Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 34, Number 49, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 1889 — Page 2

TIIE INDIAKA STATE SEMI.NilU WEDNESDAY, JAN UAH Y 9. 188'J.

STRUCK A SXAG AXD SANK

ANOTHER WRECK ON THE MISSISSIPPI Tn Lire Known To Hare Ueen Ix it A Terrible Fall Down a Mine Shaft Five Men Killed by the Explotlpn of a Grlst-MUI Boiler. Patox EorGlL Jan. 6. The steamboat Paris C. Brown, from New Orleans to Cincinnati, truck a snag at Hermitage Landing, Pomte Coupee Parish, at 9 o'clock last night, and sank to the hurricane deck. Five of the cabin crew, two firemen and one passenger are missing. The Paris C. Brown left New Orleans Friday night with 300 tons of freight, to which vras added 150 tons on the way up. Her cargo confuted of 150 tons of car wheels and the remainder of sogar, molasses, old iron and sundries. She was registered at 1,400 tons and owned by Cap- S- -A- Halliday and C. G. Young. She was valaed at $24,000 and insured for $14,000. Nothing is known as to the insurance on the cargo. She was built at Cincinnati in 157?, by the Marine Eailway & Dock company, for the Cincinnati and New Orleans trade in which she had been running ever since, making over ninety trips without a mishap of r.y kind. She had been for a number of years in command of Cupt. A. M. Halliday, but at the time of the disaster ehe was commanded by CapL C. G. Young, a native of Cincinnati. She bad on board ten cabin passengers and a few deck passengers. The Brown's officers were: Captain, C. G. Young; chief clerk, Pres Ellison; second clerk, I. M. Young; chief engineer, James Steen; second engineer, Samuel Newkirk; pilots, George Tunnell and Wash Kinley; mates, L. McGeary and Peter Baumpartden. The Brown had the usual complement of firemen, stewards, deckhands and jailor men, nearly all of whom reside in Cincinnati. Th officers of the Hannah Blakes. down this evening, report that the Paris C. Brown is a total wreck, with only the pilot house and a raall portion of the decks appearing above water. Ilermitace is only twenty-five miles ibove this city, but owing to want of communication with that point, nothing definite was learned to-day of the loss of life and property. Two roustabouts were passed down on the Oliver Biern. They said that six of the crew nd one passenger were lot, bat they could cive no nams. A large part of the cargo will be a total loss. This morning barrels, etc., were seen floating in the water. Some of them were caught by jtersons in this city and AVest Baton 1'ouire. The Brown sank within a few minutes of the ecident, onlv the top of the pilot-house and a portion of the texas being visible. She is a romplete loss, and so is her earvo, which lies at the bottom of the river or is floating down the stream. The following persons on the steamer were lost : WILLIAM Ml'TCIIFXL, one of the cabin rew from Gullipolis, (. WILLIAM MARSHALL, ladies' cabin man, of Cincinnati. James Harrison, second pantry man, from Memphis, Tenn. William Taylor, night watchman, from Cincinnati. SAM U FX GRAY, fireman, of Cincinnati. ABRAHAM MITCHELL, fireman, of New Orieans. Also a barber arnl porter, from Cincinnati, irhose names are unknown. One of the cabin boys got to the river bank iut could not climb np the slippery mud, fell back into the river and sank before assistance oould be rendered him. All the rest were aaved excent as above named. A Holler's Cruel "Work. PlTTSBL-RC, Pa., Jan 6. From New Hope, Mercer county, West Virginia, the Post learns of a frightful accident Saturday afternoon. A umher of fanners had gathered at Wilüam Porter's grist-mill, as is the custom on Saturiays, to get their supplies of flour. A number rf them were talking in the boiler-house when the boiler exploded, completely wrecking the dill, and killing the following instantly: JOSEPH E. FRENCH. THOMAS CARTER. LEVI SHIELDS. JOHN W. IMMER. Their bodies were blown into shreds. Eli Shields died from injuries to-day. Pieces of f? esh have dropped from the arms of Wade 5hu'etbargers, exposing the bones, and his death will soon come. Jerome and William Carter were also seriously injured. The explosion is said to be due to the carelessness of the engineer in allowing the water in the boiler to run low. THE K. OF L. REVOLT. J Circnlar Issued For the Organization of a 'w Eody. Philadelphia, Jan. 6. The following circular has been issued: "To the members of the K. of L., greeting: In behalf of the toiling millions of the earth, we. the surviving founders of the secret rder of K. of L., have, after .several secret meetings held in the city of Philadelphia and after due deliberation, and investigation into the present autocratic form of covcrnrueut found that the order of K. of L. has departed or diverged from the original designs when organized in 1S0 to the destruction of the principles of self-government lyinc at the ba.e of American institutions. As the order of the K. ot L. was founded for the purpose of abolishing poverty by securing to the laborer the fruits of his toil; und as we, the original flinders of the K. of L., who handed over to the officers the keeping of the principles of the order, after a laspe of twenty years, have fojnd that the officers of the onicr have deviated from the principles of the order, and being determined to adhere to the original plan, we extend our hand in greeting to thoe who believe in the original principles of the order for the mutual assistance of feliow-laborers; and for placing the order on a legitimate basis, we have resolved to oppo !! vptosition to ike progress of the K. of L., as the founders intended. "In making this known through the public press we do so to notify those at a distance, und this must be accepted as a reply to many letters received on the subject. Asinlk. numbers for assemblies will be given from Philadelphia until a euti'n ient cum-i-er have been formed to call a joint convention for the "good of the order." Those desiring to be with us will address box fc'54, Philadelphia. Pa, All communications will receive Kompt replies and all necessary matter will furnished to carry on the needed work. In conclusion, we desire to say that believing ve are doing right in issuing the foregoine, as we did hen promulgating the principles of tbe K. of L. nearly twenty years ago, we have unitedly aSLxed our names. "James L. Wright, "It. N. Kkkjc, "R. C. MrAt ley, "Joseph 8. Kennedy." 'GENE WETHERELL DEAD. Erna Aboott Ha band Expire Snddenly of Pneumonia. Denver, CoL, Jan. 6. E. J. Wethereil, the "husband of Emma Abbott, the prima donna, did at the Windsor hotel in this city at 10 o'clock to-day of pneumonia, contracted while ie was en route to Kansas City from the Pacific roast. He departed from Los Angeles last Monday, via the Southern route, and was in his usual good health. He had business in Denver, in connection with the sale of some valuable red estate which he purchased upon a speculation a few months ago, and arrived here Thursday morning. Mr. Wetherell went to the Windsor hotel and t once requested a physician, statin? that he bad contracted s severe cold on the road. lie went to bed and gradually grew worse. Thea he appeared to be a little better. He sat up in bed and read the newspapers and announced that Le would depart for Kansas City, where the Abbott company beirins an engagement tomorrow n'scht. One hour later he was seized with choking and expired immediately. Death of Grandma Cowglll. Wabash, Jan. 2. Special. Announcement ws.1 mad-j to-day of the death at North Manrhster of Grandma CougiU, the mother of the Hon. Calvin Cowpill of this city. Mrs. Cowgill f. aa over ninetj years old. She was one of the first set: J er in the Wabash valley and WAS very widely kuowo.

THE CAPITATION TAX.

A Loud Call Upon tbe LesUlature to Re pent It, To the Editor Sir: I would like to make, through the columns of The Sentinel, the suggestion that our state legislature repeal the law requiring the levy and collection of a capitation tax in this state, or greatly reduce the amount now levied and collected. The time was when this tax was, in a measure, just when the state was comparatively a wilderness, without roads, free pikes, railroads, etc, but now every acre of land in Indiana is owned by some person or persons, and improved. Roads are all laid out and made, and nearly every county is traversed by railroads and free pikes. Is it not time the state legislature enacted some law to relieve this class of at least some part of this tax, if not all? This tax catches poor men every time, and is burdensome, uniust, aDd outrageous. My observation is that about one-half of the tax-payers of Indiana are assessed with a capitation tar and about one-half of those assessed with it pay and the remaining half pay none at all. Thus you see only about one-fourth of the people assessed for taxation in Indiana pay this capitation tax. They are that chiss of persons that have accumulated a little property, and by this are bound to pay it. (And yet they are poor.) I can say without fear of contradiction that one-half of the citizens of Indiana assessed with a capitation tax are W3ge men, and do not own over one hundred dollars' worth of property on an average, and the average amount of capitation tax assessed against them is about $8, and can e double this amount. Now, as every acre of Indiana's soil is owned and improved and roads all rnade, is it not time to let upon this unjust system of taxation? Suppose a case. Aman over fifty years old owns a good farm; his taxable property is sixteen or twenty thousand dollars; he has a good, honest and faithful tenant on his farm. This tenant's possessions are a wife and five children and $00 worth of taxable. Now the tax levy in his township is Hi cents on the dollar. You readily see this landlord, beinir over fifty, pays Hi cents on the dollar and the tenant, being under fifty, pays the same on his property and the $3 besides, which amounts to 17? cents on the dollar of what he owns. Take a younger man say just twenty-one years old. He has a gun worth $", a watch worth !", which make $10, This constitutes his wealth. Sec what he has to pay: Four davs work on roads S3 00 .state poll 50 State school poll .'O Township poll .TO Townhip school poll .V) County poll i i) S3 00 Ami one and a quarter ren on the dollar of personal (?10) v:. Total tax on this. VJ Which amounts to 81 cents on the dollar of his possessions simply because he is over tbe age of twenty-one years and a free man. This is a free couutry, is it not? Yes, but Would not two days' work on the road each year be sufficient head-tax in this state now. I say yes, yes; don't you, Mr. Reader! Be honest, please. Come now, and take tip your tax duplicate in your own township and examine and 6ee if seven out of every ten farms in it arc not owned by persons (males) over fifty years old, or widows, who do not have to pay this abominble tax. In my township seven miles long and three wide I can commence at one corner and take tbe first row of farms clear around it and there are only six persons owning farms in this row that pay a capitation tax, exept the wuireuien. Now, h it not much U tter and more humane to ndd all the tax required in this state to the property in the state, real and personal, and thereby make the burden of taxes lighter on that class of poor men who pay taxes? Uf course all the poor men assessed with this polltax don't pay it, but so much the worse, for it is levied higher on this account and conies very hard on the few who do pay. R. C. LORA. ' Orange, Ind., Jan. 4. CAUGHT ON THE ROOF. The AtKentnres of Three Roys In a Jail Ilre&king Enterprise. MrxOE, Jan. 6. Special. Oct. IP, the day of the Foraker rally here, George Doyt, Henry Murray and George Carroll, three unknown boys, were arrested for stealing a pocket-book. The boys were found guilty and sentenced to two years each in. the penitentiary, but were recently given a ne trial which was to take place next week. This morning at 4 o'clock they secured their freedom from the cells in the forty thousand-dollar jail and had access to the cellar or dungeon department, where is located the old furnace used before the time of natural gas, and from which a larze chimney start, an easy exit if they could ret to the top of it. They miraculously climbed to the top from the inside, a distance of twenty feet, taking with them an old blanket, which they made into a rope when on the roof, and started to lower the smallest, I'oty, when the rope broke and let the fellow fall, who escaped, leaving his companions on the roof in the rain to be found by Sherifl" Maitlen at G o'clock, who, with a lnddcr, took them down and remanded them to jail. IN PITIFUL SHAPE. Terrible Reports of Destitution In Western Dakota. Fa ego. D. T., Jan. A letter from the Rev. C. W. Riches of Park river, D- T., conveys the first authentic information of extreme su Hering among Norwegian settlers in the western part of Walsh county. Men with relief report that they found seventy families in about as destitute circumstances as it is possible for human beings to be in and still exist. Many were found with barely enough clothing to cover their nakedness, and that ot the thinnest material. Shoes were almost unknown. These farmers have lived on their little capital until nothing remained. Most of them have been living on a kind of porridge made by cooking frozen treen wheat and oats stuff not fit to feed a ho;;." One family had not seen any flour for six weeks. Nearly 11 were entirely out of riour. The people have been dividing with each other their potatoes until they are gone, too. A DOUBLE TRAGEDY. Illicit Love Cause a Murder and Suicide in "New York. New York, Jan. 6. William Mann, an artist. 6hot and killed his niece, Carrie Jones, and committed suicide in an up-towu tenement today. She was a married woman and had been living with Mann as his wife for several years. The woman a husband, whoe name is Stephen Jones, is a carpenter living in Poughkeepsie, and has not lived with his wife for twelve years. A fourteen year old son of Jones and the woman bad deserted him and is thought to have been the cause of to-day's tragedy. He lived with his mother and Mann wanted to get rid of him, and had frequent quarrels with the woman on her boy's account. She would not Kive up the boy. No one saw the shooting or heard the quarrel which probably led to it. The Corrupt Republican Pres. Bedford Democrat. I It is remarkable with what avidity the republican press jumps to the defense of W. W. Dudley at the slightest opportunity. Dudley is a worse political scoundrel than Sim Coy ever was. Thin uian udciounly put his name to a circular letter that bai for its purpose the corruption of every ballot-box in the state of Indiana. Indiana has twice gone republican through Dudley's lick manipulation of money. To-day he istightinq fchy of Hoordcr soil because be fears the minions of the law. It i true that as yet no bill has been found acainst him by the federal grand jury. I Everything points" to a scheme to prevent iu With the evidence half beard, Judire Woods sends the jury home for a recews, aud what happens? Almost every republican paper in Indiana comes out immediately with glowing editorial tributes to Dudley, declaring bis innocence, and saying he will neither be indicted nor convicted. There may be neither collusion nor conniving, gentlemen, but it looks very much like it. Dudley has never said that the fac-simile letter produced in THE lXDiAXAl'OLlsfiKNTlXELwasa forgery. . The (Junkers. IPhila.letphl Time. "The Quaker" was the subject of an essay, the esayUt being a moderate-sized boy. Omittin? all such references to George Fox or William Tenn as are customary in essays on quaken, this essayist just plunged into the thick of his subject by saying that the quakers never quarrel, never get into a fight, never claw each other, and never "jaw back." He added, "Pa ia a quaker, but I don't tbiak ma is."

TO DEMOCRATIC VETERANS.

THEY SHOULD LEAVE THE G. A. R. A Masterly Arraignment of That Organization For Its "Narrow Partisanship and Its Insults to the President Aa Appeal to Patriotism. Offk k Democratic Uxios Soldiers' asd i Sailors' Veteran Association, ISDIASAPOMS, Ind., Jau. 1, lN?3. ) My Deak Sir. Acting under the directions of the executive board of the Democratic Union Soldiers' and Sailors' Veteran association, I address you this circular letter upon the assumption that the principles of the democratic party, established in the foundation of the government and absolutely necessary to its perpetuity, are dearer to you as an individual aud of more vital importance to the country at large than any temporary social ties that may have been fostered by association as a member of the G. A. P. It could hardly have escaped your observation that the leaders in the organisation have for years past had, as thtir primary object, the advancement of the republican party, and that verything else has been held subordinate to this one central idea. Differing from them in principle, and believing that wc are right and they are wrong, we address you in the hope of receiving that consideration which is due to us as fellow-democrat, and men who desire the triumph of the right and are willing to make temporary sacrifices in order that it may prevail. The instances which illustrate the extreme partisanship of the leaders of the G. A. K. are so numerous that the difficulty lies chiefly in specification. It is hardly necessary in proof of this to call your attention to the action of prominent men in that body at the meeting of the St. Louis encampment, when, in violation of every demand of common decency, the president of the United States, democrat, but the president of the whole people, was gratuitously insulted and given to understand that his presence at the encampment was not desirable an intuit which was all the more reprehensible because it followed an invitation trom the mayor of that city to the C resident of the United States to honor it with is presence. A similar insult and certainly no less gratuitous was oüered the president at the national encampment at Wheeling, W. Va., and ever, another instance was as scandalously repeated by the Jeaders a year later at Columbus. O. Though protesting against such action, the democratic members of the G. A. It. wtre powerless to prevent such low e.xLhibitions of partisanship, and, as was supected at ine tune, uie wnote course 01 uie lenucrs 01 the organiz ition was but preparatory to the use to which it was debased m the campaign of 1S-S. In this campaign, under the pretext of havinu a soldier candidate, the organization was prostituted by its designing leaders to political uses and became a willing tool in the hands of these politicians to accomplish the election of their candidate. Not coutent with exercising influence over the older members, the organization of the sons of veterans was entered by their minions, its members were studiously importuned to dest-rt the priaciplcs of their fathers; the history ot the war was falsified, democratic exsoldiers were stigmatized as rebels and every possible influence was broucht to bear, from debasing importunity to scandalous villifioation, to prejudice the 6ons of veterans against the democratic Party. In this city, the home of their candidate, and the capital of a close, possibly, pivotal state, th G. A. It. organization became a machine iu the bands of republican politicians to awaken enthusiasm among the people on the one baud, and to boat down the opposition to their candidate, both personal and political, on the other. False promises were indulged iu, and gross misrepresentations were common to members of the organization in the ellbrt to consummate the object in view. Within the G. A. II. posts of this city, and with the aid and encouragement of men who held positions, which had been secured through democratic votes, a "Harrison and Hovey" reciroent was organized, and was made to appear as a representative of the sentiment entertained by the (J. A. Ii. as an organization; and immediately following Gen. Harrison's election a post meetiug in this city was turued iuto a political machine for the purpose of advancing a republican to the position of postmaster; when his selection lor such a trust could result only by displacing an honorable and life-lout; democrat. As soon as certain 'democrats, who have become disgusted Ly these methods, undertook to form a distinctively democratic organization of the ex-soldiers and sailors of the Union they lecame objects of ridicule, innuendo and slanderous utterances by republican leaders of the grand army, and every possible means was employed to thwart the object in view. The rule or ruin policy has been and now is the cardinal principle of the leaders in organization, and it. ha been so bold and continuous in execution that some demoi-rats have been overawed by it. The question, therefore, presents itself as to whether there shall be an organization as distinctively democratic as the grand army of the republic has been made republican by its lenders in the past campaign. The chief wart of those v. bo have associated themf elves together for the purpose of a new organuation is that ot sympathy and encouragement from democrats, whether they be ex-soldiers and sailors or men who are democrats, but hnd no part in the struggle which makes possible such nn organization. It is not an overestimate of democratic strength to tay that those who are now found in grand army posts constitute ut least one-half of the members enrolled and thousands of democrats who have not identified themselves with grand r.rniy posts, but have been repelled by ihe partisan character of the leaders of the. organization, are ready and anxious to affiliate with h body organized exclusively of democrats. "iYith the assistance and encouragement that democrats may properly give to the ex-soMicrs and sail jrs of the siat.: or nation, the soldiers' and sailors' veterau association would soon largely exceed that of the republican members now enrolled in the G. A. 11. If the Intter has proved a powerful factor in republican success while posiug as a non-partisan orcnuizTition, the value of a distinctively democratic organization in lature campaigns must be apparent. Tin- necessity for union between democrats and for absolute and permanent separation from republicans as an organization is so manifest that it is unnecessary to dwell upon it. Politics i naturally aggressive, autaconistic and must be separated in order to be cUcctive. The sons of democratic veterans cannot resist the importunity, misrepresentation and calumny of successive campaigns when their fathers," by association with calumniators, apparently indorse all that is said against their principles, and democrats who thus tacitly submit to this misrepresentation must expect soouer or later to see their sons alienated from the support of the true principles of democratic government. If democracy and republicanism are incompatible, then an organization composed of democrats and republicans, especially when the latter ignore its pnrxses and slander their associates, is certainly inconsistent and cannot exist without friction. Kvery political campaign excites animosity and breeds discontent, and as long as democrats will submit to slander and vituperation they cannot hope to see the principles which they love indorsed at the polls. To the consideration of these things you are earnestly invited, and your co-operation iu bringing about a distinct and separate organization is fraternally solicited. In the success of the proposed organization lies one element, at least, ot success for the democratic party, and every cx-so!di-r should U-.pI as earnest and should make as many sacrifices in Whalf of true principle in the administration of the government as he did in preserving its institutions with bis musket or sword. The battte does not difler, except in thy weapons used, and he can hope to perpetuate these principles only by indorsiiis with his ballot that party which represents the correct theory of sovernment. GtlORWK W.'KOONTZ, President Executive Board. W. C. Tarkingtov, Secretary. The Times After DoolUtle. Chicago, Jan. G. The Timt4 will to-morrow print the story of the attempted bribery of 5fr. Cloud, one of the paper's employes, to eteal certain documents supposed to reflect upon James It. Doolittle, jr., attorney for one of tbe elevated roads seeking a franchise from the city. The Tim. charges that boodle was used in behalf of the Doolittle roudg. Doolittle has been scourging the lawyers himself unsparingly 1 he documents desired were those on which the Timet relies to support its charges. Mr. Doolittle diet not get the papers, as Mr. Cloud was actin?, through the paper, with full knowledge of Mr. West, editor of the Timet. Cloud contracted for 10U a week, aud twenty-six weeks to erve as Doolittle should direct. The actual amount p.ij.l was the first week's salary in full, aud tu'J of the second week's.

A SUGAR REFINING COMPANY DUPED

And the Dagbear of the Sagar Trust is Now Iead. New York, Jan. 4. An evening paper prints what it calls "An almost incredible tale of a gigantic fraud." It btates that the Electric sugar refining company has been duped to the extent of over a million dollars and that its whole "secret process" turns out to be a bumbug of the most barefaced kind. The "secret process" was the invention of one Henry C. Friend, who appeared in the trade about four years ago with samples of wonderfully pure sugar, which he said had been refined by his "electric process." About a year ago he induced a number of English and American capitalists to organize a company and buy the "secret process" from him. This was done, factories erected, but no one was allowed inside of them save Friend, his wife and a few ignorant workmen. The rooms where the refining was supposed to be going on were always kept securely locked as Friend said his process was not patentable and he could not afford to allow any one to share his secret. In the meantime the stock of tbe company had been bouncing up until it was worth nearly $"500 per share of $100 per value. Friend then began to unload but suddenly he died. The officers of the company suspected noth ing wrong until a few days ago, when it was found that Mrs. Friend aud all who had been connected with the factory had disappeared, Mrs. Friend leaving word that she had gone to the West President Cottrill, Treasurer Robertson and a number of stockholders proceeded to the factory aud invaded the secret rooms. What they discovered made their eyes bulge out, and each and every hair on their heads gave imitations of the quills of a porcupine when he is fretful. There were a number of machines used in breaking cube sugar into smaller particles and in granulating the coarser grades, and nothing else. There was no mysterious electrical apparatus by which the sweet etuflf should be transferee! as by a flash into the purest saccharine crystals, no wonderful cylinders, pots or pats charged with purifying electrical current. There were crushers and that was all. Investigation once set on foot showed how the great scheme had been worked. Not a pound of raw sugar had been refined in the factory. Quantities of refiued su-rar, chiefly cubes, had had been purchased by the ojerators and prefared in some secret spot w ith a chemical iquid, which eliminated the ordinary impurities found in all sugars. This "doctored'' sugar was carted to the factory iu bags purporting to contaiu raw sugar. The chemical used had crystallized the cubes to a large extent, and when they were broken they had a liner appearance and quality than suar was ever known to possess. Mrs. Friend and those connected with her received a large sum of money in cash from the company for the proceeds and a heavy block of the stock which was disposed of, partly fn England and partly here, at a price way beyond the par value. Just how many persons were interested in the scheme does not seem clear, nor will the officers tell iust how much money was paid to them, although they admit that adding the cash aud the proceeds from the stock together they must have realized a sum approximating "'!K),000. The scheme was cleverly worked to the very last. The stockholders and the officers of the company were kept in perfect confidence as to the future of the process until the largest possible amount of money could be secured and then the bubble was allowed to burst. There is no such process ns electrical sugar refining, and the bugoear of the sujrar trust is dead. Treasurer Robertson said to a reporter this morning: "I am heart-broken over the discovery that we have made;" and he evidently apicared as if he were. Continuing, he said: "I on't care so much about losing my own money, but I induced numbers of my friends to invest in the scheme, and it is their financial ruin that distresses me. Then I had such high hopes that the scheme would bring fortunes to us all. Oh, we've been shamefully treated and deceived. It mean- tuiu to us. It's the most outrageous thing I ever heard of. Yes, we have been over to mc factory and seen the interior of the secret rooms. I would rather not tell all that they contain as j et. I am preparing a statement for the public in which I will set all matters forth just as they are." "Is there no prospect of btiug able to save anyihinz out of the wreck?"' "Not that I can see. The revelations found in the factory prove the entire thing to have been a fraud. President Cottrell left for the West yesterday to try to find Mrs. Friend and endeavor to learu what chemical was used in the sugar, after it was treated with it, becomes a remarkably pure product. If this proved to be worth anything it might save a total collapse, but I cau not have any faith in it. I can not tell just yet how much stock is held here and in England. That will come out iu ray statement." The results of to-day's investigation of the affairs of the Electric sugar refinery gives additional evidences of fraud find President Cot terill left the city to-p.ight for the purpose of procuring the arrest of Mrs. Olive Friend and" William E. Howard. Excitement in England. LONDON, Jan. -1. The sensation in Birmingham over the revelations regarding the. Electric sugar refining company has been increased by alarming cablegrams. The local holding of stock is stated to be 20,(0. One of the principal stockholders has departed for America to inquire personally into the matter. The stock tell greatly in Birmingham and Liverpool to-day. A Hat her Small Practice. rruci. Young Doctor "Yes, I expect that it will go pretty slow when I first open an oftice until 1 get started a little.'' Old Doctor "Well, you bet it will. Why, when I first hung out my shinsle I sat iu my office for three mouths, and only had one case." Young Doctor "Whew! That was pretty tough, wasn't it? Only one case; and what was that a cae of?'' Old Doctor "A case of instruments." In The Soiijj. I Puck. 1 "What's tbe matter? You look surprised," said the pretty girl in pink-ribboned cap and apron, at the ! aznr. "Well, I'm used to cold soup and no oysters, but 1 do object to having it so cold that it doesn't kill the beast. Every time I throw in a cracker, that oyster yen dropped in by mistake jumps up and swallows it." He Dosen't Want That 1,000. iltushtillc .TackfonUn.i Tun Indianapolis Senttnil will give Dudley $1,000 if he will go to Indianapolis and make an affidavit that the "blocks of live" letter published in that paper is not genuine, and Dudley's. Dudley likes money, but he don't what that $1,K.. Doc? any republican doubt that Dudley wrote that letter? Not ojqc Injurious To Iii ltuineis. (Chicago 'lribiine.l "Jane." said Mr. Phurry, "what was the subject of the minister's sermon this morning?" "The siu of betting on elections," replied the wife. "It was, bey? That sermon will just cost the Iter. Mr. Surplice &)'Y) Ui pew rent for 10," rejoined the wealthy hatter indignantly. At a Matinee of Cainille." Mrs. Hiller "I wish you wouldn't be so uneasy, Uncle I'hildab. The performance will be over soon." Uncle Phildab (of . Caninolmric) "Maria, you've went an' fooled your old rel'live. Here I've lcen a scttin' more 'n two hours, an' I ain't seen a darn camel yet." A Winning Card. The Tire Stocking. Luiu"Sof you expect Mr. tic Roue to pro pose to-night?" Amy "Yes, I think I can fetch him." Lulu "tioing to put on you ball dress?" Amy "No, indeed. On the contrary, I'm goinsr to dress tap like a Puritan girl." . Lulu "Oh! I see." - - A Resemblance. I Philadelphia P.e.-or.i. First lady (looking at program) "Tell me. dear, what does Le Maitre des Forges mean? Second Lady (patronizingly "The Master of the Forces, dear; it's the orisriusd of 'Jim, the Penman,' you know." Puck. Mr. Mildly "I think I will apply for a disorce." "Mrs. Mildly "'Apply for cue for me while you are tbout it."

TIIE QUESTION OF THE HOUR.

SHALL WE HAVE HONEST ELECTIONS? Additional Sujrgektions From Readers of ""The Sentinel" in the Interest of Ballot Reform How Can the Corrnpt Kxpen. ditures in Campaigns be Stopped? To THE EniTOr. Sir: Since my contribution to The Sentinel some weeks ago on ballot reform and the Australian system, quite a number of contributors have expressed their sentiments on the subject in your valuable columns, and many innovations have been suggested which surely must show a commendable spirit. I appreciate that the object is to obtain the greatest security to the franchise with the minimum of expense, ami at the same time to render the measure as simple and comprehensive as it is possible to make it. There were certainly many suggestions by your correspondents, which, if adopted, would do much good. But I believe the Australian system will come nearer meeting the requirements than anything differing from the system iu its important features thus far suggested. 1 could suggest several plans, but I think none could beat the Australian system. The question is a complex and difiieult one because our state finances seem to be pretty low and would be still lower if we had let the republicans in power. But to secure a good law will require additional expense in securing a registration, and another in getting tickets printed and properly distributed. I do not approve of the registration laws some states have in operation, which compel the voter to appear at certaiu places aud certain times and register before he is entitled to vote any ticket. It is taken advantage of by unscrufuilous employers. It is one thing to have a aw and another to enforce it. We must have laws with no loop-holes for the briber to jump through. I suggest that the assessors make a poll of the votes in their respective dü-tricts, because the voter has to be in the Etate six months. The assessor to be put under severe penalties for asking a voter his politics, and to turn over the books to the auditor of the county, and to get the votes, names and respective votingplaces so none could vote illegally. This plan would insure iu full return of all persons liable for poll tax, as well as a full return of all legal voters. The payment of poll tax should not be made contingent on the rieht to vote, ns that leads to a species of bribery, and it assures no advantage not otherwise puaranteed. For the second poll the state ought to be empowered to appoint two men iu each precinct, one of each leading party.to be suggested by officers of such political organization, to take a poll of all voters in their precinct under the same conditions as the assessor acts. This poll to be made within twenty days of election. These men to be compensated iu such .sums as may be determined upon. Also making it compulsory upon such individuals to act, unless a reasonable excuse is offered, the proper authority to determine upon such excuses. In Massachusetts the tax assessors make the polis or return of the voters, and such a law enforced in Indiana would be a good law and get the complete registration of the legal voters in each voting precinctThis would be an advantage to the farmers of Indiana and laboring men. The taxpayers now pay for the printing and distribution of tickets indirectly; by this they pay directly. Let the state of Indiana do us justice and distribute the tickets as I have suggested above. In some cases a voter wants to vote for a candidate and can find no tickets, consequently the voter has to vote for a candidate he doesn't want to support, or not vote at all. Under my plan he could go to the otiiccrs and get a ticket and veto for his choice. In the matter of providing voting places it is not necessary to go into any elaborate details, uor is it necessary for tai state to provide any extraordinary complicated paraphernalia, as has been suggested by many of your contributors. The simplest and least complicated will be more effective and cost less. M:ike it compulsory on the voter to mark the ticket in one of these compartments in front of him on a shelf provided before leaving there, and prescribe penalties for disobeying such instructions, and it will not require elaborate office fixtures to insure the best results. Take the dear old SENTINEL and let us push these plans before the next legislature, which meets soon. C I. Henky. Boston, Ind., Pee. 2S. STOP BLEEDING CANDIDATES. RlnekruaUing Practices in Our Campaigns Should lie Tut to au l'nd. To THE EniTOK Sir: In the recent contributions to The Sentinel many valuable suggestions have been made as to the methods to be adopted to secure honest elections; but it seems to me that the simplest method of preventing bribery and corruption has been entirely overlooked. Every one having the least familiarity with political matters knows that candidates for some of our county oliices spend several thousands of dollars often as much being paid out to secure a nomination, as, afterward, to secure the election. What is this money used for? In the contest between Ray and Carpenter for the joint bcnatorship in Shelby and Decatur counties a number of witnesses testified that Carpenter, the republican candidate, had paid them sums ranging- from twenty to fifty dollars perhaps more to secure their ussistauce toward his election. Some of these witnesses were democrats. Of course each one of them deuicd that auy of this money was received as a bribe, but each of the witnesses voted for the man whose money he had received; aud so much of the money as he did not retain for his own use uns paid out to secure, in such way as ihe witness thought best, the votes of others for this senatorial candidate. And this sort of business was not confined to Shelby county by any means, but was carried on in every township in the state. Tens of thousands ol" dollars were in this way paid out ostensibly as ' compensation for the recipient's time and labor; as a matter of fact, well uuderstood by both parties, it wn, in nine cases out often, nothing more nor less than a bribe. I think it perfectly safe to say that in Marion county candidates or committees paid the rent of a hundred persons as a means of securing their votes, a demand for such paj--mcnt often being accompanied by the threat, that if not paid by that party it could be by the other; and of course tbe receiver would be under a "moral" obligation to stand by his friends. A "ward-worker" goes to a candidate and demands anywhere from twenty-five cents to as many dollars, to be used in "treating" his friends, accompanying the demand with the statement that "the boy? must be kept in a good humor." In innumerable ways ere these demands made upon candidates and committees, and they are submitted to by both parties. All this money is paid fvith the understanding that it is to get votes ffcr the candidate. It is not only bribery, but bribery of the most corrupt and demoralizing kind. If voters are to be purchased, it would be infinitely better to abolish all laws prohibiting it, and let the buyinn be done openly at the olIs. The candidate will theu know what be is gettiug for his money, and decent citizctu will see exactly what candidate and what voter is responsible for the dishonesty practiced. Is there any remedy? Make it a felony, punishable with ineligibility to vote or hold office for a determinate period, to pay, ask for or receive any money or other compensation for services rendered, or to be rendered, in aid of any man's candidacy for nomination oreleetion, except for such services us m.iy be necessary in the legitimate conduct of a campaign. These necessary expenses are exceedingly limited. They do not include pay for any work iti "drumming up" the voters, peddling tickets, or in fact, any work done at the polls. It does not include services rendered bv ward bummers, in treating the boys and keepine them in the party traces. top all this business of bleeding candidates, and at the same time shut off from candidates the opportunity of securhif votes by this sort of corruption, and you will have accomplished more in the direction of honest nominations and elections than can be done by auy system of holding elections that has yet teen or can be devised. Indianapolis Dec. 31. B. Tnx-Pnyinic and Voting. To THE EDITOR Sir: The campaiRn La been over for some time and I have neglected sending in my compliments to The Sestixel for performing its duty so manfully as a democratic paper. It 'eft nothing uudoue. I have been a reader of The Skxtixel for a pood many years, and never Lave I found it; equal

for sound democratic doctrine and eood judgment and common-sense. It advocates economy and equality. It is willine to favor the poor as well as the rich, and is willing to punish law-breakers such as W. y. Dudley and ail the "trusted men" for the villainous crimes that they committed during our late campaign. Mr. Editor, you wanted to hear from democrats suggestions on the reform of the election laws in Indiana. There have been a good many already and some very good ones. One man suggests as I do, and that is for every voter to show his tax receipt for the past year, the county or state in which it was given, where he has formerly resided. There js one feature I would earnestly urge, that is making provisions for voters who may have ijust arrived at the age of twenty-one and have not had the opportunity to pay tax. I know this would bring ' about a diflerent result ; would bring some money in to our state and county treasuries, for there are many who would pay taxes in order to get to vote. and if they did not there would be no disadvantage. JJut still it would prove to beRn advantage, because men who pay taxes would get to make their own law?. In my opinion, there arc 20,000 people in the state who do not pay auy taxes at all, but when election day comes they are' all on hand and their vote counts as much as the man's that pays tax on Sy,0i.r.i. They are voting on us tax-payers more taxes and making laws for us, and are themselves as ignorant of the law as steers. I understand there is a committee preparing a plan to present to the legislature. 1 hope and trust !iey will give my suggestions a thou eh t or two. Give us a law that is solid against Dudleyism. Zionsvillc, Ind., Dec. 31. J." R. Erntet a Strong; Law. To THE Editoh Sir: I never saw you that I know of, but 1 read The Sentinel, and I see in its columns some suggestions of late that roused me up a little on ths subject of election reform. I think we need a strong law, and beg to suggest my plan let the governor recommend it to the legislature in his message. Make a law to fine a vote-buyer $T-u0, imprison him for not more than five nor less than one year, collect the line and give it the informant; and the same fine fjr a man who will coerce another by using threats of displacing him from business while in his employ as a miner, manufacturer, farmer, or what not. 1 am an old man now, but would like to see a strontr law to protect the honest poor man in his rights. We have lately have a desperate and demoralizing defeat. This, or some other plan more eöective, I do sincerely hope, will be enacted. Let the people agitate and educate, but strike at the root now. This is a calamity second only to the war. Your friend in Cleveland democracy. John Overman. RockviUe, Ind., Dec. SI. Does Not IleÜeve in 1'olling the Voters. To the Editor Sir: All election laws will be a failure, a farce, a hypocritical delusion, I don't care how good and honest they are made and enforced, if you don't prevent the polling of the wards, precinct, township, county and state. You think vou can make the citizen of Indiana and the imported negro voters honest, even by the Australian system of voting. Why, ?o long as you poll the voters in the wards, and the democratic and republican rings know bow many votes they need, they always will buy votes enough before they go to the poll to vote, and fix it up. The only way to jret honest election will be when no man wül know how the voters vote. Polling the voters before the election is an infamous', contemptible conspiracy in this glorious free republic. Yours. W. G. Dr.EYTHALER. Indianapolis. Dec. 31. Worthy of Recognition. TotheEpitok Sir: I have not seen any thanks extended to the so-much misrepresented and abused gentlemen who made the affidavits against Harrison in regard to the strike of '77 I thought the democratic party could afford to look after such men who were fearless enough to take tiie stand for right and truth, no matter what might be the result. Such men have too much honor and self respect to go begging for recognition, but I think tue party should look after ihem, because such men will be the most trustworthy in any position with which they may be intrusted. Old Soldier and Democrat. Bnghtwood, Dec. öl.

?ot in Everything;. Arkansaw Traveler. "Do you think that the world is beautiful?" he said. "Yes, tolerable." "Do vou think that there is poetry in every-thins;?'-"Yes, poetry in everything except the poems we see in the magazines." Might M( niinself the Trouble. Merchant Traveler.! "That reminds me of a story," said Jenkins as he straightened himself up to carve the turkey. "A story of an occurrence that happened when I was a little loy." "John," interrupted his wife rather sharply. "What is it, my de:;r?'' "The turkey is Muffed with chestnuts." Hound Hand and Foot. N. Y. Time. Republican presidents from Grant to Arthur have ltrired their party to make some concession to the country in the direction of tariff reform aud have had their trouble for their pains. The party is bouud hand and foot to the monopolists and can not break its bonds. Luxuries I'or the Rich Only Bluflton Banner,) Increase the tariff on all articles that can be manufactured here until it becomes practically prohibitory, au'llH none but the rich enjoy th luxuries from abrof f. This is the position of the republican senate as declared by a republican senator. Ornament for the Harrison Parlor. fCouri'-r Journal. The Oregon republicans have sent Mr. Harrison a brass spider web. This little testimonial may prove highly useful. There pre a great many uies on the republican party of the present day. AVhyThey Don't Hue Jliiu. rtushvUle Ja'.ksonian.l Because Leon O. Iküley showed itp HarriFon's record in the last campaign republicans don't like him. That is all there is in the objection to him. Making a Fine Record. Muncic Herald. Senator Turpie Is making a record that shows him to be one of the greatest statesmen who ever entered the senate chamber. A Fugitive. 'Madison Herald. 1 Dudley, the bright and shining- light of the republican party, is still a fugutive from justice. Talliins Shop. Harvard Lampoon. First Trump "1 say, have you taken abath?" Second Tramp "No! Is there one missing?" THE ClGTHEX-pitf ßtVGADE The peorla rldo on many lines.

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THE OFFICIAL REPORT

Of tiie Surrender of tbe- Haytiea Republic by the Government of llaytl. Washington, Jan. 2. The following correspondence in relation to the state of aüairs in Hayti was made public tj the secretary ol state to-day: U. g. hrv AMKR Gax FNA, l J'ORT-Ai-PmN. k, Hayti. r Iec. 21, 13.) To the Honorable, the Secretary of the Nary : rMu 1 hae the bouor to iuforta the drartujett that the Galena and Yaatic arrived at this port at 'j:Sii o'clock yesterday ru"rniup. Immediately oa anchoring ao'ofiicer was sot on shoro to tit-liver" th di? patches sent bv the department of ttatetoout miuister, Mr. J. . V. Thompson, and toofl'r hiio s pasac off to the ship. At the rmie tim dispatohe intniso-d hy the Hayti-'n minister, Mr. Mej.hcn Preston at New York, to Capt. fruuiccr, wer cut to (ien. Legitime, to whiii they were addre.ed. Ontho arrival of Mr. Tb.raj"n, I presenu-d Lim with a letter stating the object of civ visit. A copy of this letter is here inclosed iiiarVed "A." It then 10:ia.m., and the lime set for the delivery ol the Hay lieu IlenuMic was 3 n. in. The Yantic lay c'.ose a!onc-idc the llaytien li-'public ready to tow her oul at the time pcHCed. b"it about 2:S0 tb Haytien guuboat trraud Ki ierc appeared aDd part tbe steamer a line for ttos purpose of towing her 1 the outer hurSor where he wai to be formallv delivered up. Diving to the unlookeJ for ditlicuityof getting ihe steamer's anchor and being obliged t'l cut her chain, t.he eoul i not be towed to the outer harbor until some time afur sunset, but froui ths prompt appearance o: the tirand Hivlere and tbe evident disposition of the Haytien officials to ft ihe ship out, 1 considered tbat thn terms contained in in v leaer had been complied with as far as practicaHc. 'i ne action taVen by the Haytien povernraent it the premise-! i set forth ia the" letter addressed to our minister. Mr. Thompson, a copy of which is her. n H'. inclosed, marked "IS." After t ie mooring of the HaTtien Republic to a buoy in the outer harbor, Vice-Admiral Gaillard. senior oflu-er of the liayticn navy, Lis fia; flyinj from the lessjiline', addressed ne a note lormally deliverir.jr up the Havtien Republic A copr of this letter is herewith Inclosed, p arked "C." 1 have not, up t the present writiDS, formally accepted the vessel, and will tot until certain of her l-cloneinps, taken on ?hore by the Haytiens, havf. been restored. I have the assurance that thia will bedonesjon. Meanwhile we have au oflieer and party of seamen on board ! take care of her till the arrival of her crew, expected by the Atlas line today. A slight misunderstanding in regard to the in terehanee of the courtesies common to all riavie will I adjusted to-day without doubt, when I shall call upon i?n. Ix'itirue, n ho was inaugurated as president of the republic of Hayti on Sunday la?. I tru.t the entente cordial" may be hnppilv restored. A somewhat singular tapfer has ust "been ad-icd to the history of the Haytien Hepublic cae. It snn from what 1 cannot but consider tood authority that, only the day before our arrival the Ilaytieo rovrrnment was about to deliver her up to an Luclish crew and send her to New York. The letter herewith inclosed, marked "l," trom the xjents of the Atian line of stoauiers thonie oftice in Liverpool, explains i itelf. The object of waJin:; the Haytien Republio to ew lork to te delivered up to our governnvnt hrs not yet been made quite dear. The h:ps will coal at .'intiag', Te Cuba, one a time, kfepicjonc ship here for the present 8 a matter of precaution. As soon ts possible, one ship will be dispatched to the northern coast to viit Cap Haytien and other port in the hands of tbe opposition. I write this somewhat hurriedly in order t take advantage of a i.iail about to leave tor New York by a l'utch steamer. With great reieet. J B. Lift-, Hear Ad mi ml t. .S. Navy, Commanding North Atlantic ."-q.tadron. Of the correspondence mentioned by Admiral Luce, the letter marked "D"' is the moft important, as it indicates that the Haytien government is not satisfied with the decision of the president. It is as follows: COl'MIL OP THE SKCKETABV OF 8TATK, ) roBT-Ai-Psisc, Dec 20, ' Tn the Mixistkr By reason of the friendship existing betwtcn th republic of the United Nate and the republic of Hajti, the government ba dc:dvl to iv tip to the admiral tbe merchn. steamer Haytien Ilcoubüc captured in tbe water oi M. Marc. At the same time the fcovcrnment in?ke fouie reservations in what concerns Ihe judiciary action to which it may have recourse before th American courts. Iterelviug the assurance of my di'tinuished consideration, secretarr of fureijju aflairs. I'.yr, M a If. bono. To Mr. Thompson, Minister Eesident of the CuitM Mates, rort-An-lTince. The secretary of state has received a dispatch from I'. ,S. consul at l'urto Plata dated Pec. 13, saying that the revolution in the northern part of -San IomiDo has been suppressed, and that many of the participants have been arrested. No Man's Chances Hopeless. IN. Y. Times. If it U Gen. Harrison's opinion that the republicans of the South are a pang of political thinibli-iiK'sers, then by all means he should select Mahone to represent them, but no other reason would justify such a selection. Outtide of Virginia, a etate in which he has for years done every thing in his power to make decent people ashamed of the name republican, Mahone has Absolutely no following in the Swuth, nor is he held in any respect either in Virginia or elsewhere. lint no doubt he will find plenty of republicans to picad his cause with the president-elect. So loug as "Tom" Piatt can get leading men in the party to visit Indianapolisin his behalf, no man's chances need be considered hopeless. Nipped In the Itud. Harper's Buar. M:s Cbancelor (who is about to give an n tenniDioentr "t'Jood afternoon, Mr. Sappy."' Mr. Sappy (who has known her for two years, but never called) "Good afternoon, Mis C'hancelor. How well you are looking! I have been trying so hard to rind time to call, but ahem ahem I Miss haucelor "Uh, of course, I undcrI rdand. Mr. Sappy; the weather has been tn I wretched for tr.e past two years, has it not? Good afternoon. Something to Show. (Chicago Tribune. 'Ib vou mean to tell me, Mrs. Dillu," d- . raaiidedthe husband, angrily, "that you rave I a total fctrancer an order lor 10 worth of grocenes at prices less man wrioiesaie aeaiers can Luv them, and paid him for the goods in advance? Didn't you have sense enough to know it was a swindle? Your money's gone now, madam, and vou've nothinsr to show for it." "Why, yes I have, John," said Mrs. Billus with some anxiety; "I have his receipt for it." The Trend or Her Mind. ruck. Preceptress. "Will yiu tell me, Miss wood, what is the principal export of Bordeaux?" Miss Locrwood. "Wine." Preceptress. "Correct. And now, Mis De j Tay re, you may mention the one great proj ductioti of the city of Lyons." ! Mia Ie. Tare (with her mouth watering) j "Lyonnaise potatoes." I They Ilealize III Value. ! (Labor S ßnal.j I From the unmber of millionaire monopolists j who daily counsel w ith the president-elect, it is plain that tbe nation's plunderers appreciate tb.3 value of a "friend at court." Compel the Tearlier. Chieaco Times. Talking about compulsory education, wonldn' it be a good idea if the teachers, as a rule, were compelled to know just a little more than their pupils? One IVncon Not Worried. Hhicaco Mail. About ine otiiy aeacon in me country wn loesu't seem to be worrying over the inaugation ball is Icacon Harrison himself. About the oulv deacon in the country who dv tion and shoulders above all other things for

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