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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-14
NEW BICYCLE RECORD.


PHILADELPHIA Sept. 13.-Harry Fixes,
the champion middle-distance bicycle rid
er, tonight broke the one-hour worlds
record in a test of speed for that period
on the Woodside Park one-third-mile board
track. His time for the hour was SO miles
747 yards. The best previous record was held
by Edouard Taylore, the French champion,
who some weeks ago rode IS miles Cos yards
in one hour in France.
Six thousand persons saw Fixes perform
the feat and great excitement prevailed as
Elkes reeled off mile after mile. The cham
pion was paced by three motor tandems
and continually called for more pace. The
spectators did not believe that the flyer
could keep up the pace. but he seemed to
grow stronger as the race went on. After
Elkes had finished the spectators swarmed
over the track and he was lifted to the
shoulders of a number of enthusiasts and
carried to his dressing room. The exhibit
ton was held under the auspices of the
National Cycling Association. The other
event on the programme was twenty-mile
race between Burns Pierce. of Boston, and
Harry Caldwell. of Cambridgeport. Mass,
in which Caldwell was the victor by a lap
and a half. His time was 3i:12 %. Follow
ing is Elkes's time by miles:
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UNION CARD FOR M'KINLEY.
The President Not to BE Branded -
q "scab. mt Chicago.

CHICAGO. Sept Is. - The Times-Herald
says: "The Bricklayers' and Stone Masons'
Union OF Chicago. at its regular meeting
last night, voted to issue a card OF honor
airy membership to William Mckinley. Pres
ident of the United States, SO that when
he handles the trowel in laying the corner
stone of the new government building Oct.
he may not be branded as a 'scab.' Ac-
cording to the present plan, the card OF
honorary membership will be personally
presented TO President Mckinley in Chicago
on the morning q: the day set for the cere-
monies, by George p. Gubbins. president OF
the Bricklayers' aid Stone Cutters Union.
The organization Instructed Financial Sec
rotary William A Stamm TO make out the
card and to notify President Mckinley by
letter that he had been made an honorary
member of the body. The letter will prob
ably be sent to-day. Only four honorary
memberships have been issued by the brick
layers before the one TO President McKin-
ley. Cards were made out TO United States
Senator William K. Mason and TO the late
Congressman Frank Lawler when they laid
the cornerstone of Bricklayers' Hall, which
is the headquarters OF the organizations
William c. Pomeroy, president or the Watt
ers' Alliance. Is an honorary member The
late Mayor Carter II. Harrison also held =
card of honorary membership"
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HEAVY LOSS FOR LAUREL
FIRE STARTS IN STABLE AND DE-
STROYS SEVERAL BUILDINGS.
Midtown Reported to BE Burning
Agreement Reached by Miners
Price of Flint Bottles Raised.
spec;a, to the Ins,anapo,,s Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAUREL, Ind, Sept. 13.-This place was
visited by fire at 1870 this morning which
threatened every building on both sides of
the business portion Of the town. The night
Waterman discovered the blaze in the large
livery barn of Henry Sanders, and the
whole structure was ablaze before an alarm
could be given. The tall fireproof brick
building on the west, owned and occupied
by William De Weese as saloon, billiard
parlor and residence, is all that saved the
entire block. Following are estimated
losses: Sanders, livery stable and contents,
including six horses and all vehicles except
ing ten new buggies and carriages stored
in wareroom $500, insurance 81 200; F. Bait,
first floor, $500. insurance 1,5OO; Red Men,
in second story, lost everything save rituals
and small portion of paraphernalia; j. c.
Hunsinger two-story frame, partially occu-
pied as residence, loss and insurance not
obtainable; Martin Foster, two-story frame
stone stable so by 100 feet, located in old
canal basin in the rear of the livery stable
and owned by d. L. Secrest, was later dis
covered ablaze and burned so fiercely that
all hope of saving the rest of the block was
abandoned, but fortunately ii burned out
quickly and no other buildings caught ex.
cepting a small cottage and several stables
and sheds; loss $1,000 insurance $500. To-
tai loss. $4,000 Origin of fire unknown.
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First Annual Session of Elders and
Apostles I'm This State.


Special to the indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind. Sept. 13.-The first an
nual northern Indiana Mormon Conference
convened in this city to-day Elder Crowley.
of Salt Lake City, one Of the twelve apos-
ties who have charge of the Temple and the
church organization. arrived direct from
Utah and is presiding. Among the other
prominent Mormons present is Elder Louis
A. Welsch. of Chicago, who is the leader in
the Mississippi valley The reports from the
elders at work in Indiana since the CAM
paign in this State was begun. eighteen
months ago. indicate that though they have,
in some cases. been stoned out of cities ard
refused readmittance. as whole. they have
made a good beginning and are getting a
foundation on which to work during the
coming year. They claim aocTt six hundred
proselytes in Indiana and ~ Is proposed ~
send some of these to Salt Lake City ana
instruct them at the Temple for work in
Indiana. The Mormon Church now has
about sixty elders in Indiana, and 1t is pro-
posed to double this number during the en-
suing year. South of Indiana. in Kentucky,
Trey have several churches and claim fol-
lowing of six thousand. In Illinois they have
made good progress. but Indiana has never
before been worked Systematically. They
claim to be greatly encouraged. Most of the
elders who have been sent into the field are
from the agricultural sections of Utah.
They are well ground in the faith. The con-
ference here will last a week.
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MONETARY LEGISLATION.
Congressman McCIeary Thinks Little
VIII he Done This Winter.

SEATTLE, Wash. Sept. 13-Congressman
McCleary, of Minnesota, said to-day that
he did not look for much financial legis-
lation by the next Congress. 1.-THE confer
ence committee. composed of Republican
members of the Senate and House, which
met after the close of the last session, have
1 understand, practically agreed on re-
port. This report will, in all probability be
largely followed. Its nature has not yet
been announced, but 1t is understood to be
quite comprehensive. The most important
feature of it will probably be a provision
whereby the country will be more safely
launched upon a gold standard. The action
which probably will be taken this winter
will be such that hereafter only by an act
of Congress can our monetary standard be
changed. Another feature will probably be
of some such kind as will protect the gold
reserve from what has been called the end
less chain. 1t is quite probable that national
banks will be authorized to issue bank notes
sto the par value of the bonds deposited.
1t is also probable that provision will
be made for the establishment of smaller
banks in the less populous communities"
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The true white ash is the best-the red
and black do very well. The white is known
by the very dark upper surface Of the leaf
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Citizens at Work ON the Big Carnival
to BE Held Oct. &.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind. Sept. 13.-This city will
have a big celebration Oct. 5. The county
fair, the street fair and other events have
all given way to Kokomo carnival day. A
weeks programme has been crowded into
a single day and night. and 1t is proposed
to make il the biggest thing in northern
Indiana this season. The local committees
are preparing to entertain $1,000 visitors
There will be band contests, industrial pa
rade, military and civic professions, field
games, spectacular pagents. Neapolitan
masque parades-the whole to wind up with
5000 fireworks at night The day Is the
fifty-ifth anniversary of the founding of
the town. Old Chief Kokomo and later In
dian chiefs will be represented and dele
CATION of surviving Miami Indians will at
tend the festivities This day also COM
memorates the discovery of natural gas in
Kokomo territory thirteen years ago. The
business men of the city are working united
ly for the success of the carnival, and have
raised 49, 900 to spend. The streets will be
decorated as they never were before.
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SUICIDE ON A TRAIN.


CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-While the 1890
o'clock train from the north over the Chi
cago, Milwaukee G. st. Paul Railroad was
passing through Glenview tonight Charles
E. Snedes. a grain merchant of Harlem.
S. d. one of the passengers, arose from his
seat. steadied himself with one hand and
with the other leveled revolver at his head
and fired bullet into his brain. His brother
and partner in business Albert Snedes, sat
near him when he committed the act but
was unable to prevent it, as his back was
turned. Snedes died in two minutes. He
was thirty-six years old and had been I'll
from softening of the brain for the past nine
wears.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal
PARAMOUNT. Ind, Sept. 15.-John Roes-
Ter, a member OF the national executive
committee of the Green Bottle Blowers AS
ISOLATION, has returned 10 Muncie without
accomplishing his purpose. Ever since the
firm of Wilson & McCulloch announced it's
intention OF using blowing machines in the
four large fruit-jar factories the former
workmen. members OF the Green Bottle
Blowers Association. have been making
strong efforts 10 be installed at the ma
chimes The flint glass men have also been
after the place, and Mr.. Roeser's visit here
was for the purpose Of closing a contract
couraaement. 1t looks as II Wilson & Nc
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Will Practice Economy.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
BLUFFTON, Ind, Sept. 13-The Wells
County Council has used the knife freely
on the estimates that were made for its in
spection. The original estimate was about
$4,000 but 1t was reduced nearly $4,000.
Gravel road repairs of $4,000 were cut to
$1,000, and estimates for new bridges were
cut from 1920 to 5000. Every estimate
was cut except those for benevolent institu-
tons. Before adjourning the board ordered
an issue of bonds to the extent of $4,000 to
take up outstanding orders turnpike re-
pairs and other county expenses. These
orders have been outstanding four and five
years. and the saving of interest alone will
be 500 year, the difference between per
cent. on orders and per cent. on bonds.
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PROPOSED FRENCH COLONY.
Five Hundred Families May He Lo-
Gated at Clay City, Ill.

CLAY CITY, ILL.,. Sept. BIT Is likely
that 500 French families will settle near
here within the next six months. Arrange
ments to that end have been practically
closed, and a miniature France in America
with it's silk, wine and perfume industry
will soon be the curious spectacle which
this thriving section will present. For the
last two weeks A. B. Bostany, of Boston
has been negotiating for $1,000 acres of land
on which to locate the French colonists
He left here greatly satisfied with this end
of the deal, and will close the plan with the
French capitalists whom he represents
when he reaches the East. The Investment
will require 81 900 600.
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OFFICEHOLDERs OBJECT.
Opposition to Work of Councils in
Madison and Delaware Counties.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind. Sept 13.-The expected
attack on the County Council enactment
has manifested itself in this and Delaware
counties, the county officers themselves
leading the opposition to the saving meth
DDS. They claim that the councils have cut
into their estimates too much and that they
will have insufficient funds. In both coun-
ties the cut was almost 80 per cent. of the
estimates. The officers are also taking ex-
ceptions to the way the council cut off pro-
posed office improvements, which the tax
payers consider luxuries. The people who
pay the freight" however, are greatly
pleased and any attempt TO override the
action of the council or to defeat it's work
will come near costing the officehoder his
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind. Sept. 13.-The attend
ance at the Eastern Indiana Christian
Church Conference during to-day was very
much larger than it was yesterday, the
opening day, a great many business and
fraternal delegates and visitors, as well as
ministers. having arrived during the night
A number Of preachers of note in general
church work are In attendance. Tomorrow
afternoon the conference will be given to
work of the young peoples societies, elab-
crate programmes having been prepared.
The rites of ordination were tonight con-
ferred on a number Of candidates for adj
mission TO the ministry.
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Midtown Burning.

ENGLISH, Ind, Sept. 13-The town of
Midtown, fifteen miles east of English, is
on fire. Telephone information is cut off
by the flames, and there is no night tele-
graph office at Midtown. AT last reports
q. Handcocks general store. the Odd Fell
lows Hall, j. f. Rawlings's undertaking
establishment. the Roger Hotel, two cot
tages belonging to z. Handbook and c. w.
Rawlingss two-story residence were burned
and a number of other houses were in dam
ger There is no fire protection but bucket
brigade.
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NO AGREEMENT REACHED.
Labor Commissioners Take a Hand in
the Miners Powder Dispute.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind. Sept. 13.-The state lai or
commissioners and committee of min .rs
and operators held lengthy session here
to-day. discussing the powder question,
which is creating considerable trouble. The
mines belonging to the Keller Coal Com
pany closed down short time ago because
the miners refused to buy powder from the
company. and serious trouble is looked for
in other localities II the matter be not ad-
justed. The operators contend that the
miners are obliged to purchase powder from
them, as many of the contracts were let
at a reduced figure on account of the profit
made powder. A Chicago firm offers
powder much lower than the operators sell
ii. This firm. the operators claim, Is a men,
Der of trust and is endeavoring to control
the sale of powder. No agreement was
reached.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind. Sept. 13.-The Union
Traction Company opened the line from
this city to Elwood to-day and put on
through trains every hour. They run on the
half-hour. while the Alexandria Marion
through trains go on the hour. The COM
pany is making good progress on the line
to Indianapolis, being now at work on a
forty-foot hill near ingalls, The Muncie
line is also being pushed. They cannot be
opened for through travel until the new
$500, 900 power house at this point is COM
pleted. and the delay in getting the ma
May All of the system, which will then
be 168 miles IL length. will be operated from
this one mower house.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Sept l3.-The Amer
lean Equal Wage Union. new labor or
ganization, was incorporated at Jefferson
City to-day. Legislation will be its chief
weapon. The new union will contend for
equal and exact justice to all wage-earners
without respect to age, sex or occupation
for the emancipation OF all children from
industrial servitude. and for the projections
of women wage-earners in their equal rights
with men," Richard ID. Kathrens Of this
city. Is the founder and president OF the
movement. The Retail Clerks Protective
Association of 5000 members have indorseo
the movement. which will have headQuar~
tiers IN Kansas City Ex-State Senator Lys
man is the national secretary.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind, Sept. 13.-Harve Coch-
ran freight conductor on the ST. L. & E.
Railroad, was run over and instantly killed
at Mervin station Tuesday afternoon. The
crew was engaged in placing cars on the
siding and Cochran fell from coal car.
His body was found under the car He was
one of the oldest employees of the road and
resided at Palestine, Ill. A wife and five
children survive.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, Sept. l3-The city Of
Anderson and Park Place suburb, which ad-
joins the city on the east, with White river
separating them. have locked horns. The
city forcibly annexed the suburb two weeks
ago and demanded possession of the school
property. The citizens refused to recognize
the right of the city to annex them and
appeared to-day before the County Com
missioners and secured the right to hold an
election and vote on a proposition to in
corporate itself. 1t has population of $500.
The city still forces it's rights and the mat
ter will go to the courts.
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Powder Plant Employees Unionized.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 13.-The en-
ployes of the Indiana Powder Company,
about thirty in number. have organized a
union with the encouraging approval of the
company. 1t is part of the plan of the
company TO protect itself against the deter
mined effort of the powder trust to bring
disaster the independent plants. The
trust agents are building magazines in all
the mining communities and have statesmen
constantly with the miners offering powder
at SIS keg, whereas the operators ask
s1.75 for the product of their plant here
1t was thought that If the employees were
organized into union the miners would
feel more kindly toward the home product,
especially as the employees of the trust are
organized.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-14
FLINT BOTTLES GOING UP.
Manufacturers Meet ut Chicago and
Decide on an Advance.

CHICAGO. Sept 13.-At secret meeting
of the Flint Bottle Manufacturers Asso-
citation. held here to-day, 1t was determined
TO make general advance over the present
prices of per cent. Twenty-four firms
from all parts of the United States. were
represented at the meeting. which was pre-
sided over by Joseph s. Hamilton. of Pitts
Durg. president of the association. Owing
10 the rapid increase of raw material since
last June, the delegates say, another ad-
vance will probably be made within month
or two.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL, Ind, Sept 15-The County
Council, which has been in session for the
past week, closed here to-day. The work
has been beneficial to the taxpayers. The
acquisitions for supplies made by the vari-
officials of the county have been re-
duced one-half and the tax levy has been
lowered from 691a cents TO AZ cents. The
levy last year was 46 1-3 cents. The Ad-
visory Board also appropriated 5000 to be
used by the County Commissioners in secur-
ing experts to investigate the books and ac-
counts of the various county officers.
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FOUR WIDOW SUTTONS.


TACOMA. Wash, Sept. 13.-wiliam III.
Sutton, formerly of New York and Chicago.
died in Forty Mile district. Alaska. Feb. ]
last. leaving an estate valued at half a mil
lion dollars Four Mrs Suttons. each claim
ing to be his widow, have filed claims with
United States Consul McCook. at Dawson
and are endeavoring to secure the estate.
Three Of them reside In Chicago.
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Voluntary Liauidation.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART, Ind, Sept. 13.-The Elkhart
National Bank has been authorized by Con-
troller Dawes to go into voluntary liquida-
ton, and ex-Postmaster E. A. Carpenter
has been appointed to wind up it's affairs.
There is no uneasiness on the part of de-
positors. who are invited to apply soon
as possible to withdraw their deposits. This
is the bank OF which E. r. Kerstetter was
cashier. He recently filed petition of vol
untary bankruptcy, but his affairs had no
effect on the directors action. The banks
business had been gradually falling off.
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PHILADELPHIA. Sept. B-Ffftesn huns
bred members of the Amalgamated Jour~
neymen House Painters Association went
on strike to-day in consequence of the faii>
ure of the master painters to sign the
agreement presented TO them by the asso-
citation. The union demands an eight-hour
work day at IS cents an hour. time and =
half for extra work and double time for
Sunday. Apprentices are apportioned at the
rate Of one TO every five journeymen- The
agreement is to remain In force until Sept.
I, 1900. The scale has been signed by Is
master painters, $50 refusing.
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Fnirmount Academy Opens.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

SpeCIdI % tNe INuIdioPoiIS JOuIHdI
PARAMOUNT. Ind. Sept. 1.-THE Fair
mount Academy and Normal School opened
Monday with the largest opening days at
tendance in its history. The Marion quar-
terly meeting of the Society of Friends last
Saturday made final arrangements to take
very visible at the opening. Many students
from near Marion are here and will con-
tinue the studies WHICH they had begun in
other schools. Prof o. T. Fischer of Chi
tific work, taking the vacancy caused by the
voluntary retirement of Prof. ityland Rat
liff ..
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Clerks Union VIII Retaliate.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Sept. 13.-As a re-
suit of the refusal of many grocery keepers
who run saloons in connection with their
stores to close at o'clock during the week,
according to the rule adopted by the Clerks
Union, there will be affidavits filed Monday
against large number of the proprietors
of such places, charging them with violating
the Nicholson law In running a saloon.
These cases will be bitterly contested Mem
bers of the Clerks Union gave the proprie-
tors all the opportunity necessary for them
to come over to their side, and when they
refused they began securing evidence
against them.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind, Sept. 13.--Mrs.
Daniel Harmer. living on a farm near here.
was startled to-day by screams of her two
year-old child coming from the barnyard.
She rushed to the place and saw her baby
on the ground with three vicious hogs tear
ing the infant to pieces. She called to her
husband, who had hard work to drive away
the animals. The little one is badly chewed
up and may not recover.
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Special to the Indianapolis, Journal.
PLAINFIELD. Ind, Sept 1.-THE eighth
annual reunion of the graduates of the
Plainfeld Kelley Institute will be held here
next Tuesday. Music for the day will be
furnished by the Reform School band. A
programme has been arranged, consisting of
vocal and instrumental music and informal
talks from the graduates. Solos will be
rendered by Mrs. DR.. 7. s. Hit, of Indian
apolis; Miss Edith Darnell, of Danville, and
F.. l.. Loomis, of Indianapolis. Judging
from reports received from all over the
State. this promises to be large and en-
thusiastic gathering.