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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
AT MICHIGAN,s CAPITAL.
State Officers Inaugurated with Inn
pressive Exercises.

State Officers InauHurated with Inn
pressive Exercises.
LANSING, Mich, Jen. 1.-The Inaugural
tion ceremonies of the State officers elect
were held in Representative Hall this after
noon and were attended by an immense
throng. The exercises were impressive in
character. 1t was an innovation and the
sentiment was general that it was an appro-
pirate one. Ex-Governor Alger presided and
Chief Justice McGrath, of the Supreme
Court, administered the oaths of office, the
ceremony being preceded by patriotic and
stirring address by Justice McGrath. Brief
talks were made by Governor Rich, Lieu
tenant Governor Mines, Secretary OF state
Gardner, also by Ex-Governor Fetch, ninety
years of age and governor of Michigan half
a century ago. The usual reception to mem
bers of the Legislature and the general pub
lie by the governor and other State officers
was held in the executive parlors this even
ing and the Capitol building was crowded
from dome to basement.
Republican members of the Legislature
tonight nominated Representative VIM. D.
Gordon, of Midland, for Speaker of the
House. and Senator J. r. Mclaughlin of
Detroit, for president pro tenn. of the Sen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
$4,000 WERE KILLED
LATEST REGARDING THE SLAUGH-
TER OF ARMENIANS BY TURKS.
How Christians Were Driven Like
Sheep, Penned In, Tortured, Out
ragged and Butchered.

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. IA letter just re-
ceived in this city from a point near the
seat Of the recent outrages in eastern FUR
key places the number of slaughtered Ar
menians at fully 1900. 1t is written by a
man in whom the highest confidence is
placed and portions are too horrible to re-
peat. The writer, in part says: The Ar
menians, oppressed by Kurds and Turks
said: We cannot pay taxes to both Kurds
and the government Plundered and OPP
pressed by the Kurds, they resisted them;
there were some killed. Then false reports
were sent to Constantinople that the Ar
menians were in arms in rebellion. Or
ders were sent to the Mushir at Erzengan
to exterminate them The orders read be-
fore the army collected in haste from all
the chief tribes of eastern Turkey were;
Whoever spares men, women or chlioreh
is disoyal.' The region was surrounded by
soldiers, and 10000 Kurds also are said to
have been massed there. Then they ad-
vanced on the center driving in the people
like flock of sheep, and continued thus
to advance for days. No quarter was given;
no mercy was shown. Men, women ana
children were shot down or butchered like
sheep Probably when they were set upon
in this way some tried to save their lives
and resisted in self-defense. Many who
could fled in all directions, but the majority
was slain. The most probable estimate is
1900 killed and thirty-five villages plum
dered, RACED and burned. Women were out
ragged and men butchered. A priest was
taken to the roof of his church and hacked
to pieces and the edifice set fire. A
large number of women and girls collected
in a church were kept for days, the sport of
soldiers, and then murdered. 1t is said the
number was so large that the blood flowed
out of the church door. The soldiers con-
tended over a beautiful girl; they wanted to
preserve her, but she, too, was killed. AS
a confirmation of the report the other day
several hundred soldiers were returning
from the seat of war. and one was heard
TO say that he alone, with his own hand.
had killed thirty pregnant women.
At meeting of the Methodist Episcopal
ministers of Boston and vicinity resolutions
were adopted expressing profound sympathy
with the Christians in Turkish Armenia,
thanking President Cleveland for having ap-
pointed a commission to investigate the Ar
menian outrages, and urging the State De-
partment to prosecute this investigation by
every means at it's command. 1t was also
decided that a sermon shall be preached
every month until further orders on the
condition of affairs in Turkish Armenia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
FOR FAIR ELECTIONS
SOUTHERN BALLOT RIGHTS LEAGUE
TO BE ORGANIZED JAN. IS.
Call for a Conference at New Orleans
Senator Stewart on the POpulist
PIatform-Texans Tired of Mills.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. ii. c. Man
ming has arrived here from st Louis, where
he has been attending the National commit
tee meeting of the Peoples party. Manning
is at the head of the movement to unite
into league those who are clamoring for
fair elections in the South. He has been del
egated to issue an address to the people OF
the South, which he gave out this morning.
The address says:
1.-The right of the States to- a republican
form of government and the right OF the
citizen to fair ballot and an honest count
is guaranteed by the Constitution. The UNI
rest consequent from the abrogation OF this
right by the reign of a ballot-box stufhne
oligarchy in Alabama and other Southern
States, has but recently aroused the peo-
pie to demand that their constitutional lib
erty be restored. Because of existing condi-
lions, / have been delegated to call a con-
ference at New Orleans, Jan. 49, for the
purpose of organizing a Southern ballot
rights league, and take such other steps as
may be deemed advisable. Delegations viii
come from every Southern State"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2,

dresses were made by speakers not on the
regular programme, and letters OF regret
were read from Cadinal Gibbons. Prince
yyoikonsky and a number of clergymen
who took part in the congresses of two
years ago
The platform of the auxiliary was set forth
by President Bcnney in his evening opening
address, as follows: I'VE would make the
social purity and the moral power of which
woman is the divinely-appointed represent
alive potent in public as it is in private
life. We would eXalt and establish all
the useful industries of the world and
crown them with blessings and honors for
the services they render. to mankind
Others objects of the auxiliary to es-
tablish just and equal relations between
labor and capital and provide for a system
of cooperation between them.
Similar meetings to that held tonight are
to be held, for the same objects, in other
cities in countries which participated in
the worlds fair congresses. and partial ar
rangementS have been made for the hold
ing in Chicago, in the near future world s
congress extension meetings in the depart
ment of science. literature and religion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
MORTON INAUGURATED.
Governor Flower, of the Empire
State. Succeeded by a RepubIfcan.

ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. Levi P. Morton
was inaugurated as Governor of New York
NJ noon to-day. The ceremonies were SIM
pie. The Governor and his full mill
tary staff in carriages, We're escorted to
the Capitol by four companies of the Ma
tional Guard. In the executive chamber
the Governor-elect was greeted by the re-
firing Governor, who surrounded by
his military staff after which all proceeded
to the Assembly chamber. After prayer
by Bishop Doane Governor Flower ex-
tended formal welcome to his successor in
office. In a brief reply Governor Morton
complimented his predecessor, both as
man and an official. There was nothing
of partisan nature in either address The
oath of office was administered by Secre-
tary of State Palmer In the executive
chamber Governor Morton received for an
hour the congratulations of a
great number of people. includ-
Ing members of the Legislature and repre-
eentatives of organizations throughout the
State. subsequently Governor and Mrs.
Morton and the Misses Morton held a public
reception in the executive mansion.
Governor Morton will send to the Senate
tomorrow the name of George w. Aldridge,
of Rochester, to be Superintendent of Pub
lie Works The salary is $1,000 and patron
age about $3.000.000
The Republican caucus of the lower house
tonight nominated Hamilton Fish for
Speaker.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
THE POPULIsT PLATFORM.
Senator Stewart on the Recent Decla-
ration of Principles.

ration of Principles.
WASHINGTON, Jan. speaking of the
st. Louis conference of the Populist partly
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, said to-day:
II am very much pleased with the follow
ing declaration of principles contained in
the address of the st. Louis conference:
We insist on the restoration of coinage
of gold and silver as 1T existed prior TO
1873 at the ratio of 16 to 1, without regard
to the action of any other nation ana that
all paper money shall be issued by the gen.
eral government without the Intervention OF
banks of issue, the same to be legal
tender We also declare our implacable
hostility to the issue of Understanding
bonds
Against this issue the Republican party
and the Cleveland Democracy present the
doubt that majority of the people
of the United States cordially agree with
the ST. Louis conference on the declaration
of the principles. above quoted. Unfortu-
nately, however, this great issue is embar-
raised by other subjects about which there
is great diversity of opinion. fear it
will be impossible for the peoples party
or any other party to succeed on the main
issue unless it is made the sole issue. The
ent circumstances At that time it was not
known the two old parties would unite
on the single issue of the gold stan STANDARD ARD
such was their purpose and both declared
in favor of the restoration of silver either
by the United States alone by interna-
tional conference. 1t is true their platforms
were ambiguous, but still 1t was claimed
by the press of the West and the South
that both of the old parties were for the
recoinage of silver. BY reason of the po-
sition of all parties, there was very little
discussion of the money question IL. the
presidential canvass of 1892. Since that
time President Cleveland called an extra
session for the express purpose of repeal
ing all laws recognizing silver stand
ard money, reducing all silver coin in ex-
istence to mere token money and adopt
ing the gold standard. The great majority
of the Republicans of the two houses of
Congress co-operated with the President
in the extra session and reduced the money
of the United States to the gold stand
ard. This union of the two old parties to
maintain the gold standard requires the
political union of all who are opposed to
it. If that union can be effected, success
is certain. If it cannot, defeat is inevitable.
The Importance attached to this one issue
by those who striving to establish
gold standard is shown by the facility with
which party lines are obliterated when it
is made a question.
Whatever may be the separate value of
the other measures Endorsed by the con-
ference, they are relatively of minor i'm
portance to the money question, and as
they are certain to engender antagoniSm
and divide the friends of financial reform 1t
is the part of wisdom to subordinate them
to the main issue which must first be set
tied before any of the reforms posi-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
WOLF HUNT In OHIO.
1t Was Preceded by n Fight That
Nearly Caused BIoodshed.

DE GIRAFFE, o., Jan. 1.-The
hunters from the northwestern coun-
ties of Ohio enjoyed a great wolf hunt to-
day. Ed Aiken brought six wolves from the
Rocky mountains for the great field day.
The sports first made a thirty-acre inclosure
for fight between a wolf and a hound, on
which there were heavy wagers. Two more
hounds were turned in, when there was a
vers were drawn and blood
shed threatened. The wolf was
lassoed and Gagged and the contest declared
a draw to preserve peace. Then one wolf
was let loose and twenty hounds and an
army of horsemen pursued it. The hounds
won the prizes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
PATTISON'S LAST MESSAGE.
Pennsylvanta's Governor Discusses
Strikes ~nnd DETERMINATIONS

HARRISBURG, Pa. Jan. 1.-The Legis-
lature convened in biennial session at noon
to-day. After the oath of office shad been
administered to the members of both
houses and other preliminaries had been
gone through with, recesses were taken
until 8 p. m. In the Senate, c. Wesley
Thomas, of Philadelphia, was chosen pres
fdent pro tenn, and E. w. Smiley of We
mango, was reelected chief clerk. Henry
F. Walton, of Philadelphia, was elected
Speaker of the House and A. d. Petterolf,
of Montgomery, chief clerk. Both branches
of the Legislature are overwhelmingly Re-
publican, there being only twenty mine
Democrats in the House and nine in the
Senate, out of total membership of 254
The Senate and House reassembled at 3
o'clock and listened to the reading of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
Celebrated Out of Jail.
BIoodhounds on Their Trail.

MERIDIAN, Miss, JAM IA posse Of
determined men with 'bloodhounds left at
early hour this morning to hunt the Liv-
ingston, Ala. train robbers, and it is re-
ported that two of the bandits have been
run down in the Sucarnoche swamp. 1t is
said that they young who live
near York, Ala. The express people claim
that the robbers made a light haul. Sew
eral packages that contained money pack
ages were torn open, and the express mes
senger saved a heavy money package by
saying to the masked men: This, too, con-
the floor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
COAL In MISSISSIPPI.
Wide, Thick Bed of Ignite Discoy-
cred i'm Holmes County.

VECKSBURG, Miss, Jan. Holmes
county is excited over the discovery near
the Carroll county line of what is certainly
a very large bed of Ignite, or brown coal.
The bed, which is of enormous extent, has
been traced into Tippah county and even
as far as Duck Hill, while its width in one
borings have been made. the bed has not
been pierced and it's thickness is conse-
QuentlY unknown
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02

CINCINNATI. o., Jan. 1.-The Newport
barracks were formally turned over by the
government to-day to the city of Newport
KY, for a park The evacuation was at
tended with parade large military and
civic demonstration and speeches by Colonel
Cochran, commandant of Fort Thomas and
Mayor Brown
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
senator Chandler. Sent Safe.

CONCORD, N H., Jan. stephen S.
Jewett. of Laconia, was this evening NOM
mated by the Republican House caucus for
Speaker This apparently settles the. United
States sena torial contest, as Mr. Chandler S
cause has been closely identified with that
of Mr.. Jewett.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
Orange Crop Sold for $50. 900.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. lie. ]. Baldwin
has closed a contract with the Earl Fruit
Company, of Los Angeles, for his crop of
oranges at Santa Anita, estimated at $50
carloads. Mr.. Baldwin will receive for the
crop about $4,000. This probably is the
largest orange sale ever made by single
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
Three Fishermen Rescued.

MENOMINEE. Mich, JAM 1.-The three
Woesnack brothers who were carried out
into the lake Sunday by drifting ice were
rescued by fishermen, sixteen miles north
or here. at l o'clock last night. All were
badly frozen and were nearly famished.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
MILLS Does Not Represent Texas.

FORT WORTH, Tex, Jan. IA resolu-
ton that will be introduced in the next
Legislature has been framed here. 1t re-
quests Senator Roger @. Mills to resign his
seat in Il e Senate the ground that he
does not -epresent Texas and sets forth
that he 3as refused to indorse Texas men
for positions and declines to interest him
self in having a national bankrupt law
naSSed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
Harvard Won at Chess.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The students wound
up the third intercollegiate chess tourna-
ment to-day. The result was: Harvard
won 9. and lost 3; Yale won 6, and lost g.;
Princeton won 6, and lost s. Columbia won
g and lost g.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
Alcnxar Florist

Offers artistic designs in Cut Flowers,
Roses, etc, also wedding and reception
decorations at reasonable prices. 80 West
Washington street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02

Natures balsam for all complaints of
the lungs, the throat and the bronchial
tubes is Hale's Honey of Horehound and
Tar. Coughs and colds vanish as If by
magic under its soothing. healing opera
ton. Sold by all druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in 1 minute.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
.Mr,. Winslow's Soothing syrunv

Has been used over fifty years by miiiions
of mothers for their children while teething
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child
softens the gums. allays pain, cures wind
collie, regulates the bowels. and Is the best
remedy for diarrhea, whether arising from
teething or other causes. For sale by drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure
and ask for Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup
or hottie
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
Half Fare to Virginia and the south,

Via Pennsylvania Line Land-seekers' Ex-
cursion. Tickets will be sold Jan. to Feb.
at one fare for the round trip. Call on
agents. 48 West Washington street As Jack
soa Place. Union Station. or address George
L. Rockwell F. d. A.. Indianapolis.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-12-31

Roy Hoffman, deputy L. 5. attorney,
concluded the l.. ). business in the
district court for the first Of last week.
While here he appeared in behalf Of
the government in number of i'm
portaut criminal cases, and succeed
ed m securing a conviction in every
case submitted to jury but one. In
the trial Of the cases he had no assist
ant legal counsel, but on the other
hand he was compelled to meet a
number OF the best lawyers in the ter
ritory, and it is quite victory for
him TO be so uniformly successful liz
is a young man 70 Gil su;h an impor'
tant position, but he has level head
and gets every fact and circumstance
upon which he bases his case before
the jury, yet never INDUCES In pyro'
technic oratory. Roy has bright flu
ture before him in Oklahoma E
Reno Globe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-12-31

The following special dispatch comes
from beatrice, Nebraska under date
of December 2s The transfer OF the
road named, is a good sign and it is
probable the line will be built: A
company, composed Of L. i. Walker,
j. Klein, and c. B. Hart, OF this city,
and Chicago, Kansas and Madison,
Wis, capitalists, nine in number pur-
chased the Hutchinson and Southern
RAILROAD, line which runs from
Hutchinson to Cameron, Kan, a dis.
tance OF eighty-three miles. The com
pany Intends to extend the line TO
Denison. Texas, and to Omaha, via
this clty. The purchase includes a
valuable franchise and right Of way
through the Indian Territory which
expires ia three years. The property
cost about 81, 0oO, 900, and is no. bond
ed. The line was built in 1889. The
projectors, after constructing about
forty miles OF the road, ran short OF
funds. aud the Union Pacific advanced
$3.50. 600 % complete u. Inc mortgage
given was not paid, and in 1893 the
road went into the hands of receiver,
since which time it has practically been
owned, operated and controlled by the
Union Pacific
MIR. Walker went TO Topeka yester-
day, and by the terms Of sale was ap-
pointed receiver TO succeed Byron Rob
erts, vino resigned in order to com
plcte the deal. The new owners are
no in any way connected with Tho
Union Pacific, and say the company
aud management is entirely indepen
dent OF all other lines.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-12-31

A seedy looking man with a whine in
his voice and a threat in his eye stopped
a portly prosperous looking man at the
corner of Broadway and Thirtieth
street the other night.
Mister" said he, gimme a dime to
get bed l amt seen either In
month.
RUN away" said the stout man. IF
you'd been honest and told me you
wanted a drink. I'd have given you the
money Run, quick
Fool that l am, muttered the seedy
man as he approached a joyial appear
ing younger man and asked for 10 cents
for a drink.
See here" snapped the man ad-
dressed. III you'd told me you wanted
money to get bed, I'd have given II
TO you. don't believe in drink"
The seedy man groaned.--Exchange
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-12-31
SOME QUESTIONS

Concerning the school Board which a
Tax Payer Would Like FNplain'd.
GUTHRIE O. 7. Dee. 30 Ell Leader:
/, as tax payer and patron Of ON
public school, attended the mass meet
ing held at the federal court room or
Monday night, the card, inst. was
led to believe from reports that said
meeting was called for purpose other
than to roast Seeley, Smith or cen
sure Of the school board. To say the
least OF the proceedings had that night
think they signally failed in accom-
plishing any good think that al
the gentlemen whose names appeared
on that call should have attended, and
turned on the search lights, il any
matter OF such grave Importance was
at issue, as to demand the call for such
a meeting believe three or four Of
them were present and allowed them
selves captured bag and baggage and
never sprung an issue worthy Of such
a call.
We want to ask these gentlemen
what was the matter, was there any
fears on your part? Now would like
some light. and think it was due to
those taxpayers and school patrons
that was there:
lsL. We have Sl2,O in hands OF
the treasurer Of the school board;
2nd. We have 50, 600 Gus tanding old
warrants not refunded;
3rd. The warrants ISSUED to oui
teachers monthly are not paid for the
| want of funds
Am | correct in these three propo-
sitions? Now who is our school treas
urer? Who are his bondsmen? Whose
! Is this Sl2, 600, and what is being done
with it? Why was this 50, 900 not re
funded, or why is it not payed; and
our teachers paid their money, as long
at least as this Sl2, 900 holds out? Why
keep the money under lock and pay
interest on these warrants? How does
our teachers get along without theil
money; are they all SO well fixed tn a
they would rather have the inter
est on their warrants than TO have thi
money, or is it not the fact that they
have To discount these monthly war
rants TO get their money? ! could asl
many more questions but will forbea
AS it is not my purpose TO criticise o
6nd any imaginary object TO kicl
about But do think the taxpayers
supporters and patrons of our publi
free schools have a right TO ask an,
demand that the interests of and we
fare of our public schools shall not b
segregated in the interests of warran
seal pers, or anybody else. One wor
10 the teachers While ] have thre
little ones attending school whose we
fare and moral training lies very nea
b my heart, | want to say to you, not I
: teach another day without you ge
your money to the utmost farthinG
believe a majority of the patron
will sustain you. Now gentlemen
give us some light on these questions
Don't keep this money in lock an
still pile up interest on us.
Turn on the lights and let the yea
1896 be year OF unseltish devotion
all our public enterprises. VIII 20
10 il" Resp. yours,
A TAX PAYER