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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13

In addition to the forces shown in the table,
there is small detachment of the Governor
generals body guard in each presidency, and a
few unimportant local corps; the Corps of
Guides and four local regiments, which com
prise doth infantry and cavalry have, for con-
venence been included with the Bengal infant
ry. The Punjaub Frontier Force comprising
one Ghoorka regiment of infantry, four Punjaub
cavalry regiments the Corps of Guides, five bat
teries of artillery, four regiments of Sikh and
five of Punjaub Infantry and the .Hyderabad
contingent -four cavalry regiments four batter
les OF artillery and six infantry regiments) form
part Of the Bengal army. The greatest concen
tration of troops takes place in the Puniaub,
whore even in profound peace force of 25 900
or 81, goo is always maintained in high efficiency.
The admirable nature of this arrangement is ev-
ident from the comparative ease with which q
force of GO, 900 has just been got together at
very short notice in the northwest frontier dis
tricts. We now come to the armies Of the feud-
atory states Before considering the numerical
strength of this important factor. of the armed
forces Of India it is advisable to draw attention
to the fact that later than last year the Times
devoted a series of long articles to
these armies, pointing out that in their
discipline and efficiency they almost rival Euro
pean troops. The writer's was to advocate
their suppression on the ground that they
stitute formidable danger, but in the interests
of the empire it is most fortunate that the gov
ernment of India does not fall in with this pes
simistic view. The native princes haye, one and
all, expressed their readiness to place tn cir troops
at our disposal, and on the Goth ult the Marha-
rajahs Scindiah and Holker formerly made the
offer to Lord Duffern Accepting the Times's
estimate Of their high military efficiency and
numbers, we find that the armies of the feuda-
tory princes form an auxiliary force by no means
to be despised. Without entering into detail the
totals are: Mahratta States. SO, 600 men and l16
guns; Hindoo States 1855 men, 3096 guns;
Cashmere. $4,000 men, 16O guns; Mahomedan
States, a. 660 men, 865 guns; total, 349 S35 men,
with an artillery composed of 4237 guns. These
armies are, it must be granted, considerably
above the effective allowed by the treaty with
the British empire, but we are not inclined to
cav at that just now. Thus the total number
of fighting in India is $50, 900, including co.,
900 British troops. 10000 natives under British
officers and $4,000 native auxiliaries Irish
Times
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13
National Temperance Society.

New York. May 12.-The twentieth annual
meeting of the National Temperance Society
was held to-day. The annual report of Secre-
tary Stevens shows that the financial depression
of the country had affected the temperance cause
materially. There were distributed $40, 594
pages OF books, pamphlets. etc. The entire re-
eeipts from memberships, legacies, etc, were
IS. 897. The missionary work during the year
caused an outlay of sl2, GOO The treasurers re.
port showed the entire receipts for the year to
have been s60 21S, and the expenses slightly ex-
ceeded that amount Resolutions were adopted
eongratulating the friends of temperance on the
great advances the cause had made, and upon
the widespread and rapidly increasing interest
in It.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13
MINOR MENTION.
List of Patents Issued to Indiana Inventors
Yesterday.

List of Patents Issued to Indiana Inventors
Yesterday.
Special to the II dianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The following patents
were issued to Indiana inventors to-day:
George w. Anderson, Westport. steam cut off
valve; James Bryant, indianapolis, fence; How
ard Campbell and r. N. Land assignors to
Gaar, Scott & Co., Richmond. platform for trac-
tion engines; Sanford G. Cox, assignor to him
self and j. S. Hanna, Lafayette, feeding attach
ment for cylinder printing presses John II.
Dean, Bluffton, drag saw; Francis M. Helms
and G. G. Trinkle, Veedersburg, cultivator
tooth; William A. Horrall, assgnor of one half
to A. & N. Horrall, Washington, mail bag Jo~
siah X. Lilly, assignor to e. Lilly & Co., Indian
apolis jar for solid extracts; Thomas G. Love,
Evansville, paddle-wheel for vessels; Emory F.
Lowry, jamestown, horse shoe; John w. Shide-
ler Indianapolis, rack for exhibiting small wares;
John w. Stewart, Spencer spring for doors and
gates Marion Wallick, assignor of thirteen-six-
teenths to III. A. Heist, B. EshelmaE and j. b.
Rohrer, East Germantown, railway switch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13
BAYLESS w. HANNA.
Rumor that He will Be Sent to the Argen-
tine Republic Instead of Persia.

Rumor that He viii BE Sent to the Arsen-
tine Republic Instead of Persia.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINGToN, May 12.-It is reported to night
that the President has decided to transfer Bay
less w. Hanna from Persia to the Argentine Re
public. This is done in accordance with the re-
quest of Mr.. Hanna's friends, who represented
to the President that his family are in bad
health, and that The climate of Persia as well
as the long and tedious voyage would be exceed
ingly detrimental to the family. The Argentine
Confederation can be reached much more easily,
and the life of an American family is much
pleasanter there than it would be in Persia. Mr..
Hanna applied for South American mission
originally.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13
The President Loves Flowers.

Washington Letter.
Every day magnificent basket of flowers
from the White House conservatory adorns
President Cleyelands desk in his library. The
gardener is particular in making this adornment
as handsome as possible, for not only does the
President alone see them, but all the noble army
of Office seekers gaze upon them while waiting
for the President Colonel Lamont has bunch
of flowers. but they are placed in a vase in some
what of neglige manner while those in the
Presidents room are arranged with care. When
Miss Cleveland was at home. the floral decora-
tions on the table were always most elaborate;
but now that the weather has tinge Of summer
in it, the President seems to wish other than
hothouse flowers, and to day he sent William,
the steward, out. and the latter bought q large
bunch of liacs for the dining room, aud, it is
said. hereafter only spring flowers will form the
floral decorations at dinner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13
Mr.. Goodine's Style of Asking Office.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 12-Mr. David S. Good
ing Of Indiana, is one of the army of Hoosiers
who want federal place. This gentleman has
made up his mind that he is going to have some
thing, but is not sure just what that something
will be. He asked by friend what he
would like, and he replied with the utmost Dig
nifty:
"It is not for me to say what l want. Ny
services to the Democratic party in Indiana are
too well known for Inc to beg for an Office. SEN
ator Voorhees, and Vice-president Hendricks
must settle the question, as to what / am to
have. between them. want something. If
don't get it, shall return to my people and the
ignored and passed bv."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13
Senator's Relatives.

WASHINGTON, May 12-"It would be good
thing said Missouri politician, ''for some
newspaper to reprint few extracts from the
utterances of Democratic senators on nepotism.
Nearly every Democrat in the Senate has his
sons. or cousins or nephews in Office There's
Senator Cockrell, Of Missouri Now see his
brother in-law Ewing has been fixed. George
Vest ran in his SON on the diplomatic list the
other day / will stake bottle OF wine against
a cigar that every Democratic senator has one or
more of his family on the pay-rolls OF the golr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13
Aged Fifty Years, weight Forty Pounds.

WESTON. w. Va, May 12.-Abram Curtis, of
Braxton county, died yesterday. He was known
far and near as walking skeleton. Five or six
years ago his muscles began to waste away, and
continued to do so until he became emaciated
that there was actually nothing but skin and
bone left. He was fifty years old, little above
the average height and weighed but forty pounds.
He was able to walk about until few days be-
fore his death. Every bone in his body was dis
tinctly outlined. and by laying a hand on his
stomach his back bone could be distinctly felt
His case baffed the learning of all the physicians
who attended him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13
Fine Russian FIonr.

of Russian -four, quality very fine, was offered
this morning on the Produce Exchange, to ar
rive from Marseilles, at sc per barrel. The
grade was nearly, if not quite, as good as the
very best American patent extracts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13
The Channel 'Tnnnel Bill Reiected.

LONDON, May 12.-In the House of Commons,
this afternoon, Sir Edward Watkins, Liberal
member for Hythe, moved the second reading of
the channel tunnel bill The Right Honorable
Jos. Chamberlain, on behalf of the Board of
Trade. of which he is president, opposed the
measure, and stated that the government, as a
whole, were opposed to the further progress OF
the bill. The opposition cheered this declara-
tion. The bill was thea rejected by vote Of
98I to 100
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13

JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-. May H. AT the village
Of Taos, this county, last night, Thomas Hughes,
aframp, while attempting to force an entrance
~ the house Of b. d. Schlender. received fatal
wound from revolver. which had been set by q
! trap III window for such visitors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13
The recent Avalanche i'm Iceland.

LONDON, May 12.-The latest advices from
Iceland show that the first reports of the April
avalanche were not exaggerated Fifteen dwell
ings with their inhabitants were swept into the
sea, and twenty -four persons were thus drowned.
The avalanche destroyed fifty fishing boats. The
loss in one village alone reached 500, 600.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13
a PROTEST. from the sultan of zanzIpar.

ZANZIBAR May 12.-The Sultan of Zanzibar
has protested against German encroachments
upon his territory, and has appealed to the
treaty powers in regard to the matter The
German colonization agents are in active nrepa-
rations for advancing their work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13

railroad, but the efforts OF the prosecution to
connect Burton with the same outrage failed.
The court then adjourned till tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-15
GLOBULES.

Prairie chicken shooting begins to-day.
Internal revenue collections yesterday
were S9S9.77.
SS, 400 10 some school contractors yeSter-
day.
One hundred and eleven births and four
deaths were reported at the health office
yesterday.
Pelie Fang was examined in probate
court for alleged insanity yesterday and
discharged.
Special Detective Daley. arrested Thomas
Melley yesterday, charged with the theft of
Sl4 and watch.
The Equitable Accident association of
BinghamptOn. y. Y, has been admitted to
do business in Minnesota.
Diphtheria has appeared at IS Valley
street, conner Maple and Hudson streets
and ON Wallace street, scarlet fever at 9OI
Point Douglas.
a man named Mccarthy complained at
the city hall yesterday that Jack O'Brien
had stolen $40 out of his pocket in saloon
on Robert street
Happy AL" so called. was before Judge
Cory yesterday charged with assault and
battery. The charge was not proven, so the
whittier was discharged.
The lacrosse club announces that ii will
leave for its trip tonight, all rumoTs to the
contrary notwithstanding. The collecting
committee will continue its canvass to-day.
Dennis Sweeney. Charles Levi and
Thomas Grady. better known as $50. =
three Rice street blOOds. were run in by
Officer Fitzgerald last night for stealing old
rags.
The five colored girls taken from a house
on the corner of Seventh and Cedar streets
IhurS'iay night were allowed TO go by Judge
Cory without fine yesterday on condition
That they would leave the city at once
w. l.. McGrath adyertiseS in this morn
lngS GLOBE and offers for sale the five
year old stallion lakewood, by Alexander.
out OF Polly McGrath, by Tramp. This is a
line chance for some one TO get frst-class
stallion.
The reception committee appointed to ar
range for entertaining the excurSioniStS over
the Minnesota & Northwestern road held n
meeting yesterday afternoon and deter
mined TO give the excurSiOniStS banquet at
the Merchants.
Annie Hanson and Maud Weston. two of
the girls arrested IN a saloon on lower Sew
enth street Thursday night. paid fue
of SO each yesterday The other two.
Jennie Green and Mary Swanson, were
committed for ten days.
The Steam ThresheTs Mutual Benefit as
ISOLATION OF Minnesota, with Headquarters
ut CrookSton, fled articles of incorporation
at the Insurance commissioners Office yes
terGay and was authorized 10 do business in
the state, beginning yesterday.
John Bittmau. the st. Louis man ar
rested early in the month for passing illegal
paper with the signature of a tobacco dealer
named LiverStein attached. was examined
yesterday and held to the grand jury on the
charge of forgery.
Owing to the fact that the improvements
on the entrance of the Grand opera house
are not yet finished. the sale of tickets for
next week VIII be conducted to-day at No.
325 Nabasha street, formerly occupied a.
drug store by Macnab Il Roy. On Monday
the regular box office will be used.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-15

The TESTS" which the baking powder
ladies are now so numerOusly practicing
upon the baking powders prove upon exam
nation To be in the nature of tricks They
consist in mixing first with cold water a
sample of the baking powder found in the
house and of that carried by themselves and
IN the interest of which they travel. That
found in the house. when water is turned
upon Il. If il is pure, Will siZZle and foam
up suddenly. like sedlitZ powder. That
carried by the testers rises slowly and
majeSticaily. like yeast, standing over the
top OF the testing glass. Behold the great
superiority of our powder" say the ladies';
''how much stronger and more perfect is its
work" This Is simply the exhibition of a
trick. The slow and apparently Superior
action i caused solely by the presence of
flour in the baking powder, and is evidence
indisputable Of adu!teration. 1t proves pre-
cisely the opposite of what is claimed. Put
4 little flour i'm the Royal or any other pure
baking powder. mix it thoroughly. and stir
into the water and the same result will be
produced.
The ladies next add to the two samples
of baking powder already manipulated with
cold water. a little hot water. and the
hOuSekeeper is then RECALLED with the vapOr
that arises. The baking powder offered
by the testers will give off no OdOr, while
that which it is their object TO prove bad
will probably eXhale gas either carbonic
or ammOniacal. This OdOr is again tri-
umphantly claimed as evidence of impurity.
Here is another deceptive trick. All first
class baking powders have a leavening
power. supplementary 10 that developed by
cold water, which is given off by the heat of
baking. The hot water brings this out.
Therefore baking powder which will give
off no additional gas when hot water is
added is lacking in strength and otherwise
inferior.
Tricks like these practiced for the pur-
pose of deliberately deceiving the public
are both dishonest and despieable, although
the ladies who perform them so glibly are
doubtless ignorant of the character of their
work, having been taught thereto by man.
They are nevertheless swindles of which
the public should be warned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-15
SUCCESSFUL TEST
of a Valuable Invention Interesting
10 Growers of Flax.


Ever since fax has been raised for its
fibre and seed innumerable attempts have
been made to invent a machine that would
gather it without the difficult task of pulling
it by hand, which process has been the only
way known. Farmers all over this country
have found the cultivation of fax very profit
able, and with ordinary care and rightly
prepared ground sure crop is raised, no
matter how unfavOrable the season for other
farm products. But the great drawback has
been in harvesting it. If done by hand it
required the labor of four good men to pull
one acre in day, Many farmers became
disguised with this tedious way, and
either abandoned its cultivation altogether or
ran their moving machines through it, ac-
cOmpliShing more by this method in a day
than could be done by thirty men. But
cutting 1t with moving machine practic-
ally renders the flax useless except for seed,
the moving machine leaving at least four
inches of the stalk over and the roots in
the ground, these parts wasted being the
most valuable part of the fiber for cloth
making.
A. C. Lamar of this city, a gentleman
who in former years raised and pulled fax
in large quantities, has been engaged for
the past five years in constructing a machine
for pulling it. and only had it completed to
his satisfaction last week. The machine is
twO-horse power and is provided with a
large drive and grain wheel, similar to a
harvester, between which a horizontal
wheel four and One-half feet in diameter re-
wolves. This revolving wheel is divided
into fifteen sections, having common CEN
ter. and each section is provided with a
pair of grabbing hooks, all of which are
worked with cam. The machine is driven
along the edge of the flax, each set of hooks
attached to the horizontal wheel closing on
the flax at regular intervals and opening at
the opposite side of the machine, releasing
the flax, where it is carried off by an inge-
NOUS attachment to a platform, where it
may be bound. The grabbing hooks follow
around the horizontal wheel and go through
the same operation as long as the machine
is in motion.
A public field trial was announced for
Aug. IL, but on account of heavy rain it
was postponed TO the 18th, when it took
place on McCarron's farm. With two or
binary horses hitched to the fax puller Mr..
Lamar drove it around the field four or five
times and pulled the fax so clean that the
part went over was as nude of vegetation as
a new-plOwed field. The machine in every
particular did its work. thoroughly, and
more than realized the expectations of all
who witnessed its successful trial. 1t is
simple and durable in construction, there
being no liability TO get out of order, and
the inventor says it can be manufactured
and sold for 500 at good profit. We
venture the opinion that at no remote day
this machine, in its practical workings, will
be favorably heard from and classed as one
of the most important in labor-saving ma
chinery. 1t will be on exhibition at our
state fair, where all parties interested can
examine it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-15
4 Reward Of Merit.

A letter from Attorney General Garland,
which is on file in the clerks Office of the
United States court, to Judge Nelson, and
accompanied by a report of Special Exam
liner j. w. Nightingale. speaks in very fiat
tering terms Of the management of Mar
shall III. X. Denny of this district. Mr..
Nightingale was appointed to look into the
affairs of the district of Minnesota. spend
ing over month in this place. and in his
report to the attorney general says that he
finds the marshars affairs i'm the best of
condition and his general system excellent
"A careful investigation of his accounts
shows that he has been honest" says the
report, land that he has surrounded him
self with capable men as deputies and they
have been faithful in the discharge of their
duties" Marshal Denny has reason To feel
proud of the tiattering reports and com
ments which are made upon his administra-
ton
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-15
Advertisements to Sell at Low Rates and
Actual Experience Side by
Side.
The Attorney General Tnterprets Knotty
Points at Law for Numerous Puzzled
Inquirers.
Company ID Returns From New York
Safe and Sound--More Census
Returns.
Board of Fire commissioners Re-
ward Offered--Suprelme Court
Decisions Briefs.
Some Coal Business.

The following correspondence is self
explanatory:
ST. PAUL. Aug. 8, 1Ss5.-Messrs. Griggs y
Foster-Gentlemen: Please deliver at 459
Portland avenue. twenty tons egg and CRATE
coal in accordance with your advertisement
In to-day's paper. Enclosed check $50 twenty
tons a 81. rs, sos. ---
ST. PAUL. Aug. 10, 1Ss4.-Dear Sir: We
return herewith your letter and inclosure
We are only delivering orders taken over the
counter for what we can deliver during the
day, and regret that yours did not come in IL
that way. Yours truly, GRIGGs q FOSTER.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 13, 1Ss5.-Messrs. Griggs q
/ am surprised TO re-
ceive your note of the 10th. Your fighting
qualities remind me of the eolored brother
lust after the battle of Fort Donelson. when
asked If he was in the battle and if he stood
his ground. His reply was, ''No sab, run at
de fust fab, and would hab run soonah had
I known it war comm. Cookin' and not
1ghtin', sab. is my purfeshun." You re-
member the dress-parade story and the pas
sage of Scripture which says, she who fights
and runs away. will live TO fight another
day. If as stated, you sincerely ''regret'
the matter the order may be considered an
open order.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-15

is to engage. This will be a strictly COM
mission business in grain. provisions and
stocks. They will also make a speciality OF
hlling orders for millers. In this
they will be greatly aided by their
connections with some of the largest and
most influential houses in Chicago, Mil
waukee, ST. Louis and New York. These
gentlemen have come TO make money.
They know st. Paul is an active business
center and they desire to locate here perma-
nently. They come armed with ample cap
ltal, great business experience and full
knowledge of just what they want to do,
with the ability 10 do it. They have taken
room in the Ryan hotel, on the Sixth
street side, and are having it fitted up ele-
gantly. A handsome Office has been built
III one corner, and a telegraph instrument
with an operator has been placed in the
room, so that constant communication will
be had with all the great trade eenters in
the United States.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-15
ST. BENEDIcr's ACADEMY.
Location of n New Firm

Wheeler, Rollins 81 Co. is the name of a
new firm that has come TO ST. Paul for the
purpose of going into business here. The
firm is composed of o. Wheeler of Winona.
III. NJ. Rollins of Omaha and NJ. Il. Huff
man of Medley, Neb. Mr.. Wheeler has
been in the grain trade in the southern part
OF the state for the past twenty years. is
well known by most of our grain operators
and has been connected with the old and
established house of l.. Everingham d Co.
of Chicago for the past six years, repre-
senting that house in the states of Iowa.
Nebraska and Kansas, as well as Mime
sofa. MeSsrs. Rollins and Huffman are both
practical grain men, and, together with
MIR. Wheeler, will make a strong.
solid and reliable firm. They
have ample capital aad come TO St. Paul
vouched for by the banks in the cities where
they have been doing business. This means
that three new first-cl2SS business men
have come to ST. Paul with their families.
with view to becoming citizens here and
casting their lots with us. Ii is new and
vigorous blood that is 10 be infused into this
business community, and what is nearly as
good is the consideration that the blood is
backed up by all the money the new firm
requires TO transact the business in which il