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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-25
CANNON AND HOLMAN.
The Illinois Man Proves More than q Match
for the Hoosier Ohjector.
Epecial To he nd apano1ia Jourpnl

The Illinois Man Proves More than Match
for the Hoosier Ohjector.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April N.-During this session
of Congress-, Representative Cannon, a Republic
an member from Illinois, has proven himself to
be the one man capable OF handling Holman, of
Indiana Mr. Cannon is an entirely different
character Of man from Mr.. Holman, because he
is liberal. broad Drained and far-seeing states
man. He Is economical, but never goes in the
extreme. He is reasonable in everything, pays
close attention to matters of great magnitude,
and never loses sight of the details. Mr.. Hol-
man simply watches the details, and loses sight
Of matters Of magnitude Mr. Cannon is a
member of the appropriations committee, and has,
for several years, been one of its most active
workers. 1t is often amusing to see him floor
Mr.. Holman when the latter rises to oppose
some simple measure. A few days ago Mr..
Cannon was heartily applauded when he ridi-
culed Holman SO thoroughly that the Hoosier
sunk deep down into his chair and covered up
his face. The Republican members very
much delighted that Mr.. Cannon has taken it
upon himself to scrub Mr.. Holman when he be-
comes fractions. The latter has not, however.
during this session of Congress been so fractions
as he usually is, aud since he discovered that
Mr. Cannon is more than his MATCH and that
ne Is willing to give him drubbing. he pro-
ceeds very cautiously. and has already lest his
title of 'the Great Objector' Mr.. Cannon has
won the thanks of all members Of the House.
Democrats and Republicans alike.
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TAXING COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.

The Argument of the House Commerce Conn
mittee Against This Species of Taxation.
WASHINGTON, April 24-The House commit
tee on commerce, in their report ir favor of the
bill which provides that residents of each State
and Territory may, within the other States and
Territories, and within the District of
orders for goods and merchandise by sample,
catalogue, price-list description or other repre-
sentation, without payment of license or mer-
camille tax. state that certain laws in different
States Territories and the District of Columbia
imposing license fees commercial travellers
from other States, seem to discriminate against
citizens and products of other States and that in
the confusion Of such laws free interstate COM
merce, which is designed under the Constitution,
Is lnterfered with and restrained. The commit
tee concede the right of State to tax it's citizens
engaging in any business, but deny that
the State has right to lay duty upon importa
tions from one State into another under the
name Of q license tax or penalty. although she
1.-The State, Territory or District at the same
time provides for the the same tax equality
upon residents and non-residents.p 'Such laws
says the committee, although not discriminating
IN favor of residents and non-residents, are
in conflict with the constitutional power of Con-
gress to regulate commerce between the States. y
judicial decisions in support of this position are
cited, and the report states explicitly that the
OBJECT OF the bill is to prevent any State. Ter
ritory, or the District of Columbia, from requr
ing license from those who are exclusively
agents in interstate commercial transactions.
The report concludes as follows:
1.-THE contracts for sales made by commercial
travellers are not consummated in theState when
the order is solicited, but the final assent thereto
is given by the merchant or principal who re-
ceives and executes the order OF his correspond
emit This trade is now carried on without OBJ
lection by postal communications and samples
by mail, and it is not perceived why the same
thing, executed by a commercial traveller in per-
son, is in any way Objectionable"
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The President and the G.. A. r.

WASHINGTON. April "a The President has
received telegram from Fl. Clay Hall, depart
ment commander, transmitting a copy of the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted by the encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic held few days ago at New
York city:
Whereas It is proper that veterans irrespective Of
party, should recognize anything done by bile
officer which demonstrates his intention to carry out
the promise made tothe who dared death for his
country: and
Whereas. We have reason to believe through
declarations and actions, that Hon Grover Cleveland,
President of the United States means to carry out
the principle that eterans, when competent are
entitled to recognition because of service rendered
tho country in time of wars therefore be it
Resolved That the department of New York Grand
Army of the Republic, representing organized
body of IS 900 veterans of the war in annual session
assembled in New York city, April 81 1885, views
his in this respect with satisfaction and here
by puts itself record as approving the con.
scentious discharge of this patriotic duty believing
it to be the wish of the President
that the letter and spirit Of all enactments in
favor of the veterans shall be faithfully carried out
by all those in subordinate authority having power Of
appointment. employment retention in the service
OF the government under his administration. Be it
further
Resolved That these resolutions be telegraphed to
the President, in the name of the encampment and
that copy OF the duly authenticated by the de-
partment commander and assistant Acknowledgement
be forwarded him by mail
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MINOR MATTERS.

Mr.. Hepburn's Speech In Opposition to APP.
preparations for the Mississippi River.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-The scoring which
Representative Hepburn has given the river and
harbor committee, owing to the habit that body
has Of appropriating millions Of dollars for the
Mississippi river to hundreds for every other
section of the country, is likely to bear excellent
fruit in the future, even though no material re-
suit from Mr.. Hepburns able argument is seen
in the present Congress. There is a growing
feeling among Northern, Eastern and Western
members, as we'll as among those on the Atlantic
shore of the South, that the Mississippi people
have had altogether too much their own way for
years, and it is quite likely that if nothing else
can be done a combination will be formed to de-
feat the enormous appropriations for the lower
Mississippi, ever though goose creeks in other
places have to be sacrificed.
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How Lawyers Show Weak Spots When Placed
I'm the yVftness-Box

How Lawyers Show Weak Spots When Placed
in the witness-Box.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April "a. Very few public men
and great lawyers make good witnesses. In the
examination of noted men by the committee in
vestigating Pan-electric telephone matters it has
frequently been discovered that there was spe
cially weak point in noted lawyers when they
were put upon cross-examination. For in
stance, Senator Harris. of Tennessee withstood
the cross examination of Mr.. Ranney in not
very commendable manner. Often he hesitated
and very frequently his memory failed him and
he was embarrassed, while the official reporter
grew weary of correcting the disjointed SEN
fences and rounding up the fragmentary para
graphs Solicitor general Goode. who is a very
hne lawyer. and who has been in all kinds of
public life for very long time, was probably
the most unsatisfactory witness who has been
examined. He hesitated. he stammered, and he
went around direct questions and gave indirect
answers He has a manner of gaping or belch-
Ing about every ten words, which is said to be
Cor the purpose of giving his mind time to oper.
sta. which is very disscreeable and annoying
ExCongressman Casey Young of Tennessee.
who Is the secretary of the Pan-electrie com
pany, and who has long been lawyer and leris-
lator and has been used to speaking before large
audiences, was irritable and arbitrary. He had.
however. a sharp memory and seldom lost his
head. Gen. Bradley T. Johnston who is noted
IN war annals. was the smartest witness placed
on the stand, unless possibly Van Benthuv-
sen. the New Orleans business man, Is
excepted. General Johnston, with wonderful
adeptness. avoided the formation of his ideas by
any member OF the committee, and without a
word or sign refused TO have words put in his
mouth. He was the single exception of law
yer being able TO handle himself well under close
cross examination. Van Benthuysen does not
pretend 10 be lawyer. and was q wonderful
smart witness Attorney general Garland has q
Immediately where an effort Is being made to lead
bin In cross examination and he instantly leads
bho cross examiner away from that procedure:
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South, the extreme West and the North. There
is one little old and continental custom still
cherished here which has caused good many
of these new people wonder, and has made them
exclaim about it The custom is that of the day
greeting. Washingtonans. without An excep-
ton, hail one another up twilight in this way:
"Good morning" One never hears man or
woman say, "Good afternoon" To Westerner
or Southerner it comes in very odd strain to
hear man say Good morning upon meeting
him at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and to say
Good evening" when he meets him at midnight
This custom is held here from the fact that the
hours of labor different from those of other
sections. Very little is done in Washington be-
fore o'clock in the morning and very little
after o'clock in the afternoon, so that from the
time the Offices close until after dinner, which is
from to o'clock, it is considered in the morn
ing, and hence the retention of that peculiar
greeting, "Good morninglr
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oils 1928, for postage stamps stolen and burned

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on Feb. /, 1881
Representative Grosvenor, of Ohio is very i'll
with fever
MIR. Goldback, a prominent citizen of Law
renceburg. who came here three four weeks
ago TO testify in the Warder- Stealey investiga-
lion, the results of which may not be deter
mined for several days yet, is still in the city,
seeing the sights
John c. New and daughters, who are here,
start FOR Indianapolis tomorrow.
Representative Ford and W. Hopkins, of
Danvllle, Ind, called upon President Cleveland
to-day.
during the first nine months Of the present
nscal year ending June 80, 1886, there an in
crease OF over $1,000, 900 in the revenues Of the
government as compared with the corresponding
period OF last year. and the expenditures for the
nrst nine months of this year were over $l6 000,
ooo less than the expenditures for the same Pc
000. 000
Civil Engineer Robert E. Perry u. S. N, has
oeen granted leave of absence for year for the
purpose OF exploring the interior of Greenland
ne VIII leave st. Johns early In May for Disco,
ana VIII De accompanied by three men. 1t is a
private enterprise, and entails no expense on the
government
commodore Russell, commanding the Mare
Island hayward, CAL, will probably be ordered,
at an early day. to command the South Atlantic
squadron, to succeed Rear-aamiral English, re-
tired 1t is thought that Commodore Belknap,
at present superintendent of the naval obser
vatory, will be ordered to succeed Commodore
Russell in command of the Mare Island navy
yard.
Secretary Whitney has gone to New York for
lew days, and Commodore Walker is acting as
Secretary of the Navy
secretary Manning continues to improve, and
IL Is thought will be able to leave the city in a
snort time. Acting Secretary Fairchild visited
MIN today for the first time since his Illness and
found him bright and cheerful
Inc acting Secretary of the Treasury to-day
appointed John Delaney to be special inspector
OF OF foreign steam vessels at New Orleans, vice
William Golden.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-25
NOVEL TOBoGGANING.
Experience OF Seventh Regiment Men in De-
scending the Washington Monument.
RI Ind Han liz

Experience OF Seventh Regiment Men in De-
scending the Washington Monument.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-There are some
queer tales told of the antics Of members OF
the Seventh Regiment, of New York, played
here during their visit this week. A crowd on
Wednesday said they would be blowed before
they went to Mt. Vernon. "Why, we can honor
the Hon.. George w. much better by going to
the monument and seeing the sights from the
top" So their crowd stayed home and made a
pilgrimage to the monument They thought
the elevator was running but when they got
there. like Mother Hubbard's dog and the bone,
they found there was none All sorts of plans
were offered to overcome the difficulty in reach
ing the top. but at the end the only plan feasible
was to climb up. We've got to do it," they
said. and away they went at full speed. They
had not gone far before they slowed up, and by
the time they got to the top they were COM
pletely played out. They did not enjoy the
sights very much, for they were thinking how
they would get down. While looking around
they discovered board which by some chance
or other had been lett up at the top. One of
the most daring proposed toboggan ride down.
The others hooted at the idea, but he was firm.
After some discussion he made con-
and seated themselves on it One of
The crowd gave the board push. Away it
went Bump, bump, bump. down the steps
The two soldiers chung like dear life to the edges
bruising their fingers badly. Bang went the
board against the size of the monument at the
first turn Of the stairs OFF went the two men
in a heap on the stairs Their comrades were
just behind them and laughed loud at the advent
ure Up they went. and resolved to try il once
more, with the same result, for the board would
slide few steps and hit the shaft at the turn.
This was kept up almost all the way down, in
the racket and came up to see what was the mat
ter He found ont. and the boys gave up the
rest of their tobogganing and walked down.
When they reached the ground they were so ex-
haustsd they sunk upon the grass around the
base and looked up at the aluminium tip and
"cussed" because the people of the United States
has raised such high shaft TO the memory Of
George Washington.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-25

Mr.. KREGELo returned home from the East
last week. While there he bought two hand
some funeral-cars one black and one white.
They will be here by Wednesday. They will be
drawn by black or white horses. He will charge
no more than is charged for use of hearses. He
also made an arrangement with the factory for
wood and cloth caskets, and can now sell lower
than any house in the city. He is the only one
In the city that furnishes free ambulance, and
can be had, day or night, by telephoning 564.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-25

Great Crowds of People Visiting the Nations
Capital for the First Time.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. April "a lin no year within the
past decade has there been such large number
Of people to visit Washington for the frst time
as during the last year. Nearly all of the faces
seen At the hotels and about the CAPITOL the past
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Miscellaneous Notes.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. April 2-In the House, to-day,
Mr.. Bynum called up and secured passage. with
out dissenting voiae, Of his bill to pay 4. r.
Thompson. Ok Resistant postmaster at Indianao-
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the co-partner-
ship heretofore existing between Isaac N.
Helms and Samuel Horowitz, under the firm
name of |. N. Helms & Co., has been dis
solved by mutual consent Mr.. Horowitz
retiring from the business and Mr.. Helms
continuing the same.
All persons indebted to the late firm will
settle with L n Helms, who is alone author
lied to collect such indebtedness
l. N. HELMS.
s. HOROWITz.
Dated Indianapolis, April q, 1886.
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THIS will be week of bargains at the great
jewelry sale. MARCY, 1.-THE" JEwELER.
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GENTLEMEN and lovers of fine dress should
bear in mind that they can always depend upon
getting strictly first-class garments made up in
the latest mode at Tom p. EGAN's
No. Is North Pennsylvania Street.
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but he was embarrassed throughout his examina-
ton, and when he had finally finished found
himself contradicted, and asked to correct some
of his statements.
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THE WoRKINGMAN,s VOTE,

There is no occasion for labor prejudice in
to-day's election. The workingman who is a
taxpayer has only to determine what is to his
best interests.
IF he thinks his burden Of taxes is not
heavy enough now. he can SO vote as to have
it increased.
If he thinks it is advisable to keep up the
enormous expense of running the township.
he can so testify by his VOTE
If he thinks his home should be appraised
at higher rate, all he has to do is to vote
with the men who have ordered this to be
done on the plea that the public business
cannot be done without stmore money"
In 1882 the township trustee expended ST.
600 for current expenses. This year that
officer gets away with over $4,000. An at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-05
BOTANICAL NOTES.
March EaZefta

March Gazette.
The Gardeners Chronicle of February, COM
menting on the sketch of the life of Asa Gray In
the New York Sun: English botanists claim Asa
Gray as one of themselves despite the fact of
his birth on the other side of the Atlantic, and
he is held in as great esteem here as in the land
of his birth.
The deadly alkaloid found in poisonous mush-
rooms is called amanitine. Taken into the sys-
tenn, the poison does not exert itself until from
eight TO fifteen hours. It produces an ashy
color of the skin. The remedy is atropia. which
acts az physiological antidote but being itself
deadly poison, must be given by physician
Prof. Charles E. Bessey, the eminent West
ern botanist and author. has been appointed
State Botanist of Nebraska, and 'sthe sum Of
$685. or as much thereof as may be necessary"
appropriated to pay the incidental expenses Of
the department. With such munifcent appro-
priations, it cannot be long before the botany of
this country is we'll worked up.
j. N. Rose, junior student at Wabash College,
has an article in the March Botanical Gazette
upon the "Mildews Of Indiana which Is of far
more than usual value and interest The list in
cludes eleven species and twenty nine hosts,
specimens OF both species and hosts being pre-
served in the college herbarium. The mildewa
of the red maple, the ounce, persimmon, grape,
elm beech aud blue grass have been studied.
Professor Coulter states that botany In Amer
lea was never in a more fourishing condition
than now. American botanists have not only
studied up our native plants and systematized
them, but have given notable attention to the
anatomy, development and habits of plants. The
latter received great impulse in this country by
the advent OF the great German textbook,
Sachs's Botany in 1875, and of Bsssey's botany,
a smaller work, giving the essential parts OF
Ca Aotn i'll &lxx AaA roA H~aA
ale's Physiological Botany, from Harvard which
is receiving great praise abroad as we'll as at
home. And so America Ia adding to the stand.
ard text books of the world on this department.
~ hio0uv
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The situation at Fort Worth looks very
serious and threatening 1t is reported that
Martin Irons sent word that that point must
be held at all hazards, and, in obedience to
these instructions, strikers are assembling
there from various points, with the avowed de-
termination to stop trains and paralyze the
railway and public business. On the other side,
both the citizens and the militia are in waiting,
under arms, ready to render needed assistance.
1t is our opinion that the trains will be run,
and that there will be no further bloodshed.
Martin Irons, and his hot-headed, bad -hearted
followers, are directly responsible for the dead
striker and the dead officer, and the wounded
men in Saturdays collision. Sensible work
ingmen will not take long to come to the con-
clusion that the game is not worth what it
costs.
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and sergeants may wear any amount OF beard,
provided it be not long enough TO conceal the
number of their regiment on the collar. For
privates and corporals there Is no such restric.
ton. Whiskers, however, must not be worn
alone. Short hair, especially behind, is still to
be compulsory.
THE Infanta Eulalies wedding dress, the gift
of the Duo de Montpensier, was of the finest
Malines lace. 1t cost 100000 francs. Among
her other presents was bracelet of diamonds
and sapphires, given by the Comtesse de Paris a
set of diamonds and brilliants by the Due de
Charities, a diamond and pearl brooch by the Due
dAumale, and bracelet of diamonds and emer-
aids by the Prince de Joinville.
A WRITER in the Atlanta Constitution says he
once heard Mr.. Jefferson Davis reprimand Sec
ond in duel who boasted that he had brought
his principal out with flying colors, to the utter
confusion of his antagonist, by little piece of
generalship. He explained that the seconds
were supposed TO be arbtrators each represent
ing both parties, and that it was the duty Of the
seconds to perfect fairness, both in arranging
terms of settlement and on the field.
THE prince of Wales has a most luxurious
private railway saloon carriage for continental
travelling. 1t is generally kept at Havre, and
is in charge of frst-class mechanical engineer,
who examines it carefully before each journey,
and who travels everywhere with the Prince 1t
has spacious drawing room. sleeping berths,
with bathroom even shower baths, at each end
for the Prince and Princess, and is supplied with
a reservoir for gas for forty eight hours 1t is
considered the finest thing out on wheels" and
was built three or four years ago in Manchester,
England. Under such conditions journeys on
the continent become bearable.
HERR PFENNYI, the famous Hungarian duel
list, celebrated his thirty-ift duel recently by a
grand banquet Nobody was admitted as a guest
unless he had been at least six times s'on the
ground Most of those present bore faces
gashed and SCARED from pest encoun ters some
of them were lacking an eye, others were minus
an ear. One French gentleman was conypicu-
ovs by the absence of his nose, which had been
from the sword Of the late Austrian Prime Min
lister, Count Andrassy. The banquet was pre-
sided over by a professional beauty of Buda-
Pesth and was entitled "The banquet of the
gentlemen without fear and without reproach. "
VIENNA papers publish letter from Suakim
which states that the monument is now COM
pleted that has been erected to the Mahdi by his
successor, Sheik Abdullah. It is outside Omdur-
man, the little town opposite Khartoum, the
spot where the Mahdis tent stood, and where he
is buried. The monument is in the form of a
round tower, about fourteen feet in diameter,
built Of stones and bricks The wall is white
washed on the outside and an inscription is
painted on it in large black letters setting out
that the ambassador of God" rests beneath
Within the tower is the grave, which the
Mahdi's sword and silver helmet are placed
Four dervishes watch continuously by the grave,
recitipg prayers.