Fort Wayne Evening Post (Newspaper) - May 29, 1896, Fort Wayne, Indiana WT WAYNE EVENING THE LATEST NEWS VOL NO 316 FRIDAY EVENING MAY 29 1896 SIX CENTS A WEEK sie Temples Tries to Keep Pledge to a PROMISED TO SUICIDE Goes the Morphine Route Again But Without Success JUMPED FROM A MOVING CAR Mrs Louis Falls Down Stairs and Is Hurt List of Accidents The prompt arrival of a physician saved the life of Miss Jessie Teeples for the third time Wednesday night There has been an endeavor made to keep the matter quiet but it leaked out today On two former occasions Jessie tried to end her life but was brought out nf danger by the prompt action of Dr Ai the time Jessie vowed she would yet accomplish her purpose and Wednesday evening whether com- mitted with suicidal intent or not her former determination was nearly 4 After Jessie made her first attempt her mother moved from the place on street lo cago street but recently they moved out on Pontiac street in the southern end of the town where they have since lived Jessie has been despondent of late aud Wednesday evening went to a neighboring drug store and purchased several grains -of morphine She re- turned shortly and going into the bedroom swallowed the contents of the package Her mother entered the room shortly after and found Jessie lying prostrate upon the bed Dr pel was summoned but was unable to respond and another physician was sent for When he arrived animation was practically suspended and the doctor labored several hours before the girl was brought to a realization of her senses Today she is resting easier and no serious results are JUMPED THE CAR A woman who gave her name as jumped from a n ing Main street car last night and landed heavily on her head She wi picked up unconscious and taken in a cab to her home 120 Wilt street where Dr Ladd attended her The woman acted very peculiarly prior to the fall and was presumably under the influence of iho time She hurled violent epithets at Captain Korgman who sat in trout of her and created ble excitement She was badly out bout the head bin not dangerously Mrs Valentine wife of the Eel Kiver while descending the stone steps at the this afternoon tripped and fell to the bottom horribly lacerating the llesh below the law eye She was carried into Heaton's drug store where the wound was dressed IN A RUNAWAY Georgia the little son of Dr was quite badly injured in a runaway this afternoon OTHER ACCIDENTS The fire department was called to the roruer of and Buchanan streets o'clock last evening a lire having been discovered in the collar of a building belonging to Emmet Martin the plumber The blaze was guised in a few minutes and the loss will be merely nominal Willie Conkler an boy who resides with his parents on the north side fell while playing yesterday and a long splinter inio his abdomen Fortunately the sharp pointed wood only penetrated to a.shori depth Art Brown lost control of his bicycle riding and plunged into a carriage receiving severe in- juries and demolishing his wheel John a conductor was squeezed between two freight cars while making a coupling yesterday and severely injured A horse belonging to John George of Aboite township ran away on Mail street yesterday afternoon and the buggy was overturned and broken No one was injured To the Public Decoration Day occurs on Saturday It is a national holiday so decreed by the laws of the land We the undersigned desirous of paying proper observance to said day have agreed to close our stores on Saturday at 1 o'clock p m and hope the public will so arrange their affairs to do t trading early on Saturday morning be- fore noon WHITE'S HOUSE COMPANY Buos H J ASII GEO H WILSON SON JOE W BELL P M Surm Co J C FRANK P MENSCH THE PATE FURNITURE Co THE N POSTER Co OFFICERS State Medical Society Chooses Dr J II Ford President TERRE HAUTE SUCCEEDS Will Entertain the Convention at Next Year's Meeting Attend the Great at Pape's today PAPERS READ AND DISCUSSED Decide to Memorialize Congress to Defeat the Now Pending Last evening's session of the an- convention of the Indiana State Medical society was open to the public and in consequence a large in attendance Dr Porter the president read a lengthy address on The Physician's Relation to the Body Politic The paper was delivered to arouse in the profession a fuller sind more general appreciation of their duties and responsibilities and to point out some of the many ways in through political channels they could accomplish much good In the way of the prolongation of life prevention of sickness and amelioration of ing The paper was a masterly effort and no doubt accomplished the purpose for it was intended Dr B Van Sweringen read a papi on in which he spoke of the history of medicine aud traced the genealogy of the doctor from the time of Galenus to the modern physician Dr Van spoke of the new discovery as a wonderful in the progress of aud said that it presented a wider field for research than any achievement of cine at the present day Dr Theodore Potter of Indianapolis then read a paper on Bacteriology said that no doctor who had his doubts as to real nature of cases cleared away by the bacteriological station would tate to acknowledge himself a debtor to the science of bacteriology Dr R J Hodges of Anderson spoke address sparkled with good At the conclusion of the exercises at the church the visiting delegates and their ladies were tendered a reception at the Wayne club The club rooms were decorated with flowers and ferns presented a beautiful Light refreshments were served during the evening The meeting convened tl o'clock this morning at which lime the com- on nominations retired Dr F 3 Heath opened with a sound address MI The Common use of lowed by a brilliant talk on the Ante- Activities of the Human by J P Hubbard Richmond A E G W McCaskey Fort Wayne Guido Indianapolis Delia Howe Fort and J L Masters f Indianapolis read papers on various pertaining to medicine and after which an adjournment was taken until this afternoon Hopes to Settle the Milwaukee Street Car Strikes BOYCOTT STILL HOLDS Merchants Begin to Kind It a Serious Difficulty ALL SORTS OF RU MORS AFLOAT to an authoritative source The men insist they will uot consider any proposition to restore a portion of them io their positions while the of the company say they cannot take back he strikers in a body A report was in circulation tonight that a general tie-up of all the street railroads in the United Stales might be ordered because it had been alleged that lite companies in oilier cities had been assisting the Milwaukee tion in us fight This rumor is be- to he as groundless as the one that u general sympathy strike of 11 the trades unionists in Milwaukee vould he ordered K K Indiana State Medical Society The first work this afternoon was the election of which resulted as J H Ford Wabash Vice W A Ladoga F C Heath apolis Assistant Secretary Dr Hooker Shelbyville Bulson Port Wayne It was decided to hold the next Terre Haute Indianapolis expected to secure the next convention but there is nothing like getting into a lively town Al this afternoon's session several in- papers were read Fat vs Lean Elks At League next Sunday at 3 The game of the son c Going to New York Via Wabash railroad leave daily at noon reach Grand Central station in New York city next morning This beats them all The Story oi a Projected Gc Strike Is False In Particular MILWAUKEE May jers president of the American of Labor has arrived here to con- fer labor leaders who are the strike of the street railway employes I have come to the said Mr jumpers with hope that I may be some assistance in settling the existing here I do not know whether that oan be accomplished but s possible that it can company 1 believe is desirous of peace and the men certainly are but the old employes are not sanguine that peace will be declared While the men hope they want it with honor Mr Gompers expressed himself as pleased with the way the people of Milwaukee have stood by the strikers It is more than he continued that if the company had known the extent which this ment of the people would at- tain that it certainly would have given more consideration to the demands of its old employes before this strike was declared The public spirit of evinced during this sti is the healthiest indication of s of purpose ever witnessed in the history of the labor movement Some if the papers have conveyed the idea to outsiders that the merchants of waukee have been overawed by the called boycott but I find that the non- patronage of tlie street cars is the re- sult of the general indignation of the public there is no of William Cromwell of New York who is president of tbe street railway company is also here but he declines to be interviewed concerning the strike All sorts of rumors infra settlement but cannot be traced Special Bicycle Friday and Saturday every bicycle in the store at special price New and second-hand Outings at 850 Pitted th 0 T Tiros in fancy colors For this sale only and bi- cycle shoes at and 03 Ramblers SCO Brand new and fully guaranteed A new tine bicycles 30 A C Will Hold the Next General Assembly at Lake Accommodations Will Be Very Severely Taxed Execution oi Scott Jackson Set for June 30 and a Stay Granted OUR DEAD HEROES Their Memory Will Be Honored bv All Tomorrow Will Ite o Larger Parade Than Us of March and Societies to Appear All arrangements have now been made for the observance of Memorial Day which points to be more of a cess this year than ever before The following societies and military com- panies will take part The parade will be formed as follows Fort Warno Rifles Wayne True Blues Battery Fort Wayne Grays Hibernian Rifles Ford Zouaves Concordia College Cadets Brigade Westminster Summit City Division No 12 U R K P Knights of Pythias Canton Fort Wayne M I 0.0 F Wayne Cast Us No 2 K G E Fort Wayne K of H Wayne Tent No 51 K O T M Mud Anthony Tent No 95 K O T M Summit City Lodge No 36 A O U W Lodge No 50 A O U W Independent Order Red Men S HASH Post G A R Anthony Wayne Post G A R Col E S Walter Comp Sons of Veterani Union Veteran Legion In Wagons Children with wreaths and flowers tn ages who participate tn Sons of den wood Members of National Stall G A R in Woman's Relief Corps Ladles Aid Auxiliary to Sons of Veterans Speakers In Carriages Mayor H City Council Quartet Citizens In Carriages Fat vs Lean Elks At League Park next Sunday ai 3 o'clock The greatest game of the son Admission A VERY LARGE BODY LATEST ST LOUIS REPORTS May Presbyterian assembly has decided to hold the meeting next year ai Winona Dark the home of the Presbyterian summer school near Warsaw Ind action of the assembly means that several thousand visitors will come to this vicinity The accommodations t Eagle Luke Warsaw and Fort Wayne vill be severely taxed if indeed the delegates can be creditably entertained The Death List ST Loins May afternoon over 350 dead bodies has been removed from ruins on both sides of the river Acres of devastated districts have not yet been reached The stricken citi tens are menaced by the necessarily bad sanitary conditions due to the storm The best property estimate places the loss at more than Jackson Must llang May Helm ha the motion for a new trial for Scott Jackson June 30 was set the date of his execution and a stay of 00 days was then granted For Sale or Trade One of tbe best hotels in Rome City at a bargain or will exchange for Fort Wayne property For particulars call at the POST The Fruit House will close on day at 1 o'clock p m Its patrons will do well to arrange so as to lay in supply of groceries before noon on thai Attend the Great Rocker Sale at Pape's today Fast Mail cigar for 5 cents BAZAAR CLOSING OUT SALE OF SPRING AND SUMMER MILLINERY GOODS Sale Now On and Continuing Until Our Entire Stock of Millinery is Sold A Grand Sale that Every One Should Take Advantage Of One Half Off on All Our Hats One Half Off on All Our Untrimmed Hats One Fourth Off on All Our Sailor Hats One Fourth Off on All Our Leghorn Flats One Fourth Off on All Our Baby Caps One Fourth Off on All Our Ribbons One Fourth Off on All Our Laces One Fourth Off on All Our Velvets One Fourth Off on All Our Veilings One Fourth Off on All Our Velvet Ribbons Over Four Hundred Trimmed Hats to pick from and among this number are Seventy-Five Patterns just received from a large importing House At the Unheard of Low Prices at which we will Dispose of this Grand Stock we are Compelled to Sell During this Sale FOR CASH ONLY Remember We Have the Largest and Finest Stock of Millinery and m Ninety Novelties in Northern Indiana to Select From BAZAAR DEPARTMENT SECOND FLOOR N W COR MAIN AND CALHOUN SINKS OUT OF SIGHT Minnesota ST PAUL Minn May feet of the roadway of tha urlhern Pacific railway sunk in er's lake near before daylight esterday morning and 20 feet of water over the spot where heavy ains were running Wednesday The rade was built the north shore of little lake aud must have been au underground lake as the whole ick simply dropped out of sight A freight train barely escaped complete wreck there 4 a m The eer saw the waves rolling ahead f liim where the track had always Applying the brakes he and the reman jumped from the engine just us leaped over the bank into the lake CLOUD BURST Tomorrow at Department Will Have Attractions AH our Go and Te Calicoes Splendid heavy unbleached yard wide luslin yd tomorrow All our Wool Dress Goods at cost Our Spring Capes at ImU price Ladles Wrappers at and 81 New Shirt Waists in handsome linen nd linen effects at New Laces at lOe and wide nd handsome Muslin a strong re in our business Handsome tuck yokes nly Better ones at Muslin Drawers excellent quality ud Skirts made of best material aud irt with embroidered ruttle nd Silk mitts at lOc and luc UMBRELLAS Handsome white silk parasols white sticks and ribs only Handsome ones with only double only 81.75 Handsome black silk umbrellas at 1 and newest tyle handles in hosiery tomorrow Do our trading at the popular BAZAAR Calhoun and Main Streets HOW'S STAIRS This morning about 8 o'clock Mrs Louise Schlaudroff wife of the humane while attempting lo descend the at her home tripped on the pet and rolled to the bottom She was licked up in an unconscious condition and earned into an adjoining room and a summoned The skin on ier face and nose was horribly ted and she was badly bruised on all of her body Fortunately no lones were broken Strawberries for Friday Afternoon Large shipment of 100 boxes from Mentone Ind Nice large dry berries as 81.80 per bushel This is very cheap and will be the lowest price of the They are in half bushel boxes a box Fresh White Wax Beans down to jt or peck Home grown Peas -Ic quart cir jeck Ripe Tomatoes Ib New Cabbage Sc Ib New Potatoes peck Louisiana Onions peck HOUSE Excursion to Indianapolis via Wa- bash R R On account of state meeting of Knights of Pythias at Indianapolis the Wabash will sell round trip tickets June 1 and 2 good to return until June 5th at 98.00 Three trains daily Telephone No fi Proclamation All business men of the city ot Fort Wayne are hereby earnestly requested to close their respective places of ness tomorrow Memorial day from 1 to o'clock P May 29 The chief wearing apparel of man 1 have the largest assortment in the city and at all prices from up A F W Main IN PORT WAYNE Just try to malch our values in tan with that any one else in town is N ft have laid tn a slock of tan shots that we have taken pains lo select ami suit to the tastes anil needs ot our All thoy to flo Is lo make their selection which Is very BROS 118 CALHOUN ST
