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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07

Opie Read, the novelist, was in Toledo
Wednesday night to witness the production
OF the new play by Tim Murphy. called
''The Carpet Dagger" The play was writ
ten jointly by Mr.. Read and Frank S. Pix
ley Mr.. Read was well pleased with the
production, and both he and Mr.. Pixley
were called to the stage to make speeches.
The play was produced at the Valentine
Theater for the first time, and after the
first act carried the vast audience by storm.
The first act contained so much uncertainty
that the audience did not really know what
to expect in the coming acts, but as the
second act unraveled itself the audience
grew enthusiastic. and the enthusiasm con-
tinued to increase until the curtain was
rung down on the closing scene and act.
The great audience rendered Mr.. Murphy
and Messrs. Read and Pixley a perfect ova-
tion Mr.. Read said that the title he haS
decided on for his new book, which will go
to press i'm few weeks, is, "A Yankee
from the West" The work will be drama
tized by Mr.. Pixley in time to put it on the
stage next season.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Indiana Notes.

The sixty-ninth Indiana Regiment will
hold its annual reunion at Lynn Randolph
county, Oct. 49,
Calvin H. Brown, one of the oldest resi-
dents of this place aged sixty, died at Amo
Tuesday. The funeral was held yeSter-'
day.
Railroad for 5000 at Charlottesville on ac-
count of injuries received in a collision near
Waveland two months ago.
Republicans of Jay. Randolph and Della
Ridgeville Oct. is. j. Frank Hanly and
w. D. Bynum are promised as the principal
speakers.
The congregation of Wall-street M. f.
the Rev. j. T. O'Neal reception at the
parsonage. The event was in honor OF his
return as pastor for the second year.
B. B. Rogers, a Chicago travelling man.
who resides at No. 4449 Evans avenue, Chi
cago, died at Anderson Wednesday night
from an internal hemorrhage He had been
there In the interest of a religious publish
ing house
The large number of quaiIs being killed in
spite of the law prohibiting the same has
melted the Paramount Gun Club into offer
ing a reward of s. for any one who files an
affidavit and secures conviction of violators
of the quail law.
The incorporation of the Home Gas and
Water Company was accomplished Wednes-
day at Cicero. The directors, w. H. Roney
William Winkel. Emil Dietz. G.. j. Hall ana
w. ]. Case, will begin piping the town for
in a water plant. to be supplied from a
strong flowing well of pure water which
was found in drilling one of their gas wells
The trustees of Earham College have or
gapiZed. as follows: President, Joseph r.
Evans, Indianapolis; vice president, Joseph
A. Goddard Muncie; secretary. Esther
Pugh, Selma. o.; treasurer. Charles F.
Chapman, Richmond: executive committee
Timothy Nicholson. Richmond: Amos Hal
lowell and Caroline Wright, Indianapolis;
BENJAMIN Johnson. Richmond; Sarah j.
King, Carmel.
The Jacksonville News says that Col c.
w. Williams. assistant quartermaster at
the government depot at that place, has
been ordered to Havana 10 act as chief
quartermaster and depot quartermaster
there, and that Jesse y. Caldwell. formerly
of this city, will accompany him as his
chief clerk Mr. Caldwell is a son-in-law
of the late Senator j. +. Mcdonald and
for many years in the Treasury De-
partment at Washington. Colonel Williams
will take two other clerks with him to Ha-
vana from New Albany.
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ADJUSTMENTS.


English's-"The Man from Mexico.
Willie Collier the cleverest of the younger
comedians in this country, returned to En-
glish's last night viii. his production of
The Man from Mexico" playing to a larger
audience than when he first appeared here
in this piece last year. The quantity orig
inal comedy methods of Willie Collier have
become almost as distinctive as the falsetto
voice of Stuart Robson or the laugh-pro
voking screech of Francis Wilson Golfers
trick of winning laughter with droll. philo-
sophie tone of voice can hardly be said to
have become mannerism, and for that rea-
son he will never be confined to any narrow
class OF character acting.
Collier comes very near being a stage
genius. His face is as full OF expression as
a French pantomimist. and he has never
had happier opportunity for showing his
precious gifts than is afforded by the role
of Benjamin Fitzhugh. That second act con-
tinues TO be the wonderful well of merri-
ment that 1t was everywhere pronounced to
be last season. The prison suit of stripes,
taken with the nose glasses which Collier
anects, is as grotesque In conception as a
sunfower blooming on a lily stalk. All
three acts of this American adaptation of a
Irene Ereneh tsgee are as entertaining as If orig
lnally constructed TO order for Collier.
me company shows some changes from
last year, but none that would attract at
tenticn, except of one who had learned the
work Of those in the original cast. Thomas
Wise is following in the footsteps of the
Capable Maclyn Arbuckle and plays the part
with less mounting and fewer mask ball.
faces, bit seems TO get about as many
laughs. Adolph Jackson is trife too de-
signing and self-conscious for an oily
Warden Loyeali of Blackwells island but
Dan Mason is the same entertaining Ger
man and M T. Heckert the same excellent
deputy win almost pathetic resemblance
to the late William +. Mack
Louise Allen has charming matronly
way about her that gives a flavor TO the
character or Mrs. F1tzhugh. which one can
imagine must have been entirely lacking In
the risque French version. Miss Allen seems
20 be thoroughly American, if she does re-
semole cuban beauty, and her gracious
Spanish dance ought to have a more pa
trtotic name. The Man from Mexico will
with a Saturday matinee
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CICERO, Ind, Oct. 6.-The strike reported
In some OF the state papers as being on at
the Modes-Turner glass factory, whereby
they were reported as being shut down, was
an insignificant uprising among the carry
ing-in boys, who were dissatisfied with the
arrangement made by the bottle blowers and
manufacturers at their summer Conference
cutting out the Saturday night turn The
factory is running as usual tonight. The
firm will put in an additional tank this fall.
The Bonita glass factory, manufacturing
bar, table, perfume, novelty and cut glass
ware will begin operations Monday. When
in full operation this factory will employ
about 250 hands
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Oct. 6-Twenty
thousand people are believed to have at
tended the street fair to-day. The chief at
traction other than the free amusements
was the military parade, participated in by
the Uniformed Rank, X. of p, and the
knights of st. John and ST. George fire de-
partment and citizen eQuestrians. Of the
Uniformed Rank was the Fourth Regiment,
composed of companies from Lawrenceburg
Batesyille, Shelbyville Franklin. Martins
ville Seymour Columbus Jeffersonville and
Greensburg. The Knights of ST. John came
from Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Oldenburg,
Batesville, Sheibyville and -Greensburg COM
manderieS.
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Coroner,s verdict in Emmn Gin Case.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn, Oct. 6.-Coronor
Doten has completed his inquest into the
death of Emma Gill, whose dismembered
body was found in the Yellow Mill pond
few weeks ago, finding that she came to her
death by felonious homicide at the hands
of Nancy A. Guilford. assisted and abetted
by Alfred Oxley and Rose Drayton. The
grand jury has indicted Nancy Guilford for
murder in the second degree. This will
facilitate her extradition from England, pa
pers for which were issued to-day.
The grand jury to-day returned true bill
against Mrs. Rosanna Br&yton. the colored
servant, who is believed TO have been con-
nected with DR.. Nancy Guilford in causing
the death of Emma Gill.
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American Actress Dead in London.

LONDON. Oct. Sat the inquest held to-
day at Burnley, Lancaster, into the cause
of the death of Mary Jones, an actress, who
died there on Tuesday, Mr. Carson, So
licitor. who attended on behalf Of the de-
ceased's father. said the latter whose name
is Lewis, resides in the United States and
had regularly allowed his daughter 81 200
jury found that death had been accelerated
by drink The deceased woman told her
landlady her father was an American mil
Ionaire. She said she had been in trouble
and for some months was an inmate of
London hospital The landlady expressed
the opinion that she was not an habitual
drunkard. but had taken to drink to drown
her troubles. The deceased was a member
of a theatrical company presenting the play,
How London Lives" Her husbands name
is George Andrews Jones. His address is
not known here. Mr.. Carson, the solicitor,
arranged the details of the funeral and at
tended the ceremony of interment this after
noon at Burnley Cemetery.
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OBITUARY.
Rev. DIR. Cunningham Geilxie, Re-
IigiOus Commentator and Historian.

LONDON, Oct. 6-Rev. DIR. Cunningham
Geikie, the well-known religious commenta-
tor and historian, is dead.
DR.. Geikie, who has been living quietly at
Bournemouth since 1890, when he retired
from pastoral work, was born in Edinburgh
in 1924. Ordained in 1S4s he served in Can
ada and Nova Scotia for twelve years after
which he was employed in literary work in
England. Among his publications are: 1.-The
English Reformation 1.-The Holy Land and
the Bible" Landmarks of Old Testament
History Hours with the Bible" tOld
Testament Characters THE Promises,
and 1.-The Life and Works of Christ"
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Indiann 0hifnnrx.

one of the early settlers of this part Of the
country, died at his home. In this village,
this morning, of old age Mr.. Spangler was
born in Adams county, Pennsylvania, in
September 1912. He came to Indiana In
1855, and In 1856. settled on a new farm Just
east of Smithfield, where he prospered until
he retired and moved to Selma few years
ago. Mr. Spangler was married at the age
of twenty-one to Miss Anna Mary Reaves.
OF his twelve children ten are living.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Oct. 6-Andros
Huncilman, aged sixty-six, died to-day aft
er long illness. He had been in the real
estate business for many years and leaves
a large estate. He was a member of Hope
Lodge, No. 49, /. o. o. +.
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JACKSON. Miss, Oct. S.-Jacksons fever
record grows. For to-day 1t is seven new
cases, six white and one colored. and one
are in the Baptist Orphanage an institution
located about two miles northwest Of town.
in which there are large number of small
children. The patients are Misses Cailie and
Ida Powers, the matron and assistant
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 6.-Dr Souchon re-
ports the following record for Louisiana for
the day: New Orleans, eight cases and one
death; Franklin, six cases: Wilson, two
cases and two deaths: Houma, one case;
Iberville parish. six cases; Rowie. one case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07

Special to the indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Oct a.
Wesley Alfred, of Union City, arrived here
several days ago in search OF his wife. who
he said had left in company with Art
Straight. Last evening the runaways were
found camping east of here, and the mar
shall gathered them in Alfred and his wife
finally smoothed over their troubles and all
three departed for Attica.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07

An Associated Press dispatch from Camp
Poland, Knoxville. last night, related that
Private Norman Eddy Walden. of the Thir-
ty-first Michigan Regiment. a grandson of
Col. Norman Eddy. of Indiana, died at the
division hospital yesterday, and that his
body was shipped to Colonel Eddy's home,
at Indianapolis. Col. Norman Eddy's home
was at Goshen instead of this city. He was
commander of the Forty-eighth Indiana
Regiment from lS61-63 in the civil war.
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Judge ShiveIy Is Improving.
rial m the IndiananoIIe Journal

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Oct. 6.-Hon. II. B.
Shively, judge of the Wabash Circuit Court.
and ex-department commander of the G. A.
r., has gone to Alma. Mich, in the hope Of
securing relief from the severe attack of
rheumatism which since June has confined
him 20 the house. For several weeks his
condition was critical, and at the time of
his departure he had TO be lifted aboard the
train In an invalid chair. He is understood
10 be improving slowly. Judge u. u. Wiley
of the Appellate Court. Is presiding in the
Wabash Circuit Court during his absence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07
Cook Family Reunion.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WILKINSON, Ind, Oct. 6.-The third an
nual reunion of the Cook family was held
yesterday at the Harlan Church, two miles
north Of this place Two hundred relatives
were present from different parts of the
State. The following officers were elected:
DR.. b. H. Cook, president: Miss Nancy. Y.
Cook of Warrington, secretary; Miss Ada
holland, of Marklevile treasurer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07

MANILA Oct. 6.-There have been four
teen cases of smallpox and six deaths from
that disease among the American troops
during the past. two days. The dead are:
II. M. Powers. First California Regiment;
Harry Wheeler Second Oregon: Henry Gull
yer, Fourteenth Infantry; Joseph Daily,
George Cooty and Frank Warwick, of the
Thirteenth Minnesota Regiment. Eight
deaths from typhoid fever have also been
recorded. Artilleryman Roach was killed by
a sentry at Tondo on Wednesday night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07
GOOD FOOD.

Strength comes from good food. and sick
ness of any sort often means lack Of the
right sort or failure of proper digestion
thereof.
Grape-Nuts. the delicious new food made
By the Postum Company. Battle Greek.
Mich. can he digested by babes as well az
adults and charm them all.
AZ grocers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07

NEW YORK. Oct. 6-H. Sidney Everett,
a son of Edward Everett, died on Tuesday
at Brighton England, aged sixty-three
years. He served in the Union army during
the civil war, reaching the rank of major.
In 1877 Mr.. Everett was appointed secretary
of legation in Berlin, serving under Bayard
Taylor and Andrew d. White. After leav-
ing this post he was appointed chief of the
diplomatic bureau of the State Department
at Washington, where he served for seven
years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07

CHICAGO, Oct. 6. - Ex-Judge Sidney
Smith, a resident of Chicago since 1885, an
old-time member of the Cook county bar
and prominent on the bench and in politics,
died suddenly in his apartments in the Ho-
tel Metropole to-day, aged sixty-nine years.
He had been in feeble health for the LAST
successful Republican candidate for mayor
of Chicago. against the elder Carter Har-
riSOn.
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skyIarkin, for Chicken.

Shortly after midnight Merchant Patrol
man Bailey met two colored men on North
Delaware street. going south. who carried
two bags and a basket. He stopped them
and they broke away and ran, dropping
the bags and the basket. The patrolmen
fired after them, but they did not stop In
one of the bags were six chickens In the
other bag was a game cock, and the basket
contained some underclothing. The plumber
was taken to the police station.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07
RniIt to Win.

James A. Ten Eyck. father and trainer Of
the hoy champion oarsman, Ned Ten
Eyck. says: There is nothing in my judg-
ment equal to Shredded Wheat l am con-
WINGED that IL is perfect food to train on
and to live largely on before training in
stead OF any other kind of bread or cereals
keep IL in my house-wouid not be without
II, Ned Ten Eyck was built TO win All
who desire the strong, healthy body which
makes possible personal success are invited
TO visit the exhibit Of natural food products
being held at New York store.
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Reception to Chancellor Mccardie.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 6.-John w.
McCardle, who was elected grand chancellor
commander of knights of Pythias of In
diana returned to his home here this after
noon and was warmly greeted by his friends
and brother knights. Henry Clay Lodge,
No. 2Ss, headed by the New Richmond
Cornet Band, marched in a body to the
depot where they received their dis
tinguished brother and escorted him to his
handsome residence on East Washington
street, where informal reception was
held. The business houses were profuselv
decorated with the X. of p colofs, as were
ceased, school was dismissed and the hone-
coming of Grand Chancellor MeCardle was
hsralded by the blowing of whistles, ringing
OF bells and music of the band The pro-
cession of Sir Knights was followed by
company of Fogarty's Rough Riders. To-
night Henry Clay Lodge is holding a recep-
ton and banquet at Castle Hail. in which
the whole town is participating. Chan
cellor Commander G.. B. Banta in
trpduced Grand Chancellor McCordie.
who was greeted with long and
troduced Grand Chancellor McCardle
dies address Dan w. Simms, of Lafayette,
was introduced and in a thirty minute
speech felicitated the lodge and citizens
upon their loyalty and pride manifested in
their reception of their fellow-citizen who
had been crowned with such high honors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Oct. 6.-This morn
ing, while Mrs. DIR. j. X Stewart, of Fair
land, was lighting her gasoline stove, an
explosion occurred, setting fire TO the house,
destroying it with its entire contents. Mrs.
Stewart was severely burned. The less will
reach $1,000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE. Ind, Oct. 6--The largest
crowd ever in Fort Wayne attended the
street carnival to-day. During the floral
parade this evening the crowd was so large
that twelve women tainted and had TO be
taken away from Calhoun street in car
riages: The fair ends tomorrow evening
with Mardi Gras features. II is expected
more than 5000 people will be masked
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opeciHI 70 the InuidnapOIIs JOURNAL
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Oct 6.-Rev.
T. g. Beharrel, who has just been APP
pointed presiding elder of the Jacksonville
circuit of the Methodist Church. is the
oldest minister both in age and point of
service in Indiana. 1t is probable that the
veteran is the oldest minister actively en-
gagged in that denomination. He recently
celebrated his golden wedding anniversary
South
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind. Oct. 1.-THE joint reunion
of the Seventy-ffth and observation-disclosures
first Indiana regiments and the Fourteenth
Indiana Battery began this morning in this
city. These organizations were recruited in
and around Wabash and have now over two
hundred and fifty survivors. OF this NUM-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07
Threats Against Banker Lemon.

FLORA, Ind, Oct. civilian H. Lemon,
whose bank was robbed on Sept. q, has re-
ceived a letter purporting to have been
written by one of the robbers and warning
him to cease his efforts to have them cap
tured or take the consequences, which, the
letter says, will be a repetition of the oc-
currence of the night of the robbery. when
Lemon was shot and seriously wounded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07

Cicero maintained that "a man does not
wonder at what he sees frequently
The scarcity OF practical help for mothers
on the subject of proper foods and the pop
ular fancy that norlinaIly wholesome foods
are not apt to be paiatable may account
for the pleased surprise expressed by the
many who taste the dainty dishes prepared
by the Shredded Wheat Biscuit at the ex-
hibit being held at New York store.
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A CrippIe's Homemade Art Gallery
Richmond Palladium.


Fifteen years ago Nathan Edwards, Of
Economy, fell off building, injuring his
spine so as to permanently disable his
lower extremities. From a child he had
shown artistic talent, although he had never
developed it, After the accident he turned
his attention to wood-carving and painting
in oils, at which he has quietly worked un-
TIL his home is a veritabIe wonder. His
rooms are filled with quaint scrolls, easeIs
and all the little things known as products
OF the artist. He has also chisled life-sized
busts of many prominent people, among
them President Lincoln, Mrs. Garfield, Mrs
Harrison, Mrs. Mckinley, ex-President Har-
rison and President Mckinley He also pos
sesses a beautiful clock case, on which he
worked almost a year. A striking feature
is large painting. depicting an elk stand
ing at bay, with the hounds and huntsmen
in the background. There is also a scroll
with life-size pointer coming to point on
a coyey of qnails. His paintings are excep-
tionally good, studies in nature being his
principal delight. He has also worked to a
limited extent in clay with satisfactory re-
suits. Having had no instructions, his work
shows originality. Mr.. Edwards does not
sell any of his works, doing it merely for
pleasure.
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H. P.WaSsOn&CO.

Der two hundred are in attendance. There
was a parade this morning behind mar
tial band and tonight a campfire was held
at the G. A +. Hall. The principal speak
d. c., who, as the provisional colonel, Or
ganizcd the SeVenty-ffth Regiment.
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Convict Dies i'm Prison.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
jEFFERSONVILLE. Ind, Oct 6.--Wal-
ter Bagley, an inmate of the Indiana Re
formatory, died last night of pneumonia.
He was sent from Lawrence county to serve
a term of from two to fourteen years. The
remains were shipped to Bedford.
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Prize Right at West BADEN.

WEST BADEN, Ind, Oct. 6. - In the
fourth round Shine Edwards. of Cleveland.
was this afternoon knocked out by James
Watt, of Louisville. William A. Brady, for
merlY Corbett's manager, was referee
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07

THE Hea-thstone.' revised and rewritten
BY it's author, James A. Hearne. for Tony
Farrell. was presented at the Park yester-
day for the first time in indianapolis 1t is
a play OF extremes In mirth and sadness.
The scene Is laid in Ireland. whose people
manage TO find considerable enjoyment even
under the most depressing conditions. The
nrst act IS not much to speak OF. being
mnfFtd ~ the futile efforts 70 be funny
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07
A GREAT CROP YEAR.
Indiana Raised Over Las, GOO, 900 Bush
els of Corn.

Chief Statistician Conner has prepared
some statistics showing the great crop
yield in Indiana the past year. The table
is as follows