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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07
A COLORED WoMAN'S SUICIDE
Mrs. Ardel Howard Found in n Shed
on West Wabash Street.

Mrs Ardel Howard, colored, who has lived
in the family of Mack Cato, 321 West
Wabash street. for considerable part of
her life, was found dead yesterday morn
ing in shed back of the house. Her hand
clutched a paper labeled Morphine" She
had committed suicide with the contents of
the paper. At o'clock Wednesday night
Mrs. Cato saw her enter the shed, and when
she did not return to the house during the
night she thought nothing of it, because
Mrs. Howard had said she was going to
stay all night at a house on the South Side.
Though Mrs Howard was commonly sup
posed to be Mrs. Cato's sister, there was no
relationship between the two women. Mrs
Howard was thirty-five years old. Her
only child was killed at Chicago a few years
ago, and it is said she never recovered from
the the shock A letter was found near the
the name is misspelled, and should have
been Jesse" though the person to whom
the note Is addressed is not known to the
Cato family. 1t contains the only intima-
ton of cause for Mrs. Howard killing her
SELF 1t is as follows
,'Jessie-I heard that you was going to
change your room. Please don't do it, for
will be gone in a short time. jessie / am
sorry that We fell out, but 1t can't be helped.
You made me say mean things to you, for
you got mad for nothing, and we said things
that we orter not. l am getting ready as
soon as l can. hope you will be happy
and contented. | try to forget you.
things that / would not have done. Jessie
think of me sometimes, for will never for
get you when am far away and gone out
OF your life book and over the great pass,
and think Of the good times we have had
have went through more for you than you
think | have, Jessie | am not happy and
hard. / know how you feel, Jessie For
give me, for i will soon be gone
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OWEN KIMBLE WON.
Beat Taylor and Bald in Quarter-MiIe
Championship Bicycle Race.

WASHINGTON, Oct. "a small crowd
attended the races given at the Park Bicycle
Club to-day under the auspices of the Ma
tional Racing Cyclists Union. the opposing
organization to the L. A. w. The most
noted cracks in bicycle circles participated.
The principal event-the great quarter-mile
national ampionship-furnished surprise
in that Owen Kimble. of Louisville, carried
off first honors. Major Taylor and Eddie
Bald were placed second and third, respec-
lively. The Major" by the addition of
forty points to his score as the result of to-
days race against Bald's thirty, comes
within two points of the white man for the
lead for championship honors. Kimbles VIC
tory put him ahead of Mcfarland, of San
francisco, for third place. The feature of
the third race-a one-mile handicap-was
that Eddie Bald, a scratch man, ran I'M
placed, and Arthur Gardiner, also a. scratch
man, won.
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Raymond in the "Dentistv Line.

The police believe they have man in the
dentist shop line who has been plying his
profession through this part of the coun-
try. 1t is said he is English talent" and
has sought the wide field of America
He gives his name as Herbert Ray
mond. and his age as sixteen years. He
was arrested yesterday on Monument place
by Bicycle Patrolmen Schroeder and
Hauser. 1t is related that he called on dem
lists of the city as an agent of supply
company. and when he left. if the oppor-
tunity were favorable, he took some gold or
some instruments. DR.. II. A. Sampsell and
DIR. P. c. Read suffered from the young
mans visits, they informed the police
When Raymond was searched, gold and
dentists instruments were found in his
pockets Complaint has come from Terre
Haute dentists of similar losses. Raymond
saws he has visited Terre Haute.
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The Business Mems Driving Clubs races
will be given this afternoon. The track will
be in good condition. providing there is no
more rain. All the horses are in the city.
having returned from the county fairs. and
good. races will be the result The following
are the entries:
800 Class-Daisy r., James Van Malta
Sallie s., Ora Shower; Convict. Marion
Eaton; Lady Shower, Charles Shower; Jack
Painter DR. r. c. Light Minnie r.. NJ. j.
Robinson: Minuet. II. 10 Phelps; Unknown,
w w. Baker: Grseny, Charles Haynes.
2:35 Class-Sleeping Beauty. Ora Shower;
Zoo Zoo c. j. Marott: Fairbanks, Maurice
Donnelly; Baron Belt Jessie Fletcher;
Charlie Boy, Charles Shower: Boone Will
son, Or. II. C. Light; Robert l.. J. A,
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue
Of the order and decree OF the Marion Circuit
Court made in the cause Of said court wherein
Wesley b. Burford is plaintiff and Henry L.
Matthews ct al. are defendants. l will up to the
hour of II o'clock q. M OF Saturday Oct g. 1898,
receive sealed proposals bids for the stock of
goods. wares and merchandise OF the firm of
Henry +. Mathews a. Co., consisting of holiday
goods. toys. hric-a- brac. queensware. woodenware
tinware granite ware. dry goods, notions, pictures
picture frames, etc. in bulk and Will at the same
time sell to the highest bidder for cash by
bids 50 made, and ALSO at the same time and place
and IN like manner receive bids and sell the fur
nfture and fixtures of the storef am of said firm
together with the horse and wagon; said sale to
be subject 10 the approval OF the court the court
reseryng TO itself the right to reject any and
al bids Said sale to take place at the store
room lately occupied by the firm Of Henry T.
Mathews & Co., the same being No. IS West
Washington street, in the city OF Indianapolis
Marion county, State OF Indiana.
JOHN X. ROBSON, Receiver,
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Knox County Fair Races.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
vINCENNES, Ind. Oct. Ga large crowd
witnessed the races at the Knox county
fair to-day. which were exciting. Sum-
maries:
One-half mile and repeat: Bandella. Dor
retta, Jack Henry. Miner Busby. Sinbad
CSaIen Brown. Tea Set and Little Lady
started. Tea Set won. Time, :51ls.
Novelty race: Doc Collins, Judge Woods
Tea Set. Dorretta, Carl B., Brown Bess and
Callie Smart started. Brown Bess won the
quarter. Dorretta the half, three-quarters
and one mile. Time, 1:49.
Free-for-all mixed race: Red Star won,
Margery second, Dora Reid third. Time
2:1S15 2:1S1A, 2:17.
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Musician Louis Freers Dead.

Louis Freers, sixty-one years old, who
has been a well-known musician here for
twenty-four years, died early yesterday
morning at his home. SIG West Court street,
of cancer The funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon. Mr.. Freers came to this city
from Terre Haute. He went at once to
live in the house where he died He played
his clarinet in most of the orchestras of this
city. He served through the civil war in
the Ninth Ohio Regiment. He leaves a
widow and five children-Mrs Charles
Klingensmith, of West Indianapolis; three
unmarried sons and one unmarried daugh-
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THE Court RECORD.


1925. Noerr VS.. Schmidt Marion S. c.
Affirmed. Monks il. Although the bill
of exceptions may state that this was all
the evidence given in the case yet, If il
affirmatively appears that there was evil
dence given at the trial which was not
copied into the bill of exceptions. this courT
on appeal, cannot consider any question de-
pendent upon the evidence for decision.
2. Sections 1866 and 1404 sBurnss r. s., 1S94)
give the Superior Court of Marion county
jurisdiction OF actions to fcreclose mort
cages upon real estate In said county. and
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CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO &
ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY
ANNUAL MEETING OF
SWnCycunT T1EcnS

The annual meeting of the stockholders of this
company for the election of directors and for
such other business as may come before the
meeting, will be held at the office of the
pany, corner Of Third and Smith streets. in Gin
cinnati, o. on Wednesday. Oct. &c. 1898. at 10
o'clock a. m The stock transfer books will be
closed at the Office of Messrs j. =. Morgan &
Co, No. % Wan street. New York. at o'clock
p. m. Thursday. Oct s. 1898. and reopen at 10
o'clock a.. m Thursday, Oct. 81 1898.
Il. +. OSBORN, Secretary.
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Superior Court and Foreclosure.

The Superior Court yesterday decided a
novel point raised by an appellant, in which
the right of the Superior Court to enter
judgments in foreclosure proceedings on
mortgages was questioned, although the
court has been handing down this sort of
ence. The Superior Court of Marion coun-
ty some time ago gave judgment in favor
of Lorenzo Schmidt against Louisa Noerr
settling the question of whether or not the
court had the power to do so the Supreme
Court affirmed the judgment of the lower
court
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
BOURBON, Ind. Oct. 6. - The Bourbon
fair had a great crowd to-day, the races
resulting as follows:
2:35 Pace: purse $3.50: Tommy Y. won;
Beautiful Belle, Robert r., Crescenda Re-
iected Sid. Frank Wilkes and Biddy Wilkes
finished in the order named Dick Spencer
won the first and second heats. but in the
third his harness broke and he was thrown
over the track fence, injuring himself badly.
Time-2:l9S4, 2:2lla, 2:2S 2:29. 2:261z.
2:20 Trot; purse. 500: Red Star won; Judge
Wiley second; Eunice third. Time-2:25A,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07

The Indiana Manufacturing Company in
the Superior Court, has sued the Indian
apolis, Decatur & Western and the Wabash
Railway corporations for damages In 1895
the plaintiff shipped ''straw-stacker'' over
the defendant roads to Fort Worth, Tex.
At St Louis the stacker was transferred TO
the wrong line and did not reach its desti-
nation until several weeks after IL should
have arrived. The plaintiff missed sale
by the delay, and demands damages in the
sum of $4O0
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r. Fl. Z.
Baltimore .......3 o 2 0-6 8
Browns Do Up the wanderers.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Oct. 6.-The Browns
played gilt-edge ball against Cleveland to-
day, winning the first and making a draw
of the second. Both Taylor and Sudhoff
pitched brilliantly. Darkness stopped the
second game in the fifth inning. Attend
ance, 1900. Scores:
First game RH. E.
Cleveland IL 90 o o Oh 4
st. Louis 100 0 0 0 0 *A 8 2
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Clements; Powell
and Schrecongost.
Second game r. H. e.
Cleveland ..............O o 10 Oh 5 /
st. Louis .................0 0 0 1 OIL 3 2
Batteries-Sudhoff and Sugden; Young
and Criger.
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Decatur county stationery.

DR.. Sampel V. Wright, a Prohibition mem
Der of the Board of Commissioners of De-
catur county, yesterday filed an appeal TO
the Suprerne Court from decision as to
the action : the Board of Commissioners
in ordering sum of money to be paid TO
James Z. g. skey, the present postmaster
y Greensb'lg, for stationery furnished 10
The county He alleges that the goods We're
bo4sEs autt the price paid without asking
for bids, the commissioners simply allowing
the figure they had always been accustomed
to pay for the articles.
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PeddIcrs Fniled to Keen Moving.

One dollar and costs was the sentence
dealt out to each of six Greeks in Police
Court yesterday morning for not having
kept their fruit carts moving. They had
come to the police station in a long parade
Wednesday afternoon pushing their carts,
talking volubly in their native language and
gesticulating wildly, headed and directed by
Patrolman Hagerman. 1t was not long be-
fore some of their countrymen bailed them
nnf
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Little Trouble for Champions.

BROOKLYN, Oct. cit was hot game
between Brooklyn and Boston to-day. Gas
ton, a new left-hander, pitched good ball.
Lewis was wild and effective by turns, but
the locals could not hit together. Both sides
fielded brilliantly. Attendance, 1,1OO. Score:
r. Fl. E.
Brooklyn 40 0 0 1 Q 0 OIL O-4 3
Boston ........0 o 4 0 2 OF IL o
Batteries-Gaston and Smith; Lewis and
Bergen.
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Rink; Barrister Walker, s. B. Pierson;
Sam, j. c. Pierson; Charles S.. w. w.
Baker; Myrtle May, Bert Pendleton.
go Class-Satan. Charles Haynes; Frank
j. Fred Dickson; Little Elgin. r. E. Jacobs;
Fred L., Ed Lewis; Major. ID. B. Shideler;
Captain Jack j. G.. Sine.
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The HOLSTERS at Mattoon.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NATION, ILL.,, Oct. GA large crowd
witnessed fine game of ball at Athletic
Park to-day between the indianapolis team
and the Nation nine. resulting in favor of
indianapolis. The feature of the game was
Hawley's first base play. Score:
indianapolis ..........2 0 0 0 0 0 0-5
Nation ...........O 0 0 0 %
Batteries-Foreman and Lynch Price and
Wilkinson
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Governor Mount was able TO visit his
Office yesterday and attend the meeting of
the State Board OF Public Instruction. He
was far from well, however, and said he
would not attempt to leave the care of his
physician for some time yet.
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Star POINTER PAGES in 2.o3 IA.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Oct 6.-Star Pointer
paced a mile against time to-day at the
fair grounds. making 1t in 2:0Sl4 under ad-
verse circumstances AS the track was
heavy it is considered as good a mile as
Pointer has ever paced
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6.-Philadelphia
moved into the first division to-day by de-
feating Washington, while New York lost
to Baltimore Douglass had only two putt
outs at first, which is about the record for
that position in a nine-inning game. At
tendance, 1,430 Score:
r. H. E.
Philadelphia g 0 2 o 0 0 0 *-5 6 /
Washington % o 2 0 0 0 o. 6 2
Batteries-Fifield and Mcfarland Dineen
and Mc(1ilira
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AUCTION-Sale at hunters stable. corner Ala
hanaa and Market streets, Friday Sept :, at
10 o'clock q. m Seven horses. three sets of double
harness, one buggy harness, open top buggy
one SAFE one double table. oak desk, ETC. BLUE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07

Amos ]. Morris brings suit for divorce
from Mary C. Morris on the grounds OF
cruel treatment The plaintiff is a night
Waterman and sleeps during the day. He
complains that his wife quarrels with him,
and he is not able TO get the rest that he re-
cafIiraa
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LOUISVILLE. Oct. 6.-Tannehill pitched
good ball and he was greatly assisted by
Umpire Mcdonald. who rendered several
close decisions against the home team. Hoy
got home run and Decker a two-bagger.
Attendance, 1000. Score:
R. H. e.
Pittsburg 80 90 8 o. 10 3
Louisville 100 0 0 0 0 0 - 9 2
Batteries-Tannehill and Bowerman; Cum.
ningham and Kittredge
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CLATRVOYANT-

CI4AIRVOYANT-Profe Dupont. the king of
clairvoyants Consultation daily and Sunday on
all LIES affairs. Everything revealed, nothing
concealed. Ladies'. 50c gentlemen 81. Residence
% West New York street.
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Judge McCabe, OF the Supreme Court, was
too i'll to attend court yesterday. He is suf-
fering from a complaint of long standing
which has frequently incapacitated him
from attending to his duties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07

The Grand Council Of Royal and Select
Masters (Masonac) win meet in this city
Oct. IS The fifty-third annual convocation
OF the Grand Chapter OF Royal Arch Ma
sons will be held the day following.
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How the Clubs stand.
INsHooT BROKE JENNIsGs's NOSE.
Baltimores Lose the ShOrtstop in
First New York Game.


First New York Game.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-Two batsmen hit
by pitched balls, a. wild pitch, a base on
balls and two-bagger scored three runs
for Baltimore in the first. They got two
more in the fifth on three singles and an
error, and one in the sixth on a hit, sac
rifice. wild pitch and an error by Gettig.
The New Yorks scored their runs in the Sec
ond on good hitting but errors cut
mighty figure with the tally in the sixth.
Darkness ended the game in the seventh.
Jennings's nose was broken in the first in
ming by a pitched ball. Attendance 1900.
Score:
RH. z.
New York ..........0 0 o 0 1 0-3 s 8
Baltimore ..........3 o 2 0-6 Z 8
Batteries-Meekin and Latimer; Hughes
and Robinson. Two-base. hits-Demont,
Latimer. Sacrifice hit-McGraw. Bases on
balls-Of Meekin. 5; off Hughes. 2. Hit by
pitched ball-McGraw. Jennings, Gleason.
Struck out-By Meekin, s; by Hughes. 2.
Umpire-Andrews.
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The Information gained may be worth
hundreds of dollars to Indianapolis house
wives who visit the exhibit OF Shredded
Wheat Biscuit at New York store.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

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Total ....s7s,1sS 972,7Ss 91O795 1o07 12O s2s s3s
1t will be seen that the total for 1898 in
cludes only nine months, yet it is not $1,000
cars less than the entire year of 1894. The
last three months in the year usually aver
age at least per cent. more than Septem-
Der, so it is safe to estimate the October,
November and December movement this
year at 100000 cars, which will make a to-
tai for the year of 1,129,S 1913 cars which is
25,000 more than were handled here in 1881,
the banner year in the past. In 1892, 1850, 29O
loaded cars were handled here. This year
shows an increase of 251 ,655 cars over 1894.
Estimating Is cars to the train, it required
10,O64 trains to move this increased traffic,
or 27ha trains every day in the year, includ-
ing Sundays.
CAPITAL IN FACTORIES.
The following table, showing the capital
invested in Indiana factories and their
nual product for the years 1897 and 1898 is
taken from the forthcoming report of the
state statistician:
Capital invested. Value of product.
1887. 1898. 1897. 1898.
AOrfoulf1ira1
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QUAKERS COMING OUT
PASSED GIANTS YESTERDAY, GOING
INTO FIRST DIVISION.
Louisville Robbed by the Umpire, and
Watty's Men New Practically Set
tied in Eighth Place.
Games Scheduled for To-Day.

Boston at Brooklyn.
Pittsburg at Louisville.
Baltimore at New York.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at st. Louis.
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LEGAL ADVERTIsEMENTs.

Indiana. Decatur & Western Railway Company
Office of the Secretary,
Sept. 10. 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting
OF stockholders Of the Indiana Decatur & West
ern Railway Company Will be held at the Office
OF the company in indianapolis, Ind, on Wednes-
day. Oct. u. 1898. at o'clock D. H. for the cleo
ton Of three directors and the transacton OF such
other business as may properly before the
meeting GEO
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
AUCTION SALE.

WANTEp-By blank book manufacturers. tray
cling salesmen; accountants preferred; good po-
sition for hustlers. Room 2lS Hotel English.
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WANTED-MALE HELP.

W. TED-Good reliable boys at once. AMER
Ian DISTRICT TELEGRAPH COMPANY, 10
South Meridian street.
WANTED-Boys fourteen years or older Wages,
zoe to 81 per day: board. $3.50 per week.
UNITED STATES GLASS COMPANY, Gas City.
Ind.
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Total Os5 444 s2s 246 $50 sS3 5s4 $685. ATS 2s7
Increase ............. SlS1,2l5 $l4, S45. 703
1t will be seen that the increase in the
value of the output of these factories in
1898 is over II per cent while the increase
in the capital employed is less than / per
cent. This table is useful in corroborating
to the wages paid in 1897 and 1898. That
table showed an increase in these same fac
tories OF 2,2T2, 769 i'm wages paid this year
over last year. WALTER A. ROYSE.
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l purse. 5000. for 2:2o class
2:OS Trot (unIinished). purse, $2,OOO:

(LudWlg) ..:......-.-..... ..............
Rilma, b. m, by King Wilkes (Foote).. 8 !
Pilot Boy, gr. &. (MelD ...............2
Tommy Britton, br. S. iGeers). ........3 4
Kentucky Union, b. M Curry. .......4
Captain Jack, blk. g. (Flynn.
Klamath b. G. (Judd) Observation-Disclosures.
Dan Cupid. b. 6. Mccarthy. ..........6
Humboldt Maid, br. M; tHogoboum)..
Fred b., blk. s. (Cochran). .............10 IL
Time-2:11A, 2:11A.
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The Futurity, for two-year-old trotters;
purse, 5000:
qLeror. dam Brightlight mccoy. IL /
Handspring, b.. C. Rea). 4
BoIalma, CHI g; Ryan). ..................4 2
Risky, blk. (. (Hedges) ....................3 3
Kara, b. f. (Cromie) Observation-Disclosures 5
Mary Celeste. blk. f. (Stinson). Dis
Time-2:20, 2:21A.