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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
ASSOCIATION OF CUT
STONE CONTRACTORS
Designed to Encourage Use of
Their Product-Indiana Man
Is Vice President.
PRICES NOT CONSIDERED

CHICAGO. Jan. 21.-After two days secret
conference in this city the cut stone contrac-,
tors east OF Denver to-day formed
an organization Of employers to be
known as the National Cut Stone
Contractors Association and win op-
crate in conjunction with the National
Building Trades Employers Association and
the National Quarry Owners Association. II
is stated that the objects Of the new organi-
cation are Ito promote and protect the inter-
ests Of its members and further the use of
stone as a building material: TO exert united
efforts 10 cheaper the cost Of cut stone, 50
that IL may be used In preference 20 substi-
tutes: to deal with the labor situation and to
encourage the formation OF association OF
cut stone contractors"
There is no intention, il Is said, TO control
or I'm any way deal with prices or restrict
competition. The following officers were
elected: President, Charles II. Isele, Peoria- >,
H.; first vice president. George Dugan, Beds
ford, Ind; second vice president, r. r Har-
rach, Chicago; secretary, Henry Struble.
Chicago. treasurer, J. w. Melville, Pitts
burg.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
FOUND IN ALASKA.
Michigan City Man Supposed to
Have Been Murdered.
0 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Jan. PA tele-
gram received to-day from Dawson, Yukon
Territory, by l.. l.. Woods. OF this city,
cleared up a mystery surrounding the
whereabouts of Cyrus III. Mccartney, a for
mer Michigan City man, who for the past
fifteen years has been engaged extensively
in mining in the West.
Last March clothing and letters belonging
to Mccartney were found in a thicket near
Ashland few days previous To the finding of
weeks In an attempt TO unTavel what they
supposed was murder mystery. but other
than the fact that Mccartney had been in
Asland few days previous 20 the finding Of
the clothing they learned nothing concern
ing him. The telegram received by Mr..
Woods was from Mccartney, who said he Is
located in Alaska, where he is interested in
a number of gold mines
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
SUES FOR DIVORCE.
Laporte Man Who Accuses His
Wife of Bigamy.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LAPORTE. Ind, Jan. H,-W. o. H. Paul,
son OF Prof c. II. L. Paul. principal of st.
Johns German Lutheran School here until
recently a resident OF Chicago. to-day filed
suit i'm the Laporte Circuit Court against
Jennie T. Paul for annulment of marriage
on the ground that by marrying him she
committed bigamy, as she then had living
husband from whom she had not been legal
ly separated
he married Jennie Matthews in Chicago on
Sept =, 1902. and lived with her until May z.
1893. when summons was served on his wife
TO answer TO an application for divorce in
stituted by husband No. l, Roy II. Matth-
ews, a resident OF Chicago Paul declares
his wife then admitted TO him that she had
another husband. and he left her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
United States Engineers VIII
Consider 1t at Evansville.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE. Ind. Jan. 2l.-Four United
States engineers, in charge OF Capt. j. v.
Hudson. arrived here tonight from Wash
ingtOn. with Col. Frank b. Posey, and will
meet the citizens of Evansville and vicinity
on Friday afternoon to listen TO arguments
why the proposed dam should be built at
Henderson, Ky. GoOd-sized delegations are
expected from neighboring towns. Presi-
dent John l.. Vance, OF the Ohio Valley
Improvement Association, viii arrive some
time during the night.
Colonel Posey says prospects are bright
for an appropriation for the Ohio river.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
HOLD-UP MEN IRE
QUICKLY ARRESTED
Lafayette Man Beaten and Robbed
by Two Men with Whom He
Was Drinking.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 2l.-In a hold
up on First street. near Main. late to-
night, Bert Smith, a shopman, was brutally
beaten and robbed of S160 by two men with
whom he had been drinking all afternoon.
The police arrested John Meyers and James
n. RAIDER. The former acknowledged hav-
ing assisted in committing the robbery.
Smiths head was cut i'm several places
and it is feared he is seriously hurt. Part
OF the booty recovered. Meyers has
been in prison before. RAIDER is a stranger
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
"FLASH IN THE PAN"
Charge Against an Aurora Coun-
Gilman Not Substantiated.
e indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
AURORA, Ind, Jan. H.-There was spe-
cial meeting of the City Council at Coun-
Gil Hall tonight to investigate the reports
that have been in circulation here for the
past week TO the effect that Frank Nj. Cox.
Democratic councilman of the First ward,
had written a letter to the president of
the Ohio Valley Buggy Company, of this
city, asking for buggy promised TO him
by that firm some months ago.
AS Messrs. Frederick and Hill, president
and superintendent. respectively, of Ohio
Valley Buggy Company after having been
invited by the mayor to attend the meet
ing and substantiate the charges. did not
appear the Council unanimously voted for
a resolution generating Councilman Cox.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
Aged Man Killed by Train.

Special % the indianapolis Journal
ROCKVILLE, Ind. Jan. I.-Silas Jacks.
aged eighty-seven. was instantly killed by
a south-bouud passenger train on the Van
dala this evening. Part Of his head was
cut of and bones in his body were broken
He was walking the track 20 his home
when killed and carried a basket OF pro-
visions He left an aged widow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
Burglars secured $500 Booty.
,iaI 10 the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. Jan. H.-Burglars
effected an entrance to the Perrin avenue
home of Edward Bloker early to-day and
secured valuable jewelry and money before
they were frightened away by Mrs. Bloker.
The two burglars fed south toward Column
bia street and were seen by Special officer
Keen who pursued them. He fired twice.
arousing the entire neighboThood The
Blokers lost property worth 500.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
DAMAGING TESTIMONY
AGAINST A, ]. BAKER
State Practically Closes It's Case
Against the Slayer of Fred
KiSer at ElWood.
VICTIM WAS NOT ARMED

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON Ind, Jan. 2l.-The State
practically closed it's evidence this after
noon in the trial of a. J. Baker for the
murder of Fred Kiser at Elwood. The
testimony against Baker was uniformly
damaging. Twenty eyewitnesses of the
tragedy testified that Kiser had no weap-
ons, and was from four TO twelve feet away
from Baker when he deliberately wheeled
and fired Much OF the evidence showed
that Baker was intimate with Kiser's wife,
and that this was probably the cause of
the murder.
The defense probably will conclude it's
evidence by Saturday afternoon The senti-
ment is very strong against Baker, and it
is difficult for the bailin TO keep down the
manifestations Of approval and disapprOval
by the spectators at the trial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind, Jan. 21-Mr. Geo.
Schafer, aged thirty-six, wife of black
smith and the mother of three children.
threw herself into the cistern this morning
and drowned. Her husband says he awoke
about ! o'clock and saw she had left the
bed AS she had been melancholy, he went
10 call her and not finding her in the house
went into the yard, where he found the
cistern lid removed. With a garden rake
he discovered the body. Ii is supposed re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
BEAM WAS NERVOUS
AFTER THE MURDER
Testimony Given Against Him at
Hammond Strengthens the
States Case.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

HAMMOND, Ind, Jan. 2L-Damaging
testimony TO the cause of Truman Beam
was introduced at the famous murder trial
to-day. Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall, who were
called 10 care. for the body Of the girl by
the prisoner. testified that his hands were
so nervous that he had to keep them in his
pocket 10 keep them from shaking.
Dr. Loring of Valparaiso. who is a pro-
fessOr in Chicago Medical College, was un-
shaken in his opinion that the girl could
not have scratched her throat, and said the
marks were made by a mans hand. One
witness testified that the marks were
"gOuged in the neck.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
RAILWAY MAIL CLERK
DIES WHILE ON DUTY
Is Found Dead of Heart Disease.
with Packages Clutched in
His Hand.

WHEELING. w Va. Jan. PIN. NAL
lory, of Pomeroy, o.. mail agent between
Wellsville and Bellaire, on the Cleveland
* PittsbUrg Railroad was found dead i'm
his car when the train arrived at Empire,
o., near Toronto, this morning. He took on
the mail at Portland Station, a few miles
above this city, but did not work it, He
still had the packages clutched in his hand
when the baggagemaster entered his car
and found him. Heart disease caused death
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
Retail Dealers Elect Officers.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. 2l.-The Indi-
ana Retail Merchants Association closed
the business session of its fourth annual
convention held i'm South Bend this after
noon The following officers were elected:
bred Meyer, Lafayette, president; Il. II.
Moore, south Bend, vice president, w. NJ.
Madden. Evansville. secretary: y. A.
Moore. Indianapolis. treasurer. Evansville
was chosen as the next meeting place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
Accused of shaving Horses rail-.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT. Ind. Jan. 2-Willis
Mummert. OF Carroll county is in Jail here,
charged with shaving the tail OF the Rev.
Mr.. MoTgans horse "a few nights before
the new year while the minister was con-
Quoting services in the Sharon Church
he afhrms his innocence. and saws he be-
neves 1t was done by some one i'm retaIia-
ton for the utterances OF the minister AT a
recent funeral
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
Memorial Chapel Damaged.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ROCKVILLE, Ind, Jan. 21.-Thursday
morning about o'clock fire was discovered
in the Presbyterian Church in the base
ment of Memorial Chapel. Much damage
had been done when the flames were first
seen. The bucket brigade soon put the fire
under control. The loss will reach $1,000
The fire is supposed TO have originated
from ashes in the cellar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
NOBDESVILLE, Ind, Jan. 21.-James
Brown and Miss Rura Roberts were mar
ried at the home of the brides parents
on South Eleventh street last evening, the
Rev. Thomas J. Brown, of Georgetown,
uncle of the groom, officiating. Miss Ma
bel Roberts. sister of the bride, was maid
Of honor and Harry Brown. of Chicago,
brother of the groom, was best man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
Traction Franchise Granted.
All 10 the indianapolis Journal

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD. Ind, Jan. 2l.-The City Coun-
ell has granted an electric street-railway
franchise TO a company OF local capitalists
Including Col A g Voris Senator w NJ
Matthews, NJ. -. Messick. j. w Cosner. r.
II. Thornton, 1. n. Glover, Col. V. V. Will
liams and Frank Owens. The line will ex-
tend to Oolitic I'm the quarry district The
total cost OF the line is estimated al $3.50
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22

Special to the indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 21.-The boiler
in a sawmil at DOolittle's mill, Perry
county. exploded this afternoon. George
Parmacle was so badly injured that he
died from the effect Of an operation that
followed. Another employee was badly
scalded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
WHIRLED AROUND SHAFT
100 TIMES 4 MINUTE
special to the indianapolis Journal.

ALEXANDRIA. Ind, Jan. H.-Orin +.
Davis. engineer at the Penn-American plate
glass works. was caught In the shaft of a
gas engine. this afternoon. and whirled
around IL a hundred times a minute His
clothes we're stripped from him his arm
was broken and he suffered internal In
turies. but he may recover. He IS thirty
six years old and married.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
Mining a Big Block of Coal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
PETERSBURG, Ind, Jan. 2l.-Work be-
gan to-day on the Killion farm. three and
One-half miles east OF here. extracting
lump of coal which measures three and
one-half feet by eight and one-half feet,
which will be sent 10 st. Louis 10 be eX
hibited during the Louisiana Purchase EX-
position. The eight and One-half feet rep
resents the thickness of the vein OF coal
from which the lump was taken.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
CARNEGIE GIVES $4,000
TO FORT WAYNE LIBRARY
This Is in Addition to $4,000
Previously Given-Gift Avail
able for Decorations.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 21.-Mayor
Berghoff to-day received a letter from An
drew Carnegie announcing a second gift of
$4,000 for the new city library, to which he
had already given $1,000
lie noted in the report sent to him that
the cost of the library was nearly 100000,
and that the city is providing a library FUND
OF over S11.O00 He said the new fund could
be used for interior decoration, which had
10 be greatly restricted for lack OF funds.
The School Board and mayor are greatly
pleased with the new gift.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
Pastor wambsgnn. seriously siok.


COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan 2L-The Rev
Frederick r. Wambsgans pastor of the
German Lutheran Church, is dangerously
sick at his home in this city and a consul
tatiOn of physicians has been called He
was slightly improved tonight, but was not
out OF danger by any means. Mr.. Wambs-
gans was formerly pastor OF German Luz
theran church at indianapolis, and came
here after the death Of the Rev. c. ~
Trautman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
HEADQUARTERS Removed.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 21.-The Fedora
ton Window Glass Company, which con-
trolled the output of forty-four glass fac
tories has removed it's offices from Column
bus TO Hartford City, Ind. 1t is said that
as soon as the glass on hand is disposed
of the selling agency will be abandoned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
Rurned by Exploding Gas.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
ALEXANDRIA. Ind, Jan. 21.-Mrs.
Joseph Fulton, OF this city was seriously
burned in the Easement OF her home this
morning by an explosion OF accumulated
natural gas in the furnace, which she tried
10 light Ier arm. face, neck and head
are badly burned and much OF her hair Is
gone. She will recover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
All Salaries Are Cut.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Jan. 21.-An
order has been received at the local plant of
the American Car and Foundry Company
reducing the salaries of all officials and
clerks employed here. The reduction ranges
from 10 to 30 per cent. y telephone operator
be cut off. There is such a scarcity of work
in the freight department that most of the
freight men will be laid off within a week
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
RAILROAD DETECTTTE
IS FATALLY INJURED
Shot by Car Breakers at South
Bend as He Tried to Prevent
Depredations.
snociaI 10 The Indianapolis Journal

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. 21.-John =.
Kuespert, one of the bravest and most
faithful detectives in the employ of the l..
S. & VI. S. Railroad. shot and fatally
wounded at eos o'clock tonight in des-
perate fight with car breakers. The assas-
sins escaped. but the local police and three
special detectives of the Lake Shore are hot
on their trail
Kuespert is at Epworth Hospital, slowly
bleeding TO death from an internal wound.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
wabash City Ticket.
specil to the Indianapolis Journal.


WABASH. Ind, Jan. H.-The city Re-
publican delegate convention tonight was
one OF the most exciting ever held here
There were three candidates for mayor
Joseph W. Murphy. Frank @. Carpenter
and John W. Lewis The latter, a member
OF the hatters' union. withdrew after the
second ballot For three ballots Murphy
and Carpenter tied. Murphy winning in the
fifth
Fremont McLees was nominated for clerk
over Harry Williams; Samuel A Brown for
treasurer and Charles Lines for marshal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
Injuries Proved Fatal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. Jan. 21.-William
Hamilton, a driver for the Blakely Furni-
ture Company, who was injured TUESDAY,
morning while removing a crate of extern
siOn-table slides from the top of a pile died
last night. not having regained conscious
ness. lie left widow and two children
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
INDIANA OBITUARY.
Barney Casey, Pioneer Railroad
Man, of Jay County.
special 10 the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
PORTLAND, Ind, Jan. 21-The death of
Barney Casey at Columbus. O., yesterday
removed one of the pioneers of railroad
builders i'm eastern Indiana Casey was a
tracklayer on the Grand Rapids & Indiana.
when it was built from Richmond to Fort
Wayne nearly forty years ago, aud for
years held a position on the road, living
then in Ridgeville.
He the father of Richard +. Casey,
present master Of transportation on the
Grand Rapids q Indiana Railway.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
iaI 10 the indianapolis Journal.

Special the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 2l.-Mrs.
Kelly. aged ninety-one was fatally burned
this morning at Farmersburg, by her
clothing taking fire from her pipe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22

SHARON. Pa. Jan. H-It is announced
that the tin plants of the United States
Steel Corporation at Gas City, Ind, and
Cambridge, o.. are to be moved to this
city and merged with the local mills. This
the world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22

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