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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-11

men in public station who carne in contact with
Edwin NJ Stanton, have almost invariably the
impression of his harshness, his intolerance and
his tyranny. | myself share in this feeling, but
it seems to me great injustice that his biog-
raphy has not been written"
This speech OF General Wheeers, moro than
anything that has yet occurred, ought to infu-
ence Secretary Stanton's son, Mr.. Lewis FL.
Stanton, now highly-respecte9 citizen at Nor
ris. in Stevens county, Minnesota, to see to it
that the life of his father should be written. Mr.
Stanton assured me, not long since, that he had
stored at his home ali of his fathers private pa
pers, and that they contained an almost untold
wealth of information in regard to the history of
the war-matter which had never yet come to
the light and perhaps never would. There are
in those documents, it is said, papers which
would ruin the fair fame of many public men,
aud in marvellous ways upset and turn the judg-
ments and verdcts men have found with regard
to the loyalty and the services of public men.
Now, if ever Mr.. Stanton should see to it that
some capable writer should undertake the biog.
raphy of his father.
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SENATOR PAYNE's CASE.

Representative Little's Argument in Favor
of Ordering an Investigation.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, June 1O-The Senate commit
tee on privileges and elections was in session al
most two hours and a half to-day. Representa-
tive Little occupied one hour and half of this
time in an argument in support of an investiga-
tion of the charges of bribery in connection with
the election of Senator Payne, of Ohio. Mr..
Little's argument was presented in writing, and
he read it. The session was an executive one,
which obtains to executive sessions ordinarily,
Chairman Hoar cautioned members not to talk
to outsiders about the proceedings 1t was as
certained, however, that no conclusion was
reached and that another meeting of the COM
considerable feeling was shown by Dem
ocratic Senators, as it soon became apparent,
at the close of Mr.. Little's argument,
that all the Republican Senators were in favor
Of ordering an investigation. Mr.. Little's argu-
ment is said to have been magnificent review
Oh this case, bringing out every point in terse
and convincing manner He called attention to
the strong points in the testimony taken by the
legislative committee and then showed what
new evidence would be brought into the inyesti-
cation if conducted by Senate committee. Mr..
Little will not, of course talk about the charac-
ter OF the recently discovered evidence, but the
Journal correspondent has learned that it is suf-
fcient to make a successful case within itself,
independent of the work of the Ohio committee.
There is but one opinion in Washington as to the
outcome of the ruling to-day, and that is that an
investigation will be ordered. Even Democrats
acknowledge this. and the necessity of an inves
tigation was made conclusive by the proceedings
TODAY
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INDIGNANT ARMY MEN.

Dissatisfaction Over Enforcement Of The
Rule Affecting Retirements.
Special to the Indiana polls Journal.
WASHINGTON, June TO- There is great deal
of righteous indignation in army circles over the
fact that it has become known that Secretary
Endieott intends to rigidly enforce the rule
which was inaugarated by Secretary Lincoln.
This rule is that when an army officer is near
the age at which the law requires that he shall be
retired he shall not be entitled to promotion to
the grade above him. Men who served faith
fully in the ranks of the army during the war,
and who have stuck by the colors ever since, are
by this rule debarred from retiring with rank
which they would seem justly entitled to-
When an officer reaches the age of sixty-four he
is placed on the retired list No matter how
gallant he may have been, or how we'll he may
have served his country IL, by the slow process
OF promotion which prevails in the army, he has
not reached rank above captain, say, he can
not go on to the retired list with the next
HIGHER rank, even though there may be dozen
vacancies, and though under ordinary circum-
stances justice and equity would seem to entitle
HIM to the promotion. It takes many years os
active and faithful service in the army to enable
young lieutenant to gain his first promotion
THESE chances to be curtailed by this new
rule Of the War Department. The inducements
held out will be still less than they have been in
the past, and the result will be to dampen the
ardor OF many young men who have shown that
they have the right stuff in them to become ex-
cellent officers of the United States army.
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Department Employees Sent Into the Fourth
District to Work for the 0bjactor's Re-
nomination-0pen Violation of Law.
Democrats Growing Angry Over the
Proposed Investigation of Payne.
Wheeler's Assault on Stanton Likely to Bring
Out Fund of Interesting Information
Concerning the Great War Secretary.
DIRECTOR HOLMAN.
Further Shining illustrations of His Charac-
fnrisfiC Ecnnnmv

Further Shining Illustrations of His Charac-
teristic Economy.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, June 10-Under the caption
For the Eye of Senator Harrison" this morn
ing's National Republican has this communiea-
tion. signed "R. E. d., and dated yesterday:
THE reasons assigned for many of the remov-
ais made by General Black at the Pension OF
nee, was that the person discharged had used
his official position for the purpose of assisting
some friend in his political aspirations. Under
this reform administration, Dr. W. E. Brandt,
a medical reviewer, is nominaly sent to Tennes
see to investigate certain claim, while in real
lty he is In Indiana, assisting Mr.. Holman in his
canvass for denomination The law distinctly
states that no person so appointed or detailed
shall be employed in the State from which he is
appointed; yet Dr. Brandt has been in Indiana
for the last four days, and is being paid by the
government at the rate of SO per day for travel
ing expenses. think Mr.. Harrson's attention
should be called to this open violation of the law
The above is in the same line of violation Of
civil-service law as that instanced last night by
the Journal correspondent, in a special calling
attention to the fact that Col. E. D. Bannister,
OF Lawrenceburg, who is drawing salary as In
dian Inspector is now in the Fourth congressional
district working for the denomination of Hol
man. 1t is reported here that Holman has sent
all the men who are holding office by grace of
his influence into his district to work for him, if
they can be permitted to leave their posts of of
hcial duty. There is no reduction from their
salaries during their absence, and the govern
ment pays the expenses of all who are per diem
emnloyes
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THE GROWING CROPS.

Condition of Small Grains as Shown by Fig
ures from the Agricultural Departments.
WASHINGTON, June 10-The crop report of
the Department of Agriculture makes the area
of spring wheat nearly the same as last year
about IL, 900, 900 acres. There is an increase of
one-sixth over last years breadth in Dakota, a
decrease in Nebraska. and small reduction in
Minnesota and Wisconsin. The minor spring
wheat districts show small advance. The ex-
tension of area in Dakota is due mainly to set
tlement and the necessity of ready money for
improvements and somewhat to last years un-
satisfactory fax production in southern Dakota
The effect Of low prices OF wheat has been coun-
teracted by the superior rate of yield in recent
years The condition of spring wheat averages
984. against 97 last year; Wisconsin, 97 Mime
sofa, 80; Iowa, l00 Nebraska. 81; Dakota, 90;
Washington Territory, 100 Winter wheat is
of May. A slight decline in condition
is reported in the West, and the
low condition of the Southern crop is more re-
duced; yet the average is only reduced two
points from 94.9 to 92 7. 1t Is still from average
to high in the great wheat-producing States. In
New York it is not littering, in years Of
strong root growth. 1t is very promising in Mary
land and Virginia, except in wet lands In the
South it has been affected by rust and shrivel-
ing. There has been injury from drought in
Texas, rain and flood in Ohio, and hailstorms in
Missouri. The prospect is good for small frac-
tion above twelve bushels per acre.
Rye has also declined from general average
of 95.7 to 94.4 during the last month. The bar
ley acreage has been increased per cent, and
the condition averages 100 last year in June
it was &c. The acreage of oats in 1885 has rot
been extensively increased. 1t has been slightly
reduced in Kentucky and Ohio. where the area
was abnormal last year. The increase will ap-
proach half million acres; the condition aver
ages nearly 96, against "a in 1885, and 99 in 1884,
1t is highest east of the Alleghenies, and little
below full condition in the South aud West
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BEEcHERs RUmoRED DEATH.
Instances Showing the Appreciation in Which
the Great Preacher Is Held.

Instances Showing the Appreciation in Which
the Great Preacher Is Held.
Special to the Indianapolis JournaL
WASHINGTON, June 10 The statement tele-
graphed from New York on Saturday last, to the
effect that Henry Ward Beecher had died sud
denly in his study. caused the representatives Of
the Brooklyn and New York city afternoon pa
pers to hustle around in n lively manner to Sc
cure the views of Representatives in Congress
and Senators upon the sad event Several col
urps of highly eulogistic matter was telegraphed
over the wires to the Eastern press generally,
and, in tact, nearly every representative of an
afternoon paper had something to say upon the
subject. Perhaps the funniest part
OF the whole business was the haste In which the
four members 10 Congress from Brooklyn held
meeting and dispatched their condolence to the
alleged widow. One of the Brooklyn correspond
ents received letter from his paper the next
day. in which he was warmly commended for the
zeal which he had shown in doing justice to the
occasion, and which, the letter added was great
~ appreciated by the alleged dead man. The
editor promised to retain the copy In the mortu-
ary pigeon-hoe until occasion should make its
publication pertinent 1t is said that the Presi-
dent was notified of the supposed death of his
friend, and that he was discussing with his bride
the advisability of attending the funeral when
the denial of the rumor reached him.
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A PASSENGER TRAIN IN PERIL.
ARailway Track Slips Out of Sight Before the
Eyes of an Astonished Engineer.

New YORK. June l0.-An Ashevile, N. c.,
special to the World says IA water-spout burst
over Marshall on Tuesday afternoon, and most
terrific rain fell upon the surrounding country.
Houses fell before the advancing food, cattle
were swept away and drowned, and the crops
throughout the region roundabout were de-
stroyed. puny stream known as Rgby run,
ordinarily three or four feet wide, became a
raging river. overAowing its banks and sweeping
away everything movable within its reach. For
tunately no loss of life is reported. One of the
most exciting incidents of the storm was the
narrow escape of train filled with passengers.
Two or three small breaks in the track had oc-
Cured before the train reached Asheville, but by
proceeding cautiously they had been passed in
safety. 1t was then just o'clock, and the rain
was pouring down in torrents. Progress was
slow, the engineer narrowly scanning every foot
OF the track ahead before trusting the train to
it, Just before reaching Marshall, however,
part of the track slipped away, almost in front
Of the advancing train The brakes were in
stantly applied, and the train was brought to
standstill only just in time. consultation by
the train officers was held and it was decided to
return to the last station. Here, however,
fresh difficulty arose. A mountain stream,
which FIVE minutes before the train had crossed
IN safety, was now raging torrent, piling drift
wood, trees, timbers and huge holwders upon the
track in hopeless confusion. The road bed was
on the margin of the river, the turnpike road be-
ing on the other side. mountain rising behind
1t On the river side, the en- bankment was rapidly
crumbling away, and the train officials and pas
sengers fed in CONSERVATION. Already the track
was covered and the water was rising at the rate
of six inches a minute. Heavy logs were thrown
crashing against the sides of the cars, threaten
ing to push them from the track. Volunteers
were called for, and there was generous re-
sponse all hands doing their best to clear away
the obstruction. This done, the engineer brave
ly drove the train through the waters over
of safety. Conductor Murphy said afterwards
that he had never spent such a moment of dan
ger in all his years of railway experience"
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STATE POLITICS..

Morgan County Republicans Turn Ont in
Force and Nominate County Ticket.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
sMARTINsvILLE June 10.-The Republicans Of
Morgan county held their county convention to-
day and nominated the following ticket For
Representative. Alfred W. Scott; for clerk Da-
vid Wilson; for auditor, VIM. L. Moore; for
treasurer, Sanders Hubbard; for sheriff, Joseph
Paul. for surveyor, George W. Pearce; COM
missioner First district Joseph H. Goss; COM
missioner Second district, Benz. Painter COM
missioner Third district John F. Hadley 1t
was without xuestion the largest and most en-
thusiastic convention ever held in the county.
The men nominated are among the best Repub-
licans in the county and the ticket will be tri-
umphantly elected next fall
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Proposed Sale of the Hawaiian Islands.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 10-A statement pub
lished to-day reyives the rnmor of the proposed
sale of the Hawaiian Islands to a syndicate of
European capitalists for $40 600 000 A bill was
recently introduced by the Hawaiian government
authorizing loan of 81 600 000 It is stated that
= number of native legislators are ready with
an amendment making the amount $4,000, 900.
Mr.. Hoffman, the agent to the island for the i'm
migration of Portuguese, has assured the King
shat syndicate OF English capitalists are ready
TO furnish the money. IL this were cnnsummat-
ed. IL would virtually mean the sale of the
islands, rs the amount could never be repaid by
the Hawaiin government 1t is stated that the
King is not ayerse TO the proposition long as
be secures the greater part Of the money.
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Wheeler's Attack Gives Prominence to tile
SERVICES of the Great War Secretary
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. June 10.-The attack which
General Wheeler, of Alabama, made recently in
the House upon the character of Edwin M
Stanton has just been printed. General Wheeler
held it back to revise it and eliminate all the
forcible expression which might engender hard
feeling The speech contains a great deal of re-
search, and in it there has been collected great
deal of material throwing light or shadow upon
Stantons record. The criticism comes from the
wrong direction, but it will serve its purpose.
In all the rush and volume of war literature
during the past few years no one has attempted
to fill up the gap represented by the name and
loyalty of Edwin NJ Stanton. Much has been
written about Lincoln, all that possibly could be
printed that was good about Grant has found its
way into the magazines and newspapers of the
day, Sherman has illustrated himself in his me-
moirs, Logan has rushed into print. history upon
history has been written and yet the biography
of Edwin NJ. Stanton remains unpenned.
When an admirer of Mr.. Stanton called, re-
Gently, upon Colonel Scott, who has in charge
the war records, and consulted with him in re-
gard to a life of Stanton. Colonel Scott said:
"We have the material here to write life of
Stanton more abundant and more illustrative of
his character than can be found for any other
biography of an American that might be at
tempted. All through the archives which are
stored in this Office. no personality, no character
comes upon the student oftener or with greater
force than does that of Stanton Lincoln's re-
mark that he had no influence with this ed
ministration' was the greatest tribute that was
ever paid to Stanton. Stanton was the admin
istration, so far as the war was concerned, and
it seems strange in view of these facts, that the
life of Stanton should not have been demanded
lorg ago by the craving OF the American
people for information and light about one
Of the great heroes of modern history.
But the fact is that Stanton made
more enemies than he ever made friends-that
is, from among the number of men who came in
contact with him. The people generally recog-
nized his loyalty, and almost worshiped him;
but army officers. Representatives Senators.
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Democrats Ready tn Shelve the Eight-Hour
Law for the Letter-Carriers.

Democrats Ready to Shelve the Eight-Hour
Law for the Letter Carriers.
washi ngton Special to the New York Herald.
/: was stated in these dispatches of the 9th
inst that if the eght-hour bill passed by the
Senate in favor of letter-carriers passes the
House, Postmaster general Villas will be COM
peied TO urge she President to veto it. The rea-
son given was because without an appropriation
it would be impossible to carry out the law with
out crpplng the free delivery system wherever
il exists To-day the Postmaster General sent
to Speaker Carlisle and Mr.. Blount, chairman Of
the House postoffice committee, letter set
ting forth what it would cost the government if
the act was approved.
There are now 4,842 letter-carriers. The
eight-hour law would require 2.20S additional
carriers, distributed throughout the country at
an annual cost of s., $50 000 To keep up the
frequent delivery in New York city would. the
Postmaster general says, require 800 additional
carriers The present number s 703. In Brook
yn 100 men would have to be added to the pres
ent force of 200 men. In Jersey City, where
there are now So carriers SO additional carriers
would be needed. In fact, one third of the new
force would be used in Now York and vicinity.
The advocates of the measure say that the APP
preparation is not necessary; that the Postmas-
ter general can order the number OF deliveries
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

A Royal Wedding Followed by the Murder
of People Who Were in the Way.
NEW YORK, June 10.-The Paris correspond
ent of the World writes as follows: MAR
riages are said to be made. or, at least, conse-
Grated. in heaven. Whether the one which has
just been celebrated in Lisbon with such pomp
and circumstance belongs to the category is an
open question. If we are to believe the reports
published in the Lisbon papers and the rumors
that are current in the Portuguese capital the
Duke of Braganzas union with the Princess
Amelie has not yet been productive of the Joy
that should have followed that interesting event.
Rumor says that the young Dukes former mis-
tress has been poisoned and the two children
which she had borne to her royal lover died of
an unknown disease on the day following the
death of the mother. Besides this. the father
of the unfortunate woman became insane on
seeing the dead bodies of the three, and is now
confined in an insane asylum at Lisbon"
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LEWISTON, Me-. June l0-The Democratic
congressional convention of the Second district,
at Auburn, to-day, nominated Ex-Governor Gar
celon for Representative in Congress.
COLUMBUS O., June 10.-The Democratic
State central committee to-day fixed upon To-
ledo and Aug IL and 49, for the next State con-
Clnb at Cincinnati, did not reach the committee
until it bad adjourned, and no action was taken
thereon. A committee of three was appointed
to report, on the first day OF the convention, a
plan for organization.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 10 The Democratic
The committees report on credentials was
adopted The nominations for Governor were
N. Fl. r. Dawson, H. D. Clayton, j. NJ Nc
Kleray and Thomas Seay. After the tenth bal
lot McKleray's name was Withdrawn, and an ad-
shne sax OK, s n No o .ne iass oa'S'
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story goes, the mob offered to behave il the po-
lice were withdrawn but not otherwise.
The people at the Shank hill road meeting to,
day attacked the police. The military were
summoned, and the crowd was dispersed. It is
denounce the police, and also all other persons
for attacking the houses and property Of
peaceabe people, and to urge upon
the citizens their duty to do the ut
most in their power to bring the disturbers of
the peace to justice. irrespective of creed or par
ty. The meeting appointed deputation to ask
the Mayor of Belfast for the names of the Off
cers in charge of the Shank mill police barracks
yesterday evening
p. M.-The out-of- town police have been
withdrawn from the streets of the city
in consequence of the hostility manifested
toward them by the Belfast workmen. Soldiers
have been told off to take the places of these
retired officers, and to assist the city police in
case they should need help tonight
The funeral of Thomas Gallagher the young
man who was shot and killed during the recent
Lurgan riot took place to-day The funeral
procession was protected by 100 soldiers and 200
policemen. A mob of Catholics jeered the
mourners and threatened to stop the hearse, but
the police held them in check. The politi-
cal and religious excitement is lead
ing to dangerous. quarrels among the
women in the factories at Lurgan.
AT one factory the Protestant females have
struck work, demanding the dismissal of the
Catholics The riotine was renewed tonight.
An infuriated mob held possession of the streets
and wrecked and pillaged the taverns. The po-
lice were compelled to fire buckshot into the
mob So far as known, no one was fatally
wounded Many police were injured by stones.
The appeals of the clergy to the rioters to dis
perse were futile. Eventually the troops cleared
the streets
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Cable Notes.

Emperor William Yesterday unveiled the
equestrian statue of his brother, King Frederick
William the Fourth, erected in Berlin.
Advices from Auckland state that at Tarawera
there has been volcanic eruption, preceded by
an earthquake. Many natives and Europea ms
perished.
The Papal consistory has created four other car
dlnals besides Archbishop Gibbons. Of Balti
more. and Tascherau. of Quebec, and has nomi-
mated three bishops in Ireland twelve in Spain.
six in France, six in America, and three in Ger
many.
The political excitement at Pesth, Hungary,
of the last few days, culmlnated yesterday in
serious rioting. An attempt was made by the
rioters to blow up the gas works. The mob was
charged and dispersed by troops. Several
persons were wounded and many were arrested.