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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-07

10 attendance and workers from China. India.
Japan, Mexico, and among the freedmen and the
Mormons, now home furlough. will be pres
enL A museum or foreign cnriosities will be
under the management of Mrs. NJ G. Garvin,
and bazaar of Syrian and Egyptian articles
VIII De attended by native Egyptian girl, niece
OF Mrs Layah Barrakat, who lectured in Indian
apolis last winter
Five thousand people were in attendance at
the old settlers meeting at Georgetown, Brown
county, last Saturday. Addresses were deliv
cred by George w. Allison, of Nashville; Joseph
Moore, of Trafalgar, and George Cooper, of
Columbus George Hollowell, William Walman
and others gave interesting "reminiscences of the
early settlement of the county. Peter Rowe
proved the lightest old settler in Brown, and re-
eeived the prize, pair of pants; weight, seventy
four pounds. The prize to the Oldest settler
having the youngest child was given to Lewis
Depree. He was made the happy father Of a
boy when seventy five years old, and was
'caned.' pair of spectacles was given 20
Mary Walker for being the oldest woman having
the greatest number of grandchildren. The old
LADY is eighty-one, and has ninety seven grand
children
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Northwest Conference.
lecial to the Indianapolis journal

Gecial to the Indianapolis journal
FRANKFORT, Sept. G. -Bishop Merrill preached
in the Methodist Church, to large audience.
from the text, For there is none other name
At night the missionary anniversary was held.
and addresses were delivered by Dr. Thoburn of
India, and DR.. Lowry, of China.
At the Presbyterian Church Dr. J. P D. John
delivered a mastery sermon in the morning, and
in the evening the Rev. Darwood, of New York
city, was greeted by large audience, and gave
an eloquent sermon.
On Monday morning the conference session
opened at the usual hour. The special interest
of the morning was the appointing of COM
mission of five to confer with like committee
from the North Indiana Conference to consider
the union of the two conferences. Also. resolu-
tions commeudatory to DR.. j. c. Reed, secre-
tary, who is compelled on account of feeble
health, to ask for superannuated relation. Also,
the committee on temperance This report in
substance, was declaration in favor of national
and State constitutional prohibition, and in ep-
position to the regulation of the liquor traffic as
final adjustment of the great evil
Greencastle was chosen as the place to hold
the next conference session Conference will
adjourn on Tuesday morning.
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Ex-President Ar,hur.s Health.

New YORK, Sept GA Boston special to the
Philadelphia Press says: IAN old frieud of ex-
President Arthur, who has just returned from a
visit to the distinguished Invalid at New Lon
don, gives gloomy view of Dir. Arthur's con
dition. He says tho ex President maintains at
all times forced cheerfuness, and still mani
tests the liveliest interest in current events and
leading political questions of the day, discussing
men aud measures with all his old time keen
ness Yet he soon tires, his breathing becomes
shorter. and an enforced rest ensues He has
lost hesh until he is the mere shadow OF his
former SELF The robust physique and ford
countenance are gone. He feels the change
bitterly, and expressions of sympathy are very
cheering to him, and these constantly pour
ing In from all sections of the country. Mr..
Arthur reads the newspapers with the greatest
avidity, and any paragraph of foreboding kind
about himself makes him depressed and anxious.
dis attendants exercise continued care regarding
the contents of papers taken to him. There is
little doubt that his illness is confirmed attack
of dreadful malady, and that the Inevitable
result is only question of time"
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British Trades-Union Congress.

HULL. Sept 6-The British Trades-union
Congress began its sessions to-day in this city.
The retiring president, Mr.. Maudsley, in on adj
dress, insisted that in lessening the number of
hours constituting a days work lay the best
known remedy for the lack of employment which
so depressed labor to-day. He denied that there
was in the world an overabundance Of workers.
The trouble was that labor was not well regulat-
ed and that such vast numbers of men were so far
overemployed that the necessary work of the
worlds production accomplished by much
smaller number of persons than that which
should find employment in it, with the result
that thousands were in want of work and bread.
Mr.. Madison, of Hull, was elected to succeed
Mr.. Maudsley in the presidency of the union.
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ILLINOIS.
Sensation at Marshall, in Which Terre
Haute Girl Plays Principal Part.

Sensation at Marshall, in Which Terre
Haute Girl Plays a Principal Part.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
MARSHALL, Sept. 6-Last evening three negro
men and two young white women drove over
from Terre Haute and stopped at the st. James
Hotel, but refused to register One of the men.
quite good-looking young fellow, black a
coal, went at once to the county clerks Office
and secured marriage license for himself and
one of the girls. He returned to the hotel at
once, with minister, but just as the ceremony
was about to be performed the girl drew back.
saying she would not be married. Threats and
persuasions were of no avail, and finally the en-
tire party started back to Terre Haute, the
negro saying he would gain her consent, if pos
sible, and then return, as the laws of Indiana do
not permit mixed marriages. The girl is a
blonde about twenty years old, and of almost
startling beauty. The license clerk was sworn
to secrecy as to the names Of the parties, and
nothing can he learned concerning them. 1t
was evident that some unlawful coercion was
being exercised on the girl.
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Alleged Illegal Seizures.

CHICAGO, Sept. 6-The Times's Winnipeg,
Man, special says: ''The Hon. Mr.. Foster.
Dominion Minister O: Marine and Fisheries, re-
turned from British Columbia to-day where he
has been looking after the fishery and other in
terests. While at Victoria he took the depos-
tons of members of the crews of vessels seized
by the American revenue officers in Alaskan
waters From the evidence he made memo
randum to the British government, calling upon
it to make certain representations 70 Washing
ton, to the effect that the seizures were illegal.
The crews deposed that the vessels were not
within sixty miles of Alaska's shores when the
seizures were made Mr.. Foster says the Amer
lean government has no moro right to insist that
Canadian vessels shall not go within sixty miles
of the Alaskan shore than the Canadian gov
eminent has to say American vessels shall not
go within that distance of the Labrador coast
even though Russia, when it owned Alaska,
claimed sovereignty in adjoining seas"
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The Holiday in New York.

New York, Sept 6-This being the legal
holiday set apart by the Legislature for the Ia
boring classes, it was celebrated by monster
parade by the different labor organizations, fol-
lowed by picnic. The sky had threatening
appearance, but this did not interfere with the
days programme. Every trade was represented
In the procession, which was constituted, it was
said, of between 49, 900 and 90 900 workingmen.
J. p Archibald was the grand marshal The
procession started from Thirteenth street and
Fourth avenue and moved to Union square.
tThere it was reviewed by Mayor Grace. Henry
George and Robert Blisset The column parad-
ed through Broadway to Fifth avenue and
Thirty fourth street, whore it disbapded. The
members then proceeded to Harlem River Park,
where the picnic took place and various games
were engaged in.
The workingmen of Brooklyn and William
burg also paraded to-day in honor cf labors ma
tional holiday. The parade was under the
auspices of the Central Labor Union. 1t was
estimated that about $4,000 men were in line.
AL the trades were represented in the process
sion The procession marched from Bedford
avenue to Myrtle avenue Park. where speeches
were made and dancing and athletic sports en-
loved,
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AT Other POints

MILWAUKEE. Sept 6.-Owing to excessive
heat many iaoorlng men who expected to take
part in the Artisans day procession did not join
the parade.
About four thousand men and two hundred
women belonging to various labor organizations
formed at the Washington monument marched
through all the Streets and joined in a picnic at
Schltz Park Most of the large manufacturing
establishments suspended operations to enable
their employees to participate in the celebration.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Sept 6-Tbe workingmen
Of this city observed labor day by having q
parade and an open air meeting in Union square
Two thousand Knights of Labor and trades
Singer sewing-machine works and other factor
rated, and various notices were suspended
across the streets.
DETROIT, Sept. Labor dav was aupropri-
Atey observed IN this city Representatives of
the various labor organizations and industries to
the number of nine thousand, paraded the streets
during the afternoon, marching to Miller's
Garden, where contests, games, dancing etc
closed the day.
ALBANY, n. Y, Sept. 6-Labor day was cele-
brated here today by grand parade, in which
five thousand members of labor unions partici
pated. John f. Dugan was grand marshal, and
Hon. John Swinburne, Judge John c. Matt and
others acted as the judges of the sports.
NEWARK, n. j., Sept. 6-Most of the factories
en1 stores in this city were closed in honor of
labor day" twenty-five thousand working
men took part in the procession. Henry George
delivered an address to workingmen in the after
TOca,
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Prosecutor Removed.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
north MANCHESTER, Sept. deputy Prose
cutting Attorney J. NJ Burdge was removed to-
day by Prosecutor Pence of Peru. The cause
of the removal came from an expose made some
time ago by the Saturday Herald, a local paper,
in which it charged Burge with criminal neglect
in prosecuting case of torgery-allowing the
forger to go free by paying back the money de-
frauded costs in the case. attorneys tees etc.
The Herald's expose was taken up by many citi'
zens, who appealed to Mr.. Pence for the ap-
pointment of o successor who would prosecute
criminals, and he came and investigated mat
tiers, with the result above mentioned.
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INDIANAAND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
ALI Kinds in the Two States.
Dangerously Wounded in House of Ill-Fame
"A Sensation in Which a Startlingly
Beautiful Terre Haute Girl Figures.
Charles Koontz Dangerously and Perhaps
Fatally Shot by w. III. Benefill.

Charles Koontz Dangerously and Perhaps
Fatally Shot by w. III. Benefill.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VINcENNEs, Sept CIV. Fl. Benefll and
young fellow named Tabor, both from Bridge
port ILL.,, were arrested last night on the charge
of shooting Charles Koontz, of this city Koontz
was at bawdy-house just outside of town, and
Denefill and Tabor tried to get in. Being re-
fused, they raised a disturbance, and Koontz
stepped TO the window to try to induce them to
go away, when Benefill whipped out his revolver,
firing two shots. one of which dangerously
wounded Koontz, who came near bleeding to
death before surgical aid could be procured.
Benefit and Tabor were before the Mayor this
afternoon for preliminary hearing, the latter
being DISCHARGED Benefill was held in default of
$500 bail He is married, and is respectfully
connected. Koontz's condition is pronounced
precariOuS
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Big DIFFERENTIATION in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 6.-The demonstration of
the Knights of Labor to day was the largest of
the industrial classes ever witnessed in Balti-
more In the early forenoon the sky was over
cast, giving promise of rain. but that did not
prevent the gathering of the rking hosts. In
many parts of the city buildings were docorat-
ed. The gathering took place in East Balt-
more. the right of all the divisions resting on
Broadway. The line was composed of eight d-
visions, preceded by a platoon of police under
command of Marshal Frey, and throughout the
entire line were flags and floats representing the
various industrial pursuits. The line moved at
i o'clock, and passed through the principal streets
to Druid Hill Park It is estimated that from
$4,000 to $4,000 working men and women were in
Zine
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The Day in Boston.

BosToN Sept. 6.-"Labor day" which is to be
a permanent annual institution in Boston, was
inaugurated by the workingmen of this city and
suburbs to-day in an imposing manner The
feature of the morning was grand procession,
In five divisions. in which, it is estimated some
thirteen thousand persons participated, and
which took an hour to pass given point. The
procession, in which were represented all the la
Mayor O'Brien, on School street. and was wit
messed by thousands of people, who crowded the
sidewalks along the route. and in narrow streets
seriously encroached upon the right of way of
the procession. The exercises OF the day were
continued at a monster picnic held at Downer
Landing The afternoon was devoted to athlss1;c
sports, dancing, clay bakes, etc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-07
INDIANA METHODIsTS.
Closing Session of the Indiana ConfersAce-
Only One Change in Indianapolis Pastors.

Closing Session of the Indiana ConfereAce-
Only One Change In Indianapolis Pastors.
Special to the Indianapolis JournaL
PRINCETON, Sept. 6.-Fhe business of the
Methodist Conference progresses with undated
interest This morning the temperance and ed
vocational reports occupied most of the session.
The former paper Endorsed the old Methodist
doctrine OF total abstinence for the individual
and prohibition by the State without any refer
ence to party action and commended the efforts
of the Womans National Temperance Union to
secure text books in our public schools, showing
the effects of alcoholic beverages upon the hu-
man system.
DePauw University was warmly commended
by resolution, and pledge was made to raise,
within the year, the sum of SIS. 600, promised by
agreement with Mr. DePauw when the name of
the institution was changed. The conference
also approved the children's-day fund. and ut
tered warning concerning Roman Catholic and
infidel interference with our public schools.
The select committee appointed early in ahe
session to examine the charges of immortality
made against Rev. Jno. Walls reported, com
pletely vindcating him.
The committee on Freedmen's Aid Society
made vigorous report. commenting its work
DR.. Gray, agent of that society, was heard
With much pleasure.
The afternoon session was devoted to reports
of committees. Obituaries of NJ. W. Stetson
and W. G. Smith. deceased members. were
read. The statistics show an increase of nearly
four thousand members, making the present
aggregate membership thirty-6ve thousand. The
benevolences for the year amount to $12, 900;
current expenses, $4,000 ministerial support,
$79 000
The conference voted to meet next year in
Meridian street Church, Indianapolis.
The appointments read at the evening
session Mr. Halstead is made elder of the In
dianapolis district The pastors Of Indianapolis
are the same as last year, except that at Ames
Rev. j. e. Stale succeeds Mr. Asbury who has
served three years Bishop Andrews will leave
tomorrow for Erie Conference.
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AN OHIO FARMER TORTURED.
Shameful Outrage Perpetrsted Upon Man
Accused of G0GsiplnS.

Accused OF GA&5aplnSs
Mansfield CO.. Special.
Tomorrow there will DO filed in the court here
a petition for 900 damages against twelve
farmers of this county, including two women,
- Simon Dolph. While Dolph was going after
his cows ms. - hAfore sunset, about week ago, a
sentinel on the road FREQ a suo. 80.
four men rushed out from cornfed upon
Dolph. He was too much for them, and four
more men appeared, and he was bound. His
wife was driven away at the muzZle Of guns.
She tolled the farm bell and one of the neighbors
responded, but was driven away under threat
OF death. A rope was placed around Dolphs
neck and he was dragged through the woods.
The rope was then thrown over limb, and he
was pulled up When he recovered his senses
he was lying on log. A man was blowing into
his mouth. He was taken thence to a grave yard,
whore he was stripped. Tar was rubbed over his
body, and he was commanded to roll in several
bushels of feathers The crowd then padded
feathers on him and put mass in his hair stick
ing rooster feathers on his head to make him
look like an Indian. He was then pulled with
the rope around his neck over stones ard brushes
and marched TO the village of Rome. There a
bonfire was built, around which the men forced
him to march to music. The inhabitants of the
village turned out to the sight, but no effort
was made to rescue the tortured man. He was
punched with sticks kicked and terribly treated.
He appealed to justice of the peace and a con-
stable for help, but they said they could do moth
ing. The ten men marched him around town,
and each giving him parting kick, started him
home where he arrived several hours afterward,
nearly dead Before releasing him the Captain
of the gang warned him to leave town within ten
days or they would kill him and his family and
burn his premises The neighbors charged
Dolph with talking scandalously about all the
women in the neighborhood, which he indignant
~ denies Warnings had been given him to
leave the country three days before the outrage
by two masked men and again the night before
women refused
One man was shot during the melee. Many of
the accused are wealthy. Several have already
left the country and others are preparing to
leave.
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Brief Mention,

The Masonic temple at Paxton will be dedi
Gated on Oct 81.
The Macon county old settlers reunion at the
fair grounds will be held on Sept. Is.
Leroy Relf, of Tuscola. has $4,000 silkworms,
and has this season produced sufficient cocoons
to make fifty pounds of silk
large beaver was killed recently in Bay
creek, near Pleasant Hill and two farmers near
Monmouth killed big gray wolf.
Miss Ella Jansen, of Danville, says she has
been cured of two-years' sickness by prayer
after her physicians had given her up.
The Bloomington library fund canvassers are
having great success. and ST 900 has already been
subscribed. Mrs. Withers has donated a lot for
the building.
Two little boys at Patoka were made insensi-
Bile by stroke of lightning but soon recovered.
The same shock knocked over a score OF geese in
the door-yard.
The Central Illinois Conference of the United
Brethren Church will be held at Casner on Sept.
l6 1t is expected that fifty ministers and
twenty eight lay delegates will attend
George 3. Balch. one of the oldest settlers in
central Illinois. personal friend of Abraham
Lincoln, and known throughout the State as
the Poet of Elm Flats" died on Saturday at
Lerna, Coles county.
s Two valuable hunting dogs belonging to Essex
Payne, OF Centralia. were bitten by rattle
snake. Their owner made them drink strong
milk and thus saved their lives.
An Ottawa man bought new hat one evening
and then went home He saw large owl sit
ting on his gate post Slipping up to it he threw
his hat over it. The owl proved to be made of
wood, and the blow by which it was captured
tore the crown out of the captor's hat
A little son of Mrs. Quinn, of Geneseo forced
his small sister to drink the contents of the
family kerosene can A doctor saved her life.
Not long ago the boy made his sister lie down on
the floor, and then, getting a Ratchet. he pre-
pared to cut her head Off The mother appeared
ami spoiled the plan.
The fifth annual reunion of the Patterson
family took place near Sullivan on Saturday,
and was largely attended, there being nearly
two thousand people present In Sullivan
county alone there are echty-one Pattersons
that are voters, all being Democrats. Of this
number thirty-six weigh over 250 pounds and
eight weigh over $50.
The production of clover in Shelby county is
fast becoming popular with the farmers of that
section. John Kissell has just thrashed the prod
uct of ten acres and obtained sixty-nine bush
els, which will readily bring "a. so per bushel,
and more than pay for his land The crop in
that county will reach hundreds of bushels, and
it is estimated that next year the acreage will be
doubled.
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STAND BY THE "ROYS

Members of the G. A. r. and their friends should
remember that the excursion to-day to Cincinnati
benefit of our free library and readin9room Special
trains of parlor and elegant day coaches will leave the
Union Depot this morning at IL o'clock, making no
announcements made by any opposition line, which,
after making agreement not TO interfere with our
excursion, seeks to rob of tho fruits of our
advertising by running excursion it's slow
accommodation train, ostensibly for the benefit of
earthquake" sufferers. BY order of the comntte
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LABOR'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
An Extensive and Notable Demonstra-
ton by Workingmen of Chicago.
Parades at Boston, New York, Baltimore and
Other POintS-The Congress of British
Trades -Unions-General Labor News.
THE LABOR HOLIDAY.

A Large and Very Imposing Demonstration
by tho Organizations of Chicago.
CHIcAGo Sept 6-The annual street parade
In this city to-day, was the most noteworthy
ever made by the labor organizations of Chicago,
both in point of numbers and point of equip
ment The day was warm, but perfect in all
other respects for street display. The column
began moving at 1890 o'clock, and, marching
steadily, was two hours in its passage. The col
uan was divided into nine divisions, and close
computation places the number of lnarchers in
line at between thirty and thirty five thousand.
The feature of the parade was contained in the
remarkable uniformity shown by each division
of marchers, the latter all being equipped with
canes and generally wearing SLOUGH hats of dark
or gray color All the trades marched by col
urans of fours we'll closed up, and generally
moving with great precision and regularity. One
column of of 500 employees Of the bank-safe man
ufacturers wore white tiles. The column of
Journeymen talors, numbering 1000, wore
white derbys, and presented probably the finest
appearance Of any distinct body of the march
ers. The American flag was carried by each
division, and there very few notices or
banners borne in the column. One Of the trucks
in the line carried the figure of twentyfoot
giant stamping out cheap labor, idealized by the
figure of a Chnaman. The procession concluded
with an almost endless display Of manufactured
goods on gayly decorated wagons. One of the
knights of Labor assemblies carried a banner
inscribed, avoid all politicians" The Judges
gave the prize for the organization haying the
most men in line, silk American flag, to the
Brick-layers' Union; the second prize, flag, for
the organization making the neatest display and
showing the best discipline and most complete
uniformity of dress, went to the Typographical
Union; the horse-shoers and shoemakers made
such favorable impression that the judges were
unable to decide between them. and so deter
mined to give each Of them ivory gavel.
Mrs. Della Parnell. who for some time past
has been stopping in the city the guest of Col.
W. p. Rend, was invited to be present at the pic
mic In response she appeared at the grounds in
a carriage, and was greeted with cheers.