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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-18
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
Ingenious COntFiVance That Did Not
Work Very Well in Actual Use.

New York Sun.
II always carried a set of climbing irons
IN my hand bag" said the retired bur
glar. ito go up veranda posts with. whore
there wasn't any railing around to stand
on, but | had often felt the need Of some
contriVance which | could carry and which
would enable me to go right up the side
OF house to d secoud-story window in
cases where there was no Veranda, whore
the cellar windows were covered with graf
hSS or where, for any reason wanted
to go IN at such a window So / set about
rigging up an apparatus that should be
light and strong, and easily portable, and
that | could operate myself While L was
standing on it.
TT was of a steel frame construction, the
contrivance that l got up, with a little shelf
on top to stand on. and it worked telescop-
ically. the side rods rising in sections. car
ried up in guides. and held by ratchets I
could stand on the top of this thing and
by turning a wheel raise myself up. lifting
a section at a time until it all extend
ed, if ! wanted to go that nigh, which was
house before I took it out with me ! had
a good deal of trouble with it at first ana
some pretty bad falls but l got it so finally
that it worked all right. and then l started
to put it to practical use.
THE first house / tried it on was in tho
country. a good big comfortable LOOKING
house that I might have got into almost
anywhere, but had the elevator along and
| thought I might as well try 1T. SO | SGT
it down on the ground alongside the house
and settled it down firmly and got on to il
and started turning on the wheel 1t
worked smoothly, and / raised myself grad
ually until the PLATFORM with me on 1t.
about half way up the first-story Win
dow; that brought my head about on
level with the sill of the window above.
Then something happened. I don't know
just what. but a ratchet slipped. or some
thing. and the elevator just collapsed ana
settled down, with more noise than | liked,
but it didn't seem to attract anybody, ana
when I'd give EN- time and nobody come
/ tried it as well as / could under the CIR
cumstances found it all right as near as |
could tell and made another try. Aud It
worked lust beautiful until was mn WIN
my feet not more than a foot below the
seCond-story window sill, when All or
sudden the thing smashed down into about
seventeen million pieces, fving in all di~"c-
lions. and landing me about twenty feet
away.
Say! You didn't do a thing but bust
it. did YOU? l heard somebody say, and
looking up. I saw the man that said it
throwing open the blinds and leaning out
of the window next to the one I'd been try
ing for: he'd been looking at me all the
time. And you pretty near busted me
laughin' he says. I hain't had so much
fun in forty years. Now. YOU come right
in old Sportin' Blood, and pick out any
thing you want in the house. It's
worth it,
But l didn't go in I went away and
left him to clear up the wreck of the ele-
vator, and 1 never built another one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-18
HANDLING SOILED MONEY.
How Car Conductors often Have I'm
clean Hands.
Now York Fvening Posi-.

New York Evening Post.
Persons who have noticed how greatly in
need of being laved the hands of cabe-car
conductors invariably are have possibly
rushed to unjust and uncharitahle conclu-
sions. Those begrimed palms, tinged with
yelloWish green, are decisive demonstra-
ut don't do no good to wash en-" said
one of the conductors to whom the matter
had been as delicately preached posi-
bic. In the first place. you couldn't set
EN- real clean, if you tried after they We
got stained in with all them coppers and
nickes and dirty silver and bills. 1t is
caution how that 2reenish stuff do go
through your hands and stick to EN-.
Talk about hot water and scrubong brush
and soap-they can't bulge it, You can
take the skin off. but there's that coppery
color. all the same. | don't expect ever to
get my hands clean ag in-'speciaily my
right one. When I first come on the road
| washed my hands al the end of every
run. but before I'd finish half the trip back
they'd be as black and yellow and green
as they was. / didn't get no credit for
having washed EN-; it didn't do no good;
it was a lot of bother. and so ] give il up:
l see people looking a t my hand when /
hold ii out for fare as II they was cogl-
tatin where 1 come from, and delicate
folks-'specially ladies-fairly shrnks, and
is so afraid of touching my palms that
they drops their contributions from lofty
distance and sometimes on to the floor.
Then they expect me to pick the money
up | can't help wondering II they're
Christian folk, and if they amt sensible
enough to see that it amt my fault that
my hands is so unpresentable. But they
don't: they seem to condemn me from the
word go. and never imagine that ! mignt
keep my hands as clean as theirs If l only
had the chance
Nobody knows how dirty money IS until
he takes it in on a car-specially Broad
Way cable car because there's 80 mrch OF
it goes through his fingers in the day: |
guess the coppers is about the worst MOST
IF the stain comes from them, but the sill
yer helps along powerful, and the bills,
too Some of the dollar bills | nave 10
take is horrible, for all they amt been out
so long; they fairly reek; you could use
'em stead of graphite to grease up your
bicycle chain Then the nickels and silver
-they's about bad. don't know how
they get so much dirt on 'em. If you amt
handling small money al the timerr yd,,
r1ighf not find out it's so filthy; but just
be a conductor on this road do for t,, wee *
the stomach ag'in money. Seems 10 me
sometimes as if I'd like to go where thF ere
amt no money This amt no business tor
a genuine American. and amt IN ~. ~ LOT el,
keeps-you bet I amt. soon $ s9HIet Ll.,s
decenter turns UP / take u; ana nope
nv handsn bleach out sometime.
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NOTED WILL CONTEST.
Document Found i'm Urn Containing
Mrs. Daviss Ashes Declared Genuine.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug fat midnight
the jury in the Davis will contest returned
verdict finding that the disputed tesla
mentary document was genuine. If the will
is now admitted to probate by Judge Cof-
fey an estate valued at over 81, 000, COO will be
divided between Mrs. Belle Curtis and her
sister, Lizzie Muir Mrs. Curtis is the wife
OF ex-Assemblyman John Curtis. The case
was stubbornly fought by Eastern relatives
OF Davis, who claimed that the will offered
for probate was a forgery.
Jacob a. Davis arrived here in early days.
formed copartnership with Alex. Boyd,
and, by judicious investment of his money,
soon became a millionaire When he died
in the Continental Hotel Philadelphia, last
october, he was in the act of debating a
VIII disposing of his property. Ii was then
Believed that he had died inteState. A search
OF his personal effects in this city resulted in
the hnding Of two wills. leaving all his
property to his wife, but as she had died
several years before him the wills were
not Of any value. Some four or five weeks
after his death. a paper purporting to be his
will filed For probate in Judge Coffey's
court. The will was brief, and disposed of
the vast estate in a few words. Mrs. Belle
Curtis and Miss Lizzie Muir were named as
the legatees. A contest was at once begun
by relatives of Davis who live in the East
They claimed that the paper offered for
probate was forgery, and they asked in
their petition that it be denied probate
The will was found in an arm containing
the ashes of Mrs. Davis. The contestants
claimed that the paper had been slipped into
the urn by the forgers and that it had
been drawn several weeks after the death of
Davis The urn containing the ashes was
brought into court and made an exhibit in
the case. When the verdict was announced
Attorney Haggerty a once moved that the
will be not admitted to probate, hotwith-
standing the finding of the Jury that the
paper was genuine. He claimed that there
was no evidence TO prove that it had been
legally executed. Judge Crffey said that he
would listen to the argument and pass on
the question of admitting the VIII to pro-
bate If he decides to admit and accept
the disputed paper the estate will be, de-
cided between Mrs. Curtis and Miss Muir,
as they are the only ones named in the pa
per that the jury declared is genuine.
Later-The will was to-day admitted to
probate, Judge Coffee overruling the OBJ
jections Of the unsuccessful contestants
Letters of administration with the will am
nexed were issued to Lizzie Muir and Mrs
Belle Curtis, the nieces, who are named in
the will as sole legateeS. The bond of the
administrator was fixed at $650,000. Alex
ander Boyd, the partner of Davis. testified
that the estate consists of one-half in
terest in the partnership property of Boyd
&, Davis and that the value of the one-half
interest of Davis is 81 ,042 721. The attorneys
for the contestants propose to move for a
trial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-18
DEALERS In LIQUOR.
officers Elected by the National Assoc
citation of Wholesalers.

NEW YORK Aug 1.-THE Manhattan
Beach Hotel, Coney island, was the rem
devious to-day for the members and friends
OF the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Association of America. There were nearly
200 delegates present from different parts of
the United States. They came from San
Francisco, Chicago, ST. Louis, Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Louisville, Covirgton, Bradford
Pa, Philadelphia. Pittsburg, Syracuse. st.
Paul, indianapolis, Albany, Troy, Pough-
keepsie, New Haven, New York and Brook
lyn A number of amendments to the con-
stitutiOn adopted. Several distillery
firms were represented at the meeting but
were disinclined to join though friendly to
the association.
p. II. Dolan, organizer of the National
Retail Liquor Dealers Association, told IN
detail how he had organized retail Organi-
cations in twenty-eight States of the Union,
and cited the work done by the Pennsyl-
Vania organization for the benefit of the
wholesale and retail trade in the keystone
State at Harrisburg during the last session
of the Legislature Percy Thompson, sec
rotary of the American WarehOusemen S
Association, said that he was ready to join
hands with the distillers and wholesale
dealers as soon as any practical work could
Jbe mapped out to be pushed at Washington.
These officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President f. l.. Snyder, New
York city, reelected; first vice president,
Leopold Einstein. Cleveland, reelected;
Baltimore, re-elected; treasurer. G. Refs
meyer. St. Louis board of control, T. f.
Mcnamara. Cincinnati; f. r. Lillienthal,
San Francisco; G. M. AthertOn, Louisville;
A. G. Farmer, New York; n. w. Murphy,
of Chicago Edward MCCARTHY, New
Haven, and E. B. Bruce, Baltimore. Elk
ecutive committee August Graf. st: Louis;
]. NJ Atherton, Louisville; "A. NJ. Hellman,
st. Louis; j. II. Holmes, Cleveland, and L;
e. Mcnamara, Cincinnati. 1t was declded
to hold the next annual convention at De
trot on the third Tuesday of August 1898;
Tomorrow will be spent in Sightseeing ana
on Thursday the delegates will meet in the
Wool Exchange building New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-18
DRANK HIMSELF TO DEATH.
The Eccentric Career of the Late Earl
of AHIeSford.


w. E. Curtis, in Chicago Record.
The late Earl OF AyIesford died a few
years ago at Big Springs Tex, on the line
of the Texas Pacific Railway. whore he
had an immense ranch and lived ike a
cowboy. He was the plaintiff in a famous
divorce suit. in which the Prince of Wales
was correspondent and 'perjured him.
self like a gentleman in his efforts to save
his own reputation and that of the Count
ess of Aylesford but did not quite succeed
in doing SO The case did not terminate
carded his wife. reDudiatcd his child and
went to Texas to drink himself to death.
which he succeeded in doing after several
years of persistent effort.
I visited him at his ranch in 1881 or 1882.
and found him too drunk TO recognize me.
He had entertained q party of cowboys ana
rustlers a dinner the night before The
remains Of the feast were still en- the tabie
and the floor when we arrived about 10 IN
the morning. while several OF the guests
were lying about in various stages or dis-
habile. sleeping off the effects of his nos
pitality In the rear of the one-story cabin
was a peculiar monument which the noble
earl was pleased to erect in commemora-
ton of his achievements. All the whisky
bottles he had emptied were carefully pre-
served and piled upon each other IN ann, an IN
geniOus manner until they reached highes
than the roof
good fellow when he was sober. NOT
ranchman within five hundred miles was
half as popular as he and there was gooo
deal of sympathy expressed for him. Pun-
lie sentiment granted an Indulgence Ior ms
excuses because a woman and a prince
had ruined his life. III,
When the earl died in fit Of delrium
+renoens his Younger brother, Lord Giern-
sew. Inherited the title. AS the sons par
entage was disputed no contest was made.
The countess. who had been living IN re- re-
tirenent in France on a pension from the
estate died shortly after, but they say
that the present earl is taking good care
of the boy. The dowager countess Is llVlls
at bennington, venerable and highiy re-
Sueptdblp
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-18
GOLD MINE BURNING.
Best-PrOducing Property in CalifOr-
mia Ablaze Far Underground.

ANGELS CAMP, Cal, Aug. 1.-THE Uti-
ca mine, the largest gold-producing proper
ty in California. is fire. The Utica is
owned by Alvinza Hayward, C. d. Lane
and the Hobart estate, and is said 10 pro-
duce $500 600 worth of gold a month. Flames
and smoke were discovered issuing from the
standardization level station, NO a. at
4 O'Clock this morning. Six men were in
the mine. but made their way through the
south end of the new shaft. The fire is
supposed to have originated from sponta-
neous combustion caused by lard and coal
oil The loss will amount to hundreds of
thousands of dollars. Not only are the mine
owners affected. but the whole town of An
gels, which contains a population of six
thousand or thereabouts who almost
dependent on the miners employed IN the
uca group of mines There are one thou
sand men employed by the company, ana
should the fire prove as serious as reported
these men will be left in destitute clrcum-
stances. Every effort is being made to
quench the fire rapidly as possible; but
gas and smoke are escaping from all the
shafts, which are being rapidly bulkheaded
Whlle stopping the Utica several hremen
We're sufGocated The mine is being rapid
ly flooded. All the main pipes have been
cut and about three thousand inches
of water are pouring into the shaft
hose is playing water into the Sickle
shaft where the fire was first discovered
II VIII tame dl ltctSl lOuI OdyS " AiOOU
the mine, and it is estimated that, in case
no more serious results should happen aft
erwards it will take at least two months
to pump out the water and tit the mines Tor
regular operation on July q, 1895. sim
liar fire occurred, and it was seven weeks
before work could be resumed. The shafts
are deeper now. and it will undoubtedly
take a much longer time. The Utica mine
which is the largest quartz gold mine in
the world is worked by chlorination
process, containing two hundred stamps and
fourteen roasting ovens besides an i'm
menSe amount of necessary machinery
owned by the Hobart estate A considera-
bic amount of the property formerly be
lOnged to the late Senator Fair: 1t is esti-
mated that the net profits OF the NINE eX-
coed 81 $40 Qll npr annnrn
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out fuel. On the Ohio side all of the fac
tories are closed. throwing out 1000 men.
Fred fDiIcher, leader of the marching
miners, who is at Thurmond says: Our
army is camped to-day at Camp Dilcher,
this city. Our march up the New river this
morning was great success. AT the mines
of the Central, Echo and Red Ash COM
panies we held meetings. President Com
pers is with US to-day and his presence has
had a good effect on the army Our meet
ing to-day was attended by about 1900 or
1900 miners with their families. AS to the
to get into Loup Creek to serve it, l was
notified this morning that three United
States marshals were at Harvey. and as 1
am writing come shouts of joy of the min
ers Of Harvey coming in force to join US.
We march on Loup Creek in the morning
with new forces from New river. State
our brothers in other States can rest as
sured that all is being done to stop all in
West Nirpifnia ,,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-18
Closing Up the Bunk Mines.

WHEELING, w. Va, Aug. H.-Commt-
tees Of Belmont county strikers are clos
ing up all of the peddling banks on the
Ohio side, with the exception of one, which
supplies Bellaire's water works. Sentiment
against this move is strong and the eastern
Ohio strike leaders do not favor it, Manu-
factories are getting West Virginia coal or
sympathetic strikes among iron workers
on account of the use of West Virginia
coal There has been a heavy increase in
via Wheeling. The three coal carrying
roads centering here are handling more
coal than at any time since the strike
started. The strikers have not made a
move against the coal trains. their dis
astrous experience of 1895 being a lesson
they have learned thoroughly. They sue
quit work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-18

Judge JncksOn's Injunction Given n
New and Broader Construction.

WHEELING, w. Va, Aug. I7.-Ex-Gov-
ernor Fleming has returned from Parkers-
burg, where he had been in consultation
with Judge John Jay Jackson, and an
nounced that the judge had given new
construction to his injunction against the
strikers in the Fairmont region and in the
Loup Creek valley. which makes it manda-
tory upon the strikers to discontinue all
marches the marching being considered
form of intimidation. Governor Fleming
represents the miners, and orders 10 the
marshals to arrest the marchers Were sent
with him by the judge. The miners yet
are paying no attention TO this feature of
the Injunction, and marches were made in
Fairlnont and New River to-day by forces
led by O'Connell and Dicher, respectively
In the Kanawha valley five more mines,
with $50 men, went to work to-day Dilcher
and the organizers having moved up to
Loup Creek. At Fairmont. the. camp at
Montana mines gained one hundred strik-
ers. In this city there Is a serious coal
famine. five hundred families being With
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-18
HELD UP BY ROBBERS.
Santa Fe Train Attacked, but Little
Secured by the Bandits.

OKLAHOMA CITY, o. T., Aug. H-Pas-
senger train No 405, south bound, on the
Santa Fe, in charge of Conductor Beers
and Engineer Rain, was held up at 12:15
o'clock this morning between here and Ed
mond by half a dozen masked highwaymen
A charge of dynamite placed beneath the
Wells Fargo safe failed to open it. How
ever it is said the robbers secured between
$500 and $500 from valuable packages in the
LEGAL safe ard escaped. The passengers
were not molested. The train was the reg
ular passenger for Fort Worth, Tex, and
left Kansas City at 9:55 yesterday morning.
Local Agent c. r. Teas, of the Wells-Far-
could not have been opened till it reached
quite distance beyond the scene of the
robbery and ridicules the idea that the rob-
bers secured anything of value from the
express car. There was another small safe
aboard, but this, Agent Teas declares, con-
tanned no money and nothing of much
"a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-18
welcome MOngOlians.

1.-The Ohio Fish and Game Commission Is
going to turn loose $500 Mongolian pleas
fal1 - said r. w. Lyons. of that state, at
the Raleigh. THE Monaghan pheasant IS
one of the most beautiful birds in existence
rI,entnallv the commission will secure a
great many more until nearly every cou r,-
ty has been supplied. The present STOCK "i
tSiu he turned loose In the forests and al
Iouied IN RIM at large They are hardy
b IIMtu and able to withstand rigorous win
fer climate. In order that they MAJ m
crease fast 1t is made a violation on the
low r. kin or capture any pheasant before
1000 and after that only in the months s OF
November and Decembar. A reward OF d.. 30
a,;,,;rqy information leading to the arrest ana
Conviction of any violator of the law
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-18
NEW DIVINE HEALER"
August Schrader Blessing the Sick
and Lame of New York.

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-August Schrader
who calls himself q divine healer has
been here for a week. but it was not un-
til this evening that he made his presence
known by operating a Headquarters and
displaying a banner with the words divine
healer emblazoned on an orange field
Schrader says he was born in Green Bay
Wis, thirty-one years ago. and at the age
of thirteen God told him He liked him and
was pleased to make him His instrument to
help people get rid of their Affections. Since
that time he says he has been fairly pros
porous. Six months ago he claims he made
a tour o. the West and was last in Atlanta
Ga, where he blessed forty-five thousand
people. Most of the applicants for his
blessing were negroes. Two persons. a
man and baby, were blessed by Schrader
tonight, and. from all appearances. there
IS not much interest here in the divine
healer
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The President on a Yacht.

HOTEL CHAMPLAIN, N. Y, Aug. H.
The President and immediate friends ac-
cepted an invitation to a yachting party
to-day, given by the owner of the yacht
Washita, Mr.. Putnam. The party, consist
ing of the President and Mrs Mckinley,
Vice President and Mrs. Hobart Secretary
of War and Mrs. Alger, Miss Bailey, Miss
Alger Hon. c. N. Bliss of New York: and
Mr. Hail. of New York started from Hotel
Champlan at about II this morning and
returned at o'clock tonight. Secretary
Secretary Sherman had written letter of
resignation to President Mckinley, said
that no such letter had been received by
the President
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-18
Meeting of Railway Employees.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 1.-THE meeting
of the different branches of railway en-
ployes called for this morning proved a
disappointment in so far as attendance was
concerned Instead of the two thousand
or more delegates expected about one hum
dred put in an appearance at the Wayne
Hotel An opening meeting welcomed by
Mayor Maybury was held at the Lyceum
Theater this afternoon. Addresses were
also made by +. =. Sargent. grand master
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men; ID. S. Sutherland. division superin-
tendent of the Michigan Central, and T.
II. Morrisey, grand master of the Railroad
Trainmen-
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TORONTO, Ont, Aug. 1.-Nearly three
hundred delegates to the meeting of the
British Science Association are in the city
ard everything is in readiness for the open
ing meeting tomorrow night at Massey
Hall. when Sir John Evans, president, will
deliver his address,
The convocation of the Toronto University
will take place in the pavilion on Friday
when the degree of LII. D.. will be con-
ferred Lord Lister. Lord Kelvin, Sir
John Evans and A. S. Hardy.
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GIBRALTAR, Aug. 1I-Arrived: Ems.
proceeded
NEW YORK. Aug. 17-Sailed: Georgia,
for Liverpool; Trave, for Bremen.
GLASGOW. Aug. T.-Arrived: State of
Nebraska, from New York.
BOULOGNE. Aug 17.-Arrived: Mas
dam from New York
SOUTHAMPTON. Aug. 17.-Sailed: Nor
MAMMA, for New York.
QUEENSTOWN. Aug. 17.-Arrived: Cata-
lona, from Boston.
CHRISTIANSAND. Aug. 17-Sailed: ISL
and for New York.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 1S.-Arrived:
Ohio, on a cruise.