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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04
GOOD FRIDAY AND GAS MIXERS.


An employee Of the Indianapolis Gas Com
pany thinks there are a great many supersti-
tious people on the company's lines, and he
cites some statistics Of the last week to show
how fearful people are Of making changes
on Friday-particulariy Good Friday. On
Tuesday there were 1c1 natural-gas discon-
nections on the company's lines, on Wednes-
day there were lie, Thursday 12S, while yes
terday. there were only four. Another man
explains this on theory which does not
take the idea of superstition into consjdera-
ton. wednesday was the LIST day of April,
when people who pay for mixer by the
month generally return 1t 70 the gas office.
so as to escape paying an April bill. Many
patrons pay by the month, instead of the
year, for fires in rooms that are not frequent
ly occupied. There was a rush of these mix
ers to the Office Tuesday, Wednesday and
few more to be returned till May 1.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04
Shippers May BE PROSECUTED.

The interstate commerce officials In Chi
cago are. according to the Associated Press
reporter, planning TO make trouble for
some of the large shippers who have been
receiving cut rates from the roads No
sctual steps have been taken as yet. but
II Is said that the officers of the law will
be after the large grain and packing
house shippers This will be the first time
thatsan effort has been made TO get after
the shippers for taking as low rates as they
have been able 10 procure from the roads
Ii Is a fact. however, that in the major
~ OF cases which the Interstate-commerce
Commission has taken up in this city that
the shipper has been the chief offender as
IN most cases the railroad man Is not 60
ing to offer reduced rates unless he is as
sured that he must do so in order to get
the business The officials OF the commits
sion say that in many cases when reduced
rates have been made in favor OF certain
shippers il has been practically a game
OF stand and deliver on the part of the
shipper and the roads have been compelled
in large measure TO take the business
for just what they could get for IL. This has
been the case every year out OF Chicago
just before the opening OF navigation. The
railroad official Is OF course. equally guilty
with the shipper. but the commission has
devoted all OF It's time Of late years 10
the railroad men. and Il is now proposed
10 see IL they cannot. under the Brown
decision, bring In some OF the shippers
with their drag net
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04
FAST FREIGHT TRAINS
QUICK WORK AT TERMINALS A
GREAT AID TO MOVING TRAINS.
Ticket Brokers VIII Require More
Capital-Merged Into the Central
Passenger Committee.

The fast-freight service, which the Van
derbit lines, in connection with the Big
Four and the Pennsylvania. are giving, be-
tween New York and st. Louis, is proving
more of success than the freight officials
OF those lines had looked for. and IL the
same activity is shown for handling this
business at other terminals at Indianapo-
lis the present schedule can readily be MAIN
tained. The official statement OF j. Q. Hicks,
general yardmaster Of the Big Four, shows
that on the first fast train on the new sched-
uie, which went into effect last Sunday, the
train arrived at this point on time and had
nine carloads of merchandise for Indianapo-
lis. These were replaced by through freights
for st. Louis from this point. and in seven
teen minutes the train was moving west
ward over the Belt road. and arrived at ST.
Louis on schedule time. The second day the
delay at Indianapolis was but nine minutes,
the third day, twenty-five minutes. ac-
count OF broken car: the fourth day but
ten minutes. j. .. Van Wrinkle says it is
useless TO run a fast freight the road
twenty-five to thirty miles an hour. and then
lose two or three hours at terminal. The
experience of transportation officials is that
delays at terminals are much longer than
necessary. because OF lack OF system in
making up trains. The Pennsylvania COM
pany has arranged TO overcome this. j. W.
Greenen. in charge of the Pennsylvania
Company's yards at this point, reports their
business promptly transferred from Eastern
TO Western connections. In both cases the
Belt road is valuable assistance in mov-
ing through trains expeditiously train
can be run from the yard east of the city
to Terre Haute without stop. unless 1t be
for vafer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04

first Grand Army post at Decatur, Ill.,. will
be celebrated in conjunction with the thirty
fourth anniversary of the battle of Shiloh at
Grand Army Hall. corner Of Delaware and
Court streets, next, Monday evening, April 6.
whether members of the committee not.
The committee adjourned to meet on the call
of the President
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04
THE GAME FOR TO-DAY.
The Champions Booked for q Contest
with the Outings.

It looks as If there would be ball game
this afternoon, the weather is rapidly
getting warmer. If 1t is possible to play
with any comfort the Outings will leave
Hay & willitss store in a tallyho and
drive through the principal streets before
going to the grounds The game will be
called at 3 o'clock, and Irwin, LaRue and
Damon will probably do the pitching for
Indianapolis. On Monday the Page Fence
Giants, the crack colored team, Will play
Watkins's men, and on Tuesday Cincinnati
comes for two games. The following is the
batting order of the Outings in to-day's
game: Campbell catcher: w. Sowders,
second base: r.. Schaub shortstop; Stokes.
third base: Bolan. first base: Corners.
center field, and CROSBY, pitcher.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04

A dispatch from Colfax. Ind. says: John
connor. Big Four section boss at this place,
was recently discharged on account OF color
blindness. Conner has been section boss for
the Biz Four for thirty years. and has giver
satisfaction He has never missed day II.
that time. He Is the father of four railroad
employeS-Jerry. operator at the switch
tower here: T. A.. Big Four agent at KAN
kal[ees J. B.. train dispatcher on the Nickel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04
Pensions for Veterans.
The applications OF the followins-named

Indianians have been granted:
Originai--Thomas c. Moore, Kentland:
Charles A. Jones. PraIriefon-
Renewal and Increase-Georxe X. Ferguson.
National Military Home. Marion; Amos Fell,
Newville Wales NJ Campbell Seymour.
Isaac Percuniar. South Whitley: Conrad
Krick. Richmond: Timothy Holland. Bremen;
William Herndon, Cornettsyille: Daniel ~.
Lambert. LaPorte; John 7. Philips. New
berry.
Relssue--Isaac C Ross. Bedford
Original Widows. etc.-Ainors OF George
Conrad fmotner. Twelve Nile: Especial
March z3 Mary A. Sumner, Sobiesville:
Martha j. Mozart. Orangeyilie: Mary j.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04

plate at Conneaut, O., and James, section
foreman at Lebanon on the Big Four.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04
DAILY VITAL STATISTICS-APRIL 8.


Mrs. K. Lewis, ninefy-three years, l61
South East street, old age.
Deborah Bilson, eighty-three years, Mich
igan street and Capitol avenue. grip.
John Conway. eighty-four years. Little
Sisters Of the Poor. senile debility.
Annie M. Conklin. sixty-five years. II Elm
street, hamilton
Lena Lewis twenfy-four years. 40 Har-
Ian street. pernicious anaemia-
Infant Martindale. Hs Prospect street. still
born.
NJ. e. Smith. thirty years. Isl West Wash
ington street, consumption.
Infant Sullivan, City Hospital. still-born.
Infant Walker, % Oxford street, inanition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04

Kate and Albert r. Gray. 1906 North Illi-
pois street, girl
Hattie and George w. Martindale. $40
Prospect street. girl
Clara and Walter Nixon l6 South Gillard
Rose and James Hennessy. sal Fletcher
avenue. boy.
Carrie and Wesley c. Mastensen. rs
Woodlawn avenue, boy.
Mrs and Gottleb Mayer. Dunlop street.
girl.
boy.
Mrs and Herman Henniger. Morton street.
boy.
street. girl
Marriage Licenses.
Goodwin J. Smith and Llzzie Mooney.
Joseph Alexander and Hester Foster.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
GEN. HARRIsoN's HOME
Entered by Burglar, Who Takes, Amons
Other Things, Mrs. HarrlsOn's Gold
Watch.

Entered BY burglar, Who Takes, Anon,
Other Things, Mrs. Harrlson's Gold
Watch.
INDIANAP OILS, Ind, Nov. A.-Gen.
Harrison was made the victim OF a
burglar last night, and the gold watch
that Mrs. Harrison had carried for
many years is among the missing val.
uables. The work was done by q
porch climber during the early part of
evening while the servants were out
and Gen. and Mrs. Harrison were en-.
tertaining Attorney General Miller,
who had dropped In for call. A small
amount Of was change missing.
Gen. Harrison began an investipa.
tion and found that an entrance had
bsen forced from the roof Of the yer.
snda above the front door into his
working den upstairs by prying the
lock from the window. Tho thief had
eventually gone from this room across
the hall to Mrs Harrisons room. The
.hlei had climbed ono OF the pillars
Of tho verandA on the south aide and
walked around TO the front OF the
roof. No trace Of him could be found. |
While reporter was calling at the |
k~...> h.s uss~t~ru 4 ~ 4 - =.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

A DISASTROUS prairie fire swept oveI
tho Seminole country on the cath nea,
Rochelle, o. L. Sixteen persons, it is
reported, were burned to death BY the
raging flames.
ALF. and Bob Bolly, brothers, were
killed at Selma, Ala, on the cath, at a
negro cake-walk.
REV. JAMES MILLER, pastor of the
Grace M. E. Church of Bloomington, was
found murdered and robbed in an alley
at Decatur, ILL.,, on the cath.
THE female lawyers bill, which passed
Alabama senate, was reconsdered on
the cath and defeated by q vote of Is to
a. The same measure was defeated in
the house by vote Of so to SO.
Miss CARRIE LIBENGoOp, OF Hiawaths.
Kas., who recently submitted to an
X-ray test Of her foot, on the 23d had to
have her foot amputatod at the ankle as
result OF the experiment. Within 4
few days after the test abscess after alb
sccss formed, tho pains finally becoming
unbearable.
ALMOST the entire population living
on Franklin avenue hill, in Cleveland,
Ohio, composed largely OF Slavs and
Hungarians, with the exception Of the
women and babies, turned out en- masse
on the 9Sd in an effort TO cut, stab and
slash each others head.
TIE fight between the bituminous
coal miners and operators at Terre
Haute, Ind, on the 23d assumed a seri-
GUS aspect Tho latest move Of tho oper-
,tors Is notice ordering all the houses
,ow owned by the companies to be va
THE wire nail trust collapsed at Chica-
20 on tho 2lst and will endeavor to wind
Up Its affairs bp December 1.
AN unknown man and woman were
found dead In their bed In the Standard
Fotel in New York on the 22d, having
b,en sufrocated by illuminating gas,
which was flowing from an open and un.
ishted burner in the apartment
Tie alleged plans Of the leaders Of the
'trike Of Leadville, Col, to have the
|ther miners OF tho State unite In sys-
bmatic strike seems to have miscarrled,
hp outside unions refusing on tho
round that they are earning money ,
eeded for the aid Of their brethren At I
lcadvillo. II
FAILURES the past week have been q
IA In the United states, against $40 last '
sar, and 40 In Canada, against ~ last :
bar.
FIVE children Of Mr.. and Mrs 6nyder Y
l,e,livius near nAuiltof, Mo'i wefS
~ "a to dlxth % the aigk - ~ q Z
t4-4
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
BLOODY DOUBLE MURDER.
Aho Ihrce Supposed Murdcrers Cauebr
aud Narrowly Escap, Lvnch,,1

| o' supposed Murdcrers Cnugh,
| ""o Narrowly Escape Lynching.
WH'KEsBARRE, Pa, Nov. 24-Tbree
ourly Hungarians narrowly escaped
iynching at the hands of mob of in.
iuriated people at the mining town o.
Nesquehoning, in Carbon county. TO.
the brutal murder of Mr.. and Mrs
Casper Laboye.
The Laboyes have alwavs becn
looked upon as upright, hardworkine
people and during the past ten years
nave accumulated quite snug sum of
money. To secure their hard.earned
savings, which were supposed to be
hidden in their home, the murderers
entered the house at an early hour in
the morning On hearing their foot
steps Mrs. Laboye became aroused and
awakened her husband. ..,
moment later, and ut the sight of
one OF the intruders, Laboye jumped
from his bed and scuffle ensued, but
before he could do anything the three
grabbed him, and in an instant he Law
PROSTATE on the floor.
Mrs. Laboye started for the street to
give an alarm, but before she had
reached the foot of the stairs sbe wac
overtaken by one of the Hungarians
who buried the blade of a stilctto
deep iuto her breast, causing almost
instant death. The robbers then be. |
came alarmed on hearing a noise ON
the outside, but before esca ping from
the residence they slashed Iabove
with their knives In a most horrible
manner, leaving him, as they sum-
posed, dead on the floor.
When it became known that a mur.
Ter had been committed posse of c,t.
zens was formed and thorongb
earch was made for the assassins
Every foot of ground was gone over
the neiShborhood and on reaching
n Old shanty near the railroad station
hey found three unknown IIunoa-
ians. They were spattered with blood
nd each had the appearance of hav.
ng been engaged in struggle. They
ould give no account of themselves
OF being able to speak English, and ,
was all the officers could do to keen
nc people from stringing them up to
tree,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
state Penltentiarx.

The board Of control OF the State peni.
Tertiary. having rented about 1900
acres OF land upon which to mako cotton 4
Win convict labor next year, arc now
contemplating very extensive improve
ments on the State farm in Rankin.
their idea being to make it a model.
Inc Rankin place, which con tains about
$500 acres, has proved so far poor in
vestment the crop thereon this year was
very sorry, and the board attributes the
failure to make thom money to the fact
that the open land is so poor it will
hardly sprout disturbance, and hence
they will clear 600 or 500 acres of good,
rich new ground. The timber will be
utilized as far as possible in building
houses and stockades on the farm, and
with that end in view good saw mill
is soon to be built on the ground. The
buildings are to bo erected in plain view
OF passengers on the ,Allsmany' 's have
burT ,..i".e mlie hoAdt ali Hwnu -fan ,u., \
What Mississippi is doing in the
way Of caring for her convicts-the most
profitable convicts in the South, when
we consider that the net profits from the
State farms last year were something
over $4,000, and this year will perhaps
DO even more.-T. NJ. Henry in CONNER.
,ial Appeal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
kOZEL'S SHORTAGE.
Ihe First Illinois Banker to Go to Prison
for Misuse Of Trust Fuods.


CHICAGO, Nov. 2a-Ex- Banker An.
thony kozel, who failed last MAY for
S1l4,o0o, will go to Joliet prison on
an indetcrminate sentence. having
confessed to fraudulent practices in
han ding funds intrusted to his care
and asked for an immediate sentence
In the transactions covering Kozer,
shortage some $1,000 is involved. He
was indicted on three charges of lar.
ceny, two of obtaining money under
false pretenses and one of forgery.
Kozel is the first banker to 60 to tb.
penitentiary in this state for the mis-.
use OF funds intrusted to his care.
The famous Meadowcraft case Il, still
hung up in the United States surname
court and the cases against King and
Niehoff are still pending.
Kozel's bank was one of the oldest m
the west side and at the time of his fail.
urc was regarded as model of finan.
clal soundness. Investigation showed
that all the while Kozel had been do.
ing business in gross violation of the
banking laws In many instances II
was found he had dealt in securities
that had been incumbered for more
Than their original value.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
Farmer. buying Corn

For the first time in two years we saw
. carload OF corn being unloaded 1t tho
depot Friday being hauled to the coun-
wy' ana then we saw number Of sacks
being nnloadcd In front Of one Of our
Main street stores. II the South ~.
gins buying corn At this season the price
viii % doubled, and farmers will not b
able 20 pay for II with their rext eronS
9 o. oost0n. No greater misicrtu No could
.. os.Ass - issoo county thar >plantz,|
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
Mrs. Smell Married.

Columbus, Nov. 2S.-Telegrams werc
received here today announcing the
marriage of Mrs. Mollie McGee Smell
the well known evangelist and tenn.
perance lecturer OF this State, to Rev.
L. H. Hall, young Methodist minister
from st. Louis. The marriage was sol
emnised at San Francisco, where Mrs
Smell has recently been CONDUCTING n
series OF revival meetings.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
Scottish Lumbermen Ioc,..a

Burleigh & Co., OF Scotland, have
made arrangements to locate in Jackson
Tor the purpose ofpreparing the various
woods OF this section for shipment.
Their machinery arrived last week, and
they have no doubt that tho field will
justify an investment later on Of a large
amount of capital.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
An Attempt to Wreck A Train.

There was an attempt TO wreck
train on the X. c., NJ. & b. railroad lust
west OF Potts Camp ono night last week.
The ficnd placed push car on the track
and then pushed it west about one-half
mile to point midway on Tippah
trestle, where he left it, evidently for
tho purpose of derailing tho train, but
fortunately tho push car was discovered
and removed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
To Bridge tho Pearl.

Marion county has decided to build
bridge over Pearl river at Columbia.
The board of supervisors have adver
tised for bids on December 1. This
bridge will prove of great convenience
to large section Of country in that
locality.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28

washington, Nov. 2S.-The president t
today filled the vacany in the chief
Justiceship of the Court of Claims
caused by the death of Judge Richard.
son. by the promotion to that Office OF
Judge Charles c. Mott now a member
OF the court. The latter's place was
nlied BY the appointment OF Charles B.
Howry, of Mississippi, who now holds
a position Of assistant attorney-general
In the department OF Justice.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
LecturIng tho Jer,ev nr..d...

The Jersey breeders Of Mississinni
iost aRreat opportunity to foster their
business when they failed to mako a
good show at the Vicksburg fair. The
lack OF enterprise and business foresiuht
by the breeders of the State is beyond
comprehension. There are JERSEY cat.
tie In the State, and good ones, in large
numbers, yet one small herd is all that
showed at Vicksburg. Even tho local
breeders in the vicinity of vicksburg
lacked the enterprise and home pride
to make q show.-Starkville Farm
Gazette.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
Spencer Is All Rlrht.

Ex-Congressman J. G. Spencer was In
jackson last week buying some fine
jersey cattle. He bought tho best
strains, and says properly managed.
there is plenty OF money in the dairv
business. He believes the farmers Of
claiborne county are in the best condi.
tion they have been for several years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28

jackson, Nov. 2a.-So far Gov. Nc.
Laurin has done nothing relative to tho
appointment OF Supreme Court Justice
except to givo audience to several dele.
cations representing ths different an.
plicants. The resignation Of Judge
cooper has not yet been accepted, and
this fact leads many to believe that
Gov McLaurin may appoint him. In
fact, the gossip now is all in that dlrec.
tion' and there arc comparatively few
people conversant with tho facts who do
not bolieve he will get the place.
Whether hc would accept the same or
not can not be told, but tho consensus
OF opinion Is that he would. It ia not
his engagement in Memphis
with Francis Fentress is OF such ma
turo that the same could not be agree.
ably annulled,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28

|
columbus, Nov 20.-A party Of ciN.
Gems left here Thursday morning in
search OF the outlaws who attempted To
assassinate Sanders Swarringen, an in
onensive negro, In the Caledonia neigh.
borhood Wednesday night. When the
posse reached point near Cherokse.
about ten miles northeast OF this city.
they we're fred upon from ambush, one
OF the bullets passing through the hat
OF Ben Irwin, one of the posse. They
thereupon returned to this city for re-
inforcements. and last night . largo
party OF volunteers, under the leader.
ship OF Deputy Sheriff j. T. Armstrong.
started for the scene Of action. They pro-
ceeded to the homo Of Henry Hicks, who
was known to be one Of the leaders Of
the gang. Hicks house was surrounded
and bis surrender demanded, but he re.
FUSED. Opening the door Of bis house,
gun In hand, and with the remark thai
ne would die fighting, he began firing
on the party, who returned the fire, and
~ few minutes Hicks was dead man.
Before receiving the fatal wound, how.
over, Hicks succeeded In woundnp Will
hinter, tho ball from his gun breaking
dinter's arm.
Fart OF the gang Of Outlaws are in jail
n this city, and it was rumored last
light that party OF their friends were
rganizing mob to liberate the prison.
RS. The Jail was we'll guarded, and all
arrangements were made to give them
warm reception, but the night wore
n and they failed to put in an appear.
nee.
The good citizens OF the Caledonia
eigh hborhood are in state of fear and
'rror, knowing that SO long as one Of
us outlaw gang remains at largo not
1ly their own lives, but those of their
Ives and children, are in jeopardy.
The widest excitement prevails in
lis city tonight, and another party Is
'lng organized to 70 out in search Of
embers OF the gang still at large.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
GEN. KITCHENER

- fis Way Hack TO Egyptian Adva No,
to bc Made In March.
LONDON, Nov. 24.--Gen. Sir Fl. II.
kitchener has started on his rc.
trrn to Cairo. Gen. Kitchener has had
III 90 ierences with the officials Of
tht wsr Office for the last fortnight.
Anss n rsturns to Egypt with instruc.
NORA n have everything in readine
'os ths anglo Egyptian Nile expsdi,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
A Fair for Hind. County.

The great success of tho late fair at
Vicksburg has encouraged the stock
breeders OF Kinds county to inaugurato
similar enterprise for Jackson a wear
hence, numerous exhibitors having ex.
pressed desire to that effect
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
Stay Out, Huaters.

Tunica, Nov 3.-For some time the
WOODS have been full OF hunters who
are non-residents. Alta specially called
meeting OF the board OF supervisors hero
today game law was passed making 1t
a felony, punishable by heavy fine, for
a nonresident to hunt or camp as a
hunter or hunting party with dogs, guns.
etc. Tho game law formerly was that
nonresident land owner could hunt
here' but this new law is that only bona
nde residents will be allowed to hunt.