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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-05

Fate of Public Men Who Purchase Property
and Bring Their Families Co the Capital
Special to the Indianapolis JournaI.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-Senator Voorhees, is
credited with the remark TINT every Senator or
Representative who has bought property in
Washington and moved his family here has
been will be defeated for reelection; that it Is
something that statesman finds great diff
Guilty in explaining to his constituency, this
thing OF taking his family from the old home
stead 20 the capital of the Nation Many
voters. he thinks, cannot understand that 1t Is
done for economy, and is move in the line of
responsibility. The act of removing, even
temporarily, family here is too often accepted
as AZ abandonment Of the old home.
Deputy Commissioner of Pensions Mclean
bought residence here the other day. and when
surprise WAS expressed at his taking the risk in
so doing, as there may be change of admins
tration soon. he said
II could not afford to rent They want 81, 900
c,Tesr for comfortable residence not to men
ton large or palatial one. A house In re-
spectacle neigh borhood with a sufficient num-
Der of rooms to accommodate an ordinary fam
lily, without precautions or style. costs from
$3.50 to 1925 a month. cannot afford that and
so bought house. Here it is cheaper to buy
than rent The rapid rise in real estate has
mado me money already. / colld sell at an ad-
vance of 81. 900. Some men have made more
their homes. And then, am told some Office
holders have been defea .ed by buying property
and moving here. even though it was simply
for economy"
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REV. MYRON w. REED.

He illustrates His Recent Political Defeat
by Story of the Backwoods.
Special to the Indianapolis Journa,.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The Rev. Myron W.
Reed, who made such remarkable race for
Congress in Colorado on the Democratic ticket
tells friend here that the voters in the oppo-
site party seem to have come to the same con-
clusion about sending him to the National Capt.
tai that the uncouth young man did in reference
to hearing rural preacher; and he proceeds to-
tell story in illustration
Years ago, in the primitive days Of school
houses and country churches backwoods min
lister expounded the gospel in rural precinct
where school was taught on week days. 1t was
Sunday morning. In the audience was tall
lank young man, ignorant. seedy and uncouth.
During the preaching the fellow went out of and
into the edifce with carelessness which plain
~ said he didn't care for the minister or any
body else. Finally. the mans actions became
annoying, aud when he was about leaving the
room on one of his walks, the preacher hailed
him,
Young man." said he ''you annoy me. This
thing of your indifference to the gospel has re-
solved itself into this single proposition: Would
You rather sit patiently and hear me through, or
go to the dewitt"
The gawk drew himself UP to his six feet
three, stretched his arms. and replied sardoni-
caliv.
Upon the whole, think would rather 60 to
the deviLD ~
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d recent marriage-and II is seldom that mis-
take is made--and then the flowers 60 mp TO the
apartments engaged.
One OF the most lucrative classes for the land
lords &C the capital is the newly married Be-
giuninR with October and ending with April. it
Is estimated that there are in the city an aver
age, ali the time, Of two hundred pairs of brides
and grooms. MIR. Burch, the manager of the
Ebbitt, whore the flowers are given and the ho-
tel which entartains most of them, says he fire.
quenty has forty couples, and averages over
twenty-five during the busy season. They are.
he says, the most desirable class of guests. AL
ways pleasant. they want the best of every
thing. and are given It. This hostelry makes a
feature Of pleasing these people, and all embar
easements are essened to the minimum. Guests
there are so used to seeing large numbers of
brides and grooms that they are spared the
etares 30 customary where this class is rare
1t is said to be the purpose of the great hotel
company organizing here, and which intends to
build q structure at cost of g. 800, coo, to ar
range one floor with bridal apartments. Wash
iugton is becoming more and more favorite
place on the wedding tour. Everything IL
cheerful, there are enough sights to occupy the
i-ae for months, and then she presence Of so
many of the new partners lends kind of solace
found at no other place
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"Marinf" Henderson To He Snealxed Into Of
flee Before the Senate Convencs.
Special to the Indianapolis Journaz.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-Indiana Democrats
secured promise from Secretary Manning,
this afternoon, that Eb Henderson should be
appointed Deputy Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue before Congress convenes at noon on
Monday, and his commission is expected to
issue tonight. This haste is for the purpose of
enabling Ed to take his Office before tho SEN
ate convenes, as all nominations during the
session OF the Senate must be confirmed before
possession of Office can be taken, and it is sup
posed that very strong and probably success
full fight will be made against his confirmation.
Ed is DESTROYS, above all things, to be drawing
a salary while the contest over his confirmation
lie going on. Mr.. Rodgers, the incumbent, has
held the position FOR many years, and has
proved 40 honorable. efficient and popular with
all parties that Commissioners Miller,
when first approached on the subject
by Eds friends, year ago, fatty refused
to let him go for anybody. Senator
Voorhees,, Mcdonald, Matson. Holman and 9TH
ers have made a persistent and determined
fight, however, appealing to Secretary Manning
and the President till, finally, this afternoon
they yielded and promised to aacrifiee Rodgers
for the partys sake. Rodgers's removal for
purely political, not partisan purposes-for he is
not partisan in an offensive seuse-will arouse a
feeling of indignation here which will uudoubt-
edly result in Hendersons rejection by sbe Sem
ate Ii formidable objection is made to his con-
frmation.
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Another Jump from Brooklyn Bridge.

New YORK, Dec. 4-Another Fourth ward
man to-day achieved faue by ieaping from the
Brooklyn bridge into the East river. The af
fair was kept secret, and the facts did not leak
out until late this afternoon. Michael j. Hess,
a laborer, was in a saloon, on Thursday night.
with party of friends. The party had been
drinking heavily, and the bridge jumping feats
of Brodie, Donovan and others came up in the
conversation. One of the crowd offered to bet
$50 that Hess would not dare to make the leap.
Hess took up the bet at once. On Friday, when
he was sober. Hess was reminded OF his bet.
Arrangements were at once made to carry 1t out.
This morning at $50 Hess mounted a truck and
started over the bridge from the New York side.
AS the truck passed the New York tower. about
9 A. NJ, Hess jumped off, mounted the rail- and
jumped off. His body stiffened out and shot
down, striking the water with splash which
threw the water ten feet in the air. In a few
seconds Hess rose to the surface, and was picked
up by friend who was waiting in boat He
was conscious. He was rowed ashore, carried to
a saloon, and stimulants poured down his throat
He revived from the shock and said that in the
period between leaving the bridge and striking
the water he was not conscious. Hess left the
saloon aud walked through the streets In his
wet clothes. drinking whisky until he reached
home. He Is doing we'll.
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Health of Ex-vice President wheeler

Health of Ex-vics President Wheeler
Malone IN. " Special in New York Evening Post.
The Palladium of to-day says "The naked
truth concerning Mr. William A. Wheeler is that
he is a sick man-more grieveously so than even
most of his neghbors realize, and yet his condi-
ton is not such as to PROSTATE him except occa-
sionally. He is often upon our streets and at
tends divine services with regularity. He was
at church on Sunday last But he suffers never.
theless all the time from a malady than which
few are more irritating and nerve-trying, and
which deters him from an activity and social re-
lations which would otherwise be delightful 20
him. But in the qniet of his home his friends
are always welcome, and never fail to find his
greeting as cordial as of old. the grasp of the
hand as hearty, his conversation possessed of all
the charming qualities OF younger days, and his
intellectual acumen and his interest in public
affairs unchanged and undated. SO far from
his home being closed to visitors or his life
regulated by any one, his doors are always open
to friends, he chides them that they do not call
oftener, and he is absolutely the master of his
own movements and habits"
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Obituary.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

cpeClhi 10 tue 1uO1auaoOu6 JOuFuak
RUsHvILLE Ind, Dec 4-Harvcy d. Din
widdie died at his residence, on Elizabeth
street, yesterday, at o'clock P. NJ. after i'll
mess of several months He was born in Bour-
bon county, Kentu,ky. May 8, 1910. and moved
to Rush county in 1884. and has been resident
ever since He has been very prominent in the
business circles of RushvIlle for about thirty
three years, and was one of the directors OF the
Rushville National Bank from its inauguration
to the time of his death. He leaves large es-
tate, which is disposed of by will made several
months ago. He was an unusually successful
business man, and made his fortune from a
small start of few hundred dollars by invest
ing in Rush county land at an carly date He
was a consistent member of the Presbyterian
Church for many years, and held the Office Of
elder His funeral will take place to morrow
afternoon. at o'clock, Elder j. w. Conner Off
ciating His remains will be inferred at East
Hill Cemetery
DANvILLE, Va, Dec. 4-Col. J. Richard Lew
ellen, editor Of the Danville Daily Register, and
one Of the oldest and most prominent editors in
the State died here this morning.
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Business Embarrassments.

BosToN, Dec. 4.-The well-known boot and
shoe house of A. p. Martin & Co., of which ex-
Mayor Martin is the head, this afternoon as
signed to Mr. Packard. of n. w. Rice e. CO.
The liabilities will not exceed $400 600, with as
sets considerably less.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 4-The announcement
has just been made of the suspension of Kenney
s. Dyer, stock brokers, No. 337 Pine street.
The liabilities are not yet known, but are be-
1ieved to be heavy. Kenney, the senior partner,
is at present travelling in Europe.
DANvn.LE. Ind, Dec. 4-Deeds of assign
ment were fled in the recorders Office whereby
Thomas W. Davis, of Cartersburg, this county,
assigns to Thomas E. Hamrick, as trustee for his
creditors property to the value of $40, 900. Ina
biity to realize on property for pressing demands
is the cause of assignment
NEW ALBANY, Ind. Dec 4-The firm of r.
L. Williams 81 Co., dry goods merchants, has
made an assignment to W. r. Bentley. The
cause which led to the assignment was the suit
in attachment brought by RI. B. Clafiin & Co.,
of New York, for 81, 1927. 05 for goods purchased.
Mrs. Anna E. Williams, wife of the senior mem
Der of the firm, obtained judgment against the
firm In October last for Sc 732 30 on account of
money loaned several years ago This judg-
ment will make the litigation to follow an inter
esting one. The assets are set down at $l8, 900,
while the liabilities are over $4,000
DETROIT, Mich, Dac. 4.-Charles Broas &
Co., wholesale dealers in boots and shoes, doing
business in this city. and also proprietors of a
wholesale store at Lansing. Mich, have assigned
their entire property George FL. Burt, boot
and shoe manufacturer, of Boston, Mass.
Ives e. Son, bankers, Of this city, and
George Fl. Burt & Co., of Boston, are the heav-
lest creditors. the former holding 800, 900 of the
firms paper and the latter SO, 600 for goods sold.
The total liabilities are about $1,000 An in.
ventory of the stock and assets of the firm is
now being taken. The assets are estimated al
between 1920. 900 and $4,000.
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A Minionaire Senator at work.

New York Sun.
Senator Philetus Sawyer has returned to the
capital. He says he is not near 80 roly poly as
he was when he went to Wisconsin in August
There used to be time when he could not see
his shoes, and he had to tie them feeling; but
now he can even his knees The Senator
prides himself on his strength of arm, and while
home this fall he put on a blue blouse and
worked in one of his saw-mills He thinks he can
handle a saw-log with as much grace and dis
patch as ever ha could. He tells pretty good
story on himself One day while he was at
work In q mill. wealthy and enterprising
young business man came up to Oshkosh to see
him. At the Office he was told that Mr. Sawyer
was in the mill The young Chicagoan. dressed
in the height of style, tiptoed his way into the
mill. and finally found jolly little old fat man
in blue blouse down In a saw pit filing big
were grimy with oil and saw filings, and his
Santa Claus face was wet with perspiraton.
Going up to him, he asked.
''Can you tell me where I'll find Mr.. SawyerT'
Fright here" said the jolly fat man. I'm
Sawyer
"Oh-ah-excuse me-" faltered the Chicago
ian. ~ didn't know you were such a-or rather
-ahem-I didn't suppose you looked-that is,
hardly expected to find you SO bald Mr.. Saw
YER" and the young fellow, turning white and
red with every word he uttered, began to per-
spire and wish he had studied up beforehand the
art of talking to plain Yankee quarto million
aire who could wear blue blouse and file saws
baldheaded
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A Theatrical Marriage.

DETROIT, Dec. 4-The McCaull Opera Com
pany has been playing here this week in "Jose-
phins Sold by Her Sisters" and ended the week
with wedding between the heroine and hero of
that play. Miss Louise Parker who takes
hero, were married this afternoon at St Paul's
Episcopal Church, Rev. Rufus w. Clark
officiating. The couple wore their stage
costumes, having gope to the church
Immediately after the matinee, accom-
panied by other members of the company Man
sger McCaull gave the bride away. The happy
couple played their parts again tonight, and
then set out on wedding journey to the COM
panys next stopping place.
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JEFF DAVIS AND THE ORPHAN.
A Philadelphia Girls Encounter with tn
Old Man of Beauvoir.

A Philadelphia Girls Encounter with the
Old Man of Beauvoir.
Correspondence Boston Globe.
'One morning my train which was the first
one to 60 through to New Orleans ran consider
ably past Beauvoir station, and the engineer
had to reverse and go back to pick UP couple
of passengers. One of them was Mr.. Davis.
He boarded the last car and sat down in seat
behind young couple who got on just above
Mississippi City. They had evidently just been
married. and were Yankee to the backbone.
Hailed from Philadelphia. as I learned after
wards. She was very pretty, but evidently dis
gusted with the South Presently sat down
just behind Mr.. Davis. in time to hear the
young lady say. what place was that where we
stopped just nowP"
"'Beauvoir, believe answered the young
fellow, without looking up from his newspa-
per.
"'Why, that's where jeff Davis lives she ex-
claimed; then, in an underbreath: The old rebel;
he ought to have been hungp
"'And pray, Miss said stately voice at
her elbow, why do you, young, innocent
girl, pronounce such harsh condemnation on
himp
Because she replied, not Recognizing the
speaker, because he deserved it. He tried to
men to die He made widows and orphans. he
made me an orphan, and tears swelled into her
eyes.
/" Did jeff Davis do all thatl' asked thel
huskilv.
1.-THE girl looked curiously over her SHOULD
and said: Ibelieve he was responsible for it.
The stranger bowed in silence. and when he
raised his head tears fell his coat sleeve as he
said: L understand the spirit which prompted
you to speak, bat wish to correct the view you
entertain of Jefferson Davis
He il not the cruel person your imagination
paints him, young lady Here In the South, as
well as In the North, are thousands Of mourner3
for dear ones who fell in the war. jefferson
Davis sympathizes with all. Whether the blue
gray makes no difference now. You, take
it, are a soldiers orphan In the loss OF your
father you have Mr.. Davis's sincere pity. If he
can aid you in any way he will gladly do so'"
With the words the stranger took a card from
his pocket, and presenting 1t to the young lady
left the car. She read the name in silence and
handed it to her somewhat annoyed companion
Much to his surprise he saw inscribed In plain.
firm hand the name,
JEFFERSON DAVIS |:
Beauvor, Miss. !:
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The Next House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-Gen. John B. Clark
Clerk of the House of Representatives, has COM
piled and caused to be prinred an unofficial list Of
members Of the House for the Fiftieth Congress-
He Classics them as 1913 Democrats, 152 Repub-
licans, and Independents, with one vacancy in
Rhode Island. to be filled probably by Repub-
licau. OF this number 1875 are old members be-
ing 10 more than the number of old members in
the present Congress. OF the old members, 100
are Democrats and 95 Republicans. If the In
pendents divide. as they are expected to do.
equally between the two sides, it will give the
Democrats a majority of Ia in full House.
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MEMPHIS Tenn. Dec. 4.-The snowstorm
which prevailed here last night and all of to-day
extended about $50 miles south of Memphis.
The snow was three inches deep at Grenada,
Miss, 100 miles below here Trains on all the
railroads leading into this city were delayed
from two to six hours this morning, but are now
running on time. The weather continues threat
ening, and the indications are favorable for more
snow tonight
New ORLEANS Dec. 4-Itis showing at Me-
ridian and has been freezing all day at Vicks-
burg aud Shreveport The mercury now indi-
Gates a. and is falling fast.
CHATTANOOGA, Dec. Mime inches of snow
fell here last night and to-day. and is still
falling
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A Western Criticism of Hswells.

San Francisco Chronicle
When one considers the variety Of character
which lies all about the novelist, Il IL matter
of regret that Howells wastes his hne abilities Ia
drawing men and women who are an insult ID
the common sense of every observant reader. 1t
forces one to the conclusion that he has no real
sympathy with the sufferings of ordinary people,
and that the pathos in his books is simulated
and not felt This is a harsh judgment, but one
who reads carefully his latest stories will And
no other explanation Of this strange lack of gen.
nine FAILING
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A Demented Salesman.

OMAHA, Dec. A travelling jewelry sales.
man named L. K. Antrowitz, employed by a
Denver house, arrived in Omaha, day or two
ago. in demented condition. To-Day he was
arrested by q detective who turned him over to
H. II. Wells, commander Of the knights of
Pythias of Colorado Mr. Wells had been sent
here to look for Antrowitz. whose condition had
been reported in Denver. Antrowitz had in his
possession $40 600 worth of diamonds which he
left in ten-cent restaurant, where the box con-
tanning them was found undisturbed several
hours afterwards.
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yerdict IN the snow-AIley Case.

BARNsTABLE Mass, Dec. 4-The sealed YER
dict in the famous SnowAlley bond case was
opened In court, this morning, and found to be
Judgment in favor Of Chester Snow for $l02.-
900. Alleys counsel Immediately fled a motion
for a new trial, on the grounds of excessive
damages and that the verdict was against the
evidence. The exceptions win be heard at an
aariv data
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Another Successor for Manning.

special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. "A gentleman who is
on intimate terms with Assistant Secretary Fair
child said to your correspondent tonight that
that official will succeed Mr.. Manning as Secre-
tary of the Treasury before the middle of Jan
uary: that it has been finally determined upon.
MIR. Manning fears a recurrence of paralysis,
and is very DESTROYS of being relieved. Mr.
Farchilds says he will be assistant to no other
Secretary
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Tho Bilbx Case at Wabash.

Special to the lndianaDolis Journal.
WABASH, Dec. 4-To-night, at s o'clock. the
case of the State against VIM. Billy, for shoot
ing Peter and John Carvey. in April last. at
Mexico, Ind, on trial here all week, went to the
jury, Judge Lyman Walker of Peru, closing for
the State in magnificent speech. verdict is
not expected before Monday. but it is the i'm
pression tnas the prisoner Will De found guilty
sanity.
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Appointments by the President.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 4-The President made
the following appointments to-day:
George L. johnson, to be collector Of internal
revenue for the Tenth district of Ohio: Francis B.
Lawrenson, to be appraiser Of merchandise in
the district of Baltimore, Ma; Thaddeus s.
Sharretts to be appraiser of merchandise in the
district of Baltimore Nd, Thomas S. Tce. to be
assistant appraiser of merchandise in the dis
trict of New York.
Postmasters-Patrick III. Carney, at Wauke-
sha, Wis; Charles Weasaman, Warsaw H.. j.
f. Lehman, Hamilton, O.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal,
TERRE HAUTE, Dec. 4-The Saturday Mail
tells of the sad death of a sxyear-old son of
Mrs. Ida Clements of Dakota. now visiting here
One day this week the little boy accompanied
his sister to school, where some rough boys used
him roughly. finally "ducking" him until his
clothing were completely saturated He was
seized with a congestive chill, and died in his
mothers arms, while he pitifully begged in his
de.irum that she would keep the boys away
from him
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boat, except in a small stove in the cabin, just
over the boiler The steamer had just under
gone repairs and was to have started for New
Orleans next week The q. p. Schenck, which
was tied to the Morgan at the time. was cut
loose and drifted down stream about four
squares and made fast to some coal barges and
escaped injury. The Morgan was valued at
$50 900, and had been recently purchased by the
Southern Transportation Company. The insur-
ance is not known
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rhs Centenarx off cine Constitntian

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4.-The executive COM
mission, a subcommittee Of the constitutional
centennial commission, organized to-day by elect
ing Amos r.. Little, of this city, chairman; A. d.
Goshorn. of Ohio, and Hon. @. P. Paine. of
Maryland, vice chairmen; Fl. P. Carson, of Phil
adelphia secretary, and G.. G. Thomas, treas
urer A committee was appointed to call on
President Cleveland and urge him to make
recommendation to Congress on the subject o.
the centennial celebration, in case he fails to
make mention Of it in his annual message on
Monday