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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-15

VIENNA, May IA royal special train,
conveying Prince and Princess Ferdinand
of Bulgaria to attend the funerals of the
Duchess d'Alencon and the Due d'Aumale,
collided on Wednesday afternoon with a
SerVian mail train at the station of Jagodin,
a town of SerVia, near MoraVa river and
siXty-three miles southeast of Somendria.
The crew of the trains applied the brakes
and thus lessened the force of the concus-
sion. The Prince and Princess of Bulgaria
and the members of their suites escaped
without injury. All the crockery in the din
ing room car was shattered and the engine
of the mail train was damaged.
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NIIENNNV # ~
She didn't look like a bloodthirsty WON
an, but when some one spoke of the hor-
rors of war and regretted that there could
not be universal peace it was evident from
her scornful glance hat she begged TO diff
fer.
positively. and further than that, when
there is a war il doesn't cover half enough
territory"
them ventured to suggest that it was a lit
tie out of the ordinary for woman to advo-
cate war.
Maybe it is" she replied, defantly. but
/ guess if you taught a boys geography
class you'd feel the same way about 1t. War
maps are the only kind / can get them 10
study
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with matches and accidentally set the place
SUNDAY STREET CARS.
Citizens of Toronto Excited Over an
Election to BE Held To-day.

TORONTO, Ont, May 1.-THE citizens of
Toronto are to vote tomorrow on the ques-
ton of Sunday street cars. The present
campaign, which is the third in seven years,
has been one of the most iercely fought
in the city's history. For the past three
weeks from ten to twenty public meetings
a night have been held. From almost every
pulpit in the city during the past month
sermons nave been preached against the
running of cars. Excitement has reached
fever heat and all the saloons have been
ordered closed for the day. Five years ago
the majority against the running of cars
on Sunday was $500; two years latter an
other vote was taken and the adverse ma
jority cut down to 900.
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Cable Notes.

According to a dispatch to the London
Times from Melbourne all four of the daily
newspapers in Sydney have been fined e100
each for contempt of court, consisting in
improper comment upon the trial of Frank
Butler, the Australian bush murderer,
which is now pending.
The Paris correspondent of the Times
quotes the following telegram just pub
lished there from the Due d'Orleans:
Never were the rigors of exile so cruel
where 1 must renounce the privilege of ac-
companying the remains of my beloved
uncle duo d'Aumale) to the tomb"
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FunernI of the Duchess D'AIencon.

PARIS, May 1.-THE obsequies of the
late Duchess D'Alencon took place to-day
in the Church of st. Philip de Roule, in the
Rue De Faubourg St. Honore. The interior
hung with black, dotted with numerous
shields bearing the arms of France and
Bavaria. In conformity with the desire of
the duchess, expressed at various times
during her life. no flowers or wreathS We're
sent, but many inscribed ribbons were
placed on the catafalque. The church was
crowded, many members of royal families
allied to the house of Orleans being among
bishop of Paris, pronounced the absolution.
The Due D'Alencon was present. His head
was bandaged, as he is Still suffering from
terrible fire at the charity bazaar on May
4, when the duchess was burned to death
with many others.
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Catholic knights If America.

MOBILE. Ala, May l4.-At the fourth
days session Of the Supreme Council Cath
Ollie knights of America, an amendment
recommended by the New York State Coun-
Gil relative to state deputies was adopted.
Another amendment as 10 the selection of
medical examiners was adopted. but an
amendment TO raise the examining fee to
So was lost. An amendment relative tofthe
setting apart of 5 per cent. of each assess
ment collected for the sinking fund and
authorizing that such deduction shall cease
after the assessment called for June 10,
1897, was adopted. The time which a MEM
Der can be in arrears fer dues was extended
from three months to six months.
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sheIbyviIIe Merchants Victimized

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE. Ind, May IA young
mai worked" the business men of this
city yesterday evening with the old 'check"
swindle. He gave the name of Charles
Hayes. He rented a cottage of M. R. Mont
gomery, paying a months rent in advance
with a check on the Blanchard Furniture
Company, where he claimed to have been
working. and received s. in change. He
worked grocery stores, hardware and all
kinds, asking to deliver the goods in the
morning at the house he had rented of
Montgomery. He secured about 500 for his
evenings work. The Blanchard people had
never heard of the man and this morn
ing the street in front of Hayes's house
was blockaded with delivery wagons and
no one to receive the goods.
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PARIS, May 1.-THE minister for foreign
affairs, NJ. Hanotaux, has written to the
retiring United States ambassador, James
B. Eustis, thanking him and the personnel
of the United States embassy for their ex-
preston of sympathy with the families of
the victims of the charity bazaar. M. Han
otaux, in this communication does not al
lude to the United States government, the
latter. it is claimed, not having followed the
example of the governments of the other
powers in sending an official message of
COndOlaOcp
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MOvements of Steamers.

CHERBOURG, May 14-Sailed: Fuerst
Bismarck, from Hamburg and Southamp-
ton, for New York.
QUEENSTOWN, May 14.-Sailed: Cata-
lonia, for Boston; Pennland, for Philadel-
phIa.
NAPLES, May 14.-Sailed: Fulda, from
Genoa, for New York via Gibraltar.
from New York.
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MARION. ILL.,. May A.-After being out
eighteen hours the jury in the case of Col.
VIM. r. Brown and w. p. Bruner. indicted
for the embeZZlement of money deposited
in their bank at Maripolis prior to its fail
IRE, two years ago. brought in a verdict to-
day of guilty and fixed the penalty at one
year in the penitentiary and a fine of $40
each. Great sympathy is expressed for the
defendants on account of their age-seventy
and eighty-two years. A motion for a new
trial was made.
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Not Guilty of Wife Murder.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CORYDON, Ind, May 14.-Wilford Wat
kins, charged with being an accessory to
the murder of his wife at New Amsterdam
last summer, was acquitted by a jury to-
day. Mrs. Watkins was killed by Hester
Montgomery, with whom Watkins is alleged
to nave been on improper .terms. The Mont
gomery woman will be tried in the Craw-
ford Circuit Court on a change of venue.
The proof did not show hat Watkins was
in any way connected with the killing.
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special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, May 14.-William Irwin, a
local stock dealer. was found guilty in the
Circuit Court this evening of selling dis
eased meat and fined $3.50 and sentenced
to sixty days in the county jail. Irwin
bought a steer affected with lumpy jaw and
after butchering it sold one quarter to a
meat market in this city.
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Indiana

RICHMOND, Ind, May 14-Ernest
Mischler, aged twenty-nine, assistant SUI
perintendent of the Richmond district of
the Prudential Insurance Company, died
to-day after a short illness with appen-
dicitis. His home was at Ripley, o., and the
remains will be taken there.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, May 14-Elias
Johnson. aged lightweight. a pioneer of
this county, died yesterday at the home of
his daughter, at Warren, where he had
gone on d visit. He was buried at Center,
this county, to-day.
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LIMA, Peru, May 14--Emilo Clark, the
United States consular agent at Piura, has
published a statement in the newspapers to
the effect that his office has been sacked
and important documents, money and other
valuables stolen. The project of police de-
MES this and says that the only seizure
was of the furniture.
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FAST TIME BY LUCANIA.
Averaged 21.SO Knots an Hour on an
Eastern Voyage.

QUEENSTOWN, May 1.-THE Cunard
line steamship Lucania, Captain Mckay,
which left New York May s, clearing Sandy
Hook light ship at Ills a. m. that day, ar
rived here at 7:24 a. m. to-day. after a
passage of five days, fourteen hours and
ffty-four minutes, during which. over the
distance steamed, 1888 knots, she made the
best time on record, 21.S0 knots per hour.
During two days steaming the Lucania
maintained an average speed of p 1-3 knots
per hour. The long distance steamed was
due to the fact that the Cunarder ran pref
ty far south in order to avoid ice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-15
String of Gas-BeIt Theaters.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, May IA. d. Kline, of
New Albany, has leased the Elwood Opera
House and several others in the gas belt
and will place a string of houses in con-
nection with each other and secure high
grade shows for the coming season. He
will make extensive improvements in the
stage of the Elwood opera House and it is
thought that the next amusement season
in this CITY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-15
DISASTER IN RUSSIA.
Nearly 100 Soldiers Killed and go In
jured in "a Railway Wreck.

ST. PETERSBURG, May IA terrible
railway disaster befell a military train last
the Valki Jurjey line. Sixteen cars were
smashed. Two officers and nearly one hun
dred soldiers were killed and sixty others
seriously injured.
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Max MaretZek.

NEW YORK, May 15.-Max Maretzek,
the well-known operate manager, died at
his home on Staten island to-day, aged
seVenty-SiX.
In 1874 Maretzek was appointed assistant
to Balfe, director of Her Majesty's
Theater. He also secured Jenny Limo for
a series of concerts. In 1S4S he came to the
United States, and from 1S49 to 1878 was
manager of Italian opera in New York,
Cuba, Mexico, etc. He claimed that it
was under his management that such sing
ers as Sontag, Patti, Alboni, Nilsson,
Lucca, La Grange, Hauk, Cary and lima
Di Murska were first heard here, and that
it was he who first conducted in New York
Traviata, Faust" 'Rigoletto," Mig
non,' THE Jewess'' and many other
operas. Besides Hamlet" he wrote an
other opera, THE Sleepy Hollow" as we'll
as some chamber and orchestral music,
piano pieces and songs. In recent years he
has led a quiet life, giving lessons and pub
lie readings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-15
EIwood EIks' New Home.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, May 1.-THE Elwood
Elks dedicated their new home last night
and initiated eight candidates for the de-
gree. They claim the finest quarters of any
lodge outside Indianapolis in this State.
They nave fitted up a two-stOry brick res
idence for a lodge home and their lodge
room is in a two-story block adjoining and
connected by a passageway between the
two bindings.
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PITTSBURG. Pa, May 1.-THE Ameri-
can Ticket Brokers Association concluded
sion by adopting the plan of defense
against the attempts of railroads to stop
''scalping' IN the State of New York and
other places. Considerable discussion took
place over the report of the hostile legis-
lation committee before it was finally
adopted. All of the visitors nave left the
city for their homes.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, May 14.-Some.
thing of an event in this years college lee
ture. programme was the lecture tonight
before the State University students by AL
bert j. Beverage. Mr.. Beveridge's sub
ject was the Growth of the American
Constitution and he commended that the
Constitution of a necessity grew with the
development of the people and could not be
ORIGINAL outline
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Went HUNTING and Failed to Return

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, May 14.-John Sparks,
living between here and Gas City, left home
Monday with a gun, leaving his family I'M
der the impression that he had gone hunt
ing. Since then he has not been heard
from. The woods and fields have been
searched in vain. The missing man had a
narrow escape from death in Gas City, and
lost a horse which he was trying to save.
This has worried him. 1t is suspected hat
this may nave affected his mind.
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Hardwa re Firm Fails.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind, May 14-The Simmons
Hardware Company of St. Louis, to-day
applied for a receiver for the S. A. Noftz-
ger Hardware Company at North Manches-
ter. this county. The action is based on an
unliquidated claim for $500, it being alleged
was made in trust with the understanding
that this debt was to be paid. The liabil-
tiles are said to be large.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, May 14.-Arrangements
have been perfected for a horse show, to be
given in Lebanon May q. The programme
includes fourteen events. The prizes to be
awarded have been donated by the mer-
chants and amount to about $3.50. West
Washington street will be given up for the
exhibition and travel on that thoroughfare
will be prohibited during its progress. Tx
tensive preparations are being made to en-
terrain a large crowd on the day of the
ehAN-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-15
Fell and Broke His Neck.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENWOOD, Ind, May 14-Yesterday
afternoon Sanford Gross, who was working
on the roof of a barn on his place, a few
miles southeast of town, lost his footing
and fell to the ground, breaking his neck,
causing instant death. He leaves a wife
and two children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-15
Earthquakes in Australia.

LONDON, May 14,-A special dispatch
from Melbourne, Victoria, say that no few
er than ninety earthquake shocks have been
felt in South Australia during the last three
The Subterraneous disturbances
were particularly severe in Kingston, where
buildings We're damaged and the inhabit-
ants are living in tents for safety.
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Epidemic in Reform School

SpScldl 10 the lnuldIdI1OlS JOuiLdl-
PLAINFIELD, Ind, May 14.-An epidemic
of measles is raging at the Reform School
for Boys. There are fully one hundred
cases now in the hospital. The entire num-
Der, more than five hundred, nave been ex-
posed to the disease. Fortunately for those
in charge of the Institution the disease is
in q mild form
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-15
Moderation.

PARIS, May Att is believed here there
is no doubt Germany is urging moderation
upon the Sultan of Turkey. The powers, it
IS semi-oficialIy intimated. do not intend
to press Greece to surrender her fleet as
payment of the war indemnity which FUR
key will probably demand. Greece, in this
respect, will be allowed full liberty. The
powers are trying to make arrangements
to enable Greece to meet the demands of
Turkey without injury to the previous cred
ftOrS of Greece.
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suicide of a German Butcher.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind. May l4-Joseph Munsch,
aged thirty-five, committed suicide tonight
by shooting himself in the mouth with a
revolver. He went into his ice cooler in
his meat shop, pulled the door shut after
him and committed the deed. Several wom-
en- called at the shop for meat and were
waiting when Munsch's young wife came
with his supper. thinking he was too busy
to leave the shop. She opened the cooler
TO get the customers some meat and found
the corpse. The wife ran screaming to the
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outside of the shop and she is in a danget~
Gus condition. They have been married
but a year and the man was believed L
be in good circumstances. Munsch came to
Muncie from Greenville. o. The cause of
the suicide is believed to be dependency
from poor patronage of his shop.
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Natural Inference.

Detroit Free Press.
We should judge from Mr.. Stephen
Cranes appreciatiYe account of the con-
duct OF the Hellenes soldiery at Velestino
that the Greeks will be able TO win without
any difficulty in Mr.. Cranes next novel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-15

CLAYTON, Miss. May H.-Assistant
Chief Engineer Dabney reports the Flower
Lake break completely closed at 4 o'clock
this afternoon. In closing the crevasse a
dixie $500 feet long was built. The greatest
depth Of water encountered was eleven feet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-15
Greeks Leaving Crete.

CANEA, Island of Crete, May 1.-THE
Greek troops have begun to embark and
their departure from the island is ap-
parently to be u%nopposed.
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among the people of Bulgaria and in the
Bulgarian army. and fears are expressed
that the popular feeling thus aroused may
force the hands of the government of Bull
varia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-15
Tom Mann Ordered out of France.

PARIS, May 14-Tom Mann, the English
labor agitator, who arrived here Monday
to address a labor meeting, has been given
t~wenty-four hours by the police to quit
France. He replied that he would obey the
order. The meeting was to have been held
tonight.
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Christian MOerlein.

CINCINNATI, May 14.-Christian Moer-
lein, one of the pioneer brewers of Cincin-
natl. died at $50 a. m. at his residence in
Clifton, aged eighty-four years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-15
The Marlhnroughs Honored.

LONDON, May 14-The Duke and
Duchess of Marlborough will visit Queen
Victoria to-day and will dine and sleep at
Windsor Castle.
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MAYBEE. Mich, May 1.-two girls. aged
eight and six years, children of John w.
Welch, were burned to death last evening
IN an old log barn. They were playing
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Judge John Lowell.

BOSTON, May 14.-Judge John Lowell,
the distinguished jurist, died at his home
in Brookline just after 4 o'clock this morn
ing. Judge Lowell has been ill for some
time and his death has been expected for
several DAYS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-15
THE OIL STATEMENT.
Stocks of Ohio and Indiana Product
Increase for April.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TOLEDO, O., May 1.-THE stocks of
Ohio and Indiana oil, which suffered a de-
crease of 128,446 barrels in January and
207, Gal barrels in February, showed a slight
increase during March. The gain was only
9,214 barrels and on the last of the month
the net stocks were %, ,567 barrels. Dur
ing April the runs again began to exceed
the shipments and an increase of $3.50
barrels in the net stocks was recorded,
bringing them upto %, 040.37 barrels on the
last day of the month. The April runs were
1904 barrels a day in excess of the ship
ments. The runs for April were 1888 bar
rels a day. which was 9S7 barrels a day
less than the average for March. The April
shipments, which were 52,S39 barrels a day,
show a decline of 2. 1884 barrels. as compared
with March. TIL following is a
report of the runs and shipments of crude
oil from the Ohio and Indiana fields for
the month of April:
Gross stocks ........... %, 269,5 $50 3
Sediment and surplus. 2,229, 152. so
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Washinrton STA

washington Star.
well" said the Greek general glumly.
we have learned a lesson" Yes" was
the reply. The thing I'm afraid of is that
it's going to be a long time before we get
another chance TO ~recite."
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DOMOKOS, May IA, Z p. m.-The Turks
have retired in the direction of Phersala.
The Crown Prince Constantine has not yet
left Domokos.
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Enrthquake In Nevada.

RENO. New, May IA severe shock OF
earthquake was felt here this evening about
8 O'Clock, lasting several moments. The
vibration was from north TO south.
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The Brute.

Boston Traveller.
THE greatest pleasure of my life ] get
from my music, said she.
What a great advantage you have over
your neighbors," replied the unfeeling
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IOIdl -. ...............
Deliveries
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The following is a statement of the re-
oils for the month of April:
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Total

regular -. ............. l,5S0, 1864
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-17
BOWERS CAUSES A SENSATION.
Dredxer Inventor Accuses Former
Inr.xer Of Iurning Against Hin.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. Is.-Aiphonso
r. Bowers. the platntl1 in the famous
dredgs- cases recently decsded Il nis Iavor
hy the Federal courts. created decided
sensation today by fling petition IL the
United States circuit court for the cisnar-
nacnt OF John L. Boone. the wo!l-knswn
patent attorney, and charging h.1 with
uflpr13essf0nal conduct. he alleges II his
petition thzc after Titheraw wing from the
eIaploynaent of Bowers. wac had been
hghtinx for his rights for nine long years,
Boone offered his services TO the defend
ant in a suit brought by Bowers n Illinois.
and !ntinated that the decree In Bowers
favor IN the Won Schmidt case was pro-
cured By fraud and could not stand.
Mr. Boone claims that. when Bowers re-
leased him. he signed document permit
ting him 10 accept a retainer from anyone
and absolying him froIu all duties under
MS contract with Bowers He also inti-
mates that Bowers is not responsible, years
OF litigation having tended 10 unhinge his
mind.