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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-25
Petition for Union Laborers.

Special the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind. May 2-At a meeting of
the City Council last night petition was
presented asking the city TO employ none
but union laborers on its streets. At pres
ent several hundred men are repairing and
making new streets and sewers, and many
of them are nonunion laborers The petit
ton was signed by a number of business
men. The Council referred il 10 the iu-
dietary committee. AS the street con-
probably will be left TO their own discre-
ton.
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FRANCE, 1T IS SAID,
PROMISED TO INTERVENE.

PARIS, May 24.-The Soir claims that ii
has learned from a trustworthy source
that Lieut.. Gen. Baron Fredercks and an
other member of the Russian court, who
recently visited Paris, came on a secret
mission which had for its purpose the seek
ing of the Intervention and effective sup
port of the French government in the event
of China adopting aggressive attitude
towards the Russians in Manchuria. The
paper alleges that the government gave
a formal promise of compliance with Rus
S1a'S request.
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Death of Benja min n. Ran.d.le.

Benjamin N. Ransdale. OF Southport,
died suddenly last night of heart failure
He was soldier In the civil war. serving
three years I'm Company G. SEVENTEEN In
diana Infantry. but since that time has been
unable 10 engage In active business be-
cause of aggravated trouble with HIS eyes
His wife and one son survive. Funeral ar
ysngements have not yet been made.
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MRS. DECKER ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF CLUBS

ST LOUIS. May e4.-The seventh biennial
convention OF the General Federation of
Women's Clubs to-day elected the following
ofncers: President. Mrs. Sarah Platt
Decker, Denver; recording secretary, Mrs.
John II. Sherman. Chicago; corresponding
secretary. Miss Louisa Il. Poppenheim
Charleston, 5 c.; treasurer Mrs. Percy W
fennypacker, Austin. Tex; auditor, Dr.
Sarah H. Kendall. Washington.
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JUMPED TEN STORIES
TO MIKE DEATH SURE

LOUISVILLE. Ky. May 24-Despondent
because of business troubles. Julian w.
Courts to-day hurled himself from the
tenth story of the Columbia building His
body was reduced 10 a pulp on the pave
ment below Courts was employed as a
claim clerk for the Louisville Henderson
4 St Louis Railroad. He was the son of
c. Winn Courts. a Russellville. Ky, banker
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SULTANS SON-IN-LAW
IS SENT INTO EXILE
Renal Pasha Is Accused of At
tempting to Aid Princess
Khadidje.

CONSTANTINoPLE. Monday. May q
Renal Pasha, the Sultans son-in-law, and
other high officials have been arrested and
sent into exile in consequence Of the dis
covery of a secret correspondence between
Kemal Pasha and Princess khadidje,
daughter of the imprisoned ex-Sultan Mu-
ram Kemal Pasha, who is son of the
late Osman Pasha, Is general in the
Turkish army and aid de camp to the
Sultan
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TO REPORT ON DANGER
OF FLOATING MINES

WASHINGTON, May 24.-Through our
minister abroad the naval attaches of the
United States have been instructed to re-
port upon the number and danger to neu-
trail shipping of war mines floating off the
Manchurian coast. The information will be
placed in the hands of the naval general
board. who will submit it's views to the
President, and if occasion warrants it rep
reservations will be made to the belliger-
entS.
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Japanese Commit Hara-Kirf.

LIAO-YANG, May PA japanese officer.
who was a prisoner here, committed sui
eide to-day, according to the ancient jap
anese custom, by disemboweling himself
He was the son of the commander of an
army corps.
Five Russians who escaped from Port
Arthur, complain of the treatment to which
they were subjected by the Chinese while
on their way TO Liao-Yang. They report
that the Japanese have not landed at
Hung YO-Chen.
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FLEET
SCARE THIS MORNING

CHE-FOO, May 25-12:30 D. m.-Four
japanese cruisers and a fleet of torpedo
boats and torpedo boat destroyers passed
midway between Port Arthur and the
MiaoTao islands at 4 o'clock this morning
but no sounds of firing have been heard
The Russians have again removed their
guns and troops TO forts at Nieu-Chwang
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-25

report reached police headquarters last
night that a man had killed his wife and
children on West Morris street. Rikemen
Hull and Griffin made a hurry-up run to
the place and found that AL Bennett, liv-
ing at 229 West Norris street. had come
home drunk and threatened to Kill his
wife. He did net carry his threat into ex-
ecution. but succeeded in driving the en-
tire family from the house. The bikemen
could find nothing Of him when they ar
rived,
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Russians Destroy n Town.

MUKDEN, May 24.-The Russians on
May 16 made a sudden attack upon the
town of Anju, Korea, from the village of
Hai-Tchien and captured the town Destroy
ing il. The japanese garrison set fire To
the houses and stores and retired in per-
feet order.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-25

Mrs. Elizabeth V. Hosea. seventy-six
years of age. died at her home. AS North
Delaware street. last night. The funeral
arrangements are as yet indefinite, but
intermens will take place at her old home
at New Castle. Ind
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-25
Cholera at Feng-Wang-Chenr.

LIAO-YANG, May 24.-It is reported from
a Chinese source that the japanese have
evacuated Ferg-Wang- Cheng and are occu
pying villages in the surrounding territory
Ihere Is no explanation of this move. but
1T Is thought that it may be connected with
the prevailing cholera epidemic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-25

After trying without success to cure his
horse of lockjaw by the methods of Chris
tan Science, William III. Brown last night
consented to the animals being shot II
was sick in the barn al the rear of the
Brown home, $50 North Meridian street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-25

The local Bartenders' Union held a BAN
quet at Machinists' Hall last night, which
was attended by about l25 people.
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Local observations for Tuesday.

Bar. They. r.. Wind. Wealth. Prec.
a. m.... 1902 81 81 NE. Cloudy. 90
p. m....2992 Is 81 S. Clear 90
Maximum temperature, so; minimum tenn
perature, 60.
Comparative statement of mean tempera-
ture and total precipitation on May "a:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
COTTON STATES LEAGUE DOPE

Veteran Billy Earle, who has san
aged the Vicksburg team for the past
three seasons was once heard to ~
mark that he had never Won a pen
nant in his life and he supposed he
would not win this season. With his
long lead being gradually cut down.
and Monroe and Pine Bluff climbing
closer and closer. it looks as though
billy was not going to win the pen
liant this season. and will probably re
tire from the baseball world at the
end of this year without the rag NY
ing at the masthead of the club which
he manages. The steady drop. drop,
drop of the games which have fallen
outside the Vickshurg line of march
for the past week brings Monroe and
Pine Bluff closer aud closer ami the
interest gradually centers around
these three clubs.
Manager Leidy OF the Monroe team
has made haste to strengthen his team
bv the addition of scv Mal new men
and has settled down into what Ne
calls his pennant stride. Leidy and
his men are marching toward first
place at a rapid pace, and it the team
could just play all the remain'f e
games at home. would have but little
1,n
winning of three straight games from
Vicksburg, while that team was in the
lead drew the attention of the fans
all over the circuit to the fact tha1
Monroe was on the map and really
had a capable manager this season.
baseball i'm the Louisiana town mas
not drawn very we'll for the team
which Leidy has. but they manage 10
nav expenses and have money enough
left to buy a new man occaslonali
Pine Bluff is also strengthened eF
the addition of new men. Bob Whre
of Shreveport was signed last week
and Berry. formerly of Baton Rouge,
was also secured to do his share OF
the receiving and hitting. The asso'
citation is also after Doyle, with Baton
Rouge until recently. when he GUT
to 60 home and has not been seen
since. Doyle has the record of being
the best strike out pitcher in tho
,eaa1e and Reed can make Good use
Of him. Con Lucid. the premier
nitcher for the Lumbermen, is in ~
as where his wife is very sick. vi
this cripples the 'itching stan TO some
extent
creenyille is still coming along ana
is good fourth with a look-ln fot
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31

bunch in the matter OF s&ats and
therefore Is entitled to first honorS;
for many of the hits made by Murphcv
drive the others across th. plate
Murphcy is playing his third season
as a professional ball player, and
mas much in front of him in the base.
ban world il he cannot brac OF q long
career ON the diamond He PLAYED
last season with the Baton Rouge
pennan' winners and helped them to
land the pennant. For some time last
season Murphey led the league hit
tcrS in the matter of hits made but
dropped OFT in his batting toward the
end o' the season and did not take
first h"nors. although he WAS well up.
Every time Murphey visited Pine
Bluff last year, the fans and directors
would get to wondering how well he
would took in Pine Bluff uniform
and when Bob Pender said the local
!, association could have his release
he was quickly gobbled up.
Murphey. LEARNED the rudiments OF
baseball in N city of Memphis, where
he played with the Corner lot bovs
aud was tatcr taken on the famous
Chichasaw semi professional team.
Making Sood record with this team.
he was given a chance with Baton
Rouge in the Cotton States league
and easily made good. this year taking
FIRST rank as The premier batsman of
tho league
MErrhey is not a long distance hit
ter and does not try to .knock the
cover off the ball; bnt either stings
one through the intield or drops one
between the inGelders and the ont.
hetdcrS for base Most of Mur=
nheN $ hts this season have been sin.
giles but he can knock one over the
fence When ii is badly needed He is
the only batter in the Cotton States
league this year who follows Billy
, keelcr' S advice to hit en- where they
an't' strictly.
Nurphey is not only a good player
| but q lirst-class follow in every re-
spect and mas scores of friends in
Pine Bluff who are going to try and
, keep him here winter and summer. he
! has we'll earned the pct name OF
the pride Of the ou1f1eld.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31

base hitting, and has a number OF
three bases to his credit.
Gfroerer.
Ollie Gtrerer, the premier cente,
fielder OF the Cotton States league
playing this sason with the Pine BluH
team. has not been playing ball
many years and is one of the Young
players who expects to get better and
80 TIP higher as be gains experience
IN the baseball world. Not only il
Glroefer star fielder in every sense
OF the word. but he is one of the best
run Getters III the business and is
more than above the average with
his tooth pick Ollie runs bases
like a rabbit and every pitcher who
mas faced i'm this season says he Is
he hardest man to pitch to in the
league. When Gfroerer does not get q
base on balls during game he feels
that he has not earned his SALARY
and Will get two or three the next
bali safely when there is a man ON
second or third and run is needed To
win the game. His record on stolen
bases is among the best aud he has
not received credit for over half the
bases he has stolen for the official
scorers of the league find il a hard
q f., tAI
low around the circuit Many times
on the diamond Gfroercr has mad,.
the trip from first 10 third on one OF
those visiting bunts which his side
partner, Caycnder, lays down along
the first base linc Giroercr holds
ihe best average in the fielding line,
haNlnS made but one error this wear
ana he has gone after everything Whep
Murphey or Gascnder did not beat.
him to the ball He handles the.
bo'lnders with the same ease he does
the fly ones and never lets one ger
past him
Glrocrer began his ball playing at
Louisville, ky., when but small chap
and has been at it for about five years
III professional ranks. He began with
! Atlanta in the Southern league in
1901 but later was released to Mem
pl1ls and finished the season with that
club. He signed with Memphis in
| 1902 and again in 1909 but was re-
| leased again in l90" but was released
that year on account of his poor WOrls
Cotton States league he has improved
! all along the line and it is learned
that several managers of higher class
leagues are looking closely at his rec
ord this year
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
IN PRAISE OF iNDOLENCE.
Ezra Fox Leads Up His Voice in Fer
vent PRAYER.

1T never pays to rustic much"
said Lazy Ezra Fox, sittin' round the
corner on an empty cracker box. II
don't believe in Stirrin up lot O
noise at all fer often too much energy
II bring about ial!. Now, there's
the flea his energy jist gifts him
scratched TO death The hen that
works too hard for worr,s is first to
lose her breath. The pig thel t:ehts
tie hardest fer the corn thrOWed in
tie sty is first to fatten, first to soil
an first of all to die The horse lat
tries to do it all soon works hia3c.f t0
bones. The dog tilet does tne barllin'
is the one that gifts the stones No,
sir, this workin' hard amt right
don't keer what they say An hour er
two of w0rk's enough-say, ev'ry other
day" Ard then he tilted 'ganst the
wall his empty cracker box an soon
was snorin' reg'lar like-ole Lazy Ezra
t'OX.-The Pilgrim.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
Cavender.

bred Cavender is a Texas chap who
has adopted Arkansas as has home
and Pine Bluff as his abiding place
during the summer season when
baseball is paid for and there is a
good salary attached Cavender last
season gainen u reputation as being
the prettiest fielder in the league
not so much from his personal appear.
ance. as from the way he handles the
fly balls when they come in his dj-
rection Cavender is by no means
'p"ctt"' but sometimes when there
are three men on bases. two outs. and
he captrNeA a long fly to left field
after hard run, he looks absolut civ
'heautitul not only 10 he ladies' in
the grand stand but To tho fans in gen
eraf. Although Cavcnder has made
errors this season. they We're not @
fly balls, for he has not dropped a
marks on the tough bounders which
30 twisting out into left field over
the rough ground.
Cavender learned baseball III the
Lone Star state in about the same
way all small boys learn it, a medium
~ clcar field and cloth covered ball
He began his professional career in
Corsicana and was brought to the Cot
ton States leauge and lodged in Pine
Bluff by eX-manager George Black
burn.
If Pine Bluff has any black marks
against Blackburn for other things the
signing of Cavender will wipe out
most of them.
CavenderS fort is in sacrificing and
re is the best in the league at this
kind OF play. Not only does he oc-
cupy the nrst place in sacrifice hit,
ting, but he is also one of the best
run-getters in the league and second
only to Gfroerer on the team. When
ne gets on first base he knows lust
when and how to go to second, and
the catcher who gets him stealing a
base has fine throwing arm. All
the pitchers make Cavender hug the
bases for he runs like a deer and
slides feet first wien sliding time
comes
Not only is he good at sacrificing
but he has shown a marked improve
ment in batting this season and is
row up past the 250 mark and stlll
climbing. He is fairly good at extra
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
SATURDAYS GAME.

The second attempt to receive the
.o,no hv wire from Greenville was
= ouccess Saturday afternoon al the
Turf Exchange and large crowd
hoard Lee Morris detail the account
ot the game just as it was played on
tho diamond at Greenyille. While
tho result was not satisfactory to
tho assembled fans, SO far as the final
score went, the detail was pleasing.
Pine Bluff stared out as though
tbey were going to run away with the
game but they did all their running
in the first inning and toward the
end settled down to a slow drag WIN
Al The Lumbermen managed TO score
two runs off George Blackburn in the
first inning and that was all. In TINS
inning Gfroerer lead Off with single
and was advanced base an CaFen-
doris sacrifice hit Murphey then SIN
oled and Gfroerer scored. Grubb was
given a base on balls, but Sample SIN
led and Murphy scored. l.auzon and
CLAYTON were easy outs and the inning
ended with Pine Rluff two runs to the
good.
The sixth inning was the neXt best
inning for Pine Bluff when Sample
lead off with his second hit, and after
Lauzon and Clayton were ont, Daw-
kins followed Samples example, bat
Cfroerer could do nothing for his
country
Greenyille scored one run off Max
we'll in the first inning, when two hlts
and base on balls allowed Bryan to
cross the rubber, but the fourth was
the young mans Waterloo, and two
bases on balls coupled with two SIN
giles and a two bagger drove him to
the bench, and Verneuelli went in
the box. Lee stopped the run getting
for the time, but got his in the eighth
and the visitors added two more to
their score. Ed LauZon was put out
Of the game in the eighth for kicking.
The box score looks as follows:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
THE PREMIER OyTr,EID

Eyry baseball fau in Pine Bluff
feels a great. though not excessive
pride, in the three Young men who
compose the outfield for the Lumber
men and score most of the runs
made by the team. Ollie Gfroerer,
Dred Cavender and Howard Murphey
batting line. but they form a com
binatiOn that is hard to beat III any
OF the miner leagues OF the country,
and there is not d trio III tne south
which outclasses them in any part
of the game. They field together
and they bat together with Ollie Giro.
erer as the premier run getter OF the
team, closely followed by Cavender
This combination was picked by
eX-Manager Bert Blue al the begin
ming Of the season and will continue
to hold down the out gardens for
Pine Bluff until the end. While each
is a star in his line and few fly balls
ever land safe in the outer garden,
they know how to bat, sacrifice and
run the bases. While Gfroerer is the
best run get-er Of the trio he is close
ly followed by Cavender, and Murphy
is right Oh the heels Of Cavender.
Every baseball manager who has
visited Pine Buff this year, including
Mike Finn Of Little Rock, has con.
ceded the fact that this is the best
outfield IN the Cotton States league,
and it would be hard to pick a bet
ter in the Southern.
Murphy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
4 HEART TO HEART TALK.

Regarding rhe s'ening of another
Yew pitcher by the Pine Buff base
han association and the consequent
release of one of the present pitching
staff there is much talk going the
rounds in bashal circles and the
Graphic has not yet been able to ind
the STRAIGHT OF things. A close
scanning of the baseball columns OF
me other papers in the circuit and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
WROTE "ABiDE WITH ME-"
Immortal Hymn the Last Work Of
DevoLt Christian.

AT the age Of fifty,four Lyte found
himself doomed to die of consumption.
and in sorrow at having to leave his
task unfinished he prayed that at the
least it might be granted to him to
write something which would live to
the glory Of God when he was dead.
Then on the last evening he ever
spent at Brixham, after preaching his
farewell sermon. he took pen and as
the sun was setting over the ships
that lay in the harhor Abide with
Me" was written. Next morning he
started for the Riviera and there died
month later,-London Telegraph.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31

/, other cities in the United States fails
| to reveal the fact that any of the reg
:, ular Pine Bluff pitchers have been
signed by other teams, SO it is to be
supposed that all the four pitchers,
Lucid. Maxwell, DeaTrr aud Vernuelli
are still drawing salaries as members
Of the Pine Bluff pitching staf. 1t IS
rumored that White, the new pitcher.
will he here Sunday. No one knows,
and the newspapers are unable to
print anything but guesses. The news.
papers have been printing gucsses all
season. The offer of the Graphic OF
Friday giving the fans all the guesses
! they wanted in regard TO what pitcher
would be released still holds good
s.; The matter is about IN this shape:
Vernuelli has lten pitching the mos,
OF the games, With Lucid a close sec
ond. Deayer has been worked occa-
sionally, and Maxwell when the team
was in good shape. and i, was thought
that the loss of one game would no,
hurt. Con Lucid is now in Texas and
there is not one of the directors who
can give positive information that he
is coming back. Should Lucid tail 10
return to PinaABuff then he Lumber
men will have but tour pitchers with
the addition OF White All the talk
about Sample becoming one of the
regular pitchers is nonsense, for Sam
pie arm is not in shape for him to
p1lcia more than two games a mOnth
Ii he could pitch one game through
without being bailed our OF the box
II i.ucld returns to the fold, then on;.
OF the other pitchers VIII probably be
released on the return Of the team to
Pine Bluff next Monday. Just which
one this will be will be decided al
sOnie future date
Ii is customary with managers of
bah teams which have won the pen.
nant to strengthen the teams which
they manage whenever it became nee
essary and the players who cannot
deliver the goods, whether thee be
pitchers. catchers or fielders. have
been released. This policy will nave
To be followed in Pine Bluff if the
team wins the pennant 4 player
may be the best fellow in the world
and have scores Of friends, but if he
cant play pennant winning bail he
will have to go.
! One thing only is certain: At pres
ent the Pine Bluff baseball associa
: ion has five pitchers on the payroll
and does no, need but four Some one
man of the pitchers will have to 20.
Manager George Reed is The man who
will decide the question
The efforts 20 receive Fridays game
III detail at the Turf Exchange were
not a complete success on account OF
the breaking of the wire in Greenville
soon after the game started. The
game yesterday was received in good
shape, and will be received this after.
noon at the c. c. Taylor Cotton ex-
change
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31

Summary: TWu-base hn-Caven
der. Stolen bases-Gfroerer, Murphy.
Sample. King. Kennedy Bases on
balls-By Doremus 3. by Deaver :.
Struck out-By Doremus 8. Deaver I.
Hit by pitcher-By Doremus |. Pass
ed ball-Sanlple Sacrifice hits-MuI
ply, Sample Double play-Pine
Bluff l. Tin,e-l:55 Umpire--Gif-
ford
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
Close Saloons and Save Money.

Liverpool has closed one-third of
it's saloons during the last ten years.
and so decreased her police force in
consequence as to have effected an
economy of $4,000 yearly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
FRIDAYS GAME.

Greenville, Miss. July o9.-Green.
vile lost today's game by poor play
ing in the first aud inability to hit
Deaver when hits were wanted.
Houston's fielding was feature.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
Standing Of the Teams.

Results Yesterday.
creenyille Z, Pine Bluff 2.
Monroe. 4, Baton Rouge )
yieksburg and Natchez did not play
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31

Several Southern league managers
are after Plass, the speedy utility
man of the Natchez team, and he will
he in a larger league next season.
Plass leads the other youngsters. in
= league in the line OF run-gettlng
whole city block and is fair in bat
tins and can field any position,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
WHAT IS GOING ON IN BASEBALL CIRCLES

Monroe 4. Baton Rouge q,
Baton Rouge 4, Monroe 0.