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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
Jay Gould Fires One Of HI. Managers.

Ell PAso. Tex. May 9.-Quite q sensation
was created in railroad circles to-day Ivy
the announcement that Capt. j. A. Grant.
third ce-presdent and general manager
of the Texas q Pacific. had telegraphed his
it was accepted. The following cir
cular over the signature of Jay
Gould was sent oct from Ell PasO
to-day aud is no doubt partly responsible
for Mr.. Grants retirement: IL S. Thorne is
appointed general superintendent All de-
partments of the company are subject to
his orders" Mr.. Thorne formerly occupied
the position of superintendent of transpOr-
tation. but was appointed general superln.
tendent. by General Manager Grant. on the
first of the month. and the former office
was abolished altogether. Now Jay Gould
reappoints Mr.. Thorne. and places the man.
agement OF the road In his hands.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Col Thomas Ochiltreo In q Position to
dictate Mrs. Coleman Dreyton.

Col Thomas Ochiltreo In q Position to Vim
dictate Mrs. Coleman Dreyton.
LONDON. May Cool Thomas Ochiltree
has been confined to his lodgings for SIX
teen days suffering with the govt. He will
be able to 20 out tomorrow. He declines to
give interviews to any one on the Dray ton
Borrowe affair. He says he believes. in
view Of the deep afflictiOn that surrounds
the Astor and Drsyton families. it would
be unseemly and cruel to further revive
the incidents. Referring to the statement
published in the United States and at
tributed to him, alleging that he possesses
information that would clear Mrs Dray-
ton, which he would publish il the squsb-
bic continues. Colonel Ochiltree says that
he never made such q statement. On the
contrary, he fully believes that Mrs.
Drayton needs no exculpation. he added
that from documents in his possession be
knows absolutely that she has been
cruelty wronged. The documents, he says.
he will not publish unless Mrs. Drayton
author. yes him to do so. or he is compelled
to do so by course of law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
Rustler Round-Ups Begun.

DOUGLAS. Wyo., May e-Interesting
news NAV be expected from northern Wy
oming within q day or two. The rustler
round-ups began in Kingson and
Sheridan counties last Friday, which
is earlier than allowed by law.
The object of this was TO enable the rust
lers 10 cover the entire range in advance Of
the regular round-ups and brand every
thing with hoofs and horns, so that when
the cattlemen came to gather and brand
their increase there would be no increase
20 be found. The stockmen applied
10 the United States Court last week,
which issued a temporary Injunction re-
straining some forty or more defendants
from institutIng illegal round-ups. United
States Marshal Rankin started for Buffalo,
accompanied by JEFF Carr. and both should
have reached Gillette to-day, When they
arrive they will find the round ups
well under way. and should they attemp tot
serve their papers there Is likely TO be
trouble. The rustlers will hardly submit
10 so small force. and the marshal will
probably be compelled 10 organize a posse
or summon troops TO enforce the orders of
the court. The situation is critic al.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
TELEGRaPHIC RREVITIES.

Near Canersie. L. l.. Abel Smith. colOred,
killed his wife and then threw himself in
front of railroad train.
Officer Piper. of GAINESVILLE. O.. was
dubbed by horse-and- buggy thief. but
the act cost the latter his life. The thief
was shot dead.
j. ID. Blair. q well-known business man Of
Danville, Va, and president of the COM
mercial Bank, made an assignment yester-
day. with liabilities of $4,000 and assets at
en- O00
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
SfrAer Murdar and Suicida.

SYRACUSE, n. Y. May GA murder and
suicide was the result of q drunken quarrel
on Water street this afternoon. j. Crouch
and Jack Breslin and a couple of others
were seen in al intoxicated and quarrel
some condition. Crouch suddenly ran ont
into the midGlo of the street. saying: "lll
have nothing to do with you. If you come
near me I'll blow out your brains" Bres-
lin at once followed him. when. true to his
word. Crouch pulled . revolver and dis
charged il straight into the right breast of
Breslin, who fell mortally wounded.
Crouch then turned the weapon upon him
self and put bullet through his temple.
Both are dead.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
DeeminR VIM De May %.

MELBOURNE. May a.-The execution of
Frederick Bailey Deeming for the murder
of his wife. at Windsor, q suburb of this
city, has been fixed for May %.
1t is evident that Deeming has not the
slightest hope that his appeal for further
inquiry into his mental condition will
avail him to escape hanging The con-
demned murderer to-day confessed to q
clergyman that he killed his wife at Wind
sor. DeeminG claims that in his youth he
was called MAD Fred" and says that on
one occasion he threw a girl who addressed
was twelve years old. and again when he
was six teen, he las. according to his story.
confined in asylums. He also says his
father. mother and brother were confined
in asylums. but information reached here
from Liverpool that his two brothers, W no
reside in Birkenhead. say there is not q word
of truth in this story.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Chicago Democrats Want More Tickets thar
Thev Arc Entitled To

Chicago Democrats Want More Tickets than
They Are Entitled To.
CHICAGO. May 9.-R. j. Bright, sergesnt-
alarms of the national Democratic COM
mittee. and T. t. Canda. the general agent,
we've in Chicago to-day in connection with
matters relating to the big convention
wIgwam. Mr.. Bright was asked IL the dis
pute as to ChiesRo's share of admission
tickets had YET been determined. He re-
piled: THE contract made with the Chi
cago local committee was to give Chicago
5000 tickets in q structure seating 5000
people. On the strength of the Increased
seating capacity Of the hall that is being
built the local committee demands 8. 0o0 or
1000 more tickets Rather than accede, the
national committee has stated that it will
defray all additional expense incurred for
o larger hall" Chairman Winston. of the
local COMMITTEES, thinks the national COM
mittee is biufling.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
Boiler-Makers in Convention.

Special 10 the Ind AM polis Journal.
COLUMBUS, o., May 9.-The annual meet
ing of tha National Boiler-makers' AssOcia-
ton began here to-day. and it will continue
until Thursday. There are seventy-one
delegates. but only about half of them
present. The officers present are: Presi-
dent, Il. T. McCarty. Indianapolis; vice.
president James Il. Pagan. Omaha; record
ing secretary. Raymond Garcia. Atlanta,
and treasurer. John Gray. Columbus. o.
Delegate are here from LOgansport, Ind;
Bloomington. ILL.,; Huntington. Ind: Spring
field. Ill; Grand Rapids. Mich, and other
places.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
Ruried IN Their Tornado Cave.

ANTHONY, Kan, May 9.-William Wiki
ins. colored. his wife and children entered
their tornado cave. last night. fearing n
tornado. The heavy rams of the past three
days washed away the foundations of the
roof, and at l o'clock last night the roof
fell in, burying the family. Wilkins man.
aged to crawl ont from under the mass Of
mud and brought neighbors TO the rescue.
The five children were taken out. Wilkins
and his wife are badly hurt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
Protest. from Boston Divines.

Boston. Mass, May 9.-The local Evan
gelical Alliance at its meeting to-day
adopted a resolution recording an Indig-
nant protest against the Chinese exclu-
sion act. condemning it as an un-American
and un-Christisn. and pronouncing its
1t was unanimously voted that copy of
the resolution be transmitted to President
Harrison and the Chinese minister at
Washington, with the assurance that as
Christian ministers and as American citi-
zens the alliance will do everything in
their power to have this obnoxious act re-
paQlad
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
Schemes OF the McEneryites

BATON ROUGE. La, May 9.-The Legisla-
ture assembled at noon to-day. The list of
members was read and the members sworn
in. The Senate completed organizatIo
elected Hiram r. Lott President pro tenn.
and both houses adjourned until noon to-
morrow. There is now talk of q combina-
tion between the McEneryites and the
Farmers Alliance members for the purpose
of securing the United States senatorship
for Hon. Thomas A. Adams, president of the
Farmers Alliance, and giving the McEnery
men the speakership of the House and the
circuit judges. IJ is understood that the
Alliance members agreed to q general
Democratic caucus if the third party be
harrad
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
Proposed Conference of Reformer,.

CHICAGO. May 9.-Chairman G. M. Miller.
of the executive committee of the national
reformers. issued call to-day for an In
formal conference to be held at the Palace
Hotel, Cincinnati. June %, for the purpose
of etfecting. If possible. q union of the Pro-
hibition and Peoples parties. or at least
concerted action in the coming campaign.
The call states that prominent leaders in
both the parties named have promised to
be present
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
AUricuIturaI yyorEs Burned

HAYwARDs, CAL. May 9:-Fire broke ont
in the agricultural works of Chisholm IL
Farrell o-day. which spread to tho town
electrical works and destroyed both. The
harness store of j. NJ. Bridge g. Son and
some adjoining buildings were also de-
ntroyed. The total loss 10 estimated ct
elOl0OQ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
Southern Baptista.

ATLANTA. Ga, May 9.-The Southern
Baptist convention to-day elected delegates
to the Philadelphia centennial. and adopt
ed measures looking to the securing of
funds to prosecute mission work for the en-
suing year and economy of expenditures
A very favorable report was made as to the
condition of the theological 8 eminary at
Louisville. The alumni of the seminary
met and resolved to raise 800. 600 for an en-
nowmene fnnd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10

explained that he wrote that sermon IN
1874 and preached 1t in 1889. after reading
DIR. Dykes's sermon. Mr.. Rogers chsrac-
terized the attack upon Mr.. Woods as an
act of dastsrdIy injustice DR.. Parker tnen
moved to nominate q secretary by ballot.
After an excited debate DIR. Parkers mo-
tfon was rejected. and the election or Mr.
Woods was carried with cheers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
Gossip from Mexico.

CITY OF MEXICO, May 9.-The affairs of
the Mexican republic are very quiet at
present. The constitutional reforms pro-
posed are giving general satisfaction. and
all indications point to tho peaceful re-
election of President Diaz in the coming
presidential contest.
quent high rate of exchange is dong con-
siderable injury to business between Mex.
leo and the United States and Europe, as
the merchants are curtailing their importa-
tions. and there is very little hope of i'm
prOvement in the near future.
One of the great ideas which now pos
sesses the mind of President Diaz is to form
q Mexican merchant marine which Is TO be
literally aided by subsidies by the gov
eminent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
Endorsed, but Did Not Instruct.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
MIssoULA. Mont, May 9.-The largest Re-
publican convention ever held In this State
was held to-day. Leo Mantle, of Butte.
was elected permanent chairman. The
resolutions adopted lndorse the admins
tratlon of President Harrison. praise
Blame and contain a strong appeal for leg
islation looking to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. The delegates to the
Minneapolis convention are uninstructed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
New Church Ganeral Conferences.

CINCINNATI, May 9.-The New Church
General Convention will meet here to-mor-
row for q session of several Gays. It's es-
timated that several hundred DELEGATES
will be present from all parts of the United
States. The ministers conference will be
the first business meeting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
For Silver and Hill.

ALBUQUERQUE. n. NJ. Nay 9.-The Demo-
cratic territorial convention to name dele
gates to the Chicago convention was called
to order at noon to-day by W. X. ChIlders,
chairman of the territorial committee. The
attendance was unusually large, and q
fight was Immediately opened up between
the friends of Cleveland and Hill,
the latter being the choice or the radical
silver men. Quite a little excitement was
caused by A. &. Corwell, a delegate from
Grant county, who went crazy and had to
be locked up In jail after destroying about
$1,000 worth of property in the new Com
mercial Club rooms.
The resolutions were adopted after very
animated discussion between the silver and
snti-silver advocates. the former finally
carrying q majority of the votes. The dele
gates were uninstructed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
Archbishop Kenrick Growing Feeble

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. May 9.-Archbishop Ken
rick has abandoned entirely his intention
of confirming the first communicates this
year. he has been gradually weakening
since the jubilee celebration In Decem Der.
and it 10 feared that the aged prclate is
nearing the end.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
De.truotiv. wiSd and Rain storm.
Flood in Nebraska.

LINCOLN. Neb.. May 9.-It has been ram
ing here steadily for thirty-six hours. Salt
creek bottoms are flooded, and hundreds
of families are to-day compelled to
move out of their homes. The water
in the western part of Limo oln is
over one mile in width and Is rising
at the rate of six inches an hour. Between
TWO and three hundred houses have been
invaded by the food. ana the occupants
have been compelled to move. Suffering
and destitution will be great. as most of
the people driven from their homes to-day
are among the poorest classes and without
means. The city and county authorities
are trying to relieve the distress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
Cleveland Scores "a victory Over Hill.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, May 9.-The friends
of ex-President Cleveland will control the
Democratic State convention, which will
be held in this city tomorrow. At the eau
cuses which were held tonight, and at
which the preliminary work of the conven-
tion was mapped out to be ratified at the
convention tomorrow, the Cleveland ad-
herents had their own way. The friends of
battles In Hartford and Fairfield county
caucuses and in both the Cleveland men
were victorious Judge Walsh, of New
Britain. will be temporary president of the
convention. and Gen. Edward T.. Bradley,
of New Haven, permanent president The
platform will declare againt free silver
and for tariff reform. and for q revision OF
the State Constitution.
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OF Scranton Pa was killed by his wife
with a hammer during q quarrel yesterday.
His skull was crushed.
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Will Not Touch the Labor Question.

VIII Not IOuch tho LabOr Vuestion-
CHICAGO. May 9-The Chicago Baptist
Ministers Conference to-day declined to
take any action on appeal from 5000 retail
clerks for help in securing fewer hours Of
labor and no Sunday work. 1t was decided
that so long as open saloons on Sunday
were allowed and the opening of the worlds
fair on Sundays is threatened tho Baptist
ministers ought not to waste energy upon
lesser reforms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
Strike Of Street-Pavers.

NEW YORK, May 9.-The fight existing
for some time between the New England
Paving contractors Association and the
Paving and Cutters National Union has
been taken MP by the union in this city.
and to-day 1,2CO members of the union In
this city and Brooklyn were ordered to
quit work. Besides these it is stated at
headquarters of the union that seventy
five men have been ordered ont In Troy
one hundred men in Albany and two hum
dred in Baltimore and 80 In hiladelphia
These men are PAYERS. rammefs. stone
handlers and cutters. all affiliated with
the national union To whIoh the locked ont
miners in the New England granite quar-
ries belene The lockout bsgan May /. in
consequence Of the contractors refusing to
sign the scale of wages submitted by the
upiou
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STRIKERS HEADS POUNDED.

Chicago Police Freely Use Their Clubs on
Troublesome Worlds Fair Workmen.
CHICAGO, May "a bloody collision be-
tween the police and two hundred striking
iron workers from the worlds fair grounds,
supper ted by crowds of sympathizers. &C.
CURED to-day at Grand Crossing. A score
or two of scalp wounds were inflicted by
the policemen's clubs, and the excitement
for time was intense. The riot was due
to the importation of men from New York,
Pittsburg and Baltimore to take the places
of the strikers. who were employed on the
Manufacturers' building by the EdgemOor
Bridge and Construction Company. One
hundred of the imported men. who came in
on the Baltimore & Ohio, were interviewed
end induced to join the strikers, A car
load from New York, over the Erie, how
ever, were rushed past the strikers to the
worlds fair grounds. Three carloads mt ore.
on the Fort Wayne road. turned deaf ear
to the strikers. While the Pittsburg con-
tingent on the Fort Wayne road was wait
ing for switch engine. the mob around
the train quickly swelled tall fully thou
sand men were jeering and threatening
those aboard. A Gener al rush for the new
Soihoic WOO ulSuo Juot no ihoPoOsVA liuut
with two patrOl-wagOns full of police,
dashed mp and charged into the mob. John
j. Finn and Edward WILCOX, two OF the
leaders of the strikers. were arrested.
Inspector Hunt in persOn commanded the
police. One of the wounded strikers suf-
tered I'M uries which will be permanent.
The imported workmen were badly fright
ened at their temporary predicament. but
escaped with W hole skins. When the mob
was driven back the switch engineer.
whose reluctance to couple on had given
the strikers an advantage, was induced to
compile 10 the train and the new men, under
heavy police escort and amid the curses
of the crowd, were taken to the worlds
fair grounds. The two arrested strikers
were carted off in the patrol wagon. They
were subsequently released on bonds. pend
are angry and desDerate and the police
look for further trouble.
The lron-workers strike began little
over o week ago, when the men demanded
n minimum rate of 40 cents per hour. This
demand was refused, although it was met
in the case Of q few mon at work On the
administration building. All during last
week there was nothing done on the nine
teen great arches that are to span the man
ufactures' building. Four of them are in
place, but work on the fifteen others has
remained just as the strikers had left them
The placing of the giant iron trusses is
slow work, and there is an enormous
amount to be done on the rest of the build
lngs when they are in place. The manu-
features building Is the largest of the eX-
position structures and Is the mOst back
ward In construction. Nearly everything
depends upon the IRON work now and If
that is much delayed the building. 1t is
said. cannot be completed next October as
required.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
Other Deaths.

CHICAGO. May 9.-James Goudie. a we'll
known citizen. is dead. With his death
ends the career of the man who built the
first boat to cross the Atlantic ty steam
power alone. She was the ROYAL William,
the boat which made the trip from pictou.
n. 8. to Gravesend in 1858. His wife is
still living. Is nearly eighty years old and
they were married nearly sixty years. Mr..
GoudIe was eighty-three years old at the
time of his death. He had four sons and
two daughters. all living in or near Chi
cago. The deceased enjoyed remarkable
career.
CARLISLE. Pa. May 9.-Mrs. Is. X. PETER.
ister-in-law of Senator w. A. PETER, of
Kansas. died at the old PETER homestead,
seven miles south of this place. yesterday.
aged seventy-four years. The hole of her
married life was spent upon the farm, W hi h
was the birthplace of Senator Pefler.
LoNDoN. MAY 9.-Lord Bramwell is dead.
He was born juno II. 1868. and was called
to the bar in 1888. From 1876 TO 1871 he
was justice of appeals and a judge of the
Supreme Court OF Judicature.
BUDA-PEsIH. Mag 9.-Herr Gabriel Won
Baross, Hungarian Minister Of Industry
and Commerce. died to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
VIII Punish the Egbas and Jebus.

ACCRA, May 9-It was thought that the
troubles between the British and the Egba
and Jebu tribes, growing out of the closing
by the native chiefs of the trade route to
the interior. would be settled with lutte
difficulty. but it appears that the natives
have no idea of submitting to the British
demands, and, consequently. the British
expedition TO enforce these demands will
start against the Egbas and Jebus on
Thursday. The expedition Will start in
land from Lagos. Both tribes are ready to
do battle with the British.
Cable Notes.
Five miners were killed yesterday by the
falling of a cage which was being lowered
into q Belgian coaLpt.
in consequence of the receipt of threat
ening letters by prominent Paris finan-
cier the bourse is strictly guarded by police.
After comforting with Signors Crispi and
Zansrdelli yesterday King Humbert asked
Signor Giolitti TO construct an Italian Cab
met
Tschigorln. the Russian chess champion.
has challenged Steinitz TO again play two
games with INN. the moves TO be sent by
cable AZ in the previous games.
A decree permitting the export of oats
and corn from Russia will be published on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
THE BIG RIVER is BOOMING
At the Danger Point at St Louis and
Washing Out Leeyes Lower, Down.
UncOnfrmed Report that the Great Morganza
Embankment Has Given Way-0ne
Crevasse at Brooks Mill.

ST. LOUIS. No.. May a-The Mississippi
is booming here and has reached the
danger line. even at this point. where the
bank rises rapidly away from the stream.
Much movable property along the shore
from the northern end of the city to the
south was whirled away, and lumber RATS
from the north are beng tied down and
otherwise secured to prevent their sudden
disappearance before they can be taken
apart and placed on shore. The greatest
havoc has been created in the "squatter'
settlement. called "Oklahoma," half q mile
below the Merchants bridge. Here dozens
of house boats and cabins. formerly on the
shore. are either half under the water or
floating down the river. The lumber-y ards
along the river front are in danger of
changing owners. while the steamer lines
centerinG here find no room on the levee to
store their surplus freight when their
wharf boats overflow. No serious damage
has yet been reported. but the water is at
the danger line. tventy-eight feet. and
what another days rise may do to the cot
ton stored In some of the levee cellars is
not to be told.