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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1890
II0WT11E TOTING WAS DONE
Xew System Gives General Satisfaction
and Causes the People toComeOat.
Scrth Side Wards Have Full Balloting with
Liie Showing South of W&sliin ffton Street
-Result in Doatt on MixedlMets.
REVIEW OF TOE DAT,
Holiday Aspect and the Speculation on
Indications.
The law requiring the closing during the
first four hours after the opening of the
polls of factories, mercantile and all other
places where men are employed was very
rell observed yesterday. It required but
a short time for the workingmen to exer
cise their right of suffrage, and after that
the time was their own. Thia.with the nd-
ditional fact that many factories did not
resume operations, gave the streets a holi
day aspect. The fine weather brought the
people np town, and during the lay Wash
ington and other streets in the center of
the city were thronged. While these groups
supplied the life and bustle np town, the
Toting in every part of the city went stead
ily on. Every one who was supposed to
have information was eagerly asked
as to the smrit and tent of the
balloting. The fact that the North-side
precincts were doing remarkably well gave
the Republicans much hope. It is there
they had to look for the majorities that
lory. So exceptional was the readiness
with which Republicans came to the polls
that in some two hours after opening of
th nrtlta nna.4kSl 4)iai taIa nroa oott
Others two hours later had one-half their
Toioin me dox and Dy o ciock many
were only a few votes short of their polL
Curiosity relative to the new election law
had something to do with this, but the
enirit of Republicans had much more, and
the best. Ibis feeling was strengthened
as news came that the southern precints,
..where the Democrats have their power,
were not equalling those north of Wash
ington street. But there were many
in that section of the city where
the voting was np to the full poll; but in
other wards, like the Fifteenth and Six
teenth, strongly Democratic, there was a
slowness in getting out the vote. This
caused the Democrats to throw around
their confident expressions of victory sav
ing clauses like "It is hard to tell," and
There is no telling what the new law will
do."
But after alvtheee were merely indications,
ut they served to strengthen Republican
v sy w "w a-- w v rw vujiov a V il a a IMA Kf U V
mtne nrit returns ot the evening, inese, it
is true, came in mostly from Republican pre
cincts, but here and there was a stiff Dem
ocratic vote that kept the promising growth
in majority down. Awaiting the news
were large crowds at all centers where it
was possible to gather information, and
there the interest was divided as tore
turns from Ohio, Pennsylvania and New
Ttork. Themany inquiries regardingMcKin-
'ley's race showed how anxious everybody,
was waiting for figures that would indicate
Lis election. Next in order were inquiries
relative to Cincinnati, but above all were
the questions concerning Indiana and Ma
rion county. At 9 o'clock the returns from
six precincts of the latter, two of which
were strongly Democratic, showed prob
able Republican gains throughout the city
in the oJ0 majority they gave for Trusler.
At that time there was but one return on
the county candidates, and that was from
the Ninety-ninth precinct of the Eighteenth
ward. It showed considerable stamping,
with Tatrcrart leading hia ticket bv a vota
or two.
The footings of thirty precincts, twenty
of which are Democratic, made at 1:45 this
morning, - give on the Marion
county ticket the following: Bynum,
2,598; Billingsley, 1,056; Taggart, 2.620;
Browning. l.SOA. Legislative, Matthews.
2,51f; McMaster, 1,983. Sixty precincts give
Matthews, Secretary of State, 5,537; Trus
ler. 4,43. r
The Prohibition vote in this county will
probably run close to its usual figure. Rit
ter runs considerably ahead of his ticket.
Tim People's ticket will poll between 300
and 400 votes. From all indications there
w re at least 500 or COO tickets spoiled. The
number of tickets thrown out will prob
ably not exceed 75 or 100. -.
AT THE POLLS.
IIow the New System Operated in the Pre
cincts of the C'.ty.
At most of the voting precincts on, the
North Side it was as quiet as a Sabbath
dvy. Little groups of men stood outside
the prescribed limits and gazed sadly at
the portals, access to which was denied
: them. Their occupation was gone, and the
remorseless ropes reminded them by un
pleasant . contact th&V they must
keep their distance. It comes
pretty hard for men who have
been accustomed to posing as the custo
dians of votes innumerable, as persons of
political "inflooence,"to take a modest seat
fifty feet away and not be able to tell
people whom to vote for or to dispense
tickets made up in the interest of certain
candidates. The hollow mockery of dis
tributing sample ballots had no attraction
for these gentry, who have concluded that
the great American ticket peddler
has so Tights under the present
system of voting which the public
is bound to respect. The honest voters.
however, were delighted at the immunity
Irom appeals in behalf of this candidate
and that, and the system, which allowed
them an opportunity undisturbed to ar
range their ballots. So much has been
written and fiaid explanatory of the new
system that not a great deal of instruction
was necessary,-take the city through. A
great majority of the voters
-were amply able to prepare their
ballots correctly without asking for
enlightenment, though in a number of
cases the struggle was a long one, and a
satisfactory result attained after prayerful
consideration within the limited space af
forded by the booths. Comparatively few
ballots were spoiled, and most of the voters
remembered to fold them properly with the
initials showing. The most ridiculous in
stance ot failure to grasp tho system was
that of a Tenth ward voter an
old manwho lighted the candle
m his booth and proceeded to
barn . his stamp in a vain endeavor to get
some sealing-wax with which to seal his
ballot, lie labored under the impression
that after stamping his ballot it was nec
essary for him to seal it, and in trying to do
so he demolished the stamp and both his
tickets.
Almost every precinct reported a large
vote, and in some instances it exceeded
tbo polls of both parties. A large
proportion o the vote was cast early in
the day and many precincts reported more
than half of their vote in four hours after
the polls were opened. The novelty of the
stamp and blotting pad was a strong
temptation to do some scratching, and a
long occupancy of the booths was general
ly attributed to the fact that -voters had
yielded to the temptation and were dallying
with the little stamp. The latter with Us
clean, red star was conceded ou all sides to
be a vast improvement over the dirty and
eo:nrtimes illegible pencil marks, and the
fticky pasters. The actual system of vot
ing was really not half ho complicated as
votrs had imagined. The agitation of the
sTftem's difficulties, however, bad the de
sired effect of causing almost every one to
post himself pretty thoroughly, and the
distribution of thousands of sample ballots
enabled him to do that quite readily.
Away ont. next door to Bnghtwood, was
a blazing tire, around which half a dozen
men huddled watching the voters as they
put in an appearance, for. despite ths bright,
cheerful weather, the breeze blowing bad a
November twang to it. This was at the
nrst precinct of the First ward, which is
about as far into tho country as the city
Penetrates. It is scarcely neces
sary to state that the election pro
gressed 80 quietly out there that the
roresand the sample ballot sheets were the
fnly indications of the progress of an excit
i"? political battle, in the First ward the
challenger had little to do. for the reason,
a cne of them said to a Journal reporter,
know everyone who lives around
here." In fact, there were comparatively
few challenges in any of tho East-side
wards, and no trouble of consequenco of
any description. The precinct officials were
kept pretty bnynp to between 1 and 2
O ClOCK, aiier nunu umo uuug Buiucwuuti
heavily upon their hands until nearly C
Vlr.L- Thi vran larcrelv flttrihnf :ihl in
the fact that many business place gave
their employes the morning to vote in. As
evening approached the bonfires grew
larger and served as beacon lights to the
dilatory voter. A more favorable day for
the launching of the new-system could
not have been chosen.
The Sooth Side. . .
On the South Side there was more liberty
taken in the manner of voting than north
of Washington street, although good order
prevailed. In all the wards in that part of
the city which are Democratic the vote in
the morning was lighter than was expected,
and in some of the wards the decrease a4
compared with the vote of two years ago
was very marked. Both parties had worked
hard and the inspectors and clerks were
well prepared, when the polls opened, to
give the necessary instructions to those
who were ignorant of the provisions of the
new law. It was a frequent occurrence here
for such instructions to be necessarv, and
many attributed the slowness of the Demo
cratic vote to this fact
It cannot be said that every provision of
the election law was strictly obeyed yes
terday on the South Side. Tho Democratic
inspectors gave some liberties in certain
precincts that were illegal, but ottered no
explanation for their actions when their
attention was called to it. In Sim Coy's
ward, the Eighteenth, the violations were
open ami aboveboard. The law expressly
prohibits any person lrom being admitted
to the election booths except the inspectors,
poll clerks and other regularly appointed
officials. Notwithstanding this the little
boss was given full and free admission
everywhere. He was. in fact, about, the
only privileged character, for no limita
tions whatever were placed on him. If it
suited his convenience he walked into the
booths with as much coolness as if he were
walking into his own . bar-room. Nor were
these courtesies con lined to the Eighteenth
ward. In nearly all of the southern pre
cincts he managed to make frequent calls
during the day, and he was received with
the same open-hearted Democratic hospi
tality that greeted him at borne,.?.
Other violations' ofthe law-." occurred,
prominent Among which was the lock of
attention paid,..tO; ,; the section " which
prohibits any pne rpra landing or loiter
ing within fifty feet of the polls.
. In several precincts of the Twehtyrthird.
.Twenty-fourth- and Twenty-fifth wards;
especially, was this true. -No ; attempt was
made to keep . loafers away from the polls,
and no attention whatever was paid to the
rope boundaries. " ; ,
There was a marked absence of any
clashing of authority, however, among tho
officers of ' opposite ? parties. In tho
Eighteenth ward a deputy sheriff and a
deputy United States marshal had some
words over a little misunderstanding, but
the affair did not take a f ericas turn.
Taken as a whole, the election under the
new system gave better satisfaction on the
South Side than has been obtained in years
past. To a large extent, the rowdy ele
ment, so Strong, was kept under restraint,
and there ,waa quietness at the voting
places. .
West and Northwest.
Over the west and northwest part of the
city the voting went on quietly, and almost
wholly without special incident It was
generally remarked that the colored voter
was as familiar with the method of voting
as any other voter, and expressed his
preference without assistance. As the
Journal reporter went from one pre
cinct to another he was constantly
met with the inquiry as to
how things were going elsewhere. Tiere
could be but one answer, that thero was
as little known of the ballots at other pre
cincts as at their own. With this view
they never failed to appreciate the situa
tion, the ballot being as the
new method designed. strictly a
secret cue. A pathetic incident
was that of an old gentleman
nearly eighty, a member of the Tippecanoe
Club. He intended to vote for two names
on the Democratic ticket. He stamped
those names and voted his ballot without
any other stamp upon it. A half hour
later, when his mistake came to his mind,
the. old gentleman was seriously shaken.
At his age he feels that be has few more
ballots to vote and cannot afford to lose
any. ,
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
The Ballots Remaining In the County Clerk's
Office Destroyed by Fire.
Shortly before 6 o'clock Roscoe O. Haw
kins, Albert Sahm and Deputy .Clerk
O'Brien; of the county election board, met
in the office of County Clerk Wilson for the
counting and destroying of the ballots left
over. The great box containing these
ballots was unlocked by each, with a dif
ferent key, the Democratic lock being at
one end and the Republican at the other.
The count of the ballots showed 5,012
which bad not been called for. Deputy
Clerk O'Brien then read the record of the
meetings of the election board, showing
that 81,223 ballots had been received, and
70,1 SI distributed to the election officers of
the various precincts. The difference tal
lied with the count, and a sample ballot
having been pasted in the record in compli
ance with the law, the record was signed
by Messrs. Hawkins and Sahm and the
ballots taken out and burned ou the stone
pavement leading to the left flight of the
entrance stairs to the court-house. The
ballots burned slowly, and it required an
hour's time to fulfill the requirement that
they be completely destroyed. A large
crowd collected around the stack of tick
ets as they were burning.
Rejoicing; Too Early.
The Democratic State headquarters was
not greatly crowded during the night, but
as returns showed Democratio gains the
best of feeling was manifested. Gov
ernor Gray, Bynum and Chairman
Jewett were ..very- jocular and
munched chestnuts with evident
relish, occasionally asking for some of ttre
fiery for lubrication. Mr. Jewett raised a
laugh by handing Governor Gray a few
chestnuts. saying: "Here, Governor,
are a few that you didn't spring
in your speeches." Chairman Jewett
received a number of telegrams pointing
out Democratio gains. By midnight he
laid claim to Marion county by a majority
nearer 3.C00 than 2,000. "The disposition was
manifested by all ot the party to
claim everything in sight, and that by
wonderful majorities, ihe county head
quarters were packed all the evening, aud
the announcements of Democratic gains
were greeted with vociferous ap
plause. The crowd was not near
ly so select as those about
the State headquarters, being more par
ticularly a Taggart crowd. The prob
ability of his re-election, as they claimed,
seemed to drive ,them wild with ex
citement. Numbers of them left at the first
intimation of success, and made the. air
hideous with tin-horn blowing lor the rest
of the night. '. :
About the Hotels.
There was considerable activity about the
hotels last ni'gbL'v Groups of men collected
in tho lobbies .of sthe Grand, Denison and
Bates, and the universal topic of disenssion
was the political outlook. Tho meager re
turns that were to be obtained at the news
paper offices up to midnight were not 'en
tirely satisfactory to either side, and this
did much to keep np enthusiasm. At the
Denison the Republicans were hopeful,
while at the Grand groups of Democrats
discussed the unwelcome reports of defeat
at Cincinnati and elsewhere.
Notes of the Day.
There was a general complaint about the
stamps used. Several times during the
day messengers were sent to the county
clerk's office for a new supply.
Precincts 73 and 121 were the first to make
returns on the State ticket last night. The
former, of the Thirteenth ward, led the
other by a few minutes, tho returns being
made within a quarter past 8 o'clock.
The inspector of precinct No. 151, Center
outside, lost his papers, and the opening of
the polls was delayed some time after S
o'clock on tbat account. The papers were
found in the road, where they had been ac
cidentally dropped, .
PRESIDENT HARRISONS VISIT.
Re Votes, and. Spending the After Hours With
Friends, Returns to Washington.
President Harrison arrived here at. 10
o'clock yesterday morning, and waa met at
the Union Station by Mr. R. S. McKee and
taken to the tatter's home on Tennessee
street. After a short sojourn there the
President, accompanied by his daughter,
Mrs. J. R. McKee, his favorite grandson and
his host, drove to Precinct Yd of the Sec
ond ward, where he cast his ballot
just as hundreds of his fellow
citizens wero doing at that time.
The house of Jackson Landers, No. C23
North Pennsylvania Btreet, was the polling
place of the thirteenth precinct, and it
wore the distinguishiug mark of a large
American flag. It was just 11:35 by the
clock when President Harrison alighted
from the carriage. The time of his arrival
was not generally known, and there was
not itu unnanal number at the polls. Sev
eral friends happened along and stopped to
shake hands with him. He delayed but a
moment, however, and, stepping ins;de Mr.
Landers' house, greeted the election officers
pleasantly.
"Plain Benjamin Harrison7 said Mr.
Landers, as the clerk wrote the name in
the record book.
"Yes." responded the President with a
smile, "and it only counts one vote."
One of the officers handed him his com
plement of ballots, and removing one glove
the President stepped into booth No. 8, the
one next to tho Pennsylvania-street win
dow, and proceeded to prepare his ballots.
The system was apparently familiar to
him and he did not Roger long behind the
little curtains. In precisely three
minutes after entering the polling
place he handed his ballots to one
of the judges, who, as he deposited the bal
lots in the box, called "Benjamin Harrison,"
the clerk repeating the name as he again
wrote it in the book. From the polls tho
President was driven to his home on Dela
ware street, where be remained half an
hour or so, after which the party returned
to Mr. McKee's residence for dinner. He
spent the afternoon there and was joined,
during itscourse, by Private Secretary Hal
ford. -
At 5 o'clock President Harrison and
Mr.. Haiford were driven to tho
station in McKee's carriage, arriving there
twenty minutes later. The President at
the Union Station greeted a number -of
friends, and being joined? by Daniel M.
Ransdell, marshal of the District of Colum
bia, passed on out to the tracks, where his
car was.
The presidential party entered the Pull
man car Magnet, a new and handsome
coach, but tho regular Washington sleeper,
President Harrison taking tho state-room,
Mr. Haiford and Mr. Tibbotts alone ac
companying him, Mr. Ransdell concluding
to remain till Thursday. The train will
make the run to Washington in twenty
three hours, aud arrive there at about 5
o'clock this evening.
MINOR CITY MATTERS.
To-Day's Doings.
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE Sol 8mlth Russell in
Poor Relation;" afternoon and evening.
ENGLISH'S OPERA-HOUSE Boston Ideal
Opera Company: evening.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH Lecture of Richard
Malcolm Johnston; evening.
PARK THEATER James II. Wallick in "The
Cattle King; afternoon and evening.
Local News Notes.
This afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, at the Me
ridian W. C. T. U. meeting, at tbe residence
of Mrs. Mary E. Sims, No. 515 Broadway,
reports of delegates to the State conven
tion will be made.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
to John B. Troupe and Lydia Worland,
William Arbucke and Dora McOsker, John
Fowler and Laura Bevis, John C. Loucks
and Daisy E. Brown.
Personal and Society.
John Maxwell, of the Chicago Times, is
in the city. -
Mrs. S.K. Seleg has returned from a pro
tracted visit East.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Pierce will return
home Saturday from the East.
Mrs. Dr. Fleming, of Shelbyville, is the
guest of friends here for a few days.
Miss Josephine Gill has returned from an
extended visit to Louisville, Decatur and
Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Bennett will not hold
their first reception to-morrow, as has been
announced.
Mrs. D. P.' Erwin and daughter Helen,
who have been abroad for. over two years,
have returned home.
Mrs. A.' J. Thomas, of Evansville, who
has been making a short visit to friends
here, will return home to-day.
Mrs. Alfred B. Gates and Mrs. Hewitt
Howlaud have issued initiations for a 4
o'clock tea Tuesday, Nov. 11, in honor of
Miss Dickinson, of Cincinnati, and at night
Mr. and Mrs. Gates and Mr. and Mrs. How
land will give a dancing party.
The young ladies of the Second Presby
terian Church will give their annnal sup
per this evening, from 6 to 8 o'clock, in the
lecture-room of the church. It will be
called a 'Fcast of Flowers," and great
preparations have been made to have it
equal, if not surpass, their former efforts.
MRS. FOSTER'S FOUR-O'CLOCK TEA.
Mrs. Chapin C. Foster gave an elegant
4-o'clock tea yesterday in -honor of Mrs.
J. R. McKee, Mrs. Foster being assisted by
her mother, Mrs. Maclntire, in receiving.
Mrs. Henry S. Eraser and Mrs. O. H. Has
eelman invited the guests to refreshments,
and Mrs. Charles Martindale, Mrs. Hervey
Bates, jr., Mrs. Morris Ross and Mrs. Rob
ert Manindale entertained in the dining
room, and Miss Rose Foster and Miss Olive
McKee presided at the table. The decora'
tions were not elaborate but in excellent
taste, chrysanthemums and roses being
used in beautiful. bo wlsand vases. The re
ceiving party, as well as assistants and
guests, were handsomely costumed, and the
tea was one of the very agreeable gather
ings of this festive season, and numbered
among the guests President Harrison, who
remained a short time aud met many of his
friends.
MR. AND MRS. EGAN'g PARTY. '
One of the large and elegant parties of
the season was given last night by Mr. and
Mrs. Edward C. Egan and Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Deschler, at the home of tho former,
No. 6G1 North Meridian street, in honor of
Mrs. Smithers, of Burlington, la. The
scene upon entering the house was brill
iant in the extreme, tbe double parlors on
each side of the broad hall being conneoted
by double doors, making a very spacious
reception-room. The chandeliers were gar
landed with smilax, and the mantels em
bellished with flowers and potted plants.
Several of the mantels were artistically
arranged, and in it was a simple bowl of
chrysanthemums loosely grouped, while
tho mirrors reflected the whole with ex-
Suisite eilect. The decorations of the
ining-room were all of pink, and the pol
ished table was covered with a pink dam
ask center, ferns being laid here and there.
A crystal candelabra was filled with pink
candles, and broad pink ribbons tied in
large bows at the chandelier were carried to
each of the four corners of the table, v?bere
they ended iu largo bows. A large pink:
bowl was filled with pink and white chrys
anthemums. - The bnttet was a bed of pink
chrysanthemums, roses and fairy lamps
and framed with ferns. The mantel was
also decorated, with plants aud flowers.
Pink carnations were presented to each
fuest. Mr. and Mrs. Egan and Mr. and
lrs. Deschler were assisted by Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Bird. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Beck.
Mr. and Mrs. A, J. Treat and Mr. and Mrs.
Anson Gardner. Miss Stone, Miss Beck and
Miss Bird presided at the Paye cut-glass
punch-bowl. Mrs. Egan wore a handsome
dress of black lace, trimmed with gold-leaf
passementerie; Mrs. Deschler wore her
welding dress of white moire and faille en
train, and Mrs. Smithers wore a dainty cos
tume of cream china silk, with nasturtium
brocade, and trimmed with ruchings .of
crepe lisse. The toilets worn by tbe guests
were extremely handsome and rich. Among
the guetts were Mrs. T. H. Noonan, of Chi
cago; Mrs. Alexander, of Youngstown, ().:
Miss Hoyt, of Tarrytown, N. Y.; Mr. Will
Copeland. of Burlington, la. Two of the
parlors wero cauvased, and Hart's orches
tra in attendance, rendered line musio.for
dancing, which continued till a late hoar.
No doctor's bill presented to the families who
use trlinmons Liver Regulator.
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: : THURSDAY
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Every piece of goods offered in the flowing columns is at a price which makes it a
TREMENDOUS BA.RG-AIN
The attendance at our advertised sales in enormous. It is well, therefore, to call at an
DRESS GOODS.
One case double-width serges, all
shades,
lie.
One case 36-inch Suitings, Bro
cades, Plaids and Stripes,
36-inch Tricots, Stripes and Checks,
19c;
25c.
36-inch all-wool Checks, ,
29c.
Regular sbcalM'ool , Plaids, 36
inches wide and very latest styles,;
. 39c. : v :
Serges, ' Gamd'sKair,l,.t,iPlaids, (
Checks and Stripes, all-wool and
best value ever shown, at - j
50c. 1
LINENS
56-inch all-Linen Table Dam
ask, i
25c per yard
' Worth 35c.
TWO CASES Extra Heavy
Huck Towels,- -
124c each.
Worth 17c.
ONE CASE all-Linen Crash
Toweling, only ;
4c a
VARIOUS OFFENSES. :
A Man Serlomlj Injures III Mother by At-;
saultinff .ller. , ;
Lonis Wallace, colored, was arrested yes
terday by patrolmen Hart' and Hurt on a
charge of assault and battery." His victim
was his mother, who lives a No. 193 Patter-;
son street, and her injuries are of quite a
serious nature. Wallace informed a Jour-j
nal reporter that while1 4runk, night be-;
fore last, he struck; the .woman, who was
chiding him, in the face with his left hand.;
She then left the room and walked out of
the house, where he found her lying uncon
scious on the steps. He asserted that the fall
bsrt her and not the blow. But Dr. Oliver,
of the City Hospital, who was called to see
the woman, found her still unconscious,
suffering from a blow on the temple. The
police have learned that the blow knocked
the woman down; when 'her : head struck
against some, article of '.furniture. The
woman is quite old, and the results of the
assault could not be determined at mid
night. -
A Woman Assaulted by Women.
Wanda Schultz, proprietor of a dairy on
the Shelby road, tiled affidavits, yesterday,
before Justice of the Peace Habich charg-;
ing a neighbor. Mrs. Fanscber. and her:
daughter, Mrs. Wheatley, with assault and
battery. The defendants had impounded'
eight of the plaintirl's cows, and when the
latter went after them they refused to de
liver them, though Mrs. Schultz said 'she
would pay for all the damages done. A
quarrel ensued, in which the two women,
as alleged, savatrely assaulted the plaintitt.
A writ of replevin for the recovery of the
cows was also issued.
An Uncalled for Insult.
Capt. Ben Johnson was walking on Wash
ington street yesterday afternoon ; when a
Democratic employe on the custodian's
force at tho State House met him. This
wae A. Pell, and he, taking his cue from tbe
Sentinel's assaults on the Captain, ad
dressed him with insulting language. Pell
had no acquaintance with Captain John
son and the insult was unprovoked. Cap
tain Johnson replied by applying an appro
priate epithet to Pell, who at once had the
Captain arrested for provoke and taken bo
fore Justice of the Peace Habich, when he
gave bond. '
Dangerous Person to He About.
Lethe Webber, a woman who gained no
toriety several years ago by attempting to
shoot her paramour, a man named Watts,
was arrested last night on complaint of
Mrs. McKee, who' keeps a boarding-house
at No. 71 North Illinois street, who said
the Webber woman had threatened to de
stroy her house with dynamite, and to
shoot her. The woman had a ticket to
Kansas City, where.Jalso, she is said to have
a record, and was allowed to go at liberty if
she would leave the city, which she con
sented to do. " . '
Tried to Kill a S&loon-Keeper. '
A saloon-keeper, named Kon&nder, whose
place is on the corner, of South and Penn
sylvania streets, was shot at last night by
a burglar or assassin. " Hearing some one
making a noise in the rear part of his sa
loon Konander went down stairs, arriving
just in time to see a man jump out of a
window, who, alighting; turned 'and tired
and then ran. Konander did not recognize
the man, and does not know why he should
have designs on his life.
Amusements.
One of the principal characters in the
new comic opera, "Fauvette," that it is to
be given its lirst production in this city, at
English's Opera-house, to-night, by the
Boston Ideal Opera Company, is that of a
broken-down tenor singer. Henry Lau
rent, cast for the part, has created a char
acter that baa received favorable comment
all over the country. There has been a
fairly good sale of seats, and indications
lead to the conclusion tbat "The Ideals"
will be greeted by a representative audi
ence. It is quite safe to predict that the
performance will be one of the best tbat
has been seen here in a long time.
T. R. Perry is here in advance of Peter
Baker, who will come to the Park next
week. Mr. Perry speaks in complimentary
terms of Mr. Baker's new comedy, "Bis
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CLOAK DEFT.
Our buyer has just returned from
New York, and we call your atten
tion to a splendid new line of
styles which he selected while
there. In spite of a threatened
advance, we shall sell our goods at
the same Kemarkably Low Prices
as heretofore.
AT
MARVELOUSLY LOW PRICES.
":' Black Satin Rhadame, ,
59c.
Faille Francaise, all new col
orings and evening tints,
69c.
Such an offer as this has
never been made to Indian
apolis buyers, and as the de
mand is great, we counsel you
to call for what you need at an
early hour. The price tells
you nothing of the goods.
They are superb in their lus
trous beauty.
marck," and says "The Emigrant" has been
greatly improved sine last season.
Friday and Saturday nights English's
Opera-house will be occupied by the Fields
Minstrel Company, an organization that
promises to give an exceptionally good per-,
formance.
The election excitement did not prevent
a fair-sized audience from enjoying the sec
ond presentation of A Poor Relation," by
Sol Smith Kussell and his company at the
Grand, last night. The same play will be
given' at the matinee to-day, and the en
gagement will be concluded by a perform
ance of Edward Kidder's comedy, "Be
witched." to-night.
Patrick Mohan Killed by a Train.
Patrick Mohan, fifteen years of age, died
at St. Vincent's Hospital at 10 o'clock last
night, from Injuries caused by his being
run over by a passenger train on the Big
Four, which leaves the city at 4:10 r. M.
Both legs were cut otf at the ankle, but the
boy was conscious to the last. He told bis
t father, who is employed at the stock
yards, that- he was thrown oil the
train by a man . with brass
buttons, who ordered him to jump off,
which he refused to do. He trid to explain
to the man, he siid, that his older sister,
who was inside the coach, had tickets to
the Belt crossing for both of tbem, but he
would not listen. The train passed on,
leaving tbe injured boy on the track, where
he lay fully an hour before a vehicle ar
rived to take him to the hospital. Dr.
Oliver refused to amputate the mangled
feet, perceiving the fatal nature of the in
jury. Commercial Club's Projects.
Many stock subscriptions for the proposed
new building are now being received by
the Commercial Club by mail from citizens
who are desirous that the undertaking
shall be made a success. Among tbe ad
ditional subscriptions reported yesterday
were the following:
G. S. Pittman $100
M. K. Moore 100
James J. Armstrong 100
W. II. Uobbs 100
Joseph A llerdice 10O
George W. Bender 100
Bertermann Bros 100
Very little was done by members of the
committee yesterday on' account of the
election.
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An Art Exhibit.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
this week, day and evening, the studio of
Mr. T. C. Steele, corner of Seventh and
Pennsylvania streets, will be open to his
friends with an exhibit of his summer's
work, comprising eighteen canvases in
landscapes and portraits.
Not This Tear.
Washington Pott.
On the whole, it doesn't look as though
the time had come for Mr. Vilas to be a
Senator. ' " ' " ' " -
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. High-grade French Finished
Wool Felts,
58c.
Fifteen correct shapes and the
leading colors. Others ask $1.
FUR FELTS 81.19
A standard production, and never
sold less than $1.50.
FANCY FEATHERS,
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Si. 50.
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Ladies' Heavy Jersey Ribbed
Vests, 25c eacfa
Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Vests and
Drawers, extra quality, 50c each.
Ladies' Scarlet all-wool Jersey
Ribbed Vests and Drawers, XXX,
heavy and fine, 51.25 each.
Combination Suits,
75c to S5.
Ladies' Ribbed and Plain English
Cashmere Hose, 75c; worth $1.
Ladies'. Ribbed Cashmere Wool
Hose, .
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The above bill Is now a law, and applicants undpr
the law, aud their attorneys, are notified that a fall
line of blanks ueoessarrtur filing claim has been
published, and are on sale at WJI. B. DU UFO HD'S.
Stationer and Legal Blank Publisher, '21 West Wasb.
lit ion street. Indianapolla, Ind. All orders bx mail
tilled promptly.
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Ladies' and Gentlemen's
sizes, prints, plain, hem
stitched and embroidered.
This lot of goods deserves
popularity. In many instances
"seconds" are damaged to an
extent that unfits them for
use. These goods, however,
are in splendid condition, and
savo that wo tell you that they
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A-t 47c.
Beautiful colorings and new
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Do you know how brisk trade is
with us in our many busy stores?
Giving our whole attention to
making to order, and doing the
best for the least money, is the
way we've been building up trade,
friends, and fortune for the past
twenty-five years.
We don't know of any better
way, except to get, as well, the
very best and most attractive ma
terials for you to choose from.
Suits for $20 that wear you so well
you come back smiling for another
and send a half dozen friends to us
meanwhile.
Suits for $35, $40 and $45
So much better than anything you
ever seen,, you're pleased as much
and think 'cm as cheap in the long
run.
You can do something extra in
Overcoats now for $1S to $25.
Bought four cases that, at the
price offered, won't last two weeks.
Don't get left if you want an
Overcoat for SiS to $25.
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