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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-05
MORE BASEBALL RUMORS
CONFERENCE OF BRUSH AND Won
DER AHE STARTS THEM.
Mr.. Brush Refuses to Talk of Any
Deal That Is on Hand-West-
ern League Umpires.

A visit of Chris Won der Abe, owner of
the st. Louis Ball Club, to this city and a
long conference with John Il. Brush has
revived the talk OF having a National
League club in this city. The talk refers
to the rumored possibility of a sale of the
Cleveland club. II is said that Won der
Abe went to Cleveland for the purpose of
getting some players for st. Louis, but
found that he could not buy them from
Cleveland without buying the whole club,
which he did not feel able to do unless he
could transfer the franchise to some other
city. 1t is here that indianapolis comes in.
The report has it that the conference with
Mr.. Brush for the purpose of getting
him to furnish a part OF the money to buy
the Cleveland club and then take part of
the players and the franchise and put a
League club in this city. Neither of the
men concerned in the conference would talk
about it. Mr.. Won der Abe left for ST.
Louis yesterday.
All winter there has been considerable
talk about having League club here this
year. First the deal was with Louisville,
and now. since the public announcement
that the Cleveland club cannot support
itself without Sunday ball, which cannot
be played in Cleveland, the rumor connects
the club of that city with this. Just how
much truth there is in the rumor it is i'm
possible to ascertain until some of those
who know what they are doing feel that
they can talk and tell something about the
many long conferences that have been held
in Cleveland and the one in this city.
Mr.. Brush was asked again last night If
ne had anything TO say in regard to the
meeting yesterday. In reply he said: That
is a matter for Mr. Won der Abe and Mr..
Robson to talk about when they get
ready. as they are the men directly con-
cerned. The important facts In the matter
are simply that Cleveland has a magnifi-
cent ball team, and town that does not
appreciate baseball at all, while st. Louis
is a town that appreciates baseball prob
ably more than any o1her, yet has very
poor team. 1t would oe good thing for
both cities if the teams could be re-
versed.'
In regard to the reported Hollday-Connor
trade By ST.. Louis and Cincinnati Mr..
Brush said = -"This Is merely the stereo-
typed report that is sent out from st. Louis
every Thursday and Monday, with the
names changed. There is absolutely moth
ing in liz ~
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j. T. A. IS STILL INTACT
MIR. BLANCHARD DENIES REPORTS
OF ITS SPEEDY DISSOLUTION.
Decline In the Number of Broken
Rails in Cold Weather-MisceIlane
Gus Railway News and Notes.

Commissioner Blanchard. OF the Joint
Traffic Association who is at New York.
yesterday denied in toto the report from
Chicago concerning the disruption of that
body owing TO the alleged dissatisfaction
OF the Grand Trunk, the Wabash. the Biz
Four. the Lake Shore. the Glover Leaf and
other lines over the traffic percentages.
George J. Gould. in answer 10 questions
about the attitude of the Wabash, said he
could not speak authoritatively. and al
though he lad heard of some trouble with
the Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas City, or
Clover-leaf line, which is in close competi
ton with the Wabash, yet he knew moth
ing. he said of the report that he had or
dered the withdrawal or the Wabash.
The traffic officials Of the roads running
east from Chicago deny that the association
is in any danger Of disruption They admit
that the association is in a bad way and
that a reorganization, with curtailment
of the powers of the board of managers,
may be necessary IL the association is to
continue, but they think this can be easily
done, and that then the association can last
indefinitely. The blame is placed on the
board of managers, which, the traffic men
say, has refused under any and all condi-
tons to permit of a reduction in rates. The
only case in which it has sanctioned lower
tariffs was when il authorized the 15-cent
rate on corn from Chicago to New York
some time ago. The traffic officials almost
to a man declared that what was needed
was a Decent rate and that a 15-cent rate
would only result in loss of revenue with
out increasing the volume of traffic. The
outcome has been as the traff1c officials
predicted and nearly all of the grain that
is being carried from Chicago to New York
Is now being transported on basis or III
cents. Some of the officials say they have
been literally driven TO make the Decent
rate by the necessity of protecting their
but to make them. The outcome of the en-
tire matter, in the opinion of the Chicago
officials is likely 10 be the shortening of
the powers of the board of managers to
such a degree that the roads will have
greater latitude in the protection of their
own interests.
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A Desirable Reform.

To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
In the Journal Of to-day attention is
called to the necessity of some method of
protection to the travelling public from that
class of public nuisances known as depot
loafers. The law makes 1t a crime to carry
weapons and thereby places the traveller in
the power, to some extent, OF these abomi-
nations. A law 70 the effect spoken of would
be relief 10 those station agents, con-
ductors and trainmen who lack moral and
physical courage to protect the property
and business intrusted 10 them. The depot
deadbeat is microbe of power and distress
to decency and health. Get him killed if
you can and grateful generation of drum
merS Will rise UP and call you blessed.
Indianapolis, Feb. 3. A PILGRIM.
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TELEPHONE LEGISLATION.
independents Companies VIII Ask for
Some Protection.

The Indiana Mutual Telephone Associa-
ton held its annual meeting yesterday
afternoon at the Commercial Club rooms.
Forty-nine of the fifty-six companies in the
association were represented.
The chief subject before the meeting was
a measure by which the association homes
to put itself on equal terms with the Bell
Telephone Company. which at present has
q monopoly the Indiana field. COM
mittee OF nine men on legislative matters
was appointed. This committee hopes to
get an amendment introduced in the anti
trust bill now I'm committee of the Legisla-
ture which win protect the independent tel
ephone companies The amendment is so
w0rded as To make IL impossible for the
Bell Company, or any other company of the
kind. TO so discriminate in its rates as To
crowd an independent company out of a
town where II has been established. By
reason OF its vast wealth, the Bell people
can and do make rate of almost nothing
IN some towns where they desire to crush
a rival. and make up the amount lost i'm
some place where they have no competition
IL the proposed legislation Is secured il win
put the association OF independent compa-
MES on an equality with che Bell Company
Then the association intends 10 come into
Indianapolis and make this city the center
or the network of lines IL expects to put
In throughout the State.
Another meeting will be held two weeks
from yesterday, when the legislative COM
n1ittee will report progre Last wears
officers were elected. as follows: Presi-
dent, l.. III. Address, president of the La
fayette Harrison Telephone Company: vice
president, j. l. Stone, Rushville Telephone
Company: secretary-treaSurer. A. +. Rey-
nolds, Citizens Telephone Company, of Co.
lumbus- The executive committee was ap-
pointed by the chair to consist of the off,
GERS of the association and four additional
members: a. +. Ramsey, CrawfOrdsvflla:
G. W. Scott. Lebanon: O.. w Beers Fort
Wayne: j. r. McGregor. Madison
A committee of five on the revision of the
constitution and bylaws will also report at
the meeting two weeks hence.
The American Electric Telephone Com
pany has an interesting exhibition of tele-
phone appliances at the Commercial Club
rooms, in charge OF Manager Z. G.. Burns
The exhibit will remain the rest OF the
week
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Which would you rather
trust? An old, true friend of
twenty years, or a stranger!
You may have little health
left. Will you risk it with
a stranger If you have a
cough, are losing flesh, if
weak and pale, if consump-
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lean on SCOTS Emulsion.
1t has been a friend to thou
sands for more than twenty
years. They trust it and
you can trust it.
Let us send you a book
telling you all about it.
Free for the asking.
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At 7:s0 tonight at the Propylaeum a
local branch of the Order OF Lincoln will
be organized and the officers elected for the
year. A represes tative list Of citizens Is
included fn the membership. At the COM
pietion os the exercises Of organization the
following programme Of addresses and re-
sponses will be observed:
..Idncoln-the Man OF the People" Gov
las A. Mount: "Lincoln-the HumanitaE
fan.'' Judge Frank r Gavin: 'Idncoln-the
Man-The Real Lincoln. Jesse w Weik.
Greencastie. Ind. "Lincon-the Patriotic
Statesman" Senator Charles w Fair
banks: '-L1nccln-the Orator and Lawyer .
Hon. John w. Kern: THE Humor OF Lin
coin" Harry c. Adams.
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In THE COURTS.


William Smith was fined and sentenced
to the workhouse for ninety days and Par
ker Smith was sentenced for sixty days,
for petit larceny, in Police Court yesterday
morning William Smith has been employed
at James Robinson's grocery, 1913 North
Senate avenue, for some time, and Ii has
been his habit to fill a basket with food
for Parker Smith when he opened the store
In the morning. Detective McGuff was at
the store yesterday morning and when the
theft was committed both men We're ar
rested F1n-
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cite that the business Of ticket scalping
has been condemned by the Interstate-com-
merce Commission as provocative of crime.
that its practice constitutes the greatest
state and national conventions; that laws
similar in character are now in salutary ef-
feet in Canada, England and many Euro
pean countries, and that in the interest
OF public morals the bill ought TO be passed.
Copies of the resolutions will be sent 10
both branches of Congress.
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Royster Hindcred the Police.

Moses Register. of West Indianapolis, was
fined s. and costs yesterday morning In
Magistrate Lockman's court for assault and
battery on Patrolman Buchanan. of West
Indianapolis. ROySter Ross s
gambling house in the suburb Saturday
when raid was made and he threw a
bowlder at the policeman.
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4 Thrce-CorneJred Fight.

Roy Evans. Frank Blake and Charles
Ferguson, three young men living in the
west part of the city, were arrested yes
terday afternoon on charges of assault and
battery. The men had three-cOrnered
fight on West Washington street. All of
them were badly bruised, but none was
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Rahke Heard of the Warrant.

Gus Rahke was fined s. and costs by
Magistrate Loclxman yesterday for visiting
d gambling house Rahke pleaded guilty
and did not wait for a constable to arrest
him when he heard that a warrant was out
for his arrest, but called on Lockman this
morning and gave himself up.
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President Ban Johnson, of the Western
League has announced his staff of umpires
for the season of 1897. Out OF nearly hun
dred applications he has selected: II. G.
Ebright of Napierville, ILL.,; Frank March,
of Minneapolis; John Haskell, of Omaha,
Neb., and Al Mannassau, of Port Huron,
Mich.
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Pensions for Veterans.

Certificates have been issued to the fol-
lowing named Indianians:
Original-Peter Tansey, National Military
Home; Jacob Miller. huntington; Richard
Coble. Lockport; Neil j. McDougall, Clin-
ton; William Adams, Elwood Daniel Cal
lahan National Military Home; Martin
Picker:. Crown Point; Nathan Lester, Ev-
ansville
Additional = George l.. 3anney. CASTOR;
Thomas A Fitzgerald, Valley Mills.
Increase - Anderson Bolin, Canneton;
Jonathan Hines, Pixies Peak: stephen G..
Conrad. Metea; John Fausset. Fortsville;
Edward II. Creal Burnett; Philander w.
Halliday, South BEND.
Reissue-James r. Brush, Lapland; David
V. Leak. Lizton; Thaddeus W. O. Braffet,
Richmond; John Dixon, Hagerstown.
Original Widows, etc.-Harriet +. Thomp-
son, Radnor minor of Abram McHone,
Good-By; Emma Larimore, Lucerne.
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Have been conveniently located at the following
drug stores in the various sections OF
the city. from which
ADVERTISEMENT WILL BE TELEPHONED
Direct 10 this Office at regular rates
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Blood Is life and upon the purity and VI
tality of the blood depends the health of
the whole system. Experience proves
Hoods Sarsaparilla to be the best blood
purifier.
Hoods Pills. act easily and promptly on
the liver and bowels. Cure sick headache.
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Appreciate Good Service.
Ticket scaiping Condemned.

The general passenger agents of the
transportation lines in the territory east of
Chicago and St. Louis and north of the
Ohio and Potomac rivers who are now in
convention in Buffalo. held a mass meeting
yesterday. There We're present also repre-
sentatives OF the various Chautauqua as
semblies the Baptist Young Peoples Union
and the Grand Army The agents passed
resolutions sustaining and favoring the
measure now before Congress known as the
anti-scalping ticket bill. The resolutions re-
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

FIANNER & BUCHANAN-172 North
Illinois street IAdy embalmer. for
ladies' and children. Office always
Open Telephone SAL
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LOST-Phi Kappa Psi pin. DIR. III. +. GABE,
30 Virginia avenue. Reward.
JOST-Black leather book satcheI containing
Manual Of Public Schools" Return TO AZ
Elizabeth street. Reward
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07
PILGRIMAGE TOWARD
AN ARCTIC MECCA
Dawson the Destination of
Seven Crusaders From
New York.
Will Tramp Across the Continent
and Embark Early in the
Spring.
special Dispatch to HE CALL.

Special Dispatch to The CALL
NEW YORK, Nov. "A band of seven
Christian crusaders will start on Monday
nent, in true apostolic fashion, reaching
the Pacific Coast early in the spring,
where they will take a steamer for the
Klondike gold fields. 1t is their purpose
to establish there q permanent Christian
mission among the miners at either Daw-
son City or Dyea.
Those who compose the band are all
rugged in health. They will go afoot.
with packhorses to bear some of their
burdens. from this point TO Denver, at
least. They have not decided how to pro-
eeed from that stage over the Rocky
Mountains 10 the coast. All along the
route from New York to San Francisco
these missionaries will hold gospel SER
vices-in churches. in country school
may dictate-and will depend for their
sustenance and the steamer expense of
their trip entirely on subscriptions of
Christian people they meet along the way.
They have been furnished with outfits,
here, including axes, spades, blankets and
other necessaries for such trip.
SEATTLE, Nov. 6-The schooner M.
M. Morrill,. Captain n. V. Johnson, ar
rived here this afternoon from Cooks Inlet
Alaska, with nine passengers and about
$50 600 in gold.
Half of this amount is the property OF
The United States Mercantile Com pany.
The other half is distributed between A.
Williamson of California, William Ellis
and /. +. Arthur, of Oregon, who have
claims on California Creek, a tributary
OF Twenty-mile Greek.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

first position before half the distance had
been covered and urging him from that
time on led the favorite over the line by
over length, covering the distance IN
1:45A. Estro, carrying the colors OF j..
Nag zee Burke. was fair third.
Wednesdays race, when he finished sec
ond. put Captain Piersal right up on edge,
and be galloped away with the mile and
quarter hurdle affair in easy fashion. An
even-money favorite throughout the bet
ting, he toyed along for mile with Vlk-
ing, which horse was backed from fours
down to 8 to 2, and then drawing away In
the stretch, defeated the California h,lrdler
with ease. G, under hard punishment,
took the show ct Cd Is OF IL to l. 1t was
The Bachelors first start, and he did not
perform any miracles.
Hermanita is usually strong finish,
but appeared lamentably weak the last
quarter OF the seven-furlong run. for which
she was topheavy favorite yesterday. 1t
was the final number of the programme,
and her odds were cut from even to 4 10 3.
She raced out in front with McLight, and
before the stretch was reached seemed to
have the race in hand. Making the bend
for home. the mare suddenly grew weary.
and was passed by both Polish and Nc.
Light. The first named gelding won, cas-
ing up in 1:3054, with Kamsin taking the
place from McLght in rafting drive
The winner went to the post at odds OF
to 2.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

Marquise her head. She walked in first in
2:41% with Del Paso beating Grady out
for the place. Atticus, Billy McCioskey
and Peter the Second found the company
too fast for them.
Starter Caldweps start in the opening
sx-furlong selling event was most ill
timed one. Lucky Dog and Floreanna be-
ing left at the post. DR.. RoweIPs chest
nut horse Satsuma was an IL to choice
in the betting, but his legs must have
given him trouble, for he showed none of
of his old-time speed. Montgomery, at 5
to 2, made another runaway race of it,
winning away off from Lone Princess, an
8 to 1 shot.
The six-furlong sprint next decided
looked good thing on paper for Main
stay, which was always hot even-m oney
favorite in the ring. To Elrod's bungling
exhibition in the saddle can be ascribed
the big chestnut sprinter' defeat Hughey
Jones' Jockey put up about as bad a ride
as has been seen in several moons. The
favorite raced out in front with Figleaf
and Count Of Flanders to the stretch,
where Elrod, for some reason, let him
fall back. Clawson now brourht Alma, q
Z to shot. up, and, taking the lead, won
ridden out from Count of Flanders. The
first choice brought up in third position.
Memories of the dead Morello were re-
called by the victory of bis son Morellito
In the mile dash for two-year-oids. 1t was
the brown youngsters first appearance
with the colors up since last meeting, but
Trainer Mat Storm had him right up to
II and although tiring the last three fur
longs showed unHinching courage. Los
Prietos opened up the favorite at odds OF
to 5. reced ng TO II to 5. The Ace came
in for considerable backing at and B, but
made miserable showing. st. Cuthbert
had speed for . quarter, but blew up
early. Piggott hustled Morellito into
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07
Track Notes.

Dan Honig. the well known st. Louis tErf-
man, arrived from the East yesterday. ID
string of horses have been here for some time.
When last seen Dan was hunting up Willie
Martin for "Perfecto' the jockey owed him.
Kamsin at last showed some of his old time
speed in the last race run. Jockey Neal also
appeared TO have overcome the reyer1e he has
relapsed into since his advent here.
There was considerable grumbling at the
showing made by Hermanita. Piggott. though,
tried to get all out of the mare he could, and
no blame could attach to his riding.
If Mainstay does not show more consistency
in his running Judge Murphy intimated that
the big chestnut would be barred in future in
the betting.
Mat Storm has claimed all along that Morel-
Ito would be hard one TO beat, and 1t looks
as though his predictions would prove true.
He is grand looking colt. and in the hands
of such capable trainer should make his
mark on the turf.
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NOW CONFESSES TO
TWENTY MURDERS
Arrest of Joseph Vacher, the
French Monster in
Crime.
His Victims We're Shepherds and
Sheph rdesses. and They We're
All FrIghifuliy Mutilated.
Special pisnatch to Tile CALI.

Special Dispatch to THE CALL
NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-The Paris corre-
spondent of the World sends the follow
ing: The monster in crime, Joseph Vach-
er, has just been arrested. The list of
his shocking crimes, which rival those
of "Jack the Ripper" grows daily. He
admits having murdered twenty persons.
Vacher was a stroiling m usician and ac-
cordion- player. His victims almost in
variably were shepherds or shepherdesses.
Not content with simply killing them, he
mutilated their quivering bodies in a
most frightful manner, literally disem.
boweling them. He would lie in am bu sh
for his victims, spring upon them, cut
their throats with his sharp knife and
then mutiate their bodies.
His arrest came about in this way: He
attacked the wife of shepherd who was
caring for her husbands flock. She re-
sisted stoutly and cried for help. Her
husband heard her and, running to her
assist ance, was soon engage ed in a fierce
fight with Vacher. The other shep herd 5
ran up and Vacher finally was overpow-
cred and taken before the police. The
police imm ediately decided that the pris-
oner was the wandering assassin who had
committed so many horrible murders, SO
the kinsmen of other victims were sent
for to identity him. In almost every case
they recognized Vacher as the tramp mu-
sician who had been seen in the vicinity
shortly before each murder. Their rage
on seeing Vacher knew no bounds, and
had it not been for the police they would
have taken summary venge ance.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07
-FOUR FAVORITES
B0VLED over
The Talent Experienced
Difficult Guessing at
Ingleside.
Little Marquise Galloped Away
With the Golden West
Stake.
Lucky Dog Left at the Post = Nor
Lucky Dog Left at the Post - Nor
rellito Finished in Front of
Los Prietos.

There was nothing about the racing
at lngleslde track yesterday that will
iinger long in the memory Of those pres
ent as spectators. 1t was arranged in six
chapters and was repiete with upheavals
and Disasters. In four out of six scrim-
images the favorites were worsted.
Satsuma was the first favorite to step up to
the plate and struck out on three straight
balls. Mainstay came up fresh and smil-
ing next, but was put out cold with one
of Elrod's leIt.handers. Holmes then
tried to kick goal with Los Prietos, but
failed, and Pigsott scored touchdown
with Morelito. Captain Piersol was fav-
vorite for the jump and I. Murphy, his
pilot, put the blue ball down with clever
com bination shot. The spell of ill-luck
following in the wake of the tavorites
now seemed broken, for Gus Wilson took
the fifth bout with Marquise, getting a
full Nelson in minutes AK seconds. 1t
could not last, though. !or in the final
game Piggott put the 'reverse English"
on Hermanita and she had not counted
when Polish went out.
The attendance in the betting ring was
large, with a rather light showing of
ladies in the stand. The music furnished
is excellent and they enjoyed that even If
they did fai to pick the winning horses
The track was slow as a plowed field
without any signs of spla~ hing mud.
Those with line on the m ud-larks were
generally successful. The bookmakers,
however. were the biggest winners.
The $1,000 Golden West stske was the
principal feature of the card. 1t tattracted
but a field of six to the post. Grady in
fine fettle at present likes q pasteDoard
rack and as he could not have it and the
going suited the little bay mare MarquiSe
there was installed All even money choice.
Del Paso II and Grady with speed to loan,
showed to good advantage for a mile and
a quarter and then Wilson gave the