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The auakers. steadiness.

CHICAGO, May 2S.--The Quakers won to-
day by all around better play. The batting
was about evenly divided, Orth having a
shade the best of it, He was also steady as
clock work. while Woods gave six passes to
first. Attendance, 2,100. Score:
Philadelphia Il 0 0 0 do 16 1
Batteries-Woods and Donahue; Orth and
Mcfarland. Earned runs-Chicago, 3; Phil
adelphia, Z. Left on bases-Chicago, 8: Phil
adelphia, 10. Two-base hits--EVeritt, Mertes,
Donahue, Cooley, Delehanty Mcfarland
az. Three-base hit-Orth. Sacrifice hit
Mccormick. Struck out--By Woods. 4; by
Two hours. Umpires-Snyder and Curry.
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LOuisviIIe's Luck.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 2s.-Both teams
agreed to have to-day's game called at
o'clock, in order to allow them to catch a
train for the East. The Beaneaters had
scored five runs, with only one out in the
first half of the ninth, when Umpire O'Day
called the game, much to the Bostons' dis
gust The game reverted back to the eighth
inning, the Colonies winning. Attendance.
1900. Score:
r. aao l-a r. H E.
Louisville .......0 Il 1 II 10 )
Boston ...........0 0 o 2 0 O-5 II 8
Observation-Disclosures and Wilson; Willis
and Bergen. Earned runs-LOuisville, 3.
Two-base hits-Clarke. Dexter, Hoy. Sacri-
flee hits-Ritchey, Clingman, Cunningham.
Stolen bases-Clarke. Tenney, Duffy First
base on balls-Off Cunningham, l; off Willis,
g Struck out-By Cunningham, /; by Willis,
g Wild pitches-Cunningha /; Willis, l..
Left on bases-Louisville, 6; Boston, 5. Time
Two hours. Umpires-O'Day and McDon-
aid. -s.-.
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Mercer Lost 1t.

PITTSBURG, May 2S.-Mercer pitched
three innings and was retired after twelve
hits and eight runs had been made off
him. Evans pitched a good game, but the
handicap was too much against him to save
the game. Attendance, 1880. Score
Pittsburg 3D. 5O001 o 80 is 8
Washington % 0 o 8 2 OF 10 2
Batteries-Rhines and Schriver: Mercer.
s.: Washington, 3. Two-base hit-Anderson.
Three-base hits-Ely, Doyle. Sacrifice hits
Donovan (2), Gray. Stolen bases-Dayis,
Brodie Mercer. Double plays-Eagan, Ely
and Davis: Wagner Wrigley and Doyle
First base on balls-Off Rhines, 3; off Mer-
Ger. 2: off Evans, 2. Struck out-By Rhines,
2: by Evans, @ Time-1:55. Umpires-
Swartwood and Woods.
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CHURCH NOTICES.
~~>~~N4
RanfiSt.

FIRST BAPTIST OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES corner
New York and Pennsylvania streets. The Rev.
Thomas ]. Villers pastor Preaching by the pas
tor at 10:45 a. m Subject, "Garrisoned with
Power" At 7:45 p. m, special memorial services
in honor of heroes Of 1-'65. Music appro-
pirate to the service by large chorus choir and
quartet; A. P. Preston, organist and director
Address by the pastor. Subject, Our Heroes Re
membered." Members of the G. A r. and w.
r. c. cordially invited to this service. Bible
school, $3.50 a. m. B. Y. p. u. at 7:45 p. IN.
Prayer and covenant meeting Thursday evening
The public cordially invited to all of the services
of the church,
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Interstate League.

At Toledo r. II. E.
Toledo ........O o o o1o1 o % u /
Batteries Ewing and Arthur; Ely and
Belt.
AT Springfield r. H. E.
Springfield 30 1 100 10 o-S 9 2
New Castle 10 0 0 o L % s 4
Batteries-Dolan and Graffius; Miller and
Barckley.
At Fort Wayne r. II. e.
Fort Wayne ........2 2 0 0 0--5 z 4
Grand Rapids ......2 0 21 1 2--9 IA 2
Batteries-Wayne and Campbell; Altrock
and Cote.
At Dayton r. II. E.
Dayton .......1 0 O 2 2 sill IL 3
Youngstown o 0 2 0 2-7 u s
Batteries-B. Daughtery and Donahue:
Martin and Zinram
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FORECAST FOR SUNDAY.
Fair Weather in Northern Indiana,
and Partly Cloudy In Southern.

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Forecast for
twentyfour hours ending Sunday at II p.
m.-For Ohio-Fair. preceded by showers on
the lake; cooler in northern portion; fresh
to brisk southwesterly winds becoming
northwesterly and diminishing.
For Indiana and Enthusiastically fair in
northern; partly cloudy weather in south
ern portions; northwesterly winds, becoming
variable
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Washington Post.
A woman 1 know has a brother In camp
at Chickamauga, and. fired by the older
women's stories of how we used to send
comfort boxes to the soldiers more than
thirty years ago. she wrote to her brother.
asking him what he and his comrades stood
most In need OF. His answer came Thurs
day. 1t was brief. but full of meaning to
every officer who has suffered from the
modern girls brass button craze.
Dear sister, ii ran. Send me safety
pins. I've just met fifteen new girls
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Uarda Won the Oaks.

Oaks stakes was the feature at Oakley to-
day. 1t was won by Baker & Gentry's good
filly Uarda after fierce drive with Martha
II, the favorite. The field Of four starters
ran closely punched until the last eighth
Here Uarda and Martha drew away from
the others, Uarda winning by three quar-
ters Of a length. Lillian Bell acted as pace
maker the first half mile and then
gave it up. In the stretch Uarda moved up
from last position and Joined Martha The
stake is worth 81 900 to the winner.
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CONGREGATIONAL.

PLYMOUTH CHURCH-Southeast corner Merid-
ian and New York streets Frederic f. Dew
hurst minister. Sunday school, $780, Morning
service, 10:45. Sermon by the pastor. Evening
service, under direction the McCulloch Club, 1880.
Memorial-day service. Address by the pastor.
Music by the quartet assisted by the members
of the Sunday school in the singing of patriotic
songs. Among other things, Kiplings "Reces-
sional" and ''Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
will be rendered. A cordial invitation to the
services extended to all. Mr.. Jenkins will sing a
solo entitled The Silent Army
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The Kindergarten Stakes.

ST. LOUIS, May 2s-The feature of the
day at the fair grounds was the Kindergar-
ten stakes, valued at $500. for which there
were seven starters Will Daardens Leon
atlas colt, Leo Planter, came through the
bunch like a whilrwind, challenged Cahn's
colt and in an instant passed to the front.
winning with surprising ease by three
lengths
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score Of to 2, after nearly shutting out the
crimson Score:
Princeton 80 o 4 so o. 0 O-9 Ii q
Harvard ......0 0 0 0 2 0 o. z Z
Batteries-Princeton. Hiidebrand and Ka-
ser; Harvard, Mccormick and Cozzens and
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Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis R. R. Co.
Office of Secretary.

Office of Secretary, May o. 1885
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.-Th stock
holders of this company hereby notified that
the annual meeting will be held at the Office OF
the company at indianapolis. Ind, on THURSDAY
June 16, at 1 o'clock p. m, for the election OF
directors to serve the ensuing year and for the
transaction Of any other business that may come
before the meeting.
GEORGE r. BALCH, Secretary.
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sOne out when winning run was scored
Score by innings:
indianapolis L 2 90 losO Is
Minneapolis % o 0 0 8 0 o OF
Two-base Hits-Dixon, Letcher
Three-base Hits-Letcher Carey.
Sacrifice Hit-Allen.
Stolen Bases-McFarla Metz. Allen.
Left on Bases-lndianapolis. s; Mime
apoliS, 9.
Struck Out-By Hawley, IL; by Wright g.
Hit by Pitcher-Motz.
Bases on BaIls-Off Hawiey. s. of
Wright. s.
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opeClaI IIuIdLIaJOIIs
LINTON. Ind. May 2S.-Bedford was de-
feated to-day by the Linton Reds. Score:
RH E.
Linton :. "a ell OLA 3 2-34 90 .
Bedford ...-.1 o 0 o. z
Batteries-Cates and Moore; Wicker aad
Richardson.
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Rain az CnInmhna.

COLUMBUS. O., May 2S.LRain stopped
the Columbus-St. Paul game in the second
inning. with the score to 0 in favor of st.
Paul.
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Passed Balls-Lynch. 1; Dixon, l.
Time-2.20.
Umpire--Cantillon.
Attendance-S00
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Reidx scattered Them.

MILWAUKEE,, May 2s--Reidy pitched
excellent ball, keeping the hits scattered and
thus assisting Milwaukee to its third
straight victory over Kansas City The
Brewers made number of brilliant field
plays Score:
Mf r. II. E.
Milwaukee ....1 0 s-3 3 3
Kansas City...0 0 0 0 0 90 5
Enthusiastically and Speer: Pardee and
Hansen.
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REDS THREE STRAIGHT.
Bad Fielding Responsible for New
YOrk's Third Defeat.

CINCINNATI. May 2S-The Reds made it
three straight from the Giants to-day. The
fielding of the Giants was the worst seen
here this season. Attendance, $3.50. Score:
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SOCIETY MEETINGS.

SOCIETY MEETINGS.
~~N<NN~OO.N~O~ON~~O
MASONIC-Called meeting Of Oriental Lodge, No.
50O F. and A. NJ, Sunday, May 90 at O'Clock
r. M for the purpose of attending the funeral
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Indiana VI. Wabash.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON. Ind. May 2S.-Indiana
won easily from Wabash to-day by score
of u to 4. Score:
Ri. E.
Indiana :. 20 2 3 % 2 LIP Is 8
Wabash 20 / 0 0 IA
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Easy Mr. Hnnerman.

DETROIT. Mich, May 2s.-Hagerman was
easy to-day and Detroit won without effort.
Score:
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Harvnrd AImost shut Out.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. May 2s-Princeton
outplayed Harvard to-day and won by a
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Local Observations Saturday.

Bar Their. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pre-.
a. m. .29.67 66 s. S'west. Cloudy. 90
p. m. 2975 6S "a West. Cloudy. 600
Maximum temperature, 49,; minimum tenn
perature, GA.
Following is a comparative statement of
the tempera ture and PRECIPITATION May IS:
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CIIICIIIIIdI .,.........I 8 y q q 8 III
New York ........,.O 0 0 0 2 OF
Earned runs-Cincinnati 4; New York, 2.
Two-base hit-Meekn. Three-base hits
Corcoran, Vaughn, Miller, Gettig, Grady.
Stolen bases-Smith. Corcoran. First base
on balls-Of HILL Z; off Meekin. e. Struck
Out-By Hill, g. Time-2:10 CUmpires-Ems-
lie and Andrews. roe
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Games Scheduled for To-Day.

Games Scheduled for To-Day.
Western League
ST. Paul at Columbus.
Omaha at Detroit
Kansas City at Milwaukee.
National League
No Sunday games.
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*Steirfeldt out; hit by batted ball.
Score by innings:
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LONG AND HARD FIGHT
MINNEAPOLIS STANDS UP FOR
TWELVE LIVELY ROUNDS.
Champions Finally Take the Last
Game by a Single Run
Baseball Elsewhere.

indianapolis S-MinneapOlis :.
Milwaukee 3-kansas CITY,. o
Detroit $3.50. .14-Omaha $500.
COIumbus-St. Paul. .... -. Rain.
Cincinnati ...11-New York;.
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charter of the Maryland and Washington
Railway Company, approved August %.
1894, be, and the same is hereby. con-
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against said corporations, or either of
them.
Sec. 0. That Congress reserves the right
to alter, amend or repeal this act.''
The bill relating to negotiable jns.ru-
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No. 1910, and covers many printed pages.
An amendment was adopted that it shall
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CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Proceedings of the Weekly Meetin
Held Last Evening.

Proceedings of the Weekly Meeting
Held Last Evening.
The usual weekly meeting Of the Central
Labor Union was held last evening at Ty-
biographical Temple, with President N. C..
Sprague in the chair and Mr.. ]. ]. Crowley
serving as secretary.
An invitation was accepted from Mr.
Thomas P. Morgan, chairman of the COM
mittee on visitors, to be present at the
national Masonic fair and exposition at
Convention Hall the evening of April 20,
which has been set apart as night to re-
ceive civic organizations.
An invitation was also accepted to attend
a meeting Monday evening next at Odd
Fellows Hall, which is to be addressed by
Messrs. Eugene v. Deb5 and Sylvester KEEL
liner.
The secretary was directed to send let
ter to the convention of National Alliance
of Theatrical Stage Employees, which meets
shortly at Omaha, inviting that body to
meet next year in this city, and also to ex-
plain the desirabiltty OF Washington as a
place for holding a national convention.
The grievance committee was requested
to investigate a complaint against q local
steamboat company and other matters re-
ferred to 1t.
"A report was made by member of the
central committee regarding q summer re-
sort now on the unfair list, In which 1t was
stated that the proprietors were willing TO
sign contract to comply with the rules Of
the Central Labor Union in such matters in
every particular. The COMMITTEES was d.
rected to submit q contract, which win pro-
vide that in future none but union labor
will be employed and pnpe but the products
OF union labor sold at the resort
1t was announced that two more large
baking firme In this city. are putting In
bread making machines, and that 1t IL the
intention Of the journeymeu bakers to de-
nand reimbursement Of the wage SCALE In
order TO meet the changed condition which
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THE BECK MURDER.
Mystery Surrounding 1t Not Yet
Solved by Police.

Tie mystery surrounding the murder Of
Ernest Beck the aged baker, and the sub
sequent throwing of the body into the
river has not been solved. A Star reporter
learned this morning that old man Beck
was alive as late as $40 o'clock Sunday
morning. He was seen at that time by
Walter Evans, an ice dealer, sitting on
bread box at John Ferbers grocery store,
corner of AZ ard streets. Mr.. Evans,
who had known Beck for many years and
had always called him johnny" was on
his way from his home, on Sd street south
east to the wharf when he saw the baker
on the bread box, with his head hanging In
an uncomfortable position.
Get up there, Johnny and go home or
you'll break your neck he called to the
sleeper, but the latter did not move Walk
ing over to HIM, Evans took Beck by the
shoulders and gave him a shaking. This
aroused the baker. and when again told to
go home he said: "All right, and started
east on K street. After walking short
distance, he stopped near the fence at the
corner of an alley and Mr.. Evans contin-
ued on his way to the wharf.
At that time Beck was bare-headed. but
there was no evidence that he had been
assaulted. 1t was very dark that morning.
and Mr.. Evans did not see which way
Beck went after he stopped at the alley.
Leaving Mr.. Ferber's corner at the time
stated the unfortunate man, had he walk
ed directly to the NJ street bridge. would
have reached there about o'clock, and
this. it is supposed, was the time the bur-
glars were operating in Mr.. Ehrmantraut's
store. But, there Is no certainty that he
was killed near this place, nor Is 1t certain
that his body was ever in the canal. Thus
far there is nothing to show where the
foul deed WAS committed, nor has any
thing been learned to show just where
the body was put into the water.
Soon after the mans disappearance the
canal was thoroughly dragged, but no trace
of the body was found. A number of wit
nesses have been discovered who saw
Beck on the Saturday night before he was
murdered He was considerably under the
influence of liquor, and at Nash's saloon.
when refused beer he remarked: I'm not
| mad" and left. after shaking hands with
several men in the place.