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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-26
ASSAULTED BY A TRAMP.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PARIS. ILL.,. Oct. 25.-Last evening tramp
called at the house of John Wallace, a
farmer living south of this city. Finding
Mr.. Wallace away, he forced an entrance
and ordered Mrs. Wallace to get his sup
per. She refused, whereupon he snatched
up O gun, and intimidated her into COM
plying with his wishes. While he was
eating she made two attempts to escape.
but was caught and brought back by the
ruffian. who compelled her to sit in chair
near him. He remarked several times that
he was not through with her. Having
finished the meal. he laid violent hands on
her. Tearing herself from his grasp. she
rushed from the bouse. and her screams
attracted the attention of some men, at
sight of whom the fellow took to his heels
He was chased to q small school house.
and captured after a hard fgh., in which
he broke the gun over the head of one of
his pursuers. He was brought to this city,
and public feeling ran SO high that his pre-
liminary examination was conducted in
side the Jail for fear of mobviolence. He
gives the name of Charles Myers, and
claims to come from New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-26
A TEXAS TRAGEDY.
Captain Vial, on Ex- Con nfederate Soldier. Shot
Without Warning by Dallas Physician.

DALLAS. Tex, Oct. 25.--Dr. III. j. Jones.
prominent physician. to-day shot and
killed w. G. Vial at ex-confederate head
quarters. This Is confederate day of the
Texas fair. A great crowd, including
Generals Reagan. Ross, Harrell and Mrs.
Hayes daughter of Jefferson Davis were
present. Captain Vial was writing at
table at 9:30. when DIR. Jones appeared and,
without word of warning, shot Vial in
the right temple, killing him instantly.
Jones was arrested and placed in Jail.
Twelve years ago Vial was a prominent
Methodist preacher at Waxahatchie and
was afterward expelled from the church
and ministry and also from the Masonic
order for adultery and efforts to wrong a
young lady he had Just baptized. Jones is
an Alabamian. He said he killed Vial
because of HIS wife. 1t is reported that
Jones this morning charged Vial with as-
saulting his wife some time ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-26

CHICAGO. Oct. 25.-Judae Blodgett as
confirmed the statement that his resigna-
ton as q United States Judge for this DIS
trict has been handed TO President Harri-
son. Yes" said the Judge. my resigna.
tion was sent to Washington on the 18th, TO
take effect the first Monday in December.
That is the day Congress meets. and,the time
between now and then is sufficient TO allow
the President to nominate my successor. so
there may be no delay in confirmation by
Congress. thought it time, after twenty
two years of service as O district ud ge. To re-
tire and make way for younger blood. The
work Is increasing every year, and TO keep
the mill grinding requires u great amount
of energy. which . younger man can better
supply"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-26
Private Funeral Services to Be Held in
the White House Thursday Morning.
Mrs. Harrison's Body Embalmed and Placed
in Simple Casket-The Grief-Stricken
Household-A View of the Death Chamber.
MRS. HARRIsON'S FUNERAL.

Services to BE Held i'm the White House
Thursday Morning-A Simple Casket
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25-Arrangements for
the funeral of Mrs. Harrison were perfect
ed to-day. At 0 o'clock this morning un-
dertaker Spears called at the White House
and embalmed the body. 1t is still lying
in the death chamber. where it will proba-
bly, remain till the funeral services OCCUR
The emblem of mourning was absent from
the bell at the door at the
mansion until towards IL o'clock,
when the undertaken placed PLAIN
black crepe knot ana bow around it.
About O'clock Mr.. Russell Harrison, Mr..
Mckee and Mr.. Halford visited the estab-
lisbunent of tho undertaken and selected a
casket. The one which was finally decided
upon was made of Spanish req cedar, COW
cred with fine black broaacloth. This
casket has q copper metallic inner case.
herInetically sealed, and lined with cream
tufted satin. The exterior of the casket
has no ornamentation whatever, except
the oxidized bar-handles. which run it's full
length, and a solid silver oxidized plate.
bearing this inscriptions:
CAROLINE SCOTT HARRISON, +:
(: WIFE OF [:
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Died Oct 25 1892
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WHERE MRS. HARRISON DIED.

The Room, Its Furnishings and Associations
Deaths i'm the White House.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-The room in which
Mrs. Harrison died is near the southwest
corner of the second floor of the building.
1t is an exact counterpart of the room used
by President Harrison as his Office. in the
southeast corner of the building, on the
same floor, and is separated from the ex-
treme west end of the building only by
narrow room, used as boudoir. The death.
chamber is located on the east side of the
White House. on the same floor as the one
whioh is occupied by Private Secre.
tary Halford as his office. It
is large. commodions room. SIM
ply and tastefulIy furnished. and
commands fine view of the historic
Potomac river and the Washington monu.
ment. the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing and the picturesque Smithsonian In
stitution in the foreground and Arlington
Cemetery, ancient Alexandria and tho hills
of Virginia in the distance. 1t was used
as sleeping apartment by President and
Mrs. Lincoln. President aud Mrs. Grant,
President and Mrs. Hayes and President
and Mrs Garfield, and was the room where
the last named President passed SO many
hours of agony after his assassination and
where he remained until his removal. In
consequence of this fact the room fell int
dsfayor as q sleeping apartment Presi-
dent Arthur had a room just across the hall
to the north which was con tinued in use
by President and Mrs. Cleveland.
Notwithstanding the tragic associations
of the room first described. Its many
natural advantages. including q fine. sunny
outlook. found favor In the eyes of Mrs
Harrison W nen she took mp her residence
in the W hite House, and it was once more
transformed into the private chamber of
the chief executive ana his wife. The
President and Mrs. Harrison occupied the
room mp 60 the time when her illness made
it necessary for the President To seek an
other room near by. 1t was here that Mrs.
Harrison passed the carly stages of her ILL
ness. and 1t WAS tn this room she vas TAX en-
when brought home from Loon Lake. IN ac-
cordance with her pathetic wish To die at
home.'
Mrs. Harrison personally supervised it's
furnishing and decoration. IL was finished
i'll blue. The hall Is of blue and silver. the
paper and ceiling is fiecked with the tints,
and a. line of bluc and pink border the
frieze which Is looped garlands. All the
wood work In the room is finished in blne
and all the little accessories conform 10 the
same s,lvery and blue tones Over the old
fashioned white mantel-piece several
pieces of Mrs. Harrison's own work are
hung. They are paintings on canvas and
porcelain. some OF the White House flowers
having thus been perpetuated by the
gentle mistress of the house. The furn-
ture in the room IL not mike that in other
cham cers-solId mahogany. rather ponder
ons and old fashioned. Mrs Harrison in
the early period of her occupancy. had the
stately CANOPY bed removed and substl-
tuted tor it two low brass bedstcads. She
had also few wick 4 rockers and easy
chairs substituted for tho older pieces OF
lCon sinued on Sccoud raxcI
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THE STRICKEN HOUSEHOLD.

President Harrison and Family Bearing
Their Sorrow Vel,-Cni.ers AT the House.
WAsHISGToN, Oct. 2J.-Very cold and
dreary appeared the white facade of the
Presidents home in the chill and frosty air
of the gray and misty autumn morning.
The watchmen paced their beats at the
gates, the grounds were deserted, and the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-26
PRESIDENT HARRISON'S Loss
Universal Sympathy for the Bereaved
Husband in His Hour of Afflicti0n.

Messages from individuals, Public Bodies and
Conventions in All Sections of the Coun.
try, and from Foreign POtentatea
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back in two year. she won't know
Frank or no one else in the Glen. and
the chances is a thousand ter one that
she'll be engaged to some dandy dude
or eastern tenderfoOt."
This is what sam Britton, the min
ing boss, said to his friends after Ella
had gone with her father and Frank TO
Denver, and that is what all the min
ers believed
busy. 1t was Christmas eve, 1856, and
Lanston's Glen was in state of great
excitement The ''sagebrush belle
was coming over on the stage that
evening from Salt Lake City. and one
and all agreed to have ball at the
Grand Occidental hotel in honor of her
arrival
During Elias absence Frank Hobart
had visited Denver once, but the camp
gossips were quite sure that he and the
young lady corresponded. but I'll
bet" Sam Britton would say. that
Frank amt never had the spunk to set
down in black and white the four
words: Ella, l love you" And sam
was quite right.
Capt Lanston went to Denver "a
bring his daughter home, and il was
understood before he left that Howard
Ford, the son of the president of the
mine, who lived in Colorado City and
at whose home Ella had been a visitor,
would come back with them. Frank
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CURED BY LAUGHTER.
A Case OF Insanity which Yielded to Pc
cutiar Treatment.

A Case OF Insanity which Yielded to Pc
GUITAR Treatment.
business man who was laboring
under great mental strain, though q
man naturally of jovial temperament,
one day at the dinner table suddenly
ceased laughing and assumed very
grave mein. His friends soon discov-
cred that he had become insane, and he
was removed to lunatic asylum. All
efforts made in his behalf were I'M
availing. and he became so morose and
disorderly that he was at last confined
to a barred room.
Despairing of the patients recovery
by the employment of other means, the
physician in charge conceived the novel
idea of trying the effect of laughter
upon this solernn-faced patient. and ac-
cordingly employed great fat. jolly
looking Dutchuan to come every day
and stand before the barred door of
the patients room and laugh. There
stood the big Dutchmau. day after day.
LAUGHING as though bis sides would
split, -"ha- ha-ha-haf'-with a laugh
so hearty and natural that it would
seem that even sphinx would
be unable to suppress ut least smile.
but the poor. sad lunatic was I'M
changed. At last, without previously
having given the slightest indication
of any improvement in his mental state.
the spell seemed suddenly To break, and
the sick man joined the jolly German
in his laughter. and laughed so heart
ily that the shackles of disease were
shaken off. and he was found. upon ex-
animation by his physicians. to be in
sound mind, and was returned to his
friends. Good Health.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-22
THE ZOO" IN WINTER TIME
How Some of the Animals care for Them
selves.

How Some of the Animals Care for Them
selves.
Some of the animals take care of
themselves at the approach of the win
ter. The badgers dig frantically in the
earth, throwing up perfect fountain
of sand behind them until they have
long burrows, to which they retire on
cold or stormy days; but every CLEAN
of sunshine woos them to the surface,
and they run up and down the cage
begging for peanuts, as in summer.
One of them has a cunning trick that
he taught himself; on reaching the end
of the cage he turns half somersault,
rolls to one side and rises faced right
for the return trip. This rarely fails to
win a reward from the admiring visi-
tor.
The beavers go to sleep in their huts
under the water, and the foxes and
prairie-dogs dig their burrows deeper
and retire from the upper world, al
though. like the badger, they reappear
on sunny days.
One sees some of the animals to q
better advantage in winter than in
summer; the moose and the reindeer
seem more lively, and, think. would
be glad to have it colder than it ever
was in this latitude. The frozen, snow
covered stretches of Canada and Ea p
lend are more to their liking than the
yards of the Zoo. even on the coolest
days.
The reindeer came all tie, way across
the seas, accompanied by his mate and
little one, with great bag of their ia
vorite moss to supply them with food
until they should have become accus-
toned to American hay and peanuts.
The taste for peanuts seems soon to
fasten itself upon every creature that
enters the gates, except the fiesh-eat.ng
animals; and in n short time the rein
deer come pressing their soft noses
through the bars to beg for peanuts
quite as eagerly as the monkeys.
The polar bear is another who does
not find it quite cold enough to suit
him; he has an ice-water bath and a
den in the north side of a hill, but he
still looks as if he were longing for
more snow, and think that nothing
would really content him but cave in
an iceberg. Perhaps, if one were to in
troduce him to the seal-ponds, he might
find himself in congenial company, at
least; but it might happen that the
seals would not care for him as guest.
They are happy family among them
solver, and sit with their heads polSed
up through the ice, calling for their
dinner with quite as much appetite as
in summer-St. Nicholas.
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CAMPHOR FROM JAPAN.
The Trees 1t Comes From and How 1t II
Manufactured.

The Trees 1t Comes From and How 1t Is
Manufactured.
Many seeds of the camphor tree have
been sent to the department of state
from Japan in the hope of affording to
the United States chance to add this
valuable substance to its vegetable
products. The tree is a species of lau-
rel, and it grows in extensive forests in
the mountainous regions of the south
of Japan far from the sea. Large
groves are owned by the Japanese gov
eminent. the wood being very desirable
for shipbuilding. Many of the trees at
tain an enormous size, often measuring
twelve feet in diameter and sometimes
attaining twenty feet The seeds or
berries grow in small clusters, resem-
bling black currants in size and APP
pearance. The fine grain of the wood
renders it particularly valuable for cab
met work.
The camphor is a resinous gum. To
get it the tree is necessarily destroyed,
but, by stringent law of the land, an
other IS planted in its stead. The simple
method of manufacture employed by
the natives is as follows: The tree is
felled to the earth and cut into chips
A big metal pot Is partly filed with wa
ter and placed over a slow fire. Then
a wooden tub is fitted to the top of the
pot and the chips of camphor wood are
placed in this. The bottom of the tub
is perforated so as to permit the steam
to pass up among the chips.
A steam-tight cover is fitted on the
tub. From this tub bamboo pipe leads
to another tub. through which the in
closed steam, the generated camphor
and oil flow This second tub is con-
nected in like manner with the third.
The third tub is divided into two com
partments, one above the other, the di-
viding floor being perforated with small
holes, to allow the water and oil to pass
to the lower compartment The upper
compartment is supplied with LAYER eff
straw, which catches and holds the
cau,phor in CRYSTALS. The camphor is
thea separated from the straw. packed
in wooden tubs of one hundred and
thirty-three pounds each. and is ready
sor market Washington Star
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down to the canyon. their faces look
ing aged and white in the light of the
torches.
Make ready to lower me down."
shouted Frank Hobart as he leaped into
the bucket. "and stand by to haul ur
and answer signals"
"l'll 60 with you cried Sam Britton.
'.No; let some man come who has no
wife or mother or loved one dependen,
on him"
A tall young man in n very red shirt
sprang to Franks side. The engine
was started. and the bucket sank into
the shaft, now vomiting forth hot
smoke like a vol ano.
Let me take you home. Miss Ella
This is no place for you," said Howard
Ford
Shaking his hand from her arm with
an impatient gesture, she answered.
Near him is my place, in life or in
deathp'
Minutes of awful anxiety, then the
signal: Haul away" The chain few
about the drum. the bucket flew NJ
through the shaft, and six men. all the
bucket could hold-six burned anC
blackened men, but still living, thanl
God.-were lifted out.
Lower away-quick"' gasped one o
the rescued.
Down through the shaft the buckle
ratified again. A few minutes, that
seemed like hours of awful anxiety
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and once more the signal came up
Haul away"
Up. up; six men. blacker and more
burned, were lifted out
Where is Frank Hobart?" shouted
Ella
THE car would only hold six. He
he made us get in" said the man wht
had gone down with the young super
intendent-
groan of horror rang through tn,
crowd and Ella tottered towards tn,
bucket, as if to get in.
God helping me. I'll bring him up
Lower away, boys" Sam Britton. will
his wife's shawl about his head auC
face and her cry ringing in his ears
leaped into the bucket and it vanished
into the furnace as if by force o
gravity.
More minutes. that seemed lik,
hours, and the signal, faint one thi
time, for the fire was gaining. wa
given: Haul away"
When the basket came up Sam Brit
ton tottered out and with parched lip
whispered:
"keer for Frank
They lifted the blackened form out
amid the shrielxs of the women and the
groans of the men. The eyes appeared
to be gone, and the smoking rag,
dropped from his limbs as they laiG
him on a stretcher and hurried him NJ
to his room in the hotel
Fortunately. there Were two doctor
present from neighboring minin,
towns. and they at once set about ex
amining the injuries and easing tn,
awful pain of the young man, who wa
now quite conscious, though he coulC
only speak in whispers.
From the instant of his rescue Ell;
had not left his side; and now, wher
the doctors had bathed him in lotion.
and covered his poor blistered face
with a moistened cloth, she asked:
sis there hope?"
Il think he viii pull through" SAID
one of the doctors, but fear he car
never use these again." aud he pointed
TO his eyes.
20 Frank" she cried. as she kissed
the bandage1 hands. You brought IN,
light " hen / was in darkness, and CAV,
me love whe n my heart hungered; anC
now, if it be Gods will, my eyes shall
be your eyes, and my hands YOU
hands. and my life your life!'
And the striking of a bell on tn,
mantel told that Christmas eve haC
gone and Christmas day had come.
Exactly one year afterward there
were again grand preparations for .
fete at Lanston's Glen. Frank Hobari
and the girl who had married him
when his future seemed so black were
returning from the east. They had beer
there for ten months, where the fore
most oculists had charge of the case.
News came that Franks sight wa,
restored, and that, except for the crue
scars. that enhanced his beauty to hii
wife, he was, as Sam Britton put it
Better than new"
There never had been such a ball anc
banquet in those mountains. and never
will be again. Frank and his beautiful
wife led the dance, and when midnight
came the miners and their wives ano
daughters placed them in the center o,
a joyous. whirling circle, and shouted
from the hearts depths:
"A Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year to the 'sage-brush belle ane
Frank, and to all who love brave, hon
est folk!"-Alfred X. Calhoun. in Dem
orest's Magazine.
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INDIANS OuTwIfTED.
How They Were Beaten by "A Clever Piece
of strategy.

of strategy.
In the early part of the revolutionary
war a sergeant and twelve armed men
were crossing New Hampshire through
the wilderness Their route led them
away from any settlement, and they
camped at night in the woods. On the
second afternoon of their journey they
were met by party OF Indians, who
made friendly overtures anu feigned to
be much pleased at meeting the SER
geant and his men. whom they obse-
quiously declared to be their protectors.
But, as often happens when persons are
practicing deception, the Indians over
did the matter. and suspicious of their
sincerity were aroused in the sergeant's
mind.
After leaving the Indians and pro
ceeding a mile or more, the sergeant
stopped his comrades and said:
''Those redskins mean mischief. ]
haven't lived among Indians twenty
years for nothing. | know them. and
their fiendish tricks. And unless we
are prepared for them tonight there
won't be a man of us alive to tell the
story when morning comes"
The soldiers were surprised: not one
of them had distrusted the Indians
Feeling confidence in the sergeant,
however. they agreed to follow his in
structions, and the following plan was
adopted and executed:
The spot chosen for the nights en-
campment was near a stream of water
which served as a protection in the
rear A large oak tree was felled. and
each man cut a log from this about the
size of himself. The logs of wood were
wrapped in blankets, mems hats were
put on the extremities, and they were
laid before the campfire, so artfullv
arranged that anyone would have taken
them for outstretched sleeping soldiers.
The sergeant and his men concealed
themselves behind pile of brush to
await any movement on the part of
their enemies. The fire, which had
been kept bright during the evening,
was suffered to die down. and an air of
quietness reigned about the camp.
Two hours passed, and the men began
to grow impatient, and hints We're
thrown out that the sergeant had been
more scared than hurt.
At length tall Indian was dicovered,
by the glimmer of the freight, eau
tiously moving toward them. Very
stealthily he drew near enough to see
the figures of the supposed men. Then
he withdrew and another Indian APP
peared. who seemed carefully to count
the sleeping figures.
Soon the whole party of redskins,
sixteen in number, was discovered
cautiously advancing. The witnesses
of the preparation for a massacre were
now SO excited that they could hardly
be restrained. The sergeant's plan was
for his men to remain quiet in their
places of concealment till the muslxets
of the savages were discharged.
They had not long 10 wait. The In
dirns advanced within a few feet, then
took aim, discharged their pieces, gave
their characteristic war-whoop. and
rushed forward to complete their das-
tardly work of scalping their helpless
victims.
Now was the sergeant's time, and at
given signal deadly fire was poured
upon the trecherous savages. Not one
of them escaped. Chicago News.
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NEWS NOTES FROM ABROAD.

BRAZIL has passed law encouraging
Chinese immigration.
The London Domestic Servants
union is now fully established, with a
headquarters.
GEN. BooTH asks for 500, 900 more to
carry on his Darkest England" regen-
Grafton scheme.
THE Ladies' club of Sydney, Aus
tralia, is the only one in that city which
is free from debt.
THE profits of the Paris post Office,
which last year amounted to 10000, 900,
have moved the post Office clerks to con-
slider what steps they should take for
getting their salaries raised.
Two AETEsIAS wells in Nicaragua
cost sT2, 900 and yielded net returns OF
$4,000 per annum, the water being
readily sold at one-fourth of cent pei
gallon owing to the brackishness OF
the surface water.
New ZEALAND now has 90 large
creameries that cost over $3.50, 200.
Some of the cheese factories turn out
from 100 to 160 tons of cheese and 80 TO
40 tons of butter annually, and abun-
dainty prove the success of cooperation.