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CowARDLY oFFIcE-HoLDERs.
Republican Clerks Afraid To Be Seen Hold
ing Converse with Party Friends.

Republican Clerks Afraid To Be Seen Hold
ing Converse with Party Friends.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
WASHINGTON May 22.-As was about enter
Ing the committee-room of prominent Repub-
lican Senator Yesterday the door was opened in
my face by welknown department clerk
whom know very we'll He came out and I
passed ir. A minute later the door opened
again and the clerk called me outside
II trust you will not tell any one, said he
"that you saw me about this committeeman.
I am Republican employe in the Treasury De-
partment. and am afraid that if it should be-
come known that / called upon Republican
Senator l might be DISCHARGED" Upon being
assured that the incident was of too little
Importance to be mentioned the clerk
went away all wreathed in smiles
Inside the commttee-room was informed to my
nstonisAment, that a large proportion of the Re
publican employees at the departments who call
mt the committeeroom request the clerk of the
committee. or the chairman. not to mention the
fact that they were at the committeeroom. The
great bulk of these men, although they realize
that they are within the protective power of. the
civil-service law, great towards, and are
afraid to have it known that they continue to be
friendly to their old friends am told that the
clerk who called at the committee room to see
his old senatorial friend secured his appointment
through the influence of that Senator. What
towards Office makes of men!
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Keefe frequently. but many Of their hits were
hardly more than lucky. The fielding on both
sides was at times brilliant Gasscock was
spiked pretty badly by Gerhardt in the sixth
inning. and an outside spectator, while endeav
orine to steal view Of the game, fell from q
sep ladder. and was probably fatally injured.
Score:
st. Louis -....O o o O-3
New York 2 o 2 SO
Earned runs-New York, g. Two-base hits
Healey, Connor O'Rourke. Total bases on
hits--St Louis, 6; New York, Is. Left on bases
st Louis, 5; New York, 10. Struck eut-By
Healey, 8; by Keefe. 5. Bases on called balls
Off Healey, 4 off Keefe, 2 First base on err
rors-St Louis. 3; New York. 8. Passed balls
Graves, 2; Dolan, l. Stolen base--O Rourke,
l. Wild pitch-Healey.
New YORK, May 22-In the game to-day be-
tween the St Louis and Brooklyn clubs, at
Washington Park, Brooklyn, the visitors out
played their competitors and won handsomely.
Score:
Brooklyn. ......O O O o 0-3
St Louis .-.....0 O o o *-5
Earned run-St. Louis, l. Two base hits
Murch, Terry and WEIGH. Passed balls
Bushong, 3. First base on balls-Brooklyn, z.
Firstbase hits-Brooklyn, 6; ST. Louis, L.
g. ST Louis, 2
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Presidential Candidates:

Special to the IndianaDOlis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 22.-It has been remarked
quite a number of times of late, and during the
preliminary selection of possible presidential
candidates, that while there were ten or fifteen
men on the Republican side of the Senate who
are presidential quantities, there is not a single
one on the Democratic side of the Senate.
Strange 10 say. the Democrats in the Sc ,ate
have weeded out all the presidential quantities
they had Bayard was the leading man for
presidential nomination on the Democratic side,
and his successor is in nowise possibility in
in that direction. Among the Republicans who
are talked of for the nomination are Senators
Sherman, Harrison, EGmunds, Evarts. Allison,
Hawley. Logan and Cameron. All of the Demo
cratic Senators are either toofar South or are of
too small proportions, If located in the North, to
be thought of for the presidency.
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Excitement in New York Military Circles.

NEW YORK, May % MILITARY circles here are
excited over the report from Albany of special
orders announcing the acceptance of the resigna-
ton of Major general Alexander Shaler, with i'm
structions to the brigade commander TO report
direct to headquarters until further or
ders. The books and records of the
FIRST Division are to be turned over
to the Adjutant general of the State. This prac-
ticaly disbands the division, and indicates that,
for some time. the vacancy will not be filed.
The staff have all rendered their designations TO
the proper official in Albany. The staff called
on General Shaler to-day and placed in his hands
letter, In which, in very warm terms. they ex-
press their esteem. respect and confidence, and
the belief that he will yet be able to vindca,e
himself before the world and justify the reputa-
ton which he has held for forty years, in the
military service OF his country and OF the State
FORK and Illinois
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Rid;pr contest at New york.

New YORK, May pa large crowd assem-
bled at Fleetwood Park to-day to see the twenty
fivemile riding contest for 81, 900 and the worlds
championship. between G. N. Anderson, of Cali
fornia, and John Murphy. of New York. Each
man was allowed eight horses, changes to be
made at the end of each mile 1t was very
close and exciting contest throughout. On the
second mile Murphy's horse burst blood
vessel and he lost much ground. and, on the
twentieth mile, Anderson broke stirrup-strap.
Murphy made better time in riding, but Ander
son more than made up the loss by the lightning
rapidity of his changes On the last Esie An
derson forged ahead at the threequart post
and won by several lengths. Time, SO minutes
and seconds; Murphy's time. seconds slower.
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A Campaign Confidence Game.
al tn the Indiapanolis Iouruas

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS journal.
WASHINGTON, May 22-Entering the docu-
ment room of the House of Representatives the
other day, I saw about wagon-load of
new bills just received from the Govern
ment Printing Office. About two hun
dred copies of each bill introduced in the
House or Senate are printed. / ran my eye over
the pile, and was told that there were nearly five
hundred distinct bills in it, aud that only two or
three dozen were not for pensions or private
claims. ! asked the superintendent in charge of
the room why there was shch great dispropor-
ton for the bills for private relief, and he re-
piled:
Oh the campaign is just coming on. You
ought to know that just before every congress
sional campaign the members introduce all the
pension bills and bills for private claims they
can find. Anybody can have them introduced
by almost any member, and they are only too
anxious to do it. They introduce these bills and
send copies out to the persons interested, and
make them believe that they are doing great
things for them 1t has a salutary effect in the
campaign, ard after that nothing is done with
the measure until two years more roll round. and
then they are taken up and re-introduced and
the same scheme is worked over"
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Astonishing Interest Taken by Certain Con
gressmen in Books with New Bindings.

Astonishing Interest Taken by Certain Con-
gressmen in Books with New Bindings.
Epecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-During The last two
or three weeks quite q number of Representa-
Gives have been seen entering the floor of the
House with neat little new books under their
arms, all bearing innocent titles and bright, new
eloth bindings, and all gilded around the edge.
Some of the members carried the little volume
In their hands. and were often seen coming out
If the House with the books The uniformity
e the Volumes and the regularity of their ap-
Iearance caused your correspondent to INQUIRE
what the publication was, and was informed by
wise door-keeper that they were not books at
i, but were imitation, and that on the inside
mere was bottle, and in the bottle there was
liquor. About fifty members of the House
from early morning till late at night.
and, although the beverage is sold over
the counter of the restaurants in both ends of
the Capitol they.do not like to have to go out of
their seats and down on the next floor when they
want drink, and are also disinclined to appear
30 often in public for something" and have
purchased these imitation books which produce
bottle by simply hearing upon little spring
A goodly number of members who have these
book bottles fill them from their own private
stock Most of the Southern members, when
they come to Congress- fetch. sore of liquids,
and this new invention is therefore matter of
great con venience for them. have been told
that several men have been seen to raise these
books to their faces during the session of the
House. and while they sitting at their
desks. Persons who saw them do 80, but who
did not know what the alleged book was. would
not have their suspicious aroused. The innocent
book remained to their faces just long enough to
give them opportunity to get sufficient
draught of the contents.
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Proceedings of the House.

WASHINGTON. May 22-The Speaker laid be-
fore the House communication from the First
Comptroller of the Treasury stating that there
is a deficiency in the appropriation for the fees
of United States jurors and witnesses for 1888
and prior years Referred.
On motion of Mr. Wellborn, of Texas, SEN
ate bill was passed extending for two years the
time within which the St Louis 81 San Fran
cisco Railroad Company may complete its road
through the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian
reservations.
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas. from the committee on
commerce. reported back the Cullom interstate
commerce bill, with a substitute therefor, and it
was referred to the committee Of the whole
After passing few private measures the
House went into committee of the whole--Mr.
Crisp of Georgia, in the chair-for general de-
bate on the Dunn free-ship bill.
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Condition of Miss Pendleton.

New York, May 22-Miss Pendleton, the
daughter of the United States minister to Berlin,
has almost recovered from the effects of her fall
She was removed to her brothers house. No
arrangements. yet, have been made for Mrs
Pendetons funeral
Berlin telegram SAYS: ''Mr. Pendleton has
recovered somewhat from the shock and pros
tration caused by the news of his
terrible bereavement He is to-day
more composed. but remains undecid-
ed concerning his future movements. 1t is
thought. however by his most intimate personal
friends here that Le will not be able to go to
New York. Letters, kilograms and cablegrams,
bearing messages OF sympathy and coincidence,
have poured in TO the Offices of the American
legation from all parts of Europe and America
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The X. of I. Meeting at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, May 22-T. V. Powderly of
Scranton. Pa, general master workman of the
K of L., accompanied by Secretary Turnes, of
Philadelphia, arrived here this evening to attend
the convention to be held in this city next week,
beginning Tuesday. In reply to question. Mr..
Powderly said that he could not forecast the
actions of the convention, which he had called to
decide upon special questions that had come up.
and which were fully explained in the call for
the meeting. The programme would be ar
ranged by the executive committee upon the ar
rival of its members. The convention will open
at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and the SEES
sons will be held daily, afternoon and evening,
until the business is finished. Three members
of the executive board are now in the city,
Messrs. Powderly, Turner of Philadelphia and
John w. Hayes. of New Brunswick, N. j. The
remaining members are expected to morrow, and
are w. FL. Bailey, of Shawnee. O., and Thomas
E. Berry, of East Saginaw, Mich. AS soon as
these two gentlemen arrive. the board will meet
and perfect the final arrangements for the ses-
sion of the Assembly.
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Call for Bonds for Redemption.

WASHINGTON May 22-The acting Secretary
of the Treasury to-day issued the one hundred
and thirty-seventh call for the redemption of
bonds The call is for 81. 000, 600 of the per
cent. loan of 1882, and notice is given that the
principal and accrued interest will be paid on the
LIST day Of july, 1885, and that the interest will
cease on that day. The following is the descrip-
ton Of the bonds: Three per cent. bonds issued
under the act Of Congress approved July H.
1882 and numbered as follows:
Fifty dollars, original No. 14S to original No 27O
both inclusive; 500, original No. 1884 to original
No. 20O6, both inclusive; $500 original No. S44 to
original No. GOT. both inclusive, and original No.
4224 to original No. APPS, both incldsive ST. 900,
original No. 6195 to original No. 1885, both in
elusive, and original No. 2372O to original No.
1928, both inclusive; $40, 900. original No. l3345
to original No. 1864. both inclusive; total $4 O0C
600.
The bonds described above are either bonds of
the original issue, which have but ore original
number at each end, or substitute bonds which
may be distinguished by the double set
of numbers which are marked plainly
s'origual number and Substitute num-
ber." All of the bonds of this loan
will be called by the original numbers only. All
of the bonds originally included in the above
numbers have been transferred or exchanged
into other denominations on waiver" the
original numbers being Cancelled, and leaving
outstanding the apparent amount stated.
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LABOR NEWS.
Action of the st. Louis Coal Miness' Conven-
tion-Furairure Works Shut Down.

Action of the st. Louis Coal Miners Conven-
tion-FurHirure Works Shut Down.
ST. LOUIS MAJ % The coal miners. at their
national convention yesterday completed their
preliminary routine business and organized their
National Assembly of the Knights of Labor.
kilograms were sent to Frederick Turner gen.
eral secretary of the Knights of Labor. applying
for charter and requesting him to pre-
sent to the special General Assembly, to be
held in Cleveland, the resolutions adopted the
day before, indorsing General Master Workman
Powdery and his principles. The act of the
convention yesterday which will attract the
widest attention was the passage of resolution
declaring that in the future the miners who are
knights of Labor will support and countenance
no strike or boycott instituted by trades-unions,
and will give their patronage exclusively to
knights of Labor manufacturers. This resolu
ton was carried unanimously and without dis
cuSsion.
AS was expected the return by the furniture
manufacturers from the eight-hour system,
which they recently inaugurated in their
factories here, to the old ten-hour plan. has
suited in the closing down to-day of every estab-
lishment of the kind in this city, rendering Idle
over 2 900 men. When the furniture workers
learned of the intention of their employers to
abandon the short hour system, they resolved
to not return to work the basis Of ten hours,
unless they should receive more pay per hour.
The manufacturers refused to grant this demand,
with the above result.
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THE STATE SCHOOLS.

Second Annual Commencement of the Tri-
State Normal School at Angola.
Correspondence of the Indian apolis Journal
ANGOLA. May 2L-The TriState Normal Col
lege has just closed it's second year of work I'M
der very favorable auspices. The members of
the faculty are ten in number The public ex-
ercises of this annual commencement consisted of
a musical entertainment of high order on Wednes-
day evening" May 10, given by the graduates
of the musical department. the annual COM
mencement proper, on Thursday. and the annual
contest of the two literary societies of the col
leges, ON Thursday evening. Four graduates re-
ceived diplomas in the musical course. five in the
teachers course and one in the scientific course.
these graduates representing four different
States. The exercises throughout were very
creditable to those who took part in them, and
were much enjoyed by the large audiences at
tending The strength of this new institution
has more than doubled during the past year in
the teaching force, in the number of students at
tending and in efficiency. The foundation is be-
ing laid for new building for the exclusive use
of the musical department. A chemical labora-
tory is being secured, and the outlook for future
work and usefulness is very encouraging.
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'rof Bell Denies the Statements of WILDER
The Investigation Closed.
WASHINGTON May 22.-Prof Alexander Ora
am Bell says there is not particle of truth in
10 story that he paid to o. Fisk Will
Der. while he tWilber1 was an exam
liner In the Patent Office. the sum of
500 forAnformation contained in the caveat of
Prof Elisha Gray. Prof. Bell said last night:
81 have only seen Mr. WILDER two or three times
In my life. The first time was when he was
patent examiner in the Patent Office. at about
the time waen the Bell patent came out, but af
Ter the caveat had all been settled The second
time was about two years ago, in New York.
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RICHMOND. Va, May 22-To-day's session of
the M. e. General Conference was almost wholly
occupied in discussing the report of the commit
tee on the board of missions The conference
elected as president of the board Col E. w.
Cole, of Tennessee. and Dr. A. G. Haygood, of
Georgia, vice-president. The reports of the Sec
rotary and treasurer of the board were discussed
at length and much TO the credit of those off,
Gals. The Indebtedness of the board at present
is $64. 900.
The Virginia Episcopal Council, now in ses-
sion at Charlottesville sent fraterna greetings by
telegraph and referred to Ephesiaus fourth chap
ter, sixth verse. At the request of the con-
ference the bishops responded acknowledging
and heartily reciprocating the fraternal
feelings, and referring to Hebrews. thir-
teenth chapter twentieth and twenty first
hymn book was submitted. The report simply
asks that the papers referred to the committee
looking 10 the revision of the hymn book may
be returned to the conference. The committee
did not have time, at present, to consider tho
matter. 1t was recommended AS a substitute
that those hymns be excluded which are rarely
or never used in public or social worship; that
when it can be judciousy done the long hymns
be abridged, and that none exceed twenty-foue
lines: that particular attention be paid to tho
arrangement and classification of the hymns ac-
cordlng to Subjects that the whole number of
hymns do not exceed eight hundred; that tha
committee be instructed to prepare a tune book
as a companion to the hymn book il that bd
deemed necessary. After lengthy discussion.
the substitute was adopted.
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Miscellaneous Notes.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WAsHINaToN, May 22.-Gen. George B. Will
Jams. Of Lafayette and his brother, Col. John
S. Williams. Third Auditor of the Treasury. left
here this evening with a party of officials for
Fortress Monroe, Va. via Baltimore, to spend
Sunday.
Mrs. George u. Adams, of Indianapolis. ar
rived here this afternoon on visit to Charles p
Watson.
1t is reported here that United States District
Attorney Lamb will resign from his federal Of
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JOURNAL SUNDAY, as 1sss-TwELyE

fee when he receives the nomination for Con-
gress In his district.
Hughes East expects to see his nomination
confirmed next week.
By direction of the President, Second Lieuten-
ant Corwin Sage, Seventeenth Infantry. has
been dropped from the rolls of the army for de-
sertion. Major Lewis Merrill, Seventh Cavalry,
having been found incapacitated from active
service is placed on the retired list from to- day.
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Edinburs High School.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
EDINBURG. May 22.-rhe ninth annual com
mencement of the Edinburg High;school took
place at the M. e. Church last night. The gradu-
ates equal to those of any other school in the
State having passed general average of 90 per
cent and upwards Miss Matte Owens is the
first colored graduate to receive diploma from
this school; her Grafton was received with much
applause. The order of exercises was as follows:
Higher Culture" Ella Longhery; TITS the Mind
that Makes the Body Rich. Nellie Holmes: .Fre
IF All Were Suns There'd be no Rainbow" Dollie
Struble; '"rhe Destiny of Our Race" Matte OVENS
1.-The Heirs Of the Ages" Maud Pate THE Conflict
Between Labor and Capital, Maggie Johnson; mind
Your Own Business" Maud Marcy; Grafton, with
valedictory. Chinese Immigration, Charles A. Ser
geant.
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business Embarrassments.

CHICAGO. May 22-Colonel Mapleson, man.
aeer of Her Majesty's Opera Company. con.
fessed Judgment this afternoon, in the Superior
Court. in favor of the Chicago Opera house
Company, for $4,000. This move was thought
TO have been made to prevent the striking or
chestra of the company from attaching the box
receipts. Colonel Mapleson is to receive ben.
eft to night.
DOVER, N. H.. May 22.---The Great Falls
Wooden Company, OF Dover. is embarrassed
The directors state that the liabilities are $l22@
500 assets not stated.
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Boycotters Sued for Damages.

WASHINGTON May 22.-John G. Callahan, a
painter of this city, has entered civil suit for
$1,000 damages against certain members of the
Journevmen House-painters' Assembly, Knights
of Labor. The cause for the action is an alleged
conspiracy on the part of the defendants which,
through boycotting and other means, resulted in
the ruin and destruction of the plaintiffs bust
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Boycottinr a Street Railway.

SToNEHAM, Mass, May 22.-The Street Rail
way Company here recently discharged drivor
for running his off the track. At a meeting
OF l. 800 Knights of Labor last night all voted to
boycott the street cars. This morning all the
Knights who work in Boston walked two miles
to the depot They will put on stages on Mon
dav
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Lagrange High-school.

Correspondence of the indianapolis Journal.
LAGRANGE May 2L-The tenth annual com
mencement of the Lagrange Licensed High
school took place last evening at Ruick's Opera
house. in the presence of an appreciative audi
ence of eight hundred people. The hall was beau
tifully and neatly trimmed with festoons of ever
green's and flowers. The following is the pro-
gramme
Eureka Bessie O. Gains; 'tIn This Great Wheel,
the World WeSpokss Are All" Eta J. Somes; Might
Brings Forth the Stars Eie NJ Preston; Facts and
Fancies. Eva e. Wight; Progress Of Freedom" A.
Beacon Lights" Bird S. Ellison; Civilization, G..
W. Feck; 1.-The True the Beautiful, the Good" 1mo-
gene Goodsen
Tonight the high-school give a reception at
their hall Two hundred invitations were is
sued
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New ORLEANS, May 22-Judge Woods, in
the United States Circuit Court to-day rem
dered a decision refusing the mandamus applied
for by the heirs of Myra Clark Gaines to compel
the Board of Liquidation of the city debt to
issue bonds to recover the Judgment and costs
obtained by Mrs Gaines against tie city, aggre-
gazing nearly $200O000 The court holds that
the Gaines Judgment is not final