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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07

Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. April Sat Hagers-
town this evening the Hokendauqua Tribe
Of Red Men. of this city. and the Usage
Tribe, OF Cambridge City, instituted a new
tribe or Red Men with a charter member
ship of about forty. The institution was
followed with a banquet. More than one
hundred members Of the order went over
from this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07

COLUMBIA. s. C.. April s.-Registration
books were opened throughout the State to-
day. under the provisions of the new Con-
stifution requiring a property or educational
qualification for voting. Three men compose
the registration board in each county. and
they are the JUICES OF an applicants quail
ficat.ons. In this city every negro was re-
auired to read "A section o. the Constitution,
aud In some cases required TO construe ID.
\ few were refused. but a great majority
were accepted In the country districts the
reverse Will be true, as few Of the negroes
have any education. The books will be kept
open six weeks continuously. and the frs
Monday Ia every month thereafter until No.
vember. vnen the election takes place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CARBON. Ind, April 6.-Charlie Johnson,
aged about seventeen, was accidentally
killed while the cage was being hoistcd at
the Redbird shaft, two miles south of here,
this afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
Strike Compromised.

PITTSBURG. April 6.-The strike OF the
journeyman painters Of Pittsburg and Ale
gheny which began five weeks ago for an ad-
vance IN wages Of fifty cents a day has been
compromised and all the strikers returned TO
work to-day at an advance of twenty-five
cents per day over the old wages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
George f. Rfese.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, April George F.
Riese. president Of the Eastern Indiana Nor
NAL College, and a prominent educator of
eastern Indiana ard western Ohio, died last
night of typhoid fever. This college, under
Mr.. Riese's management, stood high and was
growing every year in importance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
John Welsh.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
EDINBURG, Ind. April 6.-John Welsh,
an old citizen CT Edinburg, died this after
noon at the advanced age of sixty-four.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
a Mtner stabbed His Partner.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DANvIIIIE, H.. April s-Last night about
2 o'clock Andrew Unhorse stabbed and killed
his partner. Andrew Stufint. The two men
had always been the best Of friends. They
were both unmarried and lived together in a
miners cabin. With other Slavs about the
mines they had been drinking hard OH Easter
Sunday. Unhorse lay in wait for his VIC
tim in their house, and stabbed him as Suf-
flint was opening the door. The murderer
fed. and has escaped arrest. He is thought
20 be near Cayuga, Ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07

The Democrats of Northampton county.
Pennsylvania. have indorsed Ex-Governor
Pattison's presidential candidacy.
Chairman Harrity. of the Democratic ma
tional committee, has called a meeting of
the subcommittee having charge OF arrange
ments for the national convention. The meet
ing will be held at Chicago. April 10 at 2
u m
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
Missing People from south Bend.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. April 6.-Albert K.
Hinderer. a young drug clerk. who mys-
teriously disappeared from his hotel in this
city, Thursday morning, was found at
Goshen in a demented condition and will
probably. be placed in an asylum. Hinderer's
disappearance has brought TO light two 9TH
err disappearance in this city. Robert
Westphal, jr., a restaurant and saloon man,
left his home, last Friday. and is said to
have remarked that he intended making a
trip around the world with a hand bag. An
other disappearance is that of John b. Wolf,
also a saloon man, who left the city last
Tuesday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
TIE-UP AT BUFFALO.
Strike Of and MOtOrmen
of Street Railways.

Of Street Railways.
BUFFALO, April ga strike of twenty
employees of the Buffalo Street-railway Com
pany to-day is threatening to lead to a gen.
eral strike. The trouble is alleged to grow
out of the recent organization here Of a
local assembly of the ~Amelgamated Associa-
ton of Street-railway Employees.
2:2 a. m. Tuesday-The street-car conduc-
tors and motormen have just decided to try
and tie up the street-railway system in Bu:.
falo at 5 o'clock this morning. The leaders
claim that 80 per cent. of the 100 employees
In the city will go out. The street-railway
managers say that the attempt will be a
failure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the IndlanapoHs JournaI.
FORT WAYNE. Ind, April 6.-While en-
route east with a fast Wabash train last
night engineer William Johnson climbed on
his tender when approaching Roanoke to
look into the tank and ascertain If it was
necessary to stop at that point and take
water. In returning to the cab he made a
misstep and pitched headlong to the ground.
neer was picked up unconscious. West
bound passenger train No. 43 was tagged
and Johnson placed on 1t. 1t was thought
he was dying, but revived and was able
to continue on to Peru, where he was placed
in the company's hospital. This morning he
was said to be resting easier. Recovery is
a matter of grave doubt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
Pearl Bryan's Parents to Attend.

cpeCIds TO 1T 1HuIdhdPofS UT
GREENCASTLE, Ind, April There Is
great interest manifested here in the opening
OF the trial of Scott Jackson, which is set
fer tomorrow, in the Campbell County Cir
cult Court, at Newport, Ky. The number
attending from here, Ii is thought, will be
large. Several times people from here have
gene 10 Cincinanti to attend court sessions,
to meet with disappointment by reason Of
postponement in court. Hen. s. A. Hays. at
torney for the Bryan family, left this after
noon at 3:35 o'clock for Newport. and will
telegraph the family and friends in case
there Is TO be a postponeme1t Of the case.
The Bryan family will go TO Newpor5 at the
time Of the trial, and will take quarters there
in a private boarding house. They will be
accompanied by a party of friends.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
In Minnesota.

ST PAUL, April 6.-Only a few elections
were held in scattered towns in this State,
and but few of those developed any con-
tests. In several there were no competing
tickets. and voters simply ratified the nomi-
nations. st. Cloud elected G. +. Ladner
Mayor over j. r. Boyd by a majority of
twelve i'm a light vote Both were indie
pendent candidates. Dodge Center and
Grand Meadow, besides electing officers,
voted against licensing the liquor traffic.
W lille Lftchield favored license BY over one
hundred ma f0rffv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
saved 20 Cent.. but Lo.t a Fool.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, April e.-Sherman Bree-
den, a young painter of Taylorsville. lost a
foot, and probably his life. to-day, in an
effort to save 20 cents. He wanted to come
from Taylorsville to this place, and in order
to save the price of a ticket he beat his
way on the head end" At the Ninth-street
crossing he attempted to get off the train,
but fell under, and his right foot was so
badly crushed that it had TO be amputated.
The injuries to his head are severe and may
r1r af
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07

the following delegates were chosen to the
national convention: Thomas Burk, Fort
Worth, and w. ]. Fisher. of Weatherford.
Both are Mckinley men. This delegation
will contest the regular Republican delega-
ton In the st. Louis convention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07

SPecIaf 10 the In~ulaHapoIlS Journds-
SHELBYvILLE, Ind, April 6.-In the case
against William Denny. charged with selling
detectives Simpson and we.rick whisky Sun
day., Jan. IL, the jury tonight brought in a
verdict OF acquittal. The trial of the case
lasted three days. and Denny, who tends bar
Tor Redin Moran, proved an abb. The
cases against w. T. White and Oscar VIII
iiams will be called up this week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
webster,s Faction TO Meet To-Day.

COLUMBIA, s. c., April 6.-The Webster
faction OF the Republican party in this State
win hold a convention In this city to-mor-
row. This faction represents the "old-line"
Republicans. and IS composed almost entire
ly of negroes. while the other faction con-
publicanism, besides also q large number
OF negroes. Both sides will send delegates
10 st. Louis. Chairman Webster maintains
that the convention tomorrow will have
representatives from every county. and as he
holds that the contending Republicans are
deserters he expects no trouble I'm securing
recognition at st. Louis. The only business
before the convention will be the election Of
delegates TO the national convention. as
neitf.er OF the factions have as yet deter
mined TO make a fight In the State. The
other faction will hold its convention on
AprI n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
cecil RhOdex Is Safe,

BULUWAYO, April 6.-The telegraph lines
here have been restored, and Hon. Cecil
Rhodes, as to whose whereabouts and safety
some uneasiness had been felt, telegraphs
from Salisbury that Gwelo is safe and that
the road is now open.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
Another Anderson Pitcher.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind. April SD Macart-
ney. of this city. a local base ball player
who attracted attention last season by his
work IN the box. was signed to-day by
shreveport. La, and will receive $40 a
month. Mccartney will leave tomorrow
for Shreveport. He Is a protege of Chaun-
cey Fisher. who secured the place fer him.
Mccartney has many warm supporters who
look on him as a promising youngster.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 6.-Mayor
Davis reported to the police tonight that
an attempt had been made TO assassinate
him In a dark street a short distance from
his residence. An unknown man came OH
him. he says. calling him an A. p. A. and
applying a vile epithet, and fired at him at
sEcrt range. The bullet passed through his
hat Mayor Davis reports that his assail-
ant ran down an alley, and that he fired
three shots at the man as he fed. none OF
which took effect. A short time afterwards
Mayor Davis appeared at a Republican
mass meeting and exhibited the torn hat.
The story of the shooting Is an outcome OF
the bitter political fight that has been made
here between the Republicans and the A.
p. A. on the one side and the Democrats
and "nonpartisans on the other.
The Times (Dem.) tomorrow will dis
credit the story of the attempted assassi-
nation tonight, claiming the report is cir
culated in an attempt TO influence voting at
to-morrow's city election. Mayor Davis.
who Is an avowed candidate for Governor,
has been one of the leading supporters OF
the Republican ticket.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
Young Counterfeiter Held.

NEW ALBANY, Ind, April 6.-Dallas
Bracken was arrested to-day ON a charge Of
passing counterfeit dollars. He was ar
raigned before United States Commissioner
Harrison and held over to await the action
Of the United States grand jury. Dracker
was recently released from the reformatory
at Plainheld.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07

fact was kept a secret until .o-day. Mr..
Williamson Is the ~well-known baseball p.sver.
who has more than a State reputauJu a. n
pitcher He left last night for birmingham,
Ala. where he will pitch for that team in
the Southern League.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
Druggist Coons Takes Prussic Acid.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
EDINBURG, Ind, April Ct. L. Coons.
a ~well-known druggist of this place. who has
been in business here for a number of years,
committed suicide this afternoon by taking
prussic acid. He died in about twenty min
utes. He leaves a wife and one child. About
five years ago Mr.. Coons married Miss
Emogene McEwen. whose mother is quite
wealthy. To all appearances the two were
living together happily, but it is known that
he had been drinking heavily within the past
year, and no other cause can be assigned for
the suicide. Shortly after returning from
dinner he informed his clerk that he had
taken poison by mistake, and told him to go
and inform his wife. DR.. Ayres, whose Office
is just above the drug store. was at once
summoned, but before he could get down
stairs, Coons had fallen to the floor. His
wife says that when he left home at noon
he informed her that he intended to commit
Suicide
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ILL.,. April 6.--Allen Gordon, a
miner, was killed at the Pawnee coal mine
this morning in a powder explosion. His
head was split in two and his body covered
with four feet of coal and dirt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
Voted without Interfercnce.

OPELOUSAS. La, April 6.-The town cleo
ton passed off quietly. The negroes all
voted without interference. The presence of
the militia had the effect of preventing dis
turbances. The militia will be discharged in
a day or two, as 1t is believed they are no
longer needed here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
Cable Notes.

In the election for a member of Parliament
to succeed DR.. Edward Kenny, Parnellite,
who recently resigned in the College Green
Division of Dublin, Mr.. ]. w. Carew, Par
nelIite. was returned without opposition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
a Miner Crushed to Death.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

SPSSi" us AiiuidIdpohS Journdl.
BRAZIL, Ind., April e.-Andrew Ferguson,
a young man employed in a mine belonging
to the Brazil Block Coal Company. was
crushed to a shapeless mass this evening.
cage coming out of the mine, when he fell
over the cage and was crushed against the
walls OF the shaft.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07

opcSldi W the inuldLdpOls JOurudi.
ANDERSON, Ind, April 6.-The six-stall
roundhouse of the Michigan division of the
Big Four. in this city, was found to be on
fire at 1:30 o'clock this morning. Six engines
were in the house at the time, one of which
was pulled out. but the others, Nos. IA, IL,
6O7, GIG and 307. were badly damaged and
must be taken TO the shops at WabaAh. The
fire originated in the oil and waste room.
The loss is about 5000. This is the building
over which the city and railroad company
have been disouting so many years. The
company planted the building squarely in
the line Of Seventh street and resisted the
opening Of that ~thoroughfare. even carrying
it to the Supreme Court. The growth of
the city makes it very desirable that the
street should be opened and the citizens are
now hoping that the yards will be removed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07

\ man never so strongly realizes how little
he knows about spelling as when he starts
to write a letter that ne thinks may DO
published In his Newspaper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07

FORT WORTH. Tex. April s-The re-
form or Lily White" Republican congress
siosal convention Tor the Eighth district Was
~ horo to-day. After = redhot meeting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07

Bathing the
baby is q of the
Joys Of young
motherhood. The
baby's bath is
h ~pieasantest
feature Of the
day. This, OF
course, on,y
when the Ny
and the nSuhef
are both healthy.
Not muck pleas
ure can - gotten
out of bathing .
peevish. sickly,
fretful baby. If
the mother isn't
healthy, she can
not get much
pleasure OFT OF
a nythi g.
Healthy mothers
who are careful,
always have
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
A shelbyviilc T~virler Married.
-nanial "a 4La I.li.---.lfz I...rns.

sEfELBYyILLE. Ind, April &-Aiiss Eliz-
abetn A. Welsh was married to Les ID. Will
hanson Oct. q. 1896. by Father Kaetin, Of
ST. Joseph's Church, In this city. n the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-13
NELLIE TONIGHT.
"The Bicycle Cir" Iias Something Very
Interesting to Tell You.

"rhe Bicycle Cir" Iias Something Very
Interesting to Tell You.
One of the most popular figures on the
stage. Miss Nellie McIIenry, will appear
tonight at Evans opera house. Her sup
port is strong. the play is bright. snappy,
laughable and fun of pure, wholesome
fun. The sale of seats indicates that the
public has caught on to a good thing and
will see II out. Farce comedy is here to
stay.
The theatrical purists have had II that
II farce comedy was not already dead IL
was dying, but when one sees the i'm
mense audiences that the better of these
farces draw TO the theaters where they
are represented. one cannot come to any
other conclusion than that II seems to-
day TO be Just as popular an entertain
ment to the masses who seek amusement
through the medium of the theater as il
ever was. THE Bicycle Girl" a cyclic
farce comedy in which jolly Nellie Nc
Henry. "A favorite soubrette. is the chief
enliveninG figure. is no more exception
TO this rule There is a great deal of
catchy music, excellent songs and color
and life in this particular farce, much
more so than there is in many others of
its kind In the first place, the company
presenting II has been generally credited
with being one of exceptional capacity
for entertaining and fun-making.
Miss Nellie McIIenry in this class Of a
play is not an unknown quantity at pro-
ducinC laughter. She has long been one
OF the most popular figures at stage mis-
chief-makinC before the public She has
probably appeared more continuously in
farce comedy than any other actress in
America. having begun in that line Of
work some Is years ago. when she PLAYED
the leading souhrette role in one Of the
first PLAYS of this order put upon the
boards, called Patch Work"
This season she comes in her new plav
The Bicycle Girl" expressly written for
her by Louis Harrison. II is 4 farce COM
edy with plot. which is expressed by its
title. and according TO al accounts. met
with much greater success than any 9TH
er stage production 10 which Miss Nc
Henry has given her yiyacious presence.
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MUNYON'S
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THE ELECTRIC UNDERGROUND
Novel Journey fIr an Anne rican on the
London sub-~urface AZ aiIwav.

A Novel Journey fIr an American on the
London sub-surface Railway.
From Harpers Magazine.
District and metropolitan railways keep
mostly TO the north side of the Thames
But South London has its electric under
ground, the only one of its kind believe,
in existence. though there are electric
trains almost everywhere now except in
London. and probably Liverpool is not
alone in its electric elevated. | myself
have never had occasion to use it, but Gu
riosity led me once to make a journey
along its entire length.
The trip is made in quarter of an
hour, and trains run every three minutes
] believe as yet there are but 10 trains in
all, but as each makes the round trip in
half an hour a larger number could hard
ly be managed. The journey for the I'M
accustomed has an element of novelty.
You are carried down to the platform
and up again to the street level i'm an ell
eVator.
There is no division of classes, and the
cars are built somewhat on the model of
street cars; three are attached to each
engine. found the light-though it may
nave been n chance one that one day
atrociously bad, the jolting dreadful and
the stations clean and dull compared 10
those on the ordinary underground. For
of course, there is no smoke and the tiled
down lines have each separate tube or
tunnel, there is a platform but to one
side. and ii is made as narrow and con-
tracted as may be; while ii is the one
place ] know where London is as silent
as NJ. Daudet recently found Il.
Inc absence of smoke is an advantage
In way. The atmosphere may SAVIOR of
the cellar. but there is no danger OF being
stifed and suffocated by foul air. London
being the most conservative place in the
world. naturally the electric railway has
not Yet achieved so great a popularity
as TO warrant the creation of rivals. The
Londoner must have time TO make up his
mlnd about il; he is still in that stage
OF uncertainty when he will pay his pen
ny or twopence to go below and inspect
the platform. The wonder really is that
this one line happened TO be built in the
metropolis which has been most back
ward In accepting modern applications of
electricity. Do not London streets ex-
cept here and there, still wait for the
electric light?
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February

We don't want our friends to think us
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month interests us. We've just found
out that IT is derived from the Latin
word, Februe-to purify by sacrifice
That applies so aptly to our store and
our intentions that we can't help men,
tioning It. We propose now to clean
out the odds and ends, even IL we do
have to make a great sacrifice to do it.