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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04
Mile Uupnced in Liza %.

CHEYENNE. Wyo., Dec. 3. - Johnnie
Green. aged twenty-one. rode the fastest
mile to-day ever made on a bicycle. 1t was
unpaced. flying start. on a straightaway
track, and was made in / minute, % Sec
onds breaking McLeod's record OF l: s3 %.
Charles Erswell rode mile unpaced,
standing start. straightaway, level road
course, in 1:4o is, breaking the former best
score of 2.0t 3-5
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04
Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Dec. BIT has been a very
slow market for all kinds of fabrics, and
with amy demand very irregular, and for
small to moderate quantities of dress goods
calcoes, domets and seasonable specialties.
Mail orders from the chief markets OF the
country were nil, as usual on Tuesday and
though a good number of buyers were pres
ent there was no activity noticeable in any
direction. Printing cloths without demand
and former quotations unchanged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04

CELINA- Tenn. Dec 3.-Joseph Williams
was shot and killed by a sheriff posse near
here to-day. Alfred Rich was seriously
wounded. Both men resisting arrest
Williams and Rich were charged with COM
plicity in the murder of Capt. Tim Arm
strong. on his boat. above Nashville, last
spring.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04
A HALF MILLION LOSS.


prepare accurate lists, so the agents had
to be depended upon. The agents will
probably find after investigation that a
number of policies named have lapsed.
Mr.. Malott says he had 5000 insurance
Or the building belonging TO him. The
amount was distributed. Mrs. Ruddell. own
er of the Ward building. does not live
here and no one could be found who could
give the insurance on her building.
The insurance held by Schnull & Co. on
the stock, with a small amount on fix
lures, was as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04
Elaewhere.
CHICAGO Dec 3-Trade uas fotr 80 49,.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-Trade was fair at YES
terday's prices, choice cattle being active
and strong, and all others rather slow and
barely steady. Sales were on a basis of 50
q45 for common to strictly choice native
dressed beef and shipping steers, with
Christmas beeves in limited demand at 81
1880 No sales were made below $3.50 or as
high as $3.50, and the greater part of the
good fat cattle sells at $3.Sol4.25. More
choice heavy cattle. averaging LOO
to l.650 pounds are coming forward than
usual and they sell chiefly at Si2OfI4 65
these being no higher prices than are ma ri
for prime medium weights Butchers and
Gamers stuff was fairly active at UNI
changed prices. with cows and bulls going
largely at s2d3. Good calves sold chiefly at
$Q575 common ones selling as low as 81 75
as The stocker and feeder trade was slow
at unchanged prices.
An active demand for hogs sent prices
up 5qloc, sales being largely at an advance
OF 10c. Chicago packers were again remark
ably good buyers and the pens were emptied
early. In the day. common to prime lots
above the market. two droves fetching
sh The ,I bulk o,S Of the hoEs sold az 5000
Common to choice sheep were salable ct
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04
LIVE STOCK.

Cattle Scarce and Steady Hogs
Strong and Higher-Sheep Strong.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 3.-Cattle - Re-
ceipts, 300; shipments, light. There was
light supply. Most Of the offerings were
butcher grades and the market was steady
at UNCHANGED prices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04
Barbnrn Aub Indicted Tor Perturx.

NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-Barbara Aub. who
confessed that she made false charges OF
was Indicted by the grand jury to-day for
perjury. The Indictment Is based on the
statement Of Langerman and the minutes
Of the court proceedings taken during the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04
Metals.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Pig iron quiet
Copper easy; brokers', lie; exchange, 10.75c
3.S21ac. Tin weak. Plates weak. Spelter
dull.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3.-Lead irregular at
3.05Q310c. Spelter dull and weak at 3.321kc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04
Yenterdnx,r Bnnk CIearings.

At Chicago-Ciearings. s21,144,0O0 Money
steady at 5n5ls per cent. on call; 6q61z per
cent. on time.
At New York-Clearings. sl47. 29s. sos; bal
ances, $6.92f, 442.
At Bostoa-Clearings. 81. 6eS. col; balances.
s2.267.04i.
At misunderstanding So, s71; bal
ances. s4ck.6o9-
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. sl9.0i5. 756; bal
ances. s. 1864
AT Cfncinnati-Clearings. s.. 231, 100.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04
Butter. EGG. and Cheese.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Butter-Receipts,
8.273 packages; market firm: Western dairy.
11@16c; Western creamery. 15Q25c; Elgins.
ket quiet; large, 7AQ10c; small, 7%Q10hc;
part skins, 3hQ6c; full skins. 2Q3c Eggs
Receipts, $50 packages; market steady;
21@23c.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3.-Butter firm;
fancy Western creamery, 25c. Eggs steady;
fresh Western, 23c. Cheese steady.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04

During the height OF the excitement OF
the fire in the morning an alarm was sent
in from the corner OF Illinois and Second
streets. A small fire had started In some
unexplainable manner i'm some excelsior In
the cellar Of the home OF Rev. G. A Car
stensen. Lite damage was done by the
fire, but the dense smoke did considerable
damage to the house furnishings. Two
chemicals and other apparatus were sent TO
the scene, but only the chemicals were
ne
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04

but said Il would approximate xs5.oo0 as the
stock on hands at this season OF the year
Is unusually heavy. in anticipation Of the
holiday trade. Insurance is carried. but IL
VIII not entirely cover the loss II was
given out last night that the firm will con-
tinue IN business and viii III all orders re-
gardless OF the fire. ARRANGEMENTS WI be
made at once for prompt attention TO an
orders.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04
New buildings VIII Go I'm.

The firms that suffered yesterday will
all resume according to the information OF
last evening. The different losers had no
definite plans last evening for the future.
but no one was found who would say that
business will not be resumed. The MEM,
bers OF the firm OF SchnuII & Co. were
looking yesterday afternoon for new quar-
tiers where TO begin again. although a
consultation Of the firm had not been
held The firm Is one OF the largest In the
West, has a large business extending
over several States ana business will prob
able be resumed as soon as pos
sible- The Hildebrand Company viii prob
ably do the same, as will the two liquor
firms. The Fairbanks-Morse Company has
had an agency here for many years and
ind it profitable to sustain an Indiana
agency. Mr.. /. w. Drew. the manager,
could not. say what would be done, but
Ward Brothers have not sought a new
of the firm. Mr.. Ward stated last night
he Thought the company will open in new
quarters within short time.
MeSsrs. Schnun will rebuild on the site
of the buildings owned by them. Mr.. Ma
lott will do the same. IL Is not known
what Mrs. Ruddell. Of the Ward build
ing. will do.
As all of the inquired firms are leading
ones of the city and the ground where
the buildings stood is exceedingly valu-
able it is expected that new buildings
will go up rapidly and the firms win not
be long DELAYED in their business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04
Oils.
Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3.-Cotton easy;
middling, 3-16c; low middling, 15-16c: good
ordinary 7ssc. Net receipts. 20,29S bales;
gross receipts, q 043 bales; exports to Great
Britain, Is, 80 bales; to the continent, 1892
bales; sales, $500 bales; stock, 363,6l1 bales
MEMPHIS, Dec. 3.--Cotton quiet and off
Lice. Receipts. 5.152 bales; shipments, 4,6s6
bales: sales, 100 bales, stock, l31 ,i26 bales.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3-Cotton closed dull:
middling uplands. SIZE; gulf. sac; sales. 5O4
bales.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04
MINING SHARES.

Doubleday. Rope & Co.. OF Colorado
Springs, Col. give the following quotations:
The free press., 1895-09-05
How Wrecks Drift.

The ways of derelicts are ire sterest-
ing and peculiar. There was one ves-
sci that broke in half in the North
Atlantic Just where two currents met,
and one half went north and the other
south, yet they came ashore with
more than 1000 miles between them.
The Manantico, first reported
abandoned on December 8, 1886, was
last seen on July -, 1887, after q
drift of 900 miles in ZIG days.
The Vincenzo Pcrotta, abandoned
in September, 1882, came ashore on
Waiting Island in February, 1884,
after a drift of $3.50 miles in $50
days.
The Telemach, about the same time,
drifted 3, SO miles in 551 days.
Two schooners, abandoned during
the same gale in November, 1888, on
the American coast, drifted 4, 400 and
1900 miles in $40 and 347 days re-
spectively.
The Vestalinden, abandoned in No
vember, 1891, was last reported in
April, 1892, after drifting 2,230 miles
in 151 days,
One of the longest drifts of aban-
doned ships on record is that of the
schooner w. L. White, abandoned in
March, 1888, which came ashore at
Haskier Island, one of the Hebrides,
in January, 1889, after drift of
500 miles in 80 days.
These derelicts are obstacles for the
early destruction of which some
means ought to be discoverable.
A miss may be as good as a mile
but shaving must be embarrassingly
close when it comes to passing, like
the Virgo, between two masts of 6
derelict in state of submergence. -
Tit Bits.
The free press., 1895-09-05
Extensive Peace.

A calculator, n rival of Michael
Cassie, an arithmetician, has summed
up that Europe has expended $25, 900,
900, 900 during the past twenty-five
years for the ostensible purpose OF
maintaining peace. He has also ex-
amined, the account of the money ex-
pended in great wars in the same
period, and has discovered that the
sum total is far exceeded by that
which has been expended in the cause
of peace. The only inference to be
drawn from this is that it would be far
more economical to have war. -Bos-
ton Herald.
The free press., 1895-09-05
A Landscape in Iodine.

A famous landscape painter had to
call in doctor to see his wife, who
was suffering from bronchitis. After
he had examined the patient, the doc
tor recommended the husband to take
q small brush, dip it in tiucture of
Iodine and lightly paint the lady's
back with it. The artist took up his
brush, and, after dipping it in the
tincture proceeded to carry out the
doctors prescription. But his artistic
temperament soon got the better Of
his sick-nursing qualities. Mistaking
his wife's back for canvas, instead
of simply applying the lotion he
sketched out landscape and gradu-
ally peopled it with figures and put in
all the details complete. The patient,
finding the operation rather lengthy
one, asked her husband If he had
finished. And the latter, receding a
few steps to examine his work, replied:
"Another dab or two, and then l can
putt in the frame. "--Boston Traveller.
The free press., 1895-09-05
An Electric Thief Catcher.

On the Nth Hoor OF large manu-
factory on the West side of Chicago
is department employing number
of girls, who have been complaining
for several months of thefts committed
in their dressing room on the sixth
floor, while they were at work. Silk
handkerchiefs, wells and money dis
appeared from time to time with in
creasing frequency, until the manage
ment began to realize that it was time
steps were taken to detect the thief.
As the dressing room was kept locked,
the key being accessible onsJ to those
employed in the department where
the losses were reported, it was de-
cided that one of the girls using the
room was rifing the pockets of the
others.
Accordingly, trustworthy girl was
taken into the confidence of the man.
agement, double wire was sewed in
the lining of her cloak, connecting a
spring jaw in the pocket with the two
hooks on which the cloak hung. The
Jaws were placed in contact with one
of the wires and insulated from each
other by small tongue of leather
placed between them while forced
apart, and this tongue was sewed to
the bottom of purse. Each Of the
two hooks (which were of brass) sup
porting the garment was held in place
by long brass screw which went
through the partition and connected
with wire on the outside of the dres.
sing room. Here the wires were
carried along under molding,
through the floor, to single cell bat
terry, and bell, placed in the series,
were hidden in the room where the
girls were at work, fifty feet away.
A switch was placed in o convenient
position, which broke the current,
until the other arrangements were
completed After closing the switch
the only opening in the circuit was at
the spring jaws, which would be
brought together by removing the
purse and insulating tongue.
The trap had been set but three
hours when the bell rang, and the
owner of the cloak hurried to the
room where the garments were kept
and there found the guilty girl, and
upon this evidence the girl was i'm
mediately accused and discharged
after she had admitted her guilt. -
Western Electrician.
The free press., 1895-09-05
Origin of Kindergartens.

The name kindergarten, children s
garden originated with Friedrich Will
helm August Froebel-born April 21,
1882. In the kindergarten the chill
dren's occupation should be play.
But any occupation in which children
delight is play to them. Froebel in
vented sesies of employments, which
while they are in a sense play to the
children, have, nevertheless, as seen
from an adult point of view, a distinct
educational object. New York Mer-
curry.
The free press., 1895-09-05
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The sting Of the black scorpion 10
much more dreaded than that of the
gray.
One thousand tons of SCOT settle
monthly on the 110 square miles of
London.
Corals are not found within the
range of rivers flowing into the ocean
as fresh water is fatal.
Huxley's tables show that the human
body is made up of thirteen different
elements, of which five are gases and
eight solids.
Sixty head of blooded stock have
been killed on account of tuberculosis
at the Massachusetts State College in
the last year.
It is announced that two examples
of the polar hare have just been added
to the collection of the Geological So
ClCuyS IouVous
An enormous shark, weighing, it is
said, about ton, and measuring 15
feet in length, was recently landed by
an Aberdeen, (Scotland) trawler.
A few days ago, at Helensville, Wis,
near Palmyra, number of crows at
tackled turtle that was basking in
the sun, and succeeded in killing 1t.
The white rhinoceros has become
nearly, if not quite, extinct. There
are two stuffed specimens in England,
and one in the Cape Town (South At
rica) museum.
Soda-propelled engines are now be-
ing used on some French railways.
The invention is based on the princi-
pie that solutions of caustic soda,
which have high boiling points liber-
ate the absorbing steam, and work
hoiselessly.
An electric fre-alarm now being
introduced In Switzerland acts auto
matically through the expansion OF a
metallic rod under heat. This makes
an electric connection, and it is said
| that the alarm is SO sensitive that it is
put in operation by holding lighted
match near it.
Running sixty miles an hour, train
of $50 tons, with the full breaking
weight Of the train utilized, and the
rails in the most favorable condition,
could be brought to full stop in 900
feet; at eighty miles per hour, IN
l, 600 feet; at 80 miles per hour in
2,O25 feet; and at 100 miles per hour
in 2, SEQ feet.
The free press., 1895-09-05

The sloop Waterwitch Captain w.
NJ. Greenleaf, after three weeks
cruise, returned to Jupiter laden with
turtles of almost every description.
Their catch consisted of twenty of the
hawkbill variety, fifty loggerheads
averaging from fifty to three hundred
pounds, and three green turtles, the
smallest of them weighing about fifty
pounds, while the largest will weigh
fully 500 pounds. This one will be
kept alive at this place until Mr..
Greenleaf can find a purchaser for
him. Mr.. Greenleaf states that this
turtle at Key West would bring twenty
cents per pound gross.
The sloop was anchored alongside
the dock when the work of butchering
the entire lot of turtles began. Sew
eral bushels of eggs were removed
from these turtles. The meat was
ouartered up and considerable
ouantity sold to the citizens who con-
gregated in great numbers about the
dock.
The remainder OF the meat was put
up in pickle, which, Mr.. Greanleaf
says, will sell readily at about
eighteen cents per pound. The shell
of the hawkbill turtle, which is taken
off the scales from the back, sells from
So to $40 per pound. About thirty
six pounds of this shell was procured
from these twenty turtles. .-Jackson-
Vile Citizen.
The free press., 1895-09-05
The Two Maidens.

tang years ago, it seems to be
.,mtle maiden played with me;
ursoul was full OF mirth and Joy
ala hearty, healthy boy.
.,oupb all the golden summer days,
'...sed her in all sorts OF ways;
a.. dov caught her in the NOV,
~. - eried. "Oh, don't be foolish now!"
.,t NV arms around her waist,
"a, lovely lips 1 longed to taste;
cha said the while my fun to mar,
Now Quit, or will call papa. "
fang years have passed; upon my knee
mother maiden plays with me;
little girl one-third her size,
3, sill she has her mothers eyes.
u,- mothers voice, her mothers waist
rbe same red lips longed to taste.
md now through all the drea y hours
m vapid scenes and scentless flowers
i voice comes gently from afar;
Now Quit, or will call papa"
Chicago Dispatch
The free press., 1895-09-05

William Gilen of New-London
threw some lobster meat to his cat.
Cats are very fond of this delicacy, so
what was Williams surprise on seeing
Grimalkin lug the meat around the
corner. Following her, he found that
she had placed it carefully in front of
q large rat hole as bait. Then she
lay in wait behind barrel until an
unwary rat came out and snapped the
bait, when pussy pounced on him and
broke his back with a single shake.
The Hartford (Co nn.. Courant
The free press., 1895-09-05
Web.FOOted Chickens.

A farmer of New York State crossed
a fine breed of chickens with the
dublin dwarf geese. The result is
a web-footed chicken, which while not
devoted to swimming, frequently takes
to the water. The fowls are large and
the flesh is said to bo of excellent
flavor, resembling that of the wood
cock. A serious drawback to raising
them in any number is that they pine
away unless fed on dried watermelon
seeds at least once week. New Or
leans Picayune.
The free press., 1895-09-05
Fixing Up the Old Wagon.

Quite saving can be made in fur
bushing up wagons and carriages. For
instance, l took an open buggy to the
blacksmith and had the tires set, the
bolts frightened, new spoke and one
half of rim, all the rest being sound.
Then 1 washed the vehicle and scraped
off the grease and hard mud, and put
it in the sun to dry; right after din
ner on clear pleasant day. l shook
and opened can of black paint. that
comes all prepared for use, and ap-
piled all over the buggy dasher and
all. Two days later after tackled
new leather on shafts, new tips and it
looked good enough.
Now the paint cost seventy-tive
cents, brush % cents, leather 60 cents
tips twenty-five cents, labor two hours,
painting, when 1 ought to have been
tilling asparagus up, don't count;
81. 80 in full, and it would have cost
$5 to have it touched up and vanished
and S14 to repaint and do an extra
job. This doing it yourself pays in
satisfaction of having no waits at the
paint shop of from two to six weeks
and big saving in expense. New
England Farmer.
The free press., 1895-09-05
A FiSh.hOOk Rebound.

A few weeks ago Dr. Kennedy was
trout fishing in the head waters of the
Dutch Hollow Brook, and lost fair
sized fish by the parting of the line
where it was tied in the ring of the
hook. Later, he tried the same
stream and captured thirteen pretty
good ones While eating one for
supper, the head of the trout con-
tanned bone that the DIR. couldn't
chew, and felt rather prickly. Upon
taking it out of his mouth, it proved
to be the hook he lost when the line
broke on the previous trip. He could
identify his property through pecu-
liarity of the hooks used by him. -
Auburn IN. Y.) Advertiser.
The free press., 1895-09-05
A Few Notes About Coin.

The rel of Brazil, like the mill OF
our own money table, is an imaginary
coin, no piece of that denomination
being coined Ten thousand reis
equal 50. 45.
Vermont was the first state to issue
coinage on its own authority. Cop
per coins were issued in 1855.
The first woman's face represented
on coin wis that of Pulchera, the
Empress Of the Eastern Empire.
The Chinese stamp bars or ingots
of gold or silver with their weight and
fneness and pass them from hand to
hand as coin.
The first Maryland coins were
minted in 1862, and were put in cir
culation by act of Council ordering
every householder to bring in sixty
pounds of tobacco and receive ten
shillings of the new money in exchange
for it.
In 1884 the Massachusetts, General
Assembly made bullets legal tender
by the following enactment: is like
wise ordered that musket bullets Of a
full boare shall pass currently for
farthing apiece. Provided that no
man be compelled to take above Kid
att TYNE in them. "-Harper's Round
TahIa
The free press., 1895-09-05

son. Rather awkward, you might
think, but congratulated then, with
all my heart and thanked my stars for
freedom. Come, little girl. put on
your hat and I'll take you down to the
steamer to see the bride, and I'll in
troduco to her my fiancee, because
you say yes, don't you dear?"
81 suppose So, Tom, but it's all SO
sudden. Shall I wear my leghorn
hat ?"-Chicago News.
The free press., 1895-09-05
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Patience is the art of hoping.
Great thoughts proceed from the
heart.
Perspicuity is the framework ofpro-
found thought.
'Tis pitiful to court smile when
you should win a soul.
There is no strength that is commu-
ncable except in character.
Midnight is the noon of thought
when wisdom mounts its zenith with
the stars.
To be without sympathy is to be
alone in the world, without friends or
country, home or kindred.
We need to cultivate every influence
which tends to assist us in the contem-
plation of the beautiful and true.
Sentiment is divine quantity Inn
planted in our nature, for the pur-
pose of enabling and beautifying the
conditions of our existence.
Let us then, be what we are, and
speak what we think in all things.
Keep ourselves loyal to truth, and
the sacred profession of friendship.
No ship can tempt the sea and learn
its glory so long as she goes moored
BY any rope, however long, by which
she means to he drawn back again If
the sea is too rough.
Indeed we are but shadows: we are
not endowed with real life, and all
| that seems most real about us is but
the thinnest substance of dream.
That touch creates us. Then we be-
gin to be; thereby we are beings OF
reality and inhabitors of Eternity.
It is better to be restless and unsat-
| isfied than to find rest and satisfaction
in anything lower than the highest.
But not be restless or unsatisfied.
There is rest in expectations salts
faction in the assurance that the high
est belongs to us though we have not
reached it yet.
Poetry is the breath and fine spirit
of knowledge; it is the impassioned
expression which is the countenance
of all science. We need to cultivate
every influence which tends to assist
us in the contemplation OF the beauti-
full and true. In the long run, it is
tho ideal that determines our charac-
ter and place in history.
The free press., 1895-09-05
Pleasure in His Work.

"That sour old fellow, Grumpus,
has job that just suits him.
"What's that?"
"Hes station master where fifty
trains go out every day, and he sees
somebody miss every one of them" ;"
Chicago Record.