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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-26
VIEWS OF FOOTBALL EXPERTS.
Opinions Divided Regarding the Pro-
posed Change in Rules.

BOSTON, Dec. 25.-Several experts iden-
titled with football at Harvard have given
their opinions relative to the proposed
change of rules and the coming convention
toward that end.
L. f. Deland. the inventor of the wedge
and other tricks, says: "As to the use of
momentum plays no one would be more
glad 10 see them done away with than 1.
I should much prefer TO see more open
style OF play. 1 don't think it would be a
good plan to abolish the use of the flying
mass in the opening play. Here 1t is more
open and, therefore, less dangerous"
George A. Stewart says: THE old-fash-
ioned mass plays are not dangerous and
have not been regarded so. The momentum
play | don't consider any worse"
Manager II. Il. White says; Il am op-
posed TO masses and momentum plays, ana
in favor Of an open game.
Capt b. c. Waters says: Il don't believe
in trying To change the style OF the game"
Charlie Brewer says: THE game would
be more interesting If there were more open
play. The proposal to make the distance
to be gained on four downs ten yards in
stead of five would be one way of doing
this. / think"
w. III. Lewis. Harvards center rush, says:
II think that the momentum plays are not
DANGEROUS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-26
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
Fate of Negro Charged with Assault
ing the Wife Of Minister.

BAINBRIDGE, Ga, Dec. 25.-On last Sun
day afternoon q negro named Calvin Thorn
entered the premises of MIR. Sellers, a
Baptist minister residing in the upper por-
tion Of this county, near Cairo, and met
Mrs. Sellers and inquired of her if ner hus-
band was at home, or if not at home when
he would return. Mrs. Sellers answered that
her husband was away and would not re-
turn till late, and then re-entered the house.
She thought the negro went off, but near
dark, when Mrs. Sellers went to milk the
cows, she was met by Thomas who threw
her down, beat her severely in the face,
criminally assaulted her, and then fed.
Three negroes were arrested in the neigh
borhood and brought before Mrs. Sellers for
identification, but were liberated. The
nelgnborS were aroused and were deter
mined that the guilty man should he cap
turei and answer for the crime Yesterday
Thomas was arrested and brought before
being the guilty man. He was taken TO
justice Of the peace near by for commit
ment trial, and while at the home OF the
justice he confessed his guilt
The persons who had Thomas in charge
took him to Whigham and placed him in
the guardhouse and Sheriff Patterson, of
guardhouse was broken open by unknown
parties and Thomas was riddled with bull
let's: Sheriff patterson reached Whigham
at o'clock this morning, an hour after
the shooting. On his arrival he went at
once to the guardhouse to see what he
supposed to be the dead body of the negro,
but to his surprise, he found him still
alive. He sent 20 the house of the marshal
of Whigham and secured assistance and
they took Thomas to the Council cham
ber sent for doctor and had his wounds
dressed. Sheriff Patterson expected to
bring him to cambridge to-day and place
him in Jail. When it was time for the west
bound train to arrive Sheriff Patterson was
met by the doctor, who informed him
that it would be impossible for him tc
remove his prisoner. as he was then in a
diving condition, and would certainly die
during the CiaY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-26
He Now Intends, 1t Is Said, to Introduce
a Bill to Revive the Rotten System
of State Bank Currency.
DANIELS FINANCIAL RECORD
On All Sides of Every Question
Presented to Congress.
Other Senators Weary of His Efforts
to Be Cleveland's MOuthpiece-
Christmas at the White House.
;necial 10 the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Senator Voor-
hees seems determined to get on every side
of every important public question
The Journal correspondent hears that
the Senator has determined to in
troduce a State bank currency bill,
and, in the same breath, it is
intimated that Mr.. Voorhees, will give no
more attention to his bill permitting ma
tional banks to increase their circulation
to the par value of the bonds deposited in
the treasury, which he introduced at the
extra session. The senior Senator has not
put his bill into shape yet All anybody
knows about it is that he intends TO throw
some sort Of sop to his old fiat money
friends, most of whom were alienated by
his championship Of the repeal fight, and
who failed TO come back on the invitation
which the Tall Sycamore extended when
he introduced his silver coinage bill a few
weeks ago. The Indiana Senator has, since
the extra session opened, put himself on
record for the single gold standard by lead
ing an administration raid on silver; for
silver coinage by Introducing n silver bill
that he knows will probably never pass,
and If by accident, it does, will be prompt
" vetoed; for national banks by proposing
to increase their clrculdIlOn 10 the Par Ndiue
of their bonds; against national banks, in
his repeal speeches denouncing them, and
by his proposed State bank bill; for PEN
sions by denouncing Hoke Smith, and
against pensions by posing as the spokes-
man of the administration that inaugu-
rated the pension policy.
Another thing is becoming painfully ap-
parent TO the other Democratic Senator'S.
Voorhees, is making the most Of his place
at the head of the finance committee by
thrusting himself forward as the leader OF
every measure arising in the upper house.
without any particular knowledge Of finance
except that gained from an inconsistent rec
ord the silver question, and no special
qualities Of leadership on the tariff ques-
ton. Voorhees, has crowded Mcpherson,
Vest German and other Democratic lead
ers to the rear, and intends to stand as
sponsor for all legislation that passes the
Senate. His ambition to lead in everything
IS calling down much criticism from his
Democratic colleagues.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-26
PRINCESS FLOUR
Best Made. Ask your Grocer.
BITTEN BY REPTILES
Horrible Fate of a Couple on the
Night of Their Wedding.
Went to Sleep in Newly Built Cabin
and AwOke to Meet Death by the
Stings of VenOmOus Snakes.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 25.-George Higgins
Topeka travelling man, confirms the story
of the death in Cherokee county of August
Schrader and wife oy serpentS' poison. In
credible as 1t may seem, they were bitten
by rattlesnakes and copperheads when the
thermometer registered at nearly freezing
point. Their death occurred on the night
of their wedding.
Mr. Higgins was one Of party Of hunt
ers, in camp Shoa1 creek, not far distant
from the Indian Territory line, and within
gunshot of the cabin occupied by Schrader
and his bride. Early in the evening festivi-
ties were given by the elder Schrader in
honor of the marriage of his The cabin
was less than 100 yards from the domicile
of Schrader, senior, and had been newly
built on the latters farm for the occupancy
of the young couple. 1t consisted of one
room, and was built of rough logs. y per-
pendicular stone bluff formed one end of
the structure. Against this bluff fireplace
was built, the chimney extending up its
side and rising above the edge of the bluff.
A fire was built there on the wedding night
for the first time.
Hardly had the camping party retired to
their tent when they were aroused by calls
for help from the elder Schrader. Guided
by their cries, they hastened to the cabin
of the young couple where they found them
writhng in the throes of death. About the
floor and on the low bed were seventeen
huge snakes of all species, principally cop
perheads and rattlesnakes, some of which
had been killed and others chilled to death.
The hunters ran back to their tent for
whisky which they tried TO administer 10
the dying husband and wife, but the ren-
edy came too late
Upon investigation, it appeared that the
fireplace had been built in close proximity
to a cavern in the bluff in which the rep
tiles had hibernated for the winter. The
fire had warmed the serpents into life, and
they were drawn out into the cabin by the
heat Young Schrader was able, before he
died, to explain that he and his bride had
been aroused from their slumOerS by the
moaning of a house dog sleeping at their
feet and which, too, was bitten 10 death.
Following this Schrader heard q kissing
and rafting sound, and, leaping out of the
bed to ascertain the cause his bare feet
lighted upon the wTithing body of Il SER
pent Next he felt himself stung. and, by
the light of the embers in the fireplace, he
the floor coiled in the attitude of strik-
ing. He was Stung again and again. Ills
cries arousing his wife, she, 100, jumped
from her bed, only to meet her husband :
fate. Then they ran for the door and cried
for help. Schrader. senior, appeared. The
open door quickly chilled the room, ard the
reptiles became torpid and were easily dis
patched.
The bride was a half-breed Indian girl
named Labadie She had lived in the tribe
her marriage, when she went to live witt
the elder Schrader as a domestic
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-26
BIG 4 ROUTE
HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS

To and from all stations on the Big
following connecting lines, viz:
Baltimore * Ohio Southwestern.
Baltimore a. Ohio Railway.
Chesapenke ~ Ohio Railway.
Chicago ~ Eastern Illinois Railway.
Chicago q Grand Trunk Hallway.
Chicago ~ West Michigan RAILWAY.
Cincinnati, Hamilton 6 Dayton Ry.
Cincinnati, jackson a. MacLinaw Ry
Queen a Crescent Route.
Cleveland, Akron ~ Columbus Ry.
Cleveland, LOrain & Wheeling Ry.
Col, Hooking Valley a. Toledo Ry.
Evansville ~ Terre Haute hallway.
Jacksonville Southeastern Line.
Lake shore * Michigan Southern Ry
Louisville, Evansville AZ st. Louis RY
Louisville * Nashville Railway.
Lou, New Albany s. Chicago ky.
New York, Chicago AZ st. Louis Ry.
Ohio Central Lines.
Ohio a. Mississippi Railway.
Ohio Southern.
PeOria, Decatur 81 Evansville Ry.
Pfttsburg, Fort Wayne ~ Chicago Ry
st. Louis, Alton a. Terre Haute Ry.
Toledo, Columbus & Cincinnati.
Toledo, Peoria - Western Railway.
Vandalia Lines.
Wabash Railway.
Tickets sale Dec. 23, "a, 25, 30
FL and Jan. i. good returning to and
Including Tuesday, Jan. =, 1891. Rafe
trip.
Call on agents Big Four Route, 1
East Washington street. S6 Jackson
place, Massachusetts Avenue and
onion Station.
Ill. vi. BRONSON. a. GPA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-26
CHRISTMAS EVE TRAGEDY.
One Man Killed and a Tough Fatally
Shot at a Dance.

ELIZABETHTOWN, H., Dec. 25-At a
dance at Rock Greek, near here, last night
David Evans and John Howell appeared
for the purpose, as they said, Of raising a
disturbance and doing up George Bar
nard They found Barnard and drew their
revolvers but Barnard was too quick for
Evans the spokesman, and sent a ball
crashing through his mouth. Barnard 5
revolver only contained two cartridges and
after firing the second shot, he was at the
mercy OF his assailants, who emptied their
revolvers at him, Howell following him up
and shooting him until he fell dead. Frank
Iedbetter a bystander, was shot in the
thigh. Four bullets took effect IN Bar
nards body. Howell gave himself up and
Evans walked TO ii house near by. where
he lies in q critical condition An Old
grudge is at tha bottom OF the affair Oc-
caslOned by trouble over woman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-26
Police Officers Charged with Murder.

CHICAGO. Dec. 25.-Ofiicers Healey and
Moran, of the Deering-street station, were
locked up to-day charged with the murder
OF Samusl Nelson. the proprietor of a small
cigar store. Nelson met the officers in
front of a saloon and invited them in TO
celebrate Christmas. The officers soon
left and Nelson had a row with the bar
keeper who ejEc;ed him. The officers, who
were outside tried to pacify Nelson, but
be knocked He4ley down. He was then
put under arrest. and when he attempted
To escape they both opened fire on him, one
bullet inficting a wound from which Mel
son soon died. The officers were suspended
and locked up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-26
CHRISTMAS AT WASHINGTON.
Presents Galore for the Cleveland Ba-
b.es. Their Pmpn and Mammm.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 25.-Christmas day
at the national capital was bright and sun
ny. The temperature unusually mild.
It was ideal day 10 be out of doors, and
the streets and parks were filled with peo-
pie. Early in the morning express wagons
began arriving at the White House 10 add
TO the great stock OF presents which had
previously arrived. one huge dry-gOOds
box from New York was labeled for Miss
Ruth Cleveland. and the handle with care
on II told of It's delicate contents. The
bundles and box were taken TO the large
front room on the second floor. where
white-aproned nurse superintended the un-
packing. The President and his family en-
toyed genuine home Christmas. The stock
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-26
Committed fIurder White DrunIs.

NEW YORK. Dee. 45.-TimOthy McDer-
mott the murderer OF George Clancy the
brother OF Congressman John Clancy. was
taken before Judge Walsh IN Brooklyn
to-day and committed 10 cwait the action
of the grand jury. The only excuse that
McDeTmott gives for committing the crime
Is that ne WIS drunk and did not know
what he was doing,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-26

Let the children take Simmons Liver
Regulator and keep well. 1t is purely vege-
table, and safe TO take either alone or in
connection with -other-medicine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-26
MOnOn Route.
HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES
Account Christmas and New Years Holidays

The Monon Route will sell exclusion tick
cts to'all points on its line, including Chi
cago; also to points on the following lines:
Cincinnati Hamilton 4 Dayton
Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago & ST.
Louis
Nandalia Line.
Indianapolis, Decatur & Western,
Wabash Railway.
Ohio a. Mississippi
Louisville. Evansville & St. Louis.
At Rate of One and a Third Fare
For the round trip.
All tickets good to return until Jan. .
1891. inclusive.
For further information and tickets call
On any MOnon ticket agent. indianapolis
ticket offices are at 26 South Illinois street,
Union Station and Massachusetts avenue
j. ID. BALDWIN ID. p A
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-26
ONE AND A THIRD FARE

For the round trip. All tickets good to re-
turn until Jan. inclusive.
Baltimore & Ohio west Of Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Chicago & Erie.
Chesapeake & Ohio. a.,
Queen & Crescent
Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern
Cincinnati, Portsmouth & Virginia.
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus.
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago s. st. Louis.
Detroit, Lansing & Northern.
Flint & Pere Marquette.
Louisville & Nashville.
Michigan Central.
New York. Pennsylvania & Ohio.
Vandalia Line.
Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Michigan.
Wheeling * Lake Erie.
For tickets, etc. call at City Ticket Office
Corner Illinois street and Kentucky avenue
i34 South Illinois street and Union Station.
II. j. RHEIN. General Agent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-26
HOLIDAYEXCURSION RATES
c., Il. & D. R. R.

On Dec %. q, %, so, 81 and Jan. / the
c., II. * D. Il. 4. will sell excursion tickets
to all points on its own line, also to points
on below named roads at
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-10-14
A NEW PERsPEcToGRAPH.
a Clever Little Invention of Use =,
the Arts.

"A Clever Little Invention of Use in
the Arts.
The oft-fclt wish of many of orr ar
tlstc readers, to be able to enlarge
original drawings without much troll
Die, has hitherto remained un.ratified
but now they will certainly rejoice to
lear OF Il clever little invention by The
aid of which many technical difficulties
may be overcome.
We alludc to the perspectograph, of
Which, i'll it's simplest form, the leading
feature is an elastic band, on which a
small bead is threaded. As this bead
fits so tight thai it can only be moved
when the elastic is stretched to the ut
most, we must consider it tn be firm
wherever fixed. One end Of The elastic
is secured between two metal plates,
forming Il sort Of button, AMI the other
runs into the movable center. Of an or
binary pencil case, which turns to pre-
vent the twisting Of tho elastic when III
usc. The button. the small original ard
the sheet for the copy are fastened with
drawing pins on the drawing board,
the two former to the upper left part.
Then the pencil is taken iii the hand
and guided to follow The movements
of the bead Ove: The outlines of the
original.
Curious as the work seems at first.
the hand soon becomes accustomed to
the involuntary motion, and begins to
feel as if it were drawing with the
bead itself rather than with the pencil,
while the effect is both useful and in
teresting.
The directions and instrument are
equally easy, the actual length Of the
elastic having nothing to do with the
proportions; the position of the bead
alone determines the size Of the copy.
Say, for instance, the original measures
s IL inches high and we wish the copy
to be %, all we have to do is to meas
ure these distances and place the pencil
at % inches and the bead ut 8 10.
When thus arranged it is impossible to
obtain other proportions, whatever the
relative position of the original copy or
paper may be.
The above-described instrument can.
however, only be used for large de-
signs, as the bead embraces too much
space to allow Of very fine lines, so for
photographs, miniatures. small engrav-
ings, etc, IL somewhat finer apparatus
is preferable. By it's aid the finest us
well as the thickest lines can be pro"
duced. In place Of the bead we have Il
strip of metal, with a point as fine as
a needle, capable Of tracing the small
est curves or features; this is fixed be-
tween two parallel elastic bands, whose
ends are fastened with Il spring to two
metal disks, ending in the pencil case
and the motive power Of the needle,
otherwise the rules are the same us
for the single thread apparatus.
The new per~spectograph Is a patented
German invention.-Season.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-10-14
MELTING METALS IN WATER.
Remarkable Electrical Experiment.
Recently Made In hcrltn.

Remarkable Electrical Experiments
Recently Made Ira Herltn.
The remarkable electrical expert
ments recently made in Berlin, in which
n bar of ron was apparently melted by
inserting it in cold water, have natural
" stimulated further investigation or
the same line. AS before explained,
the apparatus used is a vessel Of glass
or PORCELAIN, provided with a sheet
lead electrode connected with the posi-
tive pole of a continuous current gen
orator; the vessel contains sulphur1c
acid and water. -
A flexible cable from the negative
MOLE is connected to a strong pair OF
niiers with insulated handles. Taking
in the pliers n piece of metal OF any
kind-iron, for ~instance-and immersing
IT in calculated water, the liquid is
seen Immediately in ebullitiOn e u the
iron rod or plate, which latter Is rapid
" heated and brought to q dazzling
white in u few seconds, and soon be-
gins to melt in spark-ike drops. The
heating is produced so quickly locally
that neither the water nor the body of
the metal rod hae time to become hot.
So rapid an evolution Of heat means a
tremendously high temperature. In
q very short time Us high as 1000 de-
grees Fahrenheit has been developed,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-10-14
Wednesday,. Oct. 4.

The new 500 line has tangent of
cighty-scven miles without Il curve, as
straight rs Il transit lay it.
Albert Rockville and Albert Wicorck
Of Everest have been arrested for ille-
gally dispensing intoxicants.
1t is said that two prominent citizens
of Gardner INDUCED in IL scrap over
a claim OF six cents.
The burglar who was frightened away
before he burglca into DR.. lrwin's resi-
dencc at Grand Forks, WAS yesterday
fined $40 for disordcrly conduct.
A lamp exploded III the barber shop
Of A. II. Swartout's ut Valley City, and
made things decidedly interesting in the
vicinity for a few minutes.
Eleven of the eighteen bonds filed by
the elevator companies with the state
warehouse commission have been ap-
proved and the others referred to the
attorney general.
Gus Walters. a fireman. met witt, q
serious accident at Riclardton. He was
doing some work on Il siding, when he
slipped in some way and the wheels
of Il car ran Over his foot, decorating it
very badly.
Mr.. T.. Itoby. q machinist Of Man
dan. was handed Il revolver to repair
the other day. 1t was loaded, but the
owner said 1t would not go off. Mr..
Roby proceeded to examine. and. in an
ungualhed moment. pulled the trigger,
when IL finger Of his left hand was in
the way.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-10-14
CHICAGO DAY.

Chicago, Oct. 9.-Cliicsgo day was eel
ebrcted at the wcrld's fair to day, and
the crowd was the largest Of any day
since the fair orcred. Regular and
special trains which pulled in yesterday
and to-day consisted of thee o. four
sections. The popular rate on railroads
served to attract the multltudes who
have not yet seen the exposition. Chi
G. &C is taxed to its fullest capacity to
accommodate the big army of visitors.
Every available RI cm TO be had within
a distance of three or four miles has
beer taken, and ut the down town hotels
the az con'n cdaticns we're fully as greet.
The pre- gramme for to-day embraced in
Vulnerable popular features. Thousands
of school children participated in the ex-
~ercises. The bands were consolidated for
the day, and the large choruses sang
national songs OF the Grand Plaza. Mill
tary organizations paraded and tonight
a grand parade of floats emblematic of
Chicago's advance since the fire in 1871
will be given. The programme will be
concluded by grand fireworks which will
be set. off from Every portion of the
grounds.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-10-14
Thursday, Oct. 3.

Hillsboro wants to be made an inter-
national money order p%cstottice.
Richardson's separator at Crystal has
been burned-presumably by hobos.
Henry Hunter, living near Cakes,
skipped the country, leaving a number
Of debts ranging from five to several
dollars.
The Devils Lake gamblers are Or
dered out of town, and now they will
want to know what has become of the
5000 they paid the city for privileges"
The Devils Lake shooting gallery pro-
prietors want the drug stores shut up
on Sundays, and want them to pay Il IL
cenSe.
William Carey. the twelve-year-old
son of e~X-InsuraNcc Commissioner Ca
rcy, was found dead at Fargo. shot
through the head. 1t is supposed he
stumbled over a rock while out hunting.
A young boy named Brown was with
him.
State Veterinarian t.. C. Moore. Of
jamestown district. discovered four
cases Of CHAMBERS. in the advanced
stages of the disease, in the northern
part Of Stutslnan county last week
and ordered the horses shot. Two sus-
pected cases in the immediate neigh
borhood We're quarantincd.
The school land sale has commenced
at Fargo and will last three days.
There was 4 large attendance. The
highest price for a quarter section was
$1,000 per acre. Purchasers pay II
fifth down, the balance within twenty
years, interest at Z per cent. The
average price will be about $40 per
acre.