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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-13
ANARCHIST MOST.
The Man of Blood and Dynamite Demands
Brandy and Clean Towel

New YORK, May 12.-Herr Most spent part
of last night in cell at police headquarters bit
terly denouncng the police for his arrest. He
called for brandy repeatedly, but it was not given
him. This morning he stormed because he had
to wipe his face. after washing, on a common
towel. and eat prison fare. He was taken to a
photoRrah gallery and pictured. A copy of it
will be sent to the police Of all large cities, is
done with bad criminals.'
The meeting at which Most made his fiery
speech, which formed the basis of the indict-
ment by the grand jury, was held April 3d. uD-
der the auspices of the Workingmen's Rife Club.
An army musket lying on the stage put Most on
his mettle, and he shouted to his listeners to
arm themselves before it was too late and they
themselves shot down. He then grabbed the
rnusKet and cried out: 1T is not so difficult to
arm / can furnish you with 10000 such fine
breech-loaders, with bayonets, at $40 apiece.
Buy musket and revolvers and when you have
enough shooting arms, arise and take what be-
longs to you. We have not got artillery yet but
we will have 1t in time' After the men were
armed they were to arise, seize the city and the
capitalists. the latter by the throat. At the
same meeting two other Anarchists-Richard
Braunschweig and Adolph Schenck-made
speeches of an incenalary nature. They were
indicted by the same grand jury and on the
same day as Most They were arrested without
difficulty.
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He Will Call Up His Bill When It's Friends
Are in the Majority and Arrange for
Three Weeks of Dreary Discussion.
Seizure Of the Schooner Adams and the
Use Being Made of the Incident.
Provisions of the Cullom Interstate Com.
merce Bill as Passed Yesterday by the
Senate-0ther Washington News.
MORRIsON'S PLAN.
How the Illinois Man Hopes to Secure Three
Weeks of Tariff Debate.

How the Illinois Man Hopes to Secure Three
Weeks of Tariff Debate.
Special to the Indianapolis JournaI.
WASHINGTON, May IA gentleman who has
talked very frequently with Chairman Morrison
said to night that the tariff bill will come up in
the House one of these days when few people
expect it. Mr. Morrison. when asked to-day
about the time he will call up the bill, said
when I find the conditions favorable" It is
Mr. Morrison's intention, the first time he sees
a majority for his bill on the floor of the House,
to call it up knowing that, under ordinary cir
cumstances, there will be trouble in securing
consideration. By taking the House by surprise,
and when he has his friends present and many of
his opponents absent, he cannot only get the
floor. but fix his own limit for debate. The pro-
gramme of the anti-tariff men is to defeat con-
sideration or kill the bill without extended de-
bate. Mr.. Morrison wants three weeks debate
while Republicans believe half that time suf-
fcient The Ohio men have found. upon max
ing canvass that they can make no headway
against the determination to remove the duty
from wool till the bill comes up regularly be-
fore the House, and have therefore abandoned
the work. They are confident, however, that
they can have the free-wool clause stricken out
even If the bill should have majority
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wILLIAMsPORT AND ATTICA.
Both Towns Seriously Damaged and Several
Lives Reported Lost

Both Towns Seriously Damaged and Several
Lives Reported Lost.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May IA report from
Williamsport,. north Of here, says a cyclone
struck that place this evening. destroying every
thing in its track. Several houses and barns in
the north end of the town, were torn to pieces
and carried away. The storm seems to have
formed about two miles northwest of the town,
and took southeasterly direction, travelling
about thirty miles an hour, striking the extreme
north end of the place.
Reports come from Attica, about two miles
east of Williamsport, that the storm struck that
place about the center of the town and destroyed
several of the business buildings, including a
new MILL the Revere House and the
Chicago & Great Southern railway Offices.
The wagon bridge over the Wabash
river was torn down. Several persons were on
the bridge at the time it went down, and all are
supposed to have been killed. At the Revere
House several are reported to have been killed.
At Williamsport two brick houses belonging
to Henry Butt were torn down, and Mrs. Butt
was badly injured Aside from her, the people
of Williamsport escaped injury
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-13
COWBOY COURAGE.
One Mexican Captures an Entire Camp. and
then Captures Village.

EsTAcADo, Tex, May 12-George w. Singer,
with his wife and three children. live in Lubbock
county, twenty five miles from here. They are
about all the inhabitants of the county, except
stockmen and their employees. Singer had a
store, and is also postmaster. On last Thurs
day, as some freiehters for the Capital syndicate
were en- route with their their teams to the syn
dicates ranch lands. in the Panhadle, they were
overtaken by Mexican on foot He asked per-
mission to travel with them, and remained with
the party until they camped, some ten miles
from Singers store While in camp, the Mexi
can possessed himself of all the pistols belonging
to the outfit and ordered the party, seven in
number to hold up their hands, but they took to
their heels instead, with the bullets flying around
them thick and fast They all made good their
retreat, leaving the Mexican in full possession of
the field, and he proceeded to enjov a feast all
alone He then destroyed and burned the outfit.
and selected the best mule belonging TO the
train. He saddled and bridled and mounted the
animal. and rode around the outskirts of the
camp, apparently looking for some of his travel
ing companions, but finding none, he road off.
Two of the teamsters made their way TO Sing
er's The next morning as these two men and
Mr.. Singer were standing i'll the store they saw
a man go to the spring, get water and then come
to the store AS he entered the front door he
him. He was the Mexican. He began to swear,
drew his revolver, and commenced shooting.
Singer and the other men ran in the direction OF
Singers residence, about one hundred yards dis
tance. As they ran the Mexican shot at Singer.
The ball entered the house, passed through a
bed-post and lodged in a rocking chair in which
an infant was sleeping.
After Singer reached the house he got his
Winchester rifle and fired one shot at the Mexi-
can as he was coming out of the store short
fiCy, nf nksy nc
seen coming from all sides of the store. The
men at the ranch of Brigham & Burke, of Dal-
las. just west of Singers saw the smoke and
came at full speed to the relief. They succeeded
in saving lot of bacon and corn, but the build
ing and other contents including the mail mat
ter and the Mexican were all burned.
After the fire was over the Mexican was found.
His limbs were badly charred, but his face was
only slightly burned. The top of his head had
been blown off It is the suppositon that he
committed suicide rather than be captured. Sew
eral shots were fred while the building was on
FIRE.
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Provisions of the Cullom Bill as Adopted,
Yesterday, by the Senate.

WASHINGTON, May l2-The bill to regulate
commerce, known as the Cullom BILL as amended
and passed by the Senate. provides for commits
sion of five persons, to be appointed by the Pres
ident, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, to carry out the purpose of the bill.
The principle Office of the commission is to be at
Washington, where general sessions are to be
held, but special sessions may be held elsewhere
to suit the public convenience, in which case the
necessary expenses incurred are to be paid from
the treasury. Not more than three OF the FIVE
commissioners shall be appointed from the same
political party. All persons holding stocks or
bonds of any common carrier or holding
official relations to such corporations
are declared ineligible for appointment.
The commission is given author
ity to inquiry into the business
and management of all common carriers subject
to the provisions of the bill, and to obtain full
and complete information as to such business,
may require the attendance and testimony of
witnesses and the production of all books, pa
pers. agreements, tariffs and documents relating
to any matter under investigation, and may, to
that end. invoke the aid of the United States
courts Persons having complaints to make
against any common carrier (of interstate COM
merce) shall make complaint in writing to the
commission. and the commission shall send the
complaint to the common carrier and require
either satisfaction of the complaint or an answer
in writing within reasonable time specified If
reparation be not made within the time stated,
the commission shall investigate tho com
plant. The commission shall also inves
tigate all complaints forwarded to it by
State commissions, and may institute inquiries
on it's own motion. Complaints shall not be dis
missed because Of the absence Of direct damage
to the complainant. The reports Of the commits
sion shall be in writing, and its findings shall be
deemed prima facie evidence in all judicial pro
ceedings. Whenever any common carrier shall
refuse to obey any lawful order Of the commits
sion, it is made the duty of the commission to
apply to the United States Circuit Court, sitting
IN equity, alleging the violation, and the court
shall hear and determine the matter on short
notice and without the formal proceedings of or
binary suits, but SO as to do justice; and the
court may, In proper cases, issue writs of in
junction, or other process, mandatory or other
wise, to restrain further violation of the orders
of the commission on the part Of the common
carrier offending. For such purposes the Cir
cult Courts shall be deemed always In session.
The bill requires that all charges for any
service in transporting passengers or freiehts,
or storing goods, by common carriers, shall be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-13
AT LAFAYETTE.
Considerable Damage Inflicted, but No Loss
of Life Reported.

Considerable Damage Inflicted, but No Loss
of Life Reported.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 12-The severest storm
known here for years visited this city to-day.
and did much damage. The first appearance of
the storm was about o'clock this morning, and
during it's progress large carpenterine estab,
lishment in Linnwood belonging to Alonzo
Fleming was totally destroyed by lightning.
The loss on the building is about 81, 600; insur-
ance $3.50. The loss on stock is about $400 In
a few moments the clouds cleared off, and the
sky was bright until o'clock this afternoon,
when another gale arose, and has continued
since, lightning striking in various parts OF the
city every few moments. The courthouse was
slightly damaged by one stroke, and the German
Methodist Church. just completed, by another
The dynamos of the Brush Light Company were
burnt out and left their patrons in darkness
Several dynamos Of the Thomas Houston Com
pany were also destroyed. The telephone and
the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Company also
suffered severely. Extremely heavy rain has
prevailed, and by morning the Wabash will have
risen over the bottoms destroying most of the
early corn which is now coming up. Wind and
especially grapes, which in many cases are
entirely ruined. Many small buildings have
been struck, and in some localities the streets
are covered with trees, the branches of which
have been shattered by electricity. The total
damage cannot now be estimated, but will be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-13
THE ART EXHIBITION.

''Art for arts sake:' A question of culture.
Clothes for clothes sake:" A question of poll
icy. You can do without pictures, but not
without clothes. We do not want to compete
with or discourage the Indianapolis Art Asso-
citation, but we must insist that we are max
ing very fneart exhibition ourselves. Take
for instance, that piece of genre work-the
new brown-mixed four-button cutaway Suit
for men, $l7 Note the color-tones, strong
clear, the brown tints shading finely into the
dark back -ground-the atmosphere" such
all absence of theatric effects. Mark the
pleased expressionof of the man standing within
this picture and then the .'ft" of the whole
picture--it is like the paper on the wall. /"
It's a rare picture that fits like that. We
have several competent lecturers who will
point out and explain the beauties of each
work.
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reasonable; it prohibits all rebates and draw
that all persons shall be charged and treated
alike for services rendered under substantially
similar circumstances and conditions. Every
common carrier subject to the bill shall, within
sixty days after it becomes law, file with the
commission copies of all its tariffs, passenger
and freight, including it's classification and ter
minal charges, and shall make them public so
far as the commission may deem practicable.
No advance such public rates shall be made
without ten days public'notice. The 'long-and-
short haul clause of the bin reads as follows:
That it shall be unlawful for any carrier
to charge or receive greater compensation in the ag
gregate for the transportation of passengers of the
like class and quantity of property, subject to the
tance over the same line in the direction and
from the original point of departure to the
point of arrival but this shall not be ed
authorizing any common carrier, within the terms
OF this act, to charge as great compensation for
shorter as for longer distances provided, however.
under the provisions of this act such carrier
may, in special cases. be authorized to charge
less for longer than for shorter distances for
the transportation of passengers property and the
commission may, from time to time, make general
rules exemptng such designated common carrier, in
when such exceptions shall have been made and pub
hshed they shall, until changed by the commission
by law, have like force and effect though tho
had been specified in this section. Any common
carrier who shall violate the provisions of this section
of this act shall be deemed guilty of extorton and
shall be liable to the person persons against whom
any such excessive charge made for all damages
occasioned by such violation.
The bill now goes to the House Of Representa-
tives for concurrence.
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CATHOLICS AND WHISKY.
Church Members Will Not Be Allowed to
Sell Intoxicants on the Sabbath.

PHILADELPHIA, May 12-Most Rev. Arch
bishop Ryan has made public in the Cathedral
the position taken by the recent Council of Bal
timore relative to the sale of liquor on Sunday
He announced that all Catholics in the arch
diocese must either abstain from selling ntcxi-
cants on Sunday else leave the church.
Should they disregard this injunction, the priests
will refuse to grant them absoluton in the con-
fessional. and thus deprive them of the sacra
ments of the church.
The Archbishop announced that the decree
had been affirmed by the Vatican, and will be
enforced all over the United States. The Arch
bishop took the occasion to severely denounce
the practice of selling on Sunday, and said that
10 was responsible for the committal of many
crimes His Grace delivered a sermon of an hour
in length on labor and capital, and made an ex-
cellent expgnation of the duties either side
owes TO the other, and counseled moderation in
the treatment of matters affecting the two He
declared that each was dependent upon the other
for life. and particularly warned labor to guard
against the wies of professional agitators, who
live By the turmoil they create among the work
Ing classes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-13
THE FISHERY SEIZURE.

How the Incident Is Being Used by the
People Who Want Big Navy.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WAsHINaToN, May 12-The seizure Of the
American schooner by the Canadian authorities
last week is being used with very good effect by
those members of Congress who desire =
the United States better prepared for skirl
with her neighbors than she is now. with n. :
dilapidated navy and worn-out coast defenses
The bill introduced by Representative Dingley
of Maine, on Monday. and the subse-
quent resolutions offered by Messrs
Stone and Rice of Massachusetts, calling
for an investigation mean more than they show
upon their face Mr.. Rice. in speaking of this
subject TO your correspondent to-day, said: 'If
the United States was prepared with great
navy TO protect her interests these affairs Neuid
never occur. 1t is only because we are com
paratively poweress in the hands of foreign
government that the British colonial authorities
heap such indgnties upon seamen. If the
event serves to awaken the people to the neces-
sity of providing against such things in the
future it will be blessing l trust that Con-
gress will see to it that we are likely to be en-
broied at any time. through no fault of our own,
and that the necessary steps will be taken
towards protecting our shipping and our people
from the bantam powers that have better ships
and more guns than we nave" 1t is likely that
the Dineley bill, which gives the President the
power to close the ports of the United States
against the shipping of foreign countries which
have denied our vessels the privileges of landing
for bait for fishing purposes will be taken up
very soon. There is very little objection to the
measure, as far as can be ascertained at pres
ent, and the fact that 1t is of nature to arouse
the patriotism of congressman from all sections
of the country, and the further fact that it re-
quires no appropriation will undoubtedly silence
the objectors. and glvs the orators a chance to
be heard IN defense of their country before many
days have gone by.
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BLACKS CHARGES.
Continuation of the Inqairy Authorized by
the Senate.

Continuation of the Inqairy Authorized by
the Senate.
WASHINGTON May 12-The Senate commit
tee on the expenditures of public moneys re-
sumed the examination of Commissioners Black
this morning. Senator Cullom laid before him
the papers in the case of Coporal Alonzo Fran
cisco, Thirty-ninth Indiana Volunteers Zone Of
those submitted by General Black to support
the allegations in his report that the Pension Of
fee had been managed as political machine).
and asked what there was therein to sustain the
allegations The Commissioner, referring to the
papers. said the claimant applied for pension
six days before the expiration of the limit to the
payment of arrears. The records of the Adju-
tant-generars Office contained no evidence of dis
ability. The original certificate of discharge
states that the claimant had been unfit for duty
by reason of disease which he had contracted
before he enlisted. Among the papers was
found letter from Thomas Graham, county
auditor of Jefferson county, Indiana, to Commis-
sioner Dudley asking, if consistent If he would
look after the papers in this case, and If it were
right hurry along the matter, stating that it
would 'be of advantage to US in the way of poll
tics Mr.. Graham added that they were having
a big fight against Holman, aud asked that the
Commissioner should not fail to do anything he
could against Holman. The case was made
special, and was rejected after examination.
A second letter from Graham was received,
upon which the case was re-opened and sent to
an examining board In Indiana. resulting in the
granting of the pension. The Commissioner
said the whole history shows that the Office
joined in the rejection of the case He believed
the granting of the pension was contrary 70 ali
law and the evidence.
Senator Platt called UP the case of Capt
Charles Schoreck, Fifteenth New York Volun-
teers. Among the papers was found letter
written by j. A. Fife to Sentor Logan, in which
he calls attention to the long time which claim
ants papers had been in the Pension Office un-
acted upon He says claimant was member of
the famous Springfield convention" Claimant
was feeling ugly" because of the delay and the
writer thought it good scheme to have the mat
ter settled as soon as possible, to make him feel
better. The writer asks General Logan's aid to
this end. General Logan sent the letter TO Com
missioner Dudley, with request that the case
be made special which was granted and the
pension was allowed
Pending further examination of the papers,
the committee adjourned.
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AT ODELL, ILL.


Three Persons Fatally Hurt and a Large
Amount of Property Destroyed.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON. H., May IA dreadful
cyclone struck Odell this afternoon and worked
great destruction and havoc. One brick block
was wrecked, three warehouses were unroofed,
the Eastern Hotel, the Masonic Hall and four
store buildings also the upper story of the
Angel Block, in which was the Odell Bank and
Odd-fellows lodge, were completely destroyed.
Scarcely store-room in the town escaped in
jury. The loss will foot up about $50 000
Houses, barns and sheds were twisted off their
foundations and destroyed. Trees foot in
diameter were twisted off. The large livery barn
of Hoke Brothers was completely destroyed A
large three-story elevator. operated by c.
II. Chisom, was blown off its founda-
ton and badly damaged. The two-story
brick hardware store of s. S. Cole is total
wreck. number of residences we-e badly
wrecked and as many as seven barns blown TO
pieces. The new schoolhouse is partially un-
rooted, and a one-story school building was COM
pletely demolished. Those fatally injured are:
Lottie 2. Wife. ten years old. She was car
ried over two hundred feet in the air, and fell on
the railroad track, crushing her skull; George
and Charles Hoke, livery men, both fatally in
jured; S. s. Cole, merchant. and two children of
John Miller, are seriously injured. The Miller
children had taken refuge in the brick building,
and were buried in the debris. Two other chill
dren in the building escaped without scratch
The storm only lasted about five minutes. Ten
minutes before the storm the air appeared to
become green.