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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-13
THE FIRE RECORD.
Planing-Mills aud Lumber Yards Burning at
Cleveland.

Planing-MilIS aud umber- Yards Burning at
Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 1872 A. M.-About 1:30 A.
NJ. a fire broke out in the planning mill of the
Sturtevant Lumber Company. Three steam
ers responded to the alarm, and
by effective work they succeeded in
partially subduing the flames. The fire broke
out afresh a few minutes ago, however, and is
now burning furiously and spreading rapidly.
The playhouse and many lumber piles are in
flames, and although four more steamers
have been called, it is not possible
the fire win soon be subdued. 1t will
be impossible to get any details about loss and
insurance for some time, as all is confusion about
the scene of the fire. but the loss will be very
great. 1t is supposed the planning mill vas
struck by lightning, a thunderstorm now being
in progress.
LATER.-2:45 A. M.-Twelve steamers are now
pouring water on the flames, which have since
spread to an adjoininelumber yard. Their efforts.
together with a heavy fall of rain, are rapidly
proving effective, and it is now thought the loss
will be kept within 800, 900.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle Of Happenings Of
All Kinds in the Two States.
The Hease-Thief observation-disclosures Normal
School Commencement-Mur1er in VAN
derburg County-Homer Reunion.
INDIANA.

Wabash General Association of Horse-Thief
Detectives.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
CR-AwFDRDsyIIAE, Aug. 12-Members of the
Wabash General Association of Horse Thief De-
tectives continued to arrive all day yesterday
until about 400 were present. There are 126 sub
ordinate lodges In the association Representa-
tives from ITO councils were in attendance. There
Was a report in circulation that ''Old Man Ran
kins, who is accused of the murder of McMul-
lens, on Jan. 7, 1885, lis a member in good
standing of a detective company, and that wa
the reason no effort was being made to have him
suffer equally with Coffey and Dennis" 1t was
inquired into, and found that the report was not
true. Rankin Was at one time a member at
Boston Store, but was expelled. A large num-
Der of the association visited the jail, and saw
Coffey and Dennis, under sentence to hang Sept.
3, the efforts of the detective company having
been tho instrumentality of their arrest. An
extra secret session was held last night, Four
teen new companies were organized during the
past year. In selecting Frankfort as the next
place of meeting, indianapolis, Franklin, Green
castle, and Madison were also put in nomination.
Resolutions were passed thanking the sheriff and
county officials for the use of the Court house,
and the people of this city for their kindness
to the members of the association.
This morning was passed in speech-making
and having a general good time. Mayor Stillwell
made the welcome address. Speeches were also
made by John E. Humphreys. W. P. Herod,
VIII Thompson, j. W. Ramsey, John r. Court
nev, Hon. M. d. White. John Lee and others,
At noon the association was declared adjourned
for one wear.
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Erief Mention.

Spencer Jones, who was fatally injured, Sat
urday night, at Paris, by the premature dis
charge of a cannon, has died of his wounds.
Henry Flint was not as badly injured. Ills
right arm had to be amputated, and his eyes are
injured considerably.
A. ii. Lichty, a prominent insurance agent of
Mt. Carroll, has been arrested at the instance of
the Union Trust and Mutual Life Association, of
Chicago. charged with criminal libel. The arrest
arises from the publication in a county paper of
an article in which the company is characterized
as a fraudulent association.
Pierce A Miller, of hitchfeld, has brought
suit for SANDER. asking $4,000 damages against
Miss Mary l.. Hood. Miller was manager of a
skating rink at Hillsboro. Miss Hood is a pretty
school teacher. Her home is also in Litchfeld.
The action grew out of remarks said to have
been made by defendant derogatory to the char
acter of plaintiff.
Postmasters on the line of the Cincinnati and
St. Louis route over the Ohio & Mississippi rail
way say that the service has become very much
poorer lately. Delays are much more frequent
and longer in duration, and monstrous errors
have ceased to excite wonder. The change be-
came noticeable coincident with the supplantin G
of over a dozen railway postal clerks by as many
Democrats. Business men are the greatest suf-
terers, though everybody is annoyed.
Within the last few months a large number of
cattle have died in Lawrence, Richland, Wa
bash, Crawford and adjoining counties of a
disease which is new to the farmers, and battles
their treatment. The losers are generally farm
ers who lose a few head each, only a few of the
large stockmen being affected. Some post,
mortelns seem to render it certain that the dis
ease is ergotism. The death of so many cattle
this year seems to indicate that ergot has taken
grasses for a habitat to a very unusual extent,
and over a large territory. They become lame
and weak legged. without apparent cause, and if
the animal lives long enough, eangrene,attacks
the feet. Usually the animal dies in convul-
sions before gangrene sets in.
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The Bauer Insurance Case,

of interviews upon the action of certain life
insurance companies, yesterday, in causing the
body of Mrs. Lewis Bauer to be exhumed, the
charge icing that a large amount of insurance
had been fraudeEtly secured on her life by her
husband. Bauer's attorneys AMI friends say
that his action throughout has been perfectly
honorable; that the action on the part of the
companies is the result of pressure on Bauer's
part to secure the settlement OF just claims, and
they intimate, further, that an investigation
into the doings of some assessment insurance
companies would show large sums in claims
fraudulently withheld. Bauer is vouched for by
the vice president of the Equitable Life. which
company has paid the policy on Mrs. Bauer's
life. Bauer has not been arrested.
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A Correction.

Special to the 1ndiaAapolis journal.
MUNCIE, Aug. I'm difference to the feel
ings of the parents of the child born in this city
last week, and reported In the daIlies as a mon
strosity. it should be said that the report largely
.overreached the facts. The child is pronounced
by the attending physician natural in form, sex
IN which there is a slight deformity, the second
finger on each hand being absent, and two or
three toes on one foot appear as one. The child
is clearly defined masculine in gender, and gives
every promise to live long to gladden. the home
of its parents, who have been somewhat annoyed
by the reports which this is intended to correct.
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y

The soldiers Reuaion at Homer-A Grand
Success.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
HOMER, Aug. ia crowd of at least nine
thousand people attended the soldiers reunion
here to-pay, and S, 900 veterans are already on
the camp rolls. This afternoon addresses were
made by ex- Governor Hamilton and Col. J. w.
Langley. The big parade of the reunion will
take place tomorrow. While salutes were being
fired, one of the guns of the Champaign battery
was discharged prematurely. and an artillery
man badly wounded in the hand and arms. The
reunion is the largest one held in this county for
six years.
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Bennington Monument Association.

BENNINGTON, Vt, Aug. 12-Governor Pen
gree presided at the meeting of the Battle
Monument Association to-day. There were
present Senators Evarts and Morrill,, Professor
Ferry, of Yale College, Lieutenant governor
Ormsoy and other notable gentlemen. Tn de-
sign by j. z. Rim, of Boston, was the only one
to be considered. This design was accepted.
and a committee was appointed to report the
details to the President of the United States and
the Governors of Massachusetts, and New
Hampshire, which action will entitle the asso-
citation TO receive tie appropriations made by
Congress and the LEGISLATURES of these States
for the erection of the monument. The fund
now amounts to $50, 600.
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Amalgamated Associations Convention.

WHEELING, w. Va, Aug. 12.-The Amalga-
mated Associations convention adjourned this
evening, to meet in Pittsburg on the first Tues
day of June, 1886. The scale and national con-
vention were consolidated. aud the scale year
changed to .JulY1.
The following officers were elected: President,
VIM. Wiehe; secretary, VIM. Martin; treasurer,
James Penney, all of Pittsburg; trustees,
Thomas Johns, Bridgeport, O.; P. S. Keeney,
district, T.. NARROW; second division, Emanuel
Schill; Second district. Thomas Edmond. Bridge
port, aO.; Third district. James Grundy, Coving-
ton, KY; Fourth district. j. c. Bullock, Bay
View, Wis; Fifth district, VIM. Whiteman,
Terre Huute, Ind; Sixth district, Henry Klein.
Sharon, Pa; Eighth district, Andrew Dee,
PHILADELPHIA.
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ofleers Arected bow tine Late Order.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l2.-Three officers in the
Signal Service-First Lieutenant A. ". Greedy,
Fifth Cavalry; First Lieutenant Robert Craig,
Fourth Artillery, and First Lieutenant FL. II. G.
Dunwoody-are included in the provisions of
the recent order directing line officers who have
been on detached duty for four years back to
their regiments. An exception. however, will
probably be made IN the case of Lieutenant
Greesy. in order to allow him to complete his
report of the arctic expedition.
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LABOR AND WAGES.
Fight Between Bay City Strikers and q
Sheriffs Posse.

Fight Between Bay City Strikers and q
Sherifes Posse.
BAY CITY. Mich Aug. 12-This morning.
about 9 o'clock a telephone dispatch was re-
ceived by Sheriff Brennan, stating that the
strikers had forcibly shut Town Carrier, Heath
81 Co. s salt block. and asking assistance. He
responded with q number of deputies. and
reachtu the scene as the strikers We're leaving
the grounds He ordered them to disperse, at
which they yelled and booted at him. He pro-
ceeaed to talk to them, but they refused TO
dispense, whereupon he undertook to arrest one
of the men whom he thought was a leader. The
strikers interfered, and Tor some minutes great
disorder reigned. Clubs ard edgings were
drawn and used on the officers. and they pulled
revolvers. Sheriff Brennan was shot in the
forehead by an unknown man in the back of the
crowd. The ball grazed the skin, as the officer
happened to turn his head. He also received a
blow on the left side of the head with a club. He
fired two shots from his revolver, and a few
other shots were exchanged by other officers and
The rioters. When blood began to flow the
rioters began to dispense in all directions. The
deputies arrested nine. and now have them In
Jail. Three or four of the rioters were wounded
This is tine first bloodshed since the third day of
the strike.
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Chautannua Assemble.

C~HAuTAUQUA. N. Y, Aug. 12.-Rev. DR.. J.
NJ. Buckley lectured here, this morning, to over
four thousand persons, on The Peculiarities of
Great Authors"
The Baptists, Congregationalists, Methodists,
Episcopalians, Protestant Episcopals, the Re-
formed Episcopals, Presbyterians. the United
Brethren, Cumberland Presbyterians, and En-
glish Lutherans, each held a Sunday-school
congress on the grounds this afternoon. Several
of them were largely attended.
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For the Relief of Travellers

NEW YORK, Aug. 12-The Sun to morrow will
say: The United States Treasury Depart
ment has authorized the American
Express Company to receive the baggage
of passengers from Europe upon arrival
in New York, to be forwarded Immediately in
bond, without examination to the principal
ports of entry in the United States and Canada.
where the duties, If any, will be assessed. This
will relieve travellers from the delay and annoy
snee attending the present system of examina
ton at the port of New York. The Express
company gives a bond of 81 900, 900.
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Boone County HOrse-Thief Detectives.
C>u.:l = IL .a.oI: Ionu..I

BOOne County HOrse-Thief Detectives.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
THoRSTowN, Aug. 2.-The Boone County
Horse-thief Detective Association was organized
in this city yesterday. The association is made
up of good material, thirty-fve of the best citi-
zens and farmers having joined. From the tone
of their bylaws one would judge they meant
business. This vicinity has been overrun with
horse, thieves for some time past, some fifteen or
twenty valuable horses having been stolen and
very few recovered. The people have at last
tired of such work, and have banded together to
ferret out the thieves and bring them to justice
for their crimes
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Hawaiian Society of North America.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Within the next three
days the Baierisrher National Verein Won Nord
America will beorganized in Chicago. Thirty del
gates from the various Bavarian societies of the
country met here to-day. and effected a tenn.
porary organization. The convention will con.
tinue throughout the week. 1t is expected 15C
delegates will be present tomorrow. Mr.. Val
entine Lehiner, of Baltimore, was elected presi.
dent.
1t is the purpose of the convention to amalga
mate the Bavarian societies in the United States
The object of the societies is beneficial.
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Omuiscience at Fault.

Washington Special.
The Nation, emulating the example Of some
other journals in ccndemuiug ia advance the
new cruisers which were under way at the yards
Of Mr. John Roach, speaks in particular OF the
engines and boiler of the Chicago, and pronounces
shem as utterly worthless. Inquiry ut the Navy
Department reveals the fact that there Is but
one other American vessel with such boilers and
engines. and that is the Louisiana, of the New
York d. New Orleans line. and she is the fastest
vessel CARRYING the American Tag.
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The Ontonagon Land Cases.

WASHINGTON, Aug. ia hearing, lasting
several hours, was accorded by Secretary Lamar,
to-day, to counsel in what is known as the On.
tonagcn land cases in Michigan. The parties in
interest are the original p~reemptors on the one
hand, and on the other certain cash purchasers.
who hold that the land was not open for settle
ment under the preemption law. and that the
entries were illegal. The hearing will be con-
tlnued tomorrow.
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Suit to Dissolve a Partnership.

OptC1dI 10 II fHufHudpOIIB JUUTHHT.
GREENsBURa, Aug. 12.-Milton Shirk, by his
mother as next friend, began an action in the
Circuit Court to-day. seeking q dissolution of
the firm of Shirk & Shultz. upho.sterers and
fine furniture dealers. He also asks that a re.
ceiver be appointed to wind up the business,
alleging that his withdrawal renders the firm
insolvent. Shirk is a minor, and asks that his
contract of partnership be therefore aunulled.
Assets and liabilities of the firm are each small
perhaps less than ST, 900.
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Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary

FREDERICK, Md, Aug. 12--The twenty-sec,
ond anniversary of the signing of the emancipa-
ton proclamation was celebrated here to day by
the colored citizens, and about 5000 visitors
from Baltimore, Washington. York. Harrisburg
and neighboring towns. There was quite AN
extensive parade, followed by a public meeting,
ut which addresses were made by Hon. Thomas
Dent. of Georgia, and Louis Y. McComas, Of
Maryland, and other prominent men.
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Union Pacific Shopmen.

KANSAS City, Aug. 12.-The Union Pacific
shopmen here have appointed a committee,
which will endeayor to secure q modification of
the order for a reduction of working time.
The Union Pacific shopmen held a meeting to-
night. but their deliberations were kept secret.
Many of the men say they cannot support fami-
lies at present reductions.
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BUSINESS TROUBLES.

A Newark, o., Grain Dealer Fails for a
Large Amount.
NEWARK, O., Aug. PA sensation was
caused here last night over the report that
William O. Root, a wealthy grain, seed and
-four dealer, had left the city. A levy has been
made on all his city property, by Sheriff Hall. on
q claim in favor of Robbins. Winegardner
Wing & Co., for a large sum-. The city property
attached is said to be worth about $4,000. His
whereabouts are unknown.
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Meeting of the Nail Association.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-The Western Nail Asso-
citation held its regular monthly meeting to-day.
There are twenty-three mills in the association,
and of these sixteen were represented, some
twenty members being present, including J. NJ.
Vance, the president, and George Wise. secre-
tary. both of Wheeling. Cleveland. Wheeling,
Cincinnati and other cities and towns were rep
resented, but no representative from Pittsburg
was on hand. The subject for discussion was
the nailers strike. Some eight weeks ago, about
June l. when the yearly schedule of rates was
presented, the nailers demanded twenty
one cents per keg, while the manu-
f~acturers declined to give but seventeen
cents. and SO the nailers went out. The feeders
were given the places of the nailers, and are now
occupying them, and it looks as if they would
continue to do so. The association decided to
hold out at seventeen cents, and agreed to give
the feeders a fair and full trial for
one year from July IL. If the nailers
wish to return to work at the manufacturers
rate, they can do 80, but the preference is to be
given to the feeders, who will hold their places.
The price of nails was not discussed, though the
manufacturers hope for a raise. The next meet
ing will be held in Pittsburg.
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Steamship News

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 12--Arriyed: Chancellor.
New Orleans.
LONDON, Aug. 12-Arrived: British Queen,
from New York.
NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-Arrived: State of Ala
bama, from Glasgow.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 12.-Arrived: Nova SEQ
tia, from Baltimore for Liverpool.
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Minor Notes.

New Albany employs f~fty-four teachers, no
specials
At Jeffersonviile. a heavy window sash fell
upon the left baud Of Orlando Totten, crushing
that member.
John Canine, engineer at the Charlottesville
coffin factory, was severely burned about the
shoulders and face by the flames in the furnace
suddenly bursting out of the fire box.
The second reunion Of the Thirty-ninth Iudi-
ana volunteers .lightd c~ayalry). will DO held
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whelan VIII Not BE Received

OTTAWA. Ont, Aug. l2.-The attention of the
State Department having been called to the
appointment of the Fenian, James Whelan, of
Buffalo, to the ~consulship of the United States
at Fort Erie 1t IS announced that nothing can be
done in the matter at present, as the Dominion
government has not yet been officially notified
of his appointment. 1t Is understood that
Whelan's exequatur will be refused.
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A Lot of Land Going to Waste.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 12-The Central Pacific
Railroad Land Office, while making a map of
railroad lands in Idaho and Utah, made the
boundary line and Utah another, and that a strip
of land two and a half miles wide, extending
across the northern part of Utah. was left. which
by survey, does not belong TO either Territory.
The surveys used are those fled at Salt Lake
and Boise City.
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chat the inspection service has diminished in
about that ratio since the fierce was originally
organized by Secretary Folger. The number Of
steam vessels TO be inspected is only half of what
1t was when the inspectors were appointed. This
explanation is made NJ the Treasury Department,
SO that the fact that a number of officers were
dismissed may be properly understood, and not
considered as rejecting in any way upon their
ability or INTEGRITY.
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Probably Fatal Accident.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENsBURG, Aug. 12.-Telegrams were re.
ceived here this afternoon announcing that
Adolph Lutzel, book-keeper in the Third Ma
tional Bank, of this city, who, with a party of
friends, is spending a few days hunting and
fishing near Shields. in jackson county, had re-
ceived a gunshot wound. necessitating the am
p~utation of the left arm, will probably fatal
resuitS
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Summer Hog-Packing In the West.

C%INCINNATI, Aug. 12.-The Cincinnati Price
Current, in its review of hog packing in the
West, will say tomorrow: During the past
week 100, 900 hogs were handled by Western
packers, as against i05. 900 a year ago. The
total since March / is 3, $50, 600, compared with
z, 730, 600 for the corresponding period last year.
The following is a list of the packing from
March 1 to date at the more important points.
Chicago. L.775,00 Kansas City. 565, 900; St
Louis, i27, 900: Cincinnati, 60, 900; Indianapolis,
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Judgment Against Grant & Ward.

New YORK, Aug. PA judgment was entered
to-day in favor of Elmer e. Whitaker against the
insoivent firm of Grant g. Ward for S3l, 1888. in
proceedings brought in the Supreme Court, to
which no defense was interposed. The Judgment
was recovered upon promissory notes of the firm
of Grant & Ward, made to the order of James
D. Fish, which came into the hands Of Mr. Whit.
aker, but were never paid.
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Band Contest at Madison.

Special to the Indiana ooiis journal.
MADISON, Aug. l2-Th great band tourna-
ment closed this evening, with the following
awards: First prize, 300 gold, and silver vase,
to Franklin Military Band; second prize, SIS,
gold, to Aurora band; third. 500. to Whiteland
band; fourth, $25, to Genter's Madison band.
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A Philadelphia House Suspends.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 12-The firm of j. S.
Martin & Son, wholesale grocers, No. 1OS
Chestnut street, have suspended payment. The
members of tho firm are unwilling that any
statement to the public should be made until
they know exactly how they stand.
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MexicO's Best Friend.

CRY OF Mexico, Aug. l2.-At a reception
accorded By the Minister of Foreign Relations,
Ignacio Marciai. President Diaz stated that he
was very happy to be able. officially and per
sonaily. to show his respect for the great Amer
lean soldier. statesman and citizen, and that
while recognizing his superior eminence as such.
he also did notforget that Grant was the greatest
friend Mexico ever had.