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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-26
THE swrrcHMEN.s srRIKE.

The Company VIII Take Action To-Day
Brakemen May Also Strike.
special to the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO, March 25.-Nothing has yet been
done by the Burlington road in regard to the
hiring of new men to take the places of the
striking switchmen, and nothing will be done
until1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when, if
the strikers do not report for duty, they will be
discharged, and will not be again employed by
the company in any capacity. The company
is quite confident that it can cope successfully
with tae new foe. Alrea dy it has had nearly
100 applications for the vacant positions, and it
is stated all the places can doubtless be filed
with good men within twenty -four hours The
strikers held enthusiastic meetings to-day aud
resolved to be firm in their new departure.
II was asserted tonight by engineer who
claims to be fully posted in regard to the general
condition of the strike, that the action of the
Burlington switchmen is the result of perfect
underst tanding and agreement with Chief Arthur.
of the engineers, and Grand Master Sargent, of
Brotherhood. y finding the cause of the
Burlington strikers losing one,
finally determined to look for. allies
in the cam9s of the switchmen and brakemen.
A deal was. made by which the switchmen on
the Burlington were to go out. and the Brother
hood treasury was to be drawn upon TO furnish
them with funds during the period they
rnaned idle. 1t is also stated that a similar
rangement has been made with the brakemeu,
and that strike on their part may be looked
for at any time.
Tonight it was reported that conference of
switchmdn. brakemen, engineers and fremen
from all branches of the Burlington system
would be held here Tuesday. Representatives OF
the engineers and fremen are already in the city
in the persons of the grievance committeeman.
The first of the delagates from the switchmen
and braS is said to have arrived this even
ing, and will be followed by dozen more
others to morrow
A story has gained currency that the enei-
neers on the Lake Shore system are TO strike IN
order that the company may be compelled 10
discharge the non union switchmen it's en-
ploy This would be a sop to the Switchmen's
Union. which was badly beaten in the Lake
Snore strike OF two years ago The indications
are that there is very little ground for this ru-
NOR AS matter of fact, the switchmen hare
always bitterly complained of the treatment
they received from the Brotherhood during the
Lake Shbre troubles
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THE TEXAS OUTRAGEs.

Testimony Elicited at Saturdays Hearing Be-
fore the Senate COMMITTEES.
WASHINGTON, March A.-Iu the room of the
Senate committee on privileges and elections,
this morning, half or three-quarters Of hour
after the time fixed for the beginning of the in
vestgation of the alleged Texas outrages, and
while Senators Evarts and Spooner wait
ing for their Democratic colleagues of the sub
committee, Senator Spooner made the following
statement to Senator Evarts:
"Senator, this case seems to have been fairly
tried by the United States district attorney in
Texas. Nevertheless. Kirk was acquitted They
frat struck off from the jury panel every Re-
publican and every eolorsd man We subpd-
naed the clerk of the court, with instructions TO
bring on the records. The clerk has brought
what purports to be transcript of the s'eno-
graphic report of the trial IL bears the affidavit
of the stenographer, who swears that the APP
pended 240 pages true copy of hie notes.
The testimony produced is, however, only fifty
three pages. being throughout testimony for the
defense. 1t shows. however, that there was I'M
portant testimony for the prosecution What
should be done under the circumstancesp
Senator Evarts reloined with emphasis that
the committee should bring all the parties to
Washington.
The Senators. with Senator Teller, who had
then arrived, went into consultation about the
matter. At half-past IL the committee was
called to arder, and D. II Hart of Austin. Tex,
clerk of the United States District and Circuit
Courts, was sworn. His appointments TO the no
Kirk and others for acts connected with the
events which the committee is investigating.
His predecessor is now in the Albany peniten-
tiary for malfeAsance in Office. forgery, etc. The
witness produced certain indictments, capiases
and evidence which his subpoena called for. In
the examination of the evidence the witness
read the stenographer's affidavit and ihen. at
the request OF the committee. counted the pages.
There were but ffty-two pages. The witness
had been unable to find the other 1913 pages in
his offics. Senator Pugh told the committee
that he understood the entire official steno-
graphic report was in the Attorney generals Of
fee Among the papers which the witness sub
mitted was the following, written upon West
efn Union blank, and purporting TO BIO the orig
inal dispatch:
NoyEMBER, 2.
To n. b. Bolton, Courtney: Things here look
doubtful Do your work. l. kIkK
This is the telegram about which the commit
tee. year ago. tried TO get some information.
bnt Judge Kirk, who was then witness. denied
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WHEN INDICATIONS.
Warmer, followed BY colder;
rain or snow, followed by fair weather.
THE GREAT WEEK"

That is this week. It is also called "pas-
sion week" and '.holy week." the ssi-
lent week" the "week of the holy pas
sion," the "penitential week." the eva
cant week" It is the week before
Easter, and commentaries the passion of the
Savior. 1t is q time when the lenten fast
increases in rigor and all church observances
take on an increased solennity and gloom.
instrumental music is suspended, the affairs
are stripped of their adornment and draped in
black, and the services of the days are de-
voted to commemorating Some of the particu-
lar scenes in the passion of our Lord. 1t be-
gins with Palm Sunday. Then there is Spy
Wednesday, Holy or Maundy Thursday.
Good Friday, Holy Saturday. which is just
before next Sunday, which will be Easter.
During all these days the body must be cared
for as well as the soul, and hence we shall sell
clothing and hats as usual--and such goods
Our spring display in all lines surpasses any
that we have ever made. Come and see.
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ANGRY PORK-PACKERs.
A Kansas City Firm Will Give Mr.. William G.
Bartle Chance to Prove His Charges.

KANSAS City, March 25.-Jacob Dold s. Son
will champion the cause of Kansas City packers
accused by VIM. G. Bartle, of st. Louis, before
the House committee agriculture. They
refute the charge as base and slanderous false
hood. and demonstrate the absurdity of his
deposition by showing, first, that all ''smothered
hogs" at the stockyards 90 by contract to the
DesiccAting Company's works, and cannot possi-
bly, be obtained and taken ont by any packer;
and. furthermore. that the total receipts of
''smothered hogs" at the stockyards, for the
past five years, does not equal the number
he testi6es were bought there recently by
one packer; second, that no diseased hogs
cut by packers here, and that with prevailing
methods diseased hog cannot possibly be cured
sufficiently TO pass. without detection, the rigid
inspection that packiug-house products are SUBJ
jected 20 in Kansas City, and that the admixbure
of q single pound of smothered hog lard in a
thousand pounds OF prime steam lard would be
immediately detected by its bad flavor. every
lively paes the Board of Trade in
spection by experienced expert lard
inspectors. They affirm that the
manufacture of prime steam and other lards
and all meats is conducted in the most scrupu-
10 us and clesnly manner by all Kansas City
packers and that all hogs sent 20 packing
houses twice inspected, while all meats and
lard shipped are subjected to the same rigid
duplicate inspection. These facts. they claim,
render the methods and practices fled to by
BRrtle absolutely impossible. Dold s. Son will
. at once proceed 70 have him indicted for peeiury
and will tomorrow bring suit for $50, 900 dam
ages based upon the possibility of their being
damaged TO the extent of at least 10 per cent
on the business of their Kansas City establish
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Employees of the United States Consul Become
ObStructionists on Being Dismissed, aud
Are Aided BY Moorish Minister.
Senator German Said 10 Be Slyly Inflat-
ing Small Presidential Boom.
Renewal of the Inquiry as to the Alleged
Election Outrages in Texas-Unofficial
Matter in the Records of the Rebellion.
THE TROUBLE WITH MOROCCO.

Dispute Growing Out of Irregular Way
of Transacting Business.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON March 25.-The American con-
sui at Tangiers, Morocco. reposts that he has
encountered great obstructions in the form of
proteges at his consulate. It has been the prac-
tice of the American consuls, in many of the
foreign countries, to grant favors to Americans
and natives in the way of official recognition, by
which they become vice-consuls consuls-
general and have kind of eupernumerary su-
pervlsion over the export trade to this country.
1t was the policy. of the present administration.
in making consular changes, to weed
out these hangers-ou, and to con-
fine exclusively to the regularly author
lied consuls the work of countersigning
invoices and supervising the export of mer-
chandise, ps we'll as the general looking after
the interests Of American imports and exports
The consul in Morocco says that when these
men were cut off from their connection with the
United States government they became obstruc-
tionists and, as far as possible. inpeded com
munication with the Moorish Minister for For
eign Affairs at Tangiers, and other officers con-
nected with that government. The Moorish
Minister enjoys the munifcent salary of $500 a
year. and our consul there says that this officer
could not live if all the consular abuses in Mo-
rocco were done away with. de has become
as much of an obstructionist as pos
sible, and the refusal of our agents
to bribe him and procure his alleged
valuable services has put him in a milf The
United States govern nment at three-fourths of
the consular stations in the worlc has suffered
immensely during the past twenty years by
maintaining lobbyists, and vice-consuls, and
clerks, and messengers who were both dishon-
est and uuepterprising. The service has been
at stand-still for quarter of century, and if
the present administration really intends to
weed out these men and infuse blood and
American ideas In forwarding our interests in
the various parts of the world. it will do a serv
ice the benefits from which will be felt more
potently every year in the future. For long
time the consular service. well the diplo-
matte service of the American government, has
existed only in nams and while it has been or
namental the expenditure of the money has
been wasted, since the service was not useful.
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THE HOUSE FOR MRS. HANCOCK.

Letter from the Chairman of the Subscrip-
tion COMMUNICATIONS Money Needed.
Washington Special.
The Star having published the announcement
that all of the money but few hundred dollars
needed for the purchase in Washington or
house for the widow of General Hancock had
been subscribed, Mr.. Hutchins, chairman of the
committee having the matter in charge, writes
the following letter to the editor of that paper:
''Yols were misinformed when you stated
that the entire sum required for the purchase
of the house proposed to be given to the widow
of General Hancock had been obtained, and al
though the committee having the subscription
in charge have been averse 10 giving the matter
any publicity, many misleading statements
have been circulated it is only fair to all parties
that the exact facts should be- known.
The suggestion Of giving house to Mrs.
Hancock originated with the late Mr.. Corcoran,
snd il was at his request that. over year ago,
/ invited q number of gentlemen TO meet and
form COMMITTEES OF which was subsequently
chosen chairman. Mr.. Corcoran led the enter
prise with subscription OF 81 600, the condi-
tions being that no money should be payaols
until $4,000 the estimated cost OF the house
was subscribed. When half the sum had been
raised Mrs Hancock apDrised of 1t, and
having been given her choice of number OF
residences, preferred the house then IN
process of construction at the corner OF twenty
first and II streets, beautiful brownstone and
brick front, in the very best part oI Lne
city. Several changes Of interior construction
were made by the owner, Mr.. Warder, who also
subscribed very literally 70 che fund after
fixing a very low cash figure for the house, and
although disappointed at the delay OF the
negotiation, has refused several much more ad-
vantageous offers Mr.. Corcoran's death IN
creased the committees labors, as his intention
of closing the subscription with his own check.
when the amount nearly raised. had been
often expressed. A good many persons who
had encouraged the belief that they wonld give
literally have given very sn&ll sums or nothing.
and few subscriptions have been Withdrawn,
not for political reasons let AS hope.
Meanwhile. by arduous efforts by few
members Of the committee, the sum has been
nearly raised and rs being rapidly collected Tx
any friend of the brave and patriotic soldier
General Hancock. desires to testify his approcia-
tion of his inestimable services, they can not do
1t IN a-more emphatic way, or in manner that
would result In more practical good than By
contributing to the enterprise Mrs. Hancock
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GoRNrAN FOR PRESIDENT.

A Sensational Washington Paper Reckiessly
Betrays the Maryland Senator.
spseiaI to the Irdispapolis 81 souTnaa
WASHINGTON, March 20.-To-dAys Washing-
ton Herald (Democratic) announces that Senator
German, of Maryland, is manipulating politics
with view TO running himself into the conven-
ton at St. Louis as favorite, in event thing
should develop which will make the rsnomlna-
ton of President Cleveland inadvisable. 1t says
Sc nator German chairman of the national
Democratic executive committee and the brains
of the campaign which elected the Pre- sdent in
1884; that he has been. and is now. Clevelands
intimate friend and confidential advisers that the
President would rather see him in power 1T the
White House than any other man, in the event
the present administration cannot be continued;
that the patronage of Maryland and the District
of Columbia, and, in fact the patronage through
out the country has been distributed at Cor
mans bidding; that no man in public
life knows SO well who the Democratic
''heelers' are as Senator German; that he will
have them at st. Louis, ostensibly for Cleveland
but if row can be raised, to put himself into
the front rank and secure the nomination. It
is very significant the Herald points out, that
Senator German has been very active in laying
rones of late and that be has the Chesapeake g
Ohio Canal Company. of which ne is president,
and the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company,
of which he is director, at his back to promote
his claims
Ex-Senators Barnum and Eaton, of Connect
cut, have been in Washington during the past
week. and have made no secret or their dlssatls-
faction with President Clevelands tariff atti-
tude. They regard the situation in Connecticut
from Democratic view AS not satisfactory, and
especially the Mills tariff bill. which they say is
extremely unpopular with their people. They
do not regard the Presidents tariff views as pop
ular in any sense in the East
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Retired Business man Commits Suicide.

PHILADELPHIA, March 25-S. Redfeld, q
wealthy retired business man, residing near
Florence. II. j.. committed suicide last night by
taking laudanum and opening one of the arteries
in his arm. Mr.. Redfield seventy niue
years old. and was formerly q well-known New
York business man OF the firm of Redheld &
Co, book publishers. He Was apparently cheer
full until he retired to his room. There he wrote
several letters to different parties in regard TO
business affairs. and one to Mr. Potts. which
reads: "Will. am about 20 take French leave
of you all expect YOU viii find my body cold
enough in the morning Ycu will have to get
the coroner. After he is dona he will give you q
certificate OF burial I request you to have a
plain pine coffin. and ceremony whatever,
and prefer to be buried in the apple orchard
Redheld leaves a wife in the Trenton asylum
and sister and three daughters in New York
He well connected in both New York and
eh ri
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rascott Again.

ST PAUL MINI. March % Last nj ght the
remains OF q man with a bullet hole In his head
were found at Inner Grove, a station on the ST
Paul and Kansas City Motor-line. seven miles
south of St Paul revolver lay near him, and
it Is generally believed that he committed sui
eide There was nothing to reveal his identity.
To-day closer examination was made, and his
description was found TO tally very closely with
that of Tascott, the murderer of Smell. The
body had lain where il was found for considera-
bic Tins. Tascott was known to have : mistress
IN St Paul and to have visited her since the
Smell murder. The theory is that he may have
teotives who had learned of his presence here.
Owing to the blockade on the road definite and
more minute details cannot be obtained to-
nil
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STATE POLITICS.

Rushville Republicans Nominate a Ticket
and Indorse Harrison.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
RUsHvILLE, March 24.-The Republicans of
Rushvile township met in the courthouse this
afternoon and nominated the following town
ship ticket: Trustee. Geo. II. Havens; Justices
of the peace. Thomas Poe, Lon II Carr and fsuao-
We0b constables, Jesse Stark Fred Geiger and
John Ryan. William Posey and VIM. j. Hen
ley were chosen as delegates to the
and Ezekiel Priest were selected del
egates to represent Rush county in
the Ninth judicial district convention. Not
withstanding the inclement weather the court
house was well filled with representative Repub-
licans, and the meeting quite enthusiastic.
Resolutions were passed indorsing General
BENJAMIN Harrison for the presidency.
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a Biramlst OF High pegraa.

lay, Hudson Chaplin was arraigned on a charge
Of bigamy ana pleaded guilty. A special grand
jury will be impaneled TO find bill against him,
that his case can be disposed OF at this term
Of court. Following is the list of the women
whom, under various aliases. Chaplin is charged
with marrying: Miss Cora Carson, Greenville,
Ind; Miss Nellie Webster. living in a small vii
laee in southern Illinois; Miss Clara Jones,
Fresno, Cal: Miss Carrie E. Blank Usage,
ILL.,; Mrs Smell. Bowling Green, KY; Miss Flora
married wealthy woman OF Columbus, o.,
and a planters widow living in Baton Rogue,
La. From most of these women he obtained
sums of money ranging from sos to $1,000.
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CHICAGO. March 25.--A dispatch from Water
loo, Neb says: "a. w. Alhsworth, who lives in
Council Bluffs. la. entered Todd's Hotel. and,
The same time saying. what is your life WORTH
Hill was about to reply. when Allisworth fred,
the bullet passing through Hills head just
above the eye. inhictnR q fatal wound. AIlis-
worth then went out on the street, and began
hrinR promiscuously at everybody Town Mar
thal John Campbell arrived, and. after calling
% do. discharged a double-barrelied shotgun at
ais head, iniiieting a fatal wound. The Mar
Snal narrowly escaped being killed, bullet
passing through his coat aud another through
ais hat Ailisworth is supposed to have been
snsanep
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Fountain Comfy Republicans.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
CovINGToN. March "a The Republicans of
this Troy township met in convention to-day
and nominated the following ticket: For trus-
tee, Samuel Baldwin; justices of the peace,
j ames Long. Isaac j. Sloan and William Nc
Carty; constables Joseph A. Moore, Thomas A.
Smith and Allen Shaft The tion also
selected delegates to all the different Republican
conventions to be held in the future. The
following resolution was introduced and unani-
rnnusly adopted:
Resolved, That we recommend that delegates
to the national convention at Chicago employ all
arabic means to secure the nomination of Gen. Ben
Harrison for the presidency of the United States
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Jason Brown In the Lead.

SALEM, March 24-The Democratic county
convention OF Washington county, composed of
delegates electsd at the primaries held Friday,
met at Salem yesterday. The votes for CON
gressional candidates stood: Jason B. Brown,
1858; Isaac p. Ilayden. 682; giving Brown IT
delegate votes, and Leyden 4 GO. in the con-
gressional convention. Erasmus Shanks was
nominated for Joint Senator for Washington and
Floyd counties; for Representative, William
Pattin: treasurer, Benz F. Cravens; sheriff,
William Ruddle
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mrs.I J. Ensn Foster on Prohibition.

NEW YpRK, March 25-Mrs. j. Ellen Foster.
of Iowa president of the Woman's Christian
TemperaTtce Union, addressed the American and
ManhattaIn temperance societies to-day, at
Chiekeriutg Hall in favor of prohibition. She
regarded high license as worthy of encourage
rnent only as a step toward prohibition. which
had worked so well in Iowa that fifty-nine
county jasils were empty. General Clinton B.
Flax nraahdpd
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Two women K,lled By a Train.

Providence. r. T., March 25.-Ths o'clock
New York & New England express from Bos-
Annie Okseilly. at q crossing in Waterford this
afternoon. smashing the vehicle and injuring
the ladies' that both iiod within few
moments They were sisters OF Francis L.
OReAly, a prominent Democratic politician of
Woonsocket and we're engaged in the millinery
business at that place.
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Acl,aeps to Cap. w. IF. Peabody.

C1ScrNk ATr, March 25-Capt w +. Pea
BODY. general manager of the Baltimore d OHIO
railway ysvest Of the Ohio river, slipped and
fell on = Sglare OF ice at his old home, in Madi-
sonville fast NIGHT, and displaced knee cap
and othekwise suffered injuries that viii prob
ably crip1pis him permanently
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THE popular blood purifyer, Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla is having a tremendous sale this season.
Nearly everybody takes 1t. Try 1t yourself
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TERRE HAuTE. Ind, March 25.---The wife OF
ex-Seerstary of the Navy Thompson died this
morning. aged seventy-seven years. after several
weeks illnesa She was native Of Virginia
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THE BURLINGTON'S SCHEME
The Suit Against the Rock Island Devel-
opsa First-Class Railway Sensation.

The Latter Company Makes Extended Answer
to the Petition of the Former Recently
Filed Before Circuit Judge Gresham.