Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 March 1892 — Page 1

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Wo have them in mixtures and plain Hack Cheviots somo plain-faced and Bomo silk-faced. Wo show several styles of these Spring Overcoat, all silk-faced and strictly all-wool, at SC. Splendid black silk-faced Spring Overcoats at 10. At $12 and S15 an endless variety in colors and makes. Imperial worsteds, elegant Top Cor-ts at $18 Bold everywhere for Also, a great line of Spring Overcoats for young men, ages 14 to 10. COnr spring styles of Hats and Caps are coming in. ORIGINAL EAGLE 5 and 7 WasL St Hat Department. 1G S. Meridian St:

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BIG 4 ROUTE. (Ecaco & St b Trr Is formation a to the exact points, time sad etbtr particular!, call at -Big- 4" oCfces: No.1 a Washington street, 2To. 3 Jacks a 1'lace, Mass. clmsetta-avenne and Union Stations. aiuiaul train at Union Station. Indianapolis. bCHEDUlE. Not. 15. 1891. JCast Bouiid. 2 4 12 8 1H Arr. from West. CMcago Div Peoria Dir........... Et. Lonla Dlr

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Indicates daily. ADblTIONAT TRAINS. leave for Anderson and Mnncle at l.-OOp. n. Arrive from Anderson at lt::o a.ra. ana 2:40 p. m. A rrlve from Cincinnati at 10:30 a. m. Nor 12, 18, 5, 7 and 17 are fast vtsUbuled trains, with Wsirner Flee pers, Bntft Cafe and Dining car to and from Cincinnati. Chicago, bt, Lools. Ore. land, Itaftalo, New York. Albany and lttston. The Cnest trains In America. 3.45 a. m. 110.57 a. m. 2.56 p. m. 4.Q5 p. m. tG.20 p. m. IS TIMK TRAINS LEAVE IND I A.IST.AJP O LIS ron ciisrciisrisrATi C, EL & D. Dally. lExcept San Jay. flaking e!ose connection at Cincinnati In same depot without transfer, fur all POINTS EAST AND SOUTH. TICKET-OFriCES Comer Illinois street and Kentucky avenue, 131 South Illinois street, and Union biatlon. II. J. UIIEIN. General Agent. BRUSH BRILLIANCY Arc and Incandescent ELECTRIC LIGHTS For particulars address THE BRUSH ELECTRIC CO. CLEVELAND. OUUX PITCH G-A.S TAB PITCH FOB SALE INDIANAPOLIS GAS CO 49 South Pennsj'lvania St M WW Whole Family Only 5 cts. a Day Tenr denrndi answered fvj moment, o? tlfhU fcU-room house. Hath, "water-closet, si 1 lukllDK fc rty fewt front, and domestic serrlce. 11.1 Oc as Cay. 1NDIANA10LIS WATER CO., lb Circle street. 88 FOIl WAGON WHEAT CUE AIIIX3. IVcst Wasbiagton 5

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Ask your grocer for IPrincess Flour, Made by B lan ton. Watson A Co. CHICAGO'S ANNUAL STRIKE. Labor Organizations Preparing for Another Bitter and Costly Fight May 1. f pedal to tto Indianapolis Journal. Chicago, March 13. The prospect is fairly good for a general atrike among the Yrage-earners of this city this spring. Agitation has already began, and a feeling of restlessness is apparent among the workers in every branch of trade. Meetings, some open and many eecret, are being held nightly. A big demonstration has already been planned for May 1, and each day sees arrive from the East a number of agitators, each with a plan for the uplifting of the down-trodden workingman. The strikes last year were sinaularly unsuccessful, owing to the fact that they were precipitated at a time when the unions were weak, and unable to stand trie pressure of a prolonged struggle. The iron-workers and cabinet-makers are now well organized and are more united in their demands. The employers are not now able to stand a tie-up with any degree of comfort, owing to the fact that the near approach of the day set for the opening of tbe world's fair makes it imperative for all work to progress steadily. Trie carpenters, although strongly organized and well provided with funds, art to have the hardest struggle for a victory. There are maDy contractors who will not enter into any agreement that binds them to pay the union scale of wages. Against these men tbe contractor who do pay the scale cannot successfully compete. The cabinetmakers are exerting themselves to strengthen their union iu every quarter of the city. They openly assert that they will soon renew the demands made last season, and declare that they are now fully able to bring the manufacturers to their terms. There is trouble brewing between the seven thousand machinists and their employers. An ediot has gone forth from the governing body of the Machinists' International Union of North America that a closer and more extended organization be effected here, preparatory to a demand upon employers for higher wages, a shorter day and improved conditions of labor. The machinists are tbe only laboring class that is yet held to the ten-honr day, and the average pay is considerably less than that enjoyed by tbe hod-carrirs, brick-layers or engine-makers. A mass-meeting of machinists was held to-day under the auspices of branch No. 1 of tho international body, and the benefits of organization and unions were urged in addresses by Mr. T. J. Morgan, C. Martin and John Kalbiz. It was stated that the object of the meeting was to ascertain whether the machinists of the city were satisfied with the pay they were getting and to nrge them to join a union at once. At present, only 4, COO out of 7,003 are members of labor organizations. FKEE SPEECH MUZZLED. Rev. White and His Audience of 2.000 Refused a Hall In Which to Hold a Meeting. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Decatur, 111., March 13. Rev. J. O. 'White, famous throughout tbe country for his somewhat daring efforts to expose llomanism and bis defense of Protestantism, has been in Decatur two days and has got the people in a state of serious excitement by his utterances. He displays bills wherein is denounced tbe "auricular confessions'' as being abominations. The Rev. White was to leoture at the court-house this afternoon, but the doors were not opened to the 2,000 people who had gathered to hear him and the police, ten in number, was at hand to prevent trouble. The able lecturer and his friends used all the arts of persuasion to gain admittance, but the doors remained closed. On the streets the Catholics were plentiful and excited. Several were heard to say, "Get a rope," but the cry did not scare anybody. Rev. White cannot procure the use of any ball or chmch, it is said, but he declares he will deliver his lectures if he must speak in the open air. Victims of Mexican Jtrveug'. Larfdo, Tex., March 13. A Mexican from Eucinal county yesterday reported linding. Monday last, the dead body of a man hanging from a tree at Kl l'ato ranch. Near the body were several empty Winchester shells. He said ho did not report before because he was too busy to leave his work. Another Mexican to-day reported liudiug another body, not far from the one above mentioned, in much the same condition. The sheriff is investigating. There is no clew to tho murderers, but it is thought the men were killed by Garza's sympathizers for aiding tho United States troops.

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UNION OF MILLIONS. Mammoth Ccal and Iron Companies with 19,000,000 Capital Stock Combine, New York. March 0. The negotiations which have been pending for the past two weeks for a union of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company with the De Bardeleben Coal and Iron Company and the Slosslron and Steel Company, have been successfully consummated so far as regards the first two corporations. The terms have been agreed upon between these two, which represent more than tivo-sixths of the entire systems involved. The Sloss company, which represents less than one-sixth of the entire oompany, has not been included in the new arrangement. A general statement of the result of the negotiations was made yesterday by tbe presidents of the companies ex-Senator Thomas C. Piatt, of the. Tennessee company, and Henry F. De liardeleben, of the DeI3ardeleben company. First, it may be said that there will be bo change in the organization of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company, except increased representatives in the board of directors and an increase in the amount of capitalization. The capital of the DeBardeieben company was 10,000,000 in stock and $3,000,000 in bonds. That of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company was $5,000,000 in bonds. $1,000,000 in preferred stock and J9.000.000 in common stock. That is to say, the two companies represented a capitalization of $19,000,00.) in common stock, $1,000,000 in preferred and $3,000,000 in bonded indebtedness. The capital stock of what may be termed for convenience the new company will be $17,000,000 common stock and $1,000,000 preferred: $1,000,000 of this $17,000,000 will remain in the treasury. It will be seen from this that the joint capital stock has been scaled down, not increased. The Tennessee Coal and Iron Company at present owns208,000 acres of coal ard iron land, chiefly in Alabama, and has ten blast furnaces and 1,050 coke ovens. Its daily output is about 1,000 tons of pig-iron and 6,600 tons of coal. The Bardeleben company represents the consolidation of a half dozen corporations. It at first absorbed the Bessemer Iron and Steel Company, then the Little Bell, and next tbe Eureka and the Henry Ellen. All this absorption has taken placo within tho lest fonr years. This company ownalCO.000 acres of coal and iron lands in Alabama. It has seven blast furnaces and 1.040 coke ovens. Its daily output is TOO tons of pig-iron and 3,000 toss of coal. ' . MURDER TWENTY TEARS OLD. A life Convict Will Endeavor to Secure His Own Pardon from a Pittsburg Prison. Pittsburg, Pa., March 13. nenry Briceland, a negro convicted of murder twenty years ago, and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Western penitentiary, claims to have lately secured evidence that will prove his innocence, and will make application for a pardon. Briceland was convicted on circumstantial evidence. The murder occurred in Washington county, and was very mysterious. One night a roan named John Allincham had his head blown off while asleep in bed. Tbe bedstead stood near a window, and the murderer, after boring a hole through the sash, placed an iron pipe, filled with powder, through the hole and ignited it with a fuse. The explosion was terriGc, and when the room was broken into Allinghatn was found dead, with his body mangled, and his head completely severed from the body. Briceland, who was a careen ter. was arrested on suspicion, and his conviction was mainly due to the fact that his tools tit perfectly in tbe holes made in the window, lie was found guilty of muider in the first degree, but bis sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Briceland has saved $3,000 made by working overtime in tho penitentiary, and will use this to push his case before the Board of Pardons. ALMOST A TRAGEDY. Another Case Where a False Wife Is sponsible for a Bi Scandal ReSrecislto the Irflisnsroi's Journal. Allianxe, O.. March 13. This city is exercised over a divorce suit. Tbe persons .interested are wealthy and occupy prominent positions in business and social circles. Abner T. Hardgroye.the father of the plaintiff, is interested in iron-mills in Alabama, and is worth several hundred thousand dollars. His son became greatly attached to a prepossessing young woman here, and, after due course of time, they were married, living together happily for eight years, a daughter coming to bless them. The husband was away most of the time, and. as alleged, in bis absence the wife became too well acquainted with James Archibald, a merchant of some prominence. Tbe husband, suspecting this attachment, came home unexpectedly one nigbt and surprised an interesting tete a tete. Ilardgrove trit d to 6boot the invader of his home, but Archibald being the stronger, succeeded in striking the revolver from his hand and lied. The sympathy Of the community is with the husband. Archibald, who is also married, has left tho city. BURIED TREASURES FOUND. The Famous Jeenit Mines in Mexico with All Their Wealth Said to Have Been Located. f eclal to the Indianapolis Journal. Hermosili-O, Mexico, March 13. The long-sought-for mine of "Tumacacon" has been discovered, the fortunate prospector being James Fisher. It is located about twenty miles west of Tubac, in the State of Sonora. This famous mine was discovered originally by the Jesuit fathers, who worked it tor many years. The Apache Indians finally drove out the priests and brutally massacred tbe religious pioneers, but the latter, rather than leave their wealth to their persecutors, obliterated all traces of the mine, which has been hunted for ever since by persons who hsd beard the story handed down by the Jesuit fathers. Mr. Fisher states that be has abundant evidence in the nature of old workings to support his claim of having without question discovered the oiiginal Tumacacori bonanza.

TAMMANY IS FOR THE BOODLE

Eer. Charles Farkhnrst Continues Bis Arraignment of the Corrupt Ganc. Hot Shot from a Gotham Palpit Ponred Into the Camp of Democratic Bosses, Which Will, Perhaps, Do Little Good, Hoirever. An Iowa Judge, in a Public Letter, Uncovers Democratic Rottenness. Chairman of a Central Committee Accnsed cf Levyin? Black-Mail and Playing in ivith Gabblers Bitter Louisiana Fight. TAMMANY. AND DOODLE. Rev. Farkhnrst Says Sloney, Not Folltlcs, Is the Spirit of the Gotham Rlnjf. New York, March 13. The Kev. Dr. Charles Farkhnrst, of the Madisonsqnare Presbyterian Church, preacned another sermon from bis pulpit this morning, attacking the administrators of tbe city government and denning his position in relation to the first series of charges whicn be made four weeKs atfo against tho municipal authorities. The church was crowded when tho minister entered bis pulpit. He preached his sermon from notes and chose for his text Psalm xii. ill, "The wicked walk on every side when the vilest men are exalted." "Continuing, the preacher said he had been helping the police the last four weeks. He said: "Time and again during the past weeks, between the hours of 12 and 3 o'clock in the morning, as I have sat in the comnany of women of a class almost too disreputable to be even mentioned in your preseuce, I have beard it said that there is not much doing just now for the reason as the authorities aro scared." Last Sunday tbe preacher said he had found in the city 251 saloons open, and in them 2,4cS persons. He had gone to Mr. Nicoll, the district attorney, whom he recently denounced from his pulpit, to prosecute these places, but tbe attorney would not meet him in person. Tho gran d jnrymen said the prosecution was not in their line, and in the police courts tbe complaints are now lagging. The preacher intimated that tho district attorney treated him discourteously because he (Parkhurst) was not "solid" with him. Tne divine continued with a fierco attack on the Tammany Hall organization, declaring among other things: "Vou cannot get anything from Tammany unless vou are solid with Tammany. The man, thouah he may be working night and day for the city he loves, has no rights which Tammany is bound to respect. Wo are willing to make all possible exceptionsand there are many such but the fact is that Tammany Hall is not so much of a political policy as it is a commercial corporation organized in the interest of making most possible out of its oflicial opportunities; so that what tho rest of us get out of Tammany wa have to get by fighting for it or paying for it." SOILED LINEN EXPOSED. An Iowa Judge Styles ii Democratic Foes as "Man. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Crfston. Ia., March 13. Judge Davis, of the District Court, has written an open letter in which he attacks nearly every Democratic oflice-holder in the county. His court has for a year or mere been filled with liquor cases and he has invariably rendered decisions in keeping with the letter and spirit of the law and convicted, as a consequence, all saloon men. . J. Sidey, of the Commonwealth, bas continually opposed Davis and criticised both tho court and judse in plain language. Recently, in making his annual reports, Davis took occasion to lash ISidey and the city officials unmercifully. Sidey retaliated by calling theJndge"a political pauper, dependent on the charity of the Democratic party, on which he imposed by adding twins and triplets to his family with astonishing regularity." Davis says that Sidey represents a 6ortof political "Mafia." who are levying blackmall on liquor sellers and gamblers, and looting the public treasury. In speaking of a recent Democratio city marshal. Davis says: "He arrested a couple of thieves, and received a pot of gold amounting to $300, which they had stolen from a weak old man and woman. This officer took ad vantage of the feeble old man, and demanded nnd secured one-half the amount for the return of tbe money." He also charges that an investigation committee has found that Sidey bas not paid into the county treasury money due from him as clerk of the Superior Court. Davis charges ex-Marshal Pilgrim (Democrat) with having secured money from gamblers when he raided their nests, and then departed without arresting a single man. He cbarces the Mayor, another Democrat, with an unlawful conspiracy with the saloon men to render prohibitory law nugatory, and who permitted a gaug of "tin-horn" gamblers to come to Creston, wear diamonds and fleece people of their hard-earned money. Sidey is chairman of the Democratic county central committee, and tbe Judge insists as a Democrat, he says, that tho committee should be called together and Sidey be relieved from office, as "he is certainly an unfit man to trust with collections and disbursements of campaign funds." A petition has been widely circulated and signed by several hundred citizens, asking, in retaliation, lor the abolishment of Davis's court. m rEXCE-nUILDEK HILL On His Way to the South to Tell Them What He Knows About Things. Washington. March 13. Senator Hill left Washington on his Southern tour at 11 o'clock to-night, over the Baltimore &, Ohio, and will be absent about a week. Accompanying the distinguished Senator were Hon. James W. Ridgway, district attorney for Kings county, New York; Col. James McEwan, Assistant Adjutant-general of the State of New York; Senator Daniel, of Virginia, Congressman Hooter of Mississippi, and half a dozen representatives of the press. Senator Hill announces that he will proceed direct to Jackson, Miss. Although the programme of bis journey contemplates no speeches until Jackson is reached, he will be inflexible, indeed, if ho does not yield to pressing invitations for a iive-minnte talk at intermediate points. The peoplo of Bristol. Knoxville, Chattanooga and Birmingham are preparing to givo their Northern visitor an ovation as his train passes through, and if his rule to make no five-minute speeches be not more honored in its breach than in its observance, his tour will be a notable exception to those of most public men. The party will reach Jackson, the capital of the State of Mississippi. Tuesday, when bepator Hill will addrees the Legislature in joint session. From tLere the party will proceed to Savannah, (ia., on tbe 17th inst,, to attend the annual banquet of the Hibernian Society on St. Patrick's day. Senator Hill does not make his Southern trip in a private car, as he prefers to travel, as he expresses it, "like any other ordinary Democrat,"

and the tenders of private cars by the railroad companies have all been courteously declined. The Louisiana FIht. New Orleans, March IS. Ten days from now the question as to which is the true Democratio ticket will be decided. Tbe submission of tbe question to Democratio primaries was designed to bring about complete party unity, but up to date the result seems anything bnt that. The campaign is now as vigorous and as bitter as beforo the lottery question was eliminated from it. Meetings aro being held in every section of the State, and the interest shown continues to predominate over all other matters. Both sides are engaged iu an attempt to show the publio that the other is unworthy of being intrnsted with the conduct of the State, and in pursuing the attempt they are not at all guarded in the choice of their words nor the disclosure of ugly political records. An instance of the general ill feeling was given in tbe mobbing last week of Foster speakers in the Twelfth ward of New Orleans. Missiles of various eorts were thrown by ruflians, including oystershells, one of which 6truck an auditor on the head. The Republican leaders are felicitating themselves over the bitterness and disunion on the other side. The Leonard faction claim that if McEnery's followers are defeated in the primaries on the 2d iust, they will not hold to the agreement to support Foster and will throw their strength for Leonard. The Warinouth faction maintain that if McEnery is victorious tbe Fosterites will back out and support the Rreanx ticket. But, in the meantime, eilorts that promise success aro being made to create harmony in Republican ranks and nnite the two factions. A petition to this etlect is being nunOrously signed by Republican leaders, beaded by Armstide Mary, the millionaire colored man. Republican Congress. Rome, Ga., March 13. The Republican congress opened here to-day. Among those in attendance are delegates from Boston and New Orleans. m o U0W RE CASHED A CHECK.

Henry Clay Evans Relates an Interesting Story About His Ranking Experience, E pedal to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Maroh 13. WThile in the city, a few days ago, ex-Representative Henry Clay Evans, of Chattanooga, Tenn., was commenting, with some other statesmen, on the smooth manner in which an expert bank-crook, at Cincinnati, raised a draft from SIS to $1,800, and had it cashed at a bank in Porkopolis. and then repeated the operation for other amounts till he had a small fort a no in his pockets, after which be slipped away. Mr. Evans Is an old banker, a man of large means and business experience, and some of the incidents which he rocited bearing on the point of identification of persons at bank-counters with checks or drafts to cash were both interesting and instructive. Here is one of tbem; "Vou can pretty generally, but not always, tell a fraud stranger who asks to have a piece of paper cashed, by his manner," said he. "1 do not think there was anything in either the manner or looks of thenow notorious draft-raiser at Cincinnati which would have put a teller or cashier on his guard. The names of tbe olhcers of tho bank upon which the drafts were drawn, his own name also across the back of tho dralts, and the cool manner in which he stood and counted the money over after it was handed out to bim, all tended to confirm the good judgment of the officer who bad cashed the paper. 1 had an experience at New Orleans many years ago, involving my own indenliucation, whichsI shall never forget. I had been in Santiago on a trip to close out an account with one of the largest commission merchants. As I was about to go aboard the ship upon my return tbe merchant said he would give me his his check on New Orleans lor tbe balance due. It was 500. He wrote out the check very hurriedly, handed it to me, extended bis hand for a good-bye, and bade me hurry aboard. I pushed the check into mv pocket and did not look at it till a day or two afterward, when, having nothing better to do on the ship. I began to look over the accounts 1 had jest settled in Santiago. When I took out that check I saw that it was a blank check, addressed to no one, but pioperly filled as to date and amount. It simply said, 'Pay to Henry Clay Evans five hundred dollars.' I was 'up a stump,' as we say when puzzled as to what to do. It would take along time to send the check back to be properly addressed. I mentioned tho mistake to the purser of the ship, who said be kuew the merchant very well. 'He is as good as old wheat,' said tbe purser, 'and if you can be properly identified at New Orleans I have no doubt one of his bankers will cash the check. He has accounts at two of the banks at New Orleans naming them. "I knew no one in New Orleans at that time," contiuuedMr. Evans, Vbut I thought I would call on one of the bankers where my friend did business, and get his advice as to what I should do in the premises. When I approached the cashier be simply smiled at my predicament, and referred me to the president of the bank, in his privato room. The old gentleman received me cordially. He was unperturbed when I told him my business that of having cashed a check upon a man far away, whom be probably did not know, and a check not addressed to that bank. The president took the cbeok, read it hastily, and at once dropped into a conversation about the drawer of the paper, bis business and Santiago. I talked freely and the conversation took a wide range. Not a single reference was made to the check or my business. We talked mostly about banking and general affairs. Finally the old banker saw that I was growing nervous, and to my surprise he touched a bell which summoned the cashier. Wheu that officer appeared the president simply threw him my check and told him to give me tbe cash for it. I was amazed. Only my name appeared on the back of the check, and 1 could not eeo how the bank could take the risk. While I was thanking the presidont for having saved me much delay and trouble, he simply said: 'It is a common mistake for that man to make.'" WEALTH GALORE IN HIS ROOM. Over ?G0,000 in Cash and Securities Found Among the Effects of a Miserly Machinist. Lynn, Mass., March 13. Elijah D. Howard, a machinist, who has a place of business oil Monroe street, was fonnd dead in bis room at No. 15 Whittier street, yesterday, death being due to natural causes. A search of his room, in which be lived for twenty years, paying 1.25 per week rent, revealed $1,200 iu cash, and certificates of deposit, mortgages and securities aggregating in value nearly $CO.000. Tho room was nncarpeted and gave every indication that its occupant was a miser. So far as known, he died intestate, and his estate thus reverts to his son, Edward I. Rarron Howard, a telegraph operator of Boston, who lives in West Medway. This son, it is stated, he had not teen for twenty-three years. It is believed that when bis office safe is opened, documents of peculiar interest will bo discovered. Hnrned Nearly 85,000 AVhllw If otiar-Cleanin?. Cincinnati. March ia The Commercial Gazette says that Charles W. Rell. colored and a teacher of penmanship in the publio schools, is S4.CU3 short as treasurer of the Colored Orphans' Asylum. He has been removed from the office of treasurer, and has secured tbe asylum trustees by a mortgage on his house for $3,000, while bis bondsmen are good for 1,000. Bell savs bis wife burned the money while housecleaning. Near a Humlrrd Ml'n an Hour. Philadelphia, March li. Tho world's record for fast running, which has been held since last August by the Philadelphia it Reading road, when one of its engines made a mile in wJ4-5 seconds, has been

beaten by the same road with a big coraEound high-speed passenger locomotive, uilt for the Central railroad of New Jersey in Philadelphia. It bas now made a mile west of Bound Brook in SOU seconds, equal to a rate of fcl.7 miles an hour. Tbe engine hauled four passenger coacbes on its burst of speod. and the time was carefully taken by two persons' stop-watches. Careful observations were taken of the workings of the engine, and its makers pay it is capable of 100 miles an hour if a stretch oftrack can be fouud which will bear such epeea. ' WORK OF THE EKIGANDS.

Tho Jack n&ri&way Stories Rivaled by a Tale of Eloodshed from Mexico. Bftrlal to the InOlanapoilft Journal. Durango, Mexico, March 13, One of the boldest robberies ever committed in this part of Mexico took place near here last Wednesday. C. W. Britta'n. manager of the Vacas mines, seventy-five miles west of here, left here last Monday for tho mines with $10,000 in silver in an iron safe, which he carried in a stout wagon. He was accompanied by J. II. Herndon, a young American, who rode in front on horseback. The wagon contaiued Mr. Brittain and his driver, and beside tho wagon rode two trusty Meiicans. all well armed. When within 6eveu miles of Conetancia, fifty miles from Duranco, about twenty-five men rode up from behind and commenced shooting. Juan Castanadi, one of the fiuards. was killed and Herndon severely wounded. The lire of the bandits was returned by Mr. Rrittain and his guard, and one of the robbers was struck with a bullet, and is believed to have been killed, as he fell from his horse. The lash was put to the horses, but tbe roblvers gained rapidly on the wagon, taking it and capturing the money. Mr. Brittain escaped into the cbapparal with Mr. Herndon in his arms. They made their way to Constancia. where they notified the military authorities. A detachment of troops at once went to the scene of tho robbery, but when they arrived at tbe soot they found that the safe had been broken into and robbed of every sack containing the silver dollars. The bandits were trailed into tbe adjoining mountains, where they are secure from capture. IANKEE DOODLE" IN MOROCCO. The Saltan Listens to a Phonograph and Is Completely Awed by the Wonder. New York, March 13. Si Hassan Ben Ali, tbe Moorish chief, who left here last summer to collect rare exhibits from the African wilds for the world's fair, has communicated with N. J. Riberly, of the federal Immigration Bureau. The explorer states that bo bas arrived at Fez. When at tbe court of Moulay el Hassan, tbe Sultan, he succeeded in creating a most profound impression and enlisting the sympathies and aid of the Sultan, mainly by means of an Edison phonograph, which be caused to play "Yankee Doodle," "Down on tbe buwauee River," and to delivers Fourth-of-July, "spread-eagle" oration. Tbe Sultan and court believed that be controlled spirits, and furnished bim with a special escort for his expedition. AXTELL AND ALLERTON. Williams Proposes to Make a Match Race at the August Meeting for 10,000. Special to tbe indlanavolis Journal. Independence. Ia., March 13. A letter sent 'by C. W. Vniliama. secretary of the Independence Driving Park Association, yesterday, to Bud Doble, at Chicago, proposes a race between Axtell and Allerton at the August meeting for a purse of $10,000, without entrance, to be divided. $t,000 to the winner and 4,000 to second horse, "or, if you prefer, all of the purse to go to the first horse." If he should decline tbe issue the same proposition will be made to Senator Stanford to trot Palo Alto aeainst Allerton on the occasion in question. JW0 WESTERN TRAGEDIES. Charles Emery Kills Ills Brother in Missouri During a QuarreL Warrensburg, Ma, March 13. Charles B. Emery and Joseph Emery, brothers, living on a farm near here, have been on bad terms for some time. Yesterday they quarreled and Joseph made for his brother with a heavy stick of wood. Charles ran to tho smoke-house, where ho procured a shotgun, and as his brother watt about to attack bim bred, killing bis assailant. The slayer came to this placo last night and gave himself up. A Dying Man's True Aim. Guthrie. O. T., March 13. The nows bas reached here of a murder at Chandler, which took place yesterday. James Zule and George Barton, who occupied adjoining claims, engaged in a quarrel. Zule was armed with a Winchester. He tired, fatally wounding Barton. The latter, however, still had strength enough to continue the fight, anil, snatching the rilie from Zule's hands, discharged it, killing Zule instantly. The Copper "Combine." New York, March 13. The new combination of copper-producing companies, which has been in process of formation for the last ten days for the purpose of regulating the output and obtaining higherprices, has about reached delinite shape, says the Herald. The movement originated in Boston, tbe principal copper market of the country, and was started by the managers of the Calumet & Hecla and the Anaconda mining companies. Other laree copper producers have taken part in tbe movement, and all the important concerns are now said to have joined tbe "combine." liobhed His French Wife. New York. March 13. James Taylor, a ranchman, from Taylorville, CaL. was arrested in this city, charged with tbe larceny of from his wife. Taylor claims to be wealthy. After bis first wife died he inserted an advertisement in a newspaper and Henrietta Costa, of Foliaville, France, answered it, She came on to this city, met Taylor and they were married. The couple started for Taylor's rancb, but got no further than Niacara Falls, where, it is charged, Taylor robbed his bride and deserted her. Slovements of Steamer. Rostov, 5Iarch 13. Arrived: Roman, from Liverpool. Havre, March 13. Arrived: Champagne, from New York. Liverpool. March 13. Arrived: Wyoming, from New York. New Y'ork, March 13. Arrived: Illinois, from Antwerp: Cambella, from Sagua. Loniox. March 13. Arrived: Michigan, from New York; Minnesota, from Baltimore. Method lu Ills Sladm-ps. Freeport, 111.. March 13. Manaeer Charles D. Knowlton. of the Knowlton Manufacturing Company, while alone in his office yesterday, was Approached by a crank who demanded $1(0,000 in cash. Ho promised the amount and sent the stranger to another part of tbe building for tbe money, and while he was gone Mr. Knowlton gave the alarm, but the fellow escaped and could not be found. Jay Gould Reported Iletter. Deminc, N. M.. March 13. Jay Gould and family, accompanied by Vice-president Clark, of the Union Pacific railroad, and (ieneral Mauager Grant, of tbe Texas .V Pacific railroad, spent two days here, leaving to-day for the South. Mr. Gould's health has improved rapidly the last few days. He says the dry, pure air ,of this region bas greatly relieved his bronchial trouble.

CLEAN SWEEP FOR HARRISON

Fair-JIindcd Political Thinkers Micro lie Villi Be His Own Successor, Administration R&mrered by a Hostile Congrew, as Evinced in the Coolness Toward Wanamtker's Fostal-SerTice flans. rroclara atioa Announcins tho Reciprocity Treaty with Nicaragua. Committee Report cn the Navy Appreciations Lukewarm in' Proposing the Coildicg; of More and Better Wax Yessels. HARRISON feTREXGTIL It Continues to Grow Failure of Ills Opponents to Concentrate Their Votes. Special to the InoUnapcln Journal. Washington, March 13. The Republican situation continues to show the increasing strength, both before the country and among the party loaders, of President Harrison. The practical unanimity with which the Indianapolis convention indorsed the administration of President Harrison and instructed the Indiana delegation to vote and work for bis renomination is naturally very gratifying to tbe President and his friends. TLe only opposition manifested at Indianapolis to President Harrison came from tho congressional district of which Fort Wrayne is the center, and in which there had been some discontent over the distribution of patronage. Besides Indiana, tho Kepnbiicacs in two other States. Kansas aud Texas, have just instruoted their delegations fur Harrison. There has'beca a renewal of the talk this week about tbe concentration of tbe imposition to President Harrison upon seme one of tbe other candidates, but there are thus far no indications that this can be accomplished. The candidacy of lion. J. 25. Clarkson, of Iowa, has assumed deliuita form, and it now appears certain that lis Tiame will be presented to tho Minneapolis convention by the Iowa delegation. Senator Allison, who is bim&eif a strong presidential possibility, although by no means an anti-administration Republican, will, it is thought, remain in the background and allow Chairman Clarksou to receive tbe well-deserved honor of a complimentary vote from his own Mate. The advice which Senator Teller, of Colorado, has given tbe Republicans of that State to favor the nomipatiun of no man who is opposed to lree silver, was only to be expected. It is not unlikely that the six votes of Colorado may be cast for Senator Teller himself. General Alger's friends have known for some time that a complete transcript of his military record was being made at tbe War Department, and bis bold announcement that the publication of that record will be its own vindication is no surprise. General Alger'a formal announcement of his candidacy, it is to be noted, is in direct opposition to the advice ot both tbo Senators from Michigan, who believe that it is useless to oppose the renomination of President Harrison. Tho admirers of Uncle Jerry Rnsk continue to urge bis name, but they meet with no encouragement from the Secretary of Agriculture himself. Secretary Kusk considers that his position in tbe Cabinet makes loyalty to President Harrison an obligation, and whenever any one ventures to mention the possibility of bis nomination, the genial Secretary makes an earnest Kesturn of deprecation and says: 'T earnestly favor tho renomination of President Harrison." WANA3IAKER HAND WAITED. Hone of Ills Popular Ideas Will Receive At tentlon by the Present Congress. Epecial to the InlianaicHs Journal. Washington, March 13. "It looks now as If none of the ideas of Postmaster-general Wanamaker for the betterment of th postal service will be adopted by this Con-giess,"-said a member of the Senate committee on postolEces and pest-roads, in talking, to-day, of the outlook of the postoffice service generally. "Everything is being held back by tbe House in the interest of a hoarding of the publio money. I never could see any sense in withholding from the public a service it demanded, when the expense was to come from a source owned and created by tho public. If we have a surplus in the treasury it is due to the payments, in one direction and another, made by the people. There is no service which will bear so liberal and constant an expansion asthe postal service. It reaches every citizen, no matter bow young or old. rich or poor. Mr. John Wauatnakor, if be had his way, would start some features in tba Eostal service which would make ours tho est aud most inexpensive in the world, liut be has been handicapped from tne very day be entered the Postolhce Department. "When the Philadelphia merchant entered tbe department he found an enormous deliciency," continued the Senator, "and be could not, of course, expect Congress to do more than make that good, and the meeting oi the deticienoy was the paramount necessity. When Congress bad met that and brought up some allowances for clerk hire, rents, etc., absolutely necessary, it was found that we were making a 'billiondollar Congress.' and nothing more could be done. Now we have a Congress led by Holman, who would stop in the midst of a fort y-million-dollar appropriation and haggle over an item of $juO tor rent or clerk hire. If Mr. Wanamaker bad his way we would have had in law tho Paddock bill, giving every city or town having sutlicicnt postal receipts a publio building costing from $-.'0.U) to 75,OU, which.would be a boon to the fortunato cities and towns, as it would give them superior rooms for their postotlices. and it would bo a splendid financial investment for the federal government. We would have free delivery in every placo having three or lour thousand inhabitants, and also in the thickly-populated portions of tbe country, for tbe accommodation of tbe farmers. We would have postal telegraphy, giving the people superior telegraph eervice at less than half the present price. We would have a vastly improved postal service on the railroads, as well as tbe ocean steamships. There would be an equilization of postmasters' salaries, which would be more fair than at present, with little additional cost. We would not have penny letter postage exactly, but the next thing to it, for wa would furnish with every stamp an envelope, f-elling stamped envelopes at the price ot the stamp. We would, in short, if Mr. Wanamaker had bad his way and a littlo money, as should have been given bim, bavo a modern postal service one which tbe old world would pattern after. Put tbe Democrat.", in tho first place, are not progressive, and. secondly, they would not give any Republican administration money to popularize a public service and thui popularize the opposite political party." ItKHUILlllNO am: NAW. The Congressional Committee Suggests Delay fur Heavier Armor. tjc!) toll e iDiiianiipon JonrnL Washington, March 13. The report of Representative Herbert of Alabama, chairman of tbe House committee on naval atlairs, accompanying the naval appropriation bill, has been submitted to the House. The bill carries an appropriation of 6-3,-being $t,4';?.M5 less than the estimates and SU.S3l less than the appropriations for the current fiscal year. The committee believes that it should be tho settled policy of Congress to authorize the