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THE PENSION Laws.
a Decision Which Has Tendency to Broad
Their Scope.

a Decision Which Has n Tendency to Broad
en- Their Scope.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Assistant Secretary
Joslyn, of the Interior Department, rendered a
decision in the case of an application for pen
sion for Martha Lawson, minor child of de-
ceased private soldier. The question presented
was whether the soldier, at the date of his DEATH
was in the line of duty. The decision broadens
sensibly the construction heretofore placed upon
the pension laws. I'm this case, says Assistant
Secretary Joslyn, 1T appears that the soldier
was granted permission by his superior officer to
90 to his home for the purpose of seeing
his wife, who was very i'll. After his
arri val at home his wife died. and Immediately
after her death, and before her burial, the
soldier started back to his company, and while
on his way back was captured by the enemy and
taken to Andersonville prison, where he died.
When this soldier was captured he was on his
way to join his command he was captured with
out any fault of his, and was placed in such po-
sition that he could not return TO his company
when his leave of absence expired. His absence
from his regiment was authorized; he at
tempted TO return, and was prevented by
the act OF the enemy. After the expiration Of his
Through, which must be considered to have
expired at the time when he would have arrived
at his company, il he had not been captured,
which was within few days, certainly after he
had been entered upon the government record as
q deserter, he was no longer on furiough but
was either a deserter or in the line of duty The
evidence shows that he was not deserter, and.
therefore. was In the line of duty. soldiers
DISEASE which resulted in his death, having been
incurred while in captivity, and after the expira
lion of his furlough, and while 1t was beyond
ais power TO return to his regiment by reason
IF such captivity, his disease and death should
&c treated as incurred in the line Of duty"
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General and Personal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2-Mr. Steele introduced
bill in the House. to-day, to correct the mil;.
tary record of Jonas johnson.
Mr.. Shively introduced bill to pension VIM
D. Farnsworth. and Mr. Stockslager bill to
pension Frederick Lancaster.
Representative Matson presented in the House,
to-day. petitions asking for passage of the Next
can pension bill from 1s6 citizens of Hendricks
county. $50 citizens of Monroe county, 145 citi-
zens of Morgan county; and General Browne
presented petition of 157 citizens of Cambridge
City, and Mr.. Wood petitions from 500 citizens
of his district on the same subject
An effort is being made to have some Of the
pension agents in the Tenth congressional dis
trict Of Lncna summoned here to testify in the
investigations into the recent elections Charges
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PURITY OF THE BALLOT.
Provisions of the Bill Introduced Yesterday
by Representative Holman.

by Representative Holman
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The bill introduced by
Mr.. Holman to-day to protect the purity of the
ballot provides that it shall be unlawful for any
person to give any of his property real per-
spnal to be used directly or indirectly, IN secur-
ing vote or appointment for any Office under
the government Violation of this is to be pun
ished by fine not exceeding $500 and imprison
provides that every person hereafter elected
or appointed to fill any Office under the United
States shall take and subscribe to the following
oath: II, -, do solemnly swear Tor afirml
that have not, directly nor Indirectly, given,
promised, advanced. paid any money, or
given, or conveyed any other article of value to
any person or persons to assist, aid or procure
my election or appointment
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The National Militia.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-The Secretary of War
has transmitted to Congress statement show
ing the number oflmilitiamen. organized and un-
organized, in the different States of the Union.
The total number Of commissioned officers in
the organized militia service is 1911; the non
commissioned officers. privates, etc. number
So, 979 The total number of unorganized militia.
men Tor men available for military duty is s.
$50. sos New York ranks first ia number OF
organized militamen. with Ii, CSC men; Penn
sylvania second, with $3.50; Florida third, with
1888 and Ohio fourth, with 5,843. In Georgia,
there is no organized militia service.
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A Conductors Troubles.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNEs Feb. 2-Conluctor Jenkins, of
the Wabash railway, on Saturday met bellig
Grant drunken passenger, who attempted to
raise a rumpus in the train. The drunken
rowdy knocked the brakeman down. when Con
ductor Jenkins floored the drunken passenger
with poker. The ruffan then swore vengeance
on the conductor. and got off at Grand Chain,
and declared Jenkins could not pass through
that village again alive. On the return trip
Jenkins received warning to look out for trouble
at Grand Cham and when the train arrived
there a mob of more than dozen roughs were
on hand to do harm. The train men were all
present, and the mob did not attack them, but it
is feared that much trouble viii come out of it.
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The Recent KILLING at Huntington.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal. -
FoRT WAYNE, Feb. 2.-Henry Steinbrenner,
a young German of respectable family, con-
fessed to Chief of Police Diehl, to-day, that he
was one of the four men who attempted to rob
the postoffce at Huntington after which they
met ex Marshal Baumgartner on the street, and
in the encounter which followed one of the men,
Bill Newcomb, was killed, and Baumgartner
dangerously shot Steinbrenner is in Jail here.
Another of the party was arrested at Lima, O.,
and the fourth and most dangerous, the "big
man" is still at large. The case was worked up
by ex-Sheriff Kintz, of Huntington, assisted by
Chief Diehl of Fort Wayne.
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A Singular Damage Suit.

Special TO the 1T ulanapoH5 journal.
SHELBYvILLE, Feb. I'm the name Of his
daughter, L. T. Kitchener, a leading citizen of
this place, today brought suit for So, 400 against
Prof W. III. Fertick, superintendent of the pub
lie schools. The complaint which was fled
alleges that on the morning of Jan. %, 1885,
she went to her school-room as
scholar to receive instructions while the
school was in session. but was denied
admittance by the defendant. and she returned
to her home without having received admittance
to the school room; that said day was extremely
cold, the temperature being eighteen degrees be-
low zero, and the earth covered with a deep
snow; that she had become quite cold in going
to her school room, and after being denied ad-
mission by the defendant while in the hall of
the building endeavoring to gain admission to
her room, and while on her way home
through the cold and snow, be-
came extremely cold and chilled
and both of her feet were frozen, causing her
great pain and anguish; that by reason of these
premises she was and has been denied and de-
prived of her school privileges; she has suffered
and still suffers great PAIN and will suffer thus
during all her life, to her damage in the sum of
s., 800. Wherefore sine demands Judgment for
So, 800, and all other proper relief.
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A Florist,s Mistalxe.

New York Graphic.
Eve want broken pillar of white flowers.
Somethin' pure and consolin,,' remarked Gus
toner to the florist.
'How would this white dove suit your
"First-ra Give us a couple. Perch EN- ca
the coffin, and point their bills up relgous-likc.
You know how
remarked the florist, sympathetically
who's lost a childl7 replied the customer,
savagely. .If Bill Scrap heard you call him an
innocent child, he'd smash your eye Bill WASN'T
innocent enough to hurt him any, and don't yoa
forgit it."
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Failure at Muneie.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Feb 2.--F. N. Brown, dealer in dry
goods here, was forced to suspend business to-
cay by the foreclosure of a $4,000 mortgage.
His liabilities are probably about $4,000 with
assets much less. The failure is due to dun
trade and payment of interest on large amount
of borrowed capital.
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Straw I'M tlle street Cars.

Ph1IaueIphla Cali.
Health Oficer-"Don'ty you know, sir, that al
this dirty straw in your cars is ininical to Che
public heaithf Why don't you take it outgv
Street-railway Official-"O, we can't afford IL
out of the question"
Cant afford whatl Go without anything, If
necessary only get rid of the straw"
But l say we can't afford it. Taking the
straw out would cut down our dividends"
what in the world would you loser
'Losea Great Csesari We would lose all the
money dropped in the straw by passengers while
searching through their change for the odd
cent"
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three of tho bullets taking effect He then
dragged tho body one hundred feet,
threw it in a fcnce corner and covered
it up with snow, after which
he stole of to the depot and took the next train
to Cincinnati, counting his money and gloating
over it in full sight of the passengers and con-
ductor. The assassin has been tr acked to Har-
rison, Ohio, and, no doubt, will soon be captured.
The unfortunate victim of this foul crime made
his will to -day
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Csraffenstein,s victim Diving.

SpBclaI
VINoENNEs, Feb. 2.-The Busseman- Graffen-
stein tragedy has been the chief topic of CONVEX
sation to-day. The feeling against the assassin
is intense. Busseman, the victim. is dying
slowly, and cannot live many hours. He has
made his dying statement, which shows that
the murder was the most unprovoked,
premediated and brutal that has ever occurred
in southern Indiana, that Graffenstein had
planned for weeks the murder and robbery and
followed him for two hundred miles to accom-
pllsh it The assassin shot his victim FIVE times
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WHEELING, w. Va, Feb 2--Considerabe ex-
element was created at Grafton, this afternoon,
by the arrest of Chas. Rowan and VIM. Barker
boys aged eighteen, charged with wrecking the
Ohio railroad, at that place. last
December, when an engineer and
fireman were killed The evidence points to
the fact that these boys did the
wrecking. A third boy, Steve Burke,
aged sixteen years. is under arrest
on another charge, and is in Paramount jail The
latter informed against the other two and i'm.
plicated himself.
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ILLINOIS.

A Vito Dies from the Effects of Beating
by Brutal Husband.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINoEENEs, Ind, Feb 2--T'he particulars of
brutal wife-murder at Coling. H., south
of this city, have just been learned
Thomas McDarr kicked and beat his
delicate wife, three weeks ago, in such horri-
bio manner that she sickened and died on Sat
urday of her injuries. The coroners jury rem
dered verdict that she came to her death at
the hands Of her brutal husband. and the MUIR
derer has been arrested and placed in Jail at
Albion
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Sanitarium Burned.

eaton, o., Feb 2--Dr. Haies Medical SAM
tarium burned at Q o'clock this morning The
building and all its contents were destroyed.
Loss, S. 600; insurance. $4,000. 1t was a narrow
escape for the business part Of the city. All
the patients escaped. The fire originated in a
burning smokestack.
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Business Failure at LaGro.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH Feb 2.-Considerable excitement
was created at LaGro, this county, to-day, by the
voluntary assignment of William Colbert, town
ship trustee and dealer in general merchandise.
The liabilities arc $1,000, and tho assets
will probably cover all claims. The
creditors are mostly Cincinnati and To-
ledo parties, but Mrs. Colbert is
preferred creditor to the extent Of 5000. John
Couehln is assignee. Mr.. Colbert's accounts,
as trustee, are in perfect condition.
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Kissing a Professor.

PARIS Feb 2.-While Prof Caro- was lectar-
ing, to-day, at the Sorbonne. fifty students COM
menced kissing as mark of disfayor
as to some of Caro's remarks in reference to
Edmund Abouts grave. Other students, how
ever, cheered the professor. When the uproar
had been quelied Prof. Caroinformed the students
that they had added dark page to the history
of public liberty in France by their disorderly
conduct At the conclusion of the lecture the
kissing and cheering were renewed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-03
Life in Boston.

u
Boston Citizen Ito stranger on the street,
"Are you resident of this city, srqe
Stranger-"I am about to become one am
looking for place to locata'
Boston Citizen-''Then you will please sign
this paper, sir. One of our toNnslnen, Mr.. .Joha
H. Sullivan, is on the rampage, and we are forna-
ing vigilance committee for .nutnal protection.a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-03
Fashions Use of Flowers.

Either for wedding or funeral a design in flow
ers may cost you from So TO 800. Some funeral
notices say, ''omit flowers" but no effort has vet
been made to exclude the beautiful things from
weddings. Their beauty soon perishes, while
Browns Iron Bitters. which costs but dollar a
bottle, is of use in restoring red roses
to pale cheeks, curing dyspepsia weakness, ma
larta etc
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Rag Warehouse Burned.

CINcINNATI. Feb. 2.-The rag warehouse of
Benz. Hey 81 Co.. was burned tonight
The loss is estimated at $4,000;
ms urance not stated. Five horses persisted in
the stable adjacent which also burned
Seven firemen were on the roof Of O.
shed, the stable, when it fell in
preclpitating them fifteen feet. All escaped Sc
rous injury except John Howard, who was
badly hurt about the head and legs.
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Loss at Johnstoyyn. Ohio.

PrTTsBURG, Feb "A special from Newark.
Ohio says: Fire at Johnstown, this county, last
night, destroyed the grocery store of Charles
Sanford, J. A. Moore's dwelling VIM. Annetts
saloon, Tyier's harness shop, H. j. Blextons,
Mrs. Cankin,s, A. Crawford's and Mrs. Aredys
residences, c. L. ROBBERS bakery. and Bull Bros
meat shop. Loss. $4,000. This is the third
fire within three months, an aggregate loss ex-
ceeding $4,000
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WAX bEP AHTMEcgT, \
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL, OFFICER,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3 1895.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 1885.
For the Ohio Valley and TENNESSEE Warmer,
fair weather, south to west winds.
For the Lower Lake Region-Light SHOWS
partly cloudy. warmer weather; light, variable
winds, generally south to west
For the Upper Lake Region-Fair weather,
preceded by light local SHOWS. rising tempera-
ture winds generally southwest to northwest. !.
For the Upper Mississippi Valley-Fair
weather, warmer, southwesterly winds in north
ern portions
For the Missouri Valley-Fair weather
southwest to northwest Winds slight change of
temperature
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Free Fight at q Fenian Meetinp.

GLASGOW, Feb. 2-O'Leary, Fenian, lee
tured to crowded meeting Of Irishmen
this evening. References to the names
of Parnell, Rosa and Ford were hooted and
cheered A free fight ensued in the gallery,
which was not queiled until the disturbers were
elected from the building.
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A Sharp Warning to Contractors.
snecial to the lndiananal journal


ANDERSON, Feb 2 AT a meeting of the Coun-
ty Commissioners to-day, notice was ordered
served upon Messrs Mccormick & Sweeney,
courthouse contractors. that unless the building
is completed within fifteen days it will be taken
in charge by the commissioners. aud the contract
for finishing it reet The erection of the build
ing was commenced in April 1882, and, accord
ing TO the terms of the contract, was to have
been completed on or before July l, 1884 Work,
however, was carried on very slowly, and most
of the time by an inferior force of workmen, so
that July came and went and the county is still
paying heavy rents for rooms for its officers.
The tax payers of the county have become dis
gusted with the manner in which the contractors
have conducted themselves in the matter, and
this action of the board meets their hearty ap-
prnva1
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Princeton News.
Philadelphia cau.


First College Man-"Have you heard the
awful news about Prncetonlr
Second College Man-"Princetoni Great
Cesar! Hasn't burned down. has it!D
mo, not exactly; but it has withdrawn from
the rowing association
'Ohl Well, that is not so bad. Such step
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Jewish Society Event at Evansville.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Feb. 2.-The event of to-day in
Jewish circles was the marriage of Miss Ricke
Loswenthal Of this city, and Mr. Simon Bren-
tane, of Chicago The contracting parties being
first cousins and the State laws forbidding such
a union, the ceremony was performed in the
synagogue at Henderson, KY, this afternoon.
after which the party returned to this city,
where grand reception was held tonight in the
parlors of the ST. George. The bride is
daughter of H. Loewenthal one of the most
prominent business men in the city, and is a
lovely and estimable young lady. The groom,
Mr.. Simon Brentano, Is son of Aug. Brentano,
of the celebrated firm OF Brentano Bros, of New
York. and is at the head of the branch house in
Chicago. There were many friends from abroad
present, and hundreds of congratulatory tele-
grams were received The wedding presents
were numerous and costly. The newly welded
couple will leave tomorrow morning on an ex-
tended bridal tour. after which they will return
to Chicago, their future home.
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Judgment Of tl.o Court of Claims In n Long
Pending suit.

WAsHIEoToS. Feb 2-The Court Of Claims
today deciaed the iong-pending cases of the
Union Pacific Railway Company va the United
States Chief Justice Richardson delivered the
opinion Of the court. Following is synopsis of
dhe points decided:
The amount allc-~1 a. .so Treasury Depart
usens for carrying mails, being the same rates
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Fnr nnnrhs and Throat Disnrdars

Use Browns Bronchial Troches. Have never
changed my mind respecting them, except 1
think better of that which began thinking we'll
ofn-Rev. Henry Ward Beccher. Sold only in
boxes.
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was absolutely necessary In order to give ths
students fair chance, You know"
"a fair chaneer
eyes; 1t is simply impossible for an eduea-
tional institution to do full justice TO rowing
without actually neglectng base ball.
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Local Observations.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2.
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The letter is accompanied by an extended re-
view of the opinion of the Attorney general on
the act for the relief of General Porter. This
review was prepared and is signed by John G.
Bullitt Joseph Fl. Choate and Arson Maltby,
who are acting as General Porters counsel
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THE RALAscE-sHEEF.
a Reduction of Nearly Nine Millions and a
Half During January.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The following table
shows the condition of the public debt at the
close of business hours January 81
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-03

The weather yesterday, in the early morning
was rainy, and there were indications that
light vote would be polled. By eleven o'clock
the sun appeared, and a fine spring day was
the result. 1t was evident at an early hour
that the Democrats were working every nerve
to elect their candidate, for they polled an un-
usually heavy vote before noon. Many Re-
publicans had a feeling that their presence
would not be needed at the polls, and SO failed
to deposit their ballots. Then there were both
Democratic and Republican contests in regard
to certain ward officers, which served to bring
out heavy Democratic vote for Mayor in
Ward where Murphy received 12l ont OF 124
votes recorded as scattering in our table,
against McCann-but in Ward the Republi-
can struggle didn't help the party candidate
for Mayor.
There were all manner of split tickets, espe-
cially in the lower wards, but they made little
difference in the total vote thrown in the
wards. The total vote was 6,096, of which
Hon. John w. Deering received 1904, a larger
vote than either Mr.. Fogg or Mr.. Cox, but
lacking SS Of majority. Mr.. Cox's vote was
436. In Wards / and new elections are or
dered. That in Ward will take place today,
the polls opening at 10 q. m. and closing at A
p. M, when, il the Republicans do their duty,
they can easily elect their Alderman and Coun-
cilmen. In Ward l the election is adjourned
to Wednesday, when another contest will take
place for three councilmen. 1t behooyes Re-
publicans to remember that II they fail to
elect these gentlemen, if the second election
for Mayor should prove no election, then Capt.
Deering will stand good chance for election.
The result of the election we give as follows:
VOTE FOR MAYOR.
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-03
Lawbreakers Captured,

Watchman Robert McCloskey, while COM
ing mp Market street last night at about II
O'Clock, found that some one had broken into
Senter's jewelry store through the rear en-
trance. Mr.. McCloskey saw the man in the
act Of opening the money drawer. Entering
the store he cornered the thief and started to
take him to the station. When crossing Fed
eral street. however, the man broke away and
ran, but after an exciting chase was secured
and locked mp.
Frank Delaney, while intoxicated last night.
drew q knife and assaulted party of four
persona in front of the Plnmmer block on
Middle street, badly bruising one woman
about the face. Officers Sparrow and Skill
ings, hearing the outcry, ran to the rescue and
captured Delaney. When the man was
searched at the station, three silver forks
bearing the Falmouth Hotel mark, were found
suon his nerR0u.