Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 September 1886 — Page 7

[FORMATION OF ANEW PARTY. | _ yin Embrvotic Political Organization of Many and Various Purposes. Proposes Numerous Reforms and Is Particularly Hostile to Monopolies—A National Convention To Be Held in Cincinnati. In the National conference yesterday at a l£nights of Labor hall on East Washington Street, concerning the formation of anew party, nearly every peculiar ism, social and political, was represented in the two hundred present. tThese people came together with no delegated and only at the request of Colonel Norton, of Chicago, who issued his call some weeks ggo. They responded with such unanimity in the hopes of airing their ideas and views, that it did not take long to show the presence of conservative and radical promoters of the scheme. Dr. Munson, of Pennsylvania, led the latter, and foe had at command such a bountiful supply of words, both in speech and paper, as to suggest the idea that the meeting was called for his 'Benefit. His position covered an entire reform of social and economic conditions, from the elevation of the workingman to a complete change of financial systems. He told another co-worker privately, “I have get political economy down to a fine point” This did not impress his hearer, who happened to be a supporter of Colouel Norton, the conservative leader of the affair. The conference was not called together until an hour after the appointed time, an interval that gave Dr. Munson an opportunity to talk about what he would like to have done, and how it should be carried out He was quieted by Colonel Norton taking possession of the speaker’s standj-nnd calling the meeting to order for organization. M. C. Rankin, of Terre Haute, eame promptly to his assistance by moving the election of T. M. Gruelle, of this city, chairman, and O. F. Lumrey, of Wheaton, 111., and Ed Hutchins, of Indianapolis, secretaries. This went through without any difficulty. After the chairman was installed and had made his speech, Mr. Rankin moved that the committee on resolutions, appointed the night before, be continued. This caused a slight friction, as the radicals wanted to defer all committee work until thero had been interchange of views. Dr. Munson, in supporting this as a substitute for the motion, said the afternoon ought to be given up to speeches. Dr. Taylor, of Torre Haute, got the floor by calling the gentleman to order, and favored no speechtnaking as to what should be principles of action until after the committee reported. “I don’t see any use,” he said, "in talking about these matters twice in the same meeting.” Mr. Smith, of of Wayne county, Indiana, inclined to the radi-

cal or Munson view, which gave the Doctor another start, when he was aeain called to order. He had a weakness to branch off into vigorous remarks against monopolists, financial conditions, and to ride other hobbies without speaking to the motion. Somebody on the conservative side again called him to order, and directly afterwards his substitute was tabled by an overwhelming vote. An amendment was offered by G. L. Jones, that each State represented in the meeting should foave someone on the committee. After adopting this, Mr. Jones, Lee Conklin, of Michigan; J. G- Galloway, of Ohio; Dr. Munson, of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Marian Todd, of Michigan, were added to the committee. Mr. Smith, of Wayne county, 6aid ‘lndiana has got three members on that committee. I ask for an equal representation for all the States,” but the cries of "no,” ‘‘don’t do that,” and the like caused him to take bis seat. In the meantime, the committee went cut to confer on the resolutions to be presented. While waiting, a member of the conference suggested five-minute speeches. As Dr. Munson was out of the room the meeting felt safe in deciding to hear anyone who wanted to talk. A call for Leo Miller, of Chicago, brought that gentleman forward. He favored the organization of anew party. Indeed, the safety of the country lay in the rotation of new parties. It was when the Democratic party had long been In power, and through its possession became corrupt that the Republican party succeeded it. It bad accomplished great things, but it is now allied to the money power. • S. K. Christy, of Terre Haute, said he bad been waiting fully fifty years for anew party. The old political organizations afforded no relief to the workingmen, and when he spoke of workingmen he did not mean lazy, trifling fellows, ut those who earned every dollar they had by W he sweat of their brow. He was opposed to Ppoliticians sneaking around conventions after r Knights of Labor. He wanted the workingmen to attend to their own political affairs. John D. Green, of lndiaua, waited the power restored to the people. It was now in the hands of rings, and used only for those who desired office. J. D. Tucker, of Valparaiso, said the old grange organization failed because it did not use the weapon that would have benefited the downtrodden laborers. Politics was hooted out of the order, and At. the same time it supported parties that gave away two hundred million acres of the public laud. It worked in the interest of monopolists A Mr. Perking, of Indiana, took issue with him on this point Grangers and Knights of Labor were allowed to discuss politics in their lodges and granges, but no Democrat could denounce a Republican. The rest of the time was taken up by O. F. Lumny, of Illinois; Mrs. Black, of Huntington county, this State; Mrs. Hobart, of Indiana, and others. They attributed all political evils to the financial system of the country, but J. F. Clarke, of Gillespie, 111., took a wider range, and said, while he did not uphold anarchy, he did not think the testimony In the Anarchist trials at Chicago justified the verdict. Dr. Taylor deprecated any reference to that affair. It lays entirely outside of the organization they proposed to form. S. F. Jones, of Kansas, vigorously pronounced his views, which were of violent opposition to monopolists. He believed God intended the gifts of earth for the many, not the few. This speech also smacked of a radicalism that did not find general appreciation. The committee on resolutions announced its readiness to report, and Mr. Heath, of Chicago, the chairman, was about to read it when Dr. Munson said there was a minority report. John Eaton, of Kansas, a member of the committee, claimed that tho Doctor had no minority report. He had an individual expression of views, signed only by himself, but the committee had not considered it It was decided to let the Doctor read his report. Mr. Brush, of Kausas, insisted that it could not be reau under the rule, which required all resolutions to be submitted to the committee for consideration. "He now ooraes in,” continued Mr. Brush, "and wants to present matter that he kept sealed in his pocket.” "I deny that, said Dr. Munson. "I presented tome of the resolutions which the committee did not adopt, and as I am a member of the committee, I claim my right to be heard.” The matter was settled by Mr. Heath’s reading of the the majority report, which began with reference to the Declaration of Independence, the objects and purposes of which were "to form a perfect union, insure domestic tranquillity. and promote the general welfare." ‘‘The Supreme Court, on two different occasions,” the report represented, “ha* decided that Congress has full constitutional authority to enact such law* as shall promote and secure these objects to 4he people. But during the last quarter of a century these objects have been shamefully and treasonably overlooked by both the Democratic And Republican parties, who have vied with each Other in betraying the interests of the people, and administering the government in the interests of (Corporations, rines and cabals, who have upon the sweat and blood vt the Nafioa*s toilers, They have ignored everv principle fipon which the government was founded, and pobstitnted systems and methods whose essential feature are borrowed from the feudal ages; placed under monopoly, beyond the roach of in-

dividual enterprise, all the natural resources and means of life, liberty and general prosperity. They aim to protect and legalize wrongs, and instead of natural rights have established class distinctions, fouuded on wealth instead of social equality; have given to a money cabal the monopoly and control of the medium ot exchange, that it may control the harvest of labor for the use of the most vitiating element of industry; have shamelessly squandered the public domain upon soulless corporations and syndicates, thereby creating and fostering the most stupendous landlordism in the world; have granted to their courtiers and confederates an absolute monopoly of the transportation of persons and property, as well as electric communication between distant persons and localities, thereby subjecting both producer* and consumers to extortionate tribute, often beyond all reason, justice or necessity; they allow bribery to control elections, thereby making it well nigh impossible for any but the rich to hold public office, as they make the possession of wealth, and not ability and moral worth, the chief requirement for obtaining office; have trampled upon the rights of laborine men and women, and by their aggressive avarice and relentless tyranny over tho producers of wealth and man’s natural rights, the mass of the people are being reduced to hopeless poverty and servile independence; through a pernicious system of finance, have forced the people into hopeless indebtedness, then denied them the means of payment which have so reduced the value of products and the wages of labor as to make it impossible for the ten millions of producers to emancipate themselves from a condition bordering on slavery, except by means which the oppressors term repudiation.” The report closed by an appeal to all citizens of the American Republic to pledge themselves to unite for the overthrow of pernicious and oppressive systems which these parties foster and promote; to emancipate legitimate industry from bondage, under which it is placed by unjust class legislation, and restore the government to the people, to be administered by the people. It was recommended that an industrial party be formed, and to call upon the Knights of Labor, agricultural organizations, anti-monop-olists, trades-unions, people’s party and temperance reformers to unite with it. Dr. Munson then read about thirty pages of manuscript as his idea of a platform. It dealt with prohibition, Greenbackers, Knights of Labor, and all other interests. The meeting tabled his report and adopted that of the majority. A resolution, offered by Colonel Norton, providing for a committee of nine to prepare and look after organizations, to send delegate representatives to a national convention to be held in Cincinnati Feb. 22, next year, was adopted. The radicals tried to kill it by urging immediate action in the formation of a party, but the Knights of Labor and Greenbackers, who predominated, carried their purposes. The committed was appointed as follows: Fred Siger, of New York; Thomas Armstrong, of Pennsylvania; George L. Jones, of Wisconsin; B. S. Heath, of Illinois; S. L. Douglass, of Indiana; John M. Corder, of Michigan; E. J. Cole, of Kansas, and Lewis Mittendorf, of Ohio. One place was left vacant in order to eive the agricultural interests a representative. As the committee stands, the Knights of Labor and Greenbackers have it their own way, although in the meeting were Grangers, members of the Wheel and Farmers’ Allianee. With this the conference adjourned. THE EVENING MEETING. The evening meeting, at Mozart Hall, of the promoters of the new party was insignificant in point of numbers, not more than 130 persons being present. The firßt speaker was Colonel Norton, of Chicago, who, at considerable length, advocated many things for the benefit of the people and the spoliation of the capitalist. Among other things he was for loaning money to the people by the government at 3 per cent., and for a graduated income tax, so that the greater a man’s income the higher the percent, thereon paid to the government. He favored the taking back by the government of the two hundred millions of acres given to railroads —a donation that should be treated by the people as property stolen from them, and, like stolen property, be taken back wherevpr found. Leo Miller, of Chicago, was the next speaker. He seemed wound up for all night. His long and wearisome speech embodied three proposisitions: First, that all raw material is created by God and belongs to mankind; second, that all wealth is the product of labor; third, that the wealth produced by labor belongs of right to the laborer. He spoke of the great damage being done to laborers by labor-saving machin ery, citing numerous instances, among others that in making hob-nails. By a recent improvement in machinery three men could do the work of one hundred men, and in box-making in Chicago, where ten men and ten boys now did work which recently required one hundred men. His speech continued so long that many got np and went out. Others cried “time,” and one man made a protest so sharp>as to bring a pleading remonstrance from the speaker, who promised to conclude in two minutes. In concluding, ho said that these inequalities between the rich and poor must be righted. He hoped it would be done at the bal-lot-box and by peaceful measures, but it would be dono even if it required a bloody revolution. At this Dr. H. W. Taylor, of Terre Haute, rose and said: “1 wish to say in behalf of the Indiana portion of this audience that we do not believe there is an alternative for a bloody revolution; the ballot is our only resource, and we repudiate any other.” This created quite a sensation. but Mr. Miller made no reply. The meeting closed with a short speech from Mrs. Marion Todd, of Michigan.

THE CITY IN BRIEF. Joseph Ambrose, formerly mailing clerk at the Times office, disappeared from his home on Tuesday, since which time nothing has been seen or heard of him. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Oliver T. Heirs and Laura May Fish, C. L. Shoemaker and Maggie Gifford, James L. Hall and Carrie Roberts, Frank W. Buchanan and Elizabeth A. Anderson. The Cambridge City Building and Loan Association, with a capital stock of $50,000, was incorporated yesterday. Its directors are George M. Shultz, Isaac N. Smith, Alonzo Henshaw, George W. Drischall and S. W. Beeson. The State-house Commissioners yesterday awardod the contract for furnishing linoleum for the State offices to Herman Martens, of this city, the conditions of the contract calling for something over 0,000 yards at 80 cents per yard. The Indianapolis Haymaker’s Association opens its fall campaign, with the regular monthly meeting, to be held to-morrow evening. The chief haymaker is Mr. Frank R. Carter, and the purpose of the order is fun and good fellowship. Clayton Pitts has been granted a permit to build in Hall Place a $2,000 cottage; C. F. Meyer & Cos. to build a SSOO addition to their store room, on Washington street between East and New Jersey; to build an addition to C. W. Smith's residence, on Pratt street between Delaware and Pennsylvania, S7OO. George Furgeson, about fourteen years of age, living at No, 325 Missouri street, and a number of companions were engaged in pushing an empty freight car about in the Vandaha yards, yesterday, playing “brakeman,” as they called it. when young Furgeson had his heel badly mashed under one of the wheels. Frank Farrell died yesterday at the City Hospital from a stroke of apoplexy. The deceased was better known as “Buck,” and has made his headquarters for the last fifteen years at the police station, where he had been engaged in carrying meals to prisoners and doing odd jobs about the building. He was weak-minded, and labored under the delusion that he was a regular member of the police force. liSSt Night's Promenade Concert. The seventh popular promenade concert at Tomlinson Hall last night was as vrell attended as any siuce this enterprise was begun. The chief attraction of the evening’s excellent programme was the singing of Mrs. Maud Barnett, of Ohio, who gave “Tell Me, My Heart,” a beautiful song by Bishop. Mrs. Barnett has a sweet, sympathetic voice, which is supplemented by a very pleasing grace of carriage. She was the recipient of an encore. The entire programme was well rendered. Many imitators, but no equal, ha* Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1886.

AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS. Personal and Local. T. F. Leavitt has been appointed division freight agent of the New York & New England road, with headquarters at Boston. M. M. Stern, of San Francisco, has been appointed to represent the passenger and freight departments of the Canadian Pacific, at San Francisco. The appointment of Capt. Ed Raschig route agent, or the more tony title, traveling auditor, of the American Express Company throws James Troutman, who has filled that position some years, out in the cold. The Erie road is building one thousand new box cars in their own shops, and have made arrangements with Charles Lewis, business manager of the Wagner Car-door Company to equip them all with the Wagner door. The excursion of the Grand Army of the Republic over the C., H. & 1., on Tuesday next, promises to be a big affair. The company will run the train in two sections, and will make no stops between Indianapolis and Cincinnati, except for water. W. P. Robinson, jr., has been appointed agent of the Great Western Dispatch division of the Erie Dispatch fast-freight line at Chicago, vice James Sharpe, transferred. James Sharpe has been appointed foreign freight agent of the Erie Dispatch at Chicago. This year, the movement of grain, principally wheat, has made the month of August an extraordinary busy one for the railroads, and for everybody concerned directly or indirectly in the transportation of merchandise. September does not promise so heavy a movement. C. C. Waite, vice-president of the C., H. & D. company, returned yesterday from his Eastern business and pleasure trip, combined. There are but few railroad officials who do as much real hard work as does Mr. Waite, and the fact that the road is so prosperous is largely due to his earnest work and aggressive policy. The Norwiern Pacific annual election will take place Sept. 16. Daring the last few days it has been again rumored that President Elijah Smith, of the Oregon Transcontinental company, will contest with the management of the Northern Pacific for control. Parties well posted say his efforts in that direction will be fruitless. Hon. A. McDonald, of New York, and the party of capitalists who propose to build the Indianapolis & Eel River road, have reached Chicago, and will be in Indianapolis as soon as they get a matter in which they are interested settled. They telegraph Chief Engineer De Vore that they may not be in this city before the early part of next week. G. H. Worcester, who has for some time been assistant superintendent of the Elkhart and Toledo division of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railway, yesterday took the position of superintendent of the Detroit branch, while Mr. Charles Worth, whose position he assumes, becomes superintendent of the Toledo and Elkhart division, J. E. Curtis having resigned. James McGregor, engineer, with Bennett firing and Sine, conductor, in charge of the train, loft Indianapolis, on Monday, on train No. 2. J., M. & 1., at 4:40, and arrived at Jeffersonville at 7:05 p. m., after having been delayed twelve minutes at Taylorsville and five minutes at Columbus, making the run of 110 miles in two hours and eight minutes from depot to depot. Speaking of railroad earnings, a thoughtful railroad man calls attention to the fact that the greatly increased summer travel which the roads have had this year not only meant good earnings for the railroads, but served as an excellent barometer of the prosperity of the people generally. Traveling, he said, is always cut down to a noticeable extein in hard years. The outlook for fall travel, as well, is exceedingly promising. The Wabash pay-car paid at Fort Wayne on the 31st of August, for July, which causes the Fort Wayne Sentinel to remark that this is the first time in six years that the Wabash company has paid the men at that point for work done in the month prior, the payments usually being sixty days or more behind. By the by. how is it that the court which rules that labor shall be first paid for allows the receivers to use money to pay other bills before labor is paid! Passenger travel over the Wabash main line is reported to be unusually heavy. Probably at nc time in the history of the road has the physical condition of the property been better. This remark will apply more especially to the road-bed. Some of the passenger equipments are hardly up to the standard, but as fast as it can be put through the shops it is being put in the best of shape. The company’s through trains haul six to eight coaches, and they are almost invariably well filled with passengers. General Manager Moore, of the Midland road, states that the track-layers will to-day reach the Boone county line. The track is already laid some five miles east from Lebanon, and there is now but seven miles of track to lay to complete the road between Anderson and Lebanon, Ind., and the material is on the ground ready for use. Mr. Moore states that the road is doing a very nice local business and earning a little money above operating expenses on the portion of the road over which trains are now running. At a meeting of the New York Emigrant Commissioners, held yesterday afternoon at Castl Garden, at which were present Commissioners Starr, Stephenson, Forrest and Brunn, the application of the Baltimore & Ohio company to sell tickets to emigrants in Castle Garden was granted. There was some opposition by the other companies, as it was considered only fair that the Baltimore & Ohio should join the pool, but this the commissioners thought a private matter which concerned the companies interested only.

The Lafayette Journal, which has a warm side for C. C. F. Bent, says: “The Ohio & Mississippi earned the third week in August $104,039, a some ten-thousand-dollar increase over the earnings the corresponding week last year.” Possibly, General Passenger Agent Shattuc and General Freight Agent Duncan will take exceptions to this statement, as their departments make the earnings. While on that road of late, the business of the superintendent seems to have been to discharge men for President Peabody to reinstate. Gaylord Beach, general manager, and Edgar Hill, general freight agent, of the Bee-line, spent a few hours in the city yesterday, fcuperintendent Burrows accompanied the officials over from St. Louis. Mr. Beach speaks of the I. & St. L. as being in grand condition physically. The construction trains have been ordered off, and the expense of keeping up the roadbed will for some time to come be comparatively light. Mr. Hill says the Bee-line is ba\ing a healthy business. They could do more, but on the traffic they are handling the company is reaping good results, the earnings from week to week even exceeding their moat sanguine expectations. William R. MoKten, president of the Vandalia, and General Manager Beach, of the Beeline. were in attendance at the St. Louis pool meeting on Tuesday. Besides agreeing to appoint a board of three arbitrators to readjust the percentages for the St. Louis east-bound lines, it was also agreed that the outlying junction points of Alton Junction, Wann, Ashland and Beardstown should be included in the St. Louis pool as to their reports, conduct and management. but not for division of through traffic passing through these points with the St. Louis pool lines. The Ohio & Mississippi and the Indianapolis & St. Louis roads will pool the traffic at these points. The black list for August of the Western Passenger Agents* Association in received. It contains the names of 560 persons who, it is alleged, have used their passes in a dishonorable manner. But three were Indianapolitans, namely: H. J. Miller, late editor of the Western Citizen, who is charged with selling his pass. The second party was M. L. Trieste, who represented himself as being compiler of agricultural statistics; the other Prof. L. Ludwig. The remarks standingacainst the last two names are anything but complimentary. There are seventy-nine newspaper editors who have used their passes in such a manner as to make them subjects of the black-list. To the credit of Indianapolis, none of her newspaper men have incurred the displeasure of the association. "’he following changes were announced on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul road yesterday: A. J. Earling is appointed first assistant general superintendent, with jurisdiction and authority over all lines of this company, to take effect Sept 1. C. H. Prior having resigned the position of assistant general superintendent, C. W. Case is appointed in his stead, with office at Minneapolis. He will have jurisdiction over the following lines: River division, Dubuque division,

Wabasha division, Chippewa Valley division, Hastings & Dakota division, lowa & Minnesota division, and the new lines from Andover to Harlem, from Ipswich to Bowdle, from Ellendale north, and from Roscoe north and south, as they may be completed, are attached to the Hastines and Dakota division. The lowa and Dakota Southern. Minneapolis and Sioux City, and Dakota division will report direct to Milwaukee. W. J. Underwood is appointed superintendent of the River and Dubuque divisions, with office at LaCrosse, Wis., to take effect Sept. 15, pending which Assistant General Superintendent Case will retain direct charge of those divisions. L. B. Beardsley is appointed superintendent of the Sioux City and Dakota division, with office at Sioux City, la., to take effect Sept. 15. The new lines from Scoutland to Mitchell and its branch from Tripp to Armour, when completed, will be attached to the Sioux City and Dakota division. T. H. Dancy is appointed assistant superintendent of the LaCrosse and Wisconsin Valley divisions, to take effect Sept 1.

The Pool Runs Rusty. The passenger department of the pools at all points runs rather roughly, and are somewhat rusty. That it is very essential to soon get the Baltimore & Ohio into the passenger pool traces is evident Should the Erie, the West Shore and the Lackawanna suffer in diversion of travel to the B. & 0., the band will soon begin to play. In commenting on the outlook, the Boston Commercial Bulletin says: “As regards the Lackawanna it made little difference, so small is its proportion of the through travel. But however lightly the Lackawanna may look on the matter, it is serious to Erie. Even the Central is beginning to dislikeibe situation. ‘Dan’ Kendrick, its tall, lank, bilious looking but able chief of the passenger department, is an old-time fighter, and can beat a pool regulation as successfully as the best of ’em. He told a friend who asked him about the recent conference of Eastern and Western passenger chiefs that it was ‘the most do-nothing meeting I ever attended.’ He is plainly itching to show that Central is a ‘hummer’ on low-class as well as first-class travel. And Harry Monett, of the West Shore—well, he remembers the drubbing he gave Central in the West Shore war, and be, too, thirsts for gore. ‘Prince John’ Abbott, Erie’s keen warrior, has probably kept a little ahead of his colleagues, if there has been any lubricity about the pool arrangements. There is plenty of talent here for a row, if it Is once started, and the signs of its brewing are reflected in the cuttine of second-class rates over the pool lines at the ticket scalpers’ offices, and the relaxation of former rigid rules about the extra baggage of travellers. Tail oaks from little acorns erow, and the spirit of concession appearing among the pool lines may bear bigger fruit ere long.” Trouble Foreshadowed on the Northern Pacific Robert Harris, president of the Northern Pacific, takes no stock in the rumored trouble and strike talk. The Northern Pacific road and the Northern Pacific Coal Company are not under the same organization, he says, and he does not believe that the Knights of Labor on the road will respond to a call to strike owing to the differences between the coal company and the miners. On the other hand, W. H. Bailey, a noted Knight of Labor, is quoted as saying: “I have taken my time along the Northern Pacific road, and I find that the order of Knights of Labor has multiplied rapidly within the last twelve months. Nearly all the employes are members of the ordersomething that is not known by the company, which would have discharged them bad it known it. The time is now arriving when they will declare themselves. While the Northern Pacific coal and railway companies are operated under different charters their interests are identical. We will arbitrate the timber-line difficulty, and if the Northern Pacific still refuses to listen, the chances are that a general strike will be ordered along the whole line of road. While at any time a strike is deplorable, yet the Knights of Labor intend to be squarely dealt with. One member of the organization is looked after the same as 100 or 1,000, and the Northern Pacific must deal with them satisfactorily. The Knights of Labor intend to win. If this one assembly be broken np by a railway. it will show weakness which must be prevented.”

A New Railroad Torpedo. A "signal torpedo is being introduced on the Austrian railroads which presents some curious advantages. Instead of being placed in position, it is shot backward by a spring being attached to a sort of carriage which enables it to slide along the rail, but does not allow it to fall off. By regulating tho action of the spring the torpedo can be sent any required distance up to 300 yards. All that the rear brakemau has to do is to place the torpedo slide on the rail and give the spring the necessary impulse for putting it exactly where he wants it to stop. It is so arranged that he does not even have to leave the car in order to do it The signals can thus be given while the train is still in motion. The whole apparatus weighs about half a pound. It rises less than a quarter of an inch above the level of the rail. Os course a special form of torpedo is required for each particular style of rail. The inventor has also made arrangements by which a whistle may be attached to these torpedoes, in order that the watchmen, etc., along the line may bo informed of the sending of these signals. It is operated by a rubber bag full of compressed air, which is fastened to the torpedo and moves with it Will End in Bluster. “The Baltimore & Ohio and the Pennsylvania railroads’ new differences,” says the Philadelphia Press, “ought to be regarded as an incident in the strife by which the former road is slowly getting its foothold in New York rather than a menace to the trunk-line pool. According to the rules of the pool, it seems that the Baltimore & Ohio is for the time deprived of its right to a percentage, but even this point is yet to be passed on by the trunk-line presidents two or three weeks hence. In the meantime there ought to be no danger of a war of rates between the two companies, and it is likely the other roads-in the pool will use their influence to prevent such a thing if it is contemplated.” Real Estate Transfers. Instruments filed for record in the recorder’s office of Marion county, Indiana, for the twenty-four hours ending at 5 o’clock P. M., Sept. 1, 1880, as furnished by Elliott & Butler, abstracters of titles, room No. 23, iEtna Building: llezin R. Hamnond to Frank P. Johnson and wife, part of the northwest quarter and part of the northeast quarter of section 19, township 16, range 4 east; also, northwest quarter of section 19, township 16 north, range 4 east $2,000.00 Harry J. Milligan, trustee, to Martha J. l>eery. lots 30 and 31 in square 15 of S. A. Fletcher, jr.’s northeast addition to Indianapolis 200.00 Annie Over and husband to Frank M. Dell, trustee, lot 17 in John B. Stumph’s subdivision of outlot 16, in Indianapolis 333.33 Henry 11. Strater and wife to Peter Lieber, lot 6 in Dancov's subdivision of lot 4 in square 44. in Indianapolis 3,500.00 Charles Karrerr and wife to Sarah E. Armacost, lot 35 in Ingram Fletcher’s addition to Indianapolis 1,000.00. William Wallace, receiver, to Rohanna Lubbe, lot 97 in Harlan, Jones & Ard< n's addition to Indianapolis ... 30.00 Mary E. Hail to Wesley Jackson and wife, lots 90, 91 and 92, all in Tilford & Thrasher's east addition to Irvington.. 90.00 Alfred F. Potts and wife to Robert H. Gower, lot 6 in Luther R. Martin's subdivision of lots 7 and 8, in C. 8. and John West’s addition to Indianapolis... 600.00 Conveyances, 8; consideration $7,753.33 A Negro’s Trouble with His White Wife. Yesterday James W. Farmer, a colored man, filed an affidavit Dr. David Neff, white, charging him with living with Mrs. Farmer. Constable Reinhold made the arrests, and brought the man and woman before ’Squire Johnston. The woman is white, and a marriage lisense produced in court showed that Mrs. Farmer, whose maiden name was Jennie Bennett, married Japes W. Farmer in this city on April 8,1885, a colored minister named James

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Many delicious fruits and vegetables aro tabooed by thousands who fear to eat them, because someone has pronounced them injurious. What more appetizing on a hot day than a freshlysliced cucumber, hard, cold, crisp, temptingly served on cracked ice? Or what more refreshing to the irritated and parched mucous system on a sultry day than a cold, ripe, luscious, black-eyed watermelon? And that all may enjoy them, as well as all other vegetables and fruits, in their season, we affirm that Sanford’s Ginger is sure to arrest every disturbance of the bowels, instantly relieve cramps and pains, prevent indigestion, destroy disease germs in water drunk, and ward off malarial, epidemic and contagious influences. Avoid cheap and dangerous imitations said to be “as good,’’ or “our own,” or “the same” as SANFORD’S GINGER The Delicious Summer Medicine.

[OFFICIAL.] COPY OF STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE UNITED STATES BRANCH OF THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION G& the 30th Day of June, 1886. Located at No. Wall 3treet, New York City, N. Y. Home Office, London, England. JAMES MAY DUANE, Manager. The amount of its capital is £896,559 The amount of its capital paid up is £448,279 THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY IN THE U. S. ARfi AS FOLLOWS: % Cash on hand and in the hands of agents or other persons $175,147.15 Bonds owned by the company: United States registered 4 1 * per cent, bonds, market value 872,625.00 Railroad mortgage bonds, as per schedule 385,432.50 Total assets $1,433,204.65 LIABILITIES IN U. S. Losses adjusted and due 1 Losses adjusted and not due 1 a>~n i o* nn Losses unadjusted .* ( s° G ' l24oo Losses in suspense, waiting for further proof ) Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks 496,790.30 Total liabilities $552,914.30 State of Indiana, Office of Auditor of State. I. the undersigned, Auditor of State of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above mentioned company on the 30th day of June, 1886, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal this 31st day of August, [SEAL.] 1886. JAS. H. RICE, Auditor of State.

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Prepared with the utmost skill from Imported Qia* ger, Choice Aromatics, and the purest and best of Medicinal French Brandy. Asa healthful summer drink, with water, milk, iced water, lemonade, effervescent draughts and mineral water, it is the best. It eradicates a craving for intoxicants in those ad* dieted to their use, allays nervousness, assists diges* tion, promotes sleep, and builds up those reduced by disease, debility and dissipation. Mothers worn out with the cares of maternity or the household, or when weak, nervous ind hysterical, should take a dose of that delioious invigorant, Sanford’s Ginger. No other remedy is so wholesome, palatable and safe for delicate women, young children and the aged. Beware of worthless “gingers,” offensively urged by mercenary druggists on those who call for SANFORD’S GINGER Sold by Druggists, Grocers and Dealers.

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