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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-17
THE CATTLE-GROWERS.
Consolidation of the Two AssOciations-Repor
on Officers for the Ensuing Year.

CHICAGO Nov. 16-Two or three hundred sub
stantial-looking men assembled in the call board
room of the Board of Trade to-day. They were
delegates to the National Cattle-growers Asso-
citation. The gathering was the formal opening
of the convention of the association. Prelimin-
airy to organizing. a consolidation of the st.
Louis National Association and the Chicago Ma
tional Association was effected. under the one
head of 'The National Cattlegrowers Associa-
tion."
On roll-call, delegates representing thirty
States and Territories. Canada and Mexico. re-
sponded while delegates from nearly all of the
missing States dropped in later Com mittees
on organization and resolutions were appoint
ed, and then paper on pleuro-pneumonia vas
read by DR.. Gadsden of New York. At it's con-
clusion Mr.. Elmer Washburn, president of the
Union Stock Yards National Bank, read paper
entitled Legislation on Contagious Diseases"
in which the subject was exhaustively treated.
Discussion of DR.. Washbu paper was made a
special order for to- morrow.
The committee on permanent organization re-
ported the following gentlemen as officers fer
the ensuing year: D. w. Smith, Illinois, presi-
dent; r. Mitchell, of Indiana; r. Loring. of
Massachusetts; A. W. Bowman. of Virginia. J.
NJ. Cary, of Washington Territory, and Mr..
Jennings, of Texas, as vice presidents and A. A.
Sanders and II. r. Harrison. secretaries.
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Business Embarrassments.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

ppoClui w tHo AuulduapOu6
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,. Nov 16-Carlock, Ewins
& Co., general mercantile dealers, at Hudson,
this county. failed in business to-day. They
confessed judgments aggregating So, 000 and the
sheriff took possession of the store.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 16-A meeting Of the cred
itors of p. H. Hess & Co., furniture Dealers
who recently made an assignment for the benefit
of creditors. was held here to-day. The liabil-
tiles stated at $3.50 900, of which $50 900 is
protected by the lien law. The indebtedness to
the banks Isl Bank of Baltimore, $685. 900; Me-
chanies' Bank, $35. 900; Western Bank, 800, 900,
all of this city. and the Metropolitan Bank,
Washington, $4,000. The assets are said to
largely exceed the liabilities.
CLEVELAND, O.. Nov 16.-Cohn, Sampler &
Co. one of the largest gentlemens furnishing goods
manufacturers in this city, and who have been
in business here for the past twenty-five years,
made an assignment to-day for benefit of credit
ors. Mr.. Emil Joseph is named as assignee,
who has filed his bond in the sum of 500, 900.
The assets of the firm are $4,000 and the liza
blities $500, 900. Inability to collect the debts of
the firm and the opportunities of creditors are
stated as the the causes Of the failure.
New YORK. Nov. 16-Judee Donohue, Of the
Supreme Court. has appointed receiver to take
charge OF the business of the p. Scherer Com
pany, manufacturers of mineral waters. on the
application Of James E. Waters and officials of
the company holding 1893 shares of stock It is
alleged that the company is insolvent It has
been largely interested in the purchase and sale
of the Duffy malt whisky. mainly on credit. The
appointment is made to save the creditors.
The receiver will have to furnish $50. 900 bonds.
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Minor Notes.

Epizootic, or malignant form Of distemper,
has broken out in the western part Of Adams
county. The disease so far has been confined to
Normans for which that county is noted The
disease has but freshly broken ont, and the ex-
treme caution being used by farmers will prevent
further spreading Of the disease.
Only two of Randolph countys new officials
have filed bonds up to date. Benjamin Haw-
thorn, sheriff, is under 1000 bond, with
VIM. 0. KING. David S. Harken and VIM. Conk-
lin as bondsmen. Auditor-elect A. j. Cranor is
under bond of $1,000, with Gen A Stone.
Frank Norman, Hon. John w. Macy, VIM.
Fitzmaurice and Col Jonathan Cranor as bonds
men.
VIM. Bonnar, residing five miles north of Lar
will, Whitley county, was instantly killed on
Monday morning by tree which he was chop
ping falling on him. He and his brother were
engaged in clearing piece Of timber land. The
tree that they were cutting fell in different di-
rection than they expected. Deceased was
thirty-fye years of age, and leaves widow and
three children almost destitute.
On Saturday last. Michael O'Brien, of Column
bus went to the Catholic cemetery and fixed
up large new lot he had purchased, to which
place he intended TO move at an early day the
remains of his family buried in the old burying-
ground. Then. after dinner he went down town
and ordered large monument to be built. with
the inscription. etc, and to be at erected in
the center of the lot. He then went home and
jokingly remarked TO his wife, Everything is
ready now, il get sick and die, to be buried.
In less than an hour he was suddenly seized
with congestion of the bowels and died at mid
night
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The election for an abbot of St Mary's Abbey,
at Newark, n j., resulted to-day in the choice
of Father Pfatngle, Of st. Vincent Abbey, at
Latrobe. near Pittsburg, Pa. The selection was
made on the first ballot
James Brown, colored, died at Cincinnati yes
terday afternoon from the effects of pisto-shot
wound inflicted Sunday by Policeman Belch.
He had been stealing chickens, and was running
away from the officer when shot.
A heavy west-bound freight train on the Penn
sylvania railroad was wrecked west of Mount
vile, yesterday morning, by the breaking of an
axle. Nine cars loaded with high-class goods
were telescoped and completely demolished
Both tracks were blocked for over four hours.
Nobody was hurt
AT Pittsburg. last evening, Louis Hammers, a
bookbinder. stabbed to the heart and instantly
killed bis brother-;n- law, VIM. Heath a saloon
keeper Naeath married a sister of the murderer
eleven months ago, against the wishes of the
latter, and he has had a grudge against him ever
since. Hammers escaped.
A citizen of Kingston, Ontario. went to New
York last week and purchased 81 900 in counter
felt bills for $50. He was under the impression
that he had got what he had bareained for, but
on opening his valise for inspection at Cape Vim
cent, the customs officials found the supposed
package of money to be merely roll of sawdust
and rubbish.
BENZ. WHEELER, of Cleveland, the old man who
was arrested on suspicion Of having had some
Friday night, was released. yesterday. on $25, 900
bail. Pat Graves, who was charged with the crime
by WHEELER, is still held in default OF $10 900
bail. The preliminary hearing of the prisoners
was begun in court yesterday, but was not con-
Guided
Hon. George D. Wise was arrested yesterday
at Richmond, Va, on a warrant charging him
with being about to commit breach Of the
peace. The arrest is the result of the publica-
ton in yesterdays papers of a card by Mr.. Wise
denouneing, in the strongest language, COL
William Lamb, ex-Mayor of Norfolk. Mr. Wise
was put under thousand-dollar bond to keep
the peace.
At Battle Creek, Mich. burglars entered the
store occupied by S. J. Seavy, jeweler, and F. S.
Nelson. lumber-dealer. The latter's safe was
blown open, and $25 in money secured. Mr.
Seavy's safe drilled. the lock forced off, and
SO in money taken. The burglars then took all
the watches in the trays and show cases. valued
at 81. 800; also, neck and guard chains, iewelry
silverware and other articles worth $500.
On Monday night Charles Fife, of Chicago
while on his way to his house in Warren avenue
was assaulted by several unknown men and
beaten into insensbility. When the wounded
man was taken home it was found that bis Jaw
was broken in two places, and q great cash was
in his neck, just under the chin. He remained
unconscious from the time he was assaulted I'M
til his death occurred, and no one has yet been
found who saw the attack.
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THE SOUTHWESTERN STRIKE.
Congressman Curtin Explains Why Mr.. Hox-
les Testimony Has Not Been Taken.

BELLEFoNTE Pa, Nov 16.-Many of the pub
lie journals of the country have repeatedly init
mated their surprise that the report OF the COM
mittee appointed by Congress to investigate the
LABOR troubles in the Southwest had not ap-
peared. and that no meeting of the committee
had been had during the recess of Congress. Elk
Governor Curtin, chairman of the committee
said to-day that he had been in New York three
times during the recess of Congress with view
of calling the committee to take Mr..
Hoxie's testimony, which is deemed necessary
not only to make full report, but, as well, to
precede the evidence of other witnesses to be
called before the committees that ne had now
communicated with the other members OF the
committee, and apprehends it will not be possible
to have meeting until Immediately before or
soon after the meeting of Congress. He added:
Public sentiment has seemed to demand the ex-
animation of Mr. Hoxie, and it is due to the gen.
tleman to say. as well as to my
colleagues of the committee, that he has
not been in the health or had the strength
since the time he appeared before the committee
In st. Louis, where he was at once dismissed
when it became apparent that his physical con-
dition united him for examination. 1t will be
noticed by the following correspondence with
Dr. Metcalfe, of New York. that Mr.. Hoxie is
not in q condition to be examined. and that it is
just to that gentleman to say that it has been his
physical condition during the entire sum
mer. It is not possible now that
we can obtain his evidence be-
fore the meeting of Congress, and
even then the question will be submitted TO the
committee whether it is not better to make re-
port on the evidence already taken than delay
until, in the Judgment of DR.. Metcalfe, Mr..
Hoxie's evidence could be taken. There has
been no delay which could have been avoided,
and am quite sure 1 represent the wishes of
every gentleman of the committee in saying that
the report should have been made at the opening
of the session of Congress. and it will be made
as soon as the whole subject can be submitted
for the deiberation of all the members"
The correspondence is as follows:
BELLEFoNTE, Pa Nov. Is, 1886.
John T. Metcalfe. M D., West Thrtieth Street, New
York:
Dear Sr--When in New York 1 learned that you
were in attendance Mr. Hoxe, and L take the lib
erty of writing you to his physical condition. and
whether it is possible in the future to have him
examined by the committee appointed by the House
of Representatives to investigate the labor trouble in
the Southwest I represented all the committees
wishes in refraining from examining him during the
summer in consequence of his extreme illness.
have doubt that the public will be satisfied of
failure to examine him when you make reply to this
letter which you will please do at your earliest posi-
BILE convenience Truly yours,
A. G. CURTIN, Chairman.
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Brief Mention.

John Mcbride, one of the oldest residents of
Dixon, made an unsuccessful attempt to commit
suicide Sunday night by taking dose of paris
green.
j. N. Jameson, lately appointed postmaster at
Detroit committed suicided on Monday by taking
carbolic acid. His act was caused by financial
troubles
Monday afternoon, at Decatur, Miss Rosa
Hankins popular young woman, who is fine
musician and well educated, was declared insane
in Judge Greers court
An infant boy. aged seven months, belonging
to j. c. Sheun, farmer, living four miles east
of Vienna, fell into the fire and was burned to
crisp The members Of the family were out of
the room at the time.
John George Hurster German resident of
Ravenswood, evidently insane hanged himself
in the wood-shed OF farmer the other night. 1t
was rumored that he was the murderer Of Muno
but there is nc probability that the rumor is
true.
The barn of Nathaniel Perry. located near
Stanford, Mclean county, was destroyed by
fire. 1t contained seven head of horses. wagon,
farm imp lements, hay, grain ETC.. all OF which
were lost. Loss. "a, 600 to $1,000. 1t was fred
by incendiaries.
A telegram received at Bloomington from Fort
Worth, Tex, announces the death. from typhoid
fever of George r. Newton, a leading banker.
MIR. Newton formerly was in the wholesale gro
Gerry business in Bloomington, and was known
generally throughout the county.
The Danvile Dispatch says the water question
is becoming matter of serious Importance to
nearly every resident of that portion of the
of wells giving out. not only those that supply
water for stock, but those that furnish water for
domestic use This state of affairs prevails
mostly among country people.
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ILLINOIS.

Coles County Democrats Cry Corruption, but
the Grand Jury Fails to Find 1t.
Special to the Indianapolis Journaf.
NATION, Nov 16-When Judge Hughes
opened the Coles county Circuit Court, at
Charleston. on Nov. 8, he gave particular in
structions to the members of the grand jury to
investigate the reported fragrant use of money at
the polls on the occasion of the recent election
From this report gained circulation that the
jury had done wholesale business in finding
true bills against persons who had used money
to corrupt voters, but after the matter was thor
oughly sitted they did not find sufficient evil
dence upon which to base any indictments. The
cry was raised by defeated Democratic candi-
dates who had put their all into the election
fund. and after their efforts at corruption of the
ballot failed they suddenly grew extremely vir-
tuous. The grand jury adjourned to-day after
finding twenty seven true bills for ordinary Of
lenses
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Confiagration at Durham, N. c., Involving a
Loss of About $4OO, 900.

Confiagration at Durham, N. c., Involving a
Loss of About 100000.
RALEIGH, N. c., Nov 16.-Fire which orig
mated at Durham, at 8 A. NJ, in the grocery
store of P. Fl. Atwater, burned large part of
the business portion of the town and caused a
loss of $4O0.OO The losses are: Jacob Levy,
dry goods, $4,000; insurance, $500 A. j. Rigs
bee. general merchandise. loss, $4,000 fully III
sured. Atwater's grocery loss, "a. 900; insurance,
$4,000. Lambe, Slater & German, loss, SIG, 900;
insurance. $4,000. Shelburne art gallery loss,
$4,000; no insurance. A. A. Whitaker music;
Goldschiedes, general merchandise; full insur-
ance. S. B. Perry, general merchandise, loss,
$1,000; insurance, $500. c. c. Taylor hard
ware, loss, So, 500; insurance, $l,000 c. E.
Rawes, dry goods, loss, So 600; insurance. 81 oO0
M. G. Herndon g. Co., furniture, loss, $l2 000
insurance, $500 The postofice is total loss
T. ?. Ashley, jewelry; not insured. Ada Smith,
millinery; Wortley e. Neemy, merchant tailors;
Parish's warehouse, the Bank of Durham,
Mooreheads prize house. and j. C. Lyons resi-
dence were also burned. The total insurance is
1925 000
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in Repton County.

Pleuro-Pneumonia in Benton County.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FOWLER, Nov 16.-The two herds of cattle in
this county affected with pleuro- pneumonia
were visited by the State veterinary authorities
yesterday and placed under quarantine. There
are thirty head of cattle in each herd, all of
which are diseased, while six have died. They
were shipped here from the East about two
months since. Fowler6 Van Malta, raisers of fine
Hereford cattle in this county. are much alarmed
for fear the disease will get among their herds
of fine registered Herefords. They are at pres
ent attending the Chicago fat-stock show with
number of their cattle.
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DAKOTA TERRITORY.
Remarkable Progress of That New State
Ready for Admission.

Remarkable Progress of That New State
Ready for Admission.
Gov. G. A. Pierce, in Chicago News.
The principal feature in Dakota's progress is
the rapidity with which railroads are being con-
structed. In this year we have laid $50 miles of
road, which is more than any State in the Union
has done, or If not more than any, at least more
than thirteen of them; of that / am sure
Politically, Dakota could hardly be said to be
well organized This year is the first time the
Democrats have made any pretense at organlza-
ton. and in consequence they polled much
heavier vote than ever before, but not strong
enough to be victorious A peculiar feature in
our politics is the dimness of party lines. Vot-
ing seems to have greater personal significance
with US than the general run of State elections.
The result is that the tickets are scratched right
and left, and the voting quite indiscrminate
There is not much prohibition in Dakota, nor is
there much need for it. Liquor has
not yet begun to trouble U.s. The cattle
are doing WE'LL except in some localities
injured by slight drought, but there is
plenty of hay in Dakota for general needs. The
laborng people seem satisfied and at peace with
their surroundings; have had no strikes or
the least trouble in that regard. Socially, Dako-
ia has fine foundation for an intelligent able,
and trustworthy population. Save in few
new railroad towns we have never been West
ern in the Wild lawess sense of the word. If
you were to visit some of the Dakota towns you
would be surprised at the class of society there
to be found. Sons OF ministers, senator's, bank
ers. lawyers most of them with young wives
who have come out just after marriage. are the
basis of social life In most any town you could
pick out in Dakota. Such a class cannot but
bring prosperity and welfare to the locality
which they inhabit Of course every Dakotan
wants to see the admission Of the Territory as
State When that will occur I cannot say.
am sure that the bill will pass as soon as it is
presented-but when will that be? We have
every requisite for admission, and have had for
some time, and hope sincerely that our days as
Territory will be few"
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Other Fires

CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 16.-Wickham & Co. Is
and John Barron's fish warehouses and ice
houses at Huron. o., burned last night Loss,
$27. 900; insured
CINCINNATI, Nov. 16.-A special from Piqua,
o., says: The Piqua Manufacturing Company's
buildings, used in the manufacture of bedding.
were burned to-day. Loss, SIS, 000 insurance,
SIS, 900.
operated by the Hillside Coal and Iron Company.
was destroyed by fire tonight. The loss will
amount to over 100000, which is partially COW
cred by insurance Three hundred and fifty
men and boys are thrown out of employment
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Steam Tug Burned.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
MICHIGAN Cry, Ind, Nov. 16-At o'clock
this morning the steam tug Anna G. Waters,
Alexander D. Campbell, master, while en- route
to this city from Chicago. about ten miles off
this port, with a scow load of stone for the gov
eminent works here in tow, took FIRE abaft the
pilot-house, over the boiler, and was burned to
the waters edge. The crew narrowly escaped
beach the wreck and save the machinery, but it
failed. toe hull sinking in eighty feet of water.
The Waters was twenty tons burden, and was
owned by A. ID. Campbell, of this city, and
Charles Lutz, of st. joseph, Mich The vessel
was valued at 800. She was insured in the
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NATION, Nov. 16.-The importation of stray
carloads of Texas stock into Illinois is beginning
to give trouble and attract much attention.
Within the past few years number Of cows
have died in this city from Texas fever con-
tracted by feeding in proximity to the points
where the railroad companies cleaned the cars in
which Texas cattle had been shipped
and two weeks ago lot of
Texas ponies were shipped to this city
and sold. 1t is now known that the ponies had
been afflicted with bad form of distemper, if
not CHAMBERS. prior to being brought to this city
By peculiar doctoring the disease had been dried
up and they showed signs of it when shipped
here They were watered at the public trough
of the city. where many teams drink daily and
q number of these are now afflicted Nation
people would be pleased to have the protection
of State quarantine law against all kinds of
Texas stock
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following companies: Phoenix of Hartford, for
$1,000; st. Paul Fire and Marine, 81, 900; Spring
field Fire and Marine, 81, OO0
DestruotiYe Forest Fire.

HAMBURG, Pa, Nov. 16.-A great FIRE is raging
on the Blue mountains near this borough. The
dry leaves are causing the flames to spread with
remarkable rapidity. Arthur Miller. who was
appointed forest master by the County Commits
sioners, sent telegram TO the latter, at Read
ing. this morning, and was authorized to employ
as large force of men as necessary TO extin-
gulsh the fire. Farm buildings and fences are
endangered. It is feared that the present fire
may prove as destructive as that of several weeks
ago, when 5000 acres of timber were burned,
resulting in loss of over $50, 900.
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Tired of Life.

Dpecial to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
RICHMOND, Nov. 16.-Dr. Bond, who is also
soroner was called in both capacities during
last night to attend man and woman who
had taken death dealing portions of opium and
laudanum. The woman, wife of a miller named
Henry Albert Fox was a victim of the opium
habit and ate of the drug, after inducing her
husband to give her hypcrdermic injection of
morphine, thereby producing spasms, in which
she died
The man was Robert Williams, aged twenty
four, son OF well-to-do farmer named Elihu
Williams. The father and son had quarreed
shout the rent of piece of land About 4
o'clock this morning his mother heard an unnat-
lral noise in his ROOM and finding him in
critical condition, dispatched for several physi.
gianc. and in the meantime did the necessary
york 30 bridge him over the dark valley until
Jhey arrived and pumped him out His recov-
AIRY is not certain.
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Heading Off the Whisky Pool.

PEORIA. H., Nov Led. Spelman has
bought six acres of land below Peoria and set up
old still near the line. 1t is called registered
distillery No. ID. and it prevents the whisky pool
from putting rectifying house within 600 feet:
Spelman has to-day put plans for a four-thou-
sand bushel house into the hands builders. A
scheme whereby the pool was to move a tenn
porarv rectifying house. and shut out Bush e.
Brown, is thwarted by the timely renewal of
ing of the whisky pool is being held today, and
distiliers are present from all parts of the
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Five Horses srnlsn,

Special to the Indianapolis journal
UNION CITY Nov. 16-Mr Bryan Golfer, liv-
Ing two miles north of this place, had FIVE horses
stolen from his farm last night They we're a
black mare, eight years old, with white star:
two two-year old gray FLIES, and One bay filly.
two years DID, and spring sorrel horse colt.
These horses are all valuable. and liberal re-
ward is offered by the marshal of Union City.
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Fell One Hundred and Ten Feet

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
vtNoENNEs, Nov 16-Fred Higgins. at work
on the great standpipe of the water works. in
descending the ladder this evening. fell dis
tance Of ITO feet, striking Harvey Sieafer, sew
enty feet below. in shis descent Sigafers was
injured mose seriously than Higgins, having an
arm broken and receiving internal injuries. He
is from New York Higgins was injured but
slightly.