Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1897 — Page 2

Y THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1897.

Jt Is understood that France Is the only power reluctant to participate In the blockrt which will b begun without her If h itocllncs to give h r consent. A dispatch to ttv Times from Athena pays that the Illusion mn.Ister to Greece. M. K. Onoii. will return there next week from St. P tersburg. dlsapiolnted In his representation In ben; If of ere to. He was col.lly rcelti at the Russian court. The Creek pros generally counsels prudence on the Turkish frontier, where the Greek population L defens less against the Turkish troops. Nevertheless It is the almost universal opinion that war must break out. and the War lepart men t is straining to the utmost to make provision of arms and outJits for the reservist?. Tin thousand of these are still unequipped. From earliest dawn to late at night drilling, parados and rife practice go on uncea.-'ingly. The troois omparo unfavorably in phvsique with the Kuropan standard. but they are very tiick In learning the drill and make excellent hots. There is a f ertous lack of horses and forage, but an abundance of arms and ammunition. The Gras rilb s are equal to the Turkish arm for Infantry and cavalry weapons, but are Inferior to the Turkish repeaters. The Kome correspondent- of the Standard dates that Admiral Canevaro, having presented the urgency of landing troops to suppress disorders in the Interior of Crete, a. Cabinet council has decided to send a. body of troops there. The Brussels correspondent of the Standard staff s that tjventy-eight members of the Helgian Chamber of Deputies, have flgned a declaration to b sent to the (Jroek government, expressing indignation at Europe's abuse of power against Greece. t Germany Attitude. I1KULIN. March 11. The National titling (serni-otSeiab announces to-day that Germany will not take part in the negotiations suggesting another note to Greece, adding that 'Germany insists ujwjn upholding the original ultimatum. FOR MAYOR OF CHICAGO

CAKTIHl If. IIAHIIIM UKi:i 11V DHMOCHATS AMI POI'l LISTS. -San of Ilia rather WIio WiiiiIm to nr Shorn Many Timet Too llitr AltKltl Slate Suecennful. Ppoclal to the In!ianaoli Jinrnal. CHICAGO. March ll.-Carter II. Harrison, the "son of his father," Is trying to ride Into the Chicago mayoralty on the late pere Harrison's popularity and reputation. He Is mounted on Altgeld's horse, and la being cheered on ly the Democrats and Populists. All the political Interests that worked for W. J. llryr.n In the late campaign have been engaged by Carter H. Harrison and his backers. It Is needless to say tint,, though the son Is ambitious. Ids father's shoes are many times too large tor him. The Democratic city convention was held this afternoon. Kverythlng had been cut and dried by the Altgeld faction and its elate went through without ;i scratch. Carter 1 1. Harrison's name was proposed for mayor ly A. S. Trude, the ambitious young man's ex-rival, arid he was nominated by acclamation. Krnest Hummel, for treasurer; William I-lc filer, for cltrK. and Miles J. Devi no, for city attorney, weie nominated In the same manner. In no particular In making the nomination was theie the slightest deviation by the convention from the Altgeld plate as prepared twentyfour hours la advance of the proceedings. The platform ends as follows: "Ihe Democratic party, although recognizing that the Issues of this campaign are purely local and not national, cannot refrain from paying Its tribute of respect to that magnificent leader, William J. Ilryan. and that popular and efticlent (loverncr, John P. Altgeld. for the valuable services which they have rendered to the cause of humanity and Democracy." A llnautlilnrr I.irllttia ---------- - - . . LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. March 11. The Thlrty-rirst General Assembly came to a close by limitation at noon to-day after a Blxty-day session. The Legislature was Inharmonious from beginning to end, and the result was that very little legislation was effected. None of the appropriations except one to pay tho salaries of the lawmakers was passed, and on this account Governor Jones will I compelled to call an extra session, which will probably befrln April 1. The cause of the session being unsuccessful was due to an attempt to pass a railroad commission bill. The Legislature became divided on the question and could not agree on u till. MANY MISSING VESSELS. Maritime Innurnnee CompuiileN lluve Iont !S.rOlMMJO In Two Montlm. NEW YORK. March ll.-An oftlclal of one of the largest Insurance companies of this country, which makes a specialty of assuming maritime risks, has received a circular from I.ondon stating that from Jan. 1 up to Feb. 27, of this year, the various English companies have lost iI2.0ti0.0lK in shipwrecks. The loss exceeds any estimate for the same period within twenty years. The estimate for the two months, according to the circular. Is u low one and it is thought that fully iCxUAM will have to be added to the amount to make the figures correct, thus making in all the enormous loss of nearly 2.5na.i0i for tho lirst Ilfty-nine days of thin year. Careful examination of tho various losses shows that fully 50 per cent. Are attributed to what are otilcially known ua "missinK vessel!." Live Mock Thrown Overboard. LIVKIU'OOL. March 11. The Reaver line steamer Lake Winnipeg, Captain Taylor, twenty-live days out from St. John. X. Itarrived safely to-day. Captain Taylor reports having had a terrible voyage, during which his vessel had such a large quantity of water In her hold that tho passengers had to be calleti on to assist in clearing her and righting her cargo, which had shifted during the heavy weather. The Urea of the lake Winnipeg were out for over a fortnight, and j7 head of cattle. 22 horses and 74 sheep had to be thrown overboard owing to the scarcity of drinking vrater on board and the inability of the engineers to work the condensing apparatus. Cosnrrnln Killed ami eatunn Injured. WASHINGTON, March 11. The Navy Department to-day received a cablegram from Captain Stirling, in charge of the South Atlantic squadron, dated at Montevideo. Uruguay, announcing a fatal accident on board the Yantlc. Coxswain 1. Murphy .was killed and Seaman O. Germundson dangerously injured. Captain, Stirling says there are hopes of the latter's recovery. The accident was the result of a premature gun uischarge on March during target practice with heavy guns. Menmer In l)intre. Qi:i:i:NSTOWN. March 11. The Red Star line steamer Pennland. from Liverpool, for Philadelphia, touched iu re last nlfiht and reported ahe had spoken the British steamer Wist Indian, Captain Campbell, on Feb. 1. about ten mites south of Tuscar light. The West Indian was throwing rockets. She had been in collision and water in her engine rooms had drowned her tires. Two other vessels were standing by her. however, so the Ptnnland proceeded, merely reporting the facts here. Foreed to Return (o Port. ANTWERP. March 11. The American l!n steamer Illinois. Captain l.roomhead. which sai'.ed from here for Philadelphia, has returned with her shaft cylinder cover broken. Movement of Steamer. QUEENSTOWN. March 11. Arrived: rltannlc. from .now irk. for Liverpool: Teutonic, from Liverpool, for New York; rennland, from Liverpool, for I'hliadelphi i. NEW YORK. March 11. Arrived: Fulda. from Genoa; Kensington, from Antwerp. OIRRALTAR. March 11. Sailed: Kaiser Wilhelm II. from Genoa, for New York. STETTIN. March 3. Arrived: Thingvalla. from New York, via Copenhagen. RRKMKN. March 11. Arrived: Trave, from New York. HAMJU'RG. March l'J.-Salled: Palatia. for New York. NAPLES. March 11. Arrived: Ems, from New York. Spring Humors, eruptions, hives, Itolls, pimple, sores, are i rfectly arul permanently cured by Hood's Uarsaparllki. tho best Spring Medicine and One True Illood Puriiler. HixxI'm Pill act easily and promptly on the liver and bowel. Cure lck headache.

?-,V0 LIFE SENTENCES

Ciii.vv ami c;ay.oii cowicn:!) op tiii: iu:i:lsvilm: mi itnr.it. Paralysed Henry County v11un Cliiimn to Have Had n VIlon of Hell and Heaven and Then Cured. Special to the Inlianapolis Journal. GIJ.KENCASTLH, Ind.. March, 11. Tho end of one of the most sensational murder trials ever held In this city came tonight, when the case against Gray and Gaynor, the two Jcffersonvi!!e bicyclists, went to the jury and a verdict returned sending them to prison for life. Five of the Jury were for hanging. The attorneys for the two prisoners, charged with murdering the Kcelsville druggist, William A. Counts, put up a weak defense, having absolutely no ground to stand upon, other than the evidence of the prisoners that was very conflicting and damaging to themselves. Only a few witnesses were Introduced, and thee testified to nothing but the good character of tho two men when they resided In Scott and Clark counties xrior to the murder. The defense could form no shadow of an alibi, and tho prisoners could bring no witnesses that could corroborate their disconnected narrative of their whereabouts on tho night of Dec. 1. The prosecution played a strong card in rebuttal this morning. The prisoners had testified that they tor.k a train at Brazil and passed through Keelsvllle and did not stop about 7 o'clock In the evening, and were In a box car. The only train ,that went over the road at that time or near that time stopped at JteelsvUlo nearly an hour, but left before the murder and did not have any box cars in It, all the cars being loaded with coal, and two stock cars which were taken on at Iteelsville. The trainmen all agreed on this point, and were corroborated by the operator at Iteelsville, who produced the train sheets. Gray, one of the defendants, admitted writing a note in the Jail which was very damaging. The argument began this afternoon, continuing all the session. ltnWAltl) J. IlKUl GUT l,i:r,. . Inety-Seven Ilorwew lit IH4W-'4 Sale Went for a Total of ijl 12,000. Special to tli Imlianarilis Journal. CAMHKIDGi: CITY, Ind., March 11. The third day of Lackey's horse rale biousht out anumberof youngsters of great promise and some matured stock with records, which were In demand, bringing good prices. Ninety-seven horses changed hands to-day for $12,XX). at an average price of $122.- The attendance was the 'largest ever seen on the grounds. Following aro some of the sale: Reward. J., ch. s.. pacing record of 2:K'Vi. with trial of 2:1)7. by liourbon Wilkes, sire of Coastman. 2:usi. sold to Allen Risk. Uoston. for $l.2C. li" was owned by Reed Kesling, of Klwood. Little Far, e. f.. record on half mile 1:1. owned by P. J. Sliver, New Castle, sold to C. W. Gillls. Worcester. Mass.. for Charley G.. blk. g.. 2:Vil In a pace, by John S. lackey, to C. W. Cillis. for $.m Iaura P.. s. m., trial In l':a, bred and owned by Frank Pearce. New Castle, to Al Addison, Madison, $175. Pocahontas Chief, s. g.. 2:2s',;. by .J. S. Lackey, to S. M. Seato. Muncie, Seven Up, b. g.. owned by Isaac Bales, Cincinnati, sold to D. H. Smith, Roston, Mass., for ?2v). Kenelworth, b. g., trotting record of 2:20'i. by J. S. Lackey, to D. R. lirown, Pittsburg. I2ST,. Tartar. b. record 2:22U. by J. T,. Rlack. Gllman. Ind., to Charles Dailey, Covington. Pa., Hattl Ax. b. k.. by Ross & DIckerson, to D. II. Jones, New York, $310. A MIIIACl'LOl'S C I'll 12. Cllntou Phelp C'lalniM to Have lleen Healed Iy Prayer. h'peclal to the Indianapolis Journal. NEW CASTLE. Ind., March 11. Several weeks ago Clinton Phelps, son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Phelps, near this place, was stricken with paralysis. His entire body became affected and he could not be moved. For several days his life was despaired of. During this period he sent for Rev. Clark Hosier and wife, who came and prayed for him at his bedside. Soon he startled tho family by announcing that he had visions. tie suM that lie hud commenced to slhlo down, down, until he felt that a few more steps would land him in hades, which ho saw plainly before him. He recognized several familiar faces in the torments, ami Just as he felt himself lost, an angel, accompanied by an aunt, long since-dead, caught him by the hands and led him away from the awful place and took him to heaven. Ho was permitted to look within the gates, where he saw his grandmother, and conversed with her lor some time. This vision made a strong impression on the young man. He claimed that It had been revealed to him that he would get well, and that on the following Saturday at 11 o'clock In the morning he would arise from his bed. Accordingly at the appointed time he told his relatives Ao place his clothing near his bed and leavu the room. They did so, and fii a few minutes he walked out Into another room perfectly well, lie has since been able to come to town two or three times, and regards his recovery as a. miracle. VAX IIOOREllEKi; Ml'HDEIl CASH. Tlie Irltx Womun linn Iteen Tampered with, liy the Defense, ripx.lal to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDKUSON, Ind., March 11. Evidence in the Van lloortboke murder case was introduced to-day. tho jury lia-vinK been completed last night. While many witnesses were introduced, interest centered in Miss Mattlo I'ritz. The latter is the State's principal witness, and on hor testimony before the grand jury . Van lloorebeke was charged with wite murder and arrested She did not seem friendly to the state to day and went back almost entirely on what she had sworn to before the grand jury. She seemed to have been prepared. and. on being questioned, admitted that tho attorneys for the defense had been to see her and had left a letter, but what this was was not brought out. l or all that. she let loose some very damaging test I mony ami it is doubtful if the state's case was weakened. U has been found, also. that there was another eye-witness to the crime. It l-i a woman and sho will bo on the stand to-morrow. , An lit lucky Family. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WATERMAN, lml.. March 11. Tuesday evening William Grimes, an old and re spected citizen of Howard, near here, committed suicide. He borrowed a rope from his son, and," going to an old log house less than n half mile from town, hanged himself. He had been dead several hours when found. He was buried by the G. A. R.. of which he was a member. Tem;orary insanity is supposed to be the cause. He leaves a large family of children, all mar ried. and a wife to whom he was joined only one month ago. this wife, whost maiden name was Christy, comes from a family that has suilered several tragic deaths. Her father was killed, in battle, one brother was kicked by a horse and killed. her first husband, Jacob RasingiT, was killed by a bucket of dirt falling on him while digKiUg a well; another brother. James Christy, fell from the Majestic building. Indianapolis, about a year and a half ago and was killed, and now her last husband has hanged himself. John lloiino Killed. fj-eelal t the IndianajMills Journal. PERU, In.l., .March 11. Early this morn ing the section men discovered the remains of John Ronno, a young man of this city, on the L. E. & W. tracks at the stone quarry, about two miles north of Peru. Ronno and two friends had In-en In Indianapolis looking for work, and were on their way home on a freight train early this morning. They were riding in an empty coal ear, and when the brankeman came over the train they attempted to hide, and it is supposed that Ronno fell between the cars. Honno was a prominent member of the Volpert Zouaves, of this city. 3lneealee Grent Review Uf!leer. social to the InilUnaitoli Journal. MARION. Ind.. March 11. The complete list of otlice rs elected at the biennial great review of the MaceaU'es is as follows: Past great commander. E. P. Thomas. Fort Wayne, re-elected; great commander. Milo Meredith. Wabash, re-elected; lieutenant commander. Horace O. Kewney. Rochester; record keeper, J. W. Repiogle, Goshen, reelected: llnance keeper. Adam Wise. Plymouth, re-elected ; medical examiner. A. J. Irwin, M. D., Goshen, re-elected; chaplain,

I. F. Huffman. Terre Haute, re-elected; sergeant. Kdgar K. Phillips'. -Onward; master-at-arms. Henrv IllMobrand. I,aporte; first guard. J. A.Yockey, Plymouth, ie-clcet-ed; second guard, C. G. Kehn. Ligomer, reelected; sentinel. Selman Webb. Kushvillc: picket. Sherman Flinn. Cromwell. Hu ltlngton was selected for the next great review. Indianapolis and Klwood were the other contestants for the honor.

ome Syiupnthy for YVnlllng. Sr ial t- the In-llanaplU Journal. GREEXL'ASTLE. Ind.. March 11. The Jackson and Walling execution, which Is new almost In sight, is attracting great attention here. There is considerable feeling abroad that Governor Rradley will extend Walling b-a of life somewhat, and it Is thought thrtt he mav give him a month or so of life after the -0th. There is no other opinion here than that Jackson will! hang, but Walling's case is attracting the keenest interest. Though ho is not known here, his late appeals and letters have attracted some sympathy. There Is much mystery about the crime that the Greencastle public would like to see chared up, and they feel that it will never be done if these men do not confess. Too Much .Motlier-ln-Law. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RLJSIIVILLE. Intl., March 11. Mrs. Imreno M. Dillon has been granted a divorce from Dr. Otto P. Dillon. The complaint, which turned up in court for the lirst time at the trial, charges that the doctor associated with disreputable women at Cincincinnatl and frequently came home drunk; that he had .an unnatural hatred for her parents and friends and would often stay away from homo all night if he knew they were visiting her. On the witness stand Mrs. Dillon testified to these allegations. Tho court granted the divorce without delay. Mrs. Dillon gets the custody of her twenty-months-old baby. Drank Poison with III Pop. Special to the? Indianailis Journal. MARION. Ind., March ll.-Jolm Tibblts made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide this morning. He walked into a saloon, ordered a bottle of pop, poured morphine nto the glass and swallowed the contents. remarking at the time, to the bartender that it was tho last time he would sell him inything. A physician saved his life. De spondency, due to lack of employment, was Tibbits's trouble. litiKniUKe Treasury Robbed. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LAGRANGE, Ind.. March 11. The county treasurer's oilice of this county was burgarized last night and $4'0 to I'M in cash stolen. The thieves gained entrance to the otlice from the outside windows, thence through the iron vault doors into the burglaroroof safe by means of some powerful explosive. Stole n Dun Lard's Rig. Special to th- IntiianaiHvli Journal. HAGERSTOWN, Ind.. March 11. On the night of Feb. 2i) a horse and buggy belonging to Aaron Willard were stolen from the hitching rack at tho Dunkard Church west of this place and Roln rt Duncan ha3 been arrested and held under 0 for tho theft. Murlon Highwaymen Sentenced. Fpfci.il to the Indiana iolis Journal. MARION, Ind., March 11. Ithamer Bur den and Joe Parker were sentenced to three years each In the penitentiary to-day. ami Arnold Rurden and William Railey to two years each, by Judge Cnster. for the Halladay hold-up last Saturday. Ind In nu Obituary. HARTFORD CITY. Ind.. March 11. Eugene Walk m, aged forty, a glass blower, died suddenly this morning. He will be buried by the Odd Wllows Sunday. RICHMOND. Ind,. March 11. Mrs. Eliaaleth Rrown died to-day at the age of eighty-two. She was the motner of Van D. Drown, a prominent business man. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. William J. Rryan addressed both bouses of the Tennessee Legislature yesterday. Rev. Dr. Simon J. McPherson. of Chicago. has been elected to the beard of trustees of the Princeton University. The New York Seaate has passed a bill prohibiting ball playing on Sunday, and making ;:. violation punishable as a mis demeanor. The trouble between the Cleveland Ship Rullding Company and its employes over the wage scale was settled yesterday and the men will return to work to-day. Judgo Smith, of Helena, has called a grand jury and charged it to thoroughly investigate rumors and charges of bribery growing out of the recent session of the Montana Legislature. Fred W. Docley, one of the victims of the Tremont-street gas explosion at Roston. on March A, died .at the hospital last midnight. His i.s tho tenth death as a resuit of the explosion. The road and other property of the South Jersey Traction Company was sold to Aaron Fries, of Philadelphia, president of tho company, for SW.oofi. The bonds of the company aggregate fJaO.ouu. The announcement that Col. Jesse Pey ton, the "lather of centennials," was dead at his home, in Haddonlield, X. J., was premature. Colonel Peyton is lying at death's door, but he is still alive. Tho big Derby cotton mill at Shelton, Conn., at which weavers recently struck. has letii permanently cloed by Robert Adams, the owner. All unrlnished work has been shipped to the Paterson, N. J., mills. The St. Ijuis conference of the Methodist Church has voted to admit women as dele gates to the General Conference. The proposition for ciual representation of laymen and ministers was voted down b against and ls for. The keel was laid yesterday at the Union Iron works. San Francisco, for the battle ship Wisconsin, the contract for which was b t by tho government six months ago. The Wisconsin is to bo of tho same class as the Oregon, though larger and more heavily armored. Mrs. J. M. liarney, of Providence. II. I.. prison evangelist of tho Xjrfional W. O. T. IT., arrived In Chicago yesterday on her way to San Francisco, whence: sho sails March '2:1 for Honolulu to begin her work as round-the-world missionary of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Tho National Rubber Company's works at Uristot. 11. I., will be abandoned and the works transferred to the Alice mill of the Woonsoekct Rubber Company, in Providence. The trust, which owns both mills, has made the transfer because of the modem facilities of the Alice mill. All of tho factories of the Peck. Stowe &. Wilcox Company, at Southlngton, Conn., manufacturing edge tools and general hardware, havo shut down indeiinitcly. This throws out of employment a largo number of hands, who for the past six months have been working on a shwTt schedule. Jackson O. Fogy, treasurer of Howard county, Arkansas, committed suicide at his homo at Center Point yesterday by cutting his throat with a penknife. He was serving his fourth term as treasurer. Grief over the death of wife, daughter and son, all of recent occurrence. Is said to have unbalanced his mind, which is given as the cause for his rash act. The National Storage Company Is about to erect a grain elevator at Rayonne. N. J., which will le the 'largest in the United States, having an Intended capacity of live million bushels. The Storage Company Is sail to be composed of men Interested in the Standard Oil Company and also In the new connecting "due -in Jersey City which was completed Wednesday. A racing bill wanted by trotting associations was introduced in the New York Senate yesterday. It provides for prevention of running races for more than forty days, trotting more than fifteen days or stfcplechaslng live days on uny one track In any season. It adds a clause allowing the exchange of wagers In the manner prescribed under the Court of Appeals ruling, absolutely prohibiting pool selling at either trotting or running tracks. Itiisines! Kmlia rrnKXinent. SPRINGFIELD. Mass., March 11. Charles D. Monroe, of this city, formerly of Southhridge. and Frederick W. Raton, of Southhridge ami Roston, have made a J voluntary assignment to L. E. Moore, .of Newton, with President Chapin. of the Pychon National Rank, as the assignee. The indebtedness of both parties is covered by real estate in Denver. Philadelphia and Southhridge. the value of which is more than enough to meet all obligations, but cannot Ik realised upon at the present time. Mr. Monr o's liabilities amount to about $UR,eO and Mr. Raton's to about iXditu. M I LWAl'KKK. March 11. Tho National Ruilding and ban Association, of Milwaukee, went into the hands of a receiver to-day. Judge Austin appointed Martin W. Sherman, secretary of the association, to take charge of anil wind up its affairs. The two causes which led to the receivership were the Inability of the company to make loans and the fact that It Is "land poor." Tho nominal assets ami liabilities will be somewhere near llM.Oi". ST. PAUL. Minn.. March 11. The St. Iuil Plow Company assigned to-day to C. M. Power. The company was principally owned by William Dawson, and its failure is the outcome of the Dawson failure. The assets nro given at $1"0.Uhi. the assignee's bond being double that. Liabilities are unknown, but jupposcd to be heavy.

ONLY FOUR LIVES LOST

w. ii. lam; om: of tiii: victims IS Till: IIAZELTOX AVHECK. The Fort Wnyne Man Curried u i10,OOO Accident Policy The Flood I Receding. EVANSVILLi:. Ind., March 11. If corroborative testimony is worth anything only four lives were lost In the Evansville fc Tcrre Haute wreck near Hazelton. The dead are: George A. Sear. of Terre Haute, conductor; Joseph Roleman. of Evansville. fireman; Herbert Allen, of Evansville, late Janitor In the Capitol at Indianapolis. One passenger, name unknown, supposed to be a W. II. Lange. of Fort Wayne. The fact that some business cards were found floating about after tho wreck has given rise to a report that two passengers were missing. One of the cards bore the name of J. T. Phillips, Fort Wayne, and the other the name of a book firm at Chicago. Neither had the line "presented by" tilled out. Delayed passenger came in from Vlncennes via the Evansville & Indianapolis at 2 o'clock this morning. The Evansville & Terre Haute ttegun this morning conducting local business as far north as Hazelton on Its main line. Chicago & Eastern business will bo sent via the Mvansvlllo & Indianapolis and Raltimore & Ohio Southwestern to Vincennes and thence on the Evansville & Terre Haute main line. lattice Carried $lO,N)) Innurnnee. Spjclal to the Indianapolis Journal. FORT WAYNE. Ind., March 11. There Is no doubt that William 11. Lange, a traveling man, residing in thl3 city, with a wife and one child, is among the killed In the Kvansvillo &, Terre Haute wreck. He left here Tuesday morning' and to-day his wife received a postal card that he was at Terre Haute Tuesday night, waiting for a southbound train. A telegram was received from Hazelton this afternoon that Lange was killed in tho wreck, but that his Wxly had not been recovered. He carried a ten-thousand-dollar accident policy, taken out only a few weeks ago. Tho sad news has been kept thus far from Mrs. Ijange un her son, in tho hope that he may yet be heard from, although the Inst news; from him is the Terre Haute postal card. Mne More Uridgc Wnhed Out. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MITCHELL, Ind., March 11. Shoals still continues In a lamentable condition and can only bo reached by boats. A work train carrying two hundred men made two attempts to reach the town to-day, but was compelled to return after running several hundred feet through water tlftccn inches deep. Several boats were loaded on tho train and were used to make Ingress ami egress to the town. The otticers of the Raltimore & Ohio Southwestern in their private car have Just arrived from the Fast equiniM'j with boats, pile drivers, boarding car and an .army of men en route to Shoals to work day and night until the road cleared. An unexpected situation confronts the people in tho flooded districts. Rridges supposed to be in good shape were undermined by the floods and are beginning to break loose. One tunnel and eleven bridges gave way last night on the Rloomiicld branch of the Monon in the northern part of the county. Near Springville nine were badly demolished and two partially wrecked. Fortunately no lives were lost as no trains had been running on the road since Thursday. Tho Raltimore Ohio Southwestern handled Its ilrst mail train between Cincinnati and Mitchell to-night. AVort In ()ttT at L-oonootoe. Special to the Indianaiolis Journal. LOOGOOTEE, Ind.. March 11. The east fork of White river was at a standstill this morning, with the highest water by two feet ever known here. A considerable part of the B. & O. S. W. tracks between this point and Shoals is submerged, and at several points bad washouts are feared. This place has had no communication with points east for two days, and receives onlyone mall a day from the west. Shoals is surrounded by water, with all communications cut off In every 'direction, and nearly one-half the houses In the town overflowed. Much suffering Is the result, and enormous damage to property sustained. Scores oT wooden bridges hve been swept away all over the county along the smaller streams, and it is feared that seme of the large iron structures over thy rivers may bo greatlv damaged. The worst is now. believed to be over on the river. "Water Three Feet In n Church. Special to ttr In.lianai-oliH Journal. VINCENNES, Ind., March ll.-The Wa bash is 19.3 feet above low-water mark and is on a standstill at this point. The levee on both sides remains intact and it is thought will stand tho ircssure. White river Is flooding the county. Men row from Vincennes to Lawrenceville in boats. Near ly all tho bridges in Lawrence county. Illinois, ar.d Knox county, Indiana, art; gone. There is great lors of live stock and grain. It. Is raining n'nd another rise Is feared, l'rosnects iu the flooded districts are very gloomv. Water stands three feet deep in the St. Thomas Catholic Church, this county.. Rapid Repairs on the R. A O. S. W. SpcciHl to the Indianapolis Journal. SEYMOUR, Ind., March 11. The Baltimoce & Ohio Southwestern .has put on a passenger train between Rrownstown and Milan. Tho local freight is also running Ik tween this city and Milan. Tho company is making rapid progress in repairing tho Hood damages, and expects to have its en tire line oien by Saturday. Tlie Mew Corn Iltinliel. ' Wabash Plain Dealer. Tho attention of farmers and grain dealers Is eaJIcd to House bill No. W. which has passed both houses of the Legislature and I now a law of the State. It was prepared by Hon. H. I. Smith, of Allen, and pre scribes the standard weights and measures of grain and other products, The other provisions of the statute 'relate to what shall constitute a bushel or corn m the car. and provides that "seventy pounds, until the 1st of December next after It is ground and after that date, sixty-eight pounds" X A 1 - . A . CI A 1 Aft M? snau constitute a nusnei. section , rei erring to the standards adopted, says: "Who ever, when buying or selling by weight. buys or sells any of the aforegoing articles or commodities enumerated in Section 1 of this act. at a measure differing in weight from the standard of measure therein tiescribed, shall bo deemed guilty of a misde meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be lined not more than t venty-live dollars. nor less than one douar. An emergency clause is added whl"h causes this net to take Immediate effect. It Is therefore now in force and it is a xalsdemeanor for any one to buy or sell more than sixty-eight pounds of corn In the ear tor u bushel. A Forelsner Shocked. Springlield Republican. Hero is the terrible indictment which a Frenchman who recently visited Americi brings against our Institutions ii the inevitable book: "I stayed In one house in Chicago where a small Nx was pointed out to me as containing blacking and brushes, and with my own right hand did I burnish up my boots." It Is really saddening to contemplate. He did not tare so well as Matthew Arnold did one night while lectur ing in' a small college town In the West. He stayed "stopped" of course ho called it with the venerable college president, a. man of learning, culture and rehncment. When the guest retired he sat his binds outside the dtmr as usual. It was riot the custom In that democratic village, where every one blacked his own boots, but the host had traveled and knew the ways of the world. "With his own right hand" ho polished tho boots of his eminent guest. who went on his way unsuspecting. Rlevntors mid Srlioonern Hunted. RUFFALO. N. V.. March ll.-The Ryan elevator, at the foot of Ferry street, was burned early to-lay. It was an old struct ure with a capacity of about Ho.mi bush els, and contained last night alout A) bushels each of wheat and oats. The loss on the elevator is probably ?.U. and on contents Jlo.ooo. Ryan fc Clark were the owners. Alongside the stationary elevator was a lloating elevator, also owned by Rvan tft Clark, and valued at $W.lHo. This. to-j. was destroyed. The tire reached the Manning malt house, where it caught in the cupola. It burned that part of tie building and scorched the roof, but was extinguished before much of the grain was wet by water. Two schooners the Thomas Robie and the A. J. Rogers lying at the end of the elevator, were also burned. This makes tho total loss from the tire prob ably RJo.lW. Shoe mill the Tnrlff. Washington Post. "Tho country Is almost barefoot," said Frank Jones, the bis shoe manufacturer.

of Portsmouth. N. H.. at the Shorehatn.

"The time has about come when the peo ple must buy again. Tho country Is bare of stock ard I look for some business In our line now very soon. In fact. I have noticed a better feeling In business during the past three weeks and I hear of similar experience on the part oLmnnuracturers in other hnrs. All New England, however, may be said to bo wait ing for a settlement of the tnrff. Wo art? not vitally interested either in a particu larly high tarifi. nor do we want to see a very low tax on imports. The thing we most need and must have is a settled tariff. If Congress would only adopt a moderate tariff and then let it alone forever it would be a godsend to the business interests of tho country. There Is a strung sentir. nt with us that the whole iuostion of the tariff should be left to a commission of business men and members of Congress. who would simply make such slight changes from time to time as gocd business policy might direct. Rut making the tariff a iKlitical issue ought to be anandoncd for gcod and all." MANY BICYCLE RECORDS LATEST III I.LETIX ISSl'1211 11V CHAIR MAN Kiti;iTi:sTi:i. Several Indittniuii Anion); Those Who Mude l'nst Time or Rode Lone Distance Lnst Year, TERRE HAUTE. Ind., March ll.-Chair-man Will Kreitenstcin, of the road records committee, issues tho following table of records allowed by the committee to-day: National Records-Five miles. 0:2. T. O. Vaux, Colorado Springs. Col., Oct. i:S, 1S1?0; ten miles. L'1:-.j. A. R. McDonnel. Ruffalo, May 2',, lV.'S: lilteen miles. l:o2. A. R. Mc Donnell, Ruffalo, May 11mJ; twenty miles, 4i:Jl, A. R. McDonnell, Ruffalo. May 1W; twenty-live miles. il:55. A. R. McDon nell. Rutfato. Oct. l'J, lSi'5; luu miles. 4:4J:(iy, A. 15. McDonnell. Ilunalo, Oct. Z titty miles. L':15:, L. C. Wc.hl. Colorado Springs, May 10. ifuO miles, 12:10:00. A. W. Ev ans, .Nev Rrunswick. Aug. IU. isn.; yoa miles, W.OoMHt. a. E. Smith, Chicago, June LvJuly 1, l.luu miles, li:J:-J.j:tM, J. F. Ounther. Cliicagj. Oct. G-R. lVJt: L-'.Vl'i miles, one year, A. A. Gracey, Philadelphia, ltt'f; lob centuries, one year, A. A. uracey, Philadelphia. ISiitj; ltii miles, twelve hours. A. R. Smith. Chicago. Aug. 2'J. 180; 2:o miles L;4 feet, twenty-four houis, A. E. Smith. Chicago. Oct. 2l-Z, lsM; Z'J centuries, 0 days. John II. CJeorge, Pnlladelphia. Oct. 1-.V, lM iJ; 70 centuries, oo days, J. 11. George, Philadelphia, Sept. 1-Oet. VD, IMHi; S,m miles. So days, J. H. George, Philadelphia. Oct. l-:;o. iMiti: T.eco miles, oO days, J. 11. George. Philadelphia, Sept. 1-Oct. ?M, 1S. Tne following road recoids have been al lowed by tho Century Road Ciub of America: J. H. George. 3.000 miles, thirty days, Oct. l-.m, ISM, American record; J. H. G-orge, t.OO) miles, in sixty days. Sept. 1 to Oct. ;w. lVJti, American record; II. E. O'Connor, K223 miles. s. Illinois record; Mrs. A. IX Rinehart, L,1j miles and 1KI centuries, l&'i,, Colorado record; John H. Hunter, 13.272 mlKa and 4'. centuries, ISM, Ohio record; W. L. Stover; 12,340 miles, INJKJ, Indiana record; E. N. Roth. J4G centuries, 1S, Illinois rec ord; A. R. Manley, to centuries, li&G, Indiana record. The club century banner has been won by the Century Wheelmen, of Philadelphia, whose members rode 1,213 centuries during 1S3 J. The" Century Cycling Club, of Mary land, won second plate, with 4)2 centuries. Tho following members of' the Century Road Club of America succeeded in riding live thousand miles and upwards dur ing the year lbl'G. their mi'eage being ap proved by tho road recoras committee: A. A. Gracey, Philadelphia, won the first prize, the C. R. C. gold medal. Gold and silver medals will be awarded as second and third prizes, respectively. Mileage ridden during membership.!! the club only counted in the national competition for prizes. All tho members here named will receive a certificate of meritorious riding: A. A. Gracey. Philadelphia, 22.M3 miles. American record; S. M. Warns. Raltimore, IH.XM miles, state record; R. E. O'Connor, Chicago. 18,22 miles, state record; Mrs. A. E. Reinhart, Denver. JT.iw miles, state record: Mrs. George Ranker. Chicago. 13.51. miles; P. C. Wright. Colorado Springs. Col., 11.110 miles; G. F. Pond. Auburndale. Mass.. 13,771 miles: Dr. F. A. Myrlck, Now York city, 12.S4S miles; F. R. Lang. Portland, Me., 12.514 miles, state record; Thomas W. Davis. Peoria. 111., 12.4 miles; W. R. Stover, Koutn IJcnd. Ind.. 12.CJ0 miles, state record; Harry F. Marshall. Nashua. N. H.. 12.0T.I miles. state record; L. T. Rrodstone, Superior, Neb.. 12.U2S miles, state record; F. C. Fairley. Colorado Springs. Col.. 10.622 miles; C. 15. ISalke. Jiammore. miles; .irt?. -v. L. M. Allen.. Worcester. Mass., 10.27 miles; Ross Manly. Summittville. Ind.. 10.0T.6 miles; R. E. Osborne. Cblorado Springs. Col., S.:)31 miles; W. H. Kueck. irado bprings, Col.. 8.171 miles: C. O. Lusley. Toledo, O., S.(i:ss miles; J. R. Dunlop. Raltimore. 7,575 miles; Mrs. J. W. Roth. Chicago. 7,270 miles; H. R. Gwynno. Raltimore. i.Li miles; Robert C. Warren. Terre Haute. Ind., 7.023 miles; Edward Lister. Auburndale. O., 6.JW0 milts; E. J. Sturznlckle, Erie, Pa., 6,M) miles. Sptircs of llleyele Riders. CLEVELAND, O., March 11. In the Fixday bicycle race to-night all the other riders gained a lap on Schoch and AshInger. The score at the close was: Wood, 4. miles 3 laps: Schoch. 4."0 miles 1 lap; Gimm. 4V) miles 14 laps: Gifford, 44 miles 11 laps; Ashingcr, 4 IS miles t laps; Dench, 437 miles U laps. Xew L. A. AV. Racing Hoard. RALTIMORE, March 11. Albert Mott, of this city, has accepted the chairmanship of tho racing board of tho L. A. W., vico (idoon. V. I. Doty. Denver, Col.: J. I). Wsitto. Cohnes. K. Y.. and J. F l'oltz. In dianapolis, Ind., have been named us tho oilier members or trie board. rui:sim:N'r in avasiiixi.tox. They Make TIiemwelveM Popular by AppeiirlnK in Iullie Freely. ' Washington Letter. Washington saw nothing of Cleveland, ex cept ill a carriage, generally closed. Rven when he went for a railway journey he sel dom entered the station, but alighted from his carriage in the railway yard and boarded the car on a sidetrack there. I do not believe that Cleveland evt r walked a mile in all on the streets of Washington during his eight years as President. He acted like a hunted hare, who feared a pack of hounds at his heels, let all of Cleveland s predecessors were familiar figures on the streets of Washington, and no instance is known of their being molested or treated with any but the greatest rein-ct. Grant was per haps the most democratic of all, probably because of his army life. Ho not only spent much time walking, but often sauntered into the hotel lobbies ami chatted with friends while he smoked a cigar. Hayes did not do this, but he enjoyed an tfternoon stroll along Pennsylvania avenue, ami delic,ht(d In making small purchases of things that caught bis eye in the shop windows. Garfield, of course, was well known in Washington before ho ltccame President, but he died before his ways as chief executive became fixed. Roth Arthur and Harrison took their afternoon recreation behind ;i team of trotters, and both handled th reins with dexterity. They preferred fast driving to. walking, though they did both freely and without tear of molestation. Cleveland, however, did not permit himself to be seen outside tho White House unless in a carriage, and for a, time he insisted that a detective should follow in a. light wagon as a sort of bodyguard for him. Of course, there was no reason for such precautions, and the people of Washington resented the implication that a 1 'res ident was not safe among them. Hence Cleveland was never popular in the city of his otllcial residence. Indeed, it is doubtful whether any President was evtr so unpopular in Washington as Cleveland, for, no matter what the political convictions of the chief executive, it has always been a mattr of pride among the I ople of the District to welcome him on tho streets and at public functions. President McKinley. therefore, made an emphatic hit when he stepped out of the White House last Saturday and made his wuy among the lingering sightsetrs on Pennsylvania avenue. It was not expected that he could free himself so e.-trly front olticial tluties, but one of the reasons why McKinley was able to stump the country year after year without fatigue and to make his memorable front-stoop campaign last summYr Is that he always takes time for rest. He Is a most methodical man in his ways, and the fact that he stole awav front oiliclal cares on Saturday so as to stroll down the avenue is evidence that he undt-rstamis tho Linden that is upon him and proposes to keep in goinl health while carrying It. Three Children Drowned. P.OWMANSVILLE. Ont.. March 11.Thrce eldest children of Frederick Ruxcit were drowned just outside of their parentsgate last ilght In a pond that once formed part of a. ml II race. Tho youngest child hlippeu Into the pond and in their efforts to save It the other two were drowned also.

AMUSEMENTS.

RiiKl !!. "Half u Ivinjr." A delectable and glittering mixture of song and comedy, beggars and burlesque go to make up the comic opera with which Francis Wilon op ncd hS annual engagement in this city at English's last night. Tho second act. both as to scenery and opera, is one of the prettiest, most tuneful and most Interesting In incidents of any comic opera diversion since "Ermlnie" days. It opens with the nattily costumed chorus engaged in a strike at the palace of Duke Chateau Margaux and there is a song for the butlers, one for the girls with tho feather dusters, another for the ladies maids and the cooks, the number ending with a "Sister Mary Jane's Top Note" climax that was so attractive it had to be repeated twice. When the chorus people are not taking the role of ducal servants or fine ladies in llowing seventeenth century dresses, powdered wigs and beauty spots of court plaster on their chins, they are acting the part of merry cuthroats and gypsy beggars. The action Is xapid and alwavs entertaining, while the music is never dull, even when it is commonplace. Francis Wilson makes none of his entrances on the back of his neck nor drops from a thunderstorm, but ho slides down fdairs on his feet at one place and there is never any doubt about his being the particular star of the organization. Wilson needs neither chorus nor music, but klndiy permits tho opera writers to intrexiuce these for the benefit of those who are not gifted with a Tyrolean screech and a pair of Lorenzo legs. As everyone knows, Mr. Wilson does not sing, he docs not earn his wealth that way. but he recites a song on several occasiors and his recitation of the topical vei-v "If 1 were a King." accompanied by popular music, had four encores and so impressed the large audience that many went away whistling the chorus. This is always an indisputable argument that an opera is a hit. There is a touching ballad for Miss G laser whih promises to become a parlor favorite'. Dtessed its a mountebank Miss Glaser sings "Would You Ask tho Wand'ring Erceze." in a way to break the heart of the tenor, Clinton Rider, who is masquerading as the handsome son of a duke. The Glaser has just saved the handsome tenor from the cutthroats, and when he demands the name of his protector she puts him off with hir song. Later, when she has been introduced at the palace as the girl ho Is going to marry, and he refuses her because his heart has been mortgaged to tho mountebank's daughter. Miss Glaser again sings the song, and the Duke's son is soon on his knees. There is a bit of heart play here that lifts the entire production out of burlesque for the time being and gives dramatic tone to the story. There is another good song in the last act for Miss Christie MacDonald, all about a "Rold Pierre," who is likewise- a Mousquetaire. trying to trille with the heart of a French widow. Of course, the widow le-ads Mr. Mousquetaire by the ear to the Paris justice of tho peace, or whoever attended to such things in the seventeenth cen tury. Miss MacDonald is assisted by her supposed father. In the person of the baritone, John Rrand, and his secretary. Miss Agnes Paul, and -they make the "Rold Pierre" so entertaining that a double encore was demanded. Miss MacDonald has a pretty foot and she introduces some charming dance steps ami a Maomonies Rae-chante kick just to give her foot a show. J. C. Miron is the. blustering Duke De Chateau Margaux. without one good song In the opera. I'dward I. Temple, who. with Miss MacDonald, is so well known here from his visits on summer eipera occasions, has little opportunity in the character of Renoit outside of his work as stage manager, keeping the machinery veil oiled and the belts on the .wheels. Mr. J. H. West, the basso, leads the beggars In spectacular pantomime and has grown no shorter than when he sang at Wildwood last summer. From all appearances Francis Wilson Is to have a most successful engagement, the sale for to-night and' to-morrow being large. Prniieln AVIIhoii to FIg;lit the Truwt. Francis Wilson ami the "theatrical trust" have had a falling out. As a consequence, Wilson will look his own route next season outside of the trust theaters and fight the combine. He had mad arrangements with the trust for the season of 1SUS, whereby its managers took him and his company for a certain number of nights, and then booked him for the various cities as they saw fit. In oiher words, they furnished the theaters and the dates and Wilson the company. Wilson did not like the Raltimore and Washington bookings, as he was booked at opposition theaters to those at which ho had formerly played. He objected to this, and In return the trust put him out of Philadelphia. He then withdrew from his contract and announced his intention of going it alone. Mr. Wilson says he proposes to book his route independently. It is admitted in theatrical circles that it is doubtful whether he is strong enough to win against the trust, but Wilson says if he cannot he is in a position to retire. It is said this action on the part of Wilson may lead to other outbreaks against the trust by le-iiding actors. Some of 'the New York papers have been fighting the syndicate, treating' it as a menaco to the lile of theatricals, and last night Manager Canby, for Mr. Wllseui, sent long dispatches to the New York Herald and World, explaining his Hgnt. In explanation of his position, Mr. Canby taid last night: "Tne syndicate started out to induce the managers to place the entire booking in its nanus in order thai tho companies should not tome against each other in any one city, mat was an inducement that no man ager could not overlook. but it soon appeared mat tho syndicate was showing preference to somo houses oer others. Still it was an enticing bait the .syndicate offered and it caUKlit :i j,reat many managers and theater owners. soon as the ssynuicate b; pan to Iccl its power with a large number of houses on its list it began to dictate to manager which house they should piay iu in certain cities, regardless of any sugges tions that might be made by the managers. who shortly found themselves utterly powerless. They could not even sign a. e-on-tract without submitting it to tne syndicate. Alter the thing hail gone on awhile the syndicate not only oemanded a com mission, but began demanding a per cent. of profits running all the way from 15 to iU per cent, "liy an adroit system of coercion the svn dicate has now gained control of fifty-three theaters in the principal cities. In several cities it controls every first-class theater and unless a manager does business with the syndicate in one town he will be shut out of the syndicate s circuit. For Instance tlie syndicate controls the Academy at llaltimoro and Albaugh's in Washington and all the principal theaters In Philadelphia. and when we did not think it was to our Interest to play the syndicate houses in Haltimore ami Washington they immediate ly shut us out of Philadelphia. For eight years we have played at Ford s in Haiti more and the National at Washington and did not bileve we could do eur accustomed business at the syndicate houses The negotiations ran on until they refused to sisn with us in Philadelphia ami threat ened unless we signed for Washington and Jtaitlmore we must take the conseouences I received that mc'iso In this city two weeks ago and immediately took the consequences. When 1 reachcd New Orleans I was informed that they had canceled twenty weeks which we had already signed in tneir theaters for next season. "1 feared when we began lo elo business with the syndi.-ate what would -ho the eut come and expected this would bo our re ward for InJping it in acquiring its string of theaters, liut 1 rane is W ilson will not quit the stage for awhile yet. Inside of three days I have booked almost twenty wet ks ahead for next year. "Mr. Henry Irving soundeil the warning to American managers when he heard of the scope of the syndicate and said it would be a sad day for art In America when the syndicate, got control of Ameri can hoeiklngs. The syndicate only began tei assume alarming proriortions last January ami ever since it has become more menac Ing to the managers, many of whom now bcliee they are iwerless to oppose it. For our part we are going to light it. l anny uavenpon nas rciuseu to piay a single hous controlu d by tho syndicate and I have heard of others, some of whom have be n coerced and weakened." "How long will tills thing last?" "That is impossible to ell. but it b founded on an Insecure foundation. These managers who have been coerced have no friendly feeling for the syndicate ami when tho break starts the syndicate will tumble Nothing has so upset theatrical men in years. Men who forrr.trly held business re lations are out ami everything has been dlsturtxHl. "It will affect the actor and It will af-fe'-t the the-ater-goer. Tho syndicate has held out promises to house managers that the syndicate will reduce the terms of star attractions so as to !et the local house managers come out even for the commis sion which the syndicate ehraatals, but th public will sojn lea.-n thit Attractions will be trimmed and reduce! so that the qual ity is not the same anJ it will soon react on the patronage of houses. "The leading llhtx In the syndicate are AI Hayman and Klaw V Lrlanger. of New York, with Nixon tial Zimmerman, of

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Philadelphia. Charles and ivinicl Frohman are supisod to give It silent consent, but thtir mimes do not figure In the afireementu The possiLili'.ies of this s-ymiu-ate are great. It can go In and buy out tro bill posting busin?s and make it imjKtssiblo for a company to bill its attraction in a town. It can go to the railroads and demand a percentage on every iickt sol-I to theatrical companies. Kv.-n the transfer business can Ik? ab-irbed. If the plan succeeds as now mapind e'ut It can force every manager to do business with the syn dicate at its terms er go out of the business entirely. If tht re be any virtue In competition the syndicate is depriving bus iness of that virtue. Just now all lines or business need all the building up they can get. but this theatrical trust will be tb ruin of managers and house owners all over the country unless it can be forestalled." AVIIoit nntl laiKt'iit' Field. Apropos the present engagtmeht of Fran cis Wilson, the following bit eoncrning Wilson and the late Hugene Field may bs interesting. Wilson is an anient and1 enthusiastic collector of lirst editions, and hU library is therefore a notable one. He was a great admirer of Field and one of Lis treasures is a presentation copy of tho poet's "A Little Dook of Western Verse." Upon the flyleaf of this book Field wrote: When Kugene Field lay ding The death that rood men die. Came Francis Wilson Hying As only he can lry. "My friend, before you peter. And seek the shining shore. Write me, In common meter. Some autographic lore!" T!len Hugene Field smiled sadly. And his eye grow wan and dim; Hut he wrote th verses gladly His friend required of him. And having elone this duty. From out its home of lay. That' soul of spotless beauty To Canaan soared a Way. llmpire Hie City lul." Manager Miaco has eliminated the objectionable features that weie prominent in the performance of the "City Club" show on its former appearance here. The hhow openeel at tho Hmpirt ye-sterday for the rest of the week and was t lean throughout. Tho burlesques are essentially the same that the organization has Ien presentluff before. The oho includes svelte and sylphlike Nellie Waters, with her "Artah. tio On" and some new additions to her reper toire, including a cake walk: tirade and Reynolds, knockabouts; Tom Nolan, In some bright parodies; Farrcll and Taylor, musical comedians, and Lillian Melbourne, who, despite the handicap f a severe cold that almost anriihilate-d her voice, sNowed herself to be a capable banjo performer and expressive singer, live pretty living pictures are presented. The tiual matinco will be given to-day and to-morrow. IndlnnnpoliM ArtrmH .Married. CAMDEN, N. J.. March 11. The audience at a theater last night were the witnesses to an unusual scene between the third and fourth acts of the play. They saw tho marriage ceremony performed which in aria Edward A. Morris. f Hc-.xton, the stage di rector, and Miss Marie L. Uruner, of IntlianaKiis, a member f the company, man and wife. When tho curtain rose a iarlor scene was set on the stage I he bride and groom, with Miss Lottie Church, bridesmaid, and J. liarvey Cook, groumsman, appeared at the wings and walked to tho footlights, while the orchestra played a wedding march. Other members of tho company In stage costumes took positions and Justice Philip bchmitz performed tho ceremony. Aotca of the Stape. The advance sale for Francis Wilson' matinee to-morrow indicates an overflow at English's. Seats for Ingersoll's Sunday night lec ture are on sale t the Pembroke, whero the ticket oflice will be open from 0 a. m. until t::u p. m. Sunday. Richard Mansfield has sold the lease of the Garrick Theater, in New York, to his present managers, Messrs. Hoyt McKee. Charles Frchman will, however, continue as manager cl the hou.se. and the new les-t-ies will run' il on the ssame lines as heretofore. Nat Goodwin's stay here is limited to one night next Wednesday and the advancu sale will open to-day at the Pembroke. Mr. (looilwin and his company will pre tsent for the first time In this city bis new comedy, entitled "An American Citizen." 'iho play was lirst product 1 by the star during the linul nights of hi Kt.ty in Aus tralia, and lately lu c hlcaKo. and it is credited with having made the strongest im pression of any play in his r -pcrtoire. Mar ine I'.lhott. the lamous stage ueauty. Is at the head of his suport. It was not uidil the production of "Shaft No. 2" that electricity was considered much of a factor in the production of stae effects. In this new play a bolt of light ning is used to compass the death of the villain. The, wizard power Is also used to produce a tertirtc thunderstorm. Tlie play Itself is well written and skillfully constructed. It epens at the Grand next Mon thly afternoon, at which tim- the Cineniatographe also returns from New York with new views. The IJyrons sueees.vlul week closes with to-day ami to-morrow. A State freret. Cleveland Plain Dealer. "How did the effete monarchs seem to take to my inaugural address?' said tho President, as he toyed with a card on which was inscribed "Ib back in lu.If an hour." "Pretty well, sir." said Mr. Porter. "The Journal Its He-bats" "Who is at de bat?" Interrupted the President, with a merry twinkle. Then ho looked eut of the window with a slight sigh, "it's more than a month jet betoio the opening game." lie mournfully added. "Go on. Mr. Porter." "The Journal Dts Iehats sys your Inaugural address is a little vague," eontinued the secretary. "I'm sorry for that," said the President. "Tht'.v may cut me off the lice list. Go on. Mr. Porter." "Spain seems to like your Cuban remarks pretty well." the hcretary went tin. "l)os she?" queried' the President. "That's very kind of her. It's alwavs delightful to give pleasure to the old and decrepit. How about our English iv! itiv. s .'" "They stem to be pleased." .-aid Mr. Porter. "Sr do the Germans and the Kustiaiia. Yes. and th- Italians." "What has the unspeakable Tuik to say. Mr. Porter?" --1 have no advices from the; Golden Horn." said the secretary. "Nor from Greece.'" "None, sir." Perhaps, then, you haven't heard from the AhI:oond of S'Aat. the Negus of Nasirnbad. the Shimsi of Mugwash. nor the Itoompah of Tobolsk?" "I have heard nothing from anv of tho-e distinguished potentate, sir." said the new secre-tary with a faint smile. "I fancittl so." said the President, "and am not disappointed. 1 want to tell you a secret. Mr. Seeietary. Is that door Ciosed?" The secretary assured him that it was. "Just come a little closer. Mr. porter. When I wrote that address 1 wrote it exclusively or tho great American publb-, and I don't caie a Canton darn what the ivoyy on t'other side of tho i:d think aUuit it! This is entre nous. Mr. Porter, and don't ive it away. Ha! there 's Groove nr coming up the street. To work, Mr. Porter, to work!" I rtackach. kidney, and uterI ine j aiu?, strains, muscular wcikuc?), relieved q".fck as MY RcV I ailoclricC!i by coins III I Uf.CIe l YolUlo i:iettrlo Plasters.