Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 September 1887 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JODRKAL. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 18ST.

A GAS JUBILEE AT TOLEDO

Bisr Celebration in Honor of the Introduction of the New and Cheap Fuel. Ui-Fresi(lent Ilayes pelhers an Address, and Casnallj Mentions that It Is Possible Indianapolis May Soon Have Gas. Toledo, O., Sept. 7." To-night was devoted to 1 natural gas jubilee in honor of the arrival of the new fuel in Toledo, it be in? piped from the Hancock and Wood county fields. Stand-pipes jrere erected and lit up the city in all directions. A. grand open-air meeting was bold. Mayor Hamilton presided, and ex-Presiden tf Hayes, the rator of the occasion, spoke as follows: "Fellow Citizens: The people of Toledo celebrate to-day the most important step which has rer been taken in the material progress of Ibeir city. The event we are considering is, befocd all question, a long stride forward and opward. The magnitude of its probable results tally justifies the attention it receives from the press, the business men, the property owners, and the general public. It must be confessed st the threshold that the growth of Toledo 1 urine the lam twenty-five or thirty years has not been as rapid as its friends hoped and expected at the beginning of that period. This was natural and inevitable. The location of Toledo on the map is decidedly and unmistakably favorable to the rapid building up of a great city. It is on the noblest fresh-water highway in the world the highway Termed by: the great lakes of North America tnl the matchless rivers which connect them Pith each other and with the ocean. On this bitch way Toledo sits near its middle point, at the mouth of the largest river that enters from the south, the waters .of the lakes surrounded on three sides by the richest lands of Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, and at tbe southwestern end of Lrvke Erie, that one of the centr.il lakes whose shores are more densely peopled and more pro ductive than any other lands on the great water highway of the best of all the continents of the embe. The promise which the man made for Toledo was so large and so boundless that, by reason of a single element which the map aid Dot mow, it could not, in the nature of tbines. be immediately aod fnllv realized. Performance did not equal tbe promise. It is true, to be sure. that at all times the progress of Toledo has been solid and encouraging. The growth amply suf ficient to prerent disappointment, if the ex pectations of its friends had not boeu so large. In 1800 the population by the census was 1.5,7t; in 180 it had in creased to 31.524, and in 18S0 is was 40,143. Now, it is reasonably estimated, from the usual d.'tta, that it exceeds 80,000. At all times in the history of Toledo its business has greatly exceeded that which is usually found in cities of the same population. The plain truth is that the increase of population and business has al ways been strong and healthy, but it did net equal the sanguine predictions of its friends. Hence, disappointment and a disposition with some to under-rate the real advantages of the city. One explanation of this is that a mere map cannot show all the elements of progress in modern civilization. In the early davs of the city a famous pamphlet was published entitled. me future ureat city.' The author was a shrewd observer and a clear and forcible writer. He presented, very intelligently, the different elements which enter into tbe making of a large city. But there was one omission in the orig inal edition there was no such word as c o a l. During the early history of this city, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati all pad cheap coal, and Toledo had not. These cities bad that which moves the world along team, cheaper and more abundant than Toledo. In recent years, however, and gradually, this enterprising city, by railroads, has reached all of tbe best coal fields of Ohio, and has now taken ber proper place in the competitive march between the cities of this part of the United Btates. Here is a city of more than 80,000 people, with water communication with all of the great lakes, with the rivers connecting them, and the ocean; with canals uniting the lake system of navigation to tbe Mississippi system; with seventeen railroads, having 124 daily passenger trains; with yearly receipts of grain, 45,000,000 bushels; with yearly receipts of lumber and staves, 459.000.000 feet; with yearly receipts of coal, 2.500,000 tons; with yearly receipts of iron ere, 250,000 tons; with 750 manufacturing establishments; with an increasing volume of trade and commerce of every description, fully corresponding to the foregoing figures; with a healthful location, a good climate, cheap homes and cheap living; with all of these advantages and others not named, for a capstone to the column representing the attractions of Toledo, now comes to this favored spot in profuse abandauee the best and cheapest fuel ever used in tbe world. - "At this point we reach the only doubt, the gravest question touching the future. Will this beautiful, this delightful, this matchless fuel astf Has it come to stay? Will it be exhausted in ten years, or twenty years! Will it outlast the present generation of men? The question, vital as in seems, Toledo, at least, can safely consider with the ulmost calmness and impartiality. When natural gas disappears, if it must disappear, theTock on which the prosperity of Toledo rests will still remain. This city will till be on the world's highway, with the resources I have suggested, and with a large patch of as good country as the sun shines upon still immediately tribuReturning to the black swamp from tary to her. question, will the ber depths continue to give this city natural gas? This may be confidently said: Nobody absolutely knows. But a numberof things may be mentioned which will aid us in our conjeetnre as to what is probable. Two companies, which we m&y assume are in part, at least, composed of long-headed and- level headed men, have invested, on their faith in the permanency of the gas supply, about $5,000,000. Again,, the last volume of Appieton's Annnal Encyclopaedia has a short but interesting article on the whole question, and concludes with this moderate statement: "Whether the supply is destined to shortly give out, in consequence of the increasing and wasteful demands made upon it, is purely problematical; but the unvarying flow of the best wells seem to indicate that for many years to couie no fears need be entertained of exhausting the supply. "On this statement of the cyclopedia I wish to make only this statement: The companies which supply Toledo do not depend on a single, or a few wells. If, indeed, in a few years, the wells now in use give out, these companies have the means to draw from others already secured in a succession almost indefinite. Without pursuing further the inquiry as to the staying qualities of the new fuel, let me conclude with a few words about its utility for the factory and for domestic purposes. I Quote from an intelligent presentation of the whole subject by the secre tary or the business men's committee, Mr. William H. Maher: "Gas is the ideal ful, and its use strikes from the pay-roll of every factory a long list of expenses, from the horses carting the coal, teamsters, laborers, firemen, down to the man who wheels out the ashes and eirders. It does away with monthly expense bills of grate-bars and fire-brick, and when used in furnaces for reducing metals sends out a product ranch increased in value in the markets. It cannot, like coal, be shipped to all parts of the land. It cannot like oil. be barreled or piped long distances. It must be UBed in the territory trat it blesses with its presence; they who shall avail themselves of its beneficent advantages must say to it. in the words of Ruth, 'thy country shall be my country.' As a home comfort natural gas is the perfection of fuel. No dust, no ashes, curtains and ceilings are saved; uniformity of temperature secured, insuring freedom from colds and other complaints due to the alternation of heat nd cold. No cellar to ba filled with dusty coal; no broken backs from lifting: no trouble with kindling on a cold morning; only the lighting of a match, and, behold! the fire. "There need be no unfriendly rivalry between the cities and towns which have the new fuel. It is found in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Vrobably in other States. It has brightened and glorified Pittsburg and Wheeling. It is believed that the enterprising business men of Indianapolis will soon carry it to that beautiful and attractive city. A group of towns near enough to Toledo to share its prosperity, and to contribute by their growth to the prosperity of this city, are all in greater or less degree in possession of the coveted prize, notably Findlay. the original discoverer of this field, has been, and for years will be, made thriving and happy by the manifest sdvantages they have secured. Bowling Green, Fostoria, Fremont Oak Harbor and Tiffin all enjoy in a marked degree the benefits of the new fuel. Fortunately there is enough prosperity in it for all who possess it If any man in any part of our country is seeking advancement in his vocation, or comfort and luxury in his home, let him come to the Ohio natural-gas field; let him investigate for himself, and he will surely here find what he seeks. "In conclusion, the grounds upon which Toledo may well be congratulated on this occasion c.tn be summed uo in a single sentence. Where natural-gas is abundant and cheap, other conditions being favorable, population will surely aod rapidly increase, all legitimate industries and business will flourish, and lands and lots and buildingswi'.l, like wheat, command a market." Mr. Ifayes also reada communication, written in reply to his own inquiry, from Prof. Edward Orton. State Geologist, regarding the permaney of the natural-gas supply. Prof. Orton thinks the supply will linally fail; but that it will be years before there is auy diminution ine present production from the deep strata. Uo declares emphatically that the supply ia the

great fields of northwestern Ohio and Indiana

will last much longer than the Pittsburg field, because tbe swells of tbe Trenton limestone. which act as reservoirs for the gas. cover bunareds of square miles, while in Pennsylvania tney are or much less extent. lbs comparison Deing the same as between an isolated mount ain and a vast mountain plateau. Prof. Orton expressed the opinion that the cities that have once used this fuel will never go back to coal. but that plans will be perfected for making fuel gas from coal very cheaolv, so that it will be more economical to use than the coal, the use of which he anathematized as very wasteful, uncleanly and unhealthy. Qen. James A. Ashley also epeke. Blgr Gas Well at Lawrencebug. Porrosponden"& of the Indian aDolis Journal. Lawrenceburg, Ind., Sept. 7. Probably the most important event in the history of this place is the discovery of natural-gas at a depth of about 275 feet This was entirely unexpected, for the prediction had been freely made by the amateur gas philosophers of the town that nothing but surface gas could possibly be found at a less aepin tnan ouir xeec ine well was lighted at about 12 o'clock Saturday eight and through a four-inch pipe it burned not less than twenty-five feet high, with such a pressure that tbe roar of escaping gas could be heard throushout the entire town. It is said by those who have visited the gas towns of , the country, to equal the best well at Kokomo, and to furnish more gas than the combined wells of Greensburg. The pressure of this well is said to be not less than what is known as well No. 2, of Findlay. It is unquestionably the best well in southern Indiana, and is not even approximated by anything in Ohio outside of the recog nized gas fields of that State. It has burned steadily without any decrease since it was first lighted. The odor emitted by the gas is not at all offensive, indeed there is more of that strong. rank smell found in the manufactured gas. Trenton limestone was only penetrated about six inches when the drilling ceased. The flow of gas from this well is sufficient for the entire domestic purposes of tbe town. This being the only well of any consequence from the head of the Ohio to the mouth of the Mississippi alone these rivers, it will, if permanent, together with others that will at once be sunk, give Law renceburq an impetus on the road to success that will be unexampled. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The Sharp case has been adjourned until J. uesday morning st 10 o clock, Sept. 13. Oantz Meyer was shot and killed yesterday at iiutoc, I'a., by lieorge Neff, who suspected nim of intimacy with his wife. . Papers were placed in the hands of the sheriff at Milwaukee, yesterday, in a suit for a large amount begun by the Third National Bank of New York against John E. Burton, the Gogebic iron king. The exact amount involved is not known, as the papers could not be served. Mr. Burton is in New York city. By a collision between two passenger trains on tbe Wisconsin- Central road at Schleisincerville, yesterday, the engine and two coaches were badly wrecked and an infant child of Mrs. Johnson Post, of Granville, seriously iniured about the forehead. The north-bound train was being run on a siding, when a south-bound train on the main track struck tbe last two coaches. It took five hours to clear away the wreck. The case of J. W. Osborne, a young man charged with forgery, was called before Justice Lyon, in the Armory police court, Chicago, yesterday, and by agreement with the Eastern authorities a non suit was taken and he was rearrested on a State warrant charging him with being a fugitive from justice. Osborne was sent to jail in default of $3,000 bonds, and will be held until the arrival of officers and reauisition racers from Boston, where he is wanted for the forgery of a check on the Charles River National Bank. Losses by Fire. Boston. Sept 7. The Maverick oil-works, at East Boston, were burned this morning, and fire men lost their lives in the fire. Somerset, Ky., Sept 7. The machine-shops of tbe Barren Fork Coal Company burned today. The loss will exceed $100,000. Napanee. Out, Sept 7. A fire started in a residence in Newburg, Ont, yesterday morning, and spread to the business portion of the village, which was soon entirely destroyed. The less will reach a quarter of a million dollars; insurance not known. Mr. J. Wells was probably fatally burned. Patterson, N. J., Sept 7. Fire started this morning iu Joseph Jackson's silk-mill, a part of tne urant locomotive works building, and soon communicated to every part of the building. Of tne Urant works nothing remains but the erect-ing-shop, the foundry and a part of the new machine-shop. The loss is estimated at $150,000, and six hundred hands are thrown out of em ployment Cincinnati. Sept 7. About midnight fire started in the stables of Wm. Heffron, and spread with such rapidity that the establish ment was entirely destroyed, together with a mineral-water factory and a small dwelling adjoining. A shocking feature was the rescue of two stable men burned so that one of them, Peter Hayes, cannot recover, and the other, Edward Rukstuhl, so badly injured that he will be laid up for weeks. It was impossible to get the horses and mules out, and thirty-eight norses ana twelve mules were burned. The loss will aggregate $20,000 to $25,000. Obituary. Lafayktte, Ind., Sept 7. Benjamin F. Bruff. a leading citizen, died to-nicht. aged fifty-five. He was prominent in Odd Fellow ship in the Order of Red Men; was a member of the Expressman's Mutual Benefit Association, and for twenty-five years has been resident agent of the United States Express Company. Charleston, S. C, bept 7. Ex-Gov. William Aiken died to day at his country place at Flat Rock, N. C. aged eighty -one. He was Governor of South Carolina in 1844, and a congressman from 1851 to 1857. He was the largest slavebolder in the State before the war, and was a successful rice planter. He consistently opposed nullification and secession, and took no tart in politics after leaving Congress. Lcgansport, Ind., Sept. 7. Col. Newton G. Scott died in this city at a late hour last evening. at the age of sixty-five years. He was born at Richmond, and came to this city in 1829. one year after tbe town was laid out His father, James B. Scott, of Delphi, published the Miami and Pottawattamie Times, tbe first paper estab lished north or the Wabash river. In 1846 he enlisted in the famous Mounted Rifle regiment, ana participated in an the Dattles of Gen. infield Scott's remarkable campaign from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico. At the battle of Cerro Gordo be saved the life of Lieut Spier S. Tipton by carrying him from the field. Colonel Scott was among the first to enter the City of Mexico. When tbe Forty-sixth Indiana was organized he was commissioned as its lieutenantcolonel. He had military ability of a high order, and could easily handle large bodies of men iu military movements. Business Embarrassments, Pittsburg. Sept 7. Executions aggregating $40,000 were issued to-day against McFall, Helzel & Co., extensive lumber dealers of this city. Assets not known. Mew Haven, Conn., Sept 7. The New Haven Wire Company, which is involved in the E. S. Wheeler & Co. failure, was to-day placed in the hands of a receiver on the motion of its officers. The mills are clo3ed. Providence, R. I., Sept 7. Robert Barton, manufacturing jeweler, has called a meeting of his creditors. His liabilities are estimated at $100,000, of which about half is secured. An effort will be made to secure an extension. Chicago, Sept 7. Nellie A. Cross & Co., piano dealers, have failed. At 1 o'clock tbe sheriff levied on the stock and assumed possession. The levy was made under three confessions of judgment aggregating $29,000. Amor-g the judgments are Chickering& Sons, $22,000. Providence, R. I., Sept 7. An attachment for $300,000 was yesterday placed upon the mills and property of the Woonsocket Rubber Company by Thomas John Shipman Green, of New York. The attachment is the last of three that have been issued within twenty days by the same person, and the company's property in New York, Boston and this State is now under care of the sheriff. Charges Against the Trmk-Line Pool. New York. Sept 7. The Sun will say to-morrow that James C. Savery & Co., emigrant agents, whose representatives are prohibited from soliciting business in Castle Garden for the transportation of emigrants to the interior because the trunk-lines have a monopoly of that business, have filed charges against the roads comprised in this pool, charging discrimination, in violation of the law. They also make the important point that, In selling at Castle Garden and nowhere else, to immigrants and nobody else, tickets from New York to Chicago for $13, whereas the lowest anybody else can go for is $17, the pool is guilty of a violation of law in discriminating against Americans and in favor of foreigners. Steamship News. Baltimore, Sept 7. Arrived: America, from Bremen. Vwtr lT)?rmrn Cn 7. Arrived: Switzorland, from Antwe'rp.

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS

A Harrison County Man Asks that He He Protected Against the White Caps. Seriously Injured in a Ennaway Accident A New York Woman Vigorously Searching for Her Husband Notes and Gleanings. INDIANA. John Illldebrand Asks that He Be Protected Against the Regulators. Cokydon, Sept. 7. The Corydon Democrat has received a letter from John Hildebrand, who lives near Frenchtown, this countv. annealing to the ofBcers of the law to protect him from the "regulators," or "Knights of the Switch." He is an old gray-haired cripple, and fills the office of justice of the peace. He says that a small band of masked men enticed him from his bed on the night of the 23d of Ancmst and subjected him to the most outrageous treatment. giving as a reason for their conduct that be had not given justice in his court, and also charging him with abuse of his family. Owing to the fact that being whipped by the "Regulators" is no honor to a man, Hudebrand did not make known the treatment be had received at their hands, and tney have consequently written him a letter notifying him that unless he acknowledged it he would again be called upon. Hence his card to the paper and his appeal for protection. Suicide by Morphine. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Seymour, Sept 7. James S. Walker died at his residence here, this morning.f rom an overdose of morphine, probably taken with suicidal intent Walker came here in tho spring from In dianapolis, and has been engaged in the real es tate business. He is a son of Robert Walker, of t?cott county, and a brother to Hon. w. T. Walker, formerly editor of the Pvthian Journal. About midnight he called to the iady occupying part or tne nouse, and informed her that he had taken a dose of morphine, and, he feared, too much. Later a physician was called, who pro nounced nis case Hopeless. Tne coroner rendered a verdict of suicide. A short note was found on his person bidding his wife and daughter good-bye. Montgomery County Fair. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CRAWFORDsviLLE.Sept. 7. This is the second day of the Montgomery county fair. The attendance has been good and will increase each day. aii tie aepartments are iuu ana tne display is s rvr x , ery gooa. j ne iive-srocK aepartments are up to the usual standard, and receive their share of 1 iv: . m . . me puouc gaze. j.nis year tne grounds are lighted at night by electric lights, and this, with the fine system of water-works, adds to the general attractiveness. The races this vear will be very good, judging from the entries. In the nrst aay a races tne three-minute trot was won by Jo. H., in three heats; time. 2:5ih. 2:481. z:oo. me running race was won by Tahoda, in :53i and :5i. Public Installation of Officers. Special to tue ludianaoolis Journal. Seymour, Sept 7. Division No. 39, Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers, held a publio installation of officers-elect, at the Opera-house last night A large number of engineers, their families and friends were present Addresses were delivered by Wm. N. Cox. chief engineerelect; W. D. Robinsonpast-grand thief engin eer and A. R. Cavanangb, second-grand engin eer, fehort addresses were made by Rev. John K. Pye. Rev. Lynn B. Albert and Mavor A. J. Frazier, of this city. After the exercises at the hall a banquet was spread at the Hotel Jonas. Indianapolis Woman Creates a Sensation. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Portland, Sept. 7. Considerable excitement was created on the streets here this afternoon. Mrs. C. P. Bowman, of Indianapolis.' arrived on the noon train, went to a hardware f tore and purchased a revolver, and went cunning for John D. Neeley, against whom she said she had an old score to settle, but refused to say what it is. Neeley was apprised of her mission and kept out of her way. The lady is still here. Serious Runaway Accident. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Greenfield, Sept 7. Yesterday, while Mrs. Ida Steele and her aunt, Mrs. Dilliard, of Kan sas, were driving near the railroad track, the horse became frightened at a passing train, sud denly turning, and both occupants were thrown from the buggy. Mrs. Dilliard's bead struck a rock, and she received injuries that will prove fatal. Mrs. Steele was also seriously hurt, and may oe crippiea ror me. Injured la a Runaway. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Logansport, Sept . 7. Last night, two farm, wagons filled with young people of Washington township, this county, were racing while on their road home from church, when one of the teams ran away and threw eleven persons out The eons of Solomon Rice and Leon McKinney, ana tLe daughter or. John urannon. each bad an arm broken, while a number of others received painful injuries. Minor Notes. The tile mills works of Ermantrot & Co., at Lapland, Montgomery county, were burned on Tuesday morning. Loss about $1,500; do insur ance. While the three-year-old child of Fletcher Pettinger, of Muncie, was playing in the yard it was butted and killed by a ram. The ram mangled the child terribly, breaking nearly every Done in its little body. Gen. Lew Wallace is in demand. One day last week he received a letter urging him to become a canaiaaxe ror t'resiaent; anotner letter rrom a Democratwanting him to secure the nomination for (jovernor; a request to stump Ohio in the in terest oi v oraker, and an invitation from a dis tant church to come and preach there at a sal ary of $1,500 per year. The General is positive that he will not accept the latter. ILXIXOIS. A New York Woman Appears at Bloomfns ton in Search of a' Runaway Husband. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Bloomington, Sept 7. Mrs. Dr. Jerome Fincham, a very handsome, well-dressed and stylish lady, arrived to-day from New York city in quest of her runaway husband. Some months ago she was a prosperous business woman of New York, being engaged in the furniture trade and having a neat fortune outside of her busi ness. She, by chance, met Dr. Fincham, and he having heard of her wealth, laid siege to her heart, and they were soou married and took a transcontinental bridal tour. A few months later Fincham was suddenly called away from the city, and has not since been seen or heard of. When he departed Mrs. Fincham's hand some fortune left also. The New York police have identified Fincham as a confidence operator and general swindler. Mrs. Fincham came with a letter from Inspector Byrnes, of the New York police, introducing her to the sheriff. The inspector was of the opinion that one of the two men Martin and Watson in jail here for a confidence game might be ber husband. She saw all the prisoners, but failed to find the miss ing husband, bhe was overcome with vexation. Shebas already made a trip to San Francisco in search of the truant Charged with Abducting; a Girl. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ' Champaign, Sept i. Wm. Henderson, of Ivesdale, was arrested at Bement and brought here under charge that he abducted a fifteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Carmtn. of urbana, and took ber to a hotel as his wife. 1 he complaint alleges that he has a wile residing in spnngheld, ill. The couple were arrested together at Bement The preliminary examination will be concluded on Monday. An Ex-Prison Warden Under Fire. Minneapolis, Sept. 7. The sessions of the committee of investigation appointed by Governor McGil! to look into the conduct of exWarden Reed, who was in charge of the State prison for ten years, were resumed at Still vater to-day. The investigation was set on foot by H. G. Stordeck, the new warden. The charges against Reed are applying prison stores to his own use, appropriating money belonging to prisoners and improper conduct with female convicts. The testimony taken has been mainly that of convicts, and if to be believed, is strongly against tbe ex-warden. Hunsler, a colored prisoner, asserts that he caught Reed in a compromising situation with Mary Waisher. Testimony was also taken to show that Reed had made commissions on freedom suits furbished to discharged prisoners. Warden S tor-

deck swore that twenty kevs to the prison locks were in the hands of parties who had no right

to mem, including one convict, when he assumed cuarge. txa evidence was strongly against Reed in the matter of taking prison supplies for jus own nse. tioey i? ayette Marsh, counsel for Reed, has made an unsuccessful attempt to have reporters excluded from the trial. The latter part of the afternoon was occupied with testitimony of arden and Mrs. Reed, both making general uemais. j.ne tnends of Keed are jubi lant. and believe he will be cleared. The in vestigating committee adjourned for one week. LABOR INTERESTS. Mr. Powderly Issues a Circular Outlining t New Policy for the Kuights. Philadelphia, Sept 7. -The Times to-mor morrow will say: "General Master Workman Powderly yesterday issued a very iraporftnt circular 'to the order everywhere,' outline a new policy, which he recommends should be enacted into a law of the order at the next general assembly. The new plan is as follows: "Give to each trade the right to organize a national trade assembly under the jurisdiction of tbe general assembly, said national trade assembly to meet at least once a year for the election of officers and . for the better regulation of the affairs of the trade and district. Each national trade assembly to have exclusive control over the affairs of its trade, without let or hindrance, so long as the constitution of the general assembly is not violated. In matters concerning strikes, no trade local assembly , to enter upon one until all of the assemblies in the national trade assembly havevoted on the question, and have, by a threefourths vote, agreed to render assistance (the general laws of the order requiring attempts at arbitration to be observed.! No assistance from the general order to be given until the case has been presented to the general executive board, and by them submitted to the order at large. In case no assistance from the general order is reauired. the general executive board is not to interfere With the matter. Each National Trade Assembly to have a bureau of statistics and information concerning tbe state and condition of the trade, the information to be fnrnished by local statisticians. State. Territorial and Provincial assemblies to be formed in every State. Terri tory and Province in the jurisdiction of the or der. In the circular Mr. Powderly also advo cates a general benefit association to be taken up in the entire order. Mr. Powderly Ia Not a Socialist. Detroit, Sept. 7. John Devlin, United States consul at Windsor, a prominent Knight of La bor, recently wrote General Master Workman Powderly, calling attention to the criticisms which have been so freely made upon his policy as the official head of that order, and asking certain questions concerning the same. In re ply, Mr. Powderly declares that he is not a So cialist He says he owes allegiance to the Knights of Labor only; that he has done a man's part in promoting the order's interests; that he has battled against allowing it to beeom the tail to any kite. The hundreds of thousands of men and women who flocked to thn Knights of Labor would not have done so if he had been dishonest, ignorant or selfish, he says. He had never censured Socialism, and he had never interfered with Socialist organizations. Had not the Socialists interferred with the Knights of Labor? He had denounced Anarchy, but he had never publicly mentioned A. R. Parsons's name. He believed in excluding all foreigners brought to this countrv under con tract to take the -places of American workmen. This country could support a thousand millions of human beings, but they must not all come at once. Ihey must come by natural, not bv lorceu, means. Chicago Switchmen. Chicago, Sept 7. No definite action has been taken in the rumored strike of the switchmen in Packingtown. To-day a committee of twen ty-four switchmen, one from each road in the city, called at the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad offices and demanded the reinstatement of the six men discharged for refusing to handle Lake Shore cars. They also were to demand that the Lake Shore employ none but union men. It was reported that if ho railroads refused a general strike was to be ordered at 7 o clock this evening. This was not done, however, and work went on as usual. A meeting is now in progress at Twelfth-street Turner Hall, where the committee reported the result of their efforts. It is rumored that the Burlington agreed to employ six union men in place of those discharged, but would not rein state the latter. At the meeting to-night it was decided to re ject the proposition made by the Burlington road. The switchmen will present their ultimatum to-morrow, and, in event of its rejection. a general strike of switchmen in this city will propaoiy ensue. Reticent Coal-Miners. Wilkesbarre. Pa., Sept 7. Nothing definite can be learned as to the course the miners in this vicinity will pursue on account of the re' f usal of the greater cumber of coal operators to recognize their demand for an advance of wages, The men are very reticent, and very little re liable information can be gleaned as to what they propose doing. The leaders will not be interviewed under any circumstances. The sentiment among business men is that the op erators in the lower end of Luzerne will make concessions to the men, if they do not give all that is demanded, and thereby prevent what, at this stage, threatens to be a 'Strike of 50,000 mine-workers. Purchased Goods of a Non-Union Firm. x-iTxsiiUKu, oepi. 4. isa six hundred em ployes in the extensive iron mills of Shoenberg & Co., in this city, notified the firm to-day that they will go on strike to-morrow, A few days . 11 I 1 an. a ago iwo isrge rows were DroKen. ine tirm re placed them with rolls purchased from Garrison - m j, rt m . os VsO. a iounury. uarrison cs uo. employ a number of non-union workmen. Shoenberg & Co. s workmen have refused to work in a mill where the product of scab labor is used in any manner. Will Keep the Boy and Hire New Men. Detroit, Mich., Sept. 7. The superintendent of the Michigan malleable iron-works a few days ago, took in a new apprentice, whereupon the rodders struck, compelling the works to close. To-day they waited on the superintend ent ana oiierea to go to work it the boy was discharged. Their otter was declined. Non union men will be employed from Springfield, and the shops win run with them. Strike Virtually Ended. Waukesha, Wis., Sept 7. The switchmen's strike on the Wisconsin Central road is virtually over. Eighteen new men were secured from t1 . T ' . - . . uuicaco iui morning anu ireigns trams are moving as usuaL There has been no disturb ance at any point on the line. Manager Morrill says he will not employ any of the strikers, but it is reported from Stevens Point that several of the old men have returned to work at that place. Miners Strike for ltetter Pay. Special to tbe Indianapolis Journal. ' Washington, Ind., Sept. 7. Tbe miners em ployed by the Wilson Coal Company, in one of the largest mines in the State, located at Mont gomery, .his county, struct this morning for an increase in the price of mining coal. They ask for a raise of five cents per ton. About 130 men are thrown out of employment. A Shocking; Scandal. Concord, N. II., Sept 7. Manchester has developed a miniature reproduction of the Lon don scandal exposed by the Pall Mall Gazette. The persons implicated embrace some wellknown business and professional men and four young girls, whose ages range from eleven to sixteen years. 1 he exposure came about through the confession of one of the girls. It is probable that civil or criminal suits may be commenced to-day. - A Simple Care for Rheumatism. A correspondent of the English Mechanic says: My wife has suffered occasionally with acute rheumatism in her feet, with painful swellings. completely taking her off her feet for many davs at a tune. The following remedy was recommended re cently and tried, and took away the agonizing pain in less than fifteen minutes, and she can now walk very fairly, and in a couple of days she will be able to button her boots and walk without a stick or crutch: One quart of milk, quite hot into which stir one ounce of alum; this makes curds and whey. Bathe the part affected with the whey until too cold. In the meantime keep the curds hot, and, after bathing, put them on as a poultice. wrap in flannel and go to sleep (you can). Three ap plications should be a perfect cure, even iu aggravated cases. It would pay fruit and vegetable growers oc casionally to visit our great city markets, and note tbe extra price which consumers are willing to pay for choice selections, carefully gathered aud packed.

GENERAL GRANT'S DAUGHTER.

Vivid Description of Iler English Home and Its Restful Surroundings. Frank Burr, In Boston Herald. Hardly a cannon's shot from this dull English seaport (Southampton) Mrs. Algernou Sartoris (Nellie Grant) lives. On the opposite side of the river from the straggling outlines of this old town she has a charming summer home. It is a delightful place, not only for its mistress and master, but for its complexion and associations. It is filled with curious relics of the past and interesting views of tbe present Good taste and the evidences of refinement are every where. It is the place in which to study the better phases of quiet English life. Both the mistress and master are interesting people, and no visitor catches the atmosphere of this place but that this fact is soon made manifest This afternoon, as the Dutch steamer from Bremen drew into the waters of the Hamble, which wash the acres of this striking abode, Mrs. Sartoris put out in a rowboat to board it She was accompanied by the elder Sartoris, who bid her an affectionate farewell as she reached the deck of the ship. Here was an embarkation at one's own door, and it was the beginning of Nellie Grant's first trip to America in two years. She says she will return before the severe weather of the late fall sets in; bus the charms of ber native land may possibly be sufficient to keep her longer. Vivian, ber eldest daughter and second child, sails with her. She is a beautiful girl, the image of her mother as she can be recalled when she first entered the White House when her father became. President Algernon, her eldest 6on, is now a boy of ten years; the little girl who goes with her to America is eight, and Rosa, the youngest, is six. An interesting little group this mother and children make. -JIr. Sartoris. the elder, is verv fond of his daughter-in-law, and smooths her path with much tenderness. When Nellie (as evervone calls her) is home, there is a delightful family circle in this old mansiop. Yet Nellie Grant's place on tbe Southampton waters is not a palace or a great bouse like Blenheim or Badminton; but it is a home full of restfnlness and crowned with beauty. The house stands hard by the splendid country road which follows the banks of the river, and the acres which surround it are washed by the waters of the Hamble river, which gives Southampton its harbor. To the right and the left of it all is beauty and grandeur. Both sea and land are dotted with interesting objects, recalling the dingy past and typifying the alert present. Great castles, with their lovely grounds and wondrous his tories, are on every hand. Across the waters of the Solent is Ooborne House, the Queen's sum mer palace, with its broad park, oomfortable shade and aristocratic surroundings. Norris Castle adjoins it with a mein, and with traditions that are beyond my descriptive powers. It is next to the Queen's present residence; but she lived there nearly sixty years ago, and many of the happiest of her girlhood davs were spent in the grove and on the lawn, which slopes gently down to the waters which carry the swellest yacht fleet that sails in any part of the world. Strange that this old ruin should be rebuilt by Mr. Bell, the editor of Bell's Life, the great sporting paper of all England. The Crown 1'rince of Germany has lived there most of this summer. To the right of Nellie Grant's home Cowes can be seen, with its harbor full of sailing yachts. and the richest pleasure crafts of all descriptions. The boats of royalty, Albert and Victoria, which carry the Queen, and the Uehorae, which is at the bidding of the Prince of Wales, lay at anchor in these waters. The reigning house of Britain sails in and out of this harbor every day when in this locality, in the yellow -painted and curiously-decked crafts, which are called roval yachts. Beautiful boats they are. and gorgeouslv fitted up. . Both of them carry crew3 equal to that on an ocean steamer that has the caoacitv of a thousand souls. They are kept constantly in commission to do the bidding of the sovereign and her son. In these waters, too. tho Roval Yacht Club has its home, and the swell raoes between the boats and other phases of high social life make things very fashionable and lively about here. But social life, as the world knows and teels it in this locality, does not interrupt the even tenor of the Sartoris home. There are Ryde Esplanade and Southsea, two famous summer places along the beach like our Far Rockaway, and all within easy sight or sail of the quiet place toward which I hope to direct the reader's attention. Nellie Grant is the mistress of this home now, for the elder Mrs. Sartoris is dead. The master is the father of the singular son who married this splendid American girl, who so worthily wore a great name. The husband, having large interests in Wales, is rarely at home. aud tbe father devotes himself to the care of his son's children, and his wife's happiness. The elder Sartoris is a man of culture and refinement, devoted to mcsio. Tainting and literature. He has means, and not only surrounds himself with a home air of art and refinement but with those who deal in the finer touches of existence. His daughter-in-law therefore lives in an atmosphere of pleasures of the higher order. There are rich paintings in tbe halls and on the parlor walls; music of every description in the drawing rooms, and books of the rarest quality in the library. The farm is an ample one, well laid out and well cultivated. The bouse is an old, old building, wjth two centuries of history about it The proprietor has added some new features to the architecture of the main building, and it is ample now to bouse the great troop of friends which come frequently here to enjoy the good taste of the proprietor. The grounds are beautifully laid out and decorated. There are acres and acres of lawn and pasture, and many more acres of flowers, shrubbery and shade. Graveled walks lead in and out between the great trees, which run in every direction, and tasteful flower beds dot the whole slope from the house to the river. The old-fashioned primrose and pink, with other flowers so well remembered in dear old America, garnish every part of the lawn, and are so guided that they make up quaint illustrations of how beautifully colors may be combined. Bowers of evergreen are here and there. Overlooking the waters there is one where trailing vines have been guided over an archway of wire, and the climbing ivy has been colored with a wealth of flowers, which peep out cunningly from the dark green leaves of the climbing plant In the center of this beautiful resting place is a V enetian well, brought from the dreamy country by the Elder Sartoris, who has been a great traveler. From the depths of this charming importation cool water is drawn by an ancient device reminding one of the "old oaken bucket which hung in the well." "All this is beautiful, but it is aimless." said the mistress to me when speaking of these wonderful sights, and their romantic and dramatio history. "Sometimes I hardly know whether it is real or a dream, it is so different from any thing you know of in America; yet I have grown very fond of this delightful country and these pleasant customs. It is thirteen years since I came to England to live, but time has passed so 6wiftly that it does not seem so long. Naturally I think a great deal about the United States. for ail my family are there; and no matter what changes one makes in life thoughts of our native land will frequently crowd into onr reflections. My recollections of my early home in America are very dear to me; but vet the re sponsibilities of later life bring their reward as well. My girlhood life was delightful, and every one in America was exceedingly kind to me. I think I inherited my father's dislike for politics, for, although I went into the White House a girl, I never took any interest in politi cal conditions, and I have followed the sama rule since I have been in England. "1 do not recall many of the ladies who were leaders in Washington society when my father was President, for I was too young to know them intimately, and girl associates of my own age were not numerous. I recall what a beautiful woman Blanche Butler was, who married Gen eral Ames; she was so handsome and refined. Kate Chase Sprague was a very queenly woman. Miss Minnie Chandler who married Senator Eugene Hale, was another of the interesting girls of that period when life was just beginning to be real to me. How wonderfully things have changed since those days! Hardly any of the men who were prominent in politics in those days are in public life now. I knew General Cameron well, and liked him so much, and he seemed a great character to me, although when he came in to chat with my father. I always left. But these are reflections in which I ought not to indulge. I have new responsibilities in these new days. You spoke about the condition of women in England. It is somewhat different here than in America; but you must remember the ladies assume more self-reliance here than American women know. They are resolute, full of good health, are fond of exercise, and take to the sports of the field with the men. They do not expect the attention which Ameri can women demand; yet I think English ladies are treated with courtesy as real and substan tial as the women of any other country. There may not be quite so much obsequious courtesy shown them, but in those elements of association which really tend to make up one's happiness there is as much attention paid women in Eng land as anywhere in the world. It is an old country, and its customs are well established. There is not the tithe of ceremony that most people think, and there is a great deal to com mend in what American women find strange at first, but would very soon fall into." This interesting woman, whom all Americans feel interested in. thus chatted on about her life in the land of her adoption. She is the same plain, unassuming gentlewoman she was years ago before she knew anythinz about the con ditions of Enroteaa aristocratic Ufa. From what she says, it is easy to see how she is meet ing all the requirements of her position. She must have felt radical changes in her life abroad. From the petted child of a great ruler to the quiet of an ordinary English home Is a long dis

tance, but she snems to have dropped into the groove of everyday life easily and comfortably. Her husband's father is a very old man, and his happiness seems to be in looking after the welfare of this American girl and her little family of children. Beside the beautiful country home of which I have written he bought her house in London, where she lives whenevei inclination dictates. In the early part of the. winter she usually goes there, bnt leaves the city before tbe fashionable season begins. Ilei tastes do not seem to run in that direction. She lives in the city in the winter merely for comfort, and takes little or no part in those festivities so well known in London after the season begins. Seeing her at her own home in this old country brings up a flood of reflections in relation tO her past and the Tiracnaiti f th nnunt nl

the future. Before this letter can be read by your readers she will be with her family at Long Branch. Her reflections when there will be very interesting. She has witnessed mightv changes since those days when she was the courted daughter of the President of a great nation, liong Branch then was the summer capital, where brilliant men and women went foi the best social life and her family was the centre of it alL She will find all this greatly changed. . . A ROMANCE OF SIBERIA. How a Learned Professor Became e Wood Cutter In Central Asia. Oddessa Letter in Levant Herald. A civil engineer, who has just returned from Central Asia, where he spent six years, relatei the following incident: The monotony of his residence in those remotf provinces was broken by an occasisnal bunting. expedition into Siberia. On one of these trap ping expeditions, which included a younget member of one of the grand ducal families, the party were one evening belated in a pine forest, at some distance from the day's bivouac. They were utterly astray. A' stentorian view-hailoc brought to the assistance and guidance of the party a wood-cutter an old man of some three score years, with tangled locks, coarse kartan and bark-swathed feet Under the old man's guidance the party found a rude hut, a charcoal fire and simple cooking utensils. The engineer noticed that the old wood cutter, when unobserved, Bcanned his face rather attentively. He took a quiet opportunity of asking the old man if he observed in him any resemblance to some one he had previously known. "A very strong resemblance, was the reply. "Were you not some fifteen years ago a student of the Richelevsk! Gymnase in Odessa?'' The engineer answered affirmatively. "And do you not remember Professor V "Certainly; he was a man beloved by every student in bis class. I shall always remember kindly the amiable and learned professor who disappeared so suddenly and mysteriously from Odessa. But what do you know oi him?'' The pld wood-cutter for the first time smiled; the heavy mustache and beard had hidden the lines of the mouth in repose. The young engin eer had not forgotten the peculiarly sad sweetness of his old professor's smile. The ragged and picturesque wood-cuttr and the formei learned professor of Sanscrit and comparative philology were the same. The rencontre was, under the circumstance, naturally at once both pleasing and painful to my friend, to whote immediate and anxious inquiries the old -man replied sadly: "All God's will, my boy. As to tht suddenness and mystery of my disappearance from Odessa, the secret police might have ex plained. Nothing beyond an unfounded suspicion of disaffection to our Little Father and a preposterous charge of disseminating a revolutionary doctrine have sent me to this life-long banishment. But I do not repine. I have sufficient philosophy left to apply myself to the felling of pine trees, with the same zest as that with which I formerly delighted to pursue a knotty philological problem. Am I not wise in my generation and old age? I am deprived of the sight and companionship of old friends, but God gives me health and a portion of contentment. My masters pay mo with but few unkind words and two roubles per mensem. My old Odessa pupils paid me six roubles an hour. But what of that? I have sufficient Some old memories draw tightly round the heart and give me infinite pain. Then I swing my heavy adze with greater force,' and endeavor to forget It is to me a joy to look upon the still youthful face of my old pupil; but do not prcbe my heart, child. I ask you not to speak to me at parting. Yon were always obedient, and you hear ma God keep you! Good-byo!" The old man would not allow my friend to convey any messages to relatives or acquaintances, who, he said, had probably forgotten his existence, and he would not disturb dead memories. How many others are there like the old professor men, also, of birth, breeding, and brilliant intellectual parts, languishing out their lives in the dreary wilds of Siberia for a baseless suspicion The reflection is saddening. Household Bints. To make peach pie peel the fruit, cut in halves and lay as closely as possible over the crust in a deep pie-plate, with the open part upward. Sprinkle with sugar to taste. Then beat well together a large teacupf ul of milk, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one egg, a little vanilla and a pinch of salt, and pour this oyer the peaches and bake without any upper crust Eat when partly cool. Canned peaches can be thus used quite well when fresh ones are out of season. The following is said to be a good, sweet cucumberpickle. Take some full-grown cucumbers? yellow ones wili do. Halve them down the middle, scoop out the seeds, cut them into any fanciful pieces, cover with good vinegar and let then stand twenty-four hours. Then pour off the vinegar, and to every three pints of this put half pound of sugar, a quarter ounce of stick cinnamon, one dram of cloves, a half dram d grated uutmeg and one ounce of whole ginger. Boil the pickle ten minutes. Lay in the cucumbers, give them one boil-up, and take them out before they soften in the least Lay them in jars and pour the pickle hot over them. In x week or two boil the vinegar over again, ana pour it when cold over the cucumbers. A delicate and nutritious pudding for the little ones is simply made, yet needs care in prepara tion. Cut up or crumble pieees of cake or bread. Over six ounces of these pour a pint of boiling milk; cover it and let it stand until cold; then iu fruit season, after beating it till cold, add, with two ounces of sugar or more at discretion, peaches pared and cut up, apples or berries, s salt-spoonful of grated autmeg, two beaten eggs. Bake it half an hour in a buttered dish. Tur& it out, strew sugar over it. and serve with plain butter, cream or flavored 6auce. Melted buttef suace is very nice made caaefnlly; then add fouf tablespoonsful of cream, grate in half a largt nutmeg, adding the the yellow grated rind of a lemon; sweeten with grated white sugar and serve. Farm II el p. Fort Wayne Farmer. The good farmer's work is from early morning until the chores are done at night, let it be tea or fourteen hours. He who confines his farmwork to factory hours will make a failure of farming as a business. Tbe kind of help needed on the farm is the man of intelligence who does what he is told without complaint or wasting time in advancing his own opinions; a man who has sufficient knowledge of his business t6 do a. piece of work as it should be, and when it is accomplished 6et himself about another job if the owner is away at the time; a man who has some knowledge of good manners, washes his face and hands, combs his air and cleans his finger nails; a man who reads and profits by what he reads: a man who can speak politely to a lady when spoken to and yef , not presume to intrude himself upon her notice when not wanted. In fact, we want the man who has the ordinary intelligence of mankind, is sensible enough to cultivate his good qualities, control his temper, and determine to be something better than an ordinary farm-hand. Tosuch men there are thousands of home open where they will not only receive good pay, but be treated as a member of the family; be honored, respected by the family and make them life-long friends. A Ills h-Flyer. Chicago Tribune. "Mamma," said a little Chicago boy, as he watched a swallow circling high up in the air, "I wish I was a bird." "Bad men or boys might put an end to yout little life, my son, if you were a bird." "Yes, but s'pose I flyed too hign for 'em to hit me with a gun." "Then some hawk m ight pounce on you and carry you off." "Yes, but s'pose I flyed clear away up, close enough to heaven for God to reach down and take me in. Wouldn't that be a good joke on the hawk?" In discussing bloat in cattle before a farmers, club, one of the members said that when turning cattle on young clover he usually placed old hay where they could get it, and the consequence was that the cattle would always eat a portion of the old bay, which, having been dry, absorbed the moisture and prevented injurious results. Poultry-yards should be on sandy soil if possible, in order to avoid Diud or slush on the ground, as roup is liable to oreak out in flocks that are kept in damp locations. The yards should be well drained, the surface covered with sharp, fine gravel, and cleaned off at least onco every two weeks when the flock is large. The influence of the human voice, more or less, on all animals, should always be kept ia mind. In managing horses especially, the voice is of the greateft use, not loud and boisterous, but quiet though confident and masterful No one should ever go about a horse in any way . without spoakipg.