Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 33, Number 14, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 May 1887 — Page 1

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XXXIH--NO. 14. INDIANAPOLIS. WEDNESDAY. MAY 1, 1887. WHOLE NO. 1 629.

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The Heus d Cram sea Continues thj Djhta en tha Crimes let. Its London Times Ratoras tj tha Chirgas J giicst Parnell izl Hi3 Friendi. The Retirement and Leiva cf Absence of Ccmmissiry Schnatelis. Jlonslnt's Remains removed English Import Datlei on Tobacco, Cigars, Etc. Kecrnt Yatlcau Ji ppointmvnta. IN TUG HOUSE OF COMMONS. Debate Resumed on the Irigh Crimes Act l.&t 'jrtt. LoMox, May 2 In the House of Commons to-night Mr. Healy moved that the first claute of the crimes bill be so amended as to indicate clearly to what portions of Ireland the bill would be applinble. He suggested that the -ords "proclaimed districts" te omitted, and that "Xrrry, Londonderry and BelLut" be inserted in their stead. Mr. Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, declined to accede to thi3 proposal. Ha said the Government mtDded to apply the cltiuse to all parts of Ireland where the prevalence of crime jastiried such action. Mr. Healey asked if blood-stained Belfast, where troops had been shot and policemen murdered, was to go free, while the miserable, reni-rlddendistricts in the southwest were to be punished. Mr. Balfour repliea that the Government would excrcis9 the strictest impartiality in suppressing disorder everywhere. Mr. Labouchere said the scope and aim of the bill was to crush out . the Nationalists, leavirg the Orangemen to do anything they liked. The administration of the law was so bound up with the Orange fiction that it could not be impartial. 1 1 Sir. Gladstone suggested that the words proclaimed districts" remain, but that the districts be defined under the otner clauses of the bill. The answer of Mr. Balfour that ail districts would be treated impartially was not sufficient, because the Minister had ofien referred to the particular parts of Ireland where the bill was meant to operate. No doabt, the people of Belfast regarded with disgust and horror the prevalence of disorder ia their midst, but the same apology was f qually good for other districts. "Hear, hear.J The conduct of some persons in Be hast recently stained the name of Ireland more than the rondnctof the people of any other part of Ireland had. Cneis Lcrd Randolph Churchill said that the suggestion Mr. Gladstone had made miht have been valuable, but its valna had been destroyed by the raising of points which were calculated to lead to controversy. Mr. Gladstone had made himself a party to the insinuations that the Government intended to apply the clause only to certain parts of Ireland and leave Belfast out. There had been disorder la Belfast, but the law had not been arrested. There was no analogy between the riots in Belfast and the "Moonlighting" in Kerry, for which not a single person had been made 'amenable to justice. .No onewould venture to assert that the juries in the North of Ireland had failed to do their duty, as was often the case witn jaries in the South of Ireland. To put the diabolical outrages of the South of Ireland, aaMf. Gladstone did, on the same level as the disturbance in Belfast was to condone and apologize for these outrage?. I Cheers. Mr. llealy replied that over 330 persons wtre maimed for life, and some killed. In the Belfast riots, and that only a few of the rioters had been punished. He said the Btaien-ent wa9 untrue that there had been no convictions in Kerry. There bad been over twenty. Mr. Holmes said that not a single "Moonlighter" had ever been convicted. It was only by change of vetue that any convictiors could be obtained. Mr. Healy postponed his motion in deference to Mr. Gladstone's suggestion. An amendment proposed by Mr. Healy, that icq.iry be held only when the evidence had been withheld on account of intimidation, was rejected 20(J to 110 after a discussion that lasted two hours and a half. Mr. Healy then moved that the High Court, not the Attorney General, be empowered to order an inquiry. Mr. Gibson, Solicitor General for Ireland, replied that the Government was unable to accent the amendment. Mr. Gladstone, rising to reply to a statement by Mr. Elliott that he (Gladstone) was responsible for the equally strong system of rive years ago, said that Mr. Elliott overlooked an essential difference, namely, that his bill had been directed against crime, while the bill under discussion was not. Cries: -Oh! Oh!" At least, he added, the present bill was directed against acts not hitherto considered crimes. Anyway he would not review his former pr peeals, because he was convinced they aggravated the evil. Mr. Haidane, Home Rule Liberal, proposed to substitute "Judge" for 'High Court." Mr. Healy assented. W. H. Smith. First Lord of the Treasury, amid cries of "shame" moved to enforce censure. The notion was carried, 2-57 to 133. Mr. Healj's amendment was rejected, I'll to 142. Mr. Nolan moved to report progress on the bill. W. II. Smith said the Government was unable to agree to this, because only nine of the 140 amendments to the first clause were diapesed of. Later, however, progress was reported. The Times and Its Charges. Loipo5, May 2. The Times, returning to the charges against Mr. Parnell and his party, says: . "Our articles on rarnellisra and crime and the Parnell letter have sunk deep into the public mind and have produced a conviction that nothing will shake rave evidence of a kind that Mr. Parnell can not produce." The Times al30 publishes a Ion article, on the style of the articles on I'araellisca and crime, purporting to show that Mr. John Dillon, in his defense in the House of Commons of the Farnellite party egainbt the charges that they had relations with the dynamiter Sheridan, either offered to Parliament a tissue of fictions which he had never taken the trouble to examine, or reached a still lower depth of dishonesty. War Preparations. TJbussils, May 2. Advicesfrom St. Petersburg say that after a fortnight's quiet, the country is again In a state of jmeaainera, Large armaments are being

pushed forward with feverish activity. An order of the War Ministry points to the concentration of great masses of troops on the frontier of Russia.

Extended His Leave of Absence. Paris, May 2. M. Schnabeles' leave of absence from the office of commissary at Pavny-Sur-Moselle has been extended two montns. At the end of his leave he will be entitled to retire on a pension. He asserts that the German commissary, Gautsch. who invited him to Ars, pointed him out to the German detectives who arrested him. The German official report of the affair says that a commissary named Tausch was intrusted with, the task of arresting Schnabeles, and it is probable that the names of Tausch and Gautsch were unconsciously mixed by those who accused Gautsch of treachery to Schnabeles. Rossinis's Remains. Paris, May 2. The remains of the com poser Rossini. who died in Paris in 1868, were disinterred at Pere la Chaise Cemetery yesterday in the presence of throng of admirers of Rossinis's works, who included Massenet, De Libes, St. Saens, Ambriose Thomas and other eminent musicians. There were a number of orations and then a procession was formed which escorted the coffin from the cemetery, the band of the Republican Guard playing selections from Rossini's works, the remains of the composer will be taken to Florence to day for reburial. Vatican Appointments Rome, May 1. Cardinal Campolla has been appointed Papal Secretary of State; Monsignor Agliardi, Secretary of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs; Monsignor Rotelli, Papal Nuncio at Paris; Monsignor Gahmberti, Nuncio at Vienna: Monsignor Pietro, Nuncio at Madrid, and Monsignor Scilla, Nuncio at Munich. These appointments will be confirmed at a consistory to be held on the 23d inst. The British Budget London, May 2 -- Mr. Goschen's budget proposes that the import duty on cigars shall be 5 shillings per pound (tobacco); on cavendish tobacco in the leaf 4 shillings 6 pence per pound; on cavendish manufactured in bond 4 shillings per pound; on tobacco containing 10 per cent. moisture, 3 shillings 6 pence per pound. Foreign Flashes. It is officially stated that Germany has no intention of proclaiming a State of siege in Alsace-Lorraine. M. Calvinhae (Radical) has been elected to the French Chamber ol Deputies from Toulouse by a majority of 2,000 over the Conservative candidate. Deserters report that the Hadendowa Arabs, assisted by other friendly tribes, have dislodged the Soudanese rebels from Kassala and captured Osman Digna and Abu Girga. The Austrian Emperor has presented Cardinal Vannulteli, who is about to retire from the Papal Nunciate at Vienna, with the decoraticn of the Grand Cross of St Stephen of Hungary. M. Scbanbeles has given notice that he will refuse to accept the diamond cross which it was proposed to give him, and the donations which have been made toward the purchase have been given to the. Alsace-Lorraine Society. DECLARED A DRAW. Slx-Round Fight Between Dempsey and Gallagher Cleveland, May 2. Jack Dempsey and Reddy Gallagher met to-night at the Frankfort Street Gynasium for a six-round fight with four ounce gloves. In the second round Dempsey broke his left arm just below the elbow. He kept on, and at the end of the sixth round the fight was declared a draw. No one but Dempsey knew of the accident till the fight was over. Mike Ryan was referee and Mike Grady and Tom Costello were time-keepers. Gallagher was seconded by Mervine Thompson and Dempsey by Denny Costigan. Both men were m good condition. At the call of time the fighters shook hands and went at it. The first round was easy in honors and both men reached what they aimed for, although light. The second round was more interesting. Gallagher was driven into his corner and a clinch followed. In breaking away Dempsey struck Gallagher a bad one on the jaw. The third round was lively. Both men were punished, and Dempsey received a blow in the mouth that brought first blood. in the fourth round Gallagher was hit on the ribs and head, and Dempsey on the nose. The fifth round was full of clinches, as Gallagher was afraid of punishment. The sixth was interesting, and at the end of it Dempsey showed his arm and a physician declared it broken between the wrist and elbow. After the second round Dempsey did not strike a blow with his left. The fight was declared a draw. SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS. A Defaulter Root Away Sensational Developments Expected. Winfield, L. I., May 2. At a late hour last night Jastice Brandon issued a warrant for the arrest of District Attorney Thomas F. McGowan, on complaint of Supervisor Van Stranton, of Newton, who charges McGowan with misappropriation of town funds. The constable to whom the warrant was given to serve was unable to find McGowan, who is believed to have gone to Canada. He left here on Saturday, in the afternoon, and did not return. The actual amount of the defalcation, so far as now known, is within a few dollars of $19,500. When McGowan presented his bank books as vouchers to the Town Board of Audit, prior to relinquishing' his office as Supervisor last Monday, they showed a balance to his credit of $27,172. It now appears that all but $7,600 of this was made up by accommodating friends, who lent him checks to deposit, which were immediately afterward withdrawn. It is rumored that he owes his downfall to political friends to whom he loaned money, and some sensational developments are expected. A New Trial Applied for. . Morris, Ill., May 2. The points and affidavits in support of a new trial for Schwartz and Watt, the convicted train robbers, were filed to-day. Aside from technical objections and alleged new testimony, the reason urged is the improper influence claimed to have been exercised on the jury by Rev. Axtell. It was Mr. Axtell who when the jury was attending divine service at his church one Sunday during the trial, took occasion to deliver an extraordinay addrers, apparently designed to emphasize the value of circumstantial evidence. Fatal Accident Carthage, Mo., May 2. While walking on the Missouri Pacific trestle near here yesterday Mrs. William Corbett and her nine-year-old brother Willie Shaw were overtaken by a freight train. Mrs. Corbett threw her brother of! the trestle, but was hertelf struck by the train and so badly injured that she died in a few hours. The boy is suffering from concussion ol the brain and can not live.

WORK OF THE BOARD.

Yesterday's Session of the Inter-State Commerce Commission at New Orleans. They Hear Numerous Remonstrances Against the Enforcement of Section 4. Relief Asked by the Sugar Planters and the State Agricultural Societies'. A Petition From the Citizens of Shreveport, Louisiana, Who Find Themselves Peculiarly Embarrassed. INTER-STATE COMMERCE. Meeting of the Commission at New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans, May 2. The Inter-state Commission met here to-day. Judge CooJey, in opening the proceedings, said: "It may be well to say at the outset that the scope of our authority in the premises is very much limited, and that we do not purpose to go beyond it. Our investigations are under the act, but they are not for any purpose of questioning the propriety, justice or expediency of that legislation. On the other hand, all that has been fettled for us, and we are here simply for the purpose of determining the question whether, in pursuance of that legislation, we shall, in certain specified cases which have been brought to our attention, make exceptional orders, which shall give relief in these cases from the ordinary op erations of the law. That is all we propose to do, and all we have any authority to do." The commission then heard a large number of petitions for remonstrances against the enforcement of section 4 of the law. The citizens of Shreveport, La., presented a petition paying that if the fourth section were enforced against the Texas and Pacific Railroad the business of the city would be destroyed. W. W. Finley, general freight agent of the Texas and Pacific, corroborated the statement of the petitioners, saying that the city depends almost entirely on distant cities for its supply; also, -that competition between the steamboat lines of the Red River and hte railroad had been very sharp, causing the railroad to reduce rates. James Crandall, a merchant of Shreveport, eaid: "Previous to the passage of the inter-state commerce bill Shreveport was getting cheap rates to Kansas City, St. Louis and other points in Kansas and Missouri, but since its passage they have advanced 100 per cent." I. Hardy, assistant general freight agent of the Queen and Crescent line, stated that, immediately on the passage of the bill, the rates cf the Anchor line, between St. Louis and New Orleans, had been advanced 100 per cent., and between St. Louis and Vicksburg, 50 per cent., and that, in the suspension of section 4, for a short time, the rates had immediately, been lowered. Governor Sheldon, of the Texas and Pacific, stated that some time ago he had written a request for the suspension of section 4, and had received a document signed by Commissioner Walker saying that it would be taken up here. In connection with this Mr. Finley was again put on the stand. He named the connections of New Orleans, by both river and railroad, with Missouri points, and said that in making connections with these points and New Orleans the Texas and Pacific passed through Louisiana, Texas, Indian Territorv, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri, and that in passing through these States a large business is done in both going and returning, especially in Texas. This closed the case on that road. Frederick Knowland of New York, general Eastern agent of the Union Pacific road, presented the petition of that road for a suspension of section 4, already sent in these dispatches. The petition was granted in the same form as granted to other transcontinental lines. A committee of the Cotton Exchange submitted a paper calling attention to discrimination by the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railroad, against New Orleans in favor of Memphis. The company charges $2.20 per bale .on cotton from Shaw's Station, which is 124 miles this side of Memphis, but brings cotton from Memphis to New Orleans for 65c per bale on through cotton, and $1 per bale from Memphis to New Orleans as the terminal point. The petitioners consider that this is contrary to the intent and purposes of the inter-state commerce act. R. L. Sanders, of the Jackson, Vickshurg and Meridian Railroad, read a paper favoring suspension of the fourth section. A protest against the suspension of the law, drawn up in conformity with a resolution adopted at a meeting on Friday last of sugar planters and State agricultural societies, was presented. C. W. Gibson filed a petition from the Board of Trade of Aberdeen, Miss., asking for a suspension of section 4 over the Illinois Central from Aberdeen to New Orleans. Judge Fentress, general solicitor for the Illinois Central, said that that road was not yet prepared to present its case, but would do so later, probably at the Memphis session or in Washington. The Southern Pacific, the Louisville and Nashville, the Mississippi Valley, and other roads will also present their cases later. The San Antonio and Arkansas Road asked for a suspension In favor of that road. The New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, Produce Exchange, Sugar Exchange, Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association, and the Mechanics', Dealers' and Lumber Men's Exchange presented petitions calling for the enforcement of the aw, and testimony was given in support of the request. The steamboat Interests were then heard. The commission then adjourned to meet in Memphis on Wednesday. THE FISHERIES QUESTION Briefly Discussed In the Canadian House of Commons. Ottawa, Ont., May 2. A brief discussion on the fisheries question took place in the House of Commons to-night Mr. Ellis, a New Brunswick member, asked for the return of all United States vessels boarded, warned or interdicted by the Canadian fisheries protection fleet. He recited a number of cases of reported harsh treatment of Americans by Canadian officers, and said that already 120 complaints had been filed in Washington. Mr. Thomson, Minister of Justice, said Ellis was too flattering when he formed the American reports bill treatment as evidence. The particulars Mr. Ellis had given were selections from a number of rambling, inaccurate statements made against the British and colonial authorites by persons who had received general invitations to send in all claims they could possible bring against the nation, which was supposed would in the end have

to pay a bill cf damages. It transpired not only from investigation of these complaints, but subsequently by admissions of some of the persons who had made these nnveracious statements, that they were utterly without foundation, were reckless, and were oftentimes eased on misapprehensions and want of knowledge of -circumstances. When the papers were brought down it would be found that the statements of distinguished members of the Government of the United States, that Canadian fisheries laws and regulations had been administered with brutality, was as pretosterous an exaggeration as could be ound in the English language. IDE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT

For the Month of April Decrease Dar. the Month, S13.033.09S. -Washisgto, May 2. The following Is a recapitulation of the public debt statement issued to-lay: Icterest-bearing debt Bonds at 4V per cent.- t 2(10.000,000 00 Bonds at 4 per cent 737,707,500 00 Kauris at 3 per rout - 2S.079.9TO 00 Kefuudinff certificates, 4 per cent 177,750 00 Navv pension fund at 3 per cent.. 14,000,000 00 Pacific lUilroad bonds, 6 per cent. C4.023.512 00 Principal - 1,C'J.'ÜS,712 00 Interest - 8,7bt),6,i6 00 Total ' 51,103,459,308 00 Petit on which interest has ceased since maturity Principal '. 3 C,S10,715 00 Interest l'J3,:W0 00 Total S 6,501,015 CO Debt bearing no interestOld demand and legal tender n'fsS 346.7S,1SS 00 Certificates ol deDosit 8,350.000 00 (iold certificates P4,43i,4s5 00 Silver certificates - 137,740,133 CO Fractional currency less Ss,3,5,9U estimated as lost or destroyed... 6,0 IS, 472 CO Principal...... -.3 591,211,57:; 00 Tolfll debtPrincipal 1,695.201,000 00 Interest 8,973,'J5o 00 Total 1,701,171.937 00 Less cash items available lor reduction ol the debt 201,118,159 00 Less reserve heid for redemption of United States notes. 100.000.000 00 Total 3361,113,439 00 Total debt, less available easü items 1,340,0T.,493 00 Net cash in the Treasury Sl,i6,0U3 00 Iebt less cash iu the Treasury May 1,: 187.... .'.81,300,170,459 00 Debt less cash iu the Treasury April 1, l.ss7 1,313,223.558 CO Decrease ol debt during tbe mouth 13,053,09$ 00 Cash In the Treasury available tor reduction of the public debt Gold held for roM, certificates actually outstauding 91,434,485 CO Silver held lor silver certificates actually outstanding. 137,710,430 00 United States notes held for certificates of deposit actually outstanding 8,350,000 03 Cash held for matured debt and interest unpaid.- 15.2S1.C72 00 Cash held for bonds called not matured and balance ol interest 8,305,951 00 Fractional currency 00 Total available for reduction of the debt ...I 261,118,409 00 Eeerve fund held for redemption ol United states notes, acts of January 14, 1&75, and July 12, 1N2 $ 100,000,000 00 Unavailable for reduction ol the debt - . - Fractional silver coiD S 20,891,070 0J Minor coin . 137.5S2 u3 Total S 27.028,C3 00 Certificates held as rash 34.072.740 00 Net cafih balance on hand 31 3S6,033 00 Total- cash In the Treasury as shown by the Treasurer's gencral account.. S 4G0.105.S36 00 BOAT RACING IN TEXAS. Conclusion of the Inter-State Regatta at Galveston. Galveston, May 2. The inter-state regatta, postponed from Saturday, was concluded to day. The weather was hot and the water smooth. The senior four-oared shell race between the Sylvan s, of Moline, 111., and the 'Galvestons, was won by the latter. No time. The junior single scull was won by Edelm an, of St Louis. Time, 12:31; Kverson, of St. Louis, second; Johnson, of Charleston, third. The senior double scull was between Korf and Weinand. of the Delawares, of Chicago, and Beatty and Baker, of Galveston. The Delawares won by several engths, in 4:30. The next was a single scull between Korf, of Chicago, and Crotty, of Galveston, for $500, wagered by their friends. The race was tne most exciting ever witnessed in these waters. The men rowed neck and neck for the iirst three quarters. Crotty turned the stake first. kark was slightly delayed in turning, his oar jumping out ol the iocs:, crotty led on the home stretch and crossed the line seven lengths ahead. Over $5,000 changed hands on this contest. They Gain Their Point. Chicago, May 2. The oflicers of the Hod-carriers' union claim that only 1,500 men are out, the others having received what tbey demanded. A meeting of the Master Masons' and Guilders' Associations has been called to meet to-morrow night for the purpose of taking action regarding the strike. Less than zuu wood-carvers went out to day on the threatened general strike. Eefore evening most of them were successful in obtaining the desired promise of ten hours' nay lor nine hours' woric. a maiority of the carvers were given the ad vance without striking, The strike of the waiters, which was set for to-day, failed to materialize. Every restaurant but one acceded to the request for 10 per cent, higher wages. The Fotherlngham Case. St. Louis, May 2. The jury in the Foth eringham case was completed this after noon, and testimony will begin to-morrow, It is not at all likely, however, that the trial will proceed lar before tne question oi jurisdiction is raised. Fotheringham was indicted for larceny from a railroad train, and can be tried only in the county in which the offense was committed. When the State fails to show that the robbery was committed in St. Louis, and it is believed that they will, it is understood that Judge Normile will instruct the jury to acquit the defendant What will be done then is not known, but it seems to be the general be lief in legal circles that there will be no further prosecution. Speaker CaU:-U In Louisville. Louisville, May 2. lion. John G. Carlisle arrived here to-day at noon from his borne In Covington. It is understood tnat be will be the chairman or tne Btate vem ocratic Convention, which meets Wednes day to nominate candidates for Governor t . . . 1 1 1 1 A. ana tne omer mate omces, ana ne is vidit ing friends here prior to that event. The Coming; Hanlan-Gadanr Kace. New York, May 2. The second deposit of 11.000 a side in the single scull race De tween Edward Hanlan and Jake Gaudaur was posted at the ofiice of the Turf. Field and Farm to-dy. The race is to be for 15.000 and the championship of America, and $4,000 is now up. Jt is to be rowed on uecoranon vnj. ine course is not ye fixed.

THE INDIANA BUDGET.

Further Particulars cf the Suicida cf Gaorga Bosh, of Cass County. A Judge Punishes His Son Ten Horses Burned Fire at JirazU Various City Elections To-Day. Logas sroRT, May 2. As stated in the Sentinel yesterday George Bush, one of the proprietors of the Hooverville mills, six miles east of here, on Saturday about 10 o'clock left his house, and as he and his family were to come to the city In the menced shortly after noon.' Having seen him go to tne mill, which was closed. they went there to look for him, but the door was locked on the inside. Isot hnding him elsewhere they broke open a window, and ecarchiBg through the mill he was found in a bin on the fifth story on bis Knees, banging by a halter-strap fastened around bis neck and a thirty-two caliber revolver lying by his side, with which he had sent a ball through his head. He had prepared himself to hang !n case the shot failed to kill. It is supposed that in oierating the flouring-mill he was un successful and bad become despondent. The rash act was a great sur prise to those who knew him. The de ceased was a highly esteemed and wellconnected citizen. He leaves a widow and four children to mourn his untimely death. His domestic relations are said to have been most pleasant, His life was insured in various companies, aggregating In all $11,000. The Coroner stated that in his opinion he died from the pistol shot, fired by his own hand during temporary in sanity. His funeral was held to-day from bis late residence. Keported Sale of the E. and T. H. K. K Evaksville, May 2. About a month ago it was currently reported tbat the Evansville and Terre Haute and the Evansville and Indianoplis Kailroad, with their branches, had been sold to the Chicago and Indiana Coal Company. It was impossible to get any details from the members of the Evansville syndicate, and the reported sale was denied by the organ of Messrs. Mackey & Heilman. To-night it is generally understood from trustworthy sources that the contract for the sale was signed nearly a month ago, and will be finally consummated by the formal transfer of the property to-morrow. The information is that there will be a sweeping change in the management, and that the Evansville and Terre Haute will be relaid with steel rail and the entire property consolidated under one management. Greenfield City Election, Etc. Greenfield, May 2 To-morrow is our city election. The campaign has been a very quiet one, there being no excitement whatever. All indications point to a Democratic victory. On Wednesday evening, May 11, will be Eiven the annual May party by the "F. T. i." Dancing Club. It will be held in Masonic Hall. Preparations have been going on for some time. It is proposed by the managers to make this the largest and best dancing party ever g: ven in our city. The music will be furnished by Professor Hart, of Indianapolis. Joseph Moore, of Indianapolis, has purchased the farm 'of Taylor Duncan, ioining the city limits on the west, for $20,000. The farm contains 192 acres. The price per acre was $120.) Punishes Ills Son From the Bench. Decatur, May 2. Mr. Rowley Bo bo, a son of Judge Bo bo, was fined by his father, in the Adams Circuit Court, in two cases ore for assault and battery, $.", the other for intoxication, $2. Last Saturday night, after the Democratic primary was over, rkowley, with a number ot other boys, were jollifying over the result, and during the night undertook to do up several innocent parties who were waiting at the Grand Rapids and Indiana Depot to take the 2 o'clock train. The Grand Jury was in session on Monday, and he was indicted on the two counts above named. He is twenty-one years old, and was admitted to the bar at tbis term of court. It is a rare case in which a father will pass judgment against a son in court. - lSlarl ton Politics. Eluffton, May 2.' The Democrats of this city, at their primary election, nominated James P. Hale for Mayor; James R. Bennett, for Treasurer: Thomas L. Wisner for Clerk; William Brown for Marshal; J. V. Freeman for Water-works Trustee, and John G. McCleery, John Y. Hower and William H. Kreps for Councilmen. The Republicans then nominated a fnll ticket for the same offices. Then the Greenback Labor party indorsed a part of each ticket and named' their own men for the rest of the offices. The Prohibitionists have als3 a full ticket in the field. . Fire at Brazil. Bkazil, May 2. About 3 o1ock this moinir g a fire broke out on East Main street which did considerable damage. Wm. Plumb, baker, etc., stock insured for $1,050 in the Underwriter; loss $500. Frank McNicolson, building insured in the Underwriter for $600; loss total. J. M. Price on three buildings, insured in the Underwriter ;f or $GO0, Phoenix for $100; loss total. Mrs. J. IL Archibald, $'.100 on groceries and household goods; loss, in Underwriter, total. Wm. R. Dunsford, tailor, in the Royal for $000; loss total. 1 1 Death of John L. Bill 1 er. Lafayette, May 2. John L. Miller, a prominent jurist of this city, died here today of Bright's disease, aged sixty-one. He was born at Darr town, Butler County, Ohio, April 4, 1826, and has resided here forty-two years. He served as First Lieutenant in the Seventy-sixth Indiana Regiment, and has held many public trusts here. He was in the State Legislature from IS'13 to 1809, and was appointed Postmaster of this city afterward and served eight years. He took an active part with the Greenback party when it was organized. The funeral will occur Wednesday. Effects of a Storm. GRiEifSEURG, May 2. A storm struck the city about 2:30 o'clock to-day which, besides doing immense damage to trees, etc., raised up the roof on the engine-house and unroofed Adam Earhardt'a saloon on South Franklin street, causing considerable damage to billiard tables and liquors, arifl in-nlriff rivav tfia er am H flrrfV. John L. banders, Coroner of the county . . 9--l and a veteran somier, was Dunea to-oay by the G. A. R. during the storm. The mffin-hnr at the cp meter v. setting beüde the grave, was struck by lightning and rent into spnniers. Effects of SwallowlDC Glass. Seymour, May 2 Maud, six years old, daughter of Mr. James Hamer, swallowed a piece of glass on Friday last. But a short time elapsed till she began suffering great rain, when medical aid was sum moned. She continued to suffer intense agony till this morning, when the dangerous miseile paused from hex bowels,

followed by excessive hemorrhage, the result of the intestines being lacerated by the glass. She is resting easy to-night, though her condition is critical.

State Chess Championship. Fort Wayxe, May 2. The contest for the State chess championship between Tanl F. Kuhn, of Fort Wayne, victor at the State tournament, and W. H. Ripley, of Indianapolis, ended to-night in a dis?ute over points raised by Mr. Ripley, he matter will be referred to the State Association for adjudication. Of the games played Mr. Ripley has won four and one-half and Mr, Kuhn three and onehalf. Brazil City Election. Brazil, May 2. The city election tomorrow promises to be a much closer one than it usually is in this city. The usual Republican majority is about two hundred and fifty over all opposition, but the Citizens' Union ticket has a flattering prospect of success. This ticket will be supported by lemocrats, Knights of Labor and dissatisfied Republicans, and the latter class is large and continually growing. Ten Bead of Horses Bnrned. Darlikgtox, May 2. The barn of James M. Hem ley, brother to County Commissioner Remley, was totally consumed by fire at 1 o'clock this morning, with considerable hay, wheat and agricultural implements and ten head of horses. Mr. Remley is a very wealthy farmer and can stand the loss, although it comes in a very bad season of the year. The cause of the lire is unknown. Dropped Dead Without Warning. Evansville, May 2. Mrs. Schmir, an estimable lady of Mount Vernon, dropped cead in that , city this nfternoon. Mrs. Schmir intended to visit her mother and had just stopped inside the door when she fell. Physicians were immediately sum moned, but arrived too late, as the woman was cold in death before they arrived. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause. Plymouth Democratic Ticket, Plymouth, May 2. The Democratic ticket for to-morrow's election !s Dr. J. H. Wilson fo:Major, P. J. Kinyer for Clerk, Joseph Glass for Marshal, William B. Kyle for Councilman First Ward, William F. l'ounf tor Councilman Second Ward. Elmer Dunhon for Councilman Third Ward. These are solid, representative men and will certainly be elected. A Close Election of a Fire Chief. Lai-orte, May 2. The annual parade and inspection of the city lire department took place this afternoon. After the parade an election for Chief Engineer for the ensuing year was held, which resulted in the reelection of Clinton Cochrane over Lewis Wilhemy by two majority. An Unknown Man Killed. Seymour, May 2. An old man of seventy years ot age was walking on the track of the O. and M. road, eight miles east of here, to-day, when the fasti mail train struck him, mutilating his boly in a fearful manner, killing nim instantly. He was a stranger and his name unknown. An Old Citizen Dead. Warsaw, May 2. Hiram F. Berst, an old citizen and the most prominent insurance man in this city, died this evening of heart disease. He served three years during the late war as Lieutenant and Captain in an Iowa cavalry regiment. Democratic Ticket Elected. Columbia City, May 2. The entire Democratic ticket elected by an unprecedented heavy majority, except the Marshal. The Republican candidate for Marshal received eight majority. He was saved by Democratic votes. Death of a Prominent Farmer. Columbus, May 2. David Aikin, one of the wealthiest and most successful farmers of this county, died at his home, two miles south of tbis city yesterday, of dropsy, aged fif ty-seven years. "Bine Jay" Williams Captured. Fort Scott, Kan., May 2. "Blue Jay" "Williams, the negro who outraged Mrs. Fowler Saturday morning, has been captured, but his whereabouts are kept secret lor fear of lynching. The negroes of the town met to-night and organized to prevent any injustice being done their race. They do rot especially oppose the lynching of Williams, but they do not want it to extend any further. CONDENSED TELEGRAMS. rjebard Metzler, for whose supposed murder the Cincinnati police arrested August Foerster on Saturday, has appeared, and says he has been a resident of this city since his disappearance from Wheeler, Pa.; that he wrote twice to his wife and telegraphed to her once, but could get no reply. The main steam pipe on the towboat J. C. Risher exploded yesterday morning at Pittsburg with terrific force, shattering the vessel, killing one man instantly and fatally injuring two more. t Chief Justice McAdams, of the New York City Court, yesterday removed Ernest Harvier from the receivership of Bartley Campbell's estate and appointed A. M. Palmer, of the Madison Square Theater, in his Btead. The action for absolute divorce brought by Mrs. Alice O'Keefe against Ross Winans, the Baltimore millionaire, has again been decided adversely to her. Judge Hilton has given Meissonier'a painting of "1S07" to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ifo also presented the museum with Detaille'a "Defense of Champigny." k George Genster, sixty-four years old, was found murdered in his restaurant, No. 20 First street, at Minneapolis, Minn., early yesterday morning. His head was crushed in with an ax, apparently while he was asleep. There is no clew to the murderer. t All but one of the big shops of the Chicago Forge and Bolt Company, on Forty-third street, were burned last night The total loss will reach $125,000. During the fire Bartlett Haslet, a spectator, was fatally injured by a falling derrick, and pipeman William Barber had a leg crushed. Parly yesterday morning the livery bam of Kiler & Plunkett, of Ottawa, Kan., was totally destroyed by fire. Loss on horses, $11,500; insurance, $S50. Loss on bam and other contents $3,500; insurance, $0,200. . Vice-President Potter, of the Union Pacific, has offered to General Passenger Agent A. C. Dawes, of the Hannibal and St, Joe, the place of general manager of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. Mr. Dawes will probably accept. It is authoritively stated that Captain Isaac Houghton, of Boston, who resigned the command of Company K, Fifth Regiment, M. V. M., a few days ago, is a defaulter to the extent of $10,000 or $12,000,

belonging to the firm of Scull & Bradley, insurance agents, by whom he was employed. Assistant Indian Commissioner TJpsha? and H. G. Osborne, clerk in the Indian Office, left Washington yesterday evening; with the Senate sub-committee appointed! to investigate the Indian traderships. The Comptroller of the Currency has designated Chicago as a central reserve city under the provisions of the act passed at the last session of Congress. Senator Lucas, of West Virginia, says la case the present extra session of the Legislature shall elect a United States Senator, he will maintain his own title through every vicissitude of contingency. All the coopers of Milwaukee, numbering 500, struck yesterday for an increase of 5 cents a barrel. Cue hundred stonecutters struck against a redaction of 50 cents a day. Steve Brodie, wholeaped from the Brooklyn bridge, made a successful leap yesterday afternoon from the Cincinnati suspension bridge to advertise a dime museum. He dropped sixty-live feet into thirty-five feet of water and came out unscathed. MRS. CATHERINE BOBBS' WILL."

Her Property Bequeathed to Relatives and no Executor Named. The will of the late Mrs. Catherine Cameron Bobbs, sister of Hon. Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, was admitted to probata here yesterday. She died April 22 at the home of one of her nieces, near Philadelphia. Mrs. Bobbs was well known in thia. city as the widow of Dr. John C. Bobbs, . who died here in May, 1870. Her will was, written by the late" Major J. W. Gordon, : and he and Dr. W. C. Thompson were the witnesses to it. Senator Thompson had it probated about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. As no executor was provided for a certified copy cf the will was immediately sent to her brother, Hon. Simon Cameron, who is the nearest relative she had living.' He will either act as executor himself or. appoint one. The following bequests are made by bee will: To her nieces, Mrs. Margaret Camercnllolderman, widow of Richard Holder, man, deceased, and Mrs. Virginia McVeigh, wife cf Ex-Attorney-General Wayne McVeigh. Bhe gave each one-third of her estate.' To Mrs. Marion C. Watts, wife ot Daniel Watts, and Mrs. Jenette Cameron, daughters of her nephew, Erewer Cameron, she left each half of the remaining; one-third of her estate. These provisions: are subject to the following bequests: To John Cameron $1,000 and to Margaret Holderroan her piano, camel's hair shawl, pictures and jewelry. The following bequests were made by codicil, but all of them were afterward revoked and are consequently are of na force: To John J. Cameron, $500 and tha interest on $10, C00 during life; to hen kitchen servant, Mary Sullivan, 500. In another codicil immediately following sha gave Dr. John J. Cameron $10,000 in consideration of his kindness during her illness, afid named Hon. Wayne McVeigh aa executor, butas before mentioned all thesa provisions were revoked. NO ROOM FOR GEORGE MEN, The Union Labor Party Not Likely to Admit Henry George's Class. Colonel Jesse Harper, of Illinois, the national orator of the Union Labor party, is in the city to attend the meeting of the National Executive Committee of that organization which conveaes at the Grand! Hotel at 10 o'clock this morning. He will probably speak here this evening. When asked by the Sentinel what important work would come before the committee, he said : "Tne principal thing to be considered is permanent organization and to devise plans, for that is what they have beea called together for." ' What about the trouble with the Henry George men?" "They will not be recognized that 13 all there will be to that. If they want to orf;anize a national party on the isolated and theory of Mr. George let them do it. One thing is certain, we have no use for any one in the Union Labor doctrine that advocates such a theory. There is another c'ass we are shutting out of our organization. I refer to Socialists. There was one on the committee in Chicago and he wai put off. The same will be done in New York and all other places. Socialists and Henry George men must stand back." "What are your predictions as to tha next presidential contest," "I think the two old carties will combine, and either Mr. Cleveland or John Sherman will be the nominee; either of them would be satisfactory to the capitalists of Wall street. If there are three candidates the election will surely ba thrown into the House of Representatives, which, of course, would result in a Democratic victory. The United Labor party will carry Kansas and Nebraska and several other States." THEY WERE NOT EXCUSED. The Court Kef uses to KeM-a the Three -Republican Grand Jarymen. When the Grand Jury met in regular: session yesterday Judge Irvin refused to accept the resignations of the three members who gave as a cause that their fellow members refused to vote to return indictments for the tally-sheet forgeries. The court declined to accept their resignations for the reason that it was not one of tha cases prescribed by the statutes for excusing Grand Jurors. Among other reasons which the Judge assigned was the following: How is this court to determine whether the jurors who failed to vote lor indictments should have voted to indict? To da this would necessitate the hearing In open court ol all the evidence brought before, the Grand Jury. This would be to transfer the Investigation from the Grand Jury room, where, for reasons of public policy, secrecy is enjoined, into open court for the Judge to determine whether the evidence was sufficient upon which to find a bill. If this can be done in this case it may be done in any case, upon a replication of one or more Grand Jurors, and thus tha court would usurp the legitimate functions of the Grand Jury." The jurymen all retained their places and began the regular month's work. Father O'Donavan's Libel Salt. Some additional preliminary argn.ment was made yesterday in the old standin case of Father Dennis O'Donavan againss Father Allerdine. of SL Joseph's Church, this city, for $10,000 damages for libel. There is now a prospect that this matter, whicn has been in court for years, will be disposed of at this term of court. It will be remembered that the plaintiff claims that Father Allerding, in a history of the Catholic dioress of the State which, he wrote, charged Father O'Donavan, who was then the priest in charge of the Catholic Church at Brownsburg, with remaining there against the will and orders of Bishop Chatard,