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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-04
Charter Elections in New York.

ELMIRA, March 3-The election here yester-
day, which resulted in the choice of John B.
Stanchfeld. Democrat, for Mayer, by 1888 ma
jority, also resulted in the success of the entire
Democratic ticket. six out of seven Democratic
aldermen and four out of seven supervisors be-
ing elected. The next City Council will have
two-thirds Democratic majority. Last year it
was two-thirds Republican.
BUFFALO. March 3.-Complete returns from
the town elections held in Erie county yester-
day show a Republican gain of two members in
the board of supervisors.
ITHACA, March BIN the charter elections
here yesterday the Democrats gained one mem
Der of the board of trustees
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Terry Given Hancock,s Place.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-day:
Brigadier-general Alfred Fl. Terry, to be
major-general, vice Winfield Scott Hancock, de-
ceased; Lieutenant-colon Alexander Cham
bers, Twenty-fir Infantry, to be colonel of the
Seventeenth Infantry; Major john s. Poland,
Eighteenth Infantry; Captain George K. Brady,
Twenty third Infantry, to be major of the
Eighteenth Infantry; First Lieutenant William
G. Manning, Twenty third Infantry, to be
captain; Second Lieutenant William Nichols,
Twenty-third Infantry, to be first lieutenant;
Second Lieutenant James Lockett, Fourth Cav
airy. to be first lieutenant
Joshua T. Child. of Missouri, to be minister
resident and consul-geaeral of the United States
to Siam William Gordon. of New York, to be
consul Of the United States at Medellin
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Burglarious depredations continue at New AL
bany.
Hon. Andrew Humphreys declines to run for
Congress in the Second district.
A paper is to be established at New Ross.
Montgomery county, by l.. Armstrong
The Charlottesville Tempest. the new Demo
cratic paper, has suspended publication.
A knights of Labor organization viii be
formed at Charlottesville on Tuesday night OF
next week.
The Jacksonville City Council is wrestling
with bill for 81 $780, for lobbying the levee bill
through Congress.
During the past winter over 500 worth of
sheep have been killed by dogs in Owen town
ship, Clark county
Andrew O'Neil. foreman OF the cement quar-
ries, at Cementville. was run over by train. at
that place, and instantly killed
Thomas r. Richardson. Of Mitchell, died on
Tuesday night His disease-dropsy-wa con-
tracted in tho army. He was prominent Ma
son and Oddfellow. and win be buried, with inn
posing ceremonies, BY both orders on next Fri
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A Gas Company in Dimculty.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BLooMINGToN, March 3.-The Bloomington
Citizens Gaslight and Heating Company which
has been in existence about three years. is in
financial straits. To-day suit was brought
against them for 600 by E. B. Gridley, trus-
tee of the A. Gridley estate. The suit is for rent
due on the old Gridley gas-works, leased for
twenty years Other claims against the COM
pany. now due and unpaid, amount to $1,000 or
S. 900. The company consists of P. F. Mast.
Charles Hawk, j. E. Martin and DIR. Potter of
Springfield, o.. and few Bloomington capital
lists. They commenced business with water gas.
but were compelled to abandon that system A
severe blow to their business the adoption
of electric-lighting by the city, on Dec. L
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ILLINOIS.
Rev. Carleton Fails to Convince the Presby
terry that He Is an Honest Man.

Rev. Carleton Fails to Convince the Presby-
terry that He Is an Honest Man.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NATION, March 3-The called meeting Of the
Nation Presbytery. in this city. last evening
was principally to consider the application Of
Rev. Edward Carleton. now Of Shelbyville, to
enter this body as minister. BY permission
the reverend gentleman stated that there was a
secret chapter of his life. not affecting his char
acter or Christian work, which he desired to
keep secret. and requested, through his attorney,
Hon. Geo. d. Chaffee of Shelbyville, that com
mittee be appointed to hear his story and consid-
er the evidence against him. After much talk
such a committee was appointed, butas the mem
bers thereof would not promise secrecy, his
story was not told, excepting such lame
explanations as he chose to make public.
After weighing all the facts and evidence
presented the committee, at a late hour report
ed that the Rev. Edward Carleton had not pre-
scented, and in their Judgment never could pre-
sent, credentials which would justify the pres
bytery in admitting him a minister Garlic
toms attorney attempted to have the words
changed that the report would read that he
could not now show proper papers emitting him
to admission, and from the beginning pleaded
for time, Notwithstanding he has had FIVE months
in which TO show up his record but neither was
allowed ana the report was auOpL6o as present.
ed. Carleton then denied statement which he
made before the committee, when each member
of that committee arose In turn and contradict
ed him. His only basis for admission was a let
ter from congregation to which he had preached
at Burton, o., and the Congregational
Association of Plymouth Rock, o., refused to
give him letter of dismissal to Nation Presby-
terry. because they claimed he had gained admis
sion to that association a forged letter, pur-
porting to be from Chatham, Ontario Again he
said it was mistake in the spelling Of the name,
and that it was Chatham, Reformed Dutch de-
nomination of New York No trace can be
found of such man as Rev. Edward Carleton,
beyond Burton, o., and from pointers brought
out by inquiries, it is inferred that he changed
his name upon reaching that place. Trouble in
a foreign country is limited at but the only one
who knows the secret, aside from tie family, is
Mr.. Chaffee.
The congregation at Shebyville are in hot
water not only by reason of the withdrawal of
permission for him to preach with the sanction
of the presbytery, but they have entered into
writings to pay him 81, 100 for years service,
aud only half of the time has expired. What
they will DO remains to be seen.
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Miscellaneous Notes.
Special to tho Indianapolis Journas.

Special to tho Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, March 81. A. Kirkwood, Of
Muncie. a postofice inspector is here on official
business He has been working in Indiana and
States West, but has been transferred to the
Pacific SLOPE with headquarters at San Fran
cisco. He leaves for Muncie to- morrow
favorable report was made to-day by the
Senate committee on public buildings and
grounds. on Mr.. Harrison's bill to appropriate
800, 900 for a public building at Lafayette. The
bill was amended by reducing the amount to
5000.
Senator Voorhees, presented, in the Senate q
petition to-day, signed by large number OF
soldiers in Madison county, for universal PEN
sion law
Judge c. G. Hines, of Indianapolis is at the
Riggs
The Fitz John Porter bill will be reported
back to the Senate as soon as the majority and
minority reports be prepared. Senators
Cameron and Sewell join with the Democratic
members of the military committee in the ma
jority report in favor of the unamended House
BILL The division was six TO four.
The argument in the Mackin Gallagher Chi
cago election case was concluded in the Supreme
Court of the United States to-day. Assistant
Attorney general Maury appeared for the gov
eminent, and Judge Shellabarger made The clos
ing argument for Mackip and Gallagher. A de-.
cison in the case is not expected for some weeks.
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NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
fconcluded from First page.l

and Manning, or Garland and Goodea 1t is
thought in political circles that the New Workers
will win, as they have the money.
''If Manning and Whitney knew what Is as
serted of Garland in another reliable quarter it
would not take the President more than twenty
four hours to say to the Attorney general what
Grant said to Postmaster-general Jewell:
Have you any person to name as your sue
cessorg"
On the other hand, to-nights Star says:
"A statement has been published to the effect
that a Cabinet crisis is impending. owing to the
hostility of Secretaries Whitney and Manning
toward Attorney-general Garland, andtheir fixed
determination to get him out of the Cabinet
Secretary Whitney said to Star reporter to-day:
lyon can deny the story. for there is not one
word OF truth in it in any form, shape or descrip-
tion,n
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PRESIDENT AND SENATE.
What Is Said by Prominent Men Concerning
the Recent Message.

what Is Said by Prominent Men Concerning
the Recent Message.
Washington Special.
1t appears that the Democratic Senators en-
deavored to prevent the President from sending
in the message that was read yesterday, and
that all with whom he consulted urged him to
withhold the document He took the ground
that, in justice to himself, he ought to define his
position before the country, as it was misunder-
stood. The Senators assured him that they
would take further interest, and see that he
was set right in the matter. They argued that
it would be violation of official propriety for
the President to address message to the Senate
upon a matter that was pending consideration;
that he had no constitutional right to do so, and
that If he went so far out of the way it would be
considered a confession that he needed a defense
which the Democratic Senators were not COM
petent to make in his behalf. It would be re-
fecrion upon their loyalty and ability for him to
take the unusual method of pleading his own
case The President to this replied that if the
message went in simultaneously with the Pugh
report. there need not be any such inference
drawn from it, and the Senators were obliged,
as usual, to yield to his obstinacy. But they did
not relish the document at ALL
1t turns out that Mr. Harris was quite as in
dignant as Senator Edmunds. and for the same
reason. Mr.. Harris, while loyal party man. is
" SAOoS oeAonAOA Ao1 OIi4uOtto, ouN u0 AOtouly
considers it Improperly for the President to
send in message relating to pending business,
bnt he thinks it is reflection. upon the Demo
cratic Senator's, who, he believes. are perfectly
capable of attending to their side of the case
without any assistance from the White House.
A gentleman, talking to Democratic Senator,
remarked: ut was a very pertinent message"
''Yes," replied the Senator, Il should say it was
also impertinert. The Senate of the United
States is not composed of schoolboys. The DEM
m Of ind ciary m hav va
covered every important point contained in the
message"
Another Senator, from one Of the south At
lantic States who is noted as a wag, remarked in
public. in street-car, that it was a well-known
principle in law that man who pleaded his own
case has fool for client, and he supposed the
people would say the same thing about the
President. Mississippi river Senator said he
thought it was q strong presentation of the
Presidents case but was entirely uncailed for.
There was no occasion for Mr.. Cleveland to enter
plea of not guilty and justification. and he
would have saved his dignity if he had preserved
his silence.
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Ben. Butterworth,s speech.

Washington Special
Since the old days when Blaine. and Garfield,
and Chandler and the other great Republicans
Numbered in the halls of the national Legisla-
ture, there has not been such an old Republican
trumpet note blown in Congress as Butterworth
sounded in his speech to-day. Mugwumps and
Democrats shrunk under the terrible arraign-
menG Out of the clouds of dough-faced Democ-
racy, of mugwump Republicanism, of clinging
suhserviency to the powers that be his fierce,
hurrying eloquent enuneiation of Republican
history and Republican principles came like a
burst of reviving sunshine.
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Obituary.

LOUISVILLE, March Brew. DR.. Samuel Ram
sey Wilson, aged sixty-eight died here to-day
He was one of the most conspicuous figures of
the Presbyterian Church, being the leader of the
split which caused the establishing of the South
ern branch of that church.
CHICAGO. March 3.-Mr. Jeffray OHarra, who
jumped from sixth-story window in the Palmer
House. yesterday, while delirious, died at the
hospital last evening The attending physicians
said that his death was not duo altogether to
injuries which he received by the fall, but to a
brain disorder. His body will be taken in charge
by friends and sent to Toronto, his former home
for interment.
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Democratic Criticism of the President.

Democratic Criticism of the President.
NEW YORK. March 3--The Sun in an editorial
upon the message of the President to the Senate
upon the Dustin case. says: HE speaks with no
uncertain sound. There is much more asser-
ton of the personality of the writer than is usual
in public documents in a free land; indeed, there
is something of arrogance in the whole tone of
the paper. There is sarcasm and there is bitter
ness. At the same time the earnest purpose of
the President to do right. as he understands it,
is evident throughout We have no disposition
to question his motives, but we seriously doubt
the correctness of some of the opinions by which
he proposes to be guided. The right of the Pres
ident to keep destroy private or continental
communications will be disputed by no one.
When. however, he places paper In a public
Office, his own act stamps it as a document of
public Importance, and thenceforth its contents
should be accessible to the representatives of the
people or any one else having legitimate inter
est in It,"
The World says: 'tNow that the President
frankly admits that the Senate has constitu-
tional right to all public documents, and that
public papers are public property the principal
issue is settled and removed. The only question
now remaining is why the President should put
his private, confidential papers upon the files of
the Department of Justice"
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Brief Mention.

Mrs. Joseph Mills, one of the best known resi-
dents of Decatur. died on Tuesday of heart
disease
The City Council of Galesburg are considering
the lighting OF that city by the Brush electric
light. The plant will cost $40 000
DIR. Simmonds, Galesburg oculist, sued by
George Neil for damages. was found guilty of
malpractice. and damages assessed at 81, 500.
Rev. Joseph e. Brown, of Lawrence, N Y,
has received call from the Presbyterian Church
at Arcola. He has accepted and will enter upon
his charge at once.
Miss Mamie Cherry, of Decatur, and Mr. A
Benjamin Cherrie, publisher at Quebec, Cam
ada, were married at the former city on Tues
day, in the presence of large company.
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The Pension Office Inyestieatiou

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The Senate commit
tee on expenditures Of public money met to-day
CATION of the charges by Commissioner of Pen
sions Black. in his annual report, to the effect
that the Pension Office had been conducted as a
political machine under the Republican admins
tration. Senators Cullom. Harrison, Platt,
Beck and Kenna were present. II was decided
that for the present at least. the investigation
should be conducted by the full committee in
stead Of delegating the work TO subcommittee
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steinitz wins AGAIN.

NEW ORLEANS, March 3--The chess tourna-
ment between Zukertort and Steinitz was re-
sumed this afternoon, Steinitz playing the
White. The opening was the Ruy sLopez.
and on his forty-fourth move Zuker-
tort resigned. The game was played
rather rapidly, especially toward the end, the
moves from 35 TO AZ being made in about a min
ute. The time consumed in play was as follows:
Steinitz, two f~nrs and thirty minutes;
Zukertort, one r and thirty-fve minutes
The game is Wced the best one so far
played. Their anne will be played on Friday.
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A Monomaniac ON Moths.


GREENsBURG. Ind, March 3-Wm. Meredith
aged seventy-six years. an old and highly repu-
table citizen of Jackson township in this county
is afflicted with peculiar malady which battles
the skill Of the physicians. He imagnes that
moths are eating everything about him, and. in
order TO be rid of them. beats and shakes his
clothes and bedding, builds fires and throws the
smoke into the room to Kill them, sweeps the
wall and ceiling. and is apparently terribly an
noyed by them. On all other subjects he is en-
tirely rational.
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LOSSES by Fire.

New YORK. March 3-The fire that broke out
at midnight last night on the cottonladen bar
ges George c. Dale and Charles Whitney, lying
at the National Steamship Companys dock in
the North river, did $50 900 damage to the oot-
ton, and the boats damaged about S., 900.
SHAMoKIN Pa, March Sire was discoy-
cred this afternoon in the second level of the
Mineral Railroad and Mining Company's Hick-
DRY Ridge slope. and is still burning The loss
cannot be estimated. The miners all escaped.
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Candidates for the Penitentiary.

Special to tine indianapolis Journal.
LoGANsPoRT, March phil Bebee, William
Bebee and John Cranmer. three suspicious
characters of this city, were arrested and bound
over to the Circuit Court to-day. for highway
robbery. Thomas Stager, of Noblesville, was
the victim. The robbery was committed on the
street, at 10 o'clock in the evening, and was wit
messed by half-dozen people. They first
knocked Stager senseless and then went through
his pockets SO quickly that no one was able to
interfere.
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Avn Economical Lunatic.

CHICAGO March 3-Mrs. Ida Schneider, aged
fsty-seven, was to-day declared insaff5 and Com
mittad to an asylum. Notwithstanding that she
possessed $50, 600 worth of property, Mrs
Schneider has persisted for several years in oc-
cupying novels and garrets, and busying herself
in picking up rags, bottles and old iron. Her
relatives, well-to-do, have been anxious to give
her good home.
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Freight Train Robbed by Mexican Bandits.

Ell PAso. Tex, March IA freight train on
the Mexican Central railroad, in charge of Con-
dhctor Mari. north bound was ditched
and robbed at a point one kilometre north
of San Francisco Station, last night.
by band of sixty Mexican outlaws. The train
consisted Of seven cars, which were all ditched
The outlaws first robbed and then stripped COM
pletely naked all of the train hands. then tied
their hands behind their backs, in which condi-
ton they had toIwalk into San Francisco Station.
Nobody, however, was hurt Cars were broken
open, and large amount of freight was taken
Troops are securing the country in search of the
gang. From similarity of operations, it is
supposed this outrage was committed by the
same gang that was, some time ago, at work in
the State of Chihuahua.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
Remarkable Success of a Laborer Who
Talks Temperance to Coal-Miners.
Knox County's Treasurer and His Bondsmen-
Rev. Mr.. Carleton Fails to Convince Mat
toon Presbytery that He Is Honest.
INDIANA.

Remarkable Success of Nail-Min Laborer
Who breaches Temperance.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL March "a series Of remarkable
temperance meetings is in progress among the
miners OF Coal Bluff and Fontanet, under the
leadership of Mr. 7. E. Martin, president of Vigo
County Temperance Union. A month or six
weeks ago the meetings were begun at Coal
several days, with phenomenal success. Mr..
Martin is laborer in the nail-mill at Terre
Haute, Of plain speech and earnest manner. He
is easily understood by the miners. Nearly 200
signers to the pledge were secured at Coal Bluff,
there remaining. it is said but twelve men in
the village who had not signed. Two or three
saloon keepers poured out their liquors, signed
the pledge, and entered heartily into the work of
reform. At the close of the Coal Bluff meetings,
Mr.. Martin went to Fontanet, where the same if
not greater results have attended his labors.
The number of signers there has already reached
nearly 300 a total of 500 for the two small viii
lagos. Pressing invitations come from Clinton,
Rasedale, Carbon, and other mining centers, and
it is probable that Mr. Martin will continue his
good work indefinitely. The two points where
his work has met with such great success were
represented as quite needy of such reform. being
overrun, in fact, with saloons. Operators,
miners wives and miners themselves all mani
tested desire to assist in the work and to see it
prosper. The Coal Bluff Mining Company has
donated ground and will aid largely in the erec-
ton of a temperance hall.
BOndsmen Make Themselves Secure.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
VINoENNEs, March 3.-There is considerable
excitement in town to-day over the fact that
County Treasurer Hollingsworth's bondsmen
have had him execute trust deed in their favor.
with James Emison as the trustee. This action
was induced by the bondsmen becoming uneasy
on account of certain rumors that appear to be
groundless. Mr.. Holingsworth offered to make
the assignment, and it was done as his voluntary
act. to make his bondsmen entirely safe. He
claims that no man will lose a cent at his hands,
The books are now being balanced, and he con-
fidently says they will be found correct Delay
is occasioned by the fact that the auditors books
are not m to date There have been wild ru-
mors D5rtage. but these according to the
best authorities, are utterly without foundation.
When his bondsmen first approached him, Mr..
Hollingsworth said he was in their hands and
would resign or do anything else they thought
right and proper. They profess satisfaction
with the statements he has made and say they
are entirely confident in the favorable outcome
OF the pending investigation Of the books.
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new here. and is giving good satisfaction when
ever tried" Edward Dosh, at Guthrie Center, Ia,
druggist states regarding his experience with
this sovereign remedy for rheumatism and neu-
ralgia.
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Kentucky's ssRobber Barons.'

Paducah News.
The Legislature has passed resolution re-
questing and instrucring Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress not to alter the tariff on
hemp, and not suffer hemp put on the free list.
If free trade. is not good for hemp why is it
good for iron?
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Ru4es governing the examination of witnesses
were adopted, aud it was agreed that General
Black should be summoned to appear before the
committee next Wednesday as the first witness
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The News in a Newspaper.

New York Graphic.
Every legitimate advertisement is news, and
it would not be published il hosts of readers
were not anxious to see it and profit by it.
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Combinations.

WASHINGTON, March 3-The Senate to-day
confirmed the following nominations:
George H. Paul, postmaster at Milwaukee,.
Wis; II. G. Upton register of the land Office at
Harrison, Ark; John Hise, surveyor general OF
bourne Cisy, Wis.