Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 1897 — Page 8

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1897.

INTERESTING JiNFORAlATION . . .

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CAIPETS

TACKLED BY TWO GIRLS

A III III.. V TlllKV HAD AO TFUlltOlt ron tiiksi: FA I It MAII)i:S. Ml Hllifl Smith find Lot t If- Land Ln11 Trap for a Sneak and Have a Merry Time with Him. For a lonjr time past the morning newspapers have had a great deal of trouble with people stealing papers after they were delivered to the homes of patrons. Thereby hangs a tale that it as amusing as it 1 serious. County Auditor Harry H. Smith has been one of the most constant sufferers on this account. He ways that for koido time past he has received about one paper a. week, although he could hear the paper as it would strike his porch when thrown by the carrier. Mr. Smith has a brave little daughter, Kthel, fourten years of age, who determined that she would do her part to have her papa's paper, and she began to make her arrangements accordingly. She enlisted the sympathies of the hired girl, Iottio Iand, and the two made preparations Thursday night to catch the thief yesterday morning. The paper had always been folded and thrown on to the front iorch by th carrier. The girls arranged to get up early yesterday mornng and lie in wait for their victim. They had prepared their weaitons of offenso and had them at hand. that all was in readiness when they aroso at 5 o'clock yesterday morning. A generous supply of stones gathered from Hellefontaino street had been piled just inside the front door and the hired girl had prepared a good suppiy of hot water a woman's weapon, and a good one too. Thus equipped the two girU took their stand Inside the front door of Mr. Smith's home, at Itcllefontainc street and Christian avenue. Patiently they waited the apKarancA of the thief. They scarcely dared draw a full breath for fear they might scare away their victim before he should get close, enough to be caught in the act. Wide awake at first, their eyes began to get heavy before they saw or heard anything out of the usual order. Finally they heard a noise, and with trembling hearts they threw open the door and made a rush for the thief, whom they could plainly seen standing outside but they were mistaken that time. The carrier had just arrived with the paper. Ho was accompanied by Clifton Dougherty, the Journal agent for that section of the city, who was making the rounds to see if he could discover the thief. Tho two girls immediately placed both under arrest, so to speak, and demanded an explanation. The carrier and Mr. Dougherty were very much surprised and hastened to explain, which they had little difficulty In doing, after which tho brave girls allowed them to depart in ieace. Mr. Smith heard the noise occasioned by this little episode and called to tho girls to go to bed and let the thief alone, but they were not there for tho purpose of iriiiK so casuy uaineu. Mr. Smith and his wife soon found an easy spot in bed and In a few moments were again soundiy sleeping. When they awoke it was with a suddenness that made them think all kinds of direful things were happening. Tho two watchers had resumed their positions after the carrier had left the house and stood patiently waiting the coming of tho thief. livery few minutes hot water was brought from the kitchen range so as to Ih) sure thatn it was in a condition to assist in giving the expected visitor a warm reception. The pile of stones was- examined. The snow of tho night was on the ground, and while it was scarcely dawn the form of any one approaching the house could be plainly seen. .Around the. corner came a young negro. He did not stop to look about him. but quietly stepped over the fence and leaned over the orch railing and stooped to pick up the Journal lying there. The silent watchers could wait no longer. The door flew open and a half gallon cup of hot water was dashed, over the very much surprised negro. "Here, you thief, drop that paper!" called Miss Ethel, after dashing the water straighter than she was ever known to throw anything ln-fore. Taken by surprise the negro did not seem to know Just what to do, but he soon found that retreat was the better part of valor, and he started for the street, intending to step over the low fence, as he had dono in entering the yard. This was not to be accomplished so easily. The girls were not afraid to carry out their plans. With a scream thev made a rush for tho frightened negro. Miss Ethel caught his coat tall and hung on, while Iottio Iind helped by screaming a little more and attacking the thief in front to keep him from Injuring the other girj. Tho light went merrily on. but the big man was too much for the jriris. "With a powerful swing of his body he threw Miss Ethel from him and leaped over the fence. All hope was not lost. A pile of stones had been conveniently placed near the porch and the girls each grabbed one and let lly at the retreating form of the man uh he Jumped the fence. One of tho stones went straight to tho mark, for it sent the negro sprawling onto the sidewalk and into the gutter. All this happened In much less time than It takes to ted it. The Hrst scream of tho glrl3 had awakenel Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Of course, Mrs. Smith, who. on account .of her recent injury. Is confined to her room, could do nothing but scream, and this added to the noise which had already brought heads to most of tho front windows in the neighborhood. Harry Smith Jumped from his bed. thinking that the girls had tackled the thief and wanted assistance in letting go. He saw no weapon of offense as he hurriedly passed through the hallway to where the struggle was going on. Neither did he have time to don attire that is usually worn when people appear on a public highway. The only thing ho could find that would answer his purpose Was a small chair, which he picked up sindthen hurried to the street. He reached the front door Just in time to see? the negro fall from the blow of a stone. Ilarefooted and dressed after the style of "Wiliam Jennings Uryan when making early morning speches. Mr. Smith rushed frantically out of the house, not yet fully realizing that his daughter was not in the clutches of a villlan. lieforo ho reached the gate tho negro had regained. hi feet and was hurrying down the street at a speed that barred chase without more substantial clothing. Dozens of pairs of eyes were now directed toward Mr. Smith from neighlmrlng windows as If expecting him to make a speech. lie retired hurriedly to the seclusion of his 1 home, while the two clrl iratherod nn th. . - - - - i - - - - 1 - . . . . which he had dropped In his hurry to cot to the next place. As a result Mr. Smith's family had the pleasure, of reading seven copies of the Journal of yesterday. Neither of the girls was injured, and strange to say they were not even frightened by their adventure. The Journal has suffered a great deal re cently by the depredations of thieves who steal papers after they are delivered. A reward has been offered and will be paid to any one who secures the arrest and con viction of any one for stealing the Journal. Arrangements have leon made to have a special watchman patrol the district where the greatest loss has occurred and every effort will be amde to stop this petty pil fering. A GOVERNMENT RELEASE. Quartermaster Compton (lei a Settlemrut for 31 1 1 1 1 lis. Supplies. S. M. Compton, quartermaster of the Indiana National Guard, yesterday received Information from Washington that favora ble action had Iteen taken upon his petition to have a large amount of ordnance, ord r.ance stores and camp and garrison suiplies charged off tho account of the Indiana Legion with the government. This is the first case since the civil war where such action has been taken, and will doubtless lvt followed by an Vffort on the part of all States to thus charge off. worthless ac counts. The amount In dollars and cents which the Indiana legion is relieved of on its rec ords is im.TXOC. It Is the custom of the government to charge the state depart ments with every article furnished the mili tia und keep charging them year after year, even though the articles may have Ix-en destroyed or worn out. Carrvinc the accounts ia just so much dead weight for the books of record, and is a large burden in keeping tho accounts. Quartermaster Compton has been trying to get an ac counting with the department at Washing ton for a long time. He has been anxious to get the dead weight off his looks, and has nly Just now succeeded, as he tsi alnut to turn the office over to ids successor. The information that the department at Washington has passed upon Quarttrnius-

ter Compton's petition came In the form of the following telegram, received yesterday afternoon: '"Favorable action taken on both proceedings of board of survey and board of officers. Proin rty referred to may be dropped from your returns." This was signed by Joseph II. Doe. assistant secretary of war. The property referred to includes everything which the State militia lias ever got from the government, and which has been lost, destroyed or worn out. Every belt, buckle, button, weapon or article of metal has been saved, no matter how badly battered or worn. The larger part of the property, however, has been consumed in the natural course of wear and tear. The privilege of dropping the stuff trom the records and from the returns which are made to the department at Washington will greatly simplify and lighten the work of the cpuartermaster. MORE DELEGATES NAMED

will I'ltmiAHLY in: roo liF.un to 3i o i:ta i i v eo fi : it i: cis. EficournKint; Letter Continue to Come from .ill Turin of the Country Hecent Selections. It is now believed by the executive committee of the monetary convention that the number of delegates will exceed The East Is very enthusiastic and will te well represented. Various communications are being received from the South, and they fully indorse the movement. Memphis Is unablo to send any delegates on account of the great rush In the cotton market. The other larger cities will be represented. New York and Ilrooklyn are expected to send the largest delegations, and many of tho best financiers of those cities will at tend the convention. Tho delegation from Pittsburg, Pa., is composed of the foremost and principal members of Its chamber of commerce, all of them being thoroughly conversant with the money question. The manufacturing cities of tho East are all to be more or less represented, and many of tho smaller ones unable to send delegates heartily Indorse the movement. The convention is expected to be a success In every sense of the word. A letter received from Frank S. Gardner, secretary of the New York lloard of Trade and Transportation, suggests that the convention be well advertised, so as to insure a large attendance. Every effort is being put forth by the executive committee to carry Mr. Gardner's suggestion into ef fect. It Is proposed by John O. W. Cowles, president of the Chamber of Commerco of Cleveland, O.. that E. O. Stanard. of St. Louis, be elected temporary chairman of the convention. Charles S. Fairchild. exsecretary of the treasury, is expected to tfpeak sometime during the convention. The following is a list of the delegates received yesterday: Nashville (Tenn.) Chamber of Commerce W. W. Berry, Edgar Jones, Hon. J. C. McReynolds. Kansas City I (Mo.) Commercial Club M. V. Watson. George F. Putnam, C J. Hubbard. Kichard II . Keith, J. C. James. Jackson (Mich.) Merchants and Manu facturers' Association Hon. Eugene Pringle. Newark (N. J.) Board of Trade Benja min Atha. George B. Swain. J. A. Iebkuscher, James A. Coe. E. S. Campbell. Easton (Pa.) Board of Trade Robert E. James. John F. Gwinner. Charleston (S. C.)' Chamber of Commerce F. Q. O'Neill. Hartford Conn. Jacob D. Greene, M. S. Chapman. Henry Ferguson, W. J I. Whaples. John H. Hall. Springfield (Mass.) Board of Trade Uhas. E. Adams. Yonkers (N. Y.) Board of Trade S. T. Hubbard. Jr. Erie (Fa.) Uoard or Trade Hon. Edward Camphausen, W. J. Sands. Minneapolis (Minn.) lloard or Trade J. W. Barnes. T. II. Walker, Henry Hill. Elizabeth City, N. J.-Charles N. Fowler, Frank Bergen, William 11. Kankin. Peter Egenolf. Baltimore (Md.) Board of Trade Charles C. Hnmcr, Eugene levering. Meriden (Conn.) Hoard of Trade Charles I j. Fpham. Charles E. Rockwell. N. E. Bradley, A. Chamberlain. Pittsburg (Pa.) Chamber of Commerce John B. Jackson, D. McK. Lloyd, John If. Rlcketson, C. L. Fitzhugh, James Hemp hill, William L. AbIott. James W. Brown, George M. Laughlin, C. B. Shea, John R. McGinley. Dayton (O.) Board of Trade E. M. Thresher. Torrenco Huffman. E. Morgan Wood, W. J. Shuey, J. D. Whltmore. A COMING FISTIC EVENT. Kid Williams and Carl Steelt Matched for a Finish Fight, An agreement was made last night be tween "Kid" Williams, of tho city, and Carl Steeb, of West Indianapolis, and their backers, according to tho terms of which the principals are to engage in a light to a finish for a purse of $r0 In the near future. The local sports have been trying to ar range for a fight between Williams and Steeb for nearly a year, hut until last night no arrangements satisfactory to both par ties have ever been made. According to the agreement the winner Is to take the entire purse, and as both men are anxious to fight, the affair promises to be an interesting one. Williams and Steeb will both immediately go Into hard training for the event, and it is claimed that both men will enter the ring in fighting trim at ll'O pounds. "Kill Williams has already engaged In a number of finish fights. He put out Dan O' Donald, of El wood. In six rounds at Edlnburg recently, and also fought a twentyround draw with Ed Skotchki. of SMeibyvilie. Although this will be Carl Fteeb's first finish fight, he Is not unknown in the local fistic circles, and has been an active participant in many of the recent sparring exhibitions. There will be a sparring exhibition held at Celtic Hall next Monday night, the principal event at which will be a ten-round !out between "Ted" Britton and Blackwell. Friends of these two men have often tried to make a match between them for a finish right, but without success, and it is believed that their alleged "sparring ' will prove to be a hotly contested fight. ANOTHER PLAN. F. M. Cosby oold DIk h Dlteb Around the Courthouse. Yesterday F. M. Cosby submitted to the County Commissioners a plan for improv ing the courthouse yard that Is different from any that has yet been offered. It contemplates cutting away the dirt from the walls of tho building down to the level of the floor of the basement, for a distsir.ee of thirteen feet from the foundation From this point the lawn will be terraced up to Its present grade and the outer por tion of the lawn will be changed very little, A cement walk would be laid around the building and next to the terrace he would have a gutter to carry off the water. The foundation wall? that would be exposed he would finish with cement in the color of the present suierstructure. He thinks this work could be done for about -.auu. I he com missioners do not look upon It with a great deal of favor. lleaulMitlon on Kentucky. Governor Matthews yesterday issued a requisition on the Governor of Kentucky for the return to this State of James F. Hleronymous. who Is wanted in Jasper county for embezzlement. He is under ar rest at Lawrenceburg. Ky. A Strong Combination Thnt Mny Ilent Mr, Fair bunks. The Denlson lobby fairly swarms with farmers that came to work against the In dianapolis candidate for the Senate. Many of these rural gentlemen imagine that the entire State should be run by farmers, lust because Governor Mount happens to be one of them. This feeling has caused the dele Kates from towns and cities to concentrate their strength on Mr. Fairbanks, as every one who knows him has the same conn dence in his ability that the masses have in the correctness of the scale that bears his name. All those who cannot see their way clear to cast their vote and support Mr. Fairbanks had better take a dose of Haas's Liver Pills, as they are the best medicine on earth to clear the head, cure sick headache, biliousness and kidney trouble. Those sutTerlng from a iad colo or the grip should take Haag's Cold anc Fever Capsules, as they give relief In a half hour and usually cure a bad cold In a day. The price of either of the above medicines Is J cents t Ik)x. As they an not patent medicines, there is no cut in tho price.

JACKSON DAY ORATORY

MLVEIUTKS MAKK AN OTKMNCl TO scow: JioxcY coFEiu:cn. MuttheiTN, Mianklln, Smith mid Kern Have Little to Sity of Their Patron Saint, hat Much for Silver. The Grand Opera House was pretty well fdled last night by advocates of the new Democracy on the occasion of the celebration of-the anniversary' of Andrew Jackson's great victory over the British at New Orleans in The celebration was more In the nature of a Democratic wake, and there was plenty of good spirit to cheer the fainting heart, for there were gathered there three of Indiana's most eloquent and humorous talkers. Little attention was paid by the speakers to the memory to which the remarks were supposed to be addressed. It was a strange coincidence that each of the three speakers and the chairman of the meeting had more to say about the coming monetary conference in this city than he did about Andrew Jackson. There Feemed to be something about the conference distasteful to the gentlemen, and they exhausted all their logic and wit in deriding it, though taking the pains at frequent intervals to say that it was with a spirit of Christian fairness only which prompted them to ask some very Impertinent questions and say somo very cutting things about It. When Parks Martin, chairman of the late Popocratlc State committee, called the meeting to order there were, besides the speakers and Governor Matthews, upon the stage Judge David Gooding, Sidney II. Mcoo, Lorenzo Dow Moody, V. J. Kelleher, John F. White and other more or less noted Democrats and Fopoerats. The stage decorations were simple. A large American flag hung la the rear and another was draped alove the footlights, and still another was used as a covering for the speakers' table. At the right, near the box, was a. portrait of Isaac P. Gray, and on the left that of Andrew Jackson. There were no ladles on the stage, and but few in the auditorium. Mr. Martin Introduced Governor Mat thews as the chairman of tho meeting, and the Governor said that he felt it a great honor to be called on to preside on such an occasion. Ho said it made him proud. He was also proud of the fact that the committee had agreed that no speech should be mado by him, as there had been provided three great, big, handsome and eloquent gentlemen for that purpose. But ne was constrained to remark in passing inai jacKson day was a sacred one In the history of the Democracy and that there never was a more fitting time than the present to honor his memory and infuse into the life of the Nation more of his spirit. He also thought it a good time to declare that he would .never forsake the cause which he had espoused until the "true anu constitutional bimetallism had become an existing fact. This declaration was loudy applauded and the Governor went on to say that the prosperity and contentment of the people depended upon this action. ihe Governor then drifted into a dis course upon the recent election, opening wnn me statement that U had been a fight against fearful odds. He said the Democratic party hud been compelled to cope with the allied power of wealth and greed. The monetary convention then attracted his attention. He could not understand, he said, how it was that business men who, before the election, told the people that the money system was good enough could now be encaged In a confer ence on the theory that the money system Is not only not good, but Is positively dan gerous, lie wondered IT these men were really deceived themselves, or did they selfishly and wickedly enter into a plot to deceive tho people? BUT HE HAD NO SPEECH. "It was promised," said the Governor, "that on the defeat of our platform made at Chicago, and its standard-bearer, all the factories woull open and business would revive along all lines. And yet the factory doors are Mill closed and there Is no revival of business. There is still the same thousand? of unemployed people going from town to town about the country seek ing anxiously for work which is not for them. We were told that when McKinley should bo elected prosperity would dawn, iiA yet business failures are frequent and banks come crashing down and there Is an era of tlstress, despair and se If -de-st ruc tion. I tell you, my fellow-Democrats, that the great struggle for the flee and unlimited coinage or both gold and silver is on and will never cease." Just as tho applause which this latter statement brought forth started the elec trician of the opera house came to the. conclusion that there ought to be a little more light upon the stage, and he turned on the red lights in tho files. Somebody si.outed that they wero burning red tire, but It was only the red Incandescent lights and they were turned on by a man who was wholly unconscious of anything that was being said on the stage. Governor Matthews continued at some length. He paid a h'gh tribute to tho name of William Jennings Bryan, who had been invited to be present last night. He read a letter from Mr. Bryan in which tho boy orator regretted his inability to lie present to participate in the celebration. A letter on the same lino from Benjamin F. Shlvely was also read. Governor Matthews then Introduced J. G. Shanklln, of Evansvllle. Mr. Shanklln facetiously remarked that he had been looking for that business rebound into prosperity but had been unable to find it In Evansvllle. He had also failed to find it here and thought it might have been blown away by a blizzard. He recalled the statement that good times were to come after the election in ease of McKinley' 8 success. After the election he said the date of tho coming of good times had been postponed until Jan. 1, and that time had come and gone and the three days of grace had been allowed and still the good times did not come. He found that there wero some bright spots in the vale of defeat. He found that the untrammelled voice of the American people was for the r-Mrnfro ni it form. He Informed his listen ers that it used to be the custom for a toterie of Interested individuals to meet in the parlor of a New York banking house i.rd f jimulate Uu platforms of both political parties, then to contribute to the campaign funds of both parties and stand by and see the light with much the name feeling as the woman who faw her husband and a bear engaged in a fight, when she remarked that she did not care much which won. The fact that the people who met at Chicaga broke nwuy irom mu cus im Kr.-mirht down noon the party the bos tllity of the coterie of gentlemen. If It had r.ot been for this fact, he said, they might tui Iviva "lirnthcr" Bvnum with them. This remark caused laughter and applause followed tho next remark that the party had gained great strength from the Populists which it could never have had if the oid corrupt methid had been followed. Mr. Shanklln admitted tl at the Popocratlc campaign had been uphill work and han nmPMxlo I to tell how It happened, lie regarded as "Hvj unklndest cut of all" the action of tho gold uemociais who uau irrnri thtr vMfk upon principle and honor." He then turned his ability at ridicule up-m the Gold Democratic, convention i.nd declared that "they cannot come back now to advise or give advice to us who f:5th in the time of the party's need." He wild, however, that the e;cor was still open to them if they wanted to return with the numiuty m me "Pm but it was not written that the prodigal made it a condition of his return that he be permitted to bring 1 is riotous living home with him. Mr. uKoniiin thm.irht that the Gold Democrats t !n reaehed the husk-catlng period Some of them might still be on the ragged .i rr clover t-eld. but he predicted that before McKlnley's administration is half ever they would le rady tc eat husks and return without conuaier.!. SIIANKL1N "KOASTS" CLEVELAND. Mr. Shanklln. like the Governor, declared that the defeat of Nov. 3 was only a tem porary set-back and that the question of the free and unlimited coinage of silver at tho ratio of 16 to 1 was still a vital issue ami that there would be no compromise "We loved Grover Cleveland once for the enemies he made," said the speaker, "but we don't love him now because of the friends he lias made. He then Jumped in and took Governor Matthews's attitude on the Cuban war ouestion and "roasted Cleveland unmer clfullv for not doing something to benefit the insurgents. Cleveland's record on the Venezuelan dispute was also made the subject of some scathing remarks. He said the whole spirit of the Monroe doctrine U

against arbitration and declared that Cleveland showed great weakness in allowing Great Britain to arbitrate In a way which means submission to the will of Great Britain. Mr. Shanklln close,! with an admonition to the "true Democrats" to stand firm by-the principles of the Chicago platform. Alonzo Greene Smith was introduced by Governor Matthews as a "fighting Democrat." Mr. Shanklln had foreshadowe-d his coming by saying that the speaker who was to follow him had an elaborate address prepare'd which he would read from leautiful typewritten manuscript. Mr. Smith declared that he felt comjwiled. since a certain speech delivered in English's Opera House, to prepare his speeches in this way. He opened with a declaration that any man who is ashamed to celebrate Jackson day is unfit for American citizenship. He Jutm,ed on the money conference with both feet. He wanted the delegates to explain why no mechanics, farmers or Democrats hail been invited. He talked at great length about the recent election and the

questions which were discussed in the camiKjgn. His references to the subject at hand Jackson were brief. John W. Kern wa the last speaker, lie Fald it was a pleasure to honor the name of Jackson because he was a man Mid a patriot whom all America honors and who proved his Democracy by voting the Democratic ticket. He took up the talk about promised nrosneritv and followed along tne lines already mapped out by those who preceded him. but the bulk of his irony was turned against the monetary conference and the men who are to come to this city as delegates. He said, as a citizen of Indianapolis, he would gladly welcome them. but he would like to cross-question mem. He w ould liko to ask them .if they did not close down their factories on the Saturday night before the election and tell their men that if McKinley should be elected the factories would open on the day after election? He would like to ask them if they hail reallv receiveel a large number of or ders to !e filled on the condition that Mc Kinley was elected, ami w iy, now that iwcKlnlev Is elected, are thev not at work fill ing the orders instead of having their fac tories close-d and their employes idle: Mr. Kern also stonned long enough to pay his respects to the General Assembly by saying that it was not formerly a matter of wonder to the public how much it cost to le a United State senator. He paid a high tribute to General Iew Wallace, whom he characterized as a man who hail made Indiana's name famous the world over by his nen and glorious with his sword, lie commented upon the fact that such a man should be pushed aside in the choice of a senator and that the tight should be between two railroad magnates. T1I12 IH SII" 31 HKTS. 'KlnK Clark Will Continue to Edu cate the Great 3Ine. The finance committee of the Indiana BInfatallic League, otherwise known as tho "push," met at the Grand Hotel yesterday afternoon to devise ways and means to "educate the masses." There were present he following members of the committee: Allen W. Clark, John W. Kern. Hugh Doherty, S. M. Ralston. O. J. Lotz and James McCabe. Parks M. Martin, chairman of the State committee, who is followi ng tho plan of another celebrated chair man i-i f stavlnp In town to loss the mem bers cf his party in the Legislature1, was present to give advice, but no funds. The committee succeeded In raising enough to pay for the Grand Opera House last mgni, but not enougn to open neauquariers nere, and tho "king of all the push" will con tinue to educate irom urensuurg as a na.se of operations. He could educate a whole lot more if he were fed from the excellent table set at the Grand, but there is no such good luck, and Grensburg will not lose him this winter. The great celebration did not put as many as twenty names on the register of the Democratic hotel, and tho politicians of prominence rrom out or town wno were here are all included in tho list given above. Mvon Pnntaln Allen of Frankfort, failed to put In an appearance. This Is not due to any lack or entnusiasm upon nis pari, but it is possible that Inasmuch as his term upon the Tax Commission expires before that body holds another sitting, the Monon has neglected to renew his annual mis year. THEY WERE DECLINED Sl"GGESTIOS OF It. T. 3PI)0ALD TO THIS SF.XATOIUAI 3IAN ACilillS. His Great Plnu, and Why It Was Xot Accepted Two Reported Chue G. A. 11. Resolutions. The leaders of the campaign of Messrs. McKeen, Wallace and Taylor for the senatorship met last evening at the Denlson House to confer with Mr. R. T. McDonald, who had come down from Fort Wayne with the announcement that he had a sure plan for the defeat of Mr. Fairbanks. Mr. McDonald unfolded Ids plan and was given respectful attention. Proceeding upon the theory that the backbone of the Fairbanks strength lay in the element of the party that supported Judge Gresham for tho presidential nomination in 1SSS, he advised that it be shown to them that Mr. Fair banks had gono back on tho "Gresham element" In 1S02 and had made a deal with General Harrison by which he supported him at Minneapolis find was in turn prom ised the support of the latter for the senatorship. He also thought it ought to be claimed that Mr. Fairbanks was a corpora tion attorney and a llghUmade against him on that score. The managers of the other campaigns did not have to consider these suggestions long to determine not to accept them. In firnt nlaro. thev do not believe there exists any "Gresham element" in the State', outside of Mr. McDonald, and they are convinced that If they should try to re vive this forgotten line or division, they A. d 1 A 1 . - ft . WOUia lose most oi uie inenus mey iiavt) j n .1 m:ilr nn new ones. In tho second place, they put no credence in the absurd notion of a man or tienerai Harrison s caliber entering into a "eieal," and nobody elso would. In the third place (and this reason would havo been sufficient without the others), they have no inclination whatever to enter upon a personal campaign of charge's and recriminations. The senatorial contest has been all along clean, dlgnlfie-d, free from any sort of tactics calculated to degrade It or to leave any sore spots in the party, and it is the intention of all concerned to keep it so to tho end. Tho plan of Mr. McDonald was re-spect fully declined. There was a perceptible eiuieting down in the senatorial race yesterday. The only ripple was a current report among the Fairbanks following that one senator and one representative had joined them from the other side, and this was denied. Most of tho members scattered out to their home's last evening and It is likely that eiulet will reign until Monday next. James Price Post, G. A. R., ef Tipton, last nlirht Trusted jl resolution uminlmoiislv f:ivo'ring the election of Gen. Ix;w Wallace to the united estates Benate. THE PENNSYLVANIA TRACKS. South-Side Citizen Will Hold a Mush Sleeting: on .Monday M&ht. Next Monday evening there will be a mass meeting in Mozart Hall for the pur pose of discussing the proposition that the Pennsylvania Company has submitted to the Board of Works and w hich the board is about to accept, to allow the laying of sev en tracks across South Delaware street. The citizens of the South Side are verv much opposed to this and intend to tight it to the end. A meeting was held at Mozart Hall last night to make preliminary ar rangements for the meeting next Monday. There will be a number of epeakers present. among them General John Coburn and ex Judge Ayres, who will give the people all the light on the legal and other phases of the question in their power. Insane Woman Locked I' p. Jennie Smith was last night brought to the police station and locked up on a charge of Insanity. She had been annoying smt people near the home of Officer Caplinger, claiming that she had been run over by their hore and buggy and that money was due her in consequence. She gave- her occu pation as that of a nurse and said she had lately been employed by a family on Cllf ford avenue. ' ew Incorporations. Blair & Falley Company, of Terre Haute; capital stock, $10,000. Metamora Lodge No. 415 Knights of Pythias. Campbell, Ervin & Company, of Berne; capital stuck &00Q.

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SI RET Y OF PEACE PROCEEDINGS IlKIX; OCT A LO.G STORY. Merchant Oliver Fears for Ills LifeStory of u Constnhle and Justice of the Peace. Proceedings which have loen begun In Magistrate Lockman's court have brought to light a nelghborhoenl row of more than ordinary interest which is nourishing in the little town of Acton, twelve miles southeast of the city. Yesterday, on the complaint of John W. Oliver. Willis J. Kltley and Oscar Williamson wero placed under bonds in the sum of $300 each to keep the peace. Oliver is the keeper of a general store at Acton, and declares he is in eonstant fear of his life at the hands of the two men and others whom he does not name in the complaint. He says that he has frequently had experience which led him to believe that he would be kille-d if he did not take some precautionary measures to prevent violence from the men. A short time ago he says he was standing in his store showing pome goods to Wesley Rouse when a crowd of half a dozen men, including Kltley and Williamson, was standing cn the railroad track in front of the store. Without warning some one in the crowd threw a coupling link through the glass door and it fell upon the floor near where he had been standing but a moment before. This instance was only one of many, Mr. Oliver says. He claims that when he opened the store a few days ago he found a noto addressed to himself which was a warning for him to leave town. The note Informed him that If he did not leave within ten days lie would be tarred and feathered, ridden on a rail and then taken to the river and drowned. Ever since then Mr. Oliver says he has had two men go with him everywhere he goes at night. They go to the store after him when he closes up and escort him home. Oliver further saj-s that Williamson's father carried a shotgun several months for tho purpose of killing him. Just what Is the cause of the appparent feud, is hard to dete-rmlne from the interested parties. It la probable that it grew out of an imbroglio In which the justice of the peace, located there until recently, and his constables were Involved. The general store which Oliver keeps is owned by W. W. Hubbard, of this city. Oliver is manager of the store. It seems that some time ago the justice of the peace of the place issued an execution against some personal property belonging to Oliver, and that a levy was made and the goods taken were sold. Among the goods sold was a scales. which it was afterward learned was not the property of Oliver, and not subject to exe cution. The grieveti person, the owner of the scales, sued the constable who made the levy on his bond, and the constable Is now spending his days in Honduras.' Ills bondsmen compromised the case somehow by paying the value of the scales and then sought to recover by suing the Justice of the peace on his bond. The Jus tice or the peace is now not a resident of Acton, though nobody charges that he left on account of the suit. He lives at Martins ville and occasionally returns to Acton, though not to net in his official capacity, for the justice-of-the-peace business in mat settlement is not nourishing. Kltley was a constable under this Justice of the peace and is still acting as constable, tak ing his business from the court of the mag istrate at Bethel. It Is said that the ill feeling engendered by the action of the con stable In levying upon Oliver s goods and the suits which have followed are responsible for the strained relations now existing between Oliver and the constable and his friends. Magistrate Lockman listened to the state ments made by the parties to the trouble and then continued the case until Jan. IS. While the crowd of Acton people was In the courtroom a man named Bajley stepped up to liiiver anu said: Now we will settle that matter alout you charging that 1 stele your chickens." Oliver told the man that he did not see how the matter could be adjusted in the present case, but the man insisted that he would demand an investigation by the court. While the men were disputing Mr. HublKird interfered to quiet the men. "Oh, you had better keen out of this." said Bailey. "I might be induced to tell how I happened to leave town so early on a handcar on election day." From this little bit of conversation and others overheard, together with the stories of the parties interested in the case, it would appear that the community of Acton. in spite or its contiguity to the camp ground, is as a family divided against itself. Oliver, it is said, was formerly a mer chant at Greenwood. RUSIE'S CASE AGAIN. Suit Filed In Trenton, . J., Asking for nn Injunction. Amos Rusie filed suit In the United States Circuit Court, of Trenton, N. J., yesterday Against the managers of the New York IJaseball Club. The allegation is that the constitution and agreements of the National Association are contrary to law. Rusie asks for an order restraining the New York club from continuing to hold him, on the ground that such an act is against public policy. It. O. Hawkins, of this eity, Rusie's attorney, has been in Trenton making aN rangements for the suit. He says the nilt was tiled in Trenton in order that it might be brought through a United Htates court, as the New York ball club Is Incorporated in New Jersey. Mr. Hawkins has no doubt the Injunction will be granted, for he deems it unlawful that any corporsitlon should ex ercise such supreme control over Its em ployes as has been attempted in Rusle's case. Itusle says he played with the New York club during the season of at a salary of Jr'i.UW, and was reserved for the season of For this he was offered only J2.40U, which he refused. He now seeks to have the original contract set aside so far as It provides for his reservation as a plavrr on tho New York team on the ground that the contract is void because the club did not agree to pay him $ti,00ii for IStHI and. secondly, because it had not paid h'.m one cent for his services in hW. lie also makes the point that the New York club is seeking to deprive him of an opportunity to make a living in his chosen calling, and maintains that the provision of reserving ball players by teams for following seasons is against public policy and ought therefore to be declared null and void. He asks for a decree ho that the National league will be restricted from imposing any penalty against any club that may hereafter engage him. Called for Other 1'eople's Mnll. Harry Jones, representing himself as an agent of the IJowen-Merrlll Company and other book houses, was held In $1,000 bonds yesterday morning for violating the postal laws. He obtained mall at the postorfico directed to others and dipoyed of it to the various newsd ;alers. Jcns pleaded Insanity when arrested. He is the son of a Presbyterian minister of Indiana. Died nt the Arp of UVJi. Armstead Meeds, a colored man, who claimed to be 102 years old. died yesterday at his home, ft3 Gorman street. He was born in Carroll county. Kentucky. He has two daughters, twenty grandchildren, and twenty-eight great-grandchildren. An Unviable Man. The man who sits at home, surrounded by a happy family, all we'd and hearty, because they all drink a glass or two of the wholesome family beverage, the Home Rrewing Company's "Extract of Malt." In bottles, from its maker. Telephone loGO. Insure with German Fire Insurance of In. dlana. General offices. 29 South Delawara j strt. Fire, tornado and explosion.

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