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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-07

Northwestern lines was the heaviest of any
trunkl lines, the Chesapeake & Ohio and the
Baltimore & Ohio have been the most
rowded with business. It is stated that
the roads west of the Mississippi river
handled the largest grain tonnage in their
history. The aggregate deliveries at Chi
cago were 5000 cars, an increase over Sep
tember OF 1907 cars, over October. 1895, of
16. 2O8 cars, and over 1884 an increase OF
$3.50 cars. The Burlington took the lead
with 1850 cars, an increase over Septem-
Der, which was a large month. of 5,442 cars,
and over last year of 6.7n cars, and as
compared with 1894 the gain was $3.50 cars.
The Northwestern gained ASP cars for the
month, carrying 1929 cars and 2.407 cars
over last year.. The Rock Island. which
in August took first place. was third on
the list last month, with 7.7O2 cars, a gain
for the month of 2.3S. and over last year
4.017 cars. The st. Paul had 7.041, an in
crease of 5.463 cars over last month and
2.12i cars over last year. The Illinois Gen.
trail increased - cars for the month, aud
decreased 79 cars from last year. The
Santa Fe gained 24 cars for the month.
having 1,7s1 cars, and gained SO cars over
last year. The Wabash lost 3lS cars, de-
livering 1928 cars, and had 81 cars less than
last year.
While Indianapolis lines handled more
stock In October. 1896, than In October. 1875,
at Chicago the live stock ira fic did not
reach expectations. the roads delivering at
that city "A fewer carloads OF live stock
than In September, and 5,0l4 fewer cars
than In October, 1895.
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saying that. as none of them had been
fer ing very we'll, they had eaten nothing

saying that. as none of them had been
fer Ing very well, they had eaten nothing
else.
-. w. Cunningham, who occupies the up
per portion Of the house, told the physi-
ian that he had felt bad during the night
and he had been affected by the fumes or
sultation the two physicians came to the
conclusion that the illness had been caused
by the gas and not by the two chickens
that had been eaten.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Castor and
DR.. Bigger held an autopsy on the body Of
the dead child of Mrs. Harden. Every or
gan In the little body was carefully ex-
amined for traces of death by s~uffocation.
but without success. Said Coroner Castor
last night: Il think We have the natural
gas theory exploded. The post norton ex-
ton whatever. Every morning in my house
| notice an order of natural gas. as does
everybody else. At night there is a heavier
pressure than during the day, as there is
less gas consumed in the city, and conse-
quently gas escapes in houses where II Is
burning. That accounts for the odor of gas
in the house. The case is very mysterious
and while l am not yet ready to state as
my opinion that the sickness and the death
of the child was caused by poisoning, IL
looks very much that way. l will make
further investigation"
PROBABLY FROM PTOMAINES.
DIR. Page. who is a second cousin of DR..
White, living on North Meridian street,
stated, as his opinion, that the sicknsss
was caused by ptomaine poison, accounted
for by bacteria probably generating in the
meat of the chickens while hey were in
transit here. He said that the symptoms Of
the sufferers indicated ptomaine poisoning.
The neighbors gathered in the White
home last night and each one had some
theory to advance regarding the cause of
the illness. May Cunningham, the little
fourteen-year-old daughter of G.. w. Cum
ningham. living upstairs. told a Journal re-
porter that she had been taken ill Thurs
day night and was nauseated, but that
she had not eaten any Of the baked chicken.
Her experience tends to explode the poison
theory. Mrs. White and her two children
had almost entirely recovered last night,
but she refused to see a reporter, saying
so her story could not be learned. Mrs.
Harden, the servant, was In a precariOus
condition all day and Ii was at first thought
that she would not recovery, but she was
slowly recuperating last night and was out
Of danger. DR.. White had been t~elegraphed
for and arrived at IL o'clock last night.
DR.. Haynes and DR.. Noble cling to the
theory of gas poisoning. while Coroner Cas-
tor and DR.. Bigger think il is some other
kind Of poisoning, and so the mystery re-
mains unsolved. When Mrs. White was
asked to produce the box in which the
chickens had arrived she said that she had
burned it: no remains of the chickens could
be found and she explained that she had
fed them to a dog.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-07
Freight Men Jubtl.yt.

No one will question that with freight
officials and linemen their ~favorite candi-
date has been elected President, but the
thing which most pleases them is the large
orders for cars now coming in. not only
to move grain and live stock, but miscel-
laneous freights on lines in which business
has been dormant for some months. A
presidential campaign always causes more
or less s~tagnation in business. ana the rail-
roads feel il as soon as any interest.
Freight officials will look for the heaviest
movement of merchandise in many years.
Merchants have kept close to the shore
n stocks have been held very low. as the
more prudent OF retail merchants would
not buy under the uncertainties which pre-
vailed. East-bound business has, for some
weeks. been very satisfactory. but west
bound the tonnage of both high and low
class freights has for ninety days been
the lightest known In the last thirty years,
say the Oldest nemen No falling or in
east-bound through business is looked for,
and with an increased west-bound through
business the roads will nave busy times,
and the Improvement win not be confined
ufacturers are arranging for large ship
mentS of their products: the produce men
are doing an increased business. and We
are right upon the time" said John Lag
arus. traffic ana OF the Indiana, De-
catur d Western. for the hog crop and
the new corn crop to move, and IL is more
LAAeMAl tAAok IttA NAIA UN "
by the number Of cars which the freigh,
officials can secure"
The Wight Case in Court.
The case Of the United States VS.. c.. 8
Wight, general freight agent OF the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad. was argued in tn,
United States Supreme Court yesterday
Wight was convicted by a jury Of unlaw
full discrimination between shippers in VIC
iation OF the interstate-commerce act. /
is alleged that he granted a special secre
rebate OF 81. cents per 100 weight TO
shipper on beer shipped from Cincinnati I,
P%ittsburg. A discharged employe reporte,
the matter to the government authorities
Meanwhile the Panhandle railroad, unabl,
TO find out where the trouble was by which
the Baltimore & Ohio got the business. Gu
the scheduled rates. Nights excuse o,
cial rate had a siding on the Panhandle
road, and that the Baltimore * Ohio couI,
not get his business without giving him
rebate. which was under the guise of nj
allowance for carriage. The case was ar
gued by Hugh L. Bond, of Baltimore. 10
Wight and Edward II. Whitney. Assistan
Encouragement. for the United states
This is the first criminal conviction of
railroad officer for unjust discr,minat io,
and the case had been watched by shinner
and railroad men generally.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Wabash lines earned I'm Octobe
tober. 1855. OF s22l GO.
assistant general passenger agent OF m
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern. will b
removed from st. Louis to Cincinnati an
! the pqssenger business at ST. Louts p3
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-07

Children drink Postum Cereal for their
coffee and many parents would improve
their health u they did.
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Heavy Grain frame.
Ths grain movement Of last month with
yn1iana. u1fnoisL Missouri. Kansas and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-07

TO BE CONTENT AND HAPPY
Use Garland Stoves and Ranges.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
Games Today.
Washington at New York.
Baltimore at Philadelphia.
BROOKLYN at Boston.

Scrappy Bits old hand and his new ag-
gregaiion had the third set-to of the series
at the Polo grounds yesterday afternoon,
and as was TO be expected, the old band,
or rather the new Schmelzites, got the
worst of the affair. As when he was the
so-called geDeralissimo Of the Senators,
SCrappy the t-lnuckot uiabtS,
is shy On pitching material, and he was
forced to send his L,w find, Gettis, 10
the box. The !ouDgster was quite equal
to the occasion, and backed up by scrappy
and his hu> ding gang, won thtgaIie hih-li!
and with runs to burn.
A regular umpire was IN command, ana
though liner. was kicking plenty, tie uis-
graceful rows Of Saturdays double header
We're not repeated.
~ wiunln;, the game the Giants Cinched
their hold on ninth place and buttoned
tile Senators To tne TENN MOLE where they
are liable to roost permanently, barring
an effort on the part of st. Louis to Dust
them from the position. The higii-flying
Orioles pounded out two victories in
Philadelphia, winning the last game by
scoring eight runs IN the mnth inning,
which gave them the victory by one tally
in the grand total Patseys Spiders
and Connie Mack's Pirates broke even and
Boston won from Brooklyn in the best
played game OF the day. As the games
and Louisville and Chicago mad been played
on the off dates of June ~ and August IA,
these clubs rested and watched
the score sheets as they told the results
between their rival brethren OF other cities
By winning the pair from Phila delphia, Bal
timore swished into first place again, and
it's dollars To dimes there the Orioles will
remain until the close OF the season, when
the title OF three times champions of the
league Will he theirs.
Commencing tom orrow Baltimore will
iDaugurate their final at home series, hav-
ing thirty-one scheduled and several post
poned games to play on their own heath.
Cleveland seems TO be out OF il and il looks
now as If the Orioles and Bucks AstOnish
ing Braves would light 1t out for the TEN
pie cup and the rich prize money on the side.
But Patsy and his Spiders are the lest
travellers in the League and the Cmcir-
natis are not far enough ahead to consider
themselves out OF the woods. And il should
not be lost sight of that bunch of dark
Colts carrying the colors of Chicago are
burning up the track as they swing In the
stretch The Senators finish with New
York this afternoon and Will return home
tomorrow and play continuously at Ma
tional Park until the end OF the season.
Mercer or McJames and Meekin or Dad
Clark will be the opposing pitchers in TO
days contest 1t will no doubt be bit
terly fought battle, for reasons that are
obvious The Western clubs travel East
today and Will open their final foreign
campaign tomorrow. Patsy's Spiders will
be the invaders of Mr.. Wagner's bailiwick
on the Boundary.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
iSnccinI TO The Times.

New York, Aug 17.-Lester Germans
inability to puzzle his old playmates caused
the washingtons to again fan victims to
the Giants this afternoon.
Lester was regarded as good thing
by Manager Joyce before the game, SO lie
decided to put in Gettig, rthe latest acqui-
sition to the New Yorks, into the box. 1t
was a toss-up for awhile whether he or
German was getting the worst OF it, but
the kid finally settled down and did fairly
good work. while Lester was unable to
puzzle the home team
1t was a pretty batting game, but the
fielding on 10th sides was decidedly Off
color. ground rule giving the batter
hitting the tall over the right field ropes
a home run, caused quite a rumpus in the
fifth inning Jake Becklcy hit a liner to
right and the bah bounded over the ropes.
He was lame and could get no further
than second
Glea son then rushed upto Umpire Fonahan
a new man and claimed home run on
the hit. Conahan finally allowed Becklcy
TO score and the Washington's gathered
about him, but further than giving him
lot of gulf made 10 demonstration.
Conahan's work was very good and both
teams aside from the incident refereed to.
were pleased
The visitors were sent to the bat first.
Lush opened the game well for the Sena-
tors, sending the ball TO Ie1t 1Or Two
bases A sacrifice and a base on balls
followed, but a pretty throw to second.
catching Setback, and McGuire's fly to
Davis killed their chances for run.
BEGAN THE SLAUGHTER.
The Giants then started in on their run
getting. After Beckley flew to Setback,
Van Haltren hit for a base. A base OH balls
was Tiernans luck, and Manager Joyce
sent the first run home on his long drive
10 left for bag. Bill took second on the
throw to head off Herman at thsd.
Gleason beat out hit to O'Brien. who
made pretty stop, while Mike tailed the
second run. On Davis out from O'Brien
TO Cartwright, Joyce crossed the rubber.
This ended the run-getting as O'Brien made
a pretty catch of Gonna ughtOn's line drive.
The visitors took the lead in the second
inning by making five runs on bad errors
aud by punching their hits. Farrell reached
first on a scratch hit and a base on balls to
O'Brien put him on second. Brown ad-
vanced both ON sacrifice. Cartwright
put up foul fly, which Joyce let slip
through his fingers, and on second chance
Ed hit the ball toward third and beat
Joyce's throw to first, while Farrell
crossed the plate.
German singled to left and O'Brien got
home with the second run. Lush followed
with single to center and Van Haltren
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18

threw to the plate to catch Cartwright,
but the ball bounded and struck Ed in the
head, letting hi mhome safe, while the
other runners were advanced base.
De Montreville was thrown out at first
by Joyce, but Setback was more fortunate.
He hit toward second and Davis, after
making u pretty stop, tried to throw the
runner out. He was too late and German
scored. Lush also tried to get home on
the play, but was caught between the
bases.
He kept Joyce and Wilson busy for a
while and finally made 4 dash for home.
Joyce threw the ball to Beckley, who
handled the ball as IL it was a red hot
coal and Lush slid over the rubber with
the fifth run. Mcclure ended the agony
by striking out.
The home team then got to work again
and on singles by Wilson and Gettig,
sacrifice by Van Haitren, a base on balls
to Herman, Joycc's double and Gleason's
single, scored three more runs and took the
lead. Singles by COnnaughton and viii
son, and Il stolen base gave them another
run in the third.
SENATOR'S RALLIED A BIT.
In their half OF the fourth the Washing
tons secured Il run on errors by Davis and
Joyce and DeMoDtreville's safe hit to right
A single by Gettig, Beckley's home run. De-
double by Herman, u base on balls to Joyce,
and Gleasons out to Lush gave the home
team three III ore runs in the fifth.
The Senators were not to lie denied. and
in the sixth they made another rally.
scoring OIL do uhles OF Brown and German. and
singles by Lush and DeMontreville. This
rally, however, was completely over
Swallowed by the finish the Giants made
when they took their turn at the stick
in the same inning. After Connaughton and
Wilson had been retired, Gettig lined out
a double. Beckley secured his base on
balls, the Van Haltren planted the leather
in deep left for a triple and DeMoDtreville
made another murf, this time of Tiernans
ny hit.
Joyce, with two strikes called on him,
sent the bail on IA message for four bases.
and the side was retired on Gieason's out
at first. The visitors had three men on
the bases with no one out in the seventh,
hut failed to send more than one man
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
IN HE SEALING GROUNDS.
Water So Cold Around Priby loft Is,
lands That Animals Are. Scarce.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 1.-THE steam
snip FOR .i;iiHt. tapI. William huston,
arrived IN por, last night from st. Michaers,
UDalaska, bringing auviceS from the lat
ter place up 10 Auet st .. The U. S. rev.
epue cutter Rush dropped anchor in I'm
alaska harbor August fIom the scaling
grounds in the vicinity of pribyloff Is
lands Her officers state that there are
about seventy scaling schooners in these
waters this season, about sixty five Of
which are flying the British flag.
The sealing season opened on August l,
but owing o unfavorable weather the catch
has not averaged more than two or three
seals to each schooner thus TAR, whereas
under favorable conditions each vessel
would capture as many hundred seals per
day. Capt. kIdston says Che water is very
cold in and around the islands, owing to
the vast amount OF ice from the north, thus
preventing the seals from making their ap-
pearance in large numbers.
The government seal commission, headed
by Dr.. David Starr Jor1an, of Stanford Uni
versity. California, was preparing to leave
Cnalas ska on the Rush for q cruise in the
waters where the sailing fleet is now fish
Ing when the Portland sailed.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
WON BY THE SHAMROCkS.
Boys in Green and Black Made II
Runaway of the Game.

The Sha mrocks defeated the Ma rkct
House team ut National Park yesterda.
afternoon with ease, the, Score at the
end of the seventh inning standing 2. To
in favor OF the green-Stocking boys.
There were about 500 or 600 spectators
present, the graf ma lority Of whom came
TO root for the meatcutters There were
also Il goodly number OF friends of the
Shamrocks, who Wed with the supporters
of the opposition in playing the game from
the grand stand.
The contest started out very prettily.
neither team scoring in the firSttwo innings
After that. however, il became a one-sGed
smuggling match, and during the fourth. fifth
and sixth innings the Shamrocks made the
base lines look like a streak of green stock
iDgs. Their battery work, tCo, was excel
lent, and it was the inability OF the meat
choppers TO hit Jones safely thatdisoourae cd
them and madcthem quiet be ore the seventh
inning was ended.
TIE only really brilliant play Of the game
was made by Hopkins Of the Market House
team. VITO captured a loGg lily bail IN lett
field with one hand after long run. The
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
LOEB s. HIRSH,
O1O-912 F. Street.
The White Building.
TO CROWD OUT The A. A. U.
Effort to Organize a Rival Ath-
letic Union.
Has Its Origin In New York and
Eight Big Clubs Are the
Movers.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE Evening Sun
says today:
II was reported this afternoon on excel
lent authority that Mr.. Balcntine, one Of
the proprietors OF the kDickerbocker Ati-
Ietic Club, has issued 4 call to the rep
resentatiyes OF several wealthy clubs ask
ing them to he present at meeting 10 be
held for the purpose OF organizing an as
sociauoD to rival the Amateur Athletic
Cnion, and eventually succeed to the con-
troll OF athletics i'll this country
This movement VIII lie Il surprise in view
of its hackers and the circumstances which
gave rise TO. it, That the old Manhattan
Athletic Club should invite the New York
Athletic Club to promote such scheme
seems very strange to those oonVersant
with athletic club history
Its a fact however, that Mr.. Barlow :.
Weeks and Mr.. William b. Curtis have been
asked If they would attend tie meeting ana
assist in the organization OF new union
if that course were decided upon.
The New York Athletic Club is not now
a member OF tie y. 4. u, but at the same
time 1t is not untriendiy to IL, and IL is
doubtful If il can be Persuaded to JOIN in a
rebellion III view of the fact that Messrs.
Curtis, Weeks and Mills are responsible
for its constitution, bylaws and rules. They
are largely responsible for its uphoidIng
and its life has been one or usefulness.
The greatest cause for dissatisfaction is
in the rule which governs the divisional
associations. Thus the Blank Athletic
Club with a membership OF less than loo
has the same voice in the Metropolitan AS
ISOLATION of the A. A. L. as the New York
Athletic Club with its membership OF 500.
This hberality in the matter OF representa-
ton was due To the New York Athletic
Club members, and they III themselves an
in Justice, for the rule has never been
fair one. Doubtless, however, the New
Yorks il they submitted new plan could
effect satisfactory change. With the
New Yorks in the \. A. L. no rival body
can control the lid. aud with the New
Yorks out there is prospect of very
lively fight.
Primarily the idea of new associa ton
originated with Harry Cornish, who has
charge of the athletic department of the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club. This club
is owned by individuals, aud 1T is ex-
tremely doubtful'if such club, which is
in the sporting field OF the lines that a
business house employs in trade, can sue
coed in wrecking the union.
The Metropolitan Association has men,
bership that exceeds twenty-five, and not
more than half n dozen clubs at the out
side can be classed as undesirable. The
few evils that exist can be corrected If all
the clubs act in sympathy. There has
been no movement baCScd 10y responsible
man in that direction. The knicker-
bockers We're treated cordially by the A. A.
T.. and their grievances are difficult TO
understand. Its promoters are said to be
dissatisfied because they are not "bosslng
athletic affairs, and they believe that the
life of their club depends on new order
of things.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
A Big School OF POrpOis.,s.

The steamer Ulunda, which recently ar
rived in Halifax from Liverpool, encoun-
tered an enormous school of porpoises pur-
sued by about two dozen large whales
Just before it came to port. 1t was esti-
mated that there were over l 800 por-
poises in the school They were seen
about fifteen miles east OF Halifax and
jumped about the vessels sides in evident
terror of their pursuers. The sea was black
with them and they rushed through
the water like mad, with the great putting
whales close in the rear. Old salts say
they never saw anything like it on the
American coast-New York Tribune
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
DIAMOND DUST.
They will be home tomorrow.

They will be home tomorrow.
viii scrappy make 1t three out of four"
'Silver" Kings arm is almost completely
restored.
German certainly works Under an I'M
lucky star. IsS5
Manager Schmelz avs the new third base
man will realize in a few days.
Commencing tomorrow Baltimore will
play thirty-one straight ganas at home.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
Manager Schmelz seems to- be in bad
humor. III
Ely, OF the Pittsburgs, holds the sacri-
flee hit record of the year, h aving twenty
two to his credit. SO
For some reason not igeIerally known
to the public, Dick Cooley manages to get
himself pretty well dislikel1 wherever he
goes. srids.
1t is not unlikely that Frank Dwyer. OF
the Cincinnatis, will lead the winning
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
PHILLIES LOST BOTH.
Though They Made the Orioles Play
Ball During the First Game.

Philadelphia, Aug. l7.-Phiiadelphia lost
both games to Baltimore today and the
second by the poorest kind OF bail playing
in the eighth inning, when the champions
rolled up eight runs. In the first game,
with wo men out and two on bases, keeler
sent fly to short center, which could have
been Ia ken 10y either Hulen or Cooley but
when dropped safely between them. In
the ninth mining or the second game, with
the score at 8 10 4 ID favor OF fhiladel-
phia and McGraw and Kelley on third and
second respectively, almost precisely The
same play occurred. keeler sent another
fly to short center which Hulcn muIfed,
and Pond and Kelley came home, to the
disgust OF the o OGo spectators. The Ire:
l..sI A 4
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
SPIDERS WON AND LOST.
Played Two Games at Pittsburg and
Took the First Handily.

Pittsburg, Aug. II .-Pittsburg and Cleve-
land played two games today, splitting
even. Cleveland won the first game in the
tenth inning, Hawiey weakening and being
hit all over the field. 1t was the star
fielding game of the year on both sides,
NcAIeer carrying off the honOrs of trap
ping a fly in middle field and completing
q double play with Childs.
Young was ineffective in two innings
OF the second game. Pittsburg punching