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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-27
NAXwELEs METHODS DENOUNCED.
Civil-Ssrvice Reformers Displensed with the
Conduct of Clsveland's AppOintees.

NEW YORK. April e6-The first general
business session of the National CIVIL
service Reform League was held at the
City Club this morning. There was q good
attendance, and considerable enthusiasm
was demonstrated, the speakers being
frequently interrupted by applause.
At this mornings meeting Carl
Schurz was elected presidont of
the League. A paper on platforms and
Promises was read by William Dudley
Foulke. of Richmond, Ind. Various resolu-
tions were passed expressive of the senti-
ments of the League. These resolutions
declared that the people have right
TO expect tho present administration to
carry ont promises made regarding public
offices being public trust. civll-service
reform. abuses of patronage, etc. It was
declared that President Cleveland had
TO the necessity of civil-seryioe re-
form and that the people were justi-
lied in expecting to see the came
carried out. The dismissal of every federal
officer who has violated any civli-servlce
law was demanded. The League declared
that Congress. in failing to appropriate
sufficient funds tor civll-service examins-
tions. did not represent the sentiments OF
the people. The practice of dischRrging
officeholders because of secret charges
made by unknown persons was decrled. as
was the allotment of fourth class postofhces
as reward for political services. The bill
introduced by Senator Hoar was applaud
Sd. Sweeping removals of pension exam
liners to make room for partisans was con-
demned. The policy of Secretary Herbert
In continuing the policy of Secretary Tracy
In the navy was approved.
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Four freight cars were blown from the |
track end q portion of the Frisco depot was |
carried away. One man and child weTe |
seriously injured.
SNOW IN THE NORTHWEST.

"
The Storm That Began Over Week Ago
Still Raging In Minnesota.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ST. PAU. April 26.-Reports from ono
hundred points in Minnesota tonight in
dicate that the great storm which began
last Wednesday with twenty inches OF
snow Is still raging Since daylight this
morning it has been alternately raining.
hailing and showing. Farmers all over
this region are pretty nearly discouraged
over the outlook for crops Not
an acre of gram has been sown
in North Dakota or at any
points in Minnesota north of st. Cloud, and
there 10 no prospect that any will be sown
in the next ten days In northern Mime.
sofa, around Crookston. Fisher and many
other Red river valley points. thousands OF
acres of farm land have been converted
into lakes by overtiowing streams. and all
talk OF putting in crop is out of tho ques-
tion. Weather reports indicate about
twenty-four hours more of snow or rain.
One of the worst snow. Bleet and rain.
storms of the season occurred at Duluth yes
terday. About three inches of snow fell up
to 10 o'clock. when it changed 10 sleet and
rain. At noon il began showing heavily
again, w hich continued until o'clock. The
fall was heavier than at any time dur
ing tho winter for like period. It was
very damp. packing heavily as it fell, in
terfering considerably with the movement
of tralps
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ASK YOUR GROCER FOR
FLOUR.
BIG WHISKY WAR PROBABLE
The Distillers and Cattle Feeders Com.
pany Wants to Distribute Its Output
Will Purchase the Plants Of the Middlemen,
if Possible, and if that Can't Be Done, Will
Establish lis Own at Enormous Cost.

CHICAGO. April 26-By the action of o
meeting of the directors of the American
Distillers' and Cattle feeders Company to-
day 1t Is more than probable that one of
the most gigantic fights ever witnessed in
the whisky market has been inaugurated.
This action was the determination to issue
bonds to meet the necessary expenses to
buy out the present distributors of the
company's product. and If this cannot be
accomplished. then to make the company
it's own distributor and establish the
plants throughout the country which such
step involves. How much the amount
will be cannot at this moment be exactly
estimated; in fact, the directory ad-
journed to meet again next month,
by which time those assigned
statement making clear the point. There
are. however. fifty-two distributors. The
plants of some of these. according to Mr..
Greephut. would be valued at from s2O0. 900
to $500. 600, therefore, the bonds will be is
sued for any sum ranging from Sl0.000000
to SIS. 900. Mr. GreeDhut frankly &C.
knowledged that the course now resolved
upon 10 compulsory. if the association of
which he Is president Is to maintain its
Mr.. Greenhut said tonight: "Onr meet
ing was unanimous In determining to Issue
bonds. / cannot tell how much will be
raised by this method. That Will be con-
sidered by committee composed of the Of
fcers of the association and submitted TO
our May meeting. which will be held at
Peoria We will either buy ont the estab-
lishments of our present distri eutors. or if
that cannot be done then we will build our
own and become our distributors
Our actIon has been made neces-
sary by the conduct of the distributors
In selling ct arbitrary profits. This re-
duced our trade by enabling opposition
distiileries to undersell US. OF course
the amount required for our purpose will
be large, bur it will be raised. We have
tifty-two distributors. but whether IL will
be necessary TO maintain that number or
not after to-day's resolution has been car
ried into effect, is a question that Will be
settled some time in the future. AS TO the
cost. that Is matter upon which / cannot
hgure just now. Some of the plants IN the
distributing establishments would he
worth from so00.0O0 20 S3c0 600. As to the
general effect OF our action. it will cheaper
whisky. We have reduced our price by l
cent per gallon to-day. We did that just
as we determined to issue bonds for che
purpose of meeting competition. No ques-
tion OF the interest at what the bonds are
TO be issued was raised. Those are details
to be handled by the committee. Of course,
i anticipate n fight. but we havc expert
eDced more than one"
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which this paper is a member,
has a standing offer of a gold
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vents any mechanical device
whereby the process of pro-
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ened, or that will be In any
way a benefit to publishers.
For further particulars ad-
dress the Secretary at the Of
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New York.
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OBITUARY.

Capt. Gilbert G. Wiltse, Who Raised the
American Flag at Honolulu.
Special TO the Indianspolis Journal
WASHINGTON. April ga telegram was
received at the Navy Department. to-day
from New York, announcing the death
there of Capt. Gilbert q. WiItse. from con-
gestion of the brain, after an ILLNESS of six
days.
Captain Wilrse was appointed to tho
Naval Academy from New York. and had
been in the navy about thirty-eight years.
fourteen years in the sea service. His last
duty was as commander of the Boston.
from which he was detached about four
months ago. and placed on waiting orders.
He commanded the Boston during the
trouble in Hawaii. and led the marines
that raised our flag and declared q protect.
crate over the islands.
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Six Killed In the Bare Rocks Wreck.

SOMERSET. Pa. April 26.-Six deaths re-
suited from the runaway train accident on
the Bare Rocks railroad last evening.
The train loaded with stone and carving
about twenty workmen. besides the crew
of the train and several passengers. while
coming down the heavy grade became un.
manageable and crashed into number OF
dead are: James Pile. his wife and dnuah-
ter; two laborers. nance unknown; Johnny
Neff. son of engineer Neff. OF the injured
engineer Neff is the most seriously hurt.
being badly scalded and one of bis arms
broken. He will recover. Many of tho
workmen on the train escaped injury by
Jumping.
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KANSAS OITY, Mo-, April 26.-The ex.
strikers of the Santa Fe's mechanical de-
partment at Argentine celebrated their
return to work last night In Q peculiar
manner. At the close of the days work
the ex-strikers gathered in q body and
drove the non-union men by force from the
yards. Then they went to the boarding
cars where the nonunion men had been
housed. and wrecked their interiors after
having driven out the cooks and other en-
ployes Then, hiring brass band. they
paraded the streets. visiting all the saloons
which provided free beer for the crowd
The company will probably take action
against the ringIeaders.
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SCORES or TORNADO YICTIMS
Forty or More Lives Blotted 0us and
Many Persons Injured in Oklahoma.
Towns of Norman, Moore, Downs and Keokuk
Falls Almost Swept Ont of Existence by
Two Angry Clouds That Clashed.
In the First Named Place Alone Thirty.
One Persons Perished in Twinkling.

Houses. Trees and Everything Above Ground
Demolished by the Tornado. Which Was
Followed by Hail and Rain Storm.
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TRIED TO STOP THE CARS TRAIN.

Peasants Endeavor To Petition Their Master,
and Forty-Two Lose Their Lives.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 26.-Many rumors
are current regarding the cause of the sud-
den stopping of the i'm perial train while en-
route to the Crimea and the resulting
fright by which the Gear was
made Ill. One rumor is to the
effect that thousands of peasants
living In villages near Clsrkoff laid them
selves upon the track in order TO stop the
Cars train and thus have an opportunity
to present to the Car q petition against
certain local abuses A conflict ensued. it
is said. between the train guards and the
peasants, and the general result was that
forty-two peasants and fifteen soldiers
were killed in the fight OF crushed by the
train.
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Cable Notes.

The Hon. Robert T. Lincoln will sail for
the United States on the 9th ofMay.
Kaiser Wilhelm's carriage was over
turned near Rome yesterday. The Emper-
or escaped injury.
Queen Victoria left Italy for England
yesterday. accompanied by the Prince and
Princess of Batten burg and ell the roy al at
tendants.
DIR. Haffkine. the bacteriorologist who
recently went to India to experiment In
the prevention of cholera by the inocula.
tIon of cholera VIRUS has inooulated four
hundred persons at Agra. and no evil re-
suits are reported.
Louis Clovis Bopaparte. son of the late
Prince Louis Lucien B0naparte. has won
his suit to have his marriage with the
woman calling herself Rosalie Clovis Bona
parte declared null and void. The valid
ity of the subsequent marriage of Louis
Clovis Bonaparte to Laura Elizabeth
Scott hes thus been established.
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Fine Chins-Esstmsn. sshleiehsr s. Lee.
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The Illinois State convention of United
Mine Workers of America has Endorsed the
action of the national convention in de-
manding an advance of cents per ton on
she present price for mining coal
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LITTLE Rock. Ark. April ga tornado
almost wiped out of existence the little
town Of Jensen. in Sebastian county, last
night Nine buildings were demolished.
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Cardin nj Zepiacica.

ROME. April cardinal Luigi Zepiacica
Is dead. He was born at Castigiione In
Italy. Sept. l2. 1885. and created cardinal
Dec a. 1891.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-03
CONGRESS TO ADJOURN TO-DAY.
The Senate viii Doubtless Agree to
the Resolution Sent by the House.

The Senate Will Doubtless Agree to
the Resolution Sent by the House.
Washington, Nov. 2.-The House to-day
passed a resolution to adjourn at 3 0 clock
tomorrow. The Senate has not yet
adopted it, but it passed the Chinese ex-
clusion bill to-day without amendment
and will probably adopt the adjournment
resolution tomorrow. There is IA little
fight between the two houses about
Senate appropriation for clerk hire, which
the House will not agree to, but that will
probably be arranged tomorrow by the
Senate receding from its amendment to
the bill.
All the Georgia members will go home
except Judge Turner, who is on the ways
and means committee, and will therefore
be forced to remain here.
Tom Reed was in a bad humor this
morning, and tied the House up nearly all
day on the resolution allowing the ways
and means committee to sit during the in
term between this and the December
session and report the tariff bill when
completed to the clerk Of the House.
There was no quorum present and the
House could not act. 1t continued in ses-
sion until 8 o'clock tonight, when Mr..
Reed agreed to the passage of the reso-
luton, provided he was allowed ten days
in which to make a minority report on
the tariff bill.
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leaves of absence and instructing the
sergeut-at arms to arrest absentees.
For three hours the members of the
House waited patiently for the appear
ance of the absentees. Meantime the
seargeantat-arms' deputies were scour-
ing the city with subpmnas for absent
members.
At 40 o'clock, Mr.. Wilson moved to
dispense with further proceedings under
the call. This was for the purpose of de-
veloplng whether or not the democrats
had quorum of their own present, the
democrats themselves voting against the
motion. The vote resulted 8 to 150.
A COMPROMISE.
Upon the announcement, Mr.. Reed rose
and offered to compromise. 1t being APP
parent, he said, that no quorum was pres
ent on the democratic side, and
that if one were TO be obtained
the siege would be much prolonged,
he offered, as the size Of the
transaction did not warrant protracted
fight, counter-proposition TO amend the
resolution, giving the ways and means
committee permission to sit during the
recess, so as to permit the chairman to
file the tariff BILL with the understand
ing that the reports thereon shall be filed
not less than ten days later This propo-
sltlon Mr.. Wilson accepted, provided the
word tariff before the bill be changed
to revenue
UNRAVELING THE KNOT.
The controversy beingamicably settled,
the House proceededto untangle the par
liamentary knot into which it hadworlxed
itself, after which Mr.. Sayers, from the
committee on appropriations, presented
the conference report on the urgency de-
ticiency bill and asked that the House
insist on its disagreement to the
Senate amendment to pay $21 900
to Senate employees for work done
during the recess of the Fifty-frst con
Rress. 0oHe explained that this money
should have come out of dthe contingent
fund of the Senate and that the last CON
gress had refused to pay it.
The House by vote of l20 to decided
to not recede from its position
Then at $3.50 p. II. the House adjourned
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IS mail messenger. The Improvement in
the postottice is noticeable even this early
The distribution of the mail consumes
one-third less time than under the former
management. Mcneil is a hustler, and
the people will appreciate his efforts to
make the mail service better
The expenses incurred by the United
States marine hospital service in main
tanning inspectors on the Savannah,
Florida and Western, and Brunswick and
Western railways during October, were
about $1,000. Surgeon Carter was here
Yesterday for the purpose of receiving the
bills. He sent them TO Surgeon General
Wyman, who will have them paid in the
course of few days. Some of the in
spectOrs were taken off.
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UNCLE SANS PLUM TREE.
The President Sends Another List Of
Names to the Senate.

Washington, Nov. 2.-The President to-
day sent the following nominations to the
Senate:
Samuel f. Nichols, of New York, to be
pension agent at Buffalo, n. Y.
Treasury Department. c. Bixbee, of
Connecticut, TO be collector of internal
revenue for the district of Connecticut.
War Department-SecO Lieut. Ed
gar Russell, third artillery, to be first
lieutenant.
State Department-To be consuls of the
United States: Marshal L. Davis, of Ar
kansas, at Merida, Mex c. Hugo jacob,
of Wisconsin, at Reichenberg, Bohemia F;
Leon Jostremski, of Louisiana, at Callao,
Peru: Frank w. Roberts, of Maine, at
Barcelona, Spain.
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
The following nominations were con-
tirmed by the Senate to-day:
William B. Anderson, of Mount Vernon,
Ill, pension agent at Chicago.
S. e. Nichols, pension agent az Buffalo,
n. Y.
G. NJ. Humphrey, of Nevada, marshal
of the district of Nevada.
Charles l.. Shannon, of New Mexico, to
be collector of internal revenue for the
district of New Mexico
j. c. BiXbee, of Connecticut, to be col
lector of internal revenue for the district
of Connecticut.
David f. Day, of Durango, Col, agent
of the Indians Of the Southern Ute
agency in Colorado.
J. p. Woolsey, of Arkansas, agent at
the Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe and Oakland
agency, Oklahoma territory.
First Lieut.. Cooke, Fifteenth infantry,
to be captain Oct. 30, 1898.
] 10
teenth infantry, to be first lieutenant Oct.
30.
Postmasters-Ten John !. Ingle,
at South Pittsburg; William A. Howard,
at Columbia; Miss Lizzie Johnson, at Lex
ingtOn.
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WHIPPED HER WHILE NUDE.
An Atlanta Couple Fall Out After
Less than a Month of Nuptial Bliss.

-
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 2.-Mrs. Francis 3.
Donnelly, as Miss Francis Mcdaniel, one
of the most popular young girls in the
city, to-day filed suit for total divorce and
permanent alimony against her husband,
Henry j. Donnelly, whose family occu-
pies a highly respectable position in So
ciety. She sets forth that they were mar
ried on Sept. %, 1893, and lived together
until Oct. l8, when Donnelly deserted her.
Various grounds for the suit are alleged.
The wife decided few days after the
marriage she says, that her young hus-
band did not intend to carry out his mar
ital obligations. On Oct IL he came
home drunk, and in reply TO his wifes
remOnstrances said that he had always
drank, would get drunk whenever he
pleased, and would drink as long as he
pleased. On Oct. 16 he went home, and,
packing his clothes, announced that he
was going to the East Tennessee coal
region to drill with the soldiers.
WHIPPED ON HER BARE SKIN.
Continuing, the bill says that two days
later he returned drunk, and after curs-
ing his wife, accused her of being too in-
innate with the boys of the town, and,
after tearing her night dress or he beat
and bruised her and finally left the
house for good Acting upon the
advise Of her mother, Mrs. Donnelly sent
an attorney to see Donnelly to propose a
reconciliation. Donnelly told the lawyer
that he would not live with his wife,
even though she were hung with dia-
monds. This ended the negotiations, and
to-day the suit was filed. Donnelly de-
nies the allegations of his wife, and says
she is a gay deceiver; that he was de-
ceived in marrying her, and that he
found her out all too soon. His intention
was TO sue for divorce himself, but he
says his wife stole a march on him and
got her bill in first, so as to prejudice his
allegations The divorce suit has been
expected several days. Both parties are
under 20, and both are well connected.
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HArD TIMES ON A RAILROAD.
The East Tennessee Cuts Wages and
Defaults on It's Interest.

Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 2.--Chiefs Ar
thur, Sargent and Clark, Of the engineers,
fremen's and conductors, orders respect
lively arrived from Augusta this after
noon, and are in consultation with Maj
Fink, receiver, regarding the 10 per cent.
reduction in wages on the East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia railroad sys-
TEN. The decreased earnings of the road
made the cut necessary Besides this
the company yesterday defaulted pay
ment of S3l9 900 interest on its bonded in
debtedness. With this explanation it is
thought the trouble can be adjusted sat
isfactorily.
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oARoL1NA's WHISKY WAR.
A Movement to Override the PROPOSE
tion Against Importation.


Charleston, S. c., Nov. "A petition
WAS filed in the United States court to-
day in behalf Of certain citizens of
Charleston and Augusta, asking the court
to order the receiver Of the South Caro-
lima railroad to transport certain pack
ages of beer and whisky offered the agent
Of the road in Augusta for transportation
and delivery to consignees in this state
Under the dispensary law no liquors
can be brought into the state except those
which have the brand of the state dis
pensary on them. The petitioners claim
that this is unconstitutional, and that the
state has no right to deprive a citizen Of
his rights in order TO foster monopoly of
the trade in whisky.
A rule was issued directing Receiver
Chamberlain to answer, and inviting the
attorney general TO appear at the hearing,
which is appointed for Nov. o.
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SILVER MEN TO FIGHT.
They Propose to Garry the Issue Into
the Next Election.

They Propose to Garry the Issue Into
the Next Election.
Washington, Nov. 2.-The silver men in
congress held a conference last night at
Chamberlain's which was attended by
about thirty of the representative men Of
that faction from the Senate and House
Speaking Of the meeting and what it did,
Senator Dubois said this morning: Owe
are all hopeful Of the future, and are sat
isfed that the sentiment of the country
is for free coinage. The question is how
best to put the issue before the people Of
the country in the various congressional
districts. An effort will be made at the
next election to carry congress and pass
free coinage bill If President Cleye-
land should veto it, then the fight will be
carried into the presidential election. 1t
was the opinion of all that politics should
be kept out of it, ana that the fight
should be made within the party lines of
the TWO great parties by the election of
such men as are favorable to silver, re-
gardless of the views they may hold on
other questions.
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PRENDERGAsT IN TERROR.
The Crowd Makes a Hostile Demon
stration When he Enters Court.

Chicago, Nov 2.-Patrick Eugene
Joseph Prendergast, the murderer of
Mayor Harrison, was arraigned in Judge
Horizons court to-day. The court room
was crowded, and when the prisoner was
led in by the jailer the spectators jumped
to their feet. The action te rrifed Prem
dergast, and with blanched face he
crOuched close to the Offic ers. He could
scarcely stand, and had to be assisted to
his seat.
When the indictment was read, Prem
dergast responded, nervously, Not
guilty"
Have you an attorney" asked the
judge.
No, but I expect to get one" ," respond
ed the prisoner, family.
The Judge announced that the case
would be continued to give Prendergast
an opportunity to secure counsel, and the
assassin was led trembling back to his
cell. The prisoner had evidently intend
ed to make a speech in the court room,
but his fear of mob violence reduced him
to a state of abject terror, and he seemed
glad to get back to Jail.
HANGED IN EFFIGY.
An excited crowd of over 1000 laboring
people participated last night in the
hanging in ef1igy of Prendergast on Canal
Port avenue. The adjacent police station
was notified by an excited citizen that the
mob had taken the prisoner from jail and
was hanging him. A body of police of
ficers was sent to the scene, but upon
their arrival the policemen refused to in
terfere. and the dummy was left hanging
for an hour. 1t was finally taken down
and burned amid the vengeful shouts of
the crowd