Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 October 1897 — Page 3

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BREAD MADE FROM . . . PRINCESS FLOUR “sits lightly within,’’ and quickly passes into none und muscle. Every package guaranteed. C/ cJ'iAxt/tr yt/ru DFNTTCT Dr * A * E * BUCHANAN 110 1 a2- 3i When Building. AMUSEMENTS. There was a good advance sale yesterday for Walker Whiteside s engagement at the Grand the lirst half of next week. Interest appears to be pretty evenly divided among the three great plays to be presented. Those w'ho have seen Mr. Whiteside's Richelieu and Hamlet know him to be the greatest actor now playing those parts. He has the additional advantage this season of Frederick Paulding’s support. A novelty is promised for the coming engagement here in an entirely new play based on Stanley Weyman’s thrilling romantic novel, “The Man in Black.” Mr. Whiteside essays a dual role, that of the old magician and the young Chevalier de Renaux. The test is a severe one, but no one who remembers Mr. Whiteside's fervent young Hamlet and his crafty old Richelieu can doubt his complete triumph. “Richelieu” will be given Monday night, "The Man in Black” Tuesday night and Wednesday matinee and "Hamlet” Wednesday night. The patrons of the Empire will have an opportunity of seeing one of the best vaudeville attractions touring this circuit commencing Monday matinee, when Manager Harry Hill’s “Mile. Ani’s Monarchs” open a package of fun. In the olio is Almon Zrenyi, an Austrian who has won fame for himself as a hand jumper. In the “Hogan Alley” Company, coming to the Park Monday are Gilmore and .Leonard, Thompson and Bun :'i, Will J. Hogan, Len Tower, Lillian Shirley, Mina Shirley, Mozie King, Maud and Ella Le Page, Gladys Arnold, Carrie Rose, Eddie O'Dell and Tony Murphy. There remain only two days more of the engagement of Murray and Mack at the Park. The theater has been crowded every night this week. Robert Mantell, who is to be at the Grand the last half of nex; week in his new play, "A Secret Warrant,” was booked the first half of the week at the Detroit Opera House, which was burned Wednesday night. One Author of “Mr. JohnNiiig" Dead. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. EVANSVILLE, Ind., Oet. 7.—Harry Green, of Evansville, prominent in musical circles, died to-day at Nashville of typhoid fever. He was to have been married next week to a daughter of Capt. Frank Tardy, of this city. Green gained much prominence by having his name associated with the popular song. “Mr. Johnson, Turn Me Loose,” he claiming to be the author. Ben R. Harney, of Louisville, also claims to be the author, and sued Green for damages. The case is now pending. Harney’s claim to be the author of “Mr. Johnson, Turn Me Loose,” got him behind the bars in the West Forty-seventh-street station in New York recently. This is how the New York Journal wrote it up: He went to the Olympia last evening, where his wife, one of the Sfsters Leigh, is performing and sought admission without money and without price. The doorkeeper wanted to know what for. For a moment the author of that great song stood and stared as if he were about to silently have fits. Then he recovered breath enough to exclaim proudly, "I am the man who wrote 'Mr. Johnson, Turn Me/Loose.’ ” The doorkeeper was overheard to mutter something which sounded like “thell you say.” but he said aloud: “Nit not, no.” The song writer plainly could not believe his ears. He supposed the ticket-taker had taken something else, and, pitying him, he tried to pass him. But he was restrained. Then he became indignant, and suffered himself to explain once more who he was, but the more he explained the more the ticket”taker objected, and the more Benjamin’s anger rose, until there was what the Tenderloin reporters speak of as “a slight disturbance.” Thereupon a special policeman approached and laid a hand on the composer's shoulder. “Take your hand off sir!” exclaimed Benjamin, haughtily. “Do you know who I am?” The special policeman unblushingly admitted that he did not know who the disturbing person was, ana once more Benjamin exclaimed: "I am the man who wrote ‘Mr. Johnson, Turn Me Loose.’ ” The n he watched to see the special drop dead but instead of thus ceasing to cumber the ground he turned the great songster over to a policeman, who conducted him lo jail. Out from the glitter and glare and gayety of the Tenderloin street Benjamin Harney was led, singing softly, more in sorrow than in anger. “Mr. Johnson. Turn Me Loose,” and thus he sang behind the bars. PERSONAL AND SOCIETY. Dr. Louis Burckhardt has gone to Louisville for a few days. Miss Julia Joseph, of Shelbyville, is visiting friends here for a few days. The Daughters of the American Revolution met yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Eugenia Elchelberger Crimp, of Chicago, is visiting Mrs. J. C. Mendenhall. Mrs. R. H. Smiley has returned from a visit of setcral weeks in Toronto Canada. Mr. J. B. Cromer and daughter Bertie will return to-morrow frem Princeton and New York. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Fletcher and family have returned from their summer home in Vermont. Miss Mary Kirlin has gone to Louisville to visit her sister, Mrs. John T MacCauley, and family. Mrs. Salisbury, of Anderson, is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. Eckhouse, on North Meridian street. William F. Tin ker returned home yesterday from Maine, where ho has been for three months. Mrs. O. P. Morton has returned from a visit to Richmond, accompanied by h*-r sister. Mrs. Scott. Mr. Allen O. Boyland, of Aurora. Neb who has been visiting relatives In this dtv’ has gone to Nashville. Mrs. John I’. Engstrom, of Evansville wife of Rev. ,\lr. Engstrom, is vl-iting Mr’ and Mrs. J. P. Durham. Mr. and Mrs. A. YV Ilelnly, of Danville JH., arc spending a few days with their ■ daughter. Mrs. Lafayette Page, and fam-

ily. Mr. and Mrs. Helnly have but recently returned from Europe. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Chislett have returned from their summer trip. Most of tiieir time was spent at Georgian Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Planner will entertain a few friends this evening for their guests. Mr. and Mrs. Rockett, of Detroit. Mrs. John H. Baker, who has been iri Goshen for several months, will come Monday to spend the winter at the Denison. Mrs. Mitchell Mayberg, who has been visiting her parents. Rabbi and Mrs. Messing, will return to her home in St. Louis Sunday. Mr. Sol Marcosaon. the violinist, arrived last evening from Louisville, and will be the guest of Colonel and Mrs. I. N. Walker s family. Mrs. V. T. Malott and daughters. Elia and Margaret, left yesterday for Philadelphia and Atlantic City to spend a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Moses Fisher will take possession of their new home on North Meridian street near (new) Nineteenth next week. Mia. Charlotte Bushnell, of California, formerly of this city, is spending a few’ days with Mrs. W. J. Richards, at Glen Ethel. Misses Winifred and Nellie Wiles have returned from Boston, where they spent several months. They will reside at the Delano. Dr. and Mrs. William Seaton will chaperone a large party of young people to see the performance at the Park Theater this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Severin, jr., who have been in New York and at Old Point Comfort for several weeks, will return home Sunday morning. General and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison and daughter are expected home next week from their extended visit to their summer home in the Adirondacks. The Young Woman’s Missionary Society of the Second Presbyterian Church will be entertained this afternoon by Mrs. DeWitt Griffith, Ritter avenue, Irvington. Mrs. Ovid L. Adams, of Shelbyville, gave a handsome party Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Grace Lintner. of this city. Miss Lintner returned home yesterday. Mis. Gregory and children, of Boston, arrived hist evening to visit Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Robertson. Mrs. Gregory is Mrs. Robertson’s niece, and was formerly Miss Sara Sells. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Wood, of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. John A. Glover und family, of Urbana, 111., will come to attend the marriage of Mr. Herbert S. Wood and Miss Anna Carter, Oct. 20. Mrs. J. J. Cooper gave a beautiful rose luncheon yesterday in honor of her daughter, Mrs. John MacClure Wiley, who has recently returned from a four year’s residence at Bordeaux. The large table was adorned with a long oval basket of Meteor roses and maiden hair fern, and meteor satin was placed under the honiton laces, which were used. Crimson candles lighted the table. Mermet roses were used on the small tables. At each cover was a fragrant American Beauty rose, the guest favor. The guests to meet Mrs. Wiley were Mrs. J. A. Lemcke, Mrs. George T. Evans. Mrs. William H. Coleman and visitor, Mrs. J. Harper Smith, of Somerville, N. J., Mrs. W. J. Richards, Mrs. Robert Courtney Wright, of Columbia, S. C., Mrs. Henry D. Pierce, Mrs. Jamis R. Levey, Mrs. John W. Kern, Mrs. Thomas Taggart, Mrs. J. O. Henderson, Mrs. Charles H. Wood, Mrs. William F. Elliott, Mrs. Pierre Gray, Mrs. John C. Dean, Mrs. George N. Catterson and Mrs. Earl McK. Ogle. JOHNSON—SMITH. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. 7. —The wedding of Mr. J. Edgar Johnson and Misp Margaret Winifred Smith at the First Presbyterian Church at 4 o'clock this afternoon, in the presence of more than seven hundred guests, representing the elite of society in Muncie and neighboring cities, was the most brilliant affair of the kind for years in this city. The ceremony that united two of the lirst families in Muncie was performed by Rev. W. H. Oxtoby, the ring service of the Presbyterian Church, of w'hich. the bride is a member, being used. The bride is the third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smith and a belle in society. During the severe weather last winter she w’as one of the most active to dispense charity, making personal visits to the hovels in the suburbs of the city and administering to the needy. The groom is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Johnson, and on the twenty-first anniversary of his birth recently was presented with SI,OOO by his father, in recognition of the fact that he had abstained, from the use of vulgarity and tobacco. He is regarded as a model young man. Professor Clarence Carson presided at the organ. The maid of honor was Miss Hudie Smith, sister of the bride, and the best man was Mr. Ray Johnson, brother of the groom. The bridesmaids were Misses Groce U. Johnson, Cora Emerson, Harriet Johnson, Maud Neely and Miss Mary Thompson, of Edinburg. The ushers were Elliott Wilson, Walter Baker, Carl O'Hara, Will Myers and Frank Gass. The bride wore a Paris gown of white satin, trimmed with crepe de chine, pearls and white fur. She carried lilies of the valley. Her going-away costume was broadcloth, with fur trimmings and hat to match. The maid of honor wore a creation of white gauze over white silk and a velvet Gainesborough hat. The bridesmaids wore yellow organdie over yellow silk, black Gainesborougn hats, with yellow' plumes. A reception at 6 o’clock was given at the Smith home, and was attended by five hundred. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson left for the East to-night, to be absent three weeks, after which they will be at home in the Johnson house, the parents intending to soon leave for Joplin, Mo., where Mr. A. L. Johnson will look after large interests. Among the guests from abroad were Mr. and Mrs. John Love, of New York; Mr. and Mrs. Roy McCormick, Will Ba.rr, Miss Mayme Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. John McGilliland, Miss Anna Triblett, Mr. L. C. Waring and F. L. Studebaker, of Bluff ton; Miss Olga Brown, of Anderson; Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Wiikinson and Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Johnson, of Indianapolis; Miss Lola Allen, of Franklin; Mrs. Raymond, of Port Sanilac, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Snyder and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Snyder, of Piqua, O.; I. H. Johnson, of Ashtabula, 0.. and Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Gillett, of Toledo. BACKINS—GOLDING. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARION. Ind., Oct. 7.—James 11. Backins and Miss Agnes Estelle Golding were married last night at the residence of the bride’s parents, on South Adams street. The groom is a son of Secretary Baekins, of the Citntoft Glass Company, und is traveling salesman for the company. The bride is the daughter of W. L. Golding, one of Marion's most successful business men. SMITH—WILLIAMS. Special to t*ve Ind.anapolia Journal. •QREENCASTLE, Ind., Oct. 7.-Miss Mattie Williams, of this city, and Mr. Win. A. Smith, foreman of the Tucker bicycle works, at RoachdaJe, were married this morning at the residence of the bride’s parents, Elder E. T. Lane officiating. GOLDEN WEDDING. Special to the lndianai<ollß Journal. MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Oct. 7.—Mr. and Mrs. George Welman, of this city, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary and entertained a number of relatives and friends at dinner to-day. PIERSON —CASEY. Special to tlve Indianapolis Journal. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Oct. 7.—Newton R. Pierson and Miss Jennie Casey, prominent society people of this city, were married to-day Movement* of Steamer*. NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—Arrived: Prussia, from Hamburg; Hekla, from Copenhagen; Patria, Dom Marseilles: Cufic, from Liverpool. Sailed: Augusta Victoria, for Hamburg; Stuttgart, for Bremen. BROWHEAD. Oct. 8.—3:1 ja. m.—Passed: Lueania, from New York, for Queenstown and Liverpool. QUEENSTOWN. Oct. 7.-Sailed: Pennlnnd, for Philadelphia; Britannic, for New York. PLYMOUTH, Or!. 7.—Arrived: Columbia. from New Yo. I , for Hamburg. PHILADELPH’ Oct. 7.—Arrived: Scotia, from Hambu g. LONDON. • Oct. 7.—Arrived: Mohawk front New York. HAMBURG. Oet. 7.—Arrived: Persia, from New York. NAPLES, Oct. 7.—Arrived: Fulda, from New York. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 7.—Sailed: Gallia, for Boston. GENOA, Oct. 7.—Sailed: Werra. for New York. Diamonds Are Pure Carbon. The chemical symbol is Cl 2, carbon pure is almost indestructible and imitations are valueless. Carbon photographs are brilliant and permanent; they will be imitated in this city; they are imitated. The Residence Studio is the only one in the. Slate making the genuine carbons. Call and examine them. One carbon in color free with a dozen cabinet photographs during October. Kitchen Residence Studio, (old) till North Pennsylvania street.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1897.

LOSS WAS OVER $600,000 SEVEN BUDDINGS Rt It NED AT DETROIT YESTERDAY HORNING. Damage Well Protected by Insurance —Drought HeNjiointlble for Mil ay Fires—Several Live** Lost. * DETROIT, Oct. 7.—Five large buildings and two smaller ones, with all their contents, were destroyed this morning by a fire which swept through a block situated in the center of the business portion of Detroit and surrounded by tiie Campus Martins, Woodward, Gratiot and Monroe avenues. Careful estimates of the losses place the total figures at s*>4o,ooo, with $">35,000 insurance. Added to the main losses are those of the people who had household goods, etc., stored in the Central storage building and of the contents of the offices of professional people and otliers in the various buildings which were ruined. The injuries to the firemen who were hurt will not be permanent. Most of the burned structures will be rebuilt. As stated in bulletins this morning, the blaze started shortly before 1 o’clock on the stage of the Detroit Opera House. The origin of the fire is not determined- It was not noticed until the flames leuped out at the rear of the theater following a blowing out of a rear wall by the explosion of a calcium tank. The opera house faced the Campus Martius and was obliquely across from the City Hall, its rear was closely surrounded by the rear of other buildings fronting, respectively, on Woodward, Gratiot and Monroe avenues, and the original location of the fire was inaccessible when the firemen first arrived. The opera house burned at a terrific rate, the interior being a solid mass of flames. Meanwhile the ten-story fire-proof structure, so-called, occupied by the Henry R. Leonard furniture store got afire in the upper stories. The flames swept through its inflammable contents from rear to the Gratlot-avenue front, und within two hours nothing remained but the steel framework of the building. The buildings next adjoining the, opera house v re the large jewelry establishment of Wright, Kay & Cos. and the four-story building, fronting on the Campus Martius and Monroe avenue, occupied by the C. H. Michell Table Supply Company. By strenuous efforts the jewelry house was saved, although the building caught lire repeatedly, but the Michell building was gutted and all its contents burned. At 3 o’clock it was supposed that the lire would probably be controlled within its then limits, but, aided by an increasing northwest wind, it swept along both on the Mon-roe-avenue and Gratiot-avenue sides of the block. From Michell’s it communicated with the large six-story building adjoining, occupied by O. H. Werner's crockery house and by the Grand Union Tea Company, causing perhaps the hottest blaze of the fire and leaving nothing remaining at 5 o’clock but the front walls. Meanwhile, on the Gratiot-avenue side, the flames spread east from the Leonard building to a building occupied by the Central Storage Company and Vaughan A Tanner, which was also destroyed, with its contents. A side wail of the latter building fell upon the roof of a two-story structure occupied by the Parisian laundry, which was badly wrecked and partly burned. On the Monroe-avenue side a small shoe store was crushed to fragments by the fall of the east wall of the Werner building. At both these points was where the progress of the flumes was checked. The early morning hour and the rapid sweep of the fire prevented the saving of any of the contents to speak of. Among the losses was that of the Julia Arthur Dramatic Company, which was playing its first engagement in a “Lady of Quality.” All its handsome costumes and stage settings were destroyed. Miss Arthur was prostrated over this serious blow to her enterprise. The front portion of the theater building was occupied by the Central Savings Bank and Kinnucan’s tailoring establishment and the upper stories front byvarious offices. The Grand Trunk repair shops, located on the dock at the foot of Dequindre street, nearly three-quarters of a mile distant, caught fire from a blazing brand and were destroyed, with a quantity of lumber and material. Several other fires started in addition to numerous small ones near the scene of the big fire, but none resulting in damage. William Moore, janitor of the opera house building, and his wife, who were sleeping on the'fifth floor, narrow ly escapee 1 with their lives. Lieutenant John W. Hopkins and Pip mien Archibald Bennett and John H. Welch suffered a serious fall, caused by the jerking down of a ladder on which they were ascending the front of the Michell building. Bennett’s spine is seriously injured. It w r as 5:30 before the fire was fully under control. The Detroit Opera Housie was ow’ned by the Clarke estate. Its value was estimated at. SBO,OOO, fully insured. C. J. Whitney, lessee of the building and manager, loses about $20,000, partly insured. The Julia Arthur Company’s loss Is over S2O,O<K), with SIO,OOO insurance. The Micheh building was owned by George H. Barbour. Its value was IDj.OOO; fully insured. The Michell stock was worth $75,000 and was 90 per cent, insured. The Leonard building and stock was estimated a SIOO,OOO, fully insured. The principal other losses, most of which are fairly insured, are as follows: Central Savings Bank, $10,000; Hugh Connellv, jeweler, $lO,0i)0; Vaughn & Tanner, $50,W0; C. H. Werner, $45,000; Traugott, Schmidt & Tate, owner of Werner building, $85,000; Grand Union Tea Company. $25,000; Parisan Laundry', $15,000; Central Storage Company, $20,000: Grand Trunk repair shops, $6,000; Brossy’s dye shop, $1,500; opera house musicians, $1,000; P. J. Kinnuean, tailor, $3,000; Dr. W. H. Kessler, $2,000: Boston Shoe Store, building and stock, $3,500; J. & T. Hurley', coal dealers, $4,000; C. Hope & Sons, wagon works, S6OO, and other minor losses by smoke, w'ater, etc., SIO,OOO. ♦ TWELVE LIVES LOST. Deatli and Destruction liy Forest Fires Along the Manitoba Line. WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Oct. 7.—The forest fires that have been raging in Manitoba close to the boundary line for the past ten days have broken out more furiously than ever. Ten or twelve persons are reported to have been burned to death and the fire is rapidly spreading over the boundary line into Dakota. Firemen have been fighting the flames night and day trying to keep them from getting into the more thickly populated districts. Hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of timber has been destroyed and considerable grain, as well as some farm buildings. Up to this time the fire has been confined to the Canadian side, but it is now invading the United States. The flames are driving hundreds of wolves and coyotes out into the open country and large flocks of geese and ducks have been seen flying over the burning forests. Near Whitemouth, H. Laundry, a trapper, was burned to death. A German woman living near where the fire w'as the most furious yesterday is reported to have been burned to death and her children are missing. On both sides of Broken Head river enormous damage is being done. The smoke is so thick that it is impossible to see twenty yards in any direction. Mr. and Mrs. Young, living south ci Broken Head, about eight miles, lost everything and only saved their lives by' staying in the river for twelve hours. At Beazjour, Manitoba, seven persons have been burned to death. Mrs. O. W. Thomas, her young son and a daughter had a race with the flames for several miles. They had a team of horses, which they kept on the run. Sparks from the burning timber were blown into the dry grass of a prairie which they' were compelled to cross and soon they were surrounded by the flames. The frantic horses started to run straight ahead into the burning timber. Before they bad gone far the carriage overturned and its occupants were thrown down an embankment into a small creek. This probably saved their lives. They were badly burned. \n Unparalleled Dronglit. MASCOUTAH. 111.. Oct. 7.~The experience of the old settlers in St. Clair and adjoining counties is that the present drought is without parallel. For two months th. re Pas be. n practically no rainfall in this section and the temperature has ranged above 90 degrees in tht shade almost constantly during all that time. The damage done by' drought in southern Illinois cannot be accurately estimated, but it has been great. The heaviest loss to farmers is on the corn crop and it has been cut dowfi 50 to 65 per cent, by the dry weather. It has done great damage to late vegetation and the fruit crop generally. Hundreds of wells, cisterns and creeks have entirely failed and a water famine is threatened. Many farmers residing east ot Mascoutah arc hauling water a

distance of six miles. The water in the Kaskaskia river has reached the lowest stage in years. Havoc in Arkansas. LITTLE RO’K. Ark., Oct. 7.—Drought and forest fires are playing havoc in Arkansas and the situation grows worse every day'. Thousands of dollars’ worth of valuable timber and other property has been destroyed by' fire and stock in nearly every section of the State is suffering from scarcity of water, while in some places there is not enough obtainable to supply the people for drinking. No general rain has fallen for over sixty' days, and in some localities the drought is of even longer duration. Miles of fences have been destroyed, sawmills burned, cabins gutted and in some instances the flames haVe been communicated to large fields of open cotton, which was destroyed. The people in many localities are holding meetings and praying for rain. I’wtntue* Roasted in Their Beds. NILES, Mich.. Oct. 7.—East and north of this city the terrible marsh fires still continue. Farmers have fought the flames night and day for a week and arc exhausted. They have moved their household goods to places of safety an’d have sacrificed their homes. The game which inhabited the marshes has been driven to the city. Near Berrien Springs, on what is known as the Big Meadow, the fire lias swept over like a prairie fire and hundreds of acres of potatoes have been roasted in the hills. The fire is the worst that has occurred in this vicinity since 1871. Little Ruin Since Aug. 23. CHATTANOOGA,, Tenn., Oct. 7.—The drought, in this section is unprecedented. Late crops have been literally burned up, ordinarily large streams of water having gone dry’, and complaints numerous and mournful come in from all points in territory adjacent to Chattanooga. Since Aug. 23 the rainfall has amounted to only seven one-hundredths of an inch. The Tennessee river at this point, ordinarily at good boating stage at this season, shows a depth of only’ five-tenths of a foot. Prairie Fires in Wisconsin. KENOSHA, Wis., Oct. 7.—Vegetation is par lied and crops blasted. Wells and springs have dried up and as a result of scarcity of water stock has suffered greatly. Prairie fires in Somers and Bristol, caused by sparks from passing engines, destroyed considerable property belonging to the farmers. All kinds of means have been adopted to stay the advance of the flames. In some cases where the Are was apparently extinguished it continued to burn below the surface. \ Kankakee Mnrsli Fires Under Control. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. VALPARAISO, Ind., Oct. 7.—The fires which have been raging in the south part of this county were reported under control to-night, and unless the wind changes to the south no further danger is feared. The land owners along the Kankakee in this county estimate the loss sustained by them at $40,000. Fifty Horses Burned. NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—Fifty high-class horses perished in the stables of the Cheshire Improvement Company, on Ocean parkway, Brooklyn, w'hich were burned last night. The loss is $50,000. In trying to save the horses the night watchman was overcome by' smoke and is in a precarious condition. No liisnranee. MACON, Ga., Oct. 7.—The Central Railroad shop buildings here were destroyed by fire this morning shortly after 1 o’clock. The loss will amount to fully $75,000, with no insurance, all the policies having expired last August and a sinking fund for insurance having been started. Business Part of St. Elmo in Ash.es. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Oct. 7.—Twelve buildings, comprising the business portion of St. Elmo, a little town at tho foot of Ijookout Mountain, were des toyed by fire this morning. The fire originated in the residence of Mrs. G. W. Kirkland and spread rapidly to the stores adjoining. The total loss is about $12,000. Fire Department Called Oat. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. DEiCATUIt, Ind., Oct. 7.—Forest fires are still raging in this county. Flames are nearing this city and. the fire department has been called to be in readiness to fight the flames. Unless rain soon comes the flames will cause heavy loss. OBITUARY. Career of Sir John Gilbert, a Celebrated London Painter. LONDON, Oct. 7.—Sir John Gilbert, R. A., whose death was announced y'esterday, was president of the Royal Society of Painters in water colors. He was born in 1817. His first picture was exhibited in 1836. It was a water color drawing, and its subject was “The Arrest of Lord Hastings by the Protector, Richard Duke of Gloucester.” In the same year he exhibited an oil painting in the Royal Academy, and in 1539 he exhibited at the British Institution. From that time forward his pictures w'ere seen constantly in the last-named gallery and occasionally at the academy. Most of his paintings have been historical, and many of them were suggested by r the classes in English and continental humor. His brush was busy up to 1890, in w'hich year he painted “Onward.” He was better known to the English-speaking public as an illustrator of books and periodicals than as a painter. Among his most important Illustrations are those of an edition of Shakspeare, upon which he spent several years. In 1871 he was elected president of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colors, in w'hose galleries he has been a constant exhibitor. He was knighted more than twenty-five years ago. In 1876 he was elected a Royal Academician, and was also made a chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Sir John for many years refused to sell any of his paintings, with a view to one day presenting them to the nation. In 1893 he divided the collection among the art galleries of London. Manchester and Birmingham and Liverpool. At that time he was presented with the freedom of the city of London, an honor that was never before and has never since been given to any artist. Gen. William Thompson. TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 7.—Gen. William Thompson, retired, is dead, aged eightyfour years. Deceased served throughout the civil war, retiring at his ow r n request with the rank of captain in the Seventh Cavalry. By an act of the last Congress he was brevetted brigadier general in the regular army. Egbert Starr. NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—Egbert Starr, a resident of this city for over sixty years and one of the most prominent merchants of three decades ago, died at his home to-day, aged eighty-four. His gifts to Middleburg College are estimated to have amounted to SIOO,OOO. Ex-Conßressman Ammermann. SCRANTON, Pa.. Oct. 7.—Hon. Lemuel Ammermann, of this city, capitalist and ex-congressman, died suddenly of heart disease this afternoon at Rlossburg, Tioga county. •lose SlKviro Jorrln. NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—Jose Silviro Jorrin, formerly Cuban senator, is dead at his home, in this city, of pneumonia, aged eighty-one years. Interstate Ball League. TOLEDO, 0., Oct. 7.—A meeting of the owners and directors of the Interstate Basebail League was held at the Burnett House to-night. Reports from officers indicated the league to be in a good financial condition. It was decided that the league should consist of the same towns that constituted it last year. C. B. Powers, of Pittsburg, w as re-elected president, and C. J. Strobe!, vice president. Os the SSOO deposited by each club as a guarante last spring. $425 w r as refunded. $75 being retained as a guarantee for the initial meeting in the spring. Akron, Canton. Bay City. Sanginaw and Grand Rapids made application to join the league, but admission was refused. Debs In New York. NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—President Eugene V. Debs, of the Social Democracy, arrived in New York to-dav and address. .1 a meeting to-night on the upper East Side. Th * hall was crowded, and his remarks were loudly applauded. Mr. Debs will remain in the East on an organizing tour tor six weeks. Mr. Debs says he nas branches of the tfo- ial Democracy established now in twenty-six States, and declares that its growth is going on at a great rate. He declined lo discuss the local political situation. and said he was a Socialist, tic said he had in times past had some correspondence with Henry George, but did nut know Lint personally.

GROWING LESS RADICAL ♦ CiEHMAX SOCIALISTS I.OMMi Til K Ili REVOLUTION AHV 111 Aft ALTER. F*alori‘* of the HnnilmrK C'onre— Panama Canal DiKKi'ri Returning; to Their African Home. ♦ HAMBURG. Oct. The Socialist Congress is giving renewed proof that the party is divesting' itself of its revolutionary character and becoming more legal and constitutional in its methods, while the prudent and cautious attitude of its leaders is depriving the government of all pretexts for coercion. For instance, Herr Schippel, in his speech yesterday on Herr Hebei’s motion as to second ballots in Reichstag elections, rebuked some members of the congress who had complained because the Socialist member of the budget committee of the Reichstag had given and kept a pledge to maintain silence respecting a conlldential statement made as to the new artillery bill at a recent session of the committee. Herr Schippel contended that the moment the Socialist party takes part in any parliamentary work it must adopt a practical policy and must recognize that, though it would like to abblisn standing armies, it cannot do this, ami that, therefore, it is useless to refuse • the means to make the Germans victorious in the event that war is forced upon them. Several members of the congress protested against this policy as a negation of all the principles of the party, but a majority supported Herr Schippel. Another instance of growing conservatism was seen when several members demanded that . the pledges contemplated in Herr Hebei’s motion, to be given by candidates soliciting the Socialist vote, should be reduced to writing. Herr Rebel hotly protested against this suggestion, declaring that their opponents were not all scamps. “An honorable man,” he said, “keeps his word, even if it is not committed to writing. Just, imagine if you yourselves came mto fortunes, how many of you would not give up your social democracy.” ♦— HETiUMXti TO AFRICA. 500 Panama Canal Digger* Reave 'Colon for Sierra Leone. COLON, Columbia, Oct. 7.—A1l Colon is in a fever of excitement to-day on account of the embarkation of 500 Africans, bound for Sierra Leone, on board the British steamer Holyrood. Six hundred of these natives of Africa arrived here under contract a year e jo, ragged and naked, and they are now returning to their homes in no better condition. The remainder of the party have either absconded or, more likely, have died at various places along the canal route of Beri Beri. The captain of the Holyrood is taking precautions to prevent an outbreak of the Aficans while on the way across the Atlantic, and he has made them give up the revolvers, knives, cutlasses and razors with which they were armed. The canal company officials express themselves us being delighted to get rid of the African laborers. They say the latter have proved themselves expensive and indifferent workers. Switzerland to Hay ltailways. BERNE, Switzerland, Oct. 7.—The National Council, by a vote of 98 to 29, has adopted a bill providing for the purchase of the live principal railroads of Switzerland at a cost approaching a milliard of francs <.1,000,000,000 francs, or $200,000,000), for which purpose a loan is projected In January, 1896, according to official returns, there were 2,301 miles of railroad open for traffic in Switzerland. The cost of construction of the lines, rolling stock, etc., up to the end of 1894 was 1,108,387,968 francs. The receipts in 1893 amounted to 101,482,318 francs and the expenses to 60,190,897 francs. In 1895 tlie roads carried 10,379,337 tons of goods and 39,970,918 passengers, the receipts from both amounting to 99,572,564 francs. Switzerland has a complete system of telegraph. which, excepting the wires for railroad service, is wholly under control of the state. Britain Xot Heady Io Reply. LONDON, Oct. 7.—The prediction made on Saturday last to the effect that Great Britain’s answer to the bimetallic proposals would be delayed has been confirmed. Arrangements have now been made to hold an informal conference between the chancellor of the exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beaeh, and other British officials on the one side and the United States monetary commissioners and Colonel Hay, the United States embassador, on the other side, for the purpose of securing a more definite understanding as to what the United States and France expect. Consequently the British government will be unable to fulfill the promise of the chancellor of the exchequer to give the United States commissioners a reply early during the present month, and the delay will possibly last some weeks. Turmoil la the Reiclisratli. VIENNA, Oct. 7. was an uproarious sitting of the Reichsrath to-day, caused by the debate over the measures to be taken for the relief of the sufferers from the recent Hoods." Herr Schrammel, Social Democrat, violently attacked the Christian Socialists. The latter became violently incensed, and their shouts of anger filled the house. Many turbulent scenes ensued between* the followers of Herr Schoenerer, who form a section of the German opposition, and the Christian Socialists. Aspersions were hurled broadcast and the president of the House, Dr. Kathrein, being unable to restore order, left the building, but he ultimately returned, pleaded for decorum and the debate was resumed. Kiiilt of Corea Now Emperor. VIENNA. Oct. 7.—A dispatch received from Tokio. Japan, says it is reported there that the King of Corea has proclaimed himself Emperor of Corea. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.—-The Corean minister here has not been informed that the King of Corea has proclaimed himself Emperor, and some doubt is expressed as to the report, as it is thought to be a step of which the legation will be advised by cable. The change, if one has been made, is felt to be in title and dignity, as it is said the substitution of emperor for king would not entail any substantial changes on tho country. The countries with which Corea has most to do—China, Japan and Russia—are empires. Victoria Grieved at Unele Sam. LONDON, Oct. 7.—Vanity Fair to-day says: ‘The Queen-Empress was very' much grieved at the attitude of the United States eighteen months ago and it is an open secret that her Majesty, who has made a close study of the American people, holds almost pessimistic views in regard to the stability and future of the Republic. The Queen’s long conversation with Sir Wilfred Laurier, when that statesman was in England. would make most interesting reading.” Suicide of a Count. VIENNA, Oct. 7.—Count Heinrich Wurmbrand, the nineteen-year-old son of Count Wurmbrand, who was minister of commerce in 1895 in the Cabinet of Prince Windischgratz, has committed suicide. The reason tor the act is not known, but it is believed that he was suffering from mental depression induced by the illness of his father himself a sufferer from apoplexy BY A RISING VOTE. Doctors Accepted Invitation to Visit a Kentucky Distillery. LOUISVILLE. Ky. p Oct. 7. The third day’s session of the Mississippi Valley Medical Association was called to order this morning by President Stueky, who announced that the association had received an invitation to visit one of the State's largest distilleries. The announcement was received with applause and the invitation was accepted by a rising vote. It was decided to nrovide a salary for the secretary of the association, the amount to be fixed by the executive committee, it was the general idea i< should be art amount equal to onethird vhe dues received during tin- year. The general session was concluded by a paper read by I>r. John B. Murphy, of Chicago. After the general session the- medical and surgical sections adjourned to their respective meetings. In the medical section papers were read by John M. Batten, of Pittsburg; R. H. Babcock, of Chicago; A. P. Buchanan, of Fort Wayne; C. Travis Drennen, of Hot Springs, Ark., A. Ravogli,

of Cincinnati; Fred R. Charlton, of Indianapolis; Enno Sander, of St. Louis; Frank R. Fry, of St. Louis: J. R. I/emen, of St. lAuis; A. C. Klebs. Chicago; I>. C. Ramsey, of Mount Vernon. Ind.; Kennon Dunham, of Cincinnati; Homer M. Thomas, Chicago; C. W. Johnson, of Chicago; Max Thorner. of Cincinnati. In the surgical section papers were read hy John Young Brown, of St. Louis; E. I* Larkins, of Terre Haute; Spencer M, Graves, of St. Louis: H. (>. Walker, of Detroit; Robert T. Morris, of New York city; A. H. Cordier, of Kansas City; B. M. Hypes, of St. Louis; XV.. G. Haggard, of Nashville; Augustus Goelet, of New York city; J. L. Porter, of Chicago; J. \V. Cokenowen, of Des Moines; C. Werner, of Chicago, and A. C. Bernays, of St. Louis. INNOCENT MEN’ RELEASED. 4'ivp Italian* XX ho Were Given Rife Sentences on Perjured Testimony* DENVER. Col., Oct. 7.—Through tho Italian consul. Dr. Cuneo, five innocent in. n serving life sentences in the Canon City penitentiary are set free. The men are the two Aaria.no brothers and Peruca, Oberto and Chiabod, all Italians. They were given a life sentence in Walsenburg in 1895 for the murder of an Italian named Russo. The real murderers bribed an interpreter to convict tite men by the payment of $175. Two of the convicted men have wives and children in Italy, and all of them came to this country to seek a fortune. Dr. Cuneo heard the story of their case from them on a visit to the penitentiary, collected evidence substantiating their claims, and obtained for them anew trial, which resulted iu their acquittal. MRS. D. B. WELLS CHOSEN . ERECTED PRESIDENT OF PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN'S MISSIONS. Shelliyville Secures* Next Synod on the First Railot nt the Final Session In Muneie. ■ ♦ Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind.. Oct. 7.—The fifteenth annual meeting of the Woman’s Synodical Societies Home and Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church of Indiana closed tonight, the evening being devoted to a reception tendered the visiting women by the local members of the societies at the First Presbyterian Church. The devotional hour this morning was conducted by Mrs. John M. Coulter, of Chicago, who brought greetings from the Northwest societies. It was foreign mission day and the reports were interesting. The donations for the year just closed amounted to $1.501.84, a substantial increase. Mrs. Keller, of the Fort Wayne district, reported their donations double last year’s. The Fort Wayne society is twenty-one years old, and Mrs. Keller has made the reports each j ear. Indianapolis, Logansport, Muneie, New Albany, Vincennes and Whitewater all reported. The total receipts for the contingent fund last year were given by Mrs. O. B. Connor, of Wabash, as $294.74; expenses, $164; balance, $130.74. Following this report, Mrs. McHenry, of Wabash, sang a beautiful solo, accompanied by Mrs. Potter. For the place of the next meeting Shelbyville was chosen on the first ballot. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Mrs. D. B. Wells, of Fort Wayne; corresponding secretary, Mrs. R. V. Hunter, of Indianapolis; recording secretary, Miss Merica Hoagland, of Fort Wayne; secretary of literary work, Mrs. E. B. Thomson, of Crawfordsville; Christian Endeavor secretary, Miss Maud Hixson, of Indianapolis. The delegates gave a rising vote of thanks to the retiring president, Mrs. O. B. Connor, of Wabash. One thousand dollars was pledged for the year, to be divided as follows: Four hundred dollars to the salary of Mrs. Taylor, missionary to Siam, and S6OO to the Saltillo school in Mexico. The president read letters from Mrs. Taylor, of Siam, and from Dr. Mary Bradford, written from Persia. The closing meeting was opened with a song service, Harry Paris singing “Nearer Home To-day.” Mrs. J. Gumming Smith, of Indianapolis. followed with a paper on “incidental Phases of Foreign Mission Work.” It was full of happy thoughts. “Foreign Missions in the Bible,” was the subject of the address by Mrs. N. D. Pratt, of Chicago, secretary of the board of the Northwest. Mrs. C. B. Sharp, of Fort Wayne, conducted the quiet hour, by answering questions on the work, after w’hich came adjournment. Holiness Conference Adjourns. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. EL WOOD, Ind., Oct. 7.—The second annual conference of the Indiana Holiness Christian Association closed here to-day after a ten days’ session. Although but two years old tho new' church has thirty missions in the State and nine church buildings. Three church edifices were erected this year at Elwood, Noblesville and Frankfort. During the conference SSOO was raised to replenish the church building fund and next year six new' buildings will be erected and eighteen new missions created. Rev. C. W. Ruth, of Indianapolis, was elected state presiding elder. The annual conference next year will be held at Noblesville Oct. 6 to 15. The following appointments of ministers was made: Elwood and Carlisle, A. T. Buck; Tipton and Hobbs. Rev. Fraut; Frankfort, George Monroe; Hiliisburg, J. J. Mclntosh; Noblesville, Jay Middleton; North Grover, Reuben Whisler; Greensburg, Rev. Wilson; Leisure, A. M. Bradshaw. Tri-County Missionaries. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FRANKLIN, Ind., Oct. 7.—The annual meeting of the Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Societies of Johnson, Bar tholomew and Marion counties was held here to-day. Each county was well represented. The next meeting will be held at Columbus. The officers elected for the ensuing year were: Mrs. C. L. Ditmass, of Hopewell, president; Mrs. H. M. Holmes, of Columbus; Mrs. M. L. Pierson, of Whiteland; Mrs. Noble, of Greenwood; Miss June Dening, of Edinburg, and Mrs. Smock, or Southport, vice presidents: Mrs. C. B. Vaw'ter, of Franklin, secretary. Joint Religious Convention. Special to th - Indianapolis Journal. WORTHINGTON. Ind., Oct. 7.-The seventh annual convention of the twelfth Indiana district of the Christian Endeavor Society, Christian Woman’s Board of Missions, Indiana Christian Missionary Society and district Sunday school convention is in session at this place this week. Delegates from the different counties of the district are here. The address of welcome was delivered by Elder W. M. Kenney and the response by Elder J. N. Jessup, of Vincennes. German Synod Officers. FORT WAYNE, Ind., Oct. 7.—A business session of the Northwest Synod of the German Reformed Church commenced here today. Reports of the Home Missionary Society and the Mission House and theological school at Franklin, Wis., were read. The following officers were elected: President. Rev. John Kuellig, I). D., Fort Wayne; stated clerk, J. J. Janett, Cheboygan, Wis.; corresponding secretary, W. F. Horstmeyer. XX. C. T. t. Meets To-Day. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SOUTH BEND, Ind., Oct. 7.~Th0 Indiana Woman’s Christian Temperance Union will begin its twenty-fourth annual state convention in the First Christian Church here to-morrow morning, continuing in session until Monday evening. The president. Mrs. L. F. McWhlrter of Indianapolis, will preside on Sunday, and leading’ women will occupy the principal city pulpits. Cull to Rrv. J. X. Know Mon. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FRANKLIN, Ind., Oct. 7.—The First Baptist Church, of this city, which has been without a pastor since early last summer, has extended a call to Rev. J. A. Knowlton. He is a native of New Hampshire, but has been preaching in this city for several years. He was at Lebanon for four years and is at present pastor of the church at Washington, Ind. Miss Spear XX ill Reave for llurnui-h. Special to the Indiana polls Journal. FRANKLIN, Ind., Oct. 7.—Miss Cora Spear, of this city, is preparing to leave in a few days for Mandelay. Burmah, to work in Baptist missions. She is a graduate of Franklin College and formerly taught in the Spencer High School.

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English's Opera House TEN GREAT ENTERTAINMENTS INCLUDING Mine. DeVERE SAPIO TALJVIAGE ’ Gen. J. B. GORDON LELAND T. POWERS Course Tickets : : : $1.50 Reserved for Entire .Season in advance if desired, commencing next Monday morning, at Y. M. C. A. Building. MRS. ATKINSON'S TRIAL. Testimony Ajgainst the XX’ife of the Governor of XX eat Virginia. GLENVILLE, W. Va., Oct. 7.—Up to this time twenty-seven witnesses have been examined by the prosecution in the Atkinson forgery trial in progress here. The session of court held last night was extremely interesting and some very material evidence w r as produced. A dramatic incident was the introduction of John Norris, a blind man, very old, but intelligent, as a witness for the prosecution. Norris was led to the witness stand by his on and his appearance attracted much attention. He stated that he was a neighbor and friend of Owens, who is jointly indicted with Mrs. Atkinson; that in a conversation had with him some time after Judge Camden’s death, Owens stated that he hud been to see Mrs. Camden, now Mrs. Atkinson, arid had fully adjusted ids land affairs ami received from Mrs. Camden a receipt for S4O more than the price of the land. The witness was followed by others who related conversations with Owens in which similar statements were made. The receipts mentioned a r e the ones alleged to have been forged by Mrs. Atkinson and used by Owens. The session to-day was devoted to the examination of witnesses as to the pecuniary condition of Owens for the purpose of establishing that Owens at no time could have paid the amount of money shown by the receipts. A sensation was sprung this afternoon by the prosecution when they introduced George VV. Davidson and offered in evidence receipts purporting to have been given in the name of Judge Camden to Davidson in ISB9. Davidson stated on the stand to-day that the receipts were written. signed and delivered to him by Mrs. Atkinson about three years after the death of Judge Camden. Objection as to the admissibility of the evidence was at once raised by the attorneys for the defense. Tho argument on the point at issue was able and comprehensive on both sides, and numerous authorities were cited by euch of the attorneys engaged. The defense maintained that, the truth of another offense could not be admitted as tv:d. nee ,n supi or t of the charge now tendered. R. G. Linn, for the prosecution, vigorously defended the state’s position. The question being submitted Judge Blizzard overruled the objection raised by the defense and the evidence was admitted. Exceptions to the ruling of tho court were noted. H. D. Healers was called to the stand and stated that some time subsequent to Judge Camden’s death Mrs. Atkinson offered to write and deliver to him receipts in Judge Camden’s name similar to those for the alleged forgery of which she is being tried. Witness stated that he refused th offer and that he said to Mrs. Atkinson; “I don’t like to do business that way.” The state will probably close to-morrow. “Slave* of the Silver Serpent.” DENVER, Col., Oct. 7.—Two hundred thousand people to-night went wild over the parade of the “Slaves of the Silver Serpent.” the closing event of th. festival of the mountain and plain. Tills was “military day,” the afternoon parade being made up of military and uniformed civic organizations of this and adjoining States. TO RK HEALTHY ANDSTRONG Use "Garland” Stoves and Ranges. 1 1 i ■ f I MUDDY SKIN Is enused by coffee % drinking in many cases. Bs> * ; POSTUM Makes a healthy liver $ ± uttd pure skin. 4 | VE>

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