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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
TOWN ELECTIONS HELD
ENTIRE PEOPLES TICKET vICTORI-
Gus AT IRvINGTON.
Success Of the Independents mt Broad
Ripple Except Marshall Pearce-
Elections Over the State.

The election at Irvington, yesterday, re-
suited in victory for the entire Peoples
ticket. The vote for successful candidates
was: Trustee First district. James L.
Kingsbury. PIP; trustee, Fourth district,
William B. Downey, 225: clerk. Charles B.
Clark, 203: treasurer William 1. Coons. 2S5;
marshal. Samuel H. Smith. 205.
The vote for the candidates on the Citi-
zens' Home-rule ticket was: Trustee, First
district. Caesar A. Rodney, 122; trustee,
Fourth district, Nathan r. Sheimer. 1885,
clerk, w. NJ. Redman. 131; treasurer. Par
menas c. Jacobs, SO; marshal, James r.
Fry, 127.
William /. Coons ran far ahead Of his
ticket, and was reelected. Charles b. Clark
had previously served as clerk. and at one
time, when he resigned. w. NJ. Redman
filled the office. Samuel II. Smith was re-
elected, as a matter of course, as he has
been defeated but twice in eighteen years.
The election was the first in the State in
which the voting machine was used, and
the result was highly satisfactory. The cleo
ton board gave the Turner Voting Machine
Company a signed statement that it took
only nine minutes to determine the result
OF the election after the polls closed. that
the machine was entirely practical and that
the election board recommended it for gen.
eral use. Those who were not familiar with
the machines working were able to vote
after reading the Instructions once, and but
one man voted differently than he had in
tended: The first eight votes were cast in
two minutes.
To vote straight ticket large button at
the top of the ticket was pressed down. To
vote mixed ticket the button in front of
the name of each candidate IL was desired
TO vote for was pressed down. A vote cast
for one candidate for an office automatically
locked the keys for all other candidates for
that Office. When the voting was completed
the Inspector pulled crank, which rang a
bell and automatically registered the vote.
A counting device added the votes as they
were cast, that when the election was
closed the totals were found registered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Persimmon Brigade Club will be en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hanna
corner Layman avenue and Ohio street
Irvington, tomorrow.
Mrs Agnes Mohler, the woman who at
tempted twice 10 jump into the canal. is yet
at the police station. An insanity commits
sion viii investigate her case this morn
ing.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union which is conducting a series OF in
stitutes over the State for the purpose of
discussing the different phases of the work
will hold one in indianapolis on Thursday
and Friday OF this week at Grace NJ. Z
Church, East Market street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
TOSSED A COIN.
A Tie Vote Was Quickly Decided a
Broad Ripple.

AT Broad Ripple yesterday the election
resulted in the independent ticket winning
out, with the exception of the candidate
for marshal l.. F. Pearce. He and the OPP
posing candidate, George Melick. received
equal number of votes. and after a long
argument as to the way the difficulty should
be solved. it was decided to flip up coin.
heads or tails" Fortune smiled on Melick.
The Independent ticket was composed of
the old town officials, as follows: Trustee.
c. w. Heady; clerk, James Brady treas
urer, j. II. Campbell; marshal, l. +.
Pearcp
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
SIGNED THE SCALE.
Seven Hundred Miners Return to
Work I'm Southern Indiana.

Word was yesterday received that three
companies of coal operators had signed the
scale in southern Indiana and the men had
returned to work. The labor commission
ers will not go to Evansville before this
evening as II is believed that most of the
operators will sign the scale asked The
officers of sthe United Mine Workers of
America were yesterday advised that all the
men had quit work as ordered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

about the city he had nothing at all to eat
and was nearly starved to death when
found This time he has gone away without
his coat II was thought that. being in his
shirt sleeves and with his name marked on
his clothing in several places, II would not
the police have been unable to get the
slightest clew of his whereabouts. This
shows how easy II Is 70 get lost in large
that all they have to do is to wander aim
lessly About IL they wish to avoid the po-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

The following committees have been
named on entertainment of the Supreme
Lodge Ancient Order Of United workmen,
which meets In this city next month:
Executive Committee-Chairman, Thomas
Taggart; vice chairman, r. f. Harris; Sec
rotary F. e. Callings; treasurer ~ F.
Byram: T.. A Lorenzo. Grand Master
Workman +. ID. Neal. @. A Miles, W. j.
Hudson, Thomas Royal.
ley.
Entertainment--E +. Harris w. ]. Hud-
son. Dr. NJ. A Young. W. TX. Roberts and
George +. E>lter.
Printing!. A. Lorenzo. w, NJ. Van wy
Itch and r. j. Chance.
Press-Iferbers Hunt Fl. s. O,Rrien
Joseph Miller, Paul Teichert, Annis Burk
and Horace Lancaster.
Degree of Honor-T. A. III. Maholen DIR.
NJ. A. Young, NJ. c. Ruggies and W. J.
Keller.
Recepfion-F. A Lsorenz. J. e. Schorn. W.
W. Featherstone ard Foster Reynolds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
Honors Divided.


MORRISTOWN, Ind, May 1.-Town cleo
ton honors were divided. with close majori-
ties. Those elected were: Trustee, John
Fox, Democrat: clerk. Joseph Kennear. Re-
publican; treasurer Charles Parten, Repub-
lican; marshal, Henry Wolf, Democrat. Re-
publicans have two holdover trustees and
control the board. The town has been Re-
publican for years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
Ye.terday's Enlistments.

Ten enlistments were made yesterday at
the recruiting Office. Those who entered the
service were: Frederick Cayton. Falkland,
Ind; Frank Alice. Carmel. Ind. re-enlisted:
Edgar d. Steele, Cornelius. Ind; Frank
Higgins Bridgeport. o.: Joseph McShoffrey.
Greenfield Ind. re-enlisted; William (.
Hawthorne, Franklin, Ind: Harry A.
Drake. Philadelphia, Ind: Theodore B. Bas-
ford, indianapolis: Noel p. Akers Smiths
boro H.; Shirley ]. Lilly, Upton, Ind
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
Trial Of Gen. Walkers A..aiInnt.

BRISTOL, Va, May 1.-The case of
George +. Davis. charged with having shot
Gen James NJ. Walker on the Nth OF last
March over dispute arising from the taxi
ing OF dispositions In the Walker-Rhea con-
tested election case. was called for hearing
in the Hastings Court here to-day. jury
for the case was impane.ed last week and
the case entered into to-day General Walk
err arrived to-day from his home In Wythe-
ville Va, TO appear against Davis, and also
TO stand his own trial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
A FISH STORY.
One that #. A. w. Davis, Of the Water
Company, Takes No stock In.

Peter Kretzer, of IS East Georgia street,
claimed to have opened his hydrant on Sat
urday and in the water which came out
was a minnow four inches long and three
fourths of an inch thick F. A. W. Davis.
vice president of the water company, SAYS
that such a thing is impossible, for the pipe
of such a hydrant is less than the size OF
the fish and the pressure would be sufficient
to kill any fish.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

The State Board of Health yesterday re-
cefved the fun description or a supposed
case OF leprosy at Princeton. The patient
Is Andrew w. Deal. thirty-seven years old,
and the first symptoms appeared about three
years ago. The board will probably send
Or. Brayton. Of this city. to make a special
examination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

Jacob Greenman. a saloon keeper at No.
.07 Massachusetts avenue. and James Null
lens. saloon keeper at No. iO2 West Mer-
rill street, were arrested yesterday on n
charge OF violation Of Section 3 OF the Mich
olson law, which prohibits the opening, or
keeping open, rooms In which intoxica ting
liquors are sold such days and at such
times as the sale Of liquer is unlawful.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

Burt Z. Jaggers. the feeble-n,inded young
man who escaped from the custody of his
friends three weeks ago and wandered aim
lessly about the streets for seven days while
the police and special detectives were
searching for him. has again disappeared.
Jaggers has no idea of locality. and during
the entire seven days that he wandered
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
.G,rr from Inatona, a H,,.

CHICAGO. May 1.-Charles r. Trow-
bridges musical comedy THE Girl from In
diana" has been produced here with Edna
Raymond in the title role. The play is
success and will be placed on the road next
season in the same manner as originally
produced by Max Sturme. Mr.. Trowbrdge
Is state editor Of the indianapolis Sentinel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

burn from Bourbon Sway.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
AUBURN, Ind, May 1.-Auburn's old
time majority of seventy met overwhelming
defeat to-day, only one candidate being
elected. Majorities as follows: Trustees
Ora Brandon, Democrat, 80; Silas Potter.
Republican, co; marshal, Morton Hilkey.
Republican, Is; clerk, Charles Weaver Re-
publican, 40; treasurer, Dave Hodge. Repub-
lcan, 9.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
Clean Sweep for Republicans.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal

WINGATE, Ind. May 1.-The town cleo
ton here to-day resulted in a clean sweep
for the Republicans, except one trustee, the
rest of the ticket being elected by majorties
of from 5 to 3d. The township Democi attic
organization made a desperate, but futile,
effort, to pull its ticket through
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
TO Test Reform Laws.

1t il reported that the County Officers
Association VIII test the county and town.
ship reform laws and that the suits will
be instituted In the near future. The plan
said to have been adopted - for the COM
missioners OF some county 10 refuse to rec
ogniZe the council! or its authority, and thus
bring the question TO a head
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

NEW YORK, May 1.-Justice Bookstaver.
In the supreme Court. to-day dismissed the
writ OF habeas corpus In the case OF
Roland B. Moiineux. accused of the murder
OF Mrs Adams. and ordered that the pris-
onsr remain IN the Tombs. The grand jury
other indictment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

c. r. Pyle. living at 2s6 Detroit street.
went into Charles 6hoemaker's saloon on
East Washington street and got into an
argument with the bartender. Frank Hart
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

three times. after which Hartman picked up
a knife and slashed at Pyle, cutting him In
the arm. Holtz and Bray arrested both men
and sent them to the station
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
Empire-Bon Ton RurIe.ouer..

The bon Ton Burlesquers.'' who played a
successful engagement at the Empire last
fall. opened yesterday afternoon at that
house for weeks stand. Ned Monroe
whose Silas Peevy in the afterpece was a
fine exemplification OF the "Rube," is no
longer with the company. nos is Fern Mel
rose. The programme writer still calls
clever Agnes Behler 1.-The American cham
sonette." which goes to show they don't
know everything about Language on the
Ratio. Agnes is still impaling some unhappy
victim on her pointed remarks and sharp
voice TO the cheers OF the populace. Nor
rison and Marley. Irish comedians Rosa $
Oriental dancers and those bright travesty
people. Byron and Langdon, still in the
company. Adelaine Muslin-no. Marden-
songstress. Is an addition 10 the company.
as are Weston and Yost. two young men
who work up bright but too-long act OF
the one-man-in-the-a udience variety "A
Devil of Time" with even more funny
things happening than last year, finishes the
performance. Larry Smith, who has a
sketch with Mamie Champion in the clio. is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
nCNTTCV DR.. A. E. BUCHANAN
UAN 1888 When Building.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Park-.ooon HoIIo.x.v

A small but very appreciative audience
witnessed the opening production of Coon
Hollow at the Park yesterday. This is a
melodrama of such warmth that its pres
entation would be better confined to cold
weather. The length and tedlousness of the
plot is happily broken at intervals by the
introduction OF specialties of considerable
merit. The Carolina Quintet. a body of
sweet singers from both the Caucasian and
African races. divided the honors about
evenly with Harris Hunter, monologue art
ist and singer OF comic songs. Both of
these features received several hearty en-
cores. William Asher, the Smalls, Alberta.
Henry and Gordon all furnished plenty of
entertainment. especially in the steamboat
levee scene, just prior TO the appearance of
the racing steamers Robert L. Lee and
Natchez- A fairly capable company inter-
prets Coon Hollow" The scenery and set
tings are above the average, the best being
the Sulphur Springs Retreat, Coon Hollow
and the cotton press. Coon Hollow re-
mains until Thursday, when 1t gives way
10 'Tennessees Partner" an old-time IA
vorite with Park Theater patrons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
To pi.cu.. LynchinRs.

ATLANTA. Ca. May LA State conven-
ton which shall have for Its mission the dis
cussion Of rape and lynchings and whose
object shall be TO find remedy for such
existing conditions will probably be called to
meet in Atlanta as soon as delegates can BE-
selected from the various counties OF the
State. This movement. at first coming only
as a suggestion, has found sufficient backing
and sentiment TO cause II 10 assume the
proportions necessary for its success and IL
is said there is no doubt but that the con-
yention will be held and every county In
the State represented in the discussion OF
the recent lynchings The convention VIII
not meet for the purpose OF condonng the
crime or censuring the work OF outraged
citizens who deal out summary punishment
10 the assailant, but Its purpose Will be 10
suggest such changes In the present law az
10 make IL possible for indictment. trial and
execution OF the guilty TO follow in such
rapid succession the execution of the crime
as TO make IL impossible for any delay 10
swell the Indignation OF the people TO that
point of frenzy which generates violence and
death 10 the man who is responsible for the
crime. Judge George Hilyer. a prominent
lawyer and large property owner. Is taking
an active part in the matter. He VIII prob
ably ask Governor Gambler 10 appoint dele
gates In few days. but the date for the
convention has not been decided.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

playing Monroes old part with fair success
About the usual amount OF indecency Is
shoyeled In.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

SYRACUSE. ~. Y. May 1.-The Rev. III.
J. Calls preached last night at the A. ~.
Z. Zion Church. colored. on the racial
troubles OF the South. He said that the
their own chastity. He made plea for the
organization Of the colored men; said that
dicted that IL the murders OF colored men
In the South did not cease there would b
conflict between the black and Nhita men
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
waSSOn'S
Ladies'


We have just IS swell suit
patterns left of our fine cloths
the really correct things,
don you know-and propose
to let them GO at once. These
prices, all made by our best
workmen:
Il patterns Satin or sIlk-lined 5000
II patterns Skirt and Jacket. all SAT IN
SILK Hheu ...s..s....s...'............ w "
IS patterns Skirt and Jackets all GO ~
silk or satin lined ...................9 T1ssO
Silks used are the best 81 Taffe.as. You
know of the class OF work.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-05
FARMER ) VICTIMIzRD.

The farmers, by these exaggerated
estimates Of the production, are made
the victims of spectators and deprived
of the legitimate profits of their soil
and toll. The Aurora advocates the
policy of establishing warehouses by
the farmers for the storage of their
cotton to prevent an excessive quaint
ty Of the cotton being placed on the
market at unremumerative prices. By
this means the farmers could hold
their cotton indefinitely, having hy-
pothecated it to secure money to meet
present demands, and at very low
rate Of interest. Especially will this
be true in manufacturing belt, where
the consumption largely exceeds the
production, and in the spring and
summer, the relative value between
here and the ports, instead of being
lower, as it is in the fall, is higher in
the spring and summer months. This
natural advance, ordinarily would
justify the storage, and if the system
of storage was made general, the pro
ducer would be in position to dictate
prices instead of the consumer.
Can't our farmers organize and estab-
lish warehouses; 9-Shelby Aurora.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-05
WEEDS IN srUBBLE FIELDS.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
The thousands Of acres of grain stub
BILE which will lie over unplowed await
ing the corn lister in the spring will be
neglected on some farms and wherever
it is neglected will produce weed seed
enough to give serious backset to the
war on weeds even on an otherwise
we'll titled farm. The number of seeds
produced by some of the stubble weeds
is enormous. Estimates based on par
tiaI counts gave for the cookie bur
8. 200 seeds or half that number of burs.
Rag weed showed % 100, while one of
the pig weeds (Acnide) headed the list
with 954 900 seeds. These estimates
are much too large for the average in
dividuRls which grow crowded in the
fields, yet they show their power to
produce seed. A portion Of the farm
left thus each year will make almost
fruitless the most determined effort to
rid the farm Of noxious weeds, 1t is
advisable to NOW SUCH fields just be
fore the weeds go to seed. Some fol.
low the practice of burning the stubble
in the winter. There are some objec
tions to this latter method. First,
there will be strips Of stubble left un,
burned sufficient to seed down the en-.
tire field. Second, the ground is un-
protected from the sweeping winds of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-05
POTASH, PHosPHoRIC ACID AND
NITROGEN.

No farmer should be ignorant of the
nature of these three elements, yet
many have but very vague under
standing of their properties. AS Prof.
D)ty, Of New York, says:
The proper proportion of these three
fertilizing ingredients in any soil as
sures good crops. Nature does not
always place them in the right places,
nor in the best proportions, for all
plants. but occasionally we find some
nook were the right plants have grown
up where the fertilizing ingredients
are properly distributed. Some plants
need more Of potash than others, and
again others need and demand an ex-
cess of nitrogen. 1t has taken years
to analyze the plants 90 that we can
tell about the needs OF each class, and
it will be many more years before their
needs will be so popularly known that
every cultivator Of the soil will mix his
tertilizing ingredients just right for
the various economic plants. In &
general way, however, the needs Of
plants cants can be understood 90 that
one can intelligently apply our scien-
tific knowledge about potash, phos-
phoric acid and nitrogen.
Potash forms the starchy part of
the plants, and contributes toward the
growth of the woody parts Of the stems
and aeshy portions of the fruit. Plants
that have woody stems and plen ty of
starch either in the fruits or leaves re-
quire plenty OF potash in the soil for
them to do their best. Those that are
naturally deficient in these particulars
naturally get along without 90 much
potash. There is no other substar ce
that can quite take the place Of potash
for performing these functions.
Phosphoric acid enters less into the
vital constituents of the plants than
either of the other ingred tents It
might be said to supply the salts and
minerals to the plants-the iron to the
system. It is tonic in its action, and
when applied it stimulates plants to
quicker maturity. 1t does this as most
good tonics do to the human system
by helping the plants to assimilate the
food proper. Phosphoric acid applied
to the soil enables the plants to take
up plant food that might otherwise re.
main unassimilable for considerable
time,
Nitrogen has been said to form the
prime constituent of all plant growth,
and without it nothing could grow. It
gives color to the foliage, vitality to
the stalk and stem, and food to the
whole plant. It enters actively into
the very life of all plants. and very
few fail to respond to it's quickening
and beneficent actions. It il the nitro
gen in the barnyard manure that
makes the plants respond so quickly to
is. It is found In the air, SOIL and de-
caying plants. Tt ia best applied to
the soil in the shape of green manure,
such as clover, COW peas, or beans, but
it can be added to it in an artificial
way by applying nitrate Of soda and
suIphate Of ammonia.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-05

The people who are continually com
rlaining of road tex never seem to real
iz9 that bad roads are costing each State
tens of thousands of dollars annually.
As the Wilmington Messenger well
says:
The voters have not yet been en-
lightened as to the great Importance
and value of good roads. The bad
roads of North Carolina, and they are
almost countless, are indeed most
costly. The wear and tear OF ma
chinery, the time consumed in travel
aud transportation, the small loads
and other considerations render the
prevalence of bad roads a great tax
upon the farmers mainly, and back
SET 60 travel and trade. One strong
horse on g macadam road can pull
what four horses can draw over a bad
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