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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Jerry Bardwell, residing near Starkville. Miss.
left his house and locked the door, his three
children being inside. The house caught fire,
and the children persisted
Four students in the Victoria school at Mont
real. having been dismissed for iusu bordination,
all the other lads took their departure, to remain
away until their friends are reinstated.
at Louisville. Policeman Dennis Smith was
acquitted by the Circuit Court for the killing of
Henry Klever on Dec. l. Klever resisted ar
rest, and assaulted the officer, who shot and
killed him.
On Tuesday evening, at Durant Miss, a diff
Guilty occurred between Charles and Jacob Mar
settles, brothers, and w. G. Davis, in which the
latter was shot and killed. All the parties are
highly connected
j. Troup, wealthy farmer living in the Clear
Spring district of Washington county Mary
land, committed suicide yesterday by shooting
himself through the head. Religious excite
ment is said to have unsettled his mind
Frank Goddard. a welltodo farmer, aged
about forty, who has resided a few miles south
east of Valley Falls, Kas., for several years, on
Tuesday hanged himself to tree in piece of
timber on MS premises. Domestic trouble is as
signed as the cause.
Scarlet fever of malignant type has broken
out at the Protestant Episcopal Home for Chill
dren in Pittsburg. There are eightyfve chill
dren In the home, and the situation is alarming.
-Four deaths have occurred, and ten children are
NOW lying III WIN Cno disease. Everything Is
delng done to check the progress of the disease.
At Milwaukee, Wis. Tuesday night Edward
Fairburn went home intoxicated and during a
quarrel with his wife, suddenly grasped their
slx-months-old child and threw it on the hot
kitchen stove. The cries of the mother attracted
the attention of an officer, who rescued the babe
and placed Fairburn under arrest The child
will die.
N Hershfieli, jeweler. of Kansas ity, has as
signed His stock is said to be mortgaged for
$4,000 to a brother in Helena, NJ r. Hershfield
also has wholesale house in Leavenworth, the
stock OF which is said to be mortgaged for $40
GOO His liabilities estimated at from $50, 600
to 100000 The failure is due to the levying of
an attachment by Eastern creditors.
Frank Dugan and Clinton Burt, the former a
miner and the latter liverymau, started from
East Palestine, O.. in buck board wagon, Tues
day night, for New Waterford At midnight
Burt walked into Waterford, and gave out that
he and his companion had been upset The
scene of the wreck was visited and Dugan found
beneath the buck board. Conflicting stories led
to the arrest of Burt, and the coroner declared
him guilty of murder. The men were brothers
in-law.
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growers. Various questions relative to con-
tagous diseases were discussed and all the
delegates favored agitation by the association
tending to secure better protection of live stock
from diseases of a contagious type, and urged
the advisability of appointing qualified veteri-
marian surgeons to official positions.
number of Indianans to-day called at the
studio of u. S. j. Dunbar, the well-known
president Hendricks. life size, which he has in
process of completion. They pronounce it very
good and accurate piece of art.
Judge John A. Holman left here tonight,
leaving his friends to wonder what he came here
for.
The joint committee on the completion of the
Washington monument recommends an appro-
priation of $l07. 900 for the extension of the
terrace about it's base.
The 5000, 900 bequeathed to Vanderbilt Uni
versity by the late William FL. Vanderbilt will
be used in the erection of fre-proof library
building aud the purchase of books for the same.
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Gen, Tchernaieff,s Sword.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-A dispatch has been
received at the State Department from Minister
Lathrop. at st. Petersburg, stating that the
gold-mounted sword which the President sent
by Lieutenant Scheutze for presentation to
Majorgeneral Tchernaieff, Governor of va
kutsk, was left at the United States legation at
st. Petersburg by Lieutenant Scheutze, who
learned, on his arrival, that General Tchernaieff
had died, leaving no children. In accordance
with the subsequent directions of the President,
Minister Lathrop presented the sword, through
the Minister OF Foreign Affairs to the Emperor
of Russia who accepted and directed it to be
placed in the Imperial Arsenal, there to remain
as another bond of the friendship existing be-
tween the two countries.
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The National Guard association.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l6.-The delegates to the
convention of the National Guard Association of
the United States, now in session here, this
morning proceeded in body to the White House.
where they had an appointment to meet the
President They were received in his private
Office. and each delegate was INTRODUCED to the
President by Colonel Bridges, who was formerly
on Mr. Clevelands staff, when Governor OF New
York State The delegates were received very
cordially. and an informal talk followed
in regard to the bill which it is pro-
proposed to bring to the attention of Congress.
The President said he was much interested in
the State militia, and from his experience while
Governor, he could appreciate the Importance
and necessity for such an organization in every
State. He had not given the subject the atten-
ton which he felt it demanded. but he thought
that 1t was matter we'll worthy the considera-
ton OF Congress, and he hoped that the associa-
tion would be successful in the objects for which
they had convened. The delegates then called
on General Sheridan, General Bennett and the
Secretary of War, and had informal talks with
each OF these officers the scope and purpose of
the bill which they had prepared.
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ILLINOIS.
The State Grain-Dealers Adopt Constitu-
ton, and Elect Officers.

The State Grain-Dealers Adopt Constitu-
ton, and Elect Officers.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
BLooMINGToN, Dec 16-The erain-dealers of
Illinois, who met in convention yesterday. effect
ed permanent organization to-day, and elected
the following officers:
President, NJ. L. Ludington, of Farmer City;
vice president, W. b. Probasco. of Bloomington;
secretary, Mr. S. K. Marston, of Onarea treas
urer, Mr. c. G. Aldrich, of Mclean. Executive
ommittee-Adam Richards, of Taylorville, one
year; l.. J. Kisser of Onarga, two years, and r.
E. Ryan, of Tuscola. three years.
constitution and bylaws were adopted, and
copy was ordered sent to grain-dealers and
members of the Railway Commission. The prin-
cpal topic of discussion before the convention
to-day was the State law which makes the grain
dealers responsible to the landlord for grain pur-
chased from a tenant Various dealers told of
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to. But Senator Mitchell furnishes one of the
into high public position through spirit of self
protection. The Journal correspondent has just
received letter from Mr. Mitchell, who is at his
home in Portland. in which he verfes the state
ment of his political principles and predictions of
his future course in the Senate outlined in these
dispatches a couple of weeks ago Referring to
his reelection, Senator Mitchell says:
81 have been most outrageously misrepresent-
ed by the press dispatches that have gone out
from this city. These dispatches are under the
exclusive control of the Portland Oreeonian,
and its editor has been INSCRIPTIONS and bitter
in the extreme In his warfare on me. / did not
desire to be candidate for the Senate at this
time, and was not candidate until the Oregon
ian, through fear that my name would be brought
forward, assailed me in the manner that it did.
This was on Saturday morning. the 14th of No
vember. then Immediately announced myself
as a candidate. went to Salem on Monday, the
10th, and on Wednesday, the 18th, was elected
received second ballot in joint convention
the votes of thirty -eight Republicans, or four
more than two thirds of all the Republicans in
the Legislature; on this ballot seventeen Demo
Gratis came to my support and ended the contest.
giving me ten more votes than enough to elect.
The Democratic support was not the result of
any bargain express or implied Each and
every one of them was my warm personal friend.
Not one of them would have cast his vote for me
had indicated in any manner that l would in
turn abandon my political principles. Their
constituents in the counties represented by them
were, | am fully persuaded, almost unanimous
IN favor of my election, irrespective of party.
There were in the Legislature all told, ninety
members-ffty two Republicans and thirty
eight Democrats. One Democrat was absent
forty live, therefore, were enough to elect. l
received ffty-fve. Without any doubt what
ever, had another ballot been taken, would have
received more than enough Republican votes to
elect me. | can assure you my victory is all
that could be desired by any living man. The
defeat of my enemies is decisive and crushing"
The attacks made upon Senator Mitchell were
of the most bitter personal character. His cleo
ton has fully INDICATED him. AS predicted in
these dispatches, he will be firm Republican
and credit to the people who have reinstalled
him in public life.
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General and Personal.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator VOORHEES, and
his son Charles, who is delegate to Congress
from Washington Territory, were at the White
House to the President to-day.
j. e. Sullivan, of Indianapolis is in the city
w. A. Anderson, former resident of Indiana
for many years. and connected with the engineer
ing division of the War Department, is dead
To days National Republican observes, editori-
ally 1.-THE business of the Pension Bureau
would be more efficiently managed if the Com
missioner would get leave of absence and take
a long rest leaving the Office in charge of Assist
ant Commissioner Mclean. The National Re
publican really believes that the Commissioner
needs vacation"
Smith FL. Meyers Deputy Treasurer of State
of Indiana and Frank B. Mcdonald, of Indian
apolis are here. The latter comes to take his
position as special examiner in the Pension
Office
Representative Cultivate said to-day that he
hoped to secure a change in the postmastership
at Lancaster. o.. by the appointment of Daniel
Dannehy, before the LIST of January. The com
mission of the present incumbent expires in
June next Dannehy is Endorsed by the Demo
Gratis of Lancaster and several members of the
Ohio delegation to Congress-
Harry Francis, editor of the Michigan City
Dispatch, has made application for the secre-
tarysnip of Wyoming Territory. Governor Gray
is his most prominent indorser, and has brought
all of his influence to bear upon the Secretary of
the Interior to secure his appointment, which
Mr.. Lamar has promised If it is found advisable
to remove the present incumbent, who was only
appointed last February. Since Mr.. Francis
came here, last week, he has been very active
and has brought to his support quite number
of new elements.
At to-day's session of the National Veterinary
Association, DR.. Armstrong, ID. V. S. of Indiana,
appeared as the representative of the stock
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-17
Americans Insulted in Mexico.

PAso DEL NoRTE, Tex, Dec 16-Paso Del
Norte, in which the feast of Our Lady of
Guadalupe is at present progressing is full of
bunko thieves and they are commencing openly
to insult and attack American visitors when they
refuse to be fieeced. In this the bunko men
are openly aided and abetted by the Mexican
police officers. Yesterday party of respectable
Americans, and accompanying ladies. were
threatened with arrest because they had objected
to being robbed. One of them was Mr. Cowles.
from New Jersey, who had been appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of the late Miss
Arbella Field, who died suddenly in the Grand
Central Hotel
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Murderer of Lex Harner Arrested
and Placed in Jail atAuburn.
Extent of Agent Markam's ShOrtage-0fficers
Chosen by the Convention of Illinois
Grain Dealers-N0tes
INDIANA.

The Murderer of Harner Arrested and Placed
in Jail at Auburn.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Fort WAYNE Dec. 16-Levi III. Kessler, the
murderer of Lex Harner. was arrested at
o'clock this morning, at the home of his parents,
six miles northwest of Lima, o.. by City Mar
shall Lawrence O'Neill, of Lima who surprised
him in bed, and, searching his pockets, found the
watch of the murdered man, revolver and ST. 80
in money. The murderer's parents wept and
tearfully bewailed the crime. The murderer
was quite overcome, and surrendered without
opposition. He said to Marshal O'Neill that had
he supposed so little money was to have been oh
tanned, he would not have shot Harner. Being
asked about the particulars of the crime, he said
that he had asked Harner to walk ahead of him
on the track of the Fort Wayne branch OF the
Lake Shore, near New Era station, and in a
lonely spot had shot him in the back of the head;
that afterwards he had fed to the woods, and,
coming south to Stoners Crossing flag station,
he boarded down train for Fort Wayne. To-
day he was transferred. at this city, from the
P, F. W. g. G. railway depot to the Lake Shore
depot, and carried to Auburn, the county seat of
DeKalb county At New Era and Auburn angry
CroWuS were LueI, anu, DIS DHey threatened lyHcu-
ing, it was thought prudent not to take on the
body of the murdered man at New Era for
Auburn, as had been first intended, in order not
to excite Che waiting crowd to violence. The
murderer is now in the DeKalb county Jail at
Auburn. He was bound over without hail, and
awaits trial in February before Judge Mcbride.
So intense is the feeling against him that only
the extreme penalty of the law is talked of there
as result Of the trial. Marshal O'Neill has re-
ceived the reward of $500.
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MINOR MATTERS,
Senator Palmer's Opinion of Vanderbilt, and


Senator Palmer's Opinion of Vanderbilt, and
His Great Fortune.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I6.-'Vanderbilt was only
an exclamation point" said Mr.. Palmer, the rich
United States senator from Michigan to-day.
IF he had not been the two hundred million
aire," continued Senator Palmer 'he would not
have cut any figure in this world He was,
'hough, man Of very good instincts-not vicious.
Vanderbilt served very good purpose in his
life-he accumulated large fortune Any man
who does that is blessing to any country; that
is if he accumulates legitimately for the fort
une will be distributed some day, and great
many people will be benefited by his earnings"
Don't you think, Senator that such powerful
spectators Mr.. Vanderbilt was have a very
injurious effect upon the market interests of the
countryq" l asked.
No" replied Senator Palmer, ST think specu.
lators are a necessity. They are the governors
on the market, and they regulate it. Farmers
and spectators generally get larger and steadier
prices by the work of the SPECTATORS
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Disturbed the Deacon's Prayers.

ToLoNo, Dec 16-Four years ago last spring
a lot of woodpeckers took up their abode IN
Mount Zion Church, just east of Hayes station.
and about nine miles south of Tolono. Every
year they have returned in augmented numbers,
possession of the attic and upper part of the
building, persistently refusing to be driven away
Lately they have become so annoying by their
continual peckng away that the minister, in his
frantic efforts to preach. has repeatedly forgotten
his text and lost the theme of his DISCOURSE while
the deacons have found it impossible to make a
coherent prayer. The building is old one, and
will be abandoned by the congregation
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A DONATION OF BUGS.
Professor Riley Presents the National Museum
His Collection of Insects.


His Collection of Insects.
National Republican.
The National Museum has received valuable
gift from DR.. c. V. Riley, entomologst of the
Department of Agriculture and honorary curator
of insects in the National Museum. He has do
mated to the Museum his extensive private col
lection of North American insects, representing
the fruits Of his labors in collection and study
for over twenty-five years. His collection con-
tains over 10000 species. represented by over
lis, 900 pinned specimens and much additional
material preserved in alcohol or by other
methods
The value of the collection is estimated at $25
600. Professor Baird, in his acknowledgment Of
the gift, expresses his warm appreciation of the
generosity shown therein.
DR.. Riley in his letter to Professor Baird
making the donation. says it had been his am BIZ
ton ever since his residence in Washington, to
be, as far as possible instrumental in forming a
national collection of insects, and he believes
his private collection forms an important nuce
us, around which additional material will accu
mulate for all time II hereby turn over to
you," he says 'for the use of the United States
National Museum, and to become its property.
all my insect collections now deposited in said
museum This action have always intended
taking so1soon as there should be established a
paid assistant curatorship of insects in the mu-
scum. now take it, with only the one reser
walton. that in the case Of my removal from
Washington, I retain the privilege, during life
of Withdrawing the purely biological material !"
The specimens in Dr. Rileys collection all
duly classified and labeled, and in excellent order
and preservation. The labels include notes as
to locality and food habit. and are also, in many
cases, numbered to correspond to detailed notes
as to adoescent states and habits. The collec-
zion. which was begun twenty five years ago,
when Dr. Riley was a boy, represents his con-
tinuous collectings since. including his own
types and those of many other authors received
in exchange. 1t embraces few exotic species,
and is more particularly rich in biological ma
terial, containing more blown and alcoholic
Larvae and puep9 in connection with their i'm
ages than perhaps any other collection of North
American insects. The collection is being ar
ranged in the museum for exhibition.
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DissensiOn Among the Harlem Heirs.

PITTsBURG, Dec 16.-The Newcastle faction
of the Harlem Commons, New York, claims
people withdrew from the syndicate today be-
cause of dissatisfaction with the management,
and will prosecute their claims independently.
John Fremont. H. P Oberin, and w. H. Supe.
of New York; Rev. w. r. Covert, of Pittsburg;
S. Miller, of Michigan and George F. Waldren,
of Blumont, New York, were elected trustees,
and Messrs. W. H. Keck, w. c. Pierce, of Terre
Haute: and T. M. Bratty, of Harrisonvie, mem
bers of the advisory committee. The convention
adjourned to meet at Toledo, O., at the call of
the. advisory committee.
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Tricks of the Shop-Lifters.
Philadelphia Record.

The devices resorted to by these people are in
Vulnerable. The most ingenious one | ever saw
was a caba with bottom which opened inward
like two doors. This could be placed on any
small article and the lid would offer no resist
ance. Then by opening the Gaia add working
under the cover of loose handkerchief the arti-
Gle could be placed on top of the movable bottom
which was arranged to bear a weight from the
inside This was taken from a woman a few
days before Christmas and with its aid she had
stolen nearly $1,000 worth of bric-a- brac and
other similar articles. Another trick resorted
to was by woman who wore skirt made like
bag all around her. and into this she could
slip anything from a small roll of silk to bottle
goods could be carried off, and the weight was
hardly perceptible"
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Gene HigSins'S Friend in Danger.

WASHINGTON, Dec 16.-When the President
sent in the names of the Indian inspectors ap
pointed during the recess to the Senate, the
name of Morris Thomas, of Baltimore, was
omitted. Three months ago charges were filed
against Thomas by citizens of Baltimore, which
he answered in a letter, from Bismarck. Later
the charges, with affidavts to prove their truth,
were made, but to these Thomas has made no
answer. although directed by Assistant Secreta-
ry jerks to do so. The supposition that Thorn
will not be appointed is wrong. Mr.. jerks
says that Mr. Thomas will have until after the
holidays to answer the charges against him. as,
under the law, he will hold his place for thirty
days after the meeting OF the Senate. He has
been ordered to come to Washington and make
his answer.
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Indiana Employees in the House.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON Dec. 16-In the matter of Off
ca spoils Indiana leads the list of all the States
under the present organization of the House of
Representatives. She has on the pay-rolls of
the House sixteen men. Ohio comes next with
twelve men, and Missouri third, with ten men.
Mr.. Matson and Mr. Cobb have three men each
on the pay roll, and the former has two commit
tee clerks; besides, Mr. Kleiner has TWO ap-
pointees, Mr.. Holman two, Mr.. Ward one, Mr.
Howard three, and Mr.. Bynum and Mr. Lowry
one each Mr.. Ford is the only Democratic
member from Indiana who has no constituent
in official position in the House.
There also two Republicans from Indiana
on the pay-rols of the House by virtue of being
Republicans. One is from General Brownies
district, and the other from Mr. Johnstons.
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Wanted-A Husband and a Queen Bee.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec 16.-An Indiana member
of Congress, with bundle of freshly opened
letters in his hand, says the Star, yesterday. re-
marked: eff there is anything in the world that
my people don't write to congressman about, 1
don't know what it is. Now. look here select
ing letter from the package); this is letter
from woman of my district. and she writes:
Dear Sir-My husband left me seven years ago,
and have not heard from him since. Will you
please go to the Office, get his present ad-
dress and send it to me9 Now" continued the
member, ''here is another letter from citizen
of my district who requests me to write to the
American minister at Rome, and get him an
Italian queen bee"
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Boston. Dec 16.-At the annual meeting of
the Boston Base Ball Association there was a
stormy time. caused by the smaller stockholders.
who demanded an accounting of the moneys of
association, it being claimed that President
Soden and two Others who own a majority of the
stock, had made no report of the receipts. and in
fact, for three years past had made no exhibits
of the finances. Motions to institute an investi-
CATION were voted down. 1t was voted to pay
salaries of So 500 each to the president treasurer
and general manager. 1t is said by several of
the stockholders that the matter will be carried
further