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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02
ment The one held at Lafayette was enough
for that city for some time to come. The
Star City people know when they have had
plenty.

THE Lafayette correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette seems to have been
badly ''rattled" by the sham battle, on Saturday,
and makes the most remarkable report Of the
same. In the excitement of the hour he writes
that there were forty thousand spectators pres
emit, when in truth there were not the fourth OF
that number. The crowd present did not com-
pare with that Of Wednesday, and. in fact the
battle was very decorous affair compared with
what it should have been if it had been properly
managed The young man says:
Regiments. in lieu OF companies, were op-
posed to each other and the spectators got as ex-
cited as the militia participants. When the
twelve pieces of artillery and six Calling guns
opened fire half the people lost their senses, and
many in their excitement yelled out: give the
rebels hell" Old veterans hurrahed. and tears
coursed down their cheeks as they remembered
how they had witnessed encounters of real fight
ing at Chickamauga Gettysburg and Shiloh"
There was not half the excitement on the "feld
of battle" that there was around the side-shows
and lager-beer stands. of which there was great
number
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02


stitution. This has not been exceeded In any
Of the instances wherein bills have been We
toed by President Cleveland, and he has fur
Their offended in coarse and brutal fashion
by showing that he knew little or nothing of
the merits Of the bills he vetoed. It has
been made evident that Mr.. Cleveland, like
Mr.. johnson, has a policy" and that the
integrity of this personal policy of his must
be preserved at whatever expense to the peo-
pie. That he might have allowed the bills
pensioning veterans to pass is apparent to all.
The Constitution was not in danger, and could
not be in danger from such action on the part
of Congress. If there was any wrong done, it
was trifing, and did not call for the constitu-
tional veto. He could have pointed it out in
one Of his messages to Congress, and the peo-
pie could have passed upon in popular cleo
ton. If the people did not approve the action
of Congress in this matter, they had the right
and the power to change it all, and there was
and is no excuse for the arbitrary, coarse and
brutal exercise of the veto power as has been
done by President Cleveland
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02
the traffic.

EVEN in Democratic Bourbon Kentucky the
idea of regulating the saloon traffic is taking
hold in a way that 10 not to be despised. The
election held in Henry county, that State, on
Saturday, on the question of local option
seems to have resulted in victory of proper
tons in favor of the proposition. Of the re-
turns from ten precincts received up to Satur-
day evening, eight had given majorities in
went the other way, and they by only small
majority. The aggregate vote, as far as re-
ceived, shows the majority in favor of local
option to be nearly two to one. This is the
true way to deal with this question. It is the
only practical way to get at it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

way. Labor and commerce cannot be su6s
denly swung cut Of their orbits by arbitrary
rules. II would be nice to work but two
hours day, but for the present 1t Is prepos-
ferrous to set in motion any attempt to make
two hours days labor The.man who works
but two hours day, and there are too many
such, is the man who is out at the elbow, and
is not in coed odor with men who ara not
averse to working more. The workingman Of
to-day does not work half so hard, everything
considered, as did he Of generation ago.
Machinery has taken tho rough off the most of
it, and the mechanic Of the present
is relieved of much of the drudg-
cry that made life burden to the
wage-earners of former times. There are GER
tain branches of industry that have not been
improved az much as others, but all of them
have been made more tolerable. The .profes-
sional man has to work nearlyas hard as ever,
for the reason that there has been no machine
invented to do the work of the intellect. All
in all, the lot of mankind is better than. ever
before in The worlds history. And this is not
bad world to live in for the man who Is tenn
perate and Industrious We are all better
clothed and better fed than were our fore
fathers. There is little use to grumble and
complain. The time will never come when
mankind can hope to exist without working.
The laws of nature are unalterably against
such an easy way of living, and these laws
cannot be safely ignored, and there is no way
to set them aside or to nullify them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

average yield with continued rains To Wilson's
sin the tenor OF the reports does not indicate ia
exceed two-thirds OF an ordinary yield. In pors
fions OF the State there has been no rain for six
weeks, and all the crops are q bad failure. I'd
Ohio, Indiana and Michigan the outlook Is still
favorable for an average yield Of corn In Farii
bault. Mower and Meeker counties, In Minnesota,
tnelreporfs indicate better wheat yield than pres
dicted in previous reports. but the remaining
counties indicate that the total yield for the
State will exhibit material shortage. Hars
vesting Is progressing rapidly in both Minnesota
and Dakota. In Minnehaha county and Bon
twelve to fifteen bushels to the acre IN Fauik
county onehalf the crop was cut for fodder. In
Nebraska and Iowa the wheat yield will be cons
siderably short Of an average The reports indl.
cate very short fax yield, ard in the entire
Western and Northwestern belt the outlook FOX
the potato crop is very poor"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

IT now appears that the rumors of a famine
in Labrador were canard, concocted by some
wretch not actuated by that high sense of
honor that should move the human heart to
speak 1t were great mistake to appeal to
sweltering humanity just at this time with
tales of heavy snow-storms in that country
on the 10th of July. 1t made the people of
this region regard the natives of Labrador as
specially favored by Providence. A snow
storm here now would be received with a
brass band and an escort to and from the de-
NOT
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02
A SENSATION In A CEMETERY.
Mr.. Guinea Ably Sustains the Reputation He
Acquired on Decoration Day.

CHICAGO Aug Yesterday afternoon the
body of Willie Gleason, six yearold boy who
was drowned recently in Michigan, was taken to
Calvary Cemetery for burial The funeral wac
from the widowed mothers residence, No 284
LOOMS street, aud was accompanied by over one
hundred persons. Mrs Gleason owns lot In
Calvary, and it was her desire to bury her son
by the side of her husband Daniel Gleason and
James McNichols, brother-in and brother Of
the widow, respectively, had charge Of
tho funeral arrangements Arrived
at the cemetery, they discovered
that they had neglected to take along the deed
to the lot. Superintendent Guinea declined to
permit the interment unless the deed was first
produced, and called the police, it is said. to
eject the funeral party. He armed himself
with a shotgun and panic ensued among the
mourners Two of the women tainted, and
stampede ensued. The gun was discharged,
but no person was shot. 1t is stated by mem.
bers of the funeral party that Guinea threatened
sented the gun James McNichols knocked 10
from his hands, thus discharging it. The super
intendent's son was armed with horse pistol.
It went off during the excitement and one Of the
mourners received slight flesh wound in the
leg The elder Guinea was then roughly handled
by the crowd. The body taken to the vault
and placed there temporarily, while the friends
went IN search of q warrant for Gunea's arrest
Guinea created q scene on Decoration Day.
causing him to be made the subject of free news
paper comment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02
DOWNS's DEFENSE.
Sensational Disclosures That Will Cause
Much Gossip in and About the Hub.

Boston, Aug. To-day the Rev. w w.
Downs made the first of his long -promised sem
satiopal disclosures in defense Of his character,
and the affair is likely to prove q ten-days won
der. At his regular meeting in Bumstead Hall
long series of resolutions were read reviewing
the call of Mr. Downs to the church, the revival
he inaugurated, the efforts of Deacon Joseph
Storey to secure his removal the prosecutions Of
the pastor and the iong-sufering Of the
latter in his efforts to secure reconcilia-
ton. The resolutions then expel Deacon
Storey on the ground of adultery and his failura
to prove his innocence Of that charge, as he
promised he would do. In connection with tho
resolutions an affidavit was read from female
member of a church, confessng to improper in
tercourse with Deacon Storey. The affidavit
also states that death would have been prefera-
BILE TO this confession and the publicity and
trouble that will follow but that IL Is made be-
cause Deacon Storey is at the bottom OF the per-
secution which Mr. Downs has endured. Tho
woman appeared before meeting OF the church.
two weeks ago and made the confession. ADJ
dresses we're made in her behalf. n number Of
prayers were offered and she was forgiven.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02
longer submit to it, and the unions viii be re-
stricted to their Legitimate and valuable pur-

The milk in the cocoanut Of the Canadian
fishery dispute is beginning to be found. It
is limited now that the idea Of the Dominion
government is to compel concessions on the
part of this government in the matter of more
favorable tariff regulations affecting Canada
That is, the fishery question is simply a
species of boycott to compel the modification
of existing laws on.the tariff bearing on arti-
cles coming from Canada. In conducting the
settlement of the dispute this should be kept
in view. It may be an excellent thing that
the tariff should be changed to the advantage
of Canada, but it is not a very polite way to
get at it for Canada to attempt to bulldoze
the United States into conceding it. The
sentiment here would be to resent anything
of that kind, and the Canucks should be
diplomatic enough to keep their purposes in
the background until such time as they have
succeeded in securing what they are after
That is, if they are shrewd enough to do so.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02
CALL FoRREpUBLIcAN APPROXIMATION

The Republicans of Indiana and all others
who will cooperate with them in the coming
campaign are invited to meet in delegate con-
yention, in the city of Indianapolis, on
Thursday, the Cd Day of September, 1886,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ. for the purpose OF adopting
platform and for nominating candidates, to be
voted for at the November election, for the fol-
lowing Offices:
Secretary Of State
Auditor Of State.
Treasurer of State
Attorney general
Judge Of the Supreme Court for the Third
district.
Clerk of the Supreme Court.
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The convention will be composed Of 1,194 dele
gates apportioned among the several counties on
the basis of the Republican vote in 1884, as fol-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

THE saloon-keepers of the city of Indianap-
oils that are guilty of taking advantage of a
restaurant or cigar-stand to furnish an ambush
behind which to continue the sale of liquors
on Sunday the same as on other days deceive
nobody and the only effect is to increase the
hostility felt for the traffic that has no respect
for the laws Of the people. They are digging
their own grave, and will bury the business
under popular condemnation so deep that it
will never be resurrected There are few
saloon men in this city that respect the law,
and who, left to have their way about it,
would relieve the business from much Of the
odium that attaches to it. They should unite
to put down the cigar fronts and the restau-
rants that are nothing more than DISCUSSES
for saloons that are run in defiance of all the
laws passed for the reasonable restriction of
the traffic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

The successful voyage of M. L'Hoste, from
Cherbourg to London, by no means establish
es the theory of successful navigation of the
air at the will Of the aeronaut. The attempt
to sail back from London to Cherbourg may
result in landing the party in Africa or Finn
land, at the caprice of the winds. Steering a
balloon, like the theory of incubation for
rabies, is yet an experiment. at best, and will
have to submit to better tests than have yet
been given It.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

Mr.. BYNUM wants the question of nomina-
ton given over to a referee. This is quite a
concession for the gentleman who would listen
to nothing a few weeks ago. 1t has been re-
marked that the men backing Mr. Bailey are
no novices in Democratic politics, and it was
folly for Mr.. Bynum to attempt to beat them
back by clustering. 1t looks like surrender,
or trap. A trap, at this stage of the game,
would prove very expensive experiment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

On Saturday j. @. Ochiltree purchased of J..
O. Parker the Hendricks County Republican, of
Danville. Mr.. Ochiltree Is in the front rank as
a general newspaper writer and the Republican
in his hands ought to take high rank. He is a
clear. forcible and careful editorial writer. and
in the matter of local news knows how to pre-
sent the occurrences Of the day in graphic and
interesting sentences. Under his care the Re-
publican ought to succeed better than ever
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

IT was as might have been expected-the
humiliation of Lady Dixie is almost beyond
endurance. She has had very unfortunate
experience in matrimony. 1t is a great pity
that a lady that proved herself so firm in the
belief in the innocence of the man whose wife
she became after he was assailed, should be
so bitterly undeceived.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

The photographs Of scenery in Mexico, now
on exhibition in the show windows of this
city, will be handy in case there is to be war;
1t will be pleasant to recognize these places
after the United States troops get through
with the work of whipping our nearest neigh
bors on the South.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

THE populace of Holland threaten anarchy
because they are no longer allowed to torture
live cells to death, which has "long been
recognized as national sport" Revolutions
that have succeeded in the past have been
founded on nobler principles than this one
seems to be to those who have no personal ex-
perience in the pastime of killing eels
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

THE tobacco factories that were so quick to
adopt the eight-hour plan are obliged to go
back to the old way of working ten hours a
day. They doubtless meant well. and hoped
to receive enough patronage to warrant the
experiment, but it has proved failure, and
Il is useless TO fight longer against the old
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

TT must not be lost sight of that there are
rights that organized labor demands that should
Be and must be conceded. 1t is only when
such organizations are employed to abridge
the rights of other workingmen, or to interfere
with the rights of employers, that they are
condemned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

IT is understood that the appointment Of
General Manson to succeed Thomas Hanlon,
who failed of confirmation, was scheme to
get rid of Governor Gray as senatorial can
didate. How pleasant it is for Democratic
brethren to dwell together in unity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

SOMEBODY should invent thermometer
chat will ring bell signaling all work to
cease when the mercury touched 95, and not
90 resume until it has receded enough to rem
Ter life endurable
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

A WAR with Mexico might be the means Of
reuniting the North and South in practical
way that would prove a profitable investment.
It does not speak wisdom for Mexico to fool
with the question of war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

Is Governor Gray to understand that he
has been stabbed in the back by the Presi-
dent who has been impelled to the act by the
Democratic party Of Indiana9
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02
No Opposition TO Cen. Gordon.

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug lit has been fully de-
Gordon's candidacy for Governor by the Inda-
pendents or Republicans. The papers 10 Georgia
which opposed General Gordon largely because
they were committed against him before hig
announcement o. his candidacy, are al coming
to his support
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

THE Chicago Tribune thinks cabinet pud-
ding, as prepared by the present administers
ton, is tasteless thing. That may be, but
Just think of the odor of it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

WHILE the President is referring things Il
the Attorney general, how would it do to re
fer to him the acceptance of his resignation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

IT is supposed that the Dissertation of the
Sabbath was reduced to the minimum yes
terday so far as camp-meetings were con-
earned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

The general belief is that Indiana Democ.
racy does not know enough about military
matters to successfully conduct an encamp-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

A CINCINNATI paper has an editorial on
'The Personal History of the Devil" 1t is
extremely timely, as few people know very
much about Ohio politics. =
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

YESTERDAYS rain was sozzler while it
lasted, and did thousands of dollars worth Of
good
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

This is good season of the year to plant
Anarchists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

This is reform administration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02

GARLAND is still in the Cabinet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS,
STORY OF THE MAID.

He belonged to the Tenth Army Corps,
And beautiful maid did adorps.
For stroll by the sea,
He took her. did hea,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-06

brain He served as a captain In the Thirty
sixth Illinois, and has occupied positions Of trust
in Kendall county, having been an efficient mem
Der of the board of supervisors for number OF
years. He was prominent figure IN Republican
politics.
A huge panther is terrorizing the people who
live about Bouses grove. eight miles southeast
of Tolono This ferocious beast hides in the
timber during the day, but has been repeatedly
seen by people out blackberrying. Farmers,
awakened by the cries of their terrified animals,
have chased it away at night. but never sue
ceeded in killing it. Young pigs, lambs and
calves are favorites with the beast and almost
every night more or less of them are missing.
The neighborhood farmers are now organizing
an expedition to scour the woods and capture 1t.
The Illinois livestock Commission, in session
at Springfield, on Wednesday asked the Govern.
or to remove the quarantine restriction that had
been placed on Pendleton and Harrison counties,
Kentucky, for the purpose of preventing the
spread of pleuro-pneumonia The report Of the
State Veterinarian showed that during the past
two months glandered horses had been slaugh-
tered. by order of the board as follows: One in
Livingston county six in La Sale, two in Cook,
two in Effiingham, one in Mclean, two In Grun-
dy. five in White, four in Bureau, two in Lake,
one in Adams two in Woodford four in Taze-
we'll and two in Clark. making total of thirty
four. In nearly all the above localities exposed
horses have been ordered in quarantine for nine
ty days. Cases of CHAMBERS have also just been
reported in Iroquois, Livingston, Piatt and
Clark countlea
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-06

the light of facts presented to him by General
Newton chief of engineers Of the army, aud
General Parke, of the engineer corps, with whom
the President conferred on the subject has con-
WINGED him that on the whole the interests of the
government demanded It's approval General
Newton, whose knowledge of the condition of
the present works and the necessities for the
engineer corps of the army, assured the
President that Of the items in the
bill all but eighteen in number, comprising
less than per cent of the amount appropriated,
were meritorious beyond question, and while he
II no manner condemned these, he was unable TO
give positive opinion, because of lack Of com
plete information concerning them. The Presi-
dent made as thorough an examination OF these
items as possible, and although with such re-
ports rs were at hand, ne had becnfunabls 20 alb
solutaly satisfy himself as to their character. he
found that all appeared to be for the continual
ton of the work already begun ana now IN
course of construction The President said he
had gone over the bill as fully as the data at
hand and the time permitted him for that purpose
allowed, and while some of its provisions, not
included in items above mentioned, were prob
ably Questionable, he was satisfied that the
most of the improvements provided for were of
great Importance. and he had found that the loss
which would ensue to the government from the
deterioration of existing works in case OF further
stoppage, would be very serious, and that the
amount Of moneys, estimated by the War De-
partment at not less than half million dollars,
which would berequired to protect and preserve
the work begun and in progress, upon which
many millions have already been expended,
would In case of failure to continue 1t now, ex-
eeed by about four hundred thousand dollars
the amount appropriated in the bill for items
which, In the judgment OF the government
engineers might be unnecessary.