Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 September 1889 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, SEPTE3IBER G. 1889.

It, io did our rejrfment in tho preat strife. Undo r one common banner are those who receive tho Fcrlpturct i a God's Trill, and claim and give fair Jlberty of interpretations. Let mo JDOftt kindly tnank you for this most cordial and brotherly greeting. Let mo winh that thia day may cloo under auspices a pleasant as It has opened. Let all carry away from this occasion instructive lessons, which you have heard from the manuscripts, that shall be full of brotherly cheer. At the close of the President's address there "was a scene of wild excitement for live minutes men and women cheering and waving handkerchiefs, and in other ways demonstrating their approval of the chief executive's sentiments. After the singing of tho hymn, "Nearer, my God, to Thee," the morning exercises closed. At 10 o'clock the President and party were escorted to a special tent prepared for them, where a bountifnl lunch was spread. The tent was beautifully decorated with flower?, and. in addition to the presidential TJ2Ti?i all the prominent members of the Jfresbytery were there. About three-quarters of an hour was consumed at tho table. Tle lunch was entirely informal, and at its coi. elusion the President, Mrs. Harrison and Key. Mr. Scott entered their carriage and started back to Mr. Wanamaker's at Jenkintown at 2:40 o'clock. The vast assemblage gathered around the carriage and :heered the President as he drove oil'. AFTERNOON PROGRAMME.

Xostznster-General Wanamaker and Got. Beaver Amonff the Speakers. Loo Collxge Grounds, Pa., Sept. 5. The departure of the President did not seem to lessen the size of the crowd. In fact, the attendance at the afternoon session was, if anything, larger than in the morning. It was nearly 3 o'clock when the chairman called the assemblage to order, and after a hymn and prayer, Rev. Ebenezcr Erskine D. D., of Newville, Pa., delivered an address on "Presbyterians of the Cumberland Valley." m Governor Beaver was next introduced, and when he advanced to the front he was greeted with prolonged cheers. The Governor began by saying that if he was not a son of the Old Log College, he could at least claim to be a grandson, for ho was a son of that log college on the western elope of ihe Allegheny mountains now known as Washington and Jeflerson University, which sprang from the original Log College. "I think this assemblage," said the Governor, 'has reason to feel pleased when I announce that I have joined the manuscript crowd, for you all saw an honr or so aco what a man without manuscript could do." This pleasant allusion of Governor Beaver to President Harrison's remark concerning the men who go to public meetings with manuscript epeeches concealed about them caused general laughter, during which the Governor produced from his pocket a type-written manuscript, from wnich he proceeded to read an address eulogistic of the Log Collcgo and its founders. At its conclusion the secretary announced that Rev. Dr. Samuel Alexander, of New Yjprk, who was invited here to-day, but could not come, had sent instead a letter, moth-eaten and yellow with age, written by Gilbert Tennent, a eon of the founder of the Log College, in 1757, and which has been in possession of Dr. Alexander's family for over a century. "When this relic was exhibited by the chairman it provoked loud applause. Postmaster-general John Wanamaker was introduced, and he, too, came in for an outburst of applause. In presenting Mr. Wanamaker, the chairman explained that to him was due tho presence of Presi- ; dent Harrison here to-day. M am sure, dear friends," said Mr. Wanamaker, "that I am given a place on your programme simply as a neighbor. I do not deserve the honor conf erred on me by your chairman. My business at present is to carry letters, and that is all I nave done in this instance. The credit for tho presence of our President here to-day is due entirely to your committee. I merely carried the letters between them." f Applause and laughter. After some reference to the historic associations of the locality in which the celebration was held, Mr. Wanamaker closed by suggesting the rebuilding of the Old Log College in a form as nearly resembling the original as possible, as a memorial of Tennent, WhitUeld, and early Presbyterian heroes. Rev. Dr. McCosh. ex-president of Prince ton College was expected to be present, but was unable to come on account of 111 health. He sent a letter instead, which was read by Dr. McCloskey, of Princeton, in which bo spoke of the events and necessities which led to the establishment of Princeton College. Governor Green, of New Jersey, had also promised to attend, but ho was kept away by press of official business, and sent a letter ot regret. President Knox, of Lafayette College, next delivered an address. and after several other short addresses the celebration ended at 6 o'clock by tho proA . f T W rmnciauon oi me oeneuicuon oy Kev. j. W. Scott, the venerable father of Mrs. Harrison. ' - Fall of Historic Interest. Log Coixege Grounds, Pa., Sept. 5. Tho road traversed by President Harrison to-day "is full of historic interest. It is crossed a few miles above Binghamton by tho road down which Lord Howe retreated after his vain assault upon the intrench ments of General Washington, at White Marsh. The road itself was laid out by William Penn in 1G95, a few years after ho had landed on the banks of the Delaware. Just after leaving the villages of Hatboro, the President passed the monument erected on the roadside to commemorate the Crooked Billet battle of 1778. in which Gen. John Lacey achieved distinction. About a mile northward of the scene of to-days celebration is the Neshaminy Presbyterian Church, of which William Tennent was pastor during the time he was conducting the Log College. The prave of Tennent is in the CTave-vard attached to this church. and here also, aro buried the remains of John Scott, an ancestor of Mrs. Harrison. and once the owner of much land in the neighborhood, including, it is said, the land on which the Log College stood. These graves were decorated with Uowers to-day, as was also tho old church. It was at Neshaminv, also, that La f a vette reported for duty to Washington. Valley Forge is near there, and, in fact, the whole country hereabouts is dotted with places mentioned in revolutionary history. At Wanamaker ITotne. Jexkixtowx, Pa., Sept. 5. Tho Presi dent's return trip, to the Postmaster-general's country house, at this place, this afternoon, was accomplished without special incident. The same great crowds that had assembled to do him honor on his morning journey were gathered along the roadside and in the villages through which he passed, and even greater enthusiasm was manifested. The thousands of vehicles which had gone backward and forward over the old York road, had ground the snrface of that highway into a tine powder, which lay almost ankle deep, and when the President alighted at Mr. Wanamaker's house, his black broadcloth suit and silk hat, as well as the clothes of the entire party, were thickly coated with dust. The President's appearance indicated nlainlv that the excitenient of the day had fatigued him soxnewnat. This evening a few friends of the President sat down to an informal dinner with him, the party being the guests of Mr. anamaker. Among those present were J-.lliott t. fchepanL Governor Beaver, Ihomas Dolan and several others. The President will remain overnight here and will leave Philadelphia at 11:15 to-morrow morning lor w ashmgton. Remarkable Kscape of a llaby. Tlntrr Purnnr V .T Knt K A Knrri n containing Mrs. Willis, of Newark, and her l . I a m uauy anu a young man nameu juarsnail Will utrnrlr lit" n. train nn 1ia n1itrara Lackawanna fc Western railroad near the a a. ' a . Attn nation nere to-nignt. ino carriage was Hp mnlifihrwl nnrl Mr Willia oml M o oil were probably seriously hurt. The bady was carried on the engine for a distance of about hfty feet. It was wrapped in a heavy woolen sbawl, and was found to have cscapeu injury. Advle a Colored Exodus. 3Iilwatkek, Sept. 5. The Northern Conference of the African Methodist Church today adopted an elaborate report advising a general exodus of negroes from the South to the northwest. Murder and disfranchise ment are charged to be the rule at the . South and the exodus U recommended as a remedy. .

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Fever Cases in Fayette County Diminishing, and the Alarm Subsiding.. Catholic Knights at rem Death of a Druggist's Victim-Fatal Fall Boy's Strange Ailment Killed by an Engine. INDIANA. No Epidemic of Typhoid FeTer at Connerille Uneasiness Rapidly Subsiding. Special to the Inrtlaoapoll Journal. Coxxkrsville, Sept 5. The sensation created by a Cincinnati reporter who visited this city on Monday has well-nigh abated, as has also the alleged typhoid fever epidemic. The number of cases of real typhoid is small, and compare favorably with those of 18S7. There is, it is true, considerable sickness, as is usually the case in the dry and hot month of August, but the reports which have brought this little city into notoriety are nnjust, and no need for alarm exists. There have been but four or five deaths from the fever. Many of the cases have been in the most prominent families, which accounts for the excitement and exaggerated reports of the special correspondent sent here to investigato the matter. The rumor that Mr. F. M. Roots was stricken with the malady while upon his way home from Europe is without foundation. There is no cause for alarm whatever. The affliction upon one or two prominent families has been sad, and called forth tho warmest sympathy, but beyond this the inroad of death has been exceedingly email, and all danger of its increasing is past, l he town pnmp, which the umcinnati reporter pictures as "destitute of pa tronage," still furnishes water for thirsty people, and doubtless will continue to do so. The opinion of the physicians differ as to the actual number of real typhoid cases, but it is safe to sav that it does not exceed eighteen or twenty, and there is some doubt whether it will reach that number. Catholic Knights Celebration. Ebecial to tne InaianapoUa Journal. Peru, Sept. 5. A hard rain during the night, intermittent showers during the morning and threatening weather, in a large measure, destroyed the parade and order of exercises of tho harvest home cele bration and grand picnic of the Catholic Knights of Ameripa in this city to-day. Notwithstanding these disagreeable feat ures, the parade occurred at 10 o'clock, through the principal streets and thence to the fair grounds, where the general picnic occurred. Tho line of march was. a large one and highly creditable, embracing orators of the dav. citv officials, a large. handsomely-decorated wagon containing young misses representing the various States of the Union, Logansport band. Catholic Knights, Peru bands, military orders, tire department and car riages. Flags, bunting and streamers wero abundant everywhere. Visiting delega tions are hero from Logansport and other points. Foot-racos. base-bail, bicyle race and wheelbarrow races, with many other attractions, including songs bv thirty-eight young ladies, were the features. lion. 31. D. t anslcr, of Logansport, spoke during tho morning, and Senator David Turpie in the afternoon to an immense au dience, lie was followed by John b. Joice. of Miamltown. Iho celebration will con tinue to-day. St, John's Address at Brazil. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Brazil, Sept. 5. The third-party Prohi bitionists had two dates to select from for the St. John address at this place, but a date was selected that fell during the ses sion of tho Methodist Conference. A few of the preachers are outspokon third-party-ites, and it was thought a number would attend and, perhaps, participate, lho bills announcing the address wero printed nt the oliice or tue Democratic organ. it is ingeniously gotten up, as follows: Miners' benefit! A mass-roectlnr of the people of Clay and adjoining counties will be held in llemirix iirave, Friday, Sept. 6, at 2 p. m., to bear an able and trutliful exposition or tue labor ques tion and the highest interests of tbe worklnjrmen. by Hon. J. P. at. John, etc. Admission, 15 cents. The proceeds, after paying Incidental ex penses, "will be applied to the relief fund in aid or tue distressed miners, tueir women and chil dren. Conference will co richt on with its reg ular business. Death of a Victim of a Druggist's Mistake. Bpeclal to the IiitUanapolis Journal. South Ui:xd, Sept. 5. A. C. Staley, pres ident of the Staley Woolen-mills Company, of this city, who was on Tuesday given by mistake a dose of morphine instead of qui nine, died this morning, at 10 o'clock. Every effort Possible was made to arouse him from the stupor produced by the drug, but with out avail. He was at one time able to recog nize members of his family, but could make no sound, and only indicated as much by a ioo k. lie was in nis sevemv-secona rear. and a man of sturdy business habits, and always interested in the progress of the city. Mr. Alexander, the druggist who made the ratal mistake, is broken down by this saa result oi nis carelessness. Boy's Joints Becoming Ossified. Bpeclal to the Indianapolis Journal. AT- - - . f A mW m uolumbus, &ept. o. Amos iieroia, .a twelve-year-old boy living near Trafalgar, Johnson county, is suffering from a most remarkable ailment. His knee joints, ankles and jaws have become cemented together with a bony substance, and he is now in an almost helpless condition. The boy has been atllicteu with the strange disease almost two years, and has received all nour ishment during that timo through -a tubo inserted in his mouth by the removal of a tooth. River Pirate Recaptured. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Jefferson ville. Sept, 5. Ed Powell tho river pirate, who escaped from tho county jail here March 19 last, and has since been at largo, was captured by Sheriff Donovan. of this city, at Mt. Vernon, forty miles below Evansville, at 10 olock last nitrht. and returned to this citv to-dav Powell at the time or his escape, was awaiting trial with his pal, Mack Jeffries, for burnmg the store oi uicnaru JNash at liethft A ' A a. -9 lenem, tnis couniy, lasi January. Murderer Released on llii Own Recognizance. Sneclal to the Indiana pulia Journal Clay City, Sept, 5. Robert McCluckey, who was killed by George Potts yesterday, was one of the day hands at the Harrison mines. Potts was the bank boss. After the shooting he sent for tho marshal, to whom ne surrendered, rotts was brought to town and taken before 'Sonire.Lorinff. who released the prisoner on his own re cognizance to await the coroners mnuest. There seems to be no fear that he will at tempt to run away. , W. C. T. U. Organized. PtuxMa.1 to tho TnilianauoUi Journal CoLUMnus. Sept, 5. Miss Alice Palmer, of Vranklin. Stato ortratiirer nf iho, Women's Christian Temperance Union So1 1 ' A. 1 l ciety, was nero ye&ieruay, ana in tne ovenChurch, organized an auxiliary of'theW. U.T. U. with a large membershiD. Iast night 6he delivered an interesting lecture here on the subject oi temperance, in which Big Importation of BTorses. C&eel&l to tne ludlanaaolls Journal Wadasii, Sept 5. The Wabash Import ing Company received notice, to-day, that its recent shipment of forty-two Belgian horses, valued at fCO.000. has arrived at New Y ork. Tho animals will be hero Mon day. This is tho largest single importation of Belgian horses ever made to America. " Fatal Tall Down a Stairway, special to tlio Imllananolla Journal. Fort Wayke, ckpt, 5. Francis Gocke, of Lake township, while decending a stairway, yesterday, was overcome with dizziness, and, in falling, made a plunge for the

railing, missing which he went headlong

to the bottom. He received severe internal injuries which will no doubt result fatally, nsthe man is eightv-two years of age. Gocke is a Frenchman well known in this county, where he, has resided for many years. Killed by m Switch Engine, Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Lafayette, Sept. 5. A switch engine on the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago rail way ran over James Cunningham, of Ashgrove, at 9 o'clock to-night, and killed him, cutting his body in two. He came here to attend the fair. Child Fatal Fall from a Bed. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Axdeksox, Sept. 5. The two-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Stearns, of Fishcrsburg, Madison county, fell off the bed yesterday where its ruotner nad laid it to sleep, and dislocated its neck. It died instantly. Fatally Kicked by s Horse, peclAl to the Indlanaiwlls Journal. New Albany, Sept, 5. While working with a horse in his brother's stable, yesterday afternoon, Eugene Warris was kicked in tne abdomen and soterriuiy mjureu uiai he died this morning. Soldier's Widow Robbed. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Kiciimond, Sept. 5. Last night burglars entered tho house of a soldiers widow. Sarah McCoy, and stole her pension papers. togetner witn tnree notes oi s.iu eacn auu $50 in money. Mi nor Motes. Gen. B. F. Butler has presented a new flag to the Soldiers' Home at Marion. OttoOeden. of Jeffersonville. claims tho smallest baby in the world, me nine gin tnallcst baby in the world. The little !1 weighs but eighteen ounces. A horso and bucrev. valued at $200. was stolen from County Kecorder Davis, at An derson, Wednesday evening. The postoflice at Greencastle has been re-, moved to new and more central quarters. and in consequence the citizens aro greatly gratified. Patrick O'Hearn. a 6ub-contractor on the Evansville &, Itichmond road, hns failed, and his men aro being paid off at Slj cents on the dollar. The people of Wayne county will soon be asked to voto on the purchase of the tollroads, and an affirmative decision is confidently expected. Jesse Fox, recently removed from Indian apolis to KoRomo to stand trial for larceny, is accused of an old murder com mitted near Greenfield. Two hundred survivors of the Ninth In diana Kegiment held a reunion and campfire at Goshen Wednesday. Gen: M. S. Hascall. Judcre J. A. 8. Mitchell, the Hon. J. II. Baker and others made speeches. Tom and Charlie Rickman. of Kockville, two incorrigible colored boys, aged respectively nine and thirteen, have been arrested on a warrant sworn out by their mother. Judge White will send tho boys to the 1'la infield Ifeform School. John Hockert. of Millersburg. a railroad brakeman, was struck, - Wednesday, by a .151,-1 ri i . 1 iow oriage near uriinneia anu kiiicu. xuia is the third person killed m tho same way by this bridge within the last its removal has been ordered. week, and I The Steuben county grand jury haR re fused to indict Thaddeus Van Pelt, who shot William Stone last June for criminal intimacy with Van Pelt's wife. It is said that public sentiment at Angola supports the action of the grand jury, though a few persons are criticising it. William Martin, a farmer Jivintr five miles west of Anderson, attempted suicide on Wednesday afternoon by taking a dose of snlphato of zinc. His daughter saw him in the act of swallowing the poison, and uasueu ine cup irom nis ups. uomcsuo troubles caused him to weary of life. Perhaps tbe most persistent effort ever made in northern Indiana to obtain natural gas outside that section known as the "gas belt, was abandoned yesterday at LaPorto, tho well having been drilled to a depth of nearly S.000 feet. The company had been working on tho well at intervals for two j-ears. The seventh annual reunic n of the Thir ty-fourth Kegiinent, Indiana Volunteers, will beheld at Hartford Citv Supn. -S3, Addresses and a camp-lire will constitute the programme. V eterans are requested to bring with them any relic and trophies they possess of army life. J. J. Maddox is president of the society, and Clark Stewart secretary. -Tuesday of last week Joseph Clumpp. atred lifty-two 3ears. left his household with an intent to commit suicide, lie had made the same assertion often, and this time created no alarm. Workmen in tho woods near Huntington yesterday found his badly-decomposed body hanging from a limb. Failing health and domestic trouble were the causes. ILLINOIS. Peculiar Story of a Once Famous Man Brought Oat by Ills Suicide. , Aurora, Sept. 5. Dr. David Tilton, a wealthy retired farmer, hanged himself in his barn, near Batavia. last night. Dr.' Brown was at one timo chief of tho famous Bloomingdale Insane Asylum, of New York, and was regarded as an authority on the treatment of insanity. In 1875 he himself became insane and went to Europe for in an Edinburgh asylum. During all this time, however, he has been living in com parative seclusion on his beautiful farm near Batavia. He was no doubt sufferinc irom insanity when he hanged himself. Soldiers Reunion. Fpeclal to tho Indlauaiwlls Journal. Urbana, Sept 5. The annual reunion of the Seventy-sixth Illinois Infantry is in session here to-day, attended by about two hundred members and a largo number of other veterans and friends. An evening entertainment was attended by a great audience, addressed by several speakers. Brief Mention. Burglars entered the residence of the Rev. M. M.Goodwin, an Episcopal minister, at Decatur, Wednesday, and robbed him of 700 worth of diamonds and jewelry. Prof. G. E. Morrow, who represented tho Agricultural Department of the United States at the world's fair in Paris, returned 4 i. : i : i : i . iu ma xiuuiu iu viiajiipuigu cuuesuay. The farm buildings of John Brown, at Cherry Valley, were burned by lightning Tuesday nipnt, with contents, thirty head oi catiie, norses, sneep ana- nogs. .Loss, $o,uuu; insurance, j,uw. At Carini John Dee, who has been in jail on a charge of burclary. has taken no food for the last fifteen days. The olhcers tied him down and attempted to force him to swallow food, without avail. He drinks about one quart of water per day, and reiuses to taiK. At Decatur Rev. Edward Wilson, a colored minister who has been attending the meeting oi ine v oodKiver uaptist Associa tion, has caused the arrest of the Wood Bros., prominent confectioners, under the civil-rights law, for refusing to serve him ice-cream in their parlor. 1 he case will bo bitterly contested by v ood Bros. LABOR MATTERS. Miners in the Peoria District of Illinois Strike for an Advanee. Teoria, 111., Sept. 5. Tho miners along the Iowa Central and Toledo, Peoiia fc Western railways struck to-day for an advance of 10 cents per ton. The trouble is liable to lead to a general strike through out tue reona district. At tho ;time tho sliding scale was adopted at Columbus it was agreed that tho Peoria mine operators Rhould pay 1Q cents less than those at Streator. The miners found that thev could not live Jt G5 cents nor ton. and demanded an increase, which the operators promised to grant on Oct. 10. The miners wanted the advance immediately, and tho strike resulted. Much trouble and sulfermg is anticipated. .. t . Work Ilesamed at Stroator. Streator, 111., Sept. 5. To-morrow morn mg the btreator coal miners, who have been'idle for over four months, will resume work at seventy-two and one-half cents a ton with a proportionate reduction for all day work. This action does not include tho

large body of miners employed by the Star Coal Compauy at Kangley, where no settlement has yet been eliected. Will Demand an Advance. Sharon, Pa., Sept. 5. At a conference of delegates representing the furnace men of the Shenango valley, held here, it was decided to demand a 10-per-cent. increase in wages, to take eflect Sept. 15. But two furnaces, the Shearman furnace, at Sbarpsville. and the Wheeler furnace, at West Middlesex, were not represented. Fowderly to Yltlt St. Louis. St. Louis, Sept. 5. Master Workman Powderly will visit St. Louis, Sept, SO, to confer with leaders of the Knights of Labor on affairs in the Southwest, and will likely deliver several addresses on labor topics. NORTHWEST INDIANA CONFERENCE. Affairs of the Book Concern Relations ContinuedReport of Crawford s ville District. Epecial to the Indianaoollt Journal. Brazil, Ind., Sept. 5. The session of the Northwest Indiana Conference opened this morning, with Bishop Hurst in the chair. Revs. Mr. Mathews, late of the Southeast Indiana, and J. II. Strain, of the Southwest Kansas, Conferences, both transfers, and

Dr. Stowe, of the Book Concern, were introduced. The thirteenth question was called, and W. F. Pettit's request to withdraw from the Christian ministry and church was granted and his parchments demanded. There was no formal charge against Mr. Pettit, but thero wero ugly rumors, and the withdrawal was under complaint. " The eighteenth question was asked, and William Graham, J. L. Boyd, Frank Mikles, J. IJ. Wood, J. E. Newhouso, H. C. Neal and J. W. T. McMtillen were continued in the supernumerary relation. J. B. Gray, Jesse Sparks, J. J. Stallard. J. M. Stallard, TV C. Hackney, Moses Wood, M. II. 'Wood, S. T. Cooper, G. W. Stafford, Franklin Taylor, K.H. Bradbury, Philander Wiley, C. B. Heath. W. W. Jones, N. Green. Elihu Mason, J. E. Wright, L. C. Buckles. H. C. Vencil, J. H. Hull. Jesse Hill, J. B. DeMott, G. W. Boyd, superannuates, wero continued in this relation. Doctor Stowe 6poke for some minutes in regard to the affairs of the Book Concern, showing assets of $4.60 for every dollar of liability, or $3,400,000. A dividend of $50.000 was declared this vear anion ir the various conferences. Next year the amount may be $100,000. W. P. McLaughlin, presiding elder of the Louisiana district of mission work among French, Italian, Scandinavian and other peoples in New Orleans, who lurnished Mr. Cable the characters for his Creole romances, addressed the conference. Rev. Mr. Robadeau, formerly of tho French mis sion in iirazii. is one of his preachers. A collection of S57.90 was lifted to aid in this work. The twentieth question was then taken up, and Kev. W. H. Hickman, prepidiug older of the Crawfordsvillo district, reported the year's work in his district, making a prosperous showintr. Mr. Hickman, reviewed the work for three years, he having accepieuine presidency oi uiarne university, Atlanta, Ga. At tho close was sung, "Blest be the tie that binds." T Coming Catholic Congress. Detroit, Mich., Sept. 5. The committee of the Catholic congress met at the Episco pal residence in this city, this morning, and at tho conclusion of the session ad journed to met here again on Oct. 10. Tho report of tho committee on organization was made orally by the chairman. Rules for the temporary organization and "pro posed programme of the congress were accepted. The con cress will bo called to order by the chairman of the committee on organiza tion, aud a cablegram will be sent to the Holy lather. Ihe temporary president will bo ex-Governor John Lee Carroll, of Maryland. The first session of tho second day will be opened with an address from Cardinal Gibbous. It is the exectation that final adjournment will e reached Nov. 12. It was resolved that all Catholic colleges in the United States bo invited to send representatives to tho congress Mr. isi. w. O'Unen, of Detroit, was chosen treasurer to receive such contributions for the preliminary expense as should bo voluntarily ollered. ine secretary was instructed to ask Cardinal Gibbons to communicate with the Holy Father for the purpose of procuring from him a letter or approval. It was resolved that all papers prepared for the congTess shall be submitted to the chairman of the committee on papers by Sept. 30, and to tho advisory committee on or before Oct. 15. and that no papers shall be read at the Catholic congress the reading of which has not previously been authorized by tho advisory committee of bishops. It was further resolved that all resolutions shall be in writing, and shall be referred without reading to the committee on resolutions aud the advisory committee. Catholic Benevolent Union. Kingston, Ont., Sept. 5. At the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union's convention to-day the secretary's annual report showed seven new societies formed and fourteen disbauacd. leavine 183 now in existence. The union paid out 800.000 in sick and funeral relief last vear. Hon. M. Glennon. of Norfolk, Va., was elected president, and Kev. F. C. O'Loary, of St. Louis, treasurer. Corner-Stone Laid. Fpertal to the InllauaiU j jurnax. . Angola, Sept. 5. The laying of the corn er-stone for tho new M. E. Church occurred here this afternoon, with an address by the Kev. M. A. Barns, of Fort Wayno. Tho structure, when completed, will be the finest church edifice iu tho city, and will represent an expenditure of about $15,000. BURNING MIXES. Explosion of Fire Damp "Wrecks a Building and Injures Three Men. Rich Hill, Mo., Sept 5. Fire broke out in mine No. 14, of the Kich Hill Mining Com pany, yesterday. All the entrances were immediately closed, and steam was injected in the hope of smothering the lire. This afternoon an explosion of tho confined casses occurred, causing an upheaval of the earth above, and wreckimr one of tho buildings. Three miners, who wer at work at a pump at one of the shafts, were hurled thirty feet away by the force of the explo sion. They were not fatally injured. The fire is still burning. Fatal Explosion of Fire Damp. FjvoUl to the Iudlana polls Journal. Para, 111., Sept. 5. A terrific explosion of lire damp in shaft No. 2, Para Coal Com pany's mines, occurred at 2 o'clock this morning. Several men were at work closing an old room when tho explosion oc curred, and Win. Leitham was blown a dis tance of nearly 100 feet, and probably fatally injured. Edward Jackson and Win. Brothers were seriously injured. It is claimed the men disobeyed instructions by not keeping their lamps close to the iloor. as it was known there was a dangerous quantity oi gas in the room. Another Mine Fire. Scranton. Pa., Sept 5. What threatens to be one of the most destructive mine tires that ever occurred in this region is now raging m lo. 'J colliery of the Dela ware and Hudson Canal Company, at Oliohant. where several acres of anthra cite coal are ablaze nearl3' 200 feet below the surface. Very Heavy Los. Winona, Minn., Sept 5. Firo in Laird, Norton & Co.'a lumber-yard destroyed 22,000,000 feet of lumber, 7,000.000 shingles. a tnree-story orick warehouse ana con tents, consisting of doors, sash, glass, etc.. together with sheds, tramways and other property, making a total loss of fcoll.OOO; inTrying to Retuscitate a Corpse. Birmingham, Ala., Sept 5. About fifty delegates representing about thirty counties assembled here to-day and reorganized the Greenback party of Alabama. Aykr's Sarsgparilla contains iodido of potassinm and iron, and vegetable blood purifiers.

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Secretary Noble Says the Sioux Reserration Can Not Be Opened Earlier. Congress JJust Eatify the Agreement with the Indians Threatened Strike in a Tost? office Minor Washington News. THE SIOUX RESERVATION. Secretary Koble Circs Information on the Method and Time of Opening It. Special to the InUacaxoh Journal. Washington, Sept 5. In 6pite of the seuii-oflicial denials which have constantly been sent out from Washington tho interested parties in Chamberlain and r Pierre, D. T., and other towns in the neigh borhood of the Sionx reservation, soon to bo opened to settlement, persist, up to the present moment, in sending ont paragraphs to the efl'ectthat the reservation will be opened by presidential proclamation without further action by Congress. Secretary Noble- returned to his desk for the first time since his vacation to-day, and was asked by your correspondent what he had to say in regard to the matter. The Secretary was told that the reports coming from Dakota were working considerable harm, in that they were inducing people to prepare for immediate immigration into the land of the Sioux. Mr. Noble said that the two acts of March 2, referring to this matter, namely, the so-called Indian appropriation bill, and the Sioux bill proper, seemed at first to conflict to some extent, and made it necessary that the real meaning of Congress should be construed. It was under the appropriation, he said, and not under the Sioux bill, that the commission to negotiate with the Sioux . was appointed, and it was under the same bill that they havo carried on their work. The Secretary said that he could not speak for the President, but he was sure, nevertheless, that the reservation will not be opened until Congress shall have had an opportunity to ratify the agreement entered into between the commissioners and the Sionx. He went further, and said that cue of tho reasons why this action was taken was a desire on the part of the government that the lands should not be thrown open to settlement just as the winter was setting in, thereby creating an influx of population into the country which under the very nature of things could not support its new inhabitants through their nrst winter, ine Secretary explains that Congress will immediately ratify the action of the -commisaioncrs, ana tnat tncre win oe mxie uelay in opening tho reservation to settlement as soon as the weather settles in the eprintr. but he is emphatic and positive in asserting that no intruders will be permitted to cross the lino until that action has been taken by Congress. MINOR MATTERS. Threatened Strike of Employes In the Postoffice at Spokane Falls. Washington, Sept 5.The Postoffice Department to-day received a telegram from tho postmaster at Spokane Falls, W. T.. saying that the offic force threatened to strike to-morrow on account of the small allowance for the office for salaries of tho men. The department has tele graphed to the chief clerk of the railway mail service at Portland, Ore., to go at once to Spokane Falls and be prepared to make up a dispatch of mails should it be A 1 A. -1 , A rMA I Ann t--iuuuu necessary iu uu bi. liiv urinuiicuii also telegraphed tho postoflice inspector at ban Francisco also to proceea to spoKaue Falls and take charge of the office if the threatened strike takes place.' Indiana Pension. Pensions have been granted to tho follow ing-named Indianians: Oriffinal Invalid-Joseph IL fifnir, Wesley O. Pander. William H.Crahr, William F. Parker, Lodawlrk F. Wilson, Cicero MetUeur, James W. Mackoburv, Harvey Campbell, Josepn Little, Henry Dearmdn, Salmon Parker, Albert Jacobs, Cicero Hewager, Thomas J. Frame, Paul Pascli, Wesley Staples, James u. iRies. A6au.iiuonara. William Kerr, William J. Upp, Darius 8. Suell, James si. Conner, Oliver J. v ornis. rrancts m. Ix)ur, William T.Wilson, Jeremiah I Leslie, lleury Neukum, Mark B. Briney. Conrad Heuser. Restoration and Increase Presley G. Frary, James Watson. - Restoration Franklin Snyder. Increase Morris 8. Orinsby, James M. Wilson, John F. Shaner. Reissue Theodore J. Laudljr. Original Widows, etc. Caroline, widowof John Boekstahler. Pension Refused. Washington', Sept. 5. Assistant Secre tary of tho Interior Bussey has refused to reconsider the request of John .W. Shields that an earlier departmental decision affirming a rejection by the Pension Bureau of his claim for an invalid pension be overruled. Shields claimed a pension on account of an injury of the left thumb, which was rejected Nov. 6, 1886, on the ground that at tho timo he incurred the alleged injury ho was engaged in a fight with a comrade, and consequently was not in tho line of duty. Pan-American CongTess. Washington, Sept 5. Replies are being daily received to the circular letter sent out by Secretary Blaine, June 17, to tho various boards of trade and chambers of commerce. It asked suggestions as to tho programmo of the Pan-Ajnericau congress and manv of tho replies contain valuable matter. The delegates from the Argentine Republic will leave Liverpool on the loth instant lor JNew lork, by tho Lity of Paris. The Iroquois All Right Washington, Sept 5. The commandant of the Mare island navy-yard has forwarded to the Engineering Bureau, Navy Depart ment, a report from Chief Engineers Green and Keaenck, stating that they had per sonally examined the machinery of tho lroquoi3 and tested it by working, and found that it was m all respects complete according to design and iu proper order for a cruise. Mail Stages Robbed. Washington, Sept 5. The chief of postoftico inspectors having been officially in formed that both the east and west-bound mail stages were held up and robbed of all tho registered matter near Alger. Ual.. on the night of the Sd inst, Inspector Seeboldt has been authorized to oiler a reward of 1,000 for tho apprehension of tho thieves. General Notes. Fpeclal to the Indianaiolis Journal. Washington, Sept 5. Capt. J. R. Leonard, of Indiana, recently appointed chief deputy marshal under Marshal Ransdell, of this District, ha been initiated into the duties of tho office so soon to be as sumed bv him. by his predecessor, and to day, after securing a house, started for In diana to bring his family back with him to Washington. Bids wero opened at the Treasury De partment to-day for tho construction of apnronehrato the Minneapolis postoflice building. Martin Hendricks, of Washington, D, C. was the lowest bidder, at $10,150. Mr. Walker Blaine -left hero for New York to-night, to meet his mother and sis ter. He will return to AVashington to morrow night Secretary Proctor has referred to General Merritt with orders to act at his own dis cretion thereon, the request of the Interior Department for the stationing of additional troops at Fort Sill. Neb., during tho com ing sun-dance of tho Kiowa Indians near' there. . . Secretary Tracy has designated Lieut.' Aaron Ward, naval attache of tho United States legation at Paris, to represent the Navy Department at the international meteorological congrttito be held in Paris, Sept 19 to io. Tho Pneumatic Gun and Power Comany, of Washington, D. C, has proposed bnild a pneumatic carriago for a teijluch gun ior M5.ouu., The bondollerincsTo-dav aggregated $71 6 5TjO. aa follows: . Four per cents, registered. ttfjauou, at lour-and-a-half, per c?Ji&. registered. $tf(tfO. at Sl.053i. AU the oners were accepted.

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Mr. Owen began an address that should have been heard by everyone in the country, were that possible. A clearer, more concise and interesting statement of tbe necessity of opening up closer business relations with the republics of South Amer- -ica and Brazil has probably never before been proposed. The facts, ligures and anomalies of the present state of affairs were presented in a manner so interesting indeed that every-, one who heard them wero amazed art the seeming negligence of our government in permitting a trade of suchimmenso proportions to go to other nations, which by right, and by our nearness, is not only ready but anxious to come to us. Congress, however, Mr. Owen says, is afraid of the word 'subsidy" a word that in the hands of demagogues has. un to tho present time, succeeded in preventing this government from giving aid to steamship lines; that had it been done a few years since; this country would have been enjoj-ing a trade that would amount to many millions of dollars annually. Mr. Owen so deeply interested this audience that many of them were almost indignant at the lack of intelligent legislation on the part of Congress to secure what would come to us with the expenditure of but a small amount of money compared with tho wonderful results that would follow the opening of regular steamship lines with South America. Quite a number of the editors took advantage of fhe generous oner of Mr. Beckley, of the C, W. &. M. railroad, and went to St Joseph on the 8:45 a. m. train, all others departing on tho 10:02 train for their homes, having had a very pleasant if it was a brief visit, and the summer meeting of the association came to a close. MARINE MATTERS. How the Various Member of the Crew oftlv . Ill-Fa ted Ohio Lost Their Live. New Bkdfobd, Mass., Sept. 5. A letto : from Capt. G. B. Borden, superintendent f the newly established government relief station at Point Barrow, dated Point Hope, July 15, contains some additional particu lars concerning the death of those lost from the whaling bark Ohio, of this port, . wrecked in the Arctic last fall. The cap tain was either killed or disabled when tho vessel struck the shore. The mate shot himself, tho second mate died about a month after landing, and the third and fourth mates, with two of the Ohio's crew and four men, deserters from the ship, wero drownr-d Oct fi by the capsizing of iheir boat while trying to reach a passing vesseL Collided in Fog. New Xork, Sept 5.During a dense fog, this morning, the steamer Providence, of the Fall River Jine, while coming down the East river, collided with Commodore Gerry's yacht Electra, which was at anchor off Twenty-second street Fortunately no trw-tk wr o a ininrn1 ft 1 r u rrTt cnm-Ai)! IniiAa fainted. Narrow Escape from a Wreck. Milwaukee, Sept 5. The passenger steamer City of Traverse, of the Lako Superior lino, was towed in hero to-day by the steam barge Annie Laura, in a disabled condition. She lost her rudder, and came near going down. Movements of Steamers. QDeexstown, Sept. 5. Arrived: Ger manic, from isew lork lor Liverpool. HAMnunc.. Sept 5. Arrived: Saxonia. r x r-J UUUI J l tVs una. New York. Sept. 5. Arrived: Gallia, from Liverpool. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The national convention of the Swedish Mission Friends begins its session at Minneapolis to-day. John Schlarpler, a madman, killed his brother Jacob and himself, at his victim's home, at Union Hill, N. J. MaverG. Cohen, cloak and iersev manu facturer, atSSl Canal street, New York, haa The twenty-first annual convention of the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union of America is in session at Kingston, Ont. The coke production for the past week is. within 5 per cent of tho greatest week's output iu the history of the coke region. Jnstice Mayhara, in the Supreme Court, handed down a decision, annulling and revoking tho charter of the Broadway railroad, of Brooklyn. Reports from points in Kansas and Missouri show that a light fro3t prevailed throughout the northern parts of those States last night Win. Bonnett and Miss Carrie Ernest of Baltimore, wero run over and killed by an express train on the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore railroad. Miss Minnie Wanamaker. dau ghter of the Postmaster-general, will christen the crniser Baltimore, winch will u Jauucucu at Cramp's ship-yard on Saturdaj. The Senate dresscd-beef committee yes terday visited the Chicago packing-houses and stock varus, ana ien in mo evening ior Des Moines, where they will hold another 6itting. United States Marshal Hoes, with a num ber of guards, has arrived at Columbus with twenty-four prisoners irom tort Smith, Ark., and placed them in the Ohio Penitentiary. Horace H. Stratton, aged thirty-five, was accidentally shot and killed by Henry Fountain in tho woods of Sullivan county. New York. Both were members of a deer hunting party. At Pittsburg. William Smith, a colored cook, shot and killed his wife, May Smith, this morning, while she was asleep in bed. and then attempted suicide by shooting himself in tho head. The Great Council of tho United States, Improved Order of Red Men. will meet in Baltimore next week, and a large gathering of the members is expected from all parts of the country. Robert Anion, p.n apprentice boy on the United Staten steamship New Hampshire, died at Newport Hospital cf tyrhoid fever. This is the fourth death from the disea among the apprentice.

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