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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
A Ciarionet-Player's Complains.

William Jeskka informs the court in COM
plant filed yesterday against Lorenz Kehr of
the Zoo Theater, that he was in March "a play
er upon the clarionet at Browns Theater, in
Minneapolis, for great reward, to-wit.: $14 per
week" and would have so remained had not
Kehr written him from this city, offering him a
position at the Zoo. at $14 per week, for the
summer and winter, which he accepted, and by
which he was led to come to this city at an ex
pense Of 500. After being employed by the
defendant two weeks he was DISCHARGED. and
thereby thrown out of employment for the COM
ing year. He wants 81 800 damages
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
Testimony in the Taylor Murder Case.

The testimony in the trial Of Lewis Taylor,
charged with the murder of Jack Monroe, was
concluded yesterday. The woman over whom
the trouble occurred was put on the stand by
the State and by the defense. She testified that
she had lived with Monroe many years, as his
wife, though they were unmarried. Monroe.
according to her statement, was seventy years
old She testified that Monroe struck Taylor
twice, and was preparing to strike him again
when Taylor shot him. Taylor himself was
put on the stand, and said he was near Monroe
when he shot him. Before the coroner he said
he was twenty-five feet away. The case will be
argued to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
The Democratic Congressional Fight.

AH0 OOHSTebSIUu6I ElSnCs
Leon Bailey is coming to the front as the most
formidable opponent of Bynum for the Demo
cratic congressional nomination. Captain Myers
has done little more than announce himself as
candidate, and write letters to his friends, while
Bailey has visited personally nearly every Dem
ocrat in Marion. Shelby and Hancock counties
likely to be delegate to the convention, and is
now at work in Madison county, with an en-
couraging prospect of getting some Of the sup
port that Captain Myers believes himself fairly
entitled to- However, it is conceded by even
the enemies of Bynum that it will be well near
impossible to prevent his nomination for re-
election
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
The state-House Gas Fixtures.

The contract for the gas fixtures, brackets and
chandeliers for the new State-house has been
awarded to Archer s. Pancoast, of New York,
whose bid was $685. 500. j. S. Farrell & Co., of
this city, offered to furnish the material for
$3l, 800, but the Commissioners awarded the con-
tract to the Now York firm, although their bid
was over "a, 900 higher than Mr. Farrells, for the
reason, they claim. that superior articles will be
furnished. The bid of Mitchell Vance g. Co., of
New York. was $37.973, and of Begman g Co.
s39, $50 Next Tuesday bids for the fresco paint
ing will be received.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
OPENING THE BOOKS.
Trustee Many Discovers that the Townships
Unauthorized Indebtedness Is Over $35, O00.

Captain Many, the new. township trustee is
Kitz's management, and is preparing q state
ment of the outstanding indebtedness contracted
by Mr. Kitz during his term of Office. This re-
port, when completed. Mr. Many will submit to
to the County Commissioners. It will be remem-
bered that DIR. Kitz made, on the 10Th of Sep
TENDER, report of the indebtedness contracted
without authority of the County Commissioners,
of which the following is a summary: Road
fund, Sc. 906.6e; special fund. $l1, 2O4 81 war
rants not included in other funds,
$40, 2O6 As; total Indebtedness $28,31777.
1t was at the time suspected, from the indefinite
statements made, that there was other outstand-
ing Indebtedness, and warrants not included in
the reports were said to be in the hands of vari-
Gus persons. Captain Many has discovered. SO
far. evidences of upward of $35. 900 of indebted
ness unauthorized by the County Commissioners.
For the items making up this amount. so far as
the records OF the Office show, Mr.. Kitz never
took bill or itemized account, and
the only evidence Of the Indebtedness
are the stubs of the warrants issued.
On these stubs are entered, in way glitteringly
general, the services done the township by
those who were given the warrants. For in
stance, stub shows that Andrew Ohler was
given q warrant for $120 IS sfor new clocks and
repairs on old ones" from January, 1885, to the
date of the warrant, sometime last winter. A
new clock costing S. would be rather expensive
for school-room, and yet new clocks at this
rate could have been furnished all the school
rooms under Mr.. Kitz's charge-twenty in num-
ber-for $l00 Another stub shows that Solomon
Barrett was allowed Sill for putting in glass and
repairing curtains in the schools. The New
York Odorless Company was allowed $436 for
cleaning the vaults of ten school-houses. A man
who had been an applicant for this work under
Mr.. Kitz applied to Mr.. Many. recently, for the
next job of that kind. Mr. Many told him his
predecessor had just had them cleaned, and
that there was no necessity for it now Further
inquiry developed the fact that the man had
asked Mr.. Kitz for the work, offering to do it
for 800 He told Mr. Many that he had felt
ashamed at that time of asking SO much, and
yet he did not get the work.
Mr.. Many desires all who hold warrants or
claims against the township to present them at
once so that they can be audited before the re-
port is presented to the Commissioners.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
Adjustments of the Pattison Deficiency.

Mr.. Pattison's bondsmen paid over $40, 900 to
the city yesterday. Messrs Byram and Cooper
each paying $4,000. and Mr. Loftin $4,000.
Mr. Byfeld, trustee of Pattison's property, paid
over s., $50 from the trust. OF the money thus
paid in, over $4,000 goes to the City Hall fund,
$1,000 to the Tomlinson fund, and $4,000 to the
sewer fund. The case OF the city against Mr..
Pattison and his bondsmen was called in Judge
Taylor's court yesterday, and judgment given
against Mr.. Pattison for $1l0, 6s1 49, and against
his bondsmen for $4,000. The Mayor and city
attorney, in behalf of the city, receipted upon
the record for $4,000, in full satisfaction of the
Judgment against the bondsmen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
Allowance for a Large Claim.

A decree has been entered in the federal
court allowing the claim of James e. Vane, for
al5, 069. g. filed an intervening petition in the
case of the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph
Company Of Indiana, against the Bankers ard
Merchants Telegraph Company of New York.
Vane's claim is for services rendered the COM
pany in putting up SIX lines Of wire from Free
port Junction, O., te Lake Station Ind, dis
tance of 248 miles. The master in chancery
found that mis- claim accrued prior to the order
made by the Supreme Court of New York, In
November, 1884. authorizing the issue Of $780,,
900 of receivers certificates, to secure which a
mortgage on the companys property was given,
snd it is decided. therefore, that vane is entitled
10 priority over the liens of tho certificates.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF WORK.
Owing to the Demands of Their Employees
Sinker, Davis & Co. Close Their Works.

Snker, Davis 6 Co. closed their works
at noon yesterday. The men employed there
have made several different demands, looking
toward shorter hours and more pay, all of which
have been refused. The men held meeting on
Thursday evening, and formulated another de-
mand which they presented yesterday morning,
stating that they wanted eight hours work with
ten hours pay for all men making 81. 40 or less
per day. and nine hours pay for eight hours
work for all making more than $1.40 a day, all
extra time - be paid for at the rate of a price
and half. member of the firm states that
the company would be willing to run only eight
hours for a short time, as business is now dull,
but when the busy season commences it will be
impossible to do their work with less than ten
hours from all employees, SO that this last de-
mand, it is claimed. virtually asks eleven hours
pay for ten hours work after the advance in pay
should be made, and as their profits will not ad-
NIT of this increased expense, they decided to
shut down. The following notice was put up in
the machine shops during the forenoon, NO other
answer having been made:
INDIANAPOLIS, May z. 1886.
'sThese works will close to-day at IL o'clock,
and will not start again until Monday morning,
May TO- at which time all employees who desire
to work the same number of hours at the same
pay as heretofore, can return to work.
'SINKER, DAVIS & Co."
About $50 of the IT'S men employed are said
to have been in sympathy with the movement
They are very conservative and orderly, and the
firm think most of them will return next Mon
day. There are very few. if any, foreigners
among them. and none of the hot-headed class.
1t was reported that a committee of the
Snker & Davis men yesterday visited other
city machine-shops, with view of inauguratng
a general movement in this city of that class of
workmen for shorter hours.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08

Under the petition of r. N. Lamb, receiver of
A. and ]. G. s. Harrison. to prevent Hiram w.
Miller city treasurer. collecting 5000 % of taxes.
alleged to be due on $22 345 of personal and real
property in the trust for the year 1884, the
plaintiff claiming to have already paid such
taxes, Judge Walker yesterday granted per-
manent injunction against such collection. The
case was decided on default Miller having failed
to appear in person or by attorney in answer to
the summons
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
A Receiver for G. e. Roll Asked.

Isaac Fl. Roll father of G. e. Roll the South
Illinois street merchant who recently left the
city, under mysterious circumstances, and has
not returned. yesterday brought suit against his
son for the foreclosure of mortgage for 81 900
on certain real estate in this city. He asks the
appointment of receiver to take charge of all of
his sons real estate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
An Unsuccessful ATTEMPT at suicide.

On Thursday night Mollle Wilson, an I'M
married woman. twenty-five years old, living at
the corner of Meek and Noble streets. attempted
suicide by swallowing fifty cents worth of MGR
phine. She is said to have been actuated by
family troubles. She was pumped out, and still
fingers among the living.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
Poor Old Mans Insanity.

Washington N. Ferguson, aged seventy-fve
years, and a pensioner of Roberts Park Church,
has been declared insane. He complains of his
head, and carries in his hat wet sponge, which
he says was given him by higher power He
fears some one will kill him. He has for a long
time slept in the basement of Roberts Park
Church2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08

Mrs. Mary English. an aged widow, was stand
on the sidewalk at the southwest corner of
Illinois and Ohio streets. yesterday afternoon,
when butchers horse and wagon, which had
been carelessly left unhitched near the sidewalk
took fright and dashed across the sidewalk. the
shaft striking the old woman in the breast,
knocking her down. The horse stepped on her
and the wagon wheels passed ever he legs. She
was picked up in an unconscious state. with the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
The Tri-state Veterans, Association.

At meeting of the Tr-State Veterans Asso-
citation, held at the Bates House. yesterday, the
board of incorporators unanimously re elected
Col. j. w. Younge, of Fort Wayne, adjutant-
general. 1t was resolved to change the seal of
the association from a circular form to that of a
triangle containing the words "Tri-State Vet
erans' Association" The articles of incorpora-
ton were also filed with the county recorder and
Secretary of State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08

The committee in charge of the Gladstone
Parnell meeting to be held at Dickson's Grand
Opera house tomorrow evening have concluded
all arrangements. Judge Turpie, Maj. W. H.
Calkins. Judge Holman and others will speak.
There will be no admission fee, the meeting
being open to the public.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
Business Booming.

Tom P. Egan is receiving fresh invoices of ele-
CANT lightweight trouserings and suitings daily.
He reports business booming, and from the
number of stylish suits worn by our fashionable
gentlemen firmly believe his statement. He
is making special drive on plaids and checks in
summer wear, and all who contemplate fitting
themselves in cool attire for the coming hot sum-
mer should call and see him before going else
where Is North Pennsylvania street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
A Real Busy Sort of Business.

mo, can't stop; I'm in a hurry" said an ex-
cited man, with pair of shears nearly yard
long, and eight or ten rolls of wallpaper under
his arm.
BUSY now?" asked the other, as he tried to
head off the hurrying workman.
"BusyY lfyou want to see real busy business,
come down early some morning, and see twenty
FIVE paper hangers start out from Albert Calls
carpet-house. Never had SO much work in my
lifaD
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
An Anarchist,s Indianapolis Exnerience.

Gerhardt Lizius, one of the reporters of the
Arbeiter, the Chicago Anarchist organ, is said to
be the printer accidentally shot here, seven years
ago, by the late George c. Harding while that
gentleman was Intellectually firing at Calvin A.
Light. in the office of a little paper conducted
by Light, and called the "Workingman's Map"
If this is the same Lizius. hafailed to profit by
his Anarchial experience on the occasion named.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
Ownership of a Burglar Alarm.

Judge Ayres has decided that the entire in
terest in a patent burglar alarm invented by
Benjamin S. Barckdall, deceased, and in which
Willis j. Woodward claimed half interest be-
longs to Barckdall's widow, and that she shall
recover the costs of the suit from Woodward.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
They Have Open Cars.

Indianapolis Saturday Herald.
Old Gent-Say. young man. if the Johnsons
won't enforce the, smoking ordinance, why don't
they put on open cars9
Young MAXWELL they have put them on.
o. G.-But I've never seen them.
Y. M-Course not; they put them on in Cleve-
land.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08

blood streaming from the back of her head, and
was conveyed to her home, No. 6S Meek street.
She is thought to have received also dangerous
internal injuries. The violation of the law for
bidding that horses be left unhitched upon the
street is an hourly occurrence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
A Petition for Divorce.

Lydia j. Searles. in petition for divorce
from Silas p. Searles. says he has been for three
years common drunkard, and that he has failed
to provide for her during that period. She wants
81, 1000 alimony, and an order for him to pay the
expenses of her suit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08

Congress in the Eighth district The candidates
who are opposing him are Judge Jump, of Yer
million county, and Judge T. F. Davidson, of
Charlottesville The Sullivan county delegates
have been instructed for Lamb
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
No Services at Central-Avenue.

Owing to work in refitting and refurnishing
Central-avenue NJ. e. Church there will be no
service there to morrow. The Sunday school
will also be suspended for the day. On the fol-
lowing Sunday the church will be fully ready for
occupancy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
Lawn Mowers, Refrigerators.

The Easy, Excelsior and Richmond Star Lawn
Mowers, all first-class, at reduced prices. Also
full assortment of the Perfection Refrigerators
at low prices. Call and see them before you
buy. Are removing stock of hardware to
Schnull's Block, So. Southwest corner Meridian
and Maryland streets.
HILDEBRAND e. FuGATE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
Urosbv Comfy Clarion.

When the editor of the Crosby County Clarion
and Farmers Vindicator saw by the dispatches
that ten barrels of whisky had been washed away
by a food, he sat right down and wrote column
headed:
"Heartrending Disaster"
Ryan, The Halter. 81 and % South Illinois
street; correct styles. popular prices
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
PETTIS, BASSETT & CO..

Marion County Republican Ticket.
FOR CLERK,
THADDEUS s. ROLLINS.
FOR SHERIFF,
RICHARD s. Golfer.
FOR TREASURER.
HEZEKIAH SMART.
FOR AUDITOR,
SAMUEL MERRILr4
FOR RECORDER.
EUGENE SAULCY.
FOR CORONER,
THEODORE A. WAGNER.
FOR SURVEYOR,
b. w. hEATON.
FOR COMMISSIONERS,
First District-JAMES K. GREER.
Second District-WILIIAM HADLlEY.
FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES.
For Terms Commencing Nocember. 1886.
No. LIVINGSTON ROWLAND.
No. 2-DANIEI. w. HOWE.
For Term Commencing Norember. 1888.
No. 3-LEWIS G. WALKER.
JUDGE OF THE CRIMINAL COURT.
WILLIAM IRWIN.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES.
PARKER 8. CARSON,
OTTO STECHHAN,
WILLIAM MORSE.
JOHN L. GRIFFITH,
JAMES r. LAYMAN.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08

District Attorney Lamb is credited with ex-
pressing the opinion that he will have difficult
~ in getting the Democratic nomination for
The Republican journal., 1886-07-08
The Rock or Sugar Maple.

When this State was first settled. the rock
maple was principally valued as furnishing the
best of lirc-wood. section of a tree three
feet long and two feet in diameter was about
fair back log and then it took quite an
amount of other wood to make an od-fashion-
ed fire such Whittier describes in ''Snow
Bound. But few of the primitive giant
naples are left. They have fallen victims to
the Woodman's axe. In many parts of the
State second growth has come up, forming
beautiful groves, and the owners are slowly
waking up TO a consciousness of their value.
from which TO manufacture the very best of
sugar and >ylup for the use of the table For
this reason they are often called sugar orchards.
Since the manufacture Of maple sugar and
syrup j. one of our coming industries it is well
to consider their value. For good reasons. but
little maple SUGAR i made in thi, STATE. What
j. The value of a gallon Of blllp maple syrup:
The commercial value i from >cyenty-tiye cents
To one dollar and tWentN-tiNr cents. The rela-
tive value i considerably more than that. Ii
We estimate il from the cost Of production, il
WIZ not come much short of two dollars per
gallon. If We compare il with honey it is per
laps worth a little more than two dollars per
gallon, since bat few would prefer The honey.
pound for pound. Why this discrepancy: If
one gallon costs two dollars and is worth, rcla-
lively. two dollars why will it not sell for that
price?
There are several reasons. but the principal
one is adutteration. \ man once said, if he
wanted pure wine he would 20 10 the vintage.
see it PM up, ride home on the barrel. and he
sure that the same WAS put into his cellar.
But maple syrup it may be said lis made
near home hy some one whom we know Not
al a IN ffIrt tl,4
The Republican journal., 1886-07-08
Pruning.

nro,f ann. ..l;,.f .;,,,-, i. ,.....,,l.,
'''''' " " i0' ''' an N'''i'N
balanced, open, symmetrical bead, and this can
often be accomplished better bv a little watch-
f,,I,,,,. l,,i,,,, ,Io ..,,,, ., ,,,.,.,,.+l, .,.
W - ~ " ""''i '''"'i 1T
any other time II. Tor instance two branches
start 80 closely together that one or the other
,,,st M ,,,,o,..l i, Fra .,,,i,,, ,,r,,,i,,, l,
W. - '' '''7 =, "'','7' why
lei The Supernuou> one crow al all! 1t Is just
50 much wasted effort. BY rubbing of the
uu.bino h,d or fender shoot th, STRENGTH of
!,
''i' 'iee i 'hlo"h mo 'iie branches 'lai we
The Republican journal., 1886-07-08
A Difference of Opinion.

Six sturdy lads lay curled up in their beds
When the Birthday of Freedom had faded to
night.
With burns on their fingers and pains in
their heads,
And Scared like the heroes of many fight.
But. strange to relate, as all sleepless they
lay,
Though ten from the >tcepe had chimed loud
and clear.
They sighed "What Il perfectly glorious day.
Too bad it can only come once in the year,
The six patient mothers. who loved the six
boys,
We're resting at last. now the daylight was
done;
For. with the wild racket and riot and noise,
No peace had been theirs since the dawn of
the sun.
And they sighed, AZ they said in the wearieSt
way.
(And full cause had they for their feelings,
fcar):
'Thi, has been such Il terrible. car-Spittin@
day.
How lucky if only comes once in the year"
Lillian Dynevor Rice. IN st. Nicholas for July.
The Republican journal., 1886-07-08
Science for the Sick.

Invalids, as a rule, have great deal of
leisure on their hands-more of it than they
like-and to fill this time pleasantly is aquestion
involving a good deal more than mere amuse-
ment. The importance of mental distraction
to invalitls is fact too universally recognized
10 call for comment here, my object in this
paper being merely to suggest mode of dis
traction that, in my own experience, has not
only been attended with the happest results
physically, but has proved a source of intense
and never-failing pleasure. / allude to the
study of botany-not the tiresome, protitless
study of textbooks, but of the woods, and
fields, and meadows.
The beauty Of this pursuit is that it takes
the student out-of-doors, and throat and lung
troubles, AS has been truly said, are house.
diseases. | am speaking, of course, to those
who have begun to fight the enemy before he
has captured the inner defenses, and who are
supposed to be strong enough to do a reason
able amount of walking, and some solid think
ing. For botany, though the simplest of the
sciences, can not be mastered without some
effort. You are met right at the threshold by
that fearful, technical vocabulary which must
be conquered before advancing a single step-a
labor so formidable and repellent, when under
taken according to the old school-book method,
that | do not wonder so many have shrunk
away from it in disgust or i'm despair. [Popu-
lar Science Monthly.