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The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08

60 to the front of the Union lines without
an hours delay / reached Washington In
the morning and soon learned tbat l could
out pass from the Secretary Of War.
Thinking l. & woald be s no trouble ,Ss NaE to get
teenth street. where ii was tnen located
About Sixteenth street / noticed a line OF
along / found that this line extended up
Pennsylvania avenue, around the corner
of Seventeenth street and iown the block
to the entrance to the War Department
"Men in the line told me they were wait
ing their turn to see Secretary Stanton.
and some of those near the head had actu-
/ was also told that / must take my place
at the tail end OF that long line. and per-
haps l would reach the department the
THAT would never do for me. and as
walked slowly down the line l put on my
thinking cap and thought out scheme TO
get into the Secretary's office without any
delay Before | got to the end OF that line
/ had formed plan of procedure.
Il hurried down the avenue until found
a stationery shop. where bought package
of fooIscap paper and a couple of large
official looking envelopes Folding up sew
eral sheets Of the blank paper filled each
of the envelopes with them, sealed up the
envelopes and borrowed the stationers pen
long enough 10 address each to the honor.
able Secretary of War, Washington, ID. C.,
in big, black letters
Then with these envelopes in my hand
/ went UP to the War Department. As soon
as / was in sight of the two soldiers who
stood on guard at the door put on the
most important air / could assume and
walked so fast il was just short of a run.
LAS I reached the entrance the soldiers
dropped and crossed their muskets In front
of me, just as / had expected them TO Go,
but / waved the big envelopes at them and
cried out Important! Important" and they
stepped aside, just as / had hoped tney
would.
"Once inside the building 1t was an easy
matter to find the Secretary's office L told
NJ. Stanton frankly how / had gotten into
the place. and he laughed heartily as he
made out the pass it was so important L
e,,o hay
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
OLD FASHION "sPELL BOUND
James f. Watson Opens Up on the
Adams County Democracy.


Adams County Democracy.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, April Cone of the
most enthusiastic Republican meetings ever
held In this stronghold OF Democracy was
held here tonight. ana addressed by Hon.
James K. Watson, of Rushville, candidate
for Secretary of State. For more than an
hour Mr.. Watson held his audience with
an -eld-fashion ''spell-bound." except when
the spell would be broken by round after
round Of applause. His presentation of the
tariff question the most convincing ever
heard by a Decatur audience. while his ar
raignment OF CleVelands Hawaiian policy
and administration of the pension depart
ment was eloquent and scathing, and fairly
took his hearers by storm Watson was fol-
lowed by Union y. Hunt, OF Winchester,
district manager of the Lincoln League for
the Sixth district, who made a brief but
eloquent speech. The Republicans of Ad-
ans county are aroused they have never
been before, and for the first time in their
history have put full ticket in the field
In this city. Candidates for Republican
nominations for the vcrious county Offices
are also Announcing their names, and the
Democrats realize that they have hard
fight on their hands The Republicans of
this part of Indiana hope to hear more of
Watson and Hunt in the coming campaign.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08

Jenness Miller Magazine.
The ability TO labor physicaIlv or mon
tally Is dependent largely upon the perfect
assimilation OF ones food. and the amount
OF Work tnat can be accomplished without
oetrlmept TO health, by n person who is
properly fed is almost llrntless. A large
proportion of the haggard faces that are
Sen sen sNerywhere are the result OF improper
food never die of overwors and rnost of
tne deaths attributed to overwork are the
outcome or bad cookery. There is not a
snhsie Wen attestec case on record Of any
Who one VINO was properly fed being killed by
cserwork eve. And when We get down TO bot
toiil iacts and aScribe the death of hard
sH Moi hiLs men and women who have died in
1ne prime cf life TO the true cause-badly
prepared food-there may be hope for ad-
aaa IN the direction Of better cookery
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
An Empress's Jewels.

JenneSS Miller Monthly.
The Empress Elizabeth, OF Austria, pos
sesses a collection of Jewels probably sur
passed alone by that OF the Empress OF
Russia Besides the family gems, which
are passed on from one Empress TO the
next and are preserved in the imperial
treasury, the Empress possesses a collec-
ton Of jewels. which have been presented
TO her by the Emperor and by foreign
princes, valued at 100000 or 5,000,0 900 marks
The collection was catalogued and value es-
timated twenty-six years ago, operation
which took six days to accomplish. The
most beautiful OF the ornaments is neck
lace OF three rows OF pearls. which the
the birth OF the Crown Prince Rudolph.
These were at that time estimated at 1900
gulden Now they are worth 100000 gulden,
as the pearl fisheries in Ceylon and Nal,
abar are steadily declining. The Empress
Elizabeth no longer possesses all the ievvels
she had in 1856 Many Of them have been
presented 10 her daughters and friends
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
TO FEED THE INTELLECT.
A Cooking Teacher Tells What Brain
Workers Should Eat.

Mrs Rcrer in New York World
Tie diet OF the braia-worlxer should he
carefully considered Were il given p.oper
attention there would be fewer cases of
nervous 2roStration in women who are
mentally hard worked. Nervous prostra-
ton is always the direct result OF improper
feeding. steadily worked brain mi,st
needs be carefully fed TO stand the drain
upon its vitality Brain-workers need the
red meets, particularly beef. Their starchv
food should be taken in the form of rice
ana wnole wheat bread. All green vegeta-
bleS that grow above ground are valns hie
10 potatoes OF vegetables growing under
ground should be eaten. Life is too short
10 spsn snd time III digesting potatoes
never eat them in any form. You yoI..t
as wen put pieces OF mica into your sto,,e
aeh aias as toll 70 I'll II with Saratoga chips. Have
prove Your tempers and complexions. IN, m
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
Law-Defying Saloons.

NEW YORK, April THE next number
of DR.. Parkhurst's magazine, the City Wig
liant, will contain some interesting figures
on the saloons which defy the law undis-
turbed by the police. On Sunday March IS,
the members of the City Vigilance League
covered nineteen assembly districts and
found 1900 liquor saloons open and doing
business. In 205 saloons. which were watched
most OF the day, there were Seen TO enter
900 men, $50 women and 272 children, be-
sides eight policemen aud one captain Thir-
ty-eignt policemen were seen standing in
front of saloons. paying no attention 10
men and children going in with cans and
coming out with beer
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
CHINCH-BUG EXTERMINATORS.
Report from Kansas of the Experiment.
ers at Work There.

LAWRENCE, Kan, April THE advance
sheets of the annual chinch-bug report from
the Kansas experimental station, just pre-
pared by Chancellor F. H. Snow. show that
of $3.50 Kansas 'experimenters 1.S75 reported
success. The severe droutn IN the south
part OF the State reduced the general per-
centage of success, some lower than before
OF the 1872 successful experinenters 326
made estimates of crops saved. and this
reached $4,000, an average of Sl6S.75 for
each one Applying the average to all the
successful exferimenters the total money
value of crops saved is sSl2, 1866 in the
three years. The money value of crops
saved in Kansas reaches $600.000 The
amount expended by the State to give this
result is $6,25S.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
WE'RE THE MIAMpS CHEATEDf
Indians Claim Valuable Land I'm Mi
ami Gruuf nud wabash Counties

PERU, Ind, April IA claim involving
$4,000 for annuities due the Miami tribe
of Indians living In Miami, Grant and Wa
bash counties, under former treaties with
the government IS being pushed by the
sixty odd families living in the counties
mentioned. Washington Bundy, Of this
county, and William Peconga, of Grant,
have been chosen as the representatives,
and, accompanied by w. A. Shoemaker
Washington to press the claim. In addi-
ton 10 the claim mentioned they ask the
recovery of six sections of the choicest
land in this part of the State, of which
they. as Miamis, claim to haYe been un-
justly deprived. The amount involved will
aggregate $500 600. Congressman Martin,
Of this district is assisting in prosecuting
the claim.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
oUTwIrTED BY A CLERGYMAN.
How IN Minister Got Into the War De-
partmcnt Ahead of His Turn.
New York Herald

NV q
A prominent Methods: clergy nan in this
city fell into a reminiscent mood the other
evening and gave a party of friends
tertaining account of the way in which he
succeeded in obtaining an Interview with
the Secretary of War in the days of the
rebellion.
Visitors 10 Washington who have ex-
perienced the annoying difficulties end de-
lays generally encountered in reaching the
inner Office OF a member of the Cabinet in
these piping times of peace can imagine
what such attempt meant in war times,
wnen every Cabinet officer. and particularly
the Secretary of War, was overwhelmed
with work seven days In the week.
1T was matter of the most PRESSING
necessity" said the clergyman. for me to
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
Indiana Notes.

Clarence Dye, a young man. lost a leg
attempting TO board train near Lyons.
He was taken to Worthington. Drs. ]. A.
Mnich. of Worthington, and E. r. Cravens,
of Marco, made an amputation.
Frank Neal was arrested at Kokomo for
burglarizing the Lake Erie depot and carry
ing off a large quantity of tickets. He
pleaded guilty and was given year in the
penitentiary. He said poverty drove him
to the act.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
TEACHERS ADJOURN.
Most Successful Convention I'm the
History of the Associations.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FRANKFORT. Ind. April THE north
ern Indiana teachers twelfth annual meet
ing closed a three-days' session here at
noon to-day The record of the railroad
secretary showed that seven hundred teach
ers were here from distance. The meet
ing was decidedly the largest in the his
tory OF the association and the programme
was excellent. South Bend was selected as
the place OF meeting for next year, and the
following officers were selected President,
II. @. Woody. of KokoSsO; vice president,
Frank Cooper, superintendent OF Lake cOun-
ty schools: recording secretary. Ora Cox,
OF Logansport; railroad secretary, j. II.
Beir. South Bend; treasurer, T.. W. Bo-
hannon. superintendent OF Jasper county
schools; chairman executive committee, w.
X. Snyder, Muncie.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
Judgement for s2.s. 900 Demanded.

LOUISVILLE. KY, April THE Tee
River Coal and Salt Company entered suit
to-day in the Circuit Court against the
Kentucky and Cincinnati Natural-gas Fuel
Company for judgment for s21s. .0c0 and took
out an attachment on the ground of re-
moval Of property from the State The
claim is based on contract between the
parties by which the plaintiff leased q tract
of thirty thousand acres in Martin county
Kentucky 1t is alleged only l.s00 has been
paid on the contract. and that was interest
The agreement between the parties involved
tae transfer OF S250000 OF stock by the de-
fendant, at par value, 10 the plaintiff.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08

SALT LAKE, u T., April THE Utah
authorities are advised that the California
industrial army will arrive at Ogden, over
the Southern Pacific, tomorrow morning
without means of transportation East. The
Rio Grande Western refuses transporta-
ton because its road terminates al Grand
Junction, Col, and Colorado Springs, Col,
and the State Of Colorado imposes a fine
of $25 for each vagrant person brought into
the State by common carriers. Governor
West positively forbids the Southern Pa
cifc to bring this large body oe destitute
men into the Territory. Ogden and Salt
with food should they stop In the mean
while the Governor is preparing TO protect
the Territory from violence. lie has or
dered that two companies of militia at
Ogden appear in case of an emergency.
Two companies of Salt Lake military will
bring q Gatling gun and a force OF city
police are ready to go to Ogden spe-
cial train upon CALL
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
Believe They Have the Robbers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VALPARAISO, Ind. April 7.-Michael
Harrigan, of Carbondale. ILL.,. who reached
South Bend last Thursday badly wounded,
and was arrested on suspicion of being
implicated in the attempted robbery Of
the Boone Grove postoffice, last week, was
brought here and lodged in jail. To-day
he was identified. r. Mr.. and Mrs. Kings
bury of Sedley. He called at their house,
was bare headed and said he was shot
by a brakeman. The hat that he lost at
Boon Grove was an exact fit, and he was
held to the Circuit Court.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
Tried TO Butt Ont His Drains.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
MuNClE, Ind. April John F. Virgins
called at the Office of Sheriff W. p. Sherry
yesterday and stated that he was a de-
serter from Company ID. Third United
States Artillery. OF Baltimore, Md, and
that he wanted TO be placed In jail and the
United States army officers notified The
wish was granted. Virgins also stated that
ne had resided at Logansport, where he
went under the name OF Charles Williams
and while working for the New York In
staliment Company said he had beat" il
out OF some money This morning other
prisoners in the Jail were startled to see the
man trying TO butt his brains out against
the heavy stone walls. ne would run the
distance OF the corridor duck his head and
collide with the wall with a sickening thud
he finally fell unconscious 10 the fiocr with
the top of his head crushed in and his scalp
torn and bleeding He was t-Sen to the
City HOSPITAL where he is confined, and is
in 4 serious condition.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
An Oklahoma Division.

GUTHRIE, o. T., April THE South
west division Of the army of the
commonweal. organized here. has secured
a membership Of nearly three hundred,
and the men are actively drilling. John
Twombley has been elected commander-in-
chief, and will at once send recruiting Off
GERS to every town in the Territory
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08

MADISON. Ind. April THE Republican
convention at Vevay. Switzerland county.
this afternoon. was the largest held In
many years there Hon. Marcus II. Suzer
was the orator and delivered one OF his
eloquent speeches. after which the Switzer-
land county delegation TO the State conven-
ton were Instructed to.v0te for Sulzer for
Secretary OF State
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
Smallpox at DanyiIIe, III.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DANVILLE, ILL.,, April IA man named
Foxworthy, who owns several hundred
acres of land near Hoopeston, this county,
is confined with the smallpox In a room
over Esslingers drug store in this city.
The case is creating considerable excite
ment from the fact that he has daily as
ISOLATED with many prominent citizens up
TO yesterday. He left Hoopeston where
DAYS ago.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
DEATH ON THE BIG FOUR.
Fourth Member of n Family to Meet
Death on the Road

special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MCNClE, Ind, April 7-Joseph McFar-
land, aged twenty. met a horrible death in
Muncie early this morning. He resides at
Beilefontaine. o.. and had been to Indian
apolis. where he secured a position on the
r, ID. & z. road as brakeman He was
returning home on a Big Four freight to
get MS clothes. He was last seen in the
cabooSe by the trainmen before the acct
dent and was slightly intoxicated. He was
next found on the track with both legs
GROUND OF near the hips. He was taken
70 the City Hospital, where he died twelve
hours later. A year ago yesterday the
young mans brother was killed by a Big
tour train. Three years ago, at Bellefon-
taine O.. his father, who was CIV mar
shal at Bellefontaine, found dead on
the Big Four track. An uncle of young
Mcfarland was killed by this road His
remains will be taken home for burial
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
1000 i'm 25 Box C,rs

RENO. New, April THE California
contingent of Coxeys commonweal army,
consisting of one thousand men, passed
through Reno this morning. The train bear
Ing the industrial corps was comprised of
twenty-five box cars. Charles r. Kelly,
who is at the head of the army, left a good
position as foreman of the typographical
room of Hicks Judd & Co, leading print
ers and bookbinders of California. He also
deserted a wife and young children 10 join
the motley crew. About the Office where
Kelly worked he is spoken of as a steady.
comDetent man.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
Indiana Deaths.

LEBANON. Ind, April Mrs. Armilia
Zion, OF this city, was buried this after
neon. She had lived eighty-two years and
for more than sixty years had resided in
this city. Mrs. Zion, together with her hus-
band, came TO this city in 1884, just one
year after the town had been plated. Chas.
NJ Zion, leading attorney of this city, A
A. Zion, OF Indianapolis, and William Zion,
of Chicago, 9. railroad official, are sons of
the deceased.
WASHINGTON, April 7-Henry Twill
linger, merchant tailor at this place. died
to-day after lingering many months with
consumption. He was about thirty-five
wears of age.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
Railroad English.


-NtFTSs
reduce ~ 4Si S-S
Bright Boy-Equalize.
Wrong
Me.i, that's the word the railroads use
when they reduce wages
crease " AOi eiie
Equaiize"
Nonsensep'
"hen they increase rates"
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
Charles l.. Henry Mt FortviIie.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
FORTVII.LE. Ind. April IA Republic
an mass convention 10 select delegates for
State and other conventions was held here
to-day. Ex-Postmaster G. V. Hardin was
nominated for township trustee. Hon.
Charles L. Henry and J. w Fesler. dis
trfct committeeman. made rousing speeches
20 a large crowd OF enthusiastic people
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08

IIIt 1IU.dIIdPOIIS
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April THE Re
publican city primaries for the nomination
of candidates for councilmen and the selec-
tion of delegates to the city and State con-
ventions were more largely attended than
before in the history of the party in
this city The most noticeable feature OF
the primaries was the presence OF many
voters who had heretofore voted the Dem
Ocratic ticket.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
Southern Indiana Teachers.

speciai 10 the Indianapolis Journal
ROCKPORT. Ind, April THE Southern
Indiana Teachers Association closed it's
eighteenth annual session here yesterday
There were 1872 teachers in attendance, be-
Ing much below the attendance at New AL
bany one year ago. The session just closed
was decidedly a success and very satisfac-
tory TO all the teachers. The next session
will be held at North Vernon in April. 1895
Professor Carnegie, superintendent of Co
lumbus schools, was chosen president of the
association for the ensuing year.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
Cracked n Charlottesville Safe.
Cnacial To the Indlananolis Journal

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, April T.
Thieves entered the general stores of s.
s. Heath at Alamo last night and carried
away large quantity of revolvers, knives,
watches and dry goods. Two safes were
blown open, and from one they secured
$3.50. The other safe had only the outer
doors bIour, off
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
A FOrger Gets Away.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MADISON, Ind. April 7.-William Wood
fill passed forged notes for several hundred
dollars on the First National Bank and
escaped, deserting his family.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
Attempt to Wreck Midland Train.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

LEBANON, Ind, April IA dastardly at
tempt was made to wreck a Chicago &
Southeastern passenger train at ~Jolietville.
a small station ten miles east of this city,
last night. Engineer Donavcn discovered
the switch near Jolietville had been. mis-
placed and brought his train TO a Standstill.
An investigation of the affair resulted in
the arrest of Frank Ramsey and Peter Nc
Shane, discharged employees. They claim to
be innocent of the crime, and have been re-
leased on bond.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
TRAMP AND A BABY.

Uueec E1pefIenCe OI Sten1lng
Ride on a Vnndnlia Train.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April IA tramp
who was stealing ride on the west-bound
Vandala limited mail train that left here
at o'clock last night had for a fellow
passenger on the baggage platform a
week-old babe. He rode forty miles at the
rate of sixty miles an hour with the cry
ing infant before he had an opportunity to
turn the child over TO the trainmen The
tramp saw n man place a basket on the
car platform just as the train was leaving
the depot here, and thought it was a fei-
low bum. who, after deposting his basket
would himself jump aboard. Instead he
ran aWty; soon the train was racing across
the Illinois line, when the tramp heard the
cry or e baby in the basket. The baggage
car door was barred and the tramp could
not make the men inside hear his bounding
on the door. The waif was turned over TO
the authorities at Effingham.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08

Special to the indianapolis Journal

Special to the IndlanapoIls Journal
VALPARAISO. Ind. April THE Re-
publfcans and Democrats completed their
tickets for the coming city election to-
night by nominating councilmen for the
four wards as follows: Republicans-Prof.
o. w Benton. II. r. Simmons, Ora W.
Smith ard John Bissen Democrats-Silas
Dobson. Frederick Shoemaker and Fish
bury. They could not find a man who would
run in the Second ward.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
Two Young Forgers Released.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the IndianapOIIS Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, April 7.-Wade and Leo
pold Hutchings, who forged about $50 worth
of checks on the Delaware County National
Bank, secured the money from cashier
Church and went to Indianapolis, where
they were arrested, were taken into court
to-day and pleaded guilty. Judge Rooms adj
ministered a fatherly lecture to them ard
they were released, owing to their ages,
sixteen and eighteen, respectively.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08

NEW YORK. April 7.-Catcher Charley
The Savr yors< cI,,h In yVshinr,on to-,sv
he had an unsatisfactory interview with
the magnRtes there. he eventually came 10
the conclusion that the best thing he could
do was to accept the offer OF the New
York's, for tonight Manager Ward re-
ceved a telegram to that effect, and that
he would be on hand at the polo grounds
on Monday.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
TILLMAN PURCHASES ARMS.
Twenty Stands of Rifles Shipped to
South Carolina.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, April 7.-Governor
Tillman, of South Carolina, has ordered
from the Colts Patent Firearms Manu-
featuring Company twenty stands of rifles,
and the order was shipped Immediately
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
Killed by Accident.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, April Harvey, the
sixteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs A. S.
Vail, living north of this city, at Wallis
Mill, was killed last night by the accidental
discharge of a gun. He had returned from
hunting and, in ascending the mill steps,
dragged the gun after him, causing it to be
discharged.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08

Miss Mary Bell, of Valparaiso, Fires n
bullet Through Her Henrt.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO. Ind, April Miss Mary
Bell. aged seventeen. a prominent member
OF the Valparaiso High School. committed
suicide at the home of her uncle, where she
was boarding. this afternoon. She is the
daughter OF James Bell. prominent farmer
school in this city for two years. Her par
ents were In town to-day and took dinner
with her. She got up from the dinner table,
went into an adjoining room and shot her
self through the heart. No cause is as
signed for the rash act.