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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-09

CLAYTON'S ALLEGED MURDERER.
Hickey to Be Examined by the Justice Who
Was First Charged with the Crime.

LITTLE Rock, Ark. April a-W. n.
Burkhardt the Witness and A. j. Werner,
the officer. of Butte, Mont. who claims the
reward for spprehending Hickey, the al.
legged murderer of j. NJ. Clay ton, arrived
to-day from Morrillton with Sheriff White.
Burkhardt showed signs of wanting to get
away, aud was arrested this morning by
Sheriff White as accessory to the crime.
and kept in custody. They came to Little
Rock to confer with Governor Fishback.
Attorney general Clark. Colonel Clay ton
and Henry NJ. Cooper. Colonel Clay ton is
the twin brother of J. NJ. Clayton, and to-
gether with Cooper manifests q deep inter-
est in the matter. Before the conference
Colonel Clayton, like all leading Re-
publicans here, believed tho whole
matter q fake" After the confer.
ence Colonel Clayton stated that he
believed there might be something in ir.
The preliminary examination is set for
Wednesday, at Morrlllton. Conway county.
remarkable thing about the case in It's
present status Is that the sheriff who Ut
rested him and the lawyer, Charles Reid. of
MorriIlton. who is defending Hickey. were
both charged with the theft of the ballot
box at Plummerville. where the murder
tice who will try him. was charged with
the murder.
Burkhardt and Werner will remain here
until Tuesday, when further investig ation
will be made by Colonel Clayton. Burk-
hardt was saved from spending the night
in jail by Colonel Clayton who furnished q
guard for him at his own expense.
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TRAGEDY AT MARSHALL CROSSING.
Big Four Brakeman, Who Had Been Dis
charged, Shot by His Enemy.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

bpec1al 10 the lDGlan6p0ns Journal.
MARSHALL, Ill, April S.-Marshall Cross
ing, the place where the Cairo division of
the Big Four CROSSES the Vandalia. one and
Q half mile northeast of Marshall. was the
scene of q shooting this afternoon. William
Bundy shot Bert Perkinson twice in the
breast. near the heart mortally wounding
him. Bundy. whose home is in Mount Car
mel, has charge of q refrigerator car on the
man, of stealing \ chicken from his car,
and thereby secured the brakeman's dis
charge. Perkinson, whose home is in
Paris, came down this morning
on the local with the avowed in
tention of making Bundy recant.
Arriving at the crossing. Perkinson
walked forward to Bundy's car. reiteraJ-
ing his threats. whereupon Bundy drew his
revolver and fired twice, both shots teking z
effect near Perkinson's heart. The wound
edman wished to be taken home to his
family, in PARIS and this was done. Bun
dy was arrested on the arrival of the train
at Paris.
This is tho second tragedy at this cross
ing. George Powers, the first agent TO oc-
cupy the beautiful new depot there was
cruelty murdered at his post on the night
of Sept. IL. 1885 his slayer never being ap-
pretended.
A dispatch from Paris says: William
Cairo. Vlncennes & Chicago railroad, shot
by Henry Bundy. O commission man of
Chicago this afternoon at Marshall juno
tion, was brought here this evening and
died. Bundy was arrested here and placed
in iail.
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LOGON olive Turned q Somesault but the
Coaches Remained on the Tracks, Pas
sengers Escaping with Shaking Up.
Many Interesting Subjects Discussed BY
the Seventh District 7. P. S. C. E.
Suicide Longdon's Checkered Career" Black
Diamond" Driven TO Death-Child Burned
toDeath of tMuncie-0ther State News
WENT THROUGH THE BRIDGE.

Part of the False support Blown Down In
Front OF Passenger Train.
Special 60 the Indianapolis Journal
RossvILLE, Ind, April 6-The l.. N. A.
& G. had wreck this morning. al o'clock,
at the bridge across Middle Fork creek, one
mile north OF Rossville and near the Clin.
ton county line. The north bound vestibule
train was running at full speed. with engi-
neer Jacob Brooks. Of Indianapolis. and
fireman Edward O'Brien in charge OF En-
gine No. A. There had been terrific storm,
and the side timbers of the false suppors
for the new bridge being constructed OF
steel, at the north end of the bridge.
just beyond the waters edge, were blown
down. The tlmbers lay on the steel bridge.
thus obstructing the way. Owing to the
extreme darkness engineer Brooks did not
discover the obstruction until within few
yards of the bridge. He says he had not
time to even shut off steam before be struck
II. The engine pushed the mass OF fallen
timters about eighty feet and then crashed
through the old wooden bent still in use.
the engine describing complete somer-
sault. the rear end landing on she ground
and the front end leaning up against tho
piling. bottom side up. and pinning the en-
gineer and fireman under the front end or
was about twenty feet. Conductor Roy
Kingsley was unhurt. and with all hends
turning to work, rescued the fcftunato
men in about two hours.
Fireman O'Brien only recovered CON.
sciousness twice. Each time he begged
for his life. but his injuries were fatal and
he died about one hour after being taken
ont. He was fcarfully crushed. His homo
was with his mother in Lafayette. where
his body was sent.
Jacob Brooks. engineer. was badly bruised
and left leg was broken above the ankle.
He is hurt internally. but will recover. He
is now being cared for at the Commercial
Hotel.
Only the tender followed the engine in
the fall. The trucks of the baggage car
and smoker dropped through the wreck,
but the cars cleared the break and shot
along on the track, remaining on the
bridge. ASIDE from "A terrible shaking up
and O few slight bruises, the passen gers
and other trainmen were unhurt Three OF
the sleeping oars did not leave the track,
and we're sent to Chicago via Lindon. The
wreck is being RAPIDLY cleared away. and
trains will be running again by noon to-
day.
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LoNGDoN's HISTORY.

More About the Rural Editor Who Com
mitted Suicide at Atlanta Thursdsy.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
KoKoMo. Ind., April S-The death Of
Isaac Houston Longdop. whose suicide. at
Atlanta. Ind. was briefly noted in the
Journal, Friday, removes a peculiar char
acter from rural journalism. He formerly
resided in this city and Is said to have the
largest newspaper graveyard In Indi,
ana, starting papers many Oh
the smaller towns of Upton. Hamil-
ton aud Madison counties. Three years
ago. after separating from his wife. Long
don came TO this city In a demented condi-
ton. brought about by drink. and at that
time attempted TO commit suicide by cut
ting his throat with a printers rule. which
he had sharpened on the iron bars of his
cell. He gave his throat horrible
gash, but recovered. After that he
went to Atlanta. Strengthened M,
Joined church and did we'll
month ago he sold his paper 70 Calvin
Goss. aud brooding over the loss of his two
children by death. ne again plunged into
dissipation. he wandered To Anderson,
where be again tried TO commit suicide.
but failed. Thursday he returned To At
lanta. took morphine and was found dead
in bed. A month ago Longdon began -
suit in she Howard Circuit CourD
against the Tipton County Fair
Association. asking $1,000 for false imDris
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TAMaIANY AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

Murphy and Sheehan Call on the President
in the Interest of the Tigers.
WASHINGTON. April 8.-That President
Cleveland is willing to treat with Tam
many is the inference drawn from q visit
Lieutenant. governor Sheehan. The mere
fact of Mr.. Sheehan's call is not the basis
for this assumption. which became o belief
to those who saw Mr. Sheehan enter the
Presidents ROOM but has q firm founda-
tion In the knowledge of the fact
that Mr.. Cleveland agreed to receive
the representatives of Tammany Hall
next week in order that they might
talk over politics in New York. Sheehan
came early and with him was Senator
Hill. Senator Murphy has been to the
White House moro than once since the 4th
of March, and his visit did not have q
greater significance than that he accom-
panied Mr.. Sheehan. The two New Workers
found few people waiting to sec the Presi-
dent when they arrived. and they were i'm
medlately ushered into Mr.. Cleveland's of
tee. That they were expected was evil
dent. but the idea that business of q
strictly confidential nature wou Id be dis
cussed with the likelihood of q warm argu-
ment was not carried out, from the fect
that a number of Congressmen and tLeir
constituents were In the room.
The conversation between Messrs
Murphy and Sheehan and Mr.. Cleveland
was brief. 1t began with the usual hand.
shaking and commonplace expressions and
ended In an agreement that MIR. Sheehan
should come back later. The conversation
was neither animated nor particularly in
terestinQ, aside from the fact that Tam
many was represented on one side and the
administrator on the other. Mr. Sheehsn
made no concealment of his desire to talk
over federal patronage and the President
was equally frank I'D agreeing that he had
the right to do so. Alr. Cleveland agreed
with Mr. Sheehan that the present was
not propitious for discussing this matter
and he would probably have asked them to
come back tonight had he not ma de ar
rangements to go over TO New York this
afternoon to spend Sunday. 1t was sug-
gested and readily accepted that Mr..
Sheeban shculd como TO see Mr.. Cleveland
again some day next week and then the in
terview ended. Iu lasted about ten
minutes. Senator Murphy and Mr.. Shee-
han made no concealment of the result of
their VISIT They said Mr. Sheehan would
see the President next week and talk over
the situation with him. The day set for
the interview Is Friday. Mr.. Sheehan had
with him a black bag full of papers which
he had prepared to present TO the Presi.
dent
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BUSY DAY FOR THE Y p. 8. Q. u.

Papers Read at the Seventh District Conven-
rion-sIarion Gets the Next Reunion.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH. Ind. April s.-The second days
session of the Seventh district Y. p. 6. @. z.
convention opened with sunrise prayer
meeting. led by Judge Kirkpatrick. Of
Kokomo, at $50 this morning. Tho
attendance was very large and
At o'clock the business session
began with the reading of the one hum
dredth Psalm. byiRev. Thomas. of Kokomo.
who led the devotional exercises. partici-
pated In by many of the delegates Mr..
Hiatt. of Marion, read an interesting paper
on Practical Work" He argued that the
reason the world had not been evangelized
was that too many had wrapped their
talents in napkin and laid them away.
Mr.. Hiatts advice was to map out
plan of work and then pursue
it to completion. Miss Cora Small.
of Whites Institute. this county. read
an entertaining paper entitled Anywhere."
er must take the whole world for his tield.
Rev. s. L. Nicholson, of RussIavIlle. deliv.,
cred an address on The Relation of Chris
tian Endeavor to Missionary Work" which
by Rev. S. c. Dickey. of Peru.
on the same theme This was,
followed by Elder Carpenter. of this city.
Miss Maud Graham. OF Peru. gave pretty
recitation, THE Road to Heaven" and an
Indian pupil from Whites Institute rem
dered q poem, Society in the West" Miss
Lulu Sewers, of Wabash, read an essay
on Christian Endeavor. It's Adaptation to
All DenominatIons.o and Professor Ratliff,
OF Falrmount, reEd paper on What
Lack Yet"
At the afternoon session Mrs. c. w.
Davis led the devotional meeting followed
by Miss Bessie Bouslog, of Peru. with Q
paper on the Incarnation of Thought"
and Miss Emma Sanders with another on
"Our Opportunities" Estel Wilson. OF
Wabash, read q carefully prepared paper,
being history of the junior society OF
Wabash. The principal address OF tho
day was delivered by Rev. Byron Long, OF
Marion. on The Relation of Christian En-.
deavor Societies to the Social Problem"
The committees appointed are as follows:
Constitution. Rev. Charles Little. Matte
Wright, Rev. B. Cavens, Mrs. Wolf, w. +.
Alexander; nominations. Rev. 3. Dickey.
Minnie Beale. K. 3. Alexander, T.. l.. Nor.
gan. Cora Small: resolutions. l.. j, Kirk
patrick, Mrs. Raymond, Rev. Lord, Myrtle
Brown, o. q. Hill. These committees are
to report Immediately before the close Of
the convention. Marion was liked on -
the place OF the next meeting.
The newly-elected officers are: Judge
Kirkpatrick general secretary, NJ. X.
Gardner of Wabash, Mrs. Raymond OF
Miami. Mr.. Alexander of Grant and Mr..
Nicholson, of Howard county, as score.
taries Ex-Governor Chase delivered the
closing address this evening.
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APPOINTMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
Minister Eustis Raised to the Rank OF En-
bassador- Opposition to EckeiA

Minister Eustis Raised the Rank OF Em-
bassador-Opposition to EckelA
WASHINGTON, April s.-The President
sent the following nominations to the
Senate to-day:
James B. Eustis, of louisiana to be Embassa-
dor Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to
August Belmont & Co. to be special fiscal
agents of the Navy Department, London,
England, Wee Seligman Brothers.
The nomination of Mr.. Eustis. who had
already been confirmed as minister to
France. is simply to raise the grade of
the mission to an embassy. to meet the
corresponding change made by the French
government in the case OF its representa-
tive at Washington.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations:
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary TO France;
Bartlett Tripp. OF South Dakota, minister TO
Austra-H a-Hungary; Thomas Crttenden. OF Mis-
souri,, cOnsulgeneral at the City of Mexico; Asa
Dickinson, of New York, consul at Nottingham;
Charles S. Hamlin, of Massachusetts. AS
%am Curtis OF New York.
Secretary Of the Treasury; John Brawley,
OF Pennsylvania, Auditor TO the Treasury for the
siana. collector OF internal revenue, district OF
Louisiana; Dudley Watson. of Michigan, col
lector of customs. district of Michigan; John NJ.
Reynolds, OF Bedford, Pa, Assistant Secretary
of the Interior; Lawrence Maxwell. jr.. of ohio,
Solicitor general; John L. Hall, of Georgia. AS
sistant AttOrney-general. and James J.. dc
Alester, OF Indian Territory. marshal 0fdndian
Territory.
The case of James H. Eckels. of Illinois,
nominated to be Controller of the Cur
rency, appears to be indefinitely
hung up. Another executive session has
been held and still the nomina-
tion remains unreported by the finance
committee. An energetic effort is being
made by some members of the committee
TO have the nomln alton recalled, but so
far apparently without success. Senator
Vest. Of Missouri, was appointed sub
committee to take charge of the case, and.
in accordance with that appointment
Mr.. Vest called upon President Cleveland
and informed him of the opposition that
had manifested itself in committee. Still
no action has been taken by the President.
despite the fact that the session is speedily
drawing 20 q close. Ii is understood that
Senator Sherman and Senator Morrill, have
declared their unalterable opposition to the
onfrmation. on the grounds that the nom-
lnee is entirely ignorant of the subject of
banking. and at least one prominent Dem
ocratic member of the committee is also
understood to be opposed to confirmation.
| IL is this energetic opposition. coupled with
| the nonaction of the President. that has
| resulted In the nomination not being re-
ported.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-09

WnKEsBARRE, Pa. April s.-Distric ct
Superintendent William Samuels, of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company. entered the
Dorrance shaft late yesterday afternoon
for tho purpose of exploring number of
workedout chambers In the Bowkley vein.
which had been abandoned for more than
two years, and which the company con-
tenn plated reopening. Mr.. SAmuels has
been an expert in gaseous seams for this
company for the past twenty years. At
midnight last night. the superintendent
not having reached home. the officials at the
mines were notified. A searching party
went into the shaft. and found it on fire.
Mr.. Samuels had been snffocated. and his
body was found in charred condition. Ii
is presumed he ignited pocket of gas with
his lamp.
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PREFER TO RESIGN.

Indiana Republicans Avoid the Humiliation
of Being Requested to Quit
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April S.-Indiana Repub-
licans holding positions in Washington
outside the classified list. and, therefore,
subject to removal at the pleasuse of the
President or his Cabinet officers. are not
waiting to be pushed ont; they are volun-
tarily resigning. which saves them the
humiliation of decapitation. The long lists
of changes in the departments" which
are published daily as having occurred by
resignation, voluntarily upon the part of
the incumbents represent. In large ma
jority of instances. practical removals. for
the offceholders only resign by request or
to avoid request for resignation. Among
to-day's changes In the departments are the
following, which relieve Indianlans Of
places: Arthur A. Holmes. special exam
iner in the Pension Office, with a salary of
So ZOO; William NJ. Smith, q S720 assistant
messenger In the Pension Office.
Miss Mary Mcclure. of Indiana, has been
eppointed oOpyist In the Patent Office at
S720 year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-09

wells euillotine. to-day. but four changes
ments for Indiana were to fill vacancies
created by ianations. as follows: Burns
City. Martin county. j. T. Osborn. vice q.
Sargent; Centralis. Morgan county. j.
w. Richardson. woe y. Well: Newbern,
L. Jones; Osktown. Knox county. w. Mo.
Clure. The new rule of permitting fourth
class postmasters to serve four years. I'M
less charges are preferred against them,
has checked the onslaught in Indiana Pres
ters In his State turned out by Wholesale.
irrespective Of the time they had served or
their degree of efficiency. as soon as be en-
tered Office and it will be some months be-
fore the four years will expire with most
of the Indiana postmastera
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-09
PEW LETTING
1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
3 p. m, sharp,
MONDAY, APRIL 10.
New York's Firsr Printer.

NEW YORK, April s-The two bundredth
anniversary Of the introduction of the
printing press in the colony and city of
New York was celebrated with appropris ate
exercises at the building of the New York
Cotton EXchonge this afternoon. The
building 80 generously rendered by the
Exchange stands on tho site of the pub
hcation office of the first newspaper in
this city. The founder. William Bradford.
who. two hundred years ago. moved his
crude press and type from Philadelphia,
and became the Public Printer of New
York. was the subject OF masterful dis
course by Charles T. Lewis who, in the
course of his rem arks. referred tn the life
and work of the early printer. the growth
ana expansion of the press. and closed with
an eloquent tribute to its worth and future
possibilities.
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Mis-. Phelps to Wed a German

NEW YORK. April s-The announcement
is m ade Of the engagement of Miss Marian
Phelps. the only daughter of William w al
tor Phelps. ex-minister to Germany, to DR..
Franz Won Rothenbnrg. Under State Secre-
tary of Germany. Miss Phelps was born
at Ienneck Ridge N. j.. the family home.
DR.. Won Rotbenburg W as Prince Bismarck's 9
first lieutenant during the last twelve
years of Bismarck's chancelIorship and he
retained the office when his master retired
from public life. He Is forty years old, aud
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-09
Mother and Son Burned.

UTICA. N. Y. April S-The residence of
George II. Taicott. at TalcottvilIe. Lewis
county. was supposedly struck by light
ning some time during last night and
burned to the around. The neighbors this
morning found that Mr.. Tslcott and his
mother. woman over seventy years of
charred and blackened corpses were found
IN the ruina
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-09
Near th, "Bloodv Any,e -

GETTysBURG. Pa. April a-Judge Loch-
rem. of Minnesota. the new Pension Com
missioner. yesterday visited this battlefield
and. with Secretary Hamilton. of the Me-
mortal Association. located the site for the
twenty monument of the
First Minnesota Infantry. 1t will stand
near the bloody angle" where Pickett's
assault was repufsed, and in which the
Minnesota regiment suffered suoh terrible
losa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-09
ONLY 1eo BEHEADED.

MAXWELL Slows Up in HIS Work Of Guillo.
timing Fourth Clans Possmasters.
speciaito the Indianapolis Journsi
WASHINGTON. April s.-Although the
heads of l2o fourth-class postmasters rolled
into the sawdust under headsman Max
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-09
Mugwunps Disgueted.

NEW YORK, April S.-From Boston comes
dispatch to the Evening Post, stating
that William Lloyd Garrison and other
leading independents there are thoroughly
disgusted with Fourth Assistants Post
master general Maxwelps rapid removal of
Republican postmasters, and there Is
earnest talk of q public protest soon un-
less the policy OF the administration Is
changed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-09
Arrival at Wilmington.


WILMINGTON, DEL. April S.-President
Cleveland. Secretary of State Gresham
and United States Senator White. of Lou
isiana, reached this city at $40 this even
ing by the Pennsylvania railroad. They
were in Vice President Thompson's car.
which was on the rear of the regular
Washington express. The party was met
by Embassador Thomas +. Bayard. who
stepped on the rear platform of the car and
greeted his guests. Three or four thousand
persons gathered around the station. and
as the distinguis had guests appeared
the crowd gave three cheers. The
President took Mr.. Bayard's arm and was
followed by Secretary Gresham and SEN
stor White. As they passed along the
space cleared by the police the crowd
cheered again. and many men raised
their hats. Mr.. Cleveland smiled pleas-
antly and lifted his hat in return.
ambassador Bayard's family carriage.
drawn by two handsome chestnut bays,
with dOcked tails. was also at the depot,
and in fve minutes after the train had
stopped the party was on it's way to Della
more Place. Mr.. Bay ards home. The crowd
gave the visitors q parting cheer. and
Mr.. Cleveland again raised his hat Two
men Rrasped Mr.. Cleveland's hand and he
returned the greeting When the party ar
rived 81 tno Day dIu Houostoau, milo
west of the station. 1t. found An
other large crowd. Shortly after ar
rival dinner was served. Mr.. Bayard
did not extend any invitation for callers to-
night. and says that the visit was made
on his suggestion in order TO give the Pres
ident day Of rest and q breath of fresh
air. No plans have been made for to-
morrow.
The people of this city are much agitated
over the arrival of Mr. Cleveland. as he is
the only President who has remained in
Wilmington over night since the days OF
George WASHINGTON. Delamore Place Is q
historic mansion. and was once the
home of Myra Clark Gaines. the
celebrated litigant. 1t is an old
fashioned but handsome stone house. and
from It's windows there 10 magnificent
view of Delaware river. two miles distant. {.
Vice President Thomps0n's car ls side
tracked here, and the presidential party
will return to Washington on Monday,
leaving Wilmington at o'clock.