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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-14
A Letter from a Soldier.

TO tho Editor of the indianapolis Journal
According to what the Demo-copperhead
party says, l am one of that class of ex-Union
soldiers denominated, ''the scum of the earth"
l would be a pensioner. and cannot for the reason
that cannot get afidavits of comrades to show
the location Of the square foot Of ground upon
which 1 was standing. lying sitting and to
state the hour of the day, and the day of the
month when my disability, Qoss of hearing in
part was incurred. Also, because I did not have
any hospital record during the war. However
the government owes me- for eighteen months
service, at the rate of SIC per month, and that in
money worth 100 cents the dollar. Like all
other soldiers l was paid in paper that was
worth about S. for each month served. There
may have been men who went out for the glory
of the thing alone, but rot one of them,
and am unwilling sreditor to this govern
ment (now being run by the same copperheads
who tried to destroy it, until l paid the diff
ference between the value of gold and the dep
reciated paper that received. Considering the
fact that could have made $50 per month at
home during the time / served, it oes not ap-
pear though marched away solely for the
trifiing sic per month which the government
paid rather agreed to pay its soldiers.
I will tell other soldiers what 1 think about
the pension business. In the first place, there
is too much Internal harping by copperhead and
mugwump newspapers on the pension question.
All honest and fair-minded soldiers know that
there should be some kind of general pension
bill passed, and every soldier having an honor
able discharge pensioned according TO his ply
steal condition. Such bill would do away
with scores of other bills that a detrimeut,
rather than aid to very many soldiers Too
many pension bills nuisance when of
the right kind will answer we'll a great
many The soldiers ought to send petitions TO
Congress every day while that body is in session.
Get every soldier where the petition is clrcu-
lated to sign his name. If such
general bill should pass both houses during this
administration and the infamous vetoer"
should veto it, we would expect him to, then
must insist on Congress passing 1t over his
veto.
The soldiers who cannot see that the boss
vetoer is his bitter enemy has room to let In
his upper story. Why was the Mexican pension
bill signed SO quickly after it passed the House
and Senate last winterl The man is a fool that
does not know il was because that bill would
give pension to at least three ex-confederate
soldiers to where it would Union soldier.
Whyi Simply because nearly all the survivors
of the Mexican ara in the Southern states
and they are almost TO man Democrats. just
think OF it. soldier comrades. and then ask Your
selves the question. how much did the war for
the Union lack Of being failure after aiR So
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MINOR MATTERS.
Probability that Radical Changes VIII Be
Made in Internal Revenue Laws.
Special to the IndianapoIis journal

Probability that Radical Changes Will Be
Made in Internal Revenue Laws
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-"Of course, the Re-
publicans in the Senate are protectionists," said
one Of them this morning 'and it will not be
among the possibilities to secure the passage of
a tariff bill in that body which will be extreme
in it's provisions and liable to do violence to our
industrial interests. There are three or four
Democratic Senators who are also protection
lists. Several of the Democrats are opposed to
the internal revenue system, and they would
heartily support repeal of it if it were not for
the fact that it would impair the chances of the
Democratic ambition which is TO make p sweep
ing reduction of the customs dues. Under this
aspect of affairs" continued the Senator, 'the
chances very largely in favor Of radical
changes in the internal revenue laws. If they
are not altogether abolished, the taxes to-
bacco in my opinion, will be- There is q move
ment on the part of the conferees appointed by
the Democrats in the Senate to force a compro-
mise on the tariff and internal tax questions, by
which the reductions shall be uniform on the
two sources of revenue-that is to say, the re-
duction shall be much on internal revenue
on customs, and it strikes me that this would be
a very fair way of making the compromise"
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INDIASAPoLIs, Jan.
Better than Volapuk.

Atlanta CONSTITUTION.
If it is desired to have a language that will
suit all the purposes of commerce and travel.
why not take English2 Our tongue is to-day
the most prominent the globe. In Great
Britain, her dependencies, and the United
States, fully 10O 900, 900 people speak it,
Wherever traveller goes. if he can speak En-
elish he can find people who can talk with him.
Half of the printed publications in the world are
in English. The men who who speak the Eng
lish tongue have carried their arts and aims to
every quarter of the globe, and there is no
limit to their conquering march. Volapuk is
said to have no grammar This is small rec
ommendaton. If English has a grammar no
man has ever yet found it. Ours is emphati-
all the languages that were ever spoken by all
the peoples of the earth.
Why bother with this Volapuk fad! Take a
living language and make the best of it. And
of all the living languages. what is better and
more useful than Eaglish2
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How to Cook a Ham.

Davenport Democrat Gazette.
There plenty of places in this city whe re
COON hams can be purchased. Let me give you
of the late Sam Wards receipts for cooking
a ham, which have never seen in print:
Take large and fat ham, weighing from
it:S Then take one teaspoonful Of powdered
mace, one teaspoonful of powdered black pepper,
two teaspoonfuls of powdered allspice, one-ouar-
ter of a teaspoonful of powdered cayenne pep
per Mix the spices with enough brown sugar
to cover top of ham one inch thick; put the ham
in large dripping-pan. into which pour two
quarts of port wine; bake in hot oven, and basic
frequently till the ham absorbs the wine.
Now, sir. is not that dish fit to set before an
American citizen .'Roman Emperor
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Operations Of tine Pnblic Printing once

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-The report Of Public
Printer Benedict for the fiscal year ended June
80 1887. has been submitted to Congress-. 1t
claims that the Public Printer has added greatly
to the conveniences and working capacity of the
Office. but still there are marked deficiencies
that ought to be supplied. The output Of pub
lie printing for the year was considerably larger
than ever before, and this result, which has dis
posed OF great deal of delayed work, was
compllshed at a cost greatly below the average of
previous years. The report claims that the
actual ecst was S262 46l less than the of the
preee1iuc rear. The Public Printer concludes
by reiiefating his urgent request for additional
storage room tie also recommends new quar-
ters for the electrotype foundry, n larger paper
warehouse, modern machinery, an extension of
the electric lighting system throughout the
building a new engine and repairs to the roof
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Mrs. Washington and Mrs. Zee.


Among the equipages that are on the So
ciety field days in Washington is large family
carriage, family ark. with more comfort than
style about it. Two good-looking horses with
long tails, in the style of ten years back, and a
venerable colored coachmau. The whole turn
out has ''before the war" air. Two handsome
women, cousins, one middle-aged and one
young are inside the carriage and they
bear the distinguished names of Lee and Wash
ineton.
Mrs. Lee is the wife Of Gen. w. Fl. F. Lee,
now serving his first term in Congress. The
carriage is hers, and was brought from Ravens
worth, Gen. Lees home, in Fairfax county, Vir-
ginia across the Potomac. Mrs Washington is
scendant OF Gen. Washington. Her husband
is also new member of Congress.
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A Regular HIghwayman.

Detroit Free Press
Eyes. was held up for s25," replied citizen,
when Intercepted at his place of business the
other day.
Gould you identify the parties}"
81 could, though there was only one"
land you let one man hold you up2"
TT was not man, it was a medium-sized
woman"
For the land sake, how did she do it,"
s'She simply put her arms around me in the
robbed that way good many times in the last
fifteen years.
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Further Fishery Complication.

WASHINGTON. Jan. l3-The indications are
that the fishery troubles will become more com
plicated before they settled Representa-
tive Cnipman of Michigan, has laid before Sec
rotary Bayard complaints showing that annoy
ances are put upon American fishermen On the
great lakes by the Canadian government similar
TO those com planned of by the New England fish
ermen. The specific complaint is of the SEIZURE
by the Canadian superintendent of lake fisher
les, Of nets valued at $40. 000 which belonged to
one Salsma. citizen OF Michigan. IL Is COM
planned that the Canadian authorities annoy
ing the American fishermen in every. way pos
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CITIZEN let the moon usurp the rule of day,
And winking tapers show the sun his way;
For what my senses can perceive,
/ need no revelation to believe"

Ladies suffering from any Of the weaknesses
ailments peculiar to their sex, and who will
use DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription according
to directions, will experience a genuine revela-
ton in the benefit they will receive. 1t is DOS
tive cure for the most complicated and obsti
nate of leucorrhea, excessive flowing, pain
full menstruaton, unnatural supressions, pro-
lapsus. falling of the womb weak back, .'fe
male weakness" anteversion retroverson, hear
ing down sensations, chronic congestion inf1am-
nation and liberation of the womb. inhamma-
ton, pain and tenderness in ovaries, accom-
panied with internal heat"
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The Lords Intention.

Rev. Dewitt Talmaee.
The Bible says it is not good for man to be
alone but never says it is not good for woman
to be alone, and the simple fact is that many
women who are harnesssd for life in the mar
rage relation would be a thousandfold better off
if they were alone. God makes no mistake
and the fact that there is such large majority
of women in this land proves that He intended
multitudes of them should go alone.
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long as the words solid South and the
method termed shotgun policy are used to carry
elections, SO long will the bloody shirt con-
tlnue 10 wave. w X. WARRINGTON.
CHAMPAIGN CITY. III.
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sible and interfering with the fishing industry.
Secretary Bayard has taken prompt action IN
the matter. telegraphing at once to the British
government a protest against the seizure or the
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smugelers in san Francisco

FAN Francisco February 1O.-A special
scent Of the Treasury has discovered that
the old ring which formerly imported
opium by the ton has been recognized and
is more powerful than ever. Two members
of the old ring are in prison. The SNUG.
glers AT large have formed a Combination
with influential officers of the custom
house, and are not only importing opium
once more in large quantities, but also
Chimes, silks. Formerly all smuggling
was done on the large steamships plying
between San Francisco and China. The
methods of the smugglers became so well.
knowa that this system was abandoned
and the smugglers HAYS feet OF their own,
consisting of stanch schooner, that run
in and out Of San Francisco under the
guise of seal-hunting schooners.
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higher for good; stockers and feeding steers 10
demand; good 70 choice corn-fed 81 3594 So
$50 feeding steers & 6Oas 25; COWS 81 SOFAS 0S
HOgs-Receipts 415S; shipments none. Market
active medium and heavy. steady to stronger
pigs and light weights sc higher: good to choice
IS 3oG5 IS: common to medium 81 7a95 Is; skips
and pigs IS oO94 60. Sheep-Receipts III; ship.
ments none. Market strong; good to choice
muttons 81 25@4 65; common TO medium 81 50d4.
ST. LOUIS, February NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. l..
10O shipments 500. Market strong; choice
heavy native steers 81 i5N5 IS: fair to good
native do g 1904 80; butchers steers. medium
TO good. S2G3 AZ: rangers ordinary to good
g 25d4 10. Hogs-Receip!s $500; shipments
Sntchers selections IS 5oa5 7o peekins m edf
I'm 70 prime 50 1905 So; light grades, ordinary
20 good. 81 SOFAS H. Sheep-Receipts l 900: ship
s IS. ''O' A@i1e' Slows iAif TO fancy 50 COG
CHICAGO, February Is The Drovers' Jour.
nal reports: Cattle-Receipts 2OC0, shipments
none. Shipping steers s3e 5. stockers and feed
Sl5; Texas cattle 81 50a4 Hogs-Receipts Is.
eco; shipments 5000. Market steady to strong;
mix IKE 3 is@s 80; heavy s. 4O@5 so; light SIC
shipments LOCO. Market STEADY: natives 50 5OG
IS: western 81 6o@5 121z; Texas 1894 25; lambs
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, February 13.-Cattle-
at last weeks prices ;.six cars shipped to New
York. Hogs-ReceiPis $500; shipments 800.
HudIktb hlOWf NuliduclpulhS 60 oOOLO 1OrKerS
IS 30G5 so. Eight cars to New York to day.
Sheep-Reeeipts 5000; shipments 5000. Market
firm at last weeks prices.
CINCINNATI, February 13-Hogs-Strong
common and light, S9i so; packing and butch.
ers. IS 40G5 IS. Receipts, 1,400; shipments
500.
CINNATI. February S-Csttle-Receipts,
shipments, IS; firm; common to choice
her grades s2d4 p; shipping 81 2594 as.
p-Receipts, lag; shipments, IL active and
common to prime 81 7565: choice Wethers
5G5 so, Lambs strong si@6
BUFFALO, February 13.-Cattle Receipts S.
9S5; market steady with fair demand; common
TO fair SO 75G4 So: good to choice shipping 81 50
as; extra steers s. 15a5 80; choice feeders So 3
as so; veals s. so 90 75. Sheep-Receipts Ii, 600;
in good demand al full prices; common to fair,
81 50@5: good to choice s. 25@5 Co. extra g 81;
lambs firm; ordinary to choice 81 50G6 so: ex-
ira Sc IS Hogs-Receipts Is 600; in good de-
mand and prices shade higher; light pigs, IS
as Is; mixed pigs and light Workers s. 40G5 50
selected Workers IS 60@5 IS; selected medium
weights s. So@5 90; good TO choice heavy s. 95.
BALTIMORE, February Is Swine firm, fair
supply and moderate demand. Receipts 7l79
head. Quotations 1975sc.
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Tiger shooting Extraordinary.
ST, James Gazette,

Mr.. John Powell, q zemindar in the Sa.
harunpore district, shot three very fine
tigers short time ago under peculiar and
exceptional circumstances. Mr.. Powell
had gone down to his estate-which is in
the vicinity of Badshabagh, village on
toe south side. and two or three miles from
the TImli pass, on the road between Saba
runpore and Chukrata. 1t seems buffalo
had been killed bys tiger. Mr.. Powell
had a mschan tied up - near it; on this i he
ing turning up, he grew tired, got of, and
rode home. He then had bath, and In.
tended to go for a drive, bat he changed
bis mind and went again to the machan.
He had scarcely settled himself down
that is be had not been in the mschan ten
minutes-when out stalked Q fine, fall
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Hanged for Numbering His mistress,

UTICA, N. Y, February 9.-Clement A r
thur Day was executed in the Utica Jail at
10:24:30 this morning, in the presence of
twenty-four citizens. He was declared
dead in eleven and a halt minutes. His
neck was broken. Day declared that he
had nothing to say to the public. In the
presence of the Rev. E. Owen he declared
himself guiltless of premeditated murder.
Day clspped his hands after the death war
rant was read and smiled. Ga walking
over the ice in the Jail yard he laughed
heartily over falls of the Sheriff, Rev. E.
Owen, and special Deputy Burke, exclaim-
ing: That's four of Ihem." He yawned
while his legs were being strapped upon
the scaffold. he assisted Deputy Bellew
in adjusting the rope about his neck, and
smiled as the cap was being drawn over his
face, and when the body was cut dawn the
smile was still there.
Day was hanged for the murder of his
paramour, Johanna Rosa Cross, on the
bank of Black River canal, June 8, 1887.
DAYS father was the only witness of the
tragedy. Day was always very jealous of
his mistress, and feared she would leave
him. The day before the tragedy Rosa re-
ceived letter from her mother, saying she
was dying and asking the daughter to come
to her. Rosa wrote a reply, and she and
Day started toward Bonneville to mail 1t.
They had gone but short distance when
Day turned and struck her with butcher
knife. He continued cutting until eight
distinct cuts were made, one entering the
heart. Days father was too far awav to
interfere. After killing the woman, Day
dragged the body to the bushes. The
father informed the authorities, and after
spending day in the woods the murderer
gave himself up. No regret tor what he
had done could be drawn from him. The
condemned man passed his last night with
out any nervousness, and seemed to enjey
his violin, and sang and danced with APP
parent unconcern until 1890 this morn
ing. He then went to bed and slept until
6.30
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grown tiger from the adjoining jungle. and
commenced TO devour the dead buffalo.
He fred a shot which hit IL in the shoulder
and rolled il over dead. He had scarcely
reloaded the discharged barrel when out
came another; at this he fred four shots
before he gave it its quietus. This animal
had hardly given up moving its body in
It's final death-tbroes when an enormous
tgress put In her appearance. One well
aimed shot struck her close to the eve and
rolled her over dead. Now, all these three
tigers were killed in space of time some
what less than half an hour: and the very
next day he killed remarkably foe pam
ther over the same kill.
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Grain In Store February 7. 1883.
LIVE STOCK.

NEW YORK, February Observation-Disclosures
800, making 1880 Tor the week, and 400 steers
due here this morning over the Delaware, Lack.
swanna and Western Railroad, are reported
killed in a wreck at Broad Creek Bridge some
was uneomm0nly dull. Limited offerings Wer
barely closed out. Native steers ranged from
g s. to IS so, with few fancy bulIocks up ( ,
- 1896 IS; bulls and dry cows from 81 to So 2
In lots. sheep-Receipts 10. 400, making q 3S
for the week. Good and prime offerings wer .
In demand. Inferior and common dull an 1
weak, with downward tendency. Common ,
prime lambs at IS 1907 rs; extra do 81 50. Hog
Receipts $780, making q, $50 for the week
Eominally steady for live hogs at IS 4095 20.
None offered alive
Indicator reports: Cattle-Receipts 6Io: shin
1enH pope. Strong and active, values a shad
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Fight at q Spelling Bee.

WAYEErowN, February 13.-[Special. i
AZ MsIIott = snsI9 towDe 81 lila northi
west OF this place. During the contest a
dispute arose between some young men of
that place and q party from Hillsboro,
which resulted in q general fight, during
which Ned Brown, of Hillsborro, receive
q deep cash across the forehead, one in the
left side and several cuts in the face. James
Moore, OF Mellott, was also badly cut in
the side.
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CROWN PRINCES CONDITION
he is Progressing FAvOrabIy Since the
Operation Was Performed,

Operation Was Performed,
San RENO, February 10 An official
bulletin says that the German Crown Prin oe
passed good night, without fever or pain,
and that his powers OF respiration and
deglutition are perfectly unImpeded. The
bulletin is signed by Doctors Mackenzie,
Scbrt der, Krause, Br4mann and How III.
He takes food easily and his general con-
dition 1s sat sfactory.
LONDON, February 10 The Lancet, q
medical journa'. ssys: Even should
DeIichou Drifts pI owe 10 be the sole disease
from which the German Crown Prince is
suffering, Its great extent must cause d
serious end permanent def1rmity of the
larynx," s dispatch from San Reno say
that the German Crown Prince is uneasy
and feverlsh.
BERLIN, February 10 Dispatches from
San Reno are aware with the keenest IN
terest to day. There was great popula,
demonstration of sympathy in front of tn
Imperial Palace, when crowds OF people g.
sembled all day in spite of the heavy raiu
The Emperor and Empress appeared at FIRE
quent intervals and bowed TO the saluts
tons Of the people.
Minister Won Botticher announced il,
the Reichstag to-day that the condition o.
the Crown Prince did not cause uneasiness.
1t is rumored that DR.. Schroeder has
been summoned to San Reno to attend 8
consultation as to the adVisability of per
forming a radical operation upon the
Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince passed good day, is
cheerful, and takes food easily.
BERLIN, February l0.-The rumor that
DR.. Schroeder has been summoned to San
Reno is without foundation. 1t is now
operation on the Prince, DR.. Bramann In
sisting upon it. Only liquid food is used
by the Prince.
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There Is No Death.

BY..sIR EDWARD BULwER LYTToN,
There is no DEATH The stars 20 down
To rise upon some fairer shore;
And bright in heavens leweled crown
They shine forever more.
There is no death! The dust we tread
Shall change beneath the summer shower
To golden grain or mellow fruit,
Or rainbowtinted flowers.
The granite rocks disorganize
To feed the hungry moss they pear,
The leaves drink daily life
From out the viewless air.
There is no death! The leaves may fail,
The flowers may TAIL and pass away;
They Only wait through wintry hours
The coming of the May.
There is no DEATH An angel form
Walks DER the earth with silent tread;
He bears our best loved things away,
And then we call them dead"
He leaves our hearts ell desolste;
He plucks our fsirest, sweetest flowers;
Transported into bliss, they now
Adorn immortal bowers.
The bird-like voice. whose joyous tones
Make glad these scenes of sin and strife,
sings now an everlasting song
Amid the tree oflife.
And where he sees a smile too bright
Or heart too pure for faint and wee,
he bears II to that world Of light,
To dwell in Paradise;
Born unto that undying life,
They leave us but to come again;
With Joy we welcome them-the same,
Except in sin and pain.
And ever near US, though unseen,
The dear immortal spirits tread;
For all the boundless universe
Is life-there are no dead.
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COMMERCIAL.

Yesterdays markets showed but little change
except IN the produce market, where several
advances are noted. Eggs jumped to zoe, and
are scarce. Hens, chickens and turkeys are &c
higher. Geese are lower. Sugars are unehang-
ed, but the grocery business for the first two
weeks of the month shows an improvement
over the corresponding period OF last year
Dried fruits are somewhat irmer Dry goods
are quiet and drugs unchanged.
WHEAT-LOcal market is very quiet at quota
tlons. Prices are somewhat easier, with few
sellers. Aillers are taking all arrivals, which
are light. Futures dull.
CoRE-Holds about steady, with firm feeling.
Arrivals are fairly liberal. Sellers still not
much inclined TO trade at prices. Shipping de-
mand is improving on all grades. Soun1 ear
corn is scarce, ana in good request.
RYE-Dull.
BRAN-Steady and in fair request,
HAY-Fairly active hut ghaop easier On No