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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-17
WAITED IN VAIN.

Just m ] csnae out met Mrs Peck
nj the entrance TO tine saloon. she
said. ~ waited for yon, but you
dian,s con,..'' Sine did moi say . 90
and tx your hzir,n which was not any
more .. aishcvellsd - ttIHn usual. Tor !
wexr trizzly bangs anyhow, and m the
stiff breeze that they struck just then
they dior 4 hxve much show Of being
pissscssd down 20 my head. During
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-17
BE IN TIME

T're iaEi cal IN clOsius-oui pricos this
w4ek W. VII sell on EAiiI41 FALL
PT'RCTAgI,E a. the lowest prtces ever ~
corded OF UI,h GODDS nut we warn t.ls
uuDlfe thaf 10 viii ne lmuoeSihte Cor Us or
snv other housf "a retail Dry t,ooos he toN
m a month NeRcvise 81 a. buy nov 81
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-17

CONF AMI SKI YOUR TIM Will BL
WILL SPENT.
YOI WILL. sEI WY WI AIsI HAVING
/ GOOD TRADE
Low PRICES THE BEsT goods, ARE a
GREAT ATTRACTION.
w EaNE TEi-A
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21
Local Option Constitutional.

To the Editor of the Indi annapolis Journal:
The decisions of the Supreme Court of Indi-
ana on the principle of local option, as affecting
the traffic in intoxicating liquors, seem to be mis-
understood. 1t is asserted that the court has
held such laws to be unconstitutional Such is
not the case, so far as the latest opinion of the
court decides
There are two noted cases. and only two,
In which the question OF local option was directly
passed upon as to intoxicating liquors The first
is entitled Maize VS.. The State. rendered Nov.
20, 1853 Indiana Reports, VOL iv, p. 342
The act of March, 1853. among other items,
provided for testing vote by townships annu.
ally at the April election the license question.
the legal voters of the proper township for Ii
cense none can issue" The court held that, be-
cause one township might vote ''no license" and
another vote flor license" and because the peo-
pie had the right to vote at all on the granting or
non-granting of license therefore SO much of the
law as provided for such voting was unconstitu-
tional. Other points were decided, but the
above involved the principle of local option.
The other decision is Grosch VS.. the State,
Indiana Reports Vol. xiii D. SAT. This
is the decision on the act of Feb. 81, 1873, CON-
monty known as the Baxter law. This law
differed in the manner of obtaining the opinion
of the people, the local option of the citizen in
requiring the applicant for license to present
70 the Board of County Commissioners "a petit
ton ia writing" ''whieh petition shall be signed
by the applicant and also by majority of the
legal voters resident in the ward. if it be city
or town. ii it be an Incorporated town. or town
ship wherein the applicant proposes TO sell in
toxicatina liquors. 1t will be seen that the
principle was the same In both laws, only the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21
Fighting for the Ohio & mississippi.


The English stockholders are working for the
annual meeting of the Ohio g. Mississippi in Oc-
tober next. when they hope to make their road
independent of the B. & o. in the hope of oper-
ating it upon equal terms in connection, though,
with that road which now controls it, and the
New York. Lake Erie a Western. Their repre-.
sentative in this country, George s. Morrison,
is opposed to President Peabody. who represents
the b. & o., and said, at recent meeting of
stockholders in London, that they wanted some
one to take the responsible charge Of the prop
erty, and do for it what Mr.. King had for Erie.
They had splendid terminal facilities and ought
to make them of more use He was in favor of
giving the Springfield division bondholders only
what their division earned 1t was in very
bad physical condition, and was operated at a
constant loss. He was also advised that the
issue of bonds on that division was illegal, and
was nos certain that it was not best to default
upon Ssfr. He thought the earnings this year
would make good the deficit of last year as well
as pay the charges for the current year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21

Special to indianapolis JournaI.
WASHINGTON. Ind, July 2o.-The Common
Council of Washington and the Commits
sioners of Daviess county have donated $40, 00O
to the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad Company,
conditioned that the consolidated machine-shops
of the company be located at Washington. This
action is in response to proposition from the
company regarding the matter. The shops at
Seymour and Vincennes are to be removed to
Washington. The people here are jubilant over
the matter, as the location of the shops here
means big boom for Washington.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21
Status of the Negotiations.

The status of the Jersey Central and Balti.
more & Ohio negotiation is this: Baltimore &
Ohio wants Jersey Central to pro rate on all
business after deducting terminal charges of 20
cents per ton. and have the contract continue for
Ave years On the other hand, Jersey Central
wants the pro rating on more mileage than Bal
timore e. Ohio is willing to allow. A prominent
Jersey Central official says The meat Of the
matter about our negotiations with Baltimore &
Ohio 10 this eve have been discussing some
arrangement with the Baltimore g. Ohio, and
have reached no definite conclusion yet but we
are going to discuss it some more.n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21
A Twenty Mile Race Track.

Omaha Railway News
The Chicago 6 Rock Island and Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railways run side by side for
distance of twenty miles between Nicola and
Council Bluffs, the space between the tracks Of
the roads varying from thirty to 100 feet. The
two roads run through the valley of the Mos
Huito, with row of high hills on either side of
the creek. The tracks all the way are as level
as biliard-table. The train time of the two
roads issexactly the same. An exciting race be-
6ween the passenger trains of the rival roads is
an almost daily occurrence. 1t is the only twenty
mile railroad race-track in the world A ride over
this race track in race between two trains is
we'll worth the cost of the trip to Chicago. The
passengers each train keep shouting with the
widest enthusiasm, wave their hats and hand
kerchiefs and crowd the windows and platforms
and often bet on the result The brakemen fire.
auently compelled to lock the doors in order
to keep the passengers of the platforms. Be-
tween Nicola and Council B uffs it is a straight
shovel for the firemen, who cannot pile in the
coal any too fast to suit the engineers. The
greatest rivalry exists between the trainmen of
the two Trains First one train is a little ahead
and then the other, and sometimes one train
gets the lead at the start and keeps it through
TO the finisk. From Nicola to Council Bluffs no
attention is paid to the schedule time The
trains are run to their utmost capacity of speed.
The excitement of q horse race is nothing COM
pared to this railroad train racing The old
time Mississippi steamboat race was probably as
exciting but not so novel
good story is told about engineer Durgan
OF the Chicago. Milwaukee e. ST. Paul, in con-
neetion with this train racing. The rival trains
pulled into Nicola one morning last December at
exactly the same time. and started for Council
Bluffs on meek and neck" race The Chicago
& Rock Island got little start As they were
nearing Underwood, a flag station, and the only
station between Nicola and Council Bluffs, i'm
aglne Durgaas wrath when he saw signal flag
out on the St Paul track That meant stop.
he looked over to the cab Of the Chicago 81 Rock
Island engine and saw the engineer laughing at
him Ia triumph. There was no flag out for the
Rock Island. This made Dnrean still more
wrathy. Shovel in more coal.r said he to the
4rsinan- I'm not going TO stop for that red rag.
even II get bounced for it I'm going into
Council Bluffs ahead you can bet on that Dur
CANS train, instead of slo~ine up, as the Rock
Island engineer expected. shot ahead and went
through Underwood flying 1t kept gaining on
the Rock Island. and finally passed it; and kept
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21
A New Transcontinental Line.

The St. Louis 4 San Francisco Railroad Com
pany has just concluded an arrangement which
gives it an outlet to the Pacific coast and a
through line to the Gulf at Galveston. In con-
junction with the Atchison Topeks & Santa Fe,
this road now controls the Atlantic 81 Pacific,
thus reaching the Pacific ocean; and having ac-
qured a right of way through the Indian Terri
tory from Fort Smith, Ark. TO Paris, Tex. -
from which point will extend the proposed
branch of the Gulf Colorado 81 Santa Fe, which
has recently passed into the control of the
Atchison. Topeka e. Santa Felt will have a
direct route to Galveston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21
The Dayton 8 Chicago Line.

The Dayton & Chicago company purchased at
foreclosure sale the nrrow-gauge road running
from Dayton to Delphos, o. The Indiana,
which expires the oath of this month, at which
the company takes full possession. The line
from Dayton TO Shanes Crossing will be made a
standard guage as soon as possible. From
Shane's Crossing to Decatur new line will be
built Immediately. Negotiations are now pend
ing with the Chicago & Atlantic railroad to car
~ their freight and passengers to Chicago from
Decatur. The line from Wiltshire, O., to Deca-
tur runs parallel with the Kansas City & ST.
Louis narrow-gauge
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21
& Tho Passenger Agents Meeting.

Travelling passenger agents in this city have
received some very novel and beautiful compli-
mentary tickets from the Chicago, Milwaukee
s. ST. Paul, Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha and Chicago g Northwestern railways,
for members of the association DESTROYS of at
tending on Aug. 10. the fourteenth annual
meeting at Lake Minnetonka The tickets read
from Chicago to Minneapolis over the c., NJ. &
St P, from Minneapolis to Lake Minnetonka
over the O., St p, M. g. O.. and back to Chica-
go over the c. &c NV. The entire ticket is in the
shape of hammer. composed of five stubs. and
is indeed very pretty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21

1t is said that the Erie road has practically
agreed to lease the Chicago & Atlantic road,
guaranteeing per cent the first year on the
$800,00 Of bonds to be issued, and 5 per cent.
thereafter. The friends of Erie believe that
this lease cannot fail to be of great benefit to
the former, as it will give through line to Chi
cago under one management, and President
King. of the Erie, will soon reduce the working
expenses IF the company more than ever before.
It is stated that the Erie roads June earnings
were at the rate of $27, 600, 900 per apnum
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21
Must Pay the Fiddler.

Rates on the granger roads were restored yes
terday. One feature of the late war has been
the fact that all the roads have lost their usual
revenue from the coal traffic. About all the
hard coal shipped in summer is now under way
between Chicago and Council Bluffs. These
shipments were taken at rate Of 81. so. about
so per cent of the regular rate and as none of
the lines got any additional business by the re-
duction, they are all regretting the past IN
pleasantneSs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21
Local Observat ions.
INDTAEAparJS Jpixy 90

Maximum temperature 20; minimum tempera-
furA 30
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21
THE DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN
Indications.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL o.
WASHINGTON. July 81. /

! OTFIUE r.. ;
WASHINGTON, July 81 "A NJ.
Special Indications for Twenty-four Hours
from A. NJ, for Indianapolis and Vicinity
Local rains, followed by fair weather, stationary
temperature.
For Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana-Local
rains. followed by fair weather, stationary tenn
perature, variable winds.
For Western Michigan and Wsconsin-Fair
weather, followed by light local rains, station
arp temperature variable winds.
For IllinQis-Local rains, followed by fair
weather variable winds, nearly stationary tenn
perature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21
Have to Boil EN-.

Burdette, in Brooklyn Eagle.
"What is that big iron thing full OF holesY'
asked Laura. Locomotive boiler" said Tom.
Laura looked thoughtful. After moments
silence she asked. "Why do thay boil loeomo-
tivesgn Tom looked amazed: ITO make 'sm ten
der y he said SLOWLY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21

the lead for the rest of the way into the Bluffs,
amidst the widest enthusiasm of the passengers
and trainmen of both trains. This was the most
exciting railroad race that ever took place.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-07
TRAINS HALTED BY a sPECrRE.
Startling Adventure with AN Escaped
Lunstic TsIsg raph.OperatOr
Near Pittsburgh.

A Pittsburgh telegram SAYS Peter Ken
nay, aiclegraph'OpeTatof ut Ingram station.
on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and II. Ions
railroad. bad an adventure carly this morn
ing that lie viii not soon forget. While
ENGAGED ii his instrument about J
O'Clock be heard noise as OF some
one trying to open the door, but
thought nothing OF it, nor even looked
M from his work, until startled by a
touch on his ccat.slccvc. He turned partly
around, and to his horror saw tail glunt
fgure dressed i'm white. with long knife
In his hand. standing directly over him.
lie cleared the slight railing surrounding
hls desk III single bound, but the strange
visitor was between lin and the door, and
be began pleading for lis life. The spec
ire made no move to follow him except 10
Ureyent his escape by the door.
As the GhOstly creature mace no advance,
the operator 10 q measure recovered his
self. possession and stood on the defensive
in the farthest corner Of the room. The
appaIation then seated itself in kennay's
chair before the telegraph instruments.
keeping a close watch on the movements OF
the operator. They maintained the same
relative positions for nearly an hour, during
which time trains on the railroad approach
ing that point were brought TO a stand.
stiIl. one or two trains had been stopped
for the signal to 90 ahead. The crew OF the
first train finally walked mp the track to the
telegraph.once to lind ont the cause OF the
DELAY, when they discovered the operator
predicament and subdued his captor after a
desperate struggle. 1t was subsequently
learned that the strange visitor was crazy
operator residing 81 sheridan station, nearly
mile away, and had escaped from hi
home about midnight.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-07
How 10 Grow gsistictoe.

Mistletoe is well known at Streatham
Lodge, in Surrey, one pyramid apple-tree
in particular, some seven feet high and six
feet through, being q dense mass Of It from
top 70 bottom aud Laden with berrier. The
apple-trcc thus Smothered by the parasite
does not bear any fruit, bu; this loss is COM
pensated for by the orn ament1l character OF
The mistetoe. Those VINO wish 10 intro
duce mislletoe into their gardens should de-
vote an apple tree specially 10 il. The ber'
rics from which it Is grown should be
gathered IN March or April-not earlier. or
success may be doubtful; earlier in the
season the berries are not ripe. Tht
branches on which they are to be placed
should be from three to four years OLD. Sc
lectlng clear bit Of bark on the upper sid,
Of the branch, ruo the berries on II. ant
they win be found TO adhere TO it. Black
birds and thrushes are very partial TO them
therefore trees thus operated on should b.
Melted. After lap-e Of some three month
the seed will be seen TO have thrown on
suckeT-like claws. when all danger from
birds will be at an end. and the yOun.
plapts will after that rapidly increase il
size. Young apple-trees with mistleto
established on them may also be bought IN
some nurseries.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-07
A Misadvepture Of u CJciist.

Here il ridiculous episode OF The recent
ladies' cycling tour to Cape Aune: The
Fair Atheulan-we Will cali her Mr.. G
vas riding on the front seat Of tandem
tricycle., the rear seat being occupied py
her husband, when, without = second s.
warning, she suddenly felt herself heinz
drawn downward upon the saddle until abe
could hardly move. At her startled cry the
machine was brought to 4 standslill. when
il was Uncovered that her dress had been
caught in the gearing OF the machine, the
dress-gliard having been left OF At th'
repsir. shop through an oversight Two
breadths OF the skirt were 80 ehectullly
wound backward and forward into the
machine that bulge All inch the i1dy
couldn't, while the combined efforts Of the
gentlemen OF the party were az unayIillng
in cytricating even a fragment OF the blue
flannel. "Cut the dress" said one, but
the Isdv said ono" very decidedly, for TO
appear in public with but three quarters OF
q drcss.skirt would never do in the world.
Then the tricycle. wa, attacked, and the
around was soon strewn with bolts, nuts,
washers. vrencheS, and other tools, parted
chains, and nameleSs tricycle. " suudrieS,"
but still the lady was pinioned; nearly a
half hour had been spent In iruilles'
effort. the northwest wind was fresh
ering 70 a Ma dover breeze, and every
body becoming chilled, when one OF The
party was dispatched 70 a neigbborlng
house TO borrow dress skirt. Could
madame crdtci out Of her predic4ment
She would try. SO the borrowed skirt wa
conncd sans c,remonie, right there IN tn
kings highway, the party meanwhile ~
ing their backs to gaze of over the rum 'e
bosom Of old ocean; the other SKIRT wa
| loosened. aud club" with berculeln ci'
forts, though not without several trlals
| lifted the tricyclieune clear OF the wreck
and She stood once more on terra Jimg.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-07
This Beats MARX Twstn's Frog,
lElmira Advertised


The men who were working In the East
Hill quarry came upon soft, shsly place In
the rock, which is something new in that
quarry. One OF the men seized pick ard
began 10 work out the decomposed rock,
when he uncovered something which
caused him TO make an exclamation that
brought his fellow-workmen 10 his side Ia
an instant. Ia the opening made by him
they saw what seemed 10 them 10 be the head
OF IN immense frog. They worked more
carefully sitter that, and soon had the rep.
tile entirely uncovered. II proved 10 be a
petri6ed frog or something that looked very
much like one OF prodigious size. IL
was carefully prled from lis abode, and II
was not until |. Was placed IN full Flew that
the workmen realized that they had found
what must BE- the remains OF one OF the
largest frogs ever In existence. Unlike
frogs. the petrifled reptile Is covered with
fine scales, and the head Is narrower aud
the eyes larger IN proportion than those OF
the common frog. Its position when peril
Hed was that which IL common 70
frogs, ssye that 10 bead and body
ere nat upon The ground; indeed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-07
TESTING sTEEL GUXs.
Rapid Filing of the OrdaaDce for the
New CTtispra.

An Annapolis (Nd.) telegram says: The
trial Of the new steel guns OF siN.lnch ana
oicht.inch calibre for the new cruisers took
place at the naval ordnance proying-ground
TODAY. This trial, required by Congress,
and known as the "stltutory test wa,
made under the supervision Of board OF
naval officers consisting OF Captain j. A.
Howell (prcsidenD aud Lieutcnant' j. r.
Meigs and \. NJ. Knight. The latter IS IN
charge OF the proying-ground. Tea rounds
were fired from each gun. The charge FOR
the sIx.iuch gun was fifty pounds OF Du-
points cOcOa-powder, with a 1DO-pound
shell. giving muzzle velocity OF 1000 feet
per second, with a pressure OF li.9 tons.
| The gun was fired rs rapidly n possible,
the time for the ten rounds being II minutes
! 40 seconds.
The charge for the eight-inch gun was
| 12I pounds Of Westphalian cocOa-poNder,
with 0 250.pound shell, giving muzzIe
velocity of 1891 feet per second, with
pressure OF 1879 tons. This qua also wa
| served rs rapidly "a possible, the Ter
rounds being fred in ION. s.. Both gun:
| behaved admirably. A large number OF
| civilians and naval officers witnessed the
trial, and all seemed much pleased with th'
| results, which we're pronounced entirely
! satisfactory.
The trial was one which the guns will
seldom ever be subjected TO in use on bOarC
| shin.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-07
plYoSD ne .CruvE SKILL.
Csptsfn Williams Has % Thet Pro
bIsm Tnat Hs viii Long
Qsmember.
INew York Herald.

A tall. kind.face gentleman called D.
Contain Williams at the Twenty-ninlh pre-.
cit a DO LEGISLATION s few days ago and
asked a private interview, which was
granted. The visitor said he had been
roll bed and knew the thief, bu, II would
take neat detective work 10 recover the
popoTl or fix the crime where IL DC
forged. " hue he wa, dressing that morn
rne a laundry. boy bad called with his linen,
aud. rs was usuaI, busted himself about
toe room putting the garments IN The pro-
por places. Then The boy went away.
"A few minutes later" slid the gentle
man, al was ready "a put on my vest, ON
II Was gone, and with il my valuable gold
watch and chain, some money, and other
valuable articles. T6e boy had slipped the
yes, into the bag With my soiled linen"
Glad any one besides the bOy been ~
the roomY" Captain Williams asked.
"Not soul. know lett the ve't on
the chair when went 80 bed, and am quite
sure | saw II when got up. AZ soon a
possible followed the boy and found nm
ii The laundry. charged him win tue
theft, and he denied IL. The boys en-
ployer took his part and said he dtdn be,
neye he would steal. The boy himself
seemed more indignant than alarmed. ]
I couldn't do anything there, and 50 nave
come here
Captain Williams got description oil inc
watch, with the No., aud put Detectives
Price and Kersinger on the case. They
spent the day visiting the pawnshops and
WATCHING the boy, but without result. They
concluded that tbey boy was holding The
property because Of the scare he had been
given, and that 1t would be some time
before they could catch up with him.
At midnight following Captain Williams
received o note from the gentleman, saying,
"Drop the watch case you are on. have
found the vest. VIII call and explain In
the morning"
In the morning the gentleman came and
proiusely spologized for the trouble he had
given. lie pu, the blame entirely on him
self II was al due, not to the absence OF
his yts,, but his own absence OF mind
when h- got up the day before be felt chilly
and sliuptd on his vest to wear at the
NashNaud. Then be put on his shirt over
the yes, and did not find out his mistake
until lc undressed for the night.
The abScnt.mindcd gentleman il an au'
thor actor who has long been well-known
10 th.atre.goeTs Of two continents, and
whose erect frame and genial countenance
are familiar on Broadway and Park Row.
He is none other than George Fawceti
nnnaf