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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
WORK OF POISON FIEND
ARSENIC SCATTERED ON SUPPLIES IN
BRoNNENBERG's ICE BOX.
The Rev. Martin Peter Has a Clew to
Men Who Dynamited His House
at paz Saturday Night.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind. Sept. IA sensational
attempt was made last night by unknown
parties to poison Henry Bronnenberg and
his family. The refrigerator on the back
porch was opened during the night and
arsenic was sprinkled over the meat. in the
milk. the stewed fruits and in other food
stuffs. The refrigerator was locked again
and left undisturbed. Mrs Bronnenberg
made the discovery Of the poison by acct
dent this morning while preparing break
fast A slice of meat was then taken to a
chemist and found TO contain lead and ar
senic in great quantities. The Bronnenbergs
were preparing 10 go TO Asheville, S. c., for
the winter and have no clew to anyone who
wants to do them an injury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
An Early Morning Murder.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Sept. 7.-George Miller.
a cigarmaker. was killed early this morn
ing by Walter Records, a papermaker who
lately has been serving as a bartender at
Weese's saloon. Miller was under the in
fiuence Of liquor and met Records in front
of the saloon. Records says Miller struck
him and that he knocked him down with
his fist. Miller lay stunned and died soon
after being taken to the police station. He
had three-inch cut in the scalp near the
top of the head and four-inch fracture
of the skull. 1t is not believed the fracture
was the result of the fall on the sidewalk.
Miller lived at Huntington. Records was ar
rested and held without bail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
BRIDGE BUILDERS TRICK.
Combination to "skin" Rush County
May Not He Successful.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE. Ind, Sept. THE Rush
County Commissioners have discovered a
conspiracy among bridge contractors and
have thrown out the recent bids on five
bridges. The county advertised twice for
bids, but none of them varied over $500. and
the second batch all ranged $500 higher than
the first The contract is now open for a
third set of bids due Oct. T. The bidders
were the Bracket Bridge Company, OF
Richmond. the New Castle Bridge Company.
Canton Bridge Company, Indiana Bridge
Company, of Muncie, Indianapolis bridge
and iron works, Attica bridge and machine
works and the Rochester Bridge Company.
The commissioners have hit on a plan to
get even with the iron bridge men the next
time. They have decided TO let wooden
bridge builders bid on the five bridges at the
same time. II is estimated that good
wooden bridges on stone abutments can be
erected at one-half the figures offered by
the iron bridge men. IL the iron bridge men
do not present what looks like reasonable
bids the contracts will go to the wooden
bridge builders.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
Tommy Perkfns's Narrative.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Sept. Tommy Per-
kins, the fourteen-year-old boy who disap-
peared a week ago. returned this morning..
His mother. Mrs. Weston. searched for him
continuously since he left and concluded
he had gone for good. The boy says he
was induced to follow show company that
held forth at the Rush county fair last
There the manager of the show rugged
young Perkins out as wild boy and ex-
hibited him to the multitude. Perkins grew
homesick after few days Of show life and
wanted to come home, but says he was
forcibly detained in the troupe" Early this
morning he crawled out of the tent and
escaped and walked home, twenty-five
miles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
Northern Indiana Ia ptists.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
PLYMOUTH, Ind, Sept. THE pro-
gramme has been announced for the North
ern Indiana Baptist Association, which will
meet at Valparaiso next week. The annual
sermon will be preached by Rev. c. d. Case.
Of South Bend, following which the associa-
ton will elect officers and reports will be
submitted by the trustees and missionary
committee. The conference of the laymen
will be held the afternoon Of the first days
session. The evening of the first day will
be devoted TO missions, and the address will
be made by Rev. A. Ogle, of Indianapolis
state Superintendent of missions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
Indiana Obituary.

ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. Mrs Mary c.
Close retired last night in the best OF
health and her husband did not 20 home.
Neighbors went to the house this morning
forced open a door and found Mrs. Close
dead on the bed. Death was due to heart
disease.
LEBANON, Ind. Sept. Mrs. Nj. NJ.
Manner died last night after an illness of
five months. She was born in Rush coun-
ty and came here when eleven years old.
She was organist OF the Presbyterian
Church here for thirty years.
SEYMOUR, Ind. Sept. Mrs. Emma
Matt Toppe, aged twenty, young woman
OF this city, died last night Of typhoid fever,
which was aggravated by the birth of her
baby about two weeks ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
Man Who Worked and Man Who
Talked.

The man who talked and the man who toiled
Began two tasks one day;
And the man who toiled when the darkness
fell
Had his work all cleared away.
And he gloated gloats Ger the man who
talked,
But alas for the man who worked
Next day they gave him the task to do
That the other man had shirked.
Chicago Times-Herald
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
Old Dover school Reunion,

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. Sept. IA reunion of
the pupils who attended the old Dover
school was held at Webster to-day Among
those on the programme for toasts were c.
E. votaw and Allen Harvey. of Indianapo-
lis; De Witt c. Jay, Webster Mrs Ella
Johnson. Richmond; Mrs. Julia Barnes.
Fountain City: Mrs. Ella Bond, Muncie
Nathan knight, Bloomingsport; John
Stats. Elwood; William A. Lewis, Will
liza n1shlIrQ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 1.-The new
County Council is reducing and disallow-
ing estimates in a wholesale manner. The
number of janitors at the courthouse has
been reduced and even the elevator has
been stopped to save few hundred dollars.
The majority Of the council seems to have
come into office with the feeling which is
very general in the county that the COM
missioners have conducted business In an
extravagant manner. There is now pending
injunction, brought by Mr.. w. r. Nc
Keen, against the construction Of an i'm
provement on the grade west of the river
at cost of 81, 900. The council will allow
$l,700 or 5000 for necessary repairs at that
point.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
terests OF Miaco's Jolly Grass Widows %
which will be at the Empire next week.

"
which viii be at the Empire next week.
Mrs. Oscar Girard Of Brooklyn. with a
marriage license and a sevsn-year-old boy
named Oscar Girard. jr., turned up in New
York this week looking for the alleged Mrs.
Oscar Girard who returned this week from
Australia with The Belle OF New York
company. The latter is known on the stage
as Natalie Olcott. and the manager of The
Belle" supposed she was Mrs. Girard when
the company left New York last February.
Cirard went along TO play Dan Days part
or Ichabod Bronson, and his death in Aus
tralia cut the engagement short In that
country. A 800 benefit was played and
Natalie Olcott came back with the money
and all OF Girard's property. The real Mrs
Girard produces letters showing that Oscar
Girard wrote home from New Zealand
without intimating he had entered into
other family relations. Mrs. Grard also
has an insurance policy on his life for S10,-
600. One OF Girard's letters shows he had a
presentment of his death in Australia and
that he realized he had done his wife a
great wrong
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08

Special TO the Indianapolis Journa,
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Sept. THE Their
mometer recorded lO2ls to-day and the
township trustees are postponing the open
ing of public schools on account OF the
heat There is much alarm for water for
stock in the country and pasturage is about
gone. Lightning from a clear sky, this
afternoon, set barn on fire in the grounds
of the ''four-cornered" race track, and five
horses were lost. They were not valuable
animals.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08

expenditure Of $1,000. followed much of the
money being obtained at n great sacrifice.
On one occasion the inventor had 10 pawn
his overcoat and watch In order that his
work might go on When about TO give ND
all hope he decided TO come 10 Chicago and
IL was here that the present engine was
constructed MIR. Seymour Is a native OF
Skaneatees. Onondaga county N V
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
Col. w. T. Durbin at the Fair.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
SALEM, Ind. Sept. THE Salem fair
races attracted the largest crowd ever on
the grounds to-day. Alma c. won the 2:4o
trot and d. l.. B., of Bedford, won the free
for-all pace. All sorts OF circus attractions
are on the ground. Colonel w. T. Durbin
was the special guest Of the association to-
day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08

HILLSDALE. Mich. Sept. THE con-
vention of the United Society of Free Bap-
fist Young People was opened last night
with an address of welcome by President
George +. Mosher, of Hillsdale College.
The response was made by President c. A.
Chase, OF Batter College, Lewiston, Me- Rev.
o. d. Patch, of Manchester, N. H.. adj
dressed the convention on The Power that
Worketh in U.s. There are several hum
dred delegates already present
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08

Holman, who attended college here the past
two years He was a member OF the Phi
Delta Theta fraternity and last year was
president OF the State Oratorical Associa-
ton. His home was in Aurora and he was
a grandson of the late Congressman W. S.
Holman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
shoveicrs Win Their strike,

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PARAMOUNT. Ind, Sept. THE striking
shovelers on the cement sidewalk construc-
ton gang won their fight and went TO work
this morning at $3.50 day. A large force
of men were put TO work, all from Fair
mount.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
Ami. Russell I'm .Mt.s Hobbs,

NEW YORK. Sept miss Hobbs" a
four-act comedy written by ]. X. Jerome.
had its first stage representation at the
Lyeeum Theater in this city. tonight. Miss
Annie Russell had the title role and the
Supporting company included the famous
Mrs j. II. Gilbert, for years with DAILY,
and Charles G. Richman, also late Of Days
company. A crowded house expressed sat
isfaction with the piece.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
UNION CITY, Ind, Sept. III. c. Chap
man, with drawn revolver, brought David
Malloy and Aaron Ely TO town to-day,
claiming they had stolen his chickens. He
drove up to the Jail with the pair and they
were placed behind the bars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08

Special to the lndianapoIis Journal.
VERNON, Ind. Sept. THE store Of j.
NJ. Stearns at Brewersville was burglarized
last night and several hundred dollars
worth Of goods taken. The thieves went to
Stearns's house and took his trousers, thus
obtaining the keys 10 the store. They car
ried of what goods they wanted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
High Diver Injured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON. Ind, Sept. 7-One of the
Seby brothers made high dive into net
and the stakes securing the net pulled out,
enc of the heavy pins striking the diver on
the head. He was knocked inSensible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN. Ind, Sept. IA telegram
was received here announcing the accidental
drowning In the Missouri river of Jesse
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
TREAsuRER's STATEMENT.

Monthly statement for August. 1893. show
ing the balances IN the state treasury Aug
1, 1850. the balances in the various funds. and
the balance In the state treasury Aug. 81.
1899. as appears from the records IN the
Offices OF the auditor and treasurer OF state:
Balance in treasury July
81, 1883 ..-.................N,229,1 22t2
August receipts. 1s.35S26
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
August disbursements. -.

Balance in treasury Aug.
81, 1889 .................
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-12-21
NOW 1T IS THE PUZZLE PARTY

Inc latest thing in the way of an even
ing entertainment Is the puzzle party. II
Is an informal sort of an affair and 10 in
tended to AFFORD a breathing spell between
dancing parties and receptions. The onlv
essential is that the guests should he well
acquainted, the entertainment practically
takes care of ITSELF
One amusing things is this: The host
ess asks each of her guests to bring a mic
ture of himself in early childhood and tn
show it to nobody. These are passed
around, and prize is awarded to the one
VINO makes the most successful guesses at
their identity. 1t Is surprisingly hard to
recognize the photographs, and in addt-
ZION tney are most amusing.
Then parts Of the familiar advertisements
IN the magazines are passed around. and
the guest who guesses the most gets 4
prize 1t seems easy. but is far from
being as easy as 1t seems
All sorts OF mechanical puzzles the aim,
pier the better, are provided, with 4 prize
for the guest who works out the most. Il
Is decidedly amusing to soc grown-up men
and women SO engrossed over a puzzle that
would appear to be about the proper thin
for 10-year-o boy that they will not give
1t up till it is solved.
II the crowd is at all literary the hos.
tess can read aloud the titles of num.
Der OF books, and let her guests write
down the names of the authors, or a list Of
familiar quotations can be read. It il sur
prisfng to see how puzzling such simnle
things are, and how interesting such an
evening can be made with very little trou
BILE.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-12-21
Cheered for Ola Enxland.

Encouraging cheers for old England in
her present difficulty were given last even
ing at the American house, where 300 mem
bers of the British Army and Navy Veter-
ans association gathered for the third an
nual banquet In celebration Of the ami
versary OF Nelson's victory at Trafalgar.
In opening the after dinner speaking Col.
Black first spoke of the movement in Lon
don to raise fund to help the families
of soldiers who have been or may be killed
or wounded in the Transvaal, and suggest
ed that the association contribute to that
fund. AT the close of his remarks Cant
Stokes offered a resolution as follows: Re-
solved, That as the British troops are today
fighting for empire and flag, we, who have
served in various branches of her maieatv's
forces extend to those who. through the ex
igencies OF war, are suffering from wounds
and sickness our sympathy. and that we
take up subscription and forward the
same to the right honorable and lord MAYOR
OF London, toward the fund for the sick
and wounded. - u
Lieut.. Col. George B. Perry was toast
master Of the evening.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-12-21
A BOOK DESIGNER

The publishing firm of Lansing & Lane
was exceedingly anxious to obtain book
manuscript from the popular young author,
Eusebius Smith.
Young Smith had gone UP like a rocket,
so to speak, and was now scintillating
broadcast on the armament with no apparent
exhaustion of pyrotechnics, nor intention
of returning directly to earth, after the
manner of the proverbial stick. He had
spring into Immediate and gratifying
popularity according to the reviewers,
upon the publication of his first volume.
THE Wings of Salt, and was, therefore,
a typical modern man of letters, wor-
SHIPPED by all feminity with a kind of
Hobsonian hysterta and surreptitiously en-
We'd by every man Jack of his own sex.
and particularly, Of his own profession
~ To announce a new volume by Eusebius
Smith, Lansing & Lane perceived, would
be the GROWING achievement of the year for
any American publisher. 1t would be the
talk Of the book world, heralded far and
near. The sales would Immediately advance
by overlapping thousands toward the
phenomenal. and all the literary and trade
Journals would be describing the clangor
by day and by night of multiple lightning
presses upon the tons of white paper now
ing into Eusebius Smiths new book. That
Mr.. Smith already had a book manuscript
on the eve OF completion, all the literary
gossips averred. The interesting question
was, what publisher would get it?
Presumably the Chapwells, said every
body. The Chapwells had published Mr..
Smiths two former volumes and pushed
them, or, at least, steered them, to enor-
nous sales. But popular men of letters
are risky. You can't depend upon them.
IL they are young. Variety is
the spice of life, even in the matter of
publishers, and though an author has been
we'll served, he is never quite sure that
he may not be better served by another
agent. So, while the Chapwells were rub
bling their hands with mingled expectation
and nervousness, the other publishers
were gradually putting their best foot for
ward in the customary approaches to the
literary lion Of the day.
Mr.. Eusebius SIrith cOmplacen.ly allowed
himself tC be wined and dircl went to
ride with the ladies of the rich publishers
families, tried the shooting on various
choice preserves, and, In fact accepted all
the delicate courtesies extended him in a
manner as affably unconscious as that
which marked the proffer of them
But in the meanwhile he was DEBATING.
The Messrs. Chapwells had treated him
'airly enough in the matter of royalties on
MS first two volumes, and had made him
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-12-21
ROSTON WOOL MARK

BOSTON, Dec. 20-The wool market here is
comparatively quiet. but values show no weak
ness in any line. The demand for territory
woods is yet good, and the market continues
firm. The secured basis for good lines of fine
medium is about 6O165c while staple goods call
for 6s910c. Fleece woods quiet, but holders
consider them good property and selling at full
market price Ohio and Pennsylvania feeces
Xxx and above, 35a36c; delaine, 3S@40c: No. /
combing. S8a3Sc; No. do. 3Sd37c Michigan
Wisconsin. etc. Michigan. 27@2sc; No. /
Michigan combing. 3593sc; No. do. 34935c
No. ! Illinois combing 35d36c; No do. 34Q35c
New York. New Hampshire and Vermont
2eG27c; No. New York. New Hampshire and
Vermont. 32Ql33c: delsine Michigan. 34035c Tn
washed medium, etc. Kentucky and Indiana
quarter blood combing. 27@2sc; three-eighths
blood 2SGp29c Missouri one-quarter blood comb
ing. 26c three-eighths blood. 26d27c: braid comb
ing 23al24c; Lake and Georgia. 24625c. Terri
tory woods, Montana and Dakota. fine medium
and fine. 22@2:c; secured 6o464c: staple. 65de
zoe; Utah. Wyoming. fne medium and fine. 10
d21c; secured. 5aq61c: staple, 6516Sc: Idaho
fine medium and fine, ls021c; secured. 59Ms1c;
medium. 2042sc; secured, 52Q54c Australian
secured. basis spot prices. combng, superfne,
SS19Oc; good, SGMSIc average Soc.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-12-21
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO Dec. 20.-The failure of +ha 1,
Monday Wheat ye.terd. advances here
%anr. lover. Corn closed hGhc and oats As1nc
&c. and May ribs 5@7hc under mond M.y lard
m me dec M1;erpooi market opened only a trtne
@t .lauers as an indication that the neonie
nTss concerned look seriously on the war and
the grain market o mo england ,s In its effect on
PIT Monday when a clamorous demana " IN, 1ne
am quarters sent the price up nearly &c Thu
down from Mondays close at 7oNG7oscy s N9Tc
s;n, otners VINO had loaded up the previous sea-
early to 7o@7ohc. holding steady for sonos on
at tne decline Bradstreets decrease N 'l me
buying, May rising to 7o1ac. This was H.. some
and May closed N@ic lover On y,
buyer IN th,. m m. Northwest was moderate
business, $4,000 bu being worked all ran f casn
de deere 70 3n the ss:board scarcity Of cars HIM
nonr were small. $1,000 bu At the .es os ana
Urinary receipt: were sos 400 bu, against ses noo
contract grade Minneapolis and 6 GAR. three Of
9 Hu 20 cars compared with 4s2 last week ana
Lower cables and the decline in wh...
nsn,r rsn'ns factors In the corn market Initial
fluctuations OF wheat throughout Primsru the
ceipt, were about half the size Of last ysarcs
Visible Of bu May ranged from IN ,.t ths
-. szHc to sshc, closing K@Kc down at ssngg
=, Oats were dull and a trine lower with wh.o.
The shipping demand was slow Rec.;n. wheat s
e were ~ cars May sold from A@24Mc to AZ
ciosne hVhc lower at 24Q24hc. ~
.. PROVISIONS were weak the greater part Of the
LESION LESION influenced by the grain markets and
Yards bur suPp c OF hogs and lower prices at the
me price was depressed consideraby nv nront
was " GOOD me Shipping and investment demand
~restsr od. PROBABLY saving the market from a
ness u. T3r.dins was active May pork sold
tepdae oz" 49,, 20 $40 30 and closed 12tc under yes
* a7 &C down at 1855; May ribs from s. $50
pressed at IS. 37h VIC eio'e 'W'1c oe-
co.'s Estm ma receipts Wednesday: Wheat. &c
~. ~; oats. IS; hogs A. 900 head
Inc reading futures ranged as fo,Iovs.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-12-21

The late Timothy ID. Croker, who was
always digniied. self possessed and some
what arrogant in appearance, was once
neatly taken down by Mark Twain. 1t
happened nearly 30 years ago, when Mr..
Croker was president of a lecture course
association, and on the list of entertainers
was Mark Twain.
1t was the custom for the president to
introduce the speakers. and then to an
nounce the program for the next enter
tainment in the course. On this particu-
lar evening Mr. Croker and Mark came
upon the platform and took their seats be-
fore a hall full of people. Twain waited
for his opportunity and stole a march on
the dgnified president by stepping to the
front of the platform and saying:
Ladies and gentlemen. the next lecture
in the course will be delivered two weeks
from tonight by Blankety Blank. l have
the great pleasure this evening of introduce
ing to you Mark Twain"
Then Mark paused a moment before he
added:
Il would always rather introduce myself
because then l am sure to get In all the
facts"
Mr.. Croker, rather embarrassed. was still
sitting back in his chair And 1t can be
imagined that the audience enjoyed the
Joke much better than he did.--Cleveland
Plain Dealer