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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06

building elegant houses and living as gen.
tlemanly farmers, with princely incomes
from sources not generally und erstood,
though not without a taint of suspicion.
They bought the best lived high, drove ell
egant equipages and travelled much be-
tween Milan and New York. The village is
greatly excited but not a whit surprised.
The Owners of the "Secret' to BE Arrested.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The leading topic OF con-
versation among the brokers and business men
down town to-day is the great expose of the late
Professor Friends Electric Sugar-refining Com
pany. Secretary Robertson, of the defrnct con-
Germ, while sitti ng in his Office to-day, was nearly
paraly zed by a well-lnown wail-street man ask
ing him for ten shares, Offering him $1O each for
them. Mr.. Robertson told the man the shares
were worthless. The man insisted, and the
sale was effected. The pu rchase of these
shares to-day was for. the purpose. it is
said, of "squeezing' w. +. Howard
when he Is canght- Howard is the man
who swOre before notary public that
he had seen tn @ professor refine raw sugar by
electricity" Shares of the company fell to thirty
shillings in Liverpool to-day. Warrants have
been issued for the apprehension of Mrs. Friend
and her ste p father, W. Il. Howard, who was q
director of the company and had charge Of the
affairs at the factory in Brooklyn.
1t is now limited that Friend is not dead at all.
There has not been anybody found so far who has
seen his corpse His death is said to have Oc-
cured two days before the blizzard last March.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
THE SUGAR DUTY.
The Senate Committee Adheres to the Proc
gramme Originally Announced.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Jonrnal

The Senate Committee Adheres to the Proc
gramme Originally Announced.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-A fierce attack
was made to-day, before the Senate COM
tion of so per cent. of the sugar duty and
the giving of "a bounty of l cent pound
on the production of domestic sugar.
The assault was led by John Dymond and
Rodney Foos. extensive and well-known
sugar planters of Louisiana. Senator Gib-
son, of that State-a free-trader Democrat
in every ihing but sugar-spoke in the sams
direction. They were violently opposed to
either a reduction of the present
duty or. the. giving of bounty
of any denomination. On the contrary,
they demand that there should be an in
crease of the duty on sugar, with a view tG
asked that the old duty, which is consider.
be restored. They declared that
bounty would not be an announcement
to sugar-producers, because it was too COM
plicated in its operations and would bring
too much trouble TO the producers. They
argued, further, that the production of su-
gar in the United States was only getting
foothold; that it had been demonstrated
that beet sugar could be produced
In this country quite as successfully
as IN any other, and that this discovery,
having only just been made, should be de-
velOped. There were two hearings given
by the committee one in the morning and
one late In the afternoon. The committee
gave no indications as To what would be
done, but IL Is learned tonight that the
present arrangement TO cut the sugar duty
and give bounty OF cent pound stands
unaltered
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
WEST VIRGINIA POLITICS.

General Goff Will Take His Seat as Governors
and May Be Made United States Senator.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.--A letter has been
received from West Virginia, stating that
Gen. Nathan Gof, Republican, will be
seated in the Governors chair, and that his
Democratic opponent, recognizing the fact,
has entered contest. The letter contin-
ues:
''The gubernatorial contest cannot be
definitely settled until after the 4th of
March, and Golf becomes Governor for the
time. On the face of the returns be is
elected, and on March he will assume the
Office and perform his duties Then there
will be shaking UP of dry bones. Every
ocratic, and the Legislature for years has
been kept busy suppressing scandals aris-
ing from their mismanagement. This is
particularly true of the State Insane Asy-
lum and the penitentiary. Senator Kenna
will likely be defeated for reelection, and
o Republican chosen in bis place. He has
been in Charleston for weeks working mp
recalcitrant Democrats and trying to get
Republican votes. Some Democratic MEM
bers of the Legislature declare they will
never vote for him, and others are looking
around for an available candidate. Senator
Republican fold, and this vote gives a Re-
publican majority of two in the Senate.
Two Democratic Senators, Yeater and
Sweeny, have clearly no right to their
seats. They will be contested and proba-
bly, unseated. This would give the Repub-
licans majority of six in the Senate, and
three on joint ballot. Golf will then be
sent to the United States Senate, and
either State Senator N. Il. Scott or Senator
Carr VIII succeed as Governor"
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ing the Secretaries of War and the Navy
to lend to the committee on inaugural cere-
monies the flags and bunting in the gov
eminent departments for use in decorating
Washington on the 4th of March"
The plan cOntemplates the erection on
Pennsylvania avenue of a series of arches,
each arch being supported on three columns
of wrought-irOn pipe, similar to those In
use for the electric-iight service, two TO be
placed at the curb-stOnes and tie third
midway between the street-car tracks, and
to spring the arches across these supports,
using ropes, ETC., for this purpose. The
style of decoration is considered TO be en-
tirelv practicable and remarkably cheap.
The arches are intended TO be not only dec
orative, but expressive of an idea, The
subject is the procession of the Presidents
from the Capitol to the .execu--
tive mansion, embracing series or
presidential arches, twenty-three in NUM-
foot of the Capitol grounds, and proceeding
III the presidential succession to Harrison,
which will be located at the White House,
with grand dcentennialarch at Seventeenth
street. There is also to be large arch at
Washington circle, which, however, will
Various plans for lighting the Pension
Building are being considered by, the
inauguration committee. The electric-light
company of this city can supply
a sufficient number of incandescent and
arc lights gh prSysiding they can run wires
along Fifth street, but they have no author
ity to erect overhead wires. Connection.
however, it is thought. can be made with
the wires of this company. Another plan
suggested is to connect the electric-hght
plant in the Interior Department with the
offers to supply an improved oil lamp, hav-
ing 2000-candle power.
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LEGISLATIVE BUNGLING.

Incidents Showing That Congress Needs the
Services of a Managing Editor.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-A few DAYS ago
Senator Vest created ripple of laughter
in the Senate by moving to reconsider the
vote by which bill had been passed, ex-
planning as he did so that the wrong bill
had been adopted. He stated that the bill
which the Senate passed was not the one
reported from committee. and was there
fore materially different. Itnotinfrequent-
ly happens that such incidents as this oc-
cur in either branch of Congress. A few
years ago bill passed the House quieting
the title to certain lands in one of the Ter
ritories. which contained fortune for an
adventurer and speculator. The bill had
never been reported from the committee.
A measure which was somewhat similar in
form and began with the same words was
fse and from sSm%s
ed. Before the measure was
adopted in the Senate the mistake was dis
covered. There have been a number of in
cidents of this character since the founda-
cessful. Alterations of bills have been made
even after they were adopted by both
houses, and while they were passing through
the hands of the enrolling or engrossing
clerks, and there have been instances where
alterations IN measures have been made
after the bills have passed the signatures
of the presiding officers of both houses and
before they reached the Secretary of State
whose approval follows the signature of the
President and gives the measures the final
touch of perfection. The incident cited in
which Mr.. Vest figured was not q serious
one, however, and would not have resulted
in any serious trouble had not the mistake
come under his eagle eye.
There are instances on record where both
houses have passed bills second time, but
the President has discovered the error. and
has vetoed the bills upon their second pass
age. Most of these, if not all, have been
private pension bills. If one of these meas
only way to cut off the beneficiary from
double benefits would be by the repeal of
one of the laws.
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THE SENATE TARIFF BILL.

The Democrats Show a Disposition to De-
fer Action on the Measure.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-There was very
little progress made on the tariff bill in the
Senate to-day. The Democrats continued
to demand the yeas and nays every time a
vote was taken on their amend
ments, although they knew be-
forehand that they would be
voted down on party lines. A few times
Mr.. Brown, of Georgia, voted with the Re-
publicans The object of the Democrats in
asking for the yeas and nays on all votes is
to delay final action on the bill. They are
yet in hopes that they can keep
the bill away from the House
till some time in February. They are
now interpreting their agreement
to take a vote on the bill on the 21st instant,
two weeks from next Monday, to mean that
and that they are not to take final vote
on the bill as a whole at that time. If they
can make this Interpretation of their agree
ment hold, the probabilities are that they
will succeed in delaying final action for
named. No changes were made in
the bill. All proposed amendments
were rejected. Up to the present time,
Major Mckinley says, no arrangements have
been made by the Republican members of
the committee on ways and means, as to
what course shall be pursued when the Sem
ate bill is sent over to the House. The Re-
publicans there are waiting to see what
will be done with the bill in the Senate, by
way of amendment, and when it will be
finally adopted. Everything will depend
upon the tariff protection Democrats in the
House, even if the bill should reach that
body in time to secure action at
this session. If they will stand
by the Republicans and vote fgainst
reference of the measure to the COMMITTEES
on ways and means, the House may have
passage of the tariff bill. Concerted action
on the part of the Republicans in the House
will be delayed until the Senate disposes of
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And, as a Natural Consequence, Both Are Dis
pleased and Will Not Exert Themselves to
Secure Confirmation by the Senate.
Democrats Tryingto Evade Their Agree
ment as to Voting on the Tariff Bill.
Cleveland Finds that He Prefers Private Life
to the Presidency-A Novelty in Street
Decorations for the Inauguration.


Neither Turpie Nor Voorhees, Had ANY In
formation as to Claypoors Nomination.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Senator Turpie
was to-day bluntly asked by one of his con-
freres If he knew anything about the nom
ination of Judge Claypool to be United
States district attorney before it was sent
to the Senate. The Senator replied gruffly:
II didn't know anything about it," This
puts both of Indiana's Senators in the at
titude of being in entire ignorance of Judge
Clayp0oPs appointment up to the moment
the nomination was announced in the Sem
ate, and it can beaded with large degree
of accuracy that neither is pleased and
neither will exert himself to bring about
confirmation. 1t may still further be added
that neither expects the nomination to be
confirmed. Senator Voorhees, makes no
secret of his displeasure over the with
drawl of Bailey's namd and the substatu-
tion of Claypool This evenings Star says:
Zone of the Indiana Senators is not well
pleased at the action of the President in
withdrawing the name of Leon 0. Bailey,
who was nominated as United States attOr-
ney for the district for Indiana. 1t is Sem
atOr Turpie. The mere mention of the
withdrawal causes the Senator to look very
grim. He refuses to say good word of any
mated on Thurday, and vouchsafes nothing
but gruff refusals to any questions on the
disagreeable subject"
There was an inclination on the part of
some of the Republican Senators yesterday
to favor action on Judge Claypoops nomi-
nation, on the ground that if confirmation
was not promnt IL could ha cbarood
at Indianapolis that the Republicans
were steadily impeding the progress of the
election frauds Investigation now pending
before the United States grand jury. When
they were given to understand that prompt
continuation Of either Bailey or Claypool
would not have changed the status of af-
readily proclaimed that no action should
be taken upon the nomination, which they
pronounce bitter partisan one.
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PREFERS PRIVATE LIFE.
MIR. Cleveland Concludes that the Presiden-
cy Is a Barren Ideality.

MIR. Cleveland Concludes that the Presiden-
cy Is a Barren Ideality.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-President Cleve-
land is becoming philosopher. He islearn-
ing to take defeat gracefully. In some re-
spects he reminds one of the old darky
who, upon catching a rabbit, one day,
stroked the fur of the animal gracefully
down its back and sides, then smoothed
the fur along its neck and down its legs,
consoling himself as he did so with thought
that the RABBIT would be good broiled, fried,
stewed, souped or made into game pie.
Finally, the animal slipped the old fellows
grasp, and disappeared like magic from
view. When the darky realized that he
pate and CALCULATED: go it, you burned
thing; You are no good, anyway!n A few
days ago Mr.. Cleveland was talking with
an intimate friend about his defeat in No
yember, and hat the future held in store
for him, when he said: Il have never been
as happy in my life as have been during
the last month. The idea that am to be
relieved of all this harassment, to have no
more of these Office-Seekers and those ham,
merings at the hands of Congress, affords
me inexpressible relief. For the first time
in four years / can breathe easy. 1t is a
real source of satisfaction to look out upon
the future. when shall have none of the
cares of office, mono of the complaints of
friends and cuffs of enemies. After all, the
cares of the office outweigh all of the bene-
fits and pleasures it brings The Presi-
dency is position which offers great en-
ticement and arOuses the highest ambition
of an American citizen, no matter what his
position in any place in life may be; but
when he gets it he finds that it is all
glamour and that it does not compensate
for One-half the sacrifices he must make in
obtaining and holding it. shall embrace
private life with greater pleasure than ]
ever anticipated."
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WHEN INDICATIONS.
SUNDAY-Light local snow or rain.
THINK 1T OVER

For the next few days we are selling
every 'remnant"-as they call it, when
they sell by the yard; everything that re-
mains III a line of Overcoats, Fall Suits,
Trousers, Hats, Underclothes, that does
not run complete in sizes-al this mass
of goods we are selling at prices that
will amply pay you to buy now, even if
you wait a year before using your pur-
chase. Think of it, father, mother! You
can get the child, the boy, the man, al
most anything in the way of wearing ap-
parel, now at a price that is 80 much be-
low market value as to make it a gilt
edged investment. The chance will only
be held for few days. Grab it!
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Murphy Meetings at Connersville.
,ecial tn the Indiananolis JOurnal


CONNERsvILLE, Ind, Jan. 5.-The gospel tenn
perance meetings which have been in progress
here for the last ten days, conducted by Francis
Murphy and his two sons, William and Thomas
z. Murphy, closed last night. The meetings
have been largely attended Every evening the
rink has been taxed to its utmost capacity. The
meetings have been very successful, and have
aroused a temperance sentiment and feeling
never before witnessed in this city. The name of
Murphy is on almost every lip, and the blue rib
bon attracts the eye as being worn by al
most everybody. Many hundreds have signed
the pledge, including not only those who have
always been temperate, but many who have tried
time and again to barrcade the door against the
drink evil. An organization has been formed,
called the Gospel Temperate Union of Con-
nersville," and the following are its officers:
President, E. v. Hawkins; vice-presidents, j. N.
Huston, w. w. Wright, F. T. Roots; secretary, L.
w. Edwards; treasurer, L. T. Bowers. Mr.. Muir
ply and his son William go from here to Terre
Haute, and Thomas L. goes to Goshen.
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Alleged Frauds In the Kansas State Prison

KANSAS CRY, Mo-. Jan. 5.-The Times this
morning, contains charges of dishonesty and
corruption against the management of the Kan
sas State prison at Lansing. The charges are
based on the statements of James Loper, ex-
treasurer OF Atchison county, and ID. j. Keller,
ex-sheriff of Leayenworth county. Mr.. Loper
says that In November, 1884, DIR. Phillip Krohn.
now editor OF the Atchison Champion, Governor
Martins paper, approached him, showed him
how large amount of money could DO made out
of the contracts with the State for the coal mined
IN the States land at the State penitentiary, and
arranged for a meeting at the Delmonico Hotel,
IN Leayenworth, between O. s. Hiatt, then audi
tor or Leavenworth county, and who had been
promised the dictatorship Of the prison; III. L.
Richter, OF Council Grove, also prospective war
den; Il. g. Buckley, OF Leayenworth; coal con-
tractor ID. n. Barnes, of Leavenworth county, an
engineer and friend OF Hiatt. and ID. j. Keller,
then sheriff OF Leavenworth county. At the
meeting it was arranged TO let the contract for
the coal TO Loper and Barnes as soon as Richter
and Hiatt became directors and to divide the
pronts equally among those present at the meet
TO Loper and Barnes for cents per
bushei, several cents below the market price.
L0per failed 10 get profits. and complained.
krohn then proposed TO Loper that he accept
fl,Ooo ahd retire from the ring, which he did.
In the mean time. Keller had Withdrawn, with
out receiving any OF the profits. after the con-
tracts had been under operation for some time
Richter and HIATT directed that the contractors
should receive eighty-fve pounds for bushel,
instead OF eighty pounds, allowed by the State
law. This increased the profits by about 82O,-
600. ft 10 estimated that the rings profits
amounted to e150,QQ0.
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MINOR MATTERS.

Reform Needed in the Redemption ASA Can-
collation. Offices of the Treasury.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.--0ne of the first re-
forms under the new administration will
be in the redemption and cancellation di-
visions of the Treasurer's Office. The re-
cent thefts of mutilated notes have cast
general suspicion on nearly the entire
force Of these two divisions. Shrewd de-
tectives have for weeks been. at work to
trace the combination which has undoubt-
edly existed for some time among the em-
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

SpeClaI 10 Tie InulandpOIIS JOuTHaf
CRAwFoRDsyILLE, Jan. 5.-About three weeks
ago stranger appeared at Mace, Montgomery
county, and secured board at the home of a
widow. He told her that he was a United States
detective, and was on the track of some persons
who had violated the law. On Wednesday he
said that he had to go to Charlottesville on some
business, and offered to pay bis board bill. He
offered the woman $50 bill, and. OF course, she
could not change it. He said that he would get
it changed while in Charlottesville and pay her
when he returned; also, that he would leave a
box which he had brought with him as security.
He also borrowed So of the woman, because he
was afraid the conductor could not change the
$50. He left and never returned Upon opening
the box the woman found pants leg wrapped
around stick of her stove-woOd, upon the end
of which was written: ''Tll be back" The case
has been reported to the authorities and the
stranger may get his bill changed yet.
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Authorship of the Murchison Letter.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 5.-Inquires were re-
ceived here yesterday from indianapolis, refer
ring to published dispatches and asking if ex-
Governor Lionel A. Sheldon was not the author
of the famous Murchison letter An Associated
here, through whose medium the letter was first
made public, and the answer was made on
w. r. Fitzgerald and Henry T. Gage, that ex-
Governor Sheldon was not the author of the let
ter and knew nothing OF it till after it was pub
the name of tes raaI writar oS tbe
yet been made known TO the public in any of the
numerous reports that have appeared on the sub
iect
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Upton County to Have q New Court-House.

Upton County to Have e. New Courthouse.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
Triton, Ind, Jan. 5-The county commission
ers have decided to build new courthouse dur
ing the present year, the possible cost of which
viii be about $150,00O The people of the coun-
ty have been agitating the question for some
time and about four years afnce a courthouse
tax of 10 centson the 800 was levied, which now
amounts to nearly $4,000. A sufficient num-
ber OF bonds will be issued to raise the remain
der OF the S150.00O. Arrangements are being
made now for the removal Of the county offices
from the present courthouse. and the new struct-
ure viii be commenced rs soon as possible
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Prospective Bridegroom Murdered.

FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn, Jan 5-Yesterday,
Mr. Brooks, prominent young merchant of Nc
Dowell's Mills, near this place, came to town,
secured marriage license and started home.
This morning his body was found lying on the
roadside, dead, with bullet hole through his
head. When he left town, he was accompanied
by man named Smith, who was a bitter rival
for the hand of the young lady Brooks was to
marry. Strong suspicious are aroused and con-
siderable excitement prevails concerning this
feature of the case Brooks was model young
man, liked by all who knew him.
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'BEE-LINE ROUTE
EAST AND WEST.
4 GREAT MANY MEN

a GREAT MANY MEN
In their daily conversation occasionally find IL quite
essential 20 use a slang phrase in expressing them
selves The 'chesmut' as a slang phrase is done
With, showed under, it were and equally mean
ingless word has taken its place 1t is dusty" Per-
sons going 10 New York and Eastern cities will find
nothing dusty with the time and equipment of the
popular Bee Line trains, and they will lind nothing
dusty about the price of their tickets To points
Colorado, Utah and California No other line can
oner you the advantages we alone possess in the way
OF through quick time and through accommoda-
ions 70 all points East and West.
TIME OF TRAINS GOING EAST:
I'D a m, .:30 a m, 11l5 a M, y. TBS p.
TINE OF TRAINS GOING WEST:
7:5 a m- 11:55 a. m, $50 ID. m, IL ID. m.
Elegant sleeping and reclining chair ears between
Indianapolis and St Louis. and Wagner palace and
sleeping cars between Indianapolis and New York,
and Boston. For tickets. sleeping-car accommoda-
tions etc. call at No. Bates House. No. 13s South
Illinois street, or Union Station.
IT. e. PECK Passenger Aaept