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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-07
GEN. MORGAN'S ESCAPE
HOW THE REBEL RAIDER LETT THE
OHIO PENITENTIARY.
eating Secretary stanton Denied
by Capt. G. II. Morgan.

COLUMBUS, o., March 5-During the
civil war John Radebaugh, of this city,
was chief clerk to the United States assist
ant quartermaster, the late COL Raymond
Burr, located here. In an interview Mr..
Radebaugh said he knew all about the es-
cape of Gen. John Morgan and his thirteen
comrades from the Ohio penitentiary. Con-
tinuing, he said Secretary Stanton had or
dered their release. Stanton said Morgan
was being held in felon's prison in viola
ton of the rules of war. The confederates
were threatening retaliation. Stanton sent a
secret order to Governor Tod to release Nor
gan. The situation was explained TO Tod
There was fear that the public could not
be made to understand the circumstances.
Ihere was intense feeling against Morgan
among the people. Radebaugn said: "Gov-
ernor Tod called a conference with Colo
nei Young, his military secretary, Warden
Marion, of the pententiary. Colonel Burr
the quartermaster and myself. 1t was de-
cided to allow Morgan to escape. Merton
was to manage the case We were pledged
to secrecy. Morgan and his men understood
this They all walked out the front door,
Some of them were sent in a wagon to
West Jefferson to take a train to Cincin-
natl. myself, met John Morgan just out
side the prison and went with him to the
depot, where he took the train for Cincin-
natl. This was about 10 o'clock at night.
That is the true story of the escape of Nor
gan, as am willing to swear to 1t. i sup
pose Governor Tod destroyed the order
from Stanton or concealed it among his per-
sonal effects. am the only person living
who took part in the affair."
1t has always been believed by many per-
sons that Morgan bought his way out and
Warden Marion was censured by the pub
lie, but an investigation under official au-
thority exonerated him. The manner of the
escape and all the circumstances seem
to indicate that it could not have been
accomplished as originally reported. Mr.
Radebaughs reason for making the affair
public is that he will soon pass away and
his belief that blame will not now be at
tached to the men who set Morgan free.
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OUR FUGITIVE PRESIDENT.
MIR. Cleveland Will Not Return for
Eight Ten Days.

NORFOLK. Va. March 6.-The United
States lighthouse tender Violet, with the
presidential party aboard, which left Wash
ington on Tuesday mornings arrived at
Norfolk this morning about $50 o'clock
and proceeded directly to Portsmouth,
where a stop was made at the United
States buoy yard, opposite the navy yard
Very little interest was manifested in the
arrival of the party and when it reached
the yard but two persons were at the
dock. The President had not left his state
room when the Violet reached Portsmouth
and there was no one on deck but the
crew of the vessel.
The President arose soon after leaving
Portsmouth and was on deck at o'clock,
when the vessel reached the Gilmerton
locks, through which she had TO pass on
on her way to the North Carolina waters.
On the deck besides the President there
were Dr.. O'Reilly, his physician; Com
mander George T. Wilde, Of the light.
this lighthouse district. In answer to in
quiries Mr.. Lambertson said that the Pres
dent was feeling very well and had great
ly enjoyed the pleasant trip down the bay
and through Hampton roads. The COM
mander stated further that the Violet was
making her regular inspection tour of the
lighthouses in this district and added that
the President had embraced the opportun-
turmoil Of official life to enjoy the scenery
and the shooting to be had in North Caro-
Iina's famous sounds. The President, ne
said had been greatly fatigued by the
rush of business in the closing hours of
congress and DR.. O'Reily. his physician,
had recommended brief rest and recup-
Grafton in outdoor exercise. Mr.. Lambert
son said the President would return in eight
or ten days and hoped to have a very sue
cessfuI trip from a sportman's standpoint.
Mr. Cleveland looked very well as he stood
nn deck in the bracing morning air. He
wore a dark suit of heavy clothing, an
omen collar a black string tie and derby
hat He seems to have grown Stouter since
his last visit to this section few months
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Will Not Extend to Indiana.

Cpecidl TO the lHuldudpOilS journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 6.-The Of
fcials of the miners and operators State
associations do not believe the strike in the
Pittsburg district will extend to this State.
The Pittsburg district may strike by itself
without violating the interstate agreement
of last June because the boards of arbitra-
generally paid in that district and, under
the terms of the June agreement. this find
ing released the men in that district from
the obligation against striking unless all
districts were ordered out. The present is
the worst time for a strike for the Pitts
burg operators, as their season is Just be-
ginning with the opening of navigation.
The men are fully aware of this prestige
Just as Indiana miners know that October
is the best time for them to make their
demands. The Indiana miners for that rea-
son have tried for a long time to have the
scale year begin with Oct. l.
There has been change in the freight
rate war on coal for Chicago and is not
likely to be until after May /. The c. & E.
4. people Are protecting the Brazil Block
Coal Company against the southern Illinois
coal, which the Illinois Central is CARRYING
to Chicago at low freight rate, and there
the matter stands. The Illinois operators
are endeavoring to persuade their miners
that they must work for less wages to en-
able the Illinois coal to hold the place in
the Chicago market secured since the rate
war began. In some localities the men
have accepted reduction and more are
expected to do so. This will have an inn
portant bearing in the settlement Of the
price of mining in this State for the en-
suing scale year.
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.TERRoR- AT LARGE.
Took to the swamp, Pursued by q,
Crowd of AIaba mians

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 6-On the
Louisville & Nashville railroad south of
Montgomery, during the past year, several
cars have been broken into and robbed en-
route to Mobile. This was done by an or
ganized band of negro thieves, one of
whom. desperate who calls himself
Railroad" and went heavily armed with
a Winchester and two pistols, has long
been spotted This morning, at Tensas
tank, this desperate was captured by a
train crew, who attempted TO disarm him,
but he got away, shooting at them as he
ran. They got shotguns and followed and
were close ON him when he boarded
south-bound engine, put his gun to the en-
gineer's head and made him rush by the
searching party. who were afraid to shoot
for fear of killing the engineer and fire.
man. He fired upon his pursuers as the
train pulled by. When he got a safe dis
tance away he made the engineer stop his
train and he jumped off and took to the
swamp. The engineer reported that he was
very bloody and had been shot in several
places. A posse Is now securing the woods
for the deperado. who has terrorized the
trainmen and the community Tor year
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BIG STRIKE ORDERED
FROM 10000 TO 1900 PITTsBURG
DISTRICT MINERS CALLED OUT.
They Are Determined to Force Opera
tors to Pay CD Cents n Ton for
Mining Coal.

PITTSBURG, March 6.-AI negotiations
between the miners and operators of the
Pittsburg district have been declared off,
and a strike involving from 1900 to 1900
men has been ordered.
The conference committees of the miners
and operators failing to agree the 60
cent rate for mining demanded by the
former, the operators proposed joint con-
vention of miners and operators to be held
in this city on Saturday. This proposition
was reported to the miners convention when
it reassembled this morning and was
promptly rejected A vote was then taken
and the strike was ordered to take effect
Immediately. The delegates returned to
their homes this evening. Meetings will be
called at every pit, when the strike will be
announced and plans for it's prosecution
will be formulated The miners are hopeful
of winning tie strike for two principal rea-
sons. The first is that lake shipments
cf coal are about to begin and that the
demand for fuel will force the operators to
pay the 69-cent rate. The other reason is
that never before have the miners of this
district been SO thoroughly organized as
now, despite the hard winter of poverty and
suffering through which they have passed.
The strike, to insure victory, must neces-
Sarlly be a short one, as the treasury of
the United Mine Workers is not in a condi-
ton to fight a prolonged battle.
The order to- strike seems to meet the
appropriations of the miners in the district
and the shutdown will likely be general. In
the fourth pool all mines are idle except
two, the Charleroi Coal Company's miners
are all out. and the Panhandle men at Nc
Donaid and Midway will be out in the
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IN THE CENTURY TAVERN.
Members of the Military and Naval
order Meet i'm Historic Place.

NEW YORK, March S-The Military and
Naval Order of the United States, social
organization whose members are lineal de-
scendants in the male line of officers of one
of the four wars OF the Republic-the war
of the revolution the war of 1912, the war
with Tripoli and the Mexican war-heid
meeting at the Century restaurant, former
ly known as the Century tavern, No. 122
Williams street, this afternoon. The "tav-
ern'' is the oldest house in New York, being
erected I'm 1892. It was formerly patronzed
by Washington, Lafayette and other dis
tinguished men of revolutionary times. 1t
was the scene of the first engagement be-
tween the regulars Of the. British army and
the Sons bf Liberty which occurred in the
vicinity of New York
In the absence OF Commander Bank Vice
Commander James H. Morgan presided at
the meeting Gen. Fitzjohn Porter. vet
eran of the Mexican war. reviewed in short
address the causes leading up 70 and the
results effected by that war. Gen. Esbert
yieie spoke Of the organization and its pur-
poses and said that while the military su-
cieties were somewhat numerous in the
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A GODDESS CONGRESS-.
CIeyeland's Late Wild Team scored
by Pennsylvanfa Preachers.

SCHUYLkILL HAVEN, Pa, March g.
The East Pennsylvania Conference of the
United Evangelical Church adopted the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions scoring
Congress for continuing in session on Sum
day:
Whereas, According to the press reports
of Monday, March 4, the Congress of the
United States both in the Senate and House
of representatives, We're engaged the entire
Sabbath in the transaction of business;
therefore, be ii
Resolved, That we are deeply greved
at the goddess action of our national Corr
gress in having Sunday sessions and con-
slider it an insult To this Christian Nation.
whose representatives they are, and hold
that IL any Of the men who are guilty or
the offense should at any time seek the suf-
frage Of their fellow-citizens for office of
public trust every christian should deem
it his duty. to oppose them both by voice
and ballot"
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INCOME TAX CASES.
Ench Side Granted Five Hours for Ar
Eumcnt BefOrc Supreme Justices.

Suhhsht DeIOrc supreme justices.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The prelim-
nary arrangement for the argument in the
income tax cases was made in the Supreme
Court of the United States to-day in the
presence of such an array of distinguished
counsel as is seldom seen in the court.
There are three of the cases, namely. j.
G. Moore VS.. the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue; Charles Pollock VS.. the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company, and Lewis ii.
Hyde vs. the Continental Trust Company
The proceedings were opened to-day on
the coming in of the court, with request
from the Attorney-general that the gov
ernment be allowed to be heard in the ar
gument and that the three cases be consol-
court, but the second was not passed ON
until counsel were allowed to express their
sary. Both Judge Sheilabarger and Mr.. Car
ter expressed themselves as acquiescent in
the request for consolidation in case the
order for such disposition of them would
not be used to secure an abbreviation of
the time to be given for argument III was
finally arranged that five hours should be
given to each side, with the statement by
Chief Justice Fuller that further time would
be given il found necessary later. He also
to hear more than three attorneys ON
each side. In the Moore case, ex-Senator
George f. Edmunds and Samuel shella-
barger and J. M. Wilson appeared for
Moore, and the Attorney-generai. assistant
Attorney-general Whitney and the Solicitor
general for the government. Pollock and
Hyde are represented by Clarence A.
Seward, W. ID. Guthrie, Charles Steele.
Joseph H Choate, Charles Southmayd and
b. H. Bristow, while II. b. Turner APP
pears for the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company James G.. Carter and
William c.. Gullinger for the continental
company. The Attorney-general and his as
sstants will also appear as the representa-
tives of the government in resisting & The
appeals of Pollock and his side. Mr.. Ed
munds was not present in the court to-day,
owing to illness, but Judge Shellabager
stated that he had far recovered thar
he expected to be present and make his
argument tomorrow. 1t IS believed that the
court during the remainder of the week.
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THE MoNETARY COMMISSION.
Personnel Of Members Selected by tho
senate and House.

WASHINGTON, March elf an inter-
national monetary conference is held this
wear II is believed it will be called by Ger
many. Two of the six delegates selected
by Congress are in favor of free coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to !. The Amer
ican delegation will not be complete until
the President shall select three members OF
it whose appointment is left to him. IL
those three should all be opposed to free
coinage under existing conditions in this
country, as Mr.. Hit is. the commission
would still staud five to four for free coin
age. The law in the present case is not
materially different from that under which
the Brussels conference was appointed i'm
1892 except in the number of delegates and
in providing the means of their selection
The Brussels commissioners on the part
of the United States numbered five only
and they were all appointed by the Presi-
dent. In 1892 an appropriation Of $4,000 was
made TO pay the expenses OF the commis-
The personnel of the commission, so far
as formed. is striking The men selected
all have distinguished themselves sufficiently
to make a national reputation. Mr.. CulDer-
son entered the Forty Songress, Mr. M.
Fiftieth, and all have served continuously
since. Mr.. Crisp is serving his second term
as Speaker. and, previous to his selection
TO that office had distinguished ..imself on
the floor and in COMMITTEES. Mr.. Culberson
is chairman OF the committee on judiciary
and Mr.. Hit Is ex-charrnan or the COM
mittee on foreign relations Mr. Hit has
also served as Assistant Secretary OF State
before entering the House. and was for
seven wears first secretary of the, legation
and charge d d'affareS of the American lega-
tion in Paris.
Senator Teller entered the Senate In 1871
senator Jones In 1885 and Senator Daniel in
1881 Senator Teller has made IA speciality
of the study OF financial and @conomic
questions during his entire term and has
thoroughly identined nifnsrif with the
movement 10 secure the demonstration OF
silver at the old ratio of I6 TO /. While they
have not SO completely Identified them
selves with this movement, his senatorial
colleagues have both taken prominent part
in IT, so that IL Is known that the three
Senators stand on the same footing with
regard 10 silver. Senator Jones Is q lcnd-
ing member OF the committee on finance
and was prominently Identified with the
tariff contest of last session, Senator
Daniel Is q man Of learning aud is recoS-
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pre,byterfau seminarfer.

PITTSBURG, March 6.-The committee
appointed by the last General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church TO confer with the
trustees of the various seminaries regard
ing the transfer of the property of the Pres
byterian theological seminaries to the direct
control of the General Assembly Will meet
met with opposition by the trustees of the
seminaries generally, and it is thought Ii
will fail here. Many of the seminaries have
provisions of their charters, and Ii is
thought these gifts would be in danger by
the transferring of the property to others.
THE trustees of the Western Theological
Seminary at meeting few months since.
voted IN oppoSe the plan.
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GREAT STRUGGLE ON.
New York building Trades League
VIII Employ NOnunionisfs


NEW YORK, March 6-The United R,,ild-
ing Trades League, composed of all the
members of the Employers and Contrac-
tors Association, met tonight and adopted
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we, the contractors on
the various buildings affected by the strike,
in meeting assembled, agree to proceed with
our work at once with union or nonunion
men and pledge to each other onr mutual
support. and that it is opinion that
indorse this action"
President Otto Eidlitz, of the Master
Builders Association, said in explanation.
that the Electrical Contractors Associa-
ton had adopted similar resolutions a week
ago, stating that nonunion men would be
put to work Monday morning but decided
to wait few days TO see il anv of their
men would return TO work. Since they
have not done so all the contractors in
the various trades have decided to put
nonunion men in place of the strikers
Notices were posted to-day in all the
buildings where the strike is in progress
warning strikers that their places would
be filed il they did not return to work inn
medately. At least $50 men of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters (which is not
affiliated with the board of walking dele
gates) who have been employed on John
Jacob Astor's House, the Savoy Hotel and
millionaire Yerikes's house on Fifth avenue.
went on strike to-day out of sympathy.
German Consul Demands Redress.
NEW ORLEANS. La. March 6-The Ger
man consul at New Orleans, Count Won
Meysenberg, has demanded of the Mayor
of Gretna, opposite New Orleans the ar
rest OF all those who participated IN the
attack on the German steamer Markoman-
mia SATURDAY.. He also gave notice that
the facts connected with the outrage would
be laid before the German ambassador at
Washington. A party of negroes were taxi
en- in tug over 10 Gretna to-day and.
under the protection of the United States
marshal, backed by the injunction from the
United states Court prohibiting any Inter-
ference with the work. unleaded the steam
en- Niagara. The white laborers at Gretna
are still ugly, will fight the Injunction
against them III the courts and say that
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LICENSED AS A MINISTER.
Mrs. BaIIingtOn Booth and Her Army
Recognized I'm the Religious World.

CINCINNATI, March 6--To-day two Off
GERS of the Salvation Army appeared be-
fore Judge Ferris, of the Probate Court,
and made application for a minister's license
for Mrs Ballington Booth to enable her to
officate at wedding to be celebrated soon
at their temple in this city. 1t was new
question. The court could find no strict
statutory authority the subject but,
under the policy of the law which en-
courages wediock, the Judge said he would
grant the license. By so doing the Saliva
ton Army is recognized as a religious or
ganizati dom and Mrs. Ballington Booth, one
of the most widely-known women in the
world as minister of that order.
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suicidc of an Unhappy Nan.

NEW YORK March Ga man who. from
papers found on his body, is supposed to
have been William Simon, guest of the
Vanderbilt Hotel committed suicide in front
of the Museum and Arts building in Central
park tonight by shooting himself twice in
the head In the inside pocket of his coat
was postal card addressed to DIR. A.
Isixa and on the back of the card was
street and Lexington avenue. March A.
Il hope, when this reaches you. | will at
last bs, at rest. have tried my utmost to
oyerconse my unhappy life. but ii is getting
worse every day. l cannot stand It any
longer Please let my wife know of this
and obIige your true friend
The card was signed .William Simon,
Room 210 Vanderbilt Hotel.
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INDIANAPOLIS THURSDAY MORNING MARCH 1895.

United States this order encroached in no
way on the territory of any other. 1t per-
petuated, he said, the names of the men
who fought for their country, since only de-
membership. and it inciuded four wars,
where most OF the other societies recog-
nized only one war. Franz NJ. Avery spoke
of the motives which prompted the organi-
zation of the order and the object for which
1t was created. After thekspeaking a lunch
con was rendered the tive hundred visitors
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Chappell's Demurrer.

BALTIMORE, March 6.-Thomas c. Chap
pell has filed demurrer to his wifes bill
for the annulment of an ante-nuptial agree
ment He asserts that the court has no
jurisdiction that the plaintiff does NOT
sustain the character in which she sues.
and is not the wife of the defendant
that Mrs Chappell has attempted to COM
nit fraud in the Baltimore Circuit Court
by pleading the ante-nuptial agreement as
an instrument not under seal.
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Woman tortured and Robbed.

GREENyILLE, Pa, March 6-Reports of
daring robbery which occurred near
Sheakleville have just been received. Three
masked men entered the residence of Mrs.
Ross, mother of Stephen Ross, a we'll
known music dealer Of this place. First
they beat Mrs. Ross. then blistered her
feet, and finally forced her to disclose the
hiding place of $50. Leaving their victim
bound and gagged they drove away in u
buggy, heading toward Greenville. The rig
was traced to "a point just at the city
limits, where the broken carriage was LEFT.
Here all trace Of the trio was lost.
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CoatesviIIe Miners strike.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

BRAZIL, Ind, March 6.-The two hundred
miners employed in the Brazil Block Coal
Company's mines at Coatsville went out
on strike to-day. The grievance is over
the amount of slate, sulphur and black jack
which the operators claim the miners are
sending out on their cars The operators
insisted on the men loading their cars
with nothing but good coal and the en-
ployes stopped work. 1t is thought a set
tiement Will be secured soon.
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LYNN, Mass, March 6.-On petition of
Faunce & Spinney. shoe manufacturers,
whose worknen have been on strike, an in
junction was granted by Judge Bradley, of
Lawrence, to-day, restraining strike leaders
from interfering with people employed to
take the strikers places.
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Strikers Restrained.

they will not allow negroes to load or
unload vessels in Gretna, no matter what