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The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08

Having Incurred the Enmity of His Constit-
uents, He Appeals to the Senate.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. May There was broad
smile on the face of every Senator this
morning when Mr.. Call, of Florida, intro
duced resolution, upon which he desired
immediate action. directing the Interstate
commerce Commission ito investigate
cases of interference by railroad companies
with the election of United States Sem
ators and members of Congress-" The milk
in the cocoanut is very bitter to the Sem
ator from Florida. His term of office ex-
pires on the 4th of next March. and his
campaign for reelection has already begun.
Mr.. Call is an industrious and loquacious but
not very popular man. either at home or in
Washington, and he is particularly often
siye to certain corporations in his State be-
cause of his efforts TO secure the passage of
q bill to forfeit their land-grants. They
are now engaged in endeavoring to elect
some one else to the United States Senate,
and are furnishing free transportation to
the men who are managing the campaign
of Mr.. Calls opponent. The resolution has
q pathetic interest to many of the members
of the Senate. and there would be some in
teresting disclosures if the truth on the
subject could be told. The resolution went
to the committee on interstate commerce,
where it will probably slumber.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08
Obituary.

LONDON, May 7.-Mr. James Nasmyth,
the celebrated mechanical engineer and in
ventor of the steam hammer, is dead
PARIS, May IN. Catacazy, formerly
minister of Russia at Washington, who
made himself so obnoxious to our govern
ment that he had to bo recalled. has died of
paralysis at st. German.
CHICAGO. May 5.-Dr. Joseph r. Cum
mings president of the Northwestern Uni
versity, at Evanston, died suddenly this
morning. at his home in Evanston. Fatty
degeneration Of the heart is assigned as the
cause.
CHICAGO, May 7.-Frederick Haskell, an
old resident OF Chicago. died yesterday, of
pneumonia. Mr.. Haskell was for many
years president of the Haskell IL Barker
Car Manufacturing Company. of Michigan
City, Ind. He was born in East Windsor,
Conn.,, in 1870
SAN FRANCISCO, May fudge Edward
j. Head. of the Superior Court Of San Ma
teo county, died at his residence in Red
wood city, yesterday. of pneumonia. Judge
Head had held the office of Superior Judge
since 1879. and, although totally blind. was
recognized as one of the ablest jurists of
the State. Deceased was q native of Mass
achusetts, and during his early life was "a
well-knOwn lawyer of Boston.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08
THE SILVER QUESTION.
A Bill Will BE Passed, but No One Can Tell
What 1t VIII Provide For.

A Bill Will BE Passed, but No One Can Tell
What 1t Will Provide For.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May Tt is difficult to
predict how the fight on silver in the Sem
ate will terminate. The Republicans are
by no means united, and there are ten men
on that side of the chamber, viz. Messrs.
Pierce and Casey of North Dakota, Jones
and Stewart of Nevada, Pettigrew and
Moody of South Dakota, Teller and VOL
cott of Colorado and Plumb and ingalls, of
Kansas, and perhaps more, although they
have not disclosed themselves. who are
sure to vote even against their own party
to secure for silver the same position
that gold holds in the money Of
the world. 1t is the programme
to 60 on with the debate on the Jones bill
in the Senate and then allow an oppor-
tunity for Mr.. Teller to offer his amend
sment. If it is not adopted he will be satis-
fed that he has done his best and will con-
cur in the action of the majority. If it is
accepted the bill will 60 to the House to re-
ceive the Endorsement or the disapproval
of that body, and there is no telling what
will happen then; but there is q universal
confidence that some sort of q silver bill
will be passed and receive the Presidents
signature before the end of May
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08
MR.. VEST AS A FILIBUSTER
He Violates a Time-H -Honored Rule ofthe
Senate to Delay the statehood Bills.
Views of Senator'S on the Silver Question
Proposed Amendment to the Pension Bill
Mr.. Calls Appeal for Political Aid.


Action Delayed I'm the Senate by an Act OF
Discourtesy on the Part of Mr.. Vest.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May THE guardian of
senatorial courtesy was off duty to-day.
and in violation of all the traditions of
that venerable body, Senator Vest insisted
upon consideration of the silver bill, al
though he was informed by Mr.. Stewart
of Nevada that his colleague. Mr.. Jones of
Nevada, the author of the measure. who
had reported it from the committee, and
who intended to open the debate with
prepared speech, was out of town. Mr.
Vest, however, declined to yield, and in
sisted that the programme originally
laid out by the Republicans should
be adhered to. Under this pro-
gramme, prepared by the caucus
committee, the bills for the admission of
been taken up on Monday and their COM
sideration completed on Tuesday night
The silver bill was to be taken up on
Wednesday, and one week devoted to its
consideration. but the death of Senator
Beck, on Saturday last was announced in
the Senate on Monday, and out OF respect
to his memory no business was transacted.
On Tuesday his funeral occurred. and the
Republican committee showed their pro-
gramme forward three days. leaving
each bill on the list in its origl-
nal position. This would have given
the remainder of the week to the discus.
sion Of the territorial admission bill, and
IL was the intention to call up the silver
bill on Monday next. Supposing that the
programme of his colleagues would be car
ried out, Mr.. Jones left last night for New
York. but the Democrats, who are anxious
to debate the silver question. and are des-
perately opposed to the admission of any
more new States, took advantage of the
situation, and insisted that the original ar
rangement should be carried out. There
was politics In this for the House
has already passed the bills for
the admission of Idaho and Wyoming,
and it was the intention of the Republicans
to hurry them through the Senate this
week and send them up for the Presidents
| signature at once, so that elections for
members of the legislatures might take
place In the new States next month and the
| Senators and Representatives in Congress
elected before the opening Of the next ses-
| sion in December.
Now that the territorial admission bills
are set aside. it will be difficult for them to
recover their place in the programme. The
Although the Republicans have allowed a
| Gratis in the exercise of the privilege of
| talking to which every Senator is entitled
| and the Democrats are quite as determined
| to beat the territorial admission bill as the
| Republicans to pass it. Therefore, they
will throw every obstacle in the Way.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08
GENERAL GRANTS PHYSICIANS.
Mrs. Grant Says DR.. Douglass's Services We're
Not Worth What He Was Paid.

NEW YORK, May s.-"Dr. Douglass never
did General Grant particle of good; all
he did was to look wise." This from the
lips of Mrs. General Grant, was but
one of the many expressions of the
lady's displeasure to which she gave
utterance, last evening, when seen at
her residence. DR.. John III. Douglass, whose
friends have again asserted that he has
been badly treated by the Grant heirs, lies
at the Presbyterian Hospital, suffering
from paralysis. They assert, further, that he
is penniless that his wife has been forced,
by reason of poverty, to start a boarding
house in Bethlehem, Pa, and that since his
attendance on General Grant he has been IN
capacitated from work, and thatthe family
HIM. All of this Mrs. Grant read, and was
very evidently irritated. Then she began
an explanation which went into caref ul
details of DR.. Douglass's claims, and how
they had been satisfied.
This fresh attack in view of DR.. Doug
lass's condition, is insulting and out
rageous,"' said she. why should this
family be pensiOner on ourss He
has been paid in full, and more.
Twelve thousand dollars was the amount
certainly sufficient. He received S2.5OO
while the General was at Mount McGregor,
and $45OO in September or October, follow
ing the death of General Grant"
Some time during his illness the General
stated that he believed DR.. Douglass
should be paid 5000. This Mrs. Grant un-
derstood to mean for the services rendered
DR.. Douglass understood it differently
claiming that it was legacy. When the
money from the Generals book was received
ne was paid the 5000, making total of
$4,000 DR.. Douglass at no time neglected
his business.
Mrs Grant said she had been importuned
time and again BIZ DR.. Douglass and his
wife for assistance and was tired of it. Il
have twice assisted the Doctors wife,"
she added. with emphasis. Mrs. Grant said
that Dr.. Douglass was asked to put in
his bill shortly after the Generals death,
but preferred to see what DR.. Shrady would
charge before submitting his. 1.-The fact
is" she said, that the Doctor never did the
General particle of good. All he did was
to look wise."
Mrs. Grant was very anxious that the
above statement should be made public.
She said it was annoying to have
the charge of gross ingratitude
flung at the family when even
an intimation of this nature would
under the circumstances be manifestly un-
just. The superintendent of the Presby-
terian Hospital. where DIR. Douglass lies ill,
this evening stated that the attack had af-
fected only his left arm and leg, and not
the head. While the Doctor is sixty six
years old and naturally very weak, the
physicians believe he will recover. Mrs.
Douglass has not vet called on her hus-
band, although he has been in the hospital
since May 3. She is still in Bethlehem.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08

Chicago Packing-Hou Employees VIII Re-
turn to Work at the Old Scale.
CHICAGO, May THE strike inaugurated
two weeks ago by the coopers at the pack
ihg-houses came to an end tonight, when
at q mass-meeting the men by unanimous
vote decided to 60 back to work at the old
scale of wages and hours.
Nine hundred colored walters held q
meeting tonight and decided to strike in
the morning if their employees did not yield
to demand for fewer hours and better
pay All present signed tho strike agree
ment.
The large establishment of A. n. Andrews
& Co., manufacturers of school and Office
desks and fittings, declared q lockout to-
day, as result of the strike by portion
of the employees yesterday.
About five hundred tanners struck to-
day for nine hours work and ten hours'
pay. 1t is Thought probable that an agree,
ment with their employers will be reached
within few days.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08

Hon. j. p. Deliver, of Iowa, will be Me-
morial-day orator in New York city.
w. Y. Sweinhaut. lumber dealer. Potts
town, Pa, has failed. Debts. $4,000.
The New York Assembly last night passed
bill making liable the furnisher of will
full libel to a newspaper.
commission to report on the feasibility of
uniting New York and Brooklyn inone was
created yesterday at Albany.
The builders trial of the new cruiser.
Philadelphia, yesterday. resulted in
twenty lone knots per hour. with 154 pounds
OF steam.
Two thousand tons of ice was stolen by n
flood in Kennebec river, at Augusta, Me-,
yesterday. Twenty thousand tons more is
in danger.
Edwin Stokes, a non-union molder from
Philadelphia, was fearfully beaten. at San
Francisco yesterday, because lie refused to
join the strikers.
The bleached bones of little Annie Ui-
rich. missing from Wilkesbarre. Pa, three
years, were found. yesterday, on the Upper
Lehigh mountains.
It is said that ex-President Cleveland
and his wife will visit Bloomington, ILL.,.
in July, as the guests of ex-Assistant Post
master-general Stevenson.
Ten members of the Allegheny, Pa.
Might Owls" an organized gang of rail-
road robbers. were arrested at midnight by
the Allegheny City police authorities and
are now in Jail.
The college at Lafayette Ala. was struck
by lightning yesterday. The clock and bel
fry were torn to pieces. There were two
hundred students in the building. most of
whom were shocked. 1t was two hours be-
fore order was restored.
The remains of Bishop Caspar II. Bor-
CESS were inferred in st. Augustine church.
yard, at Kalamazoo, Mich. yesterday. in
the presence of an immense thrOng. The
ceremonies were celebrated with all the
pomp peculiar to the Catholic Church.
A letter has been received from Joseph
M. Hawley. the absconding member of the
banking firm of G. A. Matber IL Co., of Ber-
lin, Wis, which failed Monday. in which
he confesses that he appropriated the bank
funds and lost all in deals on the Chicago
and Milwaukee Boards of Trade and IN
bucket shop speculations in stocks. Haw-
ley was on his way TO Cuba.
Mrs Eliza Morton. q resident of Cincin-
natl but temporarily residing at No. 40i
East Eighty-second street. New York.
caused the arrest of Nathan Arrow, an art
tist. forty-three years old, of No. $40 East
Seyenty-seventh street whom she charges
with abandonment The woman said his
right name was Arthur Norton and that he
was her husband. Arrow denies ever hav-
ing seen the woman before.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08
CIayton,s Militia killed His Father.

ings of the Clavton- Breek kinridae commit.
tee. to-day, were entirely void of sensation
al Developments. About two hundred ne
groes testified as to how they voted in their
respective townships. The judges and
clerk of election at Cotton Plant township,
Woodruff county, were examined. and tes-
titled that the election was fair and the
count was honest. X. A. Hooper, brother
of the late Thomas Hooper. testified that
his father was killed by Powell Clayton's
militia, on Dec. g. 1869. He never knew
what his father was arrested for. He was
tied to n horse. and while the militia was
taking him to Louisville they rddled him
with bullets No one was ever punished
for the murder. He testified that Mt no
time during the month of January 1882 did
he see his brother.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08
New york Aoueduct Frauds.

New YORK, May s.-Under double-col-
umn headlines. and IN double-leaded type.
the World this morning prints four-col-
umn expose of alleged frauds in
construction of the new aqueduct to sup
ply this city with water, and which
is not vet completed. though it
Exclusive of land expenditures. the great
work with the supplying dams. has
cost nearly S23.000.000 aud the end OF
the expenditure has not yet been reached.
More than this, the men who contracted TO do
the work demand that the city of New York
For repairing work which they should have
done according 10 their contracts
in the first place. but which
they failed TO do. in transparent
fraud of the city. AS first built, there, was
scarcely. one hundred feet of solid work on
the whole aqueduct.v
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08
Old World Troubles.

Seventeen hundred carpenters at Berlin
have struck. They are supported by all
the unions. The masons have also struck
Twenty six masters have yielded to the
carpenters demand of nine hours.
An encounter between the police and
body of disorderly strikers took place at
Lille, France. Two of the strikers were
wounded and seven were arrested. Affairs
at Tourcoing are becoming more quiet. 1t
IS expected that the strikers will generally
resume work in q short time.
Premier Crispi. in confidential note to
King Humbert on the May day demonstra-
tions. states that sixty foreign agitators
were expelled from Italy; that 600 Italians
distributing revolutionary pamphlets were
arrested, that 5000 suspects were punished
or warned. and that 800 soldiers possessing
manifestoes were punished.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08

lunatic parading the streets rejoicing in
his freedom and menacing women till he
was secured. Paying patients Jared best,
but the ereat loss was among those confined
in the upper stories and among those I'M
prisoned In the dark basement cells. Fire
Commissioner Perry characteriZcs the
buildings as a death-trap and as disgrace
10 a civilized country.
A startling report. current tonight, is
that n large number of the male patients
perished in the flames, all of whom were
thought to have escaped. 1t is absolutely
impossible. however. to give the list Of
dead. It will be weeks before the nuns
will be able TO give any information.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08

ever again resuming the reins of the leader
ship that he relinquished to Mayor Grant.
w. Bourke Cochran and Thomas Gilroy,
when, on Feb 8. he hastily set sail for Eu-
rope to seek the restoration of shattered
constitution in Wiesbaden, and, as some
lovers of scandal have put it. to avoid q
terrible family quarrel, in which 1T is mn
There is no hope even that he will ever
again return to New York. The best in
formation as to the nature of the disease
from which Mr.. Croker is now suffering in
dicates that it is either cancer of the liver
OF cirrhosis of the liver.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08

Printing and Publishing Statistics to BE Col
lected by the Census Superintendent.
Special 10 the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON. May 7.-Preparations have
been made to secure very complete and in
teresting statistics relating to the printing.
publishing and periodical press. Superin-
tendent Porter, of the Census Bureau, be-
ing an old newspaper man and much in
terested in the press of the country,
has taken special care to have
prepared tabulated blanks. which will
be sent out ON the 18th inst. and placed in
the hands of special agents during june
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08
AMENDING THE PENSION BILL.



Veterans Than the House.7
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May The Senate COM
mittee on pensions. which has under con-
sideration the bill that passed the House
last week, is not seriously divided, but
there are differences of opinion. Some
want the Senate to stick by the bill it
passed few weeks since, while others
favor the adoption of the House bill as it
stands. 1t is possible that the members of the
committee will agree upon an amendment
providing that all soldiers of the late ar.
no matter how long they served over sixty
days. or what their physical condition may
be. shall be entitled to pension of Si2
month upon reaching the age of sixty
two years. and the fact of their having
reached this age is to be considered as con-
clusively presumptive evidence that they
are disabled. and by merely applying and
submitting proof of age and muster. certifi-
Gates of pension will be granted them. 1t
is not proposed to force pensions upon peo-
pie. but an application and proof of age
will be necessary to obtain them.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08
Pucilistic Notes.

SAN Francisco. May flames Corbett
said to-day in relation to the offer of Dwyer
Bros. of New York. to back him for S50,0 900,
that he would not appear in public for the
next year; then he will commence fight
Ing.
LONDON, May Efforts are being made
TO arrange q match between Mitchell and
Slavin. Slayin is willing to meet Mitchell,
but not for finish fight. Jem Smith wants
to encounter Slavin again.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08
Pharmacists i'm Convention.

WASHINGTON. May THE decennial con-
vention of delegates from the leading So
cieties and colleges of pharmacy in the
United States met here to-day. Officers
were elected tonight as follows, to serve
for ten years: President. DR.. Horatio C..
Wood. of the University of Pennsylvania.
vice presidents, Drs. w. s. Thompson and
ID. w. Prentiss, of Washington: j. Nj. Flint,
United States navy; A. Il. Ebert. of Chi
cago, and j. w. NJ. Searcy, of San Fran
cisco. Secretaries-Dr. Hare. of Philadel-
phia, and Dr. G.. III. Z. Klie. of st. Louis.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08
Bank President ON Trial.

NEW YORK, May The trial of Peter J.
Claasen. ex-president of the Sixth National
Bank, for embezzling the securities of the
bank was begun in the United States Cir
cuit Court before Judge Benedict. The ac-
cused Is defended by Gen. Benjamin +.
Tracy and ex-United States Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Tenney. The prosecution is
represented by United States District At
torney Mitchell aud bis assistant
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08
IN THE RELIGIOUS FIELD
The international Gathering Of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
It's Work Begun at Nashville-Quadrennial
General Conference of the M. L. Church
South at st. Louis-0ther Meetings.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, May THE annual
conference of the Young Mems Christian
Association workers. of this country and
the British provinces, continued in session
at the State Capitol to-day. A large num-
Der of delegates arrived during the night,
and at the opening of the Bible study, at
o'clock. the hall of Representatives was
filled. Promptly at o'clock State Secreta-
ry Colley, of Connecticut, called the con-
ference to order. and, after the doors were
locked, Prof. s. C.. Beardslee, of Hartford
theological Seminary, conducted his first
Bible study.
r. White, of New York. took the chair and
the delegates who had arrived since Tues
day evening, at the suggestion of the chair
man, arose and introduced themselves to
the conference. Among them were Inter
national Secretaries Ober. and Brown. and
Mr.. Tolmae of Berlin. A season of prayer
followed, after which General Secretary
G. X. Shurtleff of Utica, N. Y, read a
paper of great Importance to the secreta-
Management Maj % Of the the Association Assoc and the
Secretaries' Position and Responsibility in
connection with it." +. w. Douglass, gen.
eral secretary at Indianapolis, then read
q pracJical paper on The Relation of
every Employee to the Religious work of
the Association"
George C. Jenner, State secretary of
Georgia, presided at the afternoon session
of the conference. From 2:30 to o'clock,
Secretary Sinclair, of the Dayton, o.. as
sociation, conducted q Bible-tralning q class,
having for his class the entire conference.
The opening paper of the afternoon session
was read by Mr.. G. K. Ober. college secre-
tary of the international committee. upon
the subject, 1.-THE Association Work in
Foreign Lands, and the Secretaries Rela-
tion to it,"
State Secretary Fisher of Kansas. was
called upon for an explanation Of the Sou.
dan missionary movement inaugurated
among the associations of Kansas. The ex-
planation showed that men were pledginR
themselves for pioneer work in the SOudan
where the churches had not yet done any
work. Some of the ministers had opposed
it, but many favored it. An expression of
opinion was taken, showing that the con-
ference was almost unanimously opposed
to the associations encouraging the send.
ing of individuals to mission-fields on their
own responsibility.
The last paper Of the afternoon was pre-.
w. Mahaffy, of Philadelphia. The topic
was, Training Members in Systematic Civ.
ing for the Extension of Work among
Young Men," The paper urged systematic
giving for State, international and Other
work, and suggested plans for carrying il
out. The discussion was presided over by
Secretary Newman, of Detroit. The senti
ment of the conference was in favor of Civ
ing systematically.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08
Affairs of a Broken Bank.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. May IA meeting
of the stockholders of the collapsed Bank
of America was held this afternoon. About
seventy were present, including four
women. The assignee's statement showed
liabilities, 1926, not including S376. .0OO
paid in by stockholders; assets, SOB. 745:
nominal surplus. S237, ,697. The report of
the assignee shows better state of affairs
than had been thought to exist, and the de-
pOsitors now hope to get ut least 50 per
cent. of their money back. All thought of
re-establishing the bank has been aban-
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-08
Ended at New York.

NEW YORK, May THE strike of the or
ganized carpenters of this city for the
eight-hOur work day and $3.50 wages was
practically ended this morning by the
announcement that the only two promi-
nent employers. Hermann & Sons. of West
Thirty fourth street, and Hedden * Son, of
Newark, n. j.. had acceded to the demands
of the men and would sign the contract.