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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21
Editor Mckillop Anxious for the
Place, hut Handicapped with voor-
hees's and Turpie's Endorsement.
CARLISLE'S FAULTY BILL
AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE, PROBA-
BLY, IN SHAPE OF SUBSTITUTES.
Secretary Gresham'. Reasons for
tIement OF the Bering Sea Claims
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-Frank Ellis
the Republican postmaster at Muncie, viii
be removed before many days. His tern
expires on Feb. H. 1896. His predecessor
was permitted by Postmaster-genera
Wanamaker TO serve out his fun term.
and it was the confident expectation OF Mr.
Ellis and his friends that similar courtesy
would be extended to him. III was stated
at the Postofhce Department to-day. how
ever. that Mr.. Ellis would be removed for
cause. In accordance with the practice
of the department no information was
given to the nature of the cause. by
whom the cause was alleged. Messrs A.
w. Brady and Vernon Davis, of Nuncie.
have been here in the interest of candidate
Tuhey, but IL would not be admitted at
the department that they had filed charges
Of any kind against Mr.. Ellis. Editor Nc
Killop; of the Herald. is also a candidate.
but he is handicapped by the Endorsement
of the two Indiana Senators. Mr.. Bissell'
has ignored Senators Voorhees, and Turpie
SO often that the Senators are beginning
to recognize the worthlcssness of their in
dorsement. Indeed, they have already in
timated that, though indorsing Mr.. Nc
Killop. they are willing TO have Mr.. Tuhey
appointed AS Mr.. Tuhey received the
overwhelming majority OF votes at the
popular election for postmaster by the
patrons OF the Office. he win be appointed.
IL Mr. Bissell follows out the policy he
has adopted i'm other cases.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21
MURDER AT TOPEKA
MRS. a. ID. MATsON CRIMINALLY As
sAULTED AND KILLED.
Dead Ten Days Before the Crime Was
DiscOvered-WeIl Known Suf-
fragist and school Teacher.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 20.-The body OF
Mrs. A. d. Matson, stiff and cold and lying
in pool of her own blood. was discovered
in her home at Fifteenth and Monroe
streets at $3.50 O'clock this afternoon. To
all appearances the woman had been dead
about ten days. 1t is undoubtedly a case
of cold-blooded murder, with robbery as the
incentive. Mrs. Matson lived alone and il
was generally supposed she had considerable
money about the house. A criminal assault
had preceded the murder.
The only person. who seems to know
anything about the crime is a deaf and
dumb colored man named George knight,
who saw two men. probably on the evening
of the 11th, enter the window of the MUIR
dered woman's house and afterwards saw
them run away. No intelli. ible account
can be arrived at from Knight, except
through his brother. who is the only person
who can understand him. The two will be
brought together to-morr""v at the coroner's
inquiry.
The first inkling of the der was given
this afternoon by a mill oy who noticed
the can of milk he left on Mrs. Matson's
step ten days ago had been untouched. He
Immediately made known his fears to the
police and an investigation followed. Off,
GERS dispatched TO the scene were unable to
gain admttance, and breaking in the rear
door, soon learned the cause therefor. I'm
little back room, lying on her back in
pool of blood long since dried, lay the muir
dered woman: Two sacks of potatoes had
been rudely thrown over her, while a bum
die of rags and old clothes half covered
her body. Investigation showed the most
brutal treatment had been dealt the woman
before her life had been taken. Her clothes
were disordered and clotted blood held
them TO the floor. The entire top of her
head was crushed In, evidently accom-
plished by a heavy, blunt instrument. She
lay on her back with her arms at her
sides. her head turned to the right, her
right limb straight out and the other
drawn up a little.
Mrs. Matson was a member of the Topeka
Equal Suffrage Association and promi-
nent suffrage worker. For many years she
was member of the city Board of Educa-
tion from the Fifth ward. and took an
active interest in the city schools. She was
at one time city teacher. and was very
well known locally. She was generally sup
posed to have considerable money and
owned five or six houses on the East Side
Her husband left her four or five years ago
and took up a homestead in California
where he has since lived.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21
HUNTING ON MUDDY BAY.
The President Said to BE Dagging
Many Mallards and Canvasbacks.

GEORGETOWN, S. c., Dec. 2O.-Al-
though the weather was somewhat quieter
to-day than yesterday, experienced duck
hunters say that it was stormy enough
to keep the mallards and canvasbacks
i'm lively motion in the vicinity of Muddy
bay, where President Cleveland hunt
ing. Captain Mckenzie and DIR. O'Reilly
accepted an invitation to a deer drive,
while the President Captain Evans and
Mr.. jefferson continued their quest for
mallards. What success attended the ef-
forts of the distinguished sportsmen is
not known, as nothing has been heard OF
them since morning. When asked recently
If he was having good sport President
Cleveland waved his hand towards the big
punches of game suspended from the avn
ing poles at the stern of the Wisteria and
answered, THAT looks like it, doesn't it?"
The committee on arrangement and re-
ception appointed by the Palmetto Club
to prepare for the hospitalities to be eX-
tended the President on Saturday has is
sued the formal invitation and cards. The
reception will be held in the spacious
Winyah Indimo Society Hall. Ii will last
from to p. m. The presidential party
will leave at O'Clock. A special engine
has been reserved for its use.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21
RIOT AT A MILL"
A Sheriff Finds 1t Necessary To Inter-
fere I'm a Prize Fight.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20-Jack Downey, OF
Brooklyn, and Eddie Loeber, OF Williams
burg, fought one OF the liveliest prize
fights in years at Stamford, Conn, last night
before 800 hundred people. The fight lasted
for sixteen rounds. In the sixth round
when Loeber was being severely punished.
his seconds sprang into the ring and sought
to save him from further castigation. DOM
mick McCaffrey, however, who was a spec
tator interfered and drove the seconds
outside the ropes. In the thirteenth. Dow
ney landed on Loeber's left eye and closed
it, In the sixteenth, when Downey had
Loeber against the ropes and was in a po-
sition TO end the mill with Knockout.
Loeber's seconds again interfered. A free
fight ensued. A sheriffs posse went
through the crowd to quiet the disturbance
at the ringside. When quiet was restored
the referee announced that the fight would
be resumed in a few days in private.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21
BLUFF THAT DID NOT WORK.
Attempt tn Extort Money by Threat-
ening to Explode q Bomb.

TOLEDO, O., Dec. 20.-At noon shah
bily-attired young man entered the Second
National Bank and walked directly into
the private Office of George w. Davis.
Inquiring If Mr.. Davis was president of
the bank and, receiving an affirmative re-
ply, the stranger said:
well, I'm a poor man, and want some
money"
you can't have it, sir" Mr.. Davis re-
piled.
The stranger pulled from his pocket a
round package and, holding it above his
head, shouted: "This is a bomb. If you
do not give me money, III smash it on the
floor and kill both Of u.s.
Mr.. Davis jumped TO his feet and ordered
the man out of the Office. The noise
brought the clerks to the rescue, and the
man was secured and taken to the sta
ton house, where he was held on suspi-
cion. He gave the name of Sam Brown,
born in Russia, but residing in New York
city. The bomb was large orange
wrapped in paper. 1t was a bluff, and did
not work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21
ON THE RETINA OF AN EYE.
Likeness of Murderer Discovered
with the Aid Of Photography.

JAMESTOWN, N. ", Dec. 2O.--Photo-
graphic science may have given the first
tangible clew to the identity of the muir
derer of Mrs. Shearman and Mrs Davis.
Several clews have been followed up with
out success. but to-day the impression of
the murderer was found one the retina of
Mrs. Shearmans eye. The photograph
was taken by Fred s. Marsh, a local pho
tographer. and TO him is due the credit
of having originated the idea of exam
lining that organ. The existence of the
impression of the murderer on the eye was
first discovered by means OF powerful
microscope. Unfortunately, the features
of the man could not be seen, as the view
obtained shows only the back and a very
little OF the side An apparently big man
is represented. with bushy whiskers and
wearing long overcoat The trousers ap-
pear to be badly wrinkled. The coroner
has taken out both the eyes of the mur-
dered woman, and another photograph will
be taken tomorrow by "a skilled pho
tographer No impression was discovered
on Ais. Davis's eyes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21
A DRUMMER'S PLIGHT.
Slammed the Door OF a Bath Room
and Imprisoned Himself.

CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-E. A. Rosenham, a
Cincinnati travelling man, had an exciting
experience in the Great Northern Hotel
last night. For six hours he was impris-
oned in a bath room in the dark. BY a
hook and eye device Of proprietor Eden
to prevent waste of light the doors of the
bath rooms in the hotel, when slammed
shut, turn out the electric lights automat-
ically. Mr.. Rosenham. knowing nothing
of the hook and eye. and omttting to read
the card of Instructions jerked the bath
room door knob and found himself sud-
denly Gagged as If behind a combination
lock in bank vault Colored bell boys,
investigating for ghosts in the small hours,
discovered Rosenham's plight and released
him in a nearly comatose condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21

rying Of weapons by policemen. Under the
CHIEFS instructions all officers are COM
PEELED TO bear arms while on duty In
consequence OF this seven officers were
TODAY fined s25 each and given ten days
I'm Jail for appearing armed to give tes-
timony For fear OF getting his entire
force in jail the chief has now ordered
his men to ignore summons TO Judge Muir
,fx-fc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21
Cannon hal, Train wrecked.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Dec O.-The
north-bound cannon ball. which left here
on the St Louis, Iron Mountain a. Southern
railroad at O'Clock last night was wrecked
about midnight at Walnut Ridge Running
at full speed. the train struck a COW. de-
railing and piling I'm heap the engine
-gineer Stansbury and fireman Trendiey
were caught in the wreck and severely
though not fatally. hurt. The passengers
were shaken up. but none injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21
A TURKEY HUNTERS DEED.
Playfully Pointed His Gum at Two
Little Girls and shot Both.

TROY, Ala. Dec. 20.-As young Sim
Bowen was passing Pea River Church
School this morning, on his way to hunt
turkeys, the two little daughters of Zeke
Bryant, who were looking out Of the school
window, waved cheerily to the young
man. In play. Bowen raised his gun and
pointed at the two little girls. The fowling
piece was accidentally discharged, and
both little girls received fatal wounds
from the load OF shot One was shot i'm
the throat and chest and died in short
while. The other is not expected TO live
more than a few hours.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21
Pfe6er "Stunned.o

CHICAGO, Dec. 0.-Fred Pfeffer said to-
night when told that the board had declined
TO reinstate him: IT thought that in the
light of the explicit letter which l sent the
body 1T would not make disability perpetual.
L am stunned Of course. Here find myself
cut on from the means of a livelihood and
arbitrators, feel sure, would hold, as
do, that i have been harshly dealt with.
l want to collect my thoughts before max
ing known my plans. / have thousands of
friends in the baseball world and 1 will
be guided by the best counsel to be had"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21

why Sa2s.OOo Was Promised for Set
tIement Of Herring Sea Claims.

WASHlNGTON. Dec 30 ; Secretary
Gresham to-day sent TO the House, in
answer To a resolution calling for an ex-
PLANTATION of his reasons for arranging with
Great Britain for the payment Of the claims
of British sealing vessels. letter. OF which
the following is part:
1.-The Paris tribunal OF arbitration held
that the United States had no right Of -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21

CLUBS, 1 wish to declare my allegiance to
the said national agreement club now and
for the future"
Mr.. Byrne refused to say anything
1urther on the subject. 1t is stated that
Barnle will institute action against the
board for conspiracy In ende2voring to de-
prive him OF a livelihood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21

WASHINGTON. Dec. a-'rhe Senate
was called TO order by Mr. Harris. Pres
ident pro tenn, i'm the absence OF the Vice
President. The reading OF the Journal was
dispensed with and on motion OF Mr..
Cockrell, the Senate went into executive
session Immediately after meeting.
The doors were opened at 1920 y. m and
the Senate considered some routine busi-
ness Mr.. PETER desired TO read at
length a communication from certain sor-
ghum manufacturers I'm his State. but Mr..
Galinger objected. because OF other i'm
portant business that was TO come up to-
day, and permission was given TO print
the communication in the Record
The Senate bill TO revive the grade OF
lieutenant general in the army was report
ed by Mr.. Hawley from the military affairs
committee and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Berry submitted minority report
favoring the passage OF the bill heretofore
reported adversely from the public lands
committee. forfeiting certain lands granted
TO aid In the construction OF railroads.
A bill ITO develop fourteen transportac
ton routes TO the seaboard' was lntIo-
duced by MIR. Butler, and one 10 rroYf6o
a suitable residence for the President by
Mr.. Quay.
Mr. Cockren called up and the Senate
passed the House bill making urgent de-
ficiency appropriations for the Census
Office, Department OF Justice. etc. The
remainder OF the day was devoted 10 the
statue unveilng exercises.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21
Armed polic~m~n FINED.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 9.-yesterday's court
room excitement over the arrest of a
negro discharged by Judge David Murphy
has degenerated into a struggle between
the Judge and chief Of police over the car
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21
Rev. DIR. Burtsell Makes a Statement
REGARDING the Mnffer

KINGSTON, n. Y, Dec 20.-The- Rev.
DIR. Burtsell. Of this city. said to-day that
he felt called on to make a statement lin
regard to the restoration Of Rev. DIR. Me-
Glynn and his present standing in the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21

viii sell Holiday Excursion Tickets to all
points in Central Traffic Association. On
sale Dec "a. 25 and 81 and jan l. 1895; good
ers presenting certificates tickets will be
sold on application and limited till Jan. ii.
d. ticket Offices No. 2 West Washington
street, No. 134 South Illinois street or Union
Station. j. ID. BALDWIN, d. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21
OCEAN STEAMERS.
NASSAU, CUBA, MEXICO.
The Gems of the Tropics.

The Gems of the Tropics.
The magnificent full pow cred steel steamers OF the
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AS, FOLLOWS;
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FDogreso. Tampico. Vera Cruz and Mexican ports.
every saturday. Nassau. N. p, santiago amt Glen
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their combinations. '.er unrivaled attractions TO
tourists steamers electric lights. electric
bells all modern improvements and an unexctllet
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Indies, and cable unication with the United
states. Excursion ckeis. SEQ and upwards
AL particulars and BEAUTIFULLY illustrated descrIp-
tive books sent tree. Apply 10 JAMES T. WARD
4 CO. Agts-. 113 Wall ST. N. ".
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-21
INDIANAPOLIS STOVE CO., Il & rs S. Meridian
HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS
- TO ALL POINTS IN -
CENTRAL
Traffic Association Territory

Tickets for the public will he sold
Dee. 23, "a and 81 and Jan. 4, all good
10 return until Jan. 2; also, to stu
dents and teachers presenting proper
certificates of principal of fnstftu-
tion will ne sold whenever called for,
good to return until Jan. II.
For tickets ard full information
call at Big FouF ticket Offices, No.
East Washington Street, SO jackson
Place and Union Station.
III. M. BRONSON, A. G. p. A.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-01-10
Dumb Luck.

saw case OF luck awhile ago that
nearly made me crazy. was in pool
room down in Baltimore, and | was
playing close to the cushion. Nothing
came my way, and had but few dol
lars between me and the touching of
some friend for a stake. | saw little
fellow come in there with Sc bill and
get out with 81, 400 in cash. / wasn't
next, and didn't geta cent of it. After
1t was all over he told us his system,
and it almost made me daffy to think
that any such fool scheme would go
| through.
There were five races that after
noon, and he played them all. He par
leyed his money, and 81, 400 is what he
pulled out. II he'd had good sized
roll when he started, he'd have broken
the room sure, and every other room in
| the city. And what do you think his
system was? You couldn't guess in a
thousand years. He placed the seventh
horse in every race. He started at the
top and counted down to the seventh,
and she won. Then in the next race
there were but four horses, and he count
ed one, two, three, four and then start
ed at the top again and counted five,
six, seven. He played that horse and
won. That was his scheme. His pick
won every race. And what do you think
made him do it? His girl told him to.
Luck? Why, some people have it to
burn, and he was one of that kind. Not
again in $1,000, 900 years would that
scheme work. tried it for week,
and know. Buffalo Express.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-01-10

An English gentleman residing in
Calcutta brought an action against a
firm Of Paris pastry cooks and confec-
TONERS under rather interesting circum-
stances. The plaintiff was about to be
married and ordered what has been call
ed q phenomenal wedding cake from
the defendants. A sum of $3.50 was
paid down for the cake on delivery.
The colossal and expensive article of
confectionery was packed by the plain
tiff's order, and he took it with him to
Calcutta. On opening the case contain
ing the cake when he arrived in India,
the Englishman found that he had lit
orally nothing but shapeless mass of
crumbs. The splendid gateau had been
hopelessly bruised and broken during
the voyage.
An action was then brought against
the Paris firm for sum OF $135, which
included, besides the price paid for the
cake, the cost of packing and transport.
The defendants maintained before the
Paris tribunal of commerce that they
had no more responsibility after they
had delivered over the cake to the per-
son who ordered it. 1t was true that
they recommended a packer, but that
expert acted under the orders of another
individual, who had been selected by the
plaintiff to superintend the operation.
The tribunal decided in favor Of the de-
PENDANTS. --St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-01-10
Tho wa1IsnfIsrnsa1sn,.

The lofty wall of Jerusalem and the
massive towers of the citadel are i'm
mediately before us. We are on the
outer slope of Mount Zion, the sanctu-
airy and the abode of David. The pom
derous blocks which form the lower
strata of the wall might have been
shaped and put in place by some pre-
historic race of giants. More than al
most anything else to be found around
Jerusalem, or within, this wall bears
an appearance of great antiquity. We
can easily believe that its foundations
were laid in the time of David, though
its upper portions are unquestionably
modern.
The books vary. One says 1t was the
work of Sultan Suleiman in the six
tenth century, another that it was
erected much earlier, and my guide, a
most intelligent and well informed Jew
of Hungarian origin, told me that it
was built by the crusaders after they
had got possession, for the purpose of
protecting the inhabitants against the
rascally Arabs, who would ride up in
small parties, rob some rich family and
be off with their plumber before any
thing could be done to stop them. But,
however this may be, the wall, from
10 to 20 feet in height, fully incloses
the town, and although it could soon be
knocked to pieces by 10 FOUNDER can
non it stands in good order, solid enough
for all peaceful purposes, and perfectly
separates the city from the country
about it.-Charles A. Dana in Nc
Clure's Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-01-10
Basque Is a Lonely Tongue stiII.

The question, Who are the Basques?
that mysterious people who give their
name to the bay of Biscay, is always
cropping up, and Professor Won der Ga
belentz has recently endeavored to show
that the Basque language belongs to the
African Berber family of speech-for ex-
ample, the Kabyle and Taureg. His ev-
idence, however, only amounts to few
culture words being identical In the
Basque and Berber languages and GER
tain analogies in the laws Of phonetic
change. Moreover, he assumes that the
Basques and Iberians were the same peo-
pie.
But, as Canon Isaac Taylor points out,
the Iberian tongue, according to our
highest authorities, was different from
the Basque, and the French Basques are
different race from the Spanish
Basques, who are feebler people Of the
Iberian type. II we assume that the
Basques conquered the Iberians, we can
account for the resemblances noticed by
Professor Won der Gabelentz, because
the Iberians of Berber origin in acquir-
ing the language Of their conquerors
would retain their own phonetic ten
dency and also some culture words in
both languages. AS Canon Taylor re-
marks, we may still believe that the
Basque language is allied to the Ural-
Altaic type.-London Globe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-01-10

We wonder how our ancestors man
aged to get along at all before the in
vention of matches; they are so indis-
pensably handy that we keep them in
every room in the house; the "men
folks" carry them in their pockets, leave
them hanging in their ''other clothes"
in dozen closets in all portions of the
house; we have handful resting within
reach while we sleep, they are dropped
here and there MS we attempt to handle
them; if it is light and we readily see
them, they are picked up, otherwise they
are left till more convenient season.
which generally does not come, simply
because they are forgotten, being .only
a match we can get plenty more for a
halfpenny, and time is too valuablet to be
wasted over SO insignificant trife.
Yet this insignificant trifle' possesses
the latent power to destroy the finest
mansion, and with it lives of sweetness
and beauty which the word can poorly
afford to spare. The cause Of the con-
flagration may not always be revealed,
for the fire demon frequently covers or
destroys his tracks most effectually.
But how often is it apparent that only q
simple match--that insignificant trifle--
could have wrought the ruin!-Family
Doctor.