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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
BOY HELD FOR RANSOM.
Father Is Told 10 Pay $4,000 and to
Remember Charley Ross.

ALBANY, Aug 1S.-Johnnie, the five
year-year-old son of Train Dispatcher Con-
way, of the New York Central. has been
abducted and held for ransom. The boy
disappeared Monday morning. In the even
ing letter slipped under the door said
he was safe, but would not be released
unless $4,000 was paid at certain place.
After warning Mr.. Conway not to inform
the police the letter concluded: "Remem-
her Charley Ross and recall that his
father did not obey instructions and lost
his child. Two detectives at once went
to the place appointed by the writer but
no one appeared to follow out the plan of
restoring the child which had been in
dicated The father has a comfortable
bank account, and the police believe the
abductors knew this when making their
demand So far there is no clew what
ever for tho police to work on and the
childs parents are in despair
The police tonight think h G. Blake a
former furniture dealer and boon com
panion of Joseph Hardy brother-in-law OF
Michael Conway, the boys father was the
kidnaper. Hardy's reputation is not good
and he also is supposed to be implicated.
The police expect TO have the boy before
morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-Arrived; Fulda
from Genoa; Friedrich der Crosse and
Lain, from Bremen. Sailed: Paris, for
Southampton; Teutonic, for Liverpool
Westernland for Antwerp.
QUEENSTOWN. Aug. 1S.--Arrived: Penn
land, frum Philadelphia. for Liverpool anC
proceeded Germania. from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 1S.-Arrived: St
Louis, from New York. Sailed: Havel, for
New York
ROTTERDAM, Aug 1S-Arrived: Mas.
dam, from New York. Sailed Rotterdam
for New York.
LIVERPOOL. Aug 1S-Sailed: Indiana
for Philadelphia; Majestic, for New York
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 1S.-Arrived: Gaia
lonia, from Boston.
SHERBOURG. Aug. 1S.-Arrived: Saale
from New York.
LONDON, Aug. B.-Arrived: Manitoba
from New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

SARATOGA. n. Y. Aug. 1Sfugh H. Hanna
of indianapolis: George Foster Peabody. of Kew
York CITY: A. f. Williams Of philadelphia. and
J. W. Fries. OF Salem. n C.. the subcommittee
appointed by the executive committee OF ffteer
selected by the recent sound money conference al
Indianapolis. held executive session at the
United States Hotel to-day. The subcommittee
appointed eleven commissioners to act upon the
tion to the currency question. The names Of tbs
commissioners viii not be given to the public
until their acceptances are received by the com
mittee who will meet again on Sept. 10. The
commissioners said by the committee to be
representative EXPERTS from all parts of the cOun
try. John J. Mitchell, of Chicago was chosen
treasurer Of the committee and the finance com
mittee is composed OF j. f. Hanson. OF Macon
O. nd Afltchen
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Captain and Mate Killed and the
Schooner Olive Pecker Burned.

BOSTON. Aug. 1S-A cable received in
this city from Buenos Ayres says that
Captain j W Whitman and Mate William
Sanders. of the schooner Olive Pecker.
which sailed from this port on June 2,
have been murdered by the crew. The
principal owners of the vessel are J. +.
Ellicott & Co., of Boston, who also sent
out the barkentine Herbert Fuller, on
which Captain Nash and wife and Mate
Bamberg were murdered The Pecker was
built at Belfast. Me. The message contain
ing the information was from a banking
firm in Buenos Ayres and gave only the
bare facts of the double murder together
with the statement that the vessel was aft
erwards burned, but that the crew escaped
and landed at Bahia. The owners hope they
are in the custody of the United States
consul there, who would naturally assume
charge of the shipwrecked men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

CHICAGO, Aug 1S.-Victor A. G. Murrell
is a Michigan man who was at the Windsor
Hotel yesterday, having just returned from
the Alaska mining camps. Mr.. Murrell not
only gathered great deal of sparkling
dust from the KIondike, but he met with
many adventures. Don't start for the
KlOndike till next spring is my advice to
all enthusiastic adventures, he said. II
am confident that one-half of the throng
that Is pushing pell-mell toward the frozen
gold fields will starve or freeze to death
within three months. The temperature in
that country is like the little girl our moth
ers told us about when we were children
when ii is good it is very good indeed but
when it is bad it is horrid. The mercury
varies from seventy degrees below zero in
winter to 100 In the sun on the hottest sum-
mer day. There is inestimahle treasures of
gold in Alaska but you would get entirely
too much weather and too little gold if you
made the start now
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

Special TO The indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind. Aug. 1S.-That money is
getting easier among the farmers of this
county is shown by the cancellation of farm
mortgages during the past year. The re-
corder's office has been very busy during
the past six months. and the mortgages
released amounted to $l13 30. During the
on farms which leaves difference in favor
of the farmers of S24 259. During the same
period 1854. 40 worth of mort ga ges upon lots
have been released, and SAG 4SS new mort
cages have been recorded AS soon as the
farmers sell their crops many more mort
CAGES will be Cancelled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
GLASS WORKERS TRICKED.
NOnuniOn Men Will Operate the New
Blowing Machines.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 1S.-The secret of the
reason for Ball Brothers, extensive fruit
jar manufacturers, keeping information re-
garding their patent glass-b blowing machine
from the public for over year developed
last night at the mass meeting of green
and flint-glass workers, and once again is
the cunning of the firm exposed, proving
the employees, members of the two strong
organizations, to have been the victims,
and as a result the 200 union men will be
compelled to work alongside indepen-
dent" workmen who are doing the most
important work in the big factory and who
are not members of any labor union. At the
same time the firm will be violating
union rules. This state of affairs is the re-
suit of the company keeping the machine
a secret until after the two big trades had
met and adopted rules, prices and other
regulations for the coming season. This
DONE it was then too late to list the ma
chimes for the coming fire, as it is an en-
longs is not known. AS a consequence the
WOrkmen will be compelled to permit them
to be worked for a year by operators who
are members of no union.
The men being employed to work the ma
chimes are skilled labOrers who were en-
ployed in the United States glass factories
when they walked out. Since then they
have had no work, and now belong to no
employed in the factories learned, and be-
fore they were familiar with the situation
announced that they would not work and
that the ''scabs'' would be run out of the
city. The meeting was called last night
after the arrival of the men who will work
the machines. and when the true situation
was explained the union men had to con-
fess that they had been beaten and that
nothing could be done with the machine
that promises to demoralize their trade
until the time for another convention, and
the big plant will resume work on time one
week from next Wednesday,
A few days ago some of the men from
Ball Brothers who have lost their situations
d result of the introduction of the ma
chimes called on the Wilson-M Mccullough
Glass Company. of Marion. for work in one
of their frut-jar factories and were in
formed that it was the intention of the COM
pany to rent machines of Ball Brothers for
next season, and that in two years time
a glass blower in the green or tlint-glass
factories would be an oddly. The only
trade that will escape the machine are the
windOw-glass blowers. Thousands of men
will be thrown out of work, after earning
from "a to IS per daY for years
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WILL RESUME WORK.


sumption of work at prices higher than
those paid when the strike was ordered. 1t
was stated that any other course i'm
possible, owing to outstanding contracts
which do not expire until next May. A
large proportion of the output of the mines,
it was said is under contract, and in many
districts there are formal contracts signed
by the operators and miners fixing definite
wages. Were the prices now demanded
paid it was claimed, the small margin of
profit would be more than absorbed. I'm
less these contracts for coal are carried
out the party failing is liable to damages.
1t was the impression that none of the
operators would attend the Peoria conven-
ton Tomorrow.
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lie Put Dynamite Inder The stnxe.

ROCKMART. Ga. Aug. tS.--W. b. l..
Davis. IA wealthy farmer living ,rree miles
west Of this place was Killed at ; O'Clock
this morning by the accidental explosion
of seventeen dy 13mIte cartridges. H., had
placed the box of dynamite under the
kitchen stove f1r tEe purpose of drying.
The kitchen AMI dining room were paclv
wrecked and he body horribly INITIATED.
Davis was sixty years oh.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

College Hall Rev James Clearly. of Still
water Mimi. the president. presided. After
the appointment of a committee on Gre
dentials and the paid convention assistants
adjournment was taken to attend the cele-
bration of pontifical mass by Bishop
O'Hara in st. Peters Cathedral The mass
was impressively celebrated. the altar deco
rations and incidentals to mass being Of
a richness and beauty not exceeded in the
cathedral in recent years, except at the
conservation of Bishop Hoban by Cardinal
Satoli two years ago.
The first business session of the national
convention of the Irish Catholic Benevolent
Union began here this afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

MADRID, Aug. Is. = Senior Sagasta, the
Liberal leader, is quoted as saying in an in
terview to-day: Even during Canovas' g
time dissensions existed in the Cabinet and
any case his Cabinet is certain to be only
a temporary one. am ready TO accept of
flee, and should do so would apply re-
forms to Cuba in the widest sense
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
Cable Notes.

King Charles of Portugal yesterday re-
ceiyed Lawrence Townsend, of Pennsylva-
MIA the newly appointed United States
minister to Portugal in succession to
George w. Saruth, who retires.
The Hamburgischer correspondent an
nounces that baron Marshall Won Bieber-
stein. formerly German imperial secretary
of state for foreign affairs. will succeed
Baron Saurma Won Jeltsch as ambassador
Turkey
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
Receiver for "A cycle Company.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Aug. 1S.-T. J.
O'Brien, attorney for the Grand Rapids &
receiver for the Hamilton Kenwood Cycle
Company to-day. The cycle company re-
Gently secured its creditors by giving a
trust mortgage to j. Frederick Bars,
cashier of the National City Bank. That
was followed by litigation between the
stockholders and managers and the out
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
RUDYARD KIPLlNG ii.
A Boy Added to the Family of the
Noted Novelist.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-A cable dispatch
from England announces the birth of a son
to the household of Rudyard Kipling the
novelist. The boy will probably be named
Rudyard. the father having announced his
intention some time ago to so christen the
prospective baby if it should be a boy. Kip
ling has three children, the two elder be-
ing girls.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
An OLA drudge Causes Murder

LOUISVILLE. Ky, Aug. lS.-Ma< Wiley.
a clerk for Bernheim Brothers, whisky
this morning by Joe c. t<ouwonne~gh a
gauger The shooting occurred in the store,
the result of an old grulge. Wiley is a
well-known whisky man, Whlle = 1uven-
bergh is brother-in-taw Of CO.. es4or Zen
johnson and prominently corrected
throughout the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

Beard of Valuation. now in session, admit
that they will carry out their intentions to
assess a franchise tax against all corpora
ticns organized in this State whether own
ing property and operating here or not
This catches the Southern Pacific Railway
Company for this and five back years and
means that the board will demand of 1t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
Departure of the North Fork

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1S.-The steam
er North Fork with the stern wheel steam
er Mare Island in tow left for ST. Michaels
this afternoon after having been DELAYED
several days after her departure was an
nounced. She carried eighty-four passen-
large crowd witnessed her departure and
d scene of great enthusiasm ensued.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

HELENA. Ark. Aug. lS.-Near Parton,
in this county, an unknown negro made
an assault on cOlored woman and after
wards committed a criminal assault on a
colored girl yesterday. As soon as the crime
was made public posse started out to
hunt the negro. When overtaken he re-
fused to surrender and John Edmonds
colored. shot and killed him. Edmonds sur
rendered 10 the magistrate, was examined
and acquitted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
Route Man to the KIondilxe.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.-Superintendent
Duftield of the coast survey. to-day re-
ceived the proof of the new government
map of the Klondike region. 1t is on an
enlarged scale, with the gold region as the
main objective point and this entire local
ity is given without reference to the re-
moter parts of Alaska and the arctic re-
gion The map is sixteen by forty-two
inches. 1t is called a route map as it
shows the route of travel from Sitka north
ward to the Klondke country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
RECEIVERS FOR THE M. B. L. A
Temporary Injunction Restraining
the Company from Doing Business.

BOSTON, Aug. 1S.-Judge Lathrop of the
Supreme Court, to-day appointed as tenn
porary receivers of the Massachusetts
Benefit Life Association Alfred Wood
worth, president of the Eagle National
Bank of this city. and Arthur Lord, of
Salem Bonds in the sum of $4,000 each
will be required. temporary injunction
has been issued restraining the company
from doing further business. The order is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-Hugo Kerkau, of
Germany' ana Eq M 6ira ~ OF Penn m,
games of billiards in blocks of zoo points
at Days billiard rooms tonight Kerkau
ran 1000 points in tWenty-six minutes. his
three nights is 5000. Mclaughlin scored
1886 points, making a run OF so points and
reaching a score for the three nights of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 1S.-Louis Casey,
lumberman, experienced in bush lore,
says there are two thousand men at Ska
quay bay who are not properly QUILTED,
and if they ever get over the pass will suf-
fer many hardships the way down the
river. Letters have been received to the
effect that the White pass trail is in very
bad condition. and, as the Chlcat pass is
not passable to animals, very little of the
moved by Spring
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
Canadians Nav Land AIT skaguax.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1S.-Some days ago
the Treasury Department received request
from owners of vessels in the Klondike
trade for permission to land goods and
passengers at Skaguay. Alaska, in case they
are not able, by reason of stress of
weather, to make the port of Dyea Ska
quay is about three miles southwest of
Dyea. on the Lynn canal between that port
and Juneau. Being within the jurisdiction
of the collector at Dyea. no objection was
found and the request has been granted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
Daughters of America.

NASHVILLE Aug 1S.-This afternoon the ma
ticual council OF the Daughters Of America elect
ed the following officers and adjourned: National
councillor l.. r.. Kennedy. Fndlay. o.. associate
councillor J. F. Anderson East Liverpool. Q.
vice councillor j. r. Robinson Railway. n. j..
associate vice councillor, Mrs. Jennie Krise
Baltimore; conductor. Mrs Jennie c. Luck Nash
vile warden. Mrs Mary starr Bridgeport.
Conn. inside sentinel Mrs, Carrie Thayer, Bing-
hemton. n. y: outside sentinel. Pearl Finley.
Chester W. Va. trustee, Mrs. Mary Boram.
Baltimeye; treasurer. Charles w. Morris. Welles-
xIe. o.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

eers and the yellow badges with the inscription
spicuous among the visiting fire chiefs +, to-day
the blue of Utica N. Y. The second days ses-
sion of the convention proved even more interest
ing than was anticipated Chief Sweenies paper
on The best and quickest methods Of dealing
with fires in high buildings called forth a dis
cUssion which lasted until recess.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
Sending Brick Machines Abroad.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Aug. 1S.-The Ander-
son Foundry and Machine Company to-day
billed a brick machine through to Kingston,
Jamaica. This is the fourth machine they
have shipped to that country. They are
also building up a big foreign business.
South America is proving very good mar
ket. They have also been shipping ma
chimes to European countries, coming into
direct competition with the foreign manu-
facturers. Last year they shipped to
Australia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

Certificates have been issued to the follow
ing-named IndianianS:
Original-Ephraim Brashears, Newburg.
Increase-John Phillips, Neil Creek
Ressue-Louis II. Leaf, Cannelton.
Original Widows. etc.-Maria l.. Arthur,
Portland; special Aug. I, minor of CALVIN
Gates Monroe; minors Of James Meranda,
Ridgeville and Marion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
AItgeId's Opportunity.
Chicago News.


John p. Altgeld says 1.-The farmer should
get more than $3.50 for his wheat" After
careful study and research we find there is
nothing in the Chicago platform TO prevent
Mr.. Altgeld from paying the farmer more
than 81 80 for his wheat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

stable at No. 1875 Columbia avenue was
damaged by fire yesterday morning. The
loss was $50
A flag shanty at Alvord street and the
l.. e. & w. Railroad was burned at ! o'clock
this morning The cause of the blaze is UNI
known The loss was So.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
Golden Goose from California;

Special 70 the IndanapOIs Journal.
JEFFERSONILLE, Ind, Aug IS. - Ed
ward Goss, of this city, has returned from
the California gold fields, and brought with
him curiosity in the way of a golden
goose. 1t is a nugget of pure gold which
is a perfect imitation of goose. even to
the bill, and is remarkable freak of ma
fttrn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
Colonel Otis Dead.
The Fire Record.

SAN DIEGO Cal, Aug 1S.-Col Elmer
Otis, u. S. A, retired died to-day, after q
long illness of diabetes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
Letter from GOV. Brady. of Alaska.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind, Aug. 18.--County Record
er p. F. Fitz. of this city. received a letter
yesterday from Governor John G. Brady, of
Alaska, that fully confirms the reports of
the wonderful discoveries of gold in the
Klondike. Recorder Fitz and Governor
Brady were newsboys together in New
York city, being brought here with car
load of waits in 1885, when they were twelve
years old Brady was adopted by the late
Judge Green, of Upton, who gave him d
fine education. Brady graduated at Yale
and finished his education in Europe. He
entered the Presbyterian ministry, and
about five years ago went to Alaska to en-
gage in missionary work 4 few weeks
ago he was appointed Territorial Governor
by President Mckinley and assumed his
office July Is. In his letter to Recorder
Fitz dated July l, Governor Brady says:
The excitement here is intense over the
wonderful gold discoveries over our line on
British soil, on the river KlOEdike, a tribu-
tarY Of the Yukon. The stories in the
| newspapers are in most part correct Extra
| steamships are being loaded at Seattle and
| Victoria Every one around Juneau has
lit out, and there is a rush to get packs
over the divide We hear that II to % cents
per pound is being asked to carry packs
from the salt water over the pass to the
| head Of the lakes. Pack animals are being
shipped in as rapidly as possible. The COM
panieS running steamers the Yukon are
hurrying up all they can to get in their
stock before the river freezes in September.
Yours sincerely JOHN G.. BRADY"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

Sarah Sinks, repair of frame barn, corner OF
Bridget and Vermont streets, 81.
indianapolis stove COMPANY, brick stove foun-
dry, corner of Hill and Columbia avenues. 50. 500.
NJ. NJ. Mahoney veranda, SIG Buchanan street.
j. C. simmons. frame stable. $50 (old) English
$3.50
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Another BoatIoad.

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 1S--The steamer
City of Kingston sailed this afternoon for
Dyea and Skaguay, Alaska with sixty-nine
passengers. The number will probably be
increased to two hundred at Seattle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
Over $4,000. 900 TO De Added to the
Wages of ToiIers as "A Result
of the DingIey Act.
SCHEME OF MANUFACTURERS
THAT MAY RESULT IN SHUTTING OUT
THE FOREIGN PRODUCT.
One Concern to Control All Sales and
Purchases-NonuniO to OPP
crate Blowing Machines.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1S.-All of the manufac-
turers of window glass in the United
States will meet in Chicago next Tuesday
to sign an agreement which will mark an
epoch in the industry in this country The
agreement will probably result in adding
s., 5O0, 900 to the wages of working men. Here
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
Business Skill Required

The Union Trust Company has large ex-
has the hest of onnortnnities and Know 1lic
edge at its command. 1t is conservative in
every respect. and believes in taking no
risks. in order to get high interest. at the
be glad to advise with any persons having
money to dispose of. or to take charge Of
the funds of persons who feel unable to
manage for themselves. Interest will be
paid on time deposits left with the COM
pany. Insurance written in first-class COM
NAMES
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0ffices-COmpany's Building, lis and lzz
East Market st.
PAID-UP CAPITAL 100000
SURPLUS FUND = $4,000
Stockholders Additional Liability, $685.
OFFICERS:

JOHN III. HOLIDAY, President.
ADDISON c. HARRIS, First Vice Pres't.
HENRY EITEL, Second Vice President
and Treasurer.
III. Nj. FOLTZ, Secretary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
CathoIie TotaI Abstinence Union.

SCRANTON. Pa, Aug. lS.-The National
Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF Ameri-
ca convened this morning in st. Thomas
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
Convention of Fire Chiefs.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Aug. 1s.--St. Louis has
Put in her bid for the next annual convention
of the International Association OF Fire Engin-