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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-25

wiring upon woman suffrage Prof
Goodwin Smith permits himself To douht
the extent of settled belief i'm ''coedncae
ton, and wants TO know what wouId no
said to a young man who i'm the name Of
that principle applied for admission af tho
door of any female college II is a nitv
that some Independent youth with stronS.
convictions and a sense of humor should
not Try 1t. II Captain Waters. Of tho Har-
ward football team emulating the exar1DIe
OF Achilles. were to pound for admission
upon the outer oak of RadclT College
il would be interesting to know whether
he would get in, and III not what reasons
would Zoe given for denying him entrance
If he got in ii would be a salutary re-
treat for him, where his game leg might
get the repose that il is said to need and
where his studies might go on without
much change of instructors. Even IL he
were told that Radclin did not believe in
or covet coeducation the attempt would
not have been in vain, since at least IL
would have yielded a precedent and pos
sibly some arguments which might be used
in the defense OF some coy male college
from the approaches OF ambitious young
females. The University of Rochester be-
set by believers in woman's rights abet-
ted and cheered on by Miss Anthony her
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CONCERNING HOLSTERS.
Another Fat Office Not to Be Given
Out-JudEe HOIman's Luck.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2i.-President Cleve-
land has determined To make no change in
the present consul-general at Berlin, who is
William Hayden Edwards. a Republican.
He minated this fact very plainly to one
of the Indiana Democratic Congressman a
few days ago The fact that Edwards is to
stay will cause more than one Democratic
heart in Indiana to ache, for there were
numerous applicants for the position. This
was one of the places which editor John
Gilbert Shanklin would have accepted.
Capt j. j. ZinZch left to-day for Evans
vile, Ind He has been candidate for
steamboat inspector. 1t is understood this
appointment will be made next week. The
resignation of Ingles, the present inspector,
which was called for two weeks ago, has
been received.
James Paxton Voorhees, second novel
will be sent to press in New York very
soon. Its title is 1.-The Revelation of HUI
mility."
The Hamilton Hotel, at which Judge Hol-
man has been lodger for several years
until quite recently, was DANA ged to the
extent of S2SG00 last night by fire.
Congressman Boutelle and other Repre-
sentatives who stopped there with their
families suffered considerable damage to
their private papers and other holdings
from the fire and water. With his charac
terstic Hoosier luck, Judge Holman moved
everything out of the Hamilton a few weeks
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FIRED ON A TRAIN.
Michigan Central Special Meets with a
Fusillade from Tramps.

JACKSON. Mich. Dec. 24-The Boston.
New York and Chicago special on the Mich
igan Central was fired on near Michigan
Center at $50 this morning. while running
at a speed of over forty miles an hour. No
one saw the persons doing the shooting
When the train reached here officers were
notified. Seven bullet-holes were found in
the car windows. Sheriff Peck. Chief of
Police Boyle and Constable Wilcox imme-
diatcly started for the scene OF the shoot
ing on an engine. Arriving there about two
minutes after. they were unable TO ind any
cew to the shooters. No one seemed 10
know anything OF The affair. The officers he
lieVe the shooting was done by tramps. but
they are unable 10 learn that tramps were
in that neighborhood
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reappoint them would be an admission on
the part OF the Governor that they had
been in the wrong.
Mrs Tompkins. wife of the professor
whose dismissal brought on the rebellion
Of the nine hundred students. has written
letter 10 friend here which has been
given to the press. She is quite as sar-
castle as her husband, whose ability In that
direction was alleged 10 be the chief cause
OF his dismissal from the school. Mrs.
TOmpkins says: Il cannot quite under
stand why the faculty OF the Normal School
should be excited because the gentlemen
named are 10 appear before the State
Teachers Association Is IL because their
consciences tell them the State educators
have sufficient ground for a savage attack?
IL Is certainly case where their own hard
dealings teaches them to suspect the
thoughts of others. L certainly think they
have come TO that point where If they
should hear sermon on Thou shalt not
bear false witness they would Immediate
" cry out that the Normal School
savagely attacked"
The students who have been urging the
appointment of alumni members the
board OF trustees say that should the Gov
ernor fail to recognize their claim they will
carry their work for their idea of JUS
tice and right before the Legislature.
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ROAD AGENTS GOT LITTLE.
Southern Pacific Train Held Up to
Rob the NeIIs-FargO EXPRESS Chr

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 24.-The rail-
road brigands have again appeared in Cal
ifornia, and this morning attacked a South
ern Pacific train bearing the treasure of
the Wells-Fargo express. Passenger train
No. 20, which pulled out of this city late
last night, north bound, was held up at Ros.
coe, a small station twelve miles north of
here, early this morning. The train was
stopped by two men, who covered the
trainmen with revolvers and blew open the
door of the express car with dynamite
After the robbers had gone through the ex-
press car the train was allowed to proceed,
after detention OF about thirty minutes
1t was claimed that the robbers got MOTH
ing, with the exception of $40 which was
taken from the engineer, as they were I'M
able to open the SAFE and everything was
locked up. VIII Smith. Southern Pacific
uetecuVe, VINO started out from here about
I O'Clock this morning with a posse, re-
turned about noon. He says the work was
that OF green hands. who went out from
TINS city and returned Immediately after the
ROBBERY. he thinks they are local men,
and this evening officers are working on n
clew which promises to lead to their cap
One of the robbers went out early in the
evening with horses, and the others fol-
lowed on the train. AT Roscoe the first
man built a fire by the track, and assthe
IlolIi iPPlOdCHtu poured oil on the flames
as d Slgnu TO his confederate who was on
top OF freight car just behind the tender
Inc latter them clambered down over the
tender, and covering the engineer with his
revolver, ordered him to stop the train
which he did. Another man approac hed The
CAP and the hold up was proceeded with
Anotner story is that the robbers went ONT
OH the traln as passengers, having pur-
chased tickets 20 Burbank where thev Left
me train, ostensibly but made their wav
Forward tI In the darkness and again boarded
rile t I'd forward when they made their
way TO the engine over the tender
me southern Pacific has announced a 70
Ward OF Sl0OO for information LEADING 70
regular Wells-Fargo reward. No one ~ r me
nurt ana no damage done beyond the break
ing open of the express car ~ " can
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Stories Circulated.
Washington Capital.

/ am credibly informed that Secretary
Gresham knew nothing whatever of the
Presidents Hawaiian policy until the re-
port of Mr. Blount was laid before him and
the plan of the administra ton outlined.
This is important, If true There other
things that are also important, If true
stories, / mean, that are freely circulated
in connection with this Hawaiian business.
One is that Mr.. Cleveland made some sat
iSfactory arrangements with Claus Spreck-
els before he began a course of action
which puts millions in the pockets of
Spreckels-a horrible thought; but there are
others still worse. One is that New York
dentist has been lowering about the White
House for several days, prepared to per-
form another operation upon the president
ial jaw. One other is that Mr. Cleveland
has a cancer and is losing his mind, any
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-25
RIO JANEIRO CABLES.
Stories Conflict to the Progress BE-
ing Made by the Rebels.

WASHINGTON, Dec. H.-Minster Men,
donca received Il cablegram from Rio
Janeiro late last night which he said con-
tanned very encouraging information. 1.-The
government reports to me-" said the minis
ter tonight, "that there have been several
important changes OF positions at Rio, which
greatly strengthen the government. All the
commanding islands in the bay are now in
the possession of the government except
Villegaignon, Corbas and Paquela."
Secretary Herbert last night received n
telegram from Captain Picking, in charge
OF the United States naval forces at Rio.
the nature of which is only speculative The
message was in the cipher OF the Navy De-
partment and was not read until this morn
Ing. Secretary Herbert tonight refused to
give the message out for publication, say
~1g that IL was merely a departmental bust
ness communication of routine nature and
that IL contained no important news from
Rio de Janeiro. There is nothing in the
MESA ge.' he said. Ito indicate that there
have been any recent victories either for the
government or the rebels, or any material
change in the situation"
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Trouble with n Naiser Minister.

BERLIN, Dec. 24.-There is much COM
ment the fact that two Cabinet councils
have been held since the publication Of
Count Eulenburg's circular to the provin-
cial authorities. The first meeting was held
last Friday. and lasted for five hours
Cancellor Won Caprivi and the Minister of
War were present. The discussion was an
extremely animated one. The second meet
ing took place yesterday. 1t is a most UNI
usual thing for two meetings of the Cab
met to be held just before Christmas. and
it is rumored that the discussion was On
the alleged leaning of some PruSSian Min
lister towards the Agrarians. His attitude
towards the Russian treaty and the agita-
ton among Prussian officials against the
imperial policy, it is said, was also earnest
lX considered
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Down with the Octroi.

PALERMO. Dec. 2L-There has been re-
newed and serious rioting owing to the
anti-octroi agitation at Lercara di Freddi,
a town forty-eight miles from here, which
is famous for its sulphur mines. a crowd
of peasants and workmen, accompanied by
their wives, assembled in front of the Town
Hall shouting, Down with octroi," Down
with municipality" Long live the King
and Queen" The mob then marched to the
octroi stations and burned several of the
toll houses. Troops and gendarmes We're
hastily summoned, and after sharp con-
flct, during which two of the policemen
We're wounded the mob was dispersed In
consequence of the repeated disturbances in
Sicily reinforcements of troops will be dis
patched 10 that island.
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THE FRENCH ROUTED
Government OutpOStS Attacked
and Pillaged at lvOOndra.
Barcelona Police Will Uncover a Great
Anarchist Wilhelm's
Ministry Criticised.

LONDON, Dec. pa dispatch to the
Times from Paris says that news has been
received from Madagascar to the effect
that Hovas are arnIing, and. undaunted by
the presence of French soldiers, are driv-
ing the peasants from the rice fields The
French post at Wandratsy was attacked
by the Hovas,. who killed five persons and
took twenty-one prisoners, including two
Frenchmen. The French outpost at Ivoon-
dra was also pillaged. The French resi-
dence and the house of the Manen jury
were Smeared with mud. He himself was
menaced with death. The Minister of Ma
rine has ordered reinforcements sent.
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Does She Think damn 2"
San Francisco Chronicle.

san francisco Chronicle
It is matter of common repute, and sup
ported by abundant testimony. that when
the average man thinks damn he says
damn. Whether damn be a ''cuss word
or not must be left to the moralistS and
philOlogists to determine The purpose of
this inquiry is to ascertain this fact, name
ly, when the average woman thinks damn
as she unquestonably does at times-does
she say it. or does she content herself with
some modified form of expression, salving
her conscience by the adoption of some
gloss the oriCinal text?
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OBITUARY..
Hehry fettit, for Years n Somc,vb,.
noted English Playwright

LONDON. Dec 24.-Henrv pattit +bo
G 9 aildlIst' is dead. He had been SUFFERING
LOT some days past from typhoid fever.
Mr. Petit has been a well-known EneIisb
playwright for years. His works U,o,.o
prollnc and clever. They include .0TalSen
from Life Royal Pardon" Queens Evil
dence' produced in this country as States
Evidence THE Black Flag" Faust In
TO Date and Hands Across the Sea" and
many others. With George Connuest no
wrote Mankind" produced i'm this countrv
Oh Oh large scale by Gilmore. and Tompkins
6 6 MERRITT and Henry Petit wrote s'NeIy
babylon; a melosiranla called here ..T1iote
sam ana JetsaIn," the American rights he
ing owned by Harry Miner For a. time ha
WIoIe with Sir Augustus Harris manager
OF Drury Lane Theater, and was exceed
hSly clever in his pantomime WORK
style OF dramatic production never eS
sdySd 10 any extent in this country exceot
at the Chicago Onera House SACepl
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THEY HAD THE MONEY.
Three Robbers Of New York Farmer
Caught with the ''Swag" on Them.

UTICA, N. Y, Dc. A.-This morning three
men were arrested for the robbery of the
farmer. Matthew Miner. who last night
with his daUghter-in-law, was gagged and
bound and his house robbed of $1,000. \
policeman this morning saw in the station
three suspicious characters and finally ar
rested them. When taken to the station
house they were searched and between 81 900
and $2.0o0 was found on their persons, most OF
ii in bills. y mask and ladys gold watch
We're also found. They gave their names
as Michael Gallo. Samuel Macarillo and
FelffO AIelia, of New York. Gallo after n
little persuasion. confessed to the crime and
implicated his companions.
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A DEMOCRATIC TRICK.
Supt. j. C. Rike, of the Toledo Post
Office, ExOnerated.

TOLEDO. o.. Dec. 24-Postmaster ]. NJ.
Brown has forwarded mass of evidence
TO Washington completely generating ].
c. Rike. superintendent Of the postoffice,
from violating civil-service law in solicit
ing subscriptions to campaign funds. Aft
davits are made that although the circu-
lar calling for contributions from letter
carriers was printed on a Republican COM
nittee letter head bearing Rike's name,
it was done without the sanction or knowl-
edge of either Rike or the committee
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Muncie story Denied.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
PENDLETON, Ind. Dec. 2L-The report
that the horse and buggy stolen from Joe
Kinnards barn the night of the 18th had
been recovered, as stated in the Journal
this morning, is without foundation. Moth
ing has been heard Of either thief or prop
erty. and the $500 reward for arrest and
conviction of the thief and $50 for the
property still stands.
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sennfor FnuIkncr TO NNcd.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-The considera-
ton of the bills providing for the admission
of the Territories to the Union as States
will be delayed somewhat after the recon-
vening of Congress by the marriage of Sem
ator Faulkner chairman of the Senate COM
rnirtee on Territories. which will take place
on the Sd of January, the day set for the
reaSSembling of Congress.
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Stealing Time.
Detroit Free Press.

When the visitor came into the office To
talk with the busy man he laid several bun
dies on the desk. After he had wasted a
half hour or more Of the busy mans pre-
cious time he got up 10 go
Let me see," he said, looking over his
packa ges; have l got everything that be-
longs to me?'
Really. l don't know replied the busy
man. but you've got a good deal that be-
longs to me-" and the visitor didn't under
stand il, of course.
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Speclal 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
ORLEANS, Ind, Dec. 2L-Train No. II,
q nOrth-bOund freight on the Monon, COL
lided with an extra freight at Murrays
switch. three and one-half miles south of
here, at l:30 this morning. Both engines
are wrecked. together with a half dozen
ca rs loaded with merchandise consigned to
Chicago. The train crews escaped without
injury. All passenger trains are sent from
Mitchell over the Il. & o.
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A GAY CHRISTMAS EVE.
Several People Hurt in a Saloon Row on
South Meridian Street.

Christmas eve was celebrated at Koer-
ner's saloon on South Meridian street i'm
style highly delectable. John Miller was
nearly Drained with chair. his brother
Ed received a rap over the head with 4
poker and Buck" Easterly was laid low by
a beer glass thrown by one OF the jewellers.
An empty beer keg was thrown through
the door and this completed the entertain
nent. The police arrested ten OF the par
Elephants in the ARRAY.
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WHOLESALE ARRESTS.
Thirty Cincinnati Saloon Keepers Taken
in by Colonel DeitSch.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 2i.-The chief of po-
lice, Colonel Deitsch, of this city, beginning
with last night, has been concentrating the
energies of the entire police force on enforc-
ing the midnight closing and the Sunday
closing law on drinking ISaces. At midnight
tonight thirty saloon keepers had been ar
ed
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Boston Transcript.

A Texas paper. the Bolton Journal. takes
exception To Transcript correspondent S
statement that the phrase. he is lin it, or
they are not lin H." originated in Dickens S
BLEAK House." and refers TO Ezekiel,
xiv. II:
Though these three men, Noah. Daniel
and Job were in it, they should deliver
but their own souls by their righteousness
saith the Lord God"
Dickens does seem to be antedated.
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Queen VictOria's Anaks.
New York Tribune.

In no European army is the military
standard of height so great as in that of
Queen Victoria The tallest OF her soldiers
is a Bombadier. Wheeler by name, who be
longs to the Battery of the Royal Horse Ar
tillery. and who stands six feet eight inches
i'm his stockings. Among other sons of
Anak in the British army a private of
the Hampshire regiment, who is six feet
five inches high, and several gunners whose
height ranges from six feet four to six feet
four and three-quarter inches.
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Looking to Her own interests

Pittsburg ChrOnicle-Teegraph
81 paid $50 for box Of cigars for my
husbands Christmas present. said Mrs
Dukane.
You were very ex.ravagant woman. -
said Mrs. Gaswell. You could have got a
nice box for = or -. with real pretty
colorei picture on the inside of the lid"
II know that but YOU see my husba nd
smokes in the house"
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Not Civilized.
Boston Journal

If IL is true, as represented by the Presi-
dent, that the eN-Queen of Hawaii would
not accept the condition requiring her TO
give amnesty TO the supporters of the pro-
yisional government. the fact throws light
on the essential savagery OF the woman
whom Mr.. Cleveland undertook TO restore
TO her throne
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CRAZED BY \ JOKE.
Sad Fate of n Yorktown Clerk ON
Whom His Friends Played a Hoax.

whom His Friends Played Hoax.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 2i.-John Rudy. a dry
good clerk at Yorktown. is a raving ma
mac as the result Of a practical joke per-
petrated on him last Friday night, at Cam
mack station. by some friends. A stranger
to Rudy was induced to impersonate d
sheriff. The stranger approached the young
man and read what purported to be war
rant charging him with larceny. Rudy at
once fed and did not stop until he reached
home, four miles distant, where he arrived
exhausted and became unconscious = efore
an explanation was made. His brain gave
way, and to-day II necessary to call
In several men TO control him. He imagine5
that a tribe of Indians are after his scalp.
There is much sympathy for the young
man, and it is likely that several arrests
will be made as a result
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REACHES TO AMERICA.
Project of Police at Barcelona Has
Startling Revelations to Make.

BARCELONA, Dec. PA printer named
Sivipol, twenty-five years old, has been ar
rested for implication in the dynamite out
RACES and has confessed that he made the
recently with such disastrous effect. The
project of police declares that he has now
sufficient material on hand to unravel the
entire Anarchist conspiracy, which he says
extended to the principal European CEN
ters and to America. The remarks of a
child. eight years old. have led to the most
important discoveries.
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Killed by a Monon Freight.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, Dec. A.-Daniel How
ell, an Evansville & Richmond railway en-
ploye, was struck by a Monon freight en-
CINE, near the Belt railway crossing, caus-
ing instant death, at early hour this
morning. The remains were brought to this
city TO await instructions from the coro-
ner. Howell was married, and leaves
large family.
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Possible Murder at Marion.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Dec. 24.-John ORourke
was killed last night on the Panhandle rail-
way here. He was lying across the track
when he was struck by a freight engine
There are suspicious that he had been muir
dered and placed on the track, and an in
veStigation is on foot.
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Hopkins Getting i'm His Work.

WASHINGTON, Dec. A.-John p. Hop
kins, Mayor-elect of Chicago, arrived in.
this city this afternoon He is accompanied
by Mr.. John S. Hooper, of Chicago. Mr..
Hopkins and Controller OF the Currency
EckelS had a conference this evening in
reference, il is said, to the relinQuishinE
of the receivership Of the Chemical Ma
tional Bank of Chicago. He will leave for
(-hicacrfn fn-rnOrrON-
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Capt. Lon Hnrfi-.,

DU RANGO. Col, Dee. 4-Capt Ion
Hartigan, city editor OF the Durango iIaraId
died last night of pneumonia. 1i'i "i"
captain Hartigan was born neNew Yorl,
city. He was a graduate of West Point
served several years in the army in Nov,
Mexico and for the last five or s;x ,,o, 30
mas been employed on newspapers in Colo.
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Conductor Hit with "a Brick.


hICNIiI 10
kOkOAO. Ind, Dec. 2I-The south-bound
Panhandle passenger, due out of here for
Indianapolis at II O'clock this morning,
was stoned mile south of here, and
conductor Mike Maloy was severely hurt.
The work was done by Thomas Condor,
who had been elected for not paying fare.
The train crew captured the fellow and
brought him here this evening. The con-
ductOr was hit on the head with brick.