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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-12
Swapping Compliments with Mexico.

CITY OF MEXICO. ay1l.-Lastnight banquet
given by the City Council to the directors of the
Mexican Central railway, was presided over by
Guillermo Vale, president of the council, who
congratulated the country on the completion of
the road President Nickerson was absent
owing TO illness, buthis speech was read in Span
ish and English. A member Of the party from
Boston, in the name of his companions proposed
the toast 'Porfrio Diaz, who, like Washington,
is first in the hearts of his countrymen.
Diaz feelingy replied, avowing his unworthiness.
He said the compliment was the greatest it was
possible to pay any man in any language, be-
cause comparison was made with one who was
not only the most eminent American citizen,
but taken all in all, was the greatest man the
world eyer saw He spoke of his friendship for
Americans and compared it in extent to the
compliment paid him. He considered that one
of the greatest acts of his life the signing of
the Mexican Central railroad concession, and the
completion of the road had vindicated his judg-
ment Ex-Governor Price and others spoke.
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Notes and Personalities.

WAsHINGToN, May 1.-THE trial of Frank
Langston, indicted for murder is set for the DIST
inst
The Postmaster general has ordered the name
of the postofice at Damphool Washington
county, Tennessee, changed to Blizzard. The
affair appears to have been manipulated by the
Hon. Augustus Holmes Pettibone member of
Congress from the First Tennessee district
The House committee on Judiciary has con-
cluded the consideration of the general charge of
incompetency against Chief Justice Axtell, of
New Mexico. The committee resolved that the
.exparte and record evidence tended to show in
competency the part of Judge Axten, hut as
his case was before the Executive, nothing should
be done by the House.
Representative Collinshas been directed by the
House Judiciary committee to favorably report the
jointsresolution proposing amendment to arti-
Gle 10 Of the Constitution. The amendment
consists of the insertion of the word nativity
and makes the first section read as follows: 1.-THE
right of citizens of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by the United
States or by any State on account Of nativity,
race, color or previous condition of seryitude.
The House committee on Judiciary to-day di-
rected a favorable report on the bill providing
that the government shall settle the accounts of
the States of Maryland and Virginia for money
advanced under acts passed by the General AS
sembly of those two States in 1871 to aid in the
erection of public buildings at Washington The
amount between the two States is $4,000, with
interest from 1913 for Maryland, and from 1880
for Virginia
The contract for the superstructure of the
Cincinnati custom house has been awarded to
the Burlington Manufacturing Company at its
aggregate bid of $50 l78.
Ex-Deputy Marshal Brown, of Western Penn
sylvania, was examined before the Springer com
mittee to-day as to the marshals Office in that
district. He said no returns had been made by
Marshal Hall for fees in the torpedo cases. He
could not say Just what the fees in these cases
amounted to, but he should judge not less than
$40 900
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MIR. ARrHUR's TARIFF VIEWS.

A Flat Denial of the Charge that He Holds
Free-Trade Opinions.
Washington Star Special.
The attention of President Arthur was called
to an editorial in the Youngstown News Regis
ter in which it was asserted that if renominated
at Chicago he could not carry Ohio because Of
his free-trade views
II do not know what people mean by asserting
such things, he replied, and think the best
way is to pass them over without any notice.
The editor of that paper is either Ignorant OF
my views, or else purposely misrepreSents me.
am not a free trader never have been. and If |
am allowed to retain my reasoning powers
never will be. But what is the use of denying
such things! I might well deny that
have committed suicide. 1t would be
equally absurd Anything might say
in private or to a newspaper representative
would not have the weight of my public utter
ances, and they are all positive, plain and con
sistent. l believe there are many inconsistent
cies in our present tariff laws" continued the
President. and they ought to be adjusted. L
made some recommendations on that point IN
one of my messages, and they We're adopted by
a Republican Congress, but there is no act of my
life and no word have ever spoken that could
give an honorable man reason to accuse me OF
having free-tradc views | have always advO
Gated and voted for not only the protection of
American capital. but the protection of Ameri-
can labor. Here is my letter accepting the nom
nation for Vice president. 1t says:
Such changes should be made in the present tariff
and system of taxation as will relieve any
burdeued industry class and enable manufac-
turers and artisans to compete successfully with those
Of other lands
In my first message I recommended the abo-
ition of all internal revenue taxes except those
on whisky and tobacco, and said that the tariff
laws needed revision, but that it should be made
with great caution.
In my second message I opposed the rapid ex-
tinguishment Of the public debt and recon-
mended the abolition of all internal revenue
taxes except those on distilled spirits. |
also recommended a revision Of the tariff
again, simplifcation of the inconsistent
laws and a reduction of duties upon certain arti-
cles, as suggested by the tariff commission.
These recommendations were adopted by Re-
publican Congress. In my last message OPP
posed any radical revision or sweeping modiica-
tions of the existing tariff laws. reference to
any of my public utterances will convince any
one that l am not guilty of any free trade views.
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THE STROBACH CASE.
Report of the Senate Judiciary Committee on
Mr.. Morgan's Resolution.

Mr. Morgan's Resolution.
WAsHISGTON, May 1l-Senator Logan sub
;nitted to the Senate, to-day the report of the
judiciary committe on Senator Morgan's resolu-
ton of inquiry regarding the status of Paul
Strobaeh, marshal for the Middle and Southern
district of Alabama 1t recites the circum-
stances of the suspension of Osborne, (the
former marshall, the appointment of Strobach,
his rejection 10y the Senate. Osborne's anplca-
tion then made to the Circuit Court for rein
statement the denial of such application. the
subsequent expiration April G. 1884 of the
been nominated. and the continuance of
Strobach to perform the duties of the
Office. The committee report that in their opin-
ion the true construction of the act under which
StFObach was appointed must be that the APP
pointment was to hold good only SO long as the
legal term of the suspended officer continued;
that when that term expired the suspension no
longer existed and that, inasmuch as the desig
nation of another person to perform the duties
of the suspended officer depends upon the con
tinuatiOn of the state of suspension, the legal
termination of the suspension legally terminates
the official functions of the person designated.
The report then states;
It follows from the foregoing conclusion in the opiu-
ion of the committee that Strobach not, after the
10Th of April, 1884 that being the termination of
the official term Of Osborne marshal legally en-
titled execute the powers and duties of such Office
in place of Osborne or under such designation
The report then cites section 1913 of the Re
vised Statutes, which gives circuit judges author
ity 70 ill vacancies in the marshals Office, which
provides that the person so appointed shall
serve until an appointment is made by the Presi-
dent and the appointee duly qualified, and no
longer" The report closes as follows
The committee is of the opinion that after the
pration of the term of Osborne, and during the ses
sion of the Senate. no person can lawfully exercise
ifff4 of hat until bn hall. hays hfaD
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A Business Quarrel.

Special to the indianapolis journal
GREENsBURG, May ia disagreement
among the stockholders of the Greensburg
Limestone Company resulted, yesterday even
ing in the holders of majority of the paid-up
stock flinga complaint in the Circuit Court
against the others, asking that receiverb be APP
pointed to take charge of the business, and that
an accounting of the proceeds of the past years
business be made. The company is abundantly
solvent and it is thought this action will not
prevent profitable season, such as last yeer
The quarries are six miles southwest of here,
with railroad switch running to them
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Charged with Elnbezzlement.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, May 10.-One of Pinkerton's de-
tectives, Mr.. C. NJ. Weber from Philadelphia,
arrived in Vevay this morning and arrested
Charles Kohler, for alleged embezzlement from
the B. & o. Express Company, for which com
pany the prisoner was station agent at Baltimore
and then at Philadelphia Kohler has been
working since the Goth of March as farm hand
for Mr.. George E. Newbold, whose farm is near
town. He has not attempted to conceal his
identity, having received his mail regularly
through the postofice, and told his employer he
had been with the express company. He said
he was innocent, and is perfectly willing to go to
Philadelphia. He says if any money was taken
it must have been appropriated by the express
wagon driver, to whom he turned it ever
After hearing before Judge Allison, Kohler
was delivered over to the Pennsylvania officials
and started to that State for trial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-12
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Shooting, Stabbing, and Probable Muir
der at Attica, Fountain County.
Funeral of Ex-Governor Dunning at BlOOm-
ingtOn-A Vevay Man Charged with En-
beZzlement-NOteS and GIeanings
INDIANA.
Serious Street Fights at Attica-One Man
Badly Wounded.

Serious Street Fights at Attica-One Man
Badly Wounded.
Special 10 the Indanap potts Journal.
ATTICA May 1.-THE hummer element of
this city was on the rampage again last night
About midnight Adolph H. Peterson an inof-
fensive Swede, was shot while passing
the house of James Noble A woman of
bad repute lives at Mobiles and Mock
Layton and jerome Wood, two hood
lums were trying to secure entrance to the
place. Noble heard the noise made by the men,
and going to the front gate. armed with a shot
gun, and seeing Peterson in the road, first called
TO him to stop and then discharged the gun with
telling effect One side of Petersons face is
literally filled with small shot, making a danger
GUS wound, though the doctors say he may re-
cover Noble was arrested.
W. NJ. Brown was stabbed a number Of times
in the side and arm about II o'clock last night,
by Charles Conner, the instrument used being a
pocketknife. Brown and some of his compan-
ions attacked Conner, when he drew the knife
and inflicted the wounds while defending him
self Brown wore heavy clothing, which pre-
vented the knife from making fatal wounds.
Brown had followed Conner around town, and
was spelling for fight. Conner was rot ar
rested.
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Brief Mention.

The statement that Captain VIM. NJ Bundy
of Danville, committed suicide, is contradicted as
without foundation, the erroneous publication
having given his family and friends much pain.
At Wine Springs, on Friday. Joseph Getz, %
boy twelve years of age, was shot through the
abdomen and killed, while handling a revolver
which he had purchased without the knowledge
or consent of his parents
The Mayor of Springfield refused to grant
Sullivan, the slugger, license to exhibit in that
city on Friday. night, but the show went on,
Sullivan giving bond for appearance and the
authorities evidently being afraid to attempt his
arrest.
A party of twenty masked men attacked an
express wagon containing nine non union mold
ers, at Quincy, Saturday morning, firing THEN
revolvers freely. The driver of the express
wagon and one non-union man received severe
flesh wounds. The boycotters then fed
The remains of jeremiah Campbell, crushed
beneath the wheels of locomotive at Decatur,
were buried at Moawequa on Saturday. He was
TT one time in the regular army and distinguished
himself for bravery with General Custer and
Major Reno in their terrible encounter with the
Indians.
The annual contest of the Wesleyan Orator.
cal Association took place in Bloomington on
Friday, the object being to select an orator to
represent the Wesleyan College in the Illinois
State contest at Lincoln in October. There
were six orators in the contest: l.. G. Hay, A.
NJ. Conrad, Herbert Powell, Joseph Sterling, Z.
NJ. Van Patten and j. FL. Shaw. The laurels
were won by Van Patten of Neponset Ill, and
Sterling, of Leroy, Ill, was chosen as alternate.
Mr.. E. Wright, of Bloomington, general
Western agent of the New York Juvenile Asy-
lum, has brought to Jacksonville two girls and
twenty four boys of various ages, from s to 10,
to find homes with substantial farmers of Mclean
county. The children seem to be intelligent and
well-behaved. The manner Of disposing of them
is upon four weeks trial. Them n satisfactory,
the party taking the child pays $40 for his ex-
penses and stipulates to give the child four
months schooling each year until certain age,
and at the age of twenty one, two suits of
clothes and 500.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

The Arkansas Press Assocationvsited Eureka
Springs on Saturday.
At cattle sale at Breckenridge, No, Friday,
sixty animals brought 81, $40.
The Alert the last ship of the Greedy expedi-
ton, sailed from New York yesterday:
The German citizens of Dallas, Texas, are to
have grand May festival, beginning with
parade and picnic
New England journalists on an excursion,
are stopping at Knoxville and win go from that
city to Nashville.
A west bound passenger train of the Chicago
q Alton railroad, ran over and killed boy at
Pleasant Hill Mo-, OF Saturday.
Plans have been agreedupon for the erection
of hotel at Austin, Tex by a Chicago
syndicate The building is to cost $500, 900.
The body of Alfred Poe, who was drowned by
falling off the steamer Sidney at Dubuque Ia,
about ten days ago, was recovered on Saturday.
The pioneers of Dallas county, Texas includ-
ing an VINO came to the county PRIOR TO l9oV, are
making arrangements for reunion on July T.
The coffee imports into the port of Galveston,
Tex, for the past ten months from July l, 1873
to May /, 1884, were 1873, 454 pounds, valued at
sos, 04O
A short session is expected of the federal court
at Des MONIES, Ia, for the term beginning next
Tuesday. as but $500 is left for the expenses of
the sitting.
Further prosecutions have been begun against
druggists at Minneapolis. Kan for selling fntoX-
icating liquors. and the Sunday law is also being
enforced in the town.
A pelican measuring eight feet and two inches
from tip to tip Of its extended wings, was Shot
with a revolver, near Lexington Mo. The bird
the wing when killed.
In the absence of Mayor O'Blien. who was
called to Wisconsin on business, Acting Mayor
Allen of st Paul, Mimi, on Saturday issued an
order to close all saloons on Sunday.
Butler 3. Strong, of Elmira, New York mem
Der of Congress for two terms, killed himself on
Saturday, in the presence of his wife and sons.
He had been sick long time. He was United
States marshal for Dakota in 1881.
plumber of st. Paul, named Leclaire, while
putting up a fire escape, fell from the fifth story
of the Union Block to the stone pavement With
the exception of an ankle no bones were broken.
The man was badly bruised, but it is believed,
will recover.
J. j. Hoffman, Examiner Of the Department of
Justice is in Marshall, Tex, examining the
claims of the Deputy United States marshal and
others against the UTited States government for
services rendered under Still H. RUSSELL late,
United States marshal, Western district o1
Texas
Some months ago Dr. F, F. Roberts, of Wood
lawn, Tex. was accused of the seduction of a
Miss Nettie Maynor, and the friends of the girl
compelled the Doctor, at the point of pistol, to
marry her. The Doctor sued for a divorce, and
the court now sets the marriage aside, on the
score of force and fraud
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Losses by Fire.

CANTON, Mass, May l0-The factory Of the
Narragansett Suspender Company, Webb Com
pany's building and the buildings of r. Waters
Il Co., spinning manufacturers burned tonight
Over one hundred persons are thrown out of enl-
ployment Loss, 100000; insurance, $4,000.
CLEVELAND, o., May 10.-Fire communicated
from an adjacent lime kiln this morning and
destroyed the greater part of Sherwin. Williams
& Co.'S paint oil and vafuish works Loss,
$50, 000 insurance $119,000.
ST. Louis, May 1l.-Fire at Moberly, late last
night, destroyed the hayrake factory and foun
dry of Fort & Wayland. Loss estimated at
$50 600; insurance small.
OswEGo, n. Y, May 1.-THE Arcade Block
burned tonight 1t was valued at $4,000; in
surance, $50, 600.
WALLINeFoRD, Conn, May 1O--The Sweet
land Manufacturing Works burned to-day Loss,
$40 600
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said, Batenan came to his Office and said he and
others had made arrangements to pool their
claims against Col. Morrow, and wanted toll know
if arrangements could be made to have his pay
paid here in Washington to a trustee. The wit
ness said Col Morrow had control of his own
pay, and could, if he chose, make application to
have his pay paid here in Washington The
next day Col. Morrow sent a letter to the Pay
master general, setting forth that Middleton had
been appointed by his creditors, and that he
Morrow had made an assignment of his pay to
Middleton. He requested that his pay be paid
to Middleton. That letter came to witness, who
was then in charge of the Office. The witness
showed the letter to the Secretary of War, who
said he would not place Col MOrrows name on
the ''stoppage circular but had no objec-
ton to having his accounts paid by the post
paymaster at Washington. On April Is instrue
tons were sent to the chief paymaster not to
nay Colonel Morrows accounts, as they would
be paid i'll Washington few days later the
witness told Bateman that the matter had been
settled and that Colonel MorrOw's accounts
would be paid only in Washington
General Pope asked if in the witnesses CONVEX
satiOn with the Secretary of War anything was
said of duplicate or tripcate accounts.
Not word said the witness. THE letter
explained itself, and said nothing about it
Then, so far as you know, nothing was
known there of any duplication or tripication
of accountsl7
mo sir said the witness; nothing"
Paymaster- general Rochester was then exam
ined, and testified to Colonel Morrow's request
to have his pay paid only here, and to instruc-
lions being sent out in compliance with this re-
quest Colonel Morrow said nothing to the wit
ness about duplicating duplicating his pay &C
courts, and, so far as the witness knew nothing
was said about that matter to anyone at the War
Department. The court, 1.-THE request of General
Swaims counsel then adjourned until Monday,
when the evidence for the defense will be given
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THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
\ Difficult Engineering Feat-VisitOrs TO the
Monument.

\ Difficult Engineering Feat-Nisitors to tine
Monument.
WASHINGToN. May Heterogeneous are
being made under Colonel Caseys direction for
the difficult task of constructinga pyramidal top
to the Washington monument. The eoustruc
ton of this marble pyramid would be far from
an easy task on the ground. and at this giddy
height it becomes one Of the greatest engineer
ing feats 4 model has just been prepared illus
tlating its methods of supporting the work
during the progress of the raising of the stone,
the setting OF the courses and the shifting of the
wooden scaffodings that must support ninety
tons of masonry.
Numbers of visitors are making the interest
ing and impressive trip to the summit of the
Washington monument. The passage is like
g>'ing through 4 tunnel toward heaven. and nine
minutes are passed i'll utter darkness before the
top is reached. The trip is in every respect an
interesting one, the sensations Of curiosity awe.
fear and surprise rapidly succeeding each other,
and then the pleasures of the glorious view from
the summit-a view OF Washington and its sur
roundings for many miles, as beautiful pan
Drama of hills and valleys and streams as was
ever looked upon. The necessary passport for
the trip is a card furnished by Col Casey, and
which. according TO inscription, is good for one
trip to the top Of the monument whenever in
the judgment of the overseer, danger to the
visitor and inconvenience &c. the wol'kmen will
not result
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THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Measures Which the Two Houses VIII BE
Asked to Consider.


WAsHINGToN May lO-The committee on
District of Columbia will be entitled to the floor
in the House tomorrow after the usual call for
Introduction of bills. The committee purposes
asking consideration of measure providing an ex-
tension of the sewerage system Of Washington.
Tuesday has been set apart by the House for
discussion of bills reported by the committee on
Territories. The committee has not yet decided
upon the bills be considered. Mr. Randall ex
poets to try to secure the passage of the appro
priation bills on "Wednesday and Thursday the
army, District of Columbia, and the consular
and diplomatic bills have been reported to the
House. The chairman of the appropriations
committee will try to bring up the District of
Columbia bill first. He will however, be an
tagonized by the chairmen of various commit
tees, who will try to secure passage
of measures that have been re-
ported Mr.. Eaton expects to ask consideration
of bills upon the question of the presidential
count and succession. Mr.. Singleton will ask
consideration of the bill authorizing the
structon OF building REORGANIZATION Of the
Congressional library; and Mr.. PaySon, of the
bill providing for forfeiture of the Land grant of
the Oregon Central railroad, which bill was I'M
finished business at the end of the second week
last month These questions of consideration,
friends of the respective measures say.
will be raised every morning until the various
questions of precedence are definitely deter
mined. Unless the House decides otherwise
Friday will be devoted to private bills Consid-
Grafton of such business as may be presented by
the committee on Judiciary has been made a
special order for Saturday.
The Indian. the pension and the agrieulturalap-
preparation bills. and the Utah bill will probably
occupy the Senate during the week. with posi-
bility that the bill to establish bureau of labor
statistics may be reached before its close
The House shipping bill which has been
passed by the Senate has not yet been released
by that body, but awaits action upon Mr. Fryes
motion for conference committee. This ques-
ton will probably come up on Monday or Tues
day, and may give rise to considerable debate,
the request for a conference committee upon the
amendments which have been considered
by both houses being with one exception,
unprecedented in proceedings of the Senate.
There are more than 160 Senate bills now upon
the House calendar, in addition to the mass of
original measures awaiting action by the House.
and for this reason the Senate is proceeding in a
very leisurely manner with everything but APP
preparation bills and other House bills. There
is little hope of action by the House, during the
present session, upon any new Senate bill of the
first importance.