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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-20
The New Scribner.

To those persons who have unconsciously
measured the requirements of the promised peri
odical by the standard set by the profusey illus
trated and artistically-decorated monthlies, the
first glance at the new Scribner's Magazine will
cause feeling of disappointment A closer ex-
animation will remove this impression. There
is evidently to be no attempt on the part
of the publishers to rival other magazines in
pictorial excellence. Eneravings are used when
necessary as actual illustrations of the text but
not as ornaments With the idea once in mind
that the new venture is to be strictly
a magazine of literature, and not of
art in the painters sense. its attrac
tons and merits become at once apparent
The literary contents are of a high order the
contributors being, with one or two exceptions
writer's whose names are familiar to the public
Ex-Mnlster Washburnes "reminiscences of the
siege of Paris form the opening paper and make
very good reading Perhaps the most entertain
ing article in the number is Annie Cary Morris's
"Glimpses at the Diaries of Gouverneur Morris. ("
The revelations here made throw a human inter
est about what, as it has been treated heretofore
have been rather dry matters of history. Harold
Frederic makes his first essay at
novel writing in the opening chapters
of a serial eutitled ''Seth's Brothers Wife"
H. G. Bunner, Thos. A. Janvier and Mar
sareV Crosoy are also represented IN the de-
partment of fiction. Timely articles are "Our
Defenseless Coasts" by F. V. Green, captain
United States Engineers, and Socialism" by
Francis A. Walker. An illustrated paper on the
Babylonian Seals, by William Hayes Ward, will
be of interest to many The best that can be
said of the poetical contributions is that they
compare favorably with current magazine verses
though this cannot be considered extreme praise
One peculiar feature of the new Scribner is the
entire absence Of editorials and special depart
ments, the last page of short story bringing the
reader to the advertisements Altogether, this
candidate for public favor is likely to meet with
approval, and as it has all the appearances of
having come to stay" it may not be regarded
an experiment The price has been fixed at
Is cents per number
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from fire in the blacksmith forge, which wN in.
side the derrick building. Another is that il
caught from the ges piped over from the other
well, but that was shut off some time before the
explosion took place. d. T. Mcneil stated in
presence of q Gazette-Tribune reporter this
morning that the gas became ignted outside the
derrick building. else the explosion would have
blown the building to smithereens
He says had the gas caught inside the inclos-
ure, the conclusion would have been SO great
that it would have blown the four walls of the
building away and dealt death and destruction
every whore, and gives il as his opinion, founded
on a knowledge of the power and explosive pro-
pensties of gas. that the same caught from
spark or lighted match outside the building,
and was carried into it by the volume escaping
at the opening in the top of the inclosure OF
course. these are only theories. and we may
never know just how the explosion occurred,
though the latter theory looks the most reason
able. Some one might have struck match out
side. not thinking OF danger. and the explosion,
coming so suddenly, causing such excitement
and attended with such fearful results, the per-
son might not now remember it and be ready to
swear he did not do it,
Before the explosion occurred, Mr. Bell, the
foreman of the well, had frequently warned the
spectators that there was danger, and that they
had better keep out of the building. aud cited an
instance where twelve men were killed in Penn
sylvania. His words had no effect on the crowd,
however, and they still, letting their enthusiasm
get the better of their judgment, hung around
the hole Mr.. Bell said to Mayor Monlder. IF
you have any influence with that crowd, get
them out of there. for Gods sake. for l tell you
the door to warn the crowd and had just begun
talking to them when the explosion occu rred and
not only cut off the Mayors pleading words but
also singed his whiskers.
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WAS it for that reason that you built road

WAS it for that reason that you built a road
to Atlantic City when two already existed"
'Oh.. don't go into that" said Mr.. MacVeagh.
I'D like to answer that" said Mr.. Roberts.
II withdraw it" said Mr.. Cassiday quickly.
But want to answer" insisted Mr.. Roberts.
Mr.. Cassiday very evidently did not care to hear
the answer, and refused to have the question
put on record. 1t was the only evidence of any
warm feeling during the hearing.
Are not goods manufactured, say, for in
stance. in Philadelphia, shipped west, through
by the way of New York, at cheaper rates than
when shipped direct from Philadelphia. westP
Mr. Roberts-Thats very likely. but it is due
to the fact that the goods are destined for other
lines over which we have no control
us it not SO from Philadelphia to Johnstown,
PAP
Mr.. Roberts: have answered that question
before, and say again, positively, no. That's a
thing that has been hammered at in this com
munity for long time, and / want to deny ii
emphatically, so far as the administration of the
pennsylvania railroad is concerned. | insist
that my answer shall be taken as a denial, so far
as am concerned.
Under cross examination by Mr. MacVeagh,
Mr.. Roberts said that the pooling arrangement
was merely an attempt to do what the law failed
to do. Without such arrangement the widest
competition would take place, and one shipper
would never know whether his competitor was
getting better rates or not Any such arrange
ment would hurt the public would be ten
times more hurtful to the railroad companies.
Mr.. Roberts said, also, that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has frequently been on the
eve of Withdrawing from this contract. The di-
rectors of the company have raised the ques-
ton of the legality of the contract, and have
only remained in it for the purpose of protect
ing the State in the matter of freight rates as
provided bv the trunk line commission.
Mr.. MacVeagh-How much per centage of your
total traffic is in this p DOL.
Mr.. Roberts-Our entire through business is
only about per cent. of the whole business of
the company, and cannot say what percentage
of our west bound freight is in the pool.
Mr.. MacVeagh asked Mr. Roberts with refer
ence to the national feeling concerning pools.
He said that from consultations he had had, be
believed that the United States Senate was
strongly disposed to favor a pooling arrange
ment For himself, he believed in the greatest
publicity of the rate established by the pool.
IF you are willing to withdraw from the
pool" asked Mr.. Cassiday, "why not let me take
out the injunction now9'
Because don't think the people agree either
with you or with me- If the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company were to withdraw from the pool,
a breakup in the traffic organizations all over
the United States would follow, and that would
be greater responsibility than to
shouldsa,Ras
The hearing was then adjourned to meet at
some day to be set when the parties meet in
Harrisburg. next Tuesday
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Brief Mention.

Water is a scarce article at Hudson, the wells
having lately become dry.
Another Sons of Veterans post is to be organ
lied shortly at Arrowsmth.
The Bloomingt electric lights can be plainly
seen twenty five miles away in one direction.
Country buyers seem to be unable to secure
much corn these days, although they offer fair
prices
Springfield merchants are signing document
by which they agree to close their stores at P.
NJ. after Jan. l.
Hugh McCaslin, pioneer settler of Hillsboro,
ILL.,, ninety two years of age, is struggling with
whooping- cough for the second time.
At Colfax, on the 18th inst, died Grandma
Carter. one of the oldest pioneers of that sec
ton, being little over eighty years old.
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Given One Year on Plea of Guilty.

Special to the Indianapolis JournaI.
MARION, Dec. 18-Harry Goding pleaded
guilty. this morning before Judge ST. John, to
the charge of larceny, and was sentenced to the
penisentary for one year. The offense for which
Golding will serve the State for year was
committed last Wednesday, when the prisoner,
in broad daylight, unlocked the residence of Jo-
seph Collins and stole several rings and small
amount of money He was arrested the following
day at Jonesboro Holding is an aristocraclc-lo
ing culprt. He is we'll dressed, eye glasses
and is refined and intelligent in appearance. His
story is that he member OF dramatic
company that stranded in Tennessee, and he was
making his way back to Chicago Being driven
to desperation by hunger, he committed the Of
Tense for which the penalty was imposed.
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Distressing MonOtOny.
Boston transcript.

BOBLOu ITdHSCIIpl
The annual crop of calendars is about ripe but
the new yield shows little no originality. Ac-
cording to the old conventional custom, they all
begin with Jan. l, and each page is but rec
ord of the days of the several months, arranged
in the old dreary manner Strange that some
inventive mind cannot get up something new to
say of the new year, or, failing in that rearrange
the months in more attractive order. Really we
do not know where so much of the spirit of pla-
that are imposed upon long suffering public
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A Double Funeral.


BLooMINGToN Dec 19-Today witnessed
the strange sight of a double funeral
on our streets Two hearses and two
sets of pail bearers. side by side, marched
to the tomb with the remains of DR.. James
Dodds and wife. Each was over seventy years
old; they married than two score
years, and died within few hours of each
other
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-20
ILLINOIS.

Death of Harvey Sadowsky, the Famous
ShOrt-Horn Cattle Breeder.
Special to the indianapolis journal
DANyILLE, Dee 10. Harvey Sadowsky. the
widely known cattle man. died yesterday at
Woodlawn, his home, near Indianola, this coun
ty of kidney disease, at the age of seventy two
years, after brief illness. The deceased was
one of the most successful thoroughbred cattle
ralsers In the Nation. his herds being famous
even in England Scotland and other parts of the
world. He has been valuable man to the State.
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His enterprise was infections, and brought new
blood into the cattle and improved their value to
an enormous amount For years he has been
widely known as the Vermillion county cattle
king. He leaves an estate valued at 100000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-20
The Precedent snmc,an+.

Some one asked Charles Dudley Warner
whether he did not think the gi,ded dome of the
state capitol at Hartford was monstrosity. 1T
may may not be- he replied, ''but that Is not
for US to say. 1t is enough for any loyal eNew
Highlander to know that the dome of the capitol
in Boston was glded first"
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Regulators Arrested.

CoRYDoN, Dec l8.-Eghteen alleged mem
bers of the Crawford county white Caps" have
been arrested and placed under bond. The
white Cans" undertook to regulate the morals
of Crawford county by taking evil doors from
their beds at night and bringing them to re-
pentanee BY means of hickory switches
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Death of a well-Known Citizen.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON, Dec 19.-Hirsch Livingstone,
one of the most prominent Hebrews of Bloom
ington, died very suddenly from paralysis of
the heart to-day. He was aged seventy eight,
and was the father of the wel-known Living
stones. business men and capitalists of Bloom
ington. He native of Germany, and from
that country came to this city.
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SEIIPF-Dec. II, Joseph Dumont Ship, only SON
of Joseph p. and Julia D. Ship, aged twenty-one
wears and one month.
Foneral at family residence. $40 North Delaware
street, Monday, Dec. 20, at 10 o'clock. No flowers.
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Death from Heart Trouble.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Dec. 19.-Elmer Savage, we'll
known dry goods clerk was found in the store,
late o-night in an unconscious condition. dying
soon after, as is supposed from heart troubles
induced by drink. His parents reside at Otter
bein, Ind
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DIED.

FRED Star Cough Cure helped my wife Mr.
G. w. Leplie East Saginaw, Mich.
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Cause OF the Gas Explosion at Kokomo.
Kokomo zette-Trbune.
There are many theories as 70 what caused the
explosion. Ono rs mat the gas became ignited
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-20
FINANCIAL.
FOR SALE.
AUCTION SALES
r N. PERRY, GENERAL AUCTIONEER, 6s
4 40 East Market

A UOTION SALE OF FURNITURE. CARPETS,
n ETC. Will be sold on Tuesday morning. Dec. 81
at 10 o'clock, at Room No 70 East Washington
street: Two elegant parlor suites, four choice
bedroom suites. msrbe-top center table, marble-top
bureau sociabes, rockers, chairs, wash stands
mattresses double lounges, Brussels and ingram
carpets, coal and wood cooking stoves Richmond
range Radiant Home" base burner "Argand" base
burner coal and wood heating stoves, pillows COM
FORTS lot books. etc. Terms cash Sale positive.
TENSIONS Auction and Commission House.
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INDIANA ANDILLINOIS NEWS
A Freight Train Wrecked Near Bloom
ington and an Engineer Killed.
Dedication of Church at Crawfordsville-
Successful Test of Water-W orks-Death of
Well-KnoWn Stock Raiser-Notes.
INDIANA.
Wreck of Freight Train on the L., n. A.
& Can Engineer Killed.

Wreck of Freight Train on the L., n. A.
& C.-An Engineer Killed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Dec. IA frightfal wreck oc
Cured on the Louisville. New Albany & Chicago
railroad this morning about o'clock. 1t was
at Fag station 10, known as Wood yard, four
miles north of Bloomington. Engineer Daniel
Heapsey lost mis- life, besides ten loaded cars
train a, with seventeen loaded cars, left Bloom
ington with instructions to pass two sections of
No SO, coming south. at woodward. just be-
fore reaching woodward there is grade, and
this is followed by descent that reaches the
switch, where it was supposed the train
No. SO would be side-tracked. When
the summit of the grade was reached, the train
going north came down at the rate of forty miles
and hour. Turning a curve the fireman and en-
gineer saw No. 80 standing on the main track.
If this were the case a collision was inevitable.
Engineer Heapsey whistled down brakes, re-
versed his engine and told the fireman to jump
for his life and he would do the same The
engineer jumped but firem.n Costello stuck to
his place; but instead of dashing into the stand
ing engine the side-track had been turned and
the train rushed past only to encounter an
2qual danger, for the rear part of
Engineer Heapsey's train had come uncoupled
soming over the grade, and now. having such
load, was unable to stop. and dashed into No.
80, that was standing the main track COM
pletely demolishing engine az and ten cars of
the No. 80 Fireman Costello saw the last dan
ger in time to jump and save his life, but Engi-
neer Heapsey, who had jumped before, had been
less fortunate, for when found he lay at one
side, both legs amputated below the knee and
terrible cash in his head that proved instantly
fatal. The one engine and ten loaded cars are
total loss and will amount to not less than $685.
600. Engineer Daniel Heapsey had been on the
road for several years, was forty-ive years old
and leaves widow and three children. He
lived at Lafayette was Mason and also mem
Der of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, in which he was insured for $4,000 His
remains were taken home tonight for burial.
The track was cleared by o'clock this evening.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

IT would be great convenience
to the people of Lamar and surround
ing country, il the railroad company
could be induced TO order their can.
on ball train ,o make regular stops
Mt Lamar. Our people frequently
have business at Pueblo, distance
of one hundred aud sixteen miles,
and in order to make the trip they
have to leave here In the evening
remain at Pueblo one night aud n
day and if they cannot get on the
canon ball coming east, have to stay
there until after midnight the second
night, making two nights and a day
to go to Pueblo. When, if the can
on ball made regular stops here, we
could take the train in the morning
have full day at Pueblo, and ge,
back at ten-forty in the evening
The west bound train in the morn
ing goes to New Mexico where hu,
few of our people have business
The railroad company have alway,
shown a disposition to aecommod ate
the people along the line of Their
road when it could be done withou
greatly interfering with their plans,
and this convenience might be
brought about by simply asking, at
least it will do no harm to try.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

THERE has been an unusual num-
Der of violent hail storms in the
state this summer that has done great
damage to growing crops, so far
eastern Colorado has escaped violent
storms of any kind Our storms have
come in the shape of gentle rains
the kind that does the most good,
and the kind we hope to always see
visit us.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

A. L Soule, the man who furnish.
ed the money TO construct the big
irrigsting ditch in western Kansas
will shortly visit Lamar and inspec t
the country north of the nver with
the view of putting a ditch through
over there. He has the capital and
if after looking over the ground he
is favorably impressed, he will make
arrangements to put large force of
men at work
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

WE daily hear of parties who in.
tend TO come to Lamar as soon as
the land office is in running order.
1t will be all right to come then, bat
the opportunities to get favorable To-
cations at good figures will not be
so good then as now. A man will
come nearer getting his choice now
than he will to wait until perhaps
fifty other men want the very lot he
is after.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

1r is now only about a month un-
til public school should open in
this place, and as near as we can
learn, no steps have yet been taken
towards completing the arrange
ments, a room or building will have
to he provided and teacher secured.
\ good teacher could obtain twenty
i've OF more pupils by opening pri-
vate school. Unless some steps are
taken in this matter at an early day,
it would be well for the people who
have children of school age to hold
a meeting and decide what is to be
done TO secure a school.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

Irs a good sign to see town lot
spectators fooling around Lamar
trying to get a foothold, ana we hope
that class will have to pay the very
highest price for what they buy.
The man who comes here to go into
business or improve a home, is the
man we want to see get low rates on
real estate. Discourage the former
and encourage the latter class, if we
would build rapidly and substantially.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

MES who are largely interested
in Lamar, and who have made and
are making money out of that inter
est, should put some of their money
in buildings that are badly needed
here, and that would bring them
rents that would be good interest on
the inves tments. Store rooms, DWELL
ings TO rent and u town hall are
among the things we need, the hall
could be used as church and n
school house. Come, now, gentle
men, do some of the building you
are advising others to do.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

II is noticeable fact apparent TO
our people and strangers that good
class of people are taking up their
residences in Lamar. Unlike many
new towns in the west, the first set
tlement was made by people who
came here to make permanent homes
and they are quietly making them
selves comfortable and building up
community that will be a desirable
place to live.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.

a SPECIAL call brought together
the council "Wednesday afternoon.
The president being absen, F. w.
Burger occupied the chair. present,
Burger, Hearn aud Rogers; abscat,
Holmes and Russell. After some
discussion it was decided 10 dispense
with the services of marshall. J.
H. Holmes being unable to be in at.
tendance at the council meeting and
wishing to be relieved from such
duty, J. +. Godding was elected to
fill the vacancy and also as MAYOR.
ID. Z. Cooper was elected member
of the couucil vice +. H. Russell
who is out of the city Considerable
discussion took place on matters OF
interest to the city. Adjourned sub
jeet to call. f. w. Burger,
c. NJ Morrison Chairman.
Secretary.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

THERE was three feet of water
running through the principal street
at Syracuse Tuesday morning at
four o'clock. Guns were fired and
bells rung to wake people up for
fear houses would be carried away.
The water went down in a couple of
hours, doing no particular damage
except to the railroad track.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

The early organization of fire
company is a thing Lamar can not
afford to postpone. 1t is the history
of all frame prairie towns, that they
sooner or later burn down. 1t is also
the history of these towns, that no
protection from fire is provided I'M
til the towns burn down at least once,
and we hope Lamar will be an ex-
ception to the rule.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

WHAT is known rs the Mexican
part of Las Aninas was all under
water during the overflow of the riv.
er, and rs their houses are dobie,
they We're compelled 10 move to high
land. There is getting to be alto.
gether too much rain in this country
for dobie houses TO be safe
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

a TRIO of confidence men who
have been working the Kansas Paci,
nc road out of Denver, " ere captured
Tuesday just after robbing sheep
herder OF two hundred and ten dol
lars. The money was recovered and
their chances for the pen are most
excellent.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

Lutte WILCOX, one of the editors
OF the Denver Field and Farm, will
accompany balloouist in an ascen-
sion tomorrow. II Lutte could per
suade his craft to continue on up un-
I'll he reached the pearly gates he
would work a scoop on the rest of
the Denver news men.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

Do not hold property so high that
even spectators can not touch it.
We have a good town and will have
a much better one in short time,
but many good man who would
like to invest and improve his prop
erty is unwilling to pay Chicago
prices.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

The Apache Indians that have
lately been to Washington, like
the great father very much. They
will think it case of fooled again
when he endorses the order remov-
ing them to the Indian Territory.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

PRESIDENT Cleveland has demand
ed the release of Cutting, the Amer
lean citizen confined in Mexican
prison, and Cutting will have to come
or the old man is liable to get after
the Mexicans.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

The Kansas CITY Journal aud the
Denver Republican have each given
Lamar handsome aud lengthy write
ups. A paper nowadays is way be-
hind the times if they fail TO make
mention of Lamar.
Bent County register., 1886-08-07

WE will have no settled weather
until after the middle of this month,
but as the days are cool and the
nights just right to sleep, there is no
cause for complaint.