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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-24

George A. KAntz, of the banking firm of v.
Snyder 81 Co., Moweaqua, was seriously, IL not
fatally, injured in q runaway accident on Sum
day.
AZ Seymour. great gas well has been opened
by John Hazen. The flow is so powerful that it
shakes the house which stands near. This is
the first gas well operated in that vicinity.
John Meyer. city clerk of East st. Louis, dis
appeared several days ago, and an investigation
of his books shows a shortage of $263. Mayor
Stephens has offered reward of 800 for his ar
rest The young man handled the license money
of the city for only short time during the alb
sence of the treasurer, and but small sums hav Q
passed through his hands, the bulk of which
seems to have got no further.
In the United States Court, at Springfield suit
has been commenced against Samuel Fl. Jones
and F. H. Whittemore, president and cashier of
the State National Bank. who were bondsmen
for Jacob Wheeler. late United States marshal
for the Southern district, to recover between
S. 900 and $10 000 for excessive fees for services
some of which were neverrendered An attempt
made to indict Wheeler failed, but indictments
were returned against Jasper NJ Reece Ed
HILL and several deputies in the Office.
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Proceedings of the House.

WASHINGTON. April 23.-The Speaker laid be-
the celebration of the centennial anniversary Of
the inauguration of George Washington. to be-
held in New York April 30, 1889. Referred to
the committee on the judiciary.
The pending business coming over from the;
Friday night session was Senate bill gFahtin g
pension of 800 month TO the widow OF Gen.
James B. Ricketts,. with amendment reduce
ing the rate to $75. After some debate the
amendment was adopted and the bill passed
After a call of States the House went into
committee OF the whole (Mr. McMillin, Of Ten
nessee, In the chair upon the river and harbor
bill
Mr. Boutelle criticised the scheme OF improve
ment of Galveston harbor. and quoted from
speeches made in 1885 by Messrs. Reagan and
Mills. of Texas, denuneiatory of the manuar in
which the money was being expended there
Mr. Grain and Mr. Ste art explained that the
ieheme of improvement f the harbor had been
materially changed since 1885, and they earnest
ny advocated the continuation os the impreve.
snent of one of the greatest harbors of the coun-
try sae
Mr. Foran offered an amendment increasing
from $4,000 to $4,000 the appropriation for
the harbor at Cleveland. o. He stated that the
larger amount could proitaby be expended
during the year upon the breakwater at Cleve-
land. and that smaller sum would be of no
benefit
Mr. Grosvenor said that member of the
committee on rivers and harbors he would stand
by the bill, but it was due to his colleague TO
say th at his argument was based on later esti
mate than that upon which the committee had
acted.
Pending action the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
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THE JEFFERsoNvILLE DEPOT.

General Ekin Severely CritIoises a Partisan
Report Made by Major Farnsworth.
Louisville Times.
A reporter called on General Ekin, formerly
quartermaster in charge of the Jeffersonville
depot and asked him what he thought of the
report made by Major FArnsworfh, who recently
inspected the depot at Jacksonville General
1T is the most extraordinary report have
ever known since / have bsen 10 the army and
am at q loas to know where the inspector got
his information, which 10 opposed to all the
statements ofthe commissioned officers, who
have charge OF the affairs of the depot.
did you see Major Farnsworth when he was
hereP asked the reporter.
ST did not, ;" said Gen. Ekin.
tsWhat will now be done in the matter2n
- 1.-THE Secretary OF War has ordered the recon-
mendations to be carried out, ard this will, of
course, be done; but have no doubt that the
army committee of the Senate will be sent out
here to- investigate the affairs of the depot
! fully
investigation?"
enc; it is not necessary. Any of the parties
who feel aegrieved by the report write to
fhe chairman OF the committee and ask for
investigation. It will need no pressure on the
committee to have the Investigation made I
may say. again, that this 10 q moat extraordinary
report, and its publication before it has reached
the ofiser concerned 10 most irregular. When
was acting ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, If I had given
out such report for publication, il would have
been considered violation of the rules.
not understand how Major Farnsworth got his
information. 1t was not obtained from any of
the commissioned officers"
do you think that the report is biased by
politicsF'
Eyes. it is an effort to get rid of the Repub-
licans in the depot. Major Farnsworth must
have taken the statements of irresponsible
people in Jeffersonville who had political ends
to serve. He says that Mr.. Mann is an offensive
partisan; he is not He is q very efficient clerk,
and when he goes to political meetings he keeps
on the outside edge of the crowd. Take the
or BALDWIN. whom Major ESrnSwOrth
says is slow. say, and General
Saxton says and Colonel Hodges and
Captain Barrett all say that he is not slow.
have a paper before the Secretary of War; testi-
flying to the fact that Mr.. Baldwin is "A most
efficient employee Major Farnsworth takes the
statements OF people Of Jacksonville who can
not know anything about it. and says he is slow.
Colonel Hodges. who is a most excellent
officer tells me that he has tried to equaiize the
politics of the employees of the depot
us Colonel Hodges Republican,
ssYes" said General Ekin. The is Republic
an. He really has no politics; he is what some
people might call a mugwump"
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MIR. aIILN's WARD.
The True Inwardness of His Wife's Divorce
Suit.


Chicago Special
Reporters for the Chicago dailies were con-
WINGED when Mrs George G. Min went into
court, Thursday, and asked for a divorce from
the preacher player, that there was an inside
history which Min desired to suppress. Inves-
tigation to-day confirms this impression. The
Min case is one of tue most diSgraceful and un.
savory of the many divorce suits that has been
heard in Chicago courts. Mrs. Min herself is
in no way responsible for the dark side OF the
proceedings. Deserted by unworthy hus-
band and left utterly without means she has il
appearances can be. relied on merely availed
herself of the only honest chance to secure 8
living for herself andlittl and at the same
time sever the marital tie that bound her to a
man who was husband only in name.
The inside history of the case is as follows:
When Mr.. Min began to obtain certain prom
inence as dramauc star he was terms of
intimate friendship with a wealthy family in
this city, one of the members of which was a
young girl OF more than average Intelligence
stage struck, and had in her minds eye a glori-
eys future as histrionic queen. Her parents
did their best to wean her from her hobby and
failing, sought the COUNSEL and advice OF Mr..
Min az that of q person we'll fitted TO guide
them in such delicate matter. The situation
was discussed thoroughly, and on the suggestion
of Min the young girl was placed in bis care
and became member of his company in order
that she might not only have the benefit of
one who would be q father and protector to her.
It was not long before intimacy grew up be-
tween the actor and his ward that not only
amazed. but disguised, the respectable men,
bers of the company
Time went on and finally the father Of the
girl became aware of the manner in which his
daughter had been betrayed. and his first i'm
paIse was to use the horse whip on the ex-preach-
err Seeing that such course would bring dis
grace to girl, the father finding il impossi BILE
to break off the miserable attachment consented
10 be governed by her advice This was to paw
Mrs. Min good round su1lsof money as an in
ducement fer her TO apply for divorce. and al
so TO become surety for the payment of such all
mony as the court might award The divorce
granted, Min and the girl could be married and
the disgrace in measure atoned for. How
the published proceedings. Tne frailty of hu-
man nature was never better illustrated. but the
lesson cornes at the cost of two ruined and I'M
happy homes Ell
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Close of the Mormon Conference &C Duquoin
The Work OF the Missionaries.
DUQUoIN, April 23.-The third and last days
session of the Indiana Conference Of Latter-day
Saints, or Mormons. was held here to-day. The
elders in attendance, who have all been occupied
with evangelical work for the past two years in
this territory. were ordered back to their re-
spective fields of labor, there to remain until
officially relieved by four grand elders, who will
leave Salt Lake City. U. T., at once, for this
city, upon whose arrival the elders now here
will be sent to Utah. This section will, for the
ensuing Eve years, be left without any elders Of
the church. as also will Indiana, 1t having
been considered that these States have been
worked enough by the disciples Of Joseph Smith.
Some two hundred conversions. is was reported,
have been added to the church in southern
Illinois alone, many families having removed TO
Utah. Many OF the elders travelled twenty
miles daily on foot to fill appointments, eating
and sleeping when and where they could. The
conference to-day returned thanks for the kind
treatment received here from citizens. Alto
gether this conference has been to the mem bers
in attendance the best one ever held outside of
the church in Utah. Seven hundred meetings
have been held by the fourteen elders In south
srn Illinois during the past six months.
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Minor Notos

Ga Sunday night thieves plundsred the house
OF j. r. Henlein. five miles west of Marion.
They then went to the barn, hitched MP horse
and buggy, and drove of with their plumber.
Thomas Nolan, an old citizen of New Albany.
aged eeventy-six went 70 church Sunday morn
ing, and. returning home. lay down on alounge,
where he was soon after found dead by his
grandson Heart disease.
About 500 Knightstown people Witnessed the
shooting OF gas well No. 6. yesterday. with sixty
quartz Of nitro lycerine. The shooting was a
success, increasing the pressure and causing q
dftyfoot blaze out of a two-inch pipe.
Alb Kyle, a wealthy farmer, was stopped on
and two unknown men, and robbed Of $50
Hughes was arrested and placed in Jail Forty
elk dollars was recovered from him.
At Mitchell. on Sunday. 10 the back yard of
Tabitha Dalton, Harvey Richardson shot Thorn
a Holler through the heart killing him in
Btantly. The woman mentioned is Richardso q
paramount, and Hollcr was in tae habit of calling
her occasionally. Both young men have
been considered tough. Richardson ia in custo-
ay Of the officers. charged with murder He is
3ne same man that had trouble with Newt Allen
Solored, over the same woman last winter when
Newt plunged knife through his skall
The celebrated Wise will contest at vincennes
Is again TO be tried. This case has been in court
twice, the last time the jury disagreeinR. II is
3 contest for the breaking OF the will of William
J. Wise, an old bachelor who died several years
ago, leaving estate Of quarter of million.
Tie Defendants OF tho case have mployed SenA-
sor BmujAm Harrison and SenAtor Mcdonald.
Of Indianapolis; DsWolf a. Chambers, OF Vim
cennes; Judge Gardner, Of Washington Hays
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Boston Advertiser.

There is scarcely a question but that people
in the country with a taste for reading often
find time to do a great deal more solid reading
than is done by many in the cities, who have all
the currencies of the newspapers at their finger
ends. At the same time good many of these
city currencies escape our country cousins. But
get the latter to believe that if you can. This
was amusingiy illustrated the other day, when
an elderly dame and her daughter came from
the back country somewhere and sat at break
fast at Boston boarding house table. The talk
dame from WayDack said she could not be of
much account ''Oh, but she is,'' persisted the
Boston speaker. 1T can't be, said the country
dame ''for my Maria has never spoken of ber
Maria being she erudte daughterl and anybody
that Maria hasn't read about isn't OF much
account in the world"
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The Figure. Point to victory.

Evening N1sconln
If the order of events that havs passed are at
oil indicative of the order OF things to come, a
table complied by the Philadelphia Times points
to a Republican victory IN New York next fall
electoral vote to the Republican and Democratic
candidates alternately ever since the outbreak
of the civil war
In 1864 Lincoln carried the State over Me-
Clellan by plurality of g. 749; in 1868 Seymour
received plurality of 10000 votes over Grant;
in 1872 Grant was given q plurality of So 455
plurality of 80, 742 votes over Hayes: Garfield
alternated the record in 1850 by scoring a Re-
publican plurality OF 2l,033 over Hancock,
which was reversed in 1884 by Cleveland, who
Active work by the Republicans of New York
towards bringing out the stay -at-homes and
fair-weather voters, will surely add another vic
tory TO this table OF alternate victory and de-
feat
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The Recognized Leader.

General Harrison has been siucs Senator Nor
tons death the recognized leader Of the Rspub-
lican party in Indiana, and Whatever victories
have been achieved by il since that time have
been owing TO his active particioancy in the
various campaigns. This fact 10 well known to
all who ara in any way familiar with the poll
tics of that State. Whoever may be the favor
tie candidate in other States, il is evident. SO
far as the voice of the people CT Indiana has
been expressed, that tn cir choice is for General
Harrison and that his nomination, for either
first or second place the natioual Republican
ticket will create an enthusiasm that will take
the State out Of the doubtful list next Noyem-
-
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saloon Murder az south Bend.

SOUTH BEND, April 23-Michael English,
workman in brick yard here. was bru-
tally murdered by Peter Ryan. . dissolute char
acter, yesterday. English and Ryan both
boar ded at the same boarding -house. Durin e
the moring Ryan got into dispute with English
and followed him about endeavoring to get him
into q fight About-noou English was seated by
tabaa IN saloon. when Ryan came into the
roe@ Sy side door behind English and rush
inc ~ dealt him heavy blow with knife on
the tft side Of the head. Ryan was lodged in
Jail
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Safe to Admire.
MAGAZINE of Art.


Corot is one Of the painters of the century
about whom it il permissible to become nm
usually enthusiastic. He WAS the acknowledged
leader of a great school of landscape painting,
and for many years before his death he had q
powerful influence over many sainters who
have become or will yet become. famous.
While for long time Corot was known and
acknowledged only by artists and few highly
trained amateurs and merchants, he 10 now
one of the painters whose works are most pop
ular in England. Scotland and America, as well
"a in France.
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Antsosdsnts of the wolhauptens.

Special 20 tho 1nulMnaDOIIB JournAas
ELKHART. April 22--The Wo1hauptens, who
are accused Of the Storck murder in Wisconsin,
lived in this city few years ago, just previous
20 their removal to the scene OF the alleged
crime, and their completely in anything of the
kind now charged TO them was furthest. and is
furthest now, from the thoughts of any who
knew them here. Both Mr. and Mrs VOL
hauptsn were well educated, and were high
ly regarded by those who knew them intimately
aud they were likewise impractical andNshiftless
He was a dreamer. and could not take care of
his family. comprising several exceptionally
bright and handsome children. The whole
family finally became the wards of the First
Congregational Church. and were almost en-
tirely sustained by the members of that body.
But their integrity was never suspected in the
least. and those who knew them profess perfect
confidence in them now. A young son was here
a few wesks ago. and performed odd jobs about
the city, but is not known to be here now n.
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snuday-school Convention.

91ecial to the Indianapolis JournaI
NATION, April 23.-The Nation township
annual Sunday-school convention was held in
this city Sunday evening Reports made SHOW
gratifying progress in the good work, though
only about 600 of the 1900 children of school
age are enrolled on the Suuday-school class
books. The county presidents reported that
every township in the county was fully organ
lied, and good work is being done. A grand
jubilee meeting is being arranged for at Charles
ton june 81.
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Cured by q DIourhfuI of Smoke.


WABASH, April 23.-The mystery surrounding
the peculiar troubS which has afflicted Ernest
Lefthand, an Arrapahoe Indian lad being edu-
Gated by the government at Whites Indiana
Manual Labor Institute, near this city, has been
solved. Some time ago the boy complained Of
imperfect respiration, and physician was
called. who examined the patients lungs care
fully, but it was impossible 70 afford relief
Only about one-third of the lungs were In use
and the balance appeared to be clogged. The
boy grew worse rapidly and a journey to his
home at Fort Reno. Indian Territory. was
determined upon as the only hope left. While
on the journey Ernest stepped on the platform
OF the and inhaled = quantity Of smoke
which started fit Of coughing. during which
he raised long piece of q peculiar red aud
white substance, and Immediately afterwards
drew full breath and was relieved of most of
his trouble. Physicians here state that the case
Is rare one. The foreign substance had lodged
Ia the bronchial tube, preventing the passage OF
air to the lungs
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Observation-Disclosures NEWS
. Many Clinton County People Swindled
by Means Of Fraudulent Land Titles.
A Saloon Murder at South Bend-An Alleged
Criminal Surrenders-Work OF Mormon
Observation-Disclosures and Gleanings.
INDIANA.

Vru-.v,.r Ar,oue that Alleged Land Swindle-
Many Clinton County Citizens Interested.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
FRANKFORT, April pa few day ago tne
journal contained the announcement OF a D.
Miller, Of this place, being sued for Sl1OOO dam
ages by 7. d. Jones, and complaint being Med
AGAINST Mr.. Miller charging fraud in deciding
away seven hundred acres of land ID Magomn
county. Kentucky. to which he had no title what
ever Since that time it has come to light that
a Wholesale swindle has been carried on in SINH
lar lands, through which number OF citizens of
this county have bought too freely. Mr.. John
Lucas, an old resident, bought one thousand
acres in Wolfe county. and has returned from
Kentucky only to advise his friends OF the
swindle. While on his way to Kentucky
he was accompanied by gentleman from Ohio,
who had bought seven thousand acres. Mr.. S.
IT. Wray also holds deeds for tract of the same
lands. Letters are being received from ''vic-
timsD throughout the country in different locaii-
ties. This it, no doubt, one OF the most daring
frauds ever perpetrated in the country. 1t is
claimed the abstracts OF title are complete
frauds, and that there has never been dollar
OF tax assessed against such lands by or for any
party named in the abstracts, and that the same
have been held free and undisputed for more
lands can only be located by conjecture.
The fraudulent title starts from
an old land grant which was many
years ago wiped out, and owing to the
division of several counties the manipu1ators
managed to cover up their fraud by recording
the deeds in one of the newly ade counties. In
deciding away these lands a special cIt-throat
warranty deed is used, which conveys their
responsible citizens. and the fight will be q long
and bitter one.
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savnra Wind.stnrm.

DUeUo1N, April 23.-Quite severe wind
storm struck the southern limits of this city at
o'clock last evening. demolishiag fences, barns,
trees orthouses and dwellings. The north
bound passenger train the Illinois Central
had to stop just below here to escape the storm.
The cloud passed from west to east and
travelled very fast No one was killed, although
several were hurt.
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Hem Have to Take . back Seat

st. Louis Republic an %
Old Roman Thurman says that IL he is elected
q delegate 10 the st. Louis convention. he will
second the nomination of Cleveland OF course
Nominator lockwood will make the first present.
alton speech. Lockwood nominated Cleveland
for sheriff, Mayor. Governor and President and
with such a run of luck. 1t would not do &c dis
rnaraa with him. e.
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An Alleged Criminal surrendsrs.

tpeciat 70 tne Indianapolis journal
EVANSVILLE, April 23-Wellman 2. Sauer a
young man. son Of well-to-dO parents in this
city, who was indicted by the grand jury,
charged with murder, in being an accomplish in
q malpractice casa which resulted in the death
of girl, and who made his escape with one Dr.
Tborp. returned to the city this evening and
surrendered himself His friends and family
appeared before Judge Parrett and secured his
releago on bond