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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
General and Personal.
Special to the I~udianapolis Journal.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS journal.
WASHINGTON. Aug. go. Fl. Smith and Geo. w.
Richey, of Muncie, arrived here from New York this
morning. They are on a pleasure trip through the
East, and will return to New York tomorrow night
and to their homes the first of next week.
NJ d. Fahsler, of Logansport, has, it is said, for
warded here "a bridget of charges of offensive parti.
s~snship'' against Republican federal ofice-holders
from that part Of Indiana.
Congressman Matsen and family arrived here to-day
from Greencaetle. and will remain till the end Of the
session of Congress.
Postmasters' commissions were to-day issued for
the following Indianians: Mile Barnes, at Paryes;
John Smell, at Papal; Thomas X. Fleming, at Peters
burg; John O'Meara, at Portland Mills; Anthony
Raben, st. Wendels; Theobald Gaesser, ir, at Troy.
The time schedule of the star mail route from Lake
to C~hristney, Ind, has been ordered changed as fol-
lows: Lake to Christney-leave Lake daily, except
Sundays, at AM; arrive at Christney by II NJ;
leave Christney daily, except Sundays, at $50 p. M;
arrive at Lake by 6:30P. M.
The Treasury Department has paid out about 3d.
100000 on account Of pensions 50 far this month. 1t
is therefore expected that the decrease of the public
debt for August will not be as large as usual.
Mr.. A NJ: Kelley was at the State Department
to-day, settling up his accounts. He has not yet re-
signed as United States minister to Austria, but will
do so. He does not desire a reanpointment in the
ulplonlatlc service. In tact. 1T was at his own Sug-
gestion that he did not go TO Vienna when opposition
was shown to him, but returned to this country.
Acting Secretary Fairchild has rejected the offer of
Julius \. Rhomberg to pay 50. 100 in compromise OF
judgments amounting to $103. 600, Obtained on his
distillers bond IN the Circuit Court Of the District Of
Columbia, seven years ago.
The acting Comptroller Of the Currency to-day
authorized the First National Bank Of Brlleville, Kan,
and that OF Anthony, Kan, to begin business, each
with n capital of $50 900.
The President has decided to ~reappoint Mr.. Julius
btaehl as consnlgeneral to Shanghai. China. Mr..
Staehl Is now in Washington on a leave of absence.
He has served in the consular service in Shanghai
for ten or twelve years.
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COMPLAINING TELEPHONE PATRONS.
The Company Accused of Attempting to Take
Unfair Advantages of Patrons.

Within the last day OF two several complaints
have been made by telephone patrons to the
managing committee which represented them
during the recent troubles, about the company en-
deavoring to take unfair advantages. One patron,
who took no part in the organized movement to
resist the payment Of the old rates, was asked by
a representative of the company to pay in
advance $l5 for three months use of his tele-
phone. He refused to comply with the demand,
because he believed it to be unfair,
and. as he stated to a Journal
reporter, Gan attempt to bulldoze him." Yester-
day he was presented with a contract. contain
ing the agreement to refund if the decision of
the Supreme Court should be adverse to the
company, and this he signed.
II understand" Mr.. II. O. Hawkins, of the
patrons committee, stated to a Journal reporter
when asked if there had been any complaints.
that the company is claiming thatAhe contracts
which were made. in accordance with the old
terms. before the new law went into force, con-
we're made expiires. "n Al BAT patrons who entered into
new contracts, however, received notice from
the company that these contracts, the same as
others, would terminate on June 80. There are
probably not a great many of these contracts,
and even II the claim of the company is not con-
tested, it will not make much differences; but if
the new law is sustained, the patrons who signed
these contracts cannot be compelled to pay the
old rates"
The company has changed the form of its re-
ceipts. The old statements were headed, "In-
strument Rental Bill, and were for rental of
instruments and telephone exchange
service" The new ones read "Instru-
ment Rental and Service Bill" and are
for 1.-THE rental of. one magnetic telephone
and one battery transmitter at the rate of $40
per annum. There is a second item for labor
and service charges for switching. construction
and maintenance charges for lines, batteries.
central office apparatus, magnets, bell and other
appurtenances during the same time, at the rate
If -
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Thomas X. W. Sage, a well-k own citizen of Me-
Albany, is dead.
The Harrison county fair will begin on the 31s,
and continue five days.
The Clark county fair will begin on next Tuesda,
and continue three days.
William Humphrey lost all the fingers of his riat
hand in the machinery of the New Albany wooen
mills.
Jeremiah Douglass, resident of Montgomery couty
since 1921, died on Wednesday, at the age Of eigty-
two years.
Daniel Rhodes asks $500 damages from j. A. Joes
for being incarcerated twenty-four hours in the Mot
go1nery county Jail.
Newton Ashby. a wealthy farmer residing mar
Ninslow. Pike county, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head with a rifle. Insanity isIup-
posed to have been the cause.
c. i. Sudwarth and Thomas McKillip have our
chased the New Castle Mercury property andwill
remove the establishment to Muncle and begin the
publication OF a Democratic newspaper.
William Gardner, a drayman, went to the ofie of
Mr.. Hall, station agent at Jamestown, with whoa he
had some slight misunderstanding and without warm
ing, knocked Mr.. Hall down and kicked him brutlly,
breaking his nose and otherwise disfiguring him.
Joel Townsend, proprietor of a hotel at Macy.
eight miles south of Rochester, has dec+mped TO aoid
punishment for seducing Miss Pearl Fry, the daumter
of a wealthy farmer of Liberty township, Futon
county. Townsend is a married man.
Elder Thomas McKinsey. of Thorntown. is a SINE
what noted preacher of the Christian Church. Ee is
totally blind, and his discourse is remarkable foi the
~ISNH 49, " 'c hOA bhA uOfoo'h1
showing his knowledge of the Testaments to be 10Th
full and perfect.
Greencastle Banner: DR.. A. G. Stevenson md
Elder O.. +. Badger were the members from his
county of the State constitutional convention in
1872, and both still live and reside here. Col. A.
> tarrow. the other member from here, is dad.
Judge d. c. Donnohue was a member of the first leg
islature hell under the new Constitution, and is yt a
resident of this city.
Hancock county is considerably stirred up by camp
meetings. Presiding Elder Z. w. S. Hammondand
other colored divines are conducting a camp1neeting
at Greenfield. and Mrs. Woodwork and her husband
are conducting a two weeks meeting at Willow
Branch camp-grounds. Thus far Mrs. w. has not
worked any of her listeners into frances. but has
repeatedly gone into frances herself. Her husband is
selling no lemonade.
The Dearborn county institute will meet at AuDra
on Monday. Sept. 7. Prof. Joseph Carhart, e1cu-
zionist Of DePauw University, formerly teacher of
elocution in the State Normal School, George +. Boss,
supervising. PRINCIPAL of the indianapolis public
schools, and Profs. +. d. Churchill, 7. V. Dodd and
Superintendent III. b. Hill will be in attendance. The
work will be done from outlines prepared by the
county superintendent of the State.
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Brief Mention.

A little child of Fred Hinckley, of Rockford swal
lowed concentrated I've and died.
Burglars entered the residence of Steele Hamilton
at Genesee, and took $50 in cash.
Benz. De Silva. twentythree years old. has boar
arrested at Jacksonville for passing counterfeit silver
dollars on street-car conductors.
Robert Cotes was shot in a quarrel, at CarbondaIe
by Frank Caldwell. son of a justice of the peace'
Cotes Will probably die. Caldwell escaped.
As George Pettinger, of Crbana. a locomotive AN.
gieeer, was going into Mayview with his train ON The
Indiana. Bloomington & Western railroad. he looked
out of his cab and vas STRUCK on the back of the head
by a mail-c tcher. knocking him insensible, and he is
still unconscious.
AT Joliet, William Galliger was stabbed three t;rras
in an alteration with Dominick Brennan. am old man
Brennan had a large sum of money in his possession
at the time. and as Galiger was the assailant II is
thought that his intention was robbery. The wounds
are not dangerous, and Galliger is under arrest.
W. II. Jones, of Sullivan, who recently got into
trouble by beating his wife. is now wanted bv MonI.
trie county officials, it is said, on the charge Of bav
stable. He hired a team to canvass for musical
instruments, and failed to return it at the apnointed
time.
At Tolono on Thursday morning. between 7 and Q
o'clock, the Marion Hotel and Robert Cannon's bill.
Hard ball were both set on fire within thirty minutes
of each other Both buildings had previously been
saturated with coal oil, and the flames made rand
damaged condition and frustrated further attempts at
incendiarism.
Several attempts have been made OF late to wreck
trains on the { alanine branch Of the Chicago. Mil
waukee * ~. Paul railway. The distractions. bowav.
er, have been discovered by the engineers in time tn
prevent accident The crime has been traced to three
boys, Brennan. brothers and one Rooney, of Kendall,
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The Modern IzIOpvunenC.

Detroit Free Press.
That's exactly what I'm going to do mvself!S
she said, as she looked up from the novel she
was reading on the ferry-boat the other after
noon.
What" languidly queried George. 80
"Elope. | am going to let myself Town by a
rope ladder"
'Aw!'
"And you'll be on hand to receive me2o
"AwI"
"And we will fly together and be married."
"Aw!"
"And return and fall upon our knees and be
forgiven"
''Aw!"
con, Gawge, promise me that we will do SOL"
"Cawn't do it,"
But why?"
1T will cost 50 for a rope ladder. To flee in a
hack would cost So more. Tie preachers fee
would be So, and it would cost something to ride
back home. Cawn't do it, my dear. Everything
must be in the regular way, even to your father
tipping the clergyman"
But Gawge, my dear, if I should furnish the
Doodle"
~"Oh-aw-but that alters the case, you know!
Under those circumstances no true gentleman
could refuse to elope with his afianced. Begin
to practice ropeIadder gymnastics at once
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PERSONAL MENTION.

w. V. Stuart, of Lafayette, is at the Denison.
j. d. Early, of Terre Haute, was in the city
yesterday.
Hon. j. r. Gray, of Noblesville, was registered
at the Denison yesterday.
r. M. Foster, wife and daughter, returned.
yesterday, from a three months tour in Europe.
FL. La Tourette, of Covington, member of the
State Board of Agriculture, is at the Grand
Hotel.
Judge Holman and wife, who have been
spending the summer in Wisconsin with Vice
president Hendricks and wife, have returned.
Jacob Miller has been elected clerk of the
Board of Health in place of George Griffin, re-
signed. The board, by resolution, thanked and
compllmented Mr.. Griffin for his past services.
Ovid b. Jameson, the Marion county Repub.
lican representative in the last Legislature,
sailed from Europe on the City Of Berlin on the
Goth inst, and is expected to be home about
Sept. s.
Rev. r. V. Hunter has returned from a visit
TOT Wellington. Kan, and will occupy his pulpit
to morrow. Mr.. Hunter has had an advan-
tageous offer of q pastorate at that place and
will probably accept.
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THE CITY In BRIEF.

Mary B. Ruckersfeldt, administrative of
Charles Ruckersfeldt's estate, filed her bond Of
S.. 900 with the county clerk yesterday.
Suit has been brought by Tad Fl. Smith & Co.
against H. A. Russell & Co., to recover on two
notes of Feb. 16, 1885, judgment for 81, 200.
E.. S. Jaffray & Co., of New York, have sued
James w. Hess on several notes of $275 each,
given Aug. l, 1882. They want judgment in the
sum of So, 800.
Mrs. James Ravens, the State superintendent
of the w. c. T. u. department for the over
throw of the opium habit. will lecture on the
theme tomorrow evening, at 7:30 o'clock, at
Edwin Ray NJ. E. Church.
Articles were filed with the Secretary of State
ing, Loan Fluid and Savings Association, of
Greencastle, accepting the provisions of the new
law and increasing the capital stock to 81. O00. 600.
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Hotel ArriyaIa.

Denison: George W. Koehne, Chicago; Jobr
B. Baxter, Joe FL. Hall. F. L. Baker, New York.
A. g: Campfeld, Winchester; J. M. Jones. Rich.
mond: j. A. B. Withridge, Newark, O.: L. W.
Ledever, Galveston, Tex; FL. Crea. Decatur
Ill; S. o. Pickens. Spencer.
Grand Hotel: r. w. Mcbride, Waterloo: Fl.
F. Underwood. Peru; j. w. Lagrange, Franz
lin; j. A. McGregor and wife, Columbus; J. L.
Allen, Covington; VIM. Hall. J. B. Jones, Rob
Roy; W. H.. Corbin, Plymouth: j p
Payne. Moline, ILL.,; J. w. Lakin, Pittsbure;
Thos; Ronaldson, Cincinnati; Judge j. G. Suit,
Frankfort; ID: A. Goodin, St. Louis; H. A.
Kretschmar, st. Louis: H.. G. Kellner, Chicago.
Leonard Benton, New York.
Bates House: VIM. Grace, S. P. Stone, New
Castle; j. II. Evans, P. II. Mccormick, Samuel
Hege, Colum bus; p. B. Earnhart, LAFAYETTE: +
y. Moody and daughter, New Albany: A. A.
Schuter, Cleveland; O.. P. Clark, Richmond b.
Dessauer, J. kromenberger, Martinsville; ]. L.
johnson, Bloomington; w. w. Adamson and
wife; Terre Haute; A. '. OHarra, Union City;
E. j. Anderson and family. j. Fl. Wilson.
Clinton; J. +. Howley, Richmond; John NJ.
Saddler, Spencer.
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Complimentary to Mr. j. W. Riley.

cNtCIaI 10 INC IndlAnapOIls Journal
DELPHI, Aug. 28.-The citizens of Delphi to-
night rendered to Mr.. j. W. Riley, the Hoosier
poet, a brilliant complimentary benefit. The
Opera house was entirely filled with the elite of
this and neichboring cities. The entertainment,
which was of a literary and musical character,
was of ahigh classical order, and was partici-
pated in by our best local talent and that of our
sister cities. Mrs. John C. New, of indianapolis,
assumed a leading part in the entertainment,
rendering several ballads with exquisite taste.
Mr.. Riley rendered several numbers in his in
imitable style. and all the participants acquitted
themselves in q manner highly creditable. 1t is
pronounced by critics the finest affair of the kind
ever held in our city. Mr.. and Mrs. New were
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ILLINOIS.
Two of Geneva's Police Officers Found Muir
dered in the Street.

N'o 1bSS"
ENEvA Aug. 28.-A very mysterious double
murder was committed about ~ o'clock last
night, the victims being two of the three officers
who constitute the police force of this town.
the place, near the courthouse, and some dozen
shots were heard by the residents in the neigh
borhood fired in quick succession, but no one
left bed to find out the causes of the turmoil,
and it was reserved for a party of merry-makers
returning from a picnic at about l o'clock to find
the bodies of the murdered men and raise the
alarm. Officer McNatt was found dead, with a
bullet-hole in the region of the heart, his re-
volver, with five of its chambers emptied, lying
near him. McNatt lay at the southeast
corner of the courthouse, and several
rods away, on the sidewalk, was
found Officer Grant, also with a bullet-hole in
the breast. but on the right side. He was
still breathing slightly. but was unconscious, and
the last life sparks fast dying out. He was
taken home, a few blocks distant, and died on
the way. There is, as yet, no clew to the per-
both officers died in the discharge of their duty.
There have been several attempted burg
laries in the town of late, the last one occurring
but a night or two before. Tits supposed that
last night the officers discovered the burglars.
either at work or leaving the scene of their I'M
lawful activity, and that in attempting to arrest
them, the officers, being separated. the fatal
shots were fired by the thieves. Grants pistol
was found by his side, four chambers being
empty. Both murdered officers have excellent
regulations. Both the deceased leave large
families. The possibility that their death was
due to a quarrel between themselves is precluded
by the fact that they were good friends. that
they were seen late in the evening in amicable
intercourse. and that their bodies were found
quite a distance apart from each other.
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Fall Meeting at Washington Park.

CHICAGO, Aug. 28.-Thep prospects for the fall meet.
ing at this place are more than fattering. Notwith-
standing the fact that many owners were disappoint.
ed by railroads in supply of cars at Saratoga. a few of
the stables that were coming arrived here during the
afternoon. With those that were already here
and those that will arrive tonight, there
will be over two hundred horses of a very
equal quality. almost all fit to race at to-morrow's
opening. the Palmer House handicap will have
twelve sta, tiers. and a frst-class race is expected. The
stake is worth about 20 900. The purses have filled
well, and the days sport will end with a hurdle race,
the steeple chase which was on the programme, and
which the officers did not think safe to run. in conse'
quence of the heavy condition of the ground after the
pacapt rains
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the eldest boy being but sixteen years Of age ,nd the
youngest thirteen. The lads are now in cust4dy of
the sheriff.
The Champaign county fair closed yesterday. 1t
that part Of the State. The exhibition was superior
in every department.. Tie forty fast horses. and the
grand display of heavy horses and several very su-
perior herds of cattle made the fair very interesting
to stock men. The success of the fair has produced a
fine impression throughout the county.
A fire at the New Lenox camp-meeting grounds de-
stroyed the following cottages: DR.. McBride's. John
tage, w. Smiths. Mr.. HemphiTrs, and the head
quarters of the Mokena people, and Rev. Newman's
cottage. The total loss is about 81 500, with no
insurance. The fire has had a very discouraging
effect on the ~camp-meeting, and a great many of the
campers have returned to their homes.
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a Point in Standardization,

WASHINGTON Aug. 2S.-An interesting point in
connection with tn naturalization laws has just been
settled by the Secretary of the Interior in disposing
of the case of Ross VS.. Pool. Ross made a pre-
emption fling while an alien, surprising that the decla-
ration of the intention of his father. who had not
been naturalized. was sufficient TO qualify him as a
pre-emptor upon attaining his majority. Before he
discovered his error and filed again for the tract,
Pool made homestead entry upon it. The Secretary
held that the removal of the disqualification came too
late to i~nvaliiate the rights of Pool.
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a Child Accidentally Killed,

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
~SHELBYvILLE, Aug. 28.-A sad accident oc-
Cured at 4 o'clock to-day, resulting in the in
slant death of Cassie, the handsome eightyear-
old daughter of Jerome Aull. The little girl, in
company with Joe Fastlaben, aged twelve years,
was at the residence of Deputy Clerk Charles
Fa8tlaben, who was away from home. when the
boy got hold of a loaded rife, and by mistake
discharged it from a window, the girl standing
on the sidewalk. The ball penetrated the right
shoulder and entered the heart, causing death
almost instantly.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
All Kinds in the Two States.
Close ofthe Goshen Tournament-Child Acct
dentally Killed-A Terrible Double
Murder at Geneva, Ill.-Gleanings.
INDIANA.
Closing Day of the Tournament at Goshen
Prizes Awarded Yesterday.

EfEcS A"tTueu NtStFIudys
Special to tue indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN, Aug. 28.-The attendance to-day was
larger than on either of the previous days, and
the fremen's band and bicycle tournament
closed with the verdict that it was a success
financially, as we'll as fraternally. The following
prizes were awarded: Hose race, for companies
in the State, Studebaker Fire Brigade, South
Bend, first prize. $75: Liberty Hose Company,
Michigan City, second prize, $25; hundred-yard
slow bicycle race. Willie Bartleberg, Goshen, So;
hundred yard foot race, Lutte Coats, Goshen,
$40, coupling contest, Alert Hose Company,
Tiffin, O., first prize, SIS; Omar Wilson Hose
Company, second prize, $40; Liberty Hose Com
pany. Michigan City, third prize, s.; free-for-all
hose race. Goshen Hose Company No. 4, first
prize, $175; Omar Wilson Hose Company, sec
ond prize, SO; sweepstakes hose race, Goshen
Hose Company No. 4, $500.
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BUFFALO, 7; ST. LOUIS, 4.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2S.-Both Sweeney and Conway
were hit freely in to-day's game, but the visitors were
more fortunate in punching their hits, and the homo
team made their errors at very critical times. A base
on balls given Dunlap, a double by Mckinnon and
singles 10y Sweeney and Lewis gave the home team
two runs in the first inning. Caskins's double and
Bakers single earned them another in the second. and
hits by Lewis and Sweeney and a wild throw of
Stearns gave them their other tally in the fifth. The
visitors made FIVE runs in the third on two bases on
bells, q P gy dlm9gRNf ft 9aYh aQ g8iiggaat 1as: single lie, By :. Crowley ro LEY. and n
in the fourth on singles by Crowley, Lille and Rich
ardson, and a sacrifice by Brouthers. Richardson's
play at second was the feature of the game. Follow
inc is the Scnre.
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Flight of q DefauItinc Agent,

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Aug. 28.-William Ripley, assist
ant ticket agent Of the Louisville, New Albany
& Chicago railway in this city, is missing since
yesterday, as is also about $500 belonging to c.
Brockenbrough, city ticket agent. Word received
from Detroit this evening states that a man
supposed to be Ripley was arrested there to-day.
Ripley comes from a highly-connected family of
Chicago, and has borne a good reputation,
although implicated in numerous love affairs.