Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1888 — Page 2

THE INDIAKAPOIjIS JOtJBN'AI.. W.E D NE 3 DAY", JAXDAUY 4, 1888

rvg the Knights of Labor. On account of the failure of the Knights of Labor to force Scott's miners to demand the Columbus scale these operators bad notified their men of a 5-cent reduction. Mr. McBride represented to the operators that a committee had to-day rone to Washington to confer with Congressman Scott; that if an amicable arrangement cannot be made before next Monday between Scott and the other coal men, the Knights of Laoor will call out Scott's miners, and that the Knights of Labor will sustain the strike. After hearing Mr- McBride, John Blythe and others of the operators who posted notices yesterday, notifying their miners of a reduction in wages, withdrew the same, awaiting developments. Status of the Cigar-Makers Troubles. . New YoBKJan. a Uncertainty is the present Teatnre of the threatened trouble between the 1 eigar-makers of the International Union and the sianufacturere. The result of the rote on the tpplieation of the New York eity members to the members of the International Union throughout the United States and Canada for the allowance of a strike has not yet been received. About 250 men are affected by the recently announced reduction of wages, to take. ffect next week, and the whole union is interred in the abolishment of the tenement-hoae manufacture. The result of the vote referred toisexpected the Utter part of tbe week. There-' Bait interests 8,000 cigar-makers. t Barry ou a Mysterious Mission. Chicago, Jan. 3. Thomas B. Barry, of the general executive board of the Knights of Labor, arrived here from Detroit to-day. He said he had come under instructions from the general master workman, but for what purpose he would not state. It is understood be is to smooth matters with the "kickers. " Barry is openly in sympathy with the kickers, but opposes secession from the order. Speaking of the threat of W. L. Weber, the East Saginaw millionaire, to have him placed in jail, Mr. Barry said he had no fears; that be bad just been in East Saginaw six days, and had not been molested. Industrial Notes. Philadelphia Record. The St. Louis industries are, with very row exceptions, crowded with orders for winter and jpring.All the New York and New Jersey mills, excepting two which have been obliged to shut iown for want of stock, are very active. The total value of the mineral products of the United States has been estimated at $465,000,000, an increase of $30,000,000 as against the previous year. y A Western railroad company has just purchased 6,000 acres of coal land, which it will develop. Another is prepared to ship 500 cars of soal per day. A Hamilton, O., company has built mutable machines which punch eighty-five holes in tank iron at once, and use shears that make an eightfoot cut at once. Farmers in and around Omaha are selling corn and hogs at advanced prices, and storekeepers are handling large quantities of Eastern merchandise. Reports from 326 cities show that the carpenters will have a little more to do than nsual, and that there is a large amount of work in readiness for the spring. The boot and shoe factories in Massachusetts are ail running full time, and most manufacturers have enough business on band to keep them busy three months. English ship-builders have been greatly eneouraeed at the receipt of large orders for tonnage. Daring November the orders footed up 2,700,000 tons of shippins. The Cotton-seed Oil Trust, by its improved machinery in the pressing of cotton-seed, saves in tbe aggregate from 10.000 to 20,000 bales of cotton which has heretofore been lost. The earnings of farmers do not appear to be increasing like the earnings of manufacturers. Government reports show a decline in farm values from $11 and $15 to $3.51 per acre in 1838. Tbe Ntest reports from the lumber regions of the Souh Atlantic coast point to a very heavy increase jn the supply of yellow pine, sap and cypress, and hard woods of all kinds, for both the Northeastern and Northwestern markets. The boot and shoe manufactures of New England are rather gleeful over the crippled condition of labor organizations, and in some cases manufacturers are already becoming rather indifferent to tbe enforcement of rules which were made daring the plenitude of labor power. A new nail is coming on the market to make more trouble. It is claimed the nails will run 20 per cent, more to the keg in number than the ordinary nail, and not one imperfect nail is to be found in a keir. They are to be sold at current prices. German steel is! imported to make them, and a Chiciago firm has the monopoly. .A Cleveland firm ia manufacturing petroleum fuel by a new process. The inventor says he can make eas from oil at the rate of 1,000 feet from one gallon of erode Ohio distillate. If the generator be heated to 70 J he claims he can make 30,000 reet from one barrel. A pressure ef air of nine pounds to the square inch is necessary. The Crefeld silk manufacturers of Germany have so perfected the art of mixing cotton with silk that the cost has been greatly reduced, and tbe trade has recently grown to enormous dimensions. Through their skill in putting pure all-silk on the face and fine-spnn cotton on the back of the fabric, the prices of velvets and satins have been greatly reduced, and customers frequently imagine they are buying all silk. The spirit of labor organization develops itself very slowly in the Southern States. The organizers find the workingmen there divided in opinion as to the benefits of organization, and besides discover that negro labor, as a rule, is indifferent. Another drawback is that labor is scattered through a large number of towns and cities, and is not like it is In the North, concentrated in large cities, where a trade spirit can be aroused and maintained.

The total production of the oil-fields of the TTnit.d States, since the first discovery of oil in Pennsylvania, has been 317,035.623 barrels, of whinh Pennsylvania and Nw York have produced 307,G0,2O3 barrels. The total production oT oil in the United States for 1886 was 28,110,115 barrels, an increase of 29 per cent, over the production of 18S5. Pennsylvania gained 24 per cent. The displacemant of coal by natural gas has been put at 6,403,000 tons. ' Tbe total number of eoke ovens in the United States, ui to the time when last noted, was 22,5!7: buildin?. 4.154. The production of coke for 1885 was 6,845,300 tons, costing at oven $1.63 per ton. Six years ago there were oniy i. nv ovens, &nrl the cost at ovens was then $L 88 per ton. Pennsylvania has produced 79 per cent, of all thm coke made in the United States. The con sumption of coal for 1886 was 10,688,972 tons. New coke-works are still being projected. There are 433 rolling-mills in the United States and twelve building, containing 4,882 Tmddlinc- furnaces and 2.686 beating furnaces. There are 1,486 trains of roll. The rolling e&naritv of the mills of the United States is 8.265.000 tons. Eighty-one rolling-mills have machinery for making cut nails, there being 6,350 nail machines. Ninety-six rolling-mills use natural gas in whole or in part, of which 57 are located in Pittsburg ana Allegheny county. According to the lattest reporsfrom tbe South her is an increase in the projection of new Industrial establishments. Little industries are eprineing up, with capital ranging from $2,000 to f 10.000. Coal and water-power are very cneap, and negro labor, where it is possible to utilize it, Is omn'.oved. but it is not always profitable. Many colored laborers wort only to pay debts or buy some , bacon, and then?leave. Steady white labor is considered worth from 2; to 40 per cent. more, on account of greater efficiency and re liability. There are a number of woolen-mills and knit ting factories in operation in Utah where hosiery, mittens, leggings, ladies' knit skirts, and men's knit underwear are turned out in large quantities. These goods are exported throughout the entire mountain region. In one of these mills the output is 1,000 yards of material per day. Thousands of dozens of band-made scarlet and men's gray hose are sent into Colorado end Montana. Their carriage robes and blankets find a ready market in Chicago, and the orders for these goods are often fully up to the capacity. Architects will begin earlier than usual this winter upon spring work in both Eastern and Western cities, and it appears from best authorities that as much work will be entered upon next spriog as last. Neither builders nor architects entertain any other opinion than that there will be as much building activity this year as . there was during tbe past year, and that enterprise wilt be greatly encouraged by the moderate prices of all kinds of building materials. The labor question will probably be settled, so that there will be no afterclaps when work shall have been begun The growth of industries south of the Ohio rirer is shown in the following summary: Agrilultural implement factories, 22; breweries, 5; tridee-works, 8: car-works, 23; cotton and iroolen mills. 147: electric-light-works. 98; flour ind grist-mills, 177; foundry and machine shops. IR4; blast furnaces, 73; gas companies, 77; glassporks, 17; ice factories. 80; mines and quarries, 104; natural gas companies, 115; oil-mills, 45; pipe-works. 4; potteries. 12; railroad companies, 292; 'rolling-mills, 23; stamo-roills and smelters, steel plants, 10; street "railways. 152; waterworks. 135; wood-working establishments, 640; TttUcelUneous. 804.

DILKE WANTED IN POLITICS

English Liberals T&ke Advantage of Gladstone's Absence on the Continent. And Inaugurate a Determined Movement In tended to Bring About the Return of Sir Charles Dilke to the Political Field. Official Assurance of Continned Peace in Europe Will Shortly Be Given. rope Leo Preparing Encyclical Letters in Which Current Political and Social Questions Will Be Plainly Discussed. SIR CHARLES DILKE. English Liberals Are Anxious to See mm Once More to Parliament. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. London, Jan. 3. A rumor is being persist ently circulated here that the Gladstoniau managers are determined to find a seat in the House of Commons for Sir Charles Dilke, taking ad vantage of the absence of Mr. Gladstone to ac complish their purpose, in order that no responsibility for tbe movement shall attach to him. It is asserted by many Liberal members that the presence in Parliament of Mr. Dilke is necessary at this time, in view of a proposed further extension of the franchise in the counties, upon which subject Mr. Dilke is presumably better informed than any other English politician. It is, however, not alone because of his value as a specialist in this particular matter that the Chelsea statesman's presence in the House is desired. Few men in England are able to cope with him in debate, and still fewer are as thor oughly equipped with valuable information and telling points on the Irish ques tion; and bad everything gone well with him, and he retained his seat in Parliament, it is quite possible that the present phase of the Irish situation would have been averted. Mr. Philip Vanderbilt and Mr. Richard Moss are, respectively, the liberal ana conservative candidates for tbe vacant seat for Winchester, in the election which will take place on Thursday. Tbe Conservatives won tbe seat at the last election by a majority 336. Tbe Liberals have no expectation of winning tne seat, but are connaent oi greatly reducing tne x ory majority. THERE WILL BE NO WAR. Official Announcements of Pacific Character Will Soon Be Made. Vienna, Jan. 3. Official declarations of a de cidedly pacific character are expected at an early date. Colonel Zuleff, who has returned to his duties as military attache to the Russian embassy, says he found the Czar absolutely op posed to war. The Emperor will receive Col. Zuleff to-morrow. The St. Petersburg Novoe Vremya says: "In view of the statements published in the Berlin Reichs Anzeiger concernin g the forged documents sent to tbe Czar, tne wboie question ehonld be regarded as closed. If the statements contained in the documents were genuine, Germany would have well incurred reproach for duplicity and dishonesty. Tbe fact that the authors have not been discovered does not matter at present, but we attach importance to the Reichs Anzeiger s words as indicating the value of tbe documents if they were genuine. These words render necessary good, honest relations between Germany and Russia. This is a welcome result of the Czar giving an audience to Prince Bismarck on the occasion of his recent visit to Berlin and of bis putting di rect Questions to the German Chancellor a course which diplomates usually avoid." GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. Pope Leo Preparing- Encyclicals in Which Current Topics Will Be Discussed. Rome, Dee. 3. The Pope granted an inter view to-day to Eugene Venillote and his son. His Holiness expressed his deep regret at the present sad position of France, but felt confident that she would rise again to her old position in Christendom. The Pope lamented the spirit of revolution which at present is rampant in Europe, and said that he was preparing two encyclical letters dealing with socialism, the license of the press and the great power of universal suffrage, whieh be regarded as a terrible menace to peace. It is believed that bia Holiness will in these letters also, discuss the land and Irish questions for the guidance of faithful Catholics. Tbe Pope addressed the pilgrims to-day in the presence of the whole eourt After expressing joy at the evidence of the cohesion of Catholics, tbe Pope said: "Yon have not given faith to those who, with the voice of calumny, try to persuade you that tbe Pope Is the enemy of Italy. The Popes have always been the greatest friends and benefactors of Italy. You, like ourselves, are convinced that tbe church, by her holy mission, ought to be independent of whatsoever terrestrial authority cries of 'yes,' yes'; that the church is a divine institution, and that to try to reduce its interests to a question of the laws of Italy can only be the result of Most deplorable blindness." A Denial That Comes a Little Late. Berlin. Jan. 3. The North German Gazette denies that any court circle has proposed to establish a regency to meet tbe contingency of the sudden death of Emperor William, and the ina bility of the Crown Prince to assume tbe reins of power. It is not true, the Gazette further savs. that the Crown Prince consulted a Baden statesman on the proposal that he should abdicate. Although tbe Gazette's language is em phatic, the former statement that the question of tbe abdication of the Crown Prince bad been the subject of negotiations remains authentic. Tbe denial is understood to have been issued under a demand from San Remo. Why County Meatb Was Proclaimed. Dublin", Jan. 3. The Telegram declares that the opposition of the farmers to a plan of Lord Londonderry, the Viceroy, to hunt in the county of Meatb. was the only reason for it being pro claimed under the crimes act. The (Viceroy, it says, recently rented a hunting-seat in that county. The farmers' convention, hearing of this, resolved not to allow hunting over their farms, and the county was thereupon pro claimed. In regard to the proclamation of Dub lin, tbe Telegram says that tbe obvious inten tion of tbe government is to intimidate the press. Frederick William and His Doctors. Special to the Indianapolie Journal. London, Jan. 3. Crown Prince Frederick William gratefully remembered his physicians on New Year's day by presenting to Doctor Mackenzie a magnificent ease of surgical instru ments, to Dr. Krause a diamond pin, to Dr. Scbroetter a pair of rare vases, to Dr. Bergmann two dozen silver table ornaments and to Ur. Schmidt a gold inkstand. With each of these eif ts. personally presented or forwarded to the donee, was a note expressing admiration for the doctor's skill, and gratitude for the results of bis treatment The Duke of Edinburgh's Parsimony, foecial to tbe Indianapolis Journal. London, Jan. a The Duke of Edinburgh has withdrawn his annual subscription of five guinies to the county hospital at Canterbury, and this conspicuous display of tne parsimony his Royal Highness has so often been credited with as a distinguishing characteristic is com mented upon in terras decidedly uncompliment ary to her Majesty s son and vice-admiral Priests Must Regulate Schools. Rome, Jan. 3. A papal encyclical to the Bavarian bishops urges a better enforcement of the Concordat It says: "The church has observed ber pledges while tha state has neglected its pledges. It is necessary to guard tbe . religious education of vmith. Secular schools are a danger to the state itself." Tbe encyclical precedes demands by the papal nuncio for the extension of the rights of priests to reguiate scooois. Disorder In Russian Universities. St. Petersburg. Jan. 3. The disorder at the university here continue, owing to the exnulsion of 200 of the students. Tbe officials will

re-onen the nniversitv at the end of the month.

It is reported that tbe Czar expressed displeasure that armed force had been employed in suppressing the troubles. Cable Notes. . Erard's immense piano factory at Paris was burned last night, together with the entire machinery and 1,500 finished pianos. The Birmingham canal burst yesterday at a point near Dudley. Hundreds of families were rendered homeless by the iuundation. Alexander Duncan, Yale, 1823, of London, England, has given Yale $20,000, to be used as the university authorities may deem best It is rumored that Lord John Manners will resign tbe chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster, and possibly his seat in the House of Commons upon the reassembling of Parliament. Miss Mary Anderson made her one hundreth appearance in "A Winter's Tale" at the Lyceum Theater, London, last evening, and was welcomed by a large and brilliant audience with tbe utmoat enthusiasm. The Admirality contradicts the report that the iron-clad Hercules struck a reef at Ferrol, Spain, and was sinking in the harbor. The Hercules is stationed at Portland and she has suffered no injury of any kind. The Duke of Norfolk was received by Queen Victoria at Osborne House to-day, and banded to ber Majesty the Popes autograph message thanking her for her jubilee gift and its accompaaying expressions of kindly feeling. The Russian imperial family will leave the Gatschina palace at the end of this week and will come to St. Petersburg to reside for ten weeks. Special measures have been taken to protect the Czar. Several hundred special detectives will watch the streets along which the Czar is likely to pass. The coming fetes at the palace promise to be unusually brilliant. m DAILT WEATHER BULLETIN. Indications. Washington. Jan. 41 A. M. For Illinois and Indiana Warmer, followed by colder in Illinois; fresh, to brisk southerly winds, shifting to southwesterly in Illinois, fair weather, followed by rain. For Ohio Wanner, fair weather, except ram on the lakes; iresn to DnsK soutneny wind3. For Michigan and Wisconsin Warmer, fol lowed by cooler in Wisconsin; snow; fresh to brisk southerly winds, becoming variable. Local Weather Record. Indianapolis, Jan. 3. 18S8.

Time. Bar. Ther. R. H. Wind.Weath'r Prctn 7 a. m... 30.25 17 P4 Nwst Clear. T 2 p. M... 30.26 27 70 S'east Cloudy y P. m... 30.14 28 73 S'eastlFair

Maximum thermometer, 33: minimum thermom eter, 17. Following is a eomoarative statement of the condi tion of temperature aud precipitation on Jan. 3, 1888: Tern. Precipit'n Normal 28 0.1O Mean .. 21 0.00 Departure from normal............ - U. J U Total excess or deficiency since Jan. i. -iu v. At Total excess or deficiency since Jan. 1. Xt M.i T Trace of precipitation. ,, General Observations. Washington, Jan. 3. 9 p. if. Stations. Bar. ITher! Wind. I R.F.I Weather New York eity 130.22 42Nwst 32!N'wst 34iNwst 48 Calm. 62 South 48 Calm. 48 Swest 48 South 50'N'wst 6; Calm. 52 South 48iEast. 56iSouth 54 1 South 56 'South 60 j S'east 62! South 52 Calm. 42 S'east 34 'S'east 28!S'east Clear. Clear. Fair. Clear. Philadelphia, fa... iJU.za Washinston City... 30.28 Charleston. S. C... 30.24 San Antonio. Tex... 30. 12 Cloudy. Jacksonville, Fla.... 30.34 Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Cloudy. Clear. Atlanta, lia. au.JU Pensacola, Fla 30.20 Titusville. Fla 30.32 Montgomery, Ala...3O.30 Vicksburg, .Miss.--. oU.xu New Orleans, La.... 30.24 Shreveport, lia..... UjO.IU Fort Smith. Ark 29.92 Little Rock. Ark... 30.02 Galveston, Tex 3O.20 Palestine, Tex 30.12 Memphis, Tenn . 30.08 Nashville, Tenu 30.16 Louisville, Ky ...... 30. 1 8 Indianaoolis, Ind 30.14 Cincinnati. O 30.20 Clear. Fair. Clear. Clear. Fair. Clear. Clear. Fair. 32 S'east Pittsburcr. Pa 30.22 28!Wosk Boise Citv. 1. T izy.vo 36!Neast Oswego. N. 5T 30.18 Toledo, 0 130.24 26! West. 02 Snow. 22 South Cloudy. Oloudv. Minnedosa, N. W.T.I30.11i 4 .S'east scanaba. Mich.. ..ldU.14: Prince Author's L'gt30.14 12 8 24 16 12 10 lO 18 18 26 48 30 36 48 42 28 32 20 Calm. . I Fair. West. East. ..4Hay. . ! Chicaeo. IU 30.08 (Jiouuy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Foggy. Cloudy. Clear. Clear. Fair. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Cloudy. Clear. Milwaukee. Wis 130.10 Duluth, Minn ,30.10 St. Paul, Minn 129.98 La Crosse. Wis 30.O6 South East. East. T .02 Neaat Davenport. la 29.94 Calm East. East. Des Moines, Ia 29.78 Keokuk, la VU.UV Cairo, 111 29.04 Springfield. 111. 29.94 Rfc. Lonis. Mo 29.98 South S'east S'east S'east South Springfield, Mo 29.84 Leavenworth, Kan.. 29.68 Omaha, JNeb -v.U Valentine. Neb 29.48 i S'east Calm. East. Yankton, D. T....1. 29.60 Moorhead, Minn.... 29.96 Bismarck. D. T 29.82 FortBuford. D. T-. 29.92 Ft.Assinaboine.M.T 30.04 6 N east 10 j Snow. 04jSnow. T Snow. ,01!Snow. lOjNeast 2 North 4 East. Fort Custer, M. T-. U9.76 lOlNeast 12Cloudy. Qu'Apelle. N. W. T.ISO.24 Rapid City, D. T... 130.12 8 Neast 14 West. i 401 West. 24! Neast 44! North 54 j West. 46 South 50 Swest Cloudy. Cloudy. Clear. Chevenne. WV. T... 29.40 North Platte, Neb.. 29.54 ClearT Clear. Cloudy. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Snow. Cloudy. Denver, Col 9.33 W.Las Animas, Col. 129.20 Dodge City, Kan.. ..129. 56 Fort Elliott. Tex.... 29.68 Fort Davis, Tex 29.96 56 Swest El Paso. Tex. 29.96 56 Calm. 32 N'wst Rait Lake Citv.U.T. 29.54 .02 Santa Fe. N. M 129.74 44iN'wt T. Trace of rain. TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES. Pat Cleary shot and instantly killed his neiehbor, Dick Turner, yesterday morning, ten miles south of Lincoln Center, Kan. An old feud was the cause. John Mack, alias Mack Johnson, the dispu table negro who shot and instantly killed Frank Ball, at Chicaeo, Monday night, was captured yesterday. Henrv Hoopes, employed by R. J. Allen, Son & Co., ot Philadelphia, wholesale oils, alcohol and china-ware, was quietly arrested as a defaulter on Saturday. The defalcation is said to beat least $20,000. Dr. Wm. H. Kyder. pastor of the Congreeational Chnrch, at Ann Arbor, Miob., has been called to tbe associate professorship of sacred literature Fin the Andover Theological seminary, Andover, Mass. Dr. Ryder is as yet undecided whether he shall accept the position. Dan Crowley, a brakeman on the Milwaukee &Northern railroad, was run over by a freieht train at the Milwaukee stockyards -yesterday and badly man el ed. Twenty cars passed over him, cutting off both of his lees and mangling him otherwise. He cannot survive. Mrs. Sarah Evans, living at 3128 Cottage street, Chicago, had her skull fractured last night, with a hatchet in tne nanus oi ner son-in-law, Ormond Rose, a young professional thief, and will die. Rose was lately arrested on a criminal charge upon information furnished by Mrs. Evans, and npon being released on bail, went to his mother-in-law s house and assaulted ner. He was locked up. Trouble at Davis Island Dam. Pittsburg. Jan. 3. About a half million bushels of coal will get out to-night for Cincinnati and Louisville, and probably as much more will be shipped to-morrow. This will be about the extent of the river shipment on the present rise. Over 7,000,000 bushels of coal were ready for shipment, but tbe operators were unable to get it below tbe Davis Island dam on account of heavy ice. which prevented the lowering of the wicket 8. The government officers at the dam worked incessantly for nearly forty-eight hours trying to lower the wickets, but were unsuccessful. The ice was carried in large cakes under the dam, and about thirty of the wickets were thrown in the wrong direction, presenting a formidable obstruction to the passage of boats. The dam is badly damaeed, but to what extent will not be known till next summer. This was the first opportunity to ship coal by river for eight months, and the failure of the wickets to work has occasioned consider able grumbling ntgglns Will Not He Entirely Left. Special to the Indianaoolis Joarnau Annapolis, Mi, Jan. 3. The Democratic members of the Legislature caucused to-night and nominated George Peter, of Montgomery county, for President of the Senate, and George M. Upshur, of Worcester county, for Speaker of tbe House of Delegates. Eugene Higein s was left out in the cold. He resigned his position as chier of the appointment division of the Treasury Department at Washington, for the purpose of being made Clerk of the Senate, but tbe bosses thought at tbe last moment that it would be well to leave Higeins's name off the 'slate. Higgins. however, will find plenty to do at Annapolis this winter. Rheumatism is caused by lactic acid in tha blood, whieh Hood's Sarsaparilla neutralizes, and thus cures rheumatism.

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS

Telephone Companies ilnst Fnrnish Service at the Kate of $3 a Month. Kansas Sheriff Cheated of a Prisoner by Terre Haute Lawjrs Workman Crushed to Death Illinois Health Eoard Overruled. INDIANA. Telephone Companies Mast Furnish Instruments at the Lanfal Rate. Special to the Indianaoolis JoprnaU Lafayette, Jan. 3. In the application of Snsan B. Falley for a mandate to compel the Central Union Telephone Company to supply her with a telephone connection at $3 a month Judge Vinton sustained demurrers to all of the company's answers, holding that under the statute the company was bound to furnish every applicant with a telephone and connections at the statutory rate. Oneof the company's answers insisted that it was engaged in interstate-commerce, and that tbe act of the Legislature violated the Constitution of the United States. The other answers set op, in different forms, that it was not engaged in the business of renting telephones or of supplying private wires or private telephones to any one; that the only form in which it undertook to serve the public was by means of what is Known as the public toll system, under which the company established agencies at public stations at the residences or business houses of alljpersons to whom it supplied a telephone, and that all such persons were the company's agents, and that all individuals, on equal terms, might, by paying 5 cents for each communication, use their telephones at such stations. Tbe eourt held that while the company might perhaps legally conduct business in this way, yet that, as it was engaged in a general telephone business, it was nevertheless bound to supply all applicants for telephone connections and facilities at residences, or places of business with telephones and the necessary apparatus or facilities for placing him in connection with all the local patrons of the company, at $3 per month. Helped Oat of an Uely Hole by Lawyers. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Teeke Haute, Jan. 3. Several days ago the police arrested Dr. Christopher Parker, of Farlington, Kan., on a telegram from Sheriff Braden, of Girard, Kan., that he was wanted on a charge of rape. When arrested Parker sent for Senator Voorhees and ex-Congressman Lamb, the latter only being in town. Parker then denied his guilt, and said he was willing to go back without a requisition. The Kansas sheriff telegraphed two or three times, while on bis way here, urging the authorities to hold the prisoner. Meantime Parker retained additional attorneys, and this afternoon, after the sheriff had gone to Indianapolis to get requisition papers, Parker ' having decided not to go without them they went into court for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted, and the court discharged the prisoner. As he left the court-room he was again arrested by the police, who had a tussle with lawyer Lamb in securing their man. Another writ was secured and Parker was again released. One of his attorneys tried to hand him a revolver as he left the court-room, telling him he would be justified in shooting any officer who again attempted to arrest him. Parker, after deeding over several hundred acres of land to his lawyers, and paving them considerable money which his wife brought to him, left tbe eity, and will not be accessible when the Kansas sheriff returns from Indianapolis. Workman Crashed to Death. Special to tbe Indianapolis Journal. jEFFEKSONVliiLE, Jan. 3. John W. Vaughn, an employe at the Ohio Falls ear-works, was killed this morning while assisting to raise a jiew coal car in one of the setting-up shops. The iron "jack" Vaughn was using being out of repair, the catch slipped, allowing the car to topple over on him. The main sill on tbe side of tbe car on which he was workin e caught Vaughn across the chest, pinioning him to the ground, and crushing ont his life in an instant. Vaughn was a married man, and resided in Louisville. His remains were sent to that city this afternoon. Restricting Children's Rights. Epecial to tbe Indianapolis Journal. Muxcie, Jan. 3. Postmaster John K Banta issued an order that went into effect yesterday which provides that no minor can get mail at the office without an order from bis or her parents or guardian. The moral effect of tbe proclamation is working good results, as tbe schemes of many young ladies who have been carrying on correspondence with young men, for no good cause, has been checked altogether. Minor Notes. Charles Self, aged thirty-six years, died suddenly at Hartsville on Monday. Deceased was a near relative of General Sherman and Hon. A. G. Smitb. Cause of death, incessant smoking of cigarettes. The funeral of James Polk, one of the old Wabash valley pioneers, occurred a Wabash yesterday. Several weeks ago Mr. Polk was struck by a Wabash passenger train while crossing one of the city streets, and burled a consid-' erable distance, his injuries finally proving fatal. A charter has been granted a Sons of Veterans lodge at Russiaville, under the name of O. G. Coffin Camp, No. 91. with tbe following named officers: Will A. Seward, captain; James A. Rivers, first lieutenant; Horace Weaver, second lieutenant; Elmer McCoy, chaplain; L. M. Alexander, first sergeant; S. B. Merrick, quartermaster sergeant; Bush Richardson, eolor sergeant; W. E. Rishel, sereeant of guard; Benj. Hewitt, corporal of guard; Charles Thomas, musician; Ed Martin, camp guard; W. S. Hope, picket guard. On Monday night Stone River Post, G. A. R., of Frankfort, had an enthusiastic meeting, it being the occasion of the installation of the officerselect. The Woman's Relief Corps was invited in, and a number of speeches made. The following are the newly-elected officers: D. F. Allen, post commander; J. W. Gnthridge, S. V. C; Wm. Cullom, J. V. G; Frank Cain, officer of the day; Irwin Polsen, chaplain; Bige Huff, officer ot tne guard; J. W. Lee, quartermaster; H. D. Dunnigton. adjutant; J. K. Youky, sergeant major; N. T. Rice, Quartermaster sergeant. The membership of the post is 185. Last nicht the Woman's Relief Corps installed their officers, and the G. A. R. brethren were present. A banquet was spread. ILLINOIS. Arbitrary Ruling by the State Health Board Declared Unconstitutional. Chicago, Jan. 3. Several months ago a certain doctor came to Chicago and commenced the practice of medicine. He advertised extensively the cure of a special class of diseases, when the State Board of Health interfered and revoked the doctor's certificate. He then commenced an action against the State Board in the Circuit Court. To-day Judge Waterman decided the ease, and declared the act of tbe State Board of Health unconstitutional. He said: 'The rights of a party charged with a punishable offense to notice of bearing is elementary, and one of the first rules necessary to the administration of justice. Tbe defendant had a perfectly constitutional right to advertise in the newspapers, and he cannot be deprived of it by any rule or regulation of tbe State Board of Health. This association, if its action was to be held legal in this case, could summarily try and punish for an alleged offense a brother practitioner, without any notice whatever. Such a proceeding partakes of the nature of the star chamber whose decrees led to a revolution and the death of the King of Eoglandon the scaffold. Such an institution as the State Board of Health most not be toler ated to exercise such a power in a free eountry, and its acta must, in this case, be declared unconstitutional." SSJJi ii i s Brief Mention. Hon. James Shaw, of Mount Carroll, at a meeting of the Carroll bar, was declared its choice for the position of judge to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John V. Eustace. Anna Finn and Ada Sutton, both in their teens, were lodged in jail at Greenville on a charge of breaking into and robbing a millinery store at Sorento. The girls admit the act, but say they did it only, for a Christmas joke. The trustees of the Hartford, (Conn.,) Theological seminary have chosen Rev. Prof. A. C Zeoos, of Lake Forest University, near Chicago, to rtU the professorship of New Testament exe

gesis, formerly held by Dr. M. B. Riddle, now of

Allegheny City, Pa. It is understood that he has accepted the appointment. At Tuscola, baggage-master Smith, of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railway, discovered blood oozine from a trunk in his ear. The conductor was notified, and word flashed through tbe train that a corpse was in a trunk on board. The passeneers' surrounded the owner of the trunk, who. badly frightened, was hustled into the bageage car. He hesitated to open tbe bloody trunk, but finally was forced to do so, when a beef hide was revealed. The man is a huckster of this city, and he was saving express charges on the bide. MORE SWEETHEARTS THAN ONE. Defaulter Cramer Said To Be Engaged to Fifteen Girls at Once. Hackettstown. N. J., Jan. 2. The indignation throughout Warren county over the defalca tion and flight of ex-Mayor William B. Cramer increases as more of his methods come to liebt. Not only did Cramer get all the funds possible from business men, but from late developments it would seem as if he made love principally for the money it might bring him. He held the office of deacon in the Methodist Church, and had entree into the best society in town. Three ladies living here claim that Cramer was engaged to marry them. He borrowed various sums of money from them, which he failed to return. It is also learned that Cramer encaged himself to marry ten or fifteen different young women living in the rural districts hereabouts. One woman, now on the shady side of forty, residing on Schooley's mountain, says she and Cramer have been engaged to one another for sixteen years, and that he often visited her, staying several days at a time. She says that the wedding day had been fixed several times, but that he always found some reasonable excuse for a delay. Cramer owes many farmers in Sussex county for borrowed money. His whereabouts is not known, but from a letter he has written a friend he says he has left the country neyer to return. Shocking; Result of an Incendiary Fire. Mt. Vernon. I1L, Jan. 3. The building occupied by C. W. Pavey, general merchant, burned yesterday. J. A. White, a retired merchant and one of tbe owners of the building, was sleeping in a second-story room, and was burned to death, the flames having gained too great headway before the fire department arrived. Miss Inez, Mr. White's only daughter, was rescued with difficulty, and her agony at tbe horrible death of her father is hi tense. She has since gone from on paroxysm to another, and her life is despaired of. The remains of Mr. White have been recovered from the ruins. Tbe fire is believed to have been incendiary. The total loss is $7,500; insurance, $5,000. Colonel drover's Narrow Escape. Prospect, O., Jan. 3. Col. J. Holmes Grover, who has been advertised to deliver his war lecture in the opera-bouse to-night, narrowly escaped instant death this afternoon before leaving his seat to go out. He donned his bat, when almost the entire ceiling above gave away, and fell with such weight upon him that the chair upon which he sat was crushed to tbe floor. The hat, which undoubtedly saved his life, was crushed to his head. Three large gashes were cut in the skull, from which the blood ran profusely. Nevertheless, the wounds were skillfully dressed, and, although the Colonel is suffering great pain, rather than dissappoint the large audience, he appeared as announced. Business Embarrassments. Fort Smith. Ark., Jan 3. Albert Marx, dealer in dry goods, made an assignment yesterday to local creditors, after which his stock was attached by Claflin & Co. and Ell & Walker, of New York, Hargadine, McKittrick & Co. and A. Frank & Co., of St. Louis. The liabilities are about $10,000; assets probably balf that amount. Marx came hers from New .York about three months. Toronto. Ont. Jan. 3. Edward McKeon. dealer in dry goods and milinery, has assigned with liabilities of $40,000 and assets nominally the same. Deadly Riot Among Drunken Poles. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 3. A riot, between forty or more drunken Poles, took place at Alden this morning. Anthony Shinaky was stabbed five times in the head, his arm was broken, two fingers were cut off and oneoye gouged out. He was left lying unconscious on the roadway, and, when found, he was removed to the nearest house in a dying condition. Eight others were seriously injured, and two of them are likely to die. The fracas resulted directly from a christening, which lasted two days, each hour the participants becoming more obstreperous through drink. Fatal Fight Among Toughs. SiotrxCinr, Ia.. Jan. 3. A bloody riot ooeurred at Mag Willis's den, between four men, over tbe prohibition situation. Robert MeKenzie announced that the attitude of the Prohibitionists bad driven him out of the State. Jack King, a well-known tough, declared McKenzie a coward for running away for such a reason, and forthwith began to fieht him. The two other men assisted, and McKenzie, after a terrible struggle, escaped from their clutches, to be shot in the back of the head, from tbe effects of which he died. The three assailants were arrested. Earthquake In Mexico. St. Louis, Jan. 3. A special from the City of Mexico says that yesterday morning, at 8:33, a sharp shock of earthquake was felt in that city. The shock was from southwest to northeast, and the duration twenty-four seconds. The Bhock was preceptibly felt throughout southern Mexico, and in the eity of Ignail was quite severe. There was some damage to property, consisting principally in cracking of walls, but no loss of life. Base-Ball News. Philadelphia, Jan. 3. President Nimick. of the Pittsburg club, to-day signed Fred Dnnlap, Hardy Henderson and Albert Maul, of the Philadelphia club. John Coleman also signed with the Pittsburg club a few days ago. i Cincinnati, Jan. 3. The manaeers of the Cin cinnati Base-ball Club to-day decided to have tbe club spend the winter practicing and giving exhibition carries in the South. Manager Schmelz left to-day for the South to make necessary arrangements. Bogardus Defeats Winston. Dayton, O., Jan. 3 The finish of the Bo-gardus-Winston match, of a hundred live birds each, for a purse of $500, was a brill ianfe affair, a clear, sunshiny day giving the victory to Bo gardus in a score of 82 to 80. Bogardus lost six birds to-day. and at the close of the match mounted a stump and announced his challenge to anv man in America to shoot at one hun dred live birds for $1,000 or $5,000 a side, Hurlingham rules, the match to be shot after April L Obltu ary. Washington. D. C. Jan. 3. Gen. E. B. Alex ander, of St. Paul, Minn., died at the residence of his son-in-law, UoL u. JN. LiieDer, in this city last eveninc. aged eighty-six years. Gen. Alex ander was a graduate of West Point in 1823. In 1847 he was brevotted major for gallant services at Cerro Gordo, during the Mexican war, through which he served. He was in the recruiting service, during the late war and was brevetted brig-adier-generaL Inventor Keely Restrained. Philadelphia, Jan. 3. Judge Fmletter, in court of Common Pleas, to-day, on complaint of T)...tt H Wilnn iaanail . nrnliminarv Ininnctinn aeainst John W. Keely. the inventor of the XT .mli- mnt.nr (nmmn(iin? him not to remove " " the motor from the place where it now is, or varv tbe construction and mode of operation of the machine, nor to sell, assign or in any man ner ?UCUU1UC bUC lu.t7U.lvu. Genaan Eliminated from St. Louis Schools. St. Louis. Jan. 3. At a joint meeting of the course of study and ways and means committees of the public school hoard, to-night, it was de cided that the German language shall not be taueht in the public schools of this eity after this month. There is no doubt but the full board will acnuiesce in this action, and that an order will be issued to the above effect. Steamship News. Boston, Jan. 3. Arrived: Iowa, from Liver pool. Oitkenstown. Jan. 3. Arrived: British Queen, from Boston. Glasgow. Jan. a Arrived: State of Pennsyl vania, from New York. London. Jan. 3 Arrived: Holland, Persian Monarch, from New York. Aniaiiliiatlon in Florida. . in. t n O. C. Miller, a lead in e politician, was assassinated here last night by some ananonu p-iouu., - . - poured a volley into bim from shotguns. With ... tK he charged Lewis and Do.ph it im w tuK . , v. t:: a Vuinotha nrini!n&ll and llarVeV rvicaru u "to r " , . i : i anoaonw Th tnrnnf Inrv rea verdict of death from gunshot wounds iofliotAA bv unknown persons. 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The Washington has had the largest capital, and has done the largest business of anv company of its kind in the city. Its capital is $1,000,000; its fire risks outstanding Dec. 31, 1886. were 8100.793,724; marine risKS, !kJ,ujso,ao. The aggregate amount of fire risks sam to be already reinsured in tne Niagara ana iauonai companies is probably about $70,000,000. Robbed and Fatally Beaten. Independence. Mo.. Jan. 3. James Weir, aged thirty-five, was found unconscious, with a fractured skull, at 5 o'clock this morning, in the Liberty-street depot of this city. The chair in which he sat wa3 bespattered with blood, and on the floor near by lay a coupling-pin covered with Wood and hair. His watch and valise werb untouched, but his pocket-book had been rifled. He is a street laborer of good haoits, ana wat supposed to have accumulated some money, and robbery was undoubtedly the motive of the crime. No clew to the assailants has been obtained. Weir is dying to night. MACKAT'S LOST MILLIONS. now the California millionaire Was Caught In a Disastrous Wheat Deal. Washington Special. ,.' a writer in tne capital, wno proiesses w nave the story from good Pacifio-coast authority, gives the following in regard to recent heavj pecuniary losses of Millionaire Maekay: It is well known that John W. Maekay lost a vast sum of money last year, in a 'wheat deal.1 Mackay's own version of his losses is $6,000,000. but other people say that he has parted with $10,000,000, and that more than that will be required to complete a settlement. "There is an interesting explanation that has never got into print. Mrs. Maekay, who mads f her home in Paris until she preferred to change her social headquarters to London, was intimate with the celebrated Boulanger, who only a year ago was a great man in Paris. As minister of war this gentleman carefully cultivated the sentiment of revenge against Germany, and thought that by precipitating a conflict he could figure as another Napoleon Bonaparte. "He was progressing with his plans eo well that he gave his dear friend, Mrs. Maekay, the straieht tip' that war was about to come, and that it was a safe time to hoy up war supplies in a word,' to corner the whole supply of wheat in the world. Mrs. Maekay passed the word to John, who went at the tremendous job with all his millions. Just then the wise Frenchmen laid the enterprising (Boulanger aside, his little game not being to their liking, and noor Maekay had his corner in wheat all to himself." Senator Blackburn Cornered. Washington Special. Some of Senator Blackburn's friends are telling a story on him that is rather rich if it is strictly true. It is related that one of the Senators' constituents, a raw-boned female of tbe masculine type, came to Washington several weeks ago in seareh of a governmental appointment. The Senator evaded her as long as possible, but one day recently she eailed at his lodgings and forced her way past the grinning domestics into the Kentuckian's room. In an alcove hidden from gaze by heavy portieres stood a eomf ortable-lookin g bath-tub. Here the honorable Joe lay quietly musing, when the sound of footsteps aroused bim. Pulling the ourtains slie-htly aside, tbe Senator recognized bis tormentor at the moment that she espied him. "In heaven's name, znadame, what do you want!" exclaimed the Kentacklau, modestly drawing the curtain abont him. S "I want that appointment and I'm going to have it," was the emphatic reply, as the irate female dropped into a vacant chair. "But I can do nothing for you here," rejoined Mr. Blackburn, piteously. "You won't do it anywhere else," was the unfeeling answer; "so I'll stay here until you tell me just what you will do." As Mr. Blackburn made no reply his visitor followed his example, and for a time a deep silence filled the room. The office-seeker, after waiting for a few minutes, drew from her reticule an article of needlework and ealmly commenced sewing. Half an hour passed. The Kentuckian could stand it no 1 rin it at" "I give in," he said. "Go down stairs and wait in the parlor. . I'll do whatever you like if youll leave the room." The woman did as requested. Later in th day the Senator presented her to Secretary Lamar as one of his oldest and dearest friends. She was given a place at $60 a month, and hei salary began yesterday. Comfort for the Tally-Sheet Gang. Detroit Tribune. No candid man has any doubt as to the guilt of this gang, but a conviction need not be feared. 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