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As the question of Hawaiian annexation has got to be met soon or late, why not meet it at ciice-f The capital city of the central State of the central West seems to be a pretty good place at which to launch new movements. The main object of the Spanish press censorship at Havana seems to be to eliminate the . truth from dispatches sent from there. If any other city. has been more decidedly 'In the swim'lhan Indianapolis during the year of grace 1XH the fact has escaped the Journal's notice. The new Indianapolis movement for currency reform will attract us much attention as " did the pound-money Democratic convention that was held here. The prompt response of various boards ct trade to the Invitation for a monetary conference In this c'ty was characteristic cf business bodies and business men. It Is announced that there will be no temperance legislation at the coming session of tho General Assembly. Let us hope there will be no Intemperate legislation. If Li Hun? Chang is half as wealthy as he Is reported he can pay a. pretty heavy fine without feeling It, but he ought to have known enough to keep off the grass. i If Mr. Cleveland only knew It, a plan for the acquisition of , Cuba, by the United Bt&tes would be more popular than one for Cuban Independence by tho aid of Great Britain. Whoever may be elected United States .senator by the next Legislature, there Is satisfaction Jn the thought that after March i a majority of the people of tho State will have one representative in - the upper branch of Congress. In former times it would have. taken several months to get together as many delegates from widely separated portions of tho country as attended yesterday's conference of business men In this city. But steam and electricity annihilate distance, and with the aid of the telegraph and railroads things can be accomplished now that would havo oeen Impossible In former times. The monetary-reform conference which met yesterday adhered strictly to the terms of tho call under which it convened by confining its action to the calling of a general convention and not entering into any discussion of details. The discussions of the convention may take a wider scope, but its official action will be confined to creating a nonpartisan commission to formulate a plan for currency reform. The Boston Journal wants to know if It would not be of great assistance to discriminating voters under the Australian system if pictures of candidates were printed on the ballots. Well, hardly, if the pictures were no better than the average newspaper portrait. What candidate who has been made to look llko a condemned murderer or a patent medicine patient "beforo taking" in the most friendly Illustrated doily would submit himself to the chance of going on the ticket In that guise? An Insane patient In a Philadelphia hospital . died as a result of being parboiled In a bathtub, and when a newspaper reporter went to make inquiries about the matter he was Informed that the attendant whose negligence had caused the accident had been discharged, but his name was withheld because It was believed by tho authorities that he would not make such a mistake again. Such tender consideration for the perpetrator of a "mistake" of this sort. is truly affecting. Washington dispatches give somewhat definite shape to a rumor of pending ne gotiations for the settlement of the Span ish-Cuban war. It is said to be based on a plan for the purchase of their independence by the Cubans themselves under a tripartite agreement whereby Great Britain Is to furnish the money on bonds guaranteed by tho United States, the details to bo arranged by an international commission, to which Spain shall be a party. The plan is a broad one, and if the co-operation cf Spain is assured it may be successful. If so, it would be quite as great a triumph for American diplomacy as was tho settlement of the British-Venezuelan controversy. Possibly, however, it Is pure invention. Tho statement cf Hon. John W. Foster, ex-secretary of state, regarding the sltuation in Hawaii, shows that the Hawaiian question is not closed. He says the rresent government is stable enough for the time being, but that tho constitution has annexation to the United Slates as one of the many things to be striven for, and "It is recognized that the ultimate fate of the Islands, If they are not annexed to the United States, will be annexation by some of the other great powers." This possibility, constantly visible in the background, cf annexation by some other power is what rr.ikes the Hawaiian question a living one frr the United States. -The acquisition of V ) l:!.v .j by this eovcmcisrt, eitfcsx by

annexation or the establishment of a protectorate, would settle the question definitely and permanently, whereas If it Is left open until some other power gets a foothold there It may be a very difficult one to settle. The question is dormant now, but It Is liable to become a very live one on short notice.

GOVERNOR-ELECT AM) DEMOCRATIC APPOINTMENTS. There are indications that the Popocrats of this State who were beaten in their attempts to keep tho sound-money Demoocratic ticket cT tho ballot and annihilated at the poll, are trying to dictate the policy of Governor-elect Mount in regard to appointments. The law provides that tho Governor shall appoint two mem bers of the Stato Board of Tax Commissioners, "not more than one of whom shall be of the same political party;" and It also provide that of tho eighteen trustees of the State benevolent Institutions, "not more than nine shall belong to the same politi cal party." On Monday the Sentinel published an Interview with Governor Mat thews relative to an alleged rumor that th'3 Governor-elect had decided to fill the posi tions referred to with sound-money Democrats. Governor Matthews seemed to be loaded for the Interview, for he was re ported as saying: Tf fiftvMTwr TiTrtnnt wre to fcrnore Demo crats and appoint bolters, as I understand he Is contemplating doing, it would be a crime and an outrage. The law for the apfor th State benev olent Institutions provides for the selec tion or tignteen directors, not more man nine of whom shall be members of one political narfv nnrl thft kIt Institution shall be apportioned among these eighteen men, . . . . . i . a i j , ,i tnree to eacn institution, eauaiiy uiviucu. That Is, three institutions shall have two Democratic directors and one Republican, and three shall have two Republican directors and one Democratic. For Governor Mount to refuse to recognize a party that cast 305.576 votes in the State and take nine directors from a party that cast 2,115 votes, ranking next to . the lowest vote in the Stato and being surpassed in point of strength by the Prohibition and National parties, would be an outrage. I do not believe that Governor Mount will do It. The Bryan organ referred to the matter again yesterday in the form of a quasiinterview with the Governor-elect, in which it says he "clearly Intimated, without making any rosltlve statement, that In his appointments he will recognize Democrats and not members of the gold-standard party wherever ho is called upon to make appointments outside of tho Republican party." These studied Interviews and references to alleged' rumors look like an attempt either to forestall the decision of the Gov-emor-elect In regard to these appointments, or to commit him in advance to a particular line of action. Tho Popocrats are now in the trough of the political sea without any certainty of getting on top again. Having failed in previous efforts to shut out the sound-money Democrats, and having been badly worsted at the polls, they would be very glad to get official recognition from Governor Mount as the true and only Democratic party In Indiana. The Journal Is not authorized to speak for the Governorelect In this matter and does not know if he has given it any consideration. It believes, however, that in making the appointments referred to he would be fully Justified in giving tho sound-money Democrats generous recognition. Tho soundmoney Democratic convention which met in thl3 city had among its members such men as Senator Palmer, of Illinois; General Buckner. of Kentucky; ex-Governor Flower, of New York; Controller James H. Eckels, of Illinois; Senator' Caff ery, of Louisiana; Hon. James. O. Eroadhcad, of Missouri, and scores of others of national reputation. If these men are not Democrats, what are they? The convention had the cordial sympathy of President Cleveland and every member of his Cabinet. If they are not Democrats, what are they? In this State the movement embraced, and still embraces, such men as ex-Representative Bynum. Hon. S. P. Sheerin, Hon. John R. Wilson, John P. Frenzel, John C. Robinson, Austin H. Brown and thousands of others of equally high standing and char acter. If these men are not Democrats, what are they? Governor Matthews says contemptuously that they cast only 2,143 votes in the State. He knows, as everybody else does, that they must have cast nearly S0.C0O votes to make as emphatic as it was the defeat of the notorious Populist who succeeded in capturing the Democratic nomination. The Journai believes that every Republican in tho State' would be glad to seo the sound-money wing of tho Democratic party generously recognized by the next Governor, "at least In tho filling of such positions as have to bo filled by Democrats. It is not likely that the Governor-elect has taken the local organ of the lost cause into his confidence on this subject or that he will be entrapped by the Popocrat scheme to forestall his action regarding appointments to offlce. . -.,,,,ma-sssssssBsaBSSssss DYNAMITE IN AVAIL There are indications that the Cuban war. Insignificant as it is from a military point of view, may furnish other nations with the first practical evidence of the utility and effectiveness of dynamite In military operations. Almost every modern war has furnished some lesson In the use of new discoveries or the adaptation of scientific principles to military purposes. The Crimean war demonstrated more completely than had ever been done before the usefulness of a navy as a line cf communication and base of operations. The FrancoGerman war introduced balloons as a means of reconnoltering and sending dispatches. Our civil war marked many newdepartures and furnished a great deal for other nations to think about In the remodeling of their armies and navies. The recent war between Japan and China afforded somo interesting lessons in the maneuvering and fighting of Ironclad ships. The next war between two great nations will furnish some astonishing Illustrations of the tremendous projectile force of modern improved, guns, the irresistible power of their balls, tho accuracy and destructlveness of submarine torpedoes and many other new discoveries. The Cuban war is the first in which -dynamite has been made use of for defensive purposes against an attacking force. Powder and torpedoes have cften been used in that way, but dynamite is more easily handled and more destructive than cither. It is compact, easily transported, can be placed underground with 1IU13 trouble, and, by the aid of electrical appliances, exploded at a moment's notice.' The accounts of the recent battle in Cuba, in which the Insurgents won a' decided victory over the Spaniards, shows that dynamite played an important part In the victory. To get within fighting distance the Spaniards had to cross an open field which had been planted with dynamite cartridges. . At tho proper time, when the Spaniards were swarming over he field. Maceo's electricians exploded the cartridges, killing and wounding many and throwing the survivors into a panic. Thep have been several accounts of the Cil tr.t cf dynanlte from thia country to

the Insurgents, and they are probably abundantly supplied with it. As they are on the defensive In a country of their own choosing, of which they know all the passes and defensive lines, it Is not unlikely they have planted a great deal of dynamite where they think it will do the most good. Inventor Edison, in an Interview Just published, says: Dynamite used In that way Is simply terrible In Its effect. To plant a field with dynamite Is an easy task All you have to do is to make a series of shallow gutters or furrows from one end to the other. In these furrows, which, by the way. need not be more than six inches deep, lay an Insulated wire. There should be a space of thirty or forty feet between each cartridge. The insulated wires are connected wjth other wires, which stretch frcm tho "mine" to some point a mil or two away. All these wires are burled, and us there is little or no grass land in this section of Cuba, It Is not difficult to restore the surface of the field to its former condition. After the wires are laid and the cartridges adjusted, tho electrician in, charge simply connects the other end of the communicating v.ire with a small ten-cell battery and is ready for work. From the crest of a hill or the tcp of a tree, and armed with a strong field glass, he waits for the enemy, lie may be two or three miles from tho field of dynamite, but, at any rate, he is ; far enough away to be out of danger. When the enemy reaches the field the electrician signals to .his commanding officer, who in turn signals to him. The electrician simply presses a button, the dynamite buried in that distant field does the rest. This shows what a terrific weapon dynamite may become. The Cuban insurgents have already shown that they know how to use it. and If the war continues much longer they will probably furnish other proofs of its effectiveness. MIL CHANDLER OX BISIUTALLISM.

It is .difficult to see what good Senator Chandler could have expected to accomplish at thl3 time by his article in favor of international bimetallism. This Is a country of free speech, and it is always permissible for a man to deliver any message which he deems important, but there are times when silence is golden. The country has Just declared In the most emphatic terms against a continuance of, the freesilver agitation, and the public mind is turning hopefully to consideration of tho question of currency reform, when Senator Chandler attempts to revive the old discussion, or, at least, to raise a new phase of the old question. Hi paper seems untimely, and yet it is entirely consistent with patriotic views. In fact, no one who knows Senator Chandler will question his honesty, Americanism or patriotism. The full text of his article shows that some portions-of It gave very distinct expression to these sentiments. Thus, he says: The main proposition of Mr. Bryan and his followers was. in substance, the accession of the Lnltert States to the silver monometallist nations. This, in truth, few Americans desire. Such an immediate change of our monetary system was seen to be an act of national dishonor, an lnllatlon and consequent debasement of the currency, and the repudiation of public and private debts to the extent to which gold might rise and remain above par. The laws of IsflO and 1Vj3 distinctly bound the government to maintain the parity of the two metals, and It Is generally believed by American bimetallists that the honor" of the country is pledged to pay the national debt in gold. It will be of very little use for any political party ever to try to lead the American voters to do any act which can even plausibly be claimed as one of national dishonor. Met suddenly with such an appeal, they will always vote no, and make Investigation. There is not a word In the article, from beginning to end, to afford a particle of comfort to the Bryanltes or hope that he will ever be found advocating tho 1C to 1 heresy or independent free coinage by the United .States. Its avowed purpose is to encourage European bimetallists to continue their propaganda for International bimetallism. 'To this end he assures them that tho recent verdict In this country was not against bimetallism, but simply against the free coinage of silver at 15 to 1 by the United, States Independent of other nations. ' ;I le tells them: "We Republicans said in our St. Louis platform that we favor bimetallism,, and pledged ourselves to promote It. and Mr. McKlnley In his letter of acceptance repeated the pledge." This ts not quite an exact statement of the platform. It declares that "We are op posed to the free coinage of silver except by International agreement with the leading commercial nations of the world, which we pledge ourselves to promote, and, until such agreement can be obtained, the existing gold standard must be preserved." This makes the maintenance of the gold, standard paramount and the promotion of international bimetallism secondary. There is no reason why the United States should opposo bimetallism by .international agreement. It never has done so, and ought not to. On the contrary, it has favored every movement in that direction, and should continue to do so. But it has taken the initiative often enough without securing tho co-operation of other nations, and should not continue to Invite rebuffs by urging a policy which meets with no favor from other commercial countries, and which Is fast assuming the form of a financial vagary. There is about as much prospect of an International declaration In favor of the substitution of astrology for astronomy or the re-establishment of slavery as there is for a return to the double standard. Perhaps Senator Chandler's article may do him no harm, but it' stamps him as somewhat visionary if not cranky. HOME TRAINING FOIt CHILDREN. Superintendent Charlton is reported as saying in his speech at the Associated Charities meeting on Sunday night that "not one-half the homes of this country are fit places In which to rear a child." This Is a very sweeping statement with which the speaker will find few to agree and which he will probably be willing to modify when ho thinks It over. Having been so long connected with an institution where boys. separated from their parents, are trained according to the latest scientific methods, he Is no doubt biased in favor of this kind of training, but would he go so far as to advocate gathering the children out of "half the hemes In the country" and herd ing them Into asylums in order that all needful educational and moral precepts might surely be Inculcated? Heaven for bid! Ills Ideas In regard to compulsory education are all right, but the children need their homo life, too, unless It is positively vicious, and he will certainly not assert that this is true of half the homes in tho country. In many there is ignorance. In many poverty and such conditions that children can bo given but little attention. In many mistaken systems of training prevail, but there are few homes where parents and children are found in which love, does not exist also. "Bet ter is a dinner of herbs," says Solomon, "where love Is, than a ftalled ox and ha tred therewith." Better Is tho child who has the love of mother and father hovering about him and to go with him as a sweet memory through life than the one who Is deprived of this blessing and put Into an Institution of whatever merit; better . a thousand times, even though that home be one of ignorance and squalor and a moral atmosphere far less elevating than that I pervivdlng' Institutions conducted In the '.most enlightened manner. Parents may be

gnorant, they may have all: the faults of

poor blundering humanity, but unless they are utterly depravsd they seek unselfishly n their blind way the test Interests of their children: the children know this, and the knowledge and the responsive love it arouses are of a value In developing their character and making them good citizens that cannot be overestimated. No care and supervision, however solicitous and watch ful. In any Institution can be a substitute for this. Mr. T. W. Hlgglnson. In writing recently upon a similar topic, remarked that he Increased his faith In the future of the Republic when ho caw a row of dirty little girls from tenement house sitting on the curbstone, each caring tenderly for a baby brother or sister. The spirit of family affection was there, and it was a saving grace.. Half tho parents in the country, or even more, may lack something in the way of enlightenment as to the best methods of training their boys and girls In tho way they should go, but they can do something yet for the future rulers of the country that science alona cannot hope to accomplish. THE CURRENCY REFOR3I CONGRESS. The conference of business men which met in this city yesterday to initiate a movement for tho reform of our currency system was distinctly a representative one. The delegates to conventions selected by primaries or political Machines are not always heartily in favor 'of the reforms they are supposed to represent, hut those nominated by boards of . trade could hardly fail to be In full sympathy with a movement aiming at a sound and stable cur rency system. The delegates at yesterday's conference represented, the boards of trade of thirteen leading cities of the central West In the States of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota." By the terms of the call tho conference was a preliminary one, Its object being to consider the advisability of calling a conference composed of delegates from the boards of trade and com mercial organizations of the entire country to further consider the propriety of creating a nonpartisan commission to report a plan of currency reform. It resulted in tho issuing of a call for such a convenUon to meet in this city on Tuesday, Jan. 1837. This convention will no doubt be a large one, fully representative of the busi ness Interests of the country, and its action will bo such fls to command the re spectful attention of the country and of Congress. Tho proceedings at yesterday's conference were harmonious and businesslike, and the addresses delivered showed Intelligent appreciation of. the situation. The point mads by ex-Attorncy General Miller that the defects of our present currency system were never developed till the reve nues of the government fell below its expenditures, and that the first step In mon etary reform was aa;tncrease of revenues. met with general app'rorol;. Business men abhor a deficit as nature does' a vacuum. Tho new IndUnapolls' movement is well launched and win command Wide atten tion. The convenience cf the cty officials who happen to have their offices in the base ment cf the couiity courthouse is a very hr ufflcient argument to use in favor of cutting down the grounds surrounding the building to the level of ;t)ie street. If these functionaries are not cpmfortably house4 they would do a greater service to the community, and a mwbuaqotq nejasibJe thing by encouaglng, a-TrBoTcrapfiti In' favor of a new and eparale. b'nlldlng for city of fices. This will have to; "bo provided sooner or later,, and the sooner "the better. The courthouse was not planned in the first place for the accDmmodation of the various interests now crowded l under its roof; its size is ample and its arrangements satisfactory for the transaction of all county business.' If the occupants of tho basement are not pleased with; ' their quarters let them go els3vhere,r 1 but whether they go or not let no heed be paid to their demand that the grounds bo cut down for their benefit. Tho courthouse is not an architectural triumph, buM tnlch as it is, it was constructed to stand upon a terrace, and to take that terrace away would destroy what out.vard symmetry it has and render a structure that is now at least passably well proportioned unsightly and ridiculous. Morver, It is doubtful if tho proposed "improvement" would effect the df sired Result In tho interior. The basement is 'probably not - well ventilated at present that, as well a - the upper part3 of the building, in fact, smell to heaven but when it Is remembered that the corridors are mado t constant loafing place for .smokers, tobacco chewers and the unwashed of all colors and degrees, and that tho accumulations of dirt on floors and walls date back toward the paleozoic age; when these things are' recalled they seem to account for the odors and to raise a doubt as to whether a removal of-the terraco from before the', basement windows would purify tho place, '' At all events. It might be worth while to try fumigation and a period of good housekeeping before the disfigurement of the building is undertaken to gratify a whim. iiLtiiLi;s ix tiii: aixl In Rar. Form. "Doctor, what Is the best medicine for kleptomania?" "Iron." Not Blowing. "Say, didn't I do a good deal of blowing last night after getting those two-or-three-or-four-or-so drinks?', , "Yes; you were in full blast." Wise Shepherd. "What an enormous attendance of women Dr. Textly has at his sermons!" , "He caters to tho feminine. lie always preaches the last part, of his sermon first. The women say it Is as good as a novel to hear him." - ' Not Heroic. , Miss Yesteryear Oh, I had such an adventure! I came within an aco of being run over by a trolley car and was rescued by such a heroic young man, who refused to give his name. . ,: Miss Younge It would have been more heroic had ho permitted you to take his name, don't you think? FOOD SHOW OPENS. Artistic Arrangement of Product and Decorations. The third annual pure-food show opened last evening at Tomllnson Hall. The place is a great transformation fromkWhat it was for the Flower Mission fair or the German Aid Socle. ball. Now the seats for the visitors are la the gallery or under Jt and the show is in the center of the hall. The stalls, with their gay canopies, are arranged in a variety of ways and some happy instances are shown In the choice of colors. Right In the center is a pagodashaped stall of the deepest yellow and tho same color reigns in tho coats which cover the hams and other meats which form the festive decoration. . To. relieve the yellow tl ere are little fields of black, which might answer as burnt frizzled, beef t carry out tho meat Idea. The cocoa booth is decorated in chocolate and cream color and the cereal booth in yellow. There 'arc no two stalls alike. One very artistic one Is In light green and pink and the fashionable iif Arwarx turm in another. ' There U uo

color of the rainbow omitted. Appetizing odors fill the hall and among them the fragrance of coffee from the end near the stage. There is a delicious clam broth served and the pancakes are tempting this cold weather. All Forts of bottles and packages line the shelves and samples of about everything shown are given as Eouvenlrs to the visiters. Tho formal opening of the show consisted of a short address of welcome by Mayor Taggart. For the remainder of the evening the orchestra held the stage. The purefood show Is to be open aay and evening until a week from Saturday. There is a better class of foods shown than formerly and about twice as much money has been expended in getting ready for the show as there was last year. Mr. William Marshall Thomas is the general manager of tho show, and has his oCice at the east side of tho hall. With the arrangements as they are one mUht fancy being at a foreign fair. Most cf the stalls have ladies presiding over them and doing, the honors cf serving the foods they have and presenting th-j souvenirs. There was a creditable attendance for the opening night and much interest was shown in the arrangement and products of the stalls. nasHaTSSMsass-HS-aTaiBaBBaassss-ssBBSB-WB-HSBStaTHBSBBSB SCOTTISH RITE WORK.

A Banquet This Afternoon Out-of-Town Visitors. The fall convocation of the Scottish Rite continued yesterday afternoon and evening, the degree of the Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfection being worked with a large class. A large number of out-of-town people were In attendance. This afternoon the fifteenth and sixteenth degrees will be worked, and In the evening those of the Rose Croix. A 5 o'clock this afternoon there will bo a banquet with Charles L. Hutchinson, 33d degree, as toastmaster. Nicholas R. Ruc'ile, 3Cd degree, will deliver the address of welcome. The following toasts will be responded to: "Our Country," response by John G. Williams, 32d degree. "The Supreme Council of tho Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction," response by Sovereign Grand Chaplain Seward, of Boston. "Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Indiana," response by Simeon P. Gillett, 33d degree, M. W. grand master. "The Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite In tho Valley of Indianapolis," response by John 11. Holliday, 33d degree. "Grand Commandery Knight Templars of Indiana," response by Wlnrield T. Durbta, L2d degree, K. K. grand commander. "The Fort Wayne Bodies of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite," response by James B. Harper, 32d degree. "Our State," response by L. V. Busklrk, 32d degree. "The Candidates," response by a member of the class. Among the out-of-town visitors at the rite yesterday were the following: James B. Safford, Crafton, Pa,; J. A. Trotter, W. C. Bence, W. F. Coots, Columbus. Ind.; J. A. Commons, Centervide; Sanford Hamilton. Marion; D. B. Carter, Frankfort; Chas. J. Haller, J. E. Dick, Geo. W. Mentzer, Geo. W. Conradt. II. C. Flnfrock, J. S. Sattely and W. M. FInfrock, Attica: F. B.,iiart, John G. Brown. Thos. W'lsbart and David H. Flynn, Lafayette; S. 1. Gillett, Evansville; bam T. Benson, Kokomo; Chas. V. Brevoort, Chicago; N. F. Bonsall. Bloomington; Oliver Gard, Frankfort; S. A. Warner, A. W. Winterberg, G. A. Mutz, J. A. Thompson, William Threlkeld and Henry Maley, Kdinburg; Dr. J. C. Adkins, Marion; J. Howe McGuire, Wabash; Geo. K. Farrington, Terre Hauie; II. S. Renlck. Greencastle; T. C. Burnside, Liberty; Ldward W. Bowen, Delphi; J. Shilliams, Stinesviile; Henry D. Hanorer, Alvord; John R. Nugent, Bedford; H. L. Palmer and T. E. Balding, Milwaukee; S. B. ltude, Liberty: C. C. W. Adams, Bloomlield; J. C. Zimmerman. Ligonler; W. C. Burk. Thorntown; J. M. Wilson, Richmond; M. F. Wills, Greenfield; G. II. Prescott, Torre Haute; E. H. Wolfe, Rushville; S. Marlatt, Richmond; W. F. Wnedon. .Madison; L. H. Beyerie. Goshen; J. Metzner, W. H. Grant. C. B. Filch. W. L. King. T. A. McDonald and C. W. Edsall. Fort Wayne; W. T. Shelburne, Zionsville; Robert F. Stanton, Madison; H. Land. Richmond; Theo. C. Laughiin, New Albany; George W. Schepman. Richmond; C. P. Russell. New River; Frank M. Davis. Scottsburg; Gen. W. Poogue, Flora; Hal Jefferson and John H. Cowles, Louisville, Ky.; A. L. Johnson, W. S. Rlchey. L. 8. Ganter. John S. Moore, John J. Hartley and John M. Bloss, of Muncie: John Lilly, Lambertville, N. J.; Wm. Crow, West Lebanon: T. D. Norton. Bedford; H. J. Sparks. St. Louis, Mo.;W. I. Seward. Boston. Mass.; John R. Coffin, Terre Haute; John -11. Nicholson, Richmond: Mason J. Niblack, Vlncennes: Geo. Newklrk. Kokomo; J. C. Ells, Dayton. O.; Robert A. Woods. Princeton: J. C. Wood. Munclp-t M. A. Mover. Kendallville: H. J. Foulkes. Vlncennes; J. J. Packman, Auro ra; C. A. Pritchard. Gosport; w. E. Bernk, Logansport: M. F. Clapp. Albion; Theo. P. Davis, NoblesVille; Frank E. Gavin, Greensburg: W. H. Good wine. West Lebanon: Geo. W. Hamilton, Thorntown: Thos. B. Long. Terre Haute: D. J. Eastlemon, Fowler: H. J. Blackledce. AndersonuM. E. Emery, Stinesviile; Chas. W. Hon. Terre' Hauto: A. ii. wyman. uunungion; j. a. Ball, Marion: R. B. Allison, Decatur Wm. Geake, Fort Wayne; C. Ratllff, Richmond; T. H. Gordon. Knlghtstown; B. F. Sipp, Connors ville; Lincoln Gwynn. Wabash; Kle Loehr, Noblejsviile; C. B. Harris. Goshen: Chas. Downing. Greenfield; Bernard Pullman. Kendallville: H. F. Kahle. Pendleton; F. J. Charlton, Plalnfield; J. M. Cleveland and James W. Morrison. Frankfort: Geo. W. Flanagan, Logansport: H. M. Henderson, Chicago; C N. Williams. Crawfordsville; Geo. II. Fister. Elkhait; H. L. Copenhan and J. C. Ilendeo. Garrett; M. Callen, West Newton; W. J. Cearns, New Albany; Fred Matthews. Ellettsville: J. M. Tryon. Mooresviile: Fremont Gocdwlne. WllUamsport; Chaa. V. Griffin, Hammond; Elmer 10. Stoner. Greenfield; E. T. Stout. East Orange, N. J. NEWPORT WELL BEGINS. Drill Started Lute Last Xlcht House Deserted. At twelve minutes after 11 o'clock last night the drill which is to sink the gas or oil well on the Newport lot, on North Capitol avenue began work and went through the soil and earth at a rapid rate. It will crntinue to work day and n'.ght until the well shall havo strack something valuable either gas or oil or until It shall havo penetivited seventy feet Into the Trcnton rOLK. l lie, Vi Ul n ii uciwfc, uuiiU JJ u. v. Kin. lf.:fA or thft cround. The contract fnf slnkln? the well Ik in the hands of Gilchrist Goodrich, who expect to have the well compieiea in irom nueen to eighteen days. iinHnir the last few weeks the Newnort house has been deserted. No one has slept there, anu me visitors nave ueen iuw. ie chf-kck have not been noticed except on one occasion last week, when there was a ranotittnn nf thn stranc( noises. The shocks at that time were heavy, and were noticed throughout the neighborhood. PARK APPRAISEMENT. A . J. l Flock: and Engineer Park Go to Minneapolis to Observe. The appraisers appointed by the Circuit Court to appraise lands for park purposes have found It a difficult matter to de termine how to assess benefits and dam ages to adjacent property, and are a lit-" tie undecided as to the distance from the park lines to which benefits should be as sessed against property not directly in con. tact with the parks. After a conference with th Hoard of l ark Commissioners the appraisers decided to send one of their number, Joseph t. tiacn, to .Minneapolis to study the system used there. J. C. Powr pnirirrpr to the commissioners, ncrvimpanied Mr. Flack. They are expected home to-day. Vandals have committed considerable depredations in the parks at night and the police have been asked to keep a lookout for the guilty persons. The commisclAnnm TV-in infill hCfiV'ilV With thl'TTI if thnV are caught. At Garfield Park the cover cf the basin containing the water motor was tfiU.-ri off mul a. la rue stone hurled unon the motor, damaging it budly. In other mm 1 T m cases small trees anu snruus nave ocen torn up and tnrown arounu me paras. New Street Name In Effect A corps of men from tho city engineer's office yesterday began the work of putting up tho new street signs on the streets that were recently renamed. Under the ordl nance passed by the council several weeks ago First street U hereafter to be known r.s Tenth street. Second street &s Lleventh. and so on to the city limits. It will be several days before all the signs are placed. Patrolman Walker's Trial. This ultemoon the Board of Public Safety will meet to hear the case of Patrolman Walker, charged by nurses at the City Hospital with having written notes ask ing them to meet mm. rae tioiiaay-cnan-dler Merchant police beat controversy will also be disposed of. beside whicn the hoard bus. a number of routine matters to take up.

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MKOLA TESL.VS LATEST EXPERI MENTS "WITH ROENTGEN RAYS. He Points Out the Possibility of Man ufacturing Fertilisers vlth the Aid of Electricity. v LITTLE HOPE FOR THE BLIND NEW METHOD OF SEARCHING BOD IES FOR FOREIGN SUBSTANCES. Mr. Tallermnn's Plan of Trent Ing Rheumatic Affections Successfully Tried In a New York Hospital. NEW YORK, Dec. l.-The Electrical Re view will publish to-morrow an exhaustive communication from Nikola Tesla on his latest experiment with the X rays, which the editor characterizes as conveying a wealth of suggestion and most Important and timely Information. Tesla states that the sunburn effects noted by so many experimenters are not due directly to the rays, or Roentgen streams, but to the ozone generated by the rays In contact with the skin. He says: "Nitrous acid may also be responsible, to a small extent. Tho ozone, when abundantly produced, attacks the skin and many organic substances most energetically, the action being no doubt heightened by the heat and moisture of the skin. Owing to this I have always taken the precaution, when getting impressions with the rays, to guard the person by a screen mado by aluminium wires. which Is connected to the ground, prefer ably through a condenser. The radical means, however, of preventing such actions is to make impossible the access of the air to the skin while exposing, as for instance, by Immersion in oil." The Inventor in referring to the recently widely heralded fxperiment for making the blind seo by means of the Roentgen rays, regretfully remarks: "Is It not cruel to raise such hopes when there Is so little ground for It? For, first of all, the rays are not demonstrated to be transverse vi brations. If they are, we would have to find means for refracting them to make possible the projection of a sufficiently small image upon the retina. As it is, only a shadow of a very small object can be projected. What possible good can result from the application of these rays to such purposes? I cannot confirm some of the experiments reported. For Instance, when a hand Is put before the closed eyes it is easy to distinguish the shadow, much the same as before the light of a candle, but, when the tube is inclosed, and all light from the same excluded. I fall to get such an Impression. The latter is, therefore, chiefly due to ordinary light." lesia points out a possible and strikinirly unique method of manufacturing fertilizers by electricity in tho following Interesting language: "With currents produced by perfected electrical oscillators, such as were described in one of your recent Issues, the production of ozone is so abund ant that it is sufficient to merely turn on the current ror a few seconds and ozonize strongly the atmosphere of a large hall. These currents are also capable of bringing about chemical combinations, of which the cnier is that of the nitrogen with the oxygen of the atmosphere, and an immense possibility, which I have been following up for a long time, Is opened up, namely, the combination of the nitrogen of the atmosphere on an Industrial scale by practically no other means than mechanical power. If merely fertilizers of the soil would be man ufactured In this manner, the benefits of humanity derived therefrom would be Incalculable." The inventor concludes his latest con tribution with the following account of his method of making X ray Impressions which will be of practical value to physicians and experimenters the world over: "The Roent gen, .screen is first applied to the body to be investigated, the pressure at tho terminals of the tube being very much reduced. The pressure is then slowly and gradually raised. It will be presently observed that, at a certain pressure, tho shadow of the object examiner! is clearest. But as the vacuum is increasing the pres sure generally rises, and the Image gets blurred In spite of the screen getting much brighter. Just as soon as the clearness is slightly diminished the experimenter should for a few moments reverse the current. lowering a little the vacuum In this man ner. The current being again givm the direction It had at first, namely, that which causes a slow and steadv Increase of the vacuum, the shadow gets again clear, and by such easy manipulation the best result may be secured. An additional advantage. however, la gained, because the frequent reversals produce a brighter phosphores cence of the screen. When taking a photo graph the bulb should be watched through the screen and the switches manipulated in the above manner. "To Rive a practical example of the ef fectiveness of. this procedure I need only mention one of the Instances which have come to my notice. A few moments ago I investigated the case of Mr. Cornelius Mack, of Watertown, Mass. Mr. Mack, while performing his duties many years ago. was struck by a bullet, which lodged somewhere In the chest and could not be located. I applied the screen vainly a number of times, for although the streams penetrated the body with such ease as to make tho screen behind appear bluish white, and reveal ali the lines of tho body, I could not observe the missile. I then resorted to the above Indicated means, and immediately and easily the exact location of the projectile, between the shoulder blade and one of the ribs, was ascertained. and the bullet successfully extracted." CL'HE FOR RIIEU3IATISM. Hot-Alr Method Suecessf ullyN Tried In n New York Hospital. NEW YORK. Dec. 1. Experiments are being made in tho Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled at Lexington avenue and Forty-second street with a new treat ment for chronic rheumatism, gout. arthritis and other joint diseases, which. It has been demonstrated, will cure cases on which old methods havo been tried In vain. The new method Is known as the Tallerman-ShifTcId hot air treatment and Is the discovery cf Louis A. Tallerman, a re tired merchant of London. It Is the result of three years experiment In the London hospitals, where It has proved amazingly successful, and the experiments here are being conducted by Mr. Tallerman, under tho direction of Dr. Gibney, house physician of the Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled. Tho results obtained here in the short time during which the treatment has been tried have been such as to cause the prediction that It will make a revolution in the treatment of rheumatic diseases. Mr. Tallerman came to this country two weeks ago. Just before he sailed his treatment was formally adopted by the Bartholomew and the Jondon hospitals, the two most Important Institutions of their kind In England. He came with letters of Introduction from the most eminent physicians and surgeons in London to the leaders cf the medical profession of this country. Mr. Tallerman's apparatus consists cf a copper cylinder. In which the a.1ected part is placed. The cylinder rests on a furnace by which the air in it is heated to a temperature of from ZM to 303 degrees, and an arrarsement of valves and taps keeps the air rerfectly dry and carries on all traces of moisture from perspiration. By this means all danger of burning or scaldg the patient bv the intense, heat is avoided, and no inconvenience is felt. In fact, tho sensation is rather pleasant, and patients often fali asleep while undergoing the treatment, which lasts from forty to fifty minutes. Two or three applications. It Is asserted, will cure the most obstinate cases. The effect of the treatment Is to relax the stiffened Joints, render them supple, and restore them to thrir normal conditions, by setting up a profuse perspiration and Increasirg the circulation, without any heart excitement. Mr. Tallerman's Interest was first aroused in the Interest of tho cure of rheumatism

and kindred diseases by his sympathy with the sufferings of the poor, and about a year ago he established a free clinic In the. Blackfriars district In London. He has been particularly careful to avoid all suspicion of quackery by furnishing his apparatus only to members of the medical profession and by working only in cooperation with them. Since his arrival her he has treated live cases In the Hoxpltal for the Ruptured and Crippled, with marked good effect. Great result ire nlso expected in the cure of the morphine habit, alcoholism, kidney troubles and In some heart affections.

Dlphf Iieriu and Tetanus. WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. In a special report to the State Department on the discovery by Professor Bering, of diphtheria antitoxin fame, and Professor Knorr, of Marburg, of a cure for lockjaw. United States Consul Mason, at Frankfort, says: "One by one tho diseases which have hitherto defied the skill of phyticlans aro yielding to the persistent attack of modern science. Since the successful-treatment of diphtheria by subcutaneus injections cf antitoxic serum was demonstrated, hardly three years ago. it has been confidently predicted that sooner or later all diseases which result from the action of a poison secroted in the blood by a special ami characteristic bacillus would be conquered by similar means. From the evidence now presented it would appear that tetanus, one of the most sinister and stubborn of human maladies, if not already conquered, is In a fair way to bo successfully overcome." Consul Mason describes at length th methods of preparation and application of the new serum, with a full historv of a typical case under treatment, and tells how tho preparation may bo obtained. Will Try Chlorine Bactericide. CHICAGO, Dec 1. Health Commissioner Kerry issued an order to-day to Dr. E. P. Murdock. inspector in charge of the diphtheria corps, to try Bracelln's chlorine bactericide in connection with antitoxin. Thirty-one new cases of diphtheria were reported to-day, the largest .number la many daj's. BERING SEA CLAIMS. Ar&xument Before the Commission Xovr In Session In British Columbia. VICTORIA, B. C., Dec. l.-When the Bering Sea Claims Commission met yesterday General Dickinson stated that he had already filed an answer In the first case and that the others would be put in as soon as they were got ready for the printers. Ho then filed a motion to dismiss case No. 20 for JC2.S27.12 for co.ts of the Sayward case. The ground of contention was that theso costs were incurred by the Canadian government and not by individuals, and therefore the claim did not come before tho commissioners within the terms of the convention. In case his friends of the opposite side Intended to press the claim ha would ask for an adjournment pending an answer from his government. Mr. Peters expressed surprise at tho movement and said he certainly Intended to press th claim. The sura named was actually paid by the Canadian government which, as far as the tribunal was concerned, was the British government. Mr. Dickinson stated, that fsuch a claim as this had moro right to be put in than would a claim for the costs of his government before the Paris tribunal. Costs incurred by Individuals might bo put in. but not costs incurred bv either government. They were excluded by the terms of the convention. Mr. Peters was satisfied to let the matter (stand over and he further proposed that judgment bo delayed in the Black Diamond und James Guadin motions until he had heard from Sir Julian Pauncefote, to whom he had wired and who would Interview Secretary Olney. Justice King announced that nothing further would be done in the Sayward costs until counsel again mentioned it. It was then arranged to take up the Carolina case Wednesday. The replies filed by the United States at torney general that aver tho seizures wer made in good faith by officers of the United States within the line of their duty and authority and the mandate of tho municipal laws of the United States for violation of the statutes of the United State, and such seizures were ratified and adopted in good faith by the government of the United States as for violation of their statutes. INSANE KEPT IN PRISON. Penitentiary Administration Scored by a Philadelphia Judge. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. L A sensational investigation of the condition of the prisoners in the Eastern Penitentiary, this city, will probably result from a complelnt made in the Quarter Sessions Court and the consequent announcements by Jrdge Gordon to-day. Application was made for an Investigation Into the mental condition of a prisoner who Is alleged to have Income Insane since hi3 commitment. Judge Gordon announced that-he had visited the prison and became convinced of the man's insanity, but his individual efforts to have him transferred to an asylum proving fruitless, the Judge appointed a committee of expert physicians to Investigate. The testimony of these experts was heard in court to-day. It was to the effect that not only tho prisoner in question is Insane, but a great many other prisoners are in a similar condition, one of them who Is under a life sentence for murder being violent. There Is no insane department In the prison, and tho unfortunates are confined in ortllnurv cells. Many of these cells, it was Kworri, were in a filthy state, although In some instances this was attributable to the habits of the prisoners. At the conclusion of the testimony Jud6 Gordon promptly ordered the removal of the patient in question to the Norristown Insane Asylum and declared his Intention to submit the matter to the State Legislature. Among other thing. he faid: "The light I have already, convinces me that the administration of that prison has a tendency to promote insanity, and that for somo reason these who administer it aro not disposed to give tho.-'.e facts that publicity and force they ought lo have. From tho assistaneo I have already received I shall Invoke from the gentlemen who havo been at my Mdo in thij matter further assistance, nd I intend to call ueh attention to the general subject, both by the Legislature and by other courts, that something may be done to put Pennsylvania In the line of civilization and humanity In the treatment of Its criminal insane." AGAINST THE CHURCH. Suit for $GO,000 Worth of Lots Decided In Favor of Sirs. Vpplngton. ALBANY. N. Y.. Dec. l.-The Court of Appeals has decided against Archbishop Michael A. Corrigan, of New York, who was the defendant and appellant in the suit which was won by Marie T. Upplngton In the lower ' courts, whereby she gained title and possession of thirty-two lots of land In New York city. Tli property Is valued ot over JOacx). Mrs. Upplngton owns a ha!f Interest In the proierty. The land was deeded to the late Archbishop Hughes by Mary McDonoush Davejr In 1851. with the proviso that the land should be consecreated and a Catholio church built on It within a reasonable time. The land was allowed to lie Idle until ISM, when this action was begun und then a small structure was built on It and it was dedicated as St. Peter's Church. This suit was brought for a violation of the "condition subsequent" and the Supreme Court first dismissed It. The gt-ncral term ordered a new trial and when It .was had it was decided in favor of Mrs. Uppinnton. From this Judgment Archbishop Corrigan appealed. DISASTROUS WRECK. One Man Killed, Others Injured and Elzht Miles of Track Damaged. HELENA, Mont.. Dec. l.-A freight train of thirty cars, loaded wi'h lumber and shingles, going west, got beyond control on a heavy grade east of the Mullen tunnel, on tho Northern Pacific read, yesterday morning, and ran away. Twenty-six cars were scattered jJong a distance of eight miles, where The engine left the track. Ed Jarbeau, head brakeman. was thrown down an embankment with veral cars and killed. Fireman Young Jumped and escaped with a broken collar bone, severe sca'.p wounds and other injuries. Enclnevr John Fly nil's leg was broken, beside Internal lqjuries. Conductor John McBt&n'" thigh Is broken, his back wrenched and his shoulder thrown out of Joint. For a distance cf tight miles the tratx I badly torn up. and it will bo fortr-tliiht hours befure the damage is repaired. In the meantime through trains are sent around by the way of Butte. It U the worst wre:k ever known on the Northern Pacific Railroad la the point of damage to the track and rolling etocX