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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-15
SAM JONES AT CINCINNATI.
Forty Thousand People Block the Streets in an
Effort to Enter Music Hall.

CINcINNATI. Feb 14.-An extraordinary scene
took place tonight at Music Hail. It was the
closing night of the meetings of Sam Jones and
Sam Small. The services were to begin at 7:3O
At 6 o'clock. when the doors were opened over
5000 people were pressing for admission, and in
five minutes after every seat in the hall was
taken Then the stage was packed, until people,
among them women, sat on the front edge
Eight thousand people were packed IN the
house. The Odeon. adjoining. was packed full.
and Small preached there At o'clock, when
DR.. Joice made his way the stage, he said he
had entered with great difficulty; that in front
of the hall were many people vainly trying to
enter, and that the streets for three squares
were mass of people. He was sure q, 600 peo-
pie had tried to enter Music Hail. Fifteen min
utes later another minister arrived. and said
there were 10000 people unable to get in. Ten
minutes later Sam Jones appeared, and said
policeman had told him there were 40, 900 people
in and about Music Hail. Jones preached to an
attentive audience. He goes home to- morrow
TO rest, and in two weeks begins preaching In
Chicago.
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to the family Of the dying the bulk to the wealth
of the surviving. One supports the bereaved at
the cost of the survivors; the other enriches the
survivors at the cost of the bereaved.
There are several forms of modified tontine;
but they are all built on the same general ground
plan; all start from the same basis; and all divide
an accumulated fund among the survivors after
a term of years.
In the controversy which has been going on
for some time past in advertising columns
and elsewhere we take no part. The companies
represented IN this controversy are all comma
mics of good standing in the community. We
have no personal interest in any of them The
charges which have been imported into the con-
troversy BY third party, as kind of amicus
curiB against one of these companies, we believe
to be utterly unfounded. They look very like
an ingenious attempt to divert public attention
from the real issue. OF that issue we have been
not uninterested spectator. Nor, If we may
Judge from some letters received from CORE
spondents, have our subscribers been Indifferent
to 1t. We cannot undertake to tell them what is
the best life insurance company. But we do not
hesitate to advise them to leave severely alone
any policy Of insurance, however framed,
which promises small returns to the wife
and family in case of the carly decease of the
husband father, and makes up for him by prom
Using him large return if he lives long enough
end of the allotted term; we advise them to
recognize no life insurance as legitimate which
is not framed and conducted in the interest of
the widow and the fatherless in the event of the
death of their natural supporter. This alone is
life insurance; the other however skillfully it
may be disguised, is not entitled to that hon
ored name.
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UTICA N. Y, Feb. 14-The funeral of ex
Governor Seymour will be held at 2 o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon, from Trinity Church
Bishop Huntington will conduct the burial
services. which will be very simple No public
services will be held at the house. and the inter
ment in Forest Hill Cemetery will also be pri
vate. After the church service a public meeting
will be held in the opera-house, at which brief
remarks will be made by ex-senator Kerrsan and
others. "he remains will lie in state in the hall
of ex-senator Conkling's house from 10 to IL A.
NJ. on Tuesday Ex-senator Conkling arrived
here this afternoon. Governor Hill, Mr. DORIS
heisner, Judge Miller of the Supreme Court
and many other distinguished people will attend
the funeral. The relatives OF the deceased con-
tinue to receive dispatches of coincidence from
all parts of the country. The pall-bearers thus
far selected are: Fred. A Conkling, of New
York. John Constable Walter s. Church, of Al
bany; Francis Herman and Hon. VIM. j. Bacon,
of Utica
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TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIES.

Patrick S. Gilmore gave two concerts at Madi-
son-square Garden. New York, yesterday after
noon and evening, for the benefit of the Parneil
fund The net proceeds will be about sc, 900.
Thomas A. Edison and others have filed. at
Albany, N. Y, articles of incorporation of the
international Railway Telegraph Company,
which is to introduce his device for telegraphing
TO and from moving trains
At Philadelphia yesterday afternoon three
ptory dwelling house. occupied by the families of
William Hunger. butcher, and John Spiegol-
hotter, fell, and seven persons were buried in
the ruins. but all escaped serious injury
A saloon at West Pennington Trumbull
county, Ohio, kept by man named Hawley. was
wrecked with dynamite yesterday morning The
people had been at war with Hawley for some
time, and this is thought to be the result
At meeting of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union of Philadelphia, held yesterday after
noon. the branch secretaries made responses to
their circular calling for contributions TO the
Irish Parliamentary fund The returns aggre-
gated $8s5l7. A cablegram was at once sent to
Mr. Parnell announcing that over FL, 700 had
been contributed by the meeting. The contribu-
tions received by Mr.. A. j. Drexel, treasurer of
the citizens committee in aid of the Parnell
fund, amounts to $l2.9l3.
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Minor Notes.

A revival is in progress at the Friends Church
at Kokomo.
Elmer Michels is on trial at New Albany for
killing James Brady
Charles S. Henley-has been elected chairman
and Newton f. Williams secretary of the Henry
county Republican committee.
John W. finder has been chosen chairman
John S. Armstrong secretary, and Henry Hadley
treasurer of the Hendricks county Republican
committee.
The will of Amanda G. Menaugh, of New AL
hany leaves her real and personal property to
her daughters Margaret V. Ruckle and Sarah
T.. Guthrie.
John Jennings the oldest man in Hancock
county mas died at the residence of his son in
law. Daniel Davis, near Greenfield, at the age Of
nlnety-eight years.
VIM. Logue, ST., of New Albany. was married
for the fifth time on Thursday. The bride was
Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards, aged ffty-two years
He is sixty eight years old.
A Masonic lodge Of sorrow. the first ever held
there. was opened at Jeffersonville on Friday
night. The roll of the dead, among whom were
the names of De La Hunt, Pile Caldwell, Col
vim, Lawrence Glossbrenner, Stratton and Dor
sey, was called by the secretary.
The Montgomery county Republican commit
tee has organized by electing John H. HUMPHREYS
chairman, and L. H. B. Mccain secretary. L.
nj. Dice, eX-Reporter of the Supreme Court was
first chosen chairman, hut declined on account
of having been resident for so short a time
The Knights of Labor scored a victory at Elk
hart in having the Council insert in the ordinance
granting franchise for street railway, a clause
compelling the company to submit the number
of hours the employees shall work and the wages
paid, to arbitration. The railway will be built
at once.
Chief Matthews, of New Albany has suspend
ed pipeman Charles While and driver David
Beard for neglect of duty. When the alarm of
fire was sounded, the Chief alleges, the two sus
pen0ed men were at saloon and late in getting
to the fire. The Chief has issued very strin-
gent order in relation to the of liquor by the
men in the fire department.
The closing of the army clothing works at JEFF
fersonville is serious thing. During the year
past about $40, 900 was paid out to sewing women.
which was largely expended in Jeffersonvile for
food, clothing and house rent. OF the 543
women employed in this sewing, 3S2 reside in
that city and lbs at New Albany. The others
were from Utica and Charlestown.
Jacksonville item in Louisville Courier-Jour
nal: A few weeks ago Julius Vaughan, fire.
man on the j., M. d |. railroad. and young lady
living at Columbus were married. The young
lady is Catholic and Mr.. Vaughan is a Protest
ant About week ago Mrs. Vaughan went to
st. Louis to visit relatives. On Wednesday Mr..
Vaughan received letter from his wife, saying
that her brother did not consider Protestant
marriage valid one, and they would not permit
her to return Mr. Vaughan was not thus to be
deprived of his newly made bride. He went to
St Louis, and after considerable difficulty ob-
tanned possession Of her.
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The Lauer wife-Murder Case.

OMAHA Neb.. Feb. 1.-THE grand jury
yesterday found a true bill against John
w. Lauer, ex-superintendent of the
Omaha nail works, for murder in the
first degree. for killing his wife. The pris-
oner has been under bond or i'll Jail since the
morning of the shooting, Nov. q. The tragedy
for which Lauer now stands indicted created
great excitement. The prisoner and his wife
occupied room on the first floor and his sister
on the second floor, of the residence at No 2618
Douglas street About 2:30 o'clock on the morn
ing of Nov. q, Lauer aroused his sister and the
neighbors oy an alarm, declaring he had shot his
wife, installing her for burglar. Mrs Lauer
was found lying dead across the threshold of
their room, with bullet in her brain Lauer's
version of the tragedy at first accepted, but
the recollection of trouble with his wife, year
previous. and evidence of il, together with cir
cumstantial evidence as to the shooting led to
his being held for trial. Strong threats were
made of lynching, and Lauer provided himself
with body guard of nail works employees He
was not molested, however, but to prevent any
violence he was at once placed in Jail after the
preliminary examination.
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ILLINOIS.
Identity of the Man Who "C0nfidcnced" MIR.
Bradner Out of 5000.

Identity of the Man Who "C0nfidcnced" MIR.
Bradner Out of 5000.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLooMINGToS, Feb 14.-It has been discov-
cred that the astounding confidence game which
was perpetrated here last Thursday, by which
George Bradner, old business man, was beaten
out of $1,000. was almost certainly managed by
the notorious DOC" Bags, formerly of Denver,
and more recently of Chicago. Baggs was seen
here on Wednesday by railroad man, who knew
him intimately for years in Colorado. He was
stopping at the Ashley House The railroad man
conversed with him nearly an hour. Baggs was
seen several times during Wednesday, talking to
a grey headed and whiskered man. Baggss de-
scription, as given by the man who talked with
him. tallies exactly with that given by Mrs Davis
of the operator who rented the room in her house,
in which the job was done
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A Dying Mans REQUEST Refused.

DENVER Feb IA Red Cliff Col, special
to the Republican gives particulars of a savage
lynching there tonight 1t appears that two
miners by the name of Gleason and
Perry engaged in dispute over the
payment of SIS that Perry owed Gleason.
Perry drew revolver and shot Gleason through
the heart Perry was placed in Jail. At ii
o'clock this evening a mob of 200 miners came
to town. overpowered the iailer. and hanged the
murderer from railroad water tank. Perry's
only request was to be allowed TO climb up lad
der and jump off, This was refused. A rope
was quickly thrown over his head and he was
drawn up and strangled His last breath was
spent in cursing the mob
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RELIGIOUS FERoCITY AT sAFEI.
Revolving Incidents of the Festival or Mou
lnud


safi (Morocco) Letter in the Pail Mall Gazette.
Safi is, perhaps. the least known but withal,
on account of its picturesque situation and ira
ditions the most interesting of the seaport towns
of Morocco Here is to be found the ancient pail
ace. still. in good state of preservation,
of ''Sultan-ogre." named Moulay Yaz-
cid. who was in the habit of decapitatinr
his domestics to play at bowls with their heads
This monster surnamed "Redbearj," charac-
teristic derived from his mothers race was the
son of Moulay Mohammed ben Abdullah, who
married an Irishwoman, the widow of an English
sergeant of the line, who died here some time
in the year 1870. Saffi is also one of the holy
cities of the Moorish empire, and in consequence
is thronged with ragged but sanity indiyid-
uals, who thrive on the charity of the de-
vout During the Mohammedan holiday of
Mouloud, which was celebrated ON the 10Th and
Goth of December, and which embraces a fair
held yearly in honor of that saint SC dear to all
Mussulmans, "Moulay Abd-el Kader Gillely ell
Bagdady," the Europeans resident here were
the shuddering spectators of the religious
frenzy exhibited by the ..Aissowa" ands Ham
adsha." or "Hamdoushy,7 on the occasion of
their public professions which are also con-
Quoted in this holiday. The "Aissowa" are of
the brotherhood of 'Moulay Hamed ben Aissa, !"
a saint of great favor among the Moors. 1t is
pretended that their manifestations, which in
clude snake-charming and juggling rdicule the
miracles of Jesus Christ. and this preposterous
statement is accepted by the Moors as sufficient
explanation of their vagaries. The "Hamadsha''
are tbs disciplants of the Sidi Ali ben Hamdoush
whose zowia is situated on Mount Zebrouan,
near the city of Mequinez 1t is their practice on
the occasion of religious festivities to throw can
non balls into the air, which they receive on
their bare heads, and to infict gashes upon their
persons with assmall ak.
The holiday of Mouloud is accompanied by the
displays of religious enthusiasts throughout his
Shereefian Majesty the Sultan of Moroccos do
minions, but at no other port do these fanatics
amuse themselves with such ferocity as at Safi.
where the righteousness of their behavior rem.
ders it extremely dangerous for Christian or
Jew to cross their path during certain hours of
the day. Even the Mussulman spectators stand
with naked feet fearing the 'Aissowa, "
for lack OF prey, should seize and
devour their shoes. None but an eve
witness can conceive the degrading scenes
which occur during these professions; and none,
even the enactors, can derive enjoyment there
from. The s.Assowa' are naked to the waist
and wear their hair SO that when necessary it
covers the face. The ''Hamadsha,n on the con-
trary. are shaven, as is the custom of Moham-
medans. The principal performers assemble at
their respective zowias or chapels in town, and
sally forth attended BY the 'gernowa." (blacks).
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Cnrlstlan Union.
We have more than once expressed our opin-
ion in favor of life insurance. 1t is the duty of
every man to provide for his family. He ought
not. if by any reasonable precaution he can
avoid it, leave his widow and children to know
the poignancy of anxiety and possible poverty
in addition to that of personal bereavement.
Nor is there, on the whole, any better way to
guard against this catastrophe than by life insur-
ance 1t is true that even into life insurance
companies thieves sometimes break through and
steal; that even life-insurance riches sometimes
take TO themselves wings and fly away. But this
is rare We have not the statistics at hand, but
it is our strong conviction that no in
vestment is safer than investment in legiti
mate life insurance company It's direct
ors feel certain degree of personal re.
sponsbility as guardians of the widow and
the fatherless The State exercises constant
supervision over these companies, and requires
an annual statement of their receipts, expendi-
lures and investments. 1t is true that if the
insured were to put his premium out at interest
every year, and compound the interest, at the
end of a long lifetime he would probably have
more than the life insurance company will give
him. But it is also true that few men will do
this unless they put themselves, as it we're. un-
der bonds to do it, as one does by taking out a
policy; and it is also true that it is only in
ones life is prolonged that his family will be
provided for by his savings, while by life insu-
rance it will be provided for if he is suddenly
cut off.
the family and duty of it's natural protector.
illegitimste life insurance is delusion for the
one and blunder of the other The gambling
mania has seized life insurance also; and be-
tween the legitimate and illegitimate form
there is difference as great as between
legitimate trade and illegitimate speculation;
and. ALSO unfortunately, a resemblance
as specious. What is called the tontine plan is
in its simplest form, substantially this: A group
OF ten or more combine, pay In their premiums
for definite period, say twenty years, agree
that if any one member defaults in his payment
he shall lose all that he has paid: if he dies be-
fore the twenty years his heirs shall receive the
face OF his policy-a sum considerably less than
the same annual premiums would give his fam
lily an ordinary life policy; and that the
amount remaining in the pool at the end of
twenty years shall be divided among the surviv-
ors If the reader will attentively consider this
he will see that it scarcely deserves the name of
life insurance
1t gives little to the widow and the fatherless,
much to the living husband and father. Life in
surance is a cooperative scheme by which many
men agree to contribute to the support OF each
others families in case of death, the censidera-
ton OF each mans contribution while he lives be-
ing the amount his family will receive when he
diess The tontine plan is cooperative scheme
by which many men agSee to contribute little
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INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY TO-

the floor He had previously made several at
teinpts, but no cause is assigned by his parents
for the rash act.
A meeting of Mexican war veterans, Joel s.
Post presiding, has been held at Decatur. with
the object of securing the names of all survivors
of that that arrangements may be made
to file claims for pensions.
Minnie DAILY. pretty Chicago pickpocket in
prison at Joliet. is likely to go crazy over the
death of her baby boy. The husband had been
in the habit of bringing the baby to the prison
once month to see the mother.
Mrs. NJ. A. Collard, we'll known lady of
Nation, aged seventy-seven, was found dead in
her bed last night She had eaten a hearty
supper before retiring, and felt as well as usual.
Heart disease is supposed to have been the
caose
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Miscellaneous Notes.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-Tonight the Journals
correspondent was informed that Representative
Ward, of Lafayette, had determined to be can
didate before the Democratic nominating con-
vention of the State for Judge of the Supreme
Court. and that he would soon visit Indiana in
the interest of his judicial aspirations.
Miss Gertrude Burnett has gone to Lafayette
on an extended visit.
Ex-senator J. E. Mcdonald. of Indianapolis
10 at the Riggs.
According to a report made by Secretary
Manning the expense of draping the public
buildings here. on account of the death of
General Grant. was $2.442, and upon the death
of Mr.. Hendricks, $5.475. Some surprise is
expressed at the difference between the two
expense accounts.
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Beats the Record.
San Francisco Call.

On New Years day a little four-y year old Tele-
graph Hill boy was accidentally shot through the
body, 42-calibre ball discharged from pistol
entering his breast. passing through his lungs
and out of his back. and to-day the little follow is
out joining in the amusements of his playmates.
one of the liyeliest of the lively. The child's
name is Daniel Murphy. His father is sffmeth5s
Murphy, blacksmith. living at Ne % Alta
street The ball struck a few inches above the
heart and passed out of his back through the
left shoulder blade. The little fellov-did not
realize that he was shot, but walked to his home
which was some distance away and told his
mother that one of his playmates had hit him
with rock and ne wanted to go to bed.
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LABOR MATTERS.

Strike of Freight Brakemen-Trains To BE
Moved Under Police Protection.
NEW ORLEANS Feb I4.-Thirty five freight
train brakemen on Morgan's railway struck
last night. They have been receiving $54 per
month, and demand sos, which sum the man
ayers refuse to pay The brakemen stopped. all
the freight trains at Gretna, outside of the city
limits and will not allow them to proceed.
Though there are only about forty brakeman on
men are assembled. No further attempt will be-
made to move freight trains without police pro-
tacfion
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Successful Revival at Champaign.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CHAMPAIGN, Feb. 1.-The revival meetings
in the Methodist Church here. Rev. Mr.. Best
pastor, conducted by Mr.. Potter, business
man of Chicago aided by Professor Miller, a
singer, have developed remarkable interest and
have stirred up the whole city. During the first
week great numbers have gone to the altar as
seekers. and over onc hundred and fifty have
professed conversion. All the ministers in the
city. and many from other places, have joined
in the work. and many people have come from
other towns. A business mems meeting this af
ternoou, addressed by Mr.. Potter, was attended
by great crowd and many requested prayers.
Mr.. Potter viii remain another week.
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Though various capers
Fill up the papers
OF all that happens from zone to zone,
Yet the theme that bosses
Both gains and losses
Is the telephone, o the telephonel
Let BURGERS burgle,
Let gurglurs gurgle,
And beer be swizzled wherever known;
But there's no unseating,
And there's no competing
With the telephone, o the telephone!
Let the SHOWS go whizzing,
Or billiards blizzing,
But the faithful papers still give.the throne
To the Bellelectric,
Or the n-electric;
It's the telephone, it's the telephone!
Boston Post
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Boycott Raised.

WILMINGTON. Del. Feb. IA The boycott in
stituted against the Daily Republican on the
LIST instant. by the typographical union and
knights of Labor, was officially raised last
night, the publishers of the Republican signing
an agreement to employ union printers, pay
union prices, and Ito make ample public apollo.
gies to the organizations herein5efore mentioned
for various unjust attacks published in the paper
aforesaid