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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-11

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. I0.-Through the courtesy
OF the manufacturers the Bulletin of the Ameri-
can Iron and Steel Association is this week en-
abled TO give complete returns of the production
of Bessemer steel rails in this country in 1887,
not including a few tons which were
rolled by iron rollipg-mills from i'm
ported blooms. but including all
rails rolled by Bessemer STEEL works
The Bulletin says "The production of steel rails
by our Bessemer sreel-works in the first half of
1887 was 1890. $50 gross tons, and in the second
half IL 1919 l0S tons. 2. 049 63s gross tons
in the whole year. This result is 457 22S tons
greater than the total production of 1862 40
gross tons in 1856. The new year does open
Auspiciously for our steel-rail friends. Many
large orders are still withheld and the works
which closed down in December still idlens
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AMERICAS DUTY.
How to Protect and Preserve the Great Fut-
uro Of the Country.


OF the Country.
Gov Foraker's Second Inaugural.
We must not fail; and we shall not If we but
adopt for our guidance the lessons of the past.
They teach US that we have succeeded because
we have been governed by the great ideas of
morality. education, equality and . disposition
to take care OF our own country. Let us.
therefore, apply and be governed by these same
ideas as go forward in the discharge of the
duties that are before To this end must
discard and reject all that falls short of the
quirementS of the highest standard OF right, put
the light of truth in every mans way; permit
no distinction founded on race, color, nationality
or occupation, and remember always to promote
that which is calculated to advance America.
But if we would advance America, we must
pecially remember to always stand firmly for the
peoples right to be honestly heard at the ballot
box. To guarantee this right by constitutional
and statutory provisions, and then allow it to
be abused, is fraud and disgrace. 1t strikes
fatal blow at the very foundation of free. pop
ular government. 1t is just cause of congratu
lation that such crimes have been suppressed
in Ohio. May the day soon come when the
same be said of every other State in the
Union. Until then there cannot be. and there
should not be- any relaxation of effort to secure
such result. The flag of the Nation must
mean absolute protection in the enjoyment of
all his rights to every man who looks with al
legiance upon its folds. 1t must mean more; it
must continue to represent to ALL wherever it
may be carried, people who have sense enough
and patriotism enough to take of their
country in business way We must dig
coal ont of our own hills, and our ore out of our
own mines.
We must raise own WOOL have our own
factories, furnaces, foundries and machine
shops In far God has blessed with
natural resources and ability to use them. we
must decline to depend upon others. By their
development we must give employment to
labor, inventive genius to our mechanics, home
markets to our farmers. domestic commerce
to the sections that will bind them together in
yet stronger bonds of union and insure peace.
contentment, prosperity and independence to
the millions Of freemen. whose happy fortune it
is. and will be. now and hereafter, to have this
land for their priceless heritage.
If we meet the full measure OF our obligations
in these. respects, those whose lot it may be to
look back from the close of our second century
to Its beginning. can pay to us the highest posi-
BILE tribute of praise by simply repeating what
say day "Our fathers obeyed the voice and
kept the covenantand we are, in consequence
peculiar treasure above all people, kingdom of
priests and holy Nation"
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Roughtou. by His Rival.

Lowell Mass, Special
Cupid has seldom brought about q more
curious comedy than Lowell has just SEEM The
heroine is the daughter of one of the old resi-.
dents of Bethel, VT, who was forced to mort
gage his home to pay debts contracted during
his illness. The money advanced by the
young man who is now his son in law. But
the daughter. disliking the idea of being under
obligations to any one, determined to come to
Lowell and try to earn enough money to pay
the mortgage. The Bethel mortgage followed
her with letters, and she regularly correspondent
with him. Meanwhile, steady young cabinet
MAKER who boardedat the same house with her,
fell in love with her and in course of time she
accepted him, and all arrangements were made
for the marriage. except the application for the
certificate The young cabinet maker engaged
a cottage in one of the pleasantest streets and
had new furniture made for it.
just at this time the young man from Bethel
appeared on the scene and armed with letters
from the girls parents and his own persuasive
eloquence, he induced the young woman to
change her mind and accompany him ia her
former home. He agreed to transfer the mort
gage held by him TO her father and to buy and
have transported to Bethel the furniture with
which his rival expected to adoru his new home.
1t required considerable nerve for the young
woman to tel her affianced that she going
to dsappoint him. but she did. He received
the information in philosophical manner. and
when ne remarked that the furniture would be
an elephant on his hands she requested him TO
send the bill 20 her future husband and il would
he paid for. When the bridal party left for
Bethel the young cabnet-maker was at the
station TO wish them prosperity.
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cessor could be elected. As this would save the
district 49, 600 1000 in election expenses, il
is likely no special election will be held
Joliet Republicans organized Republican
campaign club. Monday night, and adopted reso-
buttons requesting Senators Cullon and Farwell
to vote against Lamars confirmation to the SUI
preme Court.
C. w. Pavey & Sons. general, merchants. of
their recent fire. Their liabilities are about
twenty-five thousand dollars. and their assets
about seventeen thousand. Morris Emerson is
assignee
Forty or more members of the Evening Star
Club" of Paxton, have been indicted by the
Unites State grand jury. at Sprn siAld. for sell
ing liquor without government license Some
of the victims have paid their fines, and deputy
marshals are searching for Others.
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THE FIGHT WITH CRoFTERs.

The Engagement More Serious than First
Reported-Further Fighting Expected.
LONDON, Jan. 10.-The conflict which took
place yesterday between the crofters of Lewis
island and the police and troops was, it trans
pires, much more serious than at first reported.
Hitherto the trouble with the crofters has been
confined, to a great extent, to Skye. the inhab-
itants of Lewis, the largest and most northerly
of the outer Hebrides, contenting themselves
with mutteripgs of discomfort and expressions
of sympathy with their brethren to the south
east; but quite recently the police of Lewis
have observed symptoms Of concerted re-
Bstance to the laws protecting the oc-
cupants of what the crofters regard
MS common land. At the beginning of yester-
days battle the riot read. but no atten-
ton was paid to this usually awe-inspiring form
Of law Included in the large number of per-
sons wounded in the ensuing fight were the
procurator and the fiscal officer who in
command of the troops Eleven of the leaders
Vt The crofters were arrested. The police have
been largely reinforced to-day, and the military
and naval forces in and about the island have
been strengthened. Intense excitement pre-
walls, and further conflicts are feared.
Almost simultaneously with the reports of the
lrofters riots comes the information that a re-
newal of the antitithe riots in Wales is i'm
minent
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The Democratic Purpose.

Boston Advertiser.
The mask is being torn aside and the country
is seeing how determined the Democratic party
is to use the surplus in order to force a measure
of free trade upon us, while leaving untouched
unnecessary taxes upon common articles of use.
This being the fact, it is the duty of practical
men in Congress TO offer and push measure
income of the government It can be done by
abolishiug $32, 900. 900 tobacco. IS. 600 0G0
liquors used in the arts, and $41 ,000. 600 from
the sugar revenue. These three items would do
away with the dangers of the surplus, which the
President strongly condemns and yet does so
little to remedy, and, relieved from that pres
sure, Congress could then go in practical
way to revise and correct the inequalities OF the
present tariff. OF that, however, We have little
hope, long as Mr.. Carlisle is Speaker We do
not forget that in the last Congress he prevented
the consideration of MIR. Hewitt's bill to reform
certain evils in the administration of the tariff,
a bill prepared by Democrat and Endorsed by
Democratic administration, but which Mr.. Car
Isle refused to have touched until some of his
pet ideas in regard to a horizontal reduction had
been adopted.
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contested over ALL The Cunningham delegation
entered the Nichols caucus and declared fealty
10 Nichols for Governor and Cunningham tor
Attorney general By agreement, the tempo
rary chairman appointed four McEnery dele
gates four Nichols, one Moncure and one Cum
nitgham delegate the committee on creden-
tials these to select the eleventh member. Nc
Emery entered the Nichols caucus. The COM
mittees convened for the purpose of arranging
a definite agreement as TO details. The conven-
ton took a recess until o'clock TO allow the
delegations to hand in their credentials, and to
give the committee time to act
Judge Jeffries called the convention to order
at half past o'clock, and announced that the
committee on creden tials had sent word that it
could not make any report to night, and would
probably not be able to make any report until
tomorrow The convention accordingly
adjourned until that time.
During the night there great deal of
caucusing by the anti-Nicholls delegates, but
they failed to evolve any plan that would result
in weakening Nichols before the convention.
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Losses by Fire.

CHICAGO. Jan. 10.-The large four-story brick
building at the southeast corner OF Madison
street and the river burned tonight, with a
probable loss of $75. O00 moderately insured
The occupants were the Nonetuck Silk Co.; A.
Elliger, suits and cloaks; John A. Grifiths e
Co., tailors trimmings; and T. j. Shay & Co..
boots and shoes. The stocks of all are total
loss.
LAS ANIMAs Col, Jan 1G-The Bent county
courthouse burned this morning. destroying
all the records of the county clerk, district
clerk. county treasurer. sheriff and assessor.
Yesterday the county clerk died after a brief
illness, and day the new county officers were
to take possession The fire believed to have
been of incendiary origin. The loss is almost ir-
reparable.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Jan. 10-A special to the
Advertiser from Eufaula, Ala, says that fire
broke out there at o'clock tonight in Tullis's
crockery store and Quilted the building The
latest advices are to the effect that the fire is
raging beyond control. and that the entire block
is threatened. The gas is turned off, the water
supply is exhausted, and the Inhabitants
panic-Stricken.
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TELEGRAPHIG BREVITIES.

Catharine Sheeham. dress maker, thirty
eight year old, was instantly killed last night on
the ninth avenue elevated railroad. New York, by
falling between the and being crushed by
the wheels.
The half-devoured remains of a man, supposed
to be white, were found fourteen miles from
BirmD CHAM Ala. in old field, Sunday. They
were so devoured by animals as to be unrecog-
nizable
The Boston g. Maine Railroad Company has
given $500 to Samuel Matheson. crippled tele-
graph operator. who saved passenger train
from wreck, last summer, by replacing a
wrongly set switch, at great risk and pain to
himself
Thos. Boulin, of St Rounald while under in
huence of liquor visited the house of Mrs Cyrie
Laroque. at Mattawa, Ont. AS he was leaving he
slapped Mrs. Laroque in the face, whereupon
she shot him in the back, inhictipg injuries from
which Boulin died
During quarrel between Tom Owens and j.
ID. Barnes, of the boot and shoe firm Of Barnes
& Nix, at Chattanooga. Tenn, yesterday, the
former shot three times by Barnes and the
latter cut by Owens The wounds of
Owens are mortal.
At Seneca Falls, n. Y, gas was struck yester
ignited it produced fame eight feet high. Ex-
perienced gas men regard the indications as ex-
cellent for large and steady flow of gas at a
not much greater depth.
At the annual meeting of the Western National
Bank, of New York. held yesterday. Conrad N.
Jordan, ex-treasurer of the United States. was
CHOSEN president TO succeed the late DAn1el
Manning, ex-Secretary of the Treasury. and
Chas. j. Canda, ex-assistant treasurer of the
United States in charge of the sub-trsasury in
New York city was chosen vice-president to
succeed NJ +. Jordan.
In the suit of the New York bankers. Frank
G. Hollins 81 Co., against Wallace G. and
Chauncey Fl. Andrews, for the recovery of $780,
300. Judge Andrews has granted attachment
against the property of c. II. Andrews. the
plaintiffs allege that the money is due on JOINT
account and for bonds purchased. Q. FL.
Andrews resides at Youngstown. O..
News was received at Birmingham, Ala, on
Monday, of the shooting of Paymaster Rufin.
at q railway camp on the Birmin CHAM Mineral
railway yesterday. He became involved in
row with a negro, and another negro compelled
him, at the mouth of revolver, to hold up his
hands, while his assailant shot him. Rufin is
still alive, but will almost certainly die. The
negro who did the shooting escaped, but his
partner is in Jail.
Maggie Brady, aged twenty-five, who keeps a
house of i'll reputs in the village of Woodville,
r. l., shot and killed Charles Schneider, TWEEN
ty-two years old, weaver. about midnight last
night. According to the womans story,
Schneider, with another young weaver. Will
Schrieter, went to the house and were refused
admittance. They then began to break in the
door The Brady woman fred three shots
through the door from revolver One bullet
struck Schneider in the region of the twelfth
rib, and he died after reaching Geneva village
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A Pastor Duly Appreciated.

Chicago Times.
Rev. DR.. Withrow, the able and popular pas
tor of the Third Presbyterian Church, has re-
Gently been urged to take a much-needed vaca.
ton from his church work OF late it has beer
very arduous, and the success which has
crowned his efforts both spiritually and ma
terialiy, has been marked that il has placed
his great and influential church in the full tids
of religious and social success. The officers OF
the Third Church have unanimously passed the
following resolution in reference to his much
needed vacation:
Resolved, That the board of trustees recommends
the session to grant beloved pastor six months
leave of absence If he desires so much time at any
time he may fit to vacate his pulpit, with full pay
continued during such absence and earnestly urge
him to accept the offer contemplated in this resoiu
ton, believing that such rest will conduce to his
health, happiness and great usefulness.
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A Victory for the Cigar-Makers.
why the Rail Mills Are Idle.

PIrIgBURG, Jan. 10-On account Of a great
falling off in the coke shipments within the past
month. the coke operators have been compelled
to close down their ovens two days a week to
prevent an overstocked market. A few months
ago the operators com planned of the scarcity of
cars. but at present they have more cars than
they have use for The cause of the reduction
in the demand for coke is the shutting down of
the rail mills 1t is stated that struggle is now
in progress between the steel-rail manufacturers
and the railway managers. The latter decided
not 90 purchase any rails until the price was re-
duced to $50 per ton. The rail manufacturers
still demand from S33 to s35 per ton and, upon
pretext after another, have closed down the
mills one by one some to make repairs ETC. nm
til to-day nearly all the steel-ral mills OF the
country are idle.
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ANOTHER NIHILIsr PLOT,
Meant to End in the Killing OF the Gear, Dis
covered by the Russian Police.

Meant to End i'm the Killing OF the Gear, Dis
covered by the Russian Police.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. lot is officially an
nounced that the New Years court ball will not
be held. The Emperor and Empress will ar
rive here on Thursday, and mold their custom
airy New Years reception on Friday,
after which they will return I'M
mediately to Gatschins. This change in
the imperial srrsngementsis due to the discovery
Of plot against the Gar. which was to be car
ried out by the conspirators during the presence
of the Emperor at the capital. and presumably
at the court ball. A large number of arrests
have been made in connection with the plot, in
cluding several military officers of high rank.
BERLIN, Jan. 10.-Private dispatches from
Warsaw state that q conspiracy against the life
of the Gear, centering in St Petersburg, and
wide in its qualifications, has been discovered
and frustrated by the police at the capital
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ILLINOIS.
Centralia Citizens Demand Heavy Damages
from q Railway Company.

SALEM, Jan. 10-Four more damage suits
were commenced yesterday for Centraia parties
against the Jacksonville Southeastern Railway
Company and the city of Centralia This makes
a total of fifteen suits against the railroad and
the city of Centralia, to come before the Marion
Circuit Court in February, the aggregate
amount of damages sued for being s161, 900. The
parties who sue are property owners on the
streets in Centralia along which the Jacksonville
railway runs. and claim damages by virtue of
depreciation in value OF their property and in
jury to business attributable TO the presence of
the railroad There are four different attorneys
engaged in prosecuting the suits. among whom
there exists a difference of opinion a to the liza
bility, whether it applies to the railroad compa-
nv only, the city, both.
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INDIANA ANDILLINOIS NEWS
"A Soldier Coughs Up an Ounce Ball Fired
a Into His Forehead at Gettsburg.
Finding Fish in Muskrat Holes-Police Cap
tain Dismissed New Jerusalem
Charch-Suicide by Shooting-Notes.
INDIANA.

Captain Reese Coughs Up Bullet Fired into
Him Twenty-four Years Ago.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
Fort WAYNE, Jan. 10-Captain Charles
Reese, the present assessor of the city of Fort
Wayne, was in command of the Twentieth Indi-
ana Volunteers in the battle of Gettysburg. A
minnie ball entered his forehead, almost be-
tween the eyes, and he was left for dead upon
the field The Captain recovered. but surgeons
always feared to extract the ball. The bullet
worked downward, ard frequently the wound
discharged through the nose Yesterday morn
ing at o'clock Captain Reese awoke with an
uncomfortable feeling in his throat and began
coughing. Be coughed up the Gettysburg bull
let Of twenty-four years ago. It was rough and
irregular and weighed 464a grains. 273 grains
ounce. Captain Reese has drawn q
large pension for his wound, and his face is bad
~ dis6gured
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Prospec.ors Attacked by Apaches.

TOMBSTONE, A T., Jan. O.-Superintendent
Russell, of the San Pablo mine. in Sonora ar
rived here yesterday. and says a prospecting
southeast of Vascassari, on Christmas, by
Apaches One of the prospectors, named
Jacobs, was killed and big Jake Offer was NOR
tally wounded. The other men fought the In
dams off and then escaped. The Indians sue
ceeded in getting some burros and provisions
from the party. The band, it is thought is
the same that escaped from General Miles, near
San Bernardino ranch, at the time of Geron-
imo's surrender. and has since been raiding
southern Sonora.
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Business Embarrassm.nts.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-The brewing firm OF
Burr. Son e Co, composed of VIM. Fl. and
Henry E. Burr and Emil Schwab made an as
signment to-day, to Abraham L.. Jacobs, with
preferences of $25, POI.
VIM. NJ. Cornwall, dealer in sporting goods,
has made assignment to Daniel P. Smacb,
with preferences amounting to So. 700.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 10-John L. Sickell and
John F. HELEN, trading as Sickel, HELEN & Co.,
notions apd white goods, made assignment
to-day for the benefit of their creditors to Will
lam J. Dixon. The bond of the trustee is
5000 OOO
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PARIS. Jan. 10-The Chamber of Deputies
and the Senate reassembled to-day. NJ To-
quet was reelected President Of the Chamber.
In the Senate NJ. %arnot, father Of the Presi-
dent OF the republic. occupied the chair at the
opening of the session the senior Senator.
Upon taking the chair he addressed his col
leagues, saying, in the OF his speech. tn
Congress had manifested by it's recent choice OF
a President of the republic n desire for peace at
home and abroad aud respect for the laws The
ease with which the change in the presidency
had been effected and the entire absence of dis
order characteriziug the change, he said should
inspire confidence in the future of the nation.
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EIectiug Senators.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Jan. 10-The Kentucky
Legislature voted to-day for United States Sen
ator In the House the ballot resulted: Hon.
(Rep.), "a; A. c. Cardin, (Lab.) }, 1. In the Sen
ate Beck, %: Bradley, Z. Tomorrow at noon
a joint ballot will be taken, and the form of
making the Hon. James B. Beck Senator for an
Dies MONIES, Ia, Jan. Ex-senator Wilson
was nominated by the Republican causus of the
Legislature this evening.
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Obituary.

CINCINNATI JAM 10.-Peter Shoenberger, son
Of George K. Sheen MERGER. well-known mill
ionaire of Clifton, died yesterday, aged thirty
nine years.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.-Dr. Peter Parker
died at his residence in this city to-day. aged
eighty four years. He was United States. min
lister to China thirty years ago, and has lived in
Washington since 1858 He held the office of
regent of the Smithsonian Institution for many
years, and was of the most eminent and re-
spected citizens of the capital
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Rrief lIentiou

Thomas Houston, farmer and pioneer settler,
aged sixty four. was drowned in Sugar creek,
near Lincoln, Saturday night
s. Robinowitz, dealer in dry goods and notions,
at Rock Island, made assignment on Monday,
liabilities of $1,000, and assets of $1,000.
Hon James Shaw. of Mount Carroll has re-
ceived a letter from Springfield stating that
should the election for a successor TO Judge
Enstace be postponed until next june the time
of the regular election, Judges Grinnell, Baker,
and others would probably oniciate until sue
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Ruskin sirhs for tIe Good Old DAYS

LoNDoS, Jan. 1o.-John Ruskin, in a letter
to the Daily Telegraph, writes: "For thirty
years we have ceased to be English. Swindlins
was not formerly our method of trade, nor was
advertising necessary. Once imported
from America neither meat nor manners; from
France neither art nor religion Our navy did
not use torpedoes in former times. nor did our
army use rifles behind hedges