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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04
WARDS x, 8 AND Is.
A Section i'm Which There Was ChaI-
Longing and Scratching.

In the Thirteenth ward most all the
votes had been cast by noon, and those
which were yet to come were of business
men who had not yet had time to get 20
their polls. The only trouble that occurred
in the whole ward was in the ninth pre-
cinct. There were number of votes chal-
lenged there OH the grounds that the voters
had not been residents in the precinct for
thirty days. One man named Levant, a
Republican, was challenged on this score
He showed his rent receipt, which was
dated Sept. "a. but the figure was much
heavier written than the rest of the dat
ing, and he was accused of having doc
tored' the receipt. After some buster on
the part of the Democratic committeeman,
Lcvart, who said he would not be buffed
went in search of a property owner to
swear him in. Late in the afternoon he
succeeded in casting his vote. Another
voter was challenged, and he warmed up
and said he would remember having been
challenged. He also was Republican.
For a few moments it seemed that he
would act on the spot. but cooler men pre-
vailed in quieting him, and mis- vote was
sworn in.
There was no trouble at all in the Eighth
ward i'm which n large number of railroad
men reside. In the Thirteenth ward, in the
tnlrO precinct, lNeTe WAS SOIlt CHARACTERISTIC
done but,ro trouble arose. There was evil
IDENTIFY very little scratching" as the
voters remained I'm the booths but a short
time The Thirteenth ward showed
heavy Democratic vote, but that is nothing
unusual in that section OF the city. In the
Eighth and Ninth wards the Republicans
had the upper hand.
In the sixth precinct of the Thirteenth
ward John McGregor Republican candi
date for county commissioner polled
very heavy vote, and it is estimated that
he will run away ahead of his ticket. In
this precinct the Democrats remained
much longer time in the booths while the
Republicans hurried in and hurried out.
In the ninth precinct of the Eighth ward
at noon a line of voters extended half
square from the polls, awaiting turns for
admittance BY o'clock in the afternoon
166 of the 1877 Republicans polled in that
precinct had voted. and at . O'Clock the
remaining one came.
Around the different polls 1t was notice
able that the Republican committeeman
were jubilant while the Democratic COM
mitteemen were downcast and cross and
ready to challenge vote on any preteXt
available The Democrats in the Eighth
and Ninth wards seemed to have lost their
buoyancy. .,
Yesterday seemed to have been general
moving day On all the different streets
inst outside the center of the city could be
seen vans filed with furniture. and this
Continued until late in the evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04
FIRST -FOUR WARDS.
A Heavy Vote and an Early One-Re-
publican Gains.

In the First ward, in the majority of the
precincts. the vote came out early and
was larger than usual. By 10 o'clock half
the vote was i'm. and by the middle OF the
afternoon only the stragglers had not voted
In this ward IL looked as il the Repub-
licans were making large gains. There are
many factories I'm this part of the city and
II the belief of the Republicans that
many Democrats were voting for McKin-
ley. This seemed especially true with the
Democratic employees OF the Atlas engine
works. Several of them who were sent
after by the Democratic wagons refused
10 accept the ride. for the reason that they
We're not intending to vote with that party
There are also a good many railroad men
and few street railroad men in this ward
and a large colored vote The railroad men
voted an uncertain ballot. II is the i'm
preston however. that there is little
change from the poll-book vote among this
class The street railroad men are all con-
gave the Republicans the most trouble.
There are a number of them who hide
away until the last moment.
AT O'clock the eleven precincts of the
First ward had total OF 2.1S7. of
which 1850 were accredited Republican.
THIS shows a Republican majority of so7
against Il normal plurality In the ward of
about 400. With three-fourths OF the vote
I'm IL looked then like "a certainty that
there would be a big Republican gain
There were few unusual incidents noted I'm
this ward. The day was unusually quiet.
Everybody seemed to be fully absorbed
with The election. however. and no effort
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04

The Baldwin locomotive works have re-
ceived an order from the Chinese Foreign
Office for eight locomotives.
The fast west-bound mail train No. II
over the Pennsylvania lines is at present
the heaviest mail train run in the United
States.
of the Flint & Pere Marquette at Toledo,
where the road will open for business
Nov. 10.
A number of general managers and SUBJ
ordinate officers of Indiana, Ohio and Illi-
nois roads will to-day start on annual in
specti0n trips.
Another road, the Toledo G. Ohio Central.
announces that on the 10th of March it
will withdraw from the Interchangeable
mileage agreement
d. s. Gray. member of the Joint Traffic
Association board of managers, still con-
siders himself a resident OF Columbus, o..
and went home to vote
Purchasing Agent Chandler. of the To-
ledo & Ann Arbor, accompanied by his Sis
TER has gone TO California to spend q
couple of months, he being in poor health.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern has
given notice that Toledo & Ohio Central
mileage books viii be honored on its line
and those of the r. o. Southwestern
on the Toledo Ohio Central.
The foreign freight agent of the Cana
dian Pacific yesterday notified the repre-
sentative of its fast freight lines at this
noint that all ocean rates from Montreal
have been withdrawn and all bookage un-
I'll the close of navigation, must be subject
to confirmation
meeting of the presidents and general
managers of the coal roads OF Ohio has
been called for Nov. 10, in New York 1t
is expected that the coal operators will also
he present and relate their grievances. 1T
is no secret that the agreement between
the several parties has not been worth the
paper it was written on, but il is now
proposed 10 fix up an agreement that will
be observed.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company an
pounces that the transfer service per-
formed by the BROOKLYN annex boats be-
tween jersey City station and the Fall
River pier will be continued daily until
Nov Il. inclusive but the boat will leave
Jersey City at 4:30 p. m instead or ID.
m This is the boat which connects with
the Fall River line boats which leave Jer-
sey City to carry passengers on Train -
from the West.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04
IN THE SUBURBS.
Ihe Vote Was Heavy and WINS All in
Early.


Inc voters came to the polls early in
west Indianapolis. Brightwood and Haugh-
Ville' and in each of these suburbs the
greater portion of the votes had been cast
oy noon During the greater part OF the
forenoon the voters came in such numbers
tnlt they were obliged to form i'm line anj
await their turn to enter the voting places.
In Haughville by o'clock over two-thirds
Oh the entire vote of the town had been
polled, and in one or two of the precincts
there remained but from twenty TO thirty
votes yet to be cast according to the Doll
DOCKS. Although there was a crowd around
the polls all day there was no dis
turbances of any kind. and the challengers
mad but little work to do
About five-sixths of the West Indianap-
OILS voters had deposited their Ballots be-
lore O'Clock. The crowds around each
voting place were very large, but DESPITE
the fact tina. both Republicans and Demo-
crafts We're present in numbers that often
cause trouble, quiet Trigned supreme.
ihere was only one precinct whose num-
Der OF uncast votes reached the fifty mark
at at CLOCK, and the precincts with the
lowest number of uncast votes showed
such 10 be twenty. The Republican wagons
were used but little in this suburb as the
Republicans showed no inclination for
whiting to be hauled to the polls
There remained less than nifty votes yet
to be cast in Brightwood at O'Clock,
ana the same large, though orderly
crowds We're noted at this point In the
fourth precinct there We're only ten voters
VINO had not appeared by 8 o'clock and
only one of these was Il Republican, and
ne was unable TO leave rs work until )
o'clock. The fifth precinct at the same
hour lacked but twenty votes of having
q full poll cast, and in the sixth the num-
Der shown on the poll books had been ex-
hausted. The poll in this precinct. how
ever, was not accurate. and there still re-
NAMED about ten voters yet to appear
About noon ut this place twenty men
marched up in line and asked 10 be allowed
to enter in a body, as they were all for
Mckinley.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04
BuLLDOzING POPOCRATs.
Tactics Result I'm the Arrest Of an H.
le9al Voter.

Outrages at the polls were attempted by
Popocratic election officials yesterday. in
several cases successfully. AS the result or
the bulldozing methods of Thomas Johnson
the Popocratic judge. and Hubert l.. Schon-
acker. Popocratic clerk, and city en-
ploye John w. Ruffin, Popocrat who
voted Illegally. was arrested by the Repub-
lican sheriff. Nelson Caldwell. and lodged in
the county Jail. This trouble occurred at
60 Fayette street, the voting place in the
fourth precinct of the Sixth ward. When
John W. Rufiin appeared TO vote he said,
I'm the hearing of the Republican chal-
lenger j. j. Kreber. that he had lived i'm
INDIANAPOLIS since June, only five months
He said that he is n lawyer and came here
from California. On this admission, Mr.
Kreber decided that Ruffin had not ac-
auired residence and challenged his vote.
as "A man must reside in the State six
months before having the right to vote.
R.ffin made the necessary affidavit of resi-
dence. Then Kreber requested that he be
allowed to file counter afidavits. This the
Popocratic members OF the board refused
to permit insisting that kreber had no
ri:-at TO make counter afiidavits Ruffin
was then permitted TO vote by the Popo-
Gratis against the protest of the Republican
scented himself TO make an affidavit for
Ruffin's arrest This the Popocrats also re-
fused 10 permit him TO do. Kreber was
compelled TO go down town and make the
necessary affidavit before Justice Walpole
He returned TO the polls and had Nelson
Caldwell arrest Ruffin. Finding himself in
a bad box. Ruffin asserted that he meant
to say that he had lived in Indianapolis
since June, 1898, over a year ago. His
brother corroborated this statement Mrs
Ruffin. however, seemed to think that her
husband had not lived here long enough TO
be entitled TO vote.
There were several other attempts at
illegal voting in this precinct. One man.
after having his right 10 vote questioned
seemed disincined to- make the necessary
affidavit. He declared. BILLY Bryan would
not do that much for me-" AS this was
clearly an expression of mis- intentions his
vote was peremptorily challenged and he
went away. When two other men were
challenged they also withdrew. resolutely
refusing TO be guided by Popocrats who
urged them to make affidavits of residence
They knew OF the fate or Ruffin and re-
fused to be persuaded into illegal voting.
Conrad Faiyer. German who claimed to
have been lately naturalized. went home
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04
Elsewhere.

CHICAGO Nov 3-There not enough
cattle here to-day TO make a market anu price s
100 Prices were a basis of <3sOQ5 Tor ordi-
nary TO choice native beef steers. with scatter
ING sales to dressed beef concerns at Ssz3st3.to.
while fancy beeves We're strong AT 20 l9g p .
Stockers and feeders were salabie at " Svms: 40
Cows and heifers were In demand at s!-Segs-.yo
for poor to prime with bulls wanted AT sL.oq
3, and calves at $3m6 Texas steers were most
iy nominal at s2.s5d3.25 and Western range
cattle were steady at s3etA Tor steers at sZz0g
33O for cows and heifers.
Choice light and medium-weight hogs were in
good demand and prices were stronger 10
8, fOTs CT choice medium and light weights sell
ing AT the same price. Heavy packing lots sold
AT So 20d3 40 and hog sales were largely at 10 40
as55. 80
Prices for sheep were stronger and largely l0c
higher for good fiocks. Sales Were made all the
way from 81 25415O for inferior TO g 10 for choice
Western sheep Prime native and heavy export
sheep were scarce at sS.20dS.tO Lambs were
wanted at s2a45e for o poor TO prime hochs' with
Recepts-Cattle. 500; hegs, GOO; sheep, 5000.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. s.-Cattie-Receipts.
LOO; shipments. zoe Market active and strong
Texas steers 81. 5GM3.5o; Texas COWS. sls0T s.S";
native steers s364.15; native cows and heifers.
s1.1sqs.1o; stockers AID feeders. SisSuSSS bulls
Uors-Receipts. 1000; shipments none. Market
stronger: bulk OF sales. ss3M3. 40. heavies. So 4
s.35: packers So. 2og33S; mixed and lights, SO
9fs Is: Workers. s3.i0aS45; pigs, s5.i0a3.35
Sheep-Receipts. LOO; shipments 200. Market
strong: lambs. s3.65m4-25; muttons. slSog5.
EAST LIBERTY, Nov cattle active; prime
81 4ca4.50; common. s2sen25o: feeders, SS5gi:
bulls stays and cows. s.. iVu5.Sh
Hogs steady ut unchanged prices
sheep firm prime 81 i0sfS.5o; common, S1.154
as: lambs choice. A.io0iso. Veal calves. $3.50
Gs.s5.
ST LOUIS Nov. s.-Cattle-Receipts. $50
Market steady TO strong within Yesterday
>Hcs.-Receipts 1900. Market strong to SC
sbsep and iambs-Market suong.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04

He Stamped His Ballot in a VERY
Short Time.

Shortly after 10 o'clock General Harri-
son cast his vote at the polling place of
the tenth precinct Of the Third ward.
which was in a green-painted frame livery
stable at 127 East Seventh street. The ex-
President went to the polls alone and afoot.
and there were not many present when he
arrived, but those who were there eyed him
interestedly. He was plainly, but taste
fully, dressed, and instead C his usual silk
tie wore black derby hat. which had
evidently been worn considerably before.
The General stayed in the booth but Il
momentum fact he came out so soon tina :
some observers wondered at his skill in
stamping the two ballots and folding them
correctly in such a short space of time.
Outside General Harrison stopped ana
spoke Il few moments TO some friends In q
carriage. Jackson Landers a gold Demo-
crat. said to him, How is 1T going, Gen.
eral? Il think we will beat you this time -
was the reply.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04
sorTHERN TIER OF WARDS.
Only Trouble Was in sixth Precinct
nj Fifteenth.

CO c,,iet an election has not been known
&, ,,oars on the South Side With the ex-
ception of the sixth precinct OF the FIJI
taor ward there was no trouble that could
,eouv he called trouble. There were many
disnrtes over the eligibility of voters, but
none resulted i'm more than slight war of
words The vote came out early and was
very full. Many precincts polled the entire
vote listed in the poll books and the others
came very close to doing so.
The only occurrence that could properly
no called trouble was in the sixth precinct
of tho Fifteenth ward, where some silver
Democrats attempted TO capture the pre-
cinct and run things to suit themselves.
The Republican poll book holder and the
Republican sheriff were little late In get
ting out. Bradley Connect, Charles Brit
tain and John Mountain had been going
from precinct to precinct IN that ward be-
fore s o'clock to see that all Republican
election officers were on duty. AT this pre-
cinct thew found two men missing and sent
for them. While waiting for their arrival
y crowd of about fifty silver Democrats
gathered and ordered the three Repub-
Iicors away from the polls. The Popocrats
said the Republicans did not live in that
oroo;nct and had no right there. The three
-, stood their ground. saying that they
were American citizens and had ID right
70 he there and Intended to remain. Just
at the time when il looked as if there
might be a pretty rough fight, in which
somebody would get seriously hurt. the
tardy election officers arrived This put
tor tn the trouble for the man who had
auIhority 10 do challenging was there to do
it Quiet reigned the rest of the day.
II was noted al noon the vote had been
very much larger than 1t was at the same
time in the last city or general election.
Al 3 o'clock most precincts had 80 per cent.
OF the vote already in. The Twelfth and
FIFTEENTH wards are usually very turbu-
lent on election day. but yesterday il was
quite different. President Costello, of the
tsity Council remarked that in the Twelfth
ward the people scarcely knew they We're
having an election. Ii did not seem like
having an election. About o'clock I'm the
third precinct OF the Twelfth ward an old
colored man came UP 70 vote. His name
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04
October Busin ess.

In October the Panhandle forwarded
from Indianapolis 1SS carloads of live stock.
There were handled on the Big Four lines
proper in October so .4l6 passengers, against
544 862 in October. 1885.
There were handled on the Peoria & East
ern i'm October 1909 loaded cars, 1880
fewer than in October, 1895.
In October there were handled on the Big
Four system proper 139,63I loaded cars,
against 16S 096 in October, 1895.
Last month there were handled at the
baggage rooms of the Union Station A. S62
pieces of baggage, against 42,I16 in Octo-
Der, 1895.
In October the official train records show
that the fifteen lines received and for
warded at Indianapolis 100,601 cars, 1851
being loaded. an increase in total move
ment over that of September of Il, 500 cars,
increase in number of loaded cars handled
at this point over September, LAO cars.
When compared with October. 1895, a de-
crease is shown this year of 13,4S loaded
cars,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04
staying Away from Polls.

Disguised with the Chicago platform to
vote for Bryan stayed away from the polls.
In one precinct on West Pratt street a
druggist whose place Of business was not
fifty feet away from the voting place never
went near il. other known stanch DEM
ocrats passed several times without going
I'm to vote. In this precinct at least seven
radical Democrats either left town pur-
posely for the day or remained at home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04
An OHensi(e sheriff.

George Bristo. Democratic sheriff Of the
fifth precinct of the Second ward. made
himself very offensive in his efforts to act
as sheriff, challenger and poll-book holder
combined. He arrested u cclored man and
put him in a carriage and was going to
take him down town, but the Republicans
rescued the man from tho officer and told
before arresting him. This he refused to do.
Superintendent Colbert was sent for, but
he said he had no jurisdiction to arrest the
man. Both Democrats and Republicans
condemn the sheriff's acts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04
Didn't Want to Ride.

In number of precincts where arrange
ments had been made to get Republicans
to the polls in carriages that precaution
proved to be useless, as the men were so
anxious to vote that they came long dis
tances. Men came all the way from the
pork house and Twenty-second street to
the polls on Davidson street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04
Ballot Boxe. Not Big Enough.

Complaints were made yesterday after
noon that the ballot boxes were not large
enough to hold the votes. In some pre-
cincts they were filled to overlooking long
before the polls closed. and soap boxes
the overflow. Chairman Young, of the
Republican committee, sent out word to
the judges TO use the third drawer in the
tables when the ballot boxes were full
All the extra ballot boxes were sent out
and the drawers and soap boxes had to be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04
The Mayor Takes a Trim.

Mayor Taggart drove all over the city
yesterday stopping at about 80 voting
places 70 find how the election was going
He said that he did not remember any for
mer election that went of more pleasantly
and with less i'll feeling manifested than
that of yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04

Frank Mole, ex-Popocratic committee
man i'm the twelfth precinct of the Seventh
ward. raised a howl yesterday afternoon
when the door leading to the voting place
was left open a few moments to let a little
fresh air into the room. He claimed that
II was unlawful
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04
Wheat Booming

And never offered a better opportunity for max
ing money Write f. S. MURRAY q CO.. Bank
ers and Brokers l22 Rialto Building, Chicago.
members of the Chicago Board of Trade IN good
standing for their Book Statistics and Specu-
lative Information and Daily Market Letter,
both free SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO
OUT OE-TOWN ORDERS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04

Coffee is good if IL agrees with ones
stomach. When IL don't, use Postum cereal
1.-The next OF kim
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04

Cattle Scarce and StrOnger-HOgs Ac
tive and HiRher-Sheep Stronger.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov 3-Cattle-Receipts
light: shipments light. But little doing for want
of stock The market was stronger on all decent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04

Hogs-Receipts, 1400; shipments, 500. The mar
ket opened active and sharply higher ooth
packers and shippers buying. Prices were gen.
orally 10c higher, the market closing stronger
ot tho advance with all sold.
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