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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-28

their positions. know of number of cerkg
here who have never been considered anything
but active Republicans up to within few
months ago, since when they have been repre-
senting themselves to be- Democrats and have
been bringing their Democratic influence to bear
for retention. Now, as an earnest ardent Re
publican would think you, being such a Demo
crat, would prefer that these weak backed fell
lows should go out and that men of courage and
conviction. would remain. 1 know who these
men are, and presume you do, and could name
them, but will not. I am not an informer.
am, however, and ever will be, Republican Of
the most pronounced type, whether stay here
but day longer, or during my life.'
The auditor looked the stolid clerk in the face
full half minute, then replied
''You can go back to your desk and. continue
your work - do not think will ask for your
resignation just yet"
Yoekrorrespondent was informed by the audi
tor to-day that men of such sterling honesty
and character as this clerk were the kind of men
that are wanted in the department..
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THE TRIAL OF STEAD.
Testimony Which Causes q Sensation and
Places the Editor in a Bad Light.

Testimony Which Causes a Sensation and
Places the Editor in a Bad Light
LONDON, Oct 27-The trial Of Mr.. Stead,
editor of the Pail Mall Gazette, and the defend
ant in the Armstrong abduction case, was re-
sumed to-day, at the Central Criminal Court,
before Justice Lopes A discussion between
counsel arose respecting the testimony of Mrs
Ann Broughton, taken yesterday. A reference
was had to the shorthand notes of Justice
Lopes, which confirmed the notes of the jury,
that Mrs. Broughton declared, yesterday, that
Mrs. Armstrong said she would never let her
daughter for immoral purposes.
The prosecution subpenaed DIR. Smith, of
Harley street, and he deposed that he chloro-
formed and examined the girl. Eliza Armstrong
and certified to her virginity at the request of
Mr.. Stead and Mr.. Bramwell Booth This testi-
mony created sensation in the court.
Mr.. Stead paid DIR. Smith three guineas for
the examination of Eliza which was intended
for Mr. Stead's protection. Mrs Jarrett was in
bed, awake. in the same room, at the time DR..
Smith friend of the Salvation Army. He
had never performed such an examination be-
fore.
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THE TELEPHONE LAWSUITS.
Judge Parrett, of Evansville, Gives Decis-
ion Adverse to the Company.

EVANSVILLE Oct GA few days ago il was
Judge Parrett, of the State Circuit Court here,
had given several informal opinions adverse to the
local Bell Telephone Company, in case where
in Vickery Brothers, merchants, sought to COM
pei the telephone company to furnish them the
use of two telephones. upon the firm complying
with the usual terms and regulations. There
had been long standing disagreement between
the parties. The case has since been, under agree
ment, under advisement and the court has given
its decision in the premises. ts held that the tel
ephone company is bound by the statute to
furnish telephone service to all applicants who
comply with its terms and regulations it being
a common carrier of news intelligence
well as quasi-public corporation. While patents
and new inventions may be rightfully and sa-
credly protected, yet when voluntarily placed in
the channels of general commerce they must be
used as not to give partiality discrimina-
tion in favor Of against any person or class of
persons In this case, previous quarrel or
wrong would relieve either party. Under this
decision the telephone company will have to pay,
unless relieved by the Supreme Court, 800
penalty for each refusal to furnish telephone
service to plaintiffs. The latter made nearly
dozen applications for two telephones. and upon
refusal sued for the penalties amounting to 5000
In each case.
Incidentally, although not strictly involved in
the case, Judge Parrett gives his opinion that
another State statute limiting the charge for the
use of the telephones to So each So for two,
is constitutional, and that the word telephone"
includes all the appliances necessary to commu-
nicate between different points, according to the
usage of the system.
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A LITTLE GIRLS TERRIBLE STORY.
The Attempt of an Insane Mother to Destroy
Herself and Her Children by Fire. !.

New YORK, Oct 27-A horrible story of fire
and loss of life comes from Hobart. Delaware
county, this morning, which is best told in the
words of Martha Jubeck, twelve-year- old girl.
who gave the following details to the coroner's
jury: "The day before the FIRE" she said, my
mother, and the baby, and myself were up on the
hill Mother laid baby the ground and piled
a lot of dry leaves together She took some
matches out of her pocket and said she intended
to burn herself and baby on the brush pile. and
that if wanted to go with them to heaven she
would put on more brush, and could lie down
and burn, too. / snatched the matches out of
mothers hand and took the baby up in my arms,
and would not let mother have him,
and | coaxed her to go home with me- The
morning of the fire / woke up, hearing baby.
The house was all smoky. jumped out of bed,
and called mother. Shs did not answer me.
ran to her door. and it vas locked / could hear
her soothing baby ana crying. I ran back to
my room and walked ny little brothers. and
dressed myself quickly l then started to get
get them ont of the house. as / knew it must be
on fire. When / got them to the front door
found that barrel of -four had been placed
against it, so that it could not be opened. l
heard the fire cracking, and was almost choked
with smoke do not know how l ever moved
the heavy barrel of -four, but got it far enough
TO open the door so We could get out When
got my brothers out of doors, l ran to the
window in my mothers room and looked in.
could hear baby screaming The room was black
with smoke, and mother was lying on the floor.
She had frewood piled around her like birds
nest II was blazing high. 1t was so awful
that think must have gone crazy for don't
remember anything more. When Mr.. Hanford
asked me where mother and baby were. and
told him they had gone to the hill. think the
scene with mother and tbs brush-piie. and what
she eaid there must have been my mind We
all lived happily together always"
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comrades had occurred during the past twelve
months. while during the same period six com
rades who were recorded under the title of
and their names added to the roll of survivors.
OF the 844 who served with the regiment there
are l6O survivors, ITO of whom live in California,
the remainder being residents of the States east
of the Missouri river. The aggregate wealth of
the l60 survivors is about $40 900, 600.
The greater part Of the survivors are in good
circumstances, and engaged in active business.
The secretary read letters received from many
comrades on the Pacific coast, as also from some
in the Western States. On the 9th of Septem-
ber last, California admission day" Colonel
Stevenson deposited the colors of the old regi
ment with the Society of California Pioneers
at San Francisco, to remain in their custody for
all time, with the request that at his death the
colors be placed upon his casket during the
burial service
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A Desperate Street Fight.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. ga sensational
shooting affray occurred on the street here last
night, the parties being two well-known young
men, W. L. Orr, livery y-stable keeper, and P.
Given, clerk in a clothing store. For some
time they have been paying attentions to the
same lady, widow named Rose. Bad blood
was the result. Last night Orr was walking
with Mrs. Rose when Given met him on rather
lonely street, and greeted him with
the words, "You scoundrel. I'm look
ing for you!" Thereupon both pulled
pistols simultaneously and beRn their
bloody work. Given fired three times. wounding
his man twice. He received two wounds from
five shots fired by Orr, who, after both pistols
were exhausted chased him across tho street,
both fighting with the butts of their weapons
Running into the house of neighbor, Orr got
another pistol and was coming out, when he fell
Given walked to a drug store four squares away.
Both men will probably die.
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It Will BE Published in January-A Very
Large Sale Expected.

Large sale Expected
Washington Special
General Logans book will be ready for deliv-
cry about the middle Of January, and will be
sold by subscription only. 1t will contain about
600 pages, aud is entitled Treasou's Pathway to
the Rebellion 1t was at first intended to call
it The Dark Conspiracy The New York pub
fishers say that the demand for it is fully as
great as the demand for General Grants auto
biography, coming chiefly from Illinois. Ohio.
Indiana and Missouri There is little demand
for it in New England, outside of Massachusetts
and Connecticut, while the demand in some of
the Southern States is surprisingly large. A
good sale in New York is expected.
The publishers have encouraged General To-
gan to expect 800 900 for his share in the profits
of the work. General Logan at first attempted
to dictate the matter to stenoerarher, hut
abandoned this at the end of few days. Gen.
Logan says he began the work about year and
a half ago and during the senatorial fightin Hi
nois last winter. he wrote probably 100 pages,
finding it grateful relief from the political tur-
moil.
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Cable Notes.

Minister Cox reports from Constantinople that
Dr. Sterrett the eminent arch@ologist, who has
been making explorations in Asia Minor and
about whose welfare there was considerable
anxiety. is WELL and has just returned to
Athens
At the meeting of the French Academy of
Science. yesterday, M. Deprez reported that an
experiment for the transmission of electrical
power over distance of fifty-eight kilometers.
between Ciele aud Lavillette, was a complete
SUCCESS. A forty-horse- power current out of
eighty had been conducted over the line without
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-28
Reunion of Veterans of IS46.

New YORK, Oct. 27.-The annual reunion and
dinner of the Society of the Survivors of Steven
sons California expedition OF 1886 known as
the First Regiment of New York Volunteers,
which served in California during the Mexican
war, was held last evening, it being the thirty
seventh anniversary of the discharge of the regi-
ment in California Gen. John C. Fremont
and Maj. Edward G. Kemble, of Fremont's
battalion, the founder of the Alta California
in 1S49. at San Francisco, were guests Major
Clark, the president of the society, presided
His annual report showed that seven deaths Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-28
MINOR MENTION.
List of Patents Issued Yesterday TO Indiana
Inventors.

List of Patents Issued Yesterday TO Indiana
Inventors.
Special to tue Indianapolis journal!
WASHINGTON. Oct. 27-Patents were issued
to Indianians to-day as follows
j. Henry Bolmann. indianapolis, scaffold
bracket; Eli Beghtel, Huntington. portable saw
ing machine; Chas T. Bond. Webster gate
latch; John w. Boyd, Vevay. churn dasher;
John T. Campbell. Rockville, revolving cultivator;
VIM. Emmett, Logansport, e. rail friction
clamp and car coupling; Robert NJ Henderson
and j. A. Gaesine. Jackson county, fire escape
ladder; Jonas H. Holden, Michigan City, machine
for splitting quilts, feathers. etc. Frank L.
Johns, assgnor of two thirds to j. I'll. Modrell
and j. p Bradford, Clay City, hay rack; Lewis
II. Mccullough, a. central offce-apparatus for
FIRE alarm telegraphs. notwithstanding fre-alarm
telegraph system testing apparatus for FIRE and
police telegraph system, and mountaineering fire
and police telegraph system; Samuel j. Miller,
Cambridge City, fence Anson Walcott, Walcott.
grain -drier.
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A Tired and Hungry Thief surrenders.

NEW YoKK Oct pa man looking tired and
hungry accosted police offer to-day and said
that he wanted to give himself into custody. He
said that there was reward offered for his ar
rest for burglary committed in the store of
CHAMBERLAIN & Smith, in Athol. d. IT,, which he
robbed of 81, 600 He gave his name as Herrick
III. Bridges. He was locked up until the Dakota
authorities are communicated with.
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The Black Flags Again Defeated.

PARIS, Oct 2z-General DeCourcey, the
French commander in AMMAN, teleeraphs as fol-
lows: General Negrier has again defeated the
Black Flags between the Bamboo canal and the
Rapids canal, and has driven them toward the
northwest with heavy losses. The French loss
was small
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More Fighting in Peru.

LIMA, Oct. ga dispatch from the vanguard
Of the government expeditionary force at Canta
states that the Caeerists were defeated after two
days fighting. 1t is expected that the capture
of the Cacerist cavalry will be effected shortly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-28
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

Revolution at Mandalay-Rumored Death of
King Thebaw.
RANGooN, Oct. 27.--It is rumored that revo-
luton has broken out at Mandalay, and that
King Thebaw has been murdered.
Advices from Mandalay, dated Oct %, say
that King Thebaw of Burmah scorns pacific
counsels, and is fortifying every available point
on the proposed line of the British advance.
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Ancient Order United workmen.

TOLEDO, Oct. 2L-Eghty lodges, representing
the States of Ohio Pennsylvania. New York
Michigan and West Virginia. met here to-day to
celebrate the seventeenth anniversary of the or
ganization of the Ancient Order of United Work
men, The mayor welcomed them. Speeches
were made, q parade given and the day brough.
TO close BIZ q banquet and ball this evening.
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Office-Seekers Will Not Be Received.
a Voc A 4nS

Offce-Seelxers Will Not Be Received.
To the Western Associated Press.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 27-The following was
to-day promulgated by the President for the in
formation of the public:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Oct. 27.
"For nearly eight months large share of the
the time of the President has been devoted to
the hearing of applications for office and the de-
termination of appointments. Much of the time
thus spent has undoubtedly subserved the pub
lie good; some of it has been sacrificed to the in
diligence of people in their natural insisten-
cy upon useless interviews and some of it has
been unjustfably wasted. The public welfare
and due regard for the claims of those whose
interests in the government entirely discon-
nected with office-hodng, imperatively demand
that in the future the time of the President shall
be differently occupied, and he confidently ex-
poets that ali good citizens will acquiesce in the
propriety and reasonableness of the following
plan adopted to that end:
AFTER the 1st day of November the President
will decline to grant interviews to those seeking
public positions. their advocates. On Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays. during that
month, from 10 to IL o'clock in the morning he
will receive such other persons as call on strictly
public business; and on the same days. at 1:30
in the afternoon. he will meet those who merely
desire to ray their respects. On all other days
and times during that month. he will receive
only Cabinet officers and heads of departments A"
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the current heating the wire or the dynamo ma
chine Baron Rothschild paid the cost of the ex-
pertinent
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a Bad sicn for Nrr. Leedom.

Specai to the Indianapolis Journal
WAsHINGToN. Oct. 2Z-Democrats who drop
into Washington from Ohio and adjoining Slater
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-04-30
WOMEN AND WHISKY.
KELLEY WELLS TRIES THE ROPE
..e-.-.s ROUTE.
Is Black In the Face When Cut Down
by Birdie Bodine-Too Badi

Last Friday evening Kelley Wells,
a colored barber of this city, under
took Cor thought he undertook) to
commit suicide by hanging himself.
Birdie Bodine, at whose house he was,
cut him down before he was seriously
strangled, although he was black in
the face. Kelley says he was fooling
with the swing and got his neck
caught before he knew it and could
not get out. The other BARRIERS say
Kelley was drunk and crazy. The
truth of the matter is that both whis:
ky and women cut an item in the
matter which ended SO unfortunately.
Kelley's wife has been making it hot
for him because he has been devoting
his time to entertaining other women.
The husbands Of the other women
were also getting hot and several
razors lately have been missing from
their accustomed places at the shop.
The way the matter ended leaves the
question open, and how it will result
is matter of conjecture. 1t is to
be hoped that if any blood is to be
shed it will be done in less bungline
manner, and we trust the circus will
take place just before the LEDGER
comes out. =
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-04-30
New Enterprise.

The Manhattan Library Company
Of New York is offering to the city
of Mexico grand opportunity that
it is not likely to get again. Their
general manager is in town endeav-
oring to establish a city library, af-
fording each member for the small
sum of $1.50 free access to the Ii
brary four years without any addi-
tional expense. 1t is long felt want
that is supplied and is an offered So
luton to the problem how to obtain
cheap reading and the rapid accep-
tance by western cities of the Man.
haitian Library company's proposition
places the whole question beyond the
experimental stage. No city the
size of Mexico can afford to be with
out a city Library. 1t is a settled
question that every home is benefit
ted and made better in proportion tc
the library advantages offered it and
we hope this will meet a rapid de
mand of the citizens of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-04-30
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
The Best and Oheapest.-Will Cost From
$1,000 to SlO,0O0.-Just What
we Want.

The following letter in regard to
electric light explains itself. 1t is
just what we want and should be at
tended to at once.
J. F. llewellyn. Esq, Mexico, Mo.
CHICAGO, Ill, April 9th. DEAR
SIR-Your favor of the 18th. has been
forwarded to this Office. With this
we send you our illustrated pamph-
let giving description of our arc
lamps, though not of our mcande-
scent system. .:E
We judge that if your town is an
enterprising one, a plant of 25 lights
can be started as beginning, which
could probably be increased to so
or IS in the near future. A 25 light
plant complete, including dynamo
and lamps, would cost about S4, 900
delivered there. The circuit would
cost perhaps from $500 to $500 per
mile, depending entirely on the man
ner in which it is put up, and the
steam plant would cost about s.,
500 or $4,000.
Our system of arc lighting has
given great satisfaction in every
place where it has been used thus
far, and we have about 5000 lights
in use. The machinery is built very
durable, and the light is white and
very steady. We should be glad to
put in a plant so that its workings
can be witnessed by the people there,
provided there is local capital ready
to take hold of the enterprise when
we have shown the light to be salts
factory. The various local compa.
nies which are operating our lights
to-day are earning dividends ranging,
in many cases, as high as 20 or 25
per cent on the investment, and il
we'll installed and operated properly
there is nothing which should claim
the attention of capital more quickly
than this, since it not only pays q
handsome return, but contributes
very materially to the beauty of a
town, and gives it an enterprisine
appearance, to say nothing of the
advantages to consumers.
We have large plants in st. Louis
and Quincy, as well as many other
cities in this section of the country.
If you think any business can be
worked up in Mexico we should be
pleased to send a representative
there to look over the ground and
see what can be done. If you car
give US any advice as to whether 10
cal capital would be willing to take
hold of the enterprise, if we should
put in lights on trial and upon theil
finding it satisfactory, we should be
glad to talk with them.
Very truly yours,
| THoMsoN-HoUsToN ELECTRIC Co.
| By GEo. l.. CRossMAN,
Gen1. Agent
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-04-30
Good Man Gone.

Mr.. VIM. Kirtley, of this county,
died Tuesday at the residence of his
daughter in Kentucky His remains
were brought to Mexico yesterday
and inferred in the new cemetery,
Elder J. A. Headington conducting
the funeral services. Mr.. Kirtley
was cne of Audrain's best known and
most universally-hked citizens. He
was father-in-law TO B. r. Cauthorn
of this city. He lived in Audrain
since 1S47 and was in Kentucky on a
visit. Mr.. kirtley had been a most
estimable citizen, devoted Christian,
a loving husband and father and all
who knew him loved and respected
him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-04-30
AFeW Facts About Mexico.

Mexico is q healthy city.
Mexico needs few fine funerals.
Mexico decides her destiny this
year. .
Mexico must have light and water
or die.
Mexico is noted for her churches
and schools.
Mexico should have rock roads in
every direction.
Mexico could build some more
dwellings and store houses.
Mexico is growing in size and
wealth slowly but surely.
Mexico has the bone and sinew.
1t needs little more nerve.
Mexico's hitching racks are not
much better than her street lamps.
Mexico should patronize home in
dustries. This is not much of q task
Mexico wants some kind of manu-
featuring establishments. We viii
have them wheE We get water.