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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-16
A Cranky Mayor.

Two months ago the mayor of Bangor started
out to fight the adoption of standard time in that
city, and still persists in so doing The commu-
nifty is divided upon the subject. Last week the
City Council voted to adopt the standard time
for one of the public clocks, as prayed for by
those taking their time from it. But Mayor
Cummings vetoed the order. He declares that
neither railroad laws nor municipal regulation has
power to change one of the innnutable laws of
God; that the hours of noon, sunrise and sunset
should occur at different periods of the day at
different localities upon the earths surface So
this farce styled standard time, " he vetoes on
the ground that it lis not indorsed by one-fourth
of the general public, as it does manifest injus-
tee to all laborers and mechanics or others who
labor ten hours per day, as it turns day into
night, as it teaches wholesale falsehood and de-
ception, and is in no way adapted to the wants
of the general public, for whose interest all leg
islation is, or should be- Notwithstanding the
action of this stiff necked mayor. in all but few
New England towns standard time has been
adOntad
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Miscellaneous Notes.

There are eight rail mills at Pittsburg Pa
Six make only light rails.
The general Offices of the Georgia Pacific road
have been removed from Atlanta to Birming-
ham,
Monagers of Eastern as well as Western roads
are complaining that traffic is lnprecedentedly
light.
The Florida Southern have extended their
rails to point twenty one miles beyond ks
simnee City, and are running trains that far.
Mississippi, which is badly in need of more
railways, is taking its turn at railroad legis-
latiOn, and is about to pass laws which will be
damaging, it is said to the roads already in ex-
istence in that State.
The railroad companies of Boston are assessed
for SIG IA 200 of property within that city's linn
it's The Boston & Albany stands first in the
list, and has property assessed at $7,20S, 800
The Fitchburg road comes next and is assessed
at So, 1862, 200.
Unbiased lookers-on say that before 1890
Northern Pacific will be better property than
any other transcontinental railroad 1t passes
through country which is far superior to that
traversed by the Central Pacific and Southern
Pacific railroads.
Work is now in rapid progress on the Memphis
& Selma railroad. This road is practical ex-
tension of the Fort Scott 81 Memphis road 1t
will, when completed, run from Memphis by
way of Selma, Ala, Holley Springs, Miss, and
ON to Brunswick, Ga
The P1ttsburg Bessemer Steel Works, at
Homestead, Pa, are now idle. The plant is now
controlled by Carnegie Bros, having been pur-
chased by them in October of 1883. About 600
men are idle and the firm state they have no
idea when the works will start up.
1t is highly probable that the old partially
completed Michigan Airline road originally in
tended to run from Rdgway to Chicago, will be
extended one hundred miles to junction with
the main line of the Chicago & Grand Trunk at
South Bend Ind If this is done, the Grand
Trunk will have two distinct routes across the
State of Michigan the most southerly of which
can easily be connected with the Great Western
division at Detroit and the latter he made more
valuable as a through line.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

John Fl. Parcy, of Greencastle, is at the Bates
Hon. j. R. Gray, of Noblesville is at the Den
ison.
Hon, Eb Henderson, of Martinsville, is at the
Bates.
t. B. Pfaff and wife, of Noblesville, are at the
Bates.
House.
Hon. J. A. Bridgland, of Richmond, is at the
Denison.
Hon. Eugene Bundy, of New Castle, is at the
Denison.
A. F. Phillips, of the Kokomo Tribune is at
the Denison.
Senator Charles L. Henry of Anderson is at
the DenisoS
Hon. Jesse Spann of Rushviile, is guest of
the Denison.
S. 7. Powell and wife, of New Castle, are at
the Denson.
NJ. D. Tackett, of Greensburg, is registered at
the Denison.
Hon. James NJ. Jordan, of Martinsville is at
the Denison.
E. F. Branch and wife, of Martinsville, are at
the Denison.
Hon. Robert Graham, of Noblesville, is at the
Bates House.
VIM. H. Armstrong, of Terre Haute, is at the
Bates House
Hon James B. Mulkey, of Bloomington, Ind,
is at the Bates.
John w. Snick, J. H. Crozier, of Madison, are
at the Denson.
Hon David E. BEEN, of Spencer, Ind, is at
the Bates House.
Hon George A. Adams, of Martinsville, is at
the Bates House.
Mr. Frank Wright, sporting editor of the Gin
cinnad News Journal, and one of the best in
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formed men on baseball matters in the country,
is in the city.
Col. K. G. Shryock, j. L. Smith, of Rochester,
are at the Denison.
Dick T. Morgan and wife, of Terre Haute, are
at the Bates House.
R. NJ Black, T. NJ. Basson, R. NJ Boxer, of
Greencastle, are at the Denison.
Mrs. ], N. Houston and Mrs. Farris, of Con
nersville, are at the Bates House.
G. G. Thompson and N. L. Thompson, of Craw-
louisville, are at the Bates House.
Hons. G. l. Reed, A. G. Bearss James n.
Tyner, of Peru, are at the Denisen.
j. H. Wagner and wife and James Bird and
wife, of Elwood, are at the Bates House
A. Hirt wife and daughter, and John A Crosse
andwife, of Greencastle, are at the Bates House
State Senators Spann, of Rush county, and
Bundy, of Henry, were in the city yesterday and
attended the Republican caucus last night
Western Christian Advocate: Rev. Stephen
Bowers has again taken up his residence in
Southern California in view of finishing his
archaeological reports for the government. He
is also editing and publishing the Ventura Free
Press, a wide-awake and progressive Journal, at
San Buena Ventura, Cal He also breaches every
Sunday, and finds large audiences.
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REPUBLICANS IN COUNCIL.
Editors, Committeeman and Representative
Men Pleased with the Outlook.

An informal meeting of the Republican State
Editorial Association was held here yesterday
and largely attended by members from differ
ent parts of the State. Hon. w. S. Lingle, of
Lafayette, presided and Charles E. Wilson, of
Lebanon, acted as secretary. The time was
spent in discussing the political outlook and in
exchanging suggestion as to the best methods to
unemployed in furtherng the interest of the party
III the approaching campaign. The legislative
committee was instructed to withhold it's report
until the regular meeting next
month and a committee was appointed
to meet with the State central
committee in the discussion of common inter
ests
Last night, in the federal courtroom, there
was meeting of the Republican State central
committee and the editors and representative
men of the party to consider informally the sit
uation. About two hundred gentlemen
emit, and Hon. John Overmeyer pre-
sided. The reports made concerning
the political outlook in the various congressional
districts were of such an encouraging nature as
to Justify the enthusiasm which pre-
vailed. Brief addresses made by Sen
ator Harrison, Governor Porter, Com
missioner Dudley, General Streight,
Mr.. Overmeyer, Mr.. Lingle, and several others,
and the general sentiment expressed was that
in the years campaign State and local issues
should be subordinated to national issues, and
that the State convention should not be held
until after the national convention. The State
central committee will meet this morning to
decide upon the date of the convention and basis
of renreSentatiOn.
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DIR. NEWTON's BIBLE TALKS"
The letter of Bishop Potter Requesting
that They Be Discontinued.

New York, Jan. 15.-Following is the text of
the letter sent by Assistant Bishop Potter to
Rev. DR.. Heber Newton. which was the oc-
casion for the cessation of the Bible talks" given
by the latter:
NEW York, Jan. 10.
my Dear Dr. Newton-In our brief inter-
view. the other day, you gave me assurance
which was, L am sure, as sincere
ON your part it unsolicited
my part. | venture to recall it to
you. You know, as well as l. that in the mat
ter of your course of Sunday afternoon sermons,
have power to silence you by any act or
injunction which is merely my own, and you
know, also, how thoroughly persuaded am that
you are animated in all you have said and done
in your ministry by sincere desire to serve and
help your fellow-men. But I am no less
persuaded that the influence of what you
are now doing on Sunday afternoons.
is not such as you yourself would wish and that
its results both painful and harmful to an
extent Of which YOU have no knowledge, and so
ask you to stop, and remind you of your prom
Use to do SO. do not approach you in amy atti-
tude of authority. 1t is doubtful whether, in
view of all the circumstances of your
own position and mine, I have
any right to do so. Be that as it may
have the best reasons for believing that you
will heed this request of mine, and will only
add that if you need reason to give your people
for doing so, you are perfectly at liberty to say
have made it.
Il am, dear DR.. Newton, your friend and
brother, H. G. POTTER"
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commissions they have received. One Indian
apolis ticket agent, who gets good salary, ad-
mits that his commissions are worth double the
amount of his salary to him Another says
but for his commissions he would quit the pas
sengeP business, as his salary alone would not
support him. One of the leading ticket
scapers-or. as he wishes to be styled
ticket brokePs-says it would be a
bad drive at him. One who claims to be posted
as to the brokers affairs says it would cut down
his monthly profits $500 or $400. That were the
roads west of the Missouri river to carry out the
propositions of the trunk lines it would be a seri-
Gus matter to agents and sealpers can readily be
SEEM and that the arrangements of these roads
have the matter under consideration is well
known, and Pool Commissioner Pierson and the
executive committee are urging that early steps
be taken in this direction. Among general pas
senger agents there is a belief that the scheme
viii be undertaken but whether it can be car
ried through is a question.
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Superior Court.

Room No lion. NAPOLEON B. rsvIo-. Judge.
Geo. w. Hered vs.. Iron Mountain & Hele-
ma Railroad Company ct al. suit on note. Trans
ferred to room No 3, to be consolidated with a
case pending there.
William F. Henley ct al. VS.. L. P. Hopkins ct
al; attachment proceedings. Dismissed by
plaintiff.
Room No. 2-Hon. D. W. Howe. Judge.
Joseph S. Roberts vs. Thomas Z. Chandler.
Dismissed for want of prosecution.
Mary E. Gibson VS.. John r. Gibson; divorce
suit Dismissed by plaintiff.
Solomon Berliner Henry Cohen; damage
suit Dismissed by plaintiff.
Belt Railroad Company VS.. Mary Ann Du-
mont; suit for appropriation of property. vii
liam Hadley, James C. Yohn appointed apprais-
ers
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Rev. Mr.. Martins Unelerfeal Conduct

Rev. Mr.. Martins UncIeFfeal Conduct.
To the Editor of tie indianapolis journal:
In your issue of Saturday among your
''AIinor Notes you publish the following:
THE trustees of the Episcopal Church in
Peru have requested their pastor, l. e. Martin, to
resign because of alleged uneccesiasticaI acts,
the principal one being the stealing Of lacks at
various times of booksellers in that city
l have resided in Peru for more than q year
Mr. Crume's bookstore has been my head
quarters, and always found him pleasant ae-
commodating gentleman, and all my books, and
papers and magazines are ordered through hiTa.
1 felt at perfect liberty to examine any book or
magazine or periodical in his stock, and did so
frequently. Without telling Mr. c. or his clerk,
| took at different times four copies of the Sea
side Library. OF course, l now see that It was
a very unbusiness way of doing. But had | nos
been so we'll acquainted with him | would never
have dreamed of taking such liberty. | kept %
memorandun of the books. and when Mr. c.
presented his bill | paid it, for which, with Il
subscription to newspaper have his receipt
and after paying the bill | found that had two
more books charged than he had books got per
order, for which also paid.
This, then, is the sum of the whole matter. [
took four Seasides, valued at eighty cents, with
out telling Mr.. G. or his clerk Gossips got hold
Of it and magnifed it many fold l would be-
most heartily sorry for any act of my life SO ut
tery foolish as would lead any one to believe
that would be a fool so great as to throw away
honesty and character for the sum Of eighty
cents.
AS to other ''alleged uneeelesiastieal aets,' /
most respectfully refer any one who wishes TO
know, to the wardens and vestry of Trinity
Church, who can testify that neither by act nor
speech has my conduct since l have been their
rector, been any other than that of gentleman
and Christian minister save in the single matter
of taking the four Seasides in the way which [
did; and further add, as reference, any one, or
all of the ministers IN this city, or any honorable
man residing in this city. l. e. MARTIN.
PERU, Jan. II, 1884
[The Journals Peru correspondent sends the
information that Mr.. Martin has rendered his
resignation.-ED JoURNALl
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J.B. sto1I's Alleged Aspiration.

To the Editor of the indianapolis journal:
My attention has just been directed to an az
tic1e which, informed, appeared in your
issue of last Saturday, the substance thereof be-
ing that was at the bottom of the movement
for meeting of the Democratic State central
committee with view to securing my appoint
ment as chairman of that organization This
information your reporter claims to have obtained
from an alleged prominent Democrat"
A more clumsy and utterly unfounded state
ment has perhaps never been published in the
columns of the Journal. The very reverse is
State central committee was to take place ON the
9Th of january emanated exclusively from lndi-
annapolis papers. the same being once denied and
subsequently affirmed by the indianapolis Sen
tine A committee meeting being arranged i'll
the paragraph referred to, and new chairman
also having been provided for in the same item.
the South Bend Times took the liberty to say
that it might perhaps not be inappropriate to
permit the members of the State central commit
tee to have voice in the matter. 1t is this
circumstance, | apprehend, that has prompted
your prominent Democrat to invent and
promulgate his silly falsehood concerning my
self.
l may say, in general way, that neither sug-
gested nor desired a meeting of the State cen
trail committee at this time. As to my aspiring
to the craftsmanship of the State committee, and
as TO having IOF years tr1eu TO get INTO the
management OF the party" you may say, for the
information of your alleged up. d. that my
aspirations do not run in that direction If I
can occasionally contribute something toward
neutraIizing the assinine efforts of certain po-
litical bu2Zards who enjoy the gracious priv
ilege of pouring inside political mis-
information" into the ears of
reporters for Republican papers shall feel my
self amply compensated for my labors. For the
further information and enlightenment of your
''P d." who says mo time has yet been fixed"
for a meeting of the State central committee, L
may be pardoned for stating that the committee
will meet shortly after the meeting of the ma
tional committee, which occurs on the 22d day
of February next. Your ''P D." can govern
himself accordingly and see to it that his favor
lite is chosen chairman; provided, of course, that
the Hon. Joseph E. Mcdonald shall at that time
conclude to tender his resignation.
Very respectfully,
j. b. SToLL
SOUTH BEND Ind, Jan. TO-
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THE CAR WORKS.
One of the Most Prosperous Establishments

One of the Most Prosperous Establishments
in the State.
The Indianapolis Car Works is one of the
most prosperous manufacturing establishments
in the country From the day they commenced
operations they have had orders to keep them
busy, and now have ninety days work ahead
and prospects of securing, within few days, two
large contracts for cars. The works now en-
ploy $50 men, and are running full time. The
marked prosperity of the concern is doubtless in
a great measure due to the earnest efforts of
President Willard, who does not hire general
tends to # personally. The best part of it is
that the works have proved handsome paying
investment to the stockholders and the ears
they turn out rank among the best built in this
country.
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AFFAIRS OF. THE RAILWAYS.
Personal AND LOCAL.


JOttings and Siitings of a Local and Gen
eral Character.
W. II. Cogswel, of St. Louis has been APP
pointed agent of the Lackawanna line at St
Louis, Mo.
L. G. Swan was yesterday appointed perman-
ent joint agent of the c. L.. st. l.. & {. and the
TT. ". & Il. at RushviIe, Ind.
W. G. Swan. late superintendent of traffic of
the Chicago Milwaukee {, St Paul road, Is so
i'll that no hope is entertained of his recovery.
Fl. B. La Rue has been appointed general
travelling agent of the Brooks Locomotive Works,
with authority to make contracts forloeomotives.
r. 4 Bishop Yesterday assumed the duties of
agent of the c. l., st. L. & G. at North Vernon,
vieeJ. r. Robinson acting agent for some time
past.
w. NJ Newbold has been appointed superin-
tendent of the Owensboro & Nashville railway
in place of Mr. o. NJ Dunn, resigned The APP
pointment took effect yesterday.
J. NJ Hall, superintendent of the Baltimore e
Ohio Express Company, is in the city looking
matters over. This express reaches indianapolis
over the L. B. & W, and is doing paying bust
ness.
Co.. Bennett Young president, and A. B.
Southland traffic manager of the Louisville. New
Albany & Chicago road, have gone to New York
TO have talk with the directors, most of whom
reside in that city.
E. L. Gardiner, formerly ticket agent of the
Vandalia at Terre Haute, has opened ticket
office in Terre Haute to sell tickets for any road
which will pay him commission. He is what.
in railroad parlanee, is termed "genteel ticket
broker"
J. H. Fancher, private secretary of Colonel
Andrews, superintendent of the Wabash, ten
dered his resignation Monday last. Mr..
Fancher has been with the Wabash fifteen years.
A. E. Stowe, of the transportation department,
succeeds him as private secretary.
1t is definitely stated that C. s. Fee, assist
ant superintendent of passenger traffic, is to
be the new general passenger and ticket agent
of the Northern Pacific. H. C. Davis, recently
appointed assistant general passenger agent will
be assistant to Mr. Fee. The jurisdiction of the
department will extend over the whole road and
the allied lines on the west end.
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ANTICIPATING TROUBLE.
The Ticket Agents and Scalpers Troubled
Over the Outlook.

The Ticket Agents and Scalpers Troubled
Over the Outlook.
Ticket agents and ticket scalpers, who, for
years past have been making big money in sell
ing tickets for roads running between st. Louis
and Kansas City, Chicago and Kansas City, and
Chicago to Omaha, and other points west of the
Missouri river, are good deal troubled over the
turn matters are taking in the negotiations be-
tween the trunk lines and the roads west of the
Missouri river, looking to the reduction and
maintenance of rates. They fear that when
these respective interests are harmonized the
next step will be for all roads
west of the Missouri river to stop
paying commissions, which would be a serious
blow to the ticket agents and ticket scalpers
realized handsome profits through the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-16
Rumored Bank Embarrassment.

New York, Jan. l5.-Rumors were circulated
to-day that the Manufacturers National Bank,
of Brooklyn, had suffered severely from recent
failures in the grain trade. A well-known Off
ciaI, formerly stakeholder in the institution,
said the bank held from $1,000 to $3.50, 600
of the paper of Z. w. Coleman & Co.. grain
dealers, of New York, who failed last Saturday,
and the failure would result in heavy loss to
creditors. At the bank it was stated that the
institution was not materially affected by Cole
mans failure and that it had none of his paper
1t was admitted that the institution loaned mon
ey to Coleman & Co, but it is claimed it was
fully secured by grain IN his possession.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-16
GENERAL NEWS.
Ample Evidence that the LaczawanHa Line
Is Slaughtering Rates.

Is Strengthening Rates.
The denials of the Lackawanna people that
they are cutting rates is looked upon by railroad
men as being the boldest falsehood on record.
Commissioner Fink, they say, has ample evil
dence that the Lackawanna line to-day has over
sixteen hundred contracts out by which shippers
over their line are given a five to ten ee' =. per
100 pounds cut in rates. y In 2,.h4shing the
Lackawanna the trur AZ not propose to
overstep the hoes,.e vi the law. They simply
say, we lake the freight of the Lackawanna
Indianapolis, St Louis, Chicago, or any other
Western points prorata with our published tariff,
but you must pay the freight to such points in
advance. 1t will be seen, as well, that the Lack
awanna will have no connection to share in its
expensive business for the Laekawanna people
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A Brace of Accidents.

A man named Foley, brakeman on the c., l.
st, L. g. c. road, had his right foot cut off by
slipping under the wheels, at the Virginiacave-
nue. crossing.
Willie Mosby, eolored hoy living at No. GO
North Missouri street, was accidentally shot in
the leg by a toy cannon, in the hands of a play
mate, yesterday He is not seriously hurt.
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The swieuett-Furate Wedding.

Mr.. Carleton Swiggett, rising young bust
ness man of Cambridge City, was married last
night to Miss Flora, daughter Of James L. Flu
gate, at the residence of the latter, on North
Meridian street. There was large and fash
ionable attendance of guests at the reception,
which was from until II o'clock Mrs Swiggett
is young lady who has graced indianapolis
society, and the congratulations of many friends
will accompany her in her new relation.
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Suit on RepIevin.

James G. Nicholson has begun suit against
Sheriff Hess to replevin a number of horses and
buggies and considerable personal property, the
whole valued at $4,000, held by the sheriff by
virtue of attachment proceedings instituted by
Lizzie A. Quit. A demand is also made for
81 900 damages for the unlawful retention of the
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South BEND, Ind, Jan. 10.

In cases of Rheumatism or Neuralgia specific
like Athlophoros has very often uphill work to
do. So many remedies have been tried in vain
that all faith in a cure has fled. But Athlophoros
quickly reestablishes faith, and goes right on
with its work William S. Williams, Hartford
Conn, writes: Had Rheumatism for month
The efforts of two good doctors were in vain.
Tried Athlophoros, with speedy relief. Feel well
enough to say am cured and that the remedy
is one am not afraid to recommend"