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The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06
HE WAS SOMEBODY'S BOY.v
Tottering with Drink a Boy Signs a
Temperance Pledge.


Temperance Pledge.
Easter day services were held at Masonic
Hall yesterday afternoon by the Murphy
Gospel Temperance League. A large crowd
came out to listen to the temperance songs
and to hear the earnest words of reclaimed
men. Many prominent temperance workers
had seats on the stage. Stretched across
the stage was a large banner bearing the
words in evergreen letters: "Give the Boys
a Chance" DR.. c. N. Sims, of the Meridian
street Church, was present, and talked
briefly on the topic "How to Quit" He
knew of a young woman, a member Of one
of the best families of this city, who had
formed the habit of tippling. She had been
raised in household where wine and beer
would go on the street almost staggering
For year and half. the speaker said.
success. About six weeks ago she came to
him with the declaration: Il am done with
the whole thing" That was the end of the
came conservation to God. There is only
one way to quit" said DR.. Sims, land
that is the positive and absolute abandon
ment of the whole thing" -
Other speeches were made by Frank NC
Ginnis, Barney Martin, Samuel Johnston,
c. c. Cleaveland, +. T. McWhirter and
Joseph Taggart AN incident Hrr OF Ss rather rne
ress of the meeting. A well-dressed, hand
some-faced boy. who looked to be about
eighteen years Of ags age came into the ne nal nal
been drinking and with uncertain steps
wandered far down to the front Kindly
hands greeted him, drunk as ne was, and
he began to realize his condition, and finally
expressed a desire to sign the pledge. With
hand and he placed his
Somebody's Boy"
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06
LIQUOR AND FIGHTS
FEATURES OF A SUNDAY CARNIVAL
AT MAENNERCHOR HALL.
James McCarty Injured by John
er-No Police Interference.

The sacred concert and family balP'
given at Mannerchor Hall last night by the
Home Benefit Society,"" club of young
men organized for the purpose Of replenish-
ing their pocketbooks, ended in a disgraceful
free-for-all fight. After the concert ended
those present INDUCED in dancing and beer
drinking free from police interruption.
At II O'clock James McCarty, a young man
living at No. SO Church street, was assaulted
on the stairway leading to the hall and badly
beaten about the head. Several deep gashes
were cut in his scalp by his assaflant, John
Nourse, who struck him with a revolver.
The men struggled towards the sidewalk.
When they reached 1T Nourse broke away
from McCarty and fired two shots at him
point blank, but, fortunately, he missed his
aim and the bullets flew wide. Nourse ran
away. Sergeant Kruger was attracted Dy
the shooting. He found McCarty bleeding
profusely and took him to the station house.
where his wounds were dressed by Police
Surgeon Courtney. Afterwards he was slated
for assault and battery.
John Nourse is a saloon keeper at 500
South West street He was arrested Sat-
urday night for participation in brawl.
but was allowed to go after furnishing
bond for his appearance in Police Court
this morning. McCarty says that he was
in the hall last night, when Nourse came
up to him and began abusing him, with
out provocation. He resented and ordered
Nourse to leave. When ne started down.
stairs Nourse followed him and the fight
began on the stairway. Nourse Is regarded
by the police as very ugly. dangerous
man.
Contenting themselves with the assurance
that Nourse had decamped the police made
no attempts to investigate the character of
dancing beer drinking and carousing con-
tinued unabated until nearly o'clock, when
some dcrOgatory remark was made about
one OF the young women who were on the
floor dancing. Her escort resented the in
suit offered and hurled a beer glass at her
traducer. Then q lively fight followed. A
bystander asserts that no less than
a dozen mer were on the floor
pummeling one another, when some one
raised the cry of police and they scat
tered and ran from the building Some one
had rushed to the station house and in
formed Captain Quigley that gang of hood
lums were trying to murder one another at
Mannerchor Hall. He sent several officers
there and followed them Immediately. By
the time the policemen appeared the hall
gas fitted, was found in the gallery, COW
cred with blood from wound on his head,
which he said was caused when he was
struck with chair. He professed to know
nothing as to who his assailants were. He
was slated for assault and battery.
Judging by the programme the concert
was given by respectable class of people,
but lot of undesirable characters obtained
entrance and were responsible for the fight
ing. A number Of people left early in the
ing which was going forward would result
in diSgraceful fight.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The Early Life Of Abraham Lincoln
by Ida NJ. Tarbell. assisted by ]. Mccann
DavS, is positive and valuable acii-
tion to the already volum.nous l.te-a-
ture concerning Lincoln 1t is not in any
proper sense biography. since IL treats
only OF LAncoln's ancestry. geneaiogy. boy
hood and early adult life up to the age OF
twenty six. where II leaves him. 1t has
environment in shaping character II In.
therefore, Of great interest to obtain COM
plete knowledge OF Lncosn's ancestry and
10 become acquainted with the circum-
stances and conditions under which the
foundations of his character were
laid. These things are set forth
In this volume very fully and IA a
very interesting manner. II contains fac
SMILES Of many documents and many per-
sonal "Reminiscences and anecdotes OF IAn-
coin by early frfends never before pub
4oneos oenhdoo : &e)go uunDU &C enxrav-
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06

Large Attendance Of Children In the
Afternoon.

The Tabernacle Presbyterian Church was
crowded to overhowing at the service yes
terday morning, and the large Sunday school
room was well filed during the afternoon,
when several hundred children joined in the
observance OF the day commemorating the
resurrection OF Jesus Christ Tabernacle
Church is known throughout the city for it's
large attendance Of children and for the i'm
portant part they take in all services. At
Easter and on all days remembered by the
church the children are important factors in
the observance.
Several hundred children were in attend
ance at the service of the morning. A major
ity of them carried flowers of some kind.
number of the girls having in their hands
the white lilies SO popular on Easter day.
The church was tastefully but not profusely
decorated. About the pulpit were flowers
and green plants. The order Of service. ar
ranged for the participation OF everybody in
attendance, was printed for the benefit of
the congregation. The service was an Easter
offering of praise, in which the congrega-
tion, the choir and the pastor participated
equally. There IS music by the choir and
congregational responsive readings, and brief
remarks by Rev. ]. A.. Rondthaler, the
pastor
crate sermon. his remarks being extempo-
raneous and from the text "And they remem-
bered His words" His remarks were for the
application to everyday life OF the lessons
taught by the life, death and resurrection Of
Jesus Christ. and were based chiefly on the
resurrection and the observance OF Easter
day.
The event OF the day at the Tabernacle
Church was the children's celebration in the
afternoon. The Sunday school Of the church
has a feature which is not found in any
other OF the city. Children are graduated
from the primary department and presented
with diplomas and Bibles. Easter day Is the
time of graduation. The thirty-one children
front of the school. Each was presented
with a diploma, tied with white ribbon. on
which was printed, -, having COM
pleted the course of study prescribed for the
The diploma bears the signatures of the off,
GERS of the school. The class Of yesterday
was composed Of Walter Bridgins, Lyman
Thompson, Jeanette Harseim, Albert Bris-
tor, Harold Thompson, Esther McMurray,
Walter Williams. Walter Gastetter. Lottie
Stringer, Milne Scott, Charles Jones. Ida
Hall, Orrin Tuttle, Lloyd Lemon, Ada Per-
kins, Cleve Jeffries, Horace Nordyke, Emma
Kalb, Carl Gastetter, Norman Rondthaler,
Freda Grun, Free Duvall, Helen Montgom-
Baker. Ruth Rottler, Bessie Wilcox. Mabel
Winter. McCord Chambers. Ida Marie
Rogers.
The graduates were examined on the
Twenty-third Psalm and the Lords Prayer.
The examinations proved very interesting
and showed the graduates to be well informed
on the two subjects given them.
Aside from the graduating exercises there
were songs, responsive readings and recita-
tions by the scholars. The rostrum was dec
dren sitting amongst them presented a beau
| tiful sight.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06
EASTER AT ST. JOHNS.
POntihcal Mass Celebrated by Bishop
Chatard and Others.

Chatard and Others.
The center Of interest in the Catholic
churches as far as the Easter services were
concerned, was at st. Johns Church. There
was more than usual number CT fresh
spring bonnets and gayly colored waists.
The mass at 10:30 o'clock was pontifical
high mass. On Easter Sunday no pews are
reserved at st. Johns and the pew renters
must take their chances with the others of
securing desirable seats Owing to the ex-
ira solemnity of the mass on this day it
Is generally attended by a number Of nom
catholics and yesterday morning was no ex-
ception.
The mass was celebrated by Rt. Rev. F.
s. Chatard, bishop: his assistant was Rev.
Placedus Earn, 0. s.. B.; the assistant
deacons were Revs. ]. "A. Brown and Theo.
Mattingly; officiating deacon, Rev. M.
Dries; officiating subdeacon, Rev. +. Hot
terrott; master of ceremonies, Rev. F. H.
Gavisk. ..s
All the participants In the celebration of
the mass were robed' In, white or cream
vestments and scoFes eof, lighted candles IL
lumed both the main and side altars and
caused their whiteness to reflect with extra
splendor from the green of palms placed
about them. The celebration Of the mass
occupied two hours and at its conclusion
the papal benediction, was given by the
bishop.
The music was as follows: La Haches
Missa pro Pace; Offertory. Haec Dies.
DresSler
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06
sMoTE THEIR FIRST LIEUTENANT
Two Militiamen at shelbyville to BE
Court t-Martialed.

Two young men, members of militia
company located at Shelbyville, will be tried
Wednesday by court-martial. The outcome
of the trial is anticipated with a great deal
of interest by members of the military COM
panies Of this city, for it Is said that object
lessons are to be made Of the two young
men that all members may know henceforth
that there must be good conduct in the ranks
of the Indiana National Guard. The two
young men are charged with having become
drunk and hitting their first lieutenant with
a canteen. The affair happened at the arm
mory and resulted from failure to obey
orders. The court-martial is regimental af-
fair. Carroll B. Carr. of this city, second
lieutenant of Company H, Second Regiment,
is to be Judge advocate. The others who will
compose the court-martial are: Mai. z. p.
Thayer, jr, of Greenfield; Capt c. s. Tarl-
ton. OF Indianapolis. and Lieut.. f. F. Nc
Crea, of Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06
A REMARKABLE MOTOR.
Steam Power and Electricity Work.
ing HarmOniously Together.

ing HarmOnfOusly Together.
Philadelphia Record
In one engine about to be built. and which
Boston, are combined the features of the
trolley, storage battery and steam engine.
This remarkable specimen will be built for
trio railway, which is to extend from Madi-
son, Ind, through Jefferson, Ripley and
Dearborn counties, to Cincinnati, O., a dis
to be double-track road. laid with ninety
pound rails. and is, Mr. Watkins states, to
be built this spring.
The designer considered that a trolley sys-
tenn, with central or terminal power sta
ton, would not be satisfactory or econom-
ical for main line passenger and freight
service and de,od ne; therefore, designed % II the
been prepared. II will resemble somewhat
a baggage car, with large locomotive cab
added to the front end. Under the cab is
inch wheels, while under the rear end Is a,
trailing truck with six thirty-eght-inch
wheels. The engine win be A feet 1oss
iPsnss frsme. viii with housings Of wood and
the the coal bunker and water tank.
boiler, and in the cab is a direct-connected
Westinghouse engine, with two generators
Of 400 horsepower. one on each side. The
motors OF $50 horsepower, direct con-
nected with the four driving wheels, the
power being transmitted to each wheel at
six inches from the edge of the rim. The
motors are arranged to work together or
separately.
The engine win be supplied with air
brakes. electric headlight and system for
heating trains by steam
In the enginemans. cab will be storage
batteries ION each side) of sufficient capaci-
ty to move the locomotive to a side track
in case of emergency. There also will be
the operating levers, switch board. con-
trollers, etc. On the trailing truck will be
a motor of 200 horsepower as reserve
for use in case Of emergency. the motor be-
ing geared to one set of whee.s. with lever
arrangement, by which the armature is
thrown out OF gear and remains idle when
not in use. the wheels then running free
ranged that when the main driving motors
operate In connection with the motor Of
the rear truck the speeds will be alike so
that they can be worked together when the
engine Ia starting or Is hauling a heavy
train uD a grade.
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ling water upon proper subject will meet
with that requirement?
Fourth-Does 1t teach that the promise or
remission of sins follows obedience to the
above requirements?
Fifth-Does ii teach that the promise of re-
mission precedes obedience to that require
ment?
Sixth-Does it teach that any one is en-
titled to membership in the church who has
not rendered obedience to the above re-
quirement? / have purposely so worded
these questions that each can be answered
by a monosyllabe. A simple yes or no will
do the whole work There is not a preacher
in the State who cannot so answer them
If we except Professor Garvin and his stu
dents If he ever had a golden opportunity
to make himself understood he has il now.
Will he embrace 1t? We hsan see.
z. 7. SWEENEY.
Columbus, Ind April T.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06
RESURRECTION AS A FACT.


The regular Easter services of the Episco-
pal Church were observed at Christ Church
yesterday, the Rev. A. j. Graham officiating
Holy communion was celebrated at $50
o'clock. there being n large number of COM
municants. The morning service was held at
1880 o'clock. Every seat was filled and many
had to stand in the rear aises. while a num-
ber were turned away. The beautiful Easter
service was celebrated with all possible SOL
emnity and beauty.
The chancel around the altar was decorated
with many flowers. On the bishops chair
rested beautiful cross OF red and white
carnations, placed there by Mrs. Knicker-
hacker, in memory Of her husband, the late
bishop of the diocese. On the font was a
mammoth cross of white carnations, placed
there by the Daughters of the King in men,
ory of Rev. j. II. Ranger. the late rector of
the church.
Mr.. Graham preached in the morning on
the Resurrection as Fact" and In the
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06

May BE Occasional Rains To-day and
Fair To-Night.

United States Weather Bureau forecasts
for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty
four hours ending IL p. m April 6-Cloudy
weather, occasional rain on Monday; fair at
night.
General Conditions-High barometric pres
sure prevails, with high temperature every
where and local rains in Missouri.
FORECASTS FOR THREE STATES.
/, WASHINGTON, April 5.-For Ohio-Gen-
orally fair, but light showers may occur in
extreme southern portion; cooler in south
western. warmer in northeastern portion;
light northwesterly winds.
Enthusiastically fair: cooler in south
portion: northwesterly winds.
Illinois-Fair. preceded by local showers in
extreme southern portion; cooler in south
portions; northerly winds.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06
LOWEST IN TEN YEARS
OUTPUT OF INDIANAPOLIS FLOUR
MILLS REACHES A MINIMUM.
Great Trouble I'm Getting Right Grade
Of Wheat-Figures ON Packing
House Business.

The Indianapolis Touring mills in the
month of March turned out but H6So barrels
of flour. the lightest output an any month in
the last ten years. That Of February was
light, dropping TO but $3.50 barrels In
March 1895, the local mills turned out 4s,42
barrels. ami in 1894 81. 40 barrels. What the
light output means is apparent in the fact
that the mills have capacity Of $500 bar
rels month, and even more IL pushed. The
great trouble with the local mills is to get
wheat of grade to make the superior quail
ity of flour that they produce. Most of the
wheat used in the last five months has been
shipped from Chicago, and II now locks as
If what is used until the next crop comes
in must come from the same source. Local
millers are somewhat discouraged, as for
several years past they have been doing not
only good home, but large export trade as
uall
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
Local Announcement..

One Of last seasons greatest successes,
"Shore Acres" a play OF New England life,
by James A. Herne, viii be the attraction
at the Grand Opera House for three nights
and matinee. commencing this evening. The
authors profits on this work are said to
have reached nearly 100000. In many re-
spects "Shore Acres Is a genuine novelty.
being unusually strong in dramatic interest.
The play reveals what Is almost the perfec-
ton OF art, because 1t Is 50 like the life with
which II deals.
Howard Hall, who Is at the Park all this
week in a repertoire OF standard plays. has
an excellent supporting company, which in
clu0es Miss Laura Alberta, late Of Frohmans
'Aristocracy" company. The engagement
opens this afternoon, with Monte Cristo. -
which win also be the bill tonight. "Blighted
Lives will be given Tomorrow, to be fol-
lowed by different play each day during
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06
CornerstOne Laying.

The cornerstone of the new Catholic
church, the Holy Cross, was laid at 4:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The new
church will be locasedton Oriental street.
just south Of the baseball grounds. and will,
in addition to the church, contain the
parochial residence and school, 1t being the
intention to, in the future, use the struc-
ture now building for school purposes only
it. The rites were Of an informal charac-
ter Bishop Chatard spoke for about a half
paid high tribute to the public school sys-
tenn. but said with Catholics 1t was felt
that something more was needed than given
needed was spiritual as well as scientific
instruction and the former it was i'm
possible to give in the public school on ac-
count of the diversity OF religious belief.
The ceremony was witnessed by about Ave
hundred persons and collection taken up
yielded snug little sum for the new parish.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06

Milton Rhodes and Dan Brown, jr., two
local comedians. who have been under the
instruction OF Prof. Rayno for the past
winter, leave to-day for Kansas City. where
they will join III. z. Lucass farce-comedy
company. Messrs. Rhodes and Brown will
be known on the road as the Rhodes-Marsten
team.
Editor Leander Richardson's beautiful and
newsy Easter number of the Dramatic News
is receiving more newspaper notices through
out the country than any purely dramatic
paper has been given in years.
Leo Dietrichstein, whose Zou Zou in the
original production Of '-Trilby" made a hit
next to Laclxaye's Svengali, has been play
ing with Lillian Russell in '"The Goddess of
Truth" Detrichstein's voice Is not WON
der. but when Miss Russell ..guyed" his
singing on the stage the other night Leo
wouldn't stand it. not even from the comic
opera queen, and quit.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Mr. and Mrs. c. Z. Kregelo arrived from
California last evening and are the guests
of Mrs. Hattie Bingham, No. 729 North
Delaware street, for week
Encampment No. so. Union Veteran Le-
giOn, will hold an anniversary meeting Of
the surrender at Appomattox next Friday
evening at Plymouth Church. VIII Cum
back, of Greensburg, Ind, will address the
encampment: subject, "The Growth of Amer
team Liberty
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06

Sermon by the Rev. ID. j. Ellison at
the First Baptist Church.

Sermon by the Rev. ID. j. Ellison ut
the First Baptist Church.
A very large audience enjoyed the Easter
services at the First Baptist Church yes
terday morning. The sermon by Rev. d. ].
ellison was preceded by a special pro-
gramme of Easter music arranged by
Arthur p. Preston, musical director. The
floral decorations were profuse. consisting
of Easter lilies palms and ferns. A feature
of the exercises was the Easter CAROL
"Aneluia, Angels Singing on This Glorious
Easter Day." sung by sixty-f1ve children.
The anthem. 20 Give Thanks Unto the
Lord" was given by the choir.
The pastor preached on Christ's nearness
to us, a thought for the Easter time. He
spoke OF the gladness Of the Easter day
and the spirit of praise that should enter
into 1t. There was time," he said when
the great deeds of God upon the earth were
sung in the churches altogether by profess
sional singers and in the Latin tongue
These hymns, considered as musical pro-
ductions, were OF great merit, and the
music was occasionally the highest pro-
duction of the greatest musical genius: but
the people were condemned to silence, for
they could not sing that which they could
not understand, But there was one day
vent the people from joining In great
swelling chorus of praise to God I'm their
this day the Fathers house should be a
place where the wedding guests assemble
and the sanctuary the place where the life
wines flow in deep. broad rivers to satisfy
the thirst of every human heart.
IF there is any gloom in Gods house to-
day II is because We have brought 1t here.
Let US consider this morning Christ's near
ness to humanity i'm the Incarnation, in
temptation and in death. He lived our life:
He lived our battles; He died our death and
the last great enemy. Henceforth for the
Christian there is no death, only a falling
asleep in the everlasting arms when life's
< wi
Him in the likeness Of His death we are
risen with him in the likeness of His resu
recton.''
There were large number of accessions
to the church yesterday morning by letter.
Last night the ordinance of baptism was
administered to several candidates.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06
The Horse Tramc.

Mr.. Blair, Of the firm OF Blair & Baker.
In speaking of the horse market said that
in years of business he had never known so
wide a space in prices between fine. snowy
roadsters and good double teams and the
more common class of horses as there is
now. The frst-named class OF horses are
selling at as high prices as ever known,
while the more common horses (and by this
he did not mean pugs) never sold lower.
sale stables fully 900 horses. the firm OF
Blair & Baker selling 1,5S0. Some Of the
horses sold as low as $40 TO $50. large per
cent between $50 and $50. but some fine ami
mails were sold as high as $3.50 to $3.50. The
last few days there has been an increasing
local demand for the more common grade
of horses, and better prices are Dow looked
for. During the coming season there is TO
be a large number Of Eastern and Southern
buyers here, so much prominence has Indi-
annapolis reached as q horse market.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06
woulan't Work XIII Hint

A Western newspaper says: There Is but
one way Of suppresslng the tramp. and that
Is to kin him. This il not true. there
u another-make him work
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Local observations.

Bar Their. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pra
z a. m. 3o.39 Al 81 East. PIT. C,dy. 600
I'D. m. 1922 63 90 West. PIT. Cldy. 600
Maximum temperature. So: minimum tenn
perature, 80.
Following is a comparative statement OF
the precipitation April 5:
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|. Temperatures.

Sundays Temperatures.
The following table OF temperatures Is fur.
nished by the United States Weather Bureau: