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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
CANDLE-END sTATEsMANsHIP.
Mr.. Holman's Attempt to Supply the Speaker
with Cheap Reporter.
| Special to the lndianap polls Journal

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Feb. Representative Hol-
man, of Indiana, better known as the "Great OBJ
jector," belongs to the cent-skinning fraternity
of political economists, who are constantly look
ing out for some alleged extravaganza that they
can remedy. A number of these candle-end
statesmen, soon after Mr.. Carlisle was elected,
made an onslaught on the House stenographer
They said that the salary of the Office was alto
gether too large, and they offered to furnish men
fully as competent as McElhone for 1.-THE of
his salary. Mr.. Holman told Mr.. Carlisle that
he could find plenty of stenographers out in In
diana who would do the work readily for SIS per
week The other day Mr.. Holman introduced
one of his constituents to the Speaker, and re
commended him for the stenographer's place
The constituent was tall, raw boned specimen
of the Eggleston type of Hoosier. He
had enough Endorsements to secure
him a consulate under a Democratic
administration; but the Speaker realizes the inn
portance of the position that he desired to fill,
and concluded to put him through civil-service
examination He called the applicant into his
private room, handed him writing materials, and
told him to prepare to take some dictation
AAANA AA0 r. AZ an 'i0fiJ OOiAO VI s"iOS
to read off page of the Congressional Record
The Indianian filled several sheets of foolscap
paper with curves and circles, straight lines, and
dots, which he said was "a stenographic copy of
the paper just read by the Speaker. Mr. Car
Isle told him to write it out and he would come
in and see how well it was done. In a couple of
hours he returned. The applicant had about TWEEN
ty lines written out, the perspiration was pour
ing from his forehead, and he wore an air of de-
lection. The Speaker said not word. The
Indiana stenographer did not wait for anything
further, and his application has not been pressed
McElhone still holds the position
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CHALNIERS-MANNING.
How the Latter Spoiled His Chance of Sc
curing the Seat.

How the Latter Spoiled His Chance of Sc
curing the Seat.
Special to the Indianap polls Journal.
WASHINGTON Feb 18.-The Chalmers Manning
election contest, which has occupied the atten-
tion of the House for several days, and is now
again before the committee on elections will
finally be decided in favor of Chalmers, who un-
doubtedly received the most votes. Manning
spoiled his own chances by his action on Friday
AS was stated at the time he appeared at the
desk with the certificate of election, and asked
the Speaker to administer the oath. Mr.. Car
Isle refused to do so, on the ground that he did
not desire to forestall the action of the House
while the subject was still under discussion
This attempt on the part of Manning to sneak in
in a surreptitious manner has been the subject of
considerable comment on both sides of the cham
ber since Friday, and from the expressions of
opinion on the part of Democrats and Repub-
licans, it is certain that he made fool of him
self Many Democrats, who before intended to
vote for him, have asserted that they will not do
so, and it is pretty certain that Chalmers will be
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Notes and Personalities.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-George G. Gorham
has severed his connection with the National
Republican, of this city, and departed tonight
for New York, to assume the management of the
Drawbaugh Telephone Co.
Mr. Stockslager introduced remarkable bill
to-day 1t is to pension men who enlisted or
were drafted, including militia and volunteers
for service of fourteen days in the Tippecanoe
war of 1911. Another bill by Mr. Stockslager is
to pay James Burke & Co, of Jeffersonville
$3.50 for wood, lumber, etc, destroyed during the
late war;
Austin Fl. Brown of Indianapolis, is at Viii
lard's.
The Secretary of War reports an immediate
appropriation needed for the improvement of
certain rivers and harbors among them Michi-
gan City harbor. $40, ,000 Wabash river 500, COO;
Ohio river. $450,000.
Commander w. 5 Schiley will command the
Greedy relief expedition.
The Treasury has suspended the issue of one
and two-dollar notes. pending the appropria-
ton to enable the printing of more.
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A DECLINE IN ALL MARKETS.
The Chicago Markets Forced to Lower
Prices by Heavy Sales.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, Feb 1S.-Provsions furnished the
key note to everything to-day. Philip Armour
was selling pork and ribs, through brokers, in
large blocks. Jones & Ream were heavy sellers,
while Cudahy & Stevens McHenry & Gaylord
bought Pork closed quiet on the curb at $lS 05;
lard, So 81 1-2 and ribs &c. So All are quotations
for May. The provision crowd were so much
eng1o'sed in unloading pork products that they
neg ted grain for much of the session.
Wheat opened lower, but firmed up on a re-
ported improvement in New York. 1t weakened
again when Roche was a heavy
buyer and lot of ST. Louis orders
were placed, which sent the market up 1-4c
Jones, Ream and the Messrs. Adams commenced
and kept up the unloading until the market
dropped l 1401 lie on the decline. William
Young 6 Co. were heavy buyers. The weakness
about the close of Change was principally owing
to the heavy unloading, but the failure of Ma
glnnis Bros. G. Fearing, of New York, had
something to do with it, although it was not
publicly announced until the afternoon call.
Corn sympathized with wheat, and being neg
lected by the provision crowd, sagged after some
heavy purchases by Schwartz & Dupee and Gu
dahy & Stevens, Later these joined the army
Jf sellers, which seemed to be led by W. T.
Baker q Co. who probably closed out some
trades for the New York house which had
failed.
Wheat closed weak on the curb; May, 80 7-sc;
corn, SO 3-8c; OATS SIC
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A FIGHT FOR A CONVENTION.
Chicago and st. Louis Presenting the Merits
of Their Towns.

Chicago and st. Louis Presenting the Merits
of Their Towns.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-To-day St. Louis and
Chicago opened up their foht in the contest for
the national Democratic nominating convention
Delegates from those cities, in small numbers
have been struggling in here for a week past
but large delegation came from Chicago to day.
swelling their number to about one hundred
They have taken quarters at Willard's. A
large crowd will arrive in the morning from St.
Louis. The committee meet on Friday, at the
Arlington Hotel. The only business to be
transacted is the selection of time and place for
holding the convention and the election of an
assistant secretary in place of Gen. Duncan s.
Walker, who has rendered his
resignation The St Louis people are
already citing the exorbitant prices
charged delegates to the last convention held at
Chicago and pointing their fingers to the fig
ures made for expenses at Chicago during the
Knights Templars conclave some years ago.
They say Chicago cannot be trusted Chicago,
however, has the money, and she sent her dele
gates here with the understanding that they
must get the convention, no matter what it cost
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Satisfactory Progress of the Work of Re-
lieving, Ohio River Suferers-Another
Steamer Added to the Fleet.
DeplOrable Condition of Towns Be-
tween New Albany and Evansville.
The Indianapolis Relief Steamer City Of
Frankfort PauseS at the Falls, and
Proceeds on Her Mission.
GOVERNMENT RELIEF.
The Work in the Hands of the War Depart
ment Proceeding Satisfactorily.

The Work in the Hands of the War Depart
ment Proceeding Satisfactorily.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb 18-Secretary Lincoln said
to the Journal correspondent to-day that tho
work of relieving the Ohio river flood sufferers
had been organized in a satisfactory manner, and
is working we'll The War Department is get
ting the work into its own hands, so as not to
be dependent upon the corporation au-
thorities of the various towns. Secre-
tary Folger has granted a request
to have the lighthouse inspection boat Lily
used to relieve flood sufferers. This will COM
plete the number of vessels to be used in the
work, and will put it entirely under the control
of army officers, one of whom is stationed on
each of the relief vessels Secretary Folger has
also ordered Assistant Surgeon Ames, of the
Marine Hospital Service, to accompany the relief
expedition leaving Evansville in order to care
for sick persons, who reported to be very
numerous among the flood sufferers in that Vi
cinity
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LAwRENcEBuRG AND AURORA.
A Visit from the Government Relief Steamer
General Pike.

A Visit from the Government Relief Steamer
General Pike.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
LAwRENCEBURG, Feb 1S-The government
relief steamer General Pike, left Delhi this
morning, after distributing supplies of provisions
and clothing for 100 people for ten days. The
receding river somewhat relieves the distress Of
many, but the destitution is still great. Other
places supplied before arrival at Lawrenceburg
were Coal City, where rations wereleft for sever
ty-five people; Garrisons, KY, seventy five peo
pie; North Bend o., rationsfor 100. Total num-
Der of people relieved from Delhi to Lawrence
burg, 500
Lawrencebmg was reached at noon, and
found in great distress. Rations were
issued to 5000 people for ten days
These consist of l52 barrels of -four
%, 4SO pounds bacon, 4,2oO pounds sugar, 2,4OO
pounds coffee, 30 mattresses, 800 comforts, 400
pairs ladies' and chldrens hose, 1870 pairs shoes,
12O ladies' skirts, 100 pairs drawers 30 skillets
and IS coffee mills.
At Aurora 10 barrels Of flour wore issued,
5000 pounds bacon, 6l0 pounds coffee, and /. 200
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w HEN

E6r appareg the serner sex according to their man
fold wants and tastes We like to have the adequacy
of our for fitting the numberless variations
of dimensions and proportions presented by the mas
culine human figure tested-by large and small
men, eorpulent men and spare men, longicrural men
and brevicrural men, etc. We make specially of
pleasing particular people Furthermore we excel in
suiting the financial views of of Clothing
and Gents Furnishing Goods for prices are always
guaranteed to be at least 10 to 25 per cent below all
competitions and at this time in many lines the
difference in favor of prices is much more than
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19

WAsHINGToN, Feb 1s-The petition presented
to the House by Mr.. Eldridge, with the remark
that if the charges contained in it were true it
would cost Representative Hatch, of Michigan,
his seat, was from A G. Maxwell, Democratic
candidate for Congress in the Tenth Michigan
district, at the last election. In it he says a
large number of votes for Hatch, his successful
opponent, were procured by fraud, bribery and
corruption, and 500, 900 was raised by assessing
clerks and officers holding positions under the
government through the agency of Jay Hubbell
and assistants, for the purpose Of bribing and
corrupting voters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
GENERAL SHERMAN.
He Returns Thanks to the President for His
Complimentary Notice.


Complimentary Notice.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-The President has re-
ceived the following letter from General Sher-
man:
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8.
To His Excel'ency, Chester A. Arthur President of
the United States:
Dear Sir-Permit me- with soldiers frankness, to
thank you personally for the handsome compliment
bestowed in the general orders of yesterday, which
are reported in the journals to-day. To me it
surprise, and most agreeable one. I had supposed
the actual date of my retirement would form short
paragraph in the series of special orders of
the War Departments but, the honored executive
of country has made it the occasion for his
hand to pay tribute of respect and affection to
officer passing from the active stage of life
to of and rest, l only
say feel highly honored, and congratulate myself in
thus rounding out my record of service in manner
most gratifying to my family and my friends Not
only this, but feel that when the orders of yes
terday read parade to the regiments and gar
risons of the United States many young hero will
tighten his belt and resolve to be brave and true
to the starry banner which of day have carried
safely through epoch of danger, but which may
yet be subjected to other trials which will demand
similar sacrifices, equal fidelity and courage and
larger measure of intelligence
Again thanking you for marked a compliment,
and recprocating the kind wishes for the future am
with profound respect, your obedient servant,
W. T. SHERMAN, General.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
Insane Soldiers on Their Way to the Asylum.


An unusual procession was witnessed on the
streets of this city yesterday afternoon. 1t con-
sisted of long line of insane soldiers thirty four
in number. They were fanked on either side
by lines of guards AS the sad Gordon passed
along, the poor fellows, most of whom were vet
Grams, chartered necessarily and made queer mo-
tions with their hands. They were taken to the
Government Insane Asylum in two of Knox's
large express wagons. A reporter met DR.. Wit
mer, of the asylum, while later, and asked him
about the insane soldiers. He said they came
from the Northeast where they had been accum-
ulating for six months. squad of twenty-five
more from the West also arrived yesterday
1--WE will place them in the new lodge build
ing which has just been completed, said the Doc
tor. 'rhey are principally old soldiers who are
affected by melancholy or epileptic insanity,
caused by long exposure and hardships in field
and camp"
A squad of fifteen additional insane soldiers
from Fortress Monroe came up on the steamer
later in the afternoon.
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MINOR MENTION.
Investigation Into the Prosecution of the
Star Route Gases.

Investigation Into the Prosecution of the
Star-ROute Gases.
WASHINGTON Feb. 18-The committee on ex-
penditures in the Department of Justice to-day
determined to begin March g. and continue
from day to day until completed, an examina-
ton into the manner in which the star-route
prosecutions have been and are being conducted,
and into the conduct, efficiency, and good faith
of all the officials persons in the employ or
pay of the United States in connection with
these prosecutions The committee will also in
vestigate whether or not the guilty parties have
been duly prosecuted. All participants in the
trials on the part of the government will be
called to testify, the investigation beginning with
the appointment of MacVeagh as Attorney gen
eral, and James as Postmaster general The ex-
animation, it is believed by members of the com
mittee, will continue two months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
Minister Hunts Illness.

WASHINGTON, Feb 1s.-Mrs. Hunt, wife of
the Russian minister, has cabled from st. Peters
burg to her son in this city that the illness of
Mr.. Hunt is possibly fatal. Mr.. Hunt left here
on Saturday for st. Petersburg.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
Opposed to the Morrison Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-The ways and means
committee to-day heard a number of manufac
turers of cotton goods who are opposed to the
Morrison tariff bill A Rhode Island manu-
facturer of ginghams asked that the present
duty be increased nearly 100 per cent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
WHEN INDICATIONS.
TUEsDAY.-W Warmer, ffdir aUedth-
er, followed during the might By
colder northwest 9UindS.

The Partisan perruquier, whose capillary cephalic
yarnitures all proved to be too small to Mt the massive
Uranium of the iustrious Frankn-as the story goes
insisted with true Gallo vehemence, that the fault
was not with his goods but with Frankns head; that
the former regular" in their dimensions; but
that the American sages dome of thought" was
preposterously and inexcusably large. The French
mans position was of course, wholly untenable.
Clothes were made for man, not for clothes.
Matchless are the resources of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
Deplorable Condition of Missionaries.

tian missionaries is most deplorable. They live
in straw huts outside of town, and are destitute
of food, clothing and money Negro novices
have been enrolled in the army or sold into
Iavery One priest has become Mussulman
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awarded the seat This would have been done
to-day but for the bad political odor in which
Chalmers exists.
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AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


anu
The effort of Chicago east-bound igents to adj
vance passenger rates was a failure.
A still further reduction os force and expendi-
ture is feared by railroad men of all grades.
Every man who can be spared will be dropped.
There is less railroad construction now going
on in Indiana than in any year since lS47, when
the first road in the State, the Madison & Indi-
annapolis, was completed.
The Illinois Central and Baltimore & Ohio of
fcials are trying to arrange for a continuance of
the lease of the formers facilities in Chicago, by
the latter which have been enjoyed for the past
five years.
President r.. r, Cable, of the Rock Island &
Pacific road, has issued a notice that Robert
Stackhound has been appointed general freight
and ticket agent of that line, vice A. n. Martin,
resigned. His Office will be at Rock Island.
The statement is officially made that Mr..
George Fl. Valiant, for a great many years gen
eral freight agent of the Lake Shore road, had
resigned, to take effect Nov. l. The cause of
this action is not given, neither is it intimated
who Mr.. Vaillantis successor will be. He has
been with the Lake Shore road so long that it
was believed that he was a fixture in its service.
The first full train test of the Rote automatic
brake will be had at Mansfield on Friday, in the
presence of the Ohio State Railroad Commits
sioner, Sabine and staff, General Superintend-
ent Ferris. of the N. Y, P. & o. R. r., General
Manager Foracre, of the b. & O. r. r., Mr..
Barney, of Barney g. Smith. and the general
officers of railroads and invited representatives
OF a few leading newspapers.
The track of the Wisconsin. Minnesota & Pa
cifc has been completed to WATERFOWL, Dakota,
which In connection with the Pacific division of
the Minneapolis Il st. Louis forms a direct line
between Minneapolis and Watertown, and short
or by sixty miles than by the Chicago & North
western. its competitor for business in that sec
ton of Dakota. This new road is to be opera
ted by the Minneapolis & St. Louis.
Commissioner Richardson says the Ohio river
pool, during the first year of its existence, saved
the companies composing it over half a million
dollars in the maintenance of rates at an expense
of less than $40, 900. He denies the report that
he would resign unless the pool headquarters are
removed to Chicago. Il will stay with the pool
as long as it desires my service, y he said. What
l did say was that l preferred to live in Chicago
to Indianapolis, but l would rather live here
than in either Louisville or Cincinnati"
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The WABASH Reorganizntion.

James F.. Joy, president of the Wabash, st.
Louis & Pacific Railway Company, explained
the results of his recent visit to England to Jay
Gould, Russell Sage, Scion Humphreys, Sidney
Dillon and other persons prominently identified
with the company, at a meeting in New York
Monday. The English bondholders wished to
limit the time in which the general mortgage
bonds should be deprived of fixed interest to
three years. Other less important differences in
the scheme Of reorganization were not fully set
tied on by the committee OF the English bond
holders. 1t is not improbable that concessions
will be made on both sides and that an amicable
adjustment of tine affairs of the company will be
reached. Mr.. Joy and his companion, Colonel
Ashley, assistant secretary of the company,
agreed in the opinion that the claims of the
foreign bondholders would not be an insurmount-
able obstacle to the reorganization scheme.
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Tho Free fColoredl KindsrparteD.

The Childrens Aid Society, of which Mrs.
Stanton j. Peelle is president, and Mrs. L. A
Baker, superintendent, has opened a free kin
dergarten in the Vermontsstreet Methodist
Church, and is meeting with great success, and
wonderful popularity amongst the colored people
who greatly appreciate its benefits. The children
are apt and obedient, and although the school
has been running but two or three weeks, it
gives promise of being tho best conducted in the
city. The colored people generally have been
very generous and are willing, so far as able, to
aid in every way possible. Their generosity has
not been equaled in any of the free (white) kin
%dergirtens. The average attendance is expected
to reach 100 daily. Many or all the distinguished
colored visitors to the city since the opening
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have made it a point to call aud visit this new
educational school This is the g~randest charity
work, for it teaches the babe, the Uniformed
character, the principle of self-reliance, and
this together with the good seed sown of moral
ity and Christianity will lessen the number of
adult paupers and criminals of the future. The
good women who have this noble work of char
ity in hand are working like beavers,
and expect nothing for themselves,
only good results for the community.
Hon. Fred Douglass and Hon. John Wilson sent
in a good donation each, AS did John Kidd also,
who is always ready in a good cause. The ladies
wish to return thanks tor these donations as
well as for the smaller ones of many others.
As it takes money to run everything. other con-
tributions will be thankfully received by either
Mrs. Peelle, Mrs. Baker, or at the school build
ing any morning. Visitors will he welcomed at
any of the schools under these ladies' charge.
One is held in the temperance room on Iandes
street, the other is in the Methodist church on
the corner of Market and Blackford streets,
These last two are white schools.