The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-28


storm concentrated In and about Utica,
six miles east of this city, tearing down
houses and doing great damage to corn ana
wheat.
Friends Bible School Conference.
srecial 10 the Indianapolis journal
RUssIAvILLE, July Glover one hundred
delegates arrived at this place or the morn
ing and evening Clover-leaf trans, yester-
day, and were taken to New London by
private conveyances to attend the twenty
seventh annual Bible-sehool Conference of
Friends of Western Yearly Meeting, the
opening session of which was held last
evening in the large. Old-fashioned, double
meeting -hOuse in that quiet Quaker village
of less than two hundred people. The viii
layers have been preparing for the great
conference for ten days, and, while few In
number, are fully prepared to welcome and
accommodate all the visitors. The confer
ence Is representative body OF tho Friends
Illinois. and will rank with any other de-
nomination In intelligence. enthusiasm
and fidelity to the cause they veespOused.
After devotional exercises Mrs Elma
Nicholson, of New London, gave the adj
dress of welcome in a few choice, we'll
worded sentences. Tho. response was de-
livered by Rev. Abiiah Norton, of Vermil-
lion Grove. Ill. Rev. Levi Rees. pastor of
Friends church. Indianapolis, was then in
trodueed and preached ringing discourse
from the text, Occupy till come" The
speaker was accorded the very best atten-
tion by his audience. He spoke of the
idea OF occupancy. of the things TO be CO.
cupied. of our possibilities. orr Obliga-
lions, and dwelt on the fact that the &C.
cupancy is to be till He comes. He uttered
some fOrcibie truths when he said that We
must be subject to authority in the home.
In the state. and in the church. The SER
mon throughout was replete with whole
some truths sound advice and spiritual
perience service was held and the meeting
adjourned. with the Lords prayer in con-
cert, till Wednesday morning at o'clock.
Collided at n Crossing.
Special to the Irdianapons Journal
MUNCIE, July 27.-At noon to-day Big
Four freight engine No. S75. In charge of
Western switching train on the f. W., G..
~ l.. crossing, demolishing a Big Four
freight car and badly injuring the engine.
The Big Four train in charge of condu ctor
Wylie King. entered the city from the east
at high rate of speed to make an order
they had to clear the track for a passenger
train. When the engineer attempted to
put on his air brakes they would not work.
and it was impossible to stop. The train
will amount to several hundred dollars.
Central Normal Commence emit
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
DANvILLE, July 27.-The sixteenth an
nual commencement of the Central Normal
College Is now in progress. The city is
crowded with visitors to the various exer-
cises, and there are over one hundred grad
yates from the various classes. Tonight
the annual commencement of the law class
occurred. The address was given by Hon.
Theodore Shockney, Republican candidate
for Lisutenant-gove His subject was
The Lawyer" and il was q mastery pro-
ductiOn. The annual reunion and banquet
of the alumni will be held Friday evening,
with Miss Josephine Stewart IS speaker.
Thousand Boxes of Tin Plate a Week.
SPECIAL TO the Indianapolis Journal
ELwooD, July 27.-The tin plate factory
is fast increasing its capacity. At present
it Is turning out one Thousand boxes of the
finest bright plate each week. They can
not fill their orders. they come 80 rapidly,
but by September hope TO be able to make
ten thousand boxes per month.
shockinGly Cut by Glass.
| Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ELwooD, July 27.-Walter Gibbs young
met with a horrible accident last night
| While assisting to carry large plate glaa.
| it broke, n piece striking him on the left
arm, cutting all the muscles and nerves
He came near bleeding to death.
COMMITTEES to Elect To-day, .-e
| Special to the Indianapolis journal.
FIT. WAYNE. July 2S.-The district com
mittee met tonight and adjourned till to.
| morrow morning. There was no election
| of committeeman to fill the vacancy. but il
| VIII no doubt occur tomorrow.
Minor Notes
Greensburg is threatened with a boom
| Notwithstanding the heated spell.
| The SEVENTEEN Regiment, Indiana VoIun
teers, will hold its reunion at Plalntield
| Aug. is.
Frank Lyttle, whose wife deserted him a,
| Richmond. took forty eight grains of NOR.
phine with suicidal intent. He will re-
cover.
The screen ordinance at Greencastle, in
| tending to have all saloons run wide-open
| in day time, was killed in the Council Mon
oay night.
The old settlers of Eagletown will hold
| their twenty-secOnd annual meeting in
/ Old Grove, Aug. Is. under the management,
| of j. e. Baker and +. A. Eskew.
+. III. Staley. of Frankfort, has purchased
| half interest In the Elw0od Free Press
| and will take charge of the editorial de-
partment next Monday. The new firm wi II
start daily paper in connection with the
| weekly.