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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09
BOY ORATOR" INJURED
FELL TWENTY FEET WITH THE PI-
AZxA OF A FLORIDA HOTEL.
Mr.. Bryan Picked Up i'm an UncOn-
sciOus Condition, hut Found Not
to BE Seriously Hurt.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, April s.-Hon w.
j. Bryan was injured here this afternoon
by the caving in of the piazza from which
he was speaking. Nearly four hundred
men and women were precipiated about
twenty feet to the ground and many Of
them injured, but none fatally. Mr. Bryan
was picked up unconscious and removed to
a physicians office where an examination
revealed that he had received no injuries of
a serious character. 1t was deemed best,
however, to abandon the reception which
was to have been given him this evening.
Mr.. Bryan arrived here at i:50 d. m. and
was greeted at the station by several peo-
pie. At $50 he addressed fully three thou
sand people from the piazza of the San
Marco Hotel. At the close of his speech
hundreds OF people fiocked about him and
so great was the strain that one section of
the piazza. forty feet square. fell through.
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Thousa nds of Laborers Rendered Des-

GREENvILLE, Miss, April s.-The con-
dtion of affairs in this section of the Mis-
sissippi river continues serious. Want is to-
day at the door Of many laborers. The
Yazoo-Mississippi delta embraces ten coun-
ties with a population of nearly 100000
people, 20 per cent. of whom are farm Ia
borers who depend for their daily bread on
rations issued weekly by the planters and
local merchants part OF the laborers'
farming operations. The planter and mer-
chant, in turn. secure advancement from
money centers on their paper, based on the
growing crops. after having carried the
laborer until the crops have been planted
The inundation occasions a Withholding or
credit from the country. thus cutting its
most vital cords. From this statement it
will be readily seen that every day adds
severity to the strain.
The promptness with which the federal
government has interested itself i'm the con-
dition of the inhabitants of the inundated
districts has brought a strong ray OF hope
into situation which Is at best gloomy
enough. The secretary of war has kept
himself in teIegraphic Communication with
the Governor of Mississippi. seeking infor-
nation concerning the needs of the flooded
districts. Governor MeLaurin in turn, has
kept i'm telegraphic communication with
the representative men OF the delta, and
yesterday he was advised assistance was
needed To-days adyices give more ex-
tended report OF the prevailing condition.
whereupon many OF the leading planters
and business men OF this section wash
ington county, held council and decided
such a crisis at hand as necessitated
calling for assistance from the general
government To that end the following dis
patch sent TO the Governor, and by
him sent TO General Alger, secretary or
war. and a similar message was trans
mitted to Congressman Catchings:
Further investigation into the effect or
the overflow and conference with leading
merchants and planters show that this
washington county, is practically entirely
overflowed. The population OF the county
is about 80. O0O with upwards OF 10000 head
OF mules and horses. exclusive of cattle.
over 40 600 of the people subsist upon week.
ly rations issued by planters and local mer-
about exhausted and their credit destroyed
by the overflow. Thirty days will probably
elapse before il can be determined whether
the destituton will be incalculsble. In the
meantime. we must appeal 10 the govern
ment for aid. during this period or waiting.
i'm caring for these people and stock. Only
actual necessities are desired and such
supplies be disbursed without waste
through the government force stationed at
this point. We estimate IL will require not
less than Sf35.oO0 worth OF supplies for this
purpose during the ensuing thirty days for
this county. and we earnestly request your
aid in securing 1t. This Is supplemental TO
our wire of yesterday.
The dispatch was signed by j. NJ. jayne
and William G.. Nerger
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09
THE AGENT A LOSER.
Mrs. Massey Says She Is Out Between
$1,000 and $4,000.

Anxious inquiries still made by in
vestors of the vampire Dean Company.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Massey was the agent here.
She lived at IL Lynn street with her broth
err who says that his sister has been
treated unfairly by the press. He declares
that she was one of the heaviest losers
and that she has gone to New York to see
what can be done toward recovering her
own and others savings Before leaving
she said that her losses were between 81
and Ss,o00. Much of this, however, was
earned In investments or represented what
the investments would bring If the deal
turned out all right. He says that his sis
ter was not interested in the company, but
was employed at salary, in addition TO
which she received commission on all
business done All money from this State
passed through her Office. He said that
Mrs. Massey had agents canvassing
but that some of the local agents in other
places may have had canvassers.
Farmers in Pike township are very bit
ter in denouncfng the T.. >. Dean Company
and other like concerns. 1t is said that
agents gathered in at least $1,000 from
that township alone.
Postmaster Sahm received Instructions
from Washington yesterday directing him
TO hold all mail received for T.. s Dean
& Co. Since the concern went to pieces
mail has been delivered in the southeastern
part of the city but the postmaster is
prohibited from giving the name or address
of patrons of the postofiice
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09
INTERNATIONAL Y. w. C. A.
OPENING of the sixth Biennial Con-
ventiOn-RepOrts of Committees.

DETROIT, Mich. April s-Many young
women prominent in various lines of Chris
tian educational work are among the two
hundred odd delegates 70 the sixth biennial
convention of the International Association
of Young women's Christian Associations
OF the United States aud Canada, which be-
gan this afternoon in the Woodward-av-
enue Baptist Church After devotional ex-
ercises by Rev. James McGray Of Boston
the nominating committees reported the
following officers, who were confirmed:
President. Mrs. l.. u. Wishard. New York
vice presidents, Mrs. F. F. McCrew. Indian
apohs. and Mrs. John Harvey Toronto:
secretaries, Misses Eva Sewers and Thirza
chair and read the report of the interna-
tfonal committee. submitted by the chair
man, Mrs r. T. West, OF Chicago. 1t called
attention to the separate specializing of the
city and college work the past two years
and reported enlarged fields of usefulness
for the secretaries of the departments. The
committee asked for SIS. 600 for work among
the colleges and schools. Ii reported 343
associations: during two years twenty-five
associations have gone out of the interna-
tional association, four Joined and twenty
nine new associations were formed; PA of
the associations are college and fifty-nine
city organizations.
Mrs John w. Dickinson. of Chicago.
chairman or the finance committee, read
the report of the treasurer Mrs l., w
Messer IL showed subscriptions and COL
lectionS the past year were $137l5 expenses
1887. and a small balance on hand
Miss Effie X Price. general secretary
reviewed the work of the secretaries of
the various departments for two wears.
A report was also read from Mrs. William m
Boyd of the progress of the international
associations school in Chicago.
The chairman appointed standing COM
mittees, after which several state chairmen
gave accounts of the work in their locali-
ties. Tonight a big audience listened to
an address OF welcome by the Rev DR. Nc
Laurin- II was appropriately Responded IN
by Rev. I. 5. Cuyler, ID. D.. of BROOKLYN.
An informal reception followed and The
delegates inspected variety of work
brought from the various associations
training daDartmantS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09
A Pennsylvania Tax Case.

HARRISBURG. Pa. April s.-Judge ST.
monton to-day handed down an important
opinion i'm the case of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania VS.. the New York, Penn
sylvania & Ohio Railroad Company. The
company. which owned a railroad from
Salamanca, n. Y, to Dayton, o., about i29
miles in length, of which 126 miles were i'm
pennsylvania. was so heavily incumbered
with debts that it reported its stock TO
the auditor general as having no value, a
few shares of the preferred stock having
sold in the market at 62 cents per share
and the common stock being utterly un-
salable.
The auditor general. however, set the APP
praisement aside and charged tax upon a
valuation of si3, 100000, the tax amounting to
$112. SIS. An appeal was taken.
Judge Simonton finds a fact that, as
the taxing accounts are required 10 be con-
strued. the value of the stock for taxation
is $l5.0 900. upon which the tax, at mills.
would amount to $4,000: but he further
holds that only that proportion is taxable
according to the mileage in the State, or,
in other words, 126-426 parts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09
INDIANA TAX LAWS.
Attorneys of Railways Condemn Them
Mt n Conference In Chicago.

CHICAGO, April s.-A conference of In
diana lawyers was held here to-day to
consider the question of railroad taxation.
The meeting called at the instance of
the Monon road. which is of the opinion
that il is suffering too heavily from the ac-
tion of numerous township assessors in
Indiana. The State Board of Equalization
has declined TO grant 1t any relief and the
attorneys were called To determine il some
method cannot be devised whereby the
road will be relieved from a portion of
what IL considers unjust taxation. For
several years. IL is claimed. the assessments
on railroad property have increased. 1t is
claimed by other roads, as we'll as the Mo-
non, that the rate of taxation has been out
of all proportion to the net earnings of
the roads. The latter have been steadily on
the decrease. while the assessments are
wrong. and the attorneys to-day were con-
sidering what changes IL Is advisable TO
make In the assessment laws OF Indiana.
AL OF the Western roads are much inter-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09
REPORTS OF ENGINEERS.
Number of Broken Levecs. Their
Width and Location.

WASHINGTON. April s.-Secretary Alger
is pushing forward the work OF relief for
the food sufferers. and within few days
the disbursements OF the rations provided
for by Congress will begin. To-day the Sec
retary was in consultation with Colonel
Gillespie. president OF the Mississippi River
Commission, who was summoned here by
telegraph by the secretary for the purpose.
Colonel Gillespie has just returned from a
visit of inspection OF the flooded districts
along the lower Mississippi and. backed by
his experience IN river improvements, was
able to give the secretary fair idea OF the
needs OF the situation. IL Is felt by the en-
gineer officers that, with the appropriation
OF $4,000 already placed az their disposal
by Congress for the protection OF the inn
provement work. they will be able to re-
store the broken levees and get the river
banks into normal shape wherever they are
protected by the leyees constructed by thu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09
DENIED USE OF MAILS
FRAUD ORDER ISSUED AGAINST L. :.
DEAN AND OTHERS.
Receiver Appointed for the Concern
by New Jersey COurt-What the
indianapolis Manager Says.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE T.. S. Dean
brokerage concern, whose suspension of
operations at New York. indianapolis and
elsewhere already has gained general
notice. has been formally barred from the
mails by fraud orders just issued by the
postmaster general. The orders di-
rected against the firms offices in New
York city, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Vim
cennes, Ind, and name the following: Il.
S. Dean, L. S. Dean * Co., the e. S. Dean
Company, Myron l.. Bernard, Edward f..
Farrand and GoSln & Co.
The postmaster general has issued a lot
tery order against the Colonial Savings and
Loan Company of Louisville, KY, and w.
]. Hoover, its general manager, and fraud
orders against the Metropolitan collecting
agency OF New York city and the American
collecting agency of Rockland, Me.
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Michaes for a time but later took the
name of John Thomas. He invested $50 In
advertising scheme, but the venture
proved a dead loss. He then sought work,
but failed to find anything TO do and for a
month he and his family have been in
destitute circumstances. They pawned
everything they had and then appealed 10
the Associated Charities. St. Peter spent
his last cent buying ticket to san Fran
cisco yesterday morning. and after his ar
rest Chief Lloyd. had TO provide food Tor
his wife. ST Peter was superintendent of
the plant of the association. a combination
of 6Oc0 wage earners at Jeanette, twenty
seven miles from PittsbuTg, and his brother
is corresponding secretary of the branch.
He admitted last night that he had taken
$500 belonging TO the association and had
foolishly fed rather than TO confess MS
error TO his friends He declared that he
was ready TO so back and would waive
reQuisition papers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09
ROBBED BY MASKED MEN.
Aged Ohio Couple Bound and Gagged
and Their Money stolen.

SANDuS<Y. o.. April S.-Three masked
men entered early this morning the resi-
dence OF Mr.. and Mrs. James Ford an aged
couple living at Parkertown. near this city
and. after binding and gagging them. at
tempted at the muzze of revolvers To make
them reveal the hiding place of their
money. They would not do so and after
"a long search the robbers found 500 I'm
money and other valuables Some time aft
erwards Mrs Ford worked loose from the
bindings and released her husband. He
notihed the neighbors OF the outrage and a
posse was formed Mr. and Mrs Ford are
IN critical condition from the rough
handling.
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from the burning building. tells a thrilling
story of his escape. He started out with
only a night short on. and had that torn
off before he reached the street. His room
mate. w a. Tabor, was more fortunate.
having saved two shirts. The T. p. a.
members of the local post took care of all
the drummers, buying some suits out and
out. W. II. Mitchell, of Abingdon. Va.
jumped from the burning building TO the
bank building. III. /. Johnson a railroad
baggage master. came down from the fifth
story hand over hand on the water pipes
before the fire engines arrived. Only one OF
the guests saved any of his effects.
S. L. Williams. who is missing, was
capitalist OF Springfield, Mass. He was on
pleasure trip through the South. He was
seen sitting in an upper hallway of the
hotel shortly after the alarm of fire and
no one of the guests saw him afterwards.
The street-car lines are completely tied up
and all the electric companies have suffered
One Knoxville architect received orders
to-day for plans for eleven buildings to
take the places of the ones burned. All
the buildings are to be replaced at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09
DEAD ON DUCK ISLAND.
Body of j. r. Warford, Engineer al
the Regular Array, Found.

TRENTON. y. j., April S.-The body of
the man found on Duck island below Tren-
ton a few days ago has been identified as
that of Joseph T.. Warford. an engineer in
the regular army attached to corps sta
toned in Kansas. Warford. who was a
former resident of this city, came here and
registered ut a hotel about three months
ago. He appeared to have plenty OF money,
the employ OF the government as an in
spector of fortifca tions and had three
months leave of absence. ON Sunday
morning. March %, he LEFT the hotel and
nothing was heard or seen of him until yes
terdaY when the body was identitied.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09
"SWIPE" MEMS ITO STEAL"
Slang Word OmcialIy Defined by the
Supreme Court of Iowa.

DIES MONIES, Ia. April S.-"Swipe" has
been passed on by the Iowa Supreme Court.
The word came up in the case of the State
vs.. Robert Lee. appellant, of Polk dis
trict. Somebody said ''swipe' in the lower
courts and it became an issue. So the
grave. dignifed and august higher bench
had to take official notice of IL and incl
dentally to pass upon its meaning In af-
firming the case the court decided that
'swipe" means Ito steal" and cited the
dictionary it's authority
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Few Anderson suckers y


Special TO the 1ndianapOIis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, April S.-Several An
derson people were caught for small
amounts in the failure of the Dean get
rich-quick company. An agency was estab-
Iished here a few weeks ago by r. T.. Davis,
of Logansport who fitted up suite of ee-
gantly furnished offices and then began his
efforts 10 interest people in the scheme.
The office is locked up to-day and 1t Is un-
derstood will not be reopened.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09

NEW YORK. April s-Arguments in the
case Of Aionzo j. Whiteman formerly
mayor of Duluth. Mimi. We're concluded
to-day and the case was submitted to the
jury. which returned a verdict of not
guilty. Nhiteman was charged with grand
larceny in having fraudulently obtained $,SO
from bank in this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09
Receiver Amounted.

NEW YORK, April S-George Norris was
to-day appointed temporary receiver for the
f. S. Dean Company. The appointment
was made on the application TO the courts
of New Jersey, where the company Is in
corporated, OF lawyers of this city. who
said they had been retained in the case by
Myron l.. Bernard, president of the COM
pany,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09
EMBEZZLER ARRESTED.
John -. Peter, Wanted at Jeannctte
Pa. Captured i'm California.

OAKLAND, Cal. April s-John ST. Peter.
wanted in Pittsburg for the embezzlement
of funds belonging 10 the Window Glass
Workers Association. of which he was pre-
ceptor and treasurer, has been arrested. ST.
Peter arrived here just eight weeks ago
accompanied by his wife and little step
daughter. He went under the name OF John
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09
Equitable Aid Union i'm straits.

JAMESTOWN. n. Y, April S.-Albert
Morgan. supreme president of the Equita-
bic Aid Union. fraternal insurance COM
pany, with headquarters at Columbus. Pa,
and with a large membership i'm many
States acknowledged to-day that there is
no hope for the future of the union. A
percentage will he paid on claims now due
The local branches of the order i'm western
New York will dsband this week
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09
Its Capital Too Limited.

QUINCY. ILL.,, April S.-The establishment
of the ]. r.. Dayton Tablet Company was
closed to-day under chattel mortgages ag-
gregating $4,000. The total liabilities are
placed at So 900, and the assets exceed
100000 The suspension Is due 10 limited
capital. The concern employed two hun
dred men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09

BUCHANAN. Mich, April Successive
bicycle riding is given as the cause OF the
death of Miss May Brewer. n teacher in the
high school here, who died Tuesday even
ing She was n member OF the high school
alumni OF the class of % and very popular
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09
Cordage Factory Burned.

SHIRLEY, Mass, April S.-The Fredonia
mill of the Samson Cordage Company was
destroyed by fire to-day. The mill contained
"a large stock of rope and coruage material
and expensive machinery, and the loss
amounts to fully $50 600.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09

ested in the outcome of the proposed at
tempt TO adjust the system of assessment,
and IL the move is successful in Indiana
the roads in other states will not be long
in following the lead set them by the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09

The foregoing dispatch mentions j. NJ.
Dean. of Kansas City" jumping from.
the hotel window. and another place gives
the name of ID. NJ. Dean, of Indianapolis,
az one Of the injured. The name of neither
u. NJ" nor ID. M Dean appears in the
indianapolis directory. Irving NJ. Dean,
who is a travelling agent. resides at No. 13s
L.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09

Fresh Meats. Poultry, Fresh Vegetables
and Fruits.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-09

Mail and telephone orders promptly filed.
Money refunded. IL goods are not as represented.
Street-cars stop IN front of MONARCH.
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Information. Rates. and sleeping Car Space
West Washington Street, or Union Station.
, 1897-09-11
THE THEATRICAL HUSBAND.

Pleased to meet you!
Thank you, yes. That bottle on the
shelf behind you, George.
What! Member OF the press? Well,
I'm sure I'm very happy to make your
acquaintance. sir. Here's happy days!
So you remember meeting me before?
Well. I thought your face vas familiar.
I recollect yours very we'll now. George,
set out a box Of good cigars. You're
going inside. I hope, to see the show?
Well. think you'll enjoy it, and, by
the way. when you're writing your no.
tice don't forget to run in a pleasant
little line about the madam. and If you
want anything that we can do for you.
a box for the folks at the Wednesday
matinee-our Saturdays are running
pretty full-why. just let me know and
I'll see that you're fixed all right
Oh, she comes on about hak-past 10.
That's her name on the program, Sc
nora Tapioca, the worlds greatest slack.
wire performer.
WHAT UeCdE1e Oh tue OuucT Inc LoIu
knows, and l don't care. All I hope is
I'll never see her again. But this Tapi-
oca is very different proposition from
that other fagot, I can tell you. As
perfect a little lady as you ever saw in
your life. Never gets full, W makes
no bad breaks. no profane language, no
cuttin' up Of any kind, not even at home.
Some evening I'd like to take you back
and introduce you to her, and we'll
have a bite Of bird and d cold bottle to-
gether. Then you'll say that you never
met a more elegant little lady In your
afe, and the best OF it is she's making
her little $50 per with that new high
wire act OF hers.
Oh. yes. the other sang in grand OPP
era, and, what's more. she used to dc
some singing at home that wasn't quite
80 pleasant as what she done on the
stage. When I think Of all that I had
to put up with while I lived with that
woman. I'm ready to kick myself fol
wasting the best years Of my life or
her. And yet. when I married her. oul
prospects were a. bright as any yount
couple could wish to nave. She VA
getting big money. pretty near hAK VIVA
the manaGers eave ont che was gsekIns
, 1897-09-11

Jokes on Horace Greeley
When old man Greeley Of the New
York Tribune came out to the Rocky
mountains in 1859, the pioneers who
had preceded him were as full Of jokes
as a cocoatnut is full Of salt water. We
have often told the story OF how they
sailed the mine on him in Russell gufch
and his continued trip over to the Pa
cifc was full OF many incidents just as
humorous. A Utah curiosity named
Charlie McCarty had the fun Of telling
Greeley that the drag road at Pacific
Springs, in the Wasatch range, was
caused by the bears Gliding down In
the spring to get salt; that the country