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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1902
Page
7
Lucius Stout of Hamilton County caused the arrest of Tyler Crothers, a young Westfield Negro, accusing him of bunco over a fake race that cost the farmer $3,100. The incident centers on fraud accusations and police action in Illinois.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports from Noblesville Indiana that Mr Zenor faces renomination and possible return to Congress as third district Democrats push forward. A separate brief notes Jay County Republican ticket minor accident with fatalities and a saloon fight in the area. Tyler Cruthers, a Westfield resident, is jailed in Delavan Wisconsin on bunko steering charges after allegedly plotting a fake race scheme to defraud Lucius Stout of $3.36 and escape with winnings. Cruthers denies the charge and faces trial Friday.
In New Albany on June 3, William T. Zenor of Corydon was renominated for a fourth time by the Third district Democratic convention with no opposition. State Senator John Benz of Leavenworth chaired the meeting, and Harry Montgomery of Jeffersonville served as secretary. The convention endorsed Zenor and also nominated Adam Heimberger of a city for clerk of the Supreme Court, while Henry Watterson was endorsed for the platform committee of the national Democratic convention.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Portland Ind June 3 Republicans of Jay county nominate the following slate for county offices Simeon K Bell for representative Roscoe D Wheat for prosecuting attorney A J Frost for auditor A E B Starbuck for recorder Marion Jack for sheriff Joseph C Andrew for surveyor Jay Griffiths for coroner William H Walker for commissioner Alva Stroble and James Rupel for clerk F L Crowe Speeches were delivered by Daniel E Storms of Lafayette and J J M Lafollette of Indianapolis
Celina June 1 The Fourth district Democratic congressional convention adjourned at 10 tonight without a nomination. One hundred seventy four ballots have been cast with few demands from the first. The latest ballot results list Adkins of Allen St Garber of Darke Loree of Mercer and Good of Shelby with 1 vote each.
Logansport Indiana June 2 William Strahle patrolman of Pennsylvania Railroad police is hospitalized with a bullet wound to the lung after confronting a train rider in Winnamac last night. The assailant fled as two other riders were arrested and detained. Strahle is under medical care with poor prospects for recovery.
On June 3 the Board of County Commissioners debated Arthur Davidson's saloon license for West Side Park, the city’s main park. Normal City officials and city ministers opposed the grant, while both sides warned of an appeal to the Circuit Court if the decision favored the other party.
GHEENVILLE Ohio June 3 seven teen year old daughter of John Jobes was burned to death today by a gasoline stove explosion. John Henner clerk of Neave township fell from a traction car to night fatally injured. ROCKVILLE Indiana June 3 Miss Tile Marshall daughter of Thomas Marshall seriously injured in a runaway last evening. She suffered a broken arm and fractured skull and is in critical condition after being thrown from a hog upsetting cart.
Pettis A. Reid, Joseph Zeller, and George R. Williams, named as the first under a new state law, with Reid listed as Democrat and Zeller and Williams as Republicans, have been appointed in Richmond Indiana. The action marks the initial implementation of the statute in Pettis County and reflects party balance in the appointments.
The state legislature enabled City Councils to appoint a commission to run the Hecht plant, soon to be handed to the city. Richmond, first in the state to use the law, faced internal council opposition and a lively skirmish over the election as the plant nears readiness.
Burglars broke into A. H. Bonham’s harness shop in Montpelier between 2 and 2:30 am and pried the safe. About $21 in cash was taken along with stock certificates of Sheedy Off Company and Cooperative Torpedo Company, notes, and insurance policies.
Terre Haute dispatch reports Deputy Game Warden Perry of Parke Clay and Vigo counties hunted law violators. Ed Mc Gaughlin was tried and found guilty, fined 19 dollars plus 20 dollars penalty and costs. George Walker, arrested with him, pleaded guilty by distance and paid a light fine and costs.
John Darling found the body of Albert Davis, a young Terre Haute man who drowned last December while hunting. The corpse, stored in river snags, surfaced after yesterday's river rise following a long car works employee search.
Montpelier Indiana June 3 rural route carriers of Blackford county organized a branch of the State Rural Carriers Association. W L Fetters state secretary assisted. Elected officers include William Doster Hartford City president 8S E Pugh Montpelier secretary A J Clark Hartford City assistant secretary Carl Spence Hartford City treasurer William Arnold Montpelier assistant treasurer.
Terre Haute Ind June 3 Judge Plety imposes life term on Dora Bartlett who killed Joseph Mahalek at her disorderly house The sheriff is told not to take her to prison before Saturday to allow a new trial motion by defense counsel The condemned woman predicts she will not leave the jail alive and a guard has been placed to prevent self harm
Miss Mary Erther of Yorktown files a suit in Delaware Circuit Court against Mrs. Joseph Rice for 10000 alledging malicious slander. Erther claims Rice acted without cause over alleged flirting with Rice's husband, which Erther denies.
The English Sunday school conference of the Oho Synod of the Dayton and Richmond district of the Lutheran Church opened in Richmond Indiana this morning at Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev J Beck pastor delivered the welcome address and Rev H L Ridenour gave the response as sessions continue through tomorrow.
The German Lutheran congregation in Porter County Keuts Indiana divided on the secret society question after the pastor denied fellowship to Modern Woodmen lodge initiates. A large portion withdrew in protest and engaged a new minister.
K. T. Ice for the promoters of the Muncie New Lastie interurban says the company seeks a town right of way. Tomorrow county commissioners will be asked to grant a right of way from the city limits west to the Madison county line.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Portland Indiana reports the Geneva case against ex treasurer G W Hamma and his bondsmen concluded with a verdict for the town for 1.6 as deficits in the treasurer's accounts are alleged. Another item notes Madison's First Call Volunteer Association celebrating an anniversary in Madison Indiana with a June 3 date.
Morristown Indiana reports the forty first anniversary of the Philippi battle with a cannon salute a procession and banquet. Plummer Mayweather aged sixty eight died at his home near Morristown he was a runaway slave who joined the Union army and later led among Quakers. Jeffries Watson of the Forty ninth Indiana Infantry Volunteers was buried at Petersburg after a prominent G A R career. Mrs Ransom Pheeseman aged years died near Greensfork in Richmond district she was a Methodist church member and her husband survives.
Portland reports Dr J G Ross found one smallpox case in Dunkirk, Timothy H Sullivan a publican, with rumors of another. Indiana Trust and Security Trust Companies handled separate mortgage moves totaling 101,009. Rushville awards road macadamizing contract to Philip Wilkes. Jasper D Case sues Rushville Co operative Telephone for 240. County assessors update books. big growth in most townships. Jackson and Harrison to vote on freeing eleven gravel roads. Town burned building housing smallpox patient replaced. Thompson Club cancels annual banquet due to lack of speakers. Porter county hit by worst cloudburst in years. tracks washed out, stock killed. Jefferson County sanitary conditions checked. Evensville reports. Perry County primary nominating date set. Evansville mourns former treasurer J Henry Fink. Montpelier to host street fair June 4–7. Bloomingdale plans Bible study talks starting June 7.
Oberlin Ohio June 3 After nine days illness with pleuro pneumoni John Henry Barrows president of Oberlin College died at 2 30 this morning He was unconscious at death during a sinking spell Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at the Second Congregational Church A memorial service will follow Thursday evening Dozens of Barrows acquaintances tied to the World Parliament of Religions at the World’s Fair attended His class has been suspended until Friday Barrows born Medina Michigan July 1 1847 graduated Olivet College 1887 Yale Union and Andover Seminary He served churches in Chicago Springfield and Lawrence later organized the World Parliament He lectured in India and at the University of Chicago before becoming Oberlin president in 1898 Survived by widow three daughters and a son.
Colonel Dallas Bache United States Army retired dies at his home in San Diego. He joined as assistant surgeon in 1861 and served in the field through the Civil War. He later commanded Platte Department surgery at Omaha, served in Washington as assistant surgeon general, and retired here due to failing health. He was twice married, his widow the daughter of Maj. Gen. James W. Forsyth.
Dr Andrew Hunter a pioneer of Arkansas Methodism died in Little Rock at eighty nine. He was licensed to preach in 1836 and elected a United States senator in 1866 but could not take the ironclad oath and resigned. His death followed injuries from alighting a street car three weeks earlier.
Winnipeg report notes the death of Bishop Grandin first Roman Catholic bishop of St Albert. He died today at St Albert after a long illness and served as Canada’s senior bishop, having been consecrated in 1500.
Anderson county grand jury at Clinton Tenn has returned indictments against Maj. B. C. Camp George M. Camp and the Coal Creek Coal Company for criminal misdemeanor arising from the Fraterville mine disaster. Defendants allegedly failed to meet daily inspection and mine gas safety duties as Major Camp is principal owner and George M. Camp was superintendent where 216 lives were lost.
Louisville June 3 The hardwood manufacturers association of the United States meeting all day advanced the price of yellow poplar by 1 a thousand, with a prior increase to 50 a thousand at a meeting a month ago. They also decided to raise all other hardwood lumber by 1 a thousand once the prevailing price is determined by correspondence.
WEWOKA June 2 Halsatta Micco a full blood was today elected chief of the Seminole Indians defeating John F Brown a half breed who is just completing his fourth term Brown is an influential chief in the Territory and his defeat is expected to hasten the dissolution of the Seminole tribal government
Culver Military Academy hosts a two week commencement sequence drawing over a thousand visitors. The Black Horse Troop performs complex cavalry drills while cadets showcase rifle maneuvering and horsemanship. Cadet Ga routh wins horsemanship medal. Patchin wins declamatory contest. Saturday Night Club debuts cadet comedy.
Bloomington Ind June 3 A university circle report says if Dr Swain becomes Swarthmore president John W Cravens registrar of Indiana University would accompany him to Swarthmore. Cravens would fill a similar registrar role and already serves as secretary of the board of trustees and agent for the institution.
WARSAW Indiana June 3 A meeting of the board of directors of the new Winona Technical School for Boys was held today at the assembly grounds. The board chose the buildings for temporary dormitories and set September 10 as opening date. Rev J Wilbur Chapman and Walter M Smith arrived from New York to oversee preparations. Dr Chapman says subscriptions cover over five years of faculty expenses.
Oxford Ohio June 3 The death of President John Henry Barrows of Oberlin College alters plans for the Miami College commencement Washington and Jefferson College President Moffatt will speak Thursday morning June 12 in place of Barrows Alumni reunion set for Wednesday June 1 John B Elam Indianapolis former law partner of Harrison will deliver the annual address on Commercial Evolution
In Muncie Indiana on June 3 the annual senior class dance and reception were held at Shirk's Hall with about three hundred guests marking the close of the school year. The junior class will host a reception tomorrow evening and commencement exercises are set for Thursday night at the Wysor Grand Opera House.
Valparaiso Ind June 3 the graduating class of Valparaiso College totaling 72 was admitted to the Circuit Court bar today. Tomorrow the class will be admitted to the Supreme bar by Judge Hackney. Charles F Griffin of Hammond former secretary of state will deliver the commencement address tomorrow night.
The Indiana State Normal School inter class field day in Terre Haute ended with the sophomore class taking first place with 9 points. Freshmen had 63 percent points, juniors 11, while seniors did not participate.
Bloomingdale Indiana reports heavy rain Saturday night caused the postponement of Dr. Robert L. Kelly Earlham College baccalaureate sermon. The new address titled The Relation of Religion and Education was moved to Monday afternoon.
The Canadian Pacific Railway steamship Empress of Japan arrived in Victoria from Yokohama with a notable passenger list including prominent travelers and travelers of note.
Eighty three members from Hong Kong Singapore and Wei Hai Wei travel contingents to the royal coronation. Notable figures include Sir Thomas Jackson ex head of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and a leading Far East figure for thirty years General Fukishima famed in Siberia, Prince Komatsu Japanese envoy, Col. Sir William Bisset inspector of Indian railways, and Sir Francis Lovell.
Practically complete returns from twenty eight of thirty three Oregon counties indicate Chamberlain leads for governor by default, with final results unlikely for days. The Republican ticket except for governor is elected by wide margins. Multnomah County confirms Republican triumph.
The expedition reports a brutal ascent of Mont Pelee marked by violent storms and dense volcanic clouds. Prof. Heilprin, Mr. Ledbetter, and companions endured hazards, with several members falling ill or retreating before reaching the crater edge. Local officials, ships, and officials continued post‑event analysis as the area remains unstable.
Carsters G. Borchgrevink, explorer and one of three scientists who visited St Pierre after Mont Pelee, returns to New York aboard the Madina. He plans to report to the National Geographical Society in Washington, says data may help forecast eruptions, notes St Pierre may never be inhabited again, and recalls a near death from a steam jet at the mountain’s foot.
President Roosevelt selects John F. Jewell of Galena Newfoundland to fill the late Consul Prentis at St Pierre Martinique. Jewell appeared at the State Department for fitness exam and the nomination will be sent to the Senate tomorrow. Ayme at Guadeloupe to receive relief duties for Martinique. In New Mexico, Grant county towns report volcanic activity with smoke seen from trains and officials noting a crater eruption nearby.
Chicago reports New Orleans dispatch says four representatives of major packing houses under criminal proceedings have disappeared with records. One is believed at large, two reportedly travel toward Mexico, and the fourth is being tracked by authorities.
In Louisville on June 3, fifteen year old Stetson Oyler shot his father Edward A. Oyler four times at the family residence on Haldeman Avenue. The youth says his father was drunk and striking his mother. he surrendered after the shooting. The father suffered serious injuries.
United States training ship Hartford flagship of Zerepasty Farragut sailed over the Mobile battle scene at noon and anchored in the river opposite Mobile at 5 PM. The visit recalls the earlier victory and marks a ceremonial return to the area.
Paris dispatch reports M. Waldeck-Rousseau formally submits the cabinet resignation at a Elysee Palace cabinet council. He cites health and completed task, praising President Loubet for support and noting elections give a strong majority for republican institutions. Loubet accepts and commissions will continue until successors are named. Senator Combes expected to form new cabinet.
London June 3 shareholders at Lipton Limited annual meeting aired complaints about reduced dividends and Sir Thomas Lipton’s focus on sailing over business. Critics questioned the liquor venture and Lipton’s gift of the company’s advertising costs, while Lipton urged refusals but no takers. Directors were re elected and a vote of thanks given to Lipton.
Berlin newspaper discussion among bankers and industrial leaders suggests Germany will profit only moderately from peace in South Africa. A symposium note quotes a bank general manager predicting the United States will still lead in supplying Rand mine machinery, with German exports tied more to U S demand than to South African conditions.
The Hamburg American steamship line distributes German newspaper articles criticizing a recent immigration order that requires first and second cabin passengers to same declarations under oath as steerage passengers. The company argues the rule probes travelers non Americans and aims to sway German opinion to oppose the modification.
London reports practice for the coronation procession with a full rehearsal of the May 21 route from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. The second day’s pageant today followed the long route but was smaller, yet all official receptions and formalities were practiced along each stop, taking about four hours.
Berlin June 3 The Reichstag president Count Von Ballestram spoke on the reassembling session praising the French nation after the Martinique volcanic disaster. Ministers and deputies stood in approval as the speech was delivered.
Fires yesterday at the French barracks and today at Austrian troop quarters in Peking caused large flames but limited damage. Officials believe incendiary origin. Crowds outside the legation quarters reacted with excitement and rejoicing at the flames.
Berlin June 3 the sugar committee by 12 to 5 vote fixed consumption sugar duty at 9 marks per double hundred weight from September 1 146 and 10 marks from September 1 196 A different vote 18 to 4 imposed a surtax of 4 marks pfennigs on refined sugar and 4 marks 4 pfennigs on other sugars.
Paris June 3 report by Suez Canal Company directors shows transit dues receipts surpassing 100,000,060 francs. A dividend of 133 francs was declared. Shipments totaling 10,823,490 tons crossed the canal in the year, with cargo largely petroleum and railroad material.
Berlin June 3 reports Krupp has perfected a gun whose projectiles pierce the thickest armor. Emperor William witnessed tests and ordered the weapon reserved for German naval use.
Berlin reports the German government has taken no steps to recognize the Cuban Republic. Officials say they have not been notified of a change in Cuba’s political status, noting that affairs there are theoretically under United States military jurisdiction.
London dispatch cites Rome reporting Mgr. Falconio, the papal delegate in Canada, has...
The Kansas City Star reflects on Kansas paradoxes from drought to flood and notes the Arkansas river dispute with Colorado. It describes floods feared in Garden City and Wichita, the river’s odd behavior, and calls for future guidance to curb water use in scarcity. It frames the situation as a potential basis for a settlement plan.
Chaplain H A Brown argues in the New York Herald that ambitious youths should enlist for a commission via the ranks as a viable path to West Point. He outlines three routes to a commission, underscoring the rank path as practical, attainable, and offering military schooling, pay, and steady promotion prospects.
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