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The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
Union Reform Party.

CINCINNATI, Feb. pa national organ
ization of the Union Reform party will be
made at national conference of the ANAL
Thursday of this week. Secretary M A.
Neff, of the Ohio committee, says there
will be over a thousand delegates present
from the different States, repI esenting Sill
yer Republicans, POpulists, Socialist Labor
party Liberty party and others. especially
those favoring direct legislation. Any per-
son committed to the referendum principle
of direct legislation will be admitted to
the national conference. There will be a
meeting tomorrow night of the national
executive committee to select a temporary
chairman and make other arrangements for
the conference.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

Five of the fifteen bicycle riders who
started in the Neutrality-suspicious. race at the
Mechanics Pavilion last night remained on
the track ever since, with very brief inter-
walls of rest for the most Of them and none
at all for the leaders The retirement early
in the contest of Miller, Aaronson, Hale,
Barnaby ard Pill<ington encouraged the
others and numerous lively sprintS were the
result Stevens and TurVille, who led the
bunch most of the time, neither dismounted
nor asked for an exchange of wheels, being
desirous of finishing without leaving the
saddle A broken pedal caused Pierce to
fall and led to a miX-up in which Lawson
and Waller suffered, but no damage was
done. Stevens seemed to be the tavorite
with the ladies and was the recipient of sew
eral bouquets. Waller, whose eyes still
troubled him, wore glasses, but held the
pace we'll and enjoyed the chatting remarks
of the spectators at his expense. He
changed his wheel several times, which ac-
counts for his falling behind. During the
afternoon Kid Mccoy gave an exhibition OF
bag punching.
Louis Gimm the six-day rider, who was
reported in very bad shape few days ago,
as the result of his efforts in the recent SIX
day contest, is tonight reported to be in
serious condition and his recovery is doubt
full The physicians have as yet been un-
able to diagnose his case to certainty.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
sunday Fires.

Fire from an unknown cause damaged the
store Of Frederick Vehling, No. 7O3 Shelby
street, to the extent of $3.50 early yester-
day morning. The blaze caught L. e. Cla
rvs drug store, next door, and caused $3.50
damage.
The fire department was called to No. 407
East Washington street at O'Clock in the
afternoon, where fire caused $40 loss in c.
+. Gordons store. An hour later slight
blaze damaged c. p. Archbald's house, at
No. 925 Spruce street, to the extent of $40.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
Mr.. Cairns in kentucky.

Secret Service Agent Cairns returned to
the city last night from Kentucky, where
he went a week ago to look after some
counterfeiters who were supposed to be op-
Grating in Ohio county, about $50 miles
southwest of Louisville. Mr.. Cairns traced
the work to a young mountaineer named
Ollio Beatty and arrested him. Some molds
bound over to the grand jury by the United
States commission at OMensborO
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD Ind. Feb. 26.-The new Chris
tian Church in this city was dedicated to-
day. The church is a brick structure and
cost $4,000 The interior was beautifully
and tastefuly decorated with flowers and
was crowded Rev. f. NJ Raines, of Gin
cinnati, preached the dedicatory sermon and
was greeted by one Of the largest audiences
ever assembled in a church in Elwood. At
the close of the sermon an indebtedness Of
45O0 was raised, which leaves the church
clear of membranes. Miss Kathryn Sta
ley the well-known elocutonist, Walter An
derson, of Indianapolis, and II. Collins, Of
ChicaPn. assisted in the eXerciseS
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mr.. William Armstrong, the well-known
musical critic and writer, will lecture before
the Contemporary Club March 10.
A telegram received yesterday announced
the death of Miss Harriet Chandler of Mil
waukee, in New York. Miss Chandler visited
here. where She was the guest of Mrs. H.
b. Sherman, at the Denison, and she was
bridesmaid of Mrs. Mollie Landers Beau
She was beautiful woman, with charm of
manner and was known to a large circle of
friends in this city The funeral will take
place in Milwaukee,
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
Telephone Exchange burned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Feb. 26.-'The ex-
change building of the Home Telephone
Company was badly damaged by fire this
morning The switch boards were destroyed
and the service is useless until repairs are
made 1t is not known whether crossed
wires or a stroke Of lightning caused the
blaze A severe wind and thunderstorm was
prevailing at the time. The loss IS about
81 500. About four hundred telephone pa
irons will be cut out until repairs are made.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
The Adnma Pniaoning Cnse.

NEW YORK Feb. 26.-If the inquest into
the death of Mrs. Kate j. Adams is not
completed by Tuesday night Coroner
Bausch will demand that further hearing
be adjourned until he can dispose of some
outstanding cases. Coroner Hart said to-
day that Assistant District Attorney Os-
borne told him he expected to finish the
Adams case before the end Of the ensuing
week Cornish is to have another session
on the stand, several members and employees
of the KnickerbOcker Club are TO be called.
and then police Of the detective bureau and
handwriting experts will tell what they
know and what they SuSnect.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
Deotb Foretold In n Drcnm.

Special to the Indanapols Journal
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Feb. Pc. G.
Runyan, a commercial traveller residing at
Charlestown, awakened suddenly one morn
ing last week from a very unpleasant
dream He had seen in his dream his
mother. who lived four miles from Charles
town. lying cold in death. He arose and
looked at his watch. 1t was just o'clock
and he returned to bed. His dream dis
turbed him and he could not sleep. A few
minutes before 6 O'Clock Mr.. Runyans
brother knocked on his door and informed
him that their mother had died at o'clock
that morning, although she had retired the
previous night in apparently good health.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

with a high barb wire fence, but they have
sentinels who see all kids" who are
willing TO take their places, and If necessary
they are told that they will be licked good
and plenty" If they so to work In some
cases boys have gone 20 work but they
have been chased home with clubs. The
police refuse to interfere and members Of
the firm are disguised. The manufacturers
commissioners stay away, it being an
nounced that they are coming
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

Fort Wayne House Blown Up and Four
People Injured.

People Injured
Special to the indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 26.-The two
story brick residence at No. As Hendricks
street was wrecked by natural gas explosion
at 10 o'clock this morning, causing a loss
of S5.O00 A leak in the cellar was noticed
and a lighted candle to find the leak taken.
Every person in the house was injured, but
none seriously, excepting Otto Nichter, the
father. and owner of the property, who was
seriously burned and was taken to st. Jo-
seph's Hospital. The injured are:
OTTO NICHTER, badly burned about
head and body.
MRS. OTTO NICHTER, slightly burned
in face.
ALBERT NICHTER, who carried a light
ed candle in the cellar, burned about head
and arms The boy had a narrow escape.
He was blown through the cellar window
EDMUND NICHTER, slightly burned in
face
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. 26-The striking
boys at the Hemingway glass works are still
out and the factory is badly crippled. it
being nearly impossible to operate any de-
partment. The Juvenile strikers are asking
for 50 cents instead of GO cents a day. They
do not molest the factory, which is inclosed
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
DR.. John j. Thompson Dead.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SULLIVAN Ind, Feb. 26.-Dr. John J.
Thompson, aged seventy-eight, died at his
home in this city to-day He had practiced
medicine in this city for nearly fifty years.
He was prominent in Odd Fellowship and
was one Of the charter members of Sullivan
Lodge, No 147 organized in 1854, Canton
Thompson, Patriarchs Militant, of TINS city,
being named after him DR.. Thompson was
a pioneer of this county and one of the first
residents of this city. Three sons and two
daughters survive MIN.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

COLUMBUS, O., Feb 26.-Negotiations
are in progress and will probably be com
pleted Monday for the sale of the plant of
the King, Gilbert & Warner Company, of
this city, to the company organized to con-
troll the Bessemer steel plants of the coun-
try The Columbus plant is one of the
largest in the West, comprising three blast
furnaces and large steel MILL and is esti-
mated to be worth several hundred thou
sand dollars. 1t is said to be the intention
of the new company ii it secures control Of
the local plant to make Columbus one of
the PRINCIPAL producing points.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

Breckenridge Halligan, Chicago million
aire. has written to the authorities of the
Kentucky University, this city, offering to
give that institution $500OC0 If it will per-
petuate his name in some way. He is a
former Lexington boy, who attended the uni
versity. He went to Chicago and made a
fortune off of asphalt.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

night and until Thursday is John w. yogers
big double show, consisting of minstrels,
combined with Darkest America" which
has crowded the Park in former seasons.
There will be a prize cake walk at each
performance, in which local experts are in
vited TO take part.
The brilliant production Of THE Girl from
Paris will be the attraction al the Park
next Thursday, Friday and Saturday OF
greatest laugh producer. Alexander Clark,
the comedian Of the company, who has
played 'Ebenezer Honeycomb" over five
hundred times, is a great fun-maker In
addition to him the company embraces many
favorites including j. G. Marlowe Harry
Thornton. Charles Drake, Marion Daniels,
Miss Lee Hobbs Martin. a quartet of French
quadrilie dancers, a chorus of twenty-six,
and Amorita, the dainty French danseuse.
Sam Devere's company will begin a week s
engagement at the Empire this afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
Cheers for "Not Guilty" Verdict.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG. Ind. Feb. 26.-The jury
in the case against Robert A. Mccoy for
killing George Newman last November re-
turned a verdict of not guilty this morn
ing At the time of the announcement Of the
verdict the courtroom was crowded, and
the verdict was received with cheers. Judge
Norris ordered every one who clapped his
hands brought before the bar, but the sheriff
announced he was powerless TO. arrest the
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
Burdette at the station.
Chicago journal

Robert ]. BurGette, the humorist. came
through Chicago from southern Missouri dur
ing the cold weather two weeks ago He
arrived at the union station and started to
walk uptown to see the members of the Red
path Company with whom he had a busi-
ness engagement. He got only as far as
the Adams-street bridge when he decided
that the weather was a little too bitter to
face He had five hours to spend in Chi
cago. but he decided TO return to the sta
tion.
When he had arranged himself by a steam
radiator he called a messenger and sent
the Redpath people the following note
Dear Sirs-I am at the union station
VIII be here five hours. If you have any
thing to say 10 me send II by a messenger
The person you send will know me- be-
cause ] Will be the man nearest that steam
radiator which Is most remote from the
outer doors. Yours very truly
ROBERT j. BURDETTE"
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
"On Board Transport Grant,

Off Gibraltar, Feb i.
my Dear Colonel-Your letter of Jan.
reached me on the steamer just as l was
about to sail. l regret very much that my
orders compelled me to sail from New York
via Suez canal; therefore l deprived of
the opportunity Of getting West and or
meeting many Of my old friends, who live
in that country. / often think Of you ana
the old times when we served together, both
in the Ninth Indiana, in the three months
service and later. ] remember we'll When
you were a lieutenant in the three months
service your great activity, how you were
always at the front and anxious to be out
looking up the enemy. l always looked upon
you as one of the bravest and most active
officers in our service, and l have often re-
lated to our youngsters when they came
into our service many incidents Of your eX-
perience, as an example to them or What
a good officer ought to be able and willing
Il have wife and four children, all
young, one boy twelve years old and three
girls younger. They are with me on our
a good deal Of active work and great deal
of trying and annoying duty. have a nome
in southern California, at RedlandS, Wnere
/ shall go after l have completed my acuVe
service. / am now fifty-siX years Old ana
will be compelled to retire at the end or
eight wears although ] shall have completed
forty years service in three years more,
at which time l can demand my retirement.
If | wish and / feel now that shall 90 SO
and retire to my little plantation ana try
to enjoy what there is left in life for me.
II have had a very active experience IN
the army, have been most of the time on the
frontier and feel that l have done almost
nv share of hard, disagreeable ana DANGER
olis work Please remember me kindly 10
any of our old friends and comrades, ana
~ III. w. LAWTON,
"Major General U. S. w
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
STEVENS WINS.
Result of Twcnty-FOur Hour Bicycle
Race at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 26.-The twenty
four-hour bicycle race was won by Stevens,
of Buffalo, after an exciting finish by about
five wheel lengths from Turville. The
score Of the five leaders at 1923 p m, the
end of the twenty-fourth hour, was as fol-
IrNvryr
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
CITY NEWS NOTES.

On Tuesday evening Eva L. Dunning, a
reader and impersonator, will give an en-
tertainment at Grand Lodge Hall for the
benefit Of the l. o. O. +. relief board of this
city
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
LETTER FROM GEN. LAwToN.
The Brave Fighter Writes to His Old
Friend Col. Suman.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind Feb 26.--Col. I. G. b.
Suman, of this city, yesterday received
letter from Maj Gen. H. H. Lawton, on his
way to Manila. which may interest his many
Indiana friends who served with him during
the rebellion
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

Willie Collier will appear in his new
farce, MIR. Smooth" in April.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

Great watch sale this week. Mareys.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

expert watch repairing at Marcy 5.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

Sam Devere's company will begin a week S
at the Empire this afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
In CONGRESS.
from First Page.)

merce committee, as an amendment to the
river and harbor bill, was agreed to by the
Senate and the bill passed. 1t is now be-
fore the House committee on river and har-
bors with the outcome in doubt on the
canal item and the bill,as a whole.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

William Gillette has nearly finished his
dramatization of A. Conan Doyles interest
ing Sherlock Holmes stories The play
will be produced early next season.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-28
0LNEYvILLE.

d. w. Reeves of the American band
met the Saturday evening band con-
cert committee and made final ar
rangements for the same the first to be
given Saturday evening in front OF the
postonice. The next will be In the
square at the junction of Westminster
street and Broadway and win be given
IN this order during the season.
Nearly 500 members of the Broadway
Baptist church and Sunday school
spent Yesterday down the river. A stop
was made at Rocky Point. where Man
ager Harrington furnished them with
an excellent dinner. After spending a
few hours at the point they proceeded
10 Newpon; and saw the warships.
Narragansett Council of Good Fell
lows held a well attended meeting last
evening.
At a meeting OF the Sunset club
Monday evening action Will be taken
on spending a day down the river.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-28
AT THE NORTH END.

The circus did not make much extra
work Of an exciting nature for the po-
lice of the Second station last night, as
there were three arrests only. One of
those arrested was drunk, one had com.
mitted assault and one stole a bicycle.
AT 10:40 O'clock last night horse at
tached to a wagon loaded with soda
runaway on Charles street near Ran
dali square and for moment or two IL
looked as II the result would be disas-
trous to a hack and other teams I'm tho
neighborhood. Edward McDermot
stepped into the highway very prompt
ly and stopped the horse attached to
the soda water wagon before any DAM
age was done The outfit belonged to
Samuel Rosenblatt of 205 Willard ave-
nue..
Hose No IL and Hook and Ladies'
company No. 5 responded TO stlll
alarm last evening for n fire on the roof
Of house on Bacon street that Is own
ed by James M. Moulton and occupied
by Isaac Jacques. The firemen worked
so quickly that the house was damaged
I othe extent OF SIS only.
A horse attached TO buggy owned
by George n. Cornell Of 25 East avenue
runaway on the Blackstone boulevard
yesterday afternoon. The horse ran
until he reached Cole avenue, where n
citizen caught him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-28
BRISTOL.

A meeting of the regatta committee
of the Bristol Yacht club was held last
evening, at which IL was voted TO hold
another regatta Saturday, July 20. The
regatta will be held i'm the afternoon
and IL is the intention of the committee
TO have eight classes. This will mako
one of the largest regattas ever held In
Narragansett bay, and cups will be Of
fered for the largest boats. The classes
will include one OF schooners, one for
4O-foot sloops. one for jib and mainsail
boats OF 30 feet, one for catboats over
2l feet, one for catboats under Il feet,
and three special classes. The latter
will consist of three 12-footers OF the
Bristol Yacht club. the 1I-footers OF the
Rhode Island Yacht club, special
class for fin-keelers and half raters.
The National India Rubber company
will shut down it's works on Friday
next for three days until after the
Fourth of July, during which time
necessary repairs will be made.
man named Augustus Haggerty, a
pedIer. who came from Providence yes
terday. accompanied by two others. one
n small boy and the other a man. was
arrested. He was arraigned before jus
tice Bennett and pleaded guilty. lie
was remanded 10 jail and his team put
up at Josiah Peclxhams stable. He will
be brought before the justice court to-
day for sentence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-28
PAWTUxET VALLEY.

The cutters in Riverpodnt and
Phenix are being cleaned.
Mr.. James *. Ralph OF Hope has
been appointed delegate to the Chris
tian Endeavor convention which meets
in July in the city of Detroit, Mich.
Old Glory Council No. 20, ID. of L.,
held it's regular meeting in knights of
Pythias hall, Clyde. Monday evening.
IL was decided 10 omit meetings dur
ing the summer months.
Mr.. John M.Nye OF Phenix has re-
turned from two weeks trip TO De-
troit, Michigan. He WAS delegate
from Rhode Island TO the knights of
Honor convention held in that city.
A French Canadian named John Nor
mandy. was found dead in his bed
at Riverpoint Monday. He was 81
wears OF age and a loom tixer in the
iRiyerpoint mills. He had been suffer-
ing from heart disease for fortnight,
hut was not confined to his bed.
The Pawtuxet Valley Park associa :
ton have decided to hold four day 5
trotting meet at the park commencing
July II. 1t will be the biggest meet
Of its kind ever held in the valley. The
purses will amount 10 nearly $4,000
During the four days meet there are
70 be eleven events; the following
classes are included: 2:S5. 2:25. 2;50
2:4O. 2:2s, 2:2s, 2:24. 2:22. 2:is. 2:16 and
90
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-28
CRANSTON.

The graduation exercises OF the
Spragueville grammar school took
place on Tuesday evening in Store hall.
There were 21 graduates. the largest
number turned out from this school.
The hall and stage were tastefully dec
Grated with the class colors. Among
those present were Superintendent
Almy and Committeeman Reeve. After
a pleasing entertainment Mr.. Almy
presented the diplomas and the gold
Reeve medat won by Edward FrUffttt.
Short addresses were then delivered
by Messrs. Amy and Reeve and Prin-
opal Whitmore. A pleasing feature was
a presentation by Miss Bella Crompton
TO Mr.. Whitmore and his assistant, Miss
Carpenter in behalf of the graduates.
Almost all of the graduates have sig
nified their Intention of attending hign
school.
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Fut 912 Out Of 922 Cards In Right Boxes,
but Feared Another Trial.
STUDIED HIMSELF INTO DElIRIUM.
Wife Ia This 1Ishaught Condition He leapsd
From Roof AMI Was Killed lsavss a
Widow and Young Bah,.

New York, June 2s.-Perhaps II was
civil service and its examinations that
drove william III. Cornell. mail clerk
in station B, Brooklyn, to his death
yesterday. He hurled himself, at l
a. m, from the roof of his home, No. 1
Kosciusko street. Last night there was
a weeping widow TO mourn his fate, and
a smiling babe.
Cornell was a happy man and he had
a happy home. He had served eleven
years and was "a years old.
Now, the government. not content
with asking all sorts of questions when
a man gets into its classified service,
keeps on asking more questions at short
intervals.
I'VE want to see. you know" said an
official yesterday. whether he Is keep
ing up to his work or not"
AS he spoke he showed Cornelrs last
examination. 1t was marked com
mended." He was required to take 922
cards, all with names and addresses.
and deposit them in one of myriad
of boxes, each according to its destina-
ton. Cornell put 912 cards in the right
boxes in fifty minutes, or eighteen per
minute, making but ten errors. This
gave him a percentage of 9S.a2-almost
perfect.
That was more than two years ago,
and Cornell knew he was slated for
another examination. He had passed
six all right he feared the seventh. So
he studied over his postoffice directory
train time tables. boundaries of dis
tricts, hours for closing mails, loca-
tions OF little known streets and a
thousand and one other little details
Then he fell i'll.
Last week the examiner went out to
Station B, Fulton street and Nostrand
avenue with his bundle of cards. Cor
nell was too i'll 10 be examined.
He went home and spent three nights
tossing seeplessly on his bed. Yester'
day he took his life.
''The examinations drove my poor
boy crazy" said his aged father yes
terday, "yet he was hard worker. Hf
lived in fear of the cards all the time.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-28
EAST PROVIDENCE.

Health Officer Mason b. Wood is
quite confident that he has confined
diphtheria to the two cases now In
hand, the first being on Mary avenue
and the other at Rumford. Mr. Wood
has been very active during the past
few days and has made a close exami-
nation of all pupils who attended the
Wilson" school. He has been unable
to find any further traces of the dis
ease. He Is also positive that botf,
cases came from out OF town. He VIII
be on the lookout for the next two
weeks and is receiving valuable assist
ance from the citizens, who appreciate
his work at this time.
The closing exercises of the high
school were held last evening. A class
OF IS graduating. This evening the
Hoyt grammar school will have its
graduating exercises.
The East Providence high school nine
beat the Alumni nine at Rumford Mon
day evening TO the tune OF 10 TO 3.