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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-25
Interesting Senatorial Con tests.

Special to tie indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4-While the senatorial
fights in nearly all the States are more or less
attractive to politicians in Washington, those in
Nebraska and New York are perhaps more in
teresting than all the others combined Warner
Miller, the New York Senator. whose term ex
pires on the 18th Of March next. was elected in
1881 by the Legislature of the State to FIJI ont
the unexpred term of Senator Plat, after that
gentleman resigned his seat as a rebuke to Pres
ident Garfield Miller 10 very anxious TO sue
ceed himself and relies largely upon his record
advocate of the oleomargarine tax bill to
secure for him the votes of the rural legislators.
He seems to be confident of success But he
has not everything his own way by any means.
Morton. Hiscock. j. ID. Warren. Platt and sew
eral others are in the field against him, and, as
far as can be judged from this end of the line,
it is any ones fight no to the present time
In Nebraska it is Van Wyck against the field.
and the bets are about even on each side. Van
Wyck is one of the most popular men in the
Senate, among newspaper men, but he ia a ter
ror to partisans. and, a consequence, some of
his own colleagues would be glad to see hIrn de-
feated
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
WASHINGTON ID q. Nov. % 1885,
REBuILpING THE NAVY.
Bids Received for the Construction oil


Bids Received for the Construction OF the
New Vessels
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24-About three dozen
gentlemen assembled in the Office of the Secre-
tary OF the Navy, to-day. to witness the opening
of proposals for the construction of the three
cruisers. Newark, Baltimore and Charleston. and
two gunboats. Secretary Whitney read the
bills, as follows:
Cruiser No. l, 1000 tons, complete: Harlan
Hollingsworth Company. Wilmington. Del.
81. ga 800; Union Iron-works. of San Francisco
81, 132.000 Cramp & Sons OF Philadelphia under
special bid, providing for the use of engines of
his own design. 81. 10000.
Cruiser No. 2, complete according to depart
ment's design: Cramp & Sons, 81 ,065. 900; Union
Iron works, $l,0l7.500: Special bids providing
for the obstruction of the engines of the vessel
after their own designs were put in by the Har-
Ian 81 Hellinesworth Company at 81 100000 and
by Cra'np & Sons at ST ,050,000.
Cruiser No g. complete, according to depart
nent's specifications: Cramp e. Sons l.325.-
BOO: Union Iron works. 81, 34S,0OO; Harlan &c
Hollingsworth Company, under special bid, using
their own engine designs. Sl,452,O00.
Guu-boat No. |, complets according to de-
partments designs: Charles Reeder & Sons, of
Baltimore, 1896, 000; Columbian Iron Works and
Dry-dock Company. of Baltimore, $499, 720;
Cramp 81 Sons (sperial bid. using their own en-
CINE designs), $455, 600 Charles Reeder & Sons,
suDmib speciai OLD 1Oc supplying macnlney
alone at $185 900
For gun-boat No. g comulete, there was only
one bidder, the Columbia Iron Works. at $247,
BOO. For supplying the engines and machinery
of this boat, Charles Reedar 81 Sons bid $685.
DOC. and A. ]. Ramsey 81 Son.. of Baltimore,
$4,000. 1.-THE awards will not be made for some
lays"
Speaking of the results of the bidding. Secre-
lary Whitney said: II am we'll satisfied. ex-
sept with reference to crniserNo. l. No bid has
been received within the limit fixed by Congress.
lor the outside cost of the boat. The only so,
icitude have ever had with reference TO the
bidding arose from the fact that the conditions
which were imposedu upon the bidders in the way
Of producing the horsepower upon. which the
speed of the ships depend, is much more exact
Ing than has been called for before. [
feared that the limits fixed by Congress for the
cost of the ships woulG be exceeded on the three
large cruisers and the No. l gun-boat. We
shall ha able to let all but the four thousand ton
ship to responsible parties within. the limits
dxed.n
The Secretary added that the bids are only
about 10 per cent higher than those for similar
size and character constructed abroad, which he
considers very favorable showing.
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AllnttIne Land. Ia Indians.

posed of James r. Howard. of the District of
Columbia, and John G. Walker, of Virginia, an
lo;nvss by. the Inriian Office to mako an allotr
nent of lands in severslty to the Crow Indians
in Montana, has returned to this city. The
commission succeeded In making III allotments
ascontemplated. A large majority of the tribe.
however, refused to abandon their tribal reia,
tioEs, owing principally, IL is said, TO the per-
nicious influence of Sitting Bull and other In
Hans from the Standing Rock agency who, con-
trary ia the orders of the Indian Office and
against the. protest OF the agent of the Crows,
efs their reservations for the purpose of defeat
ing the objects of tffo commission. 1t is said
hat an effort. with tho same object in view,
will he made 10 tha spring
The Secretary OF the Interior has received in
Ormaton that the commission appointed to So
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Activity of the Anarchists, Lawyers.

CHICAGO, Nov. PA special to the Inter
Ocean from Bloomington Ills, says: Captain
Black, one of the attorneys for the Anarchists,
mysteriously disappeared from Bloomington
early this morning. and as mysteriously re-ap-
peared in the city this afternoon Hs would
give no infor,nation as to where he had been,
but quietly Ieioined his associate lawyers in
their watch for a. decision. from Chief Justice
Scott upon the application for a supersedeas in
behalf Of the condemned men. Nothwithstand-
ing Captain Blacks reticence, it is learned that
he secretly secured carriage, and, driving tito
the country, boarded the train that left Bloom
ington at ZIG A. NJ for Ottawa. There he visited
the clerk of tie Illinois Supreme Court, and
made arrangements with that official to be on
hand all day THANKSGIVING, so that, should a
supersedeas be granted by to morrow, the clerk
would be in readiness to take the further steps
necessary to stay the execution
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The Rebellion Records.

WASHINGTON Nov. "a -Lieutenant-c colonel
Scott, in charge of the publication of the official
records Of the War of the Rebellion, in his
nual report says that during the year Volumes
XIV, XIV and XVI, in two parts of series /,
have been issued. and the index on part q Vol.
XVIII is completed and in type. This part of
Volume XVII and Volume XVIII will probably
be issued by Dec. l. next The text of the sup
plement to Volume XII (the record of the Fitz
John Porter court-martial) has been stereotyped
and indexed and will probably be issued before
Congress- reassembles Up to Oct. 10, $33. 854
had, BEEN expended for composition and stereo-
tc ping
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He Dismissed HE Suit.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL Nov 24-The contest for auditor Of
Clay county was settled this morning by Mo
Gregor, contestee dismissing it, Hyland, Re-
publican, was fairly elected, and that, too, by a
majority of forty-four. The ballots were left
unsealed in the Office Of the Democratic clerk
where it was possible for any one SO disposed to
alter them. The charge Of fraud WAS raised
when. in the recount, Hyland was counted out
and McGregor in by change Of eighty votes.
Strong popular sentiment backed Hyland in his
claim. the people having more faith in first
and official count than in one that might have
been preceded by dishonesty. The matter was
postponed at the Commissioners meeting on
Saturday till to-day with the above result. Hv
land is the second Republican auditor that has
been elected in CLAW county, the frst being Mr..
Ell. Wheeler, in 1859.
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TLETNOTS.

Funeral of the Victims of the Late Railroad
Collision at Savoy
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
CHAMPAIGN, Nov. "a This entire community
appeared to be in mourning to-day, and business
was generally suspended, on account of the
funeral of two of the victims of the awful catas-
tnophe OF Monday night at Savoy. Those buried
So-day were Albert Dunlap. merchant, and James
A. Neer, engineer Over two thousand people
gathered at Armory Hall for memorial services
with an address by Rev. Everhart, of Lincoln
ILL., The scaded brakeman still lives. The in
quest proceeds slowly, and has developed nothing
as to the responsibility for the blunder or crime.
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BUREAU REPORTS.
Affairs of the War and Navy Departments
The Registry of tho Treasury.


The Registry of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, Nov 24-In his annual report
o,the Secretary of War, General McFeely, Com
missary- general of Subsistence says that his
bureau expended So, ia $50 during the>last fiscal
year. leaving balance on hand of $609, 281. The
average contract price of fresh beef during the
year was s. So cents, as against 9.15 cents the
preceding fiscal year. Subsistence supplies
amounting in value to $4G,828 were trans
ferred to the Interior Department during
the year for the maintenance of Indians. Ex-
aednty pay of enlisted men. in the departments
amounted to $2l, 24l. The value of stores lost
during the year. for which no person was account
able was 81, ia Supplies to the amount of
S3ll58 we're lost by theft or otherwise. General
McFeely recommends that Congress be urged to
provide for the enlistment of cook TO each
troop, battery, company and depot of recruits,
and a cook and baker for each garrisoned post.
The gross amount of estimates for the differ
emit navy.yards and stations. shown by the
annual report of Rear Admiral harmony is
s7,3S0i000, made up, of the following items.
improvements, $5.4S0i930; general maintenance;
BAT, 400; reuairs and presentations. 81, 240,073;
naval asylum, $S7 GIL; civil establishments; 49,
50k The report treats at length of the rapid
deterioration of the buildings and docks from
inc lack Of appropriations sufficient to maintain
hem! The ACCESSIBILITY of providing dry docks
at comparatively remote places, which fire.
1uented by merchant shipping, is suggested,
and tits said that these docks could be used by
the'ngvy inconj junction with the merchant ma
:uas
General Rosecrans, Register of the Treasury,
in his annual report. shows that the work of his
bureau is now performed by l08employes, re-
1uction of fortv-one since, the. incoming OF the
present administration and a decrease in th5
paid for salaries amounting to $2T. $780,
From statementin his report it appears; that of
theentire amount of registered bonds outstanding
-Si,0ll, 800, 062t - only $dl, 6S6,109 are held
abroad; 1922. $50. 200 are owned by national
bauks $466 $40 762 by individuals trustees, etc.;
Sl78,597, 00e hy savings hanks. trust companies,
stc., and SCI. 507 600 by Insurance. companies:
lnshis annual report to the Secretary of the
Navy, Chief Engineer Charles Fl. Loring, Chief
of the Bureau Of Steam Engineering, says that
during the year'the bureau has urepared three
designs and specifications for the machinery of
thevosseis provided for by the act of March 81
1855 These designs now before. the builders
Of the country. are believed TO be fully abreast
of the DEVELOPMENT attained by the art of marine
engineering. and contain possibilities of per-
fonnance equal to that of any marine machinery
that has yet been constructed.
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whas Caused ths Bows Death !?

SPRrNGFIELp, Mass. Nov. "a There Is much
excitement in Holyoke over the death of Peter
Carey, aged nine years, it is presumed from tha
effects of whipping administered by his father.
1t geems that the boy got hold of some whisky on
Sunday. and went home drunk. His father pun:
ished him so severely with lath that some OF
the neighbors sought to interfere. The boy WAS
put to bed. and died on Monday. The police
The medical examiner will hold q post-mortem
examination to-day.
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Rumored indian massacre Confirmed.

OTTAWA, Nov 2,-Correspondence between
the Canadian and United States authorities con-
firms the report of the recent Indian massacre
in the Northwest 1t appears that a band of
Gros Ventre Indians passed Fort Assipaboine.
south of the boundary line, and on exhibiting
six scalps were detained by American troops.
Upon being pressed they gave an account of the
fight which had taken place. They then took
the militia TO Sweet Grass Hills. where the scalp
ing was done The scene being located in the
Canadian Territory, American troops could not
cross the line and the Canadian mounted police
ordered to make search for the bodies
and found them as represented by the Gros
Ventres, in Sweet Grass.
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MINOR. MATTERS.
The Effect Produced by the Advance in Sill
yer Bullion,

The Effect Produced by the Advance in ST+
Bullion.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov 24s-Theupward tendency
If silver bullion in the London market during
he past ten days. which has advanced .flfe in
srinsiCf value Of tho United States silver dollar
abontnine cents, will. have a. depressing effect
lpon the advocates of suspension of coinage.
One of those who has for several years been
smang the foremost of the anti-silver men in the
Hause said tn-day: 1.-THE uuaecountable advance
IN tlre market price of silver bullion will GER
tainlg temf TO make IL still more difficult to exr
plain to douhters that the country is TO be- bene-
ted by stunning the coinage. and for the same
reason the efforts of those who advocate more
silrerin the dollar will prove fntile. On the
other hand however, it will not bsia good time
70 fvrce through freecoinage act"
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Threatening Us with Two Senator'S.

Washington Special in Boston Record.
Indianians here are very belligerent in their
talk over the political situation in that State. 1t
is thought not at all unlikely that the Legisla-
ture, which is evenly divided, although compli-
Gated by contests, may return both Democratic
and Republican Senator. thus transferring the
fight for Senator Harrison's seat to the United
States Senate. Ex-senator Mcdonald. who is
one of the principal Democratic candidates. de-
MES the claim of the Republicans that they have
a majority on a joint ballot. He says neither
bulldozng nor buster on the part of the Repub-
lcans will avail against the, compact forces of
the Indiana Democracy. Colonel Dudley saws
the Legislature Is Republican, all the same, and
Senator Harrison will be elected.
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Backlog in Delaware County.
,acial To fla Indi ana ,Aoiia Ionh.nhr

SpeCiaI to TIE IrdianaDolis JOufnaL
MUNcIE, Nov. PA few DAYS ago Mr. James
Gard. of Monroe township, this county, q prom
inent stock raiser, noticed that two of his fine
cattle had become suddenly iame The leg rap
idly swelled, and in few hours was twice it's
normal size The animals app Jared TO suffer the
most intense pain, and within twelve hours from
the time the affection was noticed all the cattle
so diseased had died The disease is one new
to this part of the State, and is pronounced by
old cattle-rasers to be "black leg" It Is not
garded as dangerously contagious. but when
once it finds foothod in herd of cattle all of
them are liable to be afflicted with it. and an
animal once afflicted with it seldom RECEIVERS.
So far the disease has not m-de its appearance
among any other cattle, and care is being taken
to prevent its spreading.
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Steamship News.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 24.-Arrvsd: Victoria from
Galveston.
HAMBURG, Nov. 24-Arrived: Rugia, from
New York.
New. YORK, Nov. 24-Arrived Circassia,
from Glasgow.
LONDON, Nov. 24-Arrived off the Lizard
Greece from New York.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. "a The Inman line steam.
er City of Chester, which arrived here Nov. %
from New York, took fire while lying at the
West Alexandria docks. The cargo is badly
damaged but the vessel is not injured.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
All Kinds in the Two States.
Vanderburg and Clay NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Explosion at Princeton-BurgIary at Peru
The Tincennes Treasurer's Case.
INDIANA.
Like q True Democrat, He Hangs On to the
Office.

Like a True Democrat, He Hangs On to the
Office.
Special to the lndiaDapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Nov. 24-James d. PaTvin,
auditor-elect of Vanderburg county, after hav.
ing made repeated demands to be allowed to
take hold of his Office, and being refused in each
instance. filed a suit to-day. against Auditor
Yeager for So. 900 damages, and to have him re-
moved from the Office. Yeager's term of Office
expired on the 18th inst, bas by some teehDicai-
ity in the statutes he claims that he is entitled
to hold the Office until the hrst Monday in No
vember next The County Commissioners have
approved Parvin's bond, and he has qualified for
the Office, yet Yeager refuses to surrender the
Office. Parvin is Republican aud Yeager o
Democrat
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Boiler Explosion at Princeton.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
PRINCETON Nov. 24-The boilers of the Ze-
NTH Mill, large roller Touring mill, of this
place, burst with terrific force this morning
early. Henry Chapman, tha engineer, aud the
only person in the boleF-room' at the time, was
fatally scalded by the escaping steam. Heis still
alive. bnt his physician says he cannot possibly
recover. The boier-room was totally wrecked:
The loss is about fifteen hundred dollars The
boiler had been considered unsafe for some time,
and had been patched. and gave way where the
repairs had been made Chapman is married
man, with three small children.
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Indiana Pensioners.

Special TO the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
WASHINGTON, Nov. A.-Pensions were to-day
allowed to the following Indianians; Joshua
Cochley, Logansport; William Barton, Waynes-
burg; Nathan Vanmeter. Paoi; Michael Moran,
Indianapolis; Stephen Dillenbeck, Avoca; John
s. Lents, Loogootee; Milton Clark Crawfords-
vile; James Bynum, Mareneo; William F. Glib
son. Terre Haute; John Ryan, Richmond; Sarah
A. Hamilton, Alexandria, Lewis Baker, Manila:
Joseph Carter, Hilsdale: Robert Hart. Pierce
ton; John S. Alley. Wairon; Amos Williams,
Flat Rock; .Jnia A. Walter, Xe'Ia; Francis Carter.
Peninsula; Thomas j. Lakenlan, East Enter
prise Turner N Booth Mount Vernon: Francis
Hoffman, Fontanet; James A. Wells Monon.
Increase of pensions to William. H. Tirtell, Bra
zi; Augustus D. Whereby. Waterloo; John W.
Cazee. Aliens Creek; John L. Kyle, Aurora; Ira
son T. Dali. Terre Haute Albert g. Mowery,
Clay City; Enoch Layton. Slate William Brown,
Scipio; Benjamin P. Phipps. Bedford; William
Stewart, Whiteland; Moses F. Endicott New
Harmony; Wells Mattock, Mooney; John d.
Carter, Orleans; Alexander Matthias, Marsh
field.
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Terrific Storm in New York state.

ELMIRA, N. Y. Nova A terrific wind and
rain storm visited the town Of Horseheads near
here. tonight. W. j. Ross's carriage factory was
badly wrecked. The roofs of the Ryant Houss
and Reynoldss store were partially blown of.
The smoke-stack and part of the roof of Tomlin-
sons foundry were demolished. MANY chimneys
were blown down and other damage done.
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A Dissusted EMPLOYER.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24-Louisi Jones, of
Bristol, Pa. has had so much trouble with the
employees of his hosiery mill that he has final
ly requested them to take the proper
ty off his hands and run it
themselves He offered to sell it to them for
$4,000. The knights of Labor here want to &C.
cept the offer and run the mill the co-opera-
tive plan. They have asked the advice the
General Co-operative Board of the order The
mill has employed from 800 to 800 hands
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The Democratic Steal in Harrison County.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
CoRYDoN, Nov. 24.-Johr M. Baelz. recorder
elect of Harrison county, received his commits
sion yesterday, and atonce made ademand upon
the present incumbent, Henry Wright, for
possession of the Office. Wright refused to give
Baelz possession, claiming that he was not a
naturalized citizen of the United Stairs. In
view of the fact that Baelz's right to hold the
Office, was not contested within ten DAYS after
the election. according to law, and in few of the
fact that there is really no. question as to his
eligibility Wright's course in the matter isl
garded revolutionary. and in accordance with.
the Democratic idea of things Baelz is avery
poor man. but is gentleman of the highest in
tegrity.
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Burglary at Peru.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Nov. 24.-Burglars effected an entrance
into the ticketoffice of the Wabash railway last
night, between the hours OFFS and g. They car
ried away between $50 and $50 in money and
coupon tickets that may amount to $500. This
is considered a very bold robbery. being perps
trated so early in the evening and when there
are at least twenty working in the immediate
vicinity of the Office,
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s'Ir has more than realized my expectations, !"
says Prof. Dundan Campbell. d. D., LII. D.,
president Royal College Physicians and Sur
geons.. member General Council University of
Edinburgh, etc, of the Liebg Co.'s Coca Beef
Tonic. Invaluable for debility, weak lungs, bill
iousness. dyspepsia, malaria, liver complaint,
sick-headache
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cure from the Indians the Umatilla reserva-
tion in Oregon their consent to the provisions OF
the act of Congress passed on March 3. 1885,
providing for allotment of lands in severalty to
those Indians. granting patents therefor and
disposing OF the surplus lands of the reserva-
ton for the benefit of the Indians has been sue
cessful in every particular Steps will now be
taken to carry out the provisions of the act.
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An Enjoyable Campfire.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
NATION, Nov pa large number of G. A..
R. boys from surrounding posts met with the
members of Mattoon Post last evening and en-
ioyed themselves at a campfire il their hall in
this city. The speech makers were Capt. F. T.
Hedley. editor of the Bunker Hill Gazette Prof.
Allen, of Hlllshoro, and Revs. Mcclellan Wolfe
most enjoyable affair the post has ever held in
this city,
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A Free Fight at a Dance.

ST. Louis, Nov. PA special from Iron
Mountain, Mo-, says: A difficulty occurred at a
dance last night In this place between Peter
Hahn and Samuel O'Nel in which O'Neif re-
ceived four flesh wounds and Hahn was shot
through the heart and instantly killed. A dozen
or more shots were fired in crowded room and
several were wounded in the melee among them
Wash Freeman and John Benny Freeman's
life was saved by his watch which turned the
ball from vital point Denny was shot through
the leg ONeil lives at Des Arc, and made his
e9caue
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Washington Special.
George A. Bohrer, one Of the jurors in the
case of John FL. Surratt, indicted for conspiracy
to assassinate Lincoln died this morning. He
was the last of thu twelve men who sat upon the
jury. At the time Of his death he was president
of the Oldest Inhabitants Association.