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The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

Specill to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, April 15.-The formal in
stailation Of Rev. w. III. Oxtoby as pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church, of this
city, occurred last night, and was very
interesting exercise, attended by a large
audience. Rev. NJ. l.. Haines, of Indian
apolis, preached the installation sermon.
and Rev. B. +. Fowler. of Muncie, and
The Rev. John T. Oxtoby, of Iona, Mich,
father of the new pastor, delivered the
charge. The church is one of the most i'm
portant In the State, and the new minister
is but twenty-eight years old He came
from Chicago to Muncie, and Is growing
very popular. He viii fill the place made
vacant by the resignation of Rev. L. NJ.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
Death from Well Damp.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, April b.
Richard Bennett and Edward Reynolds
were cleaning out a well to-day, and Ben
nett was overcome from the damps
while being lowered, and fell out of the
bucket. Reynolds went down to rescue
him. Others arrived, and threw down a
rope Reynolds tied the rope around Ben
nett, whose body was drawn up, but he
was found to be dead. Then Reynolds was
drawn up almost dead.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
To Change Police station P,.,.

II Is now given out that the plans OF the
new station house are TO be changed. the
mayor and Board OF Works considering the
proposed tower a useless and inexpensive
luxury. IL IL said that the board had not
finally accepted the plans given out a
day or two ago. There have been some
sharp words between the Board OF Works
and the health department. on account OF
the space given for the city D1spensary
They will try 10 come 20 some agreement
In regard 10 the new plans
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
LittIe Interest in pnIdmin.. Trial.

Spccldi 10 the Indianapolis journal
MARION. Ind, April l5.-The defense in
the Baldwin trial confined itself to-day TO
the refutation OF statements made by Grief
Matthews. The evidence is substantially
the same that given at the first trial.
James B. Strange, who solicited Phin How
ard TO see Joseph Conn according TO How
ards statement. said that ne saw Howard
at the Instance OF George Harvey: that he
asked Howard TO see Conn. but did not
MED that Crum had given him money to
bribe jurors or for any other purpose. v3ald-
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
l.. 4. w. National Circuit Meets.

BALTIMORE, April Is. - Albert Mott,
chairman of the l.. A. w. racing board,
has assigned the dates for National Cir
toned and will not be until notice is re-
ceived from promoters that the dates as
signed accepted. After the meets are
sanctioned a list of them will be published.
Among the dates announced are the fol-
lowing: May 81 Louisville, KY; June Il
and Is Peoria. H.; June q. South Bend,
Ind; July 5 and 6, Chicago; July s, Day.
ton o.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
Indiana Family Killed i'm Oklahoma

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, April 15-Henry john
son. of near Greentown. received letter
from his brother at Chandler, o. T., to-
day conveying the information that his
wife and two children and his aged faith
er, Henry Johnson, had been killed in the
recent storm there and that his mother was
probably fatally hurt. All their property
destroyed, leaving the few survivors
destitute. They moved to Oklahoma from
this county about three years ago.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
New Albany Presbytery AdjOurns.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, April 15.-The
session of the Presbytery of the New AL
bany district, which was held here during
the past three days. closed last night. and
the members returned home to-day. DR..
Charles Hutchinson, of New Albany, and
Rev. Buford Tyler, of Charlestown, were
elected delegates to the National Assem-
of Brownstown and Prof. James Mount,
of Seymour, We're elected elders. The dis
trict is composed of Perry Crawford,
Harrison, Floyd, Clark, Scott, Jennings,
Jefferson and Switzerland counties.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
Indiana Notes.

At Selma last night the eighth lodge of
Red Men in Delaware county in
stalled with over forty members.
Republicans of Edinburg last night nomi-
mated the following ticket, 10 be elected
May 5: Clerk. Edgar T.. Carlin; treasurer,
Andrew j. Loughery: marshal John Shol-
ler councilman, w. L. Thompson.
The Republicans of Bloomfield nomi-
mated the following ticket 10 be voted for
at the town election May 3: Clerk Victor
Rainbolt; treasurer, John G. Yililand /:
trustees. l.. III. Stalcup and l.. NJ. Johnson
marshal. Jeremiah Hatfield
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
Strike of Courthouse stone Cutters.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, April 15.-All of the
soft stone cutters the new courthouse
struck this morning. Contractors Stewart
& Co., of st. Louis, they claim. assessed
them for insurance during working hours
and they object TO the policy. They say il
is really a cut in wages They also object
to the foreman. Peter Lutz, whom they
consider not a good friend OF union labor.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
Goxernor Mount a Lay Delegate.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, April 15.-
The next meeting of the Charlottesville
Presbytery will be held at Fowler. on
Tuesday. Sept IA. The commissioners TO
the General Assembly o. r. Burr and
A. f. Even. Governor Mount and Mr..
Brenton were elected lay commissioners
Rev. j. p. Roth will be installed over the
Rockville Church on May 5. Governor
Mount was in attendance and made an ad-
dress last evening.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
Death of Mrs. Mary Kney.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, April 15.-Mrs. Mary
Kney, the oldest woman in Walker town
ship, and the mother of the numerous fam
lily of that name, buried yesterday at
the German cemetery in Shelby county.
She was born in Germany nearly ninety
five years ago, and removed TO this county
in pioneer DAYS.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
watson Talks to Graduates.

Special o the Indianapolis Journal
MOORELAND, Ind, April 15.-Last night
was the commencement of the Mooreand
schools and twenty-five graduates, eleven
boys and eleven girls, were given their d-
plomas Hon. James T.. Watson. of Rush
VILE, delivered address to the graduates.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
Pension Examiner Dropped.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MADISON, Ind, April 15.-B. c. Bales,
special pension examiner for this district,
left here to-day for his home at Marys-
vile, O., on receipt of a telegram from
Washington dispensing with his services
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
Earnest Zeppenfeld Dead.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN. Ind. April 15.-Earnest Yep
penfeld, an old citizen of Franklin, died
yesterday. He was born in Germany, but
had lived in this city many years. lie was
the father of Louis Zeppenfeld, assistant
teller i'm Franklin Bank. and of Professor
Jeanette Zeppenfeld, of Franklin College
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
The Wild Grab.

When the first seasons fruitage was ended
In the glory OF pTneval Fall
The crab-tree complained that its apples
Were the smallest and scurest OF all.
But behold when the flowers OF the Spring time
Returned az the robins first call.
The crab-tree glad, for its blossoms
Were tho faTest and sweetest og all.
Albert Bigelow Paine. in Harper's Weekly
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
AIR SHIP CONSPIRATORS
PLOT OF AERONAUTS To MAKE
SHORT CROPS THIS YEAR.
A Scientists Startling SuEgestiOn-Al-
legged Letter from the VoyaEers
I'm the AerOplane.
sreeial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO. April 15-According to the
representative of a circus now exhibiting
here the mysterious air ship that is alleged
TO have been seen by so my people in
the past few weeks is ". lie says
the original machine was ssfully test
ed on Governors island. Ne York. in 1888.
A dispatch from Appleton, Wis, says the
people there saw the air ship last Sunday
night. Yesterday, on the farm of y. b.
Clark. north of that city, letter was
picked up attached to an iron rod, eighteen
inches long, sticking in the ground. The
letter. which was not signed, is received
by some as being authentic, while others
declare it practical joke. 1t is as follows:
Aboard the Air Ship Pegasus, April 9,
1S97.-The problem of aerial navigation has
been solved The writers have spent the
past month cruising about in the air ship
Pegasus, and have demonstrated TO their
entire satisfaction that the ship is a thor
ough success. We have been able TO attain
a speed of 1J0 miles an hour, and have risen
10 height OF 1900 feet above the sea level
The Pegasus was erected at a secluded
point ten miles from Lafayette, Tenn, and
the various parts of the machine were car.
point, being shipped from Chicago, Pitts
burg and St. Louis. We have made regular
trips TO three days each from Lafayette to
Yankton, and harm has come to the
Pegasus thus far. Within month our ap-
plication for the patents for parallel plane
air ship will be filed simultaneously at
Washington and the European capitals: 1t
is propelled by steam and is lighted by cleo
tricity, and has carrying power of 1000
pounds"
Dispatches from other cities and towns
continue to tell of the wonderful flight of
the aeroplane, the accounts varying much
as they have done in previous reports. A
scientist who has given some thought TO
the subject thinks the movements of the
air ship has much to do with the damp.
cold spring. and he intimates the owners of
the machine should be prosecuted as con-
spirators against the public veal. 1t has
been demonstrated that gases freed in the
upper air will cause moisture to collect and
precipitate. and this scientist suggests
these wandering aeronauts may be engaged
in a plot to make the spring so damp and
backward that crops will not grow. This
could be done. he believes, if ex-senator
Farwell's theory is correct. by exploding
large quantities of gas in cloudland. The
conspirators may be in league with specu-
latOrs, who may soon begin to bull the
markets the strength of anticipated
short crops.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

When Daniel 8 Lamont returned to New
York at the close OF Mr.. Cleveland's first
administration, he was placed in RESPONSE
BILE business relations chiefly through the
influences OF William &. Whitney. and IL
was said that Mr.. Whitney had given La
mont this opportunity because he had dis
covered I'm the Presidents private secretary
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

Chicago Times Herald.
The State OF Tennessee has officially in
vited King George Of Greece to attend the
Nashville centennial this summer. But the
regular butchering season this year seems
likely 10 last so long that George probably
will be unable TO get away from home
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
Marion Astronomer Says 1t Is Venus

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind. April 15.-Last evening a
number of people here became convinced
that they were to have something more
than glimpse of the air ship, which is
attracting attention in the newspapers and
elsewhere, but the high school telescope
trained on the western heavens failed to
confirm their hopes. Professor Graves,
teacher of mathematics, who had been
called too late to get action on the phe-
nomena, also discouraged them somewhat
by the declaration that, according to their
description and ation, it was in all prob
ability the planet Venus The air ship. so
far as could be learned, Is the same Venus
that supposed to be suspended in a
balloon a few weeks ago over the city Of
Chicago. The appearance is much the
same. the location the same and the planet
the same, indulging in the freaks that have
characterized her from time immemorial.
Another test of the telescope this evening
confirmed Professor Graves suspicious. The
air ship and Venus are one and the same,
far as the phenomenon witnessed here
is concerned.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
Exactly the Opposite.

Pittsburg Chronicle'relegraph.
Does your roommate keep Lent?" was
asked by one Pittsburger of another
No; il is Just the other way with him.
Just the other way?" repeated the ques-
toner. What do you mean?'
lie keeps borrowing"
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

win. the defendant was on the stand for
short time and emphatically denied the
statements made by Howard before the
grand jury. The interest in the trial is
much less than at the first one. the attend
ance growing smaller every day.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
a Challenge for Blackwell.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind, April Is. - James
OLeary, of Cincinnati. champion feather
weight of Ohio. is here. and tonight chaI-
lenged James Blackwell who won in the
fight over Peter Lacey. OF Philadelphia
near Indianapolis, last night.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

Philadelphi

Philadelphia Inquirer.
Mrs. Besant says that the aura of in
tellect is yellow. Silverites should make a
this.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

CHICAGO. April 15.-Chicago racing was
opened to-day at Forsythe IL was pleas
ant afternoon, and crowd of 800 was on
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
A Protest.

Washington Post
There were enough different kinds OF
Democrats without the introduction OF the
dress suit issue
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

others and q number
of remedies. spending
a large amount of
money. but finally be-
came so bad that it was
unsafe for me to leave
home. l commenced
using DR.. Miles Heart
Cure two years ago.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-17
BETRAYED BY A BELL.
A Horse Car Episode With Heartrend-
ing Sequel.

There was "a young woman with "A mu.
steal ear sitting in corner of the cable
car. Several times she looked up with Gu
riOus surprise as the conductor rang the
bell 10 register fares. The bell did not al
ways sound the same. Sometimes it had a
dull, clanking tone, and every now and
then 1t came out sharp and clear, several
notes higher in the scale She was a do
mure little creature, with blond frizzes, and
she became so interested in the variations
played on the bell that she quite neglected
the paper covered novel which lay in her
lap-a novel which she was evidently not
reading for the first time, for she had OPEN
ed 1t at random and when she had dropped
10 to listen to the bell she never troubled
herself to find the place.
But in the course of time she reached a
moro interesting portion of the work
There were things that she apparently de-
sired to remember, for she took lead PEN
Gil from small bag and began to mark
passages here and there
The old gentleman with white side
whiskers who sat opposite her hoped that
1t was proper book for u young woman to
read, and the angular woman, who was
somewhat Hurried, owing to an unsuccess-
ful effort To pass an out of date soda water
ticket for car fare, was sure that it WASH {.
she rode almost TO the end of tho line.
Just before the car finally stopped she took
out notebook. The conductor happened
TO como TO the front of the car, and he
glanced at what she wrote. 1t was the
number of his car.
As she walked toward the railway office
he opened the door that looked out on the
front platform and said TO the motorman:
ITS all up, Jim. / told you somebody
would notice the difference in the sound
OF those two bells. Somebody was bound
to wonder about IL and discover that Won
weren ringing up all the fares in the right
place. -
The conductors face was very pale, and
his mouth was drawn at the corners. 1t
was one of the everyday tragedies of life
poverty, temptation, discovery and regret
that came too late.
The girl with blond frizzes was a Pink
erton detective. Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-17
The WITCH HAZEL.
Last Plant of the Year to Put Forth Us
blossoms.

| blossoms.
| This peculiar plant, witch hazel. which
| ~-uid the roigniug desolation Of winter
| puts forth ~ yellow blossoms, thrives on
| the sand hills along the eastern shore Of
| Lake Michigan In this locality il appears
| 70 be the last % furnish reminders Of sum-
| mer before the face Of advancing winter
| In September, while the leaves are still
| green, some Of the bushes may be found
| putting forth flowers. Late in October,
when entirely bare Of leaves, other bushes
appear In the flush or bloom, the branches
dressed in yellow from end TO end by the
crowded flowers. A month still later fire.
quent specimens still persist in flower, and
by the right combination Of circumstances
one may ride in the gliding sleigh past
bushes with a lingering glimmer Of vel
low On last Thanksgiving | waded
through snow knee deep to collect some
lowering branches. In some of the flow
ers the stamenS appeared TO be immature,
but the petals had passed their brightest
day. About Is inches of snow had fallen
previously during the month, and the low
est recorded temperature for the vicinity
was II degrees +. In Woods "Classbook
Of Botany the towering season stated is
November to January That may be its
season i'm lower ATTITUDES, but i'm this re-
giun its time is September To November
The embryo fruit remains apparently un.
changed through the winter and until the
following spring is well advanced ripen-
Ing In the autumn, when the earliest flow
ers are appearing
The witch hazel scattCrs its seeds i'm
peculiar way. The fruit consists of an
oblong woody case, about half an inch in
length, inclosing two hard nutlcts some
what resembling the seeds Of an apple.
The expulsion of the seeds may be wit
messed hy placing branch with the ripen-
ing fruit on "a liable i'm room AS the
case dries q strain results, and that causes
slight opening at the apex. The rupture
of the case goes on very slowly for % num-
Der of hours or days, when the strain sud
denly oyercomes the remaining resistance.
completing the opening with sharp snap
ping sound and sending the seeds bound.
ing about the room. The case splits nearly
TO the base, and its appearance afterward
is said 10 suggest much the wide opened
mouth Of a serpent about TO ke-Pop-
ular Science News
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-17
Last Evenings Per-
fOrmaeCe a Good
One.
The Audience Not Very Large
But tie P~rr.f Present the Play
la a ~ssi-ra"torS' Msnner-Other
Late News

The Armorv Opera House was d nj
sh u' halt ri'e.i last evening on the o., a
sion { the production by local amateurs
assisted by Mr.. Charles W Lane. o
David Carrick" and the oue-act curtain
riser a Happy Pair" Those who al
teaded w,re amply repaid by seeing one
OF the best amateur performances ever
given on Portage Lake. The main plsy
will be repeated tomorrow evening with
a new one-act piece, Ibis Bitterest Foe
and those not present last evening will
find that their friends who were will be
unanimous 10 advising them OF the pleas.
ures that awaits them,
In a Happy Pair" but two characters,
Mr.. and Mrs. Honeyton." appear. They
are portrayed by Mr.. Lane and MISS
Lane and Miss Grace Cavan. The acting
required il OF a varied character, rang.
ing IRON comedy TO the pathetic and
both extrrmrs were realistically por-
trsyed. VI - CavaD sustained IN a much
more difficult piece of work the reputa-
ton she gained by her appearance year
or ~ q ago ia Over the Teacups" She
wac, OF course, ably seconded by Mr..
Lane. who has played the part many
times.
The piece oil the evening, David Gar
rick, is one that Lawrence barrett often
play ed. The title role assumed by Mr.
Lane L. of a rather heavy character
around which the whole action OF the
piece centers. Two other char acters have
almosi as much TO do. Mr.. f. c. Taylor,
az "Simon lngot." was remarkably good,
Everyone on Portage Lake knows Mr..
Tbylor's work in comedy is first class al
ways. The audience OF last evening
found him equally good in more dra.
matte part when his naturs fun making
did not aid him. Miss Nellie Gardner
scored triumph, was called before the
curtain at the end of the first act and Was
afterwards literally applauded. A de-
scrption OF the scenes in which she ap-
peafed would be too lengthy for this
space. hut itsuffices to say that she acted
most naturally those scents most diff
cult Tor an amateur, the portrayal of
love and the almost equally hard ones of
sorrow aud despair.
The comedy of the play was furnished
by Messrs. NJ. f. Wright, Charles Hen
erickson and Frank Van Orden and Mrs.
E. Z. Taylor auu Miss Cavan friends of
Mr.. lngot invited To dinner party at
his house. MIR. Van Orden was es-
pecially good. He bad not much to say,
but what he said and how he looked cor
responded most laughably.
The entertainment was for the benefit
oil st. Agnes Guild of Trinity church and
1t is To be hoped that the ladies' nd gen.
tlemen engaged will begreeted tomorrow
evening by an audience such as their
work deserves
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-17

Francis +. Burns, Great Lady Com
mander OF the l.. o. T. NJ. OF Michigan
will give Tree lecture at their hall in the
Hartman building next Monday evening.
She will be assisted by Deputy Great
Commander G.. l.. Emmons and loca,
speakers OF the X. o. T, NJ. ALI the Mac
cabees and their friends are iavited. At
Up m. Mrs. Burns will give school of
instructions to to the Lady Maccabees of
the county. As Houghton is the only
place she will lecture all the Bees are in
vit.d and expected to be in attendance
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-17
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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-17
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