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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-13
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Just go Delegates Present-Speeches
Limited to Five Minutes.

The chairman of the convention called
for the report of the committee on creden-
tials. The chairman of the committee. w.
III. Anderson, of Grand Rapids, Mich, read
the report as follows:
There are nc contests. The total num-
Der of delegates whose names have SO far
been reported is go. The committee rec
cmmendS that the list of cities represented
be read. The following is the list of the
cities represented:
Anderson, Ind; Admission. Ala; Appleton,
Wis; Atlanta, Ga; Auburn, n. Y: Balti-
more; Md: Bay City, Mich; bloomington,
dock, Pa; Bradford. Pa; Bridgeport.
Conn; Brooklyn. n. Y: Brunswick. Ga.
Buffalo, n. Y; Cairo, ILL.,; Camden. n. j.;
o.; Chicago, H.; Cincinnati. o.; Cleveland,
o.; Concord. n. H.: Covington, KY; Dal-
las. Tex: Davenport, Ia; Dayton. o.: Des
Moines, Ia; Detroit. Mich; Duluth. Mimi.
Easton. Pa: Elizabeth City. n. j.; Elkhart,
Ind. Erie. Pa; Evansville. Ind: Findlay.
o.; Fort Smith. Ark. Fort Wayne. Ind.
Bay. Wis; Hartford. Conn: Helena. Mont.
Hiilsboro, Ky: Houston. Tex: Indianap-
oils, Ind; Jackson. Mich; J~effersonville
Ind: Johnstown. Pa: Joplin, Mo-: Kansas
Knoxville. Tenn; KOkomo, Ind: Lacrosse,
Wis: Lafayette, Ind. Little Rock. Ark.
Logansport, Ind; louisville Ky: Macon,
Ind: Massillon, o.; Meriden, Conn; Meri-
dian. Miss. McKeesport. Pa; Middletown,
Conn; Milwaukee, Wis.,; Minneapolis,
". Y; Muncie, Ind; Nashville, Tenn. New
Albany. Ind; Newark. n. J.; New Brigh-
ton. n. H.: New Brighton. Conn; New Ha-
ven, Conn; New York city; Norwalk,
Conn; Oakland. Cal; Omaha. Neb.; Os-
wego. n. y: Ottawa. Ill; Ottumwa, I@ {;
Paris. Tex; Peoria. ILL.,: Philadelphia. Pa.
Pioua. o.: PittSburg. Pa: Port Huron.
Mich: Portland. Me-: Portsmouth. o.;
Providence, II. L.; Quincy. ILL.,; Racine.
wis: Richmond. Ind; Richmond. Va;
Louis, Mo-; st. Paul. Mimi: San Antonio.
Tex: ~Sandusky. o.: Savannah. Ga; Seat
tie. Wash: Sioux City. Ia; South Bend.
Ind: Southbridge. Mass; Springfield. Ill.
cuse. n. Y; Tacoma, Wash; Terre Haute.
Ind: Toledo. o.; Troy. y. Y; Utica, y. Y;
Vicksburg. Miss; Nincennes. Ind: Waco.
Tex: Washington, d. c.; Wheeling. w.
Va: Wichita. Kan; Wilkesbarre. Pa; Co
Iumbus. o.: Yonkers. n. Y; Yankton. S.
D.: GAINESVILLE. o."
Upon motion the report was unanimously
adopted.
LIMITATIONS OF SPEECHES.
The report of the committee on rules and
order of business was then read by the
chairman OF the committee, f. V. Smalley,
of Minnesota. as follows:
Morning sessions shall begin at 10
o'clock. afternoon sessions at $50 and even
ing sessions at s.
ANY delegate presenting n resolution.
paper or other matter for reference 10
the committee On resolutions shall be al
lowed five minutes tiIAe TO read or explain
the same, and the SAINT shall then be re-
ferred to the committee without further
debate.
In the discusslcp of any. paser that may
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-13

future. as in the past. the people will right
~ determine the questions that shall be
submitted To them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-02-19
A Remarkable Blind Man.

The gentleman referred to in the fol-
lowing item taken from the Sioux Falls
Press is we'll known in Mitchell, having
conducted branch store of his Sioux
Falls house in this city several years
ago and also tuned number of pianos
in the city. The Press says: THE
most remarkable man in the city is O..
G. Caldwell. He is totally blind, yet
he can do about anything that nybody
else can do excepting see. Many
things he can perform better than per-
sons with two good eyes. He shaves
himself with neatness and dispatch.
About his store he is as handy as his
clerks, and can go to any house in the
city with unerring dlrectness. Can
take a piano or organ apart and put it
together in short order, and recently
he erected a buggy shed at his resi-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-02-19
ROADS ALL OPENED AGAIN.

The Milwaukee Got Great Hustle on It.
self and Its Lines Are Open.
Saturdays storm, although not last
ing as long as the previous ones, sue
ceeded as effectually in blcckading the
railroads as any of the rest. The storm
commenced to break away about 3
o'clock in the afternoon and by o'clock
the wind had ceased blowing and the
elements were again at rest. The Mil
waukee people st once secured the town
to secure men to go out on the extra
trains to assist in opening up the roads
by shoveling snow when the plows fail
ed to make an impression on the big
drifts. A train was sent west Sunday
morning and after considerable work
reached Kimball where it met the reg
ular coming in from Chamberlain, the
snow plow train returning at II o'clock
that night and the regular coming in
with two engines Monday morning. It is
said that there was q greater amount
of snow fell during this storm than any
OF the previous ones. A train got in
from the south Sunday evening and the
only snow encountered was between
Ethan and Mitchell, .requiring fully
two hours to get through the drifts.
The east line was not closed to any ex-
tent but it WAS considered too danger
Gus to send out the east train and it
was held here until Monday. The
north line was opened up Sunday eve
ming when train came in at 7:3O
o'clock, and about the usual amount OF
snow covered the track. The Milwau-
kee road has certainly had hard
struggle to run their trains this win
ter and they have shown commendable
enterprise in keeping their road open
as well as they have. All trains got
in and departed on time today.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-02-19
Made 1t r Grand Success.

The Episcopal ladies made a COM
plete success OF their valentine party
Monday evening, the number present
being unusually large for dancing
party, but the ladies realized that the
way to make success of the affair was
to put forth every energy in the right
direction, which in this case lay in the
disposition of as many tickets as possi
BILE. Between 65 and 10 tickets were
sold and from the crowd present it
seemed as though every holder of a
ticket made it point to be there.
Some very handsome souvenir pro.
grams were distributed but as there
were not enough to go round they were
discarded for the engagement of dane
es, but retained as mementoes of the
occasion. Refreshments consisting Of
lemon ice and cake were served on the
stage and helped to cool and revive
one after the exertion of dancing.
Geiger Bros. furnished the music in a
satisfactory way and the whole even
ing was productive of considerable
amusement. The ladies' cleared q
goodly sum of money to help them
along in their church work. The par
ty was held in Champeny's opera house.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-02-19
MARRIED AT MORN
Wedding NupdalS Of Miss Adams and
Er. Snow Celebrated at the Brides
Home Wednesday Morning.
The Old Maids Held Their Convention at
the Grand Tuesday Evening and
Was Fairly Attended.
DEATH on GEO REEO
DEATH OF GEO. BEED
The President Of the Old D. F. & M. Co.
Died Suddenly at His Homs in
Hampton, Iowa, Recently.
A MORNING WEDDING.
The Adams-snow Wedding NuptiaIs We're
Celebrated Wednesday Morning.

The Adams-Snow Wedding NuptiaIs We're
Celebrated Wednesday Morning.
"A very pleasant party of intimate
friends and relatives gathered at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. L. w. Adams
Wednesday morning to witness mar
riage celebration which has been look
ed forward to for some little time.
Promptly ut 8 o'clock Miss Mabelle
Adams and Will J. Snow entered the
parlor and stood in the presence Of
those near and dear to them. Rev. A.
r. Boggs took position in front of the
bridal couple and pronounced the mys-
tic words which made them man and
wife. Following the sincere congratu-
lations of the company a dainty we'd
ding breakfast was served in tho din
ming room, the table being handsomely
decorated With flowers.
The bride looked the picture of low
illness and was very becomingly attired
in cream silk crepop, while the groom
wore the conventional black. Miss
Adams has grown from her childhood
to menhood in this city and is great.
ly beloved by all who knew her. She
is an accomplished young lady, being a
proficient performer on the piano,
while as vocalist she has often been
heard in concert programs, and in this
respect she has been exceedingly gen.
erous. Her presence will be greatly
missed in social and musical circles,
where she was quite popular. Mr..
Snow was former student of Dakota
University and recently went to Rees-
vile, Wis, to engagage in newspaper
work. He is a bright and talented
young gentleman and is in every way
worthy of the estimable young lady
whom he has chosen for his wife. Mr. and
Mrs. Snow departed on the east morn.
ing train for their home at Reesville,
followed by the sincere wishes OF a hos,
OF friends in this city, trusting tha,
their married life may be full of hap
piness and no sorrows.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-02-19

dence which betrays good workman
ship. Besides he is one OF the most
cheerful and pleasant gentleman in the
city"
And speaking of blind men calls to
mind the knowledge of one back in IL
linois, who was not so accomplished as
the above gentleman. hut was evident
ly more daring. This man had his
eyes shot out in the late war and had
never seen the town in which he lived,
yet he knew every street in the city.
One Of his favorite pastimes was to
hitch up his horse and buggy and drive
all over the city and with such uner-
ring precision as to never meet with an
accident. This blind man, his name
was Joe Parsons, once told us OF an in
cident which occurred during the war,
and it may be known to many old SOL
diers, at least it was interesting. 1t
was at the time Parsons had his eyes
shot out, uniniured save for that, and
wondering how be was to get out of it
as his company h;-d moved from their
position. ~ hand-to. hand coofiict
had h~rn fought with the rebels. AS
,ie was pondering thus voice called
out to him: "Say Yank, whar's you
hurt" "Eyes shot OUT" replied Par
sons. whats the matter with you?"
Legs shot off, replied the rebel
Parsons said he crawled over to where
the rebel lay, being directed by the
sound Of his voice, and they finally
made a bargain to help each other.
Parson agreed to carry the rebel on his
back if he would use his eyes to direct
him to the Union camp. Parsons full
filled his part of the contract, but the
rebel instead of steering him into the
Union camp marched him into the
rebel camp and Parsons was held a
prisoner for several months. He said
he bad suspicion that the rebel was
doing him dirt but he had to rely on
him.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-02-19

recitations. songs and discussions, by
Glorian Gadabout, Charity Longface,
Betsey Jane Butterpole, Mercy-on.us
Wlxford and others, the presence of
man was announced who desired to ad-
dress the convention on asubiect of
deep interest to them. This set the
old maids in flutter of excitement and
when the man appeared he was greeted
with sufficient warmth to have melted
the snowdrifts along Main street. his
object was to introduce remedy which
would convert old maids into blushing
young maids with all the charms and
graces OF young girlhood. The scheme
took at once. The old maids were
dumped into machine and in few
moments their wish was gratified and
out from the machine would appear
the object of their desire. which in the
various instances was to be a vocalist, a
pianist, or an elocutionist. The pro-
gram given by the changes in the old
maids was good one and was partici-
pated in by Miss Mary McGovern, who
rendered piano solo, Miss Gertrude
Becker, who sang solo, to which she
responded as the result of vigorous
and merited encore, by Phoebe Brown
and Miss Harker, each of whom gave
excellent recitations. Miss Harker's
work never fails to please and in re-
sponse to recall gave humorous se-
lection, while little Phoebe Brown
made big hit in her recitation. Mrs.
Lathrop rendered a piano solo in fault
less style. One of the old maids,
weighing close to 200 pounds, was anx-
ious to be converted into young and
giddy girl and when she stepped into
the machine the whole thing collapsed
which broke up the convention, the
curtain going down on a scene of wild
confusion. The entertainment affor-
ed great deal of amusement and was
we'll arranged. The proceeds accruing
from the affair will be used to assist in
fixing up track for the athletic asso
citation of the University, which they
hope to have completed by spring in
order that the members can get into
training for the meeting of the state
association which will be held here in
May.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-02-19
ASKED TO SHOW UP.

A Prohibition Committeeman Demands
an Accounting of Another.
Aberdeen News: George W. Bagley
of Sioux Falls, whose wife is secretary
and treasurer of the state prohibition
committee, is out in a communication
in which he expresses considerable
anxiety to know what has become of
the funds contributed for the campaign
in this state last summer and fall. j..
A Lucas, years ago of Aberdeen and
still later of Watertown, known as the
Ki-ote seed man, is the chairman OF the
committee, and as be issued the appeal
for funds they are supposed to haye
gone into his hands. Certain it is that
if any funds were received they never
reached the treasurer's hands. Mr.
Bagley has written the New York
Voice asking for an accounting, and
the publication of his letter is said TO
have made Lucas wax exceedingly
wroth. He has notified Bagley that
he must retract his demand or suffer
the consequences. Mr.. Bagley sticks
TO his text and AYERS that up to the
present he has been unable to get hold
OF anything definite as to the receipts
and disbursements. Watertown Pub.
lie Opinion says that Lucas has had
more to do with the prohibition party
for the past five years in this state
than any other man.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-02-19
OLD MAIDS IN CONVENTION.
The University Elocution Class Civ. some

The University Elocution Class Give some
thing New in the Amusement Line
There was an "Old Maids Conven-
tion' at the Grand Tuesday evening
and the important session was wit
messed by fair audience which evil
IDENTIFY enjoyed the affair of these for
lorn creatures. Previous to the open
ing OF the convention an orchestral
number was given by G. G. Rathbun
and his two little sons, and SO we'll
was the selection received that the au-
also given.
Then the old maids began to put in
an appearance, dressed in costumes
ancient enough to make fashion plate
blush. There were old maids with the
squeaking voice, dressed in sombre
clothes, who would expire if man
smiled at her, and the old maid who
was full of giggles and simpered too
sweetly, and the old maid with the
smelling salts and who found fault with
everything and everybody, in fact the
old maid of every description was there
in all her glory and fnery. The ses-
sion was begun by regular kick that
it was too hot and too cold for any COM
fort. After the reading of the minutes,
on which several remonstrances were
made, each member responded to the
roll call with brief quotation on
man." the substance of which was
that he was an individual who would
be perfectly acceptable tc any member
OF the cow sntion. After listening to
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-02-19
The Death OF George Beed.

The Hampton, Iowa, Recorder, OF
Feb. 3, announces the death of George
Beed, which occurred Jan. 80. His
death was very sudden and up two days
before his death attended to his busi-
ness matters in his office, remaining at
home the last two days before he died
in response to the entreaties of his fam
lily. The immediate cause of his death
was due to the bursting of an abcess in
his left lung, living less than an hour
after it happened. MIR. Beed was not
unknown to Mitchell people, having
been connected with the Dakota Fire
& Marine Ins. Co. and in the failure OF
that concern he lost large amount of
money. During the winding up of the
business affairs of the insurance COM
pany Mr.. Beed was here for some time
and became we'll acquainted with many
people who formed strong liking for
the gentleman. At one time, some
eight years ago, he was quite wealthy
but owing to unfortunate investments
nearly his entire wealth was swept
away.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-02-19

Mrs. DR.. Keeling arrived from
Springfield Tuesday afternoon and is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Sid Smith.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-28
How to Receive Him.

A young man with satchel, a
bland smile and very plausible story
is working around this way, and as
he is liable to drop in on one at any
moment, it would be well to be pre-
pared for him. He will offer you
patent hair restorer and dandruff
eradicator, and his recital of it's
wonderful efficacy is decidedly more
refreshing than the stuff itself, the
principal virtue Of which lies in the
fact that it acts like mild scalping
knife. You will save trouble and
considerable hair by turning the dog
on him. If you haven't dog, sub
stitute club or any other old thing
you can get hold of.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-28
ANNUAL REPORT.
or Chief Mine Inspector Paul Com
pleted and Ready for the
Printers.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, December,
27-The Chief Mine Inspector, j. w.
Paul, has just completed his annual
report for the year ending June 30,
1897, of which the following is a
summary:
Number of counties in which coal
is mined, 20; number OF firms opera
ting on commercial scale, 221; num-
Der OF tons (of 200 lbs.) piek.min-
ed from commercial mines, H.
288. 060; number of tons machine
mined from commercial mines, 672,-
468; total number of tons from COM
mercial mines, IL, 800, 52S; estimated
tons Of coal from small mines, $780,
900; total number of tons from all
mines, 13,110,52s; number of tons
converted into coke, i,897415; num-
Der OF tons OF coke manufactured,
1851, 925: total value OF coal at
mines, So, go, 30l total value of coke
at ovens, 81, $50, 900; value of ton
of coal at mines, e.. &c; value OF ton
of coke at ovens, $125: number Of
mining machines in use, so; number
of coax ovens, 8,405; average number
of days mines were in operation, 1911;
number of days ovens were in opera
ton, 1919; number of pick miners
employed in commercial mines, IS. :
08l; number of machine operators
and miners employed in commercial
mines, 574; number of other under
ground employees In commercial mines
3, 1852; number of outside employees,
,, 346; total number Of men employed
at the commercial mines and coke
ovens, q, 1872; number of men killed,
81; number of men injured, not fat
tally, 1872; number of men employed
for each man killed, 347: number of
men employed for each injured. 1l6;
number of ton of coal mined in COM
mercial mines for each man fatally
injured, 212, 468, number OF men EN-
ployed for each tod of coal manufact-
ured I1.212; number of wives left
widows, IA; number of children left
fatherless, 40; acres of coal worked
out, /, 766; number OF tons Of coal
prodnced lin commercial mines) per
miner and runners included, 947;
average earnings for each miner per
year, $322.75 average earnings for
each miner per month, 5000; aver
age price per ton received for mining
"a cents.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-28
Glass Broken.

Friday night some one threw a
bomb out into the street in front of
Waters q Whittington's shoe store
and the explosion which followed
shattered a lot of glass in the vicin-
ity. The glass in one of the doors
to tie store was blown to pieces.
Another large piece was broken up
stairs in Mrs. Woods front door and
large plate glass in Major Keen
er's meat market was cracked badly
running it entirely
The damaged parties have very
good idea of the identity of the mis-
creant who threw the bomb and will
likely prosecute him to the fullest
extent of the law. Such conduct is
not fun by a long shot and an ex-
ample should be made of the man
who did it.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-28
The w. V. us Field Agent.

Mr.. Waitman Barbe, field agent for
the w. V. u, is here, accompanied
by Mrs. Barbe, and both are guests at
the residence Of S. L. Gould For the
past three weeks Mr.. Barbe has been
looking after the interests Of the Uni
yersity in the southern part of Penn
sylvania, from which section of the
Keystone state the University draws.
Mr.. Barbe tells the State Journal that
there are now five hundred students
at the University and he expects this
number to be increased after the holt
days .-Parkersburg Journal.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-28
Burnt by Powder.

Saturday, Will Chips who works
at j. R. Miller's tobacco factory and
lives in Greenmont had some pow
der in bottle. Hepoured the pow
der out in heap and stuck match
to it An explosion followed of
course. The boy was badly burned
about the face and one of his hands
had nearly all the skin taken off of
it. The next time he will be more
careful when he has powder to fool
with.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-28
Marriages.

GRuBB-PooL-Married, at Oak
land, Nd, December 25th, George
L. Grub, of Morgantown, and Miss
Lottie Pool, of Dellslow.
HALL-BRowN- Married, by Rev
j. L. MeCutcheon at his residence
on Sunnyside on Monday, December
81, Jesse S. Hall and Miss Allie
Brown, of Preston county.
HOARD - BLossER - Married, by
Rev. 5. r. Gordon, d D., at the
residence of Miss Mary Hibbs, Nor
gantown street, Uniontown, Wednes-
day, December %, 1875 II o'clock
Enoch Y. Hoard, Of Behler, w Va,
and Miss Mary NJ. Blosser, Of Cheat
Haven, Pa. The happy couple left
on the 2:36 p NJ. train for Pittsburg
-Neaes Standard.
VANyooRHIs- BoYERs-M Married at
the home Of the brides parents, on
December "a, by Rev. j. l.. McCutch
con, Mr.. Charles Nanyo0rhis and Miss
Bertha Boyers. The marriage was at
tended by but few of the relatives Of
the contracting parties. 1t had been
kept rather quiet, and but few knew
that it was to occur After the cere-
mony the young couple boarded the
train and went to Uniontown, where
they spent several days visiting.
The following items are clipped
from the Fairmont Index;
Miss Mary Jolliffe, of Morgantown
will spend the holidays here.
Mrs. John W. Mason is spending
the holidays in Morgantown.
The Morgantown NEW DOMINION
is making strong fight for paved
streets.
Between one and two hundred
men were cut off at the Monongah
mines this week, a portion of them
being negroes.
Mrs. Dora Hoult, of Hoult, recent
" visited her brother j. M. Ross at
Clinton, and also her sisters Mrs.
Anna Griffith and Mrs. Emma Hall,
of Ellington, Monongalia county.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-28
Deaths.

BRowN.-Died at her home in King
wood, on December 81, after long
illness, Mrs. Virginia Fairfax Brown,
mother of j. Slidell Brown, editor of
the Argus. Mrs. Brown was a MEM
Der of one of the Oldest and most
highly respected families OF the old
state. She had passed her sixtieth
year and was beloved for her virtues
by all who had the privilege of know
ing her. The funeral will be conduc-
ted on Wednesday, from her late resi-
dence in KiDgwood. To the bereaved
we extend our sincerest sympathy.