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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-26
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
The Territory of that Name to Have Its Ad
mission Recommended.

The Territory of that Name to Have Its Ad-
mission Recommended.
Washington Special to Few York Sun.
The Senate committee on Territories has de-
cided to recommend the admission of Washing
ton Territory, and spent to-day in putting Mr..
Voorhees, bill for the purpose into shape. The
most important amendment will make soma
changes in the school biographies next year.
The committee wants the panhandle of Idaho
cut off and stuck on to Washington. The pres
ent southern boundary of Washington is to be
extended east to the Salmon river, which is for
the most part easterly in its course to the Bitter
Root mountains. These mountains form A
natural boundary between Montana and idaho
and are to be the line between Montana and
Washington. The tract of country north of the
Salmon river to the British possessions is nearly
as large as Vermont and New Hampshire, and
consists of three counties, including the lower
dAlene country and Nez Perez reservation
People out there have had to travel between
$500 and 5000 miles to attend their Legislature,
down at Boise City AS they live along the
Northern Pacific they will find their new rela-
tions much moro convenient for business. The
committee is regarded as favorable to the ad-
mission of Montana as well as Washington
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Who Is the Scamp?

Washington Letter in Boston Traveller.
A certain Southern senator who stands very
high in the councils of the Democratic party, is
in a good deal of trouble, caused by his own in
discretion. Only a few days ago this senator
came to Washington from his home in the South
He took section in the Pullman car Occupy
ing the adjoining section was young girl about
seventeen years OF age, who was on her way
North to boarding school. The old gray haired
senator looked at the young girl and the young
girl looked at the senator. They looked separ-
ately and they looked together. The porter
came in and made up the sections. The senator
prepared for the nights repose and the young
lady disappeared behind the folds of the curtains
in front of her section Suddenly there came a
series OF piercing screams. Those who were
quick enough saw the venerable senator scramb-
ling to get into his own section. He wasn't quite
as rapid as he would have been had he .baen a
man of fewer years, for the unrofnantic conduc-
tor and the Senegamban porter came in and
made him dress and 60 into the smokiEg-car,
where he spent the remainder of the night. The
conductor telegraphed the young girls father the
facts in relation to the incident, and that gentle
man started for Washington with his blood full
of fire and his pockets full of pistols Tho affair
has been hushed up. compromise has been eff
fected, and the senator is now wondering whether
he has been successful in keeping tho escapade
out Of the newspapers.
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SERIOUS LOSSES By FIRE.
Six Philadelphia Firms Burned Cut, Involv-
ing Loss Of About $3.50, 900.

PHILADELPHIA, JAM &c, 1:30 A. None of the
fercest fires ever known in this city was dis
covered at 1:30 A. NJ In an hour six firms, oc-
cupying the building Nos. rs to 723 Arch street,
had been completely burned cut The st. Cloud
Hotel adjoins the building in which
the fire broke out, but all the guests,
about 275 in number, were gotten
out safely. The hotel building is on fire at this
hour, and will probably be destroyed. The fire
was first discovered in Lehman g. Bottoms litho-
graphing establishment, on the second floor
OF No. us to 719, the first floor of
which was occupied by Monroe Broth
ers d. Co., wholesale dealers in
boots and shoes The destruction of the build
ing and contents was complete The flames
extended to Nos. 721 and 723 on the west side,
occupied by Smay & Bros, wholesale straw and
millinery goods; julius G. Erst & Co..
dealers In artificial flowers. and tho
METROPOLITAN Straw-eoods Company Here
TOO, the destruction was complete, and the
buildings and stocks are a total loss. When the
eastern wall of the Lehman e. Bolton building
Ieil IN, 1t crushed to atoms small annex of the
st Cloud Hotel, and the main hotel building was
soon In flames. No estimate of the pecuniary
losses can be obtained to night, but as the stocks
OF all the firms vera valuable, the loss will no
doubt aggregate over $3.50, 009
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-26
Business Einbarrassments

New YORK, Jan. 1.-The schedules in the
assignment of Althof, Bergman & Co., manufact-
urers of toys and fancy goods shows liabilities
of $7l936; nominal assets, $52 $685. actual assets
SAT, 1856
A meeting of creditors of H. p. Hubbard. ad-
vertisng agent New Haven, Conn, was held
here to-day, committee reported his liabii-
ties to be $104,446 actual assets, 500, 700 The
creditors present agreed to accept % per cent in
notes of three and twelve months
HUDSON, N. Y, Jan. 25.-The store of Cadby
& Son, piano and music dealers in this city, has
been closed by the sheriff. The firm have
branch stores at Kingston, Newburg, and other
places along the Hudson river. and were doing a
large business. Their liabilities are believed to
be large and their assets small.
DENVER, Col, Jan. 25-The Trynor Jewelry
Company assigned this afternoon. Liabilities
$685. 900, all of which. except So. 900, is due to
New York houses. The assets, comprising stock
and furniture aggregate $45. 600 to $50, 900. The
cause of the failure is unknown.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 25.-J. P. Wallace, do
ing a general merchandise business at Como,
Miss, made an assignment late Saturday night.
His liabilities are $52 600, due principally to
Memphis merchants. Assets not stated.
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Amending the Eight-Hour Law.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The House commit
tee on labor to-day appointed Messrs. Grain,
Lawler and Buchanan sub committee to draft a
bill amending the eight-hour law so as to pro-
vide tina. eight hours shall constitute a days
work for men employed by contract or in gov
eminent work. Members of the labor commit
tee say that. as a result of the conference be-
tween the subcommittee of the committees on
agriculture and labor, a bill will be reported
by the former committee making the Commits
sioner of Agriculture a Cabinet officer. and pro-
viding that the department. shall be known
as the Department of Agriculture and Labor.
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THE coMsrrrrEE ON LABOR.
Helping the Toilers by Increasing the Wage
OF Those Who Need No Relief.

Helping the Toilers by Increasing the Wages
OF Those Who Need No Relief.
Washington Special.
Foremost in Importance in the eyes Of the toll
Ing millions of wage workers of the land among
the committees Of Congress- is the House CON-
mittee on labor. Unfortunately, however, for
these millions and their interests. Speaker Car
Isle has constituted this committee of dema-
geguss rather than of earnest practical, think
ing economists. From the chairman down, the
men who compose this committee appear to know
little, and perhaps care less what legislation the
working classes desire. At time when the
spectacle exhibited throughout this broad land
Of strikes and lockouts with their attendant dis.
tress presents to the thinking man the impera-
tive necessity for considerable legislation to avert
the caiamitous consequences of the growing dis
trust between capital and labor, when working
men and women everywhere in the country
are waging bitter and bootless struggle
with starvation, and when the labor oreaniza-
tons, which certainly speak for the working
slasses. IL anybody can, are stating their griev-
snces in plain talk. especially with the convict
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-26
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The four thousand miners employed at the
works OF the Westmoreland and Pennsylvania
Gas Company, at Irwin, Pa, made a request.
yesterday, for 1C per cent. advance in wages.
Pending an answer the men will continue
work.
At Salt Lake. yesterday. Deputy Marshal
Collin, who shot McMurrin, the Mormon tthing
officer, last November, was discharged. The
United States commissioner, in making the
release, said there was no doubt that a plot had
existed to assassinate Collin.
Milton Weston, the Chicago capitalist, con-
vcted of manslaughter in the Murraysville gas
well case arrived in Pittsburg yesterday, from
New York. 1t is understood that he has given
up all hope of securing new trial, and will ap-
pear In court, on Wednesday, to be sentenced
A collision occurred at Newmarket, Ont,
yesterday, between a passenger train and an en-
CINE and tender, on the Northern railway. Both
engines We're wrecked, and one fireman was
killed. The other fireman and one of the en-
gineers were badly injured Several passengers
were slightly injured. 80
In the Virginia Senate, yesterday a joint
resolution was offered proposing an amendment
to the State Constitution providing that all evil
dences of State debt outstanding not already
funded under the Rddeberger BILL which are
not presented and defined in accordance with the
provisions of said act within ninety DAVIS after
the ratification of this amendment by the people,
shall be forever barred.
Michael Browloski and his wife of Cleveland,
who were infected with trcniniasis by eating raw
pork last Wednesday, are still lying in critical
condition. On Saturday the oldest child was
taken violently i'll, and is still in very bad con-
dition Another child also fell jill on Sunday af-
ternoon The poisoned meat has been removed
by the health officer. The West Side family
Which was infected with the same disease some
weeks ago has almost entirely recovered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-26
CLERKS FOR MEMHERs.

A Growing Necessity for Relief from Almost
Ceaseiess Letter. Writing.
Special 20 the Indianspofs journal
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-The question Of clerks
for members is again being agtated Two or
three advocates of this proposition have already
prepared bills which will probably be introduced
at an early day. Ono Of themr and the one
which seems to find most favor in the eyes OF
members OF Congress, provides that every MEM
Der who is not chairman of a committee shall
be entitled to private secretary who shall be
compensated at the rate Of 500 per month dur
ing the session. This would add average of
about $3.50 year to the salaries Of members, but
it would undoubtedly prove q very excellent in
vestment for the country. At present the time
Of more than fourlfths of the members 10 de-
voted to private correspondence touching pen
sion cases and other matters before
the departments. 1t ia not the legiti-
mate work of e congressman to de-
vote his time to this business,
but the evil has grown to such an extent that the
member who has no casas before the depart
nents to look after is exceedingly rare bird.
The private correspondence touching public mat
fers which = congressman in an ordinary dis
frict has to attend to- is something which would
astonish those who know nothing about it. 1t
is not an infrequent thing for an active man to
have TO write at least forty letters cay. and In
some cases the number has been increased to
seventy-five and even more. 1t is hardly just
that the members of the lower house should be
compelled to pay for this work out of their own
pockets, while each senator. who has very much
less work to do. is supplied with clerk at the
governments expense. There is no doubt that
the proposal would meet with the hearty sup
port Of great majority of the members of the
ia a "A
the yeas and nays. The fear Of going npon rec
ord, however, and the adverse criticism which
might result will, undoubtedly, deter many of
those who would otherwise support it from vot-
at present there is a very determined movement
on foot to put il through
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-26
LAW AND ORDER.
The Lynching of tho Colored Man Simpson at
Henderson, KY.

Henderson, KY.
Special to Louisville Commercial.
About o'clock last night there was an omi-
nous moving to and fro but no word was spoken
that would lead to suspicion that plan had
been perfected to take the brutal negro (Simp-
sonl from the Jail and hang him, but such proved
to be the fact.
Squads of men were noticed moving on the
streets, and at 10 o'clock there was quite an as
semblage at the corner of Pile and Fourth
streets The crowd seemed to gain in numbers
rapidly. until fully seventy five had gathered,
when four five of the number were seen to
leave and go toward the Jail. which proved after
ward to have been for the purpose of reeonnoi-
terng for shortly after their return the crowd
dispersed and nothing was seen or heard that
would indicate trouble until few minutes after
midnight, when the streets leading to the Jail
were filled with men in masks and other
wise disguised. Before the officers were
aware what was up fully one hundred
determined men went to the Jail and demanded
the keys, which were refused, when sledge ham
mers were brought into play, and the doors bat
tered down. When the crowd had succeeded in
getting into a corridor it was matter of only
few moments when the cell which contained the
doomed wretch was discovered and the door
battered in. AS soon this was DONE two of
the men took the prisoner between them and the
balance formed on either side. and also in front
and behind, so as to guard against any chance of
his escape or from being rescued by the authori-
ties.
In this way the black fend was walked to
spot about a mile from Jail, where a halt was
made under maple tree. rope produced and
the covering wretch was asked whether or not
he was the murderer Of Mrs. Graves To this he
answered YES" in a most defiant tone. To the
question as to his reasons for committing the
murder, he said: ''The Lord commanded me to
kill her, and had to mind Him"
He was then told to pray. as he was about to
die, and the black scoundrel offered mess of
jargon, imploring the Almighty that he had
obeyed His instructions, and appealing to Him
to save his neck. AS soon as his prayer was En-
ished score of voices were heard saying, ''Hang
him!" Hang the nigger!r
1t took but a moment to grant their request,
for in an instant the rope was adjusted about the
brute's neck. and one of the number took the
end of the rope, and, climbing to the first limb.
let it drop, when the negro was hauled up But
before his body was five feet from the ground.
volley from the pistols of the mob had filled it
full of holes, and Simpson was limp, mangled
mass Of disgusting humanity. When it was as
certained that life was extinct the mob dispersed
as quietly as it was brought together, leaving
the body still hanging.
The marshal aud two police followed the crowd
to the place Of execution. and were witnesses to
the entire proceeding, but were unable to do any
thing to save the doomed brute.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-26
Hebrew Charity Fair.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25-The fair and bazaar
the Hebrew charities of this city, opened tonight
Speaker Carlisle delivered the opening address.
The President had been invited to attend, but
not being able to do so. he sent the following
letter in which was inclosed generous contribu-
tion
SIS. N. Meyer, Secretary:
Dear Sir-I regret that shall not be able to
attend the fair and bazaar to be held under the
auspices of the Israelites of Washington during
the next week The objects of the fair, however.
have my warm approval and my earnest desire
that they may be as fully accomplished as the
promoters Of the benevolent scheme can hope.
Please accept the incosed as my contribution in
aid of the purpose of the fair
''Truly yours, GROVER CLEVELAND"
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THE soUrH,s WAR DEBT.
Steps Being Taken to Compel the Payment
of Confederate Bonds.

Steps Being Taken to Compel the Payment
of Confederate Bonds.
New York Mail and IMPRESS
Since the close of the civil war; open and
covert movements have been engineered in this
country and in England, the aim and purpose of
which was to secure the payment of the confed-
crate war debt as represented by the bonds is
sued by the dc facto government, which main
tanned headquarters at Richmond from the
beginning of 1861 till April, 1865 In recent years
little has been heard of the matter and the
idea has come to be general that the holders of
those bonds treasure them only as mementos of
bygone days and do not regard them as of any
market value. Facts which have just come to
light go to indicate that this is not the case. The
cable has flashed to this city the intelligence
that steps are being now taken in London to Sc
cure the recognition and payment of these bonds
by the United States. The moving spirits in
the matter are announced to be Lord Penzance,
Thomas 4. Bruce, member of Parliament, John
b. Gorst, Queens CONSUL and John B. Martin
and Robert Stewart, wealthy capitalists Elk
Judge William Fullerton, of this city, and Will
liam F. Moore are said to have been retained as
the American counsel take care of the interests
of the bondholders All doubt as to the accuracy
of this report removed by the frank admis-
sion of Judge Fullerton to reporter.
rs it true that you have been retained as
counsel for the English holders Of confederate
bondsg" he was asked.
Lord Penzance has requested me to act, was
the reply
Have you consented to acte"
We'll, yes: have given my consent"
"Do you hope to secure payment of the con-
federate war debt by the United States?"
II cannot go into details
"What is the face value of these bonds and
where are they held"
Not easy to tell"
Judge Fullerton showed no disposition to talk
of the matter further to give any informa ton
of his contemplated course of procedure, but a
lawyer, who has made study of the matter,
said 1.-The grounds on which the United States
will be asked to pay these bonds are mainly
of constitutional character. 1t will be con-
tended that the forcible deprivation of the
South of her money interest in slaves was in
contraventon of the provisions of the Consttu-
tion which DEGREES that all men are entitled
to the use and enjoyment of their property.
and that the expense incurred in protecting
these rights is justly payable by the United
States. This will be construed to cover the in
Vulnerable millions involved in placing 600, 900
armed men in the field, and in maintaining ut sea
feet of such costly cruisers as the Alabama and
Shenandoah. A single issue of these bonds, voted
in April, 1861, amounted to 100000 900. They
were made redeemable in twenty years and bore
interest at per cent per annum. 1t is proba-
BILE that counsel will proceed by first preparing
an elaborate petition and appeal to Congress,
and, if this proves of no effect, another line of
action will be adopted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-26
Nominations and Combinations.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The President to day
nominated William H. Parker, Of the District of
Columbia to be minister resident and consul
general Of the United States to Peru.
The Senate day confirmed Charles. j. Canda,
to be assistant treasurer of the United States
at New York; John III. S. McAlmont, of Pennsyl-
vania, to be collector of customs.
Postmasters-Joseph l. Richards, at Bu-
chanan. Mich; Thomas Hubbard. at Bellefon-
tame, o.
Fletcher j. Cowart, of Alabama, agent for the
Indians of the Mescalero agency, in New Mexico;
Elihu c. Osborn of Tennessee, agent for the In
dians for the Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe and Oakland
agency Indian Territory.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN. Ind, Jan. 26.-A disastrous FIRE oc-
cured here tonight, starting in the Adams Elk
press Company's Office and spreading to
Duncan & Eccles, agricultural imple-
ments; loss, $4,000; insurance. $4,000.
In the Etna, Continental and Northwestern.
". S. Brown, undertaken loses $500; fully in
sured. Hilbert Frosch, butcher, loss 5000;
fully Ensured. The losses on the build
ings are as follows: A. j. Johnson, So, 600;
Mrs. Catherine johnson, $500; insured in the
Northwestern and Mercantile for the full
amount; o. c. Dunn, $500; James Dunlap, $500.
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ra,mace Sized Tn.

Review IN New YORK sun. 81
Some of Mr.. Talmages fights of folly, which
we forbear to quote, are SO grotesque that we
have occasionally found ourselves questioning
his sincerity: but, on the whole. we are inclined
to the opinion that he honestly believes in his
own unwisdom. His imagination is bizarre, his
mind illogical, his intelligence limited, his I'M
derstanding shallow, his bicotry intense. He
cannot reason. He has no philosophical percep
ton of the relation Of one fact or one truth to
another. He cannot explain anything nationally.
But he can declaim; he can gush he can rant
Although he can not instruct anybody. he can
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-26

WE accidentally overheard the following dia-
logu, the street Yesterday:
Jones-Smith, why don't you stop that disgust
ing hawking and spittinef
Smith-How can II You know am martyr
to catarrh.
J.-Do as did. had the disease in its worst
form, but am we'll now
S.-What did you do for itl
il used DIR. Sages Catarrh Remedy 1t cured
me, and it will cure you.
S.-rve heard of it. and. by Joye, I'll try it.
J.-Do so. You'll find it at all the drug stores
in town
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-26

KEoKUK, Ia, Jan. 25.-To-day Judge Love.
in the United States Circuit Court, remanded the
saloon ease of Hall ct al vs. Mueeinstrum and
others, from Des Moines county back 70 the State
courts. decision of Judge Brewer. in Kansas
case, was cited as a precedent. The effect of
the decision on the Iowa saloons will be that
the State courts will have exclusive Jurisdiction
and, with the exception of beer gardens and
breweres, in use for lawful purposes and built
before the prohibitory law was passed. that the
prohlbitory law is constitutional
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-26
Should Have Settled It.

Bost,s0 Transcript,
The discussion of the question whether Gen,
GrapG was drunk after Fort Donelson fell was
settled by President Lincoln twenty-five years
ago. when he said that if he could learn what
was Grants brand of whisky he would supply
every general in the army with barrel. That
ought to have been the last word on the subject.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-26
The Mexican Pension Bin.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The House committee
on pensions to-day added an amendment to the
Mexican pension bin introduced into the House
by Mr.. Wolford, and directed the report of the
bill to the House AS agreed upon in commit
tee. the bill authorizes the Secretary of the In
terror to place on the pension rolls. at the rate
of 90 per month, the names of all surviving off,
GERS, soldiers and sailors who served in the Mex.
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symptoms disappeared febrile tendencies were
staysd. and DIR. Barker said to him. II don't
know but you are going to get well in spite of us
alp
And now the unprecedented sale of the book
puts the whole family its feet. The fine
house on Sixty-sixth street is to be retained and
the family of first soldier will live as CRATE
full country likes to see them.
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Other Fires.

HELENA, Ark, Jan. 25.-Fire broke out early
yesterday morning in the Mengoz Block, on
Kighter street, and destroyed seven buildings
and their contents The loss is ST.. 900; the in
surance is $4,000. The cause of the fire is I'M
known.
ALLENTOWN. Pa Jan. 25. The school-sate
factory of Henry Fulmer, at Slatipgton, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. LOSS $4,000; insur-
ance $25, 900.