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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17
The Captain of Blaine and Logan Club Shot
Dead in the Street, His Body Being
Riddled with Bullets.
The Murderer Immediately Arrested
and Conveyed to the County Jail,
From Which He Is Taken by an Infurated
Mob and Hanged to Tree-A Novel
and Terrible Scene.
THE KILLING IN THE STREET.
The Captain of Blaine and Logan Club
Rddled with Bullets.

The Captain of a Blaine and Logan Club
Riddled with Bullets.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Oct. 16-F. A. Burton,
president of the Blaine and Logan club here,
was shot dead by rulian known as "Scotty,
at o'clock this evening while the Republicans
were forming in procession Main street
Seven shots were fred in quick succession. The
murderer was arrested and hurried TO Jail before
the immense crowd could realize what had oc-
Cured. AS soon as the fact was made known,
there was the most intense excitement, and
hundreds of men in uniform and carrying their
torches hurried to the courthouse yard and de-
manded that the prisoner be handed over to
them. Lynch himl" Lynch him!" is the gem
eral cry. and at this moment-S40-there are
hundreds of men besieging the Jail Sheriff
Scott, Chief of Police Clark and posse of police
at the jail door, trying to
calm the infuriated multitude No
violence has been done yet, and
none may take place, but there is an awful
current of public feeling. The body of Mr. Bur
ton has been taken to the drug store Of 7. H.
Spence, where and examination shows life ex-
tinct, every shot having taken effect
Those who stood near the scene of the mnr-
der say the man advanced from the crowd on the
sidewalk to within few feet of his victim, and
fired the first bullet into his back. Mr.. Burton
fell to the pavement, and the murderer followed
with six shots into his body and head. He then
threw the revolver at his victim, and gave him
a kick, saying 'That's tho - that
knows me- and that have been looking for
OF words to that effect. All this was done in a
minutes time and before anyone could real
ize what had happened
Mr. Burton was broker and commission mer-
chant for j. H Lowry & Co., of Milwaukee, and
son-in-law of Capt. J. H. Moulton, agent for the
st. Paul Company here; he was one OF the best
known men and most prominent young business
men in the Northwest. He was chosen presi-
dent of the Blaine and Logan Club at La Crosse,
and was managing the campaign in this section
The motive of the murderer is not known. He
is said to be a desperate character, who has fol-
lowed the river for living He has served a
term in the State prision.
The Republicans were to have celebrated the
Ohio victory tonight with parade fireworks
and speeches, but the scene has changed as if by
magic to one Of terrible excitement of far diff
ferent character. Threats are deep and deter
mined If the crowd had responsible cool
headed leader, the murderer would be swung in
an hour. The most conservative advise modera,
ton, arguing that the man might have been in
sane.
The deceased leaves widow and three chill
dren. 1t is the most heart rending tragedy that
has ever taken place in this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17
THE NEW OCEAN CABLE.
Fhe Faraday Arrives Off COney Island with
the Mackey- Bennett Cable.

New York Oct 16.-The steamer Faraday.
with the commercial cable, anchored opposite
Coney Island Lifesaving Station, about two
miles off shore at 7;15 this morning She low
cred three RATS, and at o'clock commenced let
ting out the cable and coiling it upon the RATS.
At $50, boat containing the chief electrician,
Frank Brittle put off from the Fara1ay and ar
rived at the island at 9. Brittle examined the
landing place. the trench and the station, which
he found satisfactory, and returned to the ship.
A few minutes after IL o'clock two boats were
towed from the Faraday by the tug Stranahan,
gith rope to pull the RATS ashore. Second
officer Hicks, in charge Of the boats, said the
cable was nearly all coiled on the rafts and
they would probably reach the shore with it at l
o'clock. strong west wind was then blowing,
but there was not a very heavy surf. The
deep sea section wa buried eighty-fve miles
from here; the shor- section will extend ten
miles, where the intermediate section will be
spliced At the receiving and testing station,
situated one-eighth of a mile east of the Central
Hotel carpenters were busy at an early hour
finishing the interior. All instruments for test
ing the cable were placed in readiness. Electri
elan Pratt, from Siemens Bros, and electrician
Charles Cuttriss, of the cable company, arrived
early and superintended the arrangements for
RECEIVING Ine SnOfe emu IN UeIdI Oh IH6 COIL
pany. The trench dug yesterday from the bulk
head, 200 yards from the life-saving station to
the cable station, was partly filed during the
night A gang of men dug the trench again,
and electrician Cuttriss placed the United States
flag in the sands near the commencement of the
trench About 100 people, including
several ladies' arrived by the regular
train, and 200 arrived in special
train. Shortly after. headed by band, all
marched froma Manhattan beach to the place
lected for landing the cable They then marched
back again. and enjoyed luncheon prepared for
some 700 invited guests After congratulatory
speeches. made by officers and friends of the en-
terprise it was made known that all hopes of
landing the cable to-day had been given up, and
all parties interested left for home. The delay
was caused so far as known, by hawser be-
coming entaneled with the propeller of the
Stranahan while paying out At 6 o'clock the
tug was still alongside the Faraday, and the
cable was apparently all coiled the rafts but
there were no indications Of moving. 1t is ex-
pected the cable will be landed tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17
SPEEDY PUNISHMENT.
The Prisoner Taken from Jail and Hanged in
the COurt-HOnse Yard.

the Court-HOuse Yard.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Oct l6-103OP P. M.--The off
GERS were not able to stay the mob, who refused
to listen to argument From o'clock to 10 the
courthouse grounds presented a scene which
beggared description The mob increased in
numbers until the entire space three sides of
the Jail was a dense mass of humanity demand
that the murderer be hanged. The torches of
the men glared above the sea of heads, and the
white plumes moved resolutely about the square
The best citizens in the place were present
and watched the fearful scene with blanched
faces but with no expression of sympathy
There were hundreds of women in the streets
and the walks about the Jail. The excitement
grew steadily in force, and the demand at last
found leaders with cool heads, who went
methodically about taking the man from prison
and lynching him. Beams were procured and
in a short time the heavily bolted and barred
doors on the Fourth-street side of the Jail were
battered in and the crowd poured into the first
floor rooms. The sheriff and his assistants sue
ceeded in clearing the room first and second
time but on the third rush the mob overpowered
them and held their ground The interior
wooden doors of the cooking depart
of glass, and in the mean time
the heavy oak door leading to the main stair
way on the west side WAS battered down and the
crowd was in full possession of the main corridor
While this was going on the crowd outside be
came almost crazy, bat aside from the rush of
the men at the jail the best of order prevailed.
There We're drunken men in the mob, the
whole work being done by resolute fellows who
desired to make the murderer pay the death
penalty before they left the square. Once in
the corridor, sedge hammers were used to
break in the heavy iron doors, two in number,
that lntervened between them and the
cell door. These doors soon yielded and as
each fresh advance was made the crowd was
apprised on the outside, and constant cheers of
encouragement went up.
The prisoners had been confined in cell No.
on the lower corridor, and the crowd had little
trouble finding their man. He was taken
from the cell and dragged into the yard, He
was identified as the man who did the shooting,
and the officers, when appealed to, declared
they had the right man. When he appeared at
the Jail door. held up by those who had him in
charge, there was a long, peculiar yell went up
through the trees and streets, making every one
for blocks away realize, without any further as
surance that the awful work was about
completed. Numerous men were soon climbing
to the branches of the trees, and in q minute one
was selected. A rope was thrown to man sit
ting on the first strong limb; the rope was quick
ly attached and everything made really for the
execution
At this point in the proceedings there was
pause Among the leaders were some who
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17
Difficulty in Making Estimates.

To the Western Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, O.. Oct. 16. Official returns from
Tuesdays election are coming in slowly at both
State headquarters, and final estimates are made
with difficulty on the returns received and are
subject to revision. The Democrats concede on
the State ticket, 10, 637 majority, while the Re
publicans estimate majority of 1912. The
Democratic committee claims eleven of the
twenty-one congressman, while the Republican
committee still consider the Eleventh di strict
doubtful, and say it will require the official re-
turns to decide. No figures are given on this
district at either place.
The official count of Montgomery county is as
follows; Secretary of State, Newman, 11,640;
Robinson 1881; Judge of Supreme Court, Mar
Works, Benfer, 11.545; Flickinger, II, ,061; Judge
of Second Circuit Houk, 11,93l; Dougherty
II, 500; Meeker, IL 493; Shauck, II ,140; Stewart
1884; Congress- Anderson, II, 361; Sinks, H.
224 The total number of votes is %, 100, an in
crease over last fall of l, 904 Weis, Republican,
for sheriff received % majority the remainder
of the Democratic county ticket is elected.
The Coshocton county official returns increase
the Republican gain 6, making the net gain 81
Wilkins, Democrat, for Congress, carries the
county by rs less than in 1882
LATER. Official returns were received at Re-
publican headquarters tonight from Ashta-
bula and Wood counties these being the last
to report. Revised figures give Robinson a
plurality of II, ,421. This shows a Republican
gain of 26, ,053 and Democratic gain of ?, l02. In
sixtysix counties the Republicans made all their
gains, and the Democrats gained in the others
The Republican gains in the rural districts are
equal to their plurality Chairman Oglevee
comedies the election of Ellsbury in the Eleventh
district The delegation to Congress will stand
eleven Democrats and ten Republicans
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17
KIDS AND NrossBAcKs.
An Open Quarrel Between the Rival Demo-
cratic Factions.

cratic Factions.
Columbus Special.
Tuesdays defeat has brought an open breach
between the mossback and kid factions of the
Democracy. Last night John G. Thompson, A
6. Thurman, and other mossbacks openly
charged that the committee of kids organized in
the interest of Mclean, Hoady, the Paynes,
Bookwalter and others as against Thurman
Pendleton, and the old guard had lost the State
by ineficiency and msmanagement Some
openly charged them with selling out Tele-
grams were sent out to the leading mossbacks,
and they came in to-day pursuant to the call of
John G. Thompson and Allen G. Thurman
Thirteen of the twenty-one congressional dis
tricts were represented. They sat with closed
DOORS but it is learned that they decided to ig-
more the State committee and take things in
their own hands An organization was per-
fected, to be recognized as the State Demo
cratic Club, with John G. Thompson as presi-
dent, w. A. Taylor as secretary, A. G. Thur
man as financial secretary, and vice presidents
from each congressional district. The execu-
tive committee is composed of the following:
James b. Townsend, Lima; .J. Sullivan, Millers
burg; Charles Z. Salem, Cleveland; Clark Irvine
Mount Vernon; George M. Jewett, Steubenville;
A. McGregor Canton; j. Fl McMackin Cincin-
nat F. A Nash. Gallipolis; J. c. Mckinney
Piqua Mr. Irvine, President John G. Thomp
son and Secretary Taylor were made members
and officers of the committee ex officio The
following resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Cleveland and Hendricks and
other Democratic clubs in the State will continue the
presidential campaign with still greater zeal and activ
ity, fully assured that the Ohio Democracy can wipe
out the small majority recorded against the friends of
good government on Tuesday last"
1t was decided to have another big mass meet
ing before the election, and meet on St Jack
sons day, in January, to prevent an organization
like Tanlmany, and prevent upstarts from cap
turing the party organization, to the exclusion
of old leaders and the detriment of the party.
The kid bosses, Mclean Payne, Bookwalter and
others, were not spoken kindly of, and the State
committee was denounced 1t was said by sew
eral that they had no organization In the leading
cities, and did not know how to effect one, by
which the State was lost. 1t was openly advo-
Gated in speeches that experienced men should
be put in charge of the campaign and that
permanent club would bring such state of
affairs about.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17
And of IL ,42t on the Vote for Secretary of
State-A Republican Gain Of
Nearly 24,0OO Votes.
Views Of the Cincinnati enquirer" as
to the Effect of the Victory.
Very Pretty and Interesting Quarrel De-
velOping Between the "Kids" and the
Democratic "MOsbacks" of Ohio.
FIGURING ON OHIO.
1860 Plurality on O8ngressmen and II, ,4@1
State Ticket.

1860 Plurality on O5ngressmen and II ,42I
State Ticket.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS Oct. 16.-From unofficial returns
the vote will stand on congressman about as fol-
lows
Republicans-Butterworth 1,60O; Brown
1000; Romeis, 300; Mckinley, 20O0 Cooper,
15OO; Grosvenor, 5000; Little, 7,Oo0 Thompson,
$500; E. B. Taylor, Is, 300; j. B. Taylor, 4,SO0.
Democrats-Campbell, 300; Anderson, 250;
Lefever, G. l00 Cultivate, 1850; Wilkins, 5000:
Geddes, 700; Foran, 1,300 Hill, $500; Seney,
$500; Ellsberry 600; Warren, 200
These figures although only approximated,
will make the Republican plurality about
1850 on congressman.
Unofficial returns from 81 counties out of 88
give a Republican plurality of 10,S55. The
county yet to hear from will increase this at least
500
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17
COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED.
A Gang of Rascals Hunted Down and Placed
Under Arrest in Wabash County.
special to the 1ndIanarolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Oct 10 "A nest Of ofcounterfeiters has
just been broken up by The viSilant officials in
this city A few weeks ago John Bigss was ar
rested for drunkenness While in jail he re-
vealed counterfeitng scheme to officers Ellis
and Shea, and on his release Biggs fled an am
dayit duplicating James Nelson, his brotherin-
law, who lives south of this city, and
who, only a short time ago, COM
pleted term in the penitentiary
Biggs was induced to make the confession by
the fact that quantity of spurious coin was
found in his possession while in Jail A visit
was made TO Nelson's house aud the latter was
arrested and is now in Jail horo The officers
have diligently worked up the case, and have
now in their possession 4 quantity Of the spuri
Gus coin, besides molds aud lot OF metal. The
implements were accurately made,
and the dies perfect but the
lnolding was rough aud the coins
consisting OF dollars and niclxels were,
deficient in weight The nickels are very good
imitation however From information gathered
it is thought that tho plant" here is but an off
shoot of large gang having headquarters in
several large cities To day United States Dep
uty Marshal Hart and the sou Of United States
Marshal Foster, of Indianapolis arrived and
took Biggs and Nelson to indianapolis, Their
trial comes up in the United States Court on
next Tuesday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17
THE GERMANS AND THE IRISH.
The Powerful Influence of These Voters in
Determining the Result.

The Powerful Influence of These Voters in
Determining the Result.
Cincinnati Special.
While the position taken by the Germans in
the Ohio election yesterday was in many re-
spects phenomenal, it was not wholly unex-
pected although the Republican gains were
much greater than the most sanguine had dared
hope for. Of the $4,000 German voters in the
State, Hemilton county contains nearly 20, 000
16,0 900 of whom are in Cincinnati. 1t was here
that the Democrats expected their great strength
from the Germans, and the result of the election
shows how far off they were in their calcula-
tions. The German wards of this city are the
Third Seventh, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth
Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth. Twenty first
Twenty Twenty fourth and Twenty fifth.
Two years ago they gave Newman, Democratic
candidate for Secretary of State, a majority of
6, 100, while the Republican ticket received but
2,9l9. The Republicans this time have
carried these wards by about 5000, mal5
ing change of 5000. The most cur
ious part of all is that Johnson, the Re
publican candidate for Supreme Judge, who
it was said would be slaughtered by the Ger
mans, because of his adverse decisions on the
Pond and Scott laws, slightly ahead of Rob
inson in the German wards. On the other hand,
Robinson, whom it expected would be badly
scratched by the Germans only ran behind his
ticket in his county 200, some such matter
The fact that johnson ran ahead of Robinson
can only be accounted for on the ground that the
Democrats were making trades for Newman.
There are several reasons why the Germans
came back to the Republicans bringing many
Democratic Germans with them. The main
cause was evidently because they felt greater
security in Republican national administration.
and were far-seeing enough to understand that
Republican victory in Ohio in October meant
the success of the national Republican ticket in
November. Then their desertion from the Re
publican ranks in 1882 and its continuation in
1883, was intended as punishment for the pass
age of sumptuary laws by Republican Legis-
f Io tb ,a' S tn Sahs s th
Democracy for unfulflled promises in the
matter of repeating the Scott law in a Demo
cratic Legislature last winter, and the subse-
quent failure to have a Democratic Supreme
Court decide it unconstitutional. The Demo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17
A Dog right ENDS in a ROW,

LONG ISLAND. Oct 16-A dog fight between
Brooklyn and Newark took place this morning
near Newtown. Over 100 sporting men were
present and betting heavily AT the close of the
fight Newark's hackers objected to the referees
decision, and a free fight ensued, in which sew
had an ear bitten off; another man, name un-
known, had his nose almost severed from his
face. The men got away before the constabes
arrived
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17
A Drift in Favor of the Republicans.

Chicago News (lnd. Dem.)
1t will be impossible for the Democrats to hide
or explain away the plain significance of Tues
days election in Ohio. While that result does
not render certain either the election of Mr.
Blaine or the defeat of Mr.. Cleveland, it does in
dieste that the drift of public sentiment and
opinion is, in this campaign, clearly in favor of
the Republicans, Ohio was fair State in which
to make the fight. 1t was a close State, with u
strong Republican leaning, but it was an aver
age one in the intelligence Of its voters, the num-
Der of its fore ign-born citizens, and the variety
of its commercial interests. The fight was made
on national issues and really State issues and
questions cut little figure in the contest
While it may not be altogether fair to com
pare the vote on Tuesday with that of two years
ago, which was an off year" in politics, yet the
two votes do show that, while a majority of the
people of Ohio is willing to vote for change to
the extent of giving the local State government
into the hands of the Democracy, it is not will
ing to make such change national in its ex-
tent 1t is suspicious and distrustful of the
Democratic party 1t would rather put a bad
man with a good party in Office than an honest
reliable one with bad party That such a
feeling is very general at the North can hardly
be doubted, and it will exist just so long as the
Democratic party is handicapped by the vote of
the solid Southh
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The politically associated brewers have as
sumed to be able to sell the German Republican
vote 10 q 5hs e. Democratic party ana naFe fed oar
transfer the voters. They have lost their pre-
tended trading political capital They have de-
manded the destruction of the integrity of the
judiciary, and have called on the German Re
publicans to make liquor crusade against a
judge for an honest law opinion, and against the
candidate for Secretary of State for no reason
but to show their bossism They have set them
selves against law and the Republican party, and
out honor, and with the sense of having acted
most unwisely for their business interest. Their
interest is safe enough except from their own folly
and arrogance. The most rational course for
them is 70 dissolve their political combination
resume their party fidelity, pay the Scott law
tax, and cease to think that they that buy their
beer are their subjects and that they can defy
all law and overturn all lawful government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17
A Fall River rirm Embarrassed,

FALL RIVER, Mass, Oct 16.-Announcement
was made this afternoon that the firm of jesse
Eddy's Sons had asked Cor an extension of time
The amount of the obligations was not stated.
but they are understood to be very large. With
an extension of time, however, it is expected the
firm will he able to pull through The firm con
sists % Thomas F. and James G. Eddy. and is
engaged in the manufacture of wooden goods,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17

LOUISVILLE, Oct l6 -Rubel's Rock danger
Gus formation in the Ohio at the falls, was
blasted this AFTERNOON by government employees
Almost every steamer ahoat on the Ohio has
suffered from this rock. Boats have scraped
their bottoms and dsointed their huls against its
treacherous edges. Here it was that the james
D. Park went down. River men will DO glad to
know of the destruction of the rock.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17
The Money of the World.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16-The Director of the
Mint has prepared statement in regard to the
present money circulation in thirty nine of the
principal countries of the world, as compared
with the circulation one year ago which shows
a decrease in gold circulation of about $52 600,
600; increase in silver $i2 600. 900; increase in
paper circulation $l12. .O0O,0 He attributes
the loss in gold circulation to reduced production
and to increased use Of that metal in Ornamental
ton and the arts