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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
A Carefully-Arranged and Feasible Plan Fails
Because of an lncautious Answer by the
Man Who Committed the Crime.
The American Opera Experiment and
the Musical Talent 1t Is Developing.
A Queer System of Matrimony Which Pre-
walls Among Soldiers Around New York
Sinful Brokers at Prayer Meeting.
GEORGE OGLE'S CRIME.

Failure of q Crude Scheme to Secure a Mur-
derer's Acquittal.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
New YORK, Jan. pa curious outcome of a
conviction for murder transpres in the of
George Ogle, typical young tough, who stabbed
a afellow-loafer, Jim Brown, four years ago. The
Lynwood Club, composed of rufians, gave a ball
at the Grand Opera house. Brown had been a
member, but was then in disfavor, and there
fore was excluded. He spent the night in a
neighboring bar-room, where Ogle and gang
met him after the close of the ball. There was
loud, drunken quarrel, and then Ogle deliber-
ately struck Brown clear through the heart with
knife The witnesses were all Linwood Club
loafers, and they would not tell who was the
murderer; but Ogle soon quilted the city. and
his absence indicated to the police that he was
the assassin. He stayed away more than three
years, and his hiding place could not be learned
but the detectives, taking advantage of row in
the Linwood, got from TWO disgruntled members
true account OF the crime. Therefore, when
Ogle voluntarily came back to town, the ev-
dence was ready Tor his conviction, which has
now taken place. Why he risked this disaster
to himself was puzzle during the trial, but Is
now made clear. He had brother Sam, much
better fellow than he. and never his companion
in revelry. Soon after Georges departure, how
ever Sam began to cultivate appearances of ex-
ceeding toughness, and in his sprees he assidu-
ously confessed, with careful show of secrecy,
that it was he and not George who killed Brown
Three mutual friends of the Ogle brothers agreed
to swear, on being called on to do so, that Sam
was the murderer. while three others covenanted
to stick to the truth. The plot seemed feasible
that when George should be put on trial he and
the three perjurers could clear him by testifying
against Sam. Afterwards. if Sam should be ar
raigned. the truth would prevail and he
would escape conviction, but it would
then be toe late to harm George. for an
acQuittal is finality of prosecution. So George
returned to face justice. But the scheme failed
While he was on the stand he was asked if he
saw the stabbing. He answered that he did.
just at that point rather confused consultation
was held by his counsel and intimate friends.
George was not asked who used the knife, and the
intention to temporarily fix the crime on Sam was
hastily abandoned. The reason turns out to be
that the volunteer perjurers having been told of
the dangers of the meditated false testimony,
gave notice that they would not serve Sam was
ready for the sacrifice to save his guilty brother,
but his long, patient and clever efforts came to
naught His reward was a cursing by George
for having brought him back to New York from
his safe refuge
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EXPLOSION IN A ROUND-HOUSE.
One Man Instantly Killed and a Number OF
Others Frightfully Wounded

MADISON. Wis, JAM 23.-An explosion of a
locomotive boiler in the round house at the Chi
cago, Milwaukee 6 ST. Paul denot occurred last
night Peter Burg, wiper, was instantly killed,
the top of his head being blown off. He leaves
wife and large family. John Detumbell, wiper,
had both legs and one arm broken, and was badly
scalded He is married S. A. Wilmot single,
foreman, was scalded about the head and shoul-
ders; John Clute, married, wiper, had his arm
broken and legs badly bruised, probably broken;
Joseph Perish, fireman, scalded and
tanned several severe sprains; Henry Gleason,
machinist. hands and face sealded, left hand bad
ly; Thomas Callahan, fireman. eye badly hurt and
head ard face scalded; Frank Titus. fireman,
head scalded and cut; George Patterson, fire.
man, hands and face scalded Patrick Doris, sta
tionary engineer back hurt The injuries of
Clute and Detumbel are very severe, and ampu-
tation may prove fatal. No reason can be as
signed for the explosion. The engine was fired
up, as usual, to be run cut The explosion COM
pletely destroyed the boiler and engine, the roof
and all the upper portion of the middle section
of the round-house, which contains six stalls,
which were completely demolished, the heavy
timbers falling upon the five other engines in
that section, damaging them to greater or less
extent The shock of the explosion was felt
all over the city mile from the scene Of the
disaster.
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BURIED By SNOW-SLIDES.
Loss of Life In Maroon Pass-Horrifying De.
tails of the Recent Avalanche.

DEEvER, Col, Jan. 23--An Aspen, Col,
special to the Tribune Republican says: The
Maroon pass road has been the scene of fearful
Joss of life during the recent storm. The horrors
of Thursday were intensified by the develop
ments of yesterday, which show the pass to be
D snow bound tomb While men were hunting
yesterday for the bodies lost in Thursdays snow
slide, word was received that another slide had
occurred further up the canyon. The avalanche
struck the the latter place at midnight, on Tues
aay. Clayton Gannet, Sol Camp, Charles Tuttle,
Martin Riley jap Farris, August Goodwin, Al
Sons and Martin Patterson were asleep in a
cabin, which was supposed to be safe, having
been built in grove of timber; but when the
slide came down it snapped the trees as though
they were pipe-stems hurting them against the
cabin, crushing everything into mass. Martin
Riley and August Goodwin had their backs
broken. while Riley was suffocated. When the
slide struck the timber 1t divided, part
rushing across the gulch burying a cabin on the
opposite side, occupied by three men, without in
iuring them. These men worked their way out
At noon and started to rescue their friends
Wednesday evening, after cutting through
numberless fallen trees, they effected an entrance
to the cabin, and found three dead and the other
five suffering terribly from suffocaton. Sol
Camp lay on his face, dead. The body of Jap
Farris was pirioned across the back by some
heavy timbsrs. Riley died FIVE minutes after
the disaster occurred, his dying convulsions
nearly causing the death of a man underneath
him. Camp had sustained terrible cut on the
head, from which blood flowed profusely. He
became terribly thirsty. and being in q position
whore he could hold his hands under his bleed
Ing head and lift them to his mouth he quenched
bis thirst with his blood All the men still alive
were nearly crazy when found All were un-
dressed. and had bitten themselves on their
hands and arms in their delirium, and presented
sickening sight They may all recover. but in
the case Of one or two it is extremely doubtful
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Losses of Florida Orange-Growers.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Jan. 23.-Referring to
the damages by the recent freezing in Florida,
the Times-Union tomorrow morning will say
'From reports received authen ticated by per-
sonal investigation of an expert who has travelled
all through the State where the bulk Of the
orange crop is raised it appears. first, that the
aetnal money value to the growers Of oranges
rendered unmarketable by reason OF being
frozen the trees, is about 81, 100, 600; second
that young nursery stock in the northern part
Of the State is badly damaged by being top
killed, but that it will by no means be total
loas third. that bearing orange and lemon trees
nearly down to the line of the South Florida
railroad, are injured to the extent of losing a
large part of the fall growth, on which the bloom
conses, so that the crop Of 1886 will be largely
reduced IN that section; fourth that pne-apples.
together with guavas and other tender tropical
fruits, are killed to the roots, and will require
year to reeuperate; fifth, that early vegetables
have been badly damaged. but can be replaced
the principal loss being the time and expense of
planting. and the loss of extra prices of an early
market sixth, that the whole spot money dam
age to the fruit and farm interests Of the State
will not exceed $4,000, 600. The trees are show
ing great recuperativs power, and the loss, being
widely distributed, will be comparatively easy
to bear Experienced growers are not discour-
aged. The weather is now delightful"
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has been tragically called to the peculiar natri-
monial methods Of some of his soldiers. Near
Fort Hamilton is hotel, long infamous as the.
home of great thieves and the training place of
pugilists 1t was until lately kept by Red Leary,
OF continental fame as professional scoundrel,
and he made it hiding refuge for criminals It's
present host is Pauline Ramsay. Peter Hansen
committed suicide there few days ago because
his bride, who boarded there insisted on inform !.
ally diyorcing herself from him and marryinga
Sergeant Borden, one of General Hancockik
subordinates The young wife was pretty
daughter of Mrs. Ramsay, and investi-
CATION proves that two Of her sisters
are the wives of corporals stationed at
Fort Hamilton. Altogether seven couples COM
posed of regular army men and Brooklyn girls
are living in the neighborhood Marriage cere-
monies have legally united them, but in every
there is agreement that the wedlock
shall cease on the transfer of the soldier to ar
other post. The six wives have positively prom
ised to be deserted without ado, and their matri-
mony amounts practically to an enlistment for
the uncertain term of their husbands stay in
this neighborhood. Mrs. Ramsay is understood
to have invented the peculiar system, which
General Hancock will at once destroy. If he can.
Two of the men are believed to have wives else
where. and, if so, they will be prosecuted for
bigamy. Morality has been at high standard
on Governors island since Hancock's possession,
but the soldiers seem to have become demorak
lied just beyond the lines
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
MINOR MATTERS,
The Kind Of Charity the Rich of the Capital
Extend to the Poor.

The Kind Of Charity the Rich of the Capital
Extend to the Poor.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-About a week ago
there was fire in this city, which cleaned out a
row of tenementhouses that were occupied by
300 poor colored people. This block of tene-
ments was situated in the slums. and the inhab-
itants were Of the lowest social grade. They
lost their all, however. and from that time to
this have been compelled to live upon the
charity of their neishbors. An effort has been
made to secure some funds to aid them among
the wealthy people of Washington, but at the
present writing this effort has not been very sue
cessful. Two or three barrels Of bread, five or
six pairs of old socks and forty fifty dollars
in cash is about all that has been collected to-
ward relieving the distress of over three hun
dred human beings who were left homeless by
fire. The people of Washington are as rule,
better paid for their labor than any other COM
munity in the world. Clerks here receive mora
money than they can elsewhere for the same
grade Of service, and the city is filed with a
class of people who have plenty of means and
can live comfortably. Yet it is a fact that there
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
A Deadly Four-Handea Duel.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Jan 23-Deputy United
States Marshal Riley, who has arrived at the
5aA with two moonshiners, brings the news of q
bloody affair that occurred about week ago
near the village of Manchester, in Clay county.
Theodore Benge. Dink Stivers and Dan and
George Gray, who were all young farmers went
together to the house of Kate Harvey, who lives
on the edge of a clearing near the village They
were drinking, and grew quarrelsome, the
woman being the cause of the trouble. In the
end pistols were drawn. and duel fought in the
house between the Gray boys, who were brothers
on one side. and Benge and Stivers on the other
The woman ran out of the house at once, and
obtained assistance from the village. When she
came back with several men, half an hour after
ward. George Gray and Benge and Stivers were
foand lying upon the floor dead. each having
several bullets in him.. Dan Gray was still
living. but mortally wounded The woman
states that a bottle of whisky which they carried
was at the bottom of the trouble
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MORRIsON's WAR RECORD.
Important Points in Statesman's Life Omi
ted from His Biography.

Important Points in Statesman's Life Omit
ted from His biography.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Some surprise was ex-
pressed when it was discovered that the latest
edition of the Congressional Directory does not
contain in its biography of William r. Morrison,
of Illinois, the most important points of his life.
and those by which he is better known than from
anything else-that is. his war record. The
omission is all the more apparent since General
Grant in his Memoirs, mentions by name.
among the very few people in the book, this part
of Morrison's history. The omitted portion is,
he was colonel of an Illinois regiment and led
his troops against Fort Donelson. No mention
ia made whatever in the Congressional Directory
of Morrisons war record, of which portion of his
history he is known to be most proud.
1t is said that Morrison, in writing his autobi
ography. omitted mention Of his war record by
design. He is known to have presidential or
vice presidential aspirations. and is Of the i'm
preston that he will figure more strongly in the
South and show a spirit of modesty by the course
he pursues. With his war record obliterated it
is said by the Northern representatives that he
would figure for nothing above the Ohio river.
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kept busy washing and wiping delicate glasses,
which he keeps arranged in perfect order around
this wash stand. I happened to go into this
room to-day, and saw sight which is worth de-
scribing. A ell-known congressman entered
attendant turned the wheel of the faucet and
filled the glass full of hot water and handed it to
him. The member slipped it slowly, and while
doing so two others came in and went through
the same performance. The servant tells me
that would be surprised to know the number
of congressman who are taking the hot-water
cure. There are two or three dyspeptics in the
House who regularly take three or four glasses
day-one before Congress meets. at noon, one
before lunch, an hour or two later, and one after
adjournment Since they have been taking the
cure they claim that they are troubled very lit
tie with their complaint The water to-day
looked anything but inviting. It was muddy,
and one not initiated into the mysteries would
have supposed it had large-sized 'stick" in it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
Mint Commissioners.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-The President to-day
designated the following gentlemen as commits
sioners, to meet at the Philadelphia Mint, Feb.
10, 1886: Hon. Isham G.. Harris, United Srates
senator; Hon. James B. McCreery. House of
Representatives; Prof B. w. Frazier, Lehigh
University, South Bethlehem, Pa; Thomas K.
Bruno. Salisbury, N. c.; Prof. T. G. Chamber
lain, Beloit, Wis; Prof. Charles F. Chandler,
Columbia College, New York; Prof John A.
Church. Prescott. A. t.; Walter p Devereau,
Aspen, Col; Il. L. Dodge, San Francisco; Prof.
Thomas NJ Drown, Institute of Technology,
Boston; DR.. w. P. Lawyer, Mint Bureau, Wash
ington; Prof s. w. Mallett, University of Vir-
ginia, Charlottesville; Henry T. Martin, Albany,
N. Y; Prof. Ira Remsen, Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, Baltimore. The ex oficio members are:
Hon. William Butler, Judgeof the United States
District Court, Philadelphia; Hon. w. A. Can
non, Comptroller Of tae Currency; H. G. Forrey,
assayer Of the United States assay Office New
York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
OPERA AND DRAMA,
The American Opera Scheme-Pronounccd
Success of Margaret Mather.

Success of Margaret Mather.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The American opera
scheme has produced a corner in prime dome.
All the aspiring young singers now wear that
brand. They are not all corcaled. Some of
them are wandering about on the plains of mu-
sic, but:they belong to the Central ranch. Scores
OF them continue to undergo examination, and
are ticketed off for future possibilities. A noted
manager in the musical world told me the other
day that there were only two classes of singers
in New York now-one class belonged to the
American opera and the other class wanted to
belong. Taken all together, American opera
is a singular anomaly. So far IL
is German singers giving German opera in En-
giish. Lohengrin is the latest work, and it
brought US Candidus, the tenor, who was evolved
here long ago by German society, and Has
treter and Juch, who. whatever their speech
belong to the German school. The receipts
have not 80 far been up to the expectations of
the management, which is no doubt mainly
owing to the selection of operas. The appeal is
not made to Americans, who do not care any
thing for schools but want tuneful musical
Dramas and the latent determination of the
Academy set to outdo the Metropolitan set has
handicapped the whole scheme for the public
money and plenty of organization, so that it may
yet retrieve it's errors.
Mr.. Days revival of the 'Merry Wives of
Windsor" was an artistic failure, mainly because
the central figure which is Fallstaff, is no longer
in the grasp of Charles Fisher. The comedy it
self is loaded with horseplay at tho best, and
unless the unetuous huInor of the old swash-
buckler redeems it the scenes fail rather fat
Nothing can be more dreary than the last act in
which the whole company go through the mum
merry at Hearn's Oak. Mr.. Daily adheres to his
old plan of doing Shakspearean comedy every
season, but it is doubtful if his clever people,
who are the best we have for contemporaneous
character, can go backward to the antique with
facile art.
Curiously enough. Margaret Mather has caught
the town in Leah" one of the most cruel and
melancholy of stock pieces; but there can be no
doubt of her power in it. She has packed the
Union-square night after night and Mr.. Hill has
had to postpone his change of bill. This only
proves what has been frequently said, that Miss
Mather is essentially melodramatic actress
Given such plays as Madeline Morel," "The
Sphinx" ARTICLE A." ETC.. she would revive the
furore that Clara Morris once made.
Preparations are making at the Union-square
for the production of serio-comic piece, called
Jack in -the-Box." Mr.. Lester Wallack has an.
nounced his intention of reviying himself in the
"Guvnor." Dixie remains On a selfsustaining
basis at the Bijou. and the population of New
York begins to groan under the weight of his
souvenirs.
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THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW.
President Cleveland Approves 1t, and Will Sec
That It Is Enforced In the Departments.

President Cleveland Approves 1t, and Will Sec
That It Is Enforced In the Departments.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 23.-At recent meeting
of the committee on labor of the House of Rep
resentatives statements were made that the
violated. ignored, or evaded in certain of the
government departments, and Chairman O'Neill
was empowered to present to the House reso-
luton of inquiry, directed to the various Secre-
taries, asking in direct terms whether the law
was being enforced by them. Pending the in
PRODUCTION of the resolution, Mr.. ONeill solicited
an audience with the President, which was
granted this afternoon, and lasted for over an
hour In the matter Of the eieht-hour law, the
President said:
II believe that the law is a sound one and a
good one, and that it should be enforced to the
letter. l have no information regarding in
stances of its violation or evasion, but If such
instances are presented to me, | will see that
the abuse is remedied and the full spirit of the
law enforced. which understand to be to pay
workmen in the government employ for eight
hours work daily. what is paid outside of gov.
ernment employ for full days work. The
government cannot afford to set the example of
non-enforcement and non-observation of its own
enactments"
The President further said: II appreciate
the effect upon the merchants of the country of
the constantly increasing use of labor saving
machinery, and can think of no more practical
relief for the unemployed surplus labor than the
occupation by it of the public lands. do not
hesitate to say that am heartily in favor of any
feasible plan for the encouragement of pros
pective American settlement upon the public
domain by the general government"
In this connection the President expressed
some very radical views upon the subject of the
occupation of vast tracts of public land by for
eign capitalists. The President seemed desirous
of impressing upon Mr.. ONeill his willingness to
heartily cooperate with Congress in any efforts
it may make to elevate the condition Of the
working class and improve the social condition
of the breadwinners.
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Pugnacious MIR. Eaton.

SpeciaI to the 1ndianapolis JOurnaL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Apropos Of Mr.. Ea-
toms reply to Gail Hamilton on civilservice re-
form. am told on excellent authority that the
Civil-service Commission have had very hard
time to keep Mr.. Eaton from replying to every
attack on the law. He is such an enthusiast on
the subject that he takes every adverse criticism
to himself and thinks they must be answered
The Commission have succeeded, in every in
stance except the one named, In preventing Mr..
Eaton from putting pen to paper But when
Miss Abigail launched out against the law, Mr..
Eaton would not be controlled any longer. and
the result is the reply in the February magazine
lust issued.
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A Cave-In ON the heading Railway.

SHENANDOAH, Pa. Jan. pa serious cave
in occurred under the bed Of the Shenandoah
branch of the Philadelphia s. Reading railroad
just south Of this place, this morning. About
sixty feet of the roadbed sank fully two feet
while @ coal train was passing over it,
and short time afterward the
surface dropped into the workings below.
leaving hole upwards of seventy-five feet in
diameter A passenger train containing nearly
hundred people had passed over the place q
few minutes before. Traffic over the road is sus.
pended in consequence. and the collieries in this
section are thrown idle. 1t will take several
days to fill the breach and put the road in repair
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Special to the Indianapolia Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-Judge Sawyer. one of
the New York members on the invalid pensions
committee, says that the committee will I'M
doubtedly agree upon the bills removing the linn
itatior upon arrearage claims, and providing for
an increase Of pensions to totally disabled sol
diers The committee is practically unanimous
upon the bill which proposes to increase the pen
sions OF - 9dows of general officers to $50 a
month. Mhere viii be, however. no attempt to
tack all these measures upon one bill, but each
will be reported to the House and passed upon
its merits, if passed at all.