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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
Characteristic of Trade Unions.

II Nj. Ludlow, in the OCTOBER fAll2ntlc.
The characteristic Of trade unionism has
been that it has been in the main confined
to the better paid. and thereby substantial
Nv the skilled trades. Attempts to form
unions had not unfrequently flashed out
amongst the unskilled masses, but had soon
come to an end. For the most part the
wages in such cases were insufficient to
keep up the union; or there was a want of
capacity to manage, or again OF capacity TO
obey. On the other hand, the well-paid
members of the artisans trade unions We're
able to provide for number of different
benefits such as are provided for by the
ordinary friendly society-sickness. acct
dent. relief on travel in search of employ
ment. a sum at death, whether of the
member. his wife. or his children, often
approximation at given age. They thus
drew to themselves the great bulk of the
better and more prudent workmeH in the
trade, since for a workingman to join one
of the better trade unions virtually to
provide against all the ordinary contingent
cies of life. This gave them immense
staying power. but ON the other hand acted
as d powerful drag in case OF any labor
dispute, inducing on the part of their lead
a cautfOuSneSs contrasting strongly
with the common idea of such officials
do not think l ever knew more cautious
man than my late friend. William Allan.
of the Amalgamated Engineers. SO far
was this caution carried that in one signal
England for a nine hours working day
was carried 10 a successful close by the
present chief labor correspondent of the
Board of Trade. Mr. John Burnett, with
out any help from the headquarters of the
union.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
BONANZA FORTUNES GONE.
InheritOrs of California Millions Now
Almost PenniIess Crowd.
Denver Field and Farm.

oeHN6T leu ana
California has long had a reputation as
the home of the bonanza king, and re-
cently-iSSued document. based on the rec
ords of the San Francisco Probate Court
tells interesting story of the contests
and entanglemerlts which have massed
about the last testament of many famous
millionaires and the final disposition of the
vast sums they left behind them. The doc
ument gives the history of fifty-three wills.
disposing of 900. About 400 heirs di-
VIded the vast sum, and to-day nearly half
OF that number are penniless again. and
only a few have succeeded in adding to
their Inheritance.
The average number of persons provided
Tor in each was ten, though in a number
of instances the most notable of which
was the case of Florence Blythe the entire
estates passed into the hands of single
heirs. The comparatively small estate of
100000. reached more heirs than any other
the number on the list being twenty-five,
to the one child. Florence after a cele-
brated trial. The estate of Maria Coleman
was valued at 900, and it went equally
reached SIX persons while Mary Ann
Crocker's. 81, ,657 went share and share
anHe to four OF the six who got Charles
Peter Donahue's s3,70S,312 went in equal
parts to three heirs Mrs. Theresa Fairs
81 693, 200 went to three perSons-Charles L.
Fair, Miss Virginia Fair and Mrs. Charles
Oelrichs-while William p. Fuller distrib-
name. Emmanuel Goldsten's 81 900 900
went to six heirs. George Hearsts S. 7S8 1877
went in equal parts to his wife and son.
while Walter Hobarts s5.2733G6 went in
thirds to his three children--Walter Ho-
bart. Miss Ella Hobart and Mrs Wenthrop
Lester. Mary Hopkins's $20.694. 1862 went to
two persons. Robert c. Johnsons 81. 9I0.55G
went to eleven persons in almost equal por-
tions.
There are a few exceptions TO the general
course of estates. as in the case of Lick and
Stanford. The 81, 600 of the Lick estate
went chiefly TO one heir and to a number
of trusts of public nature created before
James LickS death. Charles Mclaughlin
left his $2.fI6 900 TO his widow while Alex
ander Montgomery's 81, 500. $40 went to three
heirs. Daniel T. Murphy's s.. $40 went to
six heirs. William S. O Briens So $50 $50
reached eight persons. James left an even
million. which reached four persons in
shares and number of small requests. A
j. Pope's ST. coo reached four heirs
Washington Ryer left S1.276G9s to fifteen
persons. Leland Stanfords ST. 6SS. 319 went
to four persons and the trust for the uni
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Distribution

peaceaby. With woman it is different
She comes in all logged out for cycling and
her face covered with smiles. She wishes
to take a wheel she says, just for a little
spin in the park, and will surely be back
inside of two hours. Her friends have told
her that we have such lovely wheels, and
she has wanted for ever so long to try one
of them. If a man in the shop is brave
enough to ask for her address she losses
her head and snaps her eyes and says she
lives at such and such a place and has al
ways lived there, and her father is MIR. So
and-So prominent politician it may be,
and she is surprised that we should think of
asking her such a question. We assure her
that we don't doubt her word but that our
rules forbid renting her wheel We
explain that under no circumstances do we
let wheels to any one whose standing We
have not previously investigated. Then. she
declares that the whole thing is absurd
and that she is going to be done out of an
afternoons pleasure all because none of us
happens to know her. When an argument
like that comes from a young woman with
a pretty face it's an almighty hard job to
of women call here whom we We're afraid
to trust with wheels and have had to deny
their requests
Eighth avenue says that he has eye for
female bicycle thieves that never deceives
him.
almost every day. said he, women
who are strangers to me come here and
ask to take machine out for little while;
and some of them have corking good looks
too Often without saying yes or no to their
request l ask for their name and address.
Il
rule is always to investigate the trust
worthiness of strangers before renting
them wheels. Some women will frown at
that and others will say: of course, l I'M
derstand that perfectly well, but do want
ride SO awfully, and. really row, you
know I'm all right, don't you?
In cases like that, It's only natural fer
man to scratch his head and tell the
woman that of course he knows she's all
right. But the fellow who yields is liable
to be out a wheel. Let me tell you, young
women have come to this shop-women
with big blue eyes and sound-rnoney hair.
who looked as if they came direct from
Sunday school-and left addresses which
we afterward looked up and found to be,
purely fictitious; persons with the lanes
given us did not live there. 1t may be that
some of the false names and street num-
bers are given us merely in a spirit of re-
Venge, the women SuppoSing that Will
make "a wild goose chase TO look UP their
wherea bouts. Anyhow. customers of that
sort who call here once never come back,
which is lucky for us, as we always have
enough new ones to attend to-"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
PRETTY WOMEN STEAL BICYCLES.
Dealers Lose Confidence in Members
of the Cycling SisterhOOd
New York Sun


At the beginning of this year when the
price of a good bicycle was much higher
than it is now, dealers in wheels were not
surprised that thieves should visit their
stores with the intention of stealing ma
chimes, but now that a pretty fair bicyc!e
may be bought for a few dollars II seems
queer to the shopmen that ANYBODY should
want to steal one and run the chance ~
being detected. 1t didn't take dealers long.
to spot the men who made regular blei.
ness of hiring wheels and NOT returniun q,
them, because reports of such things travel
rapidly from one shop TO another Strora-
ers who tried to rent machines were usil-
ally treated with extreme GOODNESS and
only rarely was one allowed TO take a
wheel out of the store. AT that time how
ever, the persons whom the shopkeepers
had reason to suspect belonged TO the male
sex, and. as rule. the women who came 10
hire wheels were accommodated Now the
suspicion of bicycle dealers herea bouts
rests on both men and women, and. ii any
thing it rests more heavily on the latter
This feeling of miStrust has not been en-
gendered by the arrest or conviction of
women bicycle thieves in other parts OF the
country. but by the personal experiences
of the New York dealers themselves.
why, said the manager Of Il wheel
renting store, Il would rather have a doz-
men thieves to deal with than one worn-
an thief When man calls to hire a wheel
and we at all in doubt as to his hon
esty, simply tell him he can't have Ii
and that settles the matter. He is told that
our rule is 10 refuse to let wheels to per-
sons We don't know. and he goes away
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
ARTFUL FRENCH GLASSES.
Tinted MOnOc1es for Women Tha1
Magnify the Eye and Lashes.
Boston Globe

Only the woman who is hoDelessy ire
claimably behind the times uses a lorgnon
Along with the tomahawk and the water
fall. the lorgnon has now become a thing
of the barbaric past. Now. of course, there
We're lots of women who truly We're near
sighted, who honestly depended on the
lorgnons for a true view of things and who
will deeply resent being deprived of them
For these and for all the rest of the femi-
nine world. who must have a glass to see
through, there has just come to town the
new French monocle and pincenez.
For the nearsighted or weak of eve they
are a great blessing and to any pretty face
are excessively becoming. The eyeglass is
just as strong or just as weak as your eyes
require. and the two crystal lenses are set
to noseclasp of gold. No rim runs around
the lenses themselves, which are cut either
oval or square. while at the outside edge
of the right-hand lens d delicate gold
he ndle is fixed.
This is meant to hold the glasses by. to
set them off or on the nose with, and from
this handle hangs a narrow. soft black
silk ribbon. 1t passes about ones neck has
strung on it three jeweled ring guards and
is long enough to let the glasses hang a
little below the waist line. BY the merest
wrinkling of the nose these pincenez are
twitched off. just as easily set on. and
their wearers only keep them in place a
very few moments at a time. for the glass
es have the strongest magnifying power. in
order to make the eyes behind them appear
almost abnormally large, and the lashes
excessively long.
Occasionally, in place of passing the rib
ben about ones neck, it is caught by jew
eled pin on the right shoulder. usually fas-
tened in with the pendant pin of one
watch. and by way of guards. three big
pearls huge turquoise bead between
two pierced cabochon emeralds, are strung
on the ribbon The same women who run
to this extravaganza have the gold nose
bridge of their glasses outlined with tiny
diamonds, like the eyeglass of the Princess
of Wales. who is supposed to be responsible
for this fashion.
In spite of her reputation as the most
girlish looking grandmother in Europe the
Princess is feeling her age. and in the last
six months has succumbed to the use of
eyeglasses. though she never keeps them In
place longer than five minutes at a time
fer fear of soaring the bridge of her royal
nose with the tight clasps
Beside the princeneZ. with jeweled guards
and ribbons. the jewelers. are offering for
sale exquisite little chatelaine cases of vel
vet and leather, all besnrinkled with gems
and meant TO be pinned on ones shoulder,
or hooked on at ones belt. Inside these
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
Deaths in the state.

FRANKTON, Ind, Sept. 2S.-William
Duffy one of Frankton's most respected
citizens, and well known all over Madison
county. died yesterday morning and will
be buried Tuesday. He had been suffer
ing with droosy of the heart for num-
Der of years and for the last few months
had been confined to mis- home. He came
here from Pendleton few years ago and
had become well known all over this sec
ton He was also an extensive road con-
tractor.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Sept. 2S-Mrs Uriah
Thomas, q highly esteemed widow was
buried at Homer to-day. She died at her
home, near Alexandria, and was seventy
two years old. She was an aunt of Rep
resentative John Q. Thomas, of this city
ROCKPORT, Ind. Sept CSC. j. Mason
died last night, aged eighty-four years He
was native of Ohio county, Kentucky
and moved to Indiana in 1897.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
IN NEW JERSEY.
MFR. Bryan SpeaEs i'm Paterson and
Newark at Night.

When Mr.. Bryan arrived at Paterson N
j., tonight he found big crowd assembled
to see him. After an effort he finally
reached the stand erected on Colts hill
but just as he was about to begin his ad-
dress the electric lights suddenly went out
and the vast throng was plunged into dark
ness. Great excitement prevailed for a
time and the nominee threatened to leave
the stand. but while the hubbub was at
its height the light was restored the police
relieved the creaking stand of some of its
surplus freight and Mr. Bryan spoke His
speech was largely repetition of former
utterances. He closed with these words:
1t is not strange that the heads of all
the trusts in the country are opposed to
the Chicago ticket, because the Chicago
ticket is opposed to all the trusts of the
country. 1t is not strange that the money
changers are opposed TO the Chicago ticket
because the Chicago ticket is opposed to
the money changers policy. 1t is not
strange that the syndicates which grow fat
while the people grow lean, are opposed
to the Chicago ticket because the success
of the Chicago ticket means that those
syndicates shall cease to fatten on the adj
yerSities of the people. believe nv
lends. that the time has come when we
must restore to the people the right to run
the government and that we must restore
the government to the old policy Whereby It
guarantees equal rights to all and gives
privileges TO one.
The gold standard is the standard of the
profitable to hoard money than to invest it.
1t Is bad thing for any country to have
q financial system which raises the value of
dollar and lowers the value of all prop
erty. That Is what we have been having
and the people are so tired of the scarcity
OF money and the rise in the value of dol
ars that they cannot be terrified when they
have undertaken to secure larger amount
of standard money by adding silver TO gold
as the money of this Nation"
The Paterson speech had to be curtailed
10 enable the party to catch the train for
Newark. which left the station at S:37 A
fife and drum corps accompanied them to
the train and there was another big crowd
I'm waiting at the station. More carria ges
We're utilized and procession was started
for Caledonia Hall. where the second
speech was delivered. The hall was pro-
fusely decorated with flags and bunting.
and innumerabe lights flooded the aisles
with brilliancy. IL nearly O'Clock
when MIR. Bryan arrived and he was pre-
sented to the audience without further de-
lay. In the course of his address Mr. Bry-
an said:
s.Our opponents tell us that we must have
Il gold standard because England has !
gaY to YOU. my friends, that one Of the rea-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
Predictions and observations of the
Local weather Bureau.

Forecast for indianapolis and vicinity for
the twenty-four hours ending IL p. m. Sept
29-OccasionaI rain on Tuesday
General Conditions Yesterday-The storm
area central off the southern Atlantic coast
is moving SLOWLY northeastward. Another
storm area is approaching from the north
west and is now central over British Co
lumbia. Elsewhere the pressure remains
high. The temperature fell in the lower
Missouri and lower Mississippi valleys and
near the gulf coast; elsewhere 1t rose.
Rains fell from the lower Mississippi val
ley eastward to the Atlantic coast. Heavy
rain. 1.01 inch, fell at Nashville, Tenn
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-For Ohio-Gen-
orally cloudy weather. with rains; cooler;
fresh and brisk northeast winds, becoming
variable.
For Indiana and lllinois-Rain, followed
by clearing weather; slightly warmer; Vari-
able winds, shifting to southwest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
Indiana State News.

The fourteenth annual reunion of the
Seventy-fifth and Observation-Disclosures In
diana Volunteer Infantry will be held in
ElWood Oct. l and 2.
The blowers and gatherers of the Win
dowglass Workers Associa ton will meet
at Alexandria next Thursday to complete
the formation of an organiza ton to be
known as the Blowers and Gatherers' Mu-
tual Protective Association" and to adopt
Il constitution and make applca ton for a
charter under the State laws of Indiana
The Methodist Church at Hartford City
recently remodeled and refurnished was
dedicated Sunday. The church is valued at
$4,000 and the recent improvements cost
81 500. Rev. ID. H. Moore. of Cincinnati
editor of the Western Christian Advocate
had charge of the services and succeeded
in raising $500 of the 1000 Indebtedness
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
Indiana Campaign Notes.

Holmans Opera House at Hammond was
packed to the doors Saturday night with
peonle who turned out to hear Hon. John
L. Griffiths.
Sunday night at Noblesville hundreds
We're turned away from the courthouse for
lack of room to hear Judge Howe. of In
dianapolis. Preceding the speaking there
was parade on the streets by the Mckin-
ley Club, of Cicero. headed by the drum
corps OF glass workers.
The old soldiers and Sons of Veterans of
Elwood have completed the organization of
a strong Republican club. There are now
$50 members. Officers We're selected as fol-
lows: President. W. j. Watson; vice pres
ident. FL. c. Lyst; secretary. Arthur Nc
Mahan; treasurer, E. a. McMahan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
Thieves Who We're Too Clever.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RUSHNlLLE, Ind, Sept 2S.-The silver
ware found in the possession of the two
men arrested at Greensburg a few days
ago has been identified by Joseph Chris
man as that stolen from his home, above
town. The silverware was sold to Chris
Fox, q Rushville saloon-keeper, for Sc.
Mr.. Fox placed it in room back of his
saloon, from which the robbers stole it d
half hour later. Mr.. Chrisman went to
Greensburg this morning and had no
trouble in identifying and recovering his
property. The same gang entered the
house of Manforda@J ohnson. two miles
above Chrisman, Where they stole among
other things a fine silk shawl. This shawl
was also found in the possession of the
pair arrested at Greensburg. The men
will be brought here for trial at the next
of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
FATAL GAS EXPLOSIONS
THREE WINDFALL VICTIMS AND
TWO At RUSHyILLE YESTERDAY.
Anderson Burglar FIoorcd by Four
teen-Iear-Old Boy-Greensburg
Robbers Identified.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINDFALL. Ind. Sept 2S.-AIr. and Mrs.
Frank Coomer and Miss Cora Mount. of
this place. were seriously if not fatally
burned by natural gas explosion this aft
ernoon. Mr. Coomer and his wife We're
moving into frame residence assisted by
Miss Mount. In attaching gas fixtures
Mr.. Coomer allowed large amount of
gas to escape in the kitchen He struck a
match to find the leak and the explosion
followed Neighbors rushed in and assist
ed in smothering the flames which had ig-
nlted the clothing of the victims. but all
We're severely burned. Physicians say re-
coVery is doubtful. Mr.. Coomer is a glass
blower The building was wrecked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
New England Conceit.
Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
An Indianapolis lady visiting in Boston
has had her civic pride grievously hurt by
having street cars pointed TO her some-
thing she could not see at home. This lady's
remark that her entertainers ignorance of
the near West is typical among many un-
travelled New Englanders has altogether
too much truth in IL to be wholly wrong
The New EnEanders are a good deal like
the Old Englanders in their belief that no.
body else can possibly have what they pos
SesS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
Two Women Injured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ROSHVILLE, Ind. Sept. 2S.-A natural
gas explosion at the home of Owen Nc
kee this afternoon did great damage.
TIllle Mckee, a daughter, had turned on
the gas in the kitchen stove and dropped
match to ignite it. The match failed
to light the gas and the girl went about
her duties unaware of the danger. The
gas rapidly filled the stove and Mrs Nc
kee, seeming it, went to see about the
cause of the supposed leak. She dropped
81 match into the stove, and the explosion
that followed blew the stove to pieces and
damaged the kitchen The force of the
explosion. shook the building, and the re-
port aroused the neighborhood Mrs NC
KEGS left arm was painfully burned and
Miss Tillie was thrown down
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lions. requiring the highest and the wisest
craftsmanship. Imagine trusting them for
a solution to the crew who wrote that
platform and held that convention at Chi
ca 60.
Al the conclusion of Mr.. Lodges speech
there was another outburst of applause.
Then Edward Lauterbach spoke briefly,
bringing the meeting to a close.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
A Burglars Head Cracked.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. 2S-Mrs. Mis-
souri, Wise widow, awoke early this
morning to find man armed with a big
iron coupling pin in her room. He was
evidently bent on robbery or murder but
was roored a second later by her fourteen
year-old son, who crept up behind and
dealt a blow that laid him the floor. Be
before he could be secured, however, he
regained his feet and dashed through a big
front window. He escaped arrest. There is
no clew to his identity. He effected his en-
trance through a side window
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
Killed by n Live Wire

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind. Sept. 2S.-Charles Maur-
er, aged fifteen, son of policeman Leonard
Maurer, was killed tonight while on his
way home from Cornett & Sons store
where he is employed. He became entan-
gled in a telephone wire near the corner of
Fourth and Mulberry streets, which in
falling across a live electric light wire
Young Maurer was knocked down, and be-
fore the current could be turned off at the
station life was extinct
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
A Railroad MANS Suictde

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, Ind, Sept. 2S.-John Henry
Baker, car repairer on the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois railroad, committed suicide
to-day by hanging. He was siXty-one years
Old and had on his person 1894 in currency
He leaves wife and four children, living
in Chicago and Terre Haute
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Sept. 2S.-Warrants
have been issued for the arrest of Alex
Bell and Sim Bryant, who have made for
themselves a distinct criminal record and
who have been confined in the Franklin Jail
since the burning of the Jail here. The
charge preferred was for horse stealing
and they will probably be brought here to-
morrow or Wednesday for arraignment