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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18

The account in yesterdays Journal of
the overwhelming grief brought upon
the family of Louis Trenck, who was
lynched at Brownstown, Monday night,
must have excited pity in every sympa-
thetic heart and suggested to intelli-
gent readers the possibility that an aw-
ful injustice may have been done by his
summary and illegal execution. The
dispatches from Seymour and Browns
town regarding the tragedy have seemed
to convey the idea that Trenck was q
drunken tramp or dangerous desperate
whom it was service TO society to put
out OF the way. He was nothin of the
kind. lis parents and his surviving
brother Aad sisters are highly respecta-
bic and intelligent people, and the young
man himself was known here as quiet,
inoffensive person. He had held a re-
sponsible position in business, where he
was fully trusted by his employer, and
was not known as a drinking man. So
far rs known, the unfortunate affair at
Seymour, in which he shot and killed
one Henry Feadler, was the first brawl
In which he was ever engaged, and GER
tainly this killing was his first crime.
But was he guilty of murdcr7 There is
reason to doubt it. The only eye wit
ness of the shooting, the girl who was
the cause of the affray. now says that
she saw Feadler strike young Trenclk
with heavy instrument of some sort
before the latter fired the fatal shot,
and Feadler's widow says he was under
the influence of liquor when he was
killed. If so. it is quite likely he was
the aRRressor in the affray which brought
on his death and that Trenck fred in
self-defense. If Trenck had been
brought to trial the facts would have
come out and would probably have es-
tablished clear case OF self-defense.
Trenck might have been convicted of
homicide In some degree. bat there is
very strong reason to doubt that he was
guilty of murder. If this view of the
case is correct the Seymour mob has not
only violated the law and committed
murder, but it has murdered man who
was not guilty of the crime charged
against him. No doubt there were in
that mob worse men than Louis Trenck.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18
Hot Whisky.

"whisky in Kansas, an all them PROHIBITION
States, is a corker," said the man with the ginger
beard.
80 I've heerd," assented the grocer.
"I'll tell you. Onct was settin' in ole Doc
sawson's drug store out there, when Teller FIN
up the crick come in an asted fer some of old
Docs best Doc. he says: How muchf
"Oh, bout a gallon OF that there dollar goods,
the Teller says. AN If you don't mind, I'll take a
drink of it right here
"Doc he says that he didn't mind. and the fell
Ter poured out q big slug OF the stuff. and what
do you thinki That there booze was so fiery
that the heat OF it comm through his neck set
his Sally Lloyd collar on fire, an nigh most
burned his head Off fore he could put out the
hlaze.v
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18
The Judge Attempted to Hug Her

NASHVILLE. Tenn. May 1z.-There was
another woman witness in the Dubose i'm
parchment case yesterday. Mrs Lady Me-
Bride. OF Memphis. was examined at len III b
as To the scene that is alleged TO have oc-
Cured In Judge Dubose's office. AccordIp q
TO Mrs. Mcbride. the Judge attempted
familiarities, ana she ndignsntly LETT his
Office. lie had semi for her. and atten pied
to induce her TO turn her property over 10
q trustee. threatening TO release her bus-
band. who was In Jail for assault and bat
terry. and of whom she was afraid. When
sne refused. the Judge attempted 20 hug
her. Her husband was released by the
Judge
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18

THE Philadelphia Record, jealous
Cleveland organ. declares that "the res
toration of the duties on sugar and cof-
fee belongs as essentially to the pro-
eramme of tariff reform as the removal
of these duties belongs to protection
Change the deceptive words tariff re-
form to tariff for revenue only on the
free-trade basis, and the statement is
absolutely true.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18
A Bo..,fur. w.lI-Arm.a Seal Pirate.

P0RT TOWNSEND. Wash. May 1Z-News
received from Sitka ssates that the follow
ing vessels were spoken recently: Henry
Dennis. with ESQ skins Walter l.. Rich.
with $50. and Mary Taylor, with $50. Capt.
Hansen. better known as the Flying
Dutchman,' whose schooner Winifred was
seized last year for Illegal sealing. has
made his appearance in the sealing grounds
with a new vessel. sailing under the Brit
ish Tag lie is heavily armed with modern
improved rifles and says he will give battle
To the first revenue cutter that attempts to
overhaul him
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18

AMEETING of the general managers
and general passenger agents of all the
railroad lines east and west of the Mis-
souri, river has been called for May 10.
TO consider what action shall be taken in
regard to worlds fair rates from the
West. The meeting is to be held in
Chicago, and if the press and people of
utmost influence to induce the roads to
reduce their rates. The present rates
are very unsatisfactory, and. if con-
timed, will result in serious injury to
the fair. IL the roads would make q
liberal reduction they would more than
make 1t mp by the increased amount of
travel. At present travel is very light.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18
Imno.inr on the Boy.

Mrs. Figg-Wbat on earth did you get q new
lawn mower forl Isn't the old one good enough
for all the work we have 10 do!
Mr.. Figg-Yes; 1t is good enough, but you must
bear in mind that we can get twice the amount
of work out of Tommy with new machine that
we could with an old one
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18
His Conscience.

"Have you no conscicncef' shrieked the indig.
nant victim.
"You bet have" answered the proprietor Of
the Columbian Fake House. And what's moro.
it's jist that very conscience that would ha'nt me-
all the days of my life If was TO let you carry
any money out Of Chicago; sect"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18

THREE Cinnamon will have to 60,
anyhow. These are the three whose cases
formed the basis of the proceedings in
the Supreme Court. There is enough
money left of the appropriation to en-
force the law to send them back to
China, and they will be sent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18

ONE Balcom Myrick is an editor in
the Georgia village in which Speaker
Crisp resides. Myrick yearns to be
consul general to Berlin: so does w. C..
Owens, of Kentucky, who made that
marvellous speech as temporary chair
man of the Cleveland convention. Crisp
put in some hard work for Myrick. and
had nearly succeeded, when Hoke
Smith told the President that Myriclx
had printed some mean things about
Mr.. Cleveland prior TO his nomination.
Thereupon one of the Josiah Quincys
OF Massachusetts, in Secretary Greshamls
collection was set to searching the files
OF the Crisp editor. In . week Mr..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18

NEVER was the power of the persua-
sive eloquence of Senator Voorhees, 30
manifest as in the case of the President,
whom he has persuaded into so many
questionable acts that there is a posi-
tive danger that the silver.tOngued can
win the Amounted One over to his free
SHORTCOMINGS heresies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18

WHILE Grand Army commander after
commander demands rigid purging of
the pension rolls by proper methods and
pledges cooperation. the mugwump pa
pers and Cleveland organs continue to
accuse the organization of being the al
lies of claim aoents
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18

IT does not argue we'll for the intelli-
gence or independence OF body of
workmen when they select man who
is not one of them, and who is in no
sense a workingman. to order them
about as if he owned them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18

THE sheriff who took q hand in
burglarizing the Terre Haute postoffice
is the same official who led off III the
movement to set aside the fee-and-sal-
AIRY law which the people of both parties
have demanded for years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18

THE letters of the bondsman were
broken in this country some years since.
but the right of an American citizen to
work to support himself and family I'M
less he has the consent of some self
constituted boss has yet to be estab-
Gshad
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18
Passing coof.asr.ts Money

bpecsaI 70 inc AnulnhApuIle JOurnkL
DANvILLE. Ill. May 1z-Edward Garner
and James Clifton. sons of wealthy farm
ers. were arrested last evening for passing
q confederate ten-doilar bill on Mrs. Liv-
ing Jumps grocery store keeper 81 Grape
Creek The boys had nearly 500 of eonfed-
crate bills Al their Possession
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18

The civil.service scheme of the Pres
ident which is given to-day will cause
such clamor among Democrats that the
applause it will evoke can scarcely be
haard
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18
TnE INDIANAPoLIs JoURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
PARIS-American Exchange in Paris, 36 Boulevard
de Capucines.
NEW XORK-Gilsey House and Windsor Hotel
PHILADELPHIA-AP p. Kemble, 3735 Lancaster
avenue.
CHICAGO-Palmer House.
CINCINNATI. r. Hawley & Co.. 154 Vine street
LoUIsvIILE-c. T. Deering. northwest corner OF
Third and Jefferson streets
ST. LoUIs-Union News Co.. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON, u. C.-Riggs House and Ebbit,
House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18
BUBBLES In tbs AIR
Mans Humhe worship.

Mans Humble Worship.
man." said Mr. Wickwire, oracularly. "views
woman as being to be looked mp to-
els that the reason he lets her stand up when
he has seat In the cart" asked Mrs. Wickwire.
and her husband looked Disguised and said not
unrd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18
JOURNAL NEWSPAPER COMPANY,
iNAPOLIS, IND.

Persons sending the Journal through the mails IN
tie United States should put an eightpage paper
. oNE~CKNT postage stamp; twelve or sixteen
page paper INNOCENT postage stamp. Foreign post
age Is usually double these rates.
An Recommendations intended for publication in
dis paper must ia order 10 recetve attention, be ac-
commanded ba The name and address or the tryteT.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18

THAT was neat reply which Sir Edward
Grey. Under Secretary for the Foreign
Office, made In the House of Commons to .
Conservative member. The latter. in q
somewhat pragma tioal way, asked whether
there was any truth in the report that
some Irishmen on board n vessel at New
York had hoisted the Irish flag, and that il
was saluted by American vessels. The
Under Secretary replied that the govern.
ment had no information of such an Incl
dent having occurred. The fussy member
persisted, will the Foreign Office request
information concerning itp 10 this Sir
Edward replied: mo doubt . report is
coming concerning the matter and il is I'M
desirable TO simulate any nervousness In
regard to it." To simulate nervousness is
parliamentary language for worrying. SO
Sir Edward really said TO the persistent
me m Der. Don't worry"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18

Mr.. JAMES GORDON BENEFITS lawyer
says the removal of Mr.. Benefits name
from the head of tho editorial page of the
New York Herald was done in anticipation
of vesting the ownership of the paper in q
corporation. It is proposed to stock the
property at 81, 00O. O0O. of which Mr.. Bennett
will own $1.sOo.OOO. The change from n
sole propristorship to seorporation is made
for business reasons. In regard TO Mr..
Benefits financial standing his lawyer
says:
Mr.. Bennett Is richer to-day than he ever was.
He Is worth at least $4,500,000 clear OF his
debts. He not 800. 200. He, OF
course, is the trustee OF his esters estate, which
is worth about 81, 900, 900. Bone people mig ht
say be owes this amount, but he has her prop
erty TO show for it, She Is his largest creditor.
The Herald is not mortgsged for one dollar.
There is no lien upon IL, nor does Mr.. Mackay or
anyone else hold Mr.. Benefits notes or
any paper OF his that will enable them
to touch tho Herald or get any hold
upon it. II Mr.. Bennett had wanted money
he could have got plenty OF IL when he
was here. without considering the Herald. He
has l25 acres OF land in Westchester county, for
which he was offered 1897 300 last Thursday, or
1921, 900 an acre. Then he has O 0ne-quarter in
terest In 1000 acres of land near by his lbs
acres, and this IL worth at least $500 600. He
has forty-nine acres nj Fert Washington for
which he refused 100000 or $4,000 an acre,
last week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18

One instance. however. has escaped their
vigilance. In the columns OF the Marion
Leader there Is an account of q wholesale
slaughter of snakes. which was accom-
panied by some unusual features The
authority of the Leader is Honest Farmer
Phin Howard" Mr.. Howard. it appears.
was assisting in the removal of Mr.. Bill
Smiths house to q moro salubrious and
cheerful spot. Underneath the floor was
discovered. the honest farmer told the re-
porter. "a regular den of serpents." Every
one will be pleased to know that all was
regular. Nothing il more embarrassing to
o well-trained snake reporter than TO find
an irreRularity. either In hIs story or In the
arrangement of the serpent or serpents.
To resume: The snakes varied In length
from q short eighteen inches to eight feet
aud nine inches. But it was blacksnake,
which, however, fell short of the longest
measurement by two inches. that took
ON the worst Says the reporter-al-
ways on the authority of Honest Farmer
Phin Howard"
After receiving dozens OF blows. any one OF
which would have been sufficient to have killed
any ordinary serpent. this king of snakes, in his
tree. standing near by. swiftly circled its trunk
with numerous folds OF his powerful constructing
body, and proceeded 10 squeeze IL so hard that
the deadly embrace forced the sap up into the
branches, causing the buds to open and expand
and mature with such rapidity that even before
the snake could be killed the berries grcw and
rpened and dropped from the branches In such
profusion that the boys were enabled TO gather
them from the ground by the hatfuls.
Then. the honest farmer tells the report
er. the unhappy tree tarned ashy pale and
expired with hoafse. hollow grOan."
Truly. this is great year for Indiana. even
though the Legislature has been dumped
into tho oblivion of ahscurity.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-19
CAPITOL OULLINGs.

Adjt. Gen. Muehenlberg has gone to
his home in Carver Oh visit to his fam
lily.
Articles of Incorporation were yester-
day flied with the secretary of state by
the Columbian Book Company of Min
neapOllS, with capital stock of $3.50, 900.
The Hergohala (Ariz.) Mining Com
pany of st. Paul flied articles OF incor-
poration in the Office of the secretary of
state yesterday. The capitalization is
$4,000.
Some forty students were examined
yesterday by the state pharmaceutical
board. Licenses will be issued to those
who successfully passed the eXamina-
ton the present week.
The board of regents will meet in the
governors Office at 10 o'clock this morn
ing to pass upon the plans for the pro-
posed new library and assembly hall for
the state university.
The Matt Walsh Wine Company of
Minneapolis has been regularly inc0r-
porated, and articles OF association We're
filed with the secretary of state yeSter-
day. The capital stock is $4,000.
The Mississippi Valley Insurance
company is new Minneapolis concern.
Articles of incorporation were filed in
thC OiIISO VI tllC SCCItIdI VI StttIc yes
terday, and the capitalization is 800, 900.
The Rush-Owen Lumber Company of
Wisconsin claims To hold lien upon
the Duluth, MiSSabe IL Northern Rail
way company under the provisions of
chapter 200 OF the General Laws of 1889,
in the sum of S4,500.67, and yesterday an
indenture running without effect was
filed i'll the office of the secretary of
state.
The governor was yesterday notified
of the convention of the United States
and Italy that is TO DE held in Washing
ton Sept. Is, concerning the rights,
privileges and lmmunitieS of consular
offices. The real object of the conven-
ton Is to map out some certain rule that
is to obtain relative to the property OF
deceased aliens.
The first quarterly report made of ore
shipped from state lands was made to
the state auditor yesterday. This was
under the Leavitt law, increasing the
tax upon the output. 1t shows that sec
ton Ii, township 5S, range II mined and
shipped 6,739 tons TOR the quarter. This
is the BeWabik mine and is owned by
the state.
A new mine has just been discovered.
1t promises to develop rich iron find.
The report was received at the office of
the state auditor yesterday, and the
mine is located in section II. town 90,
and range ID, and it is claimed that it
will show the most rich ore of all the
mines that are being worked i'll the
state. 1t is in the MeSaba range, and is
said TO be superior to all OF the others
in the locality.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-19
BOTH BOARDS SHY.
The Tax Equalizers and the Com
missiOners' Committee.

Uhe Tax EQualizerS and the Com
missioners' Committee.
The county board of equalization met
yesterday morning and adjourned until
o'clock this afternoon without doing
anything. The board is waiting on the
preparation of the list of property by
the assessor. 1t is expected that this re-
port will be ready in day or two. and
then the board will get to work at revis-
Ing the list.
The meeting of the committee to take
action relative to the board of control
failed 10 materialiZe yesterday. The
committee is made up with Mavor
Wright. County Attorney Butler and
County Commissioners DAILY and Seng.
Acting under the suggestion Of the
county attorney. it has about been de-
termined 10 pay the overdrafts of the
board out OF money available in the
fund. AS to future bills, the county
auditor will certify the monthly bills to
the county treasurer, who may indorse
them as not paid for the want of funds.
They will then draw interest at the rate
OF per cent per annum and will be-
come negotiable. They can then be
paid out of the funds available for next
year. 1t has been suggested that the
county tund for roads and bridges be
diverted toward meeting the deficiency
IN the board Of control account. but
such course has not been agreed upon
In any event there is greater urgency
imam ever to provide tor assisting the
needy people of the city, and the county
commissioners feel like making provis-
ION for carrying on the good work of
relieving the moor
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-19
SEEGER AGAIN WINS.
HE WILL GASOLINE THE CITY AT St25
PER LAMP PER MONTH.
A ROW OVER A LICENSE.

Aid. Warren Outgenerals Zim-
merman-MilIer's Little Bluff
Called-No Money to Entert ain
Real Estate Men-HiN Arches
Ordered Down.
An adjourned meeting OF the assem-
bly, was held last night to take action
on tue bids submitted for lighting the
gasoline lamps in the city. The city
clerk announced that two bids had been
received, one from Robert Seeger and
the other from Thomas Reilly. Both
bids were lengthy typewriter docu-
mentS, and submitted a number of prop
ositions as to the city purchasing posts
and burners. Stripped of these, Seeger's
bid was that he would light the present
number of lamps from sunset to dawn
from Aug. 1, 1898, to Jan. l, 1894, at S1.25
per lamp per month. Reilly's bid was
10 do the work for S1.27 per lamp per
month. The bids. after being read,
were referred to the committee
on gas and an adjournment taken
for half an hour to decide which was
the lowest bid. After a session of half
an hour the members reassembled and
the committee reported in favor of
awarding the contract to Robert Seeger
at S1.25 per lamp per month, his bid
having been decided the lowest. Mr..
Lightner, before the contract was ap-
proved, introduced a resolution to the
effect that the city did not elect at this
time or for the next five months to
rent or buy the burners as mentioned in
the specification. The report OF the
committee was then adopted, and the
proper city officers directed to execute
the contract.
The price at which Seeger agrees to
do the work for the five months is the
same as he received under his old con-
tract. 1t is, however. five cents more per
lamp per month than he has been re-
ceiving since his contract was declared
invalid.
Mr.. Reardon introduced resolution
which stated that the street railway
company under their ordinance were
obliged to operate the interurban and
West Seventh street lines as far east
on Fifth street as Wacouta street. AS
this was not being done, the ear COM
pany was directed to operate the lines
as provided in the ordinance. The reso-
luton also directed copy to be sent
to the company as soon as approved and
published.
Mr.. Reardon said his reason for offer
ing the resolution was that the street
car company refused to issue transfers
from the Jackson street line to enter
the inIeIurban on West Seventh street
lines. They had when he called
at the office Informed him that
transfers were only issued to con-
Meeting lines or crossing lines. Neither
of the two lines now crossed or con-
nected with the Jackson street line, but
if they were operated as the ordinance
required they would. and then transfers
would have to be issued to Jackson
street passengers. The resolution was
adopted by a unanimous vote. A batch
of audited claims from the comptroller,
including the 5,630.O6 pay roll of the
street and sewer force for the first
fifteen days in July, were passed.
The appointment by the mayor of
Charles Beattie as patrolman. vice G. j.
johnson, resigned, was approved.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-19
HALF A CROP.
Wheat in Minnesota Is Not Show
ing Up Well.

Wheat in Minnesota Is Not Show
ing Up Well.
The weather conditions during the
week have been very favorable to all
crops, reports Director E. A. Beals, of
the government and state agricultural
and weather bureau. There has been
an abundance OF rain fall. except in
few counties along the Minnesota river,
where more rain is still needed. The
nights have averaged cool. but the days
were warm, causing the temperature to
be slight i'll access of the normal for this
season, which is the hottest portion of
the year. Corn will be the banner crop
this year, as not a single complaint has
SO far been received, and every county
reports its condition excellent, and
many say that it never looked better.
1t is now beginning to tassel and bios
som Ill the southern section of the
state. Wheat has improved consider
ably since last report. 1t has thin
stand, caused by the June droughts
killing the stools. and is heading short,
but filling well; the early sown, with
continued favorable conditions, will
yield from two-thirds to an average
crop. The late sown suffered much
more severely from the drought, and
nowhere will yield over one-half the
usual amount, and generally consider
ably less,