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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-17
READY TO FIGHT.
Miners I'm Sullivan County Very Bitter
Against Tal1ey.

Against Talley.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBURN, Ind. Aug. 1.-THE mining
trouble In this locality has not yet reached
the end. The Shelburn and Currysville
mines have been running at full time
since the convention at the sixty-cent ba-
sis. The Star City mines have been nearly
idle. ever since the last convention until
the last few days. when the company en-
TERED into an agreement with the miners
to pay last years scale. 1t has been gen.
orally conceded by the miners that on the
action Of Star City depended the starting
OF the other mines throughout the county.
j.. Smith Talley has been in close. touch
with the two operators here and the one
at Star City the past few days 1t is
boldly asserted by the miners that TalleY
has brought every pressure to bear on the
operators here and at Star City to shut
reached. An operator from the southern
portion OF the county said If the three
mines here would shut down ii would only
be a week until all the mines in the State
would be running at 81 cents. Talley has
been in close consultation with the three
cent scale at Star City. The feeling
among the miners is very bitter against
Talley. They openly declare that If they
did half that Talley has done to intimidate
the operators into submission they would
be prosecuted and landed in jail for con-
spiracy. Forerunners from Star City were
here last night to notify the OF the
intention OF Talley's visit to Star City.
Men who returned say had Talley re-
manned at Star City any length of time
ed to dose Of rotten eggs by the women
of Star City.
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for year. and the reports of all the ex-
petitions went to show that the winds
which went toward the pole also passed
which goes with the wind will also pass
over the other side. / do not say there are
not storms at the north pole. There are
undoubtedly storms there as eisexh IRE.
But all depends upon the start, i shall
wait for a southerly wind, fresh and steady,
which will take me very quickly into the
polar regions. Under favorable cond.t i)ns.
from the start. Then the balloon may go TO
Siberia or elsewhere-I don't care where.
p psheg9 great Ru task viii have With the pFoper
wind, brisk and fresh, IL Is impossible not
10 nave a good voyage This has 10 De
when the barometer falls. A fresh wind
however blowing. but with the barometer
rising, would force me to wait for better
wind. The winds at the edge of the po-ar
regions are running in such directions that
they show that the wind for the central
part OF the polar region will not be ex-
ceptional in any way.
Although the texture or the balloon is
not yet decided on, the kind of gas Is
quite settled. Ii will be hydrogen, and
shall make 1t myself at Spitzbersen. taking
there the necessary materials. L may tell
you that the majority OF aeronauts favor
my undertaking. There are some, however
VINO say that my cocoa fiber guide ropes
are not sufficient. and that l should use
steel ones, because the crystals of ice
would destroy fiber rope In few days.
But what curious bit of advice. In sum-
mer there are no ice crystals. The Ice
and glaciers are covered with snow, and,
as the sun is always shining and the
snow melts, you have mixture formed.
but there are no crystals at all. Now.
steel guide ropes when traversing water,
would sink and the balloon would also be
depressed-cocoa fiber ropes, however. VIII
float. But II a guide rope is used up after
awhile l have others to supply any DAM
age received.
"A balloon cannot be steered with
sail, because II moves with the same We
locity the wind, but If you use guide
rope the velocity of the wind will be d.
minishsd Now, by placing sail oblique-
ly. to the wind the course OF the balloon
will be deviated. I have made experiments
In Sweden last year and have deviated
my balloon with a very little sail on an
average of q degrees from the direction
of the wind on each side OF the balloon.
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OFF THE MAIN TRACK
COllfdes with Freight Cars, Kills One
Boy and Injuries Nine More
other Fatal Accidents.
AURORA. Ill.. Aug 16.-Chicago

AURORA, ILL.,, Aug. 16.-Chicago &
Northwestern passenger train. le-ving
Aurora at 430 p. m, bound for Chicago
ran through an open switch at the beach
cry. about mile north of this city, and
co,lded with some freight cars on the
siding. The passengers were thrown about
the cars with great force. bat none received
serious injury. Ten boys were standing on
one of the freight cars. One of these was
killed and five badly hurt The. car was
loaded with sulpburic acid. which Spilled
and burned all the boys more or less. The
casualties are:
THOMAS RUSH, aged fifteen. burned to
death by acid and steam.
CHARLIE CHILVERS, will die.
VIM FARRELL. burned and cut.
ALBERT HIPPO, badly cut and burned.
HENRY HOLDER. cut and burned.
ARTHUR ROBINSON, badly injured.
FRED ROBINSON, cut and burned.
Mrs. Nancy Smith. of Chicago. and Mrs.
Vanderwert. of Chicago, sustained painful
but not serious injuries.
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CHAT WITH NJ. ANDREE.
The Man who Is to Go tn the North |
Pole In a Balloon.
Now York Herald

New YORK Herald EultlOu.D
Talking about the north pole may be
refreshing subject on a warm day IL you
are I'm the shade. 1t is not. however, If you
are writing notes in the hot sun. But this
is what da IN ae tains RI ad d the
who proposes to go to the north pole in
a balloon.
The subject of the interview is tall.
light mustache, well-set chin, and clear
blue eyes. His movements are quiet and
betoken action. and his step is firm and
sprngy and seems TO Indicate resolve
coupled with confidence and buoyancy of
spirit. When he talks he does not appar-
emily think of himself-his mind is fixed
on the object In view. In appearance he
is neat and tidy, He wears on his gold
watch chain ring, gold heart and a
locket.
trip to the north pole. What led me to it
was this: When was on my way to
America in 1876, and studying the laws of
the winds, observed the regularity OF the
very easy to cross the Atlantic by their aid
in a balloon. / have made many hundreds
of calculations how to cross the Atlantic
in that way, and 1 cannot understand why
this has not been tried before. When 1
arrived in America l began to study
aerostatics and endeavored to make
balloon ascension. In this never succeed
ed. / returned subsequently, to Sweden
and then gave up the idea of balloon voy-
ages for while.
'Why? Simply because they don't have
balloons in that country and because L
hadn't the money. Finally l went up with
Celti, in Sweden, for about an hour, and
this was followed by another trip with the
same aeronaut, and at last came aid from
an unexpected quarter. This was from
fund called the Lars Hjertas Mime The
principal trustees of this fund were q.
RetZius. well-known Swedish anatomst:
Anna Retzius and her sister Limo Mr..
Retzius married a daughter of Lars
Hjertas, and Ii was owing to these Kind
friends that / got start for buying my
first balloon, and then 1 got help from the
Swedish Academy of Science for the pur-
pose OF making researches.
My balloon TO the north pole will not
be the biggest in the world. Do you need
Great Eastern TO cross the Atlantic?
There are lots of curious ideas enter
talned about this proposed voyage A
critic is reported to have said: It's all
very we'll TO get there. but you won't get
back Now / am not going 10 try 10 get
back the same way l came. / shall pass
over, landing, probably, near Bering sea.
Some have said: You will get In a sort
get out Now, IL all the winds rush TO the
north pole and continued TO do so the case
would be different But what are the facts?
lar regions 10 watch the transit of Venus
and make observations at thirteen DIFF
ferent places. l was with the party at
tions were taken for every hour In the day
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MAcKAY's TELEGRAPH SYSTEM.
He yutimates that = Pacific Cable
Line May soon BE built.
San Francisco Post

The Alaskan trip Is declared by Mr.
Mackay and his two travelling companions
to have. been one Of pleasure and not of
Mackay contemplates the extension OF his
telegraph, system Throughout the West and
North and during his present trip is keep
Our trip Is purely one OF pleasure" said
MI. Hosmer.. speaking for. Mr. Mackay
the not far distant future when the Pacific
ocean Will be spanned by a cable and direct
teieRrapnic comnunication established be-
the Orient, Nothing Will help to stimulate
the business OF this coast 50 much &s
cable across the Pacific ocean. When the
business men OF this coast can send a mes
sage TO japan or China for 80 or q cents, a
q revival and increase of business as was
never dreamed of before
directly identified with the large tele-
graph interests OF the country. and his
opinion that the laying of a Pacific cable
Will be regarded with considerable weight
he did not say that Mr.. Mackay was in
tteresting himself in the colossal enterprise.
out ne intimated as much.
Mr. Mackey is no longer known the
bonanza king. he said. He looms up
to-day as the largest individual owner Of
alone and almost unassisted. built up the
only successful competition ever waged
sgainst the Western Union. He has put
ment year after year. and is still continu-
ing to do So The near future will be full
or surprises. both in the establishment
and extension of telegraph and cable
lines"
When asked about the re,optedu Intention
OF the Western Union to -btiid "a tele-
graph line TO Alaska. Mr.. Hosmer said he
was inclined to doubt ti'eItUenYf the
I'VE are Ave hundred or six hundred
and II any line Is built TO Alaska I i'm
agiue that we will be the ones 10 build II.
We have line running some distance
north from Ashcroft. on the main line OF
the Canadian Pacific. to a place called
Barkeryille That Is nearer than the West
ern Union will get for some time.
The Western Union has had some ex-
perience In stringing wires up In the Yu-
kon country. 1t is matter OF history that
Just before the successful laying Of the At
1antic cable the Western Union considered
the idea OF effecting telegraphlc means Of
a line to Alaska. a cable across Boring
strait and a telegraph line through Siberia
They were actively engaged in the work OF
construction both IN Siberia and on this side
OF the ocean when the news OF the success
claimed 10 the world. The Western Union
forthwith abandoned all it's operations after
squandering over Sl0.0o0.0o0 in the enter
prise. That's how George KEENAN, hap
pened 10 go to Siberia. He went there first
a. a telegraph operator, and II was while
there that he gathered all his information
about Siberian prisons, which he afterward
put into print. Some Of men still find
traces of the line which the Western Union
built at that time through the Yukon coun-
.No. do not anticipate that telegraph
line to Alaska will be built IN the near fu-
fure. A much more colossal enterprise the
laying Of q Pacific cable. will precede it,
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DENVER, Col, Aug. 16.-The American
Library Association to-day decided TO hold
the convention in 1896 in Cleveland, o. Of
ficers were elected as follows: President,
John c. Dana, Denver. COL; vice president,
Dudley. Denver. Col: Theresa West. Nil.
waukee; secretary, +. Elmiorf, St Joseph,
Mo-: treasurer. George W. Cole. Jersey
City. Norman Williams, or Chicago, was
elected trustee of the endowment fund. and
the following were elected members OF the
A. l.. A. council: Edwin n. Anderson, Brad
dock. Pa; Herbert Putnam, Boston: Kath-
crime l. Sharp, Chicago, and Henry NJ.
Ctley, Detroit.
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II Reached the Ton.

The Thermometer at the Weather Bureau
registered ninety-eight degrees at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Before 8 o'clock IL
went up to ss.s and showed the second
highest temperature this year. The heat
was orpre ssive last night and the Their
mometer at O'Clock showed little de-
cline. The hottest day of the present year
was June 3. when the thermometer regis
tered ere hundred in the shade Last year
degrees af any time
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Thomas Lowe. a night Waterman at Lee
& Carriers sawmill. on West Washington
street, was seriously bruised up last mig Z
by Frank Sharp. OF IS Fulton street. Sharp
was also badly beaten. The ARRAY oc-'
Cured about o'clock, near the sawmilL,
Sharp was intoxicated, and Lowe under
took 10 get him 10 go home- sharp start.
ed, but raised a disturbance before he had
gone far, and Lowe made another attempt
TO start him home. Sharp turned on the
which he used freely. Sharp was finally
rendered powerless, and was held by Lowe
until the arrival of the patrol wagon.
Lowe was badly injured about the faco
and had to be sent home.
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Encampment mt E1nOrn.
ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

ELNORA, Ind, Aug. 16.-The fourth and
last day of the big encampment opened
with the usual ceremonies at 1880 a. m.
Captain BEEN. of Spencer, made an en-
thusastic speech. Col. r. A. Cavins, OF
the same regiment the Fourteenth Indi-
ana, was present and made few remarks.
General Passenger Agent g. b. Warful, of
the Il. < o. Southwestern, was here talk
ing rates to the soldiers to the encamp-
ment to be held at Louisville next month.
The reunion has been great success, not
withstanding the great heat and dust,
which at times was suffocating. Veterans
have been leaving all day, but the camp
is not yet deserted.
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QUEENSTOWN, Aug. IA large pas
senger steamer ran ashore on the coast
in the vicinity of Ballycottin to-day. When
the coast guardsmen arrived at Ballycottin
they found that the steamer had been
hoated and had proceeded on her Journey
Her identity was not established
NEW YORK Aug 1s-Arrived. Fuerst
Bismarck and Bohemia, from Hamburg
Werkendam. from Rotterdam; New York,
from Southampton
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Farmer Kiser shoots His Wife.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LEBANON, Ind, Aug. 16.-Charles Kiser,
prominent farmer, six miles north of this
city. shot and fatally injured his wife early
this morning. Mr.. Kiser has been bothered
by dogs for some time and yesterday load
ed shotgun with slugs for the purpose
of killing them. During the night his wife
was taken sick and went out into the
yard Kiser was awakened by her going
out and thinking 1t was dogs got his gun.
AS he stepped to the door his wife came
toward him. and taking aim he fired. Five
of the slugs entered her body and she
cannot recover
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Three Women burned.

MEMPHIS. Aug. 16.-Just before daylight
this morning double log house. near Ar
lington. this county. occupied by Mrs. Callie
Harrell. her two grown daughters and
son. was burned to the ground. and Mrs.
Harrell and the two girls persisted in the
flames. The son, who occupied room in
the rear of the building. barely escaped
with his life. 1t is thought the women were
drugged before the fire set, log
houses burn very slowly. and they should
have walked up in time to escape. The re-.
mains were burned TO a crisp.
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Five Train Men Injured.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 16.-The engine and bag
gage car of the north-bound passenger train
on the Cotton-belt road was ditched last
night at Stamps station. Ark. The train
ran through an open switch and the engine.
baggage and mail car rolled down an en-
bankment. No passengers were hurt. Train
hands were injured as follows: Webb En-
gui, engineer, badly bruised inside and on
body; - Dean. fireman, badly bruised; w.
j. McCabe, express messenger, leg broken;
j. P. Bland, Pullman conductor. fractured
ankle.
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some small Fires.

A barn belonging to Eliza Adair. at Ait.
Jackson. was burned yesterday morning.
The city department sent chemical en-
CINE out to assist the local firemen. but the
stable was totally destroyed AT half-past
in the afternoon the residence at ISL
Biackford street was slightly damaged by
fire. A defective fiue was the cause About
the same time frame sranty. on Ohio
street near the canal was burned.
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Tragedy in a Doctors Office.

PORTLAND. Ore. Aug. 16.-At noon TO-
day the report OF several shots in rapid
secession were heard TO issue from the of
ice Of DIR. II. r. Holmes. IN. the. -Dekum
Building. Third and waslffRhT streets.
The tenants OF the building, Tsshed in, and
found the PROSTATE bodies OF DIR. Holmes
and DIR. Robert x Ausplund. each OF whom
was holding a smoking pistol I'm his hand.
There were no other persons in the room.
Ausplund had a hole in his body and one
In his head. another in his breast, another
in his right wrist. Holmes was wounded In
two places. one ball having entered an arm
and the other the body just below the left
nipple Ausplund was taken TO the hospital
and Holmes TO his residence. Ausplunds
wounds Will undoubtedly result fatally,
while the physician thinks Holmes will re-
cover. II Is not known what was the cause
or the shooting. but II is thought IL was
due to a criticism Of Holmes OF Auspland's
method OF treating patients In the Portland
Hospital. Ausplund called at Holiness Of
nee 20 make him retract.
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Found Dead I'm Her Bed.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH. Ind, Mrs. James Harris, liv-
ing near Lagro. was found dead in bed this
morning. She was alive when her husband
arose this morning. Later when he entered
the bedroom he found life extinct a sister
of the deceased died of heart disease under
similar circumstances two years ago.
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DENVER, Aug 1.-THE two-story brick
building at Santa Fe and Ninth avenues.
known as the ODonnell block, collapsed
to-day without warning. The following per-
sons were injured: Mrs. Miller hit on head
by bricks; Fred Miller, six months old, Sc
verely bruised; Capt. K. V. Williams, man.
ager of the Rocky Mountain carriage works
arm cut and severely shocked. Just what
caused the accident is not known, bat il is
supposed that the heavy rains loosenej the
roof supports, drawing the sidewalk TO the
center. The damage amounts TO about
S10 900
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Fatal Harroom Fight.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Aug. 16--In a bar
room fight tonight at $50 o'clock. in Gus
Koenig's saloon. az First and Jefferson
streets. Al Bush was shot and fatally
wounded by William Lee. Lee was wound
ed by a ball from Bush's revolver, but not
seriously. In attempting to part the men,
George koenig. the barkeeper. was shot IN
the arm The shooting was the result of an
old grudge. The two men had been drinking
heavily. and when they met ip the saloon
the quarrel ensued- Five years ago in a
fight Bush cat Henry Kraus and Pete Duffy
badly, from the effects OF which Kraus
died Lee was arrested and placed in jail.
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An Insane Mans Vengeance.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

MUNCIE. Ind. Aug. 16.-Three months
ago Milroy McBee, of Paynton, was de-
clared insane. One of the principal wit
nesses against him was Sam Cochran,
whom McBee did not like very we'll when
he was sane. The latter seemed to believe
that Cochran was the cause of him being
declared insane and vowed during his three
months confinement in jail that il ever he
was released he would avenge himself. He
was released yesterday, but his threats
we're forgotten. Cochran unthoughtedly went
to McBees home. As soon the latter
saw Cochran he pounced upon him and
tore his face with his.finger-nails and teeth
Cochran managed to get a Ratchet. with
which he knocked McBee senseless. McBee
was brought back TO JAIL where he will be
kept until room can be made FOR him at
the Richmond asylum.
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Remains of a Mastodon.

Special TO the IndianapOlis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind. Aug. 16.-While cut
ting a ditch on the farm of Charles F.
Weems, three miles south of the city, the
remains Of mastodon were found, five
feet below the surface. Among the many
bones secured is a portion Of one tusk
four feet in length and one-half of the low
er jaw bone. Among the well-preserved
bones is one tusk and the lower jaw bone
containing the teeth
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"Jacl<, the InsuIter."
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind. Aug. 16.-The
naked man who. during the last few weeks,
has been stopping ladies the highways
leading from this city is again becom-
ing prominent after a few days in
which he has kept himself secreted.
few days ago he attempted to
stop young lady near Charles
yesterday morning a Miss Blythe was ac-
costed by a man supposed TO be the same
one. as she was coming down town at an
early hour when there were 40 pedestrians
on the street. Sheriff Davis to-day arrested
two men who were suspected, but when
taken before the ladies they did not identi-
fly either of them
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DcadIxr Feud I'M Kenfuckx.

MIDDLEsBORO. KY. Aug. 1s.-In
bloody fight on Straight. creek. near the
Harlan county line, over the possession
Of tract OF land Wiley Black was s..~.
through the neck and will die John r1...on
and Leonard Caldwell were shot In the
arm Skirmishes have been frequent be-
tween the factions for the past three
weeks. but yesterday was the first
pitched battle" Another is likely to &C.
cur at any hour.
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stealing q large number or hogs. and in
fight that grew out OF The occurrence the
people OF Clinton county took sides. Bad
blood that resulted was almost precipitated
into an attack by one side or the other.
To-day representatives OF the two factions
crowded the court room and made no pre-
tense OF covering up their show OF feeling.
After the proceedings had gone on for some
time. John Cross lawyer for Reed, made an
insulting remark about Wlnn'S son. lmme-
diately the spectators and principals were
IN an uproar. VIM arose as IL 10 strike
Cross, when Reed drew his revolver. Be
fore his arm could be arrested Reed sent
two bullets into WINS body, one piercing
the right arm and the other going through
the bowels In the excitement that followed
Reed made his way 10 the door and was
Just escaping when arrested. VIM Is IN a
dying condition and carried to neigh
boring house and cared for. II was some
time before the confusion subsidized, many OF
the spectators taking sides and threatening
one another. Wtnn cannot recover. Reed Is
in jail and many Of his enemies are making
threats against his life.
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Fatal Runaway Accident.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ALBION, Ind, Aug. 16.-In a runaway
accident here last night Mrs. d. H. Reyn-
olds was instantly killed and her son and
Mrs. s. l.. Cook were seriously injured.
The tongue of the wagon dropped and
frightened the horses. They started to run,
throwing Mrs. Reynolds on some stones
and crushing her head. Mr.. Reynolds
Jumped from the wagon
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Patrolmen Boylan and Barlow attempted
to arrest a coiored man at the Yellow
Bridge last night on charge OF intoxi-
cation The prisoner showed fight, and
was badly beaten by the police. 1t re-
the patrol wagon and the same number to
remove him at the station house. The
police were unable to secure his name.