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renewed fighting In Yemen, and the Turks were said to have suffered a serious defeat between Hodeida and Sana. Trouble between the Turks and Arabs in that part of Arabia has been In progress for over four years. CKRMAJi ARMY BILL. The Measure Explained by the Minister of War—Richter'* Criticism. BERLIN, Jan. 12.—1n the Reichstag today Lieutenant General Von Gessler, mini ter of war, introduced the new army bill. The object of the measure, he said, was to overtake at one stride the start which other states had gained over Germany in army organization. The bill was designed to maintain the quinquennia! system and to fix the strength of toe peace effective. The manifesto of the Russian Emperor had put e. war of aggression on the part of Russia out of the question. Germany’s military power, moreover, had become so strong that she must look to the future without nervousness. The minister for war then explained tiie details of the bill, asserting that the greatest change would be ‘effected in field artillery, the present form of which did not meet the requirements in respect of new guns and material. General Von Gessler concluded by asserting that the bill was the outcome of a necessity wnioh he would willingly explain fully in committee. Eugene* Richter, th*- Radical leader, who followed the* minister for war, said he; had no: expected such large demands for tho army. There is no end to this work of organization,” he continued. "In Austria and ■ltaly the peace effective had been largely Increased. Nevertheless, they cannot be compared with Russia. Are wc now to set an endless strew in motiflfn against that power? Is the Czar's manifesto e>nly due to an excess of sentimentality? It seems to me that the bill is not prompted by any consideration of conditions abroad, but Is duo to a fancy for new formations.” Baron Halberg Stumm, Conservative, controverted the views expressed by Herr Richter. The Czar’s manifesto, in his opinion, ought to be taken seriously, but an Increase of the German army was necessary because the dual alliance was numerically stronger than the dreibund. The debate will be continued to-morrow. “Hoehi" for the Kaiser. BERLIN, Jan. 13.—The officers of the Kaiser Franz Grenadiers, on the occasion yesterday of the jubilee of the appointment of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria as honorary colonel of that regiment, gave a banquet last evening at which Emperor William, the minister of foreign affairs, Baron von Bulow; the chief of the Emperor’s military cabinet, General Von Hahnke; the Austro-Hungarian ambassador, Count von Szoegyeny-March, and the Austrian General Prince Windisehgratz and Field Marshal Steininger were present. His Majesty toasted Emperor Francis Joseph and tho field marshal responded and called for “hochs” for Emperor William. A portrait of Emperor Francis Joseph, which his Majesty presented to the regiment, was unveiled during the dinner. China. Will Pay Indemnity. PEKING, Jan. 12.—The trouble arising out of the murder of the medical assistant at the American mission at Chung-King last year has been settled satisfactorily. The Chix nese authorities will pay an indemnity, cashier and dismiss the guilty officials and grant a building for a hospital in the locality where the murder was committed. PUGILISTS NOT WANTED.

Anbury Park May Bar Prlxe Fighter* and Their Trainers. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—The Asbury Park (N. J.) Board of Trade has denounced pugilism. Rev. E. S. Widdeler, an Episcopal clergyman, said: "One thing which has done more than anything else to blast the prospects of Asbury Park during the past year is the training of prize lighters here. They have been teld that they cannot go to Allenhurst, yet these same men come to Asbury Park and are caressed in a certain sense by some of our city officials. The inliuence against Asbury Park has been great, and it will take years to overcome it. I recognize that we cannot keep them away if they desire to come, but it is unnecessary for them to get official recognition.” A resolution was then offered that the board discountenance the training of prize fighters in Asbury Park and the motion wa.s adopted unanimously. James J. Corbett was the first pugilist to train at Asbury Park. Fitzsimmons was the star attraction last summer, and Kid McCoy trained there for the Sharkey light. NEW GOLD FIELD. Hlch ‘‘Find’* Credited to “Doe” Me. Donald, a Veterinary Sorgeun, VERNAL, Utah, Jan. 12.—Considerable excitement has been created by rich gold discoveries twenty-five miles east of this place, in the Blue mountains, near the Colorado line. Tiie discovery was made by “Doc” McDonald, a veterinary surgeon of the Ninth Cavalry. He served in the Spanish war. and while at New York recovering from fever he met a man named Johnson, who formerly lived in eastern Utah, ana who told him that be had found rich float, describing the location. When the Ninth Cavalry returned to Fort Duchesne. McDonald commenced to search for the vein. RAIN WILL FALL TO-DAY. Nearly Stationary Temperature and Southerly W inds. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, S p. m.-Forecast for twenty-four hours: For Indiana and Illinois—Rain; southerly winds. For Ohio—Rain; brisk southeasterly winds. A ridge of high pressure covers the AtStates and a trough of low pressure * Spends from the west gulf to Manitoba. Snow or rain has fallen in the lake regions and Middle Atlantic States, rain In the Ohio and Mississippi valleys and gulf and South Atlantic States, and rain on the extreme southern and extreme northern Pacific coast. It has grown warmer from the Mississippi valley to the Atlantic coast, except in Florida, where the temperature has remained stationary. Rain may be expected from the Mississippi valley to the Atlantic coast, except in New England, where the weather will be fair, followed by snow. It will grow warmer in the Atlantic States, und the temperature will remain nearly stationary elsewhere. Local Observations on Thursday. Bar. Ther. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7a. m. .30.21 34 94 S'cast. Foggy. 0.00 ip. m. 30.07 42 94 S’east. Lt. rain. T. Maximum temperature, 43; minimum temperature, 31. Following is a comparative statement of tho temperature and precipitation Jan. 12: Temp. Pre. Normal 26 O.Ot* Mean 37 T. Departure from normal *ll —P.oi Departure since Jan. 1 *6 *0.55 •Plus. C. F. R. WAPPENHANS, Local Forecast Official. Yesterday’s Temperatures. Stations. 7a. m. Max. 7p. m. Atlanta. Ga 30 38 36 Bismarck. N. D 22 38 32 Buffalo, N. Y 10 34 34 Calgary. N. W. T 14 32 16 Cairo. 11l 34 4S 46 Cijeyenne. Wyo 26 34 26 Chicago, 111 24 4040 Cincinnati, O 32 44 44 Concordia. Kan 40 54 46 Davenport, la 26 S3 38 Dcs Moines, la 28 4040 Galveston. Tex 52 66 62 Helena, Mont 22 38 34 ia f, ksonvlile, Fla 42 48 4s latisas City, Mo 36 48 46 Little Rock, Ark 40 54 54 Marquette, Mich 18 30 30 Memphis, Tenn . 38 54 52 Moorhead, Minn ’.28 Nashville, Tenn 42 50 50 New Orleans, La 54 64 64 New York, N. V . 10 32 30 North Platte, Neb 28 48 32 Oklahoma, O. T 44 56 54 Omaha, Neb 34 48 41 Pittsburg, l’a 22 42 42 <ju’ Apnelte, N. W. T 14 21 20 Rapid City, 8. D 30 42 S3 Salt Lake City, Utah.... 22 34 26 St. lg>uirt, Mo 32 48 46 St. Paul, Minn 26 36 36 Springfield, 111 28 40 40 Springfield, Mo 36 41 41 Vicksburg, Miss 14 68 61 Washington, D, C 30 28 36

WEBER LOST HIS BRIDE WEXT FROM INDIANAPOLIS TO SELLERSHI RG FOR NOTHING. Expected to Make Mrs. Hattie Warner His Wife, but Found She Had a. Husband—Other State Xew. — Special to the Indianapolis Journal. JEFFERSONVILLE, Jn#L, Jan. 12—When H. C. Weber, a cigar maker at Indianapolis, arrived at Sellersburg this evening to claim Mrs. Hattie Warner as his bride, he was met with the information that the court had not yet granted a decree of divorce to her first husband, James Warner, and that it was impossible to secure a marriage license. At the April term of court. Judge Gibson gr-vued a divorce to James Warner on condition that the costs in the case be paid. Two weeks ago these were paid by Warnei, but Judge J. K. Marsh, who is Judge Gibson’s successor, refused to issue the decree on the ground that the former Judge overreached the law when he granted the divorce conditionally. The friends of the woman, believing that she was free, called at the clerk’s office to-day to secure a license for her to marry Weber, but County Clerk Goodwin refused to issue it. MtRDEHED IN LOUISVILLE. Charles Wtlliaui*on’* Spectacular Career End* In a Tragedy. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 12.—Charles Williamson, race horse man and proprietor of “The ‘Mecca” saloon in this city, was shot five times, to-day, at Fifth and Market streets, by Ike D. Smith, a gambler. Three bulled passed through his body, and he died without regaining consciousness at St. Jospeph’s Infirmary, where he was taken. The shooting was the result of a quarrel over a small amount qf money. Williamson lived in New Albany, and was possessor of considerable property, having been one of the heirs to a Philadelphia estate which was worth several million dollars. Money Brought Hint Trouble. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. NEW ALBANY, Ind., Jan. 12. Charles G. Williamson, who was shot in Louisville this morning by Isaac Smith in a quarrel over money matters and received wounds which will probably result fatally, resides in this city and was an heir of the Williamson estate in Philadelphia. About ten years ago Abner Williamson died in Philadelphia, leaving property valued at over $13,000,000. Among his heirs were John and Joseph M. Williamson, nephews, and Mrs. John B. Ebelsisor, a niece, and their children, of this city. The first payment to them by the executors of the estate amounted to nearly a half million dollars. The testator devised in his will that the heirs should he given certain sums every three months and since the will was probated the money has been received regularly every quarter. At tiie end of twenty years the principal is to be divided among the heirs. Charles Williamson, who is a son of the late John Williamson, received $75,00(1 as his first payment and has been receiving about $2,500 every quarter for the past ten years. At the time he received his first installment he was a freight brakeman on the Motion road. His first business venture was to purchase a string of running horses. After losing a large fortune in backing his entries he retired from the business and is now running a saloon in Louisville.

Rich Strike in Klondike. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind., Jan. 12. George Hower, the Cambridge City hoy in the Klondike, writes to his parents of his continued success in the gold fields. He has two claims near Skookum Gulch that have panned out exceptionally well, and one claim near that of Richard Lowe, the richest in the diggings. "The largest ‘day’s rockings I did,” says Hower, "was $289 and the smallest S3O. You see, I did better than the most of them. Most of the people that came in the summer are on their way out over the ice, and there will be between six and seven thousand go from here this winter. Yesterday (Nov. 19) was the coldest day so far this fall. It was 55 degrees below zero and qicksilver froze for ten days. There is plenty of grub lure this winter, and there will never be a repetition of last winter in this country.” Hower also inclosed a bill for some groceries and food purchased, the total of which was $679.50, and which could have been procured here for less than $25. He expects to return home next summer, having been in Alaska for four years. The Lynching Investigation. Special to the Indianai*olis Journal. SCOTTSBURG. Ind., Jan. 12.—50 far as can be learned there are no new developments In to-day’s grand jury investigation of the Tyler lynching. The investigation will be continued several days under the belief that enough testimony will yet be secured to warrant indictments. The investigation is being conducted wholly by the local authorities. For some reason the attorney general was sent for, but he has not made his appearance. It seems that the state wall take no part in the matter until the grand jury has exhausted all means to discover the members of the mob. It is generally believed the state authorities are in possession of testimony of a sensational nature. This information is thought to have been gathered by detectives. AYill Try Again lor Oil or Gas. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LOOGOOTEE. Ind., Jan. 12.—The board of directors of the Loogootee Prospecting Company last evening closed a contract with Sproull Brothers, of Bedford, to drill a second well for gas and oil near this point. Work was suspended in the first well drilled some weeks ago at a depth oft. 665 feet, after passing through Trenton rock, and, though neither gas nor oil was developed in sufficient quantities to make this well a success, tiie results were so favorable that the stockholders feel confident both gas and oii in paying quantities may be found in this territory. The company was incorporated in 1897. with a capital stock of $3,000, which will shortly be increased to $5,000, in order to accommodate new subscribers and continue the work. Stuck tiie Postal for $3,000. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, ind.. Jan. 12.-The jury appointed by Judge McClure to appraise the damages to the Big Four Railway Company by the Postal Telegraph Company stringing wires from Anderson to Union City, fifty miles, on the railroad right of w r ay lias awarded damages amounting to $3.0t)0. The finding is quite a surprise to many, as the right of way from Marion to Anderson was condemned last week by another jury, and for the distance of thirty-five miles but $l5O was assessed. The Marion-Auderson jury gave damages only for a hole twelve inches in diameter every 150 feet along the right of way, and the Union City-Anderson jury gave damages for a strip eight feet wide from Anderson to Union City. Officer llannon Acquitted. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind., Jan. 12.—Officer Pat Hannon, of Summitvilie, who was arrested and charged with manslaughter for the death of Fred Barton, the Anderson boy w’ho was locked in the Summitvilie jail by the officer on a charge of drunk and afterwards was burned to death, had the case against him dismissed to-day by the prosecution. A large crowd of people from Summitvilie came to Anderson to attend the trial. Four of the witnesses were called, and at that point the cause was dismissed by Prosecutor Edwards, as no case whatever was being made against the officer. Grifi lntcrfcrci* with Business. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAUTE. Ind., Jan. 12,-Tlie crip has taken such a hold of the town as to seriously interefere with business, many persons being laid up with it. Judge Stiffison, of the Superior Court, is confined to his bed and his court is adjourned. The physicians say that in most cases the affliction is in the head. • Evansville (luthier* Fail. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. EVANSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 12.—0 Loewcnthal Sons & Cos., wholesale clothiers and manufacturers, assigned to-day. A large Eastern firm with a similar name failed, and Eastern creditors of the Evansville

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firm immedbiteiy made demands on it that could not be met at short notice. The Lcewenthals turned over all their holdings, jointly and individually, for the benefit of their creditors. No assets or liabilities are given, but it is said large sums are involved. The firm’s business spread over the entire country. Another Hoosier Strike** Pay Dirt. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GREENWOOD, Ind., Jan. 12.—1n a letter received yesterday by Mrs. Louise Lancaster, of thl3 place, from her husband in the Klondike gold fields, it is learned he made one of the richest “strikes” of 1898 on his claim on Hunker creek, about twrenty miles from Dawson City. Pay dirt is found on his claim for six to eight deep and paying from 18 cents to $1.03 per pan. He also has claims on Forty Mile creek and Colorado creek. Mr. Lancaster left here in August, 1897, and will return next year. Fire at Paris, 111. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PARIS, HI., Jan. 12.—Fire to-day destroyed a building owned by J. Sholem & Sons, valued at $3,000, occupied by H. B. O'Hair as a saloon on lower floor and billiard hall in second story. Sholem’s loss is covered by insurance. O’Hair’s loss. $1,500: insured for $1,450. Hannah building, adjoining, damaged $1,000; insurance. $1,000; stock of stoves and tinware, owned by A. A. Hannah, jr., damaged $300; no insurance. Elwood Pulilie Library Plnns. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ELWOOD, Ind., Jan. 12.—The citizens of this city met last night and held a rousing meeting, the object being to have a public library here. The organization starts with twenty-five charter members, and was effected by electing the following officers: President, Frank Simons; secretary, T. F. FitzgibLon; treasurer, H. M. Brown. Neck Broken liy a Fall. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. VINCENNES, Ind., Jan. 12.—Henry Wagner, while doing carpenter work to-day, fell in a cellar, breaking his neck, killing him instantly. He was twenty-two years old. Indiunn Obituary. SEYMOUR. Ind., Jan. 12.—This afternoon E. W. Shepard, aged fifty-eight, one of the most prominent marble salesmen in southern Indiana, died of pneumonia, after a few* days’ sickness. He was on a visit to his brother-in-law. near Honeytown, when he was taken sick. SULLIVAN, ind., Jan. 12.—Mrs. Anna McCrory died at her home in this city this afternoon of dropsy. She was forty years old and a sister of George W. Leach, a prominent business man, and a daughter of Edmund Leach, one of the pioneers of this county. NOBLESVILLE. Ind., Jan. 12.—Allen Tomlinson, aged seventy-two, died late tonight at his home near Westfield. He was one of the oldest and most respected farmers in Hamilton county. COLUMBUS. Ind., Jan. 12.—W. H. Watts, an old soldier, and a pioneer of Wayne township, (lied at his home in Jonesville this morning, aged seventy-five years. Indiana Note*. The Cambridge City First National Bank has elected the following officers: John Jackson, president; C. W. D. Jones, cashier. The Champion Roller Milling Company, of Richmond, has been made defendant in a 20.0. X) damage suit by Lewis E. Suiters, for the loss of an arm. Great interest is being manifested at Sullivan in the temperance revival now in progress in that city, conducted by Francis Murphy, jr. Over eight hundred have signed the pledge this week. Eugene Debs will begin the publication of a monthly magazine at Terre. Haute, the first issue to appear next week. It will be "The Progressive Thought,” and will be devoted to the discussion of social and economic questions. The First National Bank of Elwood has elected the following officers: President, J. H. De Hority; vice president, Nathan J. Seisure; cashier, C. O. De Hority; assistant cashier, E. C. De Hority. The directors declared the usual semi-annual 4 per cent, dividend.

ARMY SCANDAL. (Concluded from First Page.) the important points, at least, would all go to the public. The senators who had acted as members of the Paris commission—Messrs. Davis, Frye and Gray—were all present and antagonized the motion for open doors. They stated that from their experience in the negotiation of the treaty many instances involving grave international controversies were liable to be raised, and all speaking from this standpoint urged the preservation of the senatorial custom of closed doors. Senator Teller sustained them in this position, urging the importance of the question and stating that, while as a rule he favored open sessions of the Senate on all occasions, he considered the present complication too grave, and the present, of all times, the most inopportune for a change of the senatorial custom of open doors. Senator Hoar, on the other hand, for the first time in his life, advocated open sessions, declaring that no fact could be developed in connection with the treaty too important for the American public to know. The circumstances led to a renewal of the discussion of the wisdom and good policy of appointing senators as members of the peace commission, and there was a general passage at arms over this question. Naturally, too, the Senate drifted into a discussion of the treaty itself and the intention of this government towards the Filipinos, much being said on the lines of Senator Foraker's open-session speech of yesterday. Senators Gray, Frye and Teller talked upon these matters, and while the speeches were on the same general lines as those made on the support of the expansion in open session, they were more crisp, as none of them had been prepared in advance. Senator Gray announced himself as a supporter of the treaty, admitting, however, that at the beginning he had some misgivings as to the policy involved. Still, there could be no two opinions on the general question of surrendering the islands back to Spain, and with this question disposed of in the negative it only remained for the United States to take at least temporary control of the islands. For the future he had no doubt that the United States would deal fairly and in accordance with the, dictates of honesty with the natives of the islands. Senator Teller’s speech was a more pronounced declaration for American sovereignty in the islands, and was a zealous plea for the. recognition of our right as a nation to make conquest and to hold the country taken. He, too, would award the natives fair treatment, but he w'ould leave no doubt in their minds or the mids of any one else that they were subjects of the United States, and that they were such by right of conquest; by the divine right of nationality, which is an inherent and integral part of our existence as a people. An interesting point bearing on the treaty, but not conected exactly with it, was brought out in connection with the confirmation of General Wherry. Senator Hawley asked for action upon the nomination, saying that it was urgent beeaause it was designed that General Wherry should go to the Philippines, and that he should proceed there as soon as practicable. This remark was seized on by the opposition senators as a text for criticism of the policy of sending troops to these islands at present, Senator Hale leading in this onslaught. They had supposed, they said, that this practice would cease with the signing of the psotocol. Some of the Senators went so far as to intimate that the policy in connection with the speeches made in the Senate was calculated if not intended to incite the Filipinos to acts of hostility. Senators Hale and Hoar announced themselves openly during the session as determined to vote against the treaty, and while tiie discussion was in progress a number of Democratic senators held a conference for the purpose of deciding upon a course of antagonism calculated to secure its defeat. While confessing that they are not yet able to count enough senators to insure this result, they professed to be very hopeful as a result of the work so far done. The Senate devoted a few minutes of its executive session to-day to consideration of tiie promotions of Rear Admirals Sampson, Schley and other naval officers out of their regular order. Senator Hale made an effort to have the nominations confirmed, but at Senator Chandler’s instance action was postponed. Mr. Chandler suggested that while the honors conferred were the result of a laudable desire to reward gallantry, the Senate should proceed cautiously, so as to make sure of hot doing injustice to other meritorious officers who did not have tne same opportunities for distinguishing themselves as these officers whose nominations had been sent to the Senate. WITHOUT AMENDMENT. Diplomatic aiul 4 annular Bill Passed —Carmack Agalnit Expansion. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The House today passed the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill without amendment. During the general debate two set speeches were made against imperialism by Messrs. Carmack and Gaines, of Tennessee. The diplomatic and consular is the sixth of the regular appropriation bills to pass the House. Seven budgets yet remain to be acted on. Mr. Hitt (Rep., 11l ), chairman of the foreign affairs committee, made tiie preliminary statement about the measure, which, he

said, carried *1,705.534. being $125,490 less than the estimates and $46,675 less than the current Iaw f . All diplomatic and consular offices in the Hawaiian islands. Porto Rico and Cuba were abolished by the bill, effecting a saving in salaries of $43,060. There was some criticisms by Mr. Handy (Dem.) of the conduct of the Bureau of American Republics under the former director, the late Joseph Smith, which drew out a warm defense of that officer from Mr. Hitt. The latter said that while Mr. Smith may have developed certain lines of the work of the bureau beyond the limitations there should be no aspersion upon a conscientious, able and faithful officer whose zeal may have led him too far. Mr. Smith, he said, had sacrificed his life to his devotion to duty. Mr. Dinsmore’ then yielded two hours to Mr. Carmack (Dem.. Tenn.), who delivered a carefully prepared argument in opposition to the policy of the administration relative to the Philippines. He protested against launching this government on a career of conquest and criminal aggression. The President, he declared, was now waging wa. upon his own responsibility for his own purpose. While the war again it Spain nad been blessed of God, this war fer tiie conquest of the Philippines was a crime against liberty and the curse of God was. upon It. It revolutionized every tradition of ’he Republic. It was being entered on thoughtlessly and recklessly without considering the cost. It was in utt?r contempt < f the solemn warnings of the greatest and wisest of our statesmen. The flag was to oe kept floating over the Philippines, rut not a s.ngle freeman was to stand beneath it?; folds. A country that was not fit for a free man's home was not fit for a free man’s flag. (Democratic applause.) He spoke or the tremendous qpst distant possessions would entail upon us, drawing his illustrations from the countries of Europe. England, lie said, expended onethird of her revenue for the cost of past wars and one-third in preparing lor future wars. Only one-third was expended to meet the current necessities of government. But, more than the monetary cost, said he. would be the loss of our sense of security and peace of mind. War w ould threaten us constantly and to meet it we would have to be armed to the teeth on sea end land. Once a nation tasted of colonial empire it became a passion. The appetite was never satisfied. Yet one of the world’s greatest men had declared that colonial empire had never been a source of power of any country. Macaulay affirms it. Lord Beaconsfield declared that England’s colonies were a millstone about her neck. He referred sarcastially to Secretary Gage’s alleged statement that Christian civilization and 5 per cent, profit could go hand in hand. He w r anted to know if we could serve God and Mammon at the same time. Mr. Carmack was liberally applauded and congratulated by his colleagues w hen he concluded. Mr. Gaines (Den*.. Tenn.) followed wfith an argument against the power of the United States to acquire territory except for the purpose of making States of such territory. At the conclusion of Mr. Gaines’s remarks Mr. Hitt announced tiiat. his side did not desire to consume the time alloted to it and the bill was reported to the House and passed without division or amendment. On motion of Mr. Lacey the bill to extend the scope of the fish commission to game birds was sent to conference after a motion to postpone the hill indefinitely had been voted down, 39 to 71. A bill was passed authorizing the Little River Railroad Company to construct a railroad through the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian reservations. Then, at 5:10 p. m., the House adjourned. ♦ NATIONAL H\Nli RESOURCES. Total on Dec. 1 W as $4,13,394,519. (he Largest on Record. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Charles O. Dawes, controller of the currency, in commenting on the abstract ot reports of national 1 anks under the ci 11 of Lee. 1, 1898, today said that it was the most notahte statement made in the history of the national banking system. Tiie reports show a large increase over the reports of Sept. 20, 1898, the date of the preceding call. The total of the resources of Sept. 20, IS9B. was $4,003.511,044, which was the largest sum reached in the history of the system up to that time. The total resources shown by the reports of Dec. 1. 1898, were $4,313,394,519, an increase in resources over the showing of Sept. 20. 1898, of $309,883,474. The increase in individual deposits over the Sept. 20 statement is $193,815,272, and they reach a total of $2,225.269,813. In loans and discounts the increase is $58,433,210, and their aggregate $2,214,394,838. The cash in banks shows an increase, while notes and bills rediscounted and bills payable show a decrease as compared with the September statement. Hanna’s Shipping Kill Advocated. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The Senate committee on commerce held an important hearing to-day on Senator Hanna’s bill for the encouragement of commerce by granting subsidies to American shipping. Ex-Senator George F. Edmunds made the first statement of the day, explaining the bill at length and the reason for its introduction. He said the subsidies proposed were so small that capitalists could not afford to enter upon an enterprise simply for the sake of earning the subsidy, but could only do so largely on account of other considerations. lie urged the importance of having our own commercial vessels in case of a European war. Mr. J. J. Hill, of the Great Northern Railroad, strongly advocated the bill and dwelt specially on our Oriental trade. While loath to go into new enterprises if it were passed, he woud start anew line across the Pacific to afford an outlet for Western grain and other products now barred from export by small shipping facilities. Sbuffer En Route to His Post. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Major General Shatter left here to-day for San Francisco, via New* Orleans, to relieve Major General Merriam of command of the Department of California and the Department of the Columbia. On being relieved General Merriam will assume command of the Department of the Colorado, relieving Brigadier General Sumner, who will then be transferred to Omaha, to exercise command of the Department of the Missouri. General Shatter will have only temporary command of the Department of the Columbia, as it is tiie purpose of the War Department to assign another officer to that duty in a short time. His asignment of the command of the Department of California will hold good, however, until his retirement for age. Ponneefote to Remain Another Year. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—A dispatch to the Herald from Washington says: "Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassador, will remain accredited to the United Stales for another year, beginning in April. This unusual action on the part of the British government arises from its deep interest in the negotiations for the abrogation of the Clay-ton-Bulwer treaty and anew treaty guaranteeing the neutrality of the proposed Nicaraguan canal, with which Sir Julian is so familiar. Sir Julian would naturally have been retired last spring, but the British government, as a mark of friendship and because of the critical condition of the relations between the L’nited States and Spain determined to retain him here for another year.” Thunk* for Clara Barton. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Little business was transacted by the Senate in open session to-day. Sixteen bills on the private pension calendar were passed and a joint resolution extending thanks of Congress to Miss Clara Barton and others of the Red Cross Society for their beneficent work in Armenia ami Cuba was adopted. Mr. Allison reported the Indian appropriation bill and gave notice that he would call it up to-morroW. Mr. Cockrell entered a motion to recall the bill which passed yesterday authorizing the President to appoint Brigadier General T. 11. Stanton a major general and place him on the retired list with that rank. Harris's Nomination Confirmed. WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.—The Senate today confirmed these nominations: Addison C. Harris, of Indiana, minister to AustriaHungary; Charlemagne Tower, of Pennsylvania, ambassador to Russia; Thos. E. Elliott, surveyor of customs. Cairo, 111.; Coioriel William M. Wherry, Seventh Infantry, to be brigadier general; James G. Monahan. collector of Internal revenue. Second district of Wisconsin, postmaster; Wm. H. Williams, at Waterloo, Ind.. and Elvet B. Rhodes, at West Baden, Ind. Mr. Dingley Still Improving. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The favorable change in Representative Dingley’s condition continues, and to-night he is reported better, with the heretofore dangerous symptoms showing some abatement. At 11 o’clock the following statement was made by one of his sons: "Mr. Dingley is resting quietly. Pulse good, if no complications arise he will continue to improve.” Geaerpl Notes. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—T0-day’s statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balanre. $290,281,053; gold reserve, $237,948,577. Senator McMlllin, from the committee on commerce, favorably rejtorted to the Senate to-day, a bill for the construction of two first-class revenue cutters for service on the Great Lakes, to cost not to exceed $165,000 each.

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BECOMING AMERICANIZED. Leather and Shoe Industry In tiermany Undergoing; Transformation. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Consul General Mason, from Frankfort, has submitted an important report to the State Department on the increase and development of German leather manufactures during the past four years. He says that as early as 1835 over 506,700 persons were engaged in the tanning of leather manufactures. The value of leather consumed annually by Germany exceeded $100,000,000. while the annual aggregate export amounts to fifty million more. The Germans have only recently advanced from the slow, crude stage of hand manu l facture to improved machinery. This necessity was forced on them by America's rapid advance in this line, by means of which she was able to undersell Germany in German markets with a much cheaper and far superior class of leather manufactures in spite of low German rate of wages and Germany’s natural advantages in hides and tanning material. German firms have scoured America with experts in search of information, which has been skillfully turned to account in supplying her leather plants and tanneries with modern machinery. One of the largest New England companies, w'hieh turns out exclusively highpriced tanning machinery, has been compelled to enlarge its plant t.o meet the demands upon it from its European agent, who three years ago established ay office in Frankfort, and who has now extended his trade throughout Germany and into Italy, Austria and Russia. The shot- manufacturing business in Germanv has been also Americanized and improved to a remarkable degree in the last three years. The American factory-made shoe is what has led to this change, it being cheaper, better and much more attractive than the German product. In spite of the German preparation to meet this new-made demand by home demand, the importation of American-made shoes is slowly increasing. The prices charged for the American shoes are extravagant; shoes that sell_ everywhere in the United States from s>.so to $4 are sold here from $5.15 to $6.75. These conditions have convinced enterprising American shoe manufactures that the best method of meeting the German trade demands is to open up in the principal German cities handsome, well-located retail stores, fitted up in American style, with the grades of shoes most in demand. This would enable a large assortment of good stock to be kept on sale at prices which would compete effectively with the best quality of shoes that can 'be manufactured in Europe. ALL LA BOURGOGNE’S FAULT. Decision of llc British Admiralty Court in the Collision Case. X liONDON, Jan. 12.—The Admiralty Court to-day found that Lit Bourgogne, of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantiquo, was alone to blame for the collision with the British ship Cromartyshire, on July 4 last, near Sable island, off the coast of Nova Scotia, resulting in the sinking of the steamer and the loss of over five hundred lives. The court found that Ea Bourgogne. w;as traveling at an excessive speed in the fog and must have ripped more than one of her thirteen bulkheads, which accounted for her sinking so rapidly, it was further found that the Cyomatyshire could not have rendered any more assistance than she did. In the judgment of the court the loss of life on La Bourgogne is attributable to the fact that the Cromatyshire raked her starboard side, thus damaging the starboard boats, and her subsequent list to starboard rendering the port boats unavailable. The court awarded damages to the Cromatyshire, which will be assessed by the registrar. Swept by Heavy Galen. LONDON, Jan. 12.—Telegraphic communication is interrupted almost everywhere by the heavy gales sweeping over the United Kingdom. Steamers are delayed and the channel service also suffered from the storm. Movement* of Steamers. QUEENSTOWN. Jan. 12.—Arrived;'Majestic, from New York. Sailed; Teutonic, from Glasgow. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—Arrived: Mannheim, from Rotterdam; Furnessia, from Glasgow. GIBRALTAR, Jan. 12.—Arrived: Fuerst Bismarck, from New York. GENOA, Jan. 12.—Sailed: Kaiser Wilhelm 11, for New York. NAPLES, Jan. 12.—Arrived: Aller from New York. TREATMENT OF FILIPINOS. President McKinley** I’oliey a* Conntrued by Prof. E. H. Mag ill. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 12.— Ex-President R. H. Magill, of Swartmouth College, delivered an address on the Philippines before a Friends’ association Monday evening. “Before preparing this address,’’ said Professor Magill, “I deemed it prudent to seek a persona] and private interview with President McKinley. He granted me the day before New Year’s, and during a conversation of nearly half an hour he sent for a paper, which he had dispatched but not yet made public, as instructions for Admiral Dewey and General Otis at Manila, and from this read me the essential passages. This Interview left on my mind the decided impression that the treatment of the Philippines it to be in the line of preserving peace among the imperfectly civilized peoples and preventing the incursions of other nations who might be inclined to resubject them to the servitude from which we rescued them.” Professor Magill’s address was referred before delivery to President McKinley, who slightly amended and approved it. Solicitor

General Richards wrote to Mr. Magill in the President’s behalf that Mr. McKinley found nothing in it that ought to he eliminated. Professor Magill discussed various possible courses as to the Philippines and then said: “Would It not be better for the United States to continue its protectorate over these people, avoiding by all means treating them as a conquered nation, but rather regarding them as friends and allies and securing their co-operation in establishing a system of self-government? Our protectorate must be of such a nature as to prevent the other nations from interfering with this interesting experiment in training other peoples. By purusing this course, too, we should avoid the charge of national expansion, which threatens thus early to become a watchword in the next presidential campaign. This would be unfortunate, for as soon as any form of words becomes a party cry in a political campaign all hopes of reasoning on the subject vanish. Why may not the course proposed for the Philippines be as practicable for them as for Cuba, where we are bound to apply it even so much nearer home, or break our most solemn pledges. We should make no promises as to the duration of the protectorate which we would establish and maintain over these incipient nations, but leave it to time and evolution of the peoples concerned.” MINERS’ LEDGER MUTILATED Eighteen Pages Torn Out—Report of the Investigating Committee. PITTSBURG, Pa.. Jan. 12.—When the fourth day's session of the United Mine Workers’ convention was called to order the chairman of the investigating committee reported that the committee had worked on the hooks all night and would not be ready to report to the convention for several hours. A recess was then taken until 1 o’clock this afternoon. Prior to the resumption of the session a sensation was sprung by the discovery that during the absence of the investigating committee at breakfast unknown persons had entered the committee room in the St. Charles Hotel and mutilated the records. Eighteen pages were torn from the ledger and carried away, while many other pages were blotted and blurred. The thief, or thieves, left no clew, and the announcement of the outrage caused intense indignation. The miners’ officials believe that the object of the person who mutilated the hooks was to destroy the records from Illinois. This State had been gone over by the investigating committee, and no objections were found to seating any of the delegates reported by the committee on credentials. Another object the thief may have had. it is claimed, was to make it necessary to send for the cash books, it having been decided by the convention yesterday afternoon not to send for them. At the afternoon session Secretary John Fahey read the report of the investigating committee. He said he believed the credentials committee made a fair report, according to the entries on the ledger. Kikes Defeats MeDnlHe. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—Harry Elkes. of Glens Falls, N. Y., who holds the world's bike hour record of thirty-four miles, 1.220 yards, beat Eddie McDuffie, of Boston, the recognized middle-distance champion, in a twemy-five-mile paced contest in Madison Square Garden very easily to-night by nearly one mile and a quarter. Elkes gained ground from the sixteenth mile and finally crossed the tape one mile and 352 yards ahead of his rivel in 52:34 3-5. McDuffie finished the distance in 56:151-5. Electing: Judge* for Life. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: I heartily thank Judge Chase, of Logansport for practically indorsing my suggestion that judges should hold office during good behavior; or, in short, that the judicial machinery which makes the federal courts so efficient should be adopted by state courts. I mentioned only one of the group, while Judge Chase mentions approvingly all the others, taking exceptions to only the one I mentioned. If he can get his reforms by omitting the life tenure for judges it will be a step in the right direction, but, as I see it, not all we need. But he never will. Study the items he wishes to correct and you will see that every one of them belongs to the family of unbalanced or runmad democracy, of which an elective judiciary is only chief and nothing more. But we, the people, are not ready for the reform yet. It is fifty years off. but will come. We need another half century of catering to cheap judges, cheap witnesses and cheap court machinery throughout, and what is most marked is that those who most clamor for these cheap things are those who pay little or no taxes. Judge Chase is traveling in the right direction, and his criticism of the courts is a valuable contribution to the reform. The federal machinery is a unit. Its parts constitute the machine as a whole, and the Ilf.' tenure of the propelling power, the judge, is essential to its workings. Once in a while the rulings of a federal judge seems arbitrary to the one against whom he rules, hut the other fellow thanks an independent Judiciary for his firmness. Let the light he turned on. U. L. SEE. Indianapolis. Jan. 12.

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