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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-17
NATIONAL W. C. I. U.
Many Topics Discussed at Yesterdays Meeting
Crusade Against Cigarettes.

BosTON, Nov. 16.-The third days ses-
sion of the dual convention of ,Ls National
w. c. I. u. was opened with devotional
exercises conducted by Mrs. +. A. Bur-
lingame, of Providence. The topic of the
morning was then taken up: What are
each Of the departments of the educational
group doing to secure the formation of to-
tai abstinence habits. and sentiment and
for the final overthrow of the drink sys-
tent" Mrs. Mary II. Hunt, of Massachu-
setts. national superintendent of the de-
partment of scientific instruction, presid-
ing. Mrs. Hunt described what scientific
text books were being put into the schools
of the Nation. Miss Lucy Kimball report
ed on Sunday school work.
Miss Julia Coleman presented her ff-
teenth annual report on temperance litera-
tnre. Miss Julia A. Ames reported on work
through the press. Ii is, she said, the great
orned by the liquor element Is always
ready to lend some of It's space to the tenn
perance cause. Miss Mary A. West. spoke
on the work of the School of Methods.
Mrs. Il. Fl. Ingalls, reported on the work
against narcotics One dealer told her that
he sold more cigarettes to girls than to
boys. The work this year will look toward
the passage or q national law forbidding
the manufacture of cigarettes. Opium is
to be forbidden If possible.
Miss Lilly Reynolds spoke on the
kindergarten work. Mrs. Mary Lovett re-
viewed the work of the department of
mercy. AS one result of her report q rising
vote. condemning the wearing of any birds,
or any parts of birds. unless obtained with
out pain, was moved, but the motion did
not prevail. and it was referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions.
Miss Hannah Wilthall then read the
Scriptures and led in prayer. 1t was an
nounced that beginning had been made
for q temperance temple in Boston.
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Decision That Throws Another Bar in the
Way of Raising COmpaign Funds.

Decision That Throws Another Bar in the
Way of Raising Compaign Funds.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l6.-Chief- justice
Bingham. of the District Court, in general
term to-day announced the opinion Of the
court Overruling the demurrer made to the
indictment against c. A. Newton. president
of the old Dominion Republican Club, for
alleged violation of one of the sections of
the civilservice law, prohibiting the solic-
itatiOn of political contrib utiOns in n
government office. Newton's counsel gave
notice that he would appeal the case to the
United States Supreme Court.
Commissioner Thompson, of the Civil
Service Commission, was seen by a reporter
and questioned as to his views upon the de-
cisIon. He said that the Supreme Court of
NJ. Curtis. held that the law torbidding
government employees to solicit or re-
ceive from each other money for p0-
litlcal purposes was constitutional,
but the decision rendered to-day goes
much further. and holds that all solicita-
tiOns for political purposes within govern
ment bindings are unlawful. The effect,
he thought. will be to practically stop po-
Htlcal assessments and to leave oil govern
ment employees free to contribute or not, as
they see tit. This decision is q complete
vindicatIon of the cOursc of the commission.
which has endeavO Ored to enforce the law
and protect government employees from
forced assessments. 1t is entirely salts
factory to the commission.
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THE DEACON" WHITE CASE.
Judge Gresham Decides that Creditors Shall
Seek Redress IN State Courts Alone.

CHICAGO, Nov. 16-Judge Gresham this
morning decided that the State courts
alone had jurisdiction in the attachment
suits begun by creditors of s. v. White 81
Co.. who garnished number of Board of
Trade firms that were indebted to the con-
Germ. About tive weeks ago Judge Blod-
gett issued an order staying proceedings
in the attachment begun in the State
courts and ordering the creditors to come
into the United States Court and present
their claims to the receiver of s. V. White
~ Co. Objection was raised to this pro-
ceeding. and the attorneys came before
Judge Gresham. who said the Supreme
Court had more than once held that the
federal courts could not enjoin the State
courts. or litigants in the State courts,
except where national banking laws were
involved, or proceedings in the case at is-
sue had been commenced In the federal
court prior to the commencement of suits
in the State courts. The attachment will
therefore he proceeded with in the State
courts. Most of the firms garnished, how
ever, have already settled the suits.
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not have more time than the other. though
he probably would not demand more than
two hours. The court, on consultation. di-
rected argument to proceed, and 1t would.
il necessary. extend the time. Mr.. Hannie
Saylor. of Mobile. opened the Argument for
Mr.. Rapier.
Mr.. Carter, who followed, declared the
sole object was TO put obstacles in the way
of conducting the lottery business. 1t had
been so openly ay0wed IN Congress, and
was avowed here.
Attorney general Miller. when this last
statement wasmade. interrupted the speak
er with denial that such an avowa. had
been made by government counsel.
Mr.. Carter retorted then why had it been
argued that lotteries were a nefarious bus-
ness, and why had the police powers of the
State been invoked. While Mr.. Carter was
arguing on this branch of the case an ad-
journment was taken until tomorrow.
The Supreme Court to-day granted the
application for a writ of certiori to compel
the Circuit Court to certify to this court
the case of Ian Ow Bew. a Chinese mer-
chant of Portland, Ore, who was refused
admission upon returning from q short
visit to China.
The court to-day affirmed the JUDGMENT
of the New York court, by which the United
States received Judgment on the bond eX-
ecuted by l.. III. Rogers as surety for How
gate. the defaulting disbursing officer of
the signal service
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Will Reach indianapolis Thursday. Where He
Will Spend Most of His Sixty Days Leave
of Absence-The New Orleans Affair.
Isaac Pusey Gray's Presidential Aspira-
tiOns Ignored by Congressman Parrett.
0maha's Postmaster Likely TO Be Mulcted
Heavily for Eyading Civil-Seryice Rules
in Employing Clerks and Carriers.
MINISTER PORTER COMING HOME.

Will Arrive at Indianapolis from the Ma
tionai Capital on Thursday.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Minister Porter
and his son George arrived in Washington
this evening. and were soon surrounded by
friends at the Riggs. TO the Journal
correspondent Ex-Governor Porter stat
eG that his visit here at this
time bore no possible significance;
that he left New York Yesterday afternoon,
had visited his youngest son at Baltimore.
where he is attending Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. and was now on his way to Indi-
annapolis, where he expected to arrive on
Thursday; that he intended to call upon
Secretary Blaine tomorrow, and would
pay his respects to President Harrison if
he were in the city, and then aftor seeing
some old friends here. would be ready to
proceed to Indianapolis. He has no mes
sage or report to submit officially.
Minister Porter has been spending some
months at the lakes of Italy. at Como,
Laguiro and elsewhere with his daughter,
and is in perfect health. his cheeks being
full and rosy. He is on sixty-day leave
of absence and will spend as much of that
time as possible at indianapolis and IN
various portions of the State, after which
DO may. returning to Italy, come through
Washington.
The New Orleans affair is in status
quo. 1t may be reported to Congress by
the President in his annual message, and it
is possible. although many think improb-
able, that indemnity may be recommended.
But the entire question will be put into.
and is, indeed, now. in the hands of Con-
gress.
Refused to Discuss the New Orleans Affair.
New YORK, Nov. 16.-Ex-Governor Porter.
of Indiana. minister to Italy, arrived on
the steamer Normannia to-day, on sixty
days leave Of absence. He has not been
in Rome since June and will probably not
return there until the italian government
is represented i'll Washington By minister.
He refused to dIscnss the New Orleans
affair further than to say that he had been
treated with the utmost courtesy by King
Humbert the Prime Minister. and all other
Italians with whom he came in contact.
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ing what he called the folly of February
conventions. He said the only effect would
have three months in whicn 10 be
target for merciless attack and
ridicule by papers and speakers OF both the
old parties.
This view OF the situation was received
with a good many signs of approval. Sew
eral of the speakers advocated holding the
nominating convention m May. aad this
seemed To be the sentiment OF at least q
majority of those present. The records OF
the Cincinnati con ference were looked M,
and also the proceedings of the 0cala con-
yention bearing upon the subject of intel
ligent political action. with the result
that the powers of the committee of
confederated organizations were construed
to be strictly limited 10 merely deciding
the question whether or not these organ
,zations should unto for the purpose Of
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POOR ISAAC GRAY.

Ignored as n Presidential Quantity Even by
Congressmen from His Own State.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. i6.-Every day evil
dences are appearing to the naked eye that
the information carried to ex-President
Cleveland concerning Ex-Governor Gray's
inability to command the Indiana Democ-
racy Is correct Congressman William +.
Parrett, of the Evansville district, Is
here and also repGdlates or fails
to recognize Gray. This mornings
Post has an interview with Judge
Parrett in which he says: Its rather pre-
mature to go into the predicting business
as TO candidates. Illinois furnishes excel
lent material in Morrison and Palmer.
Looking the whole country over, North,
South. East and West l fail to find more
eligible man than MORRISON to head the
ticket. He has always been Democrat,
and has the advantage of an unusually
olean record. Illinois is getting almost in
the category of doubtful States. and the
Democrats have almost an even chance of
carrying it in 1892"
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IT COSTS TO VIOLATE THE LAW.

Omaha's Postmaster Likely to he Heavily
Mulcted for Illegally Appointing Employees.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Some features of
the controversy involving the dismissal of
q number of clerks and mail-carriers at the
Omaha postoffice are of especial interest to
postmasters and postoffice employees in
every part of the country. The Postmaster
general ordered the dismissal OF the clerks
and carriers upon report from the Civil
service Commission, which states that five
clerks and three carriers were appointed
from civil life whose names had never been
on the eligible list. Three of the clerks
were appointed from the list of special de-
livery messengers and two were taken from
without the postal service. while the three
carriers were all inheritance of the present
postmaster from his predecessor In 1888.
A rather unusual feature of the position
of the Civil-service Commission is that the
present postmaster must be held financially
and In every other respect responsible for
not only the appointment of five clerks w no
were not taken from the eligible list. but
for retaining the three illegally appointed
carriers. who were upon the rolls when he
took charge of the office. The question of
financial responsibility. il is said. will Iall
upon the Omaha postmaster with all it's
Welgnt, lor tneTe can De no sure way Tor
HIM TO avoid reimbursement of the govern
ment The Postoffice Department takes
the position that where disbursing officer,
acting upon the presumption that the en-
ployes were regularly ana legally employ ed,
pays out money to illegally employed per-
sons the government must lose; but where
the disoursing officer and the appointing
power are vested In one person lie cannot
act unadvisedly. The appointment of the
Omaha clerks and carriers was regularly
reported tOthe department here, con iirmed,
and the names were placed upon the rolls
the Omaha postmaster withheld from the
department the facts relating to the ap-
pointments. and. therefore, he is RESPONSE
BILE for the salaries paid the emploves
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INCASED In COPPER ARMOR.
Skeletons of the Supposed King and Queen of
of the MOund.Buiders Unearthed.

Morehead and DIR. Cresson, who have been
making excavations in the numerous
mounds of this vicinity in the interest of
the worlds fair. have been rewarded by
finding one of the most interesting relics of
the unknown mound-builders yet dis
covered. 1t was on the Hopewell farm.
seven miles west of the city, IN mound
about twenty -eight feet high and from two
hundred TO five hundred feet in diameter,
they exhumed the massive skeleton OF a
man incased in copper armor. The mouth
contained genuine pearls of large size. but
much damaged. Around the neck was
necklace of bears teeth, set with pearls
At the side of the armored skeleton was
another supposed to be that of woman.
Messrs. Moreheed and Cresson think they
have found the king and queen of the
mound. .buIlderR
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ONE OR THE OTHER MUST DIE.
One Florida Editor Challenged by Another
Both Arrested and Placed Under Bonds.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Nov. 16-A duel was
to have been fought at noon to-day at
Moucrif Springs, near here. between II. V.
SEWER, editor of the Evening Telegram,
and Benjamin Harrison, editor of the
Standard end nephew of ex-Mayor
Telegram has been publishing
colored society column, and Har-
risen ridiculed it in his paper. The
Telegram retOrted. rejecting on Harrison
as a coward ana liar. Harrison challenged
SEWER A warrant was sworn ont to-day
by Father Kenney for the arrest of the
principals. and both men were arrested
and placed under g, 900 bonds each. Har-
rison still insists he OF Sewer must die.
Both are men of high character and cour-
age. Sewer is from Alabama and Harrison
from Mississippi.
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MINOR MATTERS.
Secretary Rusk Will Push the Introduction
of Corn and Its Products Abroad.

Secretary Rusk VIII Push the Introduction
of Corn and Its Products Abroad.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator Paddock
received letter this morning from w. S.
Delano, of northwestern Nebraska, who at
tended the national farmers convention at
Sedalia, Mo. He requests broadening of
the scope of the work now beng done by
the Agricultural department. in introducing
our corn by way of object lessons in its
uses. Mr.. Delano says the farmers every
where are taking great interest III this
work and believe that it will ultimately
lead to the creation of market
which will dispose of our surplus
corn at profits very satisfactory.
Senator Paddock took the letter
to Secretary Rusk this afternoon. The
Secretary stated that he himself was TAX
ing more interest in the work now than
ever before. and requested Senator Pad
dock, Immediately upon the convening of
Congress, to introduce bill making an
ample appropriation and provision for the
general work of introducing our corn in
Europe for consumption in its various
forms. Senator Paddock Will also intro
duce bill making the sngar- beet school at
Lincoln. Neb., n large educational institu-
tiOn for instruction in the production of
sugar from beets and the culture of the
raw material. The Senator believes that
there are immense possibilities for the
beet-sugar industry in this country.
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Siayin VIII Meet jackson.

BosTON. Nov. 16.-Captain Cook this
morning received the following ca BILE from
the Sportsman of London
Slavin agrees to meet Jackson. Club wish
match decided Derby week, June. VIII allow
500 for expenses. Reply.
This cable refers to the National Club of
London. Captain Cook has not yet heard
whether or not Jackson will accept. 1t is
not likely that he will. however, in view of
the fact that the California Athletic Club
raises the offer of the National club. Cap
tain Cook to-day received the following
telegram from San trapcisco:
The California Athletic Club Will give Jackson
and Slavin purse OF Sl2 900. OF which $4,000
will go TO tho winner and 80. 900 TO the loser.
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New York Now Wants the Convention.

NEW YORK. Nov. 16.-A number of promi-
ncnt editors. hotel men, railway officials,
politicians, etc, met to-day to devise
means for securing the Republican conven-
tion for New York. Ex-Governor Louns-
bury, of Connecticut presided. General
Coils was secretary and Col. T.. +.
Shepard and others spoke. Chauncey NJ.
the project and he on behalf of the New
York Central Railroad Company, sub
sc-ibed $500 toward guarantee fund.
Several subscriptions were made. 1t was
proposed to pay the great convention ex-
penses. but not the expenses of delegates.
A committee was appointed TO take further
steps in the matter
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Beginning of the Argument Before the Su-
preme Court on ConAtitntionalify


preme Court on Constitutionality.
WAsHINGToN. Nov. 16-Argument was
begun in the United States Supreme Court
to-day IN the louisiana lottery cases, in
which the constitutionality of the recent
and anti-lottery law is invoked. The suits
are those brought by the United States
against John Rapier, publisher of the Mo-
bile Register. and George w. Dupree. pub
Usher of the New Orleans States. for yio-
lation of the law prohibiting the sending
through the mails of newspapers contain
ing lottery advertisements. The counsel
have already submitted briefs giving the
line of argument. and these have been pnb-
lished in tue press. The first question
came MP when MIR. Carter. q well-known
New York lawyer. asked the pleasure of
the court as 10 the time to be allowed for
argument. The court suggested three
hours Tor the lottery people and two for
the government. This was not satisfactory
to Mr.. Carter. who wanted tive hours. and
Attorney general Miller said the United
States had rs much interest IN the case as
the other side, and thought one side should
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Rebels Killed Three Soldiers.

Rio GRANDE CITY. Tex. Nov. 16-News
received here to-day says that on Nov. II
Catarino Garcia and abouu one hundred
men met several hundred Mexican soldiers
twelve miles from Mier, on the road to
force, with no damage at close range,
which was returned by the revolutionists.
causing the death OF three soldiers and bad
ly wonnding another. The government
forces fell back In disorder.
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Probably "aiashed" rhe Cook.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nov. 16.-The noto-
rious crook and plunderer of street letter
boxes, L. c. Boelin, alias Clayton. is again
ut large. having made his escape from the
Jail here to-day. He got hold of the key by
lying TO the cook. Jim Stratton, fellow
prisoner, followed Clayton down the stair
way, and neither one has been seen since.
Boelin was arrested in Atlanta, with two
other men, two weeks ago.
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Safe FACTORY Burned.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Nov. 16.-The plant
and build ng of tho birmingham Safe and
Lock Company. located at Avondale, n
suburb of Birmingham. burned tonight.
Loss. Sl50,000; thought to be fully insured.
The fire is supposed 10 have been caused by
a spark from n passing locomotive. The
machinery in the plant. together with
many finished and unfinished safes. were
DESTROYED.
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DEATH In THE "MOONSHINE." i"
Three Tennesseeans Poisoned While Simply
Participating in Social Jag"
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

MILAN. Tenn, Nov. 16.-GeOrge Gal
breath, farmer. living at Point Pleasant,
Henderson county. invited several of his
friends to participate in festivities at his
house last Saturday night. During the
evening jug of "moOnshine" was produced
and the company drank freely. In short
time they were taken violently Ill Aphy-
sician was summoned. but three of the
mems sufferings were ended by death. 1t
is not known how the whisky became poi
s0ned
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Three Cruisers Ready tn Sail.

NEW YORK. Nov. l6-The United States
cord will lie ready To leave the BROOKLYN
navy-yard tomorrow. They have taken
on coal and ammunition. The bennington
will be taken OFT the dry dock to-day
Their destination has not yet been officially
annouueel
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Not in Favor of Closing the Breach.

BosToN, Nov. 16-The Central Labor
Union chose their delegates yesterday to
the conventiousof the Federation of Labor
at Birmingham Ala. but by a large ma ajority
refused to instruct them to vote for the
acceptance of the proposition of the knights
of Labor General Assembly to interchange
working cards and to end the unpleasant
ness between the organizations.
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Rear Eagles Complaint.

WAsHINGToN. Nov. 16.-Acting Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs Bell to-day received
the following telegram, dated Nov. II.
from Captain Penney. acting agent at Pine
Ridge:
Bear Eagles party. from tho Chey enne river
agency, came straight TO this agency and re-
ported. I'm my opinion they mean no mischief
They express discomfort with treatment at their
agency. have counseled their return, and that
lContinued ON Third Page.l
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Captain Hattie smith Doing Well.

OMAHA. Nov. l6-Capt. Hattie Smith. of
the Salvation Army, who was shot last
night, is now doing we'll, but the physi-
clans think she cannot recover.
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Trouble on a Western Railroad.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 16.-There is trouble
brewing among the freight conductors and
brakemen of the Kansas City. Fort Scott q
Memphis railroad. which threatens to de-
velop into a strike. The conductors and
brakemen have several grievances against
the road. and among other things demand
an increase Of their wages and a reduction
of the number of hours. superintendent
Pagan said this morning that the company
would positively refuse to grant the de-
mands of the men. A meeting will be held
next Wednesday. at which 1t is probable o
general strike may be ordered.