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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-28
The Conen Frea State.

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Henry M. Stanley, the
African explorer. is in New York, having ar
rived last night He comes here for the purpose
of lecturing On Africa He speaks very glow
ingly of the rich resources of the Congo free
state and says that if the Belgian syndicate car
ries out its project to build railway from point
10 miles up from the mouth of the
Congo for distance of 235 miles, along the side
future of that country will be an immense one
as that railway would place the upper Congo in
direct Communication with all countries. He
adds that without this railway the Congo might
as well be in the moon for all the benefit the
white man will derive from it. Hs says the
natives are peaceful and honorable nation.
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MINOR MATTERS.

why It Is Thought There VIII BE No Report
from Governor Curtin's Committee.
Washington Special.
The death of Manager Hoxe will, it is said, be
advanced by Governor Curtin as an excuse for
never making report as chairman of the labor
investigating committee. It will be remem-
bered that the inability of the committee to Sc
cure Mr.. Hoxie's testimony was put forward as
the reason for the long delay, and it is stated
that several members of the committee are very
much opposed to ever being committed by re-
port
A prominent Democratic member said to-
night that the truth of the matter was that 'the
cid Governor has a great mass of testimony on
his hands which he actually don't know what to
do with For careful and methodical man"
he continued. Ito go through all the evidence
taken by the MISUNDERSTANDING committee and
draw up well-digested and intelligent report,
would take several weeks of constant applica-
ton, and you know that Governor Curtin won't
60 that. 1 have never believed that there would
be q report presented, and I believe the death of
Hoxie will be eagerly seized upon as good ex-
cuse for letting the Governor out"
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Business Embarrassments.

BosToN, Mass, Nov. 27-F NJ Holmes, a
dealer in -four at No go Commercial street, has
suspended payment His liabilities are said to
be quite heavy
NEW YORK, Nov. 2Z-Moses Dubinsky, furs,
etc., made an assignment to-day, for the benefit
of creditors. to Frank Malvesay, with prefer
ences amounting to 81, 208.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Nov. 27-Qninn & Gray,
large dry goods dealers, assigned to-day to Jo-
seph Griffith. The assets are reported at $780,
600; liabilities not given, but believed to be large
There are preferred creditors to the amount of
ST., GOO. The failure is attributed to poor bust
ness this season and slow collections. The pres
emit stock aggregates $4,000
CINCINNATI, Nov 27.-J. & s. B. Sachs,
wholesale boot and shoe dealers and manufact-
urers assigned to-day to M. j. Mack The liza
bilities estimated to reach $500, 900, and the
assets $4,000 The members of the firm are
cousins. and have been twenty years in business.
They also own one-third OF the shoe factory Of
Blacker Sachs 6 Gerstle. The failure is a sur
prise. A receiver has been asked for Blacker,
Sachs & Gerstle, for the purpose Of taking out
the Sachs interest. 1t will not affect their bust
ness. The Sachs firm has made no preferences.
The creditors are mainly in Boston and the
East
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Dishonest Bank Officials.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2Z-Considerable mys-
terry envelopes the affairs of the First National
Bank of Glen Rock, York county, Pa Within
a short time the president and cashier have been
deposed and new officers elected. The reason
for this action was not made apparent till the is
suance of warrants last evening, by Henry r.
Edmunds, United States commissioner, for the
arrest of the late president of the bank, William
Hubst, and Henry Zeist, late cashier, and
Jacob S. Hubst and VIM Hubst. sons of the
president. The Hubsss compose the firm of
Hubst & Son, of Glen Rock. United States
Marshal Kerns caused the arrest of the parties
simultaneously this morning VIM. Hubst
was arrested at Glen Rock and
was brought to Philadelphia this evening
Zeist was arrested at the residence of his son-n-
law in this city, and Jacob Hubst and VIM.
Hubst iE Baltimore. They will be brought to
this city on Monday. Zeist had a preliminary
hearing before Commissioner Edwards this
afternoon, and upon information furnished by
Marshal Kerns he was held in S. 900 bail for
further hearing on Monday, when all the de-
PENDANTS will be present to answer the charge of
EN- bezzling funds of the bank amounting TO
$50 000
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How They Get Their Diamonds.

Pittsburg Dispatch.
People get off a great many ancient jokes
about the big diamonds worn by hotel clerks, I"
remarked a salesman at the Hotel Anderson last
night, 'and as a result most persons have got
the idea into their heads that those same dia-
monds are nothing but big chunks of paste"
do you wish the great reading public to infer
that they are anything else"
Il do, just that Most of the diamonds worn
by hotel clerks are genuine. Only last week
while I was at Atlantic City, I saw hotel clerk
from whose breast one of the largest and purest
diamonds ever saw glittered. But of course,
he didn't pay for it. and to tell the truth, it
didn't belong to him."
ut didn't belong to him?"
mo, my dear boy, it didn't He was wearing
it for an advertisement. A great many jeweIry
firms advertise their goods in just that way. Al
most any watering place you may go to you will
see the hotel clerks blazing with diamonds that
will make your eyes bulge out. it's good dodge
for the jeweler and it pleases the clerk"
"But how is the jeweler beneftedp'
"Well it don't cost anything to let clerk
wear diamond for few months, and during
that time rich visitors sure to inquire about
the stone, ask where it was purchased, and so
on. The clerk of course tells what house it came
from. recommends the visitor to go there, and
often gives him card of introduction to the
proprietor. Seer
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THE OLEOMARGARINE TAX.
Stockmen and Other Interested Citizens
Think 1t Exorbitant, and Ask Reduction.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. PA large meeting of stock
men and citizens was held at the National Stock
yards this afternoon to consider matters per-
tanning to the oleomargarine interest After a
free discussion resolutions were unanimously
adopted declaring that the wholesaie
dealers license of $780, and the re-
tail dealers license of $43 are exorbitant,
from five to twenty times as much as is required
on whisky. beer, tobacco and cigars and are fos-
tering monopoly discriminating in favor of
large manufacturers and dealers and against
the small ones; that the tax of cents
per pound on oleomargarine meets all
the requirements and objects of the law,
and fully protects the agricultural classes; that
the manufacture of oleomargarne enhances the
value OF cattle from 50 to 81 and hogs from IL
to Is cents per head, and urging all friends of
the cattle interest to memorabilia Congess for a
reduction of the special tax and for
repeal of the obnoxious prohibitory and
features Of the oleomar-
garine bill. A memorial to Congress
was drafted and signed by all the commission
merchants in the Livestock Exchange and sew
eral hundred citizens, setting forth the objec-
tionable features of the oleomargarine bill and
the bad effects they have had. especially in
aiding the large manufacturers and crushing
out the small ones, as we'll as throwing out
of employment several thousand men, and pray
ing that the special tax be reduced.
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Important Points for E,ection .yudees

ST. Louis. Nov. 27.--Judge Treat of the
United States District Court, in giving addition
al instructions TO the United States grand jury
on the subject of election frauds this afternoon,
made the important point that under the federal
and State laws the State judges of election are
subject to the federal law. and wlllful viola
ton OF their duties is an indictable offense. He
also said that If the State Board of Registration
Hevisers had stricken from the list OF voters the
name or names of persons without having first
fully satisfied themselves that the persons SO
stricken off had no legal right to vote, then the
members Of the boafd had committed an offense
against the federal Jaw and were subject to In
dictment. ANY psrson who voted from pre-
cnct of which he was not resident is also in
dictable, and the jury were so instructed to
ind
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AGED STATESMEN.

Personal Mention of Legislators Who Have
Passed the Sixty-Year Limit.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-There is great deal
OF old material yet in Congress- despite the fact
been removed during the past few years. In the
Senate Morrill,, of Vermont. stands out as the
Oldest man. being seventy-sx years of age,
while his colleague. E,.munds, is sixty-eight
Payne, of Ohio, is also seventy-six years old,
bat falls short OF Morrill, by seven months.
Dawes of Massachusetts, is seventy, although
he does not look sixty-fve. Wade Hampton, Of
South Carolina, Eyarts of New York, and Saw
yer of Wisconsin, have withstood the blasts of
sixty-eight winters and the heat of as many
summers Evarts looks much the oldest of the
trio. Conger, of Michigan, is spry, but has worn
Fixty-nine years. Wilson of Maryland. Pike of
New Hampshire, and Brown of Georgia, are
each sixty-fve while Beck of Kentucky, ia six
ty-four. Pugh, of Alabama, is sixty-six, and
Salisbury, the rusty bachelor from Delaware, is
sixty-nine, and looksit
There is no one In the House so old as the two
oldest Senators. Judge Kelley, the Father of
the House. the venerable Pennsylvania protec-
ZIONIST leads the list He is u, but Eldrdge,
of Michigan. it is said. is quite as old. Plumb,
of Illinois. is 20, while the Directory records
Waite. of Connecticut at 70, which must be
the ex-confederate Postmaster general and
Treasurer, the pride of Texas, is SO, as Is also
Singleton of Mississippi. Barbour, of Virginia,
is &c. ditto Lindsey, of New York. Charley
O'Neil of Pennsylvania, Is 65, Wadsworth, of
New York, the same, and Geddes, of Ohio,
makes up good 60. The old men in the Senate
seem to be much more aged in actions than those
in the Houge
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Teachers oratorical Contest.

Special TO the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
ROCKVILLE, Ind. Nov. 27.-The annual ora
torical contest of the Parke County Teachers
Association was held at the opera house Friday
evening The contestants were: J. L. Price.
subject 1.-THE orator and His Mission;" Miss
Mollie Rabb, "a Good Name Parke Daniels,
THE Chinese Question: Miss Claudia Stark,
"Woman as Reformer;" Daniel Miller, 'Do
We Need Change in the Form of Govern
ment;' Miss Alice e. Lindley, "The Council of
the Gods" The orations were excel
lent, and were we'll delivered, except
one gentleman, who forgot part of
his composition, excused himself, and
retired, but came back, and, with the assist
ance of his manuscript got to the front amidst
great applause The judges, S. S. Parr presi-
dent DePauw University Normal School; E. E.
Smith, formerly of Purdue University, and
Ruth Morris, State Normal School, awarded the
prizes two handsome bound volumes of Shak-
speare, to Miss Alice E. Lindey and Mr. Daniel
Miller The marking was on thought compost
ton and delivery The verdict was great sur
prise to she audience for Mr. Daniels has won
honors at Wabash College and State contests
and his was the effort of the evening" while
Miss Starke was next in order The formers
Grafton. THE Chinese Question, won him $50
in the State contest
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PHIL KEARNEY.

How He Sought Death on European Battle
Fields Before the Civil War;
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2Z-sGen Phil Kearney
was in terrible frame of mind for a number of
years before he was shot in continuation Of
this conflict" said retired army officer who
was explaining the scenes in the second battle of
Bull Rum at the- panorama, this morning.
"Kearney was divorced from his wife decade
or more before the beginning of our war, and it
caused him terrible grief. And, by the way. sne
Is living IN this city now with her second hus-
band and her children. and is happy At time
when he was moaning under the lash of distress,
he went to France on leave. with pay. to wit
ness the mode of warfare practiced between that
country and Italy and Austria, which were
lighting. You know the armies of all
nations, and navies, as we'll, send Off
GERS to investigate warfare tactics in
any part Of the world where valuable informa-
tion may be cleaned Well. when Kearney left
here it was known that he labored under great
mental stress and was aronizing over his do
mestic matters, and shortly after his departure
his leave was regretted in army circles. A
short time after he arrived in France, Kearney
went to Italy with Emperor Napoleon. The
Emperor observed the American soldiers de-
spondency, but did not remark it. When the
field was reached Kearney pushed right out into
the thickest OF the fighting and was soon alb
soroed in the ARRAYS. About this time COM
punication was received by Napoleon from our
State Department 1t was to the effect that
Kearney was in a desperate mental con-
dition, and would purposely expose him
self to danger if he was allowed to
do so. The request was made that Kearney be
kept off the batte-felds the communication
stating that he was too brave to cut his own
throat or shoot himself but that if opportunity
offered be would ride to death.
1T was fortunate that the communication
came just when it did, for Kearney had asked
permission. and it had been granted, to accom-
pany the French officer in command on the
famous charge at Magenta. 1t WAS doubtless
his purpose to be killed. Immediately Ma
poleon ordered Kearney to remain in the rear,
and the gallant Phil was so chagrined that he
announced his desire to leave the country. You
will remember he commanded Kearney's Di-
vision at Chantilla, two days after the second
battle of Bull Run, and was shot dead"
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A Deed That Grows In Horror.

LOUISVILLE, Nov pa Courier Journal spe-
cial says: '.As developments are made the Knox
county, Kentucky. affair grows in horror. 1t is
undoubtedly true that Mrs Poe and her two
lady guests were raped and, together with the
five children, were murdered and then burned in
the house. The devils who did it are not posi-
lively known. though suspicion rests upon one
John Warm and his alleged wife, who were
neighbors of the Poes 1t is mistake to say
that arrests have been made, though they are
likely to be at any moment and if the proof is
good against the suspected parties, Judge Lynch
will undoubtedly hold an immediate term of his
courtn
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Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Nov 27.-Robert D. Richard
son. prominent attorney of Evansville, who
has been here several days taking dispositions in
local case. left to night for Pittsburg.
Capt w. W. Macy, of Winchester, is ex-
pected here this week with his family.
This evenings local papers record the follow
ing Indiana statesmen In the city: Senator Voor-
hees, Representatives Keiner. Matson and Ward.
Mrs. General Grant has accepted an invitation
to visit the family of General Beal in this city
some time during the winter
Senator and Mrs. Payne are expected In from
Cleveland this evening.
Fred S. Williams. editor of the LAFAYETTE
Times, will continue his visit here a week or two
yet
The President to-day appointed Thomas
Ashby, of Riverton, Neb, to he register of the
land Office at Bloomington, Neb, vice Simon
w. SwitZer. resigned.
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More Railroad strikes Possible.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-Some days ago Alfred
Stinson, an ex-Lake Shore yardmaster, obtained
what he supposed to be permanent employ ment
on the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago rail
road, but without any warning or reason
being given, he was discharged. The matter
was brought to the attention of the Switchmen's
Association and is now under advisement Be-
sides Stinson, several others have been dis
charged from the Fort Wayne. the Wabash, and
other roads, and it is claimed investigation
has revealed the blacklist 1t is understood
that the switchmen's association will ask to have
the discharged men reinstated and the black list
done away with. If this is not done, it is re-
ported strike of switchmen will follow. The
trouble is considered to be an outcome of the
Lake Shore strike of last spring.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The Memphis water-works were sold yester-
day to Bullock & Co., of New York, for $500, 900.
The postofice at Conway, Ark, was entered
by burglars on Friday, who robbed the safe of
a considerable sum of money. -Four registered
letters, containing several hundreds of dollars,
were also taken.
Henry George stated yesterday that he was
making arrangements for the publication of
weekly paper, which ne intended to issue on the
first of the year 1t will be called the Standard,
will be about the size of the Irish World, and
will sell for FIVE cents. He says the paper will
be published in the interests of all who work
with hand or head.
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Improvements at Noblesvi,lo.
Special to tine indianapolis journal.

NoBLEsvILLE, Ind, Nov. 37-During the
season just closed there has been good deal of
improvement in this city. Mr. Frank Becker
has Just completed and moved into his elegant
three-story brick hotel and restaurant building
on the corner of Conner and Henderson streets;
Leonard Wild is just completing an elegant two
story dwelling on East Logan street; w. A. Du-
bos has built two story dwelling on North
Catherine street; Mr.. White is building pleas
ant-looking residence on South Anderson street.
while DR.. McGreth has just completed and moved
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The Social Turnverein,s Exemption

The annual gymnastic exhibition of the Social
Turnveren will be held this evening at the
Grand Opera-house, under the direction OF Mr..
Oscar Sputh. The programme comprises gym
nastic exercises by the boys and girls of the
Turnverein, with music by Miller's Orchestra,
and tableaux
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Fatal Elevator Accident.

PITTsBURG, Nov. 27.-The elevator at the
new building of the Allegheny County Electric
light Company on Virginia alley, fell from the
fourth floor to the cellar at noon to-day, killing
Beverly Harris, colored, and seriously ininring
James White and Edward Barton. the men
were employed in the erection of the building,
and were descending on the elevator. when the
engineer lost control of it, This is the second
fatal accident which has occurred at this build
ing within six weeks.
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The Foot-Ban Championship.

Foot ball Association had stormy session here
tonight to decide the dispute between the Yale
and Princeton teams over the game played at
Princeton on Thanksgiving day. The teams are
tied in the series of games so far, and this
game was to decide the cham pionship.
The referee Of the game declared it draw. It
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do now7 Don't you see that everything he fore
told is coming to pass. and that an overwhelming
defeat stares you in the facet You do well TO
fee from the ruin you have made, and the
prayer of every Tennesseean should be that you
may never set foot within ner Capitol aean!"
The skedaddlers hung their heads in shame
and silence, and hurried away, leaving the irate
old lady to plod on toward her home. The scene
was highly dramatic one, and will never be
forgotten by those who witnessed i.
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Steamship News.

LIvERrooE, Nov 27.-Arrived: Partisan from
Montreal
QUEENSTOWN Nov. 27.-Arrived: Umbria.
from New York.
LONDON, Nov. 27.--Arrived: Weiaud from
New York, for Hamburg.
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Cincinnati, Hamilton & IndianapolIs.
Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan.
Evansville & Terre Haute.

T,veTndpls. .7:3oam p+12:0Om 4:o0pm s*lO:45pm
Ar Indpls .3:50am il0O0am 3:35pm 415pm
Via 1. & st. r. Ry.)
I've Indpis. *10:50pm t5.30pm *l1s55am 7.1Oam
Ar Indpis 3:45ara i100Oam 3:35pm 6:25pm
aDaiy. fdaily except Sunday. parlor car, sleep
ing car.
These trains carry the magnificent Monarch parlors
sleeping and buffet cars the finest run In America,
between indianapolis and Evansville. Cars are open
for passengers at $50 p. Train does not leays
until 10:45 p. m.
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Strike of Stove nInliars.

PITTsBURG, Nov. 27-The stove molders
at DeHaven's foundry struck this morning,
against reduction ordered several weeks ago.
All the men are out and the foundry is closed.
The men say the strike will not affect the other
foundries as De Ravens was the only one where
a cut in wages had been ordered. About $50
men are idle.
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into coy home on East Conner street and the
latest improvement is the splendid new railway
station now in progress of construction by the l.
P. e. C. Railway Company. DR.. A. Miesse has
also greatly remodeled his house, adding Sec
ond story thereto.
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Harry wilkes Wins AGAIN.

san Francisco. Nov. 2Z-The great trot to
day was won by Harry Wilkes, who took the
6rst second and fourth heats. The third heai
was by Guy Wilkes Time-2:15a, 2l6A
o.162 @.I5
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A Soft Snap.

Atlanta Constitution.
The Prince of Wales has very soft snap
When he wants a free lunch he simply writes a
note to one of his subjects that he is coming to
dine with him. and sends him list of the friends
he proposes to bring with him. And yet the
British noodles are very happy to receive such
announcements
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Death of Conductor Murn,,v.
special to the Ipdianapolin JonrnaI

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,. Nov 2Z-Conductor Muir
ply, who was injured at Chenoa, on the Chicago
& Alton railway. in the wreck of Tuesday night.
died this afternoon after great suffering. He
had both legs crushed so that they had to be AM
putated. He leaves widowed mother aud sew
eral children.
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was finally LEFT to arbtrators from Harvard.
Wesleyan and the University OF Pennsylvania.
Their decision was, mo official championship
shall be awarded for 1885, but according to points
made Yale should have the game"
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The Thing Definitely Settled.

Indianapolis News.
The hubbub raised about Blaine not speaking
to Edmunds is a tempest in teapot. Edmunds
acted like an ELUSIVE ass, and Blaine was dis
courteous. and that's all there is to it.