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eleventh census. The superintendent has also
appointed James NJ. swank, OF Philadelphia. a
special agent to collect the statistics of iron and
steel throughout the United States for the cen
eus of 1890. He has also appointed James n.
BlOdgett. OF Rockford. ILL.,, a speciai agent OF the
Census Office to collect the statistics or educa-
ton throughout the United States Tor the census
OF 1890 For the past i've years Mr. Blodgett
has been the editor OF the publications OF the
United States Geological Survey. Joseph ID.
Weeks. of Pittsburg, has been appointed q spe-
cial agent of the Census Office TO collect the sta
tistics OF petroleum, coke, natural gas and glass.
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Strange Career of a Literary Protege.

Current LlttTdtuIc.
Mr.. William Ernest Henley, whose verses
have just been published by Scribner, is a
Scotchman. a literary protege of Robert
Louis Stevenson, and the editor of Scott's
Observer. He is one of the men who have
had literary greatness thrust upon them,
and he has paid a fearful physical price for
his mental development. He began life as
a laborer, unconscious of latent intellectual
power. IMMERSED in the primary elements OF
education, and a man of dissipated habits.
He met with a terrible accident, both lower
limbs being crushed beneath a bowlder. ana
while at the hospital for treatment met
Robert Louis Stevenson, who was also d
patient at the institution.
Then commenced the mental existence
which has led him through the stages or
newspaper correspondent, art edit 20 n ana
magazine contributor to the rank OF poet.
His limbs are still completely paralyzed,
and he does all his work in an Invalid
chair, ont of which towers MS massive
blonde head. set on a magnificent pair or
shoulders. His conversation Is brilliant,
and he counts his friends among the clever
est and most brilliant literary men OF Lon
don.
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Think It's a Murder.

SALT LAKE CITY, u. T., Aug. 31.-The people
in Ovid, a small settlement in Idaho, near the
northern Donndary OF Utan, are excited over an
ago. A woman died there, and the coroner's
jury, composed of Mormons, found that she came
to death by poisoning with strychnine admins
tered by her Owl hands. The county attorney
had a post-mortem~ examination made. The doc
tors could find no trace whatever of strichnine or
any other poison, while a discoloration about the
neck, in their opinion. justified the declaration
that the woman had been strangled 10 death. The
husband, who Is a Mormon, and a girl whom he
IN iail
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freed from this delusion of "early rising.n
and toll, toll, toil.n Youth needs recrea-
ton; manhood needs it; old age needs il.
Home life in the country must be made
bright and happier if we expect farmers
boys to remain ON the farm. / plead for
this. Let but the farmers sons have their
just share of life's ~enjoyments and then we
will no longer see this 1ocking to the cities.
They will follow the pillow as did their faith
ers, and with Payne, they will sing, BE it
ever so humble. there is no place like
home" on the farm. TT. CHARLTON.
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General Notes.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Alford l.. Maple has
been appointed gauger In the Sixth Indiana dis
trict.
The United States Treasurer to-day mailed
ment or the interest due Sept. l, on United States
registered four and one-half per cent. bands of
the funded loaE of 1891.
The Cramp Brothers, OF Philadelphia, have
notified the Navy Department that .ney will
launch the new cruiser Philadelphia on Sept. z.
Chief Inspector Rathbone, OF the Postofice De-
parunent, has received a telegram announcing
the arrest OF Algernon Granville. of Chicago,
editor OF the Peoples Safeguard on q charge
OF using the mails for fraudulent purposes. The
arrest Is regarded as an important one.
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Hot Wave in the Northwest.

ST. PAUL, Aug. 31.-With the single exception
Of Duluth, the day has been uniformly a scorcher
all over the Northwest. Even last night was not
cool, butthe mercury sizzled at 80 and thereabouts
during the night. This morning il went up TO 80
in this city, while the same temperature il re-
ported from Huron, 8. D., and Moorehead. Nina.
At Fort Buford, Dak., Helena, Mont, aud Bis
marck. n. D.. thermometer registered 81; gE.le
at Forts Sully and Custer the mercury perspired
at %. These were the figures of the signal serv-
ice. the local thermometers generally recording
from 5 TO 10 degrees higher. Tonight there was
little chanra-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01
T%ELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

John Grass, the great chief of the Blackfeet,
of the Sioux, is seriously i'll and is not expected
to live.
A G.. Spalding e. Bro, of Chicago, have pur-
chased the sporting goods concern of G. j.
Reach & Co., Of Philadelphia.
Burglars exploded the safe of Peter Culviss, at
Iron Mountain, Mich, and secured $3.50 In cash,
several watches and some valuable papers.
John +. Gilfoil, a letter. carrier attached to the
Cambridge, Mass, pOstofiice, was held in 81 900
charged with opening letters addressed to a
young lady for the purpose of learning some
thing of the character of the lady. He is q mar
ried man.
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Old Settlers. Picnic.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PERU, Ind, Aug. 31.-Four thousand people
attended the old settlers meeting, at Bunker
Hill to-day, of Miami and Cass counties. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Hon. Thomas Dillon
and Mayor McFadden, Of LOgansport Foot
races and other features were the days pro-
gramme, together with q ball game, resulting:
Bunker Hill, z; Peru, 2.
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\
Marshal Ransdel1, of the District Of Column
bia, Announces His Deputies.

Marshal RansdeI, of the District of Column
bia, Announces His Deputies.
epcciaI TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-United States
Marshal Ransdell to-day appointed a num-
Der of deputies, baiiiffs and other assistants
in his Office. Among the appointees was
Mai. l.. p. Williams. as principal dep
uty. Major Williams has lived in this city
for a number of years, and has recently
been an assistant clerk in the Office of the
clerk of the court. He was originally from
Indiana, but lived in Tennessee up to the
outbreak OF the war. when he entered the
army and served with distinction. John
A. Leonard, another deputy appointed by
Marshal Ransdell to-day, also halls from
Indiana, and has a record as a soldier. He
has been in the real estate and insurance
business there for some time. Alfred Far
ley. who was appointed a messenger, IS also
an Indiana man
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Bold and Mysterious Murder.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 31.-While George Atkins
was passing the corner of Twelfth and Morgan
streets at an early hour this morning he saw a
man assault q woman, and run away. When he
(Atkins) went to pick up the woman some un-
known man rushed up and stabbed him III the
side inficting a fatal wound. All the parties
then escaped leaving Atkins in the street. The
police have not yet succeeded in clearing up the
mystery surrounding. the affair.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01

F1Rhung the chicago Annexati0n Measufe.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-PrOceedings tending to
test the legality Of the recent election by which
the surrounding suburbs were annexed to Chi
cage were had I'm the Circuit Court to-day.
Treasurer True, of the annexed town of Lake
View, had begun suit to compel the county
treasurer to turn over to him the taxes collected
up in that end of the new Chicago, on the theory
that the recent annexation was unconstitutional
Arguments were heard to-day on that point and
the court decided against Mr.. True. An appeal
was taken to the Supreme Court Of the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01
Obituary.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 3I.-Mr. Theodore Stanwood,
cashier of the First National Bank, died of apo
plexy, to-day, at his home on Mount Auburn.
He came here from Boston, and had been TWEEN
ty-five years the cashier of the abOve-named
bank. He was fifty eight years old.
ALFRED, Me-, Aug. 31.-William Emery, who
was the Democratic candidate for Congress
against Thomas b.. Reed in the First Maine dis
trict last year, died this morning.
PITTsBURG, Aug. Billion Welty Mccullough,
of Greensburg, ex-member of Congress for the
Twenty first district of Pennsylvania, died this
morning, aged forty-twO years.
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Indiana Pensions

Pensions have been granted to the following
named Indianians:
Original Invalid-John Kaufm an, VIM. 8. LAM
bertson, Richard Fuller. Wright Scott, Allen w.
Grissom, John b. Mott, Geo. W. Brooks. Jacob
ID. Fetters, John i. Wyatt, Wesley Wallick. Israel
y. FISHER, VIM. III. Smith, john Smith, VIM. T.
Bennett.
I~ncrease-Lorenz d. Foley, Chas. F. Yaeger.
Reissue-John Fair.
Original widows, etc.-Caroline A., widow of
3eo. X. Bundy; Leora W, widow of Jas. Whitson:
Amanda j., widow OF Jacob Ostler.
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Train Through a Bridge.

CHEYENNE, Wy. T., Aug. 31.--An engine and
four freight cars went through a burning bridge,
near Rock Greek, on the Union Pacific, this
afternoon. The fireman jumped, but the engi-
neer went down with the mass.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01

Dalmatian insect power as a remedy for
the cabbage worm has been tried this sea-
son with success. : 1t is busted over the
plants occasionally with a dusting-box or
blown from q small bellows. A solution of
a Tablespoonful OF saltpeter in a gallon Of
warm water. sprinkled over the cabbages
once a week, has also been Q valuable REM
edy, u the work of applying il 10 not
laborious. as . watering-pot can DO used.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01
Lands Forfeited.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Acting Secretary
Chandler TO day declared forfeited three lists of
Omaha Neb.) Indian lands, upon which default
has been made either as TO payment Of interest
or by failure to prove up,o which have not here
;ofore been sold. recently transmitted by the
register OF the land office at Neigh, Neb. About
$500 acres are covered by the lists submitted.
and the acting Secretary directs that they be
advertised and sold in compliance with the act
Of MAY Is. 1883.
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Dinner at Deer Park.

DEER PARK, Aug. 31.-Ex-Senator Davis gayea
dinner tonight at his cottage. Among those pres
ent were President and Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Nc
Kee, Mr.. and Mrs. stephen B. Elkins, Mr.. Samuel
Spencer and wife; Mr.. James f.. Campbell. DEM
ocratic candidate for Governor of Ohio. and wife.
and Ex-senator and Mrs. Camden, OF West Vir.
GINA.
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Suicide of an Old Man.

CLAY CITY, Ind, Aug. 31.-Mm. Wermeyer, ST.,
living three miles northwest Of this place, COM
mitted suicide by hanging, yesterday evening.
When found, his feet were touching the ground.
lie was over eighty years of age, and was living
with his children. Dependency is supposed to
be the cause.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01
SteamAhip News.

LONDON. Aug. 3l.--sighted: Barrowmore, from
Baltimore.
HANBURc. Aug. 31.-Arrived: Augusta vio-
toria, from New York.
nom Havre; Greece and Persian Monarch, from
London
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01
Ppbnc Debt.
WAsHINC-

WASHINGTON, Aug. Silt Is estimated at the
Treasury Department that. owing to large pen
sion payments, nearly eighteen millions, CON-
ing on top OF other large payments In July, the
debt statement viii show that the public debt
has increased about a million and q half during
the month of August.
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Jumped on the Car. Once Zoo OMEN.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
UNION CITY, Ind. Aug. 31.-Isaac skillman,
aged eighteen, employed at Hook Bros. butter
tub factory. had been in the habit of jumping on
a Decline freight train, as it would pass his
home, each morning, and riding to his place of
employment In attempting TO repeat the act,
this morning, he was struck by n switch-target,
and thrown under a car. and received injuries
from which he died in a short time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01
Indiana Boys Killed in Nebraska.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
OMAHA, Neb., Aug 31.-A Fremont, Elkhorn &
Missouri Valley passenger train, while crossing
the junction with the Union Pacific, six miles
west of here, Saturday morning, was struck by a
freight train on the latter road. Both trains
were badly wrecked, and John 6hinberger, Of
Bristol, Ind. who was stealing a ride on the
the sam town. was with him, and had his right
arm broken.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01

HELENA, M. T., Aug. ~31.-Those who have
never travelled over the Northwest can have no
idea of the vast area which the prairie and tim
Der fires have covered. Starting away up in
British Columbia, in the Koutenai country four
weeks ago, owing to the parched condition of the
country. no rain of any consequence having
fallen for ninety days, the fire spread with great
rapidity, passing south through Montana into
Idaho, extending into Washington and Oregon
and the west, then south again into Wyoming
and Colorado. Montana, perhaps, has suffered
the most, as the fire ran along through the prairie
country to the Dakota line, crossed the main
divide Of the Rockies, set the bitter roots af1ame,
worked into the mountains near Phillips, de-
stroyed the timber and did great damage in the
National Park. But II the prairie fires are dis
astrous the forest fires are doubly so. Granville
Stuart, one of the best authorities i'm Montana,
estimates the loss by these fires in Montana at
500. O a day.
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Bond Purchases of Two Years.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Since Aug. 3, 1887. to
and including to-day. the Treasury Department
has purchased $77, 304. $50 four per cent. bonds
md Sis ,1s5, $50 four-and-a-half per cent. bonds,
sr a total Of $l95. AGO, ZOO. Their cost was $685.
s52,s75. and they would have cost at maturity
$26 9.724,322, so the government has saved
s42, 81 .446. In the last ten days the pur-
chases amounted to S17, 1913, 800, at a cost of
R22,515,359. The largett purchase was Aug. 81,
honds
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As a cheap homemade paint for barn
roofs. make a mixture of red oxide of iron
and fish oil. It is not as durable as good
to old roofs and buildings, and will last two
or three years. 1t should not cost over so
cents q gallon.
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Funeral of Henry shaw.

ST. LOTS. Aug. 31.-The funeral of the
late Henry Shaw took place from Christ Church
Cathedral at 2 O'Clock this afternoon. The
church was entirely draped In black. The serv-
ices were conducted by Bishop Tutfle. assisted
by keys. Dr.. Montgomery schuyler and Carroll
Davis.
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Port Huron Endaneered by Forest Fires

PORT HURON, Mich, Aug. 31.-Port Huron is
surrounded by forest fires. and considerable
damage mas been done, with promise of still
more disastrous results if the drought which has
lasted two months should continue. The Petit
farm, within the city limits, has been completely
burned over and the fences and much property
destroyed. A barn and contents on La Peer
avenue were burned TO the ground, and the
era ld pavilion in Pine Grove Park was COM
pletely destroyed. Other barns within the city
limits were burned Thursday night. This is the
dryest time in this city in many years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01
RAILWAY WRECKS.

Three Killed and Several Injured In the YER
mont Collision-Engineer's Heroism.
MIDDLEBURY, w., Aug. S1.-An excursion
train to Burlington from the horse-breed-
ers' meeting at Rutland and q stock train
bound south collided at $50 last night,
four miles north of here. near Brooksyille.
Both engines, one car and part of another
car of the excursion train. and ten or
twelve stock cars loaded with hogs were
wrecked. There is a heap of debris on the
track t~hirty-tive feet high. but occupying q
space of not more than two cars.
VIM. Emery. engineer IF the passenger
train. saw the engine coming round the
curve and put on the air-brakes, pushed
the fireman from the cab and remained
with his hand OF the lever till the last and
was killed at his post. Following is a list
of the killed and injured:
Killed-HIRAM BLoDGETT, of Northfield,
passenger conductor, aged forty-fiye. leaves
widow and family; had been nineteen
years in the service of the company.
WILLIAM EMERY, of st. Adams. passen-
ger, engineer. forty years old. leaves q
widow.
w. w. ALLEN. a fireman, of Vergennes.
leaves widow and one child.
Injured: Arthur Hunt. aged seventeen:
of New Haven. VT, left leg crushed and
severe bruises about the head; Charles
Hunt, his brother, aged nineteen, leg
broken and injured internally; Henry Per
rim, of ST. Adams, fireman of the freight
train. compound fracture of the right leg;
Conductor Dutton, seriously injured; w.
II. Gibson, of st. Adams, engineer of the
freight, jumped, and escaped with slight in
jury.
Wrecking trains were quickly made up at
Rutland and at st. Adams, with physicians,
and sent to the scene. The locality is as
safe a one as any on the road. The track
and road-bed remain in fine condition, and
show but slight evidence of the great
crash. The probable cause of the accident
was the running of the freight train ON the
specials time.
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Collision ON the Northwestern.

CHICAGO, outgoing train
on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad was run
into from the rear by a wild engine, near Elm
hurst, about midnight last night. 1t was ru-
mored that q number Of lives had been lost. but
the train-dispatcher says no one was badly hurt.
Two sleepers and one or two other cars were badly
of them SO seriously as to prevent them from
continuing on their journey. Owing to the fact
that all proceeded no names OF the injured are
obtainable. The financial damage is timated
at about $4,000. The collision was caused by q
fog obscuring the rear lights of the passenger
train
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01
Elevator Burned.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 31.-There was a fire at the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton elevator, next to
the c.. II. & d. depot, which caused a loss Of $780,
600. fully insured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01

PITTsBURG, Aug. 31.-John Dudas and william
Pagan, two of the victims of yesterdays acct
dent at the Homestead steelworks, died to-day,
making nine deaths so far. Two more, Isaac
Lane and Joseph Durkes will probably die. The
others will recover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01

F0R bilious and miasmatic diseases, Ayers
Ague Cure 10 o safe and radical cure.
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Played with Matches in the Barn.

Hpecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Aug. 31.-The barn Of Thomas
Owen. near Lincolnville, was burned last even.
ing with all its contents. including 10 tons Of
hay, 100 bushels of oats, 40 bushels of wheat
and a raising derrick. The property was insured
in the Home of New York. The fire was caused
by two young lads who were playing with
matches.
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Hard Job for the SHORTHAND Men,

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Aug. Silt is quite likely that
the State Department, or those having the ar
engagements under the State Department of the
international American Congress in charge, will
have great difficulty in furnishing the delegates
with a printed report of the proceedings each
day. This difficulty will arise from the fact that
the discussions are to be conducted in three
languages, spanish, Portuguese and English.
report IL shorthand, owing to the many peculiar
sounds. and the few Spanish st~enographers that
are IN this country.
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WARRINGTON, Aug. 31.-seoretary Tracy is ex
pected to return to the city Monday. but will
probably be invisible to callers until Wednesday.
He WI find several difficult problems awaiting
settlement by him. In the first place, the battle
ship Texas, with her weights and displacements,
disputing constructors and faulty plans, must be
disposed OF. The unaccepted vessels Vesuvius,
Petrol and Charleston are to he passed upon,
and there are a number of minor questions
awaiting settlement that do not look. at this
time. 70 be embarrassing. The cases Of Captain
Harrington and Captain O'Kane, who ran their
vessels aground, are awaiting final action, the
sentence OF the former having been submitted
over a month ago, and there are also pending
charges against officials connected with the
building of the new observatory.
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The Date WIN Remain ON Cigar Stamps.

Special to the Indianapolis ] ,urnaL.
wAsHISGIoS, Aug. 31.-The Treasury Depart
ment has declined to grant the request OF Esta-
brook. Eaton ct al, Of Boston, that the depart
ment regulations be so modified as to dispense
with the specification of the date of inspection
or cancellation on the import and internal rev.
enue stamps affixed to packages containing
cigars. The object Of the request, the department.
understands, TO be the demand for fresh importa-
tons of cigars. and If the date is affixed the pur-
chasers can easily ascertain whether the cigars
are fresh or not