Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 23 May 1893 — Page 2

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DAILY JOURNAL.

THE JOURNAL COMPAN\, T. H..H, MsjCAIN, Prosidont. a. A.GREENE, Secretary.

A. A. MCCAIN. Treasurer.

THE DAILY JOURNAL,

By matt, per annum. ...........5.00 By mall, six mouth 2.60 By mall, three months By carrier, per week 10

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL.

Three months J® Blxmouths One rear

TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1893.

THE SWIFT-FOOLKE REPORT. LnciuB B. Swift has given to the press oopy of the report of the investigation made by himself and Wiiiiam Dudley Foulke of the Terre Haute postottiee affair. In handing out the report for publication Mr. Swift adds:

After week's rctloiitiou um satisfied thai the report is too mild. The whole thing was a piece of scoundrelteui. Nothing le*s eau be saiil of men who off«r an officer ILOUO.V if he will resign and at the same time tell him if he does not resign sensatioual charges will be filed iifrah'St him. Their only object, and it was openly avowed as the only object, was to get possession of the office, fill it up with heelers, and thus beat tho civil service law. The postinuster had only seven weeks to serve and he had beeu struck blind. He refused to resigu and the sensational charges were made not in the interest of the public service or ol public morality, but solely as a means of making vacancies into which henchmen might be put and tho law cheatcd, and to gain time, charges known to be false by all who had to dj With ihem, were filed against lh« local examining board. li"ollowing the receipt of his commission, the new postmaster, standing in the Government building, refused to obey the explicit ordor of the Government directing the transfer to be delayed until Saturday night but after this order was shown to him he continued his attempt to take possession Uy force, and delivered written dismissals to employes, and tried to keep them out of the building. In dismissing employes he piled violations oi the postal regulations uptiu his defiance of the order of the Government. Yet this double law-breaker flies charges of insubordination against employes who were merely trying to carry out the orders of the Uepartmeut by performing their duty and keeping interlopers out of tho postoffice. Up to Saturday night, the time Used by tho Government lor the transfer, Donham was nothing but an interloper. It is inconceivable that he can remain postinaitor at Terro Haute a week longer. This whole business shows the desperate ex eJleuts to which those who have to do with tile piracy of public office will re sort."

The report proper occupies nearly two oolumns of space and shows up the whole affair from beginning to end as tiu unparalleled piece of political thug pery, thievery and scoundrelism. This report will be supplemented by Theodore Roosevelt, of the United States Civil Service Commission, who afterwards made an examina tion which will be corroborative in character. If Donham can retain his position in the face of this evidence will disgrace the administration af-Pres ident Cleveland in the eyes of all deoent and self respecting citizens regardless of party affiliations.

TEE BKOWtf-WESNEE TEAGEDY.

Comments of tha Most

Press on This

Shocking and Blood? Affair. ("Lafayette Call.l We neither know or care anything about the merits of the miserable law suit, whose issue was of entire inconsequence value when compared with the life it has cost. We'only anow that any self respecting court would have jilenced the speaker if in argument he went outside the record to attack the private character of the defendant in the suit, and the assumption is that there was seme justification or occasion for Mr. Wesner's comments developed by the evidence, or he would not have made them or been permitted to make them. It .vas a deliberate murder, for which, it law is not to fall wholly into contempt, the perpetrator should not be permitted to escape because he has a barrel of money. If the people are to believe in judicial justice it must be shown that it can neither be purchased or intimidated.

IFrankfort News.l

The untimely death of Attorney Samuel Wesner is much regretted by his many friends here as elsewhere. Sain, as he was familiarly called, was a good lawyer, and in his outward bearing was a jovial, hale lellow, well me., but in speaking to a jury could and did say bitter things. His sarcasm was of the biting, irritating sort, and his power of denunciation was great, and it was this that cost him his life. Mr. J. C. Hrown, the man that did the shooting, is a gentleman of fine reputation as a man and citizen, and no man in Lebanon stands higher in the estimation of the people than "Coley" and he is the last mau that would be taken for a murderer. The affair is sad and unfortunate, [and one by which the whole State is more or less affected, as Wesner's death is a lof-s to the Lar, while Brown's usefulness as a business man has In a great measure been destroyed, even if he should be acquitted of the charge of murder.

Frankfort Crescent.]

As the mystery that surrounds the killing ing of Judge Wesner, of Lebanon, at Dan viile Saturday, by Coley Brown, is cleared up and the facts in the case are brought to light, it appears that Brown acted whoily rn self-defense and that with him it was a case of kill or be killed.

(Indianapolis Sun.l

The tragedy that occurred in the court house at Danville Saturday is to be regretted for more reasons than one. Lamentable as it was because of the place of the occurance and the persons involved, it is to be regretted that such conditions existed that it was deemed necessary to remove the prisoner to another county to save his neck from Judge Lynch. The threats and summary actions of mobs are becoming too freq-ient in Indiana. We are advertising to tho world that we area State having no respect or confluence in the law, Brown had no sooner fired the shot that proved fatal in the Danville court house than threats of lynching were heard. So aggressive did the friends of the dead man become, the Sheriff felt that the safety of his prisoner could only be obtained by a quick and secret removal to Indianapolis.

(Indianapolis News.]

It is an awful thing to take the life of a follow townsman, whatever the provocation may be. The Dauville slaying may have been at tho least a caso of self defense

but the quarrel which resulted in the slaying was sought, not avoided. The men were both armed, ready for desperate deeds. So long as men go about with desperate weapons, there will he sudden murders. So long as communities belittle or palliate such murders they will not cease. It is au awful thing to kill a man to be ready to kill a man to enter a quarrel that may result.in killing a man. No community cau bo considered really civilized that does not by all means uphold the sacredness ot human ^life that does not punish by extreme penalties every manifestation of private vengeance,

[Lafayette Courier

It is not the object ol this article to discuss the character of the man who met his fate, that most of his acquaintances have for years beon expecting. It is sufficient to say that he was generally regarded as a revengeful and desperate man, and that, in the estimation of tho best class of people where they lived, the slayer was held in much higher regard than the victim of his sudden and deplorable passion. Mr. Brown had much to live for and to hope for. His past was not unpleasant to contemplate. A southerner by birth he became a defender of his country un^er circumstances the relation of which would inspire patriotic sentiment his business career has been honorable and successful his parents are high minded, peace-loving people his domestic life was pure, and his home was pervaded with genteel luxury and a spirit of Christian refinement. In short, he had reason tc believe that his personal honor was entitled to respectful consideration and it is easy to imagine how his whole nature could have been wrought up by the pitiless attacks ot a criminal lawyer, who availed himself of the inexcusable custom of making license of his profession to ruthlessly defame the victim of his displeasure. Reputable lawyers discourage and deplore that kind of practice but there is a class of men who engage in legal pursuits who depend almost wholly upon bullyragging tactics to accomplish their purposes. This is not stated in a spirit of hostile criticism, but as a matter of fact deserving of the most deliberate and unptejudiced consideration. The lawyer who makes a specialty of publicly traducing witnesses and intimidating those who oppose him is no worse than the newspaper that recklessly attacks the private character of individuals, but while the latter is properly held accountable lor libelous utterances, the former seems to be not amenable to any' law for committing a •-imilar offense. The abuse of privileges by any man, be he lawyer or editor, is unmanly and cowardly, and is calculated to lead to some such result as is so forcibly and shockingly illustrated in this tragedy at Danville.

HOMEMADE

How

PANTALOONS.

a Girl of tbe Revolution Manufactured ft Fair for Her Brother. Late in the afternoon of one of the last days of May, in the year '70, when I was a few months short of fifteen years old, notice came to Townsend. Mass., where my father used to live, that fifteen soldiers were wanted, says Mrs. Eunice Locke Richards in the Greenfield (Mass.) Gazette.

The training band was instantly called out and my brother, that was next older than I, was the one that was selected. He did not return till late at night when we were all in bed. When I rose in the morning I found my mother in tears, who informed me that my brother John was to march next day after to-morrow at sunrise. My father was in Boston in the Massachusetts assembly. Mother said that though John was supplied with summer clothes he must suffer for winter garments. There were at this time no stores and no articles to' be had exoept such as each family could make itself. The sight of mother's tears always brought all the hidden strength of body and mind into action. I instantly asked what garment was needed. She replied: "Pantaloons." "Oh, if that Is all," said I, "we will spin and weave him a pair before he goes." "But, said mother, "the wool is on the sheep's back and the sheep are in the pasture. I Immediately turned to a younger brother and bade him take the salt dish and call them to the yard. Mother replied: "Poor child, there are no sheep shears within three miles and a half." "I have some small shears at the loom, said I. "But you can't spin and weave it in so short a time." "I am certain we can, mother," "How can you weave it? There is a long web of linen in the loom."

By this time the sound of the sheep made me quicken my steps toward the yard. 1 requested my sister to bring the wheel and cards while I went for the wool. I went to the yard with my brother and secured a white sheep, from which I sheared with my loom shears half enough for a web. We then let her go with the rest of her fleece, sent the wool in by my little sister and Luther ran for a black sheep and held her while I cut wool off for my filling and half the warp, and then we allowed her to go with the remaining coarse part of the fleece. The rest of the narrative the writer would abridge by saying that the wool thus obtained was duly carded, spun, washed, sized and dried. A loom was found a few doors off, the web "got in" and was wove, the cloth prepared, cut and made two or three hours before the brother's departure, that is to say, in forty hours from the commencement, without help from any modern improvement.

Xh Educated Uooaler Cockroach* While a gentleman was at his office desk a day or two ago one of these dli* reputable insects ran across the paper on which he was writing. He flipped it against tho wall with his finger and it bounded back on the desk, lighting upon its back. It remained motionless for some time, until it recovered from tho shock, and then endeavored to get upon its feet again, but in vain. Smaller roaches passed by tlicir prostrate brother, evidently without noticing it, but a larger one camo along pretty soon, stopped, went over to the one that lay upon its back, .straddled across it, and, giving it a quick jerk with its forelegs, landed it deftly upon its feet, and the two disappeared to gether over the edge of the desk.

A {jtieor liluutrittlon.

In an address to young" men in New York the other evening a clergyman illustrated the importance of persistent agitation as follows:

In a can of milk bound for market were two frogs. One of the frogs be came despondent and said: "What is tho use of kicking any more? I'm going to the bottom," and ho went. The other one kept up a deliberate kicking^ and when the can was opened at the end of the journey he was found to b# alive. He had kicked so hard that he had churned out a piece of butter, and he was floating on it.

STATE TELEGRAMS.

News Flashed Over tbe Wires from Indiana Cities and Towns.

Uouhmn Should lie Removeil. INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., May 38.—Lucius B. Swift on Monday gave out a copy of the report of the investigation made by Iiimself and Foulke of the Terre Haute post office affair. The report charges that a oonspiracy existed to effect tho entire partisan reconstruction of the office in manifest evasion of tho order of classification. A part of the conspiracy was the attempt to bribe Postmaster Greiner to resign, made by Crawford Fairbanks, and the threat by John K. Lamb that sensational charges would be filed against him if he did rot resign. Greiner refused to resign. The charges were filed and Donham was appointed postmaster. But meanwhile a civil-service examination was fixed for Terre Haute for May 5. It was important that this should not take place till Donham had been installed. So, the report says:

Charges were preferred against tho local board of examiners upon the ground that such board was so partisan in Its charaoter that no democrats would apply for examination. Donham occupied the office by force and served notice of dismissal on all carriers and olerks exoept three In direct violation ot law. He now alleges that this was done subject to approval of the da. partment Moreover, Donham declared that he did not think much of the civil service law that he wanted to avoid the effect ot the law, but not to defy It.

The report asks iiv conclusion: "Should such a postmaster be permitted to remain in the public service?"

May Suffer if Caught.

TERRE HAUTE, lnd., May 23.—Arthur orKman, a young plasterer, Sunday ran away with Anna Fischer, aged 15 years, daughter of a groceryman. It was learned Monday that they went south on the Evansville & Terre Haute train, but they have not yet been located. The girl's father and brother are in a mood which bodes ill for Workman if they get within reach of him. Workman met the girl only a short time ago when doing some work at her father's store.

Taxation of Indiana Railroads. INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., May 28.—The state board of tax commissioners Monday discussed the coming sitting and the policy that should obtain in sessing railroad property. Rules of procedure were adopted and it was decided to adhere to the policy which has heretofore been passed in fixing values of railroad property for taxation, basing them upon the capital stock, the gross earnings and the trackage in Indiana.

Grand Concert In Indianapolis. IX»IANAPOLIS, lnd., May 23.—Instead of the annual musio festival, which should have come off hora this week, the local committee compromised by giving one grand concert Monday night with Mme. Nordica and Margaret Ileid as the star soloists. Assisted by the full chorus of 300 voices the society gave Handel's "Judas Maccabeus," Mendelssohn's "St. Paul," and selections from "Lohengrin" and "Tannhauser."

Another Bank Suspends.

OXFORD, lnd., May 23.—As a result of the failure of the Columbia national of Chicago and the United States Loan & Trust company th« Commercial bank of this place made an assignment Satur day in favor of its creditors. The de posits amount to 1106,000 and the depositors will realize but fifty or sixty cents on the dollar.

Murdered Attorney Burled. LEBAJSON, lnd., May 23.—The funeral of Attorney C. S. Wesner, who was shot by J. C. Brown Saturday, occurred here at 2 o'clock Monday, the masonic order having charge of the burial. The attorneys of the Boone county bar attended in a body. It was tho largest funeral cortege ever seen in this city.

Dunkards Gathering by Thousands. MUNCIE, lnd.. May 23.—The 14,000 Dunkards arose from their cots at 6 o'clock Monday morning and went to the tabernacle, where the early sermon was preached. Over 1,000 more Dunkards arrived during the day, some of whom have been traveling for days.

Flames at F«rtt.

PERU, lnd., May 23.—Early Monday evening the Lake Erie & Wabash freight depot caught fire and two box cars heavy laden with goods were totally consumed and the entire inside of the depot is burned. The loss is about 110,000.

Drowned While Fishing.

INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., May 23. Ambrose Rude, aged 38, was drowned in the Kankakee river A miles north of San Pierre Saturday night at 10 o'clock. His body was recovered Sunday evening. He was fishing and the boat capsized.

Saloons Destroyed.

FRANKTON, lnd., May 23.—The temperance people of this place Saturday night destroyed the saloons that had sprung into existenee in the last few months. Three of the leaders of the mob were arrested and are awaiting trial. €h osen Chief Justice.

INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., May 23.—The May term of the supreme and appellate courts began Monday. Judge Walter O. Olds was elected chief justice of the supreme court. The appellate court will elect a chief justice to-day.

2"" Rued tha City. VINCENNES, lnd., May 23. Louis Johnson, a special policeman, assaulted G. J. Crow and William Shockley Monday morning. They have brought suit for $5,000 damages against the city.

A Wife Beater Whipped.

MARTINSVILLE, lnd., May 23.—Whitecaps Saturday night took David Beaney, a wife beater, from his home here aud whipped him with straps.

A Child of Fortune.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., May 23.—By the death of an uncle at Laverges, Spain, Mre. Frank Beaudreau, of this place, will receive the iialf.of t2.000,000. She is in reduced circumstances.

DON'T DO IT.

The most precious earthly possession is a good oharacter. If you are ever tempted to do a mean or dishonest thing, don't do it. If you are ever enticed tofcindulge in intoxicating drinks don't do it. If you have dyspepsia, indigestion or constipation and any one tries to persuade you to use any medicine but the Los Angeles Raisin Cured Prune Laxative, don't do it. Sold by Moffett & Morgan, the druggists. You will find it tbe best medioine in the market for stomach, bowel and liver oomplaint.

MOHON ROUTE.

SOUTH

:02a.m Night Mall (dally)., 1:25p.m „...Djy Mall( Way Fret

(dally)., 'dally)....

BOHTH

...3:14a. l:25p.ir

B:00a.m way Freight 2 40p.

BIG 4—Peoria Division.

9:00a.m............Express—Mall.: 9:00a.m 2:00a.m Mali (dally). 12:44a.m 6:18p.m(dallj) Mail—Express l:30p.m l:16p.m Hall—Expreea.. 6:18p,m

VANDALIA.

SOUTH 5 20pm ..... 9:44a.m...12:40p.v

.••~..Bxpress....

NORTH

6:10

.. 8:16a.

./P^eUrht.. 12:40 pro

PAUL J. BARCUS, M.D.

Physician.and Surgeon,

Oflloe: 111 West Main Street.

MONEY TO LOAN,

At 8 FEH CENT. resident property ID

c. w.

WRIGHT.

On food mercantile and resident pro] Crawfordsville.

WASTED.

TIT ANTED—A good cook. Apply at soutlieast cornor of Green and Wabash ave-5-8 tf

WANTED-A boy to loaru tbo printer's trade. Inquire at tlilsoiJce.

WJANTED—Good boy to attend to cigar vv aud run errands. Must give good preuce. Apply at Kobblus House

case ref-

5-10 tf

ANTED—Hoys and girls to buy their candles at the Fulton Market. tf 'ANTED—Girl to do housework. Apply to

Mrs. H. 11. Hlstlno, south Giant ave.

WANTED—ANo

(rood girl at 302 west Wabash

avenue. washing. l-w-22-29.

WANTED—For

tho 15th IT. 8. Infantry

ablo-boaied, unmarried men between the aires of twenty-one and thirty years, of

Officer,16th Infantry, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. ANTED—Good girl at 113 west Jefferson street, 3-7tf

FOR 8ALB.

FOR

SALE—A good piano, nearly new, will be sold at reasonable figures. Applv at this office for further information. 5-19 20

FOlt

SALE—To settle an estate, one house and lot on east College street, house con tains 8 rooms, cellar, cistern, etc., and is pipec for natural gas. Lot is 100x170 feet, fine shade trees. Also, half Interest In brick business room oaying a good ental. Both at bargains, W. S. Urltton, Administrator. 5-22tf

FOlt

SALE—Six out-houses suitable for .wood houses or chicken houscB. See members of tho board of trustees of the city schools. 5-10 25

TO HEN T.

FOR

KENT—A desirable dwelling, orchard and garden, on the Dave Trout farm, one mile from town. 5-8-tf MORGAN &LEE,

FOH

RENT— House ot lour rooms, good cellar, etc., at Brltton's Glenn. Inquire at office of Brltton & Moffett.

LOST—Aleg.

3-3

IJOST.

pug dog with a small soar on left hind Return to 707 West Market street. 5-18.

FOUND.

FOUND—A

fancy gold pin. Owner can have

it by calling at THE OBRNAL office. 5-24,

ELY'S

CREAM BALM

CeauseB the Nasal Passages, Allays Pain audi

Inflammation,

NOTE

Heals the Sores. Restores the Senses of Taste and Smell.

TEI THE 0UEE.I

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A particle is applied into each nostril and is agreeable. Price 50c at druggists by mail, registered, 60c—EL.Y BROS., 56 Warren street, New York,

Graham & Miton

Transportation Co.

RUNNING BETWEEN

Benton Harbor, St. Joseph and Chicago.

Tbe Equipment of this lino Includes the superb new steamer, ••City of Chicago" and "Chicora" whose first class appointments mafce travel via lake the acme of comfort and convenience. Connections made at St« Joseph with tho

Vandalia Railway.

The following schedule Is effective May 15, Leave St. Joseph at 4 p. m. daily. Leave St. Joseph at 10 p. m. daily except Saturday.

Leave Chicago from Dock, foot of Wabash avenue, 0:30 a. m., and 11 p.-m., dally. Full Information as to through passenger and freight rates muy be obtained from Agent Vandalia Ry., Crawfordsvllle, lnd., or

J. H. CHAHAM, Prest., Benton Harbor, Mlcli,

VANDALIA LINE

11 TIKE TABU

FOR THE NORTH

No. 52, No. 54,

Ex. Sun, 8:16 a. m. for St. Joseph Ex. Sun. 6:18 p. ra. for South Bend

FOR THK SOUTH.

No. 51 Ex. 8un. 9:44 a. m. for Terro Haute No, 53 Ex. Sun. 5:20 p.m. lor Terre Haute

For complete time card, giving all trains and stations, and for full Information as for rates, through cars, etc., address

EMiiMi

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DXKBOT ZaUTB .7 To all points

North and South—Chicago and l-iouisville. Through Route to Western Points. Solid Pullman Vestibule Train Service

BETWEEN

Chicago-Louisville. Chicago-Cincinnati. Crawfordsvillo Time-Tablo: NORTH— 3:15 am 1:24

Night Dresses with 4 rows of Embrodery for 50c. each.

Night Dresses with Embroidery and 12 Tucks for 50c. each.

Night Dresses with shape ruffles and Embrodery, good muslin, for 50c. each.

Ladies Skirts with Lace and Embrodery, 50c. each.

Muslin Drawers with Tucks, Embrodery and Lace, 50c. each.

Childrens' Dresses at 25c. each.

Chemise with Lace, Tucks and Embrodery, 50c. each.

Corset Covers, trimmed in real Torchon Lace, and Embroderies, 50c. each.

Night Dresses with Ruffles and Lace, good Muslin, 25c. each.

Chemise trimmed with Lace and Embrodery, 25c. each.

Ladies Columbian Collars and Cuffs, as

sorted colors, 2 nc. set.

Ladies' Swiss Rib Vests, sets., 8cts., iocts.,

«Why Do We Do It?

i5cts., and 25c. These are all great

bargains.

SOUTH— 1:02 am 1:26 pm

The One-Hons Shay.

The peculiar feature of tho "one hoss shay" was, that it was "built in such a wonderful way" that it had no -'weakest part." Tho "weakest part" of a woman is invariably her back, and "female weaknesses are only too common. With the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, this may be avoided, and women may bo comparatively as strong as their brothers. Prolapsus, inflammation, ulceration, periodical pains, loucorrhea, dragging-down sensations, debility, nervousness, sleeplessness, despondency, aro a fow of the symptoms of wcaknost of the femalo organs wh'.ch tho "Favorite Proscription" is warranted to remove.

Because We Want Your Trade and

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to Eclipse all Previous Records.

Here are a Few oi the Many Bargains We Have

in Store For You.

Infants' Slips with Embrodery, 50c. each. Drawers, trimmed in Lace and Ruffles, 25c/ each. Childrens' Dresses at 25c. each.

LACE CURTAINS.

We carry the Finest Line in the city, from 75 cents per pair to $25

See our I^tce Curtains 75c, 98c, $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3, and

$5 per pair/ These are all great bargains. Latest

things in Silk Curtains and Draperies.

LOUIS BISCHOF

LADIES' BAZAAR:

The Leader of Fashion.

I -V

1 lot Ladies' Corset Covers, plain Mualin, at 9c. each. A great bargain.

1 lot Childrens' Drawers, good Muslin, at :i2 1-2 cts. each. The mother caniaro lots of time and trouble.

1 lot of good Muslin Waists for Children, at 12 1-2 cts. each.

It will more than pay you to call and see these great bargains in Muslin Underwear.

Drawers, trimmed in Lace and Ruffles, 25c/ each.

Corset Covers, trimmed in Lace, Tucks and Embrodery, 25c. each.

Infants' Slips, trimmed in Ruffles, at 25c. each.

Ladies' White Muslin Skirts, Ruffles and js Tucks, 25c. each.

All are welcome to examine our new goodb and low pri.ces.

Good black Hose, 10c., 12 i-2c., 15c., and 25c. All fast black. See them.

500 Marseille Quilts at 65c., 75c. and 99c. See them.

100 new styles of Ladies' Waists. Price, from 29c. to $10 each. See them.