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fesses to believe that if we had continued to encourage immigt ition the people who went to Argentina to engage in wheat and cattle raising would have come to the t'ntted States and gone into diversified occupations, thereby relieving the wheat markets of the chief influence of depression during the past few years. • * • The House committee on interstate and foreign commerce gave an extended hearing to-day on the Hepburn bill to create a department of commerce and industries. Ferdinand \VT; Peek, of Chicago, president of the National Business Men’s league; Theodore C. Search, of Philadelphia, president of the Manufacturers’ Association of the United States, and John \V. Ela, of Chicago, made arguments urging the proposed legislation. They submitted a memorial prepared by Mr. Ela expressing the views of ihe business interests of the country, which included eighty-seven national, state aud municipal bus.ness organizations in twentyseven different States, and from 11:: •prominent business firms in thirty different States, all favoring th > new department. They claimed that the new department would be a great boon to labor as well as to capital. Mr. Search said that under existing conditions proper information was not being secured by the government as to wages, cost of production, particularly as to the wage cost of products, the kinds of goods wanted, tne best manner of producing and furnishing them. The establishment of warehouses and depots throughout Europe and South and Central America was urged a-s a potent factor In extending trade. Mr. Ela said t.te dominant reason for the creation of anew Cabinet office was the necessity of concentrating the Instrumentalities for obtaining, classifying and effectively using the statistics, iaith at home and abroad, necessary for the systematic extension of United States commerce and industries. ' • • * The Senate to-day received from the attorney general a reply to a resolution requesting information as to whether the records of the department show that in Louisiana there have been recent violations of the Constitution of the United States by the exclusion from service on juries in the United States courts of duly qualified citizens on account of color, and, if so, what action has been taken or is contemplated. 11l response Attorney General Griggs sends a copy of a protest of laniisianH citizens against violations of the Constitution by the acting circuit judge and the district attorney of the United States for the Eastern district of laiutsiana. The protest has been forwarded by the department to the judge* and attorney named, but no reply lias been received. — MURDERED *BY JAPANESE. Correspondence Relating to the Killing of Two American bailors. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The President today transmitted to the Senate correspondence received at the State Department concerning the murder of Frank Epps and Wia Montgomery, United States sailors, at Nagasaki, Japan. The details of these murders were published from advices to the State .Department on Dec. 22 last. In the correspondence to-day sent to the Senate, under date of Dec. 28 Minister Buck called the attention of Baron Nissi Tocziro, minister of foreign affairs, to tho failure of Japan to arrest the murderers of Montgomery and Epps, and urged that the authorities of Nagasaki be directed to do all in their power to apprehend the. criminals. Baron Nlssl expressed to Minister Buck Ins interest in behalf of an, earnest effort to discover and arrest the murderers in both cases. Writing to Minister Buck under date of Dec. 23 Admiral McNair, after reviewing the cases, concludes: ‘T am therefore led to believe that the actions of the Japanese authorities in this case have been characterized by t lack either of energy or intelligence, or both.” The opinion of the Governor of Nagasaki, based upon evidence discovered by ills police officials, was that Montgomery met his death by drowning and not by murder. Against this is the statement of Past Assistant Burgeon J. E. Page, United States navy, that Montgomery “came to his death by drowning, having urst been rendered unconscious by the infliction of either one or two wounds.” Admiral McNair, writing to Minister Buck under date of Dec. 27, expresses doubt that the men arrested by the Japanese officials lor the murder of Epps are the real criminals, and adds that "the strong pressure brought to bear upon the Japanese authorities uy yourself and the consul has compelled at least an apparent display of energy in seeking tho murderers of Epps which is in contrast to the listless course of action pursued in the case of Montgomery.” Consul Abercrombie, writing to Minister Buck from Nagasaki under date of Dec. 29, gives this account of the death of Epps: "At about 8:33 p. m. on the night of Dec. 12 men on boar ! the British ship Saint Enoch heard scuttling and a cry for help from the sampau near by. Two of the sailors jumped Into a sampan and sculled to the spot, but not quick enough to intercept the sampan men, who extinguished their light and got away, but they succeeded in picking up a cap with the Olympia’s cap ribbon and Epps’s name marked thereon. Sworn statements were made before Capt. C. V. Gridley. commanding the Olympia, by the mate and one seaman of the Saint Enoch stating that they saw a seaman of the Olympia struck by the sampau men and pushed overboard.” latter, according to Consul Abercrombie, tlie supposedly guilty sampau men were arrested and held for trial. It appears from a letter to Secretary Long from Admiral McNair that the Japanese authorities made no effort to obtain the depositions of the mate and seaman of the Saint Enoch who were witnesses of the murder of Epps, and that at the preliminary examination of the alleged murderers "no person representing any branch of the United States government was allowed to be present.”

AN ELABORATE DINNER. President and Mrs. McKinley Entertained by Secretary Uli"". WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—Secretary and Mrs. Bliss tills evening entertained the President and Mrs. McKinley and tho members of the Cabinet at a dinner which, in point of service and decoration, was one of the most elaborate ever given in Washington. The apartments at the Arlington were transformed into a vertiable tropical forest, the mass of palms and giant ferns about the room shutting out ail view of the walls, and the luxuriant branches of the flowering and foliage plants overspreading the guests as they were seated at the table. The table itself was In the form of an ellpse, containing forty covers and the decorations were of maiden-liair ferns, yellow orchids, and pink roses. Great branches of the latter flowers mingled with the tropical luxuriance of the palms about the edge of the room. The guests present were: The President and Mrs. McKinley, the Vice President and Mrs. Hobart, the Secretary or Stato and Mrs. Sherman, tlie Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Gage. Mrs. Alger, the Attorney General and Mrs. Griggs, the Postmaster General and Mrs. Gary, the Secretary of the Navy and Miss Long, the Secretary of Agriculture and Miss Wilson, Assistant Secretary of the Interior Davis. Secretary to the President Porter, the Mexican Minister and Mtnc. Romero. Justice and Mrs. McKenna. Senator Hale, Senator and Mrs. Elkins. Senator and Sirs. Wetmore, Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks. Senator find Mrs. Hanna. General and Mrs. Miles. Mr. and Mrs. Hitt. Mr. and Mrs. Foster, Mr. ami Mrs. Henderson, Miss Alger, Mr. and Mrs. Letter. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis. Miss Taylor of New York, Miss Bliss ami Mr. C. N. Bliss, jr. ARCHBISHOP IRELAND’S LAND. ComitiiM"loiier lleri-man Reader" a l)eei"lon in tlie interest of Settlers. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—Commissioner Herrman, of the General Land Office, todifv deckled the case of Archbishop John Ireland, involving the right to about thirty thousand acres of land in the St. Cloud and Marshal land districts. Minnesota. With a view to colonization and other purposes the archbishop entered into two contracts with the St. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad Company, within whose limits the land lay. for its disposition. These contracts were dated July 17. IXBO. and March :>*. 1883. Subsequently it wuis determined that the land was not properly conveyahle to the railroad, and the question arose whether the archbishop, under the agreements with the com pun A could become the purchaser of the lands.! on which many persona had settled. The commissioner decides that under tlie agreement of 1880, in which about three thousand acres are Involved, the archbishop cannot become tlie purchaser, as he was simply the agent of the company In disponing of the lauds, for which he received a commission. The settlers now on thus, lands can acquire patent under the land *aws at the price of $] 25 uer acre, or under

certain condition may take out homestead lights. Under the agreement of 1883 the commissioner decides the archbishop has the right to purchase the land. He will have to pay for it at the rate of $2.50 per acre. Many persons have settled also on these lands, under arrangements with the archbishop. In the first case, therefore, the decision is against the archbishop, and in the second for him, although in both cases tho settlers will be protected. The archbishop has the right of appeal from this decision to the secretary of the. interior. Indiana Postmasters Appointed. WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.—The President to-day sent the following nominations to the Senate: Ethan A. Hitchcock, of Missouri, now minister to Russia, to be ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Russia. Indiana Postmasters—Adam V. Spivey, at Rushvilie; Benjam.n J. Clevenger, at Redkey; J. D. Chambers, at Williamsport. Mr. Hitchcock is at present minister to Russia and is named an ambassador under the law authorizing such rank where foreign countries name ambassadors to the United States. Russia has given notice it has conferred this rank on Count Cassini, her new diplomatic representative to the United States. The Senate to-day confirmed these nominations: Jose E. Lee. of Florida, to be collector of customs for the district of St. John. Fla. To be consuls—Benjamin Johnston, of lowa, at Utilla, Honduras; W. B. Sorsby, of Mississippi, at San Juan del Norte. Nicaragua; E. H. Cheney, of New Hampshire, at La Paz. Mexico; J. E. Rowen, of lowa, at Port Stanley, Falkland islands. President Dole's Visit to HaA’alo. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—President Dole to-day accepted the invitation extended by Representative Alexander, of New York, for a visit to Buffalo. He will leave Washington Sunday night, going by way of Canandaigua and Rochester, but not stopping, and arriving at Buffalo at 10 a. m. Monday. There he will be entertained by the PanAmerican Association,, and in the evening will be tendered a reception aill banquet. On Tuesday he will go to Cleydland for a visit to his sister, and thence to St. Louis, remaining there until Thursday, when he takes the Southern Pacific for the coast, and thence home to Hawaii. General Notes. WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.—To-day’s treasury statement shows: Available cash balance, $223,155,713; gold reserve. $164,566,090. President McKinley and probably some of the. members of his Cabinet will attend the Memorial day services ut Gettysburg on tho 30th of May if public business does not intervene to prevent them. The President so informed a delegation who called on him to-day to extend the invitation. Tho Senate committee on territories today authorized a favorable report on the House hill permanently locating the capital of the Territory of New Mexico at Santa Fe. The House committee on labor has favorably reported the bill amending the eighthour law. Its effect, while possibly technically extending the operations of that measure, is to enforce the law ms it now exists, which Is now impossible in many instances owing to lack of jurisdiction. The appointment to-ciay of O. A. Eetty to be postmaster at Charleston, W. Va., was made after a hard tight. The present occupant of the office is Mrs. Kenna, the widow of the late Senator Kenna, and her friends have made every effort to prevent any successor being named. It is said that confirmation will be resisted by the friends of the late senator. Senator Walthall, of Mississippi, is recovering from his latest attack of grip. His condition has at no time been regarded as serious by his physician, and his progress toward recovery is deemed satisfactory. Secretary Alger’s condition has so far improved that he has been indulged in his desire to give some attention to the business of the War Department. This morning be signed about, seventy commissions which have been awaiting his signature for some time, it has been decided to take him to Fortress Monroe the early part of next week.

COLDER WEATHER TO-NIGHT. Cloudy During tlie Day. with Occasional Light Rain or Snow. Forecast for Indianapolis and Vicinity for Twenty-four Hours Ending 11 p. m., Feb. . s—Cloudy weather, occasional light rain or snow’ on Saturday; colder by night. General Conditions Yesterday—The storm area moved eastward, with its center from western to eastern lowa. The temperature rose from 10 to 24 degrees east of tlie Missippi, and west of tlie Mississippi it fell. Rain and snow fell in the Mississippi valley. FORECAST FOR THREE STATES. WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.—For Ohio—Light rain; clearing and not so warm Saturday night; southerly gales. For Indiana and Illinois—Light rain in the early morning; much colder with a moderate cold wave; northwesterly winds. Local Observations Friday. Bar. Ther. R. H. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7a. m.. 30.31 20 03 South. Pt.Cl’dy. 0.00 7 p.m .30.06 40 80 South. Cloudy. 0.00 Maximum temperature, 42; minimum temperature, 17 Following is a comparative statement of the temperature and precipitation on Feb. 4: Tern. Pre. Normal 27 .12 Mean 30 .00 Departure from normal *3 —.12 Departure since Feb. 1 —sl —.47 Departure since Jan. 1 *ll9 *1,48 *Plus. C. F. R. WAPPENHANS. Local Forecast Official. Yesterday's Temperatures. 7a. m. Max. 7p. m. Atlanta, Ga 24 46 40 Bismarck, N. D 18 IS 12 Buffalo. N. Y 10 34 32 Calgary. N. W. T 14 18 14 Cairo. 11l 28 46 42 Cheyenne. Wyo 22 32 26 Chicago. 11l 20 38 3S Cincinnati. 0 22 44 40 Concordia, Kan 32 48 58 Davenport, la 20 38 34 Des Moines, la 24 38 28 Dodge City. Kan 30 44 36 Galveston, Tex 48 62 60 Helena, Mont 30 38 S6 Jacksonville, Fla 34 56 50 Kansas City 32 42 40 Little Rock. Ark 28 48 41 Minnedosa, Man 2 Memphis. Tenn 30 50 48 Marquette, Mich 10 24 24 Moorhead. Minn .*1 12 Nashville, Tenn 77. 20 48 42 New Orleans 38 62 54 New York 10 28 28 North Platte,. Neb 32 38 26 Oklahoma City 32 56 4x Omaha. Neb 32 40 28 Pittsburg, Fa 10 38 36 Qu’Appelle, N. W. T 0 14 8 Rapid City. S. D 30 34 2t Sail Lake City 22 40 32 St. Louis 58 48 40 St. Paul 16 50 • 28 Springfield, 111 2* 42 3,8 Springfield. Mo 28 42 42 Vicksburg. Miss 30 58 56 Washington, D. C 32 56 30 Mother and Daughter Burned. RICHMOND. Va.. Feb. 4. —Information reached here to-night of an accident which occurred in King George county Wednesday. by which Mrs. Thudileus Sorrel and a young daughter were so severely burned that thev died within a few' hours of each other. Mr. Sorrel was away hunting, and his wife, having some domestic duties to perform, left the little girl alone in the kitchen. She had been absent, however, but a short while, when she heard screams, and on entering the room found the child’s clothing ablaze. She began to extinguish the flames, but in doing so was horribly burned herself. The child died a few hours later. The next morning death also relieved Mrs. Sorrel of her sufferings. \ Movements of Steamers. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 4.—Arrived: Switzerland, from Antwerp. HAMBURG. Feb. 4.—Arrived: Pennsylvania. from New York. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 4.-SaUed: Canada, for Boston. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 4.—Sailed: Tauric, for New York. Starving Himself to Death. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. I.—ln a padded cell at the city receiving hospital C. Dordano, nephew of Francisco Deunas. cxPit sklent of Salvador, is trying to starve himself to death. For two days he has stood in an attitude of prayer and has not tasted food or drink. The hospital surgeons believe that he is insane. The Pennsylvania. Capitol Hmt. HARRISBURG. Pa.. Feb. 4.—Attorney General McCormick filed a bill in equity iii the Dauphin County Court thus afternoon to restrain the eapitol commission front awarding the contracts for the new statehouse.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1899.

VICTORY FOR BRITAIN * ENGLISHMEN" WILL CONTINUE TO ADMINISTER CHINESE CUSTOMS. Robert Rredon Appointed Deputy Inspector General—Serious Famine in Portions of Russia. LONDON. Feb. s.—The Shanghai correspondent of the Times says: “In compliance with the request of Sir Robert Hart, director of Chinese imperial maritime customs, the Tsung Li Yamen has appointed Mr. Robert Bred on as deputy inspector general of customs, with the proviso that chief authority must not be delegated.” The Times, commenting editorially on the appointment of Mr. Bredon, says: ‘‘lt is a very satisfactory announcement. For the present there is no danger of the customs administration being destroyed by the political or the commercial rivalry of foreign nations.” Mr. Gerald Balfour, member of Parliament for the central division of Leeds, and chief secretarj' to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, speaking at Leeds Ibis evening, emphatically denied that there was any foundation whatever for the rumors that the government has yielded to pressure from any power or had receded from the position it had taken on the Chinese negotiations. The Japanese lleet is maneuvering prior to a cruise in Chinese waters. The Japanese press is silent on the situation in China, and it is believed the premier, the Marquis Ito, is aw'aiting tho settlement of the German claims before committing Japan to any policy. The Russian squadron is without smokeless coal, and the supply at Yokohama is small. 4. FAMINE IN RUSSIA. Great Suffering Among tlie Peasantry of Interior Provinces. LONDON, Fob. 4.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times says: “A failure in the harvest has caused terrible distress among the peasantry of the interior provinces, especially in central and southeastern Russia. In some places they are worse off tbi’an durinfe the famine of 1891. The Russian editors have been forbidden to refer to the matter. Private letters from Tamboff, in the province of that name, southeast of Moscow, say the peasants are feeding their half-starved cattle with the thatches of their roofs. Typhus and other diseases are making rapid headway among them.” Divorce Follows Elopement. LONDON, Feb. 4.—A special dispatch from Rome says that a judicial separation lias been granted to Donna Elvira, daughter of Don Carlos, the pretender to the Spanish throne, from her husband, Count Filippo Folchi. The court ordered Count Folchi to pay the countess 300 francs alimony per month. Donna Elvira Bourbon-Anjou. the second daughter of Don Curios, in November, 1896, eloped from Rome with Count Folchi, an artist, said to be a married man with a family. Donna took with her her jewelry, which was valued at $60,000. Folchi is poor, ugly and a cripple. The Sykes Scandal Not Ended. LONDON, Feb. s.—The Daily Chronicle says this morning that the sensational Sykes-Jay case (in which Air. Daniel Jay sought to recover from Lady Sykes, wife of Sir Tatton Sykes, Bart., the sum of £15,870 ($79,350), loaned to Lady Sykes in-1896 on the security of notes apparently sijlned by her husband, w'hieh the latter repudiated ,on the ground that the signatures were forged, is likely to tie thrown into the shade by two coming suits, in which Sir Tatton Sykes will be asked to pay sums of money advanced to Lady Sykes by two large insurance companies on the security of nis signature.

HrHisli Puri" Fair Commission. LONDON, Feb. 4.—The London Gazette announces the appointment of a royal commission, headed by their royal highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York, to secure adequate British representation at the Paris exhibition in 1900. The commission includes the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke of Fife, the Marquis of Ixirne, tlie Earl of Derby, Earl Cardigan. Earl Spencer, Baron Rothschild. Baron Herscheli, Sir William Vernon Harcourt and Sir Edward John Poynter, president of the Royal Academy. Corn Duties Reduced. ROME, Feb. 4.—The minister of finance, Signor Luzzatti, in the Chamber of Deputies to-day, answering a question on the subject, said the government was willing to prolong the reduction of the duties on grain, from 7 lire. 50 cents, to 5 lire, from April 4 to May 31. The chamber by a big majority approved a temporary reduction of the corn duties, after Signor Luzzatti had predicted a surplus in the budget of 9,500,W0 lire, despite the reduction. Fought with Sword". PARIS, Feb. 4.—A duel arranged between M. Alexandre Millerand, editor of La Petite Republique Franeaise, and one of tlie Paris deputies, and M. Henri Luvertujon, a deputy for Saint Yrieix, was fought with swords to-day. The former was wounded in the right arm. The dispute grew out of an altercation during the debate in the chamber yesterday. Hallway Collision in Scotland. GLASGOW, Feb. 4.—A mail train and freight were in collision to-day, on the Glasgow & Southwestern Railroad, near Troon. Tlie driver and fireman of the freight train and four workmen who were on board the mail train were killed. In addition, four persons were injured. An “Old Master*’ Discovered. FLORENCE, Feb. 4.—An almost perfect frescoe, painted by Domenico del Ghirlaudajo, the illustrious Florentine painter, has iieen discovered in tlie Church of San Saivadore d'Ognissanti. in this city. Among the figures is a portrait of Amerigo Vespucci. Severe Fighting in Africa. BONNY, West Coast of Africa, Feb. 4. The Cross river expedition, which lias been operating in the interior against the Ediba tribes, has had some severe fighting. Capt. Fenton lias been killed and Captain Middieton wounded. The enemy sustained great loss. Disastrous Petroleum Fire. BAKU, Russian Caucasus, Feb. 4.—The petroleum fire that broke out here last w’eek. destroying almost 500,000 poods of naphtha, is still burning fiercely and many deaths are reported. No Sugar Bounty Conference. BRUSSELS, Feb. 4.—Tlie sugar bounty conference, which was announced to begin on Feb. 15, is now indefinitely postponed, France having renewed her objections. TUPPER ATTACKS ABERDEEN. Sir Charles Causes mi I pronr in the Canadian House of Commons. OTTAWA, Ont.. Feb. 4.—The House of Commons to-day took up the discussion of the address in reply to the speech from the throne. Mr. Bertram, of Toronto, moved the address in a storng speech supporting the Yukon railway policy of the administration. because it meant that Canada w'as to get the trade of the Klondike gold fields. He also supported the monopoly clause of the contract of the Telegraph Creek and Stickeen Railway because It prevented, for five years. the building of a railway over American territory into the Yukon. To-night, Sir Charles Tupper. leader of the opposition, made an attack on the Governor General, who, he said, had violated every Brittsli and everv Canadian precedent. by his action against tlie late administration and in supporting the present government. No member of tile House is permitted to say anything disrespectful of the Governor General, and the speaker demanded u with-

drawai of Sir Charles's remarks. After great uproar Sir Charles Tupper stated that he would withdraw anything lie had said against Lord Aberdeen personally, but maintained that he had a right to make the attack, as the Governoi had assumed responsibility for what L< rd Aberdeen did. Sir Charles denounced the 10 per cent, royalty on gold in the Yukon, and advocated the idea of keeping Americans from holding claims in the Yukon. SALE OF PAINTINGS. Over $410,004) Realized In Two Night" for IV. H. Stewart’s Collection. NEW YORK. Feb. 4.— Chickering Hail was not large enough to-night to accommodate the tremendous throng that sought admission to the second night’s sale of the collection of paintings left by W. 11. Stewart. Troyan’s “The Lone” sold lor $13,750; Fortuny’s “The Choice of a Model” brought $42,000: “Checkmated.” E. Zamacois. $10,700; “The End of a Game of Cards,” J. L. E. Meissonier, $9,00); “Cow Among the Cabbages.” C. Troyon. $15,000; “Village Politfens,” W. Leibl. $15,000: "The Antiquary,” M. Fortuny, $15,200; “Departure from the Masked Ball.” R. De Madras, $16,500; "The Alberea Court. Alhambra.” M. Fortuny. $7,000; "Pierrette.” R. De Madraz, $5,000. Total receipts from the sale for the two nights were $410,000. $276,850 being the result of to-night's sale, including the bronzes and antiques. FOOD FOR THE REINDEER —4 PLENTY OF NUTRITIOUS MOSS FOUND IN INTERIOR OF ALASKf. Departure from Norway for New Y'ork of 500 of the Fleet-Footed An* iimils and 87 Laplanders. ♦- WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-A cablegram received at the War Department to-day from Dr. Jackson, at Alien, Norway, announced that the steamship Manitoban, chartered by Lieutenant Devore for the government, hail just sailed from that port for New York with 530 reindeer and eighty-seven Lapp men and women to care for the animals and drive them on the government relief expedition w hen they arrive in Alaska. The War Department is now making arrangements for tli-3 transportation of the deer across the continent from Xew York to Seattle. answer to inquiries that have been made at the department’s instance as to the probability of finding in Alaska the moss on which the reindeer feeds altogether in his native country the Bureau of Education has submitted some correspondence its agents have had on this subject. Tlie inquiry had special reference to the vicinity of the Chilcat region and samples of the Norw’egiai moss were sent up there for identification. In response the Presbyterian missionary at Haines, Mr. W. W. Ware, w r rites as follows: “The reindeer moss came by the last mail and I have asked .a good many natives and w'hites about it. The net outcome is that there is very little indeed along the coast, but fifty miles over the coast range there is a great abundance. Some say the whole country is covered. I accept that statement with some reservation, but 1 should judge that there must be a good deal.” The War Department has contracted with the Pennsylvania Railroad for the transportation of the reindeer now on the way from Norway from New' York to Seattle. The route will be over the Pennsylvania lines, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Great Northern. Passenger train time is to be followed, and tho government reserves the right to stop the train and rest the animals at points selected by its agents. The price paid is $243.77 for stock cars and $168.17 for box cars, and the railroad company is to furnish accommodations for tlie attendants.

RhmU of Men and Women. TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 4.—The steamer Queen, the finest vessel in Pacific waters, and which has been heretofore tlie summer excursion ship to the ice fields of Alaska, sailed from Tacoma to-night for Skaguay and Dyea. She carried northward 650 passengers, 1,300 tons of freight, 28J0 dogs, 30 horses and a score of carcasses of dressed cattle, pigs and sheep, the latter for the markets of tho coast cities, Juneau, Skaguay and Dyea. Although a drizzling rain prevailed all day, thousands of people visited the ship and mingled with the interpid men and women fortune hunters, arrayed in mackintoshes, furs, heavy boots and sombreros or Klondike caps. The women wore short skirts, knickerbockers and other snug costumes. Nearly all the passengers on the Queen intend to ultimately go to the interior of Alaska and have bought outfits on the sound. The passengers are from every quarter of the globe. "Will Build a Narrow-Gauge lioud. GREAT FALLS, Mont., Feh. 4.—Negotiations were closed here to-day whereby tho Canadian government contractors of the new' Klondike line of railroad from Telegraph creek to tlie south end of Tcslin purchased from the Great Falls and Canada Railway eighty miles or narrow gauge rails, four locomotives and a number of cars to be used in the construction and operation of the new road. Tlie work of construction w-ill be begun within ten days and the entire Hue completed by June 1, at which time the Stickeen and Tesliri rivers will be open to navigation and afford the shortest route for reaching the Alaska gold fields. Going to the Klondike. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARTINSVILLE, Jnd., Feb. 4.—This city and locality will no doubt be well represented in tlie Klondike before the mosquito ties again in that region. J. JI. Wright, a Brown county gold digger, was here yesterday and secured a ticket to Seattle. Wash.' Charles Hubbard, of Monroe township, will leave in a few weeks with a party of Indianapolis friends and a number of young men of this city have quietly made up their minds to leave for that country in the near future. Tribute Levied by “Canucks." OTTAWA, Ont., Feb. 4. —Gold Commissioner Fawcett has notified the Dominion government of the forfvarding by him from Dawson City of the sum of $80.00) duty collected in that district bv the Canadian customs officials. This makes $195,000 received by the government from that place since the rush to the gold fields began. OBITUARY. Tlioimi" J. Osborne, Ex-Governor of Kansas and Ex-Minister to Brazil. OIL CITY, Pa., Feb. 4.—Ex-Governor Thomas J. Osborne, of Topeka, Kan., died at the Commercial Hotel, Meadville, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, after a short illness, from hemorrhage of the stomach. Ex-Governor Osborne was bom in Meadville, Pa., in 1836, where lie learned the printing trade. In ISSB lie w-ent to Topeka, Kan., where he "had since resided. He was lieutenant governor of Kansas for one term and served tw-o terms as Governor. He W'us at one time minister to Brazil and chile. At the time of his death he was a director of the Atchison. Topeka A- Santa Fe Railroad. He was to have been married in Meadville in April to Mrs. Margaret Richmond. widow of the late H. M. Richmond, of Meadville. and the object of his visit to that city on Thursday was to visit his fiancee. Ell Mansfield Brace. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 4.-Kli Mansfield Bruce, of the piano and organ firm of Estey & Bruce, died last night, suddenly, at his home in this city, in his seventy-fourth year. Mr. Bruce was born in Wilmington, Vt. In 1857 he united with the late Deacon Estey in tlie manufacture and sale of the Estey organ, and in the winter of 1858-59 fie came to this city and opened a store for tlie sale of the organs. • \Y. G. Patrick. SARATOGA. N. Y„ Feb. 4.-W. G. Patrick, jockey and starter, known on every track in the United States and Canada, died to-day of pneumonia. He w.is horn at Mount Holly, N. J., thirty-six years ago. Kx-Clitef Bumliyhead. TAHLEQUAH. I. T.. Feb. 4.— D. W. Bushj head, one of the most prominent.

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Cherokees. died of Bright’s disease. He was seventy-live years of age and has in turn filled every office in the nation. He was a member of the recent Dawes commission on the part of the Cherokee nation and was favorable for negotiations. Kjv. \V. X. Broderick. BOSTON, Feb. 4.—Rev. William X. Broderick, pastor of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church of Charlestown,and well known in the. Methodist denomination throughout tiie country, died at his home in Charlestown to-day of typhoid fever. He was a native of Marietta, 0., and was fifty years of age. TAME PRIZE FIGHT. The Boot Between Jaek Daly and Jack O'Brien a Disappointment. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4.—The light between Jack Daly and,Jack O'Brien, at the Arena, proved a disappointment. The latter kept entirely out of Daly’s reach, notwithstanding that Daly had a sore hand. This was kept up for the entire six rounds, during which there was very little punching done on either side. Previous to this Jerome Quigley, of this city, and Tom Williams, of Australia, mixed things for two rounds, when Williams was forced to quit. He was at Quigley’s mercy from the time they shook hands. Quigley sent him to grass seven or eight times. Then the referee brought the bout to a close. it was stated to-night that the fight scheduled for Monday night at Athens, between Steve Flannagan and George Ross, for the 105-pound championship of the United States, will not !.; allowed to occur. The men were to tight twenty rounds. To-day a number of prominent citizens of Delaware county entered a protest against the fight before District Attorney Shaefer. The latter said he would notify the sheriff that it was against the law and no doubt that official would stop the fight. Cruwfortlavillc, 15; Indianapolis, 5. Spacial to the Indianapolis Journal. CRAW FORDS V IDLE, Jnd., Feb. 4. Three hundred people witnessed an interesting basket ball game between Indianapolis and Crawfordsville Y. M. C. A. Juniors to-night, which resulted in favor of Crawfordsville by a score of 15 to 5. The teams lined up as follows: Ind’p'lis. Positions. Craw’f’sv’le. Chas. Davis—Left forward Harry Gill Dean Bonnett..Right forward....G. Warner Will Kaylor Center Arthur Pays R. Bauman Left guard...R. Williamson H. Clark Right guard Leo Kelley B. katzenbach Sub Glen Henry John Kittle Sub Clyde Brower “Old Anne*’ to Have a Benefit. CHICAGO, Feb. 4.—A v G. Spalding is the active spirit in a movement that lias been started for a benefit to be given Captain Anson, whose connection witli the Chicago Baseball Club ended this week. Nothing but the general idea of the plan has been outlined yet, but a conference of Anson's local friends lias been called, and it is expected other National League cities will be asked to participate in the affair. Declared si Draw. ZANESVILLE, 0., Feb, 4.—Nick Burley, of California, and Australian Jimmy Ryan fought ten rounds before the Zanesville Athletic Club here to-night. Burley had the better of the tight throughout, but as Ryan was on his feet the fight was declared a draw. The men were matched for twenty rounds, but the crowd was so small that tin y refused to go on for more than ten.

Ka*.v for Herb Hale. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal. FORT WAYNK, Itul., Feb. 4.—John Cramer, the eastern “Kid,” attempted to knock out Almon Treesch in ten rounds to-night, and failed. Herb Hale, of Indianapolis won the wrestling match from Flank West, of Auburn, in 9 minutes and 52 seconds and 3 minutes and 13 seconds. Hurst Will 31 mi age tlic Browns. Rl FFAJjO, N. Y., Feb. 4.—National League Umpire Tim Hurst to-night accepted the terms of the directors of the St. Louis Club, of the National League, and will manage the club during the coming season. WARRANTS FOR LYNCHERS. Seventy-Three of the Mob That Burned Seminole* to Be Arrested. GUTHRIE, O. TANARUS., Feb. 4.—Warrants have been issued for seventy-three members of the mob that burned tho two Seminole Indians near Maud, and a large force of deputy United States marshals will be sent into Pottawatomie county to make the arrests within the next forty-eight hours. The men will be arrested under United States laws and tried for conspiracy, as it is believed that owing to their strong organization and through fear and sympathy it will be impossible to convict any of the mob for murder in the courts of that county. Losses by Fire. SCRANTON, Pa., Feb. 4.—Last night’s fire, which destroyed the Y. c. M. A. building and other structures, is estimated to have caused SIOO,OOO damage, against which there was insurance amounting to SOO,OOO. The loss on the Y. M. <*. A. building was SIOO,OOO and insurance $52,000; on Y. M. C. A. contents, $20,000. and $6,000 insurance. TOWER HILL. 111., Feb. 4.—At 11 p. in. the Arlington block is burning and the whole north portion of the town is in danger. The Fair clothing, shoe and dry goods house and the postoffice have been destroyed. The loss so far is $50,000. WAYNE, W. Va., Feb. 4.—Fire las! night destroyed Walker’s dry goods store. Dean’s grocery. Burgess’s millinery store. Walker’s Hotel, Pritchard’s Inn. Smith's Hotel and several smaller buildings. Inss estimated at $60,000, with but little insurance. BRIDGEWATER. Mass., Feb. 4.—MeElwaln’s shoe factory here burned to-day. Loss, $80,1)00. i Asphyxiated by Charcoal Fumes. MADOC. Out., Feb. t'-John Milligan, aged twenty-one years; Leo Milligan, lifteen, and Ethel Baker, twelve, were asphyxiated by fumes from charcoal last night. Mrs. Milligan, their mother, is unconscious. Two 3leu Drowned. HOPE, Ida.. Feb. Carl Hagan Crandall and O. Hawkland. who were in a boat which became fouled in the ice, were drowned to-day in the river. The bodies have uot been recovered

Greatest Miraculous cures Hood's Sarsaparilla lias—which is clearly and indisputably proven by testimonials from those who have suffered and were cured where, in many cases, other remedies, faithfully tried, had totally failed and all hope of cure had been gaven up —clearly has the to the title of America's Greatest Medicine. The following testimonial is one of the many cures referred to. A careful reading of this will show that it is not tvliat we say, but what Hood’s Sarsaparilla does that tells the story ami reveals the true reason why this medicine keeps on selling when others stop: “Table Grove, 111., Dec. 20, 1897. “C. I. Hood &Cos., Lowell, Mass.: “Gentlemen—Several years ago I was taken with what the doctors pronounced rheumatism and scrofula. My limbs became drawn up, and 1 suffered great pain. I remained in this condition for about six

you should take Hood’s Sarsaparilla at once. Be sure to get only Hood’s.

FIFTY-CENT SOULS. The Law School Free Silverites So Duhbeil the Gold Bugs. The students of the Law School held a warm debate last night on the money question. The lecture hall was filled with about a hundred young men. and the oratory continued until a late hour. The resolution argued was: “Resolved, That the interests of the United States demand the free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at the legal ratio of 1G to 1.” A. E. De Baun presided over the debate. The affirmative side was taken by John Morrison, of Frankfort, and M. L. Daggy, of Greencastle, while the negative position was presented by Frank White, of Petersburg, and M. P. Hubbard, of Brookville. Some very good speeches were made, and the ground was well covered in the four hours the debate continued. Frank White scored a good point when he said he thought it was needless for the silver side to call any one in the room “a bloated bondholder,” and Mr. Daggy supplied anew appellation when he said the golditcs had ”50-cent souls.” There was frequent applause for the speakers, but no vote was taken on the question. HER BURNS WERE FATAL. Mrx. Mary Lee, of Gelsendorff Street. Dies at a Hospital. Mrs. Mary Lee, No. 163 Geisendorff street, dietl Thursday night at St. Vincent’s Hospital as the result of burns received several months ago. She was at w<*rk preparing a meal for her family when her clothing caught fire, and she was terribly burned. She was taken to the hospital, where she suffered continuously until death relieved her. She was forty-eight years old and leaves a husband and live children. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at St. John’s Church. CITY NEWS NOTES. The Reading Circle Board transacted routine business yesterday. It will meet again this morning. There will be a meeting of alumnae and associate members of Kappa Kappa Gamma at the home of Miss May Bray ton, L’ll3 Broadway, this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. The meeting in the Briglitwood Congregational Church, Sunday evening, will be in charge of the Christian Endeavor Society of the church. A lecture. “An Evening with Some Famous Authors,” will be delivered by S. C. Gilman. Mrs. Hadley, wife of John AN'. Hadley, a druggist at told) 317 Indiana avenue, died yesterday at her home. Sl6 North West street. Consumption was the cause of death. Mrs. Hadley was forty years old and leaves her husband and one child. The funeral arrangements have not been made.

31r. Krug’s Life Insurance Policy. In regard to tho life insurance phase of the Krag-Reynolds litigation, the New York banks have proposed to pay the premium on the policy of SIOO,OOO on the life of W. A. Krag and to meet all of the payments as they fall due, if tho policy is turned over to them as beneficiaries. J. Q. Bareus, of the New York Life Insurance Company, who wrote the Krag policy, has gone to New York to represent the company there. When the insurance was written on the life of Mr. Krag. Agent Parens accepted a draft in payment for the lirst premium, which amounted to nearly $5,000. The KragReynolda Company assigned before the draft was converted into cash. Unless the policy is canceled, the agent will be resnonsible for the first premium. The policy was taken out by Mr. Krag. it is claimed, for the benefit of the Krag-Rcynolds Company. The l’oslul Station llonndurle*. Postmaster Salim again calls attention to the delivery boundaries of stations A and B. The stations will be open from 10 o’clock in the morning lor Sunday cries. The boundaries^ Station A—New Sixteenth street on le south, Park avenue (both sides included) bn the east, city limits on the west, city limits on the north. This station includes all of North Indianapolis. Marion Park (C’erealinetow’ii) and Mapleton. Station B—Both sides of Broadway, from Sixteenth north to city limits, and all east of Broadway, from Sixteenth to northern city Pipits; all east of College avenue, from Thirteenth to Sixteenth; all east of Alvord street, from St. Clair to Thirteenth, all of Woodruff Place; east of Woodruff Place the southern boundary is Tenth street. All of Brightwood is included in this station. Houlihan's Explanation Accepted. Ban Houlihan was discharged in Police Court yesterday morning. He was charged with stealing an overcoat from the home of Charles Rankin, on West Maryland street. Mrs. Rankin saw him wearing her husband’s overcoat and followed him until he went into a saloon, and then called an officer ani had him arrested. He had taken the coat oft; by the time the policeman arrived, and declared that he did not wear any overcoat into the saloon. He explained to Judge Cox that he had lost his own overcoat at a dance, and the stolen one was left in place of his. Death lit Iteform School fur Girls. The funeral of Lulu Melkel, aged seventeen years, formerly of the Randolph county poor farm, took place at the Reform School for tflrls yesterday, Rev. Mr. Wheeler, of the Rescue Mission, conducting the services, assisted by Mrs. Jacques. She had been at the Reform School four years and was converted last spring. Her favorite hymn, "My Refuge.” was sung at the funeral by the school choir. Four of the Kiris acted as pallbearers. 'l’his is the first death at the Reform School in over four years. Her death was due to spinal meningitis. Burglar*’ 31ieelluitcou** Haul. The grocery store of Herman Mftchrlch, 1619 Prospect street, was burglarized Thursday night. The thieves secured $3.30 In money, two quarts of whisky, some cigars and a ham. Thu Howard carpet cleaning establishment, at St. Clair street and the canal, was also entered by burglars, who secured an overcoat, a mackintosh and a revolver tor their trouble. ImllanuiioliM Directors at Louisville Tlie Louisville Transfer Company held its annual stockholders' meeting yesterday and elected the following board of directors: Dr. Henry Jameson, lleurv Knlouenberg and

Medicine ,months, when running sores broke out on each side of my thighs anti on tny wrist. Pieces of Bone Game Out of the sores on my thighs and physicians believed the bone was diseased and thought a surgical operation would be necessary. I was then a perfect wreck and suffered untold misery. I did not have any appetite and ntv sleep was much disturbed. I w as unable to walk ami was growing worse all the time. I finally discontinued the medicine that had been prescribed for me, and began taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla. In a short time my appetite returned, and the sores began to heal. My limbs gradually resumed their natural condition, and I was able to throw away my crutches. In six months from the time I began to take Hood’s Sarsaparilla I was Able to (io About as Usual My cure has proved to be permanent, and I am now’ feeling better titan I ever felt before and weigh 180 pounds. It is only a few years since I was a cripple. I have had very little sickness since taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla. I gladly recommend this medicine to any one afflicted as I was.” —Urban Hammond.

$1; six for $5. C. I. Hood & Cos., Lowell, Mass. America’s Greatest Medicine.

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W. C. T. U. LADIES Stand True When They Kntrtv tho Facts. She was a nervous little woman, with sallow complexion and an uncertain condition of health. "It is a shame to have so many articles appearing in the paper classing coffee with whisky and tobacco," she said. “Whoever heard of coffee causing u man to abuse hi.- wife or commit crimes such as whisky has been responsible for?” There seems to be some reason for the little woman’s argument, until the subject is looked upon from a fair and unprejudiced standpoint. We are all inclined to quickly resent any imputation cast upon our favorite drink or habit. It is a curious spectacle to a philosopher, chemist or physician to see a prominent W. C. T. U. woman drinking coffee and serving it to her family, while immediately after breakfast she may start in her round of work lighting against whisky and tobacco. We must allow that she does not really know that the enemies she is contending against are simply older brothers of the coffee that has placed around her the spell of habit, which she is so free to denounce in those who use one or the other of the brothers of this family; but when she is told that coffee contains the same alkaloids as whisky and tobacco, has very much the same effect upon the body and nerve centers; that delirium tremens caused by excessive coffee drinking is by no means uncommon, and that the active cause of much of the nervous prostration of women throughout America comes from that same smooth, polished, insidious destroyer of nervous vigor and physical health, she is hrdf Inclined to follow the example of our friend spoken of in tho beginning of the article. When one becomes convinced that health is worth more than tho continuance of a habit, then is a good time to make a trial of Postum Food Coffee, an article made for those who cannot digest common coffee. :tnd who like a hot, fragnuit, delicious beverage at tho meals. The food elements contained in Postum, and which go directly to rebuild the nerve centers, are shown by tho uualysis on tho slip in tho package. Grocery sell Postum in 13c ami 25c packages. *