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THE 1KDIANAP0LIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1891

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LOCI Union N'ewi Company, Union Depot and Southern IloieL. WASHINGTON, D. C.-Rlggs House and Ebbitt House. The result of the speakership contest is a black eyo for Cleveland. The success of Mr. Crisp leaves scars on prominent Democrats and Democratic papers all over the country. They will not heal readily, either. The market for crow will be largely expanded by the result of the speakership contest. The Indianapolis Sentinel nnd the St. LcuU Republic will be very liberal consumers. Senator Puffer has appointed his eon as his private secretary, nnd has rented the fine house formerly occupied by Senator Ingalls. lie seems to bo catching on to Washington ways right After a prolonged struggle Mr. Crisp has defeated Mr. Mills, and Mr. Cleveland and Ids supporters aro left out in the cold. If Democratic testimony is to bo accepted, the result is a victory for protection. The letters which the New York Press has called forth from members of the present House show, that quite a number arc in favor of the fieo coinage of American silver, but aro not in favor of unlimited coinage of all silver. A meeting of cotton-planters at Charleston, S.C., adopted resolutions in favor of imposing a duty of 15 cents a pound on Egyptian cotton, and it is said a bill to that effect will be introduced in Congress. If American cotton needs any protection it should have it. A big majority, like a long train to a gown, has an unpleasant way of getting under foot sometimes. Democratic managers in Washington are probably in full agreement with their brother Sim Coy in his celebrated opinion that the fewer men in this politics the better. It is noticed that while Mr. Cleveland took occasion to declare that he was not favoring any one of tho candidates for the speakership, threo of his Cabinet tave been at work for Mr. Mills, and two of them, Vilas of "Wisconsin and Dickinson of Michigan, wero about the caucus, Saturday, imploring Democrats from their Tespectivo States to voto for Mr. Mills. The widow of an ex-confederate soldier, living in West Virginia, has just been granted a pension under the following circumstances: Hor first husband, a confederate soldier, was killed at the siege of Vicksburg. Several years after his death tho widow married a man who had served in the Union army, nnd who subsequently died of injuries received in the service. Her claim for pension was held good. The party of Jerry Simpson in the House will number eight, as tho Journal stated a few weeks ago when that person, while in this city, put tho number nt forty. Even Mr. Everett, of Georgia, who was elected by the Alliance pcoplo over tho regular Democratic candidate, found his way into the Democratic caucus to vote for Mr. Crisp. The only Southern Alliance member is Watson, who was elected as a Democrat, but left tho rarty to follow tho political Alliance. The Democratic judges in New York will not sustain Govrrnor Hill's henchmen in the perpetration of their frauds. Judge O 'linen, whom he sent to Syracuse, to stay another Supremo Court judge, returned without taking action. Judge Barnard lias issued an order directing the Board of Supervisors, which counted out a Republican by throwing out thirty-one votes bearing the printer's "quad?,-marks, to count the whole as the law requires. On the whole, it socins that the Hill conspiracy may fail. The committee of tho Muncie Blaine Club which iuveigled it into adopting resolutions censuring the Journal for alleged publications which never appeared in its columns wero so pleased with their dirty work that they telegraphed the fact to Chicago papers. Tho club ought to nssert its fcelf-respect by censuring the committee which stultified itself and placed the club in a false and untenable position. Inasmuch as tho Journal never published a word of the matter attributed to it by the committee, tho club must seo that it has not only done tho Journal an Injustice, but has been, for Bomo ulterior purpose, deceived and played upon by the committee. Illinois Democrats who wero supporters of Mr. Springer's ambition to bo Speaker are lull of indignation because so many of tho Illinois Democratic members of tho House deserted that gentleman so early in tho light. All of the Democrats from tho Egypt country wero - anions the lira to leave Springer fox

Mills, and their desertion is attributed to Colonel Morrison, so long an Egypt Representative, and now of tho Interstate-commerce Commission, from tho fact that ho was earnest in his efforts for Mills and was at tho caucus at work for him. Colonel Morrison is regarded as one of the few Western Democrats of presidential proportions, but his fight upon Springer will causo allhisprevious lights on prominent Illinois Democrats to be recalled and will block the way to his candidacy, TIiur one Western man who has been "mentioned" is disposed of a fact which Isaac Pusey Gray will note.

A ETJM1LIATIKG CONFESSION. Yesterday, for the first time in the history of the Republic, did tho party having a majority of the members of tho House of Representatives declare that it was not ready to proceed to organize, as required by tho Constitution. On several occasions tho organization of the Houso has been delayed for weeks, but all such delays have been due to the fact that a third party held the balance of power, or to a dispute in regard to membership, upon the adjustment of which tho political complexion of tho House depended, which was once tho case. But now the country has the spectacle of a party numbering more than two-thirds of tho' members practically confessing itself unable to agree upon the member who 6hall preside over its deliberations, aud for that reason postponing the organization of tho House and delaying tho work of Congress. No moro completo confession of incapacity could be made. It is all the more a confession of incapacity because the failure to agree upon a Speaker involves tho policy to bo pursued in legislation. As a whole, the majority in the House is pledged by tho conventions which nominated its members to annihilnto the present tariff law, and three-fourths of them wero pledged to tight for the freo coinage of silver. Now, one faction charges tho other with a purpose of abandoning onehalf of the party platform, while the other retorts that the candidate of its opponent is pledged to abandon tho other half. If theso charges are true, one-half of the Democratic Representatives have discovered the fallacy or tho weakness of one-half of the Democratic platform, and the other half has discovered' the structural weakness of the other half. Never did a great party, on tho ovo of a presidential election,, find itself in such a condition of confessed weakness. Tho largest body of Democrats over assembled to legislate, representing a larger number of constituencies than party over did in the House of Representatives, confesses to the country that it cannot choose a Speaker the day specified by the Constitution for the organization of tho House because they cannot agree to stand by tho pledges they made when elected. Comment is not only unnecessary, but it would break the force of such a spectacle. UNBALANCED CEASES. It is now pretty well ascertained that tho recent attempt on Mr. Russell SageV life was made by an unbalanced crank who thought he was entitled to a portion of Mr. Sage's wealth and was determined to have it at any cost. There are a good many people in this country who entertain practically the same view In regard to tho possessors of largo wealth. Thero is a class of capitalist exterminators growing up who are ready to niako war on corporations of nil kinds and on everybody who by good luck or good management has accumulated more wealth than thoy have themselves. Corporations of all kinds aro special objects of their hatred. They do not stop to think that corporations aro an inevitable result of commercial prosperity and a sure sign of high civilization. In fact, it is impossible to conceive of a progressive country or a high state of civilization according to modern ideas without them. What would this country be without its railroads, banks, telegraphs, and thousand forms of incorporated capital in manufacturing, mining, milling, commercial and business enterprises! If they wero all abolished by the stroke of a pen tho social fabric would be almost destroyed, nnd if all thoy havo dono wero wiped out tho country would bo set back fifty years. But, says tho Socialist, let all tho corporations bo abolished and their functions performed by the government. What is government but a corporation! This proposition would do away with all tho small corporations nnd substitute one great, absorbing, overshadowing corporation, more despotic and dangerous than all the rest. Corporations aro nothing but organized capital, and organized capital in itself is no mor dangerous than organized labor. If properly controlled and regulated, corporations are among the most potent factors of civilization, accomplishing works and performing functions which could not be compassed by private individuals, giving remunerative employment to a vast number of persons nnd contributing in many ways to the general prosperity. But it is not corporations only that are denounced and hated by tho unbalanced crank. Ho hates tho individual capitalist equally. Ho hates every person who is better oil' than himself, and tho moro a person has accumulated tho moro bitterly ho is hated. Tho samo unbalanced crank who proposed to require railroads to carry passengers across the continent for one dollar, also proposed to exterminate capitalists, aud began his work by trying to kill Mr. Sage. This was his plan of rectifying tho unequal distribution of wealth. Of course, thero is no use talking to crazy men nnd unbalanced cranks about tho absurdity and unreasonableness, not to speak of the criminality, of such a method of procedure, but there are a great many people in this country who are neither lunatics nor cranks who entertain substantially the amo ideas, who hate rich men simply because they are rich, and who aro ready to resort to almost any method of compelling them to divide. People who harbor such views are on the way to become lunatics, unbalanced crank ox criminals. Thtxo

is too much readiness on tho part of many persons to harbor feelings of hostility against rich men simply because they are rich, and there is altogether too much disposition in some quarters to pander to that feeling. Such a sentiment is unmanly, unreasonable aud altogether vicious. It is unmanly and unreasonable because in this country the race for wealth is open to all, and if one man succeeds better than another it is because ho has more natural talent for accumulating property or uses it to better purpose. To hate a man for being rich is to hate him for accomplishing something wo would gladly accomplish ourselves if wo could. It is vicious because it assumes that the capitalist is necessarily a bad man and a public enemy. This is far from being true. Thero are capitalists nnd capitalists. While some of them do not deserve to be rich and do not know how to use wealth, others do a vast amount of good, giving employment to n great number of persons and dispensing large sums in public and private charity. Capitalists are as distinctly an inevitable product of high civilization as aro corporations, and as necessary to tho progress of society. Wo could much better dispenso with tho army of unbalanced cranks than with either.

The venomous attacks which an alleged independent Cleveland and freetrade organ of much pretension in Kansas City makes upon cx-Govemor Gray as an aspirant for a placo on tho Democratic national ticket are explained by another paper in that city as due to the fact that during tho war tho independent editor aforesaid was one of the minor Knights of the Golden Circle in Indiana, to whom the ex-Governor, as a zealous Union man and Republican, became very obnoxious. This is very sad; but inasmuch as political amnesty has been extended to ex-confederates, exKnights of tho Golden Circlo ought to forget and forgive the loyalty of 1S01 in cases where those who then professed it have sinco joined tho party of tho K. of G. C. "If wo win," said one of Mr. Mills's lieutenants, "it will bo a great victory over the anti Cleveland combine, led by David B. Hill, 'Boss7 Croker, tho Tammany organization and Senators Gorman, Brice, Voorhees, Tugh and their associates." On the other hand, ono of Crisp's managers said: "If Mills wins it will not be the victory of tho majority of the Houso of Representatives, but of Grover Cleveland nnd his partisans." These expressions from leaders of the opposing factions reveal the lines on which tho speakership fight was conducted and the bitterness it has engendered. It was a factional tight on presidential issues. Here is an interesting fact. Official statistics show that for every dollar of dutiable goods imported from 1847 to 16G1 we exported 03 cents in value of domestic products, whilo from 1870 to 1800 wo exported $1.71 of domestic products for every dollar of dutiable goods imported. In other words, under a tariff' for revenue only, our exports were 2 per cent, less than our imports, while under a protective tariff our exports wero 70 per cent, greater than our imports. S tearing of tin, do not forget that pig-tin, which is used in coating tinplate, is free of duty nnd will continue free unless, ou and after July 1, 1803, it appears that the American mines have produced at least five thousand tons during tho year previous to that date. Thus, unless wo produco enough pigtin to supply our tin-plato factories wo shall continue to get it free of duty. The backbone of the free-trado agitation in this country is un-American. Take away tho importing and foreign iniiuenco in favor of free trade and no political party would daro to propagato the unpatriotic policy of reducing our producers and wage-earners t6 the condition of those in other countries. According to Democratic authority, all the bourbonish, reactionary and vicious tendencies of that party wero represented by Mr. Crisp, and on their own testimony his success must be accepted as a distinct triumph of that element. The selection of Mr. Crisp for Speaker is a victory for Tammany Hall, Governor Hill, Senator Gorman and, according to Democratic authority, all tho reactionary and vicious elements of a reactionary and vicious party. The Democratic Indianapolis News is grioved over tho Now York uns treatment of Grover Cleveland, and horrified at the way the New York Times is pursuing Mr. Beers, president of a great life insurance company. The News thinks the course of these papers disgraceful. This criticism, coming, from a paper which, for years, maliciously pursued some of the best citizens of Indianapolis, shows that in becoming a thorough Democratic organ it lost none of its Rail. Scientific men aro going to examine the brains of Russell Sago's would-be murderer, and find out whether he was insane or not. Science is a wonderful thing, bat plain, evtry-day, unscientific people are willing to accept tho fact that his own head was blown off us proof of a lack in the upper When Tacoma undertook to identify the New York dynatnite-tlirower'as a citizon of that town, it was inevitable thHt Seattle would hob up with rival claims. Neither of those interesting towns means to let the other get ahead of it. even In the matter of murderers. Miu Spuingeu may have hold tho key to the situation, as ho declared en Sunday, but bo experienced eonio difficulty in fitting it to tho lock. How They Cackle. Minneapolis Tribune. The nnmber of newspapers published on this planet n estimated at 41.000. Thirtynine thousand four hundred nnd uinetyeven.of them have already announced that the Republican national conveutiou will be. held in Minneapolis next J one. and tho remainder will get around to it within tho next few days. Quite an advertisonient, wasn't it! What Protection Docs Nw Yerk Pcctriltr. Protection, by developing new industries natural to the laud, makes two blades of graa grow where one grew before. It pretterveH lor our country th profits of tho fertility of the land and of its mineral richness

TALK WITH YITELAWREID

Oar Minister to France Tells How the Embargo on Pork Was Removed. Farmers Opposed Its Admission, but All the 2I?mler8 of the Cabinet Were in Favor of the American Hog The Rate cf Daty. arip, Dec 7. In the matter of tho decree withdrawing the prohibition of the importation of American pork, the French officials are desirous of having it understood that their action was practically decided upon a year ago, but actually settled last July, when the Chamber of Deputies gave an overwhelming vote in favor of the bill. They eay that nothing then prevented the formal withdrawal of the decree but the accidental delay in tho Senate caused by the Cabinet crisis in tho last three days of the Kession. At that time the government fully intended to withdraw the decroo within a week, and had all tho nocessary preparations made for the event Tho French officials also insist that they caused the removal of the prohibition by the German government, which dii not intend to withdraw its prohibition unless Franco did. Tho German embassy at Paris, the French officials declare, was constantly sending to the government offices and to the American legation trying to rind out the progress of the negotiations. The vote in the French Chamber of Deputies 6howed them that tho French government was absolutely committed to the removal of the prohibition and could not decently withdraw from the position. Tho delay in tho Senate's action gave the Germans the chance to pet in ahead, bo they instructed Count Arco Valley, the German minister at Washington, to arrange the matter as speedily as possible. Mo considerable effort had been mado in any other quarter till tho negotiations wero brought nearly to a conclusion here aud Congress had published Rome of the correspondence. It was openly tnid in debate and said everywhere privately by French politicians, that they were forced to defeat the covernment efforts to restrict tho duty, first to 12 francs and afterwards to 20, by the action of Germany and Italy. They say it we had not named the same duty with theso countries, wo would have been offering a premium to brini; all the American pork here in rivalry with our farmers aud keep it out of Germany and Italy. The American minister to France. Mr. Wnitelaw lieid, was called upon recently by the representative of tho Associated Fress and urged to give his views upon these points. Mr. Keid hesitaled at first to give utterance toanything for publication, but finally said: "Yep; it has been along struggle. Almost tho first instructions I received from the American government were ou this subject. The home administration was very much in earnest about it. Still, so far as the French government was concerned, the struggle has been over sinco the close of tho diplomatic correspondence on the subject in September, l&'.O. Sinco that date the French Cabinet has been absolutely unanimous for the withdrawal of the prohibition and for tho 13-frauc duty. It named that duty in the tariff bill Kent to tho Chamber of Deputies, and has steadily and unanimensly opposed any advanees In tho rate, 'the Chamber of Deputies gave tho bill its adhesion in July last, but raised the proposed duty to 0 francs. The Senate made a most determined resistance and finally raised the duty again to 25 francs." "Who wore its chief friends and opponents?'' was asked. Minister Reid replied: "All rural France seemed to be its opponents, and especially the region about Nantes. Among the friends, besides all the members of the government, and especially Messrs. lUbot. Constant, Koche, Develle and itouvier, whose departments were concerned, wo had M. Meline, theL great protectionist leader in tho Chamber, the president of the Tariff Commission now and tho President of the laHtv Chamber; , Jules Ferry, the former Premier, now, president of tho Senate tariff commission; Jules Siegfried and Felix Faure, Deputies for Havre, and scores of others in both houses. In one debate four members of tho Cabinet intervened in behalf of our measure. M. Roche mado an especially cogent argument, which had the greatest influence. It pleaded me rts 1 listened to him to remember that he is nn old newspaper man. M. Melino accomplished a great thing, too. last July, when he gat a unanimous report from the taritl commission, consisting of lifty members, in favor of the bill." "Hare you found any unpleasantness arising out of the controversy! "Not the slightest. Nothing could have exceeded the constant courtesy and cordiality shown by the government Deputies and Senators. Nor ; has there been anything unpleasant in the warm discussion in tho press." "Why did the government wait for the Chamber and Senate to Ux tho dntyl" "For tho same reason that the bnrned child dreads tho lire. Jules Ferry, under President Grevy. withdrow tho decree in 1S3, and the Chamber disapproved it within a week. This time they resolved to commit tho two houses beforehand, so tire withdrawal when made would stiok. Besides, they all thought the old duty would be aiaproportionately low, as oompared with the duties on other articles in the new tariff, and that it must, therefore, be raised before it would he fair to let the trade be resumed.'' "What about the inspection here?" 'If our inspection in America is properly done I do not believe the one hero will make much delay or cost much, or last long. But the government was so pressed and the stories about our inspection were so reckless that they had to promise one here nt tho outset." "Will there bo much business!" "In the higher grades certainly. As to 6houlders and sides more will depend upon the price. In tho last year before the prohibition in lbO the imports of pork from tho United States alone wero 34,234,300 kilos, and from all other countries only 4,475.000 kilos. In with American pork prohibited, the total imports were only 5,200,OOOkilos. say S3,000,0;0 kilos lens than in 1831. That is the size of the gap there still is to be tilled, if we can still sell cheaply enough under the advancedduty totempt tho same classes of French buyers." "What are 3'our own plans now!" "To take a little rest. 1 have stayed here ail summer. Now, if the administration is willing, I am going down lor a few weeks' sojourn in Spain and Morocco." M. Deschanet. a member of the Chamber of Deputies, starts for the United States on the rJtu inst, charged witn a special mission by MM Ribot and Roche, of the French Cabinet. M. Roche. Minister of Commerce, has forwarded a circular to the different chambers of commerce, requesting them to prepare a comparison of the exports to the United States from their several districts dnring the three months before the pantnge of tne McKinley bill and for the same time subsequently. The ORlcIal Decree. treclal to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Deo. 7. The following cablegram was received at the State Department today from Minister Held, dated 'United States Location, Paris, Dec o:" "I have the pleasure to report that President Camot yesterday proiuHlttatedtl.e law tlxhig tho duty on pork, and to-day publishes tho decree repealing lrom thl date the prohibition ou American pork, which has existed in France luce the lth of February, 1841. Following is the substance of tho decree: In view of the derri'es of the lSth of February, 181, and of the 2?th of December. 13, by vrhieb America u pork was excluded: in view of the sanitary in-t-peeiion now provided by the government of tbo United etates for irk Intended for export, and iu view of the opinion expressed by the Ministers of Foreign A Hair-, of Finance, of the Interior and of Commerce and Industry, it Is decroed as follows: Article 1. Salted pork rneatsrom the United States can be lmiorte4 into Franfe at points to be fixed by eubbcquent decree. "Art 2. before discbarge of cargo the importers must produce for each shipment a certificate IriMu an inspector of the Department of Agriculturi, designated by tho government of the Untied States, for inspection of slaughterhouses, certifying that the meats are iro;u healthy aulmaU aud MiitabJe for human food. The boxes must tear the otr.cl.il f tamp of this inspector. No h!pii.ent can be admitted which iite not comply wit It then riuireuiiit. "Art. U. AHer their discharge these meats fdiall be cxatnliied by nauitury luepeclors njpotnted by the MinUterof Agriculture. All uiaat found unwholesome fhall be de:rojed in the presence of thcfc Inspector. "Article 4 provides thattbe-e meats cannot pass CUMoin-houne without certificate of ltu inspections; Article 5, thst expense of the French inspection shall -be paid Ur luijortera. while

Article G repeal all former decrees of prohlnltlou, and any other regulation In conflict wlta the present decree. "Another decree, also promulgated to-dav, name Havre, lionteaux, Marseilles and Dunkcrque as the points at which American pork will le admitted." Secretary Foster was reported to be a little better to-night, the fever having been somewhat reduced. Uo is resting easily.

DEATIT BY THENEW PROCESS Wife Murderer Loppy Electrocuted at Singling Prison Yesterday 2soon. The Doomed Han's Bcdy Writhed and Termed in Its Attempt to Break frtm the Fatcl Chair While the Current Was Turned On Special to tho IndlsospoUs Journal. Sing Sing, N. Y., Dec. 7. The scenes at the execution by electricity of Martin D. Loppy, tho New York wife murderer, in Sing Sing prison, to-day, were a repetition of those which occurred at the execution of the five murderers in the same place in Jclylast. The condemned man met his fate bravely and without apparent sufloricg. Three shocks were administered, and Loppy was pronounced dead in six minutes after ho was placed in the chair. The voltage used in this instance was from 1,700 to 1.750, as against 1,500 used in J uly. The total period of contact was from 49Vi to 504 seconds, the dillerence being caused by variation of the battery. The lirst shock was administered at 11:59 o'clock, and at 12:05 the warden ordered the loft guards to run up the Hag pronouncing to the outside world the tragio event had been accomplished. Tho witnesses wero Dr. Carlos F. McDonald, State Commissioner of Lunacy; Prof. Louis A. Laudy, of Columbia College; the Kev. Sidney (i. Law, chaplain of the Tombs prison. New York city; the Kev. Silas W. Kdgerton, chaplain of Sing Sing prison; Dr. Jlolliston, of JJellevne Hospital, and a half dozen or more doctors of local renown. The witnesses began to arrive shortly after noon on Sunday, nnd by 10:80 o'clock this morning all were within the prison. Warden Drown had adopted every possible precaution to prevent the newspaper men from gaining access to them before they entered the prison, and this preeantion was kept up after the execution. But from statements mado by the witnesses and by Warden Drown himself the following story of what occurred in the condemned cell and the execution chamber was gleaned: The first oflicial intimation that Loppy had of his rapidly-approaching end was when Warden Drown entered his cell, at 6 o'clock last night, and read the death warrant to him. "When am 1 to die!" tho condemned man asked, anxiously. "The law does not permit me to tell you that," replied the warden, "but you may look for it at any moment." Loppy gave a slight sigh, and walked back to his bed and threw himself down, apparently resigned. Keepers Daker and McLean watched with him during tho night. He made no reference to his approaching end. and slept soundly after 11 o'clock. When he awakened, a little after G a. M.. he ate a light breakfast, read a few chapters in the Diole and talked with keeper Dernbeckcr, who acted as death watch during the day. A little after 10 o'clock Kov. Mr. Fdgerton came to Loppy 'a cell and spent the hour and a half between that time and the execution in preparing him for the ordeal approaching. MAUCH TO THE DEATH-CHAMBER. Meanwhile the warden had assemblod the witnesses in the prison parlor, and at 11:4-5 they marched in double file, headed by the warden, through the passageway to the death-chamber. The chair was already in position, the dynamo was in full working order and the electrodes were ready to bo applied to their proper position on the temple and calf of the man who was to be killed. When the witnesses had grouped themselves head-keeper Connaughtou, accompanied by keepers Ford and Meill, entered Loppy'a cell. "We want you now," said Mr. Connaughton pleasantly. Loppy looked up and replied in the same tone: "All right; I'm ready." Chaplains Law and Edgerton rose from their knees as the condemned man said this and each grasped his arm. Then the solemn procession to the death-chamber commenced. As Loppy entered tho room his eye fell upon the death chair aud he gave a slight, convulsive sigh. This, however, was the only show of hesitation that ho evinced during the entire proceedings. He bowed rather awkwardly to the warden, who motioned toward the chair and said: "Sit down. Loppy." Tho man obeyed and the keepers knelt and began to adjust the straps. The left leg of his trousers had been slit and on the calf underneath one of the electrodes was placed. The straps about the legs, chest, abdomen and the arms were quickly adjusted. The cap containing the electrodes for the temples was lowered and placed in position, tho death mask drawn over the face, and the guards stepped back and left him alone. While this was going on another guard with a long-necked oil can tilled with salt water saturated the olectrodos. When he stepped back Dr. McDonald, having closely inspected the apparatus for the last time, raised his right hand. Electrician Davis with a downward motion closed the switch. This caused a rasping sound, which was theeignal for the man in the box to turn on the current THE FATAL CUKRKNT. Instantly Loppy'a body stiffened and strained and tugged at the straps as though to burst them. When Dr. McDonald's watch had ticked oil sixteen seconds, tho switch was thrown open and the body collapsed, as in previous instances. The air from the dead man's lungs escaped with a rushing sound and a white foam ilecked his lips. At the end of a half minute Dr. McDonald again raised his hand and again the body stiffened. This time the current was left on eighteen seconds. The third time it was applied and allowed to work its will for from fifteen to sixteen seconds. Then the dynamo wan stopped and the physicians approached to make an examination. When they had pronounced him dead Loppy's body was removed to the autopsy-room, and the witnesses went quietly back to the warden's parlor. Before leaving the chamber Warden Drown glanced at the volt-meter, and found that it registered from 1,700 to 1,750 volts. When the eleciodes were removed from Loppv's body it was discovered that the skin was scalded on th? temples, the cheeks, about the eyes, and around the ears. The same bluish marks were visible on the back of the neck and over the chest and abdomen that have been found in all previous cases. Tho skin iu the calf at the point of contact with the Jower electrode was badly abraded, leaving a mark like an ugly burn. At 1:20 o'clock the autopsv was begun by Dr. Carlos F. McDonald, assisted by Dr. Samuel D. Ward, of Albany, aud Dr. Van UeiaRen, of Brooklyn. The brain showed almost complete paralysis by Jthe etectrio current. That death was instantaneous was evident in the brain and heart. Kigor mortis, was very strongly developed and tho teeth were set over the tongue. Almost the same conditions were observable as those developed in the other executions. There was no charring of the Hesh or burning of the internal organs. After oil the witnesses left the pn?on Warden Drown admitted the newspaper men and gave them the exact figures as to the voltago and aggregate time of contact. "We find the increased voltage preferable," said he, "and I shall advocate increasing it to 2.500 or S.000 in the future. Our increased boiler capacity will enable us to do this, and 1 think it may help matters somewhat." Withiuhalfan hour after the signal announcing Loppy's death had been hoiated four convicts, headed by a keeper, marched out of the north end of the prison, with shovels and pick-axes on their shoulders. They climbed up the high hill beyond the railroad and dug a trench next to the grave of Siocum aud in line with thoso of Woods and J i! giro. Four hours later these same convict removed the body of Loppy from the autopsy-table and placed it in a rough wooden box. half tilled with quicklimr. Then thy tilled it with the arne material, nailed on tho top and hauled it to tho lonely trench on tho hill, where they buried it. No friend or relative bad ever inquired for Loppy since his incarceration.

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Germany and France Will Take Advantageofthe Clause in tbeMcKinley Law. An Agreement Already Reached with the Former and One with the Latter Soon to Be Perfected Supreme Ccart Cases. RECIPROCITY TRCATIF.S. An Agreement Kachd with Germany France Coming Into Line, special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Dec. 7. The Stato Department officials bay. that the cable dispatch from Paris, asserting that a treaty of commerco has been coucludcd between Germany and tho United States, by which the latter country exempts German beet sugar from duty and Germany gives the United States the favored natiou benefit in regard to importations from tho United States into that country, is substantially true and that France, which also produces a considerable quantity of beet sugar, will soon follow in the same line. It is technically incorrect to say that a "treaty" has beeu concluded. That would require concurrence by the Senate. What has been accomplished is an agreement under the reciprocity clause of the McXinley bill. On thb 1st of January next tho President, it is believed, will issuo a most interesting proclamation as to the reciprocal duties remitted under the reciprocity arrangements thus far entered into. Tho cotnmissionera from tho West Indies have received assurances from Secretary Itlaine that the President will on that day issue his proclamation in regard to the products in which they are interested. Commissioners from Jamaica ore hourly expected hero to perfect an arrangement similar to that entered into between tho United States and Brazil. What a French laper Says. Takis, Dec 7. The Journal des Dcbata iays: We are informed that Germany has just concluded with the United States a commercial convention by which there will be an exchange between tho two countries of the favored nation treatment. The United Btates will allow the free importation of German sugar In consequence ot this agreement, and Americau cereals imported into Uermany will pay only 3Hi Instead of 5 marks. SCPREJIE COURT CASES. Decision of Interest to Railway Trainmen A Hound ary Dispute Boyd-Thayer. Washington, Deo. 7. A case of considerable interest to railroad trainmen who have to deal with unruly passengers was decided in the United States Supreme Court to-day. James II. S. Jopes, a passenger on the New Orleans & Northeastern road, became engaged in a quarrel with the conductor of the train, who shot and seriously injured him. Jopcssucd the railroad company for damages. The testimony as to the circumstances of the shooting was conflicting: The railroad company asked that tho jury be instructed that if from the manner and attitude of the passenger the conductor had reason to fear an assault, and shot under the belief that he was in imminent danger of personal injury, that the company was not responsible. The court denied this request nnd Jopes obtained judgment for $7,000. This court, in an opinion by Justice Brewer, holds that the court below was in error in refusing to charge the jury as requested, reverses its decision, and directs that the case be sent back to the Mississippi court which tried it. Attorney-general Wm. Pinkney White, of Maryland, to-day asked leave of the United States Supreme Conrt to tile a bill in chancery in behalf of the Stato of Maryland against the Stato of West Virginia to settle a dispute over boundaries. Maryland claims that her western boundary is a meridian line running south to the tint ox most distant fountain of the Potomac, and that West Virginia has wrongfully assorted title to a etrip of land several miles wide between the south branch of the Potomac and the present generally recognized line. The Boyd-Thayer case, involving the question of title to the otlice of Governor of Nebraska, and of citizenship on tho part of Boyd, will come up for argument to-morrow. The question at issue is as to whether or not James E. Boyd was acitizenof tho United States at the date of election. Briefs of counsel have been tiled. Chief-justice Fuller announced to-day that the conrt will adjourn on Monday, Dec. 21, until Jan. 4 the usual holiday recess. Opinions will be delivered and motions heard on Monday, the 21st inst., and any case which may bo under argument will be finished, but no case will be taken up for argument on that day. The court to-day postponed until the second Monday in January the hearing of the cases of Fielden and Schwab, the Chicago Anarchists, now imprisoned at Joliet, 11L, for complicity in tho Hay market riot. The First Windom Silver Certificate. WAsnixoTOX, Dec 7. Secretary Foster wrote the following letter to Mrs. William Windom a few days ago: "It affords mo sincere pleasure to present to you the first silver certificate bearing the likeness of your Illustrious husband, the late William Windom, Secretary of the Treasury. Few of our Eublio men who have been similarly honored ave done more to deserve this particular mark of recognition from tho government, and, as his successor in office, I feel that it is fitting to testify in this manner my ottkdal acknowledgment of tho obligations duo to his distinguished services. Congressmen Johnson and Wangh, Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Dec. 7. Representatives Johnson and Waugh were introduced on the floor of the Houpe this afternoon, after adjournment, and formed the acquaintance of the leading old members oa both sides. These new Indiana members are taking Lo'.d of their work with a will. Mr. Johnson has been here for some time, nt work for his constituents in the departments, and has succeeded In doing a great deal of routine business. He has already gotten very well aequainted with the leading department ofliclals, and has the run of his outside work. Mast Give a llond of Indemnity. Washington, Dee. 7. Assistant Secretary Settleton has written a letter to the commissioner or immigration at New York in regard to tho practice of allow ing immigrants to land under bond, in which he says: "Hereafter and until otherwise directed, whenever an alien immigrant arrives at the port of New York who, upon inspection, proves to bo of the class of persons prohibited from landing by the laws of the United states you will, unless so specifically authorized by this department lu each cane, permit uch prohibited alien to laud upon his tendering a lond of indemnity conditioned that such alien shall not become a puhlio charge." Th1 President to Serrrry Proctor. Washington', Dee. 7. The President, in accepting the resignation of Secretary Troctcr says: "In severing our official relations It glees me great pleasure to remember that they have been unclouded by anything approaching disagreement or dltrust. You have had my full confidence and your discharge of olbclal duty my full approbation. I am glad to know that your puhlio service is not terminated: but only transferred to another, and I hope higher neM of usefulness. With the warmest personal rerard, 1 am very sincerely, your friend. Hen-jam is Hahrhon." Democratic Executive Committee. Washington, Dec. 7. Chairman Calvin 8. Urlce. of the national Demoerfltlo committee. ha arrived in Washington to attend the meeting of the executive committee ol the national Democratic committee which convenes to-morrow. Most or the members aro nowhere. Much interest centers in Its action. The date for the meetuu; f the committee will be ordered by tho executive committee. Washington will uuqucdiouablo be selected as the place in which to meet. Secretary Foster' Condition. Washington, Dec. 7. Secretary Foster's Ulnes see ins to havo assumed a more serlotu aspect and another physician, Dr. G. L. Magruder, Las been called in to assist Dr. Hamilton lu treating the cane. In 6peaklng of tho ease this morning Dr. Hamilton said: "Secretary Foster Mill hni fever of low type which rono again yesterday. JIeli:in palu. but liU condition has not ituproedJiJCo theomet of lover Saturday. Tho patient is extremely weak. ISatiquet at Wlilt-h Indtanlans Spoe. fperlal to tl.o Indianaio!i9 JonrnaL Washington-, Dec. 7. At tho bauquct given to-Light to the officers of tho Grand Arch Chap

ter of the District of Columbia, tj Lafayette ltoyal Arch Chapter, some wc U nin Indianlnns were present and participated. Gen. Daniel Marauler responded to tho toast. "Woman. aiwt the Kev. Win. A. Hartlett. of the New Yorgaveuite Presbyterian Church, srre to the tcat "Man," both responses being eiooiif at and well received. Capt.ttn Daniel lUiDMloll nn.l John 1L Leonard and ladles were anjonir the Hoosb-rs present, li. K. Fleming wa one of the re-cption committee. The banquet was a great succe.. General Note, tfpcdtl to the ImbanayoIU Journal. Wamhngton, Dec. 7.-Thomas C. Ilonebrako was to-day appointed postmaster at Cutler. Carroil county, vice Alfred Bowcn, rcl-iied, and Samuel 11. Wilson, at Fairhat k Sniiivan county, vice Leonlo r rakes, remove w. A. McDonaM and J. M. Cropsey, of Indianapolis, are nt W lllard's. Mr. Mason. Commissioner of Internal revenue, resumed his duties at the Treasury Department, ar-l" n i"0118 absence in tfce .outh and w est.

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VILLAINOUS TKAIX.WEECKERS Attempt to Ditch the Indianapolis Vandalia Accommodation enr Terre Haute. Terre Haute, Ind., Dec 7.-The westbound Vandalia passenger train, due hera at C:45 o'clock this eveninjr, came net being wrecked at the curve near Cloverland, ten miles east of here. Aa the train came around the curve, at the rate of about forty milea an hour, a man was seen throwing railroad ties from the track, but the train could not stop in time. The engine struck the ties, one tie broke the pilot and was fastened between the engine and wheels so that it could hardly be removed. About a mile further along, when tho train was running slower another tie was encountered, tied to the track. The railroad men have tho names of men whom they have reason to suspect. Ther were actuated by vindictivcness toward the company, and drove away the man who remonstrated with them, and who tried to save tho train. TUILXS CP IN CHICAGO. Scion of a Wealthy French Family Who Had BeenYaialy Searched For. "SSSa CniCAGO. Dec 7. Jean Allioli. tho wealthy Frenchman about whose mysterious disappearance the Paris journals have been printing columns, was found today in Chicago. The man. who for thirty years has dono no heavier manual labor than sign a check or a contract, is now working as a model-maker in the etaff-shop of the Plaster Decorative Company, at tho world's fair grounds, at $5 a day. whilo his family live in elegant stylo at .Vo. C l!uo Duhoise do Sicile, Paris. His cousin, Henry Allioli, a capitalist, is sending him cablegrams, begging him to roturn. Jean Allioli was two months ago one of the best known building contractors of I'aria. When the exposition buildings wero erected, in 16SU. Allioli fnrnished all the ornamental work. Several of his relatives were very wealthy, and. altogether, Jean was apparently well fixed. In an interview, this afternoon, he said: "I had to leave Paris to preserve my mental health. I was awarded the contraot for building and furnishing with heating apparatus one of the big public schools, of which so many are now being erected in Paris. In making my calculations I relied on the data given me by the architect. After getting the work well under way I found that he had mado a mistake or mislniormed me. 1 was losing LOO0 francs a day. I stood it as long as I could, but soon found myself giving way under the strain. I took a short vacation, hRt the work and losses went on. 1 saw that nearly all my savings would be swallowed up in the deficit on this big contract. I could have had all the money I wanted by appealing to my rich relatives, but I would not do this. 1 decided to abandon the whole business, come to America while my mind was afe and begin anew. My family is in good circumstances and will not suffer by my failure. My wife owns the bouse No. S6 line Dubois de Sicile and has some money. 1 did not tell my family of my intention because 1 kni-w they would not consent to my leaving Paris. I think 1 can soon get into business here and make another fortune." ANOTHER CRANK. Head of the New York Domb-Th rower Identified as that of "Professor" Denton. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. New York, Dec. 7. Tho head of the man who threw the dynamito with tho intention of killing Kussell Sage, was on exhibition in a little back room of tho keeper's office in the morgue this morning. It is kept in a class jar. The features have become distorted. What remains of the man's body still lies in the long, dark dead room in the rear. The box is marked: a man. Kesidenco 53 Hroadway." There is nothing there now but a leg and arm. The pieces of the trunk are wrapped in a linen shroud. Because of the distortion of the man's face identification is becoming more difficult every hour. Visitors to the morgue began to arrive early this morning, but only those who thought that they could identify the bead were permitted to see it. Several declared that it was that of Trofensor" Denton a mysterious crank who has long been known in this vicinity. The identification is scouted by Inspector Uyrnes, who knows Denton well. Southwortb, the alleged partner of the dead crane, was arraigned in the Tombs Police Court this afternoon. Judge fcmith remanded him for five days for further examination. Ho was subsequently taken to liellevuo Hospital to be examined as to his sanitv. lu searching the effects of bouthworth Inspector iiyrnes found just such a badge as the ono worn by Lectnrtr Home's strange visitor, a letter from ithe controller of the Prince of Wales was found in S'OUthworth's possession. He is a Mason, and had evidently written the Prince of Wales for money. A Nashville Schemer. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 7. There is a pesalblllty that tho W. D. South orth under arre6t in New York Is a NaahvUle man. A man who lived hero and who is named William D. fcouthworth was seen in New York last wevk and tho week before, lie U about forty years old. and Is a son of Mr. Augustus W. frouthworth.wbj travels for the Nash die cotton-mill. The W. D. houthworth who 1 known here was eeu by CoL A. tf. Colyar iu New or li. two weeks ago, when he was last In New irk. Bouthworth called on him- and talked about a chewe he had for building a rallroal ronuecting North and t-outh America. Colonel Culyar says that bouthworth Is one of the xiuiirtest men he ever saw. lie Is a uiot plaudit. man. He had interested a largo number of prominent people in this scheme to connect tho continents by ralL The Colonel uaked bltu Low Le made his living. He iald by t'ctticg up juroad and mining schemes. Failure or u Coal Firm. Omaha, Neb., Dec, 7. The coal firm of J.J. JoniiMm fc Co. baa gone to Ue wall, and Us property is in the hands of r-Lerirr ltoyd. Today suits were brought in the District Court, and attachment aworn out tor 30.im.k. ou Dec. 1 Mr. Johnson gave a chattel mortgage for A,ooo, co ering stock on a f arm near Cordox la, 111 The mortgage 1 iu favor of a wotnau living at IiOtk Inland. Hh Joln parties wero lu Chicago ycMcrdav tr)lr to arrange to tide overtho difhculty. 1'hey Marted back to-day, t ngalug a special engine and car from havanna. on the Mississippi, and are cipecL-d home la tho rnoralbg. For Girl Graduates. New Y rk Evening lVt. Instead of class rings, the girla in the graduating clas:?eof several schools this year will have a ch spoon as a souvenir of school days. The design belecUnl for the handles will". iuonecae. be a copy of a composite photograph ot the members ot the class, with the classmotto lettered ivh the handle.