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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-23
Indiana Norex

On Friday afternoon William Champion
an old soldier, dropped dead at his home
in Seymour.
The Charlottesville Gun Club will give
an alI.day shoot at "blue rocks on Thurs
day, April "a. All are invited to partici-
pate.
"Kid" Reed. the bantam pugilist. and
Thursday night. in q barn In Madison
county. Reed showed the most science.
Mrs. j. NJ. Newly. of Brooklyn. was de-
clsred insane and taken to the Central Hos
pltal for the Insane, at Indianapolis. on
Friday. Her mania Is that she il to be
buried alive.
A few nights ago some one visited tho
Plainfield. and drove away eighteen ewes
and thirteen lambs. Diligent inquiry has
Jailed TO locate the property.
The funeral of the late Charles r. Peddle,
general purchasing agent of the Vandalia.
was held on Friday at the Terre Haute
Congregational Church. The Vandalia
Headquarters and shops in that city were
closed and the shop employees attended in q
body.
The Madison jury in the case of Marshall
Travis colored, charged with killing Oscar
Leans, white, returned verdict of not
guilty, after being out five minutes. Tho
remaining five colored men similarly
charged were dismissed.
w. +. Ashcraft and wife left Decatur,
F4day. for South Whitley, where they
will make short visit with Mr.. Ashcrafts
mother prior to taking their leave for Chat
tsnoOga. Tenn. their future home. Mr..
Ashcraft hae been a successful business man
In Decatur. recently severing his connection
with the Decatur Journal to 90 TO the
South for the benefit of his wife's health.
He has organized q banking establishment
in Chattanooga.
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MINERS, SECRET MEETING
Brazil Operators Offer TO Compromise
on a 5-Cent Raise After Six Months.
Chicago Pipeline Company Having to Pay
for Its Right of Way at $1,000 per Mile
Shelbyville Prize Fighters Wanted.


Operators Hold ~ Secret Meeting with q
Miners Committee at Brazil
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL, Ind. April 22-The block coal
operators and miners of this district met
pany's Office to-day. The miners were we'll
represented by delegates from each mine
in the district, and all interested operators
were also present. The meeting convened
at 10 o'clock. and was dismissed at noon.
The principal feature. according to
intelligence received from those pres
ent, was the proposition made the
mines by the operators. which simply vas
to pay last years prices for the fret six
months. and a five-cent raise for the re-
mander of the year. the miners to sign the
scale. Signing the scale for ; ear has been
the objection made by the miners from the
outset. and il Is not believed that they will
accede TO the operators demand in this re-
specf. A delegate meeting of the miners
will be held at the courthouse In this city
next Wednesday. when the proposition of
the operators will be discussed. Clay
county is watching the proceedings very
closely, as should the workmen strike now
the operators will lose their contracts and
the miners be thrown out of employment
for the year, making very hard times here.
President Commeskey and Secretary
Kennedy, of the United Mine Workers.
whose organization is confined to the BIZ
luminous mines. were In Brazil watching
proceedings. 1t il safe to say that there
Will be no conference on the scale for
biIumiDOus mining until after the next
meeting at Brazil. If the block-coal miners
are granted an increase of cents the year
around. the bituminous miners will be
more determined In their demand for q
like increase.
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WOMEN IN FACTORIES.
So Many of Them that the Wonder IL What
VIII Become of tho Men.

So Many of Them that the Wonder IL What
VIII Become of tho Men.
Lucy NJ Salmon. in New England Magazine.
The change from midi vidual to collective
enterprises. from the domestic to the fac
tory system, has released vast amount of
labor formerly performed in the house by
women, with three results: either this work
has been diverted TO other places or into
other channels. or has become idle. The
tendency at first was wholly in the former
direction. The house spiuners and weavers
became the spinners and weavers in facto-
ries. and later the home workers IN other
lines became the operatives in other large
establishments. AS machinery became
more sim pie women were EN- pioy ed in larger
NUM- ers until IN several places and In sew
eral patrons their numbers exceed those
of men. One illustration of this is found
in Massachusetts,. where by the census of
1856 IL was found that in eight towns IN the
State one of them, Lowell. the number of
women employ ed IN manufacturing indus-
tries was greater than the number of men.
Ten years ago a weaver in Lawrence
complained: One of the evils existing III
this city is the gradual extinction of the
male operative In 1855. in Massachusetts
women Dredominated in fifteen occupations
including those for the manufacture OF but
tons and dress trimmings. carpetings. cloth
ing, cotton goods. fancy articles, hair work,
hosiery and knit goods linen mixed tex
tiles. silk and silk goods. straw and palm
leaf goods and wCrsted goods"
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writer. Ifyour employers young son has
taste for mechanics and takes 1t all to
pieces every evening Ito see how the
thing works.v it Is no affair of yonrs. You
don't own the machine. Besides. the next
day you discover how the thing works.
Don't expect too many holidays. Then
you will not be dIss ppoinred If you have
to work on Memorial day and someone else
decorates your soldier fathers grave. Inc
country Is safe. These men settled their
dispute more than twenty-five years ago.
and business interests must not be inter-
fered with.
Don't be annoyed that the strip of dicta-
ton always moves just ct lunch time. Inc
We have often heard.
Don't get nervous when called for the
sixty-ninth time TO take single letter. he
has Just dug up the correspondence from
some pigeonhole and wants to get 1t on al
mind. Stenogrsphers rarely succumb 10
insanity.
Don't be self-willed in small matter OF
syntax. Ii the dictator uses q singular
noun as subject of q plural verb. and you
correct the error, that is sufficient IL he
blots ont your word and replaces bis own:
don't try to smuggle In your little rs
once more. Remember what has been said
about women having the last word.
Don't ask favors OF your employers; 1t
distresses them to refuse.
Don't fume if you have to Jump up and
answer the telephone every ten minutes
while getting out your transcript. Exer.
else Is very beneficial for q person OF
sedentary habits.
Don't let a bit of headache or hesrtsche
interfere with your perennial cheerfulness,
or fail to respond to all calls upon You with
ready smile. But do not try to overdo
the thing. Don't be a Cheshire cat
Don't attempt to justify yourself when
called to account for not having carried
out instructions that your superior neglect
ed to issue. All stenogra pliers are well up
In the science of mind reading.
Don't look for concessions from the firm.
You may work oil the noon hour and half
tho night in the busy season without CON-
ment; that 10 o contingency. But If you
miss car. and are ten minutes late some
morning when there is not stroke of work
to do. yOu must expect TO be glowered upon;
that Is discipline.
Don't excuse yourself as q fallible hu-
man being. Self-pity and stenoRrapby are
incompatible.
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An Episode in the Life of President Franz
lin Pierce

rank
The nomination of Mr.. Joseph Fl. Wise
to be collector of customs at San Francisco
post when Mr.. Wise, then bearde less boy.
was sent out as q deputy. His name was
Hammond. he had gallant war record,
and he was better known as Major" Ham,
mond. To his nomination. made In the
spring of 1858, is attached strange and
pathetic story, vouched for by many resi-.
dents of the slope. but seldom. if ever. pm b.
lished. In the heat OF the struggle be-
tween the United States and Mexico Ham,
mond. a harum-scarum young Lieutenant.
was attached TO the staff OF General VIM
field Scott. In one of the desper-
ate encounters which marked the
steady American advance to the
Mexican capital he was sent to
full speed ne Attempted to leap ravine
his horse fell. and the rider went with him.
ExtrIcating himself and rising. he saw,
crouched under the bank. the figure of q
man. Crazed with the heat. blinded by
the smoke and deafened by the roar of the
guns, he had Loaf his nerve. gone all TO
pieces" as the veterans call il. and was
trembling In hiding. Hammond felt pity
for him, dragged him to his feet. talked to
him as father to his son. told him that the
eyes of his comrades were on him; that he
must do his duty; that ali Americans must
stand together in that far country; gave
him some water TO drink. and SD put heart
into him that the man WAS able to smile.
give firm handgrip. and mount the rider.
less horse that stood by. His last words
ere no plunged back into the thick of the
fray were: For Gods sake. old man. don't
tell anybody"
lit was an experience that has happened
to many young soldiers otherwise brave
enough" Hammond used to say. In telling
of 1t.
The man was Franklin H. Pierce. When
he was elected President of the United
States Hammond came on to Washington.
The new executive saw him and clasped
both his hands. while grateful tears came
to his eyes They had not met since thew
parted ct the bank of the ravine In far
away Mexico.
Can do anything for you: Hammondf'
Mr.. Pierce inquired. Cant you name
something can do for your
well" was the response, i've been
thinking | would like to be the customs
collector out at Frisco"
The appointment was sent in the next
day.
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LUCY LARCOM
Had to Raise Her Right Hand and Swear
She Could Teach the Three "f's."


Had to Raise Her Right Hand and swear
She Could Teach the Three "R's."
Boston Journal.
A CHICAGO newspaper interview with
Lucy Larcom few years ago contained
the following:
What was the most remarkable thing
that happened IN the log school where you
II am afraid you will scarcely believe it,"
she answered. with q merry shake of her
head. 1t was the flight of a girl up the
chimney. / had made her sit on the empty
fireplace as q punishment and to put her
SO lar away from the other children that
she could not make them partners in her
untlmely frolics. She sat demure and shy
at first But there was q magnificent imp
spirit in her. 1t snapped in her black eyes
and rippled in faint twitches at the ends of
her red mouth. She gradually drew her.
self nearer the open fiue. and before could
catch my breath she bad seized some jut-
ting bits of timber, lifted herself mp, and q
pair of flying heels disappearing through
the chimney hole was the last We saw of
her that day.
did you make her come back the same
way, a la Mephistop
"Oh. no. We were glad to get her back
any way We could. We could not spare q
girl of such possibilities"
Had you any difficulty with the boys
the big feliowsp
Miss Larcoms face clouded. Not serious
trou bic. Ives, 1t Is too bad to have to own
it'll made them 60 and get the rods that
helped teach them. l had 10 make one
strapping rsilsplItter acknowledge that
was his master, and he was a good friend
ever afterward."
Il suppose you underwent q severe ex-
aminationf"
Il had 20 raise my right hand and swear
that was able to teach the three Rs and
good many other things. There was an
examination also. but the swearing went
a long way. 1t did not amount TO much,
however, in getting the salary promptly.
TWAS necessary to go into another county
to get 1T. The amount was $40 for three
month";
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HE HAD "CROOKED" BONES.
Strange Negro in Craps Game Causes q
Shooting ARRAY on Willard Street.

A game of craps and q negro with q pistol
created panic down ON Willard street
last night, which caused Sergeant Lowe
much annoyance and great deal
of diminishing about. A dozen
negroes were engaged in the
fsvorite pnstime and were throwing
"hot sevens" with unusual harmony when
one little fellow discovered that there was
q strange player in the crowd who was
working off set of loaded dice. There is
nothing so criminal in the eyes of the Will
lard-street colored citizen as q craps swim
der and when the little fellow raised the
cry of fraud there was trouble.
One negro. who is thought to have been
William Freeman. fired a pistol and an
other yelled that ne was shot. The wound
ed man was carried to Tennessee street
and doctor summoned. The injured
player was undecided as to whether
he had been ehOt In the side Oh
in the leg. but eventually concluded that
bis leg was uniniured. and took to his
heels as the physician arrived. The po-
lice searched for him. but he could not be
found. and his name was not learned. The
man who it is said did the shooting also
escaped.
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UnmanaeeabIs Horses.

A horse and buggy belonging to Mrs.
Lenton, of North Indianapolis. collided
with another vehicle at the corner OF
Washington and Pennsylvsnia streets.
yesterday afternoon. and had not officer
Corrigsn happily como to the rescue the
North Indianap polls outfit would have de-
molshed the interior of the BAN berger hat
store. About the same hour officer Corhan
at the corner of Illinois and WASHINGTON
streets. averted q catastrophe in q similar
line. A team of horses, owned by FuhrinG
Brothers and driven by Charles Hail.
dashed around the corner from
Illinois street and ran into the delivery
wagon of the National Cash.register Com.
pany. The teams came together with con.
siderable Velocity and piled the contents
of both wagons In the street. COrhan, In
attempting To- save woman from what
seemed certain injury. suffered painful
bruise on the foot and will be compelled &c
limp 1t for several days.
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the renewal of paper. and the difficulty of
making collections Is understood to be the
canse. Liabilities are reported TO be over
100000. with assets largely In excess. but
consisting largely of lands and farm prop
erty.
FRANKLIN. o.. April GAN assignment
to p. II. Rea, of Franklin. was made to-day
by the Friend n Forgy Paper Company.
Liabilities, SOC. 600; assets not given. Geo.
n. Friend is presidest and John w. Friend
secretary.
NEW YORK, April 22.--The sheriff to-day
took charge of the factory of T.. Frank ~
Bro. manufs cturers of cioaks. Liabilities,
$4,000; assets, estimated. $4,000.
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One OF Them Speaks Up.

Some idiot, having nothing else to do. has
recently wept over women with alleged
brains because they can't get husbands.
These alleged brains interfere. Men won't
have them for wives at any price. For
proof of TINS assumption. this idiot names
various literary women who are unmsr-
ried. The conclusion arrived at is that
these women are single because they have
had no chance to be otherwise. As a mat
ter of fact there are few women in this
country who cannot marry early and often,
If they wish. The proportion Of unmarried
literary women is no larger than unmarried
any other kind of women. Men marry and
women marry when actuated by love, not
because the opposite sex has or has not q
gigantic intellect. but because of PERSONAL
ity. When literary women are attractive
In person or manner. or possess the inde-
scribable je ne sails quot, which often goes
farther than beauty, they draw the oppo-
site sex. and woe versa. George Sand, and
George Eliot. and Mrs. Browning had no
beauty whatever. but they appealed TO
certain men very decidedly. The old.fash-
Toned idea of the bas bleu died some time
ago. This soribbling idiot is q Silurian.
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PILING ON THE DAMAGES.
Farmers Take Delight in Holding Up the
Chicago Pipe Line Company.
Special 20 the indianapolis Journal

Farmers Take Delight in Holding Up the
Chicago Pipe Line Company.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
KoKOMo. Ind, April 22.-The Indiana
Natural Gas and Oil Company, best known
as the Chicago Pipe Line Company. that is
supply ing Chicago people with natural gas
from the Indiana field. is involved in ap-
parentIy endless litigation in this and ad-
joining counties. Kokomo is the Indiana
headquarters of the Chicago CON-
pany. aud that corporation has
$780, 900 plant here supplying fuel
for domestic consumption. This place is
the Indiana end of the pipe line. Before
pipe-laying began. two years ago, the CON-
pany purchased only q portion of the right
of way from the landowners, forcing the
remainder through by proceedings In the
courts. The appraisers sent out by this
process assessed damages on an aver
age of 90 cents per rod. The
property owners were not satisfied with
the assessment, and. without exception. re-
sisted the action, demanding heavier DAM
ages. Six of the one hundred or more cases
in this county came to trial this week In
Howard Circuit Court. and the ,juries
snss damages psr m OF Five D'r .m TSs the
sum awarded by the appraisers.
The farmers are standing together as one
man, and never fail To place the damages
high enough when SER wing as Jurors. The
company has suits in every county through
which the pipe line passes. and IL the val
uatioirss fixed by the courts here stands
the test In the Supreme Court, the CON-
pany's right of way will cost $3.50. 600 more
than was expected.
c. L. Hegnembourg. Hon. w. J. Camp
bell. Jacob 5. Smith and w. O. Johnson.
all heavy stockholders and officers of the
company were here from Chicago this
week. looking after the companyss Inter
eats. 'If the verdict stands." said one yes
teriay, consumers must pay more
money for their gas. We have about
ST. O0O, 900 invested in this pipe line, pump
ing stations aud gas territory and / don't
believe We Will remain in the business for
our health"
The farmers demand large damages on
the ground that the pipe line decreases the
val1e of their lands. Aside from the
annoyance and inconvenience, they
say accidents are liable to happen
from explosions ana fires A short while
ago several persons were killed near here
by exploding pipes. One man met death
by crossing main with q portable engine.
the wheels breaking the plpe and the
escaping gas lgniting from the lire In the
engine.
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BLACK EYE FOR THE BREWERY AGENT.
For Once the Terre Haute Bosses Couldn't
Control tho Com nissioners.
ofsl % fhe nd amelia Iaurn NJ

For Once the Terre Haute Bosses Couldn't
Control the Commissioners
Special 20 the Indianapolis journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind., April 22.-The
County Commissioners have dIsallowed
Township Trustee Peker's claim. in all
about g.. 200. and thus have disposed of o
question which has been aRitatiBG political
circles for several months The trustee is
the well-known agent of the Terre Haute
brewery, and the brewery people have
played O considerable part In local
politics for year or more. They are
Democrats. as are the COMMISSIONER and
there has been much curiosity on the part
of the public in the outcome of the dispute
over this claim. Even the candidacy of
Grover Cleveland for denomination last
year was involved In 1t. The brewery peo-
pie were opposed to the denomination. and
worked hard and successfully to send sex-
Congressman Lamb to Chicago as an. an til
Cleveland delegate. . The editor of the
Gazette was the opposing candidate,
the sincere supporter of Cleveland at
all times Naturally. the editor took pleas
ure in opposing the CLAW, which was q pre-
poster0us imposition OF the taxpayers. OF
the amout 500 was for years salary for
deputy, the trustees brother who. in
fact, performed the duties of the trustee,
who was receiving q salary OF 81 500 from
the people. while devoting himself to the
brewery business The large amount
of the claim was for work done on
the boulevard. which the owners of
fast horses projected. and over which
no heavy wagons were allowed to pass.
The commissioners were firm IN the face of
the strong influence brought to bear on
them. and the editor sings their praises.
The trustee is now pervaded with n con-
Stunning desire for revenge. He says he will
sue the county. asserting that he has the
law on his side. The newspaper invites
the litigation. and boasts of the ability of
the county attorney. also an active Demo-
crat, to WIN the case.
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Burglars at Carthage.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
KSIGHTsTowN. Ind. April 22.-At Garth
age. five miles south of here. last night.
three masked men caught the night watch
man. bound and gagged him and threw him
through q window into the engine room
of the Big Four water station. after
which they proceeded TO plumber the town.
They effected an en- trance into the stores OF
Wooden IL Dennis. dry goods: q. N. Hell,
druggist; Logan Singer. grocery. and j.
NJ. Stone. hard ware. IN each of which places
the sale was blown open and the contents
removed. About $500 in cash and nearly
that amount In merchandise were taken
from the four places. The safe cracking
was evidently the work of experts. The
officers OF this city were informed at an
early honr this morning. They at once
went to work on the case.
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NEW YORK. April o. The funeral of Mrs.
Almira Russell Hancock. widow of Gen.
Winfield 5. Hancock. took place to-day
at noon at the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the Transformation The Little
Church Around the Corner.) The Kew. DIR.
George II. Houghton. rector of the church,
officiated. At the close of the service the
body was sent to ST. LOUIS for burial.
The pallbearers at the church were OK
Judge Charles Z. DAILY. Gen. o. o. Howard.
Gen. Horace Porter, Coi. George b. Me-
ClelIsn. Gen. Henry T. Abort. Col. c. l.. g.
Gillespie. Col. G. l.. Clarke and COL Finley
Anderson.
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DON'Ts FOR TYPEwRITERs.
Bright Young Women in Down-Tow
Office Offer Them.

Bright Young Women in n downtown
Office Offer Them
st Louis PostDispatch
There has lately been going the rounds
of the exchanges paragraph OF .Don'ts
for Typewrlters." who are therein alluded
TO as '.office decorators" The character and
value of the advice given may bs judged
from the initial and final selection which
we quote: Don't bleach your hair until
you have secured position. Don't fail TO
own the boss.
liz is reported that the rules referred TO
were drawn mp at u meeting of Young and
lovely typewriters. We would not ques-
tion the veracIty of the compiler. but al
low us to append few additional "Don'ts."
by which most stenographers and type
writer's, plain or pretty. young or other
wise. find IL necessary 10 be- governed.
Don't grumbie " hen the head of the firm
hands you, at 5:55 z. NJ, every day, the
great pile of letters you turned over 10
him ut IL In the morning. Pressure of
business prevents bis signing them earlier.
Don't be fastidious about your type
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Oyster Coon Ruined.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. April 22.-According
to reports received here today from the
various oyster growing districts along the
Connecticut coast. the entire oyster crop
was almost ruined by the severe storm W hic b
passed over Long Island sound Thursday
night and yesterday morning. The loss is
estimated at over S500.000. The oyster
dealers say It will take several years TO get
their beds in the condition they were in be-
fore the storm.