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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
Position of the knights of Labor.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 27.-Secretary HAYES
of the general executive board, Knights of La
Dor. was asked what truth there was in the
statements contained in the dispatches from
Chicago that Mr. Powderiy had gone to that
city He declared that there was not word of
truth in it. 'T don't believe any engineers
will 60 from this city. IF they do
they are knights of Labor in name only OF
course there have been differences between our
organization and the Brotherhood in the past.
but they never + cached a stage where felt
justified in ordering our m IN to take their places
during a strike can say, positively. that the
knights OF Labor, as organization,
would not sanction any such move on
the part of our men. District Assembly
1924. to which the striking Reading EN- ployes
belong. has full authority over It's men. and it
could order engineers now idle to go to Chicago.
but have heard of no such action, and don't
think thing of the kind has been will be
done"
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-The following was adopt
ed at a meeting of District Assembly "a, Knights
OF Labor, held tonight:
To the members Of D. A. a. Knights of Labor
greeting:
During the last twentyfour hours the public press
has been numbered down with reports of the strike
the Brotherhood of Engineers and Firemen on the
necton with this many rumors have been set afoat
that this monopoly Of corporate power
their employees by members of the Knights of Labor
who reported being anxious to take their places,
the brotherhood IS claimed to have been guilty of
toward our order during similar contest in the
Without going into examination whether this
charge against the Brotherhood is false true the
executive board of District Assembly "a, Knights of
Labor, unqual6edy protest against any of its mum.
hers taking the places of these striking workers.
we call on the members of order everywhere
refuse under any and all circumsanc to become the
tools of this corporation in their hour of trouble.
1T the members of the Brotherhood have been
guilty of any wrong toward our order that wrong can
not be righted by committing another but by the
hibition en- our part of higher and nobler manhood
In the cause of struggling labor prove to them
knights. thereby o
that higher fraternity that should exist amongall
bodies of organized workers. Let knight fire an
engine or pull throttle the C., B. s. @.
The Executive Board of ID. A. "a, IL. of L.
GEORGE A. ScHILLING, Chairman,
WA. TURNBULL. Secretary.
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Overestimating the Number of Wolves,
To the Editor Of the Indi ananoIis Jaurnai.


To the Editor of the indianapolis Journar
It might not be difficult for us who are in
Indiana to be able to ..sizs up the Gresham
opposition to General Harrison. There is con-
siderable noise, the greatest volume issuing
from Chicago. but it is to be hoped that the Re-
publicans OF northern Indiana have mot been
raised in the woods to be scared by wolves
AS to wolves, on page II. Vol 1, of Personal
Memoirs of Gen. Z. S. Grant" the following
incident of the campaign in Mexico may be
found. 1t aptly illustrates the situation:
On the evening of the first day out from Goliad we
heard most unearthy bowling of wolves directly in
our front The prairie grass was tall and we could
were near. To my ear it appeared that there must
have been enough OF them to devour our party,
h norses obo that at s baea ms ra as
not thckly settled. but wolves had been
with Grant, was from Indiana. still less populated
where wolves yet roamed over the prairies He un
de- derstSpd the nature of the animal l. and
there was an unlimited number of them; He
kept on toward tie noise unmoved followed in his
trail lacking moral courage to turn back and JOIN our
sick companion. have no doubt that IT Benjamin
had proposed returning to Golad l would not only
have seconded the motion but have suggested that 1t
very hadhearted in to leave Anger sick there
in the first place But BENJAMIN did not propose
that packa''
Knowing where he was from and suspecting that he
thought would overestimate the number. l dete r
mined to show HIM my acquaintance with the animal
by putting the estimate below what possibly could be
correct and answered, Oh about twenty very in
differently.
He smiled and rode on. In minute we were close
upon them and befors they There
were just two of them. Seated upon their
launches, with their mouths close together, they
had made all the noise had been hearing for the
past ten minutes
Il have often thought of this incident since,'
continues General Grant in his memoirs, when
l have heard the noise of a few disappointed
politicians who had deserted their associates
There are always more of them before they ara
counted %.
Indianapolis, Feb 26.
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ILLINOIS.
Condition of the Injured at Mount Vernon
Two More Deaths Expected.

Condition of the Injured at Mount Vernon
Two More Deaths Expected.
ST. Louis. Feb. PA special from Mount
Vernon ILL.,, gives the following account of the
condition of the cyclone sufferers there: The
Supreme Court house. which is used as hos
pital, are receiving the best medical attendance
that can be procured. Two Sisters from St
Louis hospital are in the city, and are doing
good work among the sufferers. OF the wound
ed, of which there are twenty-fve Mrs Legge
and Abe Hogan, boy, will die All of the
others are getting along as well as could be
expected, and many will be out in few days.
As about five hundred houses were destroyed
house was left standing has taken
from five to twelve persons with
them. One family of three, whose names are
Ingleheart, and who had but two rooms, now
have seventeen with them. The relief commit
tees are doing good cal to alleviate the suffer
ing oy giving bedding. c othing and something
to eat Master Mechanic Walsh, of the Louis
vile e. Nashville shops, b as requested all his
employees to report to him the amount of dam
age done their property. he having SIC, 600 IN his
erty damaged. Mayor G. Fl. Varnett has
gone to Chicago, where he is to secure enough
lumber build fifty houses
The weather continues extremely cold. and
the homeless have suffered greatly during the
past forty eighS hours The finance committee
has issued = card to the general public stating
that all subscriptions received will be devoted
to the purchase of building material household
furnture and other articles necessary to pro-
vide the destitute and needy with shelter. Up
to date the committee has received a sufficient
quantity OF clothes and food to supply all de-
manuS.
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train when backed down to the depot consisted
of an engine aud a single car of mixed nature,
designed 10 carry mail baggage and passen-
gers. While waiting for orders to pull
out, arrange ments were made By the
company to pull out with full train, conse-
ouepty passenger coaches were filled In be-
tween the locomotive aud mail car. and at 2:05
the train pulled out from the Union Depot but
with no demonstration on the part of the engin-
GERS a large party of whom were collected on
the platform. The engine was in charge of
old Burlington q Missouri engineer named
Dickinson and anon-union man. He consented
to take the train to McCook. where the company
has arranged to have it taken through to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
OTHER LABOR NEWS.

The Employees OF the Edgar Thomson Steel
Works Cease Work.
PITrsBURG, Feb. 27.--The strike of the furn-
ace employees of the Edgar Thomson steel-works
against reduction of 10 per cent. in wages was
inaugurated to-day. All the men quit work this
morning. and the company is now banking
furnaces. A protracted struggle is expected, as
the masters are determined to make no more
concessions and the men are equally firm in the
stand they have taken. The strike effects
nearly 900 men
LANCASTER, Pa, Feb 27.-The employees of
the Columbia roling-mill went strike this
morning against reduction of % cents pen ton
on puddlers and a proportionate reduction
other paid by the ton. Three hundred men
are thrown out of work by the strike.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
A Pill In Time Saves Nine,

DR.. Pierces Pleasant Purgative Pellets are
preventive well as curative A few of these
Little Giants taken at the right time, with
little expense and no Inconvenience. will accom-
plsh what many dollars and much sacrifice of
time will fail to do. after disease once holds you
with his iron grasp. Constipation relieved. the
liver regulated. the blood purified. will fortify
against fevers and all contagious diseases. Per-
sons intending travel, changing diet, water and
climate, Will find invaluable Dr. Pierce's Pleas
ant PurgAtve Pellets In vials convenient TO
carry.
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knee bruised; J. Foster, trainman, Of Aurora.
arm and knee bruised Tue rolling stock was
severely shaken. but not derailed.
Another accident occurred near Council Bluffs,
particulars of which reached Chicago late. 1t
seems that Master Mechanic Briiensten
ordered to take tire Kansas City train ont, and
when rear Pacific Junction WAS confronted by
an engine standing on a crossing. He ran his
engine into it. A warrant has been sworn out
for his arrest for falling to stop at the crossing
No one was hurt by the collision.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
A Specimen Piece of Dishonesty.
To the Editor of the indianapolis JournaE
Under the above heading in to-daY's Iourns

10 the Editor of the Indianapolis JournaE
Under the above heading, in today's Journal,
appears the following:
The following letter addressed to the Phalanx
the organ of the Prohibition party As that paper
declines to publish it. it is given the public through
the Journal.
Then follows an effusion from the pen of Rev
j. E. Gilbert. The letter was not declined" by
the Phalanx. 1t came too late for publication
last week and the following statement was made
in the paper:
The Phalanx has received letter from the Rev.
DR.. j. e. Gilbert in which he to the defense of
the Goodwin letter. We shall have something to say
of it next week.
The letter will be published
l.. d. RATLIFF, Editor PhaIanx.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
INDIANAAND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings Of
Various Kinas in the Two States.
How Prominent Prohibitionist Makes Use
of Mems Names-Conditon of the Injured
and Homeless at Mt. Yernon-Notes.
INDIANA.

Chairman Hughes Makes Offensive Use OF
Names of Clay County Citizens.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL, Fen. 27.-On the occasion of ad-
dress here by j. s. Hughes. chairman of the
Prohibition Stats central committee, some days
ago, a handful, in which the names of some OF
our citizens were Extensively used,
was circulated late in the day. It
created quite q stir. Privately. and
at the beginning of his address, Mr.. Hughes de-
MED responsibility for the circular, leaving the
blame to rest on County Chairman Bullock. who
IN shifted it back to Mr.. Hughes. Since.
in letter defending Mr.. Bullock from
slaught in a county paper, he exonerates the lat
ter and virtually acknowledges it's authorship.
He says:
sit probably the doing OF some curious
spectator at the great political menagerie, who
understands the present excitable condition of
the animals on exhibition, and who in mis-
chievcus mood threw a handful of feathers in
the cage to Set the monkeys to chattering 1t
has worked WE'LL and if the whole show don't
next November it will be because green editors
will grow wise rapidly"
Republicans and Democrats are named ia the
handful. He doubtless aims to carry Indiana by
such methods for, if it worked so we'll here,
why rot keep it ups The reactionary effect of
the handbill will be felt throughout the cam
paign by the few third-party Prohihitonists in
the county.
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was abandoned after being sunk 300 feet until

Joseph Grogan. who lived alone in q little hut
at Auburn. was found lying dead the floor
by one OF the neighbors' children. The cause OF
his death Is unknown. He was one of the
earnest settlers of the community, aud was
about seventy-thr years old
The disappearance of Matthew Smith, of Gar
rett. who had s.. 900 with him when last seeu
Jan. Is. has at last been explained A letter
was received from him by Joseph NIurritt of
Atwood. dated Dakota City, Dakota. He saws
he will never return To his family
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28

nomination Moreover, the letter act forth thu
il was the desire TINS early advise Indiana
Governor of the Presidents wish TO the end thu
he might withdraw any desire that he mlgt
have for any other political preferment. and ut
his Influence TO compass the nomination OF Coz
gresham G. C. Maison to be his successor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
Brief Mention.

Rev. James r. Kaye has rendered his resis-
nation pastor of the Congregational Church,
at CheEna, his health requiring . change of
climate.
John IL. Clark, of Fairmount, who was in
dst-d for incest with his twenty year old daugh-
ter was acquitted in the Circuit Court in Dan
vile. Clark is wealthy farmer.
An eight.fooe vein OF coal of excellent quality
has been struck at Edinbufg. ten miles north
west Of TayIorsvlls. at delth Of $50 feet The
shaft was commenced fifteen years ago, and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
an Unfortunste Predicament.


Few grlefs 10 life are more tragic than that
of the man with bad cold who discovers he
has left his pocket handkerchief at home. and
few joys are keener than what hs experiences
when he manages to beg, borrow steal some
ones else. o how comfortable he finds him
self The writer recently taking walk
one clustering day with tall young clergyman
IN this predicament. and discovered him slyly
wiping his on & piece of tissue paper.
have wondered since if this expedient would do
during service time in church.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
Sfea,ns,,in News

SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 27.-Arriyed: Werra,
from New York, for Bremen.
QUEENSTOWN Feb. 27.-Arrived: British
Prince, from Philadelphia for Liverpool
NEW YoRK, Feb. 2Z.-Arrived Fulda from
Bremen; Egypt. from Liverpool; NEWMAN
from Mediterranean ports
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
yantea for y,ce-Pres.dens.

Washington special 10 Cincinnati Inquirer
From q Democratic authority quite veraeious
/ have it that letter written. TO night,
from one presusaing to be oracle OF the ad.
ministrat ton. 10 Gov. Isaac p. GRAY. of Indana,
stating in terms explicit that il was the deaire
of the Presidents warmest friends, if. indeed
not the President himself, that Gray should hold
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
Erect on the burlington & Northern.

H.
ST. PAUL. Feb. 2z-General Passenger Agent
Kenyon, of the Burlington & Northern, to-day
issued circular stating that travel between
stations on his road and stations on the c., B. e.
@. being impeded by the strike, passengers
holding through tickets by this road or for it's
account. have the same exchanged at the
Union Depot, St Paul. for tickets over such
lines as they may elect, the BURLINGTON 81
Northern runs over its own line only to Savan-
nah, and thence to Chicago and 30 St. Louis over
the lines of she Burlington & Quincy. The
effect OF the strike is to temporarily kill through
travel over the former. No trouble is antici-
pated by the Burlington g. Northern except that
caused by connections. "Our engineers are
contented." said an official this morning. They
nearly all old men and drawing full pay.
We have not been running long enough for
many fremen to be promoted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
Lincoln League at nartinsville.

Special to the lno1anapolls journal
MARTINsvILLE. Feb. 27.-The Martinsvile
Lincoln League Club effected permanent or
ganzation at the court house. this evening, by
adopting constitution and by-lays and electiug
officers The officers are: President, John
Hard wick: vice president W. C. Barnett; sec
rotary. F. L. Singleton; treasurer, Capt. Robert
Curry; door keeper, L. r. Ritter. Stirring
this city. and A G. Hogate, of Danville There
is a membership of 122.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
Charged with Murder.


CAMPAIGN, Feb. 2Z-A farmer residing ten
miles northwest of here for several years past,
known as Alexander Martin. was arrested Sun
day night, with his wife and children, and taken
to Catlettsbnrg, KY. charged with numbering
his brother at that place. seven years since lie
confessed that his true name Mansford
Moore Officer Baldwin, who came for him,
says he belonged TO band of lawless men, and
Is. without doubt. the murderer, and will have
to pay the penalty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
The Blunder of 1884 WIN Not Be Repeated.

The Indiana Republicans should learn some
thing from experience. In the Republican
national convention of 1884 either Harrison or
Gresham might have been dangerous, but both
together were of no consequence whatever. It
is the ..fayorite sonny" with the solid back
ing of his own State delegation that lightning
often strikes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
Attempted Suicide.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENCAsTLE. Feb 27.-The wife of irving
McGrew. an employee at the pump factory, quar-
relied with her husband on Saturday, and VOW
ing she would kill herself left home between Z
and o'clock that night. She purchased guam
tity of morphine at drug store and swallowed
it with suicidal intent. She then retired Co bed
and about IL o'clock was discovered in coma
tose condition. when Dr. Hanna was called to
her relief By the application Of the usual re-
storatives he succeeded in bringing her around
all right. Mrs. McGrew declares, however, that
she will kill herself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
One Feature of the Boom.

Minneapolis Tribune.
The other day Los Angeles paper printed
thirty eight pages of delinquent tax list. en-
bracing IA OFT pieces of land. Such is the
California real.estate boom.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-28
Ibid Mt Know t was
Loaded"

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-24

What is this nervous trouble" with which
SO many seem now TO be aiilictedr If YOU
will remember a few years ago the word
Malaria was comparatively unknown to-day
1t IS as common as any word in the English
language, yet this word covers only the mean
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III times past. SO it is with nervous diseases,
as they and Malaria are intended to cover
what our grandfathers called Biliousness. and
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A sAvORY LIST
The Class of Men Appointed by those
Who Talk Civil Service Reform.

| The New York Tribune deyotes four
page. to setting forth the record of the pres
| cut administration on civil service reform.
| After showing up Mr.. Cleveland as ciFil
/ service ref0rmrr il says that the eyideh nee
quoted showing how he has dsregarded hi,
/ plrdge. 4. mainly from democratic sources
| Official statements more than year ago
! -houed that above four-hfths of the official
under President Cleveland hal been changed
during his administration.
| The changes during the past year have
! substantially finished this complete partisan
recou.trpction Undoubtedly much more
han nine-tenths of the officials are men Sc
| Iected BY Mr. Cleveland and selected be
cause theg are democrats. This sayOry list
/ inclu,le. two murderers and the tools of two
others, 1--WE notorious duelists and three
/ rioters # includes five persons who have
1 been indicted or convicted Of frauds against
1 the revenue. appointed to be officers 1t IN
oludes Jury hxer il dead beat lawyer
/ guilty of defrauding clients, and an attorney
/ uho had cleared notorious bandits by con.
irving a defeat of justice, all appointed to
be judges.
Persons were appointed pension agents who
/ had been indicted for violating pension laws,
/ Persons guilty of robbing the mails were APP
/ pointed postmasters or mail agents. Liquor
! sellers their sons or attorneys we're appoint
ed Internal revenue officials.
| An impeached State Treasurer, defrauding
county or town treasurers, seven forgers and
men guilty of robbery, embezzlement, theft,
uafessncc, tapping church till, grand lar
/ ccuy bribery, obtaining money under false
/ pretenccs, ufa printing steal, mileage steal,
! a patent fraud, Of keeping gambling houses,
y a IL. H.. D. =
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After trying numerous so-called catarrl
remedies and receiving no benefit | was fin
ally induced to try Ely's Cream Balm, and
after using one bottle take great pleasure
in recommending it to all sufferers from ca
tarrh.-N. l.. Gorton with 5. Gorton 4 Co.
Gloucester, Mass.
was sufferer from catarrh for ffteer
years with distressing pain over my eyes
The disease worked down upon my lungs.
used Ely's Cream Balm with gratifying re-
suits. Am apparently cured-Z. c. Warren
Rutland, VI.
Apply Balm into each nostril.
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