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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-30
Chesterfield. Ind, Sept.


To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
In your issue of this morning you give
the page in the school history as 1T orig
inally stood and now revised. | notice
that in the revision the famous phrase of
Webster is quoted, and, as is usual nova
days in quoting it, 1t is SO punctuated as to
almost destroy entirely its force and beauty
and make it something different from what
Webster said Webster was a thorough
master of the English language, and al
ways grouped his words so as TO get the
most force possible out of their use. When
he used the phrase referred to he was dis
cussing the possibility of liberty existing
in this country without union. and he in
tended TO convey the idea that 1t was inn
possible and properly punctuated IL con-
Yevs that idea most forciby. What he said
was: Liberty and union, now and forever
one and inseparable" The comma put in
after the word forever" does nos belong
there and mutilates the beauty Of the
phrase. w H. SMITH.
Iudianarofis Sept 90
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In the Next County.
New york Evening Post.

One of the curious things about the silver
craze has all along been the difficulty of To-
eating IT, This Is now greater than ever
No man of your acquaintance will confess
to being affected by it, but he knows of
neighborhoods and regions where Il is
raging terribly. But you go to those places
and again you get a new address 1t is Ike
malaria or mosquitoes-alway I'm the next
town First ii was the workingmen who
were bitten. Alarmed citizens would take
you off into a corner and assure you that
IL YOU were to make a canvass of the
guards on the elevated railroads you would
be simply Mortified at the evidence you
would get of the way the silver madness
was spreading. But Chairman Jones has
sadly admitted that the facts are quite the
contrary. that the wages argument has
told heavily against the free-silver cause
and that the vote of the cities is practically
lost. Anyhow, the farmers We're all silver
smitten. and IL you would only go out into
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\ PATHETIC PICTURE.
One of Bryan's Heroes the Victim
of Speculation.
Council Bluffs Non0arial

Councll BUNS Nonpariel.
Mr.: Bryan is exhibiting quite freely a
word picture OF very pathetic scene. The
principal figure is an Illinois farmer a
schooimate of his, and a college graduate,
VINO STANDS with tears rolling down his
cheeks pleading with Mr. Bryan for some
way by which he will be able to relieve
himself from crushing burden of debt.
and the clutchfng of the gold bugs, while
about him are three little children clamor-
ing for money with which to take coll
lege course Mr.. Bryan says this picture
can be multiplied by thousands and tens
of thousands.
Now comes Mr. Clerihan. of Jackson
of Mr.. Bryan and of his college friend.
who forms the chief figure in the pathetic
lation, but speculation which caused the
trouble. The young man was left several
thousand dollars by his fathers estate. and
instead of caring for his share as did
his brothers. fancied himself eeologist
and expert miner. chased rainbows in the
mountains. made bad deals in the silver
mining estates. and his sound money van
ished. but not by any act of Congress OF
any clutch of the gold bugs
There are enough people who are in dis
tress through no fault of their own who
might better be pictured by Mr.. Bryan
than such victim of speculation and lack
OF Judgment but ii seems that the class of
which ne naradeS this specimen is that
with which he most symoat hizes The re-
lief which he promises is also OF the very
nature which would allure with it's fallacy
just such a class of unfortunates-me who
are more sanguine than wise. The hard
neaded thinker, although unfortunate. and
desiring q betterment of condition. is not
Wiling to accept mere promise because
1t Is a bigger promise than anyone else will
make. lie wants better promise Il prom
ise which appeals 10 reason rather than
greed. one which is based on facts rather
than fancy. one that is backed by previous
performance of other duties and whose flu
ture is guaranteed by 4 reserve fund of
further confidence
The fellow who has heen led into trouble
by foolishness is ready 20 accept the prom
ise OF further fooiishness to lead him out.
an is exhibiting il seems that he feels that
ais strength lies in appealing TO this foolish
class of unfortunates
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while MeGarr. who held the ball all the
while shouted to Emslie and touched the
man. Emslie did not see Burketts trick
and called Dexter out. which put the row
on the other side, and 1t was hot one.
The Detroit Free Press says: The fol-
lowing slur on the honor of ball players Is
from Fridays St. Paul Dispatch the source
almost excusing the utteranee: IT would
not be at all surprising to see Indianapolis
take two of the three games 10 be played
there and Minneapolis one. And then.
again, it wouldn't amaze anyone If Minne-
apolis should take two of her home series
and give the third to the Indians This
would tie the contest and the seventh
game would be for blood 1t must be un-
derStood that these games are wholly IN
the hands of the players. They take the
receipts and the more games they play the
greater the receipts. They are not under
the control of their captains and managers,
in the championship season. and may
do as they like -
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other Deaths in the State.

WILKINSON. Ind, Sept. 29.-Permelia
Wilkinson. wife of Hezekiah Wilkinson
died of consumption last night at her resi-
dence, east of this place, aged about fifty
five years. Funeral services at the
Friends Church in this. place to-morro7g
10 O'Clock, conducted by Rev Clark
Hosier. The interment viii take place at
Horlan's cemetery.
WABASH Ind. Sept. 2e.-Nelson Zeig-
Ter, for many years a dry-goods merchant
of this city, but lately residing at Attica.
Ind, was stricken with paralysis Saturday
and to-day intelligence reached his family
here that he could not survive until morn
ing. MIR. Zegler is about sixty years old
and well known throughout this part Of
Indiana.
ANDERSON Ind. Sept 29.-William
Duffy. one of the best-known of the
pioneers of this county. died al his home
near Frankton to-day of dropsy He built
several of the first roads in this county.
and WAS Instrumental in bringing it out
of the brush
SEYMOUR, Ind, Sept. 29.-Mr Michael
Guerin, aged thirty-eight, prominent Bal
tmore & Ohio Southwestern freight con-
ductor, died at his home, in this city to-
day. after a few days sickness with fiuX
He leaves q wife and three children
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FOR A TwO-CENT FARE.
The Il. II. A. Begins It's Campo gn
Against the Railroads.

AsaInSt the
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 29.-The
Travellers Protective Association has begun
active work for legislation to secure a uni
form rate of cents mile for passenger
travel. AT the time of the national con-
vention held here in June the representa-
tives of the twelve thousand members of
the organization were very much incensed
with the railroad companies for withdraw
ing the interchangeable mileage books. 1t
was the opinion of the travelling men that
the railroad companies were manifesting a
spirit of prejudice toward them, inasmuch
as theatrical companies and special parties
could secure a 2-cent rate over connecting
roads. although these travellers passed over
the roads not more than once year
whereas the travelling men were almost
constantly on the cars The traffic asSocia-
ton had heard the travelling men and while
refusing to restore the Interchangeable
thousand mile books intimated that they
would issue fve-thOusand- mile books with
a photograph of the purchaser and other
safeguards against the. transfer of
sented this haf meH so
their books, saying the roads themselves
sold them to ticket brokers, but they
agreed to accept the five-thousand-mile
book. Since the convention the roads have
declined to issue the book and now the
war is on in earnest. The travelling men in
the several States are being supplied with
petitions asking the candidates for the
Legislature to promise to vote for a 2-cent
fare law. These petitions being cir
culated by all commercial travellers and in
a few weeks will be presented to the can
didates. 1t is pointed out in the petition
that the roads can better afford to carry
passengers now at cents a mile than at
3 cents a mile some years ago when the
cost of construction and operation of the
roads was much greater.
The Travellers Protective Association has
special committees which will look after
the measure when the Legislatures meet
this winter. In the meantime the effort is
to arouse public sentiment. In this State
there are about fifteen hundred members of
the T. P. A. who will be assisted by many
commercial travellers who are not members
| They will compose stronge force of cam
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Highway Robbers Caught

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, Sept 29-"Paddy''
Croak. a notorious character well known
over this section Of the State, was given a
five years sentence in the penitentiary to-
night. Last night he and two pals one
of whom is under arrest conducted a
wholesale highway robbery in the central
part of the city. Three men were held up
at different times, under the full glare of
an electric light. The fourth one, Fred D.
Traut, n tailor, defied them and attempted
to knock the revolver away from in front
of his face. The trigger was pulled and the
ball lodged in Traut's hip. The gang was
overtaken in the south part of the city.
One attempted to get away, and patrolman
Smith fired at him three times. 1t is
thought that he winged him. The other
two We're captured and stolen property
found on them. CTpalzs first escapade was
in a shooting scrape with the police on
the public square, in which he was shot
by Chief of Police Coburn. He was laid
UP for several months.o Shortly afterwards
he was arrested for robbing freight cars
and sentenced from New Castle for robbng
a store When he served his time officers
from this city were at the prison gates
and put him under arrest for house break
ing. He was convicted and put out on
parole. He is also charged with forgery by
c. w. Hoover, of this city.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINDFALL, Ind, Sept. 29.--The natural
gas explosion which occurred here yester-
day proves to be much more serious than
was supposed. Mr.. and Mrs. Coomer are
very seriously, if not fatally, burned about
the head, face, hands and arms. The skin
is cooked and falling off, eyes swollen
shut one OF Mr.. Coomer's eyes supposed
to be destroyed. and they are both under
care of two physicians. Doctors are not
certain whether the injured inhaled any
of the flame If they did not it is prob
able that Mr.. and Mrs Coomer will recov-
er. Miss Cora Mount is much worse burned
than either of the other two Her clothing
was pretty nearly all burned off her body;
her back, arms. face and hands are burned
very seriously. On her back and side the
flesh is partly eooked.fi Her recovery is
considered very doubtful. She is fourteen
years old. She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. CLAYTON. of this place.
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Victim of a Mock Marriage.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept 29.-Hallie
Leach. the seventeen-year- daughter of
d citizen of Youngstown, this county, was
brought last week from Iowa, where she
had been deserted by a man who had in
weighed her into mock marriage. About
a year ago she met Charles Brown of Ar
cola. ILL.,. at Bloomington. and after a brief
courtship, was married to him as she
thought. They moved to Iowa. where they
lived until recently man and wife. Since
Bloomington, and it was disclosed that the
marriage was not legal, but a mock
fri
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Crosse. presided. The General is enjoying
very fair health at the age of eighty~four.
His address of welcome was touching
tribute to the loyalty and bravery of the
veterans under his command. Dinner and
supper were served in g. A. r. Hall and
the camp fire tonight was held in the K.
of p. Hall. Many were present from Rich
mond. Muncie. Cambridge City, Liberty and
other places. At the camp fire tonight
addresses were made by Chaplain Gibbs. of
Convord. Mich. General Crosse and others.
The following officers We're elected: Presi-
dent for life General Crosse. New Castle
first vice president j. II. McClung. of Mum
Gle; second vice president, Col. NJ Peden
of Knghtstown; chaplain. W. c. Gibbs, of
Michigan: secretary, John G. Livezey. of
New Castle; treasurer. Thad Gordon, of
Knightstown; corresponding secretary,
Joseph Smith, of New Castle. The next re-
union will be held in Hagerstown. The
Thirty-sixth Regiment was one of the most
noted Of the Indiana regiments and did
service in many of the bloody battles of
the war. 1t was the first to enter Nashville
and first to reach the summit of Lookout
mountain. 1t went into the war with 1,047
men and of this number 1856 We're killed. A
vote of the veterans taken to-day resulted
as follows: For Mckinley, 100; Bryan, e.
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An Actresses valet.
Detroit Free Press.

You never can toll what these eccentric
stage folk will do next. Miss tombstone
Bennett for example. has dismissed her
maid servant and engaged in her stead a
man servant. whose duty IL is 10 look after
her frocks and make himself generally use
full. TIE Benefits views on the subject
valet is a young and active Frenchman
who speaks English fluently. He Is quick
and bright and can do moro in five minutes
than a maid can do in week. In changing
my costumes ] do not go to the dressing
room-there wouldn't be time l must don
and don in the wings. I'm the sight of every
body back of the footlights therefore. there
Is nothing remarkable in the fact that lean
Is there to assist me. No more maids for
me IL YOU please.
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CANNOT BE ASSESSED
JUDGE HENRY's RULING on PAID-UP
BUILDING AND LOAN STOCK.
Reunion of General Crosses Old Regi-
ment-The II. =. 4. Tyyo-Cent-
Enre LeGisin ion.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept 29.-Judge
Henry, Of the Superior Court. to-day de-
cided that building and loan associations
could not be taxed on their paid-up stock
on the grounds that paid-up stock is evil
dence of debt instead of credits. When the
assessment was made all of the local. as
sociations except three compromised the
case. The decision was rendered on the
suit brought by the three associations. The
assessors in the first instance asked the as
sociatons for the names of persons hold
ing paid-up stock. but this information was
refused and then 1t was announced that
the associations will be assessed for the
full amount of capital stock. This brought
about the compromise.
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Baseball Notes.

Charley Hastings has signed Pittsburg
contract for next season.
Pitcher Coogan. of Paterson. will be CIV
en- a trial by Baltimore
The exact attendance at the Baltimore
games this season was 249, 44s.
indianapolis will play at Cincinnati next
Sunday and Fisher will probably pitch.
Buckley's hand is healing slowly. 1t will
be two or three weeks before it is in good
shape.
William A. Lange, the big center fielder
of the Chicago team, will go to Europe
with the Baltimore champions Immediately
after the close of the Temple cup series
Eddie Mcfarland. the St. Louis catcher
has been offered an interest in his father S
shoe business provided he will give up
baseball. He is considering the proposition
The ST. Paul players are still sore over
the remark about them credited to their
manager, Comiskey, to the effect that they
were the rankest lot of cutters ever got
together
Pittsburg this season won five games less
than it did in 1895. and lost two more. 1t
is the fourth time since joining the lea ue
that the team finished in sixth place. The
highest point ever reached by the team
in the league was second place, in 1898,
ty-eight. Boston is the only team I'm the
league which has not finished behind Pitts
burg.
1t is said that the ST Louis Browns are
to be thoroughly reorganized before next
sea SON Manager DoWd will go out in the
field and the whole iniield will be changed.
infield positions. The batteries will be
strengthened. Breitensten and Mcfarland
will no doubt be retained. Parrot. who
has been kept for his batting will prob
ably be traded off for better first base
man.
Cleveland won Saturdays game by a
trick. In the eighth, while Emslie's back
was turned Dexter. the Cleveland players
claim, cut second and got third Emslie did
not see it. but that did not prevent row
While half the team was arguing with
Emslie and Dexter was smiling. Burkett
walked UP and pushed him off the base.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Rev. EIwOod G. SiIer, Thirty Years n
Quaker Preacher.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOkOMO, Ind Sept. 29.-Rev. Elwood
G. Siler. pastor of the Friends churches
at West Middleton, Russiaville and Lynn
died yesterday. For months he has been
afflicted with stomach trouble, and ten
days ago he was seized with a fit of hc-
coughing which caused his death. the hic-
coughing continuing until death came to
his relief Rev Mr.. Siler was born in
Parke county Indiana April 6. 1881 and
has been in the ministry thirty years
having travelled extensively in the East
and on the Pacific coast, preaching and
visiting meetings. He came here from
Bloomingdale in the autumn of 1895 and
had just been chosen to remain another
year. A wife and five children survive
Interment at Bloomingdale Wednesday,
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Novel Surgical Operation.
PhiladelDbia Record.

A quite novel surgical operation has sue
cessfIIlly been performed at Parma Italy
by Prof. Camille Verdilli. in the presence
of all the physicians of the Parmese Hos
pital and with very satisfactory resulEs
The new operation was the washing of the
heart. 1t was the first operation of the
kind and Prof. Verdelli employed the wash
ing apparatus recently Invented by Prof.
RiVa. After making an operative inciSon
The operation was very successful mas
much as no further complication has aris-
en-; the boy is now doing very we'll and
is ON his way to complete recovery. Prof
Nerdelli has received numerous congratula-
tons for his success with the new opera
ton from surgeons all over Europe.
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Chicago Tribune.
You don't eat cheese. Miss Benderby?"
said the hostess.
ron. no" replied the smiling young wom-
an. I'm a vegetarian.
There was an embarrassing silence for q
moment and she added somewhat hastily:
Il mean. of course that cheese Is made
from milk and milk you know. is an ami
NAL product
What else did you suppose / thought
you meant. Miss Benderby?" freezingly
asked the hostess.
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A Rural Delivery Experiment.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Sept. 29.-The Post
office Department at Washington has de-
cided to make test of rural free-deliv-
cry system in several States. one county in
selection of the county for this State to
Hon. George w. Cooper, who has chosen
Bartholomew. his own county, for the eX-
pertinent as he thinks it will be a fair
representation of all the counties. The test
will made soon.
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JUPE NOW CHAMPION.
Worlds Record for O-Year-0ld
TrOtters Reduced to 2.13 3-3.

READVILLE. Mass, Sept %. = The
worlds champion, Jupe. to-day reduced the
record for two-year-old trotters at the
Readville Park. After going easy mile,
John Payne let the colt step the second
heat thus: Quarter, 1885,; half. 1907; three
quarters. 1885,: mile, 2:13A Up to last
week Tommy Britton held the race record
for that age, at 2:154, made at Lexington
last fall. Last week Jupe reduced that
at Rigby by trotting in 2:141a and still fur
Their reduced it to-day. Jupe is owned by
David A. Smell. of New Bedford. Summa-
rieS.
Foals of 1894. colt and gelding; trotting;
value, $500; heats. two in three; one mile:
Jupe. b. c., by Attic Wilges-Annie Patchen.
by Mambrino Patchen Payne). won in
straight heats. Time-2 :2612, 2:lS&. Mika-
Il al Sta cd
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Northern Dennery in session

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE. Ind, Sept 29.-The convoca-
ton of the Northern Deanery of the Do
cese of indiana convened here in a two
days session this evening with the follow
ing clergymen in attendance: Ri Rev.
John Hazen White, bishop of Indiana: A.
" Seahreeze. of Fort Wayne; Walter
Scott, OF Bristol; William GalDin, of Elk
hart; c: S. Stout. of Goshen: c. Carpenter.
OF Kendalville; H. S. Webster. of Warsaw
r c. Coolbaugh. of Logansport: " W.
mond, OF Plymouth: DeLeon Burke of
South Bend: Fl. Sanders and C. r. Hodge.
of Lima. This evening there was an adj
dress on Motives to Church Extension" by
Rev. F. c. Coolbaugh and THE Precious
ness of Souls' by Rev. Walter Scott
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An Aeronaut.s Great Fall.
to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind. Sept. 29.-Aeronaut
John William Innis. of this city, was at
Manila making balloon ascension and
parachute leap at political meeting
While at an altitude of perhaps $500 feet
his balloon burst and before he could open
his parachute the balloon began falling
with great speed. Innis, with great nerve.
climbed the eight feet of rope from the
trapeze on which he stood to the para
chute and succeeded in opening it. This
checked the dow inward flight of the bal
loon. Innis landed safely without a
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Earned runS--MlnneapOHS, T.
TWo-baSe hit-Wood.
Three-b base hit--Ball.
Home run-Schriever
Stolen bases-Laly (2), Kuehne.
Double plays-Parker Conner and Wer
den: Shannon and MotZ; Shannon Stewart
and Motz: Mccarthy and Stewart.
Bases on balls-Of Parker, A. off Da-
mon, 6.
Struck out-By Parker, s.; by Damon. 2.
Time 40. rfte --rr ,-st -..-
Umpires-O'Da and Mcdonald
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Thomas Conner was arrested Monday
night for being q known thief In Police
Court yesterday a good deal of sympathy
was aroused by the mans story. He said
that the detectives logged him constantly
and arrested him at every pretext because
lie mad once served a term in the peniten-
tiary. The detectives claimed that they had
a tip that Common and others eontemsslat-
ed ROBBERY when the man WAS arrested.
No evidence was introduced to show that
= robbery had been undertaken Connor
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LONDON, Sept. 29.-At the Newmarket
October meeting to-day, Enoch Wishard's
De msel IL won the trial stakes of five SOW
ereigns each for starters. b 100 sover-
eigns added for three-ye, IS and up
wards, the winner to be at auction
for 500 sovereigns; distance. re mile. Sir
H. Farquhars brown colt. East Sheen, was
second and Mr. Frairies chestnut colt,
Aerolite was third.
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GENERAL CROSSES COMMAND.
Thirteenth Annual Reunion of III
Old Thirty-Sixth Indiana

Special the Indiana polls Journal
NEW CASTLE, Ind. Sept. 29-The thir-
teenth annual reunion of the Thirty-sixth
Regiment was held in this city to-day and
Notwithstanding the bad weather the at
tendance was very large. The venerable
colonel of the regiment Gen. William