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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
THE MAD KILLER.
MALAY METHODS OF SUICIDE AXE flCi'
UREsQUE IF SOMEWHAT TROUBLE
SOME TO THE PUBLIC.
From Answers.

From Answers
stalls w." The smell Of cloves and sa IYi O
breathed Batavia like sweetened cloud: , ana
hung round the inner shops Was smSsf
the rim OF the seas, and glorious are the hauls ne
brings ashore from the bays and rivers that slice
sy north s pnf to st his in
wood smoke. His browning delight is the iermen, =,
he sun stowed by natural heat TO n nosome mess
that gad1ens the heart CT Malays
ridge of mountains that is the ragged backbone of
Java Some Of them are volcanoes, extinct long
a SroyS Of the town I found from the hills
stark. wiry. and of more muscular limbs than the
dreamy loers that love the plain. There was the
aieam OF the higher air on his skin and his hair
was short and crisp On his shoulders ne carr na
scorn for the feebler men around This Is the way
all me- nysn Of S Tans
sounded angry scream up the street: three Sc
OnG es eep e f ps the
iiR he whole fns 't teemins popuiace like match in
Of "Amok, amok!' the street cry OF the FAR Eas..
wf byWa wall 1.-the Malay tore bndy down the road,
driving his knife into the stomach of water In
w warn w sniss starting bOodshot eyeba oamng
IN he b mo rSht k hand He dashed furOus the
stalls Sna Ss sS hno9 an hue f
sank his knife under the madmans ribs with the
slipping upstroke which Is the legacy OF ali -ascarS
throughout the earth.
These ten-minute dramas occur twenty or thirty r.!
time, A year In Batavia and I'm most cities OF the
remoter East The pleasant Malay prefers this
method OF suicide to any other; and AFTER losing
his wealth at q gambling den In the East city
siums his betrothed through fever he decides
on an emok. II is far less cold-blooded Than com
mon self murder. ard the red. rabd frenzy appeals
TO the hot blood OF the ruined Malay. He buries
his kris in the body OF the nearest man. and keeps
the line OF maddened jackal through the town.
killing to right and left I'LL reader knife ends
him have known eleven victims to succumb TO
one amok. and AT times powerful hiilman VIII cut
down a score OF bystanders before he meets the
point In all countries OF the farthest East you
viii nnd that ruin breeds this fever for the Run
nIng Kill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09

years Of theology in Glasgow. When he left COL
lege he was called upon to decide between TWO
calls, one from a large church In Glasgow ana the
other from a small one in Edinburgh.
Il chose the little one he said, because 'ne
congregation small that / knew wou"
not suffer much II failed. and that every new
member would be a help to the church. 1hat nc
was successful in his first church was proven Wy
the call which came to him from the Regents
Square Presbyterian Church I'm London AFTER nc
had served in the little church about three years.
He accepted the call and entered the pulpit wnich
had been occupied by Oswald Dykes. James Hamn-
ton and Edward Irving. There he remained also
three years and won fame as a preacher. put sur
fered the loss Of his wife, who died In LONDON
leaving four children. The Regents Square con-
gregation gave their pastor long holiday aiter
his great loss and his friend Moody urged MIN 10
give up the pulpit and become an evangelist. nc
needed little urging, because. to use his own WORDS
"the idea had been acknowledging IN my ears TOT
years to become an evangelist, and my wire
death and Mr.. Moody's visit brought about the
change Since then he has visited all parts OF ire
land England and Scotland and has made trlps
to Australia Tasmania, South Africa ana lnnia'
preaching everywhere and gathering about MIN
great audiences, on many OF whom his worus nave
made n lasting impression.
The Scotch evangelist differs from many others
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
she HOLDS THE FORT.

From The Detroit Free fIese go, - ,,, ,os. trim -
..yxyhan WAC down at Shotville on my Iast L,
,ous the drummer excitement was ~ 80, II, 10
10 Mace where a shooting scTdpt Cut. o, ~.
fenra and funerals ceased TO aura. no ma
san, when the deceased has died from ma u az
caIses What would be sensation i,i '''o '
&C. accent cd there as a matter or course. .-o,,on
10 H. ,pis case the disturbing cause was woman
,oetmsstcr She was an innovation sucn az ii ID
ut ha nnened within the memory or tne oioest "a
Militant saw her. grim widow WIN eyes 80 Una >
mnk fea rlessy about her and voice hu,cdlne "a
sUch courage as IL s difficult TO shake she Wouia
ever Ar into a novel with any credit 10 the chhBiHb
disnosition and loveness of her sex ,- go.
.5rhe rough men OF this place are chiVairous, pu'
This woman breaks up the routine or tnelr eHstencc
IL a. no longer I'm order to shoot through the WiooW
20 attract the attention of the postmaster II re.
fused trust postage stamp tnerc is no RUE tat
vii hermit calling her out or disposng or ner WINE
10 insult is yet warm and ranking; When sne
sna ps out that "Thars nawthn fur ye, IL IS not per
n,ssiblc to call her liar or 10 tell her now all OF
hnr family nave been unreliable and shiftloss; IL
sbe tells Won TO call again when she's not so busy,
~ ~, ,be nrofanty that IL clamorng for uttcrance
TN a spirit of local patriotism several men have
nronosed TO marry her and take charge OF the Office
b,J che has served notice that no one can get her
ioh mr. interfere with her official prerogaves When
mas there secret meeting OF the best citizens was
beId a nd resolutions were adopted Either the woman
must be called TO Washington and given something
h.,ter or retired pension. Failing this the Con-
,essan of the district II to be held personally re.
nonsibe and Shotvile will see to II that the present
decentralization never has repent. Meantime the
nosfmaster holds her head high ana considers her.
seif me upper crust Of society"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
THE COURT WAS THIRSTY.
so IT ovERRULED THE SUPREME COURT AND
BOUGHT ITSELF DRINK
From The Chicago Record.

From The Chicago Record.
Just as Shake speare has been accepted for years
and years as the deciding umpire IN most matters
literary so the Nebraska people mad grown 10 look
upon the Supreme Court OF their State as the foun-
tainhead OF wisdom whose opinions could not be
preme Courts In most States, as a matter OF fact
William Alstadt little German, whose readiest
Identification among his people was by the name OF
BISMARCK" not one who cared overrnuch ror
harangued by lawyers until he was almost
bursting with thirst he made a decision which
brought him fame. II does not make any especial
difference what was the question AZ issue II was
to il and technical side The technical lawyer
presented bushels and tons OF authorities. ana
finally wound up with "A triumphant declaration
that the Supreme Court had decided on similar
case before and had decided his way.
When he sat down bismarck. win Sigh OF re-
lief said: II decide for de oder Teller. Come on.
But" cried the defeated lawyer in astonish-
ment. Il tell you Your Honor. that the Supreme
My fricnt." said Bismarck, lin sheneral haf
some sympathies NIT dot SUPREME Court. But on q
hot dav. nit a fool OF "A lawyer dalkin four hours.
! mofed to consult der good sense and shudg-
ment OF Bill Alstadt J. r. Bill Als,adt Is not only
der SUPREME Court of Neprasky wants to make a
tam fool on itself In question Ike dis II can DO
50. but dot Amt binding on dis shustice-shop. D4
SUPREME Court IS HEREBY oferruieo. Der paintin
spend der fees I'm dls case In way dot his shudi.
cial thirst suggests, nit great gordiaty. Come on
poys"
Thus II was that the Supreme Court was over.
Astadt's decision has always been followed in SIM
liar cases brought in Nebraska tribunals In the
same way the haf-true ShAkespearlan sucking dove
theory y susceptible Of gevislon Of severeal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09

His family had spirited him away ana sue" -,
have been the fate OF others who wouid ha.o -
lowed his example. This case gives peop. " Ill
part Of the world idea Of the diihc"ts
which the evangelist has to deal In that COUNT.
While mis- story and anecdotes are interesti"s' 'e
evangelist Is at his best when ne addresses "
audience He is perfectly at home on the pia'io''"
and his audience feels equally at home WIN mn"
and when he greets individual. as ne o'' '''
other day when Ira d. Sankey came into '"e ~
his face Is wreathed in smiles which are Ie''e
OF those who look upon him. Al tha' mee"ns
Dixon asked the audience to donate hoeraily 10
the Evangelical Fund. Pray" he said, ANA ASK
the Lord II It would be well to give large amount
for the good cause" few minutes later 'ir 'i'
NELL said: Give fust and pray ana ask a.'ei
ward" lie keep his hands in his pockets 'huc" u
the time, moves about the PLATFORM anu 49,
noses His language Is plain ana 10 the po'"'
and when he told his audience: Get out Oh your
dichwater dulness." everybody knew what ne
meant a.. D.. ..,,. ,bings and not for
Christ; You're quick enough to jump uoMn OnJ
anothers threats In politics Do IN n f my Christi and
Just then tardy member walked up the alse amo
the preacher said: You're late toI the oo'''''0
bur I'm afraid you'll get over mat
LESSON FROM DANIEL.
He smoke OF Daniel and his experience In the
lions den and became eloquent wheh ne iauue"
the prophet's frmness and answering devotion 10
his faith "Others followed Daniel INTO the non
den" he said, but they had less iai'h an" ~
haven't been heard from since, and II some OF your
candidates for office were subjected 10 an eAal''"s
hoard like that which Daniel passed. many OF them
would never go any farther" His thorough earn
estness showed itself when he spoke against tnose
people who ridculed the revival services ;, huyt
tell u.s." he said. that we neen no Ie'ind,. -
what can there be more beautiful than reviXa, Il
II is properly looked upon? Why only TO-DAY
read Of a great revival in pig IRON. III pig IRON IS
on the upward move why should not hclp III !,
revival OF religion? The fact IL that the feleioh
Of to-day is watered too much. II yr whuskey were
watered down your religion u.s. there wou.d o.
no need for temperance societies. Put your water
i'm your whuskey; it'll do IT good. but Keep your
religion pure Just then man IN me "a, TSe
looked al his watch. arose and walked OUT. me
preacher from the platform shouted after MN: ~
you want go out before the meeting Is over slt
near the door; II you sit down In front you get
more notice than you deserve ~
The Mcneil meetings are becoming more P0pu-
ing Hall show that he is appreciated by the ousl-
ness men of New-York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
PROPERTY IN FRANCE.
THE AMERICAN MIsCONCEPTION OF THE
REAL STATE OF THINGS.

,rs EXACT COUNTERPART IN THE FRENCH VIEW
OF AMERICA-wHy BOTH ARE WRONG AND
HOW THEY ARE PRODUCED.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09

THE PERSONALITY OF THE SCOTCH RE-
VIVALIST NOW WORKING HERE.
HOW HE LEFT THE PULPIT FOR THE PLAT
FORM-THE WHEELHORSE OF THE
WORLDS EAIR MOVEMENT.

WORLDS FAIR MOVEMENT.
The people who attended the business mons noon
meetings at Chickering Hall and the revival meet
ngs In the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church last
week had opportunity to hear and see one OF
the most powerful evangelists of the time, one who
is at home on the evangelistic platform, no matter
where 1t may be- The Rev. John Mcneil Is about
forty-three years old, the embodiment or scotch
manhood with a voice as mellow as girls or
resonant as a sea captains. according TO his mood
He has bright eyes, a tip-tted rose, a martial
beard and a full suit of brown bristlinG hair, and
frank, open countenarce which commands respect
we'll admiration. He engages the attention or
his audience from the moment he steps upon the
platform. even before he has spoken a word unth
he has pronounced the final Amen" Without the
clerical coat and walscoa: he would never he taken
for a clergyman. The evangelist, is man whom
most people would select out of crowd TO hSft
for a defcnceless or an abused person. to give ex-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-16
MERRINESS AND DEATH.
Mrs. Jacob Schultz Suddenly Expires
While in n Chair.

Mrs. Jacob Schultz dropped dead at her
home, No. $50 South Illinois street, last
night at about $50 O'Clock. Mrs. Schultz
was in the best of spirits during the even
ing and had spent the time with the mem
bers of her family talking and laughing
and having merry time. She was sitting
in large arm chair in the presence of her
husband and several children, when she
suddenly fell forward and before medical
aid could be summoned expired. She was
sixty-two years old and the mother of
seven living children. One daughter, Mrs
Laura Devine, of Chicago, was notified by
telegraph and Will arrive in the city this
morning.
Mrs Schultz has for a number of years
kept a chinaware stand on market. She
has led an active life and has been the
main support of a large family. During
the last winter she was very i'll for several
months. She suffered with a complication
of disorders DR.. Brennan was the family
physician. He told the family at the ne
that Mrs Schultz was confined to her bed
that she might die at any time. She APP
parently recovered, however. and for sew
eral weeks has been attending her stand
on market. She was there yesterday and
last night and was well as usual. DR..
Brennan was called and found that death
resulted from blood clot in the heart.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-16
Baseball Notes.


Mcfarland is keeping up his fine stick.
work
Motz made great running catch of Blan-
ford's foul fly in the sixth inning yesterday.
Bob Leadley thinks his team has struck
it's gait and will hencefOrth make things
interesting for the leaders
kLuehne sprainad his knee on those rough
Sunday grounds IT Grand Rapids and Eu
STAGE is still playing third for the Millers
Foreman pitched the right sort of ball
after that first inning, but 1t was close
call and it took some good clean stick work
to win out,
Stewart had his eye on the ball yesterday.
Both his hits were beauties. but he. was
unlucky in the matter of runs, being
caught both times at the plate
Cartwright is evidently success at first
for Minneapolis and is liable to fill Perry
Werden's place, except when it comes to
coaching. There's where Big Perry shines
Umpire Ebright has quit. He says he
could stand no more abuse and is once
again enjoying quiet life. His SUCCESSORS
name is Morton. Wilmot and his Millers
are said to have. driven Ebright to retire
ment.
That streak Of hitting in the tenth was
just what was needed. Motz started it
hit He batted in hard luck twice yester-
day, giving McVicker pretty lively chase
on each occasion
grounds. Phillips will pitch for Indian
apolis and Bevis will probably go in for the
Blues The games to-day and tomorrow
will be the last for two weeks. Kansas
City is making Indianapolis play ball sure
enough.
President Freedman announced yesterday
that the Yale Princeton game would be
played in New York at Manhattan field on
Saturday afternoon of this week at 2
o clock. The regular National League
game between the New York and Cleveland
teams will begin at the Polo grounds after
the conclusion of the college game.
Motz is fourth in fielding among the first
basemen of the Western League, with
mark of .976; CAMEL is first with 1897; Car
ney second with 1856, and Tebeau third,
with 1885. 1t is rather curious to note that
Eustace is higher among shortstops than
Hulen, who is regarded as the most valu-
able man in the Western League in that
position, taking him all around.
Jimmy Manning says he cannot get
Pitcher Parker to sign, in fact cannot get
any response from him whatever. Manning
traded BarnettatU ST: Paul for Parker. The
latter wouldn't sign with St. Paul, so it
wasn't bad trade for Comskey, Manning
has heard nothing more regarding Hem
ming and thinks his prospects of getting
the Louisville pitcher are not very bright.
Like all maAagerss looking for players he
finds it hard work to get the ones he wants.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-16
ROLLING MILL LEASE
Formally Surrendered to the Indiana
Steel Company.

There was n meeting last night of the
stockholders and directors of the Indiana
Steel Company to formally accept the sur
render of the lease from the American Fin
plate Company and the American Wire
Nail Company of a part of the plant of
the Premier Steel Company, of this city.
There were present at the meeting Erastus
Foote Adrian Vanderkloot W. D. Kent
and Robert Vierling, of Chicago, j. Chris
TOPPER, of st. Louis, and J. f. McGettigan,
receiver of the Premier Steel Company.
The Indiana Steel Company was organized
and Incorporated in 1890 and manufactured
steel beams 1t leased from the Premier
Steel Company part of the latter COM
pany's plant at Capitol avenue and Nc
Carly street including the large brick steel
rail mill The Indiana Steel Company OPP
Grated the plant for a year and then shut
down on account of the dissolution of the
steel rail combination. May Is, 1896, the In
diana Steel Company leased it's part of the
Premier Company property to the Amer
lean Wire Nail Company and the American
Tin-plate Company which companies sub
sequently leased the property to the Amer
lean Steel Company, which operated all
of the plant in this city until December
1896 The lease was for year, with the
privilege of extending it for another year
but as the company closed down in less
than year it was DESTROYS of surrendering
the lease, and it was for the purpose of
formally accepting the surrender of the
lease that the directors of the Indiana Steel
Company had meeting.
Three-fifths Of the stock of the Indiana
Steel Company is controlled by the Pre-
tigan is receiver. No arrangements for the
disposition OF the property have been made
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-16
Bicycle Notes.

The hot weather is having but slightly
depressing effect upon the bicycle business.
Terre Haute L. A. W. workers now hold
as many honor badges as all others in In
diana.
The makers of several wheels are talking
of testing their relative merits by coast
ing contest.
If the wrists become tired while one is
riding the bicycle, an authority suggests
resting them by holding the handles with
the palms turned up. If the elbow joints
grow weary and begin to ache, sit up
straighter and thus change the
angle of the arm. Leaning over causes
backache and a contraction of the muscles
of the chest. Do not let the body stiffen
when one is on wheel. 1t prevents grace
full riding and will cause uncomfortable
straining.
President Eliot, of Harvard University,
recently addressed a mass meeting of UNI
dergraduates, his theme being athletics. He
said that his personal preference was for
sports which required no great weight or
muscle and he believed that eventually
competitions which required supreme ex-
ertion would go out of fashion and be SUI
perseded by others especially requiring pre-
cision, quickness and alertness of the mind.
He believed heartily in cycling as means
or recreation, but evidently not in cycle
racing, except for short distances.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-16
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Joseph S. Davis, foreman of the Indiana
Basket Works had an arm fractured in
machinery yesterday. His injuries were
dressed by DR.. H, c. Castor.
Mr.. John Lennis a member of the Column
bus, o., police force, who has been visiting
his brother Patrolman Fred Lenuis re-
turned home yesterday morning.
Henry Hoffman, the shoemaker who gave
liquor to two fourteen-year-old girls and
made them drunk, was fined $40 yesterday
and sent to the workhouse for thirty days
a lawn fete viii be given by the young
people of the First English Lutheran
CHURCH this evening at the residence of Mr.
J. X English, No. $50 College avenue
Wheels will be checked free
The regular monthly meeting of the Re-
publican Camp of Veterans and their Sons
of Indianapolis, will be held tonight
at the Criminal Court room; Daniel l.
school-book question in Indiana.
George Britten, an employee of Knight G.
Jillson, was arrested yesterday, charged
with stealing large quantity of brass and
lead He was identified as the man who
sold some of the stolen goods TO a junk
dealer
A recital will. be given by Prof; Carl
take part are Misses Elsie Meier Jennie
Barus Edith Lieber Gretchen Geiger. Mary
Hoffman,, Anna Schaefer anu Helene
kunz.
Mr.. F. u. Maffey and pupils gave a man
dolin, guitar and banjo recital last evening
at the Propylaeum. The programme was
made up of solos and concerted numbers
with the last given by the entire company
of players, fifty in ALL who gave the march
of I'll Captain, by Sousa Following the
concert there was a dance.
Miss Maud Pearl Waugh of Upton, gave
her graduation recital last evening at the
Metropolitan School of Music. Miss Waugh
is a pupil of Mrs. +. NJ. Hunter. She gave
a programme of varied selections, playing
the Russian Fantasia" by Napravnic
with force and intelligence. Miss Waugh
was assisted by Mrs Alice Fleming Evans
the Well-kno~yn contralto.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-16
MAY BID FOR THE MEET
INDIANAPOLIS A PROSPECTIVE COM
= PETITOR FOR L. A. w. EVENT.
Tsrre Haute Has Considered Herself
Sure of Getting the WheeImen-A
Tandem EIopement.

The probability of the organization of
Associated Cycling Clubs in this city makes
it trif1e doubtful whether Terre Haute
shall get the division L. A. w meet in
August. That city has been making/a
hard fight TO secure the meet and until
recently it looked as if there would be
no serious competition. 1t was almost an
assured fact that the board of officers of
the l.. A. w. for the Indiana division at
the meeting next Monday night would fix
upon Terre Haute as the place. On June 2
there was organized in Terre Haute a
meet club which had for its sole purpose
the bringing of the meet to that city
Twenty men became members of the club
at its organization and each guaranteed
$50 toward paying the expenses of the meet
if the affair should not pay for itself. The
members of the club then set about in
cIeasing the membership of the league
This is an important part of the contest
1t is invariably the rule to give the meet
to the city desiring it which makes the
best showing in membership. In one batch
there were sent in TO Secretary Stacey
hfty-three applications for membership and
now over one hundred new members have
been secured and the prosecuting among
the nonleague wheelmen is still booming
Although the meet was practically assured
there was no resting by the men at the
head of the movement. They have gone
so far as to make many arrangements of
detail. In connection with the big bicycle
parade in the morning of the opening day
it is the intention of the Terre Haute peo-
pie. if they are successful, to invite AN
the merchants TO join in the parade and
make an industrial display The arrange
ments were already discussed for adyer
Using and securing railroad rates from all
points within q hundred miles
There viii be meeting tonight at Terre
Haute which may have a great deal 10 do
with settling the fate of the city regard
Ing the meet. The work thus far has been
done by the little club organized for the
purpose. There Is in Terre Haute. how
ever, the largest and doubtless the strong
est bicycle club in the State. 1t is known
as the Wabash Cycling Club and has TX
citizens. IT is believed that the meet ought
70 be held under the auspices Of this club
but as II IS not a league club and has NOT
taken any active part in the effort 10 Sc
cure the meet. this is not al present pos
Sible. Tonight the members OF the Meet
Club VIII talk 10 the members of the Wa
bash Club and fusion may be brought
about by which the Wabash Club can take
the lead in the work.
In the meantime Indianapolis may be-
come a competitor. With the prospects Of
Associated Cycling Clubs the talk of holding
the division meet here is becoming strong
so FAR TINS city has made a poor showing
IN league members secured. But there are
eight cycling clubs here-Zigkag Indian
Rambler and Ridiculous-and they have a