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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
"Baroness' Blanc at OLYMPIA.

The Baroness Blanc has signed a con-
tract to appear at the Olympia Roof Gar
den next week. She viii sing one song.
THE Circus Queen" for which she will
wear tights. other songs she will sing are
The Widow Who Is Shy" written by her
self, and "The Way They do 1t in Japan"
The last time the baroness" was seen on
the stage in New York was in 1893, when
she produced Deception at the Fifth
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03

killed. against $780, 900 in 1886. The quality
of the hogs the last month has been good.
Several days last week Kingan 81
S SG; were q.ooO large to s.Oo Suy Soss. e T6ey q @iHli
now begin the filing of their cellars
with packed meats. The shipments of pro-
visions and dressed meats of the company
the last few days have run as high as thirty
carloads a day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03

In the month of April there were received
at the Indianapolis stock yards 1858 hogs,
9,0l5 head Of cattle and 3,S03 head of sheep
and 1880 horses. In the first four months
of 1897 there were received at the yards 356.-
344 hogs. ~, 404 head of cattle, 1876 head of
sheep and u. 300 horses and mules.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03

Minnie Madden Fiske will lay aside the
garments of Tess long enough next Friday
afternoon TO give a special performance Of
Divorces"
John Hare and his English theatrical
company sailed for home last week. IL is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
Knight & JiIIson's New Building.

Knight 81 Jillson will to-day begin to re-
move from their present quarters to tenn
porary quarters on South Delaware street.
The contract for their new building on the
ground the present buildings occupy on
South Pennsylvania street has been let to
Salisbury 81 Stanley. The Improvement will
cost $500 and is to be ready for occu-
pancy by Aug. l. The building will be four
stories high and a great Improvement to
the street. 1t is quite possible that Messrs.
Harrison and Miller, who WI the ground
Jillson plant and the Taggart d Parrot
bakery plant, will tear down the buildings
and erect buildings more uniform in their
ni9pn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
THE A%BATTOIR'S GROWTH
1T WILL BEGIN OPERATIONS IN ITS
NEW PLANT TODAY.
One of the Best Equipments i'm the
West-AEiIIing Interests still
Suffering.

Five years ago Joseph Allerdice, the
Rauh brothers and two or three other men
with ample capital and a good deal of push
purchased the much-dilapidated Abattoir
Company's plant consisting of two or three
small frame buildings and doing but little
business. With the reorganization OF the
company, Mr.. Allerdice was placed at the
head as it's general manager, and as a re-
suit of his labors, the indianapolis Abattoir
Company has become one of the largest
and best-constructed plants in the West,
and to-day will begin operations in new
buildings.
The company's buildings and yard cover
ten acres Of ground. A switch has been
built from the Belt Road to the center of
the grounds, and on every side the con-
struction of the plant shows conveniences
such as result from careful planning. The
slaughter capacity of the plant will be 10
head of cattle a day, 500 hogs and 200 sheep
and calves. The dressed beef cooling room
is large enough to hang up at one time 800
head of cattle. The hog cooling room,
which is on the third floor, will hang up
at one time 5000 hogs. Adjoining the hog
cooling room is the room to cut up meats.
The hogs are carried from the slaughter
house to the cooling room by a conveyor
ODGIdISO ny SISdlll. LII lLO 4 -
uting system $4,000 feet of pipe are required
and these pipes carry the brine through
the five cellars and it is forced through the
pipes by a powerful Dean pump. The con-
solidated ice machine has a siXty-ton re-
frigerating capacity daily. In an adjoining
building are three Chandler & Taylor boil
ers, So horse power each, and near by is
nearing completion a fine electric plant.
There are eight buildings in all, three frame
and five brick. One just completed is lbs feet
in length by 123 feet in width, three stories
high and constructed on modern lines.
The Mooney brothers, of Columbus, Ind,
are outside parties who are interested and
nave considerable money in the enterprise.
The company expects in q short time to
begin shipping dressed meats to New Eng
land and other Eastern markets., and al
ready has a large home trade. Being in
close proximity to the stock yards it will
have an excellent stock market to select
from and can take advantage Of this mar
ket and at the same time will add to the
business of the yards. While not as large
a plant as that of Kingan q Co, it is one
of the most complete plants yet con-
structed, and equipped with all modern APP
paratus for handling the business to ad-
vantage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
The Horse Market.

Every month brings indianapolis into
more prominence as q horse market. 1t is
now three years since the weekly auction
sales We're established on Tuesday and
Wednesday, and from sales of 100 to $50
horses a week the sales now reach from
500 to 900 a week, each month showing an
increase in sales over the preceding one.
Mr.. Blair, of the firm of Blair g. Baker, says
that the only new feature Of the market is
that good horses bring better prices, and
during the month of April some tine blooded
stock, really superior to any yet offered,
was sold. Another good feature about this
market is that both firms are selling more
horses for export and getting good prices
for such stock. The past month good draft
horses were in better demand, farmers iii
the surrounding country coming in and buy
ing them to work on the farms. The mar
ket seems to be we'll cleared of broken
down, inferior animals, not one poor, low
priced horse now being offered where ten
were in the auction sales when they were
first established. Every week not only is
the number of buyers OF horses for export
increasing, but also from such points as
Buffalo, Philadelphia, Louisville. Atlanta
and a dozen other places in the East ana
Southeast.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03

Among the attractions booked for Wal
lacks next season are Mr.. e. S. Willard, in
Henry Arthur Jones's latest play, The
Physician" and Miss Julia Arthur in "A
Lady of Quality" Mr.. Willard opens in
October and Miss Arthur comes a month
later. Mr.. Edwin Arden will be her lead
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10
Killed by an Explosion.

Cygnet, Ohio An explosion of nj
tro-gylcerine occurred here this even
ing resulting in the death of six per-
sons. The explosion occurred at Grant
we'll, in the village limits. A we'll had
just been shot by Samuel Barber, the
shooter for the Ohio and Indiana Tor.
pedo Company. The we'll was CASEY
and when the 100 quarts of glycerine
let down into it exploded, the gas ig.
nited and with a roar the flames shot
high above the derrick. AS soon as
the drillers saw the flames several
climbed into the derrick to shut off the
gas, but they had hardly gotten there
when there was a terrific explosion.
The burning gas had started the re-
naming glycerine in the empty cans
standing in wagon near the derrick.
In another wagon nearby were cans
containing another l2O quarts of the
stuff and this was started by the force of
the explosions.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10
Death on the Rail.

A special correspondent to the Will
mington Messenger from Goldsboro
says:
Goldsboro, September John
Mozingo, white man Of this county,
who came to town Friday and had
been drinking freely all day and
through the night, wandered down
the Smithfeld railroad and laid down
to sleep with his head on the end of a
crosstie at an early hour this morning
and was struck by the engine of the
train on that road which left here at
7:2o o'clock The train was stopped
and in an unconscious condition he
was brought back to this city and
taken to the Emergency hospital,
where he breathed his last at 1890
O'Clock this afternoon The foot Of
the pillow of the engine struck his head
and broke his skull. Engineer r. {.
jenkins was at the throttle when the
accident occurred and to a reporter of
The Argus he made the following
statement after the return from his
run to Smithfeld this morning:
81 left on time with my train this
morning. After crossing the county
road about mile from town | always
shut my throttle as there is pretty
steep grade between the crossing and
the river bridge and the train will at
tain to a pretty lively gait without the
assistance of steam. had just reach
ed the foot of the grade and opened
the throttle again when | discovered
something lying near the track, which
I thought to be log. l paid very
little attention to the object until with
in few feet of it and to my horror |
discovered it was man with his head
resting on the end Of a crosstie. / ap-
piled the brakes and sounded the
whistle, but he never moved. Every
nerve in my body was drawn to its
greatest tension and | trembled from
head to foot. knew that the pillow of
the engine must strike him and was
powerless to prevent it. He was lying
on the left side of the track and was
glad that could not see the plow
knock his head from its dangerous
resting place"
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10
Trial Of the Fraud Question in the Railway
Lease.

Raleigh, N. e., September "A Sec
ond hearing was had today at Sails
bury before Special Master Kerr Craig
touching the question as to whether
or not there was any fraud on the part
of the directors in the recent e-leasing
of the North Carolina railroad to the
Southern railway.
In the disposal of the injunction pro-
ceedings before him, this was the form
in which United States Judge Simon
ton put the case into the hands OF the
special master, asking that this point
be decided before he went further.
There were eminent counsel on both
sides, and strong attempts to estab-
lish fraud, the most striking feature
probably of the evidence being the
production by ex-Judge Avery of the
minutes ofthe board wherein, as alleg-
ed, vouchers are established showing
the use of 50 900 for lobbying purposes.
Another minute, it was said, authoriz-
ed President Alexander to bring the
board to Raleigh during the session of
the legislature at the expense of the
North Carolina railroad.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10

Raleigh. N, c., September 1.-The
first part of the week ended last night
continued warm and dry. Scattered
showers occurred at various points.
Hailstorms damaging crops were re-
ported in Warren, Halifax, Henderson
and Rutherford. Crops continue very
fine in extreme eastern counties, but
at most points in the centre and west
continue to suffer from drought. Cot
ton has shed considerably and the top
crop has been badly cut short by
drought, SO that, though considerable
crop remains in sight it will fall far
short of expectations Of months ago.
Some cotton is opening prematurely.
About 80 per cent. of Tobacco remains
uncut. Curing will be finished rapidly;
the results are very good. Rice is
ready for harvest. The late corn needs
rain to mature we'll.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10
The French Cable.

Washington, September 6-Offlcials
OF the state department and of the at
torney generals Office have been con
ferring recently in regard to the
French cable which lands at Cape Cod
The cable was first laid under author.
ity given by the president through Sec
tary Evarts in 1879, and recently the
French capital has been replacing this
line with a new copper cable. This
met with opposition and Senator Frye
introduced bill to prevent the land
ing of cables without the assent OF
congress, while Senator Nelson after
ward offered another bill leaving the
question with the president Neither
bill passed congress. While they were
under consideration in the senate com
mlttee on commerce the statement was
made that if the French cable was
landed pending congressional action
a United States revenue cutter would
cut it.
Through the summer, work on the
cable has progressed steadily and in
formation received here today indicates
that the last link in the line will be
made in midocean in about ten days
although there may be delays, owing
to the delicacy of this final operation
The steamer Silver Stone has been
paying out the line from the American
coast and the steamer Francis Aragor
from the French coast. The Silver
Stone has paid out about I,5oo miles
from the American side, and the Fran.
els Aragon about 900 from Brest. This
leaves about 600 miles of the tota
length of 5000, and the steamers are
gradually approaching with the pros
poets of uniting about the middle O.
the month. The American connection
at Cape Cod is said to have been com
pleted, with the line running into mid
ocean.
The question before the war depart
ment and the attorney general has
been as to the right to land a cable O
foreign conutry. There appears tc
be much doubt as to the law or wheth
er there is any law on the subject. The
French company has urged that the
line was a renewal of the old line ano
not new line. They also have point
ed out in communication to the sen
ate committee on commerce that the
line was of strategic Importance to the
United States. What, if any actor
the government will take, has no
been determined so far as can be learn
ed.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10
A Georgia Girl Assaulted.

Macon, Ca, Sept. S.-Miss Sallie
Chapman, aged 20 years, living with
her other-in-law, J. c. McInvale, in
this city, was assaulted andj outraged
in her bed room soon after daylight
this morning. A nine year old girl
was in the room, with her, but was so
frightened she could not give all
alarm. Miss Chapman does not know
whether the man was black or white.
She was frightened and SO hurt that
she became insensible and has not
yet recovered her wits. The whole
town is wrought up to high pitch Of
excitement. This is the second as
sault of a like nature in the last two
weeks in this city.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10
A Criminal Assault on a Little Girl

Danville, Va, September 7.-Officers
from Laurel Grove, Spottsylvania
county, arrived in this city today with
a warrant for the arrest of Green G.
Dodson, white man aged about 4S
years, charged with attempted criminal
assault on Virgie Parrott, an S-year old
white girl. The attempt is said to
have been made on Saturday last. The
officers spent the day in this city and
vicinity looking for Dodson but did not
find him. Dodson left his home near
Laurel Grove on Monday to ';rive a
load of tobacco to this market. After
unloading the tobacco at the Farmers
warehouse and securing an advance of
$l2 on it he disappeared.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10
Died n d Passenger Coach.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 7, $50

Washington, D. G., Sept. 7, 1897.
Mrs. !. W. Luckey, 45 years DID, of
Tryon, N. c., died Of heart failure on
a passenger coach in the Pennsylvania
depot shortly before S o'clock yester-
day morning. The body was removed
to Lees undertaking establishment,
where it will be held until today, when
Prenrice Luckey, son of the deceased,
will reach here from Tryon
Mrs. Luckey was engaged with her
son in general merchandise business
in Tryon, and was on her way north to
lay in fresh stock of goods. She
changed cars at this point for New
York, and while waiting in the coach
yesterday morning took dose of med
icine for her heart trouble. A few min
utes later Conductor Quinn passed
through the car and she asked him to
get her glass Of water.
The conductor started after it, but
before he had gone half dozen steps
he heard her utter an exclamation of
pain. He turned around just in time to
see her fall from her seat unconscious.
She was picked up and carried into
the depot, and telephone message
sent for the Emergency Hospital
ambulance. BY the time it reached
the depot, however, she was dead
Coroner Carr was notified and or
dered that the body be removed to
Lees. Later he and Deputy Coroner
Glazebrook performed an autopsy and
gave certificate of death from heart
failure. Mrs. Luckey's address was
ATTAINED from cards found in her pock.
etbook, and her son was notified by
telegraph. He sent dispatch in re-
ply saying that he would start for
Washington at once. The remains of
Mrs. Lucky will be sent back to Tryon
today,
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10
A Yellow Fever Scare.

Jackson. Miss, September GA tele-
gram from Edwards, Miss, about thr-
ty miles west of here, states that Hon.
s. S. Champion, prominent politician,
died there Yesterday evening from
what was supposed to be yellow fever.
A family Of nine persons named An
derson, living near Edwards, had been
sojourning at Ocean Springs. After
their return seven OF the family were
taken sick and Mr.. Champion visited
the family to inquire after their health.
Two or three days afterwards Mr..
Champion was taken sick and died
yesterday. The attending physician
pronounced the case one of yellow
fever.
Governor McLaurin has received the
following telegram from the two men,
bers of the state board of health who
went to Ocean Springs, Miss, to in
vestlgate the yellow fever scare;
"After most thorough investigation
in every conceivable light it is the
unanimous opinion of the representa-
tives Of Louisiana, Alabama and Mis-
sissippi state boards of health and the
marine hospital service, that the fever
now prevailing in Ocean Springs is yell
low fever.
[Signed] II. H, Harrelson.
J. F. Hunter.
New Orleans, September 6.-Presi-
dent Oliphant, of the louisiana board
ofhealth sent a telegram to that board
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10

here confirming the report that the
physicians at Ocean Springs had de-
clared the prevailing sickness un-
doubtedly yellow fever The doctors
of the state came to this conclusion
after holding an autopsy on the body
of a person who died yesterday. Quar-
antine will be declared against Ocean
Springs at once.
There is little or no alarm here, but
sojournerS on the coast are returning
to the city and will spend the balance
of hot weather at home.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10
Drowned at Masonboro.
Wilmington Sept. 7, 1897.

Wilmington Sept. 7, 1897.
Mr.. B. B. Trask, of Masonboro, ar
rived in the city by private convey
ance last night about $3.50 o'clock to
notify Coroner David Jacobs of
double drowning at Mr.. D. w. Trask's
landing, on Masonboro Sound, yester-
day afternoon at $50 O'Clock. The per-
sons who were drowned were two
brothers, Alfred and Nann Mcdaniel,
young colored men, aged respectively
about 20 and is years.
Mr.. Trask informed US that he and
the two unfortunate young men went
to the landing and went in swimming,
and that he jumped from a spring
board into the water and swan out in
to the channel. Alfred and Vann
waded out and when in water about
shoulder deep, they began to play.
Alfred caught Vann and ducked him.
holding his head under the water SO
long that Mr.. Trask told Alfred to turn
him loose, he would drown him. Vann
caught his brother around the waist
and they clinched. They were right
on the edge of the channel which
shelves off into water ten to twelve
feet deep. In their struggles they got
off into deep water, and Alfred called
on Mr.. Trask for help.
Mr.. Trask swan within three yards
of them and as they attempted to seize
him, he feared they would drown him,
too, and he swan back ashore. There
was boat at the landing, but there
was no paddle in it, SO Mr.. Trask
swan out pushing the boat to the
drowning men. Meanwhile Alfred had
disappeared and Mr.. Trask got the
boat within two yards of Vann, when
he, too, went down. The boat was
leaking and when Mr.. Trask got into
it to try to pull Vann in, it turned over,
but did not sink. Finding that both
men had disappeared, he took the boat
ashore and gave the alarm.
Mr.. Trask states that the brothers
were on the best of terms and were
only playing. Both of them could
swim some, but were not good swim
mers. They were both merry when
they went into the water and began to
play.
The drowned men We're sons of Henry
and Julia Mcdaniel, two we'll known
colored people who live on the sound.
Vann worked in the city with Mr.. w.
R. French, on Ninth and Market
streets, until Monday, when he went
to the sound to work for Mr.. G. w.
Trask. Alfred worked on Mr.. B. B.
Trask's truck farm, Mr.. Tra>k says
they were both industrious and well
behaved.
Men dragged for the bodies with a
sein and the body of Alfred had been
recovered when Mr.. Trask left to come
to the city. He says he had no doubt
the body of Vann was also recovered
shortly erwards.-Messenger.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10

In soo-yard swimming race lvr the
championship of the world at Doncas-
ter, Eng Nuttal, the champion Of En-.
gland defeated Caval, the Australian
champion, in the record breaking time
of six minutes Ia seconds.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10

President Andrews, of Brown Univer-
sity, has sent to the corporation letter
formally declining to withdraw his re-
signation and stating briefly his deci.
sion to withdraw from the university.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10
LODGES.

Regular meetings of Mt. Lebanon
Lodge No. III A. F. & A. M. are held
in their hall. corner of Nash and Colds
boro streets on the Ist and 3rd Monday
nights at 7:3o clock P. M. each month.
DR.. c. E. Moore, w. M.
Regular meetings of Mt. Lebanon
Chapter No. II are held in the Masonic
Hall every 2nd Monday night at 7:3o
O'Clock P. M. each month.
w. H. Applewhite, H. P.
Regular meetings of Mt. Lebanon
Commandery No. 7 are held in the Ma
sonic hall every 4th Monday night at
1880 o'clock each month.
B. S. Earnes, E. C.
Regular meetings of Wilson Lodge
X. of H. No. 1894 are held in their hall
over the First National Bank every Ist
Thursday evening at $3.50 clock. T. III
B. F. Briggs, Director.
Post Office Hours.
Office opens 500 a. m. and closes at
sunset.
Mails at day close for North p. M.
/" " !" /" West p. m.
!. :" /" !" I" South I:3o 3. m.
Mails at night for all points close at
9p. no.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10

The Treasury Department has re-
ceived from Pensacola telegram ex-
pressing belief that the pilot steamer
Somers N. Smith, of Mobile, is lying
around the Florida coast engaged in a
filibustering expedition.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10

Col. Issac w. Avery, at one time
editor of the Atlanta Constitution, fell
from the porch of his residence Tues
day night and died yesterday from the
effects of the fall.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-09-10

Monroe Enquirer says: We learn
that there was a man on the jury here
last week who was As years old and
had never been in courthouse before
until he took seat in the jury box.