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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-12

the middle of the table Wang Wen Shat
sat. with Mr.. Conger on his right and the
Belgian minister on his left. Directly OPP
posite the Chairman sat chu lung SnI
the menu: it was served IN porcelain bowls:
Then came samli. or fish outlets. sharks
fms. which were extremely good. YORK ham
and spinach, Pekin ducks, parte de foie
grass. Chinese mushrooms and a large
variety of CONNECTIONS and fruits The wines
We're: First. Chinese rice wine, tasting
rather like Japanese sake, served with the
soup: then pomard. served with the fish:
then the Chinese wine RoSeden, or Mel huli
Lii, which was really excellent; tnen veuve
Saceuot' warm, necauss var rni snd caSsn,,
cites We're handed around. the banquet
was a formal and not very lively anair.
Mr.. Conger proposed the hrst toast, the
health of 'the Emepror, the Empress DOW
ager and the young Empress naming
them in this order. Wang Wen Shal re-
piled and then proposed the heaith OF the
visitors. TIL Belgian minister proposed tne
toast of the Wal WI Pu, or chinese For
eign Office, and this was replied 10 py .nu
Hung Chi. According to the protocoi, the
Emperor should have presided in person ar
this banquet, as 1t is stipulated tnat ne
should do so when the representatives OF
the foreign powers are entertained at the
palace. But the imperial jailers may NAYS
though this inexpedient. For what IL,
after the generous Roseden or the warm
wine of the widow Clicquot had mounted 10
his imeprial head, he should have got on
his legs and spoken out, nave TOTO THEM
the story of his aspirations and efforts ior
the reform Of that great empire OF winch
he was nominally the ruler, told them OF
the actual state of things within the palace
itself. and appealed directly to them TOT
help? But on the dais he had gwen one
the impression that any such dramatic IN
itiative was long since completely and ef-
fectively frightened out of him.
The lunch or banquet lasted nearly two
hours. In the service and appointments
there was a curious mixture OF Orientai
splendor and tawdry European yulgar.ty.
The were extremely fine. but the
wine was served out of glasses and tum-
manufacture, such as might be seen In
the lowest taverns. There were stripes OF
cheap European carpet in the most GAR
ing colors and patterns on the floor. The
knives, which came grom Sheffield, were
evidently made to sell and not 10 cut. The
servants were so numerous that they got
i'm one another's way.
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COLUMBUS TO RICHMOND
TRACTION ROAD PLANNED,
PASSING THROUGH GREENSBURG.
Promoter Promises a High Grade Sys-
tenn, Many Connections and an
Extension to Cleveland.

Special to the Indianapolis Jos-nai.
GREENSBURG. Ind, Sept. lie. w.
Wilson, representing Arthur z. Appleyard,
who controls several traction lines in Ohio,
will soon ask the City Council of this place
to grant him a franchise for a double
tracked air line electric road, to be known
as the Columbus, Greensburg & Richmond
Electric Railroad, from Columbus to Rich
mond. via Greensburg. Connersville, Rich
mond, and thence northeast, possibly to
Cleveland, giving connections to French
Lick and West Baden. Also connecting
with the Dayton & Western and Indi-
annapolis e. Eastern at Richmond, with
the Indianapolis. Rushville & Cincinnati
line at Connersville, with the Indianapolis,
S~helbyville & Southeastern at this city, and
with the indianapolis and Columbus road at
lum
1t is likely, says Mr.. Wilson, that Green's
burg will secure the power house and car
shops. He further says: I'VE shall not ask
a dollar in any bonus or any conditions, ex-
cept such as are consistent with good bust
ness principles and the protection of all
interested parties. We expect to build later
to Rushville and Vernon. and perhaps on
south. We promise n road second TO none
i'm the country, with underground rails,
gravel bed, rock ballast, sixty-foot cars, fire.
quent and rapid service"
Mr.. Wilson will begin the preliminary
work looking to a frachise the first of next
week.
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SCHEME OF RAILWAYS
PLAN TO CONTROL GREAT TRACTS
OF BITUMINOUS COAL LANDS.
Pennsylvania and Other Roads Pre-
paring to Back the Pittsburg Coal
Company with So, 900 900.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE Post to-
morrow will say:
"a powerful financial corporation, backed
by the resources of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and the
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad. is forming
i'm the East to control, but not to own, the
coal lands operated by the Pittsburg Coal
Company that are within the State of Penn
sylvania.
This company will supply $50, 000, 600 to the
Pittsburg Coal Company with which the
latter will wipe out its floating debt and
place itself on a strong financial basis and
in return the corporation will accept the
bonds of the coal company. protecting itself
in this loan and for the value of the bonds,
by holding i'm trust for the coal company all
of the coal lands owned by the coal company
in the State. With interest at Az per cent
the bonds will be carried by the new cor
poration, and at the same time the rail-
roads involved will agree to see that the
coal-mining corporation has a specific num-
Der of coal cars for it's operations, being as
sured that each line in the deal will have
a certain minimum tonnage to haul, which
will bring I'm an additional earning for the
reads interested. The holding of the bonds
of the coal combination and also the hold
ing in trust of the and of that corporation
is the only connection the new financial
company will have with the Pittsburg Coal
Company"
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CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES.
BOONE COUNTY COUNCIL ALSO RE-
DUCEs THE TAX LEVY.
New Method of Paying the Assessors
Auditor Says the COunty's Income
VIII BE $4,000 short.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind. Sept 1.-THE County
Council adjourned this afternoon after be-
ing in session for five days. The tax levy
for county purposes was reduced from 81 Is
cents to 25h cents on the 500. The total
amount of the appropriations was $50, Sli.
Auditor Shockley declares the levy made
by the County Council will not raise sGffi-
cient money by almost $4,000 to meet the
appropriations. The members of the Coun-
ty Council say they are ready to assume
the responsibility of any such deficit and
declare they purpose to see if the county
business cannot be conducted IN a more
economical basis than heretofore.
The council adopted a new plan In making
appropriations for assessors, basing the ar-
preparations on the number of people to be
assessed i'm each township. allowing ten as
sessments each day for a days work and
fixing the pay of assessors accordingly.
This method was adopted to stop the al
legged 'loafing' of assessors and their dep
uties who, it is declared, have been N the
habit of drawing pay for work they have
never done.
The council also cut the Appropriation of
$26, 32S filed for new bridges to Sc, S92.
The items covering the pay of superin-
tendent of the county Orphans Home and
the running expenses of the institution
were rejected. This practically abolishes
the Institution. The council claims that
the children can be cared for more cheaply
and as satisfactorily in other ways.
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TENNIS TOURNAMENT.


Attract emil
The opening tennis tournament began at
Riverside yesterday afternoon with single
matches. Great interest conferred in all of
the matches, as the tournament is the
largest that has been held in Indianapolis
in years. The results of yesterday follow:
Hence Orme defeated William Morrison.
Us, O-6, 6-3.
S. K. Ruick defeated Robert Scott. Ga,
Lincoln Dicky defeated Major Downing.
F. A. Wheaton defeated Jack Smith, 60,
Go.
Fred Appel defeated Albert Buchanan, 60,
6-2.
Kennett Ogle defeated Loren Warner, 6-1.
Max Wiley defeated James Jamison, e-s.
As, 81.
Alfred Ogle defeated D. L. sDoherty, Go.
6-2.
Frank o. Jennings defeated Harry Hayes.
60. 60.
Earl Riddle defeated Walter Pray. s-2. Ga.
Edward Thompson won by default from
George Warner drew the bye and will
play to-day.
The following players will play in the
second round to-day in tennis:
George Warner VS.. Kennett OgIe.
Frank o. Jennings VS.. Earl Riddle.
Hence Orme VS.. Fred Appel.
F.. A. Wheaton VS.. Max Wiley.
T. r. Ruick VS.. Alfred Ogle.
Edwin Thompson VS.. Lincoln Dicky.
Play starts at 20 p. m. The above
matches nave been decided best two cur of
three sets, and will continue until the
finals are reached, which then will be best
four out of six.
The following players are entered IN the
double championship TO start Monday:
William Morrison and Major Downing.
Edwin Thompson and Hence Orme.
s. X. Ruick and F. A. Wheaton.
Alfred Ogle and Fred Appel.
Lincoln Dicky and Albert Buchanan.
Warner Brothers L. and d.
Earl Riddle and Walter Pray.
Max Wiley and partner.
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GENERAL INDIANA NEWS
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER HOOsIERDOM.l
Mrs. Nation to Lecture at Princeton
Shelby Oratorical Hon0rs-Queer
Find I'm a Lump Of Coal.

FRANKLIN.-The Rev. F. o. Lameraux.
VINO recently accepted a call TO the pastor
ate of the First Baptist Church OF this city.
with his family, has arrived from the Pa
cihc coast. where they have been for sew
eral months. He will begin his work here
with Sundays services. Before going
at Columbus, and was one OF the best
known ministers and evangelists or the
denomination in Indiana. The local puipit
has been vacant since DR.. Wallace St John.
the former pastor, went to India In June to
accept a chair In a Rangoon college.
NEW ALBANY.-Harry Miller, a pa
rolled convict from the Indiana Reforma-
the police are looking for him with a war
rant, charging him with passing a bogus
check for 5000 on Julius Luette. a saloon
apoiis to s serSe f ras tsa, to o0 fourteen ,np@ ln years
for stealing a horse and buggy. He served
the minimum term and was paroied AFTER
obtaining a position as COOK at the st.
Charles Hotel In this city.
SHELBYvILLE.-The Uniform Rank.
knights of Pythias. of this city, Will 60 TO
indianapolis Sunday TO take part IN the
battalion drill Of the First Regiment In
ical contest at the opera house Thursday
night first honors were awarded Mayme
Scudder, of Noble township; second, Marie
c. Higgins. Liberty township; third,
Arthur C. Major, Shelby township.
ANDERSON.-Township Trustee jerome
Brown has decided 10 pay the rent for his
office which has been located in the court
house for the past three years. Mr.. Brown
investigated the question and says he found
that not a township trustee in Indiana.
where the Office is located in the court
house, pays rent. The demand was made
several months ago for a rental OF $50 a
year for three years.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of the Chica-
go. Cincinnati a. Louisville construction
gang have now quit on account OF poor
Of the Richmond Street and Interurban
Railway Company have petitioned the off,
Gals for an Increase In wages.
LAPEL.-Mrs. Luther Riggs. who gave
birth to a two-pound baby n few days ago,
is i'm a critical condition. Mrs. Riggs had
a cancer removed from her breast three
days before the child was born. The baby
is healthy and strong.
SHELBURN.-The saloon case of Albert
link and others VS.. Harry McCrocklin.
charged with unlawful sales, venued from
Hymera, was tried before Justice Taylor on
Friday and was decided in favor Of the de-
PENDANT.
LAPORTE-Robbers broke open a Pere
Marquette freight car between Laporte and
afternoon. and robbed il or more than $50
worth of silks. There Is no clew.
SHIRLEY.-The manager OF the Indiana
Bottle Company has returned from Ken
lucky In a special car with fifty laborers,
who have accepted positions with the COM
pany for the coming fire.
PRINCETON.-Mrs. Carrie Nation will
lecture at the Gibson county fair In this
city on Saturday on Why and How She
Became a Joint Smasher."
TERRE HAUTE.-Harry Ellis, an en-
ploye OF a foundry, found imbedded in a
lump of coal a tusk of size and appearance
of a boar's tusk.
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North vernon Il. DISCOURAGED.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NORTH VERNON, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE
reported action of the State Board of
Equalization i'm raising the assessed value
of improvements in this city % per cent.
has greatly discouraged citizens who own
property and contemplate further improve
ments. The County Board of Review had
already raised many business buildings to
a point that made them improbable invest
ments, and the further advance said to
have been made by the State board has
excited bitter criticism from men of all
parties. Rents are extremely low here and
this little city Is struggling to build a new
school building and get out of debt, and
the unprecedented boosting of the assess
ment is a blow that has produced a very
discouraging effect.
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"YELLOwIsMv In INDIANA.
Kind Of STUFF That Is Printed for, the
0f Thrilling Readers.

~ w " m0t - EhhtCo hOs ~
Purpose of Thrilling
Special to the indianapolis journal.
VINCENNES. Ind, Sept. u.-An Indian
apolis morning newspaper that is endeavor-
ing to thrill the public with a sensation or
two every day, regardless of facts. and
some of whose correspondents evidently are
paid a emium for the yellowest stories
they can manufacture, a few days ago
printed an alleged dispatch from this city,
headlining it as follows:
Sixteen Injured in Fall of Roof at Vim
cennesi Covering of Building at Fair
Grounds Collapses During Concert and a
Panic Results; Children Trampled Under
Foot by Throng: Frantic People Manned
and Bruised in Their Wild Effort to Escape
Death; One Boy Fatally Hurt by Fall of
Heavy Beam; Crash Caused by Lads Who
Climbed on Roof to Hear Music"
The Commercial to-day prints the article,
as given in the Indianapolis paper, lust to
show" IL says, Ito what extent the COR
respondent will magnify and distort a news
item for the purpose of making a few cents.
1t is needless to say that sixteen people were
not hurt, that nobody was fatally injured
and that the accident did not break up the
Labor day celebration, and, in fact. the
structure which fell could not be termed a
building, but rather a frame support, over
which, at fair times, a canvas is stretched"
The truth of the matter Is that no one was
hurt, except a boy who had an arm broken;
no roof collapsed, there was no panic, no.
body was trampled on, no spectators got eX-
cited, there was no wild rush and no order
to restore, and no>heavy beams to fall with
a crash. because the concert was in the
open air and the injured boy merely fell
with some light framework on which he
was hanging.
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MOVEMENTS OF

NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP. Sept. H.
La Savoie. from Havre. for New York.
was of here at Z a. m. to-day. The Cam
pania. from Liverpool. was reported "a
miles east OF here at s:24 a N.
LIVERPOOL. Sept u--Arrived: Cevic.
from New York. Sailed: Devonian. from
Boston: Cymbric and Victoria, for New
York.
QUEENSTOWN. Sept. n.-Arrived: Lu-
cania. from New York. for Liverpool, and
proceeded.
SOUTHAMPTON. Sept. 11.-Sailed: Az
euste Victoria, from Hamburg. for New
York
ISLE OF WIGHT. Sept. 1.-Passed.
Rotterdam. from New York, for Rotterdam.
BROwHEAD. Sept. 11.-Passed:: Luz
cania- from New York. for Liverpool.
MOvILLE. Sept. n.-Sailed: Astoria. from
Glasgow. for New York.
PLYMOUTH. Sept. 1L.-Sailed: Moltke.
from New York.
NEW YORK. Sept. 11.-SaiIed: Cedric,
for Liverpool
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SIGNATURES ATTACHED.


CINCINNATI. o.. Sept. 11.-What is
known as the Buffalo National Agreement.
as amended and adopted at a conference
here lat night of representatives of both
the major and the minor base ball leagues.
went into effect to-day at noon. when the
following signatures thereto were affixed:
For the National League. Harry c.. Pull
liam. president: for the American League.
Ban b. Johnson. president: for the National
Association of Minor Leagues. Patrick I.
Powers, president.
The national committee. of which August
Hermann. president OF the Cincinnati club.
10 chairman. completed its organization
by eiecting John Il. Bruce, of Cincinnati.
as secretary and Robert Mccoy, of Chica-
go. as assistant secretary. Bruce Is the
attorney of Ban Johnson and part owner OF
the ST. Louis American League club. Nc
Coy. who has been secretary 10 President
Johnson at Chicago. will remove to Gin
cinnafi and have his headquarters here
with Chairman Hermann of the commit
tee. Chairman Hermann and Secretary
Bruce were appointed a committee TO draft
rules to govern the national commission.
At s o'clock the committee adjourned SUBJ
Ject TO the call OF the chairman.
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WASHINGTON. Sept. IL.-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
Indiana-Fair and continued warm on
Saturday. Sunday showers and cooler; fresh
20 brisk south winds shifting to north
Saturday.
ulinois-Fair or Saturday, warmer near
Lake Michigan Sunday rain and colder;
fresh to brisk south winds shifting TO north
Ohio-Partly cloudy on Saturday. Sunday
rain and cooler: fresh east TO south winds,
becoming variable.
Kentucky-Fair. continued warm on Sat-
urday. Sunday showers and cooler.
Lower Michigan-Cloudy on saturday;
probably rain In north portion Sunday rain
and cooler; fresh to brisk south winds,
shifting to northwest.
South Dakota-Rain on Saturday, colder
IN east portion. Sunday fair and warmer.
Ka~nsas-Showers and colder on Saturday.
Sunday fair.
s N~ebraska-Rain and colder on Saturday.
Sunday partly cloudy. probably warmer.
Minnesota-Rain on Saturday, cooler In
southern portion. Sunday fair and warmer.
I~owa-Showers and cooler On Saturday.
Sunday fair In west, showers In east por-
ton.
Wisconsin-Fair in southeast, rain in
northwest portion on Saturday; cooler in
west portion. Sunday fair in west, rain
and cooler in east portions; fresh TO brisk
south winds. shifting to north.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, Sept. 11.-Mr. and
Mrs. T. E. Boren, prominent residents of
Fountain City. yesterday celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary. There was a
large gathering of friends and relatives.
The home was beautifully decorated and
an elaborate dinner was served. Among the
out-of-town guests were the following:
William Carver and family, of Buffalo;
Sol Boren and wife, of Buffalo; David
Thornton and wife, of Portland, Ind. /;
Clarkson Thomas and wife, of ~Indianap-
oils: John Boren and family. of I%ndianap-
oils: Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dalbey, of
Richmond; Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Brooks and
daughter, of Richmond, and r. ID. Howell,
of CaStine, o.
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Special to the indianapolis Joarnal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 1L-Poiice
Judge Rawley has made a ruling against
the use of children as witnesses in his court.
He said: "Testifying in court tends to
make liars out of children. When they are
in court they hear and see things it were
better that they did not hear and see, and
when they are put on the witness stand they
often lie." Child witnesses often are made
use of in neighborhood fights, and the, chill
dren are instructed TO testify as best helps
out the case of their respective families.
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ELwOOD, Ind, Sept. 1l-'Strawberry'
John Maddox, a familiar character on the
streets of Elwood for twenty years, and
widely known on account of his peculiarf-
ties through this section of the state, is
dead. Maddox came from a wealthy lam
lily. but never married, and when he secured
his share of the family farm east of the
city settled down on il, built a small cabin,
and there lived alone. Through the summer
he devoted himself to truck farming and
the nickname then applied TO him remained
until his death.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Sept
Francis, one of the ~well-known farmers OF
Shelby county. who lived in Sugar Creek
township. died this morning at the age OF
~eighty-nine.
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MUNCIE DROPS OUT.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE second
round of the golf tournament. now in pro-
gress here. was played this morning. This
resulted in Muncie being dropped out, as
each of the players from that city were
defeated. The scores were as follows:
Diddle. Indianapolis, defeated Greyer,
Muncie, 8 up and 8 to play.
Bond. Richmond, defeated McNaughton,
1 up.
Poundstone. Richmond. forfeited to Hig-
gins, Columbus, o.
Elmer, Richmond, defeated Lesh, Muncie.
4 up and 3 to- play.
In the consolation match Starr defeated
Strattan 4 up and 3 to play, Cole forfeited
to Hill, Lillard forfeited to Trueblood and
Comstock forfeited to Dill.
This afternoon the semi-finals were
played. Scores:
Diddle, Indianapolis. defeated Bond, Rich
mond. Z up and 5 to play.
Higgins. Columbus. o.. defeated Elmer, 4
up and 2 to play.
In the consolation contest Dill defeated
Trueblood 3 up and 2 to play; Hill defeated
Starr 1 up in twenty-one holes. The finals
will be played tomorrow.
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Drove Horses Into the Church.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Sept. ia gang of
hoodlums broke up the services at Antioch
Church last night by driving a team of
horses into the doorway of the house of
worship. Antioch Church is near the
Floyd and Harrison county line and the
services were being conducted by the Rev.
u. c.. Sutherlin, of this city. The horses
were caught as they reached the entrance
by members of the congregation and re-
volvers were drawn by the ruffians but
were not used and they were driven away.
The Rev. Mr.. Sutherlin was in the city
to-day to swear out warrants for several
members of the gang, who live across the
line in Harrison county. Services ut Anti
och Church have been interrupted by these
marauders for several years and the re-
spectacle element in that vicinity will take
steps to vigorously prosecute them.
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CARLISLE'S new SCHOOL
CORNERSTONE OF $4,000 sTRUC-
TURE LAID BY THE MAsONs.
Yellow journalism I'm 1ndiana-
Iumbe to Oppose Payment of "a
Fee-Brisk Fire at Dunkirk.

Special to the indianapolis. Journal.
CARLISLE, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE laying oil
the corner stone of Carlisle's si4. 900 school
house took place this afternoon. The cere-
monies were in charge of the Masons
deputy grand master. w. r. Aydelott. This
address was delivered by John T. Hays, oil
Sullivan
The visiting lodges were rendered a ban
quet and reception tonight by Euclid
Lodge, No. 3, the Carlisle Masonic lodge
assisted by visiting locges from various
parts of the county, under the direction oil
w. z. Aydelott, of Sullivan. Addresse;
were delivered by John C.. CLANCY, Of SUI
Ivan, and other prominent Masons.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE State
Board of Medical Registration has started
a crusade against unlicensed doctors. and
two representatives of the board have ar
rived in Terre Haute to begin prosecutions
of all who are without license and either
refuse to take the examination or fail to
pass in it. Secretary Spurgeon and Judge
Gavin, the latter the attorney of the board,
met with a number of regular physicians
and outlined the work. Secretary Spurgeon
says he will call on all self-called physicians
now practicing here and ascertain il they
are qualified.