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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-12

Special to the indianapolis Journal
DECATUR. Ind. June u--Place's Creams
won their NTH successive victory here to-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-12
Richmond Had an Easy Ta.k.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. June 1.-THE second
game between Richmond and the Cincin-
natl Manhattans to-day was won by the
former easily. Score:
r II +
Richmo $500 0 2 o ) l 3 s III 10 6
Cincinnati ......0 0 l o o 13 6 9
Batteries-Thomas and Jessup: Schidel and
Boyle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-12
CINCINNATI WON TWO
CAME WEAR SHUTTING OUT BOTH
LOUISVILLE AND CLEVELAND!
Four Players Injured I'm the Game BE-
Was Won by the Orphans.

Cincinnati -. S-Louisville 80. 2
Cincinnati ...10-CIeveland -. 4
$500. 2-St. Loufs...... L
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-12

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
INGALLS,. Ind. June u.-Ingalls was de-
feated by the Fsrtville club here to-day.
Score:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-12

DETROIT. Mich. June r--Captsin Stall
lings's home run in the ninth. with a man
on base. won to-day's game for the home
team. A week ago Sheriff Stewart an
nounced that he would permit no more
Sunday games In the county. At the close
Of the game to-day he notified the players
OF both teams that they were under arrest
and ordered them to report at the jail. This
they did and were registered and released
for appearance before a justice tomorrow.
The sheriff will make to-day's game a test
case to see whether a conviction can be had
under the statute forbidding Sunday amuse-
ments. Score:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-12

Batteries-Fortville. Whitridge and Faus-
sett: ingalls,, Terrence and I'M
pire-Gallag CHER, of Pendleton. Attendance,
700.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26

The examiner wished TO get the children
to express moral reprobation Of lazy people
and he led up TO it by asking them who
We're the persons that got all they could
and did nothing in return. For some time
there was silence, but at last a little girl,
who had obviously reasoned out the answer
inductiyely from her own home experiences.
exclaimed, with good deal Of confidence:
Please, sir, ! know-its the baby"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26

Never was anything truer to nature than
Kipling's ode TO the camel and never dld
realize how true it was until / came into
actual working contact with the beast, 1t
came about This way. In May, 1888, ! ar
rived in the town Of Coolgardie, scattered
collection OF canvas nuts and empty tents,
after a long walk OF 1870 miles from the
then railway terminus Of Southern Cross.
on my arrival in Coolgardie / at once
began to look about for some work, and as
luck would have il ] met my old friend
Archie Clifton, who was about to start up
TO the newly proclaimed East Murchison
gold field, some 200 miles north of US. He
had been gazetted warden and was looking
out for an orderly-some suitable young
fellow 10 uphold the dignity of his office.
Archie had purchased two camels and
buggy and proposed harnessing them abreast
and thus driving the rigout up to Lawless,
which was destined to be our headquarters.
Neither of us had had anything TO do with
camels before, and in our innocence we
thought this a matter of small moment
But never as long as ] live will forget
our start. ! had my misgiyings when har-
Messing the brutes up, for while trying to
coax Tommy, the ofI-side camel, TO submit
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26

power, but in the latter year the steam was
introduced for operating the presses.
During the dreadful yellow fever that
devastated Philadelphia in 1879, and
again in 1923, the work of the mint was
suspended. David Rittenhouse the first di-
rector was generally liked and respected.
And although the establishment under his
care was of q most primitive nature, it was
conducted with great care and judicious
management. For forty years the old build
ing on Seventh street was used for the pur-
pose of the mint. 1t was only after the mar
veous increase in the population of the
country had rendered it absolutely necessary
that better quarters should be obtained that
the secretary of the treasury and the presi-
dent seriously considered the matter
BY the will of the late John f. Hates, a
prominent merchant OF Philadelphia, who
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26
PRATTLE OF THE YOUNGSTERS.

Teacher-The sentence, my father had
money" is in the past tense Now, Mary
what tense would you be speaking in If you
said, MY father has mcney?"
Little Mary-O, that would be pTetense
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26

Minister ITO naughty boy)-Tommy, you
should be good-like my little boy.
Tommy-oh, people donate you SO many
slippers he doesn't dare 10 be bad.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26
HENRY A. ROSTERS,
I09 South l4th Street.
Phone 4S.

light from all directions. 1t is much more
brilliant than our firefy.
Ants have brains larger in proportion to
the size OF their bodies than any other liy-
ing creature.
There are several varieties OF fish that
cannot swim. In every instance they are
deep sea dwellers, and crawl about the rocks
using their tails and fins as legs.
There are three varieties of the dog that
never bark-the Australian dog, the Egypt
ian shepherd dog and the lion headed dog
of Thibet.
The elephant has 900 muscles in his
trunk alone, while a man has only 577 il
his entire body.
In China carrier pigeons are protected
from birds of prey by an ingenious little
apparatus consisting Of thin bamboo tube:
fastened TO the birds bodies with thread
passed beneath the wings AS the pigeoI
flies the action OF the air passing through
the tubes produces a shrill whistling SOUND
which keeps birds Of prey at distance.
The land crabs of Cuba run with great
speed, even Outstripping a horse
II takes a snail exactly fourteen days ant
five hours TO travel a mile.
The California woodpecker will carry al
acorn thirty miles TO store it.
The heron seldom flaps his wings at
rate of less than 40 10 $50 times a minute
This is counting only the downward strokes
so that the birds wings really make from
24O to 800 distinct movements a minute.
The dragon fly can fly backward and side
long, and can alter its course on the in
stant without turning.
II is estimated that there are So ,O5O OOC
horses in the world, 1876 $50, 600 cattle ant
4S4,5OO,OOO sheep.
There are over 5000 animals in the Lon
don Geological garden.
The antipathy of animals for certain
things is unexplaiLable, hut the fact remains
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26

to the indlgnity OF a crupper Che was lying
or sitting down at the timel ne untolded one
long hind leg. looked at me out OF the corner
of his eye and quietly, without any warn
ing. swept my legs from under me and fell
TO chewing his cud, emitting meanwhile
Lsoft gurglng grunts OF satisfaction. ] did
lot know then now utterly futile II was TO
get angry with camel, so selecting his
boniest part ] hit him hard with fence
rail that lay at hand. Now camels have no
EentlemRnly instincts. and Tommy promptly
spat his mouthful Of ehewed odds and ends
al me, Rnd-Well his aim was true,
But the longest lane has its turning and
. after the best part Of a mornings work
, during which We changed their harness
' tgR il IN here and let it cut there and tied
II up with string where II would not meet
We got the show fairly shipshape So now,
with sundry misgiTings TO what would
happen next, We took our seats in the buggy
The eamels were lying down side by side
with the polls between them, 80 ] took the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26

drunken man had, on seeing the camel,
become possessed with the desire TO have
ride. II was his first attempt, and how to
get on puzzled him. The stirTups being
some six feet of the ground lie could not
get up that way, so he spat on his hands
and started to swarm UP one Of the brute's
front legs exactly as one would tackle a
pole. But Satan put stop to the proceed
ings by seizing him by the shoulder with
his teeth and shaking him as a terrier would
shake a rat, till the unfortunate man 6
flesh was horribly torn and lacerated. Now
a camel, although like q COW, he has no
teeth on his upper jsw, has tremendous
fangs on his lower one to make up and can
bite like the very mischief with them.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26
PBCULIARITIEs OF ANIMALS.
Queer Facts About Birds, Dogs,
Snakes and Crabs.

The oldest living creature in the world
belongs to Walter Rothschild. 1t IS a giant
tortoise, weighing a quarter OF ton, and
il has a known life of l50 years
One of the longest lived birds on record
died recently in London. Ii was a parrot
named Ducky, the property OF the prince OF
Wales, and was a century and a quarter old.
Up to eighty years of age elephants are
useful members of society
Some animals can live many years with
out water. A paroquet lived tfty-two years
in the London Zoo without tasting q drop
of water. A number of reptiles live and
prosper in places where there is no water.
That sleeping or waking, snakes never
close their eyes is a curious fact.
When a chameleon is tblindfolded it losee
all power of changing its color, ana it's en-
tire body remains of a uniform tint.
The lantern tiy of Surinam, South America,
has Two sets OF eyes, so as to catch the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26
She Stole

In silly on us all-didn't she?
We had looked and longed for her through
many frozen days-and now that spring has
cate perfume and March dirt-let US pull
down your ancient, barely readable sign
and put new one in its place that will
give you thrill of satisfaction every time
you enter your Office or store. Our work,
like our material, is the best to be had for
love or money.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26

"A little boy was taken to church for the
first time a few Sundays ago. He had been
repeatedly cautioned TO sit still and keep
quiet His obedience was most commenda-
BILE, and when it came time TO pass the
contribution box he was entrusted with the
family donation. Instead of silently plac-
ing the money where it belonged he held it
before the eyes of the officiating collector
that ne might plainly see 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26

the child Consequently he fdgeted' HIS
mother reproyed him several times. AT
last she leaned toward him.
Bobby" she whispered, ''if you act badly
I'll never bring you to church again
A gleam of hope dawned in Bohby's weary
eyes.
Mamma" he said eagerly, "how bad will
I have to be?''
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26

That's good my little fellow" came The
response with view TO passing the Incl
dent over without embarrassment
Course it's good, but I'm payin for all
three. Us they any change comm %
Mamma" 4" said an S-year-old South Side
maiden, has Uncle George gone to heaven"
Il hope so, dear" replied mamma
And will be play on a harp?
why We are taught that the good people
who get To heaven play on harps, my child"
The terrible infant gave a sniff.
Well, 'twon't be no good she scornfully
said. Cousin Willie says Uncle George
couldn't even play a jewsharp for shucks."
Some loaves of bread in France are six
feet in length.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26

little boy ! know went to church last
Sunday morning with his mother, says the
Washington Post The service was some
what long and utterly incomprehensible to
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26

for example, that rattlesnakes have de-
Cided dislike for the leaves of the white
ash. Experiments have shown that they
would rather run over live Goals than
touch white ash leaves.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-26

died in that city few months ago, and
who was at the time of his death the owner
of the old mint building, he bequeathed the
corner stone and all its contents TO the His
torical society of Pennsylvania SO this por-
tion of the historic old building Will at least
be forever nroperlY preserved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01
STONE DOCKS VICTORIOUS.
PROVISION FOR THREE OF THEM 1Ns
SERTED IN THE NAVAL APPRO-
PRIATION BILL

Washington Feb ~ ciaD.-Congress In
It's last hours promises 70 provide durable ana
safe stone drydocks for the Navy In place Of
the fimsy "vcneered mudhOes" which have been
forced on the Government in recent years from
mistaken ideas Of economy The Tribune's edu-
cationa crusade in support Of permanency ana
stability in Government works. 50 warmly IN
dorsed by the civil eng neers ~ the country. has
last brought Congressman to realize that the
Importance Of FIRST cost IN structures Of this
kind is altogether Insignificant in comparison
with the probability of catastrophe 70 the ships
Of the Navy and to the expense Of ma ntenance
after a Few years
The requisite authority for the construction OF
three stone drydocks was inserted in The Naval
Appropriation bill this afternoon with the as
surancc that it would DO enacted into law. This
action WAS unanimously taken hy Senator'S Hale,
Perkins. Teller and German. constituting the
subcommittee on appropriations. WHICH, mas
jurisdiction Of the Naval bin IN the senate The
amendment which they agreed to appropristes
SS25.GOO divided into three equal PORTIONS 10 be
applied to the construction Of drydoces At Ports
mouth ~ -: League Island. Pennsylvania ard
Mare Island. California for the purpose ~ making
those structures u stone and concrete Instead
Of wood Thc Navy Department had made an
urgent recommendation that this should he done.
and after a brief explanation OF thT tf''W-
merida ion Of Commodore Endcott chief az
Yards and Docks all the members Of me COM
mittee announced their emphatic approval ~ tbs
proposition and their determination 10 permit no
future wooden drydock Construction.
Commodore Endicott's talk before The commits
toe to-day was confined 20 only a few Of tho
most notable advantages Of stone docks. He de-
clared that their first cost over that Of wooden
docks was between - and 30 per cent but the
cost Of maintenance was trivial compar d with
that OF wooden docks. and In dufab billy they
were practically everlasting The wooden docks
were unstable. and naval officers were continu-
ally alarmed lest vslua bic warships should bsl
destroyed By the collapse u he rotten timoe~
makeshifts which alone had the capacity TO
contain the costly Dattle-ships and larger cruis-
ers Of the Navy. The alleged advantage that.
wooden docks were more convenient on account
OF their shape for the execution OF repairs was
nonsensical. for Il was feasible 10 build stone
docks Of superior shape 10 those of wood
Finally. stone docks represented The uniforrat
parctice Of the world. 40 Government except
that of the United states possessed WOODEN
dock while Great Britain alone possessed nfty~
OF stone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01
THE SKIPPING BILL AMENDED.
caANCEs MADE IN THE HANNA-PAYNE MEASURE
TO MI ct CRITICISMS.

CsANC!s MADE IN THE HANNA PAYNE MEASURE
TO MI ct CRITICISMS.
Washington. Feb. &-Senator Frye from the
Committee on Commerce today reported add
tonal amendments to the Hanna Payne Shipping
bul Tbs amendments provide additional rest-ic-
tions and arc Intended TO meet criticisms o. the
bnl Il has been asserted thar II the BIZ should be
come 4 lsw II would in time require an annual cx-
penditure OF S1oO0o0oo. a provision Inserted
limiting the aggregate bounues TO 100000 an
nually. the language Of this provision being
follows:
The total compensation 10 be paid out OF the
Treasury. provided n this section. shall IN no
Is al wear exceed the Of s. 100000. and the
Secretary OF the Treasury shall make such reCu-
VIII cause any excess IN the total amount OF
Deusatiou earned u.der his section IN any one
fiscal year over and above 81 ooOo0 10 bee deducted
pro rita from the total compensation due each In
oiNi0ual or corporation entitled 10 such compensa-
ton hereunder during said fiscal year
The b.u as originally reported extended rs pro
posed benefits 10 foreisn-built vessels under con-
tract for American citizens OF January last. Ad-
vantage IL Is asserted. already has been taken Of
this provision and number Of contracts are said
70 have been made for the construction Of ships
abroad. As reported the language Is changed
to require that ships coming under this pro-
vision shall have been actually IN course Of con-
SfructiOn on January l. The bounty TO be paid on
:oregn-buit vessels is also reduced to 90 per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01

FAVORABLE REPORT ON THE PROPOSED AMEND
MENT TO THE CONSTITUTION

'N'O"|Nnbh REPORT ON TIE PROPOSED AMEND
MENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
Washington Fob &-h favorab bic report on the
proposed Constitutional amendment prohibiting
Pobgainists nom being elected 70 Congress haa
boen nahe 10 he House by Representative Capron
OF Rhode Island. I'm behalf o, the Committee on
Erection OF President and Vice President II refers
10 The ease Of Brigham y. Roberts Represen tive
eject from Utah. Of the causes for calling
attention to the subject. After reviewing this
case tho report SAYS that the determination rests
with the next Congress on the general subject
however II urges amendment to the Constitu-
ton. and says
,-hougn mas been presented to show that the peo-
PIE OF mo United states through Congress la SO
paced on the statute-bOoks their uneuutvocal and
IN opmpromsing hostility 20 the crime OF poivganv
IheG"toie shall the possibility no allowed 20 con
tnue 10 exist Of State electine 10 Congress a
person VINO Is po.ysa mis-; 10 parficpat "a In the
raining oi laws for people who have unmis-
takahly In no uncertain way but deliberately and
posiu,"ly declared that poygamy Is Il crime ard
disease which should nor be tolerated On civil
ICED community. but exurpated In me interest of
the homes % America. which constitute one OF the
Ma don q strongest hulwarks against moral decay?
We believe that II given the opportunity the people
Will answer emphatcally In the negative
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01
Mr.. HULL DENOUNCEs THE COMPROMISE
THE SENATE ARMY APPROXIMATIONS BILL AN
ABsURDrTY. HE sAYs-BEsT TO ACCEPT
pr WITHOUT cHANGE

Washington. Feb 2s-Chalrman Hun Of the
House Committee Military Affairs has called q
meeting OF the committee for tomorrow morning
TO consider the Army Reorganiza ton bin passed by
the Senate last night The bill was received by the
House to-day and a. once referred 10 the Military
Anars Committee. Mr. Hull is outspoken in his
criticisms Of the Senate bill a whole and In de-
tail When asked TO the plans for dealing with
the bill he sad
Tie bill Is 30 irrerievably bad that II may be hes;
70 accept 1t Just as Il Is That places tho responsj
senate and II enacts law so clearly bad that fur
ther Iegls8uo TO remedy II j. assured. rs II
stands. the bill is an absurdty from beginning 70
end. II IS Impossible for ne House TO whip II into
shape In the few remaining days of the session so
that II r. probably best FOR the House let IT go
as the Senate has seen A. TO shape H.
Mr. Hull made this statement as embodying his
individual views. He did know what the
committee would do but he Is inclined TO believe
that II also Will hold that IT Is best 10 take the
Senate bill. and leave the responsibility with those
who framed H.
Referring the bill in detail Mr. Hull made
rough tables showing the number OF men and Of
listed strength Of Regulars IN line OF 3ig44. di-
vd~d follows: Cavalry 1910 heavy artillery.
5.60. light artillery. 20H infantry 1880 For this
:orce Of %@i Mr.. Hun points out. the Senate bill
gives moro officers than the Hull bin gave for an
Army OF 5000 men This, he says IS due 10 tho
senate provision iXlnE the small number OF men IN
a company instead OF making his number a mini
mum. NJ. Huifs estimates are that In hight arrl-
lery compani~- there would 20 one captain ana
three leutononte four officers for ffty-sx pri-
vates. In infantry it would give q captain and TWO
louteuan-s for fort,-three men. IN the matter OF
and made ~ OF musicians from each com
pany. Tie Senate bill gives both the band Tor each
making he proposed army. Mr. Hull says the
most musical In the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01
SAMPLES
SENT
FREE.
HAS BENEFITED

In order to keep the body strong.
healthy and vigorous, and to enable
ITO ward off disease, the stomach,
liver and kidneys must be kept in
a proper working condition, and
Tree from nOXiouS acid and alkaline
accumuiatlOnS. If any of these
organs become deranged and fail to
% the work for which nature has
intended them, the digestion be-
comes impaired, the food no longer
properly nOuriSheS the system, and
ClSeaSe-breeding acids are gener-
alec, which cause aches and pains
and produce lethargy, droWSincsS,
insomnia, nerve troubles, and in
course Of time. the more serious
symptoms that end in premature
DEATH
he most successful medical
Practitioners are now agreed that
D0'hlng IS more certain Of assuring
healthy condition Of the stom-
Ill.,, liver and kidneys than
NJ nUIINOWS improved Eherves-
os9l POWDER. Acting gently but
urgently (: it speedily removes all
nHoMouS aCCumulationS, stimulates
u We How OF the digestive fluids,
p pun The stomach and other inner
G G;sanS IN good condition, makes
a ny easy, assimilation certain,
f al.o Strengthens and builds up en-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01

John p Mcpherson has served for ten Or hfteeu
years past the bench in Lebanon and pauphin
counties. Penn Sitting In The County Court at
Harrisburg ne has been called on 20 decide many
cases Of importance involving general laws enacted
by the legislature and his reputation as a judge
IS an exceptionally creditable He was edu-
Gated AT Princeton. and began fhe practice II law
shortly after the War IN Harrisburg. where ~
formed partnership with Lyman Gilbert Ntor-
ney General Of the sate. under IN. ast Admin
istration Elected as an additional law judge for
the Lebanon and Daurhin Circuit. ne presided for
a time over the Lebanon County Court. and WAS
transferred 10 the Dauphin County bench about ten
years ago. He married in - a daughter o. ex-
Judge Patterson Of Lancaster County Judge Me-
Pherson is 2 nephew Of the late Edward McPher-
son. Of Gettysburg, formerly prominent ngure IN
State ard National politics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01
TO ATOTD AN EXTRA SESSION.
THE COMPROMISE ARMY BILL LIKELY TO
RE ACCEPTED

Washington. Feb 2s.-Representative Hull
had conference with the President this after
noon concerning the Army Reorganization bill
1t Is understood that the President shares the
objections raised by Mr.. Hull 10 many features
OF the Senate bill At the same time. there is
a desire TO avoid an extra session. and for THE
reason the indications are that objections 20
the bill viii be waived and the measure ac-
Cepted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01
SALE or THIRD-ArE. SToCK REPORTED.

I, was declared Yesterday afternoon by financial
news bureau. upon .uthority wtcn II Usually had
found trustworthy. that Metropolitan Street Rail
way COMPANY interests had recently purchased
control Of majority Of the Third-ave. stock De
tails were given with the view Of showing that Il
ma foritv had been acquired without the large
hoI1ings OF an individual who would not dispose OF
his holdings a similar story was circulated on
Wonday also ana vas explicitly denied by repre-
seutatives Of the Third Avenue Railroad Company.