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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
A Compliment to Prof Dodge-The Increase
in the Value of Products.

A Compliment to Prof Dodge-The Increase
in the Value of Products.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20-Tho Commissioner of
Agriculture. in his annual report, pays we'll
merited compliment to Prof Dodge, the statsti
clan of the department, for has diligence and the
ability of his work, and the value of his monthly
reports, which, he says, have attracted great at
tention not only in this country, but in Europe.
The report of Prof Dodge shows that between
1860 and 1880 the value of meats increased from
5000 600 900 to $500, 600 OOO of corn, from $780,,
ESQ, s7S to $694, SlS, 304; of wheat, from
1924 635 545 to $43G, 9Os, 463 of hay, from
1852 GIL, l65 to $409. sos 1885, of dairy.
products from 1852. $50 600 to 1852 300 600; OF
cotton from $2l, 5l6, CPS to $27l 636 l21, and of
other products in proportion. more than doubling
the aggregate value and increasing it from
81 600 600, 900 to 49, 600 600 600 in round numbers
With good prices current, the productions of
agriculture in the United States can be little
short of s. 000 600 900, and the values are those
of home markets. and not of Eastern CONNER
cial cities ports Of expectation.
The Commissioner says the wheat area is so
much beyond the requirements of consumption,
in this and other countries as to depress
the price to a point unprecedented in re-
cent Z years. favoring at certain points,
the ust wheat in feeding for pork production.
The ca Se of this superabundanee is two fold:
First, the extension of settlement in the north,
western praires, and on the dry plains Of the
Pacific coast, arid second. an extraordinary pc
riod g comparative failure in European wheat
crops for several consecutive years. The prog
ress of settlement must be less rapid hereafter,
and already the lean years in Europe have been
followed by comparative plenty These facts
about products and prices point TO the sharp ne
cesslty of adapting the production to the con-
sumption and supply of food products now i'm
ported, to give remunerative employment to az
ricultural labor and food in variety and cheap
ness to consumers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
IRREGULARITIES IN THE NAVY.
Serious Losses to the Government, Caused
by Disregard of Law.

Serious Losses to the Government, Caused
by Disregard of Law.
WASHINGTON, Nov 20.-The annual report
tile Fourth Auditor of tho Treasury says that
a growing evil il the expenditure of money by
disregard by some bureaus of the law requiring
advertisements and contracts for purchases made.
The recently discovered fraudulent practices in
the naval Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
were greatly facilitated by the persistent de-
termination of the late Surgeon general to nom
inally make all purchases himself while it was
practically impossible for him to personally su
pervise transactions taking place scores or hun
dreds of miles from the seat of gov
supplies were purchased amounting to
So 1893 S57, of which only $685. 352 were bought
upon advertisement and contract. Three bureaus
wholly neglected the law requiring advertising,
and another, the one making the largest puF-
chases of ALL only advertised and contracted for
/ per cent of the goods and materials bought.
About 81, 600. 900 of open and exempt purchases
were made of six individuals or firms, one of the
dealers bills amounting to over $500, 600. I'm
der the act relating to materials for boilers hun
dreds of thousands of dollars worth have been
bought, practically with competition at all.
Over $40, 900 paid during the year as com
missions to Seligman Bros, of London, and
nearly $1,000 in interest, the former, in the
opinion of the auditor, being twice much as
it ought 10 be- and the latter wholly unneees-
sary. The report says: '"rhe recently discoY-
cred frauds in the Bureau of Medicine and Sur
gerry were mostly committed upon the continu-
Gus hospital fund, whose large unexpended bal
ance has furnished a temptation not existing in
the case of annual appropriations made by Con
CreSS.H
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
The Cause of the shooting.

Last Saturday afternoon the annual meeting
Of tho Hawaiian commercial ana sugar company
took place in San Francisco, the chief interest
being in the fact that Claus Spreckeis and his
song. representing the firm of J. d. Spreekels &
Co., are the principal shareholders, and hold
controlling interest of the stock The capital of
the company is $1,000, 900. 1t was formed to
purchase certain lands owned by Claus Spreck-
els on the Island of Maui, one of the
Hawaiian group, and certain privileges were
conceded to him by the Hawaiian government;
also, a lease for thirty years of other lands on
the island owned by him. In consideration of
these lands and privileges Claus Spreckels q
Sons received So 400 600 in fully paid-up stock of
the company The balance of the stock. repre-
senting So, SOC, coo, held by other shareholders,
has been called up and expended so that the
capital stock is fully paid up. The assets Of the
company purchased with the Sd 600 600 paid in
by the outside shareholders are four sugar mills
some thirty five miles of railroad with equip
ment, a reservoir and canal estimated at $500 000
buildings and other material The report stated
that all the available capital had been exhausted
and that 81 900, coo additional had been expended
To meet this additional expenditure Claus
Spreekels had borrowed on his own individual
note from the Nevada Bank 81 600 000 He
asked the shareholders to secure him for
this loan. This involved the question of
levying an assessment on the fully paid up stock.
The matter was referred. The loss sustained by
the company was explained by the drop in the
price of sugar, the crop from this plantation
selling at $S7 ton against 1920 last year. The
yield also was small. owing to insufficient water
Spreckels said that more canals were wanted and
more money TO build them, but refused to ad-
vance it for the benefit of outsiders The mat
ter, it stands, gives Spreekeis control of the
property. He retired from the presidency to
give the ether shareholders the opportunity of
discussing more freely the affairs of the company
but still retained his original holding and control
of the company. His advances do not einbarrass
him. He has several other sugar plantations on
other islands which pay largely 1t is we'll
known fact that he has half million in coin ly
ing to his credit in one of the big banks of San
Francisco. The chances are that these Maui
1t was as stated, the comments of the Chronicle
upon the meeting detailed above and what it
termed the questionable position occupied by the
Spreckelses in swallowing the stock OK the com
pany that led to the shooting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
A Hunter AccidentIy Shot.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Nov. 20.--John Humpe. young
man twenty-five years old, and the son of a we'll
known citizen, shot himself while out cunning
yesterday and died of the wound. The party
with which he was hunting were gathered about
log into which they had or thought they had
driven rabbit. One of tho guns was rested
against the log and Humpe, while sitting on
the log, laid hold of the barrel of the gun and
tried to draw it to him. The lock caught on
root, and the whole charge in the gun was fired
into Humpe's side.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21


Mr. Irving is very simple in his habits, usually
breakfasting on fruit, and taking plain dinner
at his room at 4 O'clock. Coffee and bread after
the theater is all he takes, holding that any
other way of living is for him incompatible
with perfect health. Art of any kind, no mat
ter how humble, finds an ardent admirer in him.
His appreciation of huInor is acute and he re
lates joke with keen enjoyment.
For society. in the general aecepiatiOn of the
term, he cares little. but likes to entertain his
friends in a quiet way. 1t is evident that Mr.
Irving is reticent-more than is usual with
actors. That is. there are points beyond which
his most intimate friends cannot venture 1t is
not hail fellow we'll met" unless he wishes it
So Although he goes cut of doors great deal
considering his position, he prefers to enjoy IA
chop with friend in his own cosey apartments
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
The Career of Claus spreckels.

Claus Spreckels, the Hawaiian sugar king, is
middle sized, middle aged, port.y, tiorid gen
teman, with an emphatic but by no means I'M
pleasant manner of speaking, aud a scarcely
perceptible foreign accent He was born in
Hanover. but came early to this country. He is
military in bearing. and of a somewhat gunpow-
derby temperament The sugar market at Homo
lulu is absolutely controlled by him. He owns
fully half the plantations on the islands. and can
dictate has own terms. If a planter refuses to
Sell his crop to Spreekels at his own price. he
cannot dispose OF bis sugar. because, owing to
the long voyage anu low rates now prevaIisss1
on sugars it is impossible to ship to
foreign market except at heavy loss.
The reciprocity treaty has helped TO FIJI
the pockets of the gigantic monopolist without
being of any practical benefit to the United
States. Although Hawaiian sugar enters the
port Of San Francisco free of duty, the people of
California pay the same prices that obtain in the
East as Spreckels controls all the reGneries,
and by an arrangement with the Central Pacific
railroad pays an annual sum equal 10 what
would he paid it by Eastern merchants if they
were allowed to compete for this trade, but who
are shut out by u cunning ely devised tar'g con
cocted for that purpose. An effort was made to
show up the whole scheme during the last SEES
sion Of Congress. but nothing was accomplished,
In January last Spreckels fell into very bad re
pute among the Sandwich Islanders. King
kilaukauR had, few months previous, INDUCED
in an expensive coronation ceremony, cost
ing trife of $5.G00 or thereabouts.
The King has long sighed to have HE image
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
Directions for staining a Floor.

Dissolve equal parts of manganate of soda and
crystalized Epson salts in twenty to thirty
times the amount of water at about 1902 Fahr
enheit, and brush the planned wood with the so
stain, and the hotter the solution the deeper it
will penetrate 1t may be used boiling hot. If
the stain is not dark enough second applica-
ton of less concentrated solution should be
made. After it is perfectly Try it should be
nished with an entirely co0rless oil varnish. II
the stain is put on at boiling temperature it
penetrates so deeply that it does not soon require
n fresh apolication
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
Nfphtmare.

Sick headache, depression of spirits and want of
ambition symptoms of diseased liver. The
lungs stomach and bowels are all in sympathy
Life is only living death Dr. Pieree's Golden
Medical Discovery" acts upon the torpid liver
and efectually removes all these difficulties and
disorders. Nervous feelings, gloomy forebodings
and irritability Of temper all disappeaT.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21

AFFECTIONS of the throat are liable to strike
persons at any time of the year. but especially
at this season is extra caution necessary in
guarding against diseases of this character
Mishler's Herb Bitters is the sovereign remedy
for all bronchial affections A. Harshbergy, of
Cheeseboro & Harshbergy, Prairie City, ILL.,,
writes; Mrs Harshhergy suffered from bron
chits, and has used three Bettles of Mishlers
Herb Bitters with the most desirable results.
Send me one dozen bottles,s
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
Fatally Injured

Special to. the indianapolis Journal.
VINcRSNEs, Nov. 29.-Last night Frank
Henry, a young man about twenty-four years of
age, an Employed the e. s. I. H. railway, while
trying to couple cars at Farmersburg, fell on
The track and the front wheels of one car passed
over his left leg He was rescued and medical
aid summoned when it was found that amputa-
ton was necessary. It is thought that he can
not recover
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21

bHtIUeH DNaIIII III q FFVIE-EkIIUaII
Specia 10 the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Nov. 20-Samuel d. Hyde we'll
known farmer Of Switzerland county took a
Ratchet and went ont to repair fencing in one of
his fields, yesterday, but before preceding to
work fell dead as supposed, from rheumatism
Of the heart Deceased was the father of Rev.
M B. Hyde, of the Southeastern Indiana Metho-
dist Episcopal Conference.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
An Ant Illustration.

DanVille (Ill.) Commercial.
The following saying of Artemus Ward Illus
trates the position Of Republicans ut the present
time. He said: II never argy agin a success
When see rattlesnaik's he'd sticking out of a
hole bear off to the left and says l to myself
that hole belongs to that snaik.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21

QUINCY, Cal--The Plumas National says that
Sash Brown was suffering severely with bruised
foot in bed, but one application of St Jacobs
Oil, the great pain releveP, cured him in fifteen
minutes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
A Good Place for the Old Man.

PittsburR Times.
If the original Astor, he who was won't to ped
die and paddle about Manhattan island with II
pack on his back had happened around the
family mansion of his descendants last night he
would have been apt to think the place a good
one TO negotiate for winter stock of old clothes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
ILLINOIS.
Cuttings from Correspondence and GIeanings
from Exchanges.

fell dead while eating lunch, on Wednesday.
Heart disease
The remains of Miss Louisa Larrick, school
teacher who committed suicide by means Of
morphine, have been buried at Bloomington, her
old home. She left note alleging that the act
was caused by her failures in herduties as teacher
Montraville BufFant, tenant of the poor
house at Leominster, Mass, has been notified
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
INDIANA AND ILLIN0ISNEWS
Change in Assignees of the Suspended
Banking-House at Washington.
A Quantity of Public Funds Imperiled by
the Failure-Sudden Death of Well
Known Farmer State Notes.
INDIANA.

The Recent Bank Failure Mt Washington
Loss of Public Funds.
RDecial TO the indianapolis Journal.
VINcENNEs. Nov, 20-The assignees of the
crippled bank in Washington, Messrs. Billheimer
and Read, have refused to serve, and DR.. F. NJ
Harmed and Colonel S. IL Taylor have been ap-
pointed in their stead. The bond is 5000 600
The public funds of the county were deposited
In this bank. Luckily however, thecounty treas
urer drew out So 600 the day before the institu-
ton closed. which left his account scarcely
81, 500. The city treasurer and school trustees
lose over So, OGO, while the township trustees of
the ten townships but one lose more or less of the
township funds The total deposits now appear
to have been $4,000. The affairs of the
bank are said to be very complicated,
and much time and labor will be
required to adjust matters. Eisar Hyatt
the senior member Of the banking firm, owns
1900 acres of land in Daviess county besides
800, 900 worth of property in the town Of Wash
ington. His total individual liabilities will not
exceed 000 The excitement has subsidized,
and the business men of the community will
make the best Of it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.

WAR DEPARTMENT.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL. OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, Nov p, A NJ.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley-Slightly
warmer, fair weather, lower barometer, variable
winds, generally southeast to southwest
For the Upper Lake Region-Partly cloudy
weather. and in northern portion light SHOWS,
light, variable WINDS, slight fall in temperature
in northern portion, stationary temperature in
southern portion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
Railway Wreck Caused by Carelessnoss.

Special TO the Indian aDolis journal.
WABASH, Nov. 20-News has just reached
here of serious accident on the Baltimore 81
Ohio railroad at Syracuse, making two bad
wrecks inside of twenty four hours, within seven
miles of each other. A freight train bound east,
pulled in ut Syracuse and received orders to lay
on a siding until the east bound limited express
had passed The train crew fell asleep, and on
waking up pulled out, surprising the limited had
passed About a mile beyond the station the
express train came along. crashing into the
caboose of the freight, and wreeking both it and
the engine. A dense fog prevailed at the time.
Luckily no one was hurt. Both accidents were
the result of gross carelessness, and several
heads of employees will ron off in consequence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21

Professor Smiths Unsolicited appointment.
New Albany Special.
Professor John r. Smith, prominent Re
publican of this city, was astonished few days
ago by receiving notice of his appointment to a
81, 500 clerkship in the War Department The
Enquirer correspondent met Mr.. Smith and
asked him how he obtained the appointment
and what he proposed to do about it. He said
ut is as much of a mystery to me as to you.
never asked for the appointment / suppose,
though, it came under the vil-service rules
Several months ago Scribnor ~ Co. wrote me,
requesting that I prepare paper on civil
service reform. and, in order 10 write it intelli
gently. made some INQUIRIES in reference to
the examinations. I found l could get no IN
formation upon the subject outside and de
termined to got it inside. / saw n notice in the
papers one day that the commission at Louis
vile would hold a session in that city on a GER
tain day. / applied for examination solely for
the purpose Of getting data for my Scribner
article, which | subsequently wrote. Some
time after the examination / received notice
from the Commission at Washington of my per
eentage and that had been entered upon the
list for an appointment. l thought and heard
no more Of it, considering it mere formal
notice, until the notice of my appointment in
the War Office came. ] have the matter
under atlvisement, but it is doubtful if ac
cept, as my business here is of such q nature
that l do not see how / can leave without
sacrifice
National Republican., 1884-04-05
BALL AND BAT.
The Opening OF the base Ball Season
Very Near Mt Hand.

The Opening OF the Base Ball Season
Very Near ut Hand.
A REPUBLICAN reporter dropped into
Athletic park yesterday morning and found
everything lively with preparation for tho
coming base ball season. The grand stand,
in its fresh coat Of paint, looked as fine as a
spring bonnet; workmon with big roller
were adding the last touch of smoothness to
the infeld, which looks already fit to play
billiards on. Lem Weldon was hard at work
with brush Throwing some tone" as the
late A. Ward used to say, into tho new picket
fence; Bob Barr, trying to pitch ball through
an inch board and rornd a square corner, the
rest of tho nino limbering themselves up
generally, under the skillful coaching of
Holly, and Mr.. Moxley. with a quiet smile,
keeping all tho ropes pulling, and making
sure that nothing will be left undone that can
add to tho comfort and popularity Of the
grounds.
On Monday and Tuesday of next week tho
strong league nine of Providence will open
the season, followed on Thursday and Satur-
day by the Detrots The unusually inclement
weather of the past few weeks has almost
utterly prevented practice since the mon came
together, and while in any event they could
hardly expect, in their untried condition as q
nine, to win against these strong clubs, yet
their friends are assured they will give a
good account of themselves, and make any
club work to win ball from them.
Tho following nine will be presented on
Monday Trumbull, pitcher; Humphries,
catcher Joy, first base; Hawkes., second base
Yewell, third base; Fennelly, short stop
Morgan loft field; Barr, center field; Beach
right field; with Ward. and Cox as substitutes
The nine will march into the field from the
club house at the sound Of the gong and form
in line at third base, then at u signal take
their positions in the field.
| Large vases have been placed at the cor.
ners of the grand stand, which will bo kept
filled with blooming plants during tho sum
mer.
The official release of Humphries from al
claim on part of the Minneapolis clnb wa!
received yesterday and thus any apprehension
of trouble on that score is finally removed.
Humphries made a little speech the othel
night at the banquet of the Connell alumni
which is highly praised by those who heard
it. If he handles the bat with as much skill
as he does the kings English, his record will
| be "way up"
National Republican., 1884-04-05
An Evening witt the Poet Bryant.

Miss Ransom's Friday evening reception
was we'll attended. The subject of the essay
was bryant, the American Poet" Prof.
Burgess read paper, claiming him as the
poet Of nature, illustrating it with many
ha ppy quotations. DIR. Charles Warren read
discriminating paper upon Bryant as a
translator of Homer. Col. j. Edwards Clarke
made remarks and read the poem called "A
Day Dream" Mr.. Charles II. Brainard read
"Thanatopss." DIR. Bremnor made some re-
marks as to the first paper read in which
Bryant and Wadsworth were linked as poets
of nature. This was followed by an exquisite
rendering of Coming Thro' the Rye" by
Miss Ramsdell. who gave as an encore "Su-
vance River" Miss Roberts then sung "Robip
Adairp and as an encore THE Long, Long
Weary Day." in German. Her rich mezzo.
soprano voice was greatly appreciated by the
cultivated company present. The readiness
with which these ladies responded to the
request for songs, although without piano
accompaniment, was not the least enjoyable
part of the entertainment.