The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-19

ligious press let's mo strictly alone. / want ia
be free from religious shackles Last year 100,-
600 persons signed the pledge in Pennsylvania
and Ohio at meetings conducted by me and my
son.
MISS MAUD Banks has been winning great
deal of success, in New England, during her two
months of stage life General Banks, her father.
was not pleased to have his daughter adopt the
life OF an actress, but of late mas shown q grea&
deal OF satisfaction at her success.
JOHN ALEXANDER LOGAN, jr., has been stop
ping at the Flfth-avenue Hotel with his father.
He is about twenty-one years old. has dark hair
ana mustacne, Is shgbly built, and wears fig
ured waistcoat. He is in the real estate bust.
ness in Washington, and abhors politics
Mr. CoRcoRAN, the aged Washington million
aire, has been presented with portere which
consists of squares of silk from every State and
Territory in the Union, each embroidered by
ladies. friends of Mr.. Corcoran The devices on
the squares are mostly allegorical or historical,
and the whole was made up in the most elabor-
rate manner by the Decorative Art Society, Of
Baltimore
EX-SENATOR BLANCHE K. BRUcE while ia Des
Moines, the other day, met Mrs. Crockett, who
was fellow-save with him twenty-five years
ago. They were sold in Virginia and taken to
Missouri, wheve they were owned till the break
ing out OF the war. when Bruce was sold again
and taken to Mississippi This incident ought
to be of considerable value to Mr.. Bruce as an
advertisement of his lecture tour.
THE records of the Postofice Department at
Washington show that Roswell Beardsley has
been postmaster at North Landing, Tompkins
county. New York, since June, 1928 He is.
therefore, the oldest postmaster in the service.
When the postofice at North Landing was first
established he was appointed postmaster at an
annual salary of $3.50. The compensation for
his services has always remained the same.
CONGRESSMAN PRICE. of Wisconsin, is dying
the same kind of plucky death that characterized
his colleague, the late Joe" Rankin. DR..
Marks. of Milwaukee, was recently called to
visit him, and, after examining his symptoms.
told him that his recovery was hopeless. "Doc-
tor admire your candor, but don't believe
id word you say; yet | guess I'll make my
WILL was the reply of the Congressman to the
information he had received.
JUDGE c. c. FULLER. of Mecosta county, ia
the case of State of Michigan vs. yanimmans.
decided, when physician refused to testify on
the ground that the evidence would be expert
testimony: 'After many years study and ob-
servatior, decide that physicians knowledge
is his stock in trade, his capital. and we have no
more right to take it without extra compensa-
ton than we have to take provisions from q
grocery without pay to feed the jury The
court rules that the witness is not compelled to
testify"
AccoRD1N to General Miles. detachment
Of United States troops. in civilians garb. will
shortly leave Nogales, A. IT,, TO capture the
seven or eight Indians of Geronimos band who
have not yet surrendered. They will also follow
the old trail of Lieutenant Lawton, made while
in pursuit of Geronimo. for the purr ose of gath
ering the animals belonging to the governments
lost by Lieutenant Lawton. General Miles also
says that another body of troops will soon 90
down to the Coralitos mines. in Mexico, to re-
turn the stock recently stolen by Mangus and
his band and afterward rocaptured.
THE Grown Princess of Germany has all the
exact business instincts of her illustrious moth
err Recently she discovered that some one had
been pilfering her visiting cards, and strict in
vestigation was ordered. The Crown Princess
| had directed her printer to supply hundred
| cards. and on tie packet being opened only aine-
| ty-eighty were found. The printer was informed
of the deficiency, and was asked to report the re.
| suit of his inquiry. "We very curious to
| know the result" ran the letter of the Crown
Princess's secretary, for visiting cards Of hes
| Imperial Highness are papers Of great value, the
misuse of which might be very harmful"