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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17
THE RUSH FOR POSTOFFICES.
Thirty Thousand Applications on File,
and the Returns Still Coming.
Criticism Of the Undiscriminating Adulation
Of the President-Bad Character of
Some Of His Appointments.
A DEMAND FOR PosroFFIcEs.
Thirty Thousand Applications, and the r.
turns Not Complete.

Thirty Thousand Applications, and the Re-
turns Not Complete.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WAsHIsGToN, April 16.-The clerks in the
Office Of the First Assistant Postmaster general
are kept busy night and day arranging the ap-
plications and petitions filed for postmaster
ships. 1t is said that of the As, 1000 fourth-class
Offices in the country, applications have already
been received for more than 80, 900. In some
instances there are as many as twenty applica-
tions for one Office, and all the citizens have not
been heard from yet. The work entailed upon
the Office in arranging this enormous mass of
paper is unprecedented in the history of the
department., and the result is an almost
total suspension Of routine business
until the flood subsidies. Although six
weeks have passed since Mr.. Villas
took charge of the department, there have been
less than one hundred appointments of fourth
class postmasters. Those that have been ap-
pointed were selected for Offices for which there
was immediate need. There are at present up
wards of :, 900 vacancies, which will probably be
filled before any removals will be made. Owing
to the rush of work in the appointment division,
however, it will be some weeks, and perhaps
months, before even the existing vacancies can
be filled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17
Maxweil.s Identity Established.

ST. Louis, Mo-, April 16-The following dis
patch, just received by Chisf of Police Harrigan,
settles positively the question of the identity of
Maxwell, the description tallying- exactly with
that obtained here, and also that he is on the
names of Brooks and Dangarier for the purpose
of concealment:
"SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April l6.
To l.. Harrigan, Chief of Police-The only
ticket taken up from st. Louis on the 10th inst.
is signed by Hugh NJ. Brooks, and witnessed by
s. A. Hughes, sold by the ST Louis IL San Fran
cisco railroad ticket-office, April 6. He came on
that train. His name does not appear on the
list of tickets; therefore, he must have come on
Mr.. Brookss ticket. The Endorsement on the
ticket, and the name of T. c.. Dangarier, signed
on the hotel register, are in the same writing. His
description is: height, five feet six inches; age, not
over thirty; hair, light; short at back, worn with
out parting in front; weight, 148 pounds; mus
tache, medium size, short imperial; complexion,
fair and ruddy; skin has a whitish appearance,
eyebrows rather light and thin, eyes blue and
large: regular features, nose rather free at nos
trils; he is neatly built, erect, and plants firmly
and squarely on the ground when walking. His
baggage consisted of a large, flat, gray-top, can
vas covered trunk and gripsack. He had a large
field glass, barrels eight inches long, covered
with black leather case and strap for sling
ing. He makes cigarettes from morning to night,
which he rolls himself. He drinks whisky CON,
siderably. l have forwarded full description by
the captain of the steamer sailing for Honolulu
to-day, with a request for his arrest. Will cable
New Zealand. P. CROWLEY
Chief of Police Harrigan has telegraphed a
very full and exact description of Maxwell to the
American consul at Auckland, with the request
that he have him arrested Immediately on his
arrival there. e
Walter Arlington, head waiter in the Southern
Hotel diningroom, has positively identified the
body at the morgue as that of Preller. An ap-
~plication will be made to the judge of the Grim
for a special grand jury to indict Maxwell, so
that there may be an official and legal basis for
any future action in the case in the matter of ar
rest, extradition, etc.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17
MISPLACED ADULATION.
A Resident of the Capital Talks of Cleveland
and His Appointments.

A Resident of the Capital Talks of Cleveland
and His Appointments.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-'There has been a
great deal of fulsome adulation of President
Cleveland by the press of both parties said an
observing resident of Washington, to-day.
1'This because he has selected q few men for
important positions in the diplomatic service
against whom nothing can be said more than
that they fought against the flag for four years.
But it is a fact, very apparent to any one who
chooses to look into the matter, that Cleveland
passed over men who had been tried and found
worthy, to make room for a lot of fellows that
have never shown any particular qualities of
craftsmanship or diplomacy. 1t has always been
q source of profound amusement for diplomates
that the United States generally secures the fag
end of the bargain whenever a treaty is nego-
tiated. Our diplomatic corps is filled with poll
ticians instead of diplomatists, and as a result
we generally come out at the little end of the
horn. Mr.. Bayard has been called a
statesman. His recent utterances show
him to be a demagogue. Mr.. Cleveland
has been called a broad gauge statesman. He
has shown his gauge in his appointments thus
4aIs sAlStCdu VI c4ulUltluR lilo UFOdus AiiSu-
minded, exalted ideas which were promised from
him, he has, if all reports are true, shown a
smallness and petty animosity unworthy of a
ward boss. The other day a delegation
Of colored men called upon him to invite him to
be present at the emancipation celebration.
They were headed by a poor, ignorant fool who
publishes a half starved weekly paper here, With
little circulation and less influence Last No
yember this man printed an editorial in which
be took the ground that the 1853 votes of the
South had been stolen, and he urged the colored
people to rebel against the Inauguration of
Cleveland. The article was evidently inspired
by the fear, shared by thousands of negroes at
shat time, that Democratic rule meant death to
the negro. When the delegation called on Pres
ident Cleveland, it is reported that he held a
copy of the weekly containing the offensive
words in his hand and that he asked the editor if
Ae wrote it. Receiving an affirmative reply, he
gacornfully left the delegation. This man is the
President Of the United States who Is being
slobbered over from one end Of the country to
che other. Bah!'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17

matters, arranged the box during the day. / had
procured the loan of flags from the Treasury
Department. and had hung in front of the box a
picture of Washington. Booths spur caught in
inches"
when you saw Booth crouched on the stage
did you suspect what had occurred"
mo. We thought there had been a fight and
that Booth was in it. We thought some one
had shot at him, and that he had drawn his
knife in self-defense. AS soon as we learned the
facts. and we were but a short time doing SO, /
came to the conclusion Athat l have ever since
5eld, that Booth Intended that knife for General
Grant"
I'm rushing from the building, did not Booth
lnJure some one elsel7
Eyes; he struck at Withers, the leader of the
orchestra. who had gone under the stage at the
close Of the act, and who encountered
Booth. The latter had the knife in
his hand when he struck Withers,
the blade of the knife ~laterally or perpendicu-
larly. Witherss clothes were cut through, and
an lnc1slon was also make in the skin. When
Booth got to his horse, he, with the butt end of
his pistol, knocked the mar down who
brought the horse to the appointed place
was Spangler, our stage carpenter.
Spangler was q great admirer of Booth, and
would do anything for him. That he knew moth
ing of Booths intention was evident from the
low Cuat uc gave Inc uOTS0 10 auOtner udu.
Spangler. however, had to spend three years in
the Dry Tortugas."
How long after the shooting was it before the
President was removedl'
about ten minutes He was taken to SIG
Tenth street. The house was the home of the
Peterson family. 1t is now occupied by the
Washington Sentinel"
Were you suspected of completely in the
crime?'
Eyes, there was some talk of it at first: but the
" m 1n 0fINn nhArva1 49, 4 800 lN4
were held only as witnesses"
"Yes," continued Mr.. Ford, ''there was the
greatest excitement in the city, and it seemed as
though it would never quiet down. The attack
on Seward and johnson, the latter at the old
Kirkwood House, on the corner Of Pennsylvania
avenue and Twelfth street. added to the craze of
the people. 1t was the widest time l ever saw
or ever expect to see.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17
Clerks Who Earn Their Pay.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April l6.-"Our committee
may not discover wherein the force Of employees
of the Treasury Department can be reduced to
any great extent, said a member Of the Treas
Dry s'commiisee On economy and retrenchment"
to-day. 'but there is one good thing already
accomplished. notice that every clerk is at
bis or her desk promptly at the proper
hour, and that each one keeps busy all day.
Frequently there have been reports of sbirking
In the past. but it would be difficult to find any
one now who is not constantly busy from 9
bntil 4 o'clock each day."
How do you account for this wonderful
aealT'
Easily enough. All are anxious to be re-
Gained. and each strives to show the committee
that his services are essential, and the result is
exceedingly beneficial to the public service"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17
LINCOLN'S ASSASSINATION.
J. Harry Ford Recalls Some Of the Incidents
Of the Great Tragedy.
Interview in Washington Critic.

Interview in Washington Critic.
j. Harry Ford, who was on duty in the box.
Office of Fords Theater on the night of the as
sassination of Lincoln, said to a reporter: d
Booth, you see, as an actor and friend of the
house, had the full run of the place. He could
go anywhere he wanted to. 1t was the easiest
matter in the world for him to find his way
without hindrance and without difficulty to the
Presidents box. He came in once during the
day. l told him that we expected President
Lincoln and General Grant at the plav that
night. / also told him that we were going to
have these two distinguished men on one side
and General Lee on the other. Booth broke
INTO = oenunciation of Lee for having given up
the sword of Virginia. which he had promised
ne GER to surrender. He, however, showed no
unusua. excitement"
Did you see him when he came to the theater
in the EVENING""
Eyes, he came in about s o'clock. Ho stopped
at the box office and charted a few minutes. He
laid a cigar stump on the ledge in front of him,
saying, with a laugh as he did so: He who
would this stump ~displace, must meet j. Booth
face to face
'sWhen did you next see him?"
after the shooting; we heard the shot in the
box office, bat paid no attention to it at first. If
you recollect, there is a scene in Our American
Cousin i'll which Sir Edward Trenchard puts a
pistol to his head with suicidal intent. The
pistol is wrenched from his hand We in the
box-ofice thought that the pistol had gone off
accidentally, but the noise and con-
fusion which followed, and the remem-
brance that the attempted suicide did
not take place until the third act, made us
change our mind. / threw open the wicket look
ing from the box-ofice upon the stage. Booth
was crouched on the stage, with a knife in his
hand He was crouched upon his side. / saw
him get up and run across the stage, from the
rear Of which he made his escape. No, / did not
hear the words, sic semper tyrannus.' They
were used by Booth in the box. ! do not think
there is any doubt that Booth injured himself
when he jumped from the box. had, in the alb
sence Of the man who usually attended to suoh
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17
MINOR

Republicans VIII BE Allowed Representa-
tion on Pension Examining Boards.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINGToN. April 16.-Pension Commits
sioner Black said, to-day, that in the appoint
ment of boards of examining surgeons in the
various cities of the country, to examine appli-
cants for pensions, his policy will be to select
from both political parties. Three surgeons con-
Btitute a board, and the custom has been to Sc
lect entirely from Republicans. General Black
says he intends to have each board of his selec-
ton composed of two Democrats and one Repub-
lican.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17
Balloon Ascension by Professor WISE.

PHILADELPHIA, April 16.-Professor Wise.
the a~eronaut, accompanied by several members
Of the Signal Service Corps stationed in the city,
made another balloon ascension to-day, from
the Girard College grounds, for the purpose of
taking observations of the wind currents and
other meteorological statistics. They rose about
noon, and, catching a northwest current, sailed
off toward southern New Jersey. A dispatch
received at the signal Office here. this evening,
says the balloon landed at Williamstown, N. j.,
at 2:3O P. NJ, with a thump, breaking several Of
the meteorological instruments.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17
Removed without Cause.

WASHINGTON, April 16-Secretary Manning
to-day appointed John A. ONel, of Hoboken,
N. j., to be superintendent Of engraving in the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, at a salary
of $500 per annum, vice George w. CASTELAR,,
removed. There are no charges against Mr..
Castelar,, and he feels somewhat surprised at his
mmar removal. He has been employed in
the bureau for many years, and is considered
one of the best engravers in the country. Many
of his inventions are now in use in the bureau.
Mr.. ONeil was formerly Mayor of Hoboken.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17
A Cholera Quarantine Recommended.

CHICAGO, April 16 AT the quarterly meeting
of the Illinois State Board Of Health, held here
to-day, DR.. Rauch, the secretary, in his report,
private sources that Asiatic cholera existed
in Paris up to Jan. 16, that it
had appeared In Valencia, Spain,
in March, and that there was danger Of its In
PRODUCTION into the Mediterranean by ships from
Bombay. In view of these reports. the board
considers the question Of maritime quarantine
Of great importance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17

~istration as utterly un. Democratic said the
chairman of the central committee Of one of the
Western States, as he brought his fist down on
the counter of the Ebbitt last evening. 1--WE
thought that the campaign resulted in q Demo
cratic victory, but it was a misplaced conclusion.
Mr.. Cleveland never was outside of the State OF
New York, and seems to be absolutely ignorant
of the existence Of the great West. l wish to
heaven that he could once feast his eyes on the
Mississippi river or the Rocky mountains, or
even q Texas steer. Next time we will elect an
ofice-distributing President"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17
Prohibition I'm Iowa.

DUBUQUE, Ia, April l6-On petition o. the
Citizens Prohibition League, notices were issued
by the sheriff to-day, on nine saloon-keepers, to
have them appear in the Circuit Court, to show
cause why iniunctions should not be issued
against them for selling liquor contrary to the
prohibitory law. These are in addition to the
twenty-five casestried last fall by the Circuit
Court Judge UT then ruled the Injunction as
demonstrations. The Supreme Court having
reversed his decision, these, and additional cases
come up again. There Is no excitement, and tho
saloons are still open a. usual.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER>
WASHINGTON. April IL. 1855.

WASHINGTON. April IL, 1885. }
For the Tennessee and Ohio Valley
Light rains and partly cloudy weather, variable
winds, generally easterly in the Ohio valley,
nearly stationary emperature in eastern portion,
slight fall of temperature in western portion,
and rising barometer.
For the Lower Lake Region-Increasing cloud
mess, with local showers in west portion, north
east winds, slight changes in temperature, lower
barometer.
For the Upper Lake Region-Light rains and
partly cloudy weather, northeasterly winds, be-
coming variable, falling, followed in southern
portion by rising barometer, slight changes in
temperature.
For the Upper Mississippi v~alley-Light
rains, followed by clearing weather, slightly
colder in southern portion, nearly stationary
temperature in northern portion, winds becom-
ing variable, preceded by northeast winds.
For the Missouri V~alley-Clearing weather,
light variable winds, slight rise in temperature
in central portions, nearly stationary tempera-
ture in extreme northern and southern portions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17
The Administration,s southern Policy.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-It is understood that
the policy of the administration with regard to
appointments to places in the Southern States
that are now held by colored Republicans will
be, not to substitute white men for colored men,
but to replace incompetent colored Republicans
with Democrats who are worthy and capable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17
Order of Scottish Clans.

CLEVELAND. April 16.-At the annual meeting
of the Royal Clan of the Order of the Scottish
Clans, held here to-day, the following officers
were elected: Royal chief, r.. r. Scott, of st.
Louis; vice-royal chief, Alex. Mckay, of Boston;
royal chaplain, A. w. Mckenzie, Of Providence;
royal secretary, I. G. Dodds. of st. Louis; royal
treasurer, A. McClearin, of Cleveland; royal
master-at arms, r j. Genera. of Chicago; royal
inside warden, A. W. Warnock, of Quincy.
Mass; royal outside warden, John Smith, of
Taunton, Mass: The next meeting will be held
on the second Tuesday of June, 1886, in Chicago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17
Nawsnaner Postage.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-At the Postoffce
Department they are getting ready to issue a
new postage stamp. 1t is to be used by news
papers. the postage of which has been reduced
from 2 cents to l cent a pound. The stamp will
be of the same general character as the series
cents in denomination. The reduction of news
paper postage goes into effect on the LIST of July
nayf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17
Celebration of Emancipation Day.

WASHINGTON, April l6-The colored people
Of this city to-day celebrated the twenty-third
anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the
District of Columbia. The celebration consisted
of a street parade during the day. and common
oratiye exercises at Lincoln Memorial Church in
the evening. About 5000 persons, members of
the various civic and military associations OF
colored people Of Washington, took part in the
parade, which was reviewed by President Cleve-
land from the portico Of the White House. At
the meeting in Lincoln Memorial Church, to-
night, Mr.. Bruce, Register of the Treasury, pre-
sided, and Fred Douglass was the orator OF the
occasion. The other speakers were Prof. j. NJ.
Gregory, A. III. A. Smith, Rev. r. S. Laws. j.
+. Johnson and w. G. Chase.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17

M cough shakes me to pieces" gasps the
victim of that distressing visitation. Shake it
off, then. with Hale's Honey of Horehound and
Tar. Any cough can be put to flight with that
wonderful pectoral elixir. Sold by all druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in l minute.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-17

WashIngt0n Post.
The fact has already been published that the
rreponderance Of visitors at the White House
are from the West and Southwest. In the hotel
Hobbies the people from these sections are loud
est In their expressions Of dissatisfaction with
the Presidents policy. II denounce the admin
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-15
Chickens in Cold Weather.

When the fowls are compelled to
roost on their own house, and have
not the warmth o. cattle or other stock
to fall back ON at night, their home
must be built warm enouh to protect
their combs and feet from freezing.
Fowls that are not comfortable and
warm can not lay eggs for their owners.
Stove heat is not needed to get eggs
in winter, but warm, sunshny quarters.
with varied diet of warm mush and
bucswhea,, with chopped up meat
scraps are A feed of wheat screen
ing once day is an agreeable change,
and wheat is a good food to produce
eggs. Five cents worth of meat day
will supply thirty hens with all the
meat they want. The fowls should be
sorted, and all the hens that are going
to be kept through the next summer
put with good, active constitutional
cock. and the other cockereis, and
puiiets, and old fowls that are to be
fattened or sold, put by themselves,
and fed literally all they will eat, and
got mi Vi rs soon rs possible. Ii VIII
be found profitable to put a new cock,
a thoroughbred, with the flock every
year.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-15
The Wool Produc! Of the United States.

According to a statement made by
Louis ). Fiske x Co., wool commission
merchants of Philadelphia, the wool
clip Of the United States is estimated
at soa,os4.o9o. The list as given
shows Texas with 47,74a,ooo pounds,
followed by California with .,S,,IS 900
pounds and Ohio with 100000.
The state furnishing the smallest
amount is Rhode Island. with ia6. 900
pounds. Among the territories. New
Mexico, with s0.6io,C 40 pounds, takes
the lead. Arizona comes next with
4,S76,ooo pounds. Montana is fifth
on the list. with e.794,ooo pounds
more than the combined clip of Idaho
and Indian territory, and $1,000
pounds in excess OF that produced by
Washington territory. The exhibit is
4 good one, although We are o. the
opinion that the wool clip OF Montana
will foot up more than 1000, 900
pounds as the result OF last years clip.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-15


ibid yc ever hear OF the Toughnu,
mine at Tombstone? "Wcll. he was
a regular tenderfoot from way back,
and vas workin' with two pards on the
claim. an one day he came up from
the bottom OF the shaft an says he /:
BOYS said he. I'm played out, and
amt got no more heart in this racket.
allow as long as ] was striking ore
I'd stand il cut here. but We may spit
on my grave If amt workin' beesway.
will We take $500 for your share ?
said one of his pards. Bet your life !
will; and SO the stuff was handed
over, the quitciaim deed made out,
an the tenderfoot lost Il fortune. The
thing he took for beeswax was chloride
Of silver, and the rock went SIS, 1000
to the ton. Tell ye. stranger, i; amt
every mans judge OF cork"
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-15

Notice OF Final Entry.
LAND OFFICE At HELENA. MoNTANAS
H.,aptiqr o-th ISL

LAND OFFICE AT HELENA. MoNTANA't
December 2ith. isSi. !
Notice is hereby given thai the following named
settler has l.ei notice al his intention 10 make
lna proof in support Of his claim. aud that said
proof will he marie before john 4. Ne 'Wrcncy.
Notary Public at stanford NJ. A.. ON February 9TH.
lssl, viz:
Benjamin II. Phillips,
who made pre-emption declaratory statement No.
i72l. for the - NW !, y ,W1,, See. H. tp. II,
north of range ~ T..
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
cont nuous residence upon. and uliifafion of, sad
land viz: james ". Anderson. John T.. Thomas,
David Thomas and Henry q. ~sinhnrn, all Of stan
ford. VI 4. i. Atkinson Register.