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GREENsBURG, Sept. 2.-This morning
Rev. John vinson. pastor of the Church
of God" went to the p~ostofice, and, as he
turned to 60 out, Absolom Robbins struck
him over the head, breaking o heavy zane
in two pieces. Robbins wen before Mayor
Dunn. pleaded guilty and paid a fine for
assault and battery. Vinson is not seriously
hurt, though he has q large cash on his
head. The troubles leading up to this date
back several months. Robbins claims that
his wife's affections have been alienated by
the pastor.
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ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2.-Labor day was pretty
generally observed here by trades and
labor unions. A large procession of trade
organizations paraded the streets for a
couple of hours, and then repaired TO Con-
cordia Park, where an immense picnic was
held. Speeches were made by prominent
men in labor ranks, and other festivities
indulped in.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Sept. 2.-Hon. N: w.
Edwards died here to-day, in the eightieth
year of his age.
Mr.. Edwards was the son of Ninlan Edo
wards. Territorial Governor and first Sem
ator from Illinois The deceased married q
sister of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. He was
Announcement of Illinois in 1854. and a
member of the State Legislature from 1885
to 1852.
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At

DETROIT. Mich, Sept. 2.-Labor day was
very generally observed here. The Knights
of Labor paraded the streets this morning
and broke ranks at the Schuetzen Park,
where a picnic was held. There was a
monster mass-meeting at the Detroit Driv-
ing-club grounds this afternoon, when the
eight-hOur question was agitated.
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Observation-Disclosures NEWS
Close ofSt. Joseph's Conference and Min
isterial Appointments Announced.
A Case Where Sympathy Is with a Murderer
Sweet Girl Graduate Who Ran Away to
Cook-Killed His Wife's Lover.
INDIANA.
Proceedings and Assignments OF st. Joseph's
Conference, United Brethren.

Proceedings and Assignments of st. Joseph's
Conference, United Brethren.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Sept. AT the closing session
of St. Joseph Conference, United Brethren
Church, at North Manchester, Rev. G. SIGH
afoose was transferred to the Oregon Con-
ference. The debt of the estate of j. B.
Slight to the beneficiary fund was forgiven
and Cancelled. The committee on Sunday
school interests recommended Rev. X.
Congden as general church secretary, which
was adopted. Rev. William Bell was made
assistant president of the Sunday-school
Union for Indiana. Mr.. Bell made an adj
dress, in which he stated that only $4,000
out of over a quarter OF q million children
to hold the next conference at Bremen, in
Marshall county. Two elders, Revs. II. A.
Snepp and j. A. Cummins, were made MEM
bers of the court of appeals. Memorial
Rev. Allen Richart, of Syracuse. Presiding
elders were appointed for the four stations
and appointments made as follows:
Berr1en District-J. Simons, presiding elder
Buchanan mission station, j. +. Bartemus; Olive
branch circuit, +. Cloud; Soderss branch cir.
cult, o. F. Lands; Bangor branch circuit, j. b.
Regg; Marcellus branch circuit. R. w. Hutchi.
son; Adamsville branch circuit, III. Fl. Flora;
I<AhudIt LuiSSiOn StdtlOu, ~. n. DIlSndnl, DIcnCu
mission station, @. Shonley; Walkertown mission
station. G. A. Splitter; Woodland mission station.
w. Thomas.
Warsaw District-A. M. Cummins, presiding
e~lder-Warsaw mission, j. I. Keyse; Fair Grove
circuit, 9. L. Mattox;. Plymouth circuit, ].
FOdge; Bourbon circuit, K. POntius; Leesburg
circuit, j. W.. Ebby; Indian Village circuit, j. A.
Cummins; Solomon Creek circuit, j. Begtel; LiR-
onier station circuit. j. L. Parks; Albion cir.
cult, j. u. Coverstone; Lagrange mis-
sion, j. L. Goshert; Worcester circuit, j. Hin
baugh; Burr Oak circuit. p. Swank.
Manchester District-H. A. Snepp, presiding
Observation-Disclosures mission, ]. W. DOLeng; Beth
sada circuit, c. H. Beth; Laketon, j. w. Baker;
Huntington Mission, j. s. Clever; Roanoke sta
ton, j. NJ. Martin; Forest circuit, III. Clark;
South Whitley circuit, George I. Butler: Column
bia City circuit, +. Soothman; Silver Lake cir.
cult, N. Surface; Fairview circuit, +. w. Parker;
North JudsOn, r. 7. Brown.
Lafayette District-F. Thomas, presiding elder
Lafayette mission, Haitian j. q. Knots; Day.
ton circuit to be supplied; Colburn. II. Rupely;
Jefferson, w. NJ. Campbell; Deer Creek, III. E
Butler; Galveston, j. A. Farmer; Peru, R p.
Burton; Deedsville, A.. Snider; Fulton. j. g.
Miller; Kewanna, @. W.. Lambert. Franklin mis-.
sion, o. 8. Reed; Franklin missionary station, A
Maynard Cummings: Prof. ID. n. Howe, principal
of North Manchester schools; j. X. Parrett, con
ference evangelist; VIM. Nj. Bell, assistant State
superintendent of the Sunday-school Union.
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WIN visit south Bend.

Special to tho Indianapolis Journal
SOUTH BEND, Sept. 2.-Hon. Glenn Stude-
baker, a member of the international Con-
gress, which convenes,at Washington next
month, states that they will visit this city.
Preparations to fifty receive them are al
ready being made.
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years old, to Obediah Hyde. Then she
lived In New York. Cincinnati, Rising Sun,
Ind; Middletown and West Madison. o.,
where her husband a second time deserted
her. In 1926 she was again married to Ben
jamin Lawrence, who lived with her until
his death, a few years ago. By him she had
three children, and by her former husband
eight. Three are hving-Minda Lambert,
with whom she lives; Cinda Beeson, of DE
Soto, Ia, and Sarah Fleming, of West
Lebanon, this State.
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Christian Church Dedicated.

special To the indianapolis Journal
CRAwFORDsvILLE, Sept. 2.-The dedica-
tory exercises of the new Christian Church
were held on Sunday, all the churches of
the city uniting in the services. The SER
mon was preached by Rev. B. j. Radford,
of Eureka, Ill. The new edifce is an ele-
ity of six hundred. The cost was nearly
5000 O which sum is all paid, promised or
assumed by the trustees. The old house
was used for ffty-two years, and the old
est member now living is DR.. Mary III. Will
hite.
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NEWARK, N. j.. Sept. differences be-
tween the Trades Assembly and Knights of
Labor caused the parade here to be a fail
ure. The Knights secured the best speak
ers. including Mr.. Powderly and ex-Gov-
ernor Abbott. In his remarks Mr.. POwderly
expressed the hope that Labor day would
soon be anational holiday. He referred to
the worlds fair as the greatest Labor day
that woul ever be seen in this country, as
there would be seen the fruits of the labor
of American w~orkingmen.
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PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 2.-William G. Lud-
wig, one of the foremost business men and
morning. aged seventy-nine years. Mr..
Ludwig was for many years the head of the
dry goods firm of Ludwig. Kneedler IL Co.
NEW YORK. Sept 2.-John A. Green. tho
w~ell-known newspaper man, died at 4
o'clock this morning. at his residence. at
Bayside, l.. /.
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At Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 2.-Labor day, which
is usually celebrated on the first Monday
in September, was not observed to-day. ex-
cept by one organization. the c%lothing-cut-
tiers. Its celebration had been postponed
to Friday, Sept. Is, so as to make it part of
the festivities of Exposition week. The
clothing-cutters to the number of 100 pa
raded Baltimore street and held a picnic in
the afternoon.
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At ALBANY. n. Y.

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 2.-Labor day was
celebrated here by a parade in the morning,
in which representatives of all the trades
participated to the number of 800. 1t was
reviewed by Governor Hill. Mayor Ma
hone, Colonel McEwen and Thomas j.
Bowling, president of the State Trades
Assembly, at the Delevan House. A picnic
at Pleasure island was held this afternoon.
p. j. Mcclure delivered an Grafton on the
eight h0ur law
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Scourge of Typhoid Fever.

Special TO The Indianapolis JournA
HARTFORD CITY, Sept. 2.-Typhoid fever
prevails at Dundee, this county, to an
alarming extent. This is the same section
visited by the disease last season. r. HI.
FORMERS child, Wesley Dollar and Henry
Cochran died last week. Henry Clark's
death was added to the list last night.
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At Boston.

Boston, Sept. 2.-The observation of La
Dor day was more general in Boston to-day
than in the past two years. Business was
cloudy and cool, and the big procession,
which was the feature of the forenoon, was
viewed by thousands who crowded the
sidewalks and windows along the route.
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Killed by an Angry Husband.

PRINCETON, Sept. I'D. Doughty. a prom
inent attorney of Oakland City, in this
county, was struck on the head and killed
by Karn McKenny. The wife of McKenny
had left him and employed Doughty to Sc
on business connected with the suit, where
McKenny found and attacked him. Nc
Kenny is under arrest. Indignation is very
bigh
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Ovation to Mr.. stadebaker.

SOUTH BEND, Sept. "A spontaneous
ovation was given MI. P. E. Studebaker by
his two thousand workmen and friends, as
he passed through this city this evening.
trip to Europe. Peter as he is famiiiarly
called, acknowledged the enthusiastic re-
ception in a happy, characteristic speech,
after which he INDUCED in some promis-
cuous Misunderstanding in the regular old In
diana style. The train stopped but three
minutes, which cut short the speech-making
and hand-shaking. and the train pulled out
amid the cheers of his assembled friends
and the music of the bands.
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Death of a Pioneer Woman.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
MARSHALL, Sept. Mrs. Martha Clap
man died to-day at her home, a few miles
below the city. She was eighty-four years
of age. and had resided in this county
nearly half a century.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LEAvENwoRTH, Sept. 2.-The county-seat
fight between this town, the present county
seat, and English. IL coming TO . focus
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to-day. The Commissioners Court is in
session, and the English people are prepar-
ing to present their petitions to-day.
Messrs, /. b. Hottell and c. l.. yewett rep
resent English, and Tracewell & Funk
houser and ~Peckinpaugh q Mathers are
looking after Leavenworth's interest. The
usual feeling in county-seat removals is be-
ing manifested, and excitement runs high.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-03

ALL scalp and skin diseases. dandruff.
falling of the hair. gray or faded hair, may
be cured by using that natures true
remedy, Halls Hair Removes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-03
Muncie's New Manufactories.

epccia, TO the Indianapolis Journal
MUNcIE, Sept. 2.-The Muncie Shoe and
Leather Company are putting up a large
building here and are nearly ready to put
men at work. and on Saturday last we had
an arrival of about fifty skilled workmen
from Port jefferson, n. Y, and are now
ready to assist in fixing the machinery in
place. The Muncie nail-works are
now at work on double time
to work, making an important increase to
our city. as it is $50 skilled men. The
above-named factories will still continue to
increase their force as the season advances.
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ILLINOIS.

Escapade of q College-Bred Girl who Ran
Away to st. Louis to Become a Cook.
CHESTER, Sept. miss Alice Cole, the
young lady whose disappearance from her
home in Chester, last Wednesday, was adj
vertised far and wide, was found In st.
Louis at the residence of Mrs. Inez Stone,
on Leonard avenue. She arrived in this
city last Thursday, and applied to a police
man on the street for directions for obtain
ing employment. He sent her to the
Woman's Exchange. an institution con-
Quoted by the Woman's Christian Associa-
ton, and there she obtained a situation as
house-girl in Mrs. Stones family. Mrs.
Stone discovered at once that she had never
done any hard work. and when she read of
Miss Coles disappearance from Chester
she took the paper to her ~servant-girl, and
the latter broke down and admitted her
identity, and has promised to return home.
She says she left because she couldn't get
along with her step-mother. Her father is
a wealthy miller. Miss Cole has been In a
young ladies' seminary at Nantucket,
Mass, most of her life, and was graduated
from there last June. Although reared in
luxury Miss Cole proved to be a good cook,
and the way she hustled in the kitchen be-
speaks happiness for the young man who
captures her affections.
Murdered His wife's Supposed Lover.
Special To the Indianapolis JyumaL
KINNEY, Sept. 2-This afternoon j. o.
Waldron, living near this place. on going to
his home, found j. b. Lindlsy, a merchant
Of this place. in the house with his wife.
under circumstance which to him seemed
compromising. In a fit of passion, Wal
dron drew = knife and rushed at Lindley.
and stabbed him so that death resulted in
| a few moments. Waldron went to Clinton
and gave himself up. He has been long
] known 90 . man Of violent temper, and his
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At Pittsburg.

P~ITTsBURG. Sept. 2.-Labor day was cele-
brated in western Pennsylvania to-day for
the first time. Business was generally sus-
pended, but the only public demonstration
in this city was a parade of the United
Carpenters and Joiners' Brotherhood, in
which about 1000 men participated.
Picnics were held by the Painters, Marble
cutters, Shareholders, and Tile-layers'
unions, and were largely attended. At
Greensburg, the local labor organizations
and Changers paraded. and afterward held
a monster meeting, at which addresses
were made by prominent labor leaders,
favoring the eight-hour movement. In the
coke region, the works were generally idle,
and a large mass-meoting was held at
ScOttdale.
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At Chicago.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-Labor day was hon
ored in this city by two professions and
numberless picnics. The largest procession
was that of the Trades and Labor Assem-
bly,, in which thousands of men marched to
the music of numerous bands. At the close
of the parade the participants proceeded to
Kuhn's Park. The trades taking part in
this celebration were the printers, switch
men, horse-shoers, carpenters, wood.carv-
ers. iron-molders. gas-titters,. machinery
ston~e-cutters. cigar-makers and walters.
The K. of l.. paraded on the West Side, and
also proceeded to a picnic ground. at Will
low Springs. The parade was in four di-
visions. comprising thirty-seven local as
semblies.
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Damage to Crops in the Wabash Valley.

Damage to Crops I'm the Wabash Valley.
Special to tho indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Sept. 2.-The long-continued
drought here was rok to-day by a heavy
rain, which will do considerable good, but
the corn had become very much injured in
the Wabash valley by the dry weather.
Grub-worms have also lone great damage.
The rain will lessen the danger from this
source.
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Thrown from His Horse.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR, Sept. 2.-Cortez Hoskins. q
dry-goods merchant of this city, was dan
gerously hurt this afternoon, by a horse
which he was riding throwing and falling
upon him. He has been unconscious for
several hours. and his recovery is doubtful.
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Suffering from Drought,

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTICELLO. Sept. a. The long con-
tinuedd drought in central Illinois is serious
ly effecting the corn crop, and all pastures
are drying up. Water in the wells in some
places is giving ont. No wheat can be
sown until rain falls.
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A Lesson in Electricity.
Special to the Indianapolis Journa

RICHMOND, Sept. 2.-There was a phe-
nomenal electric exhibition here this morn
ing that might have developed a similar
scene to that recently witnessed at Evans
Vile. 1t was at John Reichart's meat-mar-
ket, the rear of which is covered with cor
rugated iron. which is in connection with a
tin roof. John Dierk, a butcher, was first
shocked. and badly scared by putting his
hand against the iron, and then noticed
electric lights all about him. He rave the
alarm and others had similar experiences
during the investigation that followed.
During this a board over a cellar window
caught fire, as it might when not observed,
and caused an alarm of fire as it did at
Evansville. James Parsons, chief of the
fire department.. soon found that the
of the electric street railway. by q wire
that touched the tin roof, now wet for the
first time since the line was built, and was
conveyed to the ground by the iron facing
to the building.
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Interesting Murder Trial.

interesting Murder THAI.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANGOLA, Sept. 2.-The trial of Thaddeus
Van Pelt. of Salem township, Steuben
county, for the murder of William Stone,
will occur at Angola this week. Van Pelt
shot Stone last June. Young Stone had
been intimate with Van Pelt's wife, and had
succeeded in inducing her to accompany
him to his home. Van Pelt learned of her
whereabouts, and, after sunset. repaired to
Stones house. He met his hayward part
ner at the gate, and was prevailing upon
her to return with him, when Stone put in
an appearance. Hot words ensued, and re-
yolvers were brought into requisition. In
the fracas Stone was fatally shot, and Van
Pelt was arrested for his murder. Public
sentiment supported Van Pelt, and he was
released from custody under $1,000 bonds.
The case will be closely watched. on &C.
count OF the prominence of Van Pelt and
the public desire to see him acquitted.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Sept. 2.-The o~ne-hundredth
birthday of Sophia Lawrence. a remark
ably preserved, as well as companionable
old lady, who still enjoys good health, and
pieces quilts. etc.. without glasses, was OBJ
served with a public gathering at Bethel.
this county. to-day.
Her native place was Sandisville, Mass,
but she lived principally in Pennsylvania
and Salisbury, Conn, until she was mar
ried al the latter place, when seventeen
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Remarkable Record Of a Young Pitcher.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW LISBON. Ind, Sept. 2.-The game of
ball played here yesterday between Cam
bridge City and the home team resulted in
a score of 4 to 2 in favor of New Lisbon. 1t
was the best and most exciting game ever
played on these grounds.
In a game at the Knightstown fair, last
Wednesday. the New Lisbon nine defeated
GreensbOrough by o score of IL to 4, pitch
er Jot Goar, of the New Lisbon nine. strik-
ing out twenty-three men. This young
man is only nineteen years old, and in the
four last games played with Cambridge
City and Greensb0rOugh struck out sixty
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wife as a woman of unsavory record. The
story told by Waldron is generally be-
lieved. Lindley was a man of good reputa-
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Bartholomew County's New Railroad.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
COLUMBUS, Sept. 2.-The first train Of
cars over the new Evansville & Richmond
railroad into this county made the passage
over the jackson county line and on to Bar
tholomew county soil last night about 9
o'clock. The entrance was made near
Azaiia and the event attracted a large
crowd of enthusiastic spectators. The
work of laying the track across the bridge
over Big Sand creek and into this county
was not completed until a late hour last
evening. President Mackey was present
is not yet definitely known whether or not
the route of the road will be changed to
pass through this city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-01
Excursions.


The following excursion tickets are
on sale at the Y. y. \. 81 n. NJ. ticket
Office:
G.. a. r. Encampment at Bay City.
March y to 10, good to return March
is, one fare for round ticket.
Prohibition state convention, Ian
sing Feb. 20 to -, return Feb. 2s, one
fare for round trip.
Republican state convention, Detroit
Feb. 20 to ID, return Feb. %. one fare
for round trip.
Republican league club meeting at
Baltimore. Md, Feb. 26 to -. return
Feb. 20 to March 3, return up to and
including March 5, tickets good 10 stop
off at Washington ID. G. going and re-
turning, one fare for round trip,
Democratic state convention. Grand
Rapids Feb. - and Is, return March i,
one Fare for round trip.
For further particulars call on or adj
dress j.. X. Booth. agent.
r., y. A a 4. 81, now run through
freight from East saginaw to all points
north Of Owosso and ali goods loaded
at East Saginaw in the evening. S-s.2e
at Alma next morning. the same ar
rangement is also made from Detroit
via. the NJ. G. and II. 4 a. 4. Give
us trial. l.. n. BOOTH, Agent.
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CONSUMPTION sUREIY CURED

TO THE EDITOR-Please inform your read
ers that | have positive remedy ror the
above named disease. by its timely use thous-
andS OF hopeless cases have been permanently
cured. shall be glad to send two bottles of
my remedy FREE to any of your readers who
have consumption If they will send me their
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The following IL q list of books re.
ceived at the Ladies Library February
9th. 1889:
Between whites, by H.H.
Happy Dodd 10y Rose Terry Cook.
by Celias Arbor. by Besant a. Rice
BOuaYcntHra. 10y Cable.
The One Hundredth Man, by Frank stockton
Miss Lon, by Il. f. Roc.
The owls Nest, 10y Mira ~ l.. Wistur
Modern Adam aud Eve, by A. NJ Douglas.
Mildrcds \ mbition, by Mrs, Holmes,
Sister Dora, 10y Margaret Lousdalc.
Robin, by louisa Iarr.
Indian Summer, 10y W D. Howclls
Christy Carew.Oy the author of"Hon. Miss Fer
rard.
Hogan VI. T.. by the author of "Flitters,"ac
Loves Maine, by John Ruskin
Towards sunset, author Country Purson."
Tommy Upmore, 10y Blackmore.
No saint, 10y Sergeant
King SolOmons Wives. by Haggard.
Dunallon, by Grace Kennedy.
The Path finder, 10y Cooper.
\ II in Il Garden Fair. by Walter Bosant.
She 10y lIaggard.