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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-19
GENERAL HAzEN's TORNADO BOOK.
Important News About Hem COOps, Umbrel
las and HOrs.

Important News About Hen Coops, Umbrel-
las and Hogs
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-General william B.
Hazen is not only establishing a reputation as a
weather prophet, but he is also climbing to the
| summit of the peak of fame as an author. The
unprecedented success OF his volume of Weather
Proverbs has induced the Chief Signal Officer to
delight the public with another work of almost
as great interest. 1t is entitled professional
Papers of the Signal Service" and it treats of
the great tornadoes of May 20 and 3O 1888.
The plot is intricate and the scenes are laid in
the track of the tornadOeS.
General Hazen's account of the tornadoes COM
bnes dramatic narration with scientific atten.
tlon 10 he mlnutest details. !he result Is re-
markable. The terrific force of the wind is in
one instance thus tersely indicated:
"One hundred and twenty y-nine feet east of
the haystack, the hay roof of hen-hOuSe was
blownOff."
Another interesting contribution to ourknowl-
edge of the habits of tOrnadOes is found in the
report of the work OF the devastating wind at
Lees Summit:
was walking along the maiu street to the north,
stated that, his umbrella was converted into a
parachute instanter."
On page 21 the report exhibits this remarkable
Iact ABOUT the storm that swept over G. ID. Mar
tins house:
''Ihe roaring OF the storm was so loud that
Martiu, standing with his wife in the kitchen
holding the door, could not hear the screaming
OF his daughter for assistance in an adjoining
ROOM"
Then follows another thrilling episode:
mrs. ScruSgs stepped out while it was still
raining to protect some OF her young chickens.
ana had barely succeeded IN securing them when
the storm reached ner"
On page 42 the reader is asked to believe the
following statement:
Mrs. Gates's baby was blown out of the house
into wheat field"
Inc narrowing narrative of these horrors,
however, is relieved here and there by cheerful
Incidents On page rs the student of tornadoes
is informed that
TxU0 hoU ~,
ing sweetmeats and drinking milk as if nothing
at all had happened"
The most startling incident mentioned in the
hook IS found on page 73, where the author as
serts that L. ". Carter was blown up i'll the air.
and that while there he seized the tail or mane
OF horse, pulled it out, and came down with the
hair IN one hand and his hat in the other These
are a few of the many interesting facts recorded
by General Hezeu. His last work cannot fail to
have an extensive circulation. not only among
weather prophets, hut also among the readers of
light and instructive literature.
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time could he made three days, it could he ex-
tended to thirty days. He opposed the proyi-
sion
Mr. Frye, who reported the clause, as chairman
of the committee on rules, said lie could not see
how, by any possibility, the rule could touch the
gu. 81 ion of presidential succession, nor how it
raised n constitutional question, there being no
Vice pr sident OF the United States, and the Vice
president pro tempOre of the Senate being neces-
sarily the presiding officer for the next two
years. The question is, whether in the ease of
days sickness, or day or two of absence, the
United States Senate can transact business With
out being compelled to Oust him from the place
70 which it has elected him. Under the rule,
to come 10 the Senate, the body is obliged, under
the chaiTmanship of the Secretary of the Senate,
TO elect new President pro tempore, AMI thar
President pro tempore Will be clothed with all
the powers which under the constitution attach
to the Office
Mr.. Bayard stated that the constitution pro-
vides that the presiding officer of the Senate
shall be the Vice president, and, If the Vice-pres-
iGent is absent and cannot nominate his locum
tenebs the Senate must elect one; If the Vice
president comes back the next day, the senator
who was temporarily President goes ont OF of
fce ipsO factO. On one occasion the President
was i'll doubt whether the fact that Henry Will
son was in the gallery, and so within the walls
of the Senate did not vacate election Of
President pro tempore made in his absence the
day before.
Mr.. Frye pointed out that in the House of
'ptesentatiyes the Speaker had the power to
appoint substitute for a period of ten days,
and IL had never been objected to, He called for
yea and nay vote on the adoption of the clause
objeoted to-
Mr. Ingalls, offered the customary resolution,
which was agreed to- that the President aud
House of Representatives be notified of the
election of new Secretary of the Senate.
Pending vote on the rule, the Senate ad-
iOurned,
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Bills for Relief of Indiana Men.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-A bin introduced In
the Ho use by Mr. Ward, of Indiana, directs the
Secretary of War to remove the charge of de-
sertion now standing upon the records of the
War Department against Hiram Russell, late a
sergeant of Company A, Eleventh regiment. In
diana cavalry, and grant to him an honorable
discharge, which it is provided shall have the
same e fleet il the charge of desertion had
never been made against Russell.
bill by Mr.. Lamb directs the Secretary of
the Treasury to pay Captain Robert f. Bryant
of Charlottesville, Ind, the sum of $535 53 in
fun payment for his services in the late rebel
lion, as commissary of subsistence on the staff of
Brigadier-general Lewis Wallace, from Oct 7,
1861 to Feb. 2, 1862.
Another bill by Mr.. Lamb directs the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury TO pay Richard NJ. Rucker.
late of Company A, Sixth Indiana cavalry, the
pay and emoluments of second lieutenant of
cavalry, from July 10. 1864, to Jan. 49, 1865,
deducting therefrom any pay he may have re-
ceived as an enlisted man during the period
named.
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EXECUTION AT DUBLIN.
Hanging of Joseph Poole for the Murder Of
John Kenney,

Hanging of Joseph Poole for the Murder of
Joh9 Kenney.
DUBLIN, Dec 18.-Joseph Poole was hanged
for the murder of John Kenney within the walls
of Richmond prison at sos o'clock this morn
ing. Kenney was killed by Poole on the night of
July 4, 1882, in Seville Place, this city. Poole
rose at $50. priest visited him at and ad-
ministered the sacrament at 7I5 Both re-
mained in the prison chapel uptil nearly 8.
Poole stood the ordeal of preparation for execu-
tion with remarkable fort1tude. On the gallOws
he frequently kissed the crucifx, and with a
calm demeanor and in firm voice repeated
prayers until the drop fell Death took place in
three and a half seconds. Poole made no public
statement The small crowd gathered on the
outside of Richmond Bridewen dispersed as soon
as the black flag made known that the execution
was over. A large force of police and military
was present The eXecutioner was man from
the north of ireland named Jones, but this name
Is believed to be an alias. Bnns, who hanged
O'Donnell, was unable TO reach Dublin in time
to hang Poole. Reporters were admitted to the
execution.
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ana to increase the chances of the party. 1t is
held that TO add To the election of Carllse as
Speaker the nomination of Mr.. Mcdonald or any
other Western free-trader for President would be
to ALLEVIATE the Eastern Democrats who have
been counted among the warm supporters of Mr..
Tilden. On the other hand, if an Eastern man,
acceptable to the prOtectonists, were nonll-
mated upon the Ohio platform, whatever mis-
chief has been done by the election OF
Mr.. Carlisle would be speedily corrected.
Mr.. Randall himself is such man.
But II Randall is not table, there are not
wanting other good men, for there is Mr.. Charles
A. Dana, the able editor OF the Sun. who ia more
OF statesman than any of the others mentioned.
He would make a conservative administration,
acceptable to the whole country. This is the
war in which Mr.. Dana is spoken of in business
circles. There is certainly good opportunity
Tor Mr. Holman to second the suggestion. Nc
Donald, however is part and parcel of the Car
isle plan, and if he should fail then Palmer of
illinois, Palmer in fact, is looked upon by many
as more than good second, but if the phi
losophers of the party who pushed free trade 10
the mont succeed. Nc Donald will he the presi-
Dental nominee. Occasionally Judge Thur
mans maine is heard, but there is no boom as
yet Prominent Democrats do not undertake TO
disguise their apprehension OF defeat in l SS4,
and shrewd men who have opposed the SCUM
west dicsation believe that the Carlisle pro-
grafnme. as hitherto marked out, leads newt
ably 10 the election of a Republican in 1884.
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PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
The London Police Ordered to Keep Close
Watch of Suspected Persons

The London Police Ordered to Keep Close
Watch of Suspected Persons.
LONDON, Dec. 19.-The police are closely
watching the houses OF leading Irish National
lists. 1t is reported that the Lord Mayor has re-
ceived anonymous letters threatening to blow
up London bridge and Newgate prison The
detectives withdrawn from the prison after
O'DOnnell was hanged have returned there.
Extra police have been placed on or about the
bridge to watch the arches, examine all craft
passing, and scrulnze all persons crossing. In
consequence OF threats to ayenge O'DonnelI,
armed policemen guard Hawarden castle, the
residence of Mr. Gladstone.
The Irish refugees in Paris denounce the hang
ing of O'DOnnel and threaten ven geRnce
Extensive precautions nave been taken in
consequence of information of the arrival
of the Fenian, Daily, concerned in the
storage of arms at Cerkenwel for
which offense Walsh was convicted. A special
corps of nolice, many of whom speak The Irish
language, has been placed wherever il is thought
mischief is likely to occur. All prisons, public
buildings, and docks are carefully watched,
special corps of police have been detailed to
guard the Parliament buildings, Westminster
Ahhey, the government offices, the National
Gallery, the German embassy, the Mansion
House, the Stock Exchange and the Bank of
England. The luggage Of all passengers land
ing from the Atlantic steamers is carefully
cd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-19
NATIONAL POLITICS.
The Democratic Ticket and Platform Will
Be of the Free-Trsde Persuasion

The Democratic Ticket and Platform Will
Be of the Free-Trade Persuasion
Ric hard Smith, in Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Having given you general views as expressed
at Washington and New York, in regard to Re-
publican candidates for the presidency, L think
it may be interesting to furnish in this dispatcn
something with regard to the Democratic views
and plans; and l may remark that my con-
clusous are drawn from the highest sources of
information on the Democratic side, as would be
admitted were at liberty to- give names a.
1t is conceded that the election of Carlisle. to
the speakership p changed the whole plan of the
presidential campaign. Had Randall been
elected the presidential candidate would have
been taken from the East, and the campaign
would have been conducted on Randalps tariff
platform. But the West and South have forced
Carlisle upon the party, and with him
his well-known free-trade principles 1t
is now agreed that the candidate must
come from Tie Wes; that the Eastern
States may as well be abandoned TO the Repub-
licans, and that the fight must be for Western
votes, which, added to the solid South, will he
sufficient to elect. Democrats claim, and some
of them seem to believe, that Illinois, Wisconsin
and possibly Iowa can be carried on "A free-trade
platform.
This feature of the case was fully recognized
by the leaders who forced the election of Car
lisle, and having accomplished the first step in
the programme, they are now ready for the sec
ond. Their convention will be held at the West,
and probably at Cincinnati Their platform will
be tinged with Incidental protection, but it will
be virtually free trade, and the candidate will be
free-trader. The dilemma in which the cleo
tion of Carlisle placed the party, it thought
by some, might be escaped by nominating the
old lcket But this is out of the question, by
reason of Mr. Tilden's feebleness. An intimate
friend of his tells me that he not speak above
a whisper, aud that his road leads to the grave
and not to the White House This friend OF his
also assures me he would not accept the nomin-
alton If it were unanimously rendered. The old
ticket escape Is, therefore, closed,
There are not wanting politicians who dis
cover IN this logic, the theory which makes a
Western man inevitable for the head OF the
Democratic ticket, signs of that blundering
which has come to be phenominalin Democratic
political management. They reason differently
from the others. TO contest for Wisconsin and
Illinois on free-trade platform is to lose New
York and Connecticut Inevitably; whereas with
an Eastern man, whose record on financial ques-
tions has been conservative, at the head of the
ticket is To make New York the battle-ground.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-19
RAILWAY SIGNALS.

A Bsll to Secure Uniform Code All
Lines in the United States.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 Mr.. Call1ins has in
troduced a bill to establish a uniform code of
signals for nse on railroads, which prescri ibes
the following code of signals for use on all
railroads running into and between the sew
eral States and Territories of tn G United States
and the District of Columbia;
The hand waved above the head shall he n 81
nal to 90 ahead; the hand waved across the body
heioW the head shall be a signal TO stOp; the
arms extended widely and horizontally shall ID e
signal To back the train; both arms thrown up
ABOVE the head, touching the hands together,
tnen thrown down by the side, shah be a signal
thatt the train is broken apart.
nght swung through vertical arc shall be
o signal TO go ahead when swung horizontally
across the track shall be II signal 20 stop when
raised and lowered vertically shall be a signal
TO back the train when whirled round and round
vertically across the train shall be signal that
the train is broken apart
One long blast shall he a signal for approa CHI
ing stations, railroad crossings or iunctiOns;
one short blast Shall be a signal TO apply the
brakes; two long blasts shall be IA signal to re-
lease the brakes. two short blasts, when rnn-
nng shall be an nnsw to signal of cnnCu ctOr
10 stop at next ST alton; three short blasts shall
ne signal that the train Will be backed; three
long blasts, when approaching a station shall
De signal for swl ch; four short blasts shall be
to call IN the hagman; succession of short
blasts shall be an alarm for animals on the
track, and 10 call the attention Of rTanmen to
danger A blast of a whistle OF five seconds
Duration shall be d long blast within the intent
and for the purposes OF this act.
One tap of the bell shall be a signal to stop at
ohce two taps of the bell shall be signal TO
start; TWO taps of the bell when running shall be
a signal TO stop at the next station: three ia ps
OF the pell snail be signal 10 back the train.
The second section pro vides that any ratlro ad
company who shall fail or refuse 70 adopt the
signals prescribed shall he fined $1,000 for
every d;ly of such refusal or failure
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-19
MINOR MATTERS.

Preliminary Steps Looking to the Passage
of Bankruptcy Law
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Representative ames,
of New York, who is president of the New York
Board of Trade, has secured the use of Willard's
Hall, in this city, for a meeting of CONNIE rcial
organizations on Jan. 16, to consider the form
OF bankruptcy bill, with view of recommend
ing the passage of q measure by Congress
About sixty commercial organizations, located
at various business centers throughout the
country, have already signited their purpose to
send representatives to the meeting.
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Nominations Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The Senate to-day con.
frmed the following nominations: Lawrence
Weldon of Illinois, Judge of the Court of
Claims; John r. Tanner, of Illinois, United
States marshal for the southern district of Illi-
nois; Nathaniel p. Banks, of Massachusetts,
United. States marshal for Massachusetts; Alon-
20 Gesner, of Oregon, Indian agent at Warm
Sprin gs agency; John W. Scott, of Kansas, In
dian agent at the Ponca, Pawnee and Otoe
agency; Col. Samuel B. Holablrd, Quartermas-
tergeneral: John s. TooRer, of Michigan, Secre-
tary of Montana; Robinson Locke, of Ohio,
United States consul at NeMoastle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-19

Special to COurier-JOurnal.
Representatives Durham and Cannon, of H.
linois, and Senator voorhees, were talking to-
gether to-day. The subject tho fate of
O'DOnnell. Mr.. Dnnham said that the refusal
of the English government to reprieve O'Don-
nell at the request of the United States was not
only wholly mpolite but Unprecedented.
Take the Governor of Illinois, for instance"
he said. "If the Governor of Indiana should re-
quest the reprieve of any citizen of his State,
sentenced TO death in Illinois, there would be a
reprieve."
Lets see about that" said Mr.. Cannon.
when Ashbel P. Willard was Governor lie had
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-19
The Nomination of Walter Evans

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-At meeting OF the
Senate committee on finance The nomination of
Walter Evans to be Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, was taken up, the charges against him
and the reply thereto considered, and it was de.
termined to report the nomination favorahly,
Messrs. Sherman, Aldrich and Voorhees, were
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-19
LATEST OLD WORLD NEWS
Spirited Debate on Tonquin Mattera
in the French Chambers.

The Prime Minister Declares the Govern
ment Win Resign Rather than Disclose
Its Eastern Policy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-19

BELOIT, Wis, Dec. 1870. F. Collins, past
grand master of all Masonic bodies in the State
died this morning, having ruptured n hlood-ves-
sci at fire at the Merriam ,S Houston Iron
works last night, OF which he was superintend-
ent.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-03-06

The office of the Park City Times,
John B.'Gaines, editor and propric-
tor, was burned at Bowling Green
Sunday night, February 25th. The
fire was supposed to have been start
ed accidentally by some children who
were playing in the rear of the build
ing. The loss was estimated at 81
600, about half insured. This is
Gaines fourth fire in few years.
lie was burned out at Auburn, Rus
sellville, partly burned at Louisville,
and his entire Office was destroyed in
his last connagration. lie will pro-
cure another outfit and continue the
publication Of the Times.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-03-06

change. Let all whose hearts are
warmed with love for the little
ones, come to the conference and as
sist in creating public sentiment
that will compel what we want. We
sincerely trust that the people will
turn out in force and make demon
stration more imposing than any po-
lltical convention ever held in the
State. 1t, however, only a limited
number attend, and nothing more is
done than to suggest to the voters to
keep this matter in mind when Sc
Letting members of the next General
Assembly, the gathering win not
have been in vain.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-03-06

Judge w. NJ, Beckner, of Winchcs-
ter, who takes live interest in COM
mon school matters, has issued the
following circular to the people of
Kentucky:
"That our common school system is
not what it should be all are agreed.
How to improve it is the problem of
the hour. The undersigned takes the
liberty of suggesting that a confer
cnce or convention of the friends of
popular education in Kentucky, be
held at the city of Frankfort on
Thursday, March %, 1883, at y
o'clock, m, for the purpose of consid-
ering the situation and organizing a
quicker movement against illiteracy.
With quarter of million of people
in the commonwealth who cannot
even read, with the average pay of
teachers only $22 per month, with the
average value Of our school houses
$7S, and with not less than two hum
dred thousand children who do not
attend any school, it is time for us to
awaken to the magnitude of the
lphyaiclans and medicines have before isfl-I
lSled. tTTIf you have either ofthose troubieslyl
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-03-06

Henry T. White, the writer of the
funny little romances in the Chicago
Tribune, has been left a widower
after only two months of welded
life. He was married in December
to Miss Fannie Driscoll, who had al
ready made considerable reputation
as poetess, though only "a years of
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-03-06

Representative Van Voorhis stig-
matized Page, of California, as "a
cut-throat and gambler" in the
House one day last week. A scene
of the widest confusion followed,
and the irate member only escaped
summary expulsion by prompt and
most humiliating apology to the
and the gentleman offended.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-03-06

The three prisoners in the Prince
ton jail-Charles F. Wing, murder
John Holiday, bigamy, and John
Haynie, colored, penitentiary life
convict-came very near making
their escape last week with tools fur
nished them by James Clark, an
Irishman. They were detected when
an hours work of liberty.
Clark has been arrested and is in
prison.