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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals
will be received by the County Commissioners of
Clay county, Indiana, until II o'clock noon, at
the courthouse, in the city of Brazil, said county
and State, on Thursday. the 18th day of July.
1897 for the improvement Of a certain highway
In Posey township, Clay county, Indiana, to be
known as the J. c. Wardaw road, a total length
OF seven Cd miles and T. 2S4 feet, BY grading and
graveling and otherwise improving The same in
accordance with profile. plans and specifications
now file in auditors office in said county.
Parties submitting proposals for performance Of
Ead work will be required to accompany same
with bond in double the amount of their bid, for
the faithful performance of their contract IL
awarded. according to the plans specifications
and profile as aforesaid and for the payment of
all material used in the construction of said road
and for all labor and board of laborers employed
thereon
Blank bonds be procured upon application
to the county auditor.
The said Board OF Commissioners reserve the
right to reject any and all bids.
ia witness whereof, the said Board of Commits
sioners aforesaid have hereunto set their hands
and affixed the seal of the Commissioners Court
of said county, at the courthouse, in the city OF
Brazil, this I'D day of June A. -, 1897.
JOHN j. HUFFMAN,
EUGENE CORSAW,
ROBERT II. TORBERT,
Board of Commissioners.
Attest: THOMAS PHILLIPS, Auditor Clay
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
SHE RAN WITH HIS HAT.
Frank Smith Fires at and Hits Cora
BiIIger.

Frank Smith, q young man living at 1919
(new) West Market street, was arrested
last night on charge of assault and bat
terry with intent to kill. He shot Cora
Billger, young woman living at 20 Mer-
rift street He says he was sitting on the
porch at the home of Lon Colder, 1922 mew)
West Market street, when Miss Billger and
Myrtle Colder came in from the street
Miss Colder jokingly ordered him to get
up and let them sit down. He refused to
do it and Miss Billger snatched his hat
and started 10 run with it. He then pulled
out his revolver and said he would shoot if
she did not bring the hat back. He says
that she said she was not afraid of a gun
and tried to grab it, and that 1t was dis
charged. Smith says the pistol was loaded
with blank cartridges, which he was using
10 celebrate the Fourth, and that the only
damage done was to burn a hole in the
young ladys dress
Last night the police called on the young
woman and found that she had a slight
flesh wound in the calf of her leg. 1t was
a wound that could not have been made
with a blank cartridge, The young women
say that Smith counted 'One, two three"
when he ordered the hat returned, and
h1ed directly at Mss Billger when he
counted three
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05

in the Northwestern University Evanston,
here.
Judge J. ]. Sullivan. of Columbus. Neb.,
was among the arrivals Friday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A Zion, of indianapolis
We're visitors at West Baden last week
Captain w. H. Hart. of Indianapolis,
deputy auditor Of state, arrived Friday
evening for a few days stay
Miss Robinson. of Chicago, a graduate
OF Nassar, is recreating a few days before
starting abroad TO study the languages.
Judge j. +. Giles, of Bedford, has been
spending his usual vacation at West Baden.
L. w. Fletcher and wife, of Indianapolis
We're guests at the Springs Hotel last week
II. w. Wright, and wife. OF Merrill. Wis,
nave returned home after a two weeks
stay.
X. A Alexander and wife, OF Franklin
IND, were visitors at West Baden last
week
Charles Oppenheim, of Chicago, is here
training for the bicycle races the coming
season.
]. c. McNutt and wife. of indianapolis
nave been spending several days at West
Baden
Mrs. E. B. Church and Miss A. Andrew
o. Dayton, o., have been spending the past
week here.
Judge and Mrs. J. H. Baker. of Indian
aapolis, have been enjoying their summer at
West Baden.
]. E. Smith and wife, of Indianapolis,
have returned home after ten days stay
at the springs.
W. j. Baird, of Louisville, KY, secretary
and treasurer of the Louisville Dispatch,
is visitor at West Baden.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05

ton decreed Said child TO De hereafter
known William Hance Martta.
George l.. Rashig. receiver. ". Alvin l..
Leyman ct al; foreclosure. Dismissed and
costs paid.
New Suits Filed.
Alb. L. Anderson VS.. Mary Il. Anderson;
divorce. Room l.
Charles A Webb VS.. Lucin1a r. New
SOM complaint TO set aside default and
Judgment. Room J.
Anton Wichmann VS. Henry rTsroen eI al. 7;
suit on loan. Room 2
Alpolonia Geetig VS.. the Citizens Street
railroad company; compliant for dainae es.
Ellen b. StockWen vs.. Citizens Streef-
railroad Company; damages. Demand,
$500 Circuit Court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
THE ATTRACTIONS TO-DAY.
Picnics, Bicycle Races, Ball Games
and summer Gardens.

Quite number of attractions are offered
those who propose to make a holiday to-
day, and who do not want to stay at home
lounging in hammocks and trying to keep
cool. Elaborate arrangements have been
made for the soldiers picnic at Garfield
Park. Governor Mount is down for
speech in the afternoon in addition to other
orators. Late in the evening there will be
a grand dress parade in which the veterans
will participate. Many people expect to
take dinner baskets with them and picnic
on the grounds
At TIE State fair grounds the Y. NJ I.
Will give an interesting programme, in
Guiding bicycle races and other athletic
sports.
In the evening there will be night bicycle
races at Washington Park, opposite the
fair grounds. A private picnic Will be
given at White River Park. Among the
other attractions of the day are the fol-
lowing:
Broad Ripple Park-Patrotic band and
orchestra concerts, fireworks at night.
East Ohio-street Ball Park-Ball games
Columbus VS. indianapolis, morning and
afternoon.
Fairbank Park-Yoseos Roman Students
afternoon and evening.
kisselIs Garden-Singers and Ladies' Or
chestra, afternoon and evening.
Wildwood Sulnmer Thedter-"C Comrades
and vaudeville bill
Colored riders road race-Meridian and
Fall creek, this morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
BUYIKG CHILDREN IN INDIA.
How the Natives Sell Their Offspring
for Food.

Bishop Thoburn, in Christian Gazette.
/ am amazed to learn that some anxious
people in Chicago are distressing them
selves because missionaries IN India are
buying children from their starving parents
at 10 cents apiece in order to make
them Christians So far as | know, there
accusation of this kind, 1t has been said
with only too much truth, that parents
We're selling their children at the above
price, and, in fact, were willing TO accept
even q dole of food the price of child
Missionaries have published this fact as an
evidence of the severity Of the famine and
the despair of the people, but no one has
dreamed OF Offering that or any ether sum
of money to the parents to induce them to
part with their little ones, The missionary
would be foolish, TO say nothing Of the
moral quality of the action, if he did such
a thing. The awful fact is that orphans
can be gathered up in some parts of the
country in greater numbers than any mis-
sOnary, or all of our missionaries COM
bined, could provide for: Dir. T. S. John
son. presiding elder of Narbada valley dis
triet stated, in my hearing that a magis-
trate told him that if he made a rigid
enumeration of all the orphans in his dis
trict the number would not fall short of
1000 or 5000 These children are absolutely
destitute, Their parents may be dead or
possibly may be living, but in some cases
the starving parents sell their children with
the double motive of getting something
TO eat themselves and with the thought
that those who purchase the little ones
viii at least provide them with food. IT is
quite possible that some missionaries, in ac-
cepting children offered them by their
parents, who could not provide for them
have given the parents something to re-
lieve their hunger, but in all such cases. if
the parents. after the famine is over. see
proper 10 come and claim their children no
missionary could legally keep the little ones
III he wished
IN former years. when a mild system cf
slavery existed in India, it was a common
occurrence Tor poor people 10 sell their
children. Legally such an act has 40 force
now under the British government. but the
old custom still obtains TO soL4a fxtaTt.
Children thus purchased are received as
domestic servants in the houses of their
masters, and for a few years at !Cast can
easily bs kept in subtectiol. II need hard
ly be added that very many littl3 ones Al G
sold for bad purposes. but the gooG people
In Chicago who are VeXing thor righteous
souls because missionaries are buy ms 80
children from starving parents may at once
dry their tears and better Employ their
time gathering money to help those who =,
straintng every nerve 10 feed parents. ana
thus prevent children from becoming or
phans, while at the same time caiins, fer
those who are orphans indeed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05

Washington Post.

Washington Post.
All the newspaper correspondents remem-
Der John r. Thomas, of Illinois. who was
yesterday nominated to be judge in In
dian Territory.
Eight years ago, when Harrison had just
been elected Thomaz was a member OF
Congress, and lived at the Ebbitt. Every
night he used TO perambulate down News
paper row and furnish additional points
to the correspondents to prove that he
would be the secretary OF the navy in Har-
rison's Cabinet. He was q member of the
naval committee, and had aspira lions.
which, alas were never realized, despite
his hard work.
1t was also John r. Thomas who went
down with the party TO the famous open
ing Of the dry dock at Newport News He
was called upon for a speech in response
to d toast on the navy" After wander
ing around In a morass OF words for sew
eral minutes, he exclaimed: II cannot see
why a Sucker like myself should be asked
to respond to the navy"
Neither do We" came the hearty and i'm
mediate response, and it's sincerity was so
apparent that Mr.. Thomas sat down.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
The Horse Market.

The Indianapolis horse market continues
to grow in Importance, and in the month of
June more horses were sold than in any
month since the auction sales were estab-
lshed by Blair & Baker. These sale stables
are located at the stock yards and the Off
cia1 report shows that in the six months
ending June 80 there were 4,945 more horses
and mules delivered to the two sale stables
than in the corresponding six months of
1896. One Of the most remarkable features
of the business is the large number of
buyers who attend these sales each week,
representing all the Eastern and Southern
States and several foreign countries. OF
the horses that were brought here last
ers to England and some were shipped to
go to Russia Good driving horses are now
bringing very good prices, are fine
matched horses, but scrub horses continue
to sell at low figures
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
Ira nc Notes.

The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
Indianapolis last week 462l cars, 3,139 be-
ing loaded.
In the week ending July there We're han
died al this point 4,SU9 empty ears, one more
than in the week ending June 20.
The Vandalia handled at this point last
week 2555 cars 1887 being loaded, eighty
four fewer than in the week ending June 70
The Monon handled at Indianapolis last
week 5IS cars, 40 being loaded, a decrease
compared with the preceding week of TWEEN
ty-three loaded cars.
The Lake Erie & Western handled at In
dianapolis last week so cars, 49, being load
ed, an increase over the preceding week of
twenty-eight loaded cars.
The Big Four lines proper handled at In
dianapoliS last week SS5S cars, t033 being
loaded, a decrease as compared with the
preceding week of IA loaded cars.
The Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton ham
died at Indianapolis last week $50 cars, 500
being loaded, a decrease OF FIFTEEN loaded
cars as compared with the preceding week.
The Peoria & Eastern, on both divisions.
handled at Indianapolis last week ia cars,
lSSS being loaded, a decrease as compared
with the preceding week of l25 loaded cars.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
All passenger engines of the Wabash lines
are 10 ne equipped with chime whistles.
All the city freight depots will be closed
to-day, and no local freight trains run.
The Big Four is just completing at War
SAW very neat and conveniently arranged
depot.
M, S. Corners. superintendent of the Co
lumbus q Hooking Valley, has instructed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
A DECREASE IN TONNAGE
BOTH THROUGH AND LOCAL BUS
MESS SHOWS A FALLING OFF.
Pennsylvania to Resume Making I'M
New Locomotives Received.

The train records show that there were
received and forwarded at Indianapolis in
the week ending July a total of 20 1853 cars,
1898 being loaded. There were 602 more
loaded cars handled at this point than in
the corresponding week of 1896. The COM
parison with 1895 is not at all favorable
but through business was then being car
ried at cut rates, there then being a gen.
eral Generalization, while now rates are
firm at tariff Business with the Panhandle
and the Vandalia is good. and by COMPARE
son 1t viii be seen that the Panhandle
proper handled at this point last week 335
more loaded cars than in the corresponding
week of 1896, and the Vandalia 122 more.
The Big Four lines proper last week ham
died about the same number as in the cor
responding week of 1886, as did most Of the
other lines. Through business east bound
except in grain, is averaging we'll with last
year. In hides, live stock, lumber, veneer
ing and provisions the movement is well
up with the average of years past; in fact
shipments of provisions are in excess of
last year. West bound, as usual in July
the tonnage is light and during the month
will not show much Improvement. Still
wholesale houses are receiving their fall
goods and very respectable tonnage of
the hlgher-class freights is moving west
ward. Shipments of sugar are seldom as
heavy as at present The north-and-south
roads are handling a good deal of lumber
and the shipments of fruits and vegetables
north are still quite important item
Local business last week was hardly as ac-
tive as in the preceding week This is in
some measure due to the fact that the cities
and towns over the State which draw their
supplies OF fruits and vegetables from In
annapolis now have homegrown fruits and
vegetables and are not ordering as many
goods from here. Then, with the coming
OF the extreme hot weather, the movement
or i've stock and produce has fallen off
ana farmers are very busy blowing their
corn and getting ready for harvest, which
has cut off the shipment of grain from the
local stations. Taken all in all local freight
agents say that their business is showing
up quite satisfactorily, and is carried at
good rates. Below is given the car move
ment for the week ending July g. and for
the corresponding periods of 1886 and 1895.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
WILLIE NOT KIDNAPPED.
He Merely Went to Sleep Under a
Surrey Seat.

Yesterday afternoon the parents of Willie
O'Donald, an eight-year-old boy living at
l4o Geisendorff street, reported to the po-
lice that the boy had been kidnapped. They
We're much distressed, but, upon returning
home, found Willie at home waiting for
his supper. During the morning some rela-
tiVes of the O'Donalds came over from
Mount jackson in surrey. Willie found
a cool place under one of the seats while
the vehicle stood in front of the house, and
he went to sleep. When he awoke he was
at Mount Jackson
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05

STATIONS
Alabama and 18th sts.-s. Muhi.-
@ctsIleIoniaine St. No. 400-Claude Fields.
SSi.sFttstlah Ave, No 197-F F.. Dannettelle
SSllitoiG ave, No. 324-Philip Miller
SSooiiiieBs ave. and 7th St.-Geo. {. Fisher.
SSViuhpla Ave. and eth St.-Geo. C Ruch.
IToiiuInDla and Hin Aves.-R. c. Hampton
TTsSilaNare and McCarty-H. A. Pfaiiiin 49,,
Dl4lon and Fletcher Gye.-Hugo Il. Lehrritter
I r. Hna McCaTty S1s.-E. c. ReicE.
mn IN Hssne Ave, No. 190--Thos. X. Ihorhours'
11Iitsslue ave, No. 19-H. W. Carter.
44iiilhois ana list Sts.-S Null
11,,ihois and 18th Sts.-S Muhl.
44ssiiihols ana 9TH Sts.-J NJ Scott.
1Iitrooiis ana I'D Sts.-FEank Kecgan
4 =. 5iols ana North Sts--R. NJ. Navin.
I fr,eiiaila ave- and Vermont Str. 7: blooau'
Mf sIfa ave. No 201-John u. Gauld-
NJ 1aoi'on ave, No 4z7-Jos. NJ. Dryer.
I L1ass' ana Cornell Aves.--C. E. Barmn-
SfS.sS. ave. No. 201-L. E. Haag.
ger. and Morris Sts.-C H. Broich.
ger and Ray Sts.-John E. Myers.
NIL MI ana Russell .Ave.-Geo. +. Borst.
NsS o. 1853 East-Van Arsdale Bros,
NV, YORK and Noble Sts.-E. II. Enners-
DIV Isi York No. 1913 West-F. f. Wclcott.
ca arle, no. 20l South-A. L. walker.
ss eliate ave. and Sd STA. NJ. Eyster.
sS.iSte ave. No. 1868 North--E. L. steward
55nssttDy ST., No. 1S2-C. A. Eltel.
1vyaslDott Ave, No. 350-M. Schwartz.
Hxrinsinia Ave. and Coburn--C. G.. Mueller.
N Dsiileinla Ave. and McCarty-M. c. Staley'
Wesh St and State Ave.-N. S. Drlggs.
Wash St, No 703 East-Baron Bros.
vest ST. No. 500 North-C. w. Eichrodt.
handes and 9th Sts.-Dixon.
north Indianapolis Library Building-A. %
Gauld & Bro. Tel. 1894
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WEST BADEN. Ind. July 4-Miss Hat
tie Moore, of Indianapolis has been the
guest of the West Baden Hotel the past
week.
G. X. Schofeld, OF Indianapolis. was
among the arrivals Thursday
Judge w. S Withrow. OF Mt. Pleasant,
Ia. is spending a few days here.
Miss Ruth Mccoy, of Columbus, Ind, is
making a first visit to West Baden
c. l.. Stogal, of New Orleans has been
spending several days outing here.
]. Z. Marsh, of Racine, Wis, a student
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05

The Monon has received two of the heavy
passenger engines on a contract for five
the Brooklyn locomotive works are build
ing for this company, and one of them
made its initial trip between Chicago and
indianapolis yesterday. The new engines
each weigh 121S00 pounds, the weight hav-
ing been considerably reduced by the use
of steel instead of iron wherever it could
be done with advantage. They are pro-
vided with new-style steel tanks, capped
with gravity fuel slides, so that it will be
impossible for the fuel to get wedged. The
drivers weigh $4,000 pounds. The boilers
nave 300 hues each, two inches in diameter
and IL feet and ~ inches in length They
are built for 1870 pounds pressure of steam
and are considerably larger than required
to supply the cylinders with necessary
steam. The boilers are of the extended
wagon-top type The cylinders are of the
simple type, and have each a diameter of
eighteen and one-half inches and a stroke
of twenty-four inches. The frames are so
constructed as to secure additional depth
of tireboxes. The driving wheels are sew
enty-tWo inches in diameter and have a
total wheel base of forty-eight feet six
inches. The trebox is 97X41 inches. The
engines are equipped with automatic bell
ringers and with the most improved pat
terms of air brakes and air. brake train sig
nails. The cab is of natural Spanish mahog-
any and has clear story roof. Altogeth er
the engines are as nearly perfect as it is
possible to make them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
Settled In Its New Quarters.

The Sinker-Davis Company has now got
well settled in its new quarters, having
added considerably to what were once the
Eagle machine works. One of the men,
bers of the company states that the last
two weeks there has been decided i'm
provement in business. Quite a number of
saw mills. engines, etc, have been con-
tracted for, and it begins to look like old
times in the shops. Last week the COM
pany shipped one Of its largest sized band
saw mills to Liverpool, England. In the
boiler and foundry department the works
are unusually busy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
Industrial Notes.


Valentine Bachman is remodeling his mill
on Madison avenue and is putting in d new
Sinker q Davis engine and boilers.
Work is being pushed on the new build
ings which Knight & Jillson are erecting on
South Pennsylvania street and when COM
pleted this firm will have one of the largest
and best arranged buildings for handling
its line of business in the State.
The president of the Central Char Com
pany says he cannot say that business is
good, but it is steadily improving, and the
best feature of the Improvement is that the
patrons want the best make of chairs and
nave discarded buying poorly made furni-
ture.
The foreman in charge Of the old
says he knows there has been an improve
bulk tracks IN these yards 40 per cent.
June this year than in June, 1896.
George Adams, proprietor of the Adams
q Williamson Veneering plant. states that
the plant is very busy. A large per cent.
of its product of Veneering goes to the Pull
and to the Singer sewing machine manu-
factory. All of these are placing large
orders.
Sander. & Rocker, manufacturers and
dealers in office fixtures and modern up
holstered furniture, report good business
since the first of June. Especially is this
true in regard to architectural office fix
lures, this department being flooded with
large contracts, some OF which run into
thousands of dollars.
John Guedelhoefer, who five years ago
started on Il limited scale TO build priu-
cipally express wagons and drays has ex-
tended his business into other lines until
his establishment has come to be an inn
portant industry, giving employment to
thirty-fiVe men the year around. He has
built up quite an extensive business in
towns and cities outside Of Indianapolis and
states that his business is steadily grow
ing in this line
-f
starch works, says that the works are now
running to about their normal capacity,
using about four thousand bushels of corn
daily. Although the company has paid out
large sums of money in an elevator and
other improvements of late an addition has
just been commenced which will cost IN the
neighborhood of $4,000 Mr.. Piel reports a
good home demand for the product and an
excellent export demand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

The Board of School Commissioners Will receive
sealed proposals until D. M July A. 1897, for
general supplies viz: Paper, brooms pens, ink,
etc. also for binding school books, 900 tons block
coal more less. For further information call
at the office of the superintendent OF buildings
grounds and supplies, in Library building, base
ment. All bids should be addressed TO the com
mittee supplies and marked proposals for sup
plies, etc. Respectfully, j. 3. M NELLY,
Chairman Committee on Supplies
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY

Leroy Teter is spending the Fourth with
his parents in the northern part of the
State.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Boyd, of North CAPITOL
avenue, gave a 6-o'clock dinner yesterday
evening in honor of their son and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs VIII Boyd of Dayton, 0.
The decorations were pond lilies.
RFMAN-PEARSON.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, July 4.-Saturday even
ing, at the residence of Rev. 7. II Kuhn
of the Christian Church. DR.. Abram ]
Corfman, of Cincinnati and Miss Nellie D
Pearson, of this city, We're married. They
will reside in Cincinnati
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05

/. II. Mccormick, ticket agent for the
Big Four in Anderson, has been notified
to report in Louisville next Tuesday to take
charge of the companys office there. Mr..
Mccormick has been in charge of the office
in Anderson for two years, having been
promoted 10 the position from Lafayette.
The new appointment pays salary of 500
na month