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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10
NEGROES AT WORK.
Return of Colored Miners Who Were
Driven Out Of Spring VALLEY.

SPRING VALLEY, Ill, Aug. s.-Acting
Mayor Hicks. with the City Council. led
about fifty deputies out to No. 8 mine to-
day. Shortly after the arrival Of the depu-
ties the colored miners arrived from Sea-
tonville with representative Buckner at
their head. The negroes appeared to be a
little frightened, and were not comfortable.
They were lowered down the mine and
were put to work alongside the white min
ers, but there was no trouble. No one at
tempted to obstruct the programme. The
shaft is guarded, but everything Is so
calm protection will apparently not be
needed after a few days. The general be-
l.ef is that the negroes will gradually leave
Spring Valley when the guards are with
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EIwood Homing Society,

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD, Ind, Aug. 9.-The Elwood
Homing Society has been organized. to train
young birds and fly them between here and
indianapolis. Cincinnati and Pittsburg.
There are over five hundred birds in the
society owned by the different members. The
officers are as follows: Michae Pig gott,
PRESIDENT; Joseph Branch, vice president;
William Kramer. secretary; Jno. Collier,
treasurer; John Tarpy, racing secretary.
The first birds will be released at Pittsburg,
Monday, and daily thereafter at one Of the
three above-named cities.
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NEW YORK, Aug. s.-At Coney island
to-day, on the top OF Paul Boynton chutes.
amid flashes of colored fires, Capt. George
Whistler, of San Francisco. and Minnie
Waldron, of Albany were married. The
was performed by the Rev. A. p.
Of the Greenwood Reformed
Church. AS soon as the couple had been
pronounced man and wife they entered the
boat Sword Fish and started on their we'd
ding journey by flying down the chute into
the water. After the ride the couple left
for Albany, where they will visit the
parents Of the bride.
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ization was perfected by the election OF
WIGS King, of Pittsburg. president. and
II. H. Campbell, OF Harrisburg. secretary.
The convention went into secret session to-
night and considered the primary object OF
its organization. All the delegates assert
that there is no intention 10 settle on a
price or wage scale. Sixteen delegates were
praSpnf
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind. Aug. s.-The recent
Democratic township trustee exposes here
and elsewhere have caused much uneasi-
ness in Jackson township among the bonds
men OF the newIy-eIected Democratic trus-
tee. Thomas Dean. Peter Hosir, Cornelius
Moore, George Robinet and Charles Hinkle,
boEdsmen for Mr. Dean. filed their petition
IN the Circuit Court to-day. asking TO be re-
lieved at once from the bond. The bond
was filed shortly after the election last
November.
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PETOSKEY, Mich, Aug. 9.-The Macki-
nav boats sailed the ffteen-mile course
this afternoon. the boats Of F.. Shay. OK
ming first and third prizes. The Alex:a,
owned by Colonel stephenson. of Chicago
won second prize. The Class r boats sailed
a ten-mile race, the Elvira, OF Charieyoix,
winning first and Eagle. OF Petoskey. Sec
ond. The canoe Winewanewa. OF Chicago.
won the ten-mile canoe sailing race; Wa
basso. OF Traverse City, second; Brownie.
of Chicago. third. The officers OF the re-
gatta were banqueted at Harbor Springs
<o-nfrhf
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validity of the Law questioned.

special 20 the lndlanapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILIE, Ind, Aug. g.
Col. j. B. Merriwether, one of the best
constitutional lawyers in southern Indiana,
after carefully investigating the matter
has submitted an opinion to the Jefferson
vile councilmen. claiming tnat the section
OF the Moore temperance law passed by
the late Legislature, relating to the gov
eminent of the police forces by the City
Council. repeats the metropolitan police
ment here and a test will probably be
made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

ASBURY PARK. N. j., Aug. 9.-The Ma
tional Dentists Association closed its
twenty-hfth annual convention at this place
this afternoon. Ii was decided to meet In
Saratoga in 1896. Officers for the year were
elected as follows: President. DR.. j. Y.
Crawford. Nashville: treasurer. DIR. Henry
George II. Cushing. Chicago; corresponding
secretary, DR.. Emma E. Chase, OF st. Louis.
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This VIII Please Democrats.

LONDON, Aug. 9.-The Times's financial
article this morning remarks that the great
increase of British exports to America for
the last six months is Indicated by the
Board of Trade returns, amounting to
IS. 673 over 1894. while the imports have
decreased e., 800. 119 for the same period. The
expansion of exports continues for almost
every class of goods. and shows an in
crease for all, the chief exceptions being al
paca and silk yarns.
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the corn field. He had proceeded but a
short distance when he saw the mar
hiding and ordered him TO throw up his
hands The man submitted without any
trouble. Henderson was sent from Du-
bois county TO serve three years. He has
served but six months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 9.-What may
prove to be a national and international
combination of labor to protect all the
trades connected with the printing business
was projected here last night, when Print
ers' Union, No. 4, met With the Bookbind-
ers' Union, the Pressmen's Union and the
bindery girls and took initiatory steps to
form a general council that would protect
all interests and be a branch of a national
council
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MADRID, Aug. 9.-At a meeting of Carlist
anti-Republican Deputies, to-day, the mem
bers present pledged the two parties to OPP
pose the payment Of the Mora claim. In
addition, 1t was decided to send a petition
to the Queen Regent against the decision of
the government to pay the claim, and If
these steps were not successful in prevent
ing the payment. the Deputies decided to
issue a manifesto to the nation.
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Burned at Tin-Plate Works.
Iecial TO the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

oFtSIUf 20 a IHUHufuPOHS
ELWOOD, Ind, Aug. fisherman Noble,
an enploye Of the American tin-plate
works. while at work to-day met with a
bad accident. A sheet of wet tin dropped
into the both of acid hux and melted tin,
causing the mixture TO explode and fly all
over his head and chest, burning him in a
terrible manner. He will recover, but will
be SCARED for life.
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The Jacoby-Covvley Case Settled.

LONDON. Aug. "a swell crowd Of peo-
pie assembled this morning in the court
room of the Queens Bench division of the
High Court of Justice in expectation of some
interesting developments during the second
days hearing of the suit for damages
brought by Mrs. Jacoby against Dowager
Countess Cowley, whom the plaintiff
charged with SANDER III alleging that she
had written anonymous and obscene letters
to various parties. But the crowd was dis
appointed, for 1t was announced that the
case had been settled privately. and that
both parties had agreed to withdraw the al
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10
Old Woman Assaulted.

READING. Pa. Aug. 9.-Lizzie Wilson.
aged eigisty-three years, was wayiaid by a
gang OF roughs late last night IN the out
skirts Of the city, and, after being beaten
into submission, was outraged. The men
then threw her apparently lifeless body in
the roadside, where she was found to-day
and taken 10 the county hospital.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10
Jesse Kunse Loses His Barn
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind, Aug. 9.-The barn Of
Jesse Kunse. one mile south of Wabash,
was destroyed by fire Of unknown origin at
3 O'Clock this afternoon. Nearly eighteen
hundred bushels OF grain, three calves and
a number OF hogs were burned. The loss
Is 5000: insured for 5000.
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INDIANA
Miss ollie BfddIe, Popular Society
Woman of Anderson.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, Aug. 9.-AIiss Ollie
Biddle, daughter of editor Dory Biddle, OF
the Anderson Bulletin. OF this city, died
at her fathers home this afternoon Of
consumption. Miss Biddle was highly re-
spected and took an active part in social
matters, being well known in Muncie, FL
wood and Marion. The funeral will take
place Sunday afternoon from the family
residence in Hardwood.
Mrs. Lydia NJ. Croft died suddenly in
this city to-day while sitting In her chair.
She came to Anderson a few years ago
from Lawrenceburg, Ind, where the re-
mains will be taken for burial.
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Hot I'm Ohio.
II. O. Aug 81

CINCINNATI. o.. Aug. 9.-Henry vurest
suffered a sunstroke and Is not expected to
IS to-day. and is IS tonight. AT Dayton
the thermometer registered 10f degrees at
4 q. m. and Is up to 30 tonight. Hot
Ohio, with prostration, but none fatal.
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Big -Four Fireman Killed.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
NATION, ILL.,, Aug. 9.-Richard White.
fireman on the east-bound Big Four Knick-
erbocker. was killed at Charleston by ssrik-
ing his head against a stand-pipe as the
train was slowing up for the depot. this aft
ernOon. He was the fireman who escaped
from a like fate with Webb Ross, the engi-
neer, who was burned in the famous Wann
collision a year ago. The freman's father,
William White, resides in this city, and is
one Of the oldest engineers on the road.
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Rritnnnia and Luna Won.

COWES England. Aug. 9.-Britannia de-
feated Ailsa to-day in the race FOR the
Meteor challenge shield. Luna won the
race for twenty-ton yachts, defeating the
American boats, Niagara and Isolde
Tie Earl of Dunraven sails for New York
on the Teutonic on Wednesday, Aug. q:
Emperor William was the guest of the
Primo of Wales to-day on board the
Britannia during the race. He was ban
Quoted by the members of the Royal
Yacht Club who attended the Kiel fetes.
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Townsley Released.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

special 10 the indianapolis journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, Aug. 9.-This morning
Fred Townsley. who was arrested by the
police OF this city on a charge of planning
to commit a robbery Of the jewelry store
OF o. 5. Judd and the bar of the Ooxey
Hotel. was given a hearing and released
for the reason that he had done nothing
for which he could be convicted. The
young man had no burglars tools In his
possession. and there was really no ground
for his arrest
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CRIMES OF A KIND.
Four Ravishers of Three Women Cap.
tured After n Fight.

CHECOTA, I. T.. Aug. 9.-Rufus Buck.
Lucky Bruner, Sam Simpson and Naomie
July were arrested yesterday after a fight
in the C~oncharty mountains, near Okmul-
gee. A few days ago these four. together
with Louis Davies. ravished three white
women, one of whom has died from her in
juries. Davies escaped. More than a hun
dred men joined in the pursuit Of these
fiends. but their capture was made by the
states marshals. 1t will require a strong
guard to land the prisoners IN the Fort
Smith Ark.) jail, as much excitement pre-
walls and lynching is talked Of.
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Ravngc. of Cholcra i'm Japan.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 9.-The ravaSes Oh
cholera in Japan are set forth his week
in a letter received by the friends OF MISS
Annie Davis, of this city, a missionary IN
Japan. Heretofore. Miss Davis states, the
cholera has been confined 10 certain places
and den5ely populated districts. But. owing
to the war, the soldiers have scattered
everywhere. and in their tracks the cholera
has followed, until safety Is found almost
nowhere. Miss Davis, who is located at
Toxic, has gone with other frlencs 10 the
mountains for the heated months. Articles
of food hitherto priced by the missionaries
during their brief rest In the mountains
towns. This season the fruit cannot or
must not be touched. 1t is so largely i'm
~pregnated with cholera germs that 1t Is
perilous to partake of il. OF perils from
the sword, the missionaries in Japan, Miss
Davis states. stand in no danger.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Ind. Aug. 9.-Mrs. Cath
crime Williams. aged forty, wife of Rev.
David Williams, committed suicide near
Odon. this county. last night. by jumping
into a pond near her home. When found
her body was in a bad condition., and Ii
evidenced a great struggle in the water. No
motive can be given for the rash deed. She
was very popular and prominent in this
county. She always seemed happy.
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Special to the Indianapolis journal.

oHtCIdf 10 tHt IHuIdlIdpUIIS JUUEldI.
VINCENNES, Ind, Aug. 9.-The grist
mill at Hazleton. Gibson county. twelve
miles below Vincennes. was burned this
morning. The mill had recently been
erected. The less was $500, on which
there was no insurance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind. Aug. "A happy crowd
was returning from a picnic when a horse
suddenly became frightened and plunged
of a thlrty-foct e~mbankment. Three PROM
inent society women, Mrs Mangold, Mrs.
j.. c. Patterson and her mother, Mrs. Err
win, received injuries which will prove
fatal. Mrs. Duncan and two small chill
dren who were in the surrey also received
serious injuries.
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American school Attacked.

CONSTANTTNOPLE. Aug. 9.-Advices re-
ceived here from Tarsus. Asia Minor, are
that a mob has attacked the American
school at that place, and maltreated several
of the students and threatened the mission
aries. No details of the affair have yet
reached here.
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LOCKHAvEN. Pa. Aug 9.-Mrs. Cath
the State. died at Renova to-day at the
age of les years. She was born in ire
land. Her husband died fifty years ago
while In service in the British army.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10
Miner killed by a Cave-En.

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. Aug. 9.-An
extensive cave-in OF ground occurred at
the Chaplin mine this morning In a room
In which Charles Faust and John Johnson
were working. Faust was instantly killed.
Johnson escaped In a badly bruised con-
dition.
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Fell Down n Forty-FOOt SHIFT.
,nocial 10 tho Indianana1ir Io.rrai

SHELBURN, Ind, Aug. 9.-While ex-
Trustee Robert Taylor was descending into
a fifty-two-foot well in a box the rope broke,
letting him fall a distance Of forty feet,
breaking his anklebone and bruising his
hip and cutting a ugly gasn on Ed
Snider's head. who was at the bottom.
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A freight train wreck at ST. Paul. on
the Cincinnati division of the Big -Four.
last night. caused considerable delay to
mail and passenger trains. The train does
not carry passengers and IL was thought
last night that nobody had been hurt. No
particulars could be learned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10
An Old Couple Earns a Pension,

WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.-Mr. and Mrs.
Schlegel. an old couple. aged respectively
seventy-two and sixty-four years. reached
this city yesterday, having tramped all the
way from Evansville, Ind. They started in
May and walked to the capital to procure
a pension for the old man.
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Special 70 the I~nfIanapoIis Journal.
JEFFERSONvILLE. Ind. Aug. a.
Early his morning while a guard had a
force OF convicts at work on the warden's
residence. George Henderson managed TO
make his escape He was seen by some
small boys as he ran through an alley and
disappeared I'm a corn field. The boys told
the guard. who notified Deputy Warden
Mayer. The deputy immediately started In
pursuit Hurrying through the alley
where the man was last seen. he entered
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10
SUNK in Detroit Riyer.

DETROIT. Mich. Aug. 9.-The steamer
Britannia. owned by c. E. Benham and w.
]. White, of Cleveland. was sunk near
Billiards. reef. in the Detroit river, two
miles above Amerstsburg, by the Lacka-
wanna Company's steamer Russia at
O'Clock this afternoon. One of the sunken
steamers crew, called Charlie" was
drowned. The Britannia lies athwart the
channel in thirty feet of water. making
navigation dangerous, but not impossible.
although the channel is narrow
at that point. Several of the p!ates on
the Russia's starboard bow wore ioosened.
but she was towed to a Detroit dry dock IN
tire to escape sinking. Each is valued at
$500 and both vessls and carsoes are fully
insured.
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Protest Against Denby's Action.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 9.-The Americans
here have sent a cable dispatch TO Presi-
dent Cleveland protesting against United
States Minister Denby's action in consent
ing TO the British consul representing
America in the inquiry. They
a reconstruction of the COM
mission by sending an American official of
adequate rank and the exclusion of impli-
Gated Chinese officials. They also recon-
mend that a marine escort accompany the
commission.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 9.-The pho
tographers' Association OF America ad-
journed to-day after the announcement of
awards of a score of prizes for the most
excellent exhibits OF various kinds OF
work and of improved Photographic APP
p~liances. C-hautauqua. ". ", was decided
TO be the place for the next convention,
although st. Paul and Minneapolis had
jointly asked for the meeting. After the
session closed the delegates took an ex-
cursion up Lake st. Clair.
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Fight with a Vicious Bull.
Rensselaer, Republican.

Louis Rich. an old and most respected
resident of the north part OF Jasper coun-
". and an ex-trustee of Wheatfieid town.
ship. but more lately living in Kankakee
township. was killed by a vicious bull on
Tuesday of last week. He had gone to
drive his cows up for the evenings milk
Ing. and the bull. a big Durham. belonging
to his son, Peter Rich. who lived not far
away. was along with the COWS. The ami
NAL was known to be very vicious and
Peter. the owner. who saw his father APP
preaching the place where the bull was,
hurried to get there first. fearing it woh.d
attack the old gentleman. Ee also tried
to warn his father by calling to him, but
without effect. The bull ~savagely at
tackled the old gentleman. and though he
had been dehorned, ne knocked Mr.. Rich
down. and crushed him with his powerful
head His son arrived and with a heavy
oak club succeeded in beating the bull
tried to get his father to and through
the fence as a place OF safety. The old
himself, as he was hurt TO death, and the
buE was sure to return n attack the
son: This proved true and a most terrific
place Peter faced the Infatuated brute
and pounded him with his club, but in
backing away to avoid the bulls lunges.
= = , I30t otAUCh al OD<LfuCllOn anu he
ell upon his back. The bull was upon
him In a second. and his escape from
death was a marvel: but the bah thrust
his head into the ground instead of hit
ting Peter, and the latter crawled be-
tween the bulls legs and got UP. The
bull charged again and tossed Peter in the
air. He struck on mis- feet. and continued
the fight. and finally by a blow on the
back of the animals head he succeeded In
putting him to flight. Peter. though great
" injured himself. then succeeded In drag
Ring his father to the fence He then sum-
moned help, and his father was taken
home, but he was SO greatly injured that
he died at 10 O'Clock that same evening.
The unquenchable ~ferocity OF the bull was
shown by his returning and trying to get
through the wire fence 20 attack the old
man again. as he lay on the ground. And
q fingered about the spot till parties came
with a gun and gave him two loads of
shot,. one OF which shot an eye out. A
big dog was then set on the bull. and
threw him twice, but even then the bull
returned to the spot in an evident search
for the object OF his hrst attack. The
ooxt day the bull was shot and killed.