The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11
NEWS In SUNDAYS JOURNAL.


A
in q wreck by wild Jump.
Three soldiers at Fort Sheridan received
medals from Congress for bravery.
Atwelye-year- old boy near Topeka. Kan,
accidentally shot and killed his mother.
The United States has bagged the entire
-four export trade TO Cuba from Europe.
The House passed the free cotton bag
ging and cotton ties bill. Yeas, l6t; nays 10.
The average of winter wheat Is shown to
be about 20 per cent. lower than year ago.
Newfoundland has discrimir ated against
Canada In favor of United states fisher
men.
Lieutenant Hetberington was acquitted
for shooting Banker Robinson at Toko-
hama
Canadian army officer is charged with
treason for favoring annexation with the
United States.
Ex-senator Wallace says that Governor
Pettison IL the most likely Democratic
presidential candidate.
The crowd of pleasure seekers on Eu-
ropean-bound steamers Is greater this
spring than last season.
Assistant Secretary of State Wharton's
reply TO China on the Blair incident of last
year has been made public.
It is believed that the medal found in
Turn-back creek, Missouri. belonged TO
De Soto. the Spanish explorer.
An entomoiogist gives some interesting
facts about the Doryphora decemlineata,
whom most people call the Colorado potato
bug.
In the Tillman. Turner family war in
Tennessee Turner was shot down. Mrs.
Tillman was shot through the body and her
boy logged.
The reunion of confederate veterans at
New Orleans closed with a grand street pa
rade. All the old officers of the N. Z. V.
were reelected.
NJ ill I'D onalo
mix it with water and force 1t through
pipe direct from the coal fields to the city,
where il will be dried in bricks
lFrons the Second Edition orhhe Sunday JOURNAL
Proofs Of the Pension Frauds.
Special to .he Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, Ind, April 9.-The victims in
the Cooper. Hersey .Peet- Ragen g. Co. pen.
sion scandal have begun to come to
f the front IN i;u. TINS county bounty AT Eliza.
c. L. Raglan q Co., Of Kenton, o.. who is q
brother-in. law of H. Clay Peet. of this city.
and thus closely connected with Congress-
fact that RaQan and Peet are brothers in
law aid not become generally known hero
until to-day.
As there were at least four Thousand of
are great many of the soldiers widows
The plan seems to have been for
Ragan & Co.. of Kenton. o., to send to
claimants in this locality q letter, which
carried with 1t a demand of dollar or two
to obtain the status of o claim, and when
this was given and the fee received, the
claimant would be instructed to call
"straighten" out matters. Peet wrote to
Ohio claimants, employing the Same trick,
and by this means matters worked NUT
ually. The following are the letters in the
haf 49, hax Do
being withheld for the present at her re-
quest:
MADAM: We will be able to advise you OF the
condition OF your claim as we'll as the soldiers
Mccormack ( Sons. and as you are unable to
matter Strengthened out. We do not want TO
take it as attorneys but will do this for you, and
we may be able to hasten settlement in your
emit; and will benefit you far beyond cost If you
once and remit our Fee. which. is S5,
and your case will receive early atten-
claims as attorneys, but simply do this class OF
work which cannot be Strengthened out by at
%sry faTly reply % BE S
4 month later she received the fol lowing
in reply to her remittance:
Dear Madam-We inclose herewith complete
statement OF your pension claims. We would
Mariag slusSer, Columbus, f IND. who
will give you a thorough explanation of the
case We regret very much to inform you such
get Marine 4 slusher to straighten
be successful. VIII you kindly speak good
word for US in your neighborhoodi We will be
anxious to learn of the condition of their Claims.
Very truly, CHAs. l.. Raglan & Co.
Submarine Boat.
DETROIT. Mich. April 9-The nameless
submarine boat that has been building
here the past winter was to-day given
thorough trial under water. and was proven
TO be q success In every particular. With
Grew of three on board the boat
started from its dock on the river Rouge,
just below the city and at first skinned
aiVer. it was then submercsd. COINS, u e down
gradually and under perfect control of the
pilot. Under water the boat was able to
attain speed of over ten miles on
hour. to turn around. rise or sink with the
several times under different circumstances
and proved thas the peculiarly con-
structed propellers were we'll adapted
TO their purpose. It was proven that
in sinking or rising the boat maintained a
horizontal position. n matter of great i'm
portance In submarine boat The boat is
equipped to run by steam power while on
water the motive force comes from a
powerful electric storage battery. the cells
being charged by the same engine that
runs the boat on the surface. The trial
to-day was perfect success. and
showed that O submarine boat IS not only
possible, but practicable. The advantages
of such q craft for torpedo service in har-
Dor defense In times of war will
be readily suggested to naval en-
gineers. The present boat was built
only as an experiment. 1t is of the shape
of O thick cigar. with pointed ends and
compressed sides. beng forty feet long,
fourteen feet deep. and nine feet BEAM
Its inventor is George G.. Baker, of Chi
cago, who was formerly at the head of the
Baker Wire Company.
COld-Water Crowd.
The cold W. alter disciples of Marion county
held their county convention in the Crimi-
nal Courtroom yesterday afternoon. for
the purpose of choosing delegates to the
State convention. to be held May 25 and 90,
in this city. Dr. p. McNabb was made
chairman of the meeting and William f.
Clark secretary. The following delegates
were chosen: First ward, G. A. Neuman;
Second. Pleasant Bond: Third. j. A. Pol
lock; Fourth. Col. f. f. Ritter; Fifth. John
Dubach; Sixth. WIN. T. Clark; Seventh. A.
w. HIlliker; Eighth. Bayhs Campbell;
Ninth, Geo Huffman; Tenth. Robert
Denny; Eleventh. Charles Higgason;
Twelfth. Mrs. L. X. Brown; Thir-
teenth. J. A. Sims; Fourteenth, - Owens;
Fifteenth. Mrs. l.. T.. Scott; Centre town
ship. Alba b. Holmes; Wayne township
DIR. NewIand; Warren township. Syl. john
son; Decatur township. Hadly Reeves;
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