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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
THE FAIR CASHIERS TROUBLES.
How She Is Pestered by Fresh Dudes and
Old Men.

How She Is Pestered by Fresh Dudes and
Old Men.
PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.
Would you like to go to the theater to-
nights..
"Ah. this is Charley's night, l %suppose?"
"Siriiw
Then the attractive brunette who pre-
sides at the cashiers desk at a large Chest
nut-street store, the customers of which are
mainly members of the sterner sex, looked
at herself i'll the mirror and pushed a re-
fractOry Bang into place as the crushed
dude with the theater tickets opened the
door and let himself out into the cold,
cruel world. Then she threw a bewitching
smile at the next customer, and when he
wanted to know if she got many theater
Invitations. she answered.:
"Oh. lots of them. But / prefer to select
my own company; One can't be too care
worked here actually eloped, so Pve been
told, 756 times so far. l wonder why it is
hat so many men bother me with all sorts
of questions. One man, who looked some
what sensible, asked me not long ago if 1
knew a good cook. Then a handsome
drummer, with such a nice mustache,
asked me If the pretty cashier in the big
gest dining-rOOm in New York was my
sister. But l don't mind the young fell
lows. They will fiirt and talk nonsense
whenever they get a show. Sqenetimes it
is hard work to get rid of our pennies, but
when a particularly susceptible johnnie
appears then l get in my work with the
coppers, aud they form the biggest part of
the change. We have to have lots of tact.
The old men bring me q novel once in a
while. usually by Laura Jean Libbey or
some such crank. and l give them to the
boys that work here.
Life is too short to read such trash.
Then the old chaps want to tell me their
troubles, and if / go out shopping for a
minute or SO some one is sure to think it's
proper to speak to me, simply because ]
gave him his change at the store. Isn't it
ridiculouss"
Il suppose you receive many offers Of
Marriage" interrupted the cashier; ''oh,
not many, considering. The boys nova
days don't seem To take kindly to tina sort
of thing. They say it's too hard to lay by
any money. They put all their money on
their backs, or else loaf around the leading
saloons. / know all about it, for that in
nocent young man who is coming this way
has told me a good bit. I'll have TO ask
you to go now. Here's another t~oothpick.n
So the interested listener withdrew with
great ideas of the worldly wisdom of some
Young women.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Mormon Mayor and Others Arrested.

investigation of the grand jury into the
alleged frauds In the discussing of funds
and the making of contracts by city aud
county officials is resulting in a large num-
Der of arrests. Mayor Armstrong was ar
ments against him. charging intent to de-
fraud the city and county. To-day Charles
A. Smith, Bishop George Ranney, Jesse w.
Fox, county Surveyor; John c. Cutler.
county clerk: L.. ID. Young. Abram Cannon,
AlonZo Young, Joshua Midgley, Stephen
r. Marks and w. N. Williams were also ar
rested on indictments of the same nature.
All were taken before the United States
commissioner and gave bonds in 8. 800. All
will be arraigned Saturday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
OnituarY.

ter. of Carter Bros, a leading wholesale
dry goods house, died here to-day. He was
a native of Simpson county, Kentucky,
and ~sixty-fOur years old. He came to Lou
isville when fourteen years old, and for
thirty years has been prominent in bust
ness. He was noted for benevolent and re-
%ligious work. being q chief worker in the
Methodist Church South.
SARATOGA, n. Y, Dec. 1Z.-Oliver l..
Barbour, the famous compiler OF law re-
ports and authority on the same, died here
this evening. aged s~eventy-nine.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Dr. G.. III. Nichols.
superintendent of the Bloomingdale Insane
Asylum, died last night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
MINOR MATTERS.
Appointments by the President "A Former
Indianian Gets n Good Office.

Appointments by the Presidential Former
Indianian Gets a Good Office.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE President to-
day transmitted the following nominations
to the Senate:
Registers OF a Offices-Alphonso Barto, at
st. Cloud, Mimi; August Kickbusch, at wausau,
Wis.
Receivers of Public M-oneys-william wester-
man. at st. Cloud, Mimi; Andrew NJ. Crawford,
at Roseburgh, Ore; Frank NJ. Foote. at Evans
ton, Wy. T.
United States Attorneys-Eugene G.. Hay, for
the district of Minnesota; Fremont Wood, for the
Territory OF Idaho; Willoughby Cole. of Cali
fornia, for the southern district Of California.
United States Marshals-George Z. Gard, Of
California for tho Southern district OF California;
John W. JacObus, for the Southern district Of New
York.
Collector of Internal Revenue-Cyrus Leland,
jr., for the district of Kansas.
The appointment of Eugene G. Hay to be
district attorney for Minnesota. made to-
day. ends a controversy that has been gO-
ing on for some time. Mr.. Hay was in
dorsed by Senator Washburn and opposed
by Senator Davis, who had another candi-
date Mr.. Hay has lived in Minnesota only
a few years. He was for many years q res
ident of Indiana, and is a warm personal
friend of President Harrison.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
The Razor as a Weapon.
waebsuUfou pol

The razor of the barber-shop is a razor.
The gun which the cullud pussun carries is
"a rozzer or a raZzer. as you prefer. and il is
u weepun and not a weapon Down on the
swing it clear back to the handle. grasp its
back, and tben slash. In HelPs Bottom
and on de canal the blade is swung free.
and in the hands of tyros is as dangerous at
the breech as the muZzle. The advantages
of it over the revolver are exemplified IN
the language of Col. George NJ. o. S. Wash
ington, b.. A.:
Hit air alwus loaded.
Hit air quick Oh the drOr.
Hit never git out'n ordah.
Hit don't go off in the pocket.
Hit know its owners WHSLE.
Hit bite quick and nevah bark
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Five Miners Blown to Atoms.

CALUMET. Mich, Dec. 17.-Carl Carlson
and John Sullivan, miners. and Andre
Adamski. a sixteen-year-old drill boy. were
blown to atoms in the Osceola mine, last
night. by a premature blast.
At Ishpeming. two brothers named Berg
luud were instantly killed in the Cleveland
mine yesterday. They were endeavor-
ing to discover why a certain blast of dyna-
mite had not exploded when the discharge
suddenly took place. Both men were ter
ribly mangled and died instantly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Requires a Majority of All Votes Cast.

COLUMBUS. O.. Dec. 1.-THE Supreme
Court to-day decided the observation-disclosures
amendment to the Constitution of Ohio,
which received a majority of votes cast on
the proposition at the last election. was
not legally adopted. This establishes the
principle that To change the Constitution a
majority of all votes east at a general cleo
tion must be in the affirmative.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
The Sage Murder Trial at Marion.
Disastrous Finale of q Spree.

MADISON. Dec. 1.-Two old farmers from
Saluda. fifteen miles below Madison, came
to town and became intoxicated. One
of them, named Samples, was put in Jail
home tonight with a team of two horses,
which ran away throwing Robinson out,
breaking his arm. inflicting frightful
gashes on his head. and otherwise injuring
him severely and possibly fatally. He is
unconscious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
A Convey of White Quail.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY. Dec. 17.-Hunters from
Montpelier yesterday discovered a covey of
white quail on the Slocum farm in the
northeastern part of the county. Whether
the quail are albin0s or the Mediterranean
quail, imported to this country from Egypt
several years ago, is yet to be determined.
Prominent sp0rtsmen will go after the white
quail again tomorrow. They are consider
ably larger than the other quail in this
caafiap
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Got Her Money aud Deserted Her.

LOUISVILLE. Dec. 17.--Vasco ID. Browne.
formerly business manager of the Maytield
Democrat, recently eloped with Miss
NOvella Landrum. of that place. and mar
ried her. The girl had $1,000 in cash.
Browne had already q wife living at Lex
ington, of whom Miss Landrum had never
heard. Yesterday the girl returned from
st. Louis. saying Browne had deserted her.
taking all the money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Her Babe.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW ALBANY, Dec. 17.-When Mrs. Geo.
Maxwell. residing in the western part of
this city, awoke yesterday morning she dis
covered that some time during the night
she had rolled over upon her two-months-
old babe. The child died soon after being
taken up. Mrs. Maxwell is almost crazed
with grief. The coroner investigated the
affair, ard decided that the death of the in
FAINT was due to accidental sutfocation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18

KANSAS CITY. Dec. I7.-Sixteen warrants
were sworn ont this evening by Rev. j. II.
Jones, whose faction was routed at the riot
in the First Baptist Church (colored), at
Kansas City, Kan. last night. The war
allege various violations of the laws,
such as disturbance of the peace, assault
and battery. murderous assault and con-
spiracy to do bodily injury to the pastor
and his supporters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
valuable and Friendly Advice.

1t is announced that Associate Justice
Lamar, of the United States Supreme
Court, has been invited by an organization
in Richmond. Va, to deliver an address
Jefferson Davis. IL is 10 be hoped that Mr..
ANA Will not accept the invitation. He
has a habit of talking talking not wisely.
but too much. when he anneXes his mouth
and his memory. rs working twins. to any
subject or any character connected with
the late unpleasantness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Mixture of Whisky, Razor. and Guns.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 1z.-Joseph Kaffer,
Charles Rose and Charles Hart went into
William Zorn's saloon, in Canton, Balti-
more county. last night. for drinks. A
difficulty arose over payment. and Zorn
pulled out q razor and cut off kaffer's nose,
then procured a gun and shot Kaffer and
Hart in the legs. Zorn reloaded and shot
Rose in the legs and abdomen. All three
are seriously wounded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18

ground that the services rendered by them
were legal anu proper. The Comptroller
holds that the commissioners had ample
authority for the service of legal process
ses in Oklahoma under their appoint
ments by circuit judges IN arkansas' Kan.
Oklahoma. These accounts amour to
abouf x15 ON
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Alleged Mail.Robber Bound Over.

Special 10 the IndIanapols Journak
FORT WAYNE, Dec. 17.-Samuel Brokaw,
the ba~ggagemaster who was arrested a few
days ago. charged with stealing mail
pouches on his run between this city and
Richmond. had a preliminary hearing be-
fore Commissioners Leonard to-day. 1t was
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Patents Issued to Indiana Inventors.

EDeclal 10 the IndianaooIls SOurnaL
WASHINGTON. Dee. 17.-Patents were
granted to Indiana inventors to-day rs fol-
lows:
Thomas Austin. Logansport. sand-box valve:
Henry e. Bailey. Edinburg. wooden mat and
blank Sitting machine; Albert j. Hart, Crom-
we'll, traction engine; William A. Horrall. as
sign0r OF one half 10 j. c. Beltheimer, Washing
ton. mail-pouch fastener: Charles ID. Jenny, In
dianapolis. assignor TO Thompson Houston Flee
tric Company. OF Connecticut. automatic regu-
later Tor dynamos: John A. McGin. South Bend,
railway gate or signal; John r. Miller, Monon.
calf-weaner: Clark b.. Nelson. a~ssignor of one.
half 10 J. IL. Watson, Crawfordsville, metallic
crest-title; John ;. IatmOfc. assignOr of One-half
10 J. Il. DOlan, Terre Haute, ~three-wheeled
vehicle; Robert 4. Poindexter. indianapolis, saw
gage iointer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Judge Cooley Not Seriously IN.

ANN ARBoR. Mich, Dec. 17.-Judge I. NJ.
Cooley arrived home from Washington to-
night. He is in much better health than
when he left here ten days ago.
Notwithstanding the Washington dis
patches. which state that he broke down
there. He had some work on the commits
sion which demanded his attention and,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
A Pointer for Mr.. shafier.

n ebraska Journal.
Another prom Using invention has been
brought 10 the attention of street-railway
men who are anxious TO find a better motor
horses, cables or electricity. The
Cooper Pneumatic Motor Company has
been organized TO manufacture the new
motor and put il in operation on a road Ia
Minneapolis soon after the lst of January.
Engineers who have examined the device
say tina it is the most wonderful inyen-
tion yet made for working street-railway
trains.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18

Special To the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Dec. I%7.-John j. Coulter,
a prominent farmer and horse-deaIer. near
Churubusco. this county. shot himself early
this morning. He lived about twenty min
utes. 1t is not known whether the shoot
ing was an accident or dom with suicidal
intent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Murderous Assault ON a woman.

Speciel TO the IndianaDols JOurnsL
MARION. Dec. 17.-Last night as Mrs.
Arthur Labelle. wife of a leading architect,
stepped outside of her door. she was struck
with a large stone and felled to the earth
by some unknown cut-throat, who took to
his heels. Mrs. Labelle's injuries are serious.
1t is impossible TO assign any motive for
the dastardly deed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Oklahoma Marshals win BE Paid.

W~AsHISGTON, Dee. 17.-First Comptrol-
Ter Matthews has decided 10 allow the ac-
counts of United States Marshal Needles.
of Oklahoma. and the United States COM
m~issioners appointed by Judge Shackel-
ford for duty in that Territory, ON the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER Is, 1882

that being finished. he returned home for
the holidays as he had intended when he
left here. DIR. Vaughn, his physician, says
he is much better han he expected to find
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18

shown that Brokaw frequently had postal
notes cashed, both in this city and In Rich
mond. and hat out of fifty claims of lost
mail on his road, forty cases are on Bro
for trial before the United states Court at
INDIANAPOLIS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Prominent Farmer Hurt.

eptclaI 10 inc IhllHnaDOus JUuruaL
ROCKPORT, Dec. 17.-While gathering
corn yesterday at his farm. two miles west
of here, George Thomas. one of the county's
most prosperous farmers. was seriously in
jured by a team of mules running away
and throwing him out. Internal injuries
are feared.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18

Can | grow mutton profitably three hun
dred miles from the market asks a CORE
spondent. Well. Kentucky sells more than
10000 sheep every year in the Boston mar
ket and gets more per pound for them than
New England breeders can get Tor tAsx
sheep.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18

Mother Fatally and Children Badly Burned.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Dec. 17.-Mrs. Charles
Kiefer, wife of the cornet player. was
sitting beside a workable. when her two
year-old boy Ernest pulled the cover off
the table. bringing the lamp down also.
The lamp exploded. throwing burning oil
over the mother and boy and two other
children. The mother died of the injuries
to-day. and Ernest Is very low. The other
children will recover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18

Two Coal Miners Killed by Falling in .
Shaft at Catlin.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
CATLIN. Dec. I7.-Charlie DoRgett and
John Bilman, miners, were killed by fall
ing in Kelley's shaft. east of here. to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18

FoR throat and lung troubles Ayers Cherry
~seasonably taken, is O certain specific.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18

D WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-President Harri-
son to-day transmitted to the Senate the
extraditlon treaty with England. referred
10 in his annual message. negotiated by
Secretary Blaine ami Sir Julian Pannce-
fote. the British minister. By its terms
the number of extraditable offenses is largo
ly increased, the most important addition
being that of embezzlement. so that if
the treaty be ratified. Canada and the
United States will cease to exchange a
class of undesirable residents who nave
hitherto secured immunity from punish
ment. The text of the Samoan treaty ne
gotiated at Berlin last spring has not yet
been transmitted to the Senate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
The Presidents Narrow Escape.

Special to Louisville Commercial.
President Harrison had a narrow escape
this Monday afternoon He was driving
out the Woodley Lane in q buggy with a
younger man. supposed to be Mr.. Russell
Harrison, his son, when the horse stumbled
and fell. breaking the shafts of the vehicle.
The horse began to kick Inc struggle, and
for n moment there was imminent danger
that the President would be injured. But
n wellknown society man, Mr.. Robert
Neville. who happened to be riding out the
same road. saw the accident. and galloped
up In time to extricate the President from
his p~erilous situation. Mr.. Harrison was
perfectly cool throughout. and thanked his
rescuer in very handsome terms. Mr.. New
lille offered the President his horse to ride
back upon. but the animal was formidably
spirited. and the President had presumably
had enough cf lively horses. for that day.
at least. Just then "a rickety old vehicle
came along. bound for town, and the Presi-
dent took passage in that. rather than risk
ing the more gaudy. but less conservative,
method offered by Nh. Neville's horse.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-08-01
A BRUTAL FIGHT IN MONTANA

BUTTE CRY, July ga fight took
place at Centerville last night, in Pascoe's
saloon, which for brutality and cowardice
is without equal.
Pete McDermott had just bought a
bottle of whisky, and started for bis
home at Waterville. He was set upon
by five men, who wanted the whisky,
one OF whom struck him on the head
with beer bottle, while another plunged
a knife into his left side. After he was
down they continued to beat and kick
him. like Murphy, a friend of
McIe motifs, came along, and attempting
to il, IRE, the ruffians next attacked
HIN, aad also beat him with bottles and
kicked him.
A crowd Of men now interfered, and
Sheriff Lloyd was telegraphed for. As
soon as possible the sheriff aud deputy
got to the scene, but the fight was over.
Murphy's injuries are principally
about the head aud face. All efforts ia
find out who the men were that made
the assault have been unsuccessful.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-08-01
THE WYOMING HANGING

DENVER, COL, July 25.-A special
from Douglas, Wyo., regarding the
lynchlng OF James Averill and Ella
Watson on Sweetwater last Saturday for
cattle rustling, says the man and woman
were on their way to Caspar and were
surprised by the lynchers near Sweet.
water and while in the act of hanging
them man named Buchanan, friend
Of Avolills, appeared on the scene and
hred INTO the mob, wounding John
Dufb'n IN the hip. The lynchers then
pursued Buchanan, who rode fifty miles
to Caspar aud told his story. Warrants
we've Issued for the lynchers and deputy
sheriff wi posse of seven men started
Tor the scene OF the tragedy, arriving
there Monday morning, where they
found N bodies OF Averil and Emma
Watson hanging from the limb Of pine
tree. Their tongues were pro,ruded from
their lips, their eyes were hangin. out
upon their cheeks and their faces swollen
and discolored almost beyond recognition.
judging from the signs a desperate
struggle had taken place on the cliff and
both the man and woman had fought for
their lives until the last. Their bodies
were cut down aud taken to Healy' s
ranch, where the coroner impanelled a
jury. The verdict was to the effect that
the deceased met death at the hands o!
John Durbin, Tom Dunn, j. r. Both
we'll, Sam johnson and a man named
Mclean. The two bodies were put ia
a box and buried on the ranch. The
sheriff then proceeded to the ranch Of
Tom Dunn, who readily gave the name.
Of the other lynchers, Dunn was taken
10 custodJ and the party went from there
to Bothwell's ranch, where he also wa.
arrested. Both prisoners admitted that
they assisted in the hanging and wher
informed that they would be taken te
Rawlius Botdwell told the sheriff to take
look there on his way back to Caspar
as he would likely find six or eight more
cattle rustlers hanging by the neck. Tbt
two prisoners were taken to Rawlin.
to day, where they waived examination
and were bound over IN $4,000. It i.
thought Sheriff Watson will reach ther,
some time tomorrow with the othel
lynchers, all Of whom participated in tn.
hanging and are among the foremos
cattlemen in the Sweetwater valley
Durbiu lives in Cheyenne and is one o.
the pillars of the church. Boutwell, il
the son Of a wealthy business man anG
Tom Dunn, an old pioneer scout known
all over the west-ReuieU.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-08-01
TACOMA NEWS ITEMS

TACOMA, July 25.-At the meeting
to-day the executive committee of the
Chamber Of Commerce q committee com.
posed of l.. f. Samson, John McCready
and Mayor Wheelwright, was appointed
to cali upon "Sunset' Cox, and ask
him to appoint an evening most con.
venlent to him to receive the Inequalities
of the chamber.
David +. La,tinc, the murderer of
Charles G. Grant. who was brought tc
Tacoma last night aud placed 10 the
county Jail, has engaged as council Judge
Sears and W. j. Sessions. BY advice Of
his counsel, he refuses to talk to reporters
1t is understood that L,ttiue's plea will
be self defeuse.
Hon. A, NJ. Cannon, OF Spokane
Falls, who has been spending week ia
Olympia, arrived in the city this morning
Tie returns to Spokane Falls tomorrow
Mr.. Cannon is a leading candidate 70,
United States senator from Eastern
Washington.
Work will begin tomorrow on the
railroad from Union bay, on lake Wash
iogton, to point on the lake twelve
miles south, large part of the road
being within tho city limits. 1t will b.
a standard gauge track and equipped
with light locomotives. The entire roac
il on the east side of the crest of hill,
that runs through Seattle. San Fran
cisco and local capitalists are promoter
Of the scheme. The company will fiji,
articles of incorporation under the nam
Of the Seattle Railroad company.