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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
Mr.. Holman Comes to the Front with an
Objection, and Prevents the Charter
ing of New Gas Company.
General Sherman Returns Thanks,
and Says He Is Ready to Retire.
How the Banks Compel the Government to
Pay for Transporting Silver-General
Hazen and His Enemies.
A GOOD DAYS WORK.
Republicans Well Pleased with the Progress
of the Senate Tariff Bill.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Republicans Well Pleased with the Progress
of the Senate Tariff Bill.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The Republican SEN
ators were in excellent humor tonight, and
when consideration of the free list was con-
cluded, at $40, the venerable chairman
of the finance committee, who has per-
sistently stuck to his work and stub
bornly resisted an adjournment each day un-
til substantial progress had been made read
lily and smilingly acquiesced at the first sug-
gestion of postponing until tomorrow any
further labor upon the tariff bill. 1t is now
generally conceded that the Senate will finish
the bill by Saturday night What its fate
will be when it reaches the House, it is rather
difficult to premise Within the past few
days there has been marked change of tenn
per on the Democratic side, and their conduct
would almost lead to belief in the sincerity
of their professions that they desired the
passage OF the bill, were it not for the fact
that they feel confident no bill can pass the
House, and relying upon this, they are quite
ready to divide with the Republicans the
credit of putting the measure through the
Senate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09

Begins to Decline.
PITTsBURG, Feb. S-The flood in the Mo-
nongahela river reached its highest point
twenty-eight feet-at o'clock this morning,
and soon after began to recede. Owing to
the cold weather, which shut off the small
streams, the water did not reach the high
point anticipated by several feet. The dam
age here is almost wholly from inundation
but the loss from that is considerable. All
the mills along both rivers are submerged
and operations suspended Many stores in
the lower portion of the two cities are under
water, and hundreds of families on the South
Side and in Allegheny have been compelled
to leave their homes until the flood subsidies
Dispatches from towns along the Mononga-
hela report great damage from inundation.
The water at all points is subsiding and no
more danger is apprehended.
At 10 o'clock tonight the rivers are stead
lily receding, with twenty-four feet of water
in the Monongahela and about the same in
the Allegheny. The bottom lands are still
submerged, but at the rate at which the
water is falling the rivers will be within
their banks by morning, The damage by the
inundation in this vicinity will be 800, 900,
while like amount will cover the loss up
the Monongahela valley.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
AT CINCINNATI.
The Water Still Risng-Expectation that 1t
viii Reach Sixty Feet.

viii Reach Sixty Feet.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 6.-The Ohio river is
rising along its whole length. At Wheeling
there is thirty-six feet in the channel, and
still rising. Boats cannot pass under the
bridge. Marietta is flooded more than ever.
The railroad track between Marietta and
Bellaire is under water The TimesSta
special says Catlettsburg is already flooded,
and more damage is expected, on account of
the great rise in the Sandy river. At Ports
mouth the river is fifty-ive feet and rising.
A considerable portion of the city is under
water. The Scioto river is also rising above
the railroad track in North Portsmouth.
Newport, KY, suffers most at present
Very many houses are already invaded by
the water and people are moving out. The
Anchor Iron and Steel-works, the Newport
Iron and Pipe Foundry, and the greater part
of Swift's roling-mill are compelled to stop
Merchants along the river front of this city
are busy removing goods from the cellars
and first floors. No further damage to coal
barges. No railroads are submerged, but
they will be tomorrow if the rise keeps on
The river is now fifty-two feet eight inches,
and rising three inches an hour. 1t is ex-
pected to reach sixty feet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
THE sLEE r-sToRM.
The Country in the Vicinity of Springfield
Covered with Sheet of Ice.
Enecia1 IN thu TndionaDol,s Tournol

The Country in the Vicinity of Springfield
Covered with Sheet of Ice.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. Sit is now known for
the first time that Springfield and Lincoln
lie in the very center of the great sleet storm
of Illinois. To the west along the line OF
the Wabash railway, the ice begins to grow
thin and slight at the Illinois river seventy
miles from here, and on the north Bloom
ington is in the edge of it. There are now
over 800 men at work on the Wabash road
between here and the Illinois river, chop
ping, picking and shoveing the ice from the
track. The rain and sleet filled the space
full between the rails and froze solid
up to level with their tops, and has
to be dug tout as if it were old,
hard macadaIn in street. Fully
fifty miles of road have had to be dug out in
this way and in - that distance there was
not, last night asingle side track that could
be used nor a switch that could be moved.
For miles on stretch along that road all
the telegraph lir.es are down on the ground
and frozen tight lnder a mass of ice, and
the appearance LOW is that they cannot be
got out till th@w comes. All such places
have to be bridge5 over with new lines. The
work is heavy che and entails great ex-
pense.
In this city the embargo of ice holds
without the least symptom of yielding
The telephone company asays lit
will take onet hundred mes1 two
weeks to put the system in working
order again The work is difficult and dan
gerous, and one man has already received
dangerous and probably fatal injuries while
engaged in it, by falling from the top of n
icy pole tits difficult to get line men, A
request was sent to st. Louis for additional
help, but the men declined to come for less
than $40 day. Che men at work here are
getting 81 day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
HOLMAN's OBJECTION.
1t Proves Stumbling Block in the Way
of New Charter.
Special to the indianapolis Journal

1t Proves Stumbling Block in the Way
of New Charter.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-Representative Hol-
man strengthened his reputation to-day as
the great objector" by submitting, from the
House committee on District of Columbia,
minority report against the iill to incorpo-
rate the UNITED States Gas and Fuel Com
PeF'g, Of Washington" The poor quality OF
the gas and the exoroitant bills which the
people of this city are compelled to pay f5r
it have long been subjects of bitter complaint,
until it finally found practical expression in
bill which was introduced in Congress to
charter an opposition company few days
since A favorable report upon the bill was
presented to the House. and it was at first
supposed to be unanimous, until it was
learned that Mr. Holman was on the COM
mittee. In this instance, however, Mr.. Hol-
man may be right, although the citizens are
quite willing to run the risk of the evils he
points out. He takes the ground that the
history of interpretations of rival gas COM
panies shows that they are no advantage to
the customers; that they finally consolidate,
and that the prices for gas are not materially
lowered in cities where there are more than
one company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
MARIETTA AND PoMERoY.
The Damage Counted by Hundreds of Thou
sands at Both Places.

sandS at Both Places.
CINCINNATI, Feb. S.-The Commercial Ga
zette specials report that the Ohio river has
receded two inches at Marietta, but the city
is in darkness, the gas-works being flooded
The water is within two feet of the great
flood of 1860 The loss in the city will be
very great, merchants not having time to
save their goods. Mrs. Groves was found
drowned in her house this evening. The
railroad connection is cut off, The loss in
the township to farm property is estimated
at $4,000
At Pomeroy the flood is greater than any
since 1S47, and promises to exceed that be-
fore morning. Three hundred buildings
have from one to fifteen feet of water in
them, and three-fourths of the business
houses are in water from six to ten feet deep.
The damage to dwellings and business houses
is estimated at $4,000 to $15O000. The salt
furnaces and iron works are badly damaged.
There is three feet of water in the railroad
depot, and no trains have run since Tuesday
night The only means of communication
in the city is by skihs. The river is rising an
inch and a half per hour.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
Congressman Beltzhoover's Underhanded
Attack General Hazen.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

WASHINGTON, Feb. SIN the Congressional
Record of to-day is printed a speech by Rep
resentative Beltzhoover, of Pennsylvania,
upon the bill defining the duties of the sig
nal service The speech was not delivered,
but as is frequently done, Mr. Beltzhoover
on Saturday obtained permission to print
some remarks. Their appearance to-day has
excited unusual remark and has created an
unwonted stir in military circles. The
speech is a most savage arraignment of the
Signal Service Bureau in general and OF Gem
eral Hazen, its chief, in particular Among
other things, it charges him with sending
out agents to work zap" public opinion
in the principal cities and corruptly inAu-
ence legislation by some means. Mr. Beltz-
hoover has obtained a large number OF letters
from these so-called agents of General Hazen,
and these are incorporated into the speech. A
letter from General Hazen to one Clapp, and
marked confidential" says:
Get word to Powell to work up our
friends in the four large cities of Boston,
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore"
Several letters from indianapolis are given.
Under date of Nov. "a, 1881, Lieutenant
Allen, who had been sent to work up the
sentiment in Indianapolis writes his chief:
"The signal corps has done no end of beg
ging, and when we only want resolutions and
no dinners, they respond heartily
Here are regular officers" says Mr..
Beltzhoover, "who, while they are draw
ing salaries from the government
for services to the public prost-
tute their places to the infamous work
of getting up bogus resolutions 10 impose
upon Congress and induce it to vote more
money to build up a grand, soft nest for just
such scalawags to creep into. They cannot
dishonor themselves, but they bring reproach
npon the most distinguished service in the
world But this is not all. These bogus
resolutions are printed at the governments
expense and mailed in government
envelopes at the cost OF the government.
buncombe articles are published in news
papers indorsing the Signal Bureau, and paid
for as advertisement, out of the signal fund.
One of these laudatory frauds was published
in paper in France, called Nature, at a cost
Of 900 francs which was paid out Of the
storm fund This article from Nature, and
similar ones from other papers, are repub.
lished in pamphlet form by the thousands,
under the direction of Hazen, to prove to an
admiring country what great weather
prophet and rival of Vennor we have
Hazen and Vennor par Mobile fratrum."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
General Hazen's Response.

To the Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S-GeneralW B. Hazen
chief signal officer of the United States
army, has sent the press for publication
statement in reply to the charges made
against him and the attacks made upon the
signal service by Representative Beltzhoover
and a number of anonymous writers. The
charges, General Hazen says, have their ori-
gin in the resentment OF a dismissed emplove
of the service, and are untruthful and Sian.
derous the attacks being made for the pur.
pose of bringing about the removal of the
weather service to the Interior Department.
General Hazen then gives briefly, the reasons
why such removal should not be made viz:
Frst-Because experience has shown that
the head OF the service must have power to
punish men for neglecting to take observa-
tons at precisely the prescribed time, and
such power cannot be had under civil law.
Second-Because the work is done more
cheaply by the present signal service than il
could be done by civil bureau.
Third-Because the government must be
able to hold observers by enlistment in order
to secure the beneft of their services in re-
turn for the instruction given them in me-
teorology.
These, he says. are some of the reasons
why the weather bureau should be retained
as part OF the service which has made it
success.
General Hazen then calls attention to the
covert attempts which he thinks are being
made to destroy the weather service by indi.
rectly hostile legislation. The army, appro.
priation bill, as reported to the Senate, con,
tans provision that officers who have served
in Washington more than three years shall
return to their regiments. This, he says
u,rulI tho tyaathar carvina ~
least suspend it for long time, because
every officer, except one, who can make
weather prediction has been i'll the weather
service here more than three years.
In conclusion General Hazen says: ~
Congress wishes to know all tie details Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
CROWN JEWEL FLOUR.
EDUCATIONAL.
THE ROSE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE,
A School of Practical Science,
TERRE HAUTE, IND,


Will open for the reception of a class OF twenty
five students Mechanical Engineering on
Tuesday, the 9th of March, 1888, when can
didates for admission will be examined. On
Wednesday, 9TH of March, dedicatory exercises
will be held at the Institute, and on Thursday,
March s, the school duties will begin. The open
ing class will be graduated after a course OF
threeand-a-half years, and will be selected from
the most proficient among the applicants. The
course of study which will, in general, require
four years, will comprise all branches necessary
to thorough training either of the pracncal
sciences, and will embrace Mathematics from Al
zebra, beginning with Quadratic equations, to
the Integral Calculus Chemistry, general and
analytical; Geology, Mneralogy, Metallurgy,
Mining, Civil, Typographical and Mechanical
Engineering, Physics, Drawing, French, Ger
man, English Literature and History Ample
facilities will be afforded for laboratory and
other practice in all departments demanding it,
including completely equipped manufacturing
shop for training in Mechanical Engineering
Applications for admission, and all inquiries,
should he addressed to DIR. CHARLES o.
THOMPSON. President of the Faculty, or to
SAMUEL s. EARLY, Secretary of the Board of
Managers
Terre Haute Dec. 3O 1882.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
AT PARKERSBURG.
Three Hundred Persons HomeIess-Great
Damage Expected.

PARKERsBURG, W. Va, Feb. 8.-This is the
highest flood here since 1860. AT 8 o'clock
this morning the river was forty-four feet
above low water The houses on the Ohio
side are inundated; also on the Kanawha
side. Three hundred persons are homeless
Every mill in the city is under water, and
the pulp-mill holds only by frail boom
The loss is fully 100000. No lives lost. The
Kanawha river IS rushing out at a tre-
mendous rate ard unless the backwaters can
CHECK it. it will arry away the iron bridge.
The Fater is wiz in one loot of the furnace
fires in the postotfice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
Condition of 81. Louis Banks.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. s.-The Republican says,
editorially, that the reports sent abroad to
the effect that St. Louis banks have advanced
$4,000000, or any other large sum on whisky
in bond, are ridiculously false. Well-in-
formed bank officials are of the opinion that
not more than 5000 of bank capital is be-
ing used in this way.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
Reported settlen.ent OF the Telegraph war.

New YORK, Feb. S.-The Post says: III The
settlement is legal the fight between the
Western Union and the Mutual Union COM
panies is completed, and all negotiations
have been settled, except the signing of the
documents. 1t will result in consolidation
of offices, line services, etc. to an extent that
will reduce the expenses of both companies
from 100000 to $500, 900 and consequently
leave that much for net income,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
Two schooners wrecked.

LONDON, Feb. 8.-A schooner has been
wrecked near Port Ferry, Ireland; another
near the Shetland Islands, Scotland. In the
first five sailors were lost; in the latter the
whole crew perished.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
A Liberal Appropriation.

DENVER, Col, Feb. 8.-The Colorado Legis-
lature to-day appropriated $2l,000 for the
entertainment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, which will hold its national encamp-
ment here during the coming summer. The
city of Denver will donate 500, 900 more.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
AT WHEELING.
A Panic Caused by Exaggerated Reports
Beilaire Inaccessible by Rail

WHEELING, Feb. S.-The river here has
again reached thirty-seven and one-half feet,
about the highest it was on Tuesday, and not
more than two feet more is expected. The
water is now rising about two inches an hour.
Exaggerated reports reached the city of a
flood coming, last night and a panic was
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
Suffering at Sea.

LONDON, Feb. S.-The survivors of the dis
aster to the steamer Kenmore Castle, which
foundered in the Bay of Biscay on the I'd
inst, existed three days by chewing fan
rel vest The third officer became starving
mad and jumped overheard, but was res
cned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
MARINE INTELLIG ENCE.
The Steamship Nederland Reported All
Right on Monday Last

PHILADELPHIA. Feb S.-A special cable
from Antwerp says the steamship Nede rland
passed the Scilly Islands on Monday last; that
no unusual bad weather had been reported,
and her rigging makes her reported loss un-
likely The bottle found Feb. 6 is considered
a miserable Joke
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
Madison Factories Compelled TO Suspend
Work.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
MADISON, Feb. 8.-The Ohio river here has
risen ten feet since dark yesterday and is
still rising and threatening a big overflow.
The starch-works shut down this afternoon,
and all the mills and factories along the
river have suspended work and are prepar-
ing to save property. Hundreds of ope-
ratives are out of work, and great loss is an
ticipated The Kentucky river is too high
for navigation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
Fatal Boiler Explosion.

DEs MONIES, Ia, Feb. S-A boiler exploded
at Boone last night, instantly killing George
Fleming, the engineer, and Joseph James,
and fatally injuring John Johnson, Two
horses were killed. The engine-room and
the company's coal office were blown to
atoms
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
Lawrenceburg and Madison but
Slightly Damaged as Yet.
Last Weeks Sieet Storm-The Country About
Springfield, ILL.,, Utterly Thick Sheet
of Glittering Ice.
LAwRENoEBURG AND MADISON.

The Lowlands Around the Former City
Completely Inundated.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAwRENCEBURG, Feb. S.-The Ohio river at
this point has overhowed all the low lands
east and west of Lawrenceburg, but the city
proper, being leveed by the embankment of
the c., l., st. L. & C. railroad, so far has not
been disturbed by the water. Considerable
excitement however exists among the citi
zens living in the lower part of the city, from
fear that the fills made after the flood OF a
year ago will be washed out, and thus inun-
date large portion of our city, During the
past twelve hours the river has risen three
inches an hour, but it is thought it will not
reach the rise of February, 1882. At that
time there were fifty-nine feet of water at
this point; tonight there is about fifty three
feet. There has been no special damage here
except to the saw-mills located on the river
bank, and this will not amount to much.
The railroads at this hour are not
damaged, and the trains are still run
ming. 1t is thought the waters will
not overflow the railroad embankment
which forms levee on three sides of the
city, but there is much uneasiness among
the people for fear that the gravel fills made
after the washout in 1882 may not stand the
pressure of the water that may come upon
them during the next twelve hours. The
opinion is that the river will not reach, by
at least three feet, the rise of last year, which
completely submerged our city
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
Steamship News.

GLASGOW, Feb. S.-The Anchor Line steamer
Utopia, from New York Jan, 23d, has arrived
All well.
New York, Feb. s.-Arrived: Westphalia,
from Hamburg; Elbe, from Bremen; Lake
Huron, from Liverpool.
LONDON, Feb. 8.-The steamer Bavarian,
which sailed Jan 90, for Boston, has returned
to Liverpool, with her machinery damaged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09

Heavy Loss Inflicted at Points Along the
River, Particularly Parkersburg, Wheel
ing, Pomeroy and Marietta,
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MRS DANIEL VENoYLE, Bremen, Marshall Co.
says: browns Iron Bitters cured me of dy-
snensiaO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
THE FLOOD In THE OHIO.

The Water Falling and No Further
Danger Apprehended at Pittsburg.
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WHEN INDICATIONS.

FRIDAY. Slightly warmer, fair wealth.
er, followed by local rains.
Milford chronicle., 1883-05-25
r. A. srEwARD, Postmaster

THE clerks of Milford held meet
ing on Tuesday evening last in D. H.
Holland & Sons store, at which. resO-
lutiOns were adopted requesting the
merchants to close the stores at eight
O'Clock on all evenings but Saturday
throughout the summer This request
is one that should be granted, as tie
hours are entirely too long in which
a clerk il compelled to remain on duty.
All the prominent merchants of Mil
ford, but one, have signed the agree
ment to go into effect June 1st, for
three months.
Milford chronicle., 1883-05-25

A magnificent lot of newly import
ed Lyons Black Grenadines, war
ranted all silk. The designs are
rich and beautiful. Two qualities,
$1.25 and $3.50, which is said to be
less than half of the cost of importa-
ton. Before the goods reached the
counters twenty dresses welO sold by
the sample piece that customers saw
in passing. We have some other
Black Goods at half price.
Milford chronicle., 1883-05-25
PersOnaIs.

Mr.. Robt. Morris. formerly foreman
i'm the PeninsuLar Netos Office, has left
that tpaperand Joined his fortunes with
the SUSSEX Democrat of Georgetown.
IN accepting the agency by s. E,
Marshall. of Child, Tappen < Bro, of
New York. Mr.. Marshall has been
very discreet, AS he dit not desire to
loan his name to firm Of doubtful
standing. He wrote to several promi-
nent firms in New York and to the
President of the Worcester railroad,
who has had business relations with
the firm. All of the letters were satis-
factory, and Mr.. NJ. naturally feels
great confidence in them.
Mr.. H. H. Prettyman, of Coving ton,
KY. arrived in Milford yesterday, and
is the guest of his parents.