Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 July 1894 — Page 2
THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS. FHIDAT, JULY 8. llM.
' GRAPE SHOT-MAMER RACE !
waiting to play him.
looked
AN AMERICAN BANDIT.
INDIANA STATE NEWS.
THE Jtn«ES IWESTIGATE THE CHARUES OK IRREGCLARITY.
deal like burning money up until the heat
4
the lead until thfe seven-eighth*
was paced. The field was sent away with American Lad In the lead. He kept
granted
telephone j
*« CrahnMlltr of Action On It—The Rloneo t'nnferenoe OomaUttee— Mr«ra Wonto Him Rewar4^••htagrtoa Nows.
Washington. D. C.. July «.-(Special.)dg the Indianapolis public buildfa settled for this session of ConThere will be no mention of it tJMai aes&ion. It comes up pe:-en-nlally, for at the commencement of every ••••ton. Jir. Bynum Introduces It. later •o by dint ol much perseverance It w as regularly reported from the committee on public buildings and grounds, and up to this point the progress Is so marked one can almost hear the ground breaking for the new structure that la to be a monument to the liberality of TJncle Sana; but the hand of *ome unseen ■•Jonah" J» always extended at this Stage of Us career to prevent the further progress of the bill. With a little more than the usual amount of verbiage and a reiteration of ail that has been sakl before, the report made its appearance In the House again last week, reviving the hopes of those patriotic cititena of Indianapolis who take a Just pride In the improvement of their city os well as "a loyal interest In a good
Government service.
But the bill has reached the limit and It Is officially stated that it can get no further In this Congress. It may occur to some citizen of Indianapolis to inquire whir is to he gained by thus Introducing the hill and bringing It Into the House every session If It is never to be reached on the calendar. It is true that the fa. vorobie position which It has gained in this Congress win not serve its purpose In the next, tout it must be Introduced again and r(m the gauntlet of the com-
i -' -
traduced Congress
count of age) that does not attach to a measure less familiar to the eyes of law-
rted gains a certain aps veneration on ao*
is a tempting bait to tils Ind!
,Menus Ik-fore each re
aaf election. But Mr.Bynum _e tho prospect* of the bill with a derrick. The fact „s of this House have deterno public building bills that • appropriation of more monChalrman Bankhead; of on public buildings, and res, of the appropriations have had an understanding A few Mils have been reppearance sake. None of
.be called up. Mr. unanimous consent
lered In the House some
chedl “
Greenwood
incbtse.
'heat thrashers In Orange county re- ; heavy yields. Franklin starch factory will resume work In September. Throughout the State there will be a heavy harvest of blackberries. The block coal miners In Clay county are nearly all idle because of the railway strike. John Kaauf, street commissioner of Vincennes, was dangerously prostrated by the heat The wheat market at Seymour has opened, new wheat commanding 60 cents a bushel. Mrs. W. H. Moore, a resident of Connetavllle since 185*. is dead of Injuries received In an accidental fall. Sheriff Lucas of Bartholomsw county, reports that hi* salary has run behind $1,000 because of his Inability to collect
fees.
Llnnie Slater, eleven years old, of Shlppburg, yas killed at New Buffalo, by a sky-rocket while witnessing fire- j works. ^ * Mis* Lizzie Clendtnnln, daughter of ; Riley Clendinnin, near Brownatown. I committed suicide by taking arsenic. No cause assigned. ** The Edinburg Courier has entered upon It* twentieth volume, and with much pride It comforts Itself with the fact that It is the only long-lived paper ever established’in that town. Willie Gillespie, seven years old, yesterday attempted to ride on a roadscraper which was being dragged after a wagon. He lost bis balance and fell under the machine, which scalped him. Frank W. Samuels, of Greenwood, and Elijah Alderson, of Franklin, met on the dppot platform at Greenwood, and there was a quarrel, which resulted In Alderson being severely slashed with a knife. * The controversy over the early closing
Terre Haute,
Testimony of Rapp, the Klwscle and |
Other* — Coleridge, Graydon and Rourbou Pntchen the Winners Yesterday—The Track News.
of Collett Park, at Terre Haute, has
makers (3? terminated In favor of President HarrlSome of Mr. Bynum’s political oppo- son, of the street railway company. Its have charged that he 1* holding Hereafter visitor* will not b# barred out
-a tempting bait to Ms Ind!- untll u p. m.
Ituentu before each recurr- , Mnj CarrIft Brown died at the home
of her parents at Anderson, last evening. after a long Illness. Six months ago she married Mr. Frank Brown, of Indianapolis. The deceased stood very high In social and religious circles.
Bynum to have
unusu h ough
r ;
be made and that would jlle it Is well to bear In cfianapoUs Is faring no better than some other of Indiana, has subually strong report this ‘ t to win him the thanks lls people. There are cities in Indiana wanting rs, and their bill* have not
consideration even of a
favorable report.
BOVfiR CONKEMKXCm COMMITTEE. •f Will Be Announced To-Morrow—
ft* PTobable Membership.
Washington, D. C., July •.—Speaker Crisp will announce the names of the seven House cenferrees on the tariff bill to-morrow. His appointments are awaited with intense eagerness, as It is recognized that the personnel of this committee will probably be decisive In determining the conflict between the
House, and in fixing the ulti-
mate form of the tariff act. Mr. Crisp is —•— w.,, own counsel, and has given
as 1 to the four Democrats committee. But there t that he will give sur-
were followed the
name the first four memand means committee. ; Turner and Mont-
tha* Chairman Wilthut these four be .with custom. But Is current that the
announced will not inand will Include Mr. cMillin is next to Mr. committee, while Mr. of the eleven Demo-
that the selection
gxsrfe&r m?
however, it is said, j guided by policy,
tion. Mr. Tarsney’s
a Northern Demo-
,„.ttee. while an adherwould leave the Demo-
solrdiy Southern,
th the appointment of
tatlve Tom L. Johna note of warning,
in the House oft the before that was in-
the tariff reform He has returned
of some weeks to renew says the House may at the outset by the .ee. "There is a trein a conference commit-
men out of C Mr- Johnson,
kes the selection of the
v- ;
m i
as-sss.
out of Congress un
Johnson. "It is this
which makes the selection of the conferroes all important on the rtore of the bill. If this conferrees report several items of agreement, the House must pass upon them as a rately. ' It* is always possi-
,' to so combine Items that ae House wants will carry which It does not want, i Is never able to vote on any
as a naked proposition,
mean to say/’ said Mr. iat the conferrees will thus of the House, but they
to do it, and they might itlon if there was a
pressure to end the strug1 through For that reason 1 to have House conferrees
!*»t the *Hou»e in spirit
„Aer. with such a oorn- „ reports will b* made on
fldAL
.’nx!
confer the b
’erreea, Instead of the __ hands of the House,
jves us to see at the out-
conferrees are right."
its Hta Reward.
P. a, July 1—(Special.)of Rockport, Ind., Is jf an office. He was a
under the last itlon. and In that
to earth” the noted DudVe" letter. For his acitter the Democrats ap-
and the Harrison *ed him promptly affairs. Congressing to have Mr.
a clerk in the Treasury
o« July
ublican ca wenty-flrst injured on Jlosioa. He
arphy, r-Eatt
Accident.
Mui
Murphy, of
•Ati Candidate '« ■ ty-flrsi Illinois dHured on the Fourth pa. He and some tity of powder in a ‘ ed a fuse to it.
Several parties at Ft. Wayne claim to have seen a man and a woman fighting on the shanks of St. Mary’s river night before last, and that while they were struggling both rolled down Into the water and disappeared under the flood. The police authorities discredit the story but th* river is being dragged. Emmons Endrlch, of Jeifersonville, was assaulted by William Johnson, of Louisville, who cut him -with a prunlng-knife. Mrs. Endrlch Interfered to protect her husband, and sl^e was also slashed with the knife. Both husband and wife were dangerously injured. AH the parties are colored. Johnson was arres'ted. A team of runaway horses at Kokomo collided with Mrs. Garrettson, an old lady, who was crossing the street, pushing a llttlte cab In which her grandchild was riding. Mrs. Garrettson was trampled under the hoofs of the animals and seriously Injured. The cab was torn to pieces-but the child was not hurt. A quarrel at West Baden Springs between George Leonard,of Orange county, and Jud Thompson, a hotel employe, resulted in Thompson using his revolver, shooting Leonard in the neck. The bullet passed through his windpipe, and the wound is reported to be fatal. Thompson went to Paoli and surrendered himself to the sheriff. He claims to have acted in self-defense. Further detblls of the tragedy at Charlestown, resulted In the killing of Adton Schaeffer by James Van Hook, of Ft. Meade. Fla., ^eads to the belief that Schaeffer was ins&ife because of his infatuation for Mrs Jennie Y. Bead, of Charlestown, a highly respected widow, who was betrothed in marifiage to Mr. Van Hook. Schaeffer was sixty years old, a widower with several adult children. Hre murderer is ten years his junior. Mr. Van Hook was released on $3,00Q bond, pending a preliminary examination
on Saturday.
The Peru Republican favors the consolklatton of th# State University at Bloomington with Purdue University at Lafayette, whereby a great institution could be built up, "which would bring to Indiana the same credit which the Ghlversity of Michigan has reflected upon that State.” The Republican also says that were this consolidation carried out, "the spectacle of two State institutions of learning lobbying against each other at Indianapolis would cease, and the united appropriations would enable the State University to be something more than an advanced high school." James McD. Hayes, of Greencastle, has been appointed administrator of the estate of the widow of Hugh H. Burns, deceased, of Greencastle,/on application of the widow residing in Greencastle. As the story runs. Mr. Bums was twice married. He supposed that his first wife was dead, but be accidentally met her while visiting the World's Fair, and upon returning home he dissipated until he died. Mr*. Jane Bums, of Chicago, whp was his first wife, then applied for the administratorship of bis estate, which application was denied In the appointment of Mr. Hays. Mr. Bums was married at Greencastle In 1873. The Chicago marriage Is claimed to have occurred in 1861. is The motion for a new trial in the case of John W. Paris, convicted kt Frankfort of misapplication of funds in the failure of the Greentown Bank, and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment, came before Judge Kent, who raled that the verdict was not sustained by the evidence. The conviction of the Jury was on the false pretense charge, and the Court set it aside on the ground that the depositor of the check in question testified that be did not make the deposit In the Greentown Bank on any representation made to him by Mr. Parts, but that he relied upon the good standing and reliability of the other partners. The second trial Is set for the 17th of September. It Is said that the attorneys for ex-Governor Chase, who Is alleged to have been concerned In the Greentown Bank to the Injun* of the depositors, will press for an early trial. A Windsorm near Gosport did great damage In the twinkling of an eye. Its force was flrst felt on M. F. Eaton's farm, destroying his orchard, shade trees and bant. « ven faring away the steps of his house. It then swooped down on George Goss’s farm, blowing down his harn and other bpiMings and killing one horse. A greaty barn on‘William McCarty's farm was also wrecked. .There were nine head of horses In the barn, two ofidfrhlch were Injured, while the other* iNreye saved by * ioa< still stMng on the wagon. ^ shade QpBs were felled, hia
were broken “
sight ST thV'right Sltos? be*'
Spectators in the grand stand at the races yesterday wondered why the judges were examining witnesses between the heats,,and why the testimony was being taken down in shorthand. The cause was that a complaint had been made that in the 2:35 pace of Tuesday Grape Shot had beaten Dr. Manker under an agreement repugnant to the theory of racing and against the code of the American Trotting Association. The charges also Involved, besides C. F. Kissel and Charles Rapp, the drivers of the horses, their owners. Dr. F. E. Manker, of this city, and B. a Rees, of Zanes-
ville, O.
The day th# race was paced complaint was made to the judges that Dr. Manker was not being driven. After the second heat and before its result was announced the judges examined the horse. Dr. Manker, and became satisfied that he was in such distress as would hardly justify the complaint, and that he had done the best he could. The horse then had palpitation of the heart as the result of his softness of training. Grape Shot had had races before, and had been second in 2:14>4 the week before at Tiffin, O. The judges decided that Dr. Manker could not win, as he was In distress. ** Yesterday morning Constable White, who serves in Justice Culbertson’s Court at Broad Ripple, served a capias on Rapp, which had been Issued at the Instance of C. F. Kissel charging that Rapp owed him $62.50. The specific origin of the claim was not 'alleged. When Rapp heard the charge he waxed wroth and announced that Kissel was demanding one-fourth of the money which he had won with Grape Shot under an alleged agreement to deprive Dr. Manker of the opportunity to win, He went before Justice Culbertson and made affidavit that on July 3, Kissel had offered to pul! his horse and divide flrst and second moneys, but that he (Rapp) refused. This affidavit was presented to the judges who began an Investigation in which witnesses and paperstwere sent for. Rapp, the first witness, supplemented his affidavit by explanation of the detail of the alleged transaction. After Rapp had been heard Klsse! was sent for. He requested that the trial be continued until after the races were over for the day, for the reason that he was driving Dr. Snyder in a race and that he wanted to advise Mqlh his attorney before appearing before the Judges. The trial wae then continued until 9 o’clock at the
Grand Hotel.
TESTIMONY LAST EVENING. At 9 o'clock Kissel went before the judges with his attorney, H. N. Spaan. The right of the judges to try the case was not questioned and the hearing of witnesses continued. W. F. Kissel testified that all the arrangements as to the money won on the race were made by him and Hot by his brother. said that he had stood good for the entrance of Grape Shot and did so with the understanding that he should receive otaefourth of the purse money won by the horse. He was Indebted to hia brother, C. F. Kissel, and had assigned to him the claim against Rapp for the portion of the purse money. He testified that he had secured the entrance of the horee Grape Shot at Lima, O., and that was how he became acquainted with the owners. He assured them that if they caVne here he would see that, in event of the horse not winning any money, they would be taken care of and their horses shipped to Columbus, O., to the races next week. They told him that they were without much money. He testified that after the hqxse was brought here Rapp came to him and represented that the owner, B. S. Rees, was delayed by the strike somewhere and that he had no money to pay the entrance on the horse. Kissel said he agreed to stand good for the entrance of Grape Shot on the condition that he .would receive one-fourth of the winning'for his trouble and risk, and that this was agreed to by Rapp. His brother had been asking him for money and to accommodate him he assigned the claim against Rapp. C. F. Kissel testified that this was the manner In Which he had become a creditor of Rapp’*, and that It was on this claim that he sued. He testified that the horse was not one edge, and that he had been driven his best, but oould not
beat Grape Shot.
John Larkin, a bookmaker at the track, produced his shoots and showed that the race had not been driven to defraud the> public, aa E.Ve had been no betting done on either hprse to amount to anything. About $30 had been placed
on Dr. Manker.
Dr. Manker, the owner of the horse, was examined, but knew nothing whatever about any of the circumstances. The Judges examined several other witnesses as to their conversations with both drivers, but elicited nothing of Importance. At midnight the lx>ard adjourned and ordered the evidence put In longhand to-day for use this afternoon. The books of the association were sent for and showed that W. F. Kissel had assumed the responsibility for the payment of Grape Shot’s entrance fee. OPINION AMONG HORSEMEN. The opinion among horsemen yesterday was divided as to the charges about the race under investigation. The judges themselves expressed satisfaction that there had been ab attempt to defraud the public in the race, and that their examination of the horse was driving at the time was conclui that be could not win. The rules of racing prohibit any agreement to finish a race other than on Us merits, but this would not prevent « an agreement to divide the flrst money won with any on# Interested In the horse to the extent of paying bft entrance. It would not prevent a» ^agreement to divide whatever moneys were won. Two drivers might make such an agreement, and one horse finish flrst in the race, and another fourth, and they would divide first and fourth money between them. But any agreement to throw a race or heat. In order to have an advantage In betting. Is defrauding the public, and If a horse or horses be held to allow an Inferior horse to win. In view of the fact that it was not alleged that the race was to defraud the public, many horsemen believe that the charges of Rapp will not be sustained by the Judges. It is the flrst time Kissel has toeten accused of any such dicker on the track, and his friends do not believe that he would agree to throw a race and then put himself on record in a court by a suit for it. The Judges win probably decide the
case this afternoon.
PRESIDENT TAGGART'S STATE-
MENT.
President Taggart, of the Driving Club, says that the club has hatched carefully for all Jobs in the races and have Investigated wherever there was a suspicion that anything was wrong. He says that as soon as it was noticed that the favorite was not winning inquiry was made and the drivers warned. Kissel submitted his horse to them and they -decided that he was In no shape to defeat Grape Shot and that he had done well to finish second.. Mr. Taggart said that the criticisms of the club were
with pose
atronvesligation should~be made. In the Jack Bowers race the driver of Fred Arthur and Jack Bowers were warned and Fr*l Arthur (who was driven byjftapp)
— MM l),
pole,
where he broke, and did not catch 1 time to finish better than fourth.. The pace was terrible .for a green horse, but It was made from the halfmile pole by two green horse*. One of i was the bay stallion, Coleridge, the other was the bay filly, Queen Lil. owned by "Uncle" Adam Shants, the Dayton brewer. Coleridge left the half in fifth position and paced around the entire field. Queen LU came through the field at a fortunate opening in the stretch and fairly flew up the stretch with Coleridge. They came after American Lad and carried him to a break, and then Coleridge, by coming the last eighth In :14^4,
beat Queen Lil by a neck.
Every one could see that the mile was fast, but not many knew exactly how fast the last half had been paced by the winner. When the time, 2:11%. was announced it was said to be the fastest ever made In so slow a class. Colerid
the winner, came
pole, where he began his drive’ for the heat, in 1:01%, and made the last quarter in 30% seconds. This was a wonderful performance, as he came artound all the field on the outside of the track, besides getting away badly. Nothing came near to him in any heat after this, although Marvin took the good colt, Whitcomb RI-
THE MOST DESPERATB OUTLAW MEXICO HAS EVER HAD.
Gory Career of Charles Leonard, Whose Parents Were Wealthy Residents of Philadelphia — How He Rename a Bandit.
Copeland replied that that was hta * •Well. U shall be fulfilled," replied
Leonardo.
He asked Copeland bow long It would take him to prepare for the Journey, and the latter replied that he could be teady to start on the following morning. but that he Aid not have any money with which to make the jdur"I will attend to that,” replied the
bandit.
Copeland returned to the city and packed his few effect* and returned to the mot where he had met Leonardo on the previous evening. He found four Mexicans and an unoccupied horse in waiting. He was invited to take a
1 |S«'
ACTION
Varies# Ceatraete Awi t; **
1 M
ley out to drive him for place. Whitcomb Riley paced the second heat of tho race
in 2:14%.
Kissel elusive
The favorite, Sidmont, did not even win fourth money, and Warren C, the Greenfield horse, was not taken out to win a heat. Coleridge Is owned by F. D. Custer, of Logansport, and has a trotting recocd of 2:23%. 2:50 pace; purse, $500. Coleridge, b s„ C. F. Clay (Custer) 3 111 American Lad, b h, Ethan Wilkes (Shank) 1 4 8 3 Whitcomb Riley, sor s.. Barth Wilkes (Marvin) 6 3 2 2 Queen Lil. b f. King Wilkes (Reed) 6 2 4 8 Sidmont, b s, Sidney (Sanders) 2 6 9 7 Emily W. b m, Princeton (Boftash) 7 6 3 5 Warren C. b s, Artemus (Fry). 10 Gamerose, b m. Gambetta* Wilkes (Barnett) 9 8 6 6 SterJing R Holt, s s, Ashland Wilkes (McLaughlin)... 8 10 7 9 Prestora Wilkes, ch m, Ander*on Wilkes (Houston)....,.... 4 9 Ifl Mattie G, b m. Pan (Gosnel)... 11 dls. Time-2:17%. 2:11%, 2:19%. 2:15.
THE 2:20 TROT.
The 2:20 trot was won by the favorite, Graydon. His break in the stretoh In the first heat cost him the heat and paralyzed George Fuller, who was driwig Wistful, and had to come ahead and win the heat and take a record that took him out Of the 2:20 class. This was a different case from several others in the grounds. Fuller did not want a record that would take him out of his class. Nevertheless, be drove his horse to win
In the stretch, and,
have *
made a mistake, he did not stop Graydon beat the mare easily the second heat, but the third was so close that the camera was called Into use. It decided in favor of Graydon by about three Inches, and the heat was awarded to him. It is probable the Hares would have been satisfied to lose the heat, as it gave Graydon a record of 2:17%, which carried him out of his class. Graydon/won the next heat and Body Patterson slipped Seaside In second and beat Wistful for
a place. The summary:
2:20 trot; purse $500.
Graydon, g s, Hambrlno (Walker) 2 Wistful, b m. Wedge Wood (Fuller) 1 Seaside, b m, Hector Wilkes (Patterson) ...., 5 Magnetta, b m. Cornelian (Houston) — 4 Ben Wallace, b g, Harmenger (Klein) 3 Lassella, b m. Grand Sentinel
1 y 1 2 2 3, 4 2 2 3 4 « 5 5 6
(Pigman) Time—2:17
7%, 2:19%, 2:17%, 2:t0. THE 2:16 PACE.
The 2:16 pace was another good race. Bourbon Patchen, the favorite, won It in straight heats, although Venture caA rled him a merry mile in the flrst. But Bourbon Patchen showed himself able to go the mile and have lots of speed left when it was over, after the watches had stopped at 2:12%. In the third heat Venture laid up to let Daisy go out for second portion and she was played for
I iwflfcy* .
place, but Rody Patterson slipped Frank ln single file a volley of shots Agan In ahead of the Hiatoga mare and- ■ nf>ur lrt in to their ranks from each side took third money from her. In the last voarea into u»>r
a mo. . ,
heat Dr. Snyder oast two shoes and was
distanced. The summary:
2a< pace; purse $500.
Bourbon Patchen, s s. Bourbon Wilkes (Hernley) I 11 Venture, sor s, Bald Hornet (Marvin) 2 2 6 Frank Agan, b g, Mlkeagan (Patterson) •a', 4 .* ..... 4 6 2 .Daisy S, hr m, Hiatoga Jim (Glogley) 3 8 4 Floral Boy, b h, American Boy
(Crody) ... v 6
Dr. Snyder,
4 S
b s, Duquesne (Kis-
sel) r...' • 5dJa
Time—2:12%. 2:15, 2:14%.
Reubensteftn Paces In 2i09 1-4. Detroit Mich., July 6.—Good time was made at the Windsor races yesterday, the pacers breaking the season's record. A large crowd was present Results: 2:24 pacing—Walnut Bud won third, 'fourth and fifth heats. Time—2:22%, 2:16%, 2:96. Tootsie D won flrst heat in 2:21, Dick Smith winning second in 2:19%. Billy Mack, Colonel Lewis and Cut Dia-
mond also started.
2rM trotting—Shadeland Delmonla won second, fourth and fifth heats. Time— 2:15%. 2:15. 2:17%. Dandy Jim won flrst and third heats In 2:15% and 2:17%. Riswood. Fldes Stanton and Wilkes also
started.
2:28 pace—Reubensteln won In straight heats. Time—2:11%, 2:09%. 2:10%. Jo He, Palmetto, Lord Ferguson, Little Fred, Simmons and Barney 0 also
started.
The Laporte Races. Laporte, July 6.—Fine weather, fast track, fast time and fair attendance were the features of the closing of the Laporte races yesterday. Dot L won the seventh heat and flrst money In the free-for-all
yesterday, . was third. Time—2:23%, 2:24. Prairie Boy won the three-minute trot: Dexter L second. Accident third. Best tima—2:35. Antidote won the 2:35 patee; Tony Hill second. Four others were distanced. Best time—2:27. • __ Red Bell won the free-for-all pace after losing the flrst heat to Walter Wilton. Barry C got third money. Three other* were distanced. Time—2:22%. 231%, 2*19%, 23L PHRflONAL AND SOCIAL.
die.
or * half-mile and more. He savtly in timber, besides flfty tree* Preston McCarty, in -
■ adjoining, also suffered much destruction of growing timber property. The storm disap-
suddenly os it came.
Last Evening’# Fires.
*t 96 Telser street, owned by
aann caught fire last overheated oven. The M West North street . the extent of $5 by fire.
lercr’s Sniefde.
. July 6.-tE11 Allen, wbo. killed Jdhn H. Clapp in
_ er tn commit
d won the heat from Bowers • e jTTOTBBPAT’S WINNERS.
Coleridge, Graydon and Bourbon
Putcbcu—The Knee* In lletaU.
The field was shaken up In the faces yrsterdhiaafternoon. The races were the best of me meeting, and the fields the largest The 2:50 pace developed so many “craolter-jacks" that the talent was at sea for a time, and only an amount of luc k equal to a ton of coal saved them from a rapping. When the 2:50 pacers were sent airay American Lad, the Rumbargets’ green pacer, who hod pole position, went to the front and was not headed during the mile, although Sidmont made a great dive for the' heat in le* the stretch. American Lad passed under »t the wire winner by half a length, with Coleridge third, and Prestora Wilkes
Miss Branham Is visiting la Tsrrs
Haute.
Mr. and Mr* Robert Dorsey are traveling in the East. Mr. and Mrs. Newberger, of Chicago, are guests of Dr. and Mrs. PinkMrs. Frederick Brown, of Crawfordsvllle, is tbe guest of friend# here. Miss Eliza Browning has returned from a few days’ visit at Spencer. Miss Julia Walk will go to Maxlnkuckee next week for a short visit. Mrs Lincoln Payne, of Danville, HI., is expected to-morrow to visit relatives in the city. Mrs. H. H. Reed left the city to-day to Visit Chicago and other places further in th# Northwest. A party of young people, chaperoned by Mrs. Alexander Jameson, went out to Fairvlew last night. Mrs. M. V. Marshall will return home to-morrow evening from a visit to her brother near North Vernon. Mr* Albert Baker and daughter Nellie, will leave next week for Bar Harbor to stay until September. Mr. W. J. Holliday and party who have been spending a week at Martinsville returned home to-day. Miss Bessie Hendricks and Mr. Allan Hendricks are camping with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Forsyth’s party at the Shades of Death. \iiaa Margaret and Miss Lavlnia McKenna will go to Cleveland soon, and after remaining there about a week, will visit relatives In Fairfield, O. Miss Estelle Stern and littte sister, Eugenia, accompanied by a party of friends, went to Turkey Lake to-day. They will spend the Jammer at the Wawasee Club House. Dr. L C. McLain and family, Mr. Burton Parrott and family, and a number,, of young peo >le who intended to 40 to Bloomlngdale Glens this week, have been obliged to post£<m« the trfe
oulred amount from a stack of money which he kept in » heavy chest wider ♦ He bed The robber could easily have secured the entire fortune of the man. but was content to stand by the aneement which he had entered Into. 7 AN INSTANCE OF KINDNESS. Leonardo never forgot his American friends in the mining camp, and &V though he made many raids upon bullion trains, and murdered a large number of the Mexican guards, he was never known to molest an American. Among the few Americans in this city at that time was a young man named Copeland. who was taken down with fever, and, after a long sickness, managed to gain enough strength to walk about oa the street* He was entirely without money and friends, and his great desire seemed Jo be to get back to the States, Tennesssee being his native home. Leonardo heard of the unfortunate condition of this man, and sent word by one of his numerous emissaries that he would like to meet and talk to him at a certain point outside of the city. Copeland well knew that tbe summons was imperative, and his curiosity was greatly aroused as to what could be the nature of the new calamity that was about to sefall him. He kept the appointment, and met the bandit. Almost the flrst question that Leonardo asked of him was whether or not he would ilk* to iSypyefc*** *—»s«»
seat
horse, and
escort then
Zacatecas (Mexico) oor. St. Louis Globe-
Democrat. 'f
At the bottom of a deep and narrow gulch, three miles north of the little village of Herradura, In the heart of the almost Inaccessible mountains of the
W^The C h°»e | “T? • - -• slab at the head of a little mound, which
marks the last resting place of the most desperate, if net the only, American bandit that aver operated in Mexico. Tbe life of this man was full of romance and excitement His flrst appearance in Mexico, so far an known, was in the year 1866. immediately after the olose of the civil war in the United States. He gave his name upon arrival in this city as Charles Leonard, and the Mexicans soon changed it into Carlos Leonardo. Leonardo Informed hie most Intimate friends here that he was a native of Philadelphia; that his parents were rich, and that he served through the war of the rebellion on the Union side and, returned home at the close of the unpleasantness only to find that his sweetheart, whom he had left . three years before, had married another man during his absence. This disappointment was such a shock to him that he resolved to leave home behind #nd try to forget his former bright hopes and promises In some remote section of a foreign country. He proceeded to New York and took passage on the first vessel out of that port, which happened to be bound for Vera Cruz. He remained only a few days at Vera Cruz and then made his way overland to the City of Mexico. He found too much life In that capital and resolved to come to the mtsing camp, which was then flourishing In this city. There were at that time not over a half dozen Americans here, but Leonardo received a hearty welooB** from them when he arrived and was given work in one of the mines, of which one of the Americans was foreman. Leonardo worked steadily for several months and was promoted to the superintedency of one of the burro trains that carted the silver bullion from tbe refinery at the mine to the shipping offices In this city. HIS BANDIT CAREER BEGUN. It was soon after assuming charge of this important work that Leonardo laid the plans which started him upon his wild career of crime. He organized among the force of Mexicans who accompanied each train of bullion as guard a band of bandits. He was several months organizing this band, being very careful as to the selection of his men, none but the bravest and strongest receiving the invitation to join in the outlined work of infamy. After completing his organization Leonardo obtained a few days' furlough. and went Into the mountains alone to select the rendezvous of the band. He found a cave In a remote and almost inaccessible place, and then secretly stored it with provisions sufficient to last for several months, if necessary. He also purchased a large amount of ammunition from the village stare, ana laid In a stock of firearms for the members of, his band. Having completed all these arrangements Leonardo returned to his work at the mihe. and then laid the plot to capture the next train of treasure in which they were placed In charge and conduct the wealth Into the rendezvous that he had selected. The plans were neatly laid, and were carried out to perfection. The guards which were not members of the band were murdered in cold blood and the mules driven off into the mountains with their precious loads. £ . When the news of the crime reached the mine and this city there was the wildest excitement,- and a large fosce of troops started in pursuit of the outlaw* The trail was followed for several miles, and finally led Into a deep gulch. As the soldiers were marching
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charge of a wagon train en mite to the city of Sai) Antonio, Tex. The leader of the Mexican escort placed a bag of gold into his hands at parting, and also gave him a piece, of paper, upon which
bafidlts should any of the numerous bands then operating in northern Mexico attack th* train. THE BAND WIPED OUT. Leonardo and his followers continued their held and successful raids until about the year 1874, when the authorities decided to wipe them out of existence if it required hundreds of men to accomplish tbe task. A large force of soldiers and outraged citizens quietly laid a plan to massacre the band by means of ambush in the same .manner that the soldiers had been treated- by the outlaws In the beginning of their bloody career. They proceeded to a canyon north of the town of
known
_ way to
lezvous,. and stationed
themselves on each side of the narrow and deep passage. They had been there three days when their vigilance was rewarded by the appearance of the caravan, led by Leonardo, who was seated upon a splendid horse. There were several pack animals .along with the outlaws, all loaded dowfl with the fruits of the last raid. When the file of bandits had reached almost the center of the gulch, the command was given the soldiers to fire, and the flrst volley brought every bandit, including Leonardo, off his horse. Several of them were dead and the others badly wounded, but they made a desperate fight before the soldiers' bullets put an end W their struggles. Leonardo killed five of the attacjHaiJ ^
In the first
Th* Board of Pkblio Works this’morning awarded th# contract for tho Implement of Washington street from Bloomington street to Belmont street, to Daniel Foley, at 24.1l a front foot. This is the second section oflith* Washington street, was awarded to August contract for the first section, from^ihe river 40 Bloomington street was awarded to Fulmer A Seibert, at $4A9. The contract for cement aids walks in Walcott street, from Sturm to Washington street, was awarded to August Buthe, at 65 cent# a foot Th# contract to grade and gravel Chestnut street from Grand avenue to Palmer street, was awarded *0 Phillips A Lackey, at 9* cent* . ."Iv'MPi
The board took
olution* to improve
brick sidewaflot Jr
to the flrst alley east of Alabama street; to grade and gravel Andrew* street, from Fourteenth to Seventeenth street: end to grad* and gravel Fifteenth street from Capitol avenue to Illinois street. Final action wa» also taken on th# Pendleton avenue gravel Improvement This improvement will have a total length of T,fe9 feet, and will be 90 feet wide. The resolution to improve the sidewalks was amended so as to stop the improvement at th* first alley east of Orange avenua Th# Improvement of the street was from Clif-
ford avenue to Rural street
Th# board granted the petition Of the •ronerty-owners in Meridian s«
fend the homes of county, Missouri
Black Hawk's who has never been out » related to Daniel Boon*,
ninety-fifth year. 4
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South to McCarty street, to mod-
riflllritaMi a brick
property-owners
from Soul
ify the p 1 pavement and substitute asphalt.
■ ag party from his position on the ground before 1 pired from the wound received
volley.
After completing thejr woric the soldiers, as was the custom In those days, removed the dead bodies of all the follow.ers of Leonardo to the nearest vlllhge,
ere placed on exhibition as .. •'tt'- » The
respeftt and his body was burled near where he fell and a rough board placed
on the grave to mark the spot.
After a Jong search the cave which the robbers had occupied and used to store
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their ili-gi
wealth confiscated by the discoverers.
ten ga:
pled ana usea to store tins was found and the
A few years ago a fine looking old man arrived here and made quiet Inquiry concerning the famous American bandit. To one of the American residents of this city whom he met during hts visit here be stated that his name was F. C. Copeland and that he was a wealthy manu-
facturer in one of the la
large northern cit-
ies of tie United States. He then related
the story of.hls experiences In this city and how Carlos Leonardo saved his life and placed him on the road to wealth
revious resolution for
and substitute asphalt. This
was because it Is believed an asphalt pavement will cause Us* disturbano* to the new manual training school than a
brick one. < ) The Board of Health.
The Health Board met this morning and raised the quarantine on the premises 171 East Court street, which has conttn^ , ued for fourteen days. The persons ; quarantined were Mrs. Thomas Scott, her j mother and her brother. Mrs. Scott’s husband died of smallpox at Chicago. She came here, was placed under quar''antine, and an officer has been at the 'hfliwe dfig and night ever since. Nothing developed, and the quarantine was
raised.
The board this morning adopted a resoJtlon that employes of the department must pay all debts they Incur w the 1 board would act on those presented to if, J
by creditors. .
A communication was received from i Mayor Denny. In reply to an inquiry | from (Secretary Earp, saying that Veter- I inarian Armstrong, of the deoartment of public safety, was not required to perform work for the Health Board. i>r. Armstrong examined a dairy at the re- ; quest of the Health Board and presented 1 a bill for $10, which was not allowed. The Mayor said that the board had no authority to pay him for work dona but he believed that officer* of one department should cheerfully and voluntarily perform Certain labors asked by other de-
partments.
Vories’s Book of School Law. . State Superintendent Vories has Issued a volume on the Indiana school law, which has been in preparation since last September. The book, which contains 282 page* is for free distribution among
Saturdaj's Sale is always an attraction with tis. We make it so. Our Bargain* do the talking. To-Morrow’s Prices
will make things lively here. We only state a lew of the leaders: lor 09c .sssrsz?
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Elegant Chenille Curtains, new patterns, per pair $2.3$.
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penses of his long trip had been paid. Mr. Copeland attempted to get permission from the authorities to have the bod j* of the bandit removed to a more favored spot, but in this he was unsuccessful, and he had to content himself with placing a modest monument *t the grave of the unfortunate man. Nothing could be. learned by tbe Globe-Democrat correspondent concerning tbe relatives of the famous bandit They are said to be still living in Philadelphia. Fa. Cruelties of the Strike. Louisville Courier-Journal. The strike has unfolded storte# of conscious cruelty that seem almost incredible, and that.put the strikers guilty
inf
fled, end the death-
bf the column. The shots were fired by the-bandits, who were ambushed behlndTirees and bowlders at the top of thgoanyon. In the face of this deadly fife tbe soldiers could not be controlled, and those who were not shot down at
the first volley tuVned and
could not be Induced to enter the trap again, and their officers were obliged to return to this city without capturing the bandits, or even so much as harming one of them. A few a&ys after this occurrence a drove of burros which had been used to carry off the treasure Were all found grazing near the min* They had been -driven back by some members of the •band, there being no further use tot tne animal*
RAIDS ON THE RANCHES.
Leonardo and his accomplices then began a campaign of systematic raids upton the ranches of the states of Zacatecas and San Luis FotosL They seldom molested live stock, except to secure sufficient"”meat to supply their larder, their sole object In their attacks being money and valuables. Leonardo led in person all of his daring expeditions, and his treatment of and heartlessness toward women were terrible to witness. It was seldom that a raid upon a haciena was mads that be did not brutally murder some female member of the household. He would not shoot down a man In cold blood, but If any resistance was shown the ready pistol was immediately brought into play, (and no amount of pleading could then save the
life 6f him who sought to
robber’s Intentions. This band numbered originally fourteen persons, but In the flsst year /Of (heir operations, three of them were killed, and their
places were never refilled.
Leonardo came to be feared by the citizens, travelers and authorities so much that it was seldom that any resistance was offered when he made an attack. It is related that on one occasion he visited this city alone, without any disguise. He called on one of the high officials of this .district and Informed that gentleman in a quiet, but emphatic manner that a certain amount of tribute would from that time on be required of him each month, and that the money must be deposited in a certain spot a short distance from the city, where it would be called for on a certain date. Tbe official was the acme of politeness toward the bandit leader, end assured him that he would take pleasure in complying with the terms required, and that he would never have cause to complain of the amount not being regularly forthcoming. Tbe amount of tribute from the official was not deposited In the designated place on the date stipulated. Leonardo, when informed by one of the band of the fact, immediately started for the city on hia trusty Mexican mustang. He reached here after dark, and Immediately proceeded to the home of the delinquent contributor. He coolly entered the house of the officer, dragged him out of bed, and demanded to know why the money had not been placed at the soot agreed upon by them. The rrtffntened official pleaded that he had for-
the date, and offered to make
wen
mote points, but there la e
Indifference in the fi<
than
others at rea worse crime eilberate, maa trainload of without food
HP ., . soiM -aE tired
women and the walls of helpless children, and even refusing to let water be brought to them. ThS history pf strike* has no more • repulsive chapter than this Blue Island incident, Nor was this an Isolated case. From numerous points have come stories of hardships suffered by In. nocent train-loads of passenger* tied up by th* strikers midway in their Journey, many of them caught in a race with for the bedside of a loved one,
ney.
Death
.... __ Wll_. tress of mind and body. ,TheM are vi*lble cruelties of which highwaymen Would be ashamed, and no plea Of the right* of labor, or of the necessities of labor's cause can cover up or excuse such warfare on the helpless and Innocent. A Plot Of Anarchists. Rome, J^ly 6.—The Populo Romano states that the authorities are in possession of the proofs of an anarchist plot, directed against Premier Crispl, of Italy: President Carnot, of France; Alexander Hh Czar of Russia, and other heads of European governments. The same authority states that all these were to have been killed In the same week. The Naval Astragal In Place. The naval astragal on’the Soldiers’ Monument is in position and the scaffolding will soon be taken down. President Langsdale inspected the work this morning. and it will be passed upon by the commission at the next meeting. Am Expanding Mind. Texas Sifting* "When I grow up.“~said a little six-year-old philosopher, “shan’t I feel strange for a day or two?"
TVs the Prices We MaKe that induces people to buy. That is proven by the unusual volume of our midsummer business. People will buy if the prices are low enough. Look at these reductions, compare them. Can you find their equal? m Former $20 Bedroom Suites, now $13.75 Former $18 Sideboards, now Former $10 Ice Boxes, now $ 6.00 Former $12 Baby Carriages, now... $ 7,00 Former $30 Book Cases, now— - $20.00 If you have not the ready cash to pay for them all in one payment, we give you the benefit of our Equitable Credit System, which allows you to get them at once by paying a small sum down and paying the balance in small weekly, or monthly payments. No notes. No interest.
71 and 73 West Washington St. and 32, 34 and 36 Kentucky Are.
Inventory Reduction Sale Stock must be reduced one-half before invoicing, and only a few days to do it la FRIOES SLAUGHTERED
GOODS JUST AS
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12 l-2o Lonlaanes, 30 Inches
wide, Handsome patterns, ex-
tra quality goods, sal* price. Bo Bordered apron Peroales, regular 12 l-2c goods, a few of ’ them left at So SO plpees good style dress
prlnti, to doss out before In-
voicing So SO piece* Indigo blue prints, must go nt .3 l-2e A great bargain in Dress Ginghams, have been selling at 10c a yard; inven-
tory sale price, 5c.
Dress Satlnes, good dark styles
lOe quality, before Invoicing
they go nt So Chlffonettes and Chalites, reg-
ular So and 6 l-2o qnnllties,
must be sold before lavolee. .8 l-2e A bargain In yard-wide brown
gheotlng Muslin, 6 l-2e qual-
ity, sale price Be Regular Sc bleached Twill Toweling Crash.... 3 l-2e Pure linen, fast color, red
border Table Damask, 3oe has boon the priee before
stock-taking, selling nt 2Sc
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Men’s Domet working shirts.. Men’s Negligee work shirts.. Men’s regnlnr SOe Negliges shirts Best Indigo blue Shirts 88# Finest unlannderod Pereale and Madras Negligee shirts, worth TBe and $1, **l* at. • • •*, 6®° Men’s Innndered Percale and Madras shirts. Men’s Gance Undershirts 18e Men’s Bnlbrlggnn nuderwenr.. 2»e Men’s Bllk-flnlsh suspenders. 12 l-2e Men’s Beamless Seeks 8e Men’s fast-eoler Tun and Black Books I®* Ladles’ White Lawn Shirt Waists • • • •• **• Embroidery > Trimmed Shirt with ru«o over should***.. . JBd Ladles’ Duek Suits, only $Ua» Ladies’ Ribbed Vests. 5c and.. To Ribbon-trimmed Ladles’ Vests. lOe children’. Ribbed V^ts 8o Ladle*’ Sun-Bonnets.......... iM Misses’ Fn.t-Blnck Hose...... do
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