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knocks of rough-and-ready debate, he was visibly rattled by the ugly handling of the Indiana number. It was noticed, however, that although Mr. Johnsou got ten-to-one the best of it in “scientific points,” General Grosvenor received all the applause. He bad the votes with him and feels encouraged to believe that he can wage a successful attack on the civfl-sc-rvice law, despite the charge that in so doing he will be disloyal to the Republican party, and despite also the claim of Mr. Johnson that the Republican representatives will not permit the desecration of the law. • • • Representative Johnson to-day introduced a bill for the pensioning of Charles and Alice King. The bill introduced by Mr. Johnson yesterday authorizes national banks to Issue notes up to the full “par value” of bonds deposited in the federal treasury. • • * The Postofflce Department to-day decided to give Evansville, Ind., two additional letter carriers from Feb. 1. • * * On the 17th of December she Senate will listen to addresses in memory of the late William S. Holman. The principal eulogy will be delivered by Senator Turpie, who wus a warm friend of the deceased congressman. Senator Turpie thinks that historians and the people have not accorded to Mr. Holman his proper place in the political annals of his country, lie recalls that the deceased served in the lower House of Congress for a longer period than any man and that he was ever an earnest and honest worker. * * * Wilbur E. Bent has been appointed a member of the Civil-service Board for Postoffices at Wabash, Ind. For Repeal of Civil Service. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Dec. 7.—Petitions for the repeal of the civil-service law are being circulated by near friends of Congressman Paris, who yesterday introduced a bill in the House for the repeal of the law. Before Mr. Paris left here he said the Republicans of the district wanted the law repealed, but the Republican newspapers do not take that position. THE PARIS EXPOSITION.. President McKinley I rges n Liberal Appropriation l>y Congress. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The President to-day submitted to Congress the report of Major Moses P. Handy, of Chicago, special commissioner to the Paris International Exposition, giving the details of his mission. In his letter of transmittal the President ■ays the report gives a clear and comprehensive presentation of the situation. The commissioner recommends that an appropriation of $919,600 be granted, so that a creditable display on the part of the United States may be made. The President, in transmitting the report, says: “Besides securing a much larger amount of space than had been reserved. Major Handy obtained the gratifying assurance that the United States will be placed on a footing with the most favored nations, and that in the installation of every important department the United States will have a location commensurate with the dignity and importance of the country and adjoining in every case countries of the ttrst rank. In view of the magnitude and importance of the approaching expedition and of our standing among the nations that will be there represented, and in view, also, of our increased population and acknowledged progress in arts, sciences and manufacture, I earnestly commend the report of Major Handy to your consideration, and trust that a liberal appropriation may be made. Moreover. the magniflieent exhibit of the French republic at Chicago in 1893. on which $1,000,000 were expended, should be a strong incentive to reciprocal liberality on the part of the government of the United States.”

GRANTED MORE T|ME. Railways Given Two Years to Comply with Safety Appliance Aet. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—The Interstatecommerce Commission has decided to extend for two years the period within which railroads must comply with the act of Congress requiring all railroads to be equipped with safety appliances for the protection of the employes and passengers. • The commission this afternoon authorized the following statement: “In the matter of the application of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company and other carriers to the Interstate-commerce Commission to extend the period within which they shall comply witli the provisions of the act of Congress of March 2. 1593, commonly known r.s 'he ‘Safety Appliance Act,’ and upon which hearing has Just been had. the commission has decided, upon causes shown, to extend said period two years for the petitioning carriers. While the formal order and statement of facts and reasons constituting causes for such extension have not yet been prepared, it is understood that the extension will not be conditional and that the. commission has under consideration the question of requiring quarterly or other periodical reports of progress by each carrier during the two-year period.” Last week the commission gave several hearings to railroad men and labor leaders ■>n this question, the railroads asking live years’ extension, and the labor leaders urging thai an extension of one year should be sufficient. Patents Granted Inilinnlnns. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Patents were issued to Indianians to-day ns follows: W. P. Booth, South Bend, terminal for electric conductors: James Burgess, Indianapolis, cold iron shears; Clement Decroes, Westport, voting machine: G. W. Grimes, Bluffton, pumping power; J. A. Hadley, Brazil, flue stop: S. H. Jone Sand E. E. Towle, Ri.-hmond, corn planter; Jesse S. Malin, Portland, automatic continuous rail; Henry B. Morris. Michigan .’tty. chain and chain links; S. B. and J. r. RKtenhouse. Liberty Mills, lifting jack: W. B. Sehreiber, Floyd’s Knobs, steering device for motor vehicles; D. A. Sehutt. Peru, fuse plug; also, multiple circuit block. Preparing to Bid for the K. P. WASHINGTON, Doc. 7.—The secretary of the treasury to-day took the llrst step to qualify on behalf of the government as a bidder at the sale of the Kansas Pacific road on Dec. 16. A transfer order for $900,009 was sent by Treasurer Roberts for certification to the National City Bank of New York in favor of the master of the court having jurisdiction of the case. This order will be delivered to the master five days before the sale by an officer of the Treasury Department, who, it is believed, will bid at the sale under instructions from the President. “Trading Stnn|i*" Illegal. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—The Court of Appeals of the District, of Columbia, in an opinion by Justice Shepatd, to-day held that “trading stamps” are ’llegal within the meaning of the act of Congress prohibiting lotteries and gift enterprises. The Trading Stamp Company had arrangements with many merchants by which trading stamps were given purchasers and when a certain number of stamps were obtained articles could be obtained for them at the stamp company’s store. Semi tor Corbett’s Claim. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Senator Chandler, chairman of the Senate committee on privileges and elections, said to-day that he would call a meeting of the committee for some day either this week or next for the consideration of the claim of Hon. If. W. Corbett to a seat in the Senate front the State of Oregon, by virtue of the appointment of the Governor of that State. He expressed the opinion that a majority of the committee would be found favorable to Mr. Corbett’s claim. New Indiana l’ONtitinsters. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—lndiana fourthchess postmasters appointed to-day are: Oak Grove, Jay county, Oscar K. Zigler, vice Joseph H. Holmes, deceased; Prenix, Wells county, M. S. Cory, vice John H. Reevea, resigned. General Note*. WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.-To-day’s statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balances, *228,401,796; gold reserve. $l5B 036.787. In the United States Supreme Court today the case of Benjamin L Hill was dismissed because he failed to have the record printed. Hill is under sentence of death for murder in California, and he appealed from the decision of the local Federal Court refusing him a writ of habeas corpus. A delegation from the Choetuw and Chickasaw Indian nations in Indian Territory is in Washington to look alter leglsialiu:; in the interests of those tribes.

PLATE GLASS STRIKE ELWOOD AND KOKOMO PLANTS TIED I P AND 1,400 MEN IDLE. ♦ Window Glass Workers Vote to Accept Senle and Strike Likely to Be Declared Off This Week: Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ELWOOD, Ind., Dee. 7.—The plate-glass factory in this city closed to-night in all departments, and eight hundred men are out of employment. One week ago instructions came from headquarters at Pittsburg to put the men on piece work. The polishers refused to work and their continued refusal to work caused the factory to suspend operations. The employes are well organized and Hupported by other organized labor and the present trouble may prove a protracted affair. The company appears to be determined to force the new system. The factory here has but small stock on hand and a shutdown of any length would soon deplete it. COO Men Ont nt Kokomo. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO, Ind., Dec. 7.—State Labor Commissioners Schmidt and McCormack left to-day after a fruitless attempt to settle the strike at the plate-glass works. The entire factory closed down this morning, with 600 men idle. ') here is a poor prospect of resumption and the plant may be idle all winter. PRISON BOARD OF PAROLE. First .Meeting of the Hoard for the Northern Prison. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Dec. 7.—The Board of Parole, composed of the Board of Control—E/H. Nebeker, Gen. R. S. Foster and H. Van Voorst—together with Warden Harley, Dr. A. L. Spinning and Chaplain P. J. Albright, held its first meeting to-day. Thirty-three applications for parole were filed and the board devoted the entire day listening to the convicts’ stories. The board intends to pursue a conservative course and endeavor to parole those that are worthy and give promise of reformation, as appears from their conduct before and after entering prison. But two paroles have been granted at this meeting. Samuel Clemson, of Carroll county, who was sentenced in 1891 for ten years for incest; in this case the court erred in that the maximum term under the law at the time of sentence was but five years. The prisoner has now served six years. The other was Charles Hunter, serving nine years for grand larceny, and is now in the hospital with consumption. Other applicants, in the estimation of the board, are worthy, but the board deferred action until investigation could be made of the reliability of the people wishing to give the prisoners employment while on parole. The board had with them Major MeLaughly, warden of the Joliet Prison, and received from him valuable advice as to the workings of the parole system. The new hospital, schoolroom, administration building. and the heating and ventilating of the cellhousos, he said, will compare with any of the Western States. The prison population is now 869.

MRS. WESTERFIELD INSANE. Wife of the Lute Dr. Westerflcld, u Leader In Spiritualism. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind., Dec. 7.—Mrs. J. W. Westerfield, wife of the late Dr. Westerfield, the leader of Western spiritualism, 1 as become mentally unbalanced, and application was made to-day for a guardian. She is seventy years old and the present state of her mind Is attributed to trouble she has had since the death of her husband. It is claimed that something like $1,500 was stolen from the house during her husband's funeral. Dr. and Mrs. Westerfield for vears were prominent figures in spiritualism. They were the father and mother of modern spiritualism in this section of the country. Dr. Westerfield was president of the Indiana Association, which he established, Sind Mrs. Westerfield is an honorary vice president. Their donations have been large and but for them the Indiana Association would not be the owner of pretty Camp Chesterfield. Dr. Westerfield died two s ears ago. THE SCALE ACCEPTED. Result of the Vote of Window Glass Blowers and Gatherers. Associated Press Dispatch. PITTSBURG, Dec. 7.—The vote by telegraph by the Window Glass Association on the wage proposition made by the manufacturers was counted to-night. The proj>osition was carried among the blowers and gatherers by a vote of 1,289 to 975. This result will enable the wage committee of the manufacturers and workers at their meetings on Thursday to settle all contentions and sign the scale for the coming fire. By this vote of the association trie factories will start up at an advance in wages of 16 per cent., instead. of 18 per cent, asked by the men. As the manufacturers have offered the cutters and liatteners an advance of 12 per cent, as against 13% demanded, it is believed that an agreement will soon be reached as to this scale, thereby putting the factories of the country to work in full at an early day. Mason Arrested and Released. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. niiPAhoN, Ind., Dec. 7. —A stranger, alleged to be J. G. Mason, and representing himself as a detective for the American Dental Association, was arrested here today. Recently J. E. Bodine & Cos., of Indianapolis, sent out to their customers here printed cards offering $25 reward for the arrest and conviction of J. G. Mason, who, it is claimed, had been representing himself as attorney for the company, examining the accounts of the firm's customers and in some cases making collections. The arrest of the stranger was made on the strength of the description given or, the card. J. E. Bodine came trom Indianapolis this afternoon, but after investigating and consulting with attorneys here and at Indianapolis, he decided that although the man was the one described he would not prefer a charge against him. The man. who gave the name of J. G. Mason, still maintains he is a detective and that his business is to investigate whether or not some firms are not selling their goods under the scheduled prices. Municipal Ownership n Success. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON. Ind., Dec. 7—The first monthly report of the new municipal electric lighting plant was made by Clerk Epply to-day, and makes a splendid showing. The receipts were $B2l for the month. This leaves u good margin over the operating expenses, and If the ratio be maintained for a few years the plant will not only pay a good interest on the money invested. hut will also pay for itself. Considerable attention has been directed to Anderson by this £tep in municipal ownership. The city of Anderson now furnishes every electric light in the city, its own gas and its own water, both for city and private use. It is claimed by those who have been figuring on it that if the city could get hold of the street-railway system it would ib>t be necessary to levy a cent’s taxation tAmeet current expenses. Steltcntlinl’s Body Found. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. NEW ALBANY, Ind , Dec. 7.—The body of David Siebcnthal, who disappeared from this city four years ago, was found last Saturday in a lumber yard in Minneapolis. Minn. The chief of police received a letter from F. C. Siebenthal, of Columbus, 0.. cousin of the dead man, to-day, giving the first report of his death. The letter did not state in what manner Siebenthal met bis death. He left this city one Sunday night, telling his wife he was going to church, and that was the last time he was se m here. He wrote several letters from Illinois, but gave no explanation for his queer actions. The last letter was received by his wife lust June. The police at Minneapolis have been asked for further information. Siebenthal was forty-six years old and had resided here for years. Mr*. Byron Del Norte Jones’s Suit. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind., Dec. 7.—Mrs. Byron* Del Norte Jones, of Elwood, to-day filed suit In the Circuit Court against Gus Cramer and others of that city, holding them in the sum of $10,009 responsible for the

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death of her husband. Mr. Jones was well known throughout this State as the “Poet of Dundee.” Eight months ago, while working at Elwood, he w’ent to the Cramer swimming pool, and while swimming took the crumps and drowned. It is set forth in the action brought to-day that had proper precautions been taken by the owners of the pool he would have been saved. New Window Glass Plant. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. DUNKIRK. Ind., Dec. 7.—The Bates Win-dow-glass Company, manufacturers of window glass, has located in Dunkirk in the old mineral wool plant. A large force of hands is now remodeling the buildings, and work will be started on the furnaces this week. The company is a newly organized cne, being composed of T. H. Johnson, M. L. Case, Joseph Bates, A. J. Bates, C. W. Smalley and E. R. Sloan, all residents of Dunkirk. Plenty of money is behind the enterprise. Brick Factory Burned. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SUMMITVILLE, Ind., Dec. 7.-Early this morning fire broke out in the drying sheds of the Suinmitville Brick Company, destroying the sheds, pallets and green brick contained in them. This is the second time this factory has been burned, the previous one burning in 1893. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $1,009 each in the Lancashire, Springfield Fire and Marine and Phoenix. The factory will probably be febuilt, as none of the machinery was injured. Strike ut Crawford No. 2 Mine. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BRAZIL, Ind., Dec. 7.—One of the miners employed at No. 2, Crawford Coal Company mine, near Center Point, refused to join the miners’ organization and General Manager W. W. Risher was appealed to this morning to discharge the man. Mr. Risher refused and all the workmen employed in and around the mines struck. They declare they will remain idle until the nonunion man is discharged. Voted Against tlie Scale. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Dec. 7.—There are probably more window-glass workers in this city than In any other city in Indiana, and the majority has voted against the wage scale submitted by the manufacturers. Pendleton Repvblienn Sold. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PENDLETON, Ind., Dec. 7.—The Pendleton Republican again changed hands today. G. W. Cooper, formerly of the Plainfield Progress, is now editor and proprietor, D. W. Barnett & Cos. retiring from the management. Landlord Stevenson Stricken. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ELWOOD, Ind., Dec. 7.—Andrew J. Stevenson, proprietor of the Stevenson Hotel, in this city, and known among hotel men, has had a stroke of paralysis and is seriously ill. His left side is afliicted. Indiana Obituary. MITCHELL, Ind., Dec. 7.—Mrs. Joseph Moore, aged seventy, an old resident of this place, died yesterday. ShV W’as born near Salem, Ind., in 1827. A few days ago she and her husband celebrated their golden wedding. She leaves nine children and a large number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. MARTINSVILLE. Ind., Dec. 7.—Cornelius Hill, aged fifty-four, a restaurant man of this city, died this morning of liver, and stomach trouble. Mr. Hill was an old soldier. He left a wife and grown daughter. The funeral will be in charge of the Masonic fraternity and G. A. R. WORTHINGTON. Ind., Dec. 7.—The remains of Mrs. W. J. Newson, who died at Ingalls last Saturday, was brought here for interment to-day. The funeral was conducted by J. W. Baker, pastor of the M. E. Church. Mrs. Newson’s husband and daughter survive her. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Dec. 7.—Lewis Crosier, aged eighty-three, died at Montpelier yesterday afternoon. He was one of the oldest residents of the county. The funeral will be held at Montpelier to-mor-row 7 afternoon. KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind., Dec. 7.—John Hlnshaw. well known over the State as “Jack” Hinshaw, died suddenly at his home to-day of heart disease.

Indiana Not***. The petition for another election to remove the county seat of Jackson county from Brownstown to Seymour will not be presented by the Seymour people until spring, so as to' avoid an election in midwinter. The Grover stone-crushing plant at Ingalls was demolished Monday by an explosion of the boiler. The engineer had just stepped outside when the explosion occurred, wrecking the big boiler and everything around. Parts passed out through the roof and were hurled some distance. No one was hurt. An explosion in which the cylinder head of one of the Utility Paper Company’s engines was blown off and other damage done occurred at Hartford City Monday night The break caused a shut-down of the whole plant. This is the first time the plant has been closed in several years. lynching' IN NEVADA. Murderer Taken from Jail, Stripped of Clothes, Hanged and Shot. CARSON, Nev., Dec. 7.—One of the most horrible lynchings ever known in Nevada occurred at Genoa, fourteen miles from here, at 2 o’clock this morning. Adam Über, who last week shot and killed Hans Anderson in a Millerville saloon, was hanged by a mob of masked men to a cottonwood tree half a mile distant from the Jail. When taken from his cell the victim had nothing on but a shirt. This was torn off by the lynchers and the nude body left dangling in the air for six hours. As the body was being pulled up the mob riddled it with bullets. When satisfied that the man was dead the vigilantes disappeared and returned to their homes. The sheriff and constable were forced to accompany the mob, and still under a strong guard watched the execution. The prisoner was in a fair way of receiving trial and punishment for the crime he committed. The preliminary examination was held last week and the grand jury had found an indictment. A number of witnesses would have been brought forward to prove that Über had been assaulted by Anderson before the shooting. Über has, it is said, a millionaire uncle, Henry Robson, in Pittsburg, Pa., and it is thought that the perpetrators of last night’s affair may be brought to justice. PANIC ON A STEAMER. It Was the Mobile That Collided with the Corean Off Newfoundland. NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—The Atlantic transport line steamer Mobile, Captain Layland, which arrived to-day from London, had a collision with an unknown steamer on the banks of Newfoundland at 2 o’clock Sunday morning during a thick fog. There is no doubt that the other steamer was the Allan liner Corean, which put into Halifax yesterday. bound from New York to Glasgow, with her bow damaged above the water line, and which reported having collided with an unknown steamer in about the same locality and time. The Mobile had five plates damaged on her port bow, but fortunately above the water line. The greatest excitement prevailed on board the steamer immediately after the collision. Many of the saloon passengers ran wildiy about the ship, thinking she was about to sink. Several of the eaitle men were thrown from their bunks by the force of the collision, but as far as can be learned no one was injured. The passengers were promptly reassured of the vessel's safety, and quiet was restored. The Oiher steam, r backed away after the collision, and was heard repeatedly blowing her whistle during the prevailing fog. The Mobile had on board fifty-nine saloon passengers and ninteen returning cattlemen, besides a cargo of merchandise. Movements of Stenmers. NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—Arrived: Mobile, from London: Augusta Victoria, from Naples. Sailed: Bovic, for Liverpool; Pennsylvania. for Hamburg. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 7.—Arrived: Catalonia, from Boston, for Liverpool. GIBRALTAR. Dec. 7. Sailed: Kaiser Wilhelm 11. for New' York. Explosion of Nitroglycerin. BOWLING GREEN. 0., Dec. 7.—The American Torpedo Company’s magazine, containing a large quantity of nitroglycerin, exploded to-day with terrific force. Dan Levan, a stock hauler from Findlay, was torn to atoms. Houses near by were demolished and tIK sho'k felt for miles around. Nf ono knows i.ie cause. TO Cl RK A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it tali* to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. *

MILLER NOW LEADING FAR AHEAD IN THE SIX-DAY INTERNATIONAL BICYCLE RACE. * Waller, Who Was First Monday, Not Now Among; the Leaders—Score* of the Riders Early This Morning. * NEW YORK, Dec. B.—Miller was far advanced into his nine-hundredth mile early this morning in the six days’ bike race. Waller’s star had faded before Tuesday's dawn and his record-breaking performance of Monday in Madison-square Garden was forgotten in the astonishing achievements of Miller, Stephane and Rice. Waller is now far down in the li3t of the eighteen stayers out of the thirty-six that started. Seven thousand persons sat last night for hours watching the riders reeling around the rim of the great saucer. The weary figures, however, were indifferent to the cheers that greeted them at every occasional burst of speed, but continued to grind around, looking neither to the right nor left. But for the fact that the riders are adorned with almost every color of the rainbow 7 there is but little to see in the great race. Forty-eight hours of incessant riding around the oval, with loss of sleep, has transformed the strong, healthy, robustlooking athletes of Sunday night into men of careworn appearance. They still cont.nued to work the pedals with as much vigor ai.d seemingly more determination than an hour after the start. Chase, the English middle-distance champion, who is here to race Michael, and Teddy Goodman furnished excitement for the crowd betw 7 een 4 and 5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon “hitting it up” for several laps. Goodman soon withdrew, but Champion Eddie Bald and “Skeeter” Arthur Zimmerman, the former champion of the world, joined Chase in a brush. The trio raced around the track in close order and the big i*cwd howled their delight when Bald passed the English middie-aistance champion. Chase moves like the great man he is, and if looks count for anything Jimmy Michael will have his hands full when the pair meet. Waller, who had begun last night’s ride with faint heart, was cheered by the presence of his devoted wife in his quarters alongside the track, and in the course of an hour was riding better than he had been for several hours. A big card in the way of exhibition short races had been provided to fill in the monotony of simply watching the long-dis-tance men. The first event was a mite between Babcock and Latham. The pace was slow at the start, but the men were rounded up by the hisses of the spectators, and towards the end the leader cut out a tolerable pace. Babcock won in the last lap by a few inches in 2:20 4-5. The next exhibition was between Frenchman Gougoltz and Hoyt. They also were slow and the spectators became angry. The racers did not mind, but went leisurely until the last lap, when Hoyt went to the front and won in 2:26. Then Babcock and Latham tried another mile and Babcock won again in worse time than ever. Time, 2:42 2-5. The second heat between Gougoltz and Hoyt through an error was stopped on the eighth lap, and by consent of Hoyt was run over again. On a third attempt the Frenchman won by what the judges announced to he three inches In 2:39 1-5. Meanwhile Jimmy Michael appeared on the track for a five-mile exhibition. He was behind a triplet when the pistol went off. On the fourth lap he took up the w r hite and blue tandem, and on the sixth lap took up the red tandem. Although the long-dis-tance men did not interfere with his riding, it was impossible for him to hug the poles, and consequently he did not try for a speed record. He finished the distance in 10:22 4-5. Gougoltz .and Hoyt appeared for the fourth time, and after going a mile were compelled to do another, owing to the fact that Hoyt had taken the inside post in violation of the rule. Hoyt won last on the final heat. The score at 2:15 a. m. was: Miller. 876.6; Stephane, 834.6; Rivierre. 831.1: Sehinneer. 819; Rice, 814.1; Moore, 788.1; Pierce, 792.7; Waller, 763.1; Golden, 746.3; Hale, 747.2; Elkes, 724.8; Enterman. 630.3; King, 639.5; Gannon. 620.6; Julius. 590.7: Johnson, 534.6; Beacome, 510.6; Gray. M/3.4. Miller was seventy-nine miles six laps ahead of the record for fifty hours. '

ANSON WILL RETIRE. Will Quit Managing the Chicago Club —The Western League. CHICAGO, Dec. 7. The Record to-day sa,ys: “Adrian Anson's.retirement from the managership of the Chicago Baseball Club has at last been practically decided on and a means found whereby it can be done satisfactorily to all conct.ned. The veteran player, captain and manager will be given a berth in the club which will carry with it few duties, but a liberal salary, and which will also permit the captain, if he so desires, to branch out in the minorleague business. Details of the agreement will not be given out until the Chicago captain's contract expires, next February. President Hart can now go ahead and engage a manager for next season, and the man in view is Tom Burns, the ex-Colt, about whom there was so much talk during the Philadelphia meeting. The rumors current that if Anson was released by Chicago he would probably manage Philadelphia are entirely unfounded.” The Record also says: “From the present outlook Omaha will be the city to secure the Grand Rapids franchise In the W’estern League, and at the special meeting of the clubs, which will probably be called for a week from Wednesday, this action w 7 ill be taken. Omaha itself has a population of about 140,000; Council Bluffs, just across the river, has 30,000 more, and other suburbs bring the total within a radius of ten miles up to 200,000. The number of people is the first thing to consider In placing a club, think managers, and say. furthermore, that good baseball always draws a town’s support. Frank Ellis, who formerly owned the Grand Rapids franchise, wants to put a club in that city. Des Moines also made a proposition, but that wasn't considered. Chicago is a good town, say the Western League people, but to put a team in Chicago would be another case of Cincinnati and Indianapolis, and they are unwilling to stand for that. The Chicago Western League club would simply be a farm for the Chicago National League club. Nothing was said about giving Chicago a franchise by President Hart, or, on the other hand, by the Western League people, but the whole thing was carefully considered. I pon the face of things it looks almost certain that Omaha will be the lucky bidder.” Snle of Track and Road Hoi-ses. CHICAGO, Dec. 7—The winter sale of track and road horses by Splan and Newgass opened to-day with a good attendance of practical buyers and fine weather. The star of the sale was the black stallion Alfonso. 2:29%, eleven years old. by Baron Wilkes-Alma Mater, by Mambrino Patchen, price $2,250, bought by C. X. Larabee, Deer Lodge, Mont. Twenty-three of the get of Alfonso averaged $247. ’The next best sale was the chestnut gelding Ackerland, 2:13%, five years, by Marlock-Milady, to Wm. Webb. Germantown. Pa., $1,025. The bay mare Thelma. 2:28, the black gelding Black Dick. 2:24V4; Tom Martin, b. g., 2:22V, Lillian Sidney, 2:14V and Ornament. 2:24V4. all sold for over $660 and several others sold up to S4OO and SSOO. Practical judges of speed reckoned prices rather strong when It Is taken into account that the speeders will have to be carried until summer before they commence earning their oats. Anti-Football Bill Vetoed. ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. 7.—Governor Atkinson this afternoon vetoed the anti-football bill. He sent a message to the House stating that he had vetoed the measure, as he thought the question of whether college boys should play football should be left with the faculties of the various Institutions. It is possible an effect will be made to pass the bill over the Governor's veto, but it is not at all likely such an effort, would succeed. It has been stated that Mrs. Von Gammon, mother of the football player who was killed in the University of Virginia game against the University of Georgia, had asked the Governor to veto the measure. This report Is denied by Mrs. Von Gammon. National Trolling Association. NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—The semi-annual meting of the National Trotting Association Board of Review began here to-day. The board consists of the chairmen of the district boards of appeal of the national association. Cases of alleged “ringing” were taken up. It wus tuiUcipated that the board

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would decide to ask the biennial congress of the National Trotting Association to be held at Hartford in February to enact a rule requiring a description and history of all horses to be recorded with the secretary of the association before starting in any race over a national track. The alleged poisoning of the horse El Fias, the property of E. H. Harriman, at Goshen, who had been entered in the Goshen $5,000 sweep stakes, came up and caused a long discussion. There were several witnesses, among whom was Ur. Harrison, of Jersfcy City. All said that there was no truth in the charges of poisoning. Trotting? Hoard of Appeals. CHICAGO, Dec. 7.—The board of appeals of the American Trotting Association met to-day, those present being President W. P. Ijams, Terre Haute, Ind.; Secretary J. H. Steiner, Chicago, and Directors N. J. Colman of St. Louis, George H. Ely of Elyria, 0., and E. C. Lewis of Kansas City, Mo. There were about two hundred cases before the board, several of considerable importance to trotting-horse owners. All of the cases decided to-day were of small importance and related to small tines and suspensions. Gilbert Defeats Sliooter Elliott. CHICAGO, Dec. 7.—Fred Gilbert, of Spirit Lake, la., successfully defended his right to the Kansas City Star cup to-day. He defeated J. A. R. Elliott, of Kansas City, by the decisive score of 97 to 87. The three birds lost by Gilbert fell dead out of bounds. From an early point it was seen Elliott had no chance. The same men meet again Thursday for the Dupont trophy. MISS KIRKPATRICK MISSING. She Wouldn't Trust Bunks and Curried u Fortune About with Her. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Dec. 7.—Miss Maggie Kirkpatrick, of Philadelphia, who was a guest at a local college, has been reported missing. She is said to have about $30,000 in government bonds on her person, which she persisted in carrying around with her because she does not trust banks. The woman has a strong belief that the Freemasons and the Hebrews are trying to "hoodoo” her. She has been missing since Saturday. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The steamship St. Paul, sailing from New York, for Europe, to-day will take out 600.000 ounces of silver and 70,000 Mexican dollars. The Western Union executive committee has recommended that the regular quarterly dividend of lVi per cent, be declared at to-day’s meeting. Charles Bordelois. a Cuban officer, who was wounded in the fighting in Cuba and brought to New York for medical treatment, died in a hospital yesterday. At a special meeting ol the stockholders of the United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company, in Baltimore, yesterday, it was decided to increase the capital stock from $500,000 to $1,000,000. A strike involving five hundred coatmakers occurred at New York yesterday in Rutger’s street shop. The strikers allege that the employers demanded that each operator should finish thirty coats a day before payment tor the day was made. John G. Gartland, jr., twenty-six years of age, state representative-elect from the Ninth Massachusetts district and treasurer of a Boston theater, was arrested yesterday on a charge of embezzlement of $1,212. the property of Frank Dunn, proprietor of the theater. At Detroit yesterday Albert Knapp, a German cigar maker, thirty-nine years of age, chased his aged mother with a hammer and tried to kid her. Subsequently he was found dead, having cut his own throat. Knapp drank heavily, and both he and his mother often quarreled. Sergeant J. Coghlan, of Company A, First Regiment United States Infantry, shot himself through the head in his quarters at the Presidio, California, in the presence of his captain. L. P. Brant. Goughian died instantly. He had been drinking heavily, though until recently he was a model soldier. The 500 miners employed in the Nottingham and Germania coal mines of Honey Floersheim. on the Wheeling division of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, struck yesterday because of the refusal of Floersheim to weigh coal berore it is screened, in accordance with the act passed by the state Legis-' lature last winter. Samuel Jacobs, a Cleveland, 0., liquor dealer, was arrested yesterday on a grand larceny indictment found in New York. He is charged with being implicated in a goklbrick swindle, whereby M. Bernstein, of Cleveland, was relieved of SR,COO In New York a few weeks ago. Jacobs introduced Bernstein to the two men who did the job. Huuji'Pil for Wife Murder. MILFORD. Pa.. Dec. 7.—Herman Paul Schultz, who murdered his wife on Sept. 21. 1896, was hanged in the county jail here today. The condemned man read a brief paper, in which he protested ids innocence. Charles Burgess Electrocuted. AUBURN, N. Y., Dec. 7.—Charles Burgess was electrocuted at the prison at 10:04 o’clock this morning for the murder of Henry V. Whitlock at Sterling, this county, 5o August, 1895,

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PETITION FROM VETERANS. Inmates of Soldiers’ Homes Want Secretary of War to Have Control. DAYTON, 0., Dec. 7.—A petition signed by 3,000 veteran inmates of the central branch National Military Home near this city was mailed this evening to Senator Hanna in Washington to present before Congress. The petition in strong and respectful terms sustains the proposition of General Breckinridge, inspector general of the army, to change the management of all soldiers’ homes so that the secretary of war will have direct control, tiie same as the regular army home at Washington. The veterans especially commend the recommendation of General Breckinridge providing for commutation of rations, $8 or SIU a month, while on furlough or permanent leave from the home, as this money, in aduition to their pensions, would enable them to live eomtortabiy with their families away from the soldiers’ home. They urge that room will thus be made in the home for destitute soldiers who are now barred from the overcrowded institutions. A “NERVY” CONGRESSMAN. General Henderson, of lowa, lias Suffered Seven Amputations. Washington Special in Philadelphia Telegraph. General Henderson, of lowa, has come back to Washington for the session of Congress rejuvenated—almost like anew man built on the lines of his youth. Having i had his leg amputated again, he seems quite refreshed. Some sort of very substantial material is used in the construction of such men. His leg has been under the knife seven times since the original amputation during the war. The first amputation was a little above the foot. The last was above the knee. General Henderson is now chairman of the House judiciary committee. Formerly he was one of the most active members of the appropriations committee. Everybody in Congress calls him ’’Dave” Henderson. Everybody likes him because he is so amiable and Jolty. Most members fear him as an antagonist in debate, because he is such an unconscionable fighter. In twenty years there have been but three or four men in Congress with lung power equal to him, and there is an energy and eloquence about his address which is apt to drive an antagonist off his bearings. Most men get more or less ill-natured wnen they suner greatly, but with him it Is almost the reverse—ls possible, he is better naturtd under pain. It is a most remarkable thing the way he and that piece of leg of his have contended tor mastery. In the tirst place, the bones of his ankle were shivered by a snot. He was young and thought he could stand it if the toot coum, and he held out against amputation for several months. During the seven times his leg has been under the kr.ite since then he has taken gas but twice. He is a most energetic worker—one of the most active men in Congrtss. During the last session of the Fiftylourth Congress ne was a great suiierer, as he has been at intervals before as a premonition of another amputation. It pulled something on hi., ttesn, out never contracted or. mouilied the amiability of the smile with which he met all classes of people. When he saw that the leg was getting the best of him he decided to have another piece taken off. This was the most serious operation he had been compelled to endure, as it had to come oft above the knee. He neglected his correspondence for just nine days on account of the operation. Four days before the operation was performed the doctor ordered him to Atlantic City to take a complete rest, so that he could determine whether the amputation would be necessary. During that time he did no work. Again, when the operation was performed, he had to give his stenographer a holiday, but on the tourth day he was dictating letters. The second day after the amputation he was playing whist. Obituary. NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—The death of Siegfred Gruner was announced on the Cotton Exchange here to-day. Mr. Gruner was senior member of the cotton brokerage firm of Gruner & Cos., and one of the largest firms in the cotton market. It is reported that he made about $1,(WO.OOO in the recent decline in cotton. Mr. Gruner was several times elected president of the New York Cotton Exchange, and at one time was a heavy operator on the Coffee Exchange. He died at Richmond, Va., while on his way North. PARIS, Dec. 7. —M. De Fourtou, the former minister of the interior, is dead, aged sixty-two. Capitalist Killed In a Mine. DENVER. Col.. Dee. ..-Michael Spangler, a prominent mining man and capitalist cf this city, was killed to-day in the Crown Point and Virginia mine at Central City, of which he was receiver. He was ascending the shaft by rrear.B of the ore bucket, when the bucket swung to one side, crushing Mr. Spangler against the timbers of the shaft. The "King of lindes” May Go Free. NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-The ease of J. Wuldere Kirk, who s charged with shooting and wounding Charles R. Mandelbaum on Nov. 13 last, was to-day postponed until Dec. 15. Counsel for Mandelbaum, however, stated that an agreement had been reached by which the charge against Kirk would not be pressed. Convention of Militia Officers. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 7.— Seventeen States were represented by their adjutant generals and

other militia officers ut a meeting at tin Southern Hotel to-day, which will continue in session two days for the purpose of advancing the interusts of the militia of all the States and to organize the Americas Interstate Association of the National Guards. The States represented are Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, lowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico. Oklahoma, Arizona. Texas, Tennessee, Missouri. Wyoming and Colorado. Adjutant General M. F. Bell, of Missouri, who issued the call, called the meeting to order and spoke of its objects. Mayoi Ze.genhein made an address of after which the business of the meeting wai proceeded with. BOGUS NATURALIZATION. Immigration Agents Creating Anier. lean Cltlsens in Italy. NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—Commissioner of Immigration Fitchie was notified to-day by Commissioner General Powderly that the State Department at Washington had been informed by the United States ambassador at Rome that a wholesale traffic in fraudulent naturalization papers is being carried on in Italy. The object of these fraudulent methods, Mr. Powderly said, is to effect the entry into the United States under cloak of American citizenship of aliens who otherwise would be subject to exclusion. In view of this fact Commissioner Fitchie is ordered to particularly investigate all naturalization papers of immigrants, and especially those from Italy. Commissioner Fitchie said to-day that the task was an extremely difficult one. He said that tfrom the large number of immigrants recently landed he believed that there were agents in Europe who, in furtherance of this fraudvdent scheme, had secured steerage passengers under the threat that unless they came at once they would not be admitted at all, as Congress' was about to pass a restricting law. )>;i rdly an Authority. Chicago Post. Mrs. James Brown Potter has written an article relative to the ktnd of life that girls should lead. However, there are a great many people who will decline to regard Mrs. James Brown Potter as an authority on the subject; even though her article be officially approved and countersigned by Kyrle Bellew. If your children are well but not robust, they need Scott’s Emulsion of Codliver Oil. We are constantly in receipt of reports from' par-* ents who give their children the emulsion every fall for a month or two. It keeps them well and strong all winter. It prevents their taking cold. Your doctor will confirm this. The oil combined with the hypophosphites is a splendid food tonic. ■ioc. and SI.OO, ail druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE Chemists, New York NATIONAL |lyk Tube Works wiMli Wrought-lron Pipe for Gas, Steam and Water. Boiler Tube*. Cast and Mall*. KS-JtL v A “He *ron I lUtugs < black and nrn ga< vaitizcd), Valves. Stop VJ Cocks. Engine Trimming, I’Njf Myi mr s team Gauges, Pipe Tongs, IjiljJ H'wjs w l'lje Cutters. Vises, Screw | V‘ Plates and Hies, Wren be*, f J Steam Traps. Pumps, Kit< tiW r- *ii Sinks. Hose. Belt mg. ImbWH Ml bit Metal. Solder. White and 152 Colored Wiping Waste, and | t all other Supplies used in Rf connection with Gas. Steam IN? fibr £“'* Water. Natural Gas ff KfcJ Supplies a specialty. SteamBbji Kjß heating \|>|>arutc.s for Pubs’ i (l ] Me buildings. Store-rooms, |M Mills, Sht>i>H,Kactorl*'-, I.ami dries, Lumber Dry-Houses, i ", i etc. Cut and Thread ~o order any size WmigM-liva Pl|w. from a tacit to li >• ,5 f : inches diameter. 1 KNIGHT JILLSON, V H B. PENNSYLVANIA NX.