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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
A Russian Sled.
Harper's Young People.


Riding down hill on a cake Of ice would
not seem to us very amusing, except, per-
hapS, to the spectators, who might enjoy
1T as sort of frozen tub race As a mat
ter of fact, though, cake OF ice In the
hands of a Russian boy will MAKE a very
good and rapid sled. He saws out a block
that is longer than it is thick and about
high enough for comfortable seat. Then
he scoops out a hollow like saddle a lit
tie back of the middle of the upper surface
and upnolsters it with straw or rags. 1t is
then ready for its first trip down HILL and
If the rider is skllful he will make very
good time on ii. But carrying 1t back to the
top of the incline would be too hard work
for even a Russian boy, and pushing it UP
hill would be about bad. A clever lad
once thought of better way, and all other
boys have copied him ever since. He found
through Ii at the front of the block with
the end of the straw close to the ice Soon
he had little hole in the block as neatly
drilled as steel tool could have done it
In the course OF an hour and a half he
had driven hole slantwise through the
Ice, coming out at the top just in front of
the saddle. A stout string passed through
the hole and knotted completed his sled.
which could Their be drawn up HIN almost
as easily as the best coaster that ever was
made. If a boy is careful of his ice sled
and he Is apt to be careful. for considerable
work is necessary to make one-it will last
all winter. Imagine him freezing on q new
set Of runners when the old ones have worn
out.
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MRS. cLEvELAND,s pRorEcE.
Miss Willard Goes from the White
House to the Concert Stage.
New York Herald

House to the Concert Stage.
New York Herald.
For several weeks Mrs. Cleveland has
had as her guest at the White House Miss
mate, who has been making quite a stir
in the social world at the capital by the
magic of her voice. Miss Willard is Mrs.
Cieveland'S protege, and the wife of the
President has shown the keenest interest
in her social and musical success
b aE vo9e is pGan and It has
pean teachers. She has sung in New York.
Chicago, Buffalo and Richmond.
=. me ,. last OF the society matinees given
by Miss Willard was on Monday of last
week at the home of Secretary of War
Lamont. on Tuesday she left Washington
the principal cities. in which she will sing
IN concerts.
Miss Willard is very pretty, and when.
correspondent in the private library of the
White House, she made a sweet picture
low brow and her a br pga e IN waoes over
cordially from a face flushed with rosy
glow.
The White House library, where Miss
Willard received her guests is an lpstai ire
room-big and old-fashioned. Around its
sides the old mahogany book cases
large old arm chairs and dark wood sofas
made in the comfortable tints and fashions
of long ago.
White House children play, and though no
one is allowed to catch a glimpse of them
play, and the patter Of little feet over the
soft carpets.
Regarding her work. Miss Willard said
Il expect to sing in public only n short
time. From here l go to Philadelphia. then
to Orange, in New Jersey, then TO Lake
wood, in the same State. and afterwsrSs
to Denver, St. Louis and ST. Josenb Tn
these places / will sing In public bI,t aot
in the way such affairs are usl,alIv con :
Quoted, for everything will be done in
quiet way and there viii be no billhoarJ
advertising.
II was born in Denver, but left ,bara
when a baby. My family then resided for
while in Evansville, near Chicago. Wben
a girl, went to Wells College with Mrs
Cleveland. and afterwards studied music IN
Europe. In fact my home is really across
the water. but l have been there or,1v
occasionally in the last few years
During my tour of the States I shall,
be under the management of a laiv The
concerts will be given in public halls. nut
In fact. l wish to make them as little n,,;,-
lie as possible In the summer exnaef =,
be married. and after that, while / snail IL
OF course, keep up my musical efrdiae
shall no longer appear al any public en-
tertainments." ~
Miss Wizards aunt is Miss France,
Willard. the lecturer on Temperance sTi.s
Willard Is engaged TO a Mr. naIdy--;r ~
New York. He. brother is the writer y,,.9.
under the name OF Josiah Flynn. il cor
tributing series Of papers on tho .srrss,.
question TO the Century and to Scrh $3.50
Magazine lie is IN Venice at work az, .
novel. Miss WIZARDS mother and ssster 1 !, =
in Berlin. which the. sconsider the family
home. 10y
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EXPRESS safe stolen

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 16.-Daring thieves
stole United States express safe from one
or the company'S wagons tonight, but failed
TO secure the contents. messenger who
arrived on the Lake Shore road placed his
safe on the wagon and with the driver pro-
ceeded to the companys substation not far
from the depot. The messenger entered the
substation and during his absence the
thieves took the safe from the wagon, while
the driver was attending TO his horses A
search by several detectives and policemen
finally disclosed the safe under a box car
1t had been dragged four hundred feet
Express officials decline to state the value
of the safes contents
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Charged with Forgery.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. &c E.
Barr, young man about twenty years
DID, or Worcester. Mass, left the Charles
Feb. 2, last Thursday. He left all his effects,
even to his overcoat, at the hotel. Nothing
1T was learned that he was under arrest
at Waycross. Ga, charged with forging
the names of w. w. Rogers, cashier Of
the Merchants National Bank, of Savannah
Ga. to a check for s1.26O. He gave his
name as j. L. Green. but afterwards adj
united that 1t was Barr. He was a student
at the Mortified Training School, East
Mortified. Mass.
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Other Indiana Deaths,
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Feb. Isl, Won
Scyock' retired grocer of this city. died
~. -. tnls city last night, after a few weeks
quite prominent figure in business circles
soI delaware county. He leaves wife and
Two cnlidren. He was federal soldier dur
arg .ne wal ana a member Of the G. A. r.
FRANKFORT, Ind. Feb 1s-J.n,e. r.,
ans; pioneer citizen of Clinton county
alea last night at his home, fourteen miles
ssoutn OF this city He was eighty years of
age ana member of the late Cen M n
-hahsons company in the Mexican war.
HAMMOND, Ind, Feb. 16.-Thomas Clark
aSeu eighty years, died at Crown Point
county in 1884. being one of the earliest
ssettiers. he was soldier in the war of
,SENIREVILLE. Ind, Feb. 16-James NJ
lieet, one or Wayne county's prosner-
gus ~ ~ farmers and a large stock buyer. died
a. ms residence, three miles south of Cen
va,rs friday evening, aged seventy-one
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Counterfeiter. Arrested

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Superintendent
Bagg, of the secret service department and
four detectives made a raid on a gang of
Italian counterfeiters to-day One of the
women passed most of the COINS and the
detectives have lately been following her
every footstep and picking UP the coins
which she had no difficulty in passing So
perfect were these coins that acid had to
them bad. The workroom of the operators
was on the top floor of the house, and men
were caught at work. The woman was ar
rested in street car with a basket con-
tanning fifty coins The prisoners were held
in 5000 each for examination
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Walked Acros. thc ohio to Wed.

special to the indianapolis Journal
ROCkPORT, Ind, Feb. 16.-The marriage
Of Mr.. Littleton Lancaster and Miss Ro-
setta Norris, prominent society young folks
Of Daviess county, Kentucky. took place
at the Veranda Hotel in this city. TO-DAY
the Rev. John L. Stewart officiating The
young people We're driven in a carriage to
the Ohio river. Then they joined hands
and walked across the river on the ice to
this city. After a months tour of the East
ern cities they will locate at Louisville.
their future home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17

MONTREAL, Feb. 16-In view of the ap-
preaching elections the Dominion govern
ment, to secure the farmers vote, has
guaranteed to buy all winter-made butter,
for which it will pay 20 cents per pound
and also the, expenses of shipping it to
Great Britain This the government claims
is done with a. view efrfostering the trade
and making it equal to the cheese trade
which has assumed large proportions dur
ing the past few years. The offer apple 8
to the whole Dominion. Regarding next
summers make the government promises to
perfect further arrangements.
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Miller Sent to Prison.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

WABASH, Ind. Feb. 16.-In the Koscius-
ko Circuit Court to-day George A. Miller,
proprietor of the elevator at Burket, a
small station on the Nickel-plate road,
northwest of this city, was sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary and to pay
fine of $500 for the theft of 10, 900 bushels
OF Of wheat Miller received for store the en-
tire crop of wheat of the farmers in his
vicinity in 1893, shipped it out as fast as it
came in and then decamped. He was
captured after a long chase, but made a
strong defense in court
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Killed by n Passenger Train.

special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
WILKINSON, Ind. Feb 16.-Henry Johns,
farmer and implement dealer living a
quarter of a mile east of this place. in
attempting to cross the railroad in the
east part of town in his buggy, was struck
by passenger train at 81 this morning
lie was thrown about sixty-five feet and re-
ceived injuries from which he died at 3
O CLOCK. His horse was killed and the buggy
was completely demolished. He was a
prominent member of the j. o. O. +. of this
place, and the lodge will have charge of the
funeral on Monday
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cotton-seed Meal as Food.

COLUMBIA, S. c.. Feb 16-Dr ". P
Clayton, of Columbia is experimenting with
cotton-seed meal as food for human beings
Mixed with corn meal it makes a. most
palatable bread. Cotton-seed meal sells at
about 1 cent per pound. 1t is unusually
rich in carbohydrates, which make bone
and muscle and animal heat. The matter
will be referred to the State agricultural
colleges to experiment and report upon.
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MORTUARY.
- "ooliey, of Observation-Disclosures
dents I'm N busy Life.

" -
dents in n busy Life.
opecial to the Indianapolis Journal
oIr fERSONvILIE, Ind, Feb 1s-Ex-
mayor ana ex-Councilman .. C. woolley
"a TINS city, died to-day while on a visit
70 ms son, Robert Woolley, at Austin
Ano. he was eighty-seven years of age
1ais ancestors were among the first Dutch
settlers in New Amsterdam and occunied
tne land where Wall street is now situated
ana there Mr.. Woolley was born. Mr..
"ooiieys career was an eventfuI one. Dur-
ing the war of the revolution the family
became impoverished and fled to Poueh-
Aeepsie' out returned to New York city
a. tne close OF the war. There Mr.. Wool
ley became interested in the political at
Iairs or the city and State and attached
himself to various organizations. among
inem being Tammany Hall, which he Joined
IN io5s remaining an active member dur
Tug the eleven years he resided there He
sooh part In the historical fights which
IIessuIted IN the founding of the Loco
Tocos, a branch of the Democratic ma rtv
ibe was present during the fights between
.ue Ianlmany Halltes and the faction
represented by the bankers and monopo-
In mas, VINO att attempted to get control of Tam
was married to Miss Salle e. Gray. i'm 1888.
ne re-. stIine TO THIS city and soon became prom
anai =, In ,0e 1851 he was elected Mayor and
SH s IN 1875 he was the first Democratic
Mayor elected since Know nothing times
N, he was afterwards elected councilman He
WIS, Mas leading member of the mob which,
1uring the administration of Warden Mil
ier IN 1860: surrounded large crowd of
Sonvicts, employed public works, and
:. .ninae them back to the prison, threat
Nh ihs 10 plow up the penitentiary should
me officials allow the convicts to work
IN public Gas mains were placed under
me prison walls by the enraged citizens
WHO had been deprived of SO much employ
1 men, by the use of the convicts. Governor
w iIiard sent Acknowledgement j. E. Me
Donaid TO confer with the citizens test
case was tried in Floyd county and the
supreme Court sustained the decision. which
was mat no convictS be allowed to work
OUTSIDE, except on the prison grounds Mr.
Woolley was lifelong member of the
ADVENT Church. The funeral will take Mace
Tomorrow at O'Clock. pA'Se
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More FruitIess Ballots.

DOVER, Del, Feb. 1.-two ballots were
taken in the United States senatorial fight
to-day. They resulted a. follows: Higgins
Rep, z; Addicks, Rep, 4; Massey, Rep, 4:
Walcott, DEM, 8; Congressman John w.
Cousey, 4.
SALEM, Ore, Feb. 1.-THE senatorial ball
lot to-day stood: Dolph, So; Hare. 10.
Raley, 6; Weatherford, 1; Williams, "a;
absent IA. f5s
BOISE, Ida, Feb. 1.-THE ballot for
United States Senator to-day resulted :
Shoup, 10: Sweet, IS; Claggett, Is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE.
New York Merchants. and Artists suf-

New York Merchants and Artists Suf-
fer to the Extent of $j75.OOO.
NEW YORK, Feb. ia fire that caused
a damage estimated at $4,000 occurred in
the old Johnson Building, Nos. 935 and s37
broadway, this evening. 1t originated in
the studio of G. Pach, on the sixth floor
OF the building, but burned downward.
The lire is believed to be due to an explo-
sion among the chemicals used in pho
Biography. The loss to the tenants of the
lower floors by water and smoke was very
heavy. Abraham Besthoff & Son, tourists
ieatner goods, were damaged by water to
the extent OF $4,000; G. #. Boudoin, wool
ems, lost $4,000; Van Gaasbeck &, Arkell,
oriental rugs. $125, 600; C. w. Schumann's
". Seybell. millinery, $4,000; ]. B. school
goods. 1900; Gottheis Pach studio, $50, 000
damage to building, $4,000.
=: w. Schumann's Sons mad in their art
gallery on the second floor. among other
paintings, Choosing of the Bride by
Weiser, valued at $4,000; .'Truant Heart"
by MakoWsky. valued a $4,000; Landing
OF Columbus" and Columbus in the
Storm" both by Aivowsky, and each val
ued at SIC, 900. These were exhibition at
the worlds fair in Chicago. The pictures
were taken from the building before the fire
Inmates of damage were those of the ten
ants of the building, and widely differ from
those obtained by the police. They estimate
the loss as follows: G. Pach, SIC, 900; Schu-
mann's Sons, 81 600; J. Is. School & Co,
Sl,5O0; j. L. BOudoin, 81, 500; building, $4,000
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Badly Hurt While Coastinr.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 1e.-Wilie
Goebler, fifteen-year-old lad was seriously
injured while coasting down West hill last
night His sled collided with horse and
buggy coming up the hill and two ribs on
ms LETT side were broken. He suffered
frightful cash on the top of his forehead
and the scalp was torn from the back of
mis- head, laying bare the skull Seventeen
turieS. 80
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Another Victim of Cigarettes.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Feb. 16-Frederick
Masshausen, the young violinist of the
from the excessive use of cigarettes at the
Clifton House Thursday, is growing worse
He recognizes none of his friends and at
times is extremely violent. The local Mu
sicians' Union, with assistance given by the
members of the Wang" company, will have
sane asylum.
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Attempted Suicide of a schoolbox

TROY. y. Y, Feb. 16.-Ernest Winter.
ten years old. attempted suicide in the Par,
sons public school at Boosick Falls The
boy was reprirlanded by his teacher for dis
obedience and shut up in the cloak room
Some time later the teacher found him slls-
pended from hook, unconscious The bow
had buckled skate strap around his neck.
Mr.. Dillon, the teacher, released the boy and
succeeded in reviving him.
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Singular Death of a Boy

PARTNER homeless boy, aged twelve
years. from St Louis. No., was taken sick
Benningss race track. He was taken to
Freedman's Hospital, and dieo half an hour
later. The body was found to have been
covered with insect powder. but whether his
death resulted from poisoning caused there
by is not knoEn.
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Alleged Thief Captured.

special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ORLEANS. Ind, Feb 16-Hiram FRYE.
aiias Harry Moore. alias Frank Miller. aims
FRANK johnson, aged twenty, was arrested
mere this morning by detective Charles
Hyiand, captain of the Terre Haute police
department Young Frye escaped from the
Illinois State Reformatory at Pontiac last
May and has eluded the officers who have
Deen searching for him ever since He fol-
iowed theatrical companies and being an
auept at thievery, he is alleged to have
renewed actors and actresses of watches
Ilngs, etc, in great numbers. When ar
rested ne mad two watches and a number
OF rings on his person. He stole a watch
aiid money from an actor at Fort WAYNE
ana wallet near Indianapolis He is sajd
70 pe an ali-round thief and tough Gus
TONER While here he peddled stove polish
ne mad received a letter from his mother
VINO mad sent him money to go South
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17

Literary students in Paris now wear 49,.
zles when perusing the old books in ~,
National Library, not because thera II fss : :
to prevent the inhalation or the boox ~.
crooes into the iungs The germ scare Ia :
made men do many funny things bat fsrrnr
OF the dust of ages has reached the con.,es !
point when muzzles are deemed necssss =, |,
by librarians As the old woman said vrhay,,
ner children demonstrated with her for aome
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last election the Republicans elected James
M. Deiwert for the short term. in accord
anee with instructions from the chairmen
refused to turn over the office to Deiwert
and formal demand and all preparations
have been made for fight. Porter has en-
ployed Judge Hord, late chairman of the
Democratic county central committee, and
1T promises. to be an interesting case.
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two Tiny Java Deer.

NEW YORK. Feb 16.-Captain Amesbury
of the ship William II. Macy has on
board two Java deer, about twelve inches
high. During the blizzard of Feb. a tiny
kid was born. but owing to the intense
The Captain intends presenting this pair of
little animals to the Central Park menag-
crtn
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A Negroes Knockout "Moshun..

6pecIaI 10 the IHuIanapoIlS Journal.
ROCKFORD, Ind. Feb. 16.--Riley Holder
negro moonshiner. knocked out the gov
eminent at Owensboro, KY, yesterday, and
hoored Assistant District Attorney Wallace
When Holder was placed on the stand not
having lawyer, Judge Barr asked him If
he had anything to say.
NO. sab. Jedge," said Holder: ssbut 7
would like to make er mcshun."
We'll, sah.'' said Holder II would mo.
shun dat dis case be dismissed, bekase
dey hain't proved dat / sold the whisky in
Kentucky" 40
The Judge sustained the motion and gave
peremptory instructions to the jury for ac
quittal. Assistant District Attorney Wal
lace had overlooked the necessary proof in
locating the place of the TRANSACTION
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On the Bethany Plan

cPeCisft 10 tHe Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON. Ind. Feb. 1.-THE mass
meeting at Westerfields Hall last night
addressed by Truman Stewart, the man who
is forming colony on the Bethany plan
was attended by several hundred peonle
Stewart proposes to take his COLONY to
Tennessee or Washington. The scheme is
attracting attention from nearly every STATE
membership have been made for places
by several hundred persons. Stewart has is
SUED an invitation to all unemployed to
appeal to the public to help the colony w tn
cash subscriptions. Stewart SAYS his MIA ~
VIII relieve the poor classes as notninr
else Will The government of the colonv
Will be under the supervision of a boa RI
oil directors and every recruit is required
to sign the articles of association
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Doctors Indor.e the Nicholson Bill.

SpecfaI 10 the IndlanapOHs JOURNAL
FRANKLIN, Ind, Feb. 16.-At a large
and enthusiastic meeting of the johnson
County Medical Society. where all parts of
the county We're represented, a resolution
was unanimously adopted indorsng the
Nicholson BILL in which they urgently re-
quest the passage of the bill at this session
and that 1t go into effect Immediately A
second resolution was adopted urging the
Legislature to enact law that viii compel
the druggists of the State to stop the I'M
lawful dispensing of alcoholic stimulants
and that such a law be passed at once.
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Receivers for n Brewerv

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 1e-Judge Johnson
to-day appointed V. D. Becker receiver of
the Obermann Brewing Company The
company made an assignment in 1894 but
afterward resumed business. Failure to
pay the principal of bonds issued to cred
tors when the concern resumed in March
1894, caused the second failure. These bonds
are outstanding to the amount of s1OO GOO
and there is a mortgage of $50 COO
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OROvILLE. Cal, Feb. 1s.-The Forbes
town stage was robbed, to-day three miles
from Oroville. by lone hishwayman with
a shotgun. The treasure box was taken
and two passengers robbed of $40 In All
about $500 was secured. The United States
mail pouch not molested. The robber
has not been captured, although his de-
Scription was noted.
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Don't Want IL Superior Court,
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

KQkOMO, Ind, Feb. ia large mass
meeting was held in the courthouse to-
day to protest against the proposed Super
ior Court for Howard and Grant counties
The sentiment was almost unanimously
against the proposition and committees
We're appointed to appear before the Legis-
lature and resist the bill.
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George Banfield.
Special to the Indianapolis Journa,

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
& ELWOOD, Ind, Feb. 16.--Mr George Ram
feid, OF this city. father of Superintendent
Banfield, of the American tin-plate factory
died last night after an extended illness
aged eighty years. He was born in STAFF
'1ordshire, England. in 1874, and came to
this country in 1872 to begin the MANUFACTURES
Oh TN plate, which he was the first to sue
SssSIuily manufacture in this country. at
: Saicheesport, Pa, in 1874. He came to this
CITY last June. where his son IS employed
as superintendent of the largest tin-piate
pant IN the world. The body will to-mor-
row be taken to McKeesport for burial.