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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22
BUFFALO BILLS WILD WEST.
The Big Entertainment VIII BE Here
Next Friday.

Buffalo Bilis" Wild West has been seen
in every capital in Europe, and was the
LEGAL point of interest at the worlds fairs
in London, Paris and at the Columbian
Exposition in Chicago 1t presents the fast
vanishing episodes of the plains, illustrat-
ing wildly the events which attended the
settlement of this great country from ocean
to ocean, and from gulf to gulf. 1t is his
tory, illustrated by the actors who made
that history Mimcry there is none-it Is
from start to finish the real story told by
the hero of the tale.
There has now been made a part, and
one which rounds out and completes the
value of the subject, a congress of the
rough riders of the world This illustrates
also by the aid of the real people the sci
ence of equitation, and of artillery as prac-
ticed in the great armies of England, Ger
many and Russia, and the United States,
and the flying squadrons of the irregular
cavalry of the Bedouins and the Tartars,
while the gaucho from the pampas of the
South American continent vies in skill with
the cowboy of the plain and the Indian and
the Mexican.
Both in fascinating interest, excitement,
entertainment and educational value this
is one of the most novel exhibitions ever
presented. The perfection of this great ex-
hibit is guaranteed by the cooperation OF
Colonel Cody, Nate Salisbury and that eX-
perienced public amusement caterer, Mr..
James A. Bailey, of Barnum & Bailey. The
Wild West will be here next Friday.
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NUMEROUS SERVICES TODAY.
Visiting Preachers to Fill Many of
the Local Pulnita.

The services 10 be held to-day by the Wis
ting pastors and evangeists of the United
Presbyterian Church are many in number,
nearly all the halls, theaters and churches
having been turned over to them
The days worship will begin with early
prayer meetings in the hotels and boarding
houses containing delegates. the subjects
being "Our Prayer Covenant" and My
Own Church"
At 9 a. M Rev. r. A. Torrey, of Chicago,
will lead conservation meeting for men
only at the convention hall, and Mrs Edith
Livingston Peake, of San Francisco, will
conduct like meeting for women at the
First Baptist Church.
At 1890 services will be held at the fol-
lowing places in addition to those in the
churches:
Tomlinson Hall-Services by the Rev. NJ.
B. Williams, of Atlanta, Ga
Y. NJ. c. A. Hall-ServiceS of the First
United Presbyterian Church, conducted by
the Rev. Joseph Littell, pastor: Sermon
preached by the Rev. w. G. Moorehead.
At o'clock in the afternoon a praise
and promise service will be held at Tom
linson Hall, and John G. Woolley will make
At $50 services will be held at Wood
ruff-avenue United Presbyterian Church
on the triangle park in front of the church,
conducted by Drs. w. G. -Moorehead w.
T. Maloy, of Chicago. and j. A. Thompson,
of Tarkio, Mo. Take East Tenth-street
car at woodruff avenue and go one square
north to the park.
In the evening there are gospel mass
meetings at the Empire Theater, where
Rev. j. T. McCrory. of Pittsburg, will
speak, and at the Grand opera House.
where Rev, J. Knox Montgomery, of Gin
cinnati will speak. At Tomlinson Hall
there will be prayer and testimony meet
ing for delegates in particular.
At $3.50 p. m. the three meetings of the
evening are expected to coalesce at the hall
when the closing service of the institute
will be held. Rev. John A. Duff, retiring
general secretary, will preside. At this
meeting Rev. T. c. Atchison the incoming
chairman, and Rev. d. F. McGill, the gem
eral secretary-elect, will speak The con-
vention will close by singing verses from
the fifth Psalm.
Tomorrow morning Tomlinson Hall will
be open from O. clock until noon for infor-
NAL receptions.
The services of the morning and evening
al the churches which are not United
Presbyterian will be as follows:
Memorial Presbyterian Church-Preaching
at 1880 a. m. by Rev. w. 7. Maloy, ID. D..
of Chicago.
Fourth Presbyterian Church--Maytiower
Congregational Church will unite with the
Fourth Church in services at 1880 q. m.
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NEW GENERAL Committee
Elected Yesterday MOrning-EnrOlI-
menf hY Preshxferiea

ment by Presbyteries.
The delegates were slow in assembling for
the morning session of the convention. and
the praise service. which was led by c. p
Campbell, of Chicago. was continued long
er than usual in order to await the arrival
of belated members. The psalm singing
was characterized by the same earnestness
and volume of sound that has heretofore
marked this prominent feature of the gath
erins.
1t was essentially business session, and
there was not a single discordant jar in
in the proceedings. Whatever a committee
reported was promptly agreed to without
amendment or discussion, and no one at
tempted to combat any Of the sentiments
uttered by the speakers. 1t was all harmony
and peace
One Of the first and most important &C
tons taken was the election of the new
members of the genaral committee nomi-
mated by Rev J. c. Atchison, of Chicago.
the incoming chairman. The committeeman
thus selected are as follows:
Fl. H. Parrish. Cambridge N. Y; Prof.
Morgan Barnes, New Wilmington, Pa; M.
Indianapolis, Ind; the Rev. Robert Lamont
Hay, New Brighton, Pa.
Mr. Atchison also nominated the follow
ing members of the 1.-THE committee. which
We're also elected: The Rev T. II. Hanna,
1r., chairman, Steubenvile, o.; d. T. Reed,
Pittsburg, Pa; Hugh Kennedy, Sharps-
Rev. w. d. Wishart, of Allegheny. was
reelected as junior secretary.
UNDER $500 VISITORS.
]. A. Duff, retiring secretary, made the
report of the enrolment committee, show
ing the attendance at the convention 1t
was as follows:
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Indianapolis, Aug. q.
Notes.

In the evening the new general commit
tee met at the Denison in informal ses-
sion. Nothing of a business nature was
accomplished.
A very pleasant reception was accorded
the delegates from the Associate Reform
Church in the parlors of the Denison dur
ing the afternoon.
In addition to the boarding house and
hotel prayer meetings there will also be
sunrise meetings at the monument and
in University Park.
Quite a party is being made up to take
in the Nashville excursion, which will leave
next Tuesday The rate is very low and a
pleasant trip is anticipated.
Princeton. Muncie Spring Hill. Rushville,
IdaVille and other Indiana towns are we'll
represented at the convention G. r. Stor-
mont, editor of the Princeton Daily Clarion,
is among the delegates.
Dr. McGill, the secretary-elect, is a mem
Der of the Christian Endeavor, and not,
strictly speaking, a Christian Unionist.
Nothing could better illustrate the fact that
the c. Els are entitled to membership in
the institute as much are the G. L. S.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22
THE STATE is >OBDURATE.
Carroll County Must Settle for Taxes
ON the Bowen Estate.

A conference was held yesterday between
the state tax commissioners and Treasurer
Thomas, of Carroll county, in an effort to
straighten out the difficulty that has exist
ed for two years between the tax officers
of that county and the State. 1t arose over
the sequestered taxes of the Bowen estate.
The county began suit to collect the back
taxes on the estate and made a compro
mise, which the state officers did not APP
prove, and the State has since demanded of
Carroll county it's proportion of these taxes
at what they lawfully were, not at rate
upon which settlement was made. The
State has since then declined to'make any
its proportion of the taxes collected from
the express companies, telegraphs and rail-
roads IN the tax litigation. The State made
no concessions in its demands yesterday,
and Mr.. Thomas went home to see what
can be done.
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the 1.-THE committee was referred would
express their high appreciation of the i'm
mense labor performed by the committee.
especially by its chairman. Mr.. G. +. Camp
bell of Chicago. who has expended already
$1,000 of his own funds in the prosecution
Of the committees work and modestly re-
Trained from making any mention thereof.
THE results of the committee work are
very gratifying. But to receive full returns
from the seed thus Sown 1t is necessary
to continue to finish the work so well be-
gun. Your committee would suggest that
a 1.-THE committee be a permanent feature
of the young peoples work; that any So
ciety that has thus far neglected 1t be
urged to appoint 1.-THE secretary and 1.-THE
committee at once; that every presbytery
be urged to appoint 1.-THE secretary who
shall push the matter vigorously in his own
presbytery this and the coming year; that
byterial convention in a conference on
tithing that at the next annual conVen-
ton the subject OF systematic ana proper.
| tionate giving be emphasized, and that at
least two hours be allotted to the consider
alton of such subject"
j. j. Porter, j. Mckenzie Cieland ana
Robert Rutledge signed this report.
AS TO JUNIOR SECRETARY.
The committee on the report Of the junior
secretary reported follows:
Your committee would respectfully sub
nit the following:
Resolved, That we express thanksgiving
to Almighty God for His blessing upon 5, the
ress made during the past year
Resolved, That the gratitude of the
whole church is due the junior secretary
for the very efficient service he has rem
dered in enlisting the boys and girls in
the work of our Divine Master 49,.
Resolved, That we urge upon all the
congregations of our church the organlza-
ton of junior societies.
Resolved, That we concur in the suggeS-
ton of the junior secretary that such OF
ficer should be chosen for a term of years.
I'VE renew the request of former insu-
tutes and most earnestly emphasize it-urg-
ing upon our board of publication the I'M
mediate preparation of small book of
selections from the psalms suited specially
for children's meetings.
I'VE recommend that, as far as prac-
ticable, the Junior Endeavor topics be used
during the coming year. Also that under
the supervision of the junior secretary
there be prepared and published in the {.
the children.
I'VE recommend that in future Institutes
there shall be a conference on junior work.
I'VE recommend that, hereafter the
junior banner be awarded to the presbytery
making the largest per cent. of gain in
membership. instead of the largest numer-
ical gain, thus giving smaller presbyterles
an equal chance with the larger"
This was signed by ]. A. Cosby, Sadie
McGregor T. p. McDill, Letha Adkins,
Olive McGarey
The auditing committee reported as fol-
lows:
"Your committee would report that we
ments of treasurer, Mr.. W. j. Stewart,
from Aug. 10, 1896 to Aug; IS, 1897 and find
them to be correct showing a balance on
hand of 1883. "a. The records show that very
great care has been taken, Tor which Mr..
Stewart deserves much credit"
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PUMPED OUT A CISTERN.
Two Detectives Find "a Watch Which
Clarence Powers Stole.

Clarence Powers, twenty-one years old,
living at Ala East Merrill street, was arrest
ed yesterday afternoon on a charge of
grand larceny. He lives in double house,
and with the key to his side. opened the
door of the other side of the house and
stole a watch. He admitted his guilt and
confessed when arrested that he had
thrown the watch in the cistern, fearing
that he was to be arrested for the crime.
Detectives Thornton and Kinney, who were
detailed on the case, pumped the cistern dry
and found the watch at the bottom of an
accumulation of mud about two feet deep.
The detectives say the cistern the
largest they ever saw, not excepting the
fire cisterns, which hold several hundred
barrels
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22
PRAYED FOR THE POLICE.
superintendent COIbert's Men Needed
1t, the Convention Thought.

[, the
The text on the programme for the even
ing session was Titus ii, II: Denying I'M
goodness and worldly lusts, we should live
soberly, righteously and cody, in this pres
ent world" Fully two thousand people
were at the hall and as the programmes
were well distributed the text was read
by all and the audience seemed to deliver
itself entirely over to sober, earnest, relig-
ious thought. The psalms were sung with
a hearty spirit and the prayers said III the
devotional service were marked by perfect
sincerity.
DR.. ]. S. Moffat conducted the prelimi-
nary exercises and called for sentence pray
ers in behalf of two classes of humanity
whom he thought were in special need of
them. These classes We're the police of In
A look of surprise spread over the hall at
the novel proposition to pray for the po-
lice and some wondered why the Indianap-
oils force should have been specially Sc
lected, thus leaving out of consideration
the officers of the law in other great cit
les AS the good doctor did not volunteer
an explanation the mater remained a
conundrum but the outpouring of earnest
sentences in response to the call for them
pressed with the need the police have for
divine guidance and protection. Altogether
there were five prayers offered up in behalf
of the loca! force.
DR.. P. Sankey. brother of the evangel-
list, and d. NJ. Cleland asked divine aid
for the missionaries in India, after which
Rev j T. Day of the Associate Reformed
Church addressed the assembly expressing
the thanks of his delegation for the cour-
tesies extended them and for the admission
granted them to the convention.
While the quartet of the Sixth Church.
of Allegheny, sang one of the sweetest of
the psalms an offering was taken up by
the ushers for the defraying of the eX-
penses of the general committee.
REV. o. Y. BONNER'S ADDRESS.
The first speaker of the evening, Rev. O.
Y. Bonner of Due West S. c., was then
introduced. His subject was Timothy,
the friend of Paul. His Introductory re-
marks were as follows:
Biography has for me a peculiar charm:
an attraction that no other department Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22
Cbaritie. Board at state prison.

The State Board of Charities has returned
from a visit to the Insane Asylum at Lo-
gansport and the State Prison at Michigan
City. The members found things much inn
proved at the prison, and work upon the
new water plant and other improvements
for which appropriations were made by the
last Legislature are progressing handsome
ly OF the $50 men in the prison five hum
rest are working upon these improvements
The grading system in use at Jeffersonville
will be introduced Sept. !.
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DR.. Max A Bahr son of Professor Paul
Bahr, of this city, who has been serving
as senior inferno in the Emergency Hos
pital at Washington, D. c., has been pro-
NOTED TO resident physician by the unani-
nous vote of the board of directors of that
institution DR.. Bahr will enter upon his
new duties Sept. /, which will make him
first assistant of the hospital DR.. Bahr
was from May l. 1896, to May l, 1897 in
terne of the Indianapolis City Dispensary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22
Ralph Hill. Jr.. Dend.

Ralph Hill, jr., young man well known
in this city, died of pneumonia Friday night
on a Chicago & Western train pass
ing through Iowa. He was on his way
home from California, where he had gone
in search of health. He was twenty-five
years old and was graduated from the In
diana Law School last June He lived with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hill. at
4l0 East New York street. The body will
arrive home this afternoon.
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A Call for Scientific Proof.

To the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal
| trust that some of our scientific gents
who are accustomed to making exact state
ments that anybody can understand. that
can be understood in but one way. that
contain nothing but certainly ascertained
fact, have taken note of the whale story
told by Mr.. M. B. Williams, of Georgia,
at the first meeting of the Y. P. C. U. in
Tcmlinson Hall on Wednesday evening and
reported in the Journal Thursday morning
last. AS there reported some considerable
detail is given as to the year the month";
the name and character of the Ship the
name of the sailor so marvelously pre-
served from destruction; and L presume
that no one who knows of the oircum-
stances under which Mr.. Williams told of
the occurrence and to whom he told it, will
even doubt its truth. But we should not
think Of ourselves alone, nor of to-day only
There are people who do not believe the
story of Jonah and his whale, we know
and as Mr.. Williams'S story should be- if
established past cavil, tolerably conclusive
to Jonah's, it should be seen to now,
that the evidence in support of it is flaw
less, that no doubt whatever of it's truth be
possible to torment with doubt and weary
with wrangling those who five or six thou
sand years hereafter may read of it,
The story of Jonah is well known, of
course, but some of the readers of the Jour
nal may have failed to see MIR. Williamss
Briefly then, in February, 1891, the whaling
vessel Star Of the East sent two boats out
after a whale. The whale in its dying
struggles, smashed one of the boats with
it's tail. All the crew were rescued but two
One Of them was picked up later, but the
other was not found. The crew of the ship
worked day and night at cutting up the
carcass of the whale, after which they cut
into it's stomach. And there they found the
missing sailor, James BARLEY by name,
''alive but unconscious" And 1.-The man is
said to be alive to-day" added Mr.. Will
liams.
1t will at once be seen how nearly i'm
pregnable a case for Jonah against the
doubters is at once set up if this experience
of James BARLEY can be as individually es-
eouinoxes, or that the healthy business
conditions of to-day are due to the cleo
ton of Mckinley. Scientific men certainly
never had a finer opportunity to help the
cause than this that now is open to them.
o. NJ. SEARS.
TpdiananoliS Aup 81
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22
Garfield Park Concert Tonight.
Mcleod WIN WrestIe.

Dan Mcleod. who is regarded in some
quarters as the greatest catch-as-catch-
can wrestler in the country, wired here
yesterday to Dickson & Talbot that he
would make a match for Sept. with Nc
MILAN, the big Californian, who is now in
the city. The latter claims to be the
worlds champion mixed-style wrestler. and
a man of powerful build The match be-
tween these two heavy weights will take
place on Thursday night. Sept. .. at the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22

Grand Opera House 1t will be catch-as-
catch-can, three falls in five. Mcleod will
finish training here for the match He has
not wrestled In this city for a long time.
Efforts will be made to induce Farmer
Burns to come here and referee this match
There is much curiosity to Burns who
some months ago bested Mcleod at Dav-
export, Ia. winning two falls out of three
on eighteen-foot mat. Had the mat
been a twenty-four-foot one it is said Nc
Leod would have won, he had Burns
thrown once while off the mat. McLeod's
friends are by no means satisfied that
Burns is the better wrestler of the two.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22

The fire department had run yesterday
at noon to 724 South Capitol avenue. where
the frame house owned by l.. Long was
damaged 10 the extent of S. on account OF
an overheated stove.
At $50 o clock last evening the stable be-
longing TO Dennis Perry at 935 Central av-
enue was damaged $50 by fire OF unknown
origin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22
Burned While Cooking Dinner.

While cooking elmer yesterday Mrs. Pat
rick Lee of 275 Geisendorff street was bad
Iy burned Her dress caught fire from the
stove and before assistance reached her
the garments were nearly burned from her
body. Mrs. Lee declined to have medical
assistance AS she did not inhale the flames
II is not thought her condition is serious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22
concert and BnII for the Miners.

The veteran fremen will give a concert
and ball for the benefit of the striking coal
miners at Tomlinson Hall Monday evening,
Sept 6. The committee on arrangements
consist of j. NJ. Bonnie, A. j. Fiscus and
s. w Kelly. The executive committee ap-
pointed consists of General John Coburn,
General Fred Knefier John c. New, b. X.
Elliott, d. +. Gresh and ID. w. Brouse.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22
NIr. snlIivnn Could Nnt Serve.

Ex-Mayor Thomas L. Sullivan yesterday
notified Chairman Spenc r. of the Demo-
cratic city committee. that he could not
accept the appointment as one of the CITY
election commissioners. and Francis j
Rheinhard was appointed TO the place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22

The Greeks were
physically perfect and
beautiful because they
were healthy. The
man who suffers from
i'll health cannot be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22

physically
robust a n d
manly. The
woman who
lis sickly cam
not be beau-
tiful and wo-
manly. Most
all forms Of
il1-h e alth
have their in
ception in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22

the treasurer showing the receipts Of the
Offering last night to have been S3,l25.S0, of
which 81, 036 So was cash.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22

they passed resound with the song of the
psalms. AT Fairview Park there was a
stop of thirty minutes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22
The EvangeIists, Association.

The evangelists continued their efforts
in behalf of the lost souls of Indianapolis
at the usual sunrise, noon and early even
ing meetings and reported fair progress
to their leader, H. H. Bell.
In the afternoon the Evangelists' Asso-
citation of the United Presbyterian Church
held a meeting and adopted constitution
and bylaws. The purposes Of the asso-
citation were stated to be for the spiritual
upbuilding of her membership and the
deepening of her missionary zeal The Of
ficers elected were: President, II. H. Bell,
of Monmouth; vice president, w. P. White,
of Indianola. Ia; secretary. T. c. Nickel
vey, of New York; tree surer ]. K. Mont
gomery, of Cincinnati The charter mem
bers were H. Fl. .BeH w p. White, l.. e.
Hawk. Elizabeth Livingstone Peake, 7. c.
wick and II. c. Marshall. Alexander c.
Mcclellan c. w. McClurkin, E. 3. Stew
art and Ambrose Nelson were admitted to
membership. a number of than as asso-
ciate members.