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The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
PROVISIONAL SCALE
MINERS AND OPERATORS AGREE on
A TEMPORARY CONTRACT.
Indiana BituminOus Coal Diggers Will
Work Until July 15-virginia Mill
tia Still at POcahOntas.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, May 15.-The In
diana bituminous operators and miners
signed agreement this evening. The oper-
ators this morning submitted a proposition
which was accepted after day of contro-
versy over the last clause. The miners OBJ
ject to the provision that the scale to be
agreed to July 10 should not be higher than
the price for last year. 60 cents. The agree
ment is binding on all bituminous oper-
ators, except those of the Clinton field and
those on the c. & z. /. Brazil branch. The
men are TO work till July 10 at last years
prices and conditions, and representatives
of miners and operators are to meet in
this city Wednesday, July 10 to make a
price for the rest of the scale year that will
secure to this field its legitimate trade, but
such price shall not be greater than that
paid during the past year.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
Maccabees Elect Omcers.

PORT HURON, Mich, May 15.-Election
OF officers of the Supreme Hive and Su-
preme Tent of the Maccabees were held
to-day, resulting follows:
Supreme Hive-Supreme commander. Mrs
Lillian NJ. Hollister. Detroit; lieutenant
commander Mrs. Emma II. Neidig Los
Angeles. Cal: record keeper. Bina NJ.
West, Port Huron; finance keeper. kittie
&. Warner Flint: chaplain, Irene Raub
Bradford. Pa; sergeant. Alice E. Boyd.
Memphis.
Supreme Tent-Supreme commander. ID.
P-~Ma r1xey: lieutenant commander. Jas. r.
Dowfer. Chicago; record keeper. y. s.
Boynton: finance keeper, G. ID. Thompson
medical examiner. ;. l.. Boss; chaplain
w. f. Brown. Seymour, Ind; sergeant, II.
j.. Trent, Toronto.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
A Coal Operators Strike.

RICHMOND, Va, May Ex-Governor
O'Ferrall returned from Pocahontas to-day,
more than ever convinced that there would
be trouble of the most serious character at
that place. but for the presence of the
military. Just look at the situation" said
he" There were from four TO six thousand
striking miners from West Virginia, COM
posed largely of Hungarians, Poles and
other foreigners coming into Pocahontas to
force the men in their mines to go out. OF
course the authorities would have been
powerless. and that there would have been
rioting and destruction of property and loss
of life. is certain. l have great sympathy
with the West Virginia miners" he went
on. They have been badly treated and
they are being made the cat's-paw of the
coal operators, for" added the Governor,
with emphasis, This is a coal operators
strike.
This evening the Governor said that as
a result of the strike industries all along
the Norfolk & Western lines are shut down,
and thousands of people are thus thrown
out of employment. The Governor was go
ing TO relieve from duty the Roanoke Ma
chine Works Guards. company composed
of workingmen from those shops. but has
left them on duty, on their own petition,
they preferred TO remain soldiers TO
going lOme TO be idle.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
United states baking Company.

Special the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, May 15.-The stock
holders of the United States Baking Com
pany met here to-day and elected the fol-
lowing officers and directors: Directors.
Moses NJ. Drake. Buffalo. N. Y: G. W.
Derrick Buffalo, y. Y; w. s. Crane, De-
Alex. Taggart, indianapolis. Ind; c. +.
Rumsey, Pittsburg, Pa; Perrin Langdon,
Cincinnati. o.: o. Stolzenbach, GAINESVILLE,
o.; b. w. Hathman, Dayton. o.; B. F.
Crawford, Mansfield, o.; $. s. Marvin.
Pittsburg, Pa. Officers-President, 5. ).
Marvin, Pittsburg; secretary G. +. Rum
sey, Pittsburg; superintendent of construc-
tion, John Zeller, Richmond, Ind.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
General NoteS.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Dr. Jas. +.
West was to-day appointed a member of
the board of medical pension examiners at
Brookville. Ind.
Chief Hazen. of the secret service. left
for Ottawa, Canada, to-day with President
cleveland's warrant. making him the agent
OF the United States, with authority to
bring TO Buffalo. y. Y, for trial. Mrs
VI. H. Neck. charged with counterfeiting
and uttering United States postage stamps.
II. V. Hartloff and G. l.. Causy. of Evans
Vile: j. NJ. Brammer. of Fort Wayne; T.
F. Auchword. CT Decatur. and j. D.
Leighty, of st. Joe, are registered at local
hotels.
The Secretary of Agriculture has ar
ranged TO station inspectors along the
Mexican border to prevent the importation
OF infected cattle into the United States
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
VIII Sue Warden Patten.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, May 15.-Riley
Fox, an ex-United States prisoner, has
expressed his intention of suing Warden
Patten, of the Prison South. for unlawful
detention i'm the penitentiary. Fox was
sentenced for eighteen months for violating
the postal laws He made two months good
time. and demanded his release, but Warden
Patten claimed that he could hold him for
thirty days as the costs in the case haG
not been paid. Ii was afterward learned
that Judge Baker did not assess any costs
in the case. and after a consultation with
United States Commissioner Harrison, of
New Albany, Warden Patten decided to re-
lease him. On these grounds Fox Will
haSe his cuit
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16

ATLANTA. May 15.-An accident I'm which
five men were seriously injured occurred
this afternoon at the new mills being
erected by the Exposition Cotton Mills Com
pany. The men were working on the third
iioor and were raising heavy piece of tim
ber by means OF a derrick when the rope
gave way. The timber fell and struck other
timbers. This started the others and the
whole inside work OF the immense building
was soon in ruins, with five men buried
The injured are: s. B. Pylant white, fore
man: VIII McKenney, colored. carpenter;
all colored. laborers Ii is thought three
will die. The damage to the mills is consid-
orable-
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
No Law for Fence Building.

LAPORTE, Ind, May 15.-The trustees of
New Durham township, this county, was
called 10 build a fence between Gisagreeing
parties. and after it was built one of the
parties refused to pay for a part of it.
Suit was begun, and during the trial the
fact was brought out that there was no law
on the matter. 1t has been supposed there
was and the trustees have all been work.
ing under it for several years but IL proves
be amendment to law that had been
repealed, hence it is no law at all. 1t is
exactly like the new law for the election of
covery will be an important matter through
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

At Philadelphia, yesterday. Eli Williams.
colored, aged forty-two years, who lived a
No. 129 North Juniper street, attempted to
kill his wife and then committed suicide.
Several pieces of Chicora wreckage drifted
ashore a mile north of Benton Harbor,
Mich. indicating that the lost steamer lies
i'm shallow water somewhere off that place.
Frederick Haukohi, city treasurer of Man
itowoc, Wis. shot himself through the head
yesterday. Haukohl reelected city
treasurer last spring by the largest major
ity ever given TO a Republican.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
New Depot for shelbyviIIe.
Special to the indianapolis Journal


E1r NiI.lr.. mo. May lo.-For sever
al years the depot facilities of the Big Four
railroad have sbeen deemed inadequate for
the accommodation of passenger and freight
business. Some time since committee of
twenty-five manufacturers and merchants
of this city visited President Ingalls, and
asked him to personally look after the needs
of the people here. With some of the prom
inent officers of the road, he was here to-
day and stated that the railroad needed
new depots. and as soon as suitable loca-
tion selected the company would Dulld
"A modern building. 1t is probable that a
Union Depot will be erected at the cross
ing of the Big Four and Pennsylvania
r1n.IdS
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
Chicago Society Belle wcdded.

to-day of the marriage at Ration, n. NJ, OF
Miss Ray Wilmarth, a Chicago society
girl, and Beauregard Lee, a relation OF
Ration several months since for her health
and there formed young Lees acquaint-
ance. The girls father played the usual
stern parent role and brought his daughter
home, but she did not stay long. disappear
ing suddenly, and soon afterward was mar
ried to Lee in Ration.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16

DETROIT. Mich. May 15.-Fire destroyed
over half of the lumber and nearly all OF
the buildings belonging TO the Dwight Lum-
ber Company this morning. The aggregate
loss is $J0.co0 with an insurance of $4,000.
The fire originated in the planning mill from
causes unknown.
MONTERREY. Mex. May 15.-The La
Fama cotton mills, situated near here, have
been destroyed by fire. They were the
largest in northern Mexico. Loss, $i25.o00.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16

Cholera Epidemic I'm the Holy Land
of the MOb N nm m, edans.

WASHINGTON, May l5.-The advices of
the Surgeon-general of the Marine Hospital
Service confirm the reports of the appear
ance Of cholera among the Mohammedan
pilgrims to the Hejaz, "the Mohammedan
holy land" but are not OF as recent date as
the press dispatches. The reports TO the sur
geon-general received from the United States
sanitary commissioner, at Constantinope,
have indicated for the past month that the
conditions were ripe for epidemic this
summer and detail the efforts OF the in
ternational sanitary commission to prevent
such an occurrence because of liability Of
the disease, when once well started, at
Mecca, to spread to all parts of the world
in the course of time. IT appears from these
reports. however, that the commission has
had difficulty in accomplishing any sub
stantial reforms, because of the difficulty
or securing the cooperation of the Turkish
government, which insists upon regarding
the question as a political rather than
sanitary one. 1t appears that the pilgrims
are taxed ten piasters each for the pur-
pose OF maintaining sanitary conditions. but
the commission which controls this fund
declines 10 permit the use Of IL at this
time. and the government of the Porte
maintains that as the fund is collected for
this purpose 1t is only fair that 1t should
be so utilized. Temporary steps have been
taken on the island of Camaran, the Red
sea quarantine station for the pilgrims, to
prevent. IL possible, the spread of the dis
ease from that place. where il appears to
have obtained its most secure foothold, but
the United states commissioner says that
what has been done is Elusive
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
Dr. Sims Lectured at Frankfort.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
, FRANKFORT, Ind, May 15.-Rev. c. y.
Sims. in his admirable lecture. "a Typical
American the card at the May fes-
tival last evening and the Methodist Church
would not hold the people who went to
hear him. DIR. Sims has been on the pro-
gramme at the festival three consecutive
years Rev. w. y. SlutZ, former pactor
of the church here, who recently returned
from a trip to the old world. lectured on
Jerusalem and Its Envrons."
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16

CLEVELAND. O.. May l5.--The National
Burial Case Association was formed in this
city to-day by the amalgamation of the
old national organization and the Eastern
Burial Case Association. Officers were
elected as follows: President, o. ID. Bry-
ant. Of Cincinnati: vice president, c. W.
Chappell. of New York: treasurer. A r.
be chosen tomorrow. The main object Of
the combination is TO regulate prices. Two
hundred factories where burial cases are
made are in the association, comprising %
per cent. of all i'm the country.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
NOT BADLY DAMAGED.
Michigan Peaches Survived the Frost
of the Past Few DeXs.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, May 15.-Rail-
roads with general connections here are
largely interested in the prospects of the
fruit crops. To-day special efforts have
been made to obtain reliable information
in regard to the effect of the frost, and adj
vices from all points the lines within
the peach belt, show that the injury is very
light, except at points more than thirty
miles from the lake. Corn and vegetables
were Killed in the central part of the
State. but it is not too late 10 replant.
There was frost in the peach belt last
night, and, as the temperature was forty
five degrees ats O'clock tonight. eight de-
grees higher than at the same hour last
night, further damage Is not expected.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
A aas.iIIon Bank Closed.

bension is felt because the German n'tn De-
posit Bank closed this morning. II
was explained that the bank was controlled
absolutely by the late p. G.. Albright, who
died without leaving will. There was.
therefore, no authority for continuing the
business until an administrator could be
appointed. j. ID. Wetter will be put in
charge by the Probate Court. Relatives
say that Albright died perfectly solvent and
that depositors need fear nothing.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
VIII Not sign the Scale.

PITTSBURG, May b-All the men in
divers Ten;h-street mill went out today
because the company would not sign the
amalgamated scale. The company is will
ing to nav more than the amalgamated
rate, but will not sign the scale, because
that would bring the works under the rules
of the Amalgamated Association.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
Trains Searched by Miners.

MASSILLON, o., May 15.-Trains of
empty coal cars from the Wheeling & Lake
Erie's Massillon yards were sent to the
Ohio river to-day to be returned West
with West Virginia COAL A crowd of 500
miners stopped freight train on that
road between Dillonvale and Laurelton and
swarmed over the train in search of con-
traband coal. but none was found. The
crowd left vowing that no nonunion coal
should go through the district Trouble is
feared if an attempt is made to haul it.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
VIII Celebrate the Fourth.

SpeCIdI 10 the IHuIdHdpOIIS JOuTFIdI.
ANDERSON. Ind, May l5.-Major May
Post. G. A. r., and the Columbia Rifles,
of this city have united and will give grand
celebration on the 4th of July. Arrange
ments are being made by the committee
for a grand parade and sham battle. fol-
lowed by a display of fireworks at night.
Capt. X. NJ. Barr and Major c. L. Doxey
are assisting in the arrangements.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
We.tern Federntion of Miners.

DENVER, Col, May 15.-!The most i'm
portant work accomplished in many years
in the interest of organized labor has been
consummated by the convention of the
Western Federation Of miners. The coal
miners unions, representing thousands Of
men in several Western and Northwestern
States. were admitted to membership in the
extended discussion and the proposition
was carried by heavy majority. The
result of this action will be that the fed
GRAFTON, which now mas over 40 coo members.
will be greatly increased in numbers and
financial standing. The trouble in Cripple
Creek last year was serious drain on the
order, but still ii Is said that the organiza-
ton has a surplus of over half million
dollars. BY the new arrangement all the
States and Territories far east as Kan
sas and all north, south and west Of Col
orado will be included in one head.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16

RICHMOND. Va, May 15.-Governor
O'Ferrall SAYS there will be no prize fight
ing In Virginia. He was asked to-day
the proposed fight between Corbett and
Fitzsimmons would be pulled Off at Jack
son City. He laughed at the idea, and said
the people might rest assured there would
be no such exhibition in Virginia so long
as he was Governor.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
BARRED FROM WISCONSIN.
Tribe Of Ben-Hur Refused Permission
to Operate There.

dispatch from Madison. Wis. says In
surance Commissioner Fricke yesterday re-
fused the application OF the Supreme Tribe
of Ben-Hur Fratcrnal Life Insurance Assc-
citation, of Charlottesville. Ind, to do busi-
ness in Wisconsin for the reason that the
association was not organized two years
prior 10 the application, as required by Wis
consin laws. The certificate of the Indiana
Insurance Commission stated that the as
sociation had been organized two years, but
an examination Of the articles of incor-
poration. IL is said, showed that the COM
pany was incorporated Jan. 3. 1894.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16

bearing the schooner's name. The Kelly left
Sheboygan Monday night for Chicago with
a cargo of ties. Captain Hatch and crew
of five men. Ii is now believed Ihe entire
crew was lost, as the wreckage found by
the Charm indicates that the boat Vas
pounded to pieces.
the list of missing boats, arrived safely
in Pay City to-day.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
Damage VIII BE Heavy.

ST. LOUIS, May 15.-Monday nights frost
has caused more damage than was at first
anticipated. Reports from the various
fruit and vegetable regions in Missouri and
Illinois indicate that hundreds of thou
sands of dollars damage has been done.
1t is estimated that the entire local grape
crop has been destroyed. The local apple
crop has also received severe setback.
The usually immense potato crop of the
Illinois bottoms was sadly wrecked. Most
all garden truck was killed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
WiIIiam Brooks.s House Burned.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
'MCORDSVILLE, Ind. May 15.-The
residence of William Brooks. two miles
north of town, was destroyed by fire to-
day. Loss. $780, insured in the Cont-
mental for $1,000 Mr. and Mrs. Brooks were
at Fortville, and knew nothing of the fire.
Their four children, ranging from five TO
thirteen, were at home and gave the
alarm. but too late to save anything.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16

Captain Evans. The witness said that he
felt very much grieved at the charges
made, as there was no foundation for
them. He did not consider he was violat-
ing any rule OF the service by writing To
Surgeon-general Tryon, as the latter was
his superior officer. DIR. Kershner said his
reason for writing to Dr. Tryon that
the SurgeoE-general would see the Secre-
tary of the Navy and explain the whole
case him.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
The Long Pensinn Cnnr

WASHINGTON. May 15.-The appeal of
Commissioner of PenSions Lochren from the
mandamus of the District Supreme Court.
forbidding him TO reduce the pension rat
ing of Judge G. ID. Long. of Michigan, came
up in the United States Court OF Appeals
to-day Edward B. Whitney appeared for
the Commissioner and T. f. Hopkins for
Judge Long. The case of Vim. Shakespeare
OF Kalamazoo, Mich. whose pension was
rerated on somewhat similar grounds Is
being held over TO await the result of the
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
Trninmnn Instantly Killed


ANDERSON, Ind, May 15.-Richard Pad
gett, of North Vernon, was instantly killed
in the yards of the Big Four this morn
ing, near the Union glass works. Padgett.
who was a brakeman on the local freight
of the southern division was caught while
making coupling, thrown under a
and two of the trucks passed over his
body. The tranmen who went TO his res
cue found him oead. The remains will be
sent TO North Vernon tonight. He was
twenty-tNo wears old and unma rried.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
Suicide of a YOung Minfster.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

PETERSBURG, Ind, May 15.-News has
just reached this place of the suicide of
Otto Lasweli. young minister living at
Augusta. this county. Saturday afternoon
Laswell went TO Winslow and purchased
a box of "Rough on Rats" He then walked
to the residence of a relative, where he
swallowed the contents of the box and died
at o'clock. About two months ago Las
we'll was egged at Augusta and this is
said to have preyed on his mind with the
above result. The remains were taken to
English, Ind, for burial.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
A Union of Undertnkcrs.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON. Ind, May 15.-The UNDER
takers of Madison county effected an or
ganiZation. They will establish uniform
rates for all services. Mr.. Frank Munchoff,
of Anderson. was elected president and :.
G.. Sells, secretary and treasurer. Alex
andria. Eiwood. Summitville. Pendleton,
Lapel and Frankton were represented in
the meeting
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
The Maryland senntor.hip.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Mitch
ell. of Oregon. who + the senior Repub-
lican member of the Senate committee on
privileges and elections. which will pass
on the credentials OF Mr.. Henry A. Du-
pont and of any other appointed Senator
by the Governor of Delaware, has written
a letter to ex-senator Higgins in which
he says: II have no hesitation i'm giving
you personally my present impressions,
which are very strongly TO the effect that
the acting Governor OF your State holding
the office OF Governor has no right while
holding such office and exercising its func-
tions. TO exercise any OF the functions of
a Senator. either those relating tc the
election of United States Senator or other
wise. III | am right i'm this then IL would
seem 10 follow very clearly that Mr.. Du-
pont was legally elected Senator" He adds
that possibly on full argument the views
taken might be changed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
Inquest on John Moore's Body.
scial to the Indianapolis Journal.


NOBLESVlLLE. Ind. May l5.-1he cor
oncr to-day held inquest the body of
John Moore, the victim OF Charles Steven
sons revolver. told in the Journal this
morning. The postmortem examination
shows that two shots took effect. and the
shot that caused death entered the back
little TO the right, passed through the right
lung and severed the aorta about an inch
and half above the heart. resulting in al
most instant death from internal hemor-
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
Town Captured by Rebels.

NEW YORK, May 15-The recent attack
and capture of the town of Banes by the
Cuban revolutionists was confirmed by one
of the passengers of the little fruit steam
er Brixham, which arrived to-day from
Gibana. The insurgents, numbering three
hundred men made a bold attack on the
town May Z. and captured it with but
with little resistance.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16

rhage. The murder was most cold blooded
and cruel, and so far can be ascertained
without any cause whatever. Stevenson ex-
presses no regret but on the contrary says
II was just what he intended to do, and
would do the Gam, thing again. He recent
ly took the Keely cure at Plainfeld but be-
gan drinking again in q short time.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
No Apples and Peaches.

HUNTINGTON. W. Va. May 15.-Reports
from the counties of Lincoln, Logan. Boone,
Wyoming and Mcdowell say the heavy
frost of last night destroyed the apple and
peach crops. All cereals and vegetables are
hadly damaged.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16

NEW YORK. May 15.-Arrived: Circas-
sia, from Glasgow: Majestic. from Liver
pool; Werra. from Genoa
LIVERPOOL, May 15.-Arrived: Gala,
from Boston; Sandman. from Montreal.
Teutonic from New York.
GLASGOW. May 15-Arrived: Furnessia.
from New York
LONDON, May 15.-Arrived: Michigan.
from Baltimore.
BREMEN, May 15.-Arrived: weimar,
from Baltimore.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
Carlisle Cannot Change His Plans.

CINCINNATI, May 15.--The Chamber of
Commerce, with great unanimity. to-day
directed President Glenn TO write Hon.
John c. Carlisle TO address the members
on the subject of sound money when he
makes his Western trip. Secretary Carlisle
tonight telegraphed: Il cannot devlate
from the programme announced, and am
compelled to decline your invitation"
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-16
school Teacher ElOpcS.
Special TO the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special TO the Indianap polls Journal.
PORTLAND. Ind. May 15.-Chris White
man, a school teacher OF Briant. this county.
last night eioped with his sister-in-law.
Celia Harmon. who is only sixteen years
old. The father is on the hunt for the