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Chicago' Slultinillllonnlre a Victim of Jlyocarditls that Followed an Attack of I'ueuuiunla. E0RG0T HE WA3 NOT YOUNG FLAYED IX SXOW "WITH GRANDCHILDREN AND CAUGHT COLD. Had Not Been In Good Health for Two Years and Grlecd Over the Losa of III Son Last Winter. HIS LAST WORD WAS "AMEN" HEARD TIIK LORD'S rRAYER HEAD AXD THEN CLOSED HIS EYES. Funeral rrobablr on Wednesday at the Armour Mission, and to Be as Free of Display as Possible. CAREER OF A SELF-MADE MAN who became one or tub nation's GREAT CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY. employed More Men than Any Other Individual, Was Philanthropic and -Won Immense Itlches. CHICAGO, Jan. C rhilip Danforth Armour, philanthropist, financier and multimillionaire, head of the vast commercial establishment that bears his name, dkd at his home, 2115 Prairie avenue, at 5.43 o'clock this afternoon. A muscular affection of tho heart, known to the medical profession as myocarditis, was the immediate cause of death. Jle had been slowly recovering from pneumonia, that for three weeks had threatened his life. At 9 o'clock this morning his heart grave way under the strain of his recent illness, his pulse running: up to 103. That was the beginning of the end. Mr. Armour was surrounded by his family when he died. Those at his bedside, besides his physician and nurses, were hl3 wife, Mrs. Philip D. Armour, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. J. Ogden Armour and Rev. Frank W.' Gunsaulus. The millionaire ' retained -consciousness until within an hour of Ills death. During the day he had realized that death was near. To those around aim he had said: "I know I am very sick and am ready for death when it comes," Soon after luncheon and Just before the physician forbade his talking more, Mr. Armour, in feeble tones, said that he would like to hear the Lord's prayer read. One of the trained nurses who had been attending him drew a chair to the bedside and slowly read from the Bible the prayer for wnich tho dying man had asked. It was read sentence by sentence and each was repeated by Mr. Armour. When the "Amen" had been repeated by hint he sank back on the pillow and closed his eyes restfully. It was the last word the great financier spoke except feeble farewells to his family a little later. The end of Chicago's noted philanthropist came after two years of Illness, during which time Mr. Armour visited Ger man baths, passed the cold months In southern California and devoted himself largely to an attempt to restore his health, which, however, had been broken never to be regained. HOW HE CAUGHT COLD. For several weeks the dead millionaire had been living at the old family home on Prairie avenue, the usual trip to southern California not having been taken this winter. He came down to the office in the Heme Insurance building but seldom, and, as the cold increased, he did not come at all. It was understood In the odce that he had had an Incipient attack of pneumonia, but it was given out no later than a week ago that he was on the road to recovery. It was noted, however, that the constant attendance of Dr. Frank Billings, the family physician, at the bedside of the sick man did not corroborate the favorable reports at the down-town ofncc. In thla connection the following story was printed recently: 'Philip D. Armour played a game of snowball with his grandchildren the other day. It was the first snowfall of the season. The boys are the children of the late Philip D. Armour, Jr., whose sudden death last winter was a great blow to the founder of the Armour industries. The scene of the sport was the spacious grounds surrounding the house built by the younger Armour, and now occupied by his widow and two sons, at Thirty-seventh street and Michigan avenue. Mr. Armour undertook to show little FhlHp HI. and his brother Lester how boys used to snowball one another at school when he himself was a boy back In Madison county. New York, some sixty years ago "See grandpa do It!" cried the youngsters In delight as Mr. Armour gathered up the scanty snow, packed it nto balls and hurled It at the fence. " 'Guess that's enough, boys." ho said by and by. "I'm cold. We'd better go Into the house. "Since that day Mr. Armour has boon shut up In his Pralrle-avt-nue nous under the care of a physician and a trained nurse. This little experience teaches that It Is not safe for a man worth from $W.0XM) to J5u.o.OJO to InJuIpe in winter spcrts to arouse his grandchildren, eictallv when he Is of stocky build with a lot of superfluous flerh on his lones, and hs parsed the sixtyeighth milestone on life's journey." GRANDCHILDREN IX THE HOUSE. It 1 not known how much fiction is in the foregoing, but it is stated that for several days death had been feared as the outcome of the cold by the clos associates of the great captain of industry. They realized that the detUne from day to day did not cease and tint there culd bo but n end. When death came his grandchildren, who had so close a place in his heart, were at the family residence. Mr. Armour had lost strength steadily from day to day lnce the commencement of thft winter. The pneumonia was checked, but strength was not regained. The firm grip he had so lang maintained upon tho buslr.es of Armour & Co., whtthtr at thu oKice or thousand of miles

away, slowly relaxed. Reports no longer Interested him as they were wont to do during the first months of his declining health. The sudden death of his son and namesake nearly a year ago hung heavily on him during the closing months of his life. In fact, he never recovered from the shock he experienced from that event. It stopped hU progress towards recovery In his winter home at Pasadena, and .its sorrow remained fresh until the end. Mr. Armour's treadmill of work and his firm grip on affairs were maintained until the spring of Then the machine be gan to show signs of breaking. Mr. Armour was reported to be a tick man, and these reports were confirmed when he sailed for Germany to take baths. He spent most of the summer at the baths,

and was sufficiently restored In health to take a trip to Switzerland where he remained a month among the mountains.' When he returned to Chicago that fall he was looking well and his friends hoped his recovery was complete. He went to Danforth Lodge, the summer home of his son. Philip D. Armour, jr., at Oconomowoc Lake. Wis., and he remained there until nearly winter. Then he Journeyed to Fasadena, in southern California, for the cold months. All the time he was at Oconomowoc he made weekly trips to his office In the Home Insurance building and was receiving constant reports of the general drift of his business affairs. The death of his son, Philip D. Armour, jr., in southern California, on Jan. 2D, 1900, was a great shock to the health-broken man. The son had gone on a visit to his father and was taken suddenly with pneumonia. His death followed with scarcely a day's warning. The son had largely Interested the father and inherited the business ability of the Armours and was closely following the footsteps of the head when he was stricken down. His beautiful home, completed but a year or two before, at Michigan avenue and Thirty-seventh street, told of his love of art. Mr. Armour was not able to accompany the funeral party to Chicago. When he did return here he went direct to Oconomowoc and remained there until the chilly weather in the fall drove the summer cottagers to their city homes. After the death of Philip D. Armour, jr., the vast Interests of Armour & Co., which had been carried on as a copartnership, were incorporated under the old name of Armour & Co. This was to provide greater stability In case of death, and make no change in the practical ownership of properties. Some years before the grain department had been incorporated under the title of the Armour Elevator Co. The death of Simeon E. Armour, at Kansas City, in March, 1899, caused no particular change In the Armour interests there, as they were operated as a stock company. So carefully (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COL. 2 OVERCOME BY SMOKE EIGHT MEN SUFFOCATED IN A MINNEAPOLIS HOTEL. Were? Asleep In the Second, Third and Fourth Stories When Fire Broke Out In Adjoining; Building;. ALL PROMPTLY AROUSED BIT LOST TnEIU WAY IN TIIE DARK, SMOKE-FILLED HALLWAYS. Man's Body Found In Ruins of a Burned Structure at Manistee Twenty-Nine Horses Cremated. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 6. Eight men lost their lives In a fire at 115 Washington-avenue south at 3 o'clock this morning, which had Its origin In the rear of the Standard furniture store. The men were overtaken by an Intense volume of smoke in tho Harvard Hotel, which occupies the second, third and fourth floors of the building, and death In every Instance was due to suffocation. The dead arc: NATHANIEL PEARLEY. painter, sixty years old. C. J. SKIDMORE, mill oiler, forty-five. J. S. BENTLEY. newspaper solicitor, fifty-hve. R. SCOFIELD, laborer, forty-five, GEORGE RUDEY, barber. MICHAEL MONHANAN, seventy-five. J. N. ERICKSON, twenty-five. JACOBSON, laborer, fifty. The fire was discovered by Charles Hanson, as he was about to go to his room on the second floor. He Immediately ap prised George O'Connor, the night clerk. and the two men set about to awaken the lodgers. Hanson devoted his attention to the second floor, while O'Connor rushed up stairs. The men were all sound asleep and It was with the greatest difficulty that they were aroused. In several Instances It was necessary for O'Connor to break in the door. In the meantime he gave the alarm and the warning soon spread O'Connor was finally forced to beat a retreat because of the smoke and after having done everything in his power he ran down and outside. What took place in the dingy rooms and narrow, dark hallways will never be known. It was a case of every man rushing for his own life. Nineteen of tne twenty seven lodgers were successful, but the oth ers were unable to beat their way through the smoke, succumbed and fell in their tracks, where they were found by the fire men. Many of those who escaped came staggering out on the snowy sidewalks like drunken men, barely making their way through the deadly smoke and heat, and only partly clad. Several had narrow escapes. The loss on the. building and conr tents will not exceed $3,000. Fire at Winnipeg. WINNIPEG, Man., Jan. 6.-In a fire at Brandon to-day almost an entire block burned, the loss being about $10.000. The chief losers are: Reesor, McDonald & Calvert; Divine & Kelly, retail merchants The new Baptist College suffered J 1,000 damage. The origin of the fire is unknown The block In this city occupied by Grundy, Barrow, Clough & Marey, music dealers. to-day burned to the ground. Loss $30,000. Man and Horses Burned. MANISTEE, Mich., Jan. 6. The livery barn of Henry Radamacher was burned thia morning with Its contents. Including twenty-nine horses. Fire also burned a block of buildings extending from Water to First streets. The body of a man was found in the ruins. The loss Is $25,000, partly Insured. Golfer Carnegie's Residence Burned. FERNANDINO. Fla.. Jan. 6.-The rei dence of W. C. Carnegie at Stafford Place, five miles from Dungunness, on Cumber land island, was burned to the ground yesterday afternoon. The lors Is $50,000, with lltiio insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown. Mr. Carnegie has a national uputatlen as a golfer.

WAR DEPLORE

NOTABLE SERMON BY CARDINAL GIBBONS AT BALTIMORE. Belligerent Attitude of Nation Regretted, and the Hope Expressed a New Era Will Soon Davrn. EMULATION IN PROGRESS ENLIGHTENMENT, TRADE AND ALL THAT TENDS TO "PROSPERITY, Better for the World at Large than the Clash of Arms and the Teara of Widows and Orphans. DANGER RESTS . IN EUROPE WHERE MILITARY CAMPS ARE IN CREASING EACH YEAR. Teachings of the Gospel the Only Ba sis of Peace for the Rulers of the Earth Isaiah's Prophecy. BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 6. Cardinal Gib bons to-day delivered a sermon at high mass in the Cathedral in which he reviewed briefly the events of the century Just closed, with special reference to the wars which have been waged during that period as a preface to an urgent plea for universal peace. He incidentally touched upon the subject of the proposed Increase of the standing army In this country, point ing out the evil results arising from the maintenance of large bodies of armed men in Europe, and expressed the hope that similar conditions may never obtain in this country. The cardinal's text is found in Isaiah, Chapter lx. The sermon follows: "The mission of Jesus Christ on earth was a mission of peace. He came to establish in our hearts a triple peace peace with God, peace with our neighbor and peace with ourselves. Man's neace with God was dissolved by his rebellion against his Maker. Christ came to restore man to tne, friendship of God by sacrifice of His life on the cross. He tells us that this peace is to be maintained by the observance of the commandments There is much peace, 0 Lord, to those that keep Thy law, and for them there is no stumbling block.' "He has taught us to have peace with our neighbor by observing the eternal principles of Justice and charity, by doing unto others what we would wish others to do unto us. And He tells us that we will have peace with ourselves by keeping our passions subject to reason and our reason subject to faith. "But Christ's mission of peace had a wider scope than to the individual man. His mission was also to bring peace to the family and society. As the God of peace, which He is called by St. Paul, He brings peace to the human heart. As the Father 01 peace "He brings peace to the family, and as the prince of peace, as He is called by Isaiah, He brings peace to society and the commonwealth. "Before the advent of Christ war was the rule, peace the exception, throughout the world. So regular, Incessant and habitual was war before the coming of our Savior that the eacred writer in the Book of Kings speaks of a certain season of tho year as the usual period for the reopening of hostilities. "In Pagan Rome the Temple of Janus was closed in time of peace and kept open In time of war. From the reign of Tullus Hostilius, the third King of Rome, to Augustus Caesar, a period covering 650 years, the temple was cloced only for six years. So that Rome enjoyed only six years of tranquillity, against 644 years of warfare. But, although wars are less frequent and less Inhuman in the Christian dispensation than in pagan times, it must be confessed that we are as yet far removed from the millennium of universal peace. " 'Glory to God In the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will' was the song of the angels on the night of our Savior's birth in Bethlehem. Although these words have been resounding throughout the world for nearly two thousand years, and though Christianity is the prevailing religion in Europe, it is a melancholy reflection that It has not yet succeeded in arresting war and establishing the permanent reign of peace on that continent. In fact, the nineteenth century, from its dawn to Its sunset, has witnessed an almost, continuous scene of sanguinary struggles between the nations of Christian Europe. WARS OF LAST CENTURY. "At the close of the eighteenth century wo find the allied forces of thev Russian empire and the kingdom of Prussia Invading Poland, and after a heroic resistance under the leadership of Kosciusko (who had previously drawn his sword in behalf of American Independence) the kingdom of Poland was subdued and dismembered and partitioned out between Russia, Austria and Prussia, "From the beginning of the nineteenth century till 1S15 the great Napoleon was engaged in a series of the most colossal and sanguinary engagements, which set all Europe ablaze. Napoleon encountered the whole of Europe, and was generally victorious until the memorable battle of Waterloo, when he was defeated and his .sun was set. History Justly accords to him the title of the greatest military general of his age. "About the middle of the century occurred the Crimean war. in which the allied forces of England, France and Turkey fought and defeated the Russians. "A few years later hostilities broke out between Austria and tbe combined forces of France and Italy. Austria was overcome In the battle of Solferino and. was obliged to surrender her Italian provinces. "In 1870 the Franco-Prussian war took place, which proved o disastrous to tho French empire. Besides an enormous war indemnity. France was compelled to transfer to Prussia two of her provinces Alsace and Lorrair.e. And at this moment, after an enormous expenditure of men and money, England is endeavoring to bring to a successful close her war with the South African republics. It is stated that this campaign cost England six hundred million dollars. "And how dees our own country stand on the subject of war? Although the corner stone of the Constitution is peace with all nations and entangling alliances with none. we have had on our hands four wars in the centurj' Just brought to a close. In 1812 we were engaged in the war with Great Britain which was justifiable on our part because it was a war of defense. In 1S4 the Mexican war occurred. Our terrible civil war began In 1S61. lasting four years: and we have recently closed the war with Spain, which resulted In the loss to her, and in the acquisition by us, of all her foreign possessions. THE PITIFUL SIDE OF WAR. "When we read of a great military campaign, our imagination revels in the contemplation of the heroic achievements of famous generals. We listen with rapture to the clash of arms, the shouts of the victors and the sound of martial music We seem to catch the spirit of enthusiasm by which the combatants were animated. But we take no note of the shrieks and agonirs of the soldiers weltering In their blood on tie battlefield. We have no thought of the sick and wounded lying in hospitals nnd prisons. We are unmindful of sorrowing wives and and mothers at home weeping and sighing for the loved ones far away. We du not picture to ourselves the

homes made desolate, the 'Rachels bewailing their children and would not be comforted because they are not.' "During the civil war I served as a volunteer chaplain at Fort Mcllenry and Fort Marshall, and I had many occasions to contemplate the frightful calamities occasioned by war. General Sherman remarked In his own blunt and expressive language that 'war was hell.' Happening to converse with General Sheridan I questioned about his Virginia campaign. His face assumed an expression of sadness, and with a mournful voice he said he hoped never to witness another war. "Is it not a mockery of Justice and a scandal to the pagan world, to see two Christian nations cutting each others throats in the name of Christian civilization? "Is It not an outrage to contemplate one nation forcing by the sword her laws, her government and political institutions on another nation, in the interests of trade and commerce, as if merchandise and dollars and cents were of more value than human lives? Is it not monstrous to see a strong power invading a weak one, and seizing her territories on the hypocritical plea of rectifying her boundaries? This rectification of boundaries is a very old practice, and is a polite name for robbery on a large. scale. "King Ahab and Queen Jezbel, two of the most infamous tyrants that ever reigned, rectified their boundaries by seizing the vineyard of Naboth and by putting to a cruel death that innocent man. "The old Roman empire two thousand

years ago was constantly engaged in recti fying its boundaries. It did not stop till it had annexed all of Europe and a good slice of Asia and Africa. But the day of retribution came at last. The ,warllke tribes of the north swooned down like avenging eagles on that decaying and corrupt body the Roman empire, and rectified her boundaries over again. The empire was dismembered and the map of Europe was changed. Cicero tells us that when a pirate was once brought before Alexander the Great, the general reproached him for his crimes on the high seas. 'You are a greater robber and murderer than I,' replied the pirate, 'for while I have plundered and slain a rew, you are the slayer and robber of nations.' He went on adjusting his boun daries till he had overrun a largo portion of Asia, uut very soon after his death these boundaries were readjusted by his generals. EUROPE'S MILITARY CAMP. "It Is a subject of great concern to the friends of the gospel of peace that Christian Europe presents to-day the spectacle of a huge military camp. All the nations of the continent, as well as England, are armed to the teeth, and are living in mutual, dread and distrust of each other. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COL. 6.) CLEW TO THE KIDNAPERS MR. CUDAHY AND TIIE OMAHA POLICE ON A NEW TRAIL. Letter Received from a 3Ian Who Promises to Give Names of the Abductors Girl Enticed Away. OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 6. A letter has been turned over to Chief Donahue, of the Omaha police department. In which an offer i3 made to deliver certain information to him regarding the abductors of Edward Cudahy, jr., upon his compliance with certain conditions. The chief and Mr. Cudahy evidently considered this letter authentic and of enough importance to justify a reply, because the following signed advertisement appeared in the columns of p. local paper this morning: "Your request, asked for in letter mailed at Lincoln on Jan. 4 to he answered before Jan. 7, will be granted." Both Mr. Cudahy and Chief Donahue declined to-night to say what the contents of tho Lincoln letter were or to refer to the conditions prescribed therein. It is stated that the letter is from a man who knows every member of the gang which kidnaped Edward Cudahy. Further, it Is stated positively that the revelations to be made by the writer of the letter will In volve a well-known man In this city, who has been suspected, but against whom no positive evidence could bo obtained. The acceptance of the offer of the unknown writer leads to the belief that he has placed a price on his knowledge of tho crime and has taken this means to protect himself from discovery, as ho gave no address in his letter, advising an advertisement be inserted if his propositions were considered favorably. , Yonnff Girl Missing. CHICAGO, Jan. 6. Word was received at police headquarters to-night from Evanston to look out for a man and woman who had kidnaped a twelve-year-old girl from Lake Bluff during the afternoon. According to the story the couple enticed the girl into a candy store, then took her to Lake Side, where all trace of the three was lost. The girl is said to be an orphan, but her name was not given to the police. HOLD-UPS IN CHICAGO. Bandits Busy Robbing Station Men of the Elevated Railways. CHICAGO, Jan. 6. A series of hold-ups along the lines of the Chicago elevated railroads, four ticket sellers having been robbed In less than a week, has caused a feeling of uneasiness among the night station men along the L lines. The boldest of these hold-ups took place at 3 o'clock this morning when a lone robber held up the ocupants of the Lake-street L line sta tlon at Ashland avenue, robbing the agent and four persons who were waiting for a train. After taking about $30 from his vie tlm the robber held them In the station until a train arrived and then compelled them to board the train which drew away from the station beforo the robber's vie tims could make their predicament known to the trainmen. A passenger who alighted from the train took in the situation and fired seven shots at the robber, but the bandit escaped. BEWARE MISSOURI. Over 100 Counties In the .State Said to Be Afflicted with Smallpox. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 6. At a meet Ing of the Board of Health of this city to day, Dr. S. C. James, resident member of the State Board of Health, said that then? are cases of smallpox In over one hundred counties of Missouri and that the mos vigorous quarantine measures have fall'to stop the spread of the disease. Cit; Physician G. O. Coffin expressed the Kar that Kansas City will suffer an epidemic of the disease this winter. There aie hundred cases here now and new cases are being dally discovered. The smallpox e; istlng here is not of a virulent form and few deaths are expected to result from It. Blown to Pieces hy Dynamite. HYNDMAN. Pa.. Jan. G.-Mlchael Ferrin and a negro, name unknown, were blown to pieces to-day at PhlNon, on the Baltl more & Ohio Railroad, by an explosion of dynamite. The men were thawing the dynamite when the explosion occurred.

LOSS OF $50,000

PART OF SYRACUSE, IND., DESTROYED BY FIRE ON SUNDAY. Nothing hut a Bucket Brigade to Fight the Flames, nntl the Town Was Saved with DIHiculty. DUE TO EXPLOSION OF OIL FIRE STARTED IN BUSINESS DIS TRICT AND BURNED ITSELF OUT. Names of the Principal Sufferers, with Amount of Insurance Carried on Their Property. MRS. LYDA AND S. COX TREE BOTH ACQUITTED OF MURDERING THE W03IAVS HUSBAND. t Jury Ont Nineteen Honrs, to Surprise of Those Who Expected n Prompt Verdict of Nut Gnllty. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SYRACUSE, Ind., Jan. 6. Fire which started In the business district this afternoon caused a loss of $50,000 to the merchants of this place. The town was saved with difficulty, there being no protection, excepting a bucket brigade. There was no effort at saving any of the buildings on one side of the main street. The fire was due to the explosion of an oil tank in the rear of a store. The flames at once spread over the entire block, being carried by the wind with great rapidity. Several persons had narrow escapes. Charles Bonner jumped from a second-story window as the floor gave way. The town has been paying water works taxes for eleven years, and the blue prints-had been drawn for the erection of a power house. The flames could be seen eleven miles away. The principal losses, with amount of insurance, is here given: Richard Guy, loss $13,000; no insurance. He owned a double tjvo-story brick. His tenants, G. F. Weirick and Ellas Hlndcrer, general store, lost $15,000; insurance, $3,000. F. L, Hoch, druggist, $3,000; no insurance. William Pensinger, barber shop, $500; no insurance. Henry Sloan, restaurant, $2,000; small insurance. T. H. Conrad, $1,500; no Insurance. Owners of building, Kerns & Buckman, of North Webster, $1,500; no insurance. Miller & Lehman, of Goshen, Ind., Fair store, $2.000; small Insurance. Mrs. M. A. Benner, millinery store, $1,000; insurance $S00. K. P. Lodge Hall and instruments, $1,000; insurance $200. - BOTH ACQUITTED. Mrs. Lyda and Starr Cox Not Guilty of Murder, as Charged. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MONTICELLO, Ind., Jan. 6. A verdict of "not guilty" was returned at 9 o'clock this morning' by the jury In the Lyda murder case, thus setting free both Mrs. Lyda and Starr Cox, who were tried Jointly for murder. The verdict meets popular expectation, and the only surprise is that it required nineteen hours for the jury to reach a conclusion. On the announcement of the verdict Mrs. Lyda broke down and her lady friends Joined her in tears. William Lyda, a ' prominent farmer of Benton county, died at his home, near Fowler, on July 19, under circumstances indicating strychnine poisoning. A coroner's Inquest was held and the evidence pointed to Mrs. Lyda and Starr Cox as being Implicated in the administering of poison. They were remanded to jail without bail to await the action of the grand Jury, which returned indictments for murder. A change of venue was taken to White county, and the case was tried before Judge Truman P. Palmer, with the result that Mrs. Lyda and Starr Cox were acquitted. Keith Says He la Innocent. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PRINCETON, Ind., Jan. 6. An Epworth prayer meeting was held at the Jail here this afternoon in which Joseph Keith, the alleged murderer of Nora Klfer, took an active part. He made a talk in which he said: "Jesus Christ was falsely accused as am I. Jesu3 will save me from punishment for a crime which someone else committed." Keith fell in the arms of his wife and walled plteously for several minutes. The scene was an affecting one to all pres ent. FUNERAL OF A STATE SENATOR. Body of the Late Jeptha II. Garrlott Buried at Little York. Fpec'.al to the Indianapolis Journal. SALEM, Ind., Jan. 6. State Senator Jeptha II. Garrlott, who died at the Spencer House In Indianapolis, last Friday, was buried at Little York, to-day, after funeral services which were attended by many friends. The I. O. R. M. and Masonic lodges had charge of the exercises at the grave. Mr. Garriott was popular with the people and very ambitious. He had no opposition for the nomination and was elected by a large majority last November from the district composed of the counties of Washington and Jackson. His opponent on the 'Republican ticket was Hon. J. S. Daugherty, of Brownstown. Nelson Sellers Dead. Sreclal to the Indianapolis Journal. FRANKLIN, Ind., Jan. 6. Nelson Sellers died suddenly this morning at his home in this city. He was a prominent citizen and the seventy-five years of his life were spent in this county. He was married in 1S4S to Miss Sarah Pritchard, who is still living. A few days ago they celebrated their fiftysecond wedding anniversary. Eleven children were born to them and all survive the father. They are Rev. Will Sellers, Rev. Robert Sollers, Dr. ,B. N. Sellers, Dr. Samuel Sellers, Mrs. Bioughton and Mrs. Green, of Indianapolis; Rev. L. E. Sellers, of Terre Haute; Martin, John and Lew Sellers and Mrs. Pangburn, of thl city. Thomm Herron.. KOKOMO, Ind., Jan. 6. Thomas Herron, a leading farmer of this county, died last night of paralysis. He was the father of Attorney J. C. Herron, of this city. He

was stricken while at work, and died in a

few minutes. EARL1IA31 COLLEGE NOTES. Officers of Literary Societies The De bate with Indiana University. Special to the Indianapolis Journal RICHMOND. Ind., Jan. 6. The literary societies at Earlham College have elected officers for the term as follow: rhoenlx President, Miss Mary Stout; vice presi dent. Miss Alice Lamb; recording secre tary. Miss Frances Shepherd; corresponding secretary. Miss Nellie Hoffman; librarian, A- June Kersey; marshal, Miss Adah Roupe; critic. Miss Russell; vice critic. Miss Maud White. Ionian President, Elwood Mendenhall; vice presi dent, Benjamin Grave; recording secretary, Raymond Blnford; corresponding fecretary, Harry Wright; librarian, Millard Trueblood; marshal, J. L. Doan; critic. Albert Copeland; vice critic, Harry D. Michael. The most Important thing now before the students of Earlham College Is the coming debate with Indiana University. It will take place April 21 at Earlham. This year Earlham had the selection of the subject and chose the ship-subsidy question, and Indiana has the choice of sides, which has not yet been made. Earlham has twice defeated Indiana, and is hoping for a third victory. Earlham College opened the past week for the winter term under the most favorable prospects. Nearly all the former students have returned, and many new ones entered. The opening recitations were unusually well attended. The History Club of the College is arranging to have William Dudley Fouke speak on Yucatan and give readings from his new novel, "Maya." TEMPERANCE PEOPLE GIVE IT. Windfall May Have n Saloon If County Commissioners Consent. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WINDFALL, Ind., Jan. 6.-During the last two years there has been a hard and bitter fight between the saloon element and temperance people of this township over the granting of license to operate a saloon in this place, in which the temperance people have succeeded In defeating the applicant in every instance during the whole period by a remonstrance under the Nicholson law signed by a majority of the voters of the township. Three weeks ago C. P. Alley and Thomas S. Malston gave notice that they would apply for license to operate a saloon here at the January term of the Commissioners' Court, which meets to-morrow, and the temperance peoplo (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COL. 6.) COLD WAVE ABROAD ALL EUROPE SUFFERING FROM VERY LOW TEMPERATURE. Terrible Blizzards In Austria and Southern Russia, and Several Persons Frozen to Death. ACCIDENTS DUE TO STORMS RAILWAY COLLISION AXD SIX PERSONS REPORTED KILLED. Dover Boat Capsized and Four Lives Lost Italy and Southern France 3Iantled in Snow. LONDON, Jan. 7. Severe cold has suddenly set in throughout Europe. In England It Is accompanied by a northeasterly wind, amounting to a gale over the channel. At Dover a boat was capsized, four persons being drowned, and probably other accidents will be reported. On the continent the weather Is still more severe. Snow has fallen as far south as Naples; and In St. Petersburg the cold is so Intense that ihe police in the streets have had to be frequently relieved. At Moscow the temperature is 30 degrees below zero Fahrenheit Tremendous gales are blowing over the Adriatic. Terrible blizzards are reported from Austria and routhern Russia, extinguishing signal lights and resulting in the derailing of the Orient express at Altpazua." The storm caused a collision between passenger trains at Mlkola, near Szatmar, Hungary, six persons being killed. Nine' people were frozen to death on a high road In Transylvania. Odessa Is completely snow-bound. Ths harbor Is frozen over and trains are unable to enter or depart owing to the drifts. , In France and Italy. TARIS, Jan. 6. Severe cold is reported throughout France and Italy. A foot of snow fell at Marseilles last evening and the mercury shows eighteen degrees of frost in Paris to-day There have been a number of deaths In the streets. Trains from long distances are greatly delayed. Snow has fallen even in southern Italy and the city of Rome and surrounding country are snow clad for the first time In years. Crowds assembled on the Plncio to witness the rare spectacle. - A GHASTLY WARNING. Superstitious Britons Think It Presages the Queen's Death. LONDON, Jan. 6. Britons are stolid and, compared with some other peoples, not superstitious. But, nevertheless, an old superstition Is causing anxious moments to many Britishers, and In Fpite of themselves they fear that the traditional ghost of Mary, Queen of Scots, has given forewarning of the early death of Queen Victoria. The "warning" was given on Christmas eve night. The next day the story was told by a guard in the bloody tower of London Tower. This guard claims that shortly before midnight of Christmas eve he heard a long wall, followed by the sound of footsteps In the tower. Three times was the performance repeated, and the guarü, who promptly investigated the matter, could find no cause for the sounds. It is said that the spirit of the Scottish Queen has made Itself heard Just before the death of every monarch of England since the time of Elizabeth. Queen Mary was beheaded on Feb. 8, 1SS7. On May 15. 1557, she had married Bothwell, the murderer of Lord Darnley. her second husband, and just one month thereafter she was seized and forced to abdicate In favor of her son. She escaped and fled to England, where Elizabeth confined her first at Carlisle and then In other castle?. When she was led to the block she bore up bravely, and, although only Injured a little by ths first blow of the ax, she made no outcry . or showed any other l5nsof fear. Three 1CÖNT1NUED ON TAGE 5. COL. 2Tf

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CAPE TOWN CITIZENS DEMANDING BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS. Afraid Dutch Colonists Will Go Over to the Boers En Masse and Sweep Loyalists Into the Sea. SITUATION LOOKS GRAVE 3IARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED IN THE MALMESBl RY DISTRICT. Five-Sixths of the British Troops Now. Employed in Guarding To us and Communications 40,000 MORE MEN NEEDED TO DRIVE TIIE INVADERS OUT UIT CAPE COLONY AT ONCE. Necessity of Haste In Reinforcing Geuerul Kitchener Pointed Out by the Karl of Dunraven. SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST PROVISIONS OF RUSSIA'S ALLEGED AGREEMENT WITH CHINA Latter to lie Defended Against Any; Attack on Her Forts Revolt of 1-1,000 Chinese Troops. LONDON, Jan. 7. This mornings new from Cape Town is again unsatisfactory. Martial law has been proclaimed at Malmesbury and would have been proclaimed in other districts but that the cabinet meeting called Saturday was unable to agree as to its advisability. Tha vagueness of the information concerning the movements and position of the Invaders has sent a fresh cold fit over the co!onLt and Cape Town calls loudly for strong reinforcements from England on the ground that the greater part of Lord Kitchener's available force is employed in protecting lines of communication and Rand mines, the latter extending for a distance of fifty miles. It is asserted by one Cipe Town correspondent that, unless the forces in Cape Colony are increased a most undesirable state of affairs may result, as tb success In arms of the invaders, however slight, might be the signal for a Dutch uprising. As It is, many British residents have had to leave the Dutch villages near Cape Town, their lives being unbearable. According to native reports, 100 men, cither Boers or local farmers, have Just passed through the Clanwllllara district In the direction of Malmesbury. The Cape Town correspondent of the Dally News, who calls for 40.000 fresh troops, says: "Prominent Afrlkarder loyalists declare that the rebellious colonists will construe the colonial call to arras as a challenge and that the ominous silence of tha pro-rtbels, combined with the fact that members of the pro-Boer junta in Cape Town have been touring In the disaffected districts, emphasizes the necessity for martial law. The necessity waa never more acuto for dispatching reinforcements. Already thero is proof that colonials ara leading one commando." The military movements reported aie quite unimportant, though Portugal Is sending reinforcements to Lourenzo Marques. Dr. Leyds, according to The Il&gu correspondent of the Dally Mall, is recruiting in Holland, Belgium, France and Germany, and his recruits will be sent to Namaqualand, ostensibly as emigrants, each man receiving 50 down on starting. In a letter to the Times this morning, tho Earl of Dunraven, emphasizing the "very grave situation in South Africa," warns the country to distrust the opinions of experts on the spot and to be ready for the unexpected. He complains of the "inertia of the authorities" and urges the necessity of large reinforcements. The Cape Town correspondent of th Times, who confirms the reports of the multiplicity of Boer commandos, says: "Nearly five-sixths of the British troops are employed to guard the lines of communications and to garrison towns, leaving a very small number, partly unmounted, to pursue the enemy. Large reinforcements are advisable and these would L cheaper In the end. The damage which the Boers did to Klelnfonteln is officially estimated at 210,000." THE RUSSO-CHINESE AGREEMENT. Outlines Were Settled with LI Hung Chang In 1W1). LONDON, Jan. 6. The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Chronicle asserts that Russia, in her agreement with China, undertakes to defend the latter against any attack on her forts. "The outlines of the Russo-Chlnese agreement regarding Manchuria were settled with Li Hung Chang in Decembt-r. IKK." says the Vienna correspondent of the Dally Telegraph; "and prior to that Rula had concluded treaties with' the Emirs of Bokhara and Khiva and the. Shah of Persia, arranging for neutrality or for military assistance in the event of difficulties arising between Russia and any Asiatic power In fact, all the steps toward the practical acquisition of Manchuria had been tarefully prepared." "Reiort8 have been received here from SI-Ngun-Fu." says the Shanghai correspondent of the Standard, "that Gen. Tung Fuh Hslang's 14,0.0 troops have mutinied at Ku-Yuen-Chou. in the province of Kan-Su. and that Gen. Feng To Tsui's army has bren, by the Empress Dowager, sent from the province of Yun-Nan to suppress the rebellion," "Chang Chih Tung, the Wu Chang viceroy wired the Chinese envoys strenuously urging them to dtiay the signing of the note." says Dr. Morrison, wiring to iha Times yrstrrday, from Peking, "until several clauses had bc.n amended and thtt