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scrimmage between the tough and the policemrvn, nte story conforming to the outline of Prosecutor Wiltsie’s opening statement, given in yesterday’s Journal. Three times t.ul Ferriter attack the policeman, and threa times was the officer compelled to knock the young man down. Hensley offered assistance. but the policeman was sure he could subdue his prisoner. The witness had gone back for the patrolman’s bicycle. When he returned Ferriter was fitting on me brewery office steps, in a semi-crouch-ing attitude, with his hands behind him and resting on his hips. Suddenly Ferriter sprang up. whipped out a revolver and, placing it within six or eight inches of the policeman's left temple, tired. The patrolman was at the moment holding his bicycle. Ware fell over against the witness and then dropped to the ground. The rehearsal of the events following the death of Mr. Ware did not differ from that published in the Journal the day following the murder. Mr. Potts, for the defense, took witness Hensley t hrough the cross-examination. The witness had known of no disturbance in the rear of the brewery plant till after he returned to the office from supper. The "Boo" gang was not there when he left at 5 o'clock. He had not seen anything in Ferriters hand as that young man chased Niland out of the alley. As soon as Messrs. Hensley and Sullivan saw Niland return to confront his persecutor, they followed him. Hensley heard Ferriter say to Niland: “You hit me in the mouth.” Then the men patched up their differences. "How much blood did you see on Ferriter’s mouth?” asked the attorney. "Just a little,” frankly replied the witness. “I object, because ,” hut it was too late for the prosecutor to object. When the policeman came, the witness admitted, there was practically no disturbance on. It was over. The policeman, good humoredly, ordered the crowd to disperse. Three of the men went one w r ay and two in another. It was in the scuffle between Ferriter and the policeman that the beer was spilled on Ware. "Didn’t the officer get very angry at once and knock Ferriter down?” asked Mr. Potts. "Well, yes,” said the witness. "This man was trying to get away, wasn't he?” "No, sir.” "He tried to get away before the policeman struck him the second time?” “Yes, sir.” "What kind of a blow was it the policeman struck?” “A hard one.” “How big a man was the policeman?” “About 185 pounds ” Mr. Wiltsie objected to questions as to a comparison between the sizes of policeman and prisoner. The court did not sustain the objection. Mr. Potts had Ferriter step forward before the jury. "This defendant was about the same size he is now?” asked Mr. Potts. Mr. Wiltsie: “You introduce the defendant as a witness?” Mr. Potts and Mr. Griffiths both protested that such a conclusion could not necessarily follow’. They merely wanted the witness to confirm his impression of the defendant’s Bize. A RELUCTANT ADMISSION. “Your sympathy was with that boy when you offered your assistance?” asked Mr. Potts. "You thought tno policeman was using unnecessary force?” The witness, reluctantly enough, admitted that such was the case. Ferriter was bleeding very freely and hard. Blood was flowing from his face, as he sat on the steps, a minute before the killing. “W'hat was the appearance of the prisoner's face as he fired the shot?” "He looked desperate, and as though he didn’t know what he had done." 'Mr. Wiltsie wanted this answer expurgated. The count ruled out the latter part of the answer, on the ground that it was a conclusion. The defense took an exception. "Did not the defendant stand there dazed and bewildered?” The witness admitted as much. Mr, Wiltsie strenuously opposed this line of crossexamination, holding that it was improper. The eourt held that the general scope of the cross-examination was not improper. Mr. Hensley testified that he had served several months as a merchant policeman, taking the place of Merchant Policeman Watterson, who was killed by burglars. He had also been in the saloon business. On redirect examination the witness said Ferriter first struck the olflcer. As the policeman reached to the hip pocket of his prisoner, Ferriter said: “ you, you can’t arrest me or search me.” Mr. Wiltsie wanted the witness to repeat this in a louder tone of voice, but the defense objected to any such emphasis, and the eourt would not permit it. The witness modified a former statement, qualifying it to the effect that he offered his assistance for the benefit of both policeman and prisoner. After Mr. Hensley was excused from the stand a brief recess wat taken, and then a batch of nine witnesses for the state, who had come down from Indianapolis on the morning train, was sworn. P. M. Sullivan, of 139 South East street, another employe of the brewery company, and. with Hensley, a witness of the killing of Ware, was the second witness. He began his story with his meeting the patrolman, who had been sent to Georgia and New Jersey streets in response to a message sent the police station by Sullivan. He. too, had seen the pursuit of Niland by Ferriter, and had observed blood on Ferrlter’s upper lip. Mr. Sullivan was chopped off several times as he undertook to repeat conversations. He- was endeavoring to show that he had telephoned the police station, after two women had approached him. but what the women said to him. did not get before the jury. Mr. Sullivan saw the tragedy through a window. He w r as engaged on the books of the office at the time. Ware lived but a lew seconds after he was shot. The witness identified a photograph of the building. On cross-examination Mr. Griffiths sprung the coroner’s records on the witl css. Sullivan admitted that he had made a complete statement before the coroner. Mr. Griffiths wanted to introduce the coroner's record for the purpose of impeachment. and did so, over Mr. Wiltsie’s protest. This record showed that Mr. Sullivan merely had seen Ferriter put his revolver In his hip pocket, and the record indicated that he had not seen the actual shooting, as he testified at the inquest. He had not thought he would be called as a witness in the case. Recently he and Mr. Hensley bad talked about the blood on Ferriter’* Ups. at the time Ferriter chased Ni'.and. Mr. Wiltise brought out the fact that the coroner was not present when the wiiness made his statement at the coroner’s office; the statement was made before the young lady m the coroner’s office. No one asked him questions. No one was in the room but the young woman, who took down the Statement in long hand. It required but tt few minutes to write it out. The witness had noticed that Patrolman Ware s clothes were wet, as the dead officer lay on the ground. WARE WAS UNFORTUNATE. William J. Eifert. telephone operator at the police station, testified to receiving the message from Sullivan asking for a jiatrolinun. This message was received at 6:25 o’clock He sent Ware in response to the call. Ware would have gone off duty at 0:30 o’clock. Ferriter was brought in shortly before 7 o’clock. At this stage in the proceedings the attorneys agreed to the fact that Ferriter was twen-ty-four years old at the time of the murder. Mr. Eifert was not cross examined and the court ordered a noon adjournment. Frederick Wilkins, of (new) 004 Nortn IJberty s.treet. a bartender for Charles McCarty at (old) 179 Virginia avenue, w’as introduced at the afternoon session, and he announced that he, too. had seen the murder of Ware. He was near the corner of New Jersey and Georgia streets, when he witnessed it. fifty feet away. His attention was first attracted to Ferriter’s position on the office steps. He saw Ferriter reach buck, draw his revolver, place it at the patrolman’s temple and fire. After Ware fell. Ferriter stood foe a few moments and then turned about anil ran to the railroad tracks. Wilkins saw Ferriter fire a second shot, after no had gone about ninety or 100 feet. This second shot did not seem directed to any particular object or person. Wilkins said Ferriter ran up the tracks as far as East street, and also saw tnree o. four men up in that direction becKouing the fugitive to come on. The defense sought to confuse Wilkins on his position at the time he witnessed the events, and tangled him a bit on the map which was before the jury. The pistol was dangling in Ferriter s hand when the second shot was tired from it. Attorney Potts wanted ♦ o prove that Wilkins could not have seen ail rhe event from where he stood. The witness was quite sure the men he described as beckoning t<> him were not railroad men signaling trains. He had rushed to the side of the patrolman, and from there ran to the tracks to see which direction the fugitive had taken. Wilkins had enjoyed an acquaintance of several years with Ware. • To whom have you talked in regard to tills case?” demanded Mr. Potts savagely. "Noliody but you—you came down to see me.” retorted the witne s, and the audience laughed. Henry F. Haheney, (new) 224 South East street. Was the next witness. He has lived in Indianapolis all his life. He was on his way home when he saw Ware shot. The details of all the happenings Were familiar to Mr. Habeney, who had first observed the patrolman leading his prisoner up to the brewery office. He corroborated Wilkins's s.atement that Ferriter paused for a few momenta after firing and then turned and

ran towards the northeast. Habeney cried out to head off the fugitive, but the man he hailed, who was apparently one of Ferriter’s companions, only beckoned the young man to come on. Patrolman Rochford ran up in a few minutes, and on being informed by Habeney that Ferriter had disappeared up the railroad track set out after him. The witness had not seen Ware strike Ferriter he said on cross-examination. He had noted the blood on the young tough's face. TRACING FERRITER. Colbert O. Blakeman, a Panhandle fireman, brought to the stand was used to describe the flight of a man answering the description of Ferriter. This was at the hour of the murder and the locality was adjacent to the one where Ferriter’s deed was committed. Blakeman saw the man running up the C,, H. & D. tracks a few minutes after 6 o’clock and saw the man turn about and fire a shot behind him. The man then took a handkerchief out of his pocket with his left hand and wiped his face. He was running fast and at the East-street crossing Blaiceman lost sight of him. Samuel M. Smith, another Panhandle fireman, gave evidence largely in line with that of his predecessor on the stand. He testified as to the second shot fired by Ferriter and his action immediately following, wiping his forehead with his handkerchief. Ferriter increased his speed after this. Smith Is acquainted with Blakeman and is employed by the same company, but they are not on the same engine. Cross-examination failed to shake the evidence of either of these two witnesses in any important detail. “You could play checkers on nis coat tail,” was the way Witness Smith gauged the speed at which Ferriter was running. • George A. Ware, a brother of the dead patrolman, a barber who worked under his brother when Ware was following the barber’s trade, took the stand to give evidence of minor importance. This evidence bore on the fact that the dead officer was married and had left the barber’s trade in 1895 to •accept an appointment on the police force. The witness had known the defendant for fifteen years. The witness had seen the patrolman and Ferriter together about two years ago. This was since Charles Ware went on the police force. About eight years ago the two men had played ball together. Mr. Potts objected. "We will have no difficulty in showing that they played ball together,” suggested Mr. Wiltsie. “Oh, that’s immaterial,” added Mr. Potts. "It makes no difference whether they were at baseball or prayer meeting together.” "No danger of them ever having met at prayer meeting,” retorted Mr. Wiltsie with fine scorn. “Not in either case,” retorted the attorney for the defense. . . . .. Patrolman Thomas E. Rochford, brother of Attorney John Rochford, and the man who captured Ferriter, was called next by the state. He had been on the police force twenty-seven days when he arrested trie “Boo” gang chief. Rochford was on njs way to roll call when he saw people running to the scene of the tragedy. Ascertaining the cause of the excitement, he made his way at once to the spot where Ware lay dead. Frederick Wilkins, whom he found there, gave him a description of the nturderer and pointed out the direction in which he had taken flight. Following the trail east as far as Benton street. Rochford saw a hole in a fence, and, two men giving him information, he plunged through the hole, and went south till he came to un alley, where he saw a man crouching in the corner of a shed. This man had a revolver sticking from his breast. , .. . ~ ”1 was dressed in citizens’ clothing, testified the witness. "When I saw the revolver protruding from the man’s coat or vest * drew my revolver. The man _ at , t £ mp^ e<i *° pull out his weapon. I cried, Hands up, or I’ll shoot!’ The man made a second effort to reach his revolver. Then I pointed my gun at him. ’Hands up, or you are a dead man!’ I shouted. His hands went up and I took his revolver away from him. ‘What’s your name?’ I asked. ‘I don t know, said he. Yes, you do,’ said I; you are a liar Every person knows his own name, l put his revolver in my pocket and started off with him. He resisted, saying, I don t have to go with vou.’ Finally he told me his Same and when I found who he was I knew what I had to deal with. He wouldn’t come alone and I struck him as hard as I could. He sank on his knees. As I took him oyer to Kinney’s livery stable, on W ashington street having put mv nippers on him, I asked’ him why he killed the poliicemain •Did l kill him?’ he asked. I didn t know 1 killed him. I know I shot him. I had a telephone message sent to the police station, r think I hit Ferriter in the left e>e wntn x struck him. I noticed he was bloody when 1 at ion Patrolman ford said he had left out some of the details of the tragedy at the £ orol lf ** sin* nuest When questioned to-day Rochford recalled that Ferriter had exclaimed, when he asked nim why he had killed Ware: "Oh. my God, is he dead? ROCHFORD DENIES AN INTERVIEW. The witness said that he had not seen Wallace or any other officer throw any one down at the livery stable. Mr. Griffiths, for the defense, had a Sentinel interview with Rochford, published the day after the tragedy. Rochford said that he had not talked to a Sentinel reporter that night and was not interviewed until the next day. The defense undertook to impeach Rochford’s testimony with the newspaper interview. but their efforts were overruled by the court. The usual exceptions were taken. Rochford testified that Fcrriter’s face was bloody, but was not bleeding wl*n he was arrested. Before being examined the patrolman identified the weapon with which the shooting was done as a thirty-calibre single-action revolver. Harry R. Wallace, of Indianapolis, one of the "bike cops,” was put on the stand by the state. He described the scene of the murder, where he arrived shortly after Ferriter had fled. Obtaining a description of Ferriter he started in search of him. When he caught sight of Ferriter at Kinney’s livery stable he recognized hint J?y the fact that he was hatless. Wallace did not see Patrolman Rochford, who had Ferriter undpr arrest, and rushcil forward to grab him. Finding him in custody of a patrolman there was nothing further for him to do. He also identified the revolver. It showed that two shots had been hred, as there were two empty shells and three cartridges in it when it was exhibited to the jury to-day. Wallace testified that Ferriter said it was his "gun. In describing the revolver Wallace said that it was a single-action revolver and was about to compare his own double-action revolver to show the difference, but objections made by the defense were sustained by the court. It was the intention to show that the crime was not the result of an accidental discharge of the revolver, and must have been prf’mcditntecl to tbe extent that Ferriter had to take sufficient time to pull the trigger before shooting. W allaee testified that Ferriter had cried out when told that Ware was dead: "My God, I didn t intend to kill him.” Ferriter then gave the names of "Boney’ Keefe, Joseph Keefe William Callahan and Joseph Niland as the men who witnessed the shooting. He knew them and began searching 10 < r, ros*™xamined. Patrolman Wallace said that he did not throw Ferriter down in the chair nor use vile and abusive language. When he found Ferriter at the livery stable he knew him because he had been described as being bareheaded. After George Ware, a brother of the murdered patrolman, was put on the stand to testify as to his age. the state rested its case. Patrolmen Roehofrd and Wallace will also lie called by the defense to testify in rebuttal. , Mr Wiltsie submitted to the court an agreed statement of facts signed by the defendant’s attorneys concerning evidence that would have been given by Charles W. Marshall, who was the driver of the wagon in which Ware’s body was removed to the morgue. The statement was to the effect that Ware’s pistol was found in his bip pocket und his mace in bis light. Court adjourned at 5 o’clock.

PLAN OF DEFENSE. Attorney Bain Will Make Hi* St airmen t Till* Morning. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARTINS v .LIE. Ind., Oct. s.— The opening statement for the defendant will be made to-morrow by A. M. Bain. It will be claimed that Ware had no right to arrest Ferriter for a misdemeanor which he did not witness, without a warrant. Even if the arrest were lawful the attorney will contend that Ware had no right to use such force, and reliance will be placed on the fact that a. witness will testify that he offered to assist Ware. If the prisoner were obdurate, he will contend, the patrolman should have accepted the assistance of the witness instead of beating the prisoner into a semi-conscious condition. The defense will attempt to prove that Ferriter’s nose was broken, his eyes battered shut, and that he was bleeding profusely; that in a dazed and bewildered condition, he feared further attack, had a right to expect it, and had a right to defend himself. The plea will be made that Ferriter believed that in* was simply defending himself from further assault. It is understood that the defense has several witnesses who saw the shooting whose names have not appeared in the papers. The case will probably close to-morrow night, so far as the Introduction of testimony is concerned, and the argument will begin the next day*

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1897.

MANY CASES OF FEVER PREVIOUS RECORDS OF THE SEASON BROKEN AT NEW ORLEANS. Dentil Rqte Still Low, luit New Cases of Sickness Increasing—Situation in Other Cities. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. s.—After two days of improvement and of promise the yellow fever situation on the face of the record took somewhat of a turn to-day. For forty hours there had been no death, and yesterday the number of cases had shown a falling off from the day before. Early this morning, however, the reports of new cases began to come into the Board of Health office with considerable rapidity and by 1 o’clock there had been fifteen cases reported and by 7 o’clock to-night all previous records of this season had been broken, so far as new cases were concerned. In a few hours three deaths had also been reported to the board. The physicians were not at a loss to explain the increase in cases. They took the view that it might be expected that numerous cases would still continue daily to bo reported. Dr. Olliphant said to-night: “The stern enforcement of the law requiring all the physicians to report promptly both suspicious and actual cases of yellow fever has had a material effect in increasing the number of cases. Asa rule, the numerical increase is due to the fact that we have so organized our forces that the corps of the Board of Health is now so laige and the activity of the public in ferreting out new cases so great that few if any new cases are escaping attention and prompt report. An epidemic is absolutely out of the question. New Orleans is to-day not by any means unhealthier than it has been for several years. The prevailing fever has caused in several weeks less than forty deaths.” This was the record of cases reported to the Board of Health to-day: New cases —Mrs. Montgomery. Bekert, Wensham, Thall, John H. Elizabeth, Mrs. Nagel, Mrs. E. A. Reppert. Archie Selph, Miss Eustis, Maggie McDing, Duffy Ronofky, Thomas V. Sharp, Willie Weber, E. P. Habers, Miss Cecil Speiss, Baptiste Salomon. Morris Jacobs, Solomon Obemeyer, Hugo Greenold. Adelina Rogora, John Dean. Bauman, Mrs. Frank H. Mullen, Miss Hattie Kinabretn, Richard Bordeaux, John Bennie, Willie Bordeaux, Flood. Henry Boorman, Ella Lennie, Mrs. William Beattie. Deaths—Cecile Spies, Baptiste Salomon, Miss Nellie Scanned. Two of the deaths to-day were somewhat of a surprise. Little was known of the case of Cecile Spies. She had not been reported as a patient likely to succumb to the disease Baptiste Salomon died rather suddenly. An examination after death proved conclusively that the man had been a victim of the prevailing sickness. Miss Scannell s case was reported some days ago. Dispatches received in the evening announce that there are two cases of yellow fever on Dr. J. H. Saunder’s plantation, near Patterson, La., and one additional suspicious case. All are traceable to Ocean Springs. Situation at Edward*. JACKSON. Miss., Oct. s.—The following official report was received from Edwards at sp. m.: “The general outlook as regards the sick is more hopeful, there being only six whose condition gives cause for anxiety and alarm. There has been reported nine new cases, five white and four colored, two threatened suppressions and one death, that of I. C. Wimnerly. It is with considerable sadness we name this death, as he was a mac. held in high esteem by all who knew him and whose efforts in behalf of this stricken community were untiring. Dr. Purnell visited Champion Hill this evening, but has not returned at this hour. Dr. Waidauer reports four new cases. Dr. Purnell two new cases. Dr. Birchett three new cases. Rev. Father Pendergast is doing as well as could be expected.” Deaths to date at Edwards, 15; cases to date, 344; total number under treatment, 134; convalescent and discharged, 195. A Refugee nt Itensselner. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RENSSELAER, Ind., Oct. s.—Considerable excitement has been caused in this city by the arrival a few days ago of Mrs. Eva Harding Tynes, who formerly lived here, but who moved to New Orleans several years ago, and who recently returned to avoid the yellow fever. Rumor had it that she came from a house in which there was a yellow fever patient, but Mrs. Tynes says that a young man had a case of what is called dengue fever, and which may have been really yellow fever, but that he had been to a hospital and was out again before she left New Orleans. There have been no steps taken by the authorities to quarantine the lady or to protect the community. At Nlttayuma and Clinton. JACKSON, Miss., Oct. s.—The State Board of Health to-night issued the following official statement: “Dr. J. C. Hall, county health officer at Nittayuma, reported one case to-day—Mary Blum. The cases reported heretofore are doing well except Miss Thompson and Mr. Smith. The news from Clinton is to the effect that all patients there are well except Dr. Miller, who is doing nicely. Dr. J. D. Dabney, a yellow fever expert, of Birmingham, will arrive in Jackson to-night and go to Clinton to-morrow, the board being determined to have a most thorough investigation of the Clinton fever.”

Two Canon and Two Death*.

MOBILE, Ala., Oct. s.—“We have not given up the fight yet," said Health Officer Goode to-day when the noon report was published. The report shows there is good ground for hope that efforts to restrain and extinguish the disease will be rewarded with success. The report for twenty-four hours ending at noon is as follows: New cases—Eugene Eastburn and Mrs. W. P. White. Deaths—G. F. Steiner and F. S. Kling. Total cases to date, 95; deaths, 15: discharged, 52; remaining under treatment, 27. Gnitern* “Held l ! p” at Houston. GALVESTON, Tex., Oct. s.—Dr. John Guiteras, yellow fever expert of the Marine Hospital Service, en route to Galveston from New Orleans via St. Louis to examine health conditions here, was held up by the Houston quarantine officers to-day and sent to the detention camp at Spring Station, north of Houston. There is no objection to Dr. Guiteras coming into Galveston. He will be escorted here by the Health Board as soon as released from Houston. Freight Quarantine Raised. ATLANTA. Ga., Oct. s.—The quarantine against freight from Atlanta has been raised by the State df Alabama and the city of Montgomery, except on goods packed here. All original packages shipped from Atlanta will pass the state line quarantine ami will also be admitted into Montgomery. This applies to both through and local freight and raises the embargo on the great bulk of business going through or out of Atlanta into Alabama. Tapioca Flour Most Pay Duty. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. s.—The United States Circuit Court of Appeals has handed down a decision of great importance, inasmuch as bv it the revenues of the government will he increased many hundreds of thousands of dollars per annum. The case was to determine the disputed point as to whether tapioca flour should be admitted free of duty as such under the McKinley hill or whether it should be required to pay a duty of 2 cents per pound as starch. This flour is used almost exclusively in all the Chinese laundries in the United States, because of its cheapness, as starch, and it has been the most formidable obstacle to the starch manufacturing industry in the United States. Bv the decision of the court that it must pay a duty that obstacle will be removed. The Rural Police Idea Again. Philadelphia Record. A majority of murders and nearly all the lynchings in the United States occur in the rural districts of our country. Is it not possible that the same causes which led to the organization of vigilance committees in the early days of Californian history—the prevalence of crime, and the sense of insecurity resulting from the lack of a proper system of police—may be the underlying causes of the distressing increase of iynening. Who ever heard of the existence of this form of crime in modern Europe? And yet the American people, as a

whole, are certainiy as law-abiding as are any people in the old world. But every other civilized nation except this has provided itself with a rural police. On the continent it is tHe gendarmerie and iri England the county constabulary which preserve the peace and prevent crime on the highways and byways. The sheriff’s posse and elective town constable constitute at best a clumsy machinery for catching criminals; and by the employment of equally effective methods to prevent crime in the country as are employed in our cities lynchings would probably become as rare in the rural districts as they now are in our centers of population. MRS. HACK DESPONDENT. Lf*tter Alleged to Have Been Written ly Her to Martin Thorn. NEW YORK, Oct. s.—The Journal and Advertiser publishes the following this morning. “Mrs. Nack, who is in jail in Ixmg Island city, charged with complicity in the murder o? William Guldensuppe, wrote a letter yesterday to Martin Thorn, her alleged accomplice and fellow-prisoner, which may have an important bearing at the trial of the case, which begins Dec. 18. Sheriff Doht, and one of the keepers, after a desperate struggle with Thorn in his cell, managed to secure the remains of the letter, which Thorn had torn into three pieces and tried to swallow when he learned that its existence had been discovered. The letter, which was in German, when rendered into English, reads: "uear Martin—l send You a coupie of potatoes. If you do not care to eat them, perhaps the others will. Dear child, send me a few lines how you feel. Dear child, I believe there is little hope for us. I feel very bad this afternoon. Send me a letter by your sister or by your brother-in-laW. I wish they would procure us something so that we can make an end to our lives. This would be the best. My attorney assures me that the evidence against me is as strong as that against you, and that you have talked too much, which injures us both for the proofs are on hand. Good night.”

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN HOME AND FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETIES NOW IN SESSION. - ♦ . Fifteenth Annual Gathering Meet* in Mnneie— Indiana Nearly Meeting Adjourn*. - Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. s.—The fifteenth annual convention of the women’s synodical societies of home and foreign missions of the Presbyterian Church of Indiana convened to-night with more than two hundred delegates from different parts of the State. In addition to the members from Indiana, Chicago is well represented, and some are here from Cincinnati. Among the most prominent arrivals are the Rev. C. B. McAbee, of Park College; Mrs. J. M. Coulter, of Chicago; Mrs. J. F. Kendall, of Laporte; Miss Stevenson, of Asheville, N. C.; the Rev. W. H. Weaver, of Baltimore, and Mrs. J. P. Ergstion, of Evansville. The first session was opened to-night with devotional services by Rev. W. H. Oxtoby, pastor of the local church, and the meeting closed with an address by Rev. C. B. McAbee, of Park College. The report by the secretary, Mrs. O. W, Conner, of Wabash, showed that the pledge of SI,OOO for building a house for Mrs. Graham Lee in China, made at the Lafayette meeting, had been redeemed, with $145 to spare. Indiana is supporting fourteen women in the foreign field. Crawfordsville district is supporting a woman in Siam. Indianapolis district supports a Syrian preacher and does her part in Persia by keeping four missionaries. The Christian Endeavor societies support Miss Bessie McCoy in China. There are 170 societies in the State, with 28,000 members. Os these the Christian Endeavorers have eighty-five societies, a gain of thirteen. Contributions from Christian Endeavor bands, $764.65; missionary bands, $302.92; Sunday schools, $650.99. The total from all sources was $11,936.81. The donations for four years have been: 1894, $12,700; 1895, $12,600; 1896, $12,500. YEARLY MEETING ADJOURNS. Friends Will Muke Legislative Body Out of General Conference. Sl<cial to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., Oct. s.—The seventyeighth annual gathering of the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends came to an end this morning. It was the best attended in recent years. There was a vote in favor of making the General Conference of the church into a legislative body, the actions of which would be binding on all tbe Yearly Meetings agreeing to it. Such action as this is expected to bring about good results. This morning a standing epistolary committee was appointed consisting of Joseph R. Hunt, Elizabeth Bailey, Elbert Russell, William Edgerton, Enos Harvey, Clara B. Harrison, Barclay Jones, Esther Pugh, Alice Mendenhall, Lavinia Bailey and C. L. Shugart. Mahlon Harvey and Oliver M. Bogue were chosen trustees of White’s Manual Labor Institute. The epistles from the American Yearly Meetings and one from the Friends in Mexico were read. Tney were unusually instructive and encouraging, and regret was expressed that they could not have been read earlier in the session, when more were present. The epistles from this meeting to those above mentioned, and also to the London and Dublin meetings, were read. This ended the work. RAILWAYS AT WAR. Figlit Between Track-Laying Force* of Two Colorado Roa-ds. CRIPPLE CREEK, Col., Oct. s.—The right of way troubles between the Florence & Cripple Creek and the Midiand & Terminal Railroads culminated to-day in a collision between the contending forces. Superintendent Ridgeway and Chief Engineer Stuart had charge of the former forces, and Superintendent Waters had charge of the Midland Terminal. Mr. Waters had 300 men under him laying tracks over the disputed territory already covered by the lines of the Florence & Cripple Creek. Superintendent Ridgeway had his rolling stock, which he backed into the opposition, who were laying rails across his company’s tracks. The exciting occurrence took place at the Strong mine, which played such an important part in the strike a few years age. When the section of the Midland Terminal had been lowered into place, Mr. Stuart mounted a box car and signalled one of his engineers to back a F. & C. C. train down the siding alongside where the others were at work, rhe engineer started to back down the siding, and the others began to throw ties and rocks on the tracks, blocking the way of the train. The engineer continued to run backward and finally hurled his train over the obstructions and into a number of empty freight cars which stood on the siding. Half a dozen were derailed and smashed, the trucks being piled on the rocks and the boxes thrown across the new-lv-constructed tracks. In the melee that ensued Chief Engineer Stuart drew his gun and fired into the crowd. He W’as soon after arrested for attempt to kill, and Superintendent Ridgeway held as an accessory. A special train from the springs, with an injunction, arriving at 6 o’clock prevented further trouble for the time. More trouble is anticipated. Rev. Dr. Potter’* Snit Dismissed. NEW YORK, Oct- s.—The suit of Rev. Daniel C. Potter against John D. Rockefeller for $230,000 damages for libel was dismissed by Judge Gildersleeve in the Supreme Court when it came up to-day. The case has been up several times. Each time an adjournment was asked for and granted. To-day when Dr. Potter's lawyers asked for a continuance the defense protested that there had been too many adjournments. Judge Gildersleeve intimated that he would entertain a motion to dismiss if made by the lawyers for the defense and this was done. Dr. Potter declared that he would at once have the case reopened. This can be done on payment of costs. Three Deputies Still Missing. WILKESBARRE, Pa.. Oct. s.—George Tribel and Fred A. Schleppy. two more of Sheriff .Martin’s posse in the Lattimer shooting, came before Judge Bennett this morning and entered $6,000 bail each for court on the charge of murder and felonious wounding. Tribel is the deputy who was shot in the arm, and Schleppy says he was sick. There are still three deputies missing, two men named Brown and one named Pfaff.

THORNE WON THE PRIZE CAPTURED THE RICH KENTUCKY FUTURITY AT LEXINGTON. Tennessee Stakes for Pacers "Won ly Bumps—Mile by Pointer In 2:01 1-4 and by Patcben in 2:Oi. LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. s.—The twentyfifth annual meeting of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association began today. The crowd was large, every State being represented by leading breeders and track managers. The track was good, without being especially fast. The 315,000 Kentucky Futurity for three-year-olds w'as hotly contested in every heat except the first. Bumps had an easy time in the 2:09 pacing race, although Ananias and Planet forced him to go three heats in 2:06% and 2:07. Little Edgar won the 2:16 class trot in hollow style in straights. The judges were President P. P. Johnston, S. T. Harbison, Lexington, and William Russell Allen, of Pittsfield. Mass. Frank Walker, of Indianapolis, starter. The eight young trotters were called for the Futurity at 2:30 o’clock. Timbrel drew the pole, with China Silk on the outside. They were sent off on the first score and Kinney took China Silk to the front at once, closely pressed by Miss Della Fox. She kept the lead all the way and won the heat easily in 2:19, with Miss Della Fox second and Preston third. In the next heat China Silk again took the lead and kept it into the stretch, where Preston came with a rush and, trotting the last quarter in 31 seconds, won handily in 2:13%, the fastest heat ever trotted in this stake. In the third heat the Montana mare went to the front as usual on the turn and Hicock took Thorne up to second place, thereby putting Preston in a pocket, from which he was unable to get out until the far turn was reached. He came fast through the stretch and won in a hard drive from Thorne, with China Silk third. The fourth heat was a “facer” for the talent, as Thorne won by a head in 2:14 from Preston, with Philip E. third. In the fifth heat Fuller started to lay Preston up, but changed his mind and drove his colt the last quarter in 30% seconds, but was beaten by Thorne. Only the three heat winners started in the sixth and Thorne led all the way handily. China Silk was favor.te before and after the first heat. After Preston had won two heats he became first choice. The betting shifted after Thorne had won the fourth heat. The winner is a bay mare by Wilkes Boy, dam Kincora. by Mambrino Patchen, and was bred by T. C. Anglin, of Lexington, who receives S3OO as the nominator of the dam. Kentucky Futurity; value, 315,000; for three-year-olds: Thorne, b. f., by Wilkes Boy (Hickok) 4 3 2 1 1 1 Preston 3 112 2 2 China Silk I 2 3 5 5 3 Philip B 6 4 4 3 4ro Timbrel 7 7 5 4 3ro Rect 5 6 6 7 6ro Miss Della Fox 2 5 7 6 dr Silver Lock 3 8 8 8 d.s Time—2:l9, 2:13%, 2:17%, 2:14, 2:15%, 2:16%. The Tennessee stakes for 2:09 class pacers ; 34,000: i Bumps, b. g.J by Baron Wilkes (Wilson) 1 1 1 Ananias 2 2 8 Planet 7 8 2 Frank Bogash 4 33 Choral 3 5 7 Dan Q 6 4 4 Hail Cloud 8 7 5 Pearl Onward 9 6 6 King of Diamonds 5 dr Time—2:o6%, 2:07, 2:06%. 2:16 Trot; purse, $1,000: Little Edgar, br. g., by Arcadian (Crocker) 1 1 1 Woodford C., br. g. (Weeks) 2 2 3 Guy, ch. s. (Garvey)... 6 4 2 Black Seth, blk. g. (Bush) 5 3 6 Ackerland, ch. g. (Curtis) 3 6 5 Sir Charles, b. g. (Agler) 4 5 4 Captain Hanks, b. g. (Bocock) 7 dr Time—2:l2%, 2:14%, 2:13%.

Pointer, 2:01 1-4; Patcben, 2:04. OTTUMWA, la., Oct. s.—Seven thousand people from this part of the State saw Star Pointer and Joe Patchen go against their own records at Williams’s mile track to-day. Star Pointer turned the trick in 2:01%, against a strong headwind blowing up the stretch. Owner Murphy says that, considering the conditions, this is the fastest mile ever made by Pointer. Patchen started out well, going the half in 1:00 fiat, but the second running horse, which picked him up at the three-quarter pole, became unrulv and scared Patchen, who finished the mile in 2:04. Time by quarters, each horse: Pointer— :30%, 1:00%, 1:30%, 2:01 ViPatchen—:3l, 1:00, 1:30%. 2:04. Pnldy D. and Ills Ike Won. PORTLAND, Me., Oct. 5. The second day’s racing at Rigby was not much better attended than was the opening day, but the races were much more interesting and more hotly contested. There were only two events on the programme, the 2:29 trot ar.d the 2:34 pace. Results: 2:29 Trot; purse, $2,000: Paddy D. won the first, second and fourth heats and the race. Best time, 2:17%. Emma Westland won the third heat in 2:19%. Pilot Wilkes, C. W. Williams and Regal Nelson also started. 2:34 Pace; purse, $2,000: Big Ike won in three straight heats. Best time, 2:13%. Lucy Lillon. Samaritana and Lahonda also started. No Profit In Knitting Horses. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Oct. s.—Haggin & Lewis have virtually abandoned the raising of driving horses for the market. H. A. Jastrow, who has charge of the firm’s great ranch in Kern county, has just sold 125 horses and ponies in this city. He says: "We have not been breeding driving horses to any extent for three years past. The demand for this class of horses has gradually diminished and the prices have consequently fallen. This state of affairs is to be attributed, in my opinion, to the coming of the bicycle and to the great progress that has been made everywhere in the State in construction of electric railways.” The Zoo Zoo Won l>y Alleviate. CINCINNATI, Oct. s.—The Zoo Zoo, the first two-year-old stake of the meeting, was run at Latonia to-day, and Alleviate won in impressive style from a big field. Graziella, the 9 to 5 favorite, was pulled up at the start and finished last. Alleviate was well played at 16 to 5. She got away in seventh position and early ran around her field, winning by half a length from Lilian Bell. Alleviate is the property of W. F. Sliulte, president of the Louisville Jockey Club. She has started three times and won all ol' her races. Poor Playing by Tigers. PRINCETON, N. J., Oct. s.—The "Tigers” were not the "Tigers” in the final practice football game this afternoon prior to the line-up against Rutger to-morrow on the ’varsity gridiron, and their general play was poor. Perhaps the weather had something to do with it, but, at all events, the weak scrubs kept the ’varsity from scoring in the short ten-minute halves and added laurels to yesterday’s victory by scoring another goal from the field, when their fullback dropped the sphere squarely between the goal posts. Seals Plentiful in Bering Sen. VICTORIA, B. C., Oct. s.—Captain Cox, of the sealing schooner Triumph, has returned from Bering sea with 1,555 skins, and says seals are plentiful In the sea and there are as many there this season as there ever were. But for some cause they are very restless. In the Triumph's catch were four or five skins from which the hair was burned off the back. They were not branded, but there is an iron mark from which the fur was burned, seemingly by electricity. Failure at New York. NEW YORK, Oct. s.—Rukeyser & Bash, manufacturers of neckwear, failed to-day with liabilities estimated at JIOO.OOO. The sheriff took charge of their place of business on an execution. All the stock had previously been removed, only the plant, fixtures and safes remaining for the sheriff to levy upon. Xu One Hart by Injunctions. New York Evening Post. The absurdity of much of the outffry against injunctions has been brought out very clearly in Wisconsin by a recent case at Oshkosh. The argument of those who oppose injunctions is that things should be allowed to take their course, and. if injustice is done, that the offenders should be

arrested, convicted and punished. In a Wisconsin city a contractor was operating a quarry in such a manner that the blasting of rock endangered the lives of people in the vicinity, and a judge “usurped” the right to issue an injunction restraining him. The opponents of injunctions have shrunk from maintaining their principles in this case, but how can it be a public service to enjoin one tpan from endangering the lives of others by blasting and a public wrong to enjoin a body of men from taking action which threatens a riot and the loss of lives? Asa matter of fact, after all the talk, we have yet to hear of a case where injustice has been done any law-abiding citizen by judicial use of the power to grant injunctions. DOCTORS 'INDIGNANT. Mississippi Valley Medieal Association Denounces Quarantine. LOUISVILLE. Ky., Oct. s.—The twentythird annual meeting of the Mississippi Valley Medical Association was called to order this morning at Liederkranz Hail. Over three hundred physicians are in attendance. Governor W. O. Bradley made the address of welcome on behalf of the State and city, and Dr. W. O. Bailey welcomed the visitors on behalf of the profession of Louisville and Kentucky. A resolution was introduced by Dr. I. N. Love, of St. Louis, strongly condemning the proposed quarantine against Louisville by the State of indiana. A number of strong speeches were made by the physicians present, among them being a number from Indiana. The resolution was passed unanimously, and was at once wired to Governor Alount, together with a personal message from. Governor Bradley. in the medical section the first paper was read by Dr. B. Sherwood Dunn, of Los Angeles, Cal. His paper was entitled “Mothers and Daughters.” It advocated a higher physical education for young girls and women. Dr. Joseph Eichberg, of Cincinnati, followed with a oiscussion ot the treatment of typhoid fever without cold balhs. Papers were also read by Dr. S. C. Ayres, of Cincinnati: Dr. \V. H. Wiitaker, ot Columbus, and Dr. H. C. Burck, of St. Louis. In the surgical section Dr. James Moore Hail, of St. Louis, gave a report of some cases in opthalmic surgery. He presented a curious case of a growth in a child's eye. Others who read papers were: Dr. W. H. Wilder, of Cincinnati: Dr. L. C. Kline, of Indianapolis; Dr. A. G. Hobbs, of Atlanta, Ga.; Dr. J. H. Coulter, of Chicago; Dr. J. B. Taulbee, of Mt. Sterling, Ky.; Dr. Arch Dixon, of Henderson, Ky.; Dr. Arthur Edwards, of Chicago; Dr. F. F. Lawrence, of Columbus, 0., and Dr. H. P. Newman, of Chicago. OBIITUARY. Prof. Francis \\ illiam Newman, Brother of the Late Cardinal, LONDON. Oct. s.—Prof. Francis William Newman, the author and philosopher, is dead. He was a younger brother of the late Cardinal Newman. Francis William Newman was born in 1805. He resigned his fellowship at Balliol in 1830 on conscientious grounds and traveled in the East. He was professor of Latin in the University of London from 1846 to 1563. Among his chief works are “The Soul; Its Sorrows and Aspirations” (1849); “Phrases of Faith” (185 o), and “Theism, Doctrinal and Practical,” 1858, besides translations of the "Iliad” and the "Odes of Horace.”

Gen. Nenl Dow’s Funeral. PORTLAND, Me., Oct. s.—The funeral services of the late General Neal Dow were held at the Second Parish Church this afternoon. The attendance was very large. Among the pallbearers were Governor Powers. Mayor Randall, ex-Governor Perham, ex-Governor Dingley, General Selden Conyer, ex-Governor Robie, Judge Putnam and General Francis Fessenden. The services lasted an hour and, in accordance with a wish expressed by General Dow two or three days before his death, were very simple. There was no decoration of the church other than that afforded by the profusion of flowers which covered the altar and chancel. All the flags in the city are at half mast and many of the business houses were closed during the hours of the funeral. Mrs. Elizabeth B. Warren. CHICAGO. Oct. 5 Mrs. Elizabeth Brisco Warren died here to-day of heart failure, aged eighty-four years. Mrs. Warren was well known in St. Louis and the South, being connected with prominent Missouri and Kentucky families. She died at the home of her grandson, E. J. Nally, assistant superintendent of the Postal Telegraph Company. Her remains will be taken to Dover, Mo., for interment. Prof. Charles T. Roy. LONDON, Oct. s.—Charles T. Roy, professor of pathology at the University of Cambridge since 1884, Is dead. Charles T. Roy was born in 1854, was a surgeon in the Turkish army during the Servian war, was professor-superintendent of the Brown Institution and was contributor to several medical journals. Eflie M. Nunn. DENVER. Col., Oct. s.—Effle M. Nunn, wife of Henry D. Nunn, of the Denver Republican editorial staff, died to-day. She was the daughter of William J. Barbee, D. D., LL. D., who was a minister in the Christian Church for fifty years, and a granddaughter of James E. Matthews, at one time state auditor of Mississippi. Mm. Flora Grece. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct. s.—Mrs. Flora Grece, wife of Edward S. Grece. a prominent lawyer of Detroit, died this morning at the residence of Major W. H. Rexford, in the United States armory reservation in this city. She was a sister of Mrs. Rexford. The body will be taken to Detroit for burial. Tlioiiia* Fielden. LONDON, Oct. s.—Thomas Fielden, Conservative member of Parliament for the Middleton division of Lancashire and a noted sportsman, died suddenly to-day near Dunkell, Scotland, while out shooting. Movement* of Steamer*. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. s.—Arrived: Waesland, from Philadelphia for Liverpool; Majestic, from New York. NEW YORK, Oct. s.—Sailed: Taurlc, for Liverpool; Saale, for Bremen; Auranla, for Liverpool LIVERPOOL. Oct. s.—Arrived: Parisian, from Montreal; Pavonia, from Boston. PHILADELPHIA. Oct. s.—Arrived: Pennsylvania, from Antwerp. GLASGOW, Oct. s.—Arrived: Furnessia, from New York. BREMEN. Oct. s.—Arrived: H. H. Meier, from New York. ANTWERP, Oct. s.—Arrived: Westernland, from New York. BOULOGNE, Oct. s.—Arrived: Veendam, from New York. “A Hot Time In Ouray.” OURAY, Utah, Oct. s.—There was a hot time in Ouray to-day. The allotment of lands has practically been carried and Comissioners Jeffery. Hamilton and Griffin have accomplished in a few weeks what their predecessors failed to achieve in six months. The opposition to allotment, led by the old chief. Red Moon, was finally silenced by the agreement to send a delegation of Indians to Washington to examine the correctness of the claims of the commissioners. Three Yliners Killed. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 5.—A heavy explosion of gas occurred in No. 2 slope of the Parrish Coal Company at Plymouth this afternoon by which three men lost their lives. The names of the victims are: Isaac Edmunds, miner, aged sixty-five, widower; George Eddy, driver, aged twentytwo. single; Louis Richards, driver boss, aged twenty-three, married, wife and two children. No Union of Salvationist*. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. s.—Commander Baliington Booth denies the report that any negotiations are in progress looking toward a union of the Salvation Army and the American Volunteers. At Salvation Army headquarters the rumor is quite as vigorously denied. Brigadier Keppel said that nothing of the sort was even hinted at by BoothTucker during his recent visit here. Trnin Robber* “Rounded Up.” FARGO. N. D.. Oct. s.—Officers have rounded up all the men implicated in the recent Northern Pacific passenger train hold-up near Moorhead, and will gather them in Thursday. All the men wanted are under surveillance. Confessions extorted from a woman by the sweat-box process gave the officers the Information needed. TO CIHE A COLDIN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c

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Celtic America. Leslie’s Weekly. “They call this an Anglo-Saxon country,” says General Patrick A. Collins, of-Boston, recently consul general for the United States In London, “yet the two opposing candidates for the presidency in our last national election were Celts —McKinley and Bryan—and Irish Celts at that.” In presenting his credentials to the Duke of Tetuan, the leader of the Spanish Cabinet, a week or two ago, General Stewart L. Woodford, the American minister, is reported to have made an astonishing use of President McKinley’s Celtic descent. The Duke of Tetuan himself is one of the O’Donnells who went to Spain a Catholic country, many years ago, and have since been generals and premiers in the land of their adoption. General Woodford is sail to have made a point of this Celtic brotherhood by descent. It remains to he seen whether any good comes of so unusual, if not undiplomatic, a representation. When Marshal McMahon was President of the French republic the Celtic element in the United States was already acquiring control of the machinery in American municipalities, but had not then got so deep a hold on the national Congress and the departments of the government at W r ashington. It is only in the last half of the nineteenth century,” says General Collins, himself an able and dignified representative of “the United States of Celt-America,’ 'that the Celt has got the ear of the world.” Mr. A*tor’ Trouble*. Philadelphia Times. The renorts of personal visitors to Cliveden W.' W. Astor’s estate and home In Bucks. England, indicate that the owner of the Pall Mall Gazette is not in touch with the county families. He is even more out of favor with the people who are not county families, and anew wall that he is building around the park house and grounds is the source of great local irritation. Cliveden was always a show place and when the Duke of Westminster owned it was always on view. The duke has also attained unpopularity by reason of welling, because the county people would prefer to have a ducal neighbor than the most wealthy American. Meanwhile Mr. As tor’s literary ventures go all crosswise. The Pali Mali Gazette manages to live, and, indeed, wield some influence, but the magazine is a marvel of failure in a commercial sense. Causing; Mucli Confunion. NASHVILLE. Tenn., Oct. s.—Judge Lurton’s recent decision relative to the unconstitutionality of the State’s anti-cigarette law has produced greut contusion, state judges and district attorneys construing Its sco’pe and effects differently, and this uncertainty is increased by the announcement by State's Attorney General Pickle that he will appeal from the decision to the Supreme Court of the United Btatcs. Encouraging;. • Kansas City Journal. It is said that Emperor William 1* “on the edge of lunacy.” That is encouraging. He may be able to climb out. The Journal has for sale, very cheap, a quanta.* ot shafting; an Atlas engine, 3<J-hore power, and in good condition; a lot of .office furniture and fixtures; a power exhaust fan. and numerous raids and ends connected with the printing of a newspaper, £.ll of which will he delivered after Oct. loth. when we expect to move Into our new Building, on the southwest quarter of Monument e. Address or call on JOURNAL NKWSPA PER COMPANY. Indianapolis, Ind. Thousands are Trying It. In order to prove the great .merit of Ely’s Cream Balm, the most effective cure for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have prepared a generous trial size for 10 cents. Get it of your druggist or send 10c to ELY EROS., 56 Warren St., N. Y. City. Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falla, Mont., recommended Ely’s Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize his statement, “It is a positive cure for catarrh if used as directed.’’ —Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena, Mont. Ely’s Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure "for catarrh and contains no cocaine, mercury nor any injurious drug. Price, 50 cents. At druggists or by mail.