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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13
THE BALL TEAM FOR '98
SOME OF THE BEST OF THE OLD
PLAYERS WILL BE RETAINED.


The Indianapolis baseball club is gradu-
ally pulling itself together for the coming
season. OF the old players 1t IS probable
that Phillips, Foreman. Kahoe Motz
Hogriever, Stewart and Flynn will all be
with the '9S team. Pitchers Monroe,
WeImar, Kellum and Wiley Davis, infielder
Louis Knau. outfielders Deadly and Durrets
and catcher Beville have been reserved.
Wiley Davis has been in Knoxville. Tenn,
al this time, but is about ready to get on
the salary list again. Manager Allen has
also secured +. Fl. Brunner a GaIlipolis, o.
pitcher, Joe KOstal pitcher from Mt. YER
non Ind, and Charles Knepper, the speedy
man from Knightstown. who has been get
ting his baseball education i'm the Western
Association.
indianapolis has just purchased from Gin
cinnati Thomas Fleming, outfielder, who
played with the New Castle Pa. club in
1897. In 124 games he was at bat $50 times;
runs, IS; base hits, 10; average, .312; stolen
bases a; sacrifice hits, y; two-base hits,
"a; three-base hits, 3; home rum l. His
fielding record was 222 put-outs, 20 assists,
% errors; average, .sS6.
f. b. Lynch, catcher formerly with
Mansfield, o., has also been secured. In 1O7
games his record last year was: At bat, 4S5;
runs, lV4; base hits, l44: average, .331; 10
stolen bases, 20 sacrifice hits, % two-base
hits, y three-base hits, 8 home runs Field
ing record: Put-outs, 4S5; assists, 1923: errors,
g; average .954.
Philip Corcoran, pitcher, with Jack Chap
mans championship Meriden, Conn, team
last season, and brother of Tommy Cor
coran, now with the Cincinnati club, is an
other candidate for pitching honors with In
QldnHn0IS q no j.
stay Of the Meriden team and it was
through his good work that the champion
ship was won.
M. II. Hawley, pitcher, with Newport r.
J., club in 1897. which club tied Brockton
for the championship of the New England
League, has also been signed. He played
81 games. pitched i'm IS games. winning 26
and tying one. He tielded $40 i'm all of his
positions and batted at .266.
Thus it will be seen that indianapolis is
getting together likely lot of players from
which TO select a team
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must be done My nerve returned, and
think it must have been the devil that
and drawl out with Yankee twang:
Well, don't know, Mr.. Booth 1t may
work.
Instantly the whole house was in an up
roar. AS shout after shout of laughter
went ZIP and the black cloud on Booth S
brow relaxed, and wheeling on his heel he
left the stage, shaking his sides with merri-
ment. After the play was over he came to
me. and placing his hand on my shoulder,
said in fatherly tones: Young man, you
Without waiting for a reply he continued:
Take my advice and never attempt it
again. You are natural comedian. Take
a Yankee character and become identified
with it and fame and fortune will be yours,
and / followed his advice"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13
BooTH FINDS a GENIUS.
ImprOmptu Reply InterpOlated in
Richard III.
Lewiston Journal.

AS a deIineator of the traditional Yankee
character. AIathias Currier Kimball. more
widely known as Yankee Glunn, long STOOD
without a rival. Kimball has now prac-
tically retired from the stage, and at ripe
age has settled down TO a prosaic life in the
little village Of Kingman. Me.
Away back in the early fortles. when ne
was mere lad a little incident with Junius
Erutus Booth, the elder. started him in his
career. Kimball was only seventeen years
old at the time, and was at work as an
usher in the Lowell Museum. Booth, VINO
was then in the zenith of his power and
fame was billed there Tor three nights. Inc
oughly studied the play and was considered
a young man of promising dramatic abil-
iey. On the opening nignt the ACTOR VINO
took the part of Lord Norfolk failed TO
show up Booth was in despair. Al the
last moment some one sgggesstted that yopp l
KimbaIl knew the lines or that part, ana ne
was cast for it by BOOM
OF the event the old Snowman says;
When went on the stage was badIy
which only complicated matters. However,
got along all right until We came to the
battle of Bosworth Field In my hurry l
I mao taR ent me b,s 400 out in WHISPER Get
into your place then wheeling around ne
pronounced these lines in thrilling tones,
What thfnkest thou now, noble NorfolkZ
THAT we shall conquer, my lord was my
reply. but on my tent this morning early
was this paper found Booth was marking
out the plan of battle on the sand When
j had finished the lines he drew his sword
and with terrific force struck the paper
from my hands. saying: a weak invention
of the enemy
II was thoroughly frightened at his fear
mi exnression and lodged back nearly
falling to the floor Booth then repeated
the lines:
pardon was offeredg
ssBy this time / was completely ratified
and forgot my lines. Booth stood glaring
at me ike a tiger The audience We're
holding their breath for the next turn Of
affairs Suddenly / realized that something
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13
John e. Bennett. in Lippincott.

There are facts which leave US little room
for doubt that the great volume of moving
water in the arid West is not embraced by
the banks of its streams, but that it exists
beneath the surface of the earth, that these
reservoirs must first be filled before the ex-
terror plane will shed water and that the
fluid which flows to waste is the surplus
which win not infiltrate into the porous SUBJ
stances beneath.
Throughout the w.sole country is under
laid with immense strata of rock, whose
mass is sufficiently dense to resist the su-
perimposed pressure, yet whose structure
is so cellular as TO permit the ready seep-
age of water through its aggregate. These
rocks are sedimentary, and belong mostly
TO the sandstones. They are never meta
morphic such as granite or the schists. and
rarely are they limestone. This latter
class of rock may occasionally permit the
flow OF water through its body, because Of
assures which allow the fluid to run IL
channels or veins; and sometimes the rock
substances become so dissolved by water
that great subterranean cayerns are formed
as is the case in Kentucky but generally
limestone. water-bearing rock, is un-
reliable, EVEN where assures exist. II the
movement Of the water is INSTRUCTED, Il
will deposit caicare0us matter and SO VIII
ILL the tubes and close them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13
A FUGITIVE FROM OXFORD.
Oliver storey, Alleged to BE Rob
Der. Arrested.

Oliver Storey was arrested last night by
Detectives Dugan and Asche on the fugi-
tive charge. He was found in a rooming
house on SeEate avenue. opposite the State
house. Storey is about twenty-six years OF
age The detectives say he is wanted at
oxford. Ind. on the charge of robbery and
assault with attempt to kill 1t is claimed
by the detectives that Storey, with a pal.
induced q citizen Of oxford TO accompany
them into the country. and after reaching a
convenient place, assaulted and robbed him.
Both men it is charged. escaped TO Dam
Vile. ILL., where they were arrested. Storey,
il is said again escaped. but his partner
was taken back TO oxford and sent 10
Drison for his share in the crime. The
police say they have been watching Storey
for several weeks. They claim he once
sent to prison from Lafayette for stealing
a horse and buggy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13
CURTAIN-BALL.
Old Game Revived in New York
York Gymnasium.


Harper's Weekly.
A new gymnasium game which has
achieved great popularity this winter at DIR.
Savage's Institute is known as curtain
ball" 1t is played with a regular basket
ball, and possesses much OF the vigor
though not of the scientific points of the
older game. curtain eight feet high. sus-
pended from a wire is stretched across the
center of the gymnasium. The players di-
vided evenly into two sides (there is no limit
to the, number which may, take part, ex-
cept that suggested by the size of the
ROOM, range themselves on the opposite
sides of this partition. The object of each
side is to project the ball over the curtain
into the territory of it's opponents, a point
being scored every time it touches the
ground, in favor of those who threw it. 1t
thus becomes the constant endeavor of each
division to prevent the ball from landing on
its own grounds, as well as to throw it into
the court of It's opponents
AS the curtain renders the movements of
the players invisible on opposite sides, the
interest and excitement are kept constantly
at the highest pitch Nobody knows from
which quarter the leather sphere may come
all parts OF the court must be kept ade-
Cuately guarded. Until they learn by expe-
rience the truth of this principle, the play
ers are very apt to mass together when the
ball comes in sight, all scrambling at once
in its direction. Then if it is returned more
quickly than usual, they do not have time
to separate and scatter about before it is
over again, this time in an entirely differ
ent portion of the court. Sometimes two
DaliS are uSed, greatly nelgntenlng the ac-
tvity Of the game and making still more
imperative. the necessity for covering the
courts well. Occasionally, when there is a
large number of players entered in the
game, as many as three balls have been
kept going. Then indeed there is a mad
scramble, and an accompaniment of call
ing and laughing, which. together with the
violent exercise, leave the girls GREATNESS
and tingling al the end of a few minutes
play. The umpire for the game stands at
one end of the curtain, just as he does at
the net in tennis, from which point a view
of both courts is obtained. He is obliged to
keep sharp lookout, for the sets of play
ers, cut off as they are from sight Of each
other. have no means of knowing when the
ball strikes ground in the opposite court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13
A CAKE WALK TO BE GIVEN.
Feature of the "streets of Cairo" Next
Week.

The crowd that thronged the Streets of
Cairo" at Tomlinson Hall last night was
the largest since the show opened. The
matinee yesterday afternoon was well
patronized. 1t Is now believed the Girls
Industrial School will benefit substantially
by the entertainment. For Monday and
Tuesday nights of this week a novel. fea-
ture is being arranged. On each evening
after the grand march of the nations there
will be a cake walk in which the most ac-
complished colored walkers will take part.
1t is expected that this part of the enter
tainment will prove a drawing card. A
fine cake will be the reward and large
number of colored people have arranged to
take part. Tuesday night will close the
entertainment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13
VITAL STATISTICS FEB. IL.
Births.

Samuel and Elizabeth Helms, 1928 Ken
wood avenue. girl.
G. Z. and Laura Campbell 1920 Howard
street, boy.
August and Andre Grande, Wayne town
ship girl.
Patrick and May Connolly. Highland
avenue. girl.
Charles and Mrs Castle, IS Elder avenue.
girl
James and Mary Dean, 725 Maxwell street.
boy.
Guy and Grace Montani. 312 North Ala
bama street, girl.
Charles and Kate Hausser, $50 Olive
street. Sirl.
Edward and Anna Kleingensmith, 4l3 Pat
torson street, boy.
j. W ana Eliza Thompson. 10 Ruckle
street boy.
Walter and Mrs Blasengym, 41S West
Ohio street boy.
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one Robber stumped His Zoe.

Patrolrnen Leet and Jor es last night dis
covered three men, apparently trying to
break into the little station house main
tanned by the Monon Railway at Twenty
second Street. They charged the crowd
Two of the men were too fast for the pa
trolmen and escaped, but one of them was
unfortunate enough to stump his toe ana
fell to the ground. He was bounced upon
by the patrolmen, and proved to be Thomas
Hord, nineteen years old, and colored He
to commit a felony. The patromen found a
crowbar under the window of the house and
unmistakable evidence OF an attempt to
break in Hord lives at 2lS Roanoke street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13
,,nennerchor Baii Committees.

Following are the committees for the an
nual masquerade of the Maennerchor. to bt
given next Friday evening:
Committee on Arrangements Franz Hap
persberger. Charles Adam Paul III. krauss
John p rsrenzeI Fred Mack, Oscar Heller
Floor Conmittee-Charles PrinZler, Ray
Van Camp, Robert Martindale, II. j
Graham. George 4. Cay Gustav Mueller
s. a. Morrison.
Reception Committee--Wiliiam Jungclaus
A. IA. Kuhn. Julius Keller, Bement Lyman
christian Weis W. II. Schmidt. +. NJ
Bachman and Thomas Taggart,
One 81 the features of the event viii bt
the irnpersonation BY members Of the Maen
nershor Of leading actors of the country.
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Infant Horton. 1926 Olive street, conges-
zion OF lungs.
Eliza Jane Hutton, 20 years, 1917 Centen-
NAL street. Senility.
Andrew Shuck, forty-seven years, Ga East
Wabash street injury TO brain.
Rodolphus /. Williams. 1920 Fayette street,
pneumonia.
Bette Patterson. twenty-nine years 1l20
North West street. consumption.
Louis NcNear. four years, 1426 Yandes
street pneumonia.
Booker Thornton, six months, 2l2 Nor
wood street, broncho pneumonia.
Malott avenue, suicide.
Louisa r. Sprandel, sixty-one years l02S
North Senate avenue, diabetes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13
The Late.t Fad in Footgear.

Baltimore sun
The latest fad of footgear fashion are
shoes of green-colored leather They vary
in lighter and darker hues. The Schulz
markt (shoe market OF Frankfort. ths
leading sutOrial magazine of Germany. ir
speaking Of the coming seasons styles
mentions various patterns OF green shoes
just brought out by the larger manufac-
tu.ers The new color is expected 10 afforc
a suitable relief for russell wear. which still
continues to be a favorite style Ladies
shoes will remain pointed the heels being
raised, while with gentlemen the truncatec
point will be de rigueur.
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nuIIding Permits.

Henry PAUL.. repairs. Bird street SSl5
W. j. Minkner, frame house, New York
and Minkner streets. $500
j. l.. Wditlock frame house. Elder ave-
nue. and New York street. 500
Hester Klinck. frame kitchen, 1929 Spann
avenue, 500.
Andrew shackel. addition. South Linden
street g1nn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13

the independent, and the voting will be by
the Australian system, the polls to open
at II a. m. and to close at 4 D. m.
The regular ticket contains the names of
Eli Lilly, William Fortune. A. NJ. Gloss
brenner. G. T.. Hollenbeck John S. Lazarus,
George Merritt. Nathan Morris and Samuel
f. Morss. and the independent ticket those
of s. E. Morss, 5. O. Pickens, Charles
Mayer, William c. Bobbs. Fred M. Ayers,
II. r. Hearsey, Henry T. Huder and /. n.
Richie
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13
NLnrringe Licenses.

William +. Tyres and Malaga rougat.
Henry HOLMAN and Martha Ganert.
John r. Bartron and Mary zimmerman.
Jens ]. Olsen and Mary a. Howard.
VIM. Springlorn and Sophia Simon.
Andrew Miller and Matilda Faber.
Frank N Green and Angie Wheeler.
VIM. A. Wheeler and Jennie McCieland.
Cary Cha pnian and Allie A. Nelson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13

The arrangements for the Concordia So
ciety,s twentieth annual mask ball at Tom-
llnson Hall nexf Wednesday have been COM
pieted The committee on arrangements
includes Oscar Barfh6i Josepb n. Has-
linger, Charles Gunthcr. Henry Belsen ami
William kerSey.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13

The game befween the Blues and Reds
the hardest-fought contest seen during
the tournament. Both team.> played well
game the score stood a tie-lb to 10, and it
was necessary for one club to get a lead of
two points TO settle the tie. The Blues ac-
cOmplished this trick and won the game.
All the twelve points on the Blues side
were made by Ryse. who made two goals
from free throws and five from the field.
The points for the Reds were made by goals
from the field as follows: Pierson l. Find
ling 3. Bishop l. The lineup for this game
WAS as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13
ca,nn,ercfnl crub directors.

The Commercial Club viii hold its an
nual election OF directors tomorrow. There
are two tickets In the field. the regular and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13
BASKET BALL GAMES.
Two GaTnes In the y. NJ. G. A. TOurna-
ment Last Night.

ment Last Night.
Two games in the Basket Ball Leagues
tournament were played last night at the
Y. M. G. A. gymnasium. The Fellows de-
feated the Whites by a score of Is to 8 and
the Blues defeated the Reds by score of u
TO 10. In the first game Pritchard, of The
Whites. was injured and had to retire. In
this game the three points we're made by
Pritchard before his injury, making a goal
from free throw, counting one. and an
other from the field, counting two. On the
side of the Yelows all the goals were made
from the field Warden made one, HittIe
made two and Reeves three. The lineup
WIS as follows.
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The herald., 1898-07-23
BRITAIN'S NAVY
WILL BE INCREASED TO MEET
RUssIA's FLEET
A Fleet Greater Than That Of Any Two
Powers Combined Will Be
Maintained

LONDON, July z2.-The eagerly expect.
ed statement of the first lord Of the admit
rally, Mr.. George J. Goschen, on the sup.
Elementary naval program was made to-
day In the house Of commons. He re-
viewed the original program, which was
considered sufficient when 1t was framed
being based upon two-power system that
the navy Of Great Britain must be equal
to the combined fleets of any two powers
But, in consequence Of the action of Rus.
STA on the same system, the government
was compelled to present supplementary
program, paralelling the Russian increase
of six battleships, which Russia proposed
to begin in 1898. Only two battleshipi
were taken in account in the original Brit.
ish program, and the first lord of the ad
miralty announced that he now asked thu
house to grant four more battleships
(Cheers.)
Continuing. Mr.. Goschen said: "Tht
Russian program provides for four cruis
ers. We propose to build four (cheers) ant
also twelve destroyers. 1t is estimated
that the cost of the new program will b,
ES, 900, making the entire expenditure
for the new ships G15,000,o 900. The battle
ships will especially be adapted for tho
passage Of the Suez canal.
The herald., 1898-07-23
Big Railroad Suit

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July 22-Judgs
Seaman this afternoon issued an impor-
tant order in the Wisconsin Central case
requiring Edwin e. Abbot to show cause
why he should not give over TO the re-
ceivers securities amounting to 1924, 000
The order is made returnable on Septem-
Der 20, before Judge Jenkins The petit.
toner is John A. Stewart. Abbott's former
co-trustees under the Wisconsin Central
mortgages. The petition shows that I'M
der date of November 49, 1894. receivers
certificates were issued to the amount OF
81, 600, 900 for the purpose of paying Wiscon-
sin Central loans, and the collateral so re-
deemed was to be deposited with the
United States Trust company, OF New
York. Some Of the securities were so de.
posted, but Wisconsin Central joint and
several improvement bonds to the amount
of s9240O0 are alleged to have been depos-
tied with the firms of Brown Bros. & Co.,
subject to the order Of Edwin B. Abbott,
who, 1t Is alleged, now claims to hold the
securities on his own order and for his
own account.
The herald., 1898-07-23
News From the North

JUNEAU, Alaska, July H. by steamer Al
XII. to Departure Bay, B. c., July 22.-The
town of Skaguay is still under martial law
and all saloons are closed
Twenty-six men who have been bound
over by the United States Commissioners
have been taken to Sitka. City Surveyor
Reid. who killed "Soapy" Smith. recently
received a wound in the thigh and may die
of blood poisoning.
]. w. Tanner of Juneau has been ap-
pointed Deputy United States Marshal at
skaguay in place of Taylor. The latter Is
charged with neglect Of official duty.
A number of disappointed gold-seekers
have returned here from the Copper River
country.
Richard Shaw, a well-known young man
of means of Rochester N. Y, who took
what was considered the best outfit to Cop
per River, was drowned and his body not
recovered.
A. j. Northcott of Buffalo. N T., ana
j. ]. Shelley of Homer, N. Y. succeeded In
getting up the river. Northcott says that
near its head they found -four gold in a few
scattered places, but the ground was not
rich enough to work.
The herald., 1898-07-23
Pine Mountain Reservation

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22-Surveyol
General Gleaves has just received procla'
nation from President Mckinley, enlarg
ing the Pine Mountain and Zaka lake fores
reservation In the southern part of this
state.
The reservation. before being enlarged
comprised LIES, 900 acres. and the addition
Increased 1t by $4,000 acres. The bulk Of the
addition Is on the eastern end. and 1t now
forms the connecting link with the San
Gabriel forest reservation. This makes a
complete chain Of reservations extending
along the coast range Of mountains from
the southern part of San Luis Obispo coun-
ty to the middle of San Diego county,
These reservations. In their order, are;
Pine Mountain and Zaka Lake, San Ga
briel, San Bernardino and san Jacinto.
The herald., 1898-07-23
Wants More Batteries

WASHINGTON, July 22.-The four light
batteries to which General Miles referred
in his dispatch are c and F of the Third
Artillery and B and F Of the Fourth. The
Sixth Massachusetts, and the Sixth Illinois
regiments are portion of General CAREY
sons brigade. The Eighth Ohio Regi-
ment, also belonging to General Garrett
sons brigade, was landed in Cuba. and In
accordance with the decision of the de-
partment not to send to Porto Rico any of
the troops which took part in the opera
lions connected with the Santiago cam
paign that organization was left behind.
The time, 1923 pm, July 81, in the bulletin
issued by the Adjutant-Generals office. is
that at which the dispatch was received
from General Miles in Washington and
does not indicate the time at which 1t was
sent by him.
The herald., 1898-07-23
Colonel Barber in Luck

SAN FRANCISCO. July 22.-Col Barber
of the First regiment New York volun-
teers, may be made a brigadier general
before his departure for Honolulu where
he is to command the new military fort. In
addition to his own regiment he will have
under his own command the Hawaiian
troops, numbering over 500 men, and the
Third battalion of the Second regiment of
United States volunteer engineers. This
battalion of engineers numbers about 400
men, and has been stationed for some
weeks at the Presidio 1t is in command Of
Major Langfitt, and is composed Of Com
pany I. of Denver; Company X. of San
Francisco, and Company M. of Portland.
Oregon. According to orders received to-
day. the battalion will sail with the first
detachment of the New Workers, and will
erect the new post. lumber and stores for
which have already been ordered Capt.
Philip Long, who is to be chief purchasing
agent at Honolulu arrived from New
York and reported to Gen. Merriam today.