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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-07
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

Mgr. PersicO Denies that He Is UnduIy Med
ding in Irish Politics.
DUBLIN. Jan. 6.-Mar. Persico, the pspal
envoy. denies that he is intriguing to put pres
sure upon Irish priests. A letter appeared IN
to-day's Gazette from the secretary of an Irish
bishop to a priest, to the effect that the bishop
had heard from Mgr. Persico that the priest was
to be prosecuted, and the writer urges the priest
to avoid anything likely to bring him within
reach of the new statute Pe-sico explains that
a county magistrate wrote him, complaining Of
q speech made by the priest The magistrate
said the priest violated law and would be
prosecuted. Persico replied that he sorry
such an offense had been committed. said he
would write to the priests bishop, and hoped
the matter would be passed over.
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Bishop and others, for burning tho works, In
being bitterly sought for By the insurance
peopie.
Brief Mention


Governor Oelesby has appointed Francis Ba.
con, of Oregon, Ogie county, to be public ad-
Illustrator of that county.
E. G. Rockers house and out-buldinrs al
Owen, were destroyed by fire on THURSDAY.
Loss. SIS 000 insured for 81, $40 in tho Peoples
of Pittsburg.
Thomas Rutledge died Thursday at Hey
worth, Mclean county. aged eighty-two. He
settled On a squatters claim In 1896, and was in
tho Black Hawk war.
George Henry was arrested near Moline, on
Thursday, charged with forging q check q
bank at Columbus, O.. in July last Henry has
already served term at Joliet for bank forger-
les.
John A. Dirksen, proprietor of crockery
store at Freeport has failed. Liabilities about
So 500, with assets Of 81 500 Preferred creditors
will realize 81 200 The Aurora Plate Company
and several Chicago wholesalers are the princi-
pal losers.
Peter Oelesby, aged seventyfve years. q
farmer of Rockville township, suffocated,
Wednesday night, by being buried in the snow
under a load of ground feed. Oglesby and two
companions were intoxicated and drove off the
edge OF culvert bridge.
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Freight Trains Fall Eighty Feet

OTTAWA JAM 6-Further particulars OF the
collision of freight trains last Wednesday on
the Lake Superior section of the Canadian Pa
cific Railroad have been received. The trains
collided on a trestle-work bridge between PENN
sula and Stewart Station. The trestle gave way
and the trains tumbled, after car, into the
ravine below. distance of eighty feet. The en-
CINE drivers and brakemen, seven in all, were
hurled down with the cars aud, with til q excep-
ton of one brakeman, who jumped into a tree
were instantly killed Charles Atkinson is the
only one of the killed whose name is known
The place where the accident occurred is one of
the widest and most dangerous parts of the
new line between Sudbury and Winnipeg
The horse shoe, it is generally called is an
immense series of tres;le-work over a ravine
It is about thrse-fourths of a mile long and
about 100 feet high in the center All the cars
were filed with freight. aud everything was
smashed to atoms The train coming east was
laden with Manitoba grain thousands Of bushels
of which are lying all over the ice.
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Minor Notes,

William Alternately, nearly one hundred years
DID, the oldest man in Union county, died at his
home Thursday.
Henry Morris. who was recently arrested at
Indianapolis on the charge of robbing the store
of S. f. Kyle, at Ladoga. was sentenced to eight
years in the penitentiary, yesterday, by the
Montgomery county court. Morris entered a
plea OF guilty.
farmer living in knight township Vande rburg
county, was engaged in telling tree the limbs
caught on an adjacent tree. caused it to roll
over and before he could get ont of the way he
was caught and crushed to death.
James Tut farmer living short distance
north of Brazil, died of what was first thought
to be infiammatory rheumatism. the first of the
week. One of his horses was afflicted with the
CHAMBERS. and it is supposed he contracted the
disease while doctering it and died from the
effects
On Tuesday night the Terre Haute Council
abolished the Board of Police Commissioners,
composed of citizens, and formed board of its
own members, a majority OF whom, last night.
night and to permit gambling rooms to be run
openly and publicly.
joel B. King, a hotel-keeper of Vincennes,
died Tuesday, leaving policy in the Royal
About year ago. however, he was divorced
from the beneficiary, but omitted to have the
policy transferred He leaves a son who is the
rightful heir his possessions. but the divorced
wife will contend for the money her name
appears in full in the policy.
The following are the names of the recently
installed officers of Williamson Post, G. A. R.,
at Paol Commander W. T. Kindred; S. V. G.,
j. w. Montgomery; @. NJ. w. j. Hogcatt;
chaplain, r. V. Claxton; surgeon. L. Lindley;
0. D., D. o. Comingore; 0. s., Harry Gross; 5.
NJ. Gideon Childers; Q. M. s., W. J. Johnson.
ment is w. It. Kindred, With. R. Simpson as
alternate.
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THE FIRE RECORD.

Burning or the North Marion Glass-Works,
Involving a Loss of $4,000.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
MARION, Ind. Jan. 6-At o'clock this after
noon fire broke out in the ventilator of the
North Marion glass-works. and the main build
ing one hundred feet long by fifty Feet wide,
was destroyed. The loss is about $4,000 on
building and machinery, and $4,000 on stock
There was insurance Of 81 Oo0 in each OF the fol
lowing SIX companies: Pennsylvania Fire.
North American, New York Underwriters
North British & Mercantile, Continental and
Niagara. The North Marion glass works were
owned by Burke e. Charles, and had been in
operation only about three months. Forty
men are thrown out of employment
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Committee CIerkships.

WASHINGTON, Dec CLERKS of n ouse COM
mittees were this morning chosen as follows: J.
c. Courts, of Tennessee, committee appro-
priations; w. FL. Mobley, of Georgia, elections;
A. G. Weaver, of Iowa, patents; j. P. Hume, Of
Wisconsin, expenditures in the Department Of
the Interior; e. B. Wade, of Tennessee, print
ing; Alex j. Jones, of Illinois, Territories; Geo.
Gilliland. of Ohio, banking and currency; Chas
Il Mills, Of Texas. assistant clerk ways and
means; Henry Talbot, or Illinois, principal clerk
of ways and means; II. b. Cabiness. of Georgia.
postofices and post-roads; j ohm Lester, of Indi-
ana. invalid pensions; Geo b. Parsons, of Ili-
nois, military affairs; Joseph Banner, of Ala
bama, navas affairs; Louis e. liable. of Texas,
commerce; R M. Wallace of Missouri, agricult-
ure; ID. p. Bailey, of Missouri, coinage. weights
and measures; ID. w. Peel, of Arkansas, Indian
affairs. d. w. Connell of Texas, has been ap-
pointed messenger to the committee on ways
and means; l.. @. Mcpherson, of Ohio, messen-
ger TO the Pacific railroad committee.
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A Demand for s55o,ooo.

CHICAGO. Jan. 6.-Sut for $3.50, GOO was be-
gun in the Superior Court here to-day by the
Horn Silver Mining Company against one of it's
directors, Augustus D. Byram, who lives in
this city. This is of a number of suits
all the rest of which were begnn in New York.
against directors there, to make the companys
directory responsible for defalcation of $780,
600 by Charles e. Francklyn, the former president
of the com pany, and E. Brown who was vice.
president. Francklyn was general agent of the
Cunard Steamship Company, and his shortage
in the various concerns with which he was
financially associated was reported in New York
dispatches, some weeks ago. as approaching
81 00O 600. The directors, under the bylaws of
the mining company. which is ia Utah corpor-
alton are liable for the acts of the officers who
were elected by the directory.
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nrurwump CRITICISM of Carlis,e.

New YORK. Jan. Gin regard to the commit
tees Of the House, the Times says: Consider
ing how long he has been about it. the work of
the Speaker cannot be said to be very we'll done,
and its outcome in legislation cannot be looked
forward to with much hopefulness. The placing
of Mr.. Randall at the head of the appropriations
committee may have been inevitable, but it was
very unfortunate The more important COM
mittees are fairly conservative and are likely to
prevent any very extreme action, except in the
case of the pensions committee and the COMMITTEES
on the reform OF the civil service. The naming
of Archie Bliss as chairman OF the former is al
most seandalous. The craftsmanship of the
committee civilservice reform is given to
Mr. Clements, an avowed opponent of the law,
who reported in the last Congress in favor of it's
repeal The course OF the Speaker in this mat
ter Is inexplicable and though it may lead to n o
positive mischief. may easily prevent legislation
that il needed
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ILLINOIS.

A Coroner Attacked. Overpowered and Shot
to.Death with His Own Revolver.
VIENNA, Jan. CO. A. Bort, coroner of
jackson county, was assassinated near here.
yesterday, while riding along public road. He
was found lying in the roadi with bullet hole
in the back of his head. His revolver was lying
near, with three empty chambers, indicating
that he had struggle with the assassins and
was shot with his own weapon. The deceased
was acting deputy sheriff, and left here yester-
day morning with warrants some parties
living in the western part OF the county. The
affair has caused great excitement here as he
was not known to have any enemies
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lowed by conversation in tones almost as pro-
nounced my own. / raised my voice 30 as TO
attract the attention of the disturbers. and the
President quietly touched his desk with the
gavel. The noise ceased temporarily. 1t caused
me no little regret, later. to discover that this
breach of the dignity of the Senate had been
caused by Mr. Chamberlain, of England; / say
regret because, had known that Mr.. Chamber
lain was the dsturber would have said that il
were forced to submit to the carelessness OF
my associates of the Senate Chamber, / was not
bound to bear the bad manners brought from
over the sea by one who failed to appreciate the
privileges of the Senate floor. However. l say
it with renewed emphasis this morning."
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Reception To a Retiring Postmaster.

Special to the Indianapolis Jouynas-
CHAMPAIGN. Jan. 6-The citizens OF Cham
paien extended a reception tonight, in the
Armory Opera-house, to their OLD and honored
but now retiring postmaster. Mr.. Eli N Nc
Allister. He has had charge of the pcstofice Of
this city for over thirty years, having been alb
sent from the Office but eight days in that
time. His wonderful memory of names
been OF untold value to the city. He retires at
the expiration of = term, to be succeeded by Mr..
Fielding, Democrat DR.. S. Fl. Peabody, re-
gent of the University of Illinois, made an ad-
dress at the reception recognizing Mr. McAllis-
ter's valuable services, and Mr.. George w. Gere
on behalf Of the citizens, presented as a testi-
monial, fine gold watch and chain costing near
$500.
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Blown from a Train ana KILLED.

ERIE, Pa, Jan. Ga remarkable accident
occurred on a west-bound Lake Shore train,
this morning, at Westfield, N. Y. DR.. James
Gassoway, OF Portland, Me-, and his son
James, eleven years old, were passing from one
car to another while the train was running and
high gale blowing. The lad was lifted off the
car platform by the wind and hurled to the
ground. His skull was crushed and he was
picked up dead. A Mr.. Eaton, of Buffalo, who
attempted to catch the boy, was thrown from
the train but not seriously injured.
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Mortgaged Farms.

A Western told the other day that
within the last two three years mortgages
had been placed on most of the farms in the
States of Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota through
the agency of the gigantic farmers loan COM
panies, which have sprung into existence lately.
These companies have mostly been organized in
the East aud contain Eastern capital They
have overrun the Western States with their
agents. who were empowered to loan sums run
ming from 5000 to $40 900, secured by fret mort
cages upon farm lands. farmer. will almost
anyone else will take loan when it is offered
him. and the consequence is that mortgages are
plentiful the farms themselves in thu
West.
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A oues,inn for tine Senate Alone.

CHICAGO, Jan. GA Times speciaI from Min
neapolis says: Are you prepared to say any
thing in regard the feeling in the Grand
Army concerning the confirmation of Mr. La
mar to the Supreme Bench of the United Statesa"
was asked this morning of Judge Rea, Com
mander-in- chief of G. A. r.
81 am not ready 20 say anything Whatever"
he replied. 81 have been approached by many
and said nothing. You may. however, publicly
say this The Grand Army is not political
organization. The question of confirmation of
Mr.. Lamar is one for the decision of the United
States Senate alone"
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Su,l,van and .Jem Smith.

LONDON, JAM 6-The hackers of Jem Smith
anxious to have John l.. Sullivan engage to
meet him in a series of exhibition battles in the
principal cities OF the world. the tour to end in
California. Sullivan has refused to take partin
any sham contests with Smith or any other
English fighter, and will agree to bona fde
contest only The managers of Smith in terests
are averse to a serious meeting of their princl-
pal with Sullivan.
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Erb Challenges Voris.

SPECIAL TO the xnu1anapoI1S Journaa.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 6.-Fred Erb, of this
city, who defeated the famous Bogardus last
Wednesday, has challenged Edi Voris, of Craw-
louisville. for a match, to take place the
grounds OF the Lafayette Gun Club; the match
to be 100 birds a side, stakes 800 to $3.50, Hur-
bingham club rules to govern Erb offers to use
his small Lefever. IL bore shot gun and permit
Voris to use his large gun, designated in Erb's
challenge as the cannon These men have had
one two contests in the past, Erb being de-
tad
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-The President to-day
signed an order directing the removal of the
land office from Lake City to Mcntrose, Col.
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day appoint
ed Morgan Murphy to be gauger at Chicago.
H.. and Thomas Rodman, jr., to be Rauger at
Frankfort, KY.
The Comp troller of the Currency to-day au-
thorized the North Texas National Bank of Dali
las, Tex, to begin business with a capital OF
150O 000
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A Virginia Town on Fire.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. Ga telegram received
at midnight from Louisa Courthouse states
that fire is raging in that town, is beyond all
control. and asking for aid from Richmond. At
1 o'clock thismorning steam fre-engine and a
detachment of fremen left here special
train for the scene. The town has about 100
Inhabitants. 1t il ON the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad, about sixty miles from Richmond
LATER, 2 A. MA later telegram says over
twenty houses have been burned, and the new
hotel is threatened. The fire is still raging saw
agely.
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Other Fires.

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-The old car barns of the
Chicago City Railway Company were destroyed
by fire last night. Several dummy engines and
and quantity of COAL tools and other
property stored in the barns was also destroyed.
The loss is about $50, 900.
PITTsBURG, Jan. GA fire on Highland ave-
nue., in the East End completely destroyed
three fine dwellings, owned by John Hugus and
j. P. Bailey. The fire is supposed to have been
caused by natural gas. Loss, $50, 600; partly in
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Business Embarassments.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6-Hamrick & Son,
jewellers, are temporarily embarrassed, with
liabilities estimated at 500. 900.
NEW YORK, Jan 6-The suspension of E. W.
Timpson. the remaining member of the firm of
Timpson & Co.. has just been announced in the
Stock Exchange. The firm became prominent
some days ago by the discovery of the books of
Dater e. Timpson IN the Hackensack river The
firm of Timpson & Co. carried Dater & Timp-
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Hurned boz nlazlnr yarni.h.

DETROIT Mich. Jan. 6.-This morning three
employees of the Stroh Brewing Company were
vanishing large iron beer vat in one of the eel
lars with preparation composed largely of alco-
bol The men were provided with candles fixed TO
the rims OF their caps. One of these lights was
permitted to approach too near the freshly-var-
nished surface, and in q moment tbs whole
vat was a sheet of fame Tho workmen are
horribly burned, and two OF them not ex-
pected to i've. The victims Max Blum,
Jacob Ernig and John Frank.
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Union Passenger Station Burned.

ATcHIsoN Kan. Jan 6.-The Atchison Union
Railway Depot took fire at o'clock this after
noon, and in about three hours was entirely de-
stroyed The building was used depot for
all the railroads centering in this city, with
ticket and telegraph Offices, baggage. express and
waiting rooms, the upper story being occupied
as hotel under the management of W. G.
Johnston. All the depot and hotel furniture.
excepting the carpets. was saved. The loss is
about 1925, 600. upon which there is an insurance
of $50, 900. Work on q new building will COM
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General Hovey's disappointment.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-General Hovey OF tn
First district Of Indiana. is disappointed in not
being placed upon the house committee on in
valid pensions He requested Speaker Carlisle
10 give him place there, and the Speaker knew
that it was because General Hovey took special
interest in pension matters and was the author
of bills granting bounty land to officers and
soldiers engaged in military and naval service
for the Union, and granting service pensions.
both of which will go to that committee. He
knew, also. that General Hovey was president
of the United States Service Pension Associa-
tion, and that the soldiers wanted him given o
place this committee; yet the Speaker disre-
earded all this, in order that he might suppress
tho movements in favor of the soldiers and
more liberal pensions. General Hovey does not
.sel well over II. as might be expected.
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Drowned In Four Inches of Water.
necial To the lndianannlis Inurnar.

ATTIcA. Jan. 6.-Jonn Bergdahl Swede, Of
this city, met his death to-day in peculiar
manner. He was crossing a wooden bridge over
a stream that runs from the Lithium spring,
when he made misstep and fell into the water.
He was intoxicated. and, though the fall was
only two feet and the water but four inches
deep, he drowned before discovered. He was
sixty five years of age.
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M. Wilson AGAIN Implicated.

PARIS, Jan. 6.-The tribunal to-day resumed
trial in the case against NJ. Ribeaudeau NJ He
bert and NJ. Debrueil, concerned in the Legion
of Homer decoration swindle. The prosecutor
announced that additional evidence had been
procured which implicated M. Wilson. The
case again adjourned, pending the result of
q magisterial inquiry.
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LONDON. JAM GA telegram from the Ger
man frontier of Russia states that eight Mill
lists, including the Cossack, Esernoff, who at
tempted to take the life of the Gar during the
Emperors visit to the Don Cossack country will
be hanged at St. Petersburg, on Feb. /.
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Foul Play Suspected.

Special to the IndianapoIs Journal
VINCENNEs, JAM 6.-Theodore McClane. of
Allendae, Wabash county, Illinois, left homo
on Dec. o. saying that he going to Peters
burg Ind. on business. He never reached his
destination, and has been missing ever since
Some think he drowned while fording the
Wabash river, but the general belief is that he
foully dealt with, as he was deputy tax
collector and was known to have money with
him.
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Bandit BernaI killed.

NoGALEs, A. T., Jan. 6-Inform alton Of the
killing of Berna the famous Mexican bandit,
has been received. Bernal and portion of his
foil overs had desperate fight, yesterday. near
the town Of Cosala, Snaloa, with Mexican
troops, during which Bsrnal was killed and his
mother and three four followers captured.
The bandits remains were taken to Cosala The
fight WAS short but desperate. No further par
ticulars obtainable. the government. wires
are being used for the transmission of official re-
ports. The loss on both sides il supposed to be
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Went Through the Motions.

Chicago Mail.
The Indiana courts, after great deal of in
vestigating, have finally discovered fact which
the general public knew all 1along-that those
responsible for the Kouts disaster could not DO
punished. It is old story.
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The Blue and Gray Fraternize.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jan 6.-At the annual
campfire of the local Grand Army post. to-
night Major general Schofeld, of the United
States army, made n patriotic ana fraternal
speech to the assembled federal and confederate
veterans. and had dramatic meeting with Gen.
w. s. Waller, Of the confederate army, who was
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this last movement they have made. There was
d disposition to conclude that too many general
strikes were ordered upon local grievances and
che one-man question: and the Reading strike
seems to have made this impression more firm.
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Death from Starvation and Exposure

MARSHALL, JAM 6-The dead body Of Mrs.
Sarah Huffman was found this morning in an
old hut on the Wilkin farm, two miles north of
the city, whore she has been living for the past
few months Her husband deserted her about
four months ago. The hut has no floor, and the
walls scanned with cracks which let IN the
cold winds The woman's three children were
sitting beside the body on the bed when found.
The poor woman died from starvation and cx-
posture. The children will be cared for by the
ri "
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Obituary.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. JAM. 6-Bernard Over
man, formerly of Dayton, and we'll known
throughout western Ohio, died in this city yes
terday, aged forty Funeral services will
be held at his late residence, No. 937 M street,
next Sunday.
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Cholera at Valparaiso.

LIMA, Jan. Ga newspaper of this city stated
last evening that according to q private dispatch
from Valparaiso cholera has increased at that
port to an alarming extent, the number of cases
daily reaching 40, of which thirty to ninety
Droya fatal