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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
Mrs. r.. II. Obj.

ATLANTA, Ga, July n. - Mrs r. r.
Cobb died at her home at Athens at 1870
o'clock this morning. aged seventy-siX.
Her illness had been protracted andy her
death was not unexpected. Mrs. Cobb was
the widow of Thomas Il. K. Cobb, the
younger brother OF Howell Cobb, the
statesman who was a hrigadier general in
the Confederate army and was killed while
lighting behind the famous stonewall al the
battle OF Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862. One
of Mrs. Cobbs daughters is the wife OF ex-
Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith.
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"Bony Back smith Dead.

CHICAGO, July 10.-Andrew j. Smith,
the promoter of the Universal Gas Com
pany, OF Chicago, and who also figured in
securing the famous Bacon compressed air
ordinance, is dead, after an illness of three
weeks. Smith was better known in New
York and Philadelphia as "Bony Back,
and was probably one of the most widely
known gas promoters in the country. He
was instrumental in building some of the
largest plants in the world.
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COL. CROKER STRICKEN.
The millionaire Laid Low at His Home
in San MateO.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1O-C. F. Crock
er, vice president of the Southern Pacific
Railway Company. has been Frustrated by
apoplectic stroke al his home in San
Mateo. The stroke was so serious that DR..
George Chismore, of this city. was sum
moned by telephone to the bedside of Mr.
Crocker and was taken there by a special
tram. Subsequently DR.. Matthew Gar
diner chief surgeon Of the Southern Pa
cihc Company, summoned to come at
once. A special train conveyed him TO Mr.
Crockers home DR.. Gardner denied that
Colonel Crocker suffered a stroke Of apo
pleXy. He said that it was only a falntng
spell II is learned, however, that Colonel
Croker is very sick man.s
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stopped i'm the Third Round.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, July l0.-CarI Ham
son, the Arkansas light weight. and Fred
McManus. of Pittsburg, met last night for
a nurse in a ffteen-round 60 Both men put
M a good fight for three rounds, Hansen
getting much the best of it, Al the end or
fered and stopped the fight.
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Raised Miners Wages.

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, July 10.-Colonel
T. NJ. Jackson, whose Kinnuknuck mines
put out about two thousand tons daily,
says he has raised miners wages to 10
cents per ton that he was crowded with
orders, but was refusing all contracts, UNI
der the firm belief that the price of coal
oa OIL
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go. 900 in Wages Paid Out.

PITTSBURG, July 1O.-Pay day along the
Wheeling division is passing off quietly.
About 900 paid out to the strikers
to-day A Finleyville dispatch at o'clock
stated that the saloons were open and con-
siderable drinking was being done, but no
trouble had occurred UP TO That hour.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 10.-The first
death from heat in this city was that of
John Shaffer who died during the night
from the effects of prostration yesterday.
Many horses have been FRUSTRATED and 1t
is reported that many have died in the
country.
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Miner and wife burned to Death.

PITTSBURG, July 1O.-Samuel Brown,
an employee of the Eastern Coal Company,
and his wife Mary, were burned to death
early this morning while asleep at their
home in Beading, a mining hamlet near
nothing but the charred bones of the couple
were found in the ruins The fire was
caused by a damp explosion.
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HUNTINGTON, Ark. July 10.-The Kan
sas and Texas Mining Company and the
Prairie Greek Mining Company of Hunting
ton have just started up on full time with
a large force of men, 1t is not probable
that the miners here will take any part
whatever in the strike ordered in ONO and
other States east of the Mississippi.
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SAN FRANCISCO July 10.-W. Russell
Ward, who eloped from Los Angeles recent
ly with Mrs. John Bradbury. despite the
fact that she already has husband, and
he wife and children. was formally held
to answer the charge of adultery to-day.
Ward was released under bonds.
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The HarmfuIneSs of summer Girls,
North American Review.

A summer girl is not half so serious a
business as a platonic affair, though her va
rieties, excuses and fritterings slowly be-
reave men of AIRY notion of steadfast az
lection and rational enjoyment. She fast
youth and adores his fresh young mani-
ness She leads him a jig in the dance OF
his feelings too wary TO accept more than
bonbons, and ready TO hold him in leash as
a brother when he runs to sentiment. One
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windoxv-GInss Blowers.

CLEVELAND. O., July 10.-The window
glass blowers at their convention to-day
elected part of the officers as follows: Pres
ident. J. A. Welser, Pemberton, Ind; sec
rotary. John Phillips jr Pittsburg; execu-
tive board: Joseph Armstrong, Samuel
of the day was devoted to committee work.
The convention will be in session over Mon
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died on the Roadside.

Special to tire Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind, July 10
Thomas Nolan, painter, died to-day from
the effects of heat. He was walking along
the roadside and was found dying in the
gutter He was forty-tlVe years of age.
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PROVIDENCE, r. l.. July ia worlds
record of 2:01 1-5 tandem, amateur mile,
in competition, was made to-day on Cres-
cent Park track. These figures were put
up by Casey and Eckberg, of Worcester,
in the mile handicap.
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WASHINGTON, July 10.-For Ohio
Showers; cooler; light to fresh southeast
erly winds, becoming northerly.
For Indiana-ShOWers; cooler; west TO
northwesterly winds.
For Enthusiastically fair; Northwestern
ly winds.
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Under an Electric Light. Too.

The residence of Thomas ]. Carter No.
60 (oldl West Second street, was en-
tered by burglars early last evening while
the family was away An entrance was
effected under the glare of an electric light
at a side window. A gold-hlled watch. a
chain and some smaller articles of Jewelry
were taken.
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ROCKFORD, ILL.,. July 10.-The Monitor
Publishing Company, of Chicago and Rock
ford assigned to-day Assets and liabiii-
ties $4,000 each The company published
The Lever, the national Prohibition or
gan. the oldest paper o. its kind in the
United States, The publication will prob
ably be continued.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 1o.-George
have signed articles for twenty-round
contest before the National Athletic Club
on Aug. 20 in this city. The men will weigh
in at l45 pounds.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 1O.-Three
miners were buried in a slide in Sugar Hol-
low mine at Embreevile Jack Washburn
and Andy Carroll were dead when found.
John Clayton was still living and will prob
q hlN
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crowd of the Maharaja's barefooted. white
robed attendants In India 1t is considered
a mark of respect for a servant on entering
door,
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NEW YORK. July 1O.-CharIes Porter.
who represented the Richmond (Va.) dis
trict in the Forty-frst and Forty-second
Congresses, died at Cairo. n. Y, yesterday
of apODlexy
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ContiscatiOn Test Case.

CLEVELAND. July 10.-The Lake Erie
Iron Company will bring a test case against
the Lake Shore Railway on Monday to de-
termne whether it has the right to con-
fSCate coal.
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formed him that they were prepared to
furnish sufficient coal to keep the city run
ming for three months at least. This dis
concerned
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SULLIVAN COUNTY MINERS.
Belief that They Hold the Key to the
Indiana situation.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 10.-Presi-
dent Knight, who has been in Sullivan
county for two days. has returned. He be-
lieves that the mass meeting to be held
tomorrow at Hymera will vote to strike.
1t is admitted by both sides that Sullivan
to the Indiana situation There are between
eight hundred and a thousand miners in
the county. Before the end of the long
strike last year they left the organization
of miners and declared they would not
again follow it into a strike. but now there
is a strong sentiment that it would not be
right for them to continue at work while
their fellow-minerS in several States are
out.
The storel1eepers in the mining camps are
getting ready to close their doors until the
strike is over The men have no money,
and the merchants say credit cannot be
given. The stores owned by the coal COM
panies will remain open, but the men, eX-
cept in rare instances, will not be sold any
thing on credit.
Some Of the Indiana operators are at the
old trick of offering their men the higher
price for mining, that they, the operators,
may be able to take advantage of the
fancy prices for which coal is beginning to
be sold. The miners officials trying TO
prevent the men going to work in such
mines, at least until after the suspension
has become general. The operators, as a
some operators to take advantage of the
situation. 1t is trick that the Chicago
operators, who own nearly all the Sulli-
van county mines, have played several
times. usually entering into the agreement
with the operators not to start their mines
unless all are ready to resume erations,
and then, by @ quick turn of the card with
their men, win the game.
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balloon Ascension

/ And Parachute Leap az Broad Ripple Park
this afternoon at O'Clock p. N.
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Yesterday,s Temperatures.
Z a. m. Max. z. p. m.

The following table of temperatures is
furnished by the United States Weather
Bureau
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBURN, Ind, July 10.-After the
meeting of the Shelburn and Curreyville
miners last night, in which the miners de-
cided to cease work the committee of Lin
ton miners started on their journey to Star
City, jackson Hill and Alum Cave, the
three remaining camps which comprise the
mining interests in this locality, to ask
them to join the brother miners in their eff
forts to advance the present scale of prices.
met by deputy sheriff, who informed them
they were not to trespass on the company S
property. AS Star City is one
the five and employs the great
est number of men, the miners of this Sec
ton feel deeply interested in getting them
to join the strike. Star City has been a
stickler on former strikes and on their ac
ton hinges almost the success or failure in
Sullivan county. 1t is doubtful whether the
other miners will remain out if Star City
miners voted 60 to to quit work to-day.
The committee of miners will visit Alum
Cave and hold an informal meeting tonight
to learn the feeling of the men preparatory
to holding a mass meeting at Hymera to-
morrow. State President w G. Knight will
be present to explain the situation and in
duce the three remaining mining camps to
act in concert and join the strikers. Alum
Cave was one among the stubborn mining
camps in the last strike and should either
of the five continue to work 1t Is difficult
to predict the result. The three which have
voted for a strike will not remain out while
the others work. All the five mines are I'M
organized and not subject to the call of
the miners organization.
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Saturdays Local observations.

Bar. Their. r. H. Wind. Weather. Pre-.
D. p. m. .2S.76 81 Is south. Fair 002
Maximum temperature, 80; minimum tenn
perature, II.
Following is a comparative statement of
the temperature and precipitation July 8:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-11
HER TOUCH HEALS.
Young Woman Who IL Doing Won.
ders in Chicago.

Mrs. Lavirna V. Conner, who came to
Chicago from her home near Buffalo a few
weeks ago, is daily effecting wonderful
cures at the Woman's Temple. Mrs. Co.
mer is about 26 years old. For a long
time she was afflicted with a wearing dis
ease. but one day, she says, while en-
gagged in prayer it suddenly left her. At
the same time there came to her the d.
vine power of healing by laying ON Of
hands and she has since cured many. She
makes no charge for her ministrations
and no medicines are used.
Mary kraemer, who had been a victim
of hip disease for years, tells wonderful
story. She says she has been attended by
the best physicians in Chicago. and at
one time was confined to her bed with
fourteen pounds of iron upon the affected
limb. She was given up as incurable. She
heard of Mrs. Conner and hobbled up to
her on crutchcs. There, she says, she
received the divine blessing, a touch of
the hand upon her head, and she threw
away her crutches and walked out of the
room.
woman who had been paralyzed for
three years states that the thrilling touch
of the Doctors hand upon her aged head
caused the life blood to flow through the
dead tissues once more, and she is now as
active and healthy as she has ever been.
A woman who has suffered for years with
failing sight, owing to the stealthy growth
of an obscuring cataract, tells how the
scales have fallen from her eyes in i'm
mediate response to the healing touch of
the inspired physician.
A little girl, who had been led in by
her anxious and solictous mother, was
suffering from what appeared to be curv-
allure of the spine. Her every movement
was attended with pain. The soft, white
hand of the healer was extended above
the blonde curls Of the suffering maiden,
and almost instantly she said she expe-
rienced relief. Her frail figure straight
ened itself. and with her eyes overlooking
with grateful tears, she walked from the
room unassisted.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-11
.LINCOLN'S PLUG HAT.
ODD HEADGEAR WORN az THE
GREAT EMANCiPATOR.
fall and Big Enough for a Giant
Served az a Storage Place for HE
Papers-Now on Exhibit in Wash.
ingtOn.
Abe'a Famous Tile.

AOC = d"Ou0 He
Abraham Lincoln's silk tile was more
remarkable than a stored urn, for Abe's
plug was about three stories high and
always full of jocular stories from brim to
crown.
The hat that Lincoln was accustomed
to wear seemed to be foot high, with a
brim almost as big as Southern SOM
brero. 1t was IN size, heavy, cumber-
some affair, and never thing of beauty.
In his debates with Douglas the hat
fairly doomed into space. The smallness
Of the stature of the latter is we'll known,
and when Lincoln stood beside him with
his hat on the appearance they presented
was that Of boy and a giant standing
together. And curiously enough, when
Lincoln came to be inaugurated at Wash
lngton, Douglas held the high hat in his
own hand, that no careless person might
put his foot in it.
The reader can readily imagine the ap-
pearance of Lincoln when arrayed in his
favorite plug, if few well-known facts
are borne in mind. The President had a
gaunt and grotesque frame, and stood six
feet four inches in his stocking feet. His
strength equaled his length. for he could
lift cask full of beer and drink out of
the bung hole. It was sdch herculean
feats as this that made him the hero he
was in the eyes of the Clary Grove boys.
Mr.. Lincol:'s hat played very impor-
tant part in his career when he was post
master at New Salem. 1t was before the
days of the railway mail service on steam
or street cars. There were no Especial
delivery" carriers at that time. But Lin
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-11
SAVED liNCOlN'S LIFE.
Austin Gollaher Rescued the Future
President from Drowninx.

Austin Gollaher Rescued the Future
President from Drowning.
However poor the Lincoln home may
have been, It affected tho new child but
little, says McClure's Magazine. He was
robust and active, and life ID full Of inter
est to the child happy enough to be born
in the country. He had several compan-
ions. There was his sister Nancy, OF
Sarah-both names are given her-two
years his senior; there was q cousin Of
his mothers, ten years older, Dennis
Hanks, an active and ingenious leader in
sports and mischief, and there were the
neighbors' boys. One Of the latter, Aus
tin Gollaher. still tells with pleasure how
he hunted coons and ran the woods with
young Lincoln and once even saved his
life.
Yes" said Mr.. Gollaher, 1.-THE story
that I once saved Lincoln's life 10 true,
but It IL not correct as generally related.
Abraham Lincoln and had been going
to school together for year or more and
had become greatly attached to each 9TH
er. Then school disbanded on account OF
there being SO few scholars, and we did
not see each other for long time. One
Sunday my mother visited tho Ljncolns
and was taken along. Abe and played
around al day. Finally we concluded "a
cross the creek to hunt for some part.
ridges young Lincoln had seen the day b.
fors. The creek was swollen By recent
rain, and II crossing On The narrow foot
hg Abs 6sl II. Nsithsr q ~ conld swim.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-11
LlNCOLN'S LOvE.MAkINo.
Encountered His Political Rival while
Addressing Miss Todd.

Encountered His Poli&ical Rival While
Addressing Miss Todd.
In 1889 Miss Mary Todd, Of Kentucky.
arrived in Springfield to visit a married
sister, Mrs. Edwards. At the instance Of
his friend Speed, who was also a Ken
tucetan, Lincoln became visitor at the
EeS, and before long it was appar-
emf the observant among those in
Spr1agdeld that the lively young lady held
him captive. Engagements Mt that time.
and in that neighborhood, were not an
nounced as soon as they were made, and
it is not at all impossible that Miss Todd
and Mr.. Lincoln were betrothed many
months before any other than Mrs. Ed
wards and Mr.. Speed knew Of it, writes
John Gilmer Speed in the Ladies' Home
Journal. At this time. as was the case
till Lincoln was elected to the presidency.
his one special rival in Illinois was Ste
phen A. Douglas. Mr.. Douglas had more
Of the social graces than Mr.. Lincoln, and
It appeared to him that nothing would b,
more interesting than to cut out his DO
litical rival in the affections of the en-
Pertaining and lively Miss Todd, and %
he paid her court. A spirited young lady
from Kentucky at that time in Illinois
would have been almost less than human
If she had refused to accept the attentions
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-11

l got long pole and held It out to Aba
who grabbed 1t. Then pulled him ashore.
DO was almost dead and I was badly
scared. rolled and pounded him in eooo
earnest. Then got him by the arms ana
shook him, the water meanwhile pourine
out OF his mouth. BY this means sue
ceeded IN bringing him to, and he No.
soon al right.
Then . new difficulty confronted %.
II our mothers discovered our wet clothes
they would whip us. This We dreade&
from experience and determined to avoid.
It was June, the sun was very warm, ana
We soon dried our clothing by SPREADING
them on the rocks about W. We prom
ised never to tell the story, and I never
mentioned the incident to any one until
after Lineoln's tragic end.
Abraham Lincoln had q sister. Her
name was Sallie, and she was very prst-
ty girl. She went to school when she
could. which was not very often.
"Yes, If you must know, Sallie Lincoln
was my sweetheart. She was about my
age. l loved her, and claimed her, a.
boys do. l suppose that was one reason
of my warm regard for Abe. When the
Lincoln family moved to Indiana was
prevented by circumstances from bidding
good-by to either of the children, and I
never saw them again."
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coin was equal to the demands of the sit
uation, and became a peripatetic post
Office. As soon as the letters were re-
ceived each day he would put them in his
hat, and stroll through the town. His
tall, gaunt form could easily be deserted
from all quarters, and everybody was
more or less concerned in the contents of
the hat. Upon being questioned as to what
the mail had brought, Lincoln would re-
move his tile and carefully look over the
lot of letters. In this way he not only be-
came acquainted with his neighbors, but
his unique and unitarian hat became al
most an object of reverence.
1t was, however, on the night of his
election to the presidency that the noble
tile served to bring about football game,
which, for genuine excitement and the
prominence of the parties engaged, has
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women Joined in the fun, and we played
football with that hat until 1t was an nm
recognizable mass. We were simply be-
yond control. What ridiculous scene It
would have been to one looking in with
out knowing what prompted it!'
Lincoln's hat was the most indispensa-
BILE part of his whole outfit. 1t was, In
fact, a sort of file rack. Here were all
the briefs Of his various law cases. Curl
ously enough, he carried the accounts in
his head, and that 10 why he lost 20 much
money. Had he reversed thesprocess and
kept his accounts in his hat and the cases
in his head, he would have been better
off. His hat served for his satchel on q
journey, and all that was needed besides
this were his saddle bags and his horse.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-11

bonafde purchase OF negotiable paper In
good faith before maturity for valuable
consideration and without notice Of a de-
tense as to usury." The valued in surance
policy bill after being killed in the house
on the 4tll by majority Of two was rcsur-
rected and passed by Is majority. Aside
from the legislative appropriation bills and
the joint resolutions to congress, the fol-
lowing bills have been signed by Coy. Lee
ana are laws: Senate bill No. |, regu-
latlng railways: senate bill No. I, forbid
ding appeals where the amount involved is
less than SIS.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-11
SEAL OFFICES At AUCTION.
A Plan to Do Away with the Expens.
Of Elections,


r. e. Williams, well-known Populist
of Clay Center, Kan, has conceived a
plan that would do away with elections in
Kansas. He prepared bill which Sem
ator Hanna introduced providing for dis
posing Of county Offices by auction to the
lowest responsible bidder. In substance,
it provides that on the first day of Janu-
airy of each year the applicants for coun-
ty Offices shall submit bids. stating the
minimum amount for which they will
serve the county in stated capacity.
Each bid must be accompanied by certi-
fed check for $50. as an earnest of good
faith. These bids are to be opened by the
sheriff and county clerk. The successful
applicant will then be permitted to move
into the court house, while the cash de-
2osits will be returned to the other bid
dero