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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-29
THE FIRE RECORD.
Furniture WarerOom Xsnrnsa-FrigIlt Among
HOfaI NsnREtE.

Furniture WarerOom &sErnsd-Tright Among
HOfeI CHESTS.
PITTsEUEe Nov. 2S--FGre broke out tonight
at 8 e'eleck in tine building occupied by Edmnn-
son & Sons as a furniture wareroom in the rear
of the Avenue Hote. In the wareroom was
stored alarge lot,of holiday stock, and before the
flames were controIad the EJfmunsons sustained
a loss of $5D,e09, and the building, which is
owned by John Daub, was damaged $4,000.
Great difficulty experienced in getting at
the flames account of the marrow passageway,
and for while it was thought the Seventhav
enue Hotel wonld fall prey to the fiery element,
as the roof and cornices Of the hotel on fire
several times. This eansed the greatest conster-
nation among the guests and female servants,
and the ensuing excitement was intense. The
men, not waiting for porters carried their
trunks down stairs and deposited them IN places
of safety, while the women and children ran
about wildly, wTinging their hands, snd several
tainted. Fortunately, no person was injured,
and in an hour after the fire department had,
mastered the flames confidence was restored and
the guests and servants returned to their rooms.
The damage to the hotel was about 81, 00O The
total loss will reach nearby ST5, 600, which
there is ample insurance. The origin of the fire
is not known.
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An Exchange ofCompliments.

New York Tribune.
It is said at the recent interview of President
elect Cleveland and Weep residentelect Hen
bricks the conversation turned upon Thanksgiv-
ing.
Said the Governor of New York to the ex Gov.
ernor of Indiana I'VE have many things to be
thankful for. You should be thankful that you
were not shot for treasonable utterances during
the war"
''You should be thankful that you ran no risk
of being shot for anything at that time" sweetly
replied his ex-Excellency of Indiana"
LET us both rejoice, continued the grateful
Grover shat we have thus providentially
preserved ourselves to see this day, and by our
eondnct in the past have commended ourselves
to the recognition of the great Democratic
party
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BUSINESS AND LABOR.
The Long Strike in the Hooking Valley
Drawing to a Close.


Drawing to a Close.
CoLUABUs.N Nov. 2S-By persistentefor Of the
local authorities of Hooking, Athens and Perry
counties, aided by the officers of the Columbus,
Hooking Valley e Toledo road, and those Of the
Ohio Coal Exchange and the syndicate of oper-
ators indications are that the strike which has
been in progress in the Hooking Valley for the
last six months will soon end. Indictments
have been found against more than twenty in
timidRtOrs who made the assault on Murray
City, Nov S, and all but three or four have been
lodged in jail. Their trials will begin next week.
Detectives expect soon to make new develop
ments and secure the arrest of still larger
number of striking miners who took part in
burning bridges of the Hooking Valley road. It
has been decided by the officers to prosecute
Those under the conspiracy act passed
by Congress some twenty years ago.
President Greene, of the Hooking valley, is of
opinion that there will be no more intimidation,
The three bridges burned will be ready for trains
to pass tomorrow. when three additional mines
will be opened. The output, it is thought, will
soon reach the point at which it stood before the
strike began and it is thought a large mum berof
the old miners viii return to work on Dec. l,
when they learn that they will be protected
from the la~less element. The companies how
ever, say they will not discharge any of the new
miners Ito give place to the old. All the mines
IN the valley are now being operated at fifty
cents per tom
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A Drunken Husbands Brutal Deed.

New York, Nov. 2s.-Matthew McCarron, q
iaborer. reeled into his tenement, on East One
hundred and-eighteenth street, at midnight
Thanksgiving. His wife upbraided him for hav-
ing left her, a sick woman, alone all day. This
morning the wife was found with terrible
wounds about the head and face; She had been
stabbed in both eyes. A bloody shoemaker's
awl was discovered in a bureau drawer. Nc
Carron had left the house. after forbidding his
wife to open the door. Her groans attracted the
other inmates, and the suffering woman told
how her husband had assaulted her. She will
be always blind, if she lives. McCarron was ar
rested
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
Contest Over the Will of a Deceased
Wealthy Resident of Vincennes.
a Railway Company Pays large Judgment
"A Destitute Woman POiSOns Her.
self and Her Two Children.
Contesting the win of William y. Wise-A
Half Million at Stake.

Contesting tho VIII of William y. Wise-A
Half Million at Stake.
Special TO tho indianapolis journal.
yiNcENNEs, Nov. 2s.-The celebrated Wise
wlll-coutest case occupied the attention of
the Knox Circuit Court today This contest
involves over a half million dollars, and is
one of the most interesting cases ever
brought up in the courts of southern Indiana
William j. Wise, deceased, the testator was an
old bachelor, rs years of age. and his last will,
made in 1880, made Elizabeth Miles, Mary Ryder
and Kate Fay daughters of Samuel WISE a
brother, his heirs. Henry K. Wise; another broth
err aged 49, a well-to7do farmer, is the plaintiff,
and contests the win of his deceased brother.
The testator left his property bound up in such
a manner that none of the heirs could dispose of
it, as it is now an entailed estate, and William
R. Miles and John M, Boyd were appointed by
the testator executors butthey failing to quail
ify the court appointed r. j. Mckinney as ad-
ministrator with a bond of $4D0, 900. The estate
was thus left in trust. Mr.. Wise willed that all
the rents, profits and proceeds should
go to his three nieces The deceased
was a very eccentric old bachelor, and
the plaintiff alleges that undue influences
was brought to bear upon him, and that he was
of unsound mind at the time of making his will
The defendants deny al the allegations, and
state that he made four wills each of which was
materially the same as the other. The attor-
neys for the plaintiff are Reilly & Niblack,
Major Gordon, of Indianapolis o. F. Baker and
J. s. Pritchett the defendants attorneys are w.
R, Gardiner r. g. Evans of Minneapolis, Yiehe
& Niblack and j. M. Boyle. The jury was i'm
paneled this afternoon, and the evidence will be
in tomorrow. Over I50witnesses are summoned.
The case excites widespread interest, and will
occupy the attention of the court for two weeks.
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John .Gehringer a saloon-keeper of Quincy,
who was retired from business by high license,
attempted suicide ON Thursday, by firing at his
head He missed
r. S. Knowles editor of the Petersburg
Herald, and late Iireenback candidate for Con-
gress, has started newspaper, the Weekly
Herald. at Springfield.
At Alton an Italian known Lemon John,
shot and dangerously hurt young man named
Edward Whalen. The Italian claims to have
shot in self-defense. Whalen will probably die
Scruggs's store, at Prairie Hill, twelve miles
east of Decatur, was broken into by burglars
and over 500 worth of dry goods and other ar
tcles stolen and carried off on hand-car, stolen
by the thieves at Heryey City. No arrests.
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CHICAGO. Nov 2S.-It is understood partial
compromise has been effected by which the
Board of Trade will continue to furnish the
Western Union Telegraph Company with its
market reports, and they Will be sent to all cor
respondents of the Western Union pending an
effort to set asidecertain njunctions in force
against the telegraph company, which prevent it
from cutting off quotations from various bucket
shDns "
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The Dear, Dear Lawyers.



The total cost of the Tichborne litigation, /
learn from legal contemporary, amounted to
This included besides the costs in the great
case of Tichburne VS.. Lushington, the cost of
two actions in respect of the Doughty estates
and two probate actions in which the claimant
sought letters of administration of Lady Itch
borne. The Tichborne and Doughty settled
estates act Was passed to provide for the raising
of funds to meet this gigantic lawyers bill
How very sorry the lawyers must be that an act
bars further litigation.
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George ". Green, of New Albany noted as a
collector of geological debris, is q candidate for
the position of State Geologist
Whitner Bros salt factory, at Goshen, suf-
fered damage by fire, on Thanksgiving day, to
the amount of $1,000; fully insured.
Richmond Independent Nov 49, William
Williams, Mahlon Hampton and Joe Baker left
on election day for deer hunt in Michigan.
They returned yesterday, having actually killed
four deer. Hampton, one of the best hunters
in Wayne county, killed two, and Williams and
Baker one apiece.
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A New cardinal Probable.

CHICAGO, Nov pa Chicago clergyman who
is in attendance at the plenary council in Balti-
more, says II am almost positive that Arch
bishop Feehan, of Chicago, will be selected, and
that his name will be announced in few days"
In support of this idea it is said that the Pope
looks very favorably upon Archbishop Feehan's
efforts in spreading the Catholic faith through
out the West and Northwest and is inclined to
recognize his services by comforting this great
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MIR. Randall at Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Nov. 28-Samuel ]. Randall and
party arrived at noon to-day to attend the State
Democratic demonstration. The party were
invited to seats on the floor of the House of Rep
preventative, and the body adjourned in Mr..
Randalls honor. On being presented to the
Legislature. Mr. Randall said he took pleasure
in congratulating the people Of the country; they
have thrown aside the expression solid South"
and "solid North" and the people of the whole
country are now united in the cause of good
government
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Nov, 2S-This afternoon the
Pennsylvania Company operating the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago railway, paid to
Miss Rhesa SwinneE, executriK, the sum of $50,
900 in satisfaction of Judgment recently af-
frmed in the Supreme Court This is the larg-
est SUM ever paid in this county as a result of
litigation. The railway company had condemned
three acres of Thomas Swinney's land, adjacent
to its right of way. and had removed gravel
therefrom. Governor Hendricks was one of
many distinguished counsel engaged in the
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fourth the time in which the trip is made by the
fastest boats of the present day. Mr. Dougher-
ty is eighty two years of age, but is as full of
vigor as the majority of men of fifty. His plan
is to construct light steel vessels 30x150 feet and
drawing less than five inches of water These,
supplied with paddles and propellers of his own
invention he claims can be made to glide at any
speed desired over the surface of Western rivers.
The idea of rapid transit by rivers has been a
hobby with Mr. Dougherty for years, and he has
spent large amount of money in experiments.
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PoRr CHESTER N. Y. Nov. 2s.-Charles 7.
Goodwin of the firm of Charles I, Goodwin e.
Co, cracker manufacturers, of New York, left
his house about O'Clock this morning in a dis
tracted state of mind, uttering horrible outcries
He was pursued unsuccessfully by his wife and
neighbors. His mangled body was found this
morning near a railroad track, with the head
and right arm cut off, and the heart and entrails
torn out. Goodwin was siKty-two years old, and
leaves a widow and five children The recent
failure of his firm is supposed TO have affected
his mind
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AIalicions nastruetion of Pronsrtx.

at Straitsville was fired about o'clock this
evening and a crowd of men refused to let the
citizens put IT out. The fire department was
called out, but did nothing. Finally man
rushed in, others followed, and the flames were
extinguished. Several shots were fred to intim
idate those who wanted to put the fire out. An
the mines at Straitsville are closed and the com
pany is holding the county responsible for dam
age to its property.
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it appears. has caused great futter among the
advocates of the civl-service reform, and hence
stricter and more perfect classification of the
entire clerical force in government employ may
be looked for in few weeks, so as to include all
the subordinate places clerks and officers in the
public service and hitherto classified and above
the grade of messengers and lab0rers and Rule
10 ahrogated modified, so to limit
the exceptions only to those employed in
hdential or hduciary relations.
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contestinr Miss welton,s win.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov 25-Relatives Of
Carrie ]. Weiton, the Waterbury girl frozen to
death on Pixies Peak, have determined to CON
test her will, on the ground of mental unsound
ness. There is no dispute over the fact that she
signed and duly executed the will offered for
probate at Waterbury, but the heirs-at-law claim
that they have been unduly wronged by legacies
and requests out of the family
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If you are troubled with sores, aches, pains
and general weakness of the various bodily func-
tons don't be deceived by the advertisements
of bitters, kidney medicines, etc, whose pub
lshed certificates are too often lies bought and
paid for. Put your trust in that simple remedy
called DR. Guysott's Yellow Dock and Sarsapa-
1iTla 1t will cure you by purifying the blood
and Strengthening the weak portions of your
body You will also find it very refreshing to
the brain and nervous system. The proprietors
receive hundreds of letters bestowing upon it the
highest praise.
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Labsrers' Wages Reduced,

PlTTsyURe, Nov. 2S-At meeting of the
ConneIlsville coke producers syndicate in this
city, to-day. a general reduction of from to 10
per cent. in wages of all laborers employed at
the ovens of the association was agreed upon,
to take effect Dec. l. The reduction will affect
5000 men.
BRUNSWICK, Me-, Nov 2S-The Cabot Manu-
featuring Company has issued notice of re-
ducton of wages Of to 10 per cent. About $50
hands are employed.
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There is nothing more amusing to children
than the blowing Of soap bubbles. Itmay not
be known to all that the soap water is stronger
and better for being boiled with the soap in it;
after taking from the fire, two dessertspoonfuls
of glycerine may be added with the effect of
making the bubbles more lasting.
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KANSAS CITY, Nov 28-James g. Pussy,
chief clerk of the Kansas State penitentiary, at
Leavenworth has disappeared. He is under
change of idefrauding the State out of about
SO, 900 by means of false vouchers. 1t now
transpires that he was recognized on the street
in this city hast evening Examination of the
books may show further defalcations Pussy
was formerly connected with the Missouri Pa
cific railroad, at St Louis. 1t is thought he has
gone toward Mexico.
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The Anthracite Coal supply.

wILKEsBARRE, Pa, Nov 2s.-The order
issued by the combination for general suspen-
sion of work ut the mines the first week in De-
cember has been rescinded. Since the notice
WAS published, orders have been pouring in upon
retail and wholesale agents, and large contracts
have been made. UnIess the eolliefies are now
kept going, it viii be impossible to meet the de-
lran1
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Attempted yyife-Murder.

BAY Cry, Mich, Nov. 2s-At Pincanning, a
village eighteen miles north of here, last night
man named Frank Duncan shot his wife in the
neck the bullet passing the traehes and .jugular
vein; another shot took effect in the hand. Dun
can was arrested and brought TO jail in this city
to await the result of the woman's injuries. The
shooting was done during fit of jealousy. He
had objected to his wife going to q masquerade
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suicide ora Mine Owner.

DENVER Col, Nov. 2s-Tne Tribune-Repub
lican special from Mount of the Holy Cross says
j. Seymour HAIL owner of the Cleveland mine,
committed suicide last night by shooting him
self through the head. Business troubles, to-
gether with recent discouraging developments
in his NINE probably led to the act He was
thirty years of age, and a relative Of A. NJ.
Hall, of PORTER, eros g. Co., New York.
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A gentleman named John Dougherty-the
same who invented and successfully operated
the portage system on the Pennsylvania railroad
forty eight years ago-is endeaYoring to interest
a number Of Pittsburgers in an enterprise which
transportation at present in vogue, and enable
steamboats, to make round trips between this
city and New Orleans in six days, less than one
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Colored Man Lynclled.

BALTIMORE. Nov pa report has reached
here that George Briseoe colored, was lynehed,
on Wednesday night at Newbridge, Anne Arun-
del county. this State. He was charged with
robbery, and when delivered to a constable to be
taken to Jail at Annapolis a crowd waylaid the
constable, took Briscoe and hanged him. He
had previously been warned TO leave the county
because of frequent robberies in the neighbor
hood.
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40 Per Cent. Reduction.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. PA special dispatch
from Easton, Pa, says the reduction in wages
at the wire mills of Stewart & Co. is about 10
per cent All the mills of the company, includ-
ing one which has just been changed from a
rolling to wire mill, will be started up on Mon
day next, when the proposed reduction will go
into effect. Iaborers who were paid 81. % per
day will then receive $l15, and those who were
given ST. Is will get 81. 05.
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Sudden Denth of Elias Hiesland.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
DELPHI, Nov. 2S.-Eiias Hiesland, recorder of
Carroll county died very suddenly at his resi-
dence here. this afternoon, of dropsE, while sit
ting in a chair. He was filling his second term
OF Office and had for long years been Lsading
and trusted citizen of this county,
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omcial Vote Of washington Territory.

PORTLAND Ore. Nov % Washington Ter
ritory.s official vote shows Voorhees,, Democrat,
delegate to Congress, 20 995 Armstrong. Repub-
lican, 20 $40; the total vote in 1882 WAS 10, 496
showing an increase Of q, 348 in two years
Women cast between 10 900 and 1900 votes.
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Plenty of Room.

FhlIhueIphIu FTtBb.
Lord COleridge made such happy impression
upon the American folks during his visit in this
country that they will be 10th to believe the
shocking things which the London papers are
saying about his treatment of his daughter.
Still there is room before him for some very tall
explaining.
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for the Week.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2s-The failures for the last
seven days, reported to R. g. Dun & Co., num-
Der, in the United States, do; Canada, 81; to-
tai, 249 This is q decrease of twenty eight, as
compared with last week.
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Nov. %. The Howe Sew
ingmachine Company's works, in this city, were
shut down on Wednesday night till Jan. l. Three
hundred hands are thrown out of employment.
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Steamship News.

LONDON, Nov 2s-Arrived: Republic and No
ravia from New York,
New YORK. Nov. 28.--Ar1ived: State of Penn
sylrania from Glasgow; Waesland, from Ant
werp; Main, from Bremen.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. 2S-Fire broke out
This morning at O'Clock. in Harris elevator and
mill The elevator, Deeatte's wood yard, and
one small dwelling were totally consumed Loss
about 500, 000 insurance about So, coo.
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honor ON him. The name of Archbishop Gibbons,
of Baltimore. who is Primate of America, is also
prominently mentioned in connection with the
position 1t is thought that the holy father will
name the new cardinal before the council ad
journs.
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Damage in a Dry Goods Store.

AUBURN. N. Y, Nov. s-7Fire tonight in the
dry goods store of Mrs. Elizabeth Moynan dam
aged the stock $45, O00 Partially insured.
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ResuHninE Work.

PrTTsBURe, Nov 28.-The pudding and horse
shoe departments of Shoenberger's rolling
MILL which has been closed for some time, re-
sumed operations this morning Chess Cook 81
Co. s MILL after a shutdown Of several weeks.
will start up on Monday.
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CARL1NvrLLE, Nov. 2s.-The First National
Bank of this city closed its doors today for the
purpose of making arrangements IT, go into
liquidation. The depositors win be paid in full.
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aud carriase-House Burned

NEwBURG, N. Y, Nov. 2s-Smith & Fan
cheers stable and carriage house, at Cornwall,
burned to-day, with seven valuable horses
Loss, $25 900; partially insured.
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LANCASTER, Pa, Nov 2S.-Thomas Franklin.
Attorney general of Pennsylvania under Gov
ernors Johnston and Pollock, died in this city.
this evening, aged seventy four.
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Flpuris.g MN Burned.

CHIco. Chi, Nov 22-Fire this afternoon
completely destroyed the -four mill owned by
John Bidweu. Loss, $4,000; insured for $4,000.
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New YORK, Nov. 2S-Jacob Felsenstein,
dealer in furs fled an assignment to-day for
benefit of creditors.
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Assignment at Freelandsville.

BpeciaI 70 the lndlanapoIlB JOuInn1.
VIScENNEs Nov. 2S.-The dry goods and
grocery firm of Merford Bros, of Freelandsville
this county, assigned to-day to Jonathan Keith
Assets, So, 500; liabilities about $4,000.