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binding for tho treatment of minor contagion* diseases without expense to the Hospital, but should be paid out of an appropriation for that purpose contained in the District appropriation bill approved March 3. 1837. and that when the building should Ik completed it should lie turned over to the officers of the Providence Hospital. The application for the injunction was made by Joseph Bradtield. who malnInfncd that the question arising in connection with the payment of money involved a principle and a precedent for the appropriation of United States funds for the use and support of religious societies contrary to the Constitution. The case will be taken to the Court of Appeal. - - • • • Senator Teller, chairman of the Senate cojnmittee on claims, to-day introduced two hills, in the Senate embodying the results of the committees investigation under the provision of the general deficiency act of lust session authorizing that committee to investigate and report on meritorious claims against the government which are before he committee. One of the hills refers numerous claims to the Court of Claims, and the other is an omnibus measure providing appropriations under general heads, as follows: Court of Claims cases <mostly under the Bowman act), $1,840,963; French situation claims, $1,043,117: under naval contracts, $733,500; on account of churches and schools, $385,974: claims of states. $4,693,128; miscellaneous claims, $897,204: for adjustment and settlement (in part), $130,359; total. $9,765.-•-'23. All hut about $2,000 of the claims of States allowed are for the refunding of moneys advanced for raising troops during the war of the rebellion by California. Oregon and Nevada. * * * Mr. SchifT and Mr. Pierce, of the Union Pacilic reorganization committee. had a conference to-day at the White House with the President and Attorney General Griggs. The conference lasted more than an hour, and was devoted entirely to a discussion of matters (relating to the Kansas Pacific. It is understood the reorganization committee has qualified us a> bidder for the road at the sale, which takes place on Feb. 15. and at the conference to-day it is understood an effort was made to secure a modification of the purpose of the government to hid at the sale at least, up to .the full m.ount of the principal of the road's indebtedness to the government, which amounts to about $8,303,039. This purpose was announced by the President in his last message to Congress, and it is stated that the President will strictly adhere to his determination. and so Informed the representatives of the reorganization committee. No understanding or agreement was arrived at which changes in any respect the relations of the government to the road or to the reorganization committee. As the matter now stands, the sale will he proceeded with at the lime specified by the court. * * e The Senate committee on civil service held an executive session at the beginning of its silting to-day to consider the matter of the dismissal from the Pension Office of Mrs. Huberts, whoso case was brought to the attention of the Senate by Senator Allen. The committee has received a letter from Pension Commissioner Evans, indorsed by Secretary Bliss, in which he said there were no charges against Mrs. Roberts. Senator Allen was present w hen the letter was considered by the committee to-day, and the statement was semi-otiicially made after the close of the meeting that he was satisfied with the reply and would not further press his inquiry into her dismissal. When the executive session closed Commissioner Proctor, president of the Civil-service Commission, resumed the stand in continuance of his statement concerning the operations of the commission. He devoted himself especially to replying to the complaints that the classification of tiie service has a tendency to promote life tenure in office. Fie said the men appointed as the result of examinations by the commission were on an average less than twenty-eight years of age, utd that the superannuated employes were appointees under the old “spoils” system. * * * The Corean minister. Chin Pom Ye, has riled a claim with the State Department to recover $4,500 from the estate of Mr. Soli, former minister to this country, who died In Washington last fall. Mr. Soh left a verbal will bequeathing his property in this country to Mr. Everett Frazer, consul general of Corea in New Ycffk, in trust. for air. Soh's relatives in Corea. To legally convey the property a bill is now pending in Congiess. The present Corean minister alleges in his communication to the State Department that the house on Fourteenth street, which represents the whole of Mr. Soil's ester. . was not Mr. Soli's property, because bought with money intrusted to him by his government. The State Department has informed the minister that the* matter is not within the department’s jurisdiction, and that his proper course, is to institute civil suit to recover the value of the property after the bill transferring it has been passed by Congress. This the minister intends to do. * * * No clew to the identity of the counterfeiters who made and put into circulation the SIOO silver certificates lias been found. The treasury has received certiiicates of tills denomination amounting to $11,500,000 and in all Hjs mass only twenty-four counterfeits have been discovered. It is now thought by treasury officials that not more than fifty of these counterfeits were circulated before their fraudulent character was learned. There are still outstanding about $14,000,000 of these certificates. o e o There was an informal conference between President McKinley and Secretary Gage, Attorney General Griggs and Assistant Secretary of State Day to-day concerning the German order shutting out American fruits and the best ** ay to meet it. No plan was decided on. The conferees agreed that Germany’s action was not only uncalled for. but untimely and ungenerous in view of the fact that reciprocity negotiations between the two nations are pending. ft ft ft Representative VY. A. Smith, of Michigan, has introduced c. resolution calling on the secretary of the interior for a detailed statement as to the payment of the appropriation of $156,658 to meet judgments of the Court of Claims in favor of the Pottawatomie Indians in Michigan and Indiana.

ONE SSAV KKMOVEU. Japan AVIII Aot Oppoar he Annexation of the Hawaiian 'afiutdit. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Je •; •*' lias been i< moved as an element in the Position to il;r- consummation of the annexation of the Hawaiian islands by the United States. This result has been attained by tlie conclusion of ail agreement between our government and that of Japan, as represented by Minister Toru Hoshi, which, by practically settling the status of the Japanese in Huwaii. removes the only substantial difference that has existed between tin; two governments. Tile Japanese government, for its part, announced some time ago that it no longer cared to interpose any objection to annexation of Hawaii based on principle. Since that time the correspondence between Minister Hoshi and the State Department has been directed to a satisfactory settlement of the status of the resident Japanese in Huwaii. and this last point has now been adjusted, so far as the executive branch of ou*' government is capable of acting indeiiendently. the agreement being reduced to the shape of a written memorandum. The exact basis of this agreement lias not yet been made public, but the general scope of it is understood to be a recognition of the rights of Japanese in Hawaii to claim equal rights with Japanese in the United,States ..iter the taking effect of the treaty with Japan, proclaimed in 1895. This document, which has not been generally taken into account in considering means for adjusting the questions that have arisen over the status of Japanese in Hawaii, goes into effect in July next year, and. among other tilings, it confers on Japanese within the territory of the United States all rights accorded to the citizens of the most favored nation, which, of rourst carries with it rights of naturalization and the exercise of ibe rights of franchise. Presuming that annexation is effected, the Japanese in Hawaii will. In 1899. have the same lights as tlios*- In the present limits of the United States. All that remains to be fixed Is the status of the Japanese during the time that nr.ust elapse between the ratification of the annexation treaty ami the beginning of the operation of the Japanese treaty. Inasmuch as the pending annexation treaty provides for the appointment of a commission to visit the islands and prepare such legislation us may be neoesaury to consummate the amalgamation of the territories, this last question can ** tally be adjusted along with other details it* the bill to be reported to Congress. I Itrnnr in the Illinois House. ■ SPRINGFIELD, m., Feb. J.-In the House tv-day Representative Anderson, a

Republican, offered a resolution favoring the annexation of Hawaii, commending the course of Senators Culiom and Mason and requesting the co-operation of the Illinois members of the lower house to secure annexation. Mr. McEnery, a Democrat, spoke against it. Mr. Avery, a Republican, accused Anderson of plagiarism. "It strikes me,” he said, "that it is very similar to one f have recently read, delivered by an eminent gentleman from Princeton." (Laughter.) The resolution, after several speeches, was adopted by a vive voce vote. During the discussion the House was in an uproar. Paper balls were exchanged. A huge pitcher of water was set before one of the speakers. Representative Trousdale, and he drank copiously from it. Another orator, Representative Sharrock. was rewarded with a “bouquet," consisting of a miscellaneous assortment of paper stuffed in a cuspidor. tlr. V\ bite's Resolution. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Mr. White, of California, introduced the following joint resolution In the Senate to-day: “Resolved, That of right it belongs wholly to the people of the Hawaiian islands to establish and maintain their own form of government and domestic policy; that the United States ought in no wise to interfere therewith, and that any intervention in the political affairs of these islands by any other government will he regarded as an act unfriendly to the United States.” The resolution was passed by the Senate on May 31. 1894, having been reported l>y Mr. Turpie, of the committee on foreign relations. Wr. White asked that the resolution lie on the table. a THE anti-scalping bill. Am Important Anieiwlmcut Relating to the issue of Free Passes. WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.—The Senate committe on interstate commerce to-day authorized a favorable report on the anriBcalping bill, with amendments. The most important of these amendments was the following, offered by Senator Tillman, relating to railroad passes: “That giving free transportation to persons or property except as allowed by Section 22 of the act ‘to regulate commerce,’ approved Feb. 4, 1887. shall be deemed an unjust discrimination under Section 2 of said act, and shall be punished as provided in Section 10 of said act. and in addition to the penalties on Individuals provided in Section 10 the corporations which may be guilty of any such offense shall lie punished by fine as in said section provided. That all free passes issued by or on behalf of any railroad corporation, subject to the provisions of said section, shall be signed by some officer of the corporation authorized by vote of the directors to sign the same, and every such railroad corporation shall keep ;i record showing the date of every free pass, the name of the person to whom it is issued, the points between which the passage is granted, and whethesra single trip or time pass, and, if the latter, the time for which it is issued; and this record shall at a!2 times be open to the interstate-commerce commissioners or to their representatives who may he duly authorized in writing to examine the same.” The House bill was used as a basis of proceeding, and Section 2 of that hill was amended so as to remove all restrictions as to the person to whom a ticket holder may sell his ticket. Originally the person to whom the ticket could be sold must be one "who would in good faith personally use it in tile prosecution of a Journey.” This clause was eliminated and the proviso was left to read as follows: “That, the purchaser of a transferable ticket in good faith for personal use in the prosecution of a journey shall have the right to resell tiie same.” Section 3 in tiie bill was also amended so as to reduce the penalty for the first offense against its provisions from SJ,OOO to SSOO, to eliminate all provisions for imprisonment and provide a penalty of SI,OOO for the second offense. Tiie proceedings of the committee were of a more amicable character than those of any previous meeting, and the decision to report the bill was reached without division. The amendment regulating the issuance of passes was strenuously pressed by Senators Tillman and Chandler. Mr. Tillman said, in reply to a question from Senator Wolcott, that he thought he would vote for the bill if this provision was incorporated. Senator Chandler is the author of the amendment. He introduced it in the Senate as an independent bill several years ago. Senator Tillman'resurrected it to-day. and, through the. assistance of Senators Chandler, Chilton and others, secured its incorporation into the bill. Senator Chilton offered several amendments. which were voted down. One of these provided for fixing an arbitrary and uniform rate of 2 cents a mile for passenger traffio on all the railroads of the country, and another that railroad tickets should lie transferable and negotiable just as other property is. There is a quasi understanding that the bill shall not lie considered in the Senate until Senator (’idioms bill extending tiie powers of the Interstate-commerce Commission shall he reported and on tiie calendar. An effort was made by Senator Culiom to secure positive instructions to this effect, and. while he failed in this, he succeeded in securing passive acquiescence in the proposition. The commission hill will be taken up at the next meeting cf the committee.

Cruise of the Mohican. A\ ASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—The itinerary for the cruise of the training ship Mohican to Samoa and elsewhere has been arranged as far as now can be at the Navy Department. The ship is to leave San Francisco as soon us she secures 125 apprentice boys, and is otherwise (it for sea, and is to start on a cruise of not less than eight months. The first stop is to be at Honolulu, but the ship must remain at-sea at least thirty days before making the first port. .After a two weeks' stay at Honolulu the Mohican is to start for Apia. Samoa, touching cn route at the Fanning islands, about half way across. Remaining at Apia a mouth the ship will be headed for Auckland, New Zealand, and, making a stop of two weeks there, she is to start across the South Pacific for Talcuhuana, Chile. Passing up the coast of South America the ship will spend a few days at Callao, Peru, touching at the Gallipagos islands, run again over to Honolulu and thence return to San Francisco. Appointments nod Promotions. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—The President .to-day sent the following nominations to the Senate: Hugh Henry, of Vermont, to be pension agent at Concord, N. II.: John W. Johnson to be register of the land office at Lincoln. Xeb.: J. W. Ross to be receiver of public moneys at Glenwood Springs, Col.; Harry Bailey to be receiver of public money# at Lakevlew, Ore.; Walter S. Vide, of Indiana, to be surveyor of customs Jt the port of Evansville. Ind.; Commodore Charles S. Norton to be a rear admiral: Col, M. I. Ludington. assistant quartermaster general, to be brigadier genera) and quartermaster general: W. H. Stallings to be postmaster at Augusta, Ga. The Senate to-day confirmed these nominations: Col. M. I. Ludington, assistant quartermaster general, to be brigadier geneial; P. D. Barker, to be postmaster at Mobile, Ala., and W. T. Hutchens, to be postmaster at Huntsville, Ala. Hecepliou lo the Holes. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—The minister from Hawaii and Mrs. Hatch gave a large reception at tlie Arlington this evening from 9 to 11, when ail official society was invited to meet President and Mrs. Dole. Some six hundred visitors called in the course of the evening. Quite an official air was given to an otherwise formal reception by Major Heistand. 17. S. A., and Lieutenant Commander Phelps, of the navy, in full uniform presenting all visitors by name to President and Mrs. Dole. (General Aotc*. WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.—To-day's statement of the condition of the treasury shows. Available cash balances, $223,351,092; gultl reserve, $164,175,532. Dr. Hooker, secretary of the apostolic delegation. says tlie question of mixed marriages between Catholics and Protestants lias, not recently come to the attention of the authorities here, and that any action on the subject, such as is currently reported, is confined to the St. Louis diocese, and lias no general application so far as is known here. The House to-day passed the order of Senator Flynn for an investigation by tin* labor ccmmtttec of the recent reduction of wages in Massachusetts textile mills. Senator Walthall, of Mississippi, is ill at his apartments in the Cairo, in this city. Last Thursday he was seized by a chill in the Senate and was forced to leave 'the chamber. He has since been confined to his bed with the grip. There is nothing serious in his condition, and lie will probably return to his duties in a day or two. Hankers Held for Trial. OMAHA. Xeb., Feb. 3.—Frank 11. Johnson, William H Johnson and C. A. Sharp, manager, cashier anti ptesident, respectively. of the defunct Midland Slat*- Bank w* re to-day held for trial in the District Court cn a'charge of fraudulent banking. They gave ball. TO HHK A < 01,11 1% OMJ DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggluts refund money If it falls to cure, 3ic. The terutne has L. B. Q. on each tablet.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1395.

A BRAZIL SENSATION STEVE* OAMZ SUES FOR. DIVORCE WHILE HIS WIFE IS AWAY. ♦ Expert's Report on Rooks of \\ liitley County—Receiver for Michigan City Electric Plant. .Special to tiie Indianapolis Journal. BRAZIL, Ind., Feb. 3.—A society and church sensation was sprung here to-day by Steven Gantz filing suit for divorce against his wife. Frances Gantz. a choir singer. In his complaint Mr. Gantz alleges that for more than five years the defendant hu> treated him in a cruel and inhuman manner. During the year 1832 William Hughes, a singer, went to board with the Gantz family and soon, the complaint charges. Mrs. Gantz began to show a preference for the society of Hughes, and to treat the plaintiff with cooiness, and this condition continued until the plaintiff was practically a stranger in his own house, and the defendant would become violently angry whert the plaintiff insisted on Hughes leaving his house. All parties implicated in the suit are quite prominent in social circles. Mrs. Gantz is a member of the choir at the Presbyterian Church and prominently identified with church work. Both Hughes and tiie defendant arc fine vocalists and have frequently occupied positions in the choir of the Presbyterian Church. The suit has created immense comment and from tiie fact it was filed while Mrs. Gantz was in Baltimore attending the funeral of her mother has served to enhance the interest. WHITLEY CO I \TY SALARIES. Experts Find JjtT.stMl of Alleged Overpayment*. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. COLUMBIA CITY, Ind.. Feb. 3.—Messrs. Coons and Johnson, the experts who were hired by the county commissioners to examine the records of the county treasurer and auditor for the past fifteen years, finished their work last evening and filed their repoi t with the county auditor. The taxpayers of Whitley county have the satisfaction of knowing that no gigantic fraud nor steal lias been perpetrated on them. The report of the experts shows that there is due the county $7,843.37, hut nearly half of this sum was paid to the county officers in good faith by the commissioners as salary. This overpayment of salary was due to the change of the law governing officers’ salaries during the first half of the year 1895, when the Supreme Court set aside tiie law of 1891. The officers of this county then drew their salaries under the law of 1879, and continued to do so until the Supreme Court reversed its opinion. In the opinion of the experts the payment of salaries made by the commissioners according, to the law of 1879 was illegal, hence the amounts charged to the officers Indicated by the following report: O. P. Stewart, treasurer, $2,658 11; M. D. Yontz, auditor. $495.20; J. P. Chamberlain, treasurer, $267.47; C. B. Matton, auditor, $230.40; John Gross, treasurer. $26; -C. Souder, auditor, $204; John Gross, treasurer, $2,360.31; W. A. Geiger, treasurer. $888.08; J. W. McNabb. sheriff. $235.30: W. E. Meyers, treasurer, $125.03; D. W. Sanders, auditor, $443.41; total. $7,843.37. Mr. O. P. Stewart, deceased, is charged with the greatest irregularities. There is no question, however, but that the other gentlemen are abundantly able to clear themselves of the charge of having received money to which they were not legally entitled. The investigation is at present the burning issue, and the public wants to know why the sheriff's records were investigated when the contract called for such work, and the clerk’s and recorder’s offices passed by. An impression has become prevalent that partiality was shown, and there is now a demand, although not voiced loudly. that the officers have their books examined. It is supposed that tiie experts justified themselves in examining the sheriff's records gratis from the fact that the records in the offices of the treasurer am! auditor show what money these offices turned in and what they received by allowances on the part of the board of commissioners. The result of this investigation is that the commissioners arc determined to colleet the amounts charged to the several officers which have not been outlawed and which was an overpayment of salary. Those officers who are charged with certain sums that they drew as salaries have expressed themselves as ready to tight to the bitter end the payment of money which they feel legally entitled to. An interesting lawsuit promises to be the next thing in ot der.

A.V OTHER. KKtEIVEH. K it.smc 11 Ha rri soil's Michigan i'lty Electric Plant Swamped with Debts. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MICHIGAN (MTV, Ind., Feb. 3.—. At 12 o'clock last night I. I. Spiro, an attorney of Michigan City, was appointed by Judge Biddle, of the Laporte Circuit Court, receiver of the Lake Cities’ Electric Railway. This is one of the lines that has been managed by Russell Harrison, of Terre Haute, lie having been granted a franchise by Michigan City live years ago to operate a street railroad and furnish the city with street ligiits. It has been apparent for some time that this plant was financially in bad shape, being indebted to u majority of its employes ali the way from $lO to $1,500. The receiver thinks the plant is worth about $75,000, but is unable to give any statement at this time as to the amount of the liabilities. The plant now has In operation one hundred street lights, for which it receives from th*- city $7,500 per annum, and has just installed an incandescent plant and wired the principal business houses and dwellings, it is the opinion of the business men of Michigan City that if the plant were economically managed it would pay good interest on tlie investmtjit. Suit was brought by\the John Davis Company on notes amounting to only S3OO. The corporation is involved to the extent of $30,000. Russell B. Harrison is the principal stockholder. Receiver Spiro gave bond in the sum of $50,000 and took charge of the affairs of the concern this afternoon. IVDIAVA OBIT! ARY. .Mrs. David J. Mackey. Wife of Former Indiana Railroad King. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAUTE. Ind.. Feb. 3. Mrs. David J. Mackey, of Evansville, died today at the home of her sister, Airs. Patterson, of this city. She was the wife of the former president of the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad Company,who at one time was at the head of the Mackey system. Her father was Judge John Law. of Vincennes, a distinguished jurist of this State. Commodore Law. of the navy, who died some time ago. was her brother. A few years ago her husband was the railroad king of Indiana, but is now a poor man. V Fort}-\iuer and Indian Fighter. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RIDGEVILLE, Ind.. Kelt. 3.-Joseph M. Addington, one of the pioneers of eastern Indiana, died at his home, two miles south of Rldgeville, this morning, aged sixtyeight years. Air. Addington was born near Richmond.- Ind.. and when four years old canto to Randolph county with ltis parents, who settled on their farm on Bear creek, near w here he died to-day. In 1549 Mr. Addington crossed tlie plains to California in a company of one hundred, suffering great privation, and engaged in gold mining, with limitod success. He then went to Oregon, and returned to the "States” in 1857 to enlist against the Indians. He cante back to Randolph county in 1869 and settled on a part of the old homestead, where he died. Mr. Addington was the second of a. family of eleven, of whom a sister and two brothers survive hint. He never married. Interment Feb. 5. IS9S. Mr*, \nuey Kelly. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SULLIVAN, Ind., Feb. B.—Mrs, N T ancy Kelly died here last night at the advanced age of eighty-seven. Mrs, Kelly was one

of the first settlers of this county and came to this county from Ireland. Miss Sal lie THforcl. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind., Feb. 3.-Miss Sallie Tilford. aged sixty-throe, died at her home at New Washington last night of pneumonia. Deceased was a niece of Mr. B. C. Campbell, of this city. RISK’S NEW COURTHOUSE. Building Completed and Accepted at n Cost of I|tMttO.OOO. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RUSHVILLE, Ind;. Feb. 3. —The County Commissioners, XV. W. Innis, Allen Hinchman and M. L. Sisson, yesterday afternoon accepted the new courthouse from P. H. McCormack & Cos., contractors. It required two years to build it. The new courthouse was designed by A. W. Rush & Son, of Grand Rapids. Midi, it is built of Indiana oolitic limestone and is a massive and imposing structure. The square tower rises from the center of the building to a height of 169 feet, and the ball on the top of the flagstaff is over two hundred feet from tiie sidewalk. There are fifty-three rooms and a number of wide, airy corridors. The main corridor is twenty-eight feet wide, with an east and west corridor twenty feet wide. The floors are in mosaic marble in the corridors. and the stairways are in polished pink Tennessee marble. There are some highly artistic creations in the great dome on tiie third floor and on the courtroom ceiling. The building has four entrances, one at each of the four points of the compass. The offices are nearly all on the first and second floors. The third floor is mostly devoted to the courtroom, 50 by 57 feet, private rooms for the judge and court library. The new courthouse, with the jail, boiler house and tunnel, finished and furnished, cost about $269.00.1. The amount of McCormack Co.’s bill is 238.000. Architect Rush & Son get about SII,OOO. Oil Saturday the temporary courthouse furniture in the K. of P. building will be sold at auction. COM MHI S IS SHOCKED On Hearing of tle Blnck-and-AA liite Life of Mr*. Rose Story. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. COLUMBUS, Ind.. Feb. 3.—The story of the alliance of Charles Guess, ihe dead negro of Madison, and Mrs. Rose Cummins Story, wife .of Ezra Story, of Columbus, as published in the Journal this morning, caused a great sensation here. Mr. Story is the son of John V. Story, one of the wealthiest men in Columbus. It had been known that young Story and his wite had not lived together for more than a year. The children, two sons, have been in the custody of Mr. Story. The younger son, nine months old. is now with Ins fatlier s aunt in Washington. D. C. The other son, twelve years old. is with his father in this city. The wife and mother was Rose Cummins, of Hope, twelve miles east of this city. She was u beautiful woman ami had many friends in this city. The cause ot her action is entirely unknown to her friends. She preferred, after twelve years of married life, to lea\e her husband and travel for Various concerns. Site was located to-day at Elwood, where she is well known. Mr. Story will proceed at once for a divorce. t'o-Opernt lx e Gas Plant ut Arcadia. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. AF4DERSON, Ind., Feb. 3.—The town of Arcadia has presented to a company of flintglass workers a twelve-pot plant at that point, absolutely free of all incumbrance, on consideration that, they operate it for three years. The gift has been accepted, and the workers are arranging to move to Arcadia. Most of them have been employed in the Pendleton plant, owned by William Boland, of this city. They will operate the Arcadia plant as a co-operative concern. All are old-time workers.

Min’d Her Husband for $(15,000. Special to the Indianapolis journal. GREEN SB U RG. Ind.. Feb. 3.—Samhntha J. Jewett brought suit to-day against Israel D. Jewett for $15,0C0 for money loaned him to carry on his business —that of a farmer and druggist. He Is the owner of 342 acres of land near St. Omer. which lie inherited from his father. The defendant is the owner of a drug store and otjier personal property. She also-brought suit against her husband for support, alleging that he had failed to provide for her and son. T hey were married in 1870. Fatal Crossing Accident. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LEBANON. Ind., Feb. 3.—James Brown, fourteen-year-old son of David Brown, fil - ing a half-mile east of Augusta, was struck by the east-bound Big Four train No. 18 near Augusta yesterday and instantly killed. The boy was thrown sixty feet from the c r ossing and his skull crushed. The horse was thrown twenty-five feet further on tiie opposite side of track. The cylinder cock on the engine was broken and tiie train was delayed about a half hour. Ziousville Druggist* Fail. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LEBANON. Ind., Feb. 3.—T. P. Mills & Son, druggists, of Zionsville, have failed. They hud recently executed three chattel mortgages, one to the Kiefer Drug Company. at Indianapolis; the second to the Indianapolis Drug Company, for $572.41. and the third to Daniel Stewart, of Indianapolis. for S2OO. M. D. Harvey and John Mills have taken charge of the stock under prior liens and will continue the business for the benefit of creditors. Barbers’ Unions to Meet ut Anderson. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON. Ind., Feb. 2.—Calls have been issued for representatives of all barber unions in Indiana to meet in this city next Sunday for the purpose of taking first steps toward legislation which will require barbers to pass an examination and receive a state license tiie same as physicians; also, to do away witli the so-called “colleges for barbers” that grind out tonsorial artists after an eight weeks' course. Excitement (her Much Gas. Special to the Indicn-.tpolis Journal. COLUMBUS, r.id., Feb. S.-Taylorsville, seven miles aorta of Columbus, is greatly excited to-day on account of a strong flow of natural gas struck on the farm of Glanton Perry. The blaze is increasing in volume. Tiie. well is but'l7s feet deep, but will be bored deeper. Property owners in the vicinity of Taylorsville are claiming that their land has advanced to-day from 15 to 20 per cent, in value, and that they will not sell without tiiis advance. *IO.OOO Slander Suit. Special \o the Indianapolis Journal. MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Feb. 3.—Mr. and Mrs. Hiram B. McCammach, of this county, have jointly brought suit in the Circuit Court against Harrison Tincher, a wealthy neighbor, for damage of ehaVacter to the extent of $40,000. Eight separate counts are cited. The suits grew out of language said to have been used to and about the plaintiffs in a former suit to foreclose a mortgage. All are prominent people. Mr. Wilson Not a Candidate. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SHELBYVILLE, Ind.. Feb. 3.—Tiie announcement from Richmond in the Indianapolis Journal that David Wilson, of Shelbyville, was a candidate for Congress in the Six; district was a surprise to that gentleman. He was asked alsmt the subject and very positively said he was not a candidate and any one using his name was doing so without his authority and against his wishes. Attorney Rolen Indicted. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PORTLAND. Ind., Feb. 3.—Charles \V. Bolen, an attorney of Redkey. has been arrested here on a grand jury indictment charging him with embezzlement. The claim is made that Bolen was employed by John W. Grata to collect a sum of money from Jesse Wesner and that he did not turn it over. Bolen was released on his own recognizance. Turtle Hack Rattle Ship. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON. Ind.. Feb. 3.—Judge D. C. Chipman, If this city, has just filed application for patents covering anew war vessel which has passed the inspection of experts, who regard it as a revoiutionizer of modern war vessel construction. The boat is called a turtle buck. It is so armored and so arched that, a projectile fired from any point will glance off. Doin' Died fur His Master. Special Jo the li.cllanupofi.-; Journal. ELWOOD, Ind.. Feb. At 3 o’clock this morning George Taylor, boss carpenter at

the plate-glass factory, was a Wakened l>y a little dog, which slept in the kitchen, scratching and whining at his bedroom door. Mr. Taylor arose arid found the house on tire. He and his mother escaped, but nearly all their household goods and those of Allen Jackson, stored, were consumed. The heroic little dog. which had probably saved the lives of Mr. Taylor and nis mother, perished in the flames. The loss will reach $3,000, partially covered by Insurance. C linton to Have a Free Bridge. Social to the Indianapolis Journal. CLINTON, ind., Feb. 3.—The proposition to appropriate $1,20(1 to aid in the construction of a free bridge across the river was voted on by the citizens of Clinton township to-day and was carried by more than the required 6 per cent, majority. A similar proposition was voted on three months ago and lost b'y the narrow margin of 17 votes. Oldest Inhabitant Stricken. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. COLUMBUS, Ind., Feb. 3.—Reuben Snyder. one of the oldest residents of Columbus, suffered a parartytic stroke yesterday that has affected his entire left side. His recovery is doubtful. Mr. Snyder is the oldest merchant in Columbus, having lived in this city for sixty-nine years. Liabilities Double tile Assets. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GREEXSBURG, Ind., Feb. 3.—Alonzo B. Woolley, conducting a general store at St. Paul, this county, made an assignment today to James McKirn for benefit of creditors. Assets, $3,008: liabilities, $6,000. Indium* Notes. The pressure of natural gas at Crawfordsville is lower now than ever before in that place. Coal and wood find ready sale. The officers elected by the Johnson County Institute are: Chas. Van Nuys. president ; S. More Surface, vice president, and Charles Dungan. secretary. The .Ayres Asphalt Company, of Akron, 0., has been given the contract for paving fourteen blocks of the streets of Columbus wilii asphalt. The contract price was $1.59 a square yard. The Republicans of Crawfbrdsville mot Wednesday evening and selected a. city committee and this committee elected Ihe following officers: Chairman, C. A. Miller; secretary, W. F. Leister; treasurer, B. R. Russell. The case of Frank Coryell, convicted at Columbus of ‘he murder of Mrs. Ella Banks, in Jackson county, has been appealed to the Supreme Court. Coryell was taken to state prison last Monday to serve a life sentence. The bondsmen of J. R. Brickert, tin Democratic trustee of White River townshfp, Johnson county, have tiled suit to be released. Briekert has had much trouble over the condition of his township affairs and at one time the grand jury made an investigation. At present there is a suit for his removal per.dint. OFFERS A PURSE OF SIO,OOO. Palace Athletic Club Wants a Match Between McCoy aiul Maher. NEW YORK. Feb. 3.—A representative of the Palace Athletic Club, of Albany, is in this city for the purpose of bringing about a match between Kid McCoy and Peter Maher, and as an inducement he states the club is willing to hung up a purse of SIO,OOO for the winner. Maher is anxious for the meeting, and it may be that McCoy will bo willing to set aside for the time being his aspirations for a fight with Fitzsimmons or Corbett and take on the Irish champion. 'File same club is anxious to make a match between Sammy Kellv, the New York feather-weight, and Billy Rotchford, of Chicago. PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. 3.—M. J. Connelly, Peter Maher’s manager, says he does not think McCoy wants to meet Maher, but should the Kid have aspirations Maher’s backers will put up a forfeit of *5,000 with A1 Smith of New York, or any other reputable man. provided that wheti McCoy meets the forfeit with a like amount it shall be in good faith and the money cannot be withdrawn by either side under any pretext. Eight-Round Draw. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3.—80 b Douglass, of St. Louis, and Tom Tracey, of Chicago, fought an eight-round draw at the Oriental Theater here to-night. The theater was filled from pit to dome. Professor Mike Mooney, of this city, officiated as referee. Tracey weighed 138 pounds and Douglass 148 pounds, and the heavier man seemed to have the best of it throughout. It was the opinion of a great many of the spectators, however, that Douglass should have Ixen declared the winner. In the preliminary bouts Rausch, of Chicago, beat Li Blanche, of St. Louis, in three rounds. Ed Lully, of St. Louis, and Jimmy Murray, of Cincinnati, fought a six-round draw.

w rnKlliMllc “Pheiioiii.*’ SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 3.—Frank McConnell. of San Francisco, a practically unknown man in the boxing’ world, and who recently graduated from the amateur ranks, outpointed and outfought Young Griffo, the celebrated Australian boxer, before the Olympic Club to-night. The contest was a fifteen-round affair, and the big auditorium was packed with three thousand spectators. McConnelll is a wonderful specimen of muscular development, weighing about 143 pounds. He is of the rangy build, with a hard punch witli either hand, and has a splendid guard. Will licet in St. Lonia. WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.—Secretary Robert Young has received the final vote in the poll to determine the plaec for the spring schedule meeting of the National League. This last and deciding ballot was cast by wire to-day and favors St. Eouis, thus carrying cut the original idea of the November meeting to hold the spring conclave in the Mound City. COST OF CUBAN WAR. 'early i>s;too.noo.ooo and an I nknotvn Amount of Spanish Blood. MADRID. Feb. 3.—The cost of the Cuban war from February, 1895, to the end of 1897 is officially estimated at $240,090,000. besides the arrears due from the Cuban treasury, amounting to $40,000,001. The Imparcial complains that the commercial negotiations between Spain. Cuba and the United Sfates are being intrusted to Senor Do ixtme. the Spanish minister at Washington, and urges the government to appoint experts to examine the terms of the treaty on Spain’s behalf. Movements of Steamer*. NEW YORK. Feb. 3.—Arrived: Havel, from Bremen and Southampton; Stuttgart, from Bremen; Palatia, from Hamburg. Sailed: Friesland, for Antwerp; Edam, for Amsterdam; Weimar, for Bremen. QUEENSTOWN. Feb. 3.—Sailed: Rhynland. for Philadelphia. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 3.—Sailed: Britannic. for New York. BREMERHAVEN. Feb. 3.—Arrived: Lahn, from New Y'ork. ROTTERDAM, Feb. 3.—Sailed: Venndum, for New York. GENOA, Feb. 3.—Sailed: Fulda, for New York. B tisi ness Embarrassment m. BOSTON. Mass.. Feb. 3.—The Massachusetts saving banks commissioners to-day placed the Framingham Savings Bank under an injunction to prevent it from doing business until further action can be taken. The action followed the arrest of William H. Bird, former cashier of the bank, who. in the Framingham court to-day was held in $20,000 for tiie grand jury on a charge of misappropriating S9,RK) of the bank’s funds. I.ONDON. Out.. Feb. 3.—A receiver lias been placed in charge of the department store of Runyans & Butler, of this city. The liabilities are estimated at SIOO,OOO. The stock carried is estimated at about the same figure. Must lint Make Friction Matches. CHICAGO. Feb. 3.—Judge Grosseup. of the United States Court, to-day issued an order making perpetual the temporary injunction which was issued some time ago, restraining the National Safety Match Company from manufacturing friction matches. 'Die petition for an injunction was tiled by the Diamond Match Company. The case will probably be taken to tile United States Circuit Court of Appeals. >ot Well. Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph, Members of Congress cannot hope to become thoroughly acquainted with those eight thousand odd bills which have been introduced,

WARMER AND FAIR TO-DAY. .More Cheering Intelligence for People Whose GftN Mixers Are Not Iloretl. Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for twenty-four hours ending 11 p. m. Feb. 4 Warmer: fair weather on Friday. General Conditions Yesterday—High barometric pressure continued, but a large low barometric area, advancing front the Northwest and central over Assineboln, causes the pressure to diminish and the temperature to rise rapidly; it rose during the day irom 10 to 30 degrees. Near the Atlantic ceast the tempe-ature fell. Fair weather prevailed everyw here. FORECAST FOR THREE STATES. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—For Indiana, and lliincis—Generally fair: warmer; southerly winds*. For Ohio—Fair; warmer: fresh to brisk southerly winds. Local Observation* Thursday. Bar. Ther. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pre. •a. m.. 30.51 —1 72 S’west. Cloudy. 0.00 7p. m. .30.37 21 7S East. Clear. 0.00 Maximum temperature, 21; minimum temperature. —i. Following is a comparative statement of the temperature and precipitation on Jan. 3: Temp. Pre. Normal 30 .12 Mean $ .01 Departure from normal —22 —.12 Departure since Feb. 1 —sl —.35 Departure since Jan. 1 *llO *I.OO *Plus. C. F. R WAPPENHAXS. Local Forecast Official. Yesterdny’s Temperatures. Stations. 7 a, m. Max. 7 p, m. Atlanta. Ga 11 54 50 Bismarck, N. D s 32 20 Buffalo 2 12 12 Calgary. N. W. T 12 20 24 Cairo, 111 1" 52 30 Cheyenne, Wyo 24 50 42 Chicago —\ 20 20 Cincinnati 0 22 20 Concordia, Kan 10 42 28 Davenport. Ia —4 24 22 Des Moines, la —4 :so 20 Dodge City, Kan II 40 36 Galveston, Tex 40 48 48 Helena, Mont 10 38 31 Jacksonville, Fla 32 50 42 Kansas City 1 :18 36 Little Rock, Ark IS 10 30 Memphis 20 30 22 Marquette, Mich —s 20 16 Moorhead, Minn 0 Nashville 10 38 28 New Orleans 32 b* 10 New York 10 IS 12 North Platte. Neb 14 41 40 Oklahoma City IS is 28 Omaha ~. S 34 Pittsburg 8 14 12 Qu’ Appelle, Assin —1 12 S Rapid City, S. D 14 3S 21 Salt Lake City 18 36 28 St. Louis 0 3s 34 St. Paul 2 2S 21 Springfield, 111 0 32 28 Springfield, Mo 8 M 2s Vicksburg. Miss 20 14 28 Washington, I). C 10 24 20 —Beiow zero. Snow Blockade Not Lifted. DETROIT, Mich.. Feb. 3..—The snow blockade is still unbroken at many points in western and northern Michigan. Ludington is still wholly cut off from the outer world by the deep snow’ along the western division of the Flint K- Pere Marquette Railroad. Two hundred men, over thirty cars and snow plows are at work upon a hardened nine-foot snow bank near Custer. Communication with Manistee was resumed to-day. No mails have yet reached Greenville a, the junction of the Toledo, Saginaw Muskegon and Detroit, Grand Rapids & Western roads. Below zero weather pro vailed to-day all over’ the State.

Suffering Along flic Ohio. CINCINNATI, 0.. Feb. 3. —All fears of the Ohio river freezing over so as to stop navigation were dispelled to-night by the rise of the temperature. Farther up the river it is reported that boats are laid up by the river being frozen, and great suffering exists at many points. The thermometer has changed from 5 degrees below to 15 degrees above zero within the past twenty-four hours. liettiiM tiud Icicles for Bat ions. HULL, Mass., Feb. 3.—The crew of the schooner Grandall, which was blown adrift during the blizzard Monday night, were rescued by ;he crew of the Point Allertoh lifesaving station last night. The Grandad's crew had been thirty-four hours without anything to eat or drink except a pint of beans and what little water they could obtain by breaking an Icicle from the rigging and melting it. Badly Frozen on lee Floes. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Feb. 3.—Reports from along the coast tell of great damage done by ice floes. Eight of the sixteen men who went adrift yesterday on an ice Hoe in Trinity bay reached land to-night, badly frozen. It is believed that the others are saved. •15 Below Zero. CHESTER DEPOT, Vt„ Feb. 3.—With the town still buried under snow, the temperature fell this morning to 40 degrees below zero, the coldest ever known heie. At 1,011donberry the thermometer registered 45 degrees below. LOADED WITH DIAMONDS. Woman Culled Into Court In Show Why She Should Not Pay Taxes. BALTIMORE, Md„ Feb. 3.—Mrs. Isaac Emerson, one of the wealthiest women in Baltimore, was before the Appeal Tax Court yesterday on a summons to show cause why her diamonds, reputed to be worth $25,000., should not be assessed and taxed. The Emerson mansion, near Druid Hill Park, was entered by a thief about a month ago. He stole some of Mrs. Emerson's diamonds, but was captured and the gems recovered. The statement then made that MYs. Emerson had diamonds valued at $25,000 led the tax officials to investigate. When she appeared before the court yesterday her hands were a blaze of diamonds and she wore* a magnificent diamond brooch at her throat. Judge Hill stated that Mrs. Emerson had told the newspaper reporters that her diamonds were worth $25,000. The lady denied that she had placed a value on her jewels in telling the reporters of the robbery. She said that her husband gave her the diamonds and she did not know’ their value. She was sworn and testified that she wore all her jewelry at least twice a week and half of it every day. She did not keep It in a bank vault. Judge Hull remarked that it did not seem possible to wear $25,000 worth of jewels regularly. Then Mrs. Emerson’s eyes filled with tears and she insisted that she knew a number of ladies who wore jewels to that value. Her counsel contended that the law provided that diamonds and jewelry habitually worn were exempt fiotn taxation. lie quoted Webster's and the Century dictionaries to show that "habitually” did not mean continually and all the time, but customarily and as a matter of practice. Decision was reserved. WILHELM VENTS HIS SPLEEN. He Refuse* W ll p Medals to \eterim* Who Beside lu America. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb. 3.—Th< Kaiser has declared that citizens of the States, who. while still German subjects, aided Prussia in the famous overthrow of Napoleon 111. in the Franeo-Prusslan war, will not be given medals for their servie* s in that war. A large number of the citizens of this country who fought there and desired remembrances of tho days of their invasion of France sent for their medals recently, and among the number who thus made application were several residents of Milwaukee and vicinity. Yesterday Mayor Rausehenberger received a letter from Lieutenant Jobst. of the German army, who evidently has charge of the distribution of medals, inclosing the applications from Milwaukee and asking that they be returned to the applicants with the news that medals could not be given to persons who were now citizens of the United States. Bryan's View* In >*|tnni*li. MEXICO CITY, Feb. 3.—Nil. Bryan’s summary of Mexican conditions has been translated into Spanish anti published In El Mundo, an evening paper, with a large circulation. It is generally regarded as a fair account of the present condition of the country. The Mexican Herald commends it as judicious and r.ot too flattering, telling the plain truth and no more.

tt * R K •'**,*> r r * * , XIyYV - J [Spring Lines: * Imported Sh rtings * Our Own Make Shirts * a New Neckwear * * New Hosierv - | ALL OX HALE * * Ault & Archibald * 38 East Washington Street * /|V NATIONAL IgHjk Tube Works m Wrougbt-iron Pipe for Gas, IPP Steam and Water. Rh*/' boiler Tiibec. fast and Malle fljfyjft Wv In,n stingo 1 filaek and iSsfils 1 galvanized). Valves. 8t <• n RKJitL r w3 Engine Trimming. Bjr Gauges, Pipe Tongs. BBm HK Pipe Putters. Vises. Screw ft - Plates and Dies, Wrenches, ■H Steam Traps, Pumps, Kilco--2W -b -”j > n Sinks. Hose. Melting, Babn Bml hit Metal. Solder. White and L Colored Wiping Waste, and H iia all other Supplies used In Pffl 881 WhA and Water. Natural Gas HI Supplies a specialty. SteaniEJia ?„ SI heating Apparatus for Put>i i Wfl IF Buildings, Store-rooms, I Mills, t'>ho|w,Kactorles, I.a inHE§ dries. Lumber Drv-Kouses, **3 j etc. Cut and Thread to order any size Wrought-Iron ■ t|l I’lpe, from 1; inch to Pi * i inches diameter. i | KNIGHT * JILLSOM, V & PENNSYLVANIA ST. Y. M. C. A. BUILDING* BURNED. Other St met tire* Also De*troyel. ( uuKing n Loss of jsgur..ono. SCRANTON, Pa., Feb. 3.—Fire jo-night destroyed the Y. M. C. A. building, which contained two stores, in addition to the association assembly ball and rooms, a. largo IRery stable, a milk distributing dejiot and one of a row of iwo-story building-- A dozen large adjacent buildings caught ttro but were saved with only slight damage. All of the city’s twenty-two tire companies were called to the scene, and at 1:30 o’clock, two hours and a half after the blaze started, they had it under control. It is not possible to estimate the damage or insurance, but the former is probably $225,009. The tiro started from an explosion of a lot of dnematographe films used in giving exhibition curtain pictures in a vacant storeroom. It blew the.front out. and spread to all parts of tho building, which was four stories in height and contained the assembly ball, John Raymond Industrial School and other association departments, the sporting goods store of C. M. Florey, Mosher & Coleman’s tailor establishment, all a total loss, with no contents saved. Value of Fire Drilt Apparent. COLUMBUS, 0., Feh. 3.—Main-street school building burned to-day. Three hundred children marched out safely and in orderly manner hv the teachers. Books and wraps were burned. Other Fires. ST. LOUIS. Feh. 3.-The Cherokte-Lan-you Spelter Company, with offices in this city, has received a telegram announcing the destruction by tiro of its large plaut at Rich Hill. Mod to-day. The plant was otu of the twelve spelters operated by this com-’ pany in Missouri and eastern Kansas. It was valued at between $125,000 and $150,900. and had an output of sixty tons of spelter per day. MENOMINEE, Mich.. Feb. 3. The big Sawyer & Goodman sawmill at Marinette, Wis.. burned to the ground early lids morning. Loss about $30,000. Tho origin ot tjio tiro is unknown.

WORTHLESS SHRAPNEL SHELLS Fifty Per Cent, off Tlioae Tested Found to Me Defective. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.—Tests of shrapnel shots furnished to the l nited States army have been made by Eteut. E. B. Babbitt, of Benicia arsenal. Twenty-six shells were tired, and jO iht cent, qf tho ammunition was found to be wholly worthless. The flimsy shrapnel was furnished by an ordnance company of Washington. Alt shells fused by electricity were excluded from the grounds selected by Ueutenapt Babbitt. Charles Ft. Suter, chief engineer of the Pacific division, has Instructions from Gen. J. M. Wilson, chief of engineers, Washington. D. C\. to hasten the work of mounting the modern guns for the defense of harbors. In accordance with Instructions, the, force of workmen on the fortifications will be enlarged. Canadian Parliament Opened. OTTAWA. Ont.. Feb. 3.—Never in Iho history of the Dominion was there such a. large attendance at the opening of Parliament as there was to-day. This applies to the; representatives of Parliament as well as to the public. To-day’s proceedings were purely formal. Notice was given of the appointment of a parliamentary committee to inquire into the circumstances connected with the purchase of the Drummond County Railway by the Dominion gmenimem. The Senate, In the last session, threvv out this bill, after charging that there was a corrupt deal in connection with the purchase. There was a state dinner at the government house to-night. ff'nrt of a Train Telescoped. SOMERVILEH, Mass.. Feb. 3.—A local passenger train from Btoneham, on lie southern division of the Boston & Maine Railroad, was struck in the rear and telescoped at. the Winter Hill station this morning by a freight train from Concord and several ]>eisons were injured, some seriously. The number of those who were, hurt sufficiently to be given medical attendance is reported as fifteen. The accident resulted from the inability of the engineer of the Concord train to see the train ahead of him on account of steam from his engine. Assumed Responsibility. Now York Times. Dorothv was saying her prayers. She had finished the stereotyped petition und reached the extemporaneous part, where the family always listened for something interesting. ‘•Please, God.” she said on this special oecadon, “make Dorothy a good girl. But never mind about baby brother; i’ll look after him.” Fat is absolutely necessary as an article of diet. If it is not of the right kind it may not be digested. Then the body will not get enough of it. In this event there is fat-starvation. Scott’s Emulsion supplies this needed fat, of the right kind, in the right quantity, and in the form already partly digested. Asa result all the organs and tissues take on activity. soe. and $i .ot>, all druggists. SGOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, Nw York,