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give any information as to tne iormer. ana regarding the latter I have nothing definite, beyond the fact that his credit with the Chase National Bank was well secured. I do not know where Taylor Is, but 1 am certain that he la not In New York. James M. Brown, banker and broker, who resides In Brooklyn, and who is a particular friend of the missing ex-State Treasurer, said when seen to-night that he had ween nothing of Taylor tor some weeks iast. He felt certain, he declared, that Taylor was not In this vicinity. . Amount I the Shortage. PIERRE, S. D. Jan. 9. The shortage of Bute Treasurer Taylor Is learned to be SK3.000. Only $16,500 of the State funds can be found." ExGovernor Mellette and Speaker Howard are among the. prominent men Involved as bondsmen. The Chase National Bank of New York holds $190,000 of overdue funding warrants, and demands payment, but there are no funds to meet them. The Governor appeared before both houses of the Legislature this evening and BHked that his eulogy of State Treasurer Taylor in his annual message be stricken from the record, and for early legislation In regard to finances. HI Former Home at Lafayette. Special to the Indianapolis Journal.' LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 9. "Wat" W. Taylor, State Treasurer of South Dakota, who is alleged to be short In his accounts, was born In this city, where he resided up to the time of his going to South Dakota, His parents are still residents of this place. No young man in Tippecanoe county stool In higher esteem or enjoyed greater public confidence than "Wat" W. Taylor.' MaJ. William Taylor, his father, Is engaged in the banking business here, and la one of the most substantial citizens. The announcement from Pierre that "Wat" Taylor had gone wrong caused much comment here. Members of the family express the opinion that the assets of the bank at Itedfleld will be ample for all requirements. WAMC UIIRCLARIZED. About 910,000 Taken from the Defiance (O.) Merchant' National. DEFIANCE, O., Jan. 9. It was discovered, at noon to-day, that the Merchants' National Bank of this city had been robbed by professional burglars. Monday morning, when the officials came to open the bank, the combination of the outside door of the vault would not work. They sent to Cincinnati for an expert, who arrived last noon to-day, when he succeeded in "getting he door open. He then discovered that the door of the safe in the vault bad been blown off. the cash box opened and the funds of. the bank stolen. E. P. Hooker, the cashier, refuses to make a statement as to the loss, but it is supposed that about ten thousand dollars In cash was carried away. There was nothing to show that burglars had been in the room, but the exfiert found that wooden pins had been used n the combination of the outside door, and tor that reason it would not work. Ora-anised Band of Burglars. CHICAGO, Jan. 9. By the discovery of a "fence" in Lagrange, a suburb of Chi cago, and the arrest of two men Peter Zi. D. Kelden and Rudolph Hedberg the police think they have unearthed . an . organized band of burelars which has branches in all the principal cities of the West. Since his arrest Kelden, in a confession, has Intimated that such an organization exists. Form his statements the police believe that the headquarters of the Rang are located in an Francisco, and arrests theie are likely to result. Bnrllnjfaine Captured. PERRY'. O. T., Jan. 9. T. E. Burlln-s-am, ex-president of the Bank of Commerce at Springfield, Mo., who Is wanted there on a charge of receiving deposits while the bank was in a failing condition, was arrested here to-day on a requisition !rom Governor Stone, of Missouri. . Postmaster Sentenced. NEW YORK. Jan. 9,-Neil Hepburn, expostmaster of City Island, who was $7,000 short In his accounts when removed last March by President Cleveland, was to-i-ay sentenced to two years in the Kings iinunw l.nntln w. T.. 1 n . 1 1 . .. the United States Circuit Court. llhll bOuY LXHUME& Death of Mr. Bruce Shirley Under In--restlaratlon by the Authorities. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. DANVILLEv 111., Jan. 9. States Attorney S. G. Wilson, Doctors J. M. Guy and A. I Fox and undertaker Charles Norman this evening drove out to the Johnson Cemetery to exhume the body of Mrs. Bruce Shirley, who was supposed to have recently convnitted suicide by taking poison. The coroner's jury was not satisfied with this view of tho case, and In its verdict Baid she came to her death by poison administered by unknown hands. Doctors Guy and Fox removed and brought to Danville the stomach and also a portion of the vertebra, it having been charged that the woman's neck was broken by her murderers. The doctors are making a thorough examination to-night and will give in their report in the morning. Mrs. Shirley was only twenty years old. She was a daughter of Joseph Stair, a well-to-do farmer, and had married Shirley against her father's wishes. Her married lite has been very unhappy. MADE HEK FINAL VOWS. Mother Catherine Drexel Enters the Last Stoacof Her Religions Career. s PHILADELPHIA Jan. 9. At an early hour this morning in the quiet seclusion of the convent of the sisterhood, which she herself founded for the evangelization of the Indians and the colored people of the United States, Mother Catherine Drexel tnade the final vows which were to unite lier for the remainder of her life to the vocation of a religeuse. The ceremony was mm quiet and as simple as possible, and was witnessed by scarcely half a dozen persons of the laity. Among the latter was Mrs. JEdward Morrell, Mother Catherine's sister. WRECK ON THE Q. & C. Fasna-er Engine Overturned and Mremaa and Tramp Killed. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Jan. 9. About 11 'clock last night the fast passenger train for New Orleans, on the Queen & Crescent nystem, was badly wrecked. The train left Chattanooga about 9 o'clock last night, and was two hours late. Four miles south of Attala a switch had been left open in ome unknown manner. After striking the open switch the engine ran some distance and turned, over. Fireman Roy Johnson, of Chattanooga, was killed, falling under the engine, and an unki.own negro tramp, stealing a ride, was also killed. Engineer Elliott's arm was badly bruised and broken. No passengers were seriously injured. Johnson was well known in Chattanooga. Manjfled on u Crossing;. BLOOMDALE. O., Jan. 9. At the crossing of tho Big Four in the cast end of the village this afternoon an eastbound freight train struck a carriage containing William llenz, his wife and ten-year-old daughter. Benz was killed and his body caried on the pilot of the locomotive a distance of over 5(K yards.Mrs. Benz suffered a fracture of both her limbs ami her daughter was injured internally, probably fatally. Movements of Steamers. NEW YOKK. Jan. 9. Arrived: Noordland. from Antwerp; Teutonic, from Liverpool; Maasdam. from Rotterdam; Mississippi, from London. ST. JOHNS, N. F.. Jan. 9. Arrived: Corean. from Glasgow, for Philadelphia. MOVILLK. Jan., 9. Arrived: Clrcassla, from New York, for Glasgow. SOUTHAMPTON. Jan. 9. Arrived: New York, from New York. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 9. Arrived: Circassian, from New York. QUEKNSTOWN. Jan. 9. -Arrived: Catalonia, from Boston. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 9. Arrived: Majestic, from New Y'ork. LONDON, Jan. 9. Arrived: England, from New York. Seerelary of State-Elect Here. NEW YORK, Jan. 9.S!nce noon yesterday ten deaths from grip have been rj.ortei to the Health Board. The hejlth fflcera admit that the disease has become IjlJemic.- . ,-, ,-...

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SENSATIONAL ARRESTS FOLLOW THE DEATH OF A FARMER. Widow and Relatives of a Shelby County Man In Jail Charged with a Serious Crime. INDIGNATION AT LAGRANGE POSTMASTER'S REMOVAL DEMANDED OX GROUNDS OF IMMORALITY. Strike of Lakecounty lee Cutters that May Spread A Day's Casualties In. Indiana Damage Suits. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Jan. 9.-On the 9th of June last, Edward Kuhn, a prosperous young farmer, residing east of this city, died suddenly and under peculiar circumstances. An Investigation was asked by his father, and on a post mortem examination there was found large quantities of strychnia in the stomach. This caused great excitement in the neighborhood, and many rumors of more or less damaging character were circulated. The father of the dead man determined to have the matter sifted A grand jury investigation resulted in indictments being found against Mrs. Maggie Kuhn, the widow of the dead man, Mrs. Elvira Midkiff, the mother of Mrs. Kuhn, and her two brothers, Alvin and John. They were arrested this morning and arraigned before Judge Buckingham, and as the offense is not bailable they were placed in jail. Mrs,. MldkifS is quite an old lady, the widow of John Midkiff, well known and respected. It is difficult to find any motive the four would have for the crime. Both families are prominent and wealthy, and it will bo a bitterly con tested case. About two years ago it was thought that an attempt was made to poison Kuhn with arsenic placed in his coffee, but he detected the bitter taste,4 and so discovered it before much had been taken. damage: suits. The L. E. & W Asked to Pay $10,000 for a Life. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PERU, Ind., Jan. 9. J. Dorland, of LaPorte, entered suit, to-day, against the Lake Erie & Western railway, claiming $10,000 damages for the death of his father, some years ago, in the Wabash river wreck. The case is an important one, as a number of other persons injured will bring similar suits. . . Suit for 95,000. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. DELPHI, Ind., Jan. 9. A sensational damage suit was filed in the Circuit Court thl3 morning. John L. Wilson, a prominent young farmer of Clay township, brings suit for $5,000 damages against his mother-in-law, Mrs. Rebecca Jarvis, for 'the alienation of his wife's affections. The Jarvis family is one of the most prominent in the county, and in answer to the complaint allege that they will be able to show that Wilson treated his wife inhumanly and that they came to jxer rescue. Cloverlcaf Sued for $10,000. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO, Ind.. Jan. 9. Martha McAnnldh, aged sixty-six,' has sued the Clover Leaf railroad for $10,000 damages. A few weeks ago Mrs. McAnnich, who is unused to travel, was going from Frankfort to her home in Russiaville. When the brakeman called the station the old lady, without waiting for the train to stop stepped oft the platform in the darkness and was badly hurt. FATALLY INJURED. A Mill Superintendent Shockingly Mutilated by Machinery. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ' MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 9. Superintendent Charle3 Cunningham, of the Muncie pulp works, early this morning was horribly mutilated in a monster pair of cog wheels. Ho attempted to cross over the top of a big vat and had to" step over a cylinder near a pair of three-foot cog wheels. He lost his footing and fell upon the cogs. His left foot was caught and pulled between the. cog3 until the flesh and bones were crushed to the knee. At about this time the 'right foot was caught and the two limbs so badly clogged up the wheels that a belt broke and the grinding of human flesh and bones ceased. The man was held fast for nearly ten minutes before the workmen could get the wheels pried apart Had not the bait broken the man would sooia have been ground through and his mutilated body dropped into the vat of boiling pulp. Had this occurred the flesh and clotnes would have been cooked into paper pulp and could never have been recovered. The man exhibited wonderful nerve while being released from the awful position, and he directed the men how to work. Before he permitted them to commence the work of releasing him he directed them to shut off the valves he was attempting to close, because If they were not closed a pump would soon go to pieces. The man was taken to the City Hospital, where his limbs were amputated. There is no hope for his recovery. He Is badly injured internally. He has a family. Crushed by a. Bull Wheel. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WABASH, Ind.. Jan. 9. Roy Miller, aged twenty-five, employed In the sawmill of Unger & Co., at Ijamsville, this county, was instantly killed this morning while at work In the mill. Miller atteniDted to sten over a rapidly moving belt, and in some manner was caught and draeeed alone un til he was carried under the bull wheel of the engine and crushed to death. The engine was quickly stonoed. but not until the body of the unfortunate man was ingntruiiy crushed. He was unmarried. Child Burned to Death. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 9. Last night' the three-year-old daughter of Samuel Hartel. residing near Eaton, north of Muncie, got too close to a hot stove and was burned to oeatn. iter ciotnes caught firo and before the mother could child was enveloped ia, flames. She died in a short time without regaining consciousness. Mrs. Hartel was badly burned in tLiitriuiiiii, iu eiunguisn tne names. DragKPd to Death. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Abuiu.N, ind., Jan. 9. On Sunday, a son or John McClIntlck, who resides west of this place, was putting a colt in harness When the animal became frightened and rar awav. ca f ohi nc th vminc man in v - - r - - 'C Mii in me nainess and dragging him over the ground unlit ucaui icauilfj. Two Little Ones Perish liy Fire. FORT WAYNE. Ind., Jan. 9.-The tw children of Mr. John Lorain, of New Haven six miles east of this place were burned to death this mnrninir lv a ti- tvki.i. i stroyed the house, the mother being absent LAG RANGE IS SCANDALIZED By the Conduct of Postmaster Fuw rett, and Demands His Removal. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LAGRANGE, Ind., Jan. 9. On Sunday this town was thrown Into a fever of excitement on account of the action of Postmaster D. A. Fawcett. At 11 o'clock a. m. the office not being open . to the public on Sunday, the postmaster was seen to enter the office with a young unmarried lady, he being a married man with a family. All day they remained there and as the hours went by, the people gathered in increasing numbers, and every avenue of escape from the building was guarded. When night came Incandescent lights were burning in other build ings, but there was no light in the postofllc Between 7 and 8 o'clock p, mtfre I

couple came from the postomce. On Monaay the young lady made affidavit that she was first employed in the printing office or. tawcett when she was seventeen years or age; since that time he has met (her at cavers times and places by his appointment: that On tho. 9fiH T-lon,.. lot.

avw V L. JCUIUCI ladb iV remained in the postoflice all night with him, and was with him all day Sun-r?Jan-6 1S93- When it was known that t"z young woman had made this statement before Attorneys Allon and Ferrall, public reeling ran high. Last evening a public meeting was held in the opera house, which was attended bv Trsrns nf n a poo o Trt party affiliations; the following resolutions wcie auopiea unanimously: Whereas. The citizens of Lairraniro Tnd assembled in public meeting, have learned or the outrageous and contemptible use imclub 01 me postomce room or building at this place by David A. Fawcett, the postmaster; and, "Whereas. The distribution and delivery or mall matter to the patrons of said office is done in heedless and careless manner, to the great annoyance and disgust of the p?t"ons thereof; and. Whereas, The noisy and turbulent conduct permitted in the waiting apartment of said office at the time of the arrival of the mail is censurable and reprehensible in character; therefore be it "Resolved. That we condemn the action and conduct of said postmaster as a resort or meeting place for unlawful and disgraceiui conduct at night time and on Sunday, as aforesaid he merits the condemnation of every good and unrisrht citizen of the town. and as an official we denounce him as un worthy the confidence of the people of our community and the patrons of said office. "Kesolved, That in the name or decency, propriety and fair conduct of the office under the rules and regulations of the Postofflce Department of the United States, we ask the removal of said Fawcett as postmaster and Dray for the a-ppointment in his stead of some competent, reputable and hon orable person. "Resolved, That we sympathize with the parents of the young woman involved in the disgraceful action of said postmaster, for thev have lone been residents among us and have always been and now are esteemed by all as good and reputable people; ana we have no word of censure for the young woman, fcr she has always borne a good character save her association and conduct with said Fawcett. "Resolved, That we as citizens of the town of Lagrange, request that the bondsmen of David A. Fawcett as postmaster surrender him on his bond and refuse to longer remain responsible for his action and conduct." STRIKE OF ICE-CUTTERS. Biff Winter Industry in Danger of Beins Paralysed. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HAMMOND, Ind., Jan. 9. This afternoon 150 men employed in cutting ice for the G. H. Hammond Company went on strike for an advance of 20 cents a day in wages. The men were being paid at the rate of 11 cents an hour and wormng fifteen hours a day. A committee called on the officials and stated their troubles, asking for an Increase, which was refused, and a general strike was the result. A committee of the strikers went to Wolf lake later In the day to get the men there to join them in the strike. They want at least $1.25 for ten hours' work, and say that if the men at the lake join them they can eecure "the advance. If their efforts at the lake prove a success they will next go to. Crystal lake. where six hundred men are at work for the Washington Ice Company, and endeavor to enlist them in their cause for better wages. From there they will visit the other houses in the county for the same purpose. Should the strike become general, onet or the principal Industiles of the county will be seriously crippled. The harvest in this vicinity was begun a few days ago, and fully two thousand men are at work at the various icehouses in the county. Should the weather continue favorable in Is esti mated that nearly two million tons will be harvested during , the next six weeks. This county contains some of the largest icehouses in the United States. Among them are the Washington Ice Company. which, when running full force, "employs eight hundred men; the Knickerbocker Ice Company, with six hundred men, und the Anderson ' f reeman uompany, with six hundred. Besides these, two of the largest meat packing concerns in the United States procure their annual supply of ice in this county. The P. D. Armour Company em ploys eight hundred men at Cedar lake, and expects to harvest nearly three million tons this season. The G. H. Hammond Company had Just begun cutting and expects to put on a full force of 'five hundred men by the last of this week. Representatives of this company said that they could procure all the men they wanted at 11 cents an hour, and that they would be at work again to-morrow. The strikers are peaceable and say they will not try to force any one to quit work. However, troubltris expected should a new force be put on in the morning. AVhy Company B Was TVot Mustered. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAUTE. Ind., Jan. 9 Brigadier General McKee, the ranking officer of the Indiana militia, was here last night to muster in Company B. but factional quarrels In the company -prevented. This is the company which recently was mustered in, and then proceeded to elect Charles Slaughter to the captaincy, although he had been dismissed from the service by Captain Biegler, who was his opponent in the election. Gen. McKee set aside the muster and the election as well, and ordered the muster for last night. Slaughter was on hand with his foliowers, but when they learned that he would Jiot be permitted to be a candidate they left the armory, cheering for their favorite. General McKee said he would give Biegler all the time he wanted to get a company together, composed of men other than those who were standing by Slaughter. Suicide by Carbolic Acid. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SHELBYVILLE. Ind., Jan. 9 Miss Emma Bechstadt, the sixteen-year-old daughter of Samuel Bechstadt, an industrious farmer of St. Louis Crossing, in the southern part of this county, took a dose of carbolic acid and died from the effects in a few minutes. She was living with the family of George Theobald, near Ray's Crossing, where she wa3 working as a domestic. Mr. Theobald arose this morning to light the fires and called the girl as usual, bat received no reply. Going to her room he found her in terrible agony and unable to talk. She, however, pointed to the empty bottle and handed out a letter in which she gave her reasons for hr deed. The letter was given to the coroner and, as he has not returned from the scene, its contents are not known here.. Steel Mill to Resume Work. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 9. The White River iron and steel works will soon resume activity in charge of a syndicate of Cleveland, O., capitalists, which has been organized as the Park Iron and Steel Com pany, of Muncie. The company has $50,000 capital stock, and the directors represent many times that amount. The directors are: Ml. J. Park, S. W. Roberts, John JX Briaes. R. E. Resser and T. V. Rose. All are well known in the iron business, ex cept Mr. Rose, who resides in aiuncie. Mr. BrlffRS owns the old Darnell iron works. In this city; also, the Findlay, O., rolling mill, and a large riant In Cleveland. Mr. Rose secured the White River mill at receiver's sale recently. The plant will be rebuilt with much new machinery and will start with 350 hands. Evidence in the Stevens Murder Case. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GREENSBURG. Ind.. Jan. 9 The evidence in the murder trial of Jack Stevens, which has been In progress for several days in the Circuit Court, wa3 completed to-day. On the 16th of October last Stevens shot and instantly killed Benjamin 1 Herron, at Saint Maurice, this county. The trouble that led to the killing grew out of Stevens buying beer and having it charged to Herron. The men were in a saloon drinking, hot word3 passed and the shooting followed. Stevens testified and claimed that he fired the fatal shot in self defense. Stevens is about fifty-five years of age and comes of a well-known family. The defendant was a soldier in the war of the rebellion. Mrs. Davis' Alleged Suicide. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND. Ind.. Jan. 9. The suicide of Mrs. Fred Davis was recalled and discussed here this evening as the result of the publication of a dispatch from Sandusky, O. Mrs. Davis was buried there, and the dispatch says the remains were exhumed and an investigation made, showing that Mrs. Davis may not have committed suicide. The claim is made there that the course of the pistol ball shows that she could not have fired it herself. Mysteriously Missing:. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CONNERSVILLE. Ind., Jan. 9. S. S. Thome, an engineer of this city, is missing, and . fears are entertained for his safety. He is about sixty-sevea years of &ge, and

has been employed by the D. C. Taylor handle factory. The Saturday before Christmas he was paid off, and expressed his intention of going to Pemberton, O., on

a visit to his daughter. To-day a letter received here from her states that he has not yet reached Pemberton, and the fact that he was last seen in this city being led about by some one while in a helpless condition gives rise to the supposition that he has been foully dealt with. V. V. L. Officers Chosen. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARION, Ind., Jan. 9. At the annual election of officers of Encampment No. 90, Union Veteran Legion of the soldiers' home held last night, the following were selected: Colonel, Haskett F. Proctor; lieutenantcolonel, Thomas Donaldson; major, Jefferson White; surgeon, J. C. Bailey; officer of the day, Peter Tansey; chaplain, Frank Middleton; quartermaster, Frank C. Palmer. A musical and literary programme preceded the installation of officers. Addresses were made by Rev. Father Welchman, o" Gas City, and Captain Daly, of Peru. Miners Resuming Work. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. . CLAY CITY. Ind. Jan. 9. The Harrison Coal and Mining Company has resumed operations at its shaft east of this place. compromising with its men at 60, G5 and 70 cents, and agreeing to give all old employes places before hiring otter men. The company also reduced house rent. The miners who had gone to other fields are returning. Shoe Firm Assigns. Special to the" Indianapolis Journal. DELPHI, Ind., Jan. 9. Dixon Brothers, one of the leading shoe concerns of this city, made an assignment this morning, the entire stock -being turned over to A. Z. Turnbell & Co., of Elmira, N. Y. The liabilities are in the neighborhood of $5,000, with assets about the same. Railway Ticket Official Robbed. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SPICELAND, Ind.. Jan. 9.-The Lake Erie & Western railway depot here was robbed of $12 this evening wnile the agent was across the street at supper. Entrance was obtained to the office room where the money was by means of a crowbar. Baby Weigrhcd Less than Two Pounds. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ALBION. Ind., Jan. 9. A few days since the wife of John Wagner, who lives at Rome City, eight miles from here, gave birth to a baby boy that weighed but one pound and fourteen ounces. . s The Death Record. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Jan. 9 Frank Peker, township trustee and city agent of the Terre Haute Brewing Company, who was one of the widest known men in the city, died this morning of hemorrhage. He was about forty years of age, and came to this city in 1SGJ from Clark county, Illinois, where he was taken by his parents when they came to this country, at which time he was five years old. HAMMOND, Ind., Jan. 9. Daniel Stamp, aged seventy-eight, died in this city this morning at 9 o'clock of erysepelas. Deceased was a veteran of the Seminole and civil wars and one of the last members of the little band of men that fought the Indians in the Florida swamps In the early forties. He leaves a family? of grown children. His funeral will bo held Friday morning. 1 i Indiana Notes. The residence of David Jones, near Cromwell, ten miles west of Albion, was burned on Monday with all its contents. The family was absent at the time, and the orierin of the fire is a mvsterv. Loss. $2,000; insurance, $800. F. A. Root,, of West Superior, Wis., has taken options innearly two thousand acres of land near New Cumberland and the price 'has advanced $2 per acre. This company guarantees-the completion of the C, I. and E. railroad from Fairmount to Muncie by the 4th of July. The company he represents is comprised of wealthy men, who will lay out a new town, which will be called Matthews. . ; -' Obituary. NEW YORK, Jan. 9. Archie Gordon, a newspaper writer and author of a number of plays, died to-day, at his home in Richmond, S. I. His reports of the Beech-er-Tilton trial over the signature of "Dr. Syntax" constituted ia distinct and notable' feature of that ;fatnous litigation-- h BIRMINGHAM, 'Ala., Jan. 9. Dr. John Newton Waddell, one of the most prominent educators and theologians in the South, died here to-day, aged eighty-three. Death was the direct result or injuries sustained by a fall down a flight of stairs two months ago. BROOKLYN. N. Y., Jan. 9.-Robert Macoy, aged eighty, ' grand recorder of the Grand Commandery of the'Knigats Tern-, plars of the State of New Y'ork, died at his residence here to-day. Mr. Macoy was the author, compiler and publisher of many books relating' to Freemasonry. The death is announced of J. H. French, at Beloit, Wis.- Mr. French was seventyfive years old and was United States Treasurer under President Lincoln. CHICAGO, Jan. 9. P. G. McLaughlin, a prominent Board of Trade speculator, dropped dead in La Salle street, to-day, from heart disease. LONDON, Jan. 9. The Times announces the death of the Rev. Mr. Harper, principal of Jesus College, Oxford University. Insurance Company Quits Business. NEW Y'ORK, Jan. 9. The Independence Insurance Company, of New Y'ork, a company recently, organized by Beecher, Schenck & Co., a firm that was alleged to have been implicated in the failure of the American Casaulty Insurance and Security Company, has gone out of business. That is, tho prospective stockholders, incorporators and directors have been notified that, as the business for which the company had advertized extensively has not been sufficient in quantity to warrant the company beginning to do business, it has been decided to dissolve. - Opposed to Option Dealing'. JACKSON. Miss., Jan. 9. Delegates from seven Southern States attended the convention of the Cotton Growers' Protective Association here-- to-day.- The following resolution was adopted by a vote of 217 to 10: Resolved, That it- is the sense of this convention that dealings in futures, or future gambling, is injurious to the agricultural interests of the United States.' and especially ruinous to the Interests of the cotton growers of the South. Members in Congress are requested to pass the Hatch bill, or some kindred measure. Losses by Fire. UNION CITY. Pa.. - Jan. 9. Fire, which broke out here this afternoon, destroyed a block of buildings In the heart of the town. Chief Wager was knocked down and firemen Wm. Rappold. Norman Anderson and Dan Conway were buried beneath the debris and dangerously injured before they could be rescued. The loss cannot be ascertained, but it will exceed the insurance by $50,000. OMAHA, Neb.. Jan. 9. The pickle works of C. B. Gedncr, . valued at $50,003, burned last night. Lynched in Georgia. VALDOSTA. Ga.. Jan. 9. George Coldhand, who killed B. M. Gore, a guard. and escaped, was lynched somewnere in Colquitt county last night. A posse of fifty men scoured the county for him to avenge the death of Gore and reports received to-day that the negro had been captured by the posse and swung to a limb. Coldhand confessed to having killed a man in Alabama and it was because he was about to be identified that he killed Gore to make liis escape. Suicide of a Woman. DALLAS. Tex., Jan. 9. Mrs. Thomas T. Holloway. a native of Shelbyville, 111., committed suicide here to-day by shooting herself. Her mind was unbalanced. Mr. Holloway, her husband, is a prominent Jawyer and well known through the South. Overlooked at the Banquet. . To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: At the St. Jackson banquet last night the one million Democratic Union soldiers, dead and alive, seem to have been overlooked in the fifty-four lines of glittering generalities on the Democratic soldiers. Did the Union soldier element in the Democratic party prove a Jonah in the late land slide? ALBERT THAYER. Indianapolis, Jan. 9. His Lips Sealed on that Point. New Y'ork Press. Ex-Goverhor Gray, of Indiana, United States minister to Mexico, who Is now in Indianapolis, is being intervewed about Mexican earthquakes. His views on the subject of the great Indiana earthquake in November would be read with interest. Susan Fenimore Cooper, who died recently, at the age of eighty-two, was the second child, of .. the great novelist. She , was long her father's secretary, and her descriptive sketches and narratives or rural life attracted some attention, ,

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FATE OF A YOUXG AMERICA BANKER AT MOVTE CARLO. , Death of Franklin Johnson, of Boonvllle, X. ,Y., Under Peculiar Clrcum- , stances Patriotism in Japan. PARIS, Jan. 9. A newspaper of this city announces the death, at Nice, of Franklin Johnson, sort of the president of the First National Bank, of Boonville, N. Y"., under suspicious circumstances. The young man, it would seem arrived at Nice about two weeks ago and went to Monte Carlo, where he was plied with wine, drugged and robbed of $900. A3 the young man was in delicate health, the affair seems to have preyed on his mind and it is believed to have hastened his death, which occurred on Sunday last, Jan. 6. .What the Father Says. BOONVILLE, N. Y., Jan 9. Albert Johnson, cashier of S. C. Thompson & Co.'s bank, this afternoon, said that the story regarding the "drugging and robbing of his son at Nice, France, as reported in a Paris paper, is substantially correct. As to the details of the affair Mr. Johnson knows nothing. He is waiting a letter from the United States consul at Nice, who has been in communication with the police authorities of that place. He understands that the French police . are investigating the story of the administering of drugs' to young Johnson, with the view of ascertaining if it had anything to do with his death. Franklin Johnson was not known to have had any American acquaintances at Nice. He was a man of a great deal of experienc, having traveled extensively, and it is not believed that he could be easily lei away by strangers desirous of robbing him. A letter received by Mr. Johnson from his son, after the receipt of the telegram announcing his demise, stated that he had been robbed and that he was rapidly failing No further details of the affair were given. . PATRIOTISM IN JAPAN. How Christian Students Celebrated the Fall 'of Port Arthur. BOSTON, Jan. 9. The following letter from Rev. M. Lafayette Gordon, M. D., D. D., of Kyoto, Japan, has been received by the officials of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions of the Congregational Church, giving an account of the way in which the students of Doshlsha celebrated the capture of Port Arthur from the Chinese. The Doshisha, to which reference Is made, Is a Christian Japanese university, founded by Joseph Hardy Neesima, in 1875, and it has nine hundred students. Nearly all of its leading teachers are Christians. Missionaries of the American board are members of its faculty. Dr. Gordon writes under date of Nov. 29, as follows: "Anticipating the early fall of Port Arthur, the school began a week ago to maKe preparations to celebrate the victory. Arrangements were made with a newspaper correspondent at Hiroshima, the chief headquarters, to send us an early telegram, so, when It came Saturday. evening, we had almost the first news of the victory that reached Kyoto. Soon after dark, after a vigorous ringing of the college bell, the students turned out in fuil force with flags, red lanterns and a banu of music that had been improvised during the week. The general school was first visited and the girls sang the national hymn, 'Kimyga Yo. Then we marched through the park to the south gate of flie old Palano, where the hymn was played by the band. Thence we went through the principal streets of the city, stopping before the residences of several of our trustees. It was a very interesting and exciting time. Just as we got fairly into the city the newsboys, or, rather, the newsmen, were selling the papers announcing tho victory. They ha flags on their hats or on each shoulder, and as they went darting along they were greeted with long cheers by our boys. The people by this time had begun to realize what had happened and greeted us with clapping of hands and shouts of 'Anseal.' The students sang nearly all the time an original song composed by one of their number. It was full of catch words of the war, 'tenno heika bassia" (long live the Empire); 'kajayaku asahi' (the shining morning sun); 'foyo no hiewa' (the peace of the Orient), etc. The tune did not amount to much, but the rhythm was strongly marked. One man would sing a line and then others would sing It afte- him. Their voices were pretty well gone before the circle of the city had UCC11 l.UUltlCLCU. y "As you Know, lacit 01 patriotism is one of the fashionable charges made against Christians and Christian schools. This explains why particular satisfaction is taken In the fact that ours was the first demonstration in honor of the victory and probably the most striking one ever made by the school In the city. There is no doubt that the heart3 of the oeople are deeply engaged in this war and it brings vividly before one's mind the scenes of our own war thirty years ago." The Kaiser Wants More War Ships. BERLIN, Jan. 9. At the parliamentary reception held by Emperor William at Potsdam, last evening, his Majesty made a long speech on naval matters and pointed out the necessity of increasing the strength of .the German fleet. With a map in hand he showed those present the different naval stations and distant scenes, and especially those of the war between China and Japan. After supper had been placed before each of the guests the Emperor conversed freely with all who had assembled there at invitation. At to-day's session of the Reichstag a motion was adopted suspending the prose cution of Herr Stadt Hagen, a Socialist member of that body. The debate on the anti-revolution bill was then resumed. The National Liberals have decided to interpellate the government on the charge that it has railed to anoru adequate pro tection to Germans abroad. Danger in Electric Motors. BUENOS AYRES, Jan. 9. The fire which occurred on board the excursion steamer Tercelra, off NIcthercy, in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro on Monday last, was due to the explosion of an electric motor. There were two hundred persons on board the Teceira at the time of the explosion. Of this number about 127 are said to have been drowned by jumping overboard dur ing the panic which followed. Forty bodies have already been recovered. In transpires that the ferry boat Quinta. which was passing by the Teceira refused to help the passengers of the stenmer, as the ' persons on the ferry-boat drew revolvers and compelled the captain of the craft to proceed, fearina: that the flames from the excursion steamer would set fire to the ferryboat. Wolves Prowling: In the Streets. LONDON. Jan. 10. A dispatch to the Time3 from Paris says that owing to the recent avalanche at Orlu and Orgie, in the Pyrenees, the inhabitants of those vil lages have fled to Aix. where the hospital is full of refugees. Victuals are scarce The snow is so deep on tho roofs of the houses that they threaten to couap.se. Wolves Drowl about the streets of Orlu. de vouring the bodies of those killed by the avalanche. The flocks of sheep owned toy villagers have disappeared. The snowfall continues. The mountain villages near Peroisrnan are snowed up and ail com munication with them Is stopped. The river Rhone Is frozen over near Tarascon. Trains are unable to leave Marseilles owing to the snow. Cannot Seal Gladstone's Lips. t LONDON, Jan. 10. A dispatch 'to the Standard from Constantinople says that in reply to the formal request of the Sultan that Great Britain disavow the speech recently made by Mr. Gladstone on Armenian affairs, tho British government states that Mr. Gladstone is not a minister, and it is. therefore, unable to control hi utterances. A representative of a Ioncion newspaper en route to Sassoun was stopped at Aleppo and not allowed to proceed. Wasirls Surprised and Captured. CALCUTTA, Jan. 9. A flying column of the Waziristin expedition surprised the insurgent Wazlris at Jandula. The enemy surrendered and three thousand head of cattle were captured. Lieutenant Lockhart,, a nephew and aid-de-camp of Maj. Gen. Sir W. S. A. Lockhart, commanler of the Punjab frontier force, who was eommatfcling the expedition, was accidentally shot dead by an officer's servant in camp. . ' ' 'Cable Notes. Dispatches received here from Corsica fa- that severe weather continues to pre

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vail there and that communication between the coast and the interior is interrupted. Mr. nd Mrs. Gladstone arrived at Cannes yesterday. Both are enjoying good health. The Argentine province of Tucuman, during the last year produced 70,000,00(1 kllos-of sugar and lO.OuO.OOU litres of alcohol. A number of Anarchists were arrested in Berlin yesterday. The police searched the book shops kept by Socialists and seized a quantity of revolutionary song books and pamphlets. Stormy and cold weather prevalls-through-out the northern part of Algeria. Snow has falleni in several ulsitricts. rne custom house and part of the breakwater at Neniaus have been destroyed. PEPEW'S CHARACTER CHAUNCEY'S HEAD ANALYZED AS THAT OF A MODERN APOLLO. Ills Cranium Ornamented . wltH All Sorts of Fantastic Humps Which Mean Nothing 4jnt the Best. Edgar Bell, M. D., In Phrenological Journal. A great philosopher once said that "there is no greater monster .than a perfect man." Many stars owe their great splendor to borrowed light, and even the sun has spots. To advance in one direction is usually to recede from the opposite point. Those who constantly gaze at the sky must fall to watch their feet, ani many reformers, in clearing away the cobwebs of superstition or in brushing the dust of Ignorance from the shelves of national experience, have . been too busy to brush themselves. ' If these are facts, we might as well be prepared for disillusion jn the presence of Dr. Chauncey M. Depew, who enjoys phe nomenal distinction as a lawyer, politician, orator, social magnate, millionaire and pres ident of one of the most extensive and powerful railroad corporations in the world. But the opposite of all this is true of Dr. Depew. He has a superb figure, almost six feet in height, and weighs a hundred and ninety pounds. His hand is also in keeping with other marks of superior stock. He wears only a Vs glove. His fingers are quite straight; the thumb is refined rather than strong, and its base the "Mount of Venus" is delicate like his mouth, showing very moderate voluptuousness. It is a manly hand In shape, but exceptionally handsome and very expressive in gesticulation. His ears are aristocratic, and the nose is a striking example of the type which must have characterized the old Roman patricians. His scanty hair, which is very fine, was naturally light, with a tinge of gold, while the beard was decidedly auburn. The eyes are blue-gray, and the skin is soft, rosy and remarkably clear. These and other indications in the torso and head show him to be a fine illustration of the sanguine temperment on a masculine frame. This is a most fortunate combination, and a rare one in. the United States. In contour it may be likened to the Apollo Belvidere. The sanguine temperment does not produce the highest genius, but it is favorable to splen.d luck. Its possessors are not often found either In church or in jail, but they do like to be In a crowd, and they are certain to be In what Is nowadays called the "swim." DEPEW'S CHARACTERISTICS. Having this constitution, Dr. Depew is more prompt, facile, brilliant, vivacious, versatile and showy than original or solid; and better adapted to shine on the tribune than In the scientific laboratory. In the back head there are friendship and love for home, wife and children, but the elements are so harmoniously proportioned that they will never ursurp other faculties. He is singularly communicative, and talks as freely as If he had not a secret In the world. If he had to compose a fiction, no doubt he would do it as Beau Brummel said he would starve, "in the mose elegant manner," but a man of his resources will rarely need to employ falsehood. The height from the ear to the rear top head reveals only an average degree of firmness. Such a man will never be obstinate. He will take care not to run counter to influences that need to be opposed. 1 He will manage to make andr secure concessions which will practically level the field. Continuity Is also of secondary influence, and permits a great variety of avocations. Back of firmness on the median line the head is rather low at dignity, or the feeling of pride. . But outwardly at the upper rear corners, so to speak, there is a great expansion of the love of distinction. Ambition is the dominant chord, and its vibration is as ceaseless as the beating of his heart. Such faculties as he possesses need a large field for their manifestation, and it would be the acme of vulgar envy to begrudge him his opportunities. If his love of popularity Is a weakness it is also In a large measure a source of strength, for it keeps him at work where other men would fold their hands In idleness. As to moral sentiment, it is easy to see that the central top head is higner at reverence, faith, hope and charity than at the love of justice. This is not saying that he is a dishonest man, but simpiy that his motive in right conduct is more a love of the objective fruit of rectitude than of the right as a principle in the abstract. Some honest people love to do right when it makes everybody else uncomfortable.' Dr. "Depew thinks first of mercy, and he would be willing to pluck corn on the Sabbath if he could thereby, lessen worthy hunger. It Is thus a question as to the quality or phase of his morality, not as to the fact that he is a good man. Indeed, as the bold speculator often makes more money than the timorous miser, so the benevolent often does more than the just man to improve the world. The latter stops at the moment when his duty is discharged, while tho former, in liis great love of seeing others happy, may continue his good deeds far beyond the amount of his debt. EASY TO BE HUMBUGGED. , He accepts a great deal without question which some men wear out their lives try ing to explain. No doubt he Is sometimes humbugged on this account, but in the main his sleep is exceedingly sweet and refreshing. He has a sense of trust in a someone or somewhat a power that surely makes for righteousness in the end. This confidence, together with, submission, hope, sympathy and Imitation, which elevate the top head, produces a peculiar narmony in tne iunctions or the wnoie or ganization, both mental and physical, con scious and subconscious. Such a man learns to do everything, in the easiest wav When the road is realiy rougn ne hnas pleasure in the thought that it will be smooth a little ways ahead. He cannot be saueiched or subdued by adversity. First of all. he loves fame, celebritv and glory. This sentiment is a prompter to the art or speecn. vanity ana verbosity go togetherinstance the French and Irish and. of course, language Is the most natural vehicle for an introduction to the public The root of the word ambition means to go arouna; nence, acuon, ertort. The san guine temperament ts the most restless. Who has not noticed the red-halrod letter carriers'.' Indirectly this constitution im parts to the mind a taste for those studies and pusuits in which the central Idea is action. In speech-it neglects adjectives and emphasizes the verb. It disposes to history, biography, narrative, anecdote. In business such a man prefers talking or walking to writing. In medical seience he prefers physiology to pathology functlou rather than condition. 1 hie t hf-n :c thA lrv irk Tlr TJorvftw'o ' mind. 'Accordingly, we observe a most characteristic sign of language In the prom inence or tne eye, ana the lower rorehead is conspicuously developed In the perceptlves, such as the sense of object, distance, motion, color, location and memory of events. In the central upper portion there is power to compare, classity and , Illustrate. This is the fountain of the metaphor and simile w essential to. the orator. It. is the talent for criticism, analysis and Instruction. It makes him a teacher and ; enables him to present his ideas in a popular style. The faculty of urbanity contributes largely to the fullness and height of the upper forehead, and has very much to do with his success in all personal relations. Dr. Price' Cream Baking Powder Mo3t Perfect Made.

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DISTRESS IS SEKRAfcKA. Statement from the Secretary of the Callaway Central Relief Committee. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: The attention of the Callaway relief committee has been directed to the Journal of the 27th ult., in which you give an extract from the Omaha Bee decrying th seriousness of the situation in the droughtstricken districts of Nebraska, It is with deeD tain that I see the Bee take this course at this late date. As secretary of the relief committee, it became my busi ness, months ago, to warn the eastern Nebraska press of what was coming. Mr. Rosewater at length wrote to me on th suhject, and his paper men cua me tn honor to aceeDt one or two of my letters. The Omaha World-Herald protested Strenuously, much to our regret, that the reports of Impending disaster were exaggerated, but nobody came to Investigate. AO length the World-Herald-sent a special reponer to the burnt-up districts, and at once me scene changed. ll:s grapnic letters starueu the country. We, who are residing upon the spot, were at length believed. Now tha Bee goes on the other track. It is very pitiful, this playing fast and loose with human lives. It may be that "Nebraska can take car of her own," but she is not doing it. By the way. this expression was first ascribed falsely to our recent Governor. It is true that months ago we petitioned Governor Cronnze to convene a special session of th Legislature to deal with the distress. For good, substantial financial and constitu tional reasons he did not accede to our re quest; but, later, he appointed a State relief commission, under whom we now act. to procure donations and to systematically distribute aid.: Most of their resources have been supplied from States external to our own for the reason that tho com paratively prosperous counties of thus fetats have been badly damaged, anu have enough, to do to take care of their own. Even, Omaha has suffered greatly, for much of her prosperity depends upon the prosperity of the Interior, yet she has announced her intention to take care of a whole couuty in addition to the poor of her own city. It may oe true that our state couut tane cara of her own if an equal a.vision wcro made. but it would all come on a few individuals. I know that we in Custer county cannot do it, capitalists though some of us may De reputed to be. ror we have only paper assets to divide, and these cannot be eaten or sold. Values have, temporarily, disappeared; yet we are doing what we can. The chairman of our relief committeo has placed at our disposal fifty sacks of flour a month for months together. Would he do it. being on the spot, unless he Knew it was needed to preserve human life? The leading members are begging- from their Eastern friends clothing, etc., and spending their time arranging and distributing it. Do thev do this for amusement? Churches. friendly societies, county officials are all making the same outcry ana- are an at work. We are on the spot. Are we deceiving ourselves? If people would only com n nH lonk- Snmp have done so. One New " .

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loose money he had in charity, gave our committee ?100 and fled, saying that a prolonged stay would render him bankrupt. It is not a question of speculative! opinion, but of fact. How is it that everybody who visits us tells the same story? All that wa ask is, for the editor of the Omaha Bee. or anybody who is in doubt, to come ami see for himself. Surely, it would be easy for newspapers, or for any organization, to send some one to investigate, unm men. please do not call us exaggerators The newly elected Legislature has oppointed a committee to report on the dis tress and how to meet it. inis ia an very right and proper, but In the meantime, what? A great responsibility rests upon those who would retard private char'ty at this critical juncture. In spite of all our efforts, it will result in suffering and soma deaths. Winter is at last upon us, and although the tide of charity Is flowing, it la in my opinion to some extent too late. After all, though the distress is intense, it should not be considered of magnitude sufficient to appall a natl-on, for although the territory affected is extensive, the population is sparse. For instance, though the district nrwir nnr rare covers nearly 1.000 sauara miles, we have only between two and threa hundred families on our books, although tha number will increase as the winter deepens. THOMAS NORBURY, Secretary. Callaway, Neb., Jan. 5. Mr. Debs A Parallel Crime. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: I have always thought Eugene V. Debs insane since he took the "Keely cure," and the following from his manifesto is proof positive: "In going to jail for participation in tha late" strike, we have no apologies to maka nor regrets to express. No ignominy attaches to us on account of this sentence. Candor compels me to characterize tha whole proceedings as infamous. It is not calculated to revive the rapidly falling confidence of the American people in the federal Judiciary. There Is not a scrap of testimony to show that one of us violated any law whatsoever. And if we are guiiiy of conspiracy, why are we punished for contempt? This question will contlnua to be asked with ever-increasing emphasis. I would a thousand times rather be accountable for the strike than for the decision." Here we have a man that organized men into a society for the purpose of interfering with the property and rights of others; they become an uncontrolled mob, which for days and weeks he, continued to lead by his advice, and voluntarily remained the acknowledged head. Under this leadership hundreds of persons were killed, thousands suffered, and millions of property were destroyed, and yet in the face of this he has "no apologies to make or regrets to express." He reminds me of another insane man who with an ax killed his wife and four children. He believed he did right, and thought the law that sent him to the hospital cruel and unjust. No man can use such logic who is no either drunk. tnan or dream'ng. The case of Lord George Gordon, who was in June, 1780, a member of the Houa r ''"vrd s In not He went ,r -h House with a petition and was followed by some thousand or more petitioners, Tha . description which I have before me wa published in the June number of the Town and County Magazine,. 17S0, and is extremely interesting In the parallelism of this inclpency and results of the riotouH mob. wn pri?ors. robbed and burned churches and wreaked their vengence on all who had opposed them. At first, as in the Debs case, the civil authorities-thought they could quell the riot, but it was not until the military was called out in full force that the streets were 0 rd bv well-directed volleys from tha infantry and by the sabres of the cavalry. But how different the medicine admin- ! - th".e " uded men in the tr.al, which did not follow months afterward, but within thirty days, as detailed in tha July number of this same magazine. "On the 9th of June Lord Gordon was committed to the tower under a strong guard. w thout ts nji aliowed the use of pen, Ink and paper." Several hundred were minished by Imprisonment or transportation, thirty-two were hanged and England has seen no such riot since. Gordon dKfd in prison a maniac. Doubtless Mr. Debs and his companions will live high, have all the women sending boquets ami will issua incend.ary bulletins daily. Such is American liberty contrasted with the solid law of old England. ,W. B. FLETCHER. Indianapolis, Jan. 3. NATIONAL Tube Works. WROUGHT- IRON PIPE res -Gas, Steam and Water Bciler TubM, Cast ssa MailuaUls iron i-'ittiuK (black sail K&lvtttiizek). Vslvea. 8toj 1 mks, tj.xlns rimming. tutu Oau.-rs, i'ips Toni;, l'it Cutteta, Vine. 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