Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 8 March 1889 — Page 2

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Another departure from the city made necessary by losses in the gambling house. Perhaps the policy of the city authorities is in line with the doctrine of the survival of the fittest.

Mr. Voorhees scored a point in the Grimes ca6e and he was chosen by the Democratic senators as their candidate for president pro tem of the senate as against Mr. IngalW As usual Mr. Ingalls came out ahead.

The best adviceoc preseftptTtmTntime of a mad-dog scare is not to be scared With hydrophobia as with cholera fright causes more deaths than the disease. There is no evidence of a single instance of rabies in Terre Ilaute. Still it would be a good thing to decimate the dog population, that is not to kill your dog but someone else's dog.

The Gazette makes a vain effort to support the wild assertion made by it some time back that Mr. Bichowsky election was secured by fraud and bribery. It pretends that it meant that the "distinguishing marks" of the ticket was the fraud and rings in some remarks about Dudley and "blocks of live" that have no bearing on the thin ticket feature of the contest Of course the Gazette says nothing about the block of tire voters to whom Mr. Grimes paid 850. Nor does the Gazette refer to the remark of Mr. Charles Jewett, chairman of the state committee, that if he and his party managers "had not got in their work in Yrigo and Vanderburg counties," they would have lost the senate.

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Satisfactorily Explained.

Cincinnati Mother I.aura, I'm sure I heard the souud of a kiss last night while you and Mr. Jinx were In the parlor.

Daughter—Indeed, mamma, you are mistaken. You must have passed the door just as we were opening another bottle. n-rmrr-t-HTTir "Tffiat'iiegot himself elected city treasurer and rim away wld the city funds. hitsey—Ah! llulroy always was the hoy to make the money.

Dennis They say he tuk about $5(HJ belonging to the l.and league, too. I'atsey-The dlr-rtj thafe!

Same Ketifon.

Mllberry -1 never hada black eye In my life. Klgg- Neither did my grandmother.

Illumed I lie of Course.

Husband What broke the front window? Wire The dog. Husband—How? Wife-Why, you see, he wouldn't stop burking out by the gate and 1 threw a stone at him. jl inkers.

A Hoston woman has noticed that nearly all bass-violin players are bald-headed, and she wants to know the reason. Probably they were snatched that way when beginning to learn.

Let tn on the ground Hour—The elephant in the circus ring. Many a young man llnds Ills courtship come to a full stop when It reaches the Interrogation point.

An enthusiastic correspondent or the Pittsburg Dispatch winds up an euthiislastic description of the women of t'onneniara by saying: "Not a thread Is on them besideConnemara flannel. It Is spun from tlie wool of the mountain sheep." There is nothing like a fellow getting at all the facts If he want* to make a readable article.

KXl'IIAMJE ECHOES

Kansas City .lournal. Now turn the rascals out. as Is required by the civil service law. Wheeling Intelligencer: Three Cnlon soldiers will sit at the president's council table.

Troy Times: In the White house is an unostentatious man, whose past Is a guarantv ot a wise and timely administration.

Pittsburg Dispatch: If the Democrats are smart they will advocate woman suffrage and make their ticket for 1891! bear the name of Frances K. Cleveland and Daulel S. Lamont.

Iowa State Register: It cau safely be said that It will bean American administration, thoroughly Imbued with respect for American principles and institutions, and tenacious of American rights and honor.

New York World. [Dem. The outline of a foreign policy is perhaps the most satisfactory passage In the president's address. It Is bold without bluster and calm without cringing. The reference to American rights in Samoa is especially admirable. If President Harrison can hold Mr. Blaine to the lines which he has laid down in this address he will do his country a great service— and prove himself a strong man.

Pittsburgh Dispatch hid. I: The personal pro noun occurs olten enough in the inaugural to refute any assumption which might at any time have occupied anybody's mind that Mr. Harrison's administration Is going to be other than his own. It occurs, however. Willi out egotism In the narrow sense but Its frequent presence conveys the strong Indication, throughout, that President Harrison has been doing his own thinking and means to continue on that Hue.

New York Sun: The Mugwumps who have been declaring that they have won a prl/e In General Harrison without the expense of Investment, will get little comtort from his inaugural. "1 shall expect those whom 1 may appoint," says the new president, ."to justify their selection by a conspicuous efficiency in the discharge of their duties. Honorable party service will certainly not be esteemed by me a disqualification tor public office." That means that this Is to be a Republican, not a Mugwump, administration. And It Is better for Republicans and Democrats alike that It should not be a hybrid.

A Target for a German Gunboat. ZAX/IHAK, March 7.—An Arab dhow, which has arrived here, reports that she was boarded by an ollicer of a German gunboat who granted her a pass. Afterward she was lired upon by other German gunboats and her captain was killed. This news created great excitement among the people of Xauibar and crowds surrounded the sultan's palace clamoring for revenge. The sultan referred them to the German consul.

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mm HAS A STOLEN SEAT.

How Democratic Senators Threw Down Evidence and Robbed Bichowsky of Hia Seat.

MR. VOORHEES SEEHSTU HAVE GOT THERE FINALLY.

The Full Report of tiie Minority on the Questions in the Contest.

The Democratic majority in the senate crowned their many acts of infamy, last evening at :30 o'clock, oy unseating, without any cauue whatever, Francis V. Bichowsky, the Vigo county senator, and swearing in Andrew Grimes, says Thursday morning's Indianapolis Journal. The action was not a surprise to the minority, who had learned to expect anything from the men who cry party first and state next, but it came at a time when nobody was looking for it. The committee on elections considered the evidence more than six weeks ago, and the long delay in making a report was recognized as an admission of the weakness of Grimes' claims. Democratic senators themselves, from time to time, said that Senator Bichowsky ought not be unseated, and had it not beeij-for political presbure brought to bear upon the committee, the case would never have oome again before the senate. During thelast tW» *rooks John TSTLamb, J.G. McNutt, and other agents of Daniel W. Voorhees, have been here constantly, urging that Mr. Grimes be given the seat. Finally a caucus determined to carry out the wishes of the politicians, and authorized the election committee to submit the long-delayed reports, which, without any notice to the minoritv members, was offered at the beginning of the afternoon session yesterday.

The matter, of course, was rushed through under the gag-law. The majority not only denied the members the right to hear the evidence upon which the report was based, but after Grimes' case had been presented, they moved the previous question without permitting Senator Bichowsky's friends to make a defense. The majority report was signed by the four Democratic members of the committee. No specific ground for seating Grimes was stated, although the report covered many sheets of typewriter copy. It charged in a general way that ballots bearing a distinguishing mark were voted, that money had been used by the Republicans, and that illegal votes had been cast. The report was honest enough to state that Bichowsky was not a party to the purchase of any votes, but it thought that as an honorable man, "he would not hold a seat to which he had not been legally elected." It was charged that he had received thirty-nine illegal votes, but not a line of evidence was submitted to prove it. The conclusion of the report was that Grimes had a plurality of thirty-five votes.

The minority report of the committee was presented by Senator Sears. It was signed by the three Republican mem bers of the committee, and in the beginning stated that Bichowsky received a total of 6,173 votes, and that Grimes received 0,145 votes, Bichowsky thus, ac­

court for a recount, which was granted, and gave Bichowsky a plurality of twen ty-two votes. The re-count, the report says, was held by Judge J. T. Scott and A. B. MeWhinney, Democrats, and Merrill N. Smith, a Republican. After giving the grounds upon which the contest was brought, the report states that the committee found that Democratic United States marshals were at each polling precinct in Terre Haute, and that their appointments were made at the request of Democrats. The report then says:

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It also appears In evidence by the agreement of the parties that in said county of Vigo, at the late November election, the candidates for electors and for state offices on the Republican ticket re celved pluralities ranging frow one hundred and iilty-nine to two hundred and eighty-two votes that the Republican candidate for congress hada plurality tn said nmty of LSI votes that the entire Republican county ticket was elected by pluralities ranging trom twenty-eight to two hundred and eighty-seven votes, excepting the candidates for sheriff, treasurer and coroner, the Democratic candidates for these olllces being elected by 49, G7 and 21 votes, respectively and that the Republican candidate elected having the smallest plurality was the contestee herein, the canvassing board giving him a plurality or 28 and the commissioners of recount reducing his plurality to 22 votes

The evidence shows that the third and fourth grounds mentioned are the only onei to which the evidence of the contestor was speclticatly directed that there was no evidence whatever under ground No. 5, and that the evidence »f the contestor pointing to Illegal voting addressed Itseir Indiscriminately to all the other grounds of contest. The evidence submitted by the contestor under ground No. 3, relative to the Illegal votes cast for the contestee at said election, was submitted to show that the heading. "Republican Ticket,'' was so printed as to show through the paper on which the ticket was printed, thus making adlstln gulshlng mark upon the tickets so voted. Happily for us, this precise question has been decided by our supreme court In the case of the state exrel. Julian vs. Adams, in Slxty-lirth Indiana reports. page 893, In which the supreme court holds specifically that the facts that the ballots cast for the candidate of a particular political party for a certain office are so printed that lawful names and designations printed thereon can be seen through the paper does not render such ballots Illegal.

The section of the statue under which It Is claimed the said ballots were illegal, reads as follows: "That all ballots which may be cast at anv election hereafter held in the state shall ba written or printed on plain white paper without any distlngulshedlng marks or other embellishment there on, excepting the names of the candidates and the office for which they are voted for, and inspectors of elections shall refuse all ballots offered of any other descriptions, provided, nothing herein shall disqualify the voter from writing his own name on the back thereof." Under this section It has been held by our supreme court that writing or printing upon the face or Inside the ballot the words "Union city ticket." or "Republican ticket." or Republican county ticket," or "Republican township ticket." Is not In violation of the ballot.

Decisions to this effect were rendered in the cases of Drullner vs. the state, 29th Indiana, 303: Stanley vs. Manley. 35th Indiana, 275 Mulholland vs. Bryant, 39th Indiana. 863. In the case, the state ex rel. Julian vs. Adams, cited, the supreme court says: "The only distinction between the distinguishing marks upon the ballots which were held good under the above decisions, and those which we are now considering Is that la the present case the printing on the Inside of the ballots could be seen upon the outside through the paper, while in the former cases It does not apieor whether the printing upon the Inside of the ballots could have been so seen or not. To push the meaning of the statute to the extreme of holding that the Inspectors of elections shall refuse to receive ballots because the printing upon the Inside, which Is not unlawful, can be seen on the outside through the paper, we think would be a most unwarrantable construction of.lts language

Ground number four of the contestor's complaint alleges tkat there were received and counted for the contestee at the late election the votes or thirty inmates ot the Vigo county poor asylum who were' not legal voters in said precinct. The only w.tuess vfho testified as to the voting of these persons was Joshua Hull, the present superintendent of the poor-farm, he having teen called as a witness for the contestor. Mr. Hull testlfled that he If a Republican and will have been the superintendent of the poor-house two years the first day of next March. When asked the number of ma'e Inmates at the poorfarm at the time of the election, he stated that there were torty-two males over twenty-one years of age. Some of them were not allowed to leave the house. The number that he thought had voted from the poor-farm he placed at thir-ty-two. When asked to give a list of the names,

he named twenty-nine as having voted, aa he was lnfnrm«i Hull testified that these men were supplied with both Republican and Democratic tickets, and that he didn't know personally how they voted, as he didn't supply any ol themjfrtth tickets and see them vote. The witness testified as to the length of time these men had been at the poor farm from his register, which be had before lim.

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nine of the twenty-nine which he gave

as having voted, entered the poor farm since he became superintendent, but long enough before the election to entitle them to vote, and twenty ol the number were there when he took he was unable to state how long they had been there, respectively, because his predecessor had kept no record of the admission of Inmates, but one of them he understood to hive been there twraty-eightjeajs, and another twenty years. The witness testlfi«l further that he understood the fact to be that his predecessor, a Democrat, was superintendent of the poor-farm tor fourteen years Immediately preceding the witness'

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those years, the Inmates of the poor-farm had

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constitution of the state of Indiana declares what shall be the qualtflations of electors, and that part of the section of »r statute en­

pursuant to the constitution, reads as follows- "And in all elections, every male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one. years and upwards, who shall have resided In the state during the six months, in the towmshlp sixty days and in the ward or precinct thirty days. Immediately preceding such election. Blull be entitled to vote In the township or precinct where he may reside." This the statute In Indiana declaratory of the right to vote. In the absence ot any statute to the contrary, it has been the custom in Vigo county for many years to permit the Inmates of the poor-house, who are otherwise qualified to vote, to exercise that right in the precinct wherein Is located the poor-farm. While, in the absence of any statute regulations, it might seem that a pauper abiding at a public almshouse does not acquire a residence so as to enable him to vote there, yet as the law and custom of Indiana are construed and prevail, your committee believe that the Inmates of the county poor farm In Vigo county who voted were au legal voters, and their ballots were valid. There is no evidence that any voter cast his ballot for either the contestor or contestee, except that the voters politics were presumed to be Republican or Democratic, and the contestor ran behind his ticket 160 votes. The record of this case shows that the contestor examined some ninety-odd witnesses aad

Inquired Into the regularity and legality of about seventy votes cast by Republicans, and your 0°™" mlttee ilnd from an examination the evidence, that either by the witnesses of the contestor or by the voters themselves, or by other reputable witnesses, the regularity, validity and legality of these votes so inquired into by the contestor were shown to be unquestioned. The contestor introduced a few witnesses for the purpose of showing that money was used by the ttepubllcans to Influence votes in vlgo county at the late election. But the evidence shows that not one cent was spent by any Republican for the purpose of influencing or controlling a single vsleit the late election. The contestor also attempted to show that there was recklessness practiced by Reuublicans in Vlgo county In swearing In challenged votes, in that the votes of strangers were thus procurrea to be cast, but from tion of the evidence your committee flnds that, in every Instance, the persons sworn In were legal

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First ward at the' late election. The contestee produced this conductor and one of his brakemen, both of whom testified that on election .day the conductor was between East St. Louis and *mngham, III., on his run, and did not vete at all, and didn't get to Terre Haute uatll altout noon on the 7th day of November. Another witness of the contestor testified that one Henry Featherland, who voted In New Goshen precinct of Fayette township, was under 21 years of age that he knew It solely from theIf?® Joys father moved Into the township in 1869. when the boy was a baby not over 5 or 6 years old. This the only Incident connected with the: family si history that the witness could distinctly remember as to date. The

boy

himself, as a witness for the

contestee, testified most clearly that he wasi born In the month of August, 1867 that his Parents both now dead, always taught htm that this was the date of his birth. Another witness of the contestee, for whom ieatherland has worked since last March, testified that Kftatherland wttfl 8sk6d to vot© Ht the spring election of 1888, and that he answered that he was not old enough to vote, but would be old enough to vote at the November election. The contestee shews by the evidence of J. M. Hull, superintendent of the Vlgo county poor farm, that one Daniel McUlnnls became an Inmate ot the farm In the summer of 1887, and has ever since been an inmate, producing a certificate trom the trustee ot Harrison township, reciting that McUlnnls was 17 years old. At that time Mcbtnnls' father was an Inmate of the poor farm, and stated that the boy was not. yet 17 years of age. Hull testified that MclJlnnls' name was on the poll bosk in the north precinct of Harris#n township, at the November election, and that McGlnnls told him that he voted the Democratic ticket. Upon .being reprimanded for it by the superintendent, Motrin nis's answer was, that an uncle of his, a Democrat, had told him he was old enough to vote. Hull also testified that one James Watson, who had been for some time an Inmate of the poor-farm, left there October 26 and came to the city. He afterwards told Hull that he had voted In the north part of the city, some place where hejslftlfligd -to -hajfft—^ -pAviaiHeu. rue cuntSStSe proved by two reputable

witnesses of Fayette township that a young man by the name of Anderson, formerly a resident of Vermillion c»unty, Indiana, but who moved to Arkansas with his father about two years ago, returned here on a visit, a few weeks prior to the November •lection, and voted the Democratic ticket in Fayettee township, a Democrat swearing in his vote. Anderson left for Arkansas about the second day after the electton. The contestee proved, by William Eggleston, that one Charles Boyll, who resides In one of the townships of the county, voted In Precinct of the First ward at the November election that he was In the city by reason of some legal business, and that Mike Stack, the Democratic challenger In that precinct, furnished Boyll the ticket which he TOted. Contestee also preved that one Asa Stewart, ly years of age, voted in Precinct of the Sixth ward at the November election. his name appearing upon the poll-boek of that precinct. His father testified that the boy came home about 7 o'clock in the evening, after the polls closed, Intoxicated, and word having come to him that the boy had voted, he took him to task about It. and Asa admitted to having voted the Democratic ticket. This evidence Is unexplained and undisputed. The contestee showed by Fred Klckler, a Democrat, that he resided on the 6th day of November in Precinct of the Second ward and voted the Democratic ticket In Precinct A of said ward. The contestee, showed by Charles Beauchamp. a Democrat, that he resided In Breclnct A of the Second ward on the Ith day of November last, and that he voted the Democratic ticket In Breclnct of the Second wan*. A witness for the contestor, on oss-examluatlon. admitted that he swore In the vote of David Boyll, In Linton township, Boyll having been several times, during the past two years. In Kansas, where he (Boyll) said he had laid a land claim and had to go out at least once a year to hold it. Boyll voted the Democratic ticket. Henry K. Wyetb, a Republican judge In Riley township, testified that one Samuel Huffman, voted the Democratic ticket In that township, his vote being sworn In by Henry D. Christie, a Democrat. The witness, as judge of elections, questioned Huffman when he offered to vote and asked him where lie came from and he said Tennessee. He then asked when he came from Tennessee and Huffman answered, the 1st of June last, or It might possibly be the last week In May. Huffman saying he was a farmer, the witness asked him what the people In Riley were doing when he came, and Huffman answered: "They were plowing corn and some were not done planting yet." The evidence relating to both the votes of David Boyll and Huffman were undisputed. The following list of persons are shown by the evidence to be without right to vote and they did vote the Democratic ticket In Vlgo county, to wit: Walter Davis, Hiram Bozel. Win. Roberts, Wes Winter, Henry Burnam, Henry Coss, John M. Horn, Frank Carter, and David Drummond Webster tf reen voted In Sugar Creektownshlp Vlgo couniy, Indiana, the" Republican ticket and the clerks did not put his name on the poll books, and his vote was not counted. The evidence further shows that there was one ballot upon which the name of the contestee was written upon the ticket partly over and across the name of the contestor. Tills ballot was rejected but should have been counted for the contestee.

The contestee proved by Samuel Carter and Isaah Miller, both colored Republic voiersof the city ef Terre Haute, that during the week before the election, another colored man by the name of Hen Mitchell, came to them and told them that the contestor, Mr. Grimes, desired to see them. They went to Mr. Grime's officeaud he asked them if they would use their inii.ience for him In the election, and they told iiiu that they would do what they could for him. On another dny before the election, the witness, Miller, met Mr. Grimes in the private room of th. county treasurer's office In the court house. Hen Mitchell was present at this meeting, rrangements were made whereby Hen Mitchell. N Her, Carter, Oi Manuel and Ben Russell, all colon iinen, were to receive from Mr. Grimes checks orders for 510 apiece. On Monday before the eU lion Mr. Grimes gave the witness, Miller, his wrl en order for Jio, and tn Miller's presence he ga Hen Mitchell tour similar written orders for leach, one r»r hlmself, with lnstructloas thai Mitchell should deliver to the other three m»n named their respective orders. Grimes directed Miller and Mitchell that these orders should be presented at the county treasurer's office for payment. Carter testified that Mitchell did gtve him his order, and both Miller and Carter testified that they presented their respective orders to a Democratic clerk In the office of the county treasurer, also a Democrat, and received $10 each on their orders, which orders were written on blank paper and signed by Mr. Grimes, the contestor. Mitchell and Carter testified also that they each voted the Republican ticket The evidence of the witnesses. Miller and Carpenter, stand In the record undisputed, no witness for the contestor being produced to testify on matters covered by their testimony. This use of money by the contestor was well known to all the voters In Vlgo county. P. B. feKABS,

GKO. W. CRONI. SIMON P. THOMPSON.

The report, in conclusion, recommended that Senator Bichowsky be permitted to retain Lis Beat. Immediately

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upon the conclusion of the reading, Senator Cox cioved the adoption ot the majority report. An amendment was offered by the Republicans that the minority report be substituted, and then Senator Johnson aaked that the evidence upon which the reports were based should be read. Hfiere are two reports," said he, "both purporting to set forth facts. They are diametrically opposed to each other. It is absolutely impossible for us to know which is true or which is false. No man, under the obligations of his oath, can vote intelligently upon these reports until he has heard the evidence read. I understand that the majority have promised to furnish the names of the alleged illegal voters. They have not done it. If there were any illegal voters let us have their names." Continuing, the senator said it was important that the senators Bhould know what the evidence was before they attempted to pass on the case.

Senator Hays joined Senator Johnson in demanding a reading of the evidence. The reports, he said, did not agree. Both were based on the same evidence, and no member could vote intelligently until he knew what it was. Neither the statement of the majority or minority report should be taken for granted—the evidence should be produced to show which was correct. He cited the fact that had it not- been for the reading of the evidence in the RayCarpenter contest, Mr. Ray would have been seated. The evidence revealed the fact that Ray had been guilty of bribery, and there were enough honest Democrats to prevent his being seated.

The Democratic members, through Senators Byrd and Cox, objected, and the minority then appealed to the lieutenant governor, who held that the evidence should be "read. Bat Senator Liogsdon moved to dispense with the reading, and over this question there was a debate lasting over two hours. Senator Thompson, of Jasper, charged that the statements made in the majority report were not true and he dared the Democrats to allow the evidence to be read in substantiation of their report. Senator Johnson said the consciences of the Democratic members made cowards of them and to refuse this act of justice was calling upon the senators to violate their oaths, and cast their votes in the dark. The refusal, he declared, was in violation of every principle of law. That the evidence was voluminous was no excuse for not letting the senators know what it was. Whose fault was it that the session was nearly over and nothing doae? Would the majority say that the minority members should not be permitted to hear any evidence upon which to predicate a verdict? There was no political exigency that called for such action there was no reason why the business of D. W. Voorhees and Isaac P. Gray should be made paramount to the business of the whole people of the state. The voice of the people was the voice of God, and the time was near at hand when they would rise up in their might and put a check upon such in fernal outrages.

Senato Hays said that the case had been postponed until the closing of the session in order to have an excuse for not allowing the evidence to be read, Pour Democrats had submitted one statement three Republicans had pre Bented another, denying everything alleged by the Democrats, and reciting an entirely different state of facts. Why was the evidence taken at all if the senators were not to be permitted to hear it read? Was a member to be deprived of his seat simply because four members said he should be?

Senator Thomoson.. of J«nn«r„^a°io nave tne testimony read. Not a single fact was Btated in the majority report The names of the alleged illegal voters had not been placed in the report and they would not be. A motion was made by Senator Dresser to postpone action on the reports until Saturday morning. The appropriation bills would then be out of the way, and it would be too late for any legislation, and the case could be acted upon intelligently. He said the purpose and only purpose was to put in one more hold-over Democratic senator, and he thought it was of more importance to pass the appropriation bill than to make a vote for Voorhees or Gray. The motion to postpone was lost by a party vote.

The vote was then taken on the motion to dispense with the reading of the evidence, and nearly every Republican senator explained his vote at length, by protesting against such an outrageous action. The motion prevailed, Senator Smith being the only Democrat to vote with the Republicans.

The question then came up on the substitution of the minority for the majority report. Senator Thompson, of Jasper, opened the argument for Senator Bichowsky in a brief speech concerning the facts that were given in the discussion on the motion to do away with the evidence. Senator Boyd also spoke on behalf of the miaority, while Senator Griffith gave the Democratio side. The minority report was set aside, that of the majority adopted and Bichowsky was unseated and Grimes admitted by a strictly partisan vote. Grimes, with a Voorhees tag somewhere about his person, then abused a solemn ceremony by taking the oath.

Indianapolis Journal editorial: The senate, by a strictly partisan vote, yesterday turned out Senator Bichowsky and seated the contestor, Grimes. There wes not a particle of testimony that Bichowsky had purchased or fraudulently procured a single vote, while it was in evidence that Grimes had done so, a fact that even he did not deny. The sole object of the Democrats was to have the benefit of Grimes' vote in the next session, when a United States senator is to be elected. Bichowsky was elected by the people Grimes can only claim his election by a vote of the Democratic senators. The Democratic senators might, with equal justice, turn out any other hold-over Republican senator and seat the man who ran against him.

IndianapoliB News: The friends of Senator Voorhees are responsible for the unseating, having forced the proceedings, but the supporters of Governor Gray agreed to the action, an undtrstanding of some kind between the representatives of the two senatorial aspirants having been reached, it is said.

A Newspaper Man's Deatli. NEW YORK, March 7.—J. P. McGrahan, a well-known journalist of this city, dropped dead this morning of heart disease in a restaurant, where he had gone for breakfast. He was forty-three years old, and was noted as a writer both on this and the other side of the Atlantic.

There Was no Man in the House. ZAM:SVIM.K, O., March 7.—Alvira Owens, a maided lady, aged GO, fell off a box on which she was standing arranging pictures on the wall Friday, acd fractured the bones of her right arm. Lock-jaw set in, and she died in terrible agony last night.

MARCH 8, 1889.

A NSW CONGREGATIONAL PREACHKK.

An Earnest Call For a Big CongragtUoi on Sunday. TEBRE HAUTE, Ind., March 5, 1889. To AU Friends of the Congregational Church:

The Rev. J. H. Crum, of Winona, Minn., after twice declining to visit Terre Haute, on the invitation of the supply committee, yielding to the earnest persuasion^ of several prominent clergymen in this state, who regard him as eminently fitted for this church and community, has consented, at length, to preach for us next Sabbath, March 10, 1889.

It is earnestly desired that all who feel interested in the future prosperity of this church should attend, with their families, the services next Sunday morning and evening, even though the weather Bhould prove somewhat unfavorable, for it is not certain that he can, at this time, be absent from his own pulpit more than one Sabbath. You are also requested to be present at asocial and reception that will be given him in the parlors of the church on Monday even mg\ the 11th.

Mr. Crum is pastor of the First Congregational Church of Winona, which ranks second in members and influence among the 160 Congregational Churches or the state. Mr. Evans, pastor of the Mayflower Church, Indianapolis, and who was recently pastor of a church in St. Paul, Minn., pronounces him the ablest preacher in Minnesota. His BUC cess in building up the churches in Antwerp and Gloversville, N. Y., where he formerly preached, and during the last five or six years in Winona has been remarkable. During this period the Winona church has increased from about J.wo hundred and thirty to four hundred and six members, besides colonizing twice and building two churches. His church and congregation comprises much of the ability and culture of Winona, which is a city of about twenty thousand inhabitants. Senator and Mrs. Windom are members of his church. Mr. Crum is said to be earnest, evangelistic, sincere, liberal, progressive and very popular as a citizen, pastor and preacher. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND STPTI.Y COM

THERE WAS NO EARLY MARRIAGE.

Denial of the Story Regarding Maggie Mitchell's Youthful Love Affair. Special to the Chicago Tribune.

NEW YORK, March 6.—The story that Maggie Mitchell indulged in an early love affair that was finally and secretly ended in a Chicago divorce court is not credited by old actors in New "i ork Some of them think the Btory grows out of an idle imputation made by "Billy" Wilkeson.

About the time Miss Mitchell is said said to have made the romantie marriage, "Billy" Wilkeson was running a big hotel next door to the Hollidav Street theater, in Baltimore. He was rich, and when he fell desperately in love with Maggie Mitchell he sold out his hotel and followed her for years. The lady was obdurate and refused to listen to Wilkeson, but he persisted in traveling from place to place with her and could not be content out of her sight He bought tickets for every performance and sat in front, admiring her and feasting his eyes. He spent his fortune in that way, and finally, some twenty one years ago, saw Maggie Mitchell be come the wife of Henry J. Paddock.

Paddock was the wife's manager from the time of their marriage up to two years ago. He then resigned from the cosAnftkof h85i&?,a'Wo."T§7 "Broadway, He said to day that he know nothing of his wife's affairs and did not want to say anything about them.

Charles L. Mitchell, Maggie Mitcheli's brother, a theatrical manager, said that he had never heard of the marriage reported from Chicago. Paddock was the first and only husband he had ever known his sister to have, and he was sorry that trouble had come between them.

Obituary.

PuiL.ADEr.PHiA, March 7.—IsaiahWil liamson, the venerable millionaire philanthropist, died at o'clock this morn ing. [Hr. Williamson was born In New Jersey, of poor parents, eighty-seven years ago, and since his twentieth year had been untiring In his business pursuits, owing to an early disappointment, the details of which ne would never divulge, be never married. He lived in two rooms In a quiet portion of Philadelphia, and had a stuffy little ofce in a narrow street down town, where until recently he went at 9 and remained until C. He dressed In the fashion ol fifty years ago, and always carried a cotton umbrella that was nearly as old as himself.

His wealth Is estimated at $50,000,000. He began his early life In a store at Taylorvlle, near where Washington crossed the Delaware, eight miles above Trenton. He subsequently removed to Philadelphia, embarked in the dry goods trade and Invested largely and successfully In stocks. He was probably the largest private possessor of Pennsylvania railroad stock was Interested In the Camden & Amboy and other New Jersey railways. He was noted for his charities which were always unostententlously be.-towed. He had quietly given as much as S50.000 in lump to one charitable institution, and at the same time casually mentioned that his personal expenses have never exceeded two dollars per day.

Recently he has been prominently before the public as the founder of a manual training school. He transferred to the trustees $2,508,000 and endowed the institute with $7,000,000 In securities. It Is feared that the necessary papers for the carrying out of these benefactions were not signed before Mr. Williamson's death.

BOSTON, March 7.—Sidney Bartlett, the nestor of the Suffolk county bar, died last night, aged 70 years. 1 He was graduated at Harvard In 1816. Mr. Bartlett was one of the counsel employed In the solution of the vexed presidential question which was submitted to the electoral commission in 1877. He leaves considerable property. His Investment in the Chicago. Burlington ft Qulncy railroad Is estimated at over a million

Francis H. Taylor, a member of Chicago's first city council, died at Niles, Mich., aged years.

Vincent D. Loutham, one of the pioneers of Cass county, died Wednesday, aged 74 years. The deceased was born at Troy, Ohio.

Dr. J. B. Cross, of Bain bridge, Putnam county, died of a cancer on his jaw and throat, and was buried yesterday, at the Bainbridge cemetery.

The County School Examinations. The examinations for graduation of pupils from the county schools will occur on Saturday, March 16th, as follows: Lost Creek township, at Seelyville, by Mr. W. B. Toner Otter Creek township, Ellsworth, by Mr. J. A. Boyer Payette township, New Goshen, by Miss Florence Ward Sugar Creek township, Macksville, by Mr. Burton Cassady Nevins township, Fontanet, by Mr. R.

Railsback Prairie Creek township, Middletown, by Mr. W. G. Sanford Riley township, Lockport, by Mr. Samuel Duvall. Superintendent Curry expects a large number of students to enter for the examinations, and says that probably as many as one hundred will try. Many students try who have not completed the required studies, merely to test their learning and ability to handle the knotty questions proposed.

Safely Sugared in New York. NEW YORK, March 7.—Olive E. Friend, Mrs. Emily Howard, Wm. E. Howard,

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Qua Hjdstead and George Halstead, all interested parties in the great Electric sugar refining frauds, arrived here this morning from Detroit. The party was under the eeoort of detective sergeants and all are now safely locked up in police headquarters.

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Mr. Gillett's last effort has attracted considerable attention and favorable notice, much of it due to bis reputation. "A Legal Wreck" has some merit though not the interest and variety of "Held by the Enemy." The striking incidents are few, and of the ten characters shown by the cast, but three or four make any impression. The writer has eoent so much tim^ in elaborating Merriam, the lawyer, a very excellent comedy part, that if he were cutout there would be very little play left. The plot, somewhat ehadowy, wrenches probability severely. Mr. George Fawcett plays Ed ward Smith, the boorish lout, so naturally, that it can never be supposed that the nice little heroine could so easily yield to the threats of such a ruffian The lawyer's little tricks are entirely too diaphonous to account for one lov&r going to jail as a murderer and the other flying to keep out of jail, or for the difficulty in hunting up the he roine about whose change of residence there was not the least mystery. As intimated, Merriam, the lawyer, by Mr. Sidney Drew, fills the foreground, background and both wings of the play, and does it very weil with that cool flippancy and cheeky humor which is always popular. Captain Edward Smith, designed for an interesting and touching old salt, was sketched slightly "Henry B. Leverett, a yachting enthusiast,' thus particularly enumerated in the bill, besides chucking the overdue villain from the oliff had very little to do as a hero. There was no strong acting in the play it dragged and the waits between acts were unneces sarily long. The audience was much larger than might have been expected after a week's Kirmess.

The Indianapolis News says ot the Gorman minstrels to be here to-night "The Gorman minstrel combination opened last night at English's, and, al though it may seem strange, they have a new and original first part, the scene representing a seaside hotel, and the specialties following one another in rapid succession. While there is nothing particularly brilliant in any of the performances, there is little that is mediocre, and in consequence the audi ence last night was entertained throughout. In the parades which the company has given on the streets, the quick step has attracted attention, as if it was the text of the management to "Get a move on you," and this lively action is typical of the stage business."

Mary Anderson is ill at Washington Her indisposition is not serious, but she was forced to refuse to fill two nights of her engagement at the capital. Her trouble is nervous exhaustion, caused by overwork.

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New York Agents of the Kuglisli Syndi cate Hard at Work. Special to the Chicago Tribune.

NEW YORK, March 7.—Samuel R.Mc Lean, banker, of No. 59 Bond street, has been writing to the big brewers through out the West inviting them to name the price at which they will sell out. He has received several favorubje renins .... .— tu ijunaonane terms offered him. He has not yet transferred any brewery to the syndicate.

Stephen W. Dorsey has been trying to get options on breweries in St. Louis and Chicago, but Wall street men say that the terms he proposed were laughed at. If a business were worth §1,000,000 he offered ST00,000 in cash for it and $500,000 in stock. As the stock was largely watered it had not the same value as gold.

New York Irishmen are watching this movement of English capitol toward the absorption of American breweries with much concern. So far there have only been mutterings and growls, and the ale and beer go down just the same, no matter who makes the profit but signs are not wanting that the distinction between union and non-union beers will die out and be repluced by the new terms English and American beer. While the majority of the H,000 Irish saloonkeepers in this city have been discussing the question of English beer for some time among themselves or with their customers, none of them, as found so far. is willing to be quoted under his own name in prin'- A variety of reasons impels them to this unusual avoidance of notoriety. O ie is that they are not quite sure as yet which way the cat will jump, and a second reason is that they do not care to disturb existing relations with the brewers, who at present supply them without something more positive than mere suspicion, while a third reason, more potent than either of the foregoing, may be found in the books at the register's office, which show that some of the big brewing companies are on the bonds ef the saloonkeepers.

Jack th* Ripper'* Successor. DKNVF.K, Col., March 7.—A reign of terror exists among the ladies and young girls of this city on account of the doings of a mysterious individual known as

Jack, the Choker." Hesprings upon unprotected females in lonely places and throws a rope around their necks. He then twists the rope so that they cannot scream. After insensibility ensues, the victim is laid upon the ground and the mysterious "choker" disappears.

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A V. M. C. A. Uuildlnc Burned.

PATTERSON, N. J., March 7.—The Young Men's Christian aesociatiau building, a large three story structure, was destroyed by fire this morning. The fire was extremely stubborn. Loss, £25,000.

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