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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15
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PRESIDENT ACQUITTED
BY LABOR COLLEAGUES
Charged with Having Sanctioned
an Illegal Wage Scale for the
Glass Company.
MAY PENSION PHILLIPS

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Feb. 1.-the
trial of John Phillips, president of the new
L. A. 800, for having sanctioned al Illegal
wage scale for the d. o. Cunningham Glass
Company, at Pittsburg. has just been con-
cluded, after a weeks session. There were
other charges against the president. but
the one on which he was tried was the Cum
bingham case. III. G.. Tussey, of Shingle-
house, Pa. former president of the Cutters
League, Frank Marts, of Kane, Pa, and
Jacob Thomas, of Pittsburg, were the
judges. President Phillips was found not
guilty, and will continue TO hold his office,
although other charges may be brought.
Emmett Conners, of the same ~organiza-
ton, who has been the secretary, has re-
signed, and {. S. Zimmerman, formerly the
assistant secretary, has been appointed to
fill the vacancy. Daniel Winter. jr, will
act as assistant secretary. The plan to
amalgamate the two l.. A. 300s by the res
~ignation and pensioning of Presidents
Burns and Phillips TO the end Of their pres
ent terms and the election of former Presi-
dent James Campbell as president of the
unified forces has been rejected by the Off
Gals TO whom il was submitted.
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DROPS DEAD IN CELLAR
WHILE FIRING FURNACE
Heart Trouble Causes Sudden
Death of Solomon R. Truitt, of
Noblesville, Ind.
HAD ATTENDED CHURCH
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Feb. 14-Solomon
r. Truitt died suddenly at his home to-day
of heart trouble about 5 o'clock this even
ing. He went to the cellar to attend to the
furnace, and not returning as soon as ex-
pected his wife went to look after him and
found him dead. He seemed in usual health
to-day and attended church this morning.
He was born in Fountain county, Indiana,
on Aug. 8. 1897, and for a number of years
was in business at Perkinsville, but came
to Noblesville in 1867. For over thirty years
he was in the drug business here, retiring
three years ago. He was one of the pillars
of the Methodist Church and had been a
Mason forty-five years at the time of his
death. There were three generations of his
family represented in the Masonic lodge
here-himself, his son and his grandson. He
never sought office, but was a member of
the City Council and School Board for
many years.
He left a widow. one daughter. Miss Ella
Truitt, and two sons, A. w. Truitt, a drug
and book dealer, and r. S.. Truitt, business
manager of the Noblesville Ledger.
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MEETING
OF Glass WORKERS

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, Feb. -Anot step to-
ward harmony in the ranks of the window
glass workers throughout the country which
is necessary to the rebuilding of the trade
was taken to-day when a national
harmony meeting was planned to be held
in Muncie on Feb. q, % and %. Sixty pre-
ceptories in the gas belt were represented
at the meeting held here to-day. Several
questions were discussed but ii was decided
(, leave ali matters which have lately rent
the union and demoralized the trade for set
tlement at the meeting 10 be held here
on the date named. Charles Zehner, of
Eaton. was made secretary of the commit
tee in charge of the big convention. He will
send invitations to every preceptory in the
country to send delegates. Leading rep
resentatives of the Burns and Denny fac
ions to-day declared the time had come
when amalgamation of the factions was
necessary, and they believe it will be ac-
complished at the meeting called for this
city.
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FUNERAL OF A VETERAN
ENGINEER At ELKHART
Charles G.. Melcher, Who Had
Been in Constant Service on the
Lake Shore Since 1866.
SERVED IN CIVIL WAR
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART. Ind. Feb. 1.-THE burial of
Charles G.. Melcher. who headed the senior
ity list of Lake Shore engineers east of To-
ledo and. possibly. on the entire system.
having been in constant service since Feb.
IL, 1866, was held here to-day. Mr.. Melcher
died at his home here on Friday of penu-
mOnia, aged sixty-four. He was born in
Lancaster. N H. and in early youth drove
a six-horse stage in the White mountains,
leaving that job to enlist in the Fifth New
Hampshire Infantry. After the war he
took service as fireman on the Northern
Railway OF New Hampshire, and after be-
ing promoted 10 engineer came to Elkhart.
He became a Scottish Rite Mason in 1888,
and also belonged to Elkhart ~COmmandery
Knights Templars, which had charge of
the funeral this afternoon. He is survived
by a widow, son and daughter. He was a
member of the b. of L. Il.
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INDIANA NOTES.

SHELBYVILLE.-The citizens OF Hope
are again rejoicing on account of the nat
ural gas being turned in the pipe lines of
the Hope Natural Gas Company. The citi-
zens of that place have been without nat
ural gas for 4 week on account of the pipe
line breaking in Flatrock river. The break
was discovered several days ago. but could
not be repaired until the high waters sub
sided. The men worked all day Friday
and finally completed the repairs Saturday,
after which the gas was turned on.
Alexandria, demand will be pre-
scented to the City Council Monday night
from a committee of the Trades Council
demanding that an Inspector of weights
and measures be appointed, So fragrant has
the question of short weights and meas
ures become that it is a town disgrace.
Every merchant has his own standard,
and 1t is alleged that not one out of three
Is correct with the advantage rarely on the
side of the customer.
TERRE HAUTE.-The Commercial Club.
to the end that Terre Haute's new name
may become widely known and replace that
of 1.-The Prairie City" is using it on the
West" The contention i'm behalf of the
change is that Terre Haute is now better
known as a center of manufacturing than
of agriculture.
house in a remote addition 10 the city,
known as Phillips's addition. was destroyed
by fire at noon Sunday. 1t was occupied
by John Elmer and owned by w. A. Bias
tian. OF indianapolis. There was no insur-
ance on house or contents.
MUNCIE-Charles Brady. aged twenty
three. who was struck by "A West Side
street car late Saturday. died Sunday morn
ing i'm the City Hospital from his injuries.
Brady was behind "A wagon and did not
hear the approaching car when he stepped
on the track.
EVANSVILLE--Lincoln services were
held at the First Baptist Church OF this
city Sunday night In memoriam or the
martyred President. The pastor. the Rev:
T. A. Whittle, spoke on The Character OF
Lincoln
DIR. Mary Sutton will address the women
of the Tabernacle Church at their annual
"Piasie' meeting tomorrow afternoon al
! go o'cloci
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other Neurology.

LAWRENCEBURG. Ind, Feb. H.-Rev.
James Kirtley died yesterday at his home in
Boone county, Kentucky, one mile from this
city. He had been pastor at the Bullitts-
burg, KY, Baptist Church during the last
forty years. Thirty years ago his name
was generally known to all Indiana Bap-
i'm Putnam county at that time. His funeral
will be held at the Bullittsburg Church to-
morrow
PARIS, Ill. Feb. 1.-THE death of Mrs.
Elizabeth Mckinney, a native of Kentucky,
eighty-nine years of age, occurred yester-
day at her home just west of Paris. . = i.
The body Of Mrs. Llewellyn Fisher arrived
from Colorado Springs, Col, this after
moor and was inferred in Edgar Cemetery.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Feb.
Kissinger, aged eighty-six, a former bust
ness man of this city. died to-day at his
country home near here.
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ZIMMERMAN RELEASED
FROM HIS CAPTIVITY
Brought Back by His Captors and
Presented to President Kane,
of Wabash College.
LIVED IN ROYAL STYLE

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. Feb. 1.-THE
freshmen of Wabash College brought back
James Zimmerman, the sophomore class
president, who was kidnapped last Sunday,
and took him to DR.. Kane's residence.
where he was released. They went to DIR.
Kane so he could see that they had re-
turned Zimmerman before midnight, when
the time limit which the college authorities
had assigned had expired.
Zimmerman went at once to his boarding
place. He had been taken two miles north
east of Darlington and about fourteen
miles from here. Here he had been kept
in royal style and guarded. so as to prevent
his escape. He was brought back on the
10 o'clock Vandalia train last night.
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INSANITY FOLLOWS
TRAIN OF
J. c. Brock Adjudged Insane by
Court and Will Be Taken to
Richmond Asylum.
Snncial tn the Indiananolis .Ionrnal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
UNION CITY, Ind, Feb H.-Continued
misfortunes have caused ]. c.. Brock 10 lose
his mind. A few years ago he owned a
fine farm in Iowa. acquired through his
own work. One night his hired man set fire
to a neighbor's barn. destroying il and con-
tens, causing a 5000 loss. Brock cOnscien-
tiously assumed responsibility of the loss
and mortgaged his farm to pay il.
owing to a broken leg which he had sus-
tanned he was unable TO continue business
and was forced TO sell out. He later Joined
the Oklahoma land rush but was not one
of the lucky ones. Then his little son was
taken away from him, death being caused
by a misplacing of two bottles of medicine.
When work was mentioned TO him he be-
came violent, and he sat for several days
~''strapping' a razor from morning until
night surrounded by his wife and six small
children. He was adjudged insane by the
court. and has been placed In Jail awaiting
transfer TO the asylum at Richmond.
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MEN DISSATISFIED
= OYER NEW WAGE SCALE

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Feb. H.-Due to the
change in schedule of wages 10 be paid TO
the 100 employees Of the Penn-American
plate glass works in this city much dis
satisfaction exists, and a strike may result.
The company contends that the change
which the employees say is a straight cut of
5 per cent. will not extend TO the unskilled
workmen. but will simply change the men
who are in polishing. grinding and other
skilled departments from day wages TO
piece work, and that they can by good work
earn more than under the former plan. The
company asserts that il will pay 80 cents
more on the thousand feet of finished glass
than the trust factories at Elwood and Ko-
komo. but the men do not see it so. y
strike now would be particularly unfor-
tunate in view of labor conditions now OBJ
tanning i'm the city. No decision has been
arrived at by the men yet, and work will
20 on tomorrow.
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TEACHERS 1T SUMMER
SCHOOL At EARLHAM
sneciaI to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Feb. 14.-Announce-
ment has been made of the summer school
to be conducted by Earlham College, this
city. Prof. Ebert Russell, head of the Bib
lical department, will offer work in that de-
partment. Prof. Cyrus w. Hodgin will have
the work in history and Prof. William n.
Trueblood in literature. Prof. +. p. True
blood will have charge Of the e%locution
work. Richard w. Barrett will assume
charge of the Latin department and Irving
King will be at the head of the pedagogical
course. Prof. ID. X. Ellebarger, of the
Richmond High School will teach mathe-
MATES and Mark Marshall. a chmon
boy, will be the assistant I'm biology.
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Delegates Named at windfaII.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINDFALL. Ind, Feb. 1~4.-RepubliC

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINDFALL. Ind, Feb. 1~4-Republicans
OF Wildcat township met in mass conven-
tion here yesterday afternoon and elected
delegates 10 the various conventions as fol-
lows: To State cOnvention-E. Perry; alter
nate. Sylvanis Barrett. Congressional con-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pugh, Frank Bishop and
w. T.. ShOlty; alternates, Grant Null, 5. o.
Tobias and w. II. Tolle. District cOnven-
tion-C. w. Middleton: alternate, Joseph
McNew. Joint senatorial convention-W. r.
Bailey, Ira Cole and James Hammel; alter
mates. Charles Glenn. Pearl Morrison and
Marcus Couch. Joint representative-Ori
Winkler. w. II. Tolle and Charles Glen:
alternates. Charles SiZelOVe, Thomas
Rroyles and WILDER Armstrong. judicial
]. c. Hadley, Aaron White and A. u. Rife;
alternates, G.. r. Stephenson, Joshua Graf
ton and William Couch
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WATER SITUATION IS
HORSE At EVANSVILLE
Sanitary Conditions Poor and
There Is Fear of an Epidemic
of Typhoid Fever.
,ecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to TIE Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. Feb. 14-The water
works situation has not improved any dur
ing the last twenty-four hours. and water
was not TO be had in many houses all day.
The sanitary condition of many houses is
worse. the hydrants. I'm many instances.
being stopped UP. The people are taking the
advice of Mayor Covert and using as little
water as possible. The pressure remains
weak.
While the engineers in charge of the water
plant say they hope TO have the proper
repairs made and put the plant in first-class
condition. they are unable TO say when this
will be done. None OF the factories has
been forced 10 shut down.
The Board OF Health fears an epidemic
OF typhoid fever. but up TO this time there
have been no serious cases repOrted.
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CHASE AFTER
Shots Fired at Him by Policeman
but He Escapes.
snecial ~ the Indianapolis journal.

NTTIINT 10 III IN|ITIIIIT"II" -" -
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Feb. IA police
man had an exciting chase tonight of a
burglar discovered in the wholesale house
OF Human * Co. He was found on the
third floor but lodged around stsirways and
the elevator shaft until he got out of the
building. Shots We're fired at him and he
dropped twice. as If hit. but finally escaped.
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BANK 1T MATTHEW'S
WILL REOPEN SOON
industrial Depression of the Town,
Owing to Shut Down of Fac
tories, Caused the Close.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

MUNCIE. Ind, Feb. 14-C. II. Church. of
this city. a member of the board of di-
rectors of the First National Bank, of
Matthews. which closed its doors Saturday
morning. said tonight that the bank would
be reopened within a week. Mr.. Church is
cashier of the Delaware County Bank, of
this city.
State Bank Examiner Frazier. of War
saw. who was last night given the place
of receiver for the bank by the controller
of The United States currency. was here in
conference with Church to-day. Mr.. Church
suggested n plan for the ~esumptiO of the
bank. which Receiver Frazier agreed was
feasible and should bring about the resump-
ton within a week.
Mr.. Church said the banks closing was
due 10 the industrial depression of the town.
three factories being closed. He said no
one would lose any money by the suspen-
sion.
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DEMOCRATS ENGAGED
IN USUAL SOUABBLE
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
PAOLI, Ind, Feb. 14.-The Democratic
primaries held in this county yesterday for
the selection of delegates to the congress
sional convention i'm this district were the
most holly contested ever witnessed here.
and i'm a number Of townships the conven-
lions were not harmonious. Three out of
the ten townships in the county gave Zenor
a majority. All the rest except Orleans
gave Cox a majority.
The Orleans convention resulted in a split,
and two separate conventions were held.
One instructed for Zenor and the other for
Cox.
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TOWNSHIP
SELECTS DELEGATES
Boone County Men in Favor of c.
B. Lands for the Congressional
Nomination.
.pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, Feb. 14-Center town
ship Republicans met yesterday afternoon
and selected the following delegates TO the
district convention to be held at Frank
fort Feb. %: w. NJ. Hawkins, j. a. Fancy,
Silas Hall, Fl. A. F~lickinger. A. ID. McCor-
mick. NJ. F. Campbell, +. b. Hewd. j. f..
Frost, George w. Clark. Morris Ritchie and
T. j. Terhune.
All of the delegates are for C. b. Lands
for Congress. Word from over the county
indicates that Boone's delegation will be
solidly for the Delphi man.
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LIGHTING PLANT IS
Disabled BY FIRE
Town VIII Have to Do Without
Electric Lights for Few Days
Damage of ST. 500.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

GOSHEN. Ind, Feb. H-The Ligonier
electric lighting plant. owned by j. w.
Draper. and providing street and CONNER
cial lights. was to-day disabled by fire,
which did at least $500 damage. and more
II 1t develops that the water damaged the
machinery more than is now believed. IL
is not expected that the plant will be ready
for operating again within thirty days.
rhe origin OF the fire is unknown. The
loss Is covered by insurance.
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Friction in English War Office.

LONDON, Feb. 14.-There are rumors of
friction between the government and Lord
Roberts. II is said that the latter de-
clined appointment as inspector general and
has been invited by Premier Balfour TO
remain a member OF the defense committee.
his present scale of pay as com
mander-in-chief for the unexpired term of
two years
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
PARIS. Ill. Feb. 14-W. T. Barkley. a
resident OF Paris township. wants his tax
raised and has employed two attorneys to
compel County Clerk Brooks TO extend on
the books of the collector of Paris town
ship the special road tax passed upon at
the election last spring. The tax was not
originally extended by the county clerk
because il would make the rate higher than
s. allowed by statute.
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YOUTHFUL COUPLES
UNITED IN MARRIAGE
Two Brides of 10 Years Each Join
Hands with Young Men Who
Are Minors.
HAD CONSENT OF PARENTS
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Feb. H.-There
was a double wedding with the brides each
sixteen years Of age. one groom nineteen
and the other twenty, south Of the city last
night. Otis All, aged twenty. was married
TO Viola Sharpe and Roscoe Smith. aged
nineteen, was married TO Bessie Liston-
When the young men came TO town TO get
the marriage license. they brought with
them the fathers of the brides 20 give con-
sent to the issuing of licenses for the
girls.
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Delegate Candidates.

Special to the IndlanapOIIs JournaI-
WABASH, Ind, Feb. 1I-Milo Meredith.
of this city. grand commander of the Mac
cabees. of Indiana, will be a candidate for
delegate from the Eleventh district 10 the
national Democratic convention. He is now
making a canvass of the district. The can
didates for delegates from the district to
the national Republican convention so far
are Quincy A. Myers. of Logansport. and
Arthur l.. Bodurtha. Of Peru. editor of the
Journal, of that place.
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REPUBLICANS TO NAME
CHICAGO DELEGATES
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE dele
gate and election convention at Kendallville
Tuesday will be the first in the State TO
select delegates 70 the Chicago convention.
1t is certain that the delegates will be in
structed to vote for the nomination of the
President. The delegates likely TO be Sc
lected are Isadore Strauss, of Ligonier, and
John w Orndorff, of ChurubuSco. TIL only
name mentioned for elector is Orlando Kim
NELL, of Noble county.
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FARMER FATALLY HURT.
special to the IndianapolIs journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLUFFTON, Ind, Feb. Thames Hunt,
a young farmer, was thrown from his
buggy as he was driving from town Satur-
day night and was probably fatally in
iured. His head struck a rock and his
skull was crushed. He is barely alive to-
day.
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Glass Factory to Resume.

special TO the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. n d Feb. being
closed down for nearly two months. owing
10 the poor market conditions. the Evans
Vile glass factory will resume operations
i'm the morning, beginning with nearly $50
men.
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If you don't know what you want. try
Airs. Austin's Pancakes for a really good
breakfast.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-06-30
Over Ono Hundred Million
90 q

iouL Cigars sold In Now 'f:nglal.,i ,,Bv. Ix7&
Pv all Iohbers and Rrtaii,rs
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-06-30

It. and from now until election day next
september, they will be among the
staunChest workers for the election of
MIR. Cobb.
Not Il hitch occurred durin: the ire
sentation of candidates and cverv-
thing went along smoothly as coulJ
have been WISHED for until time for
the baliOting arrived. And here lot Il
be mentioned that this State conven-
ton becomes famous as being the first
at which only nomination speeches
were made. Such is the fact and if is
being freely commented upon, tonight
by the politicians. 1t came us a sur
PRISE. but not one regretted IL as If sec
onding speeches had been made the
convention would not have reached 4
ballot until about seven O'Clock. Dur
inE the intcrnlisSion between closing
of the polls and the announcement Of
The ballot the committee on resolutions
re nortcd
When the vote WAS announced and
it WAS known definitely that Cobb was
the man. though there had been no
doubt of it for days past. there were
calls fer Cobb. In response the nomi-
nee of tho party appeared.
Gentlemen of the convention" said
Senator Hale" 1T is with most pro-
found and unfcigned pleasure that
Introduce the Hon. William r. Cobb,
your nominee for Governor" The ap-
rIau"c was dcafening and when quiet
was restored. Mr.. Cobb addressed the
convention saying in part:
Gentlemen of the conventions: Your
huc inc ;,,f
the honor of being your nominee for
Governor has fallen upon me.
MY first duty is that of expressing
to you my gratitude and / do it with
a deep and abiding sense of the honor
which l have received.
However. I wish to say to you that
] accept this honor with realization
Of duties and responsibilities which
such acceptance forces upon me. shall
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