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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
TWO CLEVER PRISONERS
Tried to Tunnel Out of Jail, but Found
an Easier Way

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ROCHESTER,, Ind, June 25-Several
days ago two young men giving the names
of Martin and Vanduyne were arrested here
for stealing a set of harness from a farmer
and they have since been in Jail awaiting
trial. Early this morning Deputy Sheriff
Snyder discovered that his prisoners were
opening a tunnel from the outer corridor
to the kitchen and he Immediately locked
the prisoners within the inside corridor.
Major Bitters, the wel-known editor Of the
Rochester Daily and Weekly Republican,
learned of the attempted Jail delivery, and
in company with the deputy sheriff visited
the Jail to inspect the work that had been
accomplished by the prisoners. While the
newspaper man and Mr.. Snyder were look
ing at the tunnel Vanduyne and Martin
picked the lock of the door leading to the
inner corridor and Immediately escaped
through the outer door, which had been left
open. AS the escaping prisoners passed
through the outer door they closed it with
a bang and the spring lock thereon made
the man of news ana the vigilant officer
prisoners. The latter yelled Justify and
crowd of citizens pursued the fleeing crimi-
nails and captured them after chase to the
citV limits.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
MARY M'CULLUM FOUND
MISSING BROOKVILLE GIRL SAID TO
HAVE RETURNED HOME.
Seventh Annual Conference of Ep-
worth League at Lafnyette-RusseI
HarrisOn's Rival Fails.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, June pa young
woman, about eighteen years old, arrived
here this morning on the Panhandle train
from the West who is believed to be Mary
McCullum, who disappeared several weeks
ago from her home in Brookville, Ind. The
girl was stylishly dressed. had very black
eyebrows, dark-brown hair and small
scar on her upper lip. She is handsome
and affable and in every particular resem-
bled the portraits and descriptions of the
missing girl. She was evidently in deep
distress Of mind and did not leave the little
waiting room of the station from the time
of her arrival at $3.50 o'clock, until 1890
o clock She purchased ticket for Brook
vile and sent message to Mr.. John Nc
Cullum at the latter place asking him to
meet her at the afternoon train She signed
was not Mary McCullum, the mystery of
whose disappearance has baffled all theory
and investigation, she evidenced great con-
fusion and hesitatingly replied that she was
her sSter-in-law. When questioned con-
corning Marys disappearance she stated
that the family believed Mayme had gone
to Europe with theatrical troupe. When
asked if Mary had qualifications for the
stage she replied that she did not know
her, never having seen her
The appearance of this mysterious girl
was so nearly identical with that published
of Mary McCullum that a description of
the missing girl was asked for by tele-
graph from people who knew her in Brook
vile. The description returned confirms
the belief that this girl was Mary McCul-
lum. who is now on her way to her home
and to her stricken mother, who is report
ed dying of grief for her lost, and, she
feared, betrayed. daughter. If this is in
and most mysterious of events will, in all
likelihood, be cleared up.
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DAVID HELD THE BABY.
This Because Young Woman Was
Detained on a Fast Train.
New York Times.

There were only a few persons in the par
ty, including very small and silent baby.
but their advent caused revolution Of
filled with passengers. The understood
father and portly mother of the baby, to
gether with Cousin En- bearded the train n
was Jersey coast express train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad the stop at C was
of short duration. Immediately after the
train started the announcement was made
in three different vocal keys that cousin
En-" was being carried away from home
against her volition.
say, and let Cousin EN- off, commanded
the baby's mother, pushing her little hus-
band towards the door Of the car ara 49,
hold 'er upr' echoed the husband, running
frantically down the aisle, Yes, for good
ness sakes, let me off, chimed in Cousin
I've got nothin but a check apron on"
The conductor, however was somewhere
else and the brakeman's authority did not
extend beyond keeping the excited young
woman from jumping off the fast moving
train With wall of despair, therefore,
Cousin En-" retreated to the center of the
car and proceeded to relate to the paSSen-
gers how she had only come aboard Ito
help Cousin Effie on with the baby and
earthly use where women folks are. And
here l am, with nothin but check apron
on" she sobbed in conclusion.
Meanwhile the babys mother was making
vigorous use of an ample vocabulary in set
ting clearly before her little husband s
mind a few facts regarding his general use
lessness. Now you just fork over the
money to pay Cousin Ems fare to the
next station and back, and then you'll hold
the baby till we. git home she said. with
an emphasis that brooked no dissent.
David" handed out 40 cents and quietly
took the baby.
When the conductor appeared he was in
clined to treat the incident as good joke
on Cousin EN- but that young woman
Indignantly babe him observe that she had
''nothin' but check apron on" and to
keep his testing for some more suitable
male passengers she confded that she had
some "beitting frocks" at home, and as
she left the car at NJ station she eX-
pressed the hope that she might meet her
new friends again with suthin better than
a check apron on"
cousin David held the baby until the
train sopped at Jersey City. His wife kept
her eyes on him, and so did the rest of the
passengers.
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becoming to her very red face. She and
Napoleon entered the building first; the
Empress (who was in delicate health) was
carried in an open chair, with Prince Albert
walking at her side, a marvelously hand
some couple to follow the two dowdy little
sovereigns who had preceded them. we
had by bribery succeeded in getting places
In a small entresol window under the arch
way. and / remember being greatly Inn
pressed to see these four great ones laugh
ing and joking together. especially over
Eugenie's troubles in getting into her chair,
which was rather a small one, with her
hoops.
What changes have come to that laughing
group! Two are dead. one in exile and dis
grace; and it would be hard to find in the
two rheumatic old ladies one sees potter
ing about the Riviera now any trace of
those smiling brides In France it is as II
a tidalwave had swept over that court.
Only the old palace stood severely back
from the Camps Elysees. as if guarding it's
souvenirs. Now the pick of the mason is
bringing down the proud gateway which its
imperial builder fondy imagined was to
last for ages. The Tuileries has preceded
it into oblivion. The two ends of that gor-
geous pageant of the ffties vanished like
mirage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
EXTREMES IN EATING.
Square Meals for and 10 Cents or
for 81 to SO.
Iey's New York Letter.

E. V Smaney's New York Letter.
Down on the Bowery near Canal street,
I found the other day the cheapest restau-
raunt in New York. An old music hall has
been converted into vast dining room,
equipped with the customary counters and
stools, and at the doors there are signs an
nouncing meals for and 10 cents. Ten
cent meals are not at all remarkable on the
Bowery, where are dozens of places in
which you can get what is called dinner
for 10 or Is cents, but l have never before
seen an attempt made to provide thorough
ly clean, decent and appetizing meals for 5
cents. This concern was established as a
charity by DIR. Klopsche, proprietor of the
Christian Herald, but it is run on a
straight business basis, and the manager,
who is nephew of the Rev. DIR. Talmage,
says that it now pays all expenses of rent.
superintendent, food, cooking and waiting.
The rent alone is $500 a year. Since the
restaurant was opened. about a month
ago, more than G5 900 meals have been fur
nished, and more than nine-tenths of them
were of the 5-cent class. Now what does a
man get for his nickel? l say man, for ]
saw no women at the counters. He has his
choice of plate OF hash, liver, beef stew
or pork and beans, and he gets bowl OF
coffee, with sugar and milk and three
slices of good bread. If he prefers oatmeal
and milk. he can substitute that for his
meat ration. The food is all well cooked
and wholesome, and is served in very liber-
al portions, so that hungry man can really
satisfy himself at an expense of only
cents.
The Decent meal consists of, first, either
oatmeal and milk or soup, then a choice OF
roast meats with two kinds of vegetables
bread and butter. coffee or a glass of milk
and some kind of dessert, usually rice
pudding or bread pudding. The place is
never closed night or day. No matter al
what hour the hungry wayfarer may pass
the doors are open and the lights burning
The customers are by no means tramps OF
bums"-most of them are respectable
looking men. No one is refused a meal
however, no matter how dirty or forlorr
may be his appearance, nor is the beggal
turned away who has not a cent to pay
There is back room in which the. money
less applicants for food are freely supplied
but slrange To saw there a1.e very fauu q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
PARIS CHANGING.
How Two Queens Were Dressed For
ty-Three Years Ago.

Letter IN New DIX 1OSI.
Paris is already beginning to show signs
of the coming Exhibition of 1907 and in
many ways is in a curious state or trans
formation, socially as Well as physically.
The dear old Palais de IIndustrie, familiar
to all visitors here as the home of the
salons and horse shows and thousand
gay fetes and merry markings, is being torn
down to make way for the splendid new
avenue which, with the bridge Alexander
H. is to unite the Champs Elysees and the
Esplanade des Invalides, whose gilded dome
will close the perspective, and which is eX-
Rps s6o% 70 De the feature Oi the '0'''HS
Curious irony of things in the world!
This place was intended to be the one per-
manent building of the exhibition of 1884,
and it seems but yesterday that / saw the
long line of gilded coaches borrowed from
Versailles for the occaSion), eight horses
apiece, each led by footman, horses and
men blazing in embroidered trappings,
leave the Tuileries and proceed to walk 10
the grand New Gateway of this now disap-
pearing place. Victoria and Albert We're on
an official visit to the Emperor then, and
were the first to alight then Eugene in the
radience Of her perfect beauty stepped out
of the coach (sad omenD which fifty years
before had taken Josephine in tears TO NAL
Perhaps it might interest my women
readers to hear how an Empress was
dressed on that spring morning forty-three
years ago. She wore roSe-c0l0red silk with
an over-dresS ( think that is what IL is
called of black lace founceS immense
hoops and black Chantilly lace shawl.
Her hair, a brilliant golden auburn. was
dressed low on the temples. covering the
ears, and hung down her back in gold
net almost TO her waist and at the extreme
back of her head she wore black and
rose-colored bonnet; open flowing sleeves
showing the bare arm one-buttoned straw
colored gloves. ruby bracelets, a tiny rose
colored parasol not a foot in diameter.
How England's great sovereign was
dressed / don't so wen remember, for in
those days Eugene was the .'cynosure OF
all eyes" and we rarely looked at anything
else when we could get a glimpse of her
lovely face But / do remember that the
Queen sported an India shawl, hoops and
green bonnet which was not particularly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
ON THE BRINK OF THE FALLS.
Three Citizens of Toledo Barely Saved
from Drowning in the Ohio.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 25.-Three prom
inent citizens of Toledo, o., had a narrow
escape from drowning this afternoon. They
had just arrived in this city from Cincin-
natl on the naphtha launch Restless on
their way to the great lakes When they
got to the canal, instead of going through,
they steered the boat straight for the falls
intending to go over them, evidently not
knowing the risk they were running. The
boat was caught in the Kentucky chute
ton when the men on the lookout at the
life-savors' station saw them and gave the
alarm. Captain Devan sent a skiff to their
rescue, and they were caught just as the
Prov of the launch was going over the
falls. The life savers towed them to the
shore, where they tied up for the night
They gave their names as Gus Weber, Per-
ry Lawrence and Bert Wilson. The party
will proceed on their way to the great lakes
Tomorrow morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
Suing Forney's Bondsmen.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, June Is. - Suit was
brought in the Madison Circuit Court to-
day against the bondsmen of Adam For
ney, ex-trustee of Adams township, to re-
cover 1881 that it is claimed Forney lille
gally p;lid out of the township funds during
his term of office The money was paid
Gh 1sG 80 fge We're M fa9 aff
against the township and favorable judg-
ments rendered in favor of Ray. The
bondsmen are Messrs. Frederick Fessler,
Winfield Scott, James p. Moneyhun and
Samuel Gray all wealthy citizens of Adams
township. The suit attracts unusual attcn-
ton, as Mr. Forney recently obtained a
judgment against the township for several
hundred dollars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
EPWORTH CONFERENCE.
Seventh Annual Meeting of Indiana
SOcieties-League Plans.

SOcfetfes-LeaSue Pl9ns.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, June 25.-The seventh
annual conference of the Epworth League
societies of Indiana opened its session at
Trinity Church this morning. The confer
ences of the different departments lasted an
hour. The regular session opened at 8
o'clock under charge of Rev. Worth NJ
Tippy, of Terre Haute, superintendent of
the spiritual department. The principal ad-
dress was by John P. Gavit, of Chicago,
who spoke on the social settlement idea in
smaller towns. The next division of the con-
ference was devoted to the social Depart
ment, and papers were read by S. NJ. Hoff,
superintendent of the department, and by
Miss Dinne E. Palmer, of Anderson; Ed
win A. Goblin, of Terre Haute, and w. f.
Taylor of Thorntown. The question under
consideration was What snail we give
young people in place of questionable
amusements?" Resolutions were adopted
appointing a committee of five to devise
ways and means for endoWing an EpWOrth
League chair at Depauw University. This
committee is to report at the conference
next year, and is composed as folloWs A.
r. Priest and M. a. Farr, OF GreencaStle;
w. d. Parr Of kokomo; Frank NJ Bar
bour, of Evansville; Herbert Atkinson, of
officio. The afternoon session was devoted
to the literary department, and the superin-
tendent of the department, Rev James @.
(dihpDeH, OF DelpLl, uei!VeL6u an tdulesS'
He was followed by Prof. William Smyser,
of GreenCastle, who read a paper on The
Value of Literary Study of the Bible" He
was followed by Dr. d. a. Hayes, of Car
ret Biblical Institute of Evanston, who
read paper on how to study the Bible. AT
o'clock the delegates visited the Tippeca-
noe battle field, where vesper services were
held. and an address was delivered by Hon.
B. Wilson Smith. This evening an address
was made by John P. Gavit, of Chicago. on
THE Problems of City Life" The address
was followed by a reception to the dele
gates and visitors rendered by the local
loo
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he held, was due largely to work in public
schools. 1t was very simple, but its object
is to make musical mers and women. Too
many ideas must not be given in one les
son. he thought, and the supervisor should
criticise and suggest in pleasant way.
The best results are obtained in the room
where the grade teacher takes an interest
in the work. Miss Longman's paper, on
Music and Its Place in the School Lii
braries," was well received. Music has
long since ceased to be a pastime, she said,
and is considered very important in
the education of students, who should have
books on music for study. The discussion
of this paper and of general topics conttn-
ued until the committee on resolutions re-
ported.
At 2:30 o'clock Mr.. Allen G. Spencer, of
Chicago entertained with a piano recital,
which was by far the finest instrumental
music heard during the meeting. This
recital was followed with an excellent pro-
gramme of instrumental and vocal music
by Mr.. Thad Rich, the boy violinist, and
Mr. Lou S D. Eichhorn, of Logansport bari
tone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
Jail Delivery at shoals.

Special to tie Indianapolis Journal.
SHOALS, Ind, June 25.-Mark Edwards,
held on a charge of larceny; John Andrews,
for criminal assault, and Think" Fraim,
serving out a sentence, broke Jail last night,
and up to the present time have not been
recaptured. Sheriff Sherfck left the pris-
oners in charge of Henry Xarber, a
''trusty'' about the JAIL and. as usual, at
o'clock, Yarber was taking in fresh water
for the night. An attendant held a light
for him, and when Yarber stepped into the
main corridor the prisoners, who had the
freedom of the corridor, rushed upon him,
knocking him down and dashing through
the open door gained their liberty Yarber
was struck on the head with a chair, but
named Rollins refused to leave the Jail, al
though he had the freedom to pass out over
Yarber'S PROSTATE body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
Glass Works to Run All Summer.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal

SpeCllI Indlana polls JOURNAL.
ANDERSON, Ind June 25-The Ander-
son flint bottle works and the Pennsylvania
Glass Company will operate their plants
during the entire summer and not shut
down during the heated season. as is Gus
tomary. A recent decision of the fiint-glass
workers permits their members to work
during the summer If it be the desire of
the manufacturers. The plant here is one
one hundred men. The Pennsylvania Com
pany manufactures fruit jars and novelties
and has two large plants here. The an
nouncement is received with great salts
faction by the operatives who are anxious
to see the indications of returning pros
perity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
EiIihnsters ReIeased.

KEY WEST, Fla, June 25.-The crew
and who were yesterday arrested, We're to-
day discharged by United States Commits
sioner julius Otto, on the ground that there
military organization or intended to com
NIT acts hostile to Spain. The principal
evidence offered by the prosecution con-
sisted in the finding of about 600 casks of
arms and ammunition on board he Daunt-
less while she lay anchored off Indian key
waiting to be towed by the cruiser Will
mington to Jacksonville. There were also
other circumstances regarded as suspicious.
The captain of the Dauntless in reply to
the questions Of the district attorney de-
clared that he took the arms on board from
a schooner at sea.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
Alice Lingard Dead.

LONDON, June 25.-Alice Lingard, the
actress, is dead.
Mrs William Horace Lingard, the ac-
tress, was well-known to American theater
goers quarter of a century ago as Alice
Dunning. She died in London, Friday. Mrs.
Lingard was born in London, July 20, lS47.
She made her first appearance at the Car
den Theater London. She came to America
with William Horace Lingard, music
hall singer, in 1868. and appeared as Widow
White in the farce of MI and MRS: Peter
ENGLAND in 1S66.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
LOSSES bx Fire.

started in the New York Central terminal
warehouse, at Fifty-ninth street and
Twelfth avenue, this afternoon, caused a
and cotton-seed oil We're stored in the cell
lar and the flames extended $50 feet within
a moment after the fire was discovered. AS
at first feared that the fire would cause a
damage of nearly a million dollars. The
fire was extinguished and the loss Will be
comparatively small. as hitherto stated
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky June 25.-Fire at
o'clock this morning destroyed the Sparks
block. on Main street opposite the Hotel
Nicholas. The stocks. of goods of H. Klein
&, Son. dry goods and clothing; E. NJ Hill
ton, jeweler; Crutcher & Co., dry goods,
firms doing business in the block are
total loss. Total loss estimated at $50 900;
insurance about $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
RatcIiGe out ON Bond.

CHICAGO. June BE. ]. Radcliffe, the
actor who is wanted in New York on a
charge of brutally assaulting his wife, was
released on bail this afternoon. Alderman
John Powers signed the bond for $5,0O0
NEW YORK, June 25.-The condition OF
Mrs 70. J. Radcliffe is said to be slightly
improved to-day. 1t is believed that she
viii recover and be able to appear in court
when her husband, Actor Ratclifte, is ar
raigned in court upon the charge of MUIR
derouslY assaulting her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
Business Embarrassments.

SANDWICH. ILL.,, June 25-The. Sandwich
windmills, cotton planters and farm ma
terials has made an assignment to D. w
Crawfoot, of this city The liabilities are
placed at $500 000 Prior to fling the arti-
cles of assignment the company confessed
Judgment for $4,000, of which amount $3S, =
600 is in favor of the Sedgwick Bank or
Sandwich.
ST. LOUIS. June 25.-The Great Western
Printing Company made an assignment
this afternoon to Carl L. Kreeschmer,
treasurer Failure to make collections IS
said to be the cause. The assets are given
at $50, 600: liabilities not stated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26

Russell HarrisOn's Electric Company
Forces Competition to the Wall.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 25.-The
Terre Haute Electric Light and Power
Company was placed in the hands of re-
ceiver by the court to-day. The indebted
ness is placed at $50, O00 1t is known as the
"old company" in contradistinction from
the Russell 3. Harrison Company, with
which it had a lively war for a year or
ated it's plant in conjunction with the
street-railway company, underbid the old
company on the street lighting and on
much commercial lighting, thereby taking
away a large part of it's revenue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
Charged with Numbering a Girl.

Special the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Ind, June 25.-Firman
Rodarmel, aged eighteen, was arrested here
at the instance of the sheriff of Olney ILL.,,
charged with numbering Katie Harness, by
giving her a drug for criminal purpose
Rodarmel is from one of the best families
in Washington. The girl worked here in
restaurant but died at her home in Olney
James Farris has also been arrested as an
accessory and it is said two prominent
physicians will be implicated. Rodarmel is
being held here awaiting a requisition from
the Governor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
The Widow Got Her Man.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, June 25.-Shelby-
vile has a matrimonial agency in flourish
ing condition. Mrs. Mary Ann Shaw, a
widow of sixty-eight years, possessed of a
farm worth about $4 900, went to the office
of Tindall & Tindall attorneys, and in
formed them that she wanted to marry
some one to take care of her farm. The
lawyers found man named William Down
ard who came here some time ago from
Kentucky. He is forty-four years old. BY
appointment Mrs. Shaw and Mr.. Downward
met last night in the attorneys office at G
o'clock, and at o'clock they were married
and started for their home in the country.