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n MATTERS.
Dates for Examinations Of Applicants for
Places I'm the Railway Mail Service.

Dates Tor EXAMINATIONS OF Applicants Tor
Places I'm the Railway Mall Service.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Eel 6.-General Superin-
tendent Bell announces that examinations
of applicants for positions in the railway
mail service. under the auspices Of the Civ
il-service Commission. will be made vt o A.
NJ. in the following places. at dates I.imed:
acknowledgements. Tuesday. Nov. 25.
D~linois-Chicago. Tuesday. April Is; Biooming-
ton. Monday. May .. Chicago. Friday. Oct. 81.
Onio-Cleveland. Friday. April 4: Columbus.
Wednesday. April o; Cincinnati, Tuesday. April
Is: Cincinnati. Thursday. Aug. 81; Cleveland.
Tuesday, Oct p; Columbus. Friday. Nov. -.
EAose who desire 10 be examined must no.
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Cnn.e of the Tracy Fire.

Cause of the Tracy Fire.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Fire Marshal Drew
to-day submitted to Chief Paris his re-
port on the fire at Secretary Tracy's house.
The report was forwarded to the District
Commissioners. The fire chief says:
In compliance with your request. I made q
thorough examination of the burned building,
No. 1854 / street, northwest, owned and occu-
pied by Hon. T. +. Tracy, secretary OF the Navy,
and from all the evidence TO be cleaned from the
hired help In the house and from the surround
first floor I am of the opinion, though there Is no
direct proof, that this fire originated from the
explosion OF a coalon lamp, a large, double
burner duplex lamp being kept on a table with
IN the circle formed By the large bay window,
which lamp was lighted every night.
the night before the fire that instead of extin-
gushing the light the blaze was turned down
low and left burning, which is a very
dangerous practice. as from this cause the wick
e. apt to become crusted. preventing a free flow
of air and keeping the heat below the crust,
thereby-causing the thin brass work OF which
the burner Is composed TO become so hot as to
generate gas within the bowl OF the lamp, caus-
ing the same to explode. III this was the cause,
asI have every reason to believe. pieces OF the
lamp being found scattered In different direc-
lions over the floor, within the lines OF the bay
window, and taking the surroundings into con-
sideration. the bay window being heavily cur
tanned with silk and lace draperies, and In close
proximity TO the lamp, the three doors leading
from this room being also heavily draped with
SILK pOrtlefts. the room ltScif DttuR cascu u pdncl
work OF wood, both wall and ceilings, and this
being heavily coated with hard oil and varnish,
IL would take but a very short time TO enyel0p
the entire room in flames, and it was, from the
conditions mentioned, a veritable fire trap.
When the fire was first discovered the door
opening from the burning room into the main
hall was closed, as stated by the butler, James
Walsh. who passed said door to answer the ring
ing of the front door bell, at which he found a
man, who told him that the room was on fire. he
ran TO those doors and slid them open, and was
satisfied that he closed them immediately. This
cannot be so, as one OF the doors was found
pushed into the partition, and IL is hardly
smoked. while the other one has the face nearly
burned of. In his excitement he failed 70 close
them. The door IN question opened almost op-
posite the foot or the main stairway, up which
the fire and dense smoke from burning varnish
rushed. making it impossible for anything living
TO have assembled that stairway. All means OF
escape was CRIT on from above, SO far as
the front way was concerned, and this
column of dense smoke took but a few moments
TO nil every room in the house, from the first
floor to the roof, and no doubt bewildered every
one who came in contact with Ii.
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dy, aged twenty-five. In October, 1888.
Purdy attended a rally in this city. and
started home in n buggy. together with two
out. some one passed them in q buggy,
going in the same direction. and when Just
opposite, drew a revolver and fired, the bali
piercing Purdy's heart. Despite the most
persistent efforts. No clew has eyer been
fOund.
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Madison Courier.
If an abuse like flibnstering grows up
with the age of the country it should be
prevented. and il is natural that some new
means hould be adopted to quench it. Ger
REMEMBERING will meet with a like check,
it Is to be hoped, one of these tine days.
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The ass-Burn
Terre Haut'

Terre Haute Express
Mr.. Bynum. of the Indianapolis district,
declared his purpose to burn grass. The
question with his Democratic friends over
here. in this part of the State. is whether
he will burn Mr.. Brookshire's grass. Our
people had the idea, after hearing Mr..
Brookshire in the campaign of 1855, that If
any grass-burning was To be done. OF any
last ditch heroic action required. that he,
too. would be seen prancing down the main
aisle of the hall Of the House of Represent
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARSHALL. Feb. 6.-There was an excit.
ing episode on the streets this afternoon.
Mrs. Jacob Severity had been arrested to be
tried for insanity, but broke away from
the officer and ran. She was pursued and
captured after a hard fight, requiring two
strong men to hold her.
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An Eminent Physician Dead.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE. Feb. Cdr. Sander c. Rose,
for fifty-five years a resident of this city,
and n of the most eminent physicians in
the State. died at his home here last night.
of pneumonia. He had been twice Repub-
inently mentioned for Congress, to succeed
Hon. w. II. Calkins. For forty-one years
he had been an Odd-fellow. twenty-five
years of the time being district grand mas
FOR
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New Kokomo Factories.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
KOKoMo, Feb. 6.-KOkomo secured two
more large factories this week, one for the
manufacture of chewing gum the other
being a concern for the manufacture of
pumps. with a brass foundry in connection.
Each will employ one hundred hands. The
latter is the fourth factory secured in the
past thirty days and the thirty-second
since the discovery OF natural gas, three
rraara nn0
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Rural Elopemeut.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND. Feb. g.. - The daughter of
James Haines, a wealthy farmer who lives
two miles south of this city. was missing
this morning and it was soon learned that
she had eloped with Andrew Schramm, a
neighbor's son. 1t is not known where
they went.
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The First

Pittsburg Chronicle.
The Brazilian leaders. who want to model
their country after the United States of
America. could make a good beginning by
unmuzzling the cable.
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An Unsuccessful Immersion.

SpttldI 10 tHt InuIf1dpOHt JUUTnd1.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Feb. 6.-Mary Hooper,
aged seventeen. and Rachel Ferguson, aged
eighteen. had a desperate fight yesterday
at Utica. six miles from the city. The girls
are recent converts to the Baptist Church
and Yesterday were to be baptized in the
river. The Hooper girl objected to Miss
Ferguson going in first. She deliberately
struck her on the nose and ~blackened her
eye and when separated by minister West
ly made an attack on him. The whole bap-
tizing broke up in a row and great con-
sternation in religious circles exists in the
village.
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tify the Civil-service Commission, in this
city. at least a week before the date Ola
which the examination is to be made.
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special to the Indianapoli. Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis JOURNAL.
SPENCER. Feb. Give or six mad dogs
have been killed near Spencer in the last
two or three days. and a cow, belonging to
Thurston Dickcrson, q mile west of town,
was attacked with rabies and killed this
morning. No person has been bitten yet
so far as known. The health board has
ordered all dogs muzzled or killed.
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zeal. and seems to nave laid his grief aside.
Not so Secretary Tracy. The latter has
been lying quietly in one of the front rooms
at the White House since the funeral yes
terday. talking with his son, who is his
constant companion. and the only real
comforter he finds. He has only left it To
take a short drive with the President this
afternoon.
Mrs Wilmerding is still Frustrated. so
that she can receive no visitors, and her
brother was permitted to remain In her
room but n moment this morning. which
was the first time he has been able To sea
her since the awful calamity. Her arm is
broken and her ankle sprained. The little
Girl Ia getting better rapidly.
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Notice of Receivers Sale.

The undersigned, Receiver Of the Frankfort Han.
die Manufacturing Company. 6f fralkfOrt, lnds
will. by order of the Clinton Circuit Court. eel NJ pub
lie auction, at the factory. on
FRIDAY, THE l4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY. $500
between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 3 O'Clock y,
m. of said day. the plant, real estate and property Of
said company. consisting OF the factory. machinery.
handles. and all other fixtures and appurtenances
connected and belonging thereto.
TERMS OF SALE-The purchaser VIII be required 10
pay one-ihird cash IN hand one third In ninety days
and he residue in six months. the purchaser giving
his notes, with approved security. with D per cent.
interest
all bids. and will sell said property In a body or in
parcels as NAV seem best 20 him on the day Of sale.
The property Is valuable. and the good win Of tho
firm should attract purchasers.
Receiver.
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investigating a Mysterious Murder.

Special To the indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON. Feb. 6-rhe grand jury. after
being out two weeks, have inst adjourned.
Most of the time was taken in making an
investigation of the murder Of George Pur-
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PuGilist Carey Arrested.
aroninl IN Aho Indinnarnfia TnurnaI

Special 10 the InulanapOI1s JOurnaI.
CRAwFORDsvILLE, Feb. GA deputy
sheriff. this morning, took over to Lebanon
two more persons who have been indicted
by the grand jury for prize-ighting and
abetting a fight. These persons were Ed
Carey. one of the fighters, and Friday
Clark. one of Carey's seconds. "Boney''
Harris. another of Carey's seconds, was
fined SIC. yesterday, and was placed i'm Jail
at Lebanon because he could not pay. He
has telegraphed to his friends here for
money. 'Ol' Gill and Tuck Cox were
not fined because the indictments were de-
fective in regard to the part alleged to have
been assumed by them at the fight. The
sheriff has a dozen more warrants for the
arrest of other parties who were at the
fight.
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Has n Wholesome Fear of the Future.
Kansas City Times tDeml
The New York Presbytery is in favor of
revision. So Is the Democratic party.
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KOKoMo. Feb. 6.-The celebrated Cook
Doty case closed this week, after q ten
days hearing in court. This is a case
wherein Mrs. Hiley S. Cook sued Squire
Samuel Doty, of the west end of this coun-
ty. for SANDER in rejecting upon her char
acter. Doty did not deny making such
statements. and insisted that they were
true. The jury. after forty-eight hours de-
PENDANT. Mrs. Cook asked Sl5, 900 dam
ages. Instead of recovering this amount
and her good character. she is called on to
pay about 81, 200 court expenses and attor-
ney fees. She is about fOrty-five years of
age, is the mother of twelve children, and
is quite wealthy.
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Brakeman's Remarkable Adventure.

special 10 the indianapolis JOurnaL
MUNCIE, Feb. 6.-While braking on the
Fort Wayne, Cincinnati & Louisville rail-
way, near COnnersville. this morning.
Oliver Davis, a young man of Eaton, this
county. had a wonderful escape from
death. In attempting TO step from one
connection. causing the young man to fall
to the middle of the track below. where he
was hurled from one rail to the other by
the brake-beams, until the remainder of
the train passed over him. He exhibited
under the flying wheels. He escaped with
a badly-brOken leg. sprained shoulder aad
hand. aud numerous serious cuts. He was
brought to his home, where he is suffering
much pain.
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Observation-Disclosures NEWS
Rev. w. F. Petit Ousted from His Office
inthe Battle Ground Camp-Meeting.
Procession Dispersed by q Maniac-Brake-
mans Perilous Mishap-LoOking Up
an Old Murder-State Miscellany.
INDIANA.
Rev. Petit Elected from Office in the Battle
Ground Camp-Meeting Association.

Rev. Petit Elected from ONCE in the Battle
Ground Campaigning Association.
Special to tine Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Feb. 6-At a meeting of the
board of managers of the battle-ground
Camp-meeting Association, the board, with
but one dissenting voice, declared vacant
the office of association secretary, n posi-
ton which has been filled by Rev. William
+. Petit. who is now in the county Jail.
under an indictment, charging him with
killing his wife. by giving her doses of
s~trychnine. Petit has been repeatedly
importuned to resign, and thus give the
board of managers a way out of their
dilemma. He refused. asserting that he
was elected by the stockholders of the as
ISOLATION and not by the board of managers,
and that the latter had no control over
him officially. The board, failing to secure
a resignation, proceeded to eject him. and
elected George b. Chamberlin as Pettits
successor. Petit retains possession of the
official seal. and it is not yet known wheth-
er or not he intends to turn it over TO the
n~ewly-chOsen secretary. LII he persists In
his retention of the seal, a new one Will be
procured. Some of Pettit's friends are very
indignant that the board should seize upon
the present time to thus GUST, or try to
Dust him. as it is expected that his trial
will soon begin. and they argue that he be-
ing thus deposed, as he was. from the grand
prelateship of the Grand COmmandery OF
Knights Templars of Indiana, will iniure
him in the opinion of some. Especially,
they say, was there no occasion for the
present action, as there were no pressing
duties devOlving On the secretary at this
time. In his refusal to vacate the office
Petit is acting under legal advice, from
which it is inferred he intends to give the
board of managers a contest as to their
power to eject him. The prisoner remains
in Jail, no attempt having as vet been made
to secure for him the $4,000 bond required
by the Justice who bound him over.
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Procession Routed by a Maniac.
To the Indiananolis Journal.

MARTINSvIILE, Feb. 6. The Uniform
Rank, X. of P. of this city, instituted a
lodge at Brooklyn. Tuesday night. consist
ing of twenty-four members. The rank ar
rived in that place a few hours before dark,
and thought they would drill in the public
streets. While in the midst of a grand
right and left, gO-as-yoU-please. Jack
Blankenship. of that place, who was con-
fned for a term in the Insane Asylum, and
who was laboring under the ha~llucination
to take him rack to the asylum, appeared
in the streets with a drawn revolver, and
sworc that none of them could take him.
The boys fed in precipitate confusion. TAX
ing refuge behind neighboring trees, boxes
and barrels. Blankenship was finally
quieted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-01

ionnr t-ady's Life Sacrificed Il, :.oo,.
"c""iiny Fr"pen~i!ir- lie y,,n,,.r.,
w" = Harness. Eun1wAy Ee.rl,..,
ana Miss Laura Irwin il Dead.
HEADING Pa. Dec s;.-Clarlns riara
ma MISS Laura Irwin. OF Va4.
,hester County. started Monday X, ,...
Town the country To spcnl tnn .tH.
mas holidays With Miss Irwin ,r-....
parents They were both well hnown
ana popular young people in thc N. All
porhood' and ON the road STONED y,
MAKE visit at the house Of Jones MA,
ARDS NJ -. Marys. While thcv wcrn =,
"" house some unknown party ,,nh.c,
lea the brccching straps Of the bArnHrr,
\ re young couple rc-cntored IN, i'es
ni'ie ior the purpose o. cortinuin$ .r.s,
lo"rHcy' and II was not until ai4cr,A
near Mr.. Richards house was RI t..tss
that they discovered that any :hi,H.
wrong. with the brecchinv Wtr.n-
'oo'' " was. q course. impossil W. :,
heep ing buggy from the horses les
TIE was spirited young animaV ana
becoming frightened. ran away.
MI. Lloyd held to the reins ami told
nis companion p keep her seat. She
ost hcr head completely. howcvcr and
Jumped from the flying vehicle. Shr
struck the ground hcad-first AMI
ieayy silver hat-pin was driven in,o hcr
Auii' penetrating the brain at lcas, tho
nchcs. Before the frightened horse
iad gone much farther Mr.. I.lovl suc-
ceded in jumping to the ground in
aiety. lie hurried back to where Mis-
twin lay unconscious and carried her
NO house near by. Before medical
~ could reach her She was dead. Ills
q known Whether the act which re-
"ited IN Miss Twins death was q rrac-
81 joke or was done mallciously Nv
'mc enemy. An investigation Willie
'adc TO discover, il possible. the cul-
rit.
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CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


~ me senate on the 18th. the House hoil
uAt recess rsoiutlon was agreed a. An al
verse report was made on Mr. Hairs ioint
resolution for constitutional amendment
ev"''I'i'k On the District ~ Columbia rep.
resolution IN tho two houses ana ~ III,
ELECTORAL COLI &C. Mr.. Chambers rcso.u.
ZION ~ regard % organization among naval
| oHcrfs Was the cause OF a lively discussion
| az the conclusion OF which the senate pro
cetded "a executive business and, after con
nrming a large number OF nominations al
ESQ y, IA. adjourned.
IN me senate. on the 10th. Mr.. Morgan
called up his Joint resolution recognizing
she United states ~ Brazil. which resulted
"a lengthy discussion. and on the question
othg taken on the motion 90 ref,~ the rosa.
luton y" the committee on foreign rela-
lions, u was discovered there was no ouo.
ruin voting, and the whole matter went
over without definite action. after which ~,
senate proceeded a. sidcr exscutix.h,.,~
ness. ana on the rcopening OF the doors H..
usual resolution 81 regret at the announce.
inent 81 the death OF Representative >uttiny |
OF New York, was offered By Mr.. Evarts ana /
akrseu 70 and as further mark OF respect |
20 the memory Of the deceased. the S.na,..
~ p M adjourned. In the House
the senate resolution extending tha
thanks on Congress 10 Chief Justice. rull.r
TOT ms Grafton NJ the recent memorial cx.r
cise~. was agreed 10. Mr.. breckenridge IRE.
I, ,."'eu istter from Nr. Lcedom. askin the
'aouse 20 'aNe possession Of the balance ~
money belonging 20 the offce nav n ~,
are, pending discussion Of which the House
y z;z5 p. m. adjourned.
- me senate, on the 2isf. a resolution was
'A~sed call ing on The President for copies 81 ,
\. correspondence between the United ,
tates and Brazil relating to the rr,.nt
nAhse of government in Brazil. MIR. Teller
ave notice that immediately after the holt (
~ recess ne would call up his resolution I
N open sessions II the senate The SENATE :,
~" ~. p'oc'eued 10 the consideration 81 ex- ].
cutlve business. and soon after adt.u,n.., =
y Monday. January M In the House Tho il
's'rict 81 Columbia Appropriation hin was
ported, printed ana iccommttsd. b.ln.. :,
Is nrst general apprs priation bin cycrre Z
'rttd before The holidays at first REGULAR q
ssion. The Joint resolution 10 pay N. X
ou~e employees Of the last Congress ono a,
onth's extra pay was discussed ana az
attd, and the House adjourned TN Janu.
n * M ~N-'~- XII
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New YoEK. Doc II. Two bars OF Ill
yer each valued at 50. 200. were Lost
rom truck yesterday afternoon. and
UP 70 late hour last night no trace u
thcm had been found. The bars wnre
~ transit FROM the American Exchanges
mauonai Bank at Cedar street and
broadway. % the Cunard steamship
docks. Dctcctivesarc investigating the
mattcr. The lost bars ~.sr part 81 q
Ssoo'ooo shipment which VA being
taken 70 the steamship Tn.hria. Tina
drivcr 81 the truck has been Engaged H
carting bullion for many ycars, ana 4
entirely trustworthv.
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A FOOLISH DETECTIVE.
&c attempts to Arrest the Course 81 fo.c
Win Revolver aud Loses lIis Lie ia
'nc venture Iiis SLAYER Exoncratc.!.

'ic attempts to Arrest the Course 81 f.o,o
WITH = Revolver aud Loses sIiS Isfc ia
me venture His slayer Exoncratcd.
TuScoLA. ILL.,, Dee. 20. "a sensational
shooting affair occurred at Newman
tuesday night In which Detective .Iohn
sutton lost his life at the hands IL
young Arthur Craig. OF indianapolis. bis
daughters lover. Craig was favored
snitor for the hand 81 Miss Hattie snt-
ton' put the father opposed tho we'd
uing. which he had reason "a believe
would occur Tuesday night or yesterday.
sutton met Craig in store Tuesday
night. and scizing the young man ~ 10
throat placed a cooked revolver 10 his
temple, saying: Now 20. Or IN Kill
yon.' As he said this he pulled tlc
Trigger, bur The cartridge failed 70 M
plodc. second attempt was made. Int
before u was carried into execution hc
Ieli backward with two bullets in his
brain from tho young mans revolver.
! re latter gave himself up to Tie onl-
'"rs' but the coroncr's jury acquitted
nm Of any crime. and he Mt once ~
urncd 70 indianapolis. fearing van
'cancc ~ the hands 81 the dead mans
eiativcs and friends. Young traiy M i
I'phcw OF Representative Isaac Il.
rag. 2. the Thiriy-sccond district. sni
- good reputation. The young lady
xoncratcs her lover from blame.