Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1895 — Page 9

SECRETAWBLISLB. Makes His Report to Congress On the Government Finances, DEFICIT OF THE PAST YEAR, Reoommend* the Retirement of Greenback!—How the Gold Reeerre Can Bo Beit Protected—Other Remedlee Buggaeted—Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma t Calle For Information. Washington, Deo. 17. — Secretary Carlisle’s annual report on the state of the finances was sent to congress yesterday. It shows that the revenues of the government from all sources during the last fiscal year amounted to $390,878,208. The expenditures during the same period aggregated $433,178,426, leaving a deficit for the year of $42,805,228. As compared with the fiscal year 1894, the receipts for 1895 increased $17,570,705, although there was a decrease of $11,329,981 in the ordinary expenditures, which is largely accounted for by \ r 4 I. Os \ V P w> ” «*' \ ’ I r JOHN G. CARLISLE. a reduction of $11,134,055 on sugar bounties. The revenues for the current fiscal year are, estimated upon the basis of existing laws, at $481,907,407, and the expenditures at $448,907,407, which will leave a deficit of $17,000,000. For the coming fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, the secretary estimates the receipts at $464,798,120, and the expenditures at $457,884,193, or an estimated surplus of $6,908,926. The secretary devotes a large share of his report to a discussion of the condition of the treasury and the currency, in the course of which he makes an exhaustive argument in favor of the retirement of the greenbacks. Protesting the Reserve. Much space is given to a presentation of the conditions surrounding the gold reserve and to showing with what facility inroads can be made upon that fund by the use of treasury notes that are convertible into gold and then reissued, to be again used for the same purpose. “There is but one safe and effectual way,” the secretary says, “to protect our treasury against these demands, and that is to retire and cancel the notes which constitute the only means through which the withdrawals can be made. Many partial and temporary remedies may be suggested and urged, with more or less plausibility, but this is the only one that will certainly remove the real cause of our troubles and give assurance of permanent protection against their recurrence in the future.” Mr. Carlisle thinks this can be most successfully accomplished by authorizing the secretary of the treasury to issue long time bonds at a low rate of interest in exchange for United States and treasury notes. Redemption of Bank Note*. “The treasury should be relieved” says the secretary “from responsibility for the redemption of national bank notes, except worn, mutilated and defaced notes and the notes of failed banks, and each association should be required to redeem its circulation at its own office and at agencies to be designated by the comptroller of the currency, as was the case prior to the passage of the act of June 20, 1874.” The passage of a law is favored allowing national banks to establish branches in small towns, with a view to bringing them closer to the people in parts of the country remote from large towns and ' eities, by which their usefulness would be greatly enchanced. In order to make room for the circulation of more silver certificates and coin, Mr. Carlisle urges upon congress thepropriety of prohibiting the issue of United States, treasury or national bank notes of less denominations than sls. ( HOUSE AND SENATE. V _ —* Mr. Flynn of Oklahoma Call* Upon Secretary Smith .For Information. Washington, Dec. 17.—The proceedings in the house were enlivened yesterday by Mr. Flynn, the delegate from Oklahoma, who offered a resolution calling upon the secretary of the interior for information as to the causes, if any, fer delaying the allotment of Indian lands, and as to whether or not some of the relatives of the secretary were not •profiting by the litigation incident to , me aiiegea aeiay. Alter coffsent ror its consideration had been secured, MrFlynn began an attack on the secretary of the interior which called forth a vehement protest from Mr. Cooper of Florida, who maintained that Mr. Flynn’s language toward the secretary was undignified aud disrespectful. This incited Mr. Flynn to renewed attack. At the conclusion of his speech, how- .„ ever, he called for the previous ques‘tion, thus shutting off the possibility of a further defense of the secretary of the interior. " Congressman Hemenway introduced ia bill yesterday appropriating $20,000 to erect a statue of Robert Dale Owen in the grounds of' the Smithsonian Institution. Mr. Stewart. Toucfle* on Finance. The senate was in session about two hours yesterday, half of thattime’being •given to Mr. Stewart of Nevada in a . v gorous assault on the gold “combine.”

In one respect the senator presented a new phase of the subject. He urged, that the great depreciation of silver gave to the chetfpslabor of Asia a tre- ( mendous advantage in competing with I •he domestic products of the American market. Japan in particular, he said, was profiting by this difference of 50 , per cent between our money and that I of Japan, and Japanese merchants were I today underselling our homo producers in many lines of goods. Postmaster General Wilson’s recent order forbids . ding postal employes from urging postal ; legislation came in for attention, Mr. : Peffer offering a comprehensive resolution of inquiry as to the order. Another resolution by Mr. Galli nger calls for information as to the number of aliens in the various governmental branches. Utah’* New Con.tltntlon. Washington, Dec. 17.—Commissioners Letcher and Sherman of Utah yesterday presented a certified copy of the constitution recently adopted in that territory to President Cleveland. The president’s proclamatioh making Utah a state will probably be issued about the first of the year. | Depleting the Gold Reserve. Washington, Dec. 17.—The treasury lost $3,200,000 in gold for export yester- ' day, which leases the true amount of j the gold reserve. $72,804,766. COLLAPSE OF MRS. HEARNE. Loses Her Self-Control and Sobs Hysterically Over Ad verse'Testimony* Bowling Green, Mo., Dec. 17.—The feature of the Hearne murder trial yesterday was the collapse, of Mrs. Hearne, who, unable to longer maintain the remarkable self-control which she had shown throughout the trial, covered her face and sobbed hysterically. The first indication of Mrs. Hearne’s break- I ing down came as Witness John Still-' well, nephew of the murdered mau, 1 was picturing to the jury the ghastly wound in his uncle’s head, and the climax was reached when witness said Dr. Hearne had told him that the murder could only be explained in two ways: "It was either done by a burglar,” Dr. Hearne had said, "or Mrs. Stillwell knows all about it.” At this point Mrs. Hearne’s self-con-trol gave way, and she moaned between her sobs: “Oh, I don’t want to hear that. I don’t want to hear!” New and important testimony was elicited when Dr. Vernette of Hannibal was placed on the stand. On Dec. 29, 1888, he was in St. Louis. He reached Hannibal about 1 a. m. on the morning of Dec. 30, and went to his office. On the way he saw Dr. Hearne from the direction of the Stillwell ! house. The time was about 1:15. The witness thought Dr. Hearne saw him, but did not speak. CABOOSE TELESCOPED. Full of Passenger*, But Luckily All Escaped With Ouly Slight Injuries. Lima, 0., Dec. 17.—A northbound passenger train on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton road ran into the i rear end of a freight at Milton, 40 miles north of here, telescoping the caboose. Engineer Hoyt was the only one severely hurt on the passenger train. Fireman Osman escaped with slight injury, as also did Brakeman Butcher of the local freight. In the caboose of the local were 12 people who were about to go to Weston to a lodge meeting. All I of these were more or less injured. The caboose took fire after being telescoped with the passenger engine and burned up. The engine is a wreck. KRELL’S BODY FOUND. (. Wa* a Victim of the Fire Which Destroyed His Factory. Cincinnati, Dec. 17. — Alexander Kreil, whose piano factory was burned Sunday, was then at the factory and had not been seen since. Early this morning his body was found iu the cellai7 which had been flooded with water. Gcnaral Harrison Makes an Argument. rfi Toledo, Dec. 17. — United States Judge Ricks listened to the arguments of ex- President Harrison andC. E. Henderson yesterday in the ease of Charles Hamlin against the Cloverleaf railroad to controvert $5,000,000 of preferred stock aud oust the receiver, turning the control of the road over to the stockholders. The decision was reserved by ths judge. Sheriff Took Charge. Youngstown, 0., Dec. 17.—The sheriff late Saturday night closed the London and Liverpool clothinghouse, Charles E. Rjunph, proprietor, at the instance orv/PittSburg creditors, at. Rumph yesterday made an assignment to John A. Logan Campbell. Weather. Indiana—. Generally fair; warmer; southerly winds; colder tomorrow. ' Illinois—Fair, probably followed by showers in northern portion during the evening or night; warm southerly winds, followed by much colder, northwesterly winds tonight. Coal Found at Princeton. Princeton, Ind., Dea 17.—A 6-foot vein of coal has been struck here at a depth of 444 feet. The shaft was sunk by John Maul & Co., of Belleville. Ills. BRIEF MENTION. Emperor William paid Prince Bismarck a visit yesterday at the latter’s castle near Friedrischrtihe. The Empire State bank of New York city has voluntarily gone out of business. Its business has been turned' over to the Astor Place bank. United States Ministers Young of Guatemala and Paker of Nicarauga have arrived at Leon from Gorin to and yesterday received a great reception from the officials and inhabitants of Leon. Judge Janies Whitworth, aged 81) years, one of the most prominent men in Nashville, fell down the stairs in his residence yesterday, breaking his arm in two places. He was resting easy last night. Chief of Police Crowley has decided to close all the poolrooms in San if possible, directing that all of the'proprietors shall be arrested, He believes their prosecution will be upheld by the city ordinance. The wedding of Miss Clara Hazel Busch' and Heri; Paul Von Gontard of Germany was celebrated iu St. Louis last night with much magnificence. The bride is the daughter of Adolphus Busch, the millionaire brewer of that city.

mmwiiu. Two Negroes Jailed at Rockport Charged With Serious Crimes. MUCH BAD FEELING SHOWN. — ! Two Prlionor* Make Their E.cape From th* Michigan -City Penitentiary — Reward Offered For th* Murderer of Jonathan Crumbacker Will Be Withdrawn—Sold a Livery R!g—Note*. Rockport, Ind., Dec. 17.—Two colored men have been jailed here on serious charges. Raymond Bushrod was 1 arrested for assaulting a white woman named Matilda Jones and James Grimes for an attack on a little 9-year-old colored girl named Hunter. Both are in the county jail. Considerable bad feelI ing is shown, and, owing to previous ! t roubles, a lynching here at any time would be no surprise. Escaped (Rrom the Prison North. ! Laporte, Ind., Dec. 17. — Noah ■ Caney, sent up from Marion county for I 10 years, and George St. Clair, from this county for three years, made their escape from the Michigan City prison yesterday. They were sent to the engine house to build fires under the boilers early in the morning, and securing ladders scaled the walls in the darkness. The guards are scouring the country for miles around, as it is thought they are hiding in the sandhills. McDonald Will Not Fight Harrison. Fort Wayne, Dec. 17.—R. T. McDonald has made the announcement that if he is elected a delegate to the next Republican national convention he will support Harrison if he is a candidate and the rest of the Indiana delaI gation is for the ex-president. Mr. McDonald was against Harrison at the Minneapolis convention and ran a spectrain to carry opponents of Mr. Harrison to the convention. t O’Harn Lose* His Child Wife. Wabash, Ind., Dec. 17. — Robert O’Hara, the farm hand who eloped with the 13-year-old daughter of his employer, William Hoover, has lost his child wife. Suit to annul the marriage was brought, and a decree was granted. O’Hara has a suit for $5,000 damages pending against Hoover for alienating 1 his wife’s affections. Farmer Killed by a Tree Butt. Evansville, Ind., Dec. 17.—William Mauer, living near Darmstadt, was clearing a piece of ground and a tree lodged in another after being cut. He “dropped” a second on it to bring it down, but instead the butt flew up and crushed his head, killing him instantly. He was 19 years of age. ‘ Will Withdraw the Reward. Bristol, Ind., Dec. 17. —The large reward offered by the heirs of Jonathan Crumbacker for the apprehension of his assassin will be withdrawn Thursday. i Crumbacker was murdered Dec. 19 of last year and despite the persistent : work of detectives no clew bas been found to solve the mystery. Sold a Livery Rig'. Logansport, Ind., Dec. lUt\A man giving the name of W. H. Harrington hired a livery team at Borge’s stable Saturday afternoon and drove to Rochester, where he sold the outfit. He was captured by the officers of that city yesterday and brought back here. Presbyterian Church Dedicated. Montpelier, Ind., Doc. 17. — The handsome First Presbyterian church at Montpelier has been dedicated with impressive ceremonies. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Dr. Willis G. Craig, of the McCormick Theological seminary at Chicago. Church Damaged by Fire. Frankfort, Ind., Deo. 17 —Fire was discovered yesterday in the First Christian church, a $30,000 edifice of this city, and considerable damage was done before the flames were under cqntrol. The loss is covered by insurance. Carried Off the Subscription List. Muncie, Ind., Dec. 17.—John Paul, a solicitor for the Muncie Weekly Herald, left the city taking with him the only list of subscribers kept by the paper. He was arrested at Hagerstown and brought back yesterday. . # Insanity Comes Suddenly. Shelbyville, Ind., Dec. 17.—Albert Fouty, a prominent farmer near here, suddenly became insane wmle feeding stock yesterday. His hallucination is that he is being pursued by vicious dogs. New Factory at Union City. Union City, Ind., Dec. 17. —The new wheelworks in this city will begin operations this week. This factory is the first one located by the Union City Improvement company. INDIANA NOTES. v _ Miss Pearl Damn, who was- stabbed in church by George Rubrigbt, has died from her injuries. Matthew Woods, a bachelor of Priiiceton, aged 80, was found dead ih his room from heart disease. • « Frank Lewellyn of Richmond, a freight engineer on the Pennsylvania road, was instantly killed by falling beneath his engine. Hop Comer, for 25 yejirs clerk of the Robbins and Nutt hotels at Crawfordsville, has suffered a stroke of paralysis and is not expected to live. Hon. B, F. Hitchcock, editor dt the Bedford' Mail and recorder of Lawrence comity, is alarmingly ill Excessive smoking is said to be the .cause of the sickness? The school board, of Terre Haute has received $lO5 from an unknown cdrrfesjpondr eut, alleged to be conscious money. The stfuder gives his name as Edward Bowers. Keslin Bros, of Toledo have asked for a franchise to pipe natural gas into ■Union City, There is some dissatisfaction'with the company now supplying the city, many claiming the rates are too high. The new company says it will cut rhe rate Ip per cent and furnish gas to the schools aud »ity building free. . : 1,...

ELOPERS FRUSTRATED. >. . - Irate Wife Capture* Her Hu.band and a Young Woman In a Sleeper. Indianapolis, Dec. 13.—Fred Smith, | a freight conductor on the Jeffersonville, captured at|he Union Station last night by his irate wife just as he was leaving for Tacoma with a young woman named Lottie Mjlier, who came here froip Columbus, Ind. They were taken from* bertkin a sleeper by two patrol- | men and locxed up in the station house. Editor Wllaon Get* Two Year*. Indianapolis, Deo. 13; —James B. Wilson was yesterday sentenced by J ndge Baker to two years in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $250. Wilson has been printing a weekly paper called The People, and a jury convicted him of using the mails to circulate obscene matter. Indiana Grange Elect* Officer*. Warsaw, Ind., Dec. 13.—The Indiana State Grange yesterday elected as master for the coming two years Aaron Jones of South Bend; secretary, T. B. Frazier of Frankfort. MORE WORK OF GHOULS . Twenty-One Oat of Thirty Knnmu Grave® Examined Were Found Empty. Topeka, Dec. 13.—J. L. Cuthbert, a reputable citizen, came to Topeka last night and reported 30 graves were examined in Rochester and the Catholic cemeteries yesterday afternoon and that 21 of them were' empty. The medical college was without s; Udents yesterday, all of them having left the city in tahr of mob violence. Governor Morrill has offered a toward of S3OO for the grave robbers. TWO STRIKES SETTLED. Hougesmlths and Bridgemen and the Electrical Wiremen Return to Work. New York, Dec. 13.—After a struggle which has lasted for nearly four weeks the strike of the honsesmiths has been settled. At a meeting of the executive committee of the Housesmiths’ and Bridgemens’ union held late last night at Clarendon hall the strike was formally declared off and the men were notified to report for work again today to their respective employers. The terms of the settlement were not made public. The general strike of electrical wiremen belonging to the Electrical Wiremen’s union against the employment of nonunion men by the Western Electric company and Tucker Electric company was settled yesterday. The nonunion men were discharged and the strikers returned to work. TWO RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. I Engineer Killed and a Railroad Director Probably Fatally Injured. Philadelphia, Dec. 13.—The southwestern express on the {Pennsylvania road was wrecked last night before it got 'out of the city. At full speed it struck a freight caboose, wrecking the locomotive and several cars. Engineer John Shenberger of this city was killed.. Two coaches ,of a Philadelphia and Reading passenger train jumped the track at Norristown last night and turned over on their sides. Thirty-five passengers were in the cars, but no one was killed. The most seriously injured person is Colonel James Boyd, one of the directors of the Philadelphia and Reading company. He may not recover. UNLUCKY LORD DUNRAVEN. This Time the ••Interference’’ With His Plans Is Not Imaginary. London, Dec. 13.—Lord Dunraven has returned to this city from Liverpool, his trip to New York having been interrupted by the collision between the Germanic and the Cambria. He has not decided upon the date when he will make his next deaparture for the i United States. The Gefmanic ’mails will be for-] warded to New York by the steamship Norman nia which touches at Southampton today on her way to New York from Hamburg. Thousands at the Guadeloupe Shrine. City of Mexico, Dec. 13.—This being the day of Our Lady of Guadaloupe, it was a general holiday and fully 100,000 pilgrims went to the shrine at Guadaloupe. The troops policed the road and I rdespite the enormous throng there was no disturbance. The Indians were permitted freely to enter the church and offer candles as in former years. The? pilgrims came from all parts of the , country, and the Indians in their dis- ] tinctive garb made a picturesque spectacle. Fears Fur a Re venae Cat ter.

Portland, Me., Dec. 13.—There are fears that the United States revenue cutter Woodbury has been disabled at sea. She has not been spoken since she left Rockland on the 3rd iust. to patrol the coast. It is customary for the cutter to put into port at night. Many believe that she has been blown out to sea, while others are of the opinion that she was disabled or wrecked during the storm last week. Had Met With Financial Reverse*. ' West Point, Miss., Dec. 13,— Captain George F. Coleman, who was killed by falling from a Baltimore and Ohio train near Mitchell, Ind., Wednesday night, was until recently a resident of West Point. Captain Coleman was one of the most prominent hardware merchants in the state, but met with severe financiaf reverses. H 6 was on ills way to Philadelphia when the accident occurred. , Alilwardt Not Well R<MJeived. New York, Dec. 13,—Herman Ahlwardt, who recently eaine from Berlin to lecture in opposition to (lie Jews, made his first appearance at Cooper Union last night. An admission fee’ 50 cents was charged, aifd less than 200 people heard the lecture. Many of those present, were not with the speaker and frequently interrupted him with hisses and groans. r. u Gomez Retrieves HLs Position. Kingston, Jamaica, Dec. 13.— A disphtch by carrier pigeon announces the safety of the expedition which sailed from hdre Dec. 7. The same messenger brings word- that ’Gomez retrievgd nis position in Cuba by a series of masterly strategic movements.

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McKinley Protective Tariff and Present Customs Law Compared. DEPLETED GOLD RESERVE. Greenback* Would Not Menace the Reserve, Said the ex-Speaker, If There Wa» a Sufficient Revenue—Flr*t Bill to Paa* the Senate—Peffer Talk* Against Extravagant Congressional Funeral*. Washington, Dec. 13.—Ex-Speaker Grow (Rep., Pa.) made a speech in the house yesterday of almost an hour on I the portion of the president’s message ' referring to the tariff, in which he compared the old protection tariff laws with the new customs laws. He showed that the new law up to Dec. 1 had produced a deficiency of $131,000,000, while under protection measures from 1890 Jo 1893, the revemuji had exceeded the expenditures by $1,310,000,000. He attributed the depletion of the gold reserve to the payment of current deflciencies'out of the reserve, and maintained that the greenbacks would not menace the reserve if there was sufficient revenue. It being apparent that Secretary Carlisle’s report would not be ready this week, thfe house adjourned over until Monday. . Proceeding® In the Senate* The proceedings of the senate yesterday were more varied than interesting. | They covered the entire range of legis- ' lation, from the of petitions, bills and resolutions to the passage Os bills, and included two formal addresses. A bill extending the Chicago port of entry so as to cover the state of Illinois received the final indorsement of the senate. Having already passed the house the bill probably will be the first bill of the Fifty-fourth congress to become a law. Almost an hour of the session was devoted to listening to a speech by Senator Peffer in advocacy of his bill curtailing the expenses incurred in congressional funerals aud providing that a sergeant-at-arms shall take tire place of the committee now sent out bv the two houses as escorts to their homes of the remains of the deceased members. Senator Frye yesterday introduced his bill for the settlement of the Pacific ■ railroad indebtedness. This bill is based [ upon an investiri'.ion made six years > ago by the committee of which Senator Frye was chairman. It provides for in- ! corporating the reals a :.I branches in ' one general company and giving a mortgage to th ■ government on the whole property wit .i bonds running 100 years . with gradual increasing interest, be- ' ginning for the first 10 years at 1 per cent and increasing to 2 per cent. CRIME IN THE QUAKER CITY. Investigation* of the Senate Committee i Reveal* Rotten*** In Philadelphia. Philadelthia, Dec. 13.—There has perhaps never been an occasion in this city when the prevalen of vice, immorality and crime has been so prominently brought before the public as at I yesterday’s session of the senate investiI gating committee,.when Lawyer Pettit ! resumed the inquiry into the police bureau. Evidence was given in a 1 general way indicating that houses of ill-fame, speakeasies, policy shops and opium “joints” flourish in the police districts in the slums under very eyes of the patrolmen, with apparently but little interruption. j Rev. Dr. Gibbons, a Presbyterian ! clergyman living in the slum district in ' the Fifth ward, drew a most harrowing ■ picture of the condition of things there. Immorality in all shapes and forms openly visible, and had defied the efforts of the best citizens to stamp it out. The vicious class, he said, seemed to be protected by a jSkverful political influence that controUetk the elections. He knew of policenienr who had made efforts to better affairs who were disi charged from the ’force, « | A general idea of the condition of things in “Chinatown’’ was given by John Duke. Opium dens were abund- ■ ant* gambling everywhere and China- . men dpnsorted with the most degraded of while women. All this under the ] eyes of the police. At one time, he said, 22 gambling tables were operated in this section, and sls from each of them was laid aside each week for the police, he understood.

Crazy Maa That Was Well Armed. Decatur, Ills., Dec. 13. — Elijah B. Hudson, aged 40, owner of 200 acres of land in Macon and Christian counties, has been arrested in this city for making threats against the lives of divers persons. He was armed with two loaded revolvers and a dirk aud had ou Jiis person SIOO in money and a lot of cartridges. He has been loosing money speculating in grain until he suddenly went crazy. Dangerous Piec® of Machinery. Union City, Ind., Dee. 13.— Three men have had their arms torn off in this vicinity by patent buskers within the past few weeks. News came heye yesterday that Louis Shade, the third victim, living six mlies soirtneast of here, got his left hand tangled up in the machinery pf a husker and had the entire arm cut to pieces. The injury may terminate fatally., Pioneer Western Man Pa-se* ~Awa/, Freeport, Dec. 13. — Hon. D. W. Dame’’ is dead of paralysis, at his home in Lanark, aged 76; Hediad a prominent citizen here for half a century, establishing nil the villages between Savanmi’an’d Rock Island during tnh, time he was director of the old Western Union railroad.company. # ■ T Says the Insane Are Abused. TT RdCKEORD, Ills., Dec, J 3. —Miss Kurd's of this city, whose brother was taken to the Elgin asylum two weeks ago, has visited the institution aud makes qharges the management of brutal treatment of her brother. The matter will be investigated.

Threaten tA Bum the Kansas Medical College at Topeka. DESECRATION OF GRAVES. During the Pa»t Few Day* the B6dip» of Three Well Known Women Have Been Found On the Dissecting Table In a Mutilated Condition—Militia and Extra Policemen on Duty. Topeka, Dec. 12.—The recent revolting grave robberies in this city have aroused the people to the highest pitch of indignation and at 8 o’clock last night a mob began forming in the streets, the avowed purpose being to burn the Kansas Medical college, in which, during the past three days, the bodies of three well known women have been found, having been stolen from their graves soon alter burial. The police learned in the afternoon that there was a movement on foot to assemble a mob to sack the institution, which is locatefl at Twelfth and Taylor streets. In the evening the faculty of the college called upon the police for protection. The students were all sent home and a large, squad of policemen, was detailed to guard the college building. A detail of militiamen from Battery B of this city was stationed at their arsenal to prevent a capture of the arms stored there. It is believed the precautions taken will prevent any violent demonstration, although the people are loud in their threats. All the A. O. U. W. lodges met last night to denounce the outrage and demand a full investigation to discover the ghouls. Tuesday A. N. Drake of North Topeka, whose wife died last week, discovered her grave had been robbed. The corpse was found at the Kansas Medical college. On Monday I. O. Van Fleet, who had buried his wife but a few hours before, found her mutilated and disfigured remains on the dissecting table at the college. This discovery resulted in the arrest of S. A. Johnson, a student who acts as janitor of the institution. At 8 o’clock last night P. H. Lillis identified the third body at the college as that of his mother, who died recently. •- These revelations where the cause of last, night’s demonstration. STEEL FREIGHT VESSELS. J Contracts For Fourteen Are Let at a Cost of 53.500,000. Cleveland, Dec. 12. —During the last week the firm of Pickands, Mather & Co., has made contracts for the building of 14 steel freight vessels to cost $3,500,000. Eight will be steamers and four will be tow barges. Twelve of the vessels are for John D. Rockefeller and. two for the Minnesota Steamship company. Each will carry at least 4,000 gross tons on feet draft. The vessels will be built three in Cleveland, three in Bay City, four in Chicago, two in Detroit and two in West Superior. All are expected to be completed before August 15 next, and will go at once into the iron ore trade. Rockefeller and the Minnesota company own the great Mesaba ore range in the Lake Superior region and the railroad reaching it, and. now they are preparing to control the lake transportation of their ore. BODY WAS PETRIFIED. Corpse of an Affed Woman Found to Have Turned to Stone. West Liberty, Ky., Dec.,,, 12.—Rew.t .- James Hulsqn, of Perry county, came'i here this week for the purple of ex- i huming the body of Mrs. Allie Haliday, A who was buried four miles., 1 from this place in December. 1893, at tne age of 104 years. When the body was exhumed it was found to be petrified, the body retaining its natural appearence, excepting that it was as white as marble. The body and limbs were solid and of natural size. The coffin and body together' weighed nearly 800 pounds, and when found the coffin was full of water. Detels of the Abyssinian Battle. ’ Rome, Dec. 12.—General Baratierihaa tejegraphed an account of the battle at Ambalagi in which 700 Italians were killed by the,Abyssinian forces. General Baratieri’s account shows that only one engagement was fought, the Italians making a heroic defense against the enemy. Major Toselli, in command of the Italians, died only after arranging for the retreat of his troops. Ras Michael was killed, Ras Alula was seriously wounded and Ras Mangasciu was slightly wounded. Medical School Annex. Champaign, Ills., Dec. 12.—Representatives of the Chicago Medical college have had a conference with the board of trustees of the University of Illinois as regards the annexation of the med-' - ical school to the university.’ This project has beeipundet discussion the pas 6 two years, and the university authorities are anxious to add a medical department. . Mayor B.euii® Has Cancelled His Offer. Omaha. Dec. 12.—Mayor Bemis yesterday cancelled his offer to to* Cuban sympathizers to accept luoirey ana provisions in aid of •thejnsurgehts.' This action was due to the annouucement by Judge Duudy that an attempt to forward such goods would.bring the mayoy fii contact with, the federal authorities. Ladies Use a Rawhide. Woost-er, 0.. Dee. 12.—Mikses Josie ■and Olfie sisters, and Mrs. Kate Flitgle, armed, with rawhide whips, immereiftilly attacked W a projaifffeht citizen 'Of Shreve, O. The ladies-allege That Cross.imii had circulated damaging reports about their characters, ‘ Let Off With a Fine, ' Svßingfiei.ij, Ills;, DeX 12. —Robert E. 'Whittled?,' who embXgled SI,OOO ■ while postmaster at Roodhouse, pleaded guilty in the Federal court yesterday and was fined $l0<) and costs. Hu bondsmen made good the defalcation.