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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
CENTER TOWNSHIP WARRANTS.
Trustee Kitz Says the North Vernon Bank
Cannot Have Held Amy of Them.

Trustee Kitz Says the North Vernon Bank
Cannot Have Held Amy of Them.
It was after II o'clock last night when the
Journals special dispatch regarding the failure of
the North Vernon Bank was received, and when
reporter drove out to the residence
of Mr.. Kitz, on Peru street, half
an hour later, the trustee was
found reading newspaper. He had just ar
arrived home from the country, he said, where
he had been visiting the schools under his con-
troll He was told by the reporter that So, 500 of
Center township warrants had been found
among the assets of the North Vernon Bank
and that Mr.. Cook, the proprietor of the lnsti-
tuition had stated that 81, 600 more had been of
fered him.
'It can't be possible, said Mr.. KitZ. ''There
amt so much out. 1 have nothing out but due
bills for small amounts, and they are local.
They are given for specific purposes, stated on
the face of. the bill. To have got hold of as
much as these people at North Vernon
claim to hold, they must have gon @
around and hunted up all that there
is out, but don't see how they could very we'll
have got ii even then, because the bills were
held by number of persons Van VIE, of this
city, held some of them, and they were given to
others who had done work for the township.
Are these due bills regarded as good invest
ments for spectators? Can they be bought at
much of discountg"
Il don't know whether they are sold al dis
count or not by the persons to whom they are
given. They are worth par. They bear per
cent. interest"
"Will the bills that are now in circulation
amount in the aggregate to So, 000!"
''They may, but l don't know exactly what
amount there is out. don't think that it will
reach the amount that these people claim that
they hold"
DO you suppose there have been any forger-
ies?"
II don't know. can't tell whether or not
these bills that are in circulation genuine
until | see them, The other day it was stated
that there were 81 900 of Center township war
rants offered for sale at Greensburg. but have
issued no warrants"
Have you purchased any school suppliesg"
II bought between six hundred and seven hun
dred dollars worth of school furniture from
Andrews & Co., of Chicago. in last December,
through Mr.. Palmer, the agent in this city, and
it was delivered about the middle of August. I
have bought no other furniture"
Il have been kept very busy during the last
few days." said Mr.. Kitz, as the reporter was
about to leave, sin getting my schools in proper
running order, and l have had no time to give
attention to anything else. In day or two
shall. make report to the commissioners of
the affairs of Center township, and will show
them the number of due bills that l now have
out and for what purpose they were issued"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
VIRGINIA POLITICS.

Fitzhugh Lees Canvass Said To BE Break
ing Down at All Points.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept 15.-Word has reached
Washington that the canvass of General Fitz-
hugh Lee, Bourbon, for Governor Of Virginia,
is rapidly breaking down at all points. Fitz-
hugh, unfortunately, cannot make speech of
three minutes length that anyone would listen
to, and wherever he goes he dsgusts the Demo
cratic masses. = He was nominated in the first
place solely because he is q nephew of the late
General Robert E. Lee, the leaders believing the
name in and of itself would rally the confeder-
ates with an enthusiasm that would blaze forth
on every hill and in every valley in the Old Do
minion. But the name doesn't seem to conjure
well in the absence of impassoned oratory, and
it has been suggested here that if General Fitz-
hugh Lee would distribute photographs of his
uncle's tombstone instead of his own speeches
he would create more sympathy and secure more
votes
In view of General Lees failure on the stump
the confederate canvass is breaking down at all
points, and is rapidly degenerating into roaring
farce General Malone and his followers ara
taking every advantage of the breakdown, and il
looks at this time as though the Republicans
will win very decided victory
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
A Passenger Train Hurled Down an Embank-
ment-List of Killed and Injured.

CINCINNATI, Sept 15-As a passenger train
on the Kentucky Central railroad was nearing
Lexington KY, about noon, to-day, at high
rate of speed the engine left the rails and
plunged down thirty foot EN- bankment, carry
ing with it the baggage and smoking cars. En-
gineer Frank Watts and fireman H c. Burger
were instantly killed. Thomas Mclaughlin
the conductor, had his arm sprained; Dan OCon-
ner, brakeman arm injured and body bruised;
Robert Taylor. baggage master, arm broken. T.
j. Nichols, the well-known horseman, of Paris
KY. suffered broken hip, besides internal in
juries, which will probably result fatally. He
was the starter at the Lexington races. George
Pugh, Thomas Anderson, of Paris, and Charles
d. Kahn, of Cincinnati, were slightly injured.
Several other passengers, including some colored
women, were badly scalded.
The latest reports from Capt T. j. Nichols,
who was injured in the railroad accident, say
his thigh is broken and body badly bruised, but
he is cheerful, and there are hopes of his recov-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
THE BANKERS CONVENTION.
Outline of the Programme for the Coming
Meeting-Topics for Consideration.

New YORK, Sept 15.-In regard 70 the con-
TO be held in Chicago on Wednesday of next
week, Dr. George Marsland secretary of the as
sociation, announces that the reports and papers
are nearly all in, and that the official draft of
the programme will be at once completed for
presentation to the executive council, which will
meet on Tuesday, the 22d inst, at the Grand
Pacific Hotel, Chicago to make further
charges that may become necessary. The
headquarters of the association will
be opened at Chicago on Saturday The silver
question being the most important topic of the
first day. will be discussed by larger number
of prominent speakers than any of the other
numerous topics which will be reviewed by the
convention Col. Trenholm, of Charleston, and
several other Southern bankers and members of
will address the convention in favor
of stoppage of silver-dollar coinage. The
international aspects of the silver question
will be discussed by Mr. Coe of New York;
Dana Horton, Of Ohio T. J. Gage of Chicago;
Hon. E. S. Lacey. of Michigan; Mr. Hague, of
Montreal, and others, and Mr.. Newcomb, of
Louisiana Mr.. Flanagan, of New York, and
several Western members of the association will
make addresses on financial panics, and suggest
expedients to prevent their recurrence. On
the second day the center of interest will be in
discussion of extradition treaties and sugges-
tions of extension of their scope, to be embodied
in a memorial to Congress. An interesting dis
cusson on the causes of the amazing growth and
productive progress of the Northwest will be in
troduced by paper from O. B. Vance, of the
Chicago Tribune. The development of the fruit
trade between the West and Europe will also be
considered In connection with the increase in
banking throughout the Mississippi valley since
the war
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And the Hardships This Unnecessary Delay
Is Working in the Cases of Worthy and
Deserving Veterans of the War.
Belief that Higgins's Doorkeepership !.
Candidacy Will End in Failure.
Fitzhugh Lees Campaign Said To Be Break
ing Down-Difficulties of Travel in the
Congo COuntry-Capital Notes.
HOLMAN'S MEANNESS.
Hardships Caused by His Delay in the Mat
ter of Fourth District Pension Boards.

Hardships Caused by His Delay in the Mat
ter of Fourth District Pension Boards.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON Sept 15-To-day's National
Republican contains a communication from one
who signs himself Veteran" but who is said to
be well-known Democrat, which curries Judge
Holman in an interesting manner for his dere-
LECTION in organizing pension boards in his
district, which matter has been mentioned in
Journal specials also. Among other things the
writer says "The Pension Office is daily in
receipt of letters from suffering, anxious appli-
cants living i'll Holman's district asking General
Black, why do hear nothing from my pension
claiml Why is nothing doneP and in every
case the following stereotyped reply is
sent: AS soon as the medical
boards are organized in your district, you will
be ordered to appear before one of them for ex-
amination nothing can be done until them But
why should General Black await the pleasure of
Holma in this matterl The appointments have
all been made, but it seems that two old sol
diers, Doctors Miller and Roberts, who have re-
Gently been appointed do not suit Holman, and
he has forbidden the organization of the boards
Perhaps as soon as Holman gets through with
his junketing trip among the redskins he will
devote his time to getting these two old soldiers
removed and tho boards organized
to suit himself. He made two trips
of his junketing in order to save expenses. OF
course railroad fare will be double, but that is
nothing compared to the cost of other articles
required to keep the Objector braced up when
he becomes worn out. 1t is said that when the
committee got as far back as Kansas City, when
they should have gone into the Indian Territory,
Mr.. II. was weary and tired, and a postpone
ment of his visit was declared in order. But
what is to become of the poor old soldiers in
Holman's dis:rict2 Many are liable to die before
Holman gets through with the redskins, and we
think that General Black should take the mat
ter in hand and see that the boards are organized
at ouce -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
HIGGINS AGAIN.
His Campaign for Doorkeeper of the House
Likely to End in Failure.

His Campaign for Doorkeeper of the House
Likely to End in Failure.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Several political
FOUNDERS have enlisted in the campaign Of
Eugene Higgins for the doorkeepership of the
House Of Representatives and it is stated in
saloon quarters that the appointment clerk Of
the Treasury will likely change his base of
operations to the Capitol after the assembling Of
Congress. There has not been so much said
about Higgins during the past month as previous
to that time, and it begins to look as though he
would cease to be national ISSUE Higgins said
to friend the other day that he would be obliged
to the press if it would reopen its abuse of him.
He declared that he enjoyed it, and that it had
been decided advantage to him.
The criticisms of this officer have not been
confined by any means to his official acts, but
have rather referred mostly to his political and
personal careers. The people of the country
who are not enabled to form an opinion Of him by
looking him in the face can reach pretty accu-
rate conclusion of his character from his asser-
tion that all the newspaper abuse that has been
heaped upon him has been enjoyable and has
really been an advantage to him. Some idea
may be cleaned from this statement, too, of his
sensbities and pride as man. He gloats and
boasts over charges from every direction of de-
pravity.
Your correspondent has talked to q number Of
representatives about Higgns's candidacy for
the doorkeepership, and it does not develop that
he has any chance at all for election. The posi-
ton is one that brings the officer in contact with
the people, and it should be filled BY a gentleman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
A TALK WITH THOMAN.
His Transaction Was Entirely Legitimate and
He Is Astonished at the Fraud.

HELENA, Mont. Sept. 15-Commissioner Tho
mans attention was called to dispatches from
Washington, speaking of his connection with
Indiana school securities, and, in answer to a
question, he said II am free to admit my
astonishinent at what seems to be an over-issue
of large amount of township warrants
1 cannot say whether those 1 turned
over to Mr. Richards and those 1 still
hold are good or bad. The legal opinions to-
gether with letter from each Of two national
banks in Indianapolis, gave to Mr.. Morton, and
all business was transacted and the securities
placed in the Citizens National Bank, where
they remained until the cashier, Mr.. Pearsall,
had made the inquiry concerning
them through his correspondent, the
Meridian National Bank of Indianapolis
think Messrs Hapley, Dyer, Martin and Pear
sail will say that made the most careful inves-
tigation as to their worth got them from A.
E. Davis, of Chicago. He is my personal friend,
and cannot doubt his honesty and integrity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16

and found the floor covered with human skulls
and bones, partially covered with flesh.
in the last stage of green putrefaction.
Among the decayed mass worms were
crawling, while the floor was wet!and Shiny with
liquid exuding from the remains. In inner
room the coroner found a number of Chinese
engaged in boiling down the remains of other
bodies, while other Chinese were engaged in
scraping the boiled bones and packing them in
boxes for shipment TO China. It is estl-
mated that the cellar contained
over 300 dead bodies, which had been taken
secretly from various cemeteries throughout the
State. AS an instance of Chinese ingenuity, it
is stated that those in charge of the operation,
fearing the stencil from the boiling pots would
be great as to attract attention outside, pro-
cured two living skunks, so that the odor Of the
latter might overcome the former The coroner
confiscated all the remains.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
Tanners and Leather Dealers.

CHICAGO Sept 15.-Tapners and hide and
leather dealers. representing an aggregate
capital of several million dollars, are arriving in
she city from all parts Of the country, to attend
the national convention, which begins to-
morrow at the Grand Pacific Hotel, con-
tinuing till Saturday. Large delegations
/. of leading men in the trade are here
from New York, Boston, ST. Louis and other
cities The visitors will be entertained at a
banquet to morrow evening. One of the sub
iects for discussion at the meeting will be the
condition of trade. The business is now said to
be improving all through the country. j. E.
Mooney, of Cincinnati is president and F. w.
Clark, of Chicago secretary of the national con-
yentiou.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
Expectation that Riel will BE Respited.

WINNIPEG, Man, Sept. 15-Governor Dewd-
ney is authority for the statement that Riel will
be respited, but an Ottawa dispatch to govern
till this afternoon. The belief is general that
there will be respite. Riel is taking things
cooly He appears to have no idea that he will
be hanged. He is defiant and unrepentant He
marches about with the air of great man. He
thinks that ne cannot be hanged; that the rope
may be placed around his neck, if it comes to
that, but before the awful moment arrives q
divine interposition will surely save him. His
biography cannot be finished before next Fri
day. He is constantly praying for miraculous
turn in events, which he will doubtless find in
renrieve
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
LICENSE In WISCONSIN.
Smaller Cities and Towns Vote for High
License-Milwaukee for Low License.

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 16.-Up to l o'clock this
morning reports have been received here from
ffty-rine cities and towns throughout the
question. Of this number twenty two carried
$500 license; thirtysix carried 5000, and only
one town adopted the $3.50 fee The low license
majority in this city is nearly Is, 900. The re-
suit of the elections throughout the State is a
dozen places would adopt the maximum fig
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
A Deadly Shooting ARRAY.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept IA special says:
IA desperate shooting affray took place at
9wingsvile, KY. which resulted in the death of
Nose and James Ballard, brothers of Jack Bal
lard, who has just been sentenced to twenty
years Imprisonment for killing VIM. Spencer.
last spring. The jury had just brought in a
verdict and the prisoner being returned to
the Jail, when Nose and James opened fire on
the guard, who returned the fire. killing both
men instantly. Jack Ballard escaped during the
fght. but reeaptured.S Excitement prevails
and further violence may occur. The guard es-
eaned unhurtr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
Failure of a Blanket t-Manufacturing Firm

BosToN. Sept. 15.-The Willowdale Company
manufacturers of blankets in this city, has
failed. The embarrassment is said to be due to
dullness of trade light profits, and arecent fire in
New York by which a large amount ofIthe com
pany's goods was destroyed or damaged the in
with the company. The liabilities are about
$40 900, of (which half is secured by hypothecat-
ed merchandise. The assets nominally are over
5000, 600. but will be subject to large shrinkage
The company manufactured its goods at Meri-
den, Conn. Its capital stock was 5000, ,OOO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
Shooting ARRAY at Anderson. 8. G..

CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. 15-The contro-
versy between E. b. Murray, editor of the Ander-
eliminated to-day in a personal encounter in
the streets of Anderson. Each fired about
five times Senator Moore was slightly wounded
in the right hip. The difficulty originated in
differences of opinion the prohibition Ques-
ton, which led Murray to denounce Senator
Moore in his paper as a liar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
Coal Miners in Convention,

PITTsBURG, Pa, Sept. 15-At the coal miners
convention, held at Monongahela City, to-day, it
was unanimously resolved to demand cents
per bushel for mining. The convention was
called by the officials of the Miners Associa-
tion, and the strike ordered by the Knights of
Labor, which has been in progress for the past
two weeks, now has the hearty support of both
organizations. Heretofore the two bodies have
been acting separately. but to-days action re-
stores harmony in the ranks and makes the
strike the most general ever attempted in this
section of the State
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
Burning of n Lake Steamer.

MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept. 15.-The burning
vessel seen in midlake by the propeller Frost, on
Saturday, proves to have been the Canadian pro-
peller Prussia, of st. Catharines Ont. Her
crew took to the boats when the fire got beyond
control, and reached Bayfed, Wis, safely. yes
terday. The Prussia was valued at $40, 900 and
insured for S14 OOO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
A Veto from Carter Harrison.

CHICAGO Sept. 15.-At the opening of the
council meeting, last evening, Mayor Harrison
submitted message vetoing the ordinance i'm
posing $500 license on brewers. In giving his
reasons, Mayor Harrison said that when the
highlicense law went into operation the brew
ers in order to enable retailers to pay their Ii
censes, voluntarily reduced the price of beer,
this reduction, amounting in all, to more than
$500, 600. If, therefore. a license be imposed on
the brewers, they would have to pay double
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
A Drunken Mothers Dreadful Crime.

TORONTO. Sept 15.-The wife of James Airey,
a bricklayer to-day cut the throats of her three
eight six and two years, respectively. The
children are dangerously wounded but hopes
are entertained Of their recovery. Mrs Airey,
whose maiden name was Hartley, was greatly
addicted to drink Her father was prominent
temperance lecturer in Leeds, England She
has been placed under arrest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
Francis III. Kinnfcutt.

WORCESTER. Mass, Sept. 15.-Francis II.
Kinnicutt, of this city, died this morning. aged
seventy three years. He was for long time
president of the Citizens National Bank, and q
trustee of the Worcester County Institution for
Savings. He was for many years president of
the Worcester & Nashua Railway Company, and
had great influence in the direction of Worces-
tors financial institutions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
THE CONGO COUNTRY.

The Difficulties of Getting from Place to Place
In that Region.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept 10 Some very interesting
information has just been received at the Departs
ment of State concerning the Congo country
and its people, subjects the diplomatic service
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
Postal Clerk Arrested.

ST. LOUIS Sept. 15.-Charles w. Churchill,
railway postal clerk on the Missouri Pacific rail
way between st. Louis e Kansas City, was ar
rested here this evening by Postoffice Inspector
letters. He confessed his guilt, and was locked
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
Houses of Non-Union Men Fired.

MoNoNGAHELA Cry, Pa, Sept. 15.--The
houses of two black-sheep coal miners, in the
The fire is believed to have been of incendiary
origin. and the delegates in attendance at the
convention were unanimous in their expressions
Of disapproyal Of such unlawful proceedings
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16

Colonel Nichols served upon W. T. Shermans
staff during the war. and wrote ''Shermans
March to the Sea-" He married daughter of
: the late Nicholas Longworth, of this city, and
for the past fifteen years has devoted himself to
musical education, having founded the college of
which he was president In this work he was
greatly aided by the munifcence of the late Reu-
ben r. Springer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
Killed by a Bee Sting.

OcoNoMowoc, Wis, Sept. ia young woman
named Arvilla M. Bogart aged twenty.three
years, resident Of Monterey, this county, while
picking flowers in the garden, was stung on the
top of the head by a honey bee and died in twen-
ty minutes attsrwagd.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
Shocking Discovery in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 15-A horrible dis
covery was made in Chinatown to-day Infor-
full stencil was being emitted from a cellar on
Pacific street he went and forced his way in,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16

Cook said that he organized it, but entirely sold
out his interest in the institution the 1st of
June, but that his name was connected with it
still only matter of policy. The losses of
the depositors are heavy for the size of the town
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
WHEN INDICATIONS.
WEDNEsDAY-Fdir Ueather, Sta
tionary temperature.


Is said to be the best Of its class in
America. 1t certainly has gained a
marvellous foothold since its introduc-
tion to the public, and is an important
feature of our Furnishing trade.
There are about one dozen varieties
that are seasonable now, in Cotton,
Merino and Wool, both in plain and
fancy colorings. Wehave the jobbers'
advantage in han ding this product,
and thus we are able to secure this
advantage to the consumer We have
about all the varieties of Seamless
Hosiery that is made that is of value,
both in low and high priced goods;
but the Shawknits all bear the trade
mark, and are not to be confounded
with other makes at the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16

My connection with these securities is one of
legitimate business. / have no interest in
paint manufacturing establishment with Mr..
Davis, and l am not his partner in any bust