Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 October 1889 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, . WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1889.

This Is in mcpm of desertions at other posts, but Captain Ebstcin. says he thinks it traceable to the fact that it is in tho West, near a lance city, ami the force composed of cavalry recruits. It was not due, hw is sure, either to the food or treatment. Manv men, ho sa3s, enlist in the East for no other pnrposo than to pet West, while many others enter the army from a sort of restlessness or because of family troubles. Theso men become weary of the disciplino absolutely necessary in the army, and it is tben fonud tome morning that they have deserted. Colouel Bernard has been placed In command at Jelferson Barracks, and has already taken steps to correct evils found, to exist. The cooking and serving of tho food has been improved, and other things tending to increase the comfort of the men have been looked after. Secretary Proctor will, in a few days, order to other stations the non-commissioned ofheers who have been rnnning games of chance, and will take measures to prevent such things occurring ?n the future. THE JTCYT PENSION COMMISSIONER.

General Kaum "Cleans ITouse About Illegal Iterating Ppecl&l to the Tnliao!ma Joanua Washington, Oct. 22. General Kaum, in reorganizing the Pension Office, is receiving more, and attracting more, attention than any other officer, not excepting First Assistant Postmaster-general Clarkson, who makes and unmakes fonrth-class postmasters. It was a littlo lively in Gen. Baum's domain this motning. He appointed a new superintendent of tho building, and directed hira to "clean house." lie began with a force of men to sweep np cigar stabs and gnidsn of fine-cut and plug, and to scrub amber off the tioor. and soon there was a better smelL There is an impression that General Kaum will be directed to institute proceedings to recover illegally rerated pensions, but when asked about it he had not had timo to give tho matter attention as yet. The recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, ho said, would be carried out. He had understood that the Secretary had characterized some eases as illegal, and, of course, the remedy was in tho power of the government. The courts were open, he said, to the United States, and if any one had perpetrated a fraud they would have to sutler. General Kaum remained at tho oflice until after 5 o'clock. CONGKESSIONAI, MAJORITIES. - Republican All Right In Cbe Senate, bat Tbey Have a Ml m Margin in the House. Special to tli InUan&jolis Journal "Washington. Oct 22. At tho special session of the Senate after the 4th of March there were thirty-seven Democrats and thirty-nine Republicans. When Congress meets in December the Republicans will have at least forty-five Senators. It is not yet certain which party will get the two Senators from Montana. If they go to the Democrats the Senate will stand fortyfive Republicans to thirty-nine Democrats; otherwise the Republicans will have forty-seven and the Democrats only their present thirty-seven. With the West Virginia cases in their present condition, the llonse. without the members from the new States, has 164 Republicans and 161 Democrats. The rive Representatives from the sew States add that much to the Republican majority, giving them 109 members, a majority of which is only two more than a qnorura. Thus it will be an easy matter for the Democrats to demand a quorum on every vote, and it will make legislation on partisan subjectsa very difficult and almost impossible accomplishment. 3 UN OK MATTERS. Wyoming Eager for Statehood Statistical Report of the Territory. Washington, Oct 22. Francis E. Warren, the Governor of Wyoming Territory, has filed with the Secretary of the Interior his report for the year ended June SO, 1889. The popnlationof thoTerritory is estimated at from 03,000 to 105.000, as against 9.11S in 1870. The total assessed valuation of all property in 1SSS was $31,431,405, as against $11,fc57,344 in 1SS0, and $u924,C37 in 1870. These statements, the Governor says, do not represent more than one-third, and probably not more than oue-fourth of the actual valuation. The financial standing of Wyoming, the report states, is high. Bonds of the Territory, bearing 0 per cent, annnal interest, are oli above 12 par cent premium, and Territorial warrants aro always par and promptly paid when presented. The Governor urges upon Congress the adoption of a more liberal policy in the matter of surveying public lands. The inability ot the settler to obtain a legal right to the land selected by bim tor a home, it is stated, worked a three-fold injnry; first to the government which receives no pay for the land; next, to the county and Territory, which derive no revenue from it and lastly, to the 6ettler, who can obtain no title to the lands. Moreover, there are large tracts of nnsurveyed laud which are valuable for other purposes than agriculture. There aro immense oil fields, and coal beds, and vast forests of valuable timber yet unsurveyed. The aggregate number of acres disposed of during the last year, under the public land laws, including selections by the railroads, was 01,873. The Territory is eagsr lor statehood. Indiana and Illinois rent Ions. '.Pensions have been granted to the fol-lowing-nametl Indianians: - Original Invalid James A. Wine?ardncr, Xatnanlel F. Stmsman, John F. Bullock, Banlel Tearson. John A. Barker. Robert Alcorn. John Jtfbtevens. John W. Davis. Loral F. Fa inn an, ."William WrUht, James Abbott. Edward F. Beck, Hiram Armstrong. Enoch Craig, Robert Hatha,way, Ephralm T. Brown, Joep D. MeAbren, tieonte IL Maddoek, 8amuel McCarthy. William J.Mezlnro, Samuel M. McCaw, Edward Young. George McLln. Wllford ILWatkins, Charles T. Thayer. William Crur. " Increase Kobert M. Sims, BeaJ. M. Kowe,' Vm. F. Westover, Charles Y. JKois, Ira Crass. Jam II. Phillip. r Kelsiue and Increase John E, Keefl, Andrew Jackson. Henry Thompson. Eugene A. Laaeur, rBnJ. Gel. Aaron (Jreul. Parry C. Miller. . Keissue John N. Murphy, Henry Aipcr, Redben Bpier, David Smith. William J. Alien, Ellas P. Flak. Alanro It. Uray. 8ila a. Morehead, WMlani O. HUrfns. Wealey T. fcnepani. William Jirnnner, Benjamin F. Dyer, Noah J. raluier, Jacob F. Clce, William R. Lujmr, Dauitl Etuckev, John Herrin, Thomas II. Fppert, Joseph M. Young. Georte W. Loremy, Gabriel Abrani, Ella Moore, amuel H. Mix, Hezekiah FotfeuJmrKer, William H. Williams. George W. Kd wards, "James O. Ra, Patterson Stealer, John lliers, Henry King, John T. Howard. Orirfiaal, Widow, etc Caroline Board, former widow of Jes Board; Jane Gllmore, mother of John Mackey: Hannah, mother of Wm. Russell: Jolothea. widow of John ffpillman; minor of Jesse Board; Marraret, widow of Thomas Sham: minor of M. H. Stafford. Mexican Widow Susannah, widow of Ormus Ueynolds. ILLINOIS PENSIONS. Original Invalid Joaeph C. Cole. Feter Brereton, John 31. Brown, Jos. A. l'asley, fpenoer . Wadmzton. John T. Iawrence, Isaac W. Smart, John J. Winter. Hamilton (ill more, J03. W. Grow, Wm. Reynolds, Isaac W. Baldwin. lEoreae-JH9. J. Miller. Panmel Smyers, Edwin Uowes, Benlamin M. Bowe. rhineus B. Pro- . rot, w . m. Jaiuu (decease!). i;ulert M. Plms. Restoration and Increase-Lorenzo D. Goolsby. Reissue Victor II. Gould. Leander Tuthev, ?bn Feer Ceer. W'va. F. McKHevy, John T. Job Lor. ng. inos. m. tnicias, jiirtael Fcnell, John H. Lold. Robert R. Rilbn siey.John It. Powell. An AHert G. Dow, Wiu. M. Clapp. James A.Lowp, John W. Clover. Daun L. Martin. Georee W. Mn Near. Cbarle T. Curtis John 1). Cosjrrove, Asber F. Southwtck. Ku bard T. Ilolmau. Reissue and Increase (Old M ar) Andrew Ray, Jam Collins, Noan Bullock, George M. Copeland. William A. Merritt. Original. Widows, Etc. Catherine, widow of Teter McGuire: AlUrt, father of Robert Weaver, FrederiJre. -widow of Frank W. Weber; Maria, widow of Wm. M. Itmb; Clara, widow of Reason, alias Readir, Rjxter. Chlef-Jutttc ATalte's Bust. Special to the Imllauapolla JoumaL Washington. Oct. 22.This afternoon, while visiting a number of prominent artists ?ho make Washington their home, I called upon ecnlptor McDonald, who was engaged in making & bust of the late Chiefjustice Waite, of the United States Supreme Conrt. The bnt.t is not complete, hut even in it present condition is a most speaking likeness of the dead Jintice. Mr. McDonald, at the request of the family, made a death-mask of the late Chief-justice, and from this and nnmerous photographs and a personal acquaintance with the man. he is gTeutly aided in his work. It will he placed in the Vooui of th Supreme Court of the Uniter. States. While there the sculptor picked np a marble hand, and told tho ful-

lowing interesting story in connection "with

it. haul he: "iou will remember that, a few mouths ago. Mrs. Admiral Febiger was thrown out of cer carriago and killed on V street. Her face was frightfully cut and ilisligured. Unfortunately the Admiral had no portrait of his dead wife. He conceived the idea of having a cast made of her left hand, which I did. and from it chiseled this marble representation which I have here. It is a beautiful hand, one of the shapeliest that I have ever seen. The wedding ring is its only oruanlet.;, Mr. Harrison's Plans. . "Washington SpecIaL Within the next week Mrs. Harrison expects to visit Philadelphia as the guest of Mrs. Wanamaker. The exact time of her departure will depend upon certain matters of domestic regime at the White House. The resignation of the steward of the household leaves the domestic service without a head from whom to receive orders, which imposes closer attention to details, for tho time-being, on tne part of the lirst lady of the land. It is also her pnrpose to visit her sister, Mrs. Lord, who is under the treatment of a physician in New York. Mrs. Lord is still attended by her daughters, Mrs. Lieutenant Parker and Mrs. Dimmick. She is improving slowly, Lut she is yet far from welL Her illness at times threatened to assume a typhoid form, but careful treatment held that tendency in check. From present appearances it will be far into the winter before Mrs. - Lord will be able to come to Washington, and it may happen that she will Lot be here at all. It is on this account that Mrs. Harrison intends to visit her sister at New York. Patents Issued to Indiana Inventors Fpteial to tLa Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Oct. 22. Patents were issued to Indiana inventors, to-day, as follows: Lewi 8. Cander, Terre naute, hydro-carbon generator and burner, George N. Clytoer, Bloomlnrsburr, suspension bridge; John Cosjfrove, Oxford, thill coupllnr, BucknerF. Freeland, Vistula, railway station Kismal; Theodore H. Ilaberkorn. Fort Wayn, valve mechanism for airbrake, governor for air-brakes, and brake for locomotives; William Lebo, Tipton, selfclosing gate; John F. Main, assignor of two-thirds to B. Carr and If. If. LaFollette. Indianapolis, mall-bag lock: John J. HetTord, Indianapolis, lathe dust-trap; Frederick W. Miller and J. J. Newman, assignors to Globe Tissue-paper Company, Elkhart, paper water-proofing-machlne; John K. Perez, assignor of one-third to O. R. ftewart, Kolcomo, separator and trap; George Thilon, assignor to Dodge Manufacturing Company, Mfobawalra. pulley; Charles II. BUutts, Elkhart, shade for furnace doors; George V. Pniitu, assignor of one half to J. B. Hendriek. Union City, sienal lantern; William and it. 31. Woodling, Loganaport, corn planter. Dullneaa at tha Capital. Ppecial to the InliauacoU Journal. Washington, Oct. 22. -At no time since President Harrison's inauguration has Washington been duller than now.' With the politicians and statesmen out working in the various State campaigns, tbe Presi- -dent employed with his message to Congress, his Cabinet laboring on their annual reports, and the city visitorless. there is a practical suspension of federal operation, outside the dreariest routine of the executive departments. Very few appointments or promotions aro made in any branch of the public service. The only activity seen in tho District Of Columbia is in the work of putting in 'grip' street-car tracks on Seventh street, and the re-paving of Pennsylvania avenue. A Polyglot Stenographer Secured. Epsclal to tli Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Oct. 22. Tho maritime conference has secured a polyglot stenographer, and its work is going ahead. An 'attache of the State Department was sent to New York, and he secured the services of a Frenchman who is able to write shorthand in French, English and some other languages, and he has taken the work of the entire conference for the lump sum of H&70. The original bid was $3,000. ConEiderabla progress was made at the morning session of the conference, to-day, in consideration of the "rules of the road." Just after the recess the conference adjourned till Thursday m 5 ruing. Somewhat Embarrassed. Fp"Jal to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Oct. 22. Secretary Rusk is quietly laughing over the predicament of two gentlemen who called upon him today. There was quite a company of ladies in the party. The lirst gentleman introduced seven of the ladies as his wife. The second was even more embarrassed than the lirst. In one hand he held his hat and in the other his umbrella. He had a cigar in his mouth, aud, a both hands were occupied, he did not know what to do with it. Finally ho reached up and placed the lighted cigar behind his ear. The Secretary afiked him if he was a book-keeper, and he said he was. Indiana Postmaters. Epeclal to tbs Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Oct 22. -These .fourthclass Indiana postmasters were appointed to-day: At Betlehem, Clarke county, John M. Ptewart, vice W. . Jones, removed; at Ceutral, Harrison county, Kenj. Pearson, vice Wm. Smith, removed; at Convenience, Harrison county, Mary Goldsmith, vice Feter Fink, removed; at Cuitlsvllle, Tipton county, Lewis Laud, vice 8. K. Hill, removed; at Haymond. Franklin county, Mrs. Clara Gable, vice Martin Bedell, removed; atNewvllle, DsKalb county, 11 Y. Wyatt. vice William Peely. removed; at Sulanvilfe. Porter county. Edward Milas. vice James Llnderman, removed; at Vandalla, Owen county, William R. Wisely, vice Sarah W. Gudgon, removed. Illstorian Bancroft In Washington. Epecl&l to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Oct. 22. Among the wellknown personages seen upon tho drives almost every afternoon nowadays is the Hon. George Bancroft, who is usually accompanied by one of his nieces. Mr. Bancroft makes a striking feature, muilled to the chin in a top coat, his white beard flowing over bis breast, and black ailk. Seaked cap drawn over his head aud well own ever his face. Mr. Ilalford Goes to Fortress filonroe. ' Washington, Oct. 22. Mr. E. W. Ilalford. the President's private secretary, left Washington this afternoon for a short visit to Fortress Monroe to recuperate his health. He was accompanied by Mrs. Halford. His health is somewhat improved, but it is not deemed advisable for him to resume his official duties for several days. General IVotes. Bseclal to the Indianapolis Journal Washington, Oct. 22. F. A. Field, of Indianapolis, was amongPrcsident Harrison's callers to-day. Algernon W. Austin, of Indiana, was today appointed a copyist in the Indian Bureau, at $900 per year. There was quite a number of callers at the White House this morning, the principal ones being Secretary Proctor, Postmaster-general Wanamaker, Representative Buchanan, of New Jersey, and Taylor, of Illiuois; Col. R. H. Hunt, of Kansas City, and F. A. Field, of Indiana. The regular meeting of tba Cabinet was held in the afternoon, at which topics to be embraced in tho President's message to Cougreaa were considered. The Navy Department was informed to dav of the arrival at Delaware breakwater of the Kearsarge. She has just returned from Hay ti, whither she conveyed Minister Douclass. 1 William Heed Lewis, consul to Moroco, reported at the State Department to-dav. He comes to answer the charges made against him by Henezli, the merchant of Fez. Secretary Blaine will give Mr. Lewis an interview to-morrow. s , "Losses by Fire. . CmcAGO, Oct, 22. Early this morning a row of frame nonses,irom m to4119 Halstead street, in the Town of Lake, was de stroyed by tire. Among them was the Burton "Honse, which was full of boarders at the time, and, although all of them escaped in safety, raanv of thera bad close calls for their lives. The entire loss was about 15,000. St. Louis, Oct. 22. Early- this morning the Sontheni Mills Barging Company's factory, located in the central part of this city, was totally destroyed by fare. Loss. $73,001): partially insured. Over SOO hands are thrown out of employment. Muskegon, Mich., Oct. 22. Bertran's saw-nnll. of -North Muskegon, was destroyed by tire last eveniug. Loss, 82.,O0O; insuxas.ee tiu.wu

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS

The Coroner at Last Makes Public His Verdict in the Katie Hood Case. Murphy s Work at Peru Richmond's Fight with the ran-nandle-Fat&l Boiler Eiplosion Purging Merchant Arrested. INDLVNA. A Coroner's Verdict Reached at Last in the Katie Hood Case. Ppecial to Hie Indianapolis Journal Conneiisville, Oct. 22. Tho Times, of this city, will publish the following official verdict of Coroner Lariraore on the mysterious death of Katie Hood: "After a most thorough and careful investigation, assisted by able counsel, towit: O. C. Florea, L. L. Broaddus and E. J. Smith, employed for the prosecution, and L. M. Develin, the State prosecutor, into tho cause or causes of the death of Katie Hood, I iind as follows: Katie Hood, while in good health, mysteriously disappeared1 from Michael Schoenig's, in Counersvillc, Fayette county, Indiana, at whoso house she was employed ng a domestic on Saturday, Sept. 21, 1880. at or about 7 or 7:30 o'clock P. m. She was seen and recognized by several parties, at different times and places upon the streets, soon after leaving Mr. Schcenig's, and at each several times she was alone and unaccompanied. Tbe last time she was 6een was about 8 o'clock p. m., 6oino balf bouror so after her leaving Mr. bchoenig'a. This was on Mason street, near Ninth street. The next information pertaining to her, was the finding of her dead body in the hydraulic, on Monday, Sept SO, at about 3 o'clock r. m. I further find unmistakable evidence of her body having been in the lock that is known as the McConnick lock, one-half mile or so north from where the body was found, her dresg-skirt, or outer garment, and a portion of her undervest having been found there adhering to a large spike-nail extending from the topmost piece of timber about rive inches, and some four inches from the upper surface, pointing southward and somewhat downward. I further find the wounds upon the head, the only woundsof any note, were sufficient in themselves to have produced death, but where, how, or in what manner said wounds were inflicted, I am not able to determine." Murpliy' Successful Work at Peru. ' !Scial to the IudlantDolls Journal. PERU, Oct. 22. The union gospel temperance meetings under the leadership of Francis Murphy, sr., closed this evening after a ten days' session, and with certainly tho best results imaginable, some 2,000 persons having signed tbe pledge. The meetings throughout were under the personal guidance of Mr. Murphy, and he was ably assisted by Revs. Cavins. of the Baptist: Seamons. of the Methodist, and Dickey, of the Presbyterian churches. The interest manifested in the meetings thtbughout has been something phenomenal. Sunday evening the inilux was very large, necessitating the use of both opera-house and Methodist Chnreh. Many men have signed and actively participated who were almost be3Tona tho pale " . of redemption. A positive fact, and one worthy of commendation and publicity, is tho act of a certain prominent 6aIoon-Keeper, who deposited money for the purchase of a new suit of clothes for one of the signers, conditioned on his remaining firm in his pledge until the 1st day of January. The officers-elect for the newly-organized temperance league here are: President, A. S. Mills; vice-president, Ned McCortnack; secretary John Plotter; treasurer, 11. J. Loveland; executive committee. Revs. Gavins, Dickey and Seamons. A permanent homo will be maintained, and the league commences its existence under auspices the most flattering. Quarrel Between a City and a Railway. . Special to tho Inllaiiyolls Journal. ' '" Richmond, Oct. 23. The Common Cncillast night adopted a resolution recommended by the committee on streets and alleys, ordering the Panhandle Railroad Company to remove that part of their large South-side freight depot which blockades the Tenth-street crossing, which, being a considerable part of the structure, is equivalent to an order to remove it entire. To extend Tenth street across there would be to ponetrate. the main part of the dppot yard, and the instigators of the movement hopo it will result in the construction of a viaduct or tunnel, one of which has for years been demanded at Eighth tdreet.' A light that has of late been on, resulting from the Panhandle demanding about $o,000 of the city toward the construction of a viaduct at Nineteenth street, and about 4.000 .more toward an undergrade crossing at Sheridan street, has augmented the feeling, there not beiugsuch a safe crossing as either would provide in the entire city. The original deed from Chas. W. Storr, Dec. 5. lboO, for the depot grounds, reserves that in which Tenth street is "laid." but the Panhandle people claim they nevertheless have lighting ground. Burglars at Union City. E2cial to tlis IudlananoDa Journal. Union City, Oct. 22. Burglars entered the honse of James Wallace, between 1 and 2o'clock this morning. Mr. Wallace awoke, but one ot the gang caught him by the throat and put a hand over his mouth, while another held a revolver to his head; a third man caught up his pantaloons, and all three fled. The pantaloons were found this morning in the street, but a pocketbook and $290. which it contained, were pone. A valuable mare, and buggy, and harness were also taken from tho barn of Lewis McFarland, living one mile south of town, and are supposed to have been stolen by the same party. Mr. Wallace recognized the man who held him by the throat, but he haa not yet been found. Harmless Shooting at New Castle. Eceelal to the IndlauaiKU Journal. New Castle, Oct. 22.-Jame3 Scott, a pipe-fitter, who has recently been in the employ of the Enterprise Gas Company, of this city, became a target for a saloonkeeper, who was, evidently, a very poor 6hot. Scott, who was drunk, entered Paul Fischer's saloon, where he got into an altercation with the proprietor and the bartender. He was ejected froni the saloon, nnd immediately began hurling bowlders through the front windows of the saloon. To this Fiscber objected, and opened tire on Scott with a revolver, tiring two ineffectual shots. Scott was arrested and placed in jail. The shooting created considerable excitement. Pursuing the Clay County Terror. icial to tlis Iiiilianaoolls Journal. Clay City, Oct. 22. The man who made the assault on Lewis Werner's daughter is still at large. The girl's brother and another party had a chaee after him last week and came near capturing him, and would have done so had it not been that Werner's horse stumbled and threw him, thus enabling him to escape into a cornlield.rand from there iuto thick woods. Lxcitemcnt runs high, and several parties are still in search of the rascal. A liberal reward is offered for bis capture. Fatal Explotlon of a Railway Euj;inv Epecial to the In&anapolla Journal. .Valparaiso. Oct. 22. A Grand Trunk engine blew ont a crown-sheet eight miles east of here this morning. John Hadden, of Battle Creek, Mich., was hurled over the tender and against the first freight car. and the wheels of the long train passed over him. Engineer Thomas Callahan, of Battle Creek, was terribly scalded. He was brought here suffering dreadful agonv, ard is not expected to live. The headbrakemau crawled out of the cab and etxaped with slight injury. Drs. Jordan and Gilbert. gpMial to the Xnllauaolla journal. Bloominqton. Oct. 22. Dr. David S. Jordan and Dr. Charles II. Gilbert, of the Indiana University, have returned from a three week's exploring trip in the YellowStone Park, in tho interest of the United State Fish Commission. They were accompanied by Mr. William W, Spander, librarian of the State University. The purpose of the expedition wus to make a survey of

tho waters of tho park preliminary to stock-

inp tuo streams wim various sorts oi trout aud grayling. Tho greater part of tho park is a volcanic plateau. Tho numerous A! i , I II t uno sirrams oi tuo parK arc nearly an uestitUte of fishes, because thev leavn thn vol canic district by means of high waterfalls impassable to fishes. It is intended to make of these streams a trout and grayling ing is already begun, and will be continued rainbow trout.yellow-tinned trout and landlocked salmon, as well as the native Tedthroated trout and grayling are abundant iu tuese streams. Wealthy Farmer Arrested. Plertat to the IinlianajxjUn JoumaL Vincexxks, Oct, 22, James S. McCoy, one of tho wealthiest farmers of this county, and son-in-law of the late Gov. Williams, of Indiana, worth, perhaps, $150,000, was indicted, to-day, for a crimiual assault on the person of Mrs. Peter Mullen, the wife of one of McCoy's tenants. McCoy was sued for damages in a civil proceeding, recently, by the woman for the same offense, and the plaintiff was awarded $850. The criminal case was the outcropping of the civil case. Tho arrest occurred to-day, and he gave bond and was released. Tho arrest created a profound sensation, and the trial will be fiercely contested. McCoy married Governor Williams's daughter about thirty years ago. He owns over 3,000 acres of land, and is ono of the most successful farmers in Indiana. Arrested for Forgery. Fpla.1 to the IndiauapolU Journal. Vincennes, Oct. 22. II. L. Sherman was arrested and placed under $$00 bond for forgery at Shelbnrn, a small town north of this city. It seems that Sherman kept a country store at Shelbnrn, in which he kept a general stock of goods. A few months ago he failed and was sued for settlement by some of his creditors. He acted in a manner that led to suspicion of crookedness. The grand jury in its investigations iudicted him for forgery of his father-in-law's name. Mr. Solomou Mainwarring, to a note of over 1,200, which was turned over to Mackey & Co., of Evausville. Forest Fires. Decatch, Oct 22. Forest fires have been raging in the neighborhood of this city during the last forty-eight hours, doing an immense amount of damage to crops, fences, timber, etc. There has been no rain here for six weeks. Tho wells and cisterns are piving out. and stock is suffering greatly lor want of rain. Crushed by a Falling: Tree. ppcdftl to the In&ianuralls Journal Huntington, Oct. 22. Hiram Benham, a prominent citizen of Taswell, and proprietor of the Taswell saw-mills, was killed at that place, by a huge tree falling on him. lie was forty year9 old. and leaves a large family. Killed While Crawling Under Cars.. ' Special to the ludlaiiapolls Journal. LoGANsroRT, Oct. 22. While B. F. Houston, of this city, was crawling under some Vandalia freight cars, this morning, he had both limbs severed from his body, dying shortly thereafter in terrible agony. Minor Motes. John Brown, a wealthy citizen of Johnson county, who was injured in a runaway accident last week, died Monday. Ella Wasserman. a woman of the town, at Michigan City, shot at aud assaulted Mrs. Minnie Leeds, a wealthy woman. William Mehl, a drugaist of Peru, made an assi gnmen t to John Beck. The amounts of liabilities and assets are not yet known. Mr. John S. VanCleve, of Cincinnati, will give a lecture recital to tho students of the De Pauw School of Music on the evening of tho 23th. Miss Hall, of Elkhart, mado two attempts at suicide, with morphine, Sunday night, each of which was nearly successful. Unrequited love was the cause. The damage suit of Losher vs. McKillip, at Peru, for loss of service, the Tesnlt of an assault on Losher's son by McKillip, resulted in a verdict of $50 damages and costs. McKillip will appeal the case. In tho cases ex. reL Attorney-general Michener vs. A. G. Howard, John Crainr, David Allen, and others, the so-called Prison South case, a change of venue from Clark to Floyd county has been taken by the State. On Sunday James Bell and Andrew Fisher, both residents of Payne, near Fort Wayne, got into a tight on account of Bell's 6uspecting Fisher of b&ing too intimate with Mrs. Bell. Bell stabbed Fisher, killing him. Bell escaped. At Richmond William Groff.a young married man. took carbolic acid some weeks since with suicidal intent, but was pulled back to life. Monday night he made a second attempt by eating white lead, and will probably die. Mr. Adolph Schellschmidt, of Indianapolis, has been eugnged to visit the DePauw Music School each week for ensemble playing with the advanced students, of whom such work is required. He will also give lessons on tho 'cello. Monday night the store of Adam Cook, at Urbana, was raided by bnrglars. who made a rich haul, taking the most valuable part of the stock. Entrance was gained through the front door. This is the second time this store has been robbed. Two weeks ago G. W. Shirley, proprietor of the Merchants' Hotel, at Spencer, buried his wife. Sunday night he married a young woman of Terre Haute, and the following evening tho people of Spencer-hanged him in efligy on tho public square. Rev. Charles J. Bowles, a noted Baptist minister, died, near Newton, on Tuesday morning, at 7 o'clock. He was widely known all over western Indiana, and was for several years pastor of the Baptist Church at Crawfordsville. Ho was seventy years old. At Lincoln, the principal junction of the Air-line railroad. James Oskins. a bar tender, and Georjre Brown became involved in a difficulty. The trouble arose over tho settlement for drinks, which Brown claimed he did not order, and during tbe fight he struck Osfcins with a blunt instrument, from which he will probably die. John Pierce and Philip Webb engaged in a prize-tight in the window-house of the DePauw glass-works, at Kew Albany, Sunday afternoon. After a contest that has no parallel among the many rough-and-tumble lights that have occurred in the establishment, Pierce was knocked out. Complaints have been filed in 'Squire Huckeby's court against both combatants. Tencaro of a Monon freight train were wrecked, early Monday inorning, near Leatherwood bridge, a few miles south of Bedford, and William Davis, of New Albany, one of the brakemen, was badly hurt. The wreck was cleared up yesterday morning, after delaying the south-bonnd passenger train for an hour. Davis waa taken to his homo in New Albany. ILLINOIS. Young "Society Man' of nioonilngton Convicted of Fraud in Tax Collections. Epecial to the Indianapolis Journal. Bloomingtox. Oct. 22. Harry M. Loehr, who has been on trial here the past week on the charge of raisins the taxes and altering the tax records for Bloomington township and city, was convicted to-day and sentenced to ono year in tho penitentiary. Loehr was a deputy for Ignatz Lederer, tho township collector of Bloomington city and township, and both were arrested last winter. Lederer pleaded guilty and testified against Loehr. Loehr is twenty-two years of age. and eon of William B. Loehr, a retired wealthy farmr. He was a very prominent society man and bore an excellent reputation. Loehr has asked for an appeal, and the record is now being made. K Killed by a Train, fpecial to tli Indlanayous Journal. Bloomingtox, Oct. 22. John Cu minings, a farmer of eastern McLean county, was fonnd dead, yesterday, by the side of the track of the Rantonl narrow-gauge branch of the Illinois Central railway, near Howaid. He was tilled by lalling ott a passenger train. ale of Imported Horses. Pxccll to the India anpolls JoumaL Bloomington. Oct, 22. Dillon Bros., the well-known Norman horse-ira porters, of Normal, to-day began a combination sale of horses which will last throe days. Thejr

have 200 horses catalogued for tho sale, tho animals being draft, trotting, pacing and saddle-horses, including many choice animals. At the sale, to-day, twenty-six horses were sold, and tho total of the sales was $7,200, an average of about $000. Amothe ales were the following: To A. Hopkins. Peru, 111., imported draft mar $oo; Joseph Baldwiu, Delavan, III.. Frenc draft imported stallion. 705; W. It. Fleming. Llpaso, 111., Percheron imported stallion, $470: J. H. Funk. D wight. 111., Percheron mare, imported, $400. Scourge of Diphtheria. Fpecial to the InrtianApolis JcmrnT Moxticello. Oct. 22. Thero is a sconree

of diphtheria in central Illinois which is crnwini? nmtn RPrimm. At. Tllinnnli thn' public schools have all been closed, and several aeatns are reporxeu. mere are also many cases at Decatur. Brief Mention. TheRockford Driving Club, for the pur pose of maintaining a race track, was incorporated on Monday. Beniaihin Wease. while bovine a cun at Carmi. discharged it. the ball indicting a wouud that may prove fatal. The Belvidere People's Bank has been authorized to commence business, the ooo capital stock having been paid in. After sis months of idleness the miners at LaSalle have come to terms with the operators, and will return to work Tuesday. William Harris, acred forty, a well-to-do farmer of Basco. near Carthage, fell from his wacon Sunday evening and broke his neck, dying instantly. Willis, the manasrer of a mnseum' at Ouincy. disappeared. Monday, taking the funds of the concern with him. The actors and freaks are minus their salaries. The Democrats of Menard count v. in ses sion at Petersburg, renominated Henry Schirding for county commissioner. ConSressman Springer was present and adressed the convention. At Litchfield, Monday. Ev Roberts, Frank McGinnis and Thomas Haban were held by a coroner's jury to await action of the grand jury for the killing of John Patterson, on last Tuesday night. At Sprincfield. Sunday evening. Fred Devares, a young boy, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head. lie had been punished by his father for some misdeed, and objected to the treatment. Mrs. Carey, her daughter and Mrs. Durbin, who were poisoned at St. Elmo last week, may recover. Mrs. Dnrbin's husband is said to bo suspected of administering the poison, from which Carey died, out of revenge. DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN. Local Forecasts. For Indianapolis and Vicinity For the twenty-four hours ending 8 p. m., Oct. 23 Cloudy weather, clearing and fair during Wednesday. GENERAL INDICATIONS. Washington, Oct. 23 3. p. M. Forecast till 8 P. M. Wednesday: For Indiana and Illinois Fair, except light rain in southern portions; stationary temperature; northeasterly winds. Fcr Ohio Rain in the interior: light rain on the lakes; stationary temperature; northerly winds. tor Upper Michigan. Lower Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota Fair, preceded by light ram in lower Michigan; slightly warmer, except stationary temperature in lower Michigan; variable winds, becoming southeasterly. Local Weather Report. Indianapolis, Oct 22.

IYme. liar. Ther. li.U. Yind. Weathtr. ire. 7a.m. 30.1H 43 88 East Lt.rain. 0.13 7p. m. 30.25 44 85 yeast Cloudy. 0.85

Maximum thermometer, 48; minimum thermometer, 43. Follow iug Is a comparative statement of the condition of temperature and precipitation on Oct. 22: Tern. Pree. Normal 54 O.IO Moan i 42 0.08 Departure from normal 12 0.CS Excess or deficiency since Oct. 1... 7 1.2rt Excess or dellciency since Jan. 1.. 314 7.17 Plus. General Weather Conditions. TCESDAT, Oct. 22. 7 P. M. Pressure. The low area this morning over Indian Territory and southern Mis souri has nearly disappeared to-night, and , hi&h pressure prevails from the Rocky mountains to the Atlantic. Tho high area is central over and north from Lake Superior, with S0.54 at Prince Arthur's Landing, B. A. In the extreme Northwest the barometers are low. 9 Tkmpehatuiie. During last night the temperatures northwest from Lake Superior were very low. Tho lowest, 2 above zero, was reported from Minnedosa, Manitoba. During the day the temperatures rose slightly everywhere; o0 and below is reported near Lake Superior: 40 and above from the northwestern oorder of the United States, Minnesota, southern Wisconsin, Michigan, the lower lake regions and New England southward; 70 and above from the States near the gulf. Precipitation. Light rains fell from Nebraska. Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia northward. Snow in Manitoba and near Lake Superior. STRIKING SWITCHMEN. The L. fc N". Trouble Seems Confined Entirely to Eransville. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Evansville, Ind., Oct. 22. The places of the Louisville & Nashville switchmen who struck yesterday have nearly all been filled with new men, and freight has begun to move around the belt The company will pay tho new men S3 a day and board them while the trouble lasts, and agrees to give them steady situations. The strikers ave been all notilied that the company is ready.to pay them, and that they are 'discharged. Brotherhood of Engineers. DENVER, CoL, Oct 22. At yesterday's afternoon session-the convention of tho Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, it is understood that the -grievance committee. concluded their work. Most of the cases were referred back to the various divisions for final settlement. A number of tho lodges suspended during the Missouri Pacific strike wero restored to good standing in the Brotherhood. Among lodges reinstated is that of St. Louis. To-day was the time set for the eleetion of officers, but instead of this the entire day was taken up in trying ono of tho grand oflicers. against whom berious charges had been preferred. Coal-Miner' Agreement. Pittsbuug, Oct. 22. At a conference of prominent miners here, to-day, it was decided to mako an effort to revive tho interstate miners' and operators agreement, which was in exstence for several years prior to 188S. It is understood that the operators and miners of Ohio, Indiana aud Illinois are willing to re-enter tho compact Tho miners also resolved to stand by any agreement made at the forthcoming convention to be held at Columbus, O. Wisconsin Central Men Out. Chicago, Oct. 22. Eighteen switchmen, the entire night force of the Wisconsin Central railroad in tho city, struck last night. One of their number was discharged last week, and they demanded his reinstatement. A conference was held with -the superintendent, last night, but no agreement reached. Fear-End Collision. Louisville, Oct 22. The Bowling Green accommodation, which is due here at 10:30, had its rear coach demolished at Nolin, Ky.. fifty miles south, about 10 o'clock this morning, by the fast mail from the south, due here at 11:40. vy..serioii injured internally: J. M. W hteler, Worthington. Ky., arm fractured, scalp wounds and side hurt. Several others were slightly hurt. The wounded are being cared for at the village. L,ove thy ncljrhior aw thjseli. and when you ee one with a bad cough advise blra to buy a Lottie Dr. Bull's Cough fcyrup. .Trice 25 cents a bottle. There Is nothing in the world which will give prompter relief to all suffer from neuralgia than salvation OIL 1'rloe only twenty-live ceuts a bottle.

The injured are: Rev. J. M. Bruce, Glasgow, Ky., arm sprained and snino injured; Yandike Heiser. Millerstown. ay.. seriously

To Users of Royal Baking Powder. The public is warned against the stories and so-called kitchen tests of traveling baking powder agents. The alleged tests are dishonest tricks and the stories are false, their object being to injure the reputation of the Royal Baking Powder, and introduce an inferior article in its place. The market is full of cheaply made baking powders, many of them composed of alum, the proprietors of which scruple at no trick, falsehood or illegitimate scheme, in the effort to sell them to consumers.0 Housekeepers will not need the tests of baking ponder itinerants to teach them as to the qualities of baking powder, as they are already fully assured of the great superiority of the Royal Caking Fowder in strength, purity and wholesomeness by the best of all tests, the test of their own long, practical use of it in the preparation of the daily food. Protection from alum baking powders can be had only by declining to accept any substitute for the Royal Baking Powder. Experience has proved this powder of the highest usefulness, and the Government, tests have established it as the purest, strongest and most wholesome baking powder in the world. UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN LAW. Massachusetts Now Keady to Vote Labor

Tarty Left Out in the Cold. BOSTON, Oct 22. The timo for filing names with tho Secretary of State to insure the placing of the same upon tho official ballots at the coming State election expired at 5 o'clock this afternoon. One of the results is that the Labor rarty, having failed to file its nominations, with tho signatures required by the new law, will iind itself unrepresented upon the ofucial ballot. All Kepnblican nomination papers were in by 3 o'clock, and the Democratio nominations that were not mado at the hour of closing were covered by independent nominations of individuals of that party. The Prohibioui&ts, who had been tho most prompt in filing their nominations were still a long way be bind hand at tho finish. Many election districts failed to present 0113- cold-water candidates. Tho list of candidates for the executive council for tho three parties wera fully completed. Kegistration for the Stato election closed to-night. Tho work has been greatly enlarged and complicated because, under the new Australian Rystera. the registrars were obliged to ceitify to 115 independent nomination papers. There were two distinct Bets for State nominations, nine 6cts for senatorial districts aud forty sets for representative districts. Kach paper contained from lifty to seventy-fivo names, and in ordes to be assured that theso wero nil legal voters, it was necessary to go over tha lists at tho latest available time. TELEGRAPH fC BREVITIES. Forest fires are raging in Ionia county, Michigan, and 1'ierro county, Wisconsin. At Johnstown, yesterday, sixteen bodies of llood victims wero lifted and re-interred. At East Tawas, Mich., the ground is covered with snow. A heavy noztheaster is blowing. The Bel ford-Clarke publishing-house has compromised with its creditors, aud will shortly resume business. Dr. Porter, at Key West, reports another case of yellow fever at that place, and that quarantino restrictions have been resumed. The annual convention of too Mutual Benevolent Association of tho United States Kailway Postal Clerks is in session at New Orleans. Judge Cooley is slowly getting better. He says very little about nis plans, bnt ho will retnrn to Washington as 6uon as his health permits. A combination of Chicago brokers and Florida shippers has been formed, to make Chicago the distributing point of the Northwest for Florida fruits. Susan B. Anthony says the woman snffragists wilt devote all their attention to South Dakota from now until the suiirago amendment is submitted next year. Lord Linton, son of the Earl of Poulett, after swindling book-makers and others at Latonia out of $3,000, passed through Louie villo Sunday, it is 6npposed, going South. ' The jury in the case of William If. Bartholomew, charged with tho murder of A, W. Dillard. at Easton, Pa., returned a verdict of guilty of murder in tho lirst degree Ernest IT. Adams, book-keeper in tho oflico of Henry V. Skinner, New York nuentfortho Canadian Pacific railroad. it under arrest for stealing $--,500 from his employer. At Franklin, Pa., George C. Lacy, a member of the lumber firm of Lacy frms.. was shot and fatalls wounded yesterday by John Hewett, an employe, in a dispute OVCf wages due. At Chattanooga, Jake Matilc, n well known young man about (own, while play ing with a bull-dog pistol, discharged it4 contents into his head, blowing the top at his head otf. The residence of ex-Mayor Ballard, of Lexington, Mo., was burned Monday night, aud Mrs. Ballard, who was of unsound mind, perished in the llamcs. fche waa alone in the house. Sailor J. Neil, ased twenty-three, of Eondon, England, belonging to a steamer plying on Lake Erie, and a younir man. uanso unknown, were instantly killed by tbe ltostou express train at Metncheu, N. J. It has been discovered that the croverument has power to settle friendly Indians on the Cherokee lands, and Wt stern men aro said to favor tilling up the famous Cherokee strip with Indians if tbe tribe refuses to part with it. 'The relief committee of tho St. Paul Chamber of Commerce has presented a startling report on the destitution existiug in tho Dakotas. In substance, it says th suffering and destitntion is much greater than has yet been reported. A man calling himself A. B. or A. Z. Potter is now traveling through Eastern Statea representing himolf as proprietor of tho llocky Mountain News. By these misrepresentations bo h.lS swindled Eastern papers and individuals out of sums aggregating 0,000. Frank Pine, alias George Hall, a notorious confidence man. has made a deatb-bect confession in Denver, exonerating City Auditor Winram, of Kansas City, and J. E. Ball, of tbe same city, of complicity in a fraudulent mining deal by which W. J. Brewster was swindled out of &20.000. Near Harlan Conrt-hone, Ky., Saturday. James P. (iiles, an ex-deputy federal marshal, killed one Craig. Craig's brother was killed some years ago. after having caused some trouble in file's family, and Giles said at the time ho was glad of It. Thi led to a quarrel Saturday and Craig shot at lines. Ulies xuen Biuiv uve limes. Scourged with Typhoid and Diphtheria. Fnr.MOXT, O., Oct. Si The village of Woodville, this county, is a terribly ravaged place. Nearly one-third of the not) persons 111 the town are victims of typhoid fever and diphtheria. Last week" thero were ten deaths from typhoid fever and. nearly that number from diphtheiia. lr. Busch, the leading physician, has about lifty cases under bis care. Great excitement prevails iu tho town and business is entirely suspended. Woodville having no board of health, the State board was l;ol 110 tilled of the scourgo uutil last wccl