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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
NEWSPAPER COPYRIGHT.
Why the Publisher Should Be Protected as
Well as Other Merchants.

CHICAGO, March 3.-The Daily News, edito-
rally, says: IAN effort has been made to make
the public at large believe Congress will pass
no law OF newspaper copyrights Doubtless
those interested in producing such an impression
proceed on the principle that all is fair in war,
even misrepresentation. Primarily the design
of the measure is to put an end to a sort of theft
that has hitherto gone unpunished because the
daily newspaper is the only commercial enter
prise in the United States to steal from which is
not crime. To illustrate this point with
perfect clearness, let it be supposed that mer
chant imports goods from Europe at great cost
and they are stolen from him. the consequence to
the thief being in the event Of detection, convic-
tion and Imprisonment for his crime If type
founder casts new and original style of type
he protects it under the laws relating to patents
and may initiate it without becOm-
ing liable TO serious penalty. The purpose of the
merchant and the inventor are the same. Each
goes to the preliminary expense of his venture
that he may sell what he has imported or in
vented at a price that will yield profit. The
proprietor of a newspaper imports, so to
speak, a valuable and interesting piece of news
from abroad or from another place within the
Union, devotes his own time and talents
to its preparation that is the invention Of a
readable and often important matter, which is
enough to steal either. There may be in this
case an outlay Of money larger than that re-
quired by the merchant or inv 3ntor. He goes to
that outlay for the same reason that they do,
but he is outside of the law, wholly unprotected
from any who may choose to appropriate the
fruits of his brain or the news he has pur-
chased.
''Much has been said about the opposition of
a'a's to,.ats pspefs There IS no little n,isappre
hension of this branch of the subject. Few of
the prominent publications, the week
lies, semi-weeklies and tri-weeklies,
that are largely made up Of
what are known as patent insides,
will be affected at all by the proposed law, the
object of which is to protect the contents of a
newspaper Just so long only-say twenty four
hours-as will prevent them from being stolen
or used in competition with the journal pay
ing for them. The country papers, therefore,
need not be afraid There is a class of
provincial papers-a certai0 kind of local
dailies-that viii find the operation of the law
very inconvenient indeed 1t is against them
that its trainers aim it, against them and a
species of evanescent little city sheet that steals
its news and dispatches from early issues of
morning papers. These two classes howl against
what will check their business "
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
THE CANAL LOBBY.
Proposed Legislation in the Interest of the
Hennepin and Erie Canals.

Proposed Legislation in the Interest of the
Hennepn and Erie Canals.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-1lr. Dore of Chi
cag9 is a member of the National Board of
Trade. When that body met here few weeks
ago Mr. Dore made an elaborate argument in
sup. ort Of the Hennepin canal project and it
was, no doubt, due, in a great measure, to his
elequence and logic that that conservative body
recommended the completion of the HeRnepin
to Congress. Since the board adjourned, Mr.
Dore has remained here to further the interests
of the canal, which is of vital Importance to the
whcle Northwest Mr. Dore has watched canal
legislation closely, both in committee and the
House that is he has sounded the members
carefully as to their views upon canal questions.
He reports that the strength of the bill intro
duced by Representative Wemple, of New York,
for the permanent improvement of the Erie
canal, has surprised even its protector The
committee have directed favorable report and
the members from the Northwest are disposed to
favor the project to man. Mr. Dore thinks
that the Eric canal bill will have more support
ers than the Hennepin and that this Congress
may yet make an appropriation sufficient to be
gin operations toward enlargng the Erie to the
size of the Welland.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
a Scene in DR.. Newman,s Church.

New York, March 3.-The trustees of Dr.
Newman's church held a stormy meeting to-
night. The first sign of trouble showed itself
when Mr.. Hopkins, after fruitlessly endeavoring
to offer a resolution to appoint some ushers
remarked, that ''the bloody flag seemed to have
been hung out and everybody was spelling for
a row." 1t was then announced that the church
owed "a, 600 on a note due April l, but there was
no money in the treasury to meet it after pay
ing DIR. Newman's salary. Mr. Hopkins
proposed the receipts be devoted to the pay
ment of the debt and the remainder be paid Dr.
Newman in lieu of his salary.
Trustee Corley remarked such remark could
only come from "Ranneyite," to which Hop
kins retorted by calling Corley "a tramp
and idiot" who didn't know any better than to
sue such language. Corley replied in the same
entertaining manner, and for few moments it
was thought the meeting would have to adjourn
to the sidewalk to fight it out.
Peace was finally restored without recourse to
violence, but no further business of Importance
was transacted and the board adjourned after
instrueting the secretary not to show the books
of the church to any person without permission
of the trustees.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
1NHARM0N1oUs DEMOCRATS.
The Democratic Majority Badly Demoralized
the Tariff Question.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Ihe Democratic majority Badly Demoralizeu
on the Tariff Question.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WAsHGNGToN March 3.-There is discord in
every fiber of the Democratic party as repre-
sented in Congress tonight SO much disgust
never prevailed among any class. The protec-
tionists say the free-traders have no political
sense; that, if they were given full rein they
would wreck the party within fortnight. The
free-traders declare the protectionists have not
the courage to express their sentiments, and
that they are too cowardly to improve the oppor
tunity afforded them by the majority in the
House There is discomfort and back
biting on every hand This con
dition of affairs was brought about by
the announcement, yesterday that Mr. Randall
proposed to lead sufficient number of protec-
tion Democrats over to the Republicans to cut
off debate on the Morrison bill, knowing that it
will meet with a sweeping defeat in its present
shape. The refusal of the party to take up Mr..
Converse's resolution to-day, to restore theduty
of 1867, on WOOL was CALLING to that class of
Democrats who favored it, and Mr.. Converse is
tonight among those who say that the tariff
idiocies of the party have already branded defeat
upon its brow SO far as the coming campaign is
concerned.
Your correspondent talked to Mr.. Randall to-
day, about his proposed scheme to defeat the
Morrison bill. He did not deny it, nor
did he affirm it; he merely heaped impre-
cations upon the heads of those who he
says, are trying to read him out of
the party. He says it is just that class of par
tisans who are crying at him that will excavate
their own graves this summer and bury them
selves Protectionist Democrats have to-day as
sured Mr.. Randall that they will follow him in
his programme to defeat the Morrison bill, and
the free traders have already denounced him, de-
claring that the sooner the party is rid of himthe
better.
Mr.. Converse is quoted as saying that he has
no hope of any measure to further protect any
industry; that before it could be reached in the
House the Morrison bill will be up, and then it
will be too late. The fact is, the Democratic
party at heart yearns to revise the tariff, but it
is too cowardly to act, as today's proceedings
have proven,
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Exonerating His Fatler.

young French Canadian, reached the city from
Canada, tonight. Upon alighting from the train
he said to some Frenchmen, about the depot, II
am Desire Boudoir, who killed Ed Grant, at
Grants Falls, for which jury convicted my
father. Rather than have him suffer, probably
life Imprisonment, 1 have come back to suffer
the penalty of my crime"
Boudoir was arrested. He said he threw the
kettle that killed Grant believing at the time
that a mob was attacking the house. He will be
auaigned tomorrow, and will probably make a
full confession and be l.ed for the September
term of court Counsel for Premier Boudoir,
who has been convicted, but not sentenced, for
the murder, will then ask pardon for his client
from the Governor and the Council
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04

the Presidential nomination. Williams has a
scheme by which, he says the colored people
will make themselves more strongly felt in ma
tional politics. He has been working up a feel
ing in several States that is intended to keep
coored voters away from the polls unless the
Republican party gives them further recogni-
tion. He wants Office, evidently. He says if
the voters of his race will stay away from the
polls they can control the nominations and elec-
tions, and he proposes that they try to arbitrate
the matter
Williams is right about there being enough
colored votes to control the national elections,
but such men as Register of the Treasury Bruce
and Fred Douglass repudiate him and his
scheme and say that colored men will vote as
they have voted, and that no wild theory of this
sort will they run off after Williams claims,
however, to have organizations in Ohio Penn
sylvania and Indiana, and says a convention will
be held at Pittsburg to perfect the programme.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
THE LAsKER RESOLUTION.
Col. Ochiltree Fully Loaded and Ready for
Great Speech.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 3.-Representative Ocbil-
tree, of Texas, said to your correspondent to-
night, that as soon as his Lasker resolution
reaches the State Department from Prince Bis
marck he would be informed of it, and would be
recognized by Speaker Carlisle on question of
privilege, and would speak to the resolution. He
says the question has assumed phase entirely
foreign to that proposed at the time the resolu-
ton was introduced; it is now matter of re-
taliation Col. Ochiltree said that in view of the
fact that he had known Lasker for many years.
and that having, only few days before his DEATH
dined with him and introduced him to the Presi-
dent, the members of the Cabinet and other dis
tinguished men here, it was but proper that he
should have thrown the little flower of the reso-
luton upon his grave. He places Lasker's life
work along with that of Gladstone and DisraeG
and denies that Lasker was of the socialstc or
der. He says that from 1868 to 1873 he was Bis
marcks staunchest friend and counselor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
TH1RD.cLAss PosrorrIcEs.

Bill to Place Them Equality, ia Some
Respects, with Second Glass Offices.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-'It is very probable
that the bill allowing postofices of the third
class Office rent, the same as that of the second
class, will pass" said MIR. Skinner, of New York.
a member of the House committee on postofiices
and post-roads, to day. 'There is manifest
injustice, said he lin making allowances for
rent, clerk hire, fuel, ETC., at second class Office
the salary of which is $4,000, and denying al
lowances at offices where the salary is 81, 900 or
less, down to 81. 600. With the exception of al
lowances sometimes made for distribution at
separating postofnces, no postmaster at an Office
of the third class can, under the present law
receive any allowance for any of the expenses Of
conducting his office, and he is obliged to expend
large portion of his salary for office expenses
which the government now allows to offices of
the first and second class. If it is right in one
case it would seem to be right in the other
There are 1,S0O offices of the third class, and it
is estimated that the annual rent of them is
81, ,683, ,O00"
Here is a list of the third-class offices in In
diana, together with the salary of the postmas
tepS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04

WASHINGTON, March 3,-The bill introduced
in the Senate by Mr.. Cockrell to authorize the
appointment of a special commission to visit the
principal countries of Central and South Amer
lea for the purpose of collecting information
looking to the extension of American trade and
commerce with those countries, provides for the
appointment of three commissioners for a term
of two years each at an annual salary of So, 900,
to visit Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras San Saliva
dor, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela,
Ecuador Peru, Bolivia, the Argentine Republic,
Chill, Uruguay Paraguay and Brazil, and for the
appropriation of $4,000 for carrying out the
nurnoseS of the act
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
COMBINING AGAINST ENGLAND.
Significant Editorials in the German Minis
ta1iaI ElraanS.

Significant Editorials in the German Minis
terial Organs.
BERLIN, March 3.-The German ministerial
organs assert the alliance of Russia, Germany
and Austria with the coming league of the conti-
mental powers against the maritime and com
mercal preponderance of England. 4 notable
article appears in the kreuz Zeitung which pre-
diets the formation of league including France,
TO break the insular supremacy of England,
which. it says, by the annexation of Egypt, has
completed the links of gigantic chain extend
ing from Gibraltar to China and coled
around the body of Europe, monopolzing tho
commerce of the world and making the Meliter
ranean sea and Indian ocean English lakes.
The Berlin Post urges France to join the al
lance, promising more substantial benefits than
those arising from her entente cordialo with Eng
land.
DR. Busch. Under Foreign Secretary. in an
article in the Greuzeboten, remarks that Rus
sia's progress toward India is a matter of in
difference to Germany. England" he says,
lis no longer our ally, but regards with evil
dent mistlust7 These articles are indications
of a diplomatic campaign against England
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
A Gang of Burglars Arrested.

LAWRENCE, Mass, March 3.-Five well-dressed
strangers were observed by police officer to-
night acting in a suspicious manner, and
as they were seen to examine the safe
in Sehneider's jewelry store and postoffice
watch was set upon them, which resulted in
the arrest of four of the gang after a desperate
eral times without effect In the travelling bags
left by the men in their flight were found full
sets of burglars TOOLS dynamite and revolvers
and large quantity of jewelry and
other valuables 1t is believed this
is the gang which robbed the postoffice
in Gloucester, Haverhill Amesbuly, Ipswich
Merrimac, and other places. They had planned
to to night rob the postofice, bank, and Schnei-
der's jewelry store. They gave their names as
George Day, William Thompson, F. P. Gray
and James Rogers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
THE sECEssIoNIsrs THREATENED.
Bismarck's Organ Warns Them Against Re-
turning Thanks to Congress.

Bismarck's Organ Warns Them Against Re"
turning Thanks to Congress.
BERLIN March 3--The North German Ca
zette, Bismareks organ. condemns the proposal
of the Secessionists to offer in the Reiehstag
resolution thanking the United States House of
Representatives for its action on the death of
Lasker The moving of such a resolution, the
Gazette says would constitute a shameless act.
The Gazette refrains, out of respect to Congress,
from asserting that the Secessionis IS actually
paid cash for the Lasker resolution. but says it
was offered in the hope of reaping a reward in
the furtberance Of petty party interest
The Gazette adds: "An attempt to carry
the proposed resolution would be violating law,
and direct correspondence with foreign parla
ment would be a breach of the constitution.
The government would certainly visit such en-
croachment upon the domain Of monarchy with
serious consequences
Evening journals say the Seccssionist deputy,
Kapp, denies that he originated the resolution Of
coincidence. He asserts that Congress is, po-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
WHEN INDICATIONS.
TUESDAY. = Generally far
evedtAer, ,slowly ngteneperdture.

The expressive designation "Cutaway'' is as handy,
neat trim convenient appropriate and serviceable
the style Of coat which it names. As there is no
1nincing affectaton or pomposity about the word
neither is there about the garment The "Cutaway
Suit" named from the shape of the leading garment
of suit e. the coat has venture 70 say, wider
range of appropriateness than any other stye cor
responding, in this respect, to the Neat Style in
Rhetoric. The "Cutaway" is adapted to more call
ings and professions than any other style, being
judcious compromise between the grave and dgnifed
full "Frock" and the free andeasy' Sack" 1t is
the "happy mean between conventional ceremonious
ness and undue ineegance in the matter of dress We
show at the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
Killed by Explosions,

W1LKEsBARRE, March 3.-The boilers in the
Califo, MIA Saw-mi1l, owned at Bear Creek, ex-
ploded this morning, demolishing the building
and killing Randolph Sipler Whitney White
bread and Jesse Knecht The bodies were blown
several hundred feet Loss, $4,000.
NORFOLK Va, March 3-An explosion at the
Virginia Cotton Compress Works this afternoon
completely wrecked the building, MASKING the
engine-room, and, it is feared, buried one or two
men under the debris. The company lately
adopted a new method of compressing three
bales the size Of one, and We're experimenting
when the explosion occurred. The loss will
probably be $25, ,000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04

Of the forfeiture of the Texas Pacific territorial
land grant, assigned to the Southern Pacific Rail
way Company. A motion was then made to re
store the land to the public domain, and, pend
ing action, the committee adjourned.
The House committee on shipping has author
lied Mr. Dngley to report bill to correct the
abuses of compulsory pilotage.
bill was introduced in the Senate today to
constitute Seattle, Washington Territory, port
of delivery within the collection district of Puget
sound
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 3-The following Indi-
ana postmasters have been commissioned: VIM.
r. Horine, Crown Point; VIII A. Bowman, Cross
Roads; Jos. NJ. Hamilton, Olive Hill.
Postof1ices have been established at Kit Jay
county, and Henry r. West appointed postmas
ter; and at Landess, Grant county. The post
master has not yet been named at the latter
place
The Senate committee on public lands decided,
by nearly unanimous VOTE to report in favor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
W HEN

An exceedingly attractive aggregation of Cutaway
Suits (onebutton, four button, and the Derby Frock
or the English Walking Coat in Cashmere and
Worsted fabrics, in great variety of tasteful pat
terms, and in weights that adapt the same suit to
weather temperatures during the greater part of the
year. These garments well made, and are trimmed
according to their grades in the best style of the
sartorial art, while the prices name for them
are from 80 to so per cent below merchant tailors
figures for like vestures.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
The Fire Record,

New YORK. March 3-The Daily Commercial
Bulletin publishes the usual monthly fire record,
showing that in February there were 18l fires,
with one other fire of $500, 600 Adding the Jan
uary fire loss this makes for the two months
$4,000, 600, the loss in January being $4,000
600 and that of February 81 600 600. There We're
only eight fires in February where the loss
twenty-six destructive ones which ranged be
tween 800 900 and 100000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04

New York, March 3.-Frank Tousey. the
publisher, was arrested tonight on warrant
issued by Justice Duffy, on complaint of An
thony Comstock, on the charge that he had VIC
lated the law in reprinting the book entitled
Memoirs of George ", which it was claimed
His bail was fixed at $500, and he was released
Sinclair Tousey, of the American News Com
pany, the young mans uncle, became his bonds
m
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04

the Superior Court has handed down an opn-
ion reversing the judgment obtained by Charles
Snowden and others against VIM n. Guion, of
the Guion line steamers for injuries caused to
cattle shipped by the plaintiff One hundred
and fifty-six died from the effects of a storm
which caused the vessel to roll violently. He
decides that the rolling of tho ship was peril of
the sea, against which the defendant did not in
Snre the nlaintiff.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
The star-Route investigation.

WASHINGTON, March .-Ex-Postmaster-
general James has telegraphed Mr.. Springer
that it will be inconvenient for him to appear on
Tuesday in the starroute investigation, and the
latter has postponed the examination until
Wednesday. Mr.. MacVeagh appears on Thurs
day, ex-senator Spencer on Friday, and A. NJ.
Gibson on Saturday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04

New YORK, March 2-The firm of Brown
Bros. & Co. has begun suit against Martin
Turner & Co. ard others to recover S24 225, and
obtained an attachment against the property of
the latter firm in this State Martin Turner &
Co do business in Glasgow, Scotland and the
suit is for money loaned, with interest An
other attachment has also been procured by Ira
Brusley against Martin Turner & Co. and others
upon claim of So, 100, also for money loaned
Both suits were brought in the Supreme Court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
Base Ball in the Courts.

ST. LOUIS, March 3.-The case in the Circuit
Court of a base ball player Henry Obarbeck,
discharged by the st. Louis club for inefficiency
and who sued for wages during the time his con
tract was to run, was decided to-day, The jury
gave the plaintiff salary for full contract time.
The case is regarded as a test, and was fought
very earnestly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
Opposed TO the Mor1,ison hin,

PITTsBURG, March 3.-Representative Hop
kins has written Secretary Flannery, of the
Miners Association, that he d., not think the
Morrison tariff bill will pass, and that he will
vote against it or any bill that will injure the
coal trade of the United States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
Experimental Guns.

Boston, March 3.-After seven years of idle
ness, the larger furnace in the South Boston
Iron Works was lighted up on Saturday for
casting twelveinch rifle mortars for the United
States Ordnance Department This will be the
first of lot of five heavy experimental guns
authorized by the last Congress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
Steamship News.

QUEENSTOWN, March 3.-Arrived; Sarmatian,
Australian, Lydian Monarch. Salerno, Alsatia.
New YORK, March 3.-Arriyed: Pennland
from Antwerp; Rhein from Bremen; California,
from Hamburg; State of Indiana. from Glas-
gov: Lessing, from Hamburg Servia, from
Liverpool