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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
EAGLE CREEK DROWNING
EMERSON c. THICKSTEN SANK DE-
SPITE EFFORTS TO SAVE HIM.
A Gang of Pcddlers Drove on His
Companions. Who Were Trying
to Find the Body.

Emerson C. Thicksten. twenty-five years
DID, a druggist. was drowned yesterday
afternoon while bathing in Eagle creek at
a point about ten feet below the Vandalia
bridge. He and Harry Murphy and three
other young men went out TO the creek ear
ly in the afternoon. They found a private
picnic party of peddlers and their wives
or sweethearts. and just below the spot
where the party was gathered, some of the
men were in swimming. Thicksten and his
party waited until the peddlers had finished
their bath, and then went into the water
themselves. The other four young men
seemed to get into the water first and had
swan down the stream a short distance
when Thicksten jumped in. He swan out
in the deep water and then seemed to be
seized with cramps, for when Murphy
looked for him he was sinking in fifteen
feet of water. Thicksten called out for help
and Murphy called to the others to come to
his assistance, and swan out to aid his
friend. He reached him before he went
down again, seized him by the arm and
tried to drag him out, but was unable to
keep himself and Thicksten afioat. He was
finally compelled to let go his hold and
Thicksten sank.
The members of the party with Thicksten
complain bitterly OF the conduct OF the peu-
dlers, who were picnicking near the place
where the young man was drowned. a half
dozen of them came down along the creek
bank just after the drowning mad occurred
and cursed the young men Tor gong IN
swimming so near where the women We're
gathered about q key of beer. The boys
argued that III it was good place Tor the
peddlerS 10 go in swimming there could be
no harm for them to go III the same place:
They then told the peddlers that one of
their party had drowned and that they were
engaged in trying to find the body.
TO h with you and the body, shouted
one big fellow, who had fingered long at
the keg and was in hght1ng huInor.
''You'se fellows get your buds and get out
of here or there will be some more OF you
drowned"
The boys declare that they were COM
PEELED to snatch up their clothing ana run
to avoid being whipped ana possibly thrown
into the creek. They ran south along the
creek and returned to the city by a cir'
NaVin reached the place that any enort
was made to recover the body. There was
quite a crowd on the bank and ne trled 70
get some of men to dive for the body. lie
succeeded in getting them TO go IN aItef
offering a reward of S.. This soon brought
up the body and it was taken IN charge by
Charles T. Whitsett. 1870
Thicksten was the son of William w.
Thicksten, who has been employed Tor a
number of years gateman at the
Union Station. The young man was
pharmacy at the corner OF Washington
Street and Senate avenue. lie had large
number of friends and was an extremely
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
A BOO" GANG INCIDENT.
Mr.. Harrington Kicked a Cigarette
from MIR. Quackenbush's Lips.

Two members Of the boo" gang staid
out all night Saturday celebrating the
Fourth. One of them was Harry Quack-
enbush. About o'clock yesterday morning
he tired of his exertions and sat down on
box in front of a livery stable on East
Washington street. To enjoy himself he
lighted cigarette and was smoking peace
fully enough when Edward Harrington
came up. Harrington did not say a word,
but kicked the cigarette out of Quacken-
bushs mouth. This started something >
according to all BOO" gang precedents
and the men were soon rolling about, over
and under each other, in the street, and
pummelling each other to the best of their
respective opportunities. AS usually hap
pens when the members of this notorious
gang get out to enjoy themselves, a crowd
collected. Somebody terephOned to the po-
lice and o1icers Wallace and Holtz rode
out and al. ested the men. Against Quack-
enbush a charge of petty larceny was also
made. The police have had i warrant
charging him with the theft of some beer
for nearly a year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
STRUCK BY AN ENGINE.
The Harmon Brothers Were Driving
Across the 1. ~ v. Track.

Andrew Harmon, thirty years old. and
Thomas Harmon. aged twenty, sons of
Patrick Harmon. were struck by an 1. q V.
freight train early yesterday morning, and
the former is badly injured The men live
with their father near Haywood. They had
been to the city late Saturday night, and
were driving home in a phaeton. A north
bound freight train struck the buggy AT the
haywood crossing. The buggy was demol-
ished and the men thrown out Thomas S
injuries are only slight and superficial An
drew was bruised about the body. He sus-
tanned internal injuries and his spine was
injured. The physicians in attendance say
there is a probability that he cannot re-
cover, and il he does. they fear he will be
permanently disabled.
The young men say the accident was the
result of the failure of the engineer 10
whistle for the crossing. A train approach
ing from the south cannot be seen from
the crossing by a man driving from the
city on account OF the station building
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
Foreign Deaf Mute Congress.

The Rev. A. w. Mann. the wen. known
general missionary to deaf mutcs in the
middle Western States, will sail on July s
to attend three gatherings of Importance to
the deaf-mute world. convention of
teachers meets on the 2Sth, 29th and Goth in
Glasgow. Following il is TO be congress
of deaf mutes in London. lasting a full
week 1t will be followed in turn by a
conference of deaf-mute clergy at St Sa-
viors Church for the deaf of the British
metropolis. Mr.. Mann will present an ac-
count of the work done by the Episcopal
Church in the United States. He expects
to return early in September.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
THE ANTI-SALOON ORDINANCE
1t VIII Not BE Introduced at Council
Meeting Tonight.

Eli F. Ritter, chairman of the committee
that has in charge the drafting of the ordi-
nance restricting saloons from the four
northern wards of the city, says that the
ordinance will not be introduced in Council
tonight. This week the petitions for the
passage of the ordinance will be taken
from the canyassers and got in shape to
send to the Council with the ordinance
Colonel Ritter said that it was of course
impossible to say how many voters signed
as the results have not been tabulated
There is to be a meeting of the committee
at the Y. NJ. g. a. tonight.
There is some doubt as to whether there
will be a meeting of the Council tonight
Some of the councilmen went away to
spend the glorious Fourth" and il was
predicted last week that there would not
be a quorum present.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
OVERCOME AT CHURCH.
Henry c. Jordan, OF North IndianRp-
oils, Frustrated by Heat.

Henry c. Jordan. who is connected with
the law firm of Griffiths & Potts. was over
come by heat yesterday while attending
church. He is an elder of the Presbyterian
Church at North Indianapolis. The audi
torium of the church was unusually warm
and Mr.. Jordan was not in the best of
health. He was taken 10 his home No. 54S
Highland avenue, and a physician was
called. 1t was found that he was not
seriously affected. but he will be obliged to
remain quiet for several days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05

which shuts off the view. The young men
say they drove upon the track before they
could see the headlight. Then IL was too
late TO go across ahead of the train. The
horse was quickly pulled back and the
buggy swung round, but not in time to
struck
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05

next. A meeting OF the association is to
be held tomorrow afternoon to determine
whether the first concert shall be given
at Garfield or Military Park. Musicians
from the various theaters of this city have
been selected for the indianapolis Concert
Band of thirty pieces, under the direction
of r. A Miller, leader of the Grand Opera
House orchestra.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05

get excited about anything And the habit
is Obstructive of the strongest qualities OF
character. Thoroughness Steadfastness
and repose-these are the enduring elements
of individual and national character
Changeableness. fckleness excitability, in
completeness of effort-these are the malign
qualities which seem TO be growing"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
Kirk Dunn,s Close Cali.

Yesterday afternoon Kirk Dunn, of Red
key, Ind, had a narrow escape from
drowning at Barthers camp, above Broad
Ripple. He went in swimming and was
seized with cramps in ten feet of water.
His distress was noticed by J. f. Childers,
an expert swimmer, who was able 10 res
cue the young man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
INDIANA, DECATUR & WESTERN R'Y.
$I.OO-TO DECATUR-$I.O 90.
Sunday, July IL, 1897.

Special train leave Union Station at 700
a. m, arrive at Decatur 1870 a. m. Return
ing leave Decatur $50 p m. arriving at In
dianapons at 1880 2. m. Tickets at Union
Station and No. West Washington street.
JNO. S. LAZARUS, G. 2. A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
BIG -FOUR ROUTE.
Excursion to
CINCINNATI, o.,
Sunday, june II, 1914.
81. N0-ROIND TRIP-S1 90.

Train leaves indianapolis Union Station
1880 a. m. Returning, leaves Cincinnati z
p. m. II. NJ. BRONSON, A. G.. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05

Fire OF unknown origin caused a SOS loss
yesterday at the brick building at No. ll12
Shelby street, owned by Caroline Richter.
dollar fire occurred yesterday morning
in the house owned by James Eaglesneld
at No. 1920 Alvord street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
Evening,s PARK Concert.

The first free concert of the season in
the parks will be given by the Indianapolis
c@ncart Association Thursday e. Al-ins
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
ONLY 300.

"BIG VALUE BOX"-containing 100
sheets linen paper and 100 envelopes to
match.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
S2.OO-CHICAGO AND RETURN-$2.O co.
Via MOnon Route, Saturday, July 10.


Will sell for Friday night 1855 a. m, Sat-
urday a. m, II 80 a. M, 1886 p m. and
Saturday night regular trains. Tickets good
to return on regular trains leaving Chicago
$50 a. m, II 80 a m and S5S p. m. Sunday,
July H. and 2;45 q. III. fast mail train Mon
day, July u.
Tickets at Union Station, Massachusetts
avenue Depot and West Washington
street corner Meridian
A delightful Sunday outing at Lake Max
inkuckee. 1t will only cost 81 for railroad
fare by Pennsylvania line special train
Sunday July II. Good fishing and boating.
Lakeview Hotel, on shore of lake, open for
entertainment of visitors at reasonable
rates. Tickets on sale at city ticket office,
corner Illinois and Washington streets, and
Union Station.
Insure with German Fire Insurance OF In
diana General offices. 20 South Delaware
street. Fire, tornado and explosion.
McGiliard Agency Co. Fire Insurance
Feed your horse JAMES S Dustless Oats.
Vega Mandalins Carlin & Lennox, 81 E. Market.
Fine harness. r. L. Harrington. 81 e. Market 81.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05

Latest thinrs tockera- | uldsr-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
DunIap's Celebrated Hats.

Straw, Derby and Silk at Seaton's Hat
Store.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05

Mcefnard Agency Co. Fire Insurance
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-12
THE CABINET CONFIRMED.


Washington, ID. c., March 5.-The
Presidents Cabinet appointments We're
all confirmed by the Senate to-day. and
practically without opposition. There
was for time Il threat of opposition TO
Mr.. Gage as secretary of the treasury
because of his financial views. and be
cause he is Il banker.
The list of Cabinet officers is as fol
lows: Secretary of state. John Sher-
man, of Ohio; secretary of the treas
ury, Lyman J. Gage. of Illinois; secre-
tary of war. Russell A. Alger, of Mich
igan; secretary of the navy, John ID.
Long, of Massachusetts; secretary of
the interior, Cornelius N Bliss. of New
York; attorney general, Joseph Mcken-
ma. of California;; secretary of agricul-
ture, James Wilson. of Iowa: postmas.
ter general. James A. Gary, of Mary
land
The appointment of Mr. Bliss as sec
rotary of the interior occupied atten-
ton from Senators Teller and Stewart,
who stated that while they had no lin
tention to make any effort to balk the
President in his selection of his Cabinet
ministers. they still felt constrained to
point out the inadvisability of select
ing man who was not n lawyer for a
position which requires the exercise of
so much legal ability.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts paid
a high tribute to Mr.. Bliss. He pointed
out that many of the questions decid-
ed by the secretary of the interior
were prepared by law clerks.
Mr.. Sherman's nomination was CON
mittee.
firmed without a reference to com
Mr.. Wolcott, of Colorado, who had
but just returned from his mission in
the interest of bimetallism. was in his
seat early in the session. The CALLER
les were crowded throughout most of
the day and many people stood on the
outside from early morning anxious to
secure admission, though disappointed
in that respect to the end. The diplo
matte gallery was the only exception.
None of the seats in this gallery were
occupied.
After Mr.. Hanna had been sworn in
several senators presented their con
ordinations.
There was Il spontaneous burst of APP
plause In the galleries as the two dis.
tinguished sons of Ohio, both entering
simultaneously upon new fields of In
hor walked arm In arm down the cen.
ter aisle,
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-12

Wagon load after wagon load of steel
piping is being sent from Laramie dali
ly to the placer properties of the Big
Horn Mining company at Independ-
ence mountain. About ten of the four
teen miles of ditching have already
been completed, and as soon as the
weather permits $50 men will be put
to work to complete the contract. The
company. which is controlled by Den
yer and Leadville parties. owns over
1000 acres of ground, which. it is esti-
mated. can be worked for ten cents per
yard by means of the fine plant now
being put in. This will cost fully $780,
600 when completed. 1t is estimated.
however, that it will not handle more
than one-third of the water which the
big ditch will carry. Active operat ions
will commence July 1. and should the
cost of working the ground prove any
where near the estimate given. it can
not fail to turn out one of the best pay
ing propositions in the country.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-12

1t is fortunate that American mines
are not in favor in London among those
who take hold of properties for the
sake of promotion fees and do not care
what the result of the working of the
mines shall be. AS n consequence,
those gentlemen who are given alto
gether too much over-capitalizing 20 to
other fields for bait for their prey, and
there Is very little heard nowadays of
scandals on the London market in con-
nection with mines located in the
United States.
The reason for this Is probably the
fact that information in regard to near
ly all the districts in this country is
easily obtainable. and that it is diff
cult to float a mine upon prospectus
that does not state facts. 1t may be
said that there Is disadvantage to us
in this, in that it prevents the coming
here Of great deal of capital; hut, in
answer to that, 1t can be said that 1t is
much better for us that no capital shall
be brought here or sent here at all
unless it comes for the exploiting of le-
Ultimate enterprises.
During the past year or two great
deal of money has gone into western
Australia from London. and a large
part of it into enterprises that will
never return interest on lne investment
much less the principal. 1t has been
easy for the harpies on the London
market, known as promoters. to carry
out these schemes, because western
Australia is so new. and there is SO lit
tie business connection between it and
London that it Is easy to present prop
ositions without fear that the investors
or others can obtain reliable informa-
ton and expose them if they are not
genuine.
In the colony of Victoria. where le-
Ultimate mining has been conducted
for many years. the promoters find few
properties to place on the London mar
ket; yet Victoria is not in want Of cap
ital, and can obtain all that is neces-
sary without blowing Of trumpets for
legitimate enterprises.
So it is with the United States. Dur
ing the past year at least $5O,0O0OO0
has been invested quietly by English
capitalists in this country. and the
chances are that during the coming
year much more will come In. In
stead of sending out foreign engineers.
they have employed Americans, well
acquainted with the districts in which
the proposed investments were to be
made. and with the local conditions
Mining and Scientific Press.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-12
THE ADMIRALs' SUGGESTION.
They Have Plans for the Coercion of

They Have Plans for the Coercion OF
Greece.
Canea. March ST. n. m.--The admir-
ais have forwarded to their respective
governments their suggestions for tie
coercion of Greece. The commander
of n Russian cruiser which has Just
arrived from Selma reports that for
eign vessels fired guns there to intimi-
date the insurgents. The military gov
ernor of Canea has Informed the drag
oman of the Greek consulate that OF
derS have been received to fire on the
Greek cavass if he leaves the consul
ate. The Greeks in the town are mem
aced by the Mussulmans and the COM
mander of the foreign marines decline
to guarantee the safety of the news
paper correspondents who venture out
side of Canea.
The insurgents failed in their endeav
ors to force an entrance into MalaXa hy
the Use of dynamite at Teckla last
evening, but they made Il breach in the
walls at Keratidi, killing four and
wounding several. The garrison is ul-
gently appealing for reinforcement
Skirmishing has been going on since
noon on the plains outside Canea.
London, March S.-There is no doubt
says the Athens correspondent of tle
Times, tnat IL Prince peorSe OF preece
We're placed at the head Of an autono-
nous Cretan government. with the title
of prince. the whole Greek nation and
the Cretans would willingly accept the
proposals of the powers and the Greek
troops would be withdrawn.
"Such scheme, therefore," says the
correspondent, fought not to be re-
jected without the gravest reasons
The Cretans are suspicious Of the
promises of Europe and firmly believe
that there is no other course open than
union with Greece of Turkish rule:
but, doubtless If a chance We're offered
them, their preference would be for au-
tOnomy under Il Greek prince
The agitation of the lovers of liberty
in favor of Greece is spreading every
where in Great Britain, according to
reports received from many places this
morning.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-12

Mixed farming as a principle has
been impressed on the people OF Flori-
da by the freeze of two years ago.
II they take the lesson to heart, the
disaster will not have been in vain.
A correspondent of a Chicago paper,
writing from Florida, says Thought
full people now agree that the great
freeze of '95" was a good thing for
Florida blessing in disguise. 1t was
costly lesson, however. A hundred
thousand citizens, more or less, paid
100000 or 81 1000 600 to find out that
the frost line" that had been recog-
nized since the cold winter of 80" was
not permanent and was likely to be
changed, like railway time tables, with
out previous notice. They were taught
that it was not good policy to put all
their eggs in one basket, and that the
single-crop plan of farming was a fail
ure. Many were discouraged and left
the state. Those who had more cour-
age and wisdom remained. and while
they were resuscitating their frozen
groves they discovered they could make
money by truck farming-by raising
peas, beans, cabbages, cau!iilower, let
tuce, celery, onions, cucumbers, pota-
toes, strawberries and other fruits and
vegetables for the northern winter
markets. The demand for this sort
of produce during the winter months is
practically unlimited, and the prices
unnaturally large. 1t costs no more to
raise a bushel Of potatoes in this warm
sandy soil in December than in July.
The supply of unreasonable vegetables
formerly came from Bermuda and the
Bahamas. THE great freeze" taught
the farmers of Florida that they could
have a monopoly from December to
March. when the early crops of south
ern Georgia are ready for market. So
the wise ones stopped boasting about
profits of $500 an acre from orange
groves. They stopped telling the IA
miliar story about 81 box for
oranges on the plantation, twenty-five
boxes to the tree and 100 trees to the
acre-all clear gain" and began tc
plant and ! vegetables, which are
not so profitable as oranges, but are
reasonably certain of paying.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1897-03-12
POSITION OF GREECE.
WILL NOT SURRENDER CRETE
Takes the Position That Anarchy Would
Follow Withdrawal of Greek Troops
CompromIse l. uoked for.

Athens, March 7.-7:15 p. m.-The
answer of Greece to the identical notes
OF the powers was discussed at meet
ing of the cabinet and approved by
King George to-day. 1t Is understood
that the reply is a refusal to with
draw the Greek fleet and troops from
Crete on the ground that the recall
would be signal for pillage, inccn-
diarism and murder. The complete text
of the note will not be known until ii
is presented to the ambassadors of the
powers tomorrow.
In diplomatic circles it is said that
the Greek answer may lead to negotia-
tons based upon proposal for coop
GRAFTON which has been presented by
France.
p. NIT is stated that in view OF
the contemplated negative reply of
Greece to the powers. King George has
sent orders to Colonel Vassos, com
manding the Greek forces in Crete, 10
hold all the places now occupied by
him. The king is still here. and the
date of the departure of the crown
prince for the frontier has not been
fixed. Every effort is being made To
concentrate the Greek troops on the
Turkish frontier before the threatened
blockade of the Greek coast can be eff
1ecteu.
In official circles the hope is not now
entertained that the powers will ac-
cept the French proposition.
March 81 Il. m.-Though the eN.
act character of the Greek reply to the
powers is not yet made known, II is
understood that in addition TO the
ground of refusal to comply because OF
the fear of pillage. incendiarism and
murder in Crete. the note points out
that the Cretans. who alone should be
regarded as entitled to determine THEN
fate. have declared their unalterable
resolution to be annexed to Greece as
the only solution that will finally pacl-
fly the island.
King George and other members OF
the royal family attended requiem
mass in the cathedral to-day for the
officers and soldiers who have fallen
in Crete.
The Plinghenesia publishes a tele-
gram stating that band of 12O Mace
domains and Epirotes came into coils
ion yesterday ut Krania. six hours
march from Grevena. with strong
Turkish detachment. The Mncedon-
ians attacked the Turkish position to-
ward evening and it is reported they
captured it after an all night fight.