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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The Senators
played loosely to-day. Umpire Lynch called
the game at the end Of the sixth inning,
though it was light enough to play at least
two more innings. During the game Captain
Joyce was presented with solid silver bat
by his Washington admirers. Attendance,
1880. Score:
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Bases ball Notes.

Six hundred people saw yesterdays game.
Detroit and Kansas City wind up the sea-
son to-day with another double header -
The Saints yesterday punched four of
their hits in the first inning and five in the
last.
By dropping one to Kansas City yester-
day the DetroitS put themselves ont of the
race for good and all.
Connie Mack will retire from the man.
agement of the Pirates at the end of the
season and will take the same position for
the Brewers.
Sheibeck is all right. again, and the In
dianapolis team should be able 10 down
Comiskey's aggregation in two of the three
remaining games.
has had but three passed balls this year
and dropped but one foul fly. He leads the
league in this regard.
If the Detroit Free Press would put up
Dispatch. Comiskey's pennant-losers would
play the game of their lives.
Egyptian John Haley, the once famous
pitcher, late of the Minneapolis club is
now a policeman in st. Louis 1t is said
that he will never again return to the dia-
mond.
The grand finale will be a. series of living
pictures, in which Sammy DUNCAN will
take the star part. He will appear this
time in his specially, The ladies' favor
lite. Detroit Tribune.
Rettger, Barnes: Stafford, Taylor. Hart
man. McHale, Weaver, White and Nichol
for next season. Another pitcher or two
and a catcher will be signed.
Glasscock and the bleacherites exchanged
the usual courtesies yesterday. They stir
Jack UP to the boiling point every time St
Paul plays here, and he makes the mistake
of trying to get back at them.
The Free Press cup series will open here
Thursday, and the ''rooters'' will turn out
in force to help Watkins's men down the
Mflers. Three games will be played on
the Indianapolis grounds, and they will
all be for blood"
Several mana gers of Western League
teams are casting longing eyes towards
keenan,. the pitcher of the Wilkesbarre
club If he is not drafted by the National
League he will be found in the Western
League next year.
Connie Mack, of Pittsburg, will proba-
bly, captain. manage and catch for Grand
Rapids next year Deacon Ellis has prac-
tically closed negotiations with him and
should he slip up on Connie. he has Gilman
and Tom Burns on the string. As q mat
ter of fact the deacon is not mourning
very much over the withdrawal of Jack
Carney from the Yellow Jackets to act as
captain and manager of the Kansas Citys
next year as it has saved him the painful
duty of firing him. Carney and the deacon
have not been happy together and the
deacon attributes the tail-end place OF the
team largely to Carney's lack of disci-
pinary ability. The total fines levied on
the Grand Rapids team has been but SIS.
and the players have, upon numerous occa-
sions, been riotous at night, and have
shirked their duty on the field. with never
a kick from Carney. Not only does Car
courage if the game gees wrong, and quits
If the deacon gets his fve-year franchise
he will make up as strong a team as posi-
bic from the remnants of the tail-enders
League club, and will go in next season to
win.
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COURTING A LA MENNONITE.
Good Reason Why the Girl Might Say
This Is So Sudden"

This Is So Sudden"
Waynesboro (Pa.) Letter in Baltimore Sun.
unique marriage ceremony was per-
formed mere at the Reformed Mennonite
Church yesterday, by which Jacob Frantz
and Miss Annie Stauffer became man ana
wife.
A large congregation filled the edifice at
9:30 O clock Bishop Jacob S. Lehman, of
two hours in length. which was announced
as being short on account of the hot
Weather. The Duties of Husband and
Wife was his theme. At its close the
contracting parties, who had been seated
on opposite sides OF the church. came for
ward and presented themselves at the al
ed, and, these having been answered aft
Tentatively, the young couple were pro-
nounced married. Both resumed their
seats and the church services were con-
Guided
Courtship by members of the church is
pursued in a manner peculiar to them
|. selves. Until the engagement, which is
several weeks before the marriage, the
bride and groom have no communication
with each other. When a brother in the
church wants to marry a sister he does
not make his wish known directly to her,
but goes to the minister and tells him his
secret The minister, il pleased with the
sister is usually surprised, as this is sup
posed to be her first intimation of the
plan. If the proposal is received with ia
vor the negotiations are carried on by the
minister.
The ceremony always takes place in a
church. No invitations are issued, but the
weeks beforehand. During this period the
groom is permitted TO visit his intended
without the intervention of a third party.
After the wedding a dinner is Always
served. after which bride and groom go
to their respective homes ana remain
apart for several days The marriages in
the church are generally happy ones, and
there is no record of any of the members
ever suing for divorce.
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HIS THREE GOOD FRIENDS.
They Took Him to Dark Place and
Robbed Him.

At midnight patrolmen Mahoney and Butcher
found n man lying in the gutter near the corner
of Market and California streets They took him
to the old pa9er mill. West Washington
street and called for the patrol wagon and
him in on Il charge OF being drunk. The man
gave his Joseph Jones. lie bleed
ing from several bad wounds in the head and
was covered with mud from head to foot. He
was in a dazed condition. both from his wounds
and from liquor He said he had been assaulted
and robbed ~ three negroes with whom he had
been drinking in a saloon in the neighborhood.
When the saloon closed the three pro-
posed they all take walk. When in a dark
place one of the demanded that he give
them dollar. He laughed at the demand think
ing it intended for joke. They set upon
him and beat him almost into issensibility and
then robbed him of about $50 He said he had
twenty-dOllar bill in his inside vest pocket and
about $50 in his trousers pocket, and the men had
seen the money while in the saloon. lie said he
was enlnloyed in the fields Of Hamilton
county and had come here little vacation.
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THEY EXCHANGED SHOTS.
A Policeman Fails to Arrest Ed Hath
away.

About 10 O'Clock last night patrolmen Mar
quette and z. w. Smith had an exciting encoun-
ter with Ed Hathaway, who is wanted by tho
police two three charges of larceny. At
roll call last night Captain Dawson instructed
the police TO be the lookout for the man. He
has been out of the city for several weeks and
tip was received that he would return last night.
Officers Marquette and Smith met Hathaway at
the of Twelfth and Senate avenue. He
had Just alighted from and had
gone into the drug store The officers called him
out and he out carrying two vaises. When
outside he set the valises down and put his hands
in his coat pockets, end, the officers say, held
a revolver in each hand while he talked to them.
For some uneXplainable reason Smith went into
to ask ii they should arrest Hathaway. While he
was inside Hathaway started to 30 home and
requested the other Cfficer to carry of the
yalises. Marquette walked with Hathaway to his
fathers home in Highland place, saw him enter
the house, and then went back to get Smith.
Hathaway in the meantime set the valises In the
yard, returned to Twelfth street and
by Marquette he boarding come
down town. Marquette jumped on the car and
pushed him aside and stuck pistol in his face
he passed him to leap from the AS the
officer Jumped off and drew his pistol. Hathaway
fred shot at him and then the two emptied
their guns at each other.
Hathaway escaped. and. far could be
capped injury. Captain Dawson ana several Of
ficers secured the neghborhood of the affray and
watched outgoing trains at North indianapolis,
but failed to find Hathaway.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22

Earned runs-Indianapolis. l; st. Paul g.
Two-base hits-Buckley, ORourke Ssrat-
ten, Spies.
Sacrifice hits-Stewart O'Rourke
Double plays-Stewart and MotZ; Davis
Shannon and Motz; O'Rourke. Kraus and
Glasscock: Hollingsworth, Kraus and
Glasscocl-.
Left on bases-Indianauolis. 10; ST.
Paul, 6.
Struck out-By Davis. g.; by Mullane 2
Bases on balls-Of Davis, 2; off Null
lane. g.
Tme--1:30
Umpire-O Day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
C0RRIGAN In A RAGE.
The Hawthorne Racing MaEnate
Draws a Gun on FelIow-Directors.

CHICAGO, Sept. I'll There was meet
ing to-day of the directors of the Haw-
thorne Racing Association, and it came to
an abrupt conclusion when Edward Corri-
gan drew revolver and drove his fellow
directors, Brennock and Burke, from the
room. There has for some time been bad
blood between Brennock and Burke on one
side and Corrigan on the other. When
the meeting convened to-day they lost no
Tune in starting a row. which ended by
Coi1gan drawing his gun" After the two
the meeting and had things his own way
Brennock and Burke now declare they will
prosecute Corrigan for what they allege
is his mismanagement of the Hawthorne
FUNDS They estimate the value of the
ANNOUNCEMENT to be about 100000
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Other neaths

SARATOGA, n. Y, Sept p. - Arthur
Dodge, Seavey, aged sixty-flve. who held
several civii-service offices and was a CAL
ifornia Argonaut, is dead While on the
Pacific slope, in his earlier days, Seavey
and John w. MacLay prosecuted a num-
widow and a son, James Arthur Seavey.
LONDON, Sept. 21.-The Right Hon.
George Denmon, formerly judge OF the
from the bench in October, 1892, is dead at
the age of seventy-eght years. After his
retirement from the bench Denmon became
a privy councillor and a member of the
judicial committee of the privy council.
VENICE, Sept N.-Princess Olga of
Montenegro, niece of Nicholas l. the reign
ing prince of Montenegro is dead. She
was born at Cettigine on March 49, 1859, and
was not married.
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Palmer VIII Speak Tonight.

NEW YORK. Sept. 21.-The ratification
row night. under the auspices of the Ma
tional Democracy, will be opened by r. A.
Wideman chairman of the State commit
tee who will introduce Ex-Governor Flow
err as the presiding officer. Senator Palmer
is scheduled to make the opening address.
lie will be followed by General Buckner.
The other speakers win be ex-Congressman
w. d. Bynum. Of Indianapolis; DR.. Will
liam Everett of Boston. and Col. John r.
Fellows. X dinner to Messrs. Palmer and
Buckner will be given at the Democratic
Club after the speaking. Generals Palmer
and Ruckner were rendered a dinner at the
Reform Club this evening; The occasion
was informal throughout. and the political
situation, it was said, was only discussed
in casual way.
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Indiana State News.

The people of Anderson are now being
worked" with a Pearl Bryan cab.
Hagerstown reports the first natural ice
of the season in connection with Sundays
frost.
James w. Hobbs, a Kokomo grocer, is
missing since last Friday, when he drove
away, saying he was going to Rushville.
Jake Winkler, aged twenty-five, accident
ally shot himself at Rockport yesterday
while cleaning a pistol. The ball lodged in
the base of the brain. :
Rev. Father Schmidt, of Muncie. cut
and bruised in runaway accident Sunday
evening. A runaway horse collided with
his vehicle, causing his horse to run off.
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What Does 1t Prove.

chicago FOSt.
That offer to take silver dollars at 80
cents each was an unanSwerable argu-
ment' said the silverite, gleefully.
.'Yes?" ventured the man of ordinary
sense, inquiringly.
Yes, indeed That shows where silver
stands as money"
ION the same theory" said the man Of
ordinary sense. thoughtfully, Il suppose
if l offer to take all the nickels offered
at cents each it would be considered
evidence as to the intrinsic value OF
metal"
''Oh, we'll"
"Or if l agree to take 100000 worth of
promissory notes from Cornelius Wander
bilt it would demonstrate that that was
the value of the paper Also, in the case
of government bonds"
But the silver had business else
where.
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Pat and the Potato Bug.

Special TO the IndianapoIlS Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, Sept. 21.-Patrick Billow
early this morning was walking along the
railroad track when a potato bug flew into
his mouth and down his throat Badly
frightened he entered a house near by for
relief. The woman told him paris green
was the only remedy, and Billow secured
drug store, went to his boarding house.
swallowed it and lay down on the bed
awaiting the bugs death. In a short time
the poison began to work and he called for
help 1t required two doctors to save Pat
rick, but the bug was killed. He works
at the Indiana iron works.
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RECORD LOWERED.
Two-Year-OId Jupe Trots I'm 2:14 1-3
and Wins $1,000.

PORTLAND, Me-. Sept. 21.-At Rigby
Pax to-day. in the two-year-old stake.
Jupe won handily, and in the last heat
lowered the worlds two-year-old racing
record from 2:15 to 2:141a. Summaries:
$50 Ciass-Two- year-olds; purse 81 900.
Jupe won in straights (time 2:24sl 2:I41b):
Mikado. second. Preston and Iona also
started.
won in straight heats (time 2:13l5, 2:l6
2:1S1D; Straight Line. second Valence and
Forester also started.
Gil Curry third and fourth in 2:0934
PIP; Bumps won second in 2:091l; Red Fox
won first in 2:11. Crafty. Weed Wilkes
Gazette and Alti also started.
1924 pace; purse, $4,000 (unfinished)
Renna won the second and fifth heats in
210A, 2:12M; Red Silk the first and
fourth heats in 2:10. 2:12s4 Clifford won
the third in 2:16A. Maze, Red Oak and
Success also started
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The Mold of Good Form.
Illustrated American.


1t happened not long ago that I had
t ittar 60 nc The ia+to a y
business of Importance. which was pri-
vate in its nature, as it concerned a debt
to presuppose that he would read II if
open. To give it TO him unsealed was
to risk the possibility of a third party
reading it-for the eXigencies of life are
many. and letters are known to have been
dropped.
/ pondered, perplexed, but decided that
courtesy TO my fellows was one of the
first laws of society, and left the letter
open.
With an easy bow my friend received
the note; then, seeing the open flap OF
the envelope. instantly gummed ii down.
That. said inWardly is true courtesy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
CITY NEWS NOTES.

John Paullus bicyclist, was fined 81
and costs in a justice court on the charge
of willfully running into a rider named
Iittleton. Paullus was riding on the wrong
slda of the street.
Emil Renard, of No. 1884 West Washing
ton street, was arrested last night at the
corner of West and Washington streets
on a warrant sworn out by his wife,
charging him with assault and battery. He
was released on bail.
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A BULLET THROUGH HIS EYE.
Thomas Finn May Die from His
Wound.

Last night, at IL 80 o'clock. Thomas Finn.
an employee of Kingan &c Co, who lives at
20 Chadwick street, was taken to DR..
Eisenbeiss's office, al West and washington
streets, TO have bad gunshot wound
dressed The ball was from n 22-caiber
revolver had entered through the left eye
socket DR.. Eisenbeiss probed for the ball,
but was unable TO locate 1t. He thinks IL
penetrated the brain. The wound may
prove fatal. though DR. Eeisenbeiss could
not tell from the examination he made OF
1t last night Finn is unmarried He says
he was handling the revolver when Ii was
accidentally discharged.
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The INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL TUESDAY SEPTEMBER p 1896

ter. The game was called at the end of
the seventh inning on account of darkness.
Scores:
Detroit s..'.e.4 1o1 2-i2 Is 2
Kansas City 1 0 0 0 l-2 5 5
Batteries-Fff1eld and Twineham: Wayne
and Blanford
Detroit ..e'....0 0 9 2N6 S 2
Kansas City .....3 0 1 0 *-10 Is ?
Batteries-Egan, Thomas and frost; Bar
nett and Blanford
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NEW MOTOR WAGON IN TOWN.
Came from Germany. and VIII Hold
Two Passengers.

A good many people were interested in watch
ing the operations of the Benz motor wagon,
which was exhibited IN Monument place last
night by S. D. Pierson, who imported the ma
chine from Paris for advertising purposes. The
wagon manufactured in Germany and is en-
tirely unlike anything seen here before. &. C..
Hough and Henry Heart worked on the wagon
four days before they able to get the
mechanism in working order. 1t is a small We
hicle. capable of hauling two passengers and
get up speed of forty miles hour, it
is claimed, although it usually goes sixteen. 1t
is operated by gas and electricity and is cas-
lily controlled by simple set of levers
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Deaths i'm the State.

WINCHESTER, Ind, Sept. 21.-Word has
been received here of the death of Mrs.
Milo Cranor near Williamsburg. Deceased
was about fifty-two years old. Her hus-
band is a brother of William Cranor of
this city, and is a large landholder in this
and Wayne county. Mrs. Henry Butter
worth and Mrs. Cal Irwin, of this city, are
sisters of the deceased.
A telegram came to the Hon. James s.
Engle, of this city, announcing the death
of his eldest brother, Isaac Engle, in Wells
county, this morning. Deceased was sew
enty years old and the eldest of twelve
brothers, ten of whom are living. He was
at one time a member of the State Board
of Agriculture.
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OBITUARY.
valentine Gadesden, Correspondent in
the Yarde-BulIer Divorce Cnse

correspondent
the Xarde-BulIer Divorce Case.
LONDON, Sept. 81. = The following dis
patch from Badnauheim, Grand Duchy of
Hesse, has been received at the London Of
lice of the Associated Press: Gable all the
world that Valentine Gadesden died sud
denly Sunday of heart disease" The dis
patch was signed ''Yarde-B Butler"
Valentine Gadesden is the name of tho
real-estate dealer of San Francisco who
was mace correspondent in the suit for di-
vorce recently brought by. Yarde-Buller
a brother of Baron Churzton, against his
WiIe, daughter of the late General r. W.
hlfkham, of San Francisco. The case
against Gadesden was dismissed and he
was allowed the cost, and the verdict rem
dered was that Mrs. Yarde- Butler was not
guilty of cruelty and not guilty of infidel-
ity and that a decree of judicial separa-
ton be granted to Mrs. Yarde- Butler with
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not be safe for them to relax their efforts
in the least until after the ballots have
been counted. The election in Maine will
arouse the friends of Mr.. Bryan to hard.
overcoming the difficulties which appear in
the doubtful States of the middle West
The result in Maine does not decide the
November contest unless il has decided it
in favor of Mr.. Bryan by causing his con-
fdent enemies to relax their efforts to Sc
cure his defeat
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BULUWAYO. Sept. q. - Lord Rosmead
the high commissioner for South Africa
has ordered the arrest of Colonel Baden
Powell, pending an inquiry, for having con-
frmed the execution of the Matabele chief
Makoni Makoni was captured by Major
Watts. tried b. a drumhead court martial
and shot within twenty-four hours. without
waiting for the confirmation OF the sentence
by the high commissioner. Major Watts
was Subsequently placed under arrest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
CASE OF LEPROSY.
Homeless New York Baker Afflicted
with the Dread Disease.

NEW YORK, Sept. 21-What is believed
to be a genuine case of leprosy acct
dentally discovered in the waiting room at
Bellevue Hospital to-day. The supposed
victim was quickly transferred to the Will
lard Parker Hospital. He is George Elem
ing, forty years old, a homeless German
baker He has been sleeping in charity
houses. and. according to his story, he has
been afflicted for ten years.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind, Sept. 21.-Work was sus-
pended Kokomos new $4,000 high
school building Saturday owing to the in
ability of the Board of Education to float
a city loan to carry along the construc-
ton. When the contract was let last June
there were plenty of takers for the city s
paper, but now the money men are no.
where in sight. The contractor therefore
stopped work, and nothing more will be
done until spring. The building Is badly
needed the overflow from the ward
schools now being housed in a church and
three rented cottages.
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bible College Trustees.

The trustees of the Christian Bible Col.
lege organized yesterday morning by elect
ing d. r. Lucas president, E. S. Conner
secretary and Amos Clifford treasurer. A
committee was appointed to confer with
the Butler College authorities as to the
terms upon which the new college can be
located in Buffers building.
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Christian Church Convention.

Delegates from Marion, Madison. Ham
ilton and Hancock counties are in attend
ance upon the district convention of the
Disciples of Christ at the Third Christian
Church. The convention opened last night
and will continue over tomorrow evening
Addresses will be given upon the different
lines of the churchs work, including Sun
day-school, Christian Endeavor and mis-
SiOnary work.