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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24

Social TO the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY. Ind. Jan. 23.-W. +.
Cox. OF Jasper. Ind. who is canvassing the
Third district for the congressional nomi-
ration. made an overland trip from Paoli
o his home last night. having been called
o the bedside OF his wife, who is critically
sck from tho effects OF a surgical opera
ton. Mrs Cox was improving when Mr..
Cox left home last Monday. Last evening
she became worse and District Chairman
Thomas Hsnlon received a message from
.hsper TO locate Mr.. Cox and inform him of
his wife's critical condition. Telephone
messages we're sent to different points in
M di=trict and Mr.. Cox WIS located In
Orange county. He started at once in a
buggy from Paoh to Jasper. a distance OF
twenty five miles.
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BROWN COUNTY MAIL
DELIVERED BY BOAT

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS. Ind. Jan. 23-The mail from
this city to Nashville, Brown county. to-day
was delivered in a boat. Nashville is TWEEN
ty miles from here. and the mail is taken
over each day by a star route carrier. To-
Gay the water had risen so high that the
road was submerged in several places and
after making several fruitless efforts the
carrier had to return to this city. He tele-
phoned 10 the postmaster at Nashville to
send a man as near as he could TO Columbus
and meet him. The carrier then took a boat
and rowed across the expanse OF water with
the mail sack in the bottom Of the boat. He
met the messenger from Nashville and the
mail was delivered.
White river reached a stsndstill to-day
and was falling slightly tonight The river
is higher than 1t has been at any time since
1909
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hrs FRISBIE GIVEN
ssS POSSESSION OF CHILD
Crowd in the Courtroom at Bloom
ington Cheers Decision of
Judge Wilson.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON. Ind, Jan. "a cheer
went up in the courtroom this evening
when Judge Wilson decided that Mrs
Frank Frisbie should again have possession
of her three-year-old daughter after bit
ter contest, in which both the parents
claimed the little one.
Both lived in ST Louis and the evidence
was TO the effect that the mother had beer
given the girl by the court after a divorce
that the father passed by the house one
day and asked the favor of a farewell kiss
and when the daughter was lifted to him
he ran down a side street with her. went
to Indianapolis and then came here. The
frantic mother located the father here with
the daughter. through special agent, and
by habeas corpus proceedings secured pos
session.
She appeared in court to-day. and after
hearing statement from both parents, the
judge ordered the mother 10 take the child
home with her. The crowded courtroom
broke out In a cheer and the mother was
overcome with ioy.
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WROUGHT HAVOC WITH
FIXTURES OF A SALOON
Men Demolished Windows Be-
cause Refused Drinks and Furi-
Gus Fight Followed.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. Jan. 23.-Three
men. giving their names as Jack Hayes.
Wilson Black and Henry Smith. started a
fight in Wesley Mendells saloon at Weis-
burg. on the main line of the Big Four
Railway last night. because the proprietor
refused to give them drinks. Havoc was
wrought with the fixtures of the place, and
glasses. bottles and windows were demol-
ished. The pugnacious individuals were
elected after a furious struggle by Mendell
and several men whom he called to his as
sistance, and they left vowing to get
even" before morning.
Shortly after midnight the saloon was
burglarized and large quantity OF liquor
and several boxes of cigars taken The
three troublesome customers of earlier in
the evening were at once suspected of the
crime and were taken into custody by Weis-
burg officials after n hard fight and brought
here where they were incarcerated in the
county Jail. They gave their names as Peter
Ceiston, Calvin Thompson and John Whalen.
all of st. Louis and strenuously deny hav-
ing committed the Wesburg burglary.
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A CONVERSATION
WITH A CLIMAX
when Professional Man Talks. It's
10 the Point.

10 the Point.
Several famous American physicians and
surgeons were recently dining together after
q session OF a national meeting held in New
York.
II had a remarkable case this winter -
remarked a surgeon present. whose name as
a specialist in rectal diseases l. world wide
"My patient was a woman a delicate nerve
racked creature. who had suffered so fear
fuly from the ravages OF hemorrhoids that
the knife seemed the only solution of the
trouble. and yet her heart WAS weak and her
strength so wasted by this fearful disease
that we dared not operate.
II had ceased my visits 10 her for time
ard had given up all hope. when one morn
ing she entered my office looking like new
woman: the pallor had disappeared and the
lines Of sunering were nearly eradicate ted
from her face She told me she had bought
q Ia drug store FOR 80 cents a proprietary
fnrdicine in suppOsitory form called Pyra-
mid Pile cure and had obtained instant re-
LIEF from the hrst insertion. I made an ex-
animation and found the rectum In excellent
condition. the Inflammation entirely disap-
peared and the swollen veins in normal con-
d.tion.
''I was 50 Interested in the case that had
the remedy aralyzed carefully and was so
pleased with the result OF the analysis.
finding "a combination OF tho most healing
and scientific remedies present in the Pyra-
mid Pile Cure and in a more convenient
form than could secure them otherwise.
that I wrote 80 the Pyramid Drug COMPANY
NJ Marshall Mich. asking for their booklet
on piles. their Nature. Cause and Cure
(which. ~ the way. il sent free). and have
since used their Pile Cure extensively and
with best results IN nv practice 7 do not
hesitate 10 recommend 10 10 you all. II will
often save your patient from a painful sur
fatally.
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STUDENTS AND FACULTY
TO EDIT COLLEGE PAPER
Franklin Has Been Without all
Organ for Upwards OF Two
Years.
NEW EDITORIAL STAFF

SPIRAL 10 the Indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN. Ind. Jan 25.-1he students
and faculty Of Franklin College held an
enthusiastic mass meeting yesterday in the
interest Of the establishment Of a college
paper The college has been without 4
regular publication for almost two years,
owing TO the financial failure Of the Frank
lin Kodak two years ago. The new paper
+ o be known as The Franklin and VIII
be controlled by a publication board rep
dependents. The matter had been worked
up quietly by a few OF the students ana
the organization perfected before II was
announced at yesterdays meeting.
The Franklin" will be q monthly pup
ncttion devoted 10 the interests OF Franklin
College and it's alumni The pubhcaloSih
ttaf is ss follows: Editor-in-chief. A. ..
tor simon Roach OF Greenfield; muslcal
editor. Miss Maude Witt OF Lebanon,
alumni editor. Miss Grace Carney OF tn 1is
cir; society editor. Rollin OFT; athleJlc
Editor. Roy Alexander; treasurer. /. "
Huff Of RockpOrt: business manager
TDmas r. Neal OF Lebanon ne me-.
I'M was addressed by President W. Il Stout
PDf T.. s. Gardiner and DR.. Z. H. han,
wlo spoke the different phases OF q
college paper Prof r. &. Churchll OF
IuIsana polls was present and entertained
th audience with some readings from
Riey. which were received with the great
e. enthusiasm. This afternoon Manager
Nal stated that SUBSCRIPTIONS were Cohl-
in: in rapidly from students and faculty
arr that its financial success seemed as
etred
lrtlsts and photogra pliers have been at
wrk this week taking pictures and max
IN, sketches or the buildings and grounds
e. be used i'm Franklinjs exhibit at the
Wrld's fair at St. Louis.
teps are being takeU TO give a minstrel
performance this winter for the benefit OF
tn Athletic Association. The association
is $50 in debt and II is hoped to clear
tbs debt and have a good surplus on hand
TO begin the baseball season with.
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BY previous ARRANGEMENT it was decided
that the three delegates receiving the small
est number of votes should drop out. Ac
cording to this ruling Haggerty. Lackey and
Nichols were dropped. The next ballot
elected Dodds by a vote Of 46I TO pa for
Perry.
After this election Mr.. Dodds was called
on for speech and in his remarks pointed
out that his native country is France and
that he speak that language almost
we'll English. In this respect he will
be of great assistance 10 President Mitchell
In case business matters should be such
that neither delegate leave this coun-
try a the time of the congress. the con-
venton elected two alternates. They are
III. &. Perry and Il. u. Nichols.
The countries that will send representa-
tves TO the mining congress in Paris next
summer are France. Scotland. Wales. Ire
land, England. Belgium. Germany. America
and Austria Hungary.
When the convention cOnvenes tomorrow
morning the first report that will be taken
up is that OF the resolutions committee.
A measure Was adopted yesterday after
noon providing that the report be printed
SO that the delegates can understand the
changes in the bylaws more easily.
member OF the constitution committee said
last night that about all the changes that
had been made in the constitution were
minor ones and were OF very little I'M
portance. 1t Is not believed the committee
will recommend increase In the dues OF
cents a month.
After the report Of the constitution com
mittee. the committee on transporta ton will
report. This IL all routine matter and will
be OF little Importance 10 the convention.
Following the report of the transportat ton
committee will come the tcllers' report.
Several points of this report will be OF in
terest. the committee makes known
the result OF the referendum vote OF the or
ganizatioa for new officers for the coming
year. Fo- the reason that the Offices OF
president. vice president and secretary had
no other candidates il is a foregOne con-
clusion that John Mitchell. 7. l.. Lewis and
William Il Wilson will be reelected. How
ever the election OF the delegates TO the
American Federation Of Labor convention
is uncertain and the report Of the teilers
Will maze the successful candidates known.
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SITUATION SLIGHTLY
BETTER IT BEDFORD
Special to The Indianapolis Journal.


DELPHI. Ind. Jan. 2S.-There Is a
slight decline here in the level OF the water
but the subsistence 3 largely due TO break
IN the levee south Of the bicycle bridge.
which gave way late last night. flooding
hundreds or acres OF rich land in the Deer
creek bottoms. IL was reported last night
that the Ievee northeast OF town had broken.
but The excitement was allsyed when n
found that the water was only seeping
through a few muskrat holes and was not
beyond control. These were promptly
plugged and guard set for the rest OF the
night An immense amount OF property
would have been destroyed had this levce
broken. large part OF the best portion %
the city - dependent on IL for protection.
The water Is nearly three miles vide,
stretching from the foot OF Front street.
which H. but four blocks from the court
house. and iris stretches FOR miles up and
down the creek. but the area Will be drained
rapidly when the subsistence 10 once fairly
under WaY.
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DEATHS or Il Day.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Jan. 2S.-The
death OF John Parker Bronx, formerly
prominent resident OF Denver who was
descended from the Prince OF Orange and
also from James Bronx, the original pro-
prietor OF the section OF New York city
now known as the Bronx, occurred here
to-day Mr.. Bronx was forty-nine years
of age.
NEW YORK Jan. 23-Jsmes Clark
poration. OF At. Louis. Mo, is dead at his
home in Plain1eld y. j.. from pneumonia
lie retired several Years ago from active
business and since then has resided I'm
plainaeld. His wealth is rated at sl0.0 900.
consisting mostly OF St. Louis real estate.
ELGIN. H.. Jan. 2-Dr. II. r. Bennett.
brother OF the author of Sweet Bye and
Bye" died here to-day. DIR. Bennett was
seventy seven years Old
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE. Ind. Jan. 23.-The Demo-
cratic county committee met to-day and
set June IL as the date for the county
convention. The ring candidates I'm the
courthouse all wanted an early convention.
they fear new candidates may come out.
but the leaders to-day urged late con-
vention. in order. as one said not 20 give
the candidates so much time after the
convention 10 sling mud at one another.
The date for the joint sena torial conven-
ton. when. as IL seems now. John w. Tyn-
dall. OF Decatur. will be nominated 10 sue
coed Fleming. set for Feb. %.
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E.4RLHaM SELECTS
: DEBATING TEAMS

Special the Indianapolis Journal.
Richmond. Ind. Jan. BIN spirited
dehte at Earlham College between the
sohornore and senior teams the following
wee chosen TO represent the classes in the
final college primary: William j. Reagan.
ofNew London, William f. Lear, Of Fair
n,nnt. and Harry Carroll. of Richmond.
pagan is the only senior eligible for the
primary. Lear il a veteran OF the Philip
me campaign and also saw service In
China. He Is finishing a college course and
vii then enter the Ann Arbor Law School.
ne date for the final college debate has
fDt vet been set
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HORRIBLE DEATH or
4 YOUTH 1T PERU
Crazed with Delirium Tremens, He
.Tramped Frozen Roads on
Broken Ankle Till Exhausted.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PERU, Ind, Jan. 2S.-Harry Burrell, aged
twenty-three. died to-day i'm terrible man
ner. He had a position as bartender. and
losing that. went to another saloon por-
ter He sprained an ankle badly and was
removed to the county infirmary.
During the night he rushed from the build
ing in his underclothing in a frenzy of de-
lirium tremens. and while wandering around
the country road broke the injured ankle &c
badly that the bone protruded and he had &c
walk on it. When found by Superintendent
Ellirs he was sitting down. but the bone had
entered the ground more than an inch. Sew
eral men had to hold him i'm bed until his
death to-day. His brother came from Ko-
komo and took the body home for burial.
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MONEY LOST GAMBLING.
Suit to Recover 1t Causes Raids on
Fort Wayne Games.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind, Jan. Edwin j.
Travis manager OF a grain elevator at New
Haven. recently lost 800 belonging TO his
brother. the proprietor. in the gambling
rooms over Gus Jackson's saloon. on CAL
houn street. run by Brown & Spangler. He
has brought suit against them to recover
the money. which was lost in a game that
lasted three days and nights.
As a result of the disclosures Of the suit.
the police raided the game at Jackson 9
and also at Pearce's saloon, few doors
distant
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Hanging Between Life and Death with
p. eumonis. Strong and Well To- Day.
Thinks 10 Duffy's Pure Malt Whisky.

Last April 7 was taken down with severe
chills and a heavy cold which developed
hung between life and death, having almost
given up i'm despair. After trying several
doctors with no results. my wife having
heard of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. got
a bottle and before / had taken half of ii
l commenced TO improve. After using three
bottles i was entirely cured and am strong
and well. We keep Duffy's in the house all
the time now and it as a general tonic
and safeguard against sickness. Its effect
is truly marvellous" Thomas r. Ashton,
sis Lennori ST., Chattanooga, Tenn.
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WABASH IMPROVEMENT.
Convention at NincenneS Is At
tended by Army Engineers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
NINCENNES. Ind. Jan. 23--To-day the
Wabash River Improvement Association
held a convention here. Delegates were
present from all cities in the Wabash val
lev Speeches we're made citing statistics
TO show the feasibility OF the proposed i'm
movement of the Wabash. Four United
states engineers-MajOr HoNie and Cap
tains Burgess. Judson and Newcomer
were here. representing the national gov
eminent.
II is proposed to spend $4,000 on the
Wnha ash
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind. Jan. 23-The condi-
ton Of the Hon. Robert Lowry former
member Of Congress, does not improve. and
ii il now feared he may not recover. He
is suffering from pneumonia and from in
iammation of the kidneys His advanced
years have been telling upon his strength
i'm the last few months and he does not
rally under treatment.
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. INDIANA OBITUARY.

RICHMOND, Ind. Jan. 2S.-John L.
Richey. of Cambridge City. where he was
engaged In the drug business for many
years, died early this morning as the re-
suit of a paralytic stroke. He was born in
Cambridge City i'm 1S4s; was graduated
from the Dublin High School and then at
tended school at oxford. O.. He married
Miss Laura Hindman in 1872 She survives
The funeral will take place Monday after
noon.
DUNKIRK. Ind. Jan. 23.-Daniel Bird
age seVenty-three. a pioneer of Knox town
ship. was found dead at his home four
miles north OF this city to-day.
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Funeral of Mrs. VI. n. Hornbrook.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
PRINCETON. Ind, Jan. 23-The first
Christian Science funeral in Princeton was
held yesterday over the remains OF Mrs. W.
n. HOTnbrook OF Indianapolis an adherent
or the belief. The services were conducted
by Misses Ella and celia Buskirk. daugh-
ters of G. 4. Buskirk. and consisted of the
silent prayer song. a brief talk and the
reading OF Mrs. Eddy's Interpretation of
the Lord prayer. At the grave Mr.. Bus
kirk delivered an eloquent tribute.
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Woman Routed On Burglar.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
GRAN FORDSEILLE. Ind. Jan. d
Last night Mrs. Frank l.. Warren heard a
noise at the window OF her parlor She in
vestigated and found a man trying TO
raise the window. She secured revolver.
and. pushing aside the curtains pointed il
the fellow, who at first did not seem to
know what 10 do. Then he ran. and Mrs
Warren went 10 the front door and called
him to hurry The police have not found
the fellow.
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viii Nominate in Convention.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG. Ind. Jan. 23.AAt meet
ing of the Republican county central com
mitteemsn held in this city this afternoon.
il was decided TO hold a delegate convention
for the nomination OF county officers In this
city some time between April and d. The
apportionment is one delegate for each ten
Republican voters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24
TWO CANES WILL BE
PLAYED At COLUMBUS

Special TO the Indians polls Journal
COLUMBUS. Ind, Jan. S.-Ths Short
ridge High School team will play the
Young Mems Club team here. Feb. 10. and
Miss Rena Brunswick has arranged for
game between the local Girls High School
team and the team from Lexington Col
lege on the same night. The two games
will be played a double-header The
Columbus High School Girls team will
play the Shortridge girls in Indianapolis
Feb
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24
Cured Of Throat and Lung Trouble.

II consider Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
one of the best medicines there is for any
one who is suffering from ehills. pneu-
monia. grip. or any throat. lung or stomac IN
trouble ] have used il successfully in all
OF them. and it has done more for me than
any other medicine | ever used Ii is an in
valuable household remedy. / wish all who
are sick would try Ii. II any readers doubt
Its merits will just write TO mo, I'll give
them proof. Mrs j. w. Powell 605lz
Clay ST.. Richmond Va.
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Has nm Indianapolis Record.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 23.-'rhe police
have learned that the man giving the name
of George Price, arrested here to-day for
obtaining a diamond ring worth 800 by
means OF uttering forged check, anG
giving Indianapolis as his home, has a bad
record He was sent to the Indiana Re
formatory from Indianapolis three years
ago for a similar offense. committed here
His name is said to be Bert Garston, and
ST Louis is his home
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Young Brakeman Badly Hurt.

Special to the Indanap polls Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Ja~. 23.-Informa-
ton reached here to-day that Ezra Fackler
of this city. a brakeman employed OH the
G. R. & |. road. was run over by his train
a Kalamazoo and both legs We're cut of
He was twentyfour years of age and was
engaged to marry Miss Lizzie O'Hara who
went at once with his relatives to Kalama
zoo to see him. He had been in the service
Of the road four months.
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Judge MorrI. VIII Run Again

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
SHEIBYVILLE. Ind. Jan. 23-Judge
Douglass Morris. OF Rushville. and Prose
cutting Attorney Charles b. Hack. OF this
city. have both announced that they will be
candidates for the denomination on the
Democratic ticket for the Offices which they
are now filing
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Married nj sh~IbyviIIe.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYNILLE. Ind. Jan. 23.-Mr John
w Wood and Miss Annie o. Vivon. both
of indianapolis. came to this city this after
noon and were united in marriage by the
Rev w. r. smith, pastor OF the West
street Methodist Church.
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Chnrrcd Bones I'm tho Ruins

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MARION. Ind. Jan. pa small basket
full OF charred bones was found by the
police to-day in the ruins OF the Home
Hotel. which was destroyed by an explo-
sion early Thursday morning. 1t has not
been determined TO whether the bones
are those of a human or some animal
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Engine started to a saloon.

Special to the indianapolis journal
CRAWFORDSNILLE. Ind. Jan. pa
Big Four freight engine turned a rail in the
Yards here las night and started of TOWARD
a beer depot. which it just missed. Several
cars were off the track. The wreck train
crew worked all day TO get the engine back
on the track and in shape to DC taken to the
repair shops.
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Two Good Wells Opened.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND. Ind, Jan. 2.-The Indiana
Oil Company drilled its we'll No. on tho
Odonnell farm to-day. IL will produce 30
barrels. The George s. Swallow well on the
Samuel Haebegger farm was drilled in and
shot to-day and will make eighty barrels.