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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
THE SPEED OF A TRAIN.
So Slow that the Axle Grease Froze
Hard and Tight.
Washington Star.

Washington Star.
The visitor in Washington from the sweet
potato dunes of New Jersey WAS trylnS the
cable and electric cars around The city, ac-
companied by a War Department clerk,
who had known him years ago in the mos
quito State.
''Yes, yes" he remarked as he came whiz-
zing along Connecticut avenue, I've saw
a good many trains of cars, some slow and
some not so slow, and some kinder betwixt
and between, but the very gOldernest beat
in'est train of cars | ever did see was one
that used to run across the northwest of
the corner of the county / was born and
raised in I don't remember the name of II,
but it used to run two trains DAY. carry
ing passengers and freight and anything
it could get, and many's the time when
I've took milk to our station and got LETT
that I've took short cut through the
woods to the other station and had to wait
so long there that the milk I'D sour;
The Jerseyman's companion looked at
ITS shorer'n gospel continued the
this do you, and not KNOWN any minute
where l was goin to light, ner how hard!
No, indeedy. And I've seen that train when
it surprised everybody. / >nind mighty
well one time when she struck a down
grade jist over the county line. and we had
a candidate on board that was anxious 10
git to the next town, where he was going
to make a campaign speech, and the con-
ductor said he'd git him through er bust
biler, and the candidate took the conduc-
tor to one side and he come back wipin his
mouth on his coat sleeve. the conductor
Qlu-
81 remember it was about o'clock of
sizzln' hot day when that old ingine got
herself Strengthened out with her nose
p'inted down the grade and the conductor
stuck his head out of the car winder and
holIered to the engineer to let her go to
beat the band, and l guess that's what he
done. for the train got to shakin' and jolt
in in the next ten minutes worSen a
thrashin' machine with a dropped cog. At
first / had an idee we was goin' like the
conductor hollered to the engineer to let
Ter go, but when / got enough used to the
shakin up to let go the handles of the seat
and take a look around, which was in half
an hour better, / was surprised to see
the secenry adjoinin the tracks that she
had stopped plumb still, and the conductor
went out a-hyin' In a few minutes he
come back, snealCin' in and looldn as If
he had pain, and steerin' away from the
side of the car where the candidate was
talxin' a nap. and him ten miles from his
speaking place, and truStin' himself to the
conductor like a woman.
whats the natter says to him.
"'Sh, sh,' says he holdin' up finger and
noddin over toward the sleepin' candidate.
What's wrong?' says l in whisper.
Hot box?
q Not hardly says he, blurtin' 1t right
out FroZe box. Grease hard as a rock
and freezn' tighter every minute Had to
stop and thaw out, and only got sixty min
utes to git that candidate to town in, and
he's a friend of mine, too
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18

The safe in the Office of the Oldfather
Touring mill at Warsaw was blown open
Thursday night and several hundred dollars
in money and many valuable papers were
stolen
Capt. G.. K. Perry presided over the re-
cent reunion of the Thirty-eighth Indiana
Volunteers at Jeffersonville The report in
the Journal gave his name as Benjamin
Perry.
Winchester has again organized a high
school football team and is practicing for
a game to be played with Earlham The
team is now open for engagements. Homer
Trip is manager and Frank Bates captain
II. A. w. Brown and Theodore Hansen
the counterfeiters who were arrested al
Valparaiso, were taken to Laporte yesterday
for hearing before United States Commits
sioner Wilson. An effort will be made "a
secure bail for Hansen.
A huge beech tree fell on the Sample
farm in Wabash county five miles west
of Wabash, Thursday and crushed Solomon
Helvey, an old resident of the county. Hell
vey and George w. Sample were working
in the forest when the tree was overturned
by the gale. His doctor does not think he
will survive.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
THE DAVIS GOLDEN WEDDING.
swell Event Arranged by a Prominen
Paris, Ill, Family.


Paris, ILL.,, Family.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
PARIS, ILL.,, Sept I7.-Four generations
have gathered here to-day to be present at
the celebration of the golden wedding an
niversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Davis.
Mr.. Davis is one of the weaIthfest and
most prominent citizens of the county. The
four generations represented are as fol-
lows: Mrs. Mary A Barnhill ninety years
old, the mother of Mrs. Davis and the
great-grandmother Of the youngest gener-
alton; Mrs. Davis and her sister, Mrs. John
Merkle; Mrs. Merkles children, Oscar and
John Merkle, of the Merkle-Wiley broom
works, and Misses Sue and Grace and
Miss Josephine Merkle. the infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Merkle and the
eat-grandchild of the family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis were married six miles south of
the city, and have resided here continu-
OuSly during the half century of their
welded life. Five are present who wit
They are Mrs. Barnhill, Mrs. John Merkle
and Mrs. Lou FORMER who acted as
bridesmaid, and Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Davis.
Mr. Davis was one of the pioneer mer-
chants of this section Of the State Long
before the war the carriage and implement
lished Many partners have passed through
the business, but Mr.. Davis's connection
troubled times of the war the firm passed
through many vicissitudes, but the energy
and tireless work of Mr.. Davis were always
able to bring it through. Mr.. and Mrs
Davis have had but one child, Mrs. Abra-
ham Huston, wife of one of the members
of the firm. Between five and six hundred
invitations were issued to the celebration
to-day, and it surpasses anything of the
kind ever given in this little city, noted for
its swell social events. Chicago florists had
charge of the house for week, and Chi
cago caterers were on hand to-day to ad-
minister their department of the functions
Guests are present from California to
Maine; in fact, from almost half the States
I'm the Union.
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omcers of the Eighty-Fourth.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RIDGEVILLE, Ind, Sept 1.-THE Eigh-
ty-fourth Indiana assembled this morning at
$50 O'Clock and after some routine business
Department Commander Dodge was intro
duced and delivered a stirring address. He
made an eloquent appeal to all soldiers to
identify themselves with the G. A. r. New
Castle was selected as the next place of
meeting, on Sept. 10 and 20, 1898. George H.
Cain of New Castle, was chosen as preS-
dent w. b. Buck, vice president; w r.
Way, of Winchester, continued as secre-
tary, with William L. Lively, of New Cas-
tie as assistant secretary.
A vote of thanks was rendered the citi-
zens of Ridgeville for the royal manner in
which the regiment had been entertained,
and then they adjourned to the G.. A. r.
Hall to enjoy banquet prepared by the
citizens. When the toast, The Heroes of
Chickamauga." was proposed Colonel Mar
tin b. Miller. of the Eighty-fourth Indiana.
responded. At D. m. ninety-two people
boarded the excursion train awaiting them
at the Grand Rapids tS Indiana depot for
the excursion to Chickamauga.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
NO QUARANTINE HERE.
indianapolis Is Not Afraid of the yell
low Fever.


The exodus of thousands of people from
the fever-stricken districts of the South,
with Northern cities as their destination,
has excited some apprehension in the minds
of tmid people living in these cities to
which the refugees are fiocking. Cincin-
natl has established partial quarantine
but indianapolis will do nothing of the sort
says DIR. Frank Morrison, president of the
local board of health. There is no need of
such precautions. Even in the remote con-
tingency of the fever reaching this city
there is no danger of it becoming epidemic.
yellow fever never becomes epidemic in
Northern inland cities" said DR.. Morrison
last night, although there have been a
number of cases in Northern cities On the
seacOast. In these instances, however.
there has been little difficulty in stopping
the spread of the fever. Where a case APP
pears in the North the fever seldom COM
municates to others. 1t seems thar it can
not exist in the North. My impression is
that there was one case of yall9v fever or
what was suspected to be that fever, a
number of years ago on North penEsyl-
vania street, near Massachusetts avenue,
but | think the patient recovered. 1t CCca-
stoned no excitement / Vas Il medical stu
dent at the time and 90 not nov recall
whether. indeed, the case was ever definite
ly determined TO be one IF yellow f,vel
never heard of Indianapolis qG;,rantininS
against the fever.
While indianapolis has had 10 experience
with this plague, it mas contributed rum
Der OF people who died of it. These were
people who went TO the plague districts in
1878 and 1879 TO volunteer their services 10
the sufferers. A notable case WAS u at of
DR.. Renner, a young physician belonging 10
the Second Presbyterian ClurcE consreSa-
ton He felt il his duty 10 volunteer his
| professional services at Memphis. and while
/ there was seized with the fever ana died.
! His death occasioned much sincere regret
/ in this city. The case Of an .x-city IL
! brarian who went 10 Memphis 20 l1se pa
/ tients and also died is recall I'd II seems
| that he failed TO be reappointed TO the posi-
| ton and, feeling keenly the disappointment.
he went to Memphis ana volunteered as a
| nurse.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
PERU'S GREAT OIL FIELD
WELLS IN TOWN AND A REGULAR
OIL BOoM SEXES THE PLACE.
Golden Wedding Anniversary of
Joshua Davis at Paris, III.-Indi-
ana RegimentaI Reunions.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


PERU, Ind. Sept. 1.-THE greatest ex-
citement that has yet prevailed since the
first strike of oil in the great Indiana fields
is now on in Miami county. There has, all
told been four wells completed with COM
bined daily production of seven hundred
barrels. This is a phenomenal production
for four wells. and that in new territory.
This field is located forty miles from any
other oil field in the State, and that makes
it more promising. The oil is found be-
tween eight hundred and one thousand feet
from the surface and makes operations
much cheaper than in the Ohio, West Vir-
ginia or the Pennsylvania fields. Five wells
can be drilled in this field for the cost of
one well in West Virginia, and the wells
are Of as large caliber. 1t is now evident
that the Miami county field is destined to
be another like the Sistersville field Of
West Virginia, which opened up sew
eral years ago and made fortunes for many.
There is but little gas in the wells here to
speak of. and the wells only run over the
casing, and are what an oil man would
term a slop-over well. What some Of the
wells would do were they put to pumping
still remains a mystery, but it is evident
that the production would be more than
double what it now is. Not dry hole has
been encountered, ard within a very few
weeks the field will be pretty well defined
as there are now tWenty-four oil derrickS
under way In the new field. A well-known
operator stated yesterday that if every
thing went well he would not be surprised
10 see at least two hundred wells com
pleted in the new field within the next two
months. This is very encouraging news for
drfllerS that have been out of employment
Tor the past several months, and it will
bring thousands of dollars to the county
and surrounding towns. Operators from
west virginia. Pennsylvania, southern
rev York, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky
Illinois and many other States have con-
sregated here and are Offering fabulous
prices Tor leases Several home companies
nave secured the bulk of territory within
many miles from this place and compani
nave been organized and stock sold To
many outsiders. Among some of the large
purchasers are George w. Barnes T r
6lIkDrlde and Tom Mcdonald of Toledo
-. Inc standard Oil Company has had men
IN thee1leid for the past month but they
nave not met with very good successes. so
1ar, as the farmers are very careful to
Whom they make a lease and when they do
make one II calls for a we'll within Verv
snort time, and no rental clause so that
u We'll IS not completed in the Scheduled
tlme the lease becomes null and void This
IS inc only way the farmers saw that thaxy
can protect themselves and comnel ths
IeaserS 10 operate. The new field is nncb
peter than the one at Alexandria or the
famous klondike pool at Toledo where at
Ieast $40 OO0 has been sunk within the
past sixty days. VIC
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
Escaped KENTUCKY Convict.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept 17.-Detective
Amos Coburn and Superintendent of Police
Mark Robbins. of Anderson, were instru-
mental in effecting the arrest in this CITY,
last night, of Bish Lucas, an escaped con-
Wet of the Kentucky penitentiary. Lucas
was sentenced from Kentucky for horse
stealing for seven years. but effected his
escape and since that time has served two
short sentences in Jeffersonvile this State.
Lucas was released a short time ago and
recently summoned to testify in a case at
Franklin. but falling to appear was at
tached by the court. He eluded the Off
GERS and came to Anderson, where a di-
yorced wife and her daughter have resided
two years. Word was received yesterday
to arrest the man and he was caught late
at night in the act Of leaving the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
DEVELOPMENT OF THE SENSES.
Some Have DeEenerated and Some
Improved Since the Early Ages.

Pnllauelpnia llmeS.
1t is a very curious question, especially
il the question include the first animals
created as well as the first men, whether
there be any difference between sight, hear
ing and smell in those early days and at
the present time. Smell was one of the most
important senses then, for it aroused APP
petite enabled the animals to seek and find
their mates and to track their prey. and it
gave them warning of a foes approach or
presence. With man now il is only of third
rate or fourth-rate Importance. The organ
of smell, among some of the first creatures,
was not near the end of the snout or nose,
but near the brain, and was well padded
or cushioned with fat. and protected by a
tender skin, or by scales overlapping each
other. But it was not more keen or more
delicate then than it is now, especially in
our hunting dogs. Cats. too-and these are
among the later animals~-have this sense in
great perfection. A cat has what is called
the hoTning instinct and If carried away
from home in the dark it can return by
precisely the same road. 1t is said that this
Is because every field, ditch, village or
house leaves its own odor in just the right
order on the cats brain, like a succession
Of pictures, and the animal smells its way
back as we would see ours. The organ of
smell seems to communicate with the MEN,
DRY, for the scent OF q flower will sometimes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
FIVE PEOPLE KILLED
AND THREE INJURED IN A COLLISION
BETWEEN FREIGHT TRAINS.
Disastrous Wreck on the Wisconsin
Central Railway Near Howard
Other Fatal Accidents.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. Sept. 17.-Five
men were instantly killed and three were
badly injured in a head-end collision be-
tween freight trains on the Wisconsin Cen
trail Railway, near Howard, Wis. to-day.
The dead are:
RICHARD WARREN, Chippewa Falls,
engineer.
EDWARD ]. SMITH. Chippewa Fails. en-
gineer.
JOHN SMILEY, Oxfordsville, fireman
LESTER RYAN, Faribault, Mimi, stock
man.
GEORGE SCHAEFFER, Faribault,
Mimi, stockman.
The injured:
c. H. MILLER, Chippewa Falls, brake
Ran.
WILLIAM DIXON, horseman.
w. +. MILLER, horseman.
The wrecked trains were heavily loaded
with general merchandise and met on a
sharp curve near Howard. Roth locomo-
tives were demolished and the fireman of
the west-bound train was the only one of
the crew who escaped. 1t is supposed that
one of the trains was ahead OF its sched-
ule time, 10 Geographic orders having been
issued.
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printed in Salem in the early part Of the
present century Count Lehmanowsky, a
resident of Salem and this city years ago.
WAS credited with the authorship the auth
or simply signing himself AN American
Citizen" To-day General Joseph Packard
of the New Albany Tribune, who has been
endeavoring to trace the authorship, re-
ceiyed a letter from Lehmanowsky' son.
who is seveaty-four years old and an in
mate of the Old Mems Home in Cincinnati
He says his father never published the book
to his knowledge. He had written the life
of Napoleon in French, but the manuscript
vas Siolrn from him
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
Indiana Obituary.

RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. II. - Joseph NJ.
Bulla, aged eighty-fve died last evening at
his home, near this city. He was one of the
most prominent of the older residents of
Wayne county. He was born in Wayne
county in 1871. He was county commissioner
for six years at one time and forty years
ago represented the county in the Legisla-
ture for two terms. He was member of
the convention which adopted the present
Constitution of the State, and also served
as president Of the Wayne County Horticul-
tural Society and vice president of the state
society. Eight children survive, one of them
being DE-. j. NJ. Bulla. of this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
FAIR WEATHER FOR RACES.
Another Pretty Autumn Day Predicts
by Forecaster Mappenhans.

Forecasts for Indianapolis and vicinity for
the twenty-four hours ending II p. m. Sept
1S-Fair weather on Saturday.
General Conditions Yesterday-A very
large area of high barometric pressure COW
ers the country. The temperature fell east
weather prevailed and local rains fell only
in Virginia and in Western States.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Sept. H.-For-Ohio -
Generally fair; warmer; light westerly
winds.
For Indiana and Illinois-Fair; warmer;
light to fresh variable winds, becoming
sOutherly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept 1.-THE
school year of the Rose Polytechnic Insti-
tute has begun with an increased attend
ance. The freshman class has thirty stu
dents. and all the other classes are full
Among the students of the year will be a
young man from Japan. who comes for
special preparation in civil engineering. A
former graduate of Rose made a great
reputation during the war with China and
is now chief engineer of the railroads of
the country which are under government
control The new student at Rose comes
through his recommendation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
uad Overconts 10 Sell.

VIII Carter, who claims st. Louis as his
home and Edward Shafer. living on South
Delaware street and well known TO the
police, we're arrested early this morning and
are held on suspicion. They were trying TO
sell a boys overcoat at Pray & Petrie's
stable on North Alabama street Patrol
men STREET. and Lancaster arrested them.
They had already sold two other overcoats
which still had tags on them. Shafer says
that Carter told him the coats came from
three hundred miles away and that he need
not be afraid to sell them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
Five Little Ones Cremated.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept. H.-News of
a terrible accident near the little town of
Richmond in Little River county, has
reached here. Marian Billingsley, colored,
living on Ben Loves place, went to church.
leaving her five children, the Oldest being
eleven years of age, locked up in her house
About 10 o'clock the house caught fire and
burned to the ground, the five children be
ing burned to death in the flames. The
bodies of the younger children were con-
summed and only the charred bones of the
Older children COuId be found.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
Movements of steamers.

QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 17-Arrived: In
diana, from Philadelphia for Liverpool;
Etruria from New York, for Liverpool, and
proceeded. Sailed Scythia, for Boston.
LIVERPOOL Sept. 17.--Arrived: Cevic,
from New York. Sailed: Tauric, for New
York.
CHERBOURG, Sept. 17.-Arrived: Angus
ia Victoria. from New York
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Arrived ST..
Louis, from Southampton.
GENOA, Sept. 17.--Arrived: Kaiser Will
helm II, from New York.
GLASGOW Sept. 17.-Arrived: Assyrian,
from Philadelphia.
LONDON, Sept. 17.-Arrived: Cambrian,
from New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
Three People Fatally Injured.

DENVER, Col, Sept. 17.-Three persons
were fatally injured in a runaway in the
southern part of the city. While Robert
Creek. a ranchman, living near the city,
with his wife, was out driving on Broad
way his team ran away, dashng INTO a
buggy driven by H. ". Hidebrand, paint
er. The three were thrown out and suf-
fered fractured skulls.
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oecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. 17.-Delegates
from Alexandria, Pendleton, Summitville,
Frankton, Anderson and Elwood repre-
senting lodges of Daughters of Rebekah,
are in Anderson to-day celebrating the
forty-sixth anniversary of the Degree of
Rebekah. Hon. NJ. A. Chapman, of Ander-
son, welcomed the visitor, Mrs. Sarah
Roberts. of Frankton. responding. Mrs.
Sarah Carter of Camden who is at the
head of the order in Indiana is a guest,
also Jacob Grouse, deputy grand master.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18

DETROIT. Mich. 1.-THE convention of
the National Embalmers Association ended
to-day after selection of Cincinnati as next
place of meeting. William Norwood, of
Galveston, Tex, was elected president;
Charles L. Blake, Detroit first vice presi-
dent; ]. w. Carroll, Chattanooga, Tenn,
second vice president, and n. j. Timeson,
o. Schenectady. n. Y, third vice president.
r. Henry Long, Pittsburg, secretary; Will
liam j. Otter. Detroit, treasurer L. S. Best,
OF Ontario, guard. This afternoon the en-
balmers had an excursion to the st. Clair
FLATS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
Glass Scale Reported Signed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Sept. 17.-Word was
received here to-day by the president of the
local Flint Glass Workers Union that the
scale Of wages had finally been signed at
Ptttsburg. The settlement is the cause of
much rejoicing among the men as we'll as
the merchants of the city. The officials of
the Lippincott Glass Company state that
the factory will resume work at once and
that within ten days the entire plant will
be in operation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
Suits Against OIL operator..
Special to the Indianapolis journal.


ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Sept. 17.-Dr. F.
Keller, secretary of the Alexandria Board
OF Health, under the advice of the officials
OF the state board, has commenced war
agalnsI the oil operators in the city His
Sontentlon is that the escape of oil and gas
INTO INTO the atmosphere is injurious to health.
NOTICES We're served on the offenders who
however, ignored them. Prosecutions will
Dc at once begun under the State laws
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18

HAVANA Sept. lit is officially an
nounced that a detachment of troops be-
longing to the battalion of Cuba recently
near Baracoa, province of Pinar del Rio.
and after killing several of the enemy cap
tured fifty-six boxes of ammunition. fifty
six rifles Of the Remington and Mauser pat
tern and four mules The military COM
mander at Campo Florida, province of
Havana, reports that while accommodating
he found 1900 Remington cartridges and a
medical chest.