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the emancipated By his important labors N two
s-est CahiTe- rosstioos he Ia. demonstrated high
qualities as statesman. BY his answering recti
tide the bench in holding the scales OF Justice on
equal poss irrespective of the strength or WEAKNESS
fhe wealth or poverty of the suitors he has gained
the confidence Of the people, who recognize IN him .
Just and fearless Judge and in his whole life from its
cult. i.dge for the great States OF Indiana,
Illinois and Missouri. the people have seen In
him traits Of character resembling those OF the i'm
mortal ISncoln We feel confident t1at his nornina
ton for President BY tie national convention viii
store the administration the keeping OF the Rspub
IT, orip and history its traditions and aspirations.
We the eore request the delegates from this State to
the national convention TO al honorable means to
secure his nomination.
The Twelfth congressional convention select
ID Wm I. Distin and r. W. Mills delegates
TO the Rspu bncan convention. They were I'M
instructed, but are reported as favoring Judge
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Of the New York Central road. Mr.. Depew was
not with the vandsrbilt party that has been in
specting the Lake Shore road for the past six
or eight davs, but arrived this morning directly
from New York. On his way to Cleveland, il
was said at the Lake Shore building. to-day,
that Mr.. Dspew met on the train the daughter
Of Gen. W. T. Sherman and assured her that
while in Ohio be would not Interfere with
Uncle Johns presidential campaign: II may
have been from this fact, possibly, that when
his candidacy for the presidency was mentioned
Mr.. Depsw said: mo, do not care to say any
thing about politics. Lately have had to sub
NIT, at New York, about once week to political
interviews which seem to have been tslegraphed
all over the country. Isn't that about enoughl
Besides, am told that out here railroad men
are not considered eligible to that position
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based upon party service, but upon moral, iptsl-
lrctual and physical qualifications.
Tenth--Favors the election of President, Vice
president and United States Senators by the direct
vote of the people
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of national differences should
be settled by national arbitration; differences between
capital and labor should DO settled by provided
for such purposes.
TwelfthDernands such correction Of the tariff laws
will give fun protection 70 the manufacturer and
the producing aborer against the competition of the
world.
Thirteenth-Demands equal taxation.
Fourteenth--Demands that the INSTRUMENTATION
clause of the Constitution shall be enforced.
Fifteenth-Asks such change in the immigration
laws as will prevent the introduction of convicts
paupers and those physically disabled. and the en-
foreement of laws prohibiting the importation of
tract laborers.
Sxteenth-Declares for woman suffrage.
the cooperation of ell citizens
to vote TO free the commonwealth from the of
the drink traffic
Adjournment till tomorrow.
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Losses by Fire.

PITTsBuRG, May "A fire in Allegheny City,
ut 3 o'clock this morning, destroyed Conrad
Zieeliers slaughtsr-house and fifty head OF cat
tie; Lutz & Sons stables and contents. and sew
eral small buildings The loss is estimated 1t
5000; partly insured.
PERU. Ind. May Fire this morning de-
stroyed the frame dwellinP-house Of j. Myers
Loss on building about $500; insured. The FIRE
was caused by defective fue.
EAST SAGINAW. Mich, May "A. d. Camps
saw-mill and 100. 600 feet Of lumber were de-
stroyed by fire last night Loss ON the mill,
$12. 900; insurance. Sc. 600.
CINCINNATI, May 2-The factory of Smith,
Myers & Schnier, engine and saw-mill builders
burned tonight Loss and damage, $4,000;
partially insured.
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Early Closing in England.

LONDON. May 2-In the House of Commons,
this afternoon, Sir John Lubbock moved the
second reading of the bill compelling the closing
Of shops at o'clock in the evening. five DAYS In
the week. and at 10 o'clock on Saturdays In
support of his motion he declared that the phys
ical moral and religious interests OF the work
ing people we're slapped by long hours.
Mr.. Bradlsueh denounced the bill as out
rageous If Parliament dictated the hours OF
every industry. personal enterprise would be
crushed ard trade ruined.
The second reading of the bill was uecatived
by vote of 273 to 95. None Of the Ministry
took part in the debate.
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Selecting Delegates TO Chicago.


Boston, May 2-The Fourth district Repub-
licaus tonight chose Hon. Charles j. Noyes aud
Hon. Jesse N. Cove a. delegates to the national
convention.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 1.-The Repub-
licans Of the Twelfth ngressional district have
chosen Emerson Gaylord, of ChIcopee, and VIM.
al. Prince. of Pittsfeld. as delegates TO the Chi
caRo convention.
BosroN, May AT the Sixth district Repub-
lican convention, held at Chelsea to-day, W. B.
Littefeld, of Lynn. and s. w. McCaull, of Win
chester, were chosen delegates to the national
convention At Chicago.
OGDEN, u. T.. May 2.-Ths Republican Ter
ritorial convention to-day elected e. s. Varian,
Assistant District Attorney, and j. j. Daley, q
mine owner, delegates TO the Chicago conven-
ton. Both are Blaine men.
WORCESTER, Mass, May AT the conven-
ton of the Republicans of the Tenth congress
sional district, to-day. w. A Gile Of this city,
and George L. Gibbs, of North Bridge. were
elected delegates to the national convention.
SELMA, Ala. May 2.-The Republican con-
vention OF the Fourth district to-day elected the
following delegates to the Chicago convention:
Bon Dsemas, of Lowndes; Joseph Goldsby. of
Dallas; Ebert Locke, OF Wilcox. and Stephen
Childs, of Perry. The delegates wore not in
structed.
PORTLAND. Me-. May 1.-The IRepublicans of
the First district today nominated Col. NJ.
Wentworth. OF Kittery. for presidential elector.
For delegates to the national convention, Chas.
A. Brown, Of Portland, and William Tobie, of
North Berwick, were chosen. Resolutions
strongly indorsing Blaine for first and last
choice were passed.
JERSEY Cry, May 2-The Republicans of
Hudson county this Afternoon elected James b.
Vredenburg and Gen. John Ramsay as delegates
to the Chicago convention. motion was made
to instruct the delegates to vote for James G.
Blaine for President Although the name was
greeted with applause the motion was defeated,
and the delegates 60 uupledged. Both delegates
are favorable to the nomination Of Chauncey M.
Depew.
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Minor Notes.

At Lafayette. on Tuesday night. Bennett
Dasher fell through a hatchwa and Was serious
~. if not fatally hurt He struck on his head
An unknown man was killed. near Goldsmith,
Upton county, yesterday morning by being run
over by Lake Erie & Western passenger train.
He 10 supposed to be man from Fowler. Ben
ton county. as papers were found on him point
inc to that fact.
On Tuesday night burglars raided the town
of Somerset ten miles south of Wabash. The
store Of Alderman g. Ogan was looted and the
cash drawer rifed of its contents The safe of
the firm was attacked and badly damaged but
the burglars did not succeed in opening il
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Eoreisn Nafea

News has been received from Albert Nysnza
to the effect that Bishop Parker and Rev. Mr..
Blackburn recently died Of fever at the Unyoro
mission.
Mr. John Bright has written a letter advising
popular resistance to the early-closing bill. az
unreasonable interference with freedom Of bust
ness in England.
Mr.. Charles II. Spureeon, who 10 visiting
Bournemouth for the benefit OF his health has
written letter 10 which he says he is Ill and
worn out, and that he is hardly able to keep on
1t all
The Sultan of Morocco has refused to submit
the difference between Morocco and the United
States. in reference TO the men imprisoned az
Rabst. to arbitration, and the dispute has been
reopensd.
The Independent Rifemep, Of New York. have
sent to Empress Augusta 1000 marks for the
relief of the food victims. as a grateful remem-
brance of her kind reception of them at Coblentz,
in 1885, They intimate their intention 70 cele-
brate their annual festival in 1889 IN Berlin.
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Htecisl to the Indianapolis JournM
ROCKVILLE, May 2. The trial Of Alfred
Cramer. who attempted to kill his wife, and
then followed her to Leroy Kiger's house.
where be shot Harry Kieer, has been in progress
before udge White for two days. The jury re-
tired yesterday evening, and this morning
brought in a verdict, finiug Cramer 81 aud
sentencing him to four-and-a-half years in the
penitentiary. He is nearly sixty years old, and
while drunk. Young Kiger, whom he shot, re-
covered.
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That you cannot afford to neglect that catarrhl
Don't you know that il may lead TO consump-
ton. to insanity. TO deathf Don't you know
that it can DO easily eursdi Don't you know
that while the thousand and one nostrums You
have tried have utterly failed that Dr.. Sagss
Catarrh Remedy 10 . certain cursi II has stood
the test Of years, and there are hundreds of
thousands Of grateful met and women In all
parts Of the country who can testify to ice Ell.
eaey. All drugeists-
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Steamship News.

New YORK. May ARRIVED Wasslaud. from
Antwerp.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2.-Arrived: Hiberniau,
from Glasgow.
QUEENSTOWN, May 2.-Arrived: Alaska, from
New York.
HAMBURG May 2.-Arrived Rugis, from New
York.
LIVERPOOL, May 2-Arrived: Barrowmors.
from Baltimore
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Emery's Murderer Arrested.

ATTeSt6Us
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
Z JEFFERsoSvILLE, May BEN Holton. the
negro who murdered George Emery, last night,
was captured BY the police in his home at Glib
sonvills, this morning, at o'clock. He admits
killing Emery. Mary Alexander is the name Of
the woman who caused the trouble between the
mon. 1t appears that Holtou called to take her
to dance. and Emery, who also had fondness
for the damsel, objected. Holton was arraiened
in tho police court this morning. but will not
get hearing until Friday.
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Ayers Hair Vigor,
Sold by Druggists and Perfumers.
Pimples and Blotches,

So disfguring TO the face, forehead. and
neck, may be entirely removed by the
use Of Ayers Sarsaparilia, the best and
safest Alternative and Blood-Purifer ever
discovered.
Or. J. c. Aver < Co.. Lowell. Mass.
Sold by Druggists; 81; ak bottles for s.
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For Congress.

RUSSELL. Kan. May 2-Repuhlicans Of the
Sixth congressional district renominated Con-
gresham Turner by reclamation. to-day.
PORTLAND, Me, May 2-Ths Republican dis
trics convention was held here this afternoon.
Thomas B. Reed Was nominated for Cor gress
by reclamation
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Republican victory at st. Paul.

ST. PAUL, MIMI, May 2.-Returns from yes
terday's city election are not yet all in but are
sufficiently complete to show the defeat OF the
Democratic com animation that has long con-
trolled st. Paul municipal affairs. Mayor
Smith 10 reelected. Comptroller Roche, who
was dropped by the Democrats and indorsed by
the Republicans, 10 reelected over DAILY, the
Democrat and workinemsp's nominee. For
treasurer. Refs, Democrat is reelected. The
Republicans elect ten aldermen the Democrats
81
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INDIANAAN ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle Of Happenings of
Various Kinds in the Two States.
Indiana Man Leaves Alabams Under Heavy
Cloud-Ida Wittenberg's Murderer Anx-
iOus for Trisl-NOtes and .Gleanings.
INDIANA,

A tFormer Resident Of Sincennes Leaves
Alabam. Under, = Cloud.
Special to the Indianapols journal.
VINcENNEs, May 2-Ths people Of this city
were surprised. this morning, as the announce
ment Of the financial disaster that has overtaken
Mr.. George F. Montgomery. formerly OF this
city. Mr.. Montgomery left vinceunes last
fall, and went to Birminxhsm. Ala. to engage
in the lumber business. He secured .
large credit, had fine Recommendations from
Indiana and Illinois banks, and established
himself with fatterine prospects. He purchased
lumber largely on credit. and made heavy ship
ments north. Last Friday an attachment was
fled in Birmingham against Montgomery for
$50. 600 BY the Kemper-Lsven Lumber Com
pany. In tho bill Of complaint the allegation is
that Montgomery had absconded and fraudu-
lensly disposed of the property with the inten-
ton of defraudng his creditors. Montgomery
owes bills to the amount Of over s5O, 900.
The Elisvills Lumber Company, of
Ellisvils Miss. 10 loser to the extent of s.. 900
for lumber shipped by them to him at Evans
vile. He owes numerous merchants from Sa-
vsunoh to Nashville. All his creditors in Bir
mingham have issued Attachments against him.
A letter was sent, April 81 by Montgomery to
certain creditors in Birmingham asking them
70 bring attachments against him. N. A.
Bothas. freight agent Of the Alabama Great
Southern railroad. received a letter from Mont
eomery. dated Evansville. Montgomery said
that on account Of the c., B. g. @. strike
300 cars of his lumber had been detained. and he
had failed tc make certain saies-his excuse for
disappearing. His creditors do not believe this,
and the attachments were issued. Warrants
are ont for his arrest Montgomery was a mem
Der Of the Vincennes lumber nrm of Dalton &
Montgomery, which, several years ago. was dis
solved. He has relations here. and his wife 10
now with her parents. at Olney. III. The where
ebouts Of Montgomery are not known.
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SwindIed by q Worthless Check.
lnecial IN fhA Indiana nolia lonsnaA


Special to the INDIANAPOLIS JourusA-
LAFAYETTE, May PA clsricsl-lookine man
palmed of worthless check on Del Rising of
Cumberson & Co., jewelers.. The man bought
$50 worth of goods three watches) and ten
dersd q $3.50 check on the Fourth National Bank
Of Louisville It was made payable to Thomas
Harrison, and was signed d. B. Mooney. Ris-
ing gave the firms check for 500 and let the
man have the goods. The fellow had tho check
cashed and has not been seen since. Tho $3.50
check on the Louisville bank Il bogus.
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Iowa Delegates to st. Louis.

convention met here at IL o'clock this morning,
and was largely attended. Hon. j. c. Cook was
made temporary chairman, and his address was
received with much applause. The delegates
to the St. Louis convention from each district
were announced. and are 80 follows:
First district. w. W. Baldwin, j. d. NJ Ham
ilton; Second, Moses Bloom. Thomas Lambert;
Third. j. H. Scales, Cato Sells; Fourth, L. l..
Ainsworth. g. t. Bellamy; Fifth, Charles A.
Clark. j. E. Henriques; Sixth. s. s. Caruthers.
E. Morrison; Eighth, w. s. Sproat, F. 5. White
more; Ninth. j. s. Tam. E. NJ. Whyland; Tenth.
A. b. Keith. j. j. Wilson; Eleventh, w. A.
Wells, Il. ID. Higgs.
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Ida Wittenberg's Slayer.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
LAFAYETTE. May 2.-Henry Chamberlain,
father Of Edward Chamberlain in Jail here for
killing Ida Witteuberg, Of Reynolds. was in the
city. He says there is no danger Of mob vio-
lence even in Reynolds. and wants to have .
speedy trial Of his son. The people there are
quiet. he says and are perfectly willing to Let
the law take its course. The Chamberlain and
Wittenberg families were very intimate. their
The son is the youngest child of Mr.. Chamber
lain, and the dead girl was the youngest child
or tho Wittenbergs Both families are pros
trated over the unfortunate occurrence.
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Stanley believed to Re Safe.

LONDON, May 2-The Emin Boy relief COM
mittss are confident that Stanley is safe and
that he is pushing his way to the region between
the Congo river and Albert Nyanza. A dispatch
from Zanzibar confirms the theory that Stanley
has bent his steps toward Wadelai, via Makua
Wells, to avoid some swamps. and therefore
Emin Boys party will fail to hear OF him.
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The Indiana Oil Region.

0pecfnI 10 the tnuldn6poIf5 JoDfnAL
MONTPELIER. May 2-There are probably
fifteen thousand acres Of land in this locality
under oil and gas leases which privileges are
owned by ten companies. The indiana oil field,
Of which Montpelier is the center, is probably
ten miles in length on q 45o line by three miles
10 width. Nowhere else in the State has oil
been struck in paying quantities, and at no
other point found flowing oil wells. Tn 9
Keystone Oil Company are drilling . well south
west of here three miles. and the Salamonic
will drill in No. 5. northwest No. 6 will be
drilled in on Oil creek. along which is laid tho
Orvis & Twihel Hoosier pipeline. 1t lie be-
lieved that there will be no delay in opening up
what is sure to DO one of the greatest Industries
of Indiana
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Delegates to INDIANAPOLIS.

NEW YORK. May 2.-Ths Prohibitonists Of
the Fourteenth, or Westminster congressional
district, at White Plains. to-day. elected Francis
Craford. OF Woodlawn; d. F. Gorham, of Mount
Kisko. and John Paeen. of Yonkers delegates to
the national Prohibition convention at Indian
apolis. Rev. V. W. Benedict was nominated
by reclamation for Congress-. Herbert A. See.
of the Twenty fourth ward. was nominated for
presidential elector
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Militi. Placed at . sherin,s Disposal

JACKSON. Miss, May kilograms from
Vicksburg indicate q serious state OF affairs
there. and Governor Lowry has placed the
militia at the command of Captain Varrell. the
sheriff. A young man named Lanier was
placed in Jail at Vicksburg this evening. charged
with being accessory to the rape committed
Monday night for which . negro was hanged.
He 10 also in danger of the same fate.
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Business Man Charged with Forgery.

READING Pa, May 2.-Daniei h Fiizeerald.
well-known iron man. was lodged in Jail here
to-day charged with forging the name OF the
Butler Hardware Company. of New York, in
accepting draft of $500. Fitzgerald neeotiat-
cd the note here, hence the arrest A detainer
was served in Jail to night on warrant charg-
ing him with raising two notes of $500 each.
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The Rebel Grand Army Veteran.

As Gen. Joseph E. Johnston cannot possibly
be admitted to actual mem bsrship in the Grand
Army Of the Republic and az E. d. Baker Post
only acted with ordinary courtesy when il ac-
knowledged his gift of money to the charitable
fund by elscting him q contributing member.
there u not much use in getting into q state of
excitement about . matter crsditabls alike TO
General Johnston aud to the post
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Emneror Frederick.

BERLIN. May 2.-The Emperor has passed
comparatively good day. His fever entirely
subsidized during the day and he took none OF the
medicine he has been accustomed to take to re-
ducs his temperature Yesterday, for the first
time In many days, be attended to no Foreign
Office business
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Philadelphia Press,

Soft-headed young Democrats in some parts
of the West are forming campslen organizA-
tons which they call FRANKIE Clubs These
tender young men, who are mostly Willies and
Claudies. propose to vote for GROVE Cleveland
for President
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Failure at Lafayette.

LAFAYETTE, May civilian Garland,
one of the oldest retail hardware dealers in the
city, assigned to-day. George Foresman Was
appointed assignee. The liabilities are not
stated; the assets are about So 000
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A $4,000 Mail Robbery.

HARRISBURG, Pa, May 2-Ths mail pouch
from Baltimore via the North Central railroad
was received here this morning with . slit cut
in il. 1t is alleged that registered letters con-
tanning $40 900 were taken from it. The rob-
berry took place near Baltimore, il is thought
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SANTA FE, NJ. IL. May Florence Mullen,
who served eighteen months in the Illinois peni-
Tertiary for an attempt to steal the body of
President Lincoln, has been lodged in the peni-
tsntisry here for 90 attempt to defraud tho
government he Was convicted in southern
New Mexico otperiury in connection with the
entry Of public lands Of the Territory, and
sentenced TO four years at hard labor and 81, 900
fine He bore . fair reputation here before his
connection with the Illinois affair became
kno~n
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A Shot from the shoulder.

New York sum
The letter of the Hon. Joseph E. Mcdonald,
of Indiana. concerning the Hon. Isaac p. Gray.
Of Indiana. 10 probably the most straghtfor-
ward political epistle written yet this year.
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Financial Panic an Buenos Ayres.

TRIESTE. May News has reached here that
fifteen banking houses in Buenos Ayrss have
suspended within ten days. The liabilities Of
one Of the banks exceed 1000 900 pesos The
government bank refuses to discount bills.
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Revival of War Scares.

LONDON, May 1.-The attempts to create war
scares which have been again revived are en-
phasized by the issuance of urgent orders to the
Plymouth naval station TO reinforce the Medi-
terranesn squadron by the addition of six tor
40 kn.t
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vrScExr LUSpBERe, Of Stockh ohm. Physg
clan in chief 20 the King Of sweden, recon-
msnds Halls Vegetable sisiliAn Hair Remover
or the scalp and hair.
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Carl schurz and bismarck Meet

BERLIN. May 2.-Carl Schurz had an inter-
view with Prince Bismarck to-day. Tomorrow
he will meet persons distinguished in literature.
art and politics at the residence Of Paul Lin
dan
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General BEEN Commit. Suicide.

CHICAGO. May 2-Gen. Martin BEEN, . vet
Gran soldier and distinguished lawyer, of this
city, committed suicide last night, on rancho
near Stsunton, Neb., by shooting himself.
Domestic troubles are said TO have been the