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the State 26X971, and when all are In the total will hardly go over 30m,000. This shows a tremendous falling off from last year’s vote, when a grand total of 445,775 was cast. A falling off of over 100.000, even in an off year, cannot be satisfactorily explained by the bad weather that prevailed election day. Os the 263.971 votes so far tabulated, Shackelford has 137,602; Bailey, Rep., 114,318; Hindman. Nat. Dcm., 7,078. and Parker, Pop.. 4.937. 1 1 Hindman’s vote an increase of 1.964 over last year's national Democratic vote is shown, but ..he vote cannot go over K'.and this, it Is alleged, knocks all the props from under the National Democratic position, which required at least 30.000 votes for Hindman to Justify the existence of a Cold Democratic organization. A recapitulation of the vote in the city of Louisville for mayor shows that Weaver's Democratic plurality, with one precinct missing, is 2,700 in round numbers. POPULISM WAXING. Republican* Gain a Decided Victory in the Sunflower State. TOPEKA, Ivan.. Nov. 4.—Election returns have been received at Republican headquarters from sixt.v-three Kansas counties out of 105, and from sixty-eight counties at Populist headquarters. While both reports agree on large Republican gains over the vote of 1896, they are conflicting in comparison with the vote of 1895, and this must be determined by the official count. The Republicans elect nine out of thirteen district judges, as follows: M. P. Simpson, in the Ninth district; R. M. Pickier, in the Fifteenth; Andell R. Clark, in the Twentieth; R. B. Spllman, Twenty-first; R. F. Thompson. Thirtieth; E. T. Price, Thirty-first; W. E. Hutchinson, Thirty-second; C. W. Smith, Thirty-fourth, and William Thompson, Thirty-fifth. The fusioriists elected these judges: Jphn T. Burris, Tenth district; A. T. C. Geiger, Seventh; W. E. Mcßride, Nineteenth, and J. E. Andrews, Thirtythird. About the election of these judges there is no dispute. The Populist managers, late this afternoon, conceded that the results of the judicial elections was a distinct Victory for the Republicans. HOW IS THIS, MR. BRYAN f Fusion Plurality in Nebraska This Vear Only 7,000. LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 4.—Returns by counties have served to slightly reduce previous estimates of fusion pluralities. They also show that the Republicans made gains in county officers. Sixty-seven out of eighty-eight counties in the State give Sullivan, fusionist, for Supreme judge. 73.885; Post, Republican, 66,708. The remaining counties will not materially change this result further than to slightly increase the fusion plurality. Shaw'* Plurality in lowa. DES MOINES, la., Nov. 4.—The complete unofficial returns for Governor are: Shaw, Republican 224.555 White, Democrat 193.567 Populist, middle-of-the-road 5,954 Gold Democrat 5.434 Prohibition 10.692 Total 440.198 Shaw’s plurality 30,988 Shaw’s total vote is the largest ever cast for a Republican candidate for Governor, being 16,000 higher than the highest before. It is also higher than the vote cast for any Republican candidate for President in this State except the vote for McKinley last year. The Democrats have only once polled a bigger vote—when Boies was a candidate in IS9L Close Vote in Colorado. DENVER, Col., Nov. 4.-At midnight there sems little doubt of the election of Gabbert, Populist, as justice of the Supreme Court. The Rocky Mountain News has specials giving complete returns of all but six counties. The missing counties are all far from railroads, and are but sparsely populated. Estimates have been made of their vote, and the result gives Gabbert 3..90 plurality over Hayt, Republican. The Republican leaders, while admitting that present returns are unfavorable, do not concede Gabbert's election, maintaining that only the official canvas* will deciue who has won.

EDITOR STEAD’S OPINION. * New York Resalt Great Vindication of Tammany and Croker. LONDON, Nov. 4.—An Englishman who does not cherish a total gloomy view of the result of the recent election in Greater New York is William T. Stead, the well-known newspaper man, who recently figured in the public eye here as the sponsor of Richard Croker in a somewhat flattering pen portrait of the Tammany chifetain. Mr. Stead gave his views to-day, in original phrases, euc-h as characterize his utterances. Mr. Croker, it appears, while conversing with Mr. Stead, predicted that the Tammany majority would be 100,000 votes, adding: “If I were to run for mayor I should want all the newspapers against me.” Mr. Croker added, says Mr. Stead: "If you intend to write about me, please say that Tammany must give New York the best government it ever had. New York is the ideal city of the world, und that is the future watchword for Tammany.” Mr. Stead continued: “It is a great vindication of Tammany and Croker and gives them a wonderful opportunity, though it does not wipe out the slate of the past. Nothing could erase the Lexow revelations, but many men who, struggling to the front, sometimes find it necessary to do shady things to get there would be superior to such temptations after having achieved possession. Becky Sharp said, ‘lt is easy to be virtuous on a thousand a year.’ Tammany and Croker have got the thousand a year. The election must give a great impetus to Bryanism.” About the election generally Mr. Stead was quite cheerful, saying: “The Chicago platform minus the nonsense about free silver—if that is what Tammany’s victory means—won’t scare the English. To most of us in the old country your plutocrats seem a much greater menace to the commonwealth than the Democrats, even if they do swear by Croker and Tammany Hall. The Republican campaign fund staggered us much more than the victory of van Wyck.” Views of Secretary Dlls*. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—Secretary Bliss has returned. Regarding the elections, he said: “The result in New York is simply what might be expected from a division in the ranks of the people who won the victory • last fall. This is all there is about it. When it became impossible to make a union of forces opposed to Tammany, defeat was inevitable. As to responsibility, every man will have to decide that for himself. We hope that before another election takes place we will be able to get these divided forces together. I found quite a number of men who intended to vote for General Tracy who cast their vote for Mr. Low at the last moment, believing that was the only way to defeat Mr. Van Wyck. This feeling existed on the part of a great many, and undoubtedly had a great influence in reducing General Tracy’s vote.” OBITUARY. JttaJ. John Dalxell, W ho AVa* on BnrnNide’n nni Schofield’* Stuff*. TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Nov, 4.—Maj. John Dalzell died to-day at his home in county at the age of seventyfour. He enlisted in the army in 1861 as a private in McLaughlin’s Squadron, O. V. V. C., a part of Sherman’s regiment, re-enlisted in 1864 und left the army in 1865 with the rank of major. He served with honor on tho staffs of Generals Burnside, J. D. Cox and Schofield. Dr. W. W . Sheffield. NEW LONDON, Conn., Nov. 4.—Dr. W. W. Sheffield, a prominent dentist, died at 4 o'clock this morning, aged seventy years. Dr. Sheffield was one of the best known dentists in the United States, having acquired considerable prominence by his tooth-crowning patents. Other Death*. SAN ANTONIO. Tex., Nov. 4.—C01. John B. Ford, known throughout Texas as Col. “Rip” Ford, the Indian tighter, has died at fais home after a month’s illness. Colonel F> rd was stricken with paralysis on Oct. 1, since which time he gradually sank. The deceased was elghty-two years of age, a native of South Carolina, from which State ht emigrated to Texas in 1836. BERLIN. Nov. 4.—Baron d’ltajuba, the Brazilian minister to Germany, died suddenly lain evening. Heart disease is supposed to have been tho cause of his death. RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 4.—Prof. George Frederick Holmes, of the University of Virginia, died there at 2 o'clock to-day. m 9 ® 9 Not KeMiiofiMilile. Washington Poet. They are now pointing to the fact that the Cleveland boy was born in New Jersey. Walk the boy could not help that.

MOB AROUND THE JAIL ♦ THE LOGANSPORT MI'RDERER IX DAXGER OF UEIXG LYXCHED. ♦ —__ Excitement Over Shooting of Three Men und n Woman by John C. McIntosh— llorse Thieve* Arrested. ■ Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LOGANSPORT, lnd., Nov. 4.—The jail is under heavy guard to-night and the sheriff has been authorized to call for the militia to prevent the lynching of John Mclntosh, a Logansport desperado, w’ho shot three men and one woman this afternoon at Frank Pottmyer’s saloon, on Front street. The feeling is bitter and Mclntosh may be strung up before morning. Mclntosh started in to slaughter the Pottmyer family about 1:30 o’clock to-day on account of some old grudge he had against the saloon keeper. He was kicked out of the saloon this morning while under the influence of liquor and returned this afternoon with a breech-loading shotgun and a pocket full of shells for wholesale revenge. He rang the bell at the rear door of the saloon, and when Frank Pottmyer opened the door the desperado shot him down in cold blood, the heavy charge making a gaping wound in his breast. Pottmyer staggered back a few feet and fell dead. Mclntosh then reloaded his gun and went through the saloon. Edward Pottmyer, a helper about the place, was standing in the front part, near the bar, and Mclntosh fired on him. The shot inflicted serious injuries in his side, face and right arm. William Pottmyer, who was tending bar at the time, was standing near the ice chest. Seizing a revolver he began firing at Mclntosh, one shot taking effect in his abdomen, but not inflicting a dangerous wound. In the meantime Mclntosh wheeled around and fired one shot at William, w’hich took effect in his right side and arm. The murderer then ran out of the saloon by a side door, where he met Miss Lucy Pottmyer, a sister to the dead man, who is his housekeeper, the family residence being just across the alley from the saloon. Hearing the shots, the young woman had run out of the house to learn the trouble. Seeing Mclntosh, she asked what the shooting was about. He was reloading tiie gun, and coolly replied that he had just shot Frank and would shoot her. The frightened girl ran screaming toward the saloon. Just as she was going up the steps Mclntosh fired at her, the shot taking effect in the back, between the shoulders, making a wound that may be fatal. By this time police officers had begun to arrive. Officer Houghton met Mclntosh at the corner of Front and Market streets, a short distance from the scene of the shooting. Mclntosh at once covered the officer with his gun and defied arrest. Two other officers coming up they covered him with their revolvers and he was overpowered and taken to jail. The news of the affair quickly spread over town and created intense excitement, the saioon and county jail being quickly surrounded by hundreds of excited people. The crowd was in favor of lynching the desperado at once. The crowd increased, and it was apparent an assault on the jail was imminent. Sheriff Homberg held the jail easily during the afternoon, but swore in ten extra deputies who were placed about the jail to-night. The situation became more alarming after dark, and Judge Chase authorized the sheriff to make a requisition on the Governor for the militia should he at any time during the night deem such action necessary. Mclntosh is sullen and indifferent. He is a man about thirty-five years old. He refuses to talk, further than to say that he has had a grudge against Pottmyer for several years. The murdered man was about forty years old, and has been in the saloon business here for twelve years. His wife died about a year ago. He leaves three children—a son, aged twelve, and two daughters, younger.

INDIANA OBITUARY. Col. John H. E. Sprinkle, a Southern Indiana Pioneer. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. VINCENNES, lnd., Nov. 4.—C01. John H. E. Sprinkle, a pioneer of southern Indiana, is dead at his home in Oaktown, at the age of seventy-six. He held a position in the United States Land Office under President Buchanan, and was distributing agent under the Buchanan administration. He has heid several responsible offices in this county. He was appointed United States marshal by the Governor to collect the official vote cast for President Lincoln. He was a prominent Mason and Odd Fellow. Colonel Sprinkle was born in Wythe county, Virginia. He leaves a large estate. Judge J. H. Fox worthy. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARTINSVILLE, Ind„ Nov. 4.—Word has reached this city that J. H. Foxworthy, a well-known jurist, of Lincoln, Neb., is dead. He was born and raised in this county, near Hall, and at the breaking out of the civil war enlisted in Company H, Thir-ty-third Indiana Infantry, serving three years. He W’ent to Nebraska in 1873, and has resided in Lincoln ever since. He wrote for Eastern papers on the subject of “Does Farming in Nebraska Pay?” and signed himself "Old Harper.” Mr. Foxworthv was one of the best know n Masons in the State of Nebraska, having served as past grand master of the R. and S. M. and occupied other high offices in the order, of which he was a member for thirty-three yeaio. Jonathan H. Henry. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARTINSVILLE, lnd., Nov, 4.—The Masonic fraternity of this vicinity buried Elder Jonathan H. Henry here yesterday afternoon. Elder Henry w r as a native of Clarke county, Ohio, but has been a resident of this county almost half a century. He was minister in the Christian Church for more than forty years and a Mason since 1863. He leaves a daughter, w T ho is teaching in the city schools here, and a son. who is superintendent of the Warsaw city schools, and James H. Henry, who was a candidate on the Republican state ticket three years ago for superintendent of public instruction. Ex-Jntige Horace Corbin. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PLYMOUTH, lnd., Nov. 4.—At noon today Hon. Horace Corbin, of this city, exjudge of Marshall county Circuit Court, died suddenly of heart disease. He was well known throughout Indiana and southern Michigan. He had lived in Plymouth about forty-seven years and was nearly seventy-one years old. He served as state senator in 1862. Mr*. Jainc* M. Starr. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, lnd., Nov, 4.—Mrs. James M. Starr, one of the most prominent women of this city, died suddenly to-day of apoplexy. She was sixty-seven years old and was born in this city and had lived here practic lly all of her life. She was married in 1853. Other Death* in the Stnte. PORTLAND, lnd.. Nov. 4.—Joseph Coder died at his home a few miles from this city last night, aged eighty-four. He was one of the pioneers of this part of the State, and one of its first undertakers. Mrs. Emily Brown, another pioneer, died this morning at her home in Westchester at an advanced age. MUNCIE, lnd.. Nov. 4.—The funeral of Isaac E. Crews was held to-day. in charge of the Knights Templars. The deceased was sixty-eight years old, and recently retired from the furniture business in this city. GREAT STRAW HOARD TRUST. Factories Will Re (lo*ed ami Output Limited for High Price*. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, lnd., Nov. 4.—The formation of the new Strawboard Trust brings out the fact that Ohio and Indiana have the largest plants in the world. The largest is located at CtrcleviUe, 0., and is owned by the American Strawboard Company. The second largest Is located at Noblesville, and the third largest in Anderson. The one at ClrcleviUe is a third larger than its nearest rival. The largest ones in foreign countries are about the size of the one at Dayton. More strawboard is manufactured in lndi-

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ana than in any one section of the globe. Ohio comes second, and after several foreign countries Illinois ranks. Ohio and Indiana manufacture three fourths of the slrawboard used. The trust is said to control $10,000,000 worth of property. All but two small plants are in the new trust. The total productive facilities is equivalent to 900 tons a day. More strawboard is being used now than at any time in history, and it is thought that it will reach 700 tons a day next year. By the agreement all plants are to shut down and all operate at the same time, as demand regulates. This means that every plant in the country will be closed down about three months out of every year during the life of the trust. INDIANA Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION. Twenty-Eighth Annual Me**ion Now Being Held in Evansville. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. EVANSVILLE, Ind„ Nov. 4.—Governor Mount is here to-night as the especial guest of the twenty-eighth annual convention of the Indiana Young Men’s Christian Association, which convened here to-day. In the forenoon a special prayer service was held, led by Rev. George Wolfe, of Princeton. At the afternoon service Rev. G. W. Sweitzer, of Lafayette, presided in the absence of George W. Wishard, of Indianapolis. State Secretary Stacey, of Indianapolis, led a half hour’s exercise on “How to Spend Profitable Hours.” Mr. Stacey and U. W. Helm, of Indianapolis, summarized the association’s work during the past year. The result as a whole was gratifying. They reported that several undesirable features had been eliminated. J. W. Burns, secretary at Fort Wayne, gave an interesting talk on the railroad branch of the association. It was shown to be one of the most important. He displayed a series of charts which he had especially prepared for the occasion, and reviewed this branch from the time of its organization at Cleveland in 1872. The greatest progress was made during the decade from 1870 to 18S0. Mr. Helm discussed the educational branch of the association. To-night a meeting was held at Trinity M. E. Church. Governor Mount presided and made a good half hour’s talk on association work. He was welcomed by Dr. J. C. McClurkin and Rev. J. W. Turner. Annual reports were made by Chairman Wishard and Treasurer John F. Walliek, both of Indianapolis. of the state executive committee. “The Simple Life” was the subject of an address by Dr. William Bryan, of Indiana University. Governor Mount is the guest of Maj. A. C. Rosencranz. To-morrow he will hold a special session and visit the public schools. A BANK WRECKER’S TRIAL. Damaging Evidence Against Natlian Cadwalinder, of Union City. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WINCHESTER, lnd., Nov. 4.—Nathan Cadwallader, the Union City bank w’recker, now having his second trial here for receiving money after he knew the bank to bo insolvent, is making a hard fight for his liberty. Judge William A. Thompson, of Muncie, is assisting Deputy Prosecuting Attorney W. B. Hunt in the prosecution, while Hons. E. L. Watson, J. W. Macey, Theodore Shockney, James S. Engle and Judge J. J. Cheney, of this city, considered among the ablest law’yers of eastern Indiana, are making the fight for Cadw Tallader, Charles Shultz and several other depositors, with Jesse Canada y, receiver of the defunct bank, testified to-day. Mr. Canaday will likely he kept in the witness box for some time. Joseph Thornburg, one of the witnesses, placed a large sum of money in the bank the day before its doors were closed. The evidence is in line with that presented at Cadwallader’s former trial, when the jury found him guilty. When the bank closed there w'as no money in sight to pay the large deposits which Cadwallader had received. His previous high standing in the community made it easy for him to get hold of great sums of money and his failure was a shock which this community will not recover from in years. The money of both rich and poor went like a puff of wind and nothing to show for it. There are a number of indictments against the old banker and his trial is attracting attention for miles around. The jury in the first trial fined him $2lB for embezzlement and taking money after he knew the bank to be insolvent, but did not fix his time in the penitentiary. Special Judge Thompson tried the case and was expected to fix Cadwallader’s punishment. (STOLEN SILKS RECOVERED. Prominent South Bend Citizen* Mixed Up In Railroad Robberies. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SOUTH BEND, lnd., Nov. 4.—John W. Talbot, a conspicuous young member of the St. Joseph county bar, was arrested at a late hour last night, charged with receiving stolen goods. The goods in question consist of a large quantity of silks which last September were thrown from a Baltimore & Ohio freight car near Walkerton, this county. The silks found their way to a hay loft near here and later to Room 11, in Hotel Columbia, this city, where, on Saturday night the officers seized them. Talbot had offered the silks for sale, claiming that they were held under a chattel mortgage given to Miss Kate McCollum by Sylvester P. Skutt, of Chicago, to secure a loan of SIOO. Talbot was locked up and later released on bond. The police claim that they may be able now to unravel a gigantic scheme to rob railroads in which it is intimated some prominent people are concerned. The principal sufferers are the Baltimore & Ohio and the Lake Shore, w r hich roads have been robbed frequently for months. Underwear, overcoats and shoes were brought in to-day by the police, and more goods are to come. Young Talbot is married and was formerly in the office of Mayor Maybury, of Detroit, Mich.

GAS-BELT HORSE THIEVES. Officer* at Anler*on and Mancie Made a Haul Yesterday. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, lnd., Nov. 4.—Anderson and Muncie officers this afternoon broke into what they consider one of the best organized horse-thief bands that ever operated in eastern Indiana. During the past two months fifty horses have been stolen in Madison and Delaware counties and have completely disappeared. The first of last week a horse and buggy belonging to Night Watchman Spot Stratton, of this city, was taken. This week the officers got track of the thieves and at last, through a party of overland movers, found that three men had offered it to them for a small sum. Description of the men were obtained and this afternoon Edward Dobson, of this city, w T as placed under arrest by Chief of Police Robbins. and about the same time Dobson’s brother and Adolph Maynard, both of this city, were placed under arrest in Muncie. Evidence was accumulated in searching Dobson’s premises which go far to convince the officers that they have caught the leaders of the gang. It is probable that other arrests will take place in different gas-belt cities before the night is over. Dobson has served one term for robbery. Maynard served a term for shooting the marshal of Portland, Jay county, several years ago. Others thought to be members of the gang have equally bad records. ♦ GAS MUST NOT BE WASTED. Constitutionality of the State Law Upaell by Jmlge McClure. ANDERSON. Ind., Nov. 4.—Judge McClure has passed upon the constitutionality of the anti-waste natural gas laws. He declares the anti-waste law constitutional and has docketed the many cases against oil prospectors in this county. The question of the validity of the law came out of suits filed against producers who brought in oil wells about Alexandria. In opening the wells the producers said it was necessary to allow the gas to blow into the air that the petroleum might be obtained. Some of the wells produced two or three million feet of gas a day. which went to waste, while the oil obtained sometimes did not amount to more than fifty or a hundred barrels. It is understood here that the decision of Judge McClure on the case in question does net settle the important point of wasting gas. The suit was for violation of an ordinance prohibiting the sinking of an oil well within a certain distance of a building, and also for carrying explosives within a certain distance of a residence. The ordinance passed by the City Council of Alexandria making the blowing off of an oil well a nuisance has not been tested, the cases being still pending in the mayor s court. This is the ordinance under which it is hoped to stop the waste of gas. DISTRICT K. OF P. DAY. Big; Gathering of Knight* at Franklin from Four Countlc*. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FRANKLIN, lnd., Nov. 4.—The annual meeting of the Knights of Pythias of the Fifteenth district was held in Franklin today. under the direction of Deputy Grand

Chancellor Ben Brown of this city. Many buildings were profusely decorated with the red. yellow and blue, and the streets w r ere thronged with knights. The district is composed of the counties of Bartholomew, Decatur, Sheiby and Johnson, containing twenty-four lodges. All of the latter were represented, some of them by large delegations. The first meeting of the day was held at 10 o’clock, at Castle Hall, and was presided over by James E. Watson, of Rushville. Elder E. F. Daugherty welcomed the visitors, and Colonel Heiskell. of Indianapolis responded. This afternoon about five Hundred Rights marshaled by Colonel Storey joined in a parade. Afterward. at the hall, the Columbus and Shelbyville lodges exemplified degree work. Tonight a public meeting was held. Beside music, ten-minute talks were made by leading knights. Many prominent knights attended the meeting, among whom were Colonel Heiskell, George W. Powell, R. A. Brown, Congressman Overstreet and Frank Bowers, of Indianapolis: ex-Congressman Watson, of Rushville; Hon. James Caskey and A. M. Willoughby, of Greensburg; J. L. Jones, of Flat Rock; J. W. McCardle, of New Richmond, and Otto Kolb, of Booneville. GLASS WORKERS* THREAT. Will Start Co-Operative Plant* if the Seale Be Not Signed. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, lnd., Nov. 4.—At a meeting of the local preceptory of window-glass workers here to-day the following card was given out: “In answer to the window-glass manufacturers’ offer to their workmen, which has been published and distributed throughout the land, we, the workers, wish to say that this offer is misleading, that the 12 per cent, increase and 5 per cent, additional is a fraud, to say the least. “YVe have worked the last two years at als per cent, reduction. Their last offer is scarcely an increase of 7 per cent, over last year’s wage scale to the blowers, gatherers and fiatteners. The increase on tariff over the Wilson bill on window’ glass is 40 per cent. The workers have on an average of the four trades (blowers, gatherers, flatteners and cutters) asked an increase of 17 per cent., nothing more than is fair and just. If the combine or window-glass trust of the manufacturers don’t want to pay the workers fair and just wages, let them nail their factories up. The workers can and will start co-operative factories all over the country, and that before long.” Received Two White Cap Notice*. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MORRISTOWN, lnd. Nov. 4.—ln saying that Mr. Colman received a White Cap notice your correspondent is informed that he was mistaken. It was the president of the board, Mr. M. K. Bankert, that received such warning. It is learned he has received two notices, the first threatening to burn him out, and the second to kill him. Colman and Bankert are both in the Council and are working together in that body for the street grading. The mistake made was due to a misunderstanding of a conversation with Mr. Colman. Mr. Colman is authority for the information that Mr. Bankert has received the notice. Democrat Hate* to Give Up. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GREENSBURG, lnd., Nov. 4.—John L. Bracken, of this city, deputy revenue collector of this district, and brother of exCollector William H. Bracken, has been removed by Collector Nowlin, and Frank M. Smith, an attorney of Brookville, appointed, subject to the approval of the commissioner of internal revenue. Mr. Bracken claims that he is under civil-serv.ee rules and cannot be removed except for cause. Mr. Nowlin claims that Collector Bracken removed Republicans and put his friends in their places, and that he has the same right through the appointing powers. Jury Ho* Swtggert’* Case. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. DANVILLE, lnd., Nov. 4.—The case against Swiggert, brought here on a change of venue from Marion county, went to the jury this evening. Swiggert was accused of stealing a bicycle in Indianapolis and selling it to Ludwig, who is alleged to run a “fence.” This is Swiggert’s second trial, he having been convicted on the first trial, but being given anew trial on technicalities. Attorney Cash C. Hadley, of Indianapolis, represents the state's interest together with' Prosecutor Gulley. Henry M. Spaan is for the defense.

Senator L. Sold for $2,600. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PORTLAND, lnd.. Nov. 4.-Tom Dellinger, the owner and breeder, sold his trotter, Senator L., to Jay H. Pratt, of Verona, N. Y., for $2,500 to-day. Senator L., only three years old, was sired by West Cloud, dam by Eldridge. The horse has only been entered in thirteen races, taking first money three times and second money nine times. His former owner started in a small way, but now has a fine string of money-making campaigners. . Tomatoes Better than W’hent. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GREENWOOD, lnd., Nov. 4.—The farmers who furnished tomatoes to the J. T. Polk canning factory received their money yesterday. The total amount paid was $22,000, there being about one thousand acres of tomatoes in. The total amount naid out this season for corn, peas and tomatoes is, approximately, $40,000, while an equal amount has been paid for labor. Mr. Johnson, receiver, says that about $70,000 of this has been paid to home people, David Bergen Fatally Hart. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FRANKLIN, lnd., Nov. 4.—David Bergen, a member of the manufacturing and lumber firm of. Jones, Bergen & Cos., and one of the leading citizens of Franklin, met with an accident this morning that may result fatally. While working on a small platform extending from the second story of his mills he stepped off, falling about fifteen feet to a stone walk. He struck on his head and received serious injuries. Van Tn*nel in Martinsville Jail. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARTINSVILLE, lnd., Nov. 4.—Guy Van Tassel and James Gorham, who were arrested at Indianapolis last w r eek on suspicion of being implicated in the robbery of the Hicks family near Monrovia two weeks ago, were brought here by Sheriff Hinson last night and placed in jail. The next regular grand jury will not meet until February and tiie men will remain in jail to await its action. Old Enough to Know Better. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LEBANON, lnd., Nov. 4.—This afternoon in the county clerk's office took place the marriage of David J. Powers, of Masion county, and Mrs. Louisa Branham, of nety* Whitestown. this county. Rev. A. J. Frank officiating. The groom will be seventy-three years old next Tuesday, while the bride’s seventy-third birthday comes next Monday. Both have been married before. Peter Eugene Williams Mi**ing. Special to the Inulanapolls Journal. WARSAW, lnd., Nov. 4.—Peter Eugene Williams, son of the late Hon. William Williams, has mysteriously disappeared from his home in this city. He was last seen a week ago, when he left his place of business saying he would return in a few T minutes, since which time nothing has been heard of him. It is said he carried a large sum of money. Young Knox Gnllty. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, lnd., Nov. 4.—The trial of Will Knox, charged with the attempted murder of John E. Gray, Pennsylvania ticket agent at Cambridge City, came to an end this evening. Tiie jury was out only a short time, bringing in a verdict of guilty of assault and battery with intent to commit murder. The penalty is a sentence of from two to fourteen years. * Farmer Fl*h Shoot* Himself. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. VALPARAISO, lnd., Nov. 4.—Herbert J. Fish, a farmer, attempted suicide to-day by shooting himself through the head. The bullet entered his right temple and lodged back of the left eye. He is alive, but blind. He was a prominent candidate for the Valparaiso postoffice. No cause is know’n for the act. Killed in Sawmill Explosion. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LAUREL, lnd., Nov. 4.—The sawmill engine of J. Weir & Son, at this place, exploded this morning, fatally scalding Hugh Smith, the engineer. He died in great agony at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Tripp Win* Grand Hotel Cap. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. pUaW FORDS VI LL.E, lnd., Nov. 4.—This afternoon at the Crawfordsvllle Gun Club ground* the match between Whitney

Thompson, of Lafayette, and Earnest Tripp, of Indianapolis, for the Grand Hotel cup trophy came off. The cup was won by Thompson recently and Tripp challenged Thompson, resulting in to-day's mutch. There was a largo crowd of enthusiastic people present. Tripp's score was Mi out of 100, and Thompson lost with a score of 84. Found Dead in His Orchard, Special to the Indianapolis Journal. VINCENNES, Ind., Nov. 4.—lsaac F. Purcell, aged sixty-five, was found dead in his orchard, where he had gone to pick apples. He was a prominent farmer. Death was aue to heart disease. Suie|de of Jeffersonville 'Woman. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—Mrs. Haddock, of Jeffersonville, Ind., committed suicide in a hotel in this city to-day. Inditinn Notes. Otto Heins, a Richmond merchant tailor, made an asignment yesterday for the benefit of creditors. The contract for plans for the new M. E. Church at Portland has been let to Architect W. R. Brown, of Cincinnati. It will ccst $50,000. The Madison county Federation has elected James Morrison, of Anderson, president, and A. T. Dye corresponding secretary. Morrison is a representative from the Flint Glass Workers’ Union. The plant of the Haynes Wheel Company at Portland has been ordered sold by the Jay Circuit Court, in order to satisfy indebtedness of about $15,000. The plant has been in the hands of a receiver for months. State Fish Commissioner Sweeney is expected in Anderson to investigate the pollution of White river by the Muncie and Yorktown strawboard plants. He will also investigate the strawboard plants at Anderson and Noblesviile. TROUBLE FOR WEYLER MAY BE PUNISHED FOR AN INDISCREET SPEECH IN HAVANA. Two Young? Americans Who Landed in Cuba with Maceo Released from Moro Custle. MADRID, Nov. 4.—At the meeting of the Spanish Cabinet yesterday it was decided to demand an explanation from General Weyler of the remarks he made in his farewell address on leaving Havana on Sundaylast It is reported that the general will be impeached. Previous to embarking on board the steamer Montserat, which conveyed him to Spain,, General Weyler received a deputation of autonomists and in his address to them he said in part: “My release from my post and responsibilities did not surprise me. I had expected it from the death of Senor Canovas, not believing that any political leader would be strong enough to sustain me when the United States and the rebels were together constantly demanding that Spain should come to settlement. I count it an honor to have been identified with the local Spanish party. But the policy which I have followed v.as not adopted in obedience to any political party, but for w’hat it represented on behalf of my country. Before I came I was well aware of the patriotic conduct of the volunteers, and since my arrival I have often seen it illustrated. I have repeatedly advised the Spanish party not to be intimidated, but to make known to the home government the outcome of the reforms which have been put in force. As for the future, I offer myself, and shall always hold myself in readiness to serve the party aiming to retain Cuba for Spain.” The letter of Senor Salvani, published in the Spanish newspapers yesterday, replying to the article of Hannis Taylor, the former United States minister to Spain, on the Cuban question, published in an American magazine, has created the greatest stir here. The Spanish papers hotly attack Mr. Taylor for his utterances. The Spanish Cabinet has now decided to reply to the United States minister’s acknowledgment of the receipt of the Spanish note in reply to the representations of the United States on the subject of Cuba, declaring in guarded terms that in reference to granting autonomy to Cuba, Spain will do what she seems fit. It is also understood that the Spanish government is determined in the case of the American s-chooner Competitor, captured in Cuban waters in April, 1896. to maintain that the Spanish officers acted correctly in making the capture of the Competitor and that the protocol of 1877 solely referred to American citizens residing in Cuba. Measures will be taken to grant amnesty to the* political prisoners belonging to Porto Rico and the governor general of the Philippine islands will be invested with authority to pardon the families of insurgents of that colony.

AMERICANS RELEASED. Gates of Moro Castle Swnng- Outward for Two Youui; Men. NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—Of the forty-two persons who landed with General Maceo near Baracoa, Cuba, nearly two and a half years ago, only three survive, the others, including General Maceo, having died either on the battlefield or in the hospitals or prisons of Cuba. Two of the survivors are young Americans—Frank Agramonte and Julia Sainz. Word has been received in this city that, through the efforts of Dr. Pulaski F. Hyatt, United States consul at Santiago de Cuba, they have been released from Castle Moro, and will sail for New York on next Saturday. Frank Agramonte is the son of Prof. Emilio Agramonte, of this city. His family is one of means, so that the burden of his imprisonment has been lightened through their efforts. Sainz is an orphan, and Dr. Hyatt has provided him w’ith food and comforts out of the sst',000 fund appropriated by Congress for the relief of Americans in Cuba. The young men (both are about twentyfour years old) sailed with Maceo. The party was intercepted near Baracoa. In the skirmish ten soldiers and a Spanish officer were killed. Agramonte and Sainz were separated from their companions, and fled to the woods. They were captured a few days after the engagement. Owing to the death of the officer, the affair assumed a serious aspect. The boys asked help from Dr. Hyatt. Their youth appealed to him and he saved them from being shot. They were imprisoned in Castle Moro. For two years and a half they have been inmates of the prison. They did not suffer all of the hardships incidental to confinement in Spanish jails. Throughout the period of incarceration the authorities were kind to them. The governor of the prison allowed any article that bore Dr. Hyatt's stamp to be given to them. This was unusual. Os course, the consul assumed the responsibility of their not attempting to escape or taking contraband articles. When General Weyler visited Santiago Dr. Hyatt made a personal appeal to him for the young men. On his return visit to the American consul General Weyler brought up the subject. Just before Weyler left the island for Spain Dr. Hyatt wrote to him, recalling his promise to release them. Dr. Hyatt then returned to America. Now comes the news that the release of the men was among the last acts of the Governor General. The Agramontes were overjoyed when they heard the news. Mrs. Agramonte rejoiced in the release of her son, whom she had nearly given up as lost. Miss Cisneros Offered a Home. CHICAGO, Nov. 4.—Mrs. Celia Wallace, who resides at the Auditorium, and is a childless widow, has taken a fahey to Evangelina Cossio y Cisneros, the Cuban refugee, and has offered to adopt her and make her an heir to a fortune estimated by friends of Mrs. Wallce at $500,000. Evangelina looks with favor upon the proposition and took it under advisement. When it was explained to her that the written consent of her father would be necessary before the adoption could be made legally, she sa;d she thought she would be willing to take the step. A definite answer will be given to Mrs. Wallace within a reasonable length .of time from Washington, where the Cuban girl returned to-day. Mrs. Wallace came to Chicago from Saratoga, N. Y., several years ago. “Independenee or Death!” KEY WEST, Fla., Nov. 4.—The Cuban population of Key West made a great demonstration against the acceptance of autonomy from Spain to-night. There was a grand torchlight procession and add* esses by prominent Cubans at San Carlos Opera House. Strong resolutions were adopted against accepting autonomy. Among the transparencies in the procession were "Independence or death" und "Down with

Apollinaris (“THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS”) BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTIONS.

autonomy.” Houses all over the city are decorated and present a gala appearance. Reforms Asked liy New Yorkers. HAVANA, Nov. 4.— A petition signed by forty-seven merchants of New York, advocating reforms in the management of the Cuban custom house and favoring improved commercial relations between the two countries, was presented to Captain General Blanco to-day, and it is said to have been well received, better commercial relations with .the United States being one of the feature* in the proposed reforms of Cuba. Insnrgent Leader Captnred. HAVANA, Nov. 4.—lt w-as announced from Spanish headquarters to-day that a detachment of troops belonging to the Asturias battalion, while reconnoitering near Ocujul. province of Santa Clara, had a skirmish with insurgents, in which several of the latter were killed and the insurgent brigadier general. Lino Perez Munos, who was found to have important documents on his person, was captured. May Return to Their Farm*. HAVANA, Nov. 4.—Dr. Jose Congosto, the new secretary general of Cuba, took possession of the offices of the secretary this evening. Marshal Blanco will soon issue an edict extending the zone of cultivation and allowing the reeoncentrados to leave the towns and other points of concentration and to go back to the farms and plantations, subject to what are officially described as "prudent limitations.” Weyler’* Ship Disabled. HAVANA, Nov. 4.—Word has been received here that the steamer Montserrat, with Lieutenant General Weyler on board, arrived at Gibara, on the north coast of Cuba, one hundred miles east of Puerto Principe, on Monday. Her engine was disabled, but it was expected at the time the message was sent that she would sail for Puerto Rico on Wednesday (yesterday.) GATHERING THE RETURNS HOW THE RESULTS IN GREATER NEW YORK ARE ASCERTAINED. ♦ By a. System of Police Messenger* and Telephone Connections the Work Was Done in Four Hoars. u. New York Times. The returns from the greatest* city election ever held in the world were all received and distributed last evening in a loom twenty-five feet long by eighteen wide In the basement of police headquarters, at 300 Mulberry street. More than half a million votes, divided among eight full tickets and more than 1,200 nominees for state, city, county, district and borough offices, were cast in 1,522 voting precincts, distributed through a city thirty-five miles long and nearly twentyeight miles wide. This enormous work was begun and practically completed within lour hours, between 5 o’clock and 9 o’clock. No such task had ever been undertaken before: no such task has ever before been done In all the history of cities and elections. About 2,000 men were employed in It through all the vast area of the city’s territory, some of them hurrying along brilliantly lighted flag pavements; others forcing their way through crowded side streets; yet others driving bicycles along dark and lonely roads between hedges and the overhanging tall trees of forests, with the mud spattering over them from the swiftly revolving wheels of their bicycles; yet others again whirling along on trolley cars through unsettled avenues. All this vast machinery of men and wheels and wires was prepared and directed from police headquarters. A corps of bicycle policemen was sent over to the Borough of Queens, where in srme places the polls are four miles from the nearest police stations. These men went over early yesterday, and were required to travel along the road they would have to travel on at night after time, so that they would know every turn and rise and fall in it, and there would be no possibility of a mischance. In one district in Jamaica it was found that a torn-up roadway made direct travel between voting place and police station impossible, and that a ride of seven miles would be necessary. Here a trolley car was secured and side-tracked and held ready to be rushed at its utmost speed with the news as soon as the election managers could give it. In the basement room at police headquarters there were forty telephones, receivers and mouthpieces ranged side by side, on two sides of a long, narrow table reaching from end to end. At each telephi ne at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon an operator sat with a receiver strapped over Ins head, and sixteen sets of printed blanks in front of him.

THE MODUS OPERANDI. Each telephone was connected with a police station, generally speaking. The captain of each police precinct was charged with the work of gathering and telephoning to headquarters the vote of every election district in his precinct. The police precincts are mapped out without regard to political divisions. One such precinct may have in it election districts of five or six assembly districts. The captain had nothing to do with that. His business was to have at the polling place of each election district an intelligent policeman who would take the report of the board of managers the instant it was completed and hurry with it to his station house. When the policeman handed in the figures from his election district his duty was ended, whether he traveled afoot or on a bicycle or a trolley car. Then it became the duty of the man in charge at the station house to report the figures received from the patrolman to headquarters. There was no delay about this. The man in the station house was in direct and continuous communication with the man at headquarters receiving from his precinct. All the sender had to do was to say, “ assembly district, election district. Van Wyck, so many; Tracy, so many; Low, so many,” and so on through the list. The man at headquarters simply filled out his blanks with figures. “Assembly district,” “election district” and the name of each man under the office he was a didate for were already printed. Ten men moved continually along the long receiving tables, gathering the forms as they were filled, taking them to the west end of the room, where a table running across was covered by a row of open glass boxes. Each box was labeled with the name of an office. In these boxes the filled forms were dropped, the vote of each election district for each office in its proper box. Swift-handed men stood behind the table picking out of the boxes the filled blanks and passing them through a side window opening into a hallway. A line of policemen extended from this window through the basement hallway, up the flight of twenty steps to the first floor, alone the hallway there and up another broad flight of steps to the second floor. There was no confusion or delay. The disciplined men passed the papers quickly from hand to hand. _ The average time of transmission from the basement at headquarters to the second story was one minute. HISTORY OF A RETURN. The history of an election return Is easily traced. It was received at the polling place by Policeman No. —. at a noted time. It was delivered by Policeman No. at his precinct station house at a noted time, usually two minutes later, the time allowed for going three blocks in a hurry. The transmission by telephone coet ten seconds of time. Sending up stairs, one minute. Time from completion of count to delivery in the room at headquarters und reading out for the reporters, three minutes ti r. seconds. In the room where the sixty-odd reporters sat were three telegraph instruments, reaching everywhere. Tune after

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BOXING AT NEW YORK. The Ryan-Peterson Ten-Round Bont Declared a Draw. NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—Boxing was resumed in New York to-night, after an interval of several months. Tommy Ryan, of Philadelphia, and Harry Peterson, of Brooklyn, met In a ten-round bout at the Waldorf Athletic Club. Both weighed In at 140 pounds. The fact that Ryan had already bested Jack McAuliffe and "Young Griffo” made him a favorite in the betting. This bout was very tame. The men seemed afraid of each other, and very few effective blows were struck up to the fifth round. In the sixth and seventh both boys did some slugging, but after this they grew weary, and so did the crowd. The referee decided the bout a draw, Billy Barrett and Jack Ward sparred a ten-round draw. Benny Leon bested Jimmy Dever in a ten-round bout, and Frank Patterson easily got away with Eddie uardiner, of Omaha, in a bout of the same length. Losses by Fire. DEMING, N. M., Nov. 4.—The winter residence of Otto Mergenthaler, the inventor of the Linotype typesetting machine, was destroyed by fire here to-day. Mr. Mergenthaler lost all his personal property and marty valuable papers, including the drawings for anew typesetting machine. The property was owned by Col. James A. Lockart, of Colorado Springs, Col., and was valued at $20,000. Mr. Mergenthaler was spending the winter In Deming, hoping to be benefited in health. MARLBOROUGH, Mass,, Nov. 4.—A serious fire broke out at 1:30 a. m. in the three-story wooden block occupied by the Central Hotel and spread to the Corey block, adjoining, which it destroyed, causing a total loss of nearly $150,000. Both blocks were of wood. There were about forty guests in the Central Hotel, all of whom escaped. BOSTON, Nov, 4.—The extensive establishment of Heywood Brothers and the Wakefield Company, manufacturers and dealers in rattan furniture, was badly damaged by fire to-day. Loss $50,000. LAMAR, Mo., Nov. 4.—The business part of the village of Liberal, fourteen miles west of here, was destroyed by fire this afternoon, entailing a loss of $50,u00. Society Buys Boxes for Horse Show. NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—A distinguished assembly of member* of society gathered in the assembly hall of the Madison-square Garden this afternoon to participate in the auction sale of boxes for the horse show that opens on Nov. 13. An agent made the first bid of s3uo for first choice, but J. T. Tyson, who is believed to be acting for George Gould, got the prize for S4OO. George Gould occupied Box 3S at the last show, and this box was chosen by Tyson this afternoon E. J. Gordon got second choice for $275 and he selected Box 54. E. H. Morisini paid S4OO for Box 65, and F. A. Burnheimer bought Box 26 for $390 : _ The Pennnt Crop. Wilmington Star. The peanut crop seems doomed this year. It began by being cut off from a fourth to a half by the prolonged dry weather, and now it's the wet weather that is doing the damage. The rain found a part of the crop on the ground, dug, but not sacked, and as there hasn’t b±en sunshine enough to dry the peas the result is that both the vines and the nuts are damaged from mildew. And even where the peas had been stacked there is some damage from the rain being carried by the high wind into the interior of the stack. Suicide Story Denied. CLEVELAND, 0., Nov. 4.—Sigmund Mulhauser, of this city, received a letter to-day from Honolulu regarding the reported attempt at suicide of his brother Samuel. It was written by Lieut. Philip Andrews, of the United States navy, and says young Mulhuuser accidentally shot himself in his room at a hotel while handling a revolver. The letter explicitly denies the suicide story afloat in Honolulu and says moreover that the wound is slight. More Artillerymen Wanted. NEW YORK. Nov. 4.--At a regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to-day a resolution was adopted suggesting to the government the advisability of increasing the army by about tour thousand artillerymen, so that the modern seacoast defenses now in construction may b properly manned. TO CHIB A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative bromo Ouinlne Tablets. AU druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 250