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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05
Personal. Local and General Notes.

tOCAt IolCBs
The Pennsylvania has put on a new train
between Philadelphia and Atlantic City, to
make the run in seventy-hve minutes.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton
hauled an extra sleeping car last evening
carrying a party going to Mountain Lake
Park.
officials say that double the number of
people were handled yesterday at the Union
Station as compared with the Fourth of
last year.
The Erie now hauls a through Boston car
from Cincinnati The 4 p. m. train of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton from In
dianapolis connects with this train at Ham
ilton.
One of the Class r freight engines of the
Pennsylvania line was taken into the shop
for repairs on Wednesday, after having
made a running record Of 81, 200 miles with
out a break.
Both the Wagner and the Pullman sleep
ing car companies are furnishing the In
dianapois lines with better equipment than
business of their lines Is now double what
1t was three years ago.
The Chesapeake & Ohio reports for May
gross earnings of $S33. 81, an increase Of
Sl4s,7Ss, and net. s26s, 100. an increase of sll2.-
22S: and for eleven months TO May 81, gross,
SS,S17 .536. an increase of $471,746; expenses.
$500 1873, an increase of 1894, 708.
tween railroad presidents in New York city
a meeting of the railroad freight commit
tees of Cleveland. Pittsburg, Wheeling,
Youngstown and Akron was held in Cleve-
land. IN agreement was reached that
freight rates be restored to schedule figures
and that no more rebates be granted. Each
road will show its contracts when any
question as to what the rates are arises.
The locomotive department Of the Penn
sylvania on Tuesday sent five new express
engines from the Altoona shops, which are
to haul the heavy fast trains between Phil
adelphia and New York. They are Of the
latest Glass p type. with eighty-inch driv-
ing wheels and enormous boiler capacity,
and equipped with all modern appliances.
The next new work taken up at the Altoona
shops will be the building of a number OF
heavy fast freight engines for the Pan
handle and the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne &
Chicago.
A new railroad line. which will open up
10000 acres of hardwood timber land in
northeastern Mississippi, is about to be con-
structed by "a company consisting Of H. l..
Underwood, of Birmingham, Ala, and 9TH
ers. The total length of the road will be
seventy-seven miles. 1t will extend from
Grenada to Nettleton, Miss, and connect
with the Kansas City, Memphis & Birming-
ham. the Mobile & Ohio and the Illinois
Central lines in that portion of the State.
About forty miles of the right of way has
already been graded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

Iieve 1t will be carried out and rates put
up on July s. It is good. also. because 1t
SHOWS that the presidents can control mat
ters when they have a mind to. The strong
nrst, but IL the weak lines stand 1t for sixty
GAYS 1t will show what differentias rate
lnSy ought 10 nave to give them a FAIR
snare. Sixteen men. representing all the
carefully for six hours. and arrived at an
agreementsw which is much stronger than the
money penalty which they excepting Ches-
apeake K Ohio) voted for at a previous
the law"
The Philadelphia Press quotes a Pennsyl-
Vania official as saying: The railroad off,
Gals OF this city are IN better spirits than
contend that from nos on there viii
be no cutting OF rates, or. IL there is any, IL
viii be of such a small character that no
notice will be taken of Ii. They take this
view owing to the agreement having been
Signed by all the presidents, who seem anx-
ious to maintain the rates and derive more
benefit from the business"
-Advices from Chicago are to the effect
that the rate situation on both east and
west-bound business has greatly improved
and that the feeling among railroad men
during the balance of the year. The new
rate on grain and grain prod
of 20 cents. Chicago to New York, which is
though the regular rate is . cents. The lake
and rail routes are D cents lower than the
rates quoted by all-rail routes. and owing
to this. the managers of these lines have
though at the present time the rate by rail
is the same as by lake and rail. The reg
ular rate on grain and products is % cents,
but, owing TO the competition with the lake
and rails. the various companies are author,
lied to make a special one of 20 cents per
100 pounds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

u. Z. ingalls,, president of the Big Four
and the Chesapeake & Ohio. mas expressed
himself as follows in regard 20 the new
rate agreement OF the trunk lines: The
rate management il q good thing. I be-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

Physician (as he finishes bandanging I'D
Mr.. Oldboy. who has unsuccessfully set on
some hreworks.-Well, how do. you feel?
Oldboy lin mufled tonesNJust like a boy
again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

<Clover-Choice recleaned. 0-lb. &.7545-9o:
prime. &.7506.S0: English choice, S.75G6.9 so:
prime. SIS: Alsike. choice. $S.40Q6-5o: Alfal-
"a. choice. 6-1545-S; crimson or scarlet clo-
yer. &-750}: timothy. 15-lh, choice. $2-6o0
0G: str5cfiy prime. 2-50d3.6o: blue grass.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05
ELwooD WEDDINGS.

ELW0OD, Ind. July 4-Last evening the
wedding Of H p. Ntvison and Miss Sophia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

SyrupsENew Orleans mo-
rhine. 2oQ3oc: choice. 35Q40c;
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

Orchard grass. extra. N.S92@; red TOP.
choice. f161.z5. extra clean. ec4Ss En-
glish blue grass. 24-lb. sz2o8z8-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

Bar iron. s1.6od1.90: horseshoe bar, pa
2Zc: nail rod, &c: piow slabs, PIC; Ameri-
can cast steel. 9G11c; tire steel, 2lzq3c;
spring steel, 4hG5c-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-06
A Freshet i'm Kansas.

FoRT SCOTT, (Kan.), July 5.-The
heaviest rain that has fallen in this
section for many years occurred last
night when there was Il precipitation
of ! 10 inches Of water. The Marina
ter river and Mill creek overfowed
and the north side of town is COM
pletely inundated. Families have
been driven from their homes and
much damage to property resulted.
The Missouri Pacific shops are I'M
der water, which necessitated a sus
pension of work. The two rivers
joined on National Avenue, and the
water is still rising.
So severe was the storm that most
of the country roads were impossible
for hours. j. III. Demeret of this
city, while driving, accompanied by
his daughter, along the country lane,
was washed down a ravine and lodged
against tree. He unhitched his
horse and his daughter rode 1t out.
He finally got out by swimming. it
is thought that news Of drowning will
certainly be received when the coun-
try roads leading to town are pass.
able.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-06
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
kentucky PopuIist Platform.

LoUIsvI LIE, July 5.-The State
Convention OF Kentucky Populists
to-day adopted platform reaffirm-
ing the Omaha platform. 1t also de
mands as follows:
Free and unlimited coinage Of sil
yer on a ratio Of 16 to l, without ask.
ing the assistance of Great Britain,
that national banke be abolished and
that the Government issue legal ten
der notes for silver.
That additional debt by interest
bearing bonds be stopped, the recent
issue of bonds which were sold to the
Rothschilds being declared IAN infa-
my;" that the parity of legal tender
money be maintained; that it be un
lawful for Congress to stipulate any
one kind of money in the payment OF
debts.
That the United States Constitu-
uiun be amended to provide for an in
come tax.
That the boot trust be crushed, and
demand retrenchment in every part
of the Government.
The platform declares they view
with alarm the recent acts of Con
gress regarding the bank tax, and
trusts the will of the people viii be
sustained by reversal of these ques.
tons.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-06
CHESS AN INTELLECTUAL VICE
Opinion of Blackburn. the English Cham
pion- Men Kulncd by the Game.

Opinion of Blackburn. the English Cham
pion- Men kulned by the Game.
Mr.. Blackburne, the English chess
champion, regards the game as a dan
gerous intellectual vice, which is
spreading to rather an alarming extent.
Discussing the matter he said: II know
IL lot Of people who hold the view that
chess Is in excellent means of training
the mind in logic and shrewd calcula-
ton, provision and caution. But 1
don't find these qualities reflected in the
lives OF chess players. They are just as
fallibic and foolish as other folk who
don't know rock from a pawn. But
even il it were q form of mental dis
cipliT@, which l doubt, 1 should still
object 10 it on the ground of its fatal
f:::3.'na ton. Chess is q kind of mental
alcohol. 1t incbriatcs the man who
plays it constantly. He lives in chess
atHIoSphcrc, and his dreams are of
ganbit5 and the end of games. / have
known many an able man ruined by
chess. The game has charmed him,
and, as Il consequence, he has given up
everything TO the charmer. No, unless
a man has supreme self-control, it is
better that he should not learn to play
chess. l have never allowed my chill
dren to learn, for l have seen too much
of it's evil results. Draughts is a better
game if you must have game"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-06
THE USEFUL BICYCLE.
An Occasion on Which 1t Replaced Turp-
ms Bonnie Black Boss

An Occasion on Which 1t Replaced Turp-
ms Bonnie Black Boss
In these days when so many means
of earning n livelihood are closed. save
to the working classes, it is interesting
to hear of the revival of SO old a pro-
fession as that Of the road. This be-
ing the age of machinery, says the Pail
Mall Gazette, one need not be sur
priscd to learn that the bicycle has
been substituted for the Bonnie Black
Besses of century ago. The original
formula: Your money or your life" is.
however, maintained intact, and The
old York road is once again the scene
IF tho highwayman's operations. The
nistol, too, is still the proper weapon.
and in other respects the traditions of
the craft are carefully preserved.
The Doncaster police arc conmuni-
Gated with, but have not made any
arrests" is sentence that reminds one
of the days when watchmep were ovar-
turned in their boxes. Throughout the
account is picturesque: The cyclist-
cuthroats' bicycles were ION the road
,idc." while their riders disputed the
passage of Mr.. Lovely. The latter
shook up his gallant safety" (hence-
forth misleading titlc), and at
tempted to run the gauntlet, but a
bullet took him in the back of the
thigh. He, however, escaped to ''his
native city" of York, preserving his
purse virgin.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-06

al:-The sale OF the Silver
Star group Of mines is off. Senator
Wolcott, who was to pay s425,OOO
last Monday, but finally offered $780,
600 cash, the balance to be taken
from the mine. The proposition,
Brown who had the leading mine.
refused to accept, on the ground that
he could take the gold out just as
well as Wolcott. The sale then fell
through. 1t looked very much as if
Wolcott had crawled out of his agree
ment.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-06
Boys Composition on Sailors.

The following is declared to be the
work of pupil in an English elemen-
tary school: ''Seamcn are what we call
sailors, and captains, and training ship
boya. The sailors you see in the streets
are nice little fat men, with red and
brown faces. They ware boys coats
and hats, and their trousers are too tite
for them up above and too wide for
them do Hn below. It makes them feel
very riled. Sailors don't ware collars,
because their necks are so thick; and
they always have their boots BACKED
for fear tn captain might see them
around a corner. They don't carry
their best close in boxes, but they ty
them up in big red and blue handlSer-
chiefs, just like Christmas puddens.
Sailors are very fond of their mothers
and sisters, and you nearly always see
them taking them out to walk. The
reason why sailors like to get drung is
becose it makes them roll about like as
if they were on the oceant."> s~-~r-
Little Slaves in England.
"Does slavery survive in England?"
asks the London Christian World, and
this is the answer: after reading
Saturdays special number Of the
'Schoolmaster' on the subject of Half
timers we find it difficult to answer
that question in the negative. An in
spector writes: Il examined q child
who rose at $50, worked ut mill, and
then walked couple of miles to exami-
nation. Another girl of eleven rose
soon after a. IN. and walked through
the frost and snow nearly two miles to
the mill. Work commenced at 6 and
continued till $3.50, when there was an
interval for breakfast-the child not
leaving the mill. At 0 work again till
12:30'-six hours in all-'and then din.
ner Mt the mill. At 1870 the child
trudged off to school, How many
British children arc liable to this sort
of experienced Not less than 10000
Shame on us!' Such facts are shame
indeed, to nny civilized, not to say
] Christian community.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-06
NOTICE.

BY order OF the Board of County
Commissioners of Elko County, State
of Nevada, made this. 4th day of
March, 1895, notice is hereby given
that all persons who are charges upon
the county must come to the County
Hospital, or all claims for their sup
port will be disallowed by said Board
except inE oases OF extreme emergen-
cy.
Attest:
WEBSTER PATTERSON,
Deputy County Clerk
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-06

A man is going round the country
says an exchange, claiming to be
John the Baptist. He has hght!hair
and chin whiskers and looks like
cow puncher. Tho editor goes on in
friendly adjuration; We desire to
warn our readers il he should make
them call not to trust him, as he is
not what he purports to be. We
have taken pains to look the matter
up and find as a result Of our investi
CATION that Johu the Baptist is dead
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-06

We recommend De Wits Collie and
Cholera Cure because we believe it a
safe and reliable remedy. It's good
effects arc shown Mt once in cases of
cholera m0rbus and similar com
plants. F. +. Muller.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-08-31
WILLIE zzAEDw1GIS 1=ELI-UrT"
AND R0D5ED.

Willie Hardwick, the "telephone
boy" had an experience with sand
baggers last Sunday. evening that
resulted in a profit of $46.15 to the
thugs, and a sore head and empty
pocket book for Willie.
The boy was about to 90 to his
home, Sunday evening, but first, at
about 1920 o'clock, went to the tel
ephone office, over the State bank,
to see that it was properly closed
for the night. He had accomplished
his errand, and was about to leave
the building when a man stepped
from behind one of the doors at the
foot of the stairs, and Willie made
a rush to get past him, but was
struck on the side of the head with
a sand bag or other sool of the kind
and for a time lay unconscious.
w hile in this condition SAC. Is were
extracted from his pocket by his
assailant, who Immediately made
himself scarce, and left no clue by
which he could be captured. Will
lie soon regained his senses, and
with the assistance of Nightwateh-
man Cannon went to the Palace
hotel, where his injuries were ex-
amined. He was not badly dam
aged, and is now all right again.
OF the money stolen about $50 be-
longed to the telephone company,
$500 to Willie'S father, $3.50 to
NJ. d. Henry, and the balance to
the boy himself.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-08-31

C. II. Roardman, Of Endicott,
the gentleman who has recently
purchased the Watson stock of goods
at Cotton, will combine the stock
with the goods from his own store
at Endicott, and remove all to Pull
man, where he viii open up new
general merchandise store in the
corner room Of the old Mcconnell
Chambers building Mr.. Board
man has been in business in the
Palouse country for good many
years, and has made numerous
friends. He will run a very com
plete establishment, and will be
ready for business within the next
two weeks.
The Palmerton camping party
has returned from it's trip, and j.
M. has now relieved Lee Farr in
the management Of the Artesian
hotel. During their outing the
party visited Medical lake and
Occur d'Alene lake, and bass and
trout are greatly diminished in
numbers.
--Blackman Bros. & Co. have
just received a complete line of
mems and boys suits which they
are selling on the 6-cent wool basis.
They have fine stock of handsome
stylish suits.
--Eph Allen, who has been en-
gagged with L. M. Ringers fruit farm
at Almota for some time. is now en-
ployed as a clerk in Whites grocery
store.
The First Lational Bank has
purchased the Farr building on
Main street and will fit it up for a
store building.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-08-31
The NEWS OF TIE CITY.
.4ARABrA1T 1114mr5'' AT TzIE
AvDrroRrTNr SEPT. 3rd-
w. r.. WILLIAMS NIEE-5 V--Iz
A1T AGGIDEIT--

The presentation of "The Ara
bian Nights" by the auditorium
dramatic company, next Tuesday
evening, promises to be the greatest
success in the history of the COM
pany. 1t will also be our last op-
portunity of seeing Miss Essie Tit
tell supported by Pullman players,
as that talented young lady will
leave on the 10th for Portland. A
good house should greet the COM
pany, as it has made "a great effort
to put the play on the boards in a
first class shape, and in view of its
past performances we can expect an
entertainment par excellence next
Tuesday evening. Another draw
ing card will be Mr.. and Mrs. G NJ
Bruno, in "The Happy Pair"
W. F. Williams, the lumber
dealer, met with an accident Tues
day that may result in the loss of
the sight of his right eye. While
working at a scroll saw in his mill
the saw broke, and one end Of 1t
struck him in the eye, cutting the
ball. 1t is not known whether the
lens of the eye is injured or not, and
if it is not the sight may be saved.
L. L. Guesnler having pur-
chased Mr.. ST. Lawrence's interest
in the bakery will hereafter conduct
it in his own name. He will soon
move into the building now occu-
pied by Jeweler Miller, and will
carry complete line of the bread,
pies, cakes, etc, which he knows so
well how to make.
Wiley Dalton, the Wawarai
fruit grower, is sending fruit to
Pierce City by the four-horse wagon
load. His fruit brings excellent
prices in that market, averaging
over a dollar q box, a load contain
ing from 80 to 100 boxes. 1t ta kes
week to make the round trip.
Prof. and Mrs. Fletcher, ac-
companied by the Misses Laura and
Alice Barbee, and Peyton Barbee,
depart today for weeks outing on
Camas prairie. Peyton will not re-
turn with the party, but will re-
main at Grangeville.
j. H. St. Lawrence will have
the interior of his restaurant re-
fitted, and will put in number of
tables thereby making it much
more convenient.
The room in the Webb block
is nearly reftted, and L. B. Miller
will move his stock of jewelry and
stationery therein in few days.
"A. NJ. Motifs father and mother
arrived yesterday from Sauk Cen
ter, Mimi, and will visit for some
time in this city.
Mrs. w. B. Wallis is in Spo-
kane, a delegate to the Methodist
conference.
Miss Marie Carlson, of Col
fax, is visiting her Pullman friends
this week.
M. C. True and D. c.. Munroe
visited Camas prairie this week.
Miss Alice Henry has returned
from her visit to Colfax.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-08-31

N. w. McGee came up from
Grangeville Wednesday.
Harry Blatchly is suffering
from case of pneumonia.
w. D, Henry's residence is TAX
ing on an artistic dress Of paint
this week.
E. B. Sutton will lecture in this
city on next Wednesday evening,
September 4th,
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Harvey re-
turned from their weeks visit to
Camas prairie Wednesday.
Miss Blanche Climer, who has
visited Kendrick friends during the
summer, has returned to Pullman.
Lieut.. StockIe and wife have
returned from their outing, and are
fitting up the Wilkinson residence
in which they will establish them
selves.
A. B. Hardwick has returned
from a ten days trip across Camas
prairie, having gone 25 miles beyond
the Clearwater bridge. He says the
prairie is covered with chickens and
grouse, and that trout fishlngis fine.
w. D, Todd has been appointed
principal ofthe Cotton public school.
Mr.. Todd has attended the college
in this city for the past year, and
has shown himself to be a most able
young man, and we are pleased to
note that the position has been Civ
en- him.
With the first of the coming
month Andy Steen will become
proprietor of the Palace livery
stables, he having rented the build
ing. He will add a number of fine
rigs to the stable equipment, and
run a first class institution, which
he certainly knows how to do. Mr..
SpaWr will retire from the business.
The winds have howled in good
shape a couple of times this week,
the first Monday, and again Thurs
day night. At the latter time re-
fresh1ng shower fell, it doing no
damage to grain further than put
ting stop to harvest operations for
short time Friday morning, but
doing corn and gorden truck an
immense amount Of benefit. The
only effect of the wind was to fill a
number of optics with sand.
Henry Oliver and P. L. O'Ban-
non, of this city, have decided to
establish a general merchandise
store at the Clearwater bridge, 13
miles beyond Grangeville, Idaho,
and about 100 miles from this place.
While on their outing recently they
became impressed with the business
possibilities of the Bridge, and so
are getting in on the ground floor
Mr.. Oliver says that the bridge is
the one crossing place Of the Clear
water for many miles, and that
hundreds of people are continually
passing there, it being on the direct
route to Elk City. The country is
also we'll settled, and a merchan-
disc store will undoubtedly pay
we'll. Mr.. O'Bannon has already
gone on with a load of household
goods, and Mr.. Oliver will follow in
about a month. The Clearwater
bridge is at the lower point of the
Nez Perce reservation which is about
to be thrown open for settlement,
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