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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21
Gold Production and Low Prices.
Boston Advertiser.


In 1894 the worlds product of gold in
creased at the rate of 100000 a month
over that OF 1893. There is a great deal
more gold in the world to-day, in an avail
able FORM than there ever was before.
New discoveries OF gold deposits, and inn
proved methods of mining and refining.
are constantly adding to the extent of the
growing supply; yet on the other hand
there never was a time since the dawn OF
civilization when so small percentage of
the trade of the world was done through
the medium of gold payments is the case
now. The talk about low prices being the
result OF the scarcity OF gold is based on
poor knowledge and worse logic The true
reason for low prices not abnormally low
prices that result now and then from
business stagnation, but the prevalent low
prices of nearly all the commodities during
many recent years. is simply the enormous
increase in all kinds of productiveness due
to the steam engine, TO labor-saving ma
chinery of many kinds. the humiliation OF
time and space almost, so that distant
markets are brought near, and once
lengthy processes are now made brief: and
to such an advance in applied science that
the power of mankind TO supply its wants
has been multiplied thousand fold within
half hundred years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21

Dispensing the gospel and distiling and
dispensing Illicit whisky will strike most
people as very homogeneous occupations. vet
the Rev. Baylus Hamrick, of Burke county.
North Carolina, has been doing both for a
long time. Brother Hamrick is a Baptist
minister, presumably of the "hardshen" va
riety, sixty years of age, and his home is
among the blue peaks of one of the beauti-
full ranges of mountains in western North
Carolina. His only ostensble occupation,
besides preaching on Sundays. was running
a little grist mill on a creek about a mile
from his house. For fifteen or twenty years
past the people thereabout have been sup
piled with moonshine whisky, the origin of
which the revenue officers could not locate.
Sometimes Brother Hamrick made sugges-
tons or gave pointers to the detectives,
but they never led to anything. At last,
after years of fruitless search. a series of
curious condolences caused suspicion to fall
on Brother Hamrick himself, and a careful
scrutiny Of his premises disclosed the ex-
istence of a cellar two aories under ground,
which contained a complete distilling outfit.
The entrances and exits were carefully
concealed and the arrangements for obtain
ing supplies and running off the product
were perfect Brother Hamrick is now un-
der bond charged with Illicit distilling, with
a prospect Of serving time in Northern
penitentiary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21

The few stockholders Of the Standard
Oil Trust. having made between $500OO,-
600 and $75.O0O.000 out of the consumers
of their products, should make haste to
establish another university under the
auspices of some church Organization
which holds rather to theoretical creed
than to practical ethics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21

Il The latest revelations concerning the
Specplation in oil are that the Standard
company's managers began to prepare
for khe rise. which had been ordered
several months ago. BY quietly securing
control of nearly all the crude Oil In the,
Q3untry. y has long been the policy
y that company 50 hold large quantities
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21

wholesalers are advancing their prices to
shoe manufacturers from p to a cents .
foot for upper leather. Sole leather has adj
vanced. in six weeks. more than cents .
pound. while uppers have advanced cents
foot Wholesale shoe dealers say that 10
per cent advance is moderate estimate
of what is coming. The New York Leather
Betting Association has agreed upon
general advance OF 20 per cent on It's entire
yricf LIST
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21

THAT there brother of mine back East"
said Rubbernack Bill, has simply been dis
gracin' the family. 1 see by the paper
which / git regular from the town he lives
in that he has been and got arrested for
shootin' with intent to kill
Dear me, that is too bad,' said the new
minister.
II should say it wuz too bad. never
shot with intent to kill in my life. either
killed or 1 didn't shoot
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21

1t is hardly worth while for Washing
ton correspondents to repeat the an
nouncement that ex-Congressman By
mum is an applicant for this or that po-
sition that has become vacant. Let it
be understood that he is candidate
for everything in sight until he gets
something.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
A Colossal Lie.

Housewife-why did you leave your last
place.
Bridget Ann-The Teddy av the house COM
planned that / wore out the tins too fast,
scourin av thin too much.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21

The Supreme Court of Michigan has
denied the petition of a convicted mem
Der of a school board for a new trial
on the ground that .he was induced to
commit the wrongful act. and did not
himself originate the plan." That court
seems to entertain the opinion that the
man who commits = crime should be
punished therefor, and not be permitted
to pose as a weak and fearful martyr.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21

determined to raise H,oo0. to be known IS
the Holman spectacle fund. The money
will be permanently invested at 4 or
per cent. and the interest shall go to the
purchase of spectacles for poor children
who would otherwise be kept out of the
public schools
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21

The Agricultural Department at Wash
ington has information that an unknown
insect has attacked the watermelon plants
in Georgia and threatens to destroy the
crop The department has sent an ento-
mologist TO Georgia to make thorough
investigation. This administration has
committed many grievous sins. but If
it can save the watermelon crop the peo-
pie will let it finish out its term.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21

Mr. John B. Thomas. a cripple and form
erly editor of the Mount Vernon, Ind,
Republican. has started around the globe
on a wheel chair. AT last accounts he had
reached vincennes, but that still leaves
quite a gap to be covered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21

Professor Rudolph Falb. of Vienna, an
nounces that the earth will collide with a
comet Nov Is, 1899. The earth will stand
the shock and roll on as ever. but every
living thing will be choked with poisonous
gases and finally cremated- 1t may be
proper to remark that the same professor
predicted that in September. 1884, California
would be wrenched from the mainland
and New York city submerged in the At
lantic ocean,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21

Wadsworth--Well, well, well. If this isn't
Billie Brown How are you old man. any
way?
The Late Billie Brown-I am not Billie
Brown any longer l am Mr.. Simpkins.
have married since we met last.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21

In selecting candidates for the School
Board the people should seek men who
have public spirit and who have not the
brand mark of boss upon their per-
sons, metaphorically speaking.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21
Happiness.

The price of beef may be way up and
mighty hard to raise;
And the silver question worry US, in many
woeful ways,
And an overdose of Trilby may near drive
us to despair,
But the better days are coming, and Wen
do away with care
As we sit out on the bleachers, and yell and
whoop and shout
AS the pitcher for the home team strikes
Three
Men
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21

followed BY sympathetic advance in leath-
err In ST. Louis the great leather center.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL
SIXTEEN PAGES

If it is true that Russia sustains ia
pan, the other European powers will be
quite sure to keep off the grass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
woRk 81 rogSe MEN. ::
Educational Exhibit oil the Young
Mems Christian Association.

Educational Exhibit Of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
The International educational exhibit Of
the Young Mems Christian Association is
now open at the rooms Of the Young Mems
Christian Association. 400 New York
avenue, under direction Of Mr.. George B.
Hodge, the International educational secre-
tary. This Ia an exhibit Of the work done
by students in attendance upon the night
schools Of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION throughout the United States,
There are 338 Of these night schools, with
an enrolment of 1850 students. They are
all young men who are at work during the
day. and the average age Is twenty-three
years.
The exhibit shows samples Of almost all
kinds Of mechanical and scientific work
performed by these young men. The list
architectural construction. carriage
draughting, photography. railway train
building. plumbing. wood carving, free
hand drawing, tool making. stenography,
Piles Of drawings are shown, being designs
for furniture, made by fifteen young work.
men In the Grand Rapids furniture shops.
They improved themselves by night study
to the extent OF receiving an increase of
$15 per month in their wages.
"One Of the best classes in the whole
country in mechanical drawing is in Wash
ington." said Mr.. Hodge. The interna-
tional committee are proud of the work of
the Washington association, as It was seen
at the International exhibit held at Spring
field last May. So proud, indeed that they
secured all of that exhibit they could get
and are now sending It over the country
in two travelling exhibits. For the amount
of room which the Washington association
has at its disposal, It Is doing the largest
work of any tn the country. II the city
would be trebled" Mr. Hodge will con-
unue the exhibit today and tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17

There Were 148 Reported Last Week
to the Health ONCE.

There Were 146 Reported Last Week
to the Health ONCE.
The death rate for the last week shows a
still further increase over that Of the sew
eral previous weeks. There were 146
deaths reported at the health department.
Of whom seventy-eight were children under
five years old Nearly one-third Of all the
mortality was caused by dfarrhoeaI dis
eases. There are no dangerous contagious
diseases in epidemic form throughout the
city, those which have been reported being
Ell demic and sporadic
The effect of high temperature Of the air
is seen in the comparatively large number
Of deaths from brain, heart and kidney
maladies. resulting mainly from COMPOSITIONS.
There were eight deaths from violence, two
of which were by suicide. A noticeable
feature Of the hygienic conditions was the
unusual number of fourteen fatal cases
from pneumonia and other acute lung dis
eases. resulting in all probability from the
recent change from very worm to cool
weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
HEROIsM REWARDED.


1lr. Richard johnson Receives q Hand
some Gold Medal.
Mr.. Richard A. johnson. q son Of the late
E. Kurtz johnson, has just been made the
recipient OF handsome testimonial from a
wealthy FOR eigner who has good reason to
feel indebted to him. Some days ago Mr..
Johnson was in front of the family resi-
dence on Massachusetts avenue, when a
runaway team came dashing by. The driv-
er had lost control of the horses and the
occupants Of the carriage were in immi-
nent dar ger Of being thrown out and prob
ably hurt. Without hesitating a moment
the young man rushed out into the street
and threw himself at the front Of the mad
dened animals ana grasped the reins. He
was dragged along for some distance, but
finally managed to bring the horses to a
stop. The occupants of the carriage were
a wealthy Frenchman and his wife who
were visiting In the city. The gentleman
was profuse in his thanks and endeavored
to present Mr.. johnson with all sorts of
testimonials, but the latter managed to
evade him. When the gentleman from
France reached New York he had mag
nificsnt gold medal made by one of the
leading jewellers of that city and sent it
on to the man who saved his life. Mr..
Johnson is q popular young man and is
engaged to Miss Daisy German, a daughter
of the Senator from Maryland. He made
strenuous efforts to keep the incident of
the runaway secret, but the story finally
leaked out, and now people are talking
about his daring and courage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
AssAULTING AN OFFICER.
The Charge brought Against Private
GIL of Light Battery 1.

The Charge brought Against Private
GIL of Light Battery 1.
Gen Miles has ordered court-martial to
convene at the Washington barracks Fri
day for the trial of Private Thomas Gill Of
light battery I. on the serious charge Of as
saulting an officer. The detail for the court
Is as follows: Capt. Fred. Fuger, fourth ar
tilIery; Capt Frank West sixth cavalry;
Capt. Walter Howe, fourth artillery; Capt.
B. H. Cheever, sixth cavalry; Capt. A. B.
Blocksom, sixth cavalry; Capt. F. r. Keef-
err medical department; Lieut.. A. S. Cum
minis, adjutant fourth artillery; Lieut.. w.
s. Alexander, fourth artillery; Lieut.. L A.
Haynes, regimental quartermaster, fourth
artillery; Lieut.. H. J. Gallagher, sixth cav
airy; Lieut.. D. M. King, fourth artillery;
Lieut. B. H. Hyer, sixth cavalry: Lieut.. j.
c. Gilmore, jr., fourth artillery, and Lieut..
W. P. Stone, fourth artillery, judge advo-
cate Of the court.
TIE assault which Gill is alleged to have
committed was made upon Lieut.. Birk-
btmer of the fourth artillery inside the
walls of the barracks, during the night Of
Thursday, June 20. According to the story
as it has been made public, Lieut.. Birk-
hin,er was walking with his daughter!
when he deserted two figures, man and
a woman. AS he approached, the woman.
q servant to one Of the officers families,
ran away, but the two men in some way
came to blows. The officer Is handy man
with his fists, but he got the worst of the
meeting, and had it not been for the in
PREVENTION of the blacksmith might have
been seriously hurt AS it was, the soldier
made his escape, leaving his cap behind
BY means Of the cap and roll call held at
once 1t Is said that the offense should be
laid to the door of Private Gill.
The court-martial is likely to be interest
ing, as GIL claims that he is not the man.
and the blacksmith, too. says that he can
not positively identify him. Gill will prob
ably put up an alibi, for he says that he
was out on leave at the time, and had i'm
btbed far too much beer to put up good
fight against such man as the lieutenant,
or to run fast enough to get away. 1t is
claimed in his behalf that he never had
anything to do with Lieut.. Birkhfmer and
had no motive for the assault, while there
are others who may have had some reason,
as the officer is known as a strict disci-
plinarian. and is not altogether popular
with the MEL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
Postponemept Granted.

In the case Of the widow and heirs of the
late James L. Barbour against Harrison
S. Barbour. son Of the deceased and the
administrator of the estate, Judge Hagner
today. upon the request of Mr.. Rarbours
counsel. Mr.. Clarence E. Brandenberg, and
with the consent of the other side. con-
tinued the temporary restraining order until
the 18th instant, granting Mr.. Barbour
until that time in which to answer the bill
Of complaint
This Is the case in which Mr. Barbour Is
charged with the mismane cement of the
estate, and In which the appointment Of an
other as administrator is prayed, an &C.
being also prayed. A similar postponement
was made by the Probate Court today in
the proceedings instituted there aEains,
Mr.. Barbour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
THE POTOMAC REGATTA.
To BE ROwed Over the National COurs
August "a.

To BE Rowed Over the National Course
August "a.
A meeting Of the joint regatta committee
representing the three boat clubs was held
last evening at the Analostau Club house,
and arrangements were made forthe holding
of Potomac river regatta August "a The
committee consists Of Mcssrs. Louis A.
Fischer. H. A. Bennar and Franklin Moore
of the Analostans, Alexander Grant, s. w.
Stinemetz and Charles Baker of the Column
bia Athletic Club and William M. Omey,
John j. Nolan and Joseph J. Oliver OF the
Potomacs.
The organization was completed by the
election Of William NJ. Offfey. chairman
Louis A Fischer, secretary, and Alexander
Grant, treasurer.
1t was decided to row the regatta August
"a over the national course. ALI races ex-
cept the eights are to be thres-quarters and
return, the latter class to be one mile and
half straightaway.
The events are to be Junior singles, hgnt-
weight tours (the men composing the latter
crews to be limited in weight to i2o
pounds, junior fours senior fours. Junior
and intermediate eignts.
The next meeting of the committee VIII
be held at the Potomac boat house TUESDAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
Death of Mrs. Dyrenforth.

The funeral Of Mrs. Minna Dyrenforth,
widow of Solomon Dyrenforth of Balti-
more, who died at go o'clock yesterday
morning. took place at IL am. today from
her late residence. $50 G street northwest.
The interment will be at BaltimoSe Mrs.
Dyrenforth leaves five children, all resi-
dents Of this city. Her sons are Mitchell,
Samuel and Elias Dyrenforth, and her
daushters,. Esther, wife of Samuel Fried
lander, and Martha Dyrenforth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
THE @. A. c.. REGATTA.
Entries for the Races to BE Rowed
This Eveniug.


The second club regatta Of the Columbia
Athletic Club will be held this evening in
sight Of the boat house and promises to be
great success. Four races will be rowed.
each from the boat house at the foot Of
32d street to the Aqueduct bridge and re-
turn, distance Of about a mile, the first
race beginning at 6 O'Clock. The entries
are as follows:
First race. Junior tours. First crew-Car-
ter, bow; Shoemaker, second Nolan. third;
Jaquette, stroke. Second crew-Moar, bow;
Boyle, second; Lewis, third; Clark. stroke.
Third crew-Sefton, bow; Parson, second;
Craig, third; Magee, stroke. Fourth crew
Elden. bow; Talmadge, second; Dewdney,
third; Shields, stroke.
Second race, eight-oar, two crews. First
Stewart, stroke; Wells, seventh; He
cox. sixth; Clapp. fifth; Martin. fourth;
Walsh, third; Underwood, second: Elder,
bow. Second crew-Magee. stroke; Ross.
seventh; Mooney, sixth; Martin, fifth:
Dewdney, fourth: Lewis. third; Ward, Sec
ond; Parson. bow.
Third race. sipgis scull. between Boyle
and Moar.
Fourth race, winner in Junior fours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
SARATOGA'S DAY.
The Betting ON the Amateurs Quick
ems Life MT the Springs.

L
ems Life mt the Springs.
SARATOGA, N. Y, July 17.-More than
the usual amount Of betting upon amateur
rowing matches Is being done today, the
opening day of the regatta of the National
Association Of Amateur Oarsmen. Most
of the money is placed upon the results Of
the seEior elght-oared race and the senior
double SOULS. In the Fights the First b.
hemian Boat Club Of New York will meet
the Minnesota Boat Club of st. Paul and
the Triton Boat Club Of Newark. In the
double SOULS Van Vliet and Baltz of the
Vesper Boat Club of Philadelphia, the win
ners of last years event. will meet Fred
Hawkins and Maggie of the Harlem Rowing
Club. Hawkins is an old Saratogian and
many Of the local sports are backing him
heavily. The decision of the regatta COM
mittee to have the races at 3 o'clock this
afternoon instead of this morning, gave all
the oarsmen chance to have a practice
spin during the forenoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17

THE DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE.
The G. r. O. Nine Forfeits n Game to
the TreaAurY.

the Treasury.
When the time came to call the game
between the Treasury and Government
Printing Office teams of the Departmental
League at National Park yesterday it was
found that the printers had only four men
in uniform on the field. After waiting
some minutes to give them a chance to get
together their full team, Mr.. Sneeden, who
umpired the game, allowed the Treasury
boys to throw nine balls over the plate,
and forfeited the game to them. This puts
thu: Treasury boys even with the Army and
Navy for fourth place, with the G. P. O.'s
hopelessly in the rear. At the meeting of
the Departmental League held last Satur-
day evening 1T was decided that the game
which was played May 20 between the
Army and Navy and the Post Office De-
partment, and which was won by the
latter, should be declared forfeited to the
Army and Navy club. 1t was claimed that
an ineligible player was included ON the
P. o. D. team. The Treasury team plays
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to-
morrow at National Park, and the Light
Infantry start the second series with the
same club Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17

against senior crew. Senior crew-faton,
stroke; Blund, third; Mann, second; Baker,
bow, ~, ~e<s ss ES
Capt. Of1ey Of the Potomac Boat Club
will act as referee, and Capt. Moore Of the
Analcstans will do the starting. After the
regatta the club will entertain its friends
with hop in the boat house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
Winning Canadian Riaemen.

LONDON, July 1.-THE following are the
sc ores of the Canadian rifemen in the st.
Georges competition, 500 yards. at the
meeting of the National Rifle Association
at Bisly today:
Mitchell, 80: Rolston. SO; Armstrong. 81;
Broadhufst, 80; White. "a: Hayhurst, 81;
Anderson. "a: Simpson, %; Bovilie, 20;
Wynne, %; Spearirg. $751;. Chamberiin. "a;
Morris, 80; Mercer, %; Meadows, %; Ttnk.
%; Bent, 81; Russell, 81 Stadden, 81; Net
ting. 20. rol
Nearly all the Canadians have won prizes
ranging to Is for theH shooting in the
queens prize and other, competitions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
Master Frank Brown a Colonel.

Governor Brown Of Maryland has ap-
pointed his son, Master Frank Brown. IT,.
a colonel on his staff. The new appointee
will be commissioned at once. He will be
provided with a regular stat coloners uni
form. and will hereafter accompany the
star when the members make official visits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
Departmentnl Lcasue staadinr.
The 13O-Poundcrs.

Tonight Sol English will meet Ralph Irv-
ing,the 120-pound champion Of Washington,
for ten rounds in Baltimore. lobe Parker
Of Washington will also meet Paul johnson
(the Kangaroo.