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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-14

WAsHINGTON, Nov 13-General Hazen,
chief of the Signal-service Bureau, in his report
to the Secretary of War for the year ending
June 30, 1884, says that an average of S5.4 per
cent. of the predictions of his bureau as to the
weather in the country at large, east of the
Rocky mountains, were verified while the an
nual average of the Pacific slope was S93. As
many as 2, ,776 cautionary signals were ordered
of which 2,287 were justified by the results
The total expenses of the bureau, including those
of the school of instructions at Fort Meyer ana
of the Arctic explorations, were 81. OPS, ,24l 81.
A large portion of the report is devoted to a
history OF the Greely relief expedition. General
Hazen, speaking of the Yantic retreating south
without chacheing provisions at Littleton island,
says: This abandonment of Lieutenant Gre
ly and his party to probable starvation by
officers whose only mission in those waters was
to succor them displayed lamentabe disre-
gard OF grave responsibilities He calls for an
investigation by Congress of the entire work of
the exploration which terminated so sadly and
In connection with this part Of his subject says:
The causes that co operated to produce a trag-
edy that has appalled, the civilized world and
the responsibility of such dire result can be
traced with certainty" General Hazen con
cludes with further structures upon Lieutenant
darlington for his failure to kill the walrus with
which Litteton island sWarmcd and cache
them, adding: The tone of the officers utter
ances upon these subjects has impressed me
with want of efficient effort or intent on his
part to perform his duties, disqualifying him
for their loyal performance" General Hazen is
confident that had the means of relief suggested
by him been carried out. untold suffering at
Camp Clay last winter would have been pre-
vented and the entire party saved
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WHEN
CLOTHING STORE.
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Wreck of a Powder-Mill at TOledO-The
Shock Felt at Detroit.

TOLEDO, Nov. 13.-A large lot of powder
slowed in shed on Delaware creek, four miles
from the city, exploded at 10 o'clock this morn
ng. The report was heard forty miles in every
direction. Windows of houses in that quarter
of the city were generally broken. Several per-
sons working in the shed were seen running and
shouting Everybody near by took this as sig
nal of danger and fled. A terrific explosion fol-
lowed but all were far enough away to escape,
except an old man called Fred who had charge
of the shed. He had got some distance away
but was thrown down and his hair scorched by
the explosion. A spring wagon, containing a
man and three women in the road hundred
hyards away, was blown into the ditch but no
one seriously injured Fences were leveled in
the vicinity and limbs blown from trees. The
ruins ignited from the explosion and the men are
fighting the fire to keep it from reaching large
lot of petroleum stored near by The
explosion was in the giant powder factory
of A. j. & o. B. Rummel, consisting
of packing house, magazine and store-house,
81 tuated on the crown of a little knoll on Della
ware creek surrounded by dense thicket of
trees. The workmen in the packing house were
thawing out tub containing twenty-sx pounds
of nitro.glycerine and set it too the fire.
The tub caught fire, and the men threw it out
side and gave the alarm. An instant after the
magazine containing ten tons of giant powder,
known to the trade as Great Western" powder.
The stock building was thrown down, imprison-
ing the men working therein, and caught fire.
All extricated themselves speedily, with no
greater injury than bruisee, except Rhinehold
Gault, who badly burned all over the body.
Getting out of the blazing ruins he dashed into
the creek to extinguish his burning clothing
He was taken to house near by, and medical
aid summoned He will probably recover A
house near by, owned by man named Bench,
was badly shattered and another belonging to
Mr.. Wilson, entirely wrecked. The House
of Refuge, half mile away had the wall on that
side shattered near the top, and over eighty win
dows shattered, sash included. One side
blown off an ice-house hundred yards away
Barns and fences near by were demolished, and
telegraph poles thrown down. There was a
panic in two OF the city sehool-houses in that
section of the city, and in the stampede many
children were badly bruised, but none seriously
injured. The total loss the powder works
and powder in stock is about $4,000. The ex-
plosion was felt at Detroit Mich, sixty miles
distant
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Mr.. BIaine,s Position.

Boston, Nov. 13.-The Advertiser to-day
prints the following from Augusta Maine: "a
distinguished New York Democrat writes that
Blaine with whom he has been on terms of
friendship many years. is not complaining of the
course of the Republican committee. The writer
expressed the hope that Blaine himself was
making no attempt to influence the count of
votes in New York, when Blaine replied BY ask
ing in what possible manner he could influence
it, and adding: In the whole controversy
have had no desire except for fair count
and an honest declaration of the result. l have
seen no other request made by the Republican
national committee nor by any of its members.
They have acted on their Judgment in every
step, and need no advise from me. l do not
wish any political supporters of mine in New
York to take the slightest advantage of mere
technical defects in any of the returns, where
the houest intention of the voter is expressed.
would far rather lose than gain by the ex-
clusion of returns ON technical grounds. The
presidency is not desirable if there be the
slightest taint on the title A promotion of that
kind no more leads to honor than the possession
of forged paper leads to wealth."
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MONTANA's PROGRESS.
The Governors Report Shows Large Gain
in Wealth and Population.

The Governors Report Shows a Large Gain
in Wealth and Population.
WAsHINGToN, Nov 13. Governor Crosby, of
Montana. in his annual report estimates the in
crease of population to the Territory during the
year at 1000, and the present population at
about $1,000 He says the cattle now in the Ter
ritory number over 900, 900, and the value of
taxable property, which does not represent ore-
quarter of the wealth of the Territory is be-
tween $50, OOO, 900 and $50, COO,OOO In other di-
rections, Montana is steadily Increasing the
value of her material resources, and she will at
an early day apply for admission to the Union as
State The announcement of the discovery of
gold in the Little Rockies, near the heart of
the great northern Indian reservation, 100
miles southeast of Fort Assinaboine, has brought
hundreds of miners to that locality and the
Governor gives it as his opinion that it would be
unwise to attempt to prevent this intrusion of
whites.
a large proportion of the report is devoted to
the Indian question. Tho Governor favors re
ductOn in the size of Indian reservations He
thinks a few thousand Indians should not be al
lowed to occupy an area equal to that of a large
State when they do not use it, and when their
occupation prevents its settlement by white
men. He favors the concentration of Indians
upon smaller reservations. and recommends that
they be taught to be self-supporting. The Gov
ernor also objects to the present policy which
permits Indians to lease their lands for grazing
purposes, on the ground that it opens the way
for large corporations and spectators to get a
footing on these reservations to the disadvantage
of bona fide settlers, who would be glad to pur-
chase small farms if the reservations we're opened
to settlement
or the present condition of the northern In.
dams in Montana, the Governor says that
although ratious have been supplied them. they
are now in a deplorable condition, and he fears
many of them Will die during the coming win
ter.
He calls attention to the continued destruction
Of game in Yellowstone Park lie describes
the superintendent and his assistants as entirely
worthless, and about competent to discharge
their duties properly as is Sioux Indian 10 run
a locomotive He recommends the appointment
of an experienced woodsman to take care Of The
park, and suggests that United States cavalry
be detailed to guard its borders, which are now
the resort of escaped criminals.
Much space is devoted by the Governor to the
cattle question. He says: Canadian officials
and the Dominion press, aided by certain Chi
cago stockyards men, who fear diversion of
their business, have naligned and outrageously
attacked the health of Wyoming and Montana
cattle, and all movements on the part of our
stock men towards obtaining foreign market
are bitterly opposed
In conclusion, he recommends that no polVg-
amists Mormons be allowed to exempt lands.
He thinks this prohibition would be a step in the
complicated problem of extingushing the over
shadowing evil of Mormonism.
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SOMETHING OF AN ADVENTURES.
Teachers Varied Career as an Indian
Princess.

ERIE, Nov 13.-Madame Barrabue, who dis
appeared from Erie two years ago with the chief
of Canadian Indian lacrosse club, has turned
up in Sacramento, Cak, as an Indian princess.
A few months prior to her elopement, the Mad
anne married Andrew johnson, a man of eighty
FIVE years, and cousin of the exPresident At
that time she claimed to be a French baroness,
and, after clipping with Chief Junta, of the tribe
Of Mohawks she put on an Indian dress.
About year ago she robbed her chief Of his
wealth and disappeared, and was traced by
Chief Junta's son to Sacramento, where she
passed as Soyanna, an Indian princess, but when
brought into court confessed she was Mrs. Bar.
rabue, of Erie The Madame was at one time
teacher of French in Erie Academy under
Is also the mother of reasonable family one ONE
of whom is married to a New York journalist
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pictorial paper which had been taken north on
the Neptune. While they werc at Cape Sabine
they read and reread every slip of paper used in
wrapping articles left for them. By
that means they were informed of .
number of important events while
reading such scraps, and the attempt TO supply
by inference, the missing portions constituted
one of their chief pastimes. They also occu-
pied themselves frequently by making bills of
fare of what they would eat when they returned
home
Lieutenant Greedy is here to begin work on
his report He says he cores partly against
the advice of his physicians, but rs the estates
of members of the party cannot be settled until
he has examined their papers, now in Washing
ton, he deemed it his duty to complete the work
soon as possible. a number of men will be
detailed to aid him in the preparation of his
report. He says it will be devoted
mainly to tine scientific observations Of the expe-
dition and will contain no ausjons whatever to
the more sentimental features of their three
years exile. These he will embody in private
volume. Lieutenant Greeys friends say that
he never looked better He says himself he is
heavier in weight than ever before, but adds
that he is far from we'll The muscles of his
legs are weak. and he walks with difficulty The
Daily News correspondent asked him if he ever
expected to command another expedition to the
north pole. He replied that personally he would
have no objection, that in fact he had rather en-
joyed the trip, but that he woad never be a well
man again, and could not, for that reason en-
Gure the hardships incident to a second arctic
sOiOurn.
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COUNTY RETURNS,
The Canvass of Four Assembly Districts
Gives Blaine 295 Gain.

The Canvass of Four Assembly Districts
Gives Blaine 295 Gain.
NEW YORK. Nov. 13.-The gains and losses in
returns of the Board of Canvassers, SO far as the
canvass has been made, as compared with the
press returns sent out on election night are as
follows First Assembly district, Third election
district, Blaine gains ten votes; Sixteenth elec-
ton district, Blaine loses vote and Cleveland
loses forty nine votes. Second Assembly dis
trict, Third election district Cleveland gains
three votes; Twelfth election district, Cleveland
gains vote; Fifteenth election district, Cleve-
land loses one vote Seventeenth election dis
trict, Blaine gains eighteen votes,
and Cleveland loses loo votes. Third
Assembly district Tenth district, Cleveland
loses two votes; Twenty first election dis
trict, Cleveland gains two votes; Twenty third
election district, Cleveland gains one vote; Twen-
tysixth election district Blaine loses three votes;
Fourth Assembly district, Twelfth election dis
trict, Cleveland loses ten votes; Twenty first
election district, Blaine gains one vote.
The vote on the presidential ticket canvassed
by the board of canvassers is as follows: First
Assembly district Fourteenth election district
missing) Blaine. 223l; Cleveland, 1926; Butler
92 ST. John, 10. Second Assembly district
Blaine 2, 100; Cleveland, $780, Butler, "a; St
John. s. Third Assembly Observation-Disclosures 1924
Cleveland, Sill; Butler, 126; St John, IA
tourth Assembly dlstrlct-Blaine, 2,39l; Cleve-
land, 6,322 Butler, 15S; ST. John, TO- Fifth
Assembly district-Blaine, 2.605; Cleveland
4,5OS; Butler, 125; ST. John, H. Sixth Assembly
distrct-Blaine, 1850; Cleveland, 56l2; Butler,
126; st. John, g. Seventh Assembly district
two election districts missing g)-Blaine, 4653;
Cleveland, 4,242; Butler, 49, St. John, "A.
Eighth Assembly district-Blaine, 4,722; Cleve-
land, 4, l40; Butler, SO, St John, 10.
Broome county official canvass, just complet.
ed as follows Blaine, Z, 1872; Cleveland, $780,
St john ass; Butler 144.
The St Lawrence county canvassers were in
session part of Tuesday and all day yesterday,
but have rot completed the canvass, owing to
clerical errors in the returns in several districts
which will not affect the result. The canvass
will show; Blaine, 13, AL; Cleveland, 6,035; ST.
John, 31l; Butler 20.
ONEIDA county, ofical-Cleyeland 1885,
Blaine. l3. 100; Cleyeland's plurality, 80. st.
John, 1894; Butler, lS9.
Orange county oficial-Blaine, 9,96s twenty
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THE CLIPPED BALLOTS.
What Is Claimed for Two Thousand Mutt
lated Blaine Tickets,


Special to Baltimore American.
The Republican national committee author
ize the statement that the reports from counties
canvassed to-day are just about what they ex-
pected They show that the Blaine managers
returned an honest count. The committee still
cling to the assertion that the progress of the
canvass will substantiate their claim and that
received more votes than Cleveland in the
State.
The moro important features of the discover
les by the Blaine committee is that relating to
the clipped ballots They find that nearly two
thousand of these were thrown out by the Dem
ocratic managers. Out of a hundred ballots
thrown out in one precinct on Tuesday and ex-
amined to-day, about forty were found to be
perfect ballots, except that clipper had acci-
dentally taken off three letters from the name of
candidate Butterfeld, the Blaine electoral
ticket
There is claim of intentional mutilation of
the tickets, but TINS name is so much longer than
the rest that the clipper chopped it off. 1t is
said by the legal advisers of this committee that
this fact should not have initiated against the
entire electoral ticket, although it may have in
terfered with Mr.. Butterfeld's chances of voting
for Blaine and Logan in the electoral college. l.
is in connection with the legality or ilegality
of these clipped ballots that Messrs Evarts and
CoDking are to be paraded as the contest pro-
crosses. Then, too, this is bet one Of the numer-
Gus questions that necessarily arise from the eX-
animation of the returns. So there is good
reason to believe that the full limit of time
between the present and the date of the assemb-
ling of the State Board of Canvassers will be
fully occupied in the settlement of these ques-
tiOns
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The Herald Saws Cleveland, 1 1854.

New YORK, Nov. ID The New York Herald,
in its summary of the vote of New York State
by counties. as far as ascertained by the official
count. gives Cleveland plurality of ,254 votes.
In the case of six counties, however, where the
canvassers adjourned, owing to some technical
ity, and where the pluralties may be changed,
unofficial figures are given. The votes for But
Ter and St John are as follows: st. john o.
769; Butler, 1889. In the counties already can
vassed there is no material change in maiorities.
Since yesterday Blaine has gained one vote
in Columbia and two in St Lawrence county.
and lost two votes in Schuyler making his net
gain one vote. Cleveland has gained six votes
in Kings and lost ten i'm Oneida, making his net
loss four votes. This reduces Cevelands plurality
by five votes, making it now ], ,254. Only three
counties have not yet furnished the official re-
sult-Franklin, Greene and New York.
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LIEUTENANT GREELY.
The Explorer Reports for Duty-Reminis-
cences of the Expedition.

The Explorer Reports for Duty-Reminis-
cences of the Expedition.
WAsuINGToN, Nov. 13--Lieutenant Greedy
called at the War Department to day, after re-
porting his arrival to General Hazen, at the
signal office, and paid his respects to Secretary
Lincoln. In company with General Rugges he
afterwards called upon Commander Schley
Lieutenant Greely is getting to look as he did
when he left Washington, three years ago
though he now has tho air of one who has re-
Gently been confined to n sick chamber and
walks slowly, with a convalesceuts gait. He
said he was yet weak, but in other respects we'll.
II found my memory was impaired he contin-
ued ''when l got among old acquaintances
Men whom l could recognize one day and call
by name l could not name upon meeting them
next day. That trouble has been overcome, and
now no difficulty whatever is experienced in
making recogntlons Commodore Schley re
called "reminiscences of the return Of the Journey
to the arctic regions. Said he: 'Shortly after
Greedy was taken on board, he wanted to hear
the news, and | told him Alexander had been
killed by the Nihllists L knew it, he re
sponded | asked how he knew it, and ho said
he found picture Of the killing Of the Car in
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A sst-Raok for W.man snfrare.

CLEVELAND, Nov 13-'I am a Prohibition
ist," said Miss Susan B. Anthony, this morning,
but was opposed to making the issue anation-
al one, and l regret that the Proh;bitionists, or
rather the st. Johnites, were so eager to defeat
Mr. Blaine. If they have succeeded, believe
the cause of prohibition has been set back for
years. In the success of the Democratic party
in national contest the questions that were
settled by the war will be brought prominently
forward again, and prohibition and woman suf-
frage put back. l am in favor of woman suf
frage, for do not believe prohibition can be
accomplished without the aid of the woman's
ballot
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New YORK, Nov. l3-The World, this morn
ing, in an editorial on the next senator from
New York, says Would it not be to the hon
of the State and to the credit of the people if
party considerations could be laid aside and the
Legislature be induced to tender the United
States senatorship unanimously to Roscoe Conk
lingl"
The Graphic, this afternoon, In an editorial
very complimentary to Conkiing. says: What,
now, if Mr.. Conkling should be the Democratic
candidate for United States Senatorl Has he
friends enough among the Republicans of the
Legislature to secure his electionP
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WASHINGToN MISCELLANY.
Physicians Petition for Restriction of I'm
portation of Old Rngs.


WASHINGTON, Nov l3.-Secretary McCulloch
today received the following petition in regard
to the importation of old rags from European
ports: I'VE, the undersigned. recognizing tho
fact that there is great danger of the introduc-
ton of Asiatic cholera into the United States
through the medium of rags imported into tho
country, and coming from European ports, do
hereby respectfully suggest and urge upon you
the necessity for immediate and decisive action
in reference thereto. We are prompted thus to
appeal to you because Of the recent removal Of
restrictions on the Importation of old rags, and
it is our firm belief that this threatened danger
can be averted only by the most thorough
and systematic dslnfeeting of old rags
coming from any and all European ports
Trusting that your honorable department win
see tho urgent necessity for speedy and definite
action, we beg to subscribe ourselves very
respectfully;
Frank IL. Hamilton. ". D.; John c. Peters,
N. D., IL B Sands, NJ, D.; Alfred &. Post, VI
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ELECTION MISCELLANY.
Tammany Looking After tho Buttered Side
of the Bread.

Iammany Looking After tho Buttered Side
of the Bread.
New YORK, Nov. 13 The Star, regarded as a
Tammany organ, says: ''The Tammany Hall
committee of seven, appointed on the part of the
Tammany organization, to watch the canvass of
the electoral vote, held long conference this
evening with the chairmen of the Democratic Ma
tional and State committees, to positively deny
the existence of any deal between Tam
many Hall and the Republican alder
men, affecting the presidential contest
Ex-senator Foster, chairman of the del
egation, satisfied the representatives of both
committees that the Tammany supervisors
would permit no action in the board which would
lose the Democrat electoral ticket single vote.
He further volunteered the services of the com
mittee to act jointly with the national and
State representatives and to carry out faithful
ly any instructions which they deemed would be
beneficial to the national ticket
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A Permanent independent ORGANIZATION.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-The independent Re-
publican committee of 100 met tonight in the
Brooklyn Academy O. Music. President Max
we'll said the question to be decided was whether
the organization should be made permanent. He
was in favor of this, for the purpose of holding
the balance of power between the two parties
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher said he was
also in favor Of making tho or
ganization permanent. in local matters
he was a Republican, in national matters Dem
oerat. He beleieved Cleveland had been
elected by the independents. and every man who
helped to put him in the presidential chair was
bound to support him until he had done sone-
thing to forfeit their support They should keep
the organization intact ready to be summoned
at the sound of the trumpet A committee was
appointed to devise a plan for permanent or
ganization.
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eight Democratic electors 9,s41 each; two, 9.S4O
four, 1899; one. 9.S3s; one 9.S37. ST. John
electors, 647; Butler electors, 675.
Chenango county, offcial-Blaine, 5,462
Cleveland, 4, 410; st. John, $685. Butler. 1884.
Sullivan county official-Blaine 3 332; Cleve-
land, 1907; st. John, 1885, Butler, 232.
Columbia county-Blaine, 6,424; Cleveland
1854; Butler, So; st. John, l68.
Albany county-Cleveland Is, 345; Blaine, IT,
Cos; St John. 3l2: Butler, 993
The canvass of the vote in Kings county
was completed to-day giving Cleveland 50, 214
Blaine, 53,512; Cleveland's plurality, l5 5762;
gain for Cleveland, s.