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TO BE EXAMINED FOR RETIREMENT.-Second
Lieut. John 7. Barnett, 5th cavalry, has been Or
dered before the army retiring board at Fort
Leavenworth Kas., OF which General C. c. Augur
Is president.
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FIRST LIEUT.. JOHN O'CoNNELL, sth infantry, now
on leave OF absence In this city, is ordered to report
to the superintendent general recruiting service.
New York city, for temporary duty at a recruiting
depot. and to accompany the first detachment of
recruits leaving for the Pacific coast On the COM
pletion Of this duty he will join his company.
LIEUT. WM. p. ELLIOTT has been ordered to the
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Washington News and Gossin,

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAy.-Internal rev.
enue, 1898 53955; customs, s661, ,I9osa
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NEW BOOKS FOR BOYS
The BOY Travellers in Central Africa by Knox
Etcoilcc:onsOf Of Il Drummer Boy by Kiefrcr
PM and His Friends, 10y TrowIridEe
from Powder Monkey to Admiral, by Kingston.
S!us HarDor, by Oliver Optic
81. Nicholas Bound volumes for 1881
I he Cruise Of the Snow bird 10y Stables
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The Columbia Baptist Association.
THE OPENING SESSION AT THE 18TH STREET CHURCH.
The annual meeting of the Columbia Associa-
ton Of Baptist churches was commenced at the
First Baptist church, on 18th street, at II o'clock
this morning, Rev. s. II. Greene, the moderator,
presiding and Mr.. S. NJ. Yeatman secretary. After
the enrolling OF the delegates the following Off
GERS were elected Moderator, Rev. c. C. Meador;
MessrS j. Fl. Cuthbert, E. B. Curtis and A. NJ.
Clapp were appointed as committee to arrange
the order OF exercises. Reports were received,
exercises, led by the moderator. The meeting ad-
tourned at 12:35 with benedictiOn by Rev. D. w.
Faunce After lunch, which was served In the
lecture rooms of the church, devotional exercises
were held from until O'Clock by Rev. w. NJ. In
gersOu. About one hundred delegates were pres
ent.
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The reorganization Of the Senate.

The Reorganization Of the Senate.
DEMOCRATS TO PLACE NO OBSTRUCTION IN THE Way
NO SPECIAL CONSIDERATION TO BE SHOWN MALONE.
A democratic Senator now in this city gives some
information as to the reorganization OF the Senate
by the republicans this winter. This Senator was
prior to the adjournment OF the last Congress- a,l-
thorized to wait upon the republicans and inform
them that the democrats would not offer any OBJ
stace to the election of president pro tenpore,
they were desirouS OF avoiding an extra session.
The democratic Senator gave the Information to
Senator Allison and I'm pursuance of this Mr. Ed
mundS was elected to succeed Judge Davis Since
the democratic Senator referred to has been in
Washington this time and during the past few days
he has talked with Senator Edmunds about the
reorganization. Mr.. Edhunds has been advised
that the democrats recognize the right of the re-
publicanS to control the Senate by reason of their
majority, and that they Nhe democratS will not,
in any manner. ObStruct the republicans in reOr-
ganiZing the body. Mr. EdmundS said that the re-
publicanS WILL In due time, after the meeting OF
Congress, proceed to reorganiZe the Senate; that
Senator Malone will be accorded precisely the
same consideration as any republican Senator and
no more that special concessions as to the sec
retaryship or any other Office will be accorded him.
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CHANGE OF NAME.-The name of the post Office
at AL Boyhns' M Depot. Va has been changed to Boy
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The NATIONAL CoLORED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
W. Pledger, OF Atlanta, Ga, chairman OF the eX-
ecutlve committee lately held in Louisville, has
issued call for q meeting OF the committee in
W tShlngtOn on December 10 TO consider matters Of
interest the co loral race
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THE naval retiring board has recommended the
retirement OF Gunner W. c. seymour
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REGISTER BRUCEs ANNUAL REPoRT.-In his
annual report Register Bruce calls attention to the
necessity for additional rooms for the files of his
office. He will be able to reduce the force of the
loan division, but all clerks relieved from duty there
VIII be needed in other divisions OF the Office. He
states that the registered four per cent bond, No.
21o39. for 5000, which was reported to be missing
last August. has not been found. He adds that the
bond could not be negotiated, being an untitled
blank.
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Mr.. RLAIRS COMMITTEE IN GE0RGIA.-The sub
committee OF the Senate committee on education
and labor met at Columbus, Ca. yesterday and
took the testimony Of a number of prominent citi-
Zens. They viii go to Atlanta tomorrow and
thence to Augusta.
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ADMITTED TO Observation-Disclosures Haskins of
Bratteboro, Vt; VIM. L. JOY, OF Sioux City, Iowa;
j: b. Grinnell. of Grinnell, Iowa; E. s. Bailey. OF
Clinton, Iowa. and Frank j. LoeSch. OF Chicago,
Ill. We're admitted to the bar OF the United States
supreme Court yesterday.
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TO PROTECT PENsIoSERs.-Owing to recently dis
covered frauds, Postmaster General Gresham has
issued an order forbildtng postmasters to furnish
lists of names OF ext niOn soldiers and others sun
posed to be entitled 10 pensions to pension claim
attorneys
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PATENTS WERE ISSUED to-day as follows: John B.
Adt, Baltimore, apparatus for separating stems
and dust from granulated tobacco; Frank Burrows
" Washington, ID. c.. SeCurer; Geo. Davis Richmond
va, foot power: Sophia NJ. Oberander, Baltimore
rubber boot; Geo. /. Pillings, Baltimore. machine
1or cutting can body blanks: JAS i. Rivera Balti-
more, CONNECTION grinding apparatus: Edward G.
Roberts. Broadford Va, furniture drawer: John H.
Spanger Baltimore, bali rack for pool tables; Wal
ter n. Willis, T1ppe, Md, steam engine
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-22
win Effect a Change.

Judge Elliott, of the supreme Court, has de
livered an opinion that will work a great change
in legislative practice In the case OF the Board
of Commissioners of Madison county VS.. w. B.
BurfOrd, he decides that courts are b0und to
respect as laws the properly authenticated acts
of the Legislature filed by the proper Off GERS. and
received in accordance with law by the Secretary
of State. 1t is Of special interest as deciding
upon the right OF the Governor to sign bills sent
him on the last two days of the legislative SEES
sion, and is, in effect, that when bills are pre-
scented to the Governor on those days he may
sign them if he shall so CHI DOSE. The decision
relates particularly to the failure OF the general
appropriation bill of the last legislative session
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-22

The Canada Pacific railway is establishing ex-
detrimental farms along its line.
Through trains were put on Monday be-
tween Buffalo and Pittsburg over the Roc hester
& Pittsburg road.
Denver charges railway ticket brokers $500
per year for license, and requires them to keep
open record of all sales, the same as pawn
brokers.
The Georgia Pacific road completed to
Birmingham, Ala. on Saturday last and regular
trains commenced running between Atlanta anu
that point on Monday,
The Chicago & Alton management has issued
a circular stating that hereafter all employees Of
the road matter what position they hold.
will be discharged for using Intoxicating liquors,
no matter how moderately.
The earning of the Evansville e. Terre Haute
road the first week in November were S15,362,
decrease of $3.50 as compared with the CORE
spending week, 1882. Since January the earn
ings of the road have decreased $lO5,902, as
compared with 1882.
AT meeting of the committee of the passen-
ger agents, held on Tuesday, at COMMISSIONER
Moore's office, il was decided that no charge
against any railroad would he tried eKcept be-
fore a full meeting of general passenger agents
or other officials constituting this committee; or,
in the absence OF any general passenger agent
or other official member of the committee, his
road to be represented by some party bearing
credentials authorizing MIN to act for the absent
official; aud SUCH official and road to be bound
by such representatives action.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-22
STEEL RAILS.
A Good Time to Make Contracts for Next
Years improvements,

A Good Time to Make Contracts for Next
Years Improvements.
The homogeneous OF several of the TndianapO-
lis roads already negotiating with Eastern
steel rail rOlling-mill companies for rails to be
steel rails have been costing them, delivered
$40 per ton, but they hope to cut the cost down
to $39 or $50, and probably lower, the
coming year, by getting their orders in
early. Eastern papers report that in steel
rails there is considerable negotiation over
some large orders, and one contract for Is 900
tons is reported placed at prices not made pub
lie. Quotations for small orders continue at S37
per ton at mill for heavy sections and S36 to $40
FOR light rails. The mills generally are getting
nearly through with their orders, and $50 per
ton, and even 1856, have been named as prices
that would be accepted for contracts which
The rail mills at Joliet, H., are still running
fall time, with plenty of orders abe adj They are
discussing the present situation and the price OF
steel rails, with view to more economic means
of production. By labOf-Sav1ng machinery they
have reduced their force 400 men. and Sc
ri0uslv considering further reductions. In Penn
sylvania the tendency seems TO be to shut down
some of the larger BessemeF steel rail mills.
Some of these establishments have already
closed, and others announce that they will do
In the near future. How far this cessation of
work is Influenced by the approach of the time
when IL will be necessary to settle the question
of wages for the ensuing year, and how much it
is due TO the decline or steel rails TO point
which Is very near the cost of production, is an
important question. The fact that one or two
mills have made an apparent settlement of the
difficulty by reducing wages 10 per cent, and
that PlttsbuPg establishment proposes to take
a large contract for steel rails at $50 per ton,
provided they get their wages dispute settled
all right, indicates that the former is an i'm
pOrtant factor In the trouble.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-22
Suit on That Cattle Deal.

Elijah Swackhamer, of Clinton county, yester-
day began suit against Albert W. Alexander
and Everett Tressler. doing business under the
firm name of A. W Alexander s. Co., to recover
$500, the alleged value of the two carloads Of
cattle which the swindler giving the name OF
J. Zeger obtained from him by means OF
forged checks signed Fort, Johnston Il Co. Tho
complaint states that the defendants are now
in possession of the cattle, but by what means
the plaintiff does not know. and it is probable
that they bought them of Fort. Johnston &'Co.,
neither party TO the transaction then knowing
that there had been any crookedness in tho
original purchases.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-22
A KINDLY HINT.


The L, ID. s. w. Not Utilizing Its Many Adj
YHntages
There lisa feeling among the friends of the l.,
B. & W. road that there is need that more snap
be put into the management of passenger bust
ness, or they will be left in the background. One
of the first moves should be to put on line of
sleeping coaches between Peoria and Co
lumbus, If not between Peoria and Balt-
timore or New York. person can make
twelve hours better time between Peoria and
Washington, or Peoria and Baltimore than by
the Chicago routes. Yet the latter furnish
seeping-eoaches and other accommodations
the l., b. & w does not and the business of the
l., b, 81 W. naturally drifts away. Then in their
Chicago business a better class of char-caT, X
not sleeping coach, should be run. Between
Indianapolis and Columbus they have power
full competition, and char-cars. or or more
elegantly furnished day coaches should be put
on each train TO meet such competition. 1t has
come to be well understood in passenger circles
that TO meet the sharp competition of the pres
ent time, convenience and comfortable attract
i've equipments are necessary as well
as to make good time. The J., B. W.
system has become one of the most important in
the three States in which 1t operates, and 1t is
not policy to run the road on the old plan of five
years ago, when it was bankrupt affair, 2l2
miles in length. The l., B. & W. people have as
many friends as any road coming into tho city,
and there is general desire that it should secure
It's full share OF business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-22
PERSONAL.

Judge ]. D. Haynes, of Aurora, is at the Grand
Hotel.
c. A. Eastman, of Dayton, O., is at the Bates
House.
Colonel H. G. Moore, of st. Louis Is at the
Grand Hotel
Hon. D. W. comstock. of Richmond. is at tn 9
Bates House.
Clay whitley and wife, of Springfield, O., are
at the Bates House.
P. NJ. Martin and j. NJ. Carleton, of Gosport,
are at the Grand Hotel
Colonel John Furguson and wife, of Fort
Wayne, are at the Grand Hotel.
Hon. D. W, Voorhees,, of Terre Haute, and Miss
Rachel Voorhees,, of Veedersburg, are at the
Bates House.
8. D. Williams, Crawfordsvihe; T. F. Rose
Muncie S. Stalcup, Muncie; D. H. Willard,
Logan, o.; E. G. johnson, Michigan City; George
Ford. South Bend; George H. Palmer, Boston,
and W. s. Williams, of Providence, are at the
Bates House.
Lafayette JournaE Hon. John M. Butler of
Indianapolis, is mentioned for the vacancy on
the Court of Claims. Mr. Butler was formerly a
resident of Charlottesville. He is one Of the
abest and puFest men in the State and would fill
that position with distinguished ability.
Rev. Albert Erdman, d. D., recently called rs
pastor 10 inc IAD6r0a0to Cnufcn, Is expected at
noon to-day, and will be at the prayer-meeting
this evening, and also at the social tomorrow
evening in the lecture-room of the church. He
will preach on Sunday, morning and evening.
Frank J. Hail. Nashville; J. G. Wingate, Win
gate, Ind; C. g. Genung, Evansville; James
Hartness, Detroit; John W. Harper, Cincinnati;
]. d. Wheelock, Hartford, Conn., J. F. Wilson,
Kewanna, Ind; William Shields. Cincnnati; W.
T. Arnold, Terre Haute, and I. NJ. Kirkpatrick,
KOkomo, aPe at the Grand.
Mrs D. M. Jordan, in Richmond Independent:
The Indianapolis Journal has been giving the
Telegram the benefit of our brilliant reputation
In Two or three very handsome notices recently.
Away back in the years to which our memory
hates to run there was brief but brilliant en-
gagement with that excellent weekly But our
forces were Joined to the first daily newspaper
that Richmond ever had, the Independent, and
ever since that time we have had an eye single
to its daily interests. The fact is our modesty
prevents us from blowing our own trumpet, or
we might publish countless cOngratulatury let
ters received from our patrons, giving us new
courage when thespirit was weak, to go on in
our feeble way In the same OLD road 50 long
Travelled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-22
ApprecIates Faithful Services.

Yesterday being the commencement of the
third year of John Evan as the superintendent
of the indianapolis division of the Decline, he
issued a circular to employees on this division,
which reads as follows:
"With this [ would extend you greeting
thanking you for the faithfulness with which
your respective duties have been performed
during the past year, and as we are approaching
that season of tho year when we must expect TO
encounter rain, SNOW and storms OF various
kinds, would impress on your minds the great
Importance OF increased watchfuness and care
on your part to successfully guard against those
accidents which are more liable TO occur during
tho winter season. While 1t is desirable that
trains move with regularity ana dis patch do not
let your anxiety to hasten their movement
cause you to take any hazardous risk which
might result in disaster and heavy loss. Always
be sure you are right then go ahead is an adj
mOntion you find in Book OF Rules, and one
that is especially applicable to train service il
all its phases" To station agents he says: BE
Jealous in the discharge OF your duties, but tenn
per your zeal with good Judgment t, thereby your
labOrs will lnure to the prosperity of your em-
ployers and the credit of yourselves"
In this connection 1t is proper to state that sell
dom are the relations between u superintendent
and employees more friendly than between Mr.
Evan and his employees, and this accounts for
the harmony with winch matters move on this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-22
Personal AND LOCAL.
Retiring Railroad Officials Who Are to Drop
Into Pleasant Places.

Retiring Railroad officials Who Are to Drop
Into Pleasant Places.
j. H. Deverenx, president Of the Bee-lIne sys-
tenn returned from New York yesterday.
General Pease, formerly superintendent of
the l., B. q W., spent yesterday with friends in
this city
]. F. Patrick was yesterday appointed agent
for the Decline company at Selma, Ind, vice J.
L. Simmons, resigned
Manager McCrae, of the c., st. L. & p. lines,
and John F. Miller. superintendent. are in the
city. The former leaves for st. Louis at noon to-
day.
w c. Hobbs. assistant general freight agent
of the CINCINNATI Indian apolis, st. Louis ~ Chi
cago road yesterday celebrated his wooden
wedding. Several friends dropped in to see the
happy pair during the evening.
H. B. Smith. general freight agent of the Lou
isville, New Albany 81 Chicago road, on Dec.
will take the position Of general agent of the
Oliver ChilleI-plOw Company. NJ. NJ. Matthews,
his chief clerk when Mr. Smith was with the L.,
P. & c. road, is to take much the same position
with Mr. Smith in his new position.
J. G. Ernst, general passenger agent of the
Chicago, st, Louis e. Pittsburg road, who retires
Dec. /, drops into a soft place, his many friends
will he pleased to learn. His father has pur-
chased for him a $4,000 interest in the Ere d. j.
Meyers Manufacturing Company, manufacturers
of wire goods aud j. G. has been elected vice
president of the company, which is u wealthy
and prosperous corporation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-22
Real Estate Transfers.

Instruments fled for record In the Recorders
office OF Marion County. Indiana. for 81 hours
ending at O'Clock P. NJ. Nov. 81. 1888. as fur
nished by ELLIOTT & BUTLER. absEracters of
titles. room No. s. Etna Building:
Henry Peters and wife to John D.
Bremen, lot l. being part OF tho
east half of the northwest quarter
OF section 20, township 10 north,
Of range 4 Observation-Disclosures. $1,000
Isabella O'Flaherty and husband to
PeTer Schmidt, lot 40 in J. Henry
Kappes's subdivision of Il part OF
outlOt 10Y, indianapolis. 1890 2, 10000
The Thames Loan and Trust Com
pany TO Armindie +. Trey, lot II IN
Bruce Place addition to Indianap.
dis. .---....-....-...... 10000
LOUIS NJ. SchwGreI and wife TO Julia
A Fowler, part of lots T. and ..
in square 80, i'll indianapolis. 100000
Conveyauces. A. consideration ...... $6,GOO.oO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-22
ono Warranto Proceedinps.

Thomas H. Litzenberg, the defeated Demo-
cratic candidate for county auditor, yesterday
hega: quo warranto proceedings against Justus
C. Adams, the present incumbent, for possession
of the office and $4,000 damages. The cOn,-
plant alleges that Litzenherg received IL, 462
votes and that Adams received 1854 legitimate
votes and 10,645 spurious votes. The issue ia
made on the alleged illegality of the so-eaLed
''sprlng-back" Ticket voted by the Republicans.
and there ara further allegations ofIfraud, in
tiinidation, etc. The complaint is almost
identical with that filed by Eli Helny, who is
contesting the election of County Treasurer
WATSON. Mr.. Htzenberg's attorney is H. Burns
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-22
THE DAYS RAILWAY NEWS
with Chicago and
Ohio River Pool Per Cents.
A Suggestion to the l., h. & w. Management
Sleeping Coaches Between Chicago and
Baltimore via Indianapolis.
Chatting UNDER THE AWARDS.


The Object of Pools for the Better Mainte-
nance of Rates.
The officials of neither of the roads In the
Chicago and Ohio river pool seem satisfied with
the per cents. awarded them last week by the
arbitration. No one expected they would be,
and certain papers are now abusing the arbi-
traitors, who doubtless acted fairly on the infOr-
nation they had before them. The chief object
of pools is the better maintenance of rates, and
consequently per cents. should be based on the
business that road does at full rates. not at
cut rates. The e., /, ST. q c. people, for in
stance, claim not to be satisfied with the award
on their Louisville business. Yet any unbiased
railroad man knows that 10 was all they de-
served. Doubtless Investigation would show
that 80 per cent. of the travel they car
ried between Chicago and Louisville was carried
at a cut rate. In other words, it Is not legltl-
mate route from Chicago to Louisville, and the
through cars, ana passengers muet change cars
twice between Indianapolis and Louisville, sus-
talns the above statement. The l., b. IL W.
people are not satisfied with their per
cent. on Chicago and Cincinnati BUSH
ness, yet it may be all they We're
entitled to. It is well understood in passenger
circles that whenever person takes the long
route he is nine times out of ten given u cut
rate. The major portion of the travelling public
know the shortest routes, and viii naturally take
them where rates are equal The L., B. & W. Is the
direct route to Peoria, yet passengers are ear
ried over other routes, and usually it will be
found that cut rate drew them from the J., B.
u w. If there was more honor among railroad
men there would be less need OF arbitration.
There is not a railway manager who does not
know better than can an arbitrator what bust
ness his road is entitled to, and were all TO deal
squarey in the matter and maintain rates there
would be more money made i'll operating rail-
ways. The above remark in some sense seems
equally applicable to the awards of freight tFaf-
fic, yet as the passeng ger men object the most to
the awards they become more prominent.