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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-24
Mr.. MOrrisOn's Delay in Bringing Forward
Proposed Tariff Legislation Censured
by His Democratic Associates.
General Grant Explains His Connection
with the Mexican Treaty.
Unkind Criticism of Mr. Holman by an
Astute Democratic 0rgan-The Board
of Trade Convention.
MIR. HEwITT's BLUNDER.
A Request for Information Regarding the
ODOnnen Resolution.

A Request for Information Regarding the
O'Donnen Resolution.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Hewitt case came
up in the committee on foreign affairs this morn
ing, and the O'Donnell resolution promises
to become again interesting Mr.. Brumm, of
Pennsylvania, few days ago offered a resolu-
ton directing the committee to inquire whether
the action of the House was brought into con-
tempt by any of its members. Mr.. Hewitt then
wrote to Chairman Curtin, saying that when
the matter came up he would like to
address the committee. The Republican
members were therefore in state of expect
ancy when, to their surprise, Mr.. Curtin said
that he had advised Mr. Hewitt not to appear.
At this considerable opposition was made by
Republicans, but the Democrats thought Mr..
Hewitt had better not be allowed to appear
Upon Mr. Rice's motion, however, it was voted
to ask Secretary Freelinghuysen if he has any
information showing that the dignity of Congress
has been belittled by the act of any of its mem
bers. This the Democrats, though anxious to
have the matter dropped could not refuse
1t is reported that Minister Lowell wrote, in
forming the department that Minister West had
informed the British minister that member of
Congress (Mr. Hewitt) had told him that the
O'Donnell resolution was buncombe, and was so
to be regarded. In that case, the committee can
hardly refuse to summon Mr. Hewitt to make an
exclamation
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IN THE HOUSE OF HIS FRIENDS.
Mr.. Holman Branded as Public Nuisance
by Democratic Organ.


by a Democratic Organ.
Washington Post.
To object to vicious bills is public duty cred
liable to any legislator. To be an indiscriminate
objector, merely for the sake of notoriety, is to
be public nuisance.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, is an indiscriminate
objector. AS matter of course his objection
sometimes hits bad measure before any other
member gets chance to strike it, for long ex-
perience has rendered him very dextrous in his
peculiar line of work But some injudicious
friends of Mr.. Holman are making him ridicu-
lous in claiming for him about all the high at
tributes, in which he is most conspcuously de-
ficient
Last week. when the Mississippi appropriation
bill was before the House, Mr. Holman offered
an amendment, the only possible object of which
was to give him chance to pose as the great
and only guardian of the peoples purse, His
amendment did not change, or propose to change
the bill in any respect Itw piece of bun
combe and was shown to be such. But it gave
Mr.. Holman chance for a speech, in which a
prominent Democratic newspaper demonstrated
his standing before those with whom he labors, y
also that he Showed himself to be appreciated
as one of the brainiest men in the House" HE
had standing about him one-half the members on
the floor" 'They lowered about him like school
boys, and drank in every word he uttered. y
1.-The scene, we are told, twas like those which
used to be presented when Alexander Stephens
was member ten years ago."
Of course the useless amendment was voted
down. But alter Mr.. Holman had tried to prove
that honest men could not support the bill
without his amendment, he finally gave it his
vote.
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THE HAzLEHURsT CRIME.
More of the Details of the Matthews Assassi-
nation Coming to Light.

hauOh coming 10 Light.
National Republican
Mr.. A. w. Burnett will be remembered as the
chairman of the Republican committee of Copiah
county, Mississippi, who driven from his
home in Hazlehurst and from the State, after
having been once shot by the Democrats who
threatened to murder him if he remained These
events happened Immediately after the last cleo
ton and the murder of Print Matthews by E.
B. Wheeler, leader of the Bourbon mob of l5O
Mr.. Burnett has been i'll Washington for some
weeks. Some remarks made by him to a reporter
yesterday prove that the spirit which caused the
assassination of Matthews has not died out in
Copah county.
Il have lately received some letters from
Print Mathewss brother" said he, Informing
me that the Democrats had burned the
Mathews gin-house with forty two bales of cot
son, all put up and ready for market After the
election the negroes began TO move out of Copiah
county to places where they had some show for
life That made the Democrats mad for it left
them without men to work the ground. They
threatened that if the negroes went away the
Mathews family should suffer for it. and that's
wnat this destruction of their property means.n
The same letters which brought this informa-
ton stated that the papers iii that county re-
fused to publish any article written by Repub-
hcan, though paid for at advertising rates. An
other letter, dated Jan. g. gives the particulars
of the shooting atfray between Hans Pen,
one ol Gle DelnoCIdbc Hou ana DoD hyalS,
Republican. Five shots were exchanged,
with no more serious results than a
flesh wound for Pen. Two other Democrats took
one shot each at Ryals, and another one tried to
fire at him, but was prevented. Ryals was ar
rested and held for the Criminal Court in bonds
of 81, 900, but when it was discovered that the
other parties were at fault the prosecution was
dropped, Nothing was done, however, with the
other parties.
The same letter states that the bulldozers
threatened that Colonel Jones, a Republican,
should not appear before the Justice court to
practice On court day eight or ten men ap-
peared with shotguns, and the judge was com
PEELED to adjourn the court to prevent trouble.
Mr.. Burnett has two original documents, which
were sent to Print Mathews a few days before
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COMMERCIAL INTERESTS.
Opening Session of the National Board ot
Trade Convention.

Opening Session of the National Board Of
Trade Convention.
WASHINGTON Jan. 23.-The fourteenth annual
convention of the National Board of Trade be-
gan its sessions to-day. Nineteen boards of
trade and chambers of commerce are repre-
sented, among them New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Indian
apolis, ST. Paul and San Francisco commercial
bodies. Frederick Fraley, of Philadelphia, was
reelected president and Hamilton A. Hill, of
Boston, secretary. The organization was
completed by the election of fourteen vice
presidents. The annual report of the
executive council discusses at considerable
length the present condition of the American
mercantile marine, and refers briefly to other
topics of current, financial, and commercial in
terest. special report from the executive
council on American shipping interests was
presented. 1t embodies the plan adopted by the
subcommittee of the council which met at Gin
cinnat in May last for revival of the mercan-
tile marine of the United States, and gives the
views of the various commercial bodies through
out the country in respect to the plan presented
in replies to circulars sent them
by the council. The substance of the
plan proposed was the admission
to American register of vessels purchased abroad
by citizens of the United States for use in the
foreign trade; admission free of duty of mate
rials for the construction of vessels in the United
States for use in foreign trade; granting bonus
to owners of ships built in the United States of
domestic materials of equal to the amount
of duty which would have been paid had such ma
terials been imported; and a modification of the
navigation laws so as to remove some
other burdens laid on the Ameri-
lean merchant marine. The Baltimore Corn and
Flour Exchange, St Paul Chamber of Com
merce, Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, Min
neapolis Board of Trade, and Providdhce Board
of Trade, in their replies approve the plan sub
mitted by the council. The New York Produce
Exchange and Philadelphi Board of Trade dis
approve, and the Milwaukee Chamber of Com
merce, the Chicago Board of Trade, and San
Francisco Chamber of Commerce approve the
plan, except the provision for bonus to owners
of vessels constructed in the United States of
domestic material
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WHEN INDICATIONS.
THURsDAY.-SnoaUS, generally
followed by colder qOedther.
CLOTHES.

flow vast the scope of that familiar word, Clothes
and its various notifications. How unspeakably sig
niHcant. Thus, for example, are CLOTHED
with reason sometimes with authority and so forth;
the dawn is CLOTHED with beauty; the fields are
CLOTHED with and ice, with verdure and
flowers, according to the season. our ideas are
CLOTHED in speach, and on, ad infnitum. In
deed the acute Professor Teufesdroeckh Observes
mans body is but visible garment for that incor-
poreal divine NE of his; and that profound meta
physician up the whole matter in the compre-
hensive generalization that Whatsoever sensibly
lists is properly Clothing suit of
Raiment put on for season, and to be laid off. !"
Descending particulars, have to say that, in the
matter of those bodily garnitures know to the trade
as Clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-24
Young Mutt Discharged.

PITTsBURG, Jan. 23.-The hearing as to James
Nuts present mental condition took place to-day
before Judge Stowe and resulted in the prison
ers release Drs. Wylee, Beatty, Heron and
Christy were examined and all agreed that at
the present time Mutt was of sound mind and
fully responsible, and thought it would be per
then discharged, and in company with friends,
left the courtroom for Major Browns office,
where his mother and sister, and other relatives,
were waiting for him. On the way he was ten
dered perfect ovation. The scene in Browns
Office was very affecting This afternoon, at
o'clock James and the family took the train for
their home at Uniontown.
A Uniontown special says: Mutt was met at
the depot by a crowd of three hundred people,
and wildly cheered. He was driven home at
once, and intends remaining there quietly"
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DemOnstrative Miners.

ALLIANCE, O., Jan. 23-The italian laborers
on the Cleveland, Youngstown & Pittsbug rail
road have been unpleasantly demonstrative
toward Superintendent Lumleys, believing he
could pay them if so disposed This noon they
congregated in force at his hotel, aud were SO
violent that it became necessary to organize a
posse of special police and dispense them
Colonel Thomas L. Snead, general counsel this
afternoon received from the New York stock
holders money with which he paid the laborels
IN fall Superintendent Kornbury, of the com
panys mines at Bergholz denies that the miner
destroyed as much property as reported IT.,
says they are quiet, and he viii have money
on Friday to pay them in full
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The Leadville Bank Failure.

DENVER, Jan. 23.-The announcement that
the First National Bank, of Leadville, had
closed its doors at midnight, was received with
considerable surprise here notwithstand
ing that its ultimate failure had
long been anticipated in financial circles
The exact condition of the finances of the bank
is at present unobtainabe, but the failure is gen
orally believed to be a very bad one The de
posits will probably aggregate $325 600. 1t is
generally known that President De Walt is an
inyeterate gambler and it is rumored his account
is 5000 overdrawn. Other Colorado banks are
unaffected.
DeWat, the president, and Finn, vice-presi-
dent left the city in a carriage at daybreak this
morning Their destination is unknown. 1t is
feared when the miners get down from the mines
there may be trouble. There is much talk OF
the crookedness of DeWalt and Finn
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AN INCOMPETENT LEADER.

MIR. Morrison Unable to Present Measure
for the Proposed Tariff Reform"
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON Jan. 23.-Considerable dissatis
faction is being manifested among Democratic
members in reference to the failure of Chairman
Morrison to make any movement whatever
toward preparing a tariff measure. So far as
known, Mr.. Morrison has done nothing in this
direction, and has at present refused to even
give utterance to anything that would indicate
his views or purpose in this connection. 1t is
furnishing confirmation to suspicious that he
will prove as great failure as chairman of the
ways and means committee at this time as when
at the head of the committee during the Forty
fourth Congress. The Morrison Carlisle combi-
nation has been industriously circulating re-
ports to the effect that Mr.. Randall and
his followers were working in some mysterious
manner to defeat tariff legislation, but those
who were heretofore misled by this beating of
gongs are now beginning to realize that Mr..
Morrison's delay Is the result of inability to
properly deal with this great question, rather
than from any act of omission OF commission on
the part of Mr.. Randall and his followers The
fact is that Mr.. Randall has done nothing to in
terfere in any way with Mr.. Morrison in prepar-
ing his tariff measure He is so thoroughly con-
vinced of Morrison's lack of ability to deal with
the question that he is not concerned about the
threatened ''tariff reform" during the present
session of Congress The committee on ways
and means constituted by Mr. Morrison
himself, and he cannot escape the responsibility
for failure to do that for which he specially se-
lected his associates
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EXTENDING THE PENSION LIST.
A Bill to Secure Pensions to New Glass of
Claimants.

WASHINGTON, Jan, Ex-senator Mitchell in
troduced in the Senate to-day, bill to amend
the pension laws, which was prepared by the
Commissioner of Pensions. 1t adds to the list
of persons entitled to receive pensions because
of wounds received or disabilities incurred, the
officers and enlisted men of the Missouri State
militia and the. Missouri provisional enrolled
militia who were injured or who incurred dsa-
bilities, while such militia was cooperating
with the United States forces; the officers
and enlisted men Of the Missouri Home-guards
and other regular organizations called into serv-
ice by the general commanding the Western De-
partment or the Department of Missouri when
the service performed shall be shown by the
records to be that prescribed by the act of
March %, 1862 the officers and men of the rev
enue marine service disabled by wounds or in
juries received while in the line of duty-the
rate of pension in these cases to be- for officers
that prescribed by existing law for relative
rank in the navy, and for enlisted
men that prescribed for enlisted men
Continued on Third Page.l
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A Contingency in Which England May Find
-, 1t Necessary to Go to War in Behalf
of Treaty Stipulations.
Baker Pasha EndeavOring to SuccOr the
Distressed Garrison of TOka.
Fears that General GOrdOns Influence May
Be Unavailing in Dealing with the
Wild Tribes of the SOudan.
BECOMING COMPLICATED.
Possibility that England May Be Involved
in the Eastern Quarrel.

Possibility that England May Be Involved
in the Eastern Quarrel.
LONDON, Jan. pa Hong Kong dispatch
points out that the French occupation of Chusan,
Formosa or hainan would amount to casus belli
with England, as according to the treaty of 1S46,
it was stipulated that upon the evacuation Of
Chusan by the British, it should never be ceded
to any other foreign power. England under.
took, in the event of an attack, to protect the
Chusan dependencies and restore them to China.
The Chinese can and will insist upon the fulfill
ment of the stipulations.
A Colombo dispatch says the transport bearing
General Mirlot to Tonquin to take command Of
the French forces has arrived, disabled. Gen.
eral Mirlot took a mail boat Immediately for Ton.
qun
1t is stated the Chinese government has in.
structed the Viceroy of Canton to receive hos
pitably, but to disarm, any irregular Chinese
soldiers now at Bacninh, as they might be
driven across the frontier if Bacninh is cap
tured.
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A VAIL FROM THE LAKESIDE.
The "Baleful Influence" of the New
York Market Felt in Chicago.
Wheat Speculation Opened with Firm
Feeling but Closed Weak-COrn and
Provisions Lower All Around.
sD.cial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO Jan 23.-Again has the baleful In
fuence of the New York stock market been felt
on the Chicago Board of Trade The markets
opened this morning with very firm feeling,
which was owing, in great degree, to the re-
ports that Jay Gould had Showed up" his Sc
curites and that his private strong-room in the
Equitable Building was full of Western Union,
Missouri Pacific, and other securities. May
wheat opened with sales at 81 1-2097 3-Sc. Ira
Holmes covered large line of shorts" which,
with the 'tailersH advanced prices to 9S lao
9S 3-8c.
At this point Hobbs and others of his kidney
commenced unloading their purchases of the last
two days, and forced the market down to 81 5-Sc
Private cables were very disheartening; some of
she heavy bears" began pounding the market
and it went down to 81 1-8c The news of the
break in the stock market in New York became
public, and the market closed weak.
Corn opened active and strong under sharp
covering by the shorts" and a general belief
that Wall street and strong local
parties were operating for an advance
Receipts were light, and shipments were
unusully large, but weak wheat and the
break in stocks scared some of the scalpers, and
good deal of stuff was thrown upon the market
Another cause of weakness was the action of the
board of directors in making regular" two
other warehouses, with capacity of $50, 900
bushels
Provisions acted about the same as grain, ex-
cept that the downward movement commenced
earlier. About 1890 there was sudden disposi-
ton to SELL and the market lost all it had
gained. A leading house says: '"The
receipts of hogs are not sufficient
to keep the packers running, and several houses
have shut down; under such state of affairs
speculation must be expected to take the place
of legitimate operations, and now our packers
are pretty deeply engaged in this way"
The course of values depends somewhat on the
course Of corn, and the manipulations of two of
the most prominent packing houses here. They
are both supposed to be committed to the 'long"
side on hog products Two and half million
bushels of wheat, big lot of corn, 10000 bar
rels of pork, and over 5000 tierces
of lard changed hands on the
call Everything was lower May
wheat closed at Sc 5-9c and on the curb was go
ing little later at SO 1895 5-Sc; May corn at
5sc, May pork at $l5.72 1-2, and May lard at
g. l5c. single block of 5000 barrels of May
pork was sold at $l572 IL by Spencer to Singer
Two or three equally good sized lots were Of
fered at $l5.75. The buying and selling was in
discriminate; Hancock, however, took in nearly
10000 bushels of ''short" wheat and Murray
sold some hundreds of thousands of bushels of
May oats. 1t is said that Lindblom, who, until
recently was talking 4Oc for May corn, is now
privately giving pointers to his friends to buy.
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THE SOUDAN.

Baker Pasha EndeavOring to Relieve the Inn.
prisOned People of TOka.
CAIRO Jan. 23.-General Wood, commander
of the British troops, has gone to Port Said. to
meet Chinese" Gordon. Baker Pasha has gone
to Trinkitat, to attempt to relieve Toka
Many persons who believedth influence which
Chinese Gordon formerly had in the Soudau
to have vanished, think he will run the risk Of
assassination at the hands of the rebels Sheiks
accompany him to Khartoum.
Sir Charles Dixie speaking at Kensngton,
England, said that England had no interest in
maintaining Egyptian domination throughout
the Soudan. England would, however, maintain
her domination upon the Red sea- especially With
a view to prevent the slave trade
III Mahdi's brother-in-law, recently captured
at Minieh, gives an account of Ell Mahdis plans
and Surroundings.
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY,
Berlin Excited Over the Appearance of tho
HOhenzolIern Specter.

BERLIN Jan. pa few nights ago the famous
'Weisse Dame" or White Lady, the spiritus
familiaris of the Hohenzollern family is reported
to have been seen by the sentinels before tho
Altes Schloss. The legend of this apparation is
well known. An ancestress of the Hohenzol-
lerns, Countess Orlammde, is said to leave her
grave and walk IN solemn and measured step tho
corridors of the Altes Schloss in Berlin when-
ever any member of the royal family is about to
lie Notwithstanding their profound sceptieism,
most Berliners, strangely enough, believe tho
story of the White Lady. The capital is quito
excited over the pretended apparation. All are
talking about it, and wondering what member of
the dynasty is next destined to die.
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Accidents in the Lumber REGIONS.

LA CROSSE, Wis, Jan. GA lumberman
who has just returned from a tour among the
Black river camps says the season has been un-
fortunate as to accidents among the men. A
careful review shows that four choppers have
been killed by falling trees, and fifteen badly
injured. The last fatal accident was in John
Paul's camp, on Lost fork. The man was buried
at the camp. No one knew him. No winter was
ever better for the loggers. 1t is estimated the
cut on the Black and Tululu rivers will be 20O,-
600 GOO feat
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JEFF Dayis,s Health.

NEW YORK, Jan. 23-'T saw the old confeder-
ate chieftain not long ago" said Mississippian
to reporter at the Sturtevant House to- day
"He is almost as feeble as sick man can be-
bent with cares and years. His voice is weak
and his body bent I might almost say that he
is deerepit. You know he lost an eye years ago,
and the sight of the remaining one is failing. He
takes too little exercise, his friends say guess
he is not long for this world"
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Is at all times land especially at this tme) prepared
beyond the capabilities of any competing establish
ment to satisfy the varied wants and tastes of man
knd-adult and iuvenile-at prices guaranteed to be
from 10 to 25 per cent below all competition.
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British officials Alarmed.

DUBLIN. Jan. 23-The Irish Times states
that the British Home Office and police havo
been warned that serious steps are being taken
o perpetrate outrages in England in connection