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Mding for the appointment of a director and thirty-one other employes of the twelfth and subsequent censuses. Mr. Allison, chairman of the appropriations committee, in this connection desired It to be understood that the appropriation bills, which, under the Senate procedure have the right ot wav over other legislation would be pressed by his committee and that the pension appropriation bill now on the calendar would be called up probably on Wednesday. In response to an inquiry from Mr. White, Mr. Carter sad he had no desire to endeavor to displace consideration of the Hawaiian annexation treaty in executive session. but he thought the census measure ought to be passed promptly. Bills were passed providing for an American register for the steamer Navahoe, and to amend Section -1-140 of the Revised Statutes, authorizing the licensing of mates on river and ocean steamers. The joint resolution providing for participation by the United States in the risheries exposition to be held this year in Bergen, Norway, which had been passed by the House, was passed. The Senate then, at 4:13 p. m., on motion of Mr. Quay, want into executive session and at 5 p. m. adjourned. REGULAR ARMY ATTACKED. Called Obsolete and Inefficient by Gen. G. M. McClellan’* Son. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-This was District of Columbia day in the House, but only three bills of local importance were passed. The remainder of the session was devoted to further consideration of the army appropriation bill. The debate was particularly notable for a vigorous speech by Mr. McClellan, of New York, a son of General George B. McClellan, attacking the present army organization as obsolete and inefficient. He asserted that we were woefully unprepared for war should a crisis come, and contended for modern methods In organization, equipment and supplies which would enable the United States to meet an emergency. Mr. Lewis also made a speech that attracted attention in denunciation of trusts which, he declared, were threatening the liberties of the country. Consideration of the army appropriation bill was not completed to-day. In his speech Mr. McClellan declared that the army to-day was little better than a clumsily organized national police force, top-heavy with the gold lace of staff officers, many of whom had not seen more active service than falls to the lot of a member of the police force. The army should, he declared, be entirely reorganized. He said in no spirit of jingoism, but for the purpose of calling the attention of the country to the fact that we were paying a large price for a very inefficient army, utterly unprepared for war, while a very small additional expenditure with proper reorganization would work wonders. Mr. McClellan went into a detailed discussion of the various branches of the service. Our infantry formations, he said, would have been considered excellent in the seventeenth century. He ciiticised particularly the organization of the cavalry. As indicating the poor quality or condition of the mounts purchased for the cavalry, he said, we were each year replacing 23 per cent, of the cavalry horses, while in Europe—Austria, for instance—but 12 per cent, of the cavalry horses were replaced annually. One of the gravest defects in the present organization, he said, was the lack of a properly instructed and competent staff. In the modem sense of the word, we had no staff. Our ammunition plant was, he said, hopelessly deficient. At the present ratio of accumu lated reserve, he said, at tne end of five years he would only have enough ammunition to supply the infantry for two daya at the firing rate of the battle of Gettysburg. Mr. Lewis (Dem„ Wash.) then made a vigorous speech against any increase of the army. He created something of an innovation by taking his position in the area in front of the speaker’s rostrum and speaking to the House face to face as to a congregation. He charged that the trusts were in control of the country and- constituted the mailed hand ol power behind,the decrees of the courts. If the army were increased, the people would, he said, be justified in asking whether it was not to he used to barricade the courts and break down everything that means the freedom of the government. He differed, he said, from the leader—Mr. Bryan—whose cause he had followed to the pit. He was not willing to subscribe to the idea that free silver was the single end to be fought for. There was necessity, fie said, for a return to the true Democracy, which had for its end the freedom of the individual as an individual. Mr. Lewis quoted a telegram which, he said, Senator Hanna had received from Frankfort, Germany, signed by A. Seligman. as follows: “I congratulate you on your election. It Is mobt satisfactory to mo.” That message, he said, came from the man who helped to place a mortgage on this government of $200,000,000. Its insolence, ho said, had no parallel In history save In the message sent by Pontius Pilate to the executioner of Jesus Christ congratulating him that his work was well done. Mr. Grosvenor interrupted to ask If Mr. Lewis was aware that Mr. Seligman was an American citizen. “I am,” responded Mr. Lewis. “He is an unpatriotic American citizen.” (Applause from the Democratic side.) Mr. Grosvenor recalled the fact that Mr. Seligman. with the credit of his house, rendered invaluable aid to the Union cause during the war. To this Mr. Lewis replied with the statement that Mr. Seligman had removed his residence from this country at a time when he feared the income tax law would compel h'm to pay his share to the support of the government. “He is the last man,” said he, "whom I should take pride in calling an American citizen.” Mr. Hull (Rep.. Iowa), chairman of the committee on military affairs, expressed concurrence in the views of Mr. McClellan to the extent that he believed that the army should be reorganized, as the present organization was obsolete. The discussion of the needs of the army •was continued by Messrs. Wheeler (Dem.. Ala.), Clark (Dem., Mo.), Cox. (Dem.. Tenn.), Marsh (Rep.. III.), and others. Without completing the bill the committee arose and at 5:10 p. m. the House adjourned.

CiAGFI AM) FAIRCHILD. Two Financier* Before the Banking and Currency Committee. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—Secretary Gage and cx-Secretary Fairchild were before the House committee on banking and currency to-day for a further discussion of the pending plans for currency reform. Mr. Gage assented to Mr. Walker’s question that he appeared as a banker and financier of long experience to aid the committee. The chairman asked if it was possible to use paper money and keep it at an equality with coin in purchasing power without the coin on hand. Mr. Gage answered that he thought not. Without the specie on hand there was a tendency to distrust, if not panic, and to a demand for specie. Mr. Walker’s questions took a wide range, going into the technicalities and theories of monetary science, and the effect of a rise in interest on the diminishing of loans. Mr. Gage and Mr. Fairchild alternated in giving their views, which in the main covered the general operations of banking and the conditions most conducive to profitable circulation. Mr. Gage said it would be Impossible, in this country to have a general rate of interest, as prevailed in England, where the Rank of England fixed the rate. Here it varied in the many States, under statutory law, and the banks of the country had never been able to coalesce on a ruling rate of interest. Mr. Fairchild, in turn, explained that the rate of the Bank of England was governed by the market rate, which compelled the establishment of the bank rate. To this extent London and New York were on the same basis, each interest rate being responsive to the market and the law of supply and demand. Further questions brought from Mr. Fairchild the statement that one of the effects of a rise in Interest was to check the demand for gold, and this was the experience of the Bank of England. Mr. Fowler asked if a 6 i>er cent, rate of interest would not almost invariably stop the flow of gold from this country*. Mr. Fairchild thought it would if the gold standard was in operation. Mr. Gage responded to another extended question that confidence depended upon the assurance of coin redemption. Referring to the “endless chain” process, Mr. Gage said it was a figure of speech applying to ail official operations where obligations came in and went out in a circle. So long as the obligations were met the operation was not a horribie thing, but was right and necessary. Mr. Fairchild assented to this, saying the circle by which redemption was accomplished was essential in banking, but that the dun I ger lay in the fact that the government had not the banking facilities to make this redemption absolutely regular und certain. Hacking facilities, fear was Inspired and the demand for gold Increased. Mr. Mitchell, of New York, called attention to the provision of the Gage hill for the u<- mu atlon of gicenba kg in Bie treasury for tn* purpose of preventing the “enu- |** chain.” Mr. Gage said that an applied to the ge v*

ernment the “endless chain” was prejudicial because the demand liabilities of the government were so great that the theoretical provision of gold Is inadequate to redeem promptly and to give confidence of prompt redemption, and that, said Mr, Gage, is a source of weakness. Mr. Gage made a general statement of what he hoped to see ultimately accomplished as a permanent financial system. It would be a condition of affairs with national bank notes made safe to the people without specific security therefor, wisely restricted by law so as to prevent such evils as might arise, and with the entire elimination of the United States government from paying its debts by giving other debts in payment. “Why not accomplish this now?” asked Mr. Walker. "Theoretically there is no reason why it should not be done now. practically there aie rrary le sons. The predi position of the people is in favor of government notes. I bciieve the economic loss to the people from this system, although unknown, outweighs the narrow advantage of the mere saving of interest secured by these government notes. You cannot change the minds of the people. They are timid and suspicious of bank-note issues. They disbelieve that any one can uphold a system such as I have sketched without selfish and sordid motives. They fear that it involves hazard and loss. They recall the period of wild-cat banks. It is desirable, therefore, to make the first step so simple as to show the people that it involves no dangers, so that in time the full development of the plan would be responsive to public sentiment.” At 12:30 Mr. Gage’s hearing closed until to-morrow. An after-recess wrangle over motions and counter motions to restrict tha time of the committee members in interrogating witnesses delayed the session of the banking and currency committee for over : n hour. In the course of the discussion Mr. McCleary, of Minnesota, made the statement that every Republican on the committee favored the gold-standard proposition of the monetary commission bill, when Mr. Hill, of Connecticut, protested that was not correct. The examination of ex-Secre-tary Fairchild was then resumed. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. Insurance on Live* of Sane Suicides Cnnnot Be Collected. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-In the United States Supreme Court to-day Justice Harlan handed down an opinion in the case of Howard Ritter, executor of William M. Runk, vs. The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, Involving the question of whether the heirs of a man who commits suicide when in sound mind can recover an Insurance policy. The court held that they could not. It appeared from the facts stated that Mr. Runk, a resident of Philadelphia, committed suicide within less than a year after increasing his insurance to the extent of $200,000, making an aggregate insurance of $500,000 on his life. Os the $200,000 the New York company carried $75,000, which it refused to pay, on the ground that Runk was sane when he took his life. It was shown in the trial court that he had written a letter the day before his death, stating that it was his purpose to put an end to his life, so that his life insurance money could be collected for the payment of his debts. In deciding the case Justice Harian said that when an insurance company entered into a contract to insure a man’s life neither party to the contract could be supposed to have suicide in contemplation, and it was not intended in entering into such a contract that the life of the person Insured should be at the option of either of the parties. In fixing the premium the company would naturally take into consideraion the circumstances bearing on the duration of life, and no company would undertake to Insure against suicide. If any should make such an attempt it would, he said, be against public policy, and would not be allowed. Concluding, he said explicitly that no insured person committing suicide and found to be of sound mind could recover on his policy. The case came to the Supreme Court from the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third circuit, and that court’s opinion was confirmed. The Supreme Court also decided Tthe case of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, plaintiff, in error, vs. Patrick L. Solan, from the lowa Supreme Court. The case involvel the constitutionality of the lowa state law rendering void any contract with a railroad company limiting liability in case of loss. Solan brought an action in the state courts to recover danjages on cattle shipped over the railroad line, and was awarded SI,OOO, notwithstanding his contract with the company limited the latter’s liability to SSOO. The decision of the court to-day affirmed the opinion. Justice Gray said that the law did not interfere with interstate commerce, and that the regulation attempted was within the province of the States.

More Artillerymen Needed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—1n a communication to Congress to-daj on the care and preservation of the government fortifications and their armament, acting Secretary of War Meikeljohn called on Congress for an additional force of two regiments of artillery, imperatively required to keep the guns and mortars throughout the country In good condition, and to use them effectively when required. He incloses reports of General Miles and others on the subject, and says the most practicable and economical plan, having in view' the purposes for which the fortifications and armament are provided, is to quarter the artillery force by units of organization (batteries) behind the guns they are to use as far as the existing force will go, caring for the remainder by suitable detachments from these garrisons. The present authorized strength of the artillery force of the army is inadequate to the proper care and preservation of their armament. Meat Inspection. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—The secretary of agriculture sent to Congress to-day a report on the operations of the Bureau of Animal Industry for the last fiscal year, with special reference to meat inspection. It shows work of meat inspection was in operaion in 123 abattoirs and packing houses, located in thirty-three cities. It urges an increased appropriation to entirely accomplish the intent of the law and secure inspection of all the animals which the law contemplated. Os 1,831,209 specimens of pork microscopically examined 13,325 were found affected. Experiments are also being made in killing only the plainly diseased animals, and treating those exposed with hog cholera with antitoxin, which evidently has been beneficial. The laboratory and experiment stations are now investigating, looking to the production of an antitoxin of greater productive power and at less expense. Final Orders to Mr. Salim. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. asHIMGTON, Jan. 17.—The final letter of instructions to Postmaster Sahm in relation to the consolidation plan was forwarded to-day by the postmaster general. It embraced the orders set forth in detail in the dispatches in to-day's edition of the Journal, and there is in reality nothing new to add. First Assistant Postmaster General Heath to-day sent letters to the postmasters of seventy-five of the largest cities of the country, Indianapolis among thp number, asking for reports from them showing wherein there can be retrenchment in the operation of their offices.without detriment to the service. Illll* Introduced in the House. WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.—The following bills were introduced in the House to-day: By Mr. Pearce, of Missouri, to define mixed Hour and to regulate its Side and importation and to require packaged it to be marked ms to true contents, weight and place of manufacture or packing; Mr. Sullivan, of Mississippi, making dealings in “futures” penal ontnses; Mr. Eddy, of Minnesota, amending the coupler brake, etc., act to pro.ect railroads by allowing the Interstate-commerce Commission to extend the time the law’ takes effect to January, 1901, and imposing exemplary punitive and cumulative damages for failure to comply with the law, etc. Fire-Proofed Wood Will Be Died. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—The controversy over the use of fire-proofed wood in the navy has been settled by Secretary Long. Use of the wood is to continue in all interior parts of vessels under construction aeertr ling to previous specifications. This comprises over two-thirds of the wood. It is left out cf decks on the giound that, in the opinion of the secretary, the advantages here are not commensurate with the increased expanses, and out of torpedo boats on the ground mat it Is unnecessary where so little wood is used. The decision seems to be, then lore, an official indorsement of the value of the treated wood. Dividend* for llank Creditor*. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—The controller of the currency has declared dividends in favor of the creditors of insolvent national banks as follows: Ten per cent., the First National Bank of Olympia, Wash.; 10 per cent., the Second National Bank of Grand Forks, N. L>.; 10 per cent., the Bennett National Bank of New Whatcom, Wash.; 5 per cent., the Sioux National Bank of Sioux

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City. la.; 15 per cent., the Union National Bank of Denver, Col.; 14.8 per cent., the E! Paso National Bank of El Paso, Tex.; 3.24 per cent., the Columbia National Bank of New Whatcom. Wash.; 16 per cent., the First National Bank of Dublin, Tex. Major Ratterwortli’* Funeral. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—The remains of Benjamin Butterworth, late commissioner of patents, will be brought to Washington to-morrow. The body will be met at the train by rtpresentatives of the House, Senate and Cabinet and carried to the family home in Le Droit Park. Funeral services will be hdd at the Church of the Covenant cn Wednesday, after which the body will be temporarily placed in a vault in one of the local cemeteries and later removed to Ohio. The clerks of the Patent Office, instead of sending a single floral piece, have decided to decorate the church with flowers. Nominations Confirmed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—The Senate today confirmed these nominations: J. K. Pollard, of Ohio, consul general at Monterey, Mexico; Louis Goldschmidt, of New Hamp~hire, consul at Laguayra, Venezuela; J. E. Haggard, of North Dakota, to be marshal for the district of North Dakota. To be registers of land offices: T. A. Scates, of Liberal, Kan., at Dodge, Kan., and K. E. Willeoxson, of Oakley, at Colby, Kan. To be receivers of public moneys: C. Anderson, of Blakeman, at Colby. Kan., and D. C. Tufts, of Argusville, at Fargo, N. D. Contested Election Cases. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—The South Carolina contested election case of Chatfield vs. Talbert was given a hearing to-day by House elections committee No. 3. The House committee on elections No. 2 has set the following hearings in contested congressional election cases: W. S. Vanderburg vs. T. H. Tongue, First Oregon, Jan. 18; C. J. Jones vs. T. C. Catchings, Third Mississippi, Jan. 21; Armand Romain vs. Adolph Meyer, and Joseph Gazin vs. Adolph Meyer, First Louisiana, Feb. 11. Mrs. Lane Will Recover. WASHINGTON. Jan. 17,-Mrs. Lucille Lane, daughter of ex-Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, who shot herself late Saturday night, passed a very comfortable day, and to-night the doctors announced that she would be entirely out of danger and be able to sit up in three or four days. They have not attempted to probe for tne bullet, and will not do so for some time, unless it should develop that its presence was injurious to the injured woman. General Notes. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—T0-day’s statement of the conditions of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $240,84?,394; gold reserve, $162,528,775. Representative Griffith to-day introduced a bill to remove the charge of desertion from tho military record of Edward W. Raney. The House committee on Indian affairs to-day restored the salaries of the members of the Dawes commission to $5,C00 on the Indian appropriation bill, but refused to pui the number of commissioners back to five from the three provided for in the reduction. Secretary Alger was able to sit up for a short time to-day, and is said to be otherwise improved In condition. The urgency deficiency bill was reported to-day by the Senate committee on appropriations. The most important amendments added were, for the Nicaraguan Canal Commission, SIOO,OCO, and for the Geological and Topographical commissions in Alaska, 20,000. Representative Wheeler, of Alabama, has introduced a. joint resolution to fill the vacancies in the board of regents of the Smithsonian Institution by the appointment of Alexander Graham Bell to succeed Gardiner G. Hubbard, deceased, and the reappointment of John B. Henderson, of Missouri, of this city, and William Preston Johnson, of Louisiana, whose terms expire Jan. 26.

BUSINESS TROUBLES. Cabinet Maker*. Glove Manufacturers and Other Firms Assign. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 17.—The Conway Cabinet Company, of this city, made a voluntary assignment to-day to John M. W. Pratt, of the Milwaukee Trust Company, who furnished bond for SIIO,OOO. The failure was caused through inability of the company to meet payments of notes given to creditors three years ago. At that time it made an assignment and was enabled to resume by getting extensions. William Conway, the president, says the suspension will only be temporary. NEW YORK, Jan. 17.—Maurice Wertheimer, Herman Steinberger and Jacob Steinberger, doing business under the name of Wertheimer & Cos., in this city, and the Wertheimer Glove Manufacturing Company, at Johnstown, N. Y., have assigned to Bruno Richter without preferences. The liabilities are reported to be about SBOO,OOO, and the assets about the same amount. The firm has been in business twenty-three years. The assignee, Bruno Richter, of the neckwear manufacturing firm of H. Richter’s Sons, and Mr. Horwitz. of Horwitz & Hershfield, are responsible for the statement that the increased rate of import duty on the common grade of kid gloves is the principal cause of the failure. CANTON. N. Y„ Jan. 17. The Lehigh Valley Construction Company, of South Bethlehem, Pa., to-day filed in the St. Lawrence county clerk’s office a deed of general assignment to Julius Workum, of New York. The company had a subcontract from the St. Lawrence Construction Company to do the work on the Massena (N. Y.) canal for the St. Lawrence Power Company, which is capitalized at §6,000,000. The Lehigh contract was sale to be a two-mil-lion-dollar job. The Lehigh Valley Construction Company has filed a mechanic’s lien against the power company for $53,000, claiming to have done $78,000 worth of work during the past summer, for which they had received but $25,000. OTTAWA, 111., Jan. 17.—Ex-Mayor L. W. Hess has been appointed receiver for the Ottawa Electric Street-car Company, of which W. F. Ellis, of Boston, is president. The company was organized last year with a capital of SIOO,OOO. Extensions were built at large expense, to which Eastern capitalists, it is said, have failed to contribute. Several small judgments obtained during the past few days precipitated the action of this evening. The lino will be operated by the receiver. NEW YORK. Jan. 17.—The firm of Macy & Pendleton, bankers and brokers, of this city, made an assignment to-day to Harold G. Cortis. The firm has three offices in this city and membership in the New York Produce, Cotton and Coffee exchanges. The firm is composed of Charles C. Macy and William F. Pendleton. The assignee of th firm stated that the liabilities were in the neighborhood of SIOO,OOO and that the assets would not equal that amount. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 17.—The Milwaukee Manufacturing Company, a corporation engaged in the manufacture of bicycles at North Milvvaux;e. made a voluntary assignment to-day to Jesse B. Whitnall. His bond was fixed at $50,000. DELAWARE, 0.. Jan. 17.—Hon, J. D. Vandeman was to-night appointed receiver for the electric street-railway company of this city and at once gave bond in the sum of $50,0i0. The road will be appraised at once and offered for sale. BUCYRUS, 0.. Jan. 17.—George Gormley, vice president of the First National Bank, of this city, assigned to-day to D. L. Bell, of Toledo. The assignment does not affect the bank. Gormley’s assets and liabilities are not known. J. J. Hill'* Gift to a. College. ST. PAUL. Minn., Jan. 17.—The University of Hamline, the M. E. College of Minnesota has been hampered in its work by a debt which to some extent has impaired the full plans of its trustees. J. J. Hill, of the Great Northern, has notified President Bridgeir.an, of Hamline, that he would give $20,060 for the purpose of raising the debt, provided other friends of the institution would raise the remaining $15,000. These terms President Bridgeman gladly accepted. That he will shceeed in making up the sum there is no doubt. An effort will be commenced immediately. Fnneral of Judge J. N. Scott. PITTSBURG, Jan. 17.—The remains of the late Judge John N. Scott, brother-in-law of ex-President Harrison, were buried this afternoon at Washington. Pa. The dec as l d was United Stales attorney in charge of Indian depredations claims, and died suddenly of pneumonia ten days ago at Las Vegas, N. M. Judge Scott was prominent in political and judicial life during his career. The interment was attended by the judge’s wife, son and daughter. General Harrison had arranged to come, but was unavoidably detained at the last moment. Lnvlgnc Will Not Fight Hyatt. PITTSBURG, Pa., Jan. 17. “Kkl” Lavigne. who is this week filling an engagement at Harry Williams’s Academy of Music, says he cannot accept the challenge of Tommy llyan, of Syracuse, made to-day. Lavigue says he will fight any Ught-tveight in the world, but will not go out of his class. As Ryan cannot come down to the weiirht. the “Kid” refuses to consider his proposition.

COLLEGE BOYS RIOTING BAPTIST STUDENTS AT FRANKLIN SMASHING HEADS ALL DAY. —' -♦ Panic In Ocurbon Church Caused by Entrance of the Devil During the Rev. Akin's Sermon. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FhANKLiN, lnd., Jan. 17.—The students of the conservative old Baptist College at this city began a series of class fights this morning, which grew worse as the day advanced, developing into a riot on the public square later in the day with many heads cracked and bloody faces as evidence of the bitter strife. It is the worst exhibition they ever engaged in here, and is still going on to-night. On one side are the seniors and freshmen, while on the other are the juniors and sophomores. The war Was opened this morning when the senior-fresh-men crowd tore down a junior flag which had been run up over the college last night. The fight that followed was sharp and exciting, but was not to te compared with the bloody conflict which took place in the courthouse park an hour or so later. A second flag had been run up over the courthouse by the juniors, but it was also torn down by daring seniors and freshmen, who in some manner reached the roof of the building. The banner was brought down into the park, and this was the signal for a bloody struggle, in which numbers of students received injuries. This afternoon another conflict took place at the college, part of the fight taking place on top of tne four-story building, several students narrowly missing falling or being thrown from the roof. The tine telescope was considerably damaged and other degradations were committed. The students are in a frenzy, and the fight is being continued to-night. There seems to be no way to stop the war. ♦ AN ARMED WITNESS. Sensation In the Y> bite Cap Cane Called In Monroe County. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BLOOMINGTON, lnd., Jan. 17. —As indicated in a dispatch last night, the trial of the nine men indicted for whitecapping came to a sudden end to-day by the failure of the state’s witnesses to appear. Os nine important witnesses, only three answered to their names, whereupon the attorneys for the whitecappers made a determined effort to have the cases dismissed. This Judge Martin refused, taking the stand that the prosecutor should have another opportunity to make out his case. The judge stated, however, that if the prosecuting witnesses did not appear at the next term of court the case would not be continued again, whereupon he took the bonds of the nine accused for their appearance. It is the general impression that the absent witnesses were persuaded to remain away, although ail kinds of excuses were made for them. An exciting incident of ihe day was the report that Benjamin Sutherland, one of the three witnesses who had answered when the names for the state were read, had threatened to kill the first man who interfered with him. The judge ordered him searched and a loaded revolver was found in his hip pocket. Sutherland expla.ned that he was afraid ot’ his life and had been advised by his friends to arm himself. A line of $lO was assessed, and so ended the proceedings of the day.

HOW TO WIN A WOMAN. George Maple Shot Himself and Bertha. Van Gurtlen Was “liis'n.” Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SHELBYVILLE, lnd., Jan. 17.—George R. Maple, the young son of Willis Maple, a well-known farmer, one night in October escorted Miss Bertha Van Gordon home from a church festival, and during the ride proposed marriage, declaring that if she refused he would kill himself. After Miss Van Gordon entered her home she heard a pistol shot, and, rushing out, found her young lover lying on the ground near the buggy with a wound just .above the heart. He was carried into the house, and Miss Bertha nursed him back to health. The parents of the gri"l objected to the marriage, and only a short time ago took the girl away from young Maple by force when .hey were attending a neighborhood church, ihis morning Mil.is Maple, the lather of the young man, secured a marriage license in :his city. A telephone message from the south part of the county received this afternoon states that Miss Van Gordon has not been at home to-day and they do not icnow where she is. It is probable that tile young people, are married by this time unless the father has been able to overhaul the wedding party. • ♦ WARNING TO LAW YERS. Freedom in Jury Speech Nearly Got One Man Whipped In Court. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. iiANVILbE, lnd., Jan. 17.—There came near being a free fight in the courtroom today. The case of Ot. Burroughs against 11. B. Hesler for damages for false imprisonment was on trial and the argument had been reached. Attorney Roscoe Pen nington was reviewing the testimony of Burroughs and his wife. He said that Burroughs was a liar and a perjurer. Just then he looked around and Burroughs was standing near him ready to strike, while back ,n the courtroom Burroughs’s father had aken off his coat and was coming forward to take a hand. The sheriff caught the elder Burroughs and his, lawyer caught tffi ypung man and forced him into a chair. Y'oung Burroughs understood Pennington to charge his wife with being a liar and a perjurer, while Pennington says this was not in his mind. TO HELP MINERS. Federation ol’ Labor to Assist Men Locked Out In Davie** County. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ..•.Da.KfaU.iN, lnd., Jan. 17.—At a state conference of the Indiana Federation held .n Anderson to-day it was decided to organze all laboring men in the State into a federated union to bring pressure to bear on Kalb & Kauffman, mine owners at Washington, Daviess county, who since last May •lave locked oul tneir four hundred miners and imported Kentucky negi ots in their places. Every labor union in the State will be taxed $1 for this purpose and be obligated to morally boycott and bring pressure to bear on the case. This it is unlerstocd is at the suggestion of the Indiana Labor Commission, which has been working on the case constantly, and without suc■eeding in getting the operators to even consider arbitration. The meeting also named Terre Haute and Oct. 11 for the next state federation meeting. BROUGHT THE DEVIL. Effect of the Rev.. Akin's Sermon at Bethel Chit roll in Bourbon. Associated Press Dispatch. BOURBON, lnd., Jan. 17.—Rev. Mr. Akin, pastor of the flock of Bethel Church, Sunday night took for his theme “His Satanic Majesty.” He is an eloquent man and he painted the arch fiend in vivid colors. At the climax of the description, a being, dressed to represent a devil, with large head and switching tail, ambled up the aisle, blowing smoke from its nostrils and bellowing: "I am the devil, and I want all of you.” The- audience became panic stricken. Men. /•women and children were hurled to the floor and trampled on in the mad rush for the door. In the confusion the stove was upset and the bui.ding caught fire. Before the horrified members regained their senses the fire had made such headway that all attempts to save the church were in vain. This morning George Akin, son of the pastci. confessed that he, with the help of other boj*, rigged up a devil s;uit, and, knowing the subject of his father's sermon, concealed himself behind a chair and awaited the arrival of the audience to give a scale. Ilncklng U| Inspector Leach. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ,ii\UBR6UN, Inu., Jan. i7.—Manufacturers, business men and capitalists in this city are unanimous in disapproval of such a move proposed in a dispatch from Ehvood last week to the effect that the office of natural gas Inspector be abolished because, as it was alleged, his reports were such that men of finance wishing to locate plants were scared out of the gas fields. Manufacturers hoot this idea. They insist that men who would invest would make a personal investigation for themselves at all events, and -ii-a 'he inspector's report but

assists them. They say that the reports bring many people in where they drive one away. The mn whose interests are tied up in the gas belt say they wish to know just exactly what the annual report shows —the exact truth concerning the reservoir. If gas is giving out they want to know it, and the reports have, it is claimed, had a tendency to make people economize. Inspector Leach’s work in this county alone this year has saved much gas. and his endeavors resulting in this, and landing the present three cases in the Supreme Court, are thoroughly appreciated here. Should any move be made to abolish the office there would be a general protest from the men most interested in the future of the gas field. Religion l*y Injunction. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. . ...u., Jan. 17.—For several months a feud has existed between the Primitive Baptists and New Light Christian denominations that have been worshiping in Darrow Chapel, in the southern suburbs of this city, and to-day the fight reached the courts. The chapel has been maintained by both societies, meeting at different hours. There have been a number of disgraceful fist fights at the church, and some time ago the New Lights put anew lock on the door, preventing the Baptists from holding meetings unless they battered down the door. The quarrel broke out afresh Sunday, and to-day the Baptists began an action in the Circuit Court agaifist the New Lights to restrain them from locking the doors. The Baptists will, therefore, begin meetings at once under tne protection of the courts. Judge Mount having granted a temporary restraining order. Oldest Revolutionary Daughter. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ggisNKRSVTLLE, ind., Jan. 17.—1n regard to the claim that Mrs. Eliza Johnson, of Ligonier, is the oldest Daughter of the American Revolution in the State, Connersville enters a protest and claims this honor for the State and perhaps the United States. Mrs. Sarah M. Hatton, now living here with her daughter, Mrs. T. J. Clark, is the daughter of a revolutionary soldier, James Mi.ls Van Arsdall, who served in the army of the revolution and died in New York in 1820. Mrs. Hatton was born in New York city in 1803, on Dec. 24. When quite young she went to Baltimore, where she afterwards married Aquilla Hatton. They came to Connersville in 1835, where she has since resided. She celebrated her ninetyfourth anniversary last month. Kitten That I* Half Rabbit. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HARTFORD CITY, lnd., Jan. 17.—The combination cat and rabbit owned by Henry Crummell, manager of the Sneath Glass Company, of this city, is exciting the interest of naturalists all over the country. Mr. Crummell is receiving letters from all part of the United States inquiring about iho appearance, habits and pedigspe of the animal. Mr. Crummell secured tne animal at his glass factory, where an okl cat made her home in the packing department. This borders on the edge of a v/oods infested with rabbits. The cat produced a litter of four, the other three of which are supposed to have gone to the forest. The one he selected as a pet has a cotton tail and the hind parts of u rabbit, while the head is that of a cat. Broker Kinsey ('might. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ocaHvILLE, lnd., Jan. 17.—William B. Linell, grain broker, doing business here for six months with the house of L. A. Kinsey & Cos., of Indianapolis, left for parts unknown Saturday night. It is said Linell got away with at least $1,500 of money belonging to Kinsey & Cos. and his own patrons. L. A. Kinsey was here to-day and assumed the payment of certain claims. This will put their loss close to SI,OOO. Linell is supposed to have lost his money in speculating on his own game. He is supposed to have gone to some point in Illinois, as his wife left for Medina, in that State, last evening. No effort will be made to run down Linell, as Kinsey & Cos., say the expense would be more than the game is worth.

Manlove Must Go to Prison. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. NEW CASTLE, lnd., Jan, 17.—The motion for anew trial in the case against Earl Manlove was overruled by Judge Barnard Saturday night, and the young man was sentenced to the Reformatory for a period of not more than five years. Manlove was convicted several weeks ago, the prosecuting witness being Miss Nellie Butler, a daughter of highly respected parents near Straughn’s, whom he had wronged. The young man is a member of a prominent family residing in Connersville. The case attracted much attention in Henry, Rush and Fayette counties. Attorney!* Cannot Withdraw, Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ai’.DERSuN, lnd., Jan. 17.—Judge McClure to-day impressed Madison county lawjers with the fact that in the future he would permit no attorney to withdraw from the defense of a case after he had got it into court. This has been done several times in this county and is not Infrequently done in other counties. The case when aroused the judge was the one wherein Volney Dobson is charged with theft. He had engaged Teegarden & Thornberg, and after the attorneys had started the case they found that probably their money was not sure and withdrew. Founders’ liny nt lie Pauw. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GREENCASTLE, Ind., Jan. 17.—Founders’ and Benefactors’ day at De Pauw University was observed this afternoon. A large audience gathered in Meharry Hall at 2:30 o’clock. Special music for the occasion was furnished by the mandolin and glee clubs of the university. Rev. Frost Craft, of the class of 1870, of Decatur, 111., was the principal speaker. A feature of the exercises was the unveiling of a portrait of ex-Governor Joseph A. Wright, one of the early alumni of the university. The day was as usual made a holiday with the students. Alleged Murderers on Triul. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ouLLIVAN, lnd., Jan. 17.—The trial of Susan Heath for the alleged murder of her husband, Grant Heath, opened here to-day. The state is represented by Prosecutor Charles Hunt, of this city, and Thomas Lusairk and Minor Pate, of Bloomfield, and the defendant by Attorneys Stinkard, Riddle and Short, of Bloomfield. The opening statement to the jury was made by Prosecutor Hunt. The defendant waived arraignment and pleaded not guilty. There are 107 witnesses in attendance from Greene county. The case will occupy ten days. Killed on Duck Creek Bridge. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KLWOOD, Ind., Jan. 17.—John Ballenger, aged sixty-five, a farmer, resident of Ohio, was caught on the Panhandle bridge over Duck creek this morning, and the passenger train hurled his body thirty feet away. He died in a few minutes. Ballenger waS hard of hearing and did not know the train was approaching. He made a desperate effort to get across the brioge and was within three steps of the end when struck. Ballenger has a daughter residing here and a son at Ridgeville, besides some relatives in Ohio. Hutton Must Stand Trial. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 17.—The first test trial in the case against exTieasurer John C. Hutton jnas before Judge West Saturday. It was a demurrer to the complaint on two points in the case, and the judge overruled the demurrer and held the charge good. One was that Hution is chargeable with both the face of county bonds sold and the premium paid, and that his bondsmen were liable for excess of salary drawn. Took Nitric Add for a Cold. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ivCiJHVILLE, lnd.. Jan. 17.—Evans Johnson, an aged gunsmith of Carthage, came near dying from nitric acid poisoning last night. He bought a bottle of nitric acid for gun polishing and a bottle of cough medicine for a cold. He got them mixed and in the dark took a dose from the bottle containing acid. Dr. Sipe labored hard on Johnson and flnallv saved his, although the man is badly burned. William Keyhote Killed. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ciaAV.N POINT, Ind., Jan. 17.—William Keyhote, whose address is unknown, was instantly killed here to-day by a Panhandle train. Portions of his body were strewn aieng the track for several rods. He is thought to be trom Ohio. I’et Stock Show Made No Money. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. 1,.,0UD, lnd., Jan. 17.—The first annual exhibit of the Pet Stock and Poultry Association of Madison und ‘pton counties,

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held here the past week, closed to-day. There were more than 1,000 entries. Owing to the inclement weather and the high premiums outred the association was only able to pay 65 cents on the dollar. The next exhibit will be held at Tipton the latter part of this year. Nearly Fatal “None Bleed.’’ Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HARTFORD CITY, Ind.. Jan. 17.—Architect P J. Lor.ey, of this city, is in a precarious condition from nasal hemorrhage that started while he was sneezing last night. A phvsician found it almost impossible to check the bleeding, and Loney almost died from the loss of blood. It was necessary to plug the nostrils at both tne interior and exterior orifices of the nasal passage. His life is still in danger. Jury Favors Ga* Company. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. deBANON, lnd., Jan. 17.—The jury in the damage suit of E. B. Herod against the Indiana Natural and Illuminating Gas Company fourd for the defendant late .this af ernoon after a few minutes’ deliberation. Herod alleged that the gas company had turned off the gas after he had paid for it. He asked for $2,000 damages. Ills Toe Got in the Way. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ahBANY, lnd., Jan. 17.—Emery Bartlett, a farmer, had his big toe shot off to-day, while hunting rabbits. Indiana Obituary. DARLINGTON, Ind., Jan. 17.—Mrs. Mary E. Smith, wife of W. H. H. Smith, died last night of ulceration of the stomach, after an illness of eight months. She was born in this county April 14, 1841. She has owned and managed a millinery store here for twenty-five years. She was the mother of six children, three sons and three daughters, all living and married. The oldest son George A. Smith lives at Peoria. 111., and is general agent for the Continental fast freight lines. The second son, Thomas E. Smith, lives at Terre Haute, and is chief train dispatcher of the Michigan division of the Vandalia. William E. Smith is the Vandalia bill clerk at St. Joseph, Mich. The three daughters are Mrs. Andrew Booker, Mrs. R. T. M. Giffin and Mrs. William Burkett, all at Frankfort. The funeral will take place at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. RICHMOND. Ind., Jan. 17.—A dispatch was received from Los Angeles to-day announcing ihe death of S. H. Bond, of this city, who recently went there to be with his daughter, Mrs. Cornelius Harris. He wa shorn near Farmland Oct. 21, 1832, and was sixty-five years old. Three children besides the one mentioned above survive. They are Dr. Charles S. Bond, Mrs. Dr. M. F. Johnston and Miss Emma Bond, all of this city. At his own request Mr. Bond’s interment will be in California. PLYMOUTH, Ind., Jan. 17—The funeral of Johnson Brownlee, who died suddenly of heart disease Saturday, took place today. Mr. Brownlee was seventy-eight years old and had lived here continuously for fif-ty-six years. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity in this city for thirtyeight y§ars, and was buried with their funeral rites.

MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 17.—The wife of A. E. Whitney, treasurer of the Muncie casket factory, died this evening from paralysis of the heart. She was one of Muncie’s,most charming women, and the announcement of he rdeath was a shock to the community. She was thirty-four years old. JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Jan. 17.—Miss Addie McCune, a popular young woman of this city, died last night at St. Joseph's Infirmary, Louisville, where she had an operation performed for the removal of a tumor. She never rallied after the operation. ROCKVILLE, Ind., Jan. 17.—Mr. Abraham Clark, a well-known farmer, living southwest of Rockville, died Saturday night of heart disease. He was over sixty-llve years old and a Mason. He was a candidate at one time for county assessor. ANDERSONN, Ind., Jan. 17.—Morrill Longaker. aged eighty, one of the oldest men In this city, died last night suddenly of dropsy. He had been ill for many months. Indiana Notes. The wife of Edward Sanders, at Muncie, attempted suicide with morphine Sunday. She was married only last month, and this is her second attempt at self-destruction. The eighth annual session of the Henry county farmers’ institute convened in New Castle yesterday. The principal speakers are A. O. Lockridge, of Greencastle, and James Riley, of Thorntown. E. H. Peed, late superintendent of the State Board of Agriculture, is president and J. O. Mendenhall secretary. Rev. J. H. Seibertz. pastor of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church at Richmond, has been compelled on account of ill health to give up his work temporarily and will go to a Cincinnati hospital for treatment. During his absence Rev. William Seibertz, his brother, of Tell City, Ind., will officiate at St. Andrew's and Rev. Richard Hoeing, assistant at the last named church, will go to Tell City. FIRE LOSS OF $200,000. Stocks of Etglit Kir Jin Either Destroyed or Badly Damaged. CHICAGO, Jan. 17.—Eight firms with stocks aggregating almost half a million dollars, suffered heavy losses by a fire that broke out at 6:30 o’clock this morning in the building at the northwest corner of Market and Quincy streets. They are L. C. Wachsmuth & Cos., clothing, loss mostly by water; Adams Brothers, dry goods, loss complete: Taylor & Parrote, wholesale dealers in hats, loss by water; Worcester Corset Company, loss complete; Fred Kaufman & Cos., tailors, loss complete: Skinner Brothers, dealers in woolen goods, loss complete; Nickerson & Cos., dry goods, lass complete; Cluett, Coon & Cos., collars and cuffs, damage by fire and water; Sol Friedman, dry goodsu loss complete; L. Abt & Sons, jewelers, loss complete. Two firemen were injured during the progress of the fire. The total loss will approximate $200,000, well covered by insurance. Fire* Near Pittsburg. PITTSBURG. Jan. 17.—The Yester block, a large office building on Fifth avenue, McKeesport, Pa., was destroyed by fire at 4 o’clock this morning. The block was erected two years ago at a cost of SIOO,OOO. The first floor was occupied by Yester’s jewelry store and the loss to the stock will rea.eh $40,000. Bedell's general furnishing store will lose SIO,OOO. An early morning fire at Brldgeville, on the Panhandle Railroad about twelve miles south of here, destroyed six buildings and an immense lumber yard. Loss estimated $30,000. Coffee Establishment Burned. DAVENPORT. la., Jan. 17.—The establishment of the Washburn-l-lulligan Coffee Company burned this evening. Loss, $50,000; insurance. $60.000^ Better Time* ui Hand. Leslie’s Weekly. This country Is In the condition of a man who has been compelled by reverses of fortune to economize. During the period of misfortune he has reduced his expendl-' tures to the lowest limit consistent with his mode of life, and has husbanded his resources to the lust cent to meet obligations he was compelled to incur under the stre>s of circumstances. Every one knows that after a man has passed through such an experience he is in admirable condition to

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Julian Kulpli ou the Chinese. Harper’s Weekly. The Chinese are truly a fine people; asleep, but not worse off. I never met in Asia or anywhere a single man who knows the Chinese and the Japanese well who does not say '.hat physically, mentally and morally the Chinese are supertor to the Japanese. We must not judge the huge agglomeration of differing Chinamen by those we see here. These are all KwangTung coolies, except the occasional tail, large-framed men of the more northerly provinces who come to us on diplomatic missions. The farther south you travel in China the smaller, weaker and less admirable do you find the people, so that in the far south, where the French were the first to begin the partitioning of China, they are no bigger than the Japanese and nothing like as able. Our Cantonese have not proved bad visitors, yet they are not to be compared foi physical merit, for shrewdness, commercial ability, refinement 01 morality with their neighbors to the north, w ho In stature rise higher and higher as if nature had planted them in ie:races. The Chinese as a whole present better material for the magical manipulation of progress than the Japanese seemed to offer forty years ago. They are a finer people than any other Asiatics, unless the people of India have to be excepted. How Labor Unions Discriminate. John S. Durham, In February Atlantic. An Incident once occurred at Tuskege® itself w hich is a sharp reminder of the labor unions’ discrimination agairH colored workmen. The school had a contract in tinsmithing which req.fired that the work be done in a shorter time than it was possible for the students to do it a.one. The manager of the tin shop sent to Montgomery for tinsmiths. They came, but when they found that they would have to work with the colored students, who had already begun the job, they decl'ned, explaining that the rule of their union forbade their working with colored men. The manager iirir.iy declared that they must work with the students or not at all. They had spent their money to go to Tuskegee, and they were indignant that they were bound by such a rule: hut, fearing the subsequent resentment of their fellow-craft..men at gomery, they spent the day in idleness, and at night went home. The union offered no obstacles to their working for a colored man’s money. The men personally, in this instance, had no feeling against the students. There was no race antipathy shown by the incident: it was simply the ancient idea of exclusion, of obstruction, asserting itself through the union with perfect and in this case diastrous consistency. (£4 "oman has (T'. CjL/Aw the right to be a I helpless, sick, nervous, fretful burden to her husVg' k.band. If she is, it y ~ -Sli vnl ' YH@ is due to her own [ Isir, ignorance or neg--1 lcct - If she w *h x-'i-v 4 lu ff'iiia take proper care wTx Rf “ of herself and look •J after the health of the delicate organs that arc the most important parts of her physical make-up, she will soon be a healthy, amiable helpmate, instead of a burden to the partner of her joys and sorrows. No women who suffers from weakness and disease of the distinctly womanly organism can be a good, belpfui wife to an ambitious man It is easy to keep these organs healthy and vigorous The most wonderful medicine for women is Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription It acts directly on the organs that make ber a woman It cures all weakness and disease. It allays inflammation, soothes pain, and permits the tortured nerves to resume their natural condition. It stops all weakening drains and the woman who has hitherto been nervous, weak and fretful becomes robust, helpful and happy. Thousands of happy woim n, who were once pain-tortured and miserable, testify to its virtues. All good druggists sell it. “ I write you these few lines to let you know the good your ‘ Favorite Prescription ’ did my wife, writes Dennis H. Connelly. Esq., of Cleat Water, Wright Cos., Minn. " Previous to mot herhood she was very sick She could not do her own work until she took two bottles of * Favorite Prescription.* She took her Doctor’s medicine but ii uid her no good. Y'our medicine is the best luy wife ever had.” Have you a good reliable medical book in the house ? There ought to be one in every family in the world. Os all the medical books published there is not one so comprehensive and reliable as Dr. Pierce’® Common Sehse Medical Adviser. In all its 1,008 pages there is not one sentence that may not be readily und. rstood. No physician in the world has been a greater benefactor than has Dr. Pierce. The best he knows is in this book. It is illustrated with over 300 plates and drawings. It talks about hundreds of ailments atid tells you how to cure them You may have this book for the cost of mailing it. If you want the book in paper cavers send n one-cent stamps, to rover the cost of mailing only For yloth cover scml 31 stamps World * Dispensary Medical Association, BWfalo, N. Y.