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SOLD FOR FIVE CENTS.
A Former Indianapolis Woman Sold to Mr..
BOtt at Ruineus Sacrifice.

CLEVELAND, O.. JAN IA special from
Akron, o.. says: "Alfred NJ. Webb. of Hornells-
ville n. Y, came here last night and secured
warrants for the arrest of James Bott, an Akron
saloon-keeper, who came here last August, and a
woman passing as Bolts wife. charged with
adultery. Webb says he was married to the
woman eighteen years ago, and had lived with
her until last summer, when she eloped with
Bott 1t was brought out by the arrest that
Bott had another woman living with him as
his wife, whom he claims that he
bought from Charles Stratton, few weeks
ago, for five cents in proof of which he exhibited
a piece of crumpled paper. in which Stratton
states that he (Stratton) makes over his wife to
Bott for the consideration of five cents. Soon
after making out the bill of sale, S.ratton got
into revolver fight with young Akronian and
few days later disappeared. The woman STRAIT
ton sold to Bott came to Akron year ago. She
once lived in Indianapolis. and had seen better
days before she joined her fortunes to that of
Stratton. Bolts trial will come off in the Police
Court tomorrow.
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MINOR MATTERS.
Dakota People Delighted with Senator Harri-
sons Management of Their Case.

Dakota People Delighted with Senator Harri-
sons Management of Their Case.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE friends Of the
Southern Dakota State movement are enthusi
astic in their admiration of the power and re-
search shown by Senator Harrison in
his report in favor of the immediate
admission of the new State. One who
is directly interested in the contest, and
who is about as capable of forming correct
judgment on such question as any man who
might be named, said yesterday that the report
"did not leave the opponents of the new State
foot to stand on, or back to lay down on" If
Senator Harrison had done nothing else since he
entered the Senate but prepare this report this
document alone would place him in the very
front rank of senators for ability in handling
any question that may come before him, how
ever involved or intricate it might be. If South
Dakota is admitted at this session of Congress,
she will owe much to her Hoosler champion in
the upper branch of Congress.
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commemorate the victories of the Union soldiers
during the late war. More feeling has been shown
by both Republicans and Democrats over the
squabble the committee got into on Friday than
anything that has come up in the committee or
before Congress for many years. The Repub-
licans are astonished at the audacity of the
Democrats. They expected to see Union SOL
diers step down and displaced for the purpose of
rewarding the ex-confederates. but, as above in
dicated, they were amazed to see it begun in
such a bold manner SO soon. Ex-UnioE soldiers
on this committee say that the result of all this
will be that the ex-confederates will wholly iG-
more all precedents and law in favor of these
who fought for the preservation of the Union.
The next move in this line will be the pension
ing Of ex confederate soldiers and sailors.
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SHOWING THEIR TEETH.
The Spat I'm the Naval Committee, and the
Feeling 1t Has Aroused.

Feeling 1t Has Aroused.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-One would think that
the people who have lately come into control of
the administration would be somewhat slow to
show their teeth-that is, they would not exert
their first impulse by rewarding the Confederates
of the South nor would they uphold the acts of
the latter people. The trouble that has grown
up from the dismissal of ex-Union soldiers and
sailors at the Norfolk Navy yard, that ex-Con-
federate soldiers and sailors might be given
positions, is outgrowth of that design
on the part of the people now in
control which one would think would have been
left until matters were better paved. A good
deal of surprise is expressed by the Republican
members of the House committee on naval af-
fairs at the bold manner however, in which the
Democratic members of that committee indorse
the violent acts Of the exconfederates at Nor
folk They not only say it was right, but that
1T was commendable to obliterate the inscrip-
tions made on the cannon and tablets there to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-18
DONEY7S
HOOSiepPOet
CIGAR.
JOHN KELLY VERY SICK.
The Attending Physician Gives Very Little
Hope of His Recovery.

New YORK. Jan. 16--Conficting rumors con-
condition of Mr. John Kelly, who has been
under medical treatment almost constantly for
The past fifteen months In disposing of the
latest report printed in morning paper, that
Mr Kelly is sinking rapidly and may expire at
any moment his physician, DR.. Edward L.
Keyes, of Park avenue said this morning:
'sThere Is no material change in Mr.. Kelly's con-
dition to-day, and there has not been for some
months past He is rather low and weak, of
course, but ne is very far from being dying
man."
.'WIll he regain his health2'
II can only answer that question by saying
that while there's life. there's hope"
Many of the old personal friends of Mr.. Kelly
have undertaken to speak with authority con-
ecrning the condition of his health. How
much reliance may be placed on their estimates
is not known. Since the latter part of Novem-
Der, the only visitors who have been admitted
to Mr.. Kelly's chamber, aside from his ply
scian aud the members of his family were
Recorder Smyth and Police Justice German.
The recorder was received but once in that
period, while the visits of Justice German were
weekly.
An intimate persona. friend and associate of
the Tammany chieftain. who met Judge Cor
man last night, after that gentleman had parted
from Kelly. said: There is scarcely any hope
for Mr. Kelly. he does not read the papers, and
he mas not written letter since he left Clinton
Springs. The fact appears to be that his system
is breaking up slowly but surely. He is not con-
fined to his bed. and nay still make strong bat
lie for life, owing to the fine constitution which
De has never abused"
At the patients residence, in East Sixty-ninth
street. the reporter was informed that there was
no change in his condition, and that ''he is doing
nicely
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-18
SILVER IN ENGLAND.
Financiers Divided in Opinion and Not Dis
posed to Discuss the Matter.

Financiers Divided in Opinion and Not Dis
posed to Discuss the Matter.
LONDON, Jan. 16-A correspondent spent the
greater part of yesterday and to-day in learning
the opinions of London's leading financial au-
thorities on the silver question. As in Amer
lea. opinions here are greatly divided There
are. however, two leading camps. The bimetal-
lists recognize the Importance of some restriction
on silver coinage if modification of the Bland
bill is inevitable but the monometalists natural
ly minimize the disturbing power of silver
Everybody is anxiously watching Washington
but the belief to-day in our largest financial
houses and banks is that the Bland
bill will pass through the coming or
deal unscathed. The chief one of the
largest banks in London expressed the opinion
that it was impossible TO say yet what effect q
change in America would have here, or If it
would have any effect whatever, Our popular
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-18
General and Personal.
3 Indiananolis Journal

Special TO the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. T-To-day's Capital says:
MR. and Mrs. John Beall held the first of their
wedding receptions on Wednesday in the parlors
of the Gramercy. Mrs. Beall was very hand
some in her bridal robe, and gave warm well
come to the numerous friends of her husband
who called to offer their congratulations. In the
evening she attended the marriage of Miss Fos-
ter, wearing costume of garnet silk and velvet,
with bonnet Of the same.color ornamented
with a brilliant tropical bird
The Secretary of the Navy has directed that q
vessel of the Pacific station be sent to tho
Samoan islands.
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ms of Trouble Among the English Liberals

Signs of Trouble Among the English Liberals
Over Gladstone's Leadership.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Daily News ridicules
the attempt to depose Mr.. Gladstone from the
Liberal leadership. 1t says that the Liberals
cannot unite. except under him; that the Moder-
ates, except fossils, such as the Duke of Argyll
and Earl Granville. will vote for him.
The Duke of Bedford writes to the Times as
follows: There is growing belief that Mr..
Gladstone seeks to abandon the Loyal Irish to
the domination of the disloyal. This obliges me to
ask myself whether the party allegiance to which
have ever adhered is not strained to the break
ing point Many Liberals beside myself are
eager for assurance to the contrary
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The Type-settinc Contest.

CHICAGO. JAM 16-Upon yesterdays figures
being corrected this morning, it was found that
Levy had taken third place in the ype-setting
contest 1t is impossible to get verified table
tonight but as near as can be ascertained, the
total number of ems set by each man, at the
close of the tournament, was: Barnes, 49, 2lOa:
McCann, 81 806s; Levy, 80. 91s; Hudson, So 764..;
Monheimer. 80, 347k; Creery, 80, ,230; De Jarnett,
81, ,4I9. This gives Barnes the first, McCann the
second, and Levy the third prize.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-18

CHICAGO Jan 17-Mr. Moody, the evangelist,
preached this morning and evening at the Chicago.
avenue Church to very large audiences. Mr.
Moody will conduct series of meetings at this
church, lasting throughout the week. Two
services will be held each day. one for women,
In the afternoon, and one for men. in the eve.
ming. Admission can be had by tickets only
and the demand already has nearly exhausted
the supply. From here the evangelist will 90 to
Knoxville, Tenn, and New Orleans.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

banking facilities are enormous and the extent
to which checks and drafts are used instead Of
cash transactions, renders such questions as
restriction of silver coinage more or less mat
of indifference Whether its effect could be so
far reaching as to effect rupee paper" remains
to be seen. But it is scarcely possible that this
could happen to any great extent. Your corre-
spondent found the great fnanciers whom he
approached very shy about publishing their
opinions apparently fearing that they might
react tdisadvantageously to their business inter-
ests
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-18
Trcuble in the Whisky Pool.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Jan. 1.-THE trouble in the
whisky pool here seems TO be that not enough
money was subscribed to pay for surplus goods.
There has been more or less cutting on pool
prices for some time Spellman & Co., Of
Pekin charged with fragrant breaches OF
their agreement in the pool, while this company
charge that the trouble is with the Peoria
houses. Money is being subscribed to brace the
pnn1
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-18
Mr.. Min and His Actors.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jan. 17-Alfred e. Hast
ings leading man for George G. Min, actor, and
Frederick Mann and his wife, left the star, to-,
day, because their salaries were not paid Hasts
says that Min owes him and his wife $41a Min
has engaged Francis Ward aud Willard
Brougham, two of the leading actors of w. e.
Sheridans company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-18
Girls Robbed of THOR Hair.

DETROIT, Jan. 1.-THE Tribunes East Sagi
nav special gives an account of strange rob-
berry that occurred at that place last night. Two
daughters of Henry p. Foulger awoke to find
that during their sleep some one had entered
their room and cut off their long hair. Nothing
9lee was taken.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-18
A Fatal Fall.

DAYTON, o., Jan. 17.-Henry Talbot late an
inmate Of the Soldiers Home and formerI
member of the Fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers,
met instant death, early this morning by falling
head-foremost over the railing of stairway to
the floor below, crushing his skull. He wes ir>
toxicated at the time He was seventy years Of.
age, and was q Mexican war veteran.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-18
The Eastern Dinicultv.\

ATHENS, Jan. y7.-,rhe Ministry have threat
ened the King that they will resign unless he as.
sents to an alliance with Servia and the main
tenance of the army war footing. Greece
declines TO disarm.
Prince Nikita. of Montenegro has gone to
Constantinople to protest against the Bulgarian
union.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-18

THE only effective remedy for throat and lung
troubles ID Red Star Cough Cure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-18

For ourselves we are like the school teacher,
who, being examined for position, was asked
! if the world was round or fiat. He responded
''Some likes it round and some likes it fiat; /
teach both ways
We sell both "pantaloons' and 'trousers" !"
at one end of the counter we have polite
clerk who calls them '4pantaloons" at the
other end one equally polite who calls them
trousers" But both 'ca1l' the same price
on the same kind of goods AND 1T is THE
LOWEST IN THIS MARKET. Our GUS
toners can rely on that, whether they ask for
'pantaloons' or trousers at the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-18
WHEN INDICATIONS.
NJ MoNDAY-Slightly warn,er,
cloudy aoeatAer, and light local
sn0ws.

THE NEW YORK SUN says there is no
i such word as ''pantaloons' 'trou-
sers" The Indianapolis News says there is
such word as 'pantaloons, and that it is as
good English as trousers"
What does the poet say9
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-18

'tAs the hart pants for the running brook.
So does my heart for thee"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-03
Tennyson,s birthplace.

Somersby, the birthplace of Lord Tennyson,
is parish containing but sixty souls, six miles
from Spilsby, in Lincolnshire 1t has. however,
commodious rectory- house. in which the poet
was born, his father being then parson- the
Tennysons are of ancient Lincolnshire stock.
Admiral Tennyson, the poets cousin, has mag
nifcent place, Bayons manor, in another part of
the county. 1t was granted by William the
Conqueror to Walter dEyncourt, but being sub
sequently forfeited by the late Baron dEyn
court, was purchased back by his kinsman, Mr..
Tennyson. The late Rt. Hon. c. Tennyson
dEyncourt assumed the latter name in addition
to his own in compliance with his fathers will,
TO mark his descent from the D'Eyncourts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-03
Distance.

On softening days when storm was near,
At the farm house door have stood in the gray
And caught in the distance faint but clear,
The sound of train passing far away.
The warning bell when the start was made,
The engines putting of smoke unseen,
With the heavy rumble as wheels obeyed,
Across the miles between.
And so, sometimes, on moonless night,
When the stars shine soft and the wind is low,
To my listening SOUL in the palhd light
Come the trembling voices of long ago.
The tuneful echoes, when hope was young,
The tender song of love serene,
And the throbbing rhythm of passions tongue
Across the years between.
Margaret w. Hamilton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-03
A JAPAN NEWSPAPER.
The Inside of the Office of the Nichi-Nichi
Shinbun, of Toxic.

The Inside OF the Office of the Nichi-Nichi
Shinbun, of Toxic.
Correspondence Davenport Ia.) Democrat.
Hating our karamus at the door of the Toxic
Nichi-Nichi Shinbun Twice Daily News we
went in. But the feature of the Shinbun Office
was its type case-for there was only one of
body type. And such a type-case Ghost OF
Benjamin Franklin, what easel Suppose we
measure it. 1t is divided for utility in two Sec
tons soping toward an alley five feet wide.
Each section is four feet wide by thirty feet
long-4x60 feet. There's new case for you
This was divided into small compartments or
boxes, into which the type is laid in regular
piles. several piles 10 box-with faces
al toward the compositor-mostly boys,
big and little. Each holds wooden Stick
of size; the 'stick" is not set to the measure
of the column, which is twenty ems plea, but to
about half the measure-it being the business
of other workmen to impose the lines in col
umns, take proof and make up forms. Now,
then. the type setting. Armed with sticks and
rule and copy, the dozen compositors read the
last in an earnest. sing song way, each rushing
to some box far or near for the needed letter
then back ten or twelve feet to the second one
all are on the lively move-,rushing and skip
and down. chase, balance to partners,
swing the corners, up and back singing
the copy, catching one letter here,
another there, prancing and lodging, humming
and sklpplng-a promenade, cotiiilon, virginia
reel, raquette and all-hands-around upon the same
floor at the same time, and the same dancers in
each--a perfect maze of noise and confusion
yet out of confusion bringing printed order It
was sight to be SEEN How many different
characters are there in this case, anyhow we
asked our guide. Then our guide asked the
printers and none could answer better than to
say, Nobody knows, sir; nobody knows
many thousand Later on we repeated
the same question to q more intelligent
person, who said: Sat least fifty thousand"
That will account for the remarkable size of the
case and the racing to and fro Of the compost
tors. just why they intone their copy all the
while was not made so clear-other than the re-
mark that it was the custom. Toxic monopo-
Lies the Japan newspaper business-there being
only one other point-Kofu--in eastern Japan
where newspapers are printed. The masses OF
the people are able to read in their own way. but
comparatively few can grasp the full flow of
Chinese characters. In point of iliteracy the
statistics place this nation at only per cent
next to Bavaria, which is the lowest on the
LIST
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s.If You Were Here"
If you were here or I were there.

If you were here or I were there.
Then would find the season fair.
How blissfully the day would rise,
How blue would be the summer skies;
And all the world smile would wear.
What pleasant things we two would share,
BY what green paths we two would fare,
How sweet would be each days surprise
IF you were here!
But now my joy is otherwhere--
Each days burden that bear
And Pleasure mocks at me and flies,
And Pain stands by my side and signs;
And yet know skies would be fair
If you were here!
Louise Chandler Moulton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-03
The Silver Question.

Cincinnati News.
"Could you let me take 4i2l grain silver dol
lar for a few minutes. want to elucidats this
silver question to friend
sIm sorry, Charlie but haven't one"
well. maybe a bill will do.n
"But haven't bill, either"
That's awkward But, maybe can make q
half do to day, and yoa can hand me the rest to-
morrow
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-03
The Horse Did Not Fit.

Carlisle PAD Indian-schooi Star.
A horse was sent up from the farm to be shod
Having number Of ready made shoes on hand,
the job, in the absence of the boss. was given TO
an apprentices. After an interval, the following
note came to the superintendent:
This horse don't 1t none of our shoes"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-03
The Euture.

What shall the future progress be
OF life with me?
God knows-I roll on Him my care
Night is not night if He be there.
When daylight is no longer mine,
And stars forbidden are to shine,
I'll turn my eyes
To where eternal day shall rise.
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and he, in turn. related IL to the federal colonel
who recovered my watch
General Lilley has recovered the use of his
leg, and only an empty sleeve remains to recall
his experience on the battlefield near Winches-
ter.
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would be OF any service to them. Then they
began to see how desperately / was wounded
my bloody sleeve lying by my side saw my
bleeding leg and then began conversing with
each other While they were occupied among
themselves, heard something moving in the
dead leaves among the rocks above my head.
tried to persuade myself that it was ground
mouse, bnt noticed that it approached with
sliding motion. 1t was a snake The semitic
glided past my ears, mp my temple and across
my forehead and stopped in the sprouts its tail
hanging down near my face.
Please come and kill the snake and not let
it bite mel! / called to the soldiers
They looked around and down at me in
amazement, and then at each other, evidently
thinking that I was delirious. I called out
again, and big young fellow bent over me and
saw the snakes tail hanging from a rock among
the leaves near my face
/" There is snake, boys, sure enoughr he
cried.
1.-THE soldiers gathered around to kill it. I
thought the reptile would turn and bite me.
raised myself to sitting posture, and begged of
a soldier:
please stand over me and hold up my head,
so it can't bite mes"
HE complied good naturally, and it was a
head with his brawny hands. When the snake
was killed it was found to be large moccasin."
General" was asked at this point, were you
not unconscious during this trying ordealP
"Only once; that was when the surgeons had
me stretched on table made Of a door and under
the influence of chloroform. When I awoke.
they had cut off my arm close up to the shoulder,
not even leaving stump. and had my leg
dressed"
How did you manage to live through it allg"
II think 1t was nerve; there wasn't anything
else left"
did you ever recover the articles stolen from
your
81 told Surgeon Morris about my experience,
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beauty Of some cruel savage animal He reminds
me Of d panther"
It YVES just at this moment that the two men
passed the part of the hedge directly opposite the
window, and as they did so the boldly rowing
black eyes. led by some subtle magnetism, were
raised suddenly and swept with broad glance
che green barrier. the bit of side lawn and the
fences in the window themselves. and having
roted the girl in the background, showed q
great fash Of pleasure before they turned away.
light cloud of color swept Nells face but she
did not stir.
They are going TO prac, FOR the tennis
match" she said. II remember that Marian
Beverly spoke of it yesterday She said that
both the Mr.. Hamiltons played perfectly. You
said Hamilton, didn't you. mammag
'Yes. my dear"
''Then," said Nell, IT suppose the tall one ;s
the one they called Jack Hamilton. He could
not possibly be the one they called Willie I
think Willie must be the little, fair onen
.Oh, should certainly be inclined to fancy
90" answered Mrs. Huntingdon, though 1 was
not told their first names. They were pointed
out 70 me when was calling at the Daltons, and
was told one or two unpleasant stories Ihaye
heard others since"
II feel sure the blonde one is Willie.s said
Nellie. ut would be tuc, an absurd name for
the other"
J She went back to easel and egan work
again. Her mother resumed her Kensington-
there was little silence. 1t was Mrs. Hunting