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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
GOOD BALL TEAM ASSURED.
Manager Watkins Has a Long List of
Players Already Signed.

w. H. Watkins. manager of the In
dianapolis baseball club, came in last night
to remain until the opening of the season.
He has not been idle the last two months
and presents a list of players already
signed. The reserve players include a num-
Der of the old men. Among them are
Shields, Dalrymple, Roat and Sam Miller.
None of these have been signed, but the
management has an option on them. Henry,
the right-felder who made a record last
year, will probably be signed to-day. Among
the pitchers already engaged for the sea-
son are Harry Pastorlus, who last year
played at Findley, o.; Ed Nicol. of Pitts
burg; Hawson, of the Chicago. city League:
Harry Saufer, last year with the Rock
Island club, and McCrady, who pitched at
Quincy, ILL.,, last season. Bob Woods, one
of the youngest catchers. known to base
for the Findlay team last year. Newell, of
the position of short-stop. Sam Mertes, an
all-round good player, will look after one
of the out-fields and the management has
it's eye on a number of others. Motz and
McCarty were signed by Cincinnati early
this winter, but Manager Watkins saws he
has arranged to secure them for the In
d~ianapolis club. His lines are also out for
a second baseman who will be able to hold
up that corner. The season will open here
May 4. but prior to that time games will
be played with Chicago, Cleveland, st.
Louis, Cincinnati and Louisville. These
games are scheduled for April.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
INCOME TAX TEST CASE.
Argument of Jere Wilson Against
of the Law.

COnstitutiOnality of the Law.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-The hearing in
the case of John G.. Moore against Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue Miller brought
to test the constitutionality of the income
tax law was resumed to-day in the Dis
trict Equity Court. Attorney Jere Wilson
made the opening argument and Assistant
Attorney-general Whitney and Solicitor of
Internal Revenue Hough represented the
government. At the outset counsel for the
offset the governments claim that courts
have no power to coenizance of a statute
that an unconstitutional act rs no act at
all; an unconstitutional law is no law. This
being so, the government had no semblance
or authority. The income tax was declared
by. counsel to be one of the most remark
able laws on record. and he cited instances
where double taxation could be made. the
tax levied on individuals themselves also
in connection with the corporation.
This tax, MT: Wilson continued, is a rs
announcement of what Is fraught with he
greatest danger to our country. The argn-
where there is a disposition to have The
validity of tax settled, the urgent necessity
Supreme Court on the case and a reference
to the unconstitutionalfty of taxing aliens
residing outside the United States.
Assistant Acknowledgement Whitney cloSed
the case with a short rgumen in reply to
the complainant,s counsel; He assumed
having no thought, energy or enterprise
should be taxed. The statement that TIE
tax was demonstrations and Unprecedented
because the tax was measured for the en-
tire calendar year, although the act only
went into operation on Aug. rs, 1894, Was
other side has given no authorities to sh NV
that the United States cannot tax aliens
who own property here. He knew of no
reason why they should not be taxed as
well as other property holders, but here
Judge Wilson interrupted with the remark
that hiB reference was not to property it's Eff,
but gains of aliens through property.
we may hope" Mr.. Whitney concluded,
that If the administration of the law goes
on we may find some way of administering
1t with less annoyance to ourselves"
Judge Hagner will deliver his decision in
the case next Wednesday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
WHIPPED HER TRADUCER.
Mrs. Messmere, of North Manchester,
Takes Vengeance on a CripDlc.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind, Jan. 16.-
Mrs. Frank Messmere nearly beat the life
out of Clementine Heeter, a young man of
good family, in front of the postoffice here
to-day. A rumor concerning the conduct Of
Heeter and Mrs. Messmere reached the
ears of Mr.. Messmere to-day, and he con-
fronted Heeter, who Boosted of the favors
he had received from Mrs. Messmere fop
over a year. This so enraged the husband
that he would have taken Heeter'S life
on the spot but for the interference of
friends. Mrs. Messmere then armed herself
with a rawhide and started out in search
of her slanderer. She met Heeter, who is
a cripple, as he was entering the postoffice
building and gave him a severe thrashing
with the whip. She grabbed one of his
crutches and dealt him a fearful blow, fell
ing him to the sidewalk, then pounded him
numerically for some minutes.
An officer arrived and took the enraged
woman in custody. Heeter was taken to
his home, and tonight is in a critical con-
ditfon.
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DECATUR MERCHANTS BoYcoTrED.
Farmers i'm that Vicinity Have With
drawn Their Trntc.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, Jan. 16.-The farmers
of Adams county are working a successful
boycott on the merchants of this city. They
have been holding meeting in various small
towns in the county, and now have, as they
claim, the names of over seven hundred
farmers who will refuse to do any trading
in Decatur. They have already established
two general stores at Preble and Mon
mouth and expect to put in teveral more
at other places soon. They are working
together something like the '.grangcrs' did
several years ago. As IL result of this boy
colt but very few people were in the city
last Saturday and the merchants did a
very .ight business Usually there are from
three to five hundred farmers doing bust
ness here on Saturdays. The farmers give
as their req son for boycotting the town
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r. STEAMERS.
NASSAU, CUBA, MEXICO.
The Gems OF the Tropics.
MOSBY'S OLD BATTALION.
Reunion of WelI-KnOwn C~0nfedcratea
Ovation to Old Commander.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. 6.-The sur
viving members of Mosby's command, the
Forty-third Battalion, Virginia Cavalry,
held a reunion here to-day. Among the
distinguished member OF the command
present were Col. j. L. Nfosby, Lieut.. -col.
James j. Capman, Maj. Dolly Richards.
Capt. r. Beattie, DIR. A. Winter. Charles
Ii. Deer, Billings Steele, grandson OF
Francis Scott Key, the composer of the
'Star-spangled Banner John G.. Beck
ham,, the originator of the reunion, and
many ether distinguished ex-confederates.
Such a scene was never witnessed as the
reception of Colonel Mosby, Colonel Chap
man and Major Richards on their entrance
into the hall. The wallis simply rang with
the old familiar rebel yell, which brought
the tears to the eyes of many of the men
who had not seen their old commander
since they separated at the close of the
war.
During the day the old familiar South
ern airs were discoursed by n fine or
chestra. Many pathetic scenes occurred
during the day when the boys threw their
arms around their old commander, and
tears rolled down their checks. The meet
ing was presided over by J. Fl. Alexander.
of Leesburg. Just before the banqueting
hour the members of the command assem-
bled for the purpose of effect
ing a permanent organizati ton, and the
following officers were unanimously elected:
Commander. John S. Mosby; first lieutenant
commander, J. H.. Alexander; second lieu
tenant commander. Captain VIII Foster.
third lieutenant commander, Fountain Beat
tie: adjutant, William II. Mosby. the FORM
err adjutant of the Third Virginia Cavalry;
sergeant-major and treasurer, John Grigs-
by Beckhayn. chaplain, Captain Sam Chap
man; surgeon, d.. W.. l.. Dunn, and quar-
termaster, G.. w. l.. Turbery, executive
committee, j. w. Hammond, b. Il. Carter,
jr., j. r. Faulkner and George ID. Hunt 1t
was decided to name the permanent orgdni-
cation John $. Mosby Camp, Confederate
Veterans, and the first regular meeting will
be held at Marshall. Fauquier county. Nir-
ginia, the place where Mosby disbanded
his men at the close OF the war on the sec
ond Wednesday in August. 1865.
The distinguished Confederate command
ers. General William II. Payne. General IL.
l.. Lomax and Major r.. Hunter Were intro
duced with applause. Promptly az $50 the
Lieutenant Colonel w. Chapman presiding.
the toast, THE Forty-tbiFd Battalion yir-
ginia Infantry was enthusiastically ~
ceived with round after round OF applause.
The other speakers were General John II.
Gordon, Senator from Alabama. whp re-
sponded to The Army OF Northern Nir-
glnia;' Senator John w. Daniel. on Gen
eral Robert Il. Lee Major II. w. Hunter,
General Marcus Wright. Senator Epna HuR-
ter. Colonel w. A. Chapman. General Viii
lam IA. Payne. DIR. A. Montiero and III. g.
Afafdux.
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FOR THE INDIANA CHAUTAUQUA.
The IL. & O. and Big Four Will Make
Another Bid for Turkey Lake.

Special to the Ind1anapOIls Journal.
L~OGANSPORT, Ind, Jan. 16.-Informa-
ton has been received here by Rev. f. s.
Scott, superintendent and secretary of the
Presbyterian Assembly and Summer School
which is to be established at Bass lake,
Indiana, that the Big -Four and Baltimore
& Ohio railroads and the people of Kos
ciusko county are combining to make a
more favorable offer to that association to
locate the assembly at Turkey lake, Kos
ciusko county. Bass lake, Starke county,
was selected as the site of the assembly
at a meeting of the stockholders at In
dianapolis early this month, provided GER
tain conditions were fulfilled. The advo-
Gates of Turkey lake. however, still have
hopes of securing the school, which will
be similar to the Chautauqua of New York
State and in charge of President j. NJ.
Coulter, of Lake Forest University.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
PATENT FOR GAS WELLS.
Anderson Drillers Have a Scheme for
Separating Gas from Salt Water.

Separating Gas from Salt Water.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 16.-WiIliam
Decker e. Sons, one of the Oldest and best
known gas-well drillers in the Indiana
belt, made a successful trial of q patent,
to-day, which they invented for separating
gas and water. Many wells have been
drowned by salt water. The device consists
OF a series of valves. which are sunk to
Trenton rock, and by being manipulated
permit the water to escape. and retain the
gas. The only way now used to relieve
wells is by blowing them out. which soon
exhausts the flow of gas. A find of oil
was reported to-day on a farm near Lin
wood, on which the Deckers were sinking
a. gas well. 1t has been proven, for sew
this county. The Standard Oil Company
has thousands of acres leased for the de-
yelopment of oil wells. Experts claim that
this will be one of the greatest producing
territories in the United States some day.
There is much excitement among farmers
who leased their lands for a pittance.
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standing the printed regulations of the
Internal Revenue Bureau. After Mr.. Hill
explained how far the Treasury Depart
ment regulations went beyond the law,
Mr.. Cockrell. In charge of the bill, ac-
cepted the amendment and it was adopted.
II the House agrees to the amendment it
will have the effect of compelling modifica-
tons in the treasury regulations already
issued as to the collection of the income
tax. The deficiency bill was then passed
Mr.. Aldrich presented a resolution call
ing on the President for the correspondence
with Germany relative to the tariff. The
resolution was agreed to. Then, at o:o p
m, the Senate adjourned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17

M &
Prime Minister digs up a law which con-
dennis the King to burial alive on the death
OF his spouse. Pommery goes to his doom
The Joke Book saves his life by bringing
the supposed deceased Queen to her feet in
fearful protest, The King gives his word
his son, whereby all the reversionary in
terests of the Queen to the throne lapse,
but gets around the point IKE q true y. poll
The son prefers to emigrate with his bride.
and the old King sees them off with a song
IN praise of his native beverage.
Pnrk-L0ndon bellies To-day.
The London Bellies will clang to jung
ling. tuneful measures at the Park Theater,
commencing with to-day's matinee. Accord
ing to what may be considered veracious
reports a jolly company of merry bur-
lesquers and a long list of speciality per-
formers promise to present a bill of un-
offers a clever burlesque, THE Crust Of
Sobrfety." but a. farce-comedy entitled
MISS pasrys Arrvai nome,. Inns COM
of burlesque, Miss Rose Sydell: Julia Kelly.
the bone ~soloist; Grace Celeste. the little
French dancer; Campbell and Shepp, Ger
man knockabout comedians; Murphy and
Moran, Irish comedians; La Vergus family
Of dancers. the Ricketts,, aerial artists, and
others.
Notes OF the Stage.
JI, III oil u SiOls 10 I'LL
to Engiish's next Thursday for three nights
and a matinee. "Charley's Aunt Is the
Grand's bill all next week.
George II. limerick, author of 'Finne-
gan's Ball. and "McNulty's Visit" which
closed a successful engagement at the Park
last night, has a new play for next year
which, he says. will be a bigger winner
than was .Finnegan's Ball." Unless the
young author and actor is wrong in his
judgment, he must have a fortune cup his
sleeve for "Finnegan's BalP' was a win
ner from the first.
Members of the Legislature seem to be
having considerable sport at the Empire
this week. Some of them go on the suppo-
sition that they are privileged, and Man
ton them to keep quiet during the thrilling
rope-walking act of one. of the imperial
Japanese troupe, which is the big card this
week. Next week Victor's Vaudevilles will
be the attraction.
A dispatch from Dickson & Talbott's
manager at Dayton last night announced
that Della Fox's company had the largest
house of the season there, and that the new
star was never in better voice, so it must
be true that she has fully recovered from
the throat trouble which laid her up several
days in Chicago, and which after all may
have been nothing severe. The Little
Trooper company VILE arrive here to-mor-
from Columbus, and the advance sale at
the Grand indicates she will be greeted
Here with a very 1attering reception.
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science club Discussion.

Prof. George w. Benton discussed "A De-
post of Pure Hydrated Alumina'' before
the Science Club last evening. He treated
of the methods used in reducing aluminium
from its natural state as a mineral to the
pure metallic condition. Since the early
fifties the metal has been increasing in
economic Importance. Improved electrical
methods of refining have decreased the
price from 500 a pound to $i.21. the present
method of refining. and spoke at length
upon the Importance of aluminium as a
metal.
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e"H
fers from sleeplessness, nervousness, nerv-
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TOT the Woodworking woman who suffers
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membranes causing a constant drain upon
the system, there is no prescription used
by any physician which can equal in re-
suits DR.. Pierce's. Flo over thirty years
DR.. X. ". Pierce, chief consulting physi-
clan 10 the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute of Buffalo, N. Y, has used his
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of all cases, II has permanently cn5ed.
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SpeciaI 10 the Indianap0IlS Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Jan. 16.-Yesterday two
convicts named Connor and Blake were
brought down from the Michigan City
prison to testify against Charles Shlrk, on
trial in the Kosciusko Circuit Court for
grand larceny. The men were placed in
cells in the Warsaw Jail and during the
hunks with gasoline and touched il off.
Fortunately there was but little of the
fluid, and the men We're aroused and ex-
tinguished the blaze before they were
Singed,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
Charges Against bert NirdIinger.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 16.-Bert Nird-
linger, a well-known young man whose
family now resides in milwaukee,, but
formerly lived here, spent a few days visit
ing his fathers friends and expected to To-
cate here after purchasing the Fort Wayne
Gazette or Fort Wayne Sentinel and told
several business men that he had pur-
chased one of the papers, paying $12,00o. He
requested his friends to cash checks rang
ing from $40 to so and in this way raised
considerable money and then suddenly left
the city. He claimed to be in the employ
of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. anu
said he was purchasing the Fort Wayne
paper FOR that company. When he left here
he carried Commercial Gazette credentials.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Ian. 16.-The roof Of
the Sauers' cooper shop fell in last night,
being strained from the heavy weight or
snow upon it for the past few days. The
barrels on hand and the mechanics tools
are now enveloped in snow and debris. The
fall of snow last night was three inches
making the total fall for this month nine
teen inches, which is the heaviest fall in
the same time in more than fifteen years.
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Indiana Deaths.

FLWOOD. Ind. Jan. 16.-Daniel Meyer,
one of the oli-timc settlers of this city. died
last night after a long and painful illness
with dropsy,- he was identified with the
the county.
SEYMOUR. Ind. Jan. 16.-Eaward Pat
terson died at the home of his father.
Nayron Patterson, In Redding township,
yesterday with hemorrhagc of the lungs.
He was twentv-four years old.
Allen Goss. "A pioneer of Owen township,
died Monday of heart trouble. Mr.. Goss
was born seyenty-five years ago near where
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
Will he 1oe Years Old in April.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Jan. Dan
iel Baugh, ST., residing near this city, who
on April LIST next will be 1O6
years old, is reported confined to his room
by a severe cold, or a slight form of the
grip. The venerable gentleman is a staunch
Republican, and says that not only will he
be well in Il few days, but live to vote for
and see another Republican President. His
son, Daniel Baugh, Jr., is sixty-five years
old, and residing together on the farm are
four generations of the Baugh family.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
Went to Dakoto to Die.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Jan. 1e.-Samuel Waah-
kell, who resided at Reddington, Ind. and
went to Dakota a short time ago to wofK.
died Saturday at the latter place with
typhoid fever. His remains We're expected
TO arrive at the home of his father. at
North Vernon to-day. They will be brought
hara for intermenf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
Trains Delayed by a Wreck.
IN tho TnJf,~a-z1 - A

SEYMOUR, Ind, Jan. 16.-B. & o.. .oas-
senger train No. z, due here at 10 O'clock
a. M, failed to arrive until 5 D.. m. LAST
evening, on account of the wreck at Col1
Springs Sunday night. The wrecking car
returned to that place this morning to finish
clearing up the track. OF the fourteen cars
piled up many were broken to pieces ana
fresh meats and live poultry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
I" RUNDOWN"

tired out" woman
who complains of
backache, headache,
loss of appetite, ex-
IRENE lassitude aud
that don't care
feeling is pretty sure
to be suffering from
Female Weakness"
some irregularity or
arrangement of the
special functions of
hood. Very
often womb troubles
set the nerves wild
with alright and as q
v.~,x1f The rr~s,,nv c
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Died from His Injuries.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BROOKLYN, Ind, Jan. ia seven-year-
old son of H. Fl. feathers, trustee of Madi-
son township, yesterday was in the wagon
sitting on a scoop board with his feet hang
ing inside. The horses moved up under a
shed, the boy was caught between cross
pieces in the shed and the SCOOP board. be-
ing injured internally SO that he died TO-
day.
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Farmland Merchant Assigns.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FARMLAND, Ind, Jan. 16.-Jacob Erther,
a wealthy farmer and owner of over 500
acres of rich land near Yorktown, Della
ware county, and also owner of one of the
largest dry goods stores in this city. was
forced to make an assignment to-day. The
assets are sufficient to more than meet all
liabilities. His downfall was caused by be-
ing security on several large notes, given
last summer
George l.. Leman was made assignee. His
assets are $50, 600. He sold the land to the
Western Improvement Company on which
West Muncie was built and the collapse of
that company caused him to take back some
of the land.
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SpGCIdI 10 tNE IHuId1dpUIIS JOUTHdI.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Jan. 16.-Mr.
J. B. Holmes, one of the prominent men of
this city, died last night at 8 o'clock of con-
sumption. He had been i'll for fifteen years,
but several years since gave himself into
the care of a faith cure man, Rev. Buckley,
and it was claimed he was cured. At that
time the. faith cure was being agitated here,
and a great many of the citizens were much
exercised over it. After a few years the
condition of Mr.. Holmes again became
critical, and he suffered greatly until his
death. He was sixty-five years old, and for
years was in the grocery business.
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smelser's slayer Gets Ten Years.

SpecIdI 10 <He IHuIdIIdPUIS JUuIIIdI.
ANDERSON, Ind, JAM 6.-About a year
ago William Aurgerbright, who resided
near Lincoln, Neb., murdered his father-in-
law, William Smelser, a ~well-known farmer
of this county, who was making a visit at
his daughters residence. Aurgerbright took
offense at a remark of his guest and bru-
tally murdered him. 1t took place just one
year ago to-day. A telegram was received
here to-day stating that Augerbright had
been convicted of murder and sentenced to
Imprisonment for ten years. The trial
lasted ninafann DAYS .-- I..
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Deaf Mute Mission Services.

The Rev. A. w. Mann will conduct SER
vices in st. Adams Deaf Mute Mission next
Sunday at lo:45 a. m. and 4 p. m. with the
holy communion at the morning service.
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lr-. JOHN VI NoNkLfS
Co., ". v. writes liam
enjoying f6,fref health.
and have been since | took
the last bottle of Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prcscrip-
ton. I took FIVE bottles
Of IT. Never expected to
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and was very weak when
commenced taking your
medicines. was cured
by taking five bottles i'm
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Prescription and three
~ the Golden Medical Dis