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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-29
Indiana Campaign Notes.

Captain r. A. Black, of Greenfield, has
just closed a series of four sound-money
meetings in Clinton county.
Hon. W. A. Kenworthy, of Iowa. adj
dressed a large Republican meeting at Co
lumbus City Hall last evening.
Hon W. d. Owen addressed a crowd of
200 in the Lebanon Opera House Tuesday
night. The Old Shady Quartet furnished
the music.
Hon. Isham Sedgewick, one of the lead
ing manufacturers of Richmond, addressed
Union county, Tuesday night.
Tuesday night at the Elwood opera House
Hon. w 4; spurgeon; Of Muncie, addressed
of the best talks of the campaign there.
At Winchester last night Frank Snyder,
of Portland. addressed a good audience at
the Winchester Kid Band and the Dusty
Mine Glee Club.
The Hon. 1. P. Watts, Of winchester, has
Just closed a series OF four meetings -, In
Rockville Saturday night, Montezunla Mon
day night and Parkvilie Tuesday night.
One of the largest political gatherings
ever held in northern Indiana took place
at Milford yesterday. when people of both
Kosciusko and Elkhart counties turned out
70 hear ex-Speaker Warren G.. Sayre, of
Wabash.
A Republican circuit rally was held at
Cross Road, near Daleville, Tuesday after
noon. The speakers were Hon. w. VI. Orr.
TempIer and a. f. Needham the boy ORA
tor. all of Muncie, and five hundred people
listened with marked attention. Music was
furnished by the Middletown drum corps
and the colored glee club from Muncie
At Spartansburg. Randolph county, yes
terday delegations We're present from
Arba. Lynn Johannesburg, o. and the sur
rounding country. Hawthornes martial
band from Winchester. "A drum corps from
Fountain City, the Spartansburg Young
Women's Glee Club and the colored quartet
from Union Literary Institute furnished
the music. Hon. Smiley N Chambers of
Indianapolis. was the speaker.
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Last Big Rally at KolxOmo.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Oct. 2S.-The closing rally
of the Howard county Republican cam
paign held to-day broke all former records.
The parade was an hour and twenty min
utes passing given point. There were 81
100 working men and farmers in line, near
ly half being factory employees. AT l o'clock
all the factories in the city, thirty-one in
number started their whistles and kept
them blowing thirty minutes, calling the
workmen and the general public to the aft
ernoon speaking, which was held in a half
dozen places. The speakers We're H. c. Es-
tabrock, of Omaha; Stevenson Burke and
j. III. Brigham, of Ohio; Ira G.. Ratman, of
Bloomington; l.. S. Baldwin, of Noblesville;
Judge A. o. Marsh, of Winchester; B. F..
Havens, of Terre Haute, and ex-senator
Harness. of this city. Some say twenty
thousand Republicans were in the city, Ma
rion, Frankfort, Elwood Upton, Logans-
port, Peru and Atlanta sending large dele
cations. There were twelve bands and
scores of drum corps. The days demon
stration wound UP with a night parade of
two thousand footmen in line with torches
and Roman candles. The night parade
was made up exclusively of tin plate
plate glass and other employees. A novel
freature by the railroad mems club was
running steam locomotive over the
street car tracks. The rally was five times
larger than the Democratic rally yester-
Qay.
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ALL AGAINST BRYAN.
Johnson County ProhibitionistsS Show
Where They stand.

Where They Stand.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Oct. PA hard blow
for Organism came yesterday when Hon.
J. M. Dunlap, State chairman of the Ma
tional party. broad-gauge Prohibitionists,
carded an evening paper to the effect that
the report that he would vote for Bryan
was false. He declared that 1.-The tempta-
ton to get bimetallism is not sufficient to
induce me to support party which gives
it's consent and Endorsement, openly Or
tacitly, to the support and perpetuation of
a. business SO radically wrong as the liquor
traffic" He declared that he would there
fore vote the entire National ticket. AS
the report had been circulated not only in
this county but over the State that he and
many others of his party would vote for
Bryan, his declaration is very important.
Numbers Of former Democrats and Pro-
hibitoniStS have come out openly for Nc
kinley, while others have declared their
intention privately to vote against Bryan
ism The Democrats received a severe
shock this week when John H. McCrea, a
lifelong Democratic worker and one of the
most prominent farmers in the county, an
and the entire Republican ticket. L. w.
Knobe. Prohibition leader and prominent
merchant, has declared his intention Ct
are doing likewise. Several joined in the
Republican parade last Saturday.
Hon. R. A. Brown, Deputy Secretary of
to an audience that crowded the court room
here tonight His clear statement Of
facts in discussing the money question and
his direct appeals to the people on behalf
of Republican principles called forth fire.
quent applause. Mr.. Brown has been MAX
ing an effective canvass of this county.
last night at Bowers schoolhouse, address,
ing rousing meetings at both places.
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Scheme to Injure Morris Fails.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Oct. ga scheme
originated by the Popocrats to place under
arrest Robert w. Morris, Republican can
didate for Representative, was nipped in
the bud to-day by a premature exposure of
their plans. It was the intention to file a
charge against Mr.. Morris of attempting to
bride voters, and it was thought the arrest
would injure him in hfs race. On the con-
trary the runor caused great indignation
among the Republicans and better class of
Democrats and the scheme was abandoned
Mr. Morris served two terms as county
auditor and is one of the most popular
men in the county. Although this county
gave Cleveland over LOO majority the
Popocrats are panic-stricken and have but
little hope of electing their ticket.
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Big Rally at Oakland CITY.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
OAKLAND CITY, Ind, Oct. 2S-This has
been a great Republican day in Oakland
City. The closing rally OF the campaign was
a magnificent success. Excursion trains
this morning brought thousands of visitors
from all surrounding towns, while the
farmers poured in by hundreds from every
direction. The crowd was estimated at
5000, about $500 taking part in the fore
neon parade. This was the largest ever
seen in the county, requiring one hour and
ten minutes to pass a given point. In the
parade were noticed several free-Silver Re-
publicans who have hitherto been counted
safe for Bryan. Hon. j. Frank Hanly was
the principal speaker and addressed an i'm
mense crowd at the fair grounds this after
noon. Congressman Hemenway of this
district and Hol. w. c. Mason also made
addresses. There was a large torchlight
procession tonight and enthusiasm was
unbounded. The demonstration has done
good work in getting the wandering Repub-
licans in line and fully enthused. Hem
enway win roll up the largest plurality
ey er known in the township.
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METHODIST BISHOPS.
Annual Meeting for Fixing Dates of
District Conferences.

PITTSBURG, Oct. 2S.-The annual confer
ence Of the board of bishops Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church began here this
morning and will continue for two weeks.
Fifteen of the eighteen bishops comprising
the board are present Their names are:
Bishops Merrill, Foss, Andrews, Warren.
Hurst, Ninde, Vincent Mallalieu, Walden,
Fowler, Fitzgerald, Newman, McCabe,
Cranston and Bowman. Bishop Thoburn,
of India, and Bishop Hartzell, of Africa, will
be here for consultation. The absentees are
Bishop Joyce, who is at present in India,
Bishop Goodsell, who is in Europe, and
Bishop Foster, who, owing to his advanced
age did not feel equal to the work of at
tending the meeting. The sessions of the
board are secret, but a number of public
meetings will be held. To-day's session was
devoted to discussion of the work of the
fall conferences and arranging dates for the
spring conferences. Bishop Merrill pre-
sided. This evening the visiting bishops
were rendered reception at Christ M. T..
Church. In the East End.
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A HOPELESS FUSION.
All Combined Against Republicans I'm
Henry County.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind. Oct. 2s-But two
headings are given the ballots of Henry
county this year, namely the Republican
with the eagle and the Citizens, with a
shock of wheat. The latter represents a
fusion of all elements not represented by
the Republicans. This desperate attempt to
down the Republican party in Henry coun-
~ was not achieved without considerable
effort. Some time ago the name of Charles
A. Robinson, candidate for Congress, was
duly certified to the clerk and designated
20 appear on the Democratic ticket and
under the regular Democratic rooster A
few days later Robinson's name was with
drawn and later the entire ticket as 1t ap-
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SNEEZED OUT HIS EYE.
Peculiar Accident to an OhiOan Who
Took SNUFF for n Cold.

+ CINCINNATI, Oct. 23.-Charles Doran, a
business man of Glendale, took a pinch of
snuff for a cold. So severe was the sneez-
ing that followed that the inferior oblique
muscle OF the left eye was ruptured and
as he continued to sneeze the exertion
forced the eye out of it's socket. Doran
says he felt as if something had broken
in his head. With his right eye he saw
the left optic hanging down his cheek Dr.
Heady replaced the eye and applied To-
tion 70 the muscle. The eye was then BAN
daged so it could not fail out again. DIR.
Heady believes the eye is not DESTROYED
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Populistic BulIies Got Their FIJI.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. ga crowd of Hen
ry county Populistic rowdies attempted to
break up the Republican meeting at Oak
vile last night, and several fights resulted
The disturbers were from Springport and
had sent word that the meeting could not
occur advertised. 1t was the occasion of
the visit of the Republican Circuit Ralli-
erS, who nave been on a campaigning
tour for Week. The meeting was held in
the schoolhouse as advertised and at it's
close the Republicans gave the DULLES
much more than they had contracted for
Fortunately no one was seriously hurt.
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savings Bank Closed.

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. Oct. 2S-The Mo-
costa County Savings Bank of Big Rapids
is embarrassed and Cashier Cunningham
says it will not open its doors Tomorrow.
President ID. f. Comstock refuses to talk.
A statement published Oct. showed re-
sources of 100000 of which some 81, 900 was
cash on hand. There has been light nut
steady run the bank for the pas. few
days. 1t is believed that the assets will
equal the Liabilities.
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Great Rally Mt Shoals.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SHOALS, Ind, Oct. 2S.-The largest crowd
ever congregated in Martin county as
sembled here to-day to do honor to the
standard bearers of the Republican party
and to hear an address by the Hon. Charles
P. Lincoln, of Washington. d. c. There
was the longest parade ever held in south
ern Indiana composed of bands, horsemen,
floats. vehicles and glee clubs from all
parts of Martin county. The parade was
Variously estimated at three and half
miles long. Estimates on the crowd are
given at $4,000. Enthusiasm was unbounded
and the Mckinley forces are jubilant, and
expect to sweep the county.
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PROF. BURR RETURNS.
He Talks About His Examination of
Venezuelan Records.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-G. L. Burr. pro-
lessor of history at Cornell University re-
turned on the steamship Teutonc to-day
after spending some months abroad examin-
ing the archives OF The Hague for official
documents relating to the Venezuelan
boundary. These documents go back to
the sixteenth century. Prof. Burr found
that some of the records had found their
way to England. which necessitated his
going to London to examine them. Prof
Burr was assisted in his investigations by
DR.. DeHaan. of Johns Hopkins University.
MY mission said Prof. Burr, was sim
ply to find out the geographical and geo.
logical conditions, and / explored a great
body of documents which previously had
not been examined In doing this I very
naturally came across much good ma
terial, but the evidence was so vague that
1t will have to be interpreted by legal au-
thority. Both in The Hague and in Lon
making my examination. So far as possi-
bic | tried in my own mind to arrive at no
conclusion. | was not sent there to draw
conclusions but to explore documents and
/ have no right to anticipate the concIu-
sions of the commission. / have every rea-
son, however. to believe that the question
Will be amicably settled. / know nothing
whatever of the diplomatic negotiations. [
saw by the newspapers that Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British ambassador, was
In England during my absence on the con-
tinent, and assume from what 1 read that
his visit there had direct bearing on inter-
nat ,istI negotiations ] cannot say wheth-
side or the other 1t would not be proper
for me to do So have from time to time
mission, and am going to Washington this
afternoon. where / shall make a full re-
port. Until this report is submitted I do
not feel that 1t would be proper for me to
discuss the result of my mission"
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A MckinleZ Club Demonstratfon.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
UNION CITY, Ind, Oct. 2S-The last reg
ular meeting of the Mckinley club of this
city last night was turned into an enthu-
siastic demonstra ton. The club gave a
torchlight procession, after which it was
addressed at Republican headquarters by
Ir. Crate d. Bowen, of this city. A Nc
Kfnley pole was raised this afternoon in
the western part of the city by the labor
ing men and manufacturers of the city H.
A. Harrison. of this city, who had reen re-
ported by local Democrats to be in favor
Of free silver. made the address.
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Captain Ritter Mt His Old Home.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PLAINFIELD, Ind, Oct. 2S.-Captain Eli
F. Ritter, of Indianapolis, many years ago
resident of this place, made one of the
most convincing talks of the present cam
paign here Monday night to about two hun
dred voters Of all parties. On Tuesday
Captain Ritter addressed a large gathering
at Monrovia, Morgan county. At that point
he had out to hear him a large following
of the Bryan faction and it is said many
of them had their eyes opened.
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Peru sound-Money Democrats.

Special to tie Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, Oct. 2S.--The Honest-money
League of Miami county Democrats has
been greatly strengthened by the cowardly
assaults made Hon. John G. Carlisle
and Hon. Bourle Cochran. Some men who
had refused to take part in the sound
money movement here have come out and
identified themselves with the honest
money Democrats. AT the regular meeting
of the league Monday night resolutions
We're unanimously adopted condemnng the
outrages as manifestations of the lawless
tendency of the principles in the Demo-
cratic Chicago platform
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Henry's Rally mt summitvilIe,

Special to the indianapolis Journal
SUMMITVILLE, Ind, Oct. ga grand
rally was held here to-day. Congressman
Charles L. Henry and Hon. Hiram Brown
lee addressed the crowd Delegations from
Fairnount, Anderson, CASTOR, Matthews
and Alexandria were in the parade, attend
ed by brass bands, glee clubs and drum
corps. 1t was enthusiastic gathering
of farmers and laboring men in favor Of
sound money, protection and reciprocity.
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Fatal Natural Ga. Explosion.

PITTSBURG, Oct. 28.--An explo5lon Of
natural gas at Avalon. a suburb of klle-
gheny, about 1880 o'clock this morning.
killed Bessie Osborne, aged thirteen years,
and seriously injured her brother Gale, aged
nine years, and her sister Ruth, aged six
years. The house was badly wrecked. The
explosion was caused by a leak In the
kitchen pipes
A SAL sequel to the death of Bessie o.
borne developed this evening when Walton
r. Rirchey, a cousin of the young girl. be-
came violently insane and attempted to
murder the members of his family. Ritchey
is twenty-four years old and the son OF
gheny. He was exceedingly fond 81 his
cousin Bessie and the shock caused by her
terrible death, IL is supposed, unsettled
cell in the Allegheny General Hospital, y
wing aniac 7
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BLACKMAIL is POPULAR.
POpOcratic Scheme to Injure Sheriff
Thompson, of Columbus.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Oct. 28.-John Hand a
mechanic of Indianapolis. yesterday brought
suit in the Circuit Court here for $4,000 dam
ages against Sheriff Vincent Thompson.
The charge is alienation of Hands wife's
affections Mr.. Thompson is a candidate
for reelection in this county on the Re-
publican ticket and says that the charge is
merely a scheme of bLackrnail instigated by
some CT the Democrats to defeat him.
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 2S.-The Venezuelan
commission resumed its session to-day, and
probably will meet very frequently from
now until it completes its work Andrew
ID. White was the only absentee. There
was disappointment over the fact that Dr.
Burr and Prof. DeHaan, who have been at
work at The Hague securing original
translations of manuscripts and docu-
ments bearing on the controversy, had not
arrived, but the commission proceeded to
consider other details pending their ar
rival. In accordance with the policy here
tofore pursued by members of the commits
sion. they declined to-day to indicate
whether they were confronted with any
difficulties which might prevent a harmonf-
Gus agreement in their report. Some time
ago, however, Justice Brewer intimated
that the report will be ready for submits
sion by Dec at the latest, and this would
seem to indicate that the members of the
commission, who have been kept advised
during the summer and fall of all develop
ments, Will reach speedy conclusion
once all the documents are officially laid
before them.
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FouIke Says Minnesotn Is safe.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 2S.-The Hon.
William Dudley Foulke has returned from
Duluth, Mimi, where he delivered an ad-
dress in the interest of sound money. He
is fully convinced that Minnesota will go
for Mckinley, and IN a talk he had with
General Lew Wallace he was assured that
Michigan, where Mr.. Wallace had been,
was also sure to go for the Ohio statesman.
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Tempered with a Republican wagon

NEW CASTLE, Ind, Oct. 2S.-Great in
dignation prevailed here to-day on account
of dastardly work done last night on the
large Republican rally wagon. The beauti-
full decorations were torn off and the nuts
from two axles thrown away. The wagon
being prepared for 4 trip to BlountS-
vile to attend a rally tomorrow, and as
ever one hundred men usually ride on the
wagon, the ATTEMPT seems to have been
made to cause a wreck and probably loss
of life. 1t is not known by whom the deed
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HUNTINGBURG, Ind. Oct. 2S.-Hon.
J. 3. Erich, a German orator of
Cleveland, O., has been holding successful
meetings in Dubois county. He spoke to
large audiences at Haysville and Dubois
and to an enthusiastic audience of Ger
mans in Huntingburg tonight.
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volunteer Fire man Injured.

ATTALA, Ala, Oct 2S.-W. p. Sheehan'n
hotel was destroyed by fire last night.
Three of the volunteer fireman were BADLY
injured by a falling roof, one OF them, WAL
ter Cox, having both thighs broken Nc
Donough and Parrish, two spectators, were
also injured. Cox also received internal in
juries and is not expected to live. Loss on
building about $500. fully covered by Inc
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to his old friends and neighbors Tuesday
evening The opera house was crowded.
and he told his audience that the Chica go
platform placed this country in greater
peril than it had ever been in before. He
said the proposition to make the Supreme
Court partisan body and to deprive the
President of the power to enforce the laws
would if carried out, destroy the govern
ment. His argument was all in favor of
sound money. He showed that no Demo-
crat could indor5c the Chicago platform or
consistently vote for Bryan He was fire.
quently cheered and his speech made a
nrofound impression On his hearers.
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Henry at Ridgeville.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ROCKVILLE, Ind, Oct. 2S.-Hon.
Charles l.. Henry addressed an audience
of 500 at Ridgeville last night, many women
being present and but few Democrats. 1t
is now the plan of Democrats to keep their
people away from Republican meetings.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct 2S-Hon. Fran
els Johnson, who represented Tippecanoe
county in the Senate in 1883. was given an
ovation in the opera house tonight where
he made a ringing speech in favor of Nc
Kinley and protection. His speech tonight
was particularly addressed to workingmen.
A German by birth, an American by adop-
ton and choice. he declared that the true
police to be pursued in this country was to
follow the example of Germany and other
old countries of the old world and buy
nothing from any other land that we could
raise or manufacture ourselves. Mr. John
son was frequently aDplauded, but labored
under great difficulties in speaking, by rea-
son of a recent severe illness. George P.
Haywood presided at the meeting.
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DUE TO CARELESSNESS.
COrOner's Jury Fixes Responsibilities
for the Frisco Collision.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 28-The coroner's jury
that investigated the collision OF Sunday.
which resulted so fatally, has returned q
verdict finding that 1T was due to the care
lessness of George Atwood, conductor, and
J. A. Dryden. engineer In charge OF the
west-bound train and the failure OF the
st. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Com
pany in this case to exercise proper super
fatalities. John H. Dressing, a painter, II
unconscious and the attending physicians
state that he cannot live. This will makS
nine deaths as result of the wreck