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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
THE CITY IN BRIEF.


The executive committee of the State Board
of Agriculture will meet Thursday at the rooms
of the secretary of the board.
The case of the Connecticut Mutual Life In
surance Company against Ebenezer Sharpe,
Charles A. Sudlow and others has been settled
by Mr.. Sudlow. and the cause dis missed.
John B. Doris has rented the Exposition
Building for another year, and his show will
winter here agais>this winter 1t will go into
winter quarters about the Goth of this month.
Two Indian ponies were stolen from Smith
Gray at Haughville yesterday. He left them
hitched in front of a business-house while he
went inside to do some trading, and when he
came out they were gone.
In the matter of condemnation of certain
lands owned by Christian Warweg and others
for the Belt railroad right of way, Judge Walker
yesterday appointed Charles E. Coffin, VIM.
Fenneman and VIM. Hadley as appraisers.
A free entertainment by the Childrens Mis-
sion Band, of Friends Church, corner Delaware
aad St. Clair streets, will be given tomorrow
evening, at 7:30 o'clock. Articles of dress and
the mode of dress in Madagascar will be shown
The exhibition of T. G. Steele's pictures,
sketches and studies is beautifully arranged in
Pfaffiin's Hall, in the best of north light and
with suitable draperies. 1t will be open from
10 A. NJ to 10 P. NJ. to-day and on Wednesday
and Thursday.
At called meeting of the Police Commission
ers, last evening, J. W. Hostetter and P. j.
Dougherty were promoted from special police
to patrolmen. The black hats worn last
winter were inspected and some of the men or
dered to get new ones.
Before Judge Howe, yesterday. the application
of Henry Stacey for mandamus against the
trustees of the Insane Asylum, to compel them
to NY him 81 800 said to be due for plans and
services on the new boiler-house was argued
The question came un on demurrer of the trus-
tees TO want of jurisdiction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
Reunion of Harvard Graduates.

Several weeks ago Prof. J. W. Holcombe con-
ceived the idea of commemorating the 250th an
niversary of Harvard University, and, in re-
Spouse to his CALL fifteen of the thirty gentle
men in the State who have been students in the
college assembled at the Dennison House last
evening They were Jos. B. Walker, NJ D.. AZ
E. f. Hodges NJ. D.. B. A., II; Geo. T. Porter,
LII B., 10; E. H. Terrell. LII B., '73; H. A.
Hoffman, San Antonio, Tex, NJ. A., "a; O. B.
Clark, Bloomington, NJ. A, SO; W. w. Grant,
Bloomington, B. A, 3d. F. Z. Gavin, B. A, 73;
It. L. Sewall, Greensburg, B. A.. IA; j. W.
Holcombe, B. A, rs; Fletcher Hines.
B. A, '80 H. E. Smith, B. A, 49, Jesse
Fletcher, B. A.. 49, E. NJ. Winston. b. A., '84,
and B. c. Alanson, Dublin, B. A., 49,
The fore part of the evening was given up to re-
newlng old acquaintance and was delightfully."-
spent. At 10 o'clock an elegant supper was
served, after which the following toasts were Of
fered and responded to by the persons named;
Alumni E. NJ. Winston; tiWhen We First Came
'Sproutlng the Oak" w. W. Grant; fThe Past
Graduate" o. B. Clark; 1.-THE Legal Brother, /"
E. H. Terrell 1.-THE Medical Faculty" E. F.
Hodges; College Athletics, . Fetchl@ Illness The
Annex" H. E. Smith. 1t was 1o'clock when the
meeting adjourned, after having resolved to
form permanent organization to be known as
the Harvard Club, and to hold annual meetings
e. +. Hodges was elected president. j. w. Hol-
combe secretary, and w. W. Grant treasurer
Mr.. Holcombe was rendered vote of thanks for
his efforts in making the reunion success.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER o 1885,

DOCKS he viii require. He proposes to take
possession next Monday with w S. Sproule as
chief deputy Other changes will be made from
.ime to time. II don't propose" remarked Sui
!Nan, 10 assume any responsibility with unre-
liable men. | will select the best force can.
aud the ordinary ward workers can expect no
favors by the way Of Office for their services.
There are other ways of compensating them,
and some have been fully paid"
1t is charged by number Of Republicans in
the twentieth and Twenty first wards that Dir.
Riley, the assistant of Superintendent Sher-
wood. OF the Big Four road, made unjust and
unfair use of his authority, on election day, to
ulscrimate against Republican voters nearly all
OF whom he compelled to go out the road,
Whlle Democrats were not only given an oppor-
tunity to vote, but were required to do so.
public meeting of those who were treated IN
fairly will probably be called, and the matter
will be laid before the officers of the road.
The bulletin displayed Yesterday announcing
that Judge Woods, of the United States District
Court, had ordered the ballots, tally-sheets and
everything pertaining to the late Marion county
election to be placed lie the custody of the clerk
OF the United States Court attracted a great
throng of people. There were hundreds who
read the bulletin and the announcement was
ceiveG with hearty appreciation. 1t is under
stood, however, that Coy. Bernhamer Spaan,
John Huegee, "Goose" Eden and one or two
other statesmen characterize the action of the
court as an "unwarrantable usurpation."
Sim Coy said last night that during the day
man came to him with proposition to have all
prosecutions stopped provided Ayres and Morri-
son went to the county clerks Office, and, after
examining the altered tally sheets and acknowl-
edging crime had been committed, withdrew
all claims to the Offices for which they we're can
didates II told him." continued Coy, that l
knew CT no wrongs perpetrated in this election,
and had no fear of prosecution When they
want me they can find me right here in town.
The Democrats are standing by me, and that is
all | care for. have any number of requests,
asking me to become the chairman of the State
Central Committee in 1888. Does that look like
any one believing have committed crime2
tell them if any one changed those tally-sheets
did not do it."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
Iseturns from emo state.

The official returns from eighty eight counties
have been received by the Secretary OF State,
and 1t is expected that all will be in to-day.
They show that the Republican candidates who
received the largest votes were LaFollette, for
Superintendent Public Instruction; Elliott, for
Supreme Judge, and Noble for Clerk Of the SD
preme Court Knox Allen, jackson, ST. Joseph.
Sullivan and Eanderbnrg counties gave net
Republican gain of 3 900. Each of the Repub.
lican candidates made marked gains In their
home counties, while the Republican ticket
gained in the counties of all the Democratic can.
didates except two Dubois and Monroe, whore
Sweeney and Miers, respectively. lived The
Democratic gain in Dubois was s. and in Nor.
roe So
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
Notes and Comments ON the Frauds.

The citizens committee of one hundred con-
tains the name of j. ID. Baldwin. This is an
error James H. Baldwin, the we'll known citizen,
is intended.
A letter from Melville Mckee says he is heart
lily in favor of the citizens committee upon
which he has been placed, and will act with
them, though he will be unable to attend the
meeting to night, having been called from the
city.
John,J. Cooper and number of other men
who make their living out of politics, put the
day IN yesterday in calling upon VIM Hender-
son and other Democrats who believe in main
tanning the purity of the ballot-box and in pun
lshing thieves.
The Republican State central committee has
sample letter from a citizen who wants DOODLE
He hints his needs delicately thus: "If you will
send me something that will do me some good it
may do me some good. 1t may make me stron ger
IN political politics.
Anderson Lewis, the colored Judge at the Sec
ond precinct of the Fourteenth ward, is entitled
TO the thanks of all good citizens 1t was his
steadiness GOODNESS and vigilance that proven ted
an outrage being perpetrated in that precinct
similar to The one perpetrated In the Fourth
ward.
William Henderson's appeal to have the Dem
ocratc safety meeting held Wednesday
night, he being member of that as well rs the
citizens committee, went UNDECIDED the inteni
of the Coyites being to prevent as many Demo
Gratis as possible from attending the latter meet
ing this evening. Mr. Seidensticker also pre-
ferred Wednesday evening, but the heelers pre-
vailed
E. f. Ritter, the Prohibtionist. says: '"This
thing of furnishing bailot-theves is not a part,
question, but one in which all good citizens ars
interested. ! believe in going to the bottom Of
this thing. IL we send hall dozen Of
these fellows to the penitentiary it will greatly
purify on, politics. If something isn't done thi,
time it will not be worth while to vote at all a
| the next election"
John u. Sullivan visited the county clerk
Office yesterday to take notes as to the priyat'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
Anew Entarnrisa at Riohm nnd.

The great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.
which has achieved such wonderful success ia
this city under the able management OF Mr.
David Pepper, building up an immense business
at its two great stores, will, on Saturday, open
store at Richmond, Ind. This, too, will be under
of Richmond are much to be congratulated upon
this addition to their business interests The
Richmond house will be handsomely equipped
and the business there will be conducted on the
same principle that has made the Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Company popular in Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
A Divided Party.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
AS we have predicted, the Labor party al
ready shows symptoms of disntegration In
this vicinity. for instance, there has been the
popular idea in labor circles TO nominate Mr..
George for the presidency. But, as might have
been expected this proposition excites the indig-
nation and wrath OF the Jealous protectionist
laborers Of Pennsylvania, and is secuted by
Thorn as an impossibility.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
Probable Defeat OF Rev. Myron w. Reed.

Denver Tribune of Saturday.
The latest returns give Judge Symes plural
ity over Mr.. Reed of 807. It is reported that the
Democratic majorities are still growing in Las
Animas and Bent counties, whore it was fondly
hoped the Democrats would be satisfied with one
count. But even If Mr.. Reeds maiorities in
these counties should be increased by 200, which
is hardly possible, Judge Symes would still have
plurality of 600 We are of the opinion that
the official count will show that Judge Symes
has plurality of 1000. The Democrats prac
tlcally concede his election.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
On the war-Path with an AK.

Mrs Fred Richter yesterday filed suit for
divorce, and when she went home in the evening
securely boled all the doors in order to keep her
husband out. He came home about IL o'clock
and finding himself locked out procured an ak
and chopped down tho door. and was about to
assault his wife when he was taken in charge by
the officers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09

THE Indiana Trust and Safe Deposit Company Is
now located at No. 81 East Market street. where
been completed. Parties having valuables Of any
kind and desiring absolute protection be
modated at prices ranging from So to $50 per annun
according to the size of the box rented. Office opcn
from A. NJ to p. NJ.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09

crat, Meagher. is clearly Ineligible We have
known of his case for some time, and before thu
election came off several attorneys OF this city
whom the committee consulted gave it as theig
opinion that he was ineligible"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
A Fair Count Must Be Had.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Indiana Republicans have DOW to prove
themselves men; what they have won they must
maintain. They must not only demand fair
count; they must enforce it. Illinois has set
fine example for demonstrating the fitness of a
penitentiary as an abode for fine ballot workers.
Ohio has followed it; Indiana can do likewise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
Tke Atmospher ere ofLoye

Is a pure, sweet breath. This desideratum il
one of the results of using Sozodont, which no.
only invigorates and preserves the teeth, bu
renders the mouth as fragrant as a rose.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
A Job for the Golden Club

Philadelphia Press.
The Golden Club at least should see that the
free trade corpse is decently inferred.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
A Note of warning.

aushville Graphic.
Sim Coy is getting himself into deep water
lie is liable to follow Joe Mackn. of Illinois.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
It Won,t 40 Far.

national Republican.
The Hewitt presidential boom is already on
he road.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09

An endless chain OF certificates verify the ex-
eelence of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. Price. 20
cents
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
State of Indiana, County of vigo, S.:

Approved by me this 9Th day of May 1886.
MERRILL N SMITH, Clerk
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-26
THE rnn1oArrox QUESTION.

II is serious blow to California that
the Supreme Court should have seen fit
to sustain the doctrine Of riparian rights
and stick TO IL at the present time when
the tide OF immigration had set in this
direction with 80 much force.
There Ia no cause for alarm, although
there is need OF prompt and vigorous
action ON the part OF the people. The
moro prompt that action the sooner the
evil will be remedied. II Is true that the
Supreme Court decision destroys, practi-
cally, irrigation in the State Of Cali
fornia, but IL Ia equally true that no
Supreme Court will ever be permitted TO
destroy state. 1t is true that the waters
OF Fresno county have been run for tho
past two years In violation oil court in
functions and IL Is equally true that there
Is not power in the State Of California 10
enforce those injunctions without calling
on United States troops, and that call
will not be made, for the Governor be-
lieves those injunctions to be damnable |
There must be no halfway work done
in this matter. This question over
shadows all other questions; it is Of more
Importance than the Chinese agitation; !;
Il rises superior to party considerations
Democrats and Republicans must do as
they did in 1850, fall into line to fight
the common enemy.
Republicans can attend Republican
conventions, but II must be for the
purpose OF adopting an irrigation plat
form and putting men thereon who will
enforce it, Democrats must do the same.
If either party In any instance falters or
makes mistake IL must suffer accord
inply Our motto must be "our state
first, our party afterwards"
1t is necessary to elect Legislature
that is solid for irrigation but that alone
will not win the battle. We must also
elect Supreme Court that will reverse
the late decision.
In the meantime, those who have valu-
able water rights should hold to them
and not sacrifice them. Those who
desire to invest can safely do SO. There
Is practically no danger. The people are
powerful enough to right this wrong and
they will doit.-[Press and Horticulturist,
May 20.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-26
AN CALIFORNIA.

A law is supposed to be meant for act
ual use. We know, of course, as mat
ter Of fact, that nobody expects the old
English common law of water rights to
be the practical rule Of action in this
State. Ii is regarded as a weapon with
which those who occupy strategic posi-
tions on the river banks can scare the
workers at distance into a division OF
their earnings Still, law is law, and
does not regard itself as blackmailing
device. When community is officially
declared to be subject to a certain rule,
the judges must be assumed to contem-
plate the contingency that that rule may
be enforced. II it should be, California
in few years would be more interesting
than Egypt to the student of ruins.
Starting from Lathrop, on the South
ern Pacific, the future observer would
look out upon bare plain, dotted at in
tervals with decaying towns. He would
see 6elds OF sickly wheat, but he would
learn that the land had been sown to
wheat so long that its vitality was almost
exhausted. BY the time he reached
Fresno county the signs OF life would
have almost disappeared. In the
midst of the desert, the ruins of
Fresno City might shelter a few
wandering sheep herders and as
Kings river was approached little ac-
tiyity would be met, due to the transpor-
tation Of cattle from the swamp lands on
its lower course. Crossing into Tulare
county, and passing by the blackened
stumps OF trees and vines through its
northern half, he would strike an oasis
in the artesian belt. This bit of green
would soon be left behind, and from the
relics OF Sumner and Bakersfield TO the
Arizona line the traveller would see moth
ing but desert At Los Angeles he would
note how metropolis had shrunk into
a village, and in the desolation of its
once beautiful outskirts be would remem-
bcr how exactly the same cause has re-
duced the ancient gardens OF Central
Asia, to hideous wilderness.
In short, riparian California would be
California reduced to less than hall its
present size. There would be no need to
divide the State, for half the State would
have been destroyed. The river bottoms
would be almost invisible veins of green,
threading an expanse OF dusty brown.
San Francisco would still be great city,
but its development would have been
crippled. The people who had been
enticed from the East by our promises
OF prosperity would have found the saw
ings which they invested here on the
faith OF the State swept away by the
same power that invited them.
OF course, all this will never happen.
Calfornians will find way to avert it
but the Supreme Court will have the sat
isfaction Of knowing that the failure to
bring the State to such a condition will
not be its faults. F. Post, June 10.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-26
mnSAouso THE roorurLLs.
Eject Of the Supreme Courts Anti-Irfi-
CATION Deeision.

There is considerable alarm in the foot
hills, lest under the doctrine OF riparian
rights recently promulgated by the SUI
preme Court, giving to the owners OF the
CANYONS and streams all the waters that
flow in them, they will not be able 10 get
water for irrigation for their orchards and
farms. During the past five years a large
number of small farms have been created
in Nevada and Placer counties, which
depend wholly on irrigation for produc-
tiveness. These enterprises would have
to be abandoned, and similar ones cam
not be created, II this decision stands,
which we know will not be the case after
the present old fogies on the Supreme
Bench have been decapitated as they
surely will be at the next election. We
had looked with much pride upon this
development Of the foothills, and found
in 1t some consolation for the enforced
cessation OF another industry still more
important and prosperous. But the last
straw will be laid upon our backs with
Congress making any kind Of mining
penal, and o Supreme Court declaring in
effect that agriculture shall cease in the
mountains, because English farmers
don't need to irrigatc.
The mountains look for the great val
leys of the State, or their exponents, to
take the lead in suggesting action on this
matter. The interests in the arid val
leys, from Stockton to San Diego, are 80
great, the prospective destruction is 80
sure, that the people there must take up
some measures OF seif-leiense. They
may be sure the mountains will respond.
for they have an interest also in the same
direction.
II is remarkable how little respect is
expressed for the majority Of the SUI
preme Court since the decision referred
to. The tbirty-column decision looks
learned; but it is kind Of learning as
ineligible to common-sense people as
black-letter magic books. What people
do understand is that by some process OF
legal chemistry there has been distilled
from ancient law-books, doctrine as
fatal TO the State as decision OF doc
tors to let all the blood out OF man
would be to his constitution. The deci-
sion is surprise and blunder. Noth~
ing the Judges could now do would be SO
popular as their speedy resignation, In
fact, they should be made to step down
out antecedcnt to the Chinamen.-[Ne-
vada Daily Transcript, June IL.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-26
WE NEED THE WATER.
A Livermore Protest Against Riparian
ism.

In an editorial article on "Our Irriga-
ton Problem" the Livermore "Herald'
Of June 11th says
California stands just now in a pecu-
liar condition. With four-fiiths Of its
level land only fit for cultivation by
means OF the system OF irrigation, with a
citrus belt growing in importance at a
rate which will soon place it among the
foremost on earth, entirely dependent
upon irrigation; with water enough in its
streams to, when distributed upon its
lands, maintain in plenty twenty millions
of people, our Supreme Court has de-
clared that we must not irrigate. Our
streams, filed bank-full by the melting
of mountain SHOWS, just at the time when
our parched soil demands moisture, must
be allowed to flow onward, untouched,
and waste their waters in the ocean; our
millions of. acres must be left forever to
the herdsmen; our citrus industry must
anguish, and our orange orchards perish
and our every hope of making OF the great
southern half Of our wonderful State any
thing more than a COW pasture, must be
abandoned forever. And all this stagna-
ton must come-this robbery OF future
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES four out OF seven
men say that parched California must be
governed by the same laws which prevail
in fog enshrouded and rain-cursed Eng
land. English law regarding the control
Of the water of flowing streams, must be
the law OF California; England, where
hope OF crop production rests upon the
chance of less than the usual rainfall ;
and California, where without irrigation
four-fiiths OF its best land will produce
nothing. Not whit more preposterous
would it be for an English court to hold
that every English farmer should forth
with begin to irrigate bis already rain
soaked acres, and not whit easier would
such decree be enforced.
Well, there's the point, after all. The
state Of affairs which we have depicted,
would be, were the late ruling of the Su-
preme Court to be enforced. But it can
not In this country, when our lawmak-
ers and our interpreters of the law,
attempt to overthrow principles of justice
and right, we overthrow them. Califor-
mia has no use for an English Supreme
Court and our people will convince those
four riparian Justices OF this fact, when
they come before them for reelection.
The Californians OF to-day are not willing
to relegate their State to a perpetual con-
dition OF the Spanish occupation; and
moreover, they will not allow it to be
done.