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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-06
A DRAWN BATTLE.
Ten Rounds Fought by George Dixon
and Frank Erne.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-rhere was very
large attendance of club members and
guests at the new Manhattan Athletic Club
tonight to see the ten-round bout for a
decision between George Dixon. of Boston.
the featherweight champion OF the world.
and Frank Erne, OF Buffalo. who aspires
TO the championship. There were three
bouts on the programme. The curtain rails
er was an eight-round go at 40 pounds be-
tween Matt Matthews. OF New York, and
Tom Frazier, of Brooklyn. In the sixth
round Frazier was almost out when the
referee stopped the bout after one minute
and thirty seconds fighting and declared
Matthews the winner. Jim Franey. of Port
land. Ore. and Harry Fisher, OF Brook
lyn, were the next pair in bout OF eight
rounds at catch weights. The men weighed
about the same. but the Portland man
had the advantage OF about two inches
in height Franey had decided advantage
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NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 5.-Summaries OF
to-day's races:
First Race-Seven furlongs. Lagniappe,
50 (Caywood), to !. won; Overeila, 1OZ
(Newcomb), 3 to l, second; Jack the Jew,
1O6 (Ham) 10 to !. third. Time, 1:29A.
Stark, DIR. Work, The Eel. Dick Behan and
BeaSon ran.
Second-six- furlongs: Souffle. 10S Rossl.
/ to 2, won; LaSalle, SO (Gatewood), IL to l.
second; Royal Choice, 10S (Turner), 10 10 l,
third. Time, 1:15%. Burley Leaf, War
Song, Cochina, Waterman and Helena ran.
Third-Mile and seventy yards. Proverb
80 Hyle), 20 to !, won; Queen Bess, 81 Cd.
Davis, IL to 5, second; TerrapiE. 50 Cay
wood. 2 to i, third. Time, 1:E. Cave
Spring, Red Cap, Hot Spur, Areline,
Cyantha, Legrande and Play or Pay also
ran.
Fourth-Six furlongs. Mazzarine 81 CA.
BarretD, IL to 5, won; Nikita, So P. Clay.
II to /, second; Hibernla Queen, So Cay
wood, 2 to i, third. Time. TIA. Judge Du-
bois. Lzzetta, Domingo, Long Brook, I'll
Mundo and Gold Dust ran.
Fifth-Seven and one-half furlongs. G. B.
Cox, 101 a. Soden). TO l, won; Lester, l0l
(Sheerin), s to /. second; Billy Bennett, loi
(Turner), z to /, third. Time, 1861: Bob
Wagner Ten Spring, Zaldivar, Lulu I. and
j. ". Carter ran. Queen Bird and The
Rock left at post.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-06
Erie Canal Closed,

BUFFALO, Dec. 5.-To-day practically
closed navigation at this port The canal
closed to-day by order OF the Board Of Pub
lie Works and hundreds OF boats are tied
up here. Coal shipments are almost all
over, and few more vessels will clear from
here except such as intend to lay up else
where for the winter. The Reading has
stopped shipping coal; the Pennsylvania
shut down yesterday; the Erie wound W
to-day, and the Lackawanna and Lehigh
win conclude by Saturday. Grain Is still
pouring in to such an extent as TO cause q
blockade at the elevators, and many ves-
sells already here cannot unload before next
week. No more OF the Western lines
steamers will leave this afternoon or this
upper lake ports to winter here.
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though they expected to resume work yes

though they expected to resume work yes
terday morning. If Mr.. Cornell has refused
to treat with us, as is practically the case,
1t is no fault Of ours. We have done every
thing consistent with our principles. and at
the same time conscientiously performed
our duty toward the men, who have placed
an amicable adjustment of the differences.
We will not hold, nor will we seek any
conference with Mr.. Cornell. 1t Is war to
the knife, and we will not submit to the
dictum of the Iron League We know our
position, and we can just see our way clear.
OF one thing We are certain, and that Is
that Mr.. Cornell cannot provide men from
any quarter to I'LL the places OF the strik-
ers. Our motto is mo surrender
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other Death. i'm the State.

SEYMOUR, Ind, Dec. 5.-Dedrick Miller
wealthy farmer of this county. died yes
he was thrown from a buggy in a runaway
and suffered injuries from which he never
recovered. Joseph Cummings. of Zelma
aged seventy-eight years, is also dead. He
was born and raised in Jackson county
where he has since resided.
FRANKFORT, Ind, Dec 5.-Samuei
Thompson, a wealthy young farmer, resid-
ing east of this CITY, died yesterday. On the
22d inst. young Thompson stepped on a nail
In the barnyard and lockjaw was the result
OF the injury and the cause of his death.
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INGENIOUS swINDLE.
Telegraph Operator Arrested for
Charging 81 for Bogus Messages.

CLEVELAND. o.. Dec. 5.-R w. Tracy.
who says his home is in Elmira, " Y,
has been arrested here while practicing an
ingenious. swindle. He employed a messen-
ger boy and sent him with bogus kilograms
inclosed in Western Union envelopes to the
homes OF fifty well-known persons. The
boy was told to collect 81 charges on each
message. He had succeeded in collecting
the charges from four or five persons, when
one woman objected to paying the charges
and called a policeman. The messenger
boy and Tracy, who was waiting outside
the house. were arrested. The fifty bogus
messages, all addressed. were found In TIE
boys possession. Tracy says he is tel
egraph operator. and that he adopted the
scheme to get money. of which ne was in
need He was held in 500 bail
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Farmers' Institute.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
BEDFORD. Ind, Dec. 5.-The Lawrence
County Farmers Institute convened here
yesterday. Hon. III. p. Pearson. the Mayor.
made the opening address, which showed
research and force. Mrs. Morley read an
interesting paper on .fDairying.'' Messrs.
Mount and j. C.. stevens were the speak
ers assigned by Professor Latta on the
part of the State, and they acquitted them
selves with great credit. As fine a display
of fruits corn. potatoes and other season.
able articles as was ever exhibited in the
county was a feature of the entertainment.
The institute work continued last night
and to-day, and was thought to have been
n
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STRIKE AvERTED.
Agreement Reached by Pfttsburg
Miners and Operators.

PITTSBURG, Dec. 5.-This afternoon the
joint convention OF miners and operators
with but three dissenting voices. adopted
the following resolution:
The price for mining in the thin vein
shall be 81 cents from Jan. ] TO March 81
and 60 cents from April l to Dec. 81. AL
company stores shall be abolished, six-foot
screens with one and one-half-inch bars
shall be used; miners shall select their own
check weighmen payments shall be made In
cash on the 10th and 18th of each month";
and any company deducting wages in inter
est of company store shall pay 20 cents ex-
ira per ton"
A committee OF five operators and miners
was appointed, to whom all differences un-
der this contract shall be referred They
will meet Jan. / and Jan. 16 to canvass the
situation. If they shall find that the pro-
visions are being practically complied with
and the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company is paying the district price of 81
cents, then the committee shall declare the
contract in effect. If. however, the said
company is not paying the price, the COM
mittee shall declare the price being paid by
said company TO be the price for mining.
and to follow the price paid by the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
throughout the existence OF this contract.
The convention will meet tomorrow to fix
differentials for the thick and thin veins.
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Indiana Notes.

Hog cholera is prevalent in the vicinity
Of Hagerstown.
The Railway Cycle Company. of Hagers-
town, has received orders from Russia AMI
Mexico for some Of their vehicles.
George Pfaffenberger, prosperous
farmer of Jackson county, has been strick-
en- with paralysis. and his condition is
alarming. rr
Rev r. d. Trick, of Franklin, has been
called and accepted the passionate of the
First Baptist Church at Charlottesville. and
will begin his work next Sunday.
A suit for 5000 damages has been filed
against the Montgomery County Agricul-
tural Association by K. J. Baldwin. II is
alleged that last fall the running horse San
Francisco was injured on the race track by
a harrow and drag which had been left
upon the track. and such injuries received
by the horse as to reduce its value from
s., COO to 500.
Mrs. John fash, OF Kokomo, met with a
painful and possibly fatal accident Wednes-
day. With small babe In her arms she
started to descend an icy stairway. when
she lost her footing and fell to the bot
tom. In order to save the child. Mrs. fash
received the full force of the fall. break
ing the bones of her arms and receiving
several bad cuts and bruises. The baby
came up smiling without scratch.
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names as Eva vigus and Ella McCreary
They are waiter girls and say they were
at Portsmouth, o., for quite while, and
from there went TO Portland in answer to
an advertisement Being badly treated
there they came on here and having no
funds. they are being cared for at the Home
OF the Friendless. Miss McCreary says that
her home Is in New Orleans and she claims
to have been educated al Notre Dame Uni
versity there Miss Vigus says her home is
at ST Louis. Miss McCreary also claims
that she is a niece of Ex-Governor Nc
Creary of Kentucky, who now resides in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-06

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Charles W. Deering,
the eighteen-year-oid grandson Of the mil
lionaire pillow manufacturer, William Deer
ing, has Joined the regular army as pri-
vate. The young man failed TO get into
West Point. and without the knowledge OF
his relatives decided to enlist He was
mustered in as a cavalryman at Detroit,
and is now a trooper at Fort Riley, Kansas
His family appears to have concluded not to
attempt TO interfere with his prospective
fiye-year term of service.
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The Lincoln Case.

CHICAGO, Dec. 81. S. Scott, owner of
John r. Gentry, and John c. Taylor, owner
of Joe Patchen, were to-day ordered to pay
the Lincoln Park Association, Lincoln, Neb.
SIS each entrance money for breach of con-
tract, and 1t was also ordered that they
order is complied with This was one of
the numerous decisions reached to-day by
the board OF appeals Of the American Trot-
at the Auditorium Hotel since Tuesday.
About a hundred decisions were handed
down tonight. The charge against the
owners of Gentry and Patchen was that
they failed to keep an engagement to race
at Lincoln.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-06
TACK TRUST ORGANIZED
And Prices Advanced To Almost
Double the Former Rate.

NEW YORK. dec. 5.-The Evening
World says: During the past two weeks a
trust comprising almost every carpet-tack
factory in the country has been organized
and the price OF tacks advanced to almost
double the former rates The original tack
trust consisted of six of the leading New
England factories, which combined for the
purpose of advancing prices. but was dis
solved about three years ago.
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Misplaced Sympathy.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT, Ind, Dec. 5.-Three weeks
ago the police found Charley Bryan, a fif-
teen-year-old boy. sick in the roundbouse
Of the Clover Leaf railroad here. The boy
was bright. and told a straightforward
story OF the hardships OF his life. saying
that his former home was at Johnstown,
Pa. where his parents were victims of the
flood. His story and apparent truthfulness
excited the sympathy of the officers, and in
a day or two he had a good home, DR.. s.
o. Knapp taking him, buying him clothing
and starting him to school. The waif soon
won the good opinion of his teachers, and
the kind-hearted doctor was growing very
proud of his protege. Yesterday Mrs Knapp
left Charley with the children while she
made call. On her return she found that
the young migrate had taken the children
to a neighbor's. and. returning to the house.
ransacked 1t of all the valuables he could
easily carry and decamped. Two gold
watches, couple of diamond rings, a re-
vover and articles of clothing were missing
with the young tramp.
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TRUCKER, CAL, Dec. 5.-Truckee is pre-
pairing to have an ice palace, to illustrate
the diversity of California climate. The
business men of the town have formed
themselves into a stock company and are
now erecting buildings which will form the
basis Of the palace. Streams OF water
sprayed on the buildings will coat them
with ice. An inclosed ice skating rink
eight hundred feet long. with roof of
solid ice, will be one of the features of the
ice carnival
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-06
House Burned.
he Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, Dec. 5.-The tenement
house on West Charles street. owned by j.
b. Hand and occupied by j. 7. Robinson
and Roy HURT was destroyed by fire alta
o'clock this morning. causing nearly 81 600
loss on the building Is covered by insur-
aQce.
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Mrs. Edward III. Dennis.
ial to the IndianapolfS Journal

Speclai 10 the Indianapolis journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Dec. 5.-AIrs. Edward
III. Dennis, aged seventy-one years. died to-
night, at her home, in this city, of pneu-
monia. She was probably the most prom-
nent charitable and temperance worker in
the city, being connected with a number OF
institutions and societies. She was the
mother of Miss Mary Dennis, who formerly
had charge Of a Methodist church at Ins
dianapolis ~
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Judge Banta Critically III.

optCIdI 10 tIt IHuIaIIapOiiS JoufHui
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Dec. Sword has
just been received here from Wisconsin
stating that Judge d. d. Banta, dean Of the
law school OF Indiana University. and one
Of the best known lawyers in Indiana. is in
a critical condition from hung trouble and
is not expected to recover. He is at the
home of his son George, having left the
university about six weeks ago hoping that
rest would benefit his health.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-06
Family Ill from Poison.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Dec. 5.-The entire family
of William Pfeil. of this city, became sud-
denly i'll after eating cracked wheat and
milk The food was taken at dinner yester-
day and an hour after Mrs. Pfiel and the
two children became violently III, and their
condition all last night was serious. They
are now considered out of danger, though
yet confined to their. beds 1t is thought
either the milk or the wheat contained
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-06
KEssLER TRAIN ROBBERS.
1t In Relieved Their Identity VIII
Soon he Revealed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 5.-Policeman John
Seldomridge came here from Lagrange, to-
day, and reports that Burt Cessline, of
Noble county. arrested by him in the Nun
Gle postcffice recently. promises to give up
a valuable clew as to the identity OF the
kessler train robbers who held up a Lake
Shore train year ago. Cessline was sus-
pected of being identified with the job. AT
the time of his arrest he was getting a let
ter from the postoffice that proved to be
from pal' of his in prison and contained
a clew TO the train robbery. Since then de-
tectives have been working on Cessline and
a full confession is expected from him. tell
ing who the robbers were Cessline has done
time IN prison
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Held for Trial ON n Serious Charge.
SnaciaI To the Indiana nnlis journal

RICHMOND, Ind, Dec. 5.-George Higgs,
a young man charged with attempting to
pass counterfeit bill was bound over to
the United States Court this morning I'M
der bonds of $1,000. He had his hearing be-
fore c. C. Binkley, who is the United States
commissioner for this district Higgs was
taken to Indianapolis tonight and will be
held there until his case is reached He was
arrested here last June. in company with
lenses but escaped from jail,o and it was
only this week that he was captured. The
other men have been sentenced TO the
penitentiary. $50
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Aged Divorced Couple Remarked.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Dec. 5.--John
Cowling, aged seventy-six, and Martha
Cowling, aged seventy-four. were married
tonight by Rev. Hutchinson. The couple
were divorced seven years ago, and Mr.
Cowling married second time, his wife
dying about four months ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-06
Sporting Editor Acquitted.

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. SIS. G. v. Griswold,
sporting editor Of the Bee. exonerated
to-day at Plattsmouth of completely In the
death of Arthur Robbins, who died there
a year ago, after engaging in a prize fight
with James Lindsay, in which Griswold
was referee. The jury declared him in no
wise responsible for the fatal termination OF
the AFFAIR
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County omcial. Embarrassed.
snecial TO the indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, Ind, Dec. 5.-The county
officials have asked the County Commission
ers to make some arrangement whereby
they may receive the salary provided for
them by law At the present rate they will
soon have TO give up. During the last
month Clerk Werner has received $40.
Auditor Barrett so and Treasurer Walker
not a cent. The commissioners, after a
conference with the officials. decided to lay
the matter over until next term, awaiting
a. decision in a test case
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-06

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CANNOT CHANGE THEIR MINDS.
Decision of Interest to People Who
Sign Liquor RemOnstrances.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec. 5.-The Coun-
ty Commissioners to-day decided against
applicants for liquor license. A man from
Roachdale applied for a license, and the
temperance people got up a remonstrance,
with majority of ten OF the voters of
FRANKLIN township. The saloon men filed a
counter petition, containing seventeen of
the sgners of the first petition. requesting
that their names be removed The commits
sioners decided against the saloon men and
in favor Of the demonstrators. The deci-
sion in effect is that a remonstrance
against single applicant is good, and also
that men cannot take their names off a
petition after once signing the same
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-06
.war to the Knife"

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The demand for a
recognition OF the union and a uniform scale
of wages by the striking housesmiths is
being vigorously pushed. and the hostilities
began sixteen days ago against the Iron
League In an endeavor to secure that result
is renewed with vigor on the part OF the
strike leaders. Clarendon Hall. the head
quarters Of the strikers. was besieged to-
night with an army OF over six hundred of
the striking housesmiths. who pledged
themselves to President Larry to stand by
him In the present fight.
THE men are most enthusiastic" said
President Larry, when seen tonight.
They have not wavered In the least.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-06
Say. He Didn't Hug Her.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSvILLE, Ind. Dec. 5-A suit
for 5000 has been entered by Phil Hauk
against Foster Fletcher, who is accused of
circulating stories against his character.
Hauk is a schoolteacher, and one of the
stories is to the effect that Hauk was
caught hugging lady pupil after school.
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want. 100000 for Breach of Promise.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, Dec. 5.-Miss Lucy
Petree, respected young lady of Jennings
county, filed suit in the Boone Circuit
Court this evening against William Nealis,
a wealthy young man Of this city, charging
him with breach o8oinarI1age contract. She
demands $4,000 damages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-06
Lecturer mcdonnell Not Insane,

CLEVELAND o.. Dec. 5.-Will j. Nc
Cornell. the well-known temperance lee
turer. who was enormously reported 10
have been sent to an insane asylum some
more He announces that he viii iii mis-
lecture engagements after the holidays, and
will speak in this city next Sunday even
ing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-06
INDIANA OBITUARY.
Robert Ogden, WelI-KnOwn Plumber
of Fort Wayne. Drons Dead.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. Dec. 5.-Robert Og-
den, the pioneer plumber of this city.
dropped dead to-day while experimenting a
job OF plumbing at the residence Of Willard
Miller, on East Washington street. He
seemed i'm perfect health, but had long suf
fered from kidney trouble. He was a
Knight Templar, Scottish Rite Mason and
charter member OF the Sons OF st.
George. He was born in England and was
a prominent member of Trinity Episcopal
Church
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Body-snatcher Convicted.

LINNECS. No., Dec. 6-Dr. J. E. Fox, the
Marcelline body snatcher. has been con-
victed in the Circuit Court here OF that
crime and sentenced to three years In the
penitentiary Fox never denied the charge
OF stealing the body of Miss Cater, OF
Charlton county. but claimed 1t was for dis
section and not for sale to q medical col
leRe.
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PooI-SelIer Convicted.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 5.-Last month all the
booksellers at Covington. KY. were in
dicted. This has been frequent occurrence
for years, but the indictments have here
tofore been nollied. This time the men
were forced to trial. The first case, that of
Sol Sharp, resulted in the Circuit Court to-
day in CONJUNCTION. Sharp was fined 500
and sentenced to thirty days in Jail. The
cases Of j. A. Payne, Mark Simonton,
George c. Bennett Charles Bollinger and
John Tapp are yet to be heard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-06

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