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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-19
CLAIM IT'S A BACK NUMBER.
A Remonstrance That Is Alleged to Be
Very Much Out of Date.

Judge Baker will hear final arguments In
the Wayne MacVeagh Meek-street improve
ment case next Thursday and will probably
decide the matter in litigation at the con-
clusion CT the hearing. The attorneys for
the defense say no record can be found
Of the filing Of any remonstrances against
the Improvement on June q, 1893, as
claimed by the plaintiffs attorneys, Messrs.
Edwards and Denny. They incorporated in
their amended bill a remonstrance of that
date signed James H. Fisher" Mr.. Fisher
was the administrator OF the Bobbs estate
and dropped dead April 81, 1893. In the fall
OF 1892 he filed a remonstrance against the
Improvement that has caused all this liti-
cation, saying that there was no public de-
mand for the Improvement and that none
OF the expense of making it would fall on
the petitioners. but most of it on the heirs
of the Bobbs estate. His attorney informed
the Board OF Public Works at the
time of the filing of this remon-
lowed to go over until the following sum-
mer there would be no objection to it on
the part of his client. With that under
standing the Improvement resolution was
resctnded and nothing more done toward
getting the improvement started until last
summer. when the resolution was again
adopted. and July 10 set for hearing re-
monstrances. No remonstrances were forth
was accordingly ordered.
How a man who died in April could re-
monstrate two or three months later
against a street Improvement Is something
that is puzzling the attorneys for the de-
Tense and seems likely TO engage the atten-
ton OF the judge for a few moments. The
attorneys say the records show that Mr..
Fisher filed this remonstrance i'm the fall
of 1892. and not in the summer of 1893. and
that they fail TO show any subsequent re-
mOnstrance to the one first mentioned in
D Difference to which the Improvement was
delayed nine months. This Meek-street
case has become very we'll known through
frequent reference 10 IL in the newspapers.
1t was at first supposed to involve the
validity OF the city charter and attained
Immediate prominence on that account. but
Judge Baker promptly and effectually dis
posed of that erroneous conclusion some
weeks ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-19

1.-The Genesis of Parties" was the subject
of a talk before the Progress Club by
Charles ". Matthews, editor OF the Nom
conformist, yesterday afternoon. The ad-
dress was in fact ar appeal to members of
both the old political parties to desert their
standards and flock to the Populist PARTY.
The basis of this appeal was the statement
that the principles of both parties were es-
sentially the same and 1t was useless to
have two parties fighting for the same prin-
ciples when the same purpose could be ac-
complished by combining the two shows I'M
der one tent at one price of admission, the
combined show TO be the Populist party.
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yesterday he addressed several congrega-
tions on the subject of the society. The
society has been in existence for about
sixty years, and for nifty years has car
time millions of tracts have been distrib-
uted in every known country and in every
known language. In the city of Chicago
distributed, and to secure the attention of
many people the only way is TO have the
tracts printed in their own language. The
services of the persons that have been
employed in the distribution would equal
the services of one person for five thousand
years. Contributions for carrying on the
work were asked from the different con-
Pregations-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-19
The Death of Howard II. French.

Howard H. French, who died the 18th
inst, was one of the best-known of the
numerous commercial travellers who make
their headquarters in this city, and one of
the most active and influential members of
the Commercial Travellers Republican Club.
He was born in Ohio, Nov. 6, 1851, and came
to indianapolis early in 1885. He leaves a
funeral will be announced after it is known.
when absent relatives can arrive. 1t will
take place from his late residence, corner
of Talbot avenue and Fourteenth street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-19
Mae BrOOkIyn's Funeral.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1S.-The funeral
OF Mae Brooklyn, the actress, of A. NJ.
Palmer's Alabama" company. who COM
mitted suicide here last Thursday, was held
from an undertaking establishment here to-
day. The services were of the simplest ma
ture, and only members of the company TO
which the deceased belonged were admitted
to the parlor. This evening the remains were
shipped to New York for interment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-19

The Grand Lodge A. o. L. w. convenes
at Lafayette tomorrow morning. n. S.
Byram and =. n. Dynes, members of the
grand lodge committees; ]. ]. Carriger. j.
III. Bohmie. ]. II. Francis, Edward BooZ,
representatives from this city; ID. J.. II.
Carson. Of West indianapolis: DIR. Brown,
OF Brightwood: o. r. Weaver and Col. w.
T. Royse Will leave this morning TO attend
the session.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-19
Wants the Money.

Receiver Failey. of the Order of the Iron
Hall. has applied to the st. Louis courts
10 have $4,000 now in the hands Of Brack-
enridge Jones, the local receiver. trans
mitted 10 him. Judge Klein. before whom
the case was brought Saturday, decided
TO lay the whole matter over until March
3. In order 10 give the 81. Louis branches
time to determine what course is for their
best interests.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-19
BIG REDUCTION

Nut Bowls, Cake Stands, Tea Sets,
Baking Dishes, Water Pitchers, Ice
Bowls. Pickle Casters, etc, etc. All
Silver-plated Ware pieces for table serv-
ice reduced to actual cost. Come and
price our goods before buying else W here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-19

Imported Swedish dried beans at Van
Pelts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-19

New Hat Racks at William L. Elder.
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work of American Tract Society.

Rev. +. NJ. Wherry, secretary of the
American Tract Society, is in the city. and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-19

sion. arriving there at S:45. He has
been much benefited by the trip. When
the carriage reached the White House
the President alighted as lightly and
firmly as after any of his former fishing
excursions and seemed to be quite
strong again. His face was bronzed and
he was evidently in excellent condition.
He has had no recurrence of his all
ment, and DIR. O'Reilly thinks he will
have none. The party did no fishing,
the Maple being kept under way all
the time. Secretary Lamont joined
the President soon after he entered his
office and the business affairs Of the
nation were resumed before the Presi-
dent had been in the executive mansion
an hour.
The talk on the subject at the Capt.
tel to day is 10 the effect that the tariff
bill will be completed in the Senate by
the end of the present or the first of
next week, and that its stay in the
House will be of short duration.
Representative Turner of Virginia
was at the Var Department to-day
trying to have the claim OF the Taylor
Hotel at Winchester, for occupation by
the government after the war between
the States, examined, so that its pay
ment can be provided for in the def
cheney hill
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A swarm of locusts yesterday stung q
horse to death neal Jacksonville, Pa.
The Washington police declare the
report of an anarchist plot to blow up
the Capitol a fabrication.
The new quorum.counting rule was
used in the House yesterday to prevent
the obstruction of the anti-option bill.
The Mt. Clare shops of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad shut down yester-
day throwing nearly 1000 men out of
employment.
Ii is estimated the expenses of the
Knights of Pythias' encampment to be
held in Washington will be 1884, 600, Of
which $4,000 have been subscribed.
At the democratic primaries at Hun
tington, W. Va, on Saturday delegates
to the legislature, in favor Of the cleo
ton of Senator Camden, were nomi-
mated.
In Baltimore yesterday a jury was
secured and testimony begun in the
trial Of DR.. John d. Kremien, charged
with the murder by poisoning Of Her
man Hanbuch, alias John Fore, in o.
tober, 1892.
The Senate sugar trust investigating
committee yesterday decided by q vote
of 8 to , to request the Vice President
to certify the refusal to testify of H. O.
Havemeyer and j. E. Searles, president
and treasurer, respectively,o of the Amer
lean Refining Company, to the District
attorney.
A very severe electrical storm pass
ed over Frederick, Md, yesterday
evening. While Addison Berry, OF
Brunswick, was attempting to catch
the train for home he was struck by
lightning neal that city and instantly
killed, his clothing being entirely torn
from his body.
At the Boston theatre last night, Bob
Fitzsimmons, champion middle-weight
of the world, and challenger of Jim
Corbett, turned an almost certain de-
feat into victory. Had not the police
inttrfered, it was ten to one that he
would have finished Joe Choynski in
another punch. As it was, the match
was declared a draw. but no one pres
ent will ever claim that Choynski is a
foeman worthy to combat with the
lanky Australian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

About one hundred vessels are await.
ing cargoes of coal at Lambert's Point
Miss Lucy B. Stringfellow, a native
of Falmouth, died at her residence, in
Montgomery, Ala, on Thursday last.
Augusta county and Staunton have
elected delegates favorable to the re.
nomination of III. Ste. Tucker for Con
eress.
Miss Mary Thorn died Sunday at the
residence of her nephew, Mr.. Anthony
Patton, in Fredericksburg, after an i'll
ness Of three days, aged about "a years.
John Freeland, son of Mrs. C. p. and
the late Hon. ii. l.. ID. Lewis, died at
Andley, Clarke county, on Friday, the
18th, after a short illness. He was six
years old.
Colonel Il. b. Bradshaw, an aged and
well known former resident of Frcder-
~icksburg, died after a protracted illness
last Saturday at the residence of Mr..
Thaddeus jenkins, in King George
county.
The case of John II. Blayton, charg-
ed with the murder of his wife, was
called in the Hastings Court of Rich
mond yesterday. On motion ofcounscl
for the defense the case was continued
until the 3rd of July.
Mr.. John N. MINK, an old and highly
respected resident of Anacostia, died on
Saturday, at Temples" about six miles
from A~nacostia, in Prince Georges
county, Md. The deceased was born
IN Loudoun county in 1925.
Owing to the labor troubles in the
North and West, large numbers of COL
ored men, who left King Gerge county
to work on the railroads and in mines,
have returned home, and the conse-
quence is that farm labor, which was
hard to get a few months ago, is now
plentiful.
Hon, ]. Sterling Morton, secretary
of agriculture, accompanied by his
private secretary, Mr.. j.. d. Hooe, spent
Saturday night and Sunday with Col.
+. V. White in Leesburg. On Sunday
afternoon the secretary was driven
down to Oak Hill, the home of State
Senator Henry Fairfax. Mr.. Morton
returned to Washington Monday morn
ing. During his stay in Leesburg ne
was called upon by number o fcitizens.
The suit brought by Mr.. Lawrence
Taliaferro, late assistant postmaster of
fredericksburg, against Mr.. o. D. Eos
ter, cx-postmaster, came up for trial in
Judge Barton's court in that city yes
terday. The suit is for So 1000 and grew
out of the stealing of mail pouch from
the postoffice there in March, 1898, and
the loss of registered letters at sundry
other times, for which Mr.. Taliaferro
was arrested, tried in the United States
Court and acquitted. Mr.. Taliaferro
alleges that Mr.. Foster charged him
with the theft there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-19
4 Nebraska Cyclone.

HARRIsoNBURG, Neb.. June 1.-THE
northern part of Sioux county was
visited Sunday by a terrible cyclone.
Everything in its path was swept from
the earth. A log, fourteen feet long
and fifteen inches thick, was picked up
and carried a distance of sixty rods.
Barns, sheds, wagons and implements
were completely demolished and ten
rods of IL wire fence were swept clean.
A man and his horse were carried
through the open roof of the stable and
landed about 200 feet away. Neither
received any serious damage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-19

KAISER WILLIAM AS AN AERoNAUT.
The latest dea of the Emperor is to
undertake a balloon excursion. His
majesty has exhausted almost every
sensation which he can have on earth.
He has appeared before his faithful sub
jects as a mighty hunter, as a whale
fisher, a composer, as a soldier, as an
admiral and in half hundred other ca
pacities. He has acted as stage mana
ger of the royal theatre, has painted a
number of pictures, has examined into
the economy of the royal kitchens and
acted as chaplain on board his yacht.
There is, therefore, little that he has
not tried on land or water, and he now
proposes to invade the realms of the air.
The scene proposed for his ballooning
experience is Greitswald. The an
nouncement of his latest resolve has
provoked some sarcastic remarks in
the liberal press, the Bairische Landes-
~zeitung remarking that after his labors
on earth his happy subjects will have
the pleasure of seeing him ascend to
heaven.
But the Emperor appears equally in
different to praise or blame. The re-
cent comparison with Caligula made by
Professor Quidde has not made the
least impression on him, and if his maj
esty has determined to face the dangers
of an aerial voyage the remarks of the
press will certainly not cause him to
change his mind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-19
Foreign News.

Hone KONG, June l9.-During the
last three days there have been 81
deaths from the plague. The removal
Of large number of persons to Canton
has caused dimunition Of the epidemic.
HAMBURG, June 19.-The health au-
thorilies of Hamburg deny most EN-
phatically that there has been a single
case of cholera in this city and state
that the port of Hamburg is absolutely
clean.
LONDON, June 1.-THE Ascot stakes
handicap) of 90 sovereign each with
1000 sovereigns added, distance abol t
two miles, was won by Mr.. A. Taylor,
IRIS Aborigine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-19
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The extent and damage by the cloud
burst up the Turtle Creek Valley, Pa.
last evening was much greater than
first reports indicated. Several persons
are missing and there is but little doubt
but that they were drowned. Many
buildings were wrecked. The inhabi-
tants of the village were terror strick-
en- by the awful storm and fled in all
directions. The wave that swept the
Turtle Creek Valley was nearly eight
feet in height, and carried everything
before it.
VIM. F. Kearney, rs years old, who was
for 25 years chief engineer OF the jersey City
Water Works at Bellevue, committed suiciGe
last night 10y drowning himself in the Passaic
river near the water works. Last Thursday
he was dismissed by the street and water
board. He took his removal very much TO
heart and it is thought his mind was affected.
The national convention OF the American
Railway Union in Chicago this morning, by =
vo e Of 1!3 to 102, refused to strike out of the
amended constitution the clause declaring
that membership shall be restricted to rail
WHY employees born of wtite parents.
Brcckinridgc's organization in Franklin
county, Ky, is rapidly going over to Settle
and the belief there now is that Breckenridge
has lost franklin county. His opponents are
sanguine of his easy dcfelt if he does not soon
Withdraw.
A naptha launch with sixteen persons on
board was burned in the Stockton, Cal, chan
mel last night. The passengers, all promi-
nent persons, were obliged to Jump overheard
and swim to shore. Two men were scyerly
burned.
George Johnson, the fcathcr-wcight cham.
pion of England, has issued a challenge to
fight George Dixon, the feather weight cham.
pion Of America, at 122 pounds for $500.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-19

WHETHER it be proved or not, moth
ing is better known than the fact that
certain members of Congress, Senators
and Representatives alike, are, and
v e since the war; have been, pecuni-
arily interested in matters upon which
they legislate. Ii was not SO in the
earlier and better days of the republic,
but times have changed. The worst OF
il is, that there is no chance for a halt,
let alone for q retracipg of steps. The
circumstances of the case force a con-
slant advance in the same direction
Where suffrage is unrestricted, votes
can be bought, and the men who buy
votes will not seeiothers recoupe, with
out taking some of the pie themselves.
How else is it possible that Senators
could become multi-millionaires on
salaries not sufficient to pay their ac-
tual living expenses?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-19
The Strike About Oyer.

The coal miners on strike are resum-
ing work or preparing to resume in va
rious mines throughout the country at
the compromise rates agreed upon in
Columbus, Ohio. Some are still hold
ing out for the 1898 rates, and a num-
Der of operators in Pennsylvania have
r%epudiated the compromise and adhere
to the reduced rates which caused the
strike.
Governor Brown, of Maryland, went
to Frostburg yesterday and ordered the
brigade staff and the Fourth Regiment
home. The troops reached Baltimore
this morning. The Fifth Regiment re-
mains at the seat of war, and Adjutant-
General Douglasi is also still in the field.
The strike is rapidly going to pieces,
and it is expected that work will be
Don resumed throughout the whole
coal region of Maryland.
Ia the Wheeling district, on the West
Virginia side of the river, the resump-
ton of work was general. On the Ohio
side the foreign miners showed an ugly
disposition and prevented the Ameri-
ans from going to work.
Corporal sherman, of an Ohio militia
company, yesterday narrowly escaped
being shot by a striker, nea Beach
City, Ohio, the bullet striking a brass
button on the soldiers coat. Suisse
quently the troops fired upon and
wounded two men who they thought
had been shooting at them.
The council of bituminous coal mine
operators in Philadelphia yesterday de-
cided to stick by the old price and not
give any advance.
The miners of the West Virginia side
ofthe Pan Handle district have resumed
work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-19
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Miners.

G%ALLPoLIs, Ohio, June 19.-The
Camden coal mines, above here, will
again be operated by to-morrow. Mr..
Spilman says il the strikers refuse to
return to work their places will be sup
piled by southern negroes. The New
Haven mines have resumed work and
are supplying the Ohio River Railroad
with fuel. Charter Oak and Jubhling
coal banks, in the Pomeroy bend, are
now ut work furnishing river steamers
with coal. The Big Hawk coal mine,
20 miles north of here, which has the
largest shipping capacity of any bank
in the valley, resumed work and ship
ment yesterday. 1t employs several
hundred men, and ships coal to the
lake.
MARTINS FERRY, O., June 19.-Fol-
eigners are trying to prevent the miners
from working at Long Run. They are
making much trouble and it is feared
the militia will have to be called.
MAssILLoN, O., June 19.-The Mas
sillon district miners have consented to
permit the local custom banks to re-
sumo work at IS cents per ton. This
enables several factories and q brewery
to start up.
NEW STRAITsvILLE, O., June 10
The New Straitsville and Long Run
miners resumed work this morning,
protesting against the yearly contract.
The entire Hooking Valley is now in
operation.
ALTOONA, Pa, June 19.-President
Bradley, of the Central Pennsylvania
coal mine district, threw a bomb into
the camp of the operators in this sec
ton this morning when he sent to Mr..
r. j. Hughes, a telegram, saying: mo
tify operators that | had to rescind or
der for resumption of work. A con.
vention will be held at Altoona, June
%, to decide definitely about that
When asked what the result Of this
new move would be, Mr.. Hughes said
''They can go their own way now. We
have nothing further to do with them
There will be no convention for u.s.
When asked further whether the oper
ators would start up he said "Ycs, we
will start up. We will get men wher-
ever we can and pay no attention tc
the union whatever This was the SEN
timent of all the operators seen and the
outlook now is that the scene of the
fighting will be shifted from the west
ern part Of the State to the Cambria,
Somerset and Clearfield regions.
PITTsBURG, Pa, June 19.-The mir
ing situation to-day is more favorable
Nearly all of the railroad mines are in
operation, in full or in part, while work
has also been resumed at a number Of
river pits. 1t is confidently expected
that within a few days almost every
mine in the Pittsburg district will be i'll
operation.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, june 10.-Thc coal
operators i'll the Kanawa and New River dis
tlicts have resumed, and the striking miners
are slowly returning to work. There was
rumorcd trouble at Paint Creek in Kanawha
field to-day but nothing authentic could be
learned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-19
TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1894.
SOME OF the GAzErTE's readers il

SOME or the GAZETTE's readers in
North Carolina, where he is remember,
ed, may like to know that Mr.. Albion
". Tourgee, pronounced , 6, a long
standing republican candidate for Con
gress. in New York, now dislikes his
W party as much as he does the
Southern democrats, and, knowing
that what he yainly imagines are the
great services he has rendered his party
will again be unrecognized, has with
drawn from the contest, for the assign
ed reasons that it won't stand up for
the rights of the Southern negroes, and
that its nominations always 60 TO the
man with the largest purse. The poor
mar. believing that a New Yorker
knew more about North Carolina than
the people born and raised in that
State. went down there after the war
and essayed the task of teaching
them what he was convinced was for
their interest, with incidental regard
for his own: but his attempt resulted in
such utter failure that he shook South
ern dust from his feet and went back
home aud vented his spleen in "The
Fools Errand," only to find in his old
age that New York republicans are no
better than North Carolina democrats,
and to realize that wisdom only takes
what folly leaves
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-19

HEREAFTER ONE over sixteen
years Of age will be admitted to Roam.
oke College. IF the old-time Virgin
ians-the men who and whose ancestors
made the State-under the sod could
revisit in glimpses Of the moon and read
the anti-horse-racing and the anti
liquor laws, and know that women
lawyers are allowed to practice in Vir-
ginia courts and that girls and young
men are admitted to the same colleges
on terms of equality, they would mag
inc, and only naturally, that they had
lost their way, and struck New Eng
land, and not Virginia soil, and that they
''have slept these sons who kept
The names of noble sircs,
And slumbcred while the darkness crept
Around their vigil fires
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-19

observation-disclosures his opponents
said he would not be allowed to do So
was an item of % 1929 for salaries OF
the three L. 5. members of the inter-
continental railway commission. This
commission has been in existence for
several years, but what its members
have done for the good of the people
who are taxed to pay their salaries no
mortal soul can tell.