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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-02

Els Funeral and a Meeting of Newspaper
Men-The Resolutions.
National Republican, Wednesday.
The funeral services over the remains of G.
B. Keteham, of the Associated Press were held
at No. 1909 l. street, at o'clock yesterday, a
large number of newspaper men being present
Rev. DR. Naylor. of the Foundry Church, Off
ciated. Rev. DR.. Ketcham, the father of the
deceased, arrived yesterday, and took the re-
mains to Evansville, Ind, for interment A
meeting of newspaper men was held at the
rooms of the Associated Press before the funeral,
at which several addresses eulogistic of Mr.
Ketcnam were delivered. A committee, con-
sistng of P. V. DeGraw, w. e. Berrett. E. B.
Wight, Fl. p. F. mcfarland, Rudolph Kauf-
mann, A. j. Clarke. w. e Ringwalt, and An
drew Devne, was appointed to draft suitable
resolutions, and later reported the following:
1.-The newspaper representatives and other friends
resident in Washington came to know Charles b.
Ketcham three years ago. when, young man, strong
in the pride of an honest ambition, he to this
city &c enter upon which opened so finely
before him, and has to sudden and regretted
en- end.
by daily association they soon learned to love him
for his character and admire the growing talents
which he developed.
"They found in him one of the sweetest of men,
modest but self possessed, full of honorable motives,
living life of unsullied activity. They in him
qualities which had already made him loved and re-
spected by large circle of friends and promised for
linn larger sphere of useful activity To-day
they sincerely his sudden death, unexpected
and so sad.
BE it therefore resolved, That we sorrow at his
loss from midst, and extend to his relatives and
other friends heartfelt sympathy in this time OF
sheir terrible affection and bereavement"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-02

Meteorological Summary for September.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. l.
Monthly mean barometer, go OPS: highest,
3O.269, on the 18th; lowest 20. $40, 9Th; monthly
range, O.. 729.
Monthly mean temperature G39o; highest
80, 18th and 18th; lowest, 3S 40, 23d; monthly
range, 454o; greatest daily range. 1920, Oath;
least daily range, $50, 9th; monthly mean re-
lative humidity, go; dew-point, $3.50.
Prevailing direction of wind, south; total
movement, LA miles; highest velocity and
direction, 81 miles, northwest, 22d.
Number of clear days, IL; fair days. Z; cloudy
days, IL.
Number of days when rain fell, 8; total
amount of rainfall $50 inches.
Thunder storm, 10Th. Lunar halo, 18th. First
hoar frost, 23d
The mean temperature for September in four
teen years is 1922. Mean temperature for Sep
TENDER, 1885, is 2.3o below the mean
Average rainfall for September in fourteen
years is 2 81 inches. Rainfall for Septem Der.
1885, is 0.69 inch above the average.
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The Charter Oak Receivership.

Hartford, Oct. 1.-The hearing on the appli-
cation for a receiver for the Charter Oak Life
Insurance Company was begun this afternoon
before Judge Granger, of the Supreme Court.
The application was made by Ephraim Williams,
Insurance Commissioner on the alleged impair
ment of the assets of the company to the extent
as he believed. of more than % per cent Coun-
to schedule of the property alleged to have
been overrated. and to time for securing wit
nesses as to it's value. They expected to show
that no such impairment existed Counsel for
the Commissioner said they would be ready to
furnish such specifications before the end of the
present week. The hearing was then adjourned
until three weeks from next Monday.
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Regulating the Cellar.

merlcan AgrlculturIst.
A great mistake issometimes made In ventilat-
ing cellars and milk houses. The object of ven
tilation is to keep the cellars cool and dry but
a common mistake, and instead the cellar is
made both warm and damp. cool place should
never be ventilated, unless the air admitted is
cooler than the air within or is at least as cool
as that or very little warmer. The warmer
the air the more moisture it holds in suspension.
Necessarily, the cooler the air the more this
moisture is condensed and precipitated. When
a cool cellar Is aired on warm day, the entering
air, being in notion appears COOL but as it fills
the cellar the cooler air, with which it becomes
Mixed chills ii. the moisture is condensed and
dew is deposited on the cold walls, and may often
be seen running down them in streams. Then the
cellar is damp and soon becomes moldy To avoid
this, the windows should only be opened late
at night--the last thing before retiring There
is need to fear that the night air is unhealrh-
full. as it is as pure as the air of midday and is
really dryer. The cool air enters the apartment
during the night and circuates through it The
windows should be closed before sunrise In tho
morning. and kept closed and shaded during the
day. Ii the air of cellar is damp it may be
thoroughly dried by placing in it peck of fresh
lime in an open box. A peck of lime will absorb
seven pounds. or more than three quartz of
water, and in this way a cellar milk room may
soon be dried, even in the hottest weather. A
bushel of lime absorbs twenty-seven pounds of
water, and still appears as a dry powder. In
this condition it will be very useful to spread
over the garden or lawn, or around fruit trees.
or it may be used for whitewash. This precau-
ton is often necessary Ia the dairy because of
the prevalence, where air is damp. of mildews
and the various forms of mold The orange and
red kinds of mold, especially, which sometimes
form upon the cream, have q most Injurious ef
feet upon the butter.
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Minor Notes.

Isaac Windle farmer living near Shawnee
Mound. Tippecanoe county. has just received a
swarm of bees direct from Italy.
The dry goods store of New s. johnson, at
Westland, was entered and robbed of 800 worth
of goods The proprietors are on the track of
the thieves.
Yesterday was the third day of the Jay coun-
ty fair. The crowd on the ground was estimated
at l5,O 0O beating the record of any fair in east
ern Indiana, Fort Wayne excepted.
The Commissioners OF Monroe county called
their trustees together and had reports filed of
their Indebtedness. They found no IRREGULAR
ties, no bogus" or extraordinary indebted
ness" being carried by any of the township trus-
tee.
The Parke County Coal Company, whose
mines are at Minshall, have begun making coke
and find that they can make it as good as it is
made at Connellsville This is the first success
full instance of trial to make coke in the
Indiana block coal region.
DR.. Peter, claiming to be from Rochester, was
arrested in Kokomo for taking another mans
valise from the Panhandle depot in that city.
The valse, which contained wearing apparel of
considerable value, was found in his possession
and proved by the owner.
The military encampment to be held at Port
land, Oct. 16 to 19, promises to be grand affair
Governor Gray and staff, and six military com
parties, will be in attendance Portland has
grown from village of 400 to a. 600 in ten years.
and is the largest city between Richmond and
Fort Wayne. The merchants report business
improving.
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General and Personal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON Oct 1-Col. j. B. Maynard,
formerly editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel, is
visiting his brother-in-law, Captain Archer, of
Capitol Hill.
The following Indiana postmasters were COM
missioned to-day: William T. johnson. at Bur
w. Roberts, at Ilion.
The President to-day appointed the following
named presidential postmasters: Richard j.
Ashby, at Charleston, w. Va, vice A. F. Glib
bons, suspended; James Delaney, at St Peter,
Mimi, vice James Z. Moore, resigned.
The Postmaster general to-day appointed the
following named fourth class postmasters: Ohio
At Port Jefferson, James Haney; Erastus, John
Terwhiliger; Maplewood, Daniel S. Strayer; In
Corner, James Ourey; Kennard. James S. Ma
hey; East Fairfield, Mrs Phoebe Farr; Boston,
George A. Botzum; Marengo, Ira Swartz.
Ilinos-At Rchview, Lewis E. Preston.
NJ. w. Wines, chief of the miscellaneous divis-
ion of the coast and geodetc survey, has resigned
at the request of Secretary Manning.
Upon the recommendation of Commissioner
Sparks, OF the General Land Office, the Secretary
OF the Interior has approved the dismissal of
Robert Berry, examiner of surveys in Colorado.
On the 9th instant the Civil-service Commits
sion will conduct an examination here, for the
selection of persons to fill places in the new in
tellgence bureau of the War Department This
division will be similar to the one already in ex
istence in the Navy Department. The examina-
ton will test the knowledge of candidates in
military affairs. The division will be under the
direction of the Acknowledgement, and. in gen.
eral way. it will be for the purpose of collecting
information in regard to strategic points near
the coast of the United States-places, for in
stance. like Cuba the West Indies etc.
The coinage at the minis during the month
of September amounted to 81. 400, 1854, of which
s., 500 900 was in standard silver dollars.
General Sheridan has issued an order contin-
uing Captains Gregory and Davis, of his staff, in
their places until Oct TO-
Charles Neal. who was yesterday removed
from his position chief of division in the office
OF Register of the Treasury, was to-day ap-
pointed to 81, 400 clerkship in the same office
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HELP FOR THE INDIANS.
Father Conrady's Plan for Making the Red
Men Self-Supportipg.


WASHINGTON, Oct Father L. L. Conrady,
who has been living among the Indian tribes in
the West for fifteen years, in the capacity of a
mission nary, is in this city for the purpose of
presenting to the administration, for it's consid
GRAFTON, plan which. he claims, from his many
years of experience among them will make the
Indians sef-supporting within a very few years,
and will at the same time, restore to the public
domain millions of acres of land now lying
idle Mr. Conrady says that the Indian tribes
all through the country hold too much land. The
plan which he proposes is to form on each of the
reservations number of Colonies" to be com
posed of at least fifteen young men, to each of
whom should be allotted 100 acres of land. At
the head of each colony practical farmer should
be placed, who, for the first year. could instruct
the Indians in farm work. The following year,
although the work is to be continued with an
other party of Indians, those of the first year
could be encouraged and assisted in their train
ing. so as to push them further ahead to become
efficient and skilful farmers. Besides improv-
ing the land claims of the members of the
colony, large field will be fenced in, ploweG
and narrowed by the boys. where the old In
dams, unable to do hard work, will have ample
ground to raise garden stuff, hay and wheat,
with the assistance Of the young men,
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ing as a Lake Erie breeze, and it is possible
that the father of the lads" may yet attain the
object Of his ambition.
ITO Grover Cleveland:
Sir take the liberty of asking favor.
Like thousands of others. am a stranger, but
you can give me a hearing. am a 'clod- hopper
OF lar1er, have one hundred and eighty acres,
and do good deal of hard work By trade
am blacksmith Six years / worked for -
ana earned my farm. l also carry from them
my recommendation as a good smith and so
forth. say with pleasure / have tried to be
honest, but self praise is half scandal, / am
aware | am not old and not so young. Am
not good and not so fearful bad. Now, sir, /
have worked and paid taxes for many years as a
farmer. Would it be out of reason that could
apply for the postoffice at , Kan? | have
been Democrat ali my life ! think a farmer
had ought to have the same privilege a citizen
OF that CT who does not know how to work and
sweat all day If do not get it car make my
living without it just as / always have, pound
ing iron and steel and hoeing But if L get it
shall be thankful and pleased. / can get petit
tions and give bonds, and give good references
such as bankers, farmers and others, as you
''What will be done
With petitions by the ton
That all go to Washington,
All headed each and every one,
Postofice?
II would add / am married and have three
little 'tads, and would like to 60 to town and
let them have a little better education than
their father. Believe me without false fattery
an admirer of the first Democrat President for
many years-yoursef.
Il remain your farmer friend,
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
ALI Kinds in the Two States.
Another Sensational Lawsuit at Muncie-
Pollard Warrants in Morgan County-A
Drunken Bully Shot by Cripple.
INDIANA.
The Muncie Court-Room the Scene of
Another Sensational Trial.

The Muncie COURTROOM the Scene of
Another Sensational Trial.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
MUNcIE, Oct. mo sooner had the sensa-
tional divorce suit between Mr.. and Mrs. CHM
closed, by compromise, than equally
tional case was begun, this being a case wherein
the State of Indiana is plaintiff and Stephen
Hamilton, wealthy farmer living north of this
city, is defendant he being charged with assault
and battery with intent to commit rape. AMrs.
Hottinger, wife of young farmer living on
farm adjoining Mr.. Hamilton's place, is the
prosecuting witness. She related to the court
and jury the details of the manner in which the
alleged crime committed. and made some
ugly statements for the defendant to disprove.
Mr.. Hamilton is about sixty-fve years of
age, and is one of the pioneer settlers
or Delaware county. By economy and frugality
he has accumulated a great deal of wealth, and
has always stood high in the community, and
throughout the county was regarded as an hon
orable, upright citizen. Upon this reputation
he will largely depend for his defense, and it
will, no doubt, have great weight. Mr.. Hamil-
tons household consists of an excellent wife and
several children, who have shared his good name
As matter of course they greatly grieved
because of the serious charges against their
father. Under the laws of Indiana, crime like
that with which Mr. Hamilton is charged
constitutes felony, and is punishable by i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary. To make a
felony, however, in this case, it becomes necces
sary to prove both the assault and battery and
the attempt to commit rape In the prosecution
of this case Prosecutor G. L. Medsker has asso-
cated with him Messrs Gregory and Silverburg.
For the defense appear Messrs. Templer G.
Sanders and Blount & Templer, all able attor
neys. Owing to the prominence of the defendant,
and the sensational character of the testimony,
the courtroom is crowded until standing room
is at premium.
LATER in the trial of Mr.. Ham
ilton came to q halt when the attorneys
for the defense moved that the indict-
ment be quashed. This action is based
upon the ground that the name of the prose
cutting witness does not properly appear in the
indictment. In that instrument it appears as
Lizzie Hotuinger, while she gave her name to
the court and jury as Elizabeth Hottinger. and
the record of births in the old family Bible cor
roborates this statement The motion to ouash
was overruled, and the case will proceed.
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TELEGRAPHTC BREVlTIES.,

w. A. and C. A. Nimocks. of the Minneapolis
journal, have about completed negotiations for
the purchase of the Detroit Post newspaper, and
Will take possession Nov. l.
Mr.. William Montgomery, of New Orleans.
step-son of Maj. E. A. Burke, editor of the New
Orleans Tlmes-Democrat, was married at noon
yesterday at Christ Church. Louisville, to MISS
Virginia L. Patrick, of the latter city
AT Cleveland, yesterday, while gang of men
were loading coal on vessel near a railroad
track a train backed down, killing Andrew
Devir, sixty years old. fatally injuring Patrick
Mamoni. and badly crushing James Guilty.
About five hundred people, with the sheriffs of
Andrain, Pike and Rails county, Missouri are
now In hot pursuit of negro, named ST King
who outraged a Young lady In Pike county and
was seen at Ladonia yesterday. and there is
good prospect that he will be lynched within
twenty -four hours
Mrs. Eliza Steele, widow nearly seventy
years old, living on farm near Fort Recovery
o., went to the barn on Wednesday, and climb
thrashing floor. threw herself down. causing in
slant death. In her hand was note t. her chill
dren saying her act was Intentional; that she
could not stay any longer
About midnight on Wednesday a handsome
young woman took room at the Morton HOTEL
New York. and registered As 'Annie Bennett,
New York, after which she retired Yesterday
morning she was found dead in her room. with
the gas turned on and all the cracks in the win
dows stuffed with paper. She was an actress,
and her mother resides in Philadelphia.
William Foster and John McKillop employees
at the Leland Hotel, Chicago, placed piece of
furniture the top of the elevator cage yester-
day. and startei for tho top floor. Before reach
ing their destination the furniture struck against
the ton of the shaft, the cable parted and the
cage dropped to the ground McKillop died
from his injuries, and Foster is in precarious
condition
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An English Opinion of Equal Suffrage.

london Standard.
There is nothing occult in the craft Of politics
and when we consider how little is required in
these days to induce great statesmen to regard
people as capable citizens, it would be difficult to
find woman who would not speedily be
equipped for so much of political life as is in
volved III voting for one man rather than for an
other. Nor is there very much superhuman
intelligence manifested by the average repre-
sentative of the people that objection could be
made to any woman of average intelligence and
education for the post of legislator, on the score
of personal incompetency.
The argument drawn from personal oualifica-
ton. therefore, is utterly irrelevant The cues
ton is one of expedency. and expediency only.
Every sensible person. in asking himself if he
is in favor of female enfraachisement, or OPP
posed to it. will simply inquire what effect is
likely to be produced upon women themselves,
upon men in their relations to women, upon
women in their relations to men, and on the
state and community by conceding it.
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MINOR MATTERS.

Ex-Congressman Stockslager Sworn in as
Assistant Land Commissioner.
special to the INDIANAPOLIS journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct LEX Congressman Stock
Slayer. who was to-day sworn in as Assistant
Commissioner of the General Land Office, held
quite levee in Wizards Hotel, tonight Con-
gressmen Matson, Ward and Cobb, and dozen
Indianians of lesser degree, on hand to
congratulate him. Mr.. Stockslager appears to
have had load removed from his mind when he
took the OATH There has been so much prom
Using and prevaricating, and SO much treachery
about this place. that he could not feel sure of it
until he took the oath of Office This is the
place which was given to General Meiley, of
Ohio, some weeks ago. but he was defrauded
out of it, and promised the Idaho Governorship,
but he got left on that, too, the day before yes
terday
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The Comforts of Religion Better than Wealth
and Success.


The Comforts of Religion Better than Wealth
and Success.
New York Special, 9th.
Mr.. Beechers voice was weak tonight when ne
preached in Plymouth pulpit, and he put as
much vicor as possible into his trenchant re-
marks. which were devoted to The relation of re-
llgion 10 business Among other things he said:
Men who live righteously have all the secular
things necessary to happiness. Obedience TO d.
vine law and secular prosperity go hand in hand.
There Is no directory in the world like Solomon's
proverbs. Every man to be successful must
have afoundation. He must have health, strength
and common sense which is the most uncommon
OF all. He must also confne his work to his
capabilities. A man six feet tail can reach higher
than man only five in height, no matter how
hard the latter may try A man of unthinking
brain cannot be philosopher and man with
out genius cannot produce poetry, of which we
have ten thousand instances.
1--WE are not here merely to enjoy ourselves
A right Christian life limits mans desires for
pleasure wealth and preferment 1t humbes
man before the Gospel Half of the failures in
commercial life are the result of the greediness
of men. Seeking to do more than in them lies.
they fall to the ground. Now, Christian life
corrects ambition; it keeps it in proper light A
true Christian temper keeps man at peace with
his feiiow-men. 1t helps HIM to avoid conflicts
and quarrels. Men say they will first amass
fortunes by evasions and receptions, and then
they will join the church. They can't do it while
building up their properties. Oh, mol In what
is called prosperity there is often not particle
of true enjoyment. There are thousands of men
In dingy shops who are happier than others in
palaces l don't believe blood-suckers of gold
are happy. So far as happiness goes would
rather be healthy, respected poor man than
the richest man in the world whose name is only
another for gold What want is endurable
prosperity, and religion is the road to sufficient
success to make life happy.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICE1

WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. l A. NJ.
Special indications for twenty four hours from
A. NJ. for Indianapolis and vicinity-Local
showers followed by fair weather; stationary
temperature
For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Local
showers, followed by fair weather, northeast
winds, becoming variable, slight change in
temperature, generally higher barometer.
For the Lower Lake Region-Fair weather,
stationary temperature. variable winds.
For the Upper Lake Region-Fair weather,
variable winds, slight rise in temperature except
near Lake Superior; stationary temperature
falling, followed in western portion by rising
barometer
For the Upper Mississippi Valley-Fair
weather, northerly winds in southern portion,
higher barometer in southern portion falling
followed by rising barometer in northern portion,
slight changes in temperature.
For the Missouri Valley-Fair weather, nearly
stationary temperature, variable winds. gem
orally from north to west, higher barometer.
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Brief Mention.

A brilliant wedding occurred at Marshall on
Wednesday night Philip Gress, of Evansville,
Ind. and Mary c. ChenoNeth. of Marshall, were
married at the residence Of the brides parents
Guests were present from Evansville, Terra
Haute and Perrysville Ind. and from Paris ard
Sheibyville. Ill Between two and thrse
hundred invited guests witnessed the ceremony.
Ed Davis. of Kirkwood, says that one day last
week he was driving along q country road when
there suddenly appeared before him monstrous
snake that frightened both his horses and him
self He declares that the snake was fully Atty
feet long. and as iJ glided by il raised It's head
four or five feet in the air and thrust out a
tongue as long as q mans arm. It made noise