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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-16
Indiana

SEYMOUR, Ind, May 15.-Mrs. Anna So
phia Thoele, residing near this city, died
Friday morning of general infrmity, aged
daughters-Mrs. Sophia Casper, Mrs. Henry
Scheppman and Miss Rosina T~hoele-and
three sons-William, Frank and Henry.
Mrs. Calvin Little died yesterday morn
ing at her home, in this city, of Bright's
disease, aged about forty-1ve years. She
leaves a husband and five children.
SEYMOUR, Ind, May 15.-Andy Rine-
hart, a carpenter, residing in this city,
dropped dead from heart disease at his
home last evening about Z o'clock. He had
been complaining for several weeks, but
worked all day and ate a hearty supper,
after which he died. Mr.. Rinehart was
one Of the pioneers of this city and was
about sixty years old. He was the father
of twelve children, six of whom, with their
mother, survive.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, May 15.-Ulysses
Bush, of Seymour, died at the home of his
mother here this morning, aged twenty
SEVEN, of Bright's disease. He had been
here on a visit for two weeks. The remains
will be inferred at Seymour tomorrow.
RICHMOND, Ind, May 15.-Ars. Belle
Quigg, aged twenty-four, died this morn
ing at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Anna
Whitman. She came here on Tuesday last
from Lynn on a visit.
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Well, / am here to say that for something
like ninety years / have taken an occa-
sional drink. although 1 am always careful
not TO get too much. Sobriety is. in my
opinion, a paramount virtue. 1t have never
paid any special attention to ~diet-have al
ways eaten and drank whatever l wanted
and at whatever time l happened to want
When steamboats, were invented Captain
Haynes was one of the first to engage in
the business. Being of a mechanical turn
of mind he soon became an expert engineer.
and for many years he was employed on
boats plying between St. Louis, Memphis,
Vicksburg and New Orleans. The captain
also worked on other rivers, notably the
Ohio. Captain Haynes, old as he is,
chuckles merrily now when he talks about
the rollicking good times he used to have
in Cincinnati when the town was compare
lively new and strictly wide open. Captain
Haynes was also a pioneer locomotive en-
gineer and had run out of St. Louis on
some Of the first roads that were built into
Ast. Louis was a small town when I first
landed here the captain said. Let me
see he continued. that is just about
ninety years ago. All of the business at
that time was close together along the
levee. There were really not enough peo-
pie here then to make a respectable village.
Just a little French and Indian trading
post, that was al. But look at 'er now.
When the civil war arose Captain Haynes
was a resident of st. Louis, engaged in
eral service as engineer on a gunboat.
"Were you ever married?' 1 asked.
on, yes, ne Saiut 1 was married When
/ was a young man. Let me see. | be-
lieve I was only about fifty years old when
l was married"
Captain Haynes's wife died at the age
of eighty years. The old man speaks Of
her as a girl. Yes, she was a good girl
he repeated several times during that part
of the interview.
81 used to know a girl up at Cincinnati"
he said, land went to see her for a long
while before l was married. She was one
Of those play actresses and L heard after
l quit her that she fell heir to a big lot of
money. | didn't want her, though, no mat
ter how much money she had"
Captain Haynes inclines to the doctrine
of the Methodist Church. He has not been
able to attend church for a long while.
Many years ago he Joined the Christian
Church, but subsequently decided that the
Methodists were better suited to his belief.
For over half a century the captain has
been a member of the Masons and Odd Eel
lows. However, it has been a long while
since he has been able to go to lodge or to
tax any interest in the work. He is proud
of his three lodges or organizations-the G..
A. r., Masons and the Odd Fellows.
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THE OLDEST G. A. r.. MAN.
Captain Haynes, of st. Louis, Now
Claims to Be 100.
st. Louis Post-D Dispatch.

st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The oldest living member OF the Grand
Army of the Republic was 100 years old
last Christmas day, and is a man of some
vigor. He is Capt. John Haynes, and he is
an inmate of the Memorial Home of St.
Louis. He is exceedingly proud of his years
and his physical powers and takes great de-
light in showing visitors how firmly and ac-
lively he can walk He wears a fine, long
beard of snowy whiteness, and his head is
thickly covered with an eXuberant growth
OF white hair.
Captain Haynes was born in White coun-
ty, Tenn, Dec. %, 1857. He was reared in
the rugged Cumberland mountain section of
his native State until the war of 1872 came
on. captain Haynes was then a robust
young man. Fired with the prevailing mar
tial spirit of that time, ii was easy Tor him
to decide that he would join the army. The
captain fought under General Jackson in
the memorable battle of New Orleans.
There he displayed such daring bravery
that he was the recipient of a high personal
compliment from General Jackson.
The longevity of Captain Haynes cannot
himself admits. When asked the question,
DO you think your long lease of life is
due to your abstaining from the use Of
liquor and tohacco?" the old man. with a
merry twinkle OF his eyes, exclaimed:
Why, bless your soul. no. / chewed to-
bacCo for seventy years, but / quit the
habit five years ago, not that IL hurt my
health but because It is a dirty habit. Since
I got into this home / want TO be nice. |
always chewed about 10 cents worth of
tobacco a day until l resolved TO quit it
entirely.
you asked me about liquor drinking.
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THE RELIGION OF WOMEN.
Mrs. Barr, the Novelist, Hopes More
from that of Men.
New York Mail and Express.

New York Mail ana Express.
Mrs. Barr went on to say that she usual
ly put a little religion in her stories, and
she added: People think women are more
religious than men. They are not. P1ety
is often represented by a kneeling woman.
1 would represent pietv by a kneeling man
"a young man. There is no more Affecting
sight in the world than a young man kneel-
ing in PRAYER. This last winter at Corn
wall l have seen a great deal of young men,
and / have found that almost any young
man will talk of religion until after mid
night and be interested. What woman will
do that? Men are interested in knowing
where they come from, who and what they
are and where they are going. Women do
not have half as much interest in these
subjects. Men are much more religious
than women.
1.-THE women of to-day are frittering away
athletes. He did not intend that they
should spend hours every day riding the
selves on wheels. they would get off, never
to get on again. There is going to be a re-
action from the aggressive, athletic, sporty
woman to the old-fashioned woman, and
when the ol~d-fashioned woman comes in
again she will stay in.
All Of this aggressiveness and mingling
with the world have not improved women
a bit. They have always been lacking in
character, stanina@ VIII power, force, and
they are not any stronger now than they
were before the present craze was started.
What sort of children, may l ask, will these
women who ride a wheel all day bring into
the world? | would not give the snap of
my finger for children born to bicycle par
ents.
Judging from my own observation, the
bicycle has contributed to domestic difficult
ties, divorces and separations more than
any other one agency. A man is willing to
have his wife dance until 1 o'clock in the
morning. There is some security in the
ballroom. But he is not willing to have his
wife take long rides in the country with
another man awheel. And l do not blame
him.
Men haveAa great deal to contend
against, and / admire them greatly. One
instance of woman's cruelty is her demand
for q houseful of servants. Frequently three
persons nave six servants, and often a
great many more, to wait on them. Many
a man is kept shaving until 10 and IL and
sometimes until II o'clock at night in order
to keep a regiment of servants in idleness.
9TH young men are the hope of the
country, and they are strong enough to
bear the burdens that are put upon them"
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How RaphacI settled His Bill.
-arner,s Round Table.

Ildl B0L - -
Raphael, the great Italian painter, whose
celebrated Biblical pictures are worth fabu-
lous sums of money, was not a rich man
when young, and encountered some of the
vicissitudes of life, like many another
genius. Once when travelling he put up at
an inn and remained there unable to get
away through lack of funds to settle his
bill. The landlord grew suspicious that such
was the case and his requests for a settle
ment grew more and more pressing. Final
ly young Raphael, in desperation, resorted
to the following device.
He carefully painted upon a table top in
his room a number of gold coins, and plac-
ing the table in a certain light that gave
a startling effect, he p9SGik LEX his few be-
"There,% he a exflq aimed with VIII a lord 1ly
enough to settle my bill and more. Now
kindly show the way to the door"
bows. ushered his guest out, and then has
tened back TO gather up his gold. His rage
and CONSERVATION when he discovered the
fraud knew no bounds, until a wealthy
English traveller, recognizing the value Of
the art put in the work., gladly paid him
ESQ for the table.
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SAILOR BOYS BEATEN.
Boat Race at Annapolis Won by Cor
neII,s Second varsity Crew.

neII's Second Varsity Crew.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May Is. - Cornelrs
second" varsity crew won a very interest
ing boat race to-day from the naval cadets,
beating the sailor boys by two lengths in
the fairly good time of II minutes and 10
seconds, and finishing two lengths ahead
at the end of the two-mile straight-away
course. The cadets came III seven seconds
later. 1t was pronounced by all who saw
it the p~rettiest race ever rowed on the
SEVERN river, and both crews have reason
to be proud of the showing they made.
The course over which the race was run
was laid straight away, shoreWard from
Greenbury Point light, and was two miles
long and had no turns.
Cornell took the water slightly IN the lead
and set the pace at about thirty-five
strokes, the cadets pulling hard and strong,
but not quite so rapidly. The water was
Bile the lthacans somewhat. The cadets,
on the contrary, being accustomed to rough
water, took to it most kindly and pulled in
a line as straight as an arrow. Almost
from the start Cornell began to forge
slowly ahead. AT the mile the New YORK
ers appeared from the judges boat to be
about three lengths to the good. Then little
Greenslade shouted to the men in his boat
TO put on steam and the strokes ran up to
thirty-eight. Cornell, too, quickened her
stroke. but the sailors seemed the strongest
yard. But the effort came too late and
Cornell shot past the finish amid the cheers
of the crowd and the booming of guns, two
clear lengths to the fore.
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Indiana Notes.

The City Council of North Vernon re-
ceived bids on an electric light plant Fri
Siemans-Hulske Company for the appar-
atus, and that of Russell & Co. for the
steam plant.
At the annual meeting for the election of
officers of the Winchester Woman's Gu
the following were chosen: Mrs. Cora r.
Goodrich, president: Mrs. Martha Kelley.
vice president; Mrs. Bertha Ward, secre-
tary; Miss Alice Meier, corresponding sec
Ietary; Miss Reba c. Beverly. treasurer.
The sanitarium board Of Greenwood held
Il meeting Friday and elected DIR. Il.
Carnes superintendent. On account of be-
ing so much unequal stock, some being non-
assessable, the board decided to place a
mortgage on the building and use the
money to increase the business The sanf-
tarium has done a good business all winter.
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CnrneII Showed Under.

PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-THE Cornell
athletes were showed under to-day by the
University of Pennsylvania boys in their
dual track and field events. In one event,
the mile walk, w. B. Fetterman, Penn
sylvania, lowered the intercollegiate record
for a mile by five seconds, going the dis
lance in six minutes and forty-seven sec
onds. McKibben, of Pennsylvania won the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hurdle race
in 16 So seconds. record time for the track.
Considering that the track was slow; these
In Difference to the wishes of the Ithaca
bows. the usual mode of counting the points
was changed, so that second counted three
gle event. the final score resulting: Penn
%sylVania, 81; Cornell, ~.
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Farmer Phare~ Hangs Himself.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
Upton, Ind, May 15.-Yesterday after
noon George Phares, a wealthy farmer,
residing about seven miles west of this city.
committed suicide by hanging himself in an
outbuildins. He had some hands shearing
sheep and he left them after dinner, say
ing that he would go and feed the hogs.
AS he did not respond to the call for sup
per, one or his sons went to look Tor him
halter strap with his knees toucning the
floor. He could have easily saved himself
If he had been SO inclined as his feet were
forty-eight years old and leaves a wife
n five children. He was the owner of
fine farm residence, and the day before had
sold atty head of cattle. for Which he re-
ceived 81, ZOO in cash. His family relations
were most happy and he was enjoying good
health. No cause can be assigned for his
rash act.
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Horse Fair at North Salem.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NORTH SALEM, Ind, May 15.-This has
been a gala day for North Salem on ac-
count of the horse show. There has been
an immense crowd of people here and
some of the best horses ever seen on the
streets. Every class was full with entries
and Hendricks Counties The contest for
the best lady driver and best lady rider
attracted the most attention.
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The Coffin Was Empty.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, May 15.-Forty years
ago John Sailor, one of the pioneers of
this section, died, and was buried in a pri-
waite burying ground a few miles south of
this city. Yesterday B. F. Sailor, a mer-
chant here, and several male relatives went
to the place ana exhumed his fathers cas-
ket and found it empty. Ghouls had stolen
the remains years ago. A doctor, now dead.
who formerly lived near the burying
ground, is suspected.
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Insurance on c. II. over Fire.

bpeclaI % The IhdlahapOus JOURNAL.
MUNCIE, Ind. May l5.-The fire loss at
the G. II. over & CO. window-glass factory
last night is given to-day as So. coo. with the
following insurance: Merchants of New
Jersey. $1,000; Orient of Hartford, $500:
Connecticut of Hartford, $1,000; Franklin OF
Indiana, 1000; Pacific of New York. $500.
Phoenix Of Hartford, $1,000: SchuylkilI OF
P~eTnsyivania, $1,000: Globe of New York
5000; Lancashire, $1,000; Fire Association,
$l,5o9. Millers' n Manufacturers. s.. G1J,
North German, 5000. Manufacturers
Lloyds, 5000 Associated Underwriters.
500. Ohio Farmers $1,000; Manufacturers
and Merchants, Of Rockford. 81, coo. United
Cities Lloyds, $3.50; Aetna. 81, 900; Hartford.
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Cox-Morris wedding.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WILLIAMSPORT. Ind, May 15.-At the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. George Kitchens
to-day was solemnized the marriage Of
Miss Ella Morris, of Williamsport, and Mr..
William A. Cox, of Covington. Miss Nor
ris has been the efficient stenograp1er for
a number of years. and is the sister of
Mrs. Kitchen, at whose home the marriage
was solemniZed. Mr.. Cox is a member of
the Fountain county bar. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cox will make their future home at Cow
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S1O,0OO suit Against Biz -Four.

Srecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, May 15.-On Monday
evening of this week John Demaree, who
was hauling ~shavings in a wagon for a
livery stable, was caught on a Big -Four
crossing by the train from the west and
hurled some distance, sustaining a fracture
of the leg and injury to the skull and
against the railroad for $40, 500 damages.
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DAUGHTERS TooK THE MONEY.
Carried on $4,000 which Old Man
HaverIin Was Saving.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 15.-Lawyer
Carson Hamill to-day received the $1,000 in
gold which old man Haverlin lost a few
days ago after he had told his two married
daughters where he had buried il in the
garden. Replevin proceedings were insti-
tuted and the lawyer, with a deputy sheriff,
went to Clay City. where the daughters,
Mrs. Edmondson and Mrs. Ellis. live. AT
first they denied having the money, but
afterward showed the lawyer and deputy
sheriff where it was buried. The money
was In gold pieces and 1000 in each of two
cans. which the lawyer brought to the city
this afternoon. Recently Haverlin decided
"a farm to his present Wife, who is not the
mother of the two Clay City women. 1t
was this act on his part which caused the
daughters TO take the money their father
had hid in the garden.
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LittIe Girrs Twenty-Foot. FAIL.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, May 15.-The seven-year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Martin,
who recently moved here from Indian
apolis, fell out of a window in the second
story of their home and is seriously in
tured internally, but no bones were broken.
She pushed out a fly screen and dropped
twenty feet.
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Harry Petit Quits the Law.

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, May 16.-Hon. Harry c.
Petit, speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, has retired from the practice of law
in a general way and in October he becomes
identified with the loan and insurance agen-
cy of A. M. Atkinson & Son, and will de-
vote his attention to their abstract and in
Surdnce work.
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yassar Girls in BloOmers.

& POUGHKEEPSIE, n. Y, May lo.-The
annual field day sports of the Vassar stu
dents athletic association took place on the
athletic field to-day. The date had been
kept secret. and great efforts had been
made to keep the matter out of the news
papers. The young women who partlcl-
pated in the games wore simple blouses and
boomers, which were buckled around eacn
leg lust below the knee. The sports were
Witnessed by the six hundred students ana
instructors. The men who were allowed to
be present were President Taylor and three
or four professors.
Miss Al Wilkinson, 1897, won the o~ne-hun-
dred-yard dash in :13, with Miss A. M.
Burnham, 1900. second, in rs, and Miss F..
Miss sara B.. Plat. 1897, won the fence
y%aulting contest, clearing 4 feet f6t . ha in aebsii
throwing contest, with Miss Emma Reed a
close second.
fought basketball game by the score of l
to 0. The principal game was be
tween 1897 and 1899 for the college anplon
ship. The seniors won, 4 to z.
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EmbrOidering
| Taught
Free.
Our Corset Der

n floor.
The daily increase OF sales in
this line lead us to believe OUR
CORSETS FIT and WEAR. We
carry, perhaps, as complete a Cor
set stock as you can find west of
New York. We al give you
your pet kind. We have the long,
short and extra long waists. We
have Corsets from 25c to SIS per
pair. We carry the following
lines:
p. D., long, medium and short,
$1.5O to SIS each; /. c., all sizes
and styles; DR.. Warmers, principal
lines; r. & G., in all lengths and
styles, from 75c to So. so; w. B., in
all grades, 81 to $2.75; w. c. c.,
No. 400, for Sc; American Lady,
in a variety of styles; Prima Dom
ma, 81 and $3.50; ]. B.; Thomp-
sons Glove Fitting. Kabo, Hen
derson, F1exo Gird1e, Jackson
Waist, Ferris Waist.
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Might BE Called Tint.

washington STAR.
Il presume said the laxative man to
his seat mate in the railway train. from
your manner and conversation, that YOU
have family ties" eyes" replied Mr.. Meek
ton, Il s'pose you might as well call 'em
that. ! buy 'em for myself, but nv wife
and the girls all wear 'em whenever thew
feel like it."
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Detective out ON 1000 Bonds.

Speeial 70 the india apolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 15.-James Null
laney, the Lake shor, & Michigan Southern
Railroad detective, who is charged with the
murder of Patrolman Oscar w. Christian
sen, Of the South Bend police department,
had q preliminary hearing to-day before
Mayor Scharfer. He was held to the st.
Joseph Circuit Court in $4,000 bonds. His
home is in Chicago. Detective John Carney.
of Elkhart, was also released under heavy
bond TO appear as a witness. 1t is hardly
probable that Mullaney will be tried here,
as the telling against him is very strong.
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wv. II. {. Reception 60 MES. Travis.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, May 15.-The
Woman Relief Corps in this city gave
Mrs. c. NJ. Slavin. the new department
president, an informal reception at her
home this evening. The department secre-
tary, Mrs. Charles Gould, and treasurer,
Mrs. j. 9. Hutchinson, We're present.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, May 15.-At a meeting of
representative business men last night il
was decided to observe the Fourth of July
in Muncie with a horse and bicycle race
meeting at the fair grounds. Purses will
be larger than ever before offered in this
part of the State. The money derived
from the celebration will be used to defray
the expenses of the State Labor day cele-
bration in Muncie in September.