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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
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NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Fire was discovered.
at 4:45 o'clock thism morning. on the seventh
floor of Jacobs Brothers piano factory. Nos.
542 and 5H West Fortieth street. Before it
was ~extinguished it had made its way
down to the fifth floor. and caused damage
estimated ut $4,000. The firm is insured.
FoRT COSTA, Cal. Dec. 1.-THE British
ship Durham, lying ut the warehouse. load
ing wheat for Liverpool. caugbt fire this
morning. She was towed into the stream
and afterwards beached and flooded. She
had about t~wenty-four tons OF wheat
aboard. and this viii prove almost a total
loss.
NEW YORK. Dec. 11.-About midnight to-
night a fire broke ont in the Adelphi. Acad-
envy, one of the leading educational Insti-
t~ntions in. Brooklyn. Loss estimated at
SIS. 900 to $4,000.
HAMILTON. Ont, Dee. 1.-THE Roman
Catholic Church at Erection was destroyed
by fire to-day. Loss. $1,000; Insurance.
$1,000.
TRINIDAD. Col. Dec. 1.-THE United
States livery-stable. with forty horses. was
burned this morning. Loss. $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
whittier,s Eighsy-second B,rthd,v.

Boston. Dec. I7.-To-day is the eighty
Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier. A
few days ago the newspapers made known
10 the public Mr.. Whittier's desire tina on
this anniversary friends and admirers who
were wont 10 gather aroand him with birth
disturbed. In his own gentle and vet firm
way he said he was tired; that he felt their
desires Tor his happiness; that he thanked
and loved the people. but that he must rest.
go that TINS form of extending felicitation
pass the day IL peace and quietness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Happenings in Africa.

ZANZIBAR. Dec. 1.-THE Mansourah, the
yacht of the Khedive, will probably sail On
Tuesday next with Stanley, Emin Pasha
and othcrs for Cairo.
Mapoonsa. the chief of the natives in the
Shire river district, has accepts ed Portuguese
sovereignty.
Advices from the interior state that King
Mwanga. who was driven from Uganda
some time ago by a revolt headed by dis
affected chiefs. has succeeded in recon-
quering his kingdom.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Alleged Patent Office Decision.

TORONTO, Ont. Dec. 17.-Information has
been received here 20 the effect that the
important interference case in the United
States Patent Office between Rosebrough,o of
Toronto; Carly. of Boston, and Barrett. of
New York. has been decided in favor of
Rosebrough. The invention is for duplexing
long-distance telephone lines, and it is
claimed that it very materially reduces the
cost of working such lines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Suit Growing Out of the Corn Corner

CHICAGO. Dec. 17.-As an outcome of the
recent corn deal manipulated on the Board
of Trade by George ID. Boyden & Co., the
hss f Of La 2 .s9 4 Br tha =, q Co., brokers' rs.
$4,000 against Boyden u Co. LamsOn
Brothers a. Co. sold corn for November de-
livery. Boyden u Co.. they say. bought
up all the cash corn then in the market.
to buy up all small sellers. and through
their broker to run the market mp. advanc-
ing it from 30 to 60 cents. Taking advan-
tage of their corner" Boyden u Co. made
q proposition to the Lamson firm. it is at
trmed. to settle at GO cents, or, if they re-
fused, the price would be pushed TO so cents.
The result was the Lamsons were COM
PEELED to pay. losing in the deal between
$4,000 and $4,000. AS the corpering of a
market is illegal. LamsOn brings proceed
ings against the Boyden firm for the dam
ages sustained by their being compelled to
buy at the corner price.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Refused to Use the Russian Language.

RIGA. Dec. 1.-THE municipal authori-
ties. at their meeting to-day. conducted the
proceedings in the Russian language. in
stead of the German, in accordance with
the ukase recently issued by the Gar.
This was the first time the Russian Ian
guage was used at a meeting of the coun-
ell. Mayor Oettingen and Councillors
Hilln0r. Hausman and Tiemer withdrew
from the meeting, owing to the enforce
ment of the use of the Russian language.
and the municipal secretary resigned for
the same cause.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18

Company, at the Walston and Adrian
mines, went ont on strike this morning.
They demand increased pay for WORKING
clay veins. a decrease iii rent ard the levy
ing. by the company of an assessment on
each minor for the benefit of the miners.
relief committee. The company's head
quarters are in this city. and the officials
confirm the story.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
His Bones Found i'm the Mountains.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Dec. 1.-THE mystery
of the disappearance of w. j. LOngineyer,
one of the leading citizens of this section,
has been solved by the finding of his bones
near Glen Mary. in the Cumberland mount
purse, which contained Sl6 in money. The
latter fact seems 10 corroborate the theory
of many that he had become insane and
wandered off into the mountains and died.
He had been missing over three months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
BouIanrer Refused Amnesty.

PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE Chamber of Deputies
to-day. by a vote Of 304 to 19S. nullifed the
election of the Boulangist. NJ. Laur. He
was elected for Neully by a majority of 1900
over the Republican candidate. The Cham
Der also voted. by 3SS to 81. against the prop
osiflOn to give urgency to a measure de-
claring amnesty for BOulanger and his con-
demned associates. 1t also voted. by 100 to
155, against giving amnesty to strikers who
had been guilty of violation Of law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18

CHICAGO. Dec. l7.-It is now n settled
fact that two of the biggest beef and cattle
firms In the country, the Munroes. of Kos
ton. and the Hammond company, of Ham
mond. IND: nave united. and that in the
lost enc of the heaviest dealers. while the
dressed-becf industry has been Increased
BY one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Consul Lewis In Trouble

LONDON, Dec. lit is reported from
Tangiers that, owing to the action of Con-
sui Lewis in the seizure of firearms, the
government has cabled to Washington de-
manding that he be recalled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Prize-Fight Dates Fixed.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1.-THE directors
of the California Athletic Club have post
poned the battle between Ike Weir and
Billy Murphy to Jan. 13. one of Weir's
hands having been injured by gunshot.
Jan. 20 has been fixed as the date for the
meeting of Jack MeAuliffe. of New York.
aud Jim ny Carroll. the clubs lightweight
instructor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Another Plot Against the Car.

BERLIN, Dec. 1.-THE Weser Zeitung, of
Bremen. says that another plot against the
Car has been discovered, and that a num-
Der of military officers in ST. Petersburg
have been arrested on the charge of being
concerned in il,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18

ROME. Dec. lit is reported that a de-
iciency of 2,O0o.O 900 lire tS4OO.OO0) was in
curred during the administration of the
late Syndic of Rome. Duke Forlonia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Ex-Empre.s Theresa,. Diamonds Safe.

LONDON, Dec. 1s.-A dispatch from Lis
bon TO the Times says the story
of the theft Of the Empress
Theresa's diamonds from the palace
at PetrOpOlis is untrue. They were not
left in the Empress's rooms as alleged. but
were placed in safe custody where they re-
main intact.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Attempt IN KIN the King of Corea.

LONDON. Dec. 1S.-Advices from Shanghai
are to the effect that several high officials
are implicated IN a futile attempt to assas.
sinate the King Of Corra. who is reported
as desiring to abdicate in favor of Prince
Min-Yong-Gyik. and have been exiled to
Hong Kong.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
JUDGE BREWERS NOMINATION..

Grounds on which Some of the Senators Are
Opposed to It's Confirmation.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE executive ses-
sion of the Senate. this afternoon. lasted
more than two hours. The principal topic
of discussion was the nomination Of Judsa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Eleven British Sailors Drowned

LONDON. Dec. 1.-THE British barque
Tentg Castle was wrecked in the Irish sea.
off Holyhead. to-day. and eleven of her
crew were drowned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Strike of One Thousand Miners.

ROCHESTER, n. T.. Dec. lz.-About one
Thousand coal miners, employed by the
Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Burial of MIR. Gowen's Remains.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-THE remains of
Franklin b. Gowen. the great lawyer and
financier, whose tragic death in Washing
ton SO startled the community. were de-
posted in the grave at Ivy Cemetery this
morning. AS requested By the family. the
funeral was strictly private. only the rela-
tives. a few intimate friends of the family
and the clergyman being present. Among
the friends who attended the services az
the house was. POstmaster-general Wanna
maker. He did not accompany the cortege
to the cemetery. After the services at the
house, he lett for the city and took the l:35
train for Washington.
Before his departure. Mr.. Wanamaker
was asked as to his opinion regarding the
death of Mr.. Gowen. "Well.n said Mr..
Wanamaker. lit is hard to say. / can only
account for it by supposing a momentary
aberration-a something which at present
Is unaccountable. but which may be ex-
planned some time. The act was self
committed. no doubt. and that is all that
can be said of it at present"
Mr.. John w. Boyer, superintendent of
the Reading Relief Association. who Is also
connected with one of the leading life in
surance companies of the city, and who
has known Mr.. Gowen for twenty years.
relates the following. which may cast light
OH his recent letter 10 an insurance agent
register, inquiring about the paid-up value
of his life policies: I'm conversation with
AlT. UOWtn three ytnFs ago. Oh the euDitct
of life insurance.. Mr.. .Gowen stated that
he had policies for 100000 on his life,
which he had taken a few years ago.
at q time when about SAIL 600
he had invested in junior bonds and
common stock of the Reading Railroad
Company seemed TO bim TO he in jeopardy,
and that his object in taking that amount
of life insurance was to protect his invest
ment. But rs these securities were now
improving IN value. tie necessity for carry
ing sngb a large anlnnnf of life Insurance
no longer existed, and he intended 10 re-
duce il. His recent inquiry as to the paid
up value of certain policies held by him
was. no doubt. a step in the direction OF
carrying out that Intention The life
policies held by Mr.. Gowen were I'm the fol.
lowing companies: Equitable. Sa0.0 600; New
York Life Independent, $4,000; New York
Mutual, $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
Burned While Asleep.

NEW YORK. Dec. IA fire broke ont at
No. &c Eidridge street shortly before 2
o'clock this morning. A synagogue is on
the second floor aud the three top stories are
occupied by Mark Max as a candy factory.
Three men were asleep on the top floor. and
they were badly burned. They were Solo
mon EIley, Russian tailor. burned on the
face and body. and will probably die: Har-
ry Elias, tailor. burned abont the chest and
head. and Abraham VisOwatt. the watch
man of the building. badly burned on the
legs and arms. They were taken to Cow
ernenr Hospital. The building suffered
only $500 damages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18

Iron Sewer-Pipe-Works Completely Wiped
Out, with a Loss of S27 900.
Qnecfal tn fhe IpdiepaDOIfs Jouruaa

Iron Sewer-Pipe-Wor Completely Wiped
Out, with a Loss of $4,000.
Special to the indianapolis journal
VINCENNEs, Ind., Dec. 17.-This morning,
about4o'clock. the Bell-Armlstead light-iron
sewer-pipe-works were discovered on fire.
The fire department was unable to render
any assistance, for the reason that the
works stood some distance outside of the
city limits. and beyond fire protection. In
forty minutes the entire structure and all
the machinery, and three carloads of pipe.
were q mass of smOldering ruins. The
works were new. having been in operation
less than q year, and they had been
erected at an expense of $4,000. Nothing
was saved but the books of the company.
The insurance was but $1,000. and thisw was
in the Phoenix. Etna. Northern and Mag
ara. The fire originated in the paint-room
or dipping watts, where one of the night
gang attempted To relight his torch. 1t
was but "a moment until the men had to fee
for their lives. Mr.. Edward Watson. presi-
dent OF the company. says they may rebuild
at once. This was one of the three institu-
lions of the kind in the United States. The
iron sewer pipes made we're used much as
clay tile are used. This was one of the
chief industries OF the city, and is o seri-
ono o,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
MR.. GOwEN.s DEATH.

The Theory Advanced that He Was Killed
by Friends Of the Mollie Maguires.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journs.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-Cassius NJ. Clay
Anistett, now q 'clerk in the Treasury De-
partment, but during the famous Mollis
Mcguire prosecutions among the Pennsy-
vania mines in ls77-7s was an attorney. adj
vances the theory that Franklin b. Gowen.
the w~ell-known Philadelphia railroad man
and lawyer. whose body was found At
Wormley's Hotel. in this city. on Saturday.
did not commit suicide. but was murdered.
Anistett says that Gowen was nnrelentingin
his prosecution of the Mollie Maguires. and
that the criminals vowed vengeance. He
does not believe that Gowen bought a pis-
tOl at a store here. as reported. but thinks
that he was murdered. and the murderer
escaped through a window in the hotel.
Anistett says that during the Mollie Ma
guire trials there was danger of Gowen's
assassination. Anistett was the prosecuting
officer during the Mollie Mcguire trials.
which resulted in twenty of the criminals
being hanged.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-13

other. IL indeed she is not in advance OF
every other. And there Is steady
growth and Improvement from year to
year, constant reaching out to higher
attainment and loftier achievement, an
eager and Jealous effort to elevate the
standard and widen the scope of educa-
tion. Very truly was it said, then, by
Mr.. Arnold, that with all this ample
provision for culture there is positively
no excuse to American youth. The
means to intelligence in this country
are broadcast and the way to liberal
education is open TO all.
AS to supplying the world with a
galaxy OF great names in learning and
literature there need be no anxiety.
That we shall do in time. We have
conquered the world in invention, and
we are forging TO tho lead in most prac-
tical respects. When we shall have
more nearly accomplished the great
work of material progress we have in
hand, and have nation of two or three
hundred millions of the most enlight-
ened and prosperous people on the
earth, we shall not be wanting in great
names OF the class to which Mr.. Arnold
referred, We shall have poets, authors,
artists, sculptors and scientific geniuses
whose rank in tho world will be as prom
inent and potential as will be the mate
rial and political influence Of the re-
public among the nations Of the earth.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-13
AN ORIGINAL IDEA va ANTED.


The Eiffel tower is an original and
imposing feature of the Paris exposi-
tion. 1t is perhaps its greatest attrac-
tion, giving characterand individuality
to the exposition. 1t has given world
wide fame to its designer, and long
after most other features of the great
show have passed from the memory of
the millions who have visited it the
great tower will be distinct recollec-
tion.
AS sentiment rules the world, it
is felt to be of very great
Importance that the proposed Worlds
fair of 1892, to commemorate the discov-
cry of America by Columbus, shall have
some distinct and original attraction
some great feature that will illustrate
the originality of American genius and
which all people will want to see.
Upon this idea the New York Sun a
short time ago invited suggestions, and
it is an evidence of the widespre ad in
terest that is taken in the proposed eX-
position and of the readiness of the
American people to submit ideas, that
that paper has received such n
volume of suggestions that it has been
compelled, as it states, to exercise quite
freely the editorial prerogative of Sc
lection and condensation.
Some of these projects, of course,
have no originality whatever, others
are eXtravagant or wildly Impractical,
but not few are ingenius ana interest
inu For nSDp,,Nla c,trrnstinn ic
that the main building of the exposition
be constructed in the form Of q
statue of Columbus, of gigantic
proportions, say two or three hun
dred feet high, of iron and colored
glass, the figure to be modelled after
the style of dress of the fifteenth CEN
tury. Another suggests an immense
cluster of electric lights equalng in
number the American states, to be held
in place one or two miles high above
the location of the fair by captive bal
looms. Another suggests an imitation
of the tower of Babel. and there are
suggestions of an endless road, of
aerial trains, of a great pyramid, Of II
giant casting of bell, and others in
large variety, altogether making "a re-
markable and very interesting fund Of
valuable suggestions.
But really great original idea is
still wanting. There is certainly an
opportunity for some one TO make fame
and perhaps fortune. The field is open
to everybody on equal terms. There is
incentive and inspiration in the obi ject
sought.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-13

rejected bill for beer furnished the inmates
of lunatc asylum for the reason that they
did not participate in the bath. This is
sound and lofty reasoning. While sane men
thirst for the amber fluid at public expense,
10 Is an outrage TO saturate lunacy with de-
lirum tremens.
Any attempt to raze the railroad cowshed
will bo vigorously resented. II must be pre-
served as a monument to broken pledges and
misspent municipal treasure.
The county commissioners must be given
credit for utilizing the services of the AZ
rican in the cordwood. AS trader of soo
ond-hand buggies and other rare bargains he
proved a convenient medium of exchange be-
tween the members individually and the
commissioners officially.
A Detroit miss demands 5000 damages
for the painful impressions of n kiss i'm
printed on the vestibulc of her pie trap. II
is a civil action, yet court in the same city
fixed the price Of a violent kiss at $40. II
the girls persist in maintaining these exhor-
bitant rates and grades they will force mon
into bankruptcy or marriage, The jail is the
only medium OF escape.
The failure of Gabriel to toot his trumpet
at the behest of the Adventists has thrown
tuS JeTSpy DTdnCu Ol Tue ScCb luUO great us
tress. Midnight of October was the timo
set for the ascension, but the frensed fol-
lowers of Bill Miller shivcred in their spot
less robes for the signal that never came. If
they will mingie patience with perseverance
they will get there in time
The literary genius who edits the Omaha
Double Header has Just discovered that Bel
ford, Clarke & Co., have failed, and in the
red heat of excitement he has written half
column leader upon the failure of this book
concern. The readers of the Double Header
will probably remember that the failure of
Beltord, Clarke 81 Co., occurred about two
weeks ago.
A local contemporary recently discussed
"Woman as a Mystery" The writer evil
dently did not grasp the subject in the right
mood, or was too modest to solve the ques-
tion with his strong right arm. The fact is
there is nothing mysterious about a woman
when you get thoroughly acquainted with
her, except an irresistible weakness to hide
her gum in the carved recesses of the bed
stead.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-13

A SCIENTIFIC expedition Of more than
ordinary importance sailed from New
York Yesterday. Its destination is west
Africa, and ITS object to observe the
eclipse of tile sun, which will occur De-
cember %. The party is composed OF a
number OF well known scientists repre-
senting Columbia, Princeton, Amherst
and Bowdoin colleges, with Prof. Todd,
OF Amherst, at the head, and 1T is
equipped with the best astronomical
and Photographic instruments.
The last congress appropriated
five thousand dollars for the expenses
of observing the eclipse, but since
then the intended scope OF the eXpedi-
tion has been much enlarged, and some
of the scientists are making the trip for
the purpose of studying marine biology,
the trade winds of the ocean, gravita-
tion of the earth at different points, the
depth of the ocean, anthropology, and
the flora and fauna of Africa. The un-
scientific will hardly appreciate the
wisdom OF so long journey to a most
inhospitable region of the world to wit
ness an eclipse which will last only four
minutes, and all the observations OF
which will last not longer than
three hours, but to the scien-
titic investigator the event is regarded
us of surprising Importance, and all
such will await the reports of this ex-
pedition, and of others which will OBJ
serve the eclipse from other points
where it will be visible, with the pro-
forndest interest. The destination of
the expedition which sailed from New
York is a portion of Africa abounding
with dangers, aud it is more than prob
able that some of the party will make
a dear sacrifice for the information OBJ
tninal
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-13

THREE million acres of Indian land ,
valued at fifty million dollars, will be
added to the public domain in Minne-
sofa this year. The ceded land includes
a large area of pine forests. The money
derived from the sale will be placed to
the credit of the Indians, in the ma
tional treasury, at five per cent inter-
est. A large proportion of it will be
devoted to schools and to aid and en-
courage agricultural pursuits. The re-
mainder of the reservation will be di-
vided on the severalty plan, thus fore
ing the Indians into useful and beneti-
cial lines of industry.