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The Indianapolis journal., 1896-09-09
RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS.
Annual Meeting of the SalamOnie
Baptist Association.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, Sept. s. = The annual
meeting of the Salamonie Baptist Associ-
alton convened in the Congervlle Baptist
Church to-day, with nearly one hundred
visiting delegates to the Sunday-school
convention, woman's missionary meeting
and Baptist Young Peoples Union. One
day will be devoted to each section of the
church. this being Sunday-school day. The
convention opened with song service by
Mrs N B. Leslie, of Munce. A l.. John
son. of Muncie, presided. The theme was
The True Spirit of Sunday-school Work"
Mrs. G. d. Snyder and Miss Lizzie Spence
led the discussion
Reports We're read from each Sunday
school in the district. Bluffton, with 270
pupils and a collection of $659.72 for the
year was the largest. Boyceton, suburb
of Muncie, reported a new school with for
French Catholics. The other reports
ceived were: First Baptist, Muncie. mem
bership 133 and collection S12106; Conger-
VILE enrolment % and collection SIS. Ga;
so. 20; Montpelier, attendance 90 and collec-
ton Sf3.06; Avondah, attendance 133 and
collection S54; Poneto. attendance IS and
collection $2557: Dunkirk, attendance so
and no collection reported.
The following new officers were elected:
President, Rev Day. of Liberty Center;
secretary ReT 1 J. H. schenek enc <, Muncie;
The following topics were discussed:
''Attendance-Row to Secure It," by G. d.
Snyder; "Discipline-How to Exercise It.
Sunday SCHOOL," by Miss Ollie Castor. 6.
F. McFarren. ]. H. Darrell and Rev. Huff
man took part in the discussions. Tonight
Rev. Huffman talked at length on Teach
to Use Them" The missionary society and
Salamonie Association occupies tomorrow.
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Kentucky Sheriff shot.

Special to the IndianapoIls JournhI
MADISON, Ind. Sept S.-George Roman
aged eighteen, shot Sheriff Bear. of Trim
BILE county, Kentucky. to-day, infiicting a
probably fatal wound in the groin. Roman
had been arrested and fined Tor disturbing
religious services and being permitted to
go into the house for his coat before be-
ing taken TO jail, drew his gun. shot the
sheriff and escaped to the woods. Search
ing parties are after him.
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Jail Delivery Prevented.

Snecial 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, Sept. S.-A
scheme to break Jail was discovered here
last evening by Sheriff Lewis overhearing
an incautious remark made by one of the
prisoners With a couple of police officers
q thorough search was made, resulting in
the discovery of three saws and a file hid
den in the mattress of Will Mason, VINO Is
awaiting trial for stealing revolver. There
are fifteen prisoners in the Jail. and there
is no doubt a wholesale delivery was con-
tempated. It is supposed that the tools
were passed to the prisoners from the out
side, a comparatively easy undertaking.
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Suicide by Morphine.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. S.-H. E. Ster-
ling, of Chicago, committed suicide here
to-day at the Arlington Hotel by taking
large dose Of morphine. He was travel
ing man, representing the Singer Sewing
Machine Company. When found he was
not yet dead, but was past help. Sterling
left a letter addressed TO his wife, who was
here al the home of her father, Samuel
and she had left him. and it was for this
reason that he killed himself. He was a
member of the GreenVille (O) Lodge Of
knights of Pythias, and they were at once
notified of his death. according to the re-
cuaSt i'm the letter that he left.
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NJ. f. Revival Conference.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind, Sept. S.-The Meth
odist ministers of the Richmond district
holding a district revival conference in
this city. The programme calls for three
sermons daily and includes devotional ex-
excuses, reading of papers on topics re-
lating to church welfare and government.
etc. The attendance is large and the in
terest manifested is greater than is usually
shown in these meetings.
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T;u-p,ote Will. Resume>work.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Sept. S.-The American
tin-plate factory resumed operations this
morning with eleven out of sixteen mills,
and 1000 men went to work. The other
mills will resume operations within short
time when the other go men will be given
employment. The start was made in good
shane and the outlook is bright for "a
steady run. A large amount OF steel bill
lets have been received and the big plant
is once more a hive OF industry ana VIII
soon be running full capacity.
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Northwest Indiana Conference.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. S.-The an
nual sermon of the Northwest Indiana Con-
ference of the Methodist church was
preached tonight by Rev. Allen Lewis, of
the First Church of Valparaiso. Many
of the hundred ministers present
to attend the forty-fifth conference. whose
sessions will begin tomorrow Bishop An
drews, of New York. is TO preside.
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Sucar Irnnorters InyoIycd.

NEW YORK, Sept S-The announcement
of the failure of Foote & Knavals, heavy
importers of sugar. spices, coffee and teas.
of No. 80 Wall street caused excitement in
downtown business circles to-day. The
assignment made to Louis E. Kuster
of the Lawyers Guarantee Company. with
out preferences. The firm is one of the
Oldest and most highly respected in the
sugar trade. The slump in centrifugal
sugar is the cause assigned for the failure.
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mouslv requested Bishop Andrews to
turn Rev Dr. Leech as pastor of their
church.
The Noblesville Daily and Weekly Trib-
une yesterday made an assignment for
benefit of its creditors. Mr.. j. c. Jones
was made assignee and win close up the
business n soon as pOssfble
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other Failures.

HOLLIDAYSBURG. Pa. Sept. S.-Execu-
tions for $26,0 600 were issued to-day against
John A. Cahan & Co, dealers in lumber
and builders supplies, at Altoona, Pa. The
liabilities will aggregate $4,000. An assign
ment will be made. The prevailing dullness
in trade is assigned the cause of the
failure.
HOT SPRINGS Ark, Sept. S-The VIM
J. Little Mercantile Company, the Oldest
and largest wholesale and retail establish
ment in this State, closed its doors this
morning. Liabilities. $50. 900. Dull business
and slow collections are the causes named
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Kansas City Journal.
Indiana Republicans will not admit that
their State is in danger but think Illinois
may be doubtful. Illinois Republicans de-
clare their State is all right. but think
Michigan may be little shaky Bryanisn
sfcms to be like the milk sickness-very
bid in the next county.
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Cxcler Chnsed hx n Horsc.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PATRIOT, Ind, Sept. S.-A horse be-
longing to an aged farmer of Jefferson
county seems to have a hatred for bycicles,
and expresses his anger whenever one
cornes near him As Rev Scott Hyde of
North Madison, passed him he became un-
comfortable and gave chase at such a rapid
mace as to throw the driver from the We
hicle and run down the cycler before either
of them could take in the situation. The
fort1nateIv ESCAPED with slight injury
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BUSINESS TROUBLES.
of a FOIding-Bed Manu-
featuring Company.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept S.-The Lock-
wood Manufacturing Company manufac
turers Of folding beds, has made
signment TO j. S. Freeland. secretary of the
company No statement of assets and LA
hilites can be obtained but the figures will
be large. The company has 100000 capital,
and has been doing business for forty
years. The plant is finely equipped with
valuable machinery. In the past the com
pany has done a large business. but of late
collections have been dull and business has
been falling off
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Indiana Notes.

Lohrman G. Watson, grocers of Elk
hart have been closed by their creditors
Their Indebtedness Is not known but Is
understood to be quite large.
The quarterly conference of the First NJ.
Z. Church OF CTawfordsville has unani-
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DIGBY, n. S. Sept. S.-Peter Wheeler
was hanged at the Jail hall at 2;31 O'Clock
this morning for the murder of Annie
Kempton, at Bear River. last January. Miss
kempton, who was sixteen years old, was
killed in defending her honor at her fathers
house, where she had been left alone.
Wheeler, after his conviction, confessed his
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Labor-Day Reflection.

Philadelphia Times.
Many a woman wonders after two sue
cessive holidays what in the world she
would do if her husband were home all the
time
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-09-09
Western Union Dividend.

NEW YORK Sept. S.-The executive
committee of the Western Union Telegraph
Company has recommended the declaration
of the regular quarterly dividend of Ia per
cent. by the full board tomorrow,
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-09-09
what the War Wa. For,

New York Mail and Express.
The Popust idea seems to be that the
government was saved merely in order that
Mr.. Bryan might use IL for paything.
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Unfeeling.

Philadelphia North American.
Bryan talks with Jones'" says a news
dispatch. He doesn't even spare his best
friends.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Sept. S.-The Thir-
ty-seventh Indiana Volunteers to-day held
a reunion at the farm of w. c. Patton, four
miles northeast of here, the order of the
day being speeches, songs, recitations and
the recalling of war "reminiscences. Mr..
Patton was member of the regiment and
furnished free entertainment to all visiting
members.
The Fifty-second Indiana also held re-
union here to-day. and the members were
entertained at dinner by their comrade, f.
NJ. Dowden, of the First National Bank.
This evening the two regiments held
campfire at Alumni Hall. The welcome
address was made by Judge j. d. Miller,
and the responses by Col. Ed Wolf, of the
Fifty-second. Colonel Puntenny, of the
Thirty-seventh, and Judge Gavin, of the
Sons of NeteranS.
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VIII Sneak in Connecticut.

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. S.-Colonel
Graves, of the Democratic State central
committee, to-day received a letter from
the Democratic national committee stating
that William J.. Bryan will come to Con-
necticut on or about Sept. 80. Ee will de-
liver two speeches in this State, one at
Hartford and the other at New Haven,
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TALKED TOO FREELY.
Alleged DestrOyers of "a ''Quart Shop
in Danger of Arrest.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Sept. S.-Information
laid before the prosecuting attorney
this afternoon which will likely lead to the
arrest of the parties responsible for the
burning of the saloon at Carthage Monday
night Aug. 81. Edward Gasho, proprietor
of the burned building, in which Philip
Justus of Morristown, proposed opening a
following the fire. employed a secret de-
tectiYe who followed the case all last week.
A few of the most radical of the anti-Saloon
people, having no fears, went so far as to
openly boast of their successful riddance
of the quart shop Among these the de-
tectiVe mingled and numerous arrests will
follow. No action will be taken until the
grand jury meets next month Great 1ndig-
nation has been aroused over the proposed
prosecution of the citizens and trouble is
anticiDated.
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Other Deaths.

SPICELAND, Ind, Sept. S.-Rufus Rat
liff son of Cyrus Ratliff ard wife,
died here to-day of typhoid fever.
aged 26 years. He was educated al Spice
land Academy and Purdue university. For
some years he engaged in the electrical
department of the street railway at Indian
apolis, but since the first of the year he
has been chief electrician of the street
railway at Toledo He came home about
three weeks ago to attend the funeral of
his sister and was taken sick While here.
ELWOOD, Ind. Sept. S.-Miss Maggie
Dean, a well-known and popular young
lady of this city, was buried yesterday.
She has been i'll for some time and 1T was
apparent from the first that she could not
live She was we'll known, and being only
eighteen years old, her untimely death
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. q. I. Dean, of this
city, Mr.. Dean being at one time deputy
sheriff of Madison county.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Sept. Sat the
funeral to-day of Father Gerald Wilson,
the young assistant pastor of St. Joseph's S
Church there were fifteen visiting clergy
men in the cortege. Bishop Chatard was
present.
RICHMOND, md, Sept s.-Mrs. Mary
Waltz died at her home, near HagerstoWn,
on Sunday. She was one of the pioneers
of the county, being well on toward nine
ty years of age. The funeral occurred to-
day
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Sept. S.-A. J.
Smedlev. a pioneer died to-day at the age
of eighty-one years. He had resided here
forty years and was one of the oldest resi-
dents of the county
p PATRIOT Ind. Sept. S.-Samuel Wade,
a prominent Mason and Odd Fellow, died
last night
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Central Baptist Association.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LEBANON. Ind. Sept. S.-The ninth an
nual meeting of the Central Baptist AS
sociation composed of the Bright
wood. Franklin, Greenwood, Hurri-
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The Two Democratic Parties.
Philadelphia North American.
Thomas jefferson now seems TO be the
father of widely different twins.
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Special the Indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind, Sept. S.-Informa-
ton was received here this morning of the
death of Miss Eva Beverly, daughter of
the late DIR. John Beverly, of this city, at
Indianapolis, as the result of a delicate
surgical operation, and the body of the de-
ceased accompanied by her mother, sister
and cousin, Hon. w. P. Goodrich, of this
city, arrived here this evening. While
Miss Beverly was frail, yet she seemed to
have the promise of many years of life.
She was widely known and universally
loved and respected. She was young lady
of unusual intelligence. active in literary
work, with a keen sense of the humorous,
a generous companion and faithful friend.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27
,cnuRcn DIRECTORY.

First Presbyterian Church, on Frederick 81
between New and Market streets, services
II a. m. and 8 p. m. Pastor. Rev. A. M. Fraser
Second Presbyterian church corner Freder
lex and Lewis streets. Services at II q. m
and 8. Pastor. Rev. VIM. Cumming.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church. worship on
West Frederick st. Services at II a. M. and
p. M, Rector, Rev. R. C. Jett.
Trinity Episcopal church, Main street, be-
tween Lewis and Church streets. Services at
II a. M, and p. m. Rector, Rev. W. Q. Hull
linen
United Brethren chUrel, Lewis street, be
tween Main and johnson streets. Services at
II a. m and p. m. Pastor, Rev. ]. D sDpn-
ovan. N
Methodist church. Lewis street, between
Main and Frederick streets. Services at II a
m. and p. m. Pastor, Rev. J. H. Boyd, D. D
Christ Evangelical Lutheran church Lew
is street, between Main and Frederick streets
Services at II a. m. and p. m. Pastor. Rev.
H. F. Shealy.
baptist church, corner Main and W shing
ton streets. Services at II a. m. and 3 p. M
Pastor, Rev. M. L. Wood.
st. Francis Roman Catholic, North Augusta
street, Mass at and 1890 q. m. Vespers and
benediction of Most Blessed Sacrament 1t
p. m. Pastor. Rev. Father McVerry.
Young Mems Christian Association, corner
Main and Water streets. Services at 4 D. m.
Sunday.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27
rbe Benef,cent Crow.

IF Farmers would make study of nat
ural history and it's bearing on their
property-the relation Of hawks to their
hencoops, for instance-there would be
better paying crops.
The 'sYear Book" of the department
of agriculture tells about crow black
birds and what they eat. About 2,3O0
of their stomachs have been examined,
and of these 2, 258 contained food. The
birds were killed in 26 states Forty
eight Der cent Of the food was animal,
48 per cent vegetable and 4 per cent was
mineral. The blackbird has variety of
things it eats.
''The animal food, says the report,
CONSISTED of insects, spiders, myria
pods (thousand legs), crawfish, earth
worms, sowbugs, hair snakes, snails.
fishes, tree toads, salamanders (newts),
lizards, snakes, birds eggs and mice. y
To these might have been added young
birds, fish cast up by the tide, minnows
caught while swimming in shallow
water and probably meat and carrion OF
various kinds. Most Of the animal food
is. of course, insects. These constitute
46 Der cent of the total, the other 2 pei
cent being the larger things, like mice.
The animal food is taken mostly in the
summer. In winter the food is mostly
vegetable matter The insects the bird
kills more than make up the damage he
does, especially as his nest robbing ap-
pears to be only an incidental habit not
often indulged in. A large flock of the
birds would, Ct course, destroy a lot OF
grain. Some 80, 600 would eat about
5. 600 pounds day, but they would
consume as many insects, which would
more than destroy the amount the bird
does.-New York Sun.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27
Rapid Photography.

Professor E. Mache of Prague is cred
tied with some remarkable achievements
in the line Of rapid photography. Thus
the flight Of a projectile has been fas-
tened on sensitive plate, the exposure
being estimated at probably about one
thousandth of second. In taking this
picture Professor Mache succeeded not
only in showing the projectile proper
upon the negative, but he also shows the
air currents, and the condensing Of
photograph, it is thought, might explain
the luminous tail on comets and on
meteors, which are presumably projec-
tiles hurled through infinite space upon
larger scale Another of these photo
graphic achievements is air occasioned
by the flight of aleaden ball. Its current
of air is diverted to all sides at an angle
Of about As degrees to the axis of the
projectile, and the whirlwind in it's
wake shows particles of dust and other
atoms carried in the atmosphere, driven
with an energetic motion in the road
which the projectile has just left, and
following it with almost the same rapid
i<w
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27
R;rd Life In the Antarctic.


Granting that highly organized crea-
lures can exist there, it is passing
strange that they should consent to dc
SO or make voluntary habitation in
that hell Of cold and darkness which
Morse fancy imagined as place Of tor
ment more appalling than the lake OF
LIQUID fire. One would have thought arc
tic life must cease, because, even if pos
sible, it was not worth living; that
there would be voluntary exodus OF
beasts, as of birds, before the winter set
ting of the sun, and the slower moving
mammals would go, to return no more.
AS curious puzzle, exactly reversing
the idea in the foregoing sentence, al
low me to give the following informa-
ton: Between the antarctic circle and
New Zealand lie several small groups OF
islands-the Shares, the Traps, Ant1p-
odes, the Macquaries, the Aucklands,
Campbell island, Emerald island, etc.
Some Of these are mere barren peaks OF
rock, some are partly covered with low
scrub and grass, but almost all of them
are nurseries Of the sea birds, which
may be counted by thousands and tens
Of thousands on those lonely places.
The penguins especially, in many spe-
cies, and some of great size, use these
islands as their breeding places. When
during the summer the eggs have been
hatched and the young ones attended
to, the younger generation is left on the
nurseries and the adults set out for the
land around the south pole. They leave
in autumn thin and attenuated with the
care Of their families. They go OFF fol-
the winter to the cline Of cold and ice,
and they return six months afterwaro'
fat as butter, to their old haunts. Thel1
squadrons cover the sea for miles, swim
ming abreast in long columns. New
Zealand Correspondent
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27
Glass Comns.

Local undertakers are interested IN
the proposition Of an Indiana company
to manufacture glass cofans on large
scale. George F. Kimball, the plate
glass manufacturer, states that the iaea
is entirely practicable, and tna5 coiins
can be made from glass much more
cheaply than from wood. MI. klmpali
thought that such cofins could be con.
structed in the cheaper grades for not
more than SO cents running foot COL
fins made from glass would be mucn
more durable than metallic caskets' anu
their extreme cheapness would cause
their adoption extensively IN cases Wneie
death is due TO contagious diseases, ~ -
which the law requires hermetlcally
sealed casket. A new method Of manu-
featuring glass whereby it is made 70 re-
semblc wood VII enable the manuIac-
turer to lend iniinit variety TO nls plo1-
uct. ~ Chicago Chronicle.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27
WHY HE SHAVED.
senator Bacon Did Not Want His Wnisk-
ers Pulled.

<OA~e
ers Pulled.
There was a time when Senator Ba-
con of Georgia wore an ornate and law
ish hirsute adornment, and pictures
taken at the time he was president OF
the Georgia senate SO represent him.
Now he contents himself with simple
mustache. How he happened to shear
his beard was told by the senator him
self recently.
"It was,' he began, sswhen the roll
er skating craze broke out and invaded
the best families in the south. 1t struck
Macon, and somehow it found O victim
in me- Everybody was going to the
skating ri1ik, and consequently I went.
I soon acquired remarkable degree of
grace in gliding dreamily over the floor
to the pulsation Of exhilarating waltz
strains, and my company was i'll great
demand by ladies who were still some
what distrustful Of their own skill. I
shall never forget was acting as the
guardian angel one evening of a lady
whose main support was in her feeble
efforts to prevent a collision with the
floor, and we were rather TREMENDOUSLY
gliding hither and thither among the
crowd, when an invalid on skates ap-
preached US from the opposite direc-
tion. I saw at glance that the man
had lost his compass and nothing but a
blind reliance in providence was defer
ring his fall. That moment came when
he crushed against me. The collision
disturbed the center Of gravity in my
fair companion, while at the same time
it fastened the downfall Of the other
Before I knew what was up the man,
in order to save himself, grasped hold
of one side of my whiskers, while the
lady fastened her grip in the other half,
and both held on for dear life while
their feet were describing geometrical
figures on the slippery floor. Considera-
tions Of gallantry prevented me from
turning on the wretched being who was
clinging to my beard like the proverbial
straw on one side, and there was with
two struggling fellow creatures in the
stress Of despair dangling on each side
of my whiskers. That experience deter
mined me to sacrifice the whiskers and
to circumseribe my indulgence i'll that
line to a modest, unobtrusive mustache,
which affords no comfort to unskilled
skaters. Washington Post.