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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-27
THE HOUSE.
Nineteen Bills Introduced During. the Session
in the Afternoon.

Nineteen Bills Introduced During the Session
in the.Asternoop.
Speaker Jewett announced upon opening the
session at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. payer BYE
S. iFrazee representative from the county of
Rush.
Bills numbered from 249 to 268 were intro
dslced by Representatives Peasants Smith of
Perry McCelland. Hargrove t2), Gordon (2),
Engle ~, Frazee, Hoban {2l, Best (2) Patten,
Smith of'Tippeeanoe, Osborne. sHaworth, Pruitt
Murphy.
Pending the introduction of bills the Speaker
announced the following committee on the part
of the House to investigate that portion of the
Governors message referring to the State Treas.
urer: Patten, McMullen, dGooding, Sayre and
Brownlee
The; regular order of business was suspended
for half an hour to hear the address of Senator
VOORHEES,, which. is given in full elsewhere.
The House adjourned at 4:30 o'clock
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The Missing Postoffice Clerk.

Nothing has yet been heard from William
Chill, the postofice clerk. who left here two
weeks ago. but the impression among members
of his family is that he has gone to Winfield,
Kan, where a.n aunt resides. His father is of
the opinion that he is slightly deranged AS to
Mr.. ohils accounts with the postofice, his mat
GERS are known to be all right, and his personal
debts are inconsiderable. post official in :
position to know, says there are not dozen men
in the office, who as topersonal debts, have as
few as Mr. Chill.
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Minor Mention.

Colonel Charles DENLY, of Evansville, was
among the Senate visitors yesterday
There is but one Hebrew among the members
of the General Acknowledgements Schloss, of
vigo.
A bill has been introduced by Representative
Smith, of Tippecanoe which requires the teach
ing of elementary drawing in the public schools.
The inspiring presence of Hon. Thomas "A.
Hendricks in the legislative halls is frequent
He is always an object OF much notice, and he
seldom escapes. with out running the gauntlet of
a hand-shake with the majority of the forty
eight superfuity.
Representative .Pruitt. who comes from q
county where the, penalty of chicken stealing is
death, has introduced bill entitled IAN act to
suppress the crime of horse and mule. stealing, p
which fxes the penalty,for horse larceny at not
less than five nor more than ten years.
If bill introduced yesterday by Representa-
tive Peasants becomes a law, druggists will be
required to keep record of all sales of liquor in
less quantities than a quart. giving the name of
the purchaser, the date and. the quantity, which
shall be fled in the Office of the county clerk
once month.
Representative Patten has introduced bill
for the regulation of attorneys fees for the fore
closure of mortgages. liens etc. The bill pro
vides that.the fee of the attorney may be per
cent. of the amount of the judgmenton the first
81 900. and p per cent foID all over, but in no
case shall it be fixed by the court at less than
$40. Any person rot legally constituted prac-
titioner of law shall not be entitled to collect
fee as an attorney
It is predicted that the following is the slate
that will be nominated at the Democratic caucus
on Thursday evening: For trustee of the Insane
Hospital, ex-senator Burrell, of jackson; for
trustee of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Green
a lumber merchant of Franklin; for trustee of
the Blind Asylum. Stogdill, retired merchant
OF Decatur for trustee of the Soldiers yOrphans'
Home, Wilson, editor of the Salem Democrat;
for director of the Michigan City prison. Marks
of Wabash; for director Of the Jeffersonville
prison, Horn, a former director, of Floyd; for
State librarian Miss Calls. =
When the State Normal School was about to
be located at Terre Haute the eity donated the
'.old seminary ground to the State as q site for
the normal school building. 1t has been supposed
that the State owned the ground, but it was re.
Gently discovered that school-fund mortgage
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had been foreclosed upon it and that in conse-
quence it was school fund property. 1t comprises
an area of about square and half, and is valued
800, 600. The attention Of the General Assembly
was called to the matter yesterday by the Gov
ernor. Senator Schloss states that he will intro
ducea bill soon providing for thp transfer of the
ground from the school fund to the State.
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Pleasant Words from Pleasant Grove.

The place is in Pennsylvania. Mr.. Timothy
eLeel, who lives there, was for two years griev
iously vexed with dyspepsia. He writes to say
thatsin he has taken Browns Iron Bitters his
troubles are over He is greatly relieved, and
recommends this tonic to all who are troubled
with dyspepsia or indigestion. 1t also cures
liver and kidney complaints
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Vice.president-e Hendricks dropped in on
the Senate yesterday. When that body adjourned
to visit the House the great trio, Voorhees,, Nc
Donald and English, were onhand, and appeared
in the House in fine form, but Mr.. Hendricks
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

sNTOTIGELTHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
IN stockholders Of the Louisville, New Albany e.
Chicago Railway Company will be held at the National
Bank of Commerce. in the city of New York. .Jon
Wednesday, March H. 1885, at which meeting thir-
directors will elected to for the ensuing
year. The polls will be open from II o'clock M to
p. M w. H. LEWIS, Secretary.
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was missing. This episode, slight as it was,
gave rise to much and varied comment. and tie
suspicion that Mr.. Hendricks's friendship for
Mr.. Mcdonald is that variety of amity that pre-
fers to be friends apart
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The 'Hensley Case.

The coroner took the testimony of several
witnesses in the Hensley case, yesterday. among
them being the father, brother and sisters of the
deceased, and sister Of Hensley. Their evil
dence ccrroborated that of others already in
troduced, but contained nothing specially new.
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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-21

FoRT SMITH, Ark, N ,vcmber 20
The supreme council of the Choctaw
nation adjourned to-day after two
weeks session. No measures of
special importance came before II ex-
cept the recent registration of freed
men, which was presented and ap-
proved, and u certified copy of the
same forwarded to the depart
neDt of Indian affairs at Wash
ington. Afier being approved by
the department, all negroes
who are registered TO remain in the
Nation, become bona iide citizens and
are entitled to an annuity of 800 per
annum from the funds now iu the
hands of the federal government.
Besides this, their heir become lega
tees of that entire fund, which is now
nearly million dollars. About 20C
colored families throughout the ma.
ton have registered to remain, aud
thus become members of the Chloe
taw family. A number of other Negro
families, desiring to register but un
able to take all the aflirmations t.
remain. will he given 800 per famii!
and allowed reasonable time to NOV,
out of the Chcctaw reservation. Al
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-21

Prominent citizen ofs,. Louis sho,

ST. LOUIS, November 2O.-As MIR.
Bowman, one of the prominent citi-
zens of East St.. Louis, III was ap-
preaching his home in the outskirts
of the city, between aud 3 o'clock
tonight, he was shot in the back of
the head, or neck. by some unknown
person, and almost Instantly killed.
Reporters from the city papers have
just returned (midnight) from East
St Louis. They visited the scene of
the murder, but bring no information
as to who shot Mr.. Bowman or what
induced the preparation OF the act.
Mr. Bowman had spent most OF the
day at his office and during the even
ing had been reading proof in
the st. Louis Gazette office. About
6 o'clock he started for his home on
Tenth street, just outside the corpor-
alton limits, aud as he was crossing
the street inst opposite his house, a
shot was fired from behind him, the
ball entering the base of the brain
and killing him instantly.
Mr.. Bowman was a LAWYER of mark
ed ability and was a man of most
pronounced character and possessed
of great energy aud enterprise. lie
was also lie ding politician, had been
mayor of East ST Louis, end had al
ways been leading spirit in every
project and plan for the improvement
aud growth of East st. Louis. His
strong character had made many bit.
ter enemies aud il may be that one OF
these wreaked his vengencc on him
tonight.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-21

WASHINGTON, November 20. Cap.
tain Ramsay, superintendent of the
naval academy, in his annual report
to the secretary of the navy, recon-
mends that permits for admission as
cadets, be Issued one year prior to
the time fixed for examination, and
renows the recommendation that all
candidates for admission be required
to report on the fifteenth day of May
The number of cadets TO go in the
next practice cruise, renders 1t neces-
sary that q ship to take the place of
the Dale shall be iittea out for prac-
tice ship and sent TO Annapolis by
May. at was,' says Captain Ramsey,
impossible 10 do justice to the cadets
and give them the required instruc-
ton with only one practice ship
lie recommends that selections fol
the line, engineering corps aud ma
rine corps, be made AT the end Of tn,
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wAsHINGTON WAITS.



WAsHINGToN, November 2O-At-
torney-General Garland, to whom
Secretary Bayard, some weeks ago,
referred the question of the legality
of the expenses OF the court of Ala
bama claims, having signified his
concurrence in the opinions of the
solicitor of the state department, MIR.
Francis Wharton. the publication of
Mr.. Wharton's opinion is authorized
by the state department.
lie holds that the court, having been
appointed for specific purpose,
cannot be construed to have MS
wide powers as a general court, but
that il must be held strictly to its
functions rs sub-lined in the act Great
ing it; that this is especially true in
this case, because congress Jaw fit TO
infinitely limit its powers; that the
act does not expressly allow 1t the ap-
pOintment of any of its subor-
dinales or necessary assistants, kept
lis stenographer-the attorney for
the United States, and even the clerk
of the court being appointed
by other authority; that in
the face OF this, the appointment of a
list of assistant attorneys whose ag.
gregated compensation, in compari.
son with that OF the chief federal
counsel, is In the ratio of 1877 to TWEEN
ty. Two, of number OF professional
experts aud of various clerks, all un.
der the head of incidental expenses, l.
manifestly absurd. Moreover, he
holds that the appointment Of counsel
is au executive not a judicial func-
ton and that the employment
OF salaried experts is something un.
known in jurisprud' nee. "That these
expenses have been allowed in tn,
past" he says, sis not to be taken as 1
bar against an inquiry into then
now" lie maintains that the fore,
of assistant attorneys, experts, clerks
etc. has been illegally employed, anc
that all those whose salaries can legit
imately be paid out of the incldenta
expenses, are the servants employed
in cleaning the courtroom, and III
criers, tip slaves and messengers.
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THoMAsToN,. ME-, November 90
Wilkinson, who was hung here TO-
day, remained calm and cool as the
hour of his death approached. lie
slept well, brcakfas,ed heartily and
smoked. Wilkinson is not the pris-
ouer's real name aud he says his folks
shall never know the manner of his
death. Tie desired TO be buried In the
prison cemetery.
AT l1.35 O'Clock Wilkinson escorted
by the deputy sheriils aud the Rev. r.
| Tower, his spiritual adviser, issued
from the western door of the prison
and marched to the scaffold. lie
walked with firm step and stood up
on the drop without tremor. as
the moose was being adjusted he said
TO the sheriff "You fellows get $50
u piece tor such work" lie hal moth
ing further to say, but listened atten.
lively to the service for the dying
At just IL o'clock the trap was sprung
and he fell distance of seven feet,
dying =" ithout a struggle. The crime
for which Wilkinsod was hanged was
committed September 80, 1888, when
he shot and Killed Officer WIN. Law
renee, while resisting arrest for burg
larry
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lIoosicr bread for the hungry suf-
fsrers, His Honor takes occasion to
record the debt OF gratitude that
Galveston owes her friends. He says:
"'Permit me MS best my poverty OF
language will allow. to return thanks
to Won, md through YOU to
:, Q New Albany relief committee, to
New ALBANY, TO Indiana, aud, my
say, TO the great northwest, not only
for the value at this time. of the gen
crouS contribution but for the sub
lime sentiments that. animated every
wordibat conveyed the glad tidiDgs.r
Alta special meeting OF the city
council, held this evening, an amend
menI to the fire ordinance was passed
by mn unanimous vote and immedi-
ately signed by the mayor The new
amendment prohibits the erection
hereafter of inilammablc roofs. All
new houses must have rooilngs of
slate, tin, iron or gravel. This is an
important ordinance. aud it would
have been worth S2,OOO.OOOto Calves
ton had II been passed ten years ago.
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WAsHINGToN, November 2O.-Louis
Sommeriield, Pole, aged SO years,
to-day shot aud Instantly killed his
wife and Gotleib Eiscnbaum, at the
latter's saloon in the northeastern
part of the city. Sommeriicld's wife
left him some weeks ago aud has
since been living at Eisenbaum's
This Afternoon, Sommeriield entered
the saloon and drawing a five-bar-
relied revolver emptied the chambers,
one of the shots passing through
Eisenbaum's head. while Mrs. SOM
merfleld was shot in the back. As
soon as the shots were fired some of
the neighbors rushed in, Mrs Eisen-
baum giving the alarm, and found
both victims dead. Sommerfiold ran
down the street toward the navy
yard and citizen undertook to stop
him, whereupon he attempted to kill
him also, but an officer then appeared
and took him into custody. lie made
no explanation excepting to say, in
broken English, that his wife h d left
him and gone to live at Eisenbaum's,
and that she had cheated him out OF
his money.
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four years course instead of the six
years course.


WASHINGTON, November 2O.-The
treasury department has prepared a
circular, TO be forwarded TO customs
officers, relative to the statute rcgu-
lating protests in customs cases. The
circular sets forth that the statute
which now regulates protest appeals
and suits, when an importer com.
plains of duties 10 excess on imported
merchandise, was enacted more than
twenty years ago, aud that there have
been many conflicting interpretations
of its meaning by subordinate federal
courts, which have not been finally
djusied by the supreme court. The
views of the custom officers are asked
for rs to whether or not the existing
law requires amendment.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-21

WAsHISGToN, November 20.-As-
sistant Secretary Fairchlld called ut
the White House to day, al the re-
quest of the president. aud had con-
ference with him in regard TO the
operation of the custom laws and the
general condition of the service under
its present organization. II is under
stood the president viii make several
important recommendation to con-
gress in his forthcoming message
looking TO general simplilication
and Improvement of the customs SER
vice and to the prevention OF many OF
the abuses and frauds alleged
to exist under the present system.
Mr.. Fnirchild has supervision over
that branch of the service and the
president sent for him so as to secure
The benefit OF his experience and OBJ
servation. 1t is said the president
will pursue the same practical course
in Obtaining information on otheI
subjects 10 be considered in his mes
! sage to congress.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-21
WA,'S WOES (!
1t Now Appears That Servia
Has Been Badly Beaten
by Bulgaria.
The ServisDs Driven Back at All
POint, are BrOken and
OemOralized.
Prince Alexander Bravely Lead.
Its Hosts In the Thi,k.st Of
the Fray.
M. DeLesseps Expects 10 Live
Until He Completes the
Panama Canal.
sLRvO.BULGARIAN WAR.


SOFIA, November 2O.-The follow
ing are additional details of the fight
ing yesterday: The right wing Of The
Bulgarian armv yesterday advanced
from its Notifications and attacked
the Servian positions between Sliv-
nitza and Dragoman. The center
column of the Bulgarian army soon
followed. in order to support the
right. The fighting then became
general aud the Bulgarians, not being
able to drive the Servians from their
entren chmenis, towards noon the left
wing of the Bulgarian army also ad-
vanced and assumed the offensive.
An obstinate battle ensued, lasting till
6 o'clock in the evening. The Bull
gariaus found ii no easy task to dis
lodge the Serviaus from their posi-
ton. The former fought desperately,
however, aud finally compelled the
Servians to retreat to Dragomau.
The Bulgarians are h ,ldiDg all the
roads leading from there to the latter
and took 400 prisoners, including sew
eral officers. Up to noon to-day there
has been no further fighting, the Bull
garians deemingit prudent not TO at
tack, at present, the Servians Mt Drag
oman, which has strong natural forli-
tiCatiOus
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SOFIA, November 2O.--The Bulgar-
ians yestei day repulscG the Servian
attacks on SlivnilZa and drove the en-
emy back eight kilometers. Suisse
quently the Servians opened a strong
artillery fire from the right wing, but
the Bulgarians stOutly defended their
positions aud again repulscd the
Servians, whose force consisted of
three batallions of infantry, one of
artillery and squadron of cavalry.
The victory finally belong d to the
Blu garians. The latter further re-
pulsed a Servian attack on Glinize,
taking several prisoners. The be-
havior OF the Bulgarian troops was
admirable. Fifty Servian prisoners
have arrived here. Reliable reports
received here state that the Servian
loss at Slivnitza was three times
greater than that given in the official
account, actually exceeding the pre-.
viods total loss since the outbreak of
hostilities Prince Alexander was in
the thiokest of the battle from the be-
ginning TO its end The Servians
noticed that he first rode a white
horse and afterwards a brown horse,
and il was believed the white horse
was shot from under him.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-21

New ORLEANS. November 10
Commissioner Anderson, of the expo.
sition management, received to-day a
letter from Hon. JAIME o. Broadhead.
of st. Lonis. accepting all invitation
recently rendered him TO deliver an
address at the American Coustitu-
tional congress TO be held in the ex-
position music hall on the 26th OF
next February. Invitations to attend
the congress will soon be sent to all
the bar association throughout the
United States, aud to the official rep
resentatives at Washington, of the
fifteen Spanish republics, as their gov
ernments have to greater or less ex-
tent taken the constitution of the
United States as model for their
own. The object of the congress is
to take preliminary steps toward Civ
ing public celebration on the Iih of
March, 1889, of the centennial of the
adoption of the constitution by the
par ent republic, the United States.