The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-22


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Rode Mile i'm 2:o4.
SAN JOSE, Cal, April 2o-Edward C.
Bald, Of the Press Cycling Club Of Buffalo,
He has placed another worlds record to
his credit, making mile in a race in 2:04
view of the fact that Bald rode a road
wheel, his racing wheel not having arrived
from the East. His performance of yes
and five thousand people attended to-day's
races expecting to see him establish
were not disappointed. Bald ran second in
his heat and qualified. starting in the
Coulter. At the crack of the pistol Bald
got away first and tackled the
rear wheel Of the tandem rsnf bic urging gdnis
ton for the first lap. when he dropped
back and allowed Coulter and Foster to
get between him and the tandem. He re-
NAMED in that position until the last turn
in the stretch and then with squirt equal
TO any of the mighty Zimmerman, he passed
the tandem and crossed the tape, wheels
length ahead of Coulter who was Tapped
by F. d. Foster. When the time was an
came. tremendous wave of applause which
lasted several minutes. AS for zeigler, he
IS not riding as he has ridden nor
It is stated zeigier had been guilty Of a
number of lapses from CONSCIENTIOUS work
Jones' na' the lel' young Class Crack. starting
from scratch in the mile handicap, rode
se first third Of m RECORD n t Of ee
onds, made in Springfield.
Nile Inyta At Class Ms,,l BE ,m beat;
Second Heat-Coulter, Foster, osen.
1aI Heat-Bald.. Coulter. Foster, osen.
Time. 2:o4 Worlds record, beating 2:05 As
made at Springfield
Dance Hall Tragedy.
PORTLAND Ind, April 20.--Last night
the village of Camden Pennville) was the
eide ali in the space Of few moments.
There was dance at Wallings Hail. and
being seSra om atp ncud
ing Harry Block, Otto Hasanfuss. job.
p hn Bert SHAY u a geaa dhe n4
anfuss, Block became jealous because
ed i'i in to-. make trouble Shaw and the girl
went down to the foot of the stairs to-
Followed anu and said to Hasanfuss Il am
going to shoot you,s the girl and myself
He quickly drew revolver nss TO carry out ut
catch his arm, but failed in getting a. good
hold. and the desperate man pulled the
anfasss neck. The wounded man cried for
help. screaming that he was bleeding to
taking the girl across the street. Block
sent a fusillade of bullets after them, strik-
n Fred the br m ponns ha BECK
followed the couples and, showing his weap--
ON under the arm of Donlin, fired second
time at Miss Like. The bullet struck her
in the throat and she dropped back on the
sidewalk with a stifled cry, bleeding to
death in few minutes.
Hardly had the report died away when
Block turned the revolver on himself and
revolver dropped from his hand and he
threw himself across the body of the girl,
both dying together.
Rube Smith Dead.
COLUMBUS, o., April 20.-Rube Smith,
the leader of the celebrated Burrows gang,
sent up to the Ohio penitentiary Dec. 10,
tence for attempted train robbery, died
Smith si soon after his arrival at the pen-
tertiary. complained of kidney trouble:
bullet Which IT. e ra train in Msss
sppi was taken from his body, the belief
being. that that was the cause of his
lief a1ly
ever. He was taken to the hospital about
week ago, and It then became apparent
live. Warden James will notify his rela-
tiveS. ~ki&
peradoes of modern times. He was charged
with the murder of five me1, and there was
popular impression that his hands were
stained with the blood of many more. He
was born in Lamar county, Alabama, where
his parents still reside on farm, and was
twenty-seven years old
Worlds Championship.
NEW YORK, April 2o.-The League of
iaw;nr comm1lnication from Secretary
Henry Sturnlly, of the international
forming you that it now has been definitely
decided that the worlds championships for
1885, which, as you are Well aware. VIII
take place at Cologne under the auspices
of the Deutsche Redfaehrer Bund German
Cyclists Unonl will take place on Aug Ia,
secutive days tof racing. which will not
necessitate the lengthy period of residence
which occasioned so large a proportion of
The expense at Antwerp last year.
This announcement will occasion consider
able interest among racing men, as the
League of American Wheelmen may de-
eide to send a team to Germany to repre-
sent America in the championships this
year Last season the international events
were held in the same month as the L.
A. w. national championships.
Fight for Oil Territory.
| ASHLAND, KY. April 20.-The Standard
and it's various side companies Will by no
| means control the Big Sandy oil field with
/ out a costly struggle. The latest advices
from the fields indicate the lveiest weeks
! work that the section has ever known To-
| day has been the busiest OF the series.
| Knowing that the coming week would pre-
cipitate a motley crowd of speculative
| agents the older companies have been strfv-
| ing to get all the desirable territory pos
| sible in hand. The South Pennsylvania Oil
| Company is credited with paying out this
| week SD coo on lease rentals in Magofhn
| and Floyd counties. The other companies
| are being likewise affected. and the Big
| Sandy valley is profiting immensely Thou
sands of acres have been taken
A Columbus Girls Invention.
| COLUMBUS Ind. April 20.-An electric
device has lust been invented by Dora Og-
den, manager of the Western Union office
at this place. by which steam whistles are
| to be blown by electricity, the current pass