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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-03
THE HALL DECORATIONS.
A Display of All the Flags Ever Used in the
the United States.

A Display of All the Flags Ever Used Ia the
the United States.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
CHICAGO June 2-The convention hall is
about ready, the finishing touches being put on
tonight. The decorations are very handsome,
and when the room is filed the mise en- scene"
will be inspiring. Inside of the entrance to the
main floor is very unique display of all the
flags that have been used in this country since
it was discovered. The following are few of
them: New Jersey flag, with white ground
and blue union, with stars, an anchor and the
word Hope in black; Hopkins dag of l776. of
red and black stripes, with JON or Die" in
white; Colonel Moultrie flag Of I7f5, with black
ground with white crescent in the upper corner;
flag with blue ground and rattlesnake,
and "Culpepper Minute Men-Liberty or
DEATH in white Boston tea
party flag, with brick red ground red,
white and blue union, and George Rex and
our Liberties" in white; "a black flag, with 'tOur
Liberties Sustained" in white, and white
Massachusetts flag of 1776, with green pine
tree and ''An Appeal to Heaven in white. The
States are arranged alphabetically in four tiers,
beginning at the northwest corner of the platform
and at the north end of each tier, and proceed
ing regularly from Alabama to West Virginia.
On the walls at each side of the president are
likeness of Lincoln and Washington, and on the
front of the presidents platform and just below
his chair is likeness of Garfield, in an evergreen
wreath. Above this likeness is a carved golden
spread eagle, five feet in width, with shield on
its breast, and carrying in its talons two white
flags each with a large acorn upon it, one red
tho other hlna
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posed to the uniform statement that his candi-
dacy could not be pronounced one until Presi-
dent Arthur was out of the way.
John A. Henry telegraphed here today that
arrangements had been made for the transfer of
certain Arthur votes to Gresham in Ohio Min
nesOta, Nebraska and possibly other States.
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A Kansas Flourine Min Burned.

CLAY CENTER, Kas., June 2-The Touring
mill and elevator owned and operated by C. r.
Barnes burned to the ground on Sunday morn.
ing. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $1750O.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Serious Losses at New York, Portland, Me-,
and Mobile. Ala.

and Mobile, Ala.
New YORK, June2.-The ice-houses of George
Keller's brewery burned to-day. Loss, $4,000;
partly insured.
A Portland, Me-, telegram says the Portland
Wooden-ware Company's works burned to day.
Loss $40, 000
Mobile, Ala, dispatch says, Hurley, Gray &
Co.'S barrel factory and the Mobile Electric
light Companys works burned o-day. Loss
about $50 900; two thirds insured
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WORCESTER, June 2.-The four set mill at
South Barr, called the Ware River Mill and
owned by J. L. Crossley and Boston parties.
burned to-day. Loss about $500 600
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OurPrices

Always conform the condition of the Wooen market.
break the prices of Wooens the effect
is reflected in Retail Departments When Eastern
Wholesale Trade dull the for obbng is cosin
the may know such is the from the prices
quoted at the
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1t is not practice to make great ado in type every
time in the market favorable to the enables
quote prices Such too commonplace
in experience warrant special mention in every instances
all necessary that should do for the people
have long know that always abreast Of
the times and that whenever bargains Clothing and Mems
Furnishings to be had they to be found at the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-03
Funerals of Victims of Fallen Building.

BALTIMORE, June 2.-rhe funerals of Morti
mer H. I.inthicnm, Gildea Hook, Kenneth Nc,
Lea and James Kelly, killed in the Gay-street
warehouse disaster, took place this afternoon
The bodies of the coiored men Caryeran Moui
ton have not yet been found.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-03
THE FIGHT AT CHICAGO.

THE FIGHT AT CHICAGO.
Latest Developments in the
Contest for Supremacy.
The Delegations All on the Ground
and the Managers HOtly Engaged.
Prospect of a Stubborn Strug-
gle for the First Place.
The Following of the Man from Maine
Enthusiastic and Determined,
And Backed Up Vigorously by
Strong Local Sentiment.
New York Independents Confident that
They Hold the Balance of Power.
The Question of HarrisOn's Can
didacy Still Undecided,
With a Probability that Favorable
Conclusion May Be Reached.
The National Committee Disposes of the Con-
tested Cases and Names Powell Clay
IN n
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Prospect of a Stubborn Strug-
gle for the First Place.
The Following of the Man from Maine
Enthusiastic and Determined,
And Backed Up Vigorously by
Strong Local Sentiment.

New York Independents Confident that
They Hold the Balance of Power.
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500 Rev rd!
STOLEN!

From my stable S15 North Meridian street on Tues
day night May 20 large bay horse prompt driver
SCARED the shoulders from bstering Taken the
same time set of harness and open buggy White
Chapel style, the body resting triple springs
which also answer connecting gear Fifty dollars
will he paid for the return or the property and $50
for the conviction of the thief.
GEORGE TRASK,
Railroad Reporter Indianapolis Journal.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04
THE SOUTH.

Two brothers, named Kincaid, went coon
hunting on Sycamore Greek near Hamilton,
w. Va, few nights ago. They treed a
coon in large tree in the woods, and after
vainly trying to capture the animal, they
sat their dogs to watch it, and after build
ing fire by the tree lay down to wait until
morning. During the night they fell asleep,
and the tree took fire, burned off and fell
on them. Both were horribly burned, and
one killed almost instantly. The other was
fatally injured.
MISS NELLIE LEBoRcHE, daring aero
naut, fell from her balloon at Eufaula, Ala,
recently, and suffered a severe shock, but
had no bones broken.
a COLLISION occurred a few DAYS ago
between a north-bound freight train at
Perdido, on the Memphis & Mobile Rail-
road. The engineer of the passenger train,
Jumes Duffy, was burned up; the fireman,
negro named Toney McRay, had both legs
cut of. The mail messenger was hurt and
buraed. The baggage master and express
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04
THE LATEST.

GEoRGIANA and Josephine Conway, sis
tiers, aged twenty and twenty-five years
| at New Orleans, La, nieces of eX-Mayol
Conway, shot two young men on Cana
street few nights ago. Georgiana shot
John d. Logan, son of ex-Alderman NJ. D
Logan, and Josephine shot Joseph A. De,
vonsh;re, ex-United States Deputy Mar.
shall. The young women claimed to have
been seduced by the men they shot. Logan
was shot in the back and face, probably
fatally. Devonshire was slightly wounded
in the back. The women and their brother
; were arrested. The wounded men were
sent to the hospital.
The jewelry store of Daniel B. Shiffier,
at Bowmansville, Pa, was robbed recently
by Welsh Mountain gang of thieves of
$500 worth of goods. The thieves stole a
horse and wagon in that vicinity to carry
away their booty. The animal was re-
covered the next morning near the Welsh
Mountain, almost dead from hard travel.
large posse of citizens was organized and
started into the mountain, determined to
make thorough search for the thieves
The posse came upon them at the edge of a
swamp in the afternoon, after a chase of
twenty miles. The thieves were four in
number, Abe Buzzard, Joe Buzzard and
two others. They were fired upon.
Finally Joe Buzzard, cut off from the rest,
was captured and lodged in Jail.
THREE HUNDRED persons were not long
since thrown out of employment by the
temporary shut down of the Home Sewing
Machine Company's works, at Bridgeport,
Conn.
DEPosTToRs in the Middletown IN. W
National Bank found the doors of that insti-
tuition closed November 30. The President,
Thomas King, had accepted without secur-
ity heavy drafts by Benjamin D. Brown, a
Western grain dealer, who has since made
an assignment. These advances were
made without the knowledge of the direc-
tors, of whom Senator Van Wyck, of Ne
braska, is one. The banks capital was
S9oO,OU, its surplus SIS, 900, and the extent
Of its loss is unknown
GENERAL STANLEY has been telegraphed
from VI Washington to cross the Rio Grande
River into Mexico, and pursue the Indians
who made the late raid.
TIE proposed compromise which Glad
stone was lately supposed to be about to
offer the Conservatives looked to a reduc-
tion in the number of Irish constituencies to
please the Tories. This scheme was de-
nounc cd by the Parnellites as the meanest
treachery.
THE Louisville COUrier-.J0urnars staff
correspondent, who has for some time been
travelling in the scourge districts of Vir-
g1nIa and Ke utucky, recently made long
report n which he took the ground that
the plague came from mineral poison and
sEas not cholera.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04
Mexico's Feelings.

WASHINGTON, November 29.-With ref
erence to recently published assertions that
American interests in Mexico are in great
jeapOrdy OH account of the hatred enter
tanned by the people OF that country toward
the United States since the war OF Al,
Senior Romero, Mexican Minister, says: The
Mexicans are, on the contrary, very AMIGA
bly disposed toward this country, that the
interests of foreigners in Mexico, Ameri-
cans included, are in no more danger there
than they would be in the United States,
particularly under the administration OF
General Diaz, who will protect with firm
hand their lives and property, and that be
sides revolutions are no longer possible IN
Mexico.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04
THE EAST,

A Boston ship, the Alert, bound from
. New York for Shanghai, and carrying
100000 gallons of kerosene oil, was recently
struck by lightning near Pernambuco and
burned. The officers and crew were saved.
A RECENT fire at Haverhill, Mass, de-
stroyed hotel and several stores, and in
volved total loss of about So, 900. A girl
was fatally injured in jumping from the
hotel windows, and the inmates generally
experienced very narrow escapes.
A BOSTON crank stood on street corner
one day not long ago and hugged every
pretty woman who passed. He was sent
TO the House of Correction for six months.
CLEMENT, HIERDT & Co., New York, i'm
porters and dealers in wines and liquors,
made an assignment a few days ago. Their
liabilities were $4,000, and actual assets
$1,000.
THE firm of Dix & Co., importers and
exporters of drugs, New York, made an
assignment few days ago. The partners
were father and son, and the firm was
formed in January, 1879. John D. Dix, the
senior partner, had been for many wears
previously of the firm of Dix & Morris, of
the same line. The firm had an excellent
reputation, and they claimed a capital of
$4,000.
FIRE was not long ago discovered in the
Mechanics Hotel at Pottsville, Pa. Alarm
was given and the guests made their es-
cape. The flames were subdued before
great damage was done, and it was
then discovered that the fire was
the work of an incendiary. Suspicion
pointed to John Kelly, young man of bad
reputation, and he was arrested. He soon
admitted his gilt, and Chief Burgess Bre-
honey started with him for Pottsville, to
place him in jail. Reaching an unfre-
quepted spot in a back street of PottsviIle,
Kelly slipped his handouts and dealt the
Chief heavy blow, telling him to the
ground, where he was found in a diving
condition.
Tom JONES, a rep uted New York pugilist
who was in training at Nanticoke, Penn,
1Tas arrested. He was supposed to be the
accomplice of Sam Shepard, of Cleveland.
now in prison.
A ooAL-BREAKER near Wilkesbarre, Pa,
containing five hundred and ten tons of
coal, together with a lot of machinery, was
destroyed by fire not long ago at loss of
$4,000.
THIRTY Hooking Valley miners were late
ly arrested. Congressman Converse was
retained to defend them. Governor Hoadly
denied that the troops were ordered to be
IN readiness to go to the valley, and ex-
pressed the opinion that the civil authori-
sies would be equal to any emergency that
might arise.
AT meeting of the Aqueduct Commits
sion at New York City lately, letter was
read from Jay Gould, stating he desired to
aid the Commission in any way he could.
He asked the privilege of removing timber
from that portion of his land through which
the aqueduct may pass, and will expect
compensation only for the land. The Com
k,aission resolved to send plan of the aque-
4nct to the New Orleans Exposition.
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Hooking Valley Miners.

COLUMBUS, o.. December 1.-The impres-
sion has prevailed for some days that a
large number of striking miners of Hooking
Valley would begin work tomorrow if they
had any assurance their person and property
would be protected. In view of this the
citizens of Nelsonville, not directly inter
ested as miners, or operators. held meet-
ing Saturday and adopted resolutions de
nouncing usurpatiOn and pledging support
to the enforcement of law, and protet ton tc
all citizens who desired 10 work. Fifty
copies of the resolutions were ordered
posted i'll town.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04

When Edison. genius and inventor
that he is, had given two weeks OF his
valuable time to going up and down on
the New York Elevated Railroad try
inc TO discover what caused its noise
and a cure for it, he gave up the job
Then little woman took it. She rode
on the car three days, was denied a
place to stand on the rear platform,
laughed at for her curiosity and politely
snubbed by conductors and passengers
But she discovered what made the
noise, invented a remedy which was
patented, and she was paid the sum of
$4,000 and a royalty forever. Her
name is Mrs. Mary Walton, and she
lives in New York Wilkes6arre
Journal.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04
On the morning of election. DAME

-On Cnt morning OF tItCIIUH, DdIIItI
Gildersleeve. of New York. As he took
his seat at the breakfast-table. remarked
that the day promised to be fair one.
81 am going to the polls" he said land
as | am eighty-five years old, it is not
unlikely that l shall east my last vote. ;"
Having finished his breakfast the vet
eran proceeded to the election district
where he was registered. A friendly
policeman assisted him to the head of
the line amid much cheering. but Just
as he was about to step up to the ballot
box his feet faltered and he fell dead on
the sidewalk Tenderly the aged form
was lifted and borne back to the home
never more to be gladdened by its living
presence.-N. Y. herald.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04

"A prominent lawyer now practicing
in this city tells the following: IAN
old darkey was under Indictment for
some trivial offense and was without
counsel. The Judge appointed me to
defend him. / was young and very
fresh at the time, and it was my first
case in court. As / went forward to
consult with nv client he turned to the
Judge ard said: .Yo' Honah, am dis
de lawyer what am depointed to offend
me?' Yes was the reply. Well
said the old darkey: take him away,
Jedge; pleads guilty. IN 7. World.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04
THE WEST.

BY 9 recent canvass it was found that
Dakota's permanent school propertv
amounts to S1,6S9,65S.
Or a recent Sunday night, after preach
mg powerful sermon on hypocrisy, the
Kew. James w. Lindsay committed burg
larry at Rushville, Ind, as result of which
he was sent to prison.
B. c. WlSsToNN 6 Co., hardwood deal
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04
A Burglar Caught.

TOLEDO, o., December IA burglar EN-
tered house in the western part OF the
city early yesterday morning. Being dis
covered by the police he was shot twice
while attempting TO escape. When arrested
he gave the name of Charles Funk, OF New
Orleans He is not badly injured.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04

Among lot of modern proverbs
sent to a London newspaper were these:
"It's poor musician who can't blow
his own trumpet" 1.-The want of
money is the root of all evil. % IL
you'd know a mans character follow
him home" "Only whisper scandal,
and it's echo is heard by all. -
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04
Held For Examination.

New YORK, December flames W. Nc
Wicker, the pool seller, who shot and killed
Frank Gordon Saturday on Bleecker
street, was held for further examination at
tie ToOmbS
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04
Tired of Life.

New YORK, December 1.-RObert K.
Stewart, the drummer who shot himself
Saturday because he was discharged from
the hOus'' of George Eryan: & Co, East
Fourteenth street died Yesterday.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04

The London Globe, in an article on
Nationality in Voice" " declares that
America for the next century viii pro-
duce the finest singers in the world,
owing to "tbe semi-barbarous condi-
tons essential to such productions"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04

Messenger were unhurt, but the express
car, mail car and contents and the second
class coach were burned up. Nobody was
hurt on the freight train. The engine and
some cars were damaged.
j. II. BAILEY, of Atlanta, Ga, CONNER
ciai traveller of Deere, Mansur & Co., st.
Louis, suicided few days ago, the result
of protracted spree. He was the author
of book on political economy, entitled
Factors OF Civilization" which attracted
considerable attention several years ago.
NEWS was lately received of an afray
which occurred few days ago between
Mexican police and number of Americans
at Canarea Coaper camp, Sonora, which
resulted in the death of an American team
ster named Lee, and the wounding of sew
eral Mexican policemen. A messenger was
Immediately despatched to the commander
of Mexican troops at Santa Cruz, Sonora. He
sent detachment of forty men, who de-
manded the surrender OF the Americans.
The latter refused, but We're persuaded by
the officers of the Copper King Company
to do so. Two Americans escaped. The
remaining fifteen were marched off to
Santa Cruz. Officers of the Copper King
Company accompanied them.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04

The Paymaster General shews in his report
that his department has during the last year
duly accounted for Sl5, lsO, l6U.S6. He again.
recommends. with my concurrence, the re-
peal of the law fOrbidding payment of mile
age to officers for travel over land grant
roads. As mileage is given to an officer not
merely to pay his railroad but to cover
other travelling expenses, and as officers
of the army are the only public office
ers against whom discrimination is made
in this regard, 1 recommend legislation to-
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grants from the United States and Kansas
were obligated to build its road from Leav-
enworth, which it has not done, and the
Southern Kansas Railway Company, being
its successor, should now build it. The
court took the matter under advisement-
THANKSGIVING generally observed.
THE three New Mexico villains, Jeh
Kuykendall, Punch Collins and William
Pointer, who attempted to ditch and rob a
Santa Fe express train near SOcoro, on the
night of September Both, and were subse-
quently captured, tried. convicted and sen
fenced to serve term of seven years each
in the penltentiary, were recently taken to
the penitentiary at LeavenwOrtii. The
prisoners were described as hard-looking
characters. Punch Collins is a negro ana
very large, but the other two were said tn be
white men, though a civilized citizen could
hardly tell it by their looks. They had
long, matted hair, shaggy beard and wore
clothing that glistened with grease.
SHARPERs continue to work the bond
racket upon the innocents about the city of
Atchison.
A SERIOUS cutting affray took place i'm
Ellsworth the other evening in which Will
liam Job was seriously and perhaps fatally
stabbed by William Wilson. Wilson was
Intoxicated and was quarreling with some
third person, when Job stepped in and at
tempted to quiet them, which ended as
abo55 S:a.ed. Wilson was arrested i'm
short tiue and placed in Jail. On his pre-
liminary trial his bail was PLACED at s., ,OO0 |
which he was unable to obtain, and he was |
remaEded to Jail.
THOMAS CoNBAY, of Wyandotte County. |
was recently terribly beaten in saloon row !
near the Stock Yards.
Now that Thanksgiving L over, fatten
ihs Christmas Turkey.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-23


The Sedgwick Paragraph thinks
that the editor of the EAGLE makes q
mistake in the largcness of the lati
tudc given bushwhackers, sorcheads
That paper says:
"But we do believe in party dici-
pline. When Republicans deliberately
bolt the party, they should not be al
lowed seats in a Republican caucus OF
convention, unless it be back seats,
until they can de mOnstrate that they
are not bushwhackers. As long as
they are permitted TO come and go Mt
will their influence will be demoraliz-
ing, and they will be an element Of
weakness in the party. We hope,
therefore. that the EAGLE will insist
that these bushwhackers shall not
longer be permitted to disturb the
harmony Ofgenuine Republican work.
We should rather prefer defeat for a
time with true-blue Republicans, than
10 place our political fortunes in the
hands Of such bushwhackers."
The criticism is very largely just
and the Paragraph in its position
measurably correct. But we are one
of those who cannot bear TO punish
beyond the first tear of repentance.
Republicans who in their anger de.
CARED the next few days after the adj
journment of the state convention
that they would vote the Democratic
ticket, Click and all, rather than
stand by the constitution and law of
the state, but who after cooling of
saw their error, we would i'm no wise
punish or even Withdraw from them
our confidence. Republicans have an
uudoubted right to protest against
the action of the party whenever they
are honestly convinced that the party
is wrong, and they may do SO and ef-
fcctively without destroying their
party ties. Until a protester declares
that he is no longer Republican but
Democrat, he should be treated as Il
political brother and confided in
largely.