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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-19

Cabbage, Tomato, CauItIOWGr and Celery
Plants for sale by
KENDALL g. WHITNEY.

SURURRAN RESIDENCE FOR
- SALE.-One of the most desirable in Deer
ing one mile out on the line of Horse X. X. hrst-
class 2 story house with modern conveniences nice
stable, 21$ acres land bounded streets, fine
shade and fruit trees all in perfect order and re-
pair. Apply to VIII. WALDRoN, $50 Middle st.
mavI9-l
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-19
AUCTION SALES.
FOR SALE---AT AUCTION.

nN TUESDAY, the goth day of Nav. at twelve
~ o'clock noon, we shall sell at public
auction to the highest bidder the tenement
house and lot numbered 3 Lareh street Port
land, Maine; said house contains III large
rooms is story-high, finished, with one story base
ment, the first story being arranged can be used
either for store or dwelling at convenience Of pur
chaser; can be divided into tenements which
should net from twenty to twenty-five dollars per
month at low estimate; has abundance of wafer
both hard and SOFT with fairszed yard in the rear
of said house. and is in all respects a good invest
ment for parties desiring house in that locality
Cause Of sale being i'll health OF owner; Gale posi-.
tive. Terms cash.
20. BAILEY 81 CO., AuctiOneers.
myl4 div
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-19
Purify Your Blood

Hoods Sarsaparilla tones up my system, puri-
ies my blood, and seems to make me over" W. J..
BLAIR, Corning, NY.
My wife has been troubled with indigestion,
and her blood has been in poor condition. She
has used several bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla
and it has been great benefit to herr H. DICK
SON, Kenton, Ohio.
suffered years with blood poison and rheu-
matism !; was completely discouraged, and never
expected to recover. took Hoods Sarsaparilla
and am cured" MRS. M. j. DAVIS, Brockport. NY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-19
Wanted.

A GOOD cook and chambermaid. Apply at 10
"A Spring ST., early in the morning or late in the
afternoon. j. HOPKINS SMITH.
maybe diff
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-19

THIG BE EET-Two desirable rents; the cham
Z bers i'll house No. 40 Bracket street, contain
ing rooms; also chambers i'll house No. Is Tate
street. seven rooms. Apply to j. W. DYER, head
of Union Wharf. my19-1
+ OST Second Assistant Engineers Badge,
II Portland Fire Department. Return to Chief
G. II. CLOVES, and get reward. my191
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-19

ESOR RENT.-Inthe vicinity OF High street,
a pleasant and convenient tenement containing
IL rooms. small family desired. Rent S25 per
month. b. SHAW, 481a Exchange Street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-15
Notes and Personalities.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April l4.-Mrs. n G. Scott and
daughter, Miss Kate Scott of this city, while on
their way from indianapolis, met with very
narrow escape. They were on the train which
was wrecked near Xenia, o. Mrs. Scott was
severely bruised, being cut in several places on
the head and body. Miss Scott was cut on the
hand, and was badly shaken up. Neither was
hurt seriously.
Mrs Laura G. Fleming, formerly of Indianap-
oils, but now of Shelbyville is here visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs S. A. Gorgas
Mr.. Steele has returned from his trip to Marion.
and was in the House to-day He reports every
thing lovely in his district.
Mr.. Wood prepared speech on the tariff about
a month ago, and is somewhat worried to night
lest consideration of the tariff bill is defeated in
the House tomorrow and he is cut out his talk
Captain Thomas II. Mckee was at his post in
the Senate documentroom to day, having re
turned from his visit to Logansport. He says
Cass county will elect Republican officers this
fall, and that the city will elect Republican
officials next month.
Lieutenant-colonel David II. Brotherton of
the Twenty fifth infantry, and Major Edward
Ball of the Seventh cavalry, were placed on the
retired list of the army to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-15
THE NATIONAL BANKS.

An Effort to Induce Congress to Authorize
a New Security.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, April IA determined effort
is being made by the national banks of the East
to have Congress authorize another security to
be deposited with the government Petitions
are being received by the score by members of
the House, and they are pouring in upon the
committee on banking and currency in perfect
flood. Ali sorts of representations are made
about the depressed condition of the banks, and
by the time another Congress organizes the
question will doubtless be one of the most i'm
portant ones before the country.
1t is absolute folly for the banker to expect
relief at the hands of this Congress The ma
jority of the Democrats in this House believe
that the business of banking should be conduct
ed on the old plan. They believe that State
laws alone should govern banking and that
when Congress authorizes the issuance of money
its powers of dissemination should cease.
1.-THE States alone should have Jurisdiction
over the banking system, and for my part
shall be glad if the national bankers do
give up their charters, said an
old Democratic member this evening. when
ever Congress attempts to say that the banking
business shall be conducted in this, that or the
other way, it interferes with private interests
and fosters monopolies. We do not need nation
al banks. The people-the great masses-don't
want them. 1t is an individual matter like the
dry goods or drug business. National bank
notes should not be authorized. There was an
age-a couple of scores of years ago-when there
was fraud and wildcat swindles in the banking
business, but that day is past"
just so. 1t is not the intention of the Demo
Gratis it is evident, to provide anything for ma
tional banks. They want them to be insttu-
tions of the past, and hope they will be squeezed
mt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-15
THE DANvILLE INVESTIGATION.
A Cloud of Witnesses Who Testify as Par
tisan Democrats Should.

tisan Democrats Should.
DANvILLE, April 1.-THE Danvile investiga-
ton was resumed to-day DR.. Voolfolk a ply
sician, of Orange county, Virginia said that
colored Republicans, armed with pistols, pre-
vented negroes from voting the Democratic
ticket.
A. F. Fulkerson, of Washington county, Vir-
ginia a member of the Forty Congress-
had seen no violent demonstration on either side
in his county. He thought the Danville riot had
brought out a larger vote both white and col
ored, than there would have been otherwise
The Readjusters had drawn the color line, and
he had insisted it should be accepted by the
Democrats, as, unless it was done, there would
be a solid negro vote and divided white vote
This, he said, would have given the State to the
negroes
G. F. Trigg, white, testified that the decision
of tho Supreme Court on the civil-r1ghts ques-
tion had tremendous effect on the election, but
the DEnville riot had scarcely any effect. Col
ored orators, after the Supreme Court decision,
told the negroes that the United States govern
ment was going back on them. The very best
relations existed between negroes and whites in
his section.
R. L. Cohen, white, said the negroes of Dan
vile were armed on the day of the riot, and
some Of them talked in threatening manner.
Charles T. OFarrel contestant for a seat in
Congress from Virginia, was examined. He at
tributed the success of the Democrats to the
fact that the debt question had ceased to be an
issue, and large number of Democrats who
had acted with the Readjusters had returned to
their allegiance.
Thomas Fricky of Ashtabua, Ohio, was ex-
amined. In 1876 he was in North Carolina and
had seventy five negroes working for him. A
few Of them were Democrats, and the feeling
was such that witness was compelled to dis
charge the Democrats. as black Democrats and
black Republicans could not be worked together.
In 1888 the witness having in the meantime
been IN Ohio, returned south and found a great
change in the characteristics of the colored peo
pie. They seemed to have lost their respect,
took on an air of ownership over all their sur
roundings Witness learned that this change
was due to the advent of the Malone party
Witness went out driving every day and
noticed the negroes had the habit of crossing the
street in front of the passing carriages for the
purpose of annoying the occupants. Witness
tried to drive over his tormenters and nearly
succeeded once or twice. Witness saw colored
women crowd white ladies off the sidewalk. The
conduct of the whites toward the colored people
was kindly in the extreme. On cross -examina-
ton by Senator Sherman the witness said he
was Republican. He was opposed to Malone
because he came to the Senate as a Democrat
and betrayed his party. Witness had been in
Danvllle since the riot and had formed the opin-
ion that there never was as little blood shed
with better results than at Danville. He was
only sorry 1t was not white blood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-15
Belief that the Bill Will To-Day Receive &
Sufficient Number of Votes to
Secure It's Consideration.
The National Banks Intent on Securing
a New Bond for Deposit.
Tons of Democratic Speeches at the Govern
ment Printing 0ffice-A Pretty Sight
in the White House Grounds.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
A Belief that the House viii Vote to Com
slider the Morrison Bill.


A Belief that the House viii Vote to Com
slider the Morrison Bill.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-Mr Randall returned
tonight He and his immediate following
which does not include by any means all those
who voted with him in the recent caucus, will
vote, tomorrow, against taking up the tariff
BILL but the majority of these so-called Randall
men will vote to take up the subject Some Re-
publicans will also vote the same way, and there
will be more than a sufficient number of votes,
well-informed members of the House say, after
canvassng the subject to-day and tonight, to
take the matter up, despite the opposition of
John Kelly and those Democrats who will fol-
low Randall. This will open the long
est debate of the session. In the
opinion of the most experienced the de
bate of the general subject will last
between two and three weeks before considera-
ton of the bill by sections is reached. An evi-
dence of the interest taken in the matter will be
the presence, tomorrow. of perhaps the largest
number of members on the floor of any day this
session.
Mr.. Morrison was asked. tonight by your
correspondent, if he thought the bill would be
taken up tomorrow. II will make motion to
take it up" he SAID, despite all reports about
delay and further conterring of leaders. 1
think, also, that l can confidently predict that
the bill will be taken up and the debate com
menced. We mean to show that we are in
earnest on this subject"
"How about its final passage by the Housep
he was asked.
Il think it will be passed, but cannot predict
positively on that point until there are more de-
velopments but you can rest assured the bust
ness will commence tomorrow"
''There has been good deal of comforting, to-
day and tonight on this subject, has there notl7
asked the correspondent.
Eyes, of course, on such an important ques-
ton there must always be conferences among
the leaders. tits on this account that predict
the tariff bill will be taken up tomorrow"
There has been, outside of the late caucus, no
subject this session of such general interest as
.',.-.s- .. li1. iIeas a.,..ofaovs
1t is rumored tonight that the Morrison men
have captured Mr.. Lamb, and that he will, to-
morrow, vote to take up the tariff bill
Mr.. Lefevre says he concludes, from the tone
of the meeting of Ohio Democratic members, to-
night, that not more than five members from his
State, who were at the meeting, will vote against
the consideration of the bill If this is true
there is little doubt the measure will be con-
sidered
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-15
One Report Says He Has Penetrated to Colon,
While the Spanish Officials Claim the
FilibusterS Have Been Dispersed.
Important Results Expected from Re-
cent Arrests of DynamiterS.
Nothing Known at Berber of the RumOred
Fall of KhartOum-The Former City
Appeals for Assistance.
AGUERO'S FILnBUSTERS.

They Have Penetrated Into Productive Re.
gion-The InsuTrection Gaining Strength.
KEY WEST April l4.-Mail advices from
Havana state that Aguero has penetrated to the
rich jurisdiction of Colon receiving everywhere
on the road men and horses, and burning various
plantations where help was denied. The insur-
reetion will increase if the troops are unable to
capture the filibusters Some of the papers ac-
cuse the military authorities of utter ignorance
and Indifference
The Madrid journals which represent the
Ministry, in their comments to-day respecting
the resignation of General Adam Badeau, con
sui general of the United States at Havana.
thank the American government for its manly
and sympathetic feeling towards Spain They
say there is no doubt but Secretary Frclinghuy-
sen may be relied upon to act as did Secretary
Hamilton Fish towards these Cuban revolution
lists, 1t is added, also, that Secretary Freling-
huysen has so conducted his correspondence that
he has evidently forced Badeau to give in his
resignation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-15
A Possibility at Chicago,

Special to Chicago Inter Ocean.
A leader of Ohio Republicans in the House,
who did not wish to be quoted by name, said to-
night; Il believe Grant is stronger to-day with
the people of this country than ever before If
he should be brought out as a dark horse at Chi
cago should not be surprised to see him sweep
everything before him. If he should be nomi-
mated he will be elected, too don't believe any
power on earth could prevent it. Now, am not
saying that he is my first choice, for he is not,
nor that believe he will be nominated for it
doesn't look that way now; but l am telling you
what think about the result if there should be
deadlock between the now prominent candi-
dates, and Grants name be tossed in at the right
moment just paste that in your hat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-15

The Senate Considerably Increases the
Amount Appropriated by the House.

The Senate Considerably Increases the
Amount Appropriated by the House.
WAsHINGToN, April 14-The postoffice appro-
priation bin was reported to the Senate from the
committee on appropriations this afternoon. As
amendedby the Senate committee it provides
for total appropriation of $40, 725 400, which is
So 235, ,SSa in in excess of the apqupf apnropria-
teta.--t = eai, ana $3 4JS, 900 III excess di t1e
amount called for by the bill as it left the
House. The principal items of increase over
the amounts in the House bill are as follows:
For compensation of posmasters, from $40, :
100000 to $l1 100000; for payment of
letter carriers and incidental expenses
of the free delivery system, from $3 800 900
to $4,000 000 For transportation of mails on
An appropriation of $l85, 20 for necessary and
special facilities on trunk lines and $40 500 for
expenses of delegates to the Universal Postal
Union Congress, to be held at Lisbon, October
d. are added to the House bill.
The Senate committee has stricken from the
House bill the provision for reduction of per
cent. per annum compensation of rail
road companies for transportation of mails as
fixed by the act of 1878, and the provision limit
ing the compensation to be paid land grant rail
road companies for carrying mails to 30 per cent.
OF the amount of compensation of other railroad
companies for corresponding postal service 1t
has also stricken from the House bill the section
providing that periodical publications other than
daily newspapers, when delivered in the city
wherein published, be charged with the same
postage as is now or may be imposed by law
upon such publications when delivered else,
where than in the city of publication.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-15
Col. Ingerson's Modification.


Col Ingersoll is very much mortified at his
defeat for delegate to the Republican national
convention from the District of Columbia, and
charges it to the administration and Logan. He
could have gone had he been willing to support
either but he was confident that his influence
with the colored people was sufficient to send
him to the convention without declaring for
anybody. This is the second time he has sought
this honor, and been beaten. -Four years ago
the Blaine men beat him for fear his atheism
would injure their candidate and ne has not
been friendly to Blaine SINCE phis time The
40 50 5s Iii my oWis
soil, and he did not get nan the vOtes mat we're
pledged to him
He was so confident he would be nominated
that he gave an interview to the correspondent
OF Chicago paper, in which he announced what
his plans were and what he would do in the con-
venton. His friends say he has not been so cut
up since he was defeated for Congress in Illinois
soon after the war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-15
CARLOADS OF SPEECHES.
Tons of Eloquence for Democratic Members
of Congress.

Tons of Eloquence for Democratic Members
of Congress.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON April 14-'I never saw such
grists of speeches come out of here for the
Democrats in Congress, said an employe out at
the Government Printin Office. "Why there
has been more than carload of speeches alone
sent out of here during the past fortnight"
do they come mostly from congressman
asked.
'Yes, but there's mighty lot of them from
Democratic senator's And you'd be surprised
to see their character. Why, one member got
three thousand copies printed the other day
that were upon subject of seemingly no i'm
portance, and the speech covered no more than
two or three little pages Another member had
several thousand copies ola little spat he had
in the House on subject entirely foreign to the
interests of his constituency. Their object
seems to be to show their constituency that they
write speeches. member from Indiana
was here the other day with friend, and as he
was leaving, he remarked, in all seriousness:
I'm afraid they are going to cut me out of talk
ing on the tariff, and if l don't get out my
speech pretty soon it will do me no goodr"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-15
Spanish Troops in Hot Pursuit.

WASHINGTON, April 14-The Spanish minis
ter received a dispatch to-day from the Govern.
or-general of Cuba in answer to inquiries sent
by him as to the extent and character of
Aguero's movement in Cuba, in which it is
stated that the Aguero party, numbering only
eighteen or twenty men, has divided into several
small detachments, which are making for Cicen
ga with Spanish troops in close pursuit, and
that with the exception of the movements of
this small band. there is nothing to disturb the
tranquility of the island Information was also
received at the Spanish legation to day from
New Orleans that the rumors there of the or
ganization of another expedition in the United
States for descent upon Cuba could not be
traced to any reliable source
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-15

ance Company in error to the Circuit Court OF
the United States for the Eastern district of
Pennsylvania. This was a suit upon policy of
life insurance which contained, as part of the
contract, a stipulation that if the representa-
tions and answers made to the company in an
application for policy should he found untrue
in any respect, the policy should be null and
void. When the insurance was obtained, the
assured was asked, among other questions,
whether he ever had asthma scrofula or con
sumption; his answer was, no" In the trial
of the case in the court below there was
evidence to show that deceased had had
these diseases in incipient form prior to his
application for insurance, but there was also
evidence going to show that he was entirely un-
aware of it. The court instructed the jury that
1t made no difference whether the assured was
aware of it, as if. as a matter of fact he had
those diseases his answers to the company al
though made honestly and in good faith were
none the less untrue, and the company was not
bound by the policy. This ruling is here assigned
for error. This court holds;
First-That what the company required of the
assured and what the latter agreed to as a con-
dition precedent, was that he should make full
and honest answers to all questions, without
evasion. fraud or concealment.
Second-That the fact that he had certain dis
eases and said he had not had them, did not nee
essarily invalidate the policy when there was
evidence to show that the diseases were so latent
that the assured was not conscious of them.
Third-That it was an erroneous construction
OF the contract to hold, as the court below did
that the company was relieved from liability if
1t appeared the assured had been. in fact, at
fiicted with the diseases mentioned that the
jury should have been instructed that the plant
III was not precluded from recovering on the
policy unless it appeared he knew, or had reason
to believe at the time of his application, that he
was or had been so afflicted
The judgment of the court below is therefore
reversed. with directions to aside the verdict
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-15
MINOR MENTION.
Rules Governing Disposal of Back Pay, Pen
sion and Bounty Claims.

Rules Governing Disposal of Back Pay, Pen
sion and Bounty Claims.
WASHINGTON, April 14,-The treasury depart
ment has issued the following circular in regard
to claims for back pay and bounty:
Increase in the number of claims for back
pay and bounty, and the consequent delay in
their settlement has produced great pressure to
have such claims made especial" A compliance
with the numerous requests to have claims
settled out of the order of their reception would
work great injustice to large and worthy
class of claimants who have no
influence themselves and no influential
friends to solicit favors in their behalf 1t is
believed proper regard for the rights of all
parties requires that claims of this character
mentioned be examined and disposed of in the
order of their fling in this office, the only ex
ception being when the party in interest is in in
digent circumstances, and actually suffering for
pecuniary aid, when some other equally
good and sufficient reason shall exist for an ex
ception The facts justifying exception must be
certified upon the personal knowledge of a re-
sponsible party or established by proof and it is
ordered ACCORDINGLY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-15
SEATS IN THE CONVENTION.
Delegates the Only Persons Authorized to
Furnish Tickets to Outsiders.

CHTcAGo April H-Owing to the fact that
the members ofthe national Republican commit
tee. and also of the local committee of arrange
ments, are constantly receiving applications for
seats in the convention, W. K. Sullivan, local
secretary, makes the following statement:
Seats will be given delegates pro rata and the
only persons who can supply them will be dele
gates to the convention. The number of seats
in the convention, after supplying one to each
delegate and alternate 1000 to the local commit
fee and reserving 400 to 600 for the daily press
will be distributed to the several States in exact
proportion to the number of their delegates