The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-11

who might justify his claim. For days he
had gone without food and he has not
slept in bed since his arrival in this city.
He was so sincere in his story that the
police are inclined to place some credence
In his tale DRe.ls fafnaTogu
At the office of Drexel, Morgan d Co. it
was stated that the man had called there
after the money, but. of course they could
not give 1t to him without positive proof
that he was the man he claimed to be.
The police and custom house officials are
investigating the story.
Finance of the Worlds Fair.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-Thirty mine nations
and twenty-f0ur colonies have made or Of
fcially proposed approximations for their
exhibits at the worlds fair amounting In
the aggregate to 2i.OO4. 565. The indications
creased to S5,000.000. The States and Ter
rit0ries of the Union have appropriated
50. Cos. 900. which will be largely increased.
In nine States, where, for constitutional
reasons. no appropriations have been made.
organizations of citizens are raising s1.-
0S0,V0. The aggregate of the States IS ex-
pected TO reach 100000. The United
States government has appropriated ST.
100000 The exposition company has raised
S.. 723 2SO.
Chicago has given q S., oOO, 600 loan. and
the government will be asked to loan or ap-
propriate an equal amount.
The cost to the exposition company of
constructing and holding the exposition is
estimated at s1S.500000. of which 5000. 900
IS to be put into the general department.
building alone, exclusive of the national
and State buildings of all sorts. To meet
this 1T Is figured that the company will
including, in addition to tho sums already
given, and exclusive of the proposed sum
from the government, S1O,O00,OO0 from
gate receipts and $1,000, 900 for the sale of
PRIVILEGES and salvage The company has
expenditures are about 100000 per month.
The aggregate amount to be spent on the
fair by the exposition company, the vari-
Gus states and foreign nations and the fed
eral government is Appropriated at $780,
OOOOOO
Diamond" Ran Amuok.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PERU. Ind. Jan. 9.-An indescrlbable
scene of confusion, coupled with a tremen-
dous uproar. was the one last evening at the
winter quarters of Wallace 81 Co.'s circus,
near this city. The cause of the trouble
lay in the fact that Diamond the NAM
moth elephant, broke loose from his fasten-
inGs, and. in his mad fury. started out to
do all the damage that he could. The first
thing he met was Mack" the pet bull
dog OF the circus. and who has
been an inseparable companion of his
for the past five years. He caught him on
his tusks and with one toss threw him MP
and through the sky-light of the building.
some forty feet distant. The dog landed
outside and with O few bruises, bowling,
ran away. The next victim of the animals
fury was the pet horse "Davy," and who
also has been his constant attendant for
the years mentioned. He impaled him
with his tusks, tossing him up and down
and once throwing him clear across the
sixty-foot building. The inside presented
by this time the appearance of a
slaughter-house. He next attempted to
break down the barriers leading to the
other elephants, and in so doing badly
damaged the building, Keeper Sweeney
nad Dy THIS time arrived on the scene, and
with the assistance of some twenty other
men and the liberal use of irons spears
and clubs managed to drive the brute back
and reclaim him. "Diamondo is the large
elephant in the herd. and one of prodig-
iOus strength. This is the first time he has
ever done any thing of this kind.
Revenge Is Sweet
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
CRAwFoRDsvILLE. Ind, Jan. 9.-Last
night about o'clock a bold attempt was
John Tracy, as he was passing along East
Pike street toward his home on the corner
of Pike and Pine Streets Tracy had been
attending prayer-meeting service at the
court house. where he had taken an in
teresting part. He states that as he was
walking along. whistling softly. having his
hands in his pockets, man, wear
ing large fur overcoat. suddenly
stepped from an alley and faced him. The
strange man held q revolver in his hand,
and remarked as he thrice pulled the trig-
ger: Revenge is sweet:oPH even mp things
now" The would be assassin then disap-
penred MP the alley. Tracy being Only q
short distance from his home managed to
reach there. and doctor was summoned
1t was found that two shots had taken
effect-one penetrating the left lung and the
. other entering the left shoulder. The ball
that entered the shoulder was removed. and
morning, to give the police a clew to the
man who had attempted to take his life.
but the doctor sent him home. His lung
wound Is giving him considerable pain.
The police have been busy all day trying
to get clew to the man that dId the shoot
under arrest Tracy says that he has no
enemy, and can give no explanation for
the attempt on his life.
Testified Falsely.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-Edward w. Campbell.
who was the principal witness against
Sidney Bell. who was convicted in San
Samuel Jacobson, O somewhat noted IMAM
abOut-town," and sentenced to death to-
day, made q full confession, which was
communicated exclusively to the United
Press, to the effect that he was forced to
testify falsely by the police authorities,
and that the real murderer was one Henry
Swartz, whom he saw escaping from tn Q
house q moment after the shot was fired.
The confession. which covers near
ly twenty pages of type-written
manuscript, goes into full details
of the alleged conspiracy against
Bell, and says that another witness named
Schmidt, who was under indictment for
burglary, and committed suicide shortly
after testifying against Bell. did SO because
the police had failed to release him as the
agreed price for his testimony. According TO
Campbelrs statement jacobson came home
to find his sister in the company of Swartz.
A melee ensued, in which jacobson was
shot. This was the opinion largely enter
tanned in San Francisco at the time of the
tragedy. Bell Is native of Columbus, o.,
and served several years In the United
States navy being DISCHARGED with q high