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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
CLEVELAND AND THE G. A. r.
Gen. Clarke Mildly Intimates that Treason
Is Not as Commendable as Loyalty.
special to tho Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
UTICA, N. Y, Oct. 19.-Assistant Adjutant-
general Clarke has sent from G. A. r. head
quarters, at Rome, N. Y, the following letter.
gaH gta}e.? Grover Cleveland President of tho United
Dear Sir-My attention has been repeat
edly called to the discharge from gov
ernment employ, of ex-soldiers of the
Union. army, and the substitution in their
places of those who were not soldiers,
or. in some Instances of those
who fought on the confederate side With this
information have come requests that my official
influence be used in behalf of those thus dis
tention to the subject. But, first, allow me to
say that l make no criticism upon the general
policy that leads to the removal of government
officials not politically in sympathy with your
admistration and the substitution of those
having, with you. a common purpose.
| have simply to ask that when eX- soldier is
discharged, holding views politically not in har-
mony with your own, that his Democratic COM
rade may be appointed to the position and that
when new positions to be filed, the SOL
der when found competent and worthy shall
have the preference. | do not desire the reten-
tion in Office or the appointment TO office of one
who, by inattention to duty. or by lis general
course in life, has shown himself unworthy of
confidence. Let thisste be sharply applied,
but let the presumption be favorable to the
soldier. Let it be presumed. l suggest, that the
who served his country with honor and
fidelity, when hardship and danger attended
each step. will be equally true when hardshps
and danger have given place to ease
and security. ] do not base this request
wholly upon the service rendered or the result
accomplished. l desire that the soldier shall
be held in grateful remembrance because Of the
patriotic motive that has prompted him, or, as
has been said by another. as premium upon
his loyalty. In behalf of the men who offered
their lives for the Union, l ask that this dis
tnction be recognized / ask it for the soldier,
and l ask it that the young men who
are rapidly growing into the cares and
responsibilities Of life shall realize that it does
make difference, in the long run, upon which
side a man takes up arms or whether he shall
take up arms at all when the issue of 1861 is pre-
sented. / ask your careful consideration of this
matter, Mr. President, and such action as shall
remove all cause for complaint. Very respect
fully, j. 1. SAYLEs
department Commander"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
General and Personal.

WAsHINGToN Oct 1S.-The President, ac-
companied by several members of his Cabinet,
will attend the State agricultural fair at Rich.
mond, Va, on Thursday next The party will
leave Washington early in the morning of that
day and return the same night On the follow
ing Wednesday the President aud his Cabinet
will GO to New York to attend the inaugural
ceremonies OF the Bartholdi statue
The President to day appointed Dabney H.
Maury to be United States envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentary to the United
States of Colombia Mr. Maury was nominated
to this Office during the session of Congress. but
the Senate failed to act upon his nomination
The issue of standard silver dollars from the
mints during the week ending Oct 16 was 1861,
904 same week last year, 81, ,029, $50. The ship
ments of fractional silver coin since Oct l
amount to 1908 l39
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
The Law Violated and Fat Berth Created for
Mr. Henry HOman-The Public Printer
Thorough Going SpOls Hunter.
Striking Examples Of 0perationof Civil
Service Reform at the Capital.
Cleveland'S Idea Of Office -HOlding-Denial Of
the Statement that Counterfeit Silver
Certificates Are in Circulation.
A DEMOCRATIC ASYLUM.

VooThees'S Expression of Fervent Gratitude
Learning of Benedict's appointment.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, Oct. IS. THANK God we have
an asylum for our friends at last" fervently ex
claimed the Tall Sycamore of the Wabash"
when he was informed of the appointment of I.
E. Benedict, of New York, as Public Printer.
Those friends who had an idea that the senior
Senatar had set his heart upon the appointment
of John B. Stoll, of Indiana, as Public Printer
concluded from the Senator's manner that it
was the asylum" he was after, and that
it did not matter who the printer was, so he was
a Democrat. No sooner was mir. Benedict sworn
in than Senator Voorhees,, Colonel Bright and
Joseph E. Mcdonald called uron him and in
duced him to appoint Henry Homan supern-
tendent of the Printing Office Building Mr.
FL. was formerly connected with the Indianapolis
Sentinel and was afterwards assistant Door
keeper of the United States Senate under Mr..
Bright, while he was Sergent-at-arms of that
body. There is no such Office known to the law
but they made one and attached salary OF
$500 per annum to it. Mr.. Homan is not an
Indianian, but he can be depended upon
to keep Messrs, VOORHEES,, Mcdonald and Bright
posted as to the politics of men employed in the
Office who hold good situations. The superin-
tendent of the building will perform certain du-
ties heretofore attended to by the foremen of the
various departments and the captain of the
watch. He will have the control of all laborers,
and viii act as informer on all employees who are
suspected of being Republicans, and will find
places for the army of followers Senator Voor-
hees has howlinc at his heels every hour he is in
Washington There are now 2,5G0 persons en-
ployed in the Government Printing Building.
and the situations are very desirable, SO look out
for promises of patronage in the next senatorial
race IN Indiana.
Speaking of Benedict the new Public Printer,
it sno9ld be known that he is an out-and-out
spoils Democrat. He is discharging Republic,
ans by the hundreds each week on the plea that
the appropriation is exhausted. but he is at the
same time appointing few Democrats to their
places. A few days ago a Democratic member
of the G. A. r. called on Benedict and remon-
strated against his dismissing good men who
were on tho soldiers roll" That official re-
piled speerngly, There seems to be a law that
compels me when filing vacancies to give tae
preference to ex-solders and suppose will be
compelled to obey it. but in no case will the
claims of any man be considered who receives a
pension" and the same day he dismissed two
goSA sSnd faithful employees because they re-
ceiYeE the pitiful sum of 81 each per month as
pensions and have families to support
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
Obituary.

CLEVELAND, Oct 18-Col Charles Whittle
sey, the distinguished geologist and scholar, died
this morning in the seventy ninth year of his
age.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct 1s-Prof George T..
Cox. of the chair of history. and proctor of
Earlham College. died there this morning He
was not quite twerty-nine years of age. He has
been i'll, since the latter part of last month, with
typhoid fever, but was considered convalescent
since Saturday, until Sunday morning. when he
grew rapidly worse, and congestion of the lungs
ensued. President Mills conducted short fu-
neral services at the college. at 215 o'clock this
afternoon, at the conclusion of which appropri-
ate resolutions of respect were read and the
remains were sent to Dublin for .interment on
Thursday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
MINOR MENTION.
Denial of the Story that Counterfeit Silver
Certificates Are in Circulation,

Denial of the Story that Counterfeit Silver
Certificates Are in Circulation.
WASHINGTON, Oct 18-Notwithstandine the
repeated denials of the story of the flooding of
Chicago with counterfeits of the new ten dollar
silver certificate, the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing is in daily receipt of evidence that the
story is still widely circulated and credited. Mr.
e. 0. Graves. the chief of the bureau, stated
to-day that there is not particle of evidence of
the existence of such counterfeit. and author
lied the most emphatic contradiction of the
statement. The city of Chicago has been
searched for days by the operatives of the secret
service, who report that no trace of the exist
ence of single counterfeit Of the kind described
can be found. Mr. Graves says it is impossible
that such a counterfeit should be in circulation
in Chicago elsewhere without the knowledge
of the Treasurer, the chief of the secret service
or the chief of the engraving bureau,-al of
whom deny tho story most positively. AS such
o statement is likely to discredit the new certifi
Gates, they are anxious that it should be denied
as extensively as it has been published.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
THE swITCHMEN's STRIKE.
Trains Moving on Some of the Lines Unde
Strong Police Protection.

Trains Moving Some of the Lines Under
Strong Police Protection.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 1S.-Two engines were
killed by the strikers this afternoon, but no col
lsion between the strikers and authorities oc
Cured The Northern Pacific officials have
applied for injunction restraining 1877 strikers
who names arc given in bill in chancery, from
interfering with the trains of the road
At Minneapolis the switchmcn are still out,
but trains are moving on some of tho roads, and
active preparations are making for starting cars
on all the lines to omorrow. Special officers are
being sworn in, and the Northern Pacific and
Manitoba are arming their police with rifles.
The switchmen are quiet though firm, and the
railroads show no signs Of yielding The chief
of police has promised ample protection, and the
militia have been ordered to hold themselves in
readiness to act against the strikers il violence
is attempted.
At the Milwaukee yards the strike, so far as
moving freight is concerned, is practically ended
The usual number OF switch engines are doing
duty, each guarded by two special policemen
The Northern Pacific moved some of its trains
this morning. Each car carried Northern Pa
cific employe armed with ride and no inter-
ference was experienced. One freight train was
sent north. heavily guarded. In the Manitoba
yards the strikers killed the engine of train OF
wheat
Tho sense of the switchmen's meeting. this
afternoon, was that they would stand out on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
A LOBBYISTS BIG PAY.
Earning a Fee of $15, 900 by Maintaining n
Discreet Silence.

Earning a Fee of $15, 900 by Maintaining n
Discreet Silence.
Washington Special.
If am not very much mistaken. it was Mr..
Edward s. Cleveland, the Democratic candidate
for Governor in Connecticut, who told me an
interesting story about Washington life. had
met Mr. Cleveland at Portsmouth, N. H., in the
spring of 1877. when he was stumping the State
with Randall, Hurd and others, in favor of the
Democrats, and happened to meet him one
Sunday at the Rockingham House. Cleveland
was very genial, conversational acquaintance,
who was not oyerfond of Randall, and who had
learned to have profound contempt for the
pretended sharpness of the lobbyist. This poor
opinion of now declining race in the national
capital had been obtained in this way: Some
gentlemen in Connecticut, who we're very much
interested in securing the extension of hard
rubber patent came to the conclusion that n
order TO get what they wanted it would be abso-
lutely necessary to introduce a bllin Congress,
and afterward to employ prudent attorney to
stay by and press it through. "My advice, !"
said he, was solicited, and it was given. told
the gentleman concerned that liberal @um ex-
pended upon Congress, in a strictly proper way,
would unquestionably carry the bill through,
and suggested that proper way would be TO
give great many dinners, to which every mam-
ber of both houses should be in turn invited, and
then allowed to find out, in an entirely informal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
Charged with Election Frauds.

COLUMBUS. O., Oct 18.-R B. Montgomery,
representing attorney. Algernon Granville
and Fred Steube were arrested tonight on an
affidavit by justice, made by Prosecutor HUI
ing. charging them with altering the tally
sheet of Precinct A. Thirteenth ward, Columbus,
one year ago to day. when 800 votes were added
to those received by each Democratic candidate
The affidavit calls for the arrest of three other
persons. The proceeding is on the theory that
the forgery was committed in the hospital at the
Ohio penitentiary. Bond has been furnished in
$500 for the appearance and preliminary hearing
on Thursday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
A LvnchinC in Prosnect.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. Oct. 1S-At Morganfeld
KY, to-day. James McElroy, the negro who is
supposed to have murdered a farmer named
Walter Mart few weeks ago near Hender-
son, was captured after desperate fight,
in which McElroy killed negro and
in turn was badly wounded himself
He was taken to Henderson this
evening and according to Journal special, the
officers, fearing he would be taken from the jail
and lynched spirited him away tonight, going
in the direction of Rohards Station on the
Evansville & Nashville railroad. Twenty fve
or more horsemen gave chase, determined to
overtake the fleeing party and lynch the negro.
A fight is expected, as the mob are determined
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
WHEN INDICATIONS.
TUEsDAY-Fdir, warmer weather
WHAT IT IS FOR.

A wise man has said that the main In
ducement Of advertising was the salts
faction of seeing ones name in print.
Since THE WHEN is impersonal such
cannot be the inducement we find in it.
That shows that the wise mans notion is
faulty. We hold it so. We hold that it
puts the cart before the horse. We hold
that the people, not the business firm,
makes the motive. The advertisement
is directed to them and is for them. The
business comes after, as the cart does
after the horse. Our space does not al
low us to say much each time, so we just
have to make mere mention, trusting
that our friends will put the daily men
tions together until they become ''too
numerous" so to speak, and tell their
own story. Come have look at our
line of Fancy Cashmere Shirts. We have
them in cheap and extra good quality.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
HOW MUGWUMPs ARE TREATED.
Democratic Clerks Go Home to Vote, While
Republicans Are Kept at Their Desks.


Democratic Clerks Go Home to Vote, Whilo
Republicans Are Kept ut Their Desks.
Washington Special.
1t is credibly reported that Mr.. Cleveland and
the Civil service Commissioners cannot look
each other in the face without laughing to save
their lives. just about this time one would
imagine that civil-service reform had never been
heard of. 1t would break the hearts of the
mugwumps if they knew that everything is
made easy for the Democratic clerks to go home
to vote, but something in the air admonishes
the Republican c.erks to stay at home A great
many Republicans think to trim their sails to
catch the favoring breezes of both sides by
having taken their annual leave already, so that
they can't go home to vote without losing thoir
daily wage-and besides, they have good ex-
cuse in the mass of work thrown upon the do
partments by the preparation of the annual re-
ports, and, they might add the absence of all the
Democratic employees Wouldn't it be o good
idea to get up a subscription TO bring Mr.. George
William Curtis and large mugwump contingent
here about Nov to see what kind of work Mr..
Cleveland is putting the star-eyed goddess to2
She's working the guillotne as hard as she can,
to say nothing of sending all the Democratic
voters home for election time, while she shakes
her fist in the face of the trembling Republican
who intimates wish to do the same thing. She
Is having private lHt0rVleWS Win OoHatOrS ana
Representatives the back stairs when she is
not trotting back and forth between Dan La
mont and Eugene Higgins, ard in spare moments
she is tunneling under the civil-service laws like
forty. She has got an irremediable black eye,
and is found in the most extraordinary company
that ever a star eyed goddess was seen in since
Eve shook the apple tree In the language Of
the poet:
Go. let the stricken mug go wump.
The clerks ungaed play
For mugs will wump and clerks will vote
SO the world away.
Mr. Curtis ought to know what the stareyed
IL haa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
Clerk Dolls Stealings.

ClNcINNATI, Oct. 18,-Investigation has re-
veaed that the stealines of r. NJ. Doll confden-
tial book-keeper of Weller & CO., who assigned
last week, amount to $60 000 It was done by
issuing fraudulent warehouse receipts Weller
& Co. had 900 of genuine paper out but
they now find total of $50 900 claiming pay
ment. A revised statement of their assets places
them at $4,000. with liabilities amounting to
$13000O King Brothers, whose failure to-day
is attributed to the Weller assignment. say their
assets amount to $15, 1000, with liabilities from
S25, 900 to $50 600
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19

S. Fl. Finkell, Charles Houghtby and family
and man named Taylor, ten persons in all, re-
siding at Adrian Mich, were poisoned on Sun
day. Prompt medical aid saved their lives. al
though few of them are still very low. It is
thought to have resulted from drinking sweet
cider containing arsenic. An examination is
being made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
Judge Mccain has Not Conc to Canada.

New YORK, Oct 18-On the 18th inst. a
Pierre, d. T., dispatch announced that Judge
McCann had suddenly disappeared from that
place, taking with him money belonging to
other parties, and had gone to Montreal, to
join other prominent refugees from justice.
Judge McCann, who is graduate of Harvard,
and well known here, denies the story mali
cious fabrication. He says he has been away
from Dakota for a month. and that his wherea-
bouts has been well known to his friends there
He will soon return to Pierre and confront his
accusers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
Mr.. Blaine in Pennsylvania.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 18.-Hon James G..
Blaine and General Beaver, Republican cardi-
date for Governor. addressed large audiences at
Downingtown and Lancaster to-day. At the
latter place Mr.. Blaine visited the graves of
Thaddeus Stevens and James Buchanan. The
party took supper ut the country-honse of Gen.
Cameron, at Steelton. Later in the evening
they came here and were met by crowd esti-
mated at 10000. There was large procession,
fire. works, electric lights and addresses again
by Mr.. Blaine an6 General Beaver
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
Those Complaining

OF sore throat or hoarseness should use Browns
Bronchial Troches. The effect is extraordinary,
particularly when used by singers and speakers
for clearing the voice.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-12
Entirely Too Freah.

According TO che White Pine News OF
Saturday last. when Frank X. Murphy Was
nominated by the Republicans at their
convention In Taylor last Tuesday he went
before the body and said: 81 thank you
for the nomination.; 1 will button.hole
every voter in the county. kiss all the
babies. do my duty for the next two years,
and when l leave the Office 1t will be with
Q Democratic majority in the county jail
and all the Republicans on the outside"
OF which very ill.advised and nonsensicsl
slur, Editor Davis says: IAN assertion
so uncalled for and altogether out OF place,
elected not a mnrmur of approval for the
speaker. His friends evidently felt sorry
for him, and tho Democrats present.
wondered how young man who has not
been elk months in this county could so
work himself up 90 to cast q slur OF this
nature on one-half Of the people, who for
den, helped to steer her through the
storms Of adversely and piloted her TO a
safe haven. Mr.. Murphy's school Of
politics is OF tho past. People nowadays
will not sanction calling their neighbors
and friends thieves or criminals because
they may differ In political faith. We
admit. we regret to be called upon TO thus
c~riticise Mr.. Murphy's debut on White
Pines political stage, but we too have for
long years been a resident Of this county.
We have served her %juries, paid her taxes.
spoken Q good word for her in time and
out of time, and We know Of hundreds OF
Democrats who have done likewise, and
for Q newcomer novice in our com-
munity, whose first act ia to seek public
ofice-to thus insult MS Ia too much. We
never quarrel with our Republican friends;
we believe they are honest; 30 are We. No
Democrat can vote for Mr.. Murphy. and
but few Republicans endorse his conven-
ton speech"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-12
An Actor

H.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. II. Laura
."s", who has lately obtained q divorce
,a rI Harry Msinhall, the actor, encoun.
IT, N.Y. me latter in front OF the Alcazar
ensa"a Today, where he IL playing an
d,s assessment with Miss Jeffreys Lewis, and
ys' "'uS = small horse-whip laid 1t with
I,o, n'sor upon his head and shoulders.
ns.oan ensued between the couple for
no ~ OF the whip, and friends com
M, Malnhall's aid the scene was ended.
moi. virgil however, Mainhall's former
dsnS.lh'iaw. who had accompanied her
liyosa. resumed the attack, and dc,
parsso, q couple OF blows with a heavy
rom"n upon the actors head, The
a,ts0h 'nen departed. Tho cause OF the
inc WI Is attributed to an alleged Insult
Ao'e sent by Msinhall to Miss Virgil,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-12
repaired for the worst.

The story was told yesterday by g parent
Of u lad probably IS years Of age, who at.
tends the Eureka public school: On
Friday morning last. just before the second
school bell rang. the nurse girl In the
family noticed that the seat Of the youths
psntaloons and the back Of his coat bulged
out, giving his general makeup anything
but a neat appearance. As he was about
to depart for school she asked him why II
was that his clothes did not fit him prop.
erly. The lad evaded the question, but
the girl wanting or answer, caught him
and instituted an examination. She found
tina. he had sewed inside Of the back OF his
shirt his little sisters heavy wooden skirt,
aud about the seat OF his pantaloons was
fastened o wornout wooden jersey OF his
mother. "For Heavens sake" inquired
the nurse, "what do you mean by stuffiug
your clothes with these old rsgs?" For
q second the boy looked six ways. and then
frankly acknowledged that as he was, on
the previous afternoon, leaving the school
room no was guilty Of an act that would
certainly call for corporal punishment
from his teacher, and he wanted to be pre-.
pared for the worst. The girls tender
hoar tedness overcame her sense OF duty
and she arranged the boys psddings sc
that they we're less noticeable, and he wen
on his way rejoicing. He got the castiga'
ton he expected.