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The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
Lesate's Peculiar Position.

Topeka (kan Special.
The charge that Hon. Jumes F. Legate, of
this State, was the Republican who negotiated
with the Republican national committee for the
purchase of st. John IN the recent presidential
contest did not create even q stir in this city
where be is so well known, nor in Leavenworth
the heine OF Mr.. Legate, as the references to
Kansas gentlemen as negotiators had been un-
dssstood as meaning Mr. Legate for one. He is
o well known Prehibitionist and very astute
politician, and better man could not have been
chosen to take charge of Mr.. ST. Johns advances
Mr. Legate, however publicly denies that the
story in detail, as Published, is true bat makes
no allusion to denial of the fact
Your correspondent has information from two
sources, both trustworthy, as to the whole
matter
The first letter that was written was signed
by Fred w Willard, of Leavenworth. and ad-
dressed to Steve Elkins Mr.. Willard is q nephew
of Mr. Legate. The letter was written at VIII
ards house by Willard, but did not SUIT Mr.
Legate, who wrote another one himself and Will
ard copied it, sealed and addressed it and gave it
TO Legate stamped ready for the mail This let
ter was to the effect that Mr.. St John was
candidates that he was in the race to stay that it
was desired to use him for the Republicans. and
that no man in Kansas could handle him except
James f. Legate.
The negotiations followed this letter and re-
suited in St john as part of the bargain or a
precedent to the contract Withdrawing from the
Ohio October campaign week or more before
the close. A meeting between st. John and
Leeate and the Republican manager had been
arranged to take place at Pittsburg, but the lat
ter was not there, and, instead, St John
aAd Legate received a telegram to
meet Dir. Elkins in Philadelphia. In
the meantime Ohio went Republican,
and when the Prohibitionists went to
the Philadelphia meeting they were told that the
Republicans did not wish to buy The negotia-
tions between the Democrats and St John were
then brought to business point and his sale to
that party was consunmated, partly through
.Els instxlmentahty of j. c. Ayres. a Washing
ton City newspaper correspondent and Mayor
Nselsy, prominent Democrat of this State.
That st. jobs sanctioned every act is certain
from the fact thet he was in constant tslegraphic
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
Consideration of the Nicaragua Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-The Senate spent
three hours to-day in secret discussion of the
Nicaragua treaty. Senator Miller of California,
made long and formal speech in its support
giving history of the negotiations from the be-
ginning, and Senator Sherman made an equally
formal speech in opposition, basing his argu-
ment chiefly on the belief that the Clayton
Bulwer treaty was still in force. AT the con-
ciuson of the debate, motion was made to
have the two speeches printed for the use of the
Senate in executive session. but it was with
drawn upon suggestion of danger that copies
might reach the press and the public.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
In Behalf of General Grant.

BosToN JAN 12.-In the House of Repre-
sentatives, to-day, resolution was presented
calling upon Massachusetts congressman to
work for the passage of bill plac-
ing General Grant on the retired list
of the army, with the full rank and pay of
general, also, recommending similar resolutions
to other Legislatures The House refused to sus-
pend the rules and adopt the resolution at once
and it was referred to the committee on federal
ralatlona
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
DTNAMITER PHELAN.
He is Making Satisfactory Progress in the
Direction of Complete Recovery.

New YORK, Jan. II The hospital authorities
to day represented that Captain Phelan was
progressing very satisfactorily. Most of the stab
wounds in the head and chest are already healed.
and it is expected that the wound which frac-
tured the bone of the left arm, and the most
serious flesh wound of ALL in the left arm, will be
quite healed tonight. Tie captains wife ar
rived to-day from Kansas
The hospital authorities, fearing an attack
upon their patient, have secured a guard of po-
licemen
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
Garlington's Disappointment.

WASHINGTON Jan. 12-The refusal of the
Secretary of War to order court-martial on
the charges preferred by Gen. Hazen, is great
disappointment to Lieutenant Darlington. By his
counsel and in person he repeatedly urged the
ordering of such court and he learns with great
regret the decision of the Secretary of War.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
The Poisoning at East Liverpool

PfTTsBURG Pa, Jan. 12-An East Liverpool,
O., Chronicle Telegraph Special says: "Annie
Van Fessen, the young woman accused of pois-
olring the Van Fessen and McBane families,
waived a preliminary hearing, pleaded not
guilty, and was remanded to Jail on charge of
murder in the first degree No other deaths
have occurred. The victims are all in fair way
to recovery"
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
The sullivan-Greenfield Match.

BosToN, Jan. R-Late this afternoon the
Board of Aldermen granted license for the
Sullivan Greenfield glove fight. apd the contest
took place tonight in the presence
of 1000 spectators at the Institute
fair building. Those who expected
slugging match were disappointed, and
throughout the four rounds only comparatively
light blows were given. The exhibition was de-
cidedly fiat Sullivan was in no condition to
fight, and Police Captain Twombly is quoted as
saying that, had Greenfield been disposed, he
could have easily knocked out his opponent
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
Claims AGAINST venezuela.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-Gen Browne intro
duced joint resolution in the House, to-day,
comforting upon the President power to settle the
controversy between the United States and Ven
ezuela growing out of the commission at Cara
cas-, in 1868. The justice of a part Of these
claims is not controverted by Venezuela. The
object of the resolution is to secure a settle
ment of these claims. "A considerable sum of
these bonds are held in Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
Troops After the Oklahoma Boomers.

CALDWELL, Kan, Jan. 12-General Hatch
left here Sunday morning with a troop
of the Ninth cavalry for Saltwater. l. IT,,
TO remove Couchs colony of boomers,
and he will be joined at that point by four COM
panies of troops from Reno and Fort Sill and one
from Camp Russell. A large wagon train of
supplies accompanied the expedition The COM
maud will reach Saltwater about Thursday
naYE
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
Ealing Evasipht

about the eyes. But before you pay heavy fees
to an oculst, just see if your system is not
debilitated. Very often that tells on the eyes
and makes you think your sight is failing. You
need Browns LroR Bitters. which, in toning up
the whole system, viii help the enfeebled eyes
Mr. A r. SheYw0od, Bethel. Conn, says, 81
used Browns Iron Bitters with best results, for
indigestion and weakness that affected my head
and spine.p
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
spinner's Complete Letter-Writer.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Fit has frequently been
noticed that the letters of Assistant Secretary
Coon are remarkable for their clearness
and freedom from the red-tapishness that
usually marks the correspondence of
government officials. Speaking of the sub
ject to Mr.. Coon to-day, he thus ex-
planned: "When I first came into the Treasury
l had occasion to write communication for
Treasurer Spinner one day. He took the letter,
read it through carefully, and with a premoni-
tory 'humph,' said: Yes, this is very good, but
what does it meanp 1 explained very fully,
ard he looked at me over his speetacles and re-
marked: I understand it now, but the other
fellow may not Young man. whenever you
write letter, write as though you were, address
ing a - foolv have tried to follow his ad-
vicaN
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
Assignment at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Jan 12-Seifler & Sons, dry
good auctioneess and dealers, assigned this af-
ternoon to Louis Kramer. Assets estimated at
$50 OO0 liabilities, $50, 00O Prior to the assign
ment they made chattel mortgage amounting
to nearly $l5,000 and real estate mortgages
amounting to $11, 900. This is the firm for
which Herman J. Mack was book-keeper, who
committed suicide last week.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13

as officers Of the New Castle & Northern
Railroad Company had, eonsFired to de-
fraud the road and -iajure its credit, and
that, in order to gain control, they had
fraudulenty issued 400D shares Of stock and
$125, 900 bonds of the company, for which they
never received anything The case was argued
this afternoon and the Indictment quashed by
Judge Hazen. Negley claims the action was
brought by the Wallace faction to prevent the
Negley factien holding meeting authorized by
the court
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
DIR. Carver,s Great TASK.

New HAVEN, Conn.,, JAN 12.-Dr Carver
stopped shooting at 10:40 and retired for the
night with total of IL, 039 hits to his credit in
his attempt to break 60, 900 wooden balls in six
days He will begin tomorrow at 8 AN His
left wrist, which has been troubling him, is bet
ter.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
The New York senatorship.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 12-It is rumored to.
night, that Speaker Erwin intends to cut down
the minority representation of four
all important Assembly committees
to three, to make room for Republicans who fa
Morton for Senator. A report also obtains
circulation that Chauncey NJ. Depew will turn
up candidate, when compromise may be-
come inevitable
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
Heavy Loss by Ffre at Yonkers

YoNKERs, n. Y, Jan. 12-Early this morn
ing fire was discovered in the four-story brick
building on Dock street. occu pied by Reed &
Carranck, manufacturing chemists, the Maltlne
Manufacturing Company. and the New York
Pharmaceutic Association. The building was en-.
tirely destroyed, and other smaller buildings
damaged Loss over 5000, OOO insurance light
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13

SALT LAKE, u. IT,, Jan. I2-John w. Lowell
s. Co. assigned on Jan. 10, and the matter was
made public to-day. The assets amount to
$265, 900: liabilities about $185 000 All the pre-
ferred creditors have collateral security. John
w. Lowell has also assigned. l. l.. Lyons, Of
Detroit Mich. IL assignee for both.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
Treat Your Teeth -.

Rather than have them pulled. Let your dentist
save all ne can. You desire to have trouble, be-
properly fixed then rub on the Sozodont, and
keep them all right for time to come.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
Arrest of Cen. James 3. NecIev.

PlTTsBURG, Pa, Jan. PA New Castle, Pa,
special says: Gen James S. Negley j. S.
Negley, jr.. and Charles T. Calhoun were ar
rested to-day on capias issued at the instance
Of D. H. Wallace 1t is alleged that defeneants.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
Steamship News.

New YORK. Jan. 12.-Arrived: Oregon, from
Liverpool.
LONDON, Jan. 12-Arrived Morovia, State of
Nevada City of Richmond, from New York.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
THE FIRE RECORD.

A TWO-Hundred- ed-ThOuSand-DO1lar Fire in q
Fall River Cotton Mill.
FALL RIVER, Jan. 12.-Fire caught in the
mule-room of the Slade mills night Sprink-
lers held the ere in check until the arrival of the
fire department. and in half an hour it was prac-
tically extinguished The damage, fully covered
by insurance, is all in mutual companies of Bos-
ton, Providence and Fall River The loss is
about $200.0 900. The whole mill was completely
flooded, and will be shut down for several weeks
for repairs
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
Murder of Captain Earl.

LITTLE ROCK Ark, Jan. 12.-On Sunday at
ternoon the dead body of Captain Earl, the fore
man of pile-drivers the government work in
the Arkansas river, was fond in ditch east of
Pine Bluff, Ark Examination showed that a
murder had been committed for the purpose Of
obbery.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
AFFAIRS AT TIE CAPITAL.
[Coacluded from First Page.l

and look into old Gooseberry's honest gray eyes
and converse with him on the state of the Union
PerhanSI
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
Malt-Housa Burned.

AUBURN N. Y, Jan. 12-Parmele's malt
house burned to-day. Thirty thousand bushels
of barley was burned Loss. $2O, 900; insured
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-13
Legate Says the Letter Is a Forgery.

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 1.-THE State Journal
this evening prints an interview with James F,
Legats. in relation to the letter published to-
day purporting to have been written by him to
B. G. Kerins, of ST. Louis. After reading the
letter carefully, Mr. Legate said:
'"This letter is cold blooded forgery
never wrote anything of the kind to him or to
anyone. It's willful and malicious lie. from
beginning to end. / never knew Mr. Kerins,
and never met him but once. l rode with him
from Cincinnati to Columbus, some ten days be-
fore the October election, when he told the
methods of the campaign in Cincinnati"
Ma. Legate also declared he never made any
such proposition written or oral; that Governor
st. John had never talked to him on the subject;
had never offered to make any terms with the
Republicans and that ST John had never
authorized him to make any propositions and
that any charge that he had done so was willful
lie, got up to injure st. John and ease down
the men who had been lying on him.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-03-28
A Plea For Sound Health.

More physical exercise and less
brain work for men as well as wo-
men is the plea Of DR.. Richard Nc
Shenny, of Baltimore, in the SAM
tartan for the current month. In
reference to the case of immature
girls he remarks Health often
sacrificed at the shrine of intellec-
tual ambition is a matter Of COM
mon observation among physicians.
We all see it, not only occasionally,
but habitualIy. The writer sees it,
especially in the female sex, almost
daily. It is true the whole appa-
rent damage is not due to mere
study, but to study with some con-
comital evil. Lessons BY day and
studies by night, the crowded
school-room, the over-heating or
the chilling by unequal draughts,
mental tension to WEAKNESS and
muscular inaction to WEAKNESS and
weakness also, are the factors Of the
technical diseases of women The
growing girl sitting so long at her
desk finds In time that she has
spinal curvature. The dorsal mus
cles, all unused, are inadequate to
keep the spine erect, and their de-
feet is attempted to beg corrected
by elaborate apparatus which not
unfrequently does a great deal Of
harm by pressure which reaches the
pelvic organs. Y : Will ac-
quaintance with all the 'ologies'
make such q woman happy and
make her q fit helpmeet for her hus-
band or competent mother of a
family, or in short, the Fministering
angel of a happy home? Ask her
gently and civilly and mark her an
sWer."
St. Landry democrat., 1885-03-28
THE IRISH SETTER.
From the American Field, oct. IS, 1888.

49, 49,
Editor AMERICAN FIELD
I have been shooting over dogs
for over thirty years, have tried the
different strains of English, Gordon
and Irish settlers, and / think where
fields are large and rough the pure
red Irish setter is the dog above all
others. The red Irish settlers are
equal to any breed Of settlers fol-
nose, staunchness, intelligence, style
and beauty, and as a breed excel all
other breeds of settlers for speed and
endurance, which are SO highly es=
sential for the real mot the paper
sportsman. We want, in a rough
country, a fast and wide-ranging
dog with plenty of bottom, that can
hunt six days in week if called on
to do so, and my experience is you
will find more Of that kind of dogs
among the pure red Irish than in
any other breed Of settlers, and they
are as easily broken and controlled as
any other breed possessing the same
vim aud high courage. The fact
that so few Of this noble breed are
seen at field trials does not in the
least depreciate the excellencies Of
this fine old breed of field trial
settlers. But few of our best sports
men run their dogs at field trials,
and a great many Of them own Irish
settlers that are first-class field dogs.
Field trials do not test all the good
qualities of a dog for genuine field
work. Stonehenge, on the dog,
page SO, second edition says g The
peculiar characteristics Of the Eng
fish and Irish settlers in the field are
great speed, activity, capability of
bearing cold and wet and of standing
the rough work of the moor, in all Of
which good qualities the Irish set
ter is even better than the English. !
And also on page 324 speaking Of
snipe shooting, he says: But the
dog Of all dogs for that sport or,
indeed, any sport, is the old Irish
setter when he can be got pure.
Handsome courageous, hardy and
delighting in water, he is a COM.
panion for any gentleman.
VETERAN.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-03-28
Hearken to This, We Mothers.

The boy who is forbidden to go
barefoot is defrauded, and he has a
right to protest even with tears and
obiurgations.. The poor little girl
has the same right if she only chose
to assert it, but she is taught that it
is not pretty, her feet will get dirty
and tanned, and, worst Of all things,
they will spread out aS the toeN as
nature designed they should. Gut
the boy who cannot kick off VS.
shoes and stockings anG@aa01rt tEb
tickling grass, and let the sano yu9
between his toes, and get stMe
bruises on his heels and stub his toy
nails, deserves commiseration. It
Is almost as bad as overlooking
Robinson Crusoe for the Christian
martyrs for interesting literary en-
tertainment. Detroit Times,
St. Landry democrat., 1885-03-28

Should Mr.. Cleveland conclude
to make anything like s clean sweep
of Republican ofice-holders a large
portion of his Presidential term will
be consumed in the work. The
Buffalo Courier says: ga mathe-
NAUTICAL official estimates that if
Cleveland should busy himself for
q year and do nothing but remove
Republican officers and appoint
Democrats to the vacancies he could
not complete the task in that time.
There are now about 100000 Office
holders in the country, and if the
President were to devote ten hours
a day during the three hundred
working days in year, exclusive of
Sundays and holidays, he would
have to make changes at the rats of
333 day, or more than one every
two minutes, to make a clean
Sweep
St. Landry democrat., 1885-03-28
The Cereals Versus Meat.

England is a meat eater, while
France is a cereal eater or an eater
of bread and oil. Yesterday | had
a long talk with lie Comte Ferdi-
nand de Lesseps in regard to the
value of the cereals for food. M.
de Lesseps worked thousands of
Italians, Turks and Frenchmen on
the Suez Canal.
"Do you really think the cereals
are stronger food than meat 2" l
asked.
Certainly" he replied. zone
pound of dry wheat or flour is
worth as much as three pounds Of
wet beef. Scald the pound Of flour
and, see! you have q gallon of
mush! You could not eat it in
three days. If you feed tile cereals
to cattle as they do, in England, it
takes eight pounds of grim to make
a pound of meat. So, why feed
the grain to animal tramps? Why
not eat it ourselves and do away
with a surplus population Of $4,000
900 cattle, hogs and sheep-animal
tramps? England is supporting
perhaps 8O,O0O,OOO cattle, sheep
and hogs, and 4O,OO0,OO0 people
or rather she supports her cattle
and buys bread from America to
feed her people. France supports
100000 people, and about 20,-
100000 cattle, hogs and sheep.
''Ihen you believe in raising
more grain aud less cattle and
hogs % I asked.
Certainly. One acre of cereals
in France will support five men,
while it would take two acres of
grass to support one steer; and, in
the end, one man would eat the
steer. The advantage of the cereals
over meat is as 5 to 1. So you see !
the steer is an unnecessary tramp.
The Englishman," continued Mr..
Lesseps, E'insists on roast beef,
every pound of which costs eight
pounds of cereals. The Frenchman
eats the cereals themselves. He
buys millions of gallons of cotton
seed oil in America at three cents |
per pound. This he eats in his
salad, in his soup, and in his bread |
and pie crust. The Frenchman re-
fines millions Of gallons of Ameri- |
can cotton seed oil, sends it back
to America and sells it for two or
three dollars a gallon. Cotton seed
oil is ,superseding peanut oil, and
olive oil is almost a thing of the
past. For years. the peanut crop
of Tennessee and North Carolina
has been sent to Marseilles and
made into olive oil. Cotton seed
oil has been found by the French
to be better and cheaper than pea
nut oil. To-day all Spain, South
ern France, Italy, Turkey and Aus
5ria are living on American cotton
seed oil. All an Italian gentleman
Or laborer wants is oil, maccaroni,
bread, sugar, wine and coffee.
Cotton seed oil takes the place of
neat. 1t is strange that your
Southern States have been for years
throwing away millions Of barrels
If beautiful cotton-seed oil and
Duying unhealthful pork and lard
n it's place! Corn meal cooked
ike maccarOni with Oil and cheese
$ delicious food, and so cheapp
The Count is right; but he for.
sets that in France, where nothing
s wasted, $4,000, 900 steers will go
IS far as 5O,OOO,O00 steers in En-
,land, or 75,OOO,OOO in profigate
America. There is never a mouth
III of meat or grease thrown away
q France. France can support a
Of 1OO,0O0,O0O better
han England can support a popu-
alton Of 23,0OO,O O0.-Eli Perkins's
European Letters.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-03-28

ssThe potat lot should be of rich
.mellow ~, and heavily fortified
= he srface, and, if possible the
I'd ~ should be partially filed
WI 4 Well-rotted manure; and if
this ground be kept clean and mel
lowsP good crop may be usually de-
penGSd upon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-16
The Black and Caspian Seas.

How important the Black and Cas-
plan seas are to Russia is shown by their
magnificent river tributaries. The
Black Sea receives almost as many
rivers as the Gulf of Mexico. It has
the Don, the Dneiper, the Niester, the
Danube, and many more. The Caspian
Sea receives from Russia the great
river Volga, and the Volga and the Don
flow so close to each other at one place,
as to be likened to the Tennessee and
Cumberland. The Wolga river comes
right down through the middle of Rus
STA, enormous in. its sweep and tribu-
taries, falling $50 feet in its course or $50
feet to reach the Caspian Sea, which lies
lower than the ocean. This splendid
river is over 2, 300 miles long, or only
500 miles less than the Mississippi. The
largest vessels can descend it from
Novgorod, in the very centre of Russia,
TO Astrakhan in the Delta, of the Cas-
plan. 1t is therefore not surprising
that Russia should manifest so much
anxiety to obtain an adjacent strip of
land SO as to reach the Indian ocean,
En-.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-16

AN ABLE critic of French affairs holds
that during the past twenty years no
country in Europe has been worse gov
erend than France. The NapoIeonic
regime, the war with Germany, the e1-
travagance of the successive republican
administrations, have left the country
weighted with debt and taxation more
heavily than any other nation of the
earth The public debt amounts to
81, 200, 900, 900. which is $1,000, OOO, OOe in
round numbers greater than the debt of
Great Britain. 1.-The annual revenue for
1888 amounted to $712, 758, 53S. which is
1920, 100000 more than that of Great
Britain, 1856, 000.0 greater than that of
Germany, and $685., 800 600 greater than
that of Russia. Such a colossal mass
of debt resting upon the industry and
capital of the people has been carried
with singular spirit and endurance.
The French people are long suffering,
but they have a popularity, as history
teaches, of nursing up Their wrongs I'M
til time comes when they revenge
themselves for all they have suffered in
a most thorough manner.