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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-30
REINSTATEMENTS.
How Ex-Soldiers Are Restored to the Civil
Service Under the Amended Rule.

How Ex-Soldiers Are Restored to the Civil
Service Under the Amended Rule.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, June 29.-Since the action
OF the President and Civil-service Commits
sion in amending Rule 10 so that all ex-
Union soldiers and sailors who were in the
civil service. and who have been dis
charged, may be restored without the
necessity of passing an examination before
the Civil-service Commission. was fo-mu-
lated, there have been a great many in
quiries from discharged civil employees, who
are anxious to get back, concerning what
method they should adopt. Up to the pres
ent time the railway mail service has not
found it necessary to apply to the commits
sion under the amended order. The old
rule was that any civil employe of the gov
eminent who had been dismissed might be
restored, provided the restoration occurred
within one year from the time of his dis
missal, without the necessity of passing
through the civil-servlce examination.
Under this old rule, which is still in exist
ence, q great many good employees of the
railway mail service whose services were
dispensed with by the Democratic admin
istration, just before and subsequent TO the
recent election. have applied for reinstate-
IueUt anu ali tnOsc VIII udNc koOu IcCOluS
are in the line of reappointment whenever
vacancies occur into which they can be
placed.
There is anerroneousi impression current as
to the manner of making these restOrations-
The way the thing is done is this The SUI
perintendent of the railway mail service
finds vacancy on the route between Oma-
ha and Cheyenne, for instance. He finds
there is an ex-employe living in Nebraska
who was discharged six months ago. He
Immediately sends note to the Civil
service Commission, and asks that this dis
charged employe be certified for reappoint-
ment The commission looks into the facts
relating to the mans dismissal, and If ev-
erything is in accordance with the law he
is at once certified, and Immediately ap-
pointed. 1t does not follow that ne goes
back into exactly the same grade from
which he was removed. On fhe contrary
man who had climbed up TO, say. the grade
of 81 200 year, after having been out of
the service for six months or year finds
himself more or less rusty for the perform
ance Of his duties. Instead of being reap
pointed, therefore, to the position at 8, 200,
he finds himself assigned to a lower-grade
place at a thousand, eight hundred or even
six hundred, in some rare cases, but his
chances for promotion are better than if he
had never been in the service. and nearly
every one who has held a position, and was
discharged on account of his politics, is
anxious to return to Uncle Sans mail car
and take his chances for reaching the notch
which he dropped when ruthlessly removed
by Mr.. Clevelands subordinates.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-30
DEPEW AND THE PRESIDENT
The Eminent Railroader Tersely De-
scribes the Methods Of 0fice-Seekers,

And Says Gen. Harrison Cannot Be lntimi-
dated by Display of Dirk-Handles-An
Interview in Which Advice Is Given.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-30
Hydrophobia I'm Benton County.

FOWLER, Ind, June 29.-Near Boswell, this
week, A b. Davis lost a fine mare from hydro
phobia. some nine weeks ago she was bitten.
but showed no signs of madness until the 25th
inst. when she went mad and died in horrible
conyulsions. young man named Chambers
bitten at the sane time, bat mp TO the pres
ent has lad no evil effects from the bite. though
he is dreadfully scared. In Gilboa township
there IL, also, reported case Of hydrophobia in
q cow and sone hogs. All dogs have been orr
dered muzzled or shot by our Town Council.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-30
Yesterdays Appointments.

WASHINGTON, june 29.-The President has
made the following consular appointments:
William T. Zorstby, of Mississippi, at Guaya-
quill, Mexico; Edward G. GOodenow, of Maine, at
st. Stephens, N b. Daniel b. Hubbard, of
Massachusetts, at Annaberg, Germany; Hugo
NJ. StarkhlOf, Of Missouri, at Bremen; William
f. Grinnell, OF New York, at Manchester,
Engaiaand; Jonn a l1opitts' OF Conneotlcuf, at
sas. at Cadiz; NJ. d. Sampson, of Kansas, at st.
John, n. B.
Inc Presloent also appointed George s.
e. w. Brown, resigned, and Robert Hunter, of
New York. to be collector Of internal revenue for
the Fourteenth district of New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-30
A Republican Euchered Out of His Rights.

Ell PAso. Tex, June 29.-The peculiar contest
for the mayoralty or III Paso which has been
raging over two months. was settled at the polls
yesterday by the election OF Richard Caples q
Democrat. At the April election Krakauer (Re-
publicanl received q majority OF thirty. seven.
The election was charged TO be fraudulent, and
investigated by the City Council. The Repub-
Ican, on the recount, got majority of four. 1t
was alleged. in the meantime, that he was an
alien subject of Bavaria. He was declared incl.
igihe by the Council, and q new election was
ordered. in which Caples Democrat was elected
by fifteen majority.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-30
HELD FOR CRONIN'S MURDER.
Seven Persons Indicted by the Grand Jury
insufficient Evidence against Alex. Sullivan.

CHICAGO, June 29.-The clock in Judge
Shepard's courtroom registered the hour
of $40 this afternoon when the special
grand jury, which has been Investigating
the Cronln mystery, filed into the room
with their report. Every juror answered
to his name as the clerk called the roll, and
as the call was completed Judge Shepard.
who had been in waiting since 4:30 o'clock,
addressed Foreman Clough: "Have you a
report to makeW
I'VE have" and q document upon which
all eyes fastened with eager interest was
handed to the judge.
"Have you further business, gentlemenf'
was the next query.
II think we have finished what we have
to do"
further SERVICE"
With this stereotyped conversation ended
the work of the grand jury. The report
already in Jail under previous indictments
-COughlin, OSullivan and WOodruff-and
q fourth. John +. Beggs. under arrest
on suspicion. The fifth man was Martin
Burke, the suspect in custody at Winnipeg.
The sixth and seventh men indicted are
still at large-Patrick COOney, 1.-The Fox" /"
and John Kunze, a friend of detective
Coughlin, whose alleged completely was
only brought to the attention of the au-
thorities within the past two days.
Within an hour after the return of the
Indictment, a capias had been made out for
John L. Beggs, the senior guardian of
Camp 90, Clan-na-Gael, whose place of de-
tention has been downtown police sta
tiOn. He was at once transferred to a cell
near the other accused, in murderers' row,
at the county jail
None of the prisoners or suspects were
represented in court when the grand Jury
reported to Judge Shepard. Few persons
at all were present besides officials. except
number of newspaper men. After the
last formalities of the long inquisition
were ended, States Attorney Longenecker
told a number of reporters that he had not
yet dropped the case in its relation to Alex
claimed that the grand jury had been un-
able, owing to the expiration of its term, to
hear all the evidence that could be present
cd against Mr.. Sullivan. The inquiry as to
jury. Whether it would be another special
panel or the regular body could
not at present be stated. 1t
was conceded by Mr.. Longenecker, in
private conversation, that up to the mo-
ment that term of the grand jury expired
the authorities had not secured sufficient
evidence upon which Sullivan could be
convicted. An indictment of him. there
fore. SO the States Attorney reasoned.
would undoubtedly result in an immedi-
ate trial or acquittal. barring forever any
other proceedings, result which, from Mr..
Longenecker's standpoint, was not to be de-
sired. Another reason for the States At
torney's course, is said to be hope on his
part, that before the trial of the men in
dicted is ended, some of them may be in
duced, through hope of saving their own
necks, to give evidence directly incrimi-
mating Sullivan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-30
A Happx Son Of ST. Cri.nin.

JOLIET. H.. Juno 29-Joliet has a happy son
OF st. Crispin In the person OF John Ryan, who
yesterday won the International prize of $500
offered by boot ami shoe journal. OF Boston. fol
the best essay on boot and sEoe-making in all lis
branches. Every State in the Union contested
for the prize. together with Canada, New Bruins
swtck and Nova Scotia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-30

ALL humors of the scalp, letter sores and
dapdruff cured, and falling hair checked;
hence, badness prevented by using Halls
Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-30
TRAVELLERS INDEX.
II n K A K T. f 7 INE
ABIG FOUR RAILWAY
HALFRATEs 4TH JULY.


The Big will, on July and 4, sell tickets TO all
stations and return including Cincinnati and Chi
cago for one-haIf fare.
Also, tickets Will be sold all points north Of Col
fax. on Il. H. q l. division of Vandala, Logansport
Maxinkuckee. South Bend etc.
Also, TO all stations on T.. p. d w. railway TO and
Including Peoria. Ill
III you want to visit friends or make short busi-
mess trp. the 4th OF July reduced rates should be
taken advantageof
Tickets will be sale at compsnys ONCE, corner
Washington and Meridian streets, and at Union sta
ton for ali trains July and 4. and good for return
for all trains OF July 3.
TIME CARD.
CINCINNATI DIVISION.
Depart ID $50 am 6:t5 an 1880 N m D310 m
6:3S pm.
Arrive 1895 am D10:2b pm 1l:l5 m ASS m
D1O5Opm
CINCINNATI DIVIeION-SUNDAY TRAINS.
Depart 3:55 am $40 m 500 ID m
Arrive ---------------11:45 m 1910 N. 1880 IN
CHICAGO DIVISION.
Depart 7:10 q m D12O5non 5l5p m D1l:lO m
Arrive -D3:3O m 10:35 IN D2:45 IN clio d IN
Trains with prefix d. daily.
]. II. MARTIN. D. p A
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-09

In this paper few weeks ago mention
was made Of an alligator about four feet
long that had been captured by Dan
Warner ON the sidewalk In the most
thickly settled portion of our city. Dan
felt when he saw the young saurian that
it possessed unusual intelligence and set
about to teach him. 1t is perfectly won
derful the progress "John"-he has been
christened John--has made. The bake
shop is to him a revelation. He will,
after the bread is taken from the pans,
take the utensils and pile them in the
corner as neatly as boy could do it.
The first trick he learned was to stand
on his tail and hind feet. II is pathetic
to see him as he assumes the position
and crosses his fore feet over his breast,
awaiting the loaf which is to be given
him as a reward for his skill
He is fond of cider, and Schmidt &
Warner have found 1t necessary to place
the barrel beyond his reach, as he has
half dozen times turned the faucet.
The boys do not mind single glass,
but he does not seem to have learned the
art of cutting it off, and he was not dis
covered until gallon or more had been
wasted.
The music by the band pleases him
hugely, and he will lie in front of the
band room every practice night until
the last note is heard.
His harness will not be done for an
other week, but Dan is confident he will
drive well.
Dan has given him huge palmleaf
fan, and he handles this with the utmost
grace in keeping off the flies, which an
noy him excessively.-Eustis Lake Re-
gion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-09

The tall chimneys erected by the Har-
graves and Globe yarn millsnow bid fair
to be eclipsed by one being erected at the
Fall River Iron Works company's mill
The experts on the heights of chimneys
say that it will be the second highest in
this country.
Instead of hosting the brick and NOR
tar on the outside, as is commonly done,
an elevator is being built to run up the
interior of the chimney. 1t is to be run
by hoisting engine by means of a wire
cable. AS the work progresses the guides
for the elevator will be erected inside,
and the overhead work moved upward
There will be / 100000 bricks used, and
the total cost will not be far from $40 ,000
The work on the foundation is conf
pleted. 1t contains 1900 tons of Fall
River granite, held together with 700
barrels of Portland cement. The bot
tom stone is feet below tide water and
the top one is 8 feet above. The total
height of the chimney above the level
of the ground will be $40 feet. The
pressure on the foundation stones will
be two and half tons per square foot.
At the base the stack will be square, but
about 20 feet from the ground the cor
ners Will be sloped away, and the whole
affair will rise in circular form into the
air, and in general outline will seem like
gigantic baseball bat. Away up in the
air the chimney will be crowned by
terra Gotta cap, each section of which
will be feet thick. Other dimensions
are: Diameter at base, 80 feet; diameter
at head, 81 feet; diameter at smallest
part, 10 feet inches. The fue will be
IL feet in diameter. Fall River Globe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-09

The Palmer house has been very un-
fortunate in the number of tragic deaths.
1t will be just thirteen years ago to-mor-
row that one of the most sensational and
carefully planned suicides in the history
of self destruction occurred at the hotel.
Frederick Addison Jeffrey was the VIC
tim. He was said to have been a men,
Der of the firm of Wyckhoff & Jeffrey,
Of Peoria. He occupied parlor room
on the eastern extension of the corridor.
Early on the 9Th Of July his body was
found suspended over the bath tub in his
suite. The tub was filed with warm
water and contained the charred frag-
ments of combustibles ignited by Jeffrey
just before killing himself When dis
covered a stiletto was found plunged
into his left breast, his throat was cut
from ear to ear, q pistol hung by q cord
within easy reach, beside 1t pearl han
died razor. His body hung by a stout
cord fastened to the ceiling. He had
saturated his clothing with kerosene SO
it would be easily ignited from the COM
bustibles in the tub. He turned on the
water as he wrote letter, and when the
rope he was hanging by would be burned
through he would fall into the tub and
burn TO crisp. The coroner's jury
was unable to tell which killed him.
Chicago Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-09

The day after the anniversary of the
Emperor Frederick's death the Emperor
William ordered that the name of
Schloss Friedrich Kron, which had been
given to it by the late emperor, should
be changed to that of the Neue Palais, and
a peal OF bells in the chapel, which had
been put there also by the Emperor Fred
erick, and which played an air of which
he was very fond, should be removed
and another one substituted for it. It Is
said that these acts have greatly annoyed
the people of Berlin and have increased
the unpopularity of the emperor. 1t is
also said that the influence of the en-
press over the emperor, which was sup
posed not to exist, has become very
strong, and that with his improved mo
rality has come sudden development of
her power over him. This is viewed in
Germany with great apprehension, us
she Is not at all clever woman and very
much in the hands Of narrow clique
London World.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-09
An Old Vessel.

The schooner Polly, employed in the
coasting trade between Penobscot ports
and Massachusetts, is probably the old
est vessel in the American registry.
having been built somewhere along the
Penobscot in 1880. She is little, stub
toed, rollypoly craft, deep and square on
the bilge, like miniature old fashioned
ship, and she can easily be distinguished
among 100 coasters by strong list to star
board, which nobody has ever been able to
take out of her. She was originally built
as a sloop, and carried n big squaresail
fore and aft topsail and jib. She meas
ures but forty-three tons, but she was
great West Indiaman in her time, and
carried any amount Of sugar and rum
into Boston.
During the war of 1912 the Polly was
seized by the British, but she was recov-
cred after that dispute was settled, hay-
ing suffered little damage at the hands
OF the Johnnies. Last spring, while
beating into Portland in a snow storm.
she was run into by an outbound fisher
man and hole was stove in her port
side. The crew two mem jumped
aboard the fisherman, and the Polly.
slowed around by the force of the col
lision, filled away ON the other tack and
stood out to sea, heeling enough to star
board to bring the leak out Of water.
She was found next day by tug all
right and towed back to Portland. She
has been new topped once or twice, is
perfectly sound, and bids fair with good
luck to live another century.-Boston
Letter
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-09
An RULED nu..Inn Grand pute.

A good many society people who at
tended the grand ball at the Gait house,
given in honor of the Russian Grand
Duke Alexis, will be interested in the
news from st. Petersburg that that hand
some prince has been dsgraced and ex-
lied TO Siberia Alexis has been con-
Quoting "flirtation" so open and shame
less with the Countess Zenaide de Beau
harnais, wife of the Duke de Leuchten-
berg, that he has been deprived of his
Office Of lord high admiral of the fleet
and shorn Of his other honors and exiled
besides--at least the dispatch says so,
though IL looks incredible. The lovely
countess has been given permission 10
leave the empire for an indefinite period.
When Alexis visited this country he
was the recipient Of a constant round Of
social attentions. He was in Louisville
in 1872, / think, and the ball given in
his honor was one Of the most brilliant
in the history Of the city. The bellies of
Kentucky We'd with each other in their
efforts TO secure the favor of this scion
of royalty. Alexis made good impress
sion while In this country, and seemed to
be very much of gentleman, even il he
was descendant of an efTete monarchy.
A poor lady living in Henry county went
insane on the subject of the princes visit
to Louisville, and imagined herself en-
gagged TO him. Her friends could never
upto the day of her death relieve her of
the hallucination that she was the prom
ised bride of Alexis. She would fire.
quently come to Louisville TO look for
him and prepare for the wedding. She
went by the name of "the Princess Lu
cinda." and was of a good family
Louisville Post,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-09
CheapeninK TeIegrapby,

There has lately been invented new
system, which, 1t is claimed, will make
1t cheaper to telegraph messages than to
mail them. DR.. ]. Harris Rogers, Of
Washington, ID. c., is the inventor, and
he claims that the world will be almost
revolutionized by his discovery. The new
system, Mr.. Rogers says, reduces the
English alphabet to ten elementary char
acters. The messages are prepared by
means of machine resembling type
writer and manipulated in the same
manner. With the use of ten keys, one
for each character, any desirable mes
sage can be written. A test of the new
apparatus was held in New York a few
days ago, and message Of seventy-six
words sent over in twenty-five seconds
aud printed on tape in plain Roman
characters. The inventor says that he
can by this system make one wire do
the work that ten do now by the system
In vogue,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-09
A Cossack Giantess-

The sensation of Berlin is Just now
young Cossack giantess, who is being ex-
hibited at the popular Passage Panop-
tcum." The girl, who is II years old, is
nearly three yards high; she weighs
twenty stone, and is still growing very
rapidly, She is very pretty, with large
dark eyes and a pleasant face, and in
the national costume of the Don Cos
sacks, which consists of red skirt, blue
jacket, long apron, embroidered in gold,
and necklaces OF many colors, she cap
lures everybody's heart But since she
sstill chiefly interested in her dolls and
tIys, she cannot be said to return the
sentiments of her admirers. Mall
Gazette.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-09
A Diploma Not the ONLY requisite

The nineteen young men who have
been studying journalism at Cornell have
been pronounced graduates after a years
study and turned out to make their repu-
tation In the harder school of professional
work. The ease with which they learn
ed busiress requiring the best efforts of
a lifetime by those who do not get TO
Cornell will not be bar to their advance
ment. In nearly any well managed Office
they can now get three or four days work
on trial, at salary which will about nav
their board, and if they show the skill of
any ordinary reporter they may eventu-
ally work their way upward. II they
don't they will go out the big front door
more quickly than they came, diploma
or no diploma. Sheepskin is all right in
its place, but in the newspaper business
II takes something more 30 make a mark.
--Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-09
A Costly Petticoat.

There are two events, apart from the
exposition, about which all Paris is gos-
siping. Even the thousands of visitors
know of and are interested in one of
these which promises to he more than a
nine days wonder. This is the purchase
Of petticoat, a bona fide petticoat,
which was an indescribable combination
of silk, flowers and lace, and for which
was paid the fabulous sum of $4,000
francs. Rumor has it that it was pur-
chased by an American Croesus, and
Frenchmen are congratulating them
selves that their countrywomen, how
ever eccentric, never tempted them to
commit such piece Of extravaganza.
The Croesus may have some trouble with
tho customs on his arrival in America,
as the flowers and lace are put on this
now celebrated petticoat in such profu-
sion that suspicion of smuggling may
involuntarily find room In the mind OF
the matter-of-fact officer. But the pur-
chaser will no doubt be able TO prove his
honesty OF purpose in importing the ar
ticle. This petticoat, which actually sold
for the sum named above, is but an ex-
aggerated example Of those now worn
by women Of wealth and fashion. Chi.
cago Herald,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-09
A Big Claim In Italy.

This is curious story which comes to
us from Italy. The heirs of King Joachim
Murat, who, it will be remembered, was
executed, have, it seems, demanded an
indemnity of $4,000, 900 for the estates
belonging to their ancestor in the former
kingdom of Naples, which were confis-
Gated after the return of the Neapolitan
Bourbons in 1916. Stranger still is the
report that King Humbert's government
has offered $4,000, 900 in liquidation of
the claim. This is one of the many levers
which it is possible to work against the
house of Savoy. The Neapolitan Liberals
still retain grateful remembrance Of the
reign of Murat, and it is also true that
the Florentines had little 10 complain of
In their last grand duke. Indeed, the
tax payers of Florence, burdened as they
now are by an immense municipal debt,
may well look back to the grand ducal
regime as to a golden age.-San Francisco
Argonaut