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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-15
T~ELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Diphtheria is raging at Eau Claire. Wis, in a
malignant form. The mayor and the board of
health yesterday closed the West Side schools
four in number.
The barges Beaufort and Adventure are re-
ported to have sunk in the st. Lawrence river,
near Cardinal. 1t is feared that the crew of the
Adventure have been lost.
At Glenwood, Pa, yesterday morning, William
Funk. AN engineer on a Baltimore & Ohio gravel
train, was fatally stabbed by Richard Andrews,
conductor of the same train. The causes which
led to the cutting are not known. Andrews is
in Jail.
Francis Braun, of Louisville, committed sui
eide last night, by shooting himself through the
head. Braun's parents are French-Switzers,
who accumulated a fortune in the saloon bust
ness. They returned to Paris about eight years
ago, where the mother killed her husband and
then poisoned herself. Braun had been on a spree.
Lewis Webster. who murdered Perry Harring.
ton, at Geneva, O., Dec. IL last, was yesterday
sentenced to be hanged on Feb. 6, 1856. Web
ster has twice been convicted of this crime.
After his first conviction, he was granted a new
trial, which was ended two weeks ago, at War
rem. A motion for a third trial was overruled
yesterday before sentence was passed.
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Brief Mention.

Elias Davis is on trial at Virginia, for the
murder of Thomas Chapman.
The Decatur Coal Company struck a FIVE foot
vein of coal on Tuesday at a depth of COG feet.
Charles Monroe, an old resident of Morris. was
sandbagged on the street of that place land Sc
riously injured.
1t is said that Pension Commissioners Black is
Setting up pins" to secure the next nomination
for Congress from the Fifteenth Illinois district
Democrats.
A dead man was found lying in a ditch near
Galena on Tuesday. It is thought to be a case of
murder. Deceased seems to have been about
thirty years old, and is about five feet high.
Recently State Veterinary Surgeon Paaren
visited Douglas county and killed a dozen horses
affected with CHAMBERS. On the farm of Thomas
Balm, four miles northwest of Tuscola, he found
three head belonging to the tenant. a man
named W. Fl. Huls. all seriously affected With
the contagious disease. and they were con-
demned and shot on short notice. A mule be-
longing to Thomas Balm, the owner of the farm,
had been exposed to the disease. and it was also
shot as a precaution against the spread of the
disease.
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ILLINOIS.
The livestock Commission Asks the Gov
ernOr to Take Action as to Cattle Diseases.

The livestock Commission Asks the Gov
ernor to Take Action as to Cattle Diseases.
SPRINGFIELD. Oct. 14.-In a communication
Transmitted to the Governor, to-day, the Live
Stock Commission says: I'VE beg leave to re-
port that we have reliable information to the
effect that the disease known as contagious
pleuro. pneumonia exists, and is epidemic in the
following localities: The counties of New York,
Richmond, Kings and Queens, in the State of
New York; the counties Of Bergen, Passaic, Els
SEX, Union, Hunterdon, Camden, Burlington,
Hudson and Middlesex, in the State of New
the counties of Baltimore and Prince George, in
the Stateof Maryland; the counties of Fairfax and
Loudon, in the State Of Virginia; the counties of
Harrison and Pendleton, in the State of Ken
lucky; the county of Newcastle, in the State of
Delaware; the county of Jefferson, in the State
West Virginia, and the District of Columbia"
The commission recommends in its communica-
ton that the Governor issue his proclamation
according to the terms of law in relation to the
spread of contagious and infectious diseases
among domestic animals, and prohibiting the
importation of cattle from the infected localities
into the State of Illinois.
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A Leader Among MOrmOns.

yin "oTlu.
Bishop Cannon, who is leading the Mormon
revolt against the United States authorities, is
to-day one of the most powerful men in the
Mormon Church. He was a delegate from that
Territory to Congress until practicing polyg-
amists were forbidden to hold office. He has
been here every winte r, and has had control Of
what is known as the Mormon lobby at Wash
ington. He is next to the head of the Church,
and in time will doubtless be the successor to-
Taylor. who succeeded Brigham Young. He is
a short man with a very stout figure. He is
very thick through the chest, his shoulders are
very broad. His legs are not in proper
ton to the size of his trunk. His head
is very large and quite round. His hair
is gray and thin upon the top. He is
always smooth shaven. His face is very high
colored and double-chinned His eyes are a
pale blue. watery and bullying. They have what
is called the peeled-onion expression. His nose
is a square based hook. He is one of the most
enthusiastic of fanatics. He was born in Utah,
and has imbibed Mormonism from his very
birth. He sincerely believes that martyrdom is
necessary Cor the future prosperity of the Nor
mon Church. He has counselled his people to
resist by stratagem the effort of the government
to suppress poiygamy. From his character and
talk, / am certain that he will stop at nothing
where his religion is assaulted. | have heard him
say over and over again that the Mormons never
would give up polygainy, and that no power on
earth could compel them to do so.
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STRANGE PEOPLE GOING HOME.
Barnum's Congress of Races to Sail ON the
Gath Inst-Affecring Scenes.

Barnum's Congress of Races to Sail OF the
Gath Inst--Affecrins Scenes.
Philadelphia Press.
Nearly all the languages spoken at the 'Tower
of Babel" could have been heard issuing from
the dressing-room of the congress of races in
Barnum's exhibition, on Saturday, when they
received the good news that their passage home
had been secured for the Oath of the present
month. Three years absence from the burning
sands of Africa. the sacred temples of India and
the snow-capped hills of Russia has made them
home-sick apd tired of foreign countries. Their
contract expires with Mr. Barnum two weeks
from to-day, and his prompt action caused the
Afghan warriors to salaam to the setting sun,
the Nautch girls to chatter like monkeys, and
whetted the appetites of the Australian canni-
balls. whose eyes danced with glee at the
thoughts of fresh missionary roasts.
Many around the show whose kind deeds won
the friendship of the strange people" were
called in and given odd testimonials of their es-
TEEN. Mr.. Barnum was given a murderous-
looking dagger. which, he says, he is at a loss to
know what to do with, unless he can brighten
away the next cyclone cavortiDg in the vicinity
of his canvass. AIR. Hutchinson was presented
with a witchstone, found by the Afghans in the
mountain Businesses of their native home. Mr..
Hagar was given AN uniquely carved toothpick,
made of a small bone taken from the leg of a
zebra. A sweet-faced Hindoo maiden promised
Mr.. Campbell a goodbye" kiss. (Mr. Camp
bell is a bachelor Other novel gifts were made,
ranging from a sun baked pipe to a toe rims A
grand pOw-wOw is expected on the day of part
ing, and the breaking. of several fond attach
ments promises to be very affecting.
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THE BOOKS THEY READ.
Reading Habits of President Cleveland and
Members of His Cabinet.
Washington star.

Reading Habits of President Cleveland and
Members Of His Cabinet
Washington star.
'.Send these to Secretary Bayard," said the
bookdealer. as he handed half q dozen current
novels to one of his assistants. That's keeping
right up to the times in light literature" he adj
ded parenthetically.
Does the Secretary read those2'
"No. no." replied the dealer hastily. 1.-THE
Secretary follows a very dignifed course of
reading, but the novels go to his household.
When a statesman reads novels his wife and
daughters. if he has any. read history and poll
tics. If the man is a serious student they read
novels. l suppose that's one of the ways of
women-always by contraries."
"Who is the best reader in the Cabinetq"
Folks say Lamar is" replied the dealer. 'He
may be, but l never heard of his buying a book.
If he reads he doesn't keep pace with the lines.
/ reckon Bayard is the best reader. He buys a
great many books, and keeps right along with
the best writers. His reading is of a sober,
statesmanlike character, and does lots of it. He
comes in to buy his own books, and l have never
seen him look at a novel. The President, / I'M
derstand, is n good reader, hut the only book i
know of his having bought is Blaine's. He
bought that a few days after he came to Wash
ington. A great many books go to the White
House. Colonel Lamont buys many good books
and nearly all the popular periodicals, but /
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Western Union Telegraph COmpan,

New YORK. Oct. 4.-The annual report of
President Norvin Green, submitted to-day at
the stockholders meeting of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, makes the following show
ing of the business for the year ending June 30,
1885:
Surplus July /, 1885. 81. 157. 46S. 80. The rove
nues. expenses and profits of the year ending June
80. 1885, were as follows: Revenues, 81. 400
1913 IL; expenses, $12 005. 909. SO; profits, So, 100,
924. 13; total, 50. 1858, 1893. OF. from which thare was
applied. for dividends. 81. 999, 325 Al; for interest
on bonds, 495. or. so; for sinking funds a~ppropri-
atoms, $39. 99l; total. 1854. 1885. 81. deducting
which leaves a surplus, June 30, 1885, of 81, 1884,
004. II, represented as follows: Surplus of net
revenue for the year over dividends. inter
est and sinking fund appropriations, $l66, 535. %;
surplus at commencement of year. as above
81. 157, 468. SO; total 81, 1924, 004. IL. The expenses
for the year were: For operating and general
expenses. So. 544, $50. 70; for rentals and leased
lines. 81. 800, 542 SO: for maintenance and recon
struction, 81, lag, 81. 40; taxes, 1901. 73l- rs; for
equipment of offices ard wires. $3.50, 2O9. 81; total
expenses as above, $l2, O05, 904. SO.
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Game Between the champion Bali Clubs.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE first of the series of
games between the Chicagos, champion club of
the National League, and St. Louis, champions
of the American Association. for the champion
ship of the world. was played this afternoon, and
resulted in a tie in the eighth inning. though the
Chicagos would doubtless have won in the next,
as they had inst begun to play when the game
was called. Previous TO the game, throwing
and running contests were held. Williamson
threw the ball 1873 yards. one foot, four inches,
defeating five others. Pfeffer ran the bases in
Log seconds. defeating FIVE contestants.
The Chicagos sent the visitors to bat, and
toyed with them. The runs were
made as follows: For the visitors Comisky got
a base on errors, and scored on two others in
the second. In the fourth, ONeil, Robinson,
Latham and Caruthers got in runs off of two
base hits and three errors. That ended their
work. The Chicagos got in a run in the fourth
off a single and two errors, Kelly scoring. In
the eighth Gore got a base on balls. and scored
on singles by Kelly and Arson. Pfeffer followed
with a home run, and tied the game. The UNI
pire called game on account of darkness. The
two clubs go to st. Louis, Cincinnati. Baltimore,
Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
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women,s synodical Societies.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
C-RAwFoKDsvILLE, Oct. 1.-THE third annual
meeting Of the women's synodical societies of
the Presbyterian Synod of Indiana convened at
Center Church this morning, and will be in ses-
sion until tomorrow evening. To-day was de-
voted to home missionary work. The exercises
were opened by a prayer meeting, conducted by
Miss &C. M. Hitchcock, Of Michigan City, the
subject being s"The Kingdom Without and
Within" This was followed by a greeting by
Mrs. Charles Smith, of this city, which was re-
sponded to by Mrs. George A Little, of Muncie.
Then came the ~rolI-call and reading of the min
utes of the last meeting. Reports were then
read from the societies. Miss Anna Ballentine,
of Bloomington, read a paper on my Model
Home Missionary"
At the converting of the meeting in the after
Fl. A. Edison, of Indianapolis. The synodical
secretary, Mrs. r. S. Goodman, of Kendallville,
made her report. This was followed by addresses
on Among the Freedmen by Miss Carrie e.
Grove, of Scotia Seminary. and Mrs. r. II. Allen,
of Pittsburg, Pa. Miss Carrie B. Sharp, of
Fort Wayne, read a paper on "Our Work-A
Preview and a Review" THE Needs of Utah"
was the subject discussed by Mrs. II. A. Newell,
of Salt Lake City. This evening addresses were
delivered by Mrs. r. A. Mcfarland, of Sitka,
Alaska. and Rev. R. A. Newell, of Salt Lake
CITY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-15
A Funeral with No Mourners.

LeW1StOWn Journal.
An Augusta clergyman was asked to conduct
the funeral of a man in an adjoining town, who
died with the reputation of being a miser, a few
days ago. He is believed to have been worth
$40, 900, but his house was bare and mean, and
he had no friends. Before the service the cler-
gyman asked some OF the traits of the deceased,
that he might speak of him appropriately. They
told him how snug the mlser had been, how he
had ground the poor that came into his clutches,
and so on.
But what were his good qualitiesl' asked the
clergyman.
Didn't have any" was the laconic reply.
Didn't he have one redeeming trait2"
mot a d one," irreverentiy answered the
neighbor.
1T was the most difficult duty that l ever per-
formed. said the clergyman afterward. There
was no Bible in the house, and 1T was a long time
before one could be found. Then the man in
charge of the funera! had disappeared. / asked
where he was, and my informant said. with a
grin, Dunno. Guess he is hunting for mourn
ers.n
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. THURSDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1895.

California, to locate. Captain Hurley's many
friends will regret to lose him as a citizen of
New Albany. but will wish him success in his
new venture.
Mrs. Susan Robertson, step-mother of John
W.. Robertson, a wealthy farmer residing east OF
Shelbyvilie, dropped dead yesterday while eat
ing dinner. She was an estimable woman, and
aged eighty years.
Capt. James NJ. Matheney, an old citizen. died
at his home in New Albany, on Tuesday. after a
long illness, aged sixty-slx years. Deceased was
a pilot on the Ohio. Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers, and was we'll known.
A petition asking for the ~reprieve of Coffey
was left at three places in Cra wfordsville on
Wednesday, and at noon on Wednesday the
petition had the signatures of over | 200 persons
1t was forwarded to Governor c ray last evening.
Several young men from Kentucky crossed the
river at Bethlehem, Clarke county last Sunday,
and engaged in a fight with g. crowd at that
town. Knives and pistols were used freely, and
several were injured. Sam Smith was shot in
the thigh. The Kentucky citizens returned
home, and thus evaded arrest.
James R. Rankin, charged with the murder of
the McMullens, near Eimdale. Montgomery
county, on Jan. z, 1880, recently arrived at
Charlottesville with a large number of afidavits
to substantiate his assertion that from Jan. l to
July, 1885, he has been in Graham county, A. T.
Carey Crisler, of Columbus, was arrested at
Aurora, where he was offering to sell two valu-
~ Wv - SONb io AothSt - huAiO
last week to two notes, as surety for the pur-
chase of the horses, ard committed other forger-
les. one being for a note of $50, held by Moore
IL Click, of Columbus. Crisler is in Jail at the
last-named place. He has a young wife and
child.
The Charlottesville water-works committee
has revised the original proposition of e. B.
Martindale. the successful bidder for the cree
ton of sad works. This will be submitted to
Mr.. Martindale for his approval before the final
adoption of the report of the committee by the
Council. II Mr.. Martindale will not accept the
amendments, then the entire question will be
reopened.
Reserve township, of which Montezuma is a
part, voted on Tuesday as to whether the town
ship should vote a two-per-cent. tax to aid in
the erection of a free wagon bridge over the
Wabash river, to be located about half a mile
north of the l., D.. S. railway bridge there.
The election was very holly contested. The re-
suit was 220 for and 136 against The law re-
quires a sixty percent. vote to carry, couse-
quently the friends of the measure are victori-
Gus. with five votes to spare. The estimated
cost of the bridge is about $3.50. 600.
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An Old Quarrel Ends in Murder.

Special to tue indianapolis Journa!,
SOUTH BEND, Oct. l4-An old feud between
two farmers, William Snyder and Thomas Jet
ton, ended to-day in a tragedy. Snyder came to
lotions farm from his own, adjoining, bringing
with him a sheep belonging to Jetton, which had
strayed into Snyder's flock. The old quarrel
was resumed as soon as the men met. and Sny-
der finally struck at Jetton with a log chain.
Jettop instantly whipped out a revolver, and
began shooting. When he got through he had
put five shots in Snyder's body and one through
his clothing. The wounded man started off, but
dropped dead in a lane near by. Jetton came
to this city. and gave himself mp. and is now in
Jail. He claims to have acted in self-defense.
Snyder leaves a wife and three children. Jetton
is married, but has no children.
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don't know who reads them. I suppose many
are got for Miss Cleveland. Secretary Whitney
reads a great deal. He doesn't confne himself,
however. to politics, history or philosophy. He
is very fond of novels, and reads many. Some
are the best and some are the lightest He reads
such novels AS THE Vagrant Wife, The Tinted
Venus Called Back, Struck Down. etc. Sec
rotary Endicott reads novels. too. But he never
buys anything in English. He always gets
French novels and reads a great many of them.
so much of. l guess there is no one in the
Cabinet who buys as many books as Blaine does.
He buys everything on sober subjects by we'll
known authors. He gets much the same books
as Bayard does. only the range of his research is
wider. Logan isn't anything for buying books"
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A Reasonable Rhxme

Where are my last years rubbers, whereof
The husband now doth shout.
Il cant buy new. and | must wear
The old or go without;
Which means damp feet and sudden chills.
Pneunonia and doctors bills"
The wife doth gently make reply:
They were not fit to wear;
Threw them out, and you must buy,
This year, another pair.
You can'ta He can do aught who wills
hetrench, my love, your whisky bills"
Boston Courier.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-15
A Military Failure.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LoaASsPoRT. Oct 14-The much-advertised
military tournament came off at the fair grounds
to-day, and was a failure. A mere handful of
men were here from q distance. Gov. Gray and
staff failed to arrive according a promise. There
were about two hundred spectators on the
ground. The object of the tournament was to
raise money to lift the debt hanging over the
Third Indiana Regiment Twice the debt now
hangs over the regiment. Military tournaments
IN Indiana have seen their day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-15
SHE TOOK OFF HER HAT,
How Clara Louise Kellogg Was Persuaded
shat Her Hat Was a Nuisance.

HOW Clara Louise Kellogg was Persuaded
shat Her Hat Was a Nuisance.
New York Letter.
Clara Louise Kellogg has given entertainment
enough TO audiences, one would suppose, to have
earned the right to enjoy herself as an auditor
when she chooses. But L sat next to her in a
theater the other evening, when two fellows
directly behind would not let her have a good
time. She was handsomely dressed. and on her
head was one of those towering hats that are
now in high favor, except with those whose view
of a performance is by them obscured. and to
this class of o~bjectors belonged the chaps at the
rear of Miss Kellogg.
Il say, Jim" one remarked. in a thrilling
whisper, did you ever try to mark the height of
a stovepipe hat from the floor UP the side of a
room by estimated Yesl Then you made it as
high as a -four barrel, likely. Now. I'll bet you
the drinks that this millinery construction is a
silk hat and a half tall; and I'll hold mine up by
it for a measurement"
The wager was made, the hat was uplifted for
comparison. and it was settled without dispute
that the heights from brim to crown We're ex-
actly the same. A glance around the theater
showed that the same surprising fact was real
lied on dozens of women's heads. But the bet
was not so readily decided. for from Miss Kel-
loggs hat uprose two feathers six Or eight inches
further. and the wagerers could not agree
whether they were to be considered IS part of
the structure itself. The prima donna grew
hdgety in hearing the dialogue, and her color
Redeemed considerably.
ID you remember" said one Of her torment
ors, after an interval of silent endeavor to see
past the constantly shifting obstruction to what
was going on in the stage show, IAN apparatus
that Heller used to exhibit for looking through a
brickg There was an arrangement OF little mir
rors. so that, although the brick was right in the
range of vision, solid and Opaque, you could
clearly see what was directly the other side.7
We'll, what of it?" responded the other.
"Oh, nothing; only | was thinking that the
contrivance would make good trimming for
ladies' hats this season."
There was such an outburst of laughter from
all of us within hearing that the stage perform
ers must have thought that they had made a
phenomenal hit in exclusively one spot, and
then Miss kellogg. smiling but crimson, removed
her hat, and sat during the rest of the evening
bareheaded, after the foreign fashion.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings Of
all Kinds in the Two States.
A Young Man Terribly Injured by the Acct
dental Discharge of a Gun-Fatal Ending
of an Old Quarrel-GleaningS
INDIANA.
A Young Wan Fatally Injured by the Acct
dental Discharge of q shotgun.

n young Wan fataiiy Injured by the Acct
dental Discharge of a Shotgun.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
UNION City, Oct. A.-Yesterday afternoon,
Abe Brown, aged twenty years. son of Joseph
Brown, ST., living eight miles northwest of this
place, was hunting squirrels with a smooth
bored rifle loaded with shot. He rested thu
breech of the gun On a block of wood at his feet,
while the muzzle rested against his shoulder.
The block turned. sliding the breech Of the gun
down, the hammer striking the edge of the block
of wood and discharging the gun, with the muz-
zle of the barrel against his abdomen. The en-
tire charge, consisting of sixty No. 2 and No. 4
shot. with powder and w~adding, entered his alb
domen Just above the pubs, ranged upward, and
a part of the shot is now supposed to be lodged
under the right shoulder blade. Though the
wound is almost necessarily fatal, young Brown
has rallied and rests quite easily under the infu-
ence of anodynes.