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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
ACTOR KILLS HIMSELF
BY INHALATION OF GAS
Robert Iceland, Said to Be Son of
a Salt Lake Banker, Commits
Suicide in Detroit.
SICK AND DISCOURAGED

DETROIT. Mich, March @.-Robert
Iceland, an actor and writer of several
melodramas, was found dead to-day in his
room in a lodging house of Columbia street.
He had committed suicide by turning on
the gas. He was thirty years old, and is
said by one of his friends to be the son
of a wealthy banker, named Smedley, in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Iceland was last seen alive last Thursday
morning, and it is believed he died Thurs
day afternoon. His preparations for death
had been most careful He left a note
on the table in the room, saying:
MY own request is that l be buried here
at the expense of the city. / have no
money. / have spent many hundreds of
dollars while here as a member of various
theatrical companies. Don't notify my
parents. 1t is unnecessary.
On the back of this note he had written
that weakness and sickness, the result of
an operation for appendicitis and an at
tack of typhoid fever, had incapacitated
him for work.
81 am very we'll connected he wrote,
probably better than any one in the theat-
rical profession. Last season | played q
leading role in The Chaperones.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
TWO POLICEMEN SHOT
BY A FLEEING BURGLAR
One New York Officer Dead and
Another Dying as Result of a
Daylight Foray.
ROBBER SHOOTS HIMSELF

NEW YORK, March a.-While in pur-
suit of burglar to-day. Policemen Hugh
]. Enright and Jacob Bachman were shot.
the former dying after being taken TO a
hospital and the latter being mortaliy
wounded. The man who did the shooting.
and who gave the name of Michael Brush,
was captured after he had shot himself
in the head. His wound is not serious.
Brush and another man. who escaped.
were detected robbing a bakery on Third
avenue by a private Waterman. who raised
an alarm. Enright and Bachman pursued
Brush down East Fifty-ffth street The
fugitive fired at Enright, shooting him
through the stomach. and a moment later
shot Bachman in the stomach and leg.
Other policemen took up the chase. and
brought Brush TO bay after he had taken
refuge in a cellar, from which he fired a
number of shots from two revolvers at
his pursuers without effect. and then shot
himself in the head.
Brush was later identified as Jacob Huter.
who in 1901 was sentenced to serve two
years in the penitentiary at Trenton, N. j..
for burglary.
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MURDER TRIAL TO OPEN
AT TERRE HAUTE TO-DAY
Slayer of Woman and Children
Will Be Brought Before
Vigo County Jury.
MOB CASES ON DOCKET

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 20.-The
trial OF Jerry Duggins for the murder of
Mrs. Ben Ramsey and two Of her children
will begin tomorrow morning. and from
then on until Judge iPiety has cleared the
criminal docket the Circuit Court will
waive all civil litigation. Judge Piety has
made arrangements with Judge Stimson, of
the Superior Court, to try civil cases to
whose transfer the parties interested con-
sent, but the Vigo Circuit Court has rolled
up its sleeves. so to speak. for a criminal
housekeeping. The peculiar condition had
it's immediate causes in the Duggins muir
the lynching of the negro Ward two years
ago. Following the trial of Duggins, the
court is to dispose of eighteen cases of
men indicted for conspiracy to riot. these
being the leaders OF the mob which tried
to lynch Duggins two weeks ago. When
the court convened for the February term
there were only five cases On the criminal
docket but the Ben Springs murder, fol-
lowed by the Duggins tragedy and the con-
sequent riot cases. with several minor in
dictments makes a total of twenty-five
cases on the criminal docket When Ward
was lynched, no attempt was made to vim
CiCate the Jaw NO indictments were re-
turned against the ringleaders. who were as
well known as were those who gathered
at the Jail the night of Feb. % last to lynch
Jerry Duggins and Incidentally Ben Springs.
Sentiment two years ago upheld the act
and one daily newspaper ridiculed the idea
that the grand jury, which was in session.
would return indictments. The immunity
in that instance Is really responsible for
the Feb. % outbreak. But Judge Piety and
the sheriff have called a halt. and though
the cost of time and money will be heavy
to Vigo county the law is to be yindi-
Gated and a lesson taught to those persons
who have the mob spirit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
PRESIDENT OF HARVARD
CELEBRATES NATAL DAY
Loving Cup Presented by the Fac
ulty on the Seventeen Ami
verSary of DR.. Eliot'S Birth.
TOKENS OF HIGH REGARD

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 20-Sur-
rounded by members of his family and of
the college faculty, who brought many
tokens of their love and esteem. Charles
W. Eliot, president of Harvard University
since 1869. celebrated his SEVENTEEN ami
versary to-day.
This afternoon President Eliot was in
vited TO University Hall, where he met the
faculty and was presented with a loving
cup, LIE Baron Briggs, dean of the faculty,
being the spokesman. In, accepting the
cup DIR. Eliot said:
II have received many tributes of af-
lection, but none so dear as those from
the departments of the faculty. / owe to
the university all that I have accom-
plished and am, myself. a product of the
university and the influence of the two
governing boards"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
MISSING CASHIER IS
FOUND IN ST. LOUIS
Special To the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, March 20.-John
Shaw, cashier of the Big Four freight de-
partment in this city, disappeared three
days ago without any explanation, leaving
a wife in this city. No shortage was found
in examination of his books. A letter
received from him by a friend in this
city to-day stated that he was in st. Louis,
but gave little if any explanation and his
friends are at a loss to understand his ac-
ton. He had no bad habits that are
known. He was much liked by his employ
ers. The auditor of the road is here to-
day looking up the matter.
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PLANT TO Be SOLD BY
MASTER IN CHANcERY
Receivers Are Willing for Credi-
tors to Dispose of Danville
Gas Property.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

PARIS, ILL.,, March a.-The creditors Of
the Paris Gas. Light and Coke Company
have petitioned in the Circuit Court for an
order of foreclosure and Judge Craig has
appointed Attorney Frank T. O'Hair as
special master in chancery to take evidence
in the matter. Master j e Dyas being an
attorney in the case. The PRINCIPAL cTedf-
tors of the insOlvent company are the
American Trust and Savings Bank of Chi
cago. and the First National and Edgar
County National banks, of this CITY
George f.. Levings and John c. Riser tho
recently appointed receivers, are willing
that the plant be sold at a masters sale
but the sale probably will not take place for
several weeks. The plant is valued al 900 :
coo and was operated on a paving basis
until the heating plant was added To the
gas and electric light plant
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The Indiana wells were distributed as fol-
Totals ......................s

The Selma pool, in Liberty township. of
Delaware county is making a record which
may yet outshine the productive pool around
the Cecil farm near Parker. There seems
no limit to the Selma pool, and a discovery
has been made that may lead to the drill
ing deeper of most of the older wells i'm
that pool and those adjacent to the pool
The Mutual Oil Company's test well on the
Hanna farm. in Section Is, Liberty town
ship, found its oil at 800 feet in the Trenton
limestone, and for the first day was credited
with a production of 200 barrels The Daniel
Boone Oil Company's No g. on the Guthrie
farm, started at 200 barrels while ]. c
Cafiishs No. I. or the Moon farm has a
record of $50 barrels.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
CRAwFORDSVILLE. Ind. March %
The city Republicans will select delegates
wednesday evening TO the city nominat-
ing convention to be held March %. b.
r Russell is the only avowed candidate
for mayor and C. III. b. Hulet is the
only man who has announced his can
didacy for clerk. c. ID. Patton and
John Brothers are candidates for mar
shaI and Frank McCalip and John s.
brown are candidates for treasurer.
There are two councilmen in each of the
four wards TO elect. and in the First ward
the candidates are 10 Goldsberg and Mr.
stout: Second. ID. III. Gilkey and VIII Robb:
Third. DR. Morgan. e s. Morse and Dan
NcClelland; Fourth. Harley Ornbaum,
George w Markle and Tom Nicholson. The
main contest Is over marshal, with the
treasurer a close second.
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WORK TO Be RESUMED
IN MUNC|E STEEL MILL
Order Expected To-Day That Will
Put Six Hundred Men at Work
in About Two Weeks.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind. March 2O.-After being idle
since early last August the Midland mill,
the local plant of the American Sheet Steel
Company and the most important mill in
the trusts Western territory. probably will
resume operations in about two weeks.
the amount of time required to get the mill
ready.
The 600 employees of the mill tonight sent
a committee of four TO Superintendent
Mark McDonough with the information
that they had decided temporarily to ac-
cept the 20 per cent. reduction in wages
which the steel trust has demanded in all
its mills, and which reduction has been
recommended by the officials of the A. A.
of l. 5. and I. w, pending the announce
ment of the vote of all the lodges on April ?.
McDonough expects 10 receive an order
on Monday 10 reopen the mill
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MADISON COUNTY GETS
READY FOR PRIMARIES
Republicans to Select Delegates to
County and State Conven- /.
tons To-Morrow.
CONTESTS ARE, SHARP

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON. Ind, March 20.-Madison
county Republicans will on Tuesday select
delegates TO the county nominating con-
vention. which will convene in this city on
March "a. The delegates in most instances
will be selected by precinct primaries. The
convention will be held in the Grand Opera
House. and will be composed of 800 dele
gates. Anderson having rs, Alexandria 81
and Elwood 90.
Senator w. A. Kittinger. so far. has no
opposition. and his friends are endeavoring
to keep the field clear. Attorney &. M
Creenlee, of Elwood. candidate for judge
Of the Superior Court. which is now filled
by Judge II. c. Ryan, Is also without OPP
position. Judge Ryan refused to become
a candidate again, although he was re-
peatedly urged to do so. There are two
representatives to be named, ard for that
position seven candidates are announced.
George Nichol, ex-county chairman and
one Of the leading business men of the
county announced his candidacy this
morning Other candidates are John Sher-
man Alldredge mail carrier of this city;
Editor Robert Meanwhile, of Pendleton;
Attorney I. n. Addison, of Markleville;
E. c. Robinson. druggist, of Alexandria
w. r. Randall, business man and farmer,
of ingalls,, and Edward Matthew, who has
served the county twice In that capacity:
Albert III. Vestal. the prosecutor. is seek
ing third nomination, and is opposed by
j. c. Teegarden. of Anderson; John Shan
ingalls,. Elder e. w clifford. the court
bailiff of the Superior Court: r. t. Kirkham
and II. c. Coy. a farmer of Jackson town
ship. making hot fight for sheriff.
George F. Quick. OF the Anderson Bank
ing Company. and for the past two years
deputy treasurer under T. L. De Hority, is
a candidate without opposition for treas
urer, and his nomination is conceded.
Incidental to the county convention is
the selection of state delegates. and il is
said that the friends of j. Frank Hanly
arc endeavoring TO deliver the solid dele
CATION of the county the LafaYette man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
ANDERSON AUDIENCE SAW
ACT NOT ON THE BILL
Woman in Theater Told Heroine
in the Play to Hit the VILLAIN"
with a Chair.
LAUGHTER GREETED HER

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, March 2O.-The audi
ence at the Grand Opera House was con-
vulsed last night by the actions of an in
terested spectator. who was completely
carried away by the realism of the sit
uation. The heroine of the play was being
pursued and imposed on by the villain.
In an attempt TO repulse his attentions the
girl picked up chair and exclaimed,
Dare touch me and I'll brain you
Just at this point woman well down in
the house sprang to her feet and called
out excitedly, Hit him, hit him.
The roar of laughter which greeted her
part in the play brought the woman to her
senses and she dropped into her seat in
much confusion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
End of Winter Term.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 20.-The
winter term recitations at the Indiana
Normal will be finished the first days of this
week and the remainder will be for exami-
nations. The spring term will begin next
Monday. when entrance examinations will
be held and regular work begin on Wednes-
day. Judging from inquiries the attendance
at the spring term will reach l. 100 or ], 200
The trustees will be ill session the first
days of the week to consider the bids for
the Training School building to be erected
in time for the opening of school in Sep
TENDER.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
HOTEL FOR THE BLIND
RUNNING At PENDLETON
Resort for Sightless "Fiddlers'
Who Frequent the Cities and
Towns of the Gas Belt.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


ANDERSON, Ind. March 2O.-It is be-
lieved that Pendleton has the only hotel
for blind persons exclusively in the State.
A few months ago a house of this sort was
opened there by one of the blind 'fddlers'
who frequent the gas belt towns.
Now it is the resort of great many per-
sons of this kind. They go out on the
interurban cars from the little city of the
falls, visit the gas belt towns, where they
pick up dimes, nickels and pennies and
then take the last for Pendleton, where
they spend their Sundays.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
JURY FAILS TO AGREE
IN SUIT AGAINST CITY
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


CRAWFORDSVILLE,, Ind. March 90
The jury in the suit of Sam Vancleave, of
Kansas City, against the city of Crawfords-
vile to-day reported to the judge that the
jurors were unable TO agree. On the first
ballot and the last ballot they stood
seven for the city and five for Vancleave
Thus they had stood for eighteen hours
The suit was for $4,000 on account of the
death of Mrs Vancleave. She was in a.
cab. which ran into wash-out in a street.
causing the driver to be thrown to the
ground. The team ran away. Mrs. VAN
cleave jumped out of the cab and broke her
neck
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPEL. Ind. March 20-It has just come
to light that Vern Bolton was stabbed
while going home a few nights ago. Mr..
Bolton is in the employ of Grant Gwinn
on his farm half a mile east of here, and
had been 10 town 10 make a few purchases.
Ii was early in the evening. but dark when
ne started back down the railroad track
He had not gone far when a man sprang
from behind box car and stabbed him in
the chest. Mr.. Bolton struck his assail-
ant, knocking him under the car. whence
he crawled and ran away. The knife
had not gone deep enough to do serious
injury. There Is clew.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
SUICIDE WAS SON OF
4 SALT LAKE B4NKER

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 90
Robert Leeand's real name is William
Burns Smedley. He was the son of William
Z. Smedley, a wealthy banker and insur-
ance man of this city The young man
was born in Leavenworth, Kan, in 1874,
and spent most of his youth there He
was educated in an Eastern medical school.
but was Obliged TO give up his profession
because of ill-health. Some years ago he
attended a military academy at POUCH
keepsie, n. Y. with the intention of enter
ing West Point. He soon left school. how
ever, to become an actor.
The young mans father has directed the
authorities at Detroit to send the body
here for burial.
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Peasants Is Appointed.
% the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, March @.-W. II
O'Brien. Democratic state chairman, has
appointed George Peasants the Fourth dis
trict member of the state committee 10 sue
coed Lincoln Dixon. who Is slated TO sue
ceed r NJ. Griffith I'm Congress. This was
part OF the compact made by O'Brien,
Griffith and Dixon when they decided for
the Democrats of the district who should
have the nomination for Congress. They
took this plan TO head off other aspirants,
especially John Oyermeyer and l.. Erb
Slack.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
LAGRANGE COUNTY TO
SUPPORT GILHAMS
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 20 the Indianapolis JournaI.
LAGRANGE. Ind, March 20-The Re-
publicans of this county met Saturday aft
ernoon to select delegates to the district
and state conventions. This county's del
egation is solid for c. c. Gilhams for Con-
gress.
Jacob Newman and DR.. j. H. Reinch, in
view of the fact that they have seen fifty
years of service in the Republican party.
and were members of the first COMPRESSION
al convention fifty years ago. were made
honorary delegates to the congressional
convention at Fort Wayne on March 90
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Horses Are Cremated,
|, the Indianapolis journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, March 2O.-The
large barn on the farm owned by Nathan
Nave, three miles north of town, was de-
stroyed by fire at an early hour this morn
ing. Ten horses, 800 bushels of corn twenty
tons OF hay and a large number of farming
implements were destroyed. The loss will
reach $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, March 2O-It is
stated on apparently good authority that
the Pennsylvania Railroad is purchasing a
right of way from their line through Frank
ton to the plate-glass works in this city.
and which indicates that coal spur will
be run TO this city, thus enabling the Penn
sylvania to compete in the delivery of coal
and possibly in the hauling of freight as
well.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 20.-Edgar
Fulton is under arrest charged with i'm
personating an internal revenue officer and
is to have hearing before United States
Commissioner Higgins Tuesday. He went
to McCalls saloon at Geneva, a mining
town i'm Vermilion county, and demanded
$780, which, he said, was due the govern
ment A travelling salesman for In
dianapolis wholesale liquor house happened
i'm and Fulton walked away, but the So les
man, learning of his demand, reported the
case to the revenue officers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
PInnt To BE Enlarred

Special TO the Indianapoli Journal
PARIS, ILL.,, March 2o-The directors of
the Humphrey-Dearth Glass Factory. of
this city. contemplate constructing another
twelve-ring furnace this summer ship
ping house Will be- constructed as soon as
the building material arrives
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
PERU WOMAN FEARS
SON VAS MURDERED
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. March 20
Mrs. Anna Blake. of Peru Ind has writ
ten to Captain Clegg, of the police force.
and sent a photograph of her son, whom
she believes is the man who was killed i'm
this city Nov. .. 1901. by Newell Rathbun
and who supposed at that time TO be
Charles Goodman a tramp. Captain Clegg
is inclined to believe that the two men were
one and the same. Blake was paroled from
the Reformatory just previous TO the time
of the murder and after working a short
time at Evansville disappeared and no trace
OF him was ever found after the murder.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21

this cause along than improved methods
and means of preparing the daily meals.
The picture illustrates a newly patented
vegetable cooker. the working of which
will be clearly seen. Cabbages, potatoes
or any other article of food TO be boiled
or broiled are placed in the wire cage.
and this IS suspended in the pot of water
above a steaming pan. When the food
is cooked TO the proper extent the cage is
Withdrawn, the water runs on the vege-
tables and you have well-prepared food
and q smiling cook.
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Atkinson Not Badly Wounded.
to the indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, March 2.-Cashier Ora At
kinson, of the Miami County Bank at Am
boy, who was wounded by safe robbers Sat
urday morning. was able to teach a Sunday
class to-day. At least $500 of the money
the robbers left behind was so badly mutt
lated il cannot be redeemed President
Cole will open temporary quarters for the
bank tomorrow
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Mr.. Payne Gaining i'm strength.

WASHINGTON. March 20.-The condition
OF Postmaster General Payne. who has been
confined 10 the house for some days. con-
tinues favorable. Last night he slept ten
hours and awoke feeling refreshed He In
said to oe gaining in strength and there il
less extreme nervousness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
WELL-KNOWN NAN IS
KILLED BY STREET CIR
special to the indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind. March o.
Bernhard Dietz, aged sixty-eight years.
was run down and killed by an electric car.
operated by Motorman Rauth. at 10 o'clock
this morning. Mr.. Dietz had just stepped
from i'm front of a railway passenger train,
the electric car stepped directly In front
of it, Almost every bone in his body was
broken.
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HEARST MEN EXPECT
TO GET FIRST DISTRICT
,rec,ar 10 the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis JOURNAL
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 0.-Edgar
L. Names, state president of the Jefferson
League. who came here last night in the
interest of w. r. Hearst. left to-day for
Jeffersonville While here he caucused
with the free silver men. William Reister,
a Hearst leader, says Names was satisfied
with his visit here and expected TO carry
the First district for Hearst.
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Telephone for Helm.

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TO employ male or female help advertise in
the Journal. II you are a subscriber 10 the
Journal and do not find il convenient no
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MILWAUKEE March 2.-Fire tonight
Quilted the factory owned by NJ. Moiitor and
J. L. Hummel and occupied by the Greve
Show-Prnt Company's plant. both located
in a four-story building az the corner OF
Milwaukee and Huron streets. The total
loss is about 10000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
VEGETABLE COOKER.
Improved Appliance to GLADDEN. the
Heart of the Cook.

OF course, everybody likes to keep the
cook in a good humor and is willing to do
anything to maintain her in that desirable
state of mind. Nothing does more to help