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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-16
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.

indiana Roads i'm Excellent Financial shape.
Within the last eighteen months much has
been done toward placing the roads OF Indiana
ON @ more solid financial basis. This has been
accomplished through Reorganization OF the
companies or through consolidating various
classes of bonds under one general bond, as WAS
done in the case of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis.
ST. Louis g. Chicago, President ingalls, having
placed under one general bond five different
classes of bonds and in 90 doing cut down fixed
charges 5000, coo q year. The Lake Erie %
Western is another notable example. Through
It's reorganization il has reduced its bonded debt
Co $4,000 O mile, the bonds bearing but
Is per cent. interest, and there are no
outstanding claims for equipments to annoy
them. The Chicago s. Indiana Coal road is
another case. Here the property has been
placed on a paying basis through q consolida-
ton in operation with the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois, which has, after years OF financial
trouble, become one OF the best railroad proper
ties in the West. The Louisville & New Al
bany Is making rapid strides toward free ing
itself of debt The bonded debt on the road is
light. but for many months it carried heavy
equipment indebtedness. which within the last
few months has been cut down to minimum fig
ures- The Western and Logansport division OF
the Vandalia during the last twelve months so
increased their earnings as to pay operating
penses, fixed charges and leave quite q surplus
for the first time since the Terre Haute & Indian
apolis or the McKeen syndicate, took hold of
them. The Pennsylvania lines west OF Pitts
burg, including the heavily bonded In
danapoiis 81 Vincennes road, all show large
increases in earnings. the l. 81 v. for the first
time in it's history earning enough to pay operat-
ing expenses and fixed charges. but leaving no
surplus. The L. B. & W., now the Ohio, Indi-
ana 81 Western, has done we'll, when the adverse
circumstances under which it has been operated
during the last few months are considered, the
grain crops on the entire Peoria division having
been total failure. In addition to the above.
the physical condition of every road in the State
is 10 to 20 per cent better than eighteen months
ago. During that period over 600 miles of new
steel rail have been placed in the tracks of
Indiana roads, and over one mile of new bridges
put liz. Railway stations have been improved,
and numerous other things done which greatly
enhance the value of the railroad properties of
the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-16

TIu- Bit5.
New Yorker lin Bostonl-C you direct me
to Salem street,
Offcer-Cert' You go through Province
court to Washington street, skin through Corn
hill until you come to the straight part circle
round Scollay square till you find outlet,
and INQUIRE again. That's as far as my beat
goes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-16
The Freight-Rate Wars.

The more prudent and conservative railroad
men are becoming alarmed over the freight-rats
wars now in progress in the Northwest and
West. While indianapolis roads have taken no
hand in the fight, as yet. their business has be-
come seriously impaired President McKeen
says their local business is all that saves
them The indianapolis e. st. Louis people say
that but for their excellent west-bound business
and the fact that they not obliged to share
in the cuts west of st. Louis 1t would begin to
tell seriously on their earnings. The Cincin-
natl, Indianapolis, St. Louis e. Chicago road
now begins to feel the rate war; their business
has fallen off sharply the last few days.
An ex-general manager says that the demorali-
cation among the Western roads could not well
be more complete, and NO one is able to the
end Rates now below the cost line, and
still the tendency is downward. The fight will
apparently go until the weakest goes to the
wall and then the survivors will patch MP a
peace to suit themselves. The worst feature of
the situation, he added, is the outbreak of anti
monopoly legislation in a number OF the West
ern States. Even Ohio is exhibiting strong
feeling toward legislation which is somewhat
granger" in its character. The average reduc-
ton in rates over the principal roads concerned
of freight even a greater reduction is shown.
Such rate wars do no good to any one-at least,
of lasting character. Some shippers get
TEMPORARY advantage from them, but the gen.
eral business interests of trade better pro-
noted by stable rates than by those which
phenomenaly low and Improbable and inces-
antly changing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-16


of Marion county. Indiana for the twenty TO
ending at p. NJ, Feb. Is, 1888. as furni
Elliott & Butler. abstracters of titles. Room
ma Building
Frank McWhinney to Oliver V. Ullrich,
lot 34S in FL. r. Aliens second north
addition to Indianapolis
Mary A. Gilmore to Frank A. Maus,
southeast half of lot 3 in square So, in
Martha b. Branan to Huy English, lot
IA in block %, in North Indianapolis
Catharine Brachin ct al. to Frank w. F1aE-
ner, lots 81 and SO in Minter's subdi-
vision of part of Clifton-on the River
VIM. l.. Pyle to VIM. p Etris, lots l and
in block H. all in North Indianapolis
Frank McWhinney to Michael o. Common,
part of lot lis in Buffers College Cor
ner addition to indianapolis.
Franklin league to Chas. G. Hahn. lot 6
in McCarty second West-side addition
Co Indianapolis
Daniel Manninger to Annie K. Bradehaft,
lots 81 and 90 in Samuel j. Patterson's
addition to Indianapolis.
Jacob w. Smith to Jacob NJ. Porter, lot
10 in VIM. Y. Wileys subdivision of
outlot 161. in Indianapolis -.---.-.---
II. VIM. Schappenhorst to Jacob Huber.
part of section IL, in township 10
north, of range east. 1
Orlando NJ. tastes to Jacob Sargent, part
of southeast quarter of northwest quar-
ter of section 10, in township IL, of
John w. Furnas to Sarah Hayerstick, lots
/ and in the town of Valley Mills
Henry Z. Miller to Chas Meyer. lot 12l
in Fletchers Woodlawn suburb to In
dlanapOnS-.
John VIM. Taylor ct al. to Robert A.
Meek lot All in Spann s. Co. IS second
Woodlawn addition to Indianapolis
Margaret n. Wilcox to John frost, jr.,
lot 81 in Wilcoxs second addition to
indianapolis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Emma Schurmann to David A. Myers,
lot in her subdivision of square z in
Harriss subdivision of outlot 157, in
1nQiauApOuS-
VIM. II. English to Patrick J. Mullaney,
272 lots in Davis's Sugar Grove addi-
ton to Indianapolis Observation-Disclosures. g.
Mary Il. Hogshire to Mary Il. Knapton,
lot 2S1 in johnson & Hogshire's East
Washington-street addition to Indianap-
Conveyances, Is; consideration. $1s,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-16

DIED.
wR[GHT-R. Anna. wife of Morris p. Wright, at
LOS p. m, yesterday 10Th aged twenty eight years.
seven months. Services at the residence IT'S North
New Jersey street. at p. m to-day. Friends in
vited Interment at Earlham Cemetery Richmond.
CANBY--At q. m., Feb Is, Elizabeth Candy
relict OF late Samuel Candy in the seventy year
of her age. Funeral Thursday Feb. 16, at p m,
from late residence, So Park Friends of the
family invited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-16

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Wabash railroad
has announced further reduction in Western
freight rates. The rates now 104 cents for
first class, 10 cents for second class, 8 and s
cents for third. fourth and fifth classes, and 81
cents for freight classed A, b, @ and ID, from
east Mississippi points to the Missouri river.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-25
Farmers and the Tariff.

The free traders have had great deal
to say about change in sentiment on the
tariff question throughout the Northwest.
They have pretended TO discover evidence
of free-trade sentiment among the farmers
in all the Northwestern States. The reso-
lutions of a few political farmers in Min
nesota the other day have been taken as
the text for much congratulation and re-
joicing by the free traders. But the senti-
ment of the average farmer, even In the
Northwest, is not represented by the free
trade Junta that has attempted to speak
for them. The farmers of Iowa, for in
stance, who have just as much reason to be
free traders as have the farmers of Mime
sofa, take no stock in the fallaeious theory,
and appreciate the dangerous effect it
would have upon their interests. Their
sentiments are we'll expressed in the reso-
lutions of the State Grange at its annual
session in this city last December:
ResolUed-1. That the time has arrived
in the history OF our State and nation
when the farmers should unite for the pro-
lection of their rights and the promotion
Of their interests, morally, socially, intel
lectually, and financially.
2. We demand such revision Of the
tariff laws as will protect tho producer as
we'll as the manufacturer.
3. That that part of President Cleve-
lands message referring to the reduction
of the tariff is q direct blow at the farmers
of this country and in favor of monopoly.
4. That great reduction OF the tariff on
all raw material produced in this country
would greatly embarrass the agriculturists,
while it would not accomplish the object
sought, viz: A reduction Of the revenue.
5. That a reduction of the tariff on ar
ticles produced in this country would not
reduce the revenue, but increase the i'm
ports, and therefore depreciate the value
of our produce.
6. That to reduce the revenue the tariff
should be made so high on all articles
produced in this country as TO prohibit
the importation of such articles, and
all articles that are not produced in
this country should be admitted free of
duty.
Z. We demand equal protection with all
other classes and professions.
This shows what the intelligent farmers
of Iowa think of free trade. They know
that it is not only a peril to the manufact-
uring districts Of the East, but that it
means disaster to the farming communities
of the West. The people who are trying
to discover free-trade boom in the West
are invited to inspect these resolutions of
the farmers of Iowa.-IOWd State Regis
10
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-25
Signs OF Republican Victory.

The Republicans have majorities on
joint ballot in the Legislatures Of Colo
RADIO, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mas
sachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebras-
ka, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Vermont. and Wisconsin.
These States have 219 electoral votes,
enough to elect the Republican Presiden-
tial candidates and Is votes to spare. The
Republicans elected a majority OF the Rep
resentatives in Congress in lSS6tin Cali
fornia, Colorado. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York,
Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin, and
one-half the members in New Hampshire.
These States, leaving out New Hampshire,
have 243 electoral votes-enough to elect
the Republican Presidential candidates
and az votes to spare.
The spring elections all over the country
this year show that the gains OF 1886 and
1887 in Congressman and members OF the
State Legislatures were accurate indica-
tons of a political revolution that is des-
tined TO reverse this fall the verdict OF
1884. The Republican party is sweeping
on to victory in Observation-Disclosures
Leader.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-25

Conkling. In his measured, quiet, sardonio
tone and humor threw his hot shot upon the
member from Maine. or course. the Dem o.
Gratis enjoyed IL. This debate showed Mr..
Conkling In his best light of repartee, so far
as the House was concerned. Several gentle
men interposed TO stop, If they could, the
blows tn at were given and taken, but Mr..
Blaine, who was skilled in the dialectcs and
rules OF the House, got the last word; and,
after repaying what no called the cruel
sarcasm in which Mr.. Conklng was an ex-
pert, he hoped that he would not DO too Sc
we're in that mode OF handling his innocent
self The contempt of that large minded
gentleman Is so whiting. his naughty disdain,
his grendiloquent swell, his majestic super
eminent empowering turkey-g obbler strut
has been 80 crushing TO myself and all the
members OF this House that know il was an
act of the greatest temerity for me TO venture
upon controversy with him.
Then Mr. Blaine referred to the man whom
l supposed to be tho most eloquent orator
have met in Congress-Hsnry Winter Davis.
He referred to the little jocose satire OF Theo-
dore Tilton-that the mantle of Davis had
fallen upon the gentleman from New York.
and that that gentleman had taken il seriously,
and IL had given IAN additional strut to his
pomposity. IL is striking, said Mr.. Blaine;
Hyperion to. satyr, Thersites to Hercules,
mud to marble, dung-hill TO diamond a
singed cat TO Bengal tiger, a whining puppy
10 roaring lion These phrases have never
been repeated in tho House with so much
vindictive animosity But the Democrats en-
joyed 1t 1t was not their fight
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-25
His Withdrawal from the senate.

A personal friend and admirer of Mr..
Conkling, says New York telegram, gives
MIR. Conklngs own version of the circum-
stances attending his resignation from the
United States Senate in 1881. This friend
was fellow-passenger with Mr.. Conkling on
the steamship Gallla, IN voy age to England
in the summer OF 1885.
"Senator Conkling limited to me-" said he,
" the reasons for his indisposition to support
Garfield for the Presidency, but as he did not
express himself in detail on this point think
1t better 10 pass over it. He told me that at
first he determined to take no part in the can
vass of 1880, but later, at the urgent solicit
tation of Gen. Grant aud other friends,
he consented to enter the campaign
and speak for the Republican
party, but not for the candidate. Th9reupon
he returned to his clients retaining fees to
the amount of about Sis, 900, chartered prl-
vate car, and took man with HIM to prepay
his bill at every hotel where he staid in order
TO be free from all obligations. He delivered
his first speech in the campaign at Warren,
Ohio, and from there went to Mentor TO cali
upon Gen. Garfield. who expressed his graft
tude and sense of obligation TO him in the
strongest terms. Mr. Conkling made several
speeches at other pIaces-in Indiana and else
where-lncurring a total personal expense
in the canvass Of about S29, O0O including
the amount OF the fees he returned to
his clients. Soon after Garfeld's election
Mr.. Conkling Informed his friends of his
purpose to resign from the Senate. This in
tention was stated privately as earlyas No
vember, 1880, though it was not then publicly
announced, as there was a desire that Mr..
Conkling should do certain things to further
the administration in the State of New York.
He not only asssnted, but took immed ate
steps TO carry out the Presidents wishes At
this time Garfield voluntarily assured MIR.
Conkling that when he made the principal ap-
pointments IN this State he should select
whatever persons were acceptable to that Sem
ator. In the Same week the President, without
another word to Mr.. Conkling, sent to tho
Senate the nomination of persons especially
Objectionable TO him.
@Soon after this a caucus of the Republican
Senator'S was called, at which committee was
appointed to wait on the President and inform
him that in the opinion of those Senator'S his
course in regard 10 these appointments was
calculated to disturb the harmony Of the
party. When the committee informed Presi-
dent Garfield of this action of the caucus he
expressed much indignation, saying that he
did not propose to be dictated TO, and that any
Republican Senator who voted against these
nominations would thereafter receive no
favors from the Executive. Senator gonkling
then determined to carry out his original pur-
pose OF resigning from the Senate. He folt
that il a coordinate branch OF the Govern
ment was 10 be dictated TO by the President in
that manner he had had enough Of that ad-
ministration."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-25

the fact that all the boys in the land were
familiar with it and the supremacy lay
Barnum. Everybody in Chicago is &C
quainted with the name; it Is house
hold word There used to DO q glue man
named Spalding, but he had his Gay before
'Al" got here. There is only one Spaldlng
now, and he is the Baseball King He came
into prominence in 1876, when the great "big
four" deal was made with Boston that trans
ierred Spalding, White, McXey aud Barnes
from that city to this. The championship was
won then and held for several years. Mr..
SpaldIng became the secretary OF tho Chicago
Ball Club and in 1882 succeeded William A.
Hubert, who died, rs president, an Office
which he has held ever since. Mr. Hubert
was the founder and president OF the National
League, and Mr.. Spalding was elected presi-
dent OF the league up to within four years
ago.
A. G. Spalding was born in Byron, Ill,
September 2, 1850 He was educated in
Rockford, Ill and became connected with
the Forest City Ball Club in 1865. This club
was the most prominent in the country at that
time In 1867 he came TO Chicago and was
bookkeeper for Meeker Il Baker He re-
turned TO Rockford in 1870, and was book
keeper for the Rockford Register. He was
the pitcher for the Forest City Club in 1871,
and that same year was engaged by the
Boston club IS pitcher and captain, q
position he held until the end Of tho season
of 1875, when he came 10 Chicago. He
started the A. G. Spalding & Brothers store
here at that time and in 1877 retired from the
ball field a player, devoting his time to his
business, which has grown TO be the largest of
its kind IN the world A branch store was
opened in New York in 1884, and agents are
established in every large city in Europe and
America.
Mr.. Spalding's latest venture is the prepare
ton Of plans TO take q double team of ball
players TO Australia at a personal expense OF
$4,000 As he was the manager OF the Bos-
ton-Athletic visit TO England in 1875 he may
ho a. IA 10 haxa arnarianca in thia line
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-25
Attitude of the Blaine Men.

There Is one possible result OF the death of
Roscoe Conkling which the Republican poll
ticians here are eonem plating with much in
terest, says the Washington correspondent Of
the Chicago Inter Ocean. Perhaps the ques-
ton which has suggested itself more fire.
quenty than any other is, What effect will the
death of MIR. Conkling have upon the Repub-
lican nomination for the Presidency? The
Blaine men have but one answer TO that ques-
ton. They are very positive that the result
will be to encourage the movement in favor
Of the nomination of Mr.. Blaine. For one
thing is to be noted-the immediate friends OF
Mr. Blaine, whatever may have been meant
by the famous letter which is generally
termed his letter of declinaton, do not for a
moment intimate that he is not a candidate
for tho Presidency. On the other hand, they
all insist not only that be will accept the nom
ination, but that he will be nominated. The
Blaine men here maintain that the death OF
Mr. Conkling will give an impetus within the
State of New York to the movement in favor
Of Mr.. Blaine which that movements would
not have had otherwise.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-25
A Notable Episode Recalled.

Hon. s & Cox gives the following interest
ing "reminiscences of Mr.. Conkiing:
Il happened 10 be present when the contest
occurred between Blaine and Conkling. Ii
was wild scene. IL began with little mat
ter about Provost Marshal Gen. Fry. 1t was
not great theme, but il aroused intense ex-
element inasmuch as Mr.. Conkling had in
simulated some dishonesty against the Gener-
al. IL was hot debate. We Democrats stood
aloof and observed il, not without some sat
isfaction- 1t began, a. great many of these
troubles do in Congress- about the report Of
the debate. Mr.. Conkling charged Blaine
with frivolous impertlnence In putting into
the debate an imputation upon his motives
II ended some time in April, 1866, about this
time, twenty-five years ago. But IL was re-
viewed on the last day of April.
1T was q terrific encounter between two
men who were thoroughly iron-ciad by that
time. ~ began on that day with demand
from Mr.. Blame TO have Gen. Fry's letter
read Mr.. Blaine contemptuously referred
TO Mr.. Conkling as the member from the
Utica district Then the debate began. Mr.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-25
Conkling as aLeader.

The most picturesque, striking and original
figure OF American politics disappeared in the
death OF Roscoe Conkling, says the New York
Sun. Alike powerful and graceful in person,
he lowered above the masses of men in the
elasticity OF his talents and the peculiarities
and resources Of his mental constitution as
much as he did IN form and bearing.
The death of Mr. Conkling is not an Incl
dent but event. remarks the New York
Herald. AS political influence, rather than az
political leader, Mr. Conkling will be honored.
He was not born TO lead modern democracy
He was COriolanus, rather than Rienzl-a
master, not tribune. The arts OF modern
leadership-tact compromise, recognition
of the limitations and weakness Of devoted
friendship-were unknown to his naughty
spirit He rather led the leaders OF
menLthe centur.ons the captains of the
fifties-who were attracted by the force of
his character and followed him from admira-
ton OF his picturesque and splendid genius.
The intense honesty OF Mr.. Conkling became
eften intolerance. There was no bending
that intrepid will. His devotion to a principle
or a friendship was that of Loyola and not OF
Talleyrand. We have lost the most aggres-
sive leader in American politics since Clay
and Webster died. thirty-six years ago. But
he is Iet dead HIS life remains an incen-
tive an example-let us say an admonition.
For ii may be well to remember az an ad-
monition that in any public career, pride, in
tolerance, and the Swift-like gift OF wther-
ing invective may retard or prevent oppor-
tunites Of lustrous service to the common
wealth.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-25
CONKLING.
Bome Interesting "reminiscences
of New FORKS Famous
Ex-senator.
His Own Version of the Reasons Lead
ing to His Resignation from
the Senate.
The Blaine Observation-Disclosures OF
His Youth-His Boyhood
Home.
Now York telegram.

Funeral services were he'd over the remains
of ex-senator Conkling on Friday morning In
Trinity Chapel, West Twenty fifth street
Rev. MorganL Dix oficiated, assisted by other
clergymen In the afternoon the remains
were taken on special train to
Utica, n u, where the final in
terment took place on Saturday. The pail
bearers were: Judge Shipmsn, Abram s.
Hewitt, s. l. NJ Barlow. Clarence A Seward,
Manton Marble, Senator John o. Jones, Sena-
tor Don Cameron, William j. Wallace, Walter
& Church, Isaac b. Bailey. and ex-Secretary
Brooklyn flags were placed at half mast on
the City Hall and other public buildings out
Of respect to the memory of the dead states
ms
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-25

A leading New
York newspaper ask
ed the question Of
its readers, @Who
are the ten best
known Americans 2"
OF the hundreds OF
answers received ~
por cent Of them
contained the name
of Albert G. Spalding.
In commenting upon
the subject the editor
said that of all the
names probably Mr..
Sp al ding's wa 3
known TO more OF tho
inhabitants than any
of tho Othara from
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-25
Execution nv Electricity.

The New York Assembly has passed the
bill substituting electricity for the halter
in the case of criminals sentenced to death.
The large majority for the bill, SO to 8, and
the long time it has been under discussion,
show that the members of the Assembly
must have been thoroughly persuaded OF
the efficiency and humanity Of the process
TO have accepted IL.