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The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22
MESSENGERS
101 East Washington st.
Furniture, Carpets
and STOVES.
BABY CARRIAGES
NewPaSSenger Elevator
PAYMENTS or CASH.
MESSENGERS
ASSigDeG'S Sale Of Stock Of GTOCeTn!

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned trustee
In assignment of keeter hereby offers Ior sse
At private SALE for days from this GATE July ~ loS
and viii receive bids therefor during sad time tns
entire stock Of general groceries, store nx,ures oe
wagon and team. lately owned oy sAi4 SAin~.ns
street in the city Of Indianapolis Marion county In
diana Said stock will be sold free OF any inerm-
branee and possession given ifnmelistely upon the
approval OF sny sale made hereunder by the MArioa
Circuit Coart. 4.
This presents rare opportunity for any person 20
&C. of entirey new rstelass and fresh groceries,
1he inventory in sppraisement can be seen and the
stock examined by any person desiring 70 oa oy cali
street In tae city Of Indianapolis said sale 70 be Too
80 snbiect 10 The approval Of the court.
PHILLIP NJ GAPES,
Trustee in Assignment of Samantha kestsr.
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22

ooide1 Text-Bshold the tabsrracls Of Coo is with
men, ana ne VIII dwell with thsm.-Rsv. xxi. 3.
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22

In the dark cry ike children; and no answer from
high
Breaks the crystal spheres Of silence ara NO h;ta
wings downward hy;
But the beAvey hslp pray fez comes to faith and
not 70 idzkt
And prayers themselves drive backward all the
spirits of tAs night
The sun., 1888-11-22
4 MAssACHUsETTs SLAVE DRIrER.
Parsons, the Notorious Pauper Labor Con
tractor. In the Clutches OF the Law.

Parsons, the Notorious Pauper Labor Con.
tractor, in the Clutches OF the Law.
HoLYoKE, Mass, Nov. N.-C. 7. Parsons
the notorious Northampton pauper labor con-
tractor. has at last fallen into the clutches Of
the law. To-day Parsons started from homo
with one Of his white slaves, thinly clad, half
starved Poander. for this city. where. as he
says. he intended sending the man to New
York to get rid Of him. To make sure that the
man did not escape. Parsons fastened an iron
chain about his bare ankle and padlocked him
to tho wagon seat and in this manner drove
into Holyoke. For more than an hour he left
the poor fellow alone in the wagon. barefooted.
and with only q thin shirt and overalls to pro-
teat him from the Keen. wintry wind. After
standing tho cold until his teeth chartered and
his face became fairly purple. he wrapped an
old horse blanket around his shoulders to
keep from freezing to death In this condition
he was found BY crowd OF sympathetic
Holyokers. They notified tho Chief Of Police.
who released the captive and promptly pnt
Parsons behind the baTs g on nc charge b OF assent
lic indignation throughout the city was SO great
that ct one time It looked as though lynch law
no real violence was offered.
Parsons IS deacon Of NORTHAMPTON church
New York and bound them out S under s IRON. cT
ehusetts. realizing $40 head on each. So rank
has become his labor bureau that the Commis-
a sioners have ave refused q to allow him in Castle
the Associated Press special agent. Mr.. W. H.
Spear. unearthed incidents OF the most out
per contracts. the publication Of which called
him before the Congressional committee. since
outrage, which has aroused Indignation
throughout western Massachusetts Parsons
managed to secure bail this noon. but will
have to appear in court tomorrow to answer
to the outrage. The victim OF modern slavery
has been taken IN charge by the city authori-
food was set before him the man, not over 81
years old ate as though he was bordering on
starvation and when brought into the police
that Parsons Is in the tolls OF the law. and the
hope IL that his punishment may be such as to
break up his cruel and heartless practices.
The sun., 1888-11-22
'aGoOD-BT, ANNIE.'

Melancholy Robert vey Bids His wife
Farewell and then Shoots HiuselE
Robert Wey an old Swiss shoemaker who
lived with bis wife In the basement OF 81 East
125th street got tired Of life yesterday and put
a bullet through his brain. He had been drink
ing for two or three days. and came home at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon pretty well used
up. He laid down on his bed back OF his little
shop and called to his wife:
Good by, Annie" he said. calmly. His wife
thought he was going out again. but to her
question he repeated:
"Good-by, Annie"
His wife had hardly left the room when sho
heard the report of a revolver. and returned to
find her husband dead with a big hole in his
forehead. A thirty-eight- calbre pistol had
dropped from his hand to the floor.
The. old shoemaker was we'll liked In tho
and waS tncG S
due to,the effects Of recent drinking. Wey and
his wife were childless.
The sun., 1888-11-22
YELLOW JACK NEARLY coNouERED
Only Three Now Cases In Jack sonviIle Yes.
terday-The Weather Cool.


terday-The Weather Cool.
JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 2.-The weather here
during the past twenty -four hours has been do
cidedly cool. and a black frost IL expected to-
night. If such occurs physicans are OF the
opinion that the little fever that still exists
will be killed. and Jacksonville will again be a
free and Independent city. The number Of new
cases reported to-day Is very small. and up to
sundown no white cases were reported.
The decision OF the Relief Committee to put
on half rations all unemployed men seems to
satisfy the colored people, and to-day good
feeling prevailed about the general commissary.
At IL o'clock this morning over 1000 persons
crowded Fosters lane. Four hundred and
flfty-two cards were issued. and over 1000 per-
sons were fed. The decision Of the Govern
ment to pay for all properly destroyed gives
general satisfaction, and now there vii be no
trouble. The City Council held meeting this
official information from Surgeon General
Hamilton no bill was passed fixing penalty
for hiding infected clothing Such measure
will be passed. however. and tho penalty will
be fixed to suit Dr. Porter.
A few days ago several refugees returned to
This a suilislsnt proof that Jasksonyille peo-
turn.
President Neal MitchelPs official bulletin for
the past twenty-f0ur hours ending at I. M.
is as follows: New cases; 3; deaths. q; total
deaths 4O5. ,Deaths-John Evans and 3. Grant.
both colored. New cases-T. j. Mott. q we'll
known politician and a Knight OF Labor aRita-
tor. and one cOlorod.
The sun., 1888-11-22
GEORGE S. KNIGHT DYING.
TEE ACT0R's MIND BEGAN TO GIVE
war THO MONTHS AGO

AFFLICTED with tho ssme Mental Disease
which Killed John Mccullough -
Brought Home Sick fro, Califoruin.
George s. Knight, the actor. Is very III at
his home In Orange. He is suffering with
paresis apparently from the same causes which
resulted In the death Of John Mccullough and
BARLEY Campbell. and which have prostrsted
Tony Hart 1t is said he cannot live long.
Knights real name Is George Sloan. He start-
ed on the stage as variety actor. About ten
years ago he married Miss Sophie worrell OF
tho famous worrell sisters. The marriage
estranGed Miss Worrcll from her relatives for
the time being, but finally. upon the birth Of
her flrst child, her relatives became reconciled,
and have ever since been good friends.
Mrs. Knight thinks the cause OF her hus.
bands breaking down was tho failure OF his
play. Baron Rudolph" upon which he based
hopes Of future greatness. He thought 90
much Of this piece and his part In 1t that he
had a $4,000 picture painted representing
himself In one Of the scenes Or, several occs-
sral times lately Once; as they were about
packed and were, about TO start for the train.
sisted upon reorening the trunks and placing
play: His vile SAYS also That that on n ocss.i9ns 4 @
WALL" which alyays drew well, he would insist
and. would thus lose NIL the money they had
made with the more successful play.
He attributed these losses to q change In Q
situation OF the play. Bronson. Howard wrote
the play. originally. aud the plot represented
the heroipe az leaving her husband and going
having been married to him. This situation,
ho thought, did not take with the audiences,
and he had David Belasco change 1t so that the
wife married the former lover,
This scene did not take. and from that time
Mr. knight seemed to, get worse. About two
gradually giving way. and afterwnrd, while he
was In Los Angeles, word was telegraphed to
his wife thpt she must come on imme diately,
as her hnsband was extremely III. she started
West Immediately. and returned to their home
In Orange With him about ten days ago, Ever
worse. II IA said that he may die any day or
The sun., 1888-11-22
NEW sHoAL ON THE PACIFIC COAST

A Noteworthy Fhenomenon That May Havo
Been Due to the Recent Earthquake
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21.--Capt Edmand-
son Of the British ship Drusa,stskye has re-
ported the discovery OF o shoal. thirty-Av
miles southwest OF Faraione Island which
has been hitherto unmarked on any chart. It
Is surmised by shipmasters that this shoal may
have been caused by an upheaval during tho
earthquake shock OF Sunday. Tho United
States cruiser Ranger. which puts to sea in q
few days, will take soundings whore indicated
by Captain Edmandson.
The place where this shoal has appeared is
about sixty miles from the entrance to the har-
Dor OF San Francisco. 1t is within the 1000
fathom limit, but not tar west OF the line which
fathoms. II this report proves correct # will
be a remarkable illustration Of the. sudden
changes which occasionally occur in the ocean
depths. Instances OF the same sort have re-
Gently occurred along our own coast line. Two
years ago q; bit Of land which was named
end Of Martha's Vineyard. Its area was about
ffteon acres and sea grass thrivod finely on It.
Last fall SkiTs island disappeared as suddenly
as 1t came. according to the report OF the Coast
SURVEY schooner Edgar, but few days after 1t
reappeaTed with considerably diminished
and the sandy coast OF Massachusetts, in that
region are. constantly undergoing slight
changes chiefly on account Of the strong tides
which sweep mp the sound; Tho Coast Survey
has Just completed new hydrographic survey
Of this region. having run 5000 miles Of sound
regarded as Of much Importance to COM
m0rce.
The sun., 1888-11-22
HARRINGTON FINED $500
The Psrnell Cenuission Uphelds tie or.
Tended Dignity.
oey,rtchs 1854 ty TIVE scs Irtntng ana Fusli,hino.

The Parnen Commission Uphelds its OF.
fsnded Dignity.
copwfch, 1883 Jp TIE suN TTtnting ana FSsti,hfno
Anociation.
LONDON, Nov. 2l.-Before he went to bed
last night Edward Harm Gton had decided not
to apologize for the article in the Kerry Sen
tinsl and all the entreaties Of his friends failed
to move him from the position he had taken.
He did not himself write the article but he
considered himself bound In honor to stand
By his editor course which. II chivalrous.
was certainly unwise on the assumption that
an apology would have averted punishment.
But those who have studied the temper OF their
lordships are strongly Of the opinion that IAN
apology would have made little. II any,
difference In the sentence. In announcing
the imposition OF the enormous fine OF
f50O. Judge Hannen quoted as precedent q
case In the Queens Bench some fifteen years
ago. but upon that occasion the offender was
the English member OF Parliament Whally.
and he was fined only f10o. Nationality GER
tainly counts for o good deal In tho British
courts OF law.
Victims OF outrage were again put into the box
to-day, described their sufferinRs In the exam
ination. and admitted that the Land League
had nothing to do with them In the cross-exam-
ination. The Judges leaned wearily back In
their comfortable chairs, and only those un-
happily compelled by business remained to
listen to the Oft told story.
BY the Assoc,ated Pres
Mr.. Reid, counsel for Edward HARRINGTON.
said that Mr.. Harrington did not choose to
adopt the course he had advised In relation to
the article abusing the Commission which had
Ge h
'Yq Presidins "a d a JSstice Hannen asked Mr.. Har-
rtGR he soa rspsd s had no state
5s Rsssss [fsa Saa n.y.
yersed unconcernedly with his brother Tin,o-
thy until their return Int In ten minutes IA the he
adost Mr. @ EsId's u advice. 4 would bs wasting
tempt Of court Of which his newspaper had
sea heris so OF tSe Court shosd Ss and
then fined Mr. Harrington $500.
George Curtin gaye the details Of the murder
fams hIs wsre ises and thsr mas S
cross. OK animation Curtin said he was mem
His father was Vice President Of . branch. The
witness had no reason to believe that the
Nora6 Fitsmauriee deposed that in June
Secretary Of a branch Of tho League, was re-.
ceived by her father. REQUESTING him 70 attend
ing. After this incident the. peoples demeanor
toward her father changed. and he obtained
police protection. The witness gave tho facts
was on his way to attend the Listowel fair In
January. On discrimination she said her
father and uncle had disagreed respecting the
farm on which her father resided, and the peo-
pie sided with her uncle. She knew that the
League had been suppressed IN county Kerry.
article published In the Kerry Sentinel CON-
demnipg the murder Of Fitzmaurice. and re:
GREETING that the League had been suppressed
and the beneficial effects which arose from the
organization had been lost.
The sun., 1888-11-22
{ coii,o.aati Convicted or Assault.

Joseph Colosanti, an Italian waiter, who
has been employed By Robert Hoe and other
wealthy men. was tried yesterday before BE-
cSrder Smyth in the General Sessions on an In
dfctmsnt for assault in the fret degree In stab
bing Claude Bartholet, proprietor Of Q boarding
house at 104 West irty-third street, in the
dining room Of the boarding house. on Oct 19
last. Colosanti testified that he had been
guest at the boarding house for three dnys and
with the proprietor until they were consider
ably excited and argument ativc.
He call-a me Itaiaro brigando." said Colo;
Italiano brigando. Brigando all the same as
cowboy In Americana. He try-a shoot-a me.
arm With table knife. That's all"
Witnesses testified that Barthoet did not fire
arevolver at Colosanti. and the, jury convicted
him OF assault In the second degree. He wis
sentenced to two years and three months In
The sun., 1888-11-22
A Faithiess Nurse.

Rose Lavery. who is a child's nurse, and
John J. Benson and Edward ]. Powers were
before Judge CoN'inG, In the General Sessions
yesterday. charged with kidnapping Norma
Meersman, nine months old daughter OF
Mrs. A. Meersman Of 1877 Wooster street. In Oc-
tober last. The nurse went to Hoboken. and
made merry with some friends. and neglected
to return to New York. The baby was cared
for. however. and returned to the distracted
mother through the publication OF Its disap-
pearance in the newspapers; Before the baby
visited her. and offered to find the little one.
They, were arrested On suspicion. Nurse Layery
and the two young men were discharged by
Judge Cowing yesterday. as there was no evi-
dence that the baby was Kidnapped.
Judge CowinR said to the nurse: There
way know Is to publish your name, so that no
one will employ you to care for any baby again"
The sun., 1888-11-22
WARMER AGAIN TO-DAY.
The Cold Wave was Merely n Wave, but 1t
was the Coldest We've Had.

The cold wave that the local weather man
told New Workers about when they were houn-
dering miserably through muddy streets and
murky atmosphere OH Monday arrived on
Tuesday night Just as the weather man had
promised The mercury went down rapidly
after sunset and at midnight It had descended
to the freezing point. When Now York woke
up yesterday morning 1t was to face tempera-
ture OF 250 and to behold thin sheets OF Ice
where little pools Of water had been the night
before. 1t was the first genuine cold snap OF
the season. The steam beating apparatus on
some, Of the early elevated trains wasn't In good
working order and thousands Of people sni-
fered serious discomfort, on the journey down
though. and there wasn't 4 cloud in the sky all
brighten up everybody. Jaded business men
uuickened pulse and more elastic etep. and
there were fresh roses In the checks OF the
Il was colder at Burlington. Vt. early yester-
day morning than anywhere else IN the East.
the temperature there being 80. 1t was 16' at
Boston, and 49, at Albany. At some points In
the lake region 16o was also recorded.
But the crest OF the waye had passed In the
early morning, and thereafter tho temperature
gradually ascended until ut p. M. u was 33'.
In New York 1t will be warmer still to-day.
There wasn't sign OF storm any where on
Sergeant Dunn's big weather map yesterday,
go clear skies will probably attend the increased
tor,
The sun., 1888-11-22
MIS- All KIM,s OPIUM JOINT
Mr.. Gerry's Society Collecting Evidence
with the Ala OF Little Stella Flick.

with the Ala or Little Stella Flick.
Teresa Stella Flick, the 12-year-old child
who was rescued by Agent Gardner OF Mr..
Gerry's Society from the opiumaoin at 16 Eax-
ter street. furnished the society yesterday with
information that Agent Gardner says will en-
able 1t to prove at the trial Of Mrs. Kate All
Kim. the proprietress OF the Joint" that the
den was run for the especial accommodation
OF girls between the ages Of 10 and IL years OF
age. doctor who examined Stella yesterday
declared that opium had already begun to un-
dermine her constitution.
The child told the society authorities that
she got the opium at 80 Pell street. All Toy,
the lessoe of 80 Pell street. says that 1t is
the headquarters OF q society Of respectable
Chinese cigarmakers and denies the girls
story. 1t will be shown at the trial that Stella
used to secure the opium In q clam shell to
avoid detection.
come relatives OF Annie Alvaney, the 22-year-
old woman who was caught in the raid. to
secure her release from the Tombs. The rela-
tives said that the prisoner was the sister OF. q
policeman in this city. Stella Anderson. the
Newark girl who was caught in the den. turns
out to be the daughter OF O rsspectable shoe
maker in Newark. She Is ~ years old. The
younger Capt. McCullagh raided Mrs. All Kim'5
place some months ago. whom II was on the top
floor Of the tenement at 16 Baxter street. The
woman escaped conviction then and reopened
the dem
The sun., 1888-11-22
Efforts to Save Reich.

Deputy Sheriffs William E. Burke and
Julius Kaufman stood guard over Adolph
Reich. the wife murderer. in the Tombs until
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when they were
relieved by Deputy Sheriffs Hanley and James
Young. Reich was removed from q cell in
Murderers' Row to the new prison. whore it
is now the custom to take prisoners Just be-
fore their execution. He sleeps on q cot un-
der the eyes OF the deputy sherttIs.
cs Gov Ly nd Or s IS w
tho sentence from death to imprisonment
Gov. David b. I'LL yesterday notified District
at p. NJ. on Monday next. the argument on
the computation OF the death sentence Of
Reich. District Attorney Follows will argue
against the Communication OF the sentence. and
Lawyer Kinsley In favor OF 1t.
The sun., 1888-11-22
NO BOLT THERE YET
The Harlem Democratic Club Deals with
Three Republicans and AdJourns.

The Harlem Democratic Club Deals with
Three Republicans and Aduourns.
Either the promised rumpus in the Har-
lem Democratic Club because 1t endorsed
Mayor Hewitt's candidacy Is hanging fire or
its smoulderinG embers aren't ready to blaze
out Just yet. for at last pight's meeting things
were as quiet and decorous as at prayer
meeting. 1t was expected by many in Harlem.
and for that matter the opinion prevailed In
political circles from tho Battery up, that the
Tammany men in the club. one hundred and
odd. we're to get up and leave because Of the
clubs course in the recent .Mayoralty battle.
Justice White and Comnisstoper Purrcy had
already left, and some said thai Sheriff Grant
and some of his friends in the club. the Hon.
Joseph John O'Dononue. Deputy County Clerk
Gilroy, Senators Ives and Cantor. and others
were to leave In a body and establish a new
club. There were no indications of this at last
nights meeting. and 1t was tho opinion Of
many that tho Sheriff and his friends could
afford to he content with their smashing vic
tory and would pay no further attention to the
Hewitt endorsement
Only twenty odd members faced President
Charles W. Dayton at the meeting. II was de.
cided to quickly accept j. II. Franklin's resig-
nation and to prefer charges against DR.. Ira
B. Reed and F. j. Snugg. which must lead to
their designations also All three worked and
footed. IL was claimed. for Harrison and Nor
ton on election day. The meeting lasted ex-
actly five minutes.
The sun., 1888-11-22
RUcKER CHALLENGES BLACKBURN.
He Wants Go Meet the Kentucky Senator
on the Field OF Honor.


DENVER, Nov. 21.-Judge Rucker sajd tn.
day: Il have left the entire matter In the
hands Of my friend, Col. John G. Moore Of
Pueblo, and have nothing more 10 say regard.
ing the unfortunate controversy between nv
self and Senator Blackburn" Rucker last
night sent a letter containing challenge to
Blackburn. Owing to his law practice. Il has
been Impossible for Rucker to devote much at
tention to the trouble, and, In order to relieve
himself from further annoyance, he to-day ee
lected one OF his most intimate friends as sec.
ond. who will In future attend to all matters
1t Is expected Blackburn will answer the letter
inside the usual limit OF three DAYS. whom. ~
tne challenge Is accepted. arrangements will
20 perfected. Rucker waited to ses II Presi-
dent Cleveland would deny the alleged inter-
view OF make some statement It was only
TINS that prevented Rucker from writing the
letter before. When the challeRe was issued
last night, Judge Rucker had not seen Black
burns last interview published on SUNDAY, or
his letter would have been made much stronger
In order to see what the prevailing sentiment
is reporter tonight interviewed several lead
Ing citizens on Rucker. In all cases he was
highly spoken OF. Judge W. C. Ferrill voiced
the sentiments OF the majority In saving that
Rucker wants to meet Blackburn on the field
Of honor
Col John G. Moore, who was chosen as Ruck-
er's second. is q good man for that place on
account OF his long experience In such matters.
He has figured in any number Of duels the most
celebrated being between ex-Gov. Marmaduke
OF Missouri and Gen. Walker Of Prices army
during the civil war. Il occurred In Tennessee.
the challenging party being Gen. Walker. Col
Moore was Marmaduke's second. and insisted
upon six PAGES. Walkers second contended
for eighteen PAGES. but, like all great questions.
the matter was compromised on twelve PAGES.
Colts revolvers were used, the agreement
being to fire as they advanced. Walker was hit
In the left groin and soon died. The duel grew
Out Of O long and bitter controversy between
, Price and Marmaduke, and at the time was the
| sensation Of the day.
The latest duel in which Moore was concern
| ed was several years ago in Denver. when a
Mr. Mcclure insulted friend OF Moore's named
Whitsett. Whitsett instantly killed Mcclure.
Previous to coming to Colorado Moore was
managing editor OF the Kansas City Times. and
| now he owns two newspapers.
The sun., 1888-11-22
Mackmen Must Move On.

Three of Capt Eakins's policemen start
ed up town from the City Hall police station
last night to capture hack drivers who let their
hacks stand at street corners before 10 o'clock.
which hour is fixed by corporation ordinance
as the time after which hacks may legally
stand at the corners waiting for customers.
The POLICEMEN found Hackmsn John A Hagan.
Michael srophy; ana owen Giroy @ at siTth lave ave,
drive themselves to the Thirtieth street sta
tion house rs prisoners. Sergeant Schmitt-
berger admitted them to bail. They. will be
arraigned at Jefferson Market Court this morn
ing. This is the first raid OF tho Kind In many
months.