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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-03
OTHER LABOR NEWS.
The Strike of Conductors and Brakemen on
the Atlantic g. Pacific.

The Strike of Conductors and Brakemen on
the Atlantic & Pacific.
ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, March 2.-The strike
of conductors and brakemen the Atlantic g.
Pacific road is complete throughout the entire
line. and business the road is virtually sus-
pended. West-bound passengers coming into
Albuquerque sent TO California by the South
ern Pacific. The road is making an effort to fill
the places of the strikers, but their efforts SO
far not very successful The strikers are
perfectly quiet and orderly. and demonstra-
tons of any kind have been made to indicate
any disposition to resort to violent measures
The strike affects about 700 men, the majority of
whom are married A leader of the strikers
said last night: I'VE, like the men on all other
roads. are paid certain amount per mile. Our
superintendent who recently arrived from Geor-
gia, issued an order compelling us to do an extra
amount of yard work, tor which we received no
compensation, thereby preventing US from earn
ing what we consider fair wages. When our
committee demonstrated with him. and asked
him to rescind the order, he refused to do So
and replied that he could procure plenty of men
IN Georgia, who would work for s45 per MONTH
and. II necessary, should run his trains with me-
groes. After becoming satisfied were not re-
ceivlng proper treatment and had no redress
we concluded to go out"
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
Important Work of New Corporation
in Developing ClayCoanty's Mines.
Cramer Arraigned for His Crimes-Murder
of Twenty-Five Years Ago RecalIed-Cel-
ebrating His Hundredth Birthday.
INDIANA.


Important Work of New Company In De-
veIOping the Coal Fields.
Special to the IndanaDoIis yonrnsa-
BRAZIL, March The Chicago and Indiana
Coal Company. organized few weeks since.
with capital stock of $780, 900, is meeting with
encouragement in mining near Clay City. where,
In shaft on the Wolfe farm, ut depth of los
feet, third vein Of coal four feet thick has
been struck A three-foot vein was struck at
forty-fve feet, and fve-foot vein at eighty
feet It is the object of the company to operate
in the vicinity of Coal City as well. The
coal discovered is a good quality of semi
block. The three veins, with their thickness, in
dictate an extensive deposit and guarantee sue
cess Drills are busy testing lands along the
Brazil branch Of the Evansville & Indianapolis
system. as we'll a. at other points in Clay and
adjoining counties The output for the mines
Of the State this year, from the Developments
now going on. ought to be largely increased over
last year. unless some unanHcipated cause oc-
casions decreased demand. The output last
year would have been 100000 tons but for
strikes. which cut it down about a sixth.
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working people are destitute. sTH the people OF
this country conld come here said she, .and
look but once at this scene, the donations would
pour in 81 once from the rich men of the East
as well as from the neighboriug cities. Moth
ing that can be said will overestimate the de-
mauds OF the occasion, and the necessities of
the town great. / can assure those who can
not come aud look upon this wreck have to-
day that those aimos incredible reports in the
newspapers tame and inexpensive COM
pared with the actual condition Of the people
The good people have given a quantity of food
aud clothing, but not enough; for only yesterday
the supplies ran out. As TO plans for the
work here in the future they not fully ma
until they thoroughly formulated. / will
remain here for week more, the work
may require
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Alfred CramerlArraiEned In Court.

0eciaI Co the IndianapoIis Journal
ROCKVILLE, March ALFRED Cramer, who
while drunk last week, went home and tried to
kill his wife, was brought before Squire Glass,
yesterday afternoon, for preliminary trial. He
was charged with assault and battery with in
tent to kill, and pleaded guilty. His bond was
fixed at 1000. Failing to give bond, he was
sent to Jail until next term of court. He was
brought in from the country by the sheriff and
a constable, and it required two strong men TO
assist him to the 'Squire's Office he still being
weak from the effects OF his wounds received on
the head, made by tho stock of a shotgun in
the hands of young Harry Kiger, who was acct
dentally shot in the bowels during the fight with
Cramer. and has been lying at the point of
death ever since. Cramer carried his head IN
bandages, and showed he was also crippled in
one of his legs. Kiger is still alive, and has a
slight Chance 60 recover.
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An Old Crime Recalled.

SPECIAL TO the IndianaDoIls Journals
SHOALS, March 2-Warrants have been is
sued for the arrest of County Commissioners
John G. Jones, VIM. Stanfeld and JAS Archer,
charging them with numbering Jackson Ballard
in 1863 Archer has been arrested and placed
in Jail in default of bond. 1t is the outgrowth
of confession made by Albert Quake bush to
the grand jury. now in session, the substance of
which has not been given TO the public. Archers
son is also under bond to answer a charge Of
murder The aforementioned is a very highly
respected citizen and officer, and his arrest was
q surprise to all
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Mary Anderson requests that denial be made
20 the repeated assertions that she concentrates
being married at early day to a gentleman
of London.
Under order from the Gar NJ. Delianoff,
Minister of Public Instruction, will presenS to
the Council OF the Empire n bill TO establish
technical schools throughout the country.
. A Dublin news-dealer named Dingie has been
sentenced x three months imprisonment for
selling copies of United Ireland containing re-
ports of meetings of suppressed branches Of the
National League.
Minister Gomez has informed the Portuguese
Chamber of Deputies that Portugal would
never renounce her right to Delagoa bay, nor
the right TO control the proposed railway in the
Delsgoa bay territory.
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Warren County Republicans.

Special to the indianapolis Journna.
WILLIAMsPoRT, March 2.-The county Re-
publican central committee has been in session
the past two days Cor the purpose of passing on
the vote of the primary election held in this
county on Feb. %. A number of afidavits had
been filed, charging certain candidates with using
money in procuring their nominations, which
was contrary to resolutions passed at the mass
convention. After hearing evidence on both
sides, the committee decided to declare the per-
sons nominated who had received the highest
vote at the primary election; they also appointed
delegates to attend the district convention to be
held at Frankfort, April 10, to select dele
gates TO the national convention, as follows
Mark Rogers, T. C. Powell F. G. Fleming,
Hiram Bright. John Gregory, Phillip Wolfer, J.
w. Mills, Benjamin Wilbur. The following
persons were selected to attend the convention
Indianapolis to select delegates at large to the
national convention: S. G. Fenton, VIM. Brier,
W. FL. Goodwine and John Messner.
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COns.i.utlonality of nIIehlran,s LIQUOR Law

ConstitationaIity of AIichigan's Liquor Law.
Special to the Indianapolis Journas.
LANSING, Mich, March 2.-The cases under
the new State liquor law were decided by the
Supreme Court to-day. The law is, in the main,
held constitutional and this by the extent of
the penalties imposed. will take the final hearin
of the cases from the police to higher courts.
Several important provisions are held unconsti-
tntional, however as follows:
First-The clause which permits arrest without due
process of law.
Second-The provision giving the Common Council
power to determine arbitrarily whether the applicant
for license TO sell liquor is is not fit person TO
have license.
Third-The provision giving the treasurer of the
county the power OF arbitrary determination of
whether a new bond is necessary not.
Fourth-The provision which requires a dealer to
forfeit the unearned portion of his license if he QUITS
business before the term of his license has expired
fIfth-The provision that dealers shall not engage
n the same business for given period of time subse
quent to conviction under the act.
Sixth-The provision giving the metropolitan
police force OF Detroit jurisdiction volators of
the statute IN certain suburbs of the city of Detroit
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r.oTament. HIS sad Condition

ROME, March 2.-To-day was observed as the
anniversary of the coronation OF the Pops. His
Holiness received the congratulations of the
Sacred College. Cardinal Sacconi, the dean of
the college, delivering an address. The pope
replied in an animated speech. He lamented
more than ever his position, which he said, was
uDbsarable He dec AIRED that If the italian gov
eminent did not prohibit the jubilee fstes. it
in its own interests that it acted. and not from
any feeling of respect for the Holy See. The
Catholic world must be aware of the situation.
No arrangement with the government was pos
sible until the Independence of the papacy was
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do you know, Mary, l once actually contem-
plated suieideP lyon horrifY me, Mrs B. Tell
me about H. II suffering from chronic
weakness 4 believed my self the most unhappy
woman in she world. / looked ten years older
than 4 really was, and / felt twenty Life
seemed TO have nothing in il worth living for u
II have experienced all those symptoms mvseIf
WellE "Wel was saved at the eleventh hour
from the commission of deed which shudder
20 think OF. A. friend advised me to take DR.
Pisrce's Faverite Prescription. did so In an
Incredibly short time 1 felt like = new being
Tae Prescription cured me, and owe DR. Pierca
debt OF gratitude which can never repay
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Railway SUR. Ended.

Special to the Indianapciis Journal.
GREENsBURG, March 2.-The big railroad
cases that have occupied the time of the court
since Monday, Feb. 20, came to an end this
evening by the jury returning verdict of $3,-
100 against the road in favor of Hill 6 Hill and
1856 in favor of Pitches. These were condem-
nation cases account of the big Four" ex-
tending line from Lawrenceburg to Aurora.
The former case was for the wharf at Aurora,
the latter for farm land near there. The assess
ments of damages heretofore were s., 600 and
$3.50. respectively. change of venue brought
them to this county.
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Big Sale of southernLapdx

ST LOUIS Mo-, March 2-Mr. N j. Eberle.
the land and emigration agent of the Mobile &
Ohio railroad sold to-day tract of 81. 600 acres
of farming aud grazing lands situated on the
line OF the roadin Washington county, thirty
four miles north Of Mobile. The purchasers are
well-known residents of St Louis, Jerseyville,
H., and Vincennes. Ind. who intend to build a
large hotel on the property and start town to
bs called Deer Park. Mr. Eberle is also negotia-
tlng the sale OF a large amount of timber land in
Wayne county, Mississippi.
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Slavery in Brazil.

NEW YORK. March "A Rio Janeiro corre-
spondeDt of the Herald writes, under date of
Feb. g. and says: 1.-THE absorbing question of the
day continues to be that of slavery, and it is
rent that the Ministry, recognizing that their
nounced non-possumus policy has been rendered
impracticable by the extraordinary progress of
voluntary concessions of freedom by the plant
ers of San Paulo have decided upon introduce
ing, early in the next legislative session-that
is, in MaY-a bill to abolish slavery throughout
Rrazi1
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A Sorghum Trust.

Boston. Mass, March 2.-The Commercial
Bulletin will announce tomorrow the formation
OF stock company in this city, which expects
TO control the entire sorghum crop of the coun-
try through the use of a new patent process
The company claims to be able to produce sugar
from sorghum cheaper tnan cane sugars, even
If the latter should be admitted free of duty.
In addition 10 the sugarworks now at Ft Scott.
Kan, the company. during the coming summer.
will erect three factories, one at Topeka.
ted
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Engineers, Demanda Grartea

KANSAS Cry, March 2-The Kansas City,
Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad Company. at a
secret conference with the grievance committee
of its engineers to-day, granted the following
concessions in wages asked for by the men:
Passenger engineers. 81 cents per mile; all other
than local freights. cents; local freights. A
cents They also agreed TO abolish all ciassif-
cations The engineers claim that thew have
won more than the Burlington strikers are
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Nine Hours Work and Ten Hours, Pay.

PITTsBURG, Pa, March 2.-The journeynen
painters of Allegheny county will naugurate a
strike, tomorrow evening for nine hours work
day and at the present wages for ten hours,
which is 49, which the master painters have re.
fused to grant, and general strike will take
place. There about seven hundred painters
employed in this vicinity The men belong to
the Builders League, and if an attempt is made
to employ non-union painters there will be a
strike of the other building trades
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Girls Charged with Forgery.

Special to the IndianapoliE JournaA.
MARION. March 2.-This afternoon two young
girls named Laura Level and Alice Pierce who
came here recently from Anderson, were ar
rested by Marshal Fort on the charge of for
gerry. Both girls about eighteen years old.
Yesterday they presented at Hall & Davison's
dry goods store order purporting to be
signed by Amos Kimbro, which they OBJ
tanned considerable amount of goods. To-day
Kimbro pronouncedthe order a. forgery and
the girls were arrested They are hardened
young wretches. and will be improved by a
term at the Reformatory.
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MItchell Rounl over

LONDON. March 2-Charley Mitchell, the pu-
gilist. summoned before local magistrate
at Chertsey. to- day, to answer to the charge OF
arranging for a prize-hght with John L. Sulli-
van. Mitchell. accompanied by Charles RoweIl
and Jake Kilrain. appeared and disavowed any
was bound over in f200 The sureties qualified
in el0O each
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-03

Prince Ferdnaud's position in Bulgaria is ile-
gal 1t is reported that Germany supports Rus
sia's action in the matter.
Lord Salisbury had interview to-day with
NJ DeStaa the Ruesian ambassador, in which
he told the latter that he opposed the deposing
OF Prince Ferdinand from Bulgaria unless the
powers would first agree upon hls successor.
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disposed of the clothes he had been wearing and
secured entire new outfit OF which the police
nave nov description in detail The fugitive
pawned 5eweIry IN St. Paul bearing his name.
he departed as if bound for Manitoba. Officers
from Chicago are already at Winnipeg on his
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Let lit Wave.

talFmount NeWs.
la the south the Republicans have to battle
for the rights of franchise In the North thew
haze TO fight for the purity of the ballot box
This is generally regarded by Democratic news
papers and stump speakers waving the
bloody Shirt Let it wave. Let it haunt every
Democratic balIot-box suffer and shotgun rnauip
ulator until all men guaranteed that their
votes will be counted as they are cast
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TELEGRAPHIG BREvITIEs.

Peter Herdic, a prominent lumberman of
Mllliamsport, Pa, died yesterday morning at
Hotel Glenhan, New York, of paralysis, after an
illness of two weeks.
Judge Patterson. of New York, yesterd ay
granted Rev. DIR. McGynn a permanent iniunc-
ton restraining Henry George and his followers
from Incorporating an antipoverty society.
Mr. E. Mcleod. postmaster at Palmyrr No.
whose accounts were recently found to be 500
short, committed suicide yesterday by hanging
himself to a chandelier in the Circuit Court
room.
The Supreme Court of California has denied
the petition of the Sharon heirs for rehearing
of the case in which the lower court decided
that Sarah Althea Hill now Mrs Judge Terry
was legally married to the late Senator Sharon.
"A mass of rock came down in the main shaft
OF the Quincy mine, at Hancock, Mich, on
Thursday, catching four men, John Mahoney
had leg and arm broken, and Christian Yoos
had his skull fractured and received other in
juries. Those two will die. The other two
were badly hurt but will recover.
General John G. Newton has resigned his po-
sltion OF commissioner of public works of New
York city, in order to accept an appointment as
chief of the Coast Survey. At the request of
Mayor Hewitt, General Newton has Withdrawn
The Mayor wishes the General to remain be-
cause of his engineering knowledge, SO necessary
II the building of the great aqueduct
On Thursday night warrant was issued for
the arrest of Homer Hart aud Oliver A. Hart
father and son, residing near Mount Plea SAINT,
Mich, on a charge OF criminally assaulting
Jessie Hart, the fve-year-old daughter of
Oliver. The case is unDrecedented in the
criminal annals of the country. There is no
question of the truth of the complaint, which
is made by the chiids mother. When she pro-
tested, her monster of a husband threatened to
kill her if she interfered.
Manager j. III. McVicker, of Chicago has
sued Mrs. Langtry for $10,0 900 damages for nom
fulfiilment of contract 10 csnceling the remain
der OF her engagement in that city. Mrs Lang
try's attorney saws she was compelled to do so
on account of illness. Her manager, Mr.. Keogh
says Mr.. McVicker holds the entire receipts of
the nights whom performances were given re-
fusing to pay Mrs. Langtry her share as per
contract and that he viii ''have good time
getting anything more"
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The Song for Work.

AFTER HooD-A GENERATION.
With fingers strong and unworn.
But eyelids heavy and red,
A woman haunts the shops neatly clad
Begging for needle and thread.
II can work; am strong and young!"
She cries, IN voice that hurts
To the man who viii pay her forthy-6ve cents
IF she makes a dozen shirts.
al can work al dayl" she cried.
When the cock was growing a1oof.
'aNo work all day!" she cries,
When the stars shine through the roof.
1t were better to be slave
Along wi tn the barbarous Turk,
Than Christian woman, with soul to save,
Who has neither money nor work.
She is strong. and willing to work
Till her brain begins to swim;
She only asks to work
Till her eyes are heavy and dim.
Seam-and gusset-and band
It were heaven if she could be
Only too busy to stop
Till her eyes can no longer see!
o men. with sisters dear.
ToiIing for mothers and wives,
These others ask but to work themselves
Through all their dreary lives.
Work-and they cannot get that
Stitch-stitch-stit
How gladly would they but sit and work
For the idle and the Rich!
'sThere is plenty of work, indie ed;
But alas when CO. they say
There are plenty of workers too,
And work for me to-day.
IF Hunger would strike me dead,
would kiss her lips in glee;
But it takes SO long to die.
When you are strong like me!
''What kind of work would dol
Anything you eontrive.
Wagesl The merest sum-
That will keep me just alive.
l would make you dozen shirts
Tonight for bit of bread;
And a dozen more-nay, two
For place to lay my head.
'sNo work-no work-no work.
From weary chime to chime;
No work-no work-no work
Til prisoner works for crime.
Hai hal in a prison ward
They will find me something TO do,
Oh, who would dream that the idle Rich
Could keep their wants so fews
''Workl would gladly work
In the dull December Light
/ only ask for work
When the days are warm and bright
When underneath the caves
The brooding swallows cling,
l shall not envy them their wings
Ii get work in the spring.
ST shall not grudge them sky,
Or the grass and flowers sweet,
If have roof above my head
And a floor beneath my feet.
o but for one short hour
To feel as l used to feel,
With enough to do to keep off want,
And to buy me one more NEAL
80 but for one short hour
To have enough to dol
Who could believe the idle Rich
Would keep their wants so tewl
am tired of weeping here;
For Gods sake ease my brain,
By letting me tire idle hands
With wealth of work again
''They say the Rich are to blame,
With their idle, naughty ways;
Their world of manifold foolish wants,
Their proud untoilRg days.
But it seems to me their wants
Are all too strangely few:
They cannot find for girl like me
A single thing to dor'
Alice Wellington Rollins, in Harper's Weekly.
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Alone in Rsa Opinion.

Boston Advertiser.
There is able, farseeng and wise Demo-
cratic statesman in this town who says that
when the Democratic national convention meets
In St Louis, it will be found that Grover Cleve-
land Is not candidate for denomination, and
the convention will take him at his word. 1t is
only proper to say, however. that this distin-
guisneq Democrat occupies a position this
question that s rather unique than common
among the Massachusetts Democracy.
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Disastrous Collision Rumored.


PITTsBURG, Pa. March 3.-2 A MI is ru-
mored that two trains came into collision on the
Panhandle railroad, Burgettstown, to-
night, through the failure of a telegraph oper
ator to deliver an order. The report says that
the crews of both engines and many of the pas
sengers were killed. One report places the
mum Der Of killed at twenty nine and the injured
at seven. at the Offices of the Panhandle here
the report Is denied.
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Indlananol,. Politicians.
Attica Ledger.


Some Republican newspapers have seen fit to
criticise what they are pleased to term ''the In
dianapolis politicians" We don't see why In
dianapols politicians should not have opinions
and a right to express them. Neither do we see
why Indianapolis politicians" haven't as good
right in the front rank of the procession as the
politicians of Podunkville. or those of any other
side of Indianapolis would do little more hus-
ting and little less grumbling they could
march right after the band-wagon, toe.
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The Red Cross LRader Says There Is Urgent
Need of NecessarieS Mount Vernon.
MOUNT VERNON, March miss Clara Bar
ton, the leader of the Red Cross moven emit, said
to-day that it may safely be stated that the ne
cessities here no. realized by the country
which are greatly aggravated by the fact that
there was no cyclone insurance on any prop
erty. A large number Of poor. industrious.
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The extent to which,warm water bags have
come into use is amazing. They are now az
almost essential adjunct OK every ladys travel
ing outfit and are often given presents. They
are of Undiscovered rubber the most popular
being in plaid patterns. When filled with boil
ing water they retain heat the entire night. A
hot water bag under the neck will settle q
neuralgia headache quicker than any remedy
known.