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The People of Pennsylvania Cast Ballots To Day for New Amendment. Philadelphia, Jnne 18. The People of the State of Pennsvlvania are voting to day on the question of incorporating an amendment prohibiting the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors in the State Constitution. From a careful diagnosis of the situation, it is believed that the proposed amendment will be defeated by a ma. jority of not less than twenty or more than forty thousand.

Probably no political campaign in the history of 'toe State has been more vigorously conducted than has that of the advocates of temperance. Nightly meetings have been held in every county, running up into thousands weekly for the entire State, and eloquent 'speakers have been brought from near aud afar to impress upon the people the advantages of total prohibition. The liquor interest has been equally active, and between the two parlies a good many barrels of money have been HTThBURG, June IS. The prohibi tory amendment election is passing on quietly. The weather is pleasant and an unusually heavy vote is In inif polled in the down town districts.

In the outlying wards, however, the vote is light and of a vest pocket nature. The temperance women re doing frood work at tne polls, and are serving tne voters wun ice water, ouiteiij milk and sandwiches. The indications are6! that the majority against the amendment ia Allcghauey County will be quite large. JOU.NSTOWX MATTERS Dose Disturb the Xew linrlal Ground The Prohibitory Election. JohjcstowS, June 18.

The guards at Camp Hastings, near the Prospect Hill burial grounds, report to day that they are having great trouble with dogs that are con stantly disturbing the dead interred at that burial pine. Over one hundred dogs were driven from the place lust night and several of them killed. The hastily dug graves there are shallow, nnif the dogs have been uncovering and devouring the dead. The Grtaux wire people to day put a large force of men to work clearing up for the purpose of rebuilding. They will pay out some $.300, 0W in wages on Saturday.

Lieutenants Patrick and Keese, of the regular army, who are here, have decided to erect bridges over Creek and one over the Conemauirh iust in front of general headquarters, after which they will return to their posts of duty. Blown by Dynamite. Johnstown, June 18. Alreadv this morning four bodies have been blow up in the wreckage above the railroad bridge. They are all horribly decomposed, and can not, on acconnt of the oflensive odor, be identified.

The blasting is still going on, and the work seems to be svateinutized. The polls arc opened in three wards of Johnstown proper for the Iirohibitory amendment election. The Fro libitionists are making a special fight, but up to 11 clock a light vote had been polled. 1 Fair Weather. ut Johnitown.

June IS. Fair weather and the increased" annv of workmen seem to unite to dav in clearing up the debris. Evervhodv isbusv. The work is becominir smooth and more systematic. An open outbreak between the Woman's Swictv of l'eniisvlvaniu and the same socictv of West ern Pennsylvania resulted this morning in a separation ot the two societies and separate headquarters have beeu established.

The old fight between these two caused the dis ruption. MES WHO ARE FORTUNATE. The President SIgrna CommlKxIons for a Number of Offices To Day. Washington, June 18. The President made the following appointments to day: r.ovitV.

Johnson, of Arizona, to be Surveyor Seneral of Arizona; James J. Stokes, of Dakota, to be Receiver, of Public Mon eyesat Grand Forks, Thos. J. Butler," of Arizona, to be Receiver of Public Moneys at Preseott, Ariz. To be Indian Agents Wm.

McKussick, of Dakota, at the bisseton Agencvin Dokotar Man ton G. Fisher, of Idaho, at the Fort Hail Agency in Idaho; Win. R. Bishop, of Oregon, at the Kalamath Agency in Oregon Samuel L. Patrick, of Kansas, at the Sac and Fox Agency in the Indian Tern tor Horatio N.

Rust, of California, at the Mission Tule River (consolidated) Agency in California, embracing lioopa alley. General Fairchlld Is Recognized. Washington, June 18. Lucius Fair child, ex Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, has been appointed a member oi tne moui commission. A New Postmaster for Ft.

Wayne. Washington, June 18. C. R. Higgins has been appointed Postmaster at Fort Wayne, Ind.

Short Washington Dispatches. W. H. Jones, of Brookville. a candi, date for Collector of Internal Revenue in the Sixth District, has come to Washington to iook alter nis nuances.

The issne of the standard silver dollars from the mints during the week ended Jane 15, was $381,885. The issue during the corresponding PCTioa oi last year was fou, i.e. Samuel Frazier of Frankfort, a twelve hnn. dred dollar clerk in the Pension Office, has been promoted to a fourteen hundred dollar clerkship and detailed as Hpecial Examiner, wun ncaouarters at Litcnneia, ny. A I.

Election. Cincinnati, June 18. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Cincin nati, Hamilton A Dayton Railway Company to day two tickets were presented, one known as the Cincinnati ticket and the othertaa the Xew York ticket. It was the general impression that the New York ticket would be overwhelminglv elected. It is made up as follows: Edward K.

Cole. Marshall, Geo. W. Davis; Toledo, Julius Dexter. Cincinnati: Svdnev Dillon.

Mahlon Martin, Kusseil taL e. Alfred Sully, New York; M. D. Woodford, Toledo, and r.ugene Zimmerman, Cincinnati, the Cincinnati ticket had the names of Messrs. Dexter, Sagej Dillon and Martin, and be sides these nad c.

C. it aile, K. li. Howler, J. Itawson, ol Cincinnati, and IV, Fairbanks, or It is understood that the election ef the New York ticket will be followed by the re tirement ol Li.

u. vtaite, the' present Vice President. I Penalty of the Laws. Judge Irvin this morning sentenced Fronkie Smith to a year in the Reformatory and Charles Smith to a year in State's prison. These are the brother and sister who robbed ood Mccormick's house near Allisonville.

Jefferson Ramsey, who has two wive living, i was scab yo un wora jiguK.lw six Dluu.as. McKeon SarresMtera. Hlmselt. Larry McKeon, who has been leading the of ficers a merry chase, ended their labors this morning by kindly handing himself over to Detective Splann He gave $50 bail to appear in the morning. Ada Harrington, the girl be is charged wita sucking, la improving, Mr.

Loder and Bis Halts. J. W. Loder, who had suits aggregating ft en against the Fleischman Yeast Company for servicea, says that the suits have been dis missed because the statute of limitations had run against them, and not because receipts were proaucco, as ciai mcq. DAILY STATE CHRONICLE.

THE 3TKW WHEAT PESTS RECOG NIZED AS "GREEN MIDGE." Commencement at De Pan Saloon Licenses Increased Killed by Fall lnjj Slate Presbyterian Minister Resigns General News. fi pedal to The Indianapolis Sen.1 Broad Ripple, June 18. The new wheat pest proves to be the "green midge," and it is the first visitation of this insect since the summer of 1S05, when the crop was almost entirely destroyed. There is scarcely a wheat head in Waihmgton Township but what is covered 'wjith these insects, and there will be a partial destruction of the crop, if it is not entirelv ruined. The "red midge," which appeared about twelve years ago, but which is not so destructive as the "green midge," is an insect which works its way to the inside of the ehaft; and draws the sap directly from the grain, while the green midge" locates itself upon the outer surface, and draws ifrom the small stem supporting the grain.

This causes the grain to shrivel and prevents maiuniy. tne older residents, who suffered from the visitation in lo7, now expect but a small yield from what promised an enormous wheat crop one week ago. Commencement at DePanw. 1 Special to The Indianatfalf Grekncastle, Jnne 19.1 Yesterday was "music day" at DePauwi University, the lintmua concert oocunvine the afternoon and Mendlessohn's "II vinn of Praise" being rendered at the annual festival at iiiht. The commencement exercises of this de partment came off this morning, when pro lessor Curtis, I).

delivered the address to the class. The fraternity and class reunions take place to night. The art exhibit, uvuttracting many visitors and will continue until Thursday. The city is filling up with visitors, preparatory to the closing exercises Thursday. Kleetric Light a Kuecess.

(Special tai The Indlansoolis Xews.1 Brsirrii.LE, June 18. The electric light wns turned on last night for the first time and was found to answer, the purpose, the streets being most beautifully lighted. The plant has been purchased by the city. Killed by Falling Slate. to The, Indianapolis News.) BRAZIL, June 13.

John Wallace, of Brazil, was killed by falling slate in An drew shaft at Clav City, this mornin''. He was fiftv veara old, married and a promi nent Knight of Honor and Odd Fellow. Presbyterian Minister designs. FBpec'al tl'be Indianapolis News. i Rvsuville, June 18.

Rev. W. II. Sands, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, this city, has tendered his resignation. Xew Court House Ordered.

Special tu The Indianapolis News. 1 RICHMOND, Julie IS. The County Com missioners have passed an order for a new Court House, to cost Saloon License Increased. ISpecial to The Indlnnapolis yews. Richmond, June 18.

The Citv Council bus raised liquor license to i2M per year, by a nine to live vote. Oenernl Ntme Mrs. William Brant, of Vincenhes. aged seventy eight, died yesterday. Leanuer Kherwtn, aged eightv eight, the old est resident of Uoahen.

died last night. 1 Captain James Harper, founder ot theTri Ptate Veterans' Association, died yesterday at Ft. Wayne. Wallace Dover, a school teacher of Dover, was drowned last night, while bathing in Prairie Creek. James Stark, of Oreencastle, carrying, a loaded revolver, accidentally discharged the weapon, and.

the bullet entered his abdomen. A tornado swept near Hoann on Sunday as funeral procession was passing, upsetting several vehicles and seriously injuring Cornelius Lowe and wife. Sylvanus Fitzpatrick, of Franklin, started for Shelbyville yesterday, on a bycicle. En route he took a "header," breaking his arm, and receiving other injuries. Vincennes has organized a eompanv of State Militia, with Ueorge McCoy Captain and Mason A.

Niblick and John Nordhaus Lien tenants. It starts off witjh fifty members. ti pioneers of Allen County, is dead. He served in me legislature in was very wealthy, and his only daughter inherits his entire estate. Woodward Stewart, near Nobles ville.

struck a match near the well on wnich he depended lor a supply oi ater, and a as nauiy burned by an explosion of naturaJ gas, escaping from the well. i 1 In the recent graduating exercises of the Western Female seminary at Oxiord, Miss Catherine Lonise Filbeck, of Terre Haute, carried offlelocnuonary honors by her spirited recitation of tne cnaiioi race, troin "lien Hur." Numerous warrants have been issued hv th Mayor et Fort Wayne against parties selling beer at the Johnstown relief pienic on Sunday, and the brewers are threatening to pay tines out of the fund accumulated for relief of the sufferers. Walter Sheldon, of Terre Haute, serving a sentence for attempted burglary, has fallen neirto a large loricne Dy tne death of an nncle. The estate can not be settled nntil his release. After Sheldon's conviction his wife secured a divorce and re married.

George A. Plummer. of Putnam Countv. has become insane, and it is alloyed that the mental disturbance is due to Christian science. He was amicted with insomnia, but he re fused to be treated by any one save a Chris tian scientist, and eventually his mind gave; way cnniT'y.

Pony Creek, an insignicant stream in Hunt ington wnd Wabash Counties, was swollen out of all proportions by a cloud burst on Hun day, and John Maple, a farmer, near Pleasant view, attempted io cross it in a wagon, bis family and a female servant with him. The vehicle was swept away, and Mrs. Maple and two oi tne cnuuren were arowneo. The corner stone ot Fisher A safe and range factory, at Kokomo, was laid on Satur day with considerable ceremony, fifty visitors coming from Chicago by special train. The riacner enterprise is ine iwemy toartn one secured since natural gas was found at Kokomo, and it is capital Lied at 150,000, and will give employment to a urge number of work men.

William Bolden. of Bridgeport. Knox Coun ty, found upon his doorstep a bundle of switches, with a note signed by "Sons of White Caps," ia which he was threatened if ne tailed to give nis gins libertv to work out. This frighted hrm into moving bis family to Vincennes, where he succeeded in having warrants issued against George Carnes add other parties under suspicion. The starch works case of James Cunning ham vs.

the Kvansville A Terre Haute Rail way Company, at Vincinnes, in the second trial of which plaintiff waa awarded a verdict for $182,000, hoe. been compromised. The starch works burned ten years ago, as claimed, by a spark from a passing locomotive, and altogether there have been three trials.1, and damages were claimed. The terms of me compromise ore reserTeo. I Supreme Court Decisions.

The Bupreme Court to day handed down the Hollowing decisions: 13,740. Hannah Morris vs. Micoh Morris et aL Washington C. C. i Affirmed.

Coffey, J. IS TOB h.rl T. tllill. Benton CO. Reversed.

Porter C. C. Reversed. Elliott, C. J.

13,90. Railway Company vs. Mary E. Lucas et al. Porter C.

C. Afhrmedi Eliott, C. J. 1 11,923. state vs.

Wm. H. Burnett. Lake C4 A 'firmed. Berkshire, J.

13,065. John J. Brake vs. Richatd Dnmgin et ol. Vigo C.

C. On confession of errors, reversed. 14.180. John J. Brahe vs.

Hugh D. BoqueU Tigo 8. C. Appeal dismissed on appellant's motion. 1,334.

Douglass McOnire et aL vs. George P. Bissell, Trustee, etc Marion 8. C. Petition tor rehearing overruled.

Looking After the Children. Pearlie Lewis waa given to the Board of Children's Guardians by Judge Howland today. The Board also asked the custody i ot Levi Jacob Jester, aged eh ht The mother is The little fellow was stripped and his body found to be covered with bruises and stripes Inflicted on him by a man living hear the boy's squalid home. Judge How land igave the boy to the Guardians, and ordered the father to pay $1 per week toward the child's support. BEYER'S DEATH.

Accidentally Shot On tne Eve of tJae) Shooting Tournament. I A deplorable accident this morning resulted In the death of George Beyer, Secretary of the Western Shooting Leagoev which begins Its leatiTol aeor this city to morrow. It was the habit of Mr. Beyer to go on a shooting expedition about one day in every week. This morning at daylight he started out on such a trip with August Hug, foreman of Schmidt's brewery, and Louis Kachler.

At about O'clock, while north of Crown Hill, Mr. Reyer attempted to climb a lenee with his cocked double barreled shotgun In hand. It seem that a board of the fence gave sray; the gua pressed close against the center of Beyer's breast and was discharged. The entire charge Of a shell passed into his body. He fell back.

instantly killed. The barrel was so close to his breast that no powder marks were visible. His horrified friends brought the body to the city through the aid of Hermann, the undertaker. Mr. Reyer was one of the best known Germans of the citv.

He was a man of more than ordinary ability, and in his time had been leader ol many Oennan organizations. At the time of his death he was bookkeeper at Schmidt's brewery and occupied ana held confidential relations with the concern. When he came to this city, some years ago, be was a German Methodist preacher, and took charge of a congregation at Palestine. He afterward, however, became a liberalist in views. He once took an active part in politics and was a Democratic candidate for the Legislature.

He was for a long time proprietor of a saddlery store on East Washington street. usic interested him and he was for years prominent in the Mnnerchor. He was an Odd Fellow and a member of the American Protestant Association. He leaves a wife and four sons grown. These are Dr.

Ernest Reyer, once at the City Dispensary and the Insane Hospital, ani recently returned from an important position in a New York hospital; William Reyer, Assistant Secretary of the German Mutual Fire Insurance Company; Theodore and Emil Reyer in the drug business. The deceased was fifty three years old. His death at this time, and in such a manner, is peculiarly shocking. He waa about to engage in the great shooting tournament which begins to morrow, and in arranging for which has has been specially interested by reason both of his connection with the local shooting bund and the National League. The shooting societies will take suitable action in the matter.

TROUBLE AMONG HEIRS. Litigation Over the White Estates KiuwIiieM for the Court a. 1 "When a man die and leaves his property and children behind, a combination is formed that causes business for the courts'' remarked an attorney this morning as he read two complaints setting forth these allegations. Rodda E. White was recently declared a person of unsound mind in the Circuit Court and Smith Ms pes was appointed her guardian.

She is the widow of Robert White, who left 160 acres of land and a large amount of personal property. Now comes Benjamin El White and on behalf of his mother. Rodda, with whom he'lived on the farm, brings suit agsinst Smith Mapes, George White and Robert William White, alleging that they caused his mother to be declared of unsound mind by practicing a fraud on the Court; that they had the judgment rendered by fraud, and that they gave no notice of their intentions, though they had plenty of opportunity to do so. He asks that Mapes be removed as guardian, and that the judgment declaring bis mother to be of unsound mind be declared null and void. The other complaint is a suit by numerous Whites, children and grandchildren, uncles, cousins and aunts, to set aside the will of Robert White.

They claim to be his heirs and say be was not competent to make the will he did, but made it while sick and adder undue influences. i TELEGRAMS TRIMMED DOWN. James Dardis, of Erlin, ia mysteriously missing. The election knocked off the oil market at Pittsburg. A great iron and coal discovery ia reported in Colorado.

Dnvid Wiley, one of the pioneers of Carthage, 111., died yesterday morning. The Chicago relief fund for the Johnstown sufferers has reached $115,000. i Newton Moore, of Lake City, murdered his bride and killed himself. Fire destroyed the Superior Machine Company's works at New Carlisle. O.

The Typographical Convention adjourned yesterday at Denver to meet in a year at Atlanta. Charles Smith, colored, was sentenced at Washington, C. to two years' imprisonment in the penitentiary for forgery. Near Independence, Sunday morning, Mrs. Dave B.

Williams, aged eighteen, was accidentally shot aud killed by her husband. An unknown man at Kansas City stole worth of, bonds while their owner, a broker, turned his back to talk to some one else. At Washington C.H..O.,theball of Carter.the bunkoist, was forfeited yesterday $4,000 of the stolen from Samuel Con man was returned to him. i The Standard Oil Company ia leasing the right of way between Lima, and Detroit an eight inch pipe line to convey oifcto that city for tuel purposes. A large number of hogs have died of cholera near Lima, during the past few days, and the State Board will be called npon to devise means to stamp out the disease.

Sunday night at the colored church on the Oscola plantation, near St. Joseph, Mitchell was stabbed to death by Sallie Underwood. Both are colored girls under sixteen years of age. The action of the Chficago A Alton in giving notice of the withdrawal from the Interstate Railway Association excited comment in Wall street yesterday and caused a small early decline in the stock market. It is said that $1,000,000, has been subscribed in San Francisco for the proposed cable betw een Honolulu and San Francisco, and that the work of laying the cable will be commenced within eighteen months.

At St. Louis yesterday Singleton Cave was arraigned under.the felony clause of the Johnson gambling law. charged with beintr the pro prietor of a faro bank, but the case: went over until Friday. The case ia atestot the gambling law. The shipments of floor, grain and provisions from Chicago to the seaboard last week aggregated tons, against 17,463 for the preceding week, a decrease of 1,816 tons, and against 12,390 for.

the corresponding week last year, an increase of 3,707 tons. Captain Hamilton Murrell, of the steamer Missouri, was presented yesterday morning in the private office of George W. Childs, in Philadelphia, with la gold raedel, a gilt ot Joseph Pultiier. Medals were also presented to thirty two others of the crew. Michael Andrew, Simon Kbvolk and John Kutochi, all Polanders, were fatally injured by an explosion of gas at the Nottingham Col liery, Plymouth.

yesterday. Novolk died lost evening. The men were so badly burned that the flesh peeled off in several places. In the Court of General Sessions at Charles ton, 1 S. Judge Kershaw presiding, the Grand Jury returned a true bill against Dr, T.

H. McDow for the murder of Captain T. w. uawson, in March last. McDow was arraigned, and pleaded not guilty.

Next Mon day, June waa fixed far his trial. The woman who nluns ed over Niaeara Falls last Friday afternoon turns out to be the wife or rreaericE or jsnnalo city. Btanfield is quite wealthy. Mrs. Stan field had complained for some time of pains in her head and had been despondent, but was not considered ia any way irresponsible.

John Lewes, the phenomenal fat man who weighed S40 pounds, died at his home in El mi ra, N. to day from erysipelas. He was born In England and was about forty years old. He was a blacksmith and worked at his trade up to about three years ago. At that time: he weighed bnt httie more than 2U bounds, but began rapidly gaining in flesh at the rate of about live pounds per week.

Every, thine known to medical science was tried In his case, but it homed the skill of the best physicians. Relieved rrona Excessive Punishment. The Governor to day exercised authority to relieve rrom excessive punishment Richard Marts, who was sent, to prison from Vigo County in 83 for seventeen years: for stealing a twenty five dollar cow. As if this were not enongh. Marts was fined $80 and disfranchised for twenty one years.

Evidently the Intention was to make Marts atone for the sins of the entire community. The Oovernor savs "Nay, nay, and releases Marts on his good behavior. I A New Trustee for Pnrrine. Governor Hovey to day appointed Hon. E.

P. Hammond, of Rensselaer, Trustee of Pur due University In place ef A. P. Edgerton, of Fort! Wayne, who was appointed two years ago by Governor Gray. Mr.

Edgerton was one of the United States Civil Service Commis sioners afHhe time of hts appointment as Trustee of Purdue and waa not jUiarefore eligible to hold the ofhoe orTrustee. WIIAT CIVIL SERVICE IS. WOrUL IGNORANCE OT ITS iTEAN XXO DEVELOPED HBI TO DAT. i Coram 1 salon era Thorn pnn, Ttooeevelt and Lyman. Hold Inspect Ion of th PotofTlc Methods They Order Sew nxd Le(pU Readjustment.

The Civil Service Commissioners, Lyman, Roosevelt and Thompson, arrived in the city last evening. They are looking into the condition of affairs in the Indianapolis postoffice to day. 1 The newspaper talk about the failure to observe the civil service rules Is the cause of the visit. If there a re any an effort will be made to correct them. It fs known to the Commission that while Mr.

Jones was rostmaster toe applicants ror aomiasion to the service were really all Democrats, while now Bepnblicans are' the majority of the applicants. It is the intention of the commission to break this an. Mr. Roosevelt says emphatically that there can be no talk of observing the law, "as far as possible; it must be observed in its No evasions of it will be tolerated. Mr.

Roosevelt says that the President himself before the commissioners started to. Indianapolis, said to them and authorized them to report that he meant exactly what he said srhem he de clared that the civil service law should be ob served in its letter and spirit. "1 em. he said, "ready to co operate with the commis sioners to prevent any evasion and to punisa any violation of the law." After one or two discharged postoffice employes had called upon them this morning at the New Den io to make complaints about their treatment by the new administration, the three Commissioners walked down to the Eostofnce to begin their Investigation. They ad previously determined that their proceedings should be public! and when News reporter called at the post office a minute after the Commissioners had entered the private room of Mr.

Wallace he was' assured by Mr. Roosevelt that opportunity would be gladly given the newspaper representatives to obtain all information that it was possible to gather. The inquiry began at once, and it waa evident that the Com mhuioners meant busi ness. Mr. Roosevelt especially evinced a determination to know all the facts, and to impress upon toe minds of the postoftice people that it was their imperative duty to comply absolutely with the requirements of the civil service law, in letter as well as in spirit.

He talked in a way that was an everlasting caution. The investigation begat, with aa examina tion of the records. It was found thatince August, 188S, HM persons have filed applications for exsmiuations by the Local Civil Ser vice Board. Many of these were marked soldier." President Lyman wanted to know why this was done. Mr.

S. G. Woodward, the Secretary of the local board, stated that it had been done because it was his un derstanding that soldiers were entitled to a credit of 6 per cent, in their examination ratings. "Not unless thev are discharged for disability while in the service," said President Lyman, and the Information was impressed upon the Secretsry's mind by the emphatic reiteration of the statement of Mr. Roosevelt.

I Some of the recent applicationshich had not been recorded were presented with the duuis. nr. mucins n.Dwiii, wno wun William Dudley Foulka, was a witness of the nro ceedings. looked Ur sisnstures certifying to the good character of the applicants, but tailing to find any, wanted to know why there was no certificate of character. Mr.

Lyman explained that the Certili cate waa no longer required, because it hod been found that it was simply a means of introducing politics into the service. Ap plicants would get the signatures or influential politicians, and these would have their significance, if there waa a disposition to give political preference in making ap pointments. Turning to the list of persons who had passed the examinations in August and Febraarv it was foubd that those whose names appearon iue recoras aa engiDie to appointment, together with the average per cent, of each, are as follows: roe ciaags. Jesse C. Smith 88.

John G. Edmunds. ..87 Henry W. li. Kastner 71 John Laughlin.

Sammic Barrett 88 Chas. B. Clarence H. Marpin.ss Bartholomew Lesry J. 85 Herbert Frank M.

North wav.79 John W. Frietzsche.77 J. W. Nurtnn' I R. J.

Patrick J. Gorman ...70 Wm. Flicker 83 Calvin Hollwell ..8 Hugh A. Cu minings James W. CLEBKS.

Henry M. DcVitt 81 John L. Etter .78 urown. Tbadd E. York.

Lemuel P. A Don D. Wells Charles Humphrey Henry S. George Thomas ..74 7a F.vaus 79 Chas. W.

FOB MAIL CARXIEBS. Chas. Faulkner 73 Barney' Alerting Alex. ssanumg i Albert Bowers ..75 Wm. F.

78 Mike H. ConnelL. 74 Elmer E. John P. Lyendecker.

"4 Sidney J. Gibson 73 William S. W. W. Henry Riley T.

White ..78 noben The records showed that four annointments had been made by Postmaster Uallacev and three of these were mail carriers. James W. Duran had been appointed April 10: J. U. Hobbs.

May 1. and Robert H. Blackledga June 11. On June 1 W. A Carson was an poinieo a ciers.

President Lyman called for a list of the persons who had been reinstated in the ser and Assistant Postmaster Thompson re onea tne names oi vnree j. a. uowney, I. Taylor and George W. SuIktovk, all of them letter carriers.

For the information of the postmaster, Mr. Roosevelt stated that under the rules any old soldier could now be reinstated without reference to his having Dtrs uuv ui ing service mure inan a year. The: proceedings had been informal unto this. time, and Mr. Roosevelt suggested vuiM, iu wanna; luqDinei ido investi.

gallon snouid oe conducted with more formality. A table was brought Into the room and the Commissioners and reporters sat down around it. Others' in the room were Postmaster Wallace. Assistant Postmsater Thompson, Mr. Woodward, Clerk of' the Money Order Department, and Secretary of the Local Civil Service Board; Mr.

Taylor, Superintendent of the Special Delivery Department: William Dudley Foulka and Lucius H. Swift. Mr. Roose velt directed attention to the case of Charles F. Moore, who had been reinstated in the ser vice, although discharged by Postmaster Jones within a year or the time of his reappointment.

Mr.i Roosevelt asked Postmaster Wallace If this waa not the truth. Mr. Wal. lace said that he was so informed. Mr.

Roosevelt wanted to know whaCthe records showed in regard to the case. Mr. Wallace didn't know, and his osslstaut. Mr. Thompson, ex.

plained that there was no record of appointments, except in the case of carriers. Sue cifically, there was no record of the cause of Moore dismissal given the service, and Mr Wallace said that the information about the charges against him was. all hearsay. it developed, however, that the post iuimct uu wiicu vu iuiio uui rcquisiuon under Postal Rule VII for the nocessarv certiff. cation for the reinstatement of Moors.

The rules require that the requisition shall state piamiy, as mcy ao in ail tne printed forms, rsucb separation waa not occa sioned bv nis delinquency or mi conduct." This discovery caused the commissioners to point out to the postmaster his dereliction of duty, and he was told that while postal asters could not be expected to comply with all requirements of tne law in tne nrst montn. tney would oe Held strict accountable after that time, 'and we do not mean by this," added President Lyman, "that we tntena to wins at any violation or the law.r Continuing the inquiry, Mr. Rooee. velt' asked, "You knew that Moore had been dismissed on account or a scandal." Mr. Walloce ll did not.

Mr. Roosevelt Did vou make anv inaalr as to the cause of his dismissal? Mr. Wallace I did. I found that he had special fitness for the work, although there had been some charges made against him of gambling lor the purpose or having cause for dismissing him from the service. Mr.

Roosevelt Yon inquired as to his fitness and not as to his character. Mr. Wallace It was told me by Mr. Eddy. now that I come to think of it, that the charge against mm was a pnt upvjob.

Mr. Rooeeveltt If any accusations are tablished in a eonrt, regardleasof the justice of them, it Is evidence that yon must not die regard, i Asssistaht Postmaster Thompson What we isae newspaper report Mr. Roosevelt Take the records; bnt it seems that the records in this office have been very carelessly and poorly kept. Is not that inetrutin, air. Lvmanr Mr.

Lyman I believe It is. I Mr. Lyman then explained fully the violations of the law by Postmaster Wallace in ap pointing Moore without having made a requisition for ma reinstatement. and without certifying that he had not become' separated rrom the service on account of misconduct. Before Hot could be legally taken into the oervioe it was imperatively necessary that this requisition should be made.

The postmaster must assert that the removal of the person to be reinstated i waa not occasioned by any charges against him. 'The bur den or the proof In this cose. remarked Mr. Roosevelt, "ilea with the peat I IBIANAP OM WE 1 IXDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1889. PRICK TWO CKifTt.

BIX DOLLARS TXU.H. VOL. XX NO l. 1 1 1 IK CARDONIA BCE3TE9 trNDKR A JTTNB SCN IX iJf ESDU XA MIXWO TOWJT. Place When Breed fn Preoloti Te Miner nre yYnttlnn; for Their Garden to Levelop Short Tree Mori.

i (BpeMal The Indianapolis Nawe.) Caki01A, June 1. The biasing; ma yesterday mad the air quiver above the shanties of CerdonJa. There wu scarcely 'any other movement to be see a. The village appeared to he, absolutely without inhabit ents, except where ft saloon keeper dosed in front of his dingy piece of business and it ingle red shirted, brawny miner moved lowly down the eneven street. Probably not onedollar changed hand in the entire place daring the long, monotonous day.

When I topped a few momenta to make hm inquiries of the aloon. kerper, the fact ia eoue invisible, mysterious roaoner became known. Hen emerged front the houses in all directions and gathered silently around. By; degrees they were Induced te converse of their condition. 1 "We had a good square meal of meat at oar house yesterday," said ''he first neat we have had for three week.

days last week I ttainped around the woods looking for ginseng. 1 got a little bunch and dried It by the stove. It ought io be dried in the 'sun. but we couldnt wait long for that Then Saturday I took it to Braxil to selL The man didn't want to bay it because it was not dried right, but ISually be gave me seventy' cents for it. Maybe that meat didn't taste good (Securing the aid of a member of the local relief committee I proceeded to visit the miners' houses.

1 The scenes observed in llannonyahd Knightaville were rejieated here, except that as Uie days go by the con grow worse. A woman pointed to a psn containing a 'rising" of bread. That, with a few bites of meat was all the food in the house, and she had five babies. "My man hi gone to find work. If he dnnnot find hit soon, hit is hard to tell what hus Will do." From house to house the same story was told.

The only variation was in the degree destitution. Ilere, for two weeks the only food distributed has been flour And alt, and as a majority ef these people are dependent entirely upon this supply, what their food is may be guessed without any danger of mistake. Time after time the families hesitatingly confessed that they had had nothing to eat thst day but brtud and water. One noticeable feature to which my attention was repeated'y called was the gardens attached to the houses. They are generally well cultivated end their chief crop is potatoes.

"If we can hold ut two weeks longer," said one of the idle men, "our potatoes will be big enough to begin on and then the operators might as well give op all hope of our going to work. We can lire uo potatoes and the beans and. pee will ebtne along and help ns out." Keel, tangible sullering suffering which would touch the hardest heart was encountered in the round of dismal hovels. I entered the kitchen door of 'Archie Scott, an industrious, sober miner, who is not very strong. Not a smile or a lighting of his Countenance greeted my sanjitation.

Yes, things are pretty hard with, ns just now," he said. "You see 1 Was out of work long time before the strike, began, and we didn't have anything to go oh." "liUt how are you situated right now I asked. "What have you to jeat to day and for to morrow I I "Just look for yourself, sir," he rising and opening the cupboard doors. Inside was not a single mouthful of food. In a corner of the room was a tin can.

"Ilere is our flour barrel," said Hcott. It contained probably a quart of flour. In that miserable hovel there was not another particle ptwhat could in any manner be used for food. "I could get along some way, bad as it is," continued the niav, "if Jl was alone, bnt other things tuak (tour, case unusually bad. Just go in the room and see what 1 With a good deal of curiosity I obeyed.

May 1 never be allowed to behold such a sight again! In retched bed of straw I aud ragged quills sat a pale; emaciated woman. She did not see me as I.entered, Jf nd as I stood a moment she was looking own i upon the tiny face', and yet nopened eyes of a' new born babe, he look of the mother's! love and espair, which was on. her fifce, was so pathetic, so infinitely pitiful that an at? tempt to describe it would be sacrilege. The infant was feebly attempting to draw food from her withered breast. Unless that mother receives wholesome food her child's little life will soon end.

"JJer look of mute agony when I asked her whether it seemed' a hearty child, told plainly than words eouid she fully realizes the danger. Ia another hut an old woman humped and distorted by rheumatism was found alone. A pair of crutches, lay her. "Yes," she said, 'My mon is oot o' warn. Ifs malr than.

two weeks sin' I ha' had a bite to eat except bread an' a little tea. I be an old woman now an' I never thocht I'd I live to see this day." Mrs. Uuddiford lives in wo small, dingy rooms on a back street. be is an energetic, spirited woman and has five children, all too voung to be any thing except burden in times of privation, husband is away in search of work, he as not inclined to talk of her troubles .1 at first, but was finally persuaded. "We came from the old country eight years ago." she said "for we thought we'd find thing better for' poor folks here, but we never saw anything like this before.

Day before yesterdav we hsd not a bite of food in the bouse. The children got hungry and began to cry I never begged in bit life, and I I never could, but when these little ones began to crjr for something to eat and couldn't bush thenvit was more than human nature could stand. 1 pnt on my bonnet and went over to the Township Trustee's house to ask for help. But when I was just at the door i didn nave tne courage to knock, and turned back. A widow who has a crippled boy lives right over there, and.

she as poor as we are. Some way, it was easier to go to her. She had just one loaf of ana Dotning cue to eat, out gave me half of it. That was all we had that day, and the next day was 'commissary' day." Mrs. Welch is a quiet, well mannered lit tle woman, pale and delicate, with four ickly looking children.

lier husband went away to find work two weeks ago, and she has not heard from him since. 1 asked her bout her circumstances and she smiled bravely and said: "Oh," I guess we'll man age to get along" But her voice had asus jpicious quaver in it. Suddenly she turned her head away and began crying silently. After a little, when1 she. could, control her oice, she said apologetically: This more lng my babies had nothing to eat but some dry bread, and it breaks my heart to see it, "We haven't anything else to live on now.

II husband west away without a cent in his pocket, and I know he has no work or no wouia sen a me wora. is very nara, mud the little woman broke down In another house a man told of his, futile attempts to get along, in spite of the ex actions of the company for which he worked. He was obliged to buy all his roods at the eompanv'a store or be thrown out of farmers came to his' door flering potatoes St 40 cents, butter at 12 cents ud eggs at 10 cents, bnt he had to go to the "pluck rae" store and psy80ccuts foe potatoea, 23 cents for butter and 15 cents lor When pay day came round he was frequently in debt to the' eompanv instead of the eompanv to him, ana in fourteen weeks he was able to draw jnst in caah. produced his pay'envel. pes, wnicn bore the record kept Dr tne paymaster of the eompanv as proof.

When a su ute negaa ha had cow on wnoee SKETCHED milk they depended for much help in fight ink off hunger. But times grew harder and There was three weeks before the relief fond began to come in, and at last a day came when food had to be secured at any cost. He went out to try to sell the eow. Nobody was able to boy her, until ia despair he went to the company store and stated his case. The manager offered him $10 for the animal, provided be would take the pay in goods from the store.

There was no recourse and be accepted the offer. There was only bread tei eat in his hooae when be was relating the story. A sensible, observant miner who lives ia Cardonia and is acquainted with ecrrybody there, said he thinks not more Than tea families in the 'village are able to live without aid. The number of families in that district reported to be in destitution is lod. E.

P. BicxsKU fhm Mate's Aid Asked. to Tli InitluapoUa Hwi1 Biazil, June 18. The Clay County Com. missioners met to risy and petitioned Governor Hovey to call on the people of Indiana for help for the suffering miners.

They auk the citizens of the county to contribute liberally, bnt decide that they can not legally appropriate publio money for the purpose. 1 The Miners' Central. Relief Committee held a meeting at noon and reported funds en hand amounting to The strikers are greatly encoursced. John Wallace, a rt went to Lolly Mines at Clay I ity lat niglrt to find work to support bis starrttig fsmily. This morning he was crushed to drsth by falling slate.

i What the fipTerner Can Do. Oovernor Hovey has consulted Judge Coffey, of Brasil, regard Ug the course that he should pursue in aseistina the Clsy County miners, but the conclusion reached was the same that the Governor has given expression heretofore thst is, that It would be presumptuous in him to take any sction without being requested by the County Commissioners to do so, and then he could do nothing more than iosne a proclamstion.nrring the people of the State to give aid to the destitute. The Clay County Kellef Fund. Previously acknowledged $303 8t K. M.

Salt: 10 00 Employes Western Furniture in ad dition to (20 reported 1 89 James Greene A 00 John 1 00 Wm. 1 00 Cash. i 1 00 Cash ii a i oo I f32S Forwarded to Patrick Morgan, Treasur 75 iob ea Balance on hand $5 15 The Sentinel has received S2T6.86: the Sun, 1344.60; the German Tribune, for the Suf ferers, T1TE CIIO IX MYSTEIIV. 3orke'sArrot la svn Important One The Grand Jury'e Seldn. CHICAGO, June 18.

Chief of. Police Ilub. bard, in speaking of the arrest of Martin Burke, In Winnipeg, for complicity in the Croniu murder, said XhU morning: "We have a good deal more evidence against Burk( than has been published. The identification of the photograph is not nearly all. 1 will say that Burke was fre quently heard to ut that Dr.

Cronin ought to oe rt iuoveu. inure is not a snauow oi a doubt in my mind that Martin Burke helped to kill Dr. Cronin." The police do not sav where this informa tion eomvs from, but it is stated that a friend of ilurfce has "squealed and will Hccompany the oflicer wuh the requisition to inuipeg. I The Cronin jGruort Jury. ChiOACM.

June 18. The senxutional in client of the Cronin Grand Jury this morn. ing.was the refusal of Win. EL Bell, of the Western Lmon Telegraph Company, to an order of the jury to produce mes sages passing petween Alexander Dan Coughlin, P. Sullivan, John J.

Ma. roney and U. V. Melville. Mr.

JSell main. taiued that it was against the rules of the company to produce such messages and that the statutes of the State of Illinois im posed a 'fine of upon a telegraph company for disclosing the contents of any persons ur uufriuess luranarB j'usbiuk vver it lines. After all attempts to induce the witness to obey hud failed, the jury, headed by State's Attorney Longenccker, repuired to Judge Shephard's room and appealed to bis ilonor to issue an order tne witness to answer under pain of contempt and commitment. Charles S. Holt, attorney for the Western Lnion, appeared behalf of the.

witness and stated that while the company desired in every way to assist the ends of justice, it did not desire to voluntarily violate the statutes of the State and disclose the mes sages of its patrons npon the mere request ol a Grand ury. II the court thought ht to issue an order directing the witness under pain of con temot so produce the messages, the com. pan would then consider this a bar to any possible prosecution iv patrons ana tne witness would obey the order. He thought. though, the Jury should more ex plicitly describe the messages wanted, their present request being more in the I nature of a general drag net.

Mr. Holt objected somewhat to an order of such a sweeping nature, but the Judge fully sustained the State 'a attorney, and an order was spread upon the record" directing the witness, underlain of contempt and com mitmept to jail, to procure any and all messages, cablegrams of copies thereof in the Chicago office, passing between Alex ander Sullivan, Dan Coughlin, P. O'Sulli vair, John J. Muroney, G. W.

Melville, and Chaa. McDonald either under their true namjes or auy alias, or between either of these men and any other person since the 1st of March last. COMMISSIONER FINK RETIRES. A Practical Railroad Man "Withdrawn From an Important Poaltlon. Nkw Yokk, Juue 18.

Albert Fink.Chsir man of the Trunk Line: Association, has tendered "his resignation to go. Into effect July 10. This fact leaked out on Wall street yesterday afternoon and many re fused to believe it. but Ut. Fink himself pronounced the reprt' true.

Mr. Fink as signed as the reason of his action the need of a good, long i rest. He wants to go to Lurope and feel free from the responsi bility attached to this position, and to re main away as long as he likes. Jane IS. 1977.

Mr. Flak took office as Com. missioner of the Trunk Iiine Pool. When the Interstate law forbidding pools went into effect, Ur. Fink organized the present Trunk A 1 a his duties being virtually the same as when he was Commissioner, and his salary a year going: on as before.

Mr. nut commenced his life in this country as an engineer in the construction department of the Balti in the association are the New York Cen i i ii. i Haiumore onto, Heading, uenign valley, Delaware. Lackawanna Western. Ontario St Western sad the Grand Trunk, and the job of keeping these roads in any kind of order has neen ana always win oe a nara one.

sir. in has been an indefatigable worker and recognized master of practical railroading. Pee Kabila, rhesbos. Hats. W'asuixgtox, June 18.

Forecast till 8 a. Wednesday: 'For Indiana and Lower Illinois Bain, slightly cooler, southeasterly winds. local TSMrsaATtJaa. a. 7i 1 1 p.

a Same date last year 78 i A LitUe Bon Bosi Fire. New York, June 18. Early this morn lng fire broke out and completely gutted lluylere candy Xactory. at 64 Irving Place, The stock was damaged $25,000 and the AN AFRICAN RAILWAY. TRACK FROM THE EAXK8 OT TUB COXGO TO POOL.

Matter of Sentiment Rather Than an Investment A Boskd 889 Mllee Ixmar TheKJnar of Belarlam 1 Axnontf Xhose Xntereeted. Kkw Yoke, June 18. C. P. Hunting ton; President of the Southern Pacific Railway, talked freely a reporter yesterday concerning his investment of $50,000 in a project for the construction of a railway frm the Falls of the Congo lUver to Stan ley Pool, in Africa.

"It is not a business' venture on my part," said Mr. Huntington, "and it cap bardly be called an investment. It is rather a matter of sentiment. I have read ajgreat ideal about the horrors of the African slave trade, and I am convinced that the only way in which to break up the fearful traffic is by opening op the interior. The slave trade is far worse now than it was before our civil war, for in the light of the present horrors there were what might be called good features' to it then4: I don't mean that there were any features on no count of which the trade should ever have been sanctioned.

Bnt the condition (If the American slave then was far superior to the creatures now taken into captivity by the' Arabs and sold in the Enst." The nroiect of buildinir a road from (Congo Falls to Stanlev Pool, 22 miles, was formed Dy tne rung of tne iseigians, ana tie was warmly seconded bv Mr. McKinnon, the great Seotch ship builder, who is perhaps the most extensive Individual snip owner in the world. Alreedv about M.l OOO has been subscribed, of hich was contributed bv the Belgian Government and a similar amount by a syndicate of Bclgfan capital ists. Mr. McKinnon subscribed and Mr.

Huntington $.0,000. Mr. Huntington said that he did not know what would be the entire cost of the road, but he expected soon to have full particulars concerning the; project. Mr. McKinnon is a friend of Mr.

Huntington and of the King of Belgium and it as through the wealthy (Scotchman thnt r. Huntiugtoni became interested. Tte King has eomniunicated with Mr. Huntington through Mr. McKinnon and through the Koyal Secretaries, and the opinion of the American Railway President as Mo the feasibility of the scheme was afcked for and given.

TIIK CURTAIN RUNG DOWN. Death at Bonlon of John Gilbert, the Venersvble Actor Othera, Bostos, June 1 18. John Gilbert, the actor, died yesterday afternoon. Mr. Gil bert was conscious until within a short time of his death, and fully realized that he was soon to' pass uyv Uohn Gilbert had been an old man for two generations.

His Teal ni me was John Gibbs. He was born in Boston, Feb. 1810. He attended. Boston High School i until he was foutece years of age, and subsequently clerked in thst city in the dry goods store of his uncle, but had early aspirations for a career as an actor.

Before be a as fifteen years old he had committed to' nismonr such parts as Jallier in "Venice Preserved" and Sir fcdwsrd Mortimer in "The Iron and at the age of eighteen his ambition emboldened him to risk parental anger and the loss of his situation in his uncle's dry good's store by appearing in puDiicin tnosecnaracters in tneoia ireinont Theater. is perform ance was crude, without doubt, but won the approbation of bis audience, and his success was sufficiently gratifying to confirm him in his resolution to adopt the stage a a profession. After his earliest Boston triumph he went to New Orleans, under the management of the well known James H. Caldwell, and it was there, when he was still a mere lad, that he manifested his extraordinary capacity for the delineation of old men cnaraciers, ana tnus armed naturally into that line of. the profession, in which he is without a peer.

For five years he traveled in the West and Southwest, in days when "barn storming" meant all that the word implies, playing anything and everything, and gradually acquiring the selT possession and, the knowledge ot stage resources which are 'Xhf result of constant practice, and which contribute so largely to the equipment of the perfect artist. Upon his return to Boston he secured an engage meet in the Tremont Theater, where he played old men's and other parts for five years, supporting Booth, W. Wallack. Ellen Tree, Charlotte Cushmanrand othercelebrities then in their bight or glory. Then, with an established reputation, he went to New York, and played a round of his favorite parts in the old Bowery Theater with great success.

Later on, in 1843, after 'another engagement in Hos ton, where he was ever a fsvorite, he went to London and acted ia the Princess's Theater, playing old men's parts in English comedy, with Macready and Charlotte Cusbman. tor an entire season, with brilliant artistic results. Henceforth he stood at the head of his se lected branch of the profession, filling engagements in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and other large cities, until 1H62, when he became a permanent member of attack's company. At Wallack 's Thirteenth street Theater he celebrated bis fiftieth year upon the stage, Iiecember 6. 1878.

Mr. Gilbert waa twice mar ried, and as part of the large fortune which he accumulated, be leaves a valuable library ot works upon the stage. Bis work stands alone, and there is no one in sight to fill the field which was all his own for so many years. A Venerable Priest Dying. Chicago, June 18.

Comptroller Onahan received word from Mercy Hospital last evening that Father John one of the oldest Catholist priests in the United States, ia dying. Father Carroll is about ninety six years of age. He ia a descendant Carroll, of Carrollfrn, who signed theleo laration of Independence. A Wyoming Cattle Grower. Chicago, Jnne 18.

A dispatch from Cheyenne, Wyon says: Albert T. Babbit, President of the Standard Cattle Company, died here yesterday, after a short illness. He was President of the Wyoming Stock growers' Association, and prominent in Republican circles. He serred dnring the war as Colonel of the Ninety third Ohio Volunteers, and was severely wounded ia the Tullahoma Other Obituaries. ACBCRS, N.

Jnne, 18. Rev. Mr. Hos mer, a conspicuous figure in anti slavery agitation, and one of the first temperance advocates, is dead, aged seventy nine years. (Dr.

Hosmer was ordained a Methodist clergyman in 1833, and was editor of the Northern Christian Advocate until 18M, when the General Conference removed him for his Abolition sentiments. He then started the Northern Independent in this city, and continued it until stricken by paralysis while delivering a York, in 1M7L New Yokk, June 18. George Ilillyear, for many years past Superintendent ol the ufttom House building in this citv. died in his seventy Math year, lie was formerly a page in the United States Senate, and was appointed to a position in the New York Custom House at the request of Daniel Webster in 1844. Fire ausd Police Mystem for China.

June 18. Chan Fan Moore, Secretary to Chan Foo, Chinese Minister at arrived in the city Sunday morning and left last evening for San Fran cisco. itn bun were but fcecretarv, Mr. C. M.

Heller and Mr. Isaac Gans, of Washington, I). C. Chan Fain Moore and the rest of Chan Foe's suite have been "recalled to China for promotion, the Minister himself remaining in Washington. The Emperor intends to reorganise the police and fire systems ot I bina, and Chan an Moore de voted yesterday to exaining what Chicago naa to snow in mis direction.

A pcoop by the Western L'ulosw Baltimore, ML, June 18. A deed was recorded yesterdav between the Baltimore A Ohio Telegraph Company and the Western Union Telegraph Company, whereby the Baltimore 4 Ohio Company conveys to the Western Union all its right, title and Interest ia and, to all its telegraph lines and property of every nature and description. The consideration is fL, and the entire discharge of the Baltimore A Ohio Telegraph Company from the obligation to issue the of bonds provided for its contract with the Baltimore A Ohio Eailway Company. VOTING ON PROHIBITION. tnaster.

and he hi held trldUr responsible. Then.tunt.tag to Mr. Lyman, Mr. Roosevelt added: "Islt aot a fact fast Moore is not bow legally aa employe of this WIV I jji.b K. IK.

postmaster had no authority to condonl offenses. If It may appear that charges I subsequent! investigation, statement of the facta I must be i Sled before the appointment eaa be made, oa such proof the reinstatement may be made. "As to the ease ef Moore," rets a Bed preatdeoi Lyman. "I think It is clear) aad well eatab. limbed that one postmaster eaa not revise the Inil.

n. His 1 kan held that in all other cosea." There were no chorees against Mr. Moore," Bald Mr. Wal He resigned. He felt that he wo being hounded and he went to Mr.

Jones and tendered his resig nation. It Is true that he area arrested log playing game of poker Ore cent. ante. He was. I believe, blaring I with his friend.

Buskirk, Deputy of the Democrat! Countv Clerk. AU these foeta have eom to nay knowU edge since Mr. Swift coMed my attention to lb case, Tn young man 1s not a professional gambler and Is net tool Dated. I got these facts from Mr. Mr.

Roosevelt He ts oenaln of Moor a. loot bet Dtd you tnoofrsof Mr. Jones regards lng the dismissal of Moore? Mr. Wallace I did not I leonlrad of Mr. Wildman, who waa formerly Postmaster, and.

he very highly recommended him aa to his and I could not now tell where could get his superior. Mr. Roosevelt is not Mr. Wildman hie uncle? I r. Wallace I have learaed since that he I.

Mr. Roosevelt snoke avain of th bad condi tion of the records, and said that the fact waa. a reflection upon Mr. Jones, the former Postmaster. There is one thine I want under stood," remarked Mr.

Roeeevalt, "and I would like for th newspapers to pub llsh iu We intend to guarantee th ebso' lut impartiality of examinations. Every de cent man who is an applicant for employment tn postoince nere in Indianapolis nos tn right to come forward fbr examination absolutely without regard to politics, it is a misdemeanor punishable bv line and im prisonment to corruptly fsvoi any applicant in examinations. We shall hold th local exam ining board rigidly to its da ties. It is your intention, is it not, Mr. Wallace, to obey the law? Mr.

Wallace That has been mv intentions from the beginning. Never in any Interview have I said anything else. Mr. Rooeevsit I saw an interview In which you we quoted as saying that you would oney tne law, out would giveprererence where you could to Republican. Mr.

Wallace That waa misunderstood. intended that it should apply only to excepted, places. Air. itooseveii irwe ona that Republicans were to be given preference in apoointmenta we would feel that we ought to Interfere. Inquiries were next mode about Messrs, Wheat and Tousey.

It was explained that they were employed as: substitute for( men who were awav Ion leave of. absence on account of sickness. Prest dent Lyman explained that there was no provision tor employment I Of substitute except Mr certifications from the local civil senrio waa lac and Mr. Thorn niton Insisted! vthst in this cose it waa absolutely necessary. Mtae uixrwniva men, wr np owners vou in aotoeworg.

can see ituvt doing this there is any violation of the da," said Mr. Thompson. "Then 1 must leanest von bo At on read the law. It is your duty to know the law," sharply replied Mr. Roosevelt, Wheat was not legal reinstated under the employment ol Tbusey waa absolutely illegal, and the Commissioners ordered nis immediate discharge, stating "Wheat and: Tousey's connection with the office must be severed at one.

You are at fault and yon must bear the brunt of iu This civil service law must! be enforced. Just aa any other law. We are beina very lenient with you." Mr. Thompson insisted that it would impair th service. was told that would be held occountabls! for the impair ment of the service, and that ha must under.

1 stand that had no right to make aa illegal appointment. 'I In the case of the appointment of R. B. Mundell, who had succeeded George F. Knhn.

mr. inompson. admitted tnat anna bad been discharged to mak imam for I ha instatement of Mundell, bat Mr. Wallace adued that there was good cause for Kuhn'e dismissal, and Thompson stated toot be waa discharged for general cussed ness.s In insisting npon the immediate dismissal of Wheat and Tousey, and the selection of substitutes to tax their places in accordance with law, Mr. Rooeevalt said, "Tha law must be obeyed.

The idea is prevalent that It ia a sort of plank in a political platform a vary good thing to point to, but it is not to be pnt into execution. We are determined that this law shall be obeyed strictly until it ia repealed." Mr. Wallace was asked if it was not his intention to make sp puinuavDH wiuiuufc to politics, ana to show no Preference to Rennblicans. 'Cer tainly it is," was his answer. The further Questioning brought ont the fact that the position of night superintendent was one that had been created without the knowledge of the Commission, which waa plainly contrary to law, and another lecture on his duty and th law was delivered to Mr.

suae e. i Just before the recess at 1 o'clock Mr. Roose velt called for Mr. Moore, the reinstated clerk. He was brought in and questioned regarding his conviction ol gambling, i He admitted that he had been arrested in 'his room with severnl others while playing poker.

Hs had never appeared in court, but authorized his attorney 'to enter a plea' of He bad understood that hs had been fined, but'he had never beard th amount. Commis sioner Thompson became Interested in In dians methods in such cases, and simply for information asked, "Did you not give bond tor your appearance in court and for your nner i "Yes. but it didn't amount to anvthlne. i It was a straw bond." "Did Uie officer understand, that it was ov straw bend?" i "Yes." "Did the Mayor understand It?" "Yes: I suppose so." Th information was as amnsine as mr. prising to the Commissioners, and all laughed heartily over It.

jonn w. liodd. late assistant noatmaster. testified before th Commission that he had. at the instigation of Mr.

Jones, called Moore to account lor nis gambling habits six months before Moore's arrest, and that Moore had promised to reform. 1 i MEETINGS AND ANNOUN CES rEXT8. The Klrmess will be riven to nlvht for th. last time at English's. i The First German Methodist 8nnda4chool and the Ission at Riverside will picnic at Blue River on Thursday, the 2uth.

Mrs.t Marv E. Han art wfll dnlimr an a1. dress before the Meridian W. C. T.dJ.

at Roh. erts Park Church Wednesday atJ p. m. Memorial rresoytertan congregation and Rundav achool will Dicnio. Frtdav at TUn River Park.

Friends invited to Partial pat. North Indianapolis will ind lu in a straw berry festival at Oreenleaf Hall Thursday evening, the proceeds to go to the Clay Coun ty miners, ine pi. i. cornet xiand will lend Its services. Prise to th moat popular and most beautiful will be given.

From all indications, the meeting of the householders of the Twenty flmt Ward tomorrow evening, at Mohs's Hall, will largely aucnueti. ji is anaersiooo tnat aennile mans will proposed at th meeting for supplying the necessary pipes to carry the gas through iM oiHrtci. Wednesday night's concert in Tom 11 noon Hall will afford the last opportunity to bear Margaret Reid before she leave lor Europe. Other features of extraordinary interest will be the debut of Miss Mary Leathers, violinist; th solo by Mrs. Zelda Seguin Wallace, and the first appearance her or Mies Hughe, of Cincinnati Seat may be reserved at Baldwin's.

Th concert is tor th benefit of the Y. M. C. A. and other worthy Institutions.

1 INDIVIDUAL MENTION. Governor Hovey and Private Secretary Roberts will attend th Wabash Co 11 eg commencement to morrow. Th exodus to Moxinkacke has began. Several families start this week. I i Miss Ella W.

Chapman, of CindnaatL a di. i tinguished vocalist, is at the, Bates. Robert Sinclair, of Kiogan Co, sails today for Ireland to spend the summer. R. W.

McBrid ha been promoted by the Governor to Colonel ef the Third Indiana Regiment. J. B. Powell suooeed hint ae Lieutenant ColoneL Dr. Arthnr Tv Pierson, formerly pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, nosy of Bethany Church, Philadelphia, haa.

resigned his charge there. He will leave August The cans of his resignation recalls his separation from the Indianapolis charge. Her he wanted enlarged facilities. In Philadelphia he stated that unless a iav college waa founded in connection with the church he ou Id resign to take a Massachusetts Theological Col legs pro feseorsbip. He has recently bees without an assistant, and this haa caused him to complain of overwork.

Professor" Kmi Acquitted. George Knox, the Bates Hon barber arrested for violating the Sunday law, waa discharged by Mayor Denny this morning. He was not found at work and wise acquitted that reason. At some other shop Lost Sunday barbers ware busy all The Seriea IHn ef a HweeT Singer, PaKIS, Jnae 18. The F.venmet asys that.

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