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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

VINEYARD HAVEN. Mass, March 29.-John
Silvia seaman who arrived here on Tuesday
last, tells narrowing story of his ill-treatment
while serving as a forecastle hand on board the
British schooner Express. now on a voyage TO
the West Indies. The Express left Baracoa
early in February aud was blown out to sea by
gales. Silvia states that while weakened by
dysentery to extent that ha could scarcely
get into niA bunk, he was forced on deck at n
ropes end by Captain Sims. who accused him of
and each time matreatea by the Captain
and thrown into the forecastle. Unable to bear
his sufferings longer, Silvia jumped overheard.
The chill of the water gave aim new life and
grasping some drift. he drew himself upon it.
and for two days was alone the storm swept
ocean, when passing schooner picked him up.
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THE voMEN's COUNCIL.
Lille Devereaux Blake Talks OF the Legal
Disabilities of Women.


Disabilities of Women.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-The morning session
of the International Council of Women was
opened with an invocation by Isabella Bescher
Hooker, sister of the late 81. W. Beecher Mrs.
Matilda Joslyn Gage presided. The topic Of the
morning was Organization" and Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe the first speaker. She was
followed by Mrs. Mary F. Eastman of Boston.
Mrs. Alexandra Gutenberg. delegate from
innland, being i'll and unable to appear her
place was taken by the Rev Amanda Deyo,
delegate from the Universal Peace Association.
She argued for universal peace. The other
speakers were Mrs. Abby Morton Diaz, presi-
dent of the Woman's Educational and Indus
trial Union of Boston, Mrs. NJ. Louise Thomas,
the delegate from Sorosis Mrs. Croly ["Jennie
June, " Mrs. May Wright Sewall and Miss VIII
lard.
Lille DeVereaux Blake was the principal
speaker at this mornings session. She was
warmly received. She said that general i'm
preston prevails that the laws in this country
are espec tally favorable 10 women, yet this is
far from being the case. The English common
law, cruel code. dating from the dark ages,
has been taken for the basis OF Jurisprudence
in most of our States, Louisiana alone having
adopted the code Napoleon. Underthe English
law marriage is TO woman civil death, and
where il prevails as IL does in all the South
ern and some of the Northern States,
wife has right to her
own property or her own earnings. In many
Northern and most Western States these pro-
visions have been modified to the extent that
property rights secured TO wives. and yet
even IN the states where married women may
enjoy their own earnings. thew have claim 10
their children. New Jersey. Kansas and Iowa
alone securing to the mother the legal control
of her offspring. In New York. as 10 all other
States, the honorable wife has no right her
child for a single instant of its existence. The
father can give it away during his Itse and will
il away after his death, without her
knowledge or consent In happy unions
this cruel Law has no terrDrs. but
It places fearful weapon n meme
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A NEW THING IN TImE-p1EcEs.
A Clock Which Introduces a New Principf
and T,I,rnatana 9. RaurInfir,r,

A Clock Which Introduces a New Principle
and Threatens Revolution.
becial to the Indianapolis Journas
WASHINGTON, March pa patent will be is
issued this week on new novel clock, differing
radically from any of the time-pieces now in OPP
GRAFTON 1t is the invention Of DR.. w. III. Gray
and his son, James D. Gray. of Maryland. The
inventors threaten TO revolutionze clock manu-
featuring in the future. claiming that their time
piece, because of simplicity. fewer wheels, less
gearing, eIc., is correct time-piece. aud
can be manufactured at much less cost than
the many excellent time-pjeces made in this and
other countries. The remarkable and radically
new features of this clock are that it is entirely
silent in its operation, except when striking, and
can be made to run for years after being once
wound up. The inventors have dispensed
tirely with the pendulum and hair-spring hall
ance-wheel escapement (now universally in use).
substituting for these hydraulic escapements,
consisting of piston or plunger that is pro-
PEELED upward and downward once in twenty
four hours through cylinder filed with mer-
curry, and that by an ingenious device to obviate
the effects of changes in temperature upon the
mercury, do the work Of the pendulum and bal
ance wheel noiselessiy and correctly
The other novel feature of this time-piece is
the new method Of applying the motive power
to the machinery. In al; time-pieces made to-
day. propelled by spring motive power. one end
of the spring is fastened to stationary fulcrum;
but in this time-pece neither END of the spring
is stationary. On end is fastened to shaft,
which is connected q cogwheel, while the
other end is fastened to another cogwheel, loose
upon the shaft These cogwheels necessarily
puli in opposite directions but by giving one an
advantage over the other in leverage while con-
Meeting them TO another shaft above with cog
wheels, the desired motion Of the hand shaft is
obtained.
Another result of this novel method of apply
ing the motive power is that the spring itself
revolves, one end partially winding the other
up. so that only the power actually needed to
propei the running gear of the clock is ex-
pended the balance of the power being rewound.
Ii is this peculiar adaptation of the spring power
that enables the clock TO run so long with but one
winding up. The running gear. including both
the striking and time mechanism. consists OF
but six wheels, and it requires but one spring to
propel both of these attachments.
The hydraulic escapement is regarded by
many here. we'll trained in mechanical science,
who have seen the model in operation. the
most important improvement in escapement for
time-pieces. since the time Of the invention OF
the pendulum by Gallileo.
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THE SPRING FLOODS.
Railway Travel interrupted in Alabama b.

RaiIway Travel Interrupted in Alabama by
the Swollen Streams.
BIRadISeHAsI, Ala. March 29.-The great
rain-storm continues and all water
eourses are unprecedentedly swollen.
Many bridges have been swept
away and washouts are reported on all railways
leading into the city. Trains that came in yes
Serday afternoon are held. and none departed
south, east west last night. The He raids
specials from all parts of the State tell of tre
mendous floods and great damage. Travelling
is at a stand still. but the iron mills running
on full time
CrNcTNNArI, March 90 9-Referring TO the des-
patch to-day from Birmingham, Ala, to the
effect that all trains were held there last night.
General Supt. Carroll of the Queen and Cres-
ent route whose lines through Birming-
ham, says this evening: There is interrup-
tion to traffic any part of the Queen and
Crescent system. all reports to the contrary not
with standing"
MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 29.-The Alabama
river, after overhowing all the lowlands and
large sections of the city, has ceased to rise.
The Cooss. at Gadsden. is rising, which may
canse another small rise here tomorrow. The
people took time by the forelock and only one
or TWO deaths from the flood are reported, while
nearly ell the cattle were driven to places of
AfAtv.
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Washington Special.
Elizabeth Boypton Harbert, vics-prssident Of
the National Woman Suffrage Association for
Illinois, will preside over the session. Social
Purity" will be the general subject OF tha
speeches and discussions. Women alone are to
be admitted to this session. There will be
speeches by Elizabeth Lisle Saxon and Mrs. Or
miston Chart, of the Edinburgh National Society
for Woman Suffrage, and the discussions viii
be by Caroline NJ. ). Frazer. of the National
Moral Education Society: DR.. Caroline B. Wins
low, president of the District of Columbia Moral
Education Society. Harriette R. Shattuck. 8.
Magelsson Groth. of the Norwegian Woman Suf-
frage Society; Clara Cechorne Hoffman. and
Frances Il. Willard. Annie Jenness Miller will
talk Comfortable and Artistic Dress"
At the evening session Clara Neymann will
talk on ''Sentimentalisln in Politics." and Isa-
bella Beecher Hooker on Constitutional Rights
of the Women of the United States" The dis
cussioDs following will be participated in by ].
Ellen Foster, who will talk Women in Pol
itics;" the Rev Anna H. Shaw on School Suf-
frage," Laura Nj. Johns on Municipal Suf-
frage," and Abigail Scott Dunihey Suffrage
in the Territories" while Harriet H. Robinson
and Frances Il. Willard will also be heard.
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TELEGRAPHIC BEEVITIES.

J. G. McAdam, a dry-goodg merchant of Ca
dilac, Mich, has assigned Liabilities, $l1, 600;
assets, about the same.
A farmer named Frederick Workley commit
ted suicide near Coshocton, o., yesterday, on
account of financial reverses
The failure of Louis II. Zerega broker of No.
South William street. New York, has been
announced on the Cotton Exchange.
Detective Fahey was yesterday sentenced at
Montreal TO fourteen years ia the penitentary
Tor robbing the Grand Trunk railway Offices
Mrs. John Garlich, of Cincinnati. was killed
at Cincinnati, yesterday, by being crushed in
the elevator al the auction house of Ezekiel s.
Bernheim.
Albert Murrish. a farmer living near Kearney,
Neb.. found his wife and q farm Hand named
VIM. Patterson IN compromising position and
killed them both.
The New York Assembly Yesterday passed the
Crosby high-license bill by vote of &c to 81,
almost on strict party lines, tha Re epubl1cans for
and the Democrats against 1t now goes to the
Senate.
John D. Gillett, father-in-law Of Governor
Oglesby and Hon. David T. Littler. has suffered
a second stroke of paralysis and now lies in a
critical condition. with but little hopes of his re-
covery. He is well known as the cattle king OF
Illinois.
Michael Boston, who beat his mother to death
in the most shocking manner at Chicago, last
July, and has since succeeded in evading the
police, was captured on Wednesday night on
the West Side. and will be held for trial on the
charge of murder
An engine and seven fat cars on the Taylor
Bastrop a Houston railway, went through a
small bridge "Wednesday, killing w. s. Taylor,
a brakeman, seriously injuring engineer VIM.
Perrin and section boss f. T. Housman. -Four
other persons were slightly injured.
Chas. f. Cross, president, aud Saml. C. White !;
cashier. OF the National Bank of Raleigh, N O.,
were arrested st Toronto last night on informa-
tlon telegraphed from Raleigh, charging them
with forgery inside of the lining Of Crosses
roat was found SO. 459 and in Whites SIS 255
or this amount 5000 was in unsigned currency
bills
A man named Tom Wilson. of Oliver Springs
Tenn, was found near the Stanford road,
mile north OF Somerset. KY. yesterday morn
ing, dead. His face buried in the mud and
his head was terribly beaten mp. On Tuesday
he was seen at Somerset in company with a
man named Sidebottom. both drinking heavily.
It In believed that Sidebottom committed the
deed. and there IS talk OF lynchine him. He is
hard character. Wilson had about fifty col
ars with him.
Richard T.. CaTew, twenty-five years old and
employed q clerk in the wholesale dry goods
house of s. BurnhAm, Stoepel & Co.. Detroit.
was arrested yesterday on a charge of grand
larceny preferred by the firm. Carew has been
In their employ about year He admits hav-
ing taken 5000 worth of goods. but the value of
the goods which have already been discovered
amounts to over 81. 600. and il is expected the
total amount taken will exceed 5000, and possi-
bly, reach $1,000
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hands which has been used on thousands OF
cases to wiring women's hearts. One of the
most oppressive of legal disabilities is that every
dollar of the joint earnings of the marriage CO.
partnership belongs to.the husband. and TO him
alone. No matter how severely the wife may
toll In the store, on a farm or In the household,
che has no legal right TO any money: she is q
pensioner her husbands bounty all her life,
her industry counting for nothing and a depend
ent old age her reward Women have never
been secured in the rights of trial by jury OF
their peers and while they are treated as legally
incompetent to make the laws. yet they ars held
TO full accountability for their violation. When
will justice awaken TO life and redress these
wrongsl
Mrs. Alice Scotchead. delegate Of the Edin-
burgh Woman's National Suffrage Society, Of
Edin burgh, spoke about the legal condition OF
women in three kingdoms. She spoke strongly
against the inequality of the law of divorce
The husband has to prove only adultery, but the
wife must prove both adultery and cruelty. In
ireland there is divorce at all The bastardy
laws crying Disgrace Mrs. Scotcheads
paid glowing tribute to Mrs. Dixie able
woman. a Representative woman. whom the men
of the north OK England honor and the women
Mrs. Fletcher. the special Indian agent under
the severalty bill, discoursed the legal condi-
tion of the Indian women one who has NOS
acquired her Information second hand, but as
one who has suffered and worked and lived
with them. Under ths tribal laws of the Indians
woman's property, person and honor are bet
ter defended and protected than under the laws
that govern tho whites.
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when q second explosion occurred at 3.30
o'clock, at which time Superintendent George
Sweeney and FIVE miners were in the shaft
at work all of whom were more or less burned,
but none dangerously. The miners names are.
Matt Dulhant George Henry. Robert Dick.
Charles Smallwood and other, name un-
known. Only two others had been rescued mp
to 10 o'clock 20 night. All are alive. but seri-
ously burned.
The names of the rescued ars Eddie Brown;
aged eighteen; Henry Brown, aged ffteen Gid
Lee (coloredl; John Crawford (coIoredl; Ed Reed.
(coloredl; Newman Gray. Butler Gray, Bob Dick,
Jno Henry Among those believed to be stillin the
mine are q son of VIM. Kay, sixteen years old;
L. r. Dixon, Gibsos McFerron, Job Neptune.
Cal Neptune. John Henry and others whose
names cannot at present be ascertained.
Joseph T. Reavely, ,uperlntendens OF the
Rich Hill Coal Company mine. is now in charge
of No. shaft. and every effort is being made to
secure an entrance into the mine Over five
hundred citizens from tho city visited
the afternoon. It seems the natural gas.
which has been troubling this mine from
it's first opening. about year ago. has been re-
inforced from some new crevice or opening re-
Gently made. causing this disastrous accident.
State Superintendent of Mines NJ. L. Wolfe is
expected to be here tomorrow, also General
Manager John Perry. of Kansas City.
Other explosions expected to fol-
low, there being only one air
shaft which is probably closed The mine
is DAT feet deep, and the vein of coal five feet
two inches thick. It is thought all those now in
the mine are dead. The above facts OBJ
tained from reporter of the Daily Mining Re-
view, of this city. who has just returned from
the scene of the accident.
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THE PRIZE RING.
Brutal Pugilistic Affair at Peru stopped by
the Police.

the Police.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, March pa brutal thirty-two-
round prize-fght occurred last evening at Brad
ley Hall between Dan Needham, of Minneapo-
lis and John McCracken. noted sport of this
city. The fight was to be to a finish, but was
interrupted by the police at midnight as the
participants had only taken out license for
one day. Both men are badly battered, but
Nc Cracken presents the worst appearance, one
ey Q being entirely closed. and he being other
wise horribly bruised Ii 10 probable he will be
laid mp for some days 90 come. The number
attendance was large beside many local and re-
nowned sports from Chicago, Indianapolis,
Logansport. and other adjoining cities. Bet
ting was in favor of Eeedham.
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Another Aecouns of the Affalr.

RICH HILL, Mo-, March 29.-An explosion OF
gas occurred in mine No. 6, of she Keith s.
Perry Coal Com pany, located about three miles
west of the city, near the Ricn Hill Gas Com
pany's natural gas WELL shortly after IL o'clock,
noon. There were about one hundred
men employed in this mine, but
at the time of the explosion only
about thirty were below Attempts were at once
made to rescue the unfortunate men, and eight
miners had been brought to the surface alive
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East ST. Louie Threatened

ST. LOUIS. No., Msrch 29.-The rapid rise in
lhe Mississippi river In this vicinity threatens
East st. Louis with a flood within the next
month, il sudden warm weather should swoop
down upon the northern States and melt the
snow and ice and break the ice gorge suddenly.
For this season OF the year the river is unusual
ly high. This is regarded as an indication of
overflow from the north and west, which usually
reaches here about the middle of May the
first of June. The probabilities of immediate
disaster are very small.
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The yyesterp TIn,on,a answer.

NEW YoRK. March 29.-The suit of the United
States against the Western Union Telegraph
Company and the Union Pacific railroad for the
collection OF Sl2, 500 has been answered by the
Telegraph company. The answer fled in
the United States Circuit Court to-day, and de-
nies that the Western Union was a party to any
such agreement as alleged in the complaint of
the government which is for the collection of
tells fer messages transmitted over government
lnnda.
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A Rsrs-KnncKle Fight.

CHICAGO, March 29-James Dohoney, a
Chicago heavy was defeated by Edward
INLAND, of Indianapolis. TO night at Hessvills,
Ind. in a bloody eeven-round bare-knuckle
fight, Queensbury rules. About 400 tnughs
witnessed the contest The stakes were $3.50 a
side, and the gate receipts, altogether about
$1,000 Both men saloon-kecpsrs, and the
fight took place in q saloon
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Part OF rimD, onio, submerged.

CHICAGO March 2g-A dispatch from Tifin,
o., says: Continuous rains for the past forty
sieht hours have caused the Sandusky river
md its tributaries to overflow their banks, and
thousands Of acres are submerged. doing great
damage 70 winter wheat. Mechanicsburg, a
portion of this city, located ia the flats. is
flooded. and the people are using boats for COM
municatiug with the other portions. Several
washouts are reported on the Cincinnati, San
9usky e. Cleveland railroad. and travel is much
-
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Knocked ono ia Efghteen Rounds.

BRADDocK, Pa, March 29.-An interesting
prize fight occurred last night about midnig ht.
in barn near Brinton. Pa. between two colored
named VIM Sims and Henry johnson.
They fought eighteen rounds with bare
knncklss. In the eighteenth round Sims
completely knocked out and was unable to
carry the fight longer. A purse OF $25
made up for the victor. About hundred
sports from here we're pyssent
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MINOR MATTERS.

ommissioner colman spends Too Much
Time Tn Lobbying.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
WAsHINGToS. March 29.-Commissioner OF
Agriculture Colnan. during the past two years.
has spent about half OF his time while Congress
was in session on the floors Of the two houses
and in committees Mr. Colman has taken ID
upon himself to look personally after everything
he has officially requested of Congress in tha
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Storm in New ZeaIand.

LONDON. March pa fierce storm, with high
tides and q tidal wave, has caused great damage
in the north and south islands of New Zealand.
The telegraph wires have been prostrated and
railroad traffic has had to be abandoned on ac-
count Of the destruction of tracks.
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oneninc of Navieation on Iaka Er,..

DETROIT. March % The steamer City of
Cleveland opened navigation here by making
the trip to Cleveland yesterday She arrived at
the latter city without having met much ice.
Erie clear, but Lake St. CLAIR shows no signs
of breaking up.
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stOTHELLo's occupations gone He used 10
spend days and nights cnrsing the fates and the
rheumatism Now be only lies down and laughs
70 thlnk now easily he was cured by Salvation
Dil, et 25 centE.
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For the cure OF all female dEsorders and irreg-
llarities. Ayers SarsapArillA las no equal
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Protest Against Features of the Mills Bill.
Boston, March 29.-The Arkwrght Club has
sent to the congressional committee on ways
and means communication protesting against
the clause in the Mills bill which provides for
the abandonment of the specific rates and the
substitution of the ad valorem principle. This
principle. the club claims. will probably have the
effect of transferring legitimate business from
honorable importers to the most irresponsible
and unscrupulous class of foreign traders They
also object to the fixed ad valorem rates on
tarl etans, mulls and crinolines. The proposed
rates too low, especially as these fabrics are
used mostly as luxuries or for personal decora-
tion. The club suggests that the great rednc-
tion of rates Of fine yarns will IL put in practice
rapidly increase importatons. and swell the
revenue, and destroy existing industries at
home.
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THE LARD INQUIRY.

The Committee Agriculture Ceases
Taking Testimony.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-The House COM
mittee agriculture this morning completed
it's Investigation into the manufacture of lard,
in connection with the bill proposing tax
compound or refined lard Judge Hatch in
formed Judge Wilson, of counsel for those
favoring the bill that documentary statements
would be received, but that moro hearings
would hN granted. The opponents OF ths bill
asked to submit further statements in writing
and were informed that the committee would
consider the application.
Another batch of kilograms were received by
the committee from pork packers throughout
the country, protesting against the state ments
that have been made against their products,
pecially by Mr.. Bartle, OF St. Louis. Some OF
them asked that that the investigation be closed.
saying that il WAS doing great damage to the
pork-paekers, prime lard manufactures, and hog
producers. 1t 10 generally conceded here
that no action will be taken ths
bill under consideration, and that
the question will be left for
legislation food adulteration in general,
which subject the Department. OF Agriculture is
Investigating. The investigation which has
been made by the congressional committees
has developed some unfortunate features for the
pork trade. and has stirred mp the packers
never before. The House committee this morn
ing closed it's investigation by completing the
cross-examination Of Mr.. Carl Dreir. of Chicago.