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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-19

Meeting Demands of Commercial Intercourse
Every traveller South must have felt the an
enoyance to which the change from the Northern
standard gauge to tie Southern gauge of five feet
subjects him. Arrangements have been made at
D meeting at Atlanta, at which all the important
lines south of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi
uere represented, by which all the lines will be
altsred in two days, May 81 and June l. next
dhis will be great feat although the Erie tracks
were changed to the standard gauge in one day.
No change of Importance will be necessary il
trestles and bridges. To change the cars. sim
pie alteration of the gauge of the
lrecks Is all that will be necessary This
will be accomplished by moving the wheels
three inches nearer each other. Perhaps the
most difficult change to make will be in the loco
motives. Even this, however. will not cause
half the trouble and expense that might be sup
posed. The front wheels will be changed in the
saIne way that those of the cars will be. To
change the gauge of the driving wheels. the fol
lowing device will be resorted to: The steel
slres will be moved back an inch and n half each,
xmas making a contraction of three inches in the
Eenge. Formerly it was the plan of manufactur-
sra OF locomotives to make driving wheels with
sat movable tire. Now, however. it Is very
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-19
Soott's Emulsion of Pure
God Liver Oil. with Hypophosphites,
Is ExoELLENT IN LUNG TRIO

10 EACELLENT IN LUNG TkUUBLEN.
DR.. Enoch Galloway, lagrange Ga. says: 81
have used SCOTS Emulsion with wonderful sue
in all lung troubles; also, find it has no
equal in summer diarrhoea of children
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rare that they are made in that way. This is an
important move on the part of the Southern
roads which commercial intercourse demands.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-19

'loestic Law, Tor popular
This new book contains
Plain directions are given
with blank forms, for the prep
aratiOn ofeyery legal document
needed in daily use, viz: AS
signments Agreements All
davits = Chattei Mortgages -
Contracts-Ruilder's Contract
Notes - Drafts - Certificate or
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF Attor-
ney to Transfer-Proxy TO Vote
Transfer OF Stock-Release OF
Debt-Deeds, Fun Warranty.
Quit Claim-Form OF Acknow.-
edgnent - Executors Deed
Release of Dower-Right OF
Way-Contract-C Contract for
Sale OF Land-Marriage Con-
tract-Ass1gnment OF Salary
Proof of Observation-Disclosures
ment Of Lease-Certificate OF
Stock-Proof OF Loss-Mort.
cages - Satisfaction Piece =
Mortgage Bond-Deed OF Trust
Articles of Partnership
Notice of Dissolution Certifi-
cate OF Limited Partnership
Power OF Observation-Disclosures
Bill Of Sale-Wills-Codi cil--
A%n ntn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21

a Sample of Favoritism in Applying the
Civfl-Service Laws.

a Sample of Favoritism in Applying the
Civil-Service Laws.
Washington Special.
The dismissal of Mr. Peck as chief Of division
in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
last week because he furnished to two candidates
for promotion the questions prepared for the ex-
animation is spoken of as example" The
allegation is also made that similar practices
have for long time covered competitive exami-
nations of the Treasury Department The sus.
picion is new one that such examinations
we're often farces so far as the outsiders were
concerned, and every one will applaud an effort
to break up the system. 1t an example" were
needed. however. 1t could have been had month
or more ago in the same department The facts
in case parallel III all its points to the Peck
case were brought to the attention of the same
meE who have just made an example OF Mr.
Peck.
1t was shown that two or three sets of an
swers to technical questions were given in tn,
precise language of the answers shown by the
chief of division for the guidance of the exam
liners. The chief of the division who prepared
the questions and fitted the answers to them also
recommended two or three men for examination
for promotion. These men were the ones who
submitted answers that were fac-similes of each
other and of the answers prepared by the chief
of division for the guidance of the examiners.
The latter saw at glance that it was in
which the questions had been furnished to the
candidates beforehand. ''Who is the mani" was
the question: that u.s. what are his politics and
who are his hackers!
He was Democrat not long in Office, South
ern man whose relatives were powerful and
active Democrats The candidates for promotion
were Democrats, and were also we'll backed. The
inquiry stopped right there. and the authorities
waited for an example that would turn ont q
Republican and make room for a Democrat.
There is very little secrecy about the facts in
this case. A dozen employees know and talk
about it freely, among them some who helped
make the Peck example case.
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about $4,000. 900 bushels above the official esti-
mate for 1885 Results Of the showing OF win
ter wheat and meteorological conditions OF the
next two months. may add 10000, 900 to the
figures subtract quite as large an amount
The winter wheat area assures nearly enough
for home consumption and seed. The average
expectation Of wheat and -four for the past five
years has been 1f6, 600, 900 bushels. The present
expectation favors a product nearly, if aot quite
sufficient for this rate Of expectation in addi-
ton to consumption. The exports Of the past
year are some million bushels less than this
average The surplus win probable be ample,
therefore, for any foreign demand likely to arise
The distribution of the past year is as follows:
Estimated consumption food, 27l. 600. 600 bushels;
seed, 81, Az, 800; exports, from preliminary
statement 90. 596 020 total. 1901. $50 bushels
Crop of 1851 357 I12.0 900 bushels; drawn from
crop of 1884 Sc, 959, $40 bushels. The visible
supply has been decreased during the year about
l3 GOO 900 bushels, leaving about 46 OO0 QUO bush
els TO come from the surplus in the hands OF the
farmers. In view of the present surplus, visible
and invisible, which is still fair average. the
last years official estimate is verified. and the
so 000 900 lower estimates so strenuously insist
cd on by ambitious crop statisticians is discred
tied with marked emphasis. The condition of
oats is lower than in any former July report
since 1879, when the yield averaged twenty-five
bushels per The present con dition is IS s
against 81 in July of that year.
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The Oregon Indian Scare.

SPOKANE FALLS. w. T., July 2O.-Reliable in
formation regarding the rumored Indian troubles
in Galspel valley has not been received. That
there are grave fears of an outbreak the follow.
ing special to the Review from Fort Spokane, re
ceived at late hour this morning, under date
of the 18th, will show: IAN Indian runner ar
rived at the fort, to-day. direct from the Gaispel
country, and reports that the Galispel Indians
killed two white men on the reservation Sunday
afternoon. General Calm left for Cour d'Alene
at daylight this morning. with two companies of
infantry. for the Galispel country, and it is ex-
pected they will arrive there tonight"
The excitement here to-day has been greatly
intensified by a rumor that the murdered mer
mentioned in the above dispatch are Constable
ice Warren. of this place, and his brother. who
left here about ten days ago in search of two
Galispel Indians, who are wanted for the muir
der of three men.
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Brief Mention.

The residence of Samuel Ell. Carver, near
Orcana, was burned on Monday. Loss, 81. 200.
Jacob Judy. aged eighty-two, and Mary A.
Halves, aged sixty two, were married at Lincoln
yesterday.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunday school con-
vention of the Decatur and Mattoon districts is
in session at Pana x
General Logan and Ex-Governor Palmer will
be present at the Hoopeston soldiers reunion,
which commences Sept. g.
Patrick Kinsella, aged twelve, died on Monday
at Peoria from lockjaw, superinduced by a
wound from toy pistol received July 5.
There are now /, 544 mon in the State encamp.
nent at Camp Lincoln, of whom 221 are cavalry
and forty six artillery. the rest infantry.
Otto Fritz, young German farmer, living
near Efingham was drowned in the Okaw river.
He was twenty three years of age and unmarried.
Rev. Ralph Byron Hoyt, dean Of McLeans-
boro, died at Springfield. on Monday aged forty
two His death was caused by Bright's disease.
Two pioneer residents died at Elgin. on Mon
day. Nathan G. Phillips aged sixty-eight, who
went there in 1872, and Josiah Kip, aged sew
enty-three
A teachers institute, composed of Shelby and
adjoining counties, commenced q six-weeks
course at Shelbyville on Monday. The institute
is being conducted by Profs. G. L. Howard. Of
St Louis; Thomas I. Hughes. Of Gainesville,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21
state Federation of Miners.

Special to the indianapolis journal
TERRE HAUTE. July 20-The State Federation
of Miners met here to-day. About thirty dele
gates were in attendance. A preliminary session
was held in the morning and in the aSternoon
various committees reported A discussion of
the scale of the ensuing year was entered into,
but no conclusion arrived at. Interest centers in
a scale for the first or bock-coal district The
present scale is so cents per ton FOR four-foot
veins. The miners will probably adopt modi-
fcation of the Columbus scale, SO cents forthree
and one half-foot veins being the basis, with va
ration of price according to the thickness of the
coal This scale has already been proposed and
rejected by the operators. The miners insist
that this is a minimum price. and if the ope-
rators refuse to accept their terms strike may
result The operators, however, seem to be in
clined to adjust the matter, if possible, and
avert costly struggle. The convention will
probably close to morrow with the election of Of
fcers for the ensuing year.
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MINOR MATTERS.

A Story CONCERNING Pardoned Bank Pres
idents Daughter and n Senator.
washington Capital.
r. Porter Lee, the defaulting bank president
Of Buffalo, who was pardoned by President
Cleveland on Monday, had daughter who met a
United States Senator at summer resort in
western New York. They were engaged. the
wedding day was fixed. and elaborate prepare
lions were made for d church we'd
ding. Several thousand cards of invita-
ton were issued. Two days before
the wedding date the Senator wrote that he
would have to postpone the wedding. He did
not say that he wished TO break off the marriage.
The scandal of this unexplained postponement
caused the young lady to have brain fever.
which affected her for some time afterwards.
According TO this story Mr.. Lee came to Wash
sngton and afterward called upon the Senator
Tor an explanation. The Senator said he had
had az intrigue with woman some years ago,
and upcn the evo Of his marriage TO Miss Lee
she had come and made claim upon him that
ehe was his Wife He could not settle with her
except by paying much larger sum than be
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ILLINOIS.
william saibbe shoots and Kills James

William SAibbe Shoots and Kills James
Freeman-A Case of Seif-Defense.
WEST LIBERTYvILLE July 20-Word is re-
ceived here from Diamond lake, four miles
southwest, that William Skibbe shot and in
stantly killed James Freeman, at IL o'clock last
night. Freeman was an old man, and had been
to town, where be became drunk and went
home vowing to kill Skibbe at sight. Meeting
him at o'clock he fred at him and missed.
Skibbe went to the house Of neighbor named
Duddles borrowed a double-barreled gun, and
waited till IL o'clock. hoping Freeman had gone
home. AS he emerged from the door he saw
Freeman behind pine tree, with leveled re-
volver He raised his gun, fired. and Freemans
face was half torn away by the load Of shot. He
died instantly. Skibbe gave himself up Coro-
ner Thompson held an inquest too day, and the
jury acquitted the prisoner on the ground of
self defense.
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miscellaneous Notes.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WAsHINaToN, July 20.-H. W. Vale. of Indi-
annapolis is in the city; also, ]. B. McNeal, chief
auditor of the Indianapolis, Decatur & Spring
field Railroad Company. Mr. McNeal will spend
some time with his friends and relatives in Bal
timore, where he lived for many years.
Hereafter Ohio will be composed of two ma
tional bank examining districts instead of one
as heretofore. The Secretary of the Treasury
found the national banking business in that
State increasing so rapidly that it became nec-
essary to-day, to issue an order dividing it into
northern and southern district, and an ex-
aminer will be designated to look after each
An effort was made, but it failed, to make two
districts of Indiana.
j. NJ. Studebaker, of South Bend, was among
the callers upon the President this morning.
Denson B. Smith, of Toledo, is in the city.
The committee on ways and means to-day
agreed to Mr.. Morrisons resolution providing
for the adjournment of Congress sine die on the
18th day of the present month
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day: Henry P. Henderson, of
Michigan. to be associate justice of the Supreme
Court of the Territory of Utah; Alternately Gro
ver register of the land Office at Miles City, NJ Il.
William Ell. Browser has been nominated to be
postmaster at Warsaw, Ind; T. II. Bates at
Elmhurst, ILL.,, and William e. Loomis at Shaw
neetoWn, ILL.,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21

Utica IN " Special
Mr.. A. F. T. Elder. of Chicago literary jour
nal, was in Utica to-day, on his way to Holland
Patent to confer with Miss Cleveland. While
waiting for a train he spoke freely of the embar-
rassment he encounters in consequences of Miss
Cleveland insisting restricting the advertising
patronage of the magazine He wishes the ed
itor to have her way in the literary pages, but
thinks he should have something to cay about
the purely business conduct OF the publication
He has been unable to get Miss Clevelands as
sent to his views by correspondence, and is
making this visit ito see if she will listen to rea-
when she hears it," Tho fact is he said
at parting, II am not publishing the magazine
exclusively for the editors benefit"
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Charged with Grand Larceny.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH July 2O-On the 9Th inst Ed
Heintz. night clerk at the Exchange Hotel. in
Huntington, disappeared, taking sum OF money
and valuable watch which Isaac Loenberg, of
indianapolis, travelling man for st. Louis
wholesale house, had deposited with him. De.
tectives have been hunting for Heintz without
success. This afternoon he was seen in this
city and recognized by E. W. Anderson, a travel
ing man from Loganspcrt, who informed
the authorities and Heintz was arrested and
lodged in jail. He was taken to Huntington to-
night, and will be tried tomorrow When
Heintz disappeared he went to Elkhart, where he
pawned the watch and squandered the money.
He is but twenty eight years old, and has had an
eventful career A short time since Heintz was
cashier Of the First National Bank at Delphi.
and was respected by everybody, but passion
for gambling proved his ruin
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Water-Works at Warsow.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WARSAW. July 20.-Warsaw is congratulating
herself to-day, on the enterprise of her citizens
and the success of her public water-works.
Ground was broken for the plant early in the
spring. aud the work of building the pump
house, laying of mains, etc., under the direction
Of the contractors, Messrs. Comegys & Lewis,
has been rapidly pushed to completion. The
force obtained now is by direct pres
sure from two engines with pumping
capacity of three million gallons daily,
but it is intended to use in conjunction with
this a stanGpipe 100 feet high and Ave feet in
diameter, now in course of construction. A
highly satisfactory public test of the system was
made at 2 P. NJ. to-day, water being thrown TO
the height of 100 feet through one and onehalf-
inch pipe. 1t is the general expression here
that the works will compare favorably with any
in the State. A banquet at the Hotel Hayes in
honor of the event was rendered by the directors
of the company to about sixty of our prominent
citizens and business men.
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Tex; George r. Miner, of Edwardsvlle H.. J.
NJ. Dickson, of Shelbyville, and w b. Marshutz,
county superintendent.
An old man named Edward Mckinley resi-
dent of Decatur. was killed by Panhandle
train, near Dayton, o., on Monday. de was
walking on the track.
John and Jacob Ensminger, while crossing a
bridge over Lake Fork creek, near ST. Jacobs
with traction engine, were seriously injured oy
the bridge breaking down.
Harry T.. Spring, known as the boy preacher
was adjudged insane at Carmi, on Monday. he
was very precocious youth, and had studied
very hard, and this, probably, is the cause OF
his insanity.
Burl Allen, a rough, shot and dangerously
wounded James Enos. a prominent citizen. at
the Mount Pisgah Sunday-school, six miles west
OF Vienna, on Sunday afternoon The difficulty
between them was an old score. Allen escaped.
VIM. S. Waite, of Pocahontas died on Monday
night from the effects of injuries received by
being run over by binder on Saturday. He
was the wealthiest farmer in Bond county. and
leaves to wife and child fortune of SO, 900.
Near Bowlder, on Monday. young GIRL who
was picking berries bitten by rattlesnake
through hole in one of her boots, and died In a
short time. The serpent imbedied his fangs
firmly in the boot that it could not escape, and
was killed.
Forty nail-feeders still refuse to take their
machines at the Centralia nail works They
have no grievances against the company, but
claim the nailers are not living up to the com
pact made with them. The company has or
dered forty self-feeders, and will place them in
the mill st once
Ephraim Hayes an old resident of Illiopolis.
who has been deranged for some time, became
violently insane on Monday, and attempted to
kill his daughter and other persons. He was
taken to Springfield in the afternoon and lodged
IN jail to await his examination. preparatory TO
being sent to the Jacksonville asylum.
Large preparations are being made for the
central Illinois soldiers and sailors reunion,
which meets at Beardstown Sept 2 and 3. 1t
embraces, in addition to Cass county those of
Mason, Morgan, Menard, Sangamon, Logan,
Christian, Macoupin. Jersey. Green, Calhoun.
Pike, Scott Brown. Adams, Schiller, Fulton. Nc
Donough, Madison and Hancock The commit
tee has already large array Of distinguished
speakers promised. such as Gen. John A. Logan,
f. j. Oglesby, Palmer and others.
An unusual trial occurred in the Probate
Court at Edwardsville. on Monday morning, be-
fore Judge NJ. G. Dale. Maria Sem, of High
land, made application for the appointment of
conservator for John Mueller, of the same
place. on the ground that he is an inebriate and
incapable of attending to his business. A jury
was impaneled, and a verdict returned recon
mending the appointment of "a conservator for
John Mueller, who is an inebriate and idler."
Mueller is a timer by trade, and possessed of a
comfortable home in Highland which he is en-
deav0ring to squander.
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The Kansas Boy Murderer.

Usage, Kan, July 20.-The case against Will
lie Sells, charged with the murder OF his father,
mother and brother, on the 9Th of last March,
occupied the attention of theaDistrict Court Of
this county to-day. A special venire of ninety
men had been summoned, but it proved INSULT
Gent to secure jury and Judge Stilwell ad
iourned court and ordered another venire of
forty to be summoned to appear tomorrow
morning. The interest in the case is intense A
few weeks ago letter was received by the editor
of the ST. Joseph Gazette. purporting to be from
two boys, AL Kirby and Sam Ryan, confessing
the crime It is now claimed that Al Kirby is
in New Mexico, and By proper exertions could be
annrahAnded.
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Flight of a dishonest Book-Keeper.

New YORK. July 20.-Douglas Roome, for
several years trusted book keeper of Wheel
wright Anderson & Co., a dry goods commission
He sent a letter to the firm confessing that he
had robbed them of about $4,000. His letter
told when and in what sums he had taken the
firms money with all book-keeper's accuracy
of statement 1t told all the false entries made
to conceal the populations, and just how he had
managed to mix up accounts without being de-
tected by the firm on the one hand or by its Gus
tomers on the other. His populations had been
going on for two or three years
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A somnambnlistic Ricycler,

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
NATION, July 20.-Willam Forbes, of Nor
risonvile, is wheelman and somnambulist, as
we'll A few nights ago he arose in his sleep, put
on his hat, mounted his bicycle and struck out
at prize-winning rate through the streets of
the slumbering village. He was headed off by
the night watchman, who was not afraid of
ghosts With difficulty he was awakened from
his dream as the champion wheelman of the
world Once awakened, he speedily abandoned
the turf, and hurried home to get his ears meas
ured.
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Nearly \ Hundred Years ola.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
ROCHESTER,, July 2O.-Rev. Adrian Foote died
last night at the residence of is son-in- law.
Robert Gould, in this city, at the advanced age
of ninety-nine years and three months. Mr..
Foote was the oldest Baptist minister in the
United States. He leaves wife, who is over
eighty years old, and three children. Mr. Foote
graduated from the Theological College at
Hamilton, N. Y. about 1919, and began preach
ing the next year Having become super
anuated several years ago, he retired, and led a
quiet life.