Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 August 1889 — Page 2

THE - INDIANAPOLIS . JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST - 7. 1889.

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on the Mysore railway. Compared with the net earnings of ISA those of showed no increase of $75,000 in the case of tho India Peninsular railway, owing chiefly to the number of third-class passengers and larger receipts for tho conveyance of railway material. On the other hand, the net earnings on the Bombay -c Baroda and Outral India. Kairputena and Malway railways exhibit a decrease of ?JA00O and $2T0,(XXf respectively, owing principally to the failure of crops in the northern districts and the consequent diminution of the traffic in wheat and other grain, cotton, seeds, etc. Tho net earnings of rive other shorter lines also showed a decrease." EXOKBITAM ATTORNEY'S ITES.

4. Tennesseean Had the Courage to Fight for Ills Itlght and Won Ills Came. Washington, Aug. 6. Several years ago tho Conrt of Claims gave judgment for 96,000 in favor of Perez Dickinson, of Tenncslee, for cotton destroyed by General Burnside during the war. Some years after Congress provided for the payment of the judgment. Colonel Woods, the attorney in the case, demanded and received from the Treasury Department a draft for the full imount The draft was, of course made payable to Dickinson, but he refused to indorse it, as he was ui raid Woods would retain more than he thought him entitled to. Woods wanted $24,000, or one-fourth of the entire amount, for his services. Several attempts were made to settle the case bnt without success. Finally Secretary Fairchild recalled the original draft and issned in its stead two drafts, both pay able to Dickinson, and delivered one of them, amounting to 8-M.00O, to Woods, and the other for $72,000, to Dickinson. The latter, however, refused to indorse the draft held by the attorney and declined to draw the monev on bis own. In the meantime Woods brought suit in Washington to establish his right to a lien on the judgment, hut the case was dismissed for want of jur isdiction. More recently tne case was acrain heard at the Treasury Denartment. and to-day Acting Secretary Batchellor decided to pay the entire amount of the claim to Dickinson and to leave the question of attorney's fees to bo settled between the parties. The drafts outstanding were accordingly recalled and a new one issued in favor of Dickinson. MIS-EItY IN BOHEMIA. Starvation Resulting from the Terribly Low 1Vses Paid to Glass-Workers. Washington, Aug. 6. In a report to the State Department, Consul Jonas, of Prague, submits the results in 1888 of Bohemian ag riculture. He calls attention to the fact that a recent survey of the kingdom for purposes of taxation shows ,9C6,147 hectares of productive and 227,740 hectares of unproductive soil. A hectare is two and one-half acres. This land has been contin uously cultivated since the fifth century of the Christian era, and so farfrom being exhausted in 1SSS, 97 per cent, of the whole ara ble area in Bohemia was under cultivation. John B. Howes, commercial agent of the United States to Eeichenberg. in a report to the State Department under date of April 15. calls attention to a depression of prices in the class trade. Business has also decreased to an enormous extent. Exports to the United States for the quarter ended March si were lss.000 florins less than in the quarter in 1886. Wages of workmen have been reduced since 1837, so that they earn only from one-fifth to one-half what they did then, or from a to 28 cents a day. Mr. Howes says: Uf course, no man can live on 20 kreutzers (3 cents) a day, much less support a family, and the result is that there is much suffering among the glassworkers. Subscriptions have been taken up for the relief of tho starving families. and in the last tive weeks alone over 600 people have been assisted and over 8,000 gildera expended by tho committee having the matter in charge. Cases of scurvy and "hunger typhus" are not infrequent, and auu io mo prevailing misery. THE SOLDIER'S PKECEDENCY. A Question on Appointments Settled by the Department of Justice. Washington, Aug. 6. In. response to a letter of inquiry from W. C. Cooley, chief clerk of the Postoffice Department, Jamei N. Tyner, Assistant Attorney-general for the Postoffice Department, wroto that when the Civil-service Commission certified three names for appointment, and one of them was a discharged Bailor or soldier, he must be selected for the place. It was suggested in the inquiry that if the appointing power were allowed no choice in such a case, it wonld be useless for the commission to certify more than the one name of the exsoldier or sailor. Mr. Tvner said as to thin. that if the namo of but one eligible candidate was certified, that person might become incapacitated or fail to appear, hence the convenience and desirability of having three names on the list. This opinion of Assistant Attorney-general Tyner was connrmeu oy ine Aiiorncy-generai. wno, however, brought out more strongly the point that the appointing power still hid tho right of judging as to the ex-soldier's capability and personal fitness before putting him in place, though, all thinirsbeini? ennaL the soldier must be appointed. The correspondence in tho case is beinir circulated among the heads of divisions in the various departments for their guidance in making Appointments. MINOR MATTERS. Sllnlster Uanna Tells of the Immigration to the Argentine Republic Washington, Aug. 6. Before leaving Buenos Ayres for home. United States Min ister Hanna wrote a short report to the State Department on immigration into tho Argentine Republic. He says it is setting in from all countries of Europe, and the great number of arrivals is marvelous. They are generally assisted by the Argen tine government, to the extent at least of having their passage paid from their starting point to their destination in the in terior, the amount thus paid in March alone is estimated at 1,000,000. Already this vast influx, the Minister snvs. is beciunmg to tell on the exports of corn. Last year the country 6hinoed 44.V00Q tons of corn. This year it will go above 2.000,000 tons. Mr. Hanna timber says: "In the vast fleet of merchant ships and great steamers comincr here to trade from every European port." tho United States llaizis rarely seen, but it is hoped and believed a I a L. I : r . i . . milt iud iiwuc) oi lueuew aumimsirauon on the subject of an eucouraired steam navigation between the United States and tne boutn American ports will successfully wive ims embarrassment." New Sugr Experiment Successful. Washington, Aug. 6,-Dr. Wiley, chem ist of the United States Department of griculture, has jnst placed in tho hands of the Secretary of Agiiculture for publica tion the report of experiments in the manu facture of sugar by diffusion at Magnolia Station, Lawrence, La., on the plantation of cx-Gov. H. C. Wanuouth. The report was prepaied by Guilford L. Spencer, one of Dr. Wiley's assistants, who was detailed to perform the chemical work in connection with the manufacture of sncar bv diffusion on the Governor's plantation. Tho report . i i .. . cues numerous ninurnnces and ditlicutties, the principal ones due to defects in the German cutter in U90, and oilers some nrac. tical suggestions for improvements in the machinery used in the dill'iision process. In spite, however, of the difficulties re ferred to in tho work at Magnolia Station, which comprised the manufacture of 1.855.53 pound j of sugar, the comparison between the mill-work and diffusion process was in favor of the latter of M.l pounds of sugar to tne ton or cane, tue diffusion aver age being 222 pounds, and that of the mill. 167.9 pounds. Moreover, the latter included several tons treated by the d illusion process, but so involved with the mill work that the chemist iu charge found it neces sary to call ami include it all in mill work. making tne tiuiereiice in lavor ol tuo diffu sion process even more. Patents to Indiana Inventors. PlUl to the IibauapolU Journal. Washington, Aug 0. These patents were issued, to-day, to Indiana inventors: Will iam L. Coffin 13 lyomiDiDort, potato planter

and seed drill; Theodore W. Eversole. Garrett, soldering-iron; John H. Fergnson,

Ivokomo. running gear tor vehicles; Hum phrey G. Griffith, Indianapolis, lantern: Alfred K. Heath, Covington, car coupling; Matbew R. Moore. Indianapolis, sand-molding-machine; John P. Nichols, Marion, ex-ercising-machine; Lncian K. Oakes, Valparaiso, lamp ourner; Luant"ja.uicuii,iiiu Vernon, lawn mower; Samuel Smoker, Goshen, broadcast seed-sower. Indiana Tensions. Pensions have been granted to the fol io wing-named Indian! ans: Original Invalid George Stahl, John Boner, Randolph Fell. Tolbert B. Carpenter, deceased, . . . a . - . m - W - Kphralm Kllory, Wm. V. Boss, Wm. II. Shanks, llarttuan 1 rahley, Amorose h. aicuonaia, johq 11. Moriran. Increase James N. uiaze, James iioages, jonn E. Hayes. Bedford B. Baldwin. Richard Hicks, David It. McNees, Patrick O'Kief. Peter llemier, CTyrus W. JBenbow, Alfred K.Lannettell, John M. isurcnam, James A. t orrest, l nomas t . bamueis, William I.eas. Berlin Stafford, William Parnett, Dawpon Cain, John Uanzdoff, Sylvester Heaton, Casper HUdinzer, James Felix, Peter Kcising, Charles Jaaies, Frank Knapp, Samuel 8. Reed. Original W idows. etc. Juann, widow or JioraicalMosienCircassiaC, widow of Dllils 8. Barnett; Kstelle, widow of John II. Stacle; Margaret c, widow of w m. 11. stattord; baran, wiaow Hudson Loring. Mexican Widow Margaret, widow or Martin Brossart. The Chinese Went. Washington, Aug. 6. Secretary Windora has received the following by tele graph from San Francisco: "The twelve Chinese making transit of the United States from Havana to Hong Kong, recently per mitted to land at New Orleans by instruc tion from W ashington, left there tho 27th, arriving at San Francisco the evening of tne 31st ultimo, ana sailing wesxwaru uum this port on the steamer Belgic, Saturday, theSdinst. A nartv of six more Chinese leaving New Orleans the same date made the transcontinental lournev and aiso sailed on the Belgic." Secretary Rusk's Mission In New York. Washington, Aug. 6. Secretary Rusk, who left the city with President Harrison, went only as far as New lork, where ne will meet a number of railroad men and Senator McPherson in an important conference on the subject of the transship ment of cattle. The Secretary wants to have tho railroads so arrange matters that they can centralize the cattle coming over ineir roans at convenient points wueio AS 1 - ? A. . A ft. MA thev ran be inspected the more thoroughly. It is the intention of the Agricultural Department to do all in its power to prevent the exportation of diseased cattle. Dr. Salmon, chief of the Bureau of Animal In dustry in the Agricultural Department, will also be present at tne meeting. Railway Land Grants. Washington, Aug. 6. The forthcoming annual report .of acting Commissioner Hone, of the General Land Office, will show that during the fiscal year ended Juno 80, 1889, there wero certified to railroad com panies, nnder various grants, a total of 425,046 acres of land, or 404,116 less than the total certifications of the previous nscai year. There were pending in the General Land Oilice on June SO, 18b9, railroad selec tions under former grants amounting to 20,414.2.)! acres, which is an increase for tho year of 4.014.S85 acres. Anxieties of the Army Dudes Relieved. Washington, Aug. C The following is posted on the news bulletin of the War De partment: While he is absent. Secretary Proctor has authorized Chief Clerk Tweedale to sign requisi tions on the Treasury, and other papers requiring his signature. This action Is taken under the act of March 4. 1874. and Mr. Tweedale does not act as Secretary of War, as was erroneously stated the last time the Secretary was absent. Judge Sillier Starts Home. Vpeclal to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. Attorney-General Miller, of theUnited States, and Attorneygeneral Michener, of Indiana, started for Indianapolis to-day. Attorney-general Mil ler will take a bnex vacation before resum ing his duties in thedepartment overwhich he presides. Must Pay Duty. Washington, Aug. 6. Secretary Windom has informed the surveyor of customs at Louisville, Ky.. that there is no law under which free entry can be allowed in tho case of certain decorations imported by Mr. P. N. Clark, president of the "Satellites of Mercury." and intended for use in their fall celebration. General Notes. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Aug 6. John Coker, of Illinois, has been appointed a law clerk in tho General Land Office, and W. A. King, of Colorado, has been appointed a chief of division, in the Census Bureau. The President has tr ran ted pardons in tho cases of John W. Barkley and 6ra Staley, eacn oi wnom was convicted ot passing counterfeit coin, tho former in Georgia and the latter in Indiana. Attorney-general Miller to-day appointed Harry ic. pronasco to oe assistant united States attorney for the Southern district of Ohio. and James Atkins to be a special as sistant attorney in the Southern district of Georgia, to assist in tne prosecution of tne case of the United estates against ex-Mar shal Wade. , To-day's bond offerings aggregated $93.OtO as follows: Registered fours, $75,000 at $1.2834; 85.000 at $1.29. Coupon four-and-a-half t $3,000 at 31.00 Kegistered four-and-a-naus. sio.ouu at slou'b. It is understood that the board to which Secretary Tracy referred tho official report upon the trial of the Petrel has found from the data furnished that the ship came up to all requirements. It is probable that the desire of the contractors to make another trial will be gratified. At the request of the Postmaster-general. the Secretary of War has directed theOnar-termasier-gonerai to instruct ms euoorainates to pay no more government telegraph Dins until ine rates io oe paiu are lurnisnea bv the Postmaster-general. To-day proposals for furnishing the elec-tric-ligbt plant for the Washington navvyard were opened. T here are live of them that of the Schuyler Llectnc Company. of Middletown, Conn., being the lowest, at 13.750. Burgess Cox has been appointed po3tmasxer at oiiverviue, iawrence couniy, Indi ana, vice K. Wagoner, removed. W. M. Thompson, the chief clerk of the office of the Commissioner of Railroads, left Washington to-night for Boston, to make the usual annual examination of the books nf flie Union Pacific Kailwav Coninauv. Then he will proceed to San Francisco, to make a similar examination of the books of the Central Pacific Kail way Company. Bad Wreck on the Pennsylvania. BrtADror.D, Pa., Aug. 6. A bad wreck oc curred on the estern New York & Pennpylvania railroad this morning at lOo'clock, in f ront of tne uepoi at r,idred. 1 no con struction train had backed up to the depot. loaded witn Italians ana ereei rails, in a few moments a long freight train that was due came thundering along, and before the brakes could be set crashed into the construction train, uaus ana cars wero twisted in all shapes. Two of the cars were thrown in such a manner as to demolish the front of the depot. Three Italiaus. Anto nio Kiteruo, Ceraud Doianno and Franc Callo, were crushed in the dchns. British Iron-Clads Collide. Portsmouth, Aug. C Tho British fleet left Spithead for sea to-day to take part in the naval maneuvers. In starting out to sea tho men-of-war Black Prince and In vincible came into collision off Spithead, and both vessels were much damaged. The ltlnrk Prince is a screw iron ship, armorplated, of 9,-10 tons and 5,770 horse-power. She carries twenty-eight guns. Tho Invinrihie is a twin screw iron snip, armorplated, of 6,010 tons and 4,800 horse-power. She carries twenty guns. Cincinnati Saloon-Keepers Giro In. Cixciknati, Aug. CIn the police court, this afternoon, Jordan Thomas, attorney for the. saloon-keepers who were arrested on a charge of violatingthe Sunday closing law, asked that the cases against bis clients bo indefinitely postponed, "ibey Have all airreed to obey the law nereafter. ' be said. "and ask forgiveness of the court." Judge J.rmstoncontinueuiue cases ininy days, to give tho offenders a chance to prove their sincerity. Foh curative effects one bottle of Ayeis Sarsaparilla is worth three of any other name.

INDIANA AND ILLINOISNEWS

Governor Hovey Tendered a Bandsome Eeception Last Evening at Baden. Elder Sweeney Honored at Columbus Es cape of Murderer Slick Skirmish with Thieves Miscellaneous Indiana News. IXDIAXA. Governor Uovey Honored with m Reception at West Baden. Special to the Indianapolis J JurnaL West Baden, Aug. a The West Baden proprietors, with the large number of guests now here, tendered his Excellency, Governor Hovey, a reception and ball, this evening, which was attended by about one thousand persons, all of whom expressed themselves as having had one of the most delightful evenings of the season. The re ception was held in the spacious parlors, which, with the ball-room, had been beantifully decorated by the committee of arrangements, consisting of Capt. S. P. Gillett, of Evansville; CoL D. M. Ransdell, marshal of Washington, D. C: Gen. A. P. Beach, of Wheeling, w. va.; Isaac liartville, ably assisted by the lady guests. The beauty of the ladies and tne magnincence of their toilets was remarked as not easily excelled at any metropolitan watering resort. The Governor, though remonstrat ing against the reception, appreciated the efforts of all to make his stay agreeable, and was fully equal to the occasion. United Brethren In Christ. The White River Annual Conference of the United Brethren in Christ will convene to-day at Sugar Grove, Hancock county. Bishop E. B. Kephart, D. D., of Toledo, la,, will preside. The dissenters from tho General Confer ence held their session last week in Wayne county, Bishop Floyd presiding. Twentynine out of seventy-two ministers went with them, forty-three ministers remain ing loyal to the church. . At the dissenters' meeting I. M. Sharp was appointed presid ing elder of Dublin district and A. laist or Marion district. John Seelig was appointed to Franklin circuit, J. Y. DeMuntmn to Whitewater, N. D. Wolfardto Hartsville, C. W. Rector to Blue river, Wm. Hall to Hnnfv creek. Indiananolis to be supplied. J. W. Oxley to Fall creek, H. W. Robins to New Castle, Vienna Johnson to btony creek, A. J. Bolen to W llliamsburg, C. Smith to Marion. J. Beck to Lincolnville, C. B. Small to Salamonia. J. M. Kabrich to Hartford, K. Steele to New Corner. T. E. Kmneman to Fairmount. A. L. istanlev to Kokomo, II. S. Ketner t Elwood, A. Rec tor to Bloonnngsport. James Cranor to Daleville. IL N. Young to Economy: Z. McNew. conference evangelist and missionary solicitor; H. Floyd, bishoo of Southwest district, and M. Wright, bishop of East and Ohio districts, and publishing agent of the publishmg-nouse. Elder weeney Honored by Democrat. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Columbus. Aug. 6. Tho representative Democrats of this city, to the number ot about fifty, called on Eider Z. T. Sweeney at his home here to-night and tendered him an informal reception, on the eve of his departure for Constantinople, to assume his dutiesas consul-general to Turkey. The gathering, although- remarkable for its political tendencies, was none tho less pleasant. Congressman u. Y. Cooper made the welcoming address. He spoke of tho kindly feeling and friendship which they had for Mr. bwecney, and in benallolall those assembled he desired to state that they were all his friends, although of opposite political faith. His talk was full of kind expressions concerning air. bweeney, wno, at the conclusion of the address, made a brief response, in which he tendered his heartfelt thanks for the honor and kindness shown him by his friends of the Democratic party. lie said that this testimony ot friendship had given him great pleasure. At tne conclusion oi tne speech-making an elegant collation was served. The guests then spent a short time in social commingling. The estimable wife of Elder Sweeney and Hon. Joseph I. Irwin and wife assisted in entertaininir the imests. Elder Sweeney will sail from New York, Aug. 22. He will be accompanied by his wife. Dr. John Wishard Heard From. Ensclal to the Indianapolis Journal. Danville, Aug. C A private letter has been received from Dr. John Wishard, dated Oroomia, Tersia, June 28, in which no allusion is mado to tho "Pocahontas" episode published in some of the papers about a month ago. That report, which was based on information received through private letters, was to tho effect that Dr. Wishard and Rev. McDowell, of tho Presbyterian missiou in Persia, were attacked by Nestorian robbers, about the last of May. and neanv Killed. Dr. wishard barely escaping through the efforts of a native v woman, who. the account said, threw her self upon his prostrate body, Pocahontaslike, and saved his life. The letter alluded to above is the second written by him to his friends here since the date of the supposed adventure, and neither of them mentions it. The conclusion reached by his father is that the story was a fabrication. The Doctor states in his Inst letter that be is doing well, and will shortly move his field of operations to a point m close proxunity xo mo rums oi lneven. Fight with Thieves. Special to the Indiananolis Journal. Fit an Klin, Aug. 6. Grafton Peek, a mer chant in the little town of Greenwood, this county, is tearing down and removing his old stone building, preparatory to erecting anew one in its stead. Being unablo to procure a suitable room in which to store his stock of goods, consisting of dry goods. groceries, etc.. he placed them in his bam. Thieves made a raid on the stock Tuesday night, but were discovered by Mr. Peek and his neighbors in time to save the goods by indulging in an exciting aud dangerous fight for a time. Peek and company charged upon tne thieves witn loaned re volvers, tiring as they went. The thieves retaliated by exchanging shots with them. One of the thieves received a wound in the body, and was traced by drops of blood for a distance, but none of tho party was captured. Dedication of Bethel Assembly, Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LaPoute, Aug. C The beautiful grounds of the Indiana State Baptist Assembly, on the banks of Pine lake, near this city, and tho large auditorium named Bethel, were lormany aeuicateu to-uay, in tno presence of an immense throng of people. Bethel 6eats 2,000, and was full to overflowing. Excursions were run from all points, and prominent clergymen were present from all the leadintr cities of this State. The principal speakers were Rev. L. Kirtly, of Terro Haute; Dr. Hewitt, of Peoria. 111.; Kev. Riley, of Layfayette. and Rev. Dr. Stott. president of rranklin College and this Baptist Asseniblj. The exercises are being continued to-night. White Caps Near 3fartlusvlUe. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Martinsville. Aug. C The house of Mr. Doware, who resides near Little Point, this county, was shot into a few nights ago and followed next morning by a notice through the postoffice telling him to leave this sec- . . Jk A. A 1 A 1 tion oi country witnm xen aays or receive 100 lashes, and signed by "White Caps." Mr. ueware was armeu uimseii preparatory to receiving them warmly on the next annroach. The cause of the onslaught bv the self-named White Caps isnnknown, as the gentleman is said to be above reproach. The Camp-Meeting at Franklin. Epecial tc the Indianapolis Journal i rpi. t . j:1cankli, Aug. d.-iuo colored campmeeting is growing in interest day by day. and yesterday and last night's meetings were a most gratifying success in every particular. The meeting last night was at tended by 1,000 or 1,500 people, and the spiritual interest was something wonder ful To-night a ealYation meeting waj he!

presided over by Elder S. M. Smothers and

Rev. Viney. The attendance was large, the order most excellent and the preaching Ao-iuurrow win oe children's aay, ana a very large attendance of both whito and colored chilrlroTi t a a-r n) T"Vi triAotltlir ft' .... . S wu i.uuuuuo over ounuay. State Swine-Breeders. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. kokomo. Aug. 6. The State Swinebreeders Association is holding its annual convention in this city this week. A twodays session will he held, commencing this morning. About forty representative fine-stock-breeders are in attendance, and their sessions fire bntli nmfitalil.iriTwl intorentinir. Nearly all parts of the State are repreft nrominpnt fi o-n r in thn rnnvpntinn. through whose etlorts the convention was niougnt to this place. Died of Her Injuries. Special to tho Indianapolis JournaL Jefferson ville, Aug. a Mrs. George Wurfel,the lady burned yesterday evening, died at 1 o'clock this morning, after suffer ing great agony. Dr. Peyton, of this city, remained with her until 11 p. m.. and did all in his power to relieve her suffering, but only partially succeeded in alleviating the pain. Mrs. Wurf el was sixty-five years old. and was one of the most highly respected German ladies in this vicinity. Nothing was saved from the burning residence. Threshing Engine explodes. Special to the Indianapolis JournaL Crawfordsville, Aug. 3. The report in this city that a threshing-machine engine had been blown up with dynamite near New Ross and that five men were killed is not true. The facts are that the cylinder head was blown out of the threshing en?:ine of Frank Jones on the farm of Wm. iray, three miles east of here. It was caused by the breaking of the connecting rod. No person was injured. Crushed by a Falling: Tree. Special to the Indianapolis JournaL Rockport. Aug. 6. Joe Small, an em ploye at Herri's saw-mill, six miles south of here, was to-day caught by a falling tree and crushed to tho earth. HeWas with diffi culty extricated and taken to a neighboring farm-house, where medical aid was secured, but his injuries will be fatal. . He was twenty-two years old and unmarried. Slept on to Death. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Tipton, Aug. 6. Theodore , Dedrict, a bridge carpenter, was killed by a Lake Erie freight, four miles east of here, at an early hour this morning. He was guarding a weak place in the track where repairs wero oeing maue, ana ieu asieep. xiis ueau was severed from his body. Tne remains wero sent to Bloomington, I1L, to-day. New Pension Examiner. Special to the Indianapolis Journal Salem. Ind.. Aug. 6. Dr. Havilla Hobbs was notified yesterday by Commissioner Tanner of his appointment upon the pen sion examining board of physicians for this El ace. This is the first change to be made ere. Dr. Hobbs is a well-known physician, and is in every wav' Qualified for the duties of the position. Murderer Slick Makes a Desperate Escape. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal. Madison, Aug. 6. George Slick, who murdered Richard Cisco last night, was found at his home on North Jefferson street Vii mnmimr Vtr Waltpr Cam tbrf riftnd man's brother, wno tried to arrest him, but Slick cut him dangerously across the tnroat ana maue goou nis escape. Died In a Prison CelL 8pechd to the Indianapolis Journal. Logansport. Aug. 6. David A, Nichols was committea to jail mis morning uy . . - 9 9 A . Mayor Cullen, on a charge of intoxication. and to-night was found dead in his cell by the turnkey. Nichols formerly taught school at Peru, Ind., and is well connected. Four Ribs Broken by a Kick. Special to tho Indianapolis JournaL MONTrELiER, Aug. o. rranK Baker, a blacksmith, living live miles west of this city, while shoeing a vicious horse yesterday, was kicked in the side and four of his ribs broken. The doctors think it doubtful if he will recover. ': Dropped Dead at Dinner. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Tipton, Aug. 6.- Mrs. Amanda McLucas, one of tho oldest residents of this county, dropped dead at the dinner-table to-day. at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Ad Haskett, of thi3 place. She was about seventy years of age. Minor Notes. Work has been begun on Mnncie's street railway. New Albany will sink another well in the effort to find gas. Mrs. E. J. Howe was thrown from a bag gy, near Jeiiersonville. Her left arm was broken. A barn belonging to David Mickley. in Whitley county, was struck by lightning and burned. Workmen have been tearing up the old street-railway track at Kichmond, prepar atory to putting in the new electric line. Cal Shields, a farmer, living one mile north of Montpelicr. while cutting wheat yesterday with a reaper, bad a valuable horse killed. "Milk sickness" has broken out in Du bois county, and prevails to 6iich an extent mat two or tnree localities nave al most entirely tabooed the use of milk. William Ackley. of New Albany, lies at the point of death from the eliects of a blow administered witn a beer glass by Henry II. Kelly, in tne lattcrs saloon. Lafayette is in the throes of a faith-cure sensation. Miss Mamie Smiley and several others claim to have been cured by a Wayne county Christian scientist named It. 11. lvamsay. Mrs. Mary Doran denies that there was any compulsion connected with her recent departure from Columbus. She visited that city the latter part of July to secure certain papers in which she was interested, re mained as long as was necessary, and her departure was entirely voluntary. A mad-dog played havoc at Terre Haute Monday afternoon. Several other dogs and a horse were bitten by it. Now the town doesn't know just how many doers have been bitten by these other dogs, and everybody carries a pistol ready to kill on sight the first canino that makes a queer move. Tho house and two barns of Mrs. Sarah Irons, six miles north of Crawfordsville. were consumed by tire on Monday morning. The llames originated in the kitchen root. Most of the household goods wero saved, and the wheat wasrempved from one of the barns. The loss will be $2,500, with insuronco of about 81.C00. In Kock Creek township, Bartholomew county, and over in the edge of Decatur couuty, there aro more copperhead snakes this year than have been seen in that locality for inauy years. The fields there are said to throng with tho reptiles, and the people there are very careful to guard themselves against being bitten by the poisonous snakes. Monday ? night Ben Krodel. a Jasper saloon-keener, had a hunt with Joseph Gess. in which the, former, who was intoxicated, met with severe punishment. Seeking revenge. Krodel went home and armed himself with a pistol with which to kill Gess. Sneaking through an alley on the war-path, bo saw houio one sitting on horseback in front of his saloon. The moon was shining dimly and Ben mistook the person for Joseph Gess, and blazed away at him. The result was that a very popular ycung man, Robert Rottel, was shot in the right knee and will be crippled for life. Ben was promptly arrested. ILLINOIS. The State Board of Agriculture Predicts a Yield of 34,000,000 Bushels of Wheat. Springfield, Aug. C The Illinois State Board of .Agriculture have reports from four hundred crop correspondents, embracing every county in the State, returned Aug. 1, from which the following estimates of the wheat crop are made: Since harvest there has been a larger percentage of the 'wheat thrashed than usual for Aug. 1 end

the measure at the machine justifies the

placiugof the average yield forthefetato at seventeen bushels per acre. Take the crop as a whole, the quality of the berry is good, if not superior to that of an v crop ever raised in the State. This fact explains largely tue increasea yieia per acre, tne heads beintr unusually large and well filled. The great amount of rain-fall during the penoa mat me Deny was in me milk prevented the insects from doing much injury, even in counties where there was the most alarm on this account. Tho assessors' returns are in from onlv about two of the counties of the State, which precludes the making of a final report of the aggregate yield of the wheat crop of tho State. Such reports as have already been received confirm the correctness of the estimate of the wheat area made on June 20, when it was placed at 2.051.000 acres, making the grand aggregate yield for the State for lbSO about S4.0u0.000 bushels .of spring and winter wheat. Teachers Institute. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Mattoon, Aug. C Superintendent A. J. Funkhouser opened a three-weeks' teach ers' institute at Charleston yesterd ay, with an attendance of 150, and the nnmber will be swelled to 200 by the close of the week. Coles county teachers always give close attention to institute work, and with the attendance of Professors Cook. Degarmoand McConnick, of the State Normal, valuable instructions will be imparted. Teachers' Institute at Champaign. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Champaign, Aug. 6. A teachers' insti tute, attended by about four hundred teachers from this and surrounding counties, is in progress in this city, conducted by County Superintendent G. R. Shawan. Chief anions tho instructors are Profs. M. Moore, of this city, and Hays, of -Urbana, and Miss Davis, of Evanston. Charged with Infanticide. Special to the Indianapolis JournaL Bloomington, Aug. C. Annie Taylor, a resident of Dewey, Champaign county, where she has been employed as a domestic, is in jail here, charged with infanticide. bhe refuses to divulge the name of ber be trayer and declares thnt she will kill her self at the first opportunity. Aged Pioneer Dead. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Marshall, Aug, CMrs. Andrew Keith died early this morning at the age of eighty years. She was a resident of the county for forty years. Brief Mention. Charles Burridjre. of Elcrin. was ran over by a train, and both his legs were so badly crushed mat ne will be a cripple for life. The Sixth Regiment. Illinois National Guards, arrived at Camp Lincoln Monday afternoon, bringing about four hundred men. At a called meetincr of the Freenort Pres bytery, at Kockford. Monday, the pastoral relations existing between the Westminster Church and the Rev. Condewere dissolved. Ton thousand persons were present Sun day at the closing ceremonies of the colored people's camp-meeting at LaHarne. when they witnessed the representation of tho killing of the fatted calf. Jersey county celebrated her fiftieth birthday yesterday, at Jerseyville. The new water-works system was tested, and nic icoi was cuiiurutiy Bitiisiaviurj XiiO water is of the finest quality. Dr. Leander Smith, ono of the wealthiest citizens of Whiteside county, died at his residence in Morrison, on Monday evening. He was president of the First National Bank of Morrison, and also conducted a private bank. He was about seventy years oia. At Olney. Ed Iaggi. aged thirteen years, was instantly killed by Milton Iaun. aged nineteep years. They were in the orchard of T. W. Hutchinson, hunting, when Milton shot at a meadow lark which flew nn at his side. Just as be pulled the trigger little Ed raised up out of the weeds, receiving the whole load, tearing tho top of his head oil. The claims commission provided for bv the last Legislature met at SpringHeld,yes1 : d-X. ij n in: : j a. -i icmiij, wiin xj. u. jjiimi as prcsmeni, anu all the members present. W. D. Porter, of the auditor's office', acts as clerk. The docket was called, and it was found that eighty-three of the claims or nearly the entire nunioer are for damages caused by the overflow of lands at Copperas creek, caused by the construction of the dam. The claims aggregate $120,000. BOLD PENSION FRAUD. How the Government Was Swindled Out of $1,700 by a Criminal. Belvidere, N. J., Aug. 6. Special Pension Examiner Potter has been in Hackettstown trying to recover 1,700 which was paid by the government through fraud to a pension claimant. The revelations in the case are most startling, and have caused much excite ment. Robert S. Millham. now dead, years ago married Elizabeth Hazzard, of Washington, and the couple lived together until the war broko out. He went to the front, and on his return left his family and went to live with a woman named Martha wngnt. . ine coupio settled down near Schooley's mountain, and were subsequently married. Millham was arrested, indicted for bigamy, tried, convicted and imprisoned. On his release he returned to Martha, and soon thereafter they moved to Hackettstown, where Millham made ap plication for a pension. His disabilities were not proven until after his death, and then his so-called wife drew $1,700, and was allowed a small 6um monthly. She was married soon after Mill ham's death to Alexander Beatty. Subsequently tiie rightful Mrs. Millham heard of the affair and placed her claim with the trov eminent. Her identity was easily established, and for tho second time the government paid the 21.700 pension. The government is now trying to find the money paid to tho first claimant, now Mrs. Beatty, but with little success. Tho woman says she spent it all before her marriage with Beattv. Beattv owns a line farm, and the government will try to make it appear that the $1,700 went toward its purchase. Losses hy Fire. Topeka, Kan., Aug. C. The Topeka sugar-works, the largest in the State, located four miles west of this city, were almost totally destroyed by tire this mominsr at a?i early hour. The large boiler-house and a warehouse were saved, out of tho main building nothing is left but the walls. The loss is estimated at $70,000; insurance, $40,. 000. The entire plant a year ago cost 114.000. Hundreds of acres of sortrhum-cane in the vicinity had been planted for this season's supply and is almost ready for the milL The lire is supposed to bo incendiary. Chicago. Aug. 6. A fonr-storv brick building occupied by the Globe Iron Company in the basement and two lower floors, the Chicago Car-seat Company, and tho machine-shop of U. v. crary fc bon, situ ated on East Indiana street, was gutted by tire thiR morning. Loss about 12,000; fully covered by insurance. New York. Ang. C While the steamship Crystal, from Dundee, was unloading her cargo of mtc at her dock, on North river. to-day. fire broke out in the cargo, and was extingnisnea witn consiueraoio uiacuuy. About 5,000 dan-age was done. Mouilk. Ala.. Aua. u ine excursion steamer, Annie, plying on Mobile bay. was bnrned at her wharf to-day. Loss. $7r.000: insurauce, $3,000. The lire was probably of incendiary origin. A Fiend's Character Discovered Too Iate. Pntr kr.n Ancr. fi. Jamb St.ndftr has been working steadily as a farm hand . A " .ft near tms city ior iwo years unaer tne name of Peter Grossman, disappeared today, and tho fact came out that he is an escaped convict from Luzerne, Switzerland. where he received a life sentence for raiuinir t)i n riprttll nf fwn r1iil.l t-h The little ones perished in a house that had 1 . . nn1 7A- t - 4 - . ' I Studer had just plundered the residence of Samuel Genseth. and nearly murder.! tho owner. 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Dnvil mm Absolutely Pure. tne ordinary kinds, ana ounnot be "old in competition wf t r th a mill m . . . w a. liAKINQ PQWDKK Co.. lOS Wall street. N. Y. LABOR DISTURBANCES. Three of the Connellsvllle Coke Firms Offer m. ' Compromise with the Strikers. Pittsiujrg, Aug. 6.-The coke firms or Schoenmaker JL Co., McClure .. Co. and Cochran &. Co., three of the larcest outsidt of the Frick company, advanced the wages of their employes Cu cents per ton. Th strikers demanded uniform wages, and will probably accept the increase pffered. The advance will be on the scale basis of i.S5 as the selling price of coke, and, as coke is now selling at $1 per ton. those well posted say the price of coke will be advanced to Si '2 and nrnhahlr S1.2S. Privt fli-itM,-from the coke region report nearly all the ovens idle tms morning. I nere nas heen no rioting, and tno leaders ot tne strike say there, will be no breach of the npncA force will not be used to intimidate the men to quit work. Scott r a i.e. Pa.. Antr. fi The miso offered by Schoenmaker and tho other Al ill! 11 1 . l m . -. u rui a win uunuy ue accepieu oy ine SiriKers. Tho leaders aro opposed to its acceptance, unless the scale is made for the entire region, and they have advised the men to i a rrM. I.. a i.i . a . icjctu ju mcioisuu irouow yet, tne roports of rioting being unfounded. A Drunken Mob. PiTTsnuRG, Aug. 6. A special from Connellsville. Pa., says: This afternoon a mob. composed chiefly of Hungarians from works on the Mount Pleasant branch of the Baltimore & Ohio road, went to the Paull works of W. J. Raincy, on tho west side of tho Youghlogheny river, and drovo the men, from the works. They also drove tho labor ers out who were at work on the new ovens there. T. J. Mitchell, the general superin tendent, was in the engine-house at the time. He kept the mob at bay with a re volver. No one was hurt and no flamazt was done to the works. The crowd then proceeded to the Clarissa mines, and on tho way passed the Nellie works, where tho men took to their hds on seeing the moh i. : . a a. : i forced out, as well as laborers at work on i reservoir. The Huns composing the mob were drunk and wild with auger, and the workmen only escaped injury by running away. Knights Violate the Contract Law. Washington,' Aug. 6. United States At torney Lyons, of the Pittsburg district, bar made a report to the Secretary of tho Trea ury in regard to the case of the twenty-live English glass-blowers employed at Jeanuette, Pa. These men came to this country upon representations made to their assem bly, at Sunderland, England, by Local As sembly S00, Knights of Labor, that they would easily find employment. They ap rived at Boston some time ago. and wer allowed to land upon satisfying the collector that they had not como under con tract. Ibey then proceeded to Jeannette and were at once put to work. Mr. Honief T r r 1 j 1 rw -m . ju. Jicuaw compiaincu io ine j reasury ue partnient that tho landing of these mea was in violation of tho contract-labor law. nnd asked that they bo compelled to leav tho country. The matter was referred tc District Attorney Lyons, and 'he uow ro ports to tno department that, in his opinion, these men came under contract, and. conse quently, in violation of the law. The Nailers Won. Martin's Ffrhy. O., Aug. a The nailer strike, at the Laughlin nail-mill, against cutting nails below the uniform weight at ii v . . tue present caru rate, enuea to-day, tno nailers winning. Work will bo resumed to-morrow. Girls Got Tired Early. Reading. Pa., Aug. a Seventy-five o! the one hundred girls who 6truck yester day at the Reading hosiery-mills have returned to work. The other twenty-five de Clare mat they will not y;eld. Distinguished Yachting Party. Philadelphia. Aug. C United States Senator M. S. tuay started to-day from thiy city on an extended trip on the steam yacht Manatee. He took with him as guests J. Sloat Fassett, of New York: Col. A. L. Con ger, of Ohio; Wm. C. Goodloe, of Kentucky, and Assistant Postmaster-general Clarkson. all members of tho Kepublicau national committee. It is the intention of the party to cruise along the Atlantic coast as tar north as Bar Harbor, calling atAtlaniio City, Cape May and other points, but tin programme of the trip will depend entirely upon the weather. Guthrie's First Murder. Guthrie, Ind. T., Aug. C About noon to . ...1 U A 1 - - " r" V fr.M-irV, W camo involved in a quarrel over the ownership of a town lot. Townsley drew his re ,,... ? .... . . . voivcr anu snoi iwice at mevens. one ball taking effect near the heart, killing him almost instantly. Theie wps much talk of lynchiug, and Townsley gave himself up for safe keepir.g to tho soldiers at the garrison. This is tho first murder that has occurred at Guthrie since tho opening of Oklahoma. A Desperado's Chare for Life. Pivn Wil l Atr.fi Tl l..i.i.tir. fml a wild chase through tho Ft recta to-day, tiling at a fugitive desperado and receiving his fire. Tho thief was George Webster, :i man of renown in his line, lie calls himself a horse-trainer, of Buffalo, N. Y. Jlo nas a two-years' record m the .Missouri penitentiary, was in jail with Maxwell, tho murderer, in St. Louis, and lor a year ho has been in Cincinnati, where he has been successively getting into and out of tho work-house. To-night he is iu the hospital receiving treatment for a pistol shot wonnd a a I ili.l4 !. in tne shoulder, receivea in uis un.m morning. That lloff War in Kentucky. Louisvillk. Aug. C The quarrel which has been going on for somo days between the Smith and Slusher families, of Bell county, culminated in a fata J allray Friday. Win. Kniith anJ a number ot armed men went to Flat Lick, and about 1 1 m. they wero attacked by the Slusher faction, who opened lire on them from a mountain 200 yards distant. The Smith party sought shelter, and both sides kept up tiring for several hours. John Minier, of blusher's force, was the only one killed. The quarrel grew out of a contest between tho two families over a two-dollar hog. New Mexico's Bejegates Republican. Santa Fk, N. M., Aug. C There were candidates to tho Constitutional Convention in all counties of New Mexico, but there was no straight Democratic tic ket iu the field in auy of them. This course was advised by the Democratic manaKeis on the plea of unfair apportionment in some counties. There was a mixed ticket, called a people's ticket. . Tho voteto-dav through-j out the Territory was light. The convention meets Sept 3, at Sauta Fc, aud will ba almost solidly Republican.

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