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he shown -any anxiety or feeling. When LMstiict Attorney Barnes was yesteriay in the mid.: of one of his most bitter arraignments of the prisoner, whom he characterized as the most brutal murderer In thft history of American jurisprudence, Mrs. lurrant threw her arms around the neck of her son and wept. A recess of "five minutes was taken to rive Mn. Durrant an opportunity to rt-oover hf-r composure. By common consent District Attorney Barnes in given most of the credit for the conviction of the createst murderer that was ever in California. While the jollce department did excellent work. It is believed that Mr. Barnes's address, which required two days and a half for its delivery, had much to do with removing any linjUTlng doubt from the minds of the juror, if at any time there was a Juror wno was not convinced of Durrant's guilt. Mr. Barnes's address is considered one of the most logical and eloquent efforts that wa ever made before a California Jury. He Is Riven greater credit for the verdict from the fact that the evidence wan en

tirely circumstantial. j The case will b appealed to the Supreme Court, and it Is expected that nearly a vear will elapse, before a decision will be ohialnd. While It Is not thought that any error has been committed, the defense has embraced every opportunity fo take exreptions to the rulings of the court. Gen. Dickinson took exceptions to three features of the district attorney's argument to-day. Tin also took an exception to the judge's The people of the city are almost a? much excited to-night over the verdict in the Durrant case as they were when the horrible Emanuel Church murders were first discovered For months the Durrant case has been an all-absorbing topic here, and every phase of the most sensational trial In tile history of the pacific coast has len followed with clo-e attention. While some few of Durrant's friends profess to believe that it was Impossible for him to commit Lie crimes, the general verdict Is that he Is Kwllty and shoulJ hanpr. The verdict of the jurv was announced just in time for the evening papers, and In an increditably short time extra editions were on the street. Crowds gathered about the bulletin boards In various parts of the city, and general satisfaction was expressed that the arch criminal of the country had been convicted. OMi OF TH It II ANT'S TALKS. The Story lie ToliI Ml Cnrrle CunuinRbiim, the Iteporter. SAX FRANCISCO. Nov. l.-MIsa Carrie Cunningham, the reporter who testified in the Durrant trial that Durrant told her he saw Blanche Lamont murdered In the belfry nf Emanuel Church, and who said that Durrant showed her an envelope containing a statement to be opened after he was convicted, ha made public her side of the story. She says that when she visited Durrant at the Jail he. told her a remarkable tale with the idea that 3he was to be a witness for the defense. He said that he had been nwom to secrecy by the murderers, but that if Mlf3 Cunningham first 'gave an inkling of what the story was he would be released from his oath. Miss Cunningham agreed to this, and Durrant told her the folio win'tory : "While I was fixing: the sun burners of Emanuel Church 1 beard a noise. I followed the sound to the belfry, and afcertalned that Blanche Lamont was murderel on the second landing. I encountered the murderers, promised never to reveal what I had discovered, and rushed down stairs to George King. I had an appointment with him, ar.1 feared that he might go earchin; for me. I was much distressed over what 1 had seen, and 1 felt nauseateJ. , but 1 did not send King for bromo-seltzef because I wanted the medicine. I sent him out of the church in order to give the guilty men a chance to escape." Miss Cunningham says Durrant told her that the murderers exercised an unaccountable Influence over him and swore to spirit nis mother away If he told what he had st en. He s-aid that he had given the statemeE.t to his attorneys,' tut that they had decided not to use it. He said tnat the wtory related to Miss Cunningham was piactlcally the same as that contained In the statement written, with the exception that the names of the murderers and a few details were omitted. CONSOLIDATION SCHE3IE. CliIeiiKo'a Suburban Electric Linen lit the Htinita of n Syndicate. CHICAGO, Nov. I. Negotiations were closed to-day which placed the Eng'leWood & Chicago Electric Hallway Company and the Chicago &. Morgan Park Street-railway Company in the hands of a wealthy syndicate of Eastern capitalists. The deal, it Ia sail, contemplates the ultimate consolidation of the various electric-railway systems which form a network of lines from Sixty-third street to the Indiana line, and from the lake to Morgan Park. Overtures have been mado to the owners of the Calumet Electric Street-railway Company, wnlch now operates fifty-four miles of road. This company owns lines furnishing transportation facilities between South Chicago. Pullman. Kensington. Auburn Fark, Jloseland. Brooklyne, Grand Cropping, and connecting with the Illinois Central, Alley I. and Cottage Grove-avenue cable line. No term with this company, however, have as yet been reached. SHIP lU'KNKD AT SEA. (irniul Jtpeetnrle Witnessed ly Pn- ' nenfffm of the Campania. l L'EENSTO WN, Nov. 1. The Cunard line Meamshlp Campania, from New York, on (Jet. 2C. arrived here this morning- and reported that Monday last, in latitude 43. longitude 43, at 9:1S p. m.. she paw a burning wooden. three-masted vessel.. The Campanla bore down on her and found she ha t been deserted. It is supposed that the crew of the burned craft had already been "picked up by a passing vessel. The passengers of the Campania say that the burning ship presented a grand spectacle. Mis Calhoun, a second-cabin passenger, died during the passage from New York. CJloueewter I'lahlna Statistic. GIXHICESTEU, Mass.. Nov. 1. The statistics setting forth the losses of Gloucester fishing vessels and sailors for the year ending Nov. 1 show.'a large decrease as comifa.1 M-lih t Vino nf lt vear. Th fleet , - w m v . w - - - - r - ,-r nAt Kw nm ttlb'(Vt f 111 t M4 VP.lf 3 It t-i ry t wnmA Afhr tlmpM. lr.it th oa of 4 I'VUH W - " " - - - - vessels and men Is below the average for the iat twenty years. The figures show that eleven vessels, with a total valuation cf VO.u'A have leen lost, while ninety men have perished. Last year 137 men were lest. Movements of Steamers. NEW YOUK. Nov. 1. Arrive J: Britannic and Lucanla. from Liverpool. KOTTKUDAM, Nov. 1. Arrived: Amsterdam, from New York. LIVEHPOOL. Nov. 1. Arrived: Waesland, from Philadelphia. LONDON, Nov. 1. Arrived: Mississippi, from New York. HAM lM"ltil. Nov. 1. Arrive J;' Fonlcia, from New .York. r Meslro'fu Have n DIjc Show. vTHENTON. N. J.. Nov. 1. The Mexican National Exposition and Lanl Company has been Incorporated under New Jersey laws. Jts purpose is to hoi I an mternatlonal expofcitlon in the city of Mexico, in 1S0S. under grants from the Mexican government. The incorporators named tn the. articles filed with the Secretary of ?tate are attorney Jonn U. Stockton, of Trenton: IT. 15. Hol11ns. Juan M. Ceballo. John U. Dospasses. of New York, antl Conrad N. Jordan, of lirooklvn. Each has two share. The capitalization is to l divided in ten thousand shares, ilesiles holding the exposl-tio-.i. the company will build tramways and hotels, jrfant concessions an J establish a permanent amusement park an J erect buildin irs. s IVarr Will Ile-Entrr thr ovy. NEW YORK. Nov. l. Explorer Lieutenant Pear of the I'nltM states rvavy. is expectel to report for duty at the llrooklyn navy yard to-morrow. He has been assigned for duty as a civil enKlnecr In the department of ytrds and docks. His fellow-olbeers u. the ytmls wtate that Lieutenant I'eary has given up all thought of reaching the north pole and will settle down to routine work in the Navy department. Lieutenant 1'iary wsji engaged by the Philadelphia Historical Society to take charge of it a two expedition in the poith. th-i last of which terminated a month ago. . Obituary. SEVILLE. Spain. Nov. 1. Cardinal Denlto Sanzy Fores, archidshop of Seville, I dead. He was bom In lJS ar.J wa created cardinal in 130. l)NDON. Nov. I.-Petrr - Itoblnson. the u ll-krxjnn dr-J50tHls merchant of this city, Is dead. Schcfleld May Live In Chleaicn. CHICAGO. Nov. 1. It Is said that Major 0neral John M. Schcfleld, retired, has dec.ded to make Chicago his home. He will ctnd his time writing hla raemots. .

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OVER FIVE 3IILLIOXS ADDED TO THE JTATIOXAL IU'RDEX LAST 3IOSTII. Secretary Carlisle's Statement An tosrnpli letter of Thanks from Jnlnn' Ilnlcr to the President. WASHINGTON, Nov. L The monthly statement of the public debt, issued to-day at the Treasury Department, shows the debt, less cash In the treasury, to have been at tho close of business yesterday, 16,431,108, which Is an Increase for the month of J5.3I1.472, which is accounted for by the loss of J.437,24 In cash in the treasury. Following is a recapitulation of the debt: Interest bearing debt, $77,361,560; debt on which interest has ceased ince maturity, 11.681,670: debt bearing no interest, $377.335.876; total debt, $1,126,379,106. This does not Include $591,102,673 in certificates und treasury notes outstanding, offset by an equal amount of cash in the treasury'- The cash In the treasury is classified as follows, cents omitted: Gold, $143,aw.SC: silver, $503,083,138; paper, $150.1S0,417; bonds, disbursing 'officers' balances, etc., $15,513,1; total. $$12,137,610, against which there aro demand liabilities amountnig to $632,133,612, which leaves, a cash balance of $173.9I7,&?8. The compartive statement of the government receipts and expenditures, issued today, shows the receipts during October to have been as follows: Customs, $13,773,055; internal revenue, f 13.216.583; miscellaneous, $012,109; total receipts. $27.901. 74S. The expenditures aggregated $34,5-33,425, which leaves the deficit for the month $6,601,677. The feature of the statement is the gain In Internal revenue receipts over the same month last year. The receipts from Internal revenue sources during October. 1894. were $S.4:3,43, which shows a gain for the month Just closed of $6,713,115, or over 100 per cent. The gain in customs receipts was $1,801,937, and the pension payments last month amounted to $il.fcSM,475, an increase over the same month in 1S34 of $37,000. Th monthly coinage statement shows the coinage executed at the United States mints during the month of October to hove been as follows: Gold. $7,251,700; silver, $20,000: onecent pieces, $23,5; total coinage, $S,059,2'X). THE MIKADO'S TIIAXKS. President Cleveland Praised for I'ncle Snm'n Good Ofllces. WASHINGTON, Nov. L Accompanied by Secretary Olney, Mr. Kurino, the Japanese minister, and his secretary of legation called on President Cleveland, at tho White House, to-day, by appointment. Just before the Cabinet meeting, and presented to him an autograph letter from tho Emperor of Japan, expressing in graceful and sincere terms his appreciation of the gooi offices exercised by the United States government to bring about a restoration of peace between Japan and China, and for the protection accorded to Japanese residents in China. The letter begins: "Mutsuhito, by the grace of heaven. Emperor of Japan, and seated on the throne occupied by the same dynasty from time immemorial." It Is addressed to "His Excellency Grover Cleveland, President of the United States," and reads as follows: "Great and Good Friend During the war between our empire and that of China, which now has been' happily brought to an end by the conclusion of a treaty of peace, the diplomatic and consular officers of the United States In China, with your Excellency's permission, and acting under your Excellency's wise- direction, extended their friendly offices to our subjects in China, and on many occasions afforded them succor and assistance. Again, as the war was nearing Its final stage, the representatives of the United States, at ToVtlo and Peking. by your Excellency' authorization, provided the way whereby China was able to approach directly our government on the subject of peace and it was through the facilities afforded by these two representatives for direct reciprocal communication between the governments of Japan and China that all the preliminaries looking to the opening of negotiations for the definite termination of hostilities were adJusted. The manner in which those delicate services in the Interests of peace were performed left nothing to be desired. And we take this opportunity to express to your Excellency our high appreciation of those acts on the part of your Excellency, as well as on the part of your Excellency's officers, acting under your Excellency's directions, which not only tended to mitigate the severities and hardships of the war and finally to promote the successful issue of the negotlfttlons for peace, but served to draw still closer the bonds of friendship and good neighborhood, which happily unite our two countries. We assure your Excellency of our highest regard and esteem M!THlTO." The letter is dated: "Done at our palace at Kioto, the 12th day of the fifth month of the twentieth year Meijl." It Is countersigned by Viscount Mutsu Muncmltsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs. PAVOIIS THE KSTRIIFltlSK. Iteiiort of Expert Ennlneer on the Nicaragua Canal. WASHINGTON. Nov. l.-The Nicaraguan Canal Commission, through Colonel Ludlow, its chairman, to-day submitted to the President, through Secretary Olney, Its teport on the examination of tho route of the canal directed by Congress las: session. Although the report probably will be withheld from Ihe public until Congress meeis, there' is good reason for the belief that generally It finds the canal project entirely feasible and worthy of execution. It is believed that some changes have been suggested In the line of the projected canal, but these, it is stated, will not affect the question of expediency in any material degree. The work done by the commission In the brief space of time allotted li almost phenomenal, considering the magnitude of the project. The members wer required to take a fully equipped surveying party to Nicaragua, examine every foot of tho projected line, to ascertain the character of the adjacent country with a view to improving upon the lino projected, if that were possible; to visit the Panama canal and form a Judgment on the enduring qualities of earthworks exposed to heavy tropical rains, and, finally, to compile all other measurements and information and prepare estimates of cost. This latter branch of the work, which was Carried on in New York, was the most exacting and laborious part of the whole work, and it has required unremitting toll, day and night, to complete the report by todaj. which was the last day of the time allowed by Congress for Its submission. WOULD UEXEFIT AMERICA. Senator Morjtan Fnvorn n Ilusniuu Outlet Through China. WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. "Whether the' newspapers are technically correct In stating that a treaty has been consummated between Russia and China for the occupancy of the harbor at Tort Arthur by the Russian fleet, and the extension of the Siberian railroad through Manchuria, I am confident that such arrangement is among- the probabilities ot the near future, and when It is made the government of the United States should do nothing . to prevent its consummation," said Senator Morgan, chairman of the S?n.tte committee on foreign relations. to-Jay. "It is." the Senator continued, '"the legitimate result of the situation. Our interests In his instance, as in most of others, are a .H agonistic to those of England. That country Is merely seeking. In antagonizing Russia in this matter, to hold the trade advantaKes she now enjoys in the Orient, and, being her rival in the commerce of that section of the. world, there is every reason why we should not pull hex chestnut out of the fire. The.proposeJ railroad would open up an Immense? domain for the interchange of trade, and by directing our Influence In the right direction we ouRht to secure a very largo share of It. The northern Asiatic country is rich In natural resources, which, with this means of reaching a market, would be virtually so much wealth added to the world's stock. Furthermore, the Siberian people are entitled, -on the ground of humanity, to an ou-let to the sea. Siberia Is an isolated country at best, and I for one should oppoc any effort on the part of the United States to prevent the people of that country from securing ihla one ray of light." President Cleveland 1m Arbiter. WASHINGTON. Nov. l.-The Italian-Colombian arbitration is now fairly before PrcsiJent Cleveland, who is the arbitrator

chosen bv both countries. Some weeks ago Haron Fava presented the Italian side of the case, and yesterday Calderon Carlisle, representing the Colombian government, submitted the case of that government. Cerrutl. the claimant, having demanded the right personally to present his case, the Colombian government will be afforiei an opportunity to meet 'certain Issues, and then it will remain for the Ires!dent to pass upon the merits of the controvesy. i The Ham Kntnhdln. WASHINGTON, Nov. l.-The Navy Department has received the following telegram from Captain Picking, president of the naval board, which witnessed the trial run of the ram Katahdin yesterday: "Vessel steady, without vibration, at top speed. Well and carefully built and fitted. Engines performed admirably. Only usual quantity of water used on the bearings. Hollers made steam readily and in sufficient quantity. Steering gear thoroughly efficient; vessel steered and turned well. Time of shifting the helm, seventeen seconds. Denertem from the Navy. WASHINGTON. Nov. l.-Admiral Ra'msay, chief of the Dureau of Navigation. In his annual report to the Secretary of tho Navy, shows that during tho past year 3.912 men and 343 apprentices were enlisted In the navy. More than 25 per cent, enlisted under continuous service. Seven hundred and fifteen men and 172 apprentices deserted, and of this number tns men and 161 apprentices deserted in home ports. Captain Dassett HI. WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. The . report that Capt. Isaac Basset t, the veteran doorkeeper of the Senate, was dying, is not confirmed. Ho is suffering from stomach trouble, but his physician statrs he is not dangerously 111. Captain liassett Is. seventy-six years of ape. however, and quite feeble, and the physician does not think he will be able to perform his duties much longer. Ami Ilymim Is Still Waiting. WASHINGTON. Nov. l.-The President today made the following appointments: Solicitor of the Department of State, Walter M. Falson. of North Carolina; chief of bureau of accounts. State Department, Frank A. Cranagan, of Ohio. General Note. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON. Nov. l.-Mary Fuller was to-datf appointed postmaster at Winfield, Lake county, Indiana, vice A. L. Fisher, resigned. No report has been received at the War Department of charges preferred against Colonel Crofton, at Fort Sheridan, of employing enlisted men as servants. tuch a practice is explicitly forbidden, by statute, but even If the facts are as alleged the matter would fail within the initial jurisdiction of General Merrltt, the department commander. The United States Supreme Court, after sitting three weeks, to-day took a recess until Monday, the Uth Inst. . The President to-day appointed James A. Mlnthrop lo be postmaster at Washington, Mo., vice James I. Jones, resigned. TILLMAN IS ON TOP

HIS StFFRAUE PLA ORDERED TO ITS THIRD HEADING. nit of Hlntorv Developed iu the South Carolina. Count ltntionnl ConvehttnnPttrkhurstii Appeal. COLUMBIA, S. C, Nov. 1. The session of the constitutional convention to-day was like a meeting of an historical society. Nearly all the old records of negro government were threshed over. One interesting feature was brought out in the discussion of political affairs In 1S76, when the Democrats got possession of the State. It was that prominent State officials had entered into an agreement with President Hayes not to prosecute the dishonest Republican State officials, white and black, on condition that South Carolina citizens imprisoned at Albany and elsewhere for violation of the federal election laws should be pardoned. G. D. Tillman was a party to the agreement and he stated that it was faithfully carried out by both parties. To-night, after five days or debate, Senator Tillman's suffrage plan was ordered to Its third reading by a vote of 69 to 37. A great many members were absent on business or otherwise, but as they were paired, the result would not have teen changed. There were no sensational incidents, but nearly every member took occasion to explain his vote before the ballot was taken. It has been a foregone conclusion for two days that Tillman was going to win, for every amendment to his plan was promptly voted down. Urged to Vote the Fusion Ticket. NEW YORK, Nov. 1. Rev. Dr. Parkhurst to-night sent to the press a lengthy statement, urging the voters of New York city to vote the fusion ticket. He denounced Tammany, saying, in conclusion: "Has the hard work that has been done to be undone? Has it got to be done over again? Is the city prepared to settle back Into the old slough of degradation? Do the decent peop'e in this town really think that it pays to be decent? Hundreds of cities in our country have been moved to do better things by the example of New York. Supposing New York is seen to waver and by its healf-heartedness to repeal the effects of its decision and heroism of a year ago. Compute the dlsheartcnment that will accrue to the hundreds of thousands of every political, religious and national stripe throughout the Union, who had learned to believe In better things nd to labor for better things, because they havo seen this city achieve them. This, then, may I be permitted to say in closing, is at once the obligation and privilege of the hour. About a great many details we differ, but when we look our Immediate enemy in tho face we are one, and if we continue, one and f tand as ono man on the day of election we shall double the victory of 1891. quadruple the ground of.mutual congratulation and devout thanksgiving and communicate a new Impulse to all of our countrymen everywhere who aro seeking to raise their city from dishonor and to liberate it from bondage." TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The fifth game of the chess match between LIpsehutz and J. W. Showalter was played in New York yesterday an I was won by Lipschutz. Score: LIpsehutz, 0; Showalter, 1; drawn, 1. John S. Crevier. a well-known real-estate dealer, doing business at No. ol North street, Hoboken, N. J., committed suicide yesterday In his office by shooting himself. Crevler's home was in Montclair. "Buffalo Bill" ends the season of his Wild West show at Atlanta to-night. The weather has been Inclement for an out-of-doors show, and the management has concluded to close and go Into winter quarter. Dr. S. A. lirlggs was fiosging hi fourteen-year-old eon at Ingalls. o. T., yesterday because the boy did not heed orders, when young Hrlggs pulled a revolver and shot his father through the arm and body, from which Dr. Briggs will die. Moses J. Loverlng, a wealthy retired farmer of Leominster, Mass., aged eightytwo year-, committed suicide yesterday by strangling himself with a towel. Loverlng's wife died Wednesday, and grief on account of her dath and despondency at his own poor health is said to have been the cause. Ex-City Treasurer James McAully, of Tacoma. Wash., who was removed from office on Wednesday for Inability to give 51Cfrw additional bonds, demanded by the City Council, was arrested yesterday on the charge of having loaned jl,0" of city money for his own personal profit, contrary to law. Rev. John S. Mcintosh. D. D.. of Philadelphia, has accepted an invitation from the executive committee of McCormack Theological Seminary, Chicago, to supply for this year the pla?e of the Rev. Dr. Herrlck Johnson, professor of homiletk-s und church rollty. Dr. Johnson has been required by his physician to take a year's vacation from his duties. llenetlt or Political Life. Detroit Tribune. A political career Feems to be gathering a money value that is strictly legitimate. Men who have attained political prominence make great wage In all walks of life. General Harrison' fees are undoubtedly very much larger than thej were before he wa President. Senator Hill commands more at the hands of the lecture bureaus than he possibly could without his political prewtige. Men can spend a few years In politics and return to literature, to law. to the counting room with a. capital that cannot be got u readily In any other way. Politics seems to be a short cut to prosperity, assuming always that there is potentiality at the tstart. .

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In the country, was on the other side, of tb,e j case. The announcement, tfoat .General; Harrison would speak yesterday -attracted a great many people to the chamber of the Supreme Court, and all of the Feats were filled when the argument began. The faculty and students of the Indiana Law School were present and occupied chairs in easy hearing distance. Several women had seats near the bench and listened attentively to the speeches. W. II. IJlodgett, of st. Louis, general solicitor for the Wabash; James M. Ashley, of New York, president of the Wabash system, and James' F. Foy, of Detroit, director of the Eel Klver road, were all present to hear the arKument. The Eel Klvcr litigation came to the Supremo Court In 1S77. from 'Cass county. In that year quo warranto proceedings to forfeit the charter of the road and for the appointment of a receiver were brought by the prosecuting attorney of: Cass county. For six years the Eel Itlver road had been operated by the Wabash system under a lease which was to run for ninety-nine years. It was charged that tho , purpose of tho Wabash in leasing the property was to destroy competition. The Logansport people and those living along , the line of the Eel Hlver road were much interested In the litigation. It was claimed that JWO.OuO hid been subscribed by people along the routo when the road was built. It , averred that the road was neglected after the Wabash took hold of it. A largo part- of-the rolling stock was transferred to the main line and the Logansport and Butler shops were abandoned. On a change of venue, the case was taken to Plymouth, and ' Judge Capron named a receiver for the road. The Wabash company appealed to the Supreme Court, asking that the decision of the lower court be reversed. Attorney Harry Crawford, for the railroad, corporation, spoke llrst. He told the court tnat the lease or the Eel Kiver road to the Wabash system was uninterrupted for many years, and this tact, lie thougnt, gives the companies a rlgnt io continue iheir contract, lo cancel tnc lease ia question, he said, would be against public policy. He admitted that the etate has not in exact terms given companies the power to lease, yet It has indicated as much In other statutes. The principal contention of the attorney was tnat tne State would have no right to forfeit the charter of one railway company because it leased its property to another company. Attorney-general Ketcham followed Mr. Crawford. He spoke but a half hour, maintaining that the State should not be estopped because prosecuting attorneys failed to do their duty in bringing information against a corporation that had overstepped Its bounds. He held that when the Eel Hlver was leased to the Wabash road for a term of ninety-nine years, that act terminated the corporate existence of the former corporation. It was both contrary to law and public opinion, he said, to allow hired attorneys to u$e tho State of Indiana for purposes of this kind. General Harrison, with his private secretary, E. F. Tibbott, sat at a table near the judges while the other attorneys were speaking. He paid close attention to both arguments, sometimes making notes on the documents before him. When he got up to speak, there was silence la the room. A great many tpyewritten notes were scattered over the table, but he dkl not often refer to them. General Harrison was emphat'c In his assertion to the court that the statutes make no provision for the leasing of a competing line of railway in order to destroy competition. Such an act was not only contrary to the statutes, but it was against public interest. Earnestly he tried to convince the. court that there cannot be found ii the statutes of Indiana or any other State a provision that gives one competing lin power to nwallaw another. A corporation has no legal right to lease Its property to another, abandon the purpose for whl'h it was organised and keep up a home office in another city for the purpose of dividing its revenue among its stockholders. The abandonment of a franchise. General Harrison claimed, was not coverned by the statute of limitation. The fact that a road abandoned its franchise at the time the information was filed was an Infraction of the law sufficient to warrant a forfeiture of all its rights thereunder. The abandonment of the purposes for which a corporation Is created and 11 vine in a borrowed state is the essence of -wrong. -It was an Imposition on the State which gave It corporate existence. General Harrison addressed himself to some of the assertions of Henry Crawford. In one Instance, referring to Mr. Crawford, he said: "he plows a clean furrow, but keeps away from the stumps." At another time, he ald: "It would be an Irreparable oubllo Injury If the Idea that ono comeUns

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Mr. Harding insisted that Jones had a good theory of self-defense, and that before he raised his revolver, Harry Williams, who was killed, had made an attack upon him. , . . This testimony, showing self-defense, was brought out by John Jones and others. John Jones, who said he was in no way related to the defendant, told a story which was of some bencrit for the defense, though his testimony indicated premeditation on the part of the defendant. In his cross-examin-ution, Mr. Harding made the witness tell a story remarkable for its consistency with the direct examination, and yet capable of two constructions. John Jones Is u diminutive negro, black as a coal, with very bushy, kinky hair, and seemingly of a low type of the race. Yet his testimony was so adroit that the court and attorneys were forced to admire his skill. There was in it also a certain appearance of sincerity that gave it weight. John Jones testified that he Is under arrest with a man known only to him as "Charley." for stealing: shoes. He said that when Charley refused to tell what he knew about the !" detectives; they took him to the telephone switch board and applied an electric current to the back of his neck to compel htm to disclose what he knew. He said detective Thornton was the man who applied the wire. hi: served ox a jlhv At the Time John M. Wood Wn I ntier n. Gnnrdlmi. Judge Drown and a Jury yesterday heard the evidence In the petition of John M. Wood to be declared of sound mind and to be restored to the care of his own business. Wood is a veteran, who draws a pension. . He lives In West Indianapolis. His guardian, Mr. John Richardson, testified that he Is Incapable of handling his own money. The petitioner, on the stand In hla own defense, answered all questions intelligently, and said that he has served on a Jury in the Criminal Court twice since bein placed under guardianship, and that both of the defendants had been sent to the penitentiary. He could not, however, remember what the cases were, except that one of the defendants was indicted for stealing hogs at Lancsvillc. The case was taken under advisement. Tho fact that Wood was under guardlanI'nip as a person of unsound mir.d at the time of the trial of these two defendants is absolute and perfect ground, lawyers say, for a new trial. An investigation of the record in the Criminal Court yesterday failed to show who were the defendants In the two cases cited. Judge McCray said that the trials occurred before he took his office. TUB BLACKBOARD LAW. Supreme Conrt Again Holds Tbnt It In Count ltntionnl. The law requiring railroad companies to noto on blackboards at least twenty minutes before the arrival or departure of a train the facts as to whether such train Is late or on time? has been again sustained by the Supreme Court. A decision was handed down yesterday In a case appealed by the Pennsylvania Company from Scott county. In 1S31 the railroad company was fined for a violation of tho law. Tho company, in appealing the case, held that the law was local and special in character. Judge Hackney in writing the opinion contends that the law operates In all parts of the State. ' Petition to Transfer Ilrjnn Cnitem. Judge riaker, in chambers, yesterday morning, heard the petition cf attorney S. D. Miller to have tho damage suits of David Bryan against his client, Allen Lester Fowler, removed from the Shelby Circuit Court to the United States District Court. Bryan's attorneys were present to resist tho petition. The " suits of Bryan, one for slander and the other for malicious prosecution, were originally filed in the Shelby County Court. In each case the damages asked were ?10,Cfi. Fowler's attorney averred that the suits were amended ami the amount of damages reduced to j $1.9y9 after he had presented his petition to i it- iiaie iuuii lur a. removal oi in: cuues to the federal court. Further, attorney Miller charged that the Shelby county judge refused to receive hl3 petition and bond until the plalnt!fTs attorneys had !ad fine to amend their complaint. Bryan's attorneys asked that the cases be permitted to remain In the Stat court on the rroun-1 that the amount of damages is less than $2,000. Judge Baker will not decide the question until the attorneys have had time, to preent proof that the complaints were amended after the petition waa presented. A Street-Cnr Compromise. The case of Adelaide Anderson against the Citizens' Street-railroad - Company,

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If a . bill of exceptions purports to contain all the evidence yet shows upon Its face that it does not, this court will not consider the sutficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict of the lower court. 17610.. Alexander vs. Johnson.. Washington C. C. Affirmed. Howard. C J. 1. A contract entered into between a board of school trustees and one of Us members for furnishir. fuel for the school Is void, beln-c a felony under the statutes, and th consummation of such a contract may be enjoined by a taxpayer. 2. In order to avoid a suit in equity by being a remedy at law. It mut appear that the remedy nt law U as practical and efficient to tne ends of justice and Its prompt administration as the remeiy in equity. 17:01. De Hart vs. Board of Commissioners. Bartholomew C. C. AHlrmcd. McCabe, J. 1. The transcript must contain a statement that the bill of exceptions was filed in the clerk's office. 2. The transcript must show that the long-hand manuscript was filed in the clerk's office- before it was inconrated in the bill of excretions. 3. Public records must be identified and authenticated by the. keeper and legal custodian thereof. 4. A bill of exceptions must be Incorporated in the transcript before the clerk's certificate is attached. 5. When the evidence is not in the record instructions given by the court cannot l reKar.led as erroneous If they can be considered correct upon any state of facts admissible under the issues. 1 16y20. Pennsylvania Company vs. The State. Scott C. C. Affirmed. Hackney, J. 1. Whether or not a law is to be general Is a question for the legislative assemblv. 2. The act of March 9, lbSQ, 11. S.. l&M. Sections ilfci and ilS7. requirin-r railroad companies to note upon a blackboard a, least twenty minutes before the schedule time of the arrival of passenger trains the fact as to whether such trains were "on time" or viate," Is not In contlict with either the federal or State Constitution. Appellate Conrt. 192:1. Croxton vs. Foreman. Steuben C. C. Reversed. Lotz, J. Where tho family relations exist between two rersons and so treated by them there can be no recovery for lcard and clothes on the one side and for work on the other In the abnre of an agreement either express or implied. l."6t. Mayward vs. Fast. Madison C. C Affirmed In part and reversed in part. Reinhard. C. J. 1. When the description is eo indefinite as to necessitate the institution of an extrinsic inquiry in order to determ ne what property was In fact sold or mortgaged it is insufficient. 2. In the description in a mechanic's lien notice sufficiently definite to enable a person famliiar with locality to identify the pnmlses intended to be described is tmtneient if it can be aided by extrinsic evidence. 1811. Shellenbeck vs. Studebaker. St. Joseph C. C. Reversed. Gavin. J. 1. One partner is liable for what the other does In the firm name within the general scope of the partnership business. 2. Before a plaintiff can have judgment upon a special verdict it is essential that every fact necessary to th? recovery be contained in such verdict either by direct finding or necessary inferences. 2. In determining whether or not an act Is within the general scope of the partnership the court will lcok to the character of the business. 4. Under the plea of non est factum the burden Is on the plaintiff. . . ' 173J. DotKon vs. Dotson. Elkh C. Affirmed. Davis. J. When the fit ncy of a complaint is called In question the tr.t time In this court the defect . th complaint will be deemed cured by verdict unless it wholly omits the averment of some material tact essential to the cause of action attempted to be stated. 1G?".. Thornburg vs. Buck. Marshall C. C. Petition for rehearing overruled. Superior Conrt. Room 1 John L. McMaster, Judge. Charles B. Rockwood vs. Annie Moore et al; mechanic's lien. On trial by court. Room 2 Lawson M. Harvey, Juigc. Andrew Sears vs. I?vl pa:dok: malicious prosecution. Dismi?scd and costs pail. Adelaide Anderson vs. Citizens' Streetrailroad Company: damages. Judgment by agreement against defendint for fciCJ and costs. Hufsey-Russell Lumber Company vr. Sarah C. Morningstar: mechanic's lien. Judgment ngaimt dt fendant for 113.41 Foreclosure and eale ordered. HoDm Z Pliny W. Bartholomew.-Judv. Venus M. Heath vs. William C. Heath; divorce. Dcree granted plaintiff. Clarinda Snyder vs. (leorge II. Snyder; divorce. Decree granted plaintiff. CI re n It Court. : Kdgar A. Brown. Judge. In re petition for restoration to sanity of John M. Wood. On trial by Jury. Xevr Suits Filed. George -M. Shirk vs. Perry M. Wallace; account. Demand. V'X Thomas Cullen vs. Frank Dayle t al.; to quiet title. Thomas J. Carp'-ntcr et al. ve. RjIkji Shingler et al.; mechanic's lien. Mason J. Osgood v. Jolm M. SinIoto:! et al.; foreclosure of mortgage. Demand, 1 1 OC. Elizabeth Hodge ve. Richard I. Hodf-e: divorce. Failure to provide. Lulu Cadwallader vs. Nlam Cadwallader; divorce. Cruelty. Benjamin J. Dake vs. 'Walter B. Harris ct al.; note. Demand, $200.

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To attempt to alter such a system apart from its conditions is Impossible. ."; change Is legitimate or bMicflcial to the real character of a people except what flows from conviction and the. n.itural growth of the mind. And if the Imposition of a foreign system is injurious, how miserable is the forcing of a svstem such as ou.M. which Is the most complex, unnatural and artificial that his bee; known; a system developed in a cold country. am!4 one of the hardest, least sympathetic and most self-denying and calculating of all peoples In the world. The result is death; we make It a dead house and call It civilization. Scarcely a single race can bear the contact and the buMen. And then we talk complacently about the mvsierloun decay of savages before white meii! Let us turn now to our attempts on it higher race, the degenerated and Arab'.zcl descendants of a great people, the Egyptians. Here there is much ability to wcrrk on. and also a good standard of comfort and morality, comformable to our notions. Vet the planting ot another civilization Is Hcarcely to be bornrt by them. The Europeanlziil Egyptian is in most cases the mere biottlnjc paper of civilization, absorbing what Is most fi'ixrficlal anl undesirable. Yet some will say. why not plant all we can? What can be the harm of raising- th Intellect of some If we cannot do it In all? The harm Is that you manufacture Uiots. Some of the peasantry are taught to read and write, and the result of this burden which their fathers bore not is that they become focls. I cannot say thl. too plainly; an Egyptian who has had reading and writing thrust on him is, in every case, that I have met with, half-witted, silly or Incapable of taking care of himself. His Intellect and his health have bctn undermined by the forcing of education. Our bigjted belief In reading and writing Is not In the leat Justified when we look at the magj of mankind. The equisite art and noblo archiiecture of Mykenae, the undying ong of Homer, th extensive trade of the bronze age. all belonged to p-ople who nevt r read or wrote. The great esfentlals of a valuable charactermoderation. Justice, sympathy, politeness and consideration, quick obsn-rvatlon, Khrcwdntss, ability to plan and prearrange, a keen sense of the uses and propriety of things all these are the qualities on which I value my Egyptian friends, and such qualltlts are what should be evolved by any education worthy the name. The greatest educational Influence, however, is .example. This is obvious when we e. how rapidly the curses cf our civilization spread a:noi:c tlK'fro unhappily subjected to it. The contact of Europeans with lower races Is almost alwayu a detriment, and ft Is th severest reflection on ourselvca that such rho'ild be the case. It is a subject which has given much room for thought Jn my own dealings with the Egyptian peasant to consider how this deleterious effect is prolticel and how It H to be. avoided. First. It is due to carelessness in leaving temptations oten to natives which may be no temptations to ourselves. To bo caieful about sixpenceii is us demoralizing' to them as a man w-h tosses sovereigns about the street would le to us. If a man or a government defrauds it Is but natural to the sufferer to try to recompense himself by any mean available and thus an Interminable system of reprisals is set up. Such is the chronlo ftatc of the East at present among the more civilized races. The Egyptian are notorious for their avarice and are usually credited with being Inveterate money grabbers, yet no sooner do theyvfind that this system of reprisals Is abandoned and strict Justice maintained than they at once reHpond to It and when confidence has ono been gained it is almost a common to find a man dispute n account aeainst hla own Interest, as for himself, and nc-aree-ly ever is any attempt made at false statements or Impositions. Such Is the healthv response to straightforward dealing with them. A MufrtfTtinip Bogle. Washington Post. Every mention of the Monroe dotrln causes the gooe flesh to chase over Iarry Godkln's anatomy. The Y. M. C. A. lecture course is tf finest and most expensive ever uronfd In Indianapolis. NATIONAL TubeWorks WroughMroi Pipe for Gas, Steam and Water. !. Wr Tub-,. imnl aWe Iron riUir(ttacfc td I n;a, Trtxnmitn. Mraii linuit-A, Itjie TM.g l lK ''njt r. M--i. v-rr w flu!- kit) 1 Wt4r"bi Mii:i 1 rtiti. i"nii,M. K'l-b-n Mil1-. l)oi'.'- l! l,j. 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