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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-15
MAY BE BOUNCED.

Unless the Inspector Can Find Enough
Whitewasb, Donham May Have to CO.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. May 14-Nothing new has
developed in Washington to-day concern
ing the burglarious acts of the new Demo-
cratic postmaster at Terre Haute The de-
partment Will take no steps before to-mor-
row. The most serious blunder by Post
master Donham was in attempting to dis
charge the letter carriers at Terre Haute
and appoint others. This action is in di-
rect violation of the regulations of the
Postoffioe Department.. Mr.. Donham has
absolutely no right to appoint his cor.
riers. He has repeatedly violated the rigId
iron clad rules of the department. Had be
furnished the carriers appointed by him
with keys to the letter-boxes of Terre
Haute he would probably have been liable
to criminal prosecution. as no letter car
rler can be removed appointed without
the sanction OF the superintendent of free
delivery OF the POstoice Department. with
whom the appointing power really lies.
Postmaster general Bissell was literally
aghast with astonishment when he learned
what Mr. Donham had done. and a. once
instructed Major Pollock. superintendent Z
of free delivery. 10 immediately inform Mr..
DOnBam OF tno eeEiOusnose Oh tue error Ne
had committed. He has been instructed to
make no changes In the carriers force until
authorized to do SO by Major Pollock.
There is no attempt at concealment by
the federal authorities of their indigna-
tion at Mr.. Donham's conduct. Mr.. Cieve-
land. on reading of his forcibly entry into
the postoffice. sent word to Senator Voor-
hees for An Immediate explanation. This,
of course. Mr.. Voorhees, was unable to fnr-
nish. Postmaster general Bissell Is too in
dignane over the whole outrage to discuss
it, IL can be asserted. however. that nn-
less the report of thelnspector sent TO Terre
Haute TO investigate tho subject presents
facts which are at present yet unknown TO
the department.. and gives a legal iustifi-
cation for Mr.. Donham's actions. there Will
be another postmaster at Terre Haute be-
fore many days Senator Voorhees, is
deeply mystifled. The echoes of indigna-
tion over Mr.. Risley's appointments had
scarcely died away. and now comes this
second scandal over one OF Voorhees, ap-
pointments. 1t is safe TO say that In bis
present mood even MIR. Voorhees, will not
make serious objection to Donham's per-
emptory removal, unless the inspectors 70.
port In some degree justiies his conduct.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-15
ANOTHER CREVkSSE.
Second Break in the Arkansas Ievee-100
Feet Wide and Rapidly Increasing.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 14-The second
crevasse in the Arkansas levees occurred
at o'clock this morning. This break is
about four miles below the Fulton lake
crevasse. and is located one hundred feet
north of Brooks mill At z A. NJ.
the Brooks mill crevasse was one hundred
feet wide and widening rapidly. One hun
dred and forty head of cattle are
crowded by the water on the narrow
stretch OF levee between the two breaks.
and have so trampled upon the already
weak levee that the entire section of en-
being stated officially by the secre-
tary of the board of Mississippi CON-
missioners. General S. w. Ferguson.
that other breaks in that yicin-
ity are imminentlv threatened. The
Lakeport crevasse that occurred on Thurs
day morning is said 10 have widened to six
b undred feet. No attempt will be made to
tie the ends. Guards who have inst re-
turned from inspection duty on the Missis-
sippi river levees between Greenville and
Offuts. Miss. report the entire line
inspected as being in excellent
shape: that with the exception of
one or two lower places now being
worked upon, tho entire stretch can with
stand three feet more. but the Arkansas
Ievees. especially on the Crittenden place,
unless worked upon and raised, will be
inches. The gauge reading tonight is
43.95. q rise of seventeen hundreths of a
foot in the past twenty four hours. A
steady rain set in ut =. NJ. At Mem phis
the river is now stationary, with twenty.
five feet on the gauge.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-15

dismissal that when he asked Donham for
q written discharge the new postmaster
said it was not necessary. Lawess state
ment contains tho following:
/ Lawesl said: There seems to be two opin-
ions. We consider ourselves under the civil
service rules and You do not"
Dunham said: 81 interpret the law under the
old spoils systemic the victors belong rue
spOils. It would not be treating Mr.. BropEy
and Mr.. Messick the new registry and money
order clerksl right who stood shoulder 20
shoulder with me through the last campaign,
not to give them places"
Mr.. Cliff, the money-order clerk. who
was present. corroborated this statement.
Mr.. Charles Baur. landlord OF the Terre
Haute House. made abatement regarding 9
q matter talked about for few days, bnf
not heretofore printed. 1t il TO the effect
that Crawford Fairbanks. the rich Demo-
crat, who has been liberal contributor IN
campaigns. made q proposition TO him
lBaurl, who is q brother-in-l OF Greiner.
TO pay the postmaster the amount OF his
salary until the end of his tenn in July, II
he would resign. thereby relieving the In
coming regime from preferrins charges
against him. adding that the object was
to appoint new carriers before the civil
service law went into effect
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-15
ASK YOUR GROCER FOR
PRINCESS FLOUR.
CHINA MAY RETALIATE.
Americans May Get Dose of Their Own Medi.
cine if the Geary Act Is Enforced.

NEW YORK, May 14.-The Rev. j. S. Bald
missionary in China. and for nearly quar-
ter of century secretary OF the
missionary board of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, which has large
money interests in China, said to-day
that he had positive information from
dlgnitaries of the Chinese government
ana from his own Chinese missionaries
that If the Chinese exclusion act Is carried
into effect. and Chinese are shipped from
this country to China-6eported simply,
because they are here without having
taken out certificates-AmerIcans will be-
likewise deported from that country to the
United States. If the law is declared con-
stltutional by the Supreme Court" he said,
II anticipate that there will be q speedy
exodus both of missionaries and merchants
from China. In retaliation for our sending
Chinese from the United States. Several
years ago this course was urged upon the
Chinese government by one OF the censors,
who was supported in his memorial by a
number of prominent officials. Ii Hung
Chang, the great statesman of China. whom
General Grant so heartily admired. has
been very slow to come to this view of the
case, and very unwilling to rellnquish his
friendship for the United States, but there
is strong grounds for believing that this
great state0man mas at last come to the
conclusion that the only way to
defend the honor and dignity OF his
own nation. in view of these expected
acts of oppressive legislation on our part
and in view OF the failure of diplomatic
action to produce any remedy is to enter
upon the course of retaliation and treat
Americans in China as Chinese are treated
In America. This is the most perilous time
in the relation of China TO the United
States that has yet been encountered. 1t
is probable that the Methodist Church
will make an appeal TO the Chinese au-
thoritles. in case the deportation is de-
cided npon. In behalf of the Methodist
missionaries now stationed in all of the
proyrnaeao
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-15
Pension Attorney Drswery,s Frauds

WAsHrNGToN. May 14.-It is stated at the
Pension Office that up to last Tuesday the
pension examiners. now In Norfolk Va.
investigating claims filed by pension at
torney brewery. had completed fourteen
cases. sll of which bad been found TO be IT.
regular or fraudulent. The Pension Office
filed by brewery which had been allowed
and far 1G6 have been found and
forwarded TO the examiners at Norfolk,
No computation of the amounts paid on
these claims has been made. but as all of
them were filed under the act of June %.
1890. which allows Sl2 per month as the
maximum rate. It Is probable that tho
average will fall below $500 each. Drew
cry IL now serving o one-year term in Jail
cases.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-15
Quietly Taken from Jail at O'clock By One
Hundred Determined Men aud Strung up
Without Ceremony in the Prison lard.
Locomotive Seized Last Night at Sey.
mour by Large Body of Masked Men.
Who. After Placing an Engineer and Fireman
of Their 0wn in Charge, Proceeded on Flat
Cars and Carried Out Their Designs
TURLEY LYNcHED.
Quietly Taken from Jail at Bedford This
Morning and Hanged.

Quietly Taken from Jail at Bedford This
Morning and Hanged.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
BEDFORD, May ia mob of about
one hundred determined men quietly
appeared at tie iail about 3 o'clock
this morning. and. without any
ceremonies. john Turley was taken
from his cell and hanged in the jail
yard. The mob conducted itself in an
orderly manner The leaders reques ted
that the body be not taken down
until daylight. The mob quietly left after
hanging the murderer of Conductor Price.
Many of the citizens are in the jail yard
viewing the body of the dead man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-15
SHOT HIS sIsrEE's DECEIvER

James Mahon Wounds August yonderembse
Near Terre Haute.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. May N.-August
Vonderembse was shot to-day by James
Maher west of the city because he insisted
on calling on Maher's sister. who had been
deceived into q mock marriage with him.
When Maher learned few months ago of
the deception he brought his sister here
from Chicago. Vonderembse had been
warned not 10 come to the house. and when
he appeared to-day Maher got his shotgun
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-15
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Fracture splints Special Trisses Crutches Elastic
Hosiery, Deformity Braces and Surgical Appliances
OF every kind. Tie largest stock of ARTIFICIAL
EY Els In the State. MM. IL. ARMSTRONG d co
II SOutn Illinois Strssr
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-15
AN INDESTRUCTieLE TOOTH.
a Wonderful story from tho mythology
of India.

a Wonderful story from tho Mythology
of India.
At Yakadama, Japan, there is n costly
temple for the sole purpose of affordins
a shelter for one of the grinders Of an
ancient god of a certain IIindoo sect.
This palace is known by the high-sound-
ing title of THE Palace of the Sacred
Tooth" and is n costly and elegant
structure in every sense of the word.
According to the mythology OF India,
the god who formerly owned the tooth
pulled It out to hurl II ut n gigantic
cobra, when the irrevcrcnt serpent had
been SO indiscreet us to make an attack
upon his godshlp.
In the latter part of the last century
Europeans captured Yakadama, and
partially destroyed the tooth palace.
The tooth itself, which had been an OBJ
jcct Of heather alteration for centuries,
was ground into n powder and thrown
into the river. But the particles came
together, SO the Hindoo priests say, and
again formed themselves into n perfect
tooth, which was found after the siege
quietly rcposing In the bed Of the
stream.
The temple has been rebuilt, and the
tooth, more rcvcred than ever since the
attempted destruction, is again en-
shrined as an object for alteration. 1t
is kept in a gold box, wrapped in films
from the sacred white spiders web,
the first gold box being in eight others
of the same precious metal.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-15


ing such a system of taxation on the
farms to he benefited as will eventual
ly pay the bonds. Some such system
can be devised that will make the
bonds safe rs an investment, that can
be readily sold, and the money there
from can be used to construct roads
that will more than double thu value Of
tho farms on or near which the road
passes.
The,chief trouble in the way is that
there is always Il class of Adventures
and Spectators who will contract to
build the roads and expect to make
fortunes out of the job, but each COM
munity or district must look out for
and protect itself. If anything goes
wrong IN their road they are the suf-
f~erers, and they should see to it that
the roads are honestly and properly
made Mt rs little cost as possible.
1t really is not right for the st ate or
county to be taxed for building roads
that benefit some farms perhaps a hun
drcd per cent. or more. while hundreds
Of other farms are not touched or ben
Gifted in the least. Those farms that
receive the benefit should pay therefor,
and only those, hence the importance
of establishing road districts and hav-
ing special taxation for them to build
their W roads. The advantages of
good roads are so obvious that no time
need be spent in dwelling upon this
part of the subject, but how to secure
them, how to raise the money to build
them and mt nrnnnf, an fnrttur ride
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-15
TWO BUTTERMAkERS.
Why One Failed and How the other Grew
Prosperous.

why cbV Ehttru hhu ItoW Inv otneF tTfw
Prosperous.
What did You get for your butter to-
day?' asked one farmer of another.
81 got 30 cents a pound" replied tho
other.
What! 80 cents a pound!"
THAT is what ! said
why. l only got IS cents for mine
How did You manage Ito"
81 saw n mans name reported in an
article descriptive of a society event. I
got n friend in the city to look up his
address in the directory and then sent
him Il pound of my butter. At the same
time | wrote him giving him my refer
cnces, describing my process of max.
ing the butter and laying special stress
upon the clearly in which all
my dairying operations were being con-
Quoted, and | expressed the hope that
If he and his family liked the butter
should be pleased to forward him Il
regular weekly supply guaranteed to be
equal to the sample. ! did not have to
wait long before | heard from him. lie
wrote: Will take 20 pounds weekly till
further orders at 80 cents the year
round. Must he equal to sample
Since then other orders have come in
from his acqunintances, and | simply
can't meet the demand
The farmer addressed was greatly
surprised, but in speaking of the incl
dent to the writer a short time ago the
progressive dairyman remarked that he
was as well satisfied AZ if he had never
explained the matter, hat his casual
acquaintance would continue to do
business at the old stand just the same
AS he had been doing for years. Such
men are insensible to either improve.
mcnt or enterprise. Dairy World.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-15

The natural conservatism of boys is
well illustrated by the persistence of
customs handed down by tradition in
long established schools. especially in
Europe. At the Great English public
school of Winchester there IS n school.
boy language in use which comes down
from generations Of boys now n hun
drcd years in their graves. II is n lam
guagc with names for all objects in COM
mon use, and even with many verbs
The boys language, formed by the in
version of certain s~yllablcs Of grown
up speech, is familiar to every one who
has not forgotten that he oncc was a
boy For generations no Eton boy has
buttoned the lower button of his waist
coat, and venerable old fellows of eighty
hold to the odd custom learned at
school.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-15

much at a load, But n pair of old
wheels on an old axle can be run over
half of an old cider cask, this can be
swung upon the axle by bale wire pass
ing under it and a handy thing is quick.
ly fixed without cost. This apparatus
will do a marvellous amount Of work,
too. The pump can be hooked to a sta
pie in the bottom of the tub, or to a
platform screwed to its top or to the
handles. A disk made of boards
cheated, and fitting the top of the tub
loosely under the axle, will keep the
water from stopping badly II it is al.
lowed to float in it. Held in place
above. the water will gather force while
being shaken up, and break loose and
spill a. every open space. Farm Jour
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-15
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas.
mt to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax.
atiye; c0cctually cleansing the system,
di.pelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions md
met witt, the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ching them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
cists in soc aud 81 bottles, but 1t is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose marie is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-15
LOST HALF A HUNDRED FLeAs.
The Catastrophe Which BcfeiI n Natural
ist Mt n Wedding Ceremony.

The Catastrophe Which BcfeiI q Natural
ist Mt n Wedding Ceremony.
A naturalist, who Is both an ardent
student In his branch of science and
absent-mindcd to a degree which keeps
his family on the alert, recently cclc-
brated his silver wedding, says the buff
falo Commercial. Many guests were
Invited for the occasion, and the house
was made ready for the reception of the
company. just rs tho first guest ar
rived one of the daughters was sent to
summon the father, who had not come
from his study Care had been taken
that he should be reminded to dress in
time, so he was all ready, and at the
summons Of the daughter he came to
the dr~awing-room. When they reached
the the daughter noticed that he
carried in his hand a small wooden box,
and as he shook hands with the nearest
guest she saw him drop IL. The cover
rolled oft, but she gave a sigh of relief
when she saw that the box was APP
parcntly empty. The naturalist, how.
ever, uttered a cry of dismay, and in
stantly went down on his hands and
knees in an attempt to gather mp some
thing. "Ilnve you spilled anything,
fnthcr?" she asked. SPILLED anything"
he echoed, In evident indignation at
her calm tone. ~ have lost fifty flcas
that have Just received from Egypt
The effect of this intelligence on the
family WINS nothing in comparison to
the effect the catastrophe had upon the
company before the evening was over;
and the only thing the naturalist said
to his friends in answer to their con-
CALCULATIONS upon his happy married
life, so his daughters declared after all
was over, was to ask that if they car
ried away any Of his Egyptian llcas
they would return the insects to him.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-15
Box Stalls for Live Stock.

Box stalls for cattle and horses ara
cheap luxuries and indispensable neces-
saries. They permit the animal to
choose its position and change it at
pleasure. To thrive we'll they must be
at ease. Comfort is essential to health
and well doing. Healthy development
from freedom. not constraint.
Young animals, cramped and confined,
never attain the highest symmetry,
strength and vitality. Box stalls and
open yards are necessary for growing
animals, and very beneficial to those
which are grown. Box stalls at night
and the freedom of the yards by day,
when cattle can be comfortable there,
add much to their thrift and enjoy
ment. Air and exercise can never be
dispers ID with. either by roap or brute,
without i.rippS detriment.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-15
THE atAMiNo OF ANIMALS,
IA. -~t icii Ia,,~E
KIN OF IT, Ancient. "a sdbdOihSs WIN

XIII of - Ancient. s'sasiSGdu'SSs wiz
<, ncawhu.i,: ii 1Yha.'::
There'{ke few benefits which we owe
to IL fofEfathers grcatcrthan the end
less skilt1Snd patience With which they
famed those animals which We call OF
the present day domestic" II must
have required n steady perseverance,
extending through countless genera.
tions, t9Shavc succeeded In inducing
such csSfntially wild and inistrustful
animalsAscats to lay aside their timid-
itS and Suspicion and to become the
faithful friends Of man.
Tho people who~nccomplishcd this
great benefit for postcrity had, nccprd
ing to the Academy, moro leisure than
their RESTLESS and hardEworkcd descend.
ants; they were, generally speaking,
members Of slave states, in which the
food supply was plentiful, and in which
we may suppose that both masters and
slaves had plenty of time on their
hands. In some cases the obvious util-
ity of the animals caused them to be
tanned; in some cases this very utility
came to invest them with a special
sancity, which, as in case of the cat in
Egypt and the COW IN India, afforded
an additional guaranty for theif prcser
vatioh.
The ancients seem to have tanned nj
most all the existing animals known to
mem that were worth tanning; had they
known the American bison, they might
have added him to the list of drnught
animals we possess; possibly, too, thu
weasel, stoat and polccnt might haf
been reclaimed and employed as a use
full foe to vcrmin. 1t Is certain that
some animals which were once tanned
have been allowed to relapse into a wild
state, such as hawks, monkeys and croc-
odiles in Egypt and wcasels in Greece
and Rome.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-15

certainly cure. II doesn't claim too much.
It won't make new lungs nothing can
but 1t will make diseased ones sound and
healthy, when everything else has failed.
The scrofulous affection of the lungs that's
caused Consumption, like every other form
Of Scrofula, and every blood-taint and dis
order, yields to the Discovery" 1t is the
most effective blood cleanser, strength re-
storer, md ~fesh-builder that's known to med
ical science. In all Bronchial, Throat, and
Lung Affections, if it ever fails to benefit
or cure, you have your money back.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-15

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for n case of Catarrh that can not DO
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY Il Co, Props, Toledo, o..
We, the unders 'gned, have known 2. j.
Cheney for The last IL years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out my obligations made by their firm.
West IL Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, O., Walding, kinnan q Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken internally,
acting directly upon tho blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, 75c per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonial
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-15
BARREL ON WHEELS.

A Simple Apparatus That VIII Do IA Grea,
Amount of Work.
1t is a hard task to carry water for a
hand sprayer. To rig a barrel on
wheels is no easy job without a deal of
blacksmith work, and then the heavy
casks of water will soon prove too
much for the wheels unless they are
new ones. Again, nobody can afford to
make a horse of himself by hauling too
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-15

E%NoLIsnMAN .-"Fardon me, sir, but where
Cork Engilshman-"Tiien that accounts
for your brogue" Paddy--"Mgy l ak you
where Sou toiic 'front.' Englishinan
fproudlyI "From Worcester" Paddy
,'Then that accounts for your sauce. lid
Bits,