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The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-20
Indiana Notes.

There are 500 convicts in the prison at Jeffer-
sonville.
T.. w. Lichtenberger one of the best-known
citizens of southern Indiana, died at New Har-
mony On Sunday.
Mrs. M. Schrieber. for many. years a we'll
known resident of New Albany, has died at the
age OF seventy-six.
Asa Parkinson, who killed Jacob Endress at
the saloon of the latter at Evansville has been
sent to the penitentiary for fifteen years. The
whisky that enabled Parkinson to kill Endress
was sold by the latter on Sunday.
The trial of Patrick Mcclure, in Jail al Roch-
ester, charged with the murder of Michael Kane,
will take place on the Goth, and will be trial of
great interest. The whereabouts of Marietta
Grand, the principal witness, are unknown. The
murder was committed in 1885,
A swarm of bugs having the appearance of
June bugs passed over Scott township, Mont
gomeFy county. on Sunday evening going east
ward They made noise of roaring storm.
and were over two hours in passing any one
point. They were only little higher than a
width.
The tie vote for trustee of Richand township,
Fulton county which resulted at the recent cleo
ton, has finally been settled, and Aug. Hisey,
the present trustee will continue in Office two
years more. There are now in the county an
equal number of Democratic and Republican
trustees, and, as the county auditor will proba.
bly, have the deciding vote in selecting comfy
superintendent; the contest for that Office will
be lively.
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Conseryative workmen oyerruled.

CHICAGO, April l9.-At meeting of the
furniture workers union, yesterday. the lock-
out at f. Meyer Co.'S factory was discussed
The strikers feared that on May l, when they
demanded the enforcement of the eight-hour
rule, their wages would be reduced in the same
proportion. and they would then. many of them,
be unable to support their families. They
wanted wages raised now so that they could
stand the reduction if it took place There was
much objection to countenancing the strike by
the older and more conservative members, but
they were overborne by the more impetuous
ones. A resolution was finally adopted, calling
on the strikers to stand firm, and approving the
strike. All shops were ordered to send delegates
to a meeting, to be held to night at the same
place. These delegates will formulate the de-
mands the men have to make of thsr employers.
The demand thus formulated will be submitted
to a meeting of the union, to be he'd on Tuesday
night
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ILLINOIS AND INDIANA.
Bloomington Elects a Republican Mayor b.
. Small Majority.

Bloomington Elects a Republican Mayor by
. Small Majority.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLooMINGToN, Ill, April i9.-The city election
took place to-day, and it proved most exciting
event; however. the day was passed without any
serious trouble. The election resulted in vic
tory for the Republicans. The total vote cast
was 3,7s2; and the respective candidates FOR
Lewis B. Thomas, Republican, 1922 John Trot-
ter, Democrat. 1,722; j. NJ. Sudduth. 23l. The
Republicans lost two members of the City Coun-
Gil. The Council the coming year will stand,
politically, as follows: A Republican Mayor
eight Republican aldermen. and four Democratic
aldermen. A hard fight was made for the office
Of police magistrate, between Allen G.. Law
renee, Republican, aud Daniel S. Pearson, Dem
ocrat, and Pearson was elected by So majority.
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Baseball.

ST. LOUIS, April 19.-The Pittsburgs defeated
the Browns to-day in very fnely-playsd game,
the chief features of which were the fielding of
Smith and Glenn, the catching of Ringo, and the
batting of Glenn and Comisky. Score by inn
ings:
Browns B!r --.-..;oo 2 ! Q Q Q ! Q Is
Runs earned-Browns B. Pittsburg a. Two
base hits-ONeil Comisky, Carroll, Barkley.
Whitney, Glenn. Three-hase Hi.-Glenn.
Total bases on hits--Browns, 13; Pittsburg, 10.
left on bases-Browns. g. Pittsburg, g.. Bases
on called balls-Off Hudson, d; off Hofford. g.
Passed balls-Bushong. l. Ringo 1. Wild
pitch-Hofford, /. Time. one hour and thirty
FIVE minutes
PHILADELPHIA, April 19.-Cushman was too
deceptive for the Athletic batsmen to-day, and
the result was a victory for the Metropolitans
Kennedy's pitching was effective, bat unsteady
in the first inning. Attendance, 4,300. Score
by innings:
Athletics .....O o o o o o OIL
Metropolitans 2 01 o o o / O-4
Three base hit-Brady. Passed balls-Dona-
hue, g. Wild pitches-Kennedy, 3. First base
on balis-Athletic l.
BALTIMoRE, April 19.-The Brooklyns played
an errorless game today, but were defeated be
cause of their inability TO hit Kilroy. Only two
hits were made off him, and four off Harkins.
Attendance, 5000. Score by innings.
Baltimore. o 2 O o o o o o.
Brooklyn. .-.--..---.0 o o o o o o o 90
Earned runs-Baltimore, 2. Three base hit
-Fulmer. First base on balls-Of Kilroy, 1;
off Harkins, 1.
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A Victory for the KNIGHTS.

ST. Louis, April l9-On the Ist day of last
March the coal al-miners employed at McKenna's
mine went out on a strike because of the dis
elimination made against the knights of Labor
andafor an advance of wages. MIR. McKenna re-
fused to arbitrate with the knights until Sat
urday. when he sent for committee of the
knights of Labor, including Master Workman
Colby. of the Gillispie Assembly. and agreed to
make no discrimination against the Knights of
Labor and employ all the old hands mt an in
crease of wages The committee immediately
communicated the facts to Master Workman M.
A. Sullivan, who advised them to go back to
work, which all the miners did this morning.
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LEMoNT, III April 1a-The people Of this place
and vicinity were greatly excited this morning
by horrible sensation. 1t consisted in the
finding of the bodies of two women in quarry
pool near the Sag bridge, which is about three
miles from Lamont But meager details were
received concerning the affair. All that could
be learned was that one of the women a
Mrs. Flynn and the other an old woman who
had been visiting her. The two women dis
appeared from the home Of Mrs. Flynn two
weeks ago. and nothing more was heard of them
until their bodies were found as described,
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MAss-MEETINa AT WASHINGTON.
Powderly and the Southwestern Strikers In
dorsed and Commended.

P0wderly and the Southwestern Strikers In
dorsed and Commended.
WASHINGTON, April ia mass meeting was
held this evening, under the auspices Of the
Knights of Labor and Columbia Typographical
Union. for the purpose Of listening to addresses
delivered by members of Congress and others on
the labor question. Representative j. NJ. Far
quhar, of New York was elected chairman Al
luding to the strike in the West, he asserted,
and the assemblage warmly applauded the as
sertion, that, Notwithstanding the killing at
East St Louis no more blood would be shed in
labor troubles in America. The posse comitatus
might murder, the workingmen would not; but
instead Of the bullet, the workingmen of Ameri-
ca would settle their battles with the ballot
F. NJ Fogg, a representative Of the General
Assembly of the knights of Labor, said that the
workinemen were the people. and intended to
run this country. jay Gould, w. H. Wander
blt and Tom Scott had taught them commun-
ism, agrarianism, socialism. organization and
defense, and, by the eternal living God, they
would profit by that teaching. He summed up
the civilization OF the present day by describing
the men of America as Christianized civilized,
Harvard-college- educated cannibals
Senator Voorhees, urged the workingmen to
organize and promised his vote and influence to
secure such legislation as they desired
He was followed by Representative Weaver,
of Iowa. who covered about the same ground.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing the circu-
lar issued by General Master Workman Pow
derly in relation to the strike on the Gould sys
tenn of railways, heartily commencing his ap-
peal for aid for the strikers, calling upon all op.
posed to monopoly TO contribute literally and
promptly, demanding of the national government
the building and improvement of highways and
waterways for the direct benefit of the people
instead Of middlemen spectators, commencing
the action of workingmen in sending memorials
to Congress urging an appropriation for the con-
struction of the Hennepin canal. declaring their
opposition to the passage of the bill to abolish
compulsory piiotage. and urging the House Of
Representatives to determine upon day in the
near future for consideration OF tho different
bills recommended by the committee on labor
Representative Of1ara, Of North Carolina,
said the workingmen, 10 their efforts TO secure
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THAT Type-setting Tournament.

TO the Editor .of the Indianapolis Journal:
The ever self-fatulent Evening News is again
airing its alleged superiority in way that makes
the average printer laugh. AT the top of its
editorial page, this evening, it claims that Mr..
Perkins is the fastest compositor in the State.
With all due respect to the young man, venture
to say there are at least two printers in this city
who are faster and better compositors than any
of the contestants at the Zoo last week. Mr.. p.
j. Kelley, of the Sentinel, and Bert. M Moses
of the Journal, are both very fast and excellens
printers. These men quite frequently set from
$4,000 so $4,000 ems in seven hours time, and
this includes time lost in emptyiug sticks, cor
recting matter and deciphering illeeibe manu-
script. This is the true test OF mans worth In
the stop floor" If the News is desirous of hav-
ing clear title to its claim, let it get up type
setting tournament some place where there can
be a general attendance of thepublic, and where
it can be conducted on basis that will war
rant the attention of the best printers of the
State There is money in 1t.
ApPyf.
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The Eieas-Hour Movement.

CHICAGO, April 49, The eight hour commit
tee of the Trade and Labor Assembly to-day is
sued a circular to all trade and labor associa-
sions of Chicago and vicinity, announcing that
May had been set apart for general inaugura-
ton of the eight7hou system; thatas the trades
assembly of Chicago was the most influential
body of organized labor west OF New York city,
it was natural that the working people and pub
lie should hold it responsible, in great meas
ure for success or failure of the eight-hour
movement; that there is uniform understand
ing among the different unions to accept a cor
responding reduction in wages il necessary. to
bring the eight-hour system into operation, and
pieted their arrangements to elect suitable com
mittees and prepare for mutual support of the
question.
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OTHER LABOR NEWS.
Disagreement at Chicago Involving the Ques-
tion of Convict Labor

Disagreement at Chicago Involving the Ques-
tion of Convict Labor.
CHICAGO, April 19.-At the regular meeting
of the Trade and Labor Assembly. yesterday,
Mark L. Crawford, of the committee appointed
to wait on members of the county board, who
had the letting Of the contract for repairs on the
county courthouse, reported that his committee
visited the commissioners having the matter In
charge, and protested against the contract being
awarded to E. r. Brainerd & Co. on account Of
their being employers of prison labor. all the
stone used by them in their work being cut by
convicts at Joliet penitentiary The protest was
entered five days too late. as the contract had
already been awarded. There was q clause In
the contract, however, prohibiting the use or
convict labor in the repairs. The committee
then called upon Mr.. Brainerd, and, after con-
siderable difficulty, induced him to sign an agree
ment with the committee binding himself to use
none but union labor on the courthouse, and to
bid for more work in this city until he had
got from under the contract with the State.
which has become burden to him. He also
agreed not renew his contract for prison labor.
The committee recommended that, under this
agreement. the various unions be allowed to per
NIT their members to work the place. This
resolution produced q very stormy debate. The
motion to approve the recommendation was lost,
but, on q reconsideration, the whole matter was
laid over till the next meeting. in order to give
the stone-cutters an opportunity, II they so de-
sire, to amend their constitution
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means Of subsistence, ane, thereupon. eight
more accepted boarding house meal tickets, and
decamped There was one exception in the
seventeen He repelled all advances from the
strikers, and, finally, becoming angered at their
persistency, applied an offensive epithet to
them. Instantly the man was felled by blow
from behind and injured to such an extent that
he will be of no service to the company for sew
eral days.
Chairman Stahl, of the strikers executive
committee, had talk with General Yardmaster
Jones this evening, and it was agreed that three
engines should be sent out as precautionary
measure-one to Twelfth street, one TO Forty
third street, and one to Englewood. About dark
the engines were sent out and are to be per-
rnitted to run in case Of hres or any serious
trouble
AS evidence that the company has no idea OF
yielding to the strikers, the general yardmaster
was instructed to issue an order to the men noti-
flying them that their money was ready for them
at the Polk-street Office. Mr.. Jones did not is
sue any written order to this effect, but sent
word to Mr.. Stahl When the matter was made
known to the strikers they laughed at the or
der and said it was a bluff; that the company had
q regular payday, and they knew when it
came around. None of the men applied for
their money.
Freight trains in the Baltimore 6 Ohio yards
were moving up and down with unexampled
swiftnsss this morning, and the way the men
threw switches and coupled cars was surprise,
even to themselves. All the strikers went back
30 work at o'clock and the nom union men were
nowhere to be seen They will probably be sent
out on the road At present the union men re-
gard them with the greatest favor. on account OF
their magnanimity in throwing up their jobs
yesterday to appease the demands of the or
ganized switchmen. and will make no attempts
TO annoy them. The weakening of the nom
union men was caused in great measure by the
persuasive powers of the committee and the way
renforcements were received by the strikers
Governor Oglesby left Springfield on the mid
night train for Chicago to personally inform him
self regarding the strike He denied that his
visit was in response to request for his pres
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An Engineer for Gonld.

CoLUMBUs, April IA prominent member of
the Brotherhood of locomotive Engineers and
exgeneral officer of the same. who resides in this
city, to-day expressed the eopinion that the organ
ization of knights of Labor had reached the pin
nacle of its success. and that its life is only a
question of q few months, so far as influence is
concerned. He places the whole blamc.'to the
credit of Mr.. Powderly. in first saying there was
it would not be supported by the order, and so
communicating to Gould; but, when he found the
strikers were not pleased with his position he
turned about face and began a personal attack
Gould.
He.cousiders Powdery unfortunate in being
outwitted by Gould, who had a stenographer
present and took their conference in detail. The
ex-oficer who does not want his name used,
thinks the American people are generous and
will not stand by and see 100000 men kicked and
run to death to fight one man. even il he is a
monopolist, and unpopular.
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Labor Notes.

The st Louis Bakers Protective Association
has voted to subscribe $25 towards the support
of Mrs. Gray, of New York, as a reward for the
part she has taken in lighting the bakers union
boycott
The men employed in the school furniture fac
tory of A. H. Andrews & Co., at Chicago struck
at noon yesterday. The number OF employees
is about one hundred The men asked for an
increase OF l5 per cent, and the company claim
that they locked the men out
Eight hundred employees Of the Domestic
Sewing Machine Company works at Newark N.
j., were yesterday thrown out of work by the
sudden shutting down of the factory. There is
q heavy stock on hand. The suspension will
probably last two weeks
District Assembly 80, KNIGHTS of Labor,
opened its quarterly convention. Yesterday, at
Boston, with 700 delegates present The district
comprises 800 assemblies with so. 900 members.
The convention will last three days, and will
consider the project of setting the assemblies
directly interested Ia the shoe trade intoa strict
ly trade district
William H. Taylor. president Of the Iudepend-
ent Peoples Labor party of the United States, is
in Chicago, and will soon be Joined by other
members OF .he party. They have in view the
organization of workingmen into bodies called
councils and the object is to support candidates
for office irrespective Of party. who have the in
terest OF the wage-workers nc heart The party
advocates the eighthour working day, among
other things.
a.. .a-..- tx q.
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The Citizens' Committee Suspends Business
Freight Traffic Fully Resumed.

The Citizens' Committee Suspends business
Freight Traffic Fully Resumed.
ST. Louis, April 19.-Replies to letters re-
Gently sent by the citizens committee to the
resident directors Of the Missouri Pacific Rail
road Company. requesting them to take some
steps toward settlement Of the strike, have
been received by the Committee. The directors
state that the management of the road is in the
hands Of Mr. Hoxie, and that they are unable to
take any action in the matter The citizens
committee met this afternoon and drew up re-
port, which was submitted to Dr. Thomas
O'Reilly the chairman Of the mass-meeting.
The report reviews the proceedings and actions
of the committee since it's appointment. and ex
regret at their failure to bring about the
much desired arbitration.
The Bridge and Tunnel and Belt-line compa
nies have at last employed a sufficient number
OF men to man all of their engines and switches.
and they now announce their readiness TO do all
the transferring across the river and between
the various railroad yards in East ST. Louis
which may be required. Their inRbil
ity hitherto to engage full crews
has been the only impediment to full resump-
ton of operations by the different roads, and
the east side of the river has assumed its normal
condition. The different roads yesterday took
advantage Of the Sunday quiet and succeeded in
transferring all the nlockaded freight which had
accumulated since the commencement OF the
strike, and to day the officials announce clear
tracks and their ability to perform their whole
duty as common carriers.
The following companies of Illinois militia left
for their homes last night. Company H, Eighth
Infantry, from Paris; Company H. Fifth Infant
~, from Decatur; Company G. Fifth Infantry,
from Springfield; Company X, Eighth Infantry,
Nashville. The four companies were relieved by
Company D. of Carthage; Company K, of Della
van Company A, of Pennington, and Company
l., of Peoria, all of the Fifth Infantry. There
also arrived ten new men from Danvile to re-
iieve the same number who have been operating
the Gatling gun since the arrival of the troops.
The statement that Mr. Hoxie's butcher has
been boycotted by the Knights of Labor for re-
fusing not to furnish the railroad magnate with
meat proves to be false.
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Illinois Items.

The barn OF the county inirmary at Shelby
vile, was burned. Loss, $500; insured for
$500.
Frank Harpster, a prominent farmer near Sa-
lem. died on Sunday He leaves widow and
several children.
William Christy and Stacy Kendall, of Belle
vile. employed at ii Q nail MILL are under arrest
at Centralia for assaulting 'black sheep nailers
at that place.
Cornelius Sullivan. thirty-two years old, q
prosperous farmear near Woodstock, while driv-
ing home was found near a brewery with his
buggy overturned aud strangled to death By the
cross bar of the buggy lying across his throat
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BALTIMORE, April l9-Therc Is no change in
The strike OF the car drivers in this city, 1t was
hoped that an arrangement might be made by
which the cara would be run to-day, but nothing
has been done There was demonstration
this morning when car on one Of the striking
lines appeared on the street. but tho police
promptly interposed and arrested two men,
which Mt once restored quiet The strikers and
the railway companies remain firm. There are
but two companies running full numbers Of cars,
and the greater part of the people are subjected
10 serious Inconvenience. Shortly after o'clock
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St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The mass meeting of union carpenters called
by unien Ne. 5 at UNION Capitol Hall for yes.
terday afternoon brought out large gathering.
The object of the call was to organize their union
moro thoroughly, so as to be in better shape to
6ght monopoly when the time came. The pres
ident of the meeting was Peter Stein, and Otto
Hartmann filled the secretary,s chair Speeches
were made in German, in which each speaker
urged the men to go hand in hand and convict
the men concerned in the recent shedding of
workmen's blood. One of the speakers, named
Gerstenberg, wanted to know how it was that
the city Of st. Louis was feeding pine cold
plooded imurderers in the city iaiR Six plates
were passed through the audience and collec-
tion of $ll was made for the strikers of the
Southwestern system After some little discus
sion the following resolution was introduced and
adopted:
''We, the mass-meeting of the carpenters
union No. s, protest against the doings of the
murderers- Gould, Hoxie and Others And we
want that the government, particularly Govern
or Marmaduke settle the matter to the satisfac-
tion efithe striking parties. And that the gov
ernment should declare the railroads of Gould
should be State property"
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-20
Mrs. Tho,npson,s Politics.

Memphis Avalanche.
Upon what ground can il be charged that q
woman is a Republican or that she is q Demos<
crau She is allowed no political privileges.
She cannot vote. She is permitted to hold Office
to limited extent. but only offices whose duties
are wholly non political. II cannot be pretended
that the duties OF the Louisville postoffce in-
volve the possibility of any draft upon the POI
htical principles of the incumbent If they do.
then only men should be appointed, or women
should be legally endowed with the capacity to
become partisans and to embrace those political
principles which are now beyond their legal
capacities
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A Grand Army Benefit Association.

The Grand Army of the Republic Beneficial
Association of the United States has been in
corporated under the laws of Indiana. It's OBJ
ject is 10 give life insurance on the mutual as
sessment plan members of the Grand Army
of the Republic the benefits not to exceed 81. .0O0
Gen. James r. Carnahan is president and gem
eral manager of the association; John E. Clelarz
is vice-president; S. E. Tiford is secretary, and
John r. Leonard is treasurer.
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this afternoon crowd Of about twenty strikers
surrounded q car of the Frick line and assaulted
the driver and a policeman who was on the car.
Several police officers were attracted TO the
scene. and after a rough-and- tumble fight sue
ceeded in arresting three of the leaders of the
gang. whom they charge with rioting--a peni-
tentiary offense in this State. The driver was
badly beaten. There were other disorders III
different parts Of the city to-day, and it IS feared
that serious trouble will result unless there is
early settlement of the strike.