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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21
THE TERRE HAUTE NAIL WORKS.
A RumOred Compromise Between Feeders and
Nailers, and the Probable Effect of 1t.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Aug. 20-At joint meeting
of the Feeders Union and the Naers' Associa-
tion at Wheeling, W. Va, a compromise be-
tween the feeders and the nailers was effected,
which, in substance, is as follows: The nailers
have agreed to teach, every year, two out of
every hundred feeders the work of making nails,
and the feeders have agreed to stand by the
nailers and sustain the q cent card. A copy of
the resolutions has been received by the officers
of the lodge in this city. This compromise"
said feeder this morning, "settles the difficulty
between the pailers and feeders. The only
trouble existing is between the companies and
the nalers."
What effect did the news of the compromise
have upon the feeders2"
"All but about six of the Terre Haute feeders
who signed papers to take machines withdrew
their names last nightP
President Nippert of the nail.works company,
assured a reporter, this morning, that at least
twenty of the feeders would take the machines.
and he thought they would be in operation this
week, or on Monday at the latest. He
said they were getting the machines
in shape. The nailers are awaiting develop.
ments and are very confident that they
will be renstated in their old positions. The
closing down of the nail works here makes a
difference of $25, 900 or $780, coo month paid in
wages. The stockholders of the Terre Haute
nail works are the controlling spirits in the
lease of the Vulcan works, Of st. Louis The
ultimate purpose is said to be to ship steel plate
from ST. Louis here, and make steel nails in
stead of iron at this mill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21
WRECKED ON THE ROCKS.
Loss of British Vessel on the California
COast-Eighteen of the Crew Drowned.

SAN Francisco. Aug. 20.-It is reported that
the British ship Haddingdonshire, from Astoria,
Oregon, for Liverpool. with a cargo of -four and
salmon. is ashore off Point Reyese, forty miles
north of this port. 1t is also said that eighteen
lives were lost.
The Merchants Exchange has just received
the following particulars of the loss of the ship
The vessel left Astoria July 6, and got
down as far as the equator, when
she struck a heavy gale which so
disabled her to oblige the captain to put back
to San Francisco for repairs In that gale she
lost four seamen and her chronometer When
off this port last night, she encountered a dense
fog and while cropping about. ran on the rocks
near Point Reyese at o'clock this morning
The vessels cargois a total wreck. All aboard.
except one sailor and the cabin boy, were
drowned. The cargo consisted of IL 900 barrels
of -four, valued at $50 900, and 40 cases of
salmon, valued at $4,000 The Haddingdon.
shire was a new iron vessel. launched at Glas-
cow in October, 1854, and owned by J. A. Shep-
herd, Of Glasgow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21
KUKLUX IN GEORGIA.
Women of Loose Morals Cruelty Beaten, and
a Thief Tortured to Death.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug 20-There is in
tense excitement at Dalton, Ga, this morning
over visit paid that place by band of Ku kux
last night There were fifty men, all well dis
guised, who entered the city shortly after mid
night. They visited house of i'll fame owned
by Mrs. Jane Kidd, and the woman and six of
her boarders were dragged from their beds and
each one was given fifty lashes. Some of the
women are in a critical condition. and may die
The band then went to the house of Tom
Carver. a noted thief and beat him to death,
after torturing him for half hour. Another
negro man, named Armstad. terribly
beaten that he will die. The band then notified
several persons to leave tho place at once or they
would be killed. No clew can be had as to the
identity of any of the band.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21
The City in Very Poor Sanitary Condition,
and the Disease Spreading-The Plaques
Deadly March in Spain.
New and Extraordinary Phase Of the
Famous Francis-Pearce Scandal.
What Is Known in England of Maxwell, the
Alleged Murderer of Preller-Emanci-
patton in Brazil-Cable Notes.
THE ASIATIC PLAGUE.
Alarming Mortality at Observation-Disclosures
of the Disease in Spain.

LONDON, Aug. 20-The majority of the re-
ports received here give the number of deaths
from cholera at Marseilles at almost double that
officially announced. A dispatch to Reuters
Telegraph Company says that the sanitary con-
dition of the city is alarming, and that the epi
demic is extending northward.
In Marseiiles, today there have been reported
sixty five deaths from cholera, and nineteen in
the Pharo Hospital, showing serious increase
of the epidemic. 1t is believed the mortality
exceeds the number given in the official report.
Numerous fresh cases are being reported.
A Madrid dispatch says the only wealthy per-
sons who have been attacked by the cholera
scourge are public officials who are compelled to
visit the hot beds of the infection. Many people
are returning to the city, which they consider
safer than the province Tuesdays returns
show that there were 322 cases and $50 deaths in
the city of Granada, and 348 new cases and 125
deaths in the province Two doctors who went
from Madrid to Granada have died of the disease.
doctor who saved fourteen out of fifteen pa
tients in the second stage of the infection by ad-
ministering enema of ether, has been authorized
to apply the remedy in the hospitals.
There were 4, ,l09 new cases of cholera and
l ,54l deathes from the disease in Spain yes
terday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21
THE PRELLER MURDERER.
What Is Known of Maxwell at Hyde, Eng
land-Interest in the Case.

What Is known of Maxwell at Hyde, Eng
land-Interest in the Case.
LONDON Aug 20.-The national schoolmaster
at Hyde, near Birmingham, who it has been
reported, is the father of Maxwell, the murderer
of Preller, being interviewed on the subject to-
day, said he had a son named Hugh NJ Brooks,
who was a solicitor He resided in the United
States, and had formerly been articled to firm
in Stockport. Hugh NJ. Brooks is doubtless
Identical with Maxwell, the alleged murderer of
Preller He was formerly clerk in the Office of
Brown & Ainsworth, at Stockport About
eighteen months ago he passed an examination
and commenced to practice law at Hyde He
met with little success In January last he
announced that he had an important lawsuit in
Dublin, which required a primary visit to
London, and he left Hyde, taking with him a
tricycle. and Photographic apparatus, having
evidently sold his effects to pay creditors
Shortly after Brookss departure, a curate of
Hyde, who had been an intimate friend
of Brooks, also left the town, and the
two friends were seen in Paris, where
they were giving Photographic shows. The de-
scription giver of Maxwell's manners and mine
ing walk exactly tales with Hughs style. The
portrait of Maxwell, published in Washington
paper exactly resembles Brooks. Hugh was
about five feet six inches his and had a dark
mustache and square chin, with supercilious
air and drawing voice. 1t is certain that Hugh
and Preler became acquainted in England. and
sailed for America together. and it is equally
certain that Hugh was short of funds. Letters
reached Hyde, which were dated St. Louis, a
couple of days prior to the murder one contain
ing an Easter card addressed to Hughs former
sweetheart. The case has aroused much excite.
at V1a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21
BANK SENSATION IN TEXAS.
The City National Closes It's Doors in 0be-
dence to Orders from Washington.

Form " ORTIZ, Tex, Aug 20.-The sensa tional
disclosures of yesterday in relation to the affairs
of the late John Nichols, vicepresident and
teller of the City National Bank, resulted in
run on that institution to-day. AS soon as the
doors were opened. steady stream of anxious
depositors filed through the bank, but about
o'clock the crowd, seeing the bank was
paying every one who applied, quietly began to
disperse, and. the run closed Some business
men made large deposits to show their confidence
in the bank, and matters seemed progressing
favorably for the bank when, about o'clock,
the surprise Of every one, the banks doors were
closed, and the following notice posted
This bank has suspended by order of the
Comptroller of the Currency, as per telegram"
"WAsHINGToN, D. c., Aug. 20.
"A. NJ Britton, president of City National
Bank: An examiner has been ordered to take
possession of and examine your bank. Close the
doors and mold all assets as they are until his
arrival. J. S. LANGWORTHY,
Deputy Comptroller"
President Brtton says that he notified the
Treasury Department of the defalcation, and
received the above reply. Mr.. Britton and
number of other bankers in this city Immediately
framed telegram to the Comptroller, asking
MIN 10 reSclnO tne OrCer closing the odnk, out
just as their protest was about to be teegraphed,
they discovered a forged check for So, 500, also
a note for 5000, and concluded to allow the
doors to remain closed until a thorough exam
lnatlon has been made. Nichols was also city
treasurer, and an examination of his accounts
to-day showed that he also defaulter to the
city for $3l 300 His bondsmen are responsible
men. and the probabilities are that the city will
lose nothing Included in his shortage to the
city is 500 900 OF city bonds. which are
missing. These are supposed to have been
sold in the East. 1t was also discovered that
Nichols, IN his capacity as vice ce-presdent of the
City National Bank, had borrowed $l3, 900 from
three other banks in the city. These loans were
Immediately paid by the City National Bank.
1t is believed that Nichols hypothecated, for
personal loans. all his shares of the bank, and of
all other corporations in which he was
a stockhoder AS near as can
be estimated tonight. the shortage of Nichols to
the bank and the city of Fort Worth aggregates
$4,000. His unsecured loans from outside
parties will bring the shortage up to 800 900 or
over. He owned considerable valuable property
here and at other points in Texas, but it is be-
lieved that everything was mortgaged to secure
outside loans. the aggregate of which no
one knows at this time. There no longer exists
doubt but that Nichols committed suicide
The physicians say the symptoms of his death
indicate Strychnlne. No explanation as to how
or where the dead banker lost his money is yet
forthcoming. 1t is said he was interested in
silver mines and other hazardous enterprises.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21
INDIANA POSTAL NOTES.
Fourth Glass Postmastcrs Appointed an,
Changes in Star Routes.

Fourth-C Glass Postmastcrs Appointed and
Commissioned.-Chane in Star Routes.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-The acting Postmas-
ter-general to-day appointed the following
fourth class postmasters for Indiana:
Oscar Williams at Crothersvie, jackson
county vice j. ID. Durmont Jacob Davis, at Bee,
Ilppecanoe county vice A. n. Cave; Jonathan
W. Nickels, at Lakeville st. Joseph county,
vice E. hathaway Annie Ratzein, at Holmes
vile, LaPOrte county vice n C.. Ogruplke; John
n. Hess at New Marion, Ripley county, vice NJ
W. Grimes; James f. Friedman, at Jasper.
Dubois county. G. +. Friedman; James j.
Boy!en, at Griffin Posey county vice Samuel
Griffin; S. H. Knott, at Laurel, Franklin county,
vice l.. Day; Thomas c. Jones, at Moore's Hill,
Dearborn county, vice j. Hayman; Hudnot
Sprague, at Waymansville, Bartholomew county,
vice Fl. F. Sprague.
To-day commissions for the following fourth
class postmasters in Indiana were issued:
Christian Bodenham Fishersburg; Stephen
Donaldson, Ladoga; Ludwig Ernst, Medora;
Garret Z. Jenkins, New Providence; Charles
Smith, Straughn; Edward w. Copner, Wayne
town.
Star mail service to st. Philip, Ind, from
West Franklin, will not begin until next Septem-
Der. Service on the star mail route from Hunt
ington to Moienca, Ind, after Sept l, will be
extended to end at Warren, increasing the dis
tance six miles, and the route from New Albany
| to Corydon will be curtailed to begin at Lanes
vile, omitting New Albany and Edwardsville,
decreasing the distance twelve miles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

Results of the Meeting Between Prince Bis
n,arcl< and Count Kalnoky.
LONDON, Aug 20-The Vienna correspondent
of the Times telegraphs to that paper that in
Austrian official circles the opinion is generally
entertained that, result of the meeting at
Varzin, between Prince Bismarck and Count
kainoky, Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs,
severe tariff war between Austria and Ger
many has been averted. The meeting, it is
thought, while it did not bring about customs
union between the two empires even revo-
cation of the German tariff on cereals, has
brought about an understanding between the
two powers that German tariffs are to be applied
with less rigor towards Austria. The Pesther
Lloyd, the organ of o. NJ. Tisza, Hungarian Prime
Minister, hints that the failure to secure a
customs union was due to Prince Bismarcks
opposition, but the general opinion is that at the
Varzin meeting the way paved towards an
eventual tariff agreement between the two
nations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21

the principle of compensation so dear to slave
holders. even though it should practically free
all slaves over fifty years DID, will not be strongly
resisted. But the bill is moving so slowly that
it is hardly likely to pass both chambers this
year unless the current session be prolonged.
In the Senate the only important bill In hand
has been that aboishing forced adi publications,
which is about to enter a fourth reading before
returning to the Deputies. This measure had
been vainly urged for score of years and would
probably have been left unenacted score more
had not the total collapse of the credit of planters
and the imminent bankruptcy of the banks deal
ing with them convinced even the debt burdened
Senate that cheating the creditor does not answer
in the end. According to the existing law, when
realty is taken in execution, and does not realize
the official value, it is offered again at 20 per
cent. reduction, at which price, if no higher bid
is given, the creditor is forced to take it. This
provision has been very agreeable to the debtor
planter, as small bribe will secure ar official
valuation of double the real value, with the result
that the creditor who is so njudicious as to levy
execution on an influential planter not only gets
no money, but finds himself saddled with an
unstable estate, and has to pay the jubilant
planter in cash the difference between the debt
and the exaggerated value of the estate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21
Rumored Arrest of Aufdemorte.

New ORLEANS, Aug 20.-Information has
been received here of the arrest in Mexico of a
man believed to be Aufdemorte, the absconding
sub treasury clerk A detective has gone to
identify him.
The news of Aufdemortes capture came in
the shape of dispatch to ex Sub treasurer Her
wig, from Monterey. Herwig sent man to
Mexico last Monday, on the information that
Aufdemorte was in that country. The
detectives claim to have discovered that
Aufdemorte has been of the worst
of character q close and intimate friend of
thieves, crooks and counterfeiters. Among other
things, it is stated that Aufdemorte and the
notorious counterfeiter Shepherd, who was
arrested with him in Mexico, were manufactur-
ing and dealing in Mexican and United States
money. Aufdenortes presence in Monterey was
ascertained by letters sent there by his wife.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

Roswell Pettibone Flower, who is still ON deck
for nomination for something big. The Times
has not said much in support of this gentleman,
but its Office in Washington has been turned
into literary bureau for Mr.. Flower.
In the rear of the Office, at least, facing every
one who enters. there is sign which reads
Headquarters of r. p. Flower" This is re-
garded as significant, and inasmuch as the New
York Timess correspondent, who is now on
political mission through the State, is known to
have nailed companion banner to the highest
tree on the topmost peak of the Adirondack
mountains, it is doubtless the intention of this
able mugwump organ to do some quiet but
telling work for Roswell through its emissaries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21
THE PEARCE-FRANCIS SCANDAL.
A New Phase of the Case - Extraordinary
Letter from Miss Francis.

LONDON, Aug 20.-The Pearce- Francis scan
dal has assumed a new phase. Mr.. Pearce
shows that attempts to back-mail him were made
by the family of his alleged victim and declares
that the editor of the Pail Mall Gazette sup
ported Francis. not because he believed his
story, but simply to boom the Maiden Tribute"
agitation. Miss Francis has written the follow
ing remarkable letter to the Gazette:
'In the accounts in your paper of what hap
pened between my father and Mr.. Pearce it was
stated that Mr. Pearce had seduced me- Now
you do not consider or care how such statements
affect me or my name, and it is most cruel to
me. 1t is so well known to every one
that for some time lately you have been exposing
all wrongs done to young girls that | feel
sure, from what has been said about me, that
every one would class me with those unhappy
girls so | ask you in simple justice to print this
letter in your paper In the first place, l am
nearly twenty-five years old, SO that when [ left
my fathers house last January was twenty
four. Mr. Pearce had nothing at all to do with
my leaving, and what you said about Mr.. Pearce
having seduced me is quite false. l. am not
bound at my age to tell you why preferred to
leave my fathers house. For some time now
have been living in the family of gentleman as
companion to his wife, but after the public
mention you have made of me- and the cruel
wrong you have done me, 1 may have to leave
and if | do | cannot at the moment see what is
to become of me. Surely, then, it is only fair
and just to me that you should insert this letter.
Yours truly, A. NJ. FRANCIS"
The London newspapers generally denounce
the Pail Mall Gazette for refusing to publish the
letter of Miss Francis, generating Mr.. Pearce
from the charge of having seduced her, as re-
Gently published. The public is asked to sus-
pend judgment on the case until its merits be
developed by the courts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21
An Omceholder's Plant.

WashnGton Spccla1.
"There is one phase of human character" said
Commissioner of Patents Montgomery, which
one doesn't meet until he enters a government
Office. People come and beg and beg until you
give them some sort of employment, although
you would much rather give them a hundred
dollars out Of your own pocket. In week they
are looking for promotion in another depart
ment and they complain that they are under
paid. and before a month they claiming
holidays If, at the end of year, you find you
can not retain them any longer. and tell them
So their grievance manifests itself in terrible
rumpus They will stare in astonisment and
anger and point to their service You must not
forget they say. that we have been serving the
government all this time for half pay. They
will tell you and they will show you how they
feel that any promotion not in the way of pro-
motion to them is ngratitude in the government
and impudence in the official
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21
MIR. CONVERTS BIG CLAIM.
The PittSburg Clergymans Attorney Will
Sue Fifth-Avenue Squatters.

New YORK, Aug 20-Patents from Richard
Nichol, Governor of the Duke of York's colony
of New York. in 1860 and 1866, granted some
10000 acres on the northern part of Manhattan
Island to Thomas Deville, John Vanveelen,
Daniel Tourneur, Joost Oblinus and Resolved
Waldron. Governor Dongan confirmed this
grant in 1856 to the same men and to twenty
other residents of the vicinity. Recently the
descendants of those worthy patentees decided
to form a syndicate to make good their claim to
1000 of these TO- 900 acres that their forefathers
had not disposed of. The other 8, 600 acres they
admitted had been sold. but the present dwellers
on 1000 acres of the best Harlem land they
cheerfully contended, are merely squatters. The
syndicate was formed in 1888, and Gen. John c.
Fremont connected by marriage with the heirs
of the patentees, was chosen president. he still
holds the Office.
The syndicate is entirely composed of the heirs
of the patentees. There 4l6 members On
Monday the Rev. W. r. Coovert, Of Pittshurg
an heir of Resolved Waldron, arrived III the city
to investigate the syndicate. He brought his
lawyer with him, and on Monday and to-day
shey went through the papers of the syndicate
and Mr. Coovert produced his genealogical tree
He met the treasurer of the syndicate, Walter
II. Shupe. Mr. Shupe is known as Father
Columbia. His headquarters were in Ludlow
Etreet jail until recently, by reason of a suit to
recover Sc, 500 brought against him by John
Swinerton. He was discharged by Judge Barrett
on Aug. 4. Mr.. Shupe was at first inclined to
look on Mr.. Coovert as a scoffer. Scoffers are
not allowed in the syndicate But Mr. Coovert
proved his descent from Resolved Waldron, and
goes West to morrow morning, armed from Mr..
Shupe with power to rope into the syndicate all
the heirs in western Pennsylvania. The West
ern heirs have looked upon the syndicate a
swindle, and he admits that he shared their
views. Bnt now he has changed his mind. His
attorney. Mr.. Solomon Arnold, is confident that
the syndicate will win, and intimated to a
reporter this evening that suit would be begun
against some of the swell squatters on Fifth
avenue with considerable rapidity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21
ARCHITECT BELL.
His Peculiar Methods of Conducting the Busi-
OF His Office.
victories.

HIS Hecu!1aT NIethOdS OF Conducting the BuSi-
OF His Office.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug 2O.-I. is said now that
Supervising Architect Bell has followed the
lead of the young lady who swearing she would
"ne'er consent, consented and has at last made
up his mind that it would be better for him to
give the people of Kansas City the clock he
promised them. Bell, it will be remembered,
estimated that the cost of the building in that
town would be $4,000. Congress appropriated
500, 600. Bell promised to buy a clock with the
additional $4,000 The people of the city sub
scrlbed enough money to secure
when this was done Mr. Bell calmly
informed them that he had no money left with
which to purchase the time-piece. He stated
that his superintendent had spent so much more
money than was expected that it was impossible
for him to keep his promise A treasury official
said to-day, in speaking of this subject: BELL
has very peculiar habit of finding funds which
he suddenly learns can be used for purposes
which shortly before he thought were not within
the reach of any moneys under his control. In
this Kansas City case Bell got himself into
very tight place, and charges of inefficiencv
and a great many other irregularities had
already been filed with the Secretary of the
Treasury. He now discovers that he has got
enough money to buy the clock. and he will buy
it--that is, if he stays in Office long enough. In
any event [ would suggest that there is some
ground for con ,ressional investigation into Mr..
Bells mode of conducting the affairs of his
Office; but it is rather peculiar that he should
first run So, 900 short and then be able to pick up
the amount from some other fund"