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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-27
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
Testimony of Mr.. Chandler Concerning
the Navy Department Frauds.
Provisions Of the Mexican Pension and Pres
identiaI Count Bills - Changes in
Star-Route Schedules in Indiana.
THE NAVY FRAUDS.

Testimony of Secretary Chandler Before the
Senate Sub Committee.
WASHINGTON, June 26-Secretary Chandler
appeared to-day as witness before the sub
committee Of the Senate committee on expendi
lures of public money, and was examined in re-
Iation to the recently discovered frauds in the
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. The total of
the suspicious vouchers he said, discovered so
far was about $4,000. Many were
made out in the names Of fictitious
persons, and some bore the names of
actual firms. The money fraudulently
obtained was in some instances, divided be-
tween a Waterman in the department, Gorrigan.
the chief clerk and Kirkwood, who was IN charge
of the accounts. The frauds in the Bureau of
Medicine and Surgery seem to have been made
possible largely by the omission of that wise pre-
caution of having the recording officers certif-
cate upon the voucher itself. The witness
said that some time last year he received letter
charging Corriaan with drunkenness. and later.
n man came TO him and told him that kirkwood
and Corrigan were engaged i'll frauds. Some
inquiry made, and the conclusion arrived at.
that while there were some suspicious eireun-
stances there nothing warrantiHg eoncfu-
sion Of guilt There the matter rested
until Detective Wood discovered the frauds.
Secretary Chandler spoke of the persistent
pressure brought to bear for the retention Of DIR.
Wales.
''What do you mean by pressure, Mr.. Secre-
taryl"
In reply the Secretary said the recomtnenda
tons of DR.. Wales were of such a character as to
fully justify hra the witness} in believing the
affairs of his bureau had been well administered;
because it was incredible that gentlemen should
have urged his reappeintment with such persisten
cyff they had any suspicious Of such co ndftien
of affairs in the bureau. They were mainly
members of Congress The parties to the
frauds, especially Corrigan, persistentIy re
sOr1ed to rather extraordinary means. to keep
DIR. Wales in office. The petitions for WaGes's
disappointment were in Corrigans hand writing
and presumably were, circulated by him
Detective Wood. who discovered the Navy
Department frauds, has declared his intention
# having no further dealings; with the Navy
Department, but will press for investigation
W Congress He has submitted his CORE
,peHdence with Secretary Chandler to Repre-
sentative Abram S. Hewitt, of the House com
mittee on expenditures IN the Navy Depart
ment.
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Urban Meyer, a carpenter working on three
story building at Quincy, fell to the ground, re-
ceiving injuries that will prove fatal
Paris hubert ard Harry Lent, two twelve
yeariold boys at Nokonis, are under arrest for
stealing money from the safe of N Bentz.
The jury in the case of Hall, tried at Lincoln
for the murder of McMahan have agreed on
giving Hall a life term in the penitentiary. No
verdict agreed upon in the case of Ferris.
The body of Richard Wilson, blacksmith
was found beside the railroad track, near Braid
wood. Whether killed by the cars or murdered
and laid upon the track is now being investi-
gated
Walter Upstane, the De Kalb county murderer
who attempted to commit suicide by jumping
into the prison reservoir at Joliet last Saturday.
has been a raving- maniac ever since, and has
been sent 10 the Elgin Asylum.
1 By order of State Veterinary Paaren,
three horses, which have been daily used on the
streets at Elgin, have been, shot. because of
CHAMBERS. There is much excitement over the
disease. Mrs Sorenson,. whose husband died of
it,, will also die.
Marion Haddix and boy named Cobb were
struck by lightning during thunder shower
while working in a field on farm near Clinton.
Their clothing was torn and burned to- shreds
and Haddixs, injuries are of such aanatme that
will cause his death Cobb was less. severee7
injured and viii recover.
The case of Cook who murdered his wife, at
Nation, continues to be, an exciting topic. All
day long a crowd of some two hundred have
SLoou dEoulIu Iiio N6u WdlSIHHgi lllo duOfISiuhdo
to recover the. body of the woman. The WELLS
an almost inexhaustible one, and great trouble
is anticipated in pumping it dry.
Larkin Kirby assaulted his sister at her moth
er's residence, near Chesterfield, last. Saturday
stabbng her fourteen times with a pocket knife;
and but for the fact that during the attack he
cut off his own finger, he would doubtless have
killed her on the spot. AS it is, she will die.
Lrkin is twenty-five years old, and for weeks
has been deranged more or less.
Olif Andersen. who WAS found the Rock
Island track, last Monday morning; near La
Sale, in unconscious condition, is still living;
but has never spoken a word, and his death is
tors that he was struck on the head by some
thing for his money, and laid on the track for
the cars to remove any suspicion of murder
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TELEGRAPHIC. BREVITIES.

Andrew Long, the wife murderer, at Ionia,
Mich, was takenlinto court yesterday morning.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison
for life.
A meeting of Western distillers will be held
at Chicago day and an attempt be made to re
organize the whisky pool which went to pieces a
short time ago.
Clay and Copsey Higgins, brothers. farmers
living near Brownsville, Mo-, quarreled yester-
day about monkey wrench, when the latter
shot the former through the liver and lungs in
ficting mortal wound,
An explosion of gas in the Rankin, coal mine.
near Monongahela City, Pa, yesterday, fatally
injured John Pepkie and badly burned Duncan
Mcpherson. The men went in after tools with
lighted lamps, after being cautioned MOTTO do so.
Cornelius OLeary, VIM. Deylin, Mrs. Belinda
Burke and her son. John. were arrested, yeSter
day on charge of swindling Arnold, Constable 81.
Co. of New York, out of 81, 900. Deylin was a,
clerk in the employ of the firm, and OLeary
waS>an eX-clerk.
William Emery, captain of the schooner Addy,
yesterday morning shot and probably fatally
wounded farmer named Alex. Ketchum, living
seven miles from Benton Harbor. Emery arrived
at that place yesterday morning, and imme-
diately went to Ketehums houses; where the
shooting occurred. He claims that, Ketchum
had been to intimate with his wife.
Several years ago the city council of Chicago
passed an ordinance imposing a tax of 2 percent
on the gross receipts of insurance companies do
ing business in that city, whose headquarters
were outside the State of Illinois. The matter
remained in an undecided state till short time
ago. A test case was submitted to the Superior
Court, and the decision of that court was made
public yesterday 1t holds the ordinance legal
large amount of money is involved.
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NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS-.
Results of the Conventions in the Tenth
and Thirteenth Districts.
Hon. W. D. owen Chosen in the Former, and
Hon. William Williams, Minister to
Paraguay, in the Latter.
THE TENTH DrsTRICY.
Hon. w. ID Owen Nominated for Congress
man the Fourth Ballot.

Hon. w. owen Nominated for Congress
man the Fourth Ballot.
Spsoial to the indianapolis journal.
MONTICELLO, June 26.-The Republicans of
the Tenth congressional district held their con
vention here to-day, and it proved to be one of
the most enthusiastic meetings ever held in the
district The town was beautifully decorated
for the OCCASION OUT excellent cornet band was
engaged to enliven the hearts Of the,voters,
while the Porter county delegation brought
with them the glee club of Valparaiso which
sang some fine campaign selections. Each
county was represented by full delegations
About five hundred calae over from Logansport
to give Mr.. Owen a boost. while Jla other places
were nulnerously represented. Everything
passed off harmoniousiy and satisfactorily to
all
The convention was called to or
der about I9 o'clock by Major Watts,
of Delphi, with appropriate remarks andopened
with prayer by Rev B. A. Nelson. Hon. Mark
L. DeMette; ex-congTessman, was then chosen
permanent chairman, and committees OIL resolu-
tons and credentials were appointed. While
these committees were cut the band and Glee
Club discoursed some fine music. Judge Bald
winy of Logausport, ex-Attorney general, re-
sponded to several calls and delivered one Of the
ablest addresses ever made by him
The committee then reported, and adopted the
State and national platform.
Nominations were then in order.
u q. Wiley; Of Benton county,
placed in nomination W. D. Owen,
of Cass county; Major j. M. Watts, of Carroll
county, placed in nomination L. B. Sims of Car.
roll; Hon. j. W. Youche, of Lake, presented the
name of VIM. Johnston. of Porter John Ii. Wal
lace, ofWhite, presented the. nanrg Of Hon Am
SON Woleott, of White.
Everything being in readiness, tho ha1oting
then commenced. On the FIRST ballot Owen re.
ceived IS, Johnston55 Wolcott2l, Sims %. Each
received fractions over. Judge Chase, of Logans-
port and U. q. Wiley, of Fowler, received votes
voluntary Chase four, and Wiley two.
The. second ballot resulted: Owen 7S,, Johnston
SO, Wolcott 16, Sims %, Chase 2, Wiley L
On, the third ballot Owen received 81, Johns
ton So, Wolcott 49, Sims 81, Chase2 Woicot t
and Sims then Withdrew, leaving the, contest
between Owen aad Johnston
On the fourth ballot Owen received 49, and
Johnston 49, Owen was then declared nomin-
ated, having received a,majonty of the votes,
The total was 1S2; necessary to choice 80.
Speeches were then made by Mr.. Owen and
several other distinguished orators, when the
convention adjourned amid applause.
The party could not have selected better
man in the district than Mr.. Owen, and the vote
this fall will show to that effect
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dvisible for less degrees of disability. No per-
son can, however, claim the benefit of this
pension who already receives a pension higher
than $4 a month Applicants having claims
pending or who may hereafter file claims,
may elect to prosecute their claims either under
this act or the general pension laws.
Section increases the pension Of all widows
or minor children of soldiers and sailors who are
now receiving So a month to- 81 month"; and
extends the increase to all such who may here
after apply, who. under existing laws, would be
entitled to So month.
Section 10 provides that if an invalid pensloner.
whose inability was contracted in service, and in
the line of duty, has died or when he. shall here
after die, leaving widow minor child under
sixteen years of age, or both, they shall be en-
titled in the order of succession named to an
original pension in their own right under exist
ing laws without being required to prove that
the death of the husband or father was due to
his military naval service.
Section IL continues the pensions of minor
children when they become of unsound mind or
physically helpless.
Section ~ provides that in considering the
claims of dependent parents, after proving the
fact of the death and its cause, and that no
widow children are left 1T shall only be
necessary to prove that the parent Is without
other means of comfortable support than his or
her own manual laber, or the contributions of
others not legally bound to support him or her,
and such depeudent parents shall hereafter he
entitled to $12 a, month instead of So.
Section 10 makes the record of enlistment and
musJering INFO service, pr1na facies evidence OF
soundness at the time of enlistment, subject,
however to rebuttal by competent evidence
Section IA provides that no person shall be en-
titled to more than one pension at the same time
under any all laws unless the act under which
the double pension is granted shall specially SO
declare
The bill now goes to the House of Representa-
tives for concurrence or non-coneurrence in the
Senade amendments.
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ANOTHER ELECTRIC WOMAN,
An Atlanta Lady Who Moves Heavy Articles
of Furniture by Laying on Of Hands.

ATLANTA, Ca, June 26.-Georgia is winning
a great reputation abroad as being the home of
electric women The manifestations of Miss
Lula Hurst have spread beyond the limits of the
State and are now puzzling Northern audiences.
Then Miss Matte Lee PRICE,, living not more
than. ten miles from the home of Miss Hurst
developed. the same mysterious power, and has
also gone abroad to illustrate the new type of
Georgia womanhood. Now third andmore re-
markable case has developed in Atlanta the
lady being Mrs. c.. F. Coleman the.wife' of the
superintendent of the Atlanta cotton factory,
and a lady of great worth. Mrs. Coleman had
seen the wonderful Lula when, sire was In At
lanta and her husband had felt her peculiar and
mexplicable power. About ten days ago. Mrs
Coleman accidentally ascertained that
chair would yield to her touch
; and twist in any direction at her will without
the use of muscular power She impaired the
knowledge to her husband, aid repeated trials
were made. These trials only strengthened Mrs.
Colemans power and convinced her husband
that she could repeat Lulu Hursts freaks Mrs.
Coleman made the discovery known to her
friends, and last night quite number of invited
guests assembled in the Young Mems. Christian.
Association rooms to witness her first public
manifestation of the strange power. Among
those present were, Ex-Governor Bullock, Hon.
H. J. Kimball, Rev. Mr.. Thomas J. C. Kimball,
w. VI. OCoUG, anu heuAO WI anu ABOUT
twenty ladies. Mrs. Coleman was at first
somewhat embarrassed, but as she proceeded
with her task she became calm and succeeded in
everything she undertook A stick held by
Mr.. Scott and Mr.. Kimball was made to pass
around freely, despite strenuous efforts to,
hold it still. One of the gentlemen was com
PEELED, very much against his will, to give upa
pleasant chair in which he was sitting the chair.
turning over and throwing him out, while a
table was raised almost entirely from the floor
simply by Mrs. Coleman holding her hands upon
il. The masterpiece was performed when Mrs.
Coleman took walking cane in her hand She
held one end, and by simply touching the other
and to the edge of the table, made the table
stand on two legs only. During the entire enter
tainment the gentlemen presentwatchedc closely,
but could detect nothing resembling trickery.
They all declared that the ladY's power was
something wonderful, and while all said that she
was equal to Lula Hurst, some declared she ex-
celled her. Mrs Coleman is at the same loss as,
Miss Hurst was to account for the power she
commands.
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THE rHIRTEENTH DISTRICT.
Hon. William Williams Nominated for Com
gress by Acclamation.

Hon. William Williams Nominated for Con-
gress by AccIamation.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MICHIGAN CITY, June 26.-The Republicans
of the Thirteenth district held their congress
sional convention in this city to-day, and it was
one of the best attended and most enthusiastic
that has assembled in this district for many
years. The day was pleasant and the delegates
in fine spirits, and when the convention was
called toforder at IL o'clock, by Aaron Jones, Of
South Bend, it was very plain to be seen that
everything would be harmonious, and so. it
proved. Senator ], f. White, of Elkhart, was
made temporary chairman, and after appointing
the usual committees ON permanent organiza-
ton, the convention adjourned till 1:30 P. NJ
I The convention re-assembled promptly at the
hour named and the committee on permanent
organization reported Milo S. Hascall, of Elkhart
county, for chairman, and A. B. Miller, of South
Bend, for secretary Mr.. Hascall, in
taking the chair, made good speech. On the.
call of counties, the name of William Williams
of Kosciusko county, was presented by St Jo-
seph county as candidate for Congress, and was
received with hearty and prolonged cheers.
There being no other name presented, the NOM
nation was made by reclamation, there not be-
ing dissenting voice. An attempt was made
by two three delegates in. thenterest. of John
Crumpactaer, Of LaPorte to haveohim nominal
ed for Congress for the short term, on the sup
position that Major Calkins would resign, but
the convention sat down hard On the, attempt.
A. set of strong resolutions was adoptediby the
convention, indorsing the national and State
platforms, and commencing the course of Major
Calkins in Congress
During the recess Isaac A. Love- of LaPorte,
was nominated for prosecuting attorney by ST.
Joseph and LaPorte counties. The convention
was held in large building just erected for a
rink and public hail. and was most carefully ar
ranged and beautifully decorated for the oecar
sion. The convention was enthusiastic. over its
days work, and the delegates. are confident of
electing their candidate. The, Republicans. of
thissection were never in better spirits or more
confident of victory all along the line.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
Three Men Killed by a Construction
Train Falling Through Bridge.
Commencement ExeTciseSat Earlham College
anniversary Celebration at Urbana
Mt. Pulaski Murder Cases.
INDIANA.
A Construction Train Preoipitaeed Into the
Wabash River-Three Men Killed.


Wabash River-Three Men Killed.
Special to the Indianapoiis Journal.
LoeANsPoRT, June 26-Two spans of the
LoganspoEt & Ferre HAUte railroad bridge over
the Wabash river at Legansport fell at O'Clock
this afternoon with outgoing construction
train, consisting of thirteen empty aat-cars
caboose ard engine. Engineer Thomas Grace
and fireman VIII Scott, both Of Terre Haute
and married, were crushed to death in their
engine. Front brakeman VIM Mcdowell was
in the cab with them, but nIiraculously escaped
with only a slight scalp, wound Rear brakeman
John L. Stevens, Of this city, was IN the caboose
and was crushed internally, and is probably
fatally injured.
The train, in charge of Conductor
Charles Taylc- left the yards at &15
o'clock, about thirty minutes ahead of
the regular passenger The engine had
crossed four of the five spans Of the bridge, when
the fourth span, without warming, dropped into
the river, forty feet below pulling the engine
back into the wreck. The rear part of the train
stopped and all danger seemed over, when the
third span suddenly fell with the balance Of the
train.
The bridge was built by the old Logansport
Charlottesville & Southwestern railroad, and
has always been considered unsafe, and is said
to have been recently condemned.
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Rev. c.. G. Bartholomew, recently of Union
City, formerly of Indianapolis, has taken charge
of the Christian Church at Warsaw.
On Wednesday evening" Mrs. Matilda Dixon,
one of Rush e0unty's pioneers, died at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law, J. B. Reeve, after seve-
raj weeks painful Illness
Fire on Tuesday night consumed the large
w-mil belonging 10 Eli Ogle. four our five
miles northwest of Muneie, together with some
lumber. The loss is estimated at. $1,000, with
no insurance. Mr.: Og1e, who is travelling sales
man fdr the Eagle Machine Works of Indiana
polls, is at this time m Kentucky.
The sale of blooded horses at Rushville on
"Wednesday failed to come up to the usual
standard The well-known young trotteP Dan
ME Hanson, one of the most promising horses in
the State. sold for the astoHshingly low price of
$3.50, j. W. VannoY, of ShelhYville. being the
purchaser, All the stock sold very low.
Charles KuFa fifty Four years old a laborer at
the Vandalia shops at Terre Haute. committed
suicide on Wednesday night by shooting himself
in the head. He had been drinking for some
time, and on Sunday before last attended pic
mic, where he had fight, receiving blow on
the face that BACKED both eyes, and he has
gPeved over it ever since.
John Goddard, brakeman on the Columbus
Hope d Greensburg branch of the Big Four
railroad while coupling ears in the, yards at
Greensburg yesterday, had both arms badly
broken. One arm may be saved, but it is
OAouSiiO' eHc othSE VIII HdVo 10 ne ElpuIdOeu
He is about thirty years old, unmarried, and has
made his, home at Greensburg for two or three
years, working on the road.
Miss Clara Vrooman died at her home in Ko-
ksmo, on Tuesday, after an illness of four weeks
Miss VroomaH one. of the most promising
pupils at Holy Angels Academy at Logansport
until about month ago when she accidentally
swallowed a piece of tolu gum she was chewing.
Soon after she was taken violently i'll, and was
removed to her home at Kokomo, but no metG-
icne seemed to reach the case.
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THE PRESIDENTIAL COUNT.
Provisions of the Measure Recently Passed
by the House.


by the House.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The electoral count
bill, which passed the House on Tuesday, was
reported by Mr.. Eaton from the House com
mittee on the law relating to the election of
President and Vice-president, as substitute for
the bill introduced in the Senate by Mr.. Hoar
and which passed that body in January last.
1t provides for a joint session of the two
houses of Congress for the counting of the votes,
and that such joint convention shall not be dis
solved until the count shall lravei been com
pleted and the result declared, 1t provides also
that any recess which the joint convention may
take while the vote is counting shall net be for
longer time than one calendar day, and that
after the first Saturday succeeding the begin
ming of the count no further recess shall be
taken until the count has been completed and
the result declared.
1t provides that in of objection to the
counting of the,votes of any State. and in case
more than. one return shall have been received
from State, the question, in tire first instance
OF the counting of the vote Of the State, and in
the. second, or which shall be received and
counted shall DE submitted to the joint conven-
ton by the presiding officer and that three
hours having been allowed if necessary for de-
bate, vote shall then be taken per capita, com
msncing with the State of Alabama, and the
convention shall thus determine the question.
These provisions with respect to the settle
nlent of questions concerning the reception and
counting of thevot9 of States m cases of objec-
ton thereto, or of more than one set of returns
constitute the principal difference between the
Hoar bill and the substitute adopted by the
House. The Hoar bill provides that in such
cases the two houses, acting separately shall
concurrentlys determine tho question
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MAILS IN INDIANA.
Changes in StaR-Roufe Schedules, to Take
Effect July 1.


Special to the indianapolis. journal.
WAsHISGToS, June. Exchanges, have been
ordered in Indiana star route mail schedules as
follows, to take effect July |:
Elizabethtown to Horace-Leave Elizabeth
town Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at Up.
NJ. arrive at Forest Hill by 7 P. NJ leave For
est Hill Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays at
6 A. NJ; arrive at Etizabethtewn by IL NJ leave
Forest Hill Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays
alta p NJ. arrive at Horace by P. M; leave
Horace Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays at 8
P. M arrive at Forest Hill by Z p M
Edinburg to ShelhyviAe-From May to No
vember l, 1854, leave Edinbarg Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at $50 A. M; arrive at
Shelbyvi1Te by 1890 A. NJ; leave Shelbyville
Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays at 2. p NJ;
arrive at Edinburg by P. NJ
Deep River to Ainswertf- Deep River
daily, except Sundays, at 10 A M; arrive at
Ainsworth by 1915 A. NJ; leave Ainsworth daily,
except Sundays, at IL A. NJ; arrive at Deep
River by 1I:45A. a.