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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-14
HARRISON'S HUNTING TRIP
The EX.President CHARTERED in a House
Boat at Liverpool on the Illinois River.
Located Within Short Distance of Lakes That
Are FavOrite Resorts for rWildfowl-Cheered
by Crowds at Railway Stations
snsc,a, 40 the 1pa,anapol,. Journa,.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
PEORIA, ILL.,, March 13.-Ex-President
Harrison and his party reached Havana. q
little town on the Illinois river not far
from here. at 2:S0 o'clock this afternoon. on
their way to the fishing and hunting
grounds along the river about Liverpool.
Mr. Harrison was accompanied by George
w. Boyd, of the Pennsylvania road. and
w. s. Kent, w. &. Alvord and Colonel Hen
deFson. of the Jacksonville Southeastern.
the latter three joining the party at jack
sonville.
Mr. Harrison's private car. the Wild
wood, reached East st. Louis early this
morning. coming from Indianapolis over
the Vandalia. All along the line from there
to Havana the crowds awaited the coming
OF his train at the stations. and impromptu
receptions were held at every place where
the train stopped. notably at Jacksonville.
Virgin and, ,Chandlerville. A crowd of over
o thousand were waiting at Havana, who
cheered the ex- President as he appeared on
the platform. but here. as Q lsewhere, be de-
clined to speak. Carriages were at once
taken for Liverpool. nearly twenty miles
away. whore Q party of Indianapolis gen-
tlemen. who has been located there for
several days. had every thing In readiness.
Within q rad ius of two miles Of Liverpool
are Dogfish. Thompson, Gear Flag and
other lakes. which TEEN with fish and
abonnd with duck and other game. The
party is quartered on board the City Of
Peoria, commodius and comfortable
house boat, owned by Mayor MoHouse, of
Havana. 1t is divided into three apart
ments. One is used as q kitchen. another
as q sleeping room, and the third as O din
ing and lounging room. The ex-President
and his friends expect TO remain for week
at Liverpool. and the hunters and fisher
men of the neighborhood are preparing to
show them some lively sport.
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be appointed United States Treasurer. Mr..
Morgan 10 president of the First National
Bank of Bridgeport; has been Mayor of the
city several times. and at present repre-
sents the borough in the State Senate. He
10 about fifty years of age. wealthy. and is
said to be extremely popular. It appears
that no Indianlan has applied for this posi-
ton. The salary is 81. 900 year. the honor
great and the duties not onerous
Tonight Secretary Lamont informed
John w. Kern that the latter's nomination
would not 60 to the Senate before next
week: that tho President intended to send
in the nominations of assistant secretaries
TO the various heads of the departments
before naming district attorneys. marshsls
and officers of that class. 1t is expected
that the nomination of Kern and Hawkins
will 60 to the Senate next week.
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much of an attempt at extortion because OF
the immense amount of traffic incident TO
tho worlds fair. Besides this tho general
managers were so we'll prepared for o
strike that there was but small chance OF
the men being successful. and the switch
men were sDsrt enough to read the signs
of the times and seq that they really had
but small chance for winning.
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Death of Comedian Kernell.

AsBURY PARK, N. j., March 1S.-Harry
X erneli. the famous Irish comedian. died
In Bloomingdale Insane Asylum. at 3
O'Clock this afternoon, of paresis. The
comedian was taken to the asylum from
his home early last October. W hen he fit It
symptoms of insanity. Recent
ly he began failing in health. and it was
not until early this morning that his
family was notified OF his serious condi-
tion. Mr.. KerDell was in his forty fifth
year. and leaves widow and two sons.
His wife is better known in theatrical cir
cles as "Queenie Vassar."
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Grand River ON the Rampage.
Damage I'm Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA. March 13.-The floods in
the eastern section of Pennsylvania are
abating and no further damage of serious
nature is anticipated. In the mining
regions a number of mines have been flood
ed, throwing probably four thousand
men and boys ont of work. 1t
is expected that mining will be re-
sumed in few days. At Reading to-day
two houses in the course of construction
collapsed In consequence of their walls
becoming watersoaked. Four workmen
were severely injured. At Williamsport
water main. supplying the western portion
of the city. was broken, and the contents
of the reservoir were emptied into the
river,
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WILL RETURN TO WORK.

Ann Arbor Railway officials and Engineers
and Firemen Adjust Their Differences.
SPECIAL TO the Indianapolis Journal
TOLEDO, O., March l3.-It is apparent to-
night that the bottom has suddenly fallen
out of the Ann Arbor strike. and that the
difficulty will be satisfactorily adjusted
within the next twenty -four hours. Chief
Arthur arrived here early this morning,
and with his assistant Youngson. and
Chief Sargent has been in conference all
day with the strikers and Railroad
Commissioners Kirkby After learning
what concessions the brotherhood
was willing TO make the Ann
Arbor, Mr.. Kirkby consulted Mr.. Ashley,
the president of the road. After lengthy
interview he gave out that the men Will
return to work tomorrow, not stating,
however, what terms of settlement would
be made. The Ann Arbor brought in some
freight to-day Tor the Lake Shore which
was received as usual, but on account OF the
washouts mp the line the traffic has been
light. The sudden retrogression of the
brotherhood is attributed to the orders
issued by the federal court at Cleveland
on Saturday. obliging all railroads to re-
ceive and convey freight from the Ann
ArbOr.
Chicago switchmen VIII Not Strike.
CHICAGO. March 1a-It 10 certain now
that the Chicago sw.tchmen will not GO
out on strike. they having returned an
answer TO the general managers to-day.
The switchmen were somewhat astonished
by the array of public sentiment
against any strike at this time.
almost every paper in tho city having
declared that tho attempt vored too
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Struck by a Miniature Tornado.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. March 13-On the
Consolidated road. near Oyster river. this
afternoon. while n special freight train
was passing on It's way to New York, q
miniature tornado struck q box car on
which brakeman Richard Dennisor and
Stephen j. Proseus. both of this city were
standing. The roof was lifted off and
hurled ten feet from the emban K 10 snt.
Proseus was fatally injured and Dennison
RerIoualY.
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Fitzsimmons Forced Take Notes for .
Portion of His Big Winnings.
NEW ORLEANS. March 18.-Fitzsimmon
has not yet received his purse from the
Crescent City Club. but the officials of that
organization are making arrangements for
a satisfactory settlement with the pugihst.
President Noel made statement to-day in
which he said: 1--WE have not yet paid the
purse. but we shall do so in season. TIE
CLUB Is temporarily embarrassed. 1t is no
secret that we have lost considerable
money on the firhts recently given" .Fitz.
simmons and Julian. accompanied by
Judge Henry Lazarus, Fitzsimmons's
attorney. went to the club at 3 O'clock
this afternoon and after a two hours
consultation u satisfactory settlement was
reached. The parties to the agreement re-
fused TO divulRe It's nature. but it is un-
derstood that FItZsimmons was given the
major portion of the big purse in cash and
the security being the clubs extensive
property.
Fitzsimmons replied to the challenges of
Smith and Hall by saying that he had an
nounced that he would not 60 out of the
mIddle-welght class. Hall might be able
TO get down to weight but after having
been kindly given chance at catch
weights he ought to build mp record before
he sought another match. Fitzsinmons
and Mitchell buried the hatchet during
the evening and Fitzsimmons sent a mes
sage to Hall. forgivinR him for all the cruel
things he had said of Fitzsimmons and
wishing him luck. President Noel said
that if the fighters recognized the SIS, 600
offer from Buffalo the local clubs would
not bid against it. as 1t wOnld be
simple suicide. Mitchell said he pre-
ferred TO fight in New Orleans, especially as
ir would be very cold in Buffalo In Decem-
ber, but the matter was In Corbett's hands,
and il be accepted Buffalo Mitchell wonld
also sign or authorizs somebody In Ameri-
Ca to sign fer him also that there would
be no delay.
jackson Anxious tn Fight Corbett
SAN Francisco, March 13-Peter jack
SON to-day sent q letter to James Corbett
in which he calls attention to Corbett's re-
cent reply to his challenge. in which Cor
bett said that if Mitchell did not
appear at the rinGside on the day of their
fight next December, jackson could take
his place. jackson then declares that his
proposition looks like q bluff" but he ac-
cepts 1t on the following terms: Both Cor
bet and jackson to deposit s.. 600. jackson
to cancel his theatrical engagements
three months previous TO date of
the Corbet- Mitchell fight go into
side on that date; then. if Mitchell does
not appear. Jackson will bet $4,000 and
all the purse that he can defeat Corbett.
IL Mitchell should appear. Corbett To for
felt the s.. o for Jackson's loss of time and
training expenses. and Jackson 10 forfeit
the 5000 should be himself fail 10 appear
ut the ringsIde. Parson Davies. Jackson's
manager and backer. states that jackson
will fight Corbett for $4,000 o side without
any purse. II necessary.
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A PURE beef drink. paIatabIe and
yaIids-Cudahy's Rex Brand Fluid Beef.
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WOULDN'T "FIRE" REPUBLICANS.


So Major Rsthbone Resigned as Soon as the
Democrats Game Into Power.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 13-Major 4. G.
Rathbone. who Is well known in Indiana,
has left the Office of Fourth Assistant Post
master general and soon expects to be at
his home In Hamilton, o. When the
present administration came into power
Major Rathbone saw that he would have
no more official labor to perform. so he
handed in his resignation, to take effect at
once. After informing Postmaster general
Bissell of his intention to quit Washing
ton he left He has important business in
Ohio. The Office of Fourth Assistant Post
master general has been vacant week. It
Is said that Mr.. Bissell does not
like Major Rathbone's sudden departure.
although he is willing to admit that the
Major had nothing to 90 here. as a Demo-
cratic administration would not ask Re.
publican official to cut Republican, heads
off. Mr.. Maxwelis nomination will he
confirmed by the Senate this week, and
then he will drop right into Major Rath-
bones chair, when the slaughter of the Re-
publican innocents will begin.
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Brought to Terms by Cleveland.

New YORK, March 13-The Gutenberg
officials now say that Thompson. "the
Duke of Gloucester" is not wholly to blame
for the snti-raoIng bill. and that national
politics figured more in the legislation than
the public is aware of. member of the
executive committee said to-day: There
lie more truth than fiction in the published
report that President Cleveland announced
that he would not recognize In. his distri-
button of federal Offices the men WI no voted
for the race track bills. From this source
pressure was brought on Senators Smith
and Mcpherson. and they. In turn, prac-
tlcally forced Thompson to introduce the
bill prohibiting racing during the winter
month";
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DISASTROUS FLOODS.
Edison's World Fair Exhibit. Valued at Half

Edison's World Fair Exhibit, Valued at Half
Hilfion Dollars, DESTROYED.
NEW YORK. March ia dispatch from
Schenectady says: mile south of this city.
at the point where the tracks of the Della
ware and Hudson Canal Company pass un-
der those of the New York Central & Hud-
son River railroad, the foundation of the
latter road was washed away. stopping
all traffic between this city and
Albany. on the main line. Passenger
trains on the Central road were sent
around by the way of Troy. No trains are
passing over the Delaware & Hudson road
All the exhibits which the Edison company
were preparing for the worlds fair are
principally destroyed by the water, as Is
also most of the stock on the first floor.
The loss is estimated at over half a million
dollars.
The ice gorge in Rondout creek, below
Eddy vile, gave way about $3.50 O'Clock this
afternoon. and let tremendous amount of
water down the creek. The steambo of
the Cornell Steamboat Company. and about
fifty canal boats. at Rondout. were swept
into the river and driven down
stream. Many of them were
Pittston and Adriatio valued at SIS. coo.
were so badly stove In that il Is feared
they will sink. A number of the canal
boats were crushed like egg shells and
sunk In the creek. Never before has such
wholesale damage been done in this stream.
Since Saturday the water above the ice
dam has been breaking up. and EGdyville
has been inundated. The loss will reach
S100.0O0
Grand River on the Rampage.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, March 13-The
Grand river is rising at the rate of two
inches an hour tonight and at IL o'clock
was sixteen feet eight inches above low
water mark. The major portion of South
Grand Rapids, which is built on
the flats. is Inundated, and persons
were removed from the houses in
boats At this point the river is
a mile wide and the loss will be heavy,
falling on the poor Hollanders employed In
the furniture factories. A portion of the
city is in darkness tonight, the electric
plant being partly submerged.
Reports from the State at large report
great damage to railway and other prop
erty. At Iona forty families are homeless.
nar
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nR. B. j. MORGAN
REMOVES CORNS, BUNIONS, WARTS
- and INGROWING NAILS without pain or
drawing blood.
References DR.. Henry jameson Gov. Matthews.
Dr. Pink, j. Il. Tanning, II. p. Haughey, +. j. Van
Vorhts, Albert Gall, Louis Reibold, W. N. Short,
Geo. CASTOR, Tom Taggart HOllweg q Reese.
l6i2 EAST WASHINGTON STREET.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-10-20

Georgia has an exceedingly capable
young woman lawyer, Miss Dora o.
Sandoe,
One of the largest hauls OF mackerel
ever known on the Western Coast, was
made recently in the West Bay at Alb
botsbury, Dorset, when over 80, 900
fine fish were landed.
The place of Maria Mitchell as Fro.
| fessor of Astronomy at Vassar College
has been filed by Miss Mary E. Whit.
ney.
Mrs. Paran Stevens is called the
best natured woman in New YORK so
clety.
1t is asserted that the BEST, strong
est and most tibrous material in the
shape OF wood, now used as a pulp for
paper, is made from spruce logs.
Moses, the great law giver and re-
puted author of the first five books of
the Bible, died on the anniversary of
his birth, August 81, l705, B. c., being
exactly 120 years old.
The variety of calcite discovered
on the Suwanee river is said to vary in
color from a rich pink to q deep ma
genta. On further examination it may
be found to display other colors much
sought after for o~rnamentstion and use.
full articles of marble.
Fish balance themselves in water by
the muscular contraction OF the air
bladders. At death the muscles relax
and the air bladder expands, with the
result that the fish is thrown on n
side and rises TO the surface.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-10-20
HI NEWS
EASTERN and MIDDLE STATES

1t has been found that the defalca-
ton of Cashier Jacob Arnold, of the
Merchants Bank, of Lockport, New
York, arrested for forgery, will reach
nearly 500, 900, and includes $4,000
of county funds
The common law wife of Johann
Most, of New York, is i'll with small
pox.
By the smashing of a lamp on a hot
stove, Annie and Maggie Tracy, old
maid sisters, of New York, received ia
tai burns.
William Clare, a Quincy NIass.) boy,
stole $500 from his father by a forged
order, and with Ernest Baker and Wal
ter Smith have gone West to fight In
dams.
By the fall of a freight elevator in a
building on Broadway, New York, four
men were injured, John Wallace and
Joseph Milligan probably fatally.
The Reading collier Williamsport,
sunk the tug Bessie B. just inside
Boston light, near Boston. The
crew were saved and the steamer was
unhurt.
Jeanette and Visin, the horses own
ed by Judge William l.. Whitehead, of
New York, and valued at 49, 900, were
burned to death, in a stable at Fleet
wood Park, New York.
Haven F. VIM killed his 2-year-old
son in Springfield, Massachusetts, by
cutting his throat with a razor, and he
then committed suicide in the same
way. l
Emma Goldman, the Anarchist, who
was found guilty of making speeches
tending to incite to riot, was sentenced
by Judge MARITIME, at New York, to an
imprisonment for n year
Crosby Still, a brakeman, had his
foot mashed at Williamstown, n. j.
The horse and wagon stolen from
Frank Robbins, of Swedesboro, has
been traced to Sharptown, n. j., and
recovered by Detective Taylor.
Robert Cook, a carpenter of Trenton,
n. j., fell from a scaffolding around a
club house, being erected by Charles
Morehead, four miles below Bridgeton,
n. j., and vas probably fatally in
ured.
The mar giving the name of Will
liam Sanders, arrested at Bordentown
for passing bogus checks, was sent to
the Mount Holly, n. j., jail. He is
wanted in Red Bank and Long Branch,
for similar swindles. 2
For embezzliHg $4,000 from his
former employees, Il. d. Greet, a Mon
treal ~boOkkeeper, has been arrested,
Having squandered his wealth made
from inventions, W. w. Batchelder, 81
years old, of Brooklyn, hanged himself
to a gas pipe.
Using his rifle for a cane, j. G. Co
penhaven, of Baltimore, was instantly
killed at Grand Lake, Me, by the
weapons discharge.
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of George b, White, the Boston
representative of ''the large Pennsyl-
vania tannery firm of William S. White
& Co." on charges of obtaining $780,
900 under false pretences as to the
standing of the firm. 1t is also alleged
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-10-20
CABLE SPARKS.

The Queen has approved the ap.
pointment of the Earl of Elgin as Vice.
roy of India.
Eight thousand striking Belgian
miners in the CharlerOi district resumed
work yesterday.
General Farrer was fatally burned
yesterday at London by a lamp being
overturned in his lodgings.
In view of the fighting at Melilla,
Spain has withdrawn from the Morocco
cast her military attaches.
Lieutenant Hoffmeister charged
with having violated his oath of allegi-
ance by advocating Socialism, has been
acquitted at W%uerzberg.
English mine owners are allowing
strikers to return at the old wages, upon
condition that they will accept a reduc-
ion of 10 per cent. in December. 4
The Labor Group in Vienna are
pleased with Count Won Taafe's suf-
rage bill.
The loss Of the German grain mar
ket is 1ari nsly felt by the Russian
farmers.
Four pistol shots we're fired into a
crowded Jewish cafe at Stuttgart, but
no one was injured.
Emperor William is having the safe
ty of his yacht tested prior to a cruise
with the Empress and his children.
Burglars entered the house OF Lord
Charles Beresford, Ham Common,
Richmond, but dropped their booty
when pursued.
RegImental Bandmaster Kern, found
guilty r Ugh treason at Mazence, has
been d agr lded in the ranks and SEN
fenced tc n years Imprisonment in the
Fortress. 5
The cholera scourge is decreasing
throughout Russia.
The Crown Princess of Roumania
has given birth to a son.
Leghorn has 26 new cases of cholera
and 80 deaths in "a hours.
Kaiser William proposes the collect
i've action of German and Austrian cav
airy in the event of war.
T~hirty-one Moorish tribes are banded
against the Spaniards in Northern Al
RIGA and the Government has sent out
additional forces. 1
Sewn vessels in the Baltic were
wrecked by a terrible hurricane.
Lack of new from the army invad-
ing Mashonaland causes great anxiety
in South Africa.
France and Spain have reached an
agreement regarding Moroccan affairs
and they will attack the Moors separate
ly.
Joseph Evans, a sailor, has confessed
at Liverpool that five years ago he
threw overheard Charles Boyle, a ship
mate, and he was drowned.
Knights of Labor are fomenting the
strike among Belgian coa' LINERS.
Herr Won Plever, leader of German
Liberals in Austria's Reichsrath, is to
join the legation, at Washington.
Cholera is spreading in Stettin, Ger
many and the disease has apparently
broken out in the Charleroi district of
Belgium.
Addressing Conservatives in Lam
cashire, Lord Salisbury declared that
the Government did not dare to go to
the country.
Falling down the companionway of
the steamship Saale, at Bremen, Pro-
fessor Hermann Holtz, the noted ply
sicist, received severe injuries. 3
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-10-20

Two hundred years ago the West
Coast Africans had ''money of &C
count" the standard being a bar of
iron, and anything supposed to equal
its value was called a "bar."
The man who puts in his time waiting
for something to turn up generally fn-
ishes by being turned down.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-10-20
Town WRECKED By DYNAMITE.


EXTINCTION, Il.-The entire bushes:
portion of Emington was wrecked by a
premature explosion of dynamite. Five
people were killed, and five more seri-
ously injured, two of whom cannot
i've.
The killed are: James Cornwell, sin.
gle, of Dwight.
Chris Eyer, of the firm of Eyer Broth
ers, professional well-diggers, Dwight,
ILL.,. leaves a wife and child.
Fred Eyer, Seney, cousin of Eyer
brothers,
Olnety Eyer, also a cousin.
S. L. Fowler, Emington, leaves wife
and two children; was a spectator.
The injured are:
john Brown, single, Emingtou, can
not live.
John Kennedy, Emington.
Chris Scherer, single, Olney, cannot
live.
James Wyllie, Emington.
William Wyllie, Emington.
The shock was so great that it was
plainly heard over five miles from En-
ington. The dead were taken into
Neuhoff Brothers undertaking shop,
where Coroner Zimmerman held an in
quest,
A sad feature of the affair is that the
cousins of the Eyer brothers returned
only last week from the Worlds Fair
in company with Chris Sherer, and
stopped at Dwight to make them a
visit.
PATHETIC SCENE.
Chris Sherer, who is still alive, die
tated parting words to his mother at
Olney, of whom, it seems, he was the
sole support. There are others that re-
ceived bruises by the awful shock, but
the above are all serious cases.
The two Wyllies that are among the
injured are well diggers, and were en-
gagged in digging a city well. They
had reached a depth of 305 feet with
out striking the required amount of
water, as their contract called for, s.
they engaged the Eyer brothers, eX-
perienced well diggers, to further their
work.
WERE THROWN 80 FEET.
This firm arrived this morning and
began their work. They filled agaspipe
with dynamite and were Gaping it
when it exploded, throwing the men
over so feet.
The Eyers and Cornwell were man
gled in such Il n that indentifica-
ton was impossible, eirclothing being
all torn to p~ieces-hats, shoes and pie
ces of cloth scattered all around the
streets in the block.
All the windows in the town We're
shattered by the shock. 2
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-10-20
CONFESSED To -FOUR MURDERS.
A Candidate for the Rope Reveals his terrible
Deeds.

Columbus, O,-Willism Whalen, a
colored man, confessed to Chaplain w.
r. Dudley, of the State prison, that he
was the author of four mysterious and
brutal murders hat have been commit
ted neal Yellow Springs, Green County,
in the last year.
The victims were William Koegler,
Louise Keys, Allen Wilson and and an
old farmer named Huppings.
The first two were murdered at the
same time. All were killed by blows
from a dray pin. l