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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
ADJUSTMENTS.


The Park Theater had an overf1owine
opening yesterday. The house was not only
crowded both afternoon and evening, but
many people were turned away The
Georgia Ministries greatly pleased the
crowds. In the first part half a dozen fun
makers divide the honors with the ballad
singers. Bob Kemp's "A Swell Member. -
Dan Avery's You Amt The worstest Coon
in Town and James Crosby's Hot Stuff
are conspicuous songs. The olio of colored
entertainers is one of exceptional strength
Dan Avery and Lizzie Hardin occupy the
stage nearly twenty-five minutes in new
songs and funny business. Their little
sketch which follows her singing of Take
Your Clothes and Co. is one of the most
taking portions of the turn. They have
never been seen here before, and made an
immense hit. The Arab acrobats give a
great tumbling turn They are rightfully
billed as ''whirlwinds" James Crosby has
a nlonoiogue and sings two new songs.
Arthur Maxwell does a clever trick bicycle
act Harry Fidler, the well-known mimic,
repeats the turn which is familiar here
from hdVlng been seen I'm former seasons:
GAUGE. the female impersonator was en-
cored several times, and Billy Kersands
aided by Louisa Kersands Is seen in a little
sketch called THE Deacon and the Wild
dance arranged by Bob Kemp, and a cake
walk led by James Crosby and GAUGE The
GeorgiaS will remain at the Park all week
giving daily matinees.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
THE RUNS FOR FAIR CYCLERs.
subcommittee Appointed for Differ
ent Events.

Miss Newly, who is chairman of the COM
mittee which will look after the entertain
ment of the wheel women attending the
meet, and Miss Swain, secretary of the
committee, have appointed subcommittee
for each of the runs which will be made
during the meet. All of the members of
the committees will be at the Propylaeum
to-day to receive the wheel women and give
them their credentials, which will admit
them to all the entertainments.
Wednesday morning there will be a run
to Broad Ripple, starting from the Prop
ylaeum at $50 o'clock. Mrs. J. B. Harvey
has charge of this run, and she will be as
sisted by Mrs. House, Miss Green, Miss Lee
son. Miss Fulton, Miss Swain, Mrs. Carroll
De Witt, Mrs. Crawford and Miss Wach-
tel. Luncheon will be served at Mrs.
Bremmerman
Mrs. Springsteen will lead the run to
Millersville Thursday morning, starting at
S o'clock. With Mrs. Springsteen will be
Miss Hess, Miss Davidson, Miss Spencer.
Miss Davis Miss Kelvie, Miss Myers Mrs
Stacey and Mrs. Stanley. Mrs. Budd will
serve the luncheon.
Friday morning a run to the Country Club
for breakfast will be made. Miss Newly
will be assisted by Mrs. Court Webb Mrs.
Richard Client Miss Hess, Mrs. Woollen,
Miss Atkins. Miss Taggart, Miss Chambers,
Miss Minor, Miss O'Donnell and Miss
Adams.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
GALA MARION CLUB.
1t Will Give the Visitors a Fine Wei
come.

At the Marion Club tonight there will
be reception from o'clock until II o'clock
TO visiting wheelmen, members of the club
and ladies accompanying them. The popu-
lar club opposite the L. A. w. clubhouse
on Meridian street, just below University
Park, will keep open house all week to out
of-town wheelmen. No prettier decorations
in honor of the great event have been made
than those at the Marion Club The stately
building is draped with purple and old gold,
the colors of the league, with many national
flags. The pillars of the handsome old CO.
lonial portico have been entwined with
myriads of incandescent lights in red,
white and blue. A large bicycle standing
out in electric lights, make prominent the
colors of the league. No more attractive
decorations are TO be found in the city than
purple and old gold colors predominant
among palms. The reception is under the
charge of Armn Koehne, chairman of the
reception committee, and the general ar
engagements are under charge of George B.
Elliott. A pretty badge for the occasion has
been prepared 1t is of purple with the en-
blems of the l.. A. w. in old gold at ton
and bottom, with appropriate legends. Fol-
lowing are the members OF the committees
looking to the l.. "A. w. reception and ar
engagements for 1t:
on Arrangements-George B. Elliott
chairman: l. @. Rothschild, Robert Bryson'
Cyrus j. Clark, DIR. NJ. II. Raschig.
On Reception--Armin c. Koehne, chair
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09

H. F. Hackedorn, chairman of the special
committee in charge of the German House
entertainment for L. A. w. members next
Thursday, says the programme has been
nearly completed and the prospects are
bright for a fine time for the wheelmen.
Admission to the building and garden for
men will be granted on their L. A w.
badge. This, however, does not entite a
member to bring lady without a special
ticket. These special tickets can be pro-
cured at the registration headquarters to-
day or at No. So North Delaware street. In
lady who is to use the ticket must be given
to the party issuing it, and well as the
name and L. A. w. number of the mem
Der requesting the courtesy A number of
the best people of Indianapolis have sig
nified their intention of being present and
the affair promises to be one of the leading
social events of the week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
Tom Buffers ouarter.

Tom Butler, of Philadelphia, during a trial
heat last week tied the worlds record for
a quarter mile. Tom has been under cloud
since he became a benedict and joined the
colony in Philadelphia but a few days
ago he felt right and started after record
or two. While all the others were busy with
paced records with flying starts Butler set
out after some of the unpaced records. He
got off with jump from a standing start
and flew around the track like Whirlwind
Several watches in the hands of men who
felt sure the speed Butler was exhibiting
was more than ordinary licked off the Sec
onds as he tore around the track He only
went quarter and did it in rs 3-5. which
equals the worlds record for the distance
Many persons claimed that the record had
been broken, but the opinion now general
in Philadelphia is that Butler equaled Doc
Browns record made in 1894
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
VETERANS OF TWO ARMIES.
Gen. Pickett's Men and Union Soldiers
i'm Camp Together.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. S.-The weeks
encampment of the Confederate survivors
of Pickett's division and Union veterans of
the Philadelphia brigade at a resort on the
New Jersey side of the Delaware river was
formally opened to-day. Prior to their de-
parture for the camp grounds the veterans
of both the famous commands held a short
street parade in this city and visited indie
pendence Hall, where the visitors were well
coined on behalf of the city of Philadelphia
by Mayor Warwick. Speeches were also
made by Comrade Z. Frazier, of the Phila-
delphia brigade; Col A. K. Mcclure, editor
Of the Philadelphia Times; Gen. William
A. Hemphill, editor of the Atlanta Consti-
tuition, and Congressman John Lamb, of
Virginia. Mrs Pickett, widow of General
Pickett, accompanied the veterans both to
Independence Hall and the camp grounds
AT the latter place DR.. William b. Jonas
welcomed the Southern soldiers, and the re-
sponse was made by Maj. Charles Pickett.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
AT THE CAPITOL.
illumination VIII Be a Feature There
This Evening.

Great preparations have been made by the
state officials for the reception to visiting
wheelmen at the Statehouse this evening
A large force of men was busy yesterday
in decorating the lofty corridors. Purple and
old gold, the colors of the l.. A. W.. pre-
dominated in the decorations, which in
cluded flags and bunting. Several thousand
incandescent lights, red, white and blue
have been placed in the chandeliers and
the great Railways of the Capitol will be
more magniticently illuminated than ever
before. Spectators will be much impressed
with the illumination of the dome of art
glass and the mammoth pillars that sup
port it. Every state Office, including the
parlors of Governor Mount and the Offices
of the secretary, auditor, treasurer, attor-
ney general, etc, will be open, in charge
of the officials and their deputies. There is
desire on the part of the state officials
to give visiting bicyclists fitting welcome
Music will be one order of the programme,
with dancing in the corridors All those
who visit the Statehouse will be well en-
tertained.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
Union Veterans Union.

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, Aug Seen. H. L.
Street, commander-in-chief of the Union
Veterans Union, and other workers arrived
to-day. The thirteenth national encamp-
ment opens tomorrow and lasts for four
days The city is lavishly decorated, the
street center effects on the trolley lines be-
ing particularly handsome. Tomorrow S
exercises begin with a reception and ad-
dress at Harpers Theater, followed by a
Tower and a war concert at the theater in
the evening. Wednesday will be devoted to
a parade of the Veterans Union here and
later a campfire in Davenport. On Thurs
day there will be visit to Rock Island
arsenal and a steamboat excursion on the
river and Hennepin canal, with a camp
fire at Moline. The concluding business ses-
sion will be held Friday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
The RnRaIo Men.

Among the Buffalo men in last night were
w. II. Baker, Charles Boine. Fl. d. Elliott,
William G. Humphrey j. NJ. Forens, J. A.
Schaetzer, II. Ambellan, H. Baer. j. Weig.
z. d. Stevens, p. Knopp. H. Kraft. A. c..
Batchelder, w w. Wilson, A. c. Willotts,
u. II. Lewis. w. F. Elmann F. j. Gemmer.
A. b. Cole. w G.. Schroeder, Louis Debo, II.
ID, Rath, w. G.. Kunzie ]. B. Seitz, L. G..
Adler. +. St. Onige.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
At Press Hendouarters.

The headquarters of the visiting newspa-
per men has been arranged in the second
story of the Commercial Club building, in a
room fifty feet long and wide enough to ac-
commodate all the men who will wish to
work there at any time The room will be
in charge of A. o. Royse, who will be at
the service of the visiting scribes at all
times. Every facility for sending out the
most complete reports of the big meet will
be on hand. Plenty of desks and writing
materials will be in sight and quick tele-
grapic service right across the street, avail
able by messenger from the room.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
Actor David ward Married.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind Aug. S.-Mr. David Ward
an actor who was a member Of the
Modjeska Company last season, and Miss
Leila Pearl O'Neal, both of this city, were
married to-day by Rev. E T. Gregg, OF
Grace M. E. Church. 1t was the purpose
to keep the marriage a secret. The groom
left to join his company in New York i'm
mediately after the ceremony. He is a son
of j. 3. Ward, a Kokomo grocer. The bride
is Yell-known singer and prominent in
musical circles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
THE KIND RAILROADS
To Aid in Keeping Indianapolis from
Being OvercrOwded.


Terre Haute'S delegation to the wheel
meet will not be large. Several hundred had
intended coming on Wednesday, but the rail-
roads have shut them out. The first rate
given by the railroads was $3.50 for the
round trip and wheelmen asked for lower
one, but yesterday the new rate was an
nounced at So The wheelmen had expected
a rate of $I.45. The stand taken by the
railroads has caused the project of starting
u special train to be abandoned. Where sew
eral hundred had declared their intention of
going, q handful will now comprise the dele
cation from Terre Haute The 1925 rate is
good only to-day and tomorrow. The So
rate will be effective Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
Special l.. A. w. Policemen.

The Board of Public Safety yesterday
granted police powers to several of the
members of the escort committee of the
Indianapolis l.. A. W. Club. This commit
tee will meet the visiting wheemen at the
Union Station and escort them to the ho-
tells. Those of the committeeman who will
be special policemen during the week are
NJ. Paxton, c. K. Hendrickson, George s.
Stacey, w E. Arbuckle, B. +. Lamb, G. w.
Dicks and +. T. Ross.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
BICYCLE Mates

None of the racing men did any training
yesterday because OF the rain except Arthur
Gardiner, who warmed up with a few
whirls around the oval in the rain.
All of the men announce their intention
of resting to-day in anticipation of the work
before them tomorrow. The hardest week $
work of the season is before them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
Fair Rnnk-vaudexiIIe.

The theater at Fair Bank, which was re-
opened two weeks ago, has added to its
vaudeville programme until 1t is now as
attractive as ever. For L. A. w week the
management presented a card last night
with several hits. and insuring the open
air theater its part of the patronage from
che many visitors in the city this week
little Francisco. the thirteen-ycar-old Chi
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09

night the game will begin at $3.50 o'clock
On these three afternoons and on Friday
night only will there be racing at Newly
Oval.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09

Rehearsals will be held at Garfield Park
tonight and tomorrow night by those who
are to take part in the Destruction of Ger
vera's Fleet, the spectacle to be given at
the park on Thursday night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09

Those who have the management of the
meet have received many inquiries as to
the time the racing will begin Wednesday,
Thursday and Saturday afternoons the first
events will be started at o'clock. Friday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09

The Salvation Army this evening will be
visited by Staff Captain and Mrs Mckee.
pioneers of the Salvation Army social work
IL America Assisted by Adjutant Batteley
Lieutenant Spear and a host Of others
they will conduct a special service in the
hall, l22 West Market street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
OF Course.
Va Sourl
washington Snecial.

Secretary Alger makes indignant denials
of the story that he was in any way infiu-
enced by political reasons in giving out the
correspondence between himself and Colonel
Roosevelt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09

cago dancer. who. with Johnny Fogarty.
won the cake-walk prize at Tattersalis in
Chicago recently over five hundred contest
ants, Is a charming little dancer and vocal
list Fogarty is now on his way from Chi
cago. and with little Francisco will do the
cake walk at the l.. A. W. smoker to be
given at the Park. Other features are the
Stevens sisters. acrobats and toe dancers;
John II. Mack the hanjost, late with
Fanny Rice; the Mccormick sisters, tum-
blers and contortonists; BESSIE Davis, in
descriptive songs; Lepell and Adams, Ger
man comedians John t. Powers, character
songs and dances; Oracle Cleveland vocal
list, and Burtney. the Daton juggler.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09

Miss Blanche Walsh has accepted an offer
made to her by Melbourne Mcdowell, Miss
Fanny Davenports husband. to go astar-
ring with him next season in Miss Daven-
ports repertory of Sardou plays. Miss Dav-
export is gradually but steadily recovering
from her recent illness at her home, at
South Duxbury, Mass, but her physicians
say it will be a long time before she is
able to appear on the stage again-certainiy
not next season. This being evident some
time ago, her tour for next winter was
celed. Recently, however, Mr.. MacDowell,
with his. wife's consent, decided to go out
himself in her repertory. Miss Walsh was
decided upon as the most capable of the
available actresses to fill Miss Daverports
her at once. Mr.. Mcdowell is now busily
engaged organizing his company and book
ing a tour.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09

EVENINGS o'clock-Reception by Gov.
Mount and concert at the Statehouse. Re-
ception by Marion Club. Press banquet at
the Grand
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09

MORNING. oclock-Opening at head
visiting wheclmen Issuing of badges and
souvenirs. Assignment to hotels and board
ing houses. Special trips over the cycle
paths.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-05
A New Use fo1. ConI Ashes.

The tendency right along has been to
think and speak lightly of the value of
coal ashes, says the Farmers Review.
have always carefully saved and
utilized them, but perhaps this
usefulness is greater than I ever an
ticipated. In the first place, we should
not forget that in the coal ashes coming
from the kitchen stove and home furn-
aces, we usually have quite fair sprink-
ling of wood ashes, which latter contain
The important mineral plant foods, espe-
pecially potash 1t is probably for this
reason, as much as for the mechanical
and stimulating effect on the soil,
which gave me such remarkable effects
from generous applications to my cur
rant and gooseberry bushes. OF course,
the coarser parts, cinders half-burnt
coal, clinkers, etc., may be removed
from the ashes by screening. These
coarse materials are good enough for I'LL
ing in low or muddy places around wells,
outhouses, barns, ETC. 1t is the sifted
ashes of which we can make most excel
lent use in gardens and greenhouses.
The connecticut experiment station has
found that cuttings from plants easy of
propagation may be rooted in coal ashes,
though not as readily as in the best cut
ting bench sand. Tomatoes, for instance
root very promptly in a bed of coal ashes
In the forcing of Dubious plants, especial
ly hyacinths, where the bulbs are potted
and then buried deeply to exclude the
light, so that roots may be formed before
the tops start into growth, coal ashes
have been found the best material for COW
ering them. Their texture is such that
good drainage is obtained, and more air
admitted than would probably enter most
soils. Moreover, the ashes, being directly
from the furnace, contain no form of life
either animal or vegetable, and insects do
not thrive in it. A table or bench covered
with about two inches of coal ashes firmly
compacted, makes good place for potted
plants, or such plants may be plunged
into a bench of coal ashes with excellent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-05

The land where animals are raised in
large numbers is not always the land
where they are best loved Russia. how
ever, which is the greatest horse breeding
country in the world, is the country where
the horse is both loved and appreciated.
A writer in the Road says:
Il never in all my wanderings saw a
pony or steed of any sort that seemed
to be in bad condition through ill-usage.
The drosky drivers of Moscow put our
London cabmen 10 shame in this respect
They may abuse each other vociferously,
they may cheat you roundly, but they
never abuse their horses.
The supply of fine horses make 1t a lux
ury to travel in Russia. The population
is chiefly dependent upon the tarantass,
or rough, partly, hooded van, the telga, or
country cart, the little drosky and the
capital troika, or three horse carriage.
Nothing delights a driver so much as
dashing along at headong speed, with
three spirited horses harnessed to a troika
With the whips cracking, the bells ring
ing, the driver singing at the top of his
voice, the two outer horses flying off at an
angle as wide as possible, the troika in
fun speed is a splendid sight.
I'm Siberia the driving is so furious. the
mountain roads being as rough as they
are steep, that the traveller is constantly
amazed at his immunity from accident. A
stranger experiences mixed feelings of
wonder and alarm as the rough vehicle.
chiefly made of pine and birch poles put
together in the crudest manner, is posi-
lively hurled into the air and down again
during the descent into the valley that
is approached by corduroy road
THE Russian drivers keep their horses
scrupulously clean, however they them
selves may revel in dirt. 1t is curious to
enter a miserable little. shabby drosky
and note that the horse which draws il
is a really beautiful animal, plump, sleek
and evidently petted.
There must assurediy be a good side to
Russian character, or the people would
not be so fond as they are of their horses
and their children. The two loves are in
grained into the very heart of the nation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-05
About Layering Grape vines.

Probably the most satisfactory way to
make a grape vine that will quickly come
into bearing is 70 layer it. says the Amerl-
can Cultivator. The single eye cutting
Will not have half so much root as
well-pTeRared layer. and will be a year
later in producing fruit. II a strong shoot
of the previous year, set with buds that
would blossom and bear grapes if left on
the trellis, is taken down and put in a
slight depression Of soil, and covered two
or three inches deep, the shoot will bear
grapes and ripen them the same year it
IS layered. This is not good plan, be-
cause fruit-bearing is an exhaustive pro-
cess, and the Vine the next year will be
less able TO bear without being liable to
become diseased. In fact, even with
layered vine, We doubt the ACCESSIBILITY of
allowing more than one or at most two
punches to ripen on the single shoot that
can be allowed to grow. If the vine is
from a single eye cutting, the bearing
OF grapes should be postponed a year
later.
One thing in favor of allowing a few
punches to form on the layered vine, even
the first year, is that being close 10. the
ground If they are where the sun can
shine on them, yet not exposed to Winds
the grapes will ripen several days earlier
however, be somewhat retarded as COM
pared with what they would be if no
layers had been made. When the Della
ware grape vine was first introduced, We
remember a nurseryman who had layer
ed a number of layers of this variety from
each vine. The grapes on the trellis did
not ripen so early as expected But the
reason was found when the father found
his two smallest children busily engaged
in eating the ripened grapes that had been
allowed to grow on the same years lay
ers. The children had found these grapes
good to eat, and had eaten most of them
before he discovered what they were do
ing. Usually the highest grapes on the
trellis ripen first, because grape vine sap
like all tree growth, tends up. Probably
it was sap from the roots formed on the
layer that helped to ripen them, rather
than that sent downward from the parent
vine. The SUMS heat warns the air MAN.
ly, by being first radiated from the earth
Hence, close to the soil, if where wind
cannot chill, the air is warmer and ought
to ripen fruit better than the air higher
I'D.