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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-26
Shot Through the Heart.

~, nOnan, ~. oct. So-DITlng dispute over
proprietor of general store, and his book
keeper, a man named Metz, the quarrel be-
shot Mccormick through The heart.
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ceived special instructions to be watchful,
as II is feared that there may be some
wrecks before morning.
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WON In STRAIGHT HEATS
VERY EASY VICTORIES FOR THE
MONK AND MISS MARGARET.
Former Took the 2:2O TrOt Mt Louis
VILE and the Latter the Three
Minute Pace-Other Races.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. Is. - The contests at
the Louisville Driving and Fair Association
meet this afternoon were all for place, both
events that constituted the programme go
ing to OddS-on favorites in straight heats,
with no betting on them after the first heat.
The Monk opened at l to 10 for the 2:20 trot
but his easy win of the first heat put him
out of the betting in the other two. The
second heat furnished some excitement. A
quiet tip on Medium Wood for a place was
circulated and there rush to the bet
ting ring Medium Wood backed from even
money to l to g. finished second, but the
judges looked with suspicion on the repeat
ed breaks Of Louise Mac, and an investi-
cation resulted in Mabel Moneypenny be-
ing given the place, with Medium Wood
third. All bets on these two We're declared
off. After the race w. w. Milan, driver
of Louise Mac, was fined 500 for laying up
the heat Miss Margaret opened at l to 2
for the three-minute pace and made the
easiest win of the meet. Patchen Boy and
Samaritana had an interesting battle for
second money, coming up for the third heat
with one place and one-third each. Samari-
tana won the place in the final heat by
half length The time was remarkably good
for the class, the first heat being paced in
2:1s.
Since Star Pointer is disabled and cannot
&c tor any record, Joe Patchen has been
secured to try for the high wheel-sulkey
record on Wednesday. He will also go
against his own record OF 2:4 for four
wheel wagon, made recently at Joliet. Re-
suits of to-day's races:
2:20 Trot; stake, $1,000
The Monk, br. g., by Chimes (Geers). 1
Louise Mac, ch. f. (Adilam) ...........2 6 2
Mabel Moneypenny, gr, m. Crhomas). 2 6
Edmonia, b. m. (Hutchings). ........4 4 3
Medium Wood. b. g. (Hudson). ......5 8 4
Baroness Marguerite, b. f. Nyon)..... 5 5
Time-2:16, 2:15, 2:1312.
Three-minute class; for three-year- old
PAGERS; stake, 81, 600:
Miss Margaret b. M, by Direct
wv l. /
Samaritana, b. IN. (lIiller). ....3 2 2
Inclusive. Blk. g. (Mahaffey). 4
Time-2:12. 2:14A, 2:13A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
MURDERED BY A NEGRO.
Mother and Four Children Dead and
a Little Girl Seriously wounded.

WESSON. Miss. Dec. 9.-One Of the most
atrocious murders on record in the South
was committed last night in Simpson coun-
", this State, twenty miles from here
Brown Smith, farmer and a son of ex-
Repre- sentative Edward Smith, left his fam
lily at lis home in the country to go to
town for shopping purposes. thinking of no
possible danger for them. This morning
when he returned he found his wife and
five children weltering in their blood and
apparently all dead. An alarm was raised
Immediately and the entire neighborhood
turned out to hunt for the perpetrator of
the crime. There being no telegraph con-
nections, details of the murder come in
slowly, but 1t is reported this evening that
one CT the little girls, supposed this morning
to have been dead, has revived enough to
tell what she knew of the occurrences She
said she knows the man who committed
the deed, that it was a negro, and described
him. A posse is now the track of the
murderer and there can be but little doubt
of him meeting speedy Justice when caught
without waiting for the formality of court
Mrs. Smith and the other four children are
dead. Sheriffs McNair, of Lincoln, and
Thompson, OF Copiah counties, have gone
to the scene of the murder each with a
pack OF trained bloodhounds.
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A POOR ASTOR FOUND.
Assistance Given n Cousin by John
Jacob and William Waldorf.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-John Jacob Astor
and his brother, William Waldorf Astor,
went to the assistance of their cousin, Carl
Frederick Astor, to-day, and offered him a
place for life in their employ. Carl Fred
erick Astor is living in great poverty in
Jersey City. His saloon in First street was
burned early in the spring and he was un-
able to collect the insurance. In addition
to his other troubles his son, William
Waldorf, injured his leg recently, and last
week the physicians amputated the limb
Astor wrote some time ago to his rich rel
atives, but they paid no attention to his
petition for aid, as they supposed he was
an impostor. They learned recently that
Astor really was their cousin and decided
to assist him.
Ludwig Astor, Carl Frederick's father
first cousins, and lived in the town OF AS
tor, a suburb of Baden, in Germany. When
Carl Astor was in destitution because or
his sons misfortune, the consequent doc
tors bills and litigation, he wrote to John
Jacob Astor, giving his pedigree and ask
ing for help. John Jacob replied that II
satisfactory evidence Of the relationship
Astor wrote to Germany and procured
proofs that his great grandfather was
brother of an ancestor of john JACOB AS
tor. The proofs. satisfied the rich New
York Astor. He kept his promise. His aid
came none too soon TO the unfortunate lit
tie William Waldorf AStor, gangrene hav-
ing developed in a leg which the boy had
lacerated by a fall Amputation became
necessary and was performed. John Jacob
AStor told Carl AStOr to spare no necessary
expense for the boy and to send the bills to
him. The millionaire, it is announced, has
given Carl a pleasant situation for life on
generous terms at his residence in New
York and Rhinecliff
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
THE PROPOSED WIRE TRUST.
Meeting of Manufacturers at Which
Consolidation Was Discussed.

NEW YORK, Dec. "a meeting of man.
ufacturers of wire and wire nails, held to-
day at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel may
have important results. 1t was held in fur
therance of a plan to consolidate the inter-
ests in the lines named throughout the
country. ]. P Morgan & Co. are said to
be behind the movement, and, according to
current reports the interests involved ag-
gregate $5O,000,0 600. At to-day's meeting
those present included Henry W. oliver and
George T. Oliver, of Pittsburg; Philip W.
Moen and William E. Rice, of Worcester
II. H. Chisholm and William Chisholm, of
Cleveland; Frank Baackes, of Ohio; Mr..
Carver and Mr.. Burlington. of Indiana; j.
l.. Ellwood, of De Kalb, ILL.,, and j. w.
Gates, of Chicago
Henry w. oliver, who has been mentioned
as likely to become the president of the
combination, said tonight that 1t was quite
out of the question for him to make public
what took place at the meeting; but he did
not deny that such q meeting took place.
He admitted that the meeting had got
through it's work, and that there would be
no more sessions, for time at least He
declined to say when the negotiations would
be completed and the new corpora
tion formally launched.
The general supposition in the trade ap-
pears to be that the usual arrangement of
forming combine will be agreed upon. A
new corporation, which will either give it's
own stock in payment for the stock of ex-
listing companies, or else buy them outright
for cash, something more than mere pool
is, at any rate, doubtless in contemplation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
MRS. FITZSIMMONS TALKS.
She Will Not Prevent "BOb" Meeting
Corbett in the Ring Again.

MILWAUKEE,, Dec. 9.-Robert Fitzsim-
mons. the present champion pugilist of the
world and James j. Corbett, ex-champion,
may meet in the roped arena to again battle
and decide the question Of superiority for all
time. This fact gained by reporter of
the Evening Wisconsin after an Interview
with Mrs. Fitzsimmons, who is in the city.
1t is the first time Mrs. F'itzsimmons has
given expression to her thoughts in the mat
ter since the affair at Carson City last
March. Before the contest last March Fitz-
simmons promised his wife that he would
never enter the ring again without her con-
sent. While Mrs. Fitzsimmons does not
other battle, it can be readily seen that
she is not anxious to put a block in the
way of her husband as regards his future
plans. In reply to a question put by the
reporter whether she would give that con-
sent, Mrs Fitzsimmons replied well,
really, that is difficult question to an
swer, but will say that 1 do not care to
stand in my husbands way, and if he thinks
it better to give Corbett another chance l
may change my mind, but until do there
is no prospect of the two men meeting, and
all this talk about matches being arranged,
ETC., is without the slightest foundation
Later-Mrs. FitzSimmons, in a card adj
dressed to the Sentinel tonight, states that
Fitzsimmons will never enter the ring
again with her consent, and she is sure he
won't without ii.
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Mccoy and Creedon in Training.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-What should prove
to be the greatest boxing contest ever
pulled off in this vicinity will be the twenty
round bout between Dan Creedon, of Aus
tralia. and Kid Mccoy, which is to be de-
cided at the Long Island Athletic Club Dec.
II. This contest will practically be for the
middle-weight championship of the world,
and, as both men are the only boxers in
that class who are entitled to fight for that
title, the indications are that they will
both do everything in their power in order
to gain the decision and also this important
for the contest, and will be in excellent
shape when they enter the ring. Mccoy is
getting in shape at Boehm's roadhouse at
New Drops, r. l., while Creedon is doing
his work at Palos Springs, nineteen miles
outside of Chicago. Although the men are
to hox at catch weights, they both intend
to enter the ring weighing about 100 or 165
pounds. Should Mccoy defeat Creedon the
victor will fly at the highest game in the
pugilistic arena-RObert FitZsimmons The
Indiana boy announces that in case of sue
cess on Dec. II he will challenge Fitz to
battle for the middle-Weight championship,
which title the CorniShman now holds. Fitz
would be compelled to enter the ring at the
middle-weight limit OF 15S pounds, but as
the holder of both the heavyweight and
middle-weight Championships claims that
he can fight we'll at 156 pounds he should
have no difficulty in reaching 15S pounds.
AS Fitz has never beaten Mccoy, the latter
would have an unquestioned right to ask
the Cornishman to defend the title or re-
linquiSh it,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
CASUALTIES DUE TO FOG.
Collisions on Elevated Railways and
between Ferry Boats.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-During the fog
shortly after o'clock this morning two
cars on the Second-avenue elevated road
collided at ne-hundred-and-second street.
The engine of the rear train ran into the
rear car of the train ahead. A fireman and
two passengers were injured. Their names
are William Masterson, severe scalp wound,
firemae; Joseph O'Brien, bruised neck;
Timothy Sullivan, bruised hand. All the
passengers of both trains were thrown
from their seats. The engine of the rear
train was wrecked.
The fog was also responsible for another
elevated railway collision, in which two
persons were injured. 1t occurred on the
Sixth-avenue line, at One-hundred-and-th thir-
ran into another The engineer of the rear
train, William Donaldson, and Charles RoS-
cuSci, a passenger, were painfully bruised.
On East river the ferryboat Flushing mis-
took the bell of the steamer Miami for that
at the Long Island ferry slip and bumped
the steamer hard. There was some confu-
sion on board the Flushing, but no material
damage was done to either craft.
The Pennsylvania Railroad ferryboats
Cincinnati and New Jersey, of the Cort-
landt~street. ine,aw We're in collision in the
slip at Cortlandt street. Both boats were
crowded with passengers, and a wild
apparent that a collision was inevitable.
The boats coliided with considerable force,
and the overlapping guard of the New Jer-
sey boat crushed the guard rail on the port
side of the Cincinnati. The New Jersey
was uninjured. No one was hurt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
THE KANSAS PACIFIC.
Attorney General McKenna VIII Ask
POstponement of the Sale.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.--With the excep-
ton of the offer of $500, 900, received some
time ago from the Union Pacific reorgani-
cation committee for the governments in
terest in the Kansas Pacific Railroad
which was promptly declined. the govern
ment has received no intimation as to the
purposes of the committee with respect to
the sale set for Dec. 16. The government is
now in a position to bid at the sale, and but
for the resolution adopted by the Senate to-
day asking the President to apply to the
court for a postponement there is no doubt
that it would have done so, should the COM
mittee have failed to make acceptable
offer. The Senate resolution, however,
changes the situation. Attorney General
McKenna will soon begin the preparation
of the necessary papers in the case, and
will at once ask the court to set day for
hearing argument in support of a motion
for postponement. The attorney general
has no doubt the motion will be granted
upon the showing he will be able to make.
In the House to-day Mr. Fleming, of
Georgia, introduced bill authorizing an in
vestigation of the books, accounts and
methods of railroads which have received
aid from the United States. 1t provides
that in the Presidents judgment, the secre-
tary of the treasury shall redeem or other
wise clear off the paramount lien, mortgage
or other incumbrance of government-aided
railroads by paying the sums lawfully due
out of the treasury, or may bid and pur-
chase for the United States the property,
sales made under any order of the court or
any Judgment or decree of foreclosure of
such incumbrance, or of any lien mort
cages or interest of the United States.
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it is probable he will be confined in his
ministry to that country and win not be
received in Honduras, to which country he
is also accredited. In that case Honduras
also will be without a United States
legation The trouble arises from
the fact that when the Greater Republic
was formed it was agreed by the states
comprising it that their foreign relations
should be conducted through a diet and
they insisted that ministers from other
countries should be accredited to this Diet
Congress had divided the missions in Cen
tral America in such fashion that each of
the two missions includes a country within
and one without the Greater Republic. This
fact was repugnant to the nations in the
league. Owing to the terms of our appro-
pr1atfon act the president was obliged to
accredit the ministers to the countries
named in the act-Captain Merry to Mica
ragua and Costa Rica, and Dr. Hunter to
Gautamala and Honduras-and had no au-
thority to accredit them to the Diet, so the
persistence that Nicaragua and Honduras
have shown in their position has resulted
IN depriving one of them of the presence
or any United States minister and threatens
TO do the same with the other. In this case
II will be interesting to note how the diplo-
matte representation of the Greater Repub-
lie in Washington, now confided to a charge,
Mr.. Correa, will be affected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
COLLINS NOT YET FOUND.
Trial of Martin Ensley for Robbery
and Assault Postponed Again.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9.-The case of Martin
Ensley, the prominent Tennesseean under
indictment on the charge of assaulting and
robbing his friend, Charles d. Collins, OF
$1,000 at Meramac Highlands, last spring,
came up for trial in the county court of
Clayton to-day. The case was set for trial
Nov. IL, but Collins, who was manager of
a hotel in st. Louis. failed to appear, and
the case was continued until to-day. Judge
Hirzell issued attachment for Collins,
but he has not been located and to-day
when the case was called he was not pres
ent. Mrs Collins who is in charge of the
hotel, says she has not seen her husband
since the evening of Nov. II. Judge Hirzell
to-day continued the case until the next
term of court. Judge Harvey counsel for
the defendant, moved the discharge of his
client which was refused He then asked
that the bond, $4,000, be reduced. This was
also refused. Sheriff Kerth has not much
hope of finding Collins, but says If he re-
turns TO st. Louis at any time he will ar
rest him by virtue of the attachment papers
issued by the Clayton Circuit Court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
To Revise Quarantine Laws.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Caffery,
of Louisiana, to-day introduced bill for a
revision of the quarantine laws, the dis
tinctive feature of which is the placing of
the quarantine regulations exclusively in
the hands of the national authorities. The
secretary of the treasury is authorized to
tion of infectious or contagious diseases into
one State from another such regulations to
be enforced by the sanitary authorities of
the States or of municipalities when these
authorities will undertake to enforce them,
but when they fail the President Is given
authority to execute and enforce them and
to adopt 'such measures as in his Judgment
shall be necessary to prevent the introduce
tion or spread of such diseases"
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, intro
duced a similar bill in the House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
PLANS OF HOUSE LEADERS.
Bankruptcy and Currency Bills to
Follow Appropriations.

FOLLOW appropriations
WASHINGTON, Dec 9.-Although no
formal action has been taken pretty gen.
eral understanding has been reached by the
leaders in the House of Representatives as
to the course of legislation in the near
future. This contemplates the disposal of
appropriation bills as fast as they are ready
for consideration. After these the bank
ruptcy bill will be given the first oppor-
tunity for a hearing. This measure will be
reported by Chairman Henderson, of the
judiciary committee, before the holiday re-
cess, but it will not be taken up by the
House until after the recess. 1t is UNDER
stood that Speaker Reed and the commit
tee on rules will be disposed to give this
bill every advantage In the way OF secur-
ing early time for debate.
1t is equally well understood that for the
present there will be no effort to take up
financial legislation on the floor CT the
House. This is due mainly to the fact that
a. strong impression prevails among men,
bers of the House that the committee on
banking and currency will not be able to-
reconcile the many conflicting interests in
side of the committee. These represent all
shades of the financial subjects and are
so much al variance that it is not expected
a majority can be rallied for any one prop
Osition. Under such circumstances the pur-
pose Is to await the action or the deadlock
in that committee. The ways and means
committee will do nothing at present in the
way of framing financial legislation If,
however, it becomes evident that the COM
mittee on banking and currency is at a
standstill then the ways and means COM
mittee will enter the field of financial leg
islation and will frame bill on broad lines
calculated to meet the present financial re-
quirementS In the meantime the subject
will be kept in the background as much
as possible. Aside from bankruptcy and
appropriation bills some emergency meas
ures such as that relating to Bering sea,
introduced by Mr.. Hit, will have a hearing,
as they involve questions of general policy
and are not likely to meet with opposition
With these exceptions the disposition of the
House leaders will be to keep radical legis-
Iation to the rear.
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cIereIana WIN Not ston.

WASHINGTON. Dec 9.-Ex-President
Cleveland will get his first glimpse of the
national Capitol since the 4th of last March
on passing through the city tomorrow
morning on his way to the ducking shores
of the Atlantic coast. 1t had been thought
that he would reach Washington tonight
and be the guest of Capt Robley d. Evans,
who will accompany him on his shotting
trip. The plans were changed at a late
hour, however, and Mr.. Cleveland will
merely pass through the city on his way
south via the Atlantic coast line. Captain
will continue their journey to some of the
secluded shores on the lower Chesapeake,
or perhaps as far south as the Carolinas.
Mr.. Cleveland will occupy a private car,
which will be the headquarters of the party
during the outing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9.-The national
conference on the Christian principles of
civil government came to an end this even
ing. Resolutions were adopted embodying
the sentiments expressed during the con-
the duty of the Christian citizens of this
Nation to put forth earnest efforts to main
tain the existing Christian features of our
government and to endeavor to secure such
amendment to our Constitution as will
give 10 our Christian laws institutions and
usages an undeniable legal basis in the
fundamental law of the land and thus Sc
cure firm basis for every necessary moral
and Christian reform" Other resolutions
declare against Sabbath dissertation by
the operation of railways, steamboats,, cleo
trio cars. baseball playing the publication
of newspapers, the use of bicycle, horse or
carriage for pleasure, sessions of Congress
and transportation of the mails.