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Dear Santa ClAus-As l am the on- ly little girl imy mamma and papa have got thought would like to have something for Christmas. I would like to have big baby that can open its eyes and say papa and mamma, and a set of dishes, table and anything else you think would be nice for little girl to have and will thank you very much. so~good- bye. Hoping that you will not for get me for l will be a good little girl and look for you. I have five brothers aud mamma and papa. So nothing more. Come 10 East 2d ave-, 1922, Pine Bluff, Ark.
 Miss Ruth Long.
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DAa- Sl1ta Claus - Please bring me a doll, n little stove and lamp and a little piano.
 Myrtle Wick. And Santa I will be a good girl If you will please bring me a story.
 Dear Santa Claus-I am s years old and go to school every day. Will you please bring me doll. a dresser, a jacket, a fascinator, d story book, a doll, washing set, a washstand, a table and a lamp. Good bye. Your little girl.
 Edna Dutton.
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Dear Santa Claus-I love for Christmas eve to come. because go to bed as soon as eat ny supper. Santa bring me stove, a sideboard, dresser, washsrand and doll. Santa, as you have to go toso many places, will close, come early. Hattie Martin.
 years.
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Pine Bluff, Ark. Dec. 1898.

Pine Bluff, Ark. Dec. 1898. Diar Santa Claus-As is getting so near Christmas I will write you whot would like to have. l have been a good girl and obeyed my papa and mama. so l want brace let. gold ring. story book of great Americans, a pretty dressed doll, some fruit, nuts and candies and, Dear Santa, please take all the little poor children something nice, too. Now, goodbye. until next year this time.
 Lovingly your little friend,
 Gladys Langford.
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Story

You will think you are in the very domain of Santa Claus himself if you visit our store now and look at the wonderful assortmentl of beautiful
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Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 10, lS99 My Dear Old Santa Claus-Please bring me a doll, & doll buggy, a set of furniture. Now, Santa Claus, don't forget to come. I will put out the Ire and be sure you don't get burned. I live on Cherry street the number of my house is 9O2.
 Yours truly.
 Maudie Cope.
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Pine Bluff, Ark., Dec. 15, 1898. Dear Santa Claus--I do not want
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Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 15, 1898. Dear Santa Claus-I want you to please bring me pip rife; that IS every speck l want. Your little boy,
 Eugene Philpot. I live on 5th ave. and Poplar St., the number of my house is 1903.
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Pine Bluff, Ark. Dec. 15, 1896. Dear Santa Claus-Please bring me silver bracelet, story book, set of dishes, doll and a nice jacket tc wear. l will go to bed at s o'clock Your little friend.
 Alpharttd Huntsinger. live on West 4th avenue, No. 9l4
 Pine Bluff, Ark. Dec. 15, 1898. Dear Santa Cleus-Please bring me the following: A little Tenn. wagon an air gun, a pair of goat harness, some fireworks, some nuts and can dy. Don't forget Miss Thenie. Your little boy, Tom Hill,
 Park View Street.
 Pine Bluff, Ark, Dee. b, 1898. 1 want you tt please bring me a Dice doll from Anderson Meyer Drug Co.,. a new slate, box of pencils, al so some nice story books. I will go to bed at s o'clock and would not look for anything. Your little girl,
 Ethel Clement. P. S.-My house is 5O3 West Barra- que street.
 Pine Bluff, Ark. Dee. I5, 1898, Dear Santa Claus-I want you to bring me a train like they had out at the fair this season, and q track that will reach around the house, and an air gun and some fruit. Your boy, Freeman H. Owen.
 Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 15, 1898. My Dear Santa Claus-Will you please bring me a doll buggy and doll bed and some pretty ribbon for my hair, apples, nuts and oranges.
 Your little girl,
 Rosa Sonnenschein.
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 Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 15, 1898. My Dear Santa Claus-I am going to ask you for few things. l want a ring, a black board, a doll and some clothes, some hearts for my bracelet, and spoon. I will go to bed at eight o'clock, if you bring these things, aud go to sleep. My address is sos West Fifth ave. Your friend, Henrietta Taylor.
 Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. l5, 1898. Dear Santa Claus-I would like for you to bring me doll with white dress on, and two story books, and if I'm not asking for too much, I would like to have two hearts for my bracelet. Don't forget some can dy, fruit and nuts. That is all.
 Your little girl.
 SallYe Alexander.
 Pine Bluff, Ark. Dec. 15, 1898. Dear Santa CIaus-You will lind me at Pine Bluff. Please bring me a wagon, drum, horn. a box oi colored chalk, some candy, fruit and fireworks. l live on the corner of Sth avenue and Laurel street.
 Your friend, Wilbur Orto.
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 Pine Bluff, Ark. Dec. I5, 1S99 Dear Santa Claus-I know you will bring me something nice. want you to bring me a silver watch, s drum, q horn and @ story book oI great Americans; also some fire crackers and roman candles.
 Yonr little friend.
 John H. Hinemon,
 61S W. 9th ave.
 luc DUH, AIh = OcC. lO, lCScs Dear Santa Claus-I only want { nice little doll buggy, and a littl, stove and some nice little dresses fol my doll which you brought me las Christmas, and l want some candJ and fruit. Now Santa don't forge to come. live at 6I9 Morris St.
 Ruth Virginia Lindsey.
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 Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec 15, 1898. Dear Santa Clause-I have been 8 good girl since you came here las year and Iaexpect to remain so for ever. All 1 want you to bring me doll, box of candy. some pictur books, some toys, some. well. any thing else you want to. Don't foi get my sisters. Bernice and Selma. Your little friend, Ethel Schloss
 Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. l5. 1898.
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ROBBED AND MURDERED.
Woman Alleged to Have Been Killed
and Her Body Cremated.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Dec 14-Gradu-
ally the mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance from this city, several weeks ago
of Mrs. Nellie J. Horne, a beautiful young
woman, who was visiting this health re-
sort and who, the authorities believe was
murdered by young Hardy Sheffield and
robbed of her money, is being cleared up
and Sheriff Williams hopes to soon have
evidence to prove that one of the most
heartless crimes ever committed in this vi
entity was that by which Mrs. Horne lost
her life. Hardy Sheffield is in jail, charged
with the murder. The sheriff returned to
the city to-day from the home of Shehields
brother, in Hot Springs county where it
was reported, the body of Mrs Horne had
been found. He brought with him sack
containing gruesome evidence that human
body had been cremated piece by piece ir
Sheffields house. The sack contained human
bones, ashes and other articles recovered
from the fireplace in Sheffieds house. Elk
pertS are at work making a scientific tx
animation of these CHASTITY relies and il is
already established that the bones are hose
of a human being. Sheffields brother in
whose house the crime is supposed 10 have
been committed, was brought 10 Hot
Springs by Sheriff Williams and placed IL
Jail. were also several others, who are
charged with being accessories to the crime.
Tonight the bones were pronounced by
experts to be those of a woman, and beads.
hat pins. buckles and satchel frame found
in the ashes with the bones have been iden-
titled as those belonging TO the wearing APP
parel of Mrs. Horne. The authorities here
now believe that both Mrs. Horne and her
husband have been murdered. Their theory
is, that Mrs. Horne being infatuated with
Sheffield, conspired with him to remove her
husband and later Sheffield, becoming
afraid that Mrs. Horne would betray him,
decided to kill her also. In the face of this
theory, however, is the report received from
Kansas City that man named Mullins,
who is believed by the police to be Horne
been located in that city These circum-
stances add mystery to the case, which the
authorities now trying to clear up.
Chunk Burrows. a neighbor and intimate
acquaintance of Hardy Sheffield states
positively that the latter confessed to him
that he murdered Mrs Horne and asked
him to assist him in clearing himself of the
charge by giving evidence that would ac-
quit him. The jailkeepers here are closely
guarding Sheffield to prevent him from
committing sl1icide
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-15

He Is Accompanied by ''TOd" Sloan
and G.. $. DVvyer.

Eddie Bald Tod" Sloan and G. S.
Dwyer, call of New York" were at the
Denison last night. All three came in from
Greencastle. where they had been taken on
the Big -Four Southwestern limited direct
from New York 1t was found that in or
der to reach West Baden, which was the
first objective point. they would be COM
PEELED to stay in Greencastle over night,
and rather than do that all three came to
indianapolis for the night Accompanying
the party were three attendants and as
many packs of dogs After staying at West
Baden for a time the party will work south
and west to California by easy stages 1t is
to be inferred from Eddie Bald's ex-
pressed intention of doing nothing but hunt
ali winter, that his much-heralded play, "A
Twig of Laurel" will not be presented this
winter. At any rate, Eddie did not care
to discuss theatrical matters. He was full
of cycling. however, and said that, with
the help of the track-Owners, the insurgent
riders would control the racing game next
year. Tod" Sloan, formerly a Hoosier,
showed the effects of his English "codd-
ling and displayed very bad taste while
conversing with the reporter of another pa
per by affecting an air Of superiority alto
gether incongruous with his personality.
Mr. Dwyer, the other member of the party.
is the son of Michael Dwyer, the noted
New York turfman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-15
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The will of Christopher Hickman was
prohated yesterday. The estate is be-
bequeathed to his wife, Eva Hickman
Mr.. Morris Neck director of the choir of
the First Presbyterian Church, has resigned.
His resignation will take effect the first of
the year.
The Windfall Mutual and Social Benefit
Association OF Windfall and the Eclipse
Hunting and Social Club of Windfall we're
incorporated yesterday
Stonecutters' Union No. 1 has elected
Thomas knapton delegate to the interna-
tlonal meeting, which will be held in Kan
sas City, Mo-, next month.
The Beefsteak Club of which Martin
Murphy is president, will meet this after
I neon and tonight in the clubrooms at No.
1lS12 North Delaware street.
At st. Georges Chapel, Church and Ray
streets, Capt w. E. English will lecture to-
night on "A Trip to the Holy Land" The
lecture is under the auspices of the little
Daughters of the King.
The directors of the Commercial Club
have adopted a new plan for meeting to-
gether. hereafter the plan will be to gather
business while lunching. At the meeting
yesterday the name of w. ID. Bynum was
ordered taken from the nonresident list and
placed on the active list.
w. A. Sullivan, freight agent of the Big
-Four, who will leave the first of the year
10 take position with the G. e. o. road at
RRichmond, Va; will entertain the Capital
City Bowling Club at his homo on Saturday
evening: Mr.. Sullivan has been constant
and active member of the club and has been
one of it's most reliable bowlers.
The indianapolis Conservatory OF Music
will give pupils recital at D. ii. Baldwins
riday evening. Among those who are to
take part are Misses Autrora Wittebert
Dona Schreet Bessie Gable, Edward Walk
er Elizabeth Ruddick, Clayton Pierce, and
"a second part will be given by Mr. Edgar
Cawley, pianist, Mrs Winifred Hys,ing
Aydelotte, accompanist, and Miss Pearl
Cogswell, reader.
The Needle Society of the First Presby-
terrain Church will hold it's annual fair to-
morrow beginning at 10. o'clock in the morn
ing. There will be a luncheon served at
noon and "a supper at o'clock. The house.
hold and the candy booths will be I'M
usually attractive The Christmas tree for
the children will be lighted a o'clock and
the trimmings will be sold There will be
number of novelties to please the children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-15
ARRESTED TWO WOMEN.
Suspected Of Having Robbed Several
People.

Detectives Asch and Dugan last night ar
rested two colored women and charged
them with being the two women who have
held up men about town in the last several
months and robbed them. The detectives
have been looking for these women for a
long time. The cases of robbery have been
suppressed in order that the chance of catch
ing the women might not be impaired. The
women are Alma Thomas and Irene Lind
say, both extravagantly dressed The de-
tectives were not so sure of the Thomas
woman and at q late hour had not locked
her up. The Lindsay woman was confined
in the women's department and slated with
highway robbery and grand larceny.
Asch and Dugan were approached by the
women at the corner of Georgia street and
Senate avenue. The women invited them to
have drink with them. The detectives had
good views of their faces under the electric
light and at once suspected, from deScrip-
lions they had had, that they had the very
"strong-arm" women they had been look
ing for SO long. They walked a little way
with the women, who refused to go into
Well-lighted streets, and then told them who
they were The Lindsay woman started a
fight, but she quelled and forced to go
to the police station. The women were sep
arated and the Thomas woman told tales
locked up. Asch and Dugan went to the
Lindsay womans home, at Sixteenth street
and Senate avenue, and searched it, They
found several silk parasols, silk skirts and
other fine clothing.
The detectives say the game" of the two
women was to stop men on dark streets, dis
tract their attention and pick their pockets
In the last few months several men have
reported to the police that they have lost
to these women rolls amounting to from
$50 to 500.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-15
SUPERINTENDENT POWERS zoo
One of the Attractions for Riverside
Park.

AS one of the attractions of the River
side Parks, Park Superintendent Power ex-
poets to establish u zoo in embryo next
summer He is in communications with
park bureaus of other cities to ascertain
what it will cost to get wild animals for
the indianapolis zoo. Yesterday he received
letter from NJ. p. Hubert secretary of
the park commission of Detroit, Mich, stat
ing that two black bears a year old could
be furnished the indianapolis board. The
price named was considered reasonable. Mr..
Hubert also said that the Detroit board
could furnish some deer. Mr.. Hubert asked
for information as to where forty-tiVe or
fifty squirrels for the Detroit parks could
be obtained. Last week the mayor received
information indicating that indianapolis
could get a full supply of squirrels for the
Riverside Parks from Western town. AL
though both Mayor Taggart and Superin-
tendent Power have written they have been
unable to receive any confirmation of this
report. The park authorities here would be
glad to receive donations of birds and ami
mails for the zoo.
Where will the zoo be located?" Mr..
Power was asked.
II do not know, exactly. There is a good
place below Thirteth street. There is a
hill, one side Of which could be dug away
and a cave formed for the bears, which
must have a place to hibernate in the
winter"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-15
FOR STEALING COAL.
LabOring Men Driven to Theft by
Lack of Fuel.

LabOring Men Driven to Theft by
Lack of Fuel.
Three laboring men were arrested last
evening for stealing coal to drive the bitter
cold out of their homes. They were Shelby
Stafford forty-five years old, 1914 East
Twenty second street; Albert Hathorn, thir-
ty-eight years old, East Tenth street;
Nathaniel Camp, twenty-four years old, 1542
Martiadale avenue. They were arrested by
Watchmen Fox, Stone and Sweed of the
Big Four Railroad Company, who, the police
understand, have been instructed by the
higher officials of the railroad to look out
carefully for coal thieves. Cold weather is
wonderfully efficacious in bringing this class
of criminals to the fore.
Stafford was asked last night why he had
stolen the coal and his reply came quickly
MY house was cold" he said land my
wife is sick. 1 had to have fuel. I have
never before been arrested or been in any
trouble. / came home from a hard days
work this evening and found that there was
no coal in the mouse. There is no gas pped
into my house and l asked my neighbors
what | should do. / have only lived there
two weeks. They said for me to go over to
the railroad and get some coal off the cars
and, without thinking what the conse-
quences might be. / took a basket and went
10 the place they pointed out ! found about
forty people on top the coal cars throwing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-15
DRAGON
PLUG
THE FINEST TOBACCO MADE.
No other brand so pure and satisfying.
TRUST INCORPORATED.
The American Tin-PIate Company t0s
Begin Business soon.

PITTSBURG, Dec. H.-Under a certifl
cate of Incorporation authorized by the lave
of the State of New Jersey the American
Tin-plate Company will begin business
after the first of next year. This is the
name Of the new combination. The corpo:
ration will have an executive COMMITTEES
of five members, who are to be elected be-
the stockholders from the directors This
committee will have powers expressly cons
ferred by the certificate of incorporation.
The office y of the committee will consist OF
chairman, vice chairman and secretary
The committee will have virtual control OF
the businC SIS OF the combination At presenS
an inventory is being made of all the as,
sets of the various plants that have gOnA
into the compact. The tin mills are idlss
and will not resume until the officers hava
been elected. Resumption will probably
take place the middle of next month.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-15
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
Little Mabel Randall the Victim of IA
Distressing Accident.

There was most distressing accident yes
terday morning that resulted in the death of
little Mabel Randall daughter of Mr. and
Mrs f. M. Randall, SO Huron street. Mrs.
Randall, about 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
went to a neighbours house. intending to be
gone but few minutes She had been away
from home probably five minutes when she
heard her little daughter screaming for help
in the yard. Rushing from the neighbor' )
house, Mrs Randall was Mortified to see the
child enVeloped in flames She did what she
could to put out the fire, burning her own
hands and arms in the effort Drs., Moore
and Garfield were summoned. They labored
to save the child's life but at O'Clock the
little one died. In the sitting room of the
Randall home there is an open gas stove.
1t is supposed that Mabel in playing too
near the stove, stumbled and fell, her long
curls catching fire and communicating 10
her clothes. The father and mother are al
most beside themselves with grief. The lit
tie girl was but five years of age.
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off coal. / climbed up and had pitched of
two or three chunks and then the policeman
caught me. | don't know the two men who
were arrested with me. l don't know why
some of the other forty people who We're
throwing off coal weren't arrested too.
'As l said, my wife is sick in bed and !
asked the policemen to let me go home and
tell her / had been arrested They refused
to let me go. 1 pleaded with them and told
them if they would let me go home TO my
wife and child for a. few minutes l would
come back like a man and go with them
to the police station. They wouldn't listen
to me. Here l am. / haven't had thing
to eat since noon and I'm sick I'm so
hungry. My wife will worry herself to
death when / don't come back to her and
she don't know where 1 am. Do you sup
pose they would let me go home if !
promised to come back TO court in the morn
ing?"
He was told that the police did not have
that way Of doing business and was asked il
he had not enough money to send message
to his wife.
No he answered, 81 haven't got cent -
The patrolmen on tbs district in which
StafOrds house is located informed his wife
of his arrest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-15

It was asserted yesterday that the Board
of Safety would probably make the appoint
ments for the police and fire forces this
week. There are to be two police sergeants
appointed. Two of the present sergeants will
be made desk sergeants and will be detailed
for duty at the police station constantly,
one at night and the other in the daytime
tons two appointments will have to be
made. Prominently mentioned for these two
places are Henry Wallace, Republican, and
frank Giblin. Democrat. While it is not
definitely announced that these two patrol
men are to be promoted, it is generally so
understood about the City Hall.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-15
CLOVER-LEAF REPORT.
Shows Business OF Road While in the
Hands of the Late h. ID. Il. PIERCE.

E. o. Reed, auditor of the Clover Leaf
Railroad, filed report in the Federal Court
yesterday, covering the entire period of the
time the road was in the hands of the late
r. Is. L. Peirce as receiver. Mr.. Reed act
ed for the late receiver in making the re-
port, which showed that for the month of
November the receipts were $4S4 ,S9S.64; the
disbursements were 1884, 47s.22, leaving a
cash balance on hand of $49,92O42, which
has been turned over to Receiver Samuel
Hunt. The report further states that the
total receipts from May o. 1885, when the
road passed into the hands of Mr.. Peirce
to Dec. l, 1898, were SIS SS9, 322. SO; the total
disbursements We're SIS. S39 .4O2. II.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-15
McCuIIoch club Lecture.

Last night about sixty members of the
Boys Club attended the opening lecture
in the regular Wednesday night course of
the McCulloeh Club at Plymouth Church.
The youngsters occupied seats that had been
reserved for them in the gallery; Rev +. h;
Dewhurst pastor of the church. delivered
am Illustrated lecture entitled Hero Stories
of Our War with Spain" He reviewed the
most heroic scenes and incidents of the
war his remarks being accompanied by life
like stereopticon views of famous battle
scenes. both on land and at sea, together
with the portraits of the men who covered
themselves with glory. There was lusty
cheering from the Boys Club as the pastor
proceeded TO describe the incidents of the
war ..Een-FIur'' is the subject of the next
lecture The dates for the different lectures
i'm the course have not been arranged
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-15
BATTLE SHIP MASSACHUSETTS
New Keel May BE Necessary for the
Damaged IrOnclad.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Herald sayF:
Naval officers believe the battle shib
Massachusetts must go out of commissions
and that practically new keel and severaI
new frames must be supplied to her before
she will be tit for sea. This apprehension
has been caused by an incomplete examine
ton made by naval constructors and divegs
which showed that the keel is buckled for
240 feet and the frames are twisted In about
seventeen different places in the distance
OF last Saturday when the big vessel struck
a mass of rock near Diamond reef and drove
over IT, The full extent of the injuries WIFI
not be known until the ship is in the dry