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J> last, and testified that she took the dictation of the general's statement before the war Investigating commission. From the time General Miles gave his testimony before the commission General Kagan was greatly excited, and while he was dictating his statement he walked the floor while dictating. The witness thought that the general had never been able to read the statement through as a whole from the time it was begun until it was read to the commission. Mr. Rogers, clerk In the office of the commissary general, was the next witness. Tie also spoke of the change in General Eagan's appearance after General Miles's statement. On one occasion the witness went to General Kagan's desk and spoke to him on a matter of office business. As lie approached the desk the general said, apparently to himself: "1 am a murderer and for gain. I am a murderer and for gain.” This he repeated several times in an absent-minded way. He did not appear to notice the witness. BAG AN IN HIS OWN BEHALF. General Eagan himself was the next witness. He said he entered the volunteer army in 1861 and in 1866 was made a second lieutenant in the regular army. He then briefly gave a history of his military career, which Included several campaigns against the Indians. He received a wound in the Modoc war for which he received a brevet. During the war with Spain he had been in his office every day with one exception, and had worked early and late. He had given his testimony before the commission under oath—preferably so. He had first read General Miles’s statement in the Washington papers. For a long time he feared that he might not be called liefore the commission, but he finally received a summons to appear. Even then he was not fully prepared, as his statement necessarily involved the preparation of records, etc. He had held a conversation with the secretary of war, in the course of which he told the secretary that he. desired to defend himself by bringing proceedings against General Miles, but was told that the immunity granted by the President would prevent any such action. Witness accepted this as the fact, but he did not think that this immunity covered the newspaper interview in which General Miles had, by inference. declared him to be a murderer for gain. Witness said he became greatly excited. This statement of General Miles, in the opinion of the witness, had taken away his (Egan’s) character. He could not proceed against General Miles in the courts or otherwise, and he felt that he mfeht better be dead in the gutter. During this recital General Kagan’s eyes fillet! with tears, his voice trembled and he spoke very feelingly. His honor as a soldier. he continued, had been attacked and a, soldier's honor should be as sacred as the honor of a woman. He had kept his sorrow to himself. He had kept away from the riL ... 111 FAIR WEATHER TO-DAY. Colder, Frolmlily In Extreme Southern Portion of Indiana. WASHINGTON. Jan. 26, 8 p. m.—Forecast for twenty-four hours: For Ohio—Fair; much colder; west to northwest gales. For Indiana and Illinois—Fair; northwesterly winds; colder in extreme southern portions. Weather Conditions and General Forecast —The storm central Wednesday night in Wisconsin has moved to Ontario, with increasing intensity, ar.d has caused snow and violent gales in the lake regions. Rain has fallen on the west gulf coast. The storm has V>een followed by a marked high pressure area, which is central to-night in North Dakota, and which has caused a sharp fall In temperature from the middle and northern Rocky mountain regions to the Ohio valley and upper lake region. St. Paul reports a fall of S6 degrees in twenty-four hours to 4 below zero, and Davenport and Dubuque a fall of 34 degrees, to 6 degrees. The temperature has risen in the Atlantic States, and has remained stationary elsewhere, including the Pacific coast, where the weather has been fair. The cold wave will move eastward and reach the Atlantic coast Friday night, causing a fall of 20 to 30 degrees In the Atlantic States, except in eastern Florida, and the cold weather will continue through Sunday, with northwesterly gales until Saturday morning. It will also grow colder in the lower lake region, the Ohio valley and in the gulf States, except eastern Florida, where it will be colder Friday night. The weather will be fair in all districts, preceded by snow in the middle Atlantic States and rain on the west gulf. Southerly gales will prevail on the North Atlantic coast, shifting to northwesterly with much colder weather and fresh to brisk westerly winds on the middle and South Atlantic coast. Storm signals are displayed on the Atlantic coast from Wilmington to Bastport.

Local Observation* on ThnriMlny. Bar. Ther. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7a. m.. 29.70 43 73 S’west. Cloudy. .00 7 p.m..30.01 17 74 West. Pt. cldy. .01 Maximum temperature, 43; minimum temperature. 17. Following is a comparative statement of the temperature and precipitation Jan. 20: Temp. Pre. Sormal 31 o.io ean 30 0.01 departure from normal —1 —0.06 Departure from Jan. 1 *ll4 *1.02 •Plus. C. F. R. WAPPENHANS, Local Forecast Official. Yeeterday’s Temperature*. Stations. Min. Max. 7 p.m. Atlanta, Ga 33 52 48 Bismarck. N. D—l 4 2 —4 Buffalo, N. Y 28 .. 2*5 Calgary. N. W. T 14 34 28 Cairo. 11l 3a 46 32 Cheyenne, Wyo 14 34 32 Chicago. 11l 14 28 14 Cincinnati, 0 28 44 28 Concordia. Kan 18 22 20 Davenport, la 6 16 6 Des Moines, la 8 14 10 Galveston, Tex 54 62 56 Helena. Mont 22 42 34 Jacksonville. Fla 44 66 60 Kansas City, Mo 20 24 20 I.ittle Rock, Ark 36 46 44 Marquette, Mich 4 20 4 Memphis. Tenn 42 54 46 Moorhead, Minn —lB Nashville, Tenn 40 58 42 New Orleans, La 46 60 56 New York 28 48 40 North Platte, Neb 10 16 16 Oklahoma, O. T 28 40 28 Omaha, Neb 4 18 10 Pittsburg. Pa 28 52 30 Qu'Appelle, N. W. T —26 —8 —l4 Rapid City. S. D 0 8 8 Salt Like City. Utah 34 52 48 St. Louis, Mo 22 40 22 St. Paul, Minn —i B—4 Springfield, 111 14 32 14 Springfield, Mo 20 38 20 Vicksburg. Miss 40 60 56 Washington, D. C 2S 56 50 —Below zero. Blizzard in Michigan, CALUMET. Mich., Jan. 26.—The worst blizzard this city has ever seen is now in progress here. Business generally is suspended and no trains are running. Three men are reported missing front their homes. At Escanaba the blizzard has continued since yesterday noon. Local Weuther Conditions. After a few days of fine weather, during which Indianapolis people waxed reckless and left their overcoats at home occasionally or resurrected their bicycles, winter has again asserted itself and the cold wave flag floats over the courthouse tower. Ear muffs were in demand instead of spring hats and the people who rode down town on bicycles were glad to take a street ear on the way home last evening. The wind that rose during Wednesday night maintained its force during the day, increasing at nightfall last evening to almost a gale, aeeompanied by increased cold and only the faintest glimmer of hope for better things from the weather bureau. At 9 o’clock yesterday morning the thermometer at the signal service office stood at 42. degrees. The cold wave flag was hoisted and the mercury obediently and persistently dropped until at 7 o’clock last night It registered 17 degrees above This was not severe cold, hut the rapid change made it more noticeable. Th< only encouraging thing the weather man has marked on his map is the rise in temperature that started out in Helena. Mont., where the thermometer made a jump of a score or more degrees and stands now at 50 degrees. If the warm wave comes this way. as the chief of the local weather ventures to think it may within a day or two, Indianapolis people may hope for relief In a day or two. Meanwhile the flag with the black center still waves and the prediction for to-day is "colder.” The little flurry of snow yesterday morning was the edge of a widespread downfall of r the beau-

clubs, and very soon he found he could not sleep. He felt that the people of this country had come to believe that he was a dishonest man, “but I am an honest man,” said the general, with feeling, “and I believe that no one who knows me will believe that lam a dishonest man. My record is clean, my uniform is unsullied, but I have been slandered and wronged.” In answer to a question by his counsel as to whether he had ever received any benefit for any contract he had made. General Eagan said, with great feeling: "No, on my honor, and before my God, not one ce"*’s profit gain did I ever receive, and my office has disbursed $19,000,000. I am a poor in.,a. so iwor that I have not now sufficient money with which to pay your fee.” As he (Eagan) understood public sentiment, the public believe him lo lie a murderer and for gain, and he was greatly racked in body and brain in consequence. He was goaded to death and was very glad of a chance to appear before the commission and through them 70,000,060 of people in the defense of his honor. During this impassioned and impressive recital each member of the court listened intently to every word spoken and every eye was fastened upon the speaker. The incident was dramatic in the extreme. The witness spoke of his mental and physical condition betwc*en the time General Miles gave his testimony and the time he himself appeared. He could not get rid of the thought that the country believed him to be a murderer and for gain, it drove him nearly to distraction. Mr. Worthington then read from a large number of newspaper clippings, many of which spoke of General Eagan as a scoundrel and demanded his dismissal from the army. At 12 o'clock Mr. Worthington announced that he was unable to proceed with his ease as the secretary of war, whom he desired to call as a witness, was now before the war investigating commission and could not appear. Other witnesses could not also appear until to-morrow. Thereupon the court adjourned until 10 o’cloc k to-morrow morning.

AMiEII'S TESTIMON V. The Secretary Exit mined by the War Investigating Coin mission. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—Secretary Alger to-day appeared before the war investigating commission and denied positively that he ever, directly or indirectly, had been interested in any army camps or any supplies furnished the government during the Spanish war. All complaints had been investigated, and while there were defects, they were only those inseparatble from suddenly creating a great army. General Alger was sworn by Secretary Wilson. Governor Beaver, after asking permission to use the title "general,” instead of "Mr. Secretary,” began the examination of the head of the War Department. Secretary Alger, in beginning, stated that he had been on duty at the War Department constantly during and after the war with Spain. The chiefs of bureaus in the department, he said, were generally appointed to such places because of senority, but the President, if he thought proper, could break this rule. When asked in regard to expenditures by the department of the war fund, the secretary replied that the larger part had been devoted to strengthening coast defenses. In anticipation of such an Inquiry, he had brought with him memorandums prepared by neads of bureaus giving details or the expenditure of this fund. During the continuance of the war he had been Kept constantly advised of all actions taken by the several bureaus. The chiefs of bureaus often reported to him several times a day. if he had not been advised of any important fact in regard to departmental work the head of one of the bureaus was to blame. If any report originating outside of the department came to him he investigated it at once. During the early days of the war. with a large body to provide for, some defects were apparent. It was not because of lack of funds, but because it was impossible to handle properly so large a body of men on short notice. Witness did not recall having received during the war complaints in regard to food furnished the army. There was a shortage of food at Santiago, not because there were no supplies, hut because they could not be landed from the ships. No old soldier, said the secretary, he believed, would make harsh criticism of the food furnished the army under the circumstances. He had never had any cause during the war for complaint of any officer. “Was the head of any bureau guilty of failure to discharge ms duty during the continuance of the war?” asxed Governor Beaver. "No, sir.” replied Secretary Alger. ‘‘Did any report come to you of any irregularity or of any fraudulent practices in the contracting for supplies furnished to any department?” "No. sir.” “Did you, directly or indirectly, have any interest in the selection of any of the camps occupied by any of the troops?” "No, sir. 1 never had any interest in any camp. I do not know that any one connected with me had any such interest.” “Did you have any interest in any contract for materials supplied during the war?” “Not to a cent in any contract,” replied the secretary, emphatically. "Does that apply to transports purchased?” “Yes, sir.” The secretary went on to state that he had never had any personal interest in the expenditure of government funds, directly or Indirectly. No contracts for equipment were entered into prior to the declaration of war. “Have you received any complaint from the major general of the army while at Porto Rico as to the quality of refrigerated and canned roast beef furnished tne army?” The secretary, replying, referred to ‘his annual report, quoting a dispatch from General Miles asking that no more beef be sent because they could get a large supply there. General Miles had said something about beef that had spoiled there. Governor Beaver asked whether actual preparation for war was not made before the declaration of war was, because it w 7 as thought it would be averted. No reply, however. was expected if the question was not deemed by the secretary a proper one. The witness replied that there had been hopes that war would be averted. The chiefs of the several bureaus of the department had never assembled to hold a council of war. They were all too busy. In regard to the inspector general’s office, the secretary did not consider that the bureau had been practically abolished by the transfer of officers to otner duty. He believed that it retained its efficiency. Secretary Alger next told of the inspection of camps, especially the tour of inspection by General Miles. He (Alger) never had received any official complaint trom the armies in the field in regard to fresh or canned meat furnished the troops. “Have yon any information that meat was chemically treated?” “Nothing but what has been brought out by this commission.” Beef, he went on. had been used as an army ration for many years and its use was not an experiment in the Spanish war. No complaints had been received by him from the camps in regard to beef. When asked whether he was personally interested in contracts for furnishing meat, the secretary said, with positiveness: "I have not; I never had. directly or indirectly, interest In any property, in anything supplied to this government.” He had never received an official report that beef furnished the army had caused sickness. He had received reports from several sources that at Ghickamauga and Camp Thomas there had been a lack of medicines and supplies. The reports w’ere investigated and supplies ordered at once. He had never received a report from the surgeon general that he was unable to furnish supplies. In regard to the arrival of the Fifth Corps at Montauk, he said that every possible precaution had been taken to make the camp healthful and comfortable. There had been many deficiencies that it was impossible to remedy, but everything that could be done had been done. This closed the examination and Secretary Alger was asked whether he wished to volunteer any statements, but he declined to do so. \atioual Live Stock Association. DENVER, Cob, Jan. 26. —One of the questions which have for years agitated the stock growers of the great West—the conflicting interests of the cattle men and the sheep men—was precipitated upon the national live-stock convention to-day by the consideration of a resolution recommending to the Department of the interior that the rule prohibiting the grazing of sheep on the forest reserves in the West be abrogated. A substitute resolution approv g the action of the government in protecting the forest reserves was introduced by Ralph Talbot, of Colorado. Movements of Steamers. SOUTHAMPTON. Jan. 26.—Arrived: St. Louis, from New York. Sailed: Cufic, for Liverpool; Werkendam. for Amsterdam; Auguste Victoria, on cruise. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 86—Arrived: Germanic, from New York. Stilled: Majestic, for New York. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 26. Arrived: Corean. from Glasgow. ROTTERDAM. Jan. 26.-Sailod: Spaarndam, for New York. Family Probably Burned. MALDEN. Mass.. Jan. 27.—A house occupied by Arthur Hedison and family w*as destroyed by fire this morning. It Is believed Hedison and his three children wore hunted to death.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1899.

MR. SCOTT’S SUCCESSOR G. W. WILSON MAN' BE INTERNAL REVENUE COMMISSIONER. Ha* Ketnineil Hl* Position a* D*|nty Through Several Change* of National Administration*. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26,-Capt. George W. Wilson, of Butler county, Ohio, deputy aommissioner of internal revenue, will probably be appointed commissioner, as the successor of Nathan B. Scott, of West Virginia, who has just been elected United States senator. Captain Wilson has been in the internal-revenue service for years. Perhaps no other man in the country is nearly as well qualified for the commissionership as he. He began in the service as a gauger, and has advanced from one xiosition to ancther*, always through merit, until in President Harrison’s administration he was made deputy commissioner. He was retained in Cleveland's second administration despite the assaults of Democratic spoilsmen. Commissioner Miller insisted on his retention, and President Cleveland was also friendly, so Wilson remained. His promotion to the head of the Internal Revenue Bureau is urged now by leading senators and congressmen. including Hanna and Grosvenor, of Ohio. His elevation would carry out the spirit of the merit system in the civil service. * * * Controller Daw r es has authorized the Citizens' National Bank, of Bedford, to begin business with $,>0,000 capital, and Archibald C. Voris president and Joseph R. Voris cashier. * * * Senator Fairbanks to-day presented in the Senate eighty-six petitions from different parts of Indiana, praying for the passage of the Ellis bill prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors in military canteens, soldiers’ homes and public buildings. Representatives Steele, Robinson, Griffith, Johnson and Overstreet presented a number of similar petitions in the House. * * * The Court of Claims to-day rendered judgment in favor of Indiana letter carriers for overtime as follows: Indianapolis—James L. Moore. $84.12; Ambrose Hamlin, $84.12; John A. Downey, SBO. Elkhart—Nelson Bressau, SXT..B7; Willard E. Llvengood, $85.86. Goshen—Arthur M. Cornell, $17.33. Evansville—lra A. Culp, *71.40: Edward H. Linxwiler, $71.49; Ulysses B. Meeks, $6.72. Huntington—Everett M. Day, $5.98. Logansport—Fred id. Prosch, $32.13. Kokomo—David A. Megrady, $50.34. * • * Secretary Long has received a very cordial letter of invitation from the mayor of Torquay. England, for the European squadron to visit that place. The mayor warmly congratulates the navy for its success in the Spanish war. Secretary Long's response is appreciative, and says no arrangements have been made yet to send a squadron to Europe, but one will go later, and he will bear Torquay’s invitation in mind. * * * The Senate committee on commerce agreed to-day to report favorably Senator Hanna's steamship subsidy bill. A few amendments have been made to the bill, but not such as to change the character of the measure. Another bill, providing a system of bounties for American ships, was favorably acted on to-day by the House committee on merchant marine and fisheries. The vote was on party lines, the Democratic members opposing a report. Amendments were made embodying suggestions by ex-Senator Edmunds in behalf of the shipping interests. * * * The President talked with a number of callers from Congress to-day about the peace treaty. He expressed his satisfaction that an agreement had been reached for a vote, and expressed confidence in the result. The President told his callers there was need for prompt action, and said that the present situation was one that should not be prolonged. Senators Gray, Lodge and Lindsay were among the senatorial callers. * ~ ♦ * Commander E. Longneeker has been detached from the navy >ard. League island, and ordered to command the cruiser New Orleans, relieving Capt. Folger, ordered to duty as general inspector of the equipment of the battle ship Kearsarge. All the members of the graduating class at the Naval Academy have been assigned to duty on vessels now in commission, many of them going to vessels on Asiatic stations. * * * Representative Southard, of Ohio, has introduced a bill for government participation in the Ohio Centennial and Northwest Territory Exposition at Toledo in 1902 or 1903, and appropriating $500,000, of which SIOO,OOO is for a government building. * o * The Senate committee on commerce to-day authorized a favorable report on the bill, which has already passed the House, authorizing the lighthouse board to provide a steam whistle at Michigan City, Ind. • * * The Department of Agriculture to-day issued the following: The returns of the number of live stock on farms in the United States on Jan. 1, 1899, show there to have been 13,665,307 horses, 2,134,213 mules, 15,990,115 milch cows, 27,994,225 oxen and other cattle, 39.114,453 sheep and 38,651,631 swine. These figures show a decrease of 295,604 in the number of horses, 56,069 in that of mules, 1,269,972 in that of oxen and other cattle and 1,108,362 in that of swine. On the other hand, there is an increase of 149,229 milch cows and 1,457.493 sheep. The average larm value of every description of live stock is higher than on the Ist of January, 1898.

IN BOSTON NEXT YEAR —• ♦ THE MAM FACTIRERS’ CONVENTION GOES TO AN EASTERN CITY. Inauguration of n Movement to Widen the Scope o 7 the OrganizationOld OlMcers Re-Eleeted. —♦ CINCINNATI, 0., Jan. 26,-The fourth annual convention of the National Association of Manufacturers adjourned to-night to meet next January in Boston. This has been the largest and most important annual meeting in the history of the association. It is said to represent now more capital than any organization in the country, not excepting the National Association of Bankers. It has been organized a few years, and if its growth continues as it has during the past four years it will be the strongest organization of invested interests in existence. A movement was inaugurated at this convention to increase the revenues so that the association will have agencies with warehouses in all parts of the world. The association was organized here four years ago, and at this year’s meeting it was practically reorganized so as to include a much larger membership at home and also many more agencies in foreign countries for the disposal of American wares. President Search and the other officers, who have had experience in their respective positions, were re-elected, and the headquarters remain in Philadelphia, with branch offices in New York. Boston, Chicago and Cincinnati. The enlargement of the scope of the association, as well as of the membership and its revenues, is largely due to President Search, who expects to see this organization become most powerful. In selecting a place for holding the next annual convention the Paris exposition was a peculiar and potential factor. It has been customary to alternate between the East and West. These annual conventions had been held on this programme in Chicago, Cincinnati, New' York and Philadelphia. This was the time for an Eastern point to he selected, but, owing to the growing interest in manufacturing in the South, it was desired by many to have the next meeting in New Orleans. Indianapolis was also advocated. After Commissioner General F. VV. Peck, of Chicago, had delivered an address on the Paris exposition and fully explained what would be done at Paris next >ear for American manufacturers who desired to exhibit their goods, he invited the association to hold its next annual meeting

in Paris, quid he described the advantages of such an arrangement so that many favored it. Some members, however, did not expect to go to Europe next year, and a compromise was made on Boston, from which place members could sail for Europe after the next annual meeting. Commissioner Peck and his associates were occupied all day and to-night in conferring with manufacturers about their exhibits at Paris, and it wras reported to-night that more had been done to-day than had yet been accomplished in this country in the interests of American displays at the 'Paris exposition. The consideration given to Commissioner General Peek and the is exposition was the only thing outside of regular business that occupied any time of the convention. The most careful attention was given to enlarging the scope and influence of the association, the protection of patents and trade-marks, to the classification of freights and all manner of reforms in transportation, including The malls and express companies, to objertional legislation, as well as to beneficial legislation, and to ail matters pertaining to commerce and to the industries, but nothing political or in any manner not germane to business was presented. The question of “expansion” was not brought up because of its political character. There was no reference to labor organizations or any of the questions that pertain to the relations between employers and employes, but every attention w 7 as paid to the methods of producing manufactured goods, transporting them and selling them. Even the evenings havp been spent in meetings that- were mingled with business as well as with social pleasure, and the closing reception to-night was a brilliant conclusion of the w'ork of the week. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Theodore C. Search. Philadelphia; secretary. K. P. Wilson, Cincinnati: treasurer. Charles A. Schieren. Npw York; vice president for Indiana, D. M. Parry. The new executive committee is as follows: Theodore C. Search. Philadelphia; Charles A. Schieren, New 7 York: E. P. Wilson, Cincinnati; Charles A. Moore, New York; John H. Converse, Philadelphia; C. F. Quincy, Chicago: H. C. Yeiser, Cincinnati; L. D. Kinsland, St. Louis; Frederick W. Sivyer, Milwaukee: D. M. Parry, Indianapolis; George F. Cbppins, Boston; Benjamin Atha, Newark, N. J.: O. H. L. Werneeke, Detroit: Plinv Jewell, Hartford; Richard Young, New York; C. D. Mitchell, Chattanooga; Robert Laidlaw, Cincinnati; B. J. Jones, Pittsburg. WILL KEEP THE MONEY BRITISH BROKERS PERMITTED TO RETAIN UNCLE SAM’S $20,500. ♦ Decision of Justice BiKlinni In Favor of Men NYho Failed to Deliver Two Collier*. ♦ LONDON, Jan. 26.—Justice Bigham, in the Queen's Benc-h division of the High Court of Justice to-day, decided in favor of Pelley Brothers, the ship brokers, in the suit of the United States against them to recover £5,300 paid the brokers on April 21, 1898, on two 600-ton colliers by Lieut. Sims, who was then acting naval attache of the United States embassy in Ixindon, that amount being 10 per cent, of the total sum, £53,000. for which the ship brokers agreed on 21 to deliver the colliers. It was claimed on behalf of the United States that Pelley Brothers, according to the contract, were to deliver the colliers “as soon as possible,” and that they promised verbally that one of them was to be ready to sail in twenty-four hours and the other in forty-eight hours, but that they failed to deliver the ships before the neutrality proclamation of April 26, claiming they were unable to get them ready in time to do so. The case hinged on, w hether a state of war existed on April 22,' when the owners ceased their preparations to fit out the ships. They testified that they sounded the Foreign Office on the subject, and w 7 ere informed that th.ey might be liable under tlge foreign enlistment act if they carried out their contract. The justice said they did wfiiat he hoped any English gentlemen would do under the circumstances. He himself believed that war existed on April 21 and there was no ground to insinuate that the brokers acted in bad faith. They were entitled to keep the money under a clause of the contract, which provided that it should be retained if a state of w 7 ar prevented delivering the ships.

THIEVES FRIGHTENED. Returned S2(MMHIO in Notes, Part of Money Stolen from a Rank. LONDON, Jan. 26.—The robbery of over £60,000 from Parrs’ Bank in this city on Monday last, which has been the sensation of the week, took a dramatic turn to-day, when the chairman of the br ik announced at a meeting of the shareholders that £40,000 in the largest notes hud been returned to the bank by post. The robbery, apparently, was a most daring crime. The thief is supposed to have walked boldly behind the counter, where there w 7 ere over one hundred clerks at work, opened a drawer, from which he took a parcel of notes, and walked out of the bank undetected. American thieves are suspected of having been concerned in the theft, as it is said that several Americans were recently noticed loitering about the premises. The police are again utterly helpless. Thirty-six £1 notes and twenty-one £SOO notes figured in the robbery. Most of these have been returned and the remainder of the notes are practically unnegotiable. The chairman of the bank also announced that the Bank of England had promised to pay this amount, the £47,000, of which £40,000 had been returned. The remainder of the money w r as in notes of smaller amounts, w 7 hich could be easily passed and might therefore be considered lost. The shareholders greeted this unexpected announcement with enthusiasm, especially as it was accompanied by a declaration of a dividend of 19 per cent. Hundreds of Kus*ian* Dying. ODESSA, Jan. 26.—According to a dispatch received here from Port Arthur, the Russian post in the Liau-Tong peninsula of China, bad water is causing terrible mortality among the Russian troops. Two hundred and fifteen died during the months of November and December, and the average mortality is now four deaths daily. Senntor Nelson Knighted. CHRISTIANA, Jan. 26.—United States Senator Knute Nelson, of Minnesota, the American commissioner to the Bergen exposition, and O. A. Thorpe, of Chicago, have been gazetted Knights of St. Olaf. Cable Note*. King Albert, of Saxony, has arrived in Berlin, and other princely guests are arriving, to celebrate Emperor William’s fortieth birthday to-day. The British ship Hawksdale, Captain Steele, from Hamburg for Melbourne, was wrecked near Margate, England, yesteruay. Four lives were lost. The United States gunboat Princeton, Commander West, which left New York on Jan. 11 for Manila, has arrived at Gibraltar and is coaling. She will proceed on Saturday next. An imperial Chinese decree has been published dismissing Hou Yu Pen trom the directorate of the railroads on the ground of maladministration and appointing Hsu Ching Cheng, a member of the Tsung Li Yamen, to be director of railroads. The German and British ministers intend to enter a protest against this action. TELEGRAPHICJ3REVITIES. The transport Chester has sailed from Savannah. Ga.. for Havana, with the Thirty-first Michigan Regiment. The departure of the supply ship Solace from the Brooklyn navy yard for Manila with a cargo of merchandise and ammunition has again been postponed. The boxing bout between Peter Maher and Stockings Conroy, which was to have taken place at Bridgeport, Conn., last night was not pulied off, because there was no money in sight. li is said the time fixed for the wedding of William K. Vanderbilt, jr., and Miss Virginia Fair is Tuesday, April 4, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, In New York. Postmaster Gordon has withdrawn his order, issued several weeks ago, for the uniforming of all the clerks in the Chicago postoffice. The public, the press and the clerks opposed tne Innovation A deal for the purchase of the St. Charles, Mo., tobacco factory of Wright Bros., by the Continental Tobacco Company, has been concluded. The output of the plant averages 2,000.000 pounds of plug tobacco annually. The Blair county (Pennsylvania) courts have appointed G. H. Rogers receiver of the Juniata Co-operative Association for employes at Juniata, a Pennsylvania Railroad employe and co-operative plan for buying and selling household supplies. Richard C. Cushing, a contractor, yesterday filed a petition in bankruptcy at Chicago. scheduling liabilities amounting to $328.245. His assets are placed at $39,000. The petitioner was a member of the MalioryCushtng Construction Company, of Omaha.

BALL BROTHERS TIED UP BOYS STB IKK I'OH MOKE WAGES VMI GLASS FACTORY STOPS. Madison County Business Man Trnced to Indianapolis anil There Lost —Other State Sews. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIB, Ind., Jan. 26.—The 120 “carryin” boys employed at Ball Brothers’ glass fruit-jar factory, No. 1, went on strike for more wages to-night and closed down the plant, which employs more than 300 hands. The boys doing the same work at factory No. 2 are alleged to receive $1 a day, and the strikers demand $1 increase on the week, or the same wages for the same kind of work. The strikers are aged from eight to fifteen years, but are organized thoroughly and walked out manly, threatening to “lick” any kids who took their places and start the patent blowing machines. William Kncil Is Missing. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind., Jan. 26.—William Kncil, a business man recently in the employ of the Pennsylvania Glass Company in Frankton, is missing ami his friends are much concerned. Encil is a man of tine education, and his former home was in Warsaw. where he was l>orn and raised. A few years ago he was the confidential clerk of G. W. Boyce, the real-estate broker who boomed Alexandria and other gas-belt cities. Encil came to Anderson and was employed at the North Anderson window glass and arcade file factories. A few weeks ago the Pennsylvania Glass Company sent him to Cumberland, Md., to collect a note of $1,200. He completed his business and returned to Indianapolis, from where he sent the check for the amount to the attorney of the company, and since that time lias not been heard from. He threatened at different times to take his life. The police of Indianapolis sought to locate him, but have failed. Man Hurt In Monon Wreck. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. DELPHI. Ind., Jan. 26.—Engine No. 80, pulling east-bound local freight on the Monon, ran through an open switch at this place at 9 o'clock this morning and crashed into a box car standing on the* siding. The forward portion of the engine was demolished and the car knocked into splinters. Charles Ferguson, a member of the crew, whose home is at Monon, was badly injured in the collision, his right hand being torn off. The engineer and fireman jumped from the cab and escaped with slight injuries. Traffic was blocked until 3 p. m. Rev. Stout Gets n New Trial. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Jan. 26.—The judicial conference of the Methodist Church, Bishop Fitzgerald presiding, was in continuous session from 7 o’clock last evening until after 2 o’clock this morning reviewing the case of the Rev. A. W. Stout, who was pastor of the church at Hartford, Ohio county. He had been found guilty of adultery by his ehu.oh board and the verdict was affirmed by the Indiana Conference. The judicial conference remanded the case to the Indiana Conference for anew trial. Mr. Stout is now a barber at Rising Sun. Sues the Coroner for Slander. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HUNTINGBURG. * Ind., Jan. 26.—Frank L. Betz, deputy prosecuting attorney for Dubois county and law partner of Prosecuting Attorney Kerr Traylor, has brought suit for slander and asks for $5,000 damages from P. A. Guckes, a prominent business man of Jasper and coroner of Dubois county. He alleges in his complaint that Guckes publicly reported that he had stolen firewood from Guckes's house at Jasper. The accusation is said to have been induced by some investigation by the present grand jury in regard to gambling in Jasper. Mennonite Mission in India. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ELKHART, Ind., Jan. 26.-Dr. W. R. Page, formerly of Elkhart, and a son of Tobias Page, of this city, has sold his practice at Middlebury, and is here arranging to start from New York on Feb. 15 for India, where Rev. J. Ressler, of Scottdale, Pa., is to establish a Mennonite mission. Mrs. Page wiil accompany her husband. The Mennonite Church decided to establish a mission in India after the great work by Elder George Lambert, of this city, during the famine gave the church such prestige.

The Lynchers In molested. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SCOTTSBURG, lnd., Jan. 26.—From outward appearances the excitement over the recent lynching here has subsided since the grand jury failed to return indictments, but it is plain that there yet exists an anxiety on the part of many people. It is nowrumored that some parties here have received warnings, the nature of which is not given. It is now believed that the only way to bring the lynchers to justice is by secret of detectives. Mancie to Have Matinee Races. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, lnd., Jan. 26.—The Muncie Driving Club, with forty members, composed of the best people in the city owners of fast roadsters, was organized to-night, and regular weekly meetings will be held during the coming summer. The officers are: President, Amos Whiteley: vice president, Frank T. Reed: secretary, M. S. Claypool; Treasurer, Carl A. Spilker; superintendent, C. If. Anthony. Race committee—John J. Dowe, Burt H. Whiteley, Dr. D. A. McLain. The Limited Subsidy Ilill. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, lnd., Jan. 26.—The local citizens’ railroad committee has addressed a letter to State Senator C. C. Binkley, asking him to vote against the bill limiting subsidies to one-half of 1 per cent. The committee feels that the bill is a blow at new railroad projects, especially electric lines. llig Turnout to Hear Helm. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BRAZIL, lnd., Jan. 26.—Eugene V. Debs was accorded a great reception here this evening by the various local labor unions, and his lecture at the opera house, entitled “Labor and Liberty,” was heard by an immense crowd. Indiana Obituary. FORT WAYNE, lnd., Jan. 26.—Judge Peter P. Bailey, the pioneer hardware merchant of Fort Wayne, and ex-postmaster, died to-day of old age. For the past ten years he has resided at Jackson, Miss., and was a judge of one of the courts there. SCOTTSBURG, Inti., Jan. 26.—Mrs. Samuel Cravens died at noon to-day at the family residen t in Johnson township, aged six-ty-five. Her death w-us due to the bursting of a blood vessel while milking cows this morning. COLUMBUS, lnd., Jan. 26.—Thcmas Rust, an old soldier, aged seventy-two. died of heart failure to-day, and Mrs. W. 11. Reynolds, aged forty-three succumbed to pneumonia. Indiana ."Vote*. The Warsaw sity Council has granted Noah J. Clodfelter a franchise for an electric railway from Warsaw’ to Winona. Collector of Internal Revenue Henry has appointed Thomas Bridgman, of Vincennes, and John Volkers. of Terre Haute, to be storekeeper gaugers, their names having been certified to him by the national Civilservice Commission. Prof. E. D. Schneider, of the musical department of the Northern Indiana Normal School ar>d for several years drector of the First M. E. Church choir of Valparaiso, has accepted the position of choirmaster in the Second Baptist Chusch of Chicago. The annual meeting of the German Baptist Tri-county Mutual Protective Association of Wayne, Union and Fayette counties was held at Richmond yesterday. The following officers were chosen: President, Jacob Rife, Boston: vice president. Daniel Fiant. Earnest ; secretary and treasurer. D. O. Dilling, Hagerstown. This organization may consolidate with the Wayne Farmers’ Insurance Company. Captain B. 11. Greiner, who lias been on leave for nine months from the Culver Mllitaty Academy with the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry as captain of Company K. has returned to resume his duties as proftssor of physics and mathematics in the academy. The Fourth Ohio was in General Gains's brigade, and saw some sharp fightifig with the Spaniards in Porto Rico. The cadets received Captain Greiner with much enthusiasm, and are expecting soon an entertaining lecture on his experiences in the ’ army.

Two Days More of the BADGER FURNITURE CO.’S ANNUAL JANUARY SALE Short lines, broken lines, odd lines, slow lines—all being closed out. If you want Furniture or Draperies, don’t let Saturday go by without your having been here. This sale ends Saturday, sure. . . . IF YOU’RE NOT READY FOR THE GOODS NOW, BUY THEM ANYWAY. WE’LL HOLD THEM FOR YOU. WHITE... RED fnnl&f This Ticket takes Ten This Ticket lowers the lIP Per Cent. from the reg* I FM pnce t 0 T oa One=fifth. ular price. For instance: It makes a big saving. $8.50 Box Couch, with spring edge, 6 $7.50 Morris Chairs, feet long, 30 inches wide; one - fi j‘ h off .' ••• •■ • 10 per cent, ofi sells it for mT.OS JI3 " SO Three-piece Chamber butte, antique finish, one-fiftli off GREEN... BLUE jplMf; One-fourth off the reg- Bplll Getting something you iPJa u^ar P r >ce' s a Oil and ncc d at a Third Less bona fide item for you. BjfxßS ! ha " - V [ ° h U .^- t 10 pay $lB Quartered Oak Chiffonier, highly g“ves h rt d to 0 yo e n f f‘o U r rtbof! Sideboard, highly polished quartered $25 Handsome BenbGlass China Closet oak ; a very handsome piece ; of polished quartered oak ; one-tliird off S3O one-fourth olf YELLOW \ $13.50 Solid Mahogany Parlor Table J one-half off ~, „ T * i a a ! $13.50 Parlor Chair, richly upholstered, piypl A Yellow Ticket cuts the ( otK . half otf .#.? iiSa pr ' ce S( i uare ,n two f° r ( nil Jrf ' ou - Looks like losing \ Deep Discounts in Draperies, Tapes 3 money to miss this / tries and similar decorative materials. Furniture Cos. ® ‘ 127*129 East Washington Street.

TRUSTS INCORPORATED FOt'R CONCERNS WITH AGGREGATE CAPITAL OF *215.000,000. The Tin-I’late Company and Ids Allies and a New OrKanisntlon of Rubber Goods Manufacturers. TRENTON, N. J.. Jan. 26.—Art cles of incorporation were tiled to-day of three allied concerns—the National Tin-plate Company, the United States Tin-plate Company and the National Tin-plate and Stamped-ware Company. The two former have an authorized capital stock of $125,000 each and the latter an authorized capital of $20,000,000. The companies are empowered to manufacture and deal in tin, terne black plate and steel plate, and the larger concern is, in addition, authorized to manufacture steel and iron. The incorporators of the three companies are the same individuals, namely: David G. Reid, William B. Leeds and James B. Dill. The capital stock of the National Tin-plate and Stamped-wire Company is divided into $10,000,000 preferred stock, with 7 per cent, cumulative dividend, and $lO,000,000 common stock. The companies are understood to be organized in opposition to the National Enameling and Stamping Company incorporated on Saturday last, with an authorized capital of $30,000,000. Articles of incorporation were also filed with the secretary of state to-day of the Rubber Goods Manufacturing Company, with an authorized capital stock of $50,000.00c. one-half of which is to be preferred and the other half common stock. The preferred stock is to bear 7 per cent, cumulative dividends. The company is empowered to manufacture and deal in all goods of which India rubber, gutta percha, balata or their substitutes form a component part. The incorporators are William A. Towner, of Brooklyn; Camillus G. Kidder, of Orange, N. J.. and the following New Yorkers: Henry Steers, Thomas Russell, Albert Trowbridge, U. D. Eddy, G. W. Hebard, R. L. Edwards, Perry Chubb, Herbert J. Davis. Aldetv S. Swan, C. H. Dale, Charles S. Smith, George L. Dearborn and A. L. White. The Bicycle Saddle Combine. CLEVELAND, 0., Jan. 26.—1 Lis stated that the bicycle saddle “combine” promoters have reached a point where they are assured of success, and that nearly all the big plants will be turned over to the new organization within a few days. The leading manufacturers held a meeting here several weeks ago, since when rapid progress has been made in arranging details. It is understood that Mr. A. L. Garford. president of the Garford Bicycle Saddle Company, will be president of the new organization, which will be capitalized at $1,500,000. The headquarters of the “combine” will be located in this city. Felt Plants to Combine. BOSTON, Jan. 26.—The Transcript says: “The various manufacturers of felting have agreed to combine for the purpose, it is said, of correcting abuses which have grown up in the trade and of stopping unhealthy competition. The parties to the transaction are said to include practically all the felt plants in active operation in the country.” The Sugar Beet Company. NEW YORK, Jan. 26.—The newly organized American Sugar-beet Comapny. it was announced to-day,, will have a capital of $5.000.0(M in preferred stock and $15,090,000 in common stock. It will operate in the territory west of the Missouri river. .1. C. Power’s Park Report. Park Superintendent J. C. Power has made a report to the Board of Public Works concerning what has been accomplished toward creating a park system the last year, and making various recommendations with reference to future development of the lands, urging the preservation of the forest trees and the making only of improvements that will be permanent and lasting. He would avoid artificiality as much as possible, and where it is necessary have it appear as natural as may be. In the financial

IMPRISONED for infringing upon Apollinaris A party who REFILLED Apollinaris bottles bearing the genuine labels, and also used counterfeits of the Apollinaris labels, was recently confined FIVE WEEKS in MOYAMENSING PRISON, Philadelphia. COMPLAINTS will receive vigorous attention if addressed to United A/incy Cos., 503 Fifth Avenue, New York, Sole Agents of THE APOLLINARIS COMPANY, UNITED. LONDON.

jjßjjK. NATIONAL Jjjf% Tube Works SL A 111 Wrought-lron Pine for Gas, ■HflflH Steam and Water, wfee-'* Boiler Tubes, Cast and VBIML Malleable Iron Fitting* fiflL (black and galvanized). EISL- Valves, Stop Cocks, KnH* jiSxht. Pine Trimming, Steam Gauges, Pipe Tongs, I’lpa BflnvA f Wgß Cutters, Vises, Screw liltNW Plates and Dies Wrenches, Hfi Hnl Steam Traps. Pumps, Mffl ■Kb® Kitchen Sinks. Hose, BeltIjjl fl Ing, Babbit Metal. Solder, jC9 ■HI White and Colored Wiping ■Wjffj Vnl Waste, and all other Supfa j I W plies used In connection KD B'via with Gas, Steam and HM Water. Natural Gas SupHo plies a specialty. Steam Jeff K Heating Apparatus for MB (M Public Buildings, Storerooms, Mills, Shops, Factories, Laundries, Lumber Ml 111 Dry Houses, etc. Cut and t " ■ Thread to order any sl/.e Wrought-iron Pipe, from •SB HI \' 2 inch to 12 inches dlamM KNIGHT & JILLSON, V S. PENNSYLVANIA ST, SA^A^WdLLJtTr^S^^ eTcTatkins & CO. C awc Manufacturers and Re- W O pairers of all kinds of Office and Factory, South and Illinois Streets Indlanwpolis, Iml. oITITfC BELTING and SAWS EMERY WHEELS SPECIALTIES OF W. B. Barry Saw and Supply Cos 132 S. PENN. T. All klndß of Sawt repaired. OPTICIANS. criptjemU V OMLPENN.ST. DENISON HOB3E. / INDIANAPOLIS-IND. statement accompanying the report it is shown that over $352,000 was expended last year, of which $285,171.62 was for lands and $12,455.91 on nay rolls. A portion of the report, covering a good many pages, contains a historv of park making from the hanging gardens of Babylon to the present, in which are accounts of personal observations made by Mr. Power in Europe. Goes to New Albany. The representative Y. M. C. A. basketball team goes to New Albany this evening to play the association team there a return game, and will probably play Louisville to-morrow night. Line-up: Pierson, center; Hester, right guard: Purves, left guard; Harden, right forward; Ryse. left forward: Savler and Bauman, substitutes; John Pritchard, umpire; Robert Neighbors, referee. Funeral of W ill him HulV. Edward Huff, guarded by Detectives Weible and Stout, was present at the funeral of his father, whom he Is charged with murdering, yesterday morning. Huff’s preliminary hearing will occur in Police Court this morning It is expected that Captain Colbert will then make public new evidence which he is said to have gathered against Huff. Supreme Court Ruling. James VV. Lauer gave up his seat in one of the cars of the Herre Haute Electric Railway to a woman, and retired to the rear platform. Another car came into collision with the first, crushing the platform and injuring Lauer. The court gave him $1,500 damages against the street ear company, and yesterday the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment. Ferdinand Seibert Head. Ferdinand Seibert, sixty-four years old, died at 1:30 o’clock this morning at his home. No. 1223 Cornell avenue. He was stricken with paralysis on Dec. 25, and it was this that epused his death. He was a contracting painter. He leaves a wife and four children.