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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-01
A COMEDY OF ERRORS.
Enjoyed by All Paris Save One Wom-
and the Police.
Letter i'm PhIadelphla Telegraph.

Letter in Philadelphia Telegraph.
Paris is just now shaken with mirth over
the trfbulations of commissary of police.
A certain lady went to the Bon Marche
the other day and stole a quantity of val
liable lace. She was arrested forthwith
and turned over to the police. The culprit
begged the authorities to let her notify her
eXpectant host, but as the authorities are
her request. That evening NJ. Preat the
police official from the left bank of the
Seine hired a cab and went to the guilty
womanS rooms.
There he found so many stolen goods
that he rummaged throughout the entire
place, and, packing all the stolen effects
aid him in taking ii down to the carriage.
The next morning the gentleman whose
dinner was spoiled by the absence of his
fair guest called to see what was the mat
ter He rang and pounded unavailingly so
the concierge produced a pass key, and
they stood aghast at the terrible condition
The case was plain. \ malefactor, prob
ably an Anarchist had got in on some pre-
text: the disorder of the room denoted that
his victim had fought desperately for her
life; but he had murdered her and stuffed
her corpse and all the valuables he could
find into the missing black trunk
The friend flew off with cries of despair
TO notify the police of the quarter of this
awful crime. The concierge related the
whole affair TO knot of bystanders, which
speedily expanded into dense crowd. The
police took down the description of the
criminal who stole the black trunk and
the description of the cabman who drove
a white horse. ordered the locks changed
the apartment so that no one could
enter without the knowledge of the police,
and then withdrew with dignity. Half an
hour later, while the crowd was still star
ing at the murder-stained house, the cab
with the white horse drove up to the door,
and the supposed murderer alighted He
was instantly denounced by the irate con-
cierge, and being utterly unconscious of
his own rsupposed misdeed. was nearly
Iynched by the furious crowd before he
sufficiently realized the situation TO produce
his police badge, when the crowd respect
fully dropped him. The unoffending COM
missaire then found himself locked out OF
the apartment, owing TO the precautions
of the police. and was forced TO send for his
colleague to open the door for him. His
search for the stolen goods was successful,
as he Melted about 5000 worth.
The only people in Paris who did not per-
ceive the farcical side of the situation are,
first, NJ. Prelat, who came near being
lynched. and was knocked about roughly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-01
How Criminals Are Made.

Edward Pigot, in Home end Country.
1t has at least the one merit of being
only thing which takes kindly to the child.
Honest play is forbidden interfered with.
Ball players or top SpinnerS in the streets
are liable TO arrest. and there is no room
in the gloomy courtyard of the tenement
house. He must seek for other diversions
and wandering along the avenues or water
fronts he finds plenty Of kindred spirits in
gang is then formed. and soon the spirit
of adventure-alas, only criminal adven-
ture.-leads them TO petty thefts. so that
they may get the "where-with-all' TO rush
the growler' a few times on their own ac-
count. Then they grow bolder and stores
are raided At last the acme of heroic tri-
umph is reached when they are arrested
and sent 10 jail. The young toughs soon
become proficient thieves. Stop a repre-
sentative street arab in one of the tene-
ment districts Of New York and ask him
Don't live nowhere" will be the usual
reply.
Amt got no clothes This is only too
evident.
What do you do for a living?'
"Nawthin.'
Then how do you buy bread?"
"Ahl what'r yer sivin' us? We don't
buy bread. we buys beer
These urchinS sleep anywhere in sum-
mer. and on some steam-grating or i'm some
tenement room III winter. Hundreds of
them have never seen Central Park or the
Brooklyn bridge; they regard an invitation
10 Sunday school as 'pious game" 10 be
the sacred name OF Jesus, except as a
blasphemy. They may have had a home"
"a bed OF straw in filthy room, but
they have discarded this for the kindler
streets. Numbers of children run away
from such homes every week. The de-
graded mothers say that they will come
likely this is the very reason they ran
away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-01
A YANKEE CHARACTER.
Adventures He Had During n Shor
Stay i'm Boston.
Boston Journal.

Boston Journal.
A good-natured old man. with his arms
full of bundles, was in the Union Station
His head bald. with fringe of gray
hair around it,. and fringe of gray
whiskers encircling his throat a la Horace
Greeley. The old man was in a chatty1
mood.
Have you enjoyed yourselfg'
Yes, fairly. well, considerin' that I had
and that my left knee has Sothered me With
rheumatics. It's kind OF queer place.
though"
"Oh, well, everybody is kinder coItish
I'll bet that over forty fellows dug their
and the boys sassed me in the most dread
full manner. i was on the street car a.
took some cough syrup out OF bottle
everybody Uttered and giggled.
But you didn't mind
ooh no, / didn't I'm kinder coltish my
self, and it takes heap to get me hghtiny
there was four or five wimInin standin' up.
while about dozen men were takin X
mighty comfortable. Made me sort o riled
to see it, an l got up an said AN the
hogs will keep right on sittin' down and
chawin' terbacker, while all the gentlemen
will git up and let these wimmin folks sit
down Wall. sir, as many as six of them
fellers offered TO lick me, and one Of them
did haul off to crack at me. He'd a hit me
on the jaw, sure's you're born. If hadn
bristled right up TO him and got my jack
knife OUT
You talked to 'em just right"
Eyes, / guess 1 did. Another time / was
on a car when a Teller in wagon wouldn't Il
GIT of the track. The driver he did more|
whistn' than would call my dog fur tenI
years but the Teller wouldn't git of
Sorter riled me to see man actin so piZenl
mean, and / yelled: Look -a-here, mister,
If you was alvin out our way and showed
your meanness after this fashion, you'd git
rode on a rail quickern scat. and I'd be
one to help carry it, Wall, sir, he jumps
down and was goin' 10 pull me OF the
platform, and he talked about smashin my
jaw and breakin' my ribs till policeman
walked him Off"
Amy other adventures?
man at the postofice. He was lookin' tired
and sleepy. and | offered TO spell him for
a couple of hours If he wanted to go and
take a nap. What do you think he did
Came mighty near arrestin' me! said
was interferin' with an officer. | seen ~
one o them techy sort, and so Il lie
him alone. Are they all that wayy"
No, not all. But then he didn't under
stand your motive, probably.
=" Mother time, continued the old man.
him if il didn't make him giddy and upset
his stomach TO be so high up over theI
water, and he got mad in mint and
squared off at me. Amt no mortal usel
ia anybody bein so cantankerous as all
that"
''But. on the whole. you've had a good
time. haven't your?
ION the hull I've had a darned good time
fur an old man like me. and I'm caryin'
hum over 'leVen dollars Wuth o presents
and I've come mighty nigh havin bout
six fights but, on the hull. It's all right
and I'm going hum TO do some OF the tall
est braggin' you ever heard or
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-01

they were indisputably in that deplorabls
state vulgarly designated as ION your
1Dpers," with not a cent for a drink,
When they came to the fountain in front
Of the old Statehouse and saw the water
gushing forth in crystal stream shud'
der passed through their frames. One
weaker than the other, fell With shame
faced look he was about 10 raise the tin
dipper to his lips when his companion
remarked contemptuously:
Say. Bill if you got TO drink water
don't drink IL out o. dat dipper. You
don't know what you might ketch."
With that he pulled a battered tomato
can from the mysterious folds Of rustv
MACK coat The thirsty one took IL In
silence. Quaffed the water and the twa4L
resumed their stroll.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-01

NCW 1UTk IIIDuIIt.
Padrewski, the pianist says of himself:
when I am to appear in public i keep
perfectly quiet during the preceding hours.
/ practice calisthentics Immediately after
rising every day. j eat with great appe-
tite, and am not in the least a difficult man
to cater for. When my recitals are over
feel that weight has been lifted off my
mind, and then l love TO join in any amount
of fun. / practice at all hours of the day
and night-sometimes all night, for 1 have
no set rules for working. L am never by
any chance without piano. and very often
practice between the courses at meals or
while i am dressing. / suffer from insom-
MIA consequent TO the great strain on my
nerves and, although il is not noticeable
TO the general public, / am a martyr to
nervousness. / go through positive tor
lures when 1 contemplate playing. l have
schooled myself TO absolutely subdue my
feelings or they would rise 10 such pitch
as TO prevent my having the least control
over my fingers"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-01

not in the habit of asking remuneration.
AS to the testimonials OF appreciation on
the part of the individuals owning the saw
and woodpile," he added, coughing behind
his hand, 81 am content to leave that to
their generosity. Such is my invariabie
habit, num-.
MELODY OF THE wOODSAw.
He went out to the woodhouse, closed the
door behind him, and the sound of a man
actively exercising his f1exor and extensor
muscles at the sawbuck reached the ears of
the lady. There is a bewitching music in
the melody of a woodsaw. 1t rests the
careworn mind and soothes the nerves,
when the listener stands at a distance from
the scene of the performance.
''It must be a tremendous stick he is
working at she said to herself. II don't
hear any wood dropping"
She went softly out to the woodshed and
looked in through a crack.
The tramp was sitting on the sawbuck
in an attatude of ease and comfort. By
breathing hard in and out through his
of a saw going back and forth through
a stick of wood. She watched him
as he initiated the sound of a saw catching
in a splinter and forcing its way through,
and then she went back into the house.
In about half an hour the woodsawer
presented himself at the back door
: Il am much obliged to you' num-" he
mot at all.'
May / sit down on the step and rest
moment?'
Certainly
He sat down as if tired out.
: Pretty hard work, isn't it"' she in
quired
''Yes'm."
Hard on the jaws, presume"
"Hey-what?"
you've got it down pretty fine; why
don't you set up as ventriloquist?'
Madame said the tramp, eff YOU
think of presenting me any-ah-testi-
monial, 1 must decline it. 1 could not ac-
cept anything from a person who stoops
to watch me when 1 am at work.
And he rose up, put his hat on the side
of his head and walked away with the
appearance of a man whose feelings had
been deeply hurt, but whose personal dig
nifty was unruffled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-01
The Eject of Abseace.

DtIfOII FItt IItSo'
IL was getting along toward the noon OF
night and the young man had not yet said
what he was anxious TO say. The girl.
however had very nearly reached the point
of having what she was ready TO say said
in her sleep. The last thing she remem-
bered his saying was something about leav-
ing for Europe or the moon or some other
foreign locality. Then he gave "A kind or
warning cough, and She started nervously.
''Do you believe" he said, that absence
makes the heart grow fOnderT
Il don't know" she replied. CHANGING up
at the clock: suppose you try IL.
Five minutes later there wasn't any one,
there except herself and she looked around
rubbed her eyes and wondered what tn
funny dream was she had had
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-01

by the mob for the preparation Of crime
that never was committed; the officious
friend who raised all this bother, and the
lady herself, who is gloomily meditating
behind prison bars on the inconvenience
attendant on her breach of the eleventh
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-01
Feminine Logic.


Aunt Maria-Are you sure that Mr..
Spooner loves you? CARRIE guess you
would think SO. To hear the silly things
he says 10 me. Aunt Maria-But how do
you know you love him? Carrie-Because
they don't seem slly TO me.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-01

Philadelphia Record.

Two genuine tramps, typical types OF the
Wandering Willies so often seen pictured
in the comic papers. strolled down Chest
nut street yesterday afternoon. Thirst was
painfully decipherable through the dirt
which almost concealed their features. and
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-04-11

again. When order was restored
John c. Hale and John w. Gates
were seen kneeling with their faces
turned toward Houkyille and
words of cheer and endorsement
poured freely from their pink lips.
AS they arose a cheer was given
for never before had the work be-
come so suited to their taste and
their ideas carried out of how dis
honorable things ought to be con-
Quoted. Then their was a love
feast and tears coursed down the
honest (?) face of every member as
he filed down stairs to drown his
joys in round of drinks at the
Schubert bar. The next regular
communication of the committee is
set for September, but all that is
necessary to get 'em out is TO blow
the Houk horn,-Advance Sen.
final, Jellico.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-04-11

4 PART of that Infamous crew,
the Congressional (?) Committee,
met in Knoxville Saturday for the
given out purpose of re-organiza-
ton. Chairman G. +. Harris, of
Jefferson, rendered his resignation
on account of having nephew in
his county who wants Office, and
his majesty, the honorable dick
austin, esquire, was elected to his
place. With his usual corpes-like
smile he took the chair, and in a
quiet sort of way thanked his pals
for honors conferred, and then, the
monkeys broke loose. Bro. Gates,
of Campbell, "jined" in and yelled
amen to everything dick said.
Order of business was then taken
up and the chair so forgot himself
asking il there was any votes to
count out, but reclaimed possession
of his wits long enough to ask"Was
there any money used out in your
distriCt?" One of the older men,
bers of the committee who had re-
manned "sorter" calm, passed the
candy and things became quieter.
The chair then ordered the repub-
licans who endorsed Houk's nomi-
nation to hold mass conventions in
every county and select member
for the Congressional Committee,
AND BE SURE he Is A HOUK MAN.
d. not permit any GIBSON MEN to
participate in the meetings. This
completely caught the committee,
and the chimpanzees broke loose
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-04-11

ME. CLEVELAND has given the
cuckOos from the states which are
to fOld democratic conventions this
year gigantic task, in demanding
of them that his administration
shall be endorsed by those con-
v,ntiuns. In some Of the states
Alabama and Missouri, for instance
this will be somewhat difficult.
as the democrat Senators from
those states are openly opposed 10
the administration and will use
their power to prevent the ad1p-
ton of such a resolution. In Mis-
souri, the administration men have
already decided to do what the
Cleveland men so bitterly abused
Senator Hill for doing in New
York in 1S92-hold snap conven-
ton, on May Is. Republicans feel
a deep interest in this fight as they
regard Missouri as rightfully be.
longing in the republican column
anyway, and the split that may
result will help along the good
cause.
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their own way, and at II time to
suit themselves select new MEN,
bers Of the com mittee. The whole
party without regard to faction
will have the right to participate,
aud any republican, no natter what
his views, may be elected if he can.
The cOmmitte thus selected VIII be
the republican congressional COM
mittee. Then according to d'rec-
ton and program the Houk repub-
licans will meet and elect Houk
republican committee. Then we
will have two committees; each
claiming the right to act for the
party. Then what might happen
two years from now? There will
BE- conflict of authority.
What would hinder the Houk re-
publican committee from calling
another primary election, or con-
vention to nominate republican
candidate for congress, and might
it not provide that no one should
participate in said convention or
primary unles he voted for Houk
in 1894? Or might not the COM
mittee order primary election
and order the returns sent direct
to it, and reserve the right to go
behind the returns and upon one
preteXt or another throw out any
majority which any candinate not
satisfactory to the committee
might receive? If suchris to be
the policy of that wing of our party
which chose to follow MIR. Houk,
when will we have peace and har.
mony and when will We see the
time when majority shall rule ?
The interest Ofsthe party demands
that this order Of the committee
be ignored, not only by one faction,
but by both factions. The pc icy is
wrong, and must be abandoned.
We don't say that the committee
intended that any such disastrous
results should happen, or that it
was looking beyond the present
contest; but it opens the door to
future trouble and should not be
persisted in. Call halt, gentle
men, you are approaching danger
Gus ground.-KnoXville Republi-
can.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-04-11

THE checklist American ever
b0rE isn't in it with Mr. Theophilus
VI. Davies gCs~N'an Of the young
women who calls herself Princess
KaiUIani heir to the Hawaiian
throHe Nh, Davies is again in
Washington, he says for the pur.
pose Of demanding the intentions
of che administration towards
Hawaii IT viii be remembered
thst he brought his ward to Wash
ington carly in the present admin
istratioR and that by means of
judirjoGS "biiy' from the alleged
Princess to Mrs. c. he was enabled
To get The ear Of Mr.. Cleveland.
Its generally believed that the
misrepresentation Of this Davies
were largely responsible for the
ridicU'nRs policy afterwards adopt
ed towards Hawaii by Mr.. Clevo-
land. After the miserable failure
of that policy and the modification
il hss caused the administration
cue would suppose that Washing
ton W0uld be about the last place
that Davies would wish to be, but
there he is as big as life and as full
of misrepresentation as ever.
After much persiStency Davies
succeeded in getting a short inter
view with Secretary Gresham, but
he ha- not yet succeeded in getting
bey0Ud The private Secretary's
affic at She White House. Davies
is not native of Hawaii, but is
one ot sAe EngIishman who have
grove r.ch through the ownership
Of sugW plantations there and the
mSujgp,a.ieR 90 commercial favors
grsuted ny che iate royal govern
meat. and A3s no shadow of q
right 81 recsgat son by this govern
ment
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-04-11
OUR REPUBLICAN VISITORS.

The reunion of republican clubs
of Tennessee and the meeting OF
the state republican press at this
city, which began yesterday,
Drought togather a large number OF
prominent men of the party, from
all parts of Tennessee. We have
seldom seen a finer looking, better
conducted, better dressed collection
of citizens, here or elsewhere We
make these representatives, very
welcome to the city. If they
want anything and don't see it
they should ask for it-and pay
when they getit. When such high
ly respectable and cultered neigh
bors AS Capt. Rule, Capt Ruhm, Mr.
Thomas and so many others we
haven't room for their names,
come to town on business, for
politics or for fun just why we
make 'em welcome, get all we can
out Of them, and nd them home
convin ed they had their moneys
worth.
Seriously, we are glad to see our
republican friends in the city.
They are among our best, most
progressive, enlightened, useful
citizens, and show good sense and
taste, when they 60 for jamboree
or a powwow, to II town that is like
themselves.
On another account we are glad
the best men of the republican
party in Tennessee are moving for
completer and better organiza-
ton of the forces. The party
hasn't been quite up t. the stand
ard requirments for a healthy
"oppostion," for several years: has
not been numerous enough to keep
the democrats Interested and on
their best behavior, in state mat
ters; and if there is anything a
genuine democrat likes, and needs
for his political health, it is plenty
of real, vigorous opposition. In
this regard we hope the republicans
will hereafter do their duty, more
thoroughly. They owe it to them
selves to be as strong an opposition
as they can without winning;
and we are moved to believe the
real leaders of the party appreciate
this, and will do better in the
future.
Meantime we again make these
gentlemen very welcome, and as
sure them they can have anything
they want-eXcept the Offices
Chattanooga Times.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-04-11

If Mr.. Cleveland can enjoy the
predicament into which his dis
position of the Blank coinage bill
has thrown the democrats in Con
gress, he must be peculiarly con-
stituted individual. In their pre-
sent decentralization many demo-
Gratis are saying things which they
will regret when they have had
time for their cooler second
thoughts, and cOOl-headed repub-
Leans will wait to see what the
nature of those second thoughts
will be before counting upon the
utter disruption Of the democratic
party. The democrats are not
worse divided upon the silver
question than they have been upon
other National questions. Every
National platform the party has
had for many years has been so
constructed that if could he inter
preted to mean whatever was de-
sired by any of the numerous
factions of the party. When the
democratic party was out of power
it never had any difficulty in unit
ing upon one thing-an attempt to
get into power. And the chances
are that they will make desper-
ate attempt, notwithstanding their
differences Of opinion, to unite for
the purpose of retaining the power
they have. Senator Brice recently
declared that he was q democrat
for the same reason he has red hair
he c Mt help it IT'S the same
with the average democrat.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-04-11
A SERIOUS BLUNQER.

The congressional committee was
called to meet in this city last
Saturday to take action looking to
the selection of a new committee to
succeed the present one. 1t direct
ed that those republicans who be-
lieved John Houk to be the nomi-
nee for congress to hold mass
meetings in each county on the
first Monday in September and
select a member of the committee
for the ensuing two years, and be
sure and select a man of their own
faith.
We think this is bad and q
serious blunder. What right has
this committee, WHICH is only a
servant of the people, to dictate to
its master, the people, as to when,
how, where or who they should
select as the party's representatives
on the congressional committee
No party can participate in the
selection of a committeeman unless
he looks upon Houk as the regular
nominee, and no one is eligible to
be member of the committee
unless he happens to hold to this
view. Such step was never be-
fore undertaken. 1t is unheard oil
and is an outrage upon the party
Has it come TO pass that a repub.
lican must have some other
qualification than to believe
in the doctrines Of the party before
he can participate in mass conven.
tons called TO select party ser.
wants? Where are we drifting
What will the end be? We thinS
we can see the final result, and il
may be the result that was. sought
to be accomplished. The party o.
course will pay no attention to the
command. The people will il