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am not sure that no visit is not better
than any visit. i suppose that have been
called upon In single day by persons who
have statements as to one hundred differ
emit applicants and as many different places
It is in every instance the same old story.
You hear of names and "backcrs and of
local committees, and of party serv-
ices, and of course sometimes of
fitness for the desired places; but
1t is all like a meaningless jingle
that runs through the head. When the
President tells the applicants to file their
papers at the proper place. he means it. 1t
would be sound policy for the applicant to
do Just what the President suggests. to
then retire from the White House. Per-
s0nal interviews advance no mans claim.
He may injure his chance by his persist
ence ana his presence. At the end of bust
greater part of the things that have been
said TO him as to any particular place or
person. The general catalogue of sound is
In his ears. but he does not classify it, and
does not care to do so. The appointments
each case are examined. 1t not infrequently
has happened that the memory
of the personal appearance of
an And APP. aaRpitie can't has dispelled the
Tse Sase prodSe 5s nghs Ghsa
the office-seeker to infest the White House
and the departments. He would arrive at
his end just as soon and at fer less expense
and trouble if ne would remain away, and
In the case of failure-and it must happen
In the great pressure for Office that there
will be more failures than successes-the
applicant would find that it would be more
economical for him to bear his disappoint-
ment at home.o
This is the story that all of the Cabinet
officers tell when they are willing to be
frank. and the worst of it is that the Office
seekers know it. But they cherish the
hope that some slight advantage may be
gained from their opportunities and that
they secure q benefit from some one who
has q pull"
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The Arkansas Ballot-Box Robbery.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 26.-This morn
ing Mr.. Charles G. Reid submitted to the
court his written answers to the questions
asked him in relation to the statements
made to him by Mr.. o. L. Bentley. In his
answer he stated that Mr.. Bentley had
made all the statements in connection with
the ballot-box robbery to him as an attor-
ney. This will excuse him from stating to
the grand jury the substance of Mr.. Bent
ley's communications. MIR. Reid will be
required to appear before the grand jury
again. however, and give such other facts
as he may know concerning the crime. The
grand jury adjourned to-day at noon to
meet again next Wednesday.
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Dinner to New York Office-Holders.

NEW YORK, April 26.-The Downtown
Business Mems Club tonight Gined,yoel B.
Erheardt, Cornelius Van Colt and Ellis II.
Roberts, collector. postmaster and Assistant
United States Treasurer, respectively.
Among those present were Warner Miller.
Russell b. Harrison, S. V. White, L. +.
Shepherd, Noah Davis, Bernard Biglin, Ii.
0. Armour and Mahlon Chase Collector
Erheardt, among other things. said:
General Sherman asked me the other day
to do him favor, and said / would. He
asked me to wash the outside of the custom
house, and replied that would wash the
inside as we'll. intend to conscientiOusly
observe all laws especially the civil-service
act.n
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THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Rusk Assigns the Divisions Which
His Assistant VIII Control.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The following
order was issued to-day by the Secretary of

His Assistant VIII Control.
WASHINGTON, April 2e.-The following
order was issued to-day by the Secretary of
Agriculture:
In accordance with Section 2, of the act en-
titled An act TO enlarge the powers and duties
of the Department of Agriculture and to create
an executive department., to be known as the
Department OF Agriculture" approved Feb. 3,
1889, the following assignments and duties are
hereby prescribed for the Assistant Secretary or
Agriculture, and the following order is promul-
once:
The following named divisions and sections
thereof are hereby transferred to the Office or
the Assistant Secretary, subject 70 the reserva-
vision and the section OF vegetable pathology,
the genealogical division, the microscopical di.
visi0r the chemical division, the pathological
division, the forestry division, the chronological
division the silk section and the Office Of expert
The Assistant Secretary win be in general con-
troll and direct the scientific policy and opera
tons Of the above-named divisions and sections
thereof and all questions and correspondence In
volving the scientific work or said divisions and
sections will be submitted to him for approval
and signature. All questions relating to the
scientific operation and policy of the above
mentioned divisions, but in which questions OF
ily be matters for consideration OF the Assistant
Secretary, but shall be submitted to the Secre-
tary for his approval before fnal action Is taken
All matters considered by, and all correspond
ence originating In eitherof the above mentioned
ure or policy is involved viii be referred to and
prepared for the approval Of the Secretary, as
heretofore.
The investigations and experiments in the
manufacture of sugar from sorghum, ETC.,
are excepted from the above order.
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Increasing Mail Facilities.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-Second Assistant
Postmaster-general Whitfield to-day or
dered the establishment of temporary mail
messenger service between Guthrie and
Lisbon. in Oklahoma. A permanent serv-
ice will be established as soon as the neces-
sary legal formalities shall have been COM
piled with. 1t is expected that q similar
service will be established between Ed
mons Station, on the Gulf, Colorado g.
Santa re railroad, ana t Weilston; as soon as
ton.
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A Rlack-Listtnp Case Decided.

AUSTIN, Tex, April 96.--The Supreme
Court to-day reversed the decision of the
lower court in the case of Richmond, a rail-
road conductor, who sued the Missouri
the black list as a conductor dis
charged for carelessness The Supreme
Court holds that the case was not
actionable for libel. for absence of
express malice in the publication, and that
which the person at interest is privileged
if made to another for protecting that in
terest and that u communication in the
discharge of duty, and looking. to the pre-
vention Of wrong toward another on the
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ILLINOIS.
Gleanings from Exchanges and Cuttings
from Correspondence.

from Correspondence.
In the House of Representatives. yester-
day, an electoral bill, similar in its provls-
ions to the Australian election law, was
defeated.
At IllIana, two miles west of Dana, Ind,
Wednesday night, Shirkie a. Co.'s store
was destroyed by fire. Loss about "a 900;
fire originated.
The fire in the opera-house at Mattoon,
Thursday morning, burned out the interior
and damaged the outside walls. The loss
on stock in business rooms on the first floor
is also large, but is pretty well covered by
insurance. Miss Carrie Kingman, the
owner of the opera-house, carried $4,000 in
surance on the building, and there is about
$4,000 insurance on stock. mainly in East
ern companies. 1t is understood that Miss
Kingman will rebuild and enlarge the
opera-house property.
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MAMMOTH SPRINGS. Ark, April 26.-News
has reached here of tragedy at West
Plains. Mo-, at Z o'clock last night, in which
VIM. Summers. one of the most prominent
and best known men in that State. was
killed by Hon. A. Livingston, a LAWYER of
West Plains. The killing was caused by
bad feeling in regard To q bond for q young
whisky in both men. The weapon used
was Winchester rifle. Summers was not
armed. Livingston is under arrest
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The Canadian Extradition B,u.

OTTAWA, April 26-The Weldon extra
ditiOn bill was passed by the Senate to-day.
The measure willb assented to next week
by the Governor general 1t is reported
that the bill will be submitted to the En-
glish government for approval before it be-
comes a law. An examination of the recent
shows that nearly all the legal gentlemen
in the house voted against the retroactive
clause, which provided for the surrender of
fugitives guilty of offenses prior to the pas
sape of the act
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General Notes.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.


WAsHINGToN. April 26.-Ex-Representa-
tive George w. Steele left this afternoon
for his home at Marion.
Hon. John c. New started to New York
at 11:2O o'clock tonight.
w. o. Patterson, of Indianapolis, is at the
Ebbitt and N. S. Byram is at the Riggs.
District Attorney Smiley Chambers, who
has been here for o couple Of days in rela-
ton to the Vincennes postmastership, left
for Indianapolis tonight.
AttOrney-generalM Kitchener will go to New
York tomorrow evening. After attending
the centennial celebration next week, he
will Immediately return to Indianapolis.
The only bond offerings to-day were $780,,
500 registered four-and-a halls. at Los 1-S.
and 81 ,0O0. 600 registered four-and-a halls. at
$1.0S IA. Neither offer was accepted.
Secretary Tracey returned to Washington
early this morning. He will leave again
Saturday, and will probably be absent a
week.
Secretary Blaine was feeling very much
better this morning; i'm fact he has almost
recovered from his indispOsitiOn, but did
not go to his office this morning. owing to
the heavy rains to-day.
There was an aggregate of $50 pension
certificates issued by the certificate division
of the Pension Office to-day. The list in
cludes certificates for original psnsions re-
issues increases. etc., and is the largest
issue that has been made In any one day
since Commissioner Tanner assumed charge
of the Pension Office
The resignation of Second Lieutenant
James G. Bourke Fifth Artillery, has been
accepted, TO take effect on June Is next.
ID. e. Gentsch, of Ohio. now special ex-
aminer in the Pension Office. but formerly
chief of the special examination Office, has
resigned.
Major-g general George Crook has been or
dered to report to General Schofield for spe-
cial duty in New York in connection with
the centennial celebration.
The Supreme Court of the United States
to-day adjourned until May 80.
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Alleged Criminal Assault.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, April 26.-Edward Mcclure,
aged thirty, who works at the Richmond
City mill-works, was recognized in the
sum of $1,000 to-day to appear and answer
the complaint of Alice Commons, who
charges him with attempting to commit a
criminal assault upon her eleven-year-old
little girl The mother works at the Sher-
man House, where Mcclure boards, The
accused enters a general denial.
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DENVER. Col, April 25.-F. A. Vanhusen,
a wholesale tobacco dealer here. says that
he was knocked down and robbed of SIS
900 on the street. at l o'clock last night. as
he was on ms f way nome. he mad drawn
Albuquerque. whittier he and A. NJ Ghost
were going to make some Investments The
express rates were found to be too high to
suit them. and Vanhusen renamed over to
get draft while Mr.. Ghost went on ahead.
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Barrett's Sentence.


Special to tho Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART. April 26.-Joseph Barrett. the
policeman who shot and instantly killed
policeman William Burton, here, last Octo-
Der. for assaulting the Mayor, was to-day
sentenced to three years in the penitentiary.
There is considerable feeling over the mat
ter as two murder decisions have been rem
dered here within three weeks, neither for
longer than five years. with time spent in
Jail before trial deducted as well as for SUBJ
seuuent good behavior
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Miners, Scale I'm Ohio.

COLUMBUS. o., April 26.-Chris Evans,
president of district No. 10. National Pro-
gressive Union. has issued a circular which
announces that the district executive COM
mittee have made an agreement with the
operators of Ohio for a mining scale for the
coming year, the first half to be CO l-2 cents.
and the last half. % 1-2 cents
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Indiana Pensions.

WASHINGTON, April Extensions have
been granted the following-named Indian
lana:
Observation-Disclosures Henderson. Isaac N.
Tolsom John Thadeher, g. Hutchngs (deceased) /,
Alex. ID. McClare. Henry Q. Bateman, A Beaver
fdeceasedl James NJ. Pruett, Harry Guinup,
Samuel Hall, Vim. Douthwait.
Restoration and Reissue-John Cord. =.
Increase-Abraham Smith. Samuel III. Bech,
Henry c. Fields, David G. Pugh, Chas w. Wy
man, jefferson Betz. James J.. Cunningham,
Thomas Hensucker, stephen ID. McIntire, James
M Roach. John Jones, Henry b. Rawlings, John
T. McCanley, Chas. Wild. Milton II. Wheeler.
Francis M. Brown.
Original widows. etc.-Mary A, widow OF
Patrick Honan: Mary j., widow of John +. Wall;
Lucy mother of VIM. Paxton, jr.; Minda, widow
of Amos Beaver; Kate, widow OF Chas. w. Wy
minors of VIM A. Saxon; minors of John ..
OBrien; Rachel, widow OF VIM. schroeder; Nal
vine l., mother of VIM. 3. Campbell; Elizabeth,
Thomas II. Mitchell.
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The Forged Dudley Letter.
10 fine Ira,anapoiis Journal

Special 70 the Indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON. April 26.-CoL w. w. Dud-
ley has received dispatch from Van Pelt.
his correspondent in Anderson, stating that
no one had seen the letter received by him
as published yesterday morning; that he
had not told any one what the letter con-
tanned. and that it had remained In his
possession since he had taken it from the
postofice. Col. Dudley has called the at
tention OF MIR. Rathbone. the chief post
Office inspector. to the matter. and he has
promised to have the case Investigated
letter was tempered with while In the
mail.
Justice Gray Becomes = Church Member.
Special 90 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April 26.-Justice Gray. Of
the United States Supreme Court, was con-
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Brakeman Injured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, April 26.-Edward Meranda.
Jacksonville, Madison g. indianapolis
railroad brakeman. whose home is at Jeffer-
sonville, was assisting in doing some switch
ing at Edinburg, last night. when his foot
became fastened between two ties and ne
was struck by passing car and thrown on
the track. One of his arms was run over
from the elbow to the wrist and mashed.
He was brought to the railroad company's
hospital here this morning and had his
wounds dressed
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ST. LOUIS, April 26.-P. J. Mcclure. grand
secretary of the Carpenters and Joiners'
Brotherhood, arrived this morning from
Philadelphia with $1,000 20 aid the striking
carpenters. Yesterday the strike was
virtually declared of. but at a secret meet
ing to-day it was declared on again. Sec
rotary McGuire soundly berated the weak
kneed element for want of confidence.
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Painted Him While He wss sleeping.

ST. PAUL, April 26.-Frederick Schulta
has sued August Michel for s, 500 damages
for covering him with a coat of red and
black paint while he slept. and afterwards
calling in fifty other boarders TO laugh at
the sight. Schultz was asleep. and was
awakened by their shouts OF laughter
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refused to allow him to continue. although
he declared his ability TO best Mccarthy.
The fight was accordingly awarded TO Nc
earthly.
LII was the opinion of many in the crowd
that, had Murphy not met with the acci-
dent, he would have knocked Mccarthy
out within ten rounds AL Smith was
referee. Camache and Collins looked after
Phelan and a well-known professor of box
ing from New York
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-Four Hundred Men Out of Work.

ROCKVILLE. Conn, April. 26.-Two mills
of the White Manufacturing Company shut
down to-day. This action was caused by
the strike of the one hundred and fifty
weavers yesterday. Four hundred persons
are thrown out of work. The company
offered slight advance yesterday, but the
weavers hold out for a cent a yard, and q
protracted strike is feared.
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Steamship Arrivals.

LONDON, April a6.-Sighted: Leerdam,
from New York for Amsterdam. Arrived:
Maryland. from Baltimore.
New YORK, April 26-Arrived: Travo.
from Bremen, and Germanic, from Live
pool
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Eighteen Years imprisonment.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN. April 26.-The jury in the
case of the State VS.. Geo. w. Fender,
charged with murder in the first degree,
came in about noon to-day, after twelve
hours elaboration. Fender was found
guilty of manslaughter and his penalty
fixed at eighteen years imprisonment. He
was convicted of shooting and killing
Charles Winterberg at Edinburg on the
night of Feb. 5 last.
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BosroN. Mass, April 26.-Warren Mansur,
manufacturer of crackers and biscuits. has
gone into insolvency. He owes about SS2,-
$50, including So, 900 secured. Assets, $l2,-
GA
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No Danger of a Yellow-Fexer Endemic.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, April 26.-Surgeon-
general Hamilton says the case of Mrs.
Sanford, and he sees no danger OF the yell
low-fever epidemic recurring this year.
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Reports of Suffering Denied.

CHICAGO. April 26.-Officials of the Atch-
ison. Topeka g. Santa Fe railroad claim
that information, just received from reli-
able sources on the ground is to the effect
that little or no foundation in fact exists
homa are suffering for supplies. Special
attention is being given to this matter by
outfits, and other necessaries of life are be-
ing hurried forward as promptly as posi-
BILE. All trains, they say. are moving regu-
larly, and, while it is impossible to handle
above Classes of traffic are receiving spe.
cial attention, under specific instructions
FROM the management.
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public, is so privileged, when made in good
faith. The Judgement is reversed and
cause remanded. Opinion by Chief-justice
StaynOr
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Tobacco-workers' strike About Ended.
Iron-Furnace worimen Quit Work.

SALEM. o., April 26.-Information was re-
ceived from Latonia, to-day, that owing
to strike both furnaces of the Grafton
Iron Company have been banked. The
trouble originated with the Inetai-carriers
demanding more pay or assistance. which
was refused. The employers then called on
the men in the various departments TO take
the places of the strikers, but all refused
and quit work. A large number of men are
thrown ont of employment by the strike.
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Fire-Bugs at Columbus.

special 20 tho Indanapolis JurnaI.
COLUMBUS, April 26.-There have been a
number of fires here during the past few
weeks. and all of them were traced to in
cendiary origin. A vigilant watch has been
kept for the fire-bugs by the police. but
their capture has not yet been effected nor
their identity established. Last night they
made an unsuccessful attempt at burD-
ing the grocery store of Charles
Whipper. Entrance was effected by way
few articles were taken from the stock and
the building set on fire. The flames were
discovered before they had gained much
Roadway and extinguished by the fire de-
partment. which arrived promptly. The
loss is fully covered by insurance.
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Prosperity Of Evansville.

Evansville Journal.
Never in its history, except a few years
after the rebellion, has Evansville had so
busy time amongst her mechanics as at
present. Last night painters were at work
until midnight on an interior job. by cleo
trio light, because they had not time to do
it in daylight. Carpenters are very much
in demand, as bricklayers will be when
bricks can be had-they now being very
scarce, except where contracted for. The
planing-mills have more work than they
can do. Owing to the difficulty of getting
logs out of Green river, the saw-mills are
running on short time. Evidences of i'm
provement abound on every hand. while in
the suburbs a person cannot get. if he
wishes, out of the sound of the hammer,
the saw and trOwel. Besides the new
building, there is more fixing up" of
premises than has been seen for years, in
dicating prosperity amongst the people.
There is but little doubt that the census of
1890 will give MS, by fair count, $4,000 in
habitants-an increase in ten years Of over
o-thirds
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Richmond X. Of p. Dedication.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, April 26.-Centreville Lodge
No. 154, Knights of Pythias. which bought
a church and renovated it to suit its own
purpose, dedicated it yesterday. The cere-
monies began 1:30 P. NJ. There was a song
by the choir, and then the regular exercises,
according to the ritual of the order. con-
Quoted by Grand Chancellor Russo. of
Lawrenceburg. and Grand Keeper of Rec
ords and Seals Frank Bowers, OF Indianap-
oils. At o'clock an address was delivered
by Gen. James X. Carnahan, of Indianap-
Oils At $50 o'clock the parade began, led
by the Uniform Rank, and headed by the
Richmond City Band.
Last night there was an exemplifcation
of the unwrtten work of the order by Past
Grand Chancellor w. l.. Heiskell, of In
dianapolis, and work in the first, second.
and third degrees, in the amplitied form,
the same being conferred by the C9ur de
Leon team of this city on three candidates.
The exercises closed with ball at night.