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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
BRAKEMAN HELD FOR MURDER
Shot Conductor John Haley, then
Jumped from the Train.

YOUNGSTOWN, o.. July 1.-Thomas Ed
munds, brakeman on a Pennsylvania
Railway gravel train, was arrested here
this morning on the charge of having muir
dered Conductor John Haley Haley was
on his way from place in Pennsylvania.
where ne had been at work to his home.
in Niles, this State. last night. when he
was killed. AS he sat in the rear seat of
a passenger coach somebody entered the
rear door and shot him through the head.
The murderer then jumped from the train
and escaped. Later it was learned that
Haley had discharged Edmunds, who had
been in his crew. and that the latter had
come to this city in an intoxicated condi-
ton. Edmunds has made no statement but
an empty cartridge she'll was found in one
OF his pockets when he was arrested.
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small stores have multiplied, and most OF
them do very fair business. One fact will
Sutnce to give q cue. On q single street
three miles away from the heart OF the city
within dozen squares twenty shirt stores,
ntteen shoe stores and twenty-five other
etc. have been started since July last year.
Al night some of them are crowded. On
hIoge avenue last night man on Il trolley
car counted ten drug stores. every one as
crowded as II could hold with more I'm them
than all the downtown drug stores put
saloons and places OF refrcshment any
where near the park are piling IN money,
whereas the places in the lower part of the
city, except those with a fashionable
patronage are doing next TO nothinr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
The Bacchante in New York.

Harper's Weekly.
The Bacchante. rejected of Boston, has
been viewed with satisfaction by General
Di Cesnola, secretary and director of the
museum. There is no doubt that ii has
found a permanent home, though it may
not be placed on exhibition until fair This
is the present status of the statue in the
a letter to Mr.. Rhinelander, first vice pres
ident and chairman of the executive COM
mittee. Mr.. Daniel Huntington, chairman
Of the sculpture committee, has recon-
recommendation, President Marquand. Sec
rotary Di Cesnoa and Treasurer Hitchcock
1t still remains that the board when it
meets in the autumn. should confirm tne
action Of it's officers; but that is only for
malty, as for sixteen years the board mas
never failed to retain whatever gifts its
officers have accepted during the summer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
Nothing Gets Away.

Washington Post
The grab-all instinct is common to United
States senators, as we'll as to people Of
common mold.
The deficiency bill, which was under con-
sideration in the Senate yesterday, con-
tanned an amendment appropriating $500
for the preliminary steps 10 establishing a
fish station in Georgia. Senator Bacon had
been enterprising enough to secure its
adoption.
Il think we ought to have a fish hatch
ing station in Alabama also" said Senator
Morgan. and Alabama was added.
Washington would also like one" said
Senator Wilson, and that State went in
Florida has the longest sea coast of any
State" suggested Senator Pasco, and $500
went to that State.
And North Carolina has been promised
Heel State was not forgotten.
Wyoming is certainly entitled to a fish
station" remarked the alert Senator Clark,
and Wyoming went in the bill.
By this time ii seemed as If every State
in the Union would get It's $500. but the
clerk hurried to the next para graph and
the grab-bag was closed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
REPLYS TO THE SULTAN.
None of the Powers Gives Turkey ANY
announcement.

CONSTANTINOPLE, July u.-Queen
Victoria, Emperor William, Emperor Mich
olas, President Faure and King Humbert
have replied to kilograms received by them
from the Sultan, and all give advice similar
to that sent by Emperor Francis Joseph.
Emperor William says in substance that
he regrets his inability to disassoctate him
self from the views held by the other
powers Replies to the circular of the
Turkish government to the powers relative
to the frontier question have also been re-
ceived by the ambassadors. They all de-
cline to admit the Turkish pretensions The
Porte has sent another circular to the pow
ers, proposing that, in view Of the disturbed
achievements to the island. To this the
powers have also replied, endeavoring to
dissuade the Porte from such step. The
latest proposal on the part of the Turkish
government is held to indicate that the Sui
tan does not intend to yield in regard to
the frontier question.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
FAIR AND COOLER TODAY.
Weather May Warm Up Some as the
Day Advances.

Weather May Warm Up Some as the
Day Advances.
Forecasts for Indianapolis and vicinity for
the twenty-four hours ending at II p. M
July 12-Fair weather on Monday; cooler in
the morning; warmer during the day
General Conditions-After moving very
rapidly from Kansas to the lake region the
storm area again became nearly stationary
and low barometric pressure covers the
country east of the Mississippi. West of
the Mississippi the pressure is high and
quite low temperature prevailed, but dur
ing Sunday the temperature rose again. The
temperature fell east of the Mississippi
from ten to twenty degrees in localities and
rain fell and thunderstorms prevailed in the
Mississippi valley, the lake regions and in
the Ohio valley; heavy rain fell Column
bus, O., $40 inches; at Buffalo, N. Y, 2C2
inches indianapolis, 1.62 inches; Nashville
100 inches.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, July u.-Forecast for
Monday:
For Ohio-Showers; cooler; fresh to brisk
northwesterly winds.
For Indiana and Enthusiastically fair;
warmer; nOrtherly winds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
Pan-American Tourists.

DETROIT, Mich, July 1.-THE Panamer-
lean commercial tourists dedicated the final
Sunday of their transcontinental jaunt
solely to rest and recreation. Those
who were not too tired TO rise early at
tended services in the morning and after
wards took a drive TO Belle Island Park.
Most of them spent the afternoon at their
hotel and at II o'clock tonight the party
left for Grand Rapids, where tomorrow
viii be spent. The programme there in
cludes visits to the large furniture fac
tories. luncheon served by the ladies Of the
St Cecilia Society and a banquet at the
Lakeside Club, after which the journey to
Milwaukee will be made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
Storm Dnmage AT sexmour.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, July 1.-THE severe
storms which passed over this section the
past two days have done great damage to
growing crops. Yesterday morning d heavy
wind and rainstorm, accompanied by light
ming, struck this city from the northeast
Lightning struck the smokestaCk on the
Gold Mine" dry goods building. three
and knocking down several of the employees
of the pants factory. which is on the third
floor. Trees and telegraph poles were
blown across the P, c. c. & st. l. Rail-
road track causing d delay OF trains for
several hours. A portion of the stack on
the save factory was blown away, fields of
corn were blown down. and even stalks
broken. melon and nutmeg vines We're
ruined and awnings ali over the city were
blown down
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
In the sDringfieId District.

SPRINGFIELD, H. July n.-To-morrow
morning 1000 miners who have been work
ing in the Springfield district will refuse to
return to work. This action was decided
on this afternoon at a delegate meeting
held three miles from the city, attended by
over 100 delegates and 500 other mine work.
ers ONLY three mines in the district were
not represented, those represented being
the Citizens Coal Company Central shafts,
Sangamon No. 2, Stcarns No. l, Clear Lake
Cooperative, Old North shaft. Trutter q
Gray Old West, Slack Diamond Athens
l and 2 Petersburg Coal Company, Barclay
and RiVerton COMPANY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
Eound Dead Near the Trnclks.

Special To the Indianapolis Journal.
HAGERSTOWN. Ind. July n.--Freder-
lex Stoltz. jr., was killed last night by
fast freight train. His body was discovered
at 0 clock this morning by the crew of an
other through freight VINO stopped their
train and gave notice to the authorities.
The belief is that Mr.. Stoltz fell asleep on
the station platform and fell over on the
track. The remains were found near the
middle of the street, a few feet east of
the platform, with a deep cash in the head;
The young man was thirty years old and
unmarried. He belonged 10 a prominent
family and was highly esteemed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
nave sulIivan,s Challenge.

NEW YORK, July 1.-"Spike" Sullivan
says that as Jimmy Barry, of Chicago has
refused to met his brother, Dave Sullivan,
at lis pounds, the latter claims the cham
pionship of America in that weight and is
ready to defend it against all corners. In
81 90 in the hands of ''Al' Smith to bind
a match in the event Of challenge. Nego-
tiations are now pending to bring Dave
and Pedlar Palmer, of England, together
before the National Sporting Club of Lon
don for $1,000 q side and a purse of 5000
If the fighters meet ii will be during the
last week in September or the first week
of October.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
Accident to WiIIiam,s Eve.

NORWAY, July u.--Emperor William
while walking on the deck Of his yacht at
this place to-day, while one of the masts
was being lowered was struck a violent
blow on the left eye by a rope causing an
extravasation of blood on the eyeball a
bandage was immediately placed over the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
The Count Escaped.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. July lin run
away accident at Fairfield avenue Saturday
French legation, and Miss Elita Clagget,
daughter of Mrs. ]. w. Clagget, of WASH
ington, d. c.. who is a widow of a naval
officer were thrown violently to the ground.
Miss Clagget was rendered unconscious. but
the count escaped without a scratch. Miss
Clagget recovered later and was removed to
her home. She is still suffering from shock.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12

DETROIT, Mich. July 1.-THE delegates
to the Universalist Young Peoples conven-
ton spent the day quietly at the various
ciergymen invited Universalist ministers in
attendance atthe convention to occupy their
pupits and the result was day OF good
feeling and tolerance in religious circles.
The last business session of the convention
will be held tomorrow. after which the
delegates viii be entertained In touring and
sight-seeing until Wednesday. the llnal day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
"KID" BALDWIN DEAD.
Old Reds Catcher Dies i'm LOngview
Asylum.

CINCINNATI, July 11.-Word has just
been received from Longview Insane Asy-
lum of the death at that institution of Kid
Baldwin, the once famous catcher of the
Cincinnati Red Stockings. He has a wife
in Quincy, Ill, who recently applied for di-
vorce. About three weeks ago he was sent
from the hospital here to the asylum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12

CLEVELAND, o.. July 11.--Work will be
resumed tomorrow morning at the Cres-
cent tin-plate works with nonunon men.
The company says it is willing to pay the
wages fixed by the scale. but will not sign
it. Something like dozen nonunion men
have been imported, and it is expected that
many of the old men will accept work at
the conpany's terms. 1t is believed there
may be trouble at the works in the morn
to-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
TWENTY ACRES OF FIRE
LIGHTNING STRUCK MONSTER OIL
TANK NEAR oLEAN, n. Y.
Storm Swept the Middle States and
Lowered the Temperature-East-
ern Death Roll Growing.

CLEAN, N. Y, July 11.-Lightning struck
four-thousand- barrel oil tank two miles
north of here at o'clock this afternoon. A
cannon was procured and shots fired at the
surrounding tanks to allow the oil to es-
cape and prevent other tanks from eXplod-
ing. The escaping oil became ignited and
now twenty acres of oil is burning. Booms
are being built to prevent the spread OF the
burning oil and keep it out of the river.
The loss will be large
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
Peculiar Lightning Accident.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, July II. - Sherman
Thompson, twenty one-year-old son Of E.
B. Thompson, a wealthy farmer, unhitched
his team from a self-binder and was stand
ing near a large oak tree, yesterday, when
lightning struck the tree. The bolt also
struck one of the horses, which fell over
on the boy crushing him to the ground, in
hicting fatal internal injuries. The horse
WAS instantly killed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
CICERO Ind, July 1.-THE citizens of
this city succeeded this evening in closing
a contract with Otto Jaeger, a prominent
glass manufactures of Fostoria, O.. for the
erection and operation of glass factory at
gas belt. The main factory win contain
four tanks and one eight-pot furance. Civ
ing employment 10 from 800 TO 400 employees
in the manufacture of h!gh-gradc blown
and pressed glass specialties Work on the
erection of the plant will begin at once.
with the Modes glass works, will give en-
ployment 10 fully coo hands in the glass in
dustry here, and viii further emphasize the
fact that Cicero Is a growing town in the
l.ait
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 1.-THE
convention of the Glass Bottle Blowers
Association will end tomorrow Yesterda;
they voted to decline all offers for amalga-
nation and sent q message OF encourage
nent to President Ratchford, of the min
ers' unlOn-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
To BE IA Model Husband.
Atchison Globe.

AtcnlSOH GIODt.
1t is not difficult to be model husband;
all a man need do is to be satisfied with
a glass OF water and bread and butter for
breakfast. eat his dinner down town. and
be thankful for berries and bread and but
his sumner down town also and save this
much dish washing he is not far from a
pedeStal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
VIII Not Join the Union.

MASSILLON, o., July 1.-THE mass
meeting of miners held at Dillonvale for
the purpose of inducing the Wheeling &
Lake Erie miners there to join the union
failed. The men refused 10 join. They will
not however, resume work because of fear
of the union men, it is said. Several prom
inent officecs of the union We're present at
the Meeting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
Injured in a Runaway.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, July n.-While in this
city shopping yesterday Miss Lin Downs
was very seriously hurt in runaway Her
head received a severe blow, and she has
a spring wagon driven by n. F. Everback.
throwing him violently to the ground and
causing an ugly scalp wound.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
Central Normal Programme.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, Ind, July 1.-THE annual
commencement of the Central Normal Col
lege will be held the last week of this
month, with over one hundred graduates.
The exercises of the week commence with
the baccalaureate sermon Sunday, July 70,
by Rev. II. G. Ogden, of Kewanna. On
Wednesday night, July Is, the reunion and
banquet of the alumni will be held, and the
address will be delivered by Hon. w. L.
Sturdevant, an attorney Of St. Louis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12

BERLIN, n. H. July u.-Fire early this
morning destroyed a largo and grist-
min and their contents connected with the
plant OF the Berlin Mills Company. entail
ing a loss OF 100000 Five hundred men are
thrown out of work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
Tennessee Miners Suffering.

JELLICO, Tenn. July 11-There is great
restitution among the miners in this region.
Many of them have large families and do
not know where the next meal is coming
from. Some of the miners have gardens and
they have been able to make the truck
raised on these do them for the absolute
necessaries. The relief committee recently
sent abroad to get help has returned and
reported that it met with poor success.
Committees are to be sent 10 the East Ten
nessee districts in the hope that aid may
be obtained The miners and operators have
had no meetings since May and there does
not seem to be the slightest prospect for
an anicable adjustment Of the wage ques
ton The men at these mines have had lit
tie work for nearly two years and as
consequence they have nothing laid up for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12

Irish name pronounced quickly with the
emphasis on the last syllable giving the
sound of broad A, attended school and
the teacher spelled the name as it was
pronounced, "Splan" The boy. now having
reached his majority, registers as a voter
under the name of "Splan"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12

COLUMBUS o., July IL. - The heavy
rainfall this afternoon broke a record of the
weather bureau for the twenty years. Dur
ing the past twenty-four hours 80 inches
corded within twenty-four hours since the
establishment of the weather bureau here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
A FntnI Gns-Ptne Cannon.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, July u.-A thir-
teen-year-old son of James Brown, a quar-
ryman of this county, was fatally injured
to-day. He loaded gas pipe heavily with
giant powder, touched the fuse, the pipe
burst and Brown was terribly mangled by
the explosion. His recovery is very doubt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
AS to Linen pants"
AtchiSOn Gle

AtchiSOn GlObe.
In order to harvest crash towels off the
ends of pair of linen pants at every wash
ing they must he ironed up and down. By
ironing them around and around. the pants
stretch larger in circumference and grow
shorter The I.nine Suit Club will shortly
issue book on Linen Pants and Their
Treatment" for the benefit of crash towel
raiSerS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
Cable Notes.

The Spanish government has decreed a
quarantine against vessels arriving from
Costa Rican ports owing to the prevalence
of yellow fever there.
The Supreme Council of Education at
Paris has adopted proposal by which for
eigners are enabled to obtain Doctors dip
Tomas by undergoing an examination at
French universities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
Yesterdays temperatures.

The following table of temperatures is
furnished by the United States Weather
Dur
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12

CINCINNATI, July u-There are 10. 0OO.-
600 bushels of coal In Cincinnati harbor
Other cities are drawing on Il heavily.
Four hundred carloads daily so 20 Chi
Sunday and are loading coal day and night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
a saloon Spy Badly Beaten Up.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CONVICTION, Ind. July lin the lat
ter part of June John Hays, of Attica, came
to Covington as detective to find out who
of the saloon keepers were violating the
liquor law. He succeeded in bringing indict-
ments and having fined all of the saloon
men bur one A few DAVIS ago an accom-
plice of the saloon men took out a warrant
for the arrest of Hays on a charge of
was brought to this city yesterday pleaded
guilty, paid his fine and was discharged
Last night one of the saloon men who had
been fined together with the accomplice
who had Hays arrested, called on Hays
at his boarding house and called him TO
the street. Without ado they began to pelt
him with beer bottles and bricks. Hays
succeeded in escaping from the hoodlums
but was considerably cut and bruised. Hays
was taken to the railway station under po-
lice escort and returned home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
More Victims in Buffalo.

BUFFALO, n. Y, July n.-Four more
deaths from yesterdays terrible heat were
reported early this morning making the
number of yesterdays victims thirteen. To-
day has been quite cool, a heavy down
pour of rain causing a rapid fall in temper
ature
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12

LONDON, July 12.-The Daily Chronicles
Athens correspondent says: 4 have just
seen an important communication from the
foreign minister of one of The great DOW
ers, declaring that no power is inclined to
undertake coerciVe measures TO bring about
a settlement between Greece and Turkey"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12

Office The matter will come up next Tues
day evening, and the gang thinks it has
a "cnch,' as the Council is two-thirds
Democratic The whole thing is regarded
as scheme to rob the Republicans of the
city officers and appoint Democrats.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
Colonel Crocker Better.

SAN FRANCISCO, July Il.--Col. Charles
F. Crocker, vice president OF the Southern
Pacific Railway who was stricken with
apoplexy and paralysis at ais suburban
home Uplands, San Mateo county on Fri
day is reported TO be better.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
Bir Repui,licnn EnroIlment.

NEW YORK. July 12.-rhe Republican
county organization has sS2o9 voters en-
over the enrolment of 1896. The lists have
been carefully revised, Chairman Quigg
50
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12

MASSILLON o., July ia severe storm
visited this section Saturday evening. Hail
as large as walnuts fell and in some places
the ground was covered to a depth of eight
inches. Corn and vegetables were almost
ruined, After the storm farmers brought
buckets full of hail to town for exhibition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July n.-Colonel C.
Boyle. the poetess is dead. Colonel Frazer
was d member Of the Fifth Confederate
Regiment and was one of the leading law
yers of Memphis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
Where Small Stores Flourish.
ohiIa delDhia Times

Nothing could be more erroneous than to
suppose that the big downtown stores are
any index OF the retail trade. They were
once but ii Is not so any longer. All over
town, III every conceivable quarter, the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
Fires Eighty Shots "A Minute.

ROME, July n-Captain Gel, of the
Bersaglieri, has invented rifle from which
eighty shots a minute may be fired without
removing the weapon from the shoulder
Tests of the arm are being made by
the government.