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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
T. BASE BALL MATTERS.
Meeting of the American Association A
Threatened War with Mr.. Wiman.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9-At the meeting of the
American Association of base ball clubs. yester-
day, after the franchise of the Metropolitan
club, of New York. had been revoked, and the
National club, of Washington, admitted to mem
bership. resolution was adopted by which a
player released from an Association club will be
obliged to play with any Association club desir
ing his services within ten days from the time of
his release Mr. Wiman, who has recently ac-
quired the ownership of the Metropolitan club,
said: Il do not propose to tamely submit to
treatment 80 unbusiness-like. Staten Island
shall have base ball club, and already I have
had oners to form new and stronger associa
tlon than the one just now guilty of sharp
game rejecting very little credit on base ball
ethics. There is a fight on hand"
President Mcknight. at the conclusion OF the
meeting, said the American Association was
forced to revoke the franchise of the Metropoli-
tan club because that club had been removed
from New York city to Staten Island, and it's
management and officers were at all times con-
trolled by the officials of the New York League
club. When any dispute arose between the two
organizations the Metropolitan representative
acted at all times in accordance with instructions
from the League clubs, and in addition,
reported all contemplated action to the League
club officers. 1t is understood among the base
ball managers that the players of the Metropol
ltdl cluo Will Oe placeO at the OlSDoSal or tne
Baltimore and Washington clubs. Manager
Byrne, of the Brooklyn club, however, insists
upon having Orr, the metropolitan first-base-
man. transferred to Brooklyn. The board of di-
rectors formally awarded the cham pionship pen
nant for 1886 to the st. Louis base bail club.
The secretary of the Metropolitans says Mr..
Wiman has taken legal advice, and will institute
proceedings against each and all the members
for $50, 600, for direct losses sustained.
The arbitration committee of the League and
American Association met last evening. The
report on qualified administration of minor
leagues and associations was adopted. 1t pro-
vides for the protection of all players engaged
by these clubs who are signed after Nov l.
This will give the League and American Associa-
tion from Oct. 20 to Nov l to engage players
from the clubs of the minor leagues The black
list of these minor leagues will be observed.
The admission will be $50 each for each league
or association. The following have already ap-
piled for protection under the national agree
ment: The Southern the Eastern, New England
and the Canadian leagues.
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Alleged Dishonesty of q Federal Judge.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec 9-Dispatches from
sitka say that United States Judge Dawne has
fed the Territory The reason for his depart.
ure is found in the statement of Mr.. Shirley. of
Salem, Ore, that he is out SO, 900 through plac-
ing too much confidence in Dawne's honesty. It
is said. also. that Dawne negotiated a note to
which the name of A. Roberts, of this city. was
forged. and that he raised check Of $500 in
dorsed by his father-in-law. to So. 500 Several
other crooked transactions are charged against
Dawne. and it is thought that he has swindled
Oregon people out of not less than $50, 900.
Dawne was at Tongass when the steamer Ida
no came down, waiting for the Canadian steam
o. to take him to some port in the British pos
sessions. That steamer will be at Tongass be-
fore the Idaho gets back there. and the Judge
will doubtless proceed on her to Victoria.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
The Cincinnati Election Contest.

COLUMBUS, Dec. 9.-In the Supreme Court. to-
day. the argument in the Cincinnati senatorial
cases was concluded. The question as to the rep
resentatives from that county will be submitted
on the same argument, although the bill of excep-
tions TO the ruling Of the Hamilton County Circuit
Court has been signed and formally filed in the
Supreme Court. The mandamus proceeding, in
which the Governor and Secretary of State seek
to Compel Clerk Dalton, of the Hamilton
County Court. to make return of abstract No.
2, which will determine the vote Of that county
on State officers was also argued later in the
day and submitted on an answer reply and de-
murrer. 1t will be passed upon by the court at
the same time as the other cases.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
Situation at the Bevier Coal Mines.

BEv1ER, Mo-, Dec. 9-The principal change
of the status here yesterday, was the arrival of
a consignment of repeating rifles for the citi-
zens. Mr.. Loomis, the proprietor of the mine
where the recent trouble occurred has tele-
graphed for more arms for his men. Both sides
declare that they are desrous for peace and ali
the talk points to that end, but the preparations
are evidently for war, and all that is needed to
fan the spark into flame. is only a slight quar-
rel between a negro and white man. Mr.
Looms says he will not give up his arms, for if
he should, he and lis men could not stay here
The citizens are equally reluctant to dsarm
themselves, for they. constantly expect an attack
from the armed negroes.
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was issued for Tobey, and he was arrested while
on his way to his Office. He was brought into
United States Commissioner Shields's Office ac-
companied by Assistant United States District
Attorney Foster. He appeared nervous, and
said to the throng of reporters in the office:
time ever have been accused of ANYTHING un-
lawful" Contractor Michael S. Coleman fur
nished $40. 900 bail Mr.. Tobey is about forty
five years old, is married. and lives in Brooklyn
There are two counts in the Indictment the
only difference between them being that one
charges him with abstracting and the other
with misapplying funds of the Marine Bank.
The charge is in substance, that he knew when
he cashed Wards check that Ward had not
balance OF So, 900 in the bank.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Pronounced Opposition to the Presidents
Views by Western Representatives.

pronounced OppOSiCIOn I'D the frebiUeECo
Views by Western Representatives.
Special to the Globe Democrat.
The absence of recommendations in regard to
internal improvements provoked good deal of
comment among the Southwestern members,
until the information, semi authoritative, was
passed around tonight that the President would
treat of that subject at considerable length in
special message to be submitted later in the
session.
How will you feel when, as chairman Of the
coinage committee, you take up that portion of
the Presidents message silverf' Mr. Bland
was asked by colleague to night
The champion of the silver dollar smiled.
Some one in chatting mood put in: You're
knocked out, Bland. 1t won't do to put you at
the head of tine coinage committee with such
policy laid down by the administration"
We'll" replied Mr.. Bland, good naturedly.
I'm pretty independent. l shall still be on .
ommittee-commttee of the whole, you know"
That's what you cali Wall-street message,
isn't itg" was the next suggestion.
Wherever he went Mr.. Bland had to take
running fire of questions about the Presidents
recommendations silver. 1t is plain from
their talk Mr. Bland ana all the silver men rec
ognize that there is big fight ahead, but at the
same time they seem very confident OF their po-
sition There is more talk of a compromise
between the administration and the silver men.
All of that vanishes with the Presidents presen-
tation of the issues. This feature about silver
overshadows all others in the discussion of the
message, and the Western members are very
pronounced in their opposition to the President,
and very strong in their expressed determina-
tion to fight any attempt to suspend coinage.
Senator Evarts characterizes the message as an
'empirc document" He listened to the discus
sion of foreign affairs. and thought the Presi-
dents representation of them was very satsfac-
tory AS for the rest of the document he was
not very deeply impressed. He saya that one
time during the reading he went out to draw lis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
The INSTRUMENTATION Congress.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 9.-Rev. L. c. Goodell was
chosen moderator of the interdenominationa
congress to-day. Rev Graham Taylor of Hart
ford, Conn. led the devotional exercises. Two
strong papers were presented On Church Neg
lect as Caused by the Strife Between Labor and
Capital" the first by Rev. DR.. W. GLADDEN.. OF
Columbus, O., and the second by the Rev. DR..
Bradford, of Mont Clair, N. J.
The afternoon session opened with DR..
Goodell in the chair. An address was delivered
on Sabbath desecration by Rev. l. J. Joyce, of
this city Murray s. Shipley, of Cincin
natl, read a paper on THE Relation of Certain
Phases of immortality to Business Interests"
At the evening session Rev. DR.. Bayliss
(Methodist occupied the chair. Papers on
Christian work were read by Rev H. A. Schaffier,
of Cleveland, O.. Rev. DR.. Goodell, of ST. Louis,
and Rev. DR.. Krie ebler, of Cincinnati.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
Financial Condition of Western Union.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9-The directors of the
Western Union Telegraph Company to-day de-
clared dividend of l! per cent. for the quarter
ending Dec. 81 1885 The declaration was &C
companied by the following statement: 1.-THE
estimate of net earnings for the past and present
quarter have been materially reduced by the eX-
traordinary expenses Of cable repairs of both the
Atlantic and Cuba cables, by large payments of
litigated taxss and for taxes in number of
States, exceeding by $40O, 600 the ordinary ex-
penditures. The financial statement of the con-
dition of the company shows: Surplus Oct l,
1885, "a, 230, 95S. 81; net earnings ~ the quarter
ending Dec. 81, partly estimated, 81, CSC, 000
dividend, /! per cent, 81. 600. 600; interest on
bonded debt $li3, ,76s; surplus, "a. 337, 100 81.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
THE DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK.
A Prominent Congressman Declares that 1t
Is Far from Bright.

Prominent Congressman Declares that IL
Is Far from Bright.
Special to the Indianapolis JourpaI.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-"We begin the ses-
sion at great disadvantage" said a Democratic
member of the lower house to your correspond
ent. to-day, when asked if great legislative re-
forms were contemplated.
How do you make that out9" l inquired.
"Well, in the first place, the estimates of
probable receipts fall about $l5 OO0 900 short of
the amount asked for by the various executive
heads of departments This, in ITSELF is bad
enough for reform Congress, but there is worse
in store for u.s."
You certainly are unfortunate, but what
greater calamity do you fearl'
Samuel j. Tilden is looked upon as the oracle
of the Democratic party. The wishes of the
Sage of Greystone are regarded as law by a
large proportion of the party. Samuel j. Tlden
has spoken. He advises the Democratic mem-
bers of Congress, through the President, to pro-
vide means of repelling possible invader, and
prepare to enforce the Monroe doctrine. This
advice cannot be followed if we tinker
the tariff, for if we play with that
dangerous frebrand we shall certainly find
must remember that more than one-half of the
majority of the House are pledged to reduce
taxation. We can't reduce taxation without re-
ducing the revenues, and we can't reduce the
revenues without curtailing expenditures. In
other words we are between the fryingpan and
the fire in this respect"
"Were not some Of you pledged to reduce the
national debit"
"Yes. And there again find another bad
feature of the situation. Some of our orators q
year ago cried out in loud voice against the
enormous surplus in the Treasury. We have
the Treasury. but, although the accounts are all
straight we can't find the surplus. The face Of
the national debt is as great to-day as it was
the 4th of March, and the indications are now
that when we c. before the people for re election
next fall we shall find the debt as great as it is
now. Now you see that the outlook is not
particularly bright for our party
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
Cable Notes.

Cholera has become epidemic in Brittany and
is committing frightful ravages
The London Telegraph states that the Mar
chioness of Lorne will probably revisit Canada
in 1886.
At the opening of the Munster Assizes in Ire
land the judge announced an alarming increase
in the number and gravity of crimes.
Prince Augustus of Portugal. after attending
the funeral Of King Alfonso will go to Berlin to
ask the hand of Princess Augusta, daughter Of
the Crown Prince. Frederick William.
Foreign capitalists are ready to offer loans to
the Spanish treasury to cover the budget deficits.
In the northern provinces. where Carlism is
rampant, the people contine to invest in
national stock
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
A War Against Gamblers.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec g--The cases OF the
Law and Order Club against the ganblers were
on trial in the Circuit Court to-day and fifty in
dictnpents against eight local professional gam
blers were indefinitely continued. on motion Of
Prosecuting Attorney Carruth. The motion was
made on the gamblers confession of guilt and
their promises never to engage in the gambling
business again. The indictments are indefinite.
ly continued, but win DO held in terrorem over
the gamblers. Fines TO the amount of $l6 600
were assessed against the above gamblers by
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10

cries of the combatants as they warmed to their
work brought the keepers of the cemetry to the
spot, and the two rivals, who had in the mean
time considerably damaged each other. were sep
arated with some difficulty. They then left the
cemetry by different exits, the widow protesting
loudly against the barefaced impudence of her
detested enemy, who actually braved her at her
husbands grave
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

Crete Tires of Turkish Rule, and Asks To Be
Annexed to Greece.
CoNsTANT1NoPLE, Dec. GA petition, signed
by many inhabitants of the island of Crete, has
been forwarded to the powers, requesting the
union of Crete with Greece, if Bulgaria and
Eastern Roumeiia united. The Porte protests
against any attention being paid to the petition,
and claims that the signatures attached are not
authentic
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
Fire in a Plow Factory.

LOUISVILLE, Dec 9-Three alarms tonight
brought out the entire fire department to sup
press blaze in very large plow factory 1t
originated in the varnishroom of the finishing
department, and was beyond control. Loss $l5.
600: insured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
General De Courcey Recalled.

PARIS, Dec. 9.-General De Courcey has been
recalled from AMMAN, and General Negrier sue
ceeds in command of the French troops. Gen.
De Courcey is accused of having, in his reports,
magnifed the difficulty of the situation in
AMMAN. and of imprudently medding with the
Annamite authorities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
Another ..Pal" of Wards Indicted.

New YORK, Dec. Edward H. Tobey,
formerly cashier for Mayor Grace's firm, has
been indicted by the United States grand jury,
to-day, in conjunction with Ferdinand Ward, on
the charge of defrauding the Marine National
Bank of S., 600 by means of check dated May
against Wards mythical account A warrant
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
Soap Works DESTROYED.

TORONTO, Ont, Dec. 9.-Morses soap works
burned last night Loss, 100000 The origin of
the fire is a mystery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
Woolen-MiIl Burned.

PITTsFlELD, Mass. Dec. 9.-The woolen-mill
of Pomeroy Sons, together with stock, ma
chinery and other contents, were burned yester
day. Loss, $50 000
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to the town council is I

n peClCI0n 70 CDe toWu CUuHclI IS Uelng slgneu
asking for vote on the question of water
works. The town once voted in favor of water
works, but no action was taken by the trustees.
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THE FIRE RECORD.

tie Furniture Company.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW CASTLE, Ind, Dec. 9-Fire between II
and u o'clock last night, completely destroyed
the mandatory of the New Castle Furniture
Company, involving loss of $G,000 on which
there is an insurance of SO, $50 in the agency of
D. II. Cary & Son. divided as follows
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
FROM MONON

And intermediate points, via the
Airline railway. The excursionists
will be welcomed by the entire
commercial fraternity of Indianap
oils.
The WHEN has got some semi
annual disturbers in the way of
broken lines of Suitings and Over
coats that will trouble competition
to match.
In addition to the goods that so
IN our bargain counter at less than
cost, when some of the sizes are out,
we are selling what we call
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-12-17
DEATH FROM TRICHINOSIS.

Some two weeks ago the family of
Fred X. Hansmeyer, a well-to-do
German of Tarentun, Pa, ate hearth
ly Of "A salad of which raw pork chop
ped fine was one of the principal in
gradients. Last Friday week the
entire family, consisting of father,
mother, three sons and three daugh-
tiers, were suddenly seized with a ter
ribIe illness. The family continued
to grow worse, and friedrich, aged 20
years, died in great agony, John, the
second son, is not expected to live,
and the rest of the family are believ-
ed to be beyond recovery. Before
Frederlck's death the attending
physician became convinced that
the disease was trichin0sis. lie Sc
cured "A piece Of the meat, and found
iealive with trichine spirals. The
meat was bought from farmer, and
was taken from drove of hogs which
he had raised on his farm.
The ten year old daughter of Jas.
Dunn, of Aenia, Ohio, died from
trichinosis, week or more ago. She
complained of severe pains in her
arms and legs, and latter became I'M
able to walk. The muscular por-
tons of her limbs swelled rapidly,
and she suffered great agony till hen
death. The physician failing to com
prehend the nature of her ailments,
an examination of portion of the
muscle from the upper arm was made.
When placed under a microscope the
portion removed was alive trichine.
1t is said that two weeks ago the girl
ate raw pork, and that her death re-
suited from this. 1t is feared other
members of the family will suffer SINH
lar attacks.
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BAD THOUGHTS.

Bad thoughts, if cherished, blight
virtue, destroy purity, and under
mine the stablest foundations of char
acter. They are like rot in timber,
like rust in iron. They eat into the
man. And when the process has
gone on for a while, and there comes
the stress of an outward temptation,
down they go into a mass of ruin :
Ships go out to sea all bright with
fresh paint, their sails all spread and
streamers flying, and never come
back, never reach port. Why? They
met a storm and went down, because
they were rotten. Under the paint
was decay. Just so bad thoughts,
vile, impure thoughts and magma
tons, rot the manly oak of character,
rust the iron of principle, slacken all
the stays of virtue, and leave the
man, the woman, to the violence of
temptation, with no interior of re-
serve power to withstand the shock.
Bad thoughts, fed and fattened, are
the bottom vice of society.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-12-17
ESCAPED.

Three prisoners, Dennis Johnson,
convicted of burglary in the night
the negro who shot Maj. G. II. War
ring last spring; Phillip Mathews,
burglary, and Alfred Cosby, burgla-
ry, escaped through Of the Carriers
vile Jail Dec. 9th by burning a hole
sufficient for their crawling through
and then let themselves down by
means of a rope made of their blank
cts. They were furnished an iron
from the outside, which they heated
in the stove and used to burn the
holes to get through.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-12-17
A FUNNY FARMER.
New Philadelphia, Ohio, Special.


John Sellers is the name of very
eccentric old farmer living three
miles east OF here. One of his pecu-
liarities regarding his stock and his
own personal appearance is that he
never in any manner interferes with
nature. He never shears his sheep,
but allows the wool to grow on their
backs until it drags on the ground.
People came for miles during the
last summer to see the flock of sheep
that had not been shorn for six years.
From distance they looked like hay
shocks in the field. The wool was
eighteen inches in length. His geese
are never picked, and under no con-
sideration would he place a ring in
the shouts of his hogs to prevent
them from roofing.
Regarding Sellers personal appear
ance one is greatly reminded of "Old
Rip" He never shaved in his life
and he has never had his hair cut.
lie never cuts his toe or finger nails,
and the latter have grown so long
that they bend over the ends of his
fingers like claws. In explanation of
his pecliarities, Mr. Sellers says that
"God allowed the wool to grow on
the backs of sheep to keep them
warm, and that it was wicked and
sinful to shear it off . Also, that he
considered it sinful to interfere with
nature in allowing his hair to be cut
or his whiskers shaved. Sellers is a
bachelor and his sister keeps house
for him.
Everything he uses about the farm
is homemade. He will have moth
ing but homemade axes, scythes,
saws, plows, etc, and thinks it .wick
ed to use or buy any of these new
tangled arrangements, as he calls
them. The old man is annoyed very
much by people coming to see him.
On Sundays, on a pleasant day, the
lane will be lined with carriages be-
longing to people who have come for
miles to see the old man and his
stock. He has got the idea in his
head that his visitors come with evil
intent, and he will often secure him
self in his room all day, refusing TIC
be seen. He would never have his
picture taken, and lately has been
trying to live as secluded as possible
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-12-17
DEATH OF ROBERT TOOMRS.

General Robert Toombs died at
his home in Washington, Ca, Tues
day evening at 6 o'clock, aged 10
years, ) months and IS days. He
was one of the greatest Intellectual
giants Georgia ever produced, and in
the palmiest days of peace and
through the stormy periods of war,
General Toombs was prominent
figure. lie loved his people and the
South, and his eventful history is
marked with this loyal devotion. In
the death of this noble Georgian, one
of the brightest legal minds that ever
Illuminated the forum OF reason is
extinguished. His were one of the
few names not born to die, though
his body be consigned to the earth.
Grand and illustrious Robert Toombs,
May your soul rest in peace.