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L.S. AIRES SCO. WILL OPEN MONDAY MORNING ANOTHER BIG LOT OF Ladies’ Muslin Underwear! SIMON STERNS’S MAKE. Our patrons will bear in mind the fact that this manufacturer confines his goods exclusively to us in this city. Our salesladies will take pleasure in showing yon the many advantages this make possesses over all others. THIS WEEK we shall offer unusual values on our 25c, 35c, 50c, 05, 75c, 95c, sl.lO and $1.25 tables. L. S. AY~RES & CO., INDIANAPOLIS. BROWNING & SLOAN DEALERS IN Fine Perfumes and Toilet Articles; Hair, Cloth, Tooth and Nail Brushes; Combs, Dressing Cases, Nail Sets, Fine Cologne Bottles, Fancy Goods, and all Articles Wanted for the Toilet. APOTHECARIES’ HALL, Nos. 7 and 9 E. Washington street. We respectfully invite the Ladies to examine our new and complete stock of WHITE GOODS Consisting of Soft Finish Cambrics, French Percales India Twills. Sea Island and French Nainsooks, India Linens, Persian, Princess, Victoria and LINEN LAWNS, Checked Nainsooks, Lace Checks, Hair Cord Checks and Stripes, Revere and Ail Ovov Tuckings, Veined Stripe*, Dimity Lawn, and Clipped Mull. NOVELTIES IN EMBROIDERIES Which will Interest the Ladies. These goods are fresh and new, bought from first lands, and our prices are from 10 to 20 per cent, lower than last season. WM. ILERLE. THENEWYORKSTORE (ESTABLISHED 1853.)

OPENING New Spring Dress Goods. PRICES ALWAYS IN PLAIN FIGURES. Pettis, Bassett & Cos. POUR NEW CASES OF SMALLPOX. The Spread of the Contagion Apparently Not Yet Checked in the City. Four new oases of smallpox were reported to the authorities yesterday. At No. 20 South Illinois street—a boarding-house—Marion Parrott, a single man who has been here but a few days, was taken down yesterday and sent to the pesthouse. At No. 109 South Tennessee street, where there are about twenty boarders, John pQlan took sick three days ago, and Dr, Wiles, nf the City Dispensary, was called in. Th-. c . a „e was not reported as smallpox until yesterday, and the sick man, his bed, bedding and furniture were all taken to the pest-house, and bis boarding house quarantined for two weeks. At No. to Hiawatha street. Edna Harris, a little colored firl, daughter of Edward Harris, who drives an express wagon, has the smallpox, and tile usual precautions hav4 been observed. At No. 7G Beeler street Mrs. Williams is also sick with Hie same disease, but for some reason the case was not reported until yesterday, although the woman has been ill for several days. The Polo Contest. The match game of polo between the Terre Hante and Indianapolis clubs came off at the Park Theater rink last night, and the exciting sport was enjoyed by an audience of about eight hundred people. For the benefit of those who do not understand the game it may be stated that polo is the old-fashioned game of "shinny,” with trivial modifications, and it is probably called polo because the players use poles and say “Oh!” when they got hit with them. The contest last night was the best three goals in five, and was won by the visitors. The home club won the first in 2 minutes and 32 seconds, and the third in 1:05. The Terre Haute club won the second in 13.04, the fourth in 11, and the fifth in 14 min utes. The judges were J. T. Bi*ush and J. Kankakee Martin, for Indianapolis, and D. H. Stevens and J. W. Springsteen, for Terre Haute, and Linn Pfaff as referee. The result of the contest was generally satisfactory, for the visitors were gentlemanly und quiet, while two members of the home club treated them rather discourteously, and were somewhat too officious. There were a number of ladies and gentlemen ever from Terris Haute to see the game. Box useful presents at King & Elder’s.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, FEBTtUATtY IG, 1884 —TWELVE PAGES.

COMPLAINING OF THE CHIEF. Aggrieved Postal Clerks Continue to Make It Pleasant for Col. French. The Commission Informed of Numerous Instances of Injustice to Subordinates—An Affidavit from a Dead Clerk’s Brother. The French investigation was continued yesterday morning. The first witness called was Dan W. Knefler, a postal clerk, residing in this city. This witness spoke of having recently had a conversation with Postmaster-general Gresham. and at the latter’s request gave that official some information regarding Mr. French. Mr. Knefler stated that he began as a fourth-grade clerk at S9OO a year, and shortly afterward was detailed as a third clerk without increase of pay. The May following was detailed as second clerk, in which position ran for fifteen or sixteen months before receiving the pay due the grade in which he worked. Asked Mr. Palmer, head clerk in this city, why I did not get that pay, and he said it made no difference whether I got it or not, that I would spend it, anyhow. While running as second clerk, Charles Halderman, of Roann, was appointed and detailed as a clerk of the fourth-class. He came here and was assigned as a clerk of my grade. In less than a year, while I was receiving lower pay, Mr. Halderman was made a head clerk at the pay f $1,300. a year. I thought that my examinations and my car record entitled me, if the others were passed by (there were seven of us), to that place. On the Bth of January, 1882, the East division day line, which we connected with from the west, was very late coming into Indianapolis. I recorded my departure from this point. We arrived at St. Louis about noon, and found a double mail from the west We immediately went to work on that mail. I recorded my departure from St. Louis. We got in here in the morning, after having been at work almost continuously for twenty-four hours, and I failed to record my arrival here. I was very tired, from the amount of work I had done. Mr. Palmer, head clerk at the depot, informed me that he very sorry that he had to mark me up for not signing; that Mr. Orr had not gone out the day before at all, and that he could not be punished any more than I—no greater than mine. I immediately wrote to Mr. French, stating all the circumstances, and telling him it was my first offense; that I had not been reprimanded in two years and a half, and asked him if he would not recommend that I get that pay hack. I never heard anything from Mr. French. I wrote to Mr. Peelle (congressman) and he wrote to Gen-eral-superintendent Thompson, who said the innocent must suffer with the guilty alike. lam going to get that $3.20. I will bring a suit in the Court of Claims when I leave the service, if I ever quit it and get out alive. I mean to say though I failed through weariness, caused by overwork and mental strain, to register one time out of four, the record shows that I made the trip. Mr. Wildman —What is your complaint as to Mr. French’s favoritism.

Witness —In making me do the work of an upper grade for more than a year for lower grade pay and in promoting a man over me and giving him the frill pay. Mr. Wildman—You were promoted over Mr. Vance. Witness—ls you consider promotion without pay, I was; but Ido not consider it promotion unless the pay accompanies it. I also hold that Mr. French should have answered my communications, and I would like to have him tell me now why he did not. I would not have made this statement at all, hut I thought it due to the members of this commission. It is but a rehearsal of what I stated to Postmaster-general Gresham in answer to a question asked by him. John Baker recalled: Mr. Spahr, to witness—l desire to ask if during your term of service you ever made application to the Vandalia for a pass— Mr. Jones, president of commission, interrupting—We have nothing to do with the pass business. Mr. Spahr—l desire to know if Mr. French controls the railroadsof this part of the country. President Jones—We have no authority to go into the subject. Gentlemen of the commission, will you hear testimony on this subject of railroad passes? Mr. Reed—One thing we have to hear is the charge of weighing mail. The matter of passes I do not understand to be a matter for this commission. Mr. Spahr—l desire to show that witness made application for pass at the Vandalia office, in this city, and that he was told if he would give a letter from French it would be granted cheerfully. George W. Lambert—Reside "in Yigo county, Indiana, ten miles from Terre Halite. Was in the Union army, in the Fourteenth Indiana, three years, and in the State service two or three months. Am now a clerk in the railway postal service. Been in railway postal service nearly fifteen years. When first entered was appointed route agent between Terre Haute and St. Louis. The line was afterwards extended to Indianapolis. In 1872 was made chief head clerk in this city, at that time in Mr. White’s division. He gave me charge of lines running into Indian apolis, and, in fact, nearly all lines in Indiana. I was required to oversee everything and report to him. This went on for two years, until Ohio and Indiana were taken out of Mr. White's division and anew division made, with Mr. French as superintendent. I still acted as chief clerk under Mr. French for a while. We got along well at first. He soon began bearing down upon me and making things burdensome. llq m o trotting over the division. One week I was at Pittsburg labeling care. I could not do enough work for him. I worked from ti a. m. till 10 and II at night. One hundred and thirty men were running in here, and lie required me to make four or five examinations. a day in addition to the office work and other work necessary for a chief clerk to look after. I wanted him to give me a man to help me, and he said he eould not. There was then no telephone to assist in this work. [The witness detailed further oppressions and exactions, concluding that it was Mr. French's intent to force him out.] Mr. French found a schedule arranged from here to Pittsburg, one round trip and rest one day. This seemed to suit the men very well, as it gave time to rest and study. Mr. French seemed very mad about it; trip on and trip off he said it should be I protested. He said it was none of my business, trip on and trip off was his way. He one day told mo what his object was. By getting men to run trip on and trip off he would compel men who lived along the road to move here. Said that would get them away from political influence, and they could be more easily managed. About that time a vacancy occurred on the I. & St. L., occasioned by a head clerk being taken and put on one of the lines east. I asked Mr. French to promote Mr. Wil son to a head clerkship. He told me that was none of my business. Ho snubbed me in every way. Finally I asked him to give me a run on the road, and he seemed very happy to accorn modate me. Question —State whether your successor was treated in the same way. Witness —As soon as I resigned he put another man here and gave him help right away. I wfll state further, that I have no personal interest in this investigation, because I have made my arrangements to quit the service in a very short time. I have no interest except to see justice done and the men to get their rights. Question —What is the difference between other divisions and this as to the quality of service? Witness—l took pains one day to compare the reports of the general superintendent of the

railway mail service, as to the fifth and sixth divisions, which lie side by side. I found that while the sixth division covered over three times more territory than the fifth, it only had 140 more men than the fifth, and had fewer men detailed In offices by five than the fifth. That the sixth division worked during the year about 72.000,000 pieces more of mail than Mr. French’s division did, and something over 13,000 less errors in distribution than Mr. French's division. In case examination it ran nearly in the same proportion. While Mr. French’s division made a great many more examinations than the sixth division, a smaller per cent of them were correct. French's division showed a larger percentage of errors. Question —Asa practical railway postoffice man, did not that report convey the impression that this district was lacking in management in some way. Witness —Mr. French is a good theorist, hut not a practical man. If he went among the men, or treated them in a gentlemanly manner, he would learn something. Captain J. A. Humphreys, of this eity. sworn: was in the army. Have been in railway postal service since 1866, with the exception of a few months during last year. Have seen the mails come over the Cleveland route at 10:55 and lay at the depot here until noon the next day, whenever they missed the P. & St. L. to the west at night. Might be sent at 7:30 next morning, but are held for the Vandalia at noon. Men were required to remain longer on duty than if common humanity were practiced. Mr. Kern was on my car for nine years, and lie has no superior as a postal clerk. The complaints of Mr. French are not confined to a few, but are general throughout the division as to his oppressive cruelty and ungentlemanly treatment of the men, and that all this is detrimental to the service. He never goes into a mail car, or on very rare occasions. Men in this division are overworked. A man named Duell, head clerk of the Bee-line, was worn out, and got home, in 1878, just in time to die. Henry S. Ray: Lives in Indianapolis; has been baggage master on the 1., B. & W. until day before yesterday, when discharged for misttirowing sacks of mail matter; attributed his discharge to Mr. French, threw from 100 to 125 sacks of mail a trip without being in the United States mail service, and thought it hard to be expected to know as much about it and do the service as a man who is paid for it. Mr. French hero suggested that the railroad company was paid to carry and throw that mail which was all in sacks, and that as baggage-mas-ter the witness was responsible to the company. At the opening of the afternoon session the following affidavit was submitted: A. C. Deuel, now, and for thirty-five years past superintendent of schools at Urftana, 0., being duly sworn, deposes and says that his brother, Stepeii Denel, was for several years postal clerk in charge of Crestline or Cleveland, and that he had frequent and repeated conversations with said Stephen Deuel, giving facts and incidents (but which deponent after the lapse of several years can not now recall) of C. Jay French in the administration of his office as superin-tendent of the fifth division of railway mail service, tyranny in imposing useless and annoving duties, and narrassing others, especiaUv such as displayed superior ability and efficiency. This deponent further says that French, by his cruel and unfeeUng treatment of said Stephen Deuel applied for and obtained a furlough, but had hardly reached his place of rest till French ordered his return. My brother remonstrated, but was ordered to resume his duties on pain of instant dismissal. He returned to his route and was obliged to run for six consecutive weeks without lay off, returning only to die. My brother was recognized as one of the very ablest and most efficient clerks in the service, discharging all duties promptly, and was a man of integrity and worthy of confidence and belief. A. C. Deuel. Sworn to before me by A. C. Deuel, and by him subscribed in my presence this 14th day of February, A. D. 1884. D. W. Todd, Probate Judge, Probate Court, Champaign County, Ohio. Accompanying this was the following letter: George W. Spabr: Dear Six*—l regret that many incidents illustrating the tyranny of C. Jay French have at this time passed from my mind. I send you one, however, which I can never forget, for I regard him as the murderer of my brother. When an officer is almost universaUy detested by his subordinates, that of itself, without a labored detail of separate acts, is sufficient for his removal. At least he might be placed in charge of some other district. Yours truly. A. C. Deuel. Urbana, 0., Feb. 14, 1884.

George W. Lambert recalled: Question —Will you state in what way the railway company re ceived double compensation for carrying mails during the time that the fast train ran out of Cincinnati to Indianapolis?” Answer—l am not personally knowing to the facts, but I know how it would work. If the mails were contracted to go on a regular train and were then sent on a special train and weighed, the railroad company would, in effect, be paid twice for the carrying of that mail. Frederick Steinliauer: Lived here since 1865; business is mail-transfer clerk at Union Depot, railway mail service. First went to the service in 1870—left in 1876; went back in 1881—been in continuously ever since. Work from 6p. m. to 6A. M. Handle about twenty tons of mail every night—two of us. Receive as compensation SBOO a year. Work every night in the year, and no lay-off; if we do, have to furnish a substitute and pay him out of our own pockets. The night men have nearly double the work that the day men have. Charles Reynolds, one of the day "men, gets $1,150; the other, Fred. Ketcham, gets S9OO. Transfer clerks elsewhere get more than we do. Bad facilities here for handling the mail. Mr. Vail, chief clerk, has been absent himself from duty many times. Once, left on the 26th or 27th of June, and was gone to the 6th or 7th of July. Drew his pay during the time he was gone. Paymaster said Mr. Vaile had never been docked for absence. [Detailed the fact that mail from the Bee-line, going west, was delayed from six to twelve hours, in order to send it over the Vandalia. 1 The witness said that the dissatisfaction with Mr. French was uniform and widespread;! 110 ' confined to one class of postal clerks, but pervading all classes. James F. Estes: Live at Paducah, Ky. Have been in the railway mail service off and on for nearly three years. During first term ran as substitute on various routes. In February, 1883, got on regularly from Cincinnati to Louisville. My head clerk was Frank Lindsey. He seemed to he a favorite and stood in with “the old man,” which was what he called Mr. French. In checking tlie errors of the mail I worked I followed the instruction of the postal laws and regulations and orders from Mr, Jenks. Mr, Lindsey would often take these slips out and tell me not to turn in slips against so and so, hut to cheek against New York and other places and not make records against the boys we connected with, and that if I persisted in checking these errors it would get all the men on our line down on us. Told him he must send those error slips in, that I would keep a tally of them and report to Mr. French. Was granted a leave of absence in 1883. About the time the leave was closing, I was thrown from a buggy, and severely injured. I telegraphed my condition to Mr. French, and asked to extend my leave. He telegraphed no leave could be granted; I must report for duty. Witness was under care of a physician, his arm being dressed almost daily. He reported at Mr. French’s office, in Cincinnati, day after day. Mr. French, at the time, was in Washington, and Frank Fluids acting in his place. Showed him my condition; he said to go ahead and take care of my injuries. June 2, I reported at Mr. French’s office for examination and duty; had been told I could not go on my run unless I passed examination on State of Tennessee. Examination was put off from day to day. No cards of the State of Tennessee were in the office; sent for them to Louisville. Came again on the 7th; cards not arrived. June 8, it was my run out again. Said to Mi-. Foulds that a substitute running for me all this time was expensive. I was then told 1 could not take my run until I passed examination; would " probably be ready for me next day. Friday, June 8. Cards not ready, but they were writing them out. I went next day, and made 99 59-100 per cent, of perfect. Mr. H. B. Jenks came in and said Mr. French wanted to see me. I went into his office, where he said: "Where have you been all this time?” and told me that he had another man in my place. This was an unexpected and terrible blow to me. as I am the sole support of a widowed mother and a sister. I told him I had worke-d for nearly five years to get a place where I could properly support those dependent, upon me. I asked him to intercede with the department at Washington if I had been suspended. Then I went to my residence, almost broken-hearted, and got a certificate from the physician and my landlady who had dressed my arm, and wrote a letter to Mr. French, and took all together and placed them in his hands. Another had been appointed on my route on June 8. Went to Louisville and saw his papers, entitled Van Vliet vice Estes, removed. The witness then detailed how he went to Washington determined to see the tiling through. Paw W. B. Thompson, general superintendent, and asked to be shown the records in my case;

that I wanted to know what charges were against me. Mr. Thompson said: “Why, Mr. Estes, I am surprised that you should come here on such an excuse as this. We thought you were a real bright young man, and appointed you because thinking you made a good substitute you would make a good postal clerk.” He said the charge was desertion of run and making no provision for it, and also sharp practice in pretending illness. The papers were shown, and only the letter to Mr. French appeared,. the certificates not being there. Asked if Mr. French did not send certificates. Mr. Thompson said that they had not been received there. I had duplicates of the certificates with me, and called on General Gresham and told my story. He said there was a certain quantity of red tape to go through with, but that my case should be investigated. I staid in Washington two months, and at the end of that time received a commission, and am now in the service again. Mr. Estes expressed considerable satisfaction and pride in being a Kentucky Republican. Mr. Black was recalled for the purpose of explaining the “stuffed-club” system of marking errors. By this system, it appears, you are ex pected to get at least a hundred errors against the other fellow. Then he gets a reprimand. He is expected to get a hundred against you. Then you get a reprimand. Its a clever system, and strikes as impartially as the Donnybrook shillalah, hitting every head in sight. H. C. Barlow, of St. Jacobs, Madison county, IHinois, a postal clerk, then testified. His testimony developed nothing new, except that he had suffered a thirty-days’ suspension out of matters growing out of the Garfield campaign, for having (alleged) expressed an uncomplimentary opinion of a railroad, which, coming to Mr. French’s ears, had resulted in the aforenamed compulsory vacation. The board then adjourned, to meet on Tuesday next, at 10 a. m.

CAPTAIN MYERS’S REPUDIATION. The Secretary’s Statement that He Was Indorsed Shown To Be Incorrect. In the News of last evening is the following paragraph: Captain W. R. Myers. Secretary of State, says that the special in the Journal this morning, from Anderson, which states that the Madison county Democratic convention refused to indorse his official acts and to instruct for him for renomination, is false. During the forenoon session a resolution was adopted indorsing him as well as Congressman Ward. The convention decided that it was impolitic to instruct for any one. The sol 1 owing is a portion of the proceedings of the Madison county Democratic convention, taken from the Anderson Herald: “Netterville bobbed up anu offered a resolution ‘indorsing every official act of Hon. W. K. Myers, whether as congressman or as Secretary of State,’ and instructing delegates to the State convention to support him for nomination, should he be a candidate. This, very unexpectedly to the Captain’s admirers, was a red rag thrown in the bull’s face, and instantly the convention became uproarous and unmanageable. Fleming was leader of the opposition, and insisted that the resolution should be referred. Netterville at first consented to let so much of the resolution as pertained to tho instruction of delegates be referred, but demanded that the convention should pass at once on the indorsement of the gentlemanly writer of official letters. The opposition was inexorable, however, when the mover of the resolution withdrew it *in‘the interest of harmony.’ ‘‘A motion by C. A. Henderson to indorse Congressman Ward, was referred. •‘Neither of the resolutions was reported back to the convention by the committee on resolutions.” Probably the News had better send another “commissioner” to Secretary of State Myers to inquire as to his “repudiation.” The Journal's Anderson correspondent, in response to a telegram requesting a statement of the facts, thus corroborates the Herald’s report of the convention: “In the Democratic county convention, yesterday, the following resolution was introduced by J. J. Netterville, secretary of the city Democratic central committee: “ ‘Resolved, That ♦he Democrats of Madison county, in mass convention assembled, hereby indorse every official act of Hon. W. R. Myers, both as member of Congress and as Secretary of the State of Indiana, and instruct the delegates to the State convention to support him, should he be a candidate for renomination. ’ “Objection was raised, and the author of the resolution ap'ced to strike out the paragraph instructing delegates, hut insisted upon the convention indorsing his official acts, but the opposition would not accede, and after nearly an hour’s wrangling, in which speeches pro and con were made, the resolution was withdrawn.”

Amusement Matters. “Hazel Kirke” drew another good audience at the Grand last night, and it will be presented again this afternoon and to-night. At English’s, there will be two more opportunities to see Professor Morris’s trained dogs, this afternoon and evening: and performances at the Zoo as usual. The first three nights of next week Miss Carrie Swain will be at English's, in “Cad, the Tomboy,” and her new play, “Morning Glory.” The Grand will be closed the first part of the week, with “Siberia” as the attraction for the latter part. Geo. B. Hudson, business manager of the “Flying Dutchman” Combination, and well known in various parts of the country, died suddenly at the Laclede Hotel, at St. Louis, on Thursday evening. There was a special exhibition of fancy skating by Eddie Williams, the champion boy skater, at the Wigwam rink last night. The patronage both here and at Masonic Hall continues to be good. The Laying on of Hands. As usual, a Journal reporter called on W. A. Bradshaw again, to report progress in the workings of the mysterious power named some days since. He finds it still increasing, and certainly is truly wonderful in its potency to relieve adl kinds of diseases. At times the disease is removed instantly; at other times a few treatments will suffice to effect the cure. Among the recent cures are rheumatism, sick headache, heart disease, affections of the spine, bronchial trouble, epilepsy, and stomach troubles. No medicines used. The treatment is by laying on of hands or manipulations. Great Contest. At the Wigwam rink to night there will be a grand skating contest to close with a mile race for a gold badge, between the champion boy skater of Springfield, 0., and Mr. B. Ouster, of Richmond. Lundborg’s Perfume, Edenia. Lundborg's Perfume, Marechal Niel Rose. Lundborg’s Perfume, Alpine Violet. Lundborg’s Perfume, Lily of the Valley. See the race between the champions at the Wigwam to night. Old Government Java Coffee, We have secured the exclusive sale of David Nicholson's threejpound $1 package pure roasted Old Government Java Coffee. Buy a sample package at Foote Bros., Nos. 20and22 N. Meridian st. Don’t miss the Wigwam rink to-night. a———a—^ The Roller-Skate Fever, Is on. We are agents for the Henley Skate the best and most popular rink skate. Will sell them wholesale or retail or for rink use at manufacturers’ prices. Call and supply yourselves. Hildebrand & Fugate, Hardware & Cutlery, Agents Howe Scales. 35 South Meridian st. RIGGS HOUSE, WASHINGTON. D. C., Fifteenth and G Streets. First class and complete in all its appointments; is situated opposite the United states Treasury Buildings. and m the immediate neighborhood of the President’s Mansion, the State, v ’ ’ and Navy Departments. Street Tars to axid from Depots, Capitol, and all Departments, pass the house every three minutes during the (lay. The honor of your patronage earnestly solicited. and W. SPOFFORD, Proprietor.

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