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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

THE famine in some parts of Mexico,
notably in the state of Durango. has be-
come distressing. A dispatch from the
city of Durango, under date of the 10Th
inst. says there are hundreds of people
actually starving in that city, and the
sufferings of the poorer classes cannot
be described. Bands of men, women
and children, made desperate by hunger,
are roaming the streets of the city and
into the country in search of food. But
the country is no better off than the
city, the scarcity of food being general.
The state government several days ago
contracted for 100000 bushels of corn,
10 be sent from Kansas, and that order
has now been doubled, but as the grain
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
STRUCK AN UNEMPLOYED CHARGE.
Dynamite Kills Three Men in Colorado Nine
One Beheaded and Dismembered.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LEADvILLE. Col. Dec. 1S-At s o'clock
this morning, while some workmen in the
Busk mine were drilling out an unexploded
hole. the drill struck the dynamite. A ter
rible explosion followed, and the following
three men were instantly killed: John
Malley, John Starbreck and Charles Olson.
Frank Yeako and William Goodwin were
very seriously injured, and were brought
into the city this morning. Malley was tho
foreman of the laborers. who numbered
seven. 1t was by lucky chance that the
other two escaped uniniured. Valleys
head was blown Oft and his arms and legs
were severed from his body. Starbreck
was mutilated beyond recognition. but his
companions identified the remains by his
clothing. Olson was also terribly mangled
The accident was similar to one that hap
pened last month. when three men were
killed and four injured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

THE city charter has been in force
nearly a year, and as yet there has been
no pretense of complying with the pro-
visions which place the city government
on a civil-service basis. The heads of
departments, taking their cue from the
Mayor, have violated the charter open
ly. and now we have the city engineer,
a subordinate who is not head of de-
partment, claiming and exercising the
right to make removals and appoint
ments in his office, in open defiance of
tho chnrfer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

Special arrangements have been made for the
publication, in next Sundays Journal, or n
novelette, by Frank r. Stockton. 1t is Christ
nan love story entitled "Major Pendallas," and
- invested with the unique charm so character
istic OF this writer's work. Stockton has pc
cnIiar twist In his mental makeup that leads
him to place his characters in the most remarka-
BILE situations, and at the same time give such
happenings an air of the greatest naturalness-
He invariably succeeds in gaining the readers
attention, and holding It to the end. These char
acterist.es are well shown In "Major Pendallas,"
which is a highly entertaining and attractive
story. As BELTS Christmas love story, or, In
deed, a love story of any kind, the outcome is
happy, and the Journal congratulates its readers
on the treat in store for them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
Union Christian Endeavor Meeting.

Another union meeting of all the societies of
Christian Endeavor. of indianapolis and vicinity,
will be held Christmas morning, at 1890
o'clock at the Tabernacle Church, corner Me-
ridian and Second streets. Subject, "rhe Christ
mas Gift; What Are We Doing with III" The
services viii be conducted as was the meeting on
Thanksgiving morning ia rhe Meridiaa-street
NJ l.. Church. and II is expected that this meet
ing Will even be larger and more enjoyable than
was that The members or the Y. y. S. T.. L. OF
the entire city desire that all their friends join
with them in this service, together with all
young people. In the church or OF whatever So
cicty or organization
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
IT was asserted while the fight for the

IT was asserted while the fight for the
Bpeakership was on that it was, In fact,
more of a contest between Mr.. Cleve-
land and the leaders hostile to him than
D struggle caused by difference of senti-
ment between tho two leading aspirants
and their supporters regarding the tariff
and other subjects of legislation. 1t was
the presidential element which gave in
tensity and bitterness 10 the contest. IL
was this feature of the contest which
caused the New York Sun. Tammany,
Hill and Senator German TO take so act
i've part against Mr.. Mills and which
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
GERTRUDE RANKLES FATE.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Jourp.,.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PITTsBURG. Pa. Dec. 16-Gertrude RAN
kle. the seventeen-year-old daughter of
Charles d. Rankle. of Knoxville. a suburb
of this city. was burned to death, last
night. by the explosion of an oil-lamp. Miss
Gertrude was seated on her fathers lap at
the moment. repairing his gloves. Without
warning the lamp on the table in front of
her exploded, deluging the girl with the
burning fluid. Mr.. Rankle was also pain
fully burned, but managed TO extinguish
the flames that were fast consuming his
daughter. The house caught fire and was
badly damaged. Mr.. Rankle and his
house, where. at O'Clock this morning the
young lady died in terrible agony. The
father is Frustrated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
OPTIONS AND FUTURES.

The bill which Senator Washburn, of
Minnesota, has introduced, defining
"options" and Futures" and which i'm
poses special taxes upon dealers in
imaginary wheat, corn, cotton and other
staples, is in the same line as the But
terworth bill, which provoked bitter
hostility on the part of the exchanges in
the last Congress. The bill provides
that dealers in options and futures shall
pay tax of 81, 900 annually, and imposes
special tax upon every fiat bushel of
grain, etc., bought or sold by an option
dealer, for the payment of which he
must file bond of $4,000. This arti-
fetal trading, which is nothing moro or
less than betting on the price of
an article, is more unpopular than
ever. Not only has the Alliance
declared against il, but every agricult-
ural organization in the country which is
not in politics. 1t is claimed by those who
are fighting the "option" and ''future"
that that system of trading so democrat
ICES the prices of staple commodities
which enter into manufacturing and
other production that legitimate busi-
ness has become more uncertain by rea-
son of it. The speculatOr so makes the
prices that the miller cannot safely in
vest in wheat as he might if prices were
controlled by the law of actual supply
and demand. The same is true with
the manufacturers of cotton and wool.
Senator Washburn, who is in position
to appreciate the evils of this sort of
speculation, recently expressed himself
on the subject in the following language:
do not believe the people of this coun-
try realize the disastrous results arising
from gambling in wheat and other food
products, for ell this dealing in options
and futures is nothing more than gam bling.
1t IS hardly possible to estimate the loss to
the agriculturists of the West arising from
tho manipulations in the different produce
exchanges of the country. 1t seemed as
though some measure should be devised to
prevent this iniGuity. 1 propose TO push
this matter III season and out until Con-
gress passes upon 1t. L think 1t will meet
with very general favor i'll both houses of
Congress.
1t is probable that the present Con-
gress will be able to agree upon meas
ure which will check species of specu-
lation which, at best, creates no wealth,
and has been the means of the ruin of
many men by melting thousands toresort
to gambling methods rather than to leGit-
innate business. So far as its effect on
the prices of the leading staples of the
country is concerned, it cannot be other
wise than injurious when a combination
of half dozen men in New York can
push the price Of last years corn up to
a dollar bushel, and hold it there until
their purpose is accomplished, when
they let it fall TO the figure which the
supply warrants.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
Excursion to the Sinner Tract.

Yesterday the c., II. & d. railroad gave the
members Of the horsemeDs association and others,
to the number of over two hundred, free ride on
their line to view the Sinner farm, adjoining
lrvington, so they could judge of the quality Of
the soil and lay of the land for mile track. The
train reached National avenue few minutes
after O'Clock, where it was met by a delega-
ton Of IrvingtOn citiEebs. and all proceeded TO
the farm, one thousand feet from the main line
OF the G. II. a. ID. e.. w. Brouse acted as master
OF ceremonies for Attorney A. L. Wishard, who
was suffering from a severe cold. The site Of
fered contains 100 acres OF ground and is slight
ly rolling, just enough TO give the best OF drain
age into Bean creek. which runs across the south
east corner OF the tract. The land offered is
owned jointly by William, Asa and c. Sinner,
and lies at an elevation of about one hundred
feet above Meridian street in IndiaDapo-
lis. One OF the noted horsemeE present,
Mr.. Kennedy, the Mayor of Rushville, was
heard to say that the land is in such shape that
a mile track could be made with very little grad
ing, and the movements Of horse could be seen
at any place on the track from start TO finish.
Some others were as favorably impressed as the
Mayor, while q few said this was their second
choice.
On the south side of the grounds lies q fifteen
acre tract of heavy timbered land, and the ex-
tension of the streetcar line out Prospect street
from Reid would come directly along this timber
line. Railroad managers take a deep interest In
the location Of the new fair grounds. and Super
intendents Harry Miller, of the J., NJ. * l.; OAR
lington. of the p, c.. C. & st. L.. and Galloway,
OF the c., II. 81 D., were among the crowd.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
HiclxIfn Was Sliehted.

''Col Bill Hicklin was red-hot yesterday
morning when he read the Sentinel and saw that
in the list Of members of the committee to COOP
crate with the Commercial Club In securing the
Democratic convention his name had been
stricken out and that OF Mike Burns substituted.
To make matters worse. Twenty-Five or thirty
good Datured people called "Col. Bill" up during
the morning and asked him why he had been
taken of the committee. After communicating
with the Commercial Club and the city clerk
"Col Bill ascertained that the latter had made
the mistake, and was moving heaven aud earth
to rectify it. This somewhat pacifed the pug
uaciouS Colonel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
Fire Protection.

Yesterday morning the Board of Public Works
rescinded its order to the water company relat-
ing to the placing of n double hydrant on the
east side of the canal. on the south side of New
York street The company was, however,
ordered to extend its main in New York street
commencing at West street and extending to
the canal. and To locate double hydrant on the
north side of the street.
Mr.. II. Ii. Hanna again appeared before the
board yesterday morning to importune for fire
protection for the Atlas engine works. He set
forth the great need of fire protection in glow
ing phrases, but the board remained untouched
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
ramed the ,rap-Eatinr Stallion.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1s.-Battery was crowded to-
night with an audience OF 5000 the entertain
ment being attempt By Professor Gleason 70
tame the celebrated man-eating stallion. This
horse has killed several men. and for the last
two years his feed has been passed 10 him on the
end OF long pole. The Professor succeeded In
subduing the ferocious horse. after two hours
cautious aud skillfrl work Ii was the effort OF
his life, and at the end the horse was driven 10
light buggy. and in other ways handled per
fectly. The crowd witnessed Gieason's enorts
with the greatest enthusiasm, as step by step the
animal was brought under the tanning innuenoe
OF the Professor. 49, ~.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
VIII ADueal to business Men.

The press committee Of the Railway Postal
Clerks Association OF the fifth division met In
the federal building yesterday. The only bust
ness of Importance transacted was the decision
to instruct the fifth division delegates to the
Jan. il, TO prepare and present q memorial ut
that convention addressed to the business men
OF the United States. This memorial will seek
to show the Importance OF the railway mail
service TO the business men of the country, and
appeal to them for their support OF the meas
ures the service will endeavor to have passed by
Congress. A hundred thousand OF these will be
sent out to large concerns of the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
Pushing the Miller Farm.

meeting Of the citizens and property-holders
of the northwestern part OF the city was held
last evening at II. j. Mauerss store, at the corner
of Blake street and Indiana avenue, for the pur-
pose of taking stops TO impress the State Board
of Agriculture that the Miller farm is the site
that should be selected for the fair grounds.
Messrs. George Merritt, Thomas Chandler and
Frank A. Maus were appointed as committee
to wait on the board in the interest OF the Miller
farm
A petition was circulated among the property
holders asking for subscription to improve In
that the state Board of Agriculture should Sc
lect the Miller site. Two thousand dollars was
subscribed. Committees were appointed for
different streets to take subscriptions and report
at the next public meeting, to be held next Mon
day evening at o'clock at the same place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
SITE FOR THE STATE FAIR
Special Meeting of the Board of Agri-
culture Called for Next Monday.
Old Morton Park Deal Will Be Closed and
New Grounds May Be Selected-Indi-
annapolis Will Have Voice.

Yesterday Hon. w. A. Banks. president
State Board of Agriculture. issued call
for special meeting of the board next
Monday, at 2 o'clock. TO approve the action
OF the committee appointed to sell the old
fair grounds. and Ito transact such other
business as may come before the board"
Secretary Leon T. Bagley stated last night
that some action will probably be taken at
this meeting IN regard to the selection of
site tor the new grounds.
1T is hardly probable" said Mr.. Bagley.
that the Yoke farm will be visited
by tue committee on account of il
being submitted at SO late date.
The consideration of the board will
be directed toward the four farms selected
by the subcommittee, viz: The Miller.
Voss, Sinner and Moore tracts. In view
of the fact that the Big Four Railway Com
pany, comprising GO per cent of the rail-
roads running into this city, is backing
the Miller farm and considering the nat
ural advantages of the farm and Its COM
parative nearness TO this city. 1t will prob
ably receive the earnest consideration Of
the board. At any rate a choice will likely
be made at this meeting"
President Bank 8 is stopping at the Denison
House. He said last night that the sale of
the far grounds purchased by Messrs.
Claypool Martindale and Hubbard would
be closed on Monday, and that on Tuesday
next the board would meet with commit
tees from the Board of Trade and CONNER
cial Club to arrange for meeting at which
they could get an expression from business
men of this city as to the best location for
the new fair grounds.
Mr.. Banks also said that it was the inten-
ton of the board to select and purchase
the new fair grounds before the second
Tuesday in January, as Oh that day the
delegate board would meet to elect MEM
bers of the State Board of Agriculture, and
1t was thought best to have the matter
closed up by the present board. as its men,
bers are thoroughly familiar with the sub
iecf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
the charter.

SEVERAL of the Journals exchanges
from other cities publish interviews
with prominent members of the local
bars relative to the recent judicial ap-
pointments of the President. There is
but one expression on the subject, and
that is that they are excellent. Most of
tho appointees have q pretty wide repu-
tation in the profession, and all stand
very high where they are known.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

the 80. and Z. C.'s" are dumping" themselves.
They are proclaiming that these reports will mako
o wonderfully good showing, and for the sake OF
decorative art they are TO be embellisned In a
truly wonderful manner Controller Wooen's
report Will. or course, show a depleted city
treasury and outstanding temporary loans
amounting to over 100000. bnt that will sim
ply be a work of economy on the part or this
"business administration" The reports are TO
be brought up 10 Dec 81 and will be presented
TO the MAYOR about Ian l5.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
Municipal Notes.

Yesterday morning the 81 900 bond signed by
Fulmer Seibert was approved.
The Board OF Public Works has granted the In
dianapolis Brewing Company permission 10 dig
trenches in certain streets to lay Oil-pipe lines
Property owners also petitioned for the bowl
dering Of the alley between Pine and Alder
streets, from English avenue to Harrison street.
The Board OF Public Works yesterday morn
ing approved the street commissioners weekly
payroll, amounting to $426.3O, aad the sewer
gang payroll, amounting to sos.
Complaint being made of the presence of a
dangerous hole at the corner Of Alabama and
st. Joseph streets, the city engineer was in
structed to look after the matter.
In reply to a complaint made by Col. Eli Lilly
about the drainage of North Tennessee street,
north OF Ohio street, City Engineer Mansfield
says the boulders will have TO be raised for dis
tance of i've hundred feet
City Engineer Mansfield told the Board of Pub
lie Works yesterday morning that the settling or
the streetcar tracks at the intersection of ILL
nOis and Maryland streets Is the fault OF the
paving company and not the former city en-
gineer.
The Equitable Savings and Loan Association
yesterday petftioned the Board Of Public Works
FOR the opening Of Gresham street. from East to
Wallace streets. The board instructed the city
engineer to prepare plat showing the proposed
opening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
Broadway Opening.

The Board Of Public Works yesterday morn
ing adopted declaratory resolution for the
opening of Broadway, from St. Clair street to
Massachusetts avenue, to q width of eighty feet.
This was not done until after the matter had
had been discussed some. President Conduit
thought sixty-foot roadway was wide enough,
but Messrs. Scherrer and Defrees held out and
the resolution remained as il was.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
Fatal Boiler Explosion.

TOLEDO. o., Dec. 1s.-A boiler exploded. last
evening, in the feed-Inill OF Milan Perkins, In
Holland. this county. killing Join Adams, en-
gineer, and Floyd Perfins a son OF the pfoPrie-
tor and scalding ana bruising Milan Perkins and
lust closed down. and the men were preparing 10
leave hen suddenly the engine-head blew OF.
demoshing the building and killing or fnIurins
the inmates. The cause o. The explosion e IN
known.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

0NE of tho bills which has caused a
brief debate in the Senate is that of Mr..
Cullom, of Illinois, requiring that cars
used in interstate commerce shall have
self-couplers. 1t is one of the measures
which will be pushed in the Senate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

THE Federation of Labor, now in ses-
sion in Birmingham, Ala, has con-
demned the indiscriminate launching of
Doycotts. This action is in harmony
with the general policy OF the fedora
ton under Mr.. Gompers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
Unconaidered Trifes.

Jay Gould's book. 1.-The History Of Delaware
County" is out OF print Jay isn't
The beheading OF the Chinese rebels as fast as
they are captured shows that it is a risky
business to start revolution in an over
populated country.
No woman will wish to go to japan on her
bridal trip after reading Sir Edwin Arnold's re-
marks anent those deliciously delightful, utterly
irresistible japanese maldens
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

is only furnished at cost price, $3.50 per
bushel, it will be of little use to the
starving people. These reports of fam
inc come nearer home than those from
ton is quite rs distressing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

III is quite remarkable that the Tam
many managers, with their Wholesale
and fraudulent naturalizations, amount
ing this season to over 10000, barely
hold their own when there is full Re-
publican vote
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

THE st. Louis Republic, unable to
find anything discouraging in the actual
business situation, draws on its imag-
extraordinary crops and the famine in
Europe have averted a calamity that
would have been otherwise inevitable"
Well. what is the use of mourning over
I calamity that has been avertedi
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

THE Democratic scheme of worrying
the protective tariff to death by tearing
out piece here and there will not work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19
ava the Re.tnratinn n, WIN Ger

Manager Marshall. of the Minnehnha Granite
Company, was one of the callers a. the office Of
the Board of Public Works yesterday morning.
He came in to tell the board that after the gut
tiers had been repaired on South Meridian street,
between McCarty and Palmer, he didn't
think II would be necessary TO put the powders
back. He thought the city engineer was OF the
same mind. He was told that all that would be
required OF him would be TO put tho street in a
condition that would satisfy tie city engineer.
AT the same time Mr.. Mansfield was notified 10
look after the work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

DURING the next three or four months
many well-meaning persons who fill
30 large o part of the world that they
mistake their own wishes for those
of vast majority, will devote them
selves to predicting who will be the
candidates of the respective parties for
President and Vice-president.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

The Louisville Times is unhappy be-
cause the President did not select an
appellate judge in the South who was
on the confederate side of the unpleas-
antness. Years ago General Grant tried
that and got the famous General Long
street into no end of trouble by appoint
mo him tn n federal office
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

WORD comes from Washington that
Mr.. Springer is not as happy as he was
when it was announced that he would
be made Speaker. 1t seems to be an I'M
fortunate time all around for the Hi
Iois Democracy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

Ninth and Twelfth streets, $1,000 Charles A
Grant. frame sheds. Sheldon street. SlOO: A. W
T. Rauh, brick and frame house. West Washirr
ton street. 81 $50; Lizzie G.. Reynolds frame
dwelling, Temple avenue. 81 800
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

A LETTER from Brazil to New York
paper represents that the reciprocity ar
rangement with the United States is be-
coming more popular as its results are