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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
Telephone Etiquette in Mexico.

The Mexicans manage the telephone quite
differently from what we do. Our short, sharp.
and incisive style of questions and answers
would not be tolerated in the land of the Monte
zumas. There courtesy, and not business, die
dates the manner of the communication. The
regular response from the central Office to tele
phone call is 'Mande usted." which is equivalent
to "At your command" Then prelimnaries are
gone through, something follows: Good
morning senorta; how do you do9" Very
won s1 W you d en fsyn f
abling me to speak with Don So-and-so, No.
777p with much pleasure" etc, and wheif
the connection is made the usual polite intro
ductories gone through before proceeding
to the business in hand
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T-r-n.

Foreign names I may say, are my forte, sir Tsari.
brod Adilijeh, Zaitchar,
Kujazevatz, Slivntza and Gintzi to me but mere
chd's play
My friends always seek my opinion, but l own am
beaten when
am asked, now frequently happens to correctly
pronounce Tr-n.
have made every possible answer-Trn, Tran, Iron,
Trun Torn, Turn,
different version for each one who came to me anx-
ious to learn;
And when, is natural they ask why the dickens
the vowel isn't there,
1 say it's pronounced with liquid, elliptic Bulgarian
slur.
But see that they scarcely believe me; one said,
That really won't do"
When ventured to tell him twas merely printer
error for Tru.
My regulations fast going am forced to take up
my pen
To ask you in confidence how, sir, earth you pro-
nounce T-r-n.
Pail Mall Gazette.
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The cotton mills at Madison will start ND to-
morrow, affording employment to many people
now idle.
John Isterling, of Gresham. Harrison county,
has died after lingering illness. He had re-
Gently built hotel at Gresham.
The suit of the disappointed and idle workmen
for damages against the Madison Cotton mill
Company is set for hearing on the 18th inst.
The residence of J. T. Keys, of Alamo, burned
on Tuesday night Cause, defective fue. The
loss on the house and goods consumed was
81, 500.
George W. Hollngsworth. who was struck by
an l. e. " train at Bicknell, on Saturday died
at o'clock on Tuesday night, aud will be buried
to-day He leaves a widow and one child
The storeroom of j. F. Spradling, at La Gro
containing hardware and tinware, was entered
on Tuesday night and the complete stock of re-
volvers and razors taken. The loss will be $75.
The will of Frederic W. Sieveking, of New
Albany, bequeaths farm of sixty-fve acres to
his son Frederic, who is Of unsound mind to be
held in trust for him by his brother william
who is to care for him during his life.
James Rowan, whose father mysteriously dis
appeared. and was found drowned some time ago
at Madison, died in that city from an internal
rupture caused by heavy lifting, and was buried
yesterday. There were fifty carriages in the
procession.
At Jacksonville, during the absence of
ST. Joseph and stole 800 in cash, gold watch. a
gold cross, fine revolver and razor About
two weeks ago horse was stolen from the rev.
erend gentleman.
The report of the treasurer of Clark county
shows that there has been 500, Us A collected
and that there is a delinquency of $40, 953 95 In
Bethlehem township the re is but SLOT in delin-
ouent taxes. The town of Port Fulton shows a
delinquency of 1914. against 81, 1927 Is collections
The following is list Of the officers elected by
North Manchester Post No. 1879, G. A. R.:
Shelby Sexton, P c.; j. H. Balinger, S. V. c.;
j. a. Clevinger, j. V. c.; J. c. Ellwood. O. NJ:
Marcus Harter. surgeon; James S. Myers o. d.;
Tommy Letherland, 0. g.; j. j. Martin. chap
lain.
After two days trial Of the case of the State
against John f. Robbins. of Decatur county, for
building fence near pike as to be an injury
to the ditch along the side of it. the defendant
was acquitted Mr.. Robbins is the largest land
owner in Decatur county, and president of the
Third National Bank of Greensburg
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Congressman BelfOrd's Successor.
Washington Letter.


A httle-headed, red-whiskered pale-faced
man, who sat upon the outer row of seats with
his arms folded complacently across his chest,
attracted considerable attention when it became
known that he was the successor of Bedford. the
"red-headed rooster Of the Rockies" This little
person is Mr.. Symes, of Colorado, who refused
to answer when the Clerk first pronounced his
name as though it was spelled "Sims, and in
deep bass tones responded here" when the
Clerk gently put the accent upon the 'y." 1t is
said that after the last presidential election
several Republicans were discussing the result
in Symes's Office One of them thought that the
election of Cleveland would result 10 the pay
ment by the government of the confederate war
debt Another believed that exconfederate
soldiers would be pensioned, and a third pre-
dicted other dire misfortunes to the country.
Gentlemen" exclaimed Mr.. Symes, in rich
orotund tones you are probably partially right
in your conclusions but you forget one thing. L
will be there to protect the interests of the
Nation"
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES,

William Gunnison & Son, of Troy N Y,
shirt and collar manufacturers have made an as
signment Preferences are given for over $780,
OOO The assets are nominal
William Domers and wife, of Oil City, Pa.
Germans, while walking along the New York &
Pennsylvania railroad track yesterday afternoon
were struck by passenger train and badly in
jured. The man died two hours afterward. The
woman will recover.
The body of George Boyd, an inmate of the
Dayton Soldiers Home, was found in field near
the Home, Tuesday morning. He is supposed to
have frozen to death Sunday night He was
seventy eight years of age. and was a member
of Company B, One-hundred and-second Penn
sylvania Volunteers
In the Probate Court at Cincinnati, yesterday,
attorneys representing certain creditors Of the
late Archbishop Purcell filed exceptions to the
attorneys fees included in the report of the
assignees of John b. Mannix. They also asked
for citation for Mannix to appear and show
cause why ne should not file a more definite and
detailed report.
At Charlotte N c., yesterday Nelson Stewart
and Anderson Davis, colored, convicted of
burglary, were hanged within the jail Enclosure.
The drop fell at IL o'clock, and Davs's neck was
broken by the fall. AS the trap was sprung the
moose around Stewards neck slipped so that the
knot rested on the back of his head, and he died
from strangulation.
The detectives in the Bowman murder case, at
East st. Louis state that they have unmistak-
ably traced the weapon from which the fatal
shot was fired to the store where it was pur-
chased by the assassin. H. M. Smith, pawn
broker, has identified the pistol which, on the
| night of the murder, was found in close proxim-
| Ity to the body of the murdered man, as one
sold by him some days previous. He also claims
to be able to positively identify the purchaser.
At Sedalia Mo-, ten years ago, trivial quar-
rel was the cause which led to the murder of
Thomas Hewitt it is alleged, by his brother
Richard. The murderer escaped and no trace OF
him was found until about a week ago,
| when Sheriff Murray was notified that
Hewitt was living near Versailles. Nor.
| gan county. Thther the sheriff went, arrested
the murderer, and. on Tuesday night landed
him in the Pettis county Jail The evidence is
very strong against the prisoner and it is thought
| that he will be convicted.
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Tuesday, from F. D. Grant. by special directions
OF his father, copy of General Grants me-
moirs
Two Mormon missionaries, in trying to speak
at schoolhonse, near Hume, were egged and
run out
Geogre Short who killed man at Mechanics
burg, has been sent to Joliet penitentiary for
twenty years. 1t is reported that Short has
killed three men. and that he was but recently
released from an Indiana prison.
John Mosier, whose farm adjoins the city linn
its of Springfield, and was troubled by boys
crossing his fields and shot and killed a little
fellow named Walter Ames, has been received at
Joliet penitentiary. He was sent for fifteen
years :
A married man, Matthew Poe living at
GAINESVILLE, has deserted his wife, and left
for parts unknown, accompanied by his
slsterin-law. Miss Jennie Fen, a young woman
of heretofore good reputation. 1t is thought the
guilty pair are bound for Dakota.
Thomas McCord, one of the Oldest residents of
Edgar county. died at his residence, at Paris, in
his eighty seventh year He was native of
Virginia, being born in Washington county.
JAM "a, 1899, and emierated to Illinois and
settled in Edgar county in 1885 Two sons and
two daughters survive him. His wife died about
three years ago.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
all Kinds in the Two States.
Arrest of an Alleged Murderer at Michigan
City-Verdict Against Physician for
Malpractice-Fatal Shooting.
INDIANA.

Arrest of Man at Michigan City, Charged
with Committing a Murder at Buffalo.
Special to the indianapolis journal
MICHIGAN Cry. Dec 9-Yesterday afternoon
Marshal Gaulus, of this city, received printed
circular from Buffalo, N. Y, offering 5000 re-
ward for the arrest of John Koehler or Keeler
for the murder of James Devine, committed in
that city, Nov. 90, 1885. Several strangers had
been seen in the city during the daySby the mar
shall, who proceeded at once to saloon where
they had last been seen, and there found man
exactly talying with the description given in
the circular. He was engaged in playing cards
with some rough-looking parties, and was con-
siderably under the influence of liquor. Upon
being arrested by the marshal, he seemed some
what confused. but soon regained himself and
went to prison without resistance. He is a
tough-looking man, but was comfortably dressed,
and had some SIS or $40 in money. A razor was
also found on his person. Your correspondent
saw the prisoner in his cell to- night. and found
on his person every scar and mark described in
the circular. The prisoner acknowledged that
the description of the circular was against him,
but denies everything. and says, further, that he
never was in Buffalo He claims to have been in
Detroit the day the murder was committed
He is restless and uneasy ard has not slept
since his arrest. The authorities seem satisfied
that he is the man wanted. Detective German
left Buffalo this morning, and will arrive here
tomorrow morning, when it will be known
whether the right man has been arrested or not.
The reward has been raised to $780,
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The Labor Congress.

WASHINGTON, Dec 9.-The Federation of
Labor Unions of the United States and Canada,
in session. to-day, considered resolution giving
the legislative committee of the federation au-
thority to manage all strikes and lock- outs, in
cooperation with the local organization. and
limiting the benefit to be paid members on
strikes 10 Us per week. 1t was finally decided
to extend the time for voting on this measure to
March next, in order to allow all orcaniza.
tons an opportunity to express their sentiments
In regard to IT. The resolution providing that
the eighthour resolution 60 into effect Nav
next was brought up. but its consideration was
postponed till tomorrow.
A resolution was offered denouncing the use of
the boycott for every frivolous trivial or i'm
aginary grievance" 1t was referred to a com
rnittee which met tonight, and decided to report
ii favorably.
A resolution was also offered urging upon Con
gress the consideration of All international law
king the hours of labor of working people. 1t
vas referred TO committee.
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MINOR MATTERS.
The Time and Hard Labor Spent Upon the
Message and Secretaries Reports.

The Time and Hard Labor Spent Upon the
Message and Secretaries Reports.
special to the indianapolis JournaI.
WASHINGTON, Dec. EVERY official in the
departments is delighted that the Presidents
message has been submitted to Congress
You cannot imagine said one of the conf
Dental men in the Interior Department. o-day,
show much labor the message and documents
have placed upon the members of the Cabinet
Secretary Lamar, l am sure. spent at least a
thousand hours overtime in preparing his por-
ton of the great work. Postmaster general
Villas advised himself of all the details of his de-
partment before undertaking to make any rec.
concentrations to Congress Ever since he re-
turned from his brief vacation Secretary Man
ming has kept his private secretary at work from
in the morning until 9 or 10 at night Of
course all this extra time has not been devoted
entirely to the preparation of the documents ac-
companying the message, but great portion has
been spent either in the work itself or in prepa-
ration for it,"
II suppose you will have rest now said
your correspondent
'Well, the hard. laborious season is pas, with
us, but with the three or four hundred congress
men in town it is difficult to see that we shall
have any rest for some time to come"
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How Dead Horses Were Utilized,

Ben: Perey Poore, in Boston Budget.
Among other army contractors of high and low
degree at or about Washington during the war
was one who had purchased, as the highest bid
der the dead horses of the Army of the Potomac
for which he paid ST. rs each, delivered at his
establishment" They averaged. in the winter,
fifty day, and were thus disposed Of First, the
shoes were pulled off; then the hoofs
cut off, then the names and tails
were sheared. The animal was then skinned.
the carcass was boiled that the tallow might be
extracted, the best of the bones were sold for
knife handles, and the remainder to be ground
for fertilizers. The total result was that these
different parts of the dead nag were worth, when
prepared for market. at least $25 head and the
profits of the contractors were consequently very
large.
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MICHIGANS MILLIONAIRE SENATOR.
Why His Washington House Is in the Middle
of Block.

Washington Letter
Senator Palmer Michigans philosophical mill
ionaire senator, is here getting ready to get into
his new house on street This house was to
have been finished on the LIST of last January
The workmen are not yet out of it. The Sena-
| tor has ordered them out within the next two
weeks, as he has become worn out
with the endless finishing of his new
worth 100000, but he has found its cost mount
up to $50, 900 in spite of himself. 1t is built in
the center of block, and has no yard about it
either at the side or front. There IS a small
trip of parking between the house and the side
walk / asked the Senator the other day how
block where he could have no Land
about it. We'll" said he. 81 have place In
Detroit that has about an acre of lawn about 1t
1t takes five men to keep 1T in order and 1t
keeps my wife sick all the time looking after the
five men. 1t was my idea not to have any yard
about this house. | did not build on corner
because in Washington the colored people are as
bad as the cats They have way of
night that is perfectly maddening. When
was in the Window House, on Scott circle
could hardly sleep at all on account of the
whistlers. l have what is called the rantrums,
some people call it insomnia, and have great
trouble in sleeping at night. | have come to
the conclusion that carry the
habit of sleeping comfortably at night
throughout his life who does not practice
manual labor during at least part OF MS day.
The Senator has just finished new country
place near Detroit. 1t is log house. He calls
this country home of his Font Hill, because
there is water there and there is no hill with
in ten miles of the place. He has collected upon
this place various historical emblems, and has set
up in various portions of his rural residence small
monuments commemorative of the leading his
torcal events of Michigan 1t is in accordance
with one.of his humors to mark off place that
he calls Pontiac's grave, near his house. The
fact that Pontiac died near st. Louis does not
lessen the interest of the rural visitors in this al
legged historical spot. The Senator's country house
has fifteen rooms. He has hundred acres of
original forest within a short walk of his house,
Here he spends his summers studying how to
keep up and retain his illusions. He said that it
was one of the ideas of his boyhood to live in a
log house He says that the greatest struggle
he has is to keep up his illusions A man who
loses those, he says, has 20 hope for comfort.
He is fond of social life, and is one of the most
liberal entertainers in Washington. On account
of the excellence of his table, he has been classed
gourmand- He says this is an incorrect
idea of him, because he nothing for the
table. except as means of bringing good COM
pany about him. If he were obliged to eat
alone, he says that he would just soon take
sandwich off of the top of a flour barrel, SO far
as the personal pleasure of it is concerned.
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Boston at the Hendricks Funeral.

All! Jimmy, my boy, but you're cutting swell
With your suit, kid gloves and all that,
And where did you get such elegant clothes,
And that shiny new eightdollar hat2
Ye never appeared in such raiment before.
And how now did you make such a raise!
What kind of job have you struck now, me boy,
That you dress up so finely these days9
In Boston live. in the Council am,
And I've just been out West, to be sure,
And didn't look fit, sorry to say,
In the clothes was wearing before.
The Council considered the sorrowful time,
And / tell you il did the right thing;
1t fixed up the boys who went to the grave.
So they won't have to work till next spring.
-Attietaro Advocate.
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Journalistic Amenities of the Refined East.
Philadelphia Record.
Yesterdays Daily News, owned by Messrs
Elkirs, Widener & Co., gives the following kind
ly notice.
''NLr. William M. Singerly's photograph looks
out from the columns Of the Police Gazette, cheek
by jowl with that of Georgia niger who eats
rats"
mF. Singerly perhaps would not have selected
the Georgia rat-eating ''nigger's" portrait as
companion picture to his, but Mr.. Singerly is
not conscious that the association is any worse
for him than it would have been had his picture
been jowled by the cheeks of either Of the prin-
cipal owners of the Daily News.
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Military Decorations for Young Ladies.

Philadelphia Press.
whats all that cordage and trappings that
the girls wear dangling from their shoulders this
seasonP was asked yesterday of ladies' tailor.
Those, my boy" was the answer, "are aiguil-
lettes."
That's something military, supposed"
Eyes, they're worn by officers in full dress.
They're made of gold lace then"
And why should ladies in street dress wear
part of officers uniform in full dressp
My customers now all have brothers, or
cousins or sweehtearts, they tell me- in the Ma
tional Guard. It's got to be quite the thing to
hold staff commissions in fact they tell me
that none out young men of the best social DO
sition are now allowed on the brigade and regi-
mental STATS. and so as my customers all wanted
TO wear something military, | picked out the
prettiest part of the uniform for them. Then
they set the fashion and the rest followed.
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Verdict Against a Physician.

Special TO the IndlanapOIIS Journal
WABASH, Dec. 9.-For more than five days the
action of Isaac Latchem against DR.. F. M. Wall,
of Urbana, for malpractice in his treatment of
Mrs Latchem, who died in confinement, has
been on trial in the Circuit Court An imposing
array of legal talent was employed on either
side and every inch of the ground was contest
ed. physicians from all portions of the country
being summoned as witnesses The case went
to the jury last evening. and this morning a YER
dict of 81 900 for the plaintiff returned. The
demand was for $4,000. A mo.ion for a new
trial will be filed at once.
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Much More Satisfactory Return.

Boston Globe
Taxpayer see Sheridans going out West to
reinforce General Crook.
Man about-Town-Glad of it-he's the very
man for the Apaches; knows all about EN-.
Tay-payer-These Indian wars are dreadfully
expensive. 1t costs as much to kill an Indian as
it Goes to build a school house
Man-about- TOWN. know it; but then. YOU
get so much more for your money.
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Ezra LathrOp's Will.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
GREENsBURG, Dec. 9-The will of the late
Ezra Lathrop was probated to-day, by which he
gives to the Baptist Church $780, to his sons
widow $4,000, to her two children $4,000, in
equal parts, to his only living son $50, 900, be-
sides several smaller requests This will was
made last June, prior to which he had given a
large business block to his son, and a farm to
his two grandchildren. The estate will prob
ably reach 5000, 900 in value.
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Boston's Oldest Man Dead.

BosToN, Mass. Dec 9-Boston's Oldest inhab-
liant is dead. He was Patrick Regain, of South
Boston, and his authenticated age was los years,
ten months and eight days He was born in
Ireland, ran away from home when eleven
served twenty years in the English navy, helped
escort Napoleon to st. Helena served nine years
on the coast guard and then came to America when
he was forty, and married pretty young South
Boston girl, who died before him, at the age of
eighty eight
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He Didn't Advertise.

There was on time who thought him
wondrous wise,
He swore by all the tabled gods he'd never ADVERTISE
But the goods advertised ere long and thereby
hangs the tale
The ad. was set in nonpareil and headed "Sheriffs
Sale"
Gaze tn
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Obituary.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MADISON, Ind, Dec. 9-Felx Brandt, ST.,
aged sixty seven. a leading merchant and resi-
dent of Hanover for over fifty years, and prob
ably known to every student that ever attended
Hanover College, died today. He leaves wild
ow and several children. including DR.. w. E.
Brandt, of the Pension Department, Washing
ton and Felix Brandt, postmaster at Hanover.
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Father and Two Daughters Killed.

BRYAN, Tex, Dec 9.-Late last evening, at a
crossing of the Texas Central railroad, about a
mile from here. Rev. III. T. Wilson and two
daughters. returning home in wagon, were
struck by an engine and all three instantly
killed The engineer has been arrested.
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Public Health Association.

WASHINGTON. Dec. AT the meeting of the
American Public Health Association, this morn.
ing about twenty new names were added to the
list of members. DIR. p II. Brice, secretary of
the provincial board of Ontario read an inter
esting paper giving sketch of the recent small
pox epidemic in Canada, and the methods of
dealing with 1t III the different provinces. DIR.
z. w. Chancellor spoke on impure air and un-