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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-05
TELEGRAPH CONSOLIDATION.
The Pleas in the Suit Brought by the State Of
Pennsylvania Against the Western Union.

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 4.-There was
another move in the Dauphin county court
to-day in the suit of the Commonwealth
against the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, an action to compel forfeiture of the
company's charter for alleged consolidation
with the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Com
pany. Messrs. Silas w. Petit and NJ. E.
Olmsted, for the Western Union. presented
the pleas, an abstract of which is appended,
and also a petition for removal of the suit
to the United States Circuit Court at Phila-
delphia. Similar pleas and petitions were
presented by counsel for the Baltimore &
Ohio company. Attorney-general Kirkpat-
rick opposed the removal, and hearing of
argument was fixed for April IL. The West
ern Union, IN its plea, after saying that it
bad accepted the provisions of the act of
Congress of 1866. relating to the use of tele-
graph lines for postal, military and other
purposes, says that it does business in Penn
sylvania, and from points within to
poiists without, aud from points with
out to points within, and that such
communication of intelligence is commerce
between the States within the meaning of
the Constitution of the United States. The
Baltimore g. Ohio Telegraph Company
was engaged in like commerce in 1887. The
Western Union, therefore, denies that it or
the Baltimore & Ohio are subject to the
Constitution and laws of Pennsylvania
1t admits that it has acquired, substan-
TALLY, the whole stock of the Baltimore g.
Ohio Telegraph Company. but says that
it has not consolidated with the said com
pany. 1t also denies that the Baltimore g.
Ohio Telegraph Company owned a COM
line of telegraph. 1t further denies that it
holds any part of the capital stock of the
Baltimore a. Ohio Telegraph Company of
Pennsylvania or that it at any time con-
solidated with said company. 1t
further states that the Western
Union Telegraph Company is in
corporated for telegraph purposes under
struct and operate lines of telegraph, and
to sell their own property or to acquire
that of others. The plea closes with the
denial that the company is subject to the
laws of Pennsylvania.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-05
EMIN AND STANLEY.

They Are Reported En- Route to Zanzibar, Ac-
companied by Thousands of People.
BRUSSELS, April 4.-Advices received here
from Stanley Falls state that Arabs who
have arrived there report that Henry NJ.
Stanley and Emin Pasha were heard from
in February. They were then marching
toward Zanzibar with several Thousand
men, women and children. They also had
5000 tusks of ivory. The Arabs who
brought this news arrived at Stanley Falls
in February. They claimed to have seen
Stanley several months before that time.
COLUMBUS, O., April 4.-Aresident of this
city received yesterday letter dated Feb.
IA from w. HI. Sanders, q missionary at
Benguella, ON the west coast of Africa. The
writer refers to Stanley, and says: Il have
been surprised to see that the December
papers mention the possibility that Stan
ley has been captured. The chief agent of
month, and he said news of Stanley had
been received there Dec. IL, and that he
had reached Emin Bey- and come back to
Aruwimi Falls to get the remaining loads.
If it proves true that he was captured the
inference will be that the Dutch agent,
Lieder, was himself hOaxed."
Sir Francis De WintOn, president of the
Emin Bey relief committee, doubts the
truth of the story concerning Stanley and
Emin which was brought to Stanley Falls
by Arabs. SupDOsing that Stanley reached
Emin at Christmas Sir Francis thinks that
the story brought by the Arabs has trav-
eled too quickly to be a fact. He considers
it more likely that it originated in discus
sion of Emln'S projects.
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THE SUPERVISING ARCHITECT.


He Believes in Having Capable Men and Re-
publicans in His Office.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. April 4.-Mr. Windrim, the
new supervising architect of the Treasury,
is progressing rapidly with the work Of
recognizing his Office. Soon after Presi-
dent Cleveland was elected, Mr.. Bell, the
then supervising architect, began to dis
miss Republican clerks and employees of the
office and to fill their places with Demo-
Gratis, at the instance of Messrs. German,
Camden and other Democratic Senators,
in order that he might retain his own posi-
ton through their influence the longest
possible time. Supervising Architect Wind
rim has begun operations on these gentle
men. He has accepted the resignation
clerk and the contract clerk, who
were appointed prior to Mr.. ClevelanS's in
auguration, and it is understood around the
Office that number of others will 60 this
week. Mr.. Windrim's administration
promises to be the most successful since the
establishment of the Office. He is thor
oughly practical architect, and appreciates
the Importance of having under him good
architects aud draughtsmen, aud also good
clerks in all the departments of his Office.
The men he has chosen to fill the vacant
positions thus far have been those who
have been tried for years, and who were re-
moved solely on account of their political
fealty to the Republican party, not only
after the election, but before the Inaugural
tion of President Cleveland.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

Rev. G. s. Hurd, Formerly of Boston, Com
mits Suicide in q London Hotel.
LONDON, April 4.-The Rev. Charles Sid
ney Hurd, lately of the Palmerston Unitar-
ian Chapel, Boston, committed suicide by
taking opium, in the Euston Hotel, London,
on Sunday last. Last week Mr. Hurd wrote
to the Rev. StopfOrd Brooke, asking pecun-
iary assistance. Mr.. Brooke made inquiries.
and promised to pay Mr.. Hurd's passage to
Boston on Monday, although Mr.. Hurd was
a stranger to him. At the inquest on the
body. to-day, a letter, dated Saturday,
from Mr.. Hurd to Mr.. Brooke, was read. In
this the unfortunate man thanks Mr..
Brooke for his kindness, and apologies for
having troubled HIM. The letter con-
cludes:
The sole way by which can escape my diff
culties Is through the gates OF death. j am the
a medical school for dissection. My brothers
address is No. Parker street, Malvern, Mass.
The jury rendered verdict of insanity.
Mr. Brooke will not allow the body to be
dissected and viii defray the expenses of
burial
BosToN, April 4-The dispatch from Lon
don announcing the suicide of Rev. Charles
Sidney Hurd. of Palmerston Chapel, Bos-
ton, probably refers to Rev. Charles Sum-
ner Hurd, a Unitarian minister. formerly in
charge of Parmenter-street Chapel, this
city. The Unitarian directory states that
his pastorate concluded in the year 1857.
and gives his then residence as a boarding
house on Bullfinch street. Boston. There
is no euch town Or hamlet as Malvern.
gwen as the residence of Mr.. Hurd's 8
brother. In Maiden, Mass, near Boston,
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THE CLAYTON MURDERER.
Hon. c. R. Breckinridge Furnishes Money to
Be Used in Trying to Catch the AsSassins.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 4.-The Gazette
tomorrow will say: "Hon. c. r. Breckin-
ridge, Congressman-elect from the Second
district, was in the city yesterday after
noon. 1t was learned that the object of his
visit was to confer with the Governor
about the efforts being made to catch the
Clayton murderers. When Mr.. Breckln
ridge was here, some days ago, he con-
feIred with the Governor on this subject,
and finding him in possession of informa-
tion that needed to be followed up, but
without funds for that use, he at once sup
piled the Governor with the necessary
funds, and promised to procure more. Yes
terday he turned in more money, and told
the Governor to let him know when he
needed additional funds, and to speak as
often as he needed money, and for all he
needed, and he [Breckinridgel would
undertake to go over the Second district
AID raise as many thousands of dollars
efforts to bring the. guilty to justice.
Mr.. Breckinridge Indignantly resents the
idea that the people are in sympathy with
crime. He recognizes, however, that how
ever few the incidents of crime have been,
this Clayton case has become In some way
test case of the resOlute intention of the
people to protect society where crime has a
passion or prejudice against some one,
living or dead, to divert the public pur-
poses. He says the people of Arkansas are
not a people to execute the laws or to per-
NIT them to be executed in passionate or
a partisan spirit, and expresses the opinion
that the people of Conway county and of
every other county in his district will
prove equal to this need of civilization and
society. He does not doubt that the mur-
derers will be caught, and thinks that the
lapse of time is no evidence of their
security or of diminished public determine
tion. 1t is evident that Mr.. Breckenridge
has confidence in his people. and that he is
determined to stand by them and to stand
by the Governor through every difficulty
and need.
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EDWIN BOOTH.
He Is Much Improved, but Will Be Compelled
to Cancel His Engagements for Time.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, April 4.-The condi-
tiOn of Mr.. Booth is much improved this
morning. he arose at $50 o'clock, and was
shortly thereafter visited by DR.. G. r. Sum-
mer, who found him able to speak quite
plainly. Mr.. Booth breakfasted in his
room.
Dr.. Summer, being interviewed by re-
porter, said: "Mr. Booth is feeling great
deal better to-day. did not consider his
condition last night alarming. found that
he had sustained slight shock of paralysis,
which prevented the power Of speech. The
paralysis affected his entire left side. AS
he was unable to speak. 1T was. of course,
impossible for him to 60 on with his part.
1t was thought at first that the attack
would pass away in a few minutes, but L
felt sure it was impossible for him to re-
sumo his part. His condition was, indeed,
pitiful: As he lay there in his dressing
and myself, unable to speak a word,
my heart felt for him keen.
ly. We did all we could to aid
the suffering tragedian, and as soon as pOssi
Bile had him removed to his hotel. think
with a rest of a week or ten days Mr.. Booth
will be able to keep his engagements.
Last nights attack, however, is Fremont
tiOn of what is bound to come. i think that
within a few years Mr.. Booth will suffer
final attack, which will rob America of its
greatest actor"
Mr.. Booths manager, Arthur b. Chase.
said: II have no doubt that the immediate
cause of his attack was excessive cigar
smoking. Mr.. Booth smokes about twenty
strong imported cigars day. and frequent
ly uses pipe. think he will smoke fewer
cigars in the future"
Mr.. Booth, accompanied by his valet left
on the 1890 o'clock train this morning for
New York. Mr.. Barrett has determined to
keep the BoOth-Barrett engagements. Law
renee Hanley will probably take Mr..
Booths parts. The company will play in
Buffalo tonight and for the remainder of
the week, and will 60 thence to Cleveland.
New YORK, ,April4-Edwin Booth. with
his valet, reached this city tonight at 7:30
o'clock. DR.. ST. Clair Smith, Mr.. Booths
physician. met him at the Grand Central
depot with a carriage. They drove to the
Players Club, ON East Twentieth street.
Mr. Booth was In good spirits, though lit
tie weak, and did not seem to feel the long
ride from Rochester. He took supper at
the Players Club and sat up in the green
room" talking with callers until late
hour. Dr. Smith said, after examining the
great tragedian, that he had suffered a par
tial stroke of paralysis. which was un-
dOubtedly due to excessive smoking. He
directed his patient to remain in doors and
enjoy quiet and rest for a few days. DR..
Smith thought Mr.. Booth would be able to
resume his engagements.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-05
TREASURER HUSTON.
He Arrives at Washington and Is Introduced
to the Employees of His Office.
tn IA nd IN

He Arrives at Washington and Is Introduced
to the Employees of His Office.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The Hon. James
N. Huston, of Connersville, arrived this
afternoon, accompanied by his son. They
have taken a suite of rooms at the Ebbitt,
where they will live. A few minutes after
his arrival he called upon the Secretary of
the Treasury. Secretary Window received
the new Treasurer of the United States in
most cordial manner. and. after lengthy
conference in reference to the duties of the
high aud responsible position to which Mr..
Huston has been appointed. blank bond
was produced and Mr.. Huston will qualify
in the sum of S150000. 1t is safe to say his
neighbors would quickly respond with a
bond for him covering several times that
amount. He will not, by special request of
his friends at Connersville, go outside of
his own city for bondsmen. Hecould make
up his bond in Washington among his
friends, were it necessary. Mr.. Huston
will send the bond home to be filled out.
and will remain here receiving instructions
and fitting himself for his official duties
After his conference with Secretary VIM
the building, which includes almost the
entire first and second iloors on the north
and northwest sides of the great Treasury
Building, where he was introduced to most
of the higher officers who will be under
him. While in his room he was given a
large bundle of personal and semi-official
letters which came in the mails yesterday
and to-day. At the hotel he received
another large Grist OF mail. On every hand
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-05
A SHORT VACATION.
President and Mrs. Harrison to Go on .
Cruise Down the Potomac.

President and Mrs. Harrison to Go on .
Cruise Down the Potomac.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April At is probable
that President and Mrs Harrison Will leave
ON a revenue cutter, late ON next Saturday
afternoon, and take a cruise down the
lower Potomac and around Chesapeake
bay, returning ON Monday or Tuesday.
The revenue marine service, through the
Secretary of the Treasury. to-day placed
one of the cutters at the disposal of the
President and Mrs. Harrison, and arrange
ments are being made to man it thoroughly.
Presidents Arthur and Cleveland used to
frequently take these trips, especially dur
ing the heated term. Sometimes they
were made to extend as far as the
lower North Carolina coast to the south, or
as far up north as Maine. and on a few oc-
casions the party included nearly all of the
Cabinet or several Senators. 1t is under
stood that President and Mrs. Harrison
will have no guests, with the possible ex-
ception of two or three members of the
family. Presidents Arthur and Cleveland
never had a female member of their fami-
lies with them on one of these trips. They
always had a stag party.o
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Robert Garrett.

BALTIMORE. April 4.-Mr. Robert Garrett
returned to his home, "Uplands." near
Catonsville, Baltimore county, this morn
ing. A reporter drove out and saw Mr..
Garrett, who was walking with his wife
along one of the paths. He looks quite pale,
and as though he weighed about 175 instead
of the 225 pounds he used 10 weigh. Mr..
Garrett shook hands with the reporter in
the most cordial manner. While shaking
hands and looking steadily into his eyes
the reporter had q good Opportunity to
notice the effect of his long illness. The
face is thinner than it was, and the gray in
the beard is quite noticeable. The express
sion is that of a man who has recovered
from long and painful illness. Mr.. Gar
rett was as polite and affable as ever. but
was somewhat reserved. He said he was
glad to be home at "Uplands." and would
remain there for some time. He added that
he would see no one on business matters.
He said that his Southern "trip had been
very pleasant, and that he himself was
feeling very we'll, and that all the rest of
the party had returned in good health
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-05
Charges We're Preferred Against Rushville's
Postmaster, and He Was Not Removed Be-
cause They We're Not Made Under Oath.
The Supervising Architect Busily at
Work ReOrganizing His Office Force.
President and ars. Harrison to Take Short
Cruise Down the POtOmac-Treasurer Hus-
ton Preparing to Enter Upon His Duties.
THE RUsHvILLE POsToFFICE.
How 1t Happens that 1t Is Still I'm Charge OF
an Offensively Partisan Democrat.

How 1t Happens that 1t Is Still I'm Charge OF
an Extensively Partisan Democrat.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Among the va
rious nominations which were left unacted
upon when the Senate adjourned its extra
session on last Tuesday was that of Robert
+. BebOut, to be postmaster at Rushville,
Ind. vice Thomas M. Ochiltree. removed.
During the recent campaign Ochiltree was
often out on the street in the city. it is al
legged, abusing Republicans and making
himself politically obnoxious to patrons of
his office, to the neglect of his official busi-
ness. When General Browne, the Con-
gresham who secured the removal
of Ochiltree, called upon the
Postmaster-general to ask action, the
latter official said that there must be
specific charges upon which to make the
removal. These were filed from citizens of
Rushville. When the nomination was
sent to the Senate committee on postoffices
and post-roads. it was placed in a pigeon
hole. Several days elapsed, and call was
made at the committee-room to ascertain
why action was not taken, when it was
learned that the charges upon
which Ochiltree was removed would
have to be substantiated before the COM
mittee. The papers were sent for and re-
ceiyed from the Postoffice De-
partment. Then it was stated
that in order to receive action from
the committee the persons who had made
these charges would have to be summoned
from Rushville to testify under oath and in
person as to the truthfulness of the charges
made. There was not time, before the extra
session of the Senate adjourned, for the
hearing. and so the nomination rests quiet
ly in the pigeon-holes of the committee.
0chiltree, the Democrat will thus be per-
mitted to hold the Office until the Senate
meets again, next October or December,
unless the President should conclude to
commission Bebout before the nomination
is confirmed. This is not probable. The
action of the committee creates precedent
against removals of Democrats to make
places for Republicans, which may prove
very troublesome to the men in Congress
who are being besieged by ofice-seekers.
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A BIT OF SHARP PRACTICE.
Hyde Parks Retiring Trustees Regulate the
Liquor Business in Their Own Way.

CHICAGO, April 4-The $4,000 inhabitants
of Hyde Park are considerably excited
over the action of its board of trustees
last night and this morning. The govern
ment of Hyde Park has been very strict in
its dealin gs with the saloons Local OPP
tion has been permitted to have its fullest
force, with the result of establishing dis
tricts, small and large, all over the place.
within which saloons were not permitted
to exist. This was done whenever major
ity of citizens desired it. In a fight which
was inaugurated by the property-owners
last yeaI they succeeded in securing the
issuance of an order closing all of the sa-
looms in the village on Sunday. In Tues
days election there were two tickets in the
field, the Republican and the citizens, for
the election of three members of the
but denied, that the citizens ticket was
favorable to the saloon interest. This
ticket, however, was successful, chiefly, it
is claimed, because of machine methods"
in the making up of the Republican ticket.
The present board evidently decided that
it would take no chances Of fhaving it's work
undone by the incoming board, so meet
ing was held last night at which an Ordi-
nance was passed increasing the price of
saloon licenses from the present figure, $500,
to 81 900 per annum. The closing of the sa-
looms ON Sunday has heretofore been en-
forced under the general State law. The
trustees last night enacted this law into q
regular ordinance of Hyde Park. Then an
other was passed making it compulsory on
all saloon-keepers to close their saloon at
10 o'clock at night on ek-days, instead of
at midnight, as heretofore. The board met
again at s O'clock this morning and passed
these engrOssed ordinances. and they were
signed by the president of the board in due
form. The sting of this action lies in the
fact that the election seats only three new
trustees, while three members of the pres
ent board hold over whereas it will require
four votes to repeal these new ordinances.
At this mornings session of the Board of
Trustees, the 10 o'clock saloon closing or
dinance was amended. making the closing
hn.,r
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Foreign Notes.

Mr.. w. III. Gladstone, the eldest son of
Mr.. Gladstone. who was cOnvalescing from
his recent illness. has suffered relapse.
The German naval authorities have
ordered the cruiser Habicht and the gum
boat Wolf to be put in readiness at once to
proceed to Samoa.
A bailiff who had charge of farm from
which the tenants had been evicted at
Colerain, County Londonderry, Ireland,
was shot dead yesterday by unknown
parties.
A distillery syndicate has been formed in
Dublin with a capital of FL 600 600 ster-
ling. Messrs. John Jameson & Son. we'll
known distillers, have refused to join the
syndicate.
The merchants of Moscow have petit
toned the government to forbid the impor-
tation of foreign goods into the Russian do
mini0ns by way of the PetschOra, Obi,
Yensisei and Lena rivers.
The Pope is engaged on long encyclical
letter. chiefly devoted to the question of
state socialism. The letter will soon be
completed. The Pope has of late been in
frequent communication with Catholic
statesmen and economists throughout the
world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-05

TORONTO, April affections for the
repeal of the Scott Temperance act we're
held in the following places in Canada to-
day, and the repeal was carried in all of
them: Guelph and ST. Thomas cities, and
Lennox and Addington, Kent, Northumber-
land and Durham. Victoria, Frontenac.
Wellington. Lanark, Brant. Carleton,
Ontario, Peterboro and Lincoln counties.
in Ontario and Colchester county, Nova
Scofia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-05

DYSPEPSIA. Indigestion, sick headache
and that tired feeling are cured by Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which tones the stomach, pro-
notes healthy digestion, creates an appe-
whole system; Sold by all druggists. 100
doses one dollar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-05
WHEN INDICATIONS.
FRIDAY-Warmer; fair weather.
FRIDAY

Hangman's day7 Unlucky day? what
not. All nonsense. AS a matter of fact,
many of the most important discoveries
and inventions in history have been
made on Friday, and many of the most
significant military and political move
ments were begun on the same "unlucky"
day. Among events occurring on Friday
are:
The discovery of America.
The discovery of the Hudson River.
The birth of Washington, General
Scott, Bismarck, Gladstone and Disraeli.
The final landing of the Pilgrim
Fathers at Plymouth Rock.
The printing of the first newspaper
ever printed by steam power.
The appearance of the first newspaper
advertisement.
The founding of ST. Augustine, Fla,
the oldest city in this Republic.
You can purchase Hats, Clothes, Fur
nishings just as well on Friday as any
day at
""E ""EN