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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-16

SHELBYvILLE. Ind. March 15.-Mason
Robinson, a well-known resident of Van
Buren, township, died at his home yester-
day OF Bright's disease, aged seventy-three
Besides the widow he left two sons and two
daughters. The funeral will be held a Fair
view Church Wednesday morning. .
Herman a. Wood died here this morning
aged lightweight. He left four daughters,
among whom is Mrs. I. b. Kemper, of In
diauapoiis.
COLUMBUS. Ind. March 15-Charles C..
Murray. claim agent of the Pennsylvania
lines for the Louisville division. died at his
home in this city to-day. after a short
sickness. Mir. Murray was one of the best
known railroad men on the division and
had a large circle of friends. He was thir-
ty-Dine years old and left a widow and two
children.
DANVILLE, ILL.,. March 15-S c.. Wilson,
q prominent politician, and former states
attorney of this county. died very suddenly
to-day in a hospital at ST. Louis whittier
he had gone for treatment. He was forty
six years old.
PARIS, ILL.,. March 15.-Mrs. John O'Gar-
ia, native OF Ireland. seventy-nine years
old. Is dead at her home in Marshall after
brief sickness Mrs. O'Garra had been a
resident of Illinois for almost half a CEN
fury.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. March b.
Robert Jackman. aged seventy died this
morning. He had lived in this county all
OF his life. on the farm. at Darlington and
here He left widow and five children
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TESTS TO Be MADE OF
NEW SMOEELESS POWDER
Indiana Mans Invention Said to
Be Three Times More Powerful
than Any Other.
CONTRACT FOR FACTORY

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTICELLO, Ind, March 15.-Attorney
George r. Palmer has returned from Wash
ington, to which place he had gone to Sc
cure patents on smokeless powder in
vented by James P. Mitchell. of Reynolds.
He secured the patents and made arrange
mcnts for exhaustive tests by the army
and navy ordnance departments.
Mr.. Mitchell. though without the ad-
vantage of a chemical laboratory or a
scientific education, has discovered COM
bination which. if all that is claimed for il be
true. will be an important factor in future
ornaments. The powder is a pinkish gran
ular substance. II is claimed that it has
three times the explosive power of any
powder now I'm use, Is smokeless and odor-
less, causes no recoil. cannot be exploded by
cOncuSsiOn, but only by "A spark and that
1t is therefore much less dangerous TO
handle than other gunpowders. Another
great advantage claimed for it is that
moisture does not destroy its explosive
properties. Ii is asserted that after soak
ing three weeks in water it's explosive
qualities are absolutely restored by ten
minutes drying. Tests have shown it's abl-
ity TO drive bullet from a No. 3 Winches-
ter rife through thirty-six inches of oak.
seventy inches of pine, or one-half-inch of
steel plate, at range of thirty feet.
Mr. Palmer not only secured patents for
his client and also aroused great interest
among the ordnance officials OF the army
any navy, to whom quantities of the pow
der are to be shipped Immediately for ex-
haustive tests. company has been or
ganiZed and will be incorporated this week
for the manufacture of the new powder at
contract with a producing capacity of 1000
pounds of the powder daily.
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LAFAYETTE WOMAN
REACHES AGE OF Io5
Mrs. Tigue, in Possession of All
Her Faculties, Remembers Early
Events of Last Century.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, March 15-Born at
the close of the eighteenth century, Mrs.
Nancy Tigue, who enjoys the rare dis
tinction of having lived completely through
the nineteenth century and well into the
present one, will tomorrow celebrate the
ne-hundred-and-ffth anniversary of her
birth.
In spite of her age she is in possession of
all her faculties. She sews, does beautiful
fancy work and the articles of her handi-
work are highly priced. She lives at ST.
Anthonys Home for the Aged. Mrs.
tt yue's maiden name was Nancy Rafferty,
and she was born in County Mayo, Ireland,
on March Is, 1799 She remembers events
in the early years of the century, including
the war of 1872 with America. an uncle
having served In the British navy. A
cousin was killed in the battle of Waterloo
and she remembers the rejoicing over Ma
poleon's defeat at the hands of yelling
tons men. Miss Rafferty, came to America
ir. 1886 and was married in 1888 to Patrick
Tigue at New Albany. She has lived in near
ly every State east of the Mississippi and
came to Lafayette fifty-seven years ago.
OF the nine children born to her but one
is living, Michael Tigue. who occupies the
old homestead on First street.
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Nashville Doctors Exercised Over
the Success of Treatment of
Charles +. Nesbitt.
COMPLETE CURE MADE

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RUSHVILLE. Ind, March 15.-Doctors
here are greatly interested in a case of
lupus. or superficial consumption, with
which prominent citizen had been effected
for years and which has been cured by the
Finsen and Mimi rays after years of treat
ment with Intellectual salves and medicines
The patient was Charles L. Nesbitt, trav-
cling passenger agent of the Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburg. HIS right leg was
attacked with lupus and the disease with
stood the innumerable methods of ordinary
treatment. AS last resort he concluded
to try the Finsen rays, discovered by the
distinguished Dane, DR.. Finsen, and he
went to Cincinnati for treatment.
The first application of the rays was made
over three months ago and Mr.. Nesbitt has
since then made three trips TO Cincinnati
each week for treatment until now cure
has been effected which after having been
viewed by a large number of medical men,
is declared to be a remarkable demonstra-
ton of the value of the Finsen rays. The
case seemed hopeless when first subjected
to the treatment.
The Finsen rays are produced by an
electric arc light. The ordinary light rays
are projected through SHeel VI ldllihS
water and this extracts the heat rays. The
purpose is to get a compact concentration
of the chemical ultraviolet rays, and
these rays, termed Finsen rays, are permit
ted TO shine on the afflicted part. They de-
stroy germs and foreign tissue and encour-
age the growth of healthy tissue
Beside this treatment Mr.. Nesbitt was
also subjected to the treatment discovered
by Professor Mimi, of St. Petersburg. This
consists of throwing heat rays from blue
incandescent lamp on the afflicted part TO
stimulate a flow of blood and promote a
healthy growth and is supplemental to the
FinSen treatment
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MAKING PLANS FOR THE
CONFERENCE At MUNC|E
Mr.. Naftzger, of Grace Church,
Kokomo, Is Likely to Be Made
Presiding Elder.
OTHER CHANGES PENDING
Indiananolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, March 15.-Plans for the
Muncie session of the North Indiana Meth
odist Conference. to be held next month, are
being formulated rapidly by the Rev. l..
]. Naftzger, pastor of Grace Church. of this
city, who is secretary of the body. 1t is
quite probable that Mr.. Naftzger. who is
closing his third year here. will be trans
ferred TO the Munce district and be made
presiding elder of that district in place Of
Elder c. L. Wade, who is booked for the
presiding eldership of a new district In con-
temptation. The new district will be cut out
of Kokomo, Fort Wayne and Warsaw dis
tricts Buffton or Huntington will be the
Headquarters of the new district
1t is likely that the Rev d. v Williams,
pastor of Markland-avenue church in Ko-
komo will be assigned to another place. In
that case both Kokomo congregations will
face new pastors after the conference.
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CONTRACT LET FOR NEW
BUILDING AT PURDUE
University Will Have Addition
Completed Before the First
of Next Year.
TO START WORK AT ONCE
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind. March 15.-The Pur-
due University building committee met this
afternoon and awarded the contract for the
construction of the physics building to w.
p Jungclaus & Co., of indianapolis. their
bid being 800. The building committee,
which is composed of members of the fac
ulty and board of trustees appointed two
years ago. received bids from eight con-
tracing firms. The bid of Jungclaus & Co.
was the lowest submitted and includes the
exterior and interior construction and
plumbing The new building will be located
between the science building and Purdue
Hail. the former dormitory and will be of
brick and stone. 130x75 feet, two stories high
above the basement. The Jungclaus Com
pany erected Fowler Hall and the agricul-
tural building at Purdue. Work will be
started as soon the weather permits and
the structure must be completed according
to contract by Jan. l. 1905. The bid next
lowest to that of the successful firm was
s45 700. The other bidders were: T.. j.
Craig, Indianapolis: Warren & Wise, In
dianapolis; Strate & Brown. Arthur Sopart
Joshua Chew. Peter Levandowski, Adam
Herzog * Son, Lafayette.
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MASONS OF SCOTTISH
RITE IN CONVOCATION
Degrees Are Conferred at Fort
Wayne and Banquet Is Served
to the Class of 1908.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 15.-The
spring convoca ton of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite Masons began to-day
with large attendance. The class of 1908
held banquet last night at the Wayne
Hotel with the following present: V. b.
Hedgepeth, Goshen, president; f. c. Mil
Ter, Fort Wayne. secretary; c. Nj. Leslie.
Fort Wayne, treasurer: Charles r. Dan
Ger, Fort Wayne. historian; c. B. Wood
worth, ]. C. F. Sprankle, Harry Spice.
Charles III. Van Gorder, Charles Stock
bridge Charles Segur, w. A. Affieck, II. +.
Altevogt, C.. C. Schlatter, all of Fort
Wayne, and w. A. Kunkle and G.. NJ.
Miller, of Button. The old officers were
reelected except the historian, which office
went to w. A. Afileck In rotation.
This afternoon Thrice Potent Worshipful
Grand Master Geake conferred the degrees
from the fourth to the thirteenth, inclu-
sve. on a large class. and tonight the
fourteenth degree was conferred, following
a banquet at o'clock. DIR. n. r. Wenger
and V. D. Hedgepeth were the orators on
the toastmaster's programme. convoca-
ton of Darius council will be held to-
morrow.
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MURDERER CREATES Il
SCENE IN COURTROOM
Negro on Trial at Terre Haute
Uses Profane Language on
Witness Stand.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 15.--when
Ben Springs. colore6 on trial for the muir
der of Jesse Case, colored, on Feb. 10, was
testifying to-day, he became enraged be-
cause the court ruled against the admis-
sion of evidence of Cases intimacy with
Mrs. Springs, and shouted II amt got
any more to say. It's all up" he concluded
with an oath, and left the witness stand.
The policeman, who had been especially
detailed to keep the crowd in the court
room orderly, Immediately surrounded
Springs. lie was in desperate frame Of
mind. but retired with his lawyers for con-
sultation. Judge Piety afterward said he
had not heard the oath. The court ruled
out the evidence because the defense had
not set UP a plea of insanity. The case
came to abrupt ending and the jury
went out a D. m.
At IL O'Clock tonight the jury had pre-
pared to remain out all night, so there is
no possibility of verdict before morning.
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FLOYD DELEGATION IS
DIVIDED FOR GOUERNOR
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
NEW ALBANY, Ind, March 15.-The Re
publicans of Floyd county held ward and
township conventions tonight to select fif-
teen delegates to the State convention. The
delegates are Edward McCulloch, George
l.. Newbanks, Robert w. Norris George H.
Hester, Louis Hartman, Henry Graybrook.
Charles Miller. John II. Weathers. John o.
Conklin, G. b. Davis, James T.. Wilson,
Marshall Atkins, James S. Wolfe, William
j. Coleman and Henry Koch.
The delegation will vote solidy for Alex
ander Bowling, of this city, for Judge of
the Supreme Court and for George w. Self.
of Corydon, for reporter of the Supreme
Court, and probably will be divided for
Governor.
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James l.. Allan.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN Ind, March 15.-James l..
Allan. one of the county's oldest and re-
spected residents. died in this city to-day
at the age of eighty-six years. Mr.. Allan
was born in Kentucky in 1918 and moved
with his parents to this county in 1885, Mr..
Allan was engaged In agricultural pusuits
the greater part of his active life. In
politics he was a stanch Republican. affil-
iatfng with that party from it's organiza-
ton. He had been a member of the Meth
odist Church for nearly seventy years and
was ore of the organizers of the church in
Sullivan. One daughter survives.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
NEW ALBANY, Ind, March 15-The
City Council last night passed resolution
providing that the city shall pay rs per
cent of the cost of all street and alley
improvements. The resolution is to apply
to all street improvements made within
the last year which assessments have
not yet been made The city has contracted
with the Barber Asphalt Company for the
Improvement of five miles of streets. One
mile was completed last fall and the COM
pany will resume its work this month.
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RUMOR OF TRACTION
MERGER IS DENIED
Boston Syndicate's Attorneys Say
McCulloch Has Not Acquired
Terre Haute Properties.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 15.-Lamb
e. Beasley, the firm which has handled the
legal and other business of the Stone &
Webster Boston syndicate, which owns the
Terre Haute and Brazil traction lines, the
interurban lines and the lighting plants in
both places, say there is nothing in the re-
port that the McCulloch interests have OBJ
tanned the property.
1t was reported that George f. McCulloch
had bought from the Terre Haute Electric
Company the Terre Haute electric lighting
plant, the Terre Haute street car line the
Brazil & Terre Haute interurban line the
Brazil street car line and the Brazil electric
lighting plant.
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crn.. strike of short Duration.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind. March 15-The
window glass cutters and fiatteners en-
ployed IN the American Window Glass
Company's No. 3 plant here returned to
work Tuesday. after being out all day. The
American insisted that the cutters and fat
teners should be paid the Philadelphia
scale TO Jan. 50 only while the men de-
manded that they receive the full scale TO
Saturday March u. The men quit against
the protest of the manager. who claims he
was not fairly treated but the men re-
fused TO return 10 work until the matter
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Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, March 1.-two
minor railroad accidents occurred in this
city to-day. Fred Baumbaur. a freight
brakeman. who lives in this city, was
caught between the bumpers and so tight
ly squeezed that several blood vessels in
his face and body burst. He was injured
about the chest, but probably will recover
This afternoon switch engine with a cut
of cars struck box car which some work
men were repairing and Dick Gaunt was
severely injured about the hips and body.
Two other workmen barely escaped.
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Missing Twenty-Five Years.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, March 15.-Twenty-fve
years ago Alva S. Baldwin left this city to
make a tour of the world, and ne did not
return to Marion until to-day. He was
thirty-five years old when he departed and
now, at the age of sixty, he is seeking out
his old acquaintance in this city and
county. He is able to find but few families
with whom he was acquainted, most of
those whom he knew having either died or
various occupations in all parts of the
world, and now lives near Buffalo, n. Y
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WEST BADEN MEETING
OF HOLDING MAKERS
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WEST BADEN, Ind, March 15-The
General Association of Molding Manufac-
turers of the United States is holding it's
semi-annual meeting at the West Baden
Springs Hotel. The meeting began to-day
and will continue over the 18TH On the
10th the members will sit down to an elab-
crate banquet.
The attendance is large, with representa-
tives from all the principal cities of the
United States. Matters of interest to the
trade will come up for discussion.
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Lyons to Leave I. u.
Lhe INDIANAPOLIS journal.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON. Ind. March 15-Prob-
ably there never before has been such
widespread feeling of regret prevalent in
the student body at Indiana University as
that at present. due to the announcement
that Clarence c. Lyons. edltor-in-chief of
the Daily Student. and foremost college
politician in the State. would leave college
at the end OF this term. not to return. He
viii enter newspaper work in Indianapolis
Lyons was the leader in the fight attend
ant on the editorial election. which Gull
minated I'm one OF the most exciting Incl
dents in the history OF college politics.
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Dunn,s Health is Failing.
he indianapolis Journal.

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MICHIGAN CITY. Ind, March Is
Charles Dunn, the alleged murderer of lit
tie Alice Cothrell, of Allen county. who
was recently granted a new trial by the
Supreme Court, is fast failing In health
Notwithstanding the fact that he has good
ground for hope OF favorable termination
OF the trial.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WINAMAC, Ind. March 15.-James Bast-
Nv. a farmer near the white-Pulaski county
line is dead as the result of careless
handling of an old-fashioned gun while
hunting. BastIy tried to hold the hammer
hack with his foot while he blew down
one of the barrels. and partly cooked the
other hammer. His foot slipped of and
Rastly's head was shattered
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Tourist Club Election.

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sHELBYvTLLE. Ind, March 15-The
members of the Tourist Club have started
a movement TO place this city in a good
sanitary condition this summer. as well
as to beautify the streets sidewalks and
lawns and 20 that end have organized a
Civic Improvement Club. The following
officers were elected: President. Harry C.
Morrison: vice president. Harry s. Downey
secretary, Mrs William :. Major: treas
urer Mrs. Thomas G. kennedy: CORE
spending secretary. Mrs. ID. o. Coate.
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SECOND VICTIM OF
WILEY CLAIRVOYANT'
Augusta Schultz, of Wabash, Tells
Police She Lost $o4o by Trying
to Double Fortune.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


WABASH, Ind, March ia second vic
tim of r. T. Carroll, the clarvoyant who
defrauded Mrs. Lee Porter of $500 last Sat-
urday, appeared to-day, when Augusta
Schultz, German girl in the First ward,
who gave Carroll s940 last Saturday on his
pledge to double the amount in month
complained TO the police Carroll tied an
envelope in which he was supposed to have
placed the currency around Miss Schultz s
neck. telling her not to open it for
four weeks. To-day the girl learned
of Mrs Porter being duped by Carroll and
anxiously examined her envelope, which
held only strips of paper. No clew to Car
roll has been found
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FRANCHISE MATTERS
COMING TO 4 FOCUS
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

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WABASH. Ind. March 15.-The Wabash
City Council, which has been having fric-
ton with the Central Union Telephone
Company owing to the latter's failure to
obtain a renewal of its franchise, no at
tention being paid to the notification, to-
day adopted a resolution requiring the
company to apply for a franchise before
March 20, and directing the street COM
missioner to proceed with cutting down the
coInpany's poles that date if the appli-
cation is not filed.
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Special % The indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind. March 15.-After n
lengthy wrangle among the attorneys rep
resenting the creditors of the Columbus
saddlery Company here to-day, Judge
Thomas +. Bachelor. OF Vernon, who is
rhe referee In bankruptcy, appointed VIII
liam r. Coats TO act trustee for the
company. The Columbus Saddiery Com
psny made an assignment some time ago
and later the company was thrown into
bankruptcy. There was some objection to
Mr.. Coats on account OF his political afllia-
lions
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Telephone Company Election.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 15.-The an
nuaI meeting of the National Telephone and
Telegraph Company was held last night
when directors were elected as follows:
Henry c. Paul. c. s. Bash w. l.. Moeler-
ing, G.. Max Hufmann. S. S. Fisher, James
Mckay A. c. Becker. w. A. Bohn and e
NJ. Popp. The board organized by selecting
Mr. Paul president. Mr.. Bash vice president
Mr. Moellering secretary, Mr. Bohn treas
urer and Mr.. Moellering general manager.