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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12
A Railroad-Pass Scandal.

CoFFEEvILLE. Miss, March IA row &C.
Cured the other night an Illinois Central
train because the conductor refused to pass
Roderick Lowry. nephew of Governor Lowry.
on the Governors family pass. This exposes
the fact that the chief executive of the State is
guilty of misdemeanor, the Legislature of 1884
having made the following law: 1T shall be
misdemeanor for any LEGISLATOR, executive. judi
cial officer, or any person holding Office OF
honor, trust, profit under the laws OF the
State, to travel on any railroad in the State
without paying absolutely. and without any
guise or trick, subterfuge evasion whatso-
ever, the same fare required of passengers gem
orally For the first offeuse the person violating
this law is II be punished by fine of $25; for
the second offenss fine of 800 and ten days
Imprisonment. and for the third offense fine of
$500 and thirty DAYS i'm prison ment."
It now that the Governor is holding
passes all the railroads in the State, reading:
Pass Governor and family during the year
1888 unless otherwise ordered" These passes
cover the entire territory through which the
railroads operate. The Illinois Central railroad,
therefore is liable to fine of 5000 by the State
and s., 900 fine by the United States. There is
considerable talk about this incident.
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Judge Rueeles's Elopemens.

WICHITA, Kan. March 11.-Judge E. G. Rug
giles. who few days ago eloped with his
steDographer, wrote a letter bearing date of
March z from st. Louis. to his wife. stating
that he never expected to return 10 Wichita, and
that she should make the best of mis- actions.
He failed 20 express any regrets. and, in fact.
seemed to be happy that be was of with his
charming clerk The publication of the fact of
the elopemens to-day brought out considerable
new evidence concerning if. The Judge had
nortgaced some of his property three times,
claiming 10 be giving fret mortgages He also
sold S25, 900 worth OF real estate, getting cash,
also borrowed money on it but few days before
he sold it. His library WAS mortgagod TO G. h.
Miller, j. @. Houston and Riddel. who paid him
$50, co., 1t is said to be of the finest private
libraries in the State, costing about SIS. 000 He
mortgaged his fine residence to two agencies.
and got more money out of them thar it is
thought to be worth. Some who had lost money
on him, and were anxious TO see justice done,
made mp a purse of 81 900 for his arrest and con-
vict;oD, and the matter was given to detectives.
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Officer Wright. of Aurora, Mo-, was shot and
it thought mortally wounded near Chesa-
peake, Saturday He. with another officer
was in pursuit of Jacob Batesim. an escaped
criminal
In Wichita. Kan. dive, Saturday night, John
Uninterrupted double barreled shotgun at Doc.
Smith and Sam Brock. The latter awas hit in
the neck and hled to death. The former was
not seriously hurt
Marion Kirby, of Dadeville, No., who was
found Saturday morning, lying on the street,
insensible. with an ugly bruise on his head
died early yesterday morning. It is supposed
that he was slugged aud robbed by unknown
parties.
AT Tyrone Pa, yesterday. Charles W. Stet-
tier while under the influence of liquor. shot
landlord d. H. Hagen, of the Arlington House,
In the stomach and then attempted suicide by
cutting his throat with pen-knife. The doc
sors prooed the wound and found the ball
Stettlers Injuries are not serious. ana he was
arrested to await the result of Haagen's iniu-
ries.
Tom Roof. a negro who attempted criminal
assault on Mrs Joseph Morrison at Trenton,
Ga. and who was arrested in Chattanooga
Thursday, and taken to Trenton was hanged in
the public square by mob Saturday night
Roof admitted his guilt. Sheriff Byrd made
show of resistance. but was overpowered, and
delivered the keys to save the jail from being
demolished.
Sheriff Stoddard of Rice county Kansas,
acquisitions from the Governor of Kansas for
the arrest of A. G. Myers and Frank West
charged with the murder of Richibald Douglas,
a stockman, at Lyons. Kan. twelve years ago
The accused are two of the most prominent and
wealthy citizens of Durango, Col, both having
The sheriff left Denver yesterday to make the
arrests
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ILLINOIS.
Important Capture of Alleged Commentators
by United States Officers

Important Capture of Alleged Commentators
by United States Officers r
Carlo. ILL.,, March 10.-An important capture
of counterfeiters was effected yesterday by Dep.
uty United States Marshal Schneider, at Tan.
mel Hill, small station the Caro- Vincennes
& Chicago line. forty miles from this city For
sone time counterfeit nickels, dimes and dol
lars have annoyed the people of the locality,
and. although considerable effort was made by
the local authorities nothing developed to i'm
rlicate any one. The metal used was very bad
and subjected the coin to instant detection, al
though the workmanship most excellent
In spite of this. however. many pieces were
passed. Yesterday. however. through the exer-
lions of special detectives. the game was located
in little house the railroad crossing and
three brothers, named George, Thomas and
Richard Edwards. were arrested therein with
dies, cups. salamanders and metal close at hand
The men were brought here this morning and
held by United States Com missioner 81 H. Con-
dee in the sun of $500 each, for trial in the
United States District Court her4 next week in
default of which they were jailed.
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The Maladis. Of canary BIRDS.

New York Mail and Express.
1T has been bad winter for canariesn re-
marked a Park-row bird dealer to reporter
this morning.
''How SOP
"Diphtheria"
els there epidemic among them7"
mo, not exactly. You see birds in house
will take almost any infectious disease which
may aff1ict the members of the household when
they are taken sick They will take scarlet
fever. measles, almost anything like human
being They cannot be cured, for by
the time their sickness 10 discovered they
too far gone for aid. Hundreds of
caparies. as well rs other household birds.
have died because of the prevalence of diphths-
ria during the winter. i dare say there will be
many pathetic stories told shortly OF the simnl-
taneous death of children and their favorite
birds, and much talk of broken birds hearts
When it is understood that the child and the
bird have had the same disease, the pathos will
vanish. The people who shave valuable song
sters and know their nature always remove
them from sick room TO a distant part of the
house. but as generaI thing the owners of
songsters understand very little about them
other than that they can sing"
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INDIANA ANDILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
Various Kinds in the Two States.
Not Be Granted PensiOn-A Burglar
Captnred-COunterfeite Arrested.
INDIANA.


Facts that Indicate that ssCoIonei" Mary
Hooker Han Made Mistake.
Special to the Indiana Boiis JournaA
ELKHART, March 10.-Incuiry into the case
of Mrs Mary Hooker. of this city. who has
made an effort to SECURE pension from the
government for thres years and thee months
of alleged active ser vice soldier during the
late war. said servis being performed in the
disguise of male attire, brings 9 letter from an
old soldier who resides in Tif6n, Ohio She
claims to have served in Company c. Fourth
Ohio Regiment. under Colonel Gibson, part of
the time in Virginia, spending some time in
Libby prison, taking part in the battles OF
Shiloh, Antietam, Harrisons Landing and Sec
ond Bull Run, receiving two wounds at Antie-
tam. one IL the left leg and the Other, slight
one. in the chest. The latter months of her
service, she says, she was cook at the tent
of Colonel Gibson, and that during
the entire time she was a soldier no one sus-
pected her sex In rrquital OF this she claims a
pension, stated a few days ago in the journal
aud says she will get it. The Tifin soldier who
writes here says Colonel Gibson raised
the Forty ninth at Tifin and commanded
it three years. but that neither he nor his regi-
ment ever served in Virginia. being in the West
all the time. The Eighth Regiment was raised
at Tif1n, and the Twenty first, Fiffy-saventn
and Slxty-fifth were raised in that vicinity, hut
the Fourth had no existence there. Alt the time
that Colonel Gibson IN the field, PONY"
from Company A. Colonel" Hooker, as she
calls herself. has gained considerable notoriefy
by her unusual claim, and IL is becoming very
evident that she will not get pension.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12
Burglar Captured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, March 10-Last night three mon
went to the residence of Mrs. Beckmyer, Ger
man widow who resides, with two daughters,
four miles southeast of here, and broke in the
door of her house, after being refused admit
lance, and demanded her money. Yhe daugh-
ters slipped away from the house, and running
TO different nei2hbors gave the alarm. In a
short time several men arrived with guns,
opened fire upon the retrrating robbers, and
succeeded in capturing of the number, who
was brought to this city and given a preliminary
hearing this morning and taken to Jail at
Brownstown. He gave his as Charles
Miller and claimed to reside near Annapolis,
first claiming he was from Kansas. He gave
two names thoss of the men engaged with
him IN the atteIr pied robbery.
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B.g Reward for rasoott.s Capture.

CHICAGO, March lI.-In lieu of the reward
heretofore offered for the arrest and detention
of William B. Tascott, l am authorized by Mrs.
Henrietta Smell, widow OF the late Amos j.
Smell. to publish the following letter:
March IL 1888.
To George W. Hubbard, Acting General superintend-
emit police:
$4,000 reward viii be paid by Henrietta Smell.
widow of the late Amos T. Smell, for the arrest and
detention until identified by the authorities of the
city of Chicago of one William B. Tascott the sup
poaed murderer of her husband. The above rewa I'd
will hold good for sixty days fromrdase.
HENRIETTA SMELL.
Address all information to
GEORGE w HUBBARD,
Acting Gen. SupL Police. Chicago.
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Losses by Fire.
Special to the 1ndia.aDolis Journas.


RICHMOND, Ind. March lit took FIVE
hours this morning. to burn q 50. 900 hole in w.
C. Starr & Sons chain and hame works, the
loss being principally in unseasoned hame ma
terial. where the work of the dremen seemed
futile. The origin of the fire is unknown. In
snrance. So. 120. one-fourth in the German of
Pittsburg, and the German of Freeport. H.. and
the other three-fourths equally in the New York
Bowery, and the Howard and Williamsburg,
city OF New York.
PERU. Ind. March 1.-THE City Hotel, q
two-story brick structure. partially de-
siroyed oy fire this morning. The damage by
fire and water is 81 600. with no insurance. The
fire caused by defective fue.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. March 1.-The Sawrie-
Roster cracker mandatory burned at o'clock
this morning. Loss. $40. 900; insurance, s27, 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12
Brief nrentIou

Charles Heinzman. owner of the Sherrn an
House, Springfield. killed himself while a runk
because mis- wife would not LEFT him kiss her
Morris Brown, an expert telegraph operator
and for several years employed in the Western
Union Office in st Louis. was found dead on
the floor of his room in the Major House. at
Flora. Saturday Cause of death. paralysis
of the brain.
Charles G. Eekhart of Tusccle, and Ell P.
Vale. of Decatur arc being urgei by their
friends 10 become candidates for the circuit
judgeship to succeed Judge Jacob " Wetkin.
who. IN all probability, will be nominated FOR
the Supreme Bench. The elections occur june T.
General Gilehriss, Of Fort Madison is making
survey ST Hamilton for the location Of the
canal from the Des Moines rapids 10 point be-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12
LincoIn Ia Nor 4 Candidate.

MEXICO. Mo. March 1I.-Ervin Caldwell, col
ored, few days ago wrote q lettsr to Robert T.
Lincoln asking him whsther or not he would be
a candidate for the presidency. The following
reply was received:
CHICAGO. March g. 1883.
Mr. Erwin w. Caldwell. Mexico. No..
Dear Sir-I could NOT fail to aopre ciate highly
the feelings expressed in your letter. beg to an
swsr you that do 50. am, however, very sorry
see any mention Of my name in conneetion with any
political Office and have said this often that ii Is
matter Of wonder 70 me that it does not stop. While
maiuta and manifest interest IN pubc affairs. nay
interest will never again be Official. Yours
Ro8ERz T. LINCOLN
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tween that city and New York are probably I'M
equaled IN any similar distance in any other
country IN the world. For the first time in
years the daily weather report has failsd- Siren
uoas enorts have been made to reach the caDi-
Tai oy way of Chicago. 10 secure this news feat
nre alone II necessary. but they were in vains
The storm has not reached much further east
vet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12
Teleeraph WIRES Prossrated an the East

New YORK. March 12-I:30 A. M-A furious
storm OF wind. accompanied successfully by
rain, snow. hail ami sleet. broke over the A tan-
tic coast. IN this section, early last evening. 1t
traveed 10 nnrthsasterly direction, as is evil
deneed by the loss of Geographic communiea-
ton, first with Washington, then with Balti-
more and lastly with Philadelphia 1t is safe TO
say no such destruetvs the telegram
wires mas been experienced in manv years. Not
q single wire can be used 20 Philadelphia. eighty
eight miles, and the tslegraphio facilities be-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12
Kn.sla.. Nsw slacl. Sea Pore.


The completion of the new railway from the
Rostov-V iadkavkaz line to the Black and
the consequent opening MP OF the fertile Kuban
district has given \ much IN eeded impetus to the
building of the harbor works at the new Black
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12

The little white worms which sometimes make
the earth in plant or jar look if was alive
can De driven out by stopping the hole in the
bottom of the jar and CO z the earth with
water in which you have red a little lime.
Let this stand for several and it is not
likely that you will DO tr 4with the worms
any more.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12

Special the IndanaDoiis Journal
DANvILLE, March ia named David
Shields. whose home is in Attics, Ind, died last
night at the st Nicholas Hotel from the effects
of taking landauum- Financial embarrassment
was the cause.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12

4itular commander Of the ST Petersburg regi-
ment of Grenatisrs The German Theater will
remain closed for fortnight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12

To prepare egg for a sick person beat the
egg until very light add seasoning to taste. and
then steam until thoroughly warmed through,
This will not take more thar two minutes. The
most delicate stomach will be able to digest it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12
Culinary

SALEM. Mass, March ll.-wIliam Putnam
ndicott. the father of the Secretary OF War;
ed here to-day. aged si2ntv-five years
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12

AYERS Sarsaparilla IS just what you want for
q spring medlcne-superior to all
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sea port of Novorossisk IL is now stated that
the entire work will be finished at the of the
current year, and that its cost will be g. 500 600
ru5les. independently of the commercial port
the harbor operations now in hand include the
construction of protecting embankment along
the shores opposite to the town. This embank-
ment will be $500 feet long and will be built
on heavy hewn stones laid in cement. The
length of the mole will be $500 feet and it's
heavy draught quay will be built on the mole;
and smaller coas,ing craft can moor all along
the embankment, which will be furnished with
self acting collapse tenders buffers In the
roads dead" anchors and floating buoys will be
laid down soon possible. The depth of the
mole will be from IL to % feet. AT it's head a
lighthouse will be erected. The railway will be
carried along the mole and embankment and
will be furnished with twenty-five switches.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

Eote-Onetenth of an inch of melted snow equals
one inch of snow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12

two hundred yards of the silent, halted infantry
men in blue tuuics and spiked helmets. With
them 1t seemed all over. How could they stan
against that swift, strong torrent raging down
upon them7 Suddenly. from the stsadfast
ranks. flashed a whitening volley, then another
end another. and lol the panoplIed array of
French cavalry was writhing in the dust. a
shattered wreck.
a quivering silence had pervaded the group Of
leaders and staff officers upon the hill of Frenois.
King William had risen from his camp-chair and
was standing with his eye at great field tele-
scope, mounted on a tripod. The strained
silence was curiously broken as the French cut
Fassier brigade met Its fate by thesnap of clos.
ang binoenlar, followed by the quite decisive
words
1T is all over with the French now
All eyes turned on the speaker, short, com.
pact. resoiute man in blue undress uniform that
WAS not German. He was none other than Gen.
Phil Sheridan, representative Of the United
States army attached TO the roysl headquarters.
At the word, the German chiefs ran Co shake
the foreign soldier by the hand for they knew
she comment came from ths lips OF past master
An hour later the same afternoon IL was no
longer battle. bnt massacre. Save for the casual
Bpatter OF musketry among the smoldering
ruins of Bazeilies and the louder bcker of fire
on the shaggy woodland above Giveune French
resistance had died out. Yet proud and stub
born the army whose ancestors had conquered
At Jena and Auerstadt would show no token OF
surrender Moltke, with practical eye 10 the
psychological moment, gave the word 20 bring
mp fresh batteries
A1ut 1AtuG Wttiidt1i sOloieF 10 Nno core ana
eonqueFor, as he WAS would make the first ad-
vance. and babe Colonel Bronzart, of the gem
sral staff, take flag OF truce into Sedan and
point ont The fufiliiy OF further res stance.
Bronzarf, ~ his stesdy trot. disappeared in the
Dutwork OF Torey and no more seen. The
iurd day was waning. the sleeping snnbeamR
falling on the rnanRled ghAstinesa of the dead
and wounded that Uttered the plateau of Hong
on the gray fortress half maniled 10 a swarf or
smoke of fires which the she'll FIRE hhd lii in the
distracted Eown, on the broken French army
covering no 70 he time worn rAmparfs.
The Grown Prince, with his stalwart, solderly
stride, had walked across from Douch@ry Hill,
whence be had directed his share Of the battle,
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18
Miss Alcott's Books.

In 1S6S-twenty years ago-Roberts
Brothers, of Boston, became Miss Al
colts publishers: and it was atthe sug-
gcstion of Mr.. Niles, of this firm, that
she wrote Little Womcn"-a story
founded on the home life of herself
and her sisters. The first part of this
story was published in the October of
1866, and was cordially received: but
it was not until the issue of the second
part, in the April of 1869, that the
world went wild about il, and all in n
moment, rs it seemed, Miss Alcott be-
came famous. Since then she has
known nothing but success; and now,
the summons of the King has called her
to come up higher
Little Women" took such hold upon
the world, that when Little Men" was
| issued its publication had 10 be delayed
until the publishers could be prepared
| To fill advance orders for fifty thousand
! copies. The list of her works, besides
| "Elowcr Fables" Moods and Hos
! pital Sketches" includes twenty-five
| volumes s-twcnty-iiye books in all
| and all, save Flower Fables" bear the
! imprint of Roberts Brothers, who pub
| lish not only the Juveniles, but the re-
viscd editions of Moods and Hos
pital Sketches" | must not omit a
twcnty-sixth book, sent forth TO the
world anonymously, "A Modern Me
phistopheles," a novel included in the
"No Name series of her publishers.
Nearly all of her later books-'E Eight
Cousins "Under the Lilacs,n Spin
ning-Wheel Stories," etc.-tirst ap.
peared in the pages of 81. Nicholas, and
hundreds of letters to the editor, from
children all over the English-speakine
world, attest their dear love for the
author of these charming tales.
In writing to the editor of 81. Nicho
las. just before Christmas, Miss Alcot
asked for the bound volumes OF las
year, and added, My Lulu adore:
the dear books, and has worn out the
old ones. es.-L0uiSe Chandler Moulton, -
81. Nicholas.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18

"Will you not sing something.
Miss Clara?" he said in tender tone
of voice, something attuned to the
solemn stiffness, the wild silence Of the
night.
"Certainly, Mr.. Sampson said she,
and then she seated herself at the
piano and walled:
I'm lonely tonight, love, without
you"
He had firmly resolved never to touch
huuor again, but he was helded to bed
that night -NeW York San.
A scientist has discovered curious
regularity in the geographical dis
tribution of certain virtue and vices.
Intemperance is found north Of the
forty-eighth parallel; amatory aberra-
tions south of the forty-iifth; financial
extravaganza in large scaports, thrift
in pastoral highland regions. Under
this theory the cure of certain faults
might be produced by transportation
of offenders from one climate 70
another.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18
Don't Sell the Farm.
pps Muiucs Register,
(To be continued J

There il a vast amount of diacontent or
rss'i.ssues among the American farmers.
They see and hear of Others making i'm
meuse fortunes in few months or years
by some fortunate speculation or by
some favorable occupation for which pro.
babiy the occupant is just suited by
natural tact and education. And the far
mer who is barely making q living thinks
he can do jus. as we'll IL he only sells ont
and gets into some other business. Bot
this same class are blind and deaf to the
history of the thousands who in restless
rowing have preceded them. They have
sold out good farm, and spent the
whole OF it in finding a poorer country,
or in hanging around to find some busi.
ness better than farming. There are
plenty of rich men-mors than there
ought to be-but not one in fifty of those
sho enter commercial business or the
learned professions eventually become
rich. A larger proportion OF real far
mers become rich, than of any other in
dustry or profession. Hold on to tn,
farm and conduct 1t wisely and energei
cally, and let rowing and trading alone.