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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-30
BETS CANCELLED.
Some of the Large Wagers on the
Election Declared OF.


NEW YORK, Oct 29.-It is not unlikely
that all bets on the mayoralty contest will
be declared off as a result of Henry
Georges death. 1t is estimated that some
thing like $4,000 has been wagered on the
Stock Exchange alone. Van Wyck has led
In the betting. with Low second choice. In
addition to bets on the main issue any num-
Der of bets have been made that Low would
poll more votes than Tracy or vice versa.
Edward Talcott, who is one of the heaviest
of the Stock Exchange bettors and has laid
wagers amounting to about $4,000 on the
election, said to-day that he had communi-
Gated with the men whose money he holds
With the purpose of bringing them to-
gether to effect settlement OF their bets. 1T
IS my purpose, SAID Mr.. Ialcott Ito have
my betting friends appoint committee of
arbitration. This committee snail decide
whether II is best or not, in view OF Georges
death, to declare all bets off. 1, for one.
will bide by the decision of the committee.
The only way out of it that l can see Is
to wipe the slate clean and begin over
again" The decision Of the committee to
be appointed by the Stock Exchange brok-
ers will doubtless be accepted by all sport
ing men.
A number of large bets have already been
Cancelled by mutual consent. One large
bet on Low against the field was Cancelled.
The holder of the Low end of the wager
consented to the withdrawal as matter
OF fairness.
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MARION ELKS ARE FIRM
THEY WILL REFUSE TO ExPEL PU-
GILIsT FITZsIMMoNs.
Forest Fires Threaten Convent Mt st.
Mary's of the WOods-Drown
County Gold Strike.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


MARION, Ind, Oct. 29.-The initiation Of
Pugilist Bob Fitzsimmons at called meet
ing of the Elks here last Tuesday night is
now called in question by District Deputy
Armstrong, of Kol1omo When the matter
was first suggested to the Marion Elks o.
A. Sprague, exalted ruler of the Marion
Lodge, telephoned Deputy Armstrong for a
special dispensation. He says that it was
granted, but that Armstrong seems to have
changed his mind afterwards and sent
telegram stating that he did not feel justi-
fed in granting the dispensation. This tele-
gram, says Sprague, did not reach him until
the matter had gone too far to observe it,
and Fitzsimmons was therefore given the
finishing touches of the initiation. The Elks
here state that they are willing to defend
the action of the lodge. While Fitzsimmons
is not regarded as the most desirable ma
terial for increasing the membership, yet
they claim there are many worse fellows
than Fftz, and they are determined to stand
by him.
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fCE-BOUND WHALERS.
Eight Fast in the Arctic Ocean on
Point Barrow.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29.-Eight whal-
ers. instead Of five, as previously reported,
are fast in the ice off Point Barrow and
on at least one Of them, the JEANNE, there
will be great suffering. Net only is the ship
SO far away that there is no chance to take
her supplies, but her men, who are facing
?. food shortage, have no appliances with
which to make shOre-Over more than $50
miles of ice. The full list of the vessels
known TO be fast in the close-in. in addi-
ton to the JEANNE, are the Newport Orca,
Jesse Freeman, Belvedere, Fearless Ros-
aria and Wanderer. The news of this state
lQf affairs in the whaling fleet was brought
out of the arctic by the steamer Kartuck,
which ware barely able to reach free water
with her seven whales. The catch of the
kartuck Is one of the heaviest of the sea-
son, although all of the whalers who had
been spoken had made some progress. The
Kartuck reports that none of those vessels
which was barely able to reach free water
supply station and that there will be trouble
for the men on board them is certain. The
ships are separated and no communication
was had with them by the steamer which
escaped. The Kartuck left st. Michaels on
the 18th and is expected to arrive here in
q few DAYS.
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NEW YORK. Oct. 29.-Bradstreet's report
tomorrow will say: General trade retains
most Of the features of week ago, with
continued check to the movement of staple
merchandise. At larger Eastern and Cen
trail Western cities sales of seasonable
goods have not equaled expectations, and
at none of those points has the volume of
business increased. AT Chicago st. Louis,
Baltimore. New York and Providence there
has been a decrease in the volume of BUSH
ness in some lines. due in part to unsea-
sonable weather and TO the continued quar-
antine of yellow fever districts. Some job
bers at cities which supply Southern mer-
chants have delayed sending out travellers,
and in instances have called travellers
home. Mercantile collections are slower,
filling-in orders are small and more infre-
ouent. and business In STAPLE lines for tina
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-30
Brown County Gold Fever.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind. Oct. 29.-The Klondike
fever has worn off and now Madison coun-
ty gold men are rushing to Brown county,
this State. Jake Hubbard and r. d. john
son. two old California miners, left to-day.
Last week Charles Bachfeld and Daniel
Heck, of Elwood went TO Brown county
have unearthed the right kind of quartz
and are finding sprnklings of gold Edward
Main. of this city. has just returned from
unfrequented spots camps of miners can be
found. They are making good Roadway
and are working quietly in order not to at
on an extensive scale, and some good finds
are being made.
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Saw His Dead Fathers Face.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Ind, Oct. 29.-For several
months workmen have been engaged in cut
ting down an old and abandoned cemetery
located on Smith street in this city. It was
thought all remains had been exhumed and
reinterred elsewhere but to-day the labor
ers came on the metallic coffin of Aaron Ry-
land. The plate. covering the glass at the
head of the casket was removed and the
face of the corpse within could Be plainly
seen, showing no evidence of the ravages
even the eyes being preserved. John
Ryland. d son of the deceased, was notified
and on his arrival he recognized the remains
as those of his father, who died in July,
1878. The remains were transferred to Oak
wood Cemetery, where they Were reinterred.
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A twenty-acre Rush county field on the
farm of Eph Junkin in the Mud creek
average of ninety bushels an acre.
The Era published at Greenwood has
been sold to W. H Huff, of Monticello. The
retiring proprietor, A. L. Hemphill, viii re-
turn to his former home at Chicago.
A jury in the Porter. Circuit Court has re-
turned a verdict giving Miss Clara Borg,
a prominent young woman of Englewood
judgment for $725 against Frank A. Swan
son, a prominent young farmer of Porter
county, for breach of promise. She sued for
5000.
Abraham Lemons, of Brownstown was
arrested yesterday by Patrolman Rockafel-
man was pointed out to the patrolman by
a constable from Glen Valley who had g
warrant for Lemons arrest. 1t is charged
tan.
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NEW YORK, Oct 29.-Arrived: Saale,
from Bremen; Massilia, from Marseilles;
Augusta Victoria, from Hamburg; St.
Louis, from southampton. Sailed: Koen-
igen Louise, for Bremen.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 29.-Arrived: Begen-
land. from Philadelphia. Sailed: Cevic, for
New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 29.-Sailed: Fuerst
Bismarck for New York.
CHERBOURG, Oct. 25.-Arrived: Nor
MAMMA. from New York.
MARSEILLES, Oct. 29.--Arrived: Patria,
from New York.
GENOA, Oct. 29.-Arrtyed: Ems. from
New York.
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WEXFORD. r. T., oct. 29-William j.
Babacock, a veteran of the civil war, is
dead at Wakefield South Kingston. aged
ffty-siX years. He was color sergeant of
the Second Rhode Islond Volunteers at the
storming of Petersburg in April, 1865, and
was the first man TO place the stars and
stripes over the captured Confederate
breastworks. Fer his gallantry upon this
occasion Congress gave him medal.
PLYMOUTH. 9dass.. Oct. 29.-Aiss Rebec-
ca Wiswell, who, it is thought, was the old
est army nurse in the United States died
AT her home here this morning of heart
disease Miss Wiswel was born in
Provincetown in 1906
PORTLAND. Me-. Oct. 29.-John NJ
Adams, editor and publisher of the Argus,
died to-day.
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*. of T.. District Convention.

%
LLhHAttT, Ind, oct. &.-The Knights
of Pythias of northern Indiana and south
ern Michigan are holding their district con-
vention here to-day, with an unusually
large attendance. The grand officers are
present and Deputy Grand Chancellor Mer-
rill %. Watson is master of ceremonies. The
city is decorated and several of the visiting
lodges brought bands with them. business
meeting was held at the opera house this
afternoon and Grand Chancellor Union b.
hunt OF Winchester, and James Z. Wat
son, or Rushville, spoke at the opera house
TINS evening The grand lodge officers were
given reception this evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-30
The Shutdown Victims.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENSBURG, Ind, Oct. 29.-The condi-
ton of William Newberry, of Shutdown, who
had his skull crushed in a fight at a dance
is worse to-day and his recovery is uncer-
tain. John Logan, who struck Henry Car
ter with a brick, waved a preliminary ex-
animation and was bound over to the Cir
cult Court. Carter has improved in the past
few days.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Oct. 29.-Bob Fitz-
simmons's initiation by the Lodge of Elks
at Marion, Ind, has caused great indigna-
ton among the members of the order in
this city, and several of them to-day de-
clared they would retire from the order if
he be allowed to remain a member. One
officer in New Albany Lodge removed an
Eslks button from the lapel of his coat and
publicly declared he would never wear it
again unless the prize fighter were expelled
from the ordnr
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A Rrace nf hammers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Oct. 29.-Sheriff We'd
ole, assisted by Constable Gable and Milton
Golf, after considerable difficulty, captured
two men at Flat Rock who are responsible
for large number of robberies in the coun-
ty recently. The mes. accompanied by a
woman started from the northwest part of
the county ard drove across the county,
robbing houses at Bargersville, Franklin,
Amity and along the connecting roads On
the road to Franklin one of the prisoners,
yet been captured Several dozen sets of
harness and lap robes, clothing enough to
stock a small store and many other things
were recovered
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Special % the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE Ind. Oct. 29.-John =. Pipp.
aged ffty-four. was instantly killed on the
White river bridge, east of the city, this
afternoon by Big -Four passenger train.
The man was walking 10 the county infirm-
airy to visit his son, who is confined there
because there is no room for him In the
Eastern Indiana Insane Hospital. He at
tempted TO beat the train across the bridge
and was about to swing over the edge when
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-30
Grand Jury After Card Parties.

Special 20 the IndianaDoIIs Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Oct. 29.-The
grand jury now in session, has caused
much anxiety among the society people of
this city by it's investigation of the card
parties where prizes are offered. In the
eyes of the grand jury competing for
handsome pieces of china is as much gam
cent chips. During the Montpelier races a
number of these same society ladies played
hleronymuS, and that is also being investi-
gated. The grand jury is being watched
with no little interest by number of the
elite, and it is believed that several true
bills will be returned
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QUEBEC. Quebec. Oct. 29.-The United
States war ship Yantic, which left port
early this morning for Montreal, came into
collision opposite Sillery with the coasting
steamer LIE Canadienne. The latter boat
was badly damaged and had the Yantic
not been a wooden craft she would have
cut the lie Canadienne in two. One man
was reported missing, but it is believed that
he jumped aboard the Yantic and pro-
ceeded up the river with her. The Yantic is
en- route from Boston to Detroit, where she
will serve as a training ship for the Michi-
gan naval reserves.
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no BE MARRIED SOON.
Soung Georges and Miss Hatch's
wedding Day Fixed for Nov 25.

WeuuAES lay F1xed for Nov. 20.
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.--Unless the death of
Henry George causes a postponement,
Henry George, jr., and Miss Marie Hatch,
of Chicago. will be married on next Thanks
giving day. Miss Hatch to-day received a
telegram from Henry George, jr., notifying
her of his fathers death. She denied the
report that Mr. George had asked for a
postponement and unless her fiance should
later make such a request, the ceremony
VIII take place in Chicago on the date
originally agreed on. The love affair of the
young couple is somewhat romantic. They
met in Chicago the summer Of the worlds
1alr through old mountaineering existing
between their families They were together
cIlen during the exposition and correspond
ca AFTER Mr. Georges return to New York
During the last presidential campaign
young George again came West with his
father. Miss Hatch was the guest OF Mr.
ana Mrs. George at their summer home last
august and It was there that the engage
ment was made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-30
Gen. WaIIace's Narrow Escape.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSVILLE,I Ind, Oct. 29-Gen.
Lew Wallace and party returned last night
from an outing along the Kankakee river
General Wallace has not entirely recovered
from the effects of the fall he received the
day he went to the river In getting from
the train, after dark he did not notice that
the car platform had passed the clubhouse
platform and he was precipitated to the
ground below, distance of twelve feet. AT
the time he felt that his left shoulder was
padly bruised, and it still is very sore and
ne yet feels the effects of being thoroughly
shaken up by the fall. His friends feel
mat 1t was d narrow escape from being
killed.
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Change in Postal CarL pou

s'I'VNIdI % tIIt IIluIdnapOIlS Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct 29.-An important
change is contemplated in the runs of postal
clerks on the Pennsylvania, between ST
Louis and Pittsburg. 1t present thew make
the whole run, a distance of six hundred
miles: BY the change they will all run ont
OF this city, part to Pittsburg and part to
st. Louis There are 14S of the clerks and
a number of them will become residents of
Richmond. "a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-30
District w. f. NJ. S. Adjourns.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct 29-The district
convention of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist Church
closed this evening. Reports took up most
of the day. There are twelve societies in
the district and membership of 21S. Money
increase of SAP over the preceding year.
New officers: Mrs. Emily Graham, Rock
port, president; Mrs. j. w. Ewing, Prince
ton, recording secretary; Mrs d. @. Chap
pell, Evansville, corresponding secretary.
Next place of meeting, Rockport.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-30

NEW YORK. Oct 29.-The Journal and
Advertiser tomorrow will say: "Ex- Presi-
dent Cleveland in his Princeton home to-
night received the following message from
Queen Victoria:
Windsor Castle
:" TO Hon Grover Cleveland. ex-President
of the United States. Trenton, N. ":
Fluctuations on this, the day OF your
Joy VICTORIA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-30
Another KILLED on the Big -Four.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. 29-Charles Null
len, of New Castle, was killed on the Big
-Four at Markleville, six miles south of this
city, this morning. He was riding on ton
or a freight car. He was standing erect
ara ala not notice a low bridge 1t struck
MN as the train passed under He was
found an hour later with his neck broken
lie was twenty-five years of age. The bodv
way of Shirley. Vic
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
FRANKFORT. Ind. Oct. 29.-Oscar Fifer
of this city, committed suicide this morning
by taking dose of morphine The young
man has been leading a rather reckless life
of late and it was while suffering an at
tack of remorse that he took the fatal dose
lie was twenty-eight years old and of a
res pectable family in Anderson. His narants
will come for the remains and have them in
TERED at their old home in Paramount.
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No Woman section Ross.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 29.-Roadmaster Ho-
ban, of the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati & Louis
vile division of the Lake Erie road, states
that the report recently sent from Hartford
City to the effect that there was a woman
section boss at Montpelier under his SUPER
vision is a gross misstatement. 1t has sub
Jected MIN TO much annoyance answering
queries since the yarn was given such wide
publication. Many papers gave an alleged
photograph OF the woman and in some in
stances putting her in boomers
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VIEWS OF POLITICIANS.
lCnncInded from First Pnge.l

those who intended to vote for him will do
row is a problem.-New York News CTa1n-
many)
Steadfast in his beliefs, honest and brave
in his convictions and true to every pur-
pose Mr. George has ever commanded the
respect and confidence of all men, and as
leader of labor welded immense power.
His death is regretted by all classes.-New
York Evening Journal.
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An Elderly spinster.
JeffersonvilIe News.

Hidden among the tangle and briars of the
knobs OF jackson county is wee settle
ment which Is known to the passer-by as
Sparksville Here. since 1916. has lived
maiden lady known for miles around as
Aunt Bette Aunt Bette is the towns
reputation. Her name is Elizabeth Bowling
and she has the distinction of living 1O1
years without knowing the soothing infu-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-30
ROYAL
Absolutely Pure -

A cream of tartar baking powder, free
from every form or trace of adulteration.
If you buy any of the cheap brands Of
baking powders and thereby put one atom
of alum or lime in your cake you have paid
a portion of your health or your children's
health for what? ssTo save at the sPigot and
waste at the bung." That is false economy.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. NETWORK.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KNIGHTSTOWN. Ind, Oct 2s.--Mrs.
Lulu Poe, of Spiceland, was arrested to-
day by Marshal Samuel Hiatt and brought
to this city on the charge of shoplifting.
She waived preliminary examination and
was bound over to court, but was afterward
released on her own recOgnizance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-30

SI1eClaI InulanapO JOuFIaI.
WARSAW, Ind. Oct 29.-Indications
point to the fact that the fire which de-
stroyed Stanffer Bros. box factory at Men
tone yesterday was of incendiary origin.
The loss on building and contents will reach
$50 600; insurance, $500
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Oct. 2g.-C1ark
county boasts of a centenarian, Mrs. Sarah
Bufiin who resides at Underwood. Mrs
Buffin born in North Carolina moving
later to Georgia. and has been married four
time all her husbands being dead.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-30
Bold Criminal Declared Ipsane.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Oct. 29.-After being
out for seventeen hours the jury in the case
of John Rinker, who has been on trial for
plotting to destroy the Odd Fellows block
at Redkey, in order that he might obtain
the insurance on his stock of goods re-
turned a verdict of not guilty, on the
ground that the prisoner was insane at the
time the acts were committed. Rinker was
immediately remanded to Jail, and will
either be taken to some asylum or else
given in charge of his father, who will take
him back to his home at Marion. o. There
was some talk of filing additional informa-
tion against him, but in view of the verdict
rendered this is not at all likely. Rinkers
father went to Redkey at noon in order to
settle the claims outstanding against his
recreant son. Charles Crandall, who was
held under bond as a states witness in the
affair, has been released
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The former started life thinking trade
unionism contained all the social and eco
noinic reform he desired. while in the lat
vanced unionists exasperated him on ac-
count of their slow pace. Mr.. Dana, on the
other hand, spurned the trade union idea
in early life as not being far-reaching
enough and just before his death delighted
in denouncng the union founded by
Greeley as being too radical. But both were
good, liberal employers as we judge them.
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INCREASE IN CLEARINGS
COMPARED WITH LAST YEAR INDI-
ANAPOLIs is SOL r. C. BETTER.
Both Dun & Co. and Bradstreet Re-
port Business Delayed by Mild
Weather and yellow Fever.

NEW YORK. oct 2s.-The following
table compiled by Bradstreet. shows the
bank clearings at eighty-seven cities for
The week ended Oct. q. with the percentage
Of increase and decrease as compared with
the correSnonding ueek LAST vear.