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The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
MARCH 4 AND SUNDAY.

An Erroneous Idea that Has Long Imposed
-. on Popular Credulity.
William f. Carr in Washington Post
In Wednesdays issue of tho Post, under
the head of Capitol Chat" q prominens
politician is reported 8s saying that the 4th
of March occurs less frequently than any
other day of the year on Sunday. The
frequency with which such statement Is
found In the newspapers indicates wide
spread Oelief In its correctness. but it 10
none the less erroneous and absurd for all
that. whatever our fOrefathers may have
selection as inauguration day.
Every student of chronology as o science
we'll knows that, with the single exception
of Feb. 20 lin leap year. the 4th OF March
the year in the frequency Of it's periodical
coincidence with Sunday or with any par
ticular day of the week, there being but
one exception. as above stated. to the
otherwise universal law of recurrence.
Such coincidence of a certain day of the
year with q particular day OF the week re-
ours at intervals of fve.' six or eleven
years-never more than eleven nor less
than five, and six more frequently than
either of the others-these intervals being
so disposed as to bring about suoh coinci.
denoe four times In twentv-eight years. In
case of any other day of the year. while in
case OF Feb. @such coincidence occurs, and
can occur. but once In every twcnty-eig ght
wears III the same century, WIN lnIeISai
being sometimes extended TO forty years,
when it includes parts Of two centuries
but only when the former OF tho two ends
with a common year
Asa matter of fact. March has occurred
thirteen times and IS yet TO occur twice on
Sunday IN tho present century; but since
it's coincidence with Sunday has displaced
but three inauguration days-in 1881. 1c49
and lS77-mlny persons have tboughtlessly
sscribed tho fact to somo supposed Pc
culiarity OF the days relations TO tho
chronological economy.
Such popular dsiusions would soon be.
come extinct with more general diffusion
OF knowledge relating to our present chro-
nological system, and no prominent au-
thor Of popular and school histories (such
a one as 1 know would then venture TO
predict. as he docs. that. under existin <
conditions lif perpotustedl. the inangura-
tion o! 1893 Will occur on March 5. by rea-
son Of tho 4th being sunday. whereas. AZ
a matter OF fact. not till 1917 will We have
an inauguration on ths 5th for such reason 4.
unless change should be made ia the
length of the presidential term.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26

2i0 steerage passengers. Captain Rink re-
ported that the trip was one of the rough
est he has ever experienced. The weather.
he said. was extremely cold and continued
SO until they were near this port. when 1t
became moro moderate. The steamer W as
completely coated with ice. The ife-boats
on the starboard side were badly injured
from the heavy seas and of the
ventilators was lifted from its position and
bent out OF shape. During the entire
voyage the passengers were compelled to
remain under deck. The Hermann from
Bremen, hae also arrived.
The sound steamers were all late tod az
and arrived encrusted with ice. Of Block
island the Pilgrim and the CITY of raun ton
met with q big blow. Their paddle boxes
were 90 filed with Ice that the wheels
turned with difficulty on their arrival
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
= .ss,ss ss,, MANGLED BIZ THE CARS.
Young Mans Leg Found Wound Around q
Brake Rod, Horribly Crushed.

MoBERLY, Mo. Dec. 25.-When the Wa
bash fast freight reached here this morn
ing the remains of human leg were found
wound around 6, brake rod. 1t had been
dragged o long distance over the cross ties.
When the limb was removed it was fouBd
to be that of man, torn from his body. 1t
was devoid of clothing. the bones were
broken, and the foot was whipped almost
into shreds. The remainder of the body
was located at Warrenton, and the leg was
at once shipped TO that place. From let
ters found upon his person he is supposed
to be a young man named Ruhrer. whose
home IS in the country, near Warrenton.
The train was a through freight, and he is
supposed to have fallen under the car and
been torn to pieces while trying to emerge
from box ear after riding ont from some
point near ST Louis.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26

IL you sec q steamship steering proudly
in or out of harbor flying at It's masthead
a broad pennaBs or "bursee' of red with a.
blue border. bearing IN it's upper left hnnd
corner q blue eagle with a shield upon it's
breast and bunch of arrows in one claw
and an olive branch IN the other. you may
know that the vessel 10 conveying the
United States mails. under the new laws
which give our shipping lines lighting
chance for their existence. This Is sne de-
sign Of tho ocean mail burgess" selected
bv Postmaster ~ neral Wanamaker. These
flags will soon 10 flying In waters here
the stars and stripes over swift passenger
steamships have been stranger for o great
many years.
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do would he to 90 out and draw mp old

do would ne to 60 out and draw up old
Franks will.
Then came running in. and as I came
in the last time found confirmation of all
my fears and all my suspicious felt
morally certain that Joachimsen was
there. They wouldn't fool me any longer.
pulled my two reyolvers and held them
np to him.
"'Yes. he said. and commenced to squirm
around in his chair. He was afraid II was
my time now.
II said: Rub your thumbs together; rub
your hands together; do just what tell
you;' and he did do il; and as soon as he did
so had no further doubts.
He rubbed them just like Joachimsen.
thumb over thumb. L held the Distols up
then, with the determination that / would
see 1t clear through. would aaorifce plot,
and plan and verything else. / would
have no f0GlIshness under these circum-
Nov make your wir,' 1 said. and
make IL mighty quick. Will all your prop.
erty to me. Don't leave anything to your
relatives
He wrote o couple of words and turned
round quick as flash and grasped one OF
my reyolvers. Then there was no foolish
ness. Ii he got that revolver was q Roner.
i felt as weak as l could. He struck OCT
and hit me. bat do you suppose he could
hurt met Not the least particle. i was in
vulnerable. He fought like tiger. but it
had no effect. | kept shooting at him.
judge. forty-three times. Every shot took
and killed q relative"
ibid you think you had q right to shoot
him" asked Mr.. Burnett.
Think l know it,"
"Whyp
because he was transgreesing one Of the
fundamental and ultimate principles OF
fate-of nature"
From this the eomnembulist went on
telling the story of his arrest and subse-
Quent events, just as they had been mar
rated by other witnesses. but with his
eerie insane PHILOSOPHERS perneating ie
all. He became again the King Of siam.
but answered all questions directed at him
by those he WAS commanded &C. answer.
He ignored ali others.
The control seemed to pass from one
questioner to the other as the different law
yers took him mp. Finally the control was
turned back to DR.. Gardner. who said
sharply:
Now. when l wake you up you must wake
up well, happy and contented. You must
sleep scundly nights. and you must not 60
into this condition again without my per-
mission. Now, when / count three you
will wake up-One. two. three"
With this Livernash opened his eyes.
seemed mustered for moment and asked:
Are you throughi You don't need me
here any longer" A needle was sticking
through the flesh on the back of his hand.
he pulled 1t out, wincing as he did SO. His
face was slightly flushed. He felt of bis
ear W here the needle had been run through
1t. Then he took his place. unchanged IN
color to his cheeks. The somnambulist
had come out of the past wandering.
chattering ghost, and was again in the
flesh, alert. quick witted and himself
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
CHRI.TnAs BLIZZARD.
Western States Covered with Snow-Drii
and Railroads Biocsadsd

Western States Covered with snow-Drifts
and Railroads Biocsadsd
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 25.-Kansas,
Oklahoma and the West generally 10 sx-
periencing q genuine Christmas blizzard
to-day. which threatens not only to block
railroad travel. but also to do great dam
age to stock on the ranges south of Kansas
and the Strip if It continues for many
hours Last night driEzling rain began
early In the evening. which continued al
most to daylight, when it gave W az to
driving snow. Ths wind, meantime shift
ed around to the northeast. and the tenn
perature grew many degrees colder The
snow kept up all day, and before night it
had developed into a regular blizzard, CON-
ing straight from the frozen regions Of the
Northwest Several inches of snow fell
and drifted badly. Scattering reports
from Kansas and the South west generally
show that the railroads are in trouble from
the drifted SHOWS in the cuts on the
prairie. and that. as q rule, trains SOW
eral hours late throughout this territory.
Hardly any attempt 10 being made to run
trains on roads west of Kansas City.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
II. Stnnisr Goodwin.

BETHLeHRM, Pa. Dec. 2a-H. Stanley
Goodwin, burgess Of South Bethlehem for
eighteen years and general superip tendent
of the Philadelphia IL Reading system,
died to-day Of heart disease. aged sixty
years. He was in his time first assistant
chief engineer of the Delaware. Lacka-
wana g. Western railroad and Honduras
Interoceanio railway. resident engineer
of the Western district OF tho Pittsburg
Fort Wayne & Chicago railroad and
superintendent of the Catawissa and the
Northern Central railroads and general
superintendent of tho Lehigh Valley rail-
road.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26

Foraca,t Tor Monday

WASHINGTON. Deo. 25.-For Indiana and
Enthusiastically fair; sa6th winds: fall
ing Temperatures: cold wave In southern
portion.
For Ohio-Fair; northwest winds: cold
wave.
Weather Conditions-The temperature
fell rapidly during the forenoon and middle
of the day over all the districts east eff the
Mississippi river and in the Southwest. be-
gan to rise very rapidly in the afternoon.
with increasing north westerly winds and
rapidly falling temperature over the lake
regions. central valleys and the southwest
An extensive aroa of very high pressure is
moving rapidly s0utbcastward from the
Dakotas. and will probably cover the East
ern States. the central valleys. the lower
Mississippi valley and Tcxss during Mon
day night with very low temperature.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
Nearly at Zero In 81 Louis.

ST. Louis. Dec. 25.-The coldest day thus
far this season and first snow-storm of any
consequences marked the universal holiday
in this section. Snow began falling early,
and continued in little flurr,os OF short du-
ration all day, reaching a depth of about
half an inch by dark. A strong north
wind lowered tho temperature to nearly
zero by noon, and darkness fell tho
mercury dropped with it. 90 that a. Q
O'clock nearly one degrse below zero was
reached, with the temperature still falling.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
The General Opinion.

Rising sun HecOruer.
The Grand Army of the Republic OF
Indiana is a unit in denouncing the Mex
icanlzing" of the soldiers monument. The
general opinion of the people of Indiana
is that the commission is belittling the
great monument by their arbitrary and
unjust course. That monument was de-
signed to commemorate the bravery Of
Indiana soldiers in the war for the Union.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26

Seemingly Unf.,hom.b,e Mystery

LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec. 25.-Ths theft OF
the S35. 900 from an express package is as
much OF mystery as ever. Hardin, the
suspected Adams express messenger, who
was brought here for the purpose OF iden-
tltication Friday night. met Mrs. Brenaer,
the woman who sold the stamp used on the
bogus package. yesterday. The woman
from custody of the detectives.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
CoIdest sp.ll of IN, sea,on

ST.. PAUL, Mipn.. Dec. 25.-The weather
clerk made the Northwest q Christmas
present of the lowest temperature regis
tered so far this winter. 1t commenced
growing cold yesterday afternoon, and in
this city this morning the mercury stood at
from 10 to IS degrees below zero. The
weather throughous the day was bright,
but bitterly cold. with O wind that ems
like o knite. Fergus Falls reports s. below;
Winnipeg. %; Moorhead, "A: st. Vincent. q;
Duluth, 12; Lacrosse. 12. and Bismarck, 16.
1t appears to be slightly warmer In tho far
Northwest Qu' Appelle reporting l2 below,
a rise of twelve degrees; Minnedoss, Is be-
los rise OF four. and Helena 2c above. a
rise OF ton degrees. At Q O'Clock the ther-
moneter In this city re gistod IA below. The
wave is not accompanied By snow, and the
wind. though keen, is not high.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
Chicago's Pre-Erninence.

Pitssburg Cbronice-Teie2raph
Chicago Is q great city, sir" said the
ChIcagoan. complacently.
Yes" replied the Pittsburger Just
now IL appears to stand at the head in the
record OF un punished crime"
I'm whatever 1t undertakes, SIT, Chicago
is always at the head"
And the bosom of the ChIcagoan swelled
with pride until there was great danger Of
burstluQ
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26

COLDS are flying about In the air thicker than
fakes in a snow storm. Everybody Is catching
them, but everybody knows or ought TO know
how 10 get rid OF them. A few doses OF Hales
Honey o. Horehonnd and Tar. and Presto. they
are gone. Why continue to cough with posi-
tive cGie at hand Sold by all druggists.
Pikes To0thsche Drops cure4n / minute.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26

SHARPsvILLR. Pa, Dec. 25-While drunk
last night john Quinn brutality beat his
wife and then cast her out into the cold.
The woman Is now lying in a critical con-
dition. and her death 10 hourly expected.
Quinn was arrested and 10 now In jail
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
snow AT Loaisvine.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec. 25.-Snow began
falling at o'clock this afternoon. and for
three hours there was a steady fall. The
morning was cold and clear. and at o. clock
tonight tho temperature was 90, having
fallen six degrees IN two hours.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
stormy Expsri.nee Of the sas,..

New YORK. Dec. 25-The steamship
Saale. from Bremen. which was due TO az
rive here on Saturday. entered quarantine
this morning. She carried 130 cabin and
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
A Kentucky Festivity.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec. 25.-During q
Christmas festival last night at Lamasco
KY, Marshal John Cox was shot and killed
by Charles Johnson. aged twenty years.
johnson was creating disturbance and
Cox endeavored TO keep him quiet The
murderer escaped during tho exoitcme n {
that followed
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
William III. Ro.Iksr.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. Dec. 25.-William H.
Rocker. well-known travelling man and
q member of the fi-m of Roslker Bros, died
here yesterday of consumption. He viii
be buried with knight remplar honors by
Lavaliette Commandery.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
New Road 70 Greatness.

Detroit Tribune
II Governor TilIman. of South Carolina,
keeps or saying damn on public occasions
he may get to be as big q man as Grover
Cleveland or Governor Flower.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26

MINIATURES, Dec GA cold wave struck
Milwaukee this afternoon and chased the
mercury down to four degrees below zero.
the lowest point TO which 1t has fallen this
winter.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
where Man Is skiIlful.

Atchison Globe
A man who Is rough and awkward al
everything else will show delicacy and
skill greater than any woman's when be
has TO patch q torn ten-doilar bill.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
Thinking of the Aftermath.

Buffalo Commercial
Ii makes father shuider thinking of
the 1st OF January. when he sees Row
many Christmas presents his children arc
buying for him.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
Shot His Brother.

SHRLBYvILLE. Ind, Dec 25.-Late this
evening Lon Law. who resides with his
father James Law. at Marietta, this coun-
ty. came to tho city and surrendered to the
sheriff, stating that he had shot his brother
Frank with rifle. He claims that the
brother had been abusing his mother. and
he had warned him that unless be Gesisted
he wouid kill him. The bullet took effect
in the groin, and is probably fatal
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26

which Lafayette is imprisoned. he refused
TO say more. Rev. Allen considered him
dangerous man. aud at his request Lien
tenant Harnett locked Williams up. Tho
police VIII communicate with the Louis
lana authorities ana find whether or no {
Wiliiams's story is true.
Charles Fields was taken to the hospital
tonight horribly burned about the legs
and lower part of tho body. lie IS the
victim of Christmas joke. Fields had
form not exactly lifted for street
wear. Under the table was n pan contain
ing several Jumps of tar. Thomas Files. q
funny man. who boards In the same
room and conceived tbe idea Of
tarring the legs Of Fields. He melted
the tar and deftly smeared 1t on.
Then be awoke Fields and waited to hear
him say, "Hs, ha.' but he WAS sadly disap-
pointed. An acrimonious debate ensued.
ana then Fields was invited to get the
tar of or something would bcfall him:
He rubbed the tar with kerosene and
after scraping u while. brought lighted
lamp to survey the progress made. He put
the lamp too close to the legs and an explo-
sion followed. Fields danced around the
room like @ mad man, bowling. and Files.
after gazing at the blazing contortionisf
for few seconds, fled 10 the outer air.
Other boarders in the house put ont the
fire, but not until Fields had been fright
fully. but not fatally. burned The tar Is
of. but most OF his hide went with ii.
Rock Island passenger train tonight
ran down q hack driven by Patrick Mcguire,
and In which q. III. Barnet was riding.
Both men were killed instantly.
To-day was the coolest in the last three
years. At o'clock this evening the mer-
curry was A below zero and steadily de-
cliniDg. A wind going thirty Two miles an
honr from the northwest added to the un.
comfortable atmosphere. The weather bu-
reau predicts a temperature of 10 below
for tomorrow morning.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26

Do not go travelling without bottle of Saliva
tion Oil. 1t cures u bruise at once. 25 cents.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
TIE FORT WAYNE ACCIDENT.
Bodies Of the Two Women Killed by Jumping
from an Elevator Identified.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FoRr WAYNE, Ind. Dec. 25.-The remains
OF the two ladies killed in last nj ght's ele-
vator accident, at Slemon's book store.
were not identified until midnight. About
this TIME John Swsduer. manager of the
Hedekin House livery stables. found that
his wife had not returned from shopping
expedition, on which she had started late
in the afternoon with her step-mother. Mrs
Mary Noonan. He had heard of the acci-
dent, and it flashed through his mind that
one might be his wife. A visit to the un-
dertaker proved the truth, and he sank
down on the sidewalk and tainted twice
before ne was taken home. The mother
and daughter were killed together. A
strange fatality pursues the Noonan fam
lily. Less than yeor ago the father.
Joseph Noonan, was crushed TO death
in stons-yard in this city. A large block
of stone at which he was working turned
and killed hum instantly.
AT the corOners inquest it was shown
that Mrs. Swadner's neck wss broken and
the skull fractured, The fact that Mrs
Noonan was the last to fall, and allghted
on top of her daughter was why. she was
not killed instantly. Her skull was frac-
but lived five hours after the accident,
suffering in ntonselv. The elevator boy, Got
let Schophurst. is eighteen years old, and
has been in charge of this e!ev vator for sew
en- years. Besides the two victima aud tho
boy. another lady and her daughter were
In the cage. When it reached the top floor
10 stopped all right and the two latter
stepped out unhurt. but the boy had fallen
unconscious on tho floor Of the cage. No
blame Is attached to tho boy or the ele-
vator excepting that the boy accidep tally
pulled the wrong cable, and started no in
stead of down. Mrs. Swadner held In her
hand when taken out of the bottom of the
we'll beautiful pair OF plush slippers
which she had just purchased for her hus-
bands Christmas present
Pleaded Guilty to u Charge Of Forgery.
Special 70 ,ns Indianapolis Journal
BEDFORD, Ind, Dec 25.-Henry T. Night
engsle, of this city. yesterday swore
out warrant for the arrest of Ed
ward Lancaster. charging him with
forgery. AT a preliminary hearing Lam
caster pleaded guilty, and IN default
of 500 bail. was sont 70 jail, to await trial
at the next term Of court Ii appears Lam
caster forged the name Of David Wright to
Q check.
Shor Tia I4rother
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
Suicide of |. Young Priest

CINCINNATI. o.. Dec. 25.-At Covington.
KY, this morning. dnring mass at St.
AIoysius Roman Catholic Church. Bernard
Schwsien. a Young priest. but re-
Gently ordained. eommitted suicide
In his room In tho church resi-
dence by shooting himself with a
revolver. He had been an assistant pastor
OF ST. Aloysi and was about TO be trans
ferred. The cause IL protracted despon-
dency and q hereditary tendency TO in
sanity. The tragedy interrupted the mass,
and for time stopped tho ceremonies.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
A Memphis shoosing Ne tch

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Dec. 25-To-night Ed
Ryan entered the saloon of John Shea, on
Main street. where John Davis, bar
keeper. works. Davis and Ryan have had
several fights in the past month. in which
both were considerably injured, Ryan
losing q piece of his nose in tho last en-
counter. On entering tho door Ry an pulled
his pistol and began shooting. Davis saw
his reflection in the mirror behind the bar,
and wheeled about and returned the fire.
Each fired six shots. and whom tho smoke
cleared away Davis was found com mpleting
the cocktail which he was making at the
opening of hostilities. and Ryan was on
the floor, seriously wounded. The men
were not ten feet apart but. strange TO
TO say. only one shot took effect. The mir
rors and glasses in the saloon were smashed
to pieces by the bullets.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26
Probable Double Murder.

CLEVELAND. O., Dec. 25.-What will
probably end in double murder occurred
early this evening at the home of Theodore
Blakesley. on Church street. West
Side. A stranger called at the
house and asked to see man.
James Fox. who rooms &C the Blakesiey
home. He was admitted and shown up
stairs TO the rooms OF Fox. A few moments
later the inmates on the lower floor heard q
scutfie and Mr.. Blakesly went up TO see
what was the trouble. A short
time afterward the stranger came down
and after telling Mrs. Blakesly
TO 90 ND stairs, took his departure. The
woman found her husband and Fox both
living in pools of blood. which was flowing
from terrible wounds in the head, in
fiicted with . hntchet. Both mon are
still unconscious, with little hopes of
recovery. As yet NO motive for the
crime has developed. A man named Pat
trick Moran. q feliow-workman of Fox's,
has been arrested on suspIclon. but he de-
MES that be was near the house. Mrs.
Blakesly says he is the man she admitted
TO see Fox early in the evening. Much
mystery surrounds the affair. and police
officers are endeavoring to unravel il