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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09

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The production of asphalt is one of the
most singular things in all natural history.
More or less has been known and written
regarding the Trinidad product. but the
region has recently been examined by Col.
+. V. Greene. who in a late address before
gave many remarkable facts upon the sub
iect not generally understood.
The asphalt of Trinidad is found in what
is called a lake, having an area of ia acres,
an elevation OF about one hundred feet
above il. From bOrilgS that have been
made the body OF asphalt is found to vary
from eighteen feet near the shore TO seven
ty-eight feet near the center, and to con-
tain about 6,G00,00 tons of asphalt. The
source OF the asphalt is not known, but
from the fact that about 10000 tons nave
been taken out without appreciably lower
piled from underground sources.
The word lake" as applied 10 his body
of asphalt, Is wholly a misnom9 r. Instead
of being liquid. it is a level tract resem-
sureS filled with water and earth, which
support a scrubby vegetation. The deposit
is ut the bottom like the surface, and carts
with mules are driven over IL anywhere.
loaded into carts and hauled to the beach,
where II is placed in baskets and carried
by coolies through the surf to lighters,
from which it Is loaded into vessels. Upon
the vessels the pieces unite again in a SOL
id mass, and it has to be removed with
pick ard shovel once more.
IN preparing it for the market the crude
material is placed in tanks and heated
which time the vegetable Impurities rise
TO the top, while the earthly matter settles
to the bottom. Great care s required rot
to heat the asphalt TO a point where chem
fed in this manner it is drawn off into
barrels for shipment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
PURVIS NOT HANGED
Mississippi Sheriff Fails to Carry
Out the Courts Order.
The Rope Broke end the Crowd Induced
the Official to Give the White Cap
New Lease of Life.

COLUMBIA, Miss, Feb. S.-The execu-
ton of William Puryis, the alleged White
Cap, was a failure. The rope broke at the
first drop without in any way injuring Pur-
Wis. The spectators interceded in such q
manner as to induce the sheriff to refuse
to proceed with the hanging. An effort
will now be made to secure executive Glenn
ency. Purvis has always asserted his in
nocence of the assassination of William
Buckley, of Marion county, Mississippi,
who was killed by White Caps, of whom
Purvis was supposed TO be one.
A dispatch from Jackson says that Gov.
Stone has not yet been officially notified
of the miscarriage of justice in the case of
Will Purvis at Columbia yesterday, which
is situated thirty-five miles from the rail-
road. Until privately informed this morn
ing. he, as every one else, believed the
sentence had been carried out. This is the
first time in the history of the State, so
far as known, where a criminal sentenced
to death escaped the same from interfer-
ence of outsiders. a reporter called on
the Governor to-day and asked what he
intended doing in the premises. After stat
ing that he had received no information
from the sheriff. he said there was nothing
he could do; hat Purvis would have to
be a~rraiened at the next term of the Cir
cult Court and reSentenced without, of
course, n further trial. Section 1851 of
effect. that on failure TO inf1ict the death
penalty from any cause the Circuit Court
SHALL, on application of the State. issue
a writ of habeas corpus to bring the con-
vict before the court, or, If at large, a
warrant for his apprehension; and when
brought into court the same shall sentence
the convict to be executed on a day to he
named
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
WORK OF ROBBERS
Missouri, Kansas & Texas PaSsen-
ger Train Wrecked.
Brakeman Shot from Ambush and Sey-
eral of the Trainmen Injured in
the Broken Cars.

HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. S.-To-night, at the
wreckers removed the rails and fish plates
on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad.
When the passenger train came along the
engine passed safely over, but the bag
gage and mail coaches jumped the track
and rolled down the bank, followed by the
smoker, which landed on top of them
The wreck presented a frightful appear
ance.
Joe Elliott, a brakeman, was sent back
TO flag a freight train which was soon due.
He had not proceeded a hundred yards
when a volley from ambush was fired upon
him. Four bullets took effect in his body.
The crew, in the meantime aided by pas
sengers, were at work extricating the men
buried in the wrecked cars and feared TO
so TO the fireman's rescue. He. however,
crawled, bleeding and wounded, back to
the train, and now lies dying. In the
mail car was Lou Morris, the agent,
badly bruised, and with several bones
broken. His first thought was of his mail,
and he requested the reporter TO go by the
postoffice and notify them he had a big run
of registers. II. Hatton, the express mes
senger, was found in his car with his ribs
broken and in a critical condition. j. w.
the head and internally.
A relief train was made up here and sent
to the scene. The wounded were brought
IN ana are in the hospital. Posses are on
the scene and great excitement prevails.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
A DROP IN
statements That Contradict Some
Others Recently Made.
New York Commercial Advert.


The American Bell telephone patent ex-
principle of the telephone will be public
property. For the last seventeen years of
it's life millions of dollars have annually
been garnered in by this patent, which has
been one of the most successful ever taken
out.
To-day anyone may buy a telephone for
s.. 80. and a complete system for private use,
including receiver and tranSmitter, NAV be
had for S35. The Metropolitan Telefelone
and Telegraph Company, which has for
years had the telephone monopoly i'm this
Bell Telephone Company. will continue. how
ever, charging $40 q year for the use OF
its wires and instruments. But this may
not be for long. however, as there is "a pros
pect OF competition in the near future, and
this will no doubt have the effect Of bring
ing down the price.
II is known that several powerful COM
panies have been organized to fght the
EEL monopoly, and that they will soon be
In shape TO assume q beliigerent attitude.
Tomorrow the war viii open in the West,
where a strong company has been organ
lied with headquarters at Chicago. In
dice against the Bell monopoly i'm the
Northwest, contracts for the new service
nave been eagerly made, and the Bell
company, Ii is said, will be driven back
into the large cities.
In the East there also promises TO be
severe competition, and 1t is said that
the diamond Telephone Company, of Phil
adelphia, hos determined upon fighting the
Bell monopoly for the control OF the bust
ness In New York. 1t is rumored that this
company Is backed by "the Philadelphia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
GOTHAM'S 400" AGHAST.
They Are Learning that Common People
Don't Like Their Noisy Balls.

NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-New York's 400
has discovered in an unpleasant manner
that there is a public, and that the public
has some rights which it will protect. AS
a result New York's 100 Is aghast, almost
panic-stricker..
1t has been the custom of that set whose
limits are established by Ward McAllister
to hold what are known as Tuesday even
ing dances at SherTy's, on Thirty-seventh
street. These have been decidedly fashion
able affairs, and so have lasted until late
in the morning. About 4 o'clock the call
ers would lift up their stentorian voices
and call the carriages, strung for blocks
IN every direction. The result was that the
ordinary people who lived in the neighbor-
hood OF Sherry's had their slumber5 dis
turbed- About three hundred of them
united in q protest which was sent to the
managers of the dances. The only reply
to this protest was the announcement of
the list of patroneSSeS. among whom are
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Mrs. S. Van Rens-
selaer Cruger, Mrs. Frederick Galiatin, Mrs.
Elbridge t. Gerry, Mrs. Paran Stevens,
Mrs. Burke-Roche, Mrs. J. PierpOnt Nor
gan and Mrs. ogden Mills.
The managers of the dances evidently
thought this list of social celebrities would
awe the common herd and put an end to
all protests. 1t did not. Notice was served
that If Slumber was again disturbed by the
callers arrests would be made. Last night
the regular party was held. There were
and at 3 o'clock this morning two callers
We're shouting the carriage numbers. They
Were promptly arrested and to-day were
fined In a cOmmon Police Court for dis
Justice Mcmahon that if the callers were
fined next week the guests will call out
rheir own names mesa and numbers; His prompt
fined as disorderlies if they do"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
Veterans Recalling War Times.
Wa hinotOn Post

Gen. Joe Shelby, who has been here for
ten days, called on General Schofield al
army headquarters yesterday. Shelby COM
manded a cavalry brigade in Prices army
during the raid in Missouri, and often came
in unpleasant contact with the troops COM
manded by General Schotield. On one oc-
caSion Shelby swoOpeG down on Schofield
like a Western blizzard and carried off his
colored cook. When they met yesterday
Shelby asked his old-time adversary if he
remembered the loss of his cook.
Yes" said General Schofeld. HE was
the best cook / ever had in the field, and
/ was greatly veXed over his loss"
II died a few, years ago in ST. Louis"
said Shelby, land he had the biggest fu-
neral you ever saw, white or black. ]
thought I had struck you in a tender spot
when I nabbed your cook" he added, with
a laugh.
Yes said the commander-in-chief. mus
ingly, she was "A great cook; but, General,
If you will remember, | got even with you
for that act the next day"
"Well. you rather did make things even"
remarked the MissCCrien.
"Did he punish you much?" asked a
friend. addressing Shelby.
IBID he? Great Scott, he wiped the earth
up with me- exclaimed Shelby, in a candid
enthusiasm at the recollection of his own
defeat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09

Wide Difference in Rewards of Those
at Top and Bottom of the Ladder.
Price Collier, in the Forum.

Every man-professional or otherwise
VINO gets to the top OF his particular lad
ger In England Is paid not only in money,
but IN comforts, in homage and in admira-
ton, out of all proportion to those below
HIM. The heads OF the great public schools,
such as Elton and Harrow; the great prel-
ateS OF the church, the archbislops of Cam
terbury and of York, the bishop of London
and others; the Lord High Chancellor, the
Lord Chief Justice, and the Attorney-gen-
eral; the popular physicians, the eminent
barristers, solicitors and civil engineers
make what, in a democracy, would be
deemed fortunes every year. On the other
hand, the professional rag tag and bob-tau
receive less notice and less money, and are
far more restricted in their social opportun-
tiles than with us. IN giving figures re-
lating' to professional incomes in England,
this chasm-impassable except to the
strongest-between mediocrity and success,
becomes at once the most striking and de-
pressing feature Of the discussion.
In the church the Archbishop of Canter-
bury receives fl5,000 a year, which is equal
to $S0,000, or probably more, while the aver
age income of the clergy is well under $1,000
a year. A very successful barr;Ster like
Sir Charles Russell has an income Varlously
estimated at from $4,000 TO SlUO,VU a year,
while it is said on good authorlty-one OF
themSelveS-that so per cent or the parrls-
ters make nothing; those who make any
thing make 81, 200 a year, those of the next
grade $1,000; then $4,000, which is the top
score for the great majority; and then a
very limited number who make $4,000 a
year. Practically the same Igures hold
good for the medical men, with the excep-
ton that the percentage of those making
nothing is smalIer-an indication not wholly
without significance as implying that the
Briton would rather pay TO have the govt
than to nave a quarrel where fists are
barred. Consider the following list of in
comes:
Annuities to fourteen members of the
royal family. 100000 per annum.
Miner with family estimated by one OF
them, $3.50.
Archbishop of Canterbury, $50, 600 a year.
Average clerical income, $500 a year.
Attorney-genera $4,000 a year.
Average barrister making anything, $1,000
a year.
Sir Andrew Clark, physician, $4,000 TIC
$100, 600 a year.
Average medical man, $1,2N a year.
Head of great public school, $4,000 to
$4,000 a year.
Submaster in small school, $500.
Editor and part owner OF great neWSpa-
per, So, 600 or more a year.
Hack writer, $500 or less a year.
Macaulay, History of England $150,CCO.
SCOTS novels, etc, (about) S1,OOO,0O0.
Essayists, poets, majority of novelists-
nothing.
Dissenting minister very POPULAR, 5000
a year.
dissenting minister mot popular), $3.50 a
year.
Judiciary (well paid)-Lord Chief Justice,
$4,000 a year; Lord High Chancellor, $JO,OJ
a year; judges in county and city courts.
5000 to $4,000.
Cabinet Ministers, $500 a year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09

syndicate" including Elkins, Widener and
other m~illionaires, who are likewise inter
ested in the Metropolitan Traction Company
by the diamond Telephone Company for
towns and cities in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey and for the last ten days there has
been much talk in Wall street of large
capitalists who have in view a similar line
of investment. Other telephone companies
are said to have thsir eve on New York
and there seems to be good prospects that
the telephone rates in the city will, by
sharp competition, be much reduced before
q great while.
by the Supreme Court last month, the
Berliner patent, owned by the Rell COM
pany. cannot live after 1897. even If IL
escapes in the suit brought by the United
States, which is so<n TO be tried. This
greatly weakens the confidence of the Bell
monopoIy. as they have been relying upon
the continued life of the Beriiner patent
to carry them over into the next century.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
RIDICULOUS AND CRUEL.
RumOred Engagement of Mr.. Depew ard
Mrs. Shepard Denied by the Former.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Chauncey NJ. De-
pew to-day denied the story that his mar
riage to Elliot F. Shepard's widow was
among the possibilities of the near future.
He said Of the story: ut is ridiculous. l
have only seen Mrs. Shepard once since her
husbands death. Colonel Shepard died only
last March. Mrs. Depew died in May. 1t
is not customary to consider a second
marriage within a year, at least, OF such
deaths OF these, and it is a cruel thing to
handy Mrs. Shepard'S name i'm this way.
Ii is altogether absurd. People must, at
any rate. see something of each other be-
fore anything OF the kind could he CON
templated." Mrs. Shepard was a Miss VAN
6crLiif
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. SC. d. Kennedy
was to-day appointed postmaster at Cey-
lon, vice ]. l.. Love, removed. and j. W.
Brown at Peterson, vice William thinner
man. resigned. Both places are in Adams
county.
The President to-day sent the following
nominations to the Senate: John C. Fisher,
to be collector of customs at San Diego.
Cal; William @. Sweeny, to be surveyor of
customs at the port Of Dubuque, Ia.
Art journals will hereafter b. considered
periodicals., according to n ruling made by
the Third Assistant acknowledgement.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. j. Halford and the for
mer'S mother leave Washington tomorrow
afternoon for the West. Mrs. Halford, ST.,
will stop at Cincinnati for a visit OF a few
days before returning to her home at
Champaign, H.. end MIR. ard Mrs. A. j.
Halford 60 to Indianapolis for a visit.
The House foreign affairs committee to-
day agreed to favOrably report a reSolu-
ton authorizing the appointment Of five
commissioners to the Antwerp i~nterr alton
al exposition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
RECRUDEsCENCE OF JONES.
The G~reenEackcr Issues u
Call to His Late Followers.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-George o. Jones.
chairman national committee of the Green
back party. has issued a call which he has
addressed to national Greenbackers and
others who are in favor Of the immediate
issue of an increased volume of constitu-
tional money TIL Greenbackers are TO
meet in their respective cities. towns, viii
lagos and neighborhoods on Saturday,
March 3, 1894, to celebrate the tenth ami
versary OF the decision of the Supreme
Curt that ~greenbackS are constitutional
money, and then and there obtain sigma
lures to petitions TO their Senator's and
Representatives in Congress, requesting
them to speedily enact laws authorizing
and directing the further issue of green
backs, and for the immediate repeal OF
laws relating to the coinage or use of
silver that have been enacted since Jan. l.,
1888, and to re-enact laws relative to silver
that were in force prior to that date, and
10 Immediately forward said petitions to
their Senator's and Representatives In Con-
greSS.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
British Shin Wrecked.

VANCOUVER, b. C, Feb. Spy the ship
British General, which has just arrived
from Java, news is brought of the ship
wreck of a large vessel or a reef off War
rem Hastings Islands. The ship passed
there Dec. 4, and was boarded by natives,
large English ship was wrecked and Ml
hands drowned. The King Of the natives
which the chief officer bought for a plug
of tobacco. 1t bears the name. "W. WEIGH
ert, Cardiff" as maker. The natives spoke
little English, and not many particulars
were learned. The British ship Norayshire,
which sailed for this port with a cargo
of raw sugar and was never heard OF
should have been near this spot about the
time of the wreck. 1t is thought that the
fate OF the vessel has been discovered and
the mystery surrounding her disappearance
solved.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. ]. McInerny.
an influential Democratic editor of Alton,
Ill. is here with other citizens of the Suck
er State. and they announce that the De-
mocracv OF Illinois will in 1896 present the
name of Col. William r. Morrison, who
figured conspicuously in congressional tariff
reform a few years ago, and who is at
present a member OF the lnterstate-com-
Trsrf.a Commission, for the presidential
termination. They declare that Illinois is
solid for Morrison. that he Is the father of
tariff reform and that the west Is no Ion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
Astronomer Barnard Honored.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. Sc. +. Bar
nard. the noted astronomer of Lick OBJ
servatory, has been awarded the Arago
medal by the French Academy OF Sciences
for his discovery of Jupiters fifth satellite.
The Arago medal is the highest honor at
world, and has been awarded to only two
astronomers besides Barnard. The medal
was founded in 1876 i'm RECOGNITION of V.
y. j. Leverier's mathematical research,
which resulted in the discovery of the
planet Neptune. and again during the
past year was awarded 70 Asaph Hall. OF
moons of Mars
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09

HOBOKEN, y. J., Feb. S.-The corOner's
jury which has been Investigating the hor-
ribIe accident that occurred on the Hacken-
sack meadows on the morning of Jan. 10
between two trains Of the Morris & Essex
division of the Delaware, &
Western railroad tonight rendered a YER
dict fixing the responsibility of the acct
dent on rear brakeman ID. z. Wheaton. of
the Dover express, charging him with neg
lect OF duty in not properly signaling the
Orange local train. They also accused the
railroad company for rot having a proDer
system Of signals on the road.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
The Denver Murder ttysferV

DENVER. Col. Feb. 8.-City detectives
Harry Harder this afternoon on
of being the murderer of lawyer
Henry L. Carr. and two other persons are
under surveillance. Harder is known 10
visited the Carr residence, but
he called there to see Mr.. and
Mrs. Carr is not known. Harder is TWEEN
ty-two years old. and has Il bad reputation
in this city. He says he has been at Rose
Hill, above Boulder. for three weeks, and
aid not return 10 the city until after the
murder, but he has been caught in several
contradictions. Mrs. Carr is still under ar
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
Realized.
Detroit Free Pres

Detroit Free Press.
The traveller extended his arms impress
sively.
You of this benighted land" he eX-
claimed, cannot imagine the vaStness OF
the achievements of civilization, a vastness
that no one mind can grasp"
The dark vacancy of the natives coun-
tenance was suddenly relieved by a ray of
intelligence.
I'VE know he sadly rejoined, mo finite
mind can grasp ii. A three-ring circus was
through these parts only a few months
since"
The only thing for the breeze to sough
through was a tuft of cocoanut leaves 123
feet from the ground. but the zephyr made
the most of its opportunities.
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Probable Lockout of Miners.

CLEVELAND, Feb. S.-There will prob
ably be a lockout Of the coal miners In the
Massillon district on ard after Feb. 10. The
lockout will be declared if the miners do
not submit TO a reduction of wages
amounting to about 1919 per cent. The OPP
orators do not expect the miners to submit
to the reduction, and upon thar expectation
the initial assertion is predicated. The
lockout will involve between $3.50 and 1900
miners, VINO are now working about one
third time. The operators have .unani-
mously agreed that they will offer their
employees the alternative of work at re-
duced wages or no work at all.
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PITTSBURG, Feb. S.-No ~bloodshea oc-
CURED to-day at Brinton, where the new
Westinghouse works are being erected. 1t
was feared that there would be trouble be-
tween the American and foreign workmen
who wanted to get work on the excavations
for the plant. but none. occurred, probably
for the reason that the foreigners, p~rofiting
by the rough experience Of several of their
number yesterday. stayed away to-day.
Only four foreigners were on hand, and
they were quickly driven away by the
Americans. All the men at work to-day
We're natives OF this country. 1t is claimed
by the Americans that the foreigners are
willing to work for 50 cents a day, while
the Americans want S1.20.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09

The report that the Normnnnia was
struck by a tidal wave" which swept her
decks revives the question whether there
is such a thing as q tidal wave. 1 once
asked the captain Of an Atlantic liner.
"Oh yes he answered, 1--WE keep a tidal
wave for the passengers and the newspa-
pers. If You want TO know what IL really
is L will tell you. 1t is when a powerful
ship is driven through a head sea at such
speed that before she can clear herself OF
one big wave she is into a second. The
second and first together are too much for
the ship, and she carries away a deckhouse,
or a bridge, or a boat or two. That is a
tidal wave"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
A ..D;vipe- PoI,ccu,,,

City Council to-day. with his consent. APP
pointed Rev. j. r. Hicks, pastor of the
Second Baptist Church OF this city. a po-
liceman, to succeed James Bowman, who IS
indicted. with Police Judge Jones, for the
murder of young William Reeder. This Is
the first case on record in Kentucky where
these duties have been combined.