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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10
FROM DAWSON CITY.
Return of Six Gold Seekers with About
$4,000 in Nuggets.

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct 9.-The steamer
Rosalie arrived here tonight from Skaguay
and Dyea, Alaska. The Rosalie brought
down 139 passengers, most of them coming
from Skaguay. Among the passengers were
six from Dawson City. who came out over
the Dalton trail They were Patrick Calvin
and wife. Charles Thebo, c. E. Garrish,
G. H. Davis and man named Bede. They
had about $4,000 in nuggets between them.
They left Dawson Aug 20 and arrived at
Paine's Mission Sept. %. They reported
that rich strikes have been made on Hunker
creek, which is as rich as Bonanza or Ell
dorado. The total output this year will ex-
coed any estimate ever made. The Rosalie
reports everything quiet at Skaguay. Many
of the miners have completed cabins in
which to winter, and others are caching
their supplies, preparatory to leaving till
next spring, when they will again try the
pass.
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The United States ambassador, Andrew
d. White, has gone away from Berlin on
leave for an indefinite period.
The new Hamburg-American limo steam
ship Praetoria, sister ship to the PennsyI-
yania. was successfully launched at London
yesterday.
SPANS Queen Regent has ordered that
assistance be given to the families of the
Anarchists executed at Barcelona some
time ago. and that their children be edu-
Gated at her expense.
In the military writings of Emperor Will
liam l of Germany, issued by order of the
present Emperor. there are many evidences
that the old Emperor severely condemned
dueling in the army.
The merchants of Berlin have resolved
to follow the advice received from the Ger
man embassy at Washington and establish
a commercial museum in Berlin, modelled
after the Commercial Museum of Philadel-
phia.
A special session of the Evangelical Con-
siStory OF the province of East Prussia has
passed an almost unanimous vote of Gen.
sure against the Emperor because he has
broken the Sunday rest law by hunting in
the forest of Romnten.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10
A Bakery War Threatened.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 9.-There is
prospect of a bakery war between the
American Baking Company's big bakery
and the thirty or forty Independent bakeries
in the city. The trust bakery wants the
number of loaves sold to grocers for a dol
lar reduced from twenty-eight to twenty
five, but the smaller bakers will not agree
to it. The trust bakery has made reduc-
ton its own account and threatens to
bring the independent bakers to terms by
slashng the price, intimating that bread
may be sold at two cents a loaf in a few
days. The independent bakers say that
when wheat was much lower there was no
cut in the price of bread, and that now the
bakers should give their customers the ben
eft of the situation.
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HE FAVORS HANGING.
Governor Leedy, of Kansas, Unlike
His Predecessors i'm Office.

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 9.-In an interview
to-day Governor Leedy advocates capital
punishment for murder In the first degree.
The present Kansas law provides that a
person convicted of murder in the first de-
gree shall remain IN the penitentiary one
year at least and then shall not be hung
until the Governor signs the death war
rant. There are about nifty persons in the
penitentiary sentenced to be hanged but
who are permitted to live because no Gov
ernor has signed their death warrants.
Governor Leedy says he will not sign their
warrants as Ii was the duty of preceding
Governors but he intimates that he will
sign the warrants for the execution of all
murderers sentenced to hang during his
term of office.
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Il. u. Prntt,s strange story.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD, Ind, Oct. Or. B. Pratt, a
travelling man, representing a suspender
company of Aurora, ILL.,, arrived in Elwood
yesterday on bicycle and asked for the
services of physician. He had long,
deep cash across his head, a dislocated
shoulder and a badly damaged knee. Pratt
has no idea how he received the injuries
He says the last recollection he has he was
in Atlanta Hamilton county, on Thursday
morning His mind from then on until he
arrived in this city, he says, a total
blank and he does not know whether he
was assaulted and robbed or what hap
pened him. He is at a hotel here recover
ing from his injuries and trying to remem-
Der how it all occurred.
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PRINCESS in BOOMERS. .
Wife of the Heir of the Saxon Throne
Fond of bicycling.

Copyright 1887, by the Associated Press.)
BERLIN, Oct. 9.-Princess Louise, wife
of the heir to, the Saxon throne, has taken
to publicly bicycling in boomers in the
Dresden parks, accompanied by Prince
Frederick Augustus, her eldest son. Prince
George of Oldenburg, an elderly but enthu-
siastic bicyclist, was knocked down by a
coach and his knee so badly injured that
he is obliged to remain in bed.
Princess Frederick Leopold of Prussia,
Emperor Williams sister, recently met
with a severe accident while wheeling near
Potsdam.
Prince Bismarck, it appears, is now an
enthusiastic admirer of the bicycle. He APP
proves of women riding, and regrets that
he is too old and stiff to take part in the
sport himself Recently Prince Bismarck
began to amuse himself in the evenings by
card playing His favorite game is skat
for quarters-pfenning points.
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Howard,s Body Brought Home.

Snecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
SALEM Ind, Oct. 9.-N. b. McAlister,
father of Joseph Howard, who was muir
dered 1T Louisville three weeks ago and
his body thrown in the river, went to New
Albany, where the remains were recovered
Friday identified the body and brought it
to his home, at South Boston, eight miles
east of Salem, yesterday. The burial will
take place tomorrow Howard went to
Louisville three weeks ago, sold some cat
for a while. Howard was from Kentucky
and had only lived in this county two years,
Alister, who is one of the leading citizens
of the village.
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CHEAP INSURANCE.
Interesting Report of the Rush Coun-
ty Farmers Company.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Oct 9.-The Rush
County Farmers Insurance Company, said
to be the oldest and biggest mutual farm
ers' insurance company in the State, held
it's annual meeting to-day. The report of
the actuary Fred A. Capp, of this city.
shows the company to be prosperous. The
membership is 1901 an increase of over 100
above last year. The amount of property
insured is $1,S25,070 an increase of nearly
100000 The losses for the year amount to
81 1912 and to pay these and all running
expenses the members were taxed only ~
cents on the 800 of insurance carried. This
is a rate of one-fifth of l per cent per an
mum for insurance on farm property which
is rated high in old-line companies and not
accepted at all by some companies. The
average rate per annum for the twenty
two years the company has been in exist
ence is 2312 cents. The following officers
were elected: w c. Mauzy. president; w.
r. Newkirk, vice president; F. A. Capp,
actuary. Mr. Capp is beginning his third
wear as manager of the companys affairs.
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Paralyzed His Victim.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. 9-John Bell has
been placed under arrest in this city and is
being held on what may be the charge of
murder. Two weeks ago Bell and other
Daleville characters assaulted a glass
worker named Jack Reed They beat him
up terribly and left him for dead He was
found by passers-by and taken care Of
1t was found that the blows they dealt left
him paralyzed The victim was brought to
this city and is now at St. Johns Hospital
q hopeless wreck He has lost control of
his body and his mind is even affected
1t is doubtful if he will live.
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Social Triumph for Mrs. Langtry.

LONDON, Oct. Sit has just leaked out
that at Newmarket last week Mrs. Langtry
won a social triumph under interesting cir
cumstances. The Prince of Wales, accord
ing to the report, noticing her absence from
the jockey club Enclosure, asked for an ex-
PLANTATION from the stewards. On this being
forthcoming the prince dismissed it as be-
ing quite inadequate, in view of Mrs. Lang
try's position as a horse owner and as a
generous supporter of the turf. The upshot
was, still according to the story, that Mrs.
Langtry was invited to resume her usage
of the Enclosure, but Mrs. Langtrys it APP
pears, was angry at the manner in which
the invitation was conveyed TO her and she
refused to re-enter the Enclosure unless per-
sonaIly invited by one of the stewards.
This it would SEEM was finally done.
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Run on a Big Canadian Bank.

MONTREAL, Oct. 9-The run which be-
gun on the CITY and District Savings Bank
was resumed this morning, when a crowd
of small depositors gathered around the
bank and withdrew their deposits. Yester-
large deposits were withdrawn. The capt.
tai stock of the bank is $2,00O,00O, of which
100000 is paid up. The August report to
the Finance Department at Ottawa shows
that the deposits payable after notice to or
on q fixed day are $9.947,5S2, not including
$lS,CO0 representing a charity fund trust.
The total liabilities are $40 252,979 and as
sets 81, 434. 423. Mayor Wilson has offered
to pay $500 for every 500 share of the bank
stock offered to him.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 9.-The Jour
nal was in error in to-day's paper in the
statement that the sentence of life impris-
onment for John Ferriter was the first SEN
tence of the kind. Sebastian Price, who
murdered Fred Weemer, a blacksmith at
Morgantown, this county, was tried before
Judge j. H. Jordan at the February term
of court In 1880, found guilty of murder in
About ten years later he was pardoned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10
Warm Reception for Robbers.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal
PLAINFIELD, Ind, Oct. 9.-Last night
about 10 o'clock an attempt was made to
hold up a huckster about a half mile west
of this place. The man had disposed of his
load in Indianapolis and was en- route to
his home in the western part of the county.
The highwaymen intercepted him on the
road, but he refused to stop and opened fire
on the three men. They ran west, only to
meet another huckster going to Indianapolis.
He also opened fire on the men, who took to
a cornfed One of the attacking party is
said to have been badly wounded. Since the
recent hold-ups in the vicinity of Indianap-
oils and Mickleyville nearly every one who
has occasion to be on the National road
after night goes armed.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 9-Eugene ".
Debs has refused 10 assist Walter c. Wor-
cific train, causing loss OF Iife~ during the
strike OF 1894. Assistance was asked Of
Debs's American Railway Union to defray
piled regretting the inability of the or
ganization to assist. owing TO It's bad flnan-
cial state and its consolidation with the
American Federation of Labor Worden
however. wrote Debs asking the sympathy
of the union.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10
Not Guiteau,s Revolver.

WASHINGTON, Oct 9.--The whereabouts
of the long-lost revolver used by Guiteau in
the assassination of President Garfield
the police authorities several days ago an
nounced had been found and turned over to
them, are apparently still a mystery. The
said to have been in the possession of the
late Judge Advocate General Swain, Z. S.
A.. has a wooden handle, while the news
paper records examined to-day uniformly
describe the weapon as having a white bone
or ivory handle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10

Oil Well Drilled In Mile South of
Any Other Hole.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, Oct. 9.-The developments
in the Peru oil field to-day show that the
oil is not confined to the pool where it was
first struck. The Valley Oil Company
drilled in we'll on the Swift lease. between
the canal and river one mile south of any
other well in the field. The sand was found
at S57 feet, which is high for this field and
at twenty feet in the sand a fine showing
of oil was struck. The indications for
a splendid well and oil men are jubilant.
Three other good wells were drilled in to-
day. Oil Citys No. 2 the Holland lot.
Peoples No T. on the Kilgore lot. and Peru
No. l. on the Brownell lot. On Monday
several other outside wells will be drilled
in, and. should they develop as well as the
element
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind. Oct. 9.-Field fires are
causing great destruction in this vicinity.
The prolonged drought has made the earth
and vegetation so dry that a spark means
a dangerous fire. The farms of w. NJ. San
der, Otto Elson w. c. Purdum, A. G. Over
ton, Charles Walker and Joel OverhOlser
have been devastated in the past few days.
On the Overton farm forty acres, includ-
ing fences. trees and crops. house and barn.
We're burned over, and thirty acres on the
Sander place were swept with flames. The
farmers resist the flames by dragging sacks
of water around their fields, the escaping
water saturating the stubble.
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STREATOR, ILL.,, Oct. 9.-The strike of
miners in northern Illinois is still on, no
agreement being reached by the conven-
ton Of operators and miners held here. The
delegates voted unanimously not to accept
a less scale than the price adopted at the
Springfield convention. The operators posi-
lively declined to consider that scale but
offered an advance of cents over the scale
adopted here last May, which would be
5612c for screened coal. They argued they
could not pay the price asked and retain
business. The decision means apparently
that none of the large shafts in the north
ern Illinois district will be worked this win
ter and 10 600 miners will remain idle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-Laymen of the
Methodist Episcopal Church have organized
and will go before the Rock River Confer
ence to ask the ministers to vote on the
question of equal representation in the
General Conference. The committee of five
appointed will present a resolution urging
the conference to propose to other confer
ences the modification of the restrictive
rules that prevent equal representation 1t
is believed that a majority of the ministers
In the Rock River Conference will vote in
favor of equal representation when it comes
up before them on Monday.
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First Pay Day Since the Strike.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CLINTON, Ind, Oct. 9.-To-night Clinton
is the lievliest town in all Hooserdom, the
result of the miners receiving their first pay
since the end of the big strike. The several
mines that paid off tonight distributed
about SIS 900 among their employees. The
miners and their families, who have so long
been living on short rations, are crowdlng
the stores laying in provisions. The streets
are thronged with men, women and chill
dren and the town has not had such bust
neSSlike appearance in years.
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pehs spealss AZ New YorIs.

NEW YORK Oct. 9-Eugene " Debs
spoke to an audience of one thousand men
and women, among them many prominent
Socialists, in the Grand Central Palace to-
night. on How to Remedy the Social Prob
lens. He used the same arguments he
has advanced on other occasions. Colonel
Richard Hinton. a member of the colonial
ton commission of the Social Democracy
outlined the plan of the commission and
stated that within month they would be
able TO colonize five thousand families in
one of the great Western states.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VALPARAISO, Ind, Oct. Sc. G. Miller,
of Chrisman, this county, found bottle
on the beach of Lake Michigan west of
Chesterton containing a note which was
apparently written by one of the men on
the Inflated Chicora, which was lost on
the lakes three years ago. The note was
signed Ed Mason. and directed to his broth
er, Robert Mason No, 81 Dearborn street.
1885, and said that the ship had gone to
pieces off the coast of Michigan. The rest
was concerning private business and will
be held till it is known whether Robert can
be found. The bottle is common wine bot
tie, and shows evidence of having been i'll
the water long time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10

CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 9.-The Sultan
has received an autograph letter from the
Emperor of Germany conveying his thanks
for the gift of a number of cannon captured
from the Greeks during the recent war. The
Emperor in his letter, praises the wise
exhibited during Turkeys me-
gotiations for the conclusion of peace with
Greece, and assures the Sultan that he en-
Joys the faithful friendship of Emperor
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Women Help Fight the Fires.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO. Ind, Oct S.-The heavy
winds of yesterday and last night started
the fire again in the Kankakee valley east
of this city, destroying a great quantity of
hay. Farmers and their women folks from
all the surrounding country turned out to
fight the flames. The work train crew of
this city on the Fort Wayne road was called
out last night to help the farmers, who
plowed all night. The fire is still burning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10
sYarouette CIub Banoueted.

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-The annual banquet
of the Marquette Club on Chicago day
was held at the Auditorium tonight, Sen
ator Mark A. Hanna being the guest of
honor. Mr. Hanna was down for a speech
on "Ohio-the Modern Virginia" His speech
had political significance. The other
Bancroft who responded to the toast The
Marquette Club" j. r. Burton. of Kansas,
spoke AN Epoch and Its Lesson
Frank o. Lowden, of Chicago, on Chi
cago;" Fernando Jones, of Chicago on
"Old Chicago and Congressman John l..
Lacey on Politics and Prosperity"
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE. Ind, Oct. 9.--Ex-Senator
James E. Mccullough. of indianapolis, will
act as judge during the October term of
the Rush Circuit Court. His selection was
made by Judge John D. Miller who is i'll
at his home, in Greensburg, and unable to
hold court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10
Weirs warehouse Burned.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Oct. 9.-Weil
Brothers warehouse, on East Columbia
street. was badly damaged by fire to-day.
The large building was filled with rags and
other infiammable material. Loss on build
ing, $4,000: insured for $4,000; loss on con-
tents $1,000; insured for 1000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10
Wreck ON the Big Four.

SpecIaI 10 the Indianapolis JOURNAL.
WABASH, Ind, Oct. 9.--The Michigan di-
vision of the Big Four had serious freight
wreck to-day at Sodus. A north-bound
freight train, running at a high rate of
speed, struck frog which section men who
had taken it out and replaced it had not
piled up in the ditch The wreck train
cleared the track, so there was little delay
to fra ffjc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10
Raid Goes a Mile I'm 1.49 AS.

RACINE, Wis, Oct. 9.-The National Cir
cult bicycle races came to a close here to-
day at Association Park with an attendance
of less than 1000. Eddie Bald. paced by a
sextet, made a mile in 1:49 As. Earl Pea
body won the mile open for amateurs. maxi
ing his eightieth first for the year. Sum-
maries:
Professional one mile, OPEN Eddie Bald,
Buffalo, won; Nat Butler, Boston, second;
w. e. Becker, Minneapolis, third. Time,
2:17 As.
Amateur two-mile handicap: Joe Dollister,
Burlington Q35 yards), won; A. II. Bar
Gruis, Kenosha 400 yards), third A. K. Rau-
mann, Racine (S5 yards), fourth. Time
4:43 3-5.
Hoyt Bridgeport, Conn. (35 yards) won;
Charles Wells San Francisco eco yards),
second; A j. Weilep, Milwaukee Q65 yards(,
fourth Time, 4:44 1-5.
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Four Prisoners Break Jail.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
PAOLI, Ind, Oct. Sra Cox and Ed
Dale. charged with assault and battery,
Amos Parret, colored charged with larceny,
and Ed Williams, charged with horse steal
ing, broke Jail here last night and made
good their escape. McCoys bloodhounds, of
Orleans, were brought here and put on the
trail, but could not do any good, as the es-
capped prisoners evidently waded up or down
the stream of water which skirts the town.
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company with a ten-year-old boy he was
engaged In loading a wagon with gravel.
suddenly the bank FELL covering Wilkin-
son. his wagon and one of his horses. Help
was soon summoned and the body OF the
unfortunate young man rescued. 1t was
found 1hat he had been thrown against
wagon Vice and his neck and back broken
and his skull crushed. He was to have
been married yesterday evening.
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Element in the eastern Illinois district, but
where the men are receiving what they
asked, 81 cents for mine-run coal, which
is supposed to be the equivalent of Sc cents
for screened coal in this State. The demand
for coal is increasing, and so long as this
is the fact there will be plenty of work and
no controversy over wages, and Tor TINS
are sincerely in favor of united action are
trying to arrange for joint conference of
both parties in the two States.
Thursday the Indiana block-coal opera
tors advanced the price of coal at the mine
from $1.40 to SLIGO a ton
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Young Hoosier sculptor HonOred.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON Ind, Oct. George G. Bar
nard, the young sculptor, son of the Rev.
J. H. Barnard, of the Second Presbyterian
Church at Madison, has received the order
for two large figures, twice life size. to
be executed in marble, for the new Singer
building in New York The building is to
be erected on Broadway and of Indiana
stone. The figures are to be placed over
the main entrance. Mr.. Barnard has also
been elected a member of the jury for the
Philadelphia Academy.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 9.-Advices state
that Nicaragua is endeavoring TO establish
a gold standard and will use temporarily
the gold coin of the United States until its
own coins can be substituted. The govern
ment will discontinue the use of silver tenn
porarily TO induce importation of gold.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10
Death in a Grnvel Pit.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Ind, Oct. 9.-Alva Will
kinson, the nineteen-year-old son of John
]. Wilkinson. was crushed TO death in
gravel pit near Brownsville yesterday. In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10

LONDON, Oct. 9.--The past week has
been a foretaste of winter, with frost and
fogs. The majority of the smart world re-
main in the country. while the Duchess of
York has been the only member OF the