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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-12
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-12

ot,' aui, MINI. Feb. ll.--ln the sen.
adN To-Day Tie income lax hin was defeat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27
SHOT HIS SLEEPING WIFE,
And Then Fired a Bullet Into His Own
Brain-An Unhappy Couple.

Pittsburg, Sept. 26.-Samuel G. ~Stodhart.
a car accountant at the Carnegie Steel Com
pany, shot his wife in the heart, while she
was sleeping, and then, placing the muz-
zle Of the revolver into his mouth, sent a
bullet crashing into his own brain. The
tragedy occurred at 5:s5 o'clock, this morn
ing, at the home Of Stodhart. Insanity
caused by religious excitement and despond-
ency over business troubles are the causes
which led to the deed.
Stodhart was forty-five years of age and
his wife two years his junior. The couple
had been married sixteen years and had
seven children, the eldest being a girl A.
teen years old. Mrs. Stodhart was a Catho-
lie and the two frequently quarrsled over
the education of the children. Recently
~Stodhart's salary was reduced Is per cent.
and this also preyed on his mind. He arose
about . O'Clock this morning, and, after
smoking a cigar, took q revolver and fired
at his sleeping wife. The first shot killed
her. He then turned the weapon upon him.
self and ended his existence. The children
were awakened by the shooting and rushed
out OF the house screaming with fright.
When the ~neighbors arrived Stodhar and
his wife were dead. That the crime was
premeditated was evident. Last night he
told the oldest boy that times were hard
and that IL anything happened TO go TO the
~neighborS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27
Senator HIPS Colleague.

Senator Murphy, by the way, was the
greatest surprise to Washington, which
had apparently expected a Bowery tough
To sit in his seat In the United States Sen
ate. To this day strangers In the gallery
refuse to believe that the fine looking gen.
tleman of the old school. whose white hair
and white mustache give such distinction
to his refined face, whose clothes are so
tasteful and whose manners are so grace
full, can be Ed Murphy. They usually
pick out that remarkable red-faced and
coarse-looking person, Senator Jrby. Of
South Carolina, who advertised Governor
Tillman's brand" so extensively
the other day, as the junior Senator from
others who had never met him came to
ak with Senator Murphy they were even
more surprised to find how witty and how
wise his conversation was and in what
choice language 1t was couched. Instead
of having no topic but politics, Senator
Murphy was soon found to have many
subjects of interest.
Why" said one man the other day,
you might talk to Murphy all day and
never know he was a politician or even
interested in politics." 1t is getting to be
pretty generally understood now. however,
that Senator Murphy is not only q college
graduate but q man of cultivation, with an
eye for art and an ear for music, fond of
literature and able to give and take in a
spirit of play of wit. Whatever he may or
may not be in politics, Senator Murphy is
a delightful companion In private life, and,
He is simply devoted to his wife and his
can be, and enjoys their undivided devo-
fion I'm return
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27

the people of indianapolis S42. 900 a year
for o~ver-interest. 1t is such n conscien-
,ious discharge of a public duty that
challenges the admiration of all those
who are not taxeaters. 1t is IN inspir-
ing and q stimulating example.
There is but one item in the whole ex-
penditure that is tainted with the touch
of the taxeater-the $500 which Com
missioner Hawkins insisted on spending
for an extra police force which was
Largely in excess of what was necessary.
The Lilly policy should be adopted in
the affairs of the city. 1t would give
efficient government, instead of lawless-
ness and inefliciency. 1t would reduce
the burden of the people cot less than
$4,000 a year. But the Lilly policy
can never come with Sullivan. Buskirk
and ~COy-never.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27
A TIMELY OBJECT Lesson.

The management of the encampment,
and particularly its finances. by Colonel
Lilly. affords the people of indianapolis.
and. indeed. of Indiana, q timely object
Lesson in the management of public
affairs. From the outset, one of the aims
of Colonel Lilly was not to spend a dol
lar of the money which the people must
pay that was not justified by an intelli-
gent conception of the essentials of Il
successful encampment. Colonel Lilly
was more careful of the expenditures of
the city's money than he would be of his
own. To IA man who asked for an APP
preparation which Colonel Lilly did not
think to be within the strictly legiti-
mate objects TO which the public money
should be devoted. he said: 81 cannot
see my way clear to do rs you wish. but
l will give you my check for one-fourth
the amount you ask" A high sense of
public duty caused him To deny 10 per-
sonal friends money for expenditure
which, in his own Judgment. he did not
think essential TO the success of the en-
campment.
1t is just this high sense of public
duty that Indianapolis needs in its pub
lie officers to-day. Ii is the general alb
sence of this sense of public duty and
of public spirit in the present admins
tration of city affairs which causes the
policy pursued by Eli Lilly to stand out
in noble and instructive contrast with
on school funds, who billet upon the
substance of the people. contributed as
taxes, their useless h%enchmen. and to
unite in conspiracies against the
finances of the city, which are costing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27

SENATOR STEWART scatters like an
old shotgun. He threw away q good
opportunity of making a strong arraign-
ment of the President for attempting to
bride and coerce the action OF Congress
on the silver question and made himself
ridiculous by INDUCING in an old
wOman's TRADE of personal abuse of
Mr.. Cleveland. 1t is time that some
body in the Senate should call attention
tn the wide departure from the spirit of
the Constitution involved in the Presi-
dents attempt &c control the action of
Congress by mea ms of official patronage,
and Senator StewaItsresOlutiOn seemed
to look in that direction. 1t declared
that tho independence of the co-ordi-
nate departments of the government
must be maintained, and use OF power
or influence of one department. To CON
troll the action of another is In violation
of the Constitution and destructive of
our form of government" The princi-
pie involved in this declaration could
have been discussed in o statesmanlike
manner with profit To all concerned, but
Senator Stewart did not do IL. He made
very poor use of u good theme. and what
might have been a dignited argument
became an abusive TRADE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27
RIOT OVER A cow.
Hindoos Objected to the Animal Being
Led to the Slaughter House.

Calcutta, Sept. Pa religious riot which
may have serious consequences. according
to well-posted people, occurred here to-day.
A number of Hindoos espied a cow on
Give street being led to a butchers, and
this being offensive to their religious
ideas, the Hindoos seized upon the cow, in
spite of the protests of the man leading it.
and a lively row followed. The Europeans
took the part of the cow and its leader,
and the offended Hindoos were reinforced
by many Of their sympathizers. Finally.
when a desperate riot was brewing, an in
nuential Mahommedan and a Hindoo sue
ceeded in pacifying the crowd, and event.
ually funds were raised by the Hindoo
spectators for the purchase of the animal,
which was led ava by the Hindoos in a
direction contrary TO that of the butcher
shop. The Englishmen here regard the APP
parently trivial incident as being most sig
ni1cant, and likely TO have grave results.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27
General Notes.

81 ec.al 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.-Solicitor-general
Maxwell was at the Department of Justice
to-day after q visit To Indianapolis.
Among the promotions in the Patent OF.
fee to-day, was that of Charles ii. Lane,
OF Indiana. a first assistant exam iner, at
$500. to principal examiner at g.. 500.
United States Marshal Rsnsdell has been
engaged in a novel pursuit this week. He
has been. and is yet searching the dives of
Washington for q Chinaman. On last
Friday afternoon Wen Lung. a Chinese
laundrymaD. who was bound. gagged and
robbed here about two weeks ago by Leo
Non and Lee liam. two brother ce.estials.
was summoned 20 appear before the grand
Jury to testify IN that body's examination
OF the charge. He has not been seen since.
The Secretary OF War has detaiicd Second
Lieut.. Frederick II. Evane, of the
Eighteenth Intsntry. United States army,
"a professor Of military science and tactics
al the Vincennes University. and he 10 di-
rected 20 report In person for duty at once.
The Senate. In executive session to-day,
made public the following confirmations
r. H.. Jones. oflllInois. TO b- Fret Assistant
Postmastcr-general; Kerr Craige. of North
Caroline. To DO Third Assistant Postmaster
general
A report was received at the State De-
partment to-day from Consul general Viii
liams. CT San jose. stating that the Costa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27
KILAUEA's FIERY FOUNTAINS.
A Grand Display I'm the Crater of tho
Principal Hawaiian Volcano.
Hawaiian Star.

Law dAAal I'D
By the arrival of the Kinau this morning
the news has been received of the overflow
or the volcano OF Kilauea. The following
details are obtained from Philip Peck, tn.
Hotel-street importer, who visited the vol
cano on Friday last in company with Su-
Rowell:
The volcano has been constantly increas-
ing In activity for a week past, and
was particularly lively on Thursday even
ing. when as many as hfteen magnificent
fountains OF fire were sent up at one time
from the bubbling and seething mass. These
merry columns were so high as TO be seen
from the veranda at the Volcano House,
two miles distant The sight from that
place on Thursday night was indescribably
grand, and is said never 10 nave been
eQualed In former years.
On Friday evening, when Messrs. Peck
ana RoWel made their visit, the fountains
were still playing. but were not so high or
large as on the previous night. Both gen.
tlemen went to the very edge of the burn
ing lake. which at that time was moro
than full. the molten lava in the center be-
ing fully two feet higher than at the edges.
MIR. Peck described the immense lake as
being in q similar state to a glass of water
which is more than full and yet does not
would Slop over In places and flow into tho
main pit ten or fifteen feet below, but a
new crust would soon form and the flow
stop. Mr.. Rowen had IA narrow escape
from one of these sudden overfows. but
got out of the way in time. Both gentle
men speak of the scene as most maSnifi-
cent ard indescribable IN its grandeur.
On Saturday night the volcano was in
the same condition as on the previous one,
but lava commenced 10 overflow in a steady
stream. On Sunday about I p. m. the en-
tire walls fell in. and the lake itself has
spread out to the full extent Of the pit,
and now forms a molten mass about one
half by one-third of a mile in extent. After
the break down the lava was very active.
the fountains and columns beins more vic;
lent than ever. The view from the hotel
was then marvellous.
From another source it is learned that
a sharp shock of earthquake was felt at
the volcano on Sunday night, and more
or less throughout the entire island. al
though at Hilo it was scarcely perceptible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27

WE find in Controller Woollen's esti-
mate of receipts for next year tho fol-
lowing items:
Certificate of deposit of Merchants Ma
tional Bank, S3l. $50; bonds to be sold 10
take the place of Sellers farm bonds re-
deemed. S2l. 900.
The Journal would like to ask Mr..
Woollen if he thinks the above 500. $50
will reach the treasury during the fiscal
year?
The Journal will state, for the benefit
of it's readers, that the S31, 050 item is the
certificate OF deposit lett with the city
by Coffin & Stanton as u guaranty of
good faith, on their bid for the S621, 900
refunding bonds. They have notified
the bank not to pay the money over to
the city, on the ground that the city has
no right to refund the S21, 600 of Sellers
farm bonds, the same having been paid
when due, in April last. To whom does
Mr.. WoOlien expect to sell the S21, 900 of
Sellers farm bonds? Is he quite sure he
will find any one who will be willing to
buy them? And if he cannot legally sell
these bonds, does he not know that the
S31, $50 certificate is worthless? The
strong probability is that our ''busI-
ness administration" has. by including
these two items in the fiscal years re-
ceipts, simply added $52, $50 to be made
up by O temporary loan before the year
is out. Is this kind of laundering hon
eSf1
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27
JULIA WARD HOWE.
A Very Garrett Writer Who ElnbO-
rates Every Sentence She Writes.

A Very Careful Writer Who Elnbo-
rates Every Sentence She Writes.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe is a slow writer,
celebrating with great care, and only pub
fishing when every one OF the half dozen
nucnced her every word the best that could
have been selected. She was ten years IN
in correcting a single word or line OF some
one OF its poems. From her contributions
TO the periodical press she has not realized
a fortune. For the Battle Hymn" she
was paid IS by the Atlantic; for ''Our or
ders," $40 by the same liberal journal. FIJI
teen dollars for fire enough 10 set a conti-
But Mrs. Howe is more than a poet; she
is a thinker and a scholar, and these are
rare things IN a woman. She reads half a
dozen different languages, and has out
stripped most men in the higher walks OF
philosophy and literature. She is familiar
with Hegel. Comte, Gothic, Dante. Sweden
borg and all the great masters OF song,
faith and metaphysics. She has also min
gled with cultivated society, and travelled
extensively. both in this and the old world.
But she is not an artificial lady" She Is a
large-hearted woman-one whose SOU has
been energized by study. elevated by re-
Election. caastened by sorrow and sanctihed
by faith.
Her home, too, has always been worthy
of the best OF housekeeping. and her chill
dren have never been neglected for the less
important l3terests OF other people. Inc
following auecdote illustrates her great
presence OF mind as well as her loving
care OF her little ones. on one occasion
little Laura, a baby two years old, was left
alone by the nurse in the nursery, Which
was In the fourth story. Mrs. Howe hap
pened TO enter the room. and to her horror
saw little Laura rolling about on the broad
window sill, the window being wide open:
only a few inches space between her and
the edge. and hen-the street, fifty feet
below. The mother stepped quickly n
quietly back out OF sight. and called gently;
Laura. come here. dearl Come TO me! I
have something 10 show you" a moments
aconized pause-and then she heard the
little feet patter on the floor. and in an
other instant held the child clasped IN her
.nao
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27

an express or mail car, but when it
comes to the destruction of the passen-
ger cars and their own possible loss of
life in the effort of the robbers to get at
the express car, the affair ssumes q
new color. Men who are willin & to risk
the death or the manning of helpless
passengers for the chance of filing their
own pockets are fends who deserve no
mercy. Tho authorities should use
every means TO discover the persons
who removed the rail from the Van
dalia track, for the earlier an example is
made of them the better.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27

-NC'OOO
Every dollar of these bonds is still
outstanding and drawing the above
rates of interest. After Mr.. WOOllen
became controller he succeeded in get
ting an offer from q responsible house
in New York to collect all of these bonds
and exchange them for now ones. pay
able in thirty years and drawing 4 per
cent. interest. This vas more than
three years after Mayor Sullivan had
advised the Council not to give the mat
ter any attention, and they had followed
his advice To the letter. Mr.. Wool
lens arrangement would have saved the
city S42, 1888 a year. and it could easily
have been cOnsummated in the first year
of Mayor Sullivan's first term. And yet
this has been called "a business admin
istration."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27

1T is not ut all likely that the recent
train rObberies and attempted robberies
are perpetrated by members of q single
gang or association of desperadoes.
The frequency of these occurrences dur
ing the last few weeks in thickly settled
regions simply shows that more reckless
and desperate men are roaming about
the country than ever before. 1t is the
direct result of so many men having
been thrown out of employment within
the year, that proceeding, as everybody
knows, being On inevitable consequence
OF the advent of a free-trade admins
t%ration. Idieness and want often drive
20 recklessness and crime men who, I'M
der ordinary conditions. are industrious,
lawabidiDg citizens.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27

Rican authorities are willing tosurrender
Dir. Baker. the United states minister. IL
now In San Jose. with o view TO assisting
in procuring Weeks surrender.
Senator Faulkner to-day introduced q bill
providing for the admission OF the Terrific
~ of New Mexico as a State.
statement prepared 81 the Treasury De-
partment shows the collections from inter.
nal revenue for July and August. of this
year. to have been S25. or. So, as compared
with receipts OF 1851. Cal during July and
August of 1892
1t is understood that the President in
tends TO discontinue his receptions To the
public. which have heretofore occurred on
three days of the week. substituting spe-
cIal receptions TO visiting bodies whenever
the occasion justities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27

TO-DAY is Indiana day at the worlds
fair. and for the credit of the State we
hope it will be we'll represented. Quite
o number of States have had their spe-
cial days, but none has offered a more
varied or attractive programme. No
other could offer an address by an ex-
President. or furnish moro popular
authors than Gen. Lew Wallace and
James Whitcomb Riley to entertain it's
IN and daughters. These inter-
spersed with good music, will form an
agreeable episode in the ordinary rou-
tine of the fair. 1t is matter Of regret
that Uncle Dick" Thompson Will Dot
be able to bo present. We trust the
Hoosiers will be there in force.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27
To Restrict Immigration.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Mr. Curtis. of
Kansas, to-day presented q bill in the
House to further regulate immigration.
which, if it becomes q law. will be far
reaching in effect and tend TO materially
restrict immigration to the United States.
The bill provides that it shall be unlawful
for the commanding officer of any vessel to
receive any alien passenger bound for the
United States If al examination diseloses
the fact that such person Is una Ole TO read
or write; that HE passage has been paid by
any other person, company or corporation;
who does not possess, If q single mon. the
SUN of 500; If O single woman. 500; IL head
OF family. $500. or who 10 not mentally and
physically sound; who has ever been In
prison for any Infamous crime or INSIDE
meanor involving moral :urpitude; who
has been In an simshouse or supported, by
charity within two years; who IL u polyg-
amisf. Anarchist or under contract ex-
press OF I'M piled to perform labor in the
United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27

A CENSUS of Chicago's unemployed,
made by the chief of police under the
Mayors instruction, shows that about
Al per cent. of the persons engaged in
the various stores and shops a year ago
are now either without work OF have
found employment in some other city.
The various trades and factories have
suffered in about the same proportion.
If that is the situation now, what will it
be when the fair closest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27

THE city of Indianapolis now has
$780, 600 of 7.3 bonds overdue, and DUR
ing the year two other loans bearing 7.3
per cent. interest will fall due, making
the aggregate to be taken care of dur
ing the next nine months $1,224,00
Does any intelligent man believe that
this extensive financial transaction can
be intrusted to the Sullivan ring7
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27
THE INDIANAPOLIS JoUKSAL

Can be found at the following places:
PARIS-AIerican Exchange IN Paris. SO Boulevard
de CapnciLes.
NEW YOEK-Gnsey House and Windsor Hotel
PHILADELPHIA. L. Kemble. 3735 Lancaster
avenue
CHICAGO-Palmer House.
CINCINNATI. r. Hawley Co, 154 Vine street
LO~UISVILLE-C. II. Deering, northwest corner OF
Third and Jefferson streets.
ST. LoUIs-Urion News Company, Union Depot
WASHINGTON. D.. C-Riggs House and Ebbltt
House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27

THE effort to wreck a Wand ALA train
adds another to the already long series
of attempted train robberies in this part
of the country. When the crime takes
Qua. since it affects the safety as well as
the financial interests of the travelling
public. Travellers can look with COM
parative eQuanimity upon the rifling of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27

WASHINGTON. Sept. GA solid proiec.
tile was fired through seventeen inches of
steel armOr plate ut the government prov
ing station at Indian Head. yesterday. and
came out unframed. 1t is considered by
the officials of the Navy Ordnance Bureau
to be the most satisfactory test yet made.
The projectiie was I'M pclied with a velocity
of 800 feet and with d striking energy of
over twelve thousand tons. and IL not only
passed through the heavy steel plate, but
two inches OF wrought iron backing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27
Patents Granted Indianians.

Special to tho Indiana polls Journal.
WAsHINGToN. Sept. 26.-Patents were
issued to Indiana inventors to-day as fol-
lows:
Noah Bowsman. Portland. fence; Henry c.
Cloyd, Union city, excelsior machine; James
Dushane, south Bend, curry comb: Caleb y.
Evans, Union City, no gazine gun; Name Lester,
Logansport. two, typewriter easel and attach
ment for unloading boxes; Fred l.. McGohan.
indianapolis, portable oil stove; John Z. FOpe
aud ID. NJ. kitrelman, Ridgeville. wire fabric ma
chine: Lafayette ID Railsback. Indianapolis,
rol AIRY disk pillow; John {. Slawson, Indianapolis,
streeI-sweeper; John Vane, Brazil, boiler, Chas.
L. Bruning, indianapolis. medicines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27

1T is to be regretted that there is no mode
OF reaching and Furnishing q creature who
throws q lighted cigarette into o rubbish
pile ard causes q million-dollsr fire. as was
the case at st. Joseph, Mo. The person
who did 1t should be blacklisted from one
end of the United States TO the other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-27

The shooting, by order OF the Mayor,
of the men who wero trying to lynch q
prisoner at Roanoke, Va, the other day,
and now the killing of train robbers,
are deviations from the ordinary course
of q nature likely to discourage two
rapidly growing industries in the South
and Uasf