Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 10 July 1889 — Page 1

Weekly Established in

ABOUT SULLIVAN AND KILRAIN

Thus fn Brief is the News from the Men who Occupy the Public Mind.

"WHY KILRAIN WAS NOT FIT Jt TO FIGHT.

Sullivan on a Spree in New Or leans Last Evening—What Muldoon Says.

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NEW ORLEANS, July 9—The pugilists and their friends who created such great furore for the past week or two have ail left the city, and the populace are gradually quieting down and affairs assuming their normal condition. Kilrain, who was believed to have received such terrible punishment about the body, appeared this morning to be as fresh as the day before the fight. On his return from the battle field he was conveyed to the Southern athletic club rooms and given a bath, after which he retired to his room. He vomited a greenish subHtance, some of which has been kept for analysis in order to tell whether he had been dosed (as he intimated) or not. Every conveniece and accommodation was accrded him, and the janitor of the club assisted in attending to him. Rumors that Kilrain had been suffering from disease had been freely circulated, and in order to satisfy himself whether this was true or not, the janitor watched Kilrain. lie was evidently suffering great physical pain, and appeared to walk with difficulty. The janitor W«B finally convinced that not only were the reports true, but that Kilrain had recently had a surgical operation performed on him. Dr. Dougherty, of Philadelphia, had been attending to him, and Kilrain had been taking medicine ever since his arrival here in fact on the day of his arrival he was seen '/aking medicine from a vial, but this, at the time, was believed to be some preparation which was intended to assist him in getting into condition for the fight. Dr. Dougherty stated to some of the members of the club that he had been treating Kilrain for a "boil" from which he had been suffering for some time. These facts only became known in the club to-day and the consequence was that there a reversion of opinion in regard to Kilrain and some of the members remarked, when he had gone, that they wished they had never invited him. Professor Donovan stated that he did not know anything of this prior to the fight, otherwise he would have had nothing to do with it or he would not have allowed Jake Kilrain to enter the ring. Since the fact has become known, Kilrain's sluggish movements while walking, his disinclination to strip and his aversion to take exercise as well as Mitchell's care that he should not take any, and Kilrain's troubled looks and his rather cadaverous face, in fact a hundred strange actions, words and looks are all attributed to this.

Prof. Robinson, in charge of the pupils of the Southern athletic club, who witnessed the fight, stated openly on the train while returning that the fight was a colossal fake from beginning to end, and that Sullivan and Kilrain were both parties to it. This explained Sullivan's magnanimity towards Kilrain when he had him at his mercy several times during the fight when he could quite easily have knocked him out. He professes to know all about sparring, find has seen a number of prize fights, and is competent to judge. His assertions are made openly to the members of the club and have_evoked no Itfjiecomment. Som? jffege that he is'mistaken, for too "1 many heavy blows were hit, and the poincipals received too much punish ment. Kilrain arose this morning and desired to take a bath in the swimming tank, but was not permitted to do so. At an early hour the guests of the club gathered together their wardrobe and commenced packing up, and at 7:15 o'clock Kilrain, Mitchell, Murphy, Pony

Moore and Dr. Dougherty left in carriages for the Texas & Pacific depot, and, boarding the train, left for the North via Texas, in order to avoid going back through Mississippi, where they feared arrest. Mr. Stevenson, Kilrain's backer, left the oity yesterday afternoon via the Queen & Crescent line for home. Kilrain was not suffering the least inconvenience from the body blows he had received and was

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tapped him in the ribs and chest with his fingers without causing Kilrain much pain.

At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, John L. Sullivan and party left by the Queen & Crescent line for home.

It is stated that Mitchell knew of Kilrain's ailing but that Donovan did not. Marsh Redon, of this city, has deposited $100 to make a fight between the St. Joe Kid and Fallon, of Brooklyn, for from $1,000 to $2,500 a side, the fight to take place in November, within 200 miles of New Orleans, Wm. E. Harding to be stakeholder and to appoint a referee.

Sullivan says he will not accept the Bo-called championship belt either for his bulldog or himself, feeling that that is not necessary to establish the fact that he is the champion pugilist. He will remain here several days as a guest at No. 29 north Rampart street. This evening he will be given a reception by the Young Men's athletic club.

Joe Coburn thought the fight a moat excellent exhibition of the manly art. He looked upon Sullivan as a wonder, and beyond all preadventure the greatest fighter in the world. At first he was surprised that Sullivan had not knocked out Kilr iin much sooner than he did, but this was satisfactorily explained when the injury to the champion's left hand was made known. He did not think Sullivan as good a man Monday as he had seen him in other years, but he was satisfied that he would never be asked into the arena again. His training under Muldoon and Cleary was admirable, its results surpassing all expectations. Coburn calculates that Sullivan's share in the mill will net him about twenty thousand dollars.

Said Coburn to-day: "Were I to be called on to fight Sullivan, when the blanket was taken off find his matchless proportions were displayed, I would say:

'Sullivan, take the money I don't want it it belongs to yon.'" Later.—John L. Sullivan, William Muldoon and Cleary are still in the city and are at their old quarters on Rampart street. At 4 o'clock this afternoon, Sullivan and Cleary went to the Spanish fort in a carriage, and on their return stopped at the store of a friend of theirs on Esplanade street, where they indulged quite freely in liquid refreshments. At about half past nine o'clock they reached the Young Men's gymnastic club, where they took a bath, after which they were invited to the parlors, where Sullivan was presented with a large wreath of flowers representing a horseshoe. Sullivan acknowledged the gift in a very brief address. Meantime a large crowd of people had gathered outside, and to avoid these, Sullivan was led to the rear door and let out, returning to his room at about 9:45 o'clock. He was then somewhat under the influence of liquor, and four policemen stood at the corner in case he committed any overt act. Chief of Police Hennessy and John Fitzpatrick, who was referee in the fight, visited him, but Fitzpatrick only remained a few moments. It is said that Sullivan and Cleary will leave the city to-morrow morning on the steamship Hudson for New York, but whether Muldoon goes with them or hot is as yet uncertain. Sullivan's face does not exhibit much of the bruises and cuts he received during the battle.

WHAT MULDOON SAY$.

He Says It WM the Greatest Fight That Ever Took Place. NEW ORLEANS, July 9.—William Mul

doon, the wrestler, who trained Sullivan for the fight, had this to say to an Associated Press reporter to-day, when asked hiB opinion of the fight: "My impression is that it was the greatest fight that ever took place between heavy-weights. The fighting was fast and furious all through, and I don't think the man was ever born who could have whipped Sullivan yesterday. He did not know at the end of the fight he had fought over half an hour. He was as strong as when the fight commenced and could have fought two houre longer if necessary. He refrained from fast and needless fighting by my advice, as I did not want him to meet with any accidents. I consider Kilrain the greatest heavy-weight fighter living, outside of Sullivan. He is a game, determined fellow, and I think if he had fought according to his own judgment instead of taking the cowardly and tricky advice of the men who were behind him, he would not have been hissed by the people present, and the American public would have more to admire in him to-day than at any time sinoe he came into prominence. I don't think he was in condition for a hard fight in this hot climate. He was trained too fine and soon became very weak. I allowed my man Beven pounds to lose in the fight and after the battle was over he was just pounds lighter than when he entered the ring. He was not a bit tired, was cheerful and in no way injured. My advice to him is to live the balance of his life slow and easy and never again enter the ring as a principal. He is now restored to perfect health and may yet live long and enjoy good health if he will only take care of himself. It he fails to do that he has no one to blame but himself. I have always been anxious to prove to the public that he is -a natural born fighter and could fight along and scientific battle if necessary, provided he was properly handled and put into condition. Now, that I have done that, I am through forever with all ring fights. I never again want to see a man knocked about and punished as Kilrain was yesterday. I think boxing a grand exercise and will do all I can to encourage it, but I think ring fighting is too brutal and I want to see no more of it."

Mrs. Kilrain Says Jake Was Dragged.

Jtor.WKE", Ma' July strain said to-night: "I cannot understand by the accounts of the fight by rounds where John (She calls her husband John) did any fighting at all. It was simply running away and falling down nearly all the time. John was not himself. He was a dummy in the ring, and only had sense enough to hold himself up. The fact is he was drugged, and I firmly believe it. The drug was not given to him on the day of the fight, but a day or two before, so that it would work at the

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by Dr. Dougherty, who

roper time. I do not mean to cast any on Mr. Mitchell, but John was not in prime condition. His training, I think, was too sudden. About Mr. Mitchell's acting so strangely and leaving him after the fight, I am at a loss to know what to think. I am sure that John will not be satisfied with the reeult of the fight unless he meets Sullivan again."

SOUTHERN PRESS COMMENT.

Governors Nichols and I.owrjr Censured For Their Conduct. NEW ORLEANS, July 9.—Under caption

—'•The Prize Fight," the States says editorially: Tbe marvelous military genius displayed by Governor Lowry, of Mississippi, and Governor Nichols, ot Louisiana, in their combined efforts to suppress tbe Sulllvan-KUraln prize tight, served but to lend eclat to as flagrant a violation of law and order as was ever committed. Our own governor arrayed his troops much on the style of a leader in a deer stalking expedition, and with them he beat the bushes long the byways ot his own bailiwick until he had driven the ^quarry Into his friend, Governor Lowry's ground. There the profound strategy of the gigantic crusade against tbe prize fighters and the vast host accompanying them, began to develop Into a most excruciating farce, such as the comical genius of tbe best opera-bouffe can never equal. Nichols forced the common enemy into his ally's country, and lo! when they huddled there, Lowry's army had either retreated from or become lost in the wilderness In their march upon Rlchburg. It Is impossible to restrain one's laughter at the sight of Governor Nichols forcing a host of lawbreakers to pour Into Mississippi, while Governor Lowery was looking tor them everywhere over the Immense territory of his state without bearing from Nichols or his brave ad-jutant-general, or from the general of the Louisiana troops In the Held. In all earnestness the states never believed that the prevention of crime can be achieved by such a burlesque on military tactics as practiced by civil chief magistrates and militia generals. It Governor Lowry, after his military fiasco, can gather his wits now and issue a requisition upon the governor of any state where SuUlvan and KUntn and their backers may be found, and have them apprehended and brought back to Mississippi to be punished according to law, the example be shall thus set will do more to deter a recurrence of yesterday's lawlessness than the combined use of all the armies of Louisiana and Mississippi, which yesterday added an element of supreme ridicule to the arrant blunder of a funny pair ot governor*.

Jem Smith Challenges Snllivan. LONDON, July 10.—Smith has chal

lenged Sullivan to fight in Europe for .£1,000 a side.

TERRE HAUTE, IND

DR. MENDENHALL TO LEAVE DS.

The President of the Polytechnic Accepts a Position From the Government,

APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT OF THE GEODETIC SURVEY.

He Accepts, is Sworn in and Assumes tbe Duties ol His New Position.

With tbe exception of a few gentlemen, who were consulted by President Mendenhall before he left for the East, the announcement yesterday that he had been appointed by the president to the position of superintendent of the United States coast and geodetic survey was a surprise and bad news to the people of Terre Haute and the friends of the Rose polytechnic institute generally. It was the belief of these gentlemen, however, that Dr. Mendenhall would not accept the government position. Last night the Associated PresB report said: "Professor Mendenhall took the oath of office this afternoon and entered upon the discharge of his new duties." He had been tendered the position before he left here, but as its financial worth was about the same as the one he held here, it was hoped that he would not accept it.

WASHINGTON, July 9.—Dr. Mendenhall'' was born near Hanover, Ohio, in 1841. He received a common school education, but At an early age developed a fondness for the study of mathematics and the natural sciences. He was professor of physios and mechanics in Ohio university from 1873 to 1878, and then went to Japan BB professor of physios in the Imperial university in Tokio. During hiB stay he organized the general meteorological system of the imperial government.. He was also one of the organizers of tbe Seismological society of Tokio. In 1881 he returned to the United States and resumed the chair at the Ohio state university. In 1882 he organized the Ohio state weather bureau service, and subsequently devised a system of weather signals for display on railroad trains. He became a professor in the United States signal service in 1884 and established stations in the United States for the systematic observation of earthquake phenomena. He resignsd from the government service in 1886 to accept the presidency of the Rose polytechnio institute of Terre Haute, Ind., which position he still holds. Besides membership in other scientific societies, Professor Mendenhall has held the offices of vice president of the physical section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is president of the national academy of sciences.

Secretary Window said this afternoon that Professor Mendenhall was in no sense a candidate for the office, and was appointed altogether without reference to locality. He was selected and requested to accept the office solely because of his peculiar fitness for it. His residence at Terre Haute, instead of being in his favor was really, Mr. Windom said, an objection in the mind of the president. It wvs at first feared, continued Mr. Windom, that the people of Terre Haute would not like to have Mr. Mendenhall removed from his prssent sphere of usefulness, but it was subsequently learned that Mr. Mendenhall had himself arranged for a change of residence.

APPOINTMENTS. -.

The President Hakes Several Important Appointments Yesterday. WASHINGTON, July 9.—The president

to-day made the following appointments: Horace A. Taylor, of Wisconsin, to be comifiilsaioner of railroads.

Thoma^CV'Mendenhall,

of Indiana, to

be superintendent^/v-the United States coast and geodetic survey.

Henry W. Diederioh, of Indiiiffl.a..to be consul of the United States to Leipeic. Alex. O. Brodie, irrigation,engineer in the geological survey, has resigned Edward C. Parkinson, of Nebraska, and Isiak D. Luke, of Ohio, have been appointed special examiners in the pension office Wilbur F. McCarron, of Tennessee, has been appointed special agent in the general land office.

It is understood that E. A. Parnem will be appointed chief clerk of the census bureau. He was formerly chief clerk of the agricultural department..

The Censns Bureau Appointments. WASHINGTON, July 9.—Mr. Porter,

the superintendent of the census, says that no more applications for office in his bureau will be considered and no appointments made except those already decided on until after the first of September. After the work of the special agents is well in hand Mr. Porter will take up applications for appointment as supervisors of the census. There are 175 supervisors, and each of them will have the selection of about three hundred enumerators.

Secretary Noble has appointed F. L. Campbell, a law clerk in the office of the assistant attorney general, to act in conjunction with Mr. Joeiah C. Stoddard and William C. Hunt as a board to pass upon the qualifications of applicants for appointment in the census office. In a letter to the superintendent of the census Secretary Noble says: "I shall expect you to submit to me as early as you deem necessary such rules as you may think will besuitable for the guidance ot this board, which I will pass upon. I shall also expect the proofs of the papers to be used at such examination as you propose to submit."

The Cabinet Meeting.

WASHINGTON, July 9.—There will be only weekly meetings of the cabinet during the heated term instead of bi-week-ly meetings as heretofore, and Wednesday has been selected as the day of meeting, the regular Tuesday meeting was therefore omitted to-day. The president had a large number of callers today. Among those who saw him were Secretary Windom, Senators Paddock and Davis, Repreeen tati vee Thompeon, Brewer and Hall, ex-Representative Strait, ot Minnesota, andjex Representative Butler, ot Tennessee, H. N. Martin,

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of New Orleans, and W. T. Parkinson, of Washington territory. A Horse for Secretary Kask.

WASHINGTON, July 9.—General Felix Agnus, of the Baltimore American, called upon Secretary Rusk to-day and presented him with the fine mare which the secretary rode on the occasion of the festival held last May at General Agnus' country seat. She was the saddle horse of the four horse team that pulled the big hay wagon on which the newspaper correspondents were taken from the railroad depot to General Agnus' house, the secretary driving the team. The mare ir a full blood Percheron,17 hands high, and pure white in color. The secretary will send her to his farm in Wisconsin.

A Conference About Pension Business. WASHINGT ON, July 9.—A conference of

more than an hour's duration was held at the office of the secretary of the interior to-day between Secretary Noble, Assistant Secretary Bussey, and Commissioner of Pensions Tanner. These gentlemen sre reticient'concerning the reason for this meeting, but it is said that the condition of the business in the pension office was a subject of discussion, Commissioner Tanner having just returned from an absence ot about ten days in the Weet.

A Respite for a Murderer.

WASHINGTON, July 9.—The president to-day granted a respite in the case of Frank Cappel, convicted of murder committed in the Indian territory and sen tenced to be hanged July 17. A respite is given till August 9 to give the preeident an opportunity to look into the case in response to an appeal for pardon.

The President's Visit to Deer Park. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 9.—The pres

ident will leave Washington for a visit to Mrs. Harrison at Deer Park, »Md., Friday morning. He will remain there until the following Tuesday.

I NEW YORK STORMS.

Report of Great Damage to Property and Loss of Life. SCHENECTADY, N. Y., July 9.—A cloud

buret washed away the Central railroad tracks between Aikens and Tribes Hill stations, about five miles west of Amsterdam, this afternoon, causing another delay to all trains. The wreck of a freight train which blocked all four tracks in the morning had just bfien cleared and delayed trains began to move both east and wset when some of them were caught by this new mishap and a second blockade occurred, more serious than the first. The west bound limited and two other express trains, which left here about three o'clock in the afternoon, came back here between seven and eight o'clock, and were sent weet over the West Shore road. It seems impossible to get any particulars here this eveinng as to how bad the break is or how long it will take to repair it. Some of the trains, hurrying to make up loet time, narrowly escaped the cloud burst, but all did escape. One house was partially washed away, but no lives have been lost.

ALBANY, N. Y., July 9— Advices from Johnstown to-night are that a heavy rain has been falling there Bince early this afternoon. The down pour caused the Cayudatta creek to become a raging torrent, and it soon burst its bounds. Two dams gave way, and the torrent quiokly carried with it the several skin factories along its banks. A number of other buildings and outhouses were also swept away. The Fonda, Johnstown & Gloverville railroad loses seven or eight bridges. There was another bridge crossing the creek, and on it, viewing the flood,were some thirty or forty persons. This bridge was torn from its foundations, but it is not known positively how many persons, if any,were lost. At Fonda, the Central Hudson railroad bridge was carried away almost bodily, taking with it the telegraph wiree, and practically isolating Fonda.

Information received from Fonda is to the effect the water is three feet deep in the streets. Rain is still falling.

Some reports have reached here that a cyclone caused the disaster, while a more serious character is given to the 'story by indefinite and, as yet, uncon-

MRfid rumore of considerable loss of

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complete i«K»liration of wires makes it impossible to "cOHMpupAjlit^ v.with Johnstown at the present hour (10:30). Every effort is being made hereabouts to get definite information.

ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 9.—A rumor of a flood in the eastern part of the state was received here by telephone from Syracuse. There are no particulars and telegraph interruptions make them unobtainable at this hour.

TROY, N. Y., July 9.—Later—A telephone from Johnstown says: The town is in total darkness and nine bridges were washed away. The electric light plant has been washed away, also three skin mills at Gloversville. One body has been recovered.

At 12 o'clock rain is falling in torrents in Johnstown and the flood iB assuming a terrible aspect. Mills and sheds are being rapidly carried away. It is beginning to rain here (Troy) and looks like a heavy storm.

TROY, N. Y., June 9.—12:30 a. m.—A reporter who started out on the 11 p. m. train from Albany to get all obtainable facts about the storm round about Fonda and Johnstown, has not been heard from since. Amsterdam, however, telephones that there are no trains wsst of that point on account of the washout. The telephone is our only reliance of news for facts as to the storm, as it has been thus far to-night.

ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 10.—Dispatches received over the railroad wire here says that the tracks was washed away at Tribes hill, and abridge is gone. One Central Hudson train from the east took the Weet Shore tracks, and was four and one-half hours late at this city. General Roadmaster Otis, of the New York Central, has left Buffalo for the soene of the disaster. He passed through here at 2 a. m.

TROY. N. Y., July 10—2 a. m.—The Long distriot telephone wires are down nothing more to-night.

ALBANY, N. Y., July 10.—A special from Schenectady to the Express tells of the washing away of three bridges at Johnstown. The rumors ot loss of life, the correspondent says, are without foundation.

A cat at Port Jervis digs angle worms, and after biting them into email pieces, feeds them to young canary birds.

WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1889.

SHUNTING

An Old Story of the Double Cross Between "Siiek Men" Told ,•••.•• Again.

A SPRINTING RACE TO CAPTURE MONEY OF SHARPERS.

It was Run at the Fair Grounds in .TUis City—Outside "Talent" Appears on tbe Scene. 4:

One of those high-handed fakes, commonly known as a sprinting race, occurred at the fair grounds yesterday afternoon. The principals assumed the names of T. J. O'Brien and John Henry, the former claiming to be from Paris, 111., and the latter} from Georgetown, 111. The sprinters and their backere began to arrive on Monday night and continued arriving until 4:00 p. m., yesterday. At that hour several carriages and buggies with the sprinters, the visitors and few citizens of the city, started from the National house for the fair ground. The sprinters and their seconds consumed about forty-five minutes inspecting the tracks and choosing a referee and judges. Mr. Redmon, of Paris, and Thomas Godeey, of this city, were the judges, and held the Btring at tbe end of the track, and John Cleary acted as referee. The raee was on the main track, and was a 100-yard a dash. It had been given out that a purse of 1500 a side was for the winner. The runners agreed to start with Henry's break, and after some preliminary practice so that O'Brien could start with Henry, the race occurred, the dash being made in ten seconds. O'Brien won easily. At the start Henry was a few inches in the lead, and so continued for fifty yards. O'Brien then came up even and remained so until within ten paces of the string. O'Brien then took the lead easily and won a race that had undoubtedly been pre-arranged for him to win. The runners passed the limit a few yards, jumped the fence from the track into the grounds, and O'Brien gathered up his garments and proceeded immediately to the carriage, while Henry v- ran to the west side of the amphitheater and awaited developments. Henry's backers were in bad temper, and he did not care to meet them until they had been talked out of the idea of wreaking revenge upon him. Before the race one of Henry's backers announced that the money should be delivered without a word as soon as the race was completed.

The above is merely a superficial view of the races. The inside facts are more interesting. The principaladid not give their correct names. O'Brien's correct name is T. J. Garden and Henry's name is Henry Ray. The two sprinters are partners in the business and this was but one of their exhibitions. Garden has been training at Paris, 111., for some time and registered from that ilace. His home is as liable to be ew York or New Orleans as any other lace,*, but he frequents Pennsylvania, le was backed by the Paris people, of whom but a few came to sse the race, and by one of the Redmond brothers, who were in this city considerably last winter. The party stole away from Paris with as few persons as possible, because the matter was suppoised to have been pre-arranged and they did npt want to divide the money among too many persons. Ray registered from Georgetown, III., but his home is kaowable only by where his hat hangs, and he frequents the same sections of the globe where Garden is to be found, except when he is piaking acquaintances in anew place and preparing to meet his partner. He was backed by D. W. Barnett and others, of Danville, and others from Fowler, Lafayette and Elkhart, Ind. During the day bets of 160,$120, and $300 aside were offered, and taken. One of the men from Paris, Mr. Shoaf, of the Paris Gazette, held $1,800 of the stake money. Other bets amounting to $1,060 were deposited in the National house

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Redmond, the sprinter, drew out $720. Other bete of unknown amounts were made in the city, and a few bets were made on the grounds. In all more than three thousand dollars efffinged hands. One man was

lingering

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that he wanted to see

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cause he was booked for apart of the winnings regardless of who should win the race. But he could not see them. They were not at home to callers. They were at home to callers immediately after the race, but the men who lost were not in a good humor, and abused Rty. D. W. Barnett was probably the soreet of tbe lot and could not find language equal to the emergency. He said: "Our man flopped us there is no question about that, and he did that in spite of the fact that we had saved his life recently. He ran a man by the name of Cooper some time ago and won the race, and he did that in spite of the fact that one of Cooper's backers had threatened his life and mine if he should win. Cooper's backer wrote him a letter saying that he would kill Ray it the latter crossed the line firat, as that was the way he believed in treating rascals. He also threatened to kill me it I interfered. Ray crossed tbe line first and I was there and when the man drew the pistol to shoot him I knocked him down and took the pistol from him. He has been training about Danville for some time and has made the 100 yard9 daeh in 9J4 seoonds. Now he comes here to-day and flops us by being beaten in a ten seco ida race. He could have won the race easily. He and Garden are partners, but we depended upon him, and lost for our pains. I brought several of our friends here from Lafayette and Fowler merely to see a defeat instead of a victory, as it should have been. I told him what I thought ot it, Sand he took it, of course. He couldn't help himself. I am satisfied that he was in the room with the other men and divided the money. Ray could have had $700 of his own money out of it, butjhe preferred to el a

There .wai a lively time in the hotel after the raoe. Ot course the losers did most of the talking. But talking could not reclaim loet money. It is the same old story of cheaters being cheated, that has come to be a part of every sprinting race. It

is merely a confidence game. Ray played his part with the Danville men by winning a couple of races, and they thought this one set up wss fixed their way. But he threw the race. It mi: require several months for them to Worl the same snap in another locality, but they will oertainly suooeed because the ordinary man is always ready to bet on a promised "sure thing" and get something for nothing. But in all such raoes the men who have apparently a certain winning would do as well to toes a penny as to wait for the race.

Ray ran with alight suit of underwear to shield him from the sun and wore a low, soft brown hat. Had his backets been unmanagable he would have taken to the woods and awaited deliverance in secret by his friends. Garden, the winner, wore a small cap and a pair of spiked sandals, the latter being similar to those worn by Ray.

OIL NEAR CANAJOHARie, N. Y.

Petroleum Discovered at Rural Grove—Bxcltement Among the Inhabitants NEW YORK, July 9.—A special from

Canajohaire, N. Y., saya: Great excitement prevails at Rural Grove, in the town of Root, this county, over the discovery of petroleum.

Rumors of the finding of oil at Rural Grove have been heard for months and now there seems to be no doubt of the discovery. A small creek passes through the village and to this most of the horsee and cattle of the locality were taken for water. About two months ago the animals refused to drink. It was then discovered that an oily scum was on the surface of the water and a strong odor of kerosene filled the atmosphere. Aurillian Mollett and W. A. Lothers, two villagers, dipped several pans ot the water and ignited it and the blaze was so high and not that the solder of the pans was melted. Lothers began to secure the oil in bottles and other receptacles, and, after skimming it off, used the oil in lamps, and since then has regularly illuminated hia home with the fluid. Others have done likewise and "catching oil" in the creek is a regular pastime.

The source of the oil is the center of the creek, directly oppoeite the driveway which separatee the property of John Mount and Dr. Sigsbee. Dr. Sigsbee resides in Canajoharie and has just returned from an investigating tour. He is thoroughly convinced that he will reap a fortune from the oil wells on his place. He has with him samples of the crude oil, a bottle of that wbich the earth has refined, and a quantity just as it was dipped up, Bhowing the proportions of oil to the water. The refined does not smell like kerosene, and resembles sperm oil. It is of a golden-yellow color and as clear as crystal. Mr. Sigsbee and Mr. Mount met in this village to-day and drew up articles of agreement to bear equally th» expense of exploration. Men will be put to work at

RATS IN THE PIE.

How a Tammanylte Festival Came to an Inglorious Conclusion. NEW YORK, July 9.—Henry J. Ap-

pel, jr., a young Tammanyite of the Eighth assembly district, was recently appointed an assistant in the office of the corporation counsel. Last night his friends assembled at the wigwam, the headquarters of the Eighth district, at the corner of Grand and Foraythe streets, to congratulate him on his appointment.

The invitation Bent out said that the occasion was to be an "apple-pie reception." The pie that was built for the guests was five feet in circumferance and two feet in depth. The crust was two inches thick. Over one hundred Tammany hall braves surrounded this pie when it was' cut. They were all hungry. When a tunnel had been dug a dozen large rats skipped out, and there was a rush for chairs and the hallway.

The pie had been on exhibition in exAlderman George Hall's saloon, and the rats had got inBide by knawing a hole in tbe bottom. When the ex-alderman plugged up the hole he did not know that the rats remained in their picnic grounds. The Tammanyitee' stomachs revolted and they refused to eat the pie.

A Dangerous Lunatic.

CHICAGO, July 9!—A crazy man, named Dennis Depeva, was found lounging around Judge Shepard's court-room this afternoon after adjournment and was arrested. He said he was looking forjudge Grinnell, who he intended to murder. He said he thought Judge Shepard was Judge Grinnell and he came near shootjjjg him. He was searched and a huge revolvfe"* all the chambers filled, and a wicked ittfite, were Sound on hie person. He was turneu ovo." police.

Slayers of Women to Hang. NEW YORK, July 9.—Patrick Packen-

ham, James Nolan and John Lewis, convicted of murdering women, were arraigned to-day for re-sentence in the sourt of general sessions. Judge Cowing re-sentenced Nolan and Lewis to be hanged August 23 next, and Recorder Smyth fixed the same day for the execution of Packenham.

The Grand Lodfe of Elks.

WASHINGTON, July 9.—The grand lodge of the benevolent and protective order of Elks opened their annual meeting this tnorning at the Masonic temple. A site for a grand lodge and the eleotion of officers is tbe principal work before the meeting, which will sit for at least three days.

A Bishop's Son Murdered.''

BENICIA, Cala., July 9.—J. Hage Winfield, eon of the Methodist bishop of California, was mortally shot here yesterday by J. E. Crooks, in a quarrel over a newspaper article. Winneld struck Crooks in the face, when the latter drew a revolver and put a bullet into Winfield's abdomen.

A Convict Commits Suicide. TROY, N. Y., July 9.—Michael Rooney,

sent from Sullivan county, for manelaughter, was found desd in his cell at the Dannemora state prison this morning. He had committed suicide by hanging. Rooney was 48 years old, and was under a ten-years sentence.'

Dldn'tCareto Serve Ten Team. LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 9.—W. J. Hop-

son broke jail atPrinoeton last night. He is under sen ten oe to serve ten years in the penitentiary Cor murder,

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Several ol the Oil Wells Getting Interestingly Near the Sand.

FALSE REPORTS ARE NOW THE DAILY SENSATION.

Soliciting Aid lor tbe MinersBase Ball Games To-Day— Other Local

The Exchange well is nearly fifteen hundred feet deep, and the fact that it is within something more than one hundred feet of the depth where the* Diall well found oil, has served to start a daily rumor of the finding of oil at this well. There was oil at about thirteen hundred feet, as there was at .the Diall well near by, and to this fact, no doubt, can be attributed most of the sensational reports. The Diall well is now making a good showing, and one of the Eastern men says that it is a phenomenal well because it has continued flowing two months without being Bhot or further developed than when the oil first rushed out over the surface of things the night of May 6th. The 1 Elliott well is 1,160 feet deep, and the Smith well about the same. The "But-ton-Hole" well has ordered two 800-bar-rel tanks to be in readiness when the well is expected to come in. The Elliott, the Exchange and the Kinser are making like preparations.

Soliciting Aid for the Miners.

State Mine Inspector Thomas McQuade, and Mr. W. S. Carpenter, county sclerk of Clay county, are in the city soliciting aid for the striking miners of Clay county.

Mr. E. J. Lawrence, president of the Brazil block coal company, telegraphs the Indianapolis News that the statement that he is in favor of arbitrating the miners'strike is an error. He says the prices offered by the operators leave no cnance for arbitration. Special to tlie Express.

BRAZIL, Ind., July 9.—The number of dependent striking miners, men, women and children, as reported to-day, is 5,754, an increase of 79 over th£ report of last Friday. The total receipts to the relief fund since the same date, $462.43, were from the following sources: National Progressive union,. $85 Cincinnati Poet, $200 Fuller mine, Ohio, '$24 Barnhill, Ohio, $11.28 Evansville D. A. K. of L., $19.45 Sentinel,$51.25 Staunton miners, $30.20 Indiana Tribune, $18 Brazil committee, $23.2o

The Kosedale K. of P. Lodge.

About twenty-five sir knights of thjs city went to Roeedale Monday night, where they instituted a lodge of about twenty members. The work was done under the supervision of Grand Prelate EL F. Williams. The would-be knights of Rosedale had an excellent supper spread for the visitors and kept the dining room open' all night. The visitors completed the work earlier than they had supposed they would, and returned to tbe car, which they had chartered early in the morning and slept until 5:00 a. m., when they returned home. Among those who went from this city were Messrs. Sam Budd, E. F. Williams, T. J. Griffith, Robert Haman, Wesley Hauck, J. A. Nesbit, Frank Fisbeck, W. W. Byers, Ed Westfall, Mr. Lassig. They were assisted in tbe work by members of the lodges from Clinton and Paris.

Base Ball.

The great base ball game of the season will occur at the park at 3:30 p/m.,* to-day, the contesting teams being 4he city and court house gfftigs. It was originally intended to play yesterday and the game was then postponed until to-morrow and they have compromised on to-day. No admission fee will be charged nor will the umpire. receive a salary or leave unavenged derogatory remarks by the a udience.

To-day's games: Terre Haute at Champaign, Lafayette at Danville. Gamee yesterday: Philadelphia 10, Indianapolis 8 New York 9, Pittsburg 0 Boston 15, Cleveland 5 Chicago 10, Washington 2 Cincinnati 16, Columbus 10.

Runaways.

Willis Wide, colored, was badly injured yesterday at Sixtb-and-.^tti'f and Oak streets b,v team used in Dobbs' gTOGfry delivery wagon running into his wagon. One of tbe wheels of Wade's wagon was torn off and he was thrown out.

Mr. Frank Fairbanks' horse slipped the bridle and ran away at Seventh and Main streets, running against Miller Broe.' wagon and breaking Mr. Fairbanks' buggy and harness badly. The hone was caught in the south part of the oity and was scratched in several places but not badly injured.

Adjudged Iusane.

Andrew J. Sickler, of 1,111 Mulberry street, has been adjudged insane. His hallucination was that he had several contracts for building houses. His neighbors had called the attention of the police to his condition. On Sunday be went to police headquarters and com-

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lained that some one had entered his about two in the afternoon on Sunday and taken a silver watch, which he valued at $15, and had also taken a black vest, for which he said he had paid $4.50. Mr. Sickler is 52 years old.

The Indiana Savings Association.

At a meeting held last night the Indiana building and loan association decided to make the monthly date of payment of subscriptions the 24tb, beginning the 24th of this month,. This date is fixed because it is after the paydays on the railroads and nearly all of tbe large manufactories. Already there are subscriptions for $100,000 of the stock.

Big Sale of Salt.

The South Hutchinson, Kansas, salt company, composed of Terre Haute gentlemen, yesterday sold thirty car loads of salt to Armour for his Kansas City packing house, at $5.20 a ton, or about half the price before the Kansas salt field was developed under the encouragement of a protective tariff duty.