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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-01
Will Sue for Contract Wages.
WYOMING SENATORSHIps.
People of the State Opposed to Elect
ing Two Residents of Cheyenne.

CHEYENNE. Wyo., Dec. 3.--Two United
States Senators are to be chosen at the
coming session of the Legislature-one for
six years to succeed Joseph NJ. Carey, and
one for four years to fill the vacancy oc-
casioned by the failure of the Legislature
two years ago to elect a successor to Francis
Warren. Senator Carey is a candidte for
reelection. Ex-senator Warren is also
candidate for the long term senatorship.
Both are residents of Cheyenne. Early in
the contest the remainder of the State de-
manded that Cheyenne should decide be-
tween Carey and Warren and the other
Sena tor should not be a resident of that
city. The several candidates concede War
ren's election to the long term and ma
jority are willing that he should be elected
first. in order to remove one of the dis
turbing elements from the contest. Sem
ator Carey has come home from Washing
ton and is making an aggressive personal
canvass. For the short term senatorship
ex-Congressman Clarence ID. Clark will
have the unanimous support of the Uintah
and Sweetwater county delegation: Hon.
j. J. Davis, of Carbon county, Judge NJ
c. Brown, of Albany, and Judge Jay l..
Torrey, of Fremont, will have the backing
of their respective counties.
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duty. OF the state to leaven the whole Loaf
by impartial equal ADVANTAGES to every
child in the State so that all may be lifted
up and blessed with the fundamental eie-
ments of a sound. liberal education. IL IS
the duty OF the state to make good cIti-
zens of all, II possible. but. on the other
hand, IL Is not the duty, nor within the
province of the State, to train young Enen
and women TO be special scientists, teachers.
preachers, lawyers, doctors, mechanics, cleo
trlcans, farmers, orators. musicians or
statesmen. With the State so deeply IN dent
and the burdens of taxation so heavy, IL
seems like madness to think of raising
Sc, 100000 more for a State university, which
would be necessary 10 properly equip ana
endow creditable institution.
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oLD-FAsHIoNED MELODIES.
Contest of PiOneer-Day "Fiddlers" at
Columbus Last Night.

"
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Dec. 81. = The card
Standing room only went up at the
entrance to Crump's Theater tonight long
before the performance began. The enter
tainment was a unique affair, the curtain
rising over the silvery locks of about fif-
teen citizens of this county seated on the
stage. Some of them had never before seen
the inside of theater, but who were at
home fifty years ago at the old-time
country hoe-downs' with their fiddles.
The entertainment was given for the bene-
fit of the poor of the city, and was for the
championship In rendering on the violin the
old-time melodies of pioneer days. There
were right-handed fddlers and left-handed
fiddlers, and THE Arkansaw Traveller"
Sugar in the Gourd" and similar tunes were
received with loud applause Rye Straw
and .'Old Dan Tucker were played by
every contestant with telling effect. There
was no programme for the entertainment.
as a programme was considered too new
tangled" The. old gray heads would not,
work to one. Ex-Mayor w. w. Stader was
master of ceremonies and called for the
entertainment, while ex-Attorney-general
Francis T. Hord, now judge of the Circuit
Court. was the presiding officer. So wrapt
up in the contest did the judges become
that they gave to each of the fiddlers $3.50
and red ribbon No entertainment here
for years took like this one, and a snug
sum for the poor of the city was raised.
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Views of Richie and Burns

PIQUA, o., Dec. 31-Walter B. Richie of
Lima supreme chancellor of the Knights
of Pythias, and John c. Burns, of Mans
field, supreme representative were in this
city to-day. Supreme Chancellor Richie said:
THE church is able to run it's own BUSH
ness. The Knights of Pythias are able to
run theirs. We do not propose to run theirs,
nor will they be able to interfere with us.
Supreme Representative Burns said: II
have no criticism to make of either his
Holiness or the supreme keeper of records
ard seals of the order, DR.. White, of Nash
vile, whose interview was published to-
day. The subject of the Pope's rule against
members of the church becoming members
of the order is not proper matter for any
mem Der of the order to be Interviewed on.
The Catholic Church will go on forever,
while the supreme chancellor and l are liza
BILE to become back numbers"
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TORTURED AND ROBBED.
Mix~r Placed ON Stove nnd Forced
20 Tell Where HIS Money Was.

DECATUR. ILL.,. Dec. S1.---Wiliam Flo-'
rey, a miser and hermit who has lived
alone for thirty years on farm in the
river bottoms. was robbed Tuesday night
The neighbors only learned OF Ii to-day
To make him tell where his money was
hid he was twice put on a stove by two
mens They forced him TO give up $500 first
and much larger sum the second time
but how much IL not known. He refuses to
say much about the matter except that his
money Is gone. The burns on his hands
feet and body are severe Fiorey owns a
farm OF 100 acres and IL so old he is child
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SAN RANCISCO, Dee 3I-GeneraI
Booth has commissioned Helen G.. Schofiald
as lieutenant in the Salvation Army and
has assigned her to work In the hardest
post in San Francisco, among the lowest
of the fallen women She is daughter
of Rev. l.. NJ. Sehofield, who was pastor
of important Presbyterian churches in Cali
fornia and who is now in Chicago. Miss
Schofield graduated with distinction from
Mills Seminary two years ago and joined
the Salvation Army last April
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Landlord Griaith ParaIyxed.
eciaI to the Indianapolis Journal

SpeCIdI 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. 31-George r.
Griffith, the veteran hotel man, of this city,
and one of the Oldest in the State, is lying
at the point of death. After returning from
a ride this morning he complained of
singing sensation in his left arm He
went directly to his room Oh the second
floor. but fell PROSTATE in the hall after as
cending the stairs. Doctors J. W. Hunt H
e. Jones and j. B. Fattic have been at the
bedside of the sick man all afternoon. His
left side is paralyZed and he is unable 10
speak Mr.. Griffith has been in the hotel
business in this city over thirty years. and
is universally respected. The sorrow is in
tensified by a telegram tonight announcing
the death of his son-in-law, Frank A. Spear
John T.,6
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-01
Fnir's VIII May. he Contested.

be q contest over the Will of the late eX-
senator James q Fair. Charles Fair has
realized that the clause depftving of q
share IN the estate any children he may
have ~ slight He also resents the plac-
ing IN the hands Of outsiders the manage
n1ent or the Fair estate. On The latter
gr9und 4 IS thought hts sisters. Mrs.
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Reception to the New Pastor.
Special To the Indianapolis Journal

WORTHINGTON, Ind, Dec. 3i.--A re-
ception vas rendered Elder A. Nj. Hall. of
Irvington, in the Williams House parlors.
last Saturday evening that being the begin
ming of his work as pastor of the Christian
Church at this place. The address OF well
come was delivered by Mr.. j. ID. Myers.
sponses by Elder Hall, Rev. w. G. Sherman,
OF the Presbyterian Church. and Rev.
Brann. of the Episcopal Church.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-01
81, 800 Fire ON Buck Creek

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
E GREENFIELD, Ind, Dec. 31.-At 8
o'clock this morning the big barn of w.
Z. Sergeant, in Buck Creek township. this
county, burned, together with it's contents,
dred bushels of corn and farming imple-
ments. Loss. $500, with $500 insurance in
the Continental +N@3te
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

BEDFORD. Ind, Dec. H.--John Gel
gerich, aged German was found dead on
the ice on White river three miles south OF
here yesterday. Several boys while out
skating came ON the lifeless form and gave
the alarm. The man was frozen stff. On
Saturday morning he was last seen here
when he was attending TO his usual affairs.
Since that time no one seems to know any
thing about him until he was found on the
;,,
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Dragged to Death by a Horse.
-. -. LII. ....lar I.A.,rxnnl

GOSHEN, Ind, Dec. 3f.--John Mcclintock,
living near Syracuse, while riding horse
to water shis morning was thrown, his
clothes becoming entangled in the harness.
This frightened the horse, which started
to run, dragging the boy sAong the frozen
road, breaking his neck Life was extinct
when the body recovered by his
rNlr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-01
Chicago Meat Train Wrecked.

: s1T.tSItF 10 t1Ic 1iIVlflIdFS5IIS IUuI IIdI
HARTFORD CITY, Ind. Dec. 3f.--A col
lision the Panhandle the station oe-
CURED this forenoon. The Chicago meat
train came in While west-bound freigh;
o.y$.se meat train struck the west-bound
TN obliauely and knocked several ears
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DIR. A. $. HustOn's Funeral.
,pecial m tho TndianapOliS Journal

SpGCIdI IHUIdHdp0ITs
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. S1.-The funeral
of DR.. A. S. Huston, the well-known
physician and Sunday school worker, was
held in this city to-day The obsequies
were impressively conducted by Elder Fl.
n, Herrlck. of Muncie, assisted by Rev.
funeral was one of the largest ever wit
messed in Anderson
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Ate Unison Weed Cakes.

n
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 3l.-William
:. Cramer prominent farmer, two miles
east Of this city, took some buckwheat to
the mill few days ago and had it ground
for home use. There was known TO be some
Unison weed with 1t, but it thought
that Ii would not hurt the flour. The family
paftook heartily of cakes made from il yes
terday and ali We're badly poisoned and
came near dying. Mr. Cramer is vet con-
fined 10 his bel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-01
Electric Light Failure.
Snaciol To tho IndianannliS journal

JOUrIIdI
KOKOAIO, Ind, Dec. 31.-The Mowery
Elecric Light Company assigned to-day. AS
sets, $40, 900: liabilities, $4,000. w. S. Woods,
grocer, also assigned, with assets and liza
bilitieS of about S. coo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-01

Herman Oeirchs and Miss Virginia Fair
may Join hands with Charles. although
he has not been on speaking terms with
them for some years.
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First Orderly Sunday i'm Peru.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, Dec. 31.-Peeple of this city
experienced a genuine surprise yesterday
and last night in the closing of all the
saloons and grocery stores and the strictest
adherence to Sunday law ever known here.
The effect was reached through efforts of
the prosecuting attorney Joseph TIL
lett and his lieutenant. Constable Church.
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Fatally burned.

CLEVELAND. Miss. Dec 3i.--Mrs Dr.
Luke Beasley died to-day from burns re-
ceiyee Yesterday. she was on visit to
the Kiles plantation and was in a room
alone when her clothing caught fire. Be-
to Il crisp,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-01
SIcaxar Elarisf

Offers artistic designs in Cut Flowers,
Roses etc. also wedding and reception
decorations at reasonable prices. 80 West
washington street.
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SIX PERISH.
Mother and Five Children Lose Their
Lives In Their Home.


ELLSWORTH. Wis, Dec 31.-The resi-
dence of Michael O'Connell in the town
OF FL Paso, Pierce county. was burned early
this morning and Mrs, O'Connell and five
children persisted In the flames Mr.. O'Con-
nell slept below and was awakened by
the fire at 2 O'Clock. He just had time to
escape In his night robe. His wife appeared
at a window and dropped one child and
returned for the others, but did not appear
again.
Mfr. OConnell cannot tell much about the
fire. OF how 1t originated. He was awakened
by q choking sensation and, jumping out of
bed. ne found the room full OF smoke. He
ran to the Kitchen door and opened It, The
flames burst through on him, and in such
fQrce as TO knock him down. How he got
on his feet out of the building he is una
s>a- 10 tell. When he did get out of the
building he heard one OF the children cry
Ing, the boy. a youngster about six years
old. He said he was awakened by the heat
and smoke and ran to the window and
jumped out The mother was also awakened
and. catching up her YOUNGEST child. a boy
two years old ran to the window and threw
him cut to her husband below. She turned
and went back to arouse the rest of the
children. five In number who were still
sleeping soundly. Before she succeeded in
arousing them or getting them to the win
dow the roof fell in, huryfng the mother and
hvc remaining children In the fire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-01
Fare to Virginia and the south

Via Pennsylvania Line Land-seekers' En-
cursion. Tickets will be sold Jan. to Feb.
at one fare for the round trip. Call OH
agents, 20 West Washington street, 46 Jack
son Place, Union Station, address George
K. Rockwell p. ID. A., indianapolis.
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-
Ring in the New Year

And don't fail to use some Home Brew or
Columbia beer, which you can buy in bot
ties from the Home Brewing Company
Telephone 1850.
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disabled. Trainmen all jumped and no one
. was hurt. The wreck delayed trains sew
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-01
REORGANIzING THE A. n. L.
Debs's Order to Have Signs, Grips and
m Insurance Feature.


an Insurance Feature.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-The American Rail-
way Union, according to circular issued
by President Debs, dated Dec. u. is soon
to BLOSSOM as a strict secret organization.
This was agreed upon at the convention
held in June, but the strike prevented the
working out the details. The officers
of the A. r. u. since the strike have had
time 80 work out Sthe details of the new
scheme The work has been done by a
special committee selected from the board
of nine directors, consisting of J.. F. Me-
Vean. e. V. Debs and w z. Burns.
special meeting of the board of directors
will be held within ten days. when the
plans will be presented in detail for final
adoption. They have had all secret society
plans under consideration and think they
have prohted by the experience of other
labor and fraternal organizations. The pur-
pose is not to increase the present initiation
fications for membership will remain the
same Any emplOye of good character of
any railroad without regard to length OF
bined with the secret work will be
sessment insurance plan, the maximum
member to be 5000 and the minimum $500.
The sick benefit fund established by many
carded. Secretary Keilihe r'' said last night
there We're now 10000 members of the AR.
Y. In good standing, as against 10000 just
before the strike. President Debs will go
to Milwaukee Tuesday night, where he will
speak in favor of the new plan and at
tempt to boom the organization. From Mil
waukee he will go to Minneapolis, st. Paul
and Duluth. -
Will Sue for Contract Wages.
PITTSBURG, Dec 31.-The strikers at
the Apollo and Leechburg tin-plate works
are preparing to enter suit for their wages
under contracts signed with the Apollo
Iron and Steel Company and Kirk
patrick Co, owners Of the
plants. Contracts were to govern the
wages for one year. and after they had
been in force four months, the firms made
reductions The workmen refused to ac-
cept and will now try to recover their
money under the contract The wages of
two thousand men for eight months are
involved
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TIE Injured Men Improving.
aoial RI tho Fundamentals Tourp,f

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Dec 31-The men in
jured in yesterdays explosion are all get
ting better except Jerry Claxton, whose
leg was broken in two places, and Charles
Hand, whose leg was broken in three places.
They are suffering a great deal and the
full extent of their injuries is unknown.
They are expected TO recover unless new
and unexpected complications arise Their
injuries were caused by the heavy barber
shop furniture being hurled on them, crush
ing them to the floor amid the debris. The
loss is quite heavy on MIR. See, who owned
the shop, which represented the savings of
a lifetime.
Charlottesville DRUMMER banquet
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSNILLE, Ind, Dec. 31.-The
forty-two commercial travellers residing in
this city have formed an association, and
this evening held their first annual banquet
at the Robbins House. There We're plates
laid for a hundred and the affair was very
enjoyable. j. H. Mccoy acted as toast
to invoke blessing. The Country Hotels
was responded TO by H. NJ Harter, .The
Boys of the T. p. A. by j. f. RYAN and
Our Sunshine by jeff Mcdaniel
Look Out for Indiana Gas Trust.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Dec. 3l-The an
nouncement is given out that the New York
gas syndicate which recently purchased the
Anderson Fuel Supply Company's plant.
and which now has gained complete con-
troll of the Lafayette, Fort Wayne Wabash
Logansport and one OF the Indianapolis,
lines. has negotiations pending for the pur-
Marion Kokomo. EIwood Richmond and
some other gas consuming cities
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Mgr. SatolIi on Pope Leo's Ban.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Glowing to mis-
apprehension caused by the publication of
the statement that the decree concerning
secret societies was not final and was sub
mitted to the bishops in order to secure
from them their opinion thereon, Mgr Sa-
TOLL authorizes the Associated Press to
make the following brief statement of facts
to set at rest misapprehensions and pos
sible Misrepresentation The arehbishops
Of the United States have taken counsel
with respect to three societies. namely, the
Odd Fellows, the Sons of Temperance and
Knights of Pythias. The archbishops de-
cded that the whole question should be
submitted to the apostolic see. In a COM
munication from his Ennence, Cardinal
Monaco to Mgr. Satoli, the action
of the general congregation of cardinals.
to whom his Holiness committed the ques-
ton, is made known. The congregation,
after considering carefully the matter, made
decree. This decree his Holiness fully
confirmed and gave ii complete effect. The
decree is, therefore, transmitted to all arch
bishops, bishops and other ordinaries of the
United States, to be by them carried into
effect. Mgr. Satolli has acted merely as
medium of transmission, but III view of con-
Trajectory and confusing reports emanating
from various parts of the. country the facts
thus briefly stated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-01
DENIED BY A PYTHIAN
BISHOP MESsMER TAKEN TO TASK
by CHANCELLOR HILSCHER,
And Also Asked to Prove Certain
Charges Against the IL. Of P.-Mgr.
SatoIn on the PapaI Edict.

ST. PAUL, Dec. S1.-J. f. Hilscher.
grand chancellor knights of Pythias of
Minnesota. tonight mailed the following
letter to the Right Reverend S. G.. Mess
mer. of Green Bay, Wis:
Right Reverend Sir--Your interview.
ported In a Chicago newspaper. in regard
10 the decree OF the Roman Church. put
Knights of Pyth!as, Is entitled to special
consideration, from the fact that you offer
an argument in justification of the ban.
Your argument is stated as follows:
. There never has been anyobjecton
to Catholics belonging TO the lower degrees
of any OF these secret societies. as In those
degrees men are only banded together for
mutual benefit and pleasure But In the
higher degrees the principles and teachings
tian and contrary to the principles of the
Catholic Church. If the lower lodges were
or9ars irT the 6 @ oa these
them. but as all are a part of the same
organization they must all come under the
ban
Your words. Right Reverend Sir are
clear and explicit, and IL your argument
can be sustained they explain fully the
ban placed on these societies by the Pope
But 1 deny the charge you make against
the order of the Knights of Pythias, and l
ton. You owe this to the American pub
lie, to your own church. and, in special
cusation falls My demands, made with
the greatest respect,
''First-That you prove that radical
difference exists to principles and pur-
poses between the lower and higher de-
grees of the x. of Pa difference such as
to make the higher degrees worthy of con-
demnation, while the lower are innocent.
.'Second-That you prove in those higher
degrees the principles and teachings of
those societies are distinctly anti-Chris-
ton and contrary to the principles of the
Catholic Church.
II may add that, though beginning re-
ply to all these points, l hope you viii give
special attention to your charge that the
higher degrees anti-Christian-a charge
which certainly should not be made lightly.
AS your interview was given to the public
press l consider 1t my privilege and duty
to give this reply the same publicity"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-06-07
A Clear Ease

He-You can tell a woman character
even by the arrangement of the tides on
the chairs in her parlor.
She-But suppose there are no tides?
He-Then she is considerate.-
Free Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-06-07
Primitive Fire Engines.

The oldest known fire engine for pump
ing water is probably the one mentioned
in the .Spiritalia' of Hero, about $50 B. G.
This engine, it is said, was contrived with
two single acting pumps with single
beam pivoted between the two for working
the plungers. The streams of water united
in a single discharge pipe and passed up
trough having an air chamber and out of
a nozzle which might be turned in any dl-
rection as desired. Fire engines appear
also to have been used extensively by the
early Romans, who furthermore organized
regular fire brigades.
In the early part of the sixteenth centu-
ry fire engine known as a water syr-
inge" was introduced, which in measure
resembled the modern forms of fire en-
gines. This was mounted on wheels, and
the water was poured by levers. This form
of engine was very generally used in Ger
many. In England about the same time
large brass syringes were used. These
held several quarts of water and were op-
Grated by three men, two of them holding
the syringe at each side with one hand and
directing the nozzle with the other, while
the third operated the plunger. 1t was
necessary, after having discharged the wa
ter from the syringe, to refill 1t from a
well or cistern near the fire or from buck
cts. The syringes were later fitted to port
able tanks of water. The first successful
fire engine was probably the Newshan en-
CINE, and this was the pioneer OF manually
operated fire engines. The pumps in these
engines were built on many different de-
signs, but in most cases they were operat-
ed by levers Fire engines similar in form
to the Newsham engine were in use up TO
the year Philadelphia Inquirer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-06-07

IYAsr every man and woman in the United
States interested in the Opium and Whisky
habits to have one of my books on these dis.
eases. Address B. NJ. Woolley, Atlanta, Ga
Box os2, and enc win be sent you fFee.