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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02

Almost every day brings its list of new
postmasters and the number of applicants
is much greater than the number of ap
pointees. 1t is surprising that so many per-
sons should be willing to exchanged the
safety and secluson of private life for the
perils of office holding. OF the great num-
Der of persons who apply for postOffices
probably very few realize the danger that
attends success An illustration is furnished
by letter received at the Postoffice De-
partment in Washington a few days ago.
A new postmaster was recently installed
in town in the Indian Territory and the
deposed official did not send in his report,
as requested. Letters were sent him in care
of his successor, and that functionary sent
the following reply:
The Hon. Postmaster General, Washington,
d. c.:
Campbell does not reside here, but is To-
Gated at keoman, Mo, whittier he fled for
safety from bandits who unceremoniously
made HIM deliver up all the ready caSh he
possessed, punched him repeatedly with
cooked forty-tiVe, and made him dance one
ALBERT MENTAL, Postmaster.
OF course such events do not occur every
day, but they are liable to. Numerous as
postmasters are, they are few in number
compared to the mass of people Moreover,
they are comparatively scattered and could
not easily combine for defense. The post
master in every community is practically
at the mercy of the people, who could, If
they chose, treat him as this postmaster
in the Indian Territory was treated. This
mans successor evidently did not realize
his own peril, but he is no more reckless
than postmasters generally. The wonder is
that so many are willing to take the risk.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02

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The morning times., 1897-01-06
The Cahaha HORROR.

The arrest and partial oouression OF the
fiends who recently wrecked q train on
the Mineral Branch OF the Louisville and
Nashville Railway near Birmingham, Ala,
will soon close the tragic part of one of
the most heart rending criminal episodes
OF the period AS all doubt of guilt on the
part OF the prisoners has been dissipated
by their admissions, it is not possible that
they can escape the full penalty Of the law.
Public feeling has been so embittered
in the community affected 10y the horror
that, some days ago, it was said that il
the miscreants were found they would be
burned alive.
il sto he hoped that rothing IF the kind
may happen and that there may be no ap-
peal to lynch law. If anything Of the kind
were undertaken the chances are that
there would be loss of life among the peo-
determined man and the Jail a defensible
building
In 1887 a mob attacked it, in an at
tempt to lynch n nan who had cruelty
murdered his wife and child. 1t was de-
Tended by forty deputy sheriffs, armed
with winchesters. They fired on the
crowd from windows, and killed about a
dozen mon, including a prominent citizen.
The prisoner wanted by the lynchers was
afterward hanged for his crimes.
The lives sacrificed to lawless passion on
that occasion may prove a warning, and the
course Of justice may be impeded by
mob violence in this case But it is an
extreme one, and where so many people
have lost wives, brothers or children
through the cold -blooded villainy of the
wretches now under arrest, it would not be
strange if the determination 70 wreak per.
sonal vengeance did not overcome every
other consideration.
The morning times., 1897-01-06
HORSES AND BICYCLES.

1t pays to be a speedy bicycle rider.
Less than four years ago two Welsh lads,
the Linton brothers, worked in a colliery
in northern Wales, earning less than so
cents day. One of them was taken up
by a shrewd bicycle trainer and broke
all records for a period of two years, at
the end OF which he died, leaving a
er, Tom Linton, is now one Of the greatest
long distance bicycle riders in the world.
He has ridden thirty-one and one-third
miles in single hour-that is to say, in
each of the $50 seconds he has travelled
over ninety feet OF space. This must have
been done, OF course. with wheel Of alb
normally high gear, probably 100. He
has been riding only about two years. but
his earnings are estimated at $4,000.
According to a report OF the Horse
shoers' Protective Association, the horse
is not only holding his own against the
bicycle. but there is actually an increase
in the number of horses now in this coun
try. II says there are in Ohio 10000
more horses than there were year ago;
II, 900 more in Michigan; $500 more in
New York, and corresponding increase
III other States. The staustician of the
association explains this by saying that
bicycles are used chiefly by people who
never did and never would own horse,
and that While an occasional man may
sell his horse and adopt the bicycle, the
change is only temporary.
The morning times., 1897-01-06
GEN. FRANCIS A. WALKER.

The news of the death OF Gen. Francis
A. Walker, OF Massachusetts, which reached
the city yesterday, was Received with ex-
pressions OF deep regret by his friends in
public life.
Gen. Walker was one of the most dis
tinguished statisticans OF the United States
He was a resident OF Washington for a
number of years while superintendent OF
the ninth and tenth censuscs of the United
States In the late campaign, although
formerly Republicaa, he was All earliest
advocate of bimetallisui- -, ----
speaking of the deceased, Senator Hoar,
OF MasSa chuSetts. said TO The Times Yes
terday afternoon:
The country has lost its ablest and most
famous authority in the department Of
currency and kindred topics. Gen. Walker
had a clear head and a scientific temper,
which enabled him To deal with great ques
tons without heat or passion, and IN the
conscientious, upright and unseifish. He
was brave general and one OF the best
executive officers the country ever had
i'll its service. .-
He was my pupil when l was in the
practice of the law, and we retained a
warm affection for each other, which was
unDroken until his death. 1t is better to
| have such a man as Walker even to differ
with than some men who discuss questions
| TO agree with.
Massachusetts has lost one Of her very
| ablest men, one from whom the common.
| wealth and the country might reasonably
| have looked for still more important and
| higher service in the future. My owT
confidence in Gen, Walker was manifested
! when l recommended to President Arthur
! his appointment rs a member OF the tariff
! com mission in 1883.
! Il was satisfied that, although in theory
| free trader, he could be trusted not t.
deal harshly or iHjuriously with established
| industries; and that a tariff TO which
he would give his assent would be likely
| to be permanent Mr. Secretary Folger
told me that President Arthur entirel,
| agreed with me and was strongly inclined
| to make the appointment; but he thought
| that in a matter in which the manufac
| turing Industries Of New England were sc
| vitally concerned the public sentiment
would not support the selection as New
| England representative on the commission
of gentleman who disagreed with large
| majority of her people in regard to the
theory which was fundamental to tn,
| meaSure',
The morning times., 1897-01-06
I By MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID.
WASHINGTON, D. c. JANUARY 6. ISs
Death i'm the Ring.

Within the week two deaths have oc-
CURED in consequence of injuries received
in glove contests.
One happened after a fairly decorous
exhibition before a so-called athletic club
in New York; the other in barn near
NewburG, in the same State, accompanied
by every possible incident Of brutality and
drunkenness But death followed equally
in both cases, and the fact would appear TO
Justify a belief that public opinion has
been too lenient toward a practice, which
ancludes the possibility of such deplOrable
consequences.
1t is true that the law frOwns upon
open and acknowledged prize fighting,
but, under restrictions that generally
fail OF their object. the sport goes on with
OCCASIONALLY fatal results, as in the cases
referred to.
without much doubt the fact of Duffy
and the poor fellow who was battered to
death in the barn viii serve to awaken the
authorities Of the several States to the
necessity for more drastic treatment OF
this dangerous and brutal pastime. Many
excellent people and Police Commissioner
Roosevelt is among tl.,nl, regard glove
contests between thoroughly trained boxers
as certainly a rough but not an objection
able thing when proper conditions sur
round it, There may DC cast iron pro-
fessional bruiSers 10 whom this conception
viii properly apply, but, as we cannot have
class legislation, perhaps it might be as
well TO wipe out the whole evil by forbid
ding pubic hoxing exhibitions where any,
thing less than gloves Of the size and con
sisteDcy Of feather pillows are used, un-
der such heavy penalties as would serve
TO discourage attempts 30 violate tie lazy.
The morning times., 1897-01-06

The fact that Edward Oliver Wolcott has
a brother living in Cleveland, Ohio, gives
tomany ofthe readers of The Times, doubt
less, persona, interest in the Colorado
Senator; but he is not an Ohio man
he is Massa achUsetts born.
Mr. Wolcott is very mitch of man, a
freeheared, unconventional man, although
given to some eccentricftfes in dress and
bearing; his remarkable freedom from tylc
drove old Senator Edmunds, OF Vermant,
from public life, since Wolcott Knocked the
courtesy OF the Senate then, his
brilliant neckties and dissolving views OF
checked trousers which he flashed into the
eyes OF his sober associate solpns, gave
him, to them. Il touch OF the gay gam
bolier'' 49,
He became at once a paradox to the old
Senators; they found him careless, breezy
and irreverent. though a the same time he
was dressed like II talors' dummy, with
his hair absolutely and carefully parted in
the middle Then certain correspondents
OF the enemy's press began to make II
sport of him-a horse jockey" a card
sharp and tough politician altogether,
in Denver: but no one sneered at his ability
them or sneers now. -
The morning times., 1897-01-06
SENT TO THE SENATE.

The President yesterday sent to the
Senate the following nominations:
Postmasters Alabama w. s. Menefee,
Union Springs; T. r. Jacoway, Fort Payne
Arizona Territory-J. F. CHAMPION, Globe.
Arkansas-B F. Hamilton. Wynne
Connecticut-G S. Benhap, HaInden
Florida-J. C. Jones, Titusville; R. o.
Cresap, Lakeland.
Georgia Mary P. Dixon, West Point.
Idaho NJ NJ Getchell, Silver City: Charles
Hammond. Montpelier.
nlinois-S. w. Merrills, Winnelka; H. w.
Booth, Sheffield.
Massachusetts A. Torrey, South Brain
tree.
North Carolina-E. w. Wilcox, Rocky
Mount.
Texas-A L. Fairchild, Gainesville.
Wisconsin-H L. Waite, Omro.
Indiana-W. s. Mercer, Albany; W. R.
Hamilton, Warren.
Indian Territory-W. c. Lee, Winni Wood.
Iowa-G F. Colcord, Sutherland, A!va
Humeston, Humeston; G. A. Crane, Dexter.
Joseph Fyffe, of Massachusetts,, to be an
assistant paymaster in the Navy.
l.. c. II. Schlemm, OF New York, consul at
Cape Hatien, Hayti.
The morning times., 1897-01-06
POINTED PERSONALS.

Mrs. Lille Devereaux Blake is responsible
for the following: A modern eirl declared
the other day that she was astonished at
the shocking customs of the Puritans. She
had, she said, been looking at the pictures
of a history and, incredible as it might
seem, the Pilgrim Fathers wore boomers,
Beerbohm Tree, the English actor, in a
was nothing in the actions of the Danish
prince to support the hypothesis that he
was mad.
Mrs. Astor has given the first great ball
Of New York's season. There were 500
guests. The house Of the leader of metro
politan society adjoins that Of Mr. John
Jacob Astor, and the dropping OF a sliding
door between the two residences threw
both OF them into use for the one event
Teddy Roosevelt, New York's com
missioner Of police, is a great lover OF
the manly art'' He has declared that
the death OF Pugilist Duffy from blow
received in the ring does not prove boxing
a dangerous sport
Queen Victoria was crowned in West
minister Abbey; she was married at the
Chapel Royal, in st. James palace.
Lii Hung Chang's foreign visitors since
his return to China noticed u marked
change in his manner Of address He has
lost much of his former brusqueness. The
old gentleman constantly uses walking
stick OF Geu. Grants, presented TO him by
Col. Fred Grant in New York.
Prussia's high eXecutioner, Herr Reindcl
being about to retire, hundreds of appli
cants for his position have appeared. He
gets S37 for each execution and his ira rel.
ing expenses.
The Paulist Fathers have made public a
list Of recent converts to the Roman Catholic
Church 1t includes Gen. Wingate, of St.
Louis; Gov. Woodson, Of Missouri: Judge
Parker, OF the United States circuit court
and ex-Congressman BelIamy Storer-
The morning times., 1897-01-06
VOTE In KENTUCKY.

The Secretary of State yesterday trans
mit.ed to the Senate copies of certificates
of final asCertaInment OF the electors for
President and Vice President from the
States of Kentucky, West Virginia South
Carolina. Texas, Nebraska, North Dakota.
Idaho, Florida, Massachusetts, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Vermont, Wyoming, Montana.
Maine, Colorado, Washington and Mich
igan.
Gov. Bradley, of Kentucky certifies that
all Republican electors had received a
plurality OF the votes cast, as had also W.
B. Smith, a Dem ocratic elcctor Messrs-
J. S. r. wedding and II. 5. Howes. Repub-
Lean electors, received less number of
votes than Smith, and each received the
same number.
AS the question as to which of the two,
Wedding or Howes, shall Ice the thirteenth
eIector, is to be determined by the other
electors when they meet, the governor
certifies to the election of tut twelve.
The morning times., 1897-01-06
Leaders to the Rescue.

The continued collapse Of Western banks,
ACTED III the news columns OF The Times,
is matter for deep regret if not occasion
for surprise, TO those who have not taken
the optimistic predictions Of Anglo -Ameri-
can financial Politicians with grain of
salt. Six financial institutions were added
10 the mortality column in yesterdays dis
patches, and it was evident that the New
York banking powers had become at last
thoroughly alarmed, as it was stated
that they would no longer make advances
TO Western banks without undoubted col
lateral security.
Such situation ism OF only deplorable but
dangerous, unless something can be done
20 remedy It. The distrust OF Western
banks may extend TO other sections il
it be not possible to localize the epidemic
and 10 quarantine against its advance.
How that is to be done is a question: 1t
is reasonably evident that it will not longer
do to confine remedial measures to mere
official assurances that the difficulties
IN which Western money institutions find
themselves are entirely due to individual
incompetence or dishonesty There must
be more fire than that statement would
imply, or there would not be SO much
smoke.
The morning times., 1897-01-06
Deaths of q Day.

william II. Pancoast, a. NJ, NJ. D., an
eminent physician and surgeon, died
at his home in Philadelphia this morn
ing after an Illness of several weeks. He
was member of learned societies in Lon
con and Paris and was the first president
of the International Red Cross Society of
Philadelphia
The Comte de as-Latrie, the celebrated
French photographer and member of the
Institute, died at Paris. He was torn in
April, 1915, and was the author of large
number of books, letters, reports, brochures,
ETC., upon his geographical, scientific and
other subjects.
John W. Newell, during the civil war
paymaster OF the Army of the Potomac
with the rank of brevet lieutenant-colonel,
died at New Brunswick. Nj. He was torn
in Franklin, o., seventy-three years ago
of Revolutionary. ancestry, his grandfather
having been an officer under Gen. Anthony
Wayne. lie was prominent In Masonic
circles.
The morning times., 1897-01-06
MINOR APPOINTMENTS.

The Commissioners made several minor
appointments yesterday as follows:
Robert G. Tegeler, as member of the Dis
trict fire department. vice Daniel o'Connor,
removed.
John James veazie, as watchman at
Washington Asylum, vice John Keech. re-
signed.
James J. Campbell, to sGperintend the
construction of the new engine-houSe at
Brightwood.
Additional prIvates on the police force
were appointed yesterday as follows:
John yickers, for duty between A and
East Capitol and Fourth and Fifth streets
James B. Burgess. for duty ON Pennsyl.
vania avenue southeast. between Fourth
and Sixth streets.
F. c. Herforth. to serve at the PreSby-
terian Church, on the corner OF North
Capitol and r streets
The morning times., 1897-01-06
THE yICARIOUS WOLOOTT
A Silver Sacrifice on q
Golden Altar.

An old personal friend of Senator VOL
jerk in front of fine residence on Con-
necticut avenue. There" said he, as he
pointed to the house with it's closed storm
doors and drawn curtains, 'Wolcott has
gone-lIe has gone on the one great TOM
fool errand of his-life, and he knows 1t!
do something"
''Do you mean to say that Wolcott has
gone over to London fully understanding
that he will not succeeh?''
Yes, / do. He has said that to me,
because pinned him down for reasons and
he just could not give me a single one;
for rational belief is getting a bit of recog-
nition at this time for silver i'm England"
We'll, then, he must have some reason
for going in this way; Wolcott is not an
idiot; he has some powerful cause for this
step that impels him to so out on what
you call a wild goose chase. Tell me what
is driving the Senator over?"
Wolcott's friend faced about, and as the
walk was resumed, he replied; He is go
ing for a rest-he is tired OF the Cuba
racket, OF the Venezuelan humbug, and
sick unto death OF the tariff business; he
is better free silver man at heart than
most OF the silver me n themselves at his
home, and the forced relation which he
is sustaining here with tie gold men il
about the same as dyspepsia and death
to him, and quite as agreeable"
The morning times., 1897-01-06

the office, was novel, even in Western
politics. He declares himself (1) for the
Chicago platform, and every letter OF it;
t2) for birnetalIisIn, and for making the
silver question paramount to all others;
t3) for the income tax, Ivy constitutional
amendment or by revising the Supreme
Court; t4) says he is neither a free trader
nor high protectionist, but wants a tariff
that Twill not discriminate between classes
or sections l5) against trusts, and wants
them prosecuted out Of existence.
He asked his friends to petition mem
bers OF the legislature TO vote for him,
andthe result was shower OF indorsemeuts
Powers has been somewhat embarrassed in
his candidacy by the fact that he was
formerly the most conspicuous Gentle
Utah, AND the new legislature is largely
Mormon.
The old religious lines, which formerly
prevailed In Utah politics, have largely
Although the legislature is almost unan-
imously composed of Latter Day Saints,
none of the active candidates for Senator
are churchmen in good standing One
~of the most prominent aspirants is ex-
Apostle Moses p. Thatcher, formerly one
OF the leading Mormons of the State, lately
'discip,ined and removed because he ven
tured To be a candidate for Senator with
out securing the assent of the presidency
Of the church. The third candidate is ex-
Delegate Ra Wins, who, ,aIth6ughef Mormon
forbears, is not himself OF the faith.
His services In connection with the admis-
sion OF the Territory to the Union and hts
personal qualifications render him very
formidable candidate.
The morning times., 1897-01-06
| to the mountains OF Hepsidam, as to Lon
.r-s .-e- 49,. aaa 90. aaAL .es. .sss 81

Allson's nearest friend in the Senate,
Gov. Gear, scouts any idea OF his colleague
going into the Cabinet; he stoutly denied
that any offer has been made by Mckinley
To Allison, because he says that Allison
has managed to aequaint Mckinley with
his determination to remain in the Sen
ate.
Back of all this fencing by the s1owan's
friends lies the scarce ce-concealed object Ct
their disincliEation to see Allison in the
Cabinet OF @the-incoining 'adfninistrYtioiA
they affect to foresee humiliation and
failure for Mckinley and the triumphant
nomination of Allison in 900, they -sa y
that the record Of Hayes will be repeated.
word for word, by Mckinley, and that
as Hayes was swamped and Garfield
nominated and elected. so will Allison
succeed in turn. He cannot however. /.
if he enters the Cabinet Allison will be
friendly to Mckinley and do nothing to
antagonize hsai+jndeed, do all he can to
help him. but Garfie!d's friendship for
Hayes did not help that sorcly hurnbled
man. when the hour OF his trial and dis
appointment Struck at Chicago. For. 1t is
no secret nows nor was it then, that Hayes
and his family We're anxiously expecting
that the clash of Blaine, Grant, and Sher-
nan would result in the denomination OF
Rutherford. ,c-f,
1t is true that Hayes was not an open
candidate. but the fact was due to the fear
that Hayes andh his people had of the biting,
bitter sarcasm of Conklng aud his follow
ers in the Grant camp and the ridicule and
taunts OF the Blaine capt aims in their en-
trenchInents. Sherman II damned Hayes with
| faint praise and appropria ted the Onto livery
| to serve his own ambition-at least he got
! all of it that he could. 1t is srememberedthis
| day, however, that he secured no dele
gates from Cuyahoga and several other
| Buckeye districts.
| Allison Is mild silver Republican today,
i He is regarded by Wqli street as. dangerous,
| and he hopes to keep in line with East and
| West as near as possible on this basis until
| the next Presidential issue is forced on us
Then, his friends say that he will come out
| flat 70 oted for silver while Mckinley
| cannot
The morning times., 1897-01-06

When WoIcott came to the Senate and
first took his seat, March 4, 1889. he came
with the reputation of being an unusually
attractive speaker; this was gained by an
after-linn speech at a New England
banquet in Boston-a eulogistic and gener-
Gus speech, which did his heart and h cad
credit; but, since he has appeared on the
floor Of the Senate he has not sustained
the oratical glory that preceded his adj
vent; for, as a speaker he is not a pleas
ant as Lodge, or as forceful as Hoar, both
of whom represent she state OF his nativity.
Frye, Of Maine, perhaps, Is the most at
tractive man on the floor OF the Senate
when he speaks: he has a rich, mello W voice,
softer, yet stronger than that OF Lodge,
and infinitely better than Wolcott's; for
the latter has a thick and husky intonation
that detracts very much from the spoken
effect of his address.
Wolcott, however, has had the heartiest
approval of his people in Colorado, de-
servedly SO, up to the hour Of the insertion
OF that fatal gold plank at st. Louis last
June. Presuming on the warmth OF this
steady personal following at home. VOL
colt rasbly and fearlessly refused to fol-
low Teller, who represented the deep and
determined convictions of the voters OF
Colorado.
Wolcott issued manifesto deridng the
withdrawal OF the Colorado delegation
from the Republican convention, and de-
clared that nothing would come OF that
step save the unwholesome evidence Of an
idle surrender to the cap and bells of
Populism.'' Putting himself in touch with
our own Mark Hanna, WolcOtt hurried out
to Denver and began TO attempt the impos-
| sible; he worked like a fanatic to stem the
| rising tide of revolt which finally over
| whelmed him horse, foot and dra goons'
| on the Sd of November; stunned and almost
beartbroken, he has returned to Washing
| ton with the awful premonition of political
| death In his heart.
To sit among his Republican associates
now and listen to tariff rhapsodies, Cuban
war speeches and the railery Of the silver
| Senators, headed by the quiet grim Tel
Ter, is too much for Edw. o. Wolcott, and
| be flies from il.