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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-14
BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS.
The Assignment of the Madison Wooiel
MiLls-The Assets Exceed the Liabilities.

The Assignment of the Madison Wooden
Mills-The Assets Exceed the Liabilities.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MADISON. Ind, Dec. 13.-The assignment of
the Madison Wooden mill Company, on Satur-
day afternoon, was a great surprise and shock to
the people of Madison. The paid-up capital
stock amounted to 100000, many of the in
vesters being business men of this city. who put
sums into it ranging from $50 to 1000, each
The mill company holds about SO 900 in paper
of John and W. f. Howe G. Co., and as the bust
ness of the Cincinnati, Carrolton and Madison
mills carried on, and all the sales made
through the first named, the directory here made
hurried assignment as a precautionary move
ment to prevent attachments that might result
in total ruin. Among the heavy stockholders
here are the First and Second National Banks,
William, Frank and Edward Powell, VIM.
Frevert and others. in sums from S., 900 to 500.
OOG each; Mr.. G. T. Branham. grocer, 81 800,
and Mr.. w. II. Tower, grocer 81, 100. Mr.. w.
ID. Gibson, few weeks ago, having 81, 900 each
IN the wooden mills and Madison Brewing
Company, had occasion to dispose of
one or the other, and sold his
brewing company stock, preferring that of the
woolen'mill company Should the facts turn
out as stated in Saturdays dispatches-namely,
that the Cincinnati firm will pay dollar for dol
lar-it may not prove as disastrous to the insti-
tuition here, which would soon be able to resume
operations. The wooden mill and clothing house
OF the Howes at Carrolton. KY, have yielded to
the pressure, and your correspondent interviewed
a Carroltonian Sunday, who stated that it was
also troubling the banks of that town. Later de-
velopments awaited with anxiety and inter
est. The directors of the mills company this
evening published schedule of property valued
at $4,000 while the liabilities are $l6O,O0O
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle Of Happenings of
All Kinds in the Two States.
A Bold and Partially Successful Grab for q
Fortune-A Child-Wife Deserted by Her
Young Husband-Notes and Gleanings.
INDIANA.

A Bold and Partially Successful Raid on a
Fort Wayne Jewelry Store.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Fort WAYNE, Dec. ia most daring rob-
berry occurred in this city, this afternoon, Henry
G. Giraffe. a ieweler, being the victim. Between
8 and o'clock an unknown man, after securely
fastening both doors of the store by thrusting a
long board through the latch guard outside thus
preventing pursuit broke the large plate-glass
window with stone, and made grab for the
and his clerks four of whom were present, at
tempted to pursue the thief, but could not open
the doors, and the fellow escaped. 1t is not def
initely known what articles were stolen, but Mr..
Giraffe estimates his loss at about $500.
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RAILWAY NEWS.
No Further Action To Be Taken In the Wa
bash Case Until Receivers Are Named.

No Further Action To BE Taken in the Wa
bash Case Until Receivers Are Named.
CHICAGO, Dec 13.-Henry c. Crawford attor-
ney for the petitoning stockholders in the
Wabash, St Louis e. Pacific railway suit, in
which Judge Gresham gave an opinion last
week, to remove the present receivers and ap-
poins others suitable for the position,
said to-day that he should move
for no further action until after
new receivers had been appointed. Suit will
then be instituted against the Missouri Paci ic
Company to compel settlement of it's affairs
with the Wabash company As regards that
part Of the property under the Jurisdiction of
the courts at Sprinfeld and Indianapolis, no
further formal arguments will need to be
made, as Judge Gresham sits in both
districts and will enter similar orders to agree
with his action in the court at Chicago. AS to
who might be appointed receivers. Mr. Crawford
has not the slightest intimation, and presumed
he should know nothing of it until summoned
into court to hear the appointment declared.
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General and Personal.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 Senator Logan is con-
fined to his residence to-day by a sudden attack
of rheumatism.
Secretary Manning said. last night, that he
bad not thought of resigning, and that his health
is improving daily.
Attorney general Garland received a telegram,
this morning, announcing the death of his
brother, Rufus K. Garland. at his home, near
Prescott, Ark
Mr. Thomas B. Connerv, formerly managing
editor Of the New York Herald, is being strong
ly urged by his friends a candidate for the
vacant Turkish mission. Mr.. Connery, who is
now in Washington. had a pleasant interview
to-day with the Secretary of State, and is to call
Tomorrow, by appointment, upon President
Cleveland.
General Sherman. accompanied by General
Moore, the newly appointed Surgeon general of
the army, called upon General Black, the Com
missioner of Pensions to-day. The call was a
purely social one, as the ex- General of the army
and the Commissioner are old personal friends.
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Sad Result of Domestic Differences.

PUTNAM, Conn, Dec. 13-Yesterdav A L.
fairfield and wife quarreled at the house of Mrs.
Farfeld's father, A. A. Clark, superintendent
of the Putnam town farm. Clark sent them to
their own home. About l o'clock, during her
husbands absence, Mrs. Fairfield administered
to herself and child enough morphine to kill ten
men. Fairfield returned home about o'clock.
when he found his child dying on the lounge and
his wife lying near by In unconscious condi-
ton. Despite prompt medical aid the child soon
died. The woman restored to conscious
ness, but with her mind in an impaired condi-
ton. Physicians say that she was insane when
she committed the deed. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fairfield are each about thirty years old.
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Suit Against the American Opera Compan,

CHICAGO. Dec. 13.-The scenery, costumes
and properties of the American Opera Company,
now playing at the Columbia Theater, were at
tached to-day by j. IL McVicker, of McVicker's
Theater, as supplementary proceedings to the
suit for breach of contract, with damages at 81,
O00 brought by him against the American OPP
era Company few months ago. McVicker
claims the company made contract to appear
at his theater for two weeks in November of
this year, but subsequently, refused to fulfill the
contract The value of the property attached
to-day is SO, $40 The attachment did not inter
fere with the performance Of the company to-
night, and tomorrow. the manager states bonds
will be given for the release of the property.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-The Graphic asserts
that a director of the National Opera Company
said to reporter to-day that the organization
has been losing from the start, is bankrupt, and
will be abandoned or. possibly, consoli-
dated with the Metropolitan Operation Com.
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Bloody ARRAY in q Saloon.

bpeclaI &c the IndlahapoI1s journal
RICHMOND, Dec 13,-Lake Chrisman and his
chum, Eli Thompson, had a cutting and club
bing matinee in Herman Uphauss saloon yes
terday afternoon with Uphaus and his bar
tender, Henry bursting in which bursting
dubbed Thompson and Uphaus was cut in the
side and back, he alleges. by Chrisman. The
result Chrisman and Thompson were to-day
fined for drunk and malicious srespass, and re-
manded in default of $500 bail for the cutting,
Uphaus not being able to appear against them;
and Uphaus and Hursting, in retaliation. will be
indicted in about dozen cases for violations of
the liquor law.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The two yearod son of Samuel Sherlock at
Reading a suburb of Cincinnati, yesterday got
hold OF bottle of creosote, drank some, and
died In great agony
In accordance with the invitation of the San
Francisco Association the twenty seventh inter
national convection of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association will be held in that city early in
May, 1887
Trade Baldridge, young daughter Of exPost-
master Badridge of Greensburg West More
land coenry. Pennsylvania, was arrested at that
place, yesterday, for robbing the mails. Her ar
rest caused intense surprise.
A three.story brick wall Of the Mansfield Bug
gy Company's works fell yesterday. seriously in
juring George Longsdorf. Fritz Duval and Barn
ard Boyle The plaster had frozen and hulged
the wall out, which the men were propping.
mandement from Cardinal Taschereau, read
in the Catholic Churches at Quebec. on Sunday,
prohibits Catholics from attending the meetings
of the Salvation Army. Tracts and hymn books
distributed by the Salvationists must be thrown
into the fire.
Louis Fischer a real estate dealer of some
prominence in St Paul, Mimi, killed himself at
his home on Sunday by shooting himself He
had Just said to his wife that he would accom-
temporarily insane.
Charles Brown and Miss Cora Sibley of Man
istee Mich, married on Saturday evening
After the cerem ony a social dance was enjoyed.
About two hours after the ceremony the bridal
couple were dancing together, when the groom
fell dead from heart disease.
The Dennison and Wheeling accommodation,
on the Panhandle railroad struck three section
men, near Nimick's Station, four miles west of
Pittsburg, yesterday. killing Patrick Howard
outright, and seriously injuring Frank Cook and
P. Harrington. The men stepped off the west
bound tracks to avoid coal train, and were
struck by the accommodation coming In the OPP
posite direction.
The United States district attorney for Mas
sachusetts has brought suit against L. Edwin
Dudley to recover 81. 300. which is alleged to be
due upon the settlement of his accounts with the
government special Indian commissioner.
Dudley appointed to superintend the con-
vevance of tribe of Indians from California to
New Mexico. and his period Of service covered
less than year
Italian laborers employed on the canal i'm
provement at Port Byron N. Y, savagely at
tackled four Americans, yesterday. Lester
Burgess was struck on the head with pick
handle, and probably fatally injured; man
named Pratt was mortally stabbed; Charles
Daryhirsh was seriously stabbed, and the fourth
slightly cut Four Italians were
captured, and two escaped.
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Grand Army Elections.

Alois O. Bachman Post, G.. A R.. of Madison,
has elected the following officers: Commander,
A. D. Vanosdol; senior vice-commander, o. P.
Scarf; junior vice-commander James Glegg;
quartermaster. J. w. Senior; surgeon. W. A.
Mccoy; chaplain, Newt Bucknell; officer of the
day, Joseph g. Marshall; officer of the guard,
George Dstel; trustees, j. P. Wells, A. w.
Henry and Thomas Graham. Delegates to de-
partmsnt encampment, John G. Moore, James
Glegg, James FL. Crozier, Isaac D. Perkins;
alternates DR.. Forshee, j. w. Senior, Joseph
Dilenheim, O. P. Scarf
The officers elect of Ben North Post, G.. A. r.
at Rising Sun, are as follows: Commander,
James A. Harris; S. V. c., Joseph NJ. Clark; j..
V. c.. William Walker; o. d., James Fl. Hay
man @. NJ, Geo. w. French; chaplain, James F.
Lennon; surgeon, William Gillespie; o. g.,
George w. Dugle; representative to grand en-
campment, Mike Mcclure; alternate, Geo. w.
Bennett
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MRS RUTH BROWN, Co1dwater, Mich, II you
write, inclosine stamp, will tell you it is true
that in july 1885. she ''was suddenly paralyzed,
and became entirely blind, as her doctors
.laimed. from an enlargement and Inflammation
of the kidneys and liver. She was in an uncon-
scious state for two weeks; face and body bloat-
cd. with agonzing pain; could not keep any
thing on her stomach; irregular action of the
heart Physicians pronounced her case incura-
bic. Within few weeks the paralysis left her.
bloat went down, enlargement of the liver sub
sided, action of the heart became regular, and
she became well ia three months, and has felt in
good condition ever since.s Warmers safe cure
lid ths amazing work for her, and she will tell
you so.
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Grand Lodge of Elks

NEW YORK, Dec 13-The order of the Grand
Lodge of Elks met at their club rooms yester-
day, when the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: E. g. R., Hon. VIM. +. Ep-
elsh, of Indianapolis Lodge; E. L. q. r.. Ham
iton E. Leach of Washington; Oscar f. Gift
ford, of Newark. and P. G. Williams, of Brook
lyn: grand secretary. A. c. MoreIand, of New
York; grand treasurer, J. +. Waring, of New
York; grand tiler. DR.. Lytton Flynn, of Mil
waukee: grand trust ees E. H. Walker, of New
York: Tony Pastor, of New York; John H. Cir
vim, of New York; Frank Moran of Philadel
phia and David L. Lynch, of Brooklyn.
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Socialist Grottkau Says He Is Not the Man

MILWAUKEE. Wis, Dec BIN the Criminal
Court, 20 day. judge Sloan presiding an: affidavit
of Paul Grottkau was presented, in which he
declares that he was not the author of the libel
Gus articles that appeared In the Arbeiter
Zeitung. He declared that Mr.. Lcew, a reporter
of the Arbeiter Zeitung, was the man
that wrote the articles slandering Judge
Sloan After the affidavit had been
presented the Judge wanted to examine Mr.
Loew who had disappeared, but it was ascer-
tanned that he had gone to Chicago, and searches
will be made there to reproduce Loew here as a
witness on Tuesday, the 28th of December, to
which day Judge Sloan adjourned court.
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Punishment of Grand Army Embezzler

ROME. N. Y. Dec l3.--Oficial notice was to-
day received here by Joseph l. Siles. department
commander of the Grand Army of the Republic,
of the State of New York, from Gen. Lucius NJ
Fairchild, Commander in chief of the national
encampment, Grand Army OF the Republic to
the effect that the national court martial, of
which Past Commander Naavins, of New Jersey,
was president, has found Fl. Clay Hall, past
commander of the department of New York,
guilty of misapproprating to his own use, 81. $50
of the departments money, and has sentenced
him to be dishonoraby discharged and dismissed
from the Grand Army of the Republic. The
Commander-in-chief has approved the findings,
and will see that the sentence is executed
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and accessions TO the church, and the interest
continues to increase Rev. Ravenscroft, the
preacher in charge, has been assisted by Rev.
Llewellyn, of the Nj. E. Church South
At the regular annual election Of j. S. Chan.
dler Post, No. 1O2, g. A. R., of Salem. the fol-
lowing officers were elected R. FL. Williams,
commander; w. S. Larimer, senior vice-com-
mander Frank Albert, junior vicecommander;
w. j. Davidson, chaplain; John T. Odin, quar-.
termastsr; John McMurray. officer of the day,
and w. S. Johns, officer of the guard.
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DIDN'T Work the way He Thought It Would

LOUISVILLE. KY, Dec. - I'm 1881 Gholston
Howard killed James Weldon in an election row.
He escaped and reward of 5000 was offered for
his capture. To obtain the reward Howard sur
rendered himself to a friend and tried to prove
that Alonzo Solyers' did the killing; but to-day,
at Mt. Sterling KY, the court convicted How
ard of mansaughter, and he will go to the peni-
tentiary for lfe
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Rev. j. j. Hight Dangerously Ill.

CINcINNATI O., Dec. 13-Rev. John ]. Hight
d. D., assistant editor of the Western Christian
Advocate, was brought home from the South
Thursday, partially paralyzed, and tonight is
lying at his home unable 20 speak and deranged.
Two doctors are almost constantly with him,
and there is but little hope of his recovery. DR..
Hight is well known among Methodists all over
the United States
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Ros,on,s Municipal Contest.

Boston. Dec 13.-It is certain that large
vote will be polled at to-morrows municipal cleo
ton. The triangular contest for the nayoralty
between Hart, Rep, O'Brien, Dem, and Nc
Neill, Labor will be a fierce one. Both the
Democrats and Republicans appear confident
The Republicans base their hopes on the assist
ance of the county Democracy and the labor de-
lection from the Democratic ranks to Men eilL
The labor vote is estimated at 5,000
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Damage Suit Compromised.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Dec l3-The suit of George Sheaf
against the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Railway Company, in which he secured YER
dict in the Circuit Court for $40 600 for the loss
of both legs while in the company's employ as
switchman. and which was appealed to the Su-
preme Court has been compromised by Sheaf
accepting check for s., 900 In full for all dam
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Bank Broken by rhievish Cashier.

CHICAGO, Dec. I3--A special to the Times
from Charles City. Ia. SAYS: 1.-The Floyd Coun-
ty Savings Bank suspended payment to-day. A
defacaton of 500. 900 on the part of Cashier
Rosene has been unearthed. The officers of the
bank promise that all depositors will be paid in
full The defaulting cashier has been absent in
Europe for some time"
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Minister Charged with Horse Stealing

GALVESTON, Dec. 13-A special from San An
tonic to the News says: "Rev. William Mier,
pastor of the Burnet-street Methodist Church,
was arrested to-day on a charge of horse-theft
The case has been submitted to the grand jury,
and the prisoner has been refused bail
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Newton against the Furst g Bradley company to
recover for the alleged infringement of ressued
patent granted to him upon an Improvement in
gaag-plows. This court holds that under its
previous decisions the reissued patent was in
valid, respects its first claim, because it
was not for the same invention that was set
forth in the original patent Opinion by JUS
Hioa Riafehfnrd
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CAPT. GEORGE B. WILTBARK, 9l9 Spruce
street. Philadelphia, Pa if now on land, will. if
you write and inclose stamp for reply. tell you
that three years ago. when in Central America,
he Frustrated with kidney and liver trouble
of a very serious nature. He was delirious
skin very dark, liver enlarged one-third
stomach too sensitive for the simplest food"
Seven bottles of Warmers safe cure completely
cured him and saved his life.
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Death from ApOplexy.

Special to the IndianapoIis Journal
BLOOMINGTON, Dec. I3.-At 2:30 this after
noon, while Austin Slocumb night policeman,
was attending to some business with Mayor
MILKY, he dropped to the floor and expired in a
few moments, not speaking a word. He was
about fifty years old Apopeyy was the cause
He was a knight of Pythias.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.

WASHINGTON Dec. IA A.. NJ.
Special Indications for Twenty-four Hours
from A. a. for Indiana-Fair, colder weather
For Ohio and Indiana-Fair weather; colder,
westerly winds.
For Ilnois-Fair weather; varably winds;
slight changes in temperature
For Wisconsin-Fair weather; variable winds;
nearly stationary temperature.
For Michigan Light snow or rain; north
westerly winds, nearly stationary temperature.
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wife-Murter and suicide.

ITHACA, n. Y, Dec l3-Homer Head. aged
forty years, shot his wife Flora tonight and
then killed himself Mrs Head is still living,
and it is thought she will recover. They had
lived apart for several months. jealousy was
the probable cause.
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Ches.-Player steinitz in Disgrace

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.--The Telegram announces
that Mr.. Steinitz, the famous chess-player has
been expelled from the New York Chess Club on
account of charges made in his chess magazine
against the president of the club, which, though
given an opportunity to do so. he failed to sub
atantjate
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ILLINOIS.
Cuttings from Correspondence and Gleanings
from Exchanges.

from Exchanges.
A colored girl in Lincoln was angered by her
treatment at school. so she ordered strike
among the other scholars of her race. All the
colored pupils thereupon took their books and
went home.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company has
settled for the deaths Of three of the victims of
the horror of Nov %, at Savoy. They paid the
families of Albert Dunlap and John Todd, of
Champaign, and of John Mcdonald, of Urbana,
each So, 900.
runaway team OF horses, attached to a
loaded wagon, ran over baby carriage and its
infant occupant on a street in Kewanee. The
carriage was torn to pieces but the child es-
capped unnjnred. The driver of the team was
thrown from the wagon and killed.
A protracted meeting has been in progress at
the NJ. f. Church, at Salem. for several weeks
past. There have been q number of conversions
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Change ON the Grand Trunk.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. l3-James Sandy,
through freight agent of the Grand Trunk rail
way at Detroit has been offered and accepted
the position of general freight agent of that
road, vice John Porteous resigned
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esteamship News.

HAvRE. Dec. ID Arrived La Bretagne
leaking, from New York
NEW YORK. Dec. 13 Arrived: Umbria, from
Liverpool; Edam. from Amsterdam.
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Miss Postle,s Good Luck.

DETROIT, Dec. 13.-Miss Zett Postle, living
with her parents in destitute circumstances, in
this city, to day received word from law firm
in Norwich, England. that she has fallen heir to
ESQ 000 half of tho fortune left by an uncle who
recently died in Australia.
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Commenting on the opposition of Professors
Brown and Sanborn to the of ensilage the
American Dairyman says: THE poorest ensilage
we have ever seen has been in the silos of agri-
cultural colleges
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The McOnade Trial.

NEW YORK, Dec. IL "A large number of wit
nesses. including ex-Alderman Cleary, one of the
indicted men, were examined in the McQuade
trial to-day, but nothing of much Importance
was elected. The court adjourned until to-
morrow
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switchman FrishtfnIly Injured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Dec. 13.-A Panhandle switch
man. named Glenn Eye, was found lying in the
railroad yard this evening uncon scous. with his
right arm and leg cut off He will probably die.
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A Court Clerk Charged with Forgery.

CINCINNATI. Dec 13.-Frank Barrett, depu-
ty clerk in the Court of Common Pleas, was ar
rested tonight on charge of forging Jurors
vouchers and collecting money thereon. The
amount of the stealngs is not known.