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A SCHOOL BOARD SCANDAL.
A Newspaper Culled on For Proof of Its Publication—Forty-Six Kiupliiyos in the
II ouse Will Cost tlie State Sjil'i.OOO—Do
ings of tlie House and Senate—Other Indiana State 'ews
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 24.—The house cousidared a resolution yesterday to investigate the Indianapolis school board for the scandal arising over the recent purchase of school property here.
Another resolution was introduced calling on an evening paper which has said legislators are taking railway passes to come forward with evidence.
The house passed the bill creating 46 positions for faithful Republicans. The expense of these subordinates for the session will be $12,000.
The bill provides for 10 assistant doorkeepers at $5 a day four janitors at £3 a day, live pages at £8 a day, 10 assistants to the principal clerk at $3 a day, one file clerk at $3 a day, seven assistants to assistant clerk at $5 a day, and six committee clerks at £5 a day total number of employes of the house (including chief doorkeeper, clerk ana lirst assistant, at £5 each), 4(3.
Un motion of Representative Terliune, the constitutional rules were suspeued, and tlie bill was jxissed. There were only two votes against the bill— Representatives Willis, Republican, and Stotsenburg, Democrat.
Senator Wray introduced an amendment to the bill for the Lafayette soldiers' home, wanting only $75,000 appropriated.
Senator Lambert's bill wants St. Joseph county made a separate judicial district,
Senator Crumpacker had a bill to straighten the Kankakee. Senator McLean introduced a bill for an industrial home for the blind.
Senator McDonald will introduce Monday a bill to abolish railroad relief associations. Employes of the Baltimore and Ohio are making the fight. It is claimed the associations create a fund for the benefit of the roads and employes suffer correspondingly. This will knock out the Big Four's proposed hospital system.
Death of Alex C. Huestis.
FOKT WAYNE, Jan. 24.—Alex G. Huestis, one of the oldest residents of Fort Wayne, died suddenly last night. He was a pioneer wholesale merchant, coming to Fort Wayne in 1847, and was well known throughout Ohio and Indiana. He was highly educated^m^" 184T ISOUOD 'A work entitled •'mlesus Principles of Natural Philosophy," which attracted much attention among educators. He was at different 'times connected with leading educational institutions, and was a fine Shakespearean scholar.
ltaid on Tramps.
HUNTINGTON, Ind., Jan. 24.—A gang of tramps created a big disturbance at the railroad junction and was raided by the police. They were drunk and cleaned out a crowd of men who were occupying ..i shanty at the transferhouse, alter a hot light, in which clubs mid razors were brought into use. No one was seriously hurt. The police made three raids and captured 12 of tho tramps, who are now working on the stieets.
Success to Him.
UPLAND, Ind., Jan. 24.—The Upland Monitor, a weekly publication, was sold to Charles W. Reed. Mr. Peoples, tho former owner, is to take a position in Taylor university of this place. The Monitor is the only paper published here and is a nice clean journal.
Trotting Stock Burned.
LKHANON, Ind., Jan. 24.-The livery
barn of Keysev Brothers was burned yesterday and six horses were cremated. Among them was a fine trotting colt, valued at $1,000. Loss on the barn, $1,000 insurance, $450.
ACCIDENT
AT A FUNERAL.
Two Women
Carriages, horses and occupants slid over a precipice of 40 feet, and rollingover and over, alighted in a small stream at the bottom. When taken out the men were found to be uninjured, but both of the women were seriously, if not fatally, hurt. Both were severely cut and bruised, anil it is thought sustained internal injuries.
Child Badly Burned.
I MCAUTHUK, ().,.Jan. 21.— Rosa Pierce, aged (!, was severely burned at her I homo, four miles east of here, yesterI day. .Her clothing caught lire from tlie grate and she ran out into the yard.
Her screams brought her father, Albert I Pierce, who stripped off her clothing. I She was burned to a blister from her foot to her head, and is in a. serious condition. The father's hands and wrists were badly burned.
Deat of a Kct ired Army Ofliver.
WASHINGTON, .Jan. 2-1.—Brigadier General Stephen Benett, U. S. A. (retireddied suddenly at his residence, 1117 1 street, yesterday afternoon in tho fiSt.h year of his age. He was chief of the ordnance bureau for many years prior to his death.
Two Firemen Killed.
ALISANY, Jan. 24.—While responding to an alarm of lire yesterday the driver and a ladderman wore thrown from truck No. 1. Tho driver, Robert F. Gilmer was killed, and tho ladderinan, John F. Kinary. will die.
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GREENFIELD, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1895.
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Special attention given to children. Kind reader, we earnestly solicit a share of your patronage. Goods delivered free of charge.
URIAH GflRRIS.
Local and Personal.
"Pocahontas." Mrs. J. H. Bragg went to Indianapolis today.
Horace Beckner left for Galesburg, 111., to-day where he will sell fruit trees. J. Ward Walker, of «the Mammoth Store, is confined to his home to-day by a slight sickness.
Ed McKee of Marion has been here this week visiting his mother, Mrs. Rebecca McKee and his sisters.
FOUND:—A buggy tap near J. C. Meek's blacksmith shop. Owner can haye same by paying for this notice. d&w
James F. Peck, wife and children went to Indianapolis today to visit his sister, Mrs. Laura Martz.
A. B. Thomas, of Willow, was a guest of Elmer Stoner last night, and is attending the Farmers' Institute.
Douglass Beckner and wife returned from Arlington to-day, where they were visiting relatives since Saturday.
Mrs. Martha Catt, of Indianapolis, who has been here visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary Watson, returned home to-day.
Ed Wilson and W. B. Walker, are putting the men's shoe department in the basement at the Mammoth Store, in fine shape.
The Farmers Institute, which4has been in session to-day, was well attended by farmers and others from all over the county.
Wo understand that one of the uses to which the vast quantities of cancelled stamps which are collected is put to, is beiug made into papier mache.
At the Adventist church in Maxwell, meeting will begin Friday night, Jan. 25 and continue a few evenings. Services 10:30 Sunday. All are welcome.
Mrs. Mary Watson who has been seriously sick for some time, is reported better to-day. She has moved to her daugh-
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Seriously Injured.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 24.—An accident occurred at the funeral of Peter Saladin, at Ellsworth, near hero, which may result in the death of two persons. After the services at the church a long line of carriages followed the body to the cemetery. On descending a steep hill, the horses attached to a carriage ocoupied by Mrs. Stroup and Mrs. Won horn, sisters of thej deceased, with their husbands, became frightened and veered to one side af the road which was a solid sheet of ice.
Matfcie Ki,lder on Main street
James Farrell, section foreman, is sick with the measles, and has them bad. As Mark Twain says: "When a man has a case of love or measles, the older he is the worse he has it."
Dr. A. J. Smith went to Indianapolis, to-day to lecture before the students of the Indiana Dental College on the treatment of children's teeth. The Doctor is one of the special lecturers of the school.
W B. Cuyler, who has bought the Lake photograph gallery, Harvey's old stand, is exhibiting some splendid work. His photographs are superior to Indianapolis work and more reasonable in price. Call and see his pictures. 49t6
There will be a called meeting of the Sons of Veterans next Saturday night for the purpose of completing arrangements for organization. All desiring to become charter members should be at the G. A. R. Hall by 7:30.
The Edna Brown cancelled stamp collecting craze which originated at Ivanefille, 111., had many helpers here. Miss Vauia Gates, through George List, contributed 2,GOO stamps out of her collection «f over 3,000.
William B. Walker of the Mammoth Store, contemplates a visit to Philadelphia to visit a brother in the near future. He will also visit his mother in Ohio, and make a short stay in New York and Cincinnati while absent.
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Last evening as Miss Cora, daughter of Eil Martin, living near Curry's Chapel, who attends school here, was driving to the South school building after her sister, Miss Quey Martin, who teaches there, the horse became frightened by the cars near Huston's livery stable, and after backing a short distance, reared up and fell over a pile of stones, breaking the shafts of tho buggy, but doing no further injury. John B. Huston put the vehicle in good shape with a pair of shafts and the young ladies drove home as usual.
"THE EAGLE CLUB.'!
GLTEJENFIELD'S
NEW REPUBLICAN
CLUB—LET ITS 31 OTTO BE
"VIM, VIGOIt AND
VICTOKY."
Feeling the need of a permanent Republican organization in Greenfield aud Hancock county, the following persons: Warren R. King, John Corcoran, Elmer J. Binford, Charles K. Bruner, Elmer E. Stoner, W. P. Bidgood, Edwin P. Thayer jr., Newton R. Spencer and Walter S. Montgomery, met and adopted a constitution and by-laws for a Republican club. A charter has been issued in the name of "The Eagle Club," of Greenfield,'Indiana. Rooms will be secured at once and furnished. It is the desire to make the headquarters of the club interesting and attractive to its members, papers books and magazines will be supplied. Discussion of political policies and principles will be invited and encouraged. It is the purpose of the Club to instruct its members upon the correctness of Republican ideas aud fortify them in the support of Republican principles. While the club will not aid any candidate to secure a nomination it will contribute its united strength to secure the election of the entire Republican ticket in municipal, county, State and National elections." It is the hope of the founders of the club that a large membership can be secured and that by its influence the Republican party can be greatly strengthened in Hancock county. So far the encouragement has been all that could be desired. The indications now are that it is only a matter of a short time until Greenfield will have a political club that surpa&ses anything in her history, and which will be second to none in the State outside of the large cities. The present officers of the club are:
Ed P. Thayer, Jr., President. Elmer E. Stoner, Vice President. Dr. C. K. Bruner, Treasurer. Newton R. Spencer, Secretary.
|§§Keal .Estate Transfers.
For' the week ending Jan. 23, 1895, furnished by J. H. Binford, attorney,
notary, and loan agent. Per Miss Addie Johg&on stenographer and typewriter. Sylvefeter Hamilton to Benj. P.
Moore, lot, Shirley $ 6S 00 Martha Brokaw to Harvey C. Brokaw, land Josia B. Moore to Jennie I. Tolan lot, Greenfield no. Merrill to Chas. E. Springer two lots, Fortville Silas Helms to Chas. E. Springer three lots, Fortville Oliver W. Vorhees to Chas. E.
Springer, seven lots, Fortville Stephen McCray to Nancy J. Grass, land, 20 acres City of Greenfield to Chas. A.
Tolan, lot, cemetery John L. Mothershead to Hiram Stottlemyer, lots, Fortville Sheriff Hancock Co. to Elizabeth
L. Marsh, pt. 1G0 acres City of Greenfield to Jno. C. I-Iaf-ner, lot, cemetery Francis M. Alfred to Saml. A.
Wray, land, 1G0 acres Martha E. Barnard to Jos. N. Henry, land Jos. N. Henry to Martha E. Barnard, land John Howard to Martha Barnard et al, land, 40 acres Permetia M. Brown to Priscilla
Bray, pt of 87 acres Anderson Yanmeter to Elnathan Wilkinson, land, 31 acres....
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J. Adams, land GOO 00 California Beecher to W. W. McCole, land, Greenfield 200 00 W. W. McCole to Fred Beecher land, Greenfield 200 00 Elizabeth Offutt to Fred Beecher land, Greenfield Elnathan Sparks to Geo. R. Hull land, 14 acres... Flaura Armstrong to Geo. B.
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No. transfers 22. Consideration $12372 00
John W. Wales has been appointed administrator of the estate of Charles Fields of Buckcreek township, recently deceased. He informed the REPUBLICAN tnat Mr. Fields carried two life insurance policies of $1000 each. He was carrying one policy and last summer liking another company better, took out the second $1000 policy, thinking he would let the first lapse, but when it was about to expire he was not feeling well and remarked to his wife that lie guessed he would renew for another year which he did for a small sum and died a few weeks later. These two insurance policies proved a fine investment for the family of Mr. Fields.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Montgomery went to Indianapolis to-day to attend the annual meeting of the Indiana Editorial Association. There will be a banquet at the Denison House to-night, business meetings and a visit to the Legislature to-morrow aud a big theater party at the Grand Opera House Friday night to see that most laughable of all comedies "Charley's Aunt.
Lou Paxton, of near Willow will leave Saturday for Larimore, Iowa, where he has a good 160 acre farm to look after.
V,
CURRENCY MEASURES
Two of Them Introduced in the Senate.
THE BILLS DIFFER WIDELY.
One Provides For a Temporary Bond Is
sue I'eiuling an Investigation and the
Other For a Bond Issue Conditional
liestoration of Silver—Proceedings of
Both the Senate and House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—The treasury emergency was the main theme before the senate yesterday and for the time being the Hawaiian question was laid aside. Mr. Jones (Dem.. Ark.) and Mr. Smith (Dem., N. J.), each representing a most influential element in the majority of the senate, presented plans for meeting the currency complication. The propositions differed widely, Mr. Smith's providing for a temporary bond issue pending an investigation by a "monetary commission" composed of senators, members of the house and civilians, while Mr. Jones plan provides for a bond issue and conditional restoration of silver. The two senators urged their respective measures in speeches which received close attention from a well iilied senate and crowded galleries.
Mr. Turpie concluded his sponch against the Nicaragua canal bill, liecoming bitterly personal at the close against Mr. Morgan, author of the bill, and against the measure itself as the consummation of Cheap John, Peter Funk legislation.
During the day Mr. Burrows of Michigan made lii.s first appearance in the senate since i:he Michigan legislature promoted him. to the upper branch of congress.
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SENATOR JONES' BILL.
It Provides For a Bond Issue and Conditional liestoration of Silver.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—Senator Jones yesterday introduced his financial and currency bill which was promised 10 days or two weeks ago. The bill is as follows: Authority is given to the secretary of the treasury to issue bonds of the United States to the amount of $500,000,000, payable in coin of the present standard^alue and bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent, not to be sold at less than par. Bonds to mature 30 years from date and be redeemable at the option of the government after 20 years.
The secretary is authorized to use the proceeds of the sale of the bonds to defray current expenses of the government and for the redemption of United States legal tender and treasury notes issued tinder the act of July 14, 1890. The bonds are to be of the denominations of #20 and .$50 and multiples of those sums at the option of the purchasers. The bonds arc to be free from all taxes. It is declared to be the intention of the act to give full opportunity for general subscriptions for tlie bonds. Payment for the bonds may be made in gold coin, but the secretary is allowed to accept United States notes and tr is ury notes issued under the act of lhs)0.
National bank associations are permitted to issue circulating notes to the par value of United States bonds deposited with the secretary of the treasury, and the tax on such circulation is reduced to one-fourth of 1 per cent.
Hereafter no national banking association shall retire its circulation without written authority from the secretary of tho treasury. So much of Section J2 of the act of 1882 as directs the secretary of the treasury to receive deposits of gold coin, and to issue certificates therefore is also repeak-d. I
National banking associations desiring to retire the whole or any part of their circulating notes are required to deposit gold coin equal to the amount of notes to be retired and at all times to keep on deposit with tho treasurer of the United States in gold coin a sum equal to 5 per cent of their outstanding circulating notes, to be used for the redemption of such notes.
Not exceeding one-half of the lawful reserves on account of deposits to be
kept by national bankin may consist of United States bonds issued under this act.
Sections and 7 provide for the displacement of all national bank and United States treasury notes of denominations of less than $10 with silver certificates.
The explicit declaration being made that it is the intention of the act that neither the treasury department nor national banks shall issue or keep in circulation any notes other than silver certificates of a less denomination than $10.
The secretary of the treasury is directed to redeem and cancel and uot reissue the Uuited States aud treasury notes whenever and as last as tho aggregate circulation of United States legal tender notes, treasury notes, silver certificates aud national bank notes shall be in excess of the aggregate amounts of these forms of paper money in circulation at the date of the passage of the act.
The secretary of the treasury is directed to receive at any United States mint from any citizen of tlie United States silver bullion of standard fineness and coin into silver dollars of 412 1-2 grains each. The seigniorage on the bullion is to belong to the United States and is to be tho difference between the coinage value aud the price of the bullion in London on the day the deposit is made.
The secretary is required to deliver to the depositors of such bullion standard silver dollars equal in amount to the price of the bullion, and whenever these coins shall be received in to the treasury, certificates in denominations of less than $10 may be issued on them as now provided.
The important changes made in the bill since it was lirst formulated are those making the bonds payable in coin instead uf gold, increasing tho rate of interest from 2 1-2 to 3 per cent and providing lor the displacement of national bank and treasuty and United States notes of less tliau $10 by silver certificates instead of $20, as at first proposed. The first concession was made to tho silver men and t.lio two
TRICE, TWO CENTS
ouners to rue ooiid advocates ana rnoso who wish to restrict the use of silver. It is understood that in introducing the bill, Mr. Join abandons to a certain extent liis original position that ho would not introduce tlie bill unless ho could lirst be reasonably assured of its passing, but that he was at lastdecided to put it in and allow it to take the chaucea just as any ordinary measure before congress must do. He also desires, it is understood, to forestall the proposition, which it is coming to be generally understood, will be made later in the? session to press through authority for as: bond i^sue without other legislation.
SENATOR SMITH'S BILL.
Temporary Bund Issue and au Investigation I'roposed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Senator* Smith's currency bill provides that tho president shall appoint four commission-^ ers from civil life, no more than two of whom shall be members of the samo j)olitical party. The president of the senate shall appoint four senators, no more than two of whom shall be members of the same party. The speaker of the house is to designate four membersunder the same conditions.
The senators aud members chosen are to be members of the Fifty-fourth congress. These are to be known as the "monetary commission." It is made the duty of the commission to take into consideration and to investigate thoroughly all the various questions relating to the currency so far as may benecessary to the establishment of a judicious system of currency on a permanent basis.
The commission is empowered to visit different portions of the country aud make to congress a final report of the results of its investigations, together with such recommendations as it may deem to be the best interests of the United States not later than the secoud Monday in December, 1895. The bill also authorizes the issue of £500,000,000 of 3 per cent bonds, redeemable in gold coin at the expiration of 10 years.
Ill the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—Mr. Dingley of Maine called the attention of the house to what lit termed the utter failure of the Paris tribunal's regulations for the protection of the Alaskan seal herd, and to the urobability of the complete extinction of the herd unless steps were immediately taken to secure a cooperation of Great Britain for the protection of the seals. The remainder of the day was devoted to the consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill. Rapid progress was made. Fiftyfive pages of the 105 in the bill were disposed of without amendment before adjoui'nment
BATTLES IN CHINA.
What the Japanese Troops Have Been Doing Lately.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—Captain Folger of the United States ship Yorktown yesterday cabled the navy department from Che-Foo as follows: "Tung-Chow, China, was bombarded by 1'* Japanese vessels on Jan. IS and 19. On the 2Jst, in answer to an appeal of missionaries, and as travel by laud was considered impracticable, the Yorktown transported to Che-Foo 17 women, children aud sick of the missionary families.
On tho 20tli and 21st the Japanese, covered by 23 of their men-of-war, landed a large force at Shantung promontory to attack tho Chinese formications of Wei-liai-Wei. On the 22d a small force was landed at Che-Foo from this vessel to protect neutral citizens and property. This landing was in common wit those from the German, French and English vessels."
Japanese Troops Kepuls«'d.
I CIIK-FOO. Jan. 21.—Advices received here from Wei-Hai-Wei report that tlie Japanese have been repulsed with considerable loss. The Chinese took nine
Japanese prisoners. Foreigners are leaving and a panic prevails. The telegraph station on Cheng-Shan I island, between Che-Foo and Wei-Hai-
Wei, has been abandoned. Traffic between the two towns is interrupted.
More Japanese Soldiers Landed.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 24.—It is reported here that a further Japanese force had landed at Ning-Hai between Clie-Foo
associations and Wei-Hai-Wei, the object beiug to surround the latter place. General Sun with 2,000 men has gone to oppose the invaders.
BUNKOERS BUNKOED. $1,()(0 by
Green Goods Men Taken in For a Countryman.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.—John Sheffield, a countryman living at Manchester, N. Y., arrived at Taylor's hotel, Jersey City, Tuesday, intent upon beatiug tho green goods men who had sent him a green goods eircuhir at their ovvu game. Sheliield had a friend who had been bunkoed by the swindlers, aud knew just how it was done. He met by ap--pointnient two men in Taylor's hotel, one an old man and the other had the alleged counterfeit money.
They went to a room, and one of the men throw on tlie table $l,t00 in good, bills, saying that was the kind of money they dealt in. Sheliield at once grabbed the pile, dealt one man a stunning blow in the face, aud knocked the other down with a black-jack" he carried. He then lied, one of the two swindlers following. Sheffield was caught by au officer and held on a charge of robbery made by the other... The swindler disappeared, however..*. The $1,000 was found on Sheffield atthe police station, win re he told his? siorv. lie was held, but will probably be released.
Not He-Fleeted.
I Senator I)olpli
24.— Senator Dolph'
NAI.KM. r., Jan. failed of election in the joint session of the legislature yesterday afternoon, re-v ceiving only 44 votes, two snort of a., I majority. _____
l- Fem.ilc Irainps.
Lot ISVIU.I:, Jan. 24.—Seven female tramps stopped at Highland l'ark, bound for Corinth, Miss., and when a freight train came along jumped aboard.
Cash and Gold.
I WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—Yesterday's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance* $150,992,886 gold resorve. i670.120.00G.