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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25

Thousands of men in every walk Of life
all over the world are playing a dcep rate
game with Death for ar opponent ley
are playing with an opponent who has ery
advantage, and the outcome of the game is
as certain as-Death. The man in any walk
of life, who is too hard worked, too busy,
to take care of his health has only himself
to blame when the final break down comes.
1t is easy to keep health while one has it,
but uphill work to win it back when it is
lost. A man neglects a slight indigestion
Then his appetite gets poor. That's trihe
and he pays no attention to it. Then he
complains of headaches and it is hard to
work or think HIS sleep becomes restless
and he only gets troubled spells of il. He
gets nervous and irritable Everything goes
wrong both at home and at business. He
persists in paying no attention to his
health. Then some day he breaks down.
The doctor says nervous prostration or con-
sumption as the case may be. He has been
PLAYING a game with death and has been
checkmaeed at the weakest point
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is
an unfailing cure for all disorders of the de
gestion, and the deadly naladies that follow
in their train 1t is the great blood-naker,
fiesh-builder, and nerve tonic. 1t cures %
per cent of all cases of consumption. IT is
an unfailing remedy for nervous prostration
and exhaustion. Thousands of men have
testified to their recovery under its use,
after all other remedies had failed. All
druggists sell it. Do not deal with drug
gist who offers you substitute for he is not
only dishonest but willing to sacrifice your
health and possibly your life for few
added pennies of profit.
A clear complexion. Any one can have
it who keeps the blood pure. DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. One
is gentle laxative, and two mild cathar-
tic. Druggists sell them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25

was practically the last of the Interstate
drill and ten thousand people We're pres
eEt. All the companies have drilled and
await the award of the prizes tomorrow
timony on the protest against the Morton
Cadets to-day and referred the testimony
to the drill association, but no action by
the association has yet been taken. Capt
Schilling in his testimony admitted that he
watched the drills of the other competing
companies from his tent, using field glass
One of the leutenants made similar adj
mission. The rules of the drill forbid any
officer or member of a competing company
witnessing the drill of other competing
companies. Captain Hernandez. of the San
Antonio ZouaVes, was suspended for six
months for disobeying a sentry. All the
troops in camp, $500 in number. partici-
pated in sham battle this afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
Mr.. Jobnson,s measure.

WASHINGTON, July 24-Mr. Johnson, Of
Indiana. to-day introduced in the House
a bill to create a currency commission. The
bill differs from that of Stones in that
it authorizes the President to appoint a
mixed commission consisting of nine mem
bers three citizens to be appointed by the
President, three senators by the President
the speaker of the House The three rep
resentatives shall by its terms be members
of the three dominant political parties of
the country. The scope of the bill is much
broader than that of Mr.. Stones. 1t pro-
vides an investigation of the bonded debt
the legal-tender currency, the coinage laws
the MISUNDERSTANDING system and circua-
ton and the financial condition of the coun-
try generally.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
BritOns and BimetalIism,

LONDON, July PA definite answer is
expected from the British government with
in the next few days to the proposal of the
United States and France for a bimetallic
conference. The United States bimetallic
commissioners are confident that the inV-
tation will be accepted. but the movement
meets with the solid opposition of British
financial system is satisfactory, and that
the government should not be called on to
assist other governments that may be in
distress The only argument which weighs
with them in favor of conference is the
fear that unless international action is
taken for the coinage of silver the free
silver party will succeed in the United
States and bring on a financial panic, in
which British investments would suffer. 1t
Is understood that this argument has been
advanced by one of the commissioners who
has been most active in endeavoring to
enlist the support of the Rothschilds and
other big financierS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
The Spring House DAMAGED.

RICHFTELD SPRINGS NY,July 25.-At
1 o'clock this morning the Spring House
at Richtield Springs caught fire and was
damaged to the extent of about $50 600
Among the guests are Mayor Strong and
family, from New York; Mrs. Thomas L.
James of New York. and Gen. Patrick A.
Collins of Boston, The fire originated in
the laundry in the northwest corner of the
building. which is a four-story structures
situated in a handsome park close to the
famous sulphur springs at Riehfield. Mayor
Strong. who is suffering with govt of Sc
we're type. narrowly escaped with his life
Seeing that the hotel could not be saved
the building was completely dismantled by
the people The guests number fully two
hundred
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
.pntnto Patton" Pingree Protests.
A Disnuted Point.

WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Aldrch
and Mr.. Dingley, chairman of the ways
and means committee had consultation
to-day about the question of when the tariff
BILL if signed this afternoon, would become
a law There is said to be difference of
opinion at the Treasury Department as to
when the law would go into effect. The
enacting clause provides that the bill shall
go into effect on and after its passage. On
the one hand it is contended that the bill
if signed to-day will have gone into effect
at midnight last night, as the law does not
recognize part of day. On the other hand
effect until the time the President signs
it, There are said to be conflicting de-
cisions on this point in the Seth and 136th
limited States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
War Predicted.

LONDON, July 25.-The Sunday Times, in
a sensational article, predicts war between
Great Britain and the United States, and
says another letter upon the seal fisheries
question will follow, but that this will fail
to elicit a protest from Lord Salisbury. A
new source of trouble, according to the
Sunday Times. is probable as a result of
the recent gold discovery upon the Yukon
river and its branches. The Sunday Times
asserts that confidential communications
between Russia and the United States are
being exchanged with view to contending
that the Klondyke regions constitute part
of the territory of Alaska ceded by Russia
to the American government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
Obituary,

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 24.-Col. George
CAN'T, member of the law firm of CAN'T &
Patterson, ex-Congressman Josiah Patter-
son being the other partner, died tonight
at Cooper's Wells, Miss, aged seventy-four
years. Colonel CAN'T was probably one Of
the greatest criminal lawyers in the South
He prosecuted Col H. Clay. King, who
killed David Poston and defended Alice
Mitchell. one of. the principals in the cele-
brated Mitchel-Ward tragedy.
BURLINGTON, Kan, July 24.-Hon Har-
rison Kelly, aged sixty-one, died at his
home in this city to-day. He represented
the Fourth district in Congress and was de-
feated for reelection by Congressman Otis.
He served through the war with distinction
as captain of Company b, Fifth Kansas
Cavalry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25

NEW YORK, July 24--Arrived: Umbria.
from Liverpool: La Touraine from Havre.
Sailed: La Gascogne. for Havre Spaarn-
dam, for Rotterdam Aurania, for Liver
helm II, for Genoa; Thingvalla, for Copen-
hagen.
LIVERPOOL. July 24--Arrived: Corin-
thia from Boston. Sailed; Cutie, for
New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, July 24.-Sailed: St.
Paul, for New York.
HAVRE, July 2.-Sailed: La Champagne.
for New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
Turks stiII in ThessaIy.

CONSTANTINOPLE, July 24.-There is
no foundation whatever for the report that
the government has begun the withdrawal
of the Turkish troops from Thessaly. The
question has not yet been discussed at any
of the conferences between the embassa-
doris and Tewfik Pasha.
Djevad Pasha, the special Turkish COM
missioner sent to Crete to mediate be-
tween the Mussulmans and the admrals
Of the international fleet with view of
reconciling the former to a scheme of
autonomy, landed at Canea this morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
New Commodity Rates.

NEW YORK. July 24.-The board OF man
ayers of the Joint Traffic Association ad-
journed yesterday for the usual summer va
cation. 1t will not meet again until Aug.
81. unless the members of the board of con-
troll should call meeting next week. which
is not unlikely In that event the managers
will sit with them. Before adjourning the
managers established commodity rates on
window glasses and glassware from points
in Pennsylvania to Pittsburg and Allie
gEeny Rates on cattle, car lots, sheep and
hogs in carloads from Pennsylvania points
to Buffalo. n. Y, were fixed at cents per
hundred pounds. a basis for east-bound
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25

was concluded, Mr.. Grosvenor, from the
committee appointed to wait on the FRESH
dent, announced that they had performed
their mission. THE President desired US
to convey to the House his congratulations
on our work said he, and to say that
he expressed the hope that 1t would re-
dound to the credit of all our people. He
also desired me to express his best wishes
for pleasant vacation and return of
all the members in good health"
A spontaneous outburst Of applause
greeted this from both sides of the House
and then, at exactly o'clock. the speaker
declared the House adjourned without
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25

Washington Post.


THE raising OF ostriches is a demon
strated success out in California" said Mr..
w c. Gaynor, of San Francisco. at the
Ebbitt. In fact. the business is no longer
an experiment with us. There is about a
quarter of a million of dollars invested in
ostrich farms, and the sales of plumes this
year / am told. foot UP nearly $2000
There is big profit IN raising the birds,
and more people are going into the busi-
ness each succeeding year"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25

PROVIDENCE, r. l., July 24.-The ply
stefan attending ex-United States Senator
Dooittle, of Wisconsin, who is i'll with
Bright's disease at the home of his daugh-
ter at Edgewood, reported this morning
that the patient was very weak and that
death mlght be expected a. any moment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
Frenchmen to Drill CoIombians.

PARIS, July 24.-The Figaro says that
General Elliott the minister of war, has
arranged with Senior Reyes, the Colombian
minister to France, to place at the disposal
of the Republic of Colombia "a military
commission, to consist of three French Off
GERS of the rank of captain as instructors
of the Colombian troops in military tactics.
The commission will start for BOgota at
the end of next month
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
ona German House-Boat.


Imagine broad fat-bottomed boat q
hundred feet long with house upon it, In
the bow is a good-sized saloon or sitting
room. with ten windows-five on each side
and a door half glass leading to an
awning-shaded deck. From the saloon one
looks down corridor, so long and so mar
row that one almost expects to see nine
pins at the far end. The cabins are on each
side. In the stern are a pantry and a tiny
kitchen. one cabin is devoted to clothes
hanging on hooks and lying folded on the
unused berths; in another is a large bath
tub. utilized only as a place in which To
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
TARIFF LAW IN FORCE.


President with contumely. Mr.. Morgan
closed by Withdrawing his demand for the
yeas and nays on referring the adJournment
resolution and asking unanimous consent
to concurrence in the House resolution Tor
final adjournment at p. m. tonight. Ihere
was objection, and, after the usual reso,
luton of thanks to the Vice President and
a happy response by him, recess was
taken until S:45 o'clock, with the under
standing that no business beyond mat m
cident to adjournment should be TRANSACTED
at the deferred session. At o CLOCK the
Senate took the recess agreed upon
At S:45 the Senate reassembled Tor a prleI
concluding session. Only sixteen senators
were present and the waning interest was
shown by untitled galleries.
Messrs. Allison and Turpie were appointed
to wait upon the President, They, speed
ily reported Mr.. Allison stating that the
President extended his copgratulatio tons TO
the Senate and House ana had no IurtHer
communications to make
Resolutions Of thanks to president pro
tenn Frye were adopted. The Presldeht 5
message recommending currency commits
sion was then, on motion OF Mr.. CullQn
referred to the finance committee Inc
House bill for an international monetary
commission was also referred TO that COM
This closed the work. There was a mo-
mentary lull and then the Vice President
announced: Senators, it only remains for
me under the resolution of the Senate, to
announce that the extra session of the
Fifty fifth Congress IS at an END ana I'M una!
Immediately there was stir on the floor
and in the galleries, a jinglfng of Senate
bells announcing the close and a maj eX-
change of good-byes. Soon the chamber
was deserted and the extra session OF Con-
greSs was over
.Potato Patch" Pingree Protests.
DETROIT. July Ex-Governor Pingree to-
day wired the following message in dupli-
cate to President Mckinley, Senator Bur-
rows and Congressman Corliss and Spauld-
ing of Michigan:
Il regard the duty on lumber, hides and
sugar as unrepublican, unpatriotic and I'M
fair The lumber now used goes largely
into small homes and farmhouses and to a
class already greatly overtaXed. The Ia
borer wears twice as many shoes as the
millionaire and must contribute twice as
much for the tax on hides. He must use
as much sugar and pay as much toward
the duty on sugar 1t is grossly unfair to
make the poor pay as much per capita as
the rich toward the support of the govern
| ment Property and not human stomachs
| should be reached. Property is protected
by our laws and should pay for its protec-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
Pardoned bx MexIer.

HAVANA, July 4-Captain General
Weyler has pardoned the prisoners of war
Jose Maria Naldespine and Claudio Me-
deros Reyes, sentenced to death.
The Spanish mail steamer has brought to
Captain General Weyler Zoo 900 of silver
intended for war expenses
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
sDain Ripe for Revolution.

MADRID, July A.-In view of the uni
versal unrest among classes and political
parties in Spain the Carlists leaders have
decided to begin active political propaganda
throughout the whole country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
The RidicuIons EngIishmnn.
liladelphia North Amerioan.

PhiIadeIphia North american.
Says Lord Rosebery: when a man In
middle life makes a deliberate choice of
golf as his amusement he is making
choice second only in gravity to the choice
of a wife.
None but an English statesman would
approach q pastime with such sincere gray
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25

ANN ARBOR. Mich. July 24-Judge
Thomas NJ. Cooley will be taken Monday
sanitarium near Pontiac. He is in very
precarious condition
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25

COFFEEVILLE, Miss. July 24-Jim
Sellers. q negro murderer, was taken from
the county Jail at Pittsboro. Calhoun coun-
~, last night and shot 10 death by mob.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25

F. NJ. Branthoover. who was nominated
for city clerk by THE Populists and silver
Republicans, has resigned his place on the
ticket.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25

rates on traffic from Menominee, Mich, and
Marinette, Wis via Manitowoc. was also
made.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-30
THE FOLDING BED.
It II still IN Object Of Suspicion TO Many
Hotel Visitors.

It 10 Still IN Object Of Suspicion TO Many
Hotel Visitors.
I'm sorry, SIR" said the polite
young up town hotel clerk to the grum
looking guest, "but haven't another
room in the house tonight. II you could
use this till morning, I'll fix you up
right for tomorrow. But. the induce
ment persuasively delivered failed to
work and the grum looking man went
away.
When he had got over the threshold,
the suave clerk smiled sort of pensive
smile and said: "You can't do nything
with these fellows. 1t beats the world
how a man will let his prejodices drive
him out into the night to seek inferior
accommodations. And yet this man
looked like he knew better too"
"What was 1t dissatisfied him?"
Nothing in the world except that in
the only room he'd have there was o
folding bed. You see we are crowded
now and there are but few vacant apart
ments. He is crank ON the subject Of
folding beds because in modern times
two or three human beings have been
caught in them when they folded up
inopportunely and had their lives crnsh-
ed out. ! pleaded with him that no
such disaster could happen here. for
nowadays folding beds are made with
patent catches that absolutely prevent
them from manslaughter. No matter
how sorely a bed such as we have
should yearn to close up on its slumber-
ing victim those catches forbid. told
him all this. but 1t had no effect"
''Are most people imbued with this
prejudice?"
Eyes. think majority of the trav-
cling public has that feeling, and I do
not believe the time will ever come
when the folding bed will gain the full
confidence, much less the affection, Of
the American people. "-Washington
Post.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-30
DIDN'T KNOW STRATToN.
But After the Millionaire Had Identified
Himself Ho Got His Car.

But After the Millionaire Had Identified
Himself He Got His Car.
Probably no town Of its size has as
many very rich men as Colorado Springs.
''They have millionaires to burn" said
a gentleman who recently visited there.
Colorado Springs is the home Of W.
8. Stratton, the man who q few years
ago was at work with q jackplane, earn
ing scanty living, but who is now the
possessor of anywhere from $l5, 900, 900
to e20, 600, 900" said my friend. "Strat-
ton does not have the appearance Of
man borne down with weighty pocket
book NQch Of the time he goes about
IN clothes q tramp hight OBJECT e.
When he had, in couple Of years,
cleaned up the paltry sum Of "a, o00,.
O00-or 100000 a year-himself
and family thought they would like a
vacation. They concluded to make Q
trip to California.
''The next day Stratton went to Den
yer on business. His banker had notified
him that he had made a mistake of
$3.50, 900 in his bank account. He had
that much more in the bank than he
thought he had. Upon investigation he
discovered that he had sent the bank q
check for that amount, just taken from
the sale of his mine, which he had not
noted. That matter cleared up, Mr..
Stratton thought he would see about
getting tickets for the California trip.
As usual, he had on rather shabby
suit.
Have you got bargain in tickets
to California; asked Stratton.
1.-THE clerk looked him over carefully
and concluded that hobo had dropped
in to get out Of the sun.
Not today. We may have one to-
morrow
"'Well, you sell tickets to California,
don't your
Certainly, but we have no Job lot
on hand at present
"'How much is ticket to San Fran
cisco?'
"The clerk told him.
Let me see. shall have to tako
along several people-servants, You
Know. Guess You had better give me
nine tickets
while the clerk was staring at. him
Stratton was struck with new idea.
BY the way, how much will spe-
cial car cost? like to 20 as comfortably
as possible when travel. Yes, guess
I'll have q special car. How much will
10 cost?'
'The man told him. IL was large
sum.
That's all right Look here. I'm
going to stay month or six weeks, and
/ guess I'll sleep in the special How
much more will that costr He was
told. ALI right. I'll take that car for
six weeks. Got blank checkr
"The clerk gave him one. 10 was
hlled out and handed 10 the clerk, who
said:
L know all about Mr.. stratton, but
don't know that you are Mr.. Stratton.'
"At that moment Banker MofYett
passed by. Stratton called out; Come
In here, Moffett' He came in. Am
strattonr You are 4 thought 70, bot
this clerk had his doubts. Thank you. >"
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-30
You keep away and don't get mixed up
I'm the trouhlo

You keep away and don't get mixed up
in the trouble
Coleman was working along up the
stairway as he talked, with the object,
perhaps, Of getting near enough to the
desperate to disarm him.
"'Stop where you are, john said
Mulligan. One step nearer and I'll kiln
you.'
Coleman made another step forward,
and Mulligan shot him through the
heart. He permitted the others to take
the body away, keeping them covered
with his pistols all the time. A crowd
gathered in the hotel and the public
square which it faced, and plans were
discussed for capturing Mu1ligan, but
his character for deadly desperation
was such that volunteers were scarce.
At last it was decided to call out the
militia company and take the desperate
in his stronghold by regular assault.
"The troops were mustered in double
line in the public square, facing the ho-
tel and waiting the order to advance.
Through the window of his room in the
third story Mulligan could be seen now
and then AZ he walked to and fro be-
tween the stairway and the window,
keeping watch against q surprise in
either direction. Then, as the face OF
the desperate appeared once moro at the
window, one of the soldiers fired with
his rife, killing him instantly. 1t was
an unexpected shot which undoubtedly
saved several lives that would almost
certainly have been sacrificed in carry
ing the room by storm.
BILLY Mulligan was q New Yorker
by birth and was typical representa-
tive Of the old time California tough
gambler class which got its tone and
manners from the New York of the vol
unteer firemen and Dead Rabbit days.
Quick Of motion-some of them could
pick fly from the wall with the thumb
and finger four times out Of five-stern
and short spoken except where it was
part OF their game to be suave, rough
and tumble fighters, fashionably
dressed, with more of ornaments than
southern gamblers often wear and dis
tinguished by heavy black mustaches,
they ran their course in San Francisco,
which was headquarters from which
they went b the new mining communi.
ties. to stay while these fourished On
until they were driven out. They had
their day-most Of them were shot or
hanged, or they died in want. Here
aud there, stranded in some out of the
way western community, some decrepit
survivor is found of the old gambler
desperate class Of which Billy Mulligan
was q shining example. New York
Sun.