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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
COLUMBUS TALLY-SHEET CASES.
Montgomery. Democratic Candidate, Claimed
Custody of the Returns on that Ground.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journe..
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 31.-In the tally-sheet
forgery trial. to-day. the judges and clerks of the
precinct, the returns from which were altered,
testified to the condition of the tally sheet
when it left their hands. City Clerk Bryan
testified briefly as to his custody of the ballot
boxes, and County Clerk Joyce to how he
kept the returns, and other circumstances con-
nected Herewith. His testimony was by far
the most damaging yet produced against the de-
fendant, Robert Montgomery He said. in sub
stance, that he kept the returns in his safe, the
combination to which was known only to him
self and his deputy, but which animation was
printed a piece of paper and kept in a
drawer in his desk. He locked his
safe Saturday night after the
fall election, in October 1885. The election
turns in the safe. and he believes the
returns that were forged afterward were among
the Others He was not at his Office Sunday,
but while out riding met the defendant. who
asked him TO give him the papers from Precinct
A, Thirteenth ward. Joyce replied, protesting
that he could not do il. Montgomery urged
that he interested party Ia candidate),
and he was entitled to have them. When Joyce
absolutely refused him, Montgomery became
enraged, and Joyce drove away. leaving him
talking in a loud voice. On Monday, when the
returns were taken out of the safe TO be count
ed. II vas found that this one had been altered.
Court adjourned before the cross examin alton
was finished.
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A FOOT-RACE FOR A BRIDE,
In Which John Lane, of Indiana, Will En-
deaYor to Defeat Nathan Overman.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 31.-A novel race
will occur Thursday, in what is known as the
Spring Creek Oil District, the winner to be re-
warded by the hand of Miss Annie Douglass. an
orphan worth 100000 She lives with her
grandfather, James Douglass, on the famous
"Calf-Killer farm" one Of the most noted in
Tennessee. Owing to her large oil possessions
she being the owner Of the most productive
wells in the State-Miss Douglass is known far
and near as ''the Oil Queen" She is highly con-
nected in New York, and is graduate Of Van
derbilt University, Nashville.
The young lady had two suitors-John Lane,
of Indiana, who came to the neigh borhood two
years ago. and who is a relative of the widow of
Vice-presdent Hendricks, and Nathan Over
man, a lifelong neighoor and lover. Miss Doug
lass could not decide between them, and her
grandfather had no preference. The rivalry be-
came spirited and duel was looked for. The
grandfather, however. got the three together
and proposed a race, to which all agreed.
The men will start from the Douglass home,
run east four miles on parallel roads and back
to the starting-point. A banquet will follow and
the marriage occur that evening The announce
ment created great excitement in the Spring
Creek oil region, and it is expected 5000 people
will witness the race.
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THE POSTAL SERVICE.

It Is Abominab,e Now, and i'm Six Months
Will Be Infinitely Worse.
epecial to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3L-It is said at the
Post-ofice Department that there never was so
many complaints received from all parts of the
country about the slowness of the mails and the
irregularities in handling them. Besides the
unreasonable curtailments of the star service
and the steamboat carriage, the work of the
railway mail employees is described as being
abomnable in many ins tances. 1t seems that
there have been wholesale changes made in
some of the central States-notably Ohio. In
DIANA Illinois. etc.-and that not q sufficient
number of the old men have been retained to
teach the new the runs and the make ups
of the mails. The newspaper publishers have
made bitter complaints; while the Wholesale
merchants and jobbers, as we'll as manufact-
urers, who depend largely upon mail orders,
severely complain at delays and petty annoy
ancss. In some instances letters OF
great Importance to those directly inter
ested have been della yed week in transmission
distances less than hundred miles.
while it is very common for delays to occur of
four or five days in transferring letter from
one road 10 another. The latter difficulties are
largely due. of course to inefficient postmas-
ters. In some instances postmasterS have been
appointed at places of the Importance of county
seats who were wholly incapable of transactng
half of the business which devolves upon them.
while nearly half of the fourth-class postmas-
ters are described incompetents, many of
them being men who were never thought of for
the positions until change Of administration
and political preferences was brought into con-
sideration:
If this condition of affairs exist at present.
the people of the country can imagine what will
be their potion six months from now, when the
last OF the fourth class postmasters who have
held over from other administrations are re-
moved. and nearly all if not everyone of the
railway mail employees have been guillotined.
Don Dickinson, who has been referred to broad
ly as the political boss of Michigan, made
aster-general for the purpose of handling
the department to the political ends of Mr..
Cleveland. and his friends boast that be 10 .
Thorough bred Democrat" and that he knows
better how TO WELD the and distribute the
offices than any man who has served in the Cab
met for many years.
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Cable Notes.

Mr.. Gladstone will return to London next
Monday.
Archbishop Walsh win lay the foundation
stone of the National Irish Church of st. Pat
rick, at Rome, to-day. The Archbishop of
Philadel phia will deliver discourse.
The amount of money already bestowed upon
charitable objects by Baron Hirsch. who has
just been elected member of the Hungarian
House of Magnates, aggregates f6, ,000.0 .000
1t is officially announced from Massowah that
the Italians will occupy Saati to-day, and that
Gen. San Mariana, commander-in chief OF the
Italian expedltionary corps, will transfer his
headquarters thither.
The Queen of Sweden, accompanied by her
son, Prince Oscar, and his fance, Miss Munck
has passed through Copenhagen enroute to
Bournemouth, where the marriage of the Prince
and Miss Munck will take place about the mid
die of March.
1t is rumored that the copper ring has cap
tured the ChIlian producers. The price of Chilli
bars has advanced f4. The negotiations with
the Mason & Barry Company are Incomplete,
the company holding out for better terms The
ring is confident of capturing the American
producers.
Owing to the cold weather at San Reno the
Crown Princes physicians discussing the
advisability of removing the Prince to a warmer
climate. The physicians unanimously of
the opinion that operation will not be neces-
sary. DIR. Mckenzie has removed several de-
tached pieces of cartilage from the Princes
throat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
DRAWING PARTY LINES.

The Democratic Managers Working Ener.
Geticaiiy to Secure the Unseating of White.
Special to the indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-It has been many
years since the party screws were brought to
bear as closely upon the thumbs of Democrats
in the House as they are at present TO secure .
majority to GUST Captain White, of the Fort
Wayne district 1t is evidently the intention Of
the party to intimidate and crack the whip for
all they are worth. Mr.. Lowry is on the floor
of the House and about the committee rooms and
hotels and lodging houses where members can
be found. night and day, working up his case.
which is to come up Thursday. Republicans
are determined to stand by White, because they
have law, and principle. and justice on their
side. If party lines should be drawn to the sim
gle man, indications that they will be.
the Republicans will doubtless refuse to vote.
demand a quorum, and resort to all the power
they have to prevent the outrage
In a Journal telegram last week, called at
tentIon to the fact that Lowry and his attorneys
and friends were using the Democratic press of
Washington for all it is worth to form public
opinion and create prejudice in favor of the
testant and against White The most despica-
BILE falsehoods are being circulated and the most
absurd arguments put forth in the press, evil
IDENTIFY at much q line. To-day's Post lad
mnistration organ) called upon Democrats to
stand solidy against White, and acknowledges
that he should be unseated because it will ts .
party gain. The Post says:
1.-THE Republicans will fight hard to retain
White in his seat for this reason: that another
election in that district would almost certainly
result in return Of Democrat. That would
give the Democrats seven Of the thirteen Indi-
districts, whereas now the Republicans have
seven of the thirteen. The Significance of this
is that in twenty of the State delegations now
in the House, the Republicans have a majority,
and if the election of President should fall
the House of Representatives by failure
of the regular popular election to give
a majority Of electoral votes to any
one presidential candidate, the Republicans
in the House could elect their President. They
fully alive to the value of their chances, and
threatens to break their present majority in any
of these twenty State delegations. With q
Democrat in the seat now occupied by Mr..
White the Republicans in the House could not
elect President in case of failure of the popu-
lar election. Therefore, the fight over this case
will be q hard one but it can have only one end
ing"
A number of times Democrats papers here
have made the intimaton contained in the
above, but it seems that there some Demo-
Gratis in the House who not inclined TO be in
fuenced by such arguments; their intimations
that they will not vote to unseat White have
been taken evidences Of stupidity. and hence
the party organ has been obliged Ito come out
fully and in plain words and announce the real
object in unseating White.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
Operations of the Sugar Trust

New YORK. Jan. 3I-The members OF the
sugar trust vexed at the disclosure of their
methods. which they have used every endeavor
to keep dark They still refuse to talk. and ev-
identity intend to continue in their high-handed
operations without taking the public into their
confidence. The sugar trade is greatly asitated
aooct this question. A downtown merchant
sa id yesterday:
THE papers have done a good thing in thus
exposing the trust, for a more iniqutous combi-
nation than this was never formed. They have
absolute control OF the sugar market and every
body Is hslplessly in their hands. for there is no
one here strong enough to fight them. There il
way in which they could be hurt very
seriously, and that is by taking the duty off the
higher grades Of raw sugar, which are nom so
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
AN OPEN SWITCH.
Collision on the Panhandle Results in Two
Deaths, with Possibility of Third.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
COLUMBUS o., Jan. 31.-The second section
of the limited express of the Pittsbure. Cincn-
natl & st. Louis railroad, arriving here this
afternoon and leaving for the west. at o'clock,
ran into open switch near Urbana, at
o'clock this evening, and caused a collision with
a switch engine standing on the side track.
Both engines were wrecked. Engineer Frank
Brown was badly scalded, and report SAYS
both legs were cut off, and fireman Charles NJ.
Alhand, of the passenger engine WAS instantly
killed, was also Roadmaster Welch, who
riding with them. William Foy. express mes
senger. of indianapolis. suffered bad cuts the
attorney for the road. escaped with
bad bruises. The men the other
engine enabled to see the danger
and jumped in time to save themselves. No
passengers were killed, but many were badly
bruised and cut The cars were badly wrecked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
THE LATE COLONEL MOULTON.
A New Story Explaining How Garfield's
Nomin alton Was Made Possible.

New Story Explaining How Garfelds
Nomination Was Made Possible.
Washington cial 10 New York Sun.
The death of Colonel Moulton, John Sher-
mans brotherin-law. makes fresh a chapter of
political incidents that has never yet the
light of day. and remains for the future political
historian TO put upon a printed page. Said a
Republican politician yesterday: "Moulton was
a man of great decision aud snga city. and John
Sherman is sadly crippled in the outset of his
presidential canvass by his death. Moulton was
really the unwilling cause of Garfelds uomina-
ton in 1880. He was the connecting link
between the plot that had been going on in Gar
fields favor, and the oppor tunity in the Chicago
convention which completely uoset all com bina-
nations and recrystallized the strength OF
the antiGrant men around one stand
ard bearer Early in May of 1880 John
Sherman, then Secretary OF the Treasury in
Hayes's Cabinet. made n little Saturday visit 10
Philadelphia, ostensibly to look over the custom
house but really to set up his political boom.
One of the features OF the visit was a ride down
the Schuylkiil in company with number OF
prominent Philadelphians, among them Wharton
Barker and his garrulous sire Old Barker hap
pened to sit at Sherrnan's left hand. and, hang
ing his tongue in the middle as the boat pushed
out fr,m the wharf. the benevolent old gentle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
THE HATFIELD-M'COY WAR.
Peace Declared, and the Armies Disbanded,
but Renewal of the Quarrel Is Expected.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 31.-Col. W. L.
aeaahon, the emissary whom Governor Wilson
sent to Logan county a week ago to inquire
into and report upon the now famous Hatfield
Mccoy vendetta. made his report to Governor
Wilson to-day. 1t is IS follows: 81 visited all
the Hatfelds, and found them to be good, law
abiding citizens, who have the respect and con-
fdence of every one in the neigh borhood.
While many depredations have been committed.
and the whole surrounding country has been in
state Of excitement and tumult
bo1d ering on genuine war, peace has
again been restored, and the belligerent
parties both sides have disbanded, and no
further trouble is anticipated. The strangest
part of the whole affair is the fact that the Hat
fields and McCoys related. The recent out
Pike county, Kentucky, resurrecting old indict-
ments against the Hatfields, which were found
against them five years ago. The Pike county
parties went to Frankfort. KY, and had rewards
offered for the Hstfelds. and came into West
Virginia under the euise Of officers of the law,
when. in reality, they had no requisition. and
bers, Andrew Varney, Shelkirk Mccoy, d. D.
Mccoy, Moses Christian, Samuel, D. d. and
Plant Manon, and Valentine Hatfield over to
Kentucky. and placed them in the Pike county
JAIL where they still confined. This party
headed by Frank Phillips, fred on and killed
old man Vance without as much as calling
lin To surrender, ana are tn0 same pdrCleS VINO
came over into this State and fired upon Con-
stable Thompson and posse, at which time Del
ply and another man were killed. The citizens
OF Logan state that had any parties other than
these sent been called upon to make the arrest,
no blood would have been shed. but the McCoys,
who came with Philips to make the arrest, had
sworn to kill the Hatfelds, and would have done
after they disarmed. Peace has been
temporarily declared. but it is feared by the law
abiding people of the two counties that hostili-
ties will be renewed before great while. The
trouble began during the war; The HAITI elds
were in the confederate army, and the McCoys
in the Union army"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
Death Sentences Commuted.

ST. PETERSBURG, JAN 31.-The Official Mes
senger announces that the Senate OF State
Crimes condemned to death seven prisoners
whose sentences were afterward commuted as
follows: Petrowsky and Ssgida, citizens, penal
ssrvitude for life; Alexandria, a nobleman,
eighteen years imprisonment; Tcherouff, a
Cossack captain, fifteen years; a woman nam ed
Trnitatskaja, wife OF an official, twelve years;
a woman. Ssigida. wife of Citizen Ssigida. eight
years, and q woman named Fesdorowa. eight
years. The trial of Orsvich, another prisoner,
was postponed. owing to illness. The prisoners
were charged with belonging to q secret society,
having bombs and secret printing press.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
Saved Hi. Life by Drinking Hi. own whisky.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-A startling story comes
from Valatie, though the names withheld
for the present, for the reason that some of
those believed to be implicated have
not yet been arrested A well-known
resident of the village has made a
deposition before Justice Miller that another
Valatie man, some time ago, proposed to him
that they should induce a peighbor to insure his
life for s. 900 in their favor and then make
away with him so as get the insurance
money The witness agreed, and the two con-
spirators paid their contemp plated victim $25 to
take out a policy Afterw ard the originator of
the scheme mixed pint of whisky and two
ounces of blue vitriol, and tried to get the man
to drink it. He remarked upon the unusual
color, and persisted in drinking from his own
flask. Then the villains planned to MAKE their
victim intoxicated. walk him out on a plank to
the middle of a stream and tip him OFF. The
man was very wary. however, and this plan also
failed The instigator of the plot is in JAIL and
the informer will be called at his trial as wit
ness for the State
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
Deadly Fight with OutIaws

ST. Louis. JAN 3L--Joseph Thompson, a
negro. condemned to be hanged. broke out of
the National prison at Tahlsquah, l. T., last
Wednesday. and took refuge with a Creek In
Han named Connosky, also escaped convict
nnder penalty of death When the sheriff. on
Friday night. demanded the men to come out,
they replied with a volley from Winchesters
which instantly killed Jack Coney. battle
snsued, and deputy named Hair was killed
md woman and n boy in the hut were fatally
mot, and one of the refugees badly
shot This makes seven innocent lives sacri-
deed by the condemned outlaws, who are still at
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classes might be relieved from the burden OF
land and license taxes. In replying to criticisms
OF Grad and Winterer budget measures be-
fore the Council, he justified the measures, say
log they had been provoked by the prevalent
anti-German undermining policy, which was
seemingy being quietly carried to perfection.
lt was To the interest of the German Empire
and of the Alsatians themselves to deal vigor-
ously with this state of things and the govern
Tnent would not finch from its duty in the mat
ter, but would allow every measure coming be-
fore the council to be thoroughly and conscisn-
tiouSIv dirrncSod
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
sharon.Hm Case Partially Reversed.

SAN Francisco. Jan. 3L-The Supreme Court
to-day filed its decision in ths celebrated Shsron
divorce case, in which the lower court granted
to Sarah Althea Sharon a divorce from the late
United States Senator, William Sharon, and al
lowed alimony and a large amount OF money as
counsel fees. The Supreme Court affirms the
decision of the lower court, but reverses the
order relating to counsel fees. The amount of
counsel fees allowed was s55. 600. aud the amount
of alimouy 81. 500 and an annual allowance
of 81. 500 The Supreme Court fixes the alimony
at $500 and annual allowance OF s500
Three of the seven Supreme judges filed dis
senting opinions, finding that Sharon and Sarah
Altnea were never legally married.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
Driven Mad by Cigarette Smoking.

LOUISVILLE, Jan. 31-John Hoesch, a young
German, twenty eight years of age. was found
to be of unsound mind in the Circuit Court, to-
day. His mental malady, according to the tes-
timony OF Drs- j. NJ. Kim and Chas Sauter,
was caused by excessive cigarette smoking He
was IN the habit of smoking about forty day.
There seemed 20 be almost an entire breaking
down OF the system well as loss of brain
power. and he looked worn and emaciated
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heavily taxed that they cannot be sold at q
profit. and the quality of which is as good as the
refined for most purposes. That would hurt the
truss which is made up entirely of reEnerles, as
it would allow the importers to compete with
them" The certificates of the trust which
offered for sale last week at soc, are still
unsold, the highest bid thus far received
being 75c.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
A Travelling Man Takes Hi. Life.

DAYTON, O., Jan. 3I.-This morning, Lewis
G. Evans, travelling statesmen. committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the head with a re-
volver 1t is supposed that dependency, in
duced by i'll health and financial reverses, caused
MIN to carry out the rash act. He well con-
nected and his family is very respectable. He
leaves a wife and three children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
Express Messenger Killed.

OswEGo n. Y, Jan. 3L-The Rome Water
town & Ogdensburg train leaving Niagara Falls
for Oswego at o'clock this morning, ran off the
track. near Somerset. Niagara county. Eugene
American Express Company, jumped from his
car and was instantly killed. Mail Agent Ben
nett, of Williamson. was said to have been badly
hurt but this is denied The train proceeded
on its way after being delayed several hours
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

Aisatian Members May Talk, but Objection
able Laws win Be Enacred.
STRAsBURG, Jan 3L--In the course OF dis
cussion over the budget in the Provincial Coun-
Gil here to-day. Herr Schrout announced that
the financial position of the province was sucn
that there was good prospect that the slower
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
warliks Preparations Countsrmanded.

PARIS. Jan 81 in consequence of the assur-
ances of the Turkish government that prompt
inquiry will be made into the circumstances of
the Turkish invasion of the French consulate at
Damascus, and due satisfaction rendered for the
infraction of consular rights. the order OF the
marine department to send q squadron to Bey-
rout has been revoked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
"STRICTLY BUSINESS

That is what it is done for. Weinaugurate reduc-
ton sale that reaches the goods you want That
gives US the money and the room which we turn to
the advantage of supplying goods that you need
IN just much you need no the ones that
offering. Come and see the that
offering. It's the trade that that gets the bar
gains.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01

WHEN pain and anguish wiring the brow a
ministering an gel" then art thou. Jennie; IL you
come around with a bottle of Salvation Oil and
q willing mind 10 rub it well on my forehead.
Be an angel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 31.-After quiet has
been restored at the universities the govern
ment will remove the chiefs of departments
who proved obnoxious to the students. Among
those to be retired is Delianoff, the Minister of
Public instruction, who will be succeeded by
Kapoustine, curator of Dorpat University.