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The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Free Delivery for SEYMOUR.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR. Ind, Nov. IA civil-service
examination will be held in this city Dec. 2,
at which applicants for mail carriers will
be examined. This city is to have free mail
delivery, beginning with Jan. l. 1900, and
there are about q hundred young men who
are willing TO accept the positions. Three
clerks will be selected from the list OF
eligibleS.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Freedman REFLECTED President

NEW YORK, Nov. a. - Stockholders of
the New York Baseball Club held their an
nual meeting in Jersey City to-day Andrew
Freedman was reelected president of the
club, and his direction of the affairs of the
club was indorsed. Fred Knowles was re-
elected secretary Of the club and also treas
urer, the two offices being merged into one
No dividend was declared. The old boar
of directors was again chosen, except that
John b. Day takes the place of Walter
SDalding
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Knox County Field Trials.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE field
trials at Bicknell, Knox county, closed to-
day with an all-age contest for pointers and
settlers. Nothing exceptionally fine was
done. although several dogs made good rec
ords. Following are the winners: First,
SPOTS Gath, c. A. Robinson, Pennington,
Mo; second, Lady's Count, j. ID. Moore,
Springfield, Mass; third, Paul Boone, DR..
D. W. Boone, Bellaire O.; fourth, Marion
Mills, G. Smith.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Arrested for Alleged Forgery

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
AUBURN, Ind, Nov. 14-William She'll
house, of this city, who was released from
the penitentiary year ago, was arrested
at Garrett to-day for forging sureties to
note upon which he borrowed 500 from Mrs.
Hannah Draggoo, of this city. The sureties
were supposed to be wealthy farmers from
near COrunna.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
ON A CORAL REEF.
Concluded from First Page1

Pigman, a merchant, formerly county clerk
and Mrs. Pollard, wife of Judge c. K. Pol
lard. William Pigman, an older brother.
was a captain in the Forty-sixth Indiana
Regiment in the civil war. was wounded in
1854 and died from the effects of his wounds
A dispatch received this afternoon from
the vessel was wrecked on a shoal not
shown on the charts.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Funston Going Back tn Manila.

TOPEKA. Kan. Nov. 14.-General Funs-
ton and Wife will leave here tomorrow
noon for San Francisco, whence the gem
eral will sail for Manila. The general is
afraid the war in the Philippines will be
over before he reaches his destination
General Funston will drop the suit for libel
against Archbishop Ireland. He said to-
night: Il will do nothing further about il
SO far the archbishop is concerned"
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Wage Committee Did Not Agree.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Nov. IA committee of
block coal operators and committee repre-
senting the hosting engineers at the mines
met to-day to discuss the advance of $25
per month asked by the engineers, making
their salary So After a long session adj
journment was taken till Thursday after
noon. The engineers say they are entitled
to the advance asked and will insist upon
receiving it.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Shot His BrOther.in.Law.

CHICAGO, Nov. 14-Because of trouble
with the family of his brother-in]aw,
Frank Anderson, Eugene Hopp, laborer,
tonight walked into Anderson's house
while Anderson was seated at a table and
shot him in the abdomen, infiicting a
wound from which he died in a short time.
He then shot at his sister, Mrs. Anderson.
Mrs. Anderson was not hit, but in her fright
fell down stairs. Hopp believed he had
killed her and went home and barricaded
himself in the house. The police were COM
PEELED to batter down the door and made him
prisoner only after a desperate fight.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Two Men Killed by the Cars.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CLINTON, Ind, Nov. IA. - Matthew
Dooley and Henry Henry were killed by
the cars here this afternoon. They were
walking on the tracks in the yards and
met a train. They stepped to another track
and were struck by train of coal cars.
Five cars run across Dooley's body, cutting
him in two. Henry's legs and one of his
hands were cut off. He died two hours
later. Dooley left a widow and one child
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Dinner tn Sir Thomas Linton.

LONDON, Nov. 4-Sir Thomas Upton
was given dinner of welcome at the Carle-
ton Hotel this evening. Joseph III. Choate.
United States ambassador. Mrs. Choate, the
Earl and Countess Of Clanwilliam, Lord and
Lady Tweedmouth, Lord Russell of Killo-
wen, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Russell, Herbert
Gladstone, Lord and Lady Beresford and
the Earl of Cork were among the distin-
guished company present.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Movements Of Steamers

NEW YORK, Nov. H.-Arrived: Staten
dam. from Rotterdam: Deutschland from
Hamburg: Montcalm, from Londcn. Sailed
Trave. for Rremen. Via Southampton.
ROTTERDAM. Nov. 14-Arrived: Rotter-
dam. from New York, via Bouiogne.
SOUTHAMPTON. Nov. 10 - Arrived
Lain. from New York, for Bremen.
MARSEILLES Nov. H-ATrived: Vic
toria, from New York, for Leghorn.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Plaster Cast of Governor Morton.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Nov 14-Charles E
Shively, of this city, who was member of
the commission contracting for the Morton
monument for Statuary Hall, Washington
City, has been offered the plaster cast by
the Sculptor, Mr.. Niehaus. of New York.
Mr.. Shiveley has decided to accept 1t and
will ask the County Commissioners to give
it a prominent position in the courthouse.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
METEORS MAY BE SEEN.
Fair Weather Predicted for To-Day
and Tomorrow I'm Indiana.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 14-Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday:
For Ohio-Rain, followed by fair on
Wednesday. with cooler in extreme south
ern portion; brisk TO high easterly. shifting
to westerly, winds; fair Thursday.
For Indiana ana IlIinois-Fair on Wednes-
day and Thursday; brisk northerly. shifting
10 southerly. winds.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15

TOLEDO, O., Nov 14-Special Master
Belford.. Of the United States Court. to-day
heard the first arguments of the claim Of
81, 10000 preferred by S. H. Kneeland, of
New York, against the Clover Leaf Rail-
way. About fifteen years ago Mr.. Knee
land bought the road on behalf of the reor-
ganiZation committee, and his claim covers
a large portion of the expense entailed in
changing the road from narrow to standard
gauge. This is the first hearing of the
claim and will consume several days.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Veteran Killed Near Loogootee.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LOOGOOTEE, Ind, Nov. H.-W. B.
Smith, prominent citizen of Lawrenceville.
ILL.,, waS killed at Biggs creek trestle this
afternoon by b. & o. S. w. fast mail
train. He was a member of Company +,
SiXty-ffth Indiana Volunteers and of q. A.
r. Post No. 447. He was here visiting
friends
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Russia and japan Not QuarreIing.

LONDON, Nov 15.-The correspondent of
the Times at Toxic says: THE rumor of
friction between Russia and Japan is with
out foundation. No international question
now exists between them. The recent eX-
citement connected with japanese purchases
of land over Russia's head at MasamDo
grew out of purely private transactions and
in no way concerned the Japanese govern
ment. At present the atmosphere is clear"
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15

SptcIaI 20 the IndlanapOlis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Nov. H.-Thieves made
harvest in Elwood last night airs. A. c.
Thurman, guest at the Stevenson, left
her pocketbook, containing a considerable
amount of money, on the table when she
left her room and returned to find it gone.
pocketbook, containing $50, in an Elwood
store, and t. Y. Alexander, young man
from Muncie, was held up by highway
man near the Lake Erie depot and at the
point OF pistol robbed of his overcoat and
money.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15

white Cars victims; a light shedding its
sckly rays over the Pale, where civilized
Russia wrought upon the Jews tortures
more hideous than disgraced the Middle
Ages: a light sweeping over Finland, where.
in this end of the nineteenth century, with
a peace conference sitting called on the in
itative of the Car, a people once free and
independent are made 10 realize that where
Russia rules there can be neither freedom
nor independence.
Out of the east light; light of destruc-
ton. From the west, peace-peace by which
nations shall thrive and ali mankind re-
lOice.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15

of Indebtedness. but refused. When. the
matter came before the county board OF re-
view 1t also refused to make the deductlon.
being advised by Attorney General Iaylor
not to do so, he basing his opinion on a
ruling by the Supreme Court OF the United
States. The case will no doubt be appealeo.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
New Electric RaiIrOa Il =.

| Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Ind, Nov 1.-the contract
has been signed by Eastern capitalists for
the building of an electric road between Lo-
gansport and Kendalville. 1t will pass
through the richest part of the county, CIV
ing the people remote from railroads the
advantages of quick transit.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Woman Jumps from a Train.

KALAMAZOO. Mich. Nov. H.-Alice NJ.
Lapham, of New York, jumped from an
east-bound Michigan Central train near here
to-day with the intention she says. of COM
mitting suicide. She lay unconscious for
several hours where she fell. finally being
discovered by the crew of a passing freight.
Miss Lapham is now in the hospital here,
badly but not fatally bruised.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Custer on the Army Mule.

Grand Forks On. ID Herald.
1t was General Custer who said some
thirty years ago, that warfare in noun
famous country was almost impossible with
out the aid of mules. In view of the things
which resulted from a mule stampede near
Ladysmith the other day the British War
Office will probably rank Custer as an Amer
lean humorist of malicious disposluon
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15

Napoleon, who is a colonel In the Rus
sian army. asked leave in order to volun-
teer for service I'm the Transvaal army.
Emperor Nicholas refused the request be-
cause his Majesty wishes to observe the
strictest neutrality. The prince will leave
Paris for Russia today"
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Engineers Wages Increased.

CHICAGO, Nov. H.-The Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy and the Chicago & East
ern Illinois railroad companies will increase
the wages of their engineers, firemen and
switchmen. This action is voluntary and is
based on growth of earnings.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Duei in New Mexico.

GALLUP, n. NJ, Nov. al. f. Dens-
more and j. A. Maxwell, both prominent
citizens, fought a duel to-day One was
armed with a Winchester and the other
with a siX-shooter Maxwell was killed and
Densmore mortally wounded.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Forty-Fifth Infantry Sails.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 1.-THE trans
port City of Sydney, with the Forty-sixth
Infantry on board sailed for Manila to-
day The Forty-ffth will sail on the Sena-
tor and Ben Mohr tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
The Nashville at Port Said

PORT SAID, Egypt, Nov. 1.-The United
States gunboat Nashville. from San Juan,
de Porto Rico. Oct. IA, has arrived here.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
The Refchstag in Session.

BERLIN, Nov 1.-THE Reichstag reas-
sembed to-day. The president, Count Won
Ballerstrem, welcomed the members. The
proceedings were formal.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
BANK TAN SUIT.
Filed by Richmond Institution
Against the County Treasurer.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, Nov. IA suit of con-
siderable Importance was filed here to-day.
1t as that of the First National Bank against
the county treasurer, John w. Turner. The
suit asks that the treasurer be enjoined
from collecting tax on the bank stock ex-
cept that portion In excess OF the bona flde
Indebtedness OF the individual holders.
When the township assessor assessed the
stock he was asked to make the deduction
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Indiana Notes.

The Hope Morning Sun has suspended
publication. The property was bought in
by Columbus newspaper men.
Work has been bsgun at Pendleton on the
new factory OF the Century Fence Post
Company. The main building will be 60x200
feet. Operation Will begin. II u expected
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Henry Murphy.

NEW YORK, Nov. a. - Henry Murphy.
formerly prominent dry-goods merchant in
San Francisco, is dead at his home, in this
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15

Mrs. George Robinson will address the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
this afternoon I'm the church parlors. She
Will talk on Missionary Work In Egypt
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
No Need.
Harlem Life.

Aunty-Do you say your prayers IN the
morning. too, Johnny?
Johnny (scornfully)-Of course I don't.
Anybody can take care OF himself in the
dayfipon
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15

had Compile xiOns Need
Champlin's Liquid Pearl soc. A lovely,
harmless beautider. No equal.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
Col. Lawrence Kin Ill.

NEW YORK, Nov H.-Col. Lawrence Kip
Is seriously III at his home here, and his
condition - regarded a. critical
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15

Evidence OF Russfn's Neutrality.
PARIS. Nov. 15.-The GauIois says: I'VE
learn on good authority that Prince Louis
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15

Bar. Their. R.H. Wind Pre-.
Ia m.---ssss ss & z South. ooI
. p m-..-...SS.SS 90 81 South.
Maximum temperature. 60; minimum tempera-
ture, IS.
Following comparative statement OF the
mean temperature and total precipitation Nov. II:
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15

PARIS, Nov 14.-Colonel Picquart has
written a letter to the premier, NJ. Waldeck-
Rosseau. asking for a judicial inquiry into
the proceedings of General Gonse and NJ.
Gribelin. of the Archives Bureau, in connec-
ton with the Dreyfus case.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05

ular monthly meeting. The following
were elected to membership: E. r. ALI
son, formerly owner OF the ark Pollywog;
NJ. Girard, part owner of the sloop Har-
pooh, and ]. S. Hawkins.
The work on II. Simpkins' new yawl,
which is being built by Frank Stone, Is
progressing. The deck planking is being
put on and a list has been prepared of
the necessary blocks for her rigging,
which, not being kept in stock in this city,
are procured from the Eastern States.
She will be rugged as a yawl and her sail
plan has already been prepared.
Westerfeld and Morrows sloop Aeolus
has been put on the ways" at Tiburon,
and after she has dried out will be calk-
ed. George S. Billings sloop Mike has
been on the ways during the winter.
In the first regatta of the Oakland navy,
held last Sunday, there were eight en-
tries, seven of which went round the
course. The day was hot and the wind
very light and variable, SO the canoes had
a decided advantage. Second place was,
however, taken by G. c. Lemcke's six
teen-foot sloop Ninette. The second race
of the Oakland navy will take place on
Sunday, February u, at l D. m.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
YACHTSMEN DO POLITICS.
San Franciscos Will Hold Their An.
nual Meeting and Election
Next Week

The annual meeting of the members Of
the San Francisco Yacht Club will be
held at the Merchants Exchange next
Wednesday evening, February s. at 8
O'Clock. The principal business will be
the election Of board of officers for the
present year. There are two tickets in
the field, the regular nominees being as
follows: For Commodore, DR.. T. L. Hill,
owner of the sloop Cygnus, and incum-
bent OF the office; for vice commodore DR..
vincent Z. Buckley, formerly part owner
OF the launch Satellite, and for whom q
large yacht is now being built by Menotti
of North Sausalito; for port captain,
James Kitterman of the launch America
for secretary, E. c. Bartlett, owner of the
yaWl frolic and formerly financial secre-
tary OF the club; for financial secretary,
W. u. Morrow; for treasurer, r. 3.
Hogue; Tor meaSurer, ]. NJ. Punnett On
TINS ticket the candidates for commo-
dore, financial secretary, treasurer and
fees.
The second ticket reads as follows: For
commodore, DR.. A. w. Mckenzie, former
ly owner of the launch Alberta, and now
Of the yacht Sappo; for vice commodore,
Dr. VINCENT P. Buckley; for port captain,
Bartlett; for financial secretary, Louis
Q. Haven, formerly owner of the yacht
Sappho; for treasurer, Isidor Cutie,
owner Of the schooner Chispa, and for
many years commodore of the club; for
measurer, Matthew Turner.
1t is announced that several important
matters with regard to proposed improve
ments of the club property and the gen.
eral policy to be pursued during the sea-
son of 1899 are to be discussed at the
meeting. The candidates for vice COM
modore, port captain and corresponding
secretary being the same on both tickets,
and the candidates for the office of COM
modore, financial secretary and treasurer
on the regular ticket having held those
posts during the past season, and having
proved themselves remarkably efficient,
attentive to their duties and regular in
the regular ticket ought to be carried al
most unanimously.
On Thursday evening the directors Of
the Corinthian Yacht Club held their reg
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
THE sCHUETzEN BUND.
Local Members Waiting for Report
of Old Board of Officers.

The officers of the National Schuetzen
Bund, recently formed in this city for the
big tournament in 1901, are all at sea.
The rules of the organization are that ev-
cry member-club should be informed of
the financial condition of the bund within
thirty days after every tournament, but
it has been over six months since the
shooting festival in Glendale, N Y, and
no statement has been made and none of
the records and archives of the national
organization have been sent to the new
bund in this city by the members of the
old, as required by the bund laws. From
all accounts the oiicers of the old organ
fZation had a considerable sum of money
on hand. left over from the preceding
shoot and taken in at the last Tournament
From fragments of gossip among the
riflemen of the East it is believed that the
sum was from $4,000 to $4,000, yet Mr..
Sports, of New York, of which he is the
editor. congratulates the bund that 1t did
not come out in debt: for all that all
of the funds were not consumed, and
the bund was not obliged to make a draw
on the $780, 900 guarantee fund. Rifiemen
out here are at loss to know what
this means; The ne new president, Richard
ords and archives are not sent here by
the end Of next week he will call a meet
ing to have the bund decide what to do.
He acknowledges that without the records
the bund cannot do anything.
C. w. Swain, secretary of the lone Rifle
Club of Amador County, has furnished
an account of some rifle shooting by mem
bers of that club that compares favorably
with the efforts of the rifemen around
the bay, who are shooting whenever the
occasion permits. At the clubs regular
contests last Sunday the shooting was
done at 200 yards, off hand, on the Column
bia target, the scores being runs of ten
shots to the string John Fink made GA.
"a and 70. DR.. B. H. Foremans best was
80. Sc and 81. The SO score stands as the
high record of the lone Club, and the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05

Worthy of all honor and respect is
the studious physician who spends his
life in a continual combat with disease.
Through DR.. Slocum you may now
consider yourself free from the dread
engine Of destruction which threatened
to carry away your life.
You need not fear consumption.
1t can be cured.
And those diseases of weak lungs and
the respiratory organs, which pave the
way for the baneful bacillus, need not
be allowed to become chronic.
They can be cured, too.
The new Slocum System of Treatment
charms away every symptom of these
disorders, quickly, surely and thor
oughly.
The treatment is simple, pleasant,
harmless and adapted to all ages.
1t does not interfere with your daily
employment or your food.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
KENNEL AND BENCH.
Sale Of the English Setter Val's Mark
to Los Angeles Sportsman.


The most notable sale of the season has
just been contaminated, and it is the cele-
brated English setter dog Walls Mark that
has been thereby transferred from the
ownership of Bob" Gardiner to that of
consideration was SITS, and all the love
and affection that such a brilliant per-
former as Mark is bound to evolve from
his new owner. Walls Mark has literally
made his mark, and a brilliant one at
that, on the field trial ground, and has
justified his claim to be the worthy Off
spring Of royal parents. He is by Vail
parentage can be claimed. Mr.. Schu-
macher is to be congratulated on having
proved successful bargain hunter
Mastiffs are decidedly on the up grade
All the pups bred by the Montez kennels,
out of Lola (4O,56O), sired by Chino Don
without exception figure in the ring at the
May show Henry Spaulding has bought
Charles Rex, by Sir Harcourt, out of
Lady Glendora, from H. S. Brown, and
will also exhibit his new acquisition. He
expects to win money, medals, ribbons
and glory.
The St. Bernard men declare that. pro-
vided the judge selected by the bench
show committee be agreeable to them the
show of the holy breed" will break all
records. All differences heretofore exist
ing between the st. Bernard Club and the
San Francisco Kennel Club have been
satisfactorily and completely adjusted,
and sweet harmony reigns supreme.
The bench show committee has started
in vigorously to work on preliminary de-
tails, and things are working more
smoothly than ever before.
A meeting of the American. Kennel Club
Pacific Coast special committee will be
held during the coming week.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
BRIAR SWEET
STILL THE IDOL
OF THE TURF
Captures the Pacific
Union Stake
IN COAST RECORD TIME
NOTHING ELSE COULD LIVE
WITH her.
Four Favorites First at Oakland.
Fosters Horse DR.. Sheppard Re
ceived a Substantial Boost.
Bathos Big Surprise.

Brjar Sweet, not bred in old Kentucky
hut in sunny California, commenced her
1899 season at Oakland track yesterday.
The majestic daughter of Imp. Sir
Modred was one Of five starters for the
Pacific Union stake, at one mile and
furlong. The conditions of the stake al
lowed her in at 81 pounds. 'Skeets"
Martin had the leg up, riding five pounds
overweight, and the most liberal Of the
members of the ring laid to 8 against
her around post time. Trainer Walter
Jennings had the queen Of the turf ready
the first time Of asking. Quickly taken
20 the front by Martin, she stepped off the
mile in 1:40 fat and with one slight
bobble finished out the distance in 1:52A
the coast record Topmast, badly out
classed, ran a game race, being beaten