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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-06
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

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Rev. 7. Dewitt Talmage is at the Denison
House.
D. w. Fisher, Of Hanover College, is al the
Bates House.
Judge John G. Robinson and wife, of Spencer,
are registered at the Bates House.
Col. James FL. Jordan, of Martinsville, is in
the city, stopping at the Denison House.
Dan Waugh and wife and George Fl. Clifford
and family, of Upton. visited the city yesterday.
Gen. Tom Bennett, Of Richmond, commander
of the Indiana division of the G. A. R., is at the
Denison House.
Judge Gresham, Hon. Robert Lincoln, JAS. L.
High, G. d. Royse, A. Hegeniscn, John S.
Cooper, Fl. Fl. Porter, G. w. Hillard, of Chicago;
Bluford Wilson, of Springfield, ILL.,: j. M. Quig-
ley and S. II. Kneeland, of New York. who are
here attending the federal court during the con-
sideration of the railroad cases, are stopping at
the Denison House.
The pronouncing bee at the Tabernacle Church
last night was attended by about 200 persons.
and a much larger number would doubtless
have been present had it not been for the
Beecher lecture. FL. Ell. Fulton and S. j. Peelle
chose sides, and there were two left of the latter
when Mr.. Fulton's side went down. Following
the orthoepic contest there was a spelling match,
and altogether the affair was highly enjoyable.
Hotel Arrivals.
Bates House: Mrs. julius Falk, Peru; G. B.
1 4 uuSLOu, w. w. H0dFn0, columbus, CnarleS
Hamilton, Ben Dessauer, Martinsviile; George
S. Fowler, Fort Wayne; Samuel o. Pickens and
wife, Spencer; G.. v. McAdams, O. FL. Motif,
| Williamsport.
Denison House: c. c. Drew, Evansville, N.
| ". Jordan. Boston; Gen. John McNulta, Bloom
ington, ILL.,; F. A. Upman, Chicago; John W.
Jones, Flat Rock. Ill; Fl. s. Downey, John j.
Collier, Louisville; Theo. Kuntz and wife, Cleve-
land; Geo. A. Turner, Chicago; w. FL. Thornton,
w. F. Knowlton, New York.
Occidental Hotel: G.. w. Ballard. Elwood; A.
M. Fitch. Seymour; Charles G.. Offutt, Green
field; G. P. Donly. Cambridge City; Mrs. Fannie
Prestige, Miss Ethel Prestige, Evansville; j. l..
Wagner, Terre Haute; w. L. Gregory, Lebanon;
J. F. Pitman. Bloomington; George Booth,
Worthington; D. B. Mason, Kirklin, A. B.. Chat
fee, Franklin; j. M. Bishop, Brazil; G. Edwards
and wife, Terre Haute.
Grand Hotel: John Harthy, Edward Osborn,
B. Benedict, Terre Haute; j. W. Younge, Fort
Wayne; r. G. Calvert, Michigan City; P. T.
Baker, Danville; j. M. Jones, Richmond: An
drew Yount, TOWNSVILLE; w. n. Reed, Win
chester: w. j. Hauck. Portland: G. G.. Barton.
Washington; S. McMangel. Veedersburg; Chas.
S. Newman, Evansville; Benjamin A. Morrow,
South Bend; John Elinwood, Terre Haute; Wal
lace Patterson, Jacksonville; Harry Fuller,
Charles w. Jackson. Muncie; Sam B.. Watson,
New Albany.
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tee cannot agree, they must meet and settle the
question, and it is understood that they will
meet to-day to consider the matter.
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The Iowa Legislature has passed a short-haul
railroad bill.
The railway route over which the Gar of
Russia travels to the Crimea will be guarded by
100, 900 men. These are the modern divinities
that hedge a king.
The gross earnings of the Chicago. Milwaukee
q St Paul for the month of March were
So, 034, 900, a decrease. as compared with the
same month last year, of SAT ,070.
The land, emigrant and passenger departments
of the Manitoba road have all shown a decided
improvement since Jan. 1 over the correspond
ing period of last year. The policy of the COM
pany in confining its land sales to actual settlers
is being justified every day by the results.
The kicking against the Baltimore & Ohio sys-
tenn of compulsory insurance has reached the
Ohio courts. A freight conductor who left the
road has sued at GAINESVILLE for the $156 of insur-
ance assessments that he paid in during his five
years of service, and. under the Maryland decis-
ion, he should win his case.
The Philadelphia Record says: at never seems
to occur to the Knights of Labor, on the one
hand, or the railroad companies on the other.
that the public, who furnish the carrying bust
ness out of which both the companies and their
employees earn their money, have certain ante
cedent rights which everybody concerned is bound
to respect"
The total earnings of the Northern Pacific
road for the month of March were 1856, 062. an
increase over the corresponding month in 1885
of $165, $50. When the fact is remembered that
the road was, during the entire month, in the
midst of the bitterest rate war ever known
among the Pacific lines, this showing is a won
derful tribute to the management.
The line which the c., B. & @. people propose
to build into New Mexico will leave the main line
of the road at Red Cloud. Neb., cross the Union
Pacific at Hays City, Kan, thence bearing south
west. crossing the Atchison at Dodge City. run
ming through the corner Of Las Animas county.
Colorado. into the neutral strip and New Mexico
by way of the valley of the Dry Cimarrcn,
thence by way Of Apache and down the Canadian
river. coming up the Mora valley to Las Vegas,
and crossing to Santa Fe westward over the Ma
vaio reservation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-06

The following paragraph is a part of the new
Central Traffic Association agreement: "At the
close of each month the commissioner shall as
certain the gross money balances by computa-
ton. as follows: in both said divisions he shall
charge and collect from the roads in excess 40
per cent. of the gross established rates from
Chicago to New York upon the tonnage each
party hereto is over in each class, and the com
missioner's drafts tnsrefor at one days sight, az
companied by the statements supporting the
same, shall be promptly honored." Commission
or Blanchard starts off with the correct theory
that prompt settlements strengthen agreements.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-06

The Tr-anscontinental War Nearing Its Close.
It is now generally conceded that such progress
has been made by the representatives of the
transcontinenta lines that rates will be restored
and harmony prevail as far as the railroads are
concerned at an early day. The Atchison has
been forcing the fight throughout the contest,
having for years been arranging for this very
contingency. The result thus far has the ap-
pearance. of a victory for the Atchison. The
Southern Pacific has been very loud in it's asser-
tons that 1t would teach the Atchison a lesson
which it would never forget" A lesson has
certainly been taught both interests which, as
well, involved their northern competitors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-06

Annual Meeting of the Chicago & Alton.
CHICAGO, April Sat the annual meeting OF
the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company here, to-
day, 1876, S04 shares were represented out of a
total Of 1888. The following directors were
elected to serve three years: T. B. Blackstone,
John B. Drake and Morris X. Jessup. The direc-
tors elected the following officers: IT.. B. Black
stone, president; j. G. McMullin, vice president;
c. b. Foster, secretary and treasurer III. Chap
pelle, general manager. The financial showing
of the company for the year 1884 has already
been published.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-06
The Transcontinentai war.

New YORK, April 5.-s.The rates will not be
extended beyond Tomorrow was said at the
transcontinenta Offices to-day, ''but notice of
the usual kind has not yet been received declar-
ing the war over" In railway circles it is gen.
orally believed. however, that the war is ended.
and the rumor is in circulation that the delay in
announcing that fact is occasioned by
trouble experienced by the Atchison and
the Sunset" in securing a controlling
interest in Pacific Mail. 1t is said that one of
the points settled at the meeting in Mr., Hunt
ington's office last week was that the Atchison
and "Sunset" should jointly buy Pacific Mail
stock and get control of the steamship company
in order to settle the question of the subsidy to
the Pacific Mail. 1t is stated that j. w. Selig-
man & Co. representatives of the Atchison,
and c.. p. Huntington have been buy
ing Pacific Mail on the market for
some time. 1t is also rumored that
a meeting took place at the Hoffman House on
Sunday; that G. z. Huntington, Sidney Dillon and
Russell Sage were present, and that the meeting
was had with reference to the Pacific Mail plan
just mentioned. 1t was said this afternoon that
the official announcement of peace would not now
be long delayed, because enough Pacific Mail
stock bad been secured to insure the control, and
that after to morrow the line would be under the
direction of the two railroad lines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-06
Taking Advantage of the Low Rat.

N"AHHS AusAHtdEO u IN AOW 1Sc
The low rates Of freight between California
and the East are causing great activity in the
jobbing trades at both ends. California is now
overrun with drummers, who are all said to be
doing WELL Immense quantities of canned and
cured FISH, hardware, tin plates, machinery,
hides. boots and shoes, leather, dry goods, etc,
have been shipped from the East, and from Cali
fornia there have been heavy shipments of hops,
wool, canned and dried fruits, horey, beans,
borax, redwood lumber, hides and other prod
ucts. The woolgrowors in California are hurry
ing forward their new spring woods, SO as to Sc
cure the low rates of freight. While the present
low rates will hardly be of long duration, when
ever a settlement comes the high tariff of years
past will not be established.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-06

Reduction of Rates Under Consideration.
The time has been reached when shippers ex-
peeted a reduction of east-bound rates. The
matter has been discussed before the trunk line
executive committee. A semi-offcial state
ment is made in New York to the following eff
feet:
GAS is usual on the opening of navigation,
there will probably be a reduction of east-bound
freight rates in a few days. The situation has
been discussed by the trunk lines and their
Western connections, and it is not likely that the
reduction will exceed 5 cents per one hundred
pounds. Chicago to New York. For the last two
years the business by the lakes and canals has
been conducted at a loss, but the inland rates are
being so firmly held that the railroads expect to
be able to continue them at a basis which will
allow the water routes a margin of profit AL
though there is no actual pool yet, an under
standing has been reached by which the lake
steamer lines controlled by the railroads will OBJ
serve the established tariff. The poolroad
managers are prepared to face a light through
movement from the West during the summer,
preferring to do this and secure higher local
rates In consequence. rather than undertake a
ruinous competition with the water routes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-06

Matters are not running along smoothly in the
krunk-iine west-bound pool. The Pennsylvania
people demand that two pools shall be formed on
west-bound business, as there is q certain amount
Of special business belonging to that company
which if put into a general pool would be par
tally lost TO IL as a source of revenue. The
other roads object. claiming that a thousand
complications would arise from such a course.
which in the end would demoralize and disorgan-
lie both pools President Roberts, however, in
sists that only under the double pool would
justice De done his company. and accordingly
Commissioner Fink has notified the presidents
y the trunk lines that. Is the executive commit
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-03-12
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES,

IT is estimated that it will take three
weeks more to reach the bodies of the
victims of the NanticoAe mine 6isas-
ter.
MICHIGAN agricultural lien law has
been repealed by the Legislature. Its
Objectionable feature was that it author
lied the mortg9ging of implanted crops.
COAL miners at Bloomington, Hin j..
after failing in strike last June organ
!zed a co operative company, and were
rewarded by striking rich vein at
depth of 389 feet.
EXPLORERS in Nebraska fouEd within
three miles of Chadren an ancient stone
wall extending for seven miles. 1t is
over a foot in thickness, from three to
four feet high, and laid in cement with
great regularity.
THE snow storm in the Province of
Quebec has continued since Friday, and
several Intercolonial freight trains are
buried out of sight. All passenger
trains are reported to be at stations.
THE roads in the Wisconsin pineIies
are now in excellent condition, and tie
logging crews are pushing work 30
rapidly tkat the desired cut will be made
without difficulty.
THE Iowa house Thursday passed the
bin locating the supreme court perma-
nently at Des Moines. Belief is express.
ed that the committee investigating
the Auditor Brown matter will not re-
port until the closing hours of the sss-
sion.
AN order has been Issued by the exec
utive boards of the knights of Labor,
District Assembly Nc. 101, in session at
Marshall, Texas, ordering strike On
the Missouri Pacific, or Gould South
western system of railroads. About
one thou and five hundred men went
cut of the shops at Sedalia, De- Soto and
st. Louis.
THE delegation appointed at Cincin-
natl to visit Florida and report their
conclusions as to the effect of the re-
cent freeze on the orange industry say
that the unfav0rable reports were
largely the result of panic among
Orange-growers themselves, and arising
from the insufficient information. AL.
though the severe weather did some
damage, il WAS not SO great as at first
reported.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-03-12
Death of Senator Miller.

Senator John F. Miller, of Caiifor-
MIA, died at his residence in Washing
ton, at an early hour Monday morn
ing. While his condition has been
regarded as precarIous for many
weeks past, his death was sudden and
unexpected. His death was the re-
suit of q complication Of disorders
arising primarily from a severe wound
in the eye, received during the war %
years ago. The ballet remained III
his head ABOUT twelve years before it
could be extracted, AID the wound
sapped his strength and rendered him
an easy victim to disease. The loss OF
sleep debilitated his system, and asth-
matte symptoms kept him in constant
pain.
Brlght's disease subsequently, began
its insidIous work, and the drop
steal disorders were developed, but
through all his illness The senator
showed such nerve and will power
that his physicians were encouraged
to hope that he might possibly recover.
Ee was conscious to the last, and took
a sad farewell of his wife who had been
at his bedside ali day. Mr.. and Mrs
Davis had called in few minutes be-
fore and were also present when he
died. The senator leaves wife and
one daughter. There is no legislature
in existence in California, the new
one to be elected in the autumn will
meet next January. The remains will
be taken to California for burial.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-03-12
ACCIDENTS,

FIRE in San Francisco burned the
Grand Western market and adjacent
Buildings valued st $4,000.
THE Canadian Pacific railway Mon
day, sutfert d the los S by fire of It's sta
ton at Winnipeg, valued st 100000.
AT Lowell, Mass, Monday night, fire
gutted the dry goods store of c. II.
h xhy and James W. Cassidy. Loss,
S25 600.
TIRES stores were destroyed by fire
in AlKona, Iowa, Wednesday, with a
heavy loss.
HALF Sf the Alabama warehouse at
Montgomery was burned Sunday after
noon, with over 500 bales of cotton
loss $3.50. .000
\ FIRE at Worcester. Massachusetts,,
destroyed the Ethan Allen pistol shop,
causing less of $40, coo
FIVE buildings were burned at Will
kinsbuTg, Pa, Thursday morning. The
damage will exceed $4,000; partially
insured.
TnE bur ting of a mud drum in the
HusSey iron mill. Pittsburg, Thursday
set fire to the mill, damaging it S12, coo:
Insured.
oatmeal mills, together with dry house
and an elevator filled with wheat, a
railway depot and other property. were
destroyed by fire. The total loss ap.
proximates million of dollars.
TUE soap works Of Jsbish Harris
Buffalo. were destroyed by fire Thurs
day. The loss on building. stock and
machinery amounts to SIS. 600; covered
! oy insurance.
"A BUILDING at Worcester. Mass
| occupied by the l. D. Thayer Manufsc,
| turing Company and w. F. Bancroft
manufacturer OF spinning machinery
was burned Monday night, the loss be
ing $4,000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-03-12
Castelar's 0ratOry.
March Century.

"Of the character Of his oratory it
is not easy to speak. His discourses
do not bear close analysis. Conovas,
Alonzo MARTINEZ, Sagasta, Martos, and
many others, are his masters In debate.
In fact, CASTELAR, is not a good Gebater.
Set speeches are his peculiar province.
l have heard it said that they are
written and committed to memory.
Taken uuawares by shrewd logiciap,
whom horid generalities will not
silence, he does not show to advan-
tage.
His style is, to our more sober
Saxon thinking, redundant, and laden
with tropes and metaphors. His
reasoning is essentially po=hcal; i'm
sgination outweighs logic, and similes
and illustrations take the place of ar
gument. HIS rhetorical manner may
be evideaced by sentence I find in
an album-and, by the way, I know
of no man more ready than CASTELAR,
to give his autograph, with asentence
attached,
Faith, he writes, may change its
aim, but ever remains in the depths of
human nature as the supremest virtue
impeling to supreme acts. Life is,
and will ever be, strong ccaan. To
cross this ocean, in faith, and in faith
alone, must we embark. In this bark
the prophet Columbus set sail, and, at
his journeys eud. found a new world
If that world had not existed, God
would have created in the solitude of
the waves, if only to renew the faith
and constancy of that man. We shall
yet behold throuhout the world that
liberty and equality whose dawnings
already shine upon the pure brow Of
America the virgin, because we are
resolute in our search thereof and
possesses assured faitn that we shall
find 1t.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-03-12

ONE OF The simplest methods Cf
making Shingles tire proof is IN the
use of white wash. Wood can be
rendered pract;c tlly Gre proof by first
drying it thoroughly and then coat
ing II with common white wash. The
coat Of white shells off, but still it is
difficult matter 10 burn wood that
has been coated with whiting or even
lime~aSh, 4 mixture Of borax and
sulphate Of msgusSia is also recon-
mended. To prepare this, use three
pounrS Of torax and two and one
hslf pounds of sulphur Of msgne ia,
with twenty pounds OF water. The
action of the mixture depends on the
formation OF borate of maeuesia in
soluble in water, hot or cold, which
surrounds and impregnates the fb,es
of the wood, and thus renders the de-
velopmert Of the c0mbustible gases
and the spread OF flame very difficult,
y misture Of sulpGate Of ammonium
and sulphate of lime or gypsum is al
so applied. Tae action Of this mix
ture depends on an iacrus!ation OF
tibres which prevents the spreading
OF fire, and one the other hand extin-
guishes flames by the volaullzation of
the salt of ammonium a! high tenn
perature, Take one pound OF liquid
ammonia and two pounds OF sulpkate
liLie. A si9gle coat of this concen-
trated solution is not ineombusdble,
bu. it Is 40. easy TO light and ceases
to burn when the action of foreign
infiaEmabse substances csme 10 an
end.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-03-12
CRIME.

THE three Schoolcraft brothers, who
last month murdered John Mann, near
NCLeansboro, Illinois, have been SEN
fenced to twenty five years each in the
psnitentiaTy.
AT the Depot Ii tel in East Portland,
Oregon, Charles Burgess shot and killed
Mrs. Emma Simous and then killed
himself. The cause was that the wo-
man refused TO marry him.
AT Wabash. Ind, Lawson Story, aged
20 years, and Robert Early, a young
man of 90, became involved in drunk
en- quarrel Story stabbed Early, in
HsCung fatal wounds.
At Marcellus, Mich, NJ. j, Vincent, a
scho ol teacher, was attacked and cut
with razor by Thomas CleIand, whose
child he had beaten. Vincent is be-
lteved to be fatally wounded.
IN the suburbs of Portland. Oregon.
early Monday morning, eighty armed
ard masked men drove twice that num-
her OF Chinese farm laborsrs to the
ferry landing. whence they made their
way TO Portland before daybreak.
Il. ID. PARKER, of Bsloit Kas., en-
ploy ed Frank Dunn to kill Mrs. Parker
and her daughter by her first hu, band.
The assassin not fed the sheriff of the
scheme, and went far enough with the
programme to Justify Parker's arrest
Tor attemps 10 murder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-03-12
FOREIGN.

WAR betwoea Argentine Republic
and tho republic OF Uruguay, in South
Americ, is reported imminent
TIE Greek ministers of war and Mar
inc threaten to resign unless war
against Turkey is declared. The people
OF Greece, who are anxious for hostil-
tiles, are much excited.
On Monday evening, in Paris, some
unknown person fired Il bullet at DR..
BIowitZ, correspondent Of The London
Times, as hs was entering his residence
but he escaped Injury.
TEE lard purchase bill, which Mr..
Gladstone is now drafting, will be sub
,nitted 10 the house of Commons as
soon as 1t can be completed and will be
the iiist of the series of measures in the
interest of better government for Ire
land.
Iii becoming evident that Mr.. Glad
stone is solidify ing his party on his
home rule policy. o. the question OF
establishing separate Parliament at
Dublin, however, Mr.. Gladstone still
finds some of his colleagues differing
widely from him.
CAPT. GERsOAL, of the Austrian army
was tried by a Court martial for q
slight Ctfense and WAS convicted. As
matter of form light sentence was
imposed, whereupon he bowed respect
fully to the court, drew a revolver and
blew ont his brains.
THE prince of Wales, as grand master
of the British Freemasons has with
drawn the patent of appointment from
the representative of the Grand lodge
OF England at the Grand lodge of Him
ois, the latter having severed fraternal
relations with the English lodge of Mon
trcal.
The terrible distress among people
along the west coast of Ireland is be-
ginning to attract government atten-
tod. Mr.. Morley, the new chief secre.
tary for Ireland, in the house of COM
mons Monday afternoon, indicated by
his answers to questions about distress,
that the government would soon start
relief works in all the western islands.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-03-12
The Mine Disaster.
he CAUSE NOT YET DETERMINED

THE CAUSE NOT YET DETERMINED.
PITTsBURG, March, 9.-The causes
which led to the terrible explosion of
fire damp in the UHlondale mine near
Dunbar, yesterday, have not yet been
determined. Mine Inspector Davis
was in the pit last night, but there
was SO much gas that it was impos-
sible 10 form any opinion as to where
it generated. The coroner arrived at
Dunbar this morning and empanelled
a jury, which adjourned until Thurs.
day, when 1t is supposed sufficient
evidence will be produced to decide
the cause of the disaster. John Cope,
Jr, one of the injured, died
this morning. His father was
killed in the explosion yesterday.
While Mrs. Cope was at the miae
looking after her dead husband and
Injured son her infant child died sud
denly at her home. Or the eleven
others seriously injured 2 will proba-
bly, die. The pit boss is in critical
condition but may survive. The
others are resting easy and will rcov-
er. The eleven miners ia the Nor
rell Wheeler Calvin Atlas and An
chor pits have been ordered out by
the mine inspector until the r:ines
are cleared of the dangerous gases.