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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-15
PROPOSED FLOUR TRUST.
Combination of Northwestern Millers {
Nav Result I'm Higher P-ices

Combination of Northwestern Millers that
May Result I'm Higher Prices.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. A.-The flour
trust has already been formed and is now
in operation. This scheme is said to have
originated with Hubbard, the big miller,
of Mankato. this State, and ell the meet
iDgs up to this time have been held in
Chicago. Most of the spring wheat millers
in Buffalo. Chicago. st. Louis. Milwaukee,
Minneapolis and tributary points have
finally gone into the organization. The
Office of the secretary is In Chicago. where
the meetings are to be held quarterly. A
number of millers have not gone into the
combine. The understanding is that the
new deal of prices is to 90 into effect after
the next harvest.
One of the Minneapolis millers says the
report is true, and adds: "The trust will
include the MINNEAPOLIS mills, without
doubt. The negotiations have gone so far
that the mills here will be In it unless tie
that the Milwaukee mills will be in 1t too.
SO will the Duluth mills. but il they be not
included the whole deal Will probably fall
through. The expected passage of the
anti-optlon bill has something TO do with
this proposed combination of millers. The
bill Will give the buyers of actual wheat
an advantage OF those now enjoyed. in that
the market will not be affected by the spec
ulation IN wheat in margins. The millers
who use the wheat will then be the heav-
lest traders in the article. A strong com bi.
nation OF wealthy Northwestern millers
will be able to almost control the wheat
market q t oil times"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-15
LYNCHING AT Chattanooga
Suspected Negro Ravisher Taken Out of
Jail and Swung from Bridge.
His Body Afterwards Made the Target fol
Hundreds of Pistols-Deputies Unable to
Protect Their Prisoner.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Feb. 14.-This
city was intensely excited tonight over an
assault committed here this morning upon
Mrs. w. A. Moore. widow, by q negro,
who found the lady alone In the house.
His victim is fifty-one years old and the
mother of seven grown children. A negro
named Andy Blount was subsequently
arrested on suspicion, but Mrs. Moore was
in doubt whether be was the man. Neigh
negro protested his innocence. and an in
vestigalion by number of leading citizens
indicated that he spoke the truth.
The lack of evidence against the negro
did not keep mob from gathering at the
jail. At & o'clock one hundred men were
at the doors demanding the prisoner. and
ed. all bent on lynchlDg the negro. The
crowd was composed largely OF railroad
men, the negro's victim being the
mother of one of their number. All
protests and remonstrances failed, and
an attempt was made to break the
Jail, battering ram being used. At 8
o'clock the outer door had been forced in.
Behind it were the deputies. who asked for
aid, but got mono, as the city police force
would have been pOwerless. and there was
no militia company In the city.
AT 1880 the steel doors of the jail were
broken down by tools brought from a
blacksmith shop, and the negro was in the
hands of the men thirsting for his life. He
was taken to the bridge over the Tennessee
river, seven blocks away, and hanged to the
ironwork of the first space of the roadway.
The corpse was made the target for hun
dreds of pistols and was shot full of holes
Having done their work the mob dispersed.
Some of them were masked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-15
ASK YOUR GROCER FOR
FLOUR
ALLEGED CASE OF PERSECUTION.
Parkhurst's Detective Said to Be Victim
Of Police Hatred-Two Lawyers in Trouble.

New YORK. Feb. 14-Charles w. Gard
ner, chief detective of DE-. Parkhurst's So
ciety, was brought to court this morning to
be sentenced to hard labor in prison for
two years. He had been convicted of at
tempting to extort money from Lille Cliff
ton. keeper of O disorderly house. The
sentencing of Gardner was really d pre-
liminary incident to one of greater interest
in the court room. Messrs. Golf and jerome,
both ex-asslstant district attorneys. had
acted as counsel to Gardner. After Gard
ner was led away there was dramatic
scene enacted in the court room. Record
or Smyt the requested lawyers Goff and Je-
rome, who conducted Gardeners defense, to
be seated. as he had something to say to
them. He told them that during the trial
they were guilty Of unbecoming conduct,
and he would at once proceed to investi.
gate what punishment should be inflicted
upon them. II had made up my mind"
continued the recorder. mot to interfere
with the progress OF the case at the time,
as had a proper right TO do, but preferred
to adopt the example of eX-Chief Justice
Davis, of the Supreme Court. and at the
close of the trial administer such punish
ment as have the privilege TO DO under
the statutes. for what 1 consider you both
corder recited the charges he had preferred
against them from a typewrltten affidavit
and dwelt upon the insolent remarks OF
both.
When the recorder had finished Mr..
Jerome arose and said he had closely fol-
the specifications, and presen ted his sincere
apology to the court. Here lawyer jerome
broke down, and tears rolled down his
cheeks. Mr.. GoH then arose and reiterated
Mr.. Jerome's apology. He said that he had
not intended to be offensive to the court.
he asked for the privilege of counsel. and
requested that the matter be postponed
The recorder said he would put the hearing
down for next Monday. and would serve
each with q copy of the charges. While
this scene was taking place in the Record
er's Court lawyer named Moss rushed
into Judge Andrews's court IN the Tweed
courthouse. near by. and excitedly and al
most breathlesslv moved for "a certificate OF
reasonable doubt and q stay of sentence"
for Gardner Mr. Moss aroused further in
terest by declaring hastily that he did not
know enough about the case to present il
satisfactorily, and that he only came be-
cause Recorder Smythe was holding att0r-
neys Goh and jerome in court and thus
preventing them from making their own
motion. He further stated that the police
officials were endeavoring to rush Gardner
otf to Sing Sing. Having heard tho motion
Judge Andrews granted a stay until Friday
next. The statement has been made that
the police. stung by DR.. Parkhnrst's charges
against them. have sought to make n case"
against Gardner. and were IN O hurry to
get him behind the bars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-15
FILIBUSTERING EXPEDITION.
Several Hundred Armed Men Ready to Leave
Key West for Central America.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-A local paper will
say in the morning that q piratical expedi-
tion against one of the Central American
states is being fitted out at Key West. Fla.
by Cubans and Americans The company
of tllbusters has been gradually augment
ed at the Florida seaport until several hun
dred fighting men, armed with repeating
rifles and abundant ammunition. are ready
to embark on the expedition. 1t is said that
small steamer has been chartered at a
Northern port and is now en- route to
Key West, whore it is expected to arrive to-
day. The hold is we'll baliasted with can
non, Gattling guns and field artillery, suf-
fC;ently formidable when In desperate
hands. to make war against the government
of Honduras. The United States steamship D
Kearsarge dropped anchor at Key West
yesterday, much to the surprise of every
one In the town. and it is believed she has
been ordered there to prevent the pirates
from setting sail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-15
EVIDENCE AGAINST O'DONNELL.
Pinkertons and Newspaper Reporters Tell
What They Saw and Heard at Homestead.

PITTsBURG. Feb. 14-Interest in the
O'Donnell Homestead trial is such that
long before the opening time the corridors
of the courthouse were choked with people
desrous of admission, and only q small
number were accommodated. Hugh O'Don-
nell was his own clerk and jotted down
questions and answers. Captain Cooper.
OF the Brooklyn Pinkertons. testified that
he saw O'Donnell twice during the Home
stead riot-once when the barges landed
and again when the surrender occurred.
He said O'Donnell promised him and his
men protection if they would surrender.
w. III. Burt. who had charge of the Chi
cago cor tingent of the Pinkertons. testified
that O'Donnell called out. Don't land. Ii
you come ashore. every d. one OF you Will
be killed"
Joseph Malloy, another Pinkerton, testI-
fed that ODonnell gave orders to armed
men on the bank and replaced one man
with pistol with one who had q shotgun.
He then came to the bank and called to
Captain Cooper that he wanted TO talk to
him. Cooper went inside and O'Donneli
called out with an oath that every man
would be killed .. because they would not
llSten to HIM.
Deputy Sheriff Gray said the firing be-
gan from the shore. The Pinkertons. he
6alu. were not QeputlZeu Oy MN.
The rest of the session was given up to
hearing the testimony of newspaper CORE
spondents. who were present when the
riots occurred. Frank McQuiston testified
that he was up In the cupola with O'Don-
nell during part OF the battle number
of other correspondents were present and
ODOnnell warned them mot to see any
thing which could be useu as evidence"
George Campbell. editor of the West
Elizabeth Star said he W as standing on the
river when the rioters were pumping the
oil at the barges and he heard some one
behind him say: That is no way. Build
Q raft. load IL with oil, set fire to IL and let
ir float down against them.n He turned
around and saw it was ODonnell On
cross-examination witness said he did not
know for sure that UDannell said that
buS he heard the words. and on looking
around saw O'Donnell standing there.
Harry GOshorn, of the Pittsburg Dis
patch. was up in the cup0la and corrobo-
rated the other witness. In conversation
with ODOnnell about the matter, he said,
speaking of several men: Gentlemen,
this is no longer riot. it is q revolution" "
Robert w. Herbert, another Dispatch re-
porter, said he was in bed at the Carnegie
Hotel when the general alarm was sound
cd. When he came ont men. women and
children were running about. shouting.
ner of noises. lit was." said he, 1.-The wild.
est. most thrilling scene and excitement !
bad ever enjoyed"
''Dld you enjoy i'll" asked Mr.. Patterson.
"Yes. really enjoyed it," said the wit.
ness and then every body laughed. Mr..
Herbert was on the stand when court ad-
jOurned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-15
THE PANAMA INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. BOyard Denies that American Interests
We're Disseminated Against.

aNEw YORK, Feb. 1.-the special com.
mittee of Congress appointed to investl-
gate the business of the Panama Canal
Company in this country spent this morn
ing in investigating the books and papers
submitted by Xavier Boyard. The greater
part of the afternoon session was taken mp
by the examination of Mr.. Boyard. After
Mr.. Boy ard had ex planned his relations with
the company. Congressman Geary. of CALI
fornia. remarked that the Pacific Mail
scandal was going TO crop out some time
during the investigation, and that the
present was as good as any. He then
asked III the Panama railroad had not dis
eliminated against American interests be.
cause controlled by French capitalists.
Mr. Boyard replied with q vehement No,
no. no." He claimed the quarrel with the
Pacific Mail had been brought about by
the latter company flirting with the trans
continental lines. He explained that the
line which receives special rates was gwen
such a contract In order to maintain rates.
but not advance them. and that the Pacific
Mail would be given the same advantage
if 1t would do all it's shipping by the Pana-
ma railroad. Mr.. Appleton was called and
testified as to the attitude OF the Hayes ad-
ministration toward the canal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-15
Why sa,Iie Moore Di.sppeared.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE cause of the
mysterious disappearance of Sallie Moore,
the daughter of Kentucky clergyman
while visiting relatives in this city several
weeks ago. is now known. She had been
secretly married and lied TO avoid O. posure.
if letters in the possession of her relatives
tell the story correctly. They knew the
girl went Co Philadelphia. was engaged as a
cook by Dr. Jameson, and. having boen
sent away because her condition was DIS
covered. she got another situation as a
servant IN the family of L. NJ. Jobson. dis.
appearing again on Feb. when she found
her identity was suspected. The Philsdel-
phia police have learned that the girl
sought and denied admission to sew
eral hospitals on Feb. 8 and G. After that
all trace of her is lost. The girls story was
that she had been secretly married to q
shoe drummer while visiting her sister in
Illinois. ana that her husband died three
months after the wedding.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-15
SHERMANS REINSTATEMENT.
1t Was the Generals Wife and Her Father
Who lnterceded with Lincoln.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14.-Father Thomas Sher-
man. whose statement in a lecture Satur.
day evening regarding his fathers removal
from the army for insanity, as sent out
Sunday night. created such sensation
among Union veterans here, was seen by a
reporter yesterday and gave o more do.
tailed account of the matter. Father Sher-
man said: Nearly all OF this is matter of
history, but now comes the part of the story
which has never been published. My
mother was much worried over the
affair. ana seemed TO suspect that
either misunderstanding or the machi-
nations OF enemies were at the bottom
of 1t. 1t was then that she and her
father, Hon. Thomas K. Ewin Q, went to
Washington and sought an audience with
President Lincoln. They asked to see the
reports which were made the basis of the
removal of my father from his command.
and. when shown copies of the documents,
Indignantly inquired If these were the
basis of the cruel charges. With char
swered In the affirmative. My mother in
sisted that the copies were garbled. and
that the President should examine the
original documents and right the wrong
done TO General sherman, The President
asked his visitors to call the next day
at IL o'clock. He received them
the next day with the documents in his
hand and informed them that no further
effort on their part was necessary. He had.
he said, reinstated General Sherman. Gen.
Halleck, who had always trusted nv
fathers jud dement immedia ately restored
him to q command in Kentucky. Subse-
ouent events proved my father to have
been right. and he was given an oppor-
tunlty to secure a deserving place in his
tory, all through the devotion and per-
sistenCe of my mother"
In response to INQUIRIES to who was
responsible for the garbling of reports and
the attempted disgrace of General Sher-
man. father Sherman replied tn hat he would
prefer not to express an opinion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-15
Competition for tho Pork Trust.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14.-Chicago's man,
moth pork trust will have a competitor in
the shape of syndicate in this city after
March l. Arrangements have already been
made for the starting of the concern, and q
contract has been closed with the Balti-
more * Ohio road. which will give ma
terial aid to the venture. Men backing the
industry. VINO are nearly all Philadel-
phians have raised a capital of $500, COO to
begin with. Acting for the syndicate an
agent has secured ten acres of ground on
the Schuylkill river banks near Gray's
Ferry. on the line of the Baltimore 81 Ohio
road. There has already been n hotel and
packing establishment erected and stock
yards are now being built. The hotel will
be devoted exclusively to the accommoda-
tiOn of drOvers. The contracts call for the
starting of the works on the 1st of March.
The concern has made arrangements for
shipping its products directly to the con-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-15
CARLIsLE's SUCCESSOR.

Judge William Lindsay Elected United
States senator by the Legislature.
FRANKFoRT. KY. Feb. IA. - Both the
House and Senate balloted to-day for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-15
FOR SCHOLFIELD'S FUNERAL.
Simple Traits in the Life of the Justice Show
ing He Wanted No 0stentatiOn.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

MARSHALL. ILL.,. Feb. 14-The funeral of
Justice John Scholtield will be held Thurs
day at 2P. NJ. In accordance with his ex-
pressed wish only hymn Will be sung and
q prayer offered at the house. and then the
Masonic ceremony. In charge OF Grand
Master Crawford. will be conducted at the
grave. number of distinguished MEM
bers Of bench and bar are expected 20 be
present The Marshall bar this morning
called meetiL OF the State bar TO be
held In this city Thursday morning. to ar
range for attending the funeral and TO pass
appropriate resolutions. particular re-
quest of } udge SchoifieId that his body
be buried In plain, inexpensive coffin,
and that only u simple marble slab bearing
his name be placed at the head of his
RrAve
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-15

They Have Taken Your Reward Away, ant

They Have Taken Your Reward Away, and
Wen Never See You I'm Office Any More.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb 14-Editor John G.
Sbanklin, of Evansville, spent the day at
the capital, where he met many prominent
Democrats from Indiana and other States.
Mr.. Shanklin has oeen in New York some
days. having his eyes treated and confer
ring with President-elect Cleveland, and he
intends remaining here until after the in.
augurstlon. Mr.. Shanklln undoubtedly
knows a thing or two abont the distribu-
tion of patronage In Indiana under Presi-
dent Cleveland. but he declines to talk tor
publication. His presence here has, how
ever, renewed the talk that he will be ten
dered an important post under the incoming
administration. He could have. 1t Is stated.
almost any one of the assistant Cabinet
positions. but IL is understood that he
would accept nothing short of o first-class
consul generalshlp. q second-class mission
or some position of that character. with q
good salary and light physical duties to
perform. When asked If it was true that
be might go into the Cabinet. probably as
Secretary of Agriculture. Mr. Shanklin.s
rIsib bles arose, and he replied: mo: there's
nothing In that: it Is Joke. BY the way.
the very position of Secretary of Az
riculture Is standing joke In New
1ork. No one appears TO De Wiling TO
take il. and the dignity of the portfolio has
degenerated in public estimation to little
less than laughing stock"
There continues to be comment upon the
manner in which ex-Gov. Isaac Pusey Gray
has been dumped" Doubtless Mr. Shank
lin could add some interesting bits of in
formation upon the point. but he declines
to say 6 word upon the subject of Gray. IL
is learned. however. in another quarter,
that nearly every Democrat who has Wis.,
tied Mr. Cleveland from Indiana since the
election has taken occasion to drive
nail in Ex-Governor Gray's political
coffin. No one has uttered q
single kind word for him. The President
elect has been told that Mr.. Gray left the
Republican party while in Office to 70 di.
rectiy into office in the Democratic party.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-15

without job. The President-elect has
come to look upon the Ex-Governor almost
without pity; without even a little favor.
IL is now stated in high Democratic guar.
ters that Mr. Gray will not be rendered
even . fourtb-ciass mission; that he Is to
be ignored altogether. and will have offlce
neither for himself nor his friends.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-15
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Fracture Splints Special Trusses Clutches. Elastic
Hosiery Deformity Braces and Surgical Appliances
of every kind. The largest stock Of ARTIFICIAL
EYES In the State. WIN. III. ARMSTRONG q co
AZ South Illinois Street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-15
The Monterey Now in Comm,s.,o,

MARE ISLAND, Cal, Feb. 1.-THE coast
defense vessel Monterey was formally
placed commission to-day under COM
mand of Capt Louis Kempt. Her COM
plement of 167 men marched aboard and
the work of loading stores was immediately
commenced.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-01
NOVEL ENTERPRISES.

The linen industry of Ireland gives
employment to upward of 100 600 per-
sons, and has an estimated capital in
vested of s75, 900, 900.
There are now between 10, 900 and
IA, 900 miles of telephone circuits in
the metropolitan area of London, re-
gion covering about 500 square miles.
DIR. Koeppen. in his ANNALS of Ma
rine photography and Meteorology,"
published by the observatory OF Ham
burg, details the effects upon waves of
the sea of different sorts of oil, and
comes 10 the conclusion that soap pro-
duces still far superior effects.
Wax figures are slowly disappearing
as advertising agencies. The cheap
tailors use figures of wire with heads
of plaster and paper mache, and the
cheap dentists have taken in some of
their horrible heads, with staring eyes
and teeth that were CRASHED by ma
chinery.
Among the large shipments of bones
from Mexico TO the United States re-
Gently made for fertilizing and sugar
refining purposes, were ten car loads
of human bones, said to have been OBJ
tanned from ancient mounds in South
ern Mexico, but more probably gath
cred from various old and abandoned
cemeteries.
4 mandatory of gun and finder
hex aints is still operated in England,
at Brandon, on the borders of Suffolk
and Norfolk, where the flint industry
has been carried on, with no material
change in the methods of mining and
shaping the fints since the stone age.
Most of the gun flints are exported to
Zanzibar and other African ports and
the Undertook flints go to isolated dis
tricts In Spain and italy
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-01
The Omnipresent souvenir spoon.

You can scarcely fly to the utter
most parts of the earth, in these
United States, without meeting the
souvenir spoon. Even IN a Iemoto
district in Maine at the country store
you find a counter devoted to the en-
hibition Of 'Casco Bay" and Long
fellow spoons. You may try the
seats of learning, with the fond hope
that the frivolous coffee spoon may
be escaped, but the form of John
Harvard will adorn the piece of sil-
yer with which you stir your coffee.
You may think to find a refuge from
the pursuer on the banks of New
York's noble river, but the hendrix
Hudson" spoon is there before you.
In the swamps Of Florida you cannot
elude it. An alligator twines with
pleasing realism over the handle of
your soup spoon. At Niagara you
scoop your orange out with bit of
gold down which the torrents dash,
and in California you give up the
fight when you find yourself taking
strawberries and cream from 1.-The
Golden Gate spoon"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-01
Consitlcrate.

1t was out West. and they were
holding up stage in the regulation
fashion. One of the passengers was
q iuttery sort of girl.
"Oh, gracious! what in the world
is happening?" she cried when the
order to throw up yer hands" was
given.
Don't be skeered MISS" said the
man with the revolvers. This is
just a new game
What do you mean?"
Were jes' playin' school We
ask questions bout watches an
rings an you folks holds up yer
hands ter show yer knows the an
swer.m