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CROWNED WITH NEW HONOR.
A Beautiful Day and a Well-FOught
Field at Yorktown
Yields Another to the Long List of Glorious
Victories of the Excelsior.

To say that the trial at Yorktown, Delaware
county was a big affair hardly tells the whole
story. 1t was the s~harpest, and, in the attend
ance, one of the largest friendly harvesting con
tests ever engaged in. Farmers focked in
rounding counties, and it was com
puted that of men, women and
children fully 500 people were in attendance.
Many farmers have for weeks been awaiting the
result of this trial before purchasing a machine,
Eight machines went into the battle, as follows:
Excelsior, Plano, st. Paul, Mccormick, Deering,
ST., and Deering, jr, the Champion and Wood.
1t took just this sort of "A contest to show just
what the Excelsir is, and as the blemishes and
lnterlor1tles of the other machines were shown
In striking contrast with handsome and exact
work, the perfectly royal behavior of the Excel
slor, the admiring farmers came over to Elk
celslor IN a body. From an account of this trial
written by one engaged in it, we are permitted
to extract the following:
Having driven in a number of contests for the
various machines, | must say this was the hard
est-foughtt trial | have ever witnessed. Ny pref
erences have always been with machines which
! have handled, but | am free to confess that the
Excelsior did the ~prettieSt work ever performed
In a field of grain. Its work was so effective,
and so easy and light was it drawn around the
ten-acre field that the crowd went into an en-
thuslastlc hurrah every time she reached the
top of the hill"
In addition, it must be said of the Elcelsior
that not only her work was praised and com
mended, but her manager, who, mounting his
machine, challenged any binder on the ground
to do as good work, as well as the good old farmer
who drove the Excelsior. were the recipients of
three hearty cheers. There were so many points
in her favor that could a vote have been taken,
she would have secured at least three-fourths of
the crowd. The other machines refused to take
a vote. Three Excelsior machines were sold on
the ground, and several more, as a result of the
trial, have been sold since. Taken as a whole,
the Excelsior crowned herself with new honors
and made a host of friends. Under all the cir
cumstances it was a glorious victory.
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ILLINOIS PRoHIBITIONIsTs.
Raising Money for Campaign PurpOses-The
Platform Adopted

Raising Money for Campaign PurpOses-The
Platform Adopted.
BLooMINGToN, June 19.-The State Prohibi-
ton convention this morning raised So, 700 for
campaign purposes.
The platform was reported at noon and
adopted without debate. 1t declares that the
members of the home protection party have
seeded from the old parties, owing to the fact
that the managers of both the old parties have
persistently, and for years, totally disregarded
the interest and welfare of the people; have
made use of the trust placed in their hands for
personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and to secure place,
power and spoils, while the people have de-
manded in vain redress of grievances at their
hands; the Prohibition party, therefore, appeals
to that only scource of power in this govern
ment, the people, and makes the following decla-
ration of principles:
First-The traffic in Intoxicating liquors is the great
crime of the world and should be suppressed imme-
diately by constitutional or legislative enactment.
Second-Thes sale of liquor is a crime and not a vice,
and should be overthrow by the police power.
Third-The State has a right to overthrow any
thing that is destructive of the lives and health or
morals of the people. High license, no matter how
great, can only mitigate the evil results of the traffic.
The fourth clause in the platform denounees
the action of the Illinois Legislature in refusing
to submit a prohibition amendment to a vote of
the people. The fifth clause rejects with disdain
the proposition to educate children with money
derived from the sale or manufacture of liquor;
the sixth declares for acknowledgements of
women; the seventh declares in favor of a rad
ical reform in the civil service; the ninth de-
clares that every child should be educated in
schools supported by the. State, and should be
taught the effect of alcohol upon the human Or
ganization; the tenth and final clause opposes all
forms of competition between convict and
honest labor.
J. B. Hobbs was nominated for Governor.
The vote stood: Hobbs, ITO; Haney, 70; Harb,
II. Hobbs's nomination was made unanimous.
DR.. Perryman. of Belleville, was nominated for
Lieutenant-governor, and Hale johnson, of JAS
per, for States Attorney, both by reclamation.
A resolution indOrsing Governor St. John, of
Kansas, for President of the United States, was
unanimously passed.
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THE SARATOGA CONVENTION.
Followers of Cleveland and Flower Each
Claiming a Victory.

Claiming a Victory.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-New York Democrats
in the House are at a loss to foretell the result
of yesterdays Saratoga convention, or whether
it means that Cleveland or Flower is ahead. Mr..
Cox claims to have definite information, howev-
err, to the effect that Cleveland's friends are in
majority in the delegation, and that the Govern
or will receive the vote of New York as a unit at
Chicago. Other members, however, believe that
the contrary is true, and that Cleveland's chance
for receiving the Democratic nomination is gone.
In support of this statement, your correspond
ent was shown to-day a telegram received by q
member from a New York politician of promi-
nence, who Claimed that a poll had been taken
of the delegates, and that this poll
showed the anti Cleveland sentiment to be in the
majority by four votes certainly, and possibly
seven, There is a great deal of anxiety among
the Democrats here to learn the true inwardness
of yesterdays convention. 1t is asserted by
Flowers supporters here that that gentleman has
no great desire to secure the nomination for
himself. He simply wants to defeat Cleveland
in the interest of Slocum, and secure the guber-
Material nomination for himself next year.
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The Talk at Saratoga.

To the Western Associated Press.
SARATOGA, June 19.-Saratoga looks deserted.
The Tammany and Irving Hall men left this
morning. Hubert o. Thompson, with the CoNl-
ty Democracy, leave this afternoon. The echoes
of the convention are few, and there are only a
few decided expressions from the men of promi-
hence still here. Nelson j. Waterbury said there
would be strong effort to concentrate on Cleve-
land at Chicago. He did not know how far the
West regarded yesterdays convention as decis-
i've in placing Cleveland as the most available
candidate before the country.
General Faulkner, delegate at large. and leader
of the Flower campaign, says forty of the seven
ty-two delegates to Chicago are anti-Cleveland.
General Faulkner continued: Our forces did not
seek a compromise with the opposition; they
sought u.s."
General William A. Ludlow said the result of
the convention is anti Cleveland; he further
claimed that Cleveland's managers avoided all
test votes.
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THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Statement of the Committee of Arrange
ments Concerning Tickets.

Statement of the Committee of Arrange
ments Concerning Tickets
CHICAGO, June 19-The subcommittee on ar
rangements of the national Democratic commit
tee to-day issued the following;
The applications made to members of the national
committee for tickets of admission to the Democratic
national convention indicate a misunderstanding of
the method by which they are distributed. Tickets
are printed and issued by the committee according to
the rules which have been followed at previous con-
ventions. They cannot be given as favors
to any person. The hall will have
10, 500 seats, and of these 1000 will De occupied by
the delegates, alternates, officers and committees;
about 800 seats will be allowed to the press. Sub
scribers to the fund to pay expenses will receive $50
tickets, and $50 more will be issued for dirtribution
among committees, city and county officers. 1t is sup
posed 200 tickets will be given to senators and
Representatives, in Congress, veterans and other
eminent men of the country who will attend the con-
vention, and $50 tickets will be reserved by the ma
tional committee for contingencies, and the remainder
of the tickets will be given the delegates, making six
tickets to each, for dirtribution to the public.
w. G.. GoUDY, w. L. SCOTT,
A. II. BROWN, W. H. Villas
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II FIRE RECORD.
A Damaging Fire Supplemented by a Sc
riOus Riot.

"A OdLudSAhS GH0 cupplcAlChIou ny q So
riOus Riot.
BRADDocK, Pa, June 19.-Shortly after 3
o'clock this morning fire broke out in Seddenis
hardware and tin shop, and before the flames
could be controlled, the entire block bounded by
Eighth and Burton streets was entirely de-
stroyed. The buildings burned are the Fawcett
House, the Burton-street Hotel, Russells furni-
ture factory, Kelly's liquor store, Sedden's
saloon and ten-pin ally, Sedden's hardware and
tin shop, Creightons pump works and Kittel's
restaurant. The loss will exceed $75, 900, which
is partially covered by insurance. The fire is
believed to have been incendiary, as this was
the third time the Seddens establishment had
been on fire within the past six weeks.
After the fire was out small-sized riot occurred,
participated in by fifteen or twenty persons,
who had knocked in the bungs of whisky barrels
and drunk liquor until they were intoxicated. A
number of persons were slightly hurt; but none
seriously. Twelve special policemen were sworn
in, who quelled the disturbance and arrested
eight of the princi, ais.
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GEORGE w. CURTIS.
He Opposes Blaine Because of His Views on
the Tariff.

the Tariff.
Cleveland Special.
During the session of the Republican con-
v~ention, the representative of the Press learned
that J. A. Kitzmiller, delegate from the Gettys-
burg pa district, was III possession of a letter
from George William Curtis to the effect that
the Independents were free traders and opposed
to Blaine principally because he is a strong pro
tectionist. An interview with Kitzmiller at
that time found him disinclined to talk upon the
subject, although he admitted having received
a letter from Curtis. During the latter part of
the convention Kitzmiller developed into a strong
Blaine worker, and hence since, his nomination,
is quite disposed to relate the facts of his cor
r~espondence with the great reformer, as the re-
ceipt of the following letter will show:
GETTYSBURG, Pa, June 16, 1884.
Henry A. Griffin, Penny Press:
lido not regard the letter of Mr.. Curtis to me as
strictly private. On the 18th of March last L wrote
Curtis inquiring as to the political situation in New
York. He answered as follows;
1.-THE Independents of New York hold the balance of
power, and no man more obnoxious to me than Mr..
Blaine could be nominated for the Presidency. The
principal reason for this is the strong following he
has in Pennsylvania. The Independents are anti-pro-
lection, and whoever we elect must be for revenue re-
form. Neither Blaine, Arthur nor Logan can carry
New York" J. A. KITzMILLER.
In further communication KitZmiller says
that on receipt of the letter he submitted it to
D.. H. Buehler, editor of the Republican paper
at Gettysburg, and that they, not anticipating
any possibility of Curtis refusing to support the
nomination, agreed to suppress it. Curtis having
bolted, he now feels under no obligation to with
hold the facts. Kitzmiller says he was not a
Blaine man originally, being in favor of Ed
mundS or Logan, but, finding at Chicago that
the whole country demanded his nomination. he
waived his objections, and went enthusiastica lily
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Puts Ont Fire INSTANTLY,

The Harden Hand Grenade Fire Extinguisher
test that was advertised for 3 o'clock P. NJ. yes
terday afternoon at headquarters Fire Depart
ment, took place in the presence of a number
of prominent citizens, and everybody that wit
messed the test was surprised to see a big fire OF
pine wood, saturated with pine tar and coal oil,
extinguished in less than one second.
There will be another exhibition of this won
derful e%xtinguisher at West side of Circle PARK
on Market street, at 4:30 P. NJ, Saturday. Ev-
erybody should see it.
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Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific Railway.
CHANGE OF TIME.

Commencing June Is, a through car will be
run from Peru to Indianapolis, leaving Peru on
train s., at 11:30 P. NJ, upon the arrival of train
% from Detroit and train 43 from Toledo. This
coach will be put on the Chicago, st. Louis &
Pittsburg fast train No. IL, at Kokomo, and reach
indianapolis at 4 A. NJ.
Returning coach will leave indianapolis on
the Chicago, st. Louis q Pittsburg train No. II,
ct IL p. M, reaching Peru on train Sc, at 3 A. NJ,
connecting with train AZ for Toledo, and train %
for Detroit.
The Detroit sleeper will leave indianapolis on
train Nc. "a, at BIS P. Nj. arriving at Detroit
at + o'clock A M, car remaining in Detroit
depot until s o'clock A. NJ. This train puts pas
sengers into Detroit two hours earlier than time
made by any other line, all trains making close
connections with main line trains for Toledo and
all points East.
G. w, STEVENS, Superintendent, Peru, Ind.
7. G. DENNY, D. P. A,
40 West Washinoton street Indiananolis
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Judge Thurman wants To Be Let Alone.

Judge Thurman Wants To Be Let Alone.
Columbus (0.) Special.
Judge Thurman was bluntly asked whether
he was a candidate for the presidential nomina-
ton.
Il am not a candidate, was his emphatic re-
sponse. Il only ask the world to leave me
alone"
But you will not decline, Judgel' persisted
the scribe.
''There would be no decency in my now de-
clining. In the case of Mr.. Tilden, it was man
ifestly proper for him to write his letter. His
nomination was inevitable; with decency he
could declare his inability to accept. There is
no such probability or chance of my nomina-
ton"
ut is officially announced this morning that
Henry B. Payne will not permit his name to go
before the convention"
'"That is proper in Mr.. Payne" added the
ex-senator; II have nothing to say about Mr..
Payne"
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I
Rumors Concerning the Organization of the
Republican National Committee.

HuInOrS concerning the organization OF tne
Republican National Committee.
New York Special.
Ex-Congressman S. B. Elkins, of New Mexi-
co, who now makes New York city his home,
and who was the organized leader of MI. Blaine's
friends at Chicago, has gone to Augusta for a
conference with Mr.. Blaine with reference to the
organization and work of the national committee,
which will meet here on the Goth. Mr.. Blaine
has given up his intention of being present at
the committees meeting. 1t is generally under
stood that either ex-senator j. b., Chaffee, of
Colorado, or Mr.. Elkins will be selected as chair
man Of the executive committee. The latest
understanding among politicians who profess to
know, is that Chaffee will be chairman and Elk
ms secretary. The subcommittee appointed to
look up headquarters has not yet decided upon
a location.
Ed Stokes, of the Hoffman House, has offered
the committee apartments there free of charge,
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PITTsBURG, June 19.-The explosion of an oil
can on the South Side set fire to a house and
burned Lizzie Tetemple, aged ten, so badly that
she died in an hour. A man named Frank
Oxenviler, who extinguished the fire, was terri
bly, burned about the head. face and hands, and
may not recover. The little girl was using oil
to light a fire in the stove.
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WHAT a blessing is the sunshine after a long
period of storm and shadow, but what a double
blessing was Athlophoros in the household OF
Their pastor, Rev. H. r. Williams, writes:
Mrs. Williams had suffered terribly from rheu-
matism a long time, had not been able to get out
Of bed without help for months until she took
Athlophoros, and now she feels like a new be-
ing, entirely cured by one bottle
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SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS.
Congressman Houk Predicts a Large Vote
for Blaine and Logan.

III HUM u a Large NOIt
for Blaine and Logan.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June l9.-Congressman Houk,
of Tennessee, led the delegation from his State
at Chicago for President Arthur. He has been
known as an ardent admirer of the President
and a hearty supporter of the administrator
for several months. If he was one of the kind
of men who could be induced to bolt a ticket, he
would surely be already in a frame of mind to
reject the nominations that have been made.
Your correspondent sought him to-day, and in
quired how Blaine and Logan would be received
in the South, and what was the general opinion
of the strength of the ticket.
"Oh, we will elect the ticket as sure as fate, "
said he, land the ticket will gain strength every
day until the election. There has been much
protesting against the nominations, but it comes
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Spontaneous Combustion.

CLEVELAND, o., June 19.-Spontaneous com
bustion of chemicals left out of doors caused a
fire at 2 o'clock this morning at Marsh & Har-
woods chemical works. Damage, Sc, 000; fully
insured.
The Union acid restoring works were dam
aged about 81, 900. Four carboys of sulphuric
acid exploded successfully, with a noise like the
firing of heavy artillery.
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FIGURING and wooden Mills Burned.

WHEELING, W. Va, June 19.-The Andes
Touring and wooden mills, at Belleville, w. Va,
were burned last night. All the machinery and
a large quantity of wool, wooden goods, grain
and -four were destroyed. The mill was owned
by Wells & Congrove. Loss, $1,000; no in
Surance.
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For

CAIRO, Ill, June 19-At the Republican
congressional convention, at Carbonate, to-
day, John r. Thomas was nominated by &C
clamation.
STEUBENvILLE, O., June 19.-J. Fl. Taylor
was nominated for Congress on the sixty-fourth
ballot by the Republicans Of the Eighteenth
district.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-20

SULPHUR and molasses, the old fashioned in
ternal remedy for the itch, is obsolete. That
and other obnoxious skin diseases are cured in
half the time, without disordering the stomach,
by Glenn's Sulphur Soap, the great external anti
scorbutic.
The tints produced by Hills instantaneous
Hair Dye are like those of nature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-20
Second North Carolina District.

WELDON, N. c., June 19.-The Second Dis
trict Democratic Congressional convention elect
ed Henry S. Williams and Thomas L. Emery
delegates to Chicago. They are uninstructed.
+. A. Woodward was nominated for Congress.
The convention Endorsed Cleveland for Presi-
dent. Adjourned.
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A Costly Fire-Cracker.

BRADFORD, Pa, June 19.-Thi morning the
Burt House, a confection cry, and Flynn's cloth
ing store, with contents, were destroyed by fire
The origin of the fire was the careless use of
fire-cracker. Loss 500, 900.
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and the Fifth Avenue Hotel proprietors have
also made liberal offers, hnt the inclination is to
find a private residence in the neighborhood of
Madison Square, where greater s~eclusion can be
secured than at a hotel.
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Hinge Factory Burned.

PITTsBURG, Pa, June 19.-William Renton &
Co. IS hinge factory was totally destroyed by fire
this morning. Loss, $40, 900; fully insured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-20

To make a salad that is certain to please all
tastes, you need only use Durkee's Salad Dress
ing. Nothing equal to it was ever offered, and
none SO popular. 1t is a superb table sauce.
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WIN. HAM,


Applications of newspapers for desk privileges
should be made prior to June 30, by letter, ad-
dressed to Austin H. Brown, chairman of the
committee On press and telegraph, Indianapolis,
Ind
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CROUCH on Corns." 15c. Ask for it. Com
plete cure, hard or soft corns, warts, bunions.
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Loss at Marshall, Mo.

The Touring mills at Mount Leonard burned
this p. NJ. Loss, $26, 900; insurance, $11, 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-20

From cleaning statuary to common floor
scrubbing, Sapolio leads ali securing soaps.
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The New York Democrats Still Unable
to Tell Who Won at Saratoga.

A Letter from George W. Curtis Explaining
the Cause of His Opposition to Blaine
The Illinois PrOhibitiOnists.
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GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
Enthusiastic Ratification Of the Chicago
Nominations at Washington.

Speeches by Senators Harrison and Sher-
man in Praise of the Platform and
EulOgy Of the Candidates.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-23
Eminent Testimonr.
IN. 7. Witness, Aug. is, 1901

IN, Z. Witness, Aug. Is, 18801
find that in addition to the pure spirits
contained in their composition, they contain
me extracts of hops and other well-knowl
and highly approved medicinal roots, leaves
and tlnctures in quantities sufficient to rera
der the article what the makers claim it to
be, to wit, a medicinal preparation and not
a beverage-unfit and unsafe to be used ex-
cept as a medicine.
. From a careful analysis of their formula
which was attested under oath-I find
that in every wine-glassful of Hop B1ttcrs,
the active medicinal properties aside FROM
the distilled spirits are equal to full dose
for an adult, which fact, in my opinion,
subjects it to an internal revenue tax as q
medicinal bitter.''
GREEN B. RAUM, q. S. Com. In. Rev.