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is q congressional ofice-that is to say. an Office
in which Congress is more directly interested
than any Office under the government-itis within
the probabilities that the President may allow
Mr.. Rounds to continue in his present position in
definitely One of the great drawbacks which
the President will experience in filing this posi-
ton is the fact that the law requires that the
person holding the Office of Public Printer must
be practical printer as we'll as practical
binder. OF course there plenty of practical
printers and binders in the country, but there
are not many who in position to accept
an Office paying $4,000 year, which requires
them to dispose entirely OF all their outside IN
terest who are applicants for this position, are,
as a rule, not the men who would be likely to be
selected TO carry on so important government
work
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Their Wages Will BE Left to the Discretion
of the Public Printer.


of the Public Printer.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan 2S-There has been q
great deal of pressure brought before the labor
committee of the House to induce that body to
report a bill directing the Public Printer to in
Office from 80 to 60 cents thousand ems, and
from 40 to 80 cents an hour for time-work
If such bill as this should be reported there
would not be enough members against
it to raise the necessary objection
against its unanimous consideration, but the
chairman of the committee said to your cor
respondent that his committee would not go so
far as this. even to please the powerful Columbia
Typographical Union which controls all labor
organizations in the District of Columbia.
What we propose to do said Chairman
0Neill, lis. not to fix the wages that the Public
Printer shall pay, but we viii probably report in
favor of abolishing the limit which he may pay
Before the change in the law it was customary
To pay the prices which the Public Printer asked
us to fix as scale The act referred to limited
the price to 90 cents a thousand ems and 40
cents an hour. The committee will undoubted
~ give the Public Printer discretion in the mat
ter of fixing compensation for the work in his
Office when. If he deems it for the best interest
can increase the pay to the figure they ask, or
even to higher rate if he sees fit. 1t would be
simply nonsense for Congress to fix wages this
year and have to change the law again year
hence to meet some contingency which may
arise in the meantime"
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MIR. Sparks Explains a Ruling.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28-In reply to.variouG
questions in respect to rulings of the General
land Office, Commissioner Sparks has made pub
&c a letter in which he says: my decision hold,
ing that person who has made and perfected
prevention entry cannot afterward commute a
homestead since that would be equivalent to
two pre-emptions is not expected, should it be
affirmed Git is now on appeal to affect cases final
ly settled under previous rulings Conveyance
after final entry and before patent are held to be
legal and allowable as between the parties, bet
their effect as to the claim against the United
States depends upon the validity of the entry.
The only questions before this Office in any case
are whether the entry was made in good faith
by a qualified party, and if the law has been
complied with.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
THE FIRE RECORD.
Burning of the Opera-House at Franklin,
Pa, Involving Heavy Loss.

Burning of the Opera-HOuse at Franklin,
Pa, Involving Heavy Loss.
FRANKLIN, Pa, Jan. 28.-The most serious
confagration this city has sustained for years
occurred this morning about 2 o'clock. 1t broke
out in what is known as the Opera-house Block,
owned by Hanna & Dufield. Tine fire seems
to have originated about the stage of the opera
house. which generally consists of very in
fammable material. Before the fire depart
ment could reach the place the opera
house was a solid blaze. The firemen
worked faithfully. but were unable to save the
building The block was built twenty
years ago by the owners, and was one of the
most substantial buildings in the city, and orig
inally cost about $l35 000 The insurance on
the building is $685. 600. 1t was occupied on the
first floor as follows; Henry Cohn, clothing-store;
Harms, Marfflin 81 Co., wholesale notions: Ream-
er & Co., druggists; reading room and library;
Miss Crileys millinery; Franklin Oil Exchange;
Dewoodys fve-and ten eent notion -store-all
partially insured. On the second floor were
numerous families. the Opera house Spectator
yer Breene's Office and Mr.. Bakers Office. The
third floor occupied by two or three families
and lodge rooms elegantly fitted up. being the
meeting place for United Workmep, Odd-fellows,
and others. From this room nothing was saved.
The block is a wreck, nothing but the walls
standing.
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WILBUR Il. STOREY'S ESTATE.
The Heirs Engage in Legal Fight for Pos
session of the Dead Mans Property.

CHICAGO, Jan. 28-The contest over the will
of Wilbur F. Storey, which has been in progress
in the courts at various times since his death,
has occasioned much interest. The hearing is
on appeal from decision of the Probate Court,
and has been in progress in the Circuit Court
this week. Mr.. Storey left two wills. one exc
cuted in February, 1881, which left the
Times newspaper and nearly all the
remainder of his estate to his widow. Another
will, executed in 1879, was almost identical in
form, save that it contained a provision prevent
ing Mrs. Storey from again marrying; otherwise,
the estate to go to the blood heirs. When
the will of 1881 was offered for probate the three
witnesses to the instrument testified that Mr..
Storey was not responsible person when it
was executed The blood relatives, Mrs. Far
raud, sister of the testator, and Ansou H.
Storey, brother also contested the pro
batting of the will on that ground. The
Probate Court refused to admit the will of 1881
offered probate the ras Will Td0w for preSass
In the meantime, Mrs. Farraud took
an appeal from the decision of the Probate
Court This was characterized by the counsel
for Mrs. Storey as move to ohstruct the speedy
settlement of the estate. The attorneys for
Mrs. Storey accepted the issue as to the insanity
OF her husband, and, yesterday and to-day
called large number of witnesses, including
Hon. e. b. Washburne, j. HI. McVicker, DIR.
Moses Gunn, Judge Lucius B. Otis, and former at
taches of the Times, who testified that Mr.
Storey though weak in body, was sound in mind
and memory during the year in which he executed
the will. This afternoon the attorney for Mrs.
Farraud asked leave to dismiss her appeal, stat
ing that he has advised his client that he was
convinced the will could not be admitted to pro-
bate. The counsel for Mrs Storey opposed this.
The court said he would hear arguments and de-
eide the motion to morrow.
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Trespassers Resisted.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Jan. ga Newaygo
special to the Democrat says: "a large and en-
thusiastic meeting of citizens, held at the court
house tonight. adopted resolutions condemning
the action of the Chicago 81 West Michigan rail
road in attempting to invade the rights of prop
erty-holders here. A railroad gang to-day tried
to drive poles in the canal of the Newaygo Man
ufacturing Company preparatory to building a
bridge but the rope was cut and they had to de-
sist. If another attempt is made the citizens
are determined to stand By those chiefly interest
ed and resist by whatever force is necessary.
Seven railroad men were arrested to day for vio-
lation of the Baker conspiracy law in this case.
The railroad people had attempted to bridge the
canal without asking leave
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ILLINOIS.

The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Act Declared Con-
stiutional by the Supreme Court.
CHICAGO. Jan. 28-A telegram was received
this afternoon from the Clerk of the Supreme
Court, saying that the court had declared the ha-
bitual- terminals act constitutional year ago,
James Kelly was convicted of burglary in the
Criminal Court He was indicted under the
habitual-criminals act. The jury was charged
to give the full extent of the penalty-fourteen
years-as he had served term previously for
robbery. Kelly's attorney appealed on the
ground that the punishment was excessive The
higher court now rules that it was not, and also
declares the act constitutional
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

There is not smallpox infected house in Mont
real, and the few patients In the hospitals are
rapidly convalescing.
Joseph Simmon. advance agent for Sigpor
Boseo, was Knocked down by footpads at Cleve-
land last night and robbed of $3.50 and gold
watch. He was taken to a hospital.
The body Of Jacob W. Thowan, the actor. who
died at the Forest Home for Actors, in Philadel-
phia, on Tuesday night. was taken to Lancaster,
Pa, yesterday afternoon, and cremated.
N, S. Glore, proprietor of the Brunswick res
tauranr, Louisville, KY, assigned yesterday
Liabilities, 81 000 Glore has been the proprietor
of several well known hotels there He has left
the city, and is supposed to be In New York.
On Wednesday night Antonio Block, an old
merchant on the Texas frontier. was attacked in
his store by two men, His head was chopped to
pieces with an ak, and his safe was robbed of
"a. 000 Suspicion points to employees in his
store.
The man who was found murdered at jackson
and Gray streets, Louisville, yesterday morning,
with bullet hole through his head and fore
head wound from bludgeon or stone, has been
identified as John B. Mccoy a gambler and
sport. The theory is that he was followed and
murdered for money by unknown parties.
Russellyille, KY. is excited over written threat
by unknown parties to kill Il. Fl. Caldwell and
burn his residence Mr.. Caldwell is wealthy
citizen brother to ex-Congressman Caldwell
The letter stated that these Threats would be ex-
ecuted II he did not send 5000 to designated
spot by Saturday Black-mail is suspected.
Sohn McMahon was tax collector in Hoboken
n j., for ten years. Two years ago, when a
shortage of $4,000 was discovered in his ac-
counts. he disappeared. He was arrested last
night, in New York, and taken to Jersey City.
There are several indictments for embezzlement
against him.
Johnston Morrison, a wealthy and well-known
contractor, doing business at 6l2 Chestnut street,
&c. M<..I %Gax xDl,n~ i
appeared on Jan. %, and has since not been
located by his friends At the time he disap-
peared he was supposed to have large amount
of money on his person, and it is feared that he
has met with foul play.
George Finch, the desperado. who was report
ed ambushed and shot near Adairville, KY, by
John Blair, was not shot, but was beaten to
death with chair while asleep. Blair says he
killed Finch because he had slandered his wife.
A sheriff's posse is in pursuit of Blair, who has
gone over into Tennessee. Blair, who was in the
employ of Finch, fled from Alabama two years
ago, after killing his wife's paramour.
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Threatened Transcontinental Railway Wa,

CHICAGO, Jan. 28-News was received to-day
by interested railway managers that the Cana
dian Pacifcroad would make demand upon the
transcontinental association for admis-
sion and percentage of not less
than so per cent, accompanied by
threat that, if not granted. it
would cut the rates on transcontineptal bust
ness 20 per cent or more. 1t is said by some
that the claim will not be listened to, and that
an active war will be the outcome. The lines
running through the middle belt are said to be
indifferent whether the association is continued
or goes to pieces, as it is as
serted that the Southern route has
in the past carried 20 per cent.
of the traffic from the Atlantic seaboard, and
what is left is not worth fighting for. 1t is
stated that in the event of contest, the South
ern Pacific will turn its overland trade from the
New Orleans & Galveston route, ard sent it
via Newport News, over the Chesapeake & Ohio
system.
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a Thrifty Comntroller.

Washington Special
First Auditor Chenoweth FASTENED his con-
Among other things, he compelled the
circumstances no other word can be used-the
clerks in his bureau. Democrats and Republicans
alike, to sign paper eulogistic of himself and
the work performed by him while in Office. which
am told, was forwarded to the Senate commit
tee before which his nomination was then pend
ing. The Democrats whom Chenowerh had put
INTO fat places were glad enough, of course, to
they would lose their positions if they disobeyed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
HOW the Kill-yon-Kull win BE Crossed.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-According to Mr.. Eras
tus Wiman, the Baltimore & Ohio railroad will
not be prevented from crossing the Kill-von- Kull
and reaching New York barber, even if the New
Jersey Legislature has refused permission to
bridge that strip of water. He says piers will
be built out into the water one hundred feet on
either side, and that boat four hundred feet
long will be constructed to fill the gap, furnish.
ing a continuous track across. Whenever a YES
sci approaches the boat will put on steam and
paddle out Of the way.
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The TownIey Heirs.

DETROIT, Jan. 2S-The Lawrence Townley
heirs continued their meeting to day. Hon. S.
III. Blanke, of Toronto, will act as attorney for
the two or three hundred heirs now here, and 60
to England TO investigate the estate and see
what the chances are for securing anything. An
organization has been formed similar to that in
Toronto, and the members divide the expenses
and promise to share equally whatever may be
decided to press the claims Immediately, al
though the general sentiment favors that project
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Knightstown Republicans.

Special to the IndianaDoIis Journal
KNIeHTsTowN Jan. 2S-The Republicans of
Wayne township met in convention in G. A. r.
Hall. to-day, and nominated the following dele
gates to the congressional convention to be held
at New Castle, Feb. IL: j. n. Wink, E. G.. Most
Ter and w. NJ Cameron. The central commit
teemen chosen were A. W. Saint, j. L. Shelton,
T. B. Deem
The convention expressed a preference for
popular mode of nominating county officers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
A Postal-Note Currency Proposed.

WashingfOn Special
General Bingham has introduced bill provid-
ing for postal note. which can be cashed at any
rnoney-order Office. The General says the pres
ent law, which requires the cashing of postal
note only at the office on which drawn, works
an unnecessary hardship. A postal order ought
to be good anywhere Should his bill become a
law, it would seem to have the effect of Treas
ury note, redeemable at the pleasure of the
holder. and really form no small addition to the
circulating medium
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
Loss of Life by snow-sl,des.

SALT LAKE. Jan. 2S--A snow-slide in Than es
canyon. near Park City. Utah. buried four men,
with their teams
Four men were buried in snow-slide on Lake
creek, near Ketchum, Idaho. in their cabin.
They were dug out in six or seven hours.
One man is reported buried under sixteen feet
of snow on Thompson creek, not far from the
scene of the last reported disaster.
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Steamship News.

- PLYMoUTH Jan. 2s.--Arrived. Fulda, fronf
New York.
GLASGOW. Jan. 2s--Arrived. State of Ne
vada. from New York
MovILLE, Jan. 2S-Arriveds Ethiopia. FROM
New York. for Glasgow.
New York, Jan. 2S-Arrived: Polynesia
from Hamburg: State of Nebraska. Devonia
from Glasgow; Belgenland, from Antwerp
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
MINOR MATTERS.
Annoyances to Which Republican Senators
are Subjected by Office Seekers.

Annoyances to Which Republican Senators
are Subjected by Office-Seekers.
Special to tho Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, JAM 28.-"You would he sur
prised at the pressure which has been brought to
bear upon the Sergeant-at-arms OF the Senate
for the places under him." said Republican
Senator to your correspondent to-day. There
are perhaps, 10000 displaced Republican Off
Gals in the country, and it would seem from the
applications which I and my associates receive
that at least $4,000 of them are candidates for
minor positions in the Senate. The whole horde
of ofice-seekers have now directed their guns
upon the Senate, as that is the last stronghold
which the Republicans possess Scarcely a day
passes that Republican Senator does not re-
eeive from one to fifty applications from men for
positions IS door-keepers, laborers, folders or
messengers on the Senate floors. and we are
-overrun with these applications to-day almost as
badly as we were when the departments were
open to us, with this difference, however-be-
fore the passage of the civil-service law it was
possible to comply with some of the requests
sent us. Now however, it is utterly impossible
20 do so. STILL the ofice-seeker cannot appre
ciate our position.
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The Next Step in the Contest.

Washington Special.
If the President refuses the papers, it is now
pretty well settled that the further steps in the
matter will be conducted by the Republican SEN
ators in public They feel that if they want to
carry their point-the protection of their own
people removed from office-they must do this
openly, before the public, as General Logan the
other day expressed his belief all public business
ought to be conducted.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. FRIDAY JANUARY 90 1886

most graceful delivery and a wonderful COM
mand Of language. which he used to express his
brilliant thought with great impressiveness.
His speech was highly commended and among
those who spoke of it most highly was Senator
Evarts. who said that he knew Mr.. Spooner very
well and was not at all surprised at his elo-
quence Mr.. Evarts added that Mr.. Spooner
stood very nigh In his profession and has been
offered very lucrative positions but declined
them all to become United States Senator.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
Other Fires.

PoTsDAM, N. Y, Jan. IS Sherman & John
sons saw-mill. planing-inill, box factory, and
other small buildings together with the ma
chnery. were burned at an early hour this morn
ing. The origin of the fire is unknown. Loss,
$50, 600; insurance, $l2, 900.
ONEoNTA, N. Y, Jan. 28-Six blocks of build
ings burned here to-day Loss, $50, 900;
insurance, $4,000
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MIR. Cleveland's Absence ON wednesday.

Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.
The absence of President Cleveland at the
memorial exercises in the Senate, yesterday, is
a subject of much comment. Not only was the
President conspicuous in his Absence but not q
member of his Cabinet was present. The
eulogies on Mr.. Hendricks which were pro-
nounced were not at all marred by this neglect,
but 1T was thought that the President, who had
attended ball in Baltimore the night before,
would have shown the memory of the dead Vice
president some little respect
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
Charged with Forgery.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
FORT WAYNE, Jan. 28.-Sheriff Nelson last
night arrested, six miles from the city. young
man named James Cahill, son of a respectable
farmer, for forging his fathers name to note
for SITS. With the spurious note he purchased
a horse, which he soon afterwards sold for 500,
creating suspicion in the mind of the purchaser
of the honesty of his ownership q bench war
rant has been out for Cahill's ARTIST for three
months past
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
Senator spooner, of Wisconsin.

Washington Special.
There is nothing specially prepossesing in Mr..
spooners personal appearance. He is apparent
ly young man of scarcely forty, not much
above medium height and rather slender. Of the
blonde type and with smoothly shaven face.
But he has strong voice. well under control. o
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
Another Man piundered in Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 29.--Early this morning, D.
E. Dinsmore, prominent contractor of Wash
ington, ID. c., who is here in the interest of the
granite-b block pavement scheme, entered sport
ing-house at No. l52 Longworth street. He had
81. 900 in bis pocket when he entered the house.
After he left be discovered that he had been
robbed of the entire roll
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

WHEELING. w. Va, Jan. 20 The coroners
investigation into the cause of death of the
thirty-nine miners killed in the explo-
sion in the Oriel mine began to-day.
Superintendent Saxton admitted that the
State Mine Inspector had ordered him to
put weights on the air-doors tolprevent them be-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
A MaIt-House seriously Damaged.

ALBANY. N. Y, Jan. pa fire broke out this
evening in the fifth story of the seven-story
malt-house of the Albany Brewing Company.
By hard work the flames were confined to the
middle section of the fifth and sixth stories. in
which were 900 bushels of barley. The loss
is $l25 000 insurance, $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
Soott's Emulsion of pure

COD LIVER OIL, WITH HYPoPHosPHITEs,
Perry Potatabie aud E5fcacious IN Wasting Diseases
DIR. G. L. Bromser, Rochester. N. Y, says:
s.After having used SCOTS Emulsion with de-
cided benefit upon myself, have taken great
pleasure in recommending il since in the various
conditions of wasting in which it is indicated
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
The Alleged signal-service Irregular

The Alleged Signai-Service Irregularities.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 28.-Gen w. B. Hazen
to-day furnished the following statement in re-
gard to Comptroller Maynards report on the &C.
counts Of disbursing officers of the Signal Serv-
ice:
SIN the matter of the Signal-service accounts,
alleged in the newspapers to have been reported
upon by the Second Comptroller, and of which
this Office has no other knowledge, there is moth
ing of any nature or kind but what is always
found in an ordinary statement Of differences in
an officers public accounts, or calling for more
full or clear explanations or statements. have
been told, for the past two months, that
the case was being prepared by clerks who have
been discharged from the Signal Service, and it
has been made purposely hostile and sensational.
There is not an act of wrong doing in these mat
tiers, and the framing and publishing, just now
with which the Comptroller had nothing to dol
is purposely hostile, and intended to affect the
investigation going on in Congress"
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A Fight That May Result in Murder

Special to the indianapolis Journal
SHELBYvILLE, Jan. 28-Lewis Richardson and
Harry Sullivan engaged in bitter fight. near
the j., NJ & I. depot, tonight, and Richardson
hit Sullivan over the head with a coupling-pin,
inhctng probably fatal injuries. Sullivan was
taken to his home at Lewis Creek. Officers are
after Richardson