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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15

Suits Against Many Wealthy Citizens at Co
Iumbus for Making Incorrect Schedules.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS. Ind, March 14.-In accord
ance with the indictments by the grand
jury of q number of citizens for giving in
only q partial report Of their property four
suits were filed to-day for s.. 1000 each.
against Francis T.. Crump. Mrs. Martha j.
Sidner. Catharine Snyder aud DR.. William
Wiesner. Francis Il. Crump is ono
of the wealthiest men In southern
Indiana. having "a daily income of
$3.50. In his case the county assessor, who
Is responsible under the law for the bring
ing OF the actions, figures out the amount
erty at S2l2. 600 for the last five years.
Martha j. Sidner is the daughter of a once
weil-knOwn farmer in this count and is
quite wealthy. Catharlne Snyder is the
widow who some years ago donated $40, 900
TO the HartsvIlle College, and for this act
was by her relatives thought 10 be insane.
ana became a defendant in a suit IN court
TO test her sanity. In that action she was
successful and tho donation stood. DR..
William Wiesner has only been o resideng
OF tins county a short time. but from the
record and complaints filed IL appears he
has q treacherous memory during that part
of the season when the assessor is on duty.
The States attorney has prepared cases
against about thirty citizens OF Columbus
aud Bartholomew county, and Will file
them In their order. These suits are the
tirstof the kind ever filed In the courts
here under an act of tho Legislature ap-
proved March d. 1891. and no suits were
ever flied III the courts here that created SO
much OF o stir.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15
FORCING THE SEASON.
A Snake Story of Unusual Interest from the
wiIds Of Martin County.

A Snake Story of Unusual Interest from the
Wiids Of Martin County.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
MITCHELL, Ind, March 1.-THE first
snake story Of the season is from Martin
county. near Indian Springs, and Is a true
story of how q plucky girl sat on q snake
for nearly an hour anu then killed it with
q club. Miss Virgil Adams. living among
the picturesque hills, surrounding the
noted health resort known as Indian
Springs. had been away from home during
the summer, leaving her saddle hanging
mp against some hay in the barn. A few
days ago the pleasant sunshine invited her
to take q horseback ride. and after her
swift-foOted steed was saddled she noticed
that the seat of the saddle was rather
rough. After trying to smooth 1t down
she thought she had better leave it alone,
as II seemed to her 10 be q stick under the
seat. which could not be removed without
Tipping the cloth Oft the saddle. Riding for
several miles. the horse became suddenly
frightened and began to rear and plunge,
making IL impossible for the young woman
to hold her seat withoutdItiioulty. Throw
Ids her hand behind the saddle. she felt il
strike some moving object, which. Oh turn
ing her eyes. she found to be u live snake
that seemed to be fast. 1t would strike at
the horse and then at her as the pressure
on its body increased. Miss Adams realized
the situation, ana, watching her 0ppor-
tunity. with an agile movement jumped to
the ground. and while holding the horse
with one hand killed the snake with q club.
1t was found to be u black racer. about
three feet long.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15
WANTS TO BE A SPORTING CENTER.

Terre Hsute Capitalists Will Build o Club
House and Bid for Prize Fights.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. March 14.-Terre
Haute is to have an athletic club house
and will bid for puRilists' events. A num-
Der of well.knOwn citizens of substantial
standing, and who believe in the manly
art, have completed arrangements by which
q club house is to be erected four miles
north of the city on the line of the Big
Four road. The original investment Is
estimated at $4,000 or $4,000. TIE amphi-
theater is to be made to seat $500 persons,
and the building Will be so constructed
that the Accommodations can be largely in.
creased with comparatively little trouble
or ex spence. 1t Is proposed to offer purses
for frst-class events. not. of course, in
competition with New Orleans or the
larger clubs. Int for fights that can be
pulled off for s. 1000, or something more,
but not SO high as s.. OOO, which amount is
apt to tempt the fakirs TO enter the ring.
Only three or four men will be known as
managers. The idea is to have two hum
dred or three hundred honorary members,
who would enjoy q quiet participation in q
prize fight. The enterprise has not attract.
ed public attention here yet. and il cam
not. therefore. be known what opposition
there will be. if any. The understanding
seems to be- that the police Will not feel 10
their duty to go outside the city limits to
interfere. liz is expected to nave one or
two fights about the time of the spring
race meeting. and several at the time of
the fall meeting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15

Their Management Has Been Honest and
Economical i'm the Hands of Republicans.
Special 70 the Indianapol.s Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Ind. March 4.-The COL
umn of abuse and faisehood. sent from this
city ana printed IN the Sentinel of the 18th,
provoked o broad smile on the faces of
those who know the real situation of pub
lie affairs in Henry county. The people Of
Henry county care nothing for the libels
therein presented. 30 far as their effect at
home Is concerned. but in the interest of
fairness. and that they may be set right
before the outside world they ask the
Journal TO give the facts. The public ex-
penses OF Henry county are less than those
of any county In the State of like popula-
tion and wealth; no public funds are
-equandered; the county owes no debt: the
people never lost u dollar by the
defaication of any oficial; no sup
plies arc purchased except such as are
actually required. and none are wasted.
The contracts for stationery have been let
10 w. II. Elliott. of this city. for the past
seven years. and the figures show that in
that time Eliiotts bills hav q amounted TO
S9.3i9.1l less than those of an indianapolis
bouse for the same PERIOD: and this i'm
ciudes the enormous outlay required by the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15

" occupied Chilas. beyond ChiltraI. with
q garrison, and fortified the place with the
intention of holding It permanently. The
mountain tribes took offense and made an
attack on the fort. which was bravely de-
Tended by the British. The conflict was
desperate and sanguinary. and the natives
were at length driven of with a loss OF two
hundred men. The British then took the
aggressive and marched against the in
trenched villages of the hostile tribes. Ow-
ing TO the mountainous character of the
country this expedition was extremely
hazardous, but the British troops acquitted
themselves CALAMITY, storming village
after village, under the OF Major
Daniel, who was himself shot through the
heart while leading his men IN an assault
on one of the villages. Every point occu-
pied by the hostile natives was carried, the
British losing t~wenty-three killed and $50
wounded in the lighting. The trlbesmen.
finding themselves unable TO resist any
longer, subnItted to British authority.
The result of the struggle greatly strength
ened the British position at what was con-
sidered it's weakest point In the vicinity OF
the Hindu Kush.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15

new tax law in Elliott's period. A Demo.
cratic editor here recently made q bid to
furnish county stationery, which was re-
jected for the very forcible reason that an
other bid was lower. The beRviest item
furnished the county is the tax duplicates.
and on these the Democratic editors bid
was Ala per cent. higher than that of his
successful competitor. and the total OF this
Item, at Democratic editors price. would
only be a little matter of S74. 10 more than
at the present contract price. or a little less
than twice as much as the taxes
the Democratic editor sought so strenu-
ously to evsde' the payment of In
the year 1891, when he first came here.
This Democratic editor has been denied &C.
cess to the records of the Auditors Office
and for good reason: chiefly because he Is
not an American citizen, and consequently
has no right to demand an examination.
Any reliable citizen of the State or Nation
can see any public document or record in
Henry county for the asking. and 1t may
be added that to no one have the auditors
books been moro readily opened, nor are
they by anyone more frequently examined.
than by Hon. David w. Chambers. counsel
for the plaintiff in the lawsuit sought to be
advertised in the Sentinei; but.
strange to say, when the case
was called in the Circuit Court to-day the
plaintiff was nowhere to be seen. nor was
his attorney; neither could the latter
gentleman be found any where by the
balliff, who was sent out to search for him.
The Sentinel writer was slightly wrong in
stating that the record of allowances was
not published. for it always is. but under
the statute, in the newspaper having the
largest circulation IN the county. and
hence he does not see it. He was wrong in
stating that the last bids for stationery
were sequestered, for they appear OF
record on pages 1873 eft seu.. of Commission
ers' Record s. of the county. and are open
to the world. He was slightly optimistic
in stating the prosperous condition of the
Democratic paper. for the records again
come to his confusion and proclaim to all
that it 10 plastered over with divers chat
tel mortgages, a~garegating Sl.66l.52. to say
nothing of interest, whereas the
whole outfit would not sell under
the hammer for a cent above $500. Under
the circumstances the people of Henry
county are not likely TO be white Tor even
redl hot 10 exchange the present manage.
ment of county affairs. which has ever
been in the hands of heavy taxpayers;
which has kept the county out OF debt;
which only levies q county tax of rs cents
on the hundred dollars. n which makes
tax-dodgers come to time. at the behest of
or to conform to the aesthetic ideas of any
comparative stranger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15
Gable Notes.

It is reported that Chill and Peru have
asked Switzerland to arbitrate in the
boundary dispute between them.
The marriage of Prince Ferdinand Of
Bulgaria and rhs daughter of the Duke of
Parma is TO be celebrated at Via Reggie,
Italy, on April III.
The Empress of Austria cannot sleep. and
her physicians are alarmed at her condi-
tion. She is studying Greek. but it has not
occurred to the doctors that that may be
the cause of Der insomnia.
Charles Wells, otherwise known IS Monte
Carlo Wells. has been sentenced at Lon
don TO penal servitude for eight years on
conviction of extensive frauds. in having
obtained large sums of money from Miss
Catherine Phillimore and others.
Many Anarchists were arrested at Mad.
rid yesterday By the polics. Several bomb
factories and small printing shops were
raIded and their contents were seized, An
Italian was surprised in the act of charg-
ing q bomb. He dropped the bomb, IL ex-
ploded, and he was killed instantly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15
THE MOTHER INSTINCT SUPREME.

Miss Maggie RadcIn Calls for the Aban-
doned Babe Found in Shelby Vile.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
S~HELBYvILLE, Ind, March 4.-Some
time in the night of Feb. IA n child was
taken through q binding transform to the
steps of the Orphans Home IN this city.
where 1t was found about o o'clock the
next morning. 1t was in an old splint has.
ket, unwashed and wrapped In a frayed
shawl The child was nearly dead with
cold and exposure, but has since become
quite q vigorous infant. The origin of the
babe and where it was born re-
manned a mystery until this morn
ing when Miss Maggie Radcliff. q
farmers daughter. in East Shelby township.
visited the board of managers of the Home,
acknowledged the maternity. and ask ed
that the child he given back to her. She
said she had given her full consent TO the
abandonment of the infant. but since then
the mother nature had asserted itself, and
she says she ia willing to stand any disgrace
if she can only have her baby back. The
board was much surprised when she made
her disclosure. for she was such q pretty
little miss that none would have guessed
her as the baby's mother. She will get the
Chlid-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15
THE GRAY APPOINTMENT.
An Unfortunate beginning by the Grent
Apostle of Reform.

An Unfortunate Beginning by the Grent
Apostle of Reform.
Washington Special.
The appointment of Isaac Pussy Gray. OF
Indiana. Is pointed TO by the disappointed
office seekers as O most unfor-
tunate commentary upon President
Cleveland's pretended policy of
civil-service reform. Ii ie admit
ted by the Democratic leaders that there
are few men in the Democratic party more
unit for the position of a minister to "a for
eign country than Mr.. Gray. It is we'll
known to the politicians of Indiana that he
IL not able TO write his own state paper.
and that his personal tastes are not those
which generally characterize an emhassa-
dor who is to draw el7. 500 salary. More
over. in the appointment of MIR. Gray the
President has directly violated one of the
fundamental rnles which he has Just laid
down. He has said there were TO be
no removals from Office of competent
Republican officials until after they had
served their four years term. Yet Mr..
Ryan. the present minister to Mexico, was
q man OF large ex p%erieDce in Congress. and
mas mad an exceedingly credltable record;
but by the appointment of Mr.. GRAY be- Is
removed a considerable period before the
eX p%ira!Ion of his four years OF service. In
MT. Cleveianc's hrst appointment to q for
eigb mission. therefore. in order to carry
out q political bergin entered into at tho
Chicago convention by his representative,
Mr.. Whitney. the President has violated
one of the first principles of his pretended
evil service policy. President Harrison
filed none of the great missions prior TO
March q. and. unless the senate is to re-
main In session longer than is now ex pect-
ed. Mr.. Cleveland will be compelled To vio-
late this principle a. to nearly all of the
important missions which he will nil.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15
OF Interest to Inventors

THE AMERICAN NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION, of
which this paper is a member,
has a standing offer of a gold
medal, valued at $50, to be
awarded to any one who in
vents any mechanical device
whereby the process of pro-
ducing newspapers is cheap
ened, or that will be In any
way a benefit to publishers.
For further particulars adj
dress the Secretary at the Of
fee, 206 POTTER BUILDING,
New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15
Coal Miners District Meeting.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. March 1.-the
fourth annual convention of the coal min
ers of district No. IL was begun here to-
day. District No. IL, United Mine Workers.
heretofore included part of Kentucky.
with all of Indiana. but now only Indiana
Is embraced In the district. Delegates
representing both block and bituminous
miners. and representing a large majority
OF all the miners III the State, were present.
To-day was devoted TO preliminary organ
lzation and mapping ont the order of bus-
mess for the several DAYS session. The
question OF the scale for the year beginning
May l will occupy much of the time. and
In reaching an agreement the most diff
GUILTY ia X expected in fixing on the respective
rates for block and bituminous mining.
Officers nre to be elected. and there are
three or fonr candidates for each position.
For president the candidates are NJ. Cnm-
meskey. the incumbent. of this city; John
Mooney. of Vermillion county, and Eman-
uel Dixon. of Sullivan county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15
T4LM4GE TONIGHT.
Subject, school OF Scandal" at Tomlinson's.


"Mrs. Wfnsfotc's Soothing Syrup"
Ras been used over fifty years by millions Of
mothers for their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays pain. cures wind collie, regu-
lates the bowels, and is the best remedy for
d~iarrhPa, whether arising from teething or
other causes. For sale by druggists In every
part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs.
Winslow's soothing Syrup. 25c q bottle.
THE great life destroyer is consumption, yet
no one can ever be afflicted with This disease
who resorts at the outset of a cough. cold. bron-
chial affection CT Inflammation OF the lungs to
Hale's Honey OF Horehound and Tar. For sale
by all druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure In / minute.
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hair ali fell out, until / was en-
tirely bald-headed; it then
broke out on my arms and
shoulders, until my arms were
just one sore. 1t covered my
entire body, my face, head and
shoulders being the worst. The
white scabs fell constantly from
my head, shoulders and arms;
the skin would thicken and be
red and very itchy, and would
crack and bleed il scratched.
After spending many hundreds
OF dollars, | was pronounced in
durable. Iheard of the Cuticura
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15

Mountain Tribes Conquered by British
Troops After severs, Bloody Battles.
CALCUTTA. March 14.-The Br itish have
had q sewers battle with tribes beyond
Chiltral. where the BRUSH have for some
time been endeavoring TO strengthen the
Indian frontier against the possibility of
Russian encroactment. The British recent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15

Remedies, and cfter using Two bottles Cuticura
Resolvent, / could see a change; and after 1 had
taken four bottles. L was almost cured: and when
j had used six bottles OF Cuticura Resolvent. one
box of Cuticura and one cake of Cuticura Soap.
i was cured OF the dreadful disease from which
i had suffered for 1--WE years. ] cannot express
with q pen what 1 suffered. before using the
Remedies. They saved my life, and Ifeel IL my
duty TO recommend them. My hair Is restored
as good as ever. and so is my cyesight:
MRS. ROSA KELLY. Rockwell City, Ia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15
The New State Normal Building.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, March 14-The
State Board of Trustees of the normal
school were in consultation with tho
architects to-day on the plans for the new
building, toward which the Legislature APP
propriated $40. 600. on an estimated cost OF
$50. coo. The architects will have the speci-
icatlOns for contractors ready in three
weeks. 1t is hoped to have the building
inclosed and the basement and first floor
ready for occupancy when school begins
after the Christmas holidays.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15
A Miners Terrible Death.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL. Ind, March 14.-Joseph Galipsy.
q miner employed at No. 2 Brazil Block
Coal Compsny's mine. met death at about
noon to-day. He had arranged "shot."
lighted the fuse and left his room. but
shortly he returned. and lust as
he was entering the charge exploded. liter
ally tearing Galipsy to pieces. Both eyes
were blown from his head and his face
torn In ahrada 1.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15
Death of Mrs. Crouch at Greencassie.

Special to the Indianapolis Journai.
GRFENCAsTLF. Ind. March 14-Mrs.
Sarah j. Crouch. one of the oldest resi-
dents OF this city and county. died this
afternoon of. pneumonia. aged seventy-one
years.
For twenty years back Mrs. Crouch was
known by the DePauw, or rather old As
bury. University students. who both
boarded and roomed at her house. Her
home was always headquarters for one of
the famous "clubs" which were so popular
among Asbury students before the day OF
the dornitory. Year after year Mrs.
Crouch's kitchen furnished the CASTRO
nomic supplies to a crowd OF forty or more
hardy eaters. until the Crouch Club" at
the northeast corner of the new campus.
became one of the college landmarks. The
best men In the upper classes were at her
table, and members of the alumni from the
Ohio to Lake Michigan have cause to re-
member the many klndnesses of this good
old lady.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15

LONDON, March 14-Sir Andrew Clark.
Mr.. Glsdstone's physician, states that Mr..
Gladstone has not got influenza. Mr.. Glad
stone has slept well. Sir Andrew says. and
lie much better. but remains in bed with q
view TO recuperation.
BERLIN, March l4.-Prince Bismarck Is
better. but pain has rendered him so weak
that DR.. Schweninger wishes him to 70
abroad for a months change and rest. In
May he will spend some weeks ct Wies-
baden.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15
Poisoned by Eating Horseradi.l

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
C~ASNELToN. Ind, March 1.-THE family
of Mr.. Eli Farmer. living in this city. was
poisoned Sunday night from eating what
they thought was horseradish. Mrs Farmer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15
German. Victorious in East Africa.
Irish Member. Responsible.

NEW YORK. March 14.-Referring to the
postponement of the second reading of the
home-rule bill because of Mr.. Gladstone's
illness, the London correspondent of the
Evening Post cables thus: The Irish COM
plain loudly. but are themselves partly
blamable. Their absence from Parliament
SO reduced the government majority that
the Speaker did not feel justified in sup
pressing the disgraceful organized Tory
obstruction. The Tory citation Is tempered.
however. by n suspicion that something re-
mans behind Mr.. Gladstone's apparent
surrender
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15

went ont IN the afternoon and dug mp some
horseradish roots. and among them were
other roofs which looked very similar to
the horseradish. These wore ground to-
gether and placed in vinegar. They ate OF
il at supper. and within an hour the old
couple. with q grown son. became deafhly.
sick. DIR. Laid was Immediately called
and he sat mp with them until after l
o'clock this morning. 1t was with gree
difficulty that they were saved from death.
The young man, a member of the United
States regular army, Is still very ILL
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DREADFUL PSORIASIS
Covering Entire Body with White Scales.
Suffering Fearful. CGred by Cuticura.

Ny disease (psoriasis) first broke out on nv
left cheek, spreading across my nose, and almost
covering my face. 1t ran into my eyes, and the
physician was afraid L would lose my eyesight
altOCether. il snread al over my head and my
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15

EpcClaI 10 INC INulhnapOuS JOurnlt-
New ALBANY, Ind. March 14.-H. j.
Perrigo's grocery and saloon was destroyed
by fire at an early hour this morning. The
family was asleep on the second floor, and
barely had time to escape before the build
ing fell. The loss is 81. 600; insured for
81 .400. The adjoining cottage. owned by
Mrs. Mary W~eathers. was damaged to the
extent of $500. The fire originated from q
defective fine.
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The Blind Mans Wife.

Spanish Proverb.
For whom does the blind mans wife
adorn herself?