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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30
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ELOPENENr OF A MARRIED COUPLE.
4 Baggagemaster with Family Charged with
Running Away with Another Mans Wife.

Elmer Miller, baggagemaster on the Big
-Four road, between indianapolis and Chicago, as
he was about to 60 out on Saturday nights train,
was arrested By Constable Plummer OH a war
rant sworn out by George McNeely, o painter,
chsrging him with clipping with the complain
ants wife. McNeely says that when he
returned to the city last week, after brief abb
sence In the country, he found his home closed
and the household goods gone From inquiries
among the neighbors and others he learned that
his wife had gone to Chicago. with Miller, who
had been a boarder in the family for nearly two
years. The woman left her two children, one
o girl sixteen years old, and the other nine, with
friends in this city, but took the household goods
with her, together with $1s5 of her husbands
money, as he claims Mrs. McNeely is about
thirty-six years old, while Miller's age is about
thirty-two. Since his wife's Disappearance Nc
Nicely has discovered that Miller has family
living on English avenue, and, as he
frequently explained his absence from his board
ingplace by saying he had gone home with his
brother, it is supposed that he divided his time
between the two places.
Miller was released on ST 900 bond to appear
sor preliminary hearing before Esquire Smock
Tuesday morning The accused denies that he
had any part in the woman's departure, and
says be knows nothing of her whereabouts
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30
NEED A FIRST-CLASS FIRE.
A Citizen Who Thinks the Fire Department
Is Too Efficient for the City's Good.

"What are the annual expenses of the fire
department of this city9" inquired l. S. Gordon,
with quizzical expression in his eye.
The reporter told him that the expenses in
1885 for everything, including all purchases, the
erection Of new house, salaries, ETC., were $780,
664. 49,
do you know" continued Mr. Gordon, shat
one of the greatest drawbacks to this city lies in
the fact that we have too good and efficient a fire
Departmental department recognized every
where as among the very best in the United
StatesY The sole object of this department is to
prevent fires, to extinguish them before they
have hardly begun to burn Now, we don't want
that kind of department. at all,
what n Indianapolis needs Is irs.class
We are not getting any less rate of insurance
than if we had less efficient department. The
rate of insurance we get is not predicated upon
the excellence of our department, but on the
width of our streets and the alleys cutting blocks
between streets Other cities do not have so
many alleys as we have, nor do they have such
wide streets OF course a good business man
keeps fully insured, or nearly so. Now instead
OF maintaining so expensive department., say
we take half the money we expend upon it, and
put it in good streets, in improving our parks,
and in making the city beautiful and attractive,
instead of putting it all in the maintenance of a
fire department. for the benefit of insurance COM
panies. These companies are foreign; not one in
hundred has any local interest. except in the
money they draw away from us. If we had a
few good fires, many of our old buildings, many
times repaired, might be burned down,
If the fire department didn't interfere,
with its confounded chemical engines which
will not allow a fire to last five minutes, and
insurance money would come in to replace them
with new and beautiful buildings of modern
architecture Nothing could benefit Indianapo-
lis so much as fire that would burn down a
large amount of wel-insured property. Look
at Chicago. That city was collection of ram
shackle buildings. occupied by merchants with
out credit The fire made it. Boston was made
by its fire, and Portland. Me. There are many
illustrations Of the benefit to be derived from a
good fire. Greencastle, in our own State, was
transformed by fire from a ragged, Unlocking
place into city with elegant business blocks.
think we had better cut off at least one half of
the much talked about efficiency OF our fire de-
partment, an efficiency that gives US no lower
rate of insurance, and prevents the purifying in
fuences attending frst-class confagratons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30

innate of the Bible Many Of them were in the
habit Of reading the Holy Scriptures on their
knees, but, what was best of ALL they possessed
in high degree the holy art Of winning souls.
The Methodist Episcopal Church is pure
ly American, so intensely American
that an English Methodist, coming
here, can never understand the church or be use
full in il until he is thoroughly Americanzed.
The church was constituted by men who had
gone through the Revolutionary war and come
out Christian patriots, and they made church
to meet the needs Of their country. The church
has spread forthson every side filing the land,
astonishing its friends and Disappointing its foes
by it's marvellous growth and prosperity There
are to-day in the United States II 900 Methodist
ministers. 100000 lay members and $1,000
church ediices worth $74.000,000. This is one
land, one memher fcr every fourteen, and one
church for every ]. 500 A hundred years ago the
church had but one minister for every 80 600, one
member for every 200 OF the people. and but
sixty chapels, estimated to be worth
800, 600. Thus the membership has
increased sixteen times as rapidly as
the population, and the churches have multiplied
Ave hundred times Methodism to-day is d.
rectly ministering to one-fourth Of the popula-
tom of the denomnations-now il is at the top
This numerical increase in this country is the
more remarkable because it has outgrown the
Methodism OF other nations and vet it exceeds
in breadth of operation the mission fields of any
other religious body This" said DR.. Gilbert,
lis the Lords doing, and it is marvellous in our
eyes. What better proof do we need of his SUI
perintending care and his constant blessing? And,
what is most of all encouraging, the last decade
has been our best, and the outlook for American
Methodism was never more encouraging than at
the present"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30
THE HISTORY OF METHODIsM.
A Discourse by Dr. Gilbert on the Wonderful
Growth of the Denomination.

A Discourse by DIR. Gilbert on the Wonderful
Growth of the Denomination.
Yesterday morning DR.. Gilbert pastor of
Meridian street NJ. E. Church, presented to his
congregation a report of the first year of his
ing there were 531 members During the time
ninetyf -four have been received and forty
dismissed leaving the present enrolment of
resident members 5S4, net gain of fifty three
The financial report showed that debt on
previous years of 81, 500 had been paid leaving
the society without any indebtedness; 81, OH
were raised for benevolent purposes: the current
expenses of the year. including pastors salary
have been 5,452 The total amount raised for
all purposes was 81, 964
The subject of DR.. Gilberts discourse was
"Methodism in History" and his text was.
ssThere shall be an handful of corn the earth
upon the top of the mountains The fruit thereof
shall shake like Lebanon. Psalm Xxi, 16
The text, he said, was prophetic utterance
concerning Christianity. From small begin
nings it was destined to increase and become q
mighty power on the earth. The germs of the
centuries were in the apostolic ages. The true
church of Christ has one unfailing work-suc-
cess;although it may suffer temporary embarrass-
ment, defeat, it must achieve ultimate victory.
The test to be applied to any denomination of
christians is, "Does il live and grow?" IL de-
nomination declines remains stationary, fail
ing to bring forth any fruit for the good of man.
then all may reasonably doubt whether that sect
has tho favor of God. This test DIR. Gilbert
applied to Methodsm, and proceeded to review
at length the entire UNCONVENTIONAL history,
from the introduction of Methodism into The
American colonies in l766 By Embury, Webb and
Strowbridge down to tbs present time. The ear
~ Methodist preachers were. for the most part,
plain men. trained i2 the hard school of pioneer
life. Some Of them were conversant With the
learned languages, and most of them had gem
arous knowledge of polite literature. In prac-
tical wisdom they excelled. They made wise
disposition and improvement OF all the knowl-
edge they possessed, and hence their high es-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30

I have been selling the "FUMAS"
Cigar for eleven months and have tried,
by diligent search, to find better Cigar
for the trade, but I have failed signally,
and have come to the conclusion that the
sFUMAS" has no equal.
w. P. LAKE, Muncie Ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

The Shepherd Light Infantry will hold meet.
ing tonight to decide upon some future course
of action. It is the intention to reinforce the
company.
gagement at the Museum this afternoon, open
ing in "The Gypsy Queen" the same play to be
continued until Thursday, when 1.-THE Huntress
of the West" will replace it.
A game of baseball between the National and
Shamrock clubs, yesterday, resulted in victory
for the former by a score of to O. The bat
teries were, for the Nationals, Sewers and
Schaub, and for the Shamrocks, Holman and
Hawton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30
CANDIDATE sULLIVANS TENANT.
Twelve and Half Cents offered for Each
Meal for Landlord and Family.

w. G. JONES' the man who was assaulted by
John E. Sullivan and his assistants on last Fri
day. has been confined to his room since the
occurrence account of the injuries which he
received
Mr.. Jones states that there were four men
who returned with Mr. Sullivan after the first
row, three of whom assisted in beating him until
a Mr.. Wheadon interfered in his behalf The
fourth man, who had done nothing, held Whea-
don while the other three continued the assault on
him, beating him numerically about the head
and body, and not stopping until he had been
bFocght to helpless condition Mr.. Jones also
bays that instead Of the % cents per meal, which
Mr.. Sullivan Is reported as Offering for summer
board for his family, the sum was only l21 cents,
and that the best board the market could afford
was expected 1t also appears that
q preparation of two breakfasts was
required by Sullivan, as his family
would not be ready for that meal before s
o'clock, while 1t was necessary for Mr. Jones to
be in the field by g. 1t was further learned from
Mr. Jones that Mr.. Sullivan had paid nothing
for the Sunday board for himself and family
and had missed but three Sundays during the
time Jones had been on the farm.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30
yesterdays Eclipse of the sun.

The eclipse of the sun yesterday morning was
not noticeable in Indianapolis, and probably not
at any point in the United States. The total
observation began about sunrise at Panama,
near the neck of land joining North America
with South America at the southerly line of the
Central American States. The breadth of the
shadow in the district of total eclipse was about
100 miles. and it swept obliquely across the
nortksrn portion of South America. the South
Atlantic ocean and the southern part Of Africa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30

The following is Samuel Loves latest weather
predictions "a most terrific cyclone will occur
on or about the 3Oth or 31st inst The same
storm will be repeated Sept. 81 and continue to
Oct. 2. 1t will be made up of cyclones. tcrna-
does, thunder-storms, high winds, etc. Illinois
Ohio, Indiana Michigan and Kentucky will be
among the suffering States that will be affected
by the storms Many other intermediate storms
also will occur, but these are the most dan
perousn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30
Sergeant Frederioks,

OF the Greedy arctic expedition, now resident
of this city, IS the agent of Greely's magnificent
book, 'Three Years of Arctic Service It is the
latest, fullest and best book on arctic explora-
tons, and is splendidly illustrated. The book is
sold only by Subscription, and Sergeant Fred
ericks is the exclusive agent here. His place of
business is at the next door north of the Journal
Office.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30
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One Reedy Elevator, with steam hosting machinery
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This is one of the most complete newspaper plants
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but few months, and is all of the very best make
and condition. Address or call on
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30

yERY handsome, moderate priced sideboards
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30
Blasting Powder,

We are agents for American Powder Co..
and the celebrated Etna Dynamite. the best
stump blasting powder made. We sell at manu-
facturer's prices Also agents for Howe Scale
Co., tea, counter, platform, wagon or track
scales. Ask your merchant for the solid steel
Game Cock chopping ak.
HILDEBRAND 81 FUGATE,
80 South Meridian st.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30
Tnitu TIL, S+r;44nr

Candidate for the Office of Secretary of State
before the Republican convention, will have his
personal headquarters at the Grand Hotel and
his headquarters at the Denison House will be
in charge of his friends
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23
An Incident at the Casino.

1t is the custom now to introduce into all
these entertainments what are called topi-
cal songs-that is, senseless rhy mes with
local illusions On this occasion one Of the
actors had the i'll grace to sing verse
about the presidents expected marriage. 1t
was cheap, impertinent and vulgar, and the
audience would not have it They Missed
furiously. This was an astonishing exhibit
ton Of good taste on the part Of the public,
and the actor to redeem himself sang a
verse no less vulgar about Mrs Brown
Potter, lady in private lifa This made
matters worse, and q perfect storm OF
Kisses broke out / never saw a singer so
nonplussed, but the rebuke was proper
and a timely one There are some private
matters that do not belong to the stage
Nym Crinkle's New York Letter.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23

1t was one of those girls and exactly that
kind of fellow that l saw In an encounter
at the st. Thomas charity fair. The wait
resses were volunteers accustomed to silk
and satin, but here clad in calico and ging-
ham for the task OF benevolent servituda
The customers were polite folks as a rule,
but the exception was q coarse, intolerable
boor who may have entered by design to
find out how it felt to be waited ON by an
heiress The girl at whose table he took
pla.e was not going to be scared out of her
duty, and she demurely solicited his order
''Give me glass of whisky" he insolently
responded.
"Ah, my FRIEND" she murmured, in q
neatly religious style of speech, you re
calling for something that 'stingeth like
q serpent and biteth like an adder We
don't"
That's precisely the brand l want" he
retorted, "a singer and a bitter
"You shall have it, sir" and now her eyes
flashed, as she disappeared. to quickly re-
turn With colorless liquid in a glass Now
swallow that" she impressively added, and
you'll VOW you're astonished Drink it
down"
The loafer was frightened He thought
the fluid was nothing weaker than aquator
tbs, and he SUNK away, leaving it untouched.
1t was only water. Quiet bravery had
once more vanquished blatant cowardice.-
"Uncie Bills New York Letter.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23
The Indecencv of French Ar

French art is like French literature-civen
to nasty realism or sensationalism Their
goddesses are nude women, and the basis of
French pictures is either the nude female or
else that bas-relief in the Arc de Triomphe
representing soldiers going to battle You
viii find that goddess of liberty from the
Arc de 1riomphe in all sorts Of forms In
French painting and sculpture French
artists MAKE themselves ridiculous irving to
create an art without love or religion Art
must have somethins-let il be religion or
superstition-to inspire 1t That is v ha,
made the art Of Raphael and others OF the
old masters 50 great, not their fidelity to
nature This quality Is possessed more By
Germans than by the French, bu, Germans
are lacking in technique, AMI still more IN
color.-ChicaGo News
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23
The Sword Of Gen. Shields.

Among the collection Of swords origin
ally the property Of the late Gen Shields
which Representative Hale's bill proposes to
purchase for the government, Is the famous
one presented to him by citie Of South
Carolina for distinguished services in tn
war with Mexico This sword Is said .
have cost not less than $1,000, and to /
the most expensive thing o. the kind ev'
made in this country.--Detroit free Pres
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23

Don't you consider it very remarkable
that the Rev. Mr. Snaggs breaches now with
a. much frequency as he did forty yean
ago"
lob, I don't know. / don't think o
mans frequency 10 apt to wear out As soon
- some other psrts OF his organism It'd
BitA
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23
Tho Virulence Which Rage lmparts.
The ira nic fate Of Dr Warnar tho 30 Ii

The tragic fate Of DR.. Warner, the Balti-
more PLY stefan who tried to bandage q
.voun, ed dog and paid for his kindness with
Fiis life, is being ascribed to the influence Of
IN excited imagination but the true cause
may be the virulence which rage imparrs
TO the bite of tortured animals The cur
had been run over by a street car and was
picked up stunned and bleeding, but revived
{, in the hands of the kind doctor, whom he
probably mlstook for the author Of his woes
During the last Russo Turkish campaign
Russian surgeon was bitten by q dying
Bashi- Bazouk, and two days after his hand
and wrist began to swell in a way that his
colleagues decided to anputate his arm at
the elbow. The saliva virus of agonized
creatures OF the mammal species has occa-
Conally caused the death of innocent vic
ttus, bat natures original intention was
probably to protect her children by making
0cruelty perilous-Dr. Oswald in Cincinnati
Naquirsr.
1t is estimated that there are 5,S2S e62
Irish Americans in this country.
A Sioux Indian is about to take holy
orders in Virginia
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-03
AMUSEM ENTS.

Cartoons company in opera the first
part of the week filed the house every time,
making quite hit on ''Nanon."
The '.SiIver King ended its engagement
at the Grand last evening. playing to good
business. 1t was given five times in three
days and never once to a poor house.
Dads Girl" a new comedy drama, with
Lizzie May Timer as star. will fill the first
half of the current week at the Grand
Charlie Hoyt's irrepressible Rag Baby"
will come In at the latter end.
The Theatre Comique announce for this
week the largest vaudeville show ever seen
in Minneapolis. Prof. DR.. Mclean, ex-
minister. plenipOtentiary and envoy extra
ordinary in the Presby terrain church, will
expose mesmerism there this afternoon.
Myrtle Corbin. the four-legged girl, has
been the great curiosity at the dime museum
all week She has two very fair legs. with
two small ones hanging down between
them. Beneath the waist she seems to
have two distinct systems, one each Of the
good and bad legs going with each system.
The attractions for the coming week,
commencing Monday, at Sackett & Wig
gins museum, are the Zuius. who are gen.
uine Aborigines from South Africa, and
who will prove an interesting feature of
the show, as an exhibition Of various rites
performed by the great tribe Of South At
ricans will be given. A target will be
erected and an exhibition of assegai throw
ing viii be INDUCED In. The four-Iegged
girl. who was the feature last week, will re-