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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23

Temperature Dropped 30 Degrees at
Chicago without Werning.

Chicago without Warming.
CHICAGO Sept. p. = Relief from the
swe'tering weather of the past week
reached this city tonight shortly after 8
o'clock. when cold wave. accompanied by
a driving. chilling rain, which sent pedes-
trians hurrying for their homes, arrived.
At midnight the thermometer stood at S.
having dropped from IS at p. m. and the
indications are that Il viii continue to
drop until morning The barometer indi-
Gates storms. which will be welcome VS.
itors after the scorching days through
which the city has just passed. To-day was
excessively hot and the winds were laden
with heat and only added to the general
suffering. At O'Clock there was no indi-
cation OF the change which came an hour
later. The past .se-en days broke al rec
ords for heat for & ptembs~ in this City and
throughout the Northwest There were
ten deaths from the heat and Numerous
prostrations. la
Dispatches from many places ic Illinois,
Iowa and Wisconsin report drop IN the
temperature to nearly the safe figures:
At nearly all points which havI beer. heard
from the change was ushered in b, 4 vio-
lent windstorm. which at some points did
considerable minor damage. Ir north
ern Wisconsin the wind was 'oru ru)anied
by a heavy rain. some points ing =
fall of from one-half TO one r-n a Iess
than an hour. Telesraphic cor,sau. cation
with the Northwest was seriously crippled
by the storm and at a late hour t-night
the wires are still In bad condition.
The southwest gale which startel In at
daylight this morning blew firfously on all
the upper lakes On Lakes Michigan and
Huron. the wind was from the southwest.
on Lake Superior southerly. and on Lake
Erie southeasterly. Strong sortherly winds
have prevailed for long that II II not
thought by marine men that many schoon-
ers were out In this heavy blow. They
were forced TO seek shelter at the lower
no weather In which II would be worth
while 10 venture out and fight their way
against a strong headwind- On this ac-
count it is probable that few disasters VIII
be reported or. the lakes from the gale.
Twelve crafts. all steamers. were reported
as arriving in port from 5 O'Clock IN the
morning until the same time at night.
They had been delayed by the heavy winds
considerable, but were loaded trim and
Therefore able TO hold their own.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
FIVE BATHERs DROWNED.
Result Of Going ON the Lake ON sun
day at Chicago.

CHICAGO. Sept 22-Five persons were
drowned while bathing in Lake Michigan
to-day. Three young men lost their lives
while in the water at the foot of Lawrence
avenue, and two boys were drowned on
Barry avenue. The drowned are:
ROBERT BECKER, nineteen. body re-
covered q
GEORGE ENGEL, eleven.
WILLIAM ELLIOTT, eleven.
OSCAR HUBER. twenty-one.
OTTO SCHWEIGER, twenty.
Becker Huber and Schweiger went out
in a boat with three other young men. All
went in bathing and before anyone had no.
ticed it the boat had drifted away from
them. The three who were drowned were
unable to swim the distance to the boat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
THE COOPER SKELETON.
1t Continues ON Exhibition I'm
Greensburg Court.

III
Greeasburg Court.
GREENSBURG, Ind. Sept. 22.-The evil
dence given on Saturday in the Cooper
will case was decidedly sensational. and
the Cooper skeleton was still on exhibition.
One witness testified that James Cooper,
the testator, made Jennie Perry. his house
keeper. a present Of a gold watch in the
lifetime of his first wife. Mrs. Pickard said
she kept a boarding. house in Chicago dur
ing the Worlds Fair. and that James
Cooper came to her house with two young
women, and that the three occupied the
same room. 1t was claimed by them that
the old gentleman had heart disease and
they wished to be near him in case he
should need their help. She Identified Mrs.
Jennie Cooper as one OF the party on that
occasion.
Mrs. Mcqueen saw Jennie Perry. now
Mrs Cooper, with her arm around the
shoulder of James Cooper while In buggy
on a public highway and in the lifetime
of the first wife.
Mrs Joseph stoughten had lived near the
home of James Cooper eighteen years.
Cooper claimed he possessed charm to
cure the "swinney." and one day. while on
a visit to the Coopers. he gave it to her, but
she could not tell it in court for fear OF
breaking the charm. She had. however, told
her husband, and he had cured several
horses of the disease. During the lifetime
of the first wife of James Cooper she saw
Cooper and Jennie Perry pass her house ros,nd IN
his shoulder. On several occasions she
saw them at festivals and church. together.
Cooper lived in two,stwory w nr,ek m mouse mouse
room. which had bed I'm it, was well fur
nished The first wife occupied an up
stairs d scan Inc on sbe
floor was a ragged rag carpet, and In the
room were several old chairs and broken
down rocker The w,naow e9fsalns ,hs roe Were tbe
first wife died.
Mrs. Maria Ballard, cripple, was
brought into the court room In an invalid
the Cooper family. she said the nrst VIE
for several wears before she died was an
invalid and had trouble in Talkns Ths w1is
of Cooper ordered his first wife TO wash
her soiled clothes. and heard her say to
tine tine isf might Wood The Old lady carried ar in
the wood two sticks at time.
Mrs. Maxwell was frequently at Coopers:
She saw the first wife before she died, and
Mrs. Cooper had a bruise on her forehead.
She saw James Cooper. her husband. in her
room when she died. but did not see him
shed any tears or make any demonstration ,il
his last illness. and heard him speak of
seeing a swarm of gnats about him and
his wife. The witness was of opinion that
he was of unsound mind when he made
his will. He made his will in 1894, and in
three days afterwards he died.
Hon George W. Cooper. of Columbus;
Hord & Adams, of Shelbyville; Ewing e.
Wilson, of this city, appear for The son.
William. and Love a. Morrison. Adams x
Carter>of Shelbyville. and Bonner. Tackett
& BENNETT. OF this place. for Jennie Cooper,
the second wife, who gets the bulk of the
property under the will. 1t will take two
more weeks TO try the case
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
BUNCH OF FORGED CHECKS.
Score or More Received at the Banks
I'm Bridgeport, Conn.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,. Sept. 22.-Bridge-
port banks have received over twenty ap-
parently certified checks from banks in
Jersey City. Hoboken and other places in
the vicinity of New York during the past
few days. The checks were those known
as counter checks. which the public have
access to in all banks. and were supposed
by those who cashed, them to have been
certified by cashiers or tellers here. The
checks were all signed ''E s. Norris" and
were made payable to G. b. Williams.
The back of each check bore the mark of
a rubber stamp in blue ink. The stamp
was &c. b. williams, merchandise broker,
40 Pine street, New York. Each check
was made out for amounts Of so and up
wards. The banks here at once detected
that the checks were not genuine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
THE MISSING STEEL SHIP.
Lord Downshire Believed to Have
Been Sunk I'm n Collision.


Been Sunk I'm n Collision.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22.-It is now
generally conceded that the four-masted
steel ship with which the British ship Prince
Oscar collided. July 13. in latitude
$50 south; longitude 2s:2o west, sink
ing her, with all hands, is the
Lord Downshire. of Belfast, which was
commanded by Capt. j. G. McMurray,
we'll known at this port. 1t appears to be
generally believed at Lloyds' that this Is
the unknown ship, as she was known to
have been in the locality of the collision
just at that time. homeward bound from
Caleta Bueno. from which port she sailed
May for Hamburg loaded with nitrate.
So positive are the underwriters of this,
owing TO her taliying to such an extent
with the ship which Captain Hender-
son. of the Prince Oscar describes. that
a premium of from eighty to eighty-five
guineas is now being paid for her insur-
ance.
The Lord Downshire Is owned by what Is
known the Irish Ship Owners Associa-
tion of Belfast of which association
Messrs- Thomas. Dixon & Sons are man.
ayers. For years these vessels, until super
seded by steam, were engaged i'm the gem
eral cargo trade between here and Belfast
and they are well known along the wharves
The Lord Downshire carried crew OF
about forty men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
SHOT A FEMALE STUDENT.
NJ. A. Stinson Then Committed Sui
eide with the Same weapon.

OSkALOOSA. Ia. Sept. on Il. Stin-
son. OF st. Louis. formerly agent for the
Rock Island railroad at Fairfield, Ia, at
which point his parents reside, shot and
killed Miss Arta Moore. OF Panora at an
early hour this morning and then COM
mitted suicide The girl has for some time
past been student at Iowa College. She
came here from GrinneIl Friday night. and
was met by Stinson- The couple took
cdy occurred The reason for the killing il
unknown. Stinson simply left a note to
his father 10 take charge or his remains
making no explanation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
OLD Observation-Disclosures
He Says Money Power Is Choking the
Life Out OF the Churches.

CANTON, O.. Sept. PA resolution was
introduced in the Methodist Conference
here censuring the Populists for engaging
Ex-Governor Waite. of Colorado, to de-
liver political speech here to-day. The
Ex-Governor appeared, but he postponed
his political speech until tomorrow night,
delivering a mock sermon instead, in which
he condemned the money power and criti-
cised the ministers. Among other things
he said: Christ drove the money changers
out of the synagogue. Did any one ever
money sharks out of his fold?''
He declared that the money power hung
about the neck of the church as a mill
stone
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
THE GREELY VICTIMS.
Rumor that Peary In bringing Home
One of the Skeletons.

ST. JOHN. N. F.. Sept. PA sensational
report is current to-day, set afloat by the
crew of the Peary steamer Kite. to the
effect that they were bringing home the
bones OF one of the Greedy party from
Cape Sabine. where nearly all of Greely's
men perished from starvation. About ten
years ago, at the time General Greedy was
rescued, twelve bodies were found of the
twenty who died, and no traces of the
others were found. The place has never
been revisited since until the Kite went
there in August and landed men who made
an exploration around the site of Greedy
camp. Lieutenant Peary and his friends
deny that they have any such relics on
board.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
DIR. WILCOX KILLED.


CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-Dr. William Leroy
Wilcox, the oldest medical practitioner in
Irving Park. was almost instantly killed
In runaway this morning. He was
driving a team to a surrey and there was
with his son, Leon, and his stable boy
The boys escaped without serious injury.
The records of the police department
to-day contained a large number of re-
ports OF runaways. several of which re-
suited In serious injury to the occupants
OF buggies and carriages. IL was said i'm
explanation that the continued hot weather
with the accompaniment of bothersome flies
made horses peculiarly sensitive to fright
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
IRISH DELEGATES ARRIVING.
Pouring Into Chicago for the Big
Convention Tuesday.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Sept. PA special train
over the q. g. o.. which arrived at 8
O'Clock tonight. brought 100 delegates from
New York and Philadelphia 70 the Irish
national convention which will be called
to order in this city Tues lay morning. 1t
is said that there are nov $50 cc.egctes in
the city, and the management ut the con-
vention say that py to-rlor-)w night there
Among those who arrived .o-nignt were
M. j. Langan, Judge +. NJ. Shannan, Cap
tain Congdon. Captain Cogden. Major p. J.
and Nj. d. Gallagher, of New lorE. and
Patrick O'Nei. of Thil lclohia. The Wes%-
ern States represented are Texas, CelIfor-
MIA, Montana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska
and Kansas
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
SUPREME COURT SESSION.
Fall Term VIII Open Oct. Is with a
Rush of Cases.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The United
States Supreme Court will meet again on
Monday, Oct. 4. On that day. after as
sembling. the justices will call upon the
President. The business of the court will
commence on Oct Is. The first week will
be devoted to miscellaneous business The
important cases that were pending at the
last session were set for early hearing,
and will be called Monday, Oct. 21. Among
them are the following: The United States.
appellant, VS.. Benjamin Hesler. involving
the price of desert lands. The Court of
claims held that $1.25 per acre was the price
under the Act OF March 9, 1877, but the
government exacted s.. so per acre, because
the lands were within a railroad grant
The case will have an important bearing
on all desert land entries inside of rail-
road grants.
The Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago q 81.
Louis Railroad Company VS.. Willard L.
Brown relating 10 the responsibility Of a
corporation for an accident TO an employe
while the employe was acting under in
structions from foreman and had an op-
portunity 10 know the danger he incurred.
The United States VS.. The state of Texas
is the well-known Greer county case, and
involves the question or title TO the lands of
Greer county.
called early in the term is the case OF
Lawrence p. Miller VS.. w. Briggs Green
known as the South Carolina registration
case In this. Chief Justice Fuller sat as
circuit judge and on request Associate
Justice Harlan allowed an appeal to be
taken from the decision of the court.
Ssw Humdred feo~ruohsr ~.->~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
saloon Keeper browns Himself.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Sept 22--The
body of Theodore Hornung. saloon keeper
of this city, was found floating in the river
to-day by two boys. Hornung disappeared
from home Friday night. and 1t was
thoaght he had committed suicide. although
there was no positive proof of it until the
body was found. When the Nicholson law
became operative he was forced TO close
cut his business. and has since been ve-y
Respondent A wife and four children sur
vive him. His actions for some time have
been such as to cause his friends to fear
he would take his life, and he was closely
watched, but without avail. He was
member of the German Aid Society.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
Indiana Notes.

Alfred Cox. aged fifty-three, a highly
respected citizen of Rockport, and ex-com-
missioner Of Spencer county, died at his
home at Dale Sunday.
Samuel Harmon, aged sixty years, COM
mitted suicide at his home in Brazil by
taking morphine. There is no cause known
why he committed the deed
The Anderson High School football teams
for this year have been organized. The
school has two teams, first and second,
and will play any high school team in the
State. Clyde McMahan is manager.
Mrs. Nancy Groves, aged eighty-seven
widow of the late Joseph Groves, died
yesterday at her home in Fairview, near
Rushville She was a wel-known pioneer
and an almost lifelong resident of that
vicinity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
Passed N Forged Order ON The when
Snecial To the Indiananalis Journal

Passed N Forged Order ON The when.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind, Sept. 12.-Last night a re-
spectable-looking young man presented an
order to the When clothing store for $40,
signed by John Pell. wealthy farmer liv-
ing north of Harmony, this county. He
bought a fine suit of clothes. with shirts.
shoes and hat. He received the rest OF the
check in cash. with which he proceeded to
get drunk. This aroused the suspicious of
the When management. and messenger
was sent to Pell who pronounced the order
a forgery. The perpetrator was captured
this morning. He is tramp and his name
is " n. Wilson. On his person were found
other forged orders signed by prominent
citizens. He secured the names from an
other tramp who had been working for
Pell He was placed under $1,000 bond ard
sent to Jail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23

.MIDDLEPoRT. O.. Sept 2z-The Society
of the Army OF West Virginia holds its an
". II. Powell. president and department
commander. OF illinois. viii be present
with his star. Gen Charles Townsend
department. commander OF Ohio and stan
ana Governor William Mckinley and his
ee14 Qep- W - Bundy. national COM
o1oer Sons Of Veterans. and stan; Goy-
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Central Normal College.

DANVILLE, Ind. Sept. 2.-The first
term of the twentieth year of the Central
Normal College is well under way, with an
attendance that surpasses any term in pre-
vious years. The regular classes are far
larger than usual, while late arrivals every
week swell the total. The only change in
the faculty is the accession of Professor
Potter, caused by the resignation OF Mrs
Mary Wilhoit on account Of her health. A
notable feature of this institution is the
length of time the professors have been
with it. more than half occupying the
chairs which they now hold for over ten
wears. over half the States in the Union
are represented by the students, and every
thing Indicates most prosperous year.
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United States under the Villas law, which
provided for the appointment Of e recip-
rocal commission to Investigate and report
on the feasibility OF constructing a deep
canal between the great lakes and the sea.
~. A. Wallace. who is to head the Cana
dian delegation to the convention here, is
TO be the president of the commission 70 be
appointed by Canada
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
Braham Shideler Gorcd.
.ia1 IN the Fundamentals Journal.

LOGANSPORT. Ind, Sept. 22.-Late last
evening Braham Shideier. commissioner of
Cass county, was badly injured by bull.
The animal was dehorned and the injuries
may not prove fatal Shideler's collar bone
and shoulder blade on the right side were
broken, and internal injuries resulted.
Shideler is sixty-five years old.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23

MARION, Mass. Sept. 22.-Secretary Car
Isle arrived here early this morning. In
company with Mr. Thurber he went TO
Buzzards Bay and called on President
Cleveland this afternoon. He will return
to Washington tomorrow evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23

charged with the duty of prescribing the
proper methods OF spelling the names or
places throughout the globe has just COM
pleted it's second report. This comprises
list OF six hundred names, making the num-
ber of names passed on by the board since
it's creation, in 1891, amount TO 1894
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23

NEW YORK, Sept. "a. c. Love. the
Texas postoffice forger.l arrived at quaran-
tine at IL o'clock to-nieht on the steamer
+ c RenfreWs ~ calvert. Tex who vent
down TO Panama to secure his man. Love
escaped from this country about four years
discovered and exIradited promptly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RUSHvILLE, Ind. Sept. 22-In an affray
at the courthouse park this evening John
Shepherd received two stabs in the left
arm and nearly bled to death. He was
assaulted by a man named John New
man, who had an old grudge against him.
Shepherds condition is precarious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23

He Needed Many Things and Took
Them from Different People.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RoCKPORT. Ind. Sept. pa man giving
his name as James Mcclure stole a aorse
yesterday morning, at Welcher Creek Ky,
crossed the Ohio river into indiana at
Grandview, near which rlace he stole a set
of harness from farmer. and then. going
to Newtonville, appropriated a farmers
carriage. and after harnessing the horse
to the buggy proceeded on lis journey
through the country toward Evansville
When near Eureka. Mcclure halted at the
home of Rev. Mr.. Letter and appropriated
silk hat. He disrobed and reattired in the
room where he found the clothes. no one
being. at home at Letter. and left his cid
Journey he halted near Entsspriss and stcle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
A MurderOus Stabbing ARRAY.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 2.-Waiter
Sauer attempted to kick in the door of the
house occupied by a man named Weber.
about O'Clock this morning. young
man named Ed Grannels was sleeping in
the house and attempted TO stop Sauer,
who is only seventeen. Sauer drew long
bladed pocket knife and stabbed Granneis
twice to the heart, killing him almost in
stantly. He was arrested and offers no ex-
PLANTATION further than that he was drunk
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23

a ham of meat of farmer Sherwood. BY
this time preacher Letter AMI the cwner Of
the carriage were on McGuir1's trail and
captured him near Newourg. When arrest
ed. Mcclure said he was a preacher ard
that he was on his w1ys TO Evansville TO
transact some business for his cn1rch-
He was relieved Of clothes AMI buggy and
turned loose.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
TAKE THEIR MEDICINE
LONDON COMMENT ON THE AMERI-
CAN ATHLETIC VICTORY.
Some Claim England Did Not Have
the Finest Team in the World.

LONDON, Sept. PIN commenting on
the contest in New York on Saturday be-
tween the teams of the London Athletic
Club and the n. Y. A. c. the Standard
says: 1T Is impossible TO conceive of any,
thing more disastrous than the expert
ence Of the English athletes. 1t would be
preposterous to attempt to explain away
such defeat. Even If all Of our best men
had been presen, and in the finest condi-
ton, they would have stood little chance
against opponents who showed such un-
questionable superiority. The Americans
probably have the finest team of athletes
that the world has ever seen. No true
sportsman will begrudge them the un-
qualified praise to which they are justly
entitled
The Daily News says: "It is a comfort
to feel that one has been beaten fairly
chance victory. The more we have of these
contests the better. Who knows that
Bunker Hill may not be wiped out by this
high jump
The Daily Telegraph comments as fol-
lows: "The New Workers won on their merits
without shadow of doubt, but the
London Athletic Club may justly feel that
IN this instance their reputation was
hazarded in highly unsatisfactory man
ner owing to the absence Of some of their
best men,"
The Chronicle says: 1.-The unequal con-
ditions owing TO the climate is the only
consolation that can be extracted. The
beating is certainly without a parallel in
the history of international sport
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
For Fine Domestic
Cigar Try the
lOc==HUMBOLDT--lOc
II your dealer don't keep them call at
SO w. Washington ST.
Entrance into Bates House Lobby.
p. l.. CHAMBERS.

Jones, Asa S. Bushnell, c. III. Grosvenor,
]. Warren Keifer. A. }. Warner. Col L.
H Williams. James +. Campbell and J..
B. Foraker and others have been invited.
Col. William Tingle and his quartet will
also be present
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
Lost His Life i'm the River.

Special to the Indianapolis JournaL
WASHINGTON, Ind. Sept. 22-William
Walker. an estimable young man, was
drowned in White river to-day. Some fell
lows stole his skff and left 1t on the oppo-
site side of the river, and in attempting to
swim for ii he lost his life.