Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 April 1888 — Page 2

THE INDIAXAPOJLIS JOURNAIi, SATURDAY, APRIL 7

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power. Tbe 'bear' interest was so (Treat that ft ws hard to keep the price of oil tip. It would go down from 90 to CO cents, and the price was continually fluctuating. The object. I understand, wai to have a more uniform and graded rnce. Section 3. of tbe by-law of the Well-drillers' Union reads as follow: 'Should any member ondertak to instruct an tonekilled workman in any branch of this craft, it shall be the doty of any member to report the member to the executive board of the district, and they shall at once notify him that Bach proceed it es cannot be tolerated, Should be still persist in doing so, charges shall be preferred against him and be shall be expelled from the order. " I. N. Bennett, of Bradford, a contractor, also a member of the union, testified that be had done no work since the agreement was entered into, bat had, like the previous witness, received $75 up to March 10 from the union. There was one fflmlwr regularly delegated to keep a ookout and endeavor to prevent the drilling of. rella. - THE POSTOFFICK BILL. An Appropriation of S60,000,O0O for the Comlne Tear Aid fur ThtrdCtae Offices. Washington, April C. The House committed on pogtoffices to-day completed the consideration of the postoffice appropriation bill. As Agreed upon, it appropriates $00,133,340, agaiast revised estimates by the Postmaster-general of 100,2110,840. The principal reductions were an Item of $23,C00m the estimates for mail depre datiocs, postoffiee inspectors and fees to United States marshals and attorneys, and expenses eonnected therewith. An item for $25,000 for extraordinary expenses allowed by law is stricken out, and an estimate of $35,000 tor binding disallowed. Last year's bill appropriated $55,694,6T0. The principal items of increase ever lat year's appropriation are as follows: The compensation to postmasters is raised from tl 1.700, 000 to $12,800,000; that to clerks in post -offices is increased from $5,450,000 to $5,950,000; the item of free delivery service is increased from $5,522,500 to $6,000,000; the appropriation for inland mail transportation by star routes remains the same, at $5,400,000, aa does that for Inland transportation by steamboat routes, at 1450,000, and that for mail messenger service at tlsOO.OGO; for inland transportation by rail routes the item is increased from $15,867,962 to $17,000,000; tbe item for necessary and special facilities on trunk lines remains the same, t $2:5.987; tbe appropriation for transportation of foreign mails is increased from $450,000 to 1547,000. There is inserted in the bill an an- , firopriation of $50,000 for compensation to clerks n postoffiees for nnusual business. Unanimous eonseut of the House was given to the committee to insert in the bill a new provision of law authorizing an allowance for rent, light and fuel, and by virtue pf this a new item of $650,607 has been inserted. This places third-class offices, as regards expenses for rent, light and fuel, on a footing with first and second-class offices. There are now 2,452 third-class offices which will secure the benefits of this clause.

A PLCCKT BLIND MAN. Walking from Indiana to Washington to See About Ills Pen ion. Special to Cincinnatf Enquirer. Representative Holman, of Indiana, devoted himself to-day to looking after the interests of a courageous constituent. His name is Thomas Akra, and be lives in Osgood, Ripley county, in tbe Hoosier State. About six weeks ago Akra, who is an old, blind man, over sixty years of age, fell in with a family of emigrants, who, having moved out from Indiana to Missouri some years ago, had turned their faces eastward in search of better luck. There were seven persons in the family a father, sixty years of age, a mother and five children, the oldest a young man. Their outfit consisted of a borne and wagon, some provisions and a little money. They had reached Osgood, and were camped sear tbe little town, when in some manner they met Akra, He became interested in their plans, and, when they mentioned that they thought they would eventually pass through Washington, suggested that he be allowed to join the party. "You see," be said, "I have been waiting thirteen years for the government to grant me a pension, and I think it is about time to look after the matter myself." A family couucil was held by the roadside, and tbe company of the blind man was accepted. Once more the party began its tedious journey, and yesterday they reached Washington, after spending seven weeks on tbe road. They were three weeks crossing the Allegheny mountains, and suffered intensely during the blizzard. Once the wind blew over their wagon and broke a wheel. The accident happened in a lonely, forsaken country, but the two old men, the woman and the grown-np children harnessed themselves to the broken-down vehicle and dragged it over a mountain road fifteen miles to the nearest smithy. At night the entire party slept under the wagon, and during the day they touch t provisions and cooked them where they camped. Upon arriving here, tbe Missouri man led his blind companion to the Capitol, found Representative Holman and tol i him their story. The sympathy of the Congressman was at once enlisted, and to-day he drove his constituent to the Pension Office. A glance at the records revealed a curious fact. Four years ago a letter was sent to Akra, directing aim to go to Lawrenceburg and appear before an examining board, in order that his claim might be passed upon, the question at issue being whether bis blindness was tbe result of service in the war. This letter Akra says he never received, although, as he remarked to-day, 'I have be enwondering what was the trouble." The pension officials at once began toactupon the ease, and the necessary certificate was promised in a day or two. "Now." said Mr. Holman to the Missouri man, when all this had been arranged satisfactorily, "you bad better let me take care of Akra. I will send him home by rail and pay his expenses.'" "No," said tbe other, shaking his head thought- , fully, "I can't agree to that. I ain't seen no better country than Indiana, and I am going back. Tbe biind man is a-going with as. He- . is the grittiest man, the very grittiest, sir, I ever saw, and we are sot going to part till he gets back borne acain." Then the blind man nodded bis head, arid said that those were his sentiments. "I am going back tbe same way I came," he added. 'I don't believe anybody would take care of me on tbe train." The party is now camped out on the road near Bladensburg, about five miles from this city. They have been supplied with funds by Mr. Holman. Last year the blind man and a little boy drove a blind horse from Osgood to Rome, lad., a distance of four hundred miles, and back, in order to secure an affidavit which the old man thought would help his case. DISFRANCHISED WASHINGTON. Senator Blair's Plan to Have the Capital Represented In Congress. Washington Special. The government of the city of Washington is a problem that Congress has been trying to f olve for the last twenty years. The brief experiment of allowing tbe city to govern itself with a governor, council and house of delegates, a board of public works and a delegate in Congress proved disastrous. It involved the city In an unauthorised debt of $22,000,000, which the government of the United States was obliged virtually to assume, and the tareial proeeeaiugs of its Legislature were only surpassed by the scandals that surrounded its executive department. For fifteen years Washington has been governed by commissioners, iu the choice of whom the people have no voice, and the necessary legislation for the District of Columbia is parsed by Congress, the House of Representatives devoting one day in a week to that business. The present form of government of Washington is not a perfect one, but it is better than any that preceded it, and there is little likelihood that it will soon be changed. At the same time, the people of the District of Columbia, of whom there are now more than two hundred thousand, justly complain tnat they are the only people of the United States wb"b are wholly disfranchised. Tbey Lave no voie in tbe government of their city or in that of the country, although, as a rule, they have a far better comprehension of national afiaira than the people of any other city in the Union. It is to remedy this injustice that Senator Blair introduced a joint resolution today proposing an amendment to the Constitution of tbe United States allowing the District of Columbia to send to Congress one Senator and as many Representatives as it would be entitled to under the apportionment laws. Congrats makes tbe laws for the District of Columbia. It would seem only fair that the people of the District shoald have a small representation in Confess. MINOR MATTERS. An Indiana Woman's Successful Search for a :S7-Poanrt Man. Special to tbe Zti&enapoli Journal. Washington, April 6. Thia evening's Star says: "a few days ago, on the arrival of a Western train at the Baltimore & Potomac depot two ladies alcatel tud proceeded to the waiting-room. One was a very handsome wom

an, of from twenty-three to twenty-five years of ape, and the other, pretty enough to be her younger sister, perhaps eixtesn years old. The older bad rather a bridish look, and at once made inquiries if gentlenan who weighed about 207 pounds had been looking for a lady. Receiving a negative answer, the two took breakfast, and, after waiting somo time, started out to see tbe city. It appears that while they were out the 207-pound gentleman called, but, notsee ing the ladies, left, thinking they bad eome by the Baltimore & Ohio rail road to the depot of that line. Shortly after 7 o'clock P. M. he returned to the Baltimore & Potomae depot, and, finding the ladies there, warm greetings took plsee. They left at once, and when tbey came back, in about an honr, the lady who was, on her arrival, Miss Nellie Moon, of Randolph countv. Indiana,, had become Mrs. J. S. Taylo?, of Stokes county. North Carolina. The next Western train took the younger lady westward, and the next Southern train took the married coupla to the bridegroom's Southern home." - The Illness of Mr. Mills. Special to tbe XndlanaooH Journal. Washington, April 6. Representative Mills, chairman of tbe committee on ways and means, continues very til. He appeared in the Honse at the beginning of the week, to report his tariff bill, and then went to his residence, from which he has not since emerged. He looked thin, almost tottered as he walked, and his friends urged him to keep in bis house until he recovered. On Tnesday and Wednesday several members called upon him and were surprised at his pale and haggard appearance, and urged him to leave the city for a few days. These requests were supplemented by tbe advice of his family physician, and he was directed to go to Fortress Monroe and remain nntil he was strong enough to resume his participation in the House proceedings. Mr. Mills refused to do this, and insists upon .reading the Bouse proceedings closely, and writing and talking tariff almost incessantly. This afternoon be was reported considerably worse, and has some fever. To-night Mr. Mills's friends are considerably concerned over bis condition. The Rights of Bicyclists on Highways. Washington Special. The death of Mr. Edward A. Paul, principal of the high-school, as a . result of an accident while riding on a bicycle, is likely to attract the attention of bicyclists throughout the country. The bicycle club here is making a thorough investigation, and is resolved, in tbe interest of bicyclists everywhere, to force an issue which will determine the relative rights of bicyclists and drivers of horses. Mr. Paul was thrown from bis bicycle and trampled upon by a horse. The testimony taken at the inquest seems to show that Mr. Paul was ridiog down a somewhat steep hill upon a bicycle, keeping near to the curb. The negro coachman of Senator Cuilom, who bad been exercising a carriage horse, was riding the horse down the hill, as the witnesses describe, at a furious pace, and ran into Mr. Paul. Tbe bicycle club is determined to carry the ease to the highest court, if necessary, to determine what rights bicyclists have upon the public highways. Indiana Pensions. Pensions have been granted the followingnamed Indianians: J. Collins, Dudleytown; R. C. Nasb, Dillsboro ; B. F. Conner. Indianapolis; S. F. Adams, Cbarlestown, R. M. Stoops, Brookville; L. Achilles. Bedford: A. Shank. Seymour; E. Nolan, North Vernon; W. A. Harrison, Fort Wayne;. T. Kirby (deceased), Bryait; J. H. Hufford, Montez; W. P. Bead, Belle Union; N. R. Galbreath, Princeton; G. Kimmerer, Kendallville: A. H. Hash, Solsberg; W. L Stephens, Gentry ville; & Parson, Wabash; L. Gross, Delphi; A. D. Caswell. Fremont; J. England, Brownstown; G. P. Bowman, Little York; J. Weyrich, Mt Moriah; J. L. Mullis, Putnamville; J. Summers, Jeffersonville; P. Travis, Poneto; D. Johnson, Coal Bluff; widow of S. Richards. Tipton; widow of C C Graham, Rockport; father of W. Rel, Pond Creek Mills; widow of C. Tombemelt, Evansville; widow of M. Glauber, Madison. Mr. Edgerton Mistaken. Washington Special. Tbe published statement of the ignorance of Mr. Edgertoa, of the Civil-service Couimissiou, about the condition of the estate of the late Chief-justice Waite, is interpreted in some quarters as indicating that the announcement that he left only tbe bouse in which be lived and a life insurance policy of $5,000 is untrue. The fact that it is Mr. Edgertoa who is wrong, and bis nublisbed interview has very greatly embarrassed and annoyed the friends of the family. There will be a meeting of these friends to-morrow, when an effort will bo made to form some plan that will be acceptable to the family and the public. The Chief-justice supported a nepnew at college and some other dependent relatives. Tbe statement that his sons are wealthy is incorrect. General Notes. Special to tue Indiananolis Journal. Washington, April 6. Miss Helen Robinson, formerly of Indiana, a niec of Judge J. C Robinson, journal clerk of tbe House of Representatives, is very ill with brain fever at her home in this city. The President sent the following nominations to tbe Senate to-day: Brigadier-general George Crook to be major-general; Col. John R. Brooks, of tbe Third Infantry, to be brigadier-general. Tbe President to-day approved the act granting a pension to Mary S. Logan, widow of Gen. John A. Logan; the act to increase the pension of Mrs. Appoline A. Blair; the act for tbe relief of Wm. G. Galloway, late a captain in the army; the act for the relief of Frank Baker, and tbe act making an appropriation to construct a road and approaches from Pinville, La., to the national military cemetery near that town. Senator Daniels to-day introduced a bill to repeal Section 1218 of the Revised Statutes, which provides that no person who has served in any capacity in the military, naval or civil service of the so-called CocfederateStates, or of either of the States in insurrection during the late rebellion, shall be appointed to any position in the army of the United States. aiethodista on Prohibition. Middletown, Conn., April 6. At to-day's session of the Mew York East Methodist Conference, resolutions were passed instructing the delegates of tbis conference to ask for the appointment of a committee to consider the matter of the recent order of the federal government prohibiting the use of the Indian Bible in Indian,, mission schools, especially requesting that consideration be given to the question whether the government baa a shadow of right to prohibit the use of native languages in institutions which receive no pecuniary support from tbe government. Resolutions were signed by several clergymen expreising devout thanksgiving for the decision of tbe United States Supreme Court, on Dec, 5 last, declaring the prohibitory law of Kansas to be in entire accord with tbe federal Constitution. Resolutions were also passed declaring uncompromising opposition to the liqoor traffic, pledging their influence to sec ore the repeal of all liquor traffic laws, pledging their influence to secure the repeal of all liquor license laws and to bring about complete prohibition instead; instructing the delegates to the General Conference to work for its approval of this plan, and declaring that tbe laity of the conferense should not allow themselves to be controlled by party organizations managed in the interest of the Hqior traffic : " ;- The Molly BlaguJres Revived. Wilkesbarre. Pa.. April 6. A startling story was told in the Mayor's office .here , list evening. Charles Engle, a reputable citizen of the Second ward, swore that at a meeting of Hungarians held Tuesday night it was resolved by tbem that three men, two Irish and one German, who reside in the vicinity, and who bore evidence against the riotous Huns who were arrested and fined on Mondsy, should be put to death. The meeting wan secret, but a Hungarian who was present to d on tbe conspirators. The plan adopted was to go to tbe houses of the doomed m-n on a certain night and kill them in bed. The chairman of the meeting selected twenty volunteers tor the work. Tbe names of only a few of the conspirators could be ascertained and for tbe arrest of these warrants were speedily issued. One Hungarian who gave his nhnie as Andred O'iistmao was taken into enstody at au early honr. Officers are after the others and may arrest them before night. Thia seems to be a revival of Molly Maguire tactics.

An Appeal for Mrs. Waite. Toledo, April 6. The Commercial says: "We have the authority of a gentleman who has been familiar with Chief-justice Waite' financial affairs for fifty years for saying that he left almost no property besides the house in Washington. There are three or four lots in Toledo unimproved, and of a valae not to exceed $5,000, and there was a $5,000 life insurance in Mrs. Wane's name. This ia all, Civil-service Commissioner Edgerton to the contrary notwithstanding. It is but simple justice that tbe government for whom the late Chief-justice gave up bis t.me and ta'ents. and tbe years that ne might have devoted to money-getting, should matte some provision for his widow and family, who are thus left without means. Congress should act promptly in tkis, as a matter of tight and justice."

LOSSES ?Y PL00D AND ST0KM

SeYeraMowa Towns Suffer by Reason of Streams Overflowing Their Banks. HVarj Losses at Elk Point, Sioux City and Eock Falls Railway Property Seriously Damaged The Storm in Eastern Indiana. Sioux City, la., April 6. The flood on the Missouri, immediately above Sioux City his been tbe highest and most disastrous since the memorable inundation of the spring of 18SL Tbe region inundated is the low grounds on the Dakota side, above tbe Sioux river. During the break-up of the ice, two weeks ago, an immense gorge formed in the curved channel of the Missouri below Elk Point. A dam was formed and the whole expanse of country overflowed. Iu every direction for miles the whole country was under water. Elk Point was a diminutive island in a vast sea of angry waters. The country there is thickly settled, and many farmers had already removed their live stock to the bluffs. Most of the houses are built on eminences, but in most cases the flood overflowed" these also. Some live stock was lost, but how much is not known, as it has been impossible to reach the country. Just below Elk Point the authorities have dug an immense ditch along the line of the lowest depression northeasterly toward the Sioux river to carry off flood waters. This ditch carried a flood ot waters with great violence into toe Sioux river above tbe St. Paul railroad bridge. There was thus a vast river several miles wide sweepin 2 across tbe lowlands. It plowed tbe ditch and threatened to change tbe channel of the Missouri in conformity with it; tore away fences, haystacks, small out-buildings and everything in its way. It is now learned from Superintendent Beardsley, of the Milwaukee company, that about lour miles of the railroad track was washed out this side of Elk Point. The violence of the current may be inferred from the fact that about a mile and a quarter of tbe track, including railroad ties and iron, rfas been carried two miles away from tbe road bed end left in the fields. The Sioux liver, swollen by. the flood waters of the Missouri, rapidly accumulated a great mass of drift-wood and ice against the railroad bridge. The pressure was sufficient to move the bridge three teet, and would have swept the structure entirely away but for the precautions taken by the railroad company to save tbe bridge. It will take two weeks to repair the damage. Tuesday night the gorge, which had caused all the trouble, suddenly broke. The confined flood rushed down stream like a race-horse and with an ominous roaring sound. The rise here was ten feet in less than two hours and the lower part of the city was threatened. Yesterday the river fell some, bnt it is still very high. Above, in tbe region of Elk Point, tbe water still stands deep on tbe low grounds, and it will , be many days before it can be drained off. It is thought no lives have been lost. Great Flood at Rock Falls. Mason City, la., April 6. The greatest freshet ever known in this county was experienced last night, the town of Rock Falls, on the banks of the Shell-rock river, experiencing it most disastrously. . The iron bridge, 155 feet long, and tbe dam are both gone, and the damage to property there will not fall short of $25,000. About two weeks ago the ice in the Shellrock became loose and formed an immense gorge, miles in extent, and in some places piled up twenty feet high. The heavy rain of Thursday loosened the water in the sloughs and creek 6, which poured in resistless torrent into tbe river, forcing it beyond its banks and loosening tbe ice gorge, which came down the river with such force that everything in its course was awent before the flood. The village of Rock Falls, south ot tbe river, was completely inundated; houses and barns were crushed and swept away, and in some instances no vestige remains of what was before a substantial structure. The bouse of Mr. Cruikehank. where he lived with his wife and three chiMr en, was crushed like an egg-shell. The husband, hearing the roar of the torrent of ice and water, got out of bed, and before be could . light a lamp the water in his chamber was up to his waist. He pushed two of his children through a trap door, following them, his wife with b' i jabe refusing to leave. The woman rushed with her child to the upper stoiy of the house jnst as it was yielding to the force of the flood, au-Vt-.'caped through tho roof by jumping on the floating ice, where they remained for two hours, until daylight, when neighbors rescued them. A house in which Mrs. Anderson lived with her five children was swept from its foundation and floated against x some trees, where it lodged, the woman and children escaping on the floating ice, where they remained barefooted and in their night clothes until daylight when the water receded and their' rescue was made. If it had not been that this ice gorge broke, causing the flood to subside tbey would doubtless have perished. A vacant honse was crushed and demolished, and outbuildings, stable, and sbeds swept away. The large barn of R. M. Todd was carried off, the veranda of his elegant residence was crushed and broken, and large cakes of ice now cover the porches. The large bridge went out when the ice gorge gave way, and portions of the trusses and stringers are now to be seen on the farm of Joseph Herrett, where tbev were borne by tbe flood, two miles below the dam, and the tubing, considered the best in the State, ia gone. Miles of fences were torn from land where tbe water was never known to reach before. When the water receded it left immense piles of ice in the streets. High cakes three feet thick are piled upon one another ten to fifteen feet hicb, and it will be three or four weeks before they melt and make the streets passable. It looks like an immense arctic scene with the roofs of the houses protruding through. Tornado at Sioux Citv. Siotrx City, la., April 6. During a violent electric storm yesterday a cyclone passed over the city from southwest to northeast. The funnel cloud was seen by many and was accompanied by a roaring noise. It struck in but one place, in the extreme northwest part of tbe city, and then rebounded in the air, passing rapidly over the- western suburbs. At the place where the cloud struck it picked up the residence of Mark Modlin and hurled it to the ground in the rear of the lot. Mrs. Modlin waa severely injured. The house of Mr. Rich mood was wrecked and a barn near by was split to kindling wood. Mr. Modlin says he saw two eiouds form and meet, and in a moment his house was hurled from its foundation. At Sibley a tornado 'swept over the county, doing Immense damage to property. Without a moment's warning the wind rose from a slight breeze to a hurricane, and in a short time chimneys, fences, lumber and other property were torn from their resting places and hurled through the air. A large chimney on the public school building crashed through tbe roof into tbe midst of the teachers institute, but aside from h few slight bruises no one was hurt. Tbe agricultural warehouse of Grant & Hanna was moved from its foundation and now stands at an angle of 45. Reports from the rural districts bring intelligence of damage to stock. The house of Jacob Brooks was lifted from its foundation and torn into fragments. Damage in Fayette County. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Glenwood, Ina., April 6. A violent storm passed two miles south of here, last night, and destroyed everything in its path. Several barns were unroofed, and the dwellings of George Lilsworth and James May were badly damaged. May's family, consisting of ten persons, sought safety in a bed-room, and when the roof was torn away the mother wished to take the children into the kitchen, but the father would not permit it. A minute later the heavy cbimney fell, crushing the ceiling of the kitchen and filling that apartment with brieka and broken timbers. A fine strio of timber, belonging to George Creelman, containing many valuable poplar and walnut trees, was utterly mined. Mr. Creelman's loss will amount to $1,000. David Kirkpatrick, William. Alexander and Hon. E. S. Frazee sustained serious damages in loss of timber. Robert May's fine sugar camp was entirely destroyed. No lives were lost, and even the , stock suffered very littie, thoueh a number of narrow escapes are reported. The storm passed at 8 o'clock, p. si., and the town of FayetteviJle bad a narrow escape. Tbe entire loss to farmers in this section is estimated at $10,000. Conn t rsvti.i.e. Ind., Anril 6 A terriSe wind and rain-storm passed over a portion of this county last night, between 7 and 8 o'clock. It was less than eighty rods in width, but carried devastation and destruction before it. It entered the county near tbe southwest corner, took a northeasterly direction and seemed to have almost ceased just before reaching" the town of Alquina. It unroofed many houses and barns and demolished all fences, small buildings sod timber belort 1L Some cf the

largest farmers suffering the most are Richard and Nelson William. Otho McCarty, O. P. Griffith and Dr. Peek, whose farm buildings, fencing and timber were almost totally destroyed. No one whs either killed or seriously injured so far as your correspondent can ascertain. It is impossible at this writing to even give an estimate of the value of property destroyed. Monument Struck by Lightning. Special to the indiaaanolis Jonrnal Looansport. Ind. 4 April & Lightning struck the $10,000 soldiers' monument in Mt. Hope Cemetery during the severe thunder-storm yesterday evening. The flagstaff held by the color bearer was shattered and tbe can considerably injured. Tbe monument is eighty-one feet high,--and no close examination has yet been made to determine the extent of the injury. Three Live Lost. Centbevtixb, Mich., April 6. A remarkably severe thunder-storm passed over this place yesterday afternoon, doing much damage to pr operty and causing the loss of three lives. James Parsons's barn, in Sherman township, was struck by lightai ne and totally destroyed, Mr. Parsons and his little child and a Mrs. Yankee being instantly killed at tbe same time.

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The Ravenna passenger depot, on the Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad, was struck by lightning, Wednesday, and burned. Treasurer Dickson, of Marion county, O-.who was recently arrested for embezzlement, but who was not prosecuted, yesterday resigned his office. " A resolution was pasted by the Iowa House of Representatives, yesterday, providing for an , amendment to the State Constitution granting suffrage to women. Tbe Boston Herald states Frank L. Wilson, a freight clerk of the Boston & Providence railroad, in that city, has absconded, and is $7,000 to $10,000 short in Ms accounts. Recorder Smyth, of New York, yesterday sentenced Francis W. Ptttman to imprisonment for life in Stat prison. He was tried for the murder of his daughter Rachel , and was convicted of murder in the second degree. Chaska, the Indian who recently married Mies Fellows, the school-teacher, has received a telegram offering him and bis bride $5,000 for a ten-weeks' engagement with a dime museum. Mrs. Chaska indignantly rejected the offer. A young man named Charles Lacour was lodged in jail at Shreveport, La., on Thursday, charged with murder and arson in having set fire to a house in which Alice Wise (colored) was asleep. Tbo woman was burned to death. The crime was caused by jealousy. . Judge Jackson, of the United States Cnrcuit Court, at Louisville, Ky.t yesterday affirmed the decision of the lower court in the West Virginia habeas corpus case against the State of Kentucky for possession of the Hat fie id prisoners. This is a second victory for Kentucky Howard Dennis, a Northwestern railroad switchman, and an unknown companion, were fatally stabbed early yesterday morning in a Chicago saloon row, growing cut of a dispute about the recent strike. Dennis says the cutting was done by Mark Evans, another switchman. Charles Bassett, a wealthy stockman, was fatally injured by the collapse of an old adobe house on bis ranch, near Phoenix, A. T. Bassett was a prominent member of the Wyoming Legislature a few years ago, and his wealth is estimated at $750,000. He has ' no l:nown relatives living. Cyrus Riell, of New York, who is over seventy years old, yesterday asked Judge Duffy, in the Harlem police court, to commit him as a vagrant, as he was without home or friends and could not get work. He was a war veteran, and showed a letter from General Dix 'praising his bravery and services. On Thursday morning $2,000 in currency was stolen from the Pacific, express office at Horace, Greely county, Kansas, by J. H. Draper, a newly appointed night operator. Draper came to Horace from Arkansas, about two weeks ago, having been discharged from a position as traindispatcher in that State. A day or two ago the nine-year-old daughter of Franic Dent, of Springfield, O., died suddenly under circumstances which indicated arsenical poisoning. Yesterday two more of Dent's childera died, and it has been discovered that they were poisoned by drinking water from an old well into which rats poisoned with arsenio had been thrown. 'Geo. Schwartz, the defaulting treasurer of Crystal Falls, Mich., was arrested yesterday at Milwaukee. He was found under the assumed name of Howard, living with a young woman who accompanied him in his flight. Schwartz admits that he made way with $5,000 or $6,000 of public money. He is about twenty-two years of age, John A. Logan, - son of tbe late Senator, who shot a riotous Italian striker at the Carton, Pa., limestone quarry, of which he was superintendent, last Tuesday, was yesterday arrested and taken before a magistrate, at New Castle, Pa. He gave $1,000 bail for his appearance. The bullet from Logan's revolver earned away one of the Italian's knee-caps. A baggage ear and a sleeper loaded with Galveston people returning from Denver were wrecked on the Fort Worth & Denver railroad at Alvord, yesterday. J. H. Floyd, of Kansas City, a drummer, was instantly killed, and the fireman of the train was seriously injured. The wreck was eansed by the front trucks of the sleener jumping the track. George R. Johnson, tbe victim of Tuesday night's shooting affair, at Stafford Springs, Conn., is still alive, bnt there are no hopes of bis recovery. Mrs. Johnson, the aceoeed, is considerably broken down over the affair. There will probably be no new developments in tbe case nntil the trial of the prisoner before the Superior Court, next Tuesday, at Tolland. The engine of a passenger train on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railway went off tbe track fifty-five miles east of Buffalo. N. Y., about midnight. Fireman Hoyt Bogart. of Elmira, was killed, and engineer John Tnorapson, of Elmira, was badly hurt. The cars did not leave the track and no passengers were injured. Ttie cause of the accident was the washout of a colvert. Thursday night a Mr. Matson and his six-year-old son. of Oil Springs, Ont., started to cross the river to Sarnia in a row-boat. When about half way across a sudden squall drove the boat against a cake of ice and tbe craft oapsized. "Their cries for help could be heard as they floated down the river, but before any one could go to their assistance they were, drowned. A dispatch from Hamilton, Ont, says that Ellen Milmine, a girl of eighteen years, took a dose of Rough on Rats." about. 2 o'clock yesterday morning, and died . three hours afterwards. It is tbought she was disappointed in love, because she spoke several times about a young man named Harper, just before she died. She, however, refused to assign any reason for taking her own life. The Annual convention of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity of the United States will be held at Columbus, O., May 10 and 11, under the auspices of tbe Iota Chanter, of Keuyon College. Gov. Fitzbugh Lee, of Virginia, will be the orator at tbe banquet, and Bishop Knickerbacker, of Indiana, will be presiding officer of the convention. Prominent members of tbe society will be present from the East and Wsst. James Payne, a colored man living at MilTard, Ohio, Shot and fatally wounded his wife, Wednesday night. Goaded to the deed by her unfaithfulness, he followed her to tbe home of a brother in-law, where, catcbingher lying in bed in tbe arms of a dusky paramour named Ohara, he drew a revolver and fired upon the guilty pair, tbe bul let taking effect in the neck of his wife. Mrs. Payne is thought to be fatally wounded. Ohara ran out of the house after the shooting and has not been seen since. Payne has also disappeared. John, alias "Glass-eyed' Cook, was arrested at Detroit yesterday, by a deouty United States marshal, charged with breaking into and robbing tbe postoffiee at Minneapolis, in May, 1886. He was arraigned before United States Commissioner Graves and tbe examination set for Monday. Cook is alleged to be one of five men who robbed the Minneapolis office of over $15,000 in postage stamps. Another of the gang, "Bobby" Adams, who is now serving a five years' sentence for the offense, at Joliet, 111-, is said to nave given the information which led to Cook's arrest. Alphocse Desmare, watchman at the United States brunch mint at New Orleans, disappeared last Saturday, and with him, it is alleged, went $1,800. Desmare has been engaged iu lending money to tbe employes of the mint, charging 5 per cent, interest per month. He would renew tbe notes or certificates of indebtedness of the employees by forging or having their names forced, and pocket the money tbey paid him. So skillfully were these frauds executed that tbe parties whose names were signed bad considerable difficulty in separating the false from the genuine. Desmare left a wife and a large family of children behind bim. Nina Van Zandt Elated. Ottawa. I1L, April 6. Nina Van Zandt received 206 vote for town clerk Taesday, and is highly elated over what she terms "aa outburst of sentiment for her poor martyred husbtnd." She thinks it a testimonial of esteem and serums not to know that she is the UughiaEtocK of the city.

THE WEARISOME t4F STE1KE

Both Sides Itesin to Show Sipis that They Are Tired of the Struggle, And Indications Point to an Early Collapse of the Strike Tbe Alleged Bargain of the Brotherhoods with the Knights. Chicago, April 9. Mr. Jeffery, general -manager of the Illinois Central, called with Messrs. Sargent, Monahan, Hoge and Mnrphy at the C, B. & Q. offices, tbi? morning, and met Messrs. Dexter, Peasley, Stone and Besler. Mr. Sargent acted as spokesman in behalf of the late engineers and firemen of the Burlington, and urged that tbe whole matter be left to arbitration, but the railroad company objected that such a proposition was inadmissible at the present time, as their ranks were substantially full of engineers and firemen who were entirely satisfied with the rules and terms of employment. The situation of these new men and the terms on which they were engaged were fully explained to Mr. Sargent, who ndmitted that tbe railroad company eonld not consider any proposition looking to their ' discharge. Mr. Stone then urged Mr. Sargent to have tbe strike called off, promising to consider applications from the old men, and to give as many of them work as he could. Grand Master Sargent, after the conference, left for his home in Terre Haute, leaving the local situation in the hands of Chairman Hoge. of the Burlington grievance committee. The latter was seen to-night by a reporter, and said: "The conference of this afternoon leaves the situation practically unchanged. We were not favorable to the idea of the meeting, anyhow, but we attended it. The 'Q' road wanted an unconditional surrender, and if we bad agreed to thia we would have been gibbeted by the enraged strikers. We don't want our men taken back in batches, and if we ean't have tbe matter arbitrated the Burlington striker will accept situations on other roads, where they can obtain better pay." A rumor was current to-night that the strike had been declared off, and that two. hundred of the striking engineers were to be reinstated by the Burlington road to-morrow. This Mr. Hoge denied emahaticaliy as being without the least foundation, adding that the Brotherhood would never agree to any such settlement. At 10 o'clock 'to-night a report was received at tbe rooms of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, at the Grand Pacific, that all the yard masters of the Burlington road except three had left the service of the company. There are in all abouttwenty yardmasters in the night and day crews, and it is their knowledge of the local geography of the yards which makes them valuable, for upon this knowledge depends the proper disposition of the freights as they arrive So it will be seen that they occupy peculiarly important positions just at this time, as the rush of freight on the 'Q." which the raising of she' boycott has caused, renders it imperitive that all consignments be bandied with expedition. This blow, following the switchmen's strike, just at tbe moment when it would produce tbe mc st harm, has come, and it looks as if the fight was not yet over. When the switchmen went out, twelve of the yardmasters went with them. Five more went out to-night,- and this leaves only three of the old men in the service. The reason assigned for thia movement is refusal of tbe men to ork with "scabs." The Chicaeo Times this morning says: "Whatever may be the result of the deal between tbe Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen and General Master Workman Powderlj, of the Knights of Labor, whether any of tbe Knights of Labor on the Burltngton road would obey bis order to strike, the fact remains that there is such a deal, and it is in writingTTBd signed by the parties to the agreement. It is true that tbe general master workman has expressed his unqualified disapproval of any Knight of Labor taking the place of a striker, and tbat K eights who are now working on the 'Q" took those places in spite of bis opinion. It is also probable that with such a record they would not obey an order from the general master workmen to give un positions acquired contrary to his wishes. With tbe section hands it would be different. They remained at work when the engineers, firemen and switchmen went out, bui are not in a position of rebellion to tbe head of the order. Tbey would probably obey an order to strike. Tbat such an order will come there is no longer any room for doubting; that is, if the engineers, firemen and switchmen desire it, An agreement has been made in writing and is in the hands of Mr. Powderly and tha Brotherhood engineers. The committee that was sent by the engineers to Scranton, Pa. , to ne gotiate with Mr. Powderly, returned yesterday. A. R. Kavt ner, who represents the Brother hood, went home to San Francisco. He is the second assistant chief engineer, and went to Scranton because Mr. Powderly had expressed a oesire to negotiate, not only with a committee, but with one of tbe grand officers as well. Tbe committee consisted of Geo. Vrooman, of the Union Pacific; Joseph Briotnall, of tbe Grand Trunk. andM. Mentef. of the Illinois Central. Their negotiations with Mr. Powderly were of no avail until the news came that the boycott against Burlington freight was raised. After this concession bad been made to Mr. Powderly' desires, the agreement was made that whenever tbe Brotherhood deem it necessary for their success, Mr. Powderly agrees to call out the Knights of Labor on tbe Burlington, no matter in what capacity they are working. Tbe same thing will be done on any other road on which tbe engineers and firemen may get into trouble. In return, the engineers and firemen will backup tbeKnights of Labor working on tbe railroads if they, in their turn, should get into trouble. In short, it is an offensive and defensive alliance, such as was attempted some time ago on the Missouri Pacific but failed on account of the engineers refusing to enter into the deal The alliance will not become operative for some time to come. The strike of the Knichts of Labor is the third number on the programme of the strikers. Tbe first number is a new attempt to influence the Burlington, 'through other railroad people.' Failing in that, the brakemeu will be asked to go out," - . Carnegie's Men Likely to Resume Work. Bbaddock. Pa, April 6. A settlement of the trouble at the Edgar Thomson steel-works is believed to be close at band. The members of the executive board of district assembly No. 3, Knights of Labor, have unofficially advised the men to return to work at the terms proposed by Andrew Carnegie, and at a meeting to be held at Braddock to-morrow they will publicly , request tbe strikers to give up the fight. This decision is believed to be due to tbe determined stand taken by Mr. Carnegie in his iuterview, published this morning, and also to a movement on the part of the non-umou workmen, who outnumber the Knights of Labor two to one, to re sume work. Tbe action of the executive board? has occasioned general rejoicing among tbe strikers and business men of Braddock, and an eariy resumption is anticipated. The strike has already lasted four months, and tbe prospects of an indefinite shut-down of the works was not relished by the men. Will Employ Whom They Please. Cincinnati,' April 6. Eleven of the leading shoe manufacturing firms have issued a circular declaring their shops free, and that they will keep them so, making no discrimination on ac count of any one who is a member of tbeKnights of Labor, but that they will protect all their employes against intimidation. Tbev sav that un til it is proved that the labor assembly will respect tbe law of their own order and any agreement tbey may have entered into, and un til their authorities are able to enforce promptly such agreements, it is useless and unbusinesslike to enter into any stipulated agreement with labor organizations. Redaction of Wages. Milwaukee, Wis., April 6. As a result of conference between the Knigbts of Labor and the officials of tthe North Chicago Rolling-mill Company, the men to-day agreed to a reduction of 10 per cent in wages. About 500 men are aSected. about one half of whom are common laborers and the others engineers, water-tenders and blast-furnace men. An Ex-Governor' Son Fatally S.ot. Nashville. Tenn., April 6. A" special from Paris, Tenn.. to the American ears that Kennedy Porter, son of ex-Governor Porter, of Tennes see, was probably fatally shot in that aiiv, last night by Will Ldmunas. ibe origin "of the difficulty is supposed to be the attentions of young Porter to Edmunds's sister. Death of "Senator" Bob Hart. New York, April 6. Rev. J. M, Sutherland, better known as ' Senator cob riart, exminstrel, died to-night He was recently accused by a Long Island gtri of assault, and was to ap pear for trial on Monday. His disgrace seeroitd to bare caused him to resume his old h bit. He west to a Cbambera-etreet hotel kept by aa

old friend of bis. to-day, and drank heavily. He tben went to bed in a room above the saloon, and was found dead there about midnight. DAILY WBATIIKB BULLETIN.

Indication. Washington, D. C, April 6. For Ohio and Indiana Warmer, fair weather, light to fresh variable winds. For Michigan Warmer, fair weather; light te fresh variable winds. For Wisconsin and Illinois Warmer, fair weather; light to fresh winds, becoming south easterly. Locct Wewther Iteport. Inpianapous. April 6. 1888. Time. Bar. Thor. R. H. Wind) Weather Preo. 7 A. 2 p. 9 P. 30.37 3".41 30.37 41 53 5'2 CO 44 48 N'wst Clear. N'wst, Clear. N'wst Clear. M... Maximnm thermometer, 61; minimum thermcmater. 41. . Following is a cotanarative statement of the eondi. tion of temperature and precipitation on April 6, 18SS: . Tem. Precip. Normal 53 O.IS Mean - 9 O.UO Ieoartnre from normal............. 4 Total excess or deficiency since Apr. 1 33 ?'o? Total excess or deficiency since Jan. 1345 1.2 Plus. . General Observations. Washington, April 6, 9 p. m. Stations. Bar. Tber Wind. Pr. Weather New xork city..... Philadelphia, Pa... Washington City... Charleston, S. C... San Antonia, Tex.. Jacksonville, Fla. .. Atlanta, Ga........ Pensacola. Fla Titnsvihe, Fla: Montgomery, Ala.. Vicksburg, Miss.... New Orleans. La. .- Shreveport, La..... Fort Smith, Ark.... Little Rock, Ark... Galveston, Tex..... Palestine. Tex Brownsville, Tex.... Memphis, Term.... Nash ville. Tenn.... 29. lO 54'Swest Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. . Clear. lear. Fair. Fair. Clear. 29.16 56 N'wst 29.22 30. 20 54; Calm. OSjSwest '72 South 30.22 30.26 30.32 74 South 62 N'wst 72,Swest 30.30 30.32 30.26 72 Snth 72 North Clear. - 30.26 72 Nortb T iRain. SO 24 30.24 72 South .14 I Fair. 66! East. . ... Clear. Clear. ..... Cloudy. ... . Clear. Clear. ..... Fair. .... Clear. . .... Fair . .... Clear. . .... Clear. Clear. ..... C'.ear. ..... Clear. ..... Clear. ..... Clear. ... . Clear. ..... Clear. ..... Clear. ..... Clear. . .... Cloudy. , .... Clear. Clear. .02fFair. .....'Oear. . . ... Ciesr. , ,...Clear. .....iClear. ' , .... Clear. IClear. ;Clar. . ... .IClear. -.....Clear. Fair. 'Clear. 30.2S 64 S'east 30.34 62S'east 30.28 70 South 74'Sonth 30.20 30.22 72 S'east 3U.36 30.32 30.36 30.38 SO.36 62!Neast 58 ; North 62 Neant Louisville. Ky .. Indianapolis, Ind... 52' N'wst Cincinnati. O. ...... 54 North Pittsburg. Pa. 30.24 52 N'wst 54 S'east Boise, I. T.. ....... 30.12 Oswego, N. Y Calgary, N. W. T... Toledo. O 30.06 30 OO 30.32 30. 40 36! West. 38! N'wst 46 Swest Minnedosa,N. VV. T lOCalm. Prince Arthur s L g 30.32 30.34 30 32 30.36 30.36 30.3S 30 32 30.32 30.32 30.30 20 N'wst Chicaso, 111......... Milwaukee, Wis.... Duluth, Minn St. Paul, Minn..... La Crosse, Wis..... Davenport, la..... Des Moines, la..... Coneordia, Kan..... 50i West. 441 N'wst 32jVest. 34 Calm. 38 i Swest 50,Calm. 52,Swest 52S east 52; South Keokuk. Ia...... Cairo, III........... Springfield. 111...... 30.38 30.3S 58 -N'wst 54 Calm. bt. Louis, Mo...... Springtield, Mo Leavenworth, Kan. . 30.38 30.34 58 Neast 56;Kast. 52 Calm 30.36 Omaha, Iseb 30.32 30.28 30.32 30.46 56 South Valentine, Neb..... Yankton, D. T Moorehead, Minn.., H ism arc k. D. T..... 50,Calm. 42 1 North 24 j Neast 3Gi S'east Clear, dear. Clear. Clear. ' Cloudy. Clear. Clear. Cloudy. Clear. 30.34 Fort Boford, D. T.. 30.32 30.10 30.16 30.32 30.28 36 North 40i North Assmaboine, M.. J. .. Fort Custer, M. T-. Qu'Apello. N. W. T 48 S'east 24 Calm. 48 Calm. 52 North Cheyenne. Wy. T... North Flatte, Neb.. 30.28 Denver, Col........ 30.22 56 S'east Clear. IClear. iClear. W. Ll Animas, Jol Dodge City, Kan... 30.18 56lSonth 52 South 58 North 30.36 Fort Elliott, Tex... 30.26 Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Cfear. Clear. Fort Sill. I. T...... 30.26 66 68 72 56 54 51 East. Neast tiast. Neast East. S'eaat Fort Davis, Tex.... 30.16 30 OS 30.18 30.24 30.16 El Faso, Tex Salt Lake City. U.T Santa Fe, N. M..... Montrose, Col...... T Traces of preoinitation. Note One-tenth of an inch of melted snow equals one inch of snow. A Correction, the Editor ef the Indianapolis Journal! In your issue of this date I find the following short editorial: "Possibly it was tbe appointment of S. M. Stockslager to be land commis sioner tbat may account for the large Demo cratic gams in Harrison county. Mr. Stock slager is a Cory don man." Just why such a statement creot into your columns I cannot tell. . especially when there was a special dispatch iu another column showing a gain of two township trustees, and coming within ten votes of secur ing another, which would have made a majority in this Democratic county. The inference might be drawn that yon were intending to cast a re flection in some direction. Tne fact is, that, instead of there being "large Democratic gains" in this county, or .Democratic gams at all, the Republicans gained two trustees as above stated, and made very handsome gains on the popular vote. Fair Play. CORTDON, April 4. Tha telegraphic report said there had been large Democratic gains in Harrison county," and we were trying to account for it. At least one prominent Republican, it was stated, had turned Democrat on the promise of an office under Mr. Stockslager. Ed. Journal. Local Control Id California. Chicago Inter Ocean. California has local option, and prosperous Pasedena has no saloon. Coronado Beach has a great boom in real estate, but has no saloon. Riverside, . among tbe most beautiful young cities in the world, has not a saloon. 1 be in fant Quaker City of Whittier had a saloon, but blew it up, and goes on boomiug without whisky. Local option is the true temperance reform idea. Lioeal option m any county will do more lor tbe cause of genuine temperance than the election of a Prohibition President, for that would not annihilate a single rum-shop. . Steamship News. New York. April 6. Arrived: Belgenland, Nederland, from Antwerp; England, Gallia, Britannic, from Liverpool, Queenstown, April 6. 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