Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 37, Number 20, Jasper, Dubois County, 25 January 1895 — Page 2
WEEKLY COURIER. iCUltliKXT TOPICS.
C- DO AXIS, PublUhar.
fASPETL
INDIAN
THE NEYS IN BEIEF.
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Tim: stock room o tin Clipper Plow Co. nt Defiance, ().. was burnc-tl on the lOlli. Loss, S'-'tUKM; small insurance. Ox the Hth President Clevoln id sent
to the house u menace vetoing the bill to authorise the location of gravel pits and reservoirs anil granting rights-of-way for jiiHJ lines in the arid regions of the west AJtofMKXT on the constitutionality of the income tax law was concluded on the lth. before .hielte Hap tier, of Washington, in equity court No. 2. and the judge said he would render his decision on the 2,11. Pisksipknt tUltiiAUi) of the Suer. canal board started from Marseille for Cairo, on the 12th, to lay before the khedlve a proposal to re-natne the canal after its constructor, the late Count Ferdinand de Lesse ps. Tub duke of Orleans, pretender to the throne of France, left Stowe house. London, on the Wth. It is believed that the royalists of France are preparing to take some decisive action in view of the crisis in France. rxAin.i: to solve the problem presented bv the resignation of Premier Dtipuy, M. Casimir-Perier. on the 15th, resigned the otlice of president of the French republic. The announcement caused consternation in Paris. Thk directors of the Galveston cotton exchange recommend to the planters of Texas and the cotton-growing Mates a reduction of 25 per cent, in acreage to be planted this year as the only way of restoring prices to a compensating basis. Lkk Mantlk, of P.uttc. and T. IL Carter, of Helena, were, on the 10th, elected United States senators by the Montana legislature in joint assembly, lloth are republicans. Mantle was chosen for the short term and Carter for the long one. Tin: trial of sixteen anarchists charged with blowing up the house of
the burgomaster ol biege, iieigium, April 22 last, lh?gan in that city on the Hth. The prisoners are also charged with attempting to blow up the church of St. Jacques, in Liege. Tub school Iward of Ann Arbor. Mich., at a special session, on the 17th, rescinded the rule under which Principal Pettingiii hail expelled fifteen students of the high school for belonging to secret societies, and the boys were immediately reinstated. Mayok P.I.KK, of Cleveland, O., was notified, on the 14th. of the condition of the Hocking valley miners, and at once called a meeting of his cabinet. In live minutes enough money was raised to purchase 103 barrels of Hour, and within an hour it was loaded and shipped. T Tun legislature of Michigan, in joint session, on the 1.1th, re-elected Hon. .lames McMillan United State senator for the long term by a unanimous vote, John Donovan, of Kay, the lone democrat, voting for him. Hon. Julius Ciesar Burrows was elected for the short term. Mb. Fiiaxcois Fkmx Fache was. on the 17th. chosen president of the French republic by the national assembly, con-
(Second Session.! IN the senate, on the lith. Mr Tetter rep. Col.) spofco three hours in opposition to the Carlisle currency MIL Mr. Lodirc (reo.. Mass. I
. snoke acmiust the income tax. ami Mr. Meart.
I (pop.. Nev.l in favor of the full restoration of
silver as money as the only possible remedy for existing financial troubles In the t house. Mr. Hatch dem.. Mo.) attempted lose- , cure the passage of Mr. Crout'x hill to irako oleomanrarine. etc.. subject to the law, of j states Into which imported but failed to reach a vote. A resolution ukintr the secn-tary of j acrieulturo to iir to the drouKht-striclien re- t elons of the northwest au extra quantity of seeds allotted to him was referred. The hill , codify! tut the jens!ou laws und four private j
pension mas were passen, r.uuyies were pro- , , iilrstoI1 ,.,.....1 . nr.. ..,1 u.rvlv ,f flirt int.. "'onii .u. -i uur.siuii
Hepresentattve Shaw-, of Wisconsin, and the house, as a further mark of respect to his , memory, adjourned. j IN the sonnte, on the Hth. live hours were consumed by the speeches of Senators Gorman i and Hill on tho subject of Mr. HHPs ainend-
1 tnont to the urgency deficiency Mil. by which I j,,. kooUs to confer on the I'nlted Slates courts
jurisdiction in advance of the collection of the income taxi to deelnreupon Its constitutionality and validity ; but nt the hour of adjournment no vote had been reached In the house Mr. Grouts- oleomargarine bill failed to reach a vote in the consideration morning hour, and lost Its favored place. Objection was made to prantlm; unanimous consent to consSder the
pure-iood bill. The bill ror tne reumncumr Indian territory, etc.. was Kissed with amend-
Ox the 1Mb Emperor William at (!cr-
mitiiy gave audience to Scnor Curbide, the new Mexican minister, who presented his credentials Two op .hulgf Hicks.' attorneys Virgil P. Kline und .1 mitre William It. Skinner, left Cleveland. 0., forWashiugton, on the 10th, to look after ttye interests of their client. It was said that the action of the house judiciary committee rvcommciidinjr impeachment proceedings prompted the trip. One man was killed and three Injured by a luiilcr explosion in the 40inch miil of the Carnegie steel works at Homestead, Pa., on the H'.th. The Udler room was completely wrecked, entailing u loss of S10.WO. The two houses of the Nebraska legislature met in j jint convention, on the UUh, at noon, and formally elected
us I inted Mates
senator. TllE "National Farmers' Protective
lV.b.mt on of the L iiiteil Mate- was
rtranized In Chieairo on the 10th. The
following otliccrs were elected: President, J. H. Furrow, of Iowa; vice-president. F. H. Palmer, of Illinois: secre
tary, Milton (ieorg-e, of Chicago: treasurer. W. P.. llostottcr, of Illinois. The
organization is to le noupolitical and
nonsecret.
A sKxs.vTiox has been caused in
Spain by the discovery that 24.OO(),0OO spurious Spanish silver dollars are in
circulation. The eoins are to the full
ments. and the bill to make an additional ju- ( njnit , Welgltt: many are even slightly diclal district of Kentucky was taken up. ; superior to the Standard. They are Mipposed to bop-dueed in Iran Je and
Call dem . Fla ) made a speech directed largely America, and certain banners are unto the evils of the unequal distribution of ' tler suspicion of complicity.
wealth n the UnueOMa es t-fw en compliance with the request of
created bv legislation. Mr. Allen (pop.. Neb. j Hen. Campbell, of the IranMiussissippi
defended his party upainst the charge of beim- department ami on suggestions ly uen-
a party or vat-anes. ami riiiieuieu uoui mi" "i crais John H. Cordon and l lt.luigli
onrtles for their confessed Imbecility In
the house most of the session was devoted to discussion of the Indian appropriation bill. The sundry civil appropriations bill was reported and-placod on the calendar. President Cleveland's veto of the bill authorizing the en
try oi puoic iam.s ir . . x,... .J.. A- ...1 ,,.n1,r nl
referretl to the committee on .umi-. m- uun.i ....... wv. ...
other names, the notorious commence
Lee, the date of the confederate reunion, which this year meets in Hous
ton. Tex., has been definitely fixed for
Mav20.
Soi'ini: Lyons alias ICute I.ourongie.
nits. etc.. was
public lands, several unimportant unit were passed. In the senate, on the 16th. Senator Hill s amendment to the ursrent deficiency hill, in reference to testing the constitutionality of the income tax. was rejected by an overwhelming majority. The bill was then passed In the house a number of unimportant bills, reported from the committee on military nffsiir, were passed. and the bill to establish a national park on the Gettysburg battlefield was made the order for the K:h in the mornint: hour. The Indian appropriation bill was then taken up. and Its di-cussion occupied the remainder of the day's session. IN the senate on the 17th. two financial hills onebv Mr. Sherman and one by Mr. I'unh were Introduced, read In full and referred. The pension appropriation bill, with an amendment maklnc the minimum disability pension six
dollars per month, and carrying an approprl- ' ation of l0.lM.CO was passed. The n-iny an- j proprlation bill was taken up In the house consideration of the Indian appropriation bill under the live-minute rule occupied most of the sesion. several amendments belnir adopted j
arcone them one to pay the xlrst Installment, due March 1. K'S upon the purchase of the Cherokee outlet. Hv unanimous consent the bill to establish a national park at Gettysburg. ia.. went over. PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
The weavers of the Maryland silk mills at Hngerstown. Md., which employ 200 men and women, struck, on the" 15th. because Manager .John It. Taylor ordered that all ribbons spoiled in the course of weaving should be purchased by the weavers. Tun Maine legislature met in joint session at Augusta, on the 15th. and elected Win. P. Frye to the United States senate to succeed himself. The registrar of vital statistics reported twelve deaths from la grippe in New York city on the morning of the 15th. The day's record cast a gloom over the health department. Sin Fkancis Fi.emino. irovernor of
woman antl crook, was given hours to
leave St. Louis, on the 10th, the police
not beingable to fasten anything to
her so that it would stick. Tin: surviving members of Mosby's famous command, the Forty-third Vir
ginia cavalry, held a reuvion at Alex
andria, Va.. on the 10th. 1 lie olil iruerilla chieftain was there, and there
were many pathetic scenes among the
comrades.
Winxik Smith, for the murder of
Western 1$. Thomas, a prominent and
wealthy citizen of Anderson, Ind., in Indianapolis last Jtily, was, on the ltith.
sentenced to eighteen years imprisonment. The trial lasted ten day.s.
He.vky McC'.UXi.EY, the oldest man in Michigan, died at 1 tat tie Creek on the 17th. He was. 10'i years old, and was remarkably active up to the time
of his death.
Coi.n withdrawals at New York, on
the 17th. for export, amounted to Sl,-
.100,000, reducing the gold reserve in
the United States treasury at the close of business on that day to S74.t5.31t5.
Sixtkkn or seventeen car loads ol
supplies had been donated at New Or
leans, tin to the 17th, for the relief oi
t Nebraska sutlerer, and additional do
nations were still pouring in.
The Idaho legislature passed a rcso-
' lution.on the 17th, to submit the wom
an suffrage piestion to a vote of the
people of the state.
Sic.Noit Cei.u, attorney general ol
the province of Milan, Italy, was, found
murdered in his oflice in Milan on the
17th. His body was horribly mutilated. There was everv indication that
the murder was the work of anarchists.
s;;,.T-i-i. Uniw. -vns. nn ton lfitli. an-
voked in Versailles for that purpose, . intcd poternoP 0 the Leeward to succeed President Casunir-I ener. re- ij)laml vice vVilliam Fred Haynes
signed. Tlie proceedings were marke yulitllf w,u, was appointed governor of
bv stronir socialist mm wuuan;ui demonstrations.
By the sudden flooding of the Diglake colliery nt Hanley, England, on the Hth. 100 of the i40 miners employed therein were cut off from escape, and their fate could only be known after the water was pumped from the pit. It was feared that most of the imprisoned men were drowned. Tin: house appropriations committee, on the 15th, completed the sundry civil
appropriations bill for the coming fiscal year. As reported the bill carries nn appropriation of 535,540,721, being S7.S:S.793 less than the estimates on which it is based, and Sl.2S0.2L1 above the amount carried by the bill for the vear lsy.1.
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
Skciiktahy C.vitUSt.E submitted to the house, m the K.th. a plan of reorganization of the immigration bureau as provided for by an act passed by cngress at its last session. Twentynine inspectors are provided for at an no-frctrate salarv ol SM.S0O. For the
the rnh;ima.
the house of representatives, on the 1.1th, by a strict jarty vote, agreed to report favorably the bill abolishing the differential duty of one-tenth of a cent a pound on sugars imported from countries paying an export bounty.
As A sequel to the wrecking of the ; Capital national bank at Lincoln. Neb., j last year, through which more than SLOOO.OOO was stolen, and because of which President Moshcr was sent to the penitentiary for five years, the fed
eral grand jury, on the 1.1th. returned an indictment against H. C. Outcalt, a prominent Lincoln citizen, for aiding Mosher's wrecking plan. Tin: house committee on judiciary, on the 1.1th. by a vote of 7 to , decided to present to the house resolutions of impeachment against Judge Hicks, of the northern district of Ohio. As the result of a lire that started in the Koyal Milling Co.'s warehouse in Montana Central yards at Hutte, MonL. on the 1.1th, and which spread to cars
and other property, three explosions
entire service the appropriation asked occurred, causing a loss of near y 100
lives min mi; iiijui. " i'n ,.-
Is S324.0ÖO.
OniiKits were received in ConnellsTille, Pa., on the 13th. from the general manager's oflice of the ltaltimore Ohio road to close the company's shop at that place until the 1st. The cause for the suspension is a general curtailment of expenses all along the Jtaltimore & Ohio system. Five hundred men are affected by the order.
A JCltv in the United States district court at Chicago, created a sensation, on the Uith, by defying the distinct command of Judge Seaman and refus
ing to bring in a verdict in accordance
instructions. J hey
many more, nearly the entire lire iepartment was wiped out. The property loss will exceed St. 000,000. Mayoh Stkono of New York city, on the 15th, returned Police Superintendent Hyrnes' resignation with a letter expressing the utmost confhlonco in that ollieial's ability to reorganize the police force. He told Hyrnes to go oh with ills work and to show what he can do toward enforcing the laws and
t improving the discipllneof the force. ! It transpires that Isaac F. Abbott. I the defaulting cashier of the Dover ' (N. H.l national hank, who killed him- : .self, on the 1 Ith. when about to be arrested, in addition to his other crimes
with the court's
afterwards, under duress anil protest, looted the treasury of tho I'ivi-Cent found as the court demanded, except- J savings bank, stealing in all about
who was ordered under 5100.000 nnd wiping out the capital of
nig one man
arrest for contempt
both institutions.
It is charged against De (luerville. correspondent )f the New York Herald, that he tried to betray Creelman, the New Yorlt World correspond-
hands of the Japanese
AnviCKs from tho orient received by the steamer h'uiprcsn of Japan, which arrived at Vancouver, It. C, on tho
17th. state that since the arrival of Lul j cnt, into the
Kttn Yioli. LI Hung Chang's greatest i and have hint killcil as a spy. enemy, the situation at IVkln had! Mit. Mkyi:k, wife of the poisoner, grown more complicated. A decree i Dr. Henry C. F. Meyer, who is serving had Ihjcii issued condemning to death ' a life sentence in Sing Sing. N. Y., for for cowardice Admirals Ting, Kung , causing the death of Ludwig Itrandt,
and Tao-Tal and all the other stir- . was discharged from eusUnly, on the
riving commanders of Port Arthur
divisions at
10th, by Judge Iiigraham in the New York court of over and terminer.
IK the senate, on the 18th, two hours were spent in secret session consider
ing the question of ratifying the pend
ing Japanese treaty. J he army appropriation bill was passed, as was a
joint resolution to revive (for the wne
lit of Mai. den. Schofield) the title of
lieutenant general of the army. An
other financial bill was introduced by
Mr. Poller (Ivas,.). The Nicaragua canal oill was taken up. and after discussion, an ineffectual effort was made to have a time fixed for taking a final
vote on the bill In the house the District of Columbia was given the
right of way, hut surrendered the floor
Itefore '.' o'clock, and the rest of the day
was spent in further consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill in com
mittee of the whole. An evening ses
sion, for the consideration of private
pension hills, was held.
Tin: oft-predicted and long-dreaded
revolution in Hawaii broke out, on the
5th. when 500 native Kanakas, armed
with repeatinir Winchesters landed
within 0 miles of Honolulu, pre
pared to march upon the city. They
were promptly met by the government
forces, anil after four days' desultory
fighting were completely routed and dispersed. Among those kille! on the
government side was Charles Lamb Carter, late Hawaiian minister to Washington and a young man of great promise. The principal witnesses of Ambassador Itlount apainst the pro
visional gvcrnment were among the
insurrectionists.
Tin: terrible explosion at Itntte,
Mont., greatly alarmed the people of Swansea, a suburb of Tacoma, Wash.,
where the powder magazine of the Judson company of San Francisco is
located. 'I he company was notified.
on the lstii. that unless tue magazine was removed forthwith the people
would destroy it,
l'UKSif bnt Faciik. on the Lth. sum
moncd MM, ltrisson and Laeour for
the purpose of conferring with them in regard to the formation of a new
ministry. Liter in the luv M. Itonr-
geois conscntetl to try to form a cabi
net.
Tin: Vatican is entirely satisfied with the election of M.Felix Fatire ti the
French presidency, and the pone, on
the 18th, instructed the papal nuncio
in Paris to congratulate hint on hi
succesi.
Misx MAitv I. SrnvKjc)., the 21
year-ohl latighter of Vice-I'resideni
Adlul K, Stevenson, died, after a llu gering and painful illncs, at Ashe
villc, N. C, on the ISth.
Thn Srnrnl Awmtily,
iKiiANAi't-4.is. Jar. U.--SNAT. The senate
wa culled O order ty Ueut-iv Nye. presi
dent exofncio of the hotly. The senators we i s.nr.i tv Judce Met nee. of the ..uprouie court-
The senate preceded to complete ltiorrama-
tlouhy the eleetton of Hollo n irieow. pi-
clpai secretary. W. S. Kanin. u-imM- v-
tary.lt s. nnicner. an m-h-v.- us
clerk. Albert C. White, at Journal cutb. ami
l j I -auKherty. ns minute cicrK. an v installed in their po.sltlom A nmnlvr of reso lutlons of minor Importance were prc-entol. One referred to the lutended action in amend-
Inir the law so as to maKe the staiw penmi thc appointment of eitft't doorkeeper instead
of three- as at present. A committee bi i-
poluteil to act Jolt.ly with tne uouse coiuauitec for the same puriHe-
HorsB-lt as 10:10 o'clock- Tbursnay morn-
lnffwhcn Secretary of Mate .Myer rapjiu
upon the marble In the house of representa
tive and decintv-u tue Miiy-nmin ccm- -M-mbly in order I-'otlowinir the Invocation.
while still stamllns. Juiliro Howard, ol tne supreme court, admlnlsteiett the oath of office to those preM'tit. Adams was elected speaker. ltilxrt A. llrown. clerk: Jonathan V. Wright.
assistant clerU: David I- Wrlcht. doorheeiwr. These officers were called to the bar of the
house and the oath administered. ,ommitiee were appointed to notify the senate and Gov
Matthews that the house was orcamieu aim
ready for business. A resolution to the same
etteci was received from tho senate. Alter
further dl.scusf.ion of unitnimrtant resolutions thnhmi-eudfourned. The republicans Imme
dlately went Into caucus for the purjHe of Kttinu the time for a joint caucus fur the elec
tion of a ctato librarian. in. 11. I.eeuy. oi
Marlon, was made permanent ehnlrman of the house caucus. The joint caucus will be held
Friday afternoon.
Indianapolis, Jan. IS Senate -Tho lrcls
lature met in joint selon Friday niortiiui; to htar the mcssace of Gov. Matthews read by
the governor himself, it reqmreu one nour nn.l ihirtv-ttvo minutes for ltr reading. Sen
ator Hupirard introduced tho lirst hill Friday afternoon, approprlatiiw tK.VUO for the state
soldiers' tome at 1 afayette- U. A. stronm. editor of the republican orcan at Kentland. was Friday appointed rtle clerk la the senate ami WiKfam Koons will eve temporarily as minute ckrk. Senator Harcard late Friday alternoon introiiiiced a re-olutlon for anlnvcstiRntlon of the amount of fee-, collected by
the retiring attorney general, urcene srnun. His retwrt to the covemor showed t7i.t) col
lected by him in four years, but it Is chareeii
by many that his receipts irom tne omce lor his own ue was iM).W St.tKltor Kay Intro-
dured a bill abolishing free railroad ikisscs to
members.
HufsE-The lcplslatlvc caucus. Friday
nominated Mrs. F.nima U Davidson for Mate
librarian, alter four ballots, in which herchitl
competitor was Miss Nancy Maker, of this cm . a daughter of the late tiov. Haker. She has
announced that her deputies will be Mis-, i.uxle Fltzserald. of Madisoa. Ind. and .Mi-a
Ul'lan Welton. of Vlnccnnes. A bill was
passetl apprupnaiint t iiv.uo luriniTiii'u-
of the legislature, also a bill reirulatinjr tue
number of employes Representative Merrl t-
cf i-ii.Tani.-e. IntroducfHt a bill apprepriatlns
MvOiX) to relieve the rovernor of his iiersonal llnbility for the money borrowed to iy the
troops.
Indiana po i.i. Ind.. Jan. l.V senate. sen-
ator Hnck-ard introduced a re-olutlon calllai;
for a survey of n route for a. ship canal from the lake to the he:ulwatcrs of the Wobash river, senator Wlshard Introduced his bill for the repeal of the apportionment law en-a.-ied two years a;:o in the face of the dt-ci Ion of the supreme court declaring the same ro.itical division uncon-titutional senator shlvely. one of the uc w men. hut
a comin leader. tefc'an his career wim a bill for con-iartUait control of the state Institution. He proposes th it the hop!lIs
fur the insane should all 1 placei unoer one board. Another of his bills provides
for non-pirtlsan control of iwltce tosrds.
Some sixty bills were Introdtieiii .Monaay
Amonu the mo-t imiwrtant of those Intro
duced was a senate bill, introduced by Senator
Hoyd. provldins: for the csttibltshment o: a
Mate home for oepemient enuonn. uy mss
bill the county from which the child
comes is to Ik. charged twcnty-tlve cent- a day
for it rnaintonancti. Children from other
states will be received iijon tne payment, o: the same fee.
Horsi;-Not enouch rtpresontattves showed
un to hold a ses-lon in tho morninir. In the
afternoon about slsty bill were IntrcMlucet!.
araon-the mo-t prominent lieinc the taxation of rreenbacks: amending election law-.; iwntls. not-, ttc . shall be stamped bv asses
sor- for taxation, and all evidences of Indebtedness not thus stamped ffcall be void andun-
coileetable.
Indianapoi.i. Jan. lfi. Sknate Il'.lN in
troduced: Itenuirlnp prescription Clerk in
üivz stores to secur a license from a commis
sion certifying that they are capable, provid
inc for tie payment or salaries to jutlccs ol
the reacc in order not to put a premium, as
the Senator explained, on convictions for the
sake of the fce. clvlnc all political panics
representation on election ooam. prnviuiai;
for the citation ola Bremen s pension iuai in cities with a population of over thirty-live thousand.
lloi-se Heprcsectntive Howe, of Morgan
Introduced In the houc Tuesday rnornlnz a
joint resolution provldlcc for the callln.of a constitutional convention. Mr.
Hamrick Introduced a bill roiulrlnir in-J
urance companies to pay the full face of a policy In cac of a total los. Mr.
I-ccdy introdueeil a resolution for the invetieatlon of thr efSce of the attorney-jreneral and
other state officers. Mr. Sukebake introduced
a bill quirlen all trains to stop at county
scats. I!eprc-entatie ( ardwl.l introdueeil a
bill provldins: for the election of members of the liclstature on a new basis. Mr. Card-
will's reo ution provides that the senate shad be composed of sixty members elected from twenty districts, three members from each listrict- There is provision for minority representation that there shall not be more than two senators from one political party from any one distrlct-
DEATH.
Chine.- Ailtiilr.il und iiMier.l " l'oni
iii.iuilitt Tort Arlloir All to " 1 -e"r. for f mtitrritre An i:.li from Ihn ! Brmr. in U lilrli Pri"" !
I'llllitliiV Mild Lfiiii-lli- l.iitp'.ro to Mut i CoiiiM-tciit lljud. V..vt.i vkk. H. C dan. IS. The following advices from the orient have Ik'imi received by the steamer Hmpress of Japan. The situation at lVkin is provvin more comp" tea teil since the arrival of Viceroy l.ui Kttn Voh, M Illing fhan-'s reitest enemy, and head of the Hunan faction. The first evidence of Lui Kun Yieh is the issuinjr f a decree eoiulemniuir Alinirals Tinjr, Kunjr and taiwtai of Port Arthur to death, and all othor otliccrs in command of divisions yet alive, who showed eowatdlce Wfore, after or during the battle. Hy this .sweepinjr decree none of the generals or suhnlrals escape. He states, as they are responsible fir the unnecessary fall of Port Arthur, leath must W their penalty. The board of punishment will publicly disgrace the commanders before execution. The mandate overrides I.i Hunt? Chang's desperate attempt to "whitewash" every cowardly commander who deserted his post at the fall of Port Arthur. Otliccrs have been sent after Admiral Kuiik with instructions to brittfr him bach alive or leave his lead body to the vultures. Kung will surely be
taken. He is in hiding at anfr I liow. Kmifr is a brother of the Chinese minister to Kiifjland, and up to a recent date under hi Huns Chan; was a very powerful politician at court- hut has selected Kunjr for Iii special revenge on account of his enmity to Li Iluni Chanjr. honl l.i. another iuiHachel admiral, i- in hidinjr and is in communication with Kunir.
Admiral Tin is ltvckcd up with his
fleet at Wei-llai-Wei. It is said if he
hears of his fate, he will cheat his e.e-
eutii'iier. as he is extremely promt, aim
will not live to satisfy the hatred of
his old rival l.ui
Ati edict issued a month aro by tr.e
emperor of China to those within the nalace rrecinets has just come to liffht.
Dttrinir this time it has been jealously
jruarded from the public, as it was
Imped and wished that the ynni em
peror, ilespairmjr ami liscounipou. would change his mind and recall his
utterances. A translation of this
most extraordinary edict of any issued
bv the emperor dtirine; the war lias
been obtained. It was riven out when
Winff ThtinfT T-ao ami Wen Thun Shih nn-iiKirialized the emjK'ror, siip-
lrestinirlho removal of the capital west
ward. The substance of the procla
mation is as follows:
"When we first tKk charge of the
affairs of the empire it was our inten
tion to intriMluee many reforms. iud-
denlv and unexpectedly the Japanese
have broken the peace, taken away our Corean dependency anil taken posses
sion of the borders of our empire
"We have sent our generals on whom
we trusted with their armies to punish
SHERMAN'S NEW BILL
(nlrodiu-ed In the Hulled Hinte Nennt to llcllcxe tin- I'hiiiiM-lul Strain nml lo llu. able tlioM-errlury of IheTreiinury lo Pro
vide for mid Miiiuliilii Wik KmIi nipt luii
of I'nlt. il stüli Nol. , KU-,
W.siiiNirX, .Ian. 1. -The follow
hir Is the full text of .Mr. Sherman's financial bill introduced in the senate
yestcnlnv:
He It Knacted bv the Senate and House
of llepresentative.s of the Putted States of America in Congress Assemble: That, ti enable the secretary of tho
treasury to provide for and maintain the ivdempluui of L'nited States notes acconlinjr to the provisions of the
act approveil January II, l. entitle!: "An Aet to Provide
ftir the Uesiimplton v Specie Payincuts." and also to enable him to n:'iv
current deficiencies in the revenue, he
is authorized, from time to time, at his
discretion, to issue, sell and dispose of at not less than par in jrld, either of
the description of nomis autlioritnl m said act, or coupon ir registered bonds of the l'nited States, to amount sullicieiit for the objects herein staled
not exceeding the current uehcienev.
of revenue Iwaring not to exei'ed :s per cent. Interest per annum, pay
able scuu-nunuuiiy ami redeemable at
the pleasure of the United States in
coin after five years from their date.
with like inahties, privileges and ex
emptions provided in said nctforthe
bonds Hierein aninoru'.cu. ml the
secretary of the treasury shall use the
iirK.vels thereof tor the purposes herein provhle! for and none other.
K nun in lieu oi any of the
bonds described in the first section of this act the secretary of the treasury
is hereby authorized, at his discretion, to issue certificates of indebtedness of the rutted States, payable to the Warcr in coin after five years from
date at the pleasure of the United
States, of the denominations of v
$.".() and SUM, with annual coupons
for interest, at tile rate ol ;t per
centum per annum, and to sell and di. pose of the same for not lesi
than an equal amount of lawful money of the Unitel States at designate! leihisitaries of the United States and at
such Mist oi'.iees as he may select. And such certificates shall have the like.
qualities, priviieges and exenintioiit lescrilicd in said resumption act for tin . . , ; l ,i ....
ikmiiis Hierein iiuuioriz.cw. ino jroceels thereof shall le used for the
purposes prcseribetl in the ttrst section
ol tins act ami lor none oiner.
Sec. :i. That upon anv deposit al
ready or hereafter made m the man
ner repiircd by law of any I nited
rstate-s bonus or certiticates iH-armg" in
terest, any national banking association making the same shall Ik- enlitletl ti receive from the comp
troller of the currency oirculatini; notes of different denomination- in
blank, registered and countersigned as provitied by law. not exceeding in the whole amount the par value of the bonds deposited: Provide! that at in
time shall the total amount ox me
notes issued to nnv such nssocuitlnii
exceed the amount at such time actually paid in of iLs capital stock.
PAID DEAR FOR OUR WHISTLE.
the enemies of peace ami lrive them
awav, but we nev-r intended to dis
turb the peace of the .Japanese empire,
ml this our ami all foreign nations
well know.
"Little lid we expect that our gen
erals were incompetent, and in many
ruses untrustworthy, and that the
soldiers were insubordinate and ill-sup
plied with the arms adequate ami the lar,re sums of money appropriated by
us to supply them with, and it is for
these reasons that the Japanese have
gained victory after victory and place
after place, which causes us the great
est concern anil makes our ancestors
restless hi their honored grave
"All this ailllction and trouble is be
cause we are unworthy ami have em
ployed unfit men. If.however.the worst
comes and the enemy secure our saemi
altars, then there remains nothing for
us but to perish at the altar of our fa
thers and be gathered home to them.
fighting to the last, as they did bef)re
u. fr our countr2 and our honor.
"When that time conies yon may reverently escrt the empress dowager westward and elect a worthy man to be your emperor, !ok after the saered altars of our ancestors, revive thought
and wipe out this lispi-nec."
A l.VYK.u:-t.t boy and a 17-year-old
girl were marrieti at Delphi.
Clay countv has authorized the issu
ing of lMmils in Sl'O.OOO for a new iail.
Tin: Henry county stock law is now
in effect.
Pktitio.vs are in circulation in Clark
county asking Auditor Oglcshy to com
promise with the bondsmen of A. .
Smitha and the late Al Jenkins, de
faulting ex-treasurers.
.IOHX H. MOFFKTT, of St. .lo'Opll
county, was attacked by a vicious boar ami badlv bitten.
Xi:.w. ICokomo fifty people were at
tending a party at (icorgc Smith's resi
dence, when it caught on fire. The
guests llel out into the cold without their tvrap. drant Harris went upon the roof to fight the fire, fell through
and was seriously injurel. Indiana may quarantine against Chicago. Smallpox. Hi.ack diphtheria Is raging at Centcrville, Wayne county. A TWE!.VK-Yi:A:-oi.n boy of Anderson went skating, fc'l in the water and was about to drown when a stray ! came along-and rescued him. It is rumored that there Is a genuine case of leprosy in Jasper county. NlXt:Ti:i:x marriage licenses were issuel in Hancock county, last year. IMtixcKTo.v experience! two earthquake slmcks. the other day, the vibration traveling northeast. A lii.ioMi.aox paper want the legislature to pass a law placing a llrcct tax on old bachelors. A SfifTti ISiixD youth has contrived an attachment to be put on a bicycle j that it can lie ridden on snow or lefi.
Aildltlona! War New. VANXorvKi:. P.. C, Jan. Is. -Among the budget of war news brought by the Empress of Japan are the following: The total losses of life in the Japanese army up to December was TsO.. Of these 4:10 men lied of diseases, so only 350 were actually killed in battle. A dispatch t "the Mail from Shanghai says that although the Chinese ships were mit in condition to light the Japanese the government at Pekiu was ignorant of the fact- It imagines that the Pcio-Hang squadron will win a h;cisive victory if it can find the enemy, and it has ordered the ships to go out in search f the Japanese. The latest accounts of the battle at Kang-Waso on December 11. says that Sen. Oseko's forces nntnliercd l.u:. while the Chinese numliered 10,000. The ground was covered with snw. und marching was made very ditlicult anil the eohl was intense. The Japanese were the attacking party, and hi spite of the great difference in numbers, succeeded in dislodging the enemy, with a loss of fifty four killed ami 3.1s wounlel. The latest intelligence from WoMlr-i-Wei says thai fifteen torpedo boatsaml thirteen war ships, inciyilirg two ironcLuls, were at that place. CHICAGO GAS.
The Costly rrl Couinit ion riiil In UemltT Prolntlon to S ul I.lfi-AculnM the Coliiinbliin t'oiiclirrs. Wamiixotox, Jan. IS. Sir Julian Pauneefote, the Hritish ambassador called at the treasury department yesterday morning ami discussed with Secretary Carlisle the preparation the new seal regulations for the approaching season. A serious matter in eonnecthm w .ti this subject is the enormous cost t the United States of maintaining s patrol licet in Hehring sea. w hi .- seems to Im. altogether 111t of prop rtion with the results ditalned. T : discovery that seals can be killed wit.i almost as much facility on the fishing banks eight miles from PribylolT islands, and outshie the prohibited zone, as on the island' themselves, seems to render the preservation of seal life a hopeless task, and the joint patrol of Hehrin sea a useless expense as far as tin' United States is concerned. (Mlicials familiar with the seal question concur in the opinion that the Paris award provides no tidciiuate
means for preventing the exteriuiim tion of the fur seal by Hritisli Columbian poachers. THE WOOLGROWERS' GROWL
. - . . - 1 Ml
The Tree-Wool l'rollni oT inn 1"
I.iw flmrartrrlril fo!o.al 1 norm I Crlnir. Coi.lviU-s, 0.. Jan. 18. The Obi" Woolerowers' nssticiation. in annual
convention here yesterday, adopted the
fdlowing resolution: RrnArtfl. That the tree-troot provision of thf tariff act of Aucust 7. IWI. reversing a tH' which has continued for more than seventveicht years. Is a colossal political crime nir.iinst thelndustr.es of the whole American peop. und Is an odious, unjust discrimination ug.inst woolKrowers. Its effect is. and will be-1 m'Jki toI abroad t hay forden wool, thai t diminish the revenue of the covernmcnt nn.bl. turb the llnatic-s and th! currency svste'i fi the country. It Is devastatlni: American th ss destroying one source of demand lor pat.rnee. hay und rraln. dlmlnlshlmr the re"-;.; of iikTlctiltu fists. ;u.d thus hnp.i riiu Inf'1 ability to patronize those enpacitl In in-i' trial, commercial and other useful pursuits.
Ihr Kr--iittv-rrm-l Toot S11I1I tn ll;ivr
IN-io llolied.
Cuicaoo, .Jan. IS Reliable reports
from New ork have leen receive!
here that the txnd w:iici l-ite'.y bought tip Chicago gas stock has been divsolre!
and the stock livide! wtweeit the dir
ferent mcinlwrs of the syndicate. The
pool was formed for the purpose of 00
tabling contnd of the stock. It was
the proxies of this syndicate which were enjoined from voting their sto-.-k at tlss meeting last Monday by a court
or!i.
IN COSTS MONEY
I he
To Itri.lciiUh Hie !ld U".tu by
tuMie of llondi-, Washington. Jan. lS-The interest on the two issues f bond of !?:Mt-.-(KW each is now appearing in the "dor est account of the goverimient, widen for: up for the fiscal year to date, to Kl.4ii:l,!-.s:).i:i. as against about S'iO.iW m) fir the corresponding period for the last fiscal year. The tw issues increase the int rest charges annually by $.,IKW.W0. APPEAL" FOR REUEF. (iov. McKinley r Ohio Appoiled to In Itrlmlf f the Mnrvlnr: .Mlncr. M.fisD.i.i.v, O., Jan. IS. llesolution were n.hipte.l at North Lawrcnc' Wednesihty night calling- upon Cov. McKinley to send help nt once tor thi destitute miners and their families. The resolutions declare thnt, even with the resumption of work, it will b weeks' before pay will be due, ntvl that food and chdhing aru rcqm'.l nt once. I n addition t the nWiiec ; vbe necessities of life, an epidemic of scarlet fever U threatened.