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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10

Musical Age.

TO return to the matter of salaries. it is
quite true that the best foreign artists-and,
of course, the best foreign artists alone are
e~ligible-refused to sing in America unless
they obtained eXorbitant fees. But thai was
because they felt well assured some man
ager would be foolish enough to pay them.
In the past many were. The future holds
another story. Recent lessons have been
longer disregarded. 8 : There is small
room TO doubt that artists would be paid
an advance on their European salaries as
offset to the fatigue Of travel consequent
on an American season. On the other hand,
there is no ground to believe hat such eX-
orbitant excess on continental fees viii
longer be granted in America. it means
ruin TO managers, TO stockholders in the
theaters in which such paid organizations
are accustomed to appear. and il means
a scale of admission rates that only tile
rich can indulge in. And unless the times
are prosperous financially. even this ia
Vored class is limited in indulgence.
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THE CHURCH TUMBLED
GAS CITY BAPTIST MEETING HOUSE
PARTLY BLOWN DOWN.
Madison County Oil Men Believe the
Law Protecting Gas supply VIII
Be knocked Out.
| to the IndIananoIIs Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GAS CITY, Ind, May 9-During the big
storm here, about II O'Clock this morning,
the Baptist Church, one Of the finest in the
city, was badly wrecked and a panic mar
rowly averted. Rev. Jamison, the pastor,
was preaching when the crash came. The
c~colness of Mr.. Jamison and Mayor Brasil
ear quoted the congregation, and all got
out safely. John Ward and John Sparks
had narrow escapes. They saw the storm
approaching, and FASTENED out to look aft
Ell Sparks's team and carriage, hitched just
in front of the church. Hearing the crash
ing timber they fled, and a moment later
the southwest cupola and part of the roof
fell on the team. The carriage was smashed
to pieces and the horses crushed so they
will likely have TO be killed. Inside the
building women tainted and every one was
badly scared. Damage to the building will
he fully 81 0O0
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.
Early Rain, to Be Followed by Fair
WRafher Later.

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for
the twenty-four hours ending II p. m, May
1O-Rain in early morning. warmer, fair
weather on Monday.
General Conditions-Slightly lower baro-
metric pressure prevails, the lowest over
British Columbia and Canada. The temper
ture fell nearly everywhere, and fair
weather prevailed except in the central
Mississippi valley and in the Ohio valley,
where local rains fell, accompanied by
thunder and lightning at st. Louis, Cairo,
Springfield, H., and at Parkersburg, w. Va.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-For ~Ohio-Show-
ers followed by clearing weather on Mon
day afternoon; brisk. westerly winds.
For Indiana and IllinoiS-ShoWers; warm
err; northerly winds, becoming variable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Gallons
STANDARD OIL DIVIDEND


The directors of the Standard Oil Com
pany at a meeting held last week declared
a quarterly dividend of 3 per cent. and an
extra dividend of Z per cent. payable June
ID. to stockholders of record of May 10.
This means a distribution of about $10.-
O00.0 to the shareholders of the company.
During the fiscal year the company has
paid 81 per cent, and, including the pres
ent dividend, 20 per cent. has been declared
so far this year.
1t was expected an extra dividend of 10
per cent. or in excess. would be paid at
this time. The fact did not prevent the
stock from rising. however, as it sold up
TO 1912 a share Saturday.
Where the supply of stock comes from is
a puzzling question to brokers. Not for
several years has there been so much
activity in standard Oil stock as during the
last few months. The stock was always
supposed to be held closely, and the COM
pany was looked on as a family afair,
with all stock held by a few individuals,
estates and families.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10

QUEENSTOWN, May 9.-Passed: Cepha-
lonia, from Liverpool, for Boston; Penn
land, from Philadelphia, for Liverpool.
NEW YORK, May ARRIVED: La Bour-
gogne, from Havre; Schiedam, from Am
sterdam.
QUEENSTOWN, May 9.-SaiIed: Cam
pania, from Liverpool, for New York.
HAVRE, May 9.-Arriyed: La Gascogne,
from New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10

u seems 10 YOU thar that
tickling. hacking cough is all
IN the throat Bur your doc
Tor will tell you that this SEN
sation is often deceiving. The
cough is often the signal OF
deeper trouble IN the bron-
chial tubes or in the lung
tissue itself. These inhamed
membranes can only be
healed by treating the system.
For all lung troubles. espe-
cially in the earlier stages, no
remedy equals SCOTS Emul-
sion of Cod-liver Oil. Its
special power is in healing
the inhalned tissues of the
lungs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10

ST. JOHNS, N. F., May 9.-The overdue
steamer Benedick arrived tonight, after a
fifteen days voyage from Liverpool. For
nearly a week she was in an ice foe and
unable to make any progress, though she
escaped serious damage. The steamer Cor
intha, sixteen days out from Cadiz, which
came into port this morning, reports that
she encountered vast fields of ice 140 miles
southeast of Cape Race and met a number
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Freak of the Lightning.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 9.-During a
hard rain and thunderstorm to-day light
ming struck the home of l. n. Sanders. 1t
first hit on the roof, then bounded to the
caves and went down the corner of the
house and entered the parlor, where two
children were playing on mandolins. A
chair on which one sat had a leg knocked
off and a table in the room Jared the same.
The children were stunned, but not in
jured. The lightning then escaped from the
room and departed over a metal clothesline
in the yard. The stable at the other end Of
the line was badly damaged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Schooner RudOInh Suuk.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, May 9.-The
schooner Anna f. Rudolph, from Camden,
N. j., for Boston, with iron pipe, was sunk
off Nauset, Cape Cod, by collision with the
tug Paoli, at 3 a. m, and Skipper Captain
Gardiner, Mate Smell, both of New Jersey,
and a seaman We're drowned. Steward
George Brown and Seaman Johnson were
saved. The tug was uniniured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
commission Bill a Law.

PENSACOLA, Fla, May Ex-Governor
Bloxham has allowed the railroad-eommis-
sion bill to become a law without his APP
prevail. The law provides for the appoint
nent of three commissioners-one railroad
man. one lawyer and one farmer. They
will be appointed this week. There are
over a hundred applicants Tor the positions,
the salary being s.. 500 per annum The law
is radical in it's features, and it is believed
it's passage is bound to bring the railroad
companies actively into politics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Aponvmous Git of s1s7,5OO.

PARIS, May 9.-An anonymous donor mas
sent the sum of e37,5OO to the committee
of management of the charity bazaar in
the Rue Jean Goujon, which was the scene
of last weeks terrible tragedy from nre.
This amount, with the proceeds of the first
days sale, 91, 500, equals the full receipts
of the bazaar of 1896, and the committee is
thus enabled to make distribution as be-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10

rCnning around below, and hoped that
We would be able Is reach them In some
way.
4 listened for sounds, but could hear
nothing. save the roar of the flames as they
grew steadily in volume below and rolled
round and round in the narrow quarters.
There was not a scream. not a shrek. no
sign Of life below. on deck there were only
the hoarse shouts of the captain and the
hurry and hustle of the crew as they
rushed about laying lines of hose and pour
ms streams of water down the companion
gay and through the open ventilators.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
T%ELEGRAPHlC BREVlTIES.

President Zelaya, of Nicaragua, has
signed the law abolishing capital punish
ment from and after July ] next.
Jim Parker the notorious train robber,
and two other desperadoes escaped from
the Prescott, A. T., Jail last night, wound
ing the TAILOR and district attorney.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
DUO D'AUMALE'S HEIR.
Due D'OrIeans VIII Receive the
F~renchman's Entire Estnte.

~Frenchman's Entire Estate.
PARIS, May 9.-The late Due d'Aumale
left two wills, one in France and the other
in England. Under the former he desig-
mated five executors who are to take care
of Chantilly for a year until the institute
can enter into possession. The estate of the
duke goes to the Due d'Orleans, who now
possesses the entire Eu estates, and who
also receives the vastly productive estates
at Zucco. in Sicily. and Woodnorton. Eng
land, with a large sum in the gUise of reve-
nues bequeathed by the Duo and Duchesse
male has left copious memoirs which may
be published in the course of a few years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
It. Josepb societie. of Indiana.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 9.-The fourth
annual convention of st. Joseph's Benevo-
lent Societies of Indiana will convene here
tomorrow. Several thousand strangers
were here to-day. most of them members of
that order, and participated in a big parade.
Uniformed bodies and bands of music from
all over the State were present. A musical
concert took place in the evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
SIM Buys the Telegram.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, May 9.-The Sun Pub
fishing Company, which publishes the daily
aud weekly Sun (Democratc), has pur-
chased the Telegram, morning, daily and
weekly (Republican), and will coGsoldate
the papers under the name OF the sun
TELEGRAM.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Found His Body in the Creek.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, May 8. = Ben Galen-
tine, nine-year-old son of Lon Galentine,
near Petersville, was rowne in Clifty
creek this evening. He left home with a
hired hand, but separated from him. A
little later the man, who was looking for
him, found his hat on the bank of the
stream, and soon discovered his body. 1t
is not known how the boy happened to fall
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10

Crew of the Francis Escape I'm Boats,
but Save Nothing.

BEACH HAVEN, y. j.. May 9.-The ship
Francis, Of New Bedford. Mass, under
command of Capt. a. +. Smith and with a
crew Of twenty-five men, which left San
Francisco on Jan. Il with a general cargo,
terday and in order to save the lives of
those on board and the ship and cargo, if
possible, she was beached on the south end
Of Long Branch. six miles below here, at 8
O'Clock last night. The captain and crew
reached shore safely and were taken care
of by the crew of the Little Egg Harbor
life-saving station. The vessel was burned
to the water and with the cargo will prove
a total loss.
The fire was first discovered about A
o'clock in the afternoon and was burning
fiercely in the hold. All hands were or
dered on deck and the pumps manned to
eXtinguish the flames, but hey had gained
too much Roadway and ii was as much as
the men could do to prevent the fire from
spreading SO rapidly as to necessitate their
taking to the boats on the open sea. With
her bow pointed well on the shore the ship
struck hard and fast. Meanwhile the fire
was raging even more furiously than before
and all hands were forced to leave with
nothing but the clothes on their backs.
To-day the tugs ]. j. Merritt and North
America arrived and endeavored to put
out the fire. They were unable to accom-
plish anything and finally gave up. CAPTAIN
Smiths wife died at sea on the outward
trip of the ship. He had the body en-
balmed and sent home by train. 1t awaits
his arrival in Boston. The Francis is a
full-rigged ship of 1874 tons burden. She
usual weather throughout the voyage. TIL
origin OF the fire is unknown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Both sexes Provided For.
Pittsburg Chronlele- Telegraph.

Pittsburg ChronlcIe-Teiegraph.
washington has all sorts of congresses
besides the one which meets in that city
every year" remarked the Snake Editor.
Go on said the Horse Editor.
"A few weeks ago it had the mothers
congress and now it has the postal con-
gress, thus providing for both mails and
females"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
CIRCUS MoIiere burns.

PARIS, May 9.-The ring and stables of
the Circus Moliere were burned tonight,
a fireman and a policeman being seriously
injured. M. Casimir Perier was to have pre-
sided at the opening of a charity fete in
the circus to-day, but the function was
postponed in consequence of the terrible
calamity at the charity bazaar last Tues
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Hint TO Greece.

Kansas City Journal.
Greece should keep up the fighting as
long as possible. A brilliant corps of Amer
lean newspaper correspondents are on the
ground. aud il would be a great disappoint-
ment TO them if the war should end before
they have a fair chance 10 show off their
fine work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Had Heard of Him.
Puck.

The Rev. DR.. Thirdly-And now, children,
I wonder if any little boy or girl here
knows who was the best man that ever
lived. Ah. there's a hand up. Well. John
ME. who was the best man that ever lived?
Johnnie Secondcrop-Please, sir, it was
mammals first husband, sir.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
origin of .skeedaddle.r
Buffalo Courier

an interesting coincidence that the word
.skedaddle' is derived from the Greek. :
Then the Greeks must have derived it from
the Yankees who in turn are believed to
have derived it from the Swedish or Dam
ish settlers Of our Northwestern States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Practice SHIP Collision.

CHARLESTON, S. c., May 9.-The
United States revenue practice ship Chase
came into port to-day. and the story of
her collision with a schoonera. believed to
be the Richard F. c. Hartley, of Boston,
was told by Captain Hamlet About 1870 a.
m. Thursday, May ., a schooner was sight
ed bearing down on the Chase, about fifty
miles north Of this port. No attention was
paid to signals, and in spite of all efforts
by the Chase to avoid it the vessels came
together. TIL Chase lost her entire head
gear. bOwsprit, flying jibboom and foretop-
mast and was badly jammed. The schoon-
er was not greatly injured. 1t appears that
there was no lookout on the schooner,
which was sailing before the wind, under
full canvas The schooner declined to an
swer any questions and seemed anxious to
get away, but her anchor had been thrown
over by the shock and she was thus held.
The officers of the Chase read her name,
on stern, as the Richard f. c. Hartley, of
Boston. The Chase will remain here until
a tug Is sent from Baltimore for her. No
one was injured in the collision. Captain
Hamlet and his crew do not appear to have
been in the slightest degree to blame, they
having done everything possible to avoid
the accident
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Pushed 10 Extremes.
Detroit Free Press.

Detrolt Tree PfesS.
The best evidence of the unpopularity of
the inkeritance-tax scheme in New York is
that the rich men talk of removing to New
Jersey. A New Yorker has TO be pretty
badly ratified when he thinks of such a step.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10

Professor b. l. Wheeler, in North American
Review.
Aversion to mechanical discipline shows
itself in the drill of the Greek troops, as
would be naturally expected from all that
we know of them oatside the army AS a
OF disorderliness Men who walk together
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Two Bows struck by Lightning.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, May 9.-Two boys,
Ed Nolan and Harry Kistler, were struck
by lightning near here to-day and Nolen
was almost instantly killed, while Kistler
is a raving maniac.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Riots at Madrid Elections.

MADRID, May 9.-Serious disorders have
broken out in several places in connection
with the municipal elections now in prog
ress. At Bilbao the Socialists have made
violent demonstration and at Linares a
Liberal voter has been killed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind, May 9.-Captain John
Long, a prominent mail line clerk, died
this morning at VeVay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Viking the BIame.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Now they are charging hat the Romeyn
cnurt-martial scandal originated with the
advent of wheels at the military post. II
might be interesting 10 know what wheels
thew rode.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10

NTITOd-V =
This is the season Of the year when you
are satisfied that you don't want to do
what you ought to do. but are not quite
sure what YOU wan to do. You explain ii
by saying that YOU have the spring fever,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10

LONDON, May 10.-The Daily Mails cor
respondent at Paris says it is reported that
Prince Radziwill, who represented Emperor
William at the funeral service held in the
Cathedral of Notre Dame for the victims of
the charity bazaar fire, has a mission to
improve the relations between France and
GERMANY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
LYMAN ABBOTT ANSWERS CRITICISM.
Tbe Divine Replies to Structures on
His Article RegarGing Tcrre Hnute.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. May 9.-Lyman
Abbott, in a letter to the Gazette, replies to
severe criticism here of u recent article
written by him on his first pastorate, which
was in this town. The letter is as follows:
Il thank you for your courteous invita-
ton to reply to the criticisms which you
have published. l look back both with
pleasure and affection upon the five years
spent in Terre Haute. Upon two points /
may say a word of explanation. / accepted
then. as l always have done. the salary the
church l have served has felt itself able to
afford.
1T is true that while | was living in Terre
Haute the amount of gambling and drink
ing, even in good circles of society. was
great. l should be very sorry if either my
article or this letter should give the i'm
preston that l regarded Terre Haute as
given over to evil. There was much that
was high, pure and noble in the city. and il
would not have been a truthful portrait of
Terre Haute which did not portray both
conditions. Not only in the Christian
churches We're there faithful and earnest
endeavor 10 promote the higher life. but
outside of all churches men who Coop
Grated in this endeavor.
May / TAX this occasion to renew my
expressions of affection and esteem for my
old friends in Terre Haute? Yours. sin
cerely. YMAN ABBOTT"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Faure,s visit POSTPONED.

LONDON. May 10.-aA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Berlin says the Tageblatt
is authorized to announce that M. Faure's
proposed visit to st. Petersburg has been
abandoned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Going Round.
Philadelphia Nor

Philadelphia North American.
The Tennessee Exposition isn't exactly a
bicycle show. but all its wheels are now
moYing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10

The total exports of refined oil by the
$50. 000,O o gallons. This was equal to
1900, coo, coo gallons of crude oil. The prin-
cipal parts of the world to which this was
Skinned Were as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
Mistakes I'm Trnstee Marrnnts Act.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Ind, May 9.-The
township trustees of Montgomery county
are obeying the requirements of the Dun
can bill as it is Interpreted TO them by
the auditing board. AT the first meeting of
the auditing board il was decided that the
law had reference only TO warrants which
trustees desired to issue for future pay
ments and did not have anything to do
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-03-18

caution was unnecessary. Jim's sec
onds rushed into the ring and hurried
him to his corner. Corbett revived
and when he learned he had lost be
became frantic. He broke away from
his seconds and rushed about hunt
ing for Fitz and striking blindly
right and left twas IA pitiful exhi-
bition OF impotent rage. His Soc
onds tried in vain to control him, but
he struck viciously at them as well as
at others. Finally they grabbed him
by the legs and arms and carried him
by force from the ring. The crowd
broke into the ring and it was jam
med. All this time Fitz sat quietly
in his corner waiting the decision of
the referee. When Siler's voice
could be heard above the noise he
awarded Fitz the fight. Julian grab
bed his brother-in-law about the neck
and together they danced up and
down in a frantic manner. Mrs. Fitz
in her box close to the ring, laughed
and cried alternately, and tried in
VAN to get through the crowd to en-
brace her husband. After 4ome min
utes Fitz was escorted Gh rough the
crowd to his dressing room and his
wife followed.
Corbett's dressing room after the
battle was dismal spot for visitors.
Helped to his room by his brothers,
Harry and Joe, the defeated cham
pion sank into chair md burst into
tears. II can lick him, I know I
can" he said. IL don't know how I
happened to let him get in that heart
blow. How it hurt. 1t felt as il I
should die for the first few moments
after ! went down on my knees. /
had chance to put Fitzsimmons out
once when I got him on his knees,
but / waited to let him rest bit and
put him out with a blow. That's
whore made lhy mistake, but hope
for another opportunity to get at him
and next time won't lose. I would
MT care 40 much il it wasn't for my
friends. They have lost thousands Of
dollars on that blow"
Another sens ational incident at the
close Of the fight occurred when Cor
bett broke away from his trainers
again and rushed over to Fitzsim>
mons corner. he pushed his way
through the crowd surrounding Bob,
and grasping the champions right
hand in both of his, he said:
aBob, I will fight you again at any
time and for any amount"
Fitzsimmons rose from his chair,
and pushing Corbett back, said: aNo,
no; go away. don't want to talk to
you"
at this juncture Fitzsimmons was
dragged away by his jubilant friends.
Within half ain hour after the fight
Corbett left on the Examiners
special train for San Fra ncisco.
After the fight Fitzsimmons was
driven to the State prison and at
once took a bath. A phi ysician was
summoned and his damaged lips were
repaired. 1t il reported that he
broke one OF his thumbs in the first
or second round and fought without
making the injury known to his
seconds.
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