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He had won the prize.
COLONEL NELSON ABROAD.
He Lectures, Is Entertained and Interviewe
All in One Town.
s--s--e-~sa.~ssss s
BOSS LIAR.

1InL0EEaAu00 interviewed
All in One Town.
Lawrence Kan Journal.
Last evening the Hon. Thomas 81. Nelson de-
hvered the best lecture that han been given in
the city for many years. Mr.. Nelson is very
prominent in Indiana politics. and has been
presidential elector from that State whenever
Indiana gave Republican majority for many
years; consequently be is thoroughly conversant
with the POLITICAL feeling that pivotal State.
A Journal representative saw Mr.. Nelson at the
Eldridge, and was granted a snort interview.
He 10 a genial, pleasant man. and has a vocabu-
larry at his command which is equal to our senior
Senator, but without the malignitY that charac-
terizes ingalls,.
what do you think will be the issue of the
coming campaiRnT said the reporter. vaguely.
-. 'oh, you're TOO general said Mr. Nelson.
'linit yourself"
WELL said the pencil man. do you think.
for instance, that the tariff will be the main
issue7'
mo The tariff will be one OF the great issues.
but there will be several great issues; the fair
vote and honest count will be another and
prominent issue"
Speaking OF the tariff. Colonies Nelson said:
"Hetoforo tho Democratic party has been one OF
negation They have never before united on
aAy affirmative ISSUE
''Who will Indiana Republicans support for
the presidential nomination." querisd the Jour-
nal interroeator.
1.-THE Republicans of Indiana will send dele
CATION TO the Chicago convention instructed to
dent, with the fair prospect for his nomination,
certainty that he will carry the State by de-
cided majority, and confident ass urance that if
nominated he will be elected
Leaving politics. the conversations driftsd into
State affairs and on the rapid growth of Kansas
and the West
YES spoke in Lawrence twenty years ago.
/ was here with Judge Usher, Taylor and sew
eral others; went ont to Fort Riley and
Junction City; where the Union Pacific was just
completed. We came back. and spoke in Kan
cas- City. remember scored therc about hav-
ing no inventive genius. and for calling their
city Kansas City. The town had less than TO-
600 inhabitants then. and | SAID il il ever
amounted to anything the name would be q con.
barrassment think they will recognize this
nov. There are thousands of people in the
East who think, of course, that Kansas City 10
10 Kansas.y
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GOVERNOR HiII,s Nofes.

NEW YORK, April 2L-The committee ap-
pointed by the Senate TO investigate the affairs
of the Aqueduct commissioners met here to-day.
The published charges which led TO the investi-
CATION were, IN brief, that the law was changed
so as to permit the commission to be made up
that tho Mayor of New York City might bs
left of the board; that this was for the purpose
of allowing tie Governor to constltute the board
to suit himself: that under the new board con-
tracts for building the Rqusduct were let under
political Influence, and that notes given by the
campaign were discounted after endorsements by
aqueduct contractors Clark & OBrien, and
Others politically interested
President Spencer testified to the public man
ner in which the contracts were let. Cashier
Robinson. of the Mount Morris Bank, testified
that his bank had discounted q note for So 0OO
signed by Governor Hill 1t was presented by
Judge "a. L. Muller. who is friend of Governor
Hill, and Endorsed by Clark and O'Brisn, aaue-
duet contractors
Rolin 81. Squire. ex-commissioner testified
that he had worked for Governor Hills nornina-
ton; that when Mayor Grace wanted TO remove
him on account of certain scandals which arose
in the public works administration, he (SQuirel
went TO the Governor. who told him the Mayor
could nos remove him without his 1.-THE Govern
support unless he was convicted
in the Criminal Court. squire further
said that Judge Miller had asked him. in 1886.
to take up 5000 note Of the Governors, aud
IL was intimated that il would please the
Governor. OBrien. OF Clark & OBrien, how
ever. told him not 10 worry about the note, as it
would be taken care OF. Judge Muller had
asked him TO vote for Clark g. O'Brien in letting
the aaneduct contracts, as it would please some
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to several hundred The place where the herd
were grazing is now called the Cow Pastures
traditions Of the colony; IL is not for me to
cast doubt on its authenticity. Here. then, was
the ugly dnckling out of which the swan of the
southern seas was tc grow branoed from tne
first with the stain of convictism; settled by the
scum of the criminal classes of England, who
would seem to have been equipped rather with
the hope that they would fail than that they
would succeed; regarded by the home gov
eminent as an almost uninhabitable and alto
gether useless country, save as . convenient
hole into which to throw humsn refuse--Aus-
tralia has risen to a commanding height OF pros
perity and influence, thanks to her natural re-
sources, to the industry Of the race she has so
generously nurtured but mainly TO the extra
ordinary genius, energy. and forethoughs OF an
unbroken succession of great men.
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Traffic Associations Illegal.

AUSTIN. Tex, April 81. District Judge Towns
to-day rendered decision in the case of the
Attorney general VS.. the Texas Pacific Associa-
ton. The court grants perpetual injunction
against the association, as prayed for by the At
torney- general The court comments upon all
the important questions at issue and rules the
association to be in contravention of the Consti-
tuition. holding that the articles Of the associa-
ton, assuming to themselves the exclusive con-
troll of the entire railway traffic of Texas, has
tended to create monopoly, and is therefore
void and contrary to Section 26. Article l. of the
State Constitution, forbiddlng monopolies, and
that the articles of association giving exclusive
control of the traffic affairs of parallel and
peting lines is therefore void under Section s.
Article !. of the State Constitution. The Traf-
fc Association. by their attorneys, excepted to
the ruling of the court and gave notice Of ap-
peal to the supreme Court. A transcript will
be sent to the higher court without delay, and
decision will 1t is thought. be reached at the
present term of the Supreme Court. The associa-
ton Will continue business as usual until final
decision is reached This is case of great I'M
portance to the railroads of Texas If the SUI
preme Court should sustain Judge Towns's de-
cision it will have the effect of immediately dis
organizing all rates in and through Texas
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COnvoyances. IS: c0nsideration.-.----.
An Electric Dog-Cars.

CasseIIs Family Magazine.
Mr.. Maenus volk. the electrician of the
Brighton, England. electric railway, has applied
electricity to propei a dog-cart The current
is provided by sixteen e p. 81 electrical
Power Storage Company'sl aceumulators, eapa-
BILE of keeping q supply for six hours. The
accumulators are slowed under the seats in the
body of the cart The current works an I'm
rnsch electric motor of a half-h power,
which is supported by hangers under the body
of the cart, and drives 3 counter shaft in front
by q steel link chain. The right-hand wheel of
the cart has a number of blocks on the inner
side of its rim. and a second steel chain passing
round these blocks from the counter-snaff
turns the wheel and propsls the cart The cart
travels nine miles hour on asphalt, and
with load of two persons . grade OF one In
thirty can be surmounted.
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Knightstown's Fraudulent Primary.
epeciaI to the IudiAnapolis JournaE.

NEW CASTLE, Ind, April 21.-The second meet
ing of the Republican central committee of this
ty for the purpose of investigating the irregularities
in the nominating election held recently In of the
Knghtstown recincts, held in this city to-day.
The investigating committee appointed TO ook into
the matter went to last week. where the
poll books and aysheets stolen from the hotel
where they were left. But in the investigation
that occasion it was discovered that many
more votes were cast in the primary
than IN the township election the day. The
committee to-day passed resolutions denouncing the
outrage ard expelled j. L. Shelton the member from
that precinct, who acted inspector at the primary
election. In this the committee has relieved the
party OF carrying through the campaign the burden
OF the frauds committed in this precinct, and placed
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AusrRALIA.s FIKsr SETTLERS.
Cast on the Shore TO PerIsh-Kian apiD
Wives by Authority.


Cast on the Shore TO PerIsh-Kian apiBs<
Wives by Authority.
National Review.
The only object aimed at by the British gov
eminent in settling Australia was to get rid of
the convicts One can scarcely believe even
that it was expected that the convicts should do
more than drag out brief and miserable exist
Rnee under the rieors of q rule designed rather
TO hasten than 10 prolong their end The ar
Faugemsnt under which Governor Phillip was
dispatched did not contain a single element of
permAnenee Nor the least startling part in
connection with this point is that or the total
number or 1,030 persons who landed from the
vessels of the expedition, only 135 were women.
eleven cows, one bull, and twelve sheep, while
the expedition was so badly provisioned that
from the very moment Of landing starva-
ton began to stare the settlers in the
saee Te redress the balance Of
the sexes. the British government in q dispatch,
OF which copy may be 10 this day in the
record Office. authorized the Governor to send q
transport 20 one OF the neighboring Friendly
islands and kiduap two hundred native women
as wives for the unprovided males in the colony
This gives q good idea OF the views which the
British government Of that day held as to the
future OF Australia But badly off as the set
tiers were ct the first, their condition speedily
became worse. One characteristic misfortune
and its se4u% may be mentioned. To the dis
tress of The little community, IL was found one
day that the bull and four OF the cows had es-
capped from the Enclosure. Search parties were
sent out. but ia vain. Several years passed by.
and then rumors reached the settlements that
herd Of cattle had been seen about forty miles
10 the suterlor Again parties were sent out in
seAFehs aud 70 the joy of the people
they discovered the lost cattle. now freveaseN
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A sudden can 60 south Africa.

NEW YORK, April 21.-The Tribune says ION
board the Scythia which sailed for Europe yester.
day, o. o. Forsythe. of Chicago. He is son of
one of the wealthy citizens of the Lake City, and has
been suddenly called abroad TO go in search
Of his brother-in-law, who is in South
Africa somewhere. The missing man ia
J. K. Fisher, who years ago Of the most
prominent brokers and spectators in Chicago Mr..
Fisher married Miss Forsythe in 1881, and has spent
most of his time abroad since then. He has g fine
mansion at Torquay. in Devonshire, England, and
another in the south of France. Some time ago
voyage. He started for the Cape of Good
Hope. ACCOMPANIED by his wife. CabIegrams from
BOW Sshlpley q CO.. ms London BANKERS received
i'll somewhere in Cape Colony and Mr.. Forsythe has
started, twenty-four hours notice. on trip of
her husband. He does not know their address,
but hopes to get it from Brown, Shpley s. Co., his
arrival in England
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MUNcIE, Ind, April 21.-The joint senatorial con
venton for the counties Of Delaware and Randolph
enthusiastic and harmonious one. d. III. II. Slew
maker, of Delaware. chosen chairman On call
of the counties for nominations Delaware presented
the Hon. Marcus G. Smith, Randolph nominated
Theodore Shockney Andrew j. Stakebrake and James
Watson. No nomination made until the eighth
ballot. when Shockney received the required number
of votes
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g. Chicago railway. which extends from Hamilton,
o., to Richmond, Ind. This line is wanted by the
Pennsylvania Company, to complete a through line
of their between Cincinnati and Chicago, the
Pennsylvania already having line between Richmond
and Chicago 1t was reported in this city to-day that
the deal had been consummated. The report, how
ever, lacks confirmation. That tho above negotia-
tons pending the Pennsylvania Company officials
do not deny.
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Desperate straits.
New York sul

New York sun.
Tramp ito womanl-Can you give me come
thing to eat. madam2
Woman-Naw; there amt thing IN the
house; an besides. I've got q couple Of letters 10
write an' no time to bother.
Tramp pleadingIy)--Madam. Iet mo lick the
stamps. / can't stArve.
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one.v Judge Muller told him that il that firm
got the contracts the notes would be taken care
Of Squire said there seemed TO be two Govern
ors-David B. Hill and Judge III. L. Muller
The witness declared that city chamberlain
VIM. NJ WINS had asked him how much he
would take TO vacate his place commissioner
OF public works. The witness treated the offer
with contempt
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A Good Impression.
The Epoch.


t.Bobby," cautioned his mother, "the bishop
ID TO dine with rs to-day. and you must be very
quiet at the table. 1wAnt him to- think that VOC
are good little boy
Very much impressed, Bobby ate his dinner
in silence, until his plate needed replenishiug.
PA" he said devoutly, twill you give mt
some more string BEANS Cor of such lis the king
dom of heaven
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CLEVELAND.

Earned runs-Brooklyn, 2; Cleveland, O. Two
base hit-O Brien. Double plays-McClellan and
Orr; Eadford and Pinckney Faatz, Stricken and Al;
bert; Stricken and McG1one; Mcclellan, Smith and
Orr.l Stolen base-Faatz. First errors
Brooklyn, 2; Cleveland, 1. Struck .out-Foutz,
Radford, Mays, Hotaling Bakely l2l.
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MinneapoIIs Tribnno
Chicago sy Indicate has bought the Indian
apolis sirest-railway system, and the papers ara
twitterine Of boom on that account When
those Chicago streetrAilway men fairly geS
their hooks in a howl Of another sort will 20 url
from unhappy Indianapolis
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More Riofing In Paris.

PARIS, April 21.--There was . renewal of the CON
fics between the students and the Bouiangerists
night The police charged on the rioters and In the
scufne that ensued many persons were injured some
seriously The Boulangerists assembled at many
points, intending TO march to the Boulevard ST.
Michael. The police, however dispersed them and
prevented them from carrying out this idea. The
city became quiet after IL o clock.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-23
A Convention of Manufacturers.

DIES MONIES, Ia. April GA call was issued here
to-day for a national convention of manufacturers
meet in Des MONIES May H. 49, IL and 49, The
invitation is extended to manufacturers of the North
western States to discuss matters OF general indus
trial intarast
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baseball srrurday.

BOSTON. 3; FHILADELFHIA1 -
PHILADELPHIA, April 21.-The Phlladelphias
deopped another game to Boston to-day, simply
because their opponents played better ball. They
we're lamentably weak at the bat, and their field
play was anything but first class Boston bit
Casey quite frequently, and generally at the
proper time. Score: go.
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American Money for Ronlanger.

LONDON. April 21.-The Daily Newss Paris corre-
spondent asserts that all the prominent Americans in
the French capital Bouangerists and repeats the
story, told frequently of late that the American
gang Is TO form bande muir TO furnish money for his
advancement IN the hope that the dictator may
move the hve-franc duty foreign grain-H
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Reception for sullivan.

BOSTON, April 21.-Secretary Farchild has granted
the friends of John L. Sullivan permission to take
him from the steamship upon her arrival at quaran-
tine. The champion will be met in the lower harbor,
tomorrow morning by a tug. with reception COM
1nittee board, and will be Immediately brought to
this CITY.
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PfTTsBURG. April o1.-Generai Manager MeCrea,
General Superintendent Miller and General Counsel
Brooks. Of the Pensylvania Company. in Cin-
cinnat consulting the stock holders of the sacin-
natl Hamilton & Dayton railroad with view eAcnrs
Ing the Lease purchasing the Cincinnati. Richmond
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Real Estate transfers.

Instruments fled for record in the recorders Office
of Marion county, Indiana for the twentyfour hours
ending at 5 P. n. April 81, 1883, as furnished by
Elliott Butler abstracters of titles, Room %, na
Building:
Nicholas McCarty ct al: to Edwawd n
Hsge6orn, lot 237, in McCarty subd-
vision of part of outlot 120.---.--..-.- $4,000
Benjamin f. Mcfarland to Rice v.
Hunter, part of lot 81 in Fletcher ct
and south half of 91-...-.-..-....,.-.. 10000
Ernest A. Wehrmar to Charles Lambur,
T. in Henderson's addition ... ......-. 10000
Henry O. O. Schakel to Anton r. Schakel.
lot 16s. in Dougherty's subdivision of
Michael Conner to Samuel Harris, part
Of lot 115, in Ovid Buffers subdivision 100000
Emma F. Miner to Christ T. Balls, lot 8.
addition tIi- ..0'....s. 10000
in square 10, in North Indianapolis. $500
William H English Richard G.. Casten-
holz, lots II and r. in Martindale g.
william e. Burris to Norbert Landcraf
part of lots 81 and 80, in square 1, of
first section of Lincoln Park.---.-----. 10000
Israel ]. Conarroe to Daniel Cossell, part
of the sast half of the southeast quarter
range.2 east r $4,000
part of the-east half of the southwest
quarter of section "a. township Is,
Sanford Grayson tosThomas B. Laycock,
lot AZ, in Wiley & Martins northwest
Edwin h,'' W. Vance to Rosa L. Ciaybourn. oO
lot 163 In Allen & Roots north addi-
Mary ui Eta Reakirt to Emma L. Neisler oOo
LOT % in T. A. n. Johnson's subdi-
addition. -. - $4,000
/, Of Lincoln Park. - 10000
cOnvoyances. Is. consideration. $40. 10000
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The Sad SIDE Of ahe story.

Deaths of great men all remind un
There are great men still about MS;
When we leave the world behind US.
1t will get along without us.
springfield Union.
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THE peculiar purifying and building-up powers
OF Hoods SarsaparilIa make it the very best
medicine to take at this season.
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Ayes Hair Yigor restores gray hair 70 lie
original color, makes IL vigorous and abundanA
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Score by innings
Philadelphia 80 2 o oI o o-3
Boston,. 2 O o 80
Earned runs--Philadelphia, /; Boston, 4. Two
base hits-Wood, Kelly. Three base hit-Morrill.
Home runs-Kelly %. Stolen bases-Andrews. Fo-
garty III, Bastian. Casey Kelly, Wise. First base
balls-Nash, Wood, Farrar. Hit by pitched ball =
Irwin. Bastian. First base errors Philadelphia,
3: Boston A. Struck out-Wise. Sutton, Madden,
Irwin. Casey V2) Tine-1:45. Umpre-Daniels.
BRooKLyN, 2; CLEVELAND. o..
NEW YORK, April 2L-The play was spirited,
and of the most exciting order. Errors were
few, and so were base hits. Brilliant plays in
the field were numerous, and not hit was made
from Bakely's curves in the first six innings.
Score:
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a Loss Of a Onarter OF . Million.

NEW ORLEANS. April PA special from Wi
mona, Miss, to the Picayune says. This aft
ernoon fire broke out in Benachi's restaurant.
and spread so rapidly that in short time every
business house on both sides of the street and
two-thirds of the business houses on Front
street were consumed. Following ars the prin-
cipal losers: City Hotel, S.. 600; insurance.
Ward & Atkins. druggists, $11 .000 insurance,
S.. 600. Parnell & Hawkins. SIS, 900; insurance,
$500. Levy g Co, s21, 900; insurance, $l1.
800 Morrow &c Young. $1,000; in
600; insurance, $4,000. Aiken s. Fletcher,
$40, 900; insurance. $4,000. F. B. Benachi $5.-
600; insurance, So, 900. M. c. Il S. G. Bailey,
Sc, 600; insurance 81, 900. VIM. Folks 81, 900; in
snrance, S., 900. Mclean g. Matthews. sc, 900;
insurance 81, 900. Hill g. Hart, s13, 900; insur-
ance. So 900. B. Ridgefort So, 900; no insurance.
There were many. smaller losses, sggrsgating
$50 000 The total loss will probably reach $780,
000 The total insurance is about 800. 900. No
residences were burned. The fire is believed TO
be the work of an incendiary.n
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Plan for Presenting France with Statue.

WASHINGTON, April 21.--In reply to a letter
from prominent ladies who are interested in the
promotion of the plan to present statue of
General Washington to the French republic,
and asking his Endorsement and attendance at q
benefit performance toward that object, the
President has written the following letter:
Mrs. Nathan Appleton:
Dear Madame-I have received your letter of the
18th inst setting forth the purpose of yourself and
the distinguished ladies associated with you to raise
funds for the presentation of a statue of George
Washington to the French republic. I need hardly say
to you that this project has my hearty endaton.
It is but fitting return for the friendness hereto
fore manifested toward by the French people, and
it seems to me this effort of the ladies Of America
should be seconded by every patriotic citizen. The
offer of Mr.. Steele Mackay give represen
tations of his play paul Kauvar." for the
benefit of this cause will give opportunity for
those who desire to aid in this undertaking combine
pleasure and patriotic duty. Mrs. Cleveland will,
with much pleasure. attend with me- the representa-
ton be given in this city the 28th inst and we
both desire to express the utmost interest in the sue
of the plan which you and your associates have
in charge. Sincerely yours,
frx.oxv w.
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BOSTON.
PAILADELPHIA.

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