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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-13
Kansas nethodists for Equality.

Lawrence Kan. Marchh i2-The vote
on equal lay representation II The Nah
odist general conference taken IN the
Kansas conference today resulted = a
victory for the proposition by 4 vote OF
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-13
Great Rock Island Route
TO THE EAST
BEST DINING CAR
SERVICE
IN THE WORLD.


The ROCK ISLAND is foremost in
adopting any advantage calculated to
improve speed and give that luxury. safe
ty and comfort that popular patronage
demands. It's equipment is thoroughly
complete with vestibuled trains, magnifi-
cent dining cars, sleepers and chair
coaches, all the most elegant and OF re-
Gently improved patterns.
SPECIALTIES-
FAST TIME.
EXCELLENT EQUIPMENT.
BEST DINING CAR SERVICE
IN THE WORLD.
GOOD CONNECTIONS.
For fun particulars as to tickets. maps
and rates apply to any coupon ticket Of
fee in the United States, Canada or Mex
leo, or address
JNO. SEBASTIAN,
General Ticket and Passenger Agent
Chicago. Ill
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13
TO BUILD AUTOMOBILES
INDIANA BICYCLE COMPANY WILL
ADD A DEPARTMENT.
Hopes to Cut Down the High Prices
Heavy Shipments of Products
Industrial Notes.

The Indiana Bicycle Company, of this city,
which has purchased the patents. drawings
and all other property of the American
Electric Carriage Company, of Chicago, will
begin the work of turning out the new
tangled vehicles from their factory on South
East street at once and expect to have the
first lot ready for the market in three
months time. When questioned as to the
methods to be pursued in the manufacture
of the carriages, President Charles F.
Smith stated that the acquisition of the
department by the company would not
mean either an increase in their present
building or the engagement of a larger force
of men for the works. The new scheme
Is rather to keep all the present force at
work all the year. At present the works
practically run only half the year during
the rushing bicycle season, while under the
new idea it will be possible to keep the
force going nearly if not altogether, all the
time.
The present equipment of the factory is
all that is necessary to manufacture the
horseless carriages. and whatever may be
lacking is being moved here from the old
factory in Chicago. 1t is the expectation
of the company that the price of the
vehicles will be materially decreased as the
methods for manufacture become perfected,
just as in the case of the bicycle industry.
At present the price of a hack or other
heavy carriage in the cab line is about
So 900, while the ordinary runaround," or
buggy, brings 1920. The orders are begin
ming to come in for delivery wagons, and
the demand is increasing yearly, the price
now being from $500 to $1.7OO. So far as
can be learned, the article constructed in
this country is superior to that made in
France, which country is next to this in
point of favor for the new vehicle. A
Frenchman recently in the factory at Chi
cago stated thai they were the finest car
riages he had yet met with, and on his re-
turn home sent order to the company
for ten of the vehicles 1t will, of course,
require time to get the carriages into gen.
eral use. but the trade, now in its infancy,
and the demand, while slower than could
be desired, is gradual, and, all things con-
sidered flattering.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Col H. ]. Milligan has returned home from
Charlottesville.
Miss Nellie Boyland has returned to West
field after visiting her aunt, Mrs. Lucinda
Watson, few days.
Mrs. Charles Omer Durham and daughter
are visiting the family of Mr.. John Durham,
at North Salem, Ind.
Mr.. ]. P. Durham, who has spent several
days visiting his father, Mr.. J. Y. Durham,
at Waveland, Ind, has returned to his
home
The marriage of Miss Flora Mabel Berg,
niece of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel NJ. Comp
ton, to Mr.. De Witt Van Deusen Moore will
take place Tuesday evening at the home of
the brides aunt, 312 North Delaware street.
Mrs. Anna j. Whitehead, Mr.. P. II. Grif-
fifth, Mr.. and Mrs H. A. Beck and Mr.. and
Mrs. H. l.. Whitehead have taken the Han
nah homestead, three miles miles south of
the city on the Madison road, for the sum-
mer
The Woodruff Place Feast Of Lanterns,
which had to be postponed last week on ac-
count of the rain, will be given tomorrow
evening. There will be a grand illumination
of ten thousand lanterns and varied and in
teresting entertainment in addition to the
concert by the When Band. Carriages will
be admitted free, and bicycles may be
checked at the center fountain, where the
band will be stationed. The ladies of the
Woodruff Place section of the Free Kin
dergarten will be the hostesses. Each resi-
dence in the park will be open house, and
the Free Kindergartens will receive the
benefit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13
ALL MAY HAVE A CHANCE
GOVERNMENT SEEKING COLOREn
RECRUITS FOR THE REGULARS.
Belief that Volunteers VIII See but
Little Fighting-RecruitS
for the Battery.

Captain Black, the regular army recruit
ing officer in this city. has been advised by
the War Department of the fact that the
chaplain of his regiment, the Twenty-fourth
Infantry, is to be sent to this city on special
recruiting service, and will arrive in a few
days. So much has been said about the de-
sire of Indiana colored men to go into the
army that all will be given chance. This
regiment is made up of colored men, and
the chaplain, Rev. Captain Allen Aliens
worth is also colored man, although hold
ing a commission as captain in the regular
army.
The specific mission of Captain Aliens
worth in this city is the recruiting of col
ored men for the regular army, and it is his
purpose while here to occupy the pulpits
of all the colored churches at different times
and discuss the various features of army
life from the standpoint of the colored man.
He will especially point out to the men of
his color the fact that at present enlisting
in the regular army is practically the same
as joining the volunteers, inasmuch as any
man can get his discharge at the end of
the war who desires to do so by applying to
the War Department. He has been very
successful among the colored men of Ken
lucky, and hopes to do as well in this State,
where there are such pronounced obstacles
in the way Of the enlistment of colored men
in the volunteers. This, he thinks, will af-
ford the colored men of the State the chance
they desire to serve in the army on prac-
tically the same terms as the volunteers.
Both he and Captain Black feel disappointed
at net being allowed to accompany their
regiment to Cuba, but as it is now only re-.
cruited to half strength, they feel that their
work here will be acceptable to their regi-
mental officers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13
BURGLAR In HIS HOUSE.
Mr.. HessIing Subdues the Thief After
81 Hard Struggle.

Theophilus B. Hessling. manager of the
Denison Casino, last night captured
burglar in his house, 10 Fulton street, and
after desperate struggle turned him over
to the police. Mr.. Hessling and his wife
went out early in the evening, locking the
house. They returned at about 1920 o'clock
and found the house in great disorder In
one Of the bedrooms they saw mans foot
sticking out of a closet door. Mrs. Hessling
set up a cry for help, while her husband
proceeded to investigate the foot. He found
q big braWny man back of the door and was
hghting desperately with him when NJ. w.
Wiltshire, a neighbor, came in to his as
Slstance. While the men were struggling
with the burglar Mrs. Hessling went the
nearest telephone and called the police.
When Bicycle Patrolmen Wallace and Holtz
arrived they found the burglar fully sub
dued. They sent him to the police station,
where he gave the name of John Harms, of
New York. The fellow had made a search
of part of the house, and in his pockets
were found some articles of silverware, two
raZorS and a pistol
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13
FOR OCCUPATION PURPOSES.
Regulars Believe This Is All the Vol
unteers VIII BE Used For.

unteers Will BE Used For.
According to the statements of some of
the returned Indiana officers who lately ar
rived in this city from Chickamauga Park,
a regular officer, high in command, has con-
fided to Captain James B. Curtis, of the
Twenty-seventh Indiana Battery, that there
was in reality very little chance that the
volunteers will be used in the army of con-
quest when it goes to Cuba. According to
his way of thinking based on official infor-
nation, the brunt of the fighting will be
borne by the regulars, while the volunteers
will be, except in rare cases, used in &C.
cupying the places as fast as the regulars
take them. This makes their. duty practi-
cally that of a garrison, and as the boys
are heartily tired of camp life it is easy
to see that they will hardly take to the plan.
AS one of them said when he returned home,
I'VE enlisted to fight and we think we are
as much entitled to active service as the
regulars, portion Of which is made up of
green troops, while the militia is more or
less seasoned. at least in drill" 1t is re-
garded as sure thing that the notable ex-
ception to this rule will be the old Third
Regiment from this State which seems, ac-
cording to the opinion of all hands, to be
slated for active service in Cuba The state
ment is made openly that the men of this
regiment should properly thank Lieutenant
Colonel May for the indulgence, and the fact
is regarded as proof of the far-sightedness
OF the regiment in selecting as its lieutenant
colonel regular army officer who knew
the ropes and had something of a pull
with the department The lively bit of hus-
Ting by which Colonel May succeeded in
having this regi ment to be the first volun-
teer regiment in the country reported to
the war Department as fully equipped and
mustered IN gave 1t tremendous prestige
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13
DEATH OF JOHN R. LEONARD.
He Expired Suddenly in Washington
We'll known i'm This City.

John r. Leonard. former Indianapolis
citizen, died at Washington, D. c., Satur-
day night after an illness of about three
months. Although the illness had continued
over this length of time, his death was I'M
expected. His family, himself and his ply
sician appreciated the serious nature of his
illness, but fatal outcome was not ex-
pected, at least not for a long time to come
Mr.. Leonard had just returned to his home
in Washington after stay at Atlantic City
He was not improved in health, but nothing
serious was anticipated. Saturday he had a
sinking spell, from which he never re-
covered.
Brief funeral services were held over the
body in Washington yesterday, and at 2:40
1T was shipped to this city in charge of Dan
M. Ransdell, brother-in-law of Mr.. Leonard.
The body will arrive here to-day at 1870
o'clock, and will be buried at Crown Hill.
Until 1880 Mr.. Leonard was resident of
Pike township, where he owned some farm
property. In that year he removed to this
city, and at once became active poll
tician. In the fall of 1880, his first year in
this city, he identified himself with the po-
litical fortunes Of Harry Adams, who was
the Republican candidate for sheriff at that
time. On the election of the latter Mr..
1881 to become surveyor OF customs for this
federal district. He served in this position
until 1885, when the advent of the Cleveland
administration landed him outside the
breastworkS of office. He then entered the
insurance business, continuing in it until
1889, when he was appointed by President
Harrison as warden of the prison of the
District of Columbia, serving for a short
time as deputy marshal of the district under
his brother-in-law, Daniel NJ. Ransdell, be-
fore receiving his appointment He was re-
appointed to his wardenship by President
Mckinley three months ago.
Mr.. Leonard was at one time in the early
eighties secretary of the Republican state
central committee. He was a prominent
member of the Grand Army of the Republic
and other organizations of a fraternal char
acter, and leaves behind him multitude of
friends both politically and socially.
The remains of the late j. r. Leonard
who died in Washington on Friday, will
arrive at the Union Station on the 1890 p. M
train to-day. He was member of Thomas
Post. Commander Brown requests mem
berS of that and other posts to meet at
the Union Station at noon to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13
THE CUTTING WAS WANTON.
No PrOvOcatiOn for Corriden's Mur-
derOus Attack ON Sullivan.

Neal Sullivan. the lad so frightfully cut
by Martin Corriden in Greenlawn Park. Sat-
urday night, is still alive at the City Hos
pital, but he has small chance of recover
ing. One stroke of the razor in Corriden's
hand slashed through young Sullivan's alb
domen, cutting two coils of the intestines
and letting large quantity of the contents
into the intestinal cavity. The operation
known as laparotomy was performed, but
the physicians say the boy has only one
chance in a hundred to get WELL
Yesterday afternoon Deputy Coroner
Dodds took the boys ante-mortem state
ment Up to that time he had positively de-
clined to discuss the affair at all, but when
told that he might die before. morning he
made the following statement in substance:
Il was cut by Martin Corriden as the result
Of friendly scuffle. We had always been
the best of friends. met him last night
He was sitting on bench in the park when
came up. He stood I'D and lay down on
the bench. stretching out so that there was
no room for him. He told me to sit up.
and l laughingly told him to make me-
Then he said:
You won't get up, eh! Well, / have
something here that will make YOU
With that he pulled out a razor I had
no idea that he would cut me with Ii, and
told him to put 1t up or ] would take 1t
away from him. This seemed to anger him
though did not intend 1t for more than a
jest. He struck me with his fist. and. as I
Jumped up struck at me twice with the
razor"
night and yesterday looking for Corriden
but die not arrest him. 1t is believed he
has left the city. Corridor Is we'll known
to the police, having been arrested several
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13
ON THE WHEEL PATH.
Committee of Cincinnati WheeEmen
Inspect the Broad Ripple Course.

The Alpha Club, of Cincinnati, bicycling
organization, contemplates building a cycle
path from the Queen City to Hamilton. An
outlay of quite large sum of money is
contemplated. The fame of the cycle path
from Indianapolis to Broad Ripple, more
commonly known as the "towpath," hav-
ing reached the Alpha Club, yesterday
committee from the club came to Indian
apolis on their wheels. After registering
at the Denson Hotel the committee made
a run over the towpath. The members of
the committee were Messrs. William J.
Klein, Arthur Niemann, George II. Meyers
William B. Dunkmann, +. II. Albersheart,
Albert G. Beck and j. A. Bolser. The COM
mittee has ridden over some of the most
famous bicycle ways of the country. The
gentlemen who came here were most en-
thusastic in their praise of the Broad
Ripple track. They said it was the finest
bicycle course they had ever seen. Last
night they returned to Cincinnati by rail-
road, considering one century run and the
subsequent ride to Broad Ripple over the
path quite sufficient for one day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13
Industrial Notes.

With the floor room recently acquired
Murphy, Hibben & Co., wholesale dry goods
merchants, have an acre and one third of
floor room.
The two harness manufacturing COM
panies are now very busy, the two estab-
lishments giving employment to over three
hundred men.
ST. Clair Parry, treasurer of the Parry
Manufacturing Company, states that their
weekly pay roll is now over 5000, and the
works are pressed with orders.
In the week ending June the two lead
ing Indianapolis bakeries turned out respec-
lively III 600 and 10000 loaves of bread. Local
bakers are enjoying the best business in
years
The Dugdale Can Manufacturing Company
is turning out between 10000 and 10000 cans
per day. The promise of large crops of
fruits and vegetables has created an active
demand for cans.
addition to the Indiana cotton mills. When
the enlargement to the bleachery is COM
pleted In no part OF the country will there
be bleachery of larger capacity.
The Indianapolis and the Central chair
companies are not pushed with orders, but
are running steadily with their usual COM
and catching designs both concerns
have been able to create very fair demand
for their goods.
Reeves & Co., of Columbus Ind manu-
facturers of the new Reeves straw stackers
and clover hullers, and handlers of engines
and threshers, have leased the new CASTOR
avenue and West Maryland street, occupy
ing the lower floor
The Beveridge Paper Company is running
its mill steadily, turning out eight tons of
paper daily, most of which is sold con-
tracts, going to Dayton, Cincinnati, St.
Louis and other points. The proprietors of
the mill report prices still close but little
better than last year, and marked i'm
provement in collections.
The cerealine works and the Indianapolis
honliny mills are now heavy shippers of
products from corn. Since the first of the
month the Indianapolis hominy mills have
been shipping an average of twenty-five
loaded cars per day. In the week ending
June the establishment shipped 131 car
Huntington & Page on Saturday leased the
Mummemhoff block, on East Maryland
street, to occupy as their wholesale house.
There four floors, each 125 feet in length
and SS feet in width, lighted by electricity.
The building has all modern improvements,
including a private switch, connecting with
the Big Four tracks.
The Lilly Varnish Company is pushing its
improvements in the way of charging it's
plant. having decided to expend about $4,000
in buildings instead of $4,000, as first pro-
posed President Lilly stated on Saturday
that they expected to get into the new
building by July 1. The Improvement will
enable the company to manufacture fully
double the quantity of varnish it can with
its present capacity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13
BEFORE HIS WIFE'S EYES.
Henry HImeIgan Drowned in White
River Yesterday.

Within the sight of his wife and a half
dozen friends and with the frantic cries of
his wife ringing in his ears, Henry Himel-
gan yesterday went down in White river
and was drowned. A party of friends went
on fishing expedition down the river to a
point about nine miles below the city known
as Eagle bend. Right at the sharp turn in
the river a fallen tree extends a short dis
tance over the river at a point where the
stream is swift and deep. About o'clock
Himelgan was fishing from this tree. His
wife was sitting on the bank close to him,
and about her were two or three other
women, while the men of the party We're
fishing along the bank a short distance be-
low.
The fish did not seem to bite fast enough
where Himelgan was sitting and he made
the remark that he would go further down.
This attracted his wifes attention, and she
looked up just as he raised up and drew his
fishline in Then his foot seemed to slip,
and he plunged into the water. He had on
heavy shoes and clothing and was unable to
keep his head above water, though his
friends say he knew how to swim. The
other men of the party made an effort to
rescue Himelgan, but he sank and was
drowned before they could reach him.
IN pulling the body out of the water before
the wagon from Grinsteiners undertaking
establishment arrived. The body was sent
TO Grinsteiner's morgue. Mrs. Himelgan
was almost crazed, and while her husband
was struggling in the water it was all the
other two women could do to keen her
from plunglng in after him. Had the other
women been further away from her at the
time there would certainly have been
double drowning.
Himelgan was thirty-fve years old. He
lived with his wife and one child at 1901
Nigo street. DR.. Dodds, deputy coroner,
win view the body this morning and II will
then be taken to the family for burial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13
MAY CONTEST COLLINS'S SEAT.
Case of Intimidation by the "BOO
Gang" i'm Seventh school District.

The Republicans of the Seventh school
district are disposed to contest the election
of Jerry" Collins to be school commits
sioner. A rotten piece of work, which was
related in the Journal of yesterday morn
ing, is the foundation for the proposed con-
test. 1t seems that the greater part of the
best citizens Of the Seventh district are Re-
publicans and that the rest are too dis
gusted with the way in which the boo"
gang controls Democratic politics in the
district to act with them
During the time that the vote was being
polled in the district for school commission
er three colored men entered the school
house yard, at Bates and Benton streets,
and walked to the door, intending to enter
and vote. These three men were recognized
as residents of the district, and there was
no rightful reason for questioning their
votes. The half-drunk members of the gang
that happened to be on watch to turn
trick" believed that the three colored men
would not vote for JURY" and demanded
that their right to vote be challenged
charging that they were not residents of
the district Leander Fulnner set about pre-
pairing affidavits for the colored men to
swear to that they were residents of the
district.
A crowd of the tough denizens of the dis
trlct gathered around the colored men and
began talking to them in low tones. 1t was
evident that they were threatening them.
One OF the. election officers called to one of
the colored men to come to him that he
might question him about the matter The
colored man walked over to the officer, but
before the two could begin a conversation
one OF the gang, who had followed the coll
pred man. took him by the arm and pulled
MIN away The election officers saw the
intention OF the gang and called several
poncemen who We're there. When the po-
n nIana understood what was going on they
cieareu Inc gang away preparatory TO ex-
aminlng the colored men, but the latter had
gone, They had been bullied by the gang
ana dio not care to face an angry and des-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13

Below is given the shipments from In
dianapolis over the several railway lines in
the month of May, as furnished to the
Board of Trade: Flour, 43S68 brls; wheat,
5000 blu; corn, 1000 blu; cement. $3.50 brls !;
coal, 125 cars; coke, 10 cars; cooperage,
so cars; corn meal and hominy, 6,694, 700 lbs !;
1,722 head mules, 100 head; sheep, 200 head:
eggs, 1850 cases; fruit, 4SO,275 lbs; hair and
bristles, 100000 lbs; hides, 7JS 600 lbs; ice, 46
Is cars; logs, L car; lumber, 1O5 cars; ma
chinery, 22S cars; meats. bulk, 1880 4S5 lbs
oil, 1873 brls; pork, 2,340 brls; potatoes, So
blu; provisions, 942 425 lbs; salt, $500 brls
spirits and liquors, $685. brIs; starch, 3,OS2,-
300 lbs; stone, 81 cars; tallow, 5702S0 lbs
miscellaneous, 2S,5 015 lbs; merchandise,
1871 ASS, 155 lbs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13
A New
Empress Skirt

The Empress Skirt manufacturers have
recently brought out new skirt, identical
IN every particular with their regular style
except in material. This new skirt is of
fine sheer white India Linen, very strong
in texture; the wiring is incased and invis-
ible, the finish is a neat ruff1e at the bot
tom.
Nothing better could be devised for wear with
wash dresses as the unchangng form OF the EN-
press skirt supplies just that support which every
wash dress needs, but which heretofore was de-
pendent on the skill of the laundress and the
starch she used. We have these skirts displayed
in our Muslin Underwear department, second
Hoor