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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-05
THE SUGAR BEET.
Bulletin No. 81 of Purdue Experiment
Station.

Prof. H. A. Huston, chemist Of Purdue
makes the following report: "a large num-
Der of progressive farmers in central and
northern Indiana have undertaken expert
mental work with sugar beets this season.
The season has been favorable for the rapid
and continual growth OF the beets. From
all sections come the reports that the beets
In most cases are doing well. At this sea-
son two dangers threaten the plants-the
leaf spot disease. which appears as brown
spots on the leaves, and the blister beetle
or old-fashioned potato bug, which is very
fond of the beet foliage and can greatly
damage the crop The remedy for the leaf
spot disease is TO spray the plants with Bor-
pounds of blue vitriol in water and adding
TO 1t lime water made by shaking two
pounds of lime and stirring it up with
water. The mixture is made up to one bar
rel. II the blister beetle is on the plants.
add five ounces of arsenite of soda or of
paris green to the mixture. If the blister
beetle alone is present, the arsenic COM
pound may be simply mixed with water and
sprayed on the plants.
There is a tendency to harvest beets too
early. they seldom ripen until the LIST of
october and sometimes not until the middle
OF November. During the ripening period
the Increase of sugar is very rapid. Ripeness
is shown by the leaves becoming lighter in
color, but the most satisfactory method is
an actual test of the amount of sugar in the
The experiment station will select GER
tain fields and make tests at short intervals
and when the beetS are ripe, will call for
samples from the experimental plats The
whole of the experimental plat should not
be harvested until after the reports of the
sample is received, as an additional sample
may be necessary. The beets will not be in
any danger from frost If left in the ground
until the middle of November. But if the
beets are, shown to be ripe they should be
harvested at once 10 prevent a. second
growth after the fall rains begin, as the
quality of the beet is seriously injured by
this.
Beets may be stored in cellars or in piles
covered with straw or stalks, and a thin
layer OF earth. If they are TO be left through
the winter, another layer of straw and earth
should be added about the last of Decem-
Der. Where large quantities are stored, it is
necessary to provide ventilation.
An examination of the field should be
made at once. and if the beets show a ten
dency to project above ground the earth
should be ridged up along the rows and COW
er the roots as COMPLETELY as possible
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-05
THE PATRoLMAN DELIRIOUS.
Numerous Arrests for the Riot at
RrightsvO0d.

The condition of Patrolman Woodland, who
was attacked by a gang of toughs in
Brightwood Saturday night. does not inn
prove. He was delirius yesterday and suffer-
ing from the shock he received. The
wounds in his face and head are doing well,
but his general state is not encouraging.
The condition of Frank Rush. upon whose
premises the riot occurred, is not as serious
as was at first feared. The fracture in his
skull did not develop and yesterday he was
up and about.
The police department are indignant over
the treatment Patrolman Woodland received,
and their efforts to apprehend the guilty
parties have been unsparing. Early yester-
day morning Sergeant Crane and Patrolnlan
Bray arrested Walter Van, 1911 Malott ave-
nue. and charged him with rioting and as
sault and battery with intent to kill. A
little later Captain Kruger arrested Fred
Everett, $50 Tacoma street, upon the same
charges, and during the day Patrolmen
Lancaster and Grub sent in Joseph Mes
cell, 1716 Shelton street; Joseph Newman,
1910 Hillside avenue; Harry Love, Arrow
avenue; Otto Schnakel, 532 Beville avenue,
and William O'Hara, of Brightwood. Pa
trolman Deputy captured Talbert Jacks, BAL
Tacoma avenue, and Patroiman Jackson,
John Casey, SIG Highland avenue
The names of others implicated in the af-
expected that several more arrests will be
made. 1t is said that over hundred bowl
derS and stones were hurled by the men
during their carousal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-05
NO TRACE OF NICHOLS.
A Regular Soldiers from Indianapolis
Said to Have Died.

Said to Have Died.
In the New York Journal of last Wednes-
day is published a sensational account of a
trip made by United States troops on the
transport Mohawk to Ponce, Porto Rico, in
which reference is made to the death of
man named Nichols, Of Indianapolis. The
account is given in letter signed sc. r. c.,
Battery c, Seventh Light Artillery, U. S.
A." The letter does not indicate that Mich
OILS was in the volunteer service 1t is
known, however, that no Indiana volunteers
were on the Mohawk, and it is presumed
Nichols was in the regular service. The
register of men enlisted this year at Capt.
Blacks recruiting Office contains the name
Of Earl A. Nichols. twenty-one years and
seven months old. who enlisted April 81, and
was sent to Columbus, o., since when Capt.
Black has no trace of him. He enlisted for
the heavy artillery. The city directory gives
the name of Earl e. Nichols, 1904 Brookside
avenue, but no such number could be found
pers Nichols gave as his referee the name
Of Fred G. Baly. No such name appears
in the directory.
In the story of Nicholss death in the New
York paper, E. r. G. wrote his mother: II
have seen a man slowly rise to a sitting
a nurse with a Red Cross on his sleeve),
who was standing at his ease on a steamer
chair, with cigarette and book, for a drink
get a growl and a curse, and then that lazy
hound would drag himself to barrel of
mot" ice water, get a cup of it, shove it at
low died four days later. His name was
Nichols Of Indianapolis, Ind
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-05
EXCURSION in "A STORM
THE MAENNERCHOR'S EXCITING
TIME ON THE OHIO RIVER.
Steamboat Had to BE Moored to Trees
Women and Children Great
ly Frightened.

The annual outing Of the Maennerchor So
ciety yesterday took a crowd of two hun
dred members of the society," with their
wives and children. to Madison, where the
picnickers boarded a steamer for a trip up
the river. 1t was a delightful day for all
who went. save for an exciting time through
which they passed when a storm arose
about 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon. With
scarcely any warning the sky darkened
omihously and almost before the passengers
realized what had happened the boat was in
the midst of one of the worst storms that
has swept down the Ohio river in years
The captain, however, evidently observed
from the signs what was about to happen
There was no landing place near by, so
he the boat close to the shore and
moored her to trees. The storm broke with
such suddenness that many of the women
and children did not have time to get into
the cabin and were drenched with the sheets
of rain that flooded the decks.
There was one very exciting incident. A
woman with her children was in the woods
near where the boat was moored, having
little family picnic. She and her children
became terribly frightened when the storm
broke and frantically ran down to the bank
imploring the captain to take them aboard.
WIN COHSlueTaDI6 the rOuStaDOutS
got out gang plank. showed it to her and
then gathering her little ones by the hand
the woman made a frantic dash aboard.
The storm lasted for about half hour. 1t
was almost like waterspout in its in
tensity, but died away almost as suddenly
as it came.
The rest Of the day was passed pleasantly
On the trip to Madison from this city it
rained almost all the way, but by Ii o'clock
when the train pulled into Madison, it was
clearing up and the picnickers, with we'll
filled baskets went aboard the waiting boat
for the trip. There was a band aboard and
this. with the chorus singing of the Maen-
nerchor, furnished excellent music. Last
year the Maennerchor Society went to one
of the northern lakes. There were some
unpleasant features about that trip, one of
which was inadequate hotel facilities. TAX
ing their lunch baskets with them yester-
day, the picnickers were Independent OF such
failures and were amply prepared for
good dinner.
The excursion, in two sections, took about
$50 from Indianapolis to Madison including
the party OF two hundred that participated
in the Maennerchor outing. No accidents
resulted from the storm on the river, al
though the women and children were much
frightened by the storm
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-05
REGIMENT OF REGULARS
TOTAL ENLISTMENT AT INDIANAPO-
LIS THIS YEAR WAS 1850.
At Least Two Regiments from the
State-Report of a Death ON
Transport Mohawk.

Nearly enough men for an entire regiment
have enlisted in the regular army at the
office of Captain Black, the regular recruit
ing officer stationed here, since last JAN
uary. The total number enlisted was 1880.
Out of this number but 1856 were native In
dianians. There are in the State four other
regular recruiting offices, beside which there
was an office that moved from place to place
in the State during the first months of the
war; 1t is believed that as many more men
from the State enlisted for the regular serv-
ice at these offices. so that Indiana has sent
at least two full regiments of soldiers for
the regular army since the war began. Many
of these enlisted for temporary service and
intend to ask to be mustered out after the
war is formally ended, as they have the
right to do.
Among the men who enlisted for the reg
ular service were men of the state militia
who were rejected for some cause or other
when the volunteer regiments were made
up. Those who wanted to see active service
are congratulating themselves that they
were turned down by the militia as 1t re-
suited in them getting into the regular army
and being sent to the front Some of the
Indianapolis men were sent to Manila. 9TH
ers to Santiago de Cuba and still others to
Porto Rico.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-05
a MAN OF ONE PURPOSE
REV. CHAs. E. BACON DREW A TEXT
FROM PAUL's PURPOSE.
Church Full of Pillars of PetriRed
Uscfulness-Rev. Mr.. Dun
hams Sermon.

Rev. Charles e. Bacon, at the Roberts
Park Church, last night preached upon the
necessity of perseverance and concentration
of effort. He said:
There is a soul-inspiring grandeur in a
mind with one ennobling thought possessed.
Such mind had Paul. He was spiritual
giant because he was not a double-minded
man. He had one prime object in life. and
however differently expressed in deeds or in
epistles we can ever hear him saying, This
one thing / do
This high calling is Christian character,
and to attain it we must press forward with
concentration of purpose in life. Christian
ity is a forward movement. 1t consists in
the development of the Christian graces and
growth in the power of usefulness. Many
Christians. as soon as converted and safely
housed in the church. settle down into the
satisfaction that all is done. Jonathan Ed
wards, in addressing class of young con-
verts at one time said, Every day of your
lives pray as earnestly as you did when you
asked God to regenerate your SOUL. Paurs
constant attitude was not as though / had
already attained 1t is not sufficient to be-
gin well. We must also end well. Paul
began well, and ended better This element
of perseverance is prominent in all success
49, 0ACAOcS VI PuIpO5e ID eSSeuIidl
to perseverance. You cannot travel two
roads at the same time with equal zeal and
success. Paul says two things helped him
run perseveringly. First, forgetting the
things which are behind, and Sec
ond, pressing forward to the things
which are before. Lots wife was
not the last person stopped by looking be-
hind. The church is full of pillars, not of
salt. but of petrifed uselessness What
ought we leave behind? Everything that is
a barrier to going forward. Don't live in
the graveyard OF past failures. 1t will only
unnerve YOU Press toward the mark for
getting the things that are behind. Is there
any use for retrospection? Yes. AS the
bow is pulled back to send the arrow for
ward, as the athlete steps back to get start
for his leap, so we may look back to impulse
or wisdom for the forward movement. and
for no other purpose.
Second press forward for the prize of. a
high calling of God in Christ Jesus. There
is Inspiration and hope. What has made the
free man always able to do so much more
labor than the slave? The answer is in the
word slave. His firm muscles have no God
given impulse of liberty or hopeful reward.
The French have an adage, One may go far
after he is tired Ihe traveller on a long
journey, faint and weary, may come to a
hilltop from which he sees his home, his
destination, and although he be ready to
drop, the sight puts new life into him and
his eyes sparkle, his pulse quickens and he
starts anew"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-05
PAYS IN FULL NO MORE
OFFICERS TO ASK FOR RECEIVER
OF INDUSTRIAL LIFE ASSOCIATION.
Trying to Transfer the Insurance to
Another COncern-Business
Too Small.

A receiver will be asked for the Indus
trial Life Association of Indianapolis by it's
officers, according to a statement made last
night by J. w. Powers, secretary of the
Indianapolis agency of the Life Assurance
Company of America, to which the business
of the former company has been turned
over. A report from Terre Haute last night
said that Hiram Steele of that city, COM
plains that he has been notified by the In
dustrial Life Association that it can no
longer pay policies in full, and recommend
ing that he take transfer to the Life AS
surance Company of America, also of In
dianapolis. Mr.. Steele says that in the past
ten years he has paid $546 into the company;
that he is disguised with the whole outfit,
and will have nothing more to do with it.
The president of the old company was John
o. Cooper, and the secretary ]. w. Morris.
The president of the new company is G. F.
Binkley, and the secretary J. w. Powers.
Mr.. Powers was asked what he knew
about the matter. He replied: 'I know
very little about the Industrial Life AS
ISOLATION. It's officers came to us last week
and said the business of their company did
not justify it's further operation. They said
they had called on the representatives of
several life insurance companies, but had
finally settled on our company as the one
they would rather turn their business over
to. do not know the officers of the COM
pany, but 1 understand they are business
men of good standing. They gave to
derstand they will ask for a receiver for
the company in a few days. L believe the
only reason the company cannot longer do
business is that it's business is SO small. 1t
has about $2S6,OOO of insurance. The COM
pany has been in existence several years.
but has never been successful. The officers
sent out circular letter explaining the sit
uation to the policy holders, and your dis
patch is evidently a reply to one of the let
tiers. OF course it is optional with the
policy holders as to whether they want to
reinsure with u.s."
The Industrial Life Association has Of
fees in the Hartford block, on East Mar
ket street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-05
charged with stealing horse ana buggy
down there.
SOLDIERS At THE RACES.
They VIII BE Admitted Free at New
by Oval Events Tonight.

Although it will be impossible to have the
members of the e-hundred-and-fif ty-sev-
enth attend tine bicycle races at Newly
Oval in body tonight. Colonel Studebaker.
through Adjutant E. d. Rex, has promised
that many of the men will be allowed to
witness the 'P1ugger Bill, Martin-Harry
Gibson paced race. The management has
promised free admission to the soldier boys
The star event of the night will be the ten
mile paced race between "Plugger Bill
Martin, of Lowell, Mass and Harry Glib
son, of Cincinnati. Each man will be al
lowed fifteen pacemakers on triplets. quads
and quints. This event will be the last one
on the programme and will start about $50
o'clock.
Another event that has aroused consider
able interest is the telegraph boys cham
pionthip at one mile Thirty-six messenger
boys have entered for the contest Besides
this there will be mile novice for the
amateurs and a half mile handicap, as well
as mile handicap for the professionals.
A number of professional entries for the
handicap will be received when Martin and
his pacemakers arrive, but to date the
marks allotted to the men in both the anna
teur and professional events are as follows:
One-mile professional handicap; purse,
500: Tom H. David. city, scratch; L. o.
Watson, city, scratch; l.. c. johnson, Cleve-
land, 40 yards; Lewis Gordon. city, 40; z. c.
Johnson, Cleveland. 80; Sam Murbarger, IS;
d. A. Fornwalt, Philadelphia, 100; Frank
McWatters city, 200.
Half-mile handicap (amateur). first five to
scratch Harry Deputy, 40 yards; Valley
Cochrun, so: E. Raymond, 50; Willis Coval,
60; Ed Crawford IS; o. F. Andrews 20; II.
c. Keesling, 70; w. c. Baird, 50; Charles
Dame, 80; Fora Tomlinson, 100
Second heat: Z. c.. Pfeffer, scratch; @. A.
Bates, 20 yards; Edwin Steinmetz, 40; F. G.
Bacon, so; C. w. Donovan, go; j. II. Wood
ruff 60; Charles Kolb, IS; Frank Overman,
20; e. A. Green, 20; G.. w. Lowrey, 75 S. Il.
Murray, So Otto Dietz. 40.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-05
THE CURSE OF COCAINE
A COLoRED GIRL SHOWS THE BALE
Full EFFECTS OF THE DRUG.
Belle Smith Attempted Suicide I'm a
Cell-Powerful Men Could
Hardly Master Her.

Belle Smith, a colored girl twenty years
old, was sent to the station house late Sat-
urday night and locked up. Early yesterday
morning Matron Gregoire was awakened by
the cries of the other prisoners, and hurry
ing to the cells was told that the Smith
girl was attempting to kill herself. Opening
the cell door, the matron could hear Pc
culiar noise and, upon investigation, learned
that it was made by the woman striking
herself with a mop handle about the head
and shoulders, which she had barred. The
girl had broken the handle from mop
which stands in the bathroom of the cells,
and had tried to beat herself to death. She
was infiicting these blows without uttering
sound. The matron gave the alarm, and
Bicycle Patrolmen Lancaster and Schroeder
hurried to her assistance.
The frail woman, in her mad condition,
was a match in strength for either of the
men, and it was only with extreme difficulty
that the club was finally wrenched from
her. Then came an effort to lock her in a
cell by herself. Each time an attempt was
made to close the door she would insert her
foot or hand and prevent it, all the time
struggling and trying to do herself injury.
She was finally handcuffed, tied by means
of bed clothing, and left. The men were
exhausted with their efforts. and it was
learned that Lancaster had been bitten by
the Infatuated woman.
The crazy spell was caused by cocaine,
which it is said the woman is accustomed to
use: She had taken a large quantity either
Just before being arrested or after she was
locked up, and it had made her temporarily
mad. 1t is not believed possible that the
stuff was taken after she was in the cell,
as she had been thoroughly searched before
being locked up. When left, after being
tied, the drug soon took effect and she went
into a sound sleep, and when she awoke
later in the day she was again rational.
She did not remember having taken the
forts to take her own life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-05
LABOR Day PARADE.
A Celebration at the Fair Grounds to
Follow.

This is Labor day. There is to be state
celebration of the holiday in this city for
the second time in four years. Two years
ago the day was observed at Anderson by
the state labor organizations, and year
ago at Muncie. This morning at 1890
o'clock there will be street parade, in
which organizations from indianapolis, An
derson, Muncie, Elwood and other places
will participate.
This afternoon there will be a celebration
at the fair grounds, when addresses of well
come are to be made by Governor Mount
and Mayor Taggart. A. J. Beveridge, Of
this city. and William Yochum. of Muncie,
are to speak.
Edgar A. Perkins is the grand marshal of
the parade. His aids are: John Buetner
Muncie; James Swatman, Elwood; Conrad
Smith, Anderson; John McGregor, Charles
Roster. George Springer, E. J. Straka, In
dianapolis.
Following is the line of march for the pa
rade:
Start in Meridian street; south in Me-
ridian street to Monument place; around
the west and south sides of Monument place
Delaware street; south in Delaware street
to washington street; east in Washington
street to Noble street: countermarch in
Washington street to Missouri street; coun-
termarch east in Washington street to Cap
itol avenue and disband.
Below are given the organizations that
will march iii the parade:
: Platoon of Police.
Carriages.
First Division
Band
izationS will form in North Meridian street
north OF Ohio street.
Second Division
Band
All Anderson organizations will form in
East vermont street, right resting on Me-
ridian street.
Third Division
Band.
All Elwood, Middletown. Alexandria and
Madison county delegations will form in
West Vermont street, right resting on Me-
ridian street.
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION.
First Division
George Springer. Commanding.
VIII form in East New York street, right
resting on Meridian street.
Band.
Bakers Union
Brewers Union.
Amalgamated Association Butchers
WoIkmen.
Broom Makers
Furniture Workers Union.
Wood Workers Union.
Cigar Makers Union.
Laurdry Workers Union.
Upholsterers' Union
American Agents Association
Second Division
Charles Kcster, Commanding
VIII form in West New York street, right
resting on Meridian street.
Band.
The Allied Printing Trades.
Third Division
John McGregor. Commanding.
VIII form in East Ohio street, right rest
ing on Meridian street.
Band.
Stone Mascns Union.
Iron Molders Union.
Pattern Makers.
PlastererS' Union.
Plumbers Union.
Saw Makers Union.
Bricklayers' Union.
Macbinists' Union.
Retail Clerks Union
Tailors' Union.
Fourth Division
r. ]. Straka, Commanding.
Will form in West Ohio street. right rest
ing on Meridian street.
Band.
Painters Union.
Paper Hangers Union.
Garment
Garment Makers Union.
Drum Corps.
Carpenters Uricns.. Nos. PSI and 60.
TIN, Sheet Iron and Cornice Workers
Union.
Slack Barrel Coopers' Union.
Tight Barrel CoOpers' Unicn.
National Alliance Theatrical Stage En-
American Hold Carriers Union.
IeamSteTS' ana ShovelerS' Union.
AS Labor day is a national holiday
the banks II be closed for. the day. Most
There will be a morning delivery Of mail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-05

THERE are rugs and rugs.
especially among Oriental
productions.
Many of the Turkish rugs
sold have little else to recon-
mend them except that they
are Turkish and that all
4 urkish rugs wear we'll.
Others are so richly colored,
so closely and perfectly woven,
so rare in sheen and harmony
of standings that the machine
made rug, in comparison, is a
very tame and inartistic affair.
These generalities lead us
a point of interest.
Our Mr.. Smith returned this
week from a visit among the
rug importers of New York
City. His efforts there were
bent on securing choice rugs
only, and the hundreds that
have arrived justify his claim
of every one being a per-
sonal selection" Won't you
see them? We will be glad to
show or price them any time.
Take either elevator to the Sd Floor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-05

Caroline NJ. Conklin VS.. Albert Conklin
divorce. Circuit Court.
George Kerbox VS.. Kate Kerbox; suit for
divorce. Superior Court Room 2.
Mary d. Cowan VS.. David L. Cowan:
divorce. Superior Court. Room J.
Capital National Bank VS.. Frederick w.
Cady ct al; note. Superior Court, Room 8.
divorce. Superior Court, Room 8.
Daniel Foley VS.. the New Telephone Com
pany; suit on contract Superior Court
Room 2.
Henry Coburn VS. Margaretha Maar ct al
mechanics lien. Superior Court Room l.
John Daglish vs.. Mary LagliSh; divorce
Superior Court, Room J.