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8 THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1900. Comfort Shoes for Elderly Women We make a specialty of them. Older heads arc par ticularly considerate of the feet. They demand comfort foot ease. We've answered the demand with a full range of all the old favorites and many new ones. Slippers, Buskins, Prince Alberts and Groverns hand-turned shoes are here in every wanted quality. A Rood Bu-kln for 81 OO a rlr. Kxre llcnK- hand-turned fcnttr.n h' of nft-ftt kid OO L. S. Ay res C3L Co. Indiana's Greatest Distributers of Dry Goods THE H. LIEBER COMPANY CYCLONE $5.00 The most effective low-priced Camera on the market- THE H. LIEBER COMPANY 3IA.NL FACTtni:it OF GRILLES. A Run on Rugs IN Monday's Bargain Sale 100 Rus Velvet, Axminster, Brussels, hit and miss combi nations of colors. Wear equal to any dollar rug". Take them Monday from the window at 38 cents each 100 cuttings of Linoleum, suitable for cuspidore mats, etc. Pick up quick. AlbertGall Carpels, Draperies, Wall Paper, 17 and 10 West Washington St. Hardwood lloors Laid and KeflnUhed. ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE DEMOCRATS WHO IIOPC TO DIVERT THE AFIIO-AMERICAN LEAGUE. kn Organization Formed for the Pro motion of the Welfare of the Colored Ilace. The National Afro-American Press As sociation will hold a session in this city to-day, and to-morrow the regular session of the. National Afro-American League will begin. The Press Association will meet in Bethel A. M. E. Church. The Chicago Tost says of the meeting: "Both the Republican and Democratic national committees are keeping: a close watch on the Afro-American League, which will hold its annual convention at Indian apolis next week. It is an open secret that the Democratic managers are back of a scheme to have Bryan Indorsed by the league and to capture the Republican vote from the Republicans, and a lively fight will result. "No effort has been spared to create dissatisfaction among the colored leaders who have heretofore supported the Re publican party. The principal argument used by the mischief breeders- is that whereas the Republicans are under gre.at obligations to the colored voters of the North for their support, the party in power gives most of the patronage to Southern negroes. The conclusion drawn is that if the colored brother is to reap any political advantage he must divide his support be tween the two parties and show the Re publicans they have no mortgage on the colored vote. In the end, of course, the Democrats hope to profit by the anticipated division. "Republican managers take different views of the question. Some say they hope the Afro-American League will indorse Bryan and thereby so anger the many Southern whites that they will vote for McKinley. They arguo that the South is naturally In favor of sound money, pro tection and expansion, and would have cted the Republican ticket in the past had the fear of negro domination not In tervened. Other party leaders scout the Idea of the colored race voting anything but the Republican ticket, and predict the sensible members of the league will not be Influenced by self-seeking politicians. "If the effort made by the Democrats to Capture . the Indianapolis colored conven tion is successful and Bryan is indorsed there that moment all cause for the race contention in the South will be a thing of the past." said Vice Chairman Henry C. Payne at Republican headquarters to-day. "A majority of the white voters of the Bouth being, as we believe, In favor of protection, sound money and expansion, will assert themselves. The supremacy of the Democratic party in the South will be threatened Immediately by a division, not on the color line, but on the principles which divide the Democratic and Repub lican parties in the Nation. The Demo crats in manipulating this scheme are playing with tire." Captain New. committeeman from In diana, said: "It U not the intention or de r.re of the Republicans to have the Alro American League diverted In the least de cree from Its original purpose. The league was formed and fosterd by colored people as an agency for the promotion of the wel fare of the race and was supposed to be nonpolitical and nonscctarian. It is entire ly foreign to this purpose to have the league indorse any administration or party. On the other hand, we do not propose to have a few renegades and scalawags bought with Democratic money mike a political machine out of the organization, which never was designed for such an ob ject. Tnere arc some colored men, as there are some white men. who think more of themselves than of their race, and we do not wfint the interests and welfare of a people Jeopardized by the action of a 11m . ited number of self-seeking Individuals." Chicago will üend both Democratic and Republican delegates to the convention and their opinion is that strict party uncs will be drawn. Local Delegate Selected. A local branch of the National Afro American Council, which was organized two weeks ago at the Iron League Club house on Indiana avenue, and elected W. E. Glbon. president; "William Abston, vice president: I". D. Welch, secretary; Samuel Drrscy. assistant secretary; W. V. Rich ardson, treasurer; fleorpe W. Hilllard, sergeant-at-arms. and William Ray, chap lain, selected Frank D. Welch and O. V. Royal!, at their lat meeting, as delegates to the annua! meeting, which Is to be held tn this city Aug. Zi. The St. John's Boys' School and the Girls' Academy will be resumed on Monday ßept. 3. The Indianapolis Fire Insurance Com pany, wnlch began business Sept. I, l&o has succeeded in obtaining over 125,000 In rremlums. and the losses have been lesa ban Jir.CßO. This is a very satisfactory thowfnff. Office. No. US East Market itreet. WHAT MR. TAGGARTSAID HIS HSFKRKXCH TO ROM) ISSl'E FOR 7.",000 OXE YEAR AGO. Ex-Senator Boyd 3Iake Some Investi gation Into the History of the Dcniocrntic Party "Tho other day I ran across an interest ing statement in the files of the Sentinel of Aug, 1SW," said Charles A. Bookwaltcr last night. "It was in the form of a letter addressed to the citizens of Indianapolis. In which the mayor congratulated the peo ple upon the wise manner in which the sum of $75,000, raised by special bond issue had been expended for the purpose cf putting the fire department in good condition. Mr. Taggart stated that no further outlay on this account would be needed for the next live years at least. Now, however, when they need money to keep tho Boo-gang feeling good and to put extra men on the street repair gang for political purposes, the fire department, like the deacon's one hoss shay, suddenly goes to pieces. The last Republican administration paid for he construction of three Are er.glne houses, provided them with equipment and manned them all out of current revenues. That, In my opinion, is the business way of do ing things. I see no more reason why the city should issue bonds to make repairs on its fire alarm telegraph system than that any private citizen should mortgage hU heme to raise money for the purpose of buying a new carpet. "Another glaring instance of the extrava gance of the present city administration Is to be found In the . deal by which the Gamewell police telegraph system was pur chased. It is well known to those who are familiar with the inside details of this transaction that the Central Union Tele phone Company offered to furnish police boxes for the city free of charge. Instead of accepting this offer our expensive ad ministration preferred to pay the Western Electric Company from whom alone the Gamewell system can be purchased the um of $22,000 for that system. At the pres ent time the Gamewell people are renting trom the Central Union Telephone Com pany the telephones which are to be found in these police boxes the same telephone which the city could have received for nothing." WHAT DIC VAN DID. AVorkrtl for the Ratification of the Philippine Treaty. "Mr. Bryan knows that he worked for the ratification of the treaty which gave to the United States the Philippine islands," said ex-Senator Thomas E. Boyd, of Noblesville, last night, "and he acts the part of a dishonest man when he .goes around over the country delivering his anti-imperialistic speech and quoting Lincoln in support of his false theories. I ran across an interesting paragraph in the proceedings of the Chicago convention of 1564 the other day. In that convention Mr. Stambaugh, of Ohio, said that if he were called upon to elect between the 'nig ger and disunion and separation he would choose the latter. Storm of cheers. Bay onets and cannon, and above all negro emancipation, said Mr. Stambaugh, could not conquer a permanent peace. One reason given by Mr. Stambaugh why the Democrats should support the convention's candidate was that hell might be searched over vithout finding a worse President than Abraham Lincoln." "In this same convention of 1S64," con tinued Mr. Boyd, "the Democrats adopted a set of resolutions reciting that, 'After four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretense of military necessity or war, power higher than the Constitu tion itself has been disregarded in every part, and public liberty and private right alike have been trodden down and the ma terial prosperity of the country essentially impaired. Justice, humanity and the pub lic welfare demand that Immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities, with a view to an ultimate convention of all the States or other peaceable means, to the end that at the earliest practicable moment peace may be restored on the basis of the federal union of the States In a speech which he made in support of these resolutions on the floor of the convention, Mr. J. J. Van Allen, of New York, said that war Is disunion: that it can never produce peace; that it was impossible to subjugate eight millions of people and it ought not to be done if it could; that it would require another government to do it. Mr. Van Allen appealed for . a platform that should be clear upon this issue, saying it was the only one the Democrats could stand upon, the only platform which could take them out of the difficulties which be set them. Mr. Van Allen said he would not light in that war (the civil war), but, if necessary to assert the principles of the Constitution, he was a fighting man. He declared that Democracy's great mistake was in failing to resist the war in its very beginning and that the party would re trace its steps and finally triumph. Mr. Van Allen further said he would not have a candidate with the smell of war upon ,his garments. "I have in my possession." said Mr. Boyd, ''dozens of platforms of county Democratic conventions in Indiana in past years. In some of these Lincoln is de nounced) as a man of inhuman and devilish character and a disgrace 'to the age we live in.' They say that Mr. Lincoln's act in liberating the slaves of the South should bring down upon his head the contempt of all mankind and consign him to well-merited oblivion and eternal infamy. They de nounced Grant as 'the old dog of Galena.' saying that his teeth were gone, etc. Yet these same 'patriots' do now style them selves Bryan Democrats and have the as surance to cite Liicoln In support of their positions. Mr. Bryan professes great so licitude about this country governing any body or any people without their consenv, yet I have not heard of him raising his voice against the disfranchising of the negroes of North Carolina." A Kansas Republican. N. II. Mendenhall, of Kansas, was in the city last week visiting friends. He is a strong Republican, and it is said of him that in 1S63 he was expelled from an edu cational institution in this State because he raised the American flag over the school rostrum. He will make speeches for Mc Kinley and Roosevelt. Mr. Mendenhall says Kansas will give McKinley SO.000 ma jority. HIS SYSTEM A FAILURE. Hovr a crrpaper Reporter Became Tangled In the "Phonetics Professional men particularly newspaper vriters who are unable to put upon paper the mystic characters of shorthand, whlcn are such an aid to abbreviated writing fre quently devise for their own use a system of abbreviation which they find very help- lul In their work. A funny story Is told at the expense of one such individual in this city, who Is employed by an afternoon newspaper. The story shows that his sys tem had something radically wrong with It. One of his brother reporters who "does" the Statehouse "run" for the paper, se currd some Information from Governor Mount one afternoon at such an hour that it was impossible for him to go to his of fice and write out "the story" in time for publication. Accordingly, he telephoned it to the reporter who has the abbrexlated style of writing the English language. The message was: "Governor Mount has con st nted to give a week of speechmaklng to the national committee this campaign. ' The man at the other end of the 'phone took down the item thus: "Gov. Mt. rives I wk. to N. C." When he sat down at his typewriting machine to arrange the "story" so that it would look well in print, he became tangled up in his "phonetic" system of writing and, as a result, his paper announced that "Governor Mount has agreed to give a week of speeehmaklm? this campaign to the State of North Caro l:na." The politicians were "guessing" for some time after the publication of thl3 in tcrmatlon, until they were "put on to" the real facts by another reporter of the same paper. Now the man who writes so vapidly that he cannot read his notes is kept busy "setting them up" to his friends as rapidly as they are let into the secret. HANNAH SULLIVAN'S TEETH. ' They Wrought Both Sorrow and (Hnd nfM to Her. The family living; at 53.1 North Keystone avenue throughout Saturday night heard talking and groans near the house. They were unable to learn the cause until day break, when they found a woman lying in the weeds. Bicycle Police Trlmpe and Losh were sent out on the call and it was found the woman was Hannah Sullivan, who is a frequenter of the Police Court on charges of drunkenness. She was intoxi cated and became very angry when told she must go to police headquarters. Just then she discovered that she had lost her false teeth and for a half hour or more the bicycle police assisted In searching in the weed3 for them. They were not found, however, and Hannah Sullivan was obliged to go to the station without them. She con tinually talked of her loss and would not be comforted. Late yesterday afternoon a small parcel was taken to the station for her and Matron Gregoire asked what she would do to get her teeth back again. She declared she would do anything to recover them, saying she was ashamed to talk to anyone without them. Her Joy was great when the matron opened the parcel and gave them to her. She retired to the rear of the corridor to adjust the teeth and thdn came up smiling to continue tho con versation. WOMflNBURNEDTODEATH TERRIBLE Sl'FFERIXG OF MRS. CROtSE, OF 31 TUXEDO STREET. Her Clothing Cnnght Fire from a I'nrlor Lamp und the Accident Proved Fatal. Mrs. Crouse, wife of W. S. Crouse, man ager of the Indianapolis paper box factory, was fatally burned about 10 o'clock last night at her home, 34 Tuxedo street, as the, result of a kerosene lamp explosion or the accidental overturning of a lamp. Mrs. Crouse was alone in the parlor, her husband being at church and her son above stairs In bed, and no one knows just how the fire started. John Beach and Theodore AVoodbeck, on duty at the Coonse & Caylor Ice Company, a short distance away', heard the woman scream for help. They rushed to the house, Beach getting there first. In the parlor he found Mrs. Crouse lying on the floor, her clothing a mass of flame and she rolling and throwing her arms about in terrible agony. He carried her outside tho house. Just at that moment Woodbeck came up, and together they tore the burn ing clothing off. There was little left, how ever, to tear off, for the fire had consumed most of her garments except her shoes which protected her feet. The shoes wero badly burned and were easily torn from her feet. A blanket was secured from one of the neighbors and the suffering woman was carried to the home of Peter Franz man, at 19 Tuxedo street, where she was placed on a bed and given what relief was possible before the arrival of Dr. Mc Gaughey of the City Dispensary, and Dr. Lowry. Her flesh was deeply burned in nearly every part, and she kept crying for, s-omething to ease her pain. Applied lotions brought some relief and she became quiet for a time and was then removed to St. Vincent's Hospital, where she died at mid night without recovering, consciousness. On the floor of the parlor was found the bowl of the parlor hanging lamp, and it was thought Mrs. Crouse, who was said to be afflicted with a nervous trouble, some times causing her to be insensible of what she did, had taken the lamp from the fix tures, placed it on the table and then In some manner overturned it so that it fell cn her, allowing the oil to saturate her clothing. Mrs. Crouse was in such agony she was unable to talk at any time after she was found, except to appeal for relief from the fire which was yet in her flesh. The report that a woman had been burned to death rpread with great rapidity, and despite ti.o rain the home of Mr. Franzman, where she was taken, was quickly sur rounded by men, women and children. After the porch had been filled they stood for a long time in the rain, being denied admission to the house. The fire in the house was of little mo ment, only two or three small spots show ing the effect of the fire, and it was put out with blankets by Beach, AVoodbeck and Franzman before the arrival of the fire department. The damage by fire was only about &i0. SECRET SOCIETY TALK CHIEF EXECUTIVE K NIGHTS AXD LADIES OF HONOR IX TOWS, Man "Who Has Made and Lost For tunea In Oil Object of Ilia Visit Here. L. B. Lochard, of Toledo, O., registered at the Hotel English last night for a week's stay in Indianapolis. Up to about one year ago Mr. Lochard was an active operator in the oil fields of Pennsylvania, being. In fact, one of the pioneers in the business. He says he has made and lost several for tunes in oil. "Part of the time I walked 'on air,' " he said, "and part of the time with my bare feet on the ground, but I managed to come out in the end 'on top. " Mr. Lochard is at present a prominent busi ness man of Toledo and also holds the of fice of "supreme protector," or chief execu tive of the Order of Knights and Ladies of Honor, this being his tenth year of ser ice In that capacity. He Is here to at tend the meetings of the finance and prop agating committee of the organization. The finance committee, under the laws governing the order, i required to meet annually in Indianapolis for the purpose of going over or auditing the books of the treasurer. The propagation committee is Interested in keeping the organization In proper condition financially, and also in point of membership. This committee is composed of all the members of the finance committee and four or five -other gentle men in addition. "The Knights and Ladies of Honor find themselves in excellent con dition at this time." said Mr. Lochard, "and they are progressing steadily. We occupy a place slightly different from that held by most other societies in that we had the courage of our convictions last year and readjusted our rates of insurance so, as to make them harmonize with correct mortuary laws. Prior to that time we simply levied post mortuary assessments, after the manner of most such orders, and as trie death rate began to increase the assessments increased until they became burdensome. We had made no provision for the natural increase in death rate which is sure to occur in an order after It has been in existence some time. Ours is the only organization of the kind which has as yet adopted the change. Under our present mode of issuing Insurance upon our members, every man knows, just as soon as he enters the society, the exact amount of premium or assessment he will be called upon to pay in any given year up to the time of his death. We are highly gratified over the advantage which has accrued to our ord?r since the adoption of the new syftem." New Planes, $165. at Wuladmer. CONDITIONS IN CHINA DISCUSSED nV REV. A. A. FULTOX, AT TAIIEIIXACLE CIIIBCIU Telia of MlAKionnry "Work In the Ori ent and Speak of the Commer cial Possibilities. Tabernacle Tresbyterlan Church was crowded to Its doors yesterday morning as a result of the combined Influences of cooler weather and the announcement that a returned missionary from China would address the congregation. Excellent music was furnished by a trio composed of Miss Emilie Lindsay, of Pittsburg, Pa., and Messrs. Mercer and Newton of this city. Rev. A. A. Fulton, of Canton, China, talked in an entertaining manner of mis sionary experiences in the Celestial king dom. Mr. Fulton has a rapid, nervous style of speaking, due doubtless to his ac quisition of the native language. He is a tall man, of spare build and impresses his hearers with his evident thorough sin cerity and earnestness. Contrary to ex pectation, he failed to touch upon the in teresting subject of the Boxer movement in China. lie did, however, make some pertinent observations concerning the na ture, habits and readiness of conversion of the Chinese people. In order to arouse Interest in China as a field for large mis sionary endeavor, he called attention to the enormous population of 300,000,000. He declared the country to be the grandest missionary field in the world. He said that the home of China proper Is in eigh teen provinces, having an area of 2.000,000 square miles. There are whole cities in which the Inhabitants have never heard of the Christian religion. A strange feeling comes over one who looks from the city gates into the darkened streets at night no illumination of any kind and reflects that among the thousands dwelling there, is not to be found a solitary Christian. The Chinese are among the most indus trious people on the face of the Klobe. This is conspicuously demonstrated by the great Chinese wall, built by one ot the Emperors before the time of Christ. Great must have been the executive ability of the ruler and great also the activity of the people through whose labors this mighty work was constructed. Some of the traits of the Chinese are industry, economy, patience and perseverance. CHINA A MARVELOUS PRIZE. Mr. Fulton declared that. If the American people are not Interested In China because of its missionary value, they should turn their eyes toward the country from the lower motive of commercial sagacity. It is a marvelous prize, viewed commercially, the speaker declared, with Its 600,000,000 acres of ground under cultivation. "You get up on one of those great walls and look out over the territory before you and It appears like an Immense garden," he said, "and I do not believe there is a nation on the face of the earth that could go to China to-day and make out of it what the Chinese have made, agriculturally at least." China has large coal fields and immense beds of ore. It is a tempting -field for railway In vestors and promoters, there being not more than 400 miles of railway in the entire empire. Many of the richest resources ol the land are untouched on account of thf foolish superstititions of the people, but with the advent of the European powers they cannot continue to live isolated any longer. Mr. Fulton said he wants the United States to have its full share of the com mercial value of China and, if there Is to be a division of the empire Germany to get a part, France a part and Russia a part he fears the people of this country will greatly suffer commercially. He urged that we do nothing to stir up animosity toward us on the part of the Chinese. They look upon Americans now as patriots, not as politicians. They believe that we have no eye upon their territory, but that we want to get in for purposes of trade only, and alsos to spread the gospel among the natives. Hence, we have their respect and regard. "The time is coming," said Mr. Fulton, "if peace prevails once more in the Chinese empire and if that empire rest on stable foundations, when the trade of the United States with China will be $300,000,000. Now I say you ought to be in terested In China, if for no other reason, for that reason-that It Is the mightiest commercial prize on the face of the earth. "We as Christians have a right to our share of the profits that may accrue from that land." CONVERTING THE CHINESE. Mr. Fulton dwelt at some length on the difficulty encountered by missionaries in converting the Chinese. He said that when he visited Tabernacle Church ten years ago, on his first return from China, he had not baptized twenty-five converts. Since then, however, he has administered the rite of Christian baptism to over a thousand natives. "We have shaken the old, idolatrous structure a great deal since I last had the pleasure of standing in this church," he said. Mr. Fulton has under him in his district in and about Canton, eighty native preachers and eighty physi cians or medical missionaries. With edu cational, medical and evangelistic in fluences "playing upon the people," he said, something ig bound to happen in time. Mr. Fulton's time is practically taken up in baptizing converts and in giving instruc tion to native preachers under his charge, so that they may go forth and continue the work unaided. The speaker said that one reason for his belief that China will be easy to Chris tianize is the fact that the people are spiritually dead. Enter almost any city, and one is struck with its deadlike quiet. ue sam. Again, it is a renne field for mission work because of the helplessness of the people. They are all idolaters, from the Emperor down to the poorest "cooly." "They will never turn away from that form of worship until you give them the gospel." he declared. Mr. Fulton urged that American women ought to be especial ly interested in Chinese mission work be cause of the vast number of women and girls who are in the degrading bondage of idol worship. There are 150,000,000 of these. Another reason for having confi dence in the evangelizing .of the people of China is the encourage ment which is given the missionaries. Except In troublous times like the present they are permitted to go about and preach the gospel with perfect, freedom. On ac count of the educational and medical features of mission effort the natives are coming to regard the gospel work with great favor. Mr. Fulton impressed upon his audience the value of native preach ers, saying that twenty-five of them could be maintained more cheaply than one American missionary. He declared that the Presbyterians have a plant in China which is second to that supported by no other Christian denomination. THE BOXER UPRISING. At the conclusion of his address Mr. Ful ton was asked if he' had read a recent magazine article which stated that the Boxer upritn is In large part due to the doctrinal dissensions among: missionaries of various Christian churches. He said that he, had not read the article referred to, but that there !s probably some truth in its statement. ITt- corroborated the writ er in his assertion that the Catholic mis sionaries in China have been allowed special privileges by U13 native govern ment and that they take rank with man darins and other officials ot like character. On this account, Mr. Fulton stated, these missionaries are not looked upon with much favor by the people of China. "We could have had the same privileges ex tended to us," he said, "and, in fact, Min ister Conger called at my residence on m v eral occasions to ditcuss the matter with me. 1 tcld him that for my part I was epposed to it. He indorsed my views on the subject. We prefer to work on a plane v.ith th? people we are trying to convert, and we find that we have much better suc cess than if we were clothed with artificial iank." Mr Fulton said that it is not b?lieved m Chin that the government had anvthlng to do with th3 Boxer movement. The only dignitary who had Joined the Boxers is Prince Tuan. He also 3tated that the Em press dowacer nas lost rao&t of hr craatut on acccunt of the rebellion and of h-r sup josed participation in it or at least tacit indorsement of It. Mr. Fulton will leave the city to-day. but has a year's leave of absence, which h- will spend in the United States. TENTH ANNUAL EEUNI0N. Meeting of Rousseau Brigade Asso ciation. The tenth annual reunion of the Rousseau Erigade Association will be held on Wednesday at 10 a. m. in the Universalist Church, corner Sixty-fifth street and Stew art avenue, Englewood, Chicago. Generals A. McD. McCook, corps commander; Thom as J. Wood, division commander, and Joseph Wheeler, commander of the de partment "of the lakes, will be present. At 2 p. m. a reception will be tendered the old cenerals. At S r. m. a campfire will be held, when the generals will address the comrades and friends. The Rousseau Brigade was composed of the First Ohio, Sixth Indiana and Fifth Kentucky, or iouisville Legion, Infantry, and Captain Terrell's Battery H, Fifth United States Artillery. These were the first Northern troops to enter Kentucky in September. 1S61. when Buckner was marching on Lousiville, and were the ad vance troops for several weeks. They served under Generals Sherman. Buell, Itosecrans and Pap Thomas in every campaign and great battle from Shiloh to the great battle before Atlanta in 1S6I. returning home to be mustered out in Sep tember, 1S64. They are included in the list of the three 3 and red famous fighting regiments of the Union army. CROWDS AT THE STATION EXCURSIONISTS T1IR.OXG THE "WAIT ING ROOMS AXD SHEDS. G. A. II . Tralna En nonte to Chicago Plans of he Indianapolis Union Railway .Company. Seldom In the history of the Union station has there been such a crowd in the waiting rooms and sheds as there was yesterday at noon. The numerous excursions running into Indianapolis and the specials out of the city caused the congestion, and It was not until late in the afternoon that there was comfortable room in the station. The travel through Indianapolis to Chicago has been exceedingly large. Railroad men say they never experienced such a large busi ness, and it seemed the great desire of per sons desiring to attend the G. A. R. en campment to arrive In Chicago as early as possible. They all wanted to take advan tage of the cheap excursion rates on the first trains. The regular excursion into the city and to other cities helped to swell the crowds to enormous proportions, as the ex cursions Into Indianapolis arrived at the Union Etation about the time of the de parture of the special trains for Chicago. The excursions brought many Knights of Pythias, who went to Detroit last evening on the Lake Erie special. Most of them were uniformed, and they mingled with the old soldiers. Sons of Veterans and mem bers of various bands en route to Chicago. The various uniforms presented a spectacu lar appearance about the station and scores of young women were on hand to admire the brass buttons and gold braid. The regular trains early in the morning to Chicago were well filled with excursion ists. The C, H. & D. brought a special through from Cincinnati for Chicago at 11:45 and It was filled. Two other specials left Indianapolis between 12 and 1 o'clock and another one at 2:05. The Big Four sent out a special at 10 o'clock that was also crowded. Railroad men say Chicago is al ready well filled with excursionists and each train running into the city Is crowded. The largest crowd that ever attended a G. A. R. national encampment, not excepting the immense throng gathered in Philadel phia last fall, is expected to be In Chicago this week. The L. E. & W. sent a special to Chicago yesterday morning that was as well patronized as the other roads. The C. H. & D. ran a special to Cincin nati yesterday that carried the usual crowd of Sunday excursionists to that city. There were six excursions to Indianapolis. The L. E. & W. ran excursions from Pe oria, 111., Sandusky, O., Michigan City and Fort Wayne. Altogether that road brought about 2,000 people to the city. The Big Four brought a special from Cincinnati, and the I., D. & W. a special from Decatur, 111. The parks were not visited to such an ex tent as on previous Sundays, as the threat ening weather kept the people down town. They walked around the city, admiring the monument and other places, and early in the evening swarmed again at the Union station to wait for their return trains. The railroad people expect the Chicago busi ness to be very heavy the first part of this week. KNIGHTS LEAVE FOR DETROIT. Special Train Left Union Station at , 8tSO Last Evenlntr. The First Regiment, Uniformed Rank, Indiana Brigade, Knights of Pythias, about seven hundred in number, under command of Col. Harry Sheets, left last night at 8:30 o'clock on the L. E. & W. Railway for De troit to attend the national conclave. The regiment consists of two battalions, the first being composed of Indianapolis Com pany, No. 2, Olive Branch; No. 48, Indian apolis; No. 5G, Indianapolis; Martinsville, No. 53, and Cicero, No. . The battalion is under command of Maj. Charles P. Webb, of this city. The second battalion, of five companies, is made up of Chlllon Company, No. 37, of Shelbyviile; Nobles ville, No. 41; Ivanhoe, No. 47, Lebanon; Pendleton, No. S2, and Tipton, No. 87, all under command of Maj. N. L. Chew. Colonel Sheets has been laboring hard for two months preparing for the trip, and all of the staffs have been filled for the first time in years, there being now no vacancies either in the commissioned or noncommis sioned officers. The regimental staff is as follows: Colonel, Harry Sheets; lieutenant colonel, James Darnell; surgeon major, A. P. Fitch; assistant surgeon, Capl. B. F. Bye; adju tant, Capt. Frank Shellhouse; signal officer, Capt. William A. Fox; quartermaster. Wil liam Smith; commissary, Harry Richard son; chaplain, John A. Johnson. It has been the aim of Colonel Sheets to make the trip one of Instruction as well as pleasure, and the members will have much hard work before they return, one week from to-day. This is the first time in the history of the order that companies have assembled and gone to the conclave as a regiment. Several of the companies of the first battalion will enter In a number of prize drills and are hopeful of securing some of the valuable prizes. The compet ing companies have been drilled for a long time by Captain Fox, who is much pleased with the work accomplished. Excnralonlnta Embarrnaaed. A large number of excursionists from points along the L., E. & W. Railroad after arriving in the city yesterday boarded the street cars and went out to Broad Ripple to enjoy the day. When they were ready in the evening to return to the city that they might catch their train the power for the &treet-car company "played out" and re mained so for some time, long enough to cause the visitors to miss their train. There were many in the crowd who did not come rrepared to pay their fare back In case of accident and they were left in an em barrassing position. The company was criticised by both local people and visitors. TO ENLARGE UNION STATION. The Union Railway Company la Quietly "Working Out Plant. A prominent railroad man of Indianap olis was at the Union Station yesterday noon when the station was crowded with excursionists. He sized up the crowd and the little space to accommodate the people and then remarked that the station was entirely too small and Inadequate for the large amount of passenger business done in this city. He said the railroads and the Union Railway Company were acting: quiet ly in securing options on the ground south Merchants' Excursion All railroads centering here announce an excursion at one and one-third fare for the round trip, cod coming any day from Aug 27th to Sept. 6th, returning any day from Aug. 27th to Sept. 26th. The Largest and Best assorted stock of Fall and Winter goods in this State is now on exhibition with us. Staples in all. departments at Lowest Prices. DOMESTICS at special excursion prices. DRESS GOODS AND SILK STOCKS never before so large and well assorted as at this time: Take a day off to visit the handsomest city in the United States. . Havens & Geddes Co., lnd'TnTl is' I ASTHMA CURED t 2 GUY THE GUARANTEED CURE, I ACME COUGH SYRUP. g YOUR MONEY BACK. IF IT FAILS. 6 finmr Kldner and Liver Cure. flnTttr Ointment, Skin Cure. p Q II h Blood uriiier. M L Liver l'ill.. ft a 11UJUE ggffiESf pillE ?ssgg-j5ClOT: 1 & THE ACME DEMEDY CO., Indianapolis, Ini $ CCCCCCC;CCCCCCCeCCCC:CCCC of the station to South street and west to Capitol avenue, but they are rapidly secur ing control of the land in order to enlarge the station in the near future. He said the question was not agitated by the rail road people for fear the owners of the property would demand enormous prices if they learned the railroads were anxious to Ff cure the land, but they are making deals tor the ground whenever they have the opportunity. The railroad men. he said, know better than .anyone that the Union Station ac commodations are inadequate and are anxious to have the place greatly enlarged. Each month the railroad business in In dianapolis increases and the traffic has long Flnce outgrown the accommodations of the Union Station. When the land under consideration is all secured plans will be prepared for enlarging the station to the requirements of the travel. Droirnrd While Trjlnsr to Itenear. UNIONTOWX. Pa.. Aug. 26.-Athae A. Rittenour. of this place. Iot his life to-day while trying to save Samuel Trimble, of East End, Pittsburg, from death in the Monongahela river, several miles above Point Marion. Young Ritenour went to his rescue, and when he reached the drowning man the latter clutched him in such a way that Rittenour was helpless and both went down. Senton, the Ilnttcr, Is selling straw hats cheap. rEXSSYLVAMA LINES. Grand Excursions. 911.00 Mackinac Island ?H.OO. Petoskey and Traverse Cliy, $10.00 Ronnd Trip 910.00. Tickets will be sold Aug. 30. Sept. 6 and Saturday, Sept. 8. good returning 30 days. For further information address W. W. RICHARDSON, D. P. A., Indianapolis. RIG FOUR ROUTE. Excursion to Lafayette. Sunday, Sept. 10th, Under Ansplcea of Lodge 07 Knights of Pythias. l.OO Round Trip 9I.OO. Tickets will be sold at corres ponding rates from intermediate points, train will run as follows: Leave apolis 7:43 a. m. : leave Lafayette 7 Special p. m. For tickets and further particulars call on committee. Harry South, w. S. Gordon, Charles Girton, John W. Wyatt. Boyde, or at Big Four offices. H. M. BRONSON, A. G. A. E. P. A. BIG FOUR ROUTE. Cincinnati Excursion Sunday, Sept. 2d. 91.25 Round Trip. Special fast train, making no stops in either direction, leaves Indianapolis 7:30 a. m. Returning leaves Cincinnati 7:00 p. m. 97.GO Detroit and Return 97.00, via c, 11. & D. nr. Tickets sold August 23 to 28 Inclusive; final return limit Sept. 14. For details and time of trains, consult ticket agents. 23 West "Washington street, and Union Sta tion. RIG FOLK ROUTE. Danville, lll.y Excursion Sunday, Sept. 2d. 91.00 Round Trip. Special excursion train leaves Indian apolis 7:25 a. m. PENNSYLVANIA LINES. 91 Lake 3Inxinkuckee nnd Return Ä1 Sunday, Sept. 2. Special train leaves Indianapolis 7:30 a. m. Returning, leaves the lake at 6:30 p. m. BIG FOUR ROUTE. 93.73 to ChlcaRo and Return from Indianapolis, and corresponding rates from all points. Account NATIONAL G. A. R. ENCAMP3IEXT. Rate open to the public. Tickets good going Aug. 23 to 23 Inclusive, good returning until Aug. 31. with privilege of extension till Sept. 30. In addition to regular trains which leave Indianapolis 11:43 a. m., 3:30 p. m. and 12:03 midnight, special trains will run as follows: Sunday, Aug. 2G, leave Indianapolis 10 a. m.; arrive Chicago 4 p. m. .Monday, Aug. 27. leave Indianapolis 7:43 .a. m.; arrive Chicago 1:30 p. m. Tickets will also be sold at the same rate via Benton Harbor and boat. Trains via this route leave Indianapolis 6:13 a. m. and 11:13 a. m. For full particulars call at Big Four offices or address II. M. BRONSON, A. G. P. A. 91. CO Runhvlllc and Return 91.GO. Via C II. & D. Ry. Account Rush County Fair. 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