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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-22
A LESSON FOR SPARKS.
Mr. Lamar Gives Him Needed Instruction
Concerning His Duties.

MIR. Lamar Gives Him Needed Instruction
Concerning His Duties.
Special to the indianapolis Journa,
WASHINGTON, March 2l-At the Interior De-
partnent there has been good deal of silent
laughter during the past three or four days over
an exhibition made by Land Commissioner
Sparks. With a great flourish of reform Mr.
Sparks. some days ago, announced that settlers
could not perfect pre- emption right by COM
muting homestead entry into a cash entry
This was one Of the reforms which the new Land
Commissioner proposed to inaugurate. IF he
had known the laws which Congress has made
from time 10 time governing the possession Of
the public domain, he would have known that
he had overthrow plain statutory provision
Secretary Lamar allowed the peculiar ruling to
stand, thinking that the result Of it would teach
the callow Commissioner something, and would
make him more guarded about overthrowing
laws. Commissioner may amend decision or
rule, but he cannot. Hor can any officer of the
government, repeal act of Congress. An
rider has been issued by tho Secretary over
ruling the decision of the Land Commissioner
md it is said that the Secretary delivered a
lecture to the Commissioner which the latter will
not soon forget In the future settlers will have
less cause to be nervous about what may ema-
nate from the Office of the Land Commissioner
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RAILWAY POSTAL. SERVICE.
Present Employees Will BE Reasonably secur
for Some Months Yet.

present Employees Will he Reasonably Secure
for Some Months Yet.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-Postal clerks and
all present employees in the Railway Mail Serv-
ice who have taken comfort recently from Post
master general Vilas's statement that he did not
intend to make wholesale dismissals in the
ervice on account of their politics, are to De
sappointed after all. Information was re-
eeived at the Postofice Department that prepa-
sations were being made by railway mail en-
ployes throughout the country to institute a
strike. 1t looked for time as if this whole
body of government workmen were to march
out. 1t was for the purpose of preventing a
strike of this kind that Mr.. Villas was moved to
make the announcement that he did. Your cor
respondent has been informed upon reliable au-
thority, that it is the purpose of Mr. Villas to
weed out the Republicans in this branch of
service as fast as possible, and the statement
made that politics would not enter into the con-
sheraton of dismissals in the service was for
the direct purpose of keeping the service from
dsorganization. It is generally believed by
those who are interested in the subject that few
removals will be made until Congress adjourns.
BY that time new men who have been inducted
Into these positions will have sufficiently mas
tered their duties to teach other new men, and
then the discharges will occur rapidly. This
will have the desired effect upon the impending
campaign and will avoid any difficulty in the
service
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Minor Notes.

John NJ Bradley, of louisville contemplates
moving his bank to Willamsport
Frank N. Gilbert, the Evansville humorist,
is so seriously i'll that his life is despaired Of
The Prohibitionists of Chester township. Wa
bash county, have nominated a township ticket.
DR.. Ira Wilcox, son of DR.. S. c. Wilcox, Of
New Albany, died on Friday, In New York city,
of Bright's disease.
The Indianapolis Presbytery will meet at Co
lumbus April 6 l.. B. Wilson Shryock of
Southport will be moderator
The Cog fund of Montgomery county came
out last year $1I426 short The aggregate
amount paid for sheep killed was 1904 SO.
Mrs. Sarah Brady. of New Albany, who died a
few days ago. at the Indiana Hospital for the In
sane leaves an estate valued at $4,000.
Frank Garrotson has been arrested and placed
in Jail at Williamsport, charged with poisoning
his wife. few weeks ago, with baking powder.
Ferdinand Black. of Kosciusko county, who
recently received $4,000 back pension is very
sick and not expected to recover by his ply
sicians.
The Armstrong furniture factory will not re-
sumo business. The owners prefer to have it
stand idle rather than submit to the exactions of
employees.
A second G.. A. r. post is to be established at
Warsaw, and very handsome rooms are now be-
ing fitted up for the post, which promises to be
vigorous one
Mrs. Ezra Reed, Of Terre Haute, is in Jail,
charged with an attempt to burn house which
she owns in order to get rid of a number Of disa-
greeable tenants.
All the cement mills of Clark county will re-
sumo work to-day. As this is one Of the princi-
pal industries OF that county, the resumption is
hailed with delight
Thieves on Friday night. stole a team of
horses valued at $3.50, and q carriage and har-
ness from Swan Peterson. residing two and one
half miles south of LaPorte
Jarvis Jeffres, farmer Of Richland township,
Fulton county, tainted and fell into a ditch, in
which there was only six inches of water. He
was drowned before being discovered.
At Williamsport. Judge Snyder, Of Crawfotds-
vile, II trying an important insurance case this
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week for Judge Rabb. Judge Davidson, OF
Is one Of the attorneys in the

week for Judge Rabbi Judge Davidson. OF
Charlottesville, is one Of the attorneys in the
case.
New Albany Ledger New Albany has right
TO be proud or her manufacturing establish
ments. All the large ones are running at near
~ their full capacity, and all the others are
fairly active
The County Commissioners at Wlhamsport
have made an order to move the courthouse to
a more desirable location In that town. There
will be a Jail and sherif's residence made under
the courthouse.
The annual Sunday school convention Of the
United Brethren Church of North Manchester
district, ST. Joseph Conference, will be held at
Laketon, Wabash county, on June and 10 r.
+. Burton is president.
Joseph Greiner has brought two suits against
the Evansville 81 Indianapolis Railway Company,
one for SIS, 900 and the other for $25 900 damages
inflicted by an eight-year old son of Greiner's
being run over and crippled by train.
Miss Mary Halliday, of Tell City. visiting
Mrs John Schatter, at Greensboro, KY, COM
mitted suicide by shooting herself in the neck
with revolver. Her parents had objected to
her keeping company with young man.
A. daughter of Street Commissioner Matt
Beck OF LaPorte, aged nine years, was struck
oy backing freighttrain, which passed over
ner without injury to her person until the fire.
box OF the engine rolled and crushed her so that
she cannot live.
There has been q contest over will, in the
montgomery county court for several years.
and the case was decided last Thursday in favor
OF the defendants. Thirteen lawyers were con-
nected with the case, and not much remains of
the estate.
AT Jacksonville, while julius Wolff was out
driving, his horse became frightened by the
whistle of passing locomotive, and his little
child who was with him, was thrown out Of the
buggy The horse stepped upon the child and
inflicted injuries which may prove fatal
A German from indianapolis, Theodore Huff
man, was knocked from the l., B. and w. trestle,
at Charlottesville, on Friday afternoon. by an ex-
press train. He fell a distance of sixty feet, and
escaped with severely sprained back. He is
now in the poor-house of Montgomery county.
The safe of the Eel River Valley Bank was
lock ed for several days last week, the timelock
mac hinery being out of order. 1t was finally
found necessary to pound the safe with beam
in order to open it. The jarring loosened the
timer so that the combination could be worked.
The body of George w. Jones, formerly res
Ident OF Floyd county, where he had held the
offices of sheriff, township trustee, ETC. Sbut who
had more recently lived at Louisville KY, was
found in the canal at the latter city, on Satur-
day, where it had been since his disappearance
in November last He probably committed sui
eide.
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Miscellaneous Notes.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March 21.-C. S. Galley and S.
e. Detchaz, of Crawfordsville, are at the Ebbist,
and L. e. Thayer and S. B. Bond, of Fort
Wayne, are at Wizards.
Hon. J. II. Stotsenburg of New Albany a
stanch Democrat, and friend of Senators Nc
Donald and Voorhees, has returned home after
spending week in Washington.
The condition of Senator Voorhees, who has
been very i'll FOR two three days with neural
ga of the BRAIN is better tonight
j. P. Carter and Frank Griffith of Veyay. are
here Carter is to be given place in one OF the
departments
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THE MALLORY BOYCOTT.

Tho knights Preparing to Injure the Busi-
ness OF Merchants.
Galveston Special
The latest developments in boycott matters
indicate speedy beginning of active steps on
the part Of the Knights OF Labor in pursuit Of
their object-to force the Mallory Steamship
Company into line. Having failed in accom-
plishment by the means already broughs TO bear,
they have now determined to resort to the
method Of publishing the names Of all merchants
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ILLINOIS.

Federal Prisoners Will Not Be Received Unless
Their Expenses Are Paid.
JOLIET, March 2L-The Illinois State Peni
Tertiary Commissioners, now in session. have
forwarded to the Department Of Justice. at
Washington. notice that, owing to the labor
troubles in this State, and the probable legisla
ton by Congress against employment of convict
labor the penitentiary will refuse to receive any
federal prisoners, unless the government agrees
to defray the cost of keeping them.
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Fatally Injured in q Railway Accident


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. March PA freight brakeman on
the Fort Wayne road named John Bates had
his foot caught while making a running switch
at siding near this city this morning, and was
80 badly manged that his right leg and ann had
to be ampttated. The chances are that he will
die. The company sent his wife to him on a
snecial train.
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New York Evening Post.
Were it possible to make liquor-dealing dis
qualification for municipal Office, it would be an
which liquor-deal get into the Board of Al
dermen, under our present system of aldermanic
districts, would Of itself be strong argument
in favor of the bill now before the Legislature
providing for the election of the aldermen on o
general ticket by the city at large. On such q
ticket neither party would dare TO put liquor
dealers
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Brief Mention.

An unknown young man, stranger, was
killed by train, at Kinder, on Saturday.
The preliminary trial Of Christian Neumann
and his two sons, charged with the murder of
Edward Hogan, whose body was found in
slough, has begun at Quincy.
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Boston Advertiser.

BObtOH AuV6fLi66f.
The excited condition of Congressman Willis,
OF Kentucky, on the subject OF the seventy
seven million bill, reminds one Of the postscript
which David Copperfeld wrote in his letter to
Peggotty It ran as follows: s.P. Size says
he particularly wants you to know-Barkis is
willing What the Kentucky member is hav-
ing autographed all over the country is: HE
particularly wants you to know-Willis is bark
inc
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Fire at Charleston. w. va

CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 2L-At IL o'clock
tonight, fire broke ont in Caven's grocery ad-
joining the Anderson Block, on Kanawha street.
burning the store and butcher shop adjoining
A high wind makes it dangerous for many build
ings adjoining. II the fremen cannot control
the flames, it will be hard to tell the loss until
morning It is still burning
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The Turnbnii Telephone Company Stands
Ready to Replace the Bell Machines.
Special TO tho indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINoTos, March 2L-A gentlemsE. con-
nected with the Turnbull Internation Tele-
lhone Company, Of which Count Milk 'siez Is
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General Master Workman Powderly.

CHICAGO. March 2L-General Master Work
man Powderly of the Knights of Labor, arrived
Detroit. He was in conference with certain of
the chiefs of the order during his short stay in
the city. When met by q reporter, he said he
had nothing to say about the Southwestern
troubles
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Shoe Factorx Burned.

NEwBURYPoRT, Mass, March 21.-A fire this
morning in Morgan Brothers shoe factory de-
stroyed it and adjoining buildings. Loss, $75,-
000 insurance, $50, 800
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Who Took Governor Murray's Scalp.

Washington Special
AS to the causes that may have brought about
Governor Murrays removal. quaint story isre-
vived just before the passage Of the first Ed
munds bill, George O. Cannon, chief apostle of
the Mormon Church, and then delegate from
Utah to Congress. though now a fugitive from
justice, met in the Ebbitt House. in this city, q
former Governor of Utah, who had been sum
marily removed. Addressing him, Cannon said:
do you know, Governor whenever see you /
always feel like Billy Bowiegs."
How is that?" asked the Governor.
sWell, Billy Bowlegs was an Indian chief out
West, who one day dropped into camp, and be-
gan turning over Photographic album which
contained the pictures Of number of officers,
many of whom had been killed in the Indian
wars Ugh said Billy, Me big Injun. Me scalp
him; me scalp him.; and so he went on through
half the pictures. Now" added Cannon, 'there
has never been Governor yet who has sought
to Cypress the Church but sooner or later have
taken his scalp. have every one but Murrays,
and will soon have his"
The gentleman addressed, feeling himself one
of those whom Cannon had scalped, turned upon
his heels
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A PLAN for rendering paper as tough as wood
or leather has been devised in Europe. 1t con-
sists of mixing chloride of zinc with the pulp in
course of manufacture.
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A SPANISH insurance company is said to have
had risk Of 10000 francs on King Alfonsos
life. and to have paid 1t without lawsuit
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Rather Ambiguous.

Boston Advertiser.
The Cincinnati chief of police says that ssthe
question of allowing gambling to be carried on
In this city is one which causes me considerable
thought" That may be encouraging but to the
plain outsider hardly appears promising.
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THE RAILWAY TROUBLES.
[Concluded from First Page.l

news of the raid became fully known.
The aspect Of the strike is growing worse and
worse in Denison, and the one absorbing topic
of the day is the strike. Business men, laborers,
professional men, in fact, everybody is being
keenly hurt financially in the ong-continued
strike
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Sol smith Russell Arrested.

CINcINNATI March 2l.-So! Smith Russell APP
peared at Havlns Theater tonight, and imme-
diately after the performance he was arrested at
the instigation Of the Law and Order League
He gave bond for appearance.
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manager. told me tonight that the telephone
users In Indiana could rest easy under the
threats of the Bell people. He said his COM
pany would be prepared to furnish them a better
instrument than the Bell, and give better service
at greatly reduced prices. The Turnbull is the
telephone over which conversation was held for
six hours, last Sunday, between this city and
New York. more satisfactorily than over the
Bell on local circuits. Indiana and Ohio will be
among the first fields this company viii enter.
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THAT sense OF extreme WEAKNESS indicates
dlsordered blood. Ayers Sarsaparilla purihes
and inviguratess
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"A Debate That Has Grown TiresOm6.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March N.-The truth is 50 ap-
parent that any one can discern it that Senator
Edmunds has gone 80 far in the discussion Of his
resolutions relating to the refusal Of the admin
istration to furnish papers to the Senate. that
strong men in his own party have grown weary
Of it. Mr.. Edmunds made very strong speech
on the subject of the opposition. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Wilson. Of Iowa, on the same SIDE
in an argument replete with law and good sense.
Then Mr.. Pugh, of Alabama, and Kenna. of
West Virginia. antagonized the proposition set
forth by the two Republicans. Four great
speeches had been made all that could possibly
be said on the subject had been said. Others
who followed simply repeated, rehashed, and
consumed time. Few people then came into the
Senate there were empty seats everywhere.
Men on both sides of the chamber yawned, and
said the thing was getting to bore point.
Everybod was bored During the past three or
four days have heard q dozen Republican Sem
ators say, and almost as many Democratic SEN
ators that the discussions had been carried too
far; that it only consumed time and engendered
bad blood. Both sides consider now that it
would have been better to have made an agree
ment in the beginning as to who should speak
and when the debate should stop.
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PIERcE's Pleasant Purgative Pellets" are per-
feet preventives Of constipation. Inclosed in
glass bottles, always fresh. By all druggists.
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INSTANTANEOUS relief from neuralgia 10 az
forded by rubbing with st. Jacobs Oil
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings Of
ALI Kinds in the Two States.
The Telephone People and Their LafayettePa-
trons-Federal Prisoners Not Wanted at
Joliet neutrality-suspicious..
INDIANA.
The Telephone People To BE Asked to Re-
move Their Poles and Wires.

The Telephone People To he Asked to Re-
move Their Poles and Wires.
LAFAYETTE, March 21.-A large number Of
prominent citizens will present petition to the
Council, on Monday night asking that the Gen.
trail Union Telephone Company be ordered to
remove their poles and wires from the streets
and alleys of the city. This is in consequence of
notice being given by the telephone company
to some of their subscribers here that, on ac-
count of law recently passed by the Leglsla-
ture, fixing charges, they would be unable to fur
nish the telephones after April 80. Another
company is in the field, and willing to furnish
telephone service for the price per telephone
allowed by the law
Fatally Injured in Railway Accident
Special to the indianapolis Journal
HUNTINGBURG, March pa serious &C
cident occurred here this afternoon which re-
suited in the fatal injury OF prominent citizen.
William Monkhaus, ST., was passing the depot
in his buggy, accompanied by MIR. F. Graves,
when the horse took fright at an incoming pas
senger train, and threw both gentlemen from
the buggy Mr. Monkhaus fell with his head
across the rail. fracturing his skull. There is
no hope of his recovery. Mr.. Graves received
only slight injuries.
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the publication Of daily. IL wili in Short Time be
enlarged and contain fuller review of labor news
than at present.
dance was given by Ladies' Meridian Assembly,
K. of L., at Altman's Hall on last Monday evening"
which was very enjoyable affair.
The O., St L. & P. employs APO men In the shops
here and they have been recently making overtime
enough to make six to eight days month extra
AS incentive to careful work. Receiver Hammond
OF the T. D. 81 s. has offered $40 to the section fore
whose section presents the neatest appearance at
the October inspection, and each of the employed
on the section win get $25.
G. G. Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen in the city Thursday, route to Cleve.
land and O. s. Wheaton, grand chief of the Order OF
Railway Conductors, was here yesterday. He is at
tend;ug the conductors meeting at Colurabus o., to-
day.
Ate meeting of delegates from Knights of Labor
assemblies of northern Indiana held at Fort Wayne
on Thursday last, steps taken looking to the
formation of State assembly. A call in pursuance
of this will be issued for meeting to be held in this
city during the State fair this fall This movement
looks only to the transaction of business within the
order. and will in way have anything to do with
politics. Should this plan be adopted, it will enable
the Knights of the State to act unit any ques-
ton.
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The military Companies.


Captain Ross is nearly Frustrated from severe
cold.
Win j. McKee, first lieutenant of the L. l., is out
OF the city, enjoying few weeks visiting around the
lakes.
The magnificent dinner set by the wives and daugh-
tiers of the veterans at Casteton to the military
panies viii be remembered.
In game of ball between the Richardson Zouaves
and the Light Infantry the former won by score of
13 to TO- Charles Lee and George Smith and Charles
Henderson and Ed Edmunds being the batteries
It was with smile ON his face that Captain Nc.
Richardson Zouaves were marching into camp at
Castleton, Thursday morning and were just pass
ing bevy of pretty country girls.
A writer in the Army and Navy journal takes ex-
eepton to the loose manner in which soldiers salute
each other and their officers, which applies particular
ly to the boys here 1t is common thing to the
guards at the encampments lounge up to the officers
without the sign of salute, poor at the BEST
The Light Infantry have removed into their new
armory the City Hall The bows are all highly elated
over the change and more commodious or pleasanter
quarters it would be hard to find. The under
the stage has been fitted up for company qusrters
while the broad long hall in front leaves nothing
be desired in the way of space for drilling. The first
company drill in the quarters will take place to-
morrow evening.
The Tournament Association of Jacksonville Ill.,
propose to have grand infantry and artillery contest
at the fair grounds just west of that CITY, on Septem
Der TO IL, and offer IS, 900 in prizes the payment
of which, without scaling, is amply guaranteed by
the most substantial citizens of the place. The awards
will be follows To the best drilled company (com-
petition open to the worldl-First prize ST. O0O sec
ond prize $500. To the best drilled company which
has not competed for rstclass prize previous 70 1886
First prize, $500; second prize $3.50. To the best
drilled company of Illinois National Guards-First
prize, $500; second prize 5000; third prize 800.
To the best drilled company OF Zouaves, $500. To
the best drilled artillery company $500 To the best
drilled man. $780, To the second best drilled $25