The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-01

tiCJ DuL lNO QdyS III WnlCn ~ dd-
vertise the meeting, when in truth the en-
tire county had been plastered with bills
as early as Tuesday. VOORHEES, made the
same speech that he has been delivering
for the last twenty years, with a few SIM
pie additions TO make IL seem modern.
He now claims that the passage of the
perfidy" measure by the President, was the
only thing. which could save the country;
that the Democrats are the only party
the people their liberty and
the enjoyment of their constitutional rights.
He said that the party was the unalterable
foe of all trusts and combinations which
extort from the masses their hard-earned
wealth TO enrich themselves.
onera house to about fonr mildred people
and the most of them Republicans who at
tended out of curiosity TO see how the Sen
ator would defend his actions in the last
Congress. His reception was very cool and
but little enthusiasm was displayed. he
spoke in defense of the actions of the Con-
future. The absence Of the leading Shelby
county Democrats who, heretofore. have
had prominent place in the counsels of the
party was a noticeable feature.
Attempt to Kill a Judge.
CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-Judge Theodore
Brentano and his family are in imminent
peril During the last week -nree shots
were fired into the family residence at No.
40 LaSalle avenue, apparently with muir
through a window in the judges dressing
room, at the rear of the second floor, on one
occasion the Judge himself and on the
other Mrs. Brentano narrowly escaping the
missile in its course. The third shot was
fired while the two little daughters of
Judge Brentano were playing i'm the back
yard and seems to have struck against the
wall of the building. Judge Brentano is
at a loss to account for the shooting. Il
can only explain how the shots entered my
dressing room," he said. 1T may be 1.-The
work of some irresponsible party who is
trying TO create a disturbance in the neigh
borhood. AT all events / want il under
stood that l do not think there has been
an attempt at assassination. The shooting
is, at the best, a piece of criminal careless
placed the matter in the hands of a private
detective agency and hope that an investi-
cation will be followed by goou results. AT
present L have learned absolutely nothing
that will throw any light upon the myster-
ious occurrences"
Row at n Prize Fight.
: PERRY, o. T., Sept. 29.-The prize fight
between Jim Davis, of Chicago, and Samuel
Smith, of Denver, broke up in a row here
tonight. The men entered the ring at
Time was called at Has. Davis weighed
12 and Smith 152 pounds. In the first
round Davis was declared the winner.
n Smith b LED off an with h, a heavy aOCred left sm cut ON ON
a heavy blow on the jaw. Smith arose
quickly; before he got straight Davis
pushed him through the ropes against a
tumult was the result of this foul, and
almost instantly fifty men were in the ring
fighting like wild. The police quelled the
cided the pushing of Smith against the
wall was accidental, and time keeper Brook
called time. Davis responded, but Smith
could not get up in time and was counted
ceipts. After the mill Bill Bebb. Of wy
oming, challenged Davis to a finish fight