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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-31
FAMOUS WRITER DEAD
ARCHIBALD FORBES, ONCE A NOTED
WAR CORRESPONDENT.
Served in Several Campaigns and Was
the Most Energetic of English
News Gatherers.

LONDON, March 30-ArcLibald Forbes
the well-known war correspondent, died in
this city during the night. He had been
in bad health for some years. and during
the last six months had been unable to
write or do anything owing to complica-
tions arising from rheumatism and paral-
ysis. He spent most of his time at his
home in London. His wife was a Miss
Meigs. daughter of the late quartermaster
general of the United States, Gen. NJ. c.
Meigs.
Archibald Forbes, L. d.. was born at
Boharm Manse, near Keath, Scotland, in
1898 He was educated at the parish school
and at Aberdeen University. He served in
the ROYAL Dragons from 1859 TO 1864. As
war correspondent of the London Daily
News in the Franco-Prussian conflict
of 1S70-71, DR.. Forbes's exclusive and early
news ran up the circulation OF the pa
per by over $1,000. He accustomed she
British public to expects feats of un-
exampled audacity and displayed great
bravery during this campaign He was
in Paris during the commune in 1871:
DR.. Forbes was with the Prince OF Wales
on his tour of India in ls15-16 I'm the Servian
war in 1876. in Cyprus i'm 1878. in the At
ghanistan campaign in 1873. I'm the
Zululand campaign I'm 1873 and In the
Russo-Turkish campaign, where he did
his best literary work. his accounts Oh
the chief events of that war are the most
interesting contributions TO modern his
tory. His great rides to secure news and
send IL are subjects for the romancer.
He once rode one hundred miles in fourteen
hours. He was the first journalist TO ride
through Khyber pass.
Dr. Forbes filed an important place I'm
the literary world. Among his publica-
tions are MY Experiences I'm the Franco
German War" 'Glimpses through the Can
lie m
/ of Germany" "Havelock," The Afghan
Wars" Barracks. Bivouacs and Battles. y
Camp Quarters and Casual Places" The
Black Watch" and Life of Napoleon lit.
He won some fame a lecturer. appearing
I'm that capacity I'm Great Britain, America
and Australia.
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TOPICS IN THE CHURCHES.
Sunday School Lesson
Christian Endeavor Work..
school Lesson

posed 20 show the same quality towards his
fellows. Heart purity T. the sine qua
non OF seeing God. Seeing. which is the He
brew equivalent Of possessing. jesus
passes now from partly wholly subjective
phases to an objective activity. The children Of
God Initiate their elder brother. whose greatest
achievement reconciliation. They have
holy ambition TO bring their fellows into peace
able relations with their heavenly Father. ald TO
make them all one in Christ The final
felicitation is OF those who endure persecution
and falsely grounded reproach Tor the Masters
own sake. Their reward in heaven l. assured
This is the martyrs Qualification. Thus. as
Pressense says. THE beatitudes begin With
weeping and are closed with blood"
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CLINTON v. LOWE DEAD.


Clinton V. Lowe. eldest son of Sergeant
John Lowe. of the police department, died
at l o'clock this morning at his father S
residence, Sic Douglass street. His death
was due to hasty consumption. He was
born in Shelby county. but had lived here
since childhood. For several years he was
connected with the railway mail service
at the Union Station and during w. III.
Schmidt's term of office as county treas
urer, was employed in that office.
"Clint' Lowe, as he was Familiarity
known. was a stanch Republican in poll
tics and was an active worker in the party.
He possessed a genial nature and had many
friends. He belonged to the Masonic fra
ternity. His wife survives him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-31
MYSTIC SHRINE CLASS.
sixty Candidates Are Initiated at Mu-
rat Temple.

A Scottish Rite class of sixty members
was taken into the Mystic Shrine last night
at Murst Temple. In connection with the
comforting of the degrees there ban
quet. Roscoe o. Hawkins was POSTMASTER
and u. Y. Wiley delivered the address of
welcome. Newton w. Gilbert gave a toast.
Desert of Indiana" William E. English
spoke on Oasis of Indianapolis John T.
Brush on ''Murat Temple, and Charles g.
Griffin on 1.-The Glass"
The candidates taken in were George r.
Bailey. Muncie; Oscar b. Bannister. Mum
Gle; Frank T. Borgstorin, Terre Haute:
Eugene Il. Brickley, Anderson; Charles l..
Buschmauurz city; George IL. Buschmann,
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Identifies His Wife's Body.

Amos Sandefur. a junk dealer of Shelby
willie, came here yesterday and identified
the body of the woman In Tutewiler S
morgue who died Monday night in the re-
sort of Lizzie Oliver. 132 South Missouri
street, as that of his wife. She left home
a week ago in company with a woman
named Cherry. Sandefur was much grieved
10 learn OF the circumstances of his wife 5
death and the character of the place where
she had been stopping. He said he did not
know why she left Shelbyville as she was
employed in restaurant there at good
wages. He thought she came here 10
work Their three children have been
placed I'm an orphans home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-31

CHICAGO. March So.-Jacob Rosenberg.
retired millionaire and pioneer merchant Of
Chicago. died early to-day Of influenza, at
his residence in this city. Mr.. Rosenberg
was eighty-one years OF age and made his
fortune in the wholesale dry goods trade
and real estate. Mr.. Rosenbergs son
Joseph, who died in Europe i'm 1891. pre-
sented TO Chicago the bronze statue OF
Hebe. with accompanying fountain. erected
in Lake Front Park, at Park Row and
Michigan avenue.
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Carl r. Eglinger.

NEW YORK, March 3o.-Cari r. Eglinser,
formerly a well-known cotton merchant.
is dead at his home in this city. aged fifty
seven years. He had been president Of the
Mobile and New Orleans Cotton Exchange
and member of the Savannah Exchange.
and latter was connected with a cotton
export house I'm New York
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attorney OF Licking county. Ohio. in 1867.
and reelected in 1869: elected to the
Ohio Senate in 1875. and reelected I'm 1877.
and was elected president OF the Senate.
He was a member Of the board of trustees
of Miami University. Mr.. Owens was
elected to the Fffty-frst and Fifty-second
Congresses as Democrat
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Fnx- a servant AT O.Rrien.s

Lizzie Fox. a servant at o'Brien's restau-
rant, $40 East Washington street, was
found early yesterday morning at the foot
OF the stairs. She was unconscious and her
head was somewhat bruised. IL was found
later that she had taken carbolic acid. She
was removed TO the City Hospital. and II 10
thought she will recover. She told the
hospital physicians she had had some trou-
bic and wanted to die.
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w. B. Tullis.

FORT WORTH. Tex. March 3o-w. b.
TulIis. member OF the Texas Live Stock
Sanitary Commission and chairman OF the
Western Live Stock Sanitary Association.
died at his home in Quannah to-day after
an illness of six weeks. He was one Of
the most prominent stockmen in the State
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-31

Three scenes were shown-a bank in New
York. the grounds surrounding hotel in
Porto Rico and the casino of the hotel. all
OF which are worthy to be characterized as
sumptuous. To sum IL all up, Three Little
Lambs" may truthfully be said To be one
of the most satisfying productions of it's
class that has been seen In indianapolis
in recent years.
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n. Morris Johnston.

CHICAGO. March 3o.-H. Morris John
ston, who was at one time president OF the
Cincinnati Chamber Of Commerce. died az
his home in Chicago tonight. aged seventy.
He was until recent years extensive
white lead manufacturer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-31

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, March 3.-Ben-
jamin Z. Comegys. president OF the Phila-
dephia National Bank, a director of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and a
n ember Of the Board Of City Trusts. died
here to-day from pneumonia. He was
eighty-one years Of age.
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james w. Owens.

NEWARK, o.. March 30.-Former Repre-
sentative James w. Owens died early to-
day. aged sixty-two.
James w Owens was born i'm Springfield
township Franklin county, Indiana, Oct.
"a. 1897 He entered Miami University, at
Oxford. o., I'm 1859. graduating I'm 1852 He
enlisted I'm the army as private soldier
In the Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
and served during the first three months
service; re-enlisted at the end of the three
months service. and was made first lieu
tenant, Company A. Efghty-sixth Ohio Vol
unteer Infantry and on the reorganizadon
of that regiment was made captain Of
Company K. He attended law school at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-31

VIII ne put on at the Grand next week
II is announced that Miss Olga Neither
sole will appear in revival of Camille
az Wallack's Theater, New York, next
Monday night.
The theatrical firm of Brady e ziegfeld
Is about to dissolve. Florenz Ziegfeld. jr..
proposing to retire. He will likely be sue
ceeded by Joseph r. Grismer.
1.-THE Sorrows of Satan" seems to have
established itself pretty firmly as strong
attraction at the Park. The advance sales
for the two closing performances to-day
are unusually heavy.
Eugene Blair. in a complete new produc-
ton of "A Lady of Quality" will close the
week at EngIish's next Friday and Satur-
day. She will also present the play Satur-
day afternoon Miss Blair is supported by
William Bramwell. who has received high
praise for his portrayal OF the character of
Sir John Oxon
Funny Fanny Rice is coming to English S
in the complete repertory of Rosina Vokes' s
comedies next Tuesday and Wednesday
nights and Wednesday afternoon. She will
appear in three plays at each performance,
with appropriate changes of costume, see
merry and specialties.
The announcement that "Quo Vadis'' Is
to be put on at the Grand shortly has re-
suited in an unusually heavy demand for
seats. A fact that has caused considerable
comment Is that many people who seldom
go to the theater have signified their pur-
pose to see the great Sienkewicz play.
To guard against any possible hitch in
the performance of 'Ingomar'' at the
Grand next week the management Is hav-
ing both Miss La Verne and Miss Kate
Fletcher rehearse the part of Actaea this
week. There is little doubt, however. that
Miss La Verne will be able to get through
the week satisfactorily.
The fete scene at the house of Nine.
Olympic Miss Donico) i'm Camille at the
Grand this week, has received more praise.
perhaps. than any vet shown from the
studio Of Scenic Artist Livingston. There
are only two more Opportunties-this aft
ernoon and to-night-of seeing the stock
company's most successful production of
the present season.
1.-TWO Little Migrants" the famous
French melodrama that tells the beautiful
and pathetic story of the little children
Fan Fan and Claude, amid picturesque
scenic surroundings, comes to the Park
Monday afternoon to remain the first three
days of next week 1t will be succeeded by
"A Temperance Town. one OF Hoyts cele-
hrated farces with George Richards and
Eugene Garfield at the head of a strong
cast.
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NEW YORK. March SO.-The following table
compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear
ngs at the principal cities for the week ended
March 80. with the percentage of increase and
decrease, as compared with the corresponding
week last year:
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Mafran :. HincI.Iex.

CHICAGO. March So.-watson S. HincK-
lev. for many years general attorney for
the Lake Shore K Michigan Southern Rail-
way, is dead. aged eighty-ive years
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"Ingomar." the stock companys first
venture into the field of classic drama.
will be put on at the Grand next week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-31

Marguerite sylvia sails for Europe next
week to resume her musical studies and
visit her sick mother
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IL is announced that Miss Olga Neither
sole will appear I'm a revival of Camille"
at Wallack's Theater, New York, next
a ILL.,. L. .f-.l
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The theatrical firm of Brady & Ziegfeld
Is about to dissolve, F'lorenz Ziegfeld, jr..
proposing TO retire. He will likely be sue
ceeded by Joseph r. Grismer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-31

1.-THE Sorrows of Satan" seems to have
established itself pretty firmly as strong
attraction at the Park. The advance sales
for the two closing performances to-day
are unusually heavy.
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kitchcIs studio, 1926 n. Pennsylvania.
Eighty-four styles. Photos from 81.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-21

the visa ones took the pTeccI',5n o. clos
i.g Lre'- doors While the game was in IroE-
r,-s. and of prgyl-ia@ their regular fro
o~gea;e-s with Ke-s. The key nanufact-
u.eEs diI q biz business FIR a ti'ne, Tor there
wee auy ding. bat = lcw u these fire.
quaa,tTs.
promptly at the expiration CT the five
G1ys' grace. Sm.rA and ! wvle ordered u
Leaiu r.s I-IlLuE, .La police Of the dis
1rt.J were given orders q. at under our
direction, aa4 u make arrests Vi should
taL t.-r.l 10 make ia some of tie houses
We Lad 10 trYiHla al AL, NO just had TO
v.l[ ia. tell the players they were under
arrest. and match OF as many Of Jlr crowd
as We could take IG hand. Ne dlIu't know
il at first. DuJ We found out .fteTWaTG that
L. sooner aaa We Got outside Of the doors
than There vas another game in progress
81 another room. When We found this out.
We began 10 81 back; 8ud one night, We
laid thirteen visits - Bob laJe's place at
No. y North Tyurth street. broke up thIr-
teen separate games, and took away thir-
teen different keno sets ! believe this vas
the greatest number u raids VIC ever made
"a amy one place 81 cry one night. but it
va nothing rare Tor ~ to make from three
10 h4lf = dozen.
-B4- ctilC--tlt. II Was not 50 easy for
rs 90 g.t into tine places. and then We had
80 resort 80 all sorts u Tricks. 1 would
lower Smith g. q window from the roof. by
lGsaus uJ q rope. and lie would do The same
- me- SEE WOGid climb Up TO windows on
i~a4le.s, and down through skylights AMI
eVen down CAiUIIeys to get 10 where We
were going. But i We had any L4irLreadth
escapes ! Do not Tealemoer them.
1T Tx Us three weeks Of solid. hard
work 10 put - stop ~ the wlde-Upen run
ming Of faro aud keno houses. We id act
icy any attention 10 the poker games. Of
waigh there was any number all our efforts
were directed toward the closing Of the
regular gambling houses. During that three
weeks ws raiee1. among others, places az
Nos. y. l95. %, 20. IL. "a North Fourth
street, two places al M. a south Fourth
street, one at ~. IIy South Fourth street.
NO 81 olive street, Nos. III and 3rs North
Fifth street, Ulat was before fifth street
came 10 be known IS DrJa2way. Old No.
l. Locust street, NpW about Fourth aud
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locust Streets. No. "a North Sixth street,
No. 6is Washington avenue, and a number
Of other places. The places that I HaFo
mentioned are those l find in al OLD mc0aUr-
an;um book. which contains q notation e
our work on the nights or February ! and
2. 49,. Most Of them were faro b2uhs. al
though some were keno places.
"It was d practice during enc part Of the
rsiding period to send men into the various
houses with some money and orders
to set into tie game and play long
enough 10 identity soms Of tho men
VINO were actually taking part IN tho
game. On one occasion l was detailed 20
This kind Of duty At Smiths keno hluse, at
No. q South Fourth street. 1 paid twenty
hys cents for q keno Ticket. Eta went 20
work. IN ntEscu minutes / had 'kengcJ.'
ana was just gathering f. tie lUya'y-
some $50 OF Ssr-EheE there came the awful
est crash at tho front. back aud side doors
that ! ever heard. i was the police break
IN. IN to make the arrests.
In the excitement Cf winning tho Pot,
gathering 1t IN ana keeping my feet II the
mad rush Of the inmates Tor some way I'm
wLich, to escape from the police, l forget
everybody in the game except cue man.
HaTrisan took me to task about Inf lapse
Of memory, but ! made Il clean brelt II T..
and lie laughed after he had scul1ei me
enough. l kept the money ! had Won. that
was one Of the perQuissJieS Of the detail
And IL was Il remarkable fact That WHEN
ever ii green policeman. just FROM tho
country. was put at such work. he Was ste
to make a Killing before the doors were
broken open.
while the faro and keno players weys
forced TO stay pretty well under cover ~ -
result OF these raids. the games Wer3 hot
altogether broken up until some six years
later, VIXEN Governor Charles p. johnson,
a. the instance Of !. number Of peou.e wt1
wanted 20 put d complete stop 10 the game.
went TO Jefferson CITY, and secured Tho pass
sage Of what IS known Is the johnson bill,
which makes the keeping Of a faro or
keno house q felony. Prior to that it was
only q HisdemeaHor. Since then the games
have gradually died out.
Among the famous old gamblers that I
recall ware George Phegley, Robert Nc.
o'Blennis. Dick Roach. Henry Ferr!t-.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-21

James T~arrauts, Jack SiIsbe. Lem Wake
Held. Bob Pate. Dave Foster. "a treuChm4u
named Euuuct-e, ana another man named
Smith. FhcGIey ran the place At No. 10
North Fourth street. l. was as straight "A
faro game as I ever heard Of. OBtcuuis
ran the place a. No. al Oilye street. 10
was d dead gama man. and had a reputI-
ton as a fighter. tile killed & man at tho
Planters Hotel. back in tho fft!es. or dar~
ing tho war. I do not low recall the exact
:iwc.J ProwItt WAS a hIsh-tJpeG Southern
gentleman. lie entertained his guests
royalty, and It was never recorded that lie
eava anyone who played at his place tbs
worst u it-eycopt IN q legitimate way,
Pate ran Cue Of tho finest keno houses that
Vas ever ran in tho country. His place. a.
No. L North Fourth street, was a palace.
Bgnnct,s was also a noted gambler Of tho
higher class. lie had Il place on Fourth
street. that was much ~frCqueutsd by steam
boat men. and the best claes Of the old citi-
gems Of -. Louis. Lem Wakefield WAS an
other Of the bes.-kIuwn men In the gam
bling profession Of the Old days. lie ran
the place at No. I9 South Fourth street.
After the gambling game had been
broken up, Wakefield went into the theatre
cal business. Hc bought the old Varieties
thcater after Ben lcBar got enough Of it,
rcmoIof,G # iu a most sgmptGous manner.
had his portrait painted ia the ceiling, and
maio It one OF the most handsomely APP
pointed. as well as one OF tho best-kuUwn,
theatc;s n the country. Then came the
fire that burned it, and since that timo tho
theater has been known a. tho Grand
opera House.
The old days reEe not 50 bad. 1 do not
believe that tharH was any moro Crima
when gambling houses were running wide
open than there IS now. The mon who con-
trolled the faro houses were pretty good
fellows. They made money rapidly, and
they spent il llEo lords. l remember CncS
that had occasion to take up 4 subscrip-
ton for some poor people. Everyone Of tho
gamblers SUBSCRIBE. from s. 70 so, and tine
total was Il handsome one. In these faro
houses the Workiugmcn were not allowed
The games were for the men who had plcn-
y Of money. and .he man who looked Ike
he could not afford to lose u hundred dol
lars or SO a few times = month was not
permitted to get into the game. Tie keno
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scenes. / think about all OF the old gamblers
are dead. Some or them were rich Wien the
game was broken up, and some Of them had
sense enough 10 put their money where it
would take care Of them"
During the recital Of this story, Mr.. Wat
kins was asked to tell Of some Of the ex-
citing experiences that he had had during
the raids. He declared that there We're 10
hairbrsadth escapes, and nothing that would
remind one OF the things tnat he had seen
on the stage ana lad read OF IL dime
novels.
"Our work was about ike that ~ the de-
t~scriyss Of the present day ue said.
had soma hard work: bat as for thrilling
experiences, 1 60 Eot remember any Of
them
Other men, however. ave better mem
cries for the exciting features Of the work
that Detectives Watkins ana Smith cid III
these raids than Watkins Will confess 10.
These men tell OF az least too experiences
that the detectives had that are worth re-
lating. especially as Watkins. when asked
about them. admitted that he did rernem-
Der something Of that kind, but it I'D not
amount To much
on one occasion the two men had de-
tcrminad 10 raid Dave Fosters faro game
uL NO s1 NoIth sDuiiH sti"tN- rcstri was
one OF the wise ones" and wEen the no
tics was issued that the gambling places
were - be raIGed. he was one Ct those who
got keys for ell his regular patrons. aud
the place was closed up tighter than sealing
wax closes a preserve ian.
Smith nd Watkins We're standing near the
door, wondering how ia the world they
could get IN. They tried all their keys, but
none ~ them world TT. Presently u little
man with q big Jag came lacking his
way along.
Hello, fellows" he said. why don't you
60 Oh up2'
cant get in" said Smith.
where's your key % asked the friendly
stranger.
Left it in my other clothes" said Smith.
Where's your ksy?' asked the stranger.
turning to Watkins.
I've been using my friends key" lie
answered.
That's heiI.' said the stranger. "BUt we
can't afford TO Lose 4 chance for Il good
game, Things are running high up there
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that one OF the balls struck the iron smoke
stack, going clear through il. 1 socTeted
myself where ! could get d fuiI view OF
the bluff without being seen. 70 try and
locate the point from which This gun was
hred. l soon observed d puff Of smoke arise
from a plac. near the mouth Of the ravine.
As the smoke cleared 4 little 1 saw part
OF the form Of an Indian eagerly trying to
discover the effect Ct his shot and then i'm
mediately disappear behind the bank. lie
loaded his gun without delay. when he
again appeared. fired and droppe.i back as
before. Now that bad the range on him
! brought my rifle 10 bear on the spot and
quietly awaited MS reappearance. / had
not long TO wait; steaithily and slowly l
saw him raising his head above the bank
until about Cne-half his body was exposed
as he was taking aim. While he was rising
l drew a bead on him and before he had
secured his aim / pulled the trigger OF my
trusty rifle and the Indian fell back without
firing his gun. and that peculiar bullet
whistle was not heard again.