Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 33, Number 16, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 May 1887 — Page 7

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL WEDNESDAY, HAY 18 I88T.

STATOE OF GARFIELD.

Ceremonies Attending the UüYeilins: of the Monument at YTisliiiigtjii City. Hlitts of ths President in Accepting tin Stitae in Behalf cf the United States. A Motion for a Reconsideration of the Maxwell Land Grunt Case Filed la the United States Supreme Court. ABt OF THE CüMHERL 1NO BEDMO.V Ceremonies Attenrtlog the Fnwelilns of the Garfield Statue. "Washisgtos, May 12. The second day Of the reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland was a perfect specimen f Washington spring weather. The sky was cloudless, the temperature delightful and alight breeze temporated the sun's rays jnst enough to make an ideal day for open air ceremonies. At an early hour in the morning small detachments of re?; alar troops, militia and other organizations that were to participate in the parade took possession of the streets. The music f the brass bands was heard in every quarter. At noon the executive departments were closed and added their quota to the throngs on the Bide walks. At the business meeting this morning of the society Colonel Henry Stone, of lioton, was selected as the orator and Colonel William McMicnael, of New York, as alternate of the next reunion. Chicago was elected as the place and Chickamauga week, in September 1S38, as the time for holding the next re-union. The present officers of the society were re-elected for the coming year as follows: President, General P. H. Sheridan; corresponding secretary. General Henry AI. Cist; treasurer, General J. S. Fallerton; recording secretary, General John W. Steel, and vice-president from each State represented in the society. Long before 11:20 o'clock, the hour fixed for the starting of the procession, all was bustle in the neighborhood of the Arlington Hotel and & large number of spectators Lad arrived to secure some good positions from wh.ch to view the formation of the parade As the time for starting approached the diflerent bodies which were to form the procession began to arrive and take position on the streets previously designated for the various organizations. The aides to the gTand marshal of the day and the societies of the Garfield enard of honor and the Army of the Cumberland rendez voused in front of the Arlington Hotel, while the G. A. 11., the Govern me it troops and the District militia formed on streets in the immediate vicinity. THE rSOCESSIOW. Promptly at 11:30 o'clock General Biird, chief marshal of the parade, gave the signal for marching and the procession started. A platoon of mounted Dolice led the way, followed by General Biird and his aides, who preceded a carriage in which were seated Generals Sherman, Sheridan and Kosecrans, three of the four living commanders of the Army of the Cumberland, General Baell, the remaining comxiander, being unable to be present. Then followed the first division, composed as follows: Band, battallion of Ifftird Artillery acting as infantry, Garfield guards of honor, Society of the Army of tie Cumberland, Marine Band and a battallion of marines and a detachment of 200 sailors from the United States ship Galena. Second Division: Tl'e District militia, composed of the Washington Light In fantry, the Union Veteran Corps, National Rifles, Washington Continental, Emmett Guard. Capitol City Guard, Butler Z suave?, Washington Cadet Corps, High School Cadets and Corcoran Cadets, Grand Army of the Republic and civic societies, the whole division under command of Major Goodloe, of the United States Marine Corps. Tne right of the procession moved up 31 street to Eighteenth street, each orgauization wheeling into line as the left of the rn ceding company passed. rrom Eighteenth street the procession proceeded to Pennsylvania avenne, down which it marched to Third street, where the first division debouched and proceeded down Hhird to Maryland avenue and halted on that ayenue near the monument. The second division continued its course and took -position on First street at the north of the statue. TUE CfcASD 6TA5D. On a grand stand near the statue seats liad been arranged for 1,500 persons. A number of these were occupied at least an hour before the procession arrived. The srand stand was profusely draped with hunting, and the speakers' stand was ornamented with graceful palms and plants, while a tattered flag hung from its staff at either corner. A pair of comfortable armchairs placed in the middle of the stand were reserved for the President and Mrs. Cleveland. Places were also reserved for the sculptor and other favored guests. A large circle surrounding the monument was kept clear by the police, while the ldewalks were crowded with spectators. Just before 1 o'clock the invited guests began to arrive. James and Harry Garfield were escorted to seats by General Mussey, while Colonel Wilson performed a similar office for the aged W. W. Corcoran. The usual Thursday Cabinet meeting was adjourned at an early hour in order to nable the President and his advisers to attend the unveiling ceremonies. Secretary Bayard and Attorney-General Garland were among the early arrivals and were seated to tne left of Mrs. Cleveland. The members of the Supreme Court of the United States came in a body, excepting -Justices Wood and Harlan, and were seated in the first row on the left of the speakers' land with the District Judiciary. Members of the Court of Claims and District Commissioners were also present. Representatives of the diplomatic corps were pliced on the right of the stand. At 1 o'clock Generals Sherman, Sheridan and Rosecrana and Governor Curtin arrived in a carriage just after the head of the procession made its appearance. They were soon followed by President Cleveland acorted by General Anderson and Secretary and Mrs. Fairchild, Colonel and Mrs. Lamont, Postmaster-General Vilas and Secretary Lamar. Mrs. Cleveland came accompanied by Mrs. Folsom, Miss Bayard and Miss Welsh jost after 1 o'clock, and took her seat beside the President's chair. Dx-Secretary Wlndom and ex-Attorney-General McVeagh, of President Garfield's Cabinet, were among the guests present, 0PE5IKO XIHCI8E3. At 11 o'clock Marshal Wilson, taking his place on the stand, said: "Attention, ladies atd gentlemen: The Society of the Army of the Cumberland, with these distinguished guests, are assembled here today for the purpose of unveiling the statue of that eminent statesman and soldier, James A. Garfield. The exercises will be opened with prayer by Eev. Dr. Giesy." in his prayer, the clergyman referred in glowing language to the merits of the illustrious statesman to whom the statue was erected. The Marine Band surrounding the monument, struck up "Hall to the Chief," and amid the clapping of hands the American flag enveloping the statue was dropped and the great bronze image atood exposed to the rays of the mid-day sun. There wbj a lull in the proceedings, while a battery of artillery fired a national ealute. General Sheridan then introduced the orator of the day, General J. Warren Keifer, who, on the part of the Monument Committee, delivered an address transferring the statue to General Sheridan. . tl9 jpeaier reviewed U-o Uli mi aeri-

ices of the deceased statesman and soldier at great length, and concluded aj follows: O EXEKAL KIEFEP.'b ADHRESJ. "Mv Comrades -Inspired by the example of our dead fritnd; conscious ot hsvitg performed a duty which, in the provideDce of God, became ours to perform, and knowing that we shall soon have to answer the liEal roll-call oa earth and jtwake to the reveille call in another world, let us here consecrate ourselves anew t3 the unfinished duties of life and try to be worthy and prepared to meet him and our deal comrades beyond the crave. "My Countrymen The duties of citizen, educator, sold er, statesman and ruler, bo singularly fulfilled by him of whom we have spoken to-day, have much in them to give us courage and hope; much to guide and cheer us in the future. "Grand, heroic and useful as the life of General Garfield was; much as there is in it to emulate and follow, we must not forget that we live in an age of progress, present and future duties being paramount to those of the past. "Our hero cared little for past example compared with present duty; he believed in a morning star of progress reigning perpetually in the firmament of our Republic, to set only when 'the eternal morning, Pales in its glories all the lights of time.' 'So, may rre, guided and controlled by this bright star of progress, continue, with tue best light within us, to perform toward our fellowmen and our country the full mission of the purest lite; remembering that "'New occasions ttachnew duties; Time makes ancient good uncouth : They must upward still, and onward, who would keep abr?ast cf Truth: Ix, before us g'eamher camp-fires! we ourselves must Pilgrims be, Launch our Maj flower, and s te?r boldly through. the desperate winter sea, Nor attempt tne Future's portal with the Past's blood-rusted kev." At its conclusion, General Sheridan, in behalf of the society, transferred the statue to the President in the following words: "Mr. President Thi3 statue, which has been unveiled In your presence to-day, was erected by the comrades of General Garfield belonging to the Array of the Camberland. They recognize his merit as a Boldier, and they wish to pay some testimony to that merit and to his worth as a man. I have the honor, sir, on behalf of the tociety of the Army of the Cumberland, to ask you as the representative of the American people to accept the statue from their bands as it was given to me." Applause. 1 The President, who rose as General Sheridan began speaking, then began his address, accepting the statue as a gift to the Nation. His speech was as follows: THE rF.ESl!ENT'3 SrEECU. "Fellow Cit:zsns In performance of the duty Bssiened to me on this occasion, I herebv accept, on the part of the people of the United States, this complete and beautiful itatne. Amid the interchange of fraternal greetings between thesnrvivors of the Army of the Cumberland and their former foes upon the battlefield, and, while tbe Union General and the people's President awaited burial, the common grief of these magnanimous survivors and mourniDg citizens found expression in the determination to erect this tribute to American greatness; and thus, to-day, in its symmetry and beauty, it presents a sign of animosities forgotten, an emblem of brotherhood redeemed, and a token of a nation restored. Monuments and statues multiply throughout the land, fittingly illustrative of the love and affection of our grateful people, and commemorating brave and patriotic sacrifices in war, fame in peaceful pursuits, or honor in public station. Bat from this day forth there shad stand at oar sratof government this statue of a distinguished citizen who'.in his life and services combined all these thiDgs and more, which challenge admiration in American character, loving tenderness in every domestic relation, bravery on the field of battle, fame and distinction in our halls of legislation, and the highest honor and dignity in the chief magistracy of tbe nation. This stately effigy shall not fail to teach every beholder that tbe source of Amercan greatness is confined to no condition, nor dependent alone for its growth and development upon favorable Eurroundings. The genius ot our na

tional life beckons to usefulness and honor those in every sphere and offers the highest preferment to manly hopes and sturdy, honest eflort, chastened and consecrated by patriotic hopes and aspirations. As locg as this statute stands, let it be proudly remembered that to every American citizen the way is open to fame and station until he 44 "Moving up from high tu higher, Becomes on fortune's crowning slope The pillar of a people's hope, The center of a world's desire.' "Nor can we forget that it also teaches our people a sad and distressing lesson, and the thoughtful citizen .vho views its fair propositions can not fail to recall the tragedy of a death which brought grief and mourning to every household in the land. But while American citizenship stands aghast and affrighted that murder and assassination should lurk in the midst of a free people, and strike down the head of their Government, a fearless search and the discovery of the origin and hiding-place of these hateful and unnatural things should be followed by a solemn resolve to purge forever from our political methods, and from the operation ot our Government, the perversions and misconceptions which gave birth to passionate and bloody thoughts. If from this hour our admiration for the bravery and nobility of American manhood and our faith in the possibilities and opportunities of American citizenship be renewed; if our appreciation for our Government be strengthened, and if our watchfulness against the dangers of a mad chase after partisan spoils be quickened, the dedication of this statue to the people of the United States will not be in vain." During the delivery of his address, the President was frequently interrupted by outbursts of applause. He spoke fluently in a clear voice which was audible to most of the vast crowd that filled the circle before the stand. When he had concluded the band played Hall Columbia," and Rev. F.D. Power, who was the pastor of General Garfield's church in this city, pronounced the benediction. The troops were then dismissed and the ceremonies came to an end. THE 6TATCI. The statue, which is of bronze, is the design of the sculptor J. Q. A. Ward, who also df signed the equestrian statue of General Thomas, in this city. It is ten feet six inches in height, and represents Garfield facing the West, delivering an address, with his right hand resting on a column, and a manuscript in his left band. The pose of tbe figure is easy and unconventional. Recumbent ideal figures at each corner of the triangular pedestal represent the student, the warrior and statesman, typifying the three epochs in General Garfield a career. Bronze tablets above the figures bear a globe, a trumpet and sword and a laurel wreath, inclosing the scales of justice. The incriptions upon the shaft are placed upon three sides, as follows: Southwest face : "James A. Garfield, 1331 1381." On the southeast face: "Major General U. S. V., Member of Congress, Senator, and President of the United States of America On the north face: "Erected by his comrades of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland May 12, 1887." The erection of the statue was authorized at tbe meeting of the society at Chattanooga in 181, and nine members were appointed to select a design and superintend its construction. The committee this morning paid over to the sculptor, Mr. Ward, 156,713 In full settlement of his

THE PENSION OFFICE

What the Democratic Party i3 Djing for tia Soldiers cf the Late Wir. An Immense Improvement Over the Republican Policy Pension Never Issued ns Rapidly. Special Correspondence of the Sentlnel.l Washisgtos, May 11. Tne following comparative statement of the work of the Pension Bureau during the last two years of the republican rule and the first two years of the Democratic Administration t peaks volumes. The records of the Government are, of course, kept by fiscal years, the appropriations being made by Congress in that manner: In the year ending June 30, under the administration of W. W. Dadley, there were 52,279 pension certificates issued, of which number 3,161 were original cases, and the remainder increase and miscellaneous claims. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1834, the total number of certificates issued was 50,720, of which 31,190 were original, and the remainder increase and miscellaneous cases. In the next fiscal year, up to the 17th of March, 1833, when the present Commissioner entered upon the dutiea of his office, there were 39,154 certificates of all kinds issued. From March 17 up to June 30 of the same year, a period of only two months and a half, there were issued 31,252 pension certificates. The fiscal year ending June 30, 1880, made a splendid showing for the new administration, there having been issued 70,054 pemion certificates, 40,852 of which were original cases. In that same fiscal year of 1S80 there were aho issued 70.985 supplemental certificates to widows and dependent relatives whose pension had b9en increased by the act of March 10. 1SS0 a grand total for that one year of 159,013 allowances. These supplemental certificates were issued within a very few months alter the passage of the law, the Commissioner of Pensions having personally directed now the work Bhould be done. At no time in the history cf the office has such an enormous number of pensions been increased without interferenca with the regular work of the cilice, or without a call upon Congress for additional help. From the lt of July, 1SS0, up to and including the Othof April, 137, there were 74,0j3 certificates issued, ot which 31.S52 were original cases. There are yet remaining two months of the present fiscal year, and the result will be a magnificent showing, greater by fir than any previous year in the history of the office. It should be borne in mind that this immense amount of work ha3 been parformed with a reduction of the clerical lorze of over 100. With the administration of the present Commissioner a new era was inaugurated inlhe Pension Bureau. He determined to conduct the office upon strict business principles, and required tbAt the entire time of the clerical force during office hours should be devoted to the considertion and transaction of the public business, and the settlement of long delayed pension claims. As one result of this regulation the fiscal year exhibited a saving in the matter of leaves ot absenca of 15,001 days of the segregate time of the clerical force, or forty-two years, eleven months and four days of the time of a single clerk. In the year 1SSO the present Commissioner turned over to the Treasury one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of unexpsnded appropriations on account of the hire of clerical force, and he effected a saving in the Eame year in the item of stationery of over thirteen thousand dollars ($13,000) this, notwithstanding the fact that the business of the bureau has been very Iigely increased. It was formerly the practice that when a Tension claim had been neglected that is, when the claimant or his attorney had failed to call up the case for a certain length of time, to mark the case "abandoned," and consider it in about the Bame light as a rejected case. The Commissioner reversed this unjust practice, and required of his chiefs that all claims should be given a chance of being considered and finally adjudicated. Every case filed durine his administration has received prompt attention and his order that all cases tiled prior to his entry into office should be examined before the 1st of June has already bns fully complied with, and there is not a fic- ? le case in the pending files of the office jvhich has not been examined, and in which steps have not been taken toward ts Enal settleimnt. To illustrate the enormous increase In the business of the renken Enreau, duriDg the month of lUrch.. u-si, tbere wtre received 150,353 pieces of mail matter, and there were sent out from the office lll.SOS circulars and letters. In he month of March, 187, there were received 2H7.2IJ3 pieces of mail matter, end i here were sent out frjm the otlica 13S.112 letters and circulars. The following table will show the number of pension certificates i ssued during the fiscal years ending June 30, 1SS3, 1334, 1S85, l vso, and for the year of 1S37 up to the 30th of April:

147 to 1SS3 1SS4 1SS5 1SS6 April 00 Original 3H.1GI 31,130 35,771 40,852 .11,652 Inerte and tniscellan'o 11,313 2? reo .tl.r.is 33.702 39 7rC

In the fiscal year of lüS'J there were also issued 70,987 supplemental certificates to widows and dependent relatives whose pensions had been increased by Congressional enactment of March 10, 1S80. There are thousands of our comrades in Indiana that can testify to the efficiency of the present administration as compared with that of other years. W. J. H. MILK POISONING IN NEW YORK An Extraordinary Case Now Under Investigation In That City. New York, May 13. An extraordinary case of milk poisoning is now under investigation by the Department of Health. The poisonous milk was procured at Towners, N. Y., of a reputable dairyman and distributed by a milkman against whose reputation nothing can be alleged. Though thirty-three persons all told were poisoned by this milk, ordinary tests fail to reveal any poi3on in the milk. The chemist to the Health Board is preparing to thoroughly analyze it. The milkman received nine cans of milk from the dairy and only one of them, which was sold in Harlem, proved unwholesome. Tbe symptoms shown by the poisoned people resemble those of cholera morbus. All of them have fully recovered except two or three. Di. Kdson thinks the present trouble must have been due to one of the cows having eaten some poisonoos herb or that a diseased cow had supplied the milk. The milk tasted sweet, however, and it is possible some poison may have been dropped into one of the cans on the way to the market. A Stupendous Swindle, New York, May 13. Advices from Havana, under date of the Cth Inst, say: Regarding the announcement that the storekeeper of the Almecenes de Deposites (a warehouse) had absconded with a larce amount of money, it has been learned that a great swindling scheme, consisting in the pledging of sugar, chiefly of the Cardenas refinery, an imaginary concern, bas been carried on for some time past. The swindle was conducted in Havana by the storekeeper, and it is stated that he fraudulently obtained from different parties her, Including one bank, from $50,000 to $500,000. A Woman's Devotion. PiTTSBUEo. Pa., May 11. This city has a nearly parallel cass to that of Nina Vanrant. W. T. Lavelle, who was convicted yesterday lor robbing Paa-HanOla Ireight

cars, bad during bis trlaj a pretty girl, named Vannie Hill, his affianced, sitting by his side in court This morning she applied for a license to marry him. The register refused the license because Lavelle v-is in nil and could not be present when the license was granted. Miss Hill will now try to secure a new trial for her lover so that he can be released from jail on bail and thus be able to get a marriage license. Failing in this she will patiently await the expiration of his term of imprisonment, which, it is thought, can not exceed three years, and marry him then. She is thoroughly leter mined to marry him sooner or later. . THE CHICAGO MARKETS.

Wheat K nie s Very Strong Corn Weak and Lower Provision Dali, Special to the BentlneL CniCAGO, May 18. The wheat market on 'Change to-day rules very Btrong. The clique, in a quiet way, has done considerable buying, but they have done nothing to encourage an advance. The "tap" was out early that Kershaw & Co. had orders not to allow tbe June option to go below SGc. That was enough. Toe crowd had oversold around 85c, and traders who had put out lines in the hope that the clique would not stand under the market forever at once began to cover. Kershaw fc Co. bought Jnne and cash wheat, while Rosenfeld & Co., another clique house, give most of their attention to distant futures, especially August. Outsiders and the general trade believe in wheat "on its merits." At no time within many years has the cash grain gone into consumptive channels with leas friction or with more healthful activity. The export demand is enormous, and a large proportion of the grain shipped goes to the continent. The Britons are fairly amazed at this continental inquiry, as they have been working on the theory that Italy and France had purchased sufficient for their requirements before the dnty on wheat went into effect. At New York there has been a constant increase in the number of boat-loads marked for export, and as high as ÖS cents is being paid for No. 2 red winter. Clearances are a little disappointing, but the arrival of a large number of steamers at New York has made ocean rates easy, and it is figured that 1,000,000 bushels of wheat will be moved out of there this week, against GOO.OOO bushels last week. From Chicago the grain is moving freely eastward, and local stocks will be reduced fully 500.000 bushels this week. Most of the wheat will stop in New York ody loDg enough to pay tolls being destined for direct shipment abroad. Armour bas been offering some large lots of Milwaukee spring wheat, which is in poor repute here, and this hurts somewhat tbe eale of our good train. A great deal of wheat was reckoned in last week's visible supply which was in reality already "out of 6ight," and this week's shrinkage Is likely to be very heavy. After all, however, the bears are more anxious over weather conditions than over anything else. The fact that stocks in sieht are 5,000,000 bushels larger than a year ago and prices 10 cents higher consoles them for the present eood cash demand, but if the drought continues the clique may be able to pay $300,000 carrying charges and still "win out." From the spring and winter wheat country reports are received that the crop is likely to sufler extensive damage, and Kansas advices say that the chinch bug has appeared in that suffering Commonwealth. Some crop experts maintain that the injary has already been done, and that the plant has been deprived of tbe moisture so necessary to its development and yield. Tbe burden of testimony, however, is that the damage is still prospective, and that general rains within tbe next fortnight would fix tbe growing grain all right. Still, every day of dry weather adds to the confidence of heavy bolders, and makes the "shorts" more anxious. It is said that certain Cincinnati publications are about to spring a lot of crop and care statistics on the trade, but as Cincinnati is the home of the clique, this does not count. Corn rules weak and lower on free offerings of "long" lines. The annual scare stories of corn arriving in Buffalo "lot" have also been circulated. They are usually untrue, and probably are this time. Stocks, however, are large and carrying charges heavy. Provisions are dull and heavy owing to large receipts of hogs, an increase in the t ammer packing and th dullness of cash irodu;t. AFTER THE GORDON WAGER. An Attempt to l?e Made to Heat the Best Fonr-ln-IIand Trottlog; lttcorrt. New York, May 14. The Times says: "Jnst think, ye New Yorkers who dote on the turf and the joys thereof, just think o? this for a spectacle: Kussell Sage, Wall street king, perched behind a flying in-hand and dashing around Fleetwood's race course, bent on breaking a record. Odd spectacle, eh? So it is; but for all its oddity it is a spectacle that you may very soon have the delight of looking at at $1 a head. A purse of $",- COO is at stake. The best four-in-band trotting record was maae last year in 2 43 by Gordon, of Cleveland, who, convinced that nobody is likely to be able to lower that time, has made a standing offer of $5,OCO to anybody who can break iL One of Mr. Sage's friends, Lawson N. Faller, the agitator, orator, philanthropist and rtudent of Harlem goats, was the first New Yorker to Rive the Gordon Wager consideration, and he it was who first enlisted Mr. Sage's lively interest. As at first contemplated, Mr. Sage was to provide three of four horses to make up the team, Mr. Faller to put in the racer that all New York has often been a-fiying. This plan has been changed so that now it is proposed that Mr. Faller and Mr. Sage shall enter one horse each, while Percy Pyne will put in his 110,000 pride and the fourth horse will be either J. C. Stanton's Pazzler, who is unfortunately in bad form just now, or a horse with a record owned by Colonel Rsthburn, one of Mr. Fuller's Washington Heights neighbors. Mr. Sage's entry will be Louis a brother of Mr. Stanton's Puzzler. The change in the make-up on the team renders it probable that Mr. Fuller will do the driving, Mr. Sage insisting that his friend shall take that honor; had the original plan been carried out, of entering three of Mr. Sage's horses in the team, he would have taken up tbe ribbons." Nothing Like Bullheads. I Dakota Ball. 1 "What kind of fish are you catching?" we asked a small boy who was fishing in Covell's Lake, west of Sioux Falls. "Bullheads," he replied. "Get many?" "Loads of 'em an' there's 'nother. Hi, Jimmy, Bee 'im? He's a big 'un!" and he pulled out a fish about six inches long. "Are bullheads pretty good to eat?" "You bet they are, mister they're fine." "Did you ever try any speckled trout?" "Naw! Lake's full of 'em, but we won't catch 'em. Hain't no time for 'em. I tell you, mister," he continued, as he strung the last catch on a willow limb, "bullheads is good eatin'. I a'pose fronts are all right enough, an'll do when other fish are scarce, but they hain't nothin' like bullbeads for a Bteady thing right along. Don't be scart now, mister, I'm goln' to holler. Lullheads bites better when you holler a little." Colored Murderer Ilang. St. Lotris, May 14. Jim Jones, colored, waa tanged in Bowie County, Texas, yesterday, for the murder of Cate Uix, August 6, 1S0G. Jones was twenty-five years old and was known as a tough character and successful gambler in Texakana. In seeking suckers, he visited .a railroad camp near Baasett, Tex,, and for a while was the terror of the camp. On visiting the commissary department, Cate Hlx, the white cook, ordered him out, and In response Jones shot him dead.

DYA'AMITi: DOES IfS WORK.

The Broad Ripple WeU "Shot" and Gives Fortn a Volume of Natural Gas. "Let the 'go-devil' drop." A Bhout went up from 500 anxious citizens at Broal Ripple at 7 o'clock last night, when John Oaiton, who held the messenger of discovery, let it go. It did its work. The gas well was shot, and good results followed. The earth heaved; there was a loud rumbling. It was fully a minute that tbe impatient crowd waited before a volume of water as large as a man's body shot into tbe air from three to four hundred feet. Then a mound-shaped mass of earth and stones pushed its way through the water and ascended nearly as high as the derrick, when it broke and scattered limestone and Eieces of Trenton rock in liberal quantities i every direction. As soon as the shower of rocks ceased a crowd of gentlemen rushed up to the mouth of the well. It was evident that gas bad been found and that it was escaping in large quantities. The wooden plug was quickly put in, which connected the well with the outside pipes. Dr. R. C. Light, the secretary of the Broad Ripple Natural Gas Company, then touched a match to the mouth of the one and a quarter Inch pipe, which had been erected about forty feet north of the well, and connected with it by the five and three-quarter-inch pipe which lay on the ground. It was but the twinkling of an eye from the time the light touched the escaping gas until twenty feet of ascending flames pierced the atmosphere like a flying meteor. For hundreds of yards it gave almost as much light as the sun casts, and certain it is that the great orb of day never received Buch an ovation. The blaze constantly grew in size and brilliancy until it seemed that the little pipe must surely stretch or break. But it did neither, and yet the fire went on burning gloriously, and the earth's rumbling continued to drown the voices that cheered it. It was a grand sight. The well was shot much the same as the one at Brightwood. Mr. A. Shaffstall, who had charge of the work, arrived Wednesday night and all day yesterday was busy in getting everything in readiness. He sunk to tbe bottom of the well, 800 feet, five shells, containing 100 quarts of the nitroglycerine. This was done in the afternoon so that before dark all was arranged and ready for the five-pound "go devil." There wss some misunderstanding as to ths timHthe "shooting" was to occur, both 7 and 8 o'clock being reported as the time. However, long before 7 o'clock the road leading from Indianapolis to the Ripple was lined with carnages filled with both men and women, atd in some instances children, all hurryirg to witness the novel undertaking of scattering to the "four winds" a bed of rock a thousand feet beneath the earth's surface; but, unlike the result at Brightwood, no one left disappointed. There wss no doubt this time but that a gusher had been found at last. Expressions of admiration and satisfaction were heard upon every hand. "A right good supply, and it will show up a good deal better to-morrow when we pet tbe supply under fall control." said Mr. ßbaflstall, the man who "shot" it and who knows all about what a first cla33 well is. "All we could ask. We have as good a well as anybody, and will have an abnndance to supply Indianapolis," remarked O. B. Boardman, president of the company that owns the plant, and he was all boiling over with enthusiasm. "The rest of the company did not want to go to the expense of Bhooting it," said Dr. Light, the tecretary, "but I insisted on it, and now I guess they are glad I was a little stubborn." At 10 o'clock last night when the Santinel representative left the Ripple there was no change in the blaze from its appearance a few moments after it was lit. There was a steady flame fully fifteen feet high, and as large around as a large sized was tub, and at times when there appeared to be an extra gush it would shoot up from five to ten feet higher, but it would soon recede to its normal state. When the pipe from which the gas was burning was attached to the casings of the well there was quite an opening which was impossible to close with a wooden plug, bo that a large quantity of gas escaped. It was asserted by those interested that fully as much was wasted thera as was consumed by the blaze. Many sgreed that with the entire supply under control the flames would be twice as extensive as they were last night, It is expected that when the well is thoroughly cleaned, which will be done to-day, the supply will be largely increased, as it is believed that the casings mu3t be nearly clogged up with stones and dirt. No test could be made of the pressure last night. This too will be attended to to-day. From the force with which it seemed to leave the pipe, and the noise it made as its strong current struck the fire, it was evident the pressure bebind it must be tremendous. The noise made by its escaping and burning was so great that nowhere within a square of the blaze could an ordinary conversation be heard. It was estimate! by various engineers present that the pressure must be from 250 to 300 pounds to tbe square inch. The gnher is on lot 20 of Dawson's addition to the town of Broad Ripple and situated just off the We&tfield Pike, and about three blocks distant from the Air Line Railroad depot. The property is owned by Jackson Dawson, vice-president of the gas company. Mr. Dawson ee'ected the lot on which to locate the well, and Mr. Broadman, the president, drove the peg indicating the exact spot the drill was to go down. The nearest house to the find is owned by Dr. Calbertson and occupied by Hensely Lock. It is not more than 200 feet away, and it was behind this that the crowd stood while the "shooting" process was going on. Just south cf the well is the canal, east is the town, and north and west is the farm ot James Huffman, one of the directors of the company, containing ISO acres. The well was sunk and is owned by the Brightwood Natural Gas Company, of which Omar B. Boardman is president, Jackson Dawton vice-pnsident. Dr. R. C. Light secretary, John Spain treasurer, and George Branham, James lloffaaan, Frank Hoflman and Charles Silvers directors. All of the company are well-to-do farm eis except Dr. Light. The Indianapolis Natural Gas Com pany, of which Judge Martlndale is president, however, own nearly one-third of the stock of the Broad Ripple Company and no doubt it will endeaver to obtain a controlling interest. Every acre of land that was on the market within two miles of the well was bargained for at $200 per acre by Indianapolis parties by 9 o'clock last night or within two hours after the gusher was a surety. "What do you expect to do with your well?" 8sked the Sentinel of President Boardman, as he stood admiring his flaming forturJe. "Supply Indianapolis with gas," was the prompt reply. "Have you enough?" "We have a good well here, and there is no doubt but there is a great abundance in this immediate vicinity. The company already controls all of tbe land in this vicinity, and more wells will be Immediately sunk." "By your company?" "Yes. and just as soon as we can get at it." ' "What bas this well already cost you?" "Jost as it Is, everything counted, about $1 800 " "And what would you take for the plant?" "That I can't say just now, but the company will have a meeting to-morrow (Friday), when an amount will be agreed upon." "Have you had any offers yet?'1 "Yes, In an indirect way. Within the past hour cr two we have been approached by several Indianapolis capivaiists, who

wanted to buy it, but we told them we would not talk sell to-night." "What is your plans for supplying Indianapolis?" "My idea is for the city to appoint three well-known and trustworthy citizens as agents and to indemnify their bonds for a sufficient amount of money to lay the pipes and control our plant. Then to pips the supply in and charge enough for it only so that in a certain number of years enough will be realized to satisfy the bonds, at which time the city would own free from incumbrance the plant and mains.. I have talked this scheme over with most of the members of our company, all of whom indorse it. It looks to me that would be a good chance for the city, as well as for us." Probably the most enthusiastic member o! the company is Dr. Light, the secretary. "I came here bix years ago" said he "with but fifteen cents in my pocket, and not a cent's worth of property, not even a horse, and I have done fairly well here by hard work, bnt I never felt so elated as I do to-night. The truth is I am nearly wild with delight" "You are evidently well pleased?"' "Yes. sir. Whv ahould'nt I be? We

have already been as good as offered $100,000 for our plant as it stands, and I am here to say it will take a good deal more than mat to Duy iu" " v hat are you in favor of doing?" "Sink a half dozen more wells and make arrangements with Indianapolis to supply its citizens and manufacturers." A BAD BLUNDER. A Columbus, Georgia, Banquet "Toasts the " White House Mother and Baby." (Columbus (Ga.) Special. I There is one difgusted Congressman in town, and a whole city fullot disappointed people. The Cbattahoochee;River conven tion has brought together several hundred distinguished gentlemen, among them being Senator Brown and Congressman Crisp, of Georgia, several Congressmen from Alabama and Florida, and a number of merchants from a dis tance. The party was tendered a banquet last night at tbe Hotel Riddle, which was a magnificent aflair. Mayor Grimes was tne master ot ceremonies, lne toasts were drank with great enthusiasm until they were interrupted by the toastrnaster, who said that Congressman Crisp had a special announcement to make. The Congressman, blushing to the ears, stool up and said: "While we are here enjoyinsjlhe lavish hospitality of the citizens of Columbus the news comes to us that in tbe house of our fathers a child is born; let us all unite in the hope that the mother and baby are welL" The band at once struck up a lively air, and three cheers were given for M-s. Cleveland, while the health of the baby was drank in sparkling champagne. It was not until to day that the loyal Columbus adherents of President Cleveland discovered that their toast was in vain and that no heir to the White House has been born. The Anniston Hot Blast, which has just come to hand, shows that the tumor also reached that point. The editor, who is the poet J. R Randall, says: "We congratulate the President and his young wife upon the fortunate arrival of a national baby. As soon as the news was received at Anniston and made public the locomotives here celebrated the auspicious event with unusual whistles; the ereat blast furnaces sent up screams of rejoicings, and their funnels spouted 'Iflame, painting the dark back-ground of the Bky and hill side luminously red. Tbe fires on Blue Mountain flared volcanically, and the ladies at the inn expressed their congratulations in melodious chorus. How would Alabama do for the little one's name?" A Steamer Burned. Bristol, R. I., May 1-1. The steamer Empire State, which has been lying at the wharf of the railroad company during the winter past, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. Tbe hre was discovered about 1 o'clock. When the firemen arrived the tlanies bad made such progress that it was impossible to stay them, and tne steam er with all her furnishings and fixtures waa destroyed. Two men who were on board ss ship-keepers barely escaped with their livep, losing all tneir eiiects. The ios3, m eluding the work that has recent!)' been put cn her preparatory to the excursion season, will probably reach 5100,000. A Heart Worth Winning. "And do you love me so devotedly, dear," he eaid, "that yon will give up your htme and friends and all that makes your life bright tnd happy to become my wife and go with me to the uttermost ends of the world, if necessary?" "Yes, George," she whispered softly, "when I am your wife your thoughts shall be my thoughts, your hopes my hopes, ycur religion my religion; and if you should want me to go to the uttermost ends of tbe world with you I will go, oh, so gladly, George. I do 60 love to travel." Flcelrg From and to the Dominion. Philadelphia Times. The Hamilton Times draws attention to the circumstance that the second largest among the articles of export at that port is the effects of settlers going to the United States. 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