Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 July 1890 — Page 1

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Cleieland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St Lock BIG 4 Tuesday, Aug. 19, i8qo. S5 EOUND TRIP Toronto, $6. Alexandria Bay, $10. Wait for the excursion over the only direct line the popular Big 4 which always provides ample sleeping-car and coach accommodations. S3 ex VIA C, H. & D. AND ERIE R'YS With privilege of stopping at Special train will leave Union Station, Indianapolis, via C, XL fc D. B. R- on Thursday, July 31, at 10.35 a. m., going via Dayton and Erie Railway. Pare tor the round trip to Niagara Falls, $5; Toronto, f G good to rctnm until August 5. Tills is the first opportunity ot the season to visit the world-renowned falls" at tliis low rate. Go with cs. and be sure ot a pleasant trip. For sleeping-car accommodations, tickets, etc., call. t City Tlcket-oflce a. IL & D. R. B. corner Illinois street and Kentucky avenue. II. J. RHEIN, General Agent. S3e ILLICIT STILLS DESTROYED. Beienue Agents Capture Tiro Biff "Moonshine Outfits in the West Yirginia Mountains. Parkersbubg, W. Va,, July 29. The revenue department in this city has re ceived information of the capture and destruction of the two largest and most completo illicit distilleries ever set up in the mountains of West Virginia. One of them was found by Col. Bob Saunders, deputy collector, at the headwaters of Little Bine Stone, on White Oak mountains, Summers county. The still had a capacity of sixty live gallons, with a complete and costly outfit. A large amount of "moonshine" whisky was captured there, but the moonshiners all made their escape. The other was found by Deputy Collector Starke, after an alUuight forced march, on top of the Allegheny mountains in Itandolph county. The still was in the centre of a dense hemlock undergrowth. This was tbo tirst outfit captured by the government officials. The still had a capacity of eightylive gallons, and when found was running a line stream of rye whisky. The operators had just disappeared when the armed posse came up. The outfit was the best that could be purchased. A big stock of rye and corn-meal was also captured, together with several barrels of whisky. Tha whole affair was destroyed by the officers, but none of the gang was captured. AMATEUR TRAIN-ROBBERS. They Do an Awkward Job on the Elkhorn Road and Get bat Little Booty. Omaha. Neb., July 29. Passengers on the Black Hills express on the Elkboru, which left Omaha yesterday morning, encountered a brace of traiu-robberaat9:20o'clocK, at Arabia, a aide-track and section-house between Long Tine and Valentine. Two men boarded the train at Arabia and went into the two day coaches, where they began to hold up the passengers. The passengers evidently sized up the bad men for preen hands at tho business, and treated their call as a diversion. Out of the two cars the robbers got only $17. They did not enter the Wagner coach. They had a flight with tbo rear brakeman and shot at him. The sheriff of Cherry countv has gone after the train-robbers. Thn robbers rode only a milo on tho train and jumped off as it was moving. They did not tackle the express or mail cars. Challenge for Light-Weights. Kr.w York, July 29. A dispatch from Secretary Gerlach. of the Erie County Athletic Club, was received at the Police Gazette ollice to-day in which that club offers a $2,000 purse for a finish light between Patsy Kerrigan, of Boston, and Jack McAuIiffe, Jiinmv Carroll. Billy Meyer or Andy Bowea at 1S3 pounds..

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AM YOU W THIS? DO YOU WAST AJiY OF H? If yon do, catch on quick, and don't wait until it is all gone, and then say we didn't play fair. Here's a ''straight tip" that you can take your choice of any light-weight CASSIMERE SUIT in THE WHEN this week for 9.49 Don't ask what the loss is. We don't care to talk about that. It's enough, but it isn't as much as it would have been if we hadn't had a big trade in these Suits already, which we have. Our stock is smaller than usual at this season of the year, and what is left in summer stock goes. Your choice, no matter whether it was $15, $20 or $5, at $9.49. Are you with us? At THE WHEN" And everything In Surgical Instruments and Appliances. WJI. n. ARMSTRONG & CO.'S Surgical Instrument House, V2 bouth Illinois st. AT BAT ATEW. The Western Chautauqua in Northern MichiganA Popular Resort for Hoosiers. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. , Bay View, Mich., July 28. To-morrow is Woman's Christian Temperance Union day at Bay View. It will be duly celebrated by an anniversary observance, led by Mrs A. 8. Benjamin, president of the Fifth Michigan district Evelyn Hall, the W. C. T. U. summer home, is the linest building here, excepting, perhaps, Lond HalL The order is greatly pleased with its success here, as well as its future outlook. The programme of the assembly, which closes Aug. 13, includes addresses, lectures, sermons, entertainments, etc., from a number of eminent men and women. Next Sunday will be missionary Sunday, with Chaplain McCabe, Dr. S. L. Baldwin and others in charge. The following Tuesday will be Grand Army day. Chaplain McCabe will also lecture. Col. H. M. Dufrield, Michigan State commander, and General Alger, grand commander of the United States, will preside over a camp tire. The Summer University is in full blast under competent instructors, with an attend ance in excess of all former years. Indiana is well represented here, among the number being Judge Berkshire and family. North Vernon; Rev. J. V. Duncan, Brookville; Mr. C. F. Mosier and family, and Mr. Wm. ileacox and family, Elkhart; Mr. A. F. Bridges and family, and Misses Amy and Edith Hnssev. Brazil: Profs. IL A. Wills, C. E. Dixon and F. E. Millis, DePauw University. Greencastle: Mrs. Louisa V. Boyd and son, Dublin: Mrs. Thomas Jackson, Mrs. T. D. Olds. Mrs. Mary S. Waldo. Misa Grace Waldo, Miss Edith Brenton, Misses Sarah and Joseph Updegraff, Fort Wayne. "JUST LIKE FINDING IT." How the Popular Young City Clerk of Paris, 111., Got Away with Over $4,000 Cash. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Paris, July 29. Albert Gohegan, city clerk of this city, was elected two years ago and re-elected last April by an increased majority. Up to last April, in connection with his official position, he was also a book-keeper in the First National bank, of this city, which position he had held for seven years. Some time last April he left the bank and it was stated by him that he had a misunderstanding with one of the officials. This statement of his was generally believed, as the bank officials said nothing to the contrary. Gohegan's friends were inclined to believe ho was too hasty in - sacrificing a good position on account of a petty misunderstanding. For the last three years he has acquired property with astonishing rapidity. His phenomenal tact for making money has astonished th'i most conservative business men here. While he was not dissipated, he spent money with a reckless abandon that made him the envy of the fast young men of limited means. About two weeks ago the finance committee of the City Council, believing that Gohegan was a little too swift, began an investigation and found a shortage of $3,000. He was threatened with prosecution, and, with the penitentiary staring him in the face, he concluded to disgorge, lie deeded his property and turned over enough securities to make the shortage good with the city, and left town to-day. But the First National Bank would like something over $1,000 he stole from them. He is about twenty-eight years old and has a young wife and child, and the sympathy for his family has kept the people from prosecuting him. His stealings while in the employ of the bank were accomplished by failing to turn over to that institution the amount of small notes when they were paid off, and as the amount of such cotes did not appear in tho cash receipts of the day the books would balance at night. Bnt when the stubs of the tickets, which it is a custom of the institution to place with the amount of each noto paid, were checked up the shortage would show up. but who got it was the problem with the officials. Hii robbery of tho city treasury wasdono -by duplicating and" raising city orders. Frequently in the last two years he has walked into business houses and thrown down a large bill in payment for something costly he had purchased, and said as he did it, "It was just like finding it I made that in a little deal not an hour ago." He has also been in tho habit of whispering it gently to political friends whom he thought he could trust with a secret that it cost as much to tret the office of city clerk as the salary of tho office was worth, bnt would add, "If a fellow is a schemer it's a nice fat take." His family are still iu the ci:y, and his wife is prostrated with grief over the dilemma into which he has so suddenly fallen. It is understood an effort will bo made to bring him to justice for his wholesale appropriation of publio and private funds. During the last two years ho has built a fino residenco and furnished it extravagantly, apparently disregarding the cost of any household article that happened to suit his fancy. . Hood's Sarsaparilia is in favor with all classes because it combiues economy and strength.

Deformity Braces

THE PRESIDENT TAKES A HAND

Message Transmitted to the House Callink' Attention to the Lottery Swindle. : Congress Advised to Assist in Shutting It Out of the Mails and Forbidding Express Companies to Carry Its Matter. Movement to Beat Louisiana Democrats with a Mixed Anti-Lottery Ticket. Silly Attack Upon Speaker Reed Brings an Iowa Member Into Ridicule An Excellent Internal Revenuo Showing. ANTI-LOTTERY LEGISLATION. Earnest Message on the Subject Sent to the House by the President, Washington, July 20. President Harrison to-day sent the following message to Congress: To the Senate and House cf Representatives: "The recent attempt to secure a charter from tho State of North Dakota for a lottery company, the pending eflort to obtain from the State of Louisiana arenowalof the charter of the Louisiana State Lottery, and the establishment of one or more lottery companies at Mexican to wnsnear our border, have served a good purpose of calling publio attention to an evil of vast proportions. If the baneful effects of the lotteries were confined to the State that gave the com panies corporate powers and a license to conduct a business, the citizens of other States, being powerless to apply legal remedies, niieht clear themselves of reeponsiblity by the use of such moral agencies as were within their reach. ' "But the case is not so. The people of all the states are debauched and defrauded. The vast sums of money offered to the States for charters are drawn from the people of tho United States, and tho general -government, through its mail system, is made the eilective and profitable medium of intercourse between tho lottery company and its victims. The use of the mails is quite as essential to the companies as the State license. It would be practically impossible for these companies to exist if the public mails were once effectually closed against their advertisements and remit tances. 'The use of the mails by these companies is a prostitution of an agency only intended to serve purposes of legitimate trade and a decent social intercourse. It is not necessary, I am sure, for me to at tempt to portray the robbery of the poor and the widespread corruption of public and private morals which are the necessary incidents of these lottery schemes. The national capital has become a sub-head-Quarters of the Louisiana Lottery Com pany, and its numerous agents and attor neys are conducting here a business involv ing probably a larger use ox the mails than that of any legitimate business enterprise in the District of Columbia. There seems to be good reason to believe that the corrupting touch of these agents has been felt by the clerks in tbo postal service and by some of tbo police officers of the District. "Severe and ctlective legislation should be promptly enacted to enable the Postoffice Department to purge the mails of all letters, newspapers and circulars relating to the business. The letter of the Post master-general, which I transmit herewith. points out the inadequacy of the existing statutes, and suggests legislation that would be enective. "It may also be necessary to so regulate the carrying of letters by the express companies as to pravent the use of those agen cies to maintain communication between the lottery companies and their agents or customers in other cities. It does not seem possible that there can be any division of sentiment as to the propriety of closing the mails against these companies, and I there fore venture to express the . hope that such proper powers as are necessary to that end wiU be given to tho Postoffice Department. 13 EN J. llAKRISON. "Executive Mission, July .29, 1890." Tho letter of the Postmnater-orenerAl. ta. ferred to bv the President, calls attention f r T.h lnpftinlpTiPV cf t h rtrAAnrtf 1 r w nnil recommends the passage of the anti-lottery bin recently reported to tne nouse. TO CARRY LOUISIANA. movement to neat tne uemocTais witn a Mixed Anti-Lottery Ticket. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, July 29. The action of President Harrison in sending to Congress to-day his anti-lottery message1 has revived the plan devised some time ago of making a strong effort to carry Louisiana in the next gubernatorial campaign. The intention of the Republicans in Louisiana, as expressed by prominent Republicans here, is to call an early convention to nominate Congressman Coleman, of Louisiana, for Governor, and adopt a platform, the principal feature of which shall be an un compromising anti-lottery plank, and to make the campaign on the antilottery issue. The belief is that there are in Louisiana sufficient honest white men who are opposed to the Louisiana lottery to noil a vote for Coleman so strons that. added to the colored vote, which of course will be cast for the Republican candidate, it will carry the ticket. The ticket will not be necessarily a Re publican ticket, but rather an independent anti-lottery ticket. Mr. Coleman, it will be remembered, did not vote with the Republicans on either the McKinley bill or the election bill, but it is believed that his own personal popularity, together with the determined stand taken by the President and the Republican Congress in the matter of the lottery will bring out every Repub lican and enough honest whites to defeat the Democrat. I he Fresigenvs message this afternoon tnereiore auas a Iresli Im petus to the movement. FUN Ik THE HOUSE. One Struble, of Iowa, Sore at Having Been Dumped by Ills Party, Attacks the Speaker. Washington, July 29. In speaking of one of the Senate amendments to the sun dry civil bill, in the House, this afternoon, Mr. Struble, Republican, of Iowa, mado a bitter attack upon Speaker Reed for his action towards gentlemen having interest in publio building bills. He contrasted what he called the courteous manner of Speaker Carlisle towards all gentlemen re questing recognition with the almost sneering manner in which tho present Speaker treated such requests. The Speaker treated the members as though they it . $ i . were noys. ne uiu not propose' to stand this sort of treatment any longer without protest. Should the mem I bers, he asked, continue to submit longer. liko cowards, to the dictation of the Speaker? Should they not, rather, combine together in an honest attempt to have recognition! He was for rebellion against the rulinesof the Speaker in regard to public building bills. Mr. Strnble's remarks were vigorously applauded by the Democrats. Mr. Cannon thought that the gentleman from Iowa had better have withheld his attack upon the Speaker. He Mr. Cannon did not feel called upon to defend the Speaker. The Speaker needed no defense at his hands. Republican applause. The country had approved the action of the Speaker and the action of the Republican side of the House. Mr. Peters of Kansas defended the Speaker's action, contending that it wasin line with the action of former Speakers. Mr. Struble said the statement that the members with publio building bills had not been fairly treated was a fact that he alleged befcrotbo House and before tho

country. He agreed that the work of this House during this session had been a grand

woric. He would ao from this hall and arguo that this llonsahad done a crand work and had passed many bills, for which it was entitled to the cratitmie of the country; but that did not deter him from protesting against the indignity put upon him and other members. During the last administration bills were approved for public buildings in the South in places of 7.000 inhabitants: and yet the Sioux City bill had been vetoed. xuui, was passed ana gone now. uut. as ue had said before, the Speaker of the last nouse had never failed to give courteous treatment to members on the Republican side. Democratic applause. If a few members on the Republican side of the nouse had received courteous treatment, he and man v others had not. and he did not hesitate to say so. fur. 3icuiammy, Democrat, ot iNortn Carolina in a one-minute speech expressed his measure at being in company with his dis tinguished brethren, Messrs. Strubblo, Lwart and Coleman. This was feudal da v. and he was glad to enter the lists. This was a time when you could speak with your mouth open. Laughter. One month ago ne would have been glad to have shaKen hands across tho aisle with brother Struble. Laugbter.l Put this was no time for regret He was clad to know that the oc casion had arrived when the gentleman could have the courage of his convictions. Renewed lan enter, which broke out louder when Mr. McClaramy alluded to Struble'a laiiure to secure reuomination by speaking of the beautiful tones of the dying swan. An amendment which gave rise to dis cussion was that appropriating 800.000 for the purchase of a suitable site for a building for the Supreme Court. In speaking to tnis amendment, air. uarutn 01 iteniucKy regretted that the gentleman from Iowa I Mr. Struble had made an attack upon tne. L1. I A X. & .11 I. - 1 1 J ciycuHcr, uecauso iiiafc uuuck euuuiu uato come from the Democratic side. The Speaker to-dav was the Alexander Selkirk of American politics. Laughter.! The Speaker could say: I am monarch of all I survey; My right there 1 none to dispute; From the center rhrht down to tho ea I am lord of tbo fowl and tho brute. no thoucht there was some consolation in what tho gentleman from North Carolina Mr. McClamniy had to say to the gentleman from Iowa on this funereal occasion' about the dying song of the swan. The Speaker night exclaim thit swans sang before they died; but that certain persons died before they samr. Laughter. He waB opposed k a ouiiaing ior tne supreme uourc ine House had lust refused to furnish a new building for the Government Printing Ollice to preserve the utterances of tho immortal and distinguished men who sat upon this Uoor. Why should more bo done for the Supreme Court! First provide for the members, cive them a decent place where they could revise their proofs: give them a place where they could go and bury their remarks in the Congressional Record, and then the House could attend to the Su preme Court, if it had not already attended to it m the passage of the original package bill. ILaughter.J t The amendment was non-concurred in. Tho committee having concluded the con sideration of all other amendments, recurred to the consideration of the irriga tion amendment, which had been passed over temporarily. It was agreed that the debate on this amendment should be lim ited to four hours: and the committee then roso and the House adjourned. . INTERNAL REVENUE. First Republican Year Shows a Large In crease in Collections and Decrease in Cost. Washington, July 29. Commissioner John W. Mason has submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury a preliminary report of the operations of the Internal Revenue Bureau during the last fiscal year. The Commissioner says the total collec tions from all aources of internal revenue Vere $142,594,690. an increase of $11,700,262 as compared with the collections during the preceding year. Owing to a lack of reports in some cases it is not possible to state exactly the cost of collection, which is estimated at S4.100.000 (exclusive of the cost ot stamps), or a decrease of $85,000 as compared with the preceding year. I his would make the percentage of cost of collection 2.9 per cent, as aainst 8.2 per cent, in 1S80. Tables appended to the report 6how that the receipts in detail during the year (which are compared with the preceding year) were as follows: Spirits, S1,GS7.3?5, an increase of S7.37o.l(S: tobacco. S33.95S.991, an increase of $2,092,130; fermented liquors, S20.008.5&. an increase of 82.284.G&fc oleomargarine, $786,291, a decrease of $107,956; banks and bankers, $70, a decrease of Sti.144: miscellaneous, $153,434, an increase of $62,303. Under the head of tobacco the tables show that the receipts from chewing and V. 2 a . . 1 A A I , o j o roi . BUlUfelLIK lUUttCCU IIIUICUBCU UUU1 cigars, 8061.513, and from cigarettes. 40.796. Taxes were paid during the last two fiscal years on 4,087.ssy.9S3 cigars, 2.233,2.4ft83 cigarettes, S5,04o,33G gallons of spirits, and 27.561.944 eailons of fermented liquors. Some of the larger collections follow: California and Nevada, S2.014.624: Illinois, 534,678,691; Indiana, $o!50,W$l; Kentucky, S17.C59.043: Maryland, Delaware and Dis trict of Columbia. $3,312,718: Massachu setts. $2,307,125; Michigan, $2,192,290; Minne sota, f 3,096,097; Missouri, 8.062,294: Nebras ka, North and South Dakota. $2,909,745; New Jersey. $4,206,722; New York, 16.224.. 321; North Carolina, 82.759,504; Ohio, $13.430.972: Pennsvlvania. 59.732.217: Tennes see, $1,160,387; Virginia, $3,516,195. West Vir ginia, 904,669; Wisconsin, 3,312,653; MINOR MATTERS. Bill Introduced to Create a Labor Commis sion and Call a World's Conference. Washington, July 29. Representative Farquhar, of New York, introduced a bill to-day to create a commission to be known as thn United States Commission of the World's Congress of Labor, to consist of nine members, to b6 appointed by the President. It suggests that tho President shall appoint two of these members from the National Farmers' Alliance, and the rest shall be named by the American Federation of Labor and the Knights of Labor, but no two of them shall be from the same State. These commissioners shall receive an an nual salary of S3.000. and their terms of othce shall exnire Dec. 31. 1S95. It shall be the duty of tho commissioners to discuss labor in all its phases, ihe commission is authorized to invite, through the President, delegates of foreign countries to take part xxx the conference. Indiana Inventors. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, July 29. Patents were granted to Hoosier inventors to-day as fol lows; Andrew J. Dawdley, Goshen, support for sun-print frames; John W. Huddleson, Knightstown, gate; Geo. W. Marbley. assignor of one-fourth to M. W. Simons. PJymonth. rolling-mill gearing: Chas. E. Schroeder. assignor of one-half to J. S. F. Schroeder, Crown Point, machine for welding calks to horseshoes; Jos. J. Turner. Pitt.bunr. Pa., assignor to him self, J- A. Fogg, Boston, Mass., and W. C Arp, Losansport, Ind., shoe; Lyman II. iteigier, iteuKey, roau-cari. Providing for Running Expenses. Wasiiingtox, July 29. Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, from the committee on appropria tions, reported to the House a joint resolu tion nrovidinir teninorarilv (until An?. 14) for such of the expenditures of the government as nave not oeen proviueu ior oy tue nnnrnnri.'ition ttitls which have nlrfl&dr ha. come laws. It was passed. The House then went into committee of tho whole (Mr. Ilnrrowft. of Michigan, in the chair) on the Senate amendments to the sundry civil appropriation bill. "Want an Appellate Court. Washington, July 29. Tho Senate committee on judiciary has practically con cluded its consideration of the bill for the relief of the Supreme Court, and will report it to the Senate in a few days. As stated heretofore the committee will recom mend a substitute for tho House bill, creat ing an intermediate Appellate Court. Hirer and Harbor 11111 In the Senate. Washington, July 29. In pursuance of the understanding reached in the Repub-

lican senatorial caucus last night. Senator Frye had a conference to-day with the members of the finance committee. It was agreed among them that on Friday, the 8th of August, the river and harbor bill shall betaken up for consideration and passed to a determination, the tariff bill to be laid aside until it is disposed of. ; General Notes. Fpecial to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, July 29.Hons. Bruce Carr and Harvey M. LaFollette, of Indianapolis, have been here for a couple of ' days on

business. Mr. Hitt introduced a bill in the House to-day providing for the incorporation ot the American National Red Cross Association. Among the incorporators is Knola Gardner, of Bedford, Ind. Mrs. W. D. Bynum and Miss Bynum have settled at Capon Springs for the season. simon liedricK leit ior ms nome at union City this afternoon. The House committee on Indian a flairs has decided to recommend that the House non-concur in all of the Senate amend ments to the Indian appropriation bill, and ask a conference. It was the expectation that the House com mittee on elections would be able yesterday morning to dispose of the Clayton-iireck-inriago election case; out a quorum iauea to appear, and the matter went over until the next meeting. The Senate in executive session to-day confimed the following nominations: Col lector of Customs Parker C. Wiggins, for the district of Kennebunk, Maine; Oeo. C. Curran, for the district of Passamaquoddy. Maine. Postmaster E. B. Smith. Whitehall. III. Mr. Crosby, second secretary of the Amer ican legation, is about to leave his Berlin post for a position in the State Department. BURNED IN THEIR BEDS. Wife and Three Children Dead and the Hus band Fatally Burned A Monstrous Crime. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Bedford, Ind., July 29. Cale. a littlo hamlet located in the northeastern part of Martin county, about fifteen miles from this city, was the scene at an early hour this morning of a shocking tragedy, which is believed to have had its origin in crime. Rev. David Plum, a Methodist minister in charge of a church in the village, resided in a neat little home, his family consisting of a wife and three children. Between 2 and 3 o'clock this morning, while all tho inmates were sound asleep, the house was found in flames. Four of the sleepers perished Mrs. Plumb and her three children. Mr. Plumb was so badly burned that there is no hope of his recovery. There is reason to believe the fire was incendiary in its origin, and if this shall prove true it will Stamp this tragedy as one of the most hor rible crimes ever committed in this sec tion. SLAUGHTER OF THE I5N0CENTS. Horrible Accident on a Railway Bridge, in Which Three Children Were KiUed. Pateuson, N. J., July 29. A horrible slaughter occurred on the Erie railroad bridge over the Passaio nver, at 0 o'clock this evening. Five children returning from a blackberry expedition into Bergen county, started to cross the bridge on their way to River street, where all resided in a large tonement. When nearly across the bridge, which is without rail or foot-path, the children saw a train apnroachingonthe west-bound track. They stepped upon the east-bound track to escape, but failed to notice a fast passenger train, which, just then, with whistle screaming, came rushing toward them. Escape was impossible, unless they jumped in the river fifty feet below. The children were paralyzed with fear, and crouched together directly before the approaching train. The engineer saw thorn, but dared not ap ply the brakes too suddenly, as that course might have sent the train through the bridge. It was an awful moment. People on the banks of the river shouted to the children to get between the tracks, but their cries were useless. In an instant the heavy locomotive struck the group of little ones and hurled three of them upon the other track dead. The engineer was almost overcome p.t the appalling sight. He had strength left, however, to stick to his post and stop the train as soon as it had crossed the trestle. The passengers left the cars to ascertain the cause of the stoppace of the train, and strong men and women felt a sickly feeling creeping over toem as the remains ot three slaughtered children met their gaze. Jennie Drews, aged thirteen; Nellie Warren, aged ten, and Mattie Warren, her sister, aged eight, were dashed to death. Jane Warren, aged thirteen, was frightfully inI I - ,T ' , . jureu. ana wiiiie warren was uunea into the river, where he was found alive iu about a foot of water. The Warren children all belonged to the same family. The two injured children will probably recover. SUING FOR HI8 SHARE OF A BRIBE. Duffy, the Informer, Wants John Keenan to Disgorge Fart of Jake bharpe s Boodle. New York, July 29. Ex-Alderman Michael Duffy, "the informer" in the boodle aldermen cases, took his first step in court in his action against his fellow-boodler, John Keenan, to-day. Daffy seeks to recover $50,000, which he alleges was his share of the Broadway franchise fund. He claims to have been induced to bring the action on "high principles of morality, equity and justice." The case came up before Judge Dugro, in the Superior Court, Dully applying for permission to examine Keenan, "Billy" Maloney and Robert E. Delaney as witnesses, before trial, for the purpose of getting information upon which to base his complaint. DutiyB application is based upon his own atiidavit, in which he claims that in the latter part of 18S4 certain persons placed betweeu $500,000 and S750.000 in the hands of Keenan to be applied to certain purEoscs. The syndicate depositing this fund, uil'y says, was indebted to him and others "upon obligations arising out of transactions between them." He said further tha. the persons who organized the trust had "deposited." referring it is supposed, to Jacob Sharpe, and that Keenan bad promised, after dednctingexpenses and disbursements, to divide tho fund equally between Daily and his twelve associates. Keenan, Duffy claims, has had the money since 1SS4, and he believes has invested it in New York and Canadian property. If this is so Dntiy wants to attach the property. Duffy alleges that "Billy" Maloney received $100,000. aud says he was not entitled to so large a sum. All the monoy Duffy has. ever received is $10,000, and he thinks thero is $40,000 more duo him. Crop Estimates. Chicago. July 29. The Farmers' Review will say: We summarize as follows the reports of our correspondents: Condition of potatoes Illinois, 40 per cent.; Indiana, 60; Missouri. CO; Ohio, 50; Kentucky, 41; Kansas, CI: Minnesota, 87; Dakota, 00; Nobrasa. 50; Iowa, CS. Condition of corn Illinois. 71 per cent.: Indiana, 83; Missouri. 70; Ohio, CO; Kentucky, CO; Kansas, 50: Minnesota, 89; Dakota. 99; Nebraska. 75; Iowa, 90. Condition of spring wheat Minnesota, TV per cent.; Dakota, 81; Nebraska, 72, Iowa 8Q

RECIPROCITY AND THE TARIFF

Eepresentative Owen on the Popularity of the South American Trade Idea. Alleged Differences Between the President and Secretary Blaine That "Only Democratic Correspondents Can Discover. Senate End of the Capitol Now the Cm ter of Interest in Washington. Democratic Filibustering Mr. Handerton Sure tho Federal Election Measure Will P&u Stump Speeches on the McKinley Bill. HARRISON AD BLAINE. No Friction Between the President and See- ' retary on the Reciprocity Question. Special to the IndianapoMs Journal. Washington, July 29. In an interview published in this evening's Star one ot Indiana's distinguished Republican members puts at rest all the Democratic talk about a "diflerence" between Secretary Blaine and the ' President Here is the interview in fall: Representative Owen of Indiana, who is regarded as a warm friend of the President, speaking with a Star reporter to-day about the controversy between Mr. Blaine and the advocates of the . McKinley bill, said that he know that there would be a hard light over the question of reciprocity, butt was not . aware of any organized movement to make at attack on Mr. Blaine. He thought that if any one reckoned on Mr. Harrison's aid to antagonize Mr. Blaine they would find that they were reckoning without their host.' "There is not," he said, "the conflict between thetfe two men that the Democratic newspapers make out. There is no moro conflict than there would naturally be between two large men moving in largo circles and dealing with great questions. As to the question of reciprocity. I do not know what the President's sentiments are, but I suppose he is in no hurry to give expression to an opinion or to take sides in a controversy unnecessarily, when Fublie sentiment is so nearly on a balance, believe the Democrats are going to take side in favor of reciprocity, and a very large percentage of Republicans will favor it, a larger percentage throughout the country than in Congress. There is no doubt about the popularity of the proposition to extend our trade to the countries south of us. I know how it is in my district Four years ago I took ground in favor of reciprocity with these countries, and my people believe in it Mr. Blaine has made a national issue of it, and the public mind is more or less unsettled. The men who think the McKinley bill is hurt by Mr. Blaine's utterances, of course, antagonize the proposition, but as to Mr. Harrison joining them I do not think any one can count on Mr. Harrison taking such a course as would drive Mr. Blaine out of his Cabinet. On the other hand. Mr. Blaine, if he went out of the Cabinet, would be a privatecitizen, with many friends, to be sure, but still a private citizen. The two men are not apt to quarrel" HOW TO KILL TIME. Democrats In Both the Ilouse and Senate Have Well Learned the Art. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, July 29. The center of interest seems to be transferred now from the House to the Senato end of the CapitoL It is generally recognized that the House is simply killing time in one way or other, and that the real work of legislation is being done in the Senate. Generally that dignified body is considered so tiresome and dull that no one but the newest stranger thinks it worth while to spend any time in the galleries. All of tho interest is devoted to th TIouse. But it is so thoroughly under 1 that so far as the House is concen A legislation is over for this season th j one thinks it worth the while to sit and watch the antics of the Democrats as they throw obstacle after obstacle in the way of pending appropriation bills. All that can be hoped from the House for tho rest of this year is tho passago of appropriation bills, the remaining election cases, and possibly some few other measures, though no one need build any great hopes. Two days of the present week have already been wasted. Mr. Cannon had hoped to finish up the sundry civil appropriation bill yesterday morning, and the friends of the District of Columbia had believed that there might be time for the District appropriation bill and possibly the Atkinson railroad bill. 'But under the guidance of Mr. Dockery, of Missouri, who seems to be the leading spirit of the obstructionists, yesterday and to-day have been frittered away, and tho sundry civil bill is not yet half finished. Th election committee and the Conger lard people hope to have a hearing this week, but the Democrats may prove too much for them. It must be confessed that the Democrats have somewhat improved upon their ancient methods of filibustering this session. Their objections and arguments all appear to be in good faith, and they carefully refrain from anything which comes within the sense of a dilatory motion, though no one for an instant is deceived in their true character. On tho Senate side Mr. Cockrell was shown up so clearly yesterday on thn transfer of the revenue marine service bill that to-day Mr. McPherson took good care to adopt the shrewder methods in wasting time. Instead of indulging in long-winded periods he made tho two or three statements which he, himself, did not believe, but which resulted in bringing about replies from several Republican Senators, and Mr. McPherson thus gained his end of wasting nearly an hour ou a little amendment which, otherwise, would have been disposed of in five minutes. Tho Republican Senators having declared that they will not speak on the tariff unless to refute misstatements, the Democrats will now confine themselves to one set speech a day and an endless array of misstatements and absurd claims calculated to force the Republicans to reply. It is a clever device and one that the Republicans cannot well defeat FEPLKAL ELECTION BILL. Senator Mauderson Is Confident It Will Be Made a Law at This Session. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, July 29. Senator Mandersou of Nebraska, who occupies th) presiding officer's chair in the Senate in the absence of Vice-president Morton and Vicepresident pro tempore In galls, and who is thoroughly posted as to the order of business in the Senate, said this afternoon that there was very little if auy real doubt that the federal election bill wonid be taken up at this session and passed. He stated that the Democrats were exceedingly anxions to have the river and harbor bill passed before adjournment.as the South was largely interested in that measure, and that therefore the Republicans ought to dispose of tho tariff before the river and harbor bill is taken up for consideration. He is persuaded that it would be a good policy to place the federal election bill ahead of the river and harbor bill, as it would have the effect of pzeventlng dilatory tactics on the part of the Democrats. Senator Manderson stated that while he oppo&fideuch a modification of the rules as