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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 26-The Prohibition
convention was called to order at 10 o'clock this
morning. Resolutions were read reciting that
information had been received of the opening of
a drinking saloon in the National Home for dis
abled soldiers at Dayton. O., pronouncing the
opening of such place to be wrong to the old
soldiers and calling upon the superintendent
and managers of the home to close the saloon
and protect the inmates from the baneful in
huence of drink
Rev. George FL. Hecker, colored preacher
from Washington. said the same state of affairs
as complained of at the Dayton home existed at
Hampton. Va, and at the home 1t Washington.
The resolutions were adopted. Nine thousand
dollars was raised to carry on the campaign
After the reading and adoption of the platform,
Charles s. Wolfe was nominated for Governor by
reclamation. A. A. Barker was nominated for
Acknowledgements by reclamation. Charles
L. Hawley, of Lackawanna, was nominated for
Auditor general; John II. Emery, of Lawrence,
for Secretary of Internal Affairs. and Rev. j.
H. Palmer (colored), for Congressman-at-large
The resolutions demand State and national
prohibition. declare that both great parties have
been unfathful to the people on this question,
approve the work being done by the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, assert that 'the
Prohibition party is the only party which gives
the citizens the opportunity of voting for public
officers not in completely with the liquor bust
ness and removes from the voter all moral re-
sponsibility for the evils which the liquor system
aff1icts;" the fact that the government remains a
partner in the traffic is deplored. and an alleged
combination Of Office holding and Office seeking
monopolists with the liquortradine monoposts.
is denounced as dangerous to public liberty and
hostile to the interests Of the peoples railway
discrimination is denounced. and protection
against introduction of foreign paupers and
criminals demanded; American labor skill and
capital should have first consideration: capital
rghtfuy employed is the friend and helper
and not the enemy of labor. and opposition of
either must act to the injury of both: the drink
ing saloon, which absorbs so much of the wages
of labor and melting to discomfort, tumult
boycottism, anarchism and riot, is the RAJ
pacious foe of labor and capital: strict enforce
ment of Sunday laws is demanded: the SUBJ
mission plank in the Republican platform is de,
nouneed as deceptive: sectional feeling between
North and South should be obliterated: q uni
form marriage law is demanded, and it is de
clared that election swindlers should be disfran-
chised
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27
A Worthy Charity.

DETROIT, Aug 26-Several years ago lot
valued at SIS, 900 was donated by Amos ChafYee
as site for proposed free hospital. to be con-
Today it is announced that John g. Eewborry
and James Mcmillan have each donated 500 600
for q free hospitalfund. Work will be commenced
as soon as the plans are drawn. The hospital il
designed for worthy poor and victims OF acct
dents vhe cannot Afford 70 pay for surgical aid.
No charge viii be made for any services rem
dered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27
Republican Nominations in Texas.

WACO, Tex, Aug. 26-The following ticket
was to-day nominated by the Republican State
convention: For Governor. A. NJ Cochran; for
Burkhardt; for State Treasurer, frank Cleves
for Comptroller, ]. ID. Brown for Commissioners
of the Land Office, A ZaGick; for Attorney
general q. w. johnson; for Superintendent of
Public Instruction. q. Cline.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-General Newton,
Chief of Engineers. who arrived in Washing
ton last evening, says he has not definitely de-
sided to accept the position Of Commissioner OF
Public Works of New York, but there Is every
probability that he will do so. 1t is likely that
Col Jas. c. Dunn, president of the board of en-
gineer officers on Notifications, stationed in New
York, will be selected to succeed General few
ton as Chief of Engineers ga =
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27
An Ome Situation.

An Atlanta newspaper thus sums up the rs-
suit of a month of prohibition in that city:
LESS money in the city and State Treasury;
lees business houses occupied; less people In the
city; less morality; more drunkenness; more
crimes and criminals more poor people out Of
employment than ever before; more taxes put
upon the people; more extra licenses imposed
upon the merchants. aud more dissatisfaction
among all people than ever has existed before"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27

score of ten to three. The Arcola club felt
sore over the defeat, and offered to play another
game in the afternoon for 500 purse. but the
Paris boys did not stay No doubt this game
will revive the rivalry that existed between the
Marshall and Paris clubs few years since
The Paris Reds won the 800 game played with
the Marshalls three years ago. The Arcola
club recently won 800 purse at Decatur in q
game with the Sullivan club. A game for a 500
purse will no doubt be played soon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27
Republican Nominations in California.

Los ANGELES. CAL. Aug. 26.-The Republic
an State convention to-day decided. with a
viaw to freeing them from political influences,
to make nominations for candidates for Supreme
Court judges before the platform was reported
or other nominations made, and the following
San Joaquin; Mcfarland, of Sacramento and
Hamilton, of Alameda
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27
Secretary Manning.s Health.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-Mr. James Marliing
son of the Secretary of the Treasury, arrived "A
this city this morning, route TO Colorado. on
3 pleasure trip. he reports his father as i'm
proving rapidly in health. He does not think
&bst he will return to his seat in the Cabinet,
although his health is not permanently impaired.
However, no consultation has been had with
President Cleveland on the subject
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27

SEecial to the IndianapoIis Journal.
PERU, Ind, Aug. 26-The convention for
nominating a Republican candidate for joint
Representative between Cass and Miami conn
ties was held this afternoon at the court house
The convention was called to order promptly at
1 o'clock, and w. e. Mowbray, of Miami county.
chosen chairman. Charles H. Stow, of Cass
county, was nominated by reclamation. Stow
is foreman OF the Farmland shops at I,oeans-
port and is very popular amongst the working
classes. His Cass county friends seem confident
of his election
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27
johnson County Republicans.
Special to the indianapolis Joarnai.

:
FRANKLIN, Ind, Aug. 26-The Republicans
of this county met in delegate convention today
and nominated for Representative, Capt Gideon
johnson; auditor, Lloyd Adams; sheriff, Jacob
Hazlett; recorder, Marshal McCooI; clerk. W.
". King; commission. Third district. John Til
son. Resolutions wers adcpEed faYor;ng che
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27
Mrs. Cleyeland,s skylight and Its Use

H4rs. CIeV6Ianus bKyElRht AnH aus USE
Washington Special.
In the work Of repair going on at the White
House is included a large photographers sky
light. This will be on the top floor. There is an
Oppression that this arrangement is for the pur-
pose of facilitating the photograph business that
has been going on since Mrs. Cleveland's ensree;
but this 10 a mistake. 1t is to light the upper
corridors of the mansion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27
DR. Dreyfus Sentenced.

NEW ORLEANS, Ang. 26.--Dr. Emanuel ORGY
fus, convicted of snbornation of perjury In the
Ford case. was sentenced to-day by Judge Baker
to seven years in the penitcntiary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27
Endorsed by Darl1e County.
I to fna Tndiaranoliz Iournal


GREENvILLE, o., Aug. 26-The delegates of
Darke county to the Republican Second judicial
district of Ohio to-day met and unanimously in
dorsed ID. T. Allen, and at the convention at
Dayton, Sep z, his name will be enthusiast tically
presented as the choice Of Darke county Repub-
licaus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27

CHICAGO, Aug ga special from Washing
ton says: "Obscurely worded but undoubtedly
Authentic utterances, officially given ont, leave
oom to doubt that Treasurer Jordan's resigna-
lion 10 only matter of few days"
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with the Irish home-ruiers. favoring liberal pen
sions. free speech. fres schools, free and I'M
trammeled ballot, and deploring the deaths of
Mcclellan. Hancock, Seymour, Hendricks and
Tilden
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27
The paria and Aroola Club..

6pecia5 to tho IndiAnaD0iia JcuFnHa.
PANS. ILL.,, Aug. 26--The Paris Reds went to
Arcola. H., yesterday and played game OF
base bali with the Areola club, beating them in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27

pensicning Of all honorably discharged Union
soldiers, and local option IAN assertion of the
American doctrine that the majority shall rule"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27


GREENFIELD. Ind, Aug. 26.-For the first
time in seven years Hancock county again comes
forward with an annual fair. For some months
past nothing has been talked of at Greenfield but
the fair. 1t is q success, every departmentEun-
ming full. Two hundred and forty horses are on
the ground, and all other departments sre filled.
The new half mile track is said to be, by ex-
perts, the best in tho West The following As
summary of to-day's races:
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The fir st event was the 24O trot

DR.. Thomas Burford and w. FL. Messenger
gave special race to road wagons, owners driv-
ing. Messengers first money" was suffering
with severe cold. Summary:
Burford's BEN Hur". northumberland
Messengers First Money ---..-.....-.-.--.-.-2 2
Tme-2:50 252l4.
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The attendance to-day is estimated at $4,000
Tomorrow the 240 pace and free-for-all trot
will occur
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The Racing at Island Park.

ALBANY, N Y, Aug. 26 The first race to-
dav 2.22 class trottinn rasulted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-04
WiuOna.

Three drunks paid SCI into the city treasury
Saturday morning. "a generous individual
from Rollingstone. who had been locked up
for imbibing too freely, sent out Friday even
ing and got a square meal for each of the five
hungry dodgers that applied for shelter at
police headquarters. The tramps talked over
old times and toasted the donor of the rye
bread and bologna till the last of the feast
disappeared. They then gave thanks that
one man at least had compassion on the order
of which they were followers. and one by
one dropped of into the blissful land Of Nod.
49,. The death of Edward Smith, former res
ident of Winona, was announced by a tele-
gram from San Francisco on New Years day.
Mr.. Smith was one of the pioneers OF Winona
and an active worker during its early days.
OF late years he has been engaged in the real
estate and coal mining business I'm Washing
ton Territory. He has been in poor health
for the past pear, and had gone to San Fran
cisco hoping that a GLANCE of climate might
restore him TO his usual viRor. He leaves a
wife and several children, two of whom were
with him ut the time of his DEATH. Happy
Cal Wagner's Ministries win appear at Phil
harmonic hall on Wednesday evening The
public schools open for the winter term on
Monday and the state normal school on
Wednesday. The week of prayer, which
begins on Jan. 4, will be generally observed
by the churches i'm this city. The subject
OF Rev. J. II Crum's sermon at the Cengre-
gational church on Sunday night was The
Scriptural Idea of Heaven. The book stores
in Winona have signed an agreement 20 close
their doors. Saturday evening excepted, be-
tween Jan. and March /, inclusive. The
toboggan slide on the lacrosse grounds was
enjoyed for the first time on New Years day
by merry band of coasters.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-04
WEBSTER.
AThrifty Dakota Town.

Webster is one of the few towns In the
great territory of Dakota that has grown
to thriving village of about 500 without
the aid Of Eastern press boom articles; has
never sent advertising agents TO the East
en cities TO remain during the winter TO
bring back emigants in the spring. Our
weekly papers have never gotten out big
boom editions and sent them East by the
thousand. Nevertheless our thriving little
village has continued 10 grow from the first
invasion Of the Hastings & Dakota road.
and to-day she enjoys healthy growth,
and her business men are all happy and say
they have had the best business this fall and
winter they ever had. Webster Is beauti-
fully located, Is nestled down among the
Cotaux hills. or rather on the west slope,
and Is surrounded on all sides by rich agri-
cultural and stock lands, the farmers all
being in easy circumstances. 1t may be
asked how it is that this town should grow
and the country around it become populated
to such an extent without being advertised.
II has been advertised. but not in the way
mentioned. Ii has been advertised by the first
settlers in letters to friends In the East,
and has so continued to the present date.
Our newspapers here have been sent East,
of course. 10 friends, and they have spoken
of this country in such an honest way that
our Eastern friends have come and cast
their lots with rs. We have four general
stores, two drug stores, one bank, two
hotels, two livery stables, one furniture
store. one millinery ana two dressmaking
shops. blacksmith shop. wagon shops,
doctors, lawyers. and in fact all branches
of trades and professions are well and
honorably represented; fine court house,
church, school house and saloon, but no
need of a costly Jail; we also have elevators
and warehouses large enough to take care
Of the large crop raised in this section this
last season. All we want now to make us
happy is a good Touring mill and our
friends In the East to come and see us.
While the people in your beautiful city are
talking of ice palaces, snowshOe clubs, ETC.,
we are enjoying fine spring weather, many
of the farmers the past week having been
completing their falls narrowing and
getting ready to put in the next crop.
IL. S. i.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-04
LeprOus scandInaviaus.

LANSING. Ia. Jan. 2.-It is authorita-
lively stated that there exists near the VIII
lage of Spring Grove. Houston county,
Mimi. near this place, q large number of
cases of leprosy. The afflicted persons are
all Scandinayians. The first case which
appeared was upon the person of an old
man, and was at first thought to be mea-
sles, as red spots appeared all over his
body. Later he was seized with eXcrucia-
ting pains in his limbs, and the extremities
began to wither. This continued. and the
epidermis began TO scale off, and now there
is but a semblance of skin over the flesh.
The body retains its flesh. but the limbs
have withered and dried until the fingers
and toes seem like sticks and seem ready 10
drop off. This disease also exists in three
other families, all related. Physicians
from DEBORAH say that ii is imported and
perhaps contagious.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-04

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Jan. 2.-Lieut.
Howard of Calling gun fame, in connection
with the late half-breed rebellion in the
Northwest, when asked to-day il IL WAS
true that he had scalped dead foe after
the fight at Batocbe. said 10 reporter that
IL was not true. What he did do was 10
cut off as a trophy the scalplock OF Young
White Cap. son of Old White Cap. chief of
a band OF renegade Sioux, who years ago
were driven out of Minnesota for being en-
gagged i'm massacre. Lieut.. Howard says
other officers also helped themselves 10
hairy souvenirs from the heads of dead In
dams, but no scalping was done or a case OF
brutality perpetrated. Young White Cap
was found with nine bullets In his body. all
made by the Calling gun worked by Lieut..
Howard. The scalplock referred 10 is now
exhibited as trophy in the room of the
machine platoon of the state militia, OF
which Lieut.. Howard has command. and
which is located in the National Guard AZ
mOFY.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-04
PARTY EQUILIBRIUm.
And How the Admission OF Oak ota
Will Disturb &c.

Special TO the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-There Is q good
deal Of talk about Dakota at Washington,
and there will probably continue TO be dur
ing the winter. Dakota has been knocking
at the doors of congress for three winters,
demanding admission TO the Union. It Is
Republican In sentiment, and only Repub-
licans will favor It's admission. After d.
yiding its great tract into two parts South
ern Dakota might be said 10 hare enough of
a population to its area 10 entitle IL 70 adj
mission. The Democrats will naturally re-
sist the partition and admission Of Dakota.
simply because il will give the Republicans
at once new state and will add three cleo
torai votes In the next presidential contest
10 the Republican column. All Of the
Northwestern territories are largely popu-
lated by Swedes and Norwegians and
Representatives from New England.
The first two mentioned nearly
always become Republicans after
being naturaliZed. The Republicans
depend mainly upon this class Of emigrants
for maintaining their hold In the Northwest.
There are many prominent Republicans
who do not believe the party will ever come
back to national power, except bv the &C
cession Of new states to the Northwest
The majority Of states admitted to the
Union since the time Of the Missouri COM
promise have had to come In through some
compromise similar In character. Generally
where Northern state has been admitted a
new one has been
ADDED TO THE SOUTHERN STATES.
Up to the beginning Of the war the bal
ance was evenly divided between the two
sections. Since then Nebraska and Mime
sofa have given the preponderance to the
North, and il is now proposed to add still
further to this preponderance by first adj
hitting Dakota and ultimately Montana.
Ii has been proposed upon the part Of GER
tain Southern men that Texas should be
divided so that Western Texas might stand
as separate state TO be added to the South
ern list. 1t is claimed by these Southern
men that Texas is too large, and ii contains
enough material to make four states. They
argue that whether there are thirty-eight
states or twice that number paying allegi-
ance to the central government Ii can
make no difference. They say the narrower
the territory of the states themselves. the
closer will be the supervision Of the Local
governments, and there viii be consequently
less liability to misgovernment. The Da-
kota admission scheme Is championed BY
some very active citizens from there. who
expect TO be made senators and members
from the new state. They have no means
of enforcing their claims, however. They
have no very ardent advocates In congress
While the Republicans there favor the adj
mission. they know that it is impracticable
to expect the Democratic house to pass the
bill Of admission, and so probably do not
take very much interest In IT, do not be-
lieve the committee on territories will even
report the measure TO the house. In the
senate II is not improbable that bill Of adj
mission will be passed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-04
Hon. John B. Raymond, Formerly Con-
gressiOnal Delegate from Dakota, Dies
at His Fargo Home.
The Preservation of Party Equilibrium
Having Something to Do With the
Admission Question.
Ex-Congressman Lord Gives Express
sion TO His Opinions on the State
hood Problem.
The Mcweeney Murder--serious
Charge Against n Citizen OF Huron
--Other Matters.
Hon. John B. Raymond Dead.

Special TO the Globe.
FARGO, Oak. jan 3.-Hon. John B.
Raymond. ex-delegate to congress from
Dakota, died In this city at 4:3O p. m. to-
day Of typhoid pneumonia after an illness
OF five days. Mr.. Raymond Was born at
LOckport, y. Y, Dec. 8, 1874. He re-
moved TO Illinois in 1858, and enlisted as
private in John A. Logan's regiment In
1851, and was promoted 20 captain after the
siege Of Vicksburg. After the war he re-
NAMED in Mississippi aud published the
Mississippi Pilot at jackson til 1877, when
he was appointed United States marshal Of
Dakota by President Hayes. In 1852 be
was elected delegate to congress from Da-
kOta- but was defeated for denomination In
1884, since which be has been devoting his
attention to his bonanza farm near Fargo.
Mr.. Raymond has been one Of the most
Yidely-knOwn and influential public men
I'm Dakota. and his loss will be deeply felt
especially in the North
II Is not known yet whether Mr.. Raymond
will be buried here or taken East The
matter has been deferred till the arrival Of
relatives Tuesday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-04
Underground Insurance.

Special to the Globe.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. st is learned
that about four weeks ago Insurance Com
missioner Spooner secretly began suit
against three insurance companies doing
business in this state contrary to law. The
companies are the Oakland Home of Cali
fornia. the Commercial of California, and
the New Orleans association. The law pro-
vides fine of $500 per month for each
month company transacts business unau-
thorized. In each case penalties aggregating
S12, 900 are sued for. A large amount of
underground insurance is being done III this
state. The companies that are doing most
of it are located in the South, and have
their agents in Chicago, from which city all
business is transacted. 1t is said the de-
fendant companies have refused to pay any
losses in the state until the suits are with
drawn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-04
Confidence Men Pulled.
Special to the Globe.


WINoNA, JAM, 1.-Two confidence men
bearing the names of Abram Prayer, alias
"Wheezy Abe" and Charles Watson, alias
''Sleep Tom," were brought before Judge
Allen at the municipal court, charged with
playing the well-known knife" game on a
young man named Charles Nelson at Min
nesota City on Thursday last. Nelson had
come down from Lewiston and was waiting
in the station room when the men com
menced their game, and Nelson was in
duced to put up his watch on a wager and
lost it. The man then allowed him to buy
his watch back for So. After the men left
him Nelson tracked them to Winona. where
they were run in by the police Judge
Allen fined the fellows S75 each, with the
alternate of sixty days in the county Jail.
Under solemn promise to leave the city at
once and never to set feet upon Minnesota
soil again sentence was suspended. Both
Prayer and Watson are well known in
police circles as old offenders. They are
the same pair that were before the court
last fall for playing their game on young
man at Sugar Loaf. Prayer. in comment
ing on the Observation-Disclosures of policemen in
general, stated that single policeman in
st. Louis had pulled his coat threadbare in
the many times he had arrested him.