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LEGAL SALES.

CHATHAM SHERIFF'S SALE FOR
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.
| NDER and by virtue OF certain tax e. fas
- issued by James J. MCGOWAN. tax col
lector OF Chatham county. Georgia. for state
and county taxes, and placed in my hands for
collection by levy and sale, have levied upon
the following described property of the defend
ants said property being returned upon the
TAX olgestS OF Chatham county as the prop
erty OF the said named defendants. And I
Will offer the said property of the parties
hereinafter named for sale at public outcry
before the Court House door of Chatham
county, In the city of Savannah. on che FIRST
TUESDAY IN JUNE, 1894, during the legal
hours of sale, to satisfy said tax f. fas
Terms cash, purchasers paying for titles
Sheriff O. CO ca
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MEDICAL.
for Infants and Children.

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recommend it as superior to any prescription
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Indiana Notes.

Kokomo's $4,000 City Hall is completed
and will be dedicated July 4.
Gen. Jasper Packard. of New Albany,
will deliver the memorial day address at
Kokomo.
Calvin Smith. resident of Howard
county since 1885, died this week. aged
lightweight
A breeders meeting will be held at Win
chester, June 2 DR.. o. Z. Abel. T.. w.
Hill, W.. F. Farquhar and Warren Harper
will read papers.
Monday night the residence of Alex. Nor
ris, at Lebanon. bufglariZed and
Wednesday night the safe in his elevator
was blown open and robbed.
Gen. Robert Kennedy. of Ohio will de-
chester. Nelson Truser Post. G.. A. r.,
will have charge of the ceremonies.
The ELECTION to nominate a circuit judge
for the circuit composed of Randolph coun-
ty, will be held June 3d. The candidates
are Hons. "A. o. Marsh and j. S. Engle.
A verdict for $4,000 at New Castle was
returned against the Diamond Plate-glass
Company. at Elwood. for the estate OF
Perry Whiteman, who was killed by the
company's fence blowing over on him two
years ago.
Charles Lawrence, of Edwardsport, was
placed In jail at Vincennes, Wednesday
night, on a charge of stealing $3.50 and
a suit of clothes from Charles Stulen, Q
friend, who had given him home wher
Lawrence was destitute and friendless
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TRINIDAD,s PITCH LAKE.
As Seen by "a Scientific Man Who Has
Investigated Its Mysteries.

Rochester Herald.

At meeting of the Academy of Sci
ence. last evening. Adelbert Cronise read
a paper describing the peculiarities OF that
laboratory OF nature, Pitch lake, on the
Island of Trinidad. Mr.. Cronise gave the
results OF personal investigation OF the
subject during a recent visit 10 the ISL
and.
The Pitch lake of Trinidad is not only
a great natural curiosity, but as the source
of our Trinidad asphalt IL is a place OF
scientific and commercial interest
"A sail of sixteen days from New York, on
a course considerably east Of south. TOOK
us TO the island of Trinidad. | hesitate TO
offend the intelligence of my hearers by
saying where Trinidad is. but as one or
two friends have confessed an uncertainty
as TO its exact location. L may be permit
ted TO say that II is the most southerly
OF that group of the West Indies which we
call the Windward islands. lying within
eleven degrees OF the equator and in the
longitude of the eastern part of Nova SEQ
TIA, or fifteen degrees east from Washing
ton. The island is separted from South
America by the Gulf Of Paria. and La
Brea, the point at which we land TO reach
Pitch lake, is on the west side OF the ISL
and opposite the easterly coast of Nene-
zuela- From La Brea a walk of a mile
and forest leads up TO the lake, which is
$50 feet above the sea. the land sloping up
to il from the three sides.
The lake is OF irregular shape, approx
mately round, and has an area OF l09 acres
as determined by the government survey
The level OF the lake is number of feet
higher than the level OF the ground imme-
diately about it-being lifted by the pres
sure from below The surface is solid - a
depth OF several feet except in a few
small spots in the center OF the lake. where
IL remains in se;ni-liquid condition, but
not hot or boiling, as often described.
Although approximately level, being few
inches highest in the center, the surface is
far from smooth. being marked by many
assures and slightly depressed spots, which
are filled with rain water. In going about
one has 10 pick his way among the larger
puddles and jump many OF the small con-
meeting streams. Each OF the hundreds of
Irregular portions separated by this net
work OF assures is claimed TO have slow
revolving motion upon a horizontal axis at
right angles TO a line 10 the center of the
lake, the motion of the suface being from
the center toward the circumference. Such
a motion would account for the roots
leaves and bits OF wood Of comparative re-
cent vegetation which are constantly being
brought TO the surface The motion is
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INcENDIARIEs BURN A MILL.
Early Morning Fire at Davidson and
Market Streets-BOx Cars Fired.

The planning mill owned by Frank Dell
and leased by Geo. " Bedell, at the corner
OF Davidson and Market streets, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire at 1 o'clock this
morning The flames started in the
rear. The building was two-story
frame structure, well stocked with lumber
and machinery. The interior was Quilted,
and IL is thought that the machinery is
hopelessly ruined.
, 1e1en na9 ten years tease on me
heaviest loser by the fire. The loss is esti-
mated at 5000. The fire is supposed TO
have been started by a match dropped in
the shavings and light lumber in the rear
of the building. While the mill was burn
ing a match was applied to a Panhandle
box car at Noble street, and three cars
we're burned before the flames could be
checked The cars were empty, and there
was little loss in this direction
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RAILWAY TELEGRAPHERs.
Chief of the Antf-Ramsay Forces Adj
mitted-AnnuaI Report.

DENVER. Col. May 2.-The railroad
telegraphers' convention, to-day, by
vote of 40 to 3D. decided to
seat d. r. Brown. of Buffalo
manager of the campaign of Thomas
ID. Mcmahon for the position of grand
chief. This is regarded as a victory for
the anti-Ramsay forces. Grand Chief Ram
say, previously in the session, presented
his annual report. He congratulated the
order on having obtained from railroads
during the past year thirty-four new sched-
ules. The membership of the order had
decreased. but critical period in it's his
tory had been passed. There was now a
revival of interest, and the membership
likely to increase rapidly. The grand
chief reviewed in detail the grievances adj
justed during the year He reported that
he arrested the charter of Omaha Division,
No. 2 because of the publication by it of
a paper called the Wasp which belittled
the grand officers and injured the order.
This matter he said, was now before the
convention, and IL would have to pass
judgment The grand chief opposed State
divisions of the order, he favored State
organization. He also favored federation.
Changes in the bylaws agreed upon by
the grand officers of various railway organ
izaticns were recommended for passage.
Mr. Ramsay told in full the story of his
Indictment and acquittal on a charge OF
having conspired TO cut the wires of the
Cedar Rapids railroad with which the or
der was having trouble.
Charles Lawrence. of ot. Thomas, Ont,
was elected first grand assistant engineer.
During the session resolutions were passed
commencing the action of Representative
parchment of Judge Jenkins, OF the United
States Circuit Court
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Indiana Deaths.

PLYMOUTH, Ind, May A.-Hezekiah r.
Pershing, one of the oldest and best known
citizens of Marshall county, died at his
home In this city yesterday morning. aged
Seyenty-two. He came to this county in
1891 He held the office Of county clerk for
one term, and also served as township
trustee for one term, and held the position
of jury commissioner for twelve years con-
secutively, receiving the appointment by
Democrltic judges on account of his spe-
cial fitness for the important place. He was
a brother of DIR. II. Il. Pershing of South
Bend. The funeral will take place Friday
at the M. e. Church, of which he was a
member thirty years, the Rev. ]. A. Clear
waters, of this city, officiating. assisted
by the Rev. DR.. A. A. Gee. of South Bend.
PERU, Ind, May 24-Hon Charles G..
Cox, aged siXty-seven, ex-Representative of
Miami and Cass counties. died at his home
near Mexico, this county late last night of
apoplexy. He was we'll known throughout
this part of the State. He was wealthy
and a prominent citizen.
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Troops Ordered Ont.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. May 25.I a m.
Governor Altgeld has been in telegraphic
communication all evening with the coun-
ty and municipal officials at CentralIa, La
Sale and other points where strikers were
rioting during the day, and shortly after
midnight decided that troops must be
called out. Sheriff Taylor. Of La Sale
county, wired at II o'clock that the situa-
ton was very serious, that his force of
: deputies was unable TO cope with the riot
ers, and that a mob surrounded the hotel
in which he was lying wounded Sheriff
Helm, of Centralia, sent report similar
graphed for five companies of the Fourth
Infantry to report at Centralia, and four
companies of the Seventh TO report at La
Sale in the morning. Acknowledgement
Orendorff will go to La Sale and Assist
ant Adjutant-general Boyle to Centralia.
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The talent broke fairly even. three favor
ties and three outsiders taking the re-
mainder. Results:
First Race-Seven furlongs Fagin won:
Dillon second, Little George third. Time,
1:29 Pioneer Vida and Jessica also ran
Second Race--Five furlongs. Prime Min
lister won; Fayette Belle second, Bob Car
ter third. Time, 1:o5A
Third Race-One mile; Street-railway
stakes: handicap sweepstake: for three
year-olds and upward; guaranteed value.
s., Geo. Service, 10. Jordan), to l. won;
Ray s.. ll6 (Kuchen), 10 5, second; sound
more, l12 &C. McDonald). s 10 /, third.
Time. 1:42A. Ethel Gray, Maid Marian and
General Ross also ran.
-Four tn Race-Fifteen-sixteen OF a mile
1xion won; Dart second, Haroldine third.
Time 1:3711. Fiction, Josephine, Two
O'Clock and Emma s. also
Fifth Race-AIile and six furlongs, hur-
dies Argenta won Senator second, Bush
ranger third Time, 3:2I34. Economy, Steve
Jerome and Dr. Wilcox fell.
Sixth Race-Fifteen-sixteen OF mile.
Theodore II. won; Marcel second, Ten
acious third. Time 1:37A. Cass, Dortnan,
Prince Leon, j. W. Brooks and Despair
also ran.
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CosT OF GOVERNMENT.
I'm $500 1t Required S016,OOO,0OO to
Meet Expenses.

washington Special to Chicago Record.
From a bulletin issued by the Census
the entire receipts by the national, State.
county. township and municipal govern
sments of the United States combined, in
GLIDING schools and postal service and all
forms OF taxation, reached in 1890 an ag-
gregate OF s1,040.473.O13 The total expendi-
. lures Tor the government OF the people,
from the support OF the district school to
the payment Of the expenses OF Congress
and the interest on the public debt i'm the
ing a balance OF s124. 1855 in the trea suries
of the various States. cities and counties.
sources. the largest being local taxation
upon real and personal property, which was
$44S :ose.ol4 The liquor dealers OF the United
States contributed to the support of the
government the sum OF s24.7S6 1876.
The list of disbursements shows some in
teresting Items, and demonstrates that the
largest expenditures of the people of the
United States are for charities. amounting
IN 1890 to sl4s,Ss5,s7l. The second largest
sum Is paid for education. SIS, 5S3 115 Omit
ting interest on the public debt the next
item in amount is for roads, sewers and
s6s 100000, the army and militia SIS 100000.
and sl5.174.403 was paid for the support OF
the navy. The cost OF sustaining the po-
lice in all the cities and towns of the United
States aggregated S2i.0o.0o0. and the fire
departments sl6.5oo,OoO. TIE judiciary sys-
! 600 was paid for the support of prisons and
\reformatories, $11,0e0.000 for lighting the
|Etreets of the towns. and cities of the
kited States; g, 2S0, 294 was paid for pro-
Veg the public health; 1882. 697 for sus-
sparks and public resorts. 1t costs
.chlted States government So ,0H to
support the Indians and $ll 737.73S for the
Improvement of rivers and harbors. The
detailed reports from the several cities fur
nish some very interesting comparisons.
1t costs every man, woman and child in
the United States The sum OF $i3.15 to main
tain the national. State and local govern
ments In the year 1895. 1t Is curious fact
that the city OF Chicago comes very close
TO the average, the expenditure there for
maintaining the municipal government be-
ing 1888 per capita of population. The
city government of New York costs nearly
twice as much to maintain as that of Chi
cago. the per capita being $2f.56.
The following table shows the principal
cities OF the United States arranged in the
order of their expenditure per capita for
tn. MAINTENANCE of their city goYernments:
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JUROR IN DISGRACE
THE ROBY PRIZE FIGHTERS CASE
ONCE MORE POSTPONED.
Unknown woman's Body Found I'm n
swamp Near Fort Wayne-Preach-
er in Jail at Columbus.

CROWN POINT, Ind, May 24.-Dominick
O'Malley's prize-fght case came to an alb
rupt end to-day. Thomas ]. Stefins, one OF
the jurymen from Lake Station. and a
justice OF the peace. was found guilty OF
playing cards and drinking with Billy
Woods, the prize-fghter. Wednesday night.
The jury had been warned by the court
every evening to shun such places. The
jury was discharged and the case put over
TO the September term. Juryman Stefins
was put under bonds TO appear for trial
tomorrow morning
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REV. BARNETT IN JAIL.
Played Pool and Drank, Developing
n Furious Disposition.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind. May 24-James Bar
nett aged forty-five, a preacher of some
note, having carried on a protracted meet
ing during the last few months at Shiloh
Church. near this city. at which he re-
ceived into full membership some thirty
f1ve persons, and immersed them, is in
jail here tonight. He came here with two
of his converts and with them entered a
saloon and began playing pool and drink
ing husky. He soon became wild and IL
was -cessary to place him in JAIL His
conn lions succeeded In evading the Off
GERS sarnett came here from kentucky,
In Which State his father preached for some
years.
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Cumberland A.sembIy.

EUGENE, Ore, May 4-In the Cumber-
land General Assembly, to-day, the report
of the committee on temperance was very
strong and spoke decidedly against the use
OF tobacco, as well as intoxicating liquors,
-and against the license law, and against
the government receiving a tax on any
OF these articles. The report was adopted
Rev Elmer T.. Thompson was appointed
UNCONVENTIONAL secretary in oregon ana
Washington. The matter OF federation was
again brought up, the vote was taken, and
resulted against federation resolution
appointing a committee OF fifteen to pre-
sent the matter OF federation to the next
General Assembly passed. The minutes
were then read. and the sixty-fourIh Gen
rral Assembly adjourned sine die.
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MYSTERIOUS SWAMP MURDER.
Body of an Unknown Woman Found
on n Farm Near Fort Wayne

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind. May 24-The de-
composed body of well-dressed woman
was found in a swamp nine miles. south of
this city this afternoon. The clothing had
been torn from the body, and was wedged
In the fork of a tree, thirty feet from
the remains The body was almost nude
The hair was torn from the scalp and
was strewn about the place, the head
caved in with a club, which was found
near by with blood and hair dried on it,
The remains could not be identified be-
cause they were too much decomposed but
she was evidently a stranger, as no per-
son is missing in the neighborhood. The
corpse has evidently been In the swamp
at least a month. 1t was found on the
farm of George Koehlinger. No one had
been on that part of the farm since last
fall, as ii is a desolate place that cannot
be cultivated. Coroner Herrod brought the
body 70 Fort Wayne tonight. and it is
now at Peltiers morgue. The theory is
that the woman was tramping and fell
in with male tramps, who, after assault
ing her, committed murder to shield them
selves
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Many Dentists at EIwOod.
Special TO the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

ELWOOD, Ind, May 2I-The sixth an
nual meeting of the Eastern Indiana and
Western Ohio Dental Association convened
in this city this morning. The programme
includes several papers of Importance to
the fraternity. as follows: Filling Material
for Crown Cavities" DR.. G. E. Hunt, In
dianapolis; Root Canals DIR. A. 1. White.
Dublin; Ups and Downs of Office Life
DIR. w. p. JOY, of Richmond; care of Chill
dien,s Teeth" Or. II. Nj. Brown. of Ell
wood; Diseased Antrum," DR.. T.. E.
Pierce, Richmond; use of Anaesthetics, -
DR.. G. V. Newcomer. of Elwood; mind
and Matter" Dr. j. G. Mendenhall, Rich
mond: Evil of Profession, Dr. ID. G..
Harold Elwood. The convention Is one
OF the most successful ever held and is very
largely attended
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PHILADELPHIA. May 25.-2 a. nit is
reported that the stables OF Col. Il. ID, Y.
NarreI at Torrsdale. are burning. The
scene of the fire is eight. miles from the
city ard details cannot DC procured to-
burned the loss will be heavy. as he has
some fine horses and coaches. some of
which were used in the recent coaching
line TO New York
TOLEDO o., May A-The twelve-room
public school building at Perrysburg. o.,
was DESTROYED by fire this morning Loss,
$40 600: insurance, $1,000.
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Baptist Bible school Meeting.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind. May 2i.-The Judson dis
trict Baptist Bible school convention was
in annual session here Tuesday, Wednes-
day and to-day. The district embraces
twenty counties in the northern part OF
the State. The attendance was large and
the proceedings OF much interest Among
the active participants were Daisy Thatch-
er and Eva Campbell, of Frankfort; Rev.
Chandler. OF Elwood; Rev. DAVIDSON, or
Camden; Rev. Tedsford, of Rossville; Rev.
Huffman. of Seymour; NJ. Bell, of Gal
weston: Miss Billings, of Sharon; S 3.
Cosner. OF Frankfort: O. NJ. Merrck of
Johnson of Galveston; Prof Bridge, of Lo.
gansport: Mrs. Todd. of Sharon; Rev.
Markland Of Galveston; Rev. Stark, OF
Flora
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nrecl.inridge denounced.

TOPEKA, Kan, May 24.-At a meeting
Of the Republican women OF Kansas, to-day,
an expression denuncatory of Colonel
Breckinridge. in the shape OF a preamble
and resolution. was adopted The resolution
states that the women of Kansas Join
hands with our Kentucky sisters In de-
handing that no man henceforth be elected
10 Congress who does not require in other
men and exemplify in his own life the
same standard of moral purity that Is right
fully demanded OF women" The. resolution,
as adopted was Forwarded to the women
OF the Ashland Ky district
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OF all Tire States New York spends the
most money for school purposes, SIS, 49, 1s4
come Illinois. s1l.ll67OS: Ohio, sl1, Oss. 254:
Massachusetts. SS,527, CSC; Iowa, $500 63
Indiana, S.. .009. Illinois spends more for
States combined. OF the Southern States
not including Missouri. Texas stands first
in the expenditure of money for education
with s.. 307, 320 Kentucky second, s2.OSs los
Then come Maryland. 2.0l2S6S; Virginia.
s1s16214; West Virginia 81, 372 49, and Ten
nessee, 81 go, al. Alabama spends but s613-
b62; Louisiana s754,7ZS. and South Carolina
hut &,45 755 for schools
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LOUISVILLE. May 24-For the first time
in the history of the Louisville Jockey
Club it has lost money on the spring meet
ing. The amount will be about $1,000 and
the club has decided to hold no more fall
meetings unless the purses are guaranteed
by the merchants and other beneficiaries
of the meeting. The bad weather was prin-
cipally responsible for the loss.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind, May 24.-Wednesday
morning Gottlieb Bower, a wealthy Ger
man tailor, aged seventy, took arsenic with
suicidal intent The doctors resuscitated
him, but he declared he would finish the
job. This evening he was found dead in
his room. having taken another dose Of the
poison during the absence of the attend
ant. He has two sons in business at South
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-25
VIII Pay Last Years Scale.

PEORIA, ILL.,. May PA conference of
miners, operators and coal handlers was
held tonight. After some discussion nine
teen operators signed agreement to pay
last years scale, which is demanded by
the miners. Delegates were selected to at
tend the meeting at Springfield, Monday.
They were instructed to use every means
10 bring about a general settlement.
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Fatally Hurt by a Four-Foot FAN.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, May 24.-C. w.
Blodgett of Chicago. a travelling salesman
representing the coffee and spice house of
Geiger. Denny & Co., of Lafayette, this
evening was standing the doorstep of
the National Hotel when he accidentally
fell on the brick pavement, a distance of
about four feet. He was picked up and
since has been in commissions and il is
feared will not live through the night. He
is thirty-nine years old.
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KILLED BY DEPUTIES.

ringleaders CT the mob in the Polish dis
trict, but they were set upon by another
gang, armed with knives and missiles Two
officers were wounded. Mayor Jack has
issued orders to the police TO not make the
arrests until the excitement has died down
The Knights of Labor have posted cir
cular urging the strikers to keep within
the bounds Of the law and to allow the
fires TO be extinguished