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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-11
Senator Stanford's Princelv Gift.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, Nov. 10-The first
definite details of Senator Stanford's scheme for
the establishment in California of great uni
versity were made public to-day. His ranch at
Palo Alto, near Meplo Park, about thirty miles
from San Francisco has been selected as the
site. The several buildings comprising the uni
versity will be in the general plan of parallelo-
gram, and will be constructed so as to permit of
additions being made as the necessities of the in
sttution may require Senator Stanford will do
nate to the university his Palo Alto, Gridley
and Nina properties, worth S.. 800, O00 To this
he will add a money donation as to make the
total endowment of the university $40, O0O, 900.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Frank Sebring was horribly mangled in a saw
mill at Delaware, o., yesterday. He will die.
G. W. Smith 6 Son, dealers in agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS at Fostoria, o.. made an assignment
yesterday. Liabilities, $40, 900; assets nominal.
Charles Croker, vice-president of the South
ern Pacific Railroad Company, has donated $3l,
oOO dollars to construct building for the Boys
and Girls Aid Society, of San Francisco.
The schooner R. B. King was wrecked at
Muskegon. on Sunday. and Fringle Fringeson
and Andrew Olsen, sailors, were drowned. The
remainder of the crew was rescued by the life
saving crew
Annie Thompson of Chicago, the young girl
who who stabbed and killed her step father Vance
wilson, on Saturday night, as the latter was
threatening the life Of his sick wife, was dis
charged by coroners jury yesterday.
George. j. Fryer, express agent telephone
agent and postmaster at Glencoe, Ont. has alb
seconded, taking with him between Sc 900 and
$1,000 left with him by banks to be expressed
He took woman with him, leaving his wife
In destitute circumstances.
In the Chancery Court of Richmond, Va, on
monday, general creditors bill against the
Richmond Wing Publishing Company filed.
and the appointment of receiver asked for and
granted. The receiver is ordered to continue
the publication of the paper and manage the
business.
The Connelsville coke syndicate have ordered
per cent. more ovens blown in this week,
making 70 per cent of those under their
control in operation. The increased production
will be partly consumed by the North Chicago
Rolling mill Company, who are putting their
Bay View furnace in blast.
The partly-decomposedc corpse of middle-aged
man was found in Lois creek, near Eau Claire,
Wis. on Monday. The feet were tied to the
roots of tree with strap The body was under
water, and the throat cut from ear to ear. From
the condition of the body, it is thought death
must have occurred six weeks ago. The re-
mains have not been identified.
In reply to letter signed by William NJ
Evarts, Abram S. Hewitt, Joseph w. Drexel,
Horace Porter David Dudley Field. Rev. Robert
Collyer, Rev. DR.. John Hall, Henry Ward
Beecher, George William Curtis and others, in
wiling her to deliver her lecture on the Social
and Political Crimes of Utah." Miss Kate Field
has promised so do so on the evening of the 2Sth
inst, in New York city.
A suit has been entered in the United States
Court at New Orleans, by the heirs of W. w.
Smith, residing in Kentucky, for 1876 acres of
land within the corporate limits, known as "Sil-
yer Lake bottom" The land is now held by the
Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railroad Com
pany, having been donated as railroad lands by
the State. The land is claimed by Smiths heirs
on patent issued by the United States in 1885.
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Minor Notes,

The suspension Of work at the cement mills
in Clark county has thrown 800 men out of en-
ployment.
The saloon keepers at Jeffersonville have been
notified that they must close at IL o'clock at
night and on Sundays.
James Foster. constable at Falkland, was as
saulted and badly beaten by Thomas Miner,
whom he had called liar.
Frank Agnew fell down stairway, at Jeffer-
sonville and received internal injuries, from
which he can hardly recover
Mary j. Raper, living near Versailles, fell
down stairs, breaking her shoulder blade and
was otherwise seriously injured.
The body of Mrs. Joseph Plots. who mys-
terously disappeared from her home in New
Albany. on the night of Oct. 26, was found in the
Ohio river at that place on Monday.
The Comet Lafayette's Sunday illustrated
paper, publishes, in its last issue, accompanied
by an excellent engraving of the poet very in
teresting sketch of James Whtcomb Riley.
Martha Mcdonald, a fifteen -year-old girl of
Jacksonville, was found in freight car, drunk,
accompanied by a half dozen boys of the same
age. The girl was sent to Jail and the boys sent
home with reprimand.
Mrs. NJ G. Campbell, grandmother of the late
VIM Hitchman, who was killed about two weeks
ago. at Jeffersonvile, by Joseph Coyne will file
a damage suit for S., coo against Coyne Young
Hitchman was her only support
Suit has been begun in the Bartholomew Cir
cult Court by j. F. Lane against Hon. P TT
Mccormack, ex- Representative from that coun-
ty. claiming $4,000 damages In a personal diff
ficulty, some weeks ago. Mccormack pummeled
Lane, iniuring him severely, hence the claim
for damages.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Emelne Dixon, a
widow living on the Indian land, about nine
miles south of Wabash, dropped dead, imme-
diately after preparing dinner A post-mortem
examination revealed the fact that death was
caused by blood .clots and fatty degeneration of
the heart. Mrs. Dixon was thirty five years old,
and leaves three small children.
W. c. DePauw is continuing his search for
natural gas. His we'll now sunk in Harrison
county throws off a great quantity of gas
sufficient TO evaporate the salt water from the
other well, now throwing out a volume of strong
brine. AS soon as he tests the matter in Har-
rison county, Mr.. DePauw will sink we'll at his
gas works He is determined to test the matter
and see if gas can be found, no matter what the
cost.
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A Shoe for Luck.
Lyons Press.

A friend tells US the following very striking"
incident which he vouches for as having oc-
Cured at wedding not very far from Lyons
short time since. There were but few guests
present, and after the ceremony a sumptous sup
per was served. Half an hour later the company
stepped out upon the porch to see the bridal
couple, who were about to start for the station
upon their wedding tour. off, Just as they
started the father of the bride threw an old
shoe after them 'for luck" Although the shoe
was old it was heavy, and the old gentleman
threw it with all the might there was in him,
and it didn't stop going until it landed under
the ear of the "happy" bridegroom and knocked
him out of the carriage He was picked up and
carried into the house, where he lay in an insen-
sible condition for ten or fifteen minutes. In
the meantime the bride tainted away, and sew
eral of the lady guests would have done SO had
there been any one on hand to attend to them.
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The Strike of the Nall Makers.

PITTsBURG. Pa, Nov. l0.-Secretary WISE of
the Western Nail Association, has been notified
ment, by the latter body, of conference COM
mittee which is ready and willing to meet sim
liar committee of manufacturers. Nailers Sec
rotary Chew says this advance was made in the
hope that some action may be- taken at the
meeting of the Western Nail Association at
Cincinnati, toward bringing about settlement
of the present strike. The nailers officials are
now considering the advsability of establishing
a operative factory in this city, for the manu-
facture of steel nails 1t is proposed to put up
a mill with 100 nail machines the company to be
composed of twenty-five nailers and as many of
the feeders as will care to take stock
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The Cincinnati Election Mandamus.

COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 1O-Mr Follett today
presented a petition to the Supreme Court, on
the relation Of John S. Brashears, of Cincinnati
asking peremptory writ of mandamus to COM
pei Clerk Dalton, OF Hamilton county, to issue
to himself and three other Democratic cand-
dates for the Senate certificates of election The
waiver of service and answer of the clerk
were presented at the same time, the clerk ad-
hitting the allegations in the petitions, saying
that he has been ready to issue the certificates
since the canvass of the vote was completed, but
that he has been prevented from doing so by the
court proceedings at Cincinnati. The court as
sumed jurisdiction. and will hear arguments at
2 o'clock tomorrow.
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Mother and Son Commit su;c;de

GREENSBORO, n. c., Nov. 10.-Mrs Martha
Wllkerson, widow about forty years of age
lived five miles west of here with her only child
young man of eighteen. The widow became
infatuated with a young hired man, named
Alsoph, who worked for neighbor, and was
about to marry him, but her son bitterly opposed
the match. He declared he would leave home
forever, if the marriage took place On Satur-
day. mother and son had bitter quarrel On
Sunday morning the neghbors found both
mother and son dead on the floor, each with a
bullet through the head 1t is not known which
shot the other, but it is supposed thew agreed
mutually, to end their existence
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Went Crazy Over the Taber-Downes Scandal

FALL RIVER, Mass, Nov 10-William L..
Parks, agent for Providence ladder firm, who
came to this, city about three weeks ago, became
so deeply interested in the Taber- Downes divorce
case that his mind was affected. He declared
his intention of keeping drunk while the trial
lasted, and faithfully kept his promise. He
bought all the papers containing reports of the
trial, and spent his time in the bar rooms read
ing them to those who came in On his arrival
he had plenty of money. which he soon spent.
Saturday night he was acting in such strange
manner that he was locked up Last night he
attempted to hang himself in his cell with two
handkerchiefs. He was cut down by officers,
who worked over him until morning before they
resuscitated him.
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Patents for Indiana.

special TO the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Nov 10.-Patents were issued
to Indianians to-day as follows
Horace r. Allen. indianapolis four syringe
attachment; Geo. W. Brown. Fort Wayne.
chine for bending horseshoe blanks; Wilbur f.
Cornelius. Indianapolis, caster for roller skates;
Calvin Critchfeld, Shields, FOUNDER or washing
machine; Francis A. Graft. New Albany. car
6ruek, (reissue); James NJ. Haas, Wabash tongue
support; Harvey b. Hall, Homer, ILL.,, and r. G.
Powers, South Bend, plastering devices Israel
Hogeland, assignor of one-half to G. p. Ander
son, Indianapolis, folding camp stool; Frederick
W. Jackson, assignor to S c. Mendenhall, Rich
mond roller skate; Stephen G. Mendenhali,
Richmond, roller skate; VIM. A. Ober, Nine
Mile, truck for harvesters Samuel Fl. Perrin,
Jacksonville. sadiron mold; Elwood c. Phillips,
assignor to Richmond Roler-skate and Castor
Company, and Kllselman Bros. Ridgeville, skate
clamp; George c. Pyle, Cuyahoga Falls, O., as
sgnor to American Electric Headlight Company,
indianapolis. electric arc lamp; Geo. H. Slower,
South Bend, beehive; Jesse Thompson, Rush
yille Syyipcipp pata
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Residence Burned.
SpeCiaf to the InGianano1is JourpaJ

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Nov. 10-The frame residence
owned by Mrs. Rebecca Follls, in Somerset, this
county, burned this afternoon. Mrs. Fois had
moved out of the house, but her goods were still
in the building. Another family had moved in,
and roaring fire was built Owing to defect
i've fiue, the woodwork ignited under the roof.
Adjoining houses were saved with difficulty.
The loss will be about $500, with 10 insurance.
Mrs Folliss goods were saved.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.
Indications.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL, OFFICER
WASHINGTON Nou IL NJ


OFFICE OF TIE CHIEF SIGNAL, OrFICER>
WASHINGTON, Nov. IL, A. M. }
Special Indications for Twenty four Hours
from A. NJ, for indianapolis and Vicinity
Fair weather, followed by local rains.
For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Fair
warmer weather, followed during the night. or
on Thursday, by local rains winds generally
southery shifting in the western portion to
southwesterly, falling barometer
For the Lower Lake Regon-Generaly fair,
warmer weather. southerly winds, falling baron
eter, followed by local rains.
For the Upper Lake Region-Increasing cloudi-
ness, local rains or snow, winds generally shifting
towesterly, slightly colder, preceded in northeast
ern portion by warmer weather.
For the Upper Mississippi Valley-Fair wealth
er. followed by increasing cloudiness and local
rains slightly warmer, followed in southern por-
ton by falling temperature, winds shifting to
northwesterly in northern portion.
For the Missouri Valey-Fair weather, fol-
lowed by increasing coudness and local rains,
variable winds, generally westerly, slightly
warmer, followed by slightly colder weather.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-11

SALT LAKE CITY, u. T.. Nov. 10-Ten of the
twelve Mormon apostles signed notice in this
evenings Deseret News, the organ of the Nor
mon Church, stating that Albert Darlington.
one of the twelve apostles, after full and pa.
tient trial by the authorities of the church. has
been exeommunicated for adultery and lascivious
conduct. No particulars are given
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-11
Carp for Indiana and Other States.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-United States fish
commission car No. 2 left Washington tonight
with carp, to supply applicants in Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. Applicants from
Ohio will be supplied by express from Columbus on
Friday, and appl cants from Indiana by express
from indianapolis. on Sunday. Carp for Michi-
gan will be distributed from Worthwhile Station,
by F. n. Clark, superintendent and for Illinois,
from Quincy, through DR.. Bartlett, State Com
missioner
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Death of William N. Carpenter.

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 10-This afternoon
William n Carpenter vice president of the
Peninsular Stove Company. was driving youn g
and spirited horse down Fifth street, when the
animal SHE'D violently, overturning the buggy
and throwing the occupant several feet He
struck on his head crushing in the skull from
forehead to crown, and lived but short time
after the accident. Mr.. Carpenter was about
seventy years old. and has resided here for the
past fifty years. He leaves a widow and two
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Held on Serious Charges.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNEs, Nov. 10.-Last night Depot-master
Mechlin arrested Thomas Donahue, charged with
burglary and highway robbery Donahue is
from Mitchell, Ind, and was apprehended for
burglarizing the Louisville New Albany &
Chicago railway depot at Mitchell. He secured
S23 He is also charged, together with two other
rufhans, with attacking an old man on the high
way, near Brownstown, Ind, and robbing him
of quite sum of money.
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General and Personal.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov Ex-senator Voorhees,
has entered with the defense in prominent
murder trial at Annapolis Md.
City Attorney Thomas Foley, of Terre Haute,
now in this city, says United States District At
torney Lamb will not. because he cannot, be
nominated for Congress next year. 1t will be
remembered, however that the Foley brothers
are unit against Lamb on personal grounds.
DR.. Mcclure, of Frankfort, arrived here to-
day He has not made known his wants yet.
Captain Martin, who was recently appointed
inspector of surveys, left for his home at Green
CASTLE this afternoon.
Captain James H. Lord. assistant quarter
master. was ordered relieved to-day from duty
at Cheyenne. Wy. IT,, and to proceed to Jefferson
vile, Ind.
George W. Hancock, at Modoc, and Charles
d. COPYRIGHT at Decker, were commissioned
postmasters to-day.
Hon. William E. Smith, recently appointed
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. qualified
ct the department to-day, and will assume the
duties of that Office tomorrow. The heads of
bureaus and the chiefs Of divisions called on
him this morning and were presented by Assist
official leave of his late associates
The agreement providing for the reciprocal
crossing of the international boundary line by
The troops of the United States and the republic
If Mexico, in pursuit of hostile Indians has been
extended until November, 1886.
Owing to the fact that the presence of Secre-
tary Lamar was desired at the Cabinet meeting
to-day the hearing in the telephone case was
postposed until tomorrow.
The President gave an audience to-day to the
committee appointed at the recent conference
at Lake Mohonk, to present to him the result of
their deliberations on the Indian question. Gen.
Fisk headed the delegation, and presented the
members to the President. Hon. Erastus
Brooks, of New York, read an address embody-
ing the views of the conference as to best method
of improving the condition of the Indians. Re
marks were also made by Rev. Lyman Abbott
Mr.. w. E. Gates and General Fisk.
Mr.. Colman, Commissioner of Agriculture
and Professor Salmon, of the Agricultural De-
partment, left Washington to-day for Chicago,
TO attend the farmers convention, which will
meet in that city this week.
Prof. Fl. w. Wiley, chief chemist of the Agri-
cultural Department will leave here to morrow
for Europe, to investigatea<pd purchase for the
use of the government in its experimental sta
tons in Louisiana. the latest improved machn-
cry for the manufacture of cane sugar
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The Ohio Registry Law.

COLUMBUS. o., Nev. lO-The habeas corpus
case before the Supreme Court, brought here
from Cincinnati. in which is involved the con-
stitutionality of the election registry law, was
agued today, Kittredge and McDougall speak
ing in favor OF the law, and John f. Toilet
making an argument against its constitution
atty A decision in the case will not probably
be rendered before next Tuesday.
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attacks '1uence that is mighty has always pre-
vailed, and will continue to prevail against the
poor man. In fact, the poor mans cow has
been most universally -used club to keep the
well-to-do mans cow from being driven from thel
nice grassy plats of citys streets The poor
mans cow delusion will some day be brushed
aside. and cow ordinance such we have IN
Terre Haute, for instance will be enforced.
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A Queer Mistake.
Pittsburg Chronicle

Pittsburg Chronicle
THAT was queer mistake a servant made in
Philadelphia the other day." said Mrs. DeWiggs
to her husband.
"What mistaken
IA lady sent her servant for copy of the
song He Cometh Not, She Said and the girl
went and asked for He Combeth Not His Head
wonder what sort of a song she imagined it
was"
'She probably thought it was about bald
headed man.
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Starvation in the North

QUEBEC, Nov 10--A letter received from
Point aux Esquimaux, on the Gulf of st. Law
renee, tells narrowing tale of misery and star
walton at that place. Some sixty families there
have no food, and will surely die of starvation
unless aid is forthcoming Some twenty five
men left the place to obtain work in the woods at
Bersimis, but say thu lumbermen would not
employ them
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part of the defendant is that the dead body is
not property, and that it was stolen from a
cemetery. It was understood that Grove makes
no concealment of the fact that the body was
stolen, but he declines TO state from which GEM
etery it was taken. DR.. Grove, it will be re-
membered. was arrested in connection with
stealing the body of A. T. Stewart, in New York.
he has figured extensively III other and similar
nf
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Fat-Stock and Dairy Show.

CHICAGO. Nov 16.-The eighth annual Ameri-
can fat-stock and dairy show began here this
morning, at the Exposition building. Nearly all
the farmers herds of fancy cattle in the United
States and Canada are well represented, and in
Clydesdale. Percheron and other draft horses
the display is said to be unusually large and fine
The weather is clear and cool, and the attend
ance, for an opening day, quite large.
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Killed by a Runaway Horse.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 Tue IndlanapoIlS JOURNAL.
LoGANsPORT. Nov. 10.-Light Wright, the
youngest son of Judge Williamson Wright, was
struck on the head by a runaway horse, this
afternoon. He was carried to his home, and
died at 10 o'clock tonight. Deceased was TWEEN
ty-one years of age. For two years he was
student at Wabash College. He was a promis-
ing young man. and his death is terrible shock
to his parents and friends.
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Highway Robbery Confessed,

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LoGANsPoRT, Nov. 10.-Ben Beal, the we'll
known Panhandle baggageman, who was arrested
here for highway robbery on Saturday, made a
full confession to-day, to the effect that he alone
was guilty of the crime The confession creates
quite a sensation here, where he has always
lived, and until recently stood WELL
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candidates in the field and another deadlock is
probable. The Democrats are endeavorine to
form coalition with the disaffected Republicans,
but with poor prospects. 1t is not improbable
that Governor Moody Republican, may be SCI
lected as compromise candidate
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of homestead belonging to ore John Haines
from 1872 till 1880 Haines was a desperate
characteristic terror of his neiehbors. He was
a participant in several bloody ARRAYS here, and
was himself slain in Kansas year ago. 1t is
now generally believed that Hanes was another
''old man Bender" and that the bones found are
the remains of some of his victims An exam
ination of the premises will be made tomorrow.
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Butter. Cheese and Epps-

CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-The twelfth annual con
vention of the National Butter Cheese and Egg
Association began to day. Between 400 and 500
delegates are present, and large contingents
have arrived from New York. Boston, Philadel-
phia, Washington and Cincinnati. 1t is ex-
pected that an appeal will be made TO Congress
to legislate upon the butterine question.
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A New Way to Pay Old Debts.

Shakespeare tells how this be accomplished
in one of his immortal plays but debts to nature
must be paid on demand, unless days of grace
DE obtained through the use of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery" 1t is not 'cure
all, but invaluable for sore throat, bronchitis
asthma, catarrh. consumption, and all diseases
of the pulmonary and other organs caused by
scrofula bad blood" Scrofuous ulcers,
swellings and tumors are cured by it's wonderful
Alternative action. By druggists