Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 November 1892 — Page 1

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Icdlcatea dally. ADDITIONAL TRAINS. leave forBentou liaroor and XI unci ate and ll:5a.m. Arrive from 13eoicn ilarUor and AnCerson 2.:0 and 11:05 p. m. Arrive from Wabash a: 10:.r0 a. m. Leare for Cincinnati at 7 A a. ro. .Arrive frcni Cincinnati at 10:30 a. rn. ACditicnsl Sunday trains leave fur Cincinnati at 8.S0a. m 12.18. P. 7 ai-d 17 are fast restTbuled train a. ltli Wagner Sleepers, liuflet and Cafe t ar, loand from Cincinnati. Clde-iga, Et Lonls, Cleve'and. But. lal. Ktw Vcrk. Albany and lioston. Tte finest tiain in America. For lntc rmsr.ou ps to the exact Taints, time and other particulars, call at ".Big 4"' offices. .. 1 East Waliiug-ton street. 3G Jackson Place, and the Union Ftatlon, Indianapolis. o TRAINS TO CINCINNATI, VIA r : C, EL & D. LEAVING INDIANAPOLIS 3:43 Lm, 10:57a.m., 3:34 p.m., 4:25 p.m., 6.20 p. m City Ticket Offices Corner Illinois street and Ken tacky avc, 131 South Illinois st and Union Station 1L J. P.IIEIN. General Agent. COLUMBIA FLOUR. X.X6T IH TBX W02LD. ACS YOUR Q30CXB ACHE HILLS. "West "WaahiB.rxon EV. 67 FOR WAGON WHEAT INTERESTING CEREMONY. Turkish Favilion at tie World's Fair Dedicated by tbe Sacrifice of a White Lamb. CniCAGO, Nor. 23. The star and crescent of Turkey flies from a flag stall In the scaffolding from which the Turkish pavilion is to rise at the world's fair grounds. The ceremony of raising the flag took place in the presence of all ttft Saltan's subjects who have come totake part iu the exposition, as well as a number vrho had come especially from Turkey for the occasion, and a most unique ceremony it was. The moat solemn rites of tho Moslem faith were performed by the Turks. A snow-white lamb, perfect and without bloniiab, tho pick of a iluck of lite thousand, was led to tbe sacrifice, Reverentially stood the sadeyed eons of Mohammed, with arms in a praying position and eyes skyward turned. Thus they all stood sate one, and in his hand gleamed a keen-edged soimitar. A prayer by the prelate, a petition to the great prophet, emphasized with solemn salaams, and be with the curved steel knelt beside the saciucial victim. A silken safch hid its two big eyes as tbe neek was bared beneath tbe thick-growing wool that the killing might prove more easy. The knife was laid upon tbe flesh, and the innocent sheep winced beneath its touch. With a spurt and a gurgle the blood gashed forth, making crimson the yellow sand. An offend! stooped low and thrust his hand deep into the bleeding gash. The warm sap from the heart flowed between his lingers and abont his wrist, and bia face was radians with bemun contentment. Again the- Bolomn-biowed eens salaamed. 'I he prelate drew his hand from the neck of tha sacrifice, tbe eflendi sprinkled the blood upon the foundation of the Soitan'a pavilion. Down came the atars and atripr in salutation as tbe red flag of the Ottoman empire, with its white crescent and lone star, was floated from tbe top of tho atari'. Thus Abdal-llamid II formally announced himself as a patron of the world's fair, and bia faithful citizens pledged anew their allegiance to bicu in this distant land with shoots of "Vevo le bultan; veve le Preidente." With this pomp the Turkish emblem was raised above the great ruler's building, and for the first time in Western lands and under Christian skies tbe Mussulman's sacrifice was made. The sluving of the sheep was typical of Abraham's willing sacrilice of Isaac, which Uod stayed at the last moment, bidding Abraham to substitute for his sou a lamb. Then the two high priests called aloud in Turkish: "1'atishoene Pok Yacbo." ("God, give long life to the Sultan and tbe President of tbe United States.") This was repeated three times by all the Turks present. Takki Hey. commissioner to the fair from Turkey, then addressed the assemblage, after whicn everybody was invited to the tent of the hab. where the guests were served with a luncheon. Fell from Whjuii mml liruka Ills Neck. Bpecial to tns Indianapolis Journal. Casey. 111., Nov. 23. Mr. U. F. Elliott, a prosperous farmer of this township and an early settler, aged seventy, while hauling wood to-day accidentally fell from the wapon. breaking his neck and dying in-atantly

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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS. Fracture Splints, Special Tnisse, Crutches Elastic Hosiery, Deformity Braces and Surgical Appliancef ftvery kind. The larreet stock of AKTlFICIAI EYES La the State. WM. It. ARMSTRONG A CO, 77 South Illinois Street. ASK YOU It OP.OCEB FOR PRINCESS FLOUR BUAVE DEPLTY MARSHAL. George Barnes Enters a Pen of Desperadoes and Captures a Noted Moonshiner. CnATTAXOOGA, Tenu., Nor. 2a A famous desperado, Tap Spronse. moonshiner, murderer and leader of the dreaded San Mountain gang, after defying the authorities of Georgia and Tennessee for months, has at Ja'vi been captured alive, and is now lying in tbe Bradley connty jail at Cleveland, thirty miles from here. The man who captured him fa George Barnes, a deteotive and United States deputy marshal, and ha gave the details of an encounter in which one cool, quick-eyed man not only faced five outlaws, but carried oil one of the number who was wanted for murder. A large reward had been ottered for the apprehension of Sprouse. . The particular crime for which Sprouse was wanted was the killing of United States Marshal D. S. Jackson, last winter, in the course of a fierce battle between the officers and the band of moonshiners which oonducted its operations on the mountains near Attila, Ala., twenty miles over the Tennessee line. The leaders of this band were the Sprouee brothers, one of whom. Bill Sprouse, was killed in tbe engagement, as well as several others. Tap Spronse, however, escaped, and as he was known to have fired the shot which killed the marshal, no efforts wore spared to eflect his capture. Judge Key issued a bench warrant for bis arrest, and detec tives have boon searching the mountains for him for months. George Barnes tracked tbe murderer, and. to do it he was obliged, as he explained to-day, to assume tbe guise of a desperado himself. Sunday last, after weeks of waiting, he decided that the time had come to strike. He knew that Tap Sprouse bad gone to tbe "shack" of his brother John, nine miles back of Cleveland, on tbe mountain. Hurrying back to the town, he got a buggy, drove within two miles of the "shack," left the conveyance and went ahead. "As 1 approached the shack." said Barnes, "I saw two men leave it. 1 made up my mind one of them was Tap Sprouse, but I was not sure. 1 went on to the house, and asked a little girl where her uncle Tap was. 'He's jnst gone over to Hilderbrand's.' she said, llilderbrand was a neighbor, half a milo distant, fo 1 followed them there. I knocked, and found four men inside. Tap was not one of them. I recognized his brother John, and 1 knew Tap was not far away. 1 told them what I wanted, and they tried to give me the blutt, and said the-: Tar was gone. I said I would look, and I found Tarin the smoke-house, biding under a lot of inn bark and rubbish. Then 1 bad to do soiuo quiet thinking. There was a murderer before me. and fonr more not much better just behind me. Fortunately the smokebouse was as dark aa an oven. When I went in Tap was afraid to mo.e. and when I got my hands on him his pals outside could not see to shoot. So I stood there with my Winchester ready in one hand and holding Tap with tho other. I said: 'I on devils, throw up your hands or Pll kill you and Tap, too.' You seel bad the drop on them on account of the dark, and although they were four to one they had to obey. Then I walked Tap oil' and snapped the hatidcufls on him. The rest was easy, for the bugiiy was ready and my nan spent that niuht in the Cleveland jail The desperado passed through Chattanooga thin morning in charge of tho deputy marshals Barnes nnd SorrolL '1 he prisoner was heavily ironed. He is a typical mountaineer in dress and appearance. m m m EPIDEMIC AT bT. LOUIS. Nearly One Thousand Cases of Typhoid Ferer at St Louh in Two Months. Special to tbe Indianapolis JonraaL St. Louis, Nov. 23. The city is without doubt in the grip of an epidemic that may become a pestilence. One hundred new cases of typhoid fever were reported at the health oilice to-day. The'city seems to be in poor sanitary condition. The water in the Mississippi is very low, and it is thought that high water would dilute the poison and assist in abating the scourge. The river seldom rises at this season of the year, however. Botween nine hundred and ono thousand cases have been reported in two months. One prominent physician says that the disease is tbe forerunner of cholera, which is sure to make ita appearance next year and he Advances sciontitio reasons for his belief. The Board of Health advises everybody to boil their water and to cook their food thoroughly. Dairymen in some instances are known to rinso their cans with a very poor quality of well water. This might have something to do with distributing the germs. There is no question but that the Board of Health is thoroughly alarmed. TRIPPED EP HER II OS BAND. A Danville (111.) Merchant and a Former Female Employe Arrested in a Hotel. Special to the Inlanapolls Journal Danvillk. 111., Nov. 2a Mrs. Robert Kay, of Covington, Ind., has been jealous for sometime, of her husband, who is a prominent merchant. About six months ago he employed in his store Miss Carrie Merryman. a young woman nineteen years old aud connected with the best families in Covington. Mrs. Kay had the girl discharged nd the latter then secured employment in the dry-goods house of II. A. JShort in this citv. Last evening, while Mr. Kay and Miss Merryman weto mjoying a chat in the parlors of the Arlington Hotel, ilra. Kay, accompanied bv two otlicera. walked in on theui aud had them both arrested. Kay pleaded guilty of disorderly conduce and was lined. Miss Merryman contested her case and came out winner, lire. Kay eays she shall apply for a divorce.

ISAAC PD3EY GRAY IN THE WAY

Other Hoosier Democrat Besides the "fienegade" Have Swollen Ambitions. Shanklin, Mormnd Many libra Patriots Haya Claims tor Recognition and Will Fight tha Cabinet-Seeking Ex-Governor. Defects in the Tension Laws Pointed Oat by Assistant Secretary Bossey. Recommendations Made in Bis Annual Report ThatWonld Save Mcnsy Pensioners on the Kolls Thanksgiving at the Capital. THE WAR ON GRAY. Isaac Pusey Will Uave to Fight His Way Into the Cabinet If He Gets There. Special to the Indianapolis Jour naL Washington, Nov. 2a It is the prevailing opinion here in Hoosier Democratic circles that there will be a merry row between the factions of their party at home before all of the "leaders" who claim to havo elected Cleveland are provided for with offices. "Gil" Shauklin, editor Morss and several others, it is conceded, will be provided for ahead of Isaao Pusey Gray, and yet a lot of tbe letter's friends say he must have a nlaco at all hazards. No one has yet been able to induce Senators Voorhees and Turpie to presage Gray's futnre nnder the new administration, and yet tbey fear Gray may make trouble if he is not fixed. To-day's Washington Post says: "A member of Congress who passed through Indianapolis on his way to Washington a few days ago, and, during a brief sojourn in the Hoosier capital, met Hon. Isaao Pnsey Gray, is authority for the statement that the ambitious ex-Governor will undoubtedly be tbe Postmaster-general of Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet The gentleman who makes nublio this annonncement does not give it out as a mere probability, but as a settled faet, and it is reasonable to infer that ho obtained the information from Isaao Pusey. himself, who, it will be recalled, visited Mr. Cleveland at Gray Gables before the campaign was fairly under way. When Mr. Cleveland was olected to the presidency in 1SS1 be declined to recognize the claim of Indiana to a place in the Cabinet because an Indiana man was Vice-president, and the same reason, it is said, will operate against Illinois securing a place in the President's otlicial family. Iu spite of tbe positive announcement that ex-Governor Gray has pre-empted the postmaster-generalship, ho will not get in without a hard fight. He persisted iu being a candidate for the nomination for President against tbe wishes of nine-tenths of his party in Indiana, it is claimed, and inasmuch as the State was wheeled into line for Cleveland at tbe last moment without Gray's consent, the original Cleveland men in Hoosierdorn, headed by editor Shanklin. do not propose to let Gray be rewarded if they can help it. - Shanklin said, in tho bvansville ConflerT tbe other day, that if Cleveland wanted a Cabinet otlicer from Indiana he would hardly choose that renegade Kepnbllcan and political adventurer, liaao Pusey Gray, It is said to be the opinion of Voorhees, Bynum and others that if Gray goes into the Cabinet Shanklin and Morss will not be tendered positions worthy of their prominence or adequate to the sex vice tbey have rendered Cleveland and their party. There will not be enough loayes and fishes for the unterriricd leaders in Indiana, it is conceded here, and a bitter split is anticipated. t - DEFECTIVE PENSION LAWS. General Bussey Points Where Changes Could Be Made That Would Effect a Saving-. f Washington, Nov. 23. The annual report of General Bussey, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, has been received by Secretary Noble. It deals exclusively with tho work of the Board of Pension Appeals, of which the Assistant Secretary has direct charge, and with tbe purchase of Indian supplies at the government warehouse in New York. The report shows that on July 1, IsOl, there were 5,030 appealed pension cases on file with the board, and that this number, on June SO, 1692, had been reduced to 4.S40. There were 4,253 appeals tiled during the year. Of the 4,9o9 cases acted upon during the year the decision of the Commissioner was sustained in S.KC5. Aotion was reversed in 164 cases, 201 were dismissed and 409 cases were reconsidered by the Commissioner pending appeal. In his discussion of the pension laws General Bussey calls attention to several defects in pension legislation. As an instance of such defects, he says that from an early dato in the history of our pension system there have prevailed under different administrations conflicting opinions as to the power to enforce the reimbursement of money paid in excess for pensions in conformity with either inaccurate or illegal certificates issued through mistakes, either of fact or of law, in the adjudication of claims by the Bureau of Pensions; nnd, consequently, in the absence of a clear, legal provision on tbe subject, tbe government, having no authority to plead a past over-payment as anotiset to current payments of pension, has been compelled, to submit to serious losses of money, which, having once been improperly paid either to claimants or pensioners, were irrecoverable nnder any established rule of departmental practice. A memorable illustiation of this lact was given In a Urgo number of applications for rerating and for increase that were tiled in the Bureau of Pennons during the years 1SS7, lcSSand 1S9. upon which, considerable sums of money were paid improperly to certain pensioners by the authority of tbe Commissioner, in violation of both law and practice, bat without either the knowledge or cop sent of the Secretary, losses for which there should have been a reimbursement of the treasury under the earn law in pursuance of wb:oa the pension itaelf was granted. The means employed, whether by claimants or by attorneys, to procure tbete excessive allowances will not be here discussed, but the evil itself confronts the department, and the need for a legal remedy is emphasized not only by consideration of justice to the great mass of honest pensioners, but by the proper requirements of the pension system. It is equivalent in its eiiect to a discrimination in favor of uulawful claims and claimants. in order tu supply a remedy Mr. Bussey recomceuds that Congress be reqursted to enact a law that shall expressly authorize the department to treat all improper, illegal and excessive payments of pension, whether caused bv fraud or by mistake, as prepayments, to be churged against tho current pension, with a view to readjusting or equalizing current pension payments within tho discretion of the Secretary. "In the list of applications for widows' nensiou unuer Section 3 of the act of June 27. 13.0, my attention," Mr. Bussey says, "baa been drawn to a number of cases wherein, according to the law, the claimant has been necessarily denied pension because the soldier on whose death the claim was based, although serving ninety days or more in tbe army or n iry, as shown by the evidence, had not been honorably discharged prior to death, hut had died while, for instance, on individual furlough and absent from tho technical line of duty in the service. It seems that both the spirit and the object of the act of Juno 27, 1KX),

would be emphasized and observed by an amendment of this section that would be applicable to cases of dependence and distress, and I respectfully urge that such an amendment be adopted by Congress." j AS TO HELPLESS CHILDREN. General Bussey renews his recommendation made in his annual report of 1SX as to the third section of the act of June 27, 1S90, which provides pensions for minor children who are "insane, idiotio or otherwise permanently helpless." He says: "Tbe clause properly provides that the pension granted to edch children shall continue daring tbe life of said children or during the period of such disability; but under the law as it stands, in order that such children shall be pensioned during life, or during the period of such disability, it must appear that the father or mother died prior to the expiration of the limit affixed to the pensionable minority period, nem'ly sixteen years of age. and, therefore, when the parent dies if the insane or idiotic, or otherwise permanently helpless child, is more than, instead of nnder, sixteen yearsof age, a minor's pension caunot be allowed. In view of the fact. I respectfully sngzest that the act should be amended to admit all insane, idiotic or otherwise permanently helpless children to minor's pension, regardless of the date of the parent's death or remarriage at any period to and including the age of twenty.one years. Tho amendment here suggested would bo in keeping with tbe benehciont purpose of the act of June 27, IS JO. "The experiences of the past year impel me now to fnrtber suggest that, in cases of 'insane, idiotic or otherwise helpless children' of deceased pensioners, the pensionable age limit be abolished so as to admit sucb children at any date to tbe pension roll. An evil of serious magnitude has resulted from the practice of pensioning certain class of insane inmates of tbe government hospital located in the District of Columbia. This class consists of persons who. having been admitted to tbe hospital for treatment atthe expense of government, but having neither wife, child nor living parent dependent on them for support, and having no other relative near enough to ocoupy. on their account, a pensionable status, are, nev helcss, pensioned for insanity, the pension money being paid quarterly to a guardian. My attention has been called to a number of instances wherein such persons remained in the hospital many years prior to tho appointment of a guardian, .xnd then said appointment would appear to have been instigated by either some friend or remote relative of the person, with a view to tiling an application and obtaining the payment of large arrears of pension on acconnt of the alleged disability. Thus, without either his knowledgo or consent, the inmate of the hospital, having no dependent relative legally entitled to pension, is made the unwilling subject, or means, of a speculative olaim, the benefits of which be can never enjoy, and the nse of which he can never control. The inmate at last dies, leaving in the bands, of the guardian a large sum of pension ' money, constituting a personal estate which goes, perhaps, to some heir of tho decedent, for whom the pension system was not intended, neither directly nor indirectly, to provide. The extent to which this has been carried this method of obtaining money is an nbuso that should not be longer tolerated in the name of pension." In concluding this branch of bis report General Bussey says: "I am gratified to be able to say that the pledge of the Natiou expressed a century ago that if any person, whether officer or soldier, militia or regular, called into tbe service of the United States be wounded or disabled while in actual eervice he shall be taken caro of and provided for at public expense' has been redeemed with fidelity. In compliance with the provisions of the various pension laws, on Jnne 0, 1S92. there were borne on the pension rolls the names of t5Cb97 pensioners, 179,923 more pensioners than were carried on the satuo rolls at the end of the preceding fiscal year, and 457.050 'uv w than were on the rolls July 30, 187a" ' .v :v; v.. . WHAT CAYCI1INOS WOULD DO. V He Would Repeal the McKtnley Lav and Then Pass Separate TtrlQ" IS 1 1 1 a. Washington, Nov. 2a Mr. Catohings, the leading member of the House committee on rules, who is now in Washington, is qnoted in an interview as expressing the belief that tho present Congress will do nothing to lessen the bnrdens of the incoming administration and that the new Congress will be compelled to take the necessary steps to increase revenues. He does not believe that the revision of the tan if can be successfully undertaken dnring a special session, but he does hold that in a short session the new Congress might properly repeal the McKinley act, thus restoring the old duties of lSa That would wipe out the sugar bounties, ejecting a saving of Sly, 000. OX) annually, and at tbe same time, by restoring tho sugar duties, add about $50,000,000 to the annual revenue, making the total increase of revenues approximate SC5.0O0.0tHJ. This increase, he feels, would prevent any deficiency until after the next regular session and possibly for a longer period. Mr. Catchmg9 would also pass the separate tariff bills that were passed last session by the House only to remain unacted upon by tbe Senate, and be would also add lumber and salt to the free list. The reduced prices of the necessaries of life covered by these bills would, according to his reasoning, reconcile tho people to the reimposition of tbe tmgar duties. He favors an ecrly special session of Congress, thinks that Crisp will be re-eleoted Speaker without a protracted struggle, and believes tbat the pension roll could be reVised with profit. Mr. Catchings sees no danger of wild-cat money in tbe passing of tho bill to remove the tax on State bank: circulation and favors that bill, it the States are oblieod to insure the soundness of their bank issues. He also favors the admission as States of Arizona and New Mexico, and local governments for Utah and Oklahoma. So far as this Congress is concerned he thought it would do no more than pass the regular annual appropriation bills. Ex-Cougressman Yoder, of Lima, O., at present Serge.int-at-arms of tho House of Kepresentativea, has returned to Washington. He says that the liomutoad strike aided more than anything else to defeat the KfcDublicans, especially in Ohio. He thinks tbe McKinley tarirt law is unsatis

factory to those most directly interested, nnd that Congress will come together next summer in extra session and repeal the taritl laws, Mr. Springer's Views. Springfield, IlL, Nov. 2a Congressman Springer was asked, to-day, if he favored a apeoial session of Congress, and be said: "My favoring or cot a special session will all depend npon the necessity for one when the state of the treasury is inquired into after Congress meets. It may be that a special session will be desirable, but tbe question will be closely studied before any action is taken." "Will yon insist upon tbe passage of tbe tariff bills in the Senato which you introduced in tbe House, and which were passed there!" "I most certainly will, in order to place tbe Republican Senate ou record." "Ho yon think a commission would answer the purpose of a special session!" 'I do not. There is no need of a commission. The necessary information has been gathered already, so that if it should be found not necessary to convene a special session a commission will not be deeired." "If a special session should be called would those tsrilt bills which have passed tbe Honse be again brought up for consideration at tbat time, not waiting for the regular session iu December, UV3P "1 think tbey might. I see no reason why they should not." THANKSGIVING AT TUK CAPITAL. How To-Day Will Be Observed by the Pres: ldent end f Members of the Cabinet. Special to ti e Indianayclis Journal Washington, Nov. 23. Washington began the official celebration of Thanksgiving by closing the departments at noon today, thus giving many of the department clerks and officials whose homes are in neighboring States an opportonity to

spend to-morrow at home. The observance of the day in otlicial circles to-morrow will be extremely quiet and domestic, as all the ladies of the Cabinet circle are yet in mourning for Mrs. Harrison. At the WThite House President Harrison will have only the members of his immediate family with him at dinner. Tne turkey, which an entbnsiastio Kbode Islander always sends to the While Ilousearrived yesterday. Vice-president Morton will have only his own family at dinner, in contrast with last year, when be observed tise day by a very brilliant gatbsring. Secretary of State Foster had hoped to have his daughter. Mrs. Lansing, and her husband, who are now traveling iu tho West, with nim tomorrow, but they will not arrivo till Friday. Mrs. Foster's mother. Mrs. McPherson, however, will be present. Secretary Noble will have only Mrs Noble and Mrs. Halstead. of St. Louis. It has been Mrs. Noble's custom heretofore to invite to her Thanksgiving dinner a number of young people who have no home- lu Washington, bnt on account of the mourning this hospitable custom will not be observed this year. Attorney-general and Mrs. Miller will have perhaps tho largest party of the Cabinet circles, as their daughters, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Miller, will be their guests to-morrow. Secretaries Tracy. Kusk and Charles Foster will also spend the day ia a like manner, having no gursts. Postmaster-general Wanamaker will eat his Thanksgiving dinner at his countryseat near Philadelphia. Secretary Elkins is still in bis West Virginia home. MLNOIt MATTERS.

Superintendent of Immigration Owen Will Slake No Recommendations in His licport, Special to the Indianapolis JonraaL Washington, Nov. 2a Superintendent of Immigration William D. Owen, of Indiana, has completed his report of the work of his department and has submitted It to the Secretary of the Treasury, who will incorporate it in bis report to Congress. Contrary to general expectation there will be no recommendations looking to any legislation on the subject of immigration. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Spanlding. who is iu charge of all matters relating to immigration and quarantine, admitted to-day that the case of tbe Guion line, which has withdrawn its ships Irom the immigrant eervice, might be followed by other steamship companies; that the present stringent quarantine regulations undoubtedly worked great commercial injury to the steamship lines, but. be added, that government experts in the hospital marine service insisted so strongly' on the probability of danger from cholera noxt spring that tbe Treasury Department was compelled-to insist on its present regulations, and that there was no probability at all of any modification of existing treasury orders. I'ostmasters Not in s Ilnrry to Quit. Special to the Indianapolis Journal Washington, Nov. 2a It was stated at the Postoffice Department this, morning that the percentage of resignations of fourth-class postmasters received up to date, on account of the recent election, was less than at the previous time after the last presidential election. There are about fifty third-class postmasters' resignations on file. Tbe reasons for their resignations are tbat they aro compelled to furnish the outfit of their offices, consisting of lock-boxes, office fnrnitnre, etc., which, in some cases, cost several hundred dollars, often as high ns $500. In order to protect themselves from total loss a praotico has prevailed for tbe holding-over postmasters to make an agreement with the most prominent candidate for the office by which the former resigns and opens tbe way to a political opponent to succeed htm, provided that the latter purchases the office outfit. 'The resignation of the postmaster is then forwarded to the department, and upon 'the appointment of his sucoessor by the President tbe successful applicant pays for his predecessor's outfit. air. Blaine's Condition Unchanged. . Washington, Nov. 2a There is no particular change in ex-Secretary Blaine's condition, and he is about the same as he was yesterday. Tho day has been cold and cheerless, and Mr. Blame kept to his bed all the time. Mr. Blaine's appetite is good, and he sleeps well at night. rjynum Wants au Extra Session. Epeclal to the Indianapolis JonrnaL Washington, Nov. 23. Representative Bynura announces himself favorable to an extra session of the Fifty-third Congress to repeal the Mo Kinley tariff law. General Notes. Special to the Indianapolis JonrnaL Washington, Nov. 2a John Dnnoan and son, of Indianapolis, are at the Biggs. Representative Henry U. Johnson, of Richmond, is in the city for the winter. To-day be did some active hustling about tbe departments iu the interests of his constituents. W. T. Durbin, who has been in New York several days on business, stopped in Washington a few hours to-day. He left for his borne at Anderson at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and will eat his Thanksgiving dinner with bis family. Paul Leibhardt, superintendent of the Dead Letter Office, has returned from his homo in Wayne county. Miss Martha C. Smith, of Indiana, was to-day appointed a transcriber in the General Land Oilice at$t00 a year, and Francis M. Gordon, of Indiana, a clerk in the same offico at 31,600 a year. W. Kftwlca was to-day appointed postmaster at Lima, Lagrange county, vice L. Wicker, resigned. Miss Elizabeth Raiierty, of Washington, and Capt. W. W. McKetb, of Laiayotto, who were married Nov. 10 at the residence of the bride's eister, Mrs. John Rover, announce that they are at home to their friends, at No. tC9 First street, northwest, this city. Miss Edith Batsford, of Wooster, O.. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred L. Cowles, of No. 810 B street, northeast, who has returned from a visit to her former borne. An application to organize the Indiana National Bank, of Elkhart, has been tiled by J. L. Brodrick and others. It is learned that the court-martial which tried Assistant Engineer Danforth at Now York recently, on a charge of disobedience of the lawful orders of bis superior officers, found him guilty nnd sentenced him to one yoar's suspension from the naval service. The sentence of the court will not stand unless it is approved by Secretary Tracy. MORE TROUBLE FOR HILTON. Another Effort to Break the Stewart Will Enclisu is Written by JJIr. Tornry. Nnw York, Nov. 23. A commission has been issued to get proof of tbe will of John Torney, maternal grandfather of Alexander T. Stewart, to be used in the second eifort of a distant relative. Alexander Stewart to break the will of the merchant by his ejectment suit against Henry Hilton. In leaving tho residue of his estate, after several other bequests, to Alexander Stowart, Mr. Torney says: I also allow my Grandson Alxr. Stewart to bo kept to his leming and pnrstiuo his odicutloa and to he kept lu decent aparel so faro as tbe intrist arising from the property I Hilled to him and no farther. In the beginning of a codicil, dated Feb. 27, 110. ho says: I. John Torney, being wake in body but still of a sound mind and memory, thanks to my great Creator for these and all his favors. It will be seen that Mr. Torney's spelling is somewhat out of joint. 00,000 Donatxt to a Seminary. Milwaitkkf. Nov. 23 Bishop Nicholson to-day received a check frotn a New York millionaire who requested tbst his name be kept from the public. Tho tnnnv is for Niiftbota,b Seminary. The donor is believed to bo tbe same man who g ive 5(0.000 to Bishop Potter for the proposed New York cathedral a few days since.

YALE Hi THE BEST CONDITION

BotFoot-BalllsanUncprlainGarne, and It Won't Do to Give Odds on the Blue. Princeton lias Been Working Very Hard and Seying Little, and This HasGiven Confide nca to the Bickers of the Oiance and Criuscn. Thirty Thousand People to Witness the Tray on Manhattan Field To-Day. Work of the Individual Pleyrs CcmparedStamlonl If comes Kinjrot Trotting Stallions Agai:: by GciD aMilc in 2:07 1-2. TO-DAVS FOOT-BALL BATTLE. Yale's Ilecord This Season In Her Favor Princeton May Give a Surprise. Nnw Yoi'.K. Nov. 2a The pride of Yale and Princeton'varsities are to-night tucked euugly under the coverlets of the Fifthavenne and Murray Hill hotels, respectively, and Father Knickerbocker is nursing carefully the bit of printed pasteboard wherewith to feast his eyes upon the struggle of the morrow. Blue neckwear and orange chrysanthemums are in pleasant rivalry to-night at all the places of public resort, for each train from the wilds of Jersey or the Nutmeg State has dumpod its representatives of tbe blue aud orange, "chock full" of shont for their respective: champions. The ladies, too, are in tb ewira, and corsage, neck and head gear are decked with the colors of their chosen college. They are all "rooters," and will form part of the C0.0C0 or more of their kind who will gather at Manhattan field to witness the fray. Everybody knows there is but one fray on Thanksgiving day, tbat on tha football field, between Yale and Princeton 'varsities. Yale and Princeton have played sixteen games of foot-ball together, of which Yale has won nine and Princeton six. One match, that of 1S77, resulted in a tie. The teams meet to-morrow under conditions which have no precedent in the history of these annual matches. Hitherto, with two exceptions, each team has been. ud to Thanksgiving day. an undefeated one, and these two exceptions were both occasioned by a Harvard victory. This year Princeton has been defeated by tho University of Pennsylvania, which, previous to the present beason, has never been seriously considered in the struggle for the championship. and lata reaches Thanksgiving day for the eecond year iu succession without a point having been scored against her b7 any of her rivals. At their quarters in this oity the athletes are as closely wntcbod and as carefully cared for as so many pieces of costly Sevres ware. And, in a way, these Brobdinguaggiaua ofjtho turfjare as fine as Sevres. They will stand a great deal rougher handling, though, and they are almost warrant d not to break. When Vale's representatives climbed aboard tbe 3 o'clock train from New Haven this afternoon the usnal demonstrations ot enthusiasm accompanied their departure. Each of tho individual members of tho tear, tbe captain, tbe manager, the coach ers and the eleven as a whole, were ineluded in the applause. At tbe depot cheers were also given for "A clean record for the season," a sentiment which was greeted with thundering response. A similar demonstration was made by Princeton when the 0:40 train rolled out of the depot and the tigers could ask for no better sendoil; THE TKAMS compared. A comparison of the two teams may be made as follows: Yale has had to 6how her full strength to her rival in the same) with Harvard of that there is no donbt, whatever statements may be made to the contrary. Princeton must assuredly have gained some advantage from seoing her opponents play in a closely contested game, bnt this advantage is more than offset by tbe experienco which the Yule men acquired at Spiinglield. This experience was particularly valuable to Yale, in tbat she bad several green men on ber team, and tbe lessons tbey learned from the Harvard game make them almost veterans for Thursday's coutest. Between tho value of watching such a game as that at Springfield and playing in it there can be no comparison, and if Princeton rests her hope in the knowledge of Vale's play acquired in watching the Harvard game her chances for victory are indeed slim. As a team tho Yale men are in as good condition as can be dexired. Tbe only weak spot in the entire eleven is Laurie Bliss's weak knee, and this has been improving wonderfully since tbe Harvard game. Ho is likely to be able to play the) whole game, unless the unexpected occurs. At tho beginning of tbe season Princeton was playing a "one man" game, with Kiug for the man; but there -was a snap about the work tbat augured well for the development of an eleven worthy of Princeton's former foot-ball repntation. As the season wore on Princeton's team Improved, the in terference was good, the defense exceed ingly strong, and the center work equal to anything seen on tbe foot-ball tielu for years. Then tho men began to overestimate their strength and to mistake promise for perfection. Accidents added to the har:n already done ?by overcontidence. until a crippled team found itself facing an opponent whose powers it underestimated, and disaster followed. Princeton has only played ono game since ita defeat at Manbeiui, and that against Orauge, and the score acainst that team, 13 to 0, undoubtedly convinced tbe Princetonians that a thorough reform was urgently needed. Since thac t'mo Princeton has done more playing and less talking. The management wisely canceled the game with Cornell, and devoted itself to nursing tho injured players and giving the able-bodied ones the best of coaching and practice. Tbe result of this reformation will be doubtless visible to-morrow. Princeton, as has been said. had. early in the teaeon, good material for a first-class eleven. This material has been well bandied by Harris. Poe. Moflatt, Kiggs. Donnelly and other coachers for the last three weeks, the injured men have recovered, and all over confidence has vanished. Vale will play tbo same men who represented ber at bpringheld. Hinkey. Vale's star left end. will find that he has a real foot-ball plaver to deal with iu Trenchard, whose work is not unlike that of his opponent. This man is a sure tackle, who pays strict attention to bneiness and never fusses with bis adversary. Of the new men on Princeton's team, Trenchard u easily the best. He works bard and is in every play to tho best possible advantage. Hinkey found his match in Hallowell. and Trenchard is apt to give him unite as much trouble. Winter and H&rrold havo faced each other before. Last year Harrold was young, itreeu and pugnacious, and the Vale man played all around his opponent, drawing him out at will aud continually using him ns an open door 1 y which Wallis passed through towards Princeton's line, llarruld has improved considerably, bnt he faces one of the finest tackles iu the country, aud Princeton is apt to be outplayed at ibis point. Hall, at right guard, faces Vale's youngster. McCrea. Neither Hail nor McCrea are yet ideal guards. Tbo Yale man allowed his opponent to get through too quickly at Spnugheld. aud was slow at breaking through, but Waters was one of Harvard's best men. and tho playing of Hall is more in McCrea'a class. Neither sido should obtain much advantage here. A SKILLFUL SNAT-CACK. Stiilman faced a difficult man on Saturday, and a task no less onerous awaits him to-morrow. It is hard to see how Lewis's play at Springfield could bo improved