Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 18, Number 45, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 20 January 1897 — Page 2

INDIA’S SCOURGE. Btor Oifiteß'te the*<Sv(Y> of Poet and* Famine. Millions of Homan Being* StarvingDeaths from the Bubonic Plague Increase Daily t Thousand* "FteS" from"liTsfHl>ay. Bombay, Jaw. IS.-r-I’lague and famine arc stalking arm iu arm through the densely populated portions of the British empire. Thousands are dead or dying, and the outlook becomes blacker and more terrible every day. Millions Starving. Millions of helpless men. women and children are starving, and the faminestricken districts, having a population oi pearly 40,000,000 peojile, will have to depend tipdd the hand of charity for food enough to keep body and soul together until April or later. Keller Fnr Off. Other districts with a population cumbering 50.000.000 are already feeling tbe pangs of bitter privation from food, and this must he endured well on into spring before permanent relief will be afforded by nature. Funds for ♦he relief of the sufferers are bejug raised on all sides;" but a very large amount of money will be needed to provide food even for those unfortunate people who live on almost nothing (in comparison with Europeans and others) from one end of the year to the other. Spread of the Plague. This calamity, awful Is it is in its intensity, is possibly pot much greater than the ravages of the dreadful bubonic plague here, threatening to spread through the fright of the natives of this city into other parts of India, and if it readies, the greatly weakened famine sufferers the mortality may be enormous. " The natives have been reduced by lack of food to little less than Jiving '‘skeletons in tiie most heavily stricken districts, and us such they cannot but fall victims by the thousand to the black .plague, which threatens to invade Europe through the Mecca pilgrims and other sources for the spread of contagion, which are too numerous to mention, principal of which, however, are the export of rags, linen and Ollier merchandise likely to contain the poisonous germs. The mortality here has quadrupled, without counting the- deaths which have occurred among the hundreds of thousands of people who have fled in teiror from Bombay, in many cases abundnning-tbeir nil in tiie hurried flight from the pestilence. Up (6 recently Bombay, with its population of about 850,000, enjoyed tiie reputation of being one of tiie healthiest, cities in India, its sanitary works being equal to those of the European capitals. Ilomlmj' Depopulated. The government oftlcinls arc seriousfly alarmed, the native physicians have nearly all left tin* city, business Is ipuraly/.ed, the mills are closed or closing. the streets are partly deserted, and on all sides are empty houses, boarded up or_yvide‘*©peig.the passage of funeral parties through tiie streets goes onjflay and night, the burning grounds or glades light the skies with their retlections, and line after line of (lie bodies .there or at tiie I'arxce burin I spots is awaiting consignment to the flames or to mother earth. More than half tiie population lias disappeared, and those who remain arc either helpless and cannot get away or are crowding out of the city by rail, water, und road, ur else contemplate so doing unless there is u change lor the better shortly. The number of deaths from the plague in this city is mny estimate I unofficially to lie over 3,00(1, and there arc 170 additional victims daily, with this number increasing as time wears on- .'V The- Europeans, however, lifive lieen singularly free Iroin contagion, up i<3 tiie present time only three} deaths among them (icing reCoflkd.

Must Support Dm/.. New York, Jan. 18. —A Snip spec ini from Monterey, Mexico, says t lie.reform laws of Mexico re;,mi la Unit, ami rest rift - iiig the Catholic clmreli in this country have always met with strong opposition from tlie chiireh officials. I’liev must hereafter, however, be strictly obeyed, ns Archbishop Avernrdi has issued written instructions to every Catholic church in Mexico to that elVeet, He hlbo - ealis upon.the ehurcli to give President Diaz’s administration its supjiort. Archbishop Avernrdi came to Mexico six months ugo, direct from Rome, for tlie purpose of investigating church alTnirs in this country. ftfew < 111 lump .'Minister. ' : ~WiHungmm Janr r3T : —rhe Chinese minister. Vang Yu, called at the state 'TejjiartmentTh.urMlay to aunounee that Wu Ting Fang had been .appointed to scccced him and that'he had been promoted to Russia. He expected his sue censor lute in March, at which time lie should hiuißelf depart for St. Petersburg. Loh Teng lot. who accompanied the viceroy to this country as interpreter, has been appointedminister to England, Itajv, and Belgium. Bank Drive# t’p. Fullerton, Neb., Jan. 10.—The Ci<i*ena’ state liank of this city, closed its doors Friday afternoon. &U. Penny, president, and F. M: lui Orange. cashier/ gay that depositors Will be paid in full. No statement of assets or liabilities will be given out until the bank examiner has completed bis work of checking up. yyta.9 kuffrsgUtii, Dea Motaer, la., Jan. IS., t -Tlic pro gramme is announced fm* the annual convention of the Woman's Suffrage a.sadeuiiion, which will be held litre January 20 to 30, in elusive. It will tie the. first convention ever held by thraugnriizatton in t ho w cst. A Million for Charity. New York, Jan. 15.—J. Piei pour Morgan, in a communication toihe board of governor*, has offered to erect u st,000.000 building for the New t ori. I.y-ing-ia hospital at Second amu**tmid bevea t ceath imct/and-the offerW been accepted. ,

THE MONETARY CONFERENCE. Discos* Plan* of Currency Reform and >H . o-y— .AaflWA.JfaWlWMa Indianapoim, huh. Jan. 14. —The national monetary convention w;hich baa been in session here two days on Wednesday afternoon adopted u declaration of what legislation in itHupiman i* needed upon the subject byw practically unanimous vote. This declaration included a demand for the maintenance of the gold stundard and the retirement of. the demand obligations of tiie government. Accompanying this was a proposition for the appointment of a commission to investigate und report by bill or otherwise upon tiie evils and remedies of the currency system. This was tiie unanimous conclusion of the *ommittee On resolutions. and tiie recommendations of the committee were affirmed by the substantially iMWitiimwia vote Os the convention. The feature of the morning session was a speech hy Congressman Fowler in iVhich he outlined tiie causes of the present financial ills and the remedy therefor.

Mr fowler *nl<s that there were three way-: of escaping national bankruptcy at same time ts the present plan fs to j<> continued. First, we assume frit! func_Pons of banking, a step which Is altogether rut of the question. Second, we can tax the people whenever the emergency arises, which must prove, as It always has. a most expensive and burdensome policy, and one tc which the people will not long submit, ’.'.’hlrd, the retirement' of the demand obligations of the government, a policy that Is dearly demanded by our own experience an approved hy that of other nations a* cu. only remedy. The speaker's refcience to Cleveland and McKinley were loudly applauded. The conference reassembled at 4:30 p. in. M. E. Ingrills, of Cincinnati, read the report of the committee on resolutions It follows: "This conference declares that It has henimc absolutely necessary that a consistent. straightforward -and dellbetatelypianned monetary system stmll be Inaugurated, the tuuUamental basis of whic a should be: ___ ' . •'First—That”the~pre*ent gold standard should be maintained. v "Becohd/-Thfttfiteps should be taken to Insure the ultimate retirement of all classes of United States notes by a gradual and steady process, ami so as to avoid Injurious contraction of the currency or disturbance ot the business Interests of the c:ountry„and in: .until such‘retirement provision should be made for a separation of the revenue and note Issue’depurtments of the treasury "Third—That a banking system be provided which should furnish credit, facilities to every portion of the country, and a safe end elastic circulation, and especially with a view of securing such a distribution ot the loanable capital of the country as will lend to equalize the rates of Interest In all parti thereof. For the purpose: of effectively promoting tho above objects; •'Resolved, That 15 members or this conference be appointed by the chairman to net as an executive committee while this convention la not In session, with full powers of this convention. The executive committee shall have the power to Increase Its membership to any number uot exceeding lb and live members thereof shall at all times constitute a quorum of said commitled "Tho executive committee shall have ■pedal charge of tho solicitation-, receipt an disbursement of contributions voluntarily made for ali purposes; shall have the power to call this convention together again when and where It may seem best to suld committee to do so. and said committee shall continue In office, with power to tltU vacancies, until discharged at a future meeting of this convention. "Resolved, That It shall be the duty of this executive committee to endeavor to pro- ( ere at Ahe special session of congress, which It Is understood will bo called in March next, legislation culling for the appointment of a monetary commission by tbe president to consider the entire ques lion, und lo report to congress at the earliest day possible, or falling to secure |he übovo legislation, they are hereby authorized and empowered to select a commission of all. jnernhers, according to rules und plans set forth In rho ruggesilons subniltUd to the conventloh by Mr. Hanna, of ind.anapolts, us follows: Article 1. The commission shall consist of II members, to be named by the execu,lve committee appointed by tl Is convention. Tbe executive committee shall have l ower to fjjl vacancies'ln tiie commission us they may occur.

~ Article H. TH*. ilrsy meet trig. x>' the commission sliull be hold at a time and plac i to bo deslßnated by the execufiye coimnlttoc of lids convention In a ehll'to he issued uiere.foi 1 , and nr siudi Tuctting the commission shall organize l •• the eteetlftn of iuv‘.. officers und llie adoption of. kucil Miles and bylaws for Its own government to may be agreed by majority of- its members; and thereafter it shall be gAveiued by such rules und bylaws subject lb these article*; Article 3 All rules and bylaws of the i omndssiOn and nil Its proceedings shall be directed towards—the—aoeompHahmcn l of the objects of its creation, which .is to make a thorough Investigation of the monetary ultulrs und needs of this country, and aft relations and aspects, and to make uppropii;ito_siiKKestlons as ox any evils ,found to exist and the remedies therefor, und no limit Is pluced upon the scope of such Inquiry or the manner of conducting the same. excepting only that the expenses t'tereof shall not exceed the slims ret opart for such purposes by the executive committee. v •‘Article 4. The executive committee of iMs committee shall uso so much of tlu> voluntary contributions mude to It.as may . l‘e available for that purpose, to defray expenses or the commission, and sliull notify the eitirrrnjxstun froim time io time of the amount, so nvalluhle, iri otder that ft may reguiafe'lts expenditures accordingly, and no liability sliull attach to such committee or to this convention beyond the umount so notified. "Article 5. When the labors of this commission have been Completed us far as practicable, the executlvo committee. If u deems It advisable, shall Issue a cull to tiring this convention together again, at i time nnd place designated In such call: slid at the meeting :< convened the committee sliull make report of Its doings and tuggestlons In such manner nmWOrm a* t rliuJIS deem best adapted to present the same to this eonveullon and to Its members for notion nnd If legislation Is deemed advisnble, shall accompany such report with a draft of such bill or bills providings for suetr legislation. "Itesqlved, That all resolutions and communication# ato methods of currency re---furm which have been presented to this convention be referred l > such aonfmlsalon when formed." A vote was taken and the re;rt anti resolution* were alinust unanimously adopted. New Public Uulldliigs. W asbingtoß, Jan, to, —Postmasterlittnerul Wilson hns tieen informed by Secretary CurlisleHliat the fil l lowing post office buildings' now in course of erection will be couiplcted approximately at the time herein given: Detroit, Mich., June SO, 1897; Madlron l.nd.. August 31, lk, Hlchmond. Ky., June 80,1897. Sioux City, la..- Febettarvr-a. Washington, D. Ci. June JO, K-'J,; AUOgh.-hy. Fa,. October 31. lia?; Itcuver Falls. Pa.. July SI. 1898: Kansas I'lty. Mo., June Jo IhSS; Milwaukee, Wi*. June3o. lx9S. Omaha Neb , .Dec emlier St) JJjp; Pueblo. Col.. Apeu. <*>. IX9B. 1 taelne,.Wt*., August 31, IWf. til Faub,*Htm., June W. ITO *S*m*Wrlch “ January It. 189 k, South Bend. Ind . KV*m ber so. 1897. Youngstown, 0., August U, WW

SHOT BY OUTLAWS^ ▲ Missouri Prosecuting Attorney Killed). • wilr rr • .“t - St. Louis, dun. It*. —Prosecuting Attorney George S. Elliott, of Mississippi county. Mo., is dead at his home in t barleston with three bullets in his (yreast, and-Joseph and James Albright, tvtulthy'Tiiifners, are in the St. Louis jail charged not only with hisifiurder, but that of Isaac Large. Charleston swarmed with a mdl> on Friday night df tefmined to hang the Albright*. The inetb battered down the doors of the jail in Charleston at midnight and poured in with a rope and drawn reIvers. Sheriff Frank Sterritt and Deputy Henry Kennedy hurried the prisoners out of a rear door and headed .for &L-Latsis. For months Joseph and James Albright jived cn their farm iff MtSsirfnippi county jjnd defied the authorises. On two occasions posses were formed but friends harbored and coneeafed them OnHepiember 15, 189 G. Isaac Large, the Albrights’ brother-in-law, was found dead in a road. People in the vicinity reported tbe murder, and it w* suggested that Large was slain, because Hie Albrights suspected him of betraying some of Hteir T?Erets.~~ ElTiott declared that”, he would rid Mississippi county of the Albrights if elected prosecuting attorney. Elected h*L was by nn immense majority, with the Albrights and their friends, weighted witl) arms, fighting him bitterly at the voting places neaFßertrand. VVheti he was installed in office a few days ago Elliott declared that he would keep his promise. Friday morning before daybreak he" started from Charleston with a Winchester, alone and without announcing his purpose. lie located Jim Albright at the farmhouse of one of their friends, J m Mnttinger. Mattinger came to the door rubbing his eyes in the early dawn. "Call -Jim Albright- to- hhe door."'"tie" said. A pistoi shot was the reply. Elliott returned the fire, hut lie was wounded. He sank upon the ground, still firing. When his revolver was empty, Albright fired again and agajfi r t tiie prostrate figure. - Three times he sent bullets into the left breast near the heart. Friday afternoon Elliott succumbed to iiis wounds.' The Albrights surrendered n n posse. SHERMAN CONSENTS. To lie Secretary or State In the New Administration. Cuulon. ()., Jan. Hi.—After more than two months of extensive consultation with party leaders and after weighing many eligible citizens in the sculeß of personal stateernft and parly politics. President-elect McKinley has *- - •

SENATOR JOHN SHERMAN. chosen the premier of his cabinet — United States Senator John Sheriff m, of Ohio, for the office of secretory of state.. The venerable, but vigorous, statesman who was in the cabinet of President llayes ns secretary of Ibp treasury and TfulT Been a UTst i ngu is tied Renutor sfn-e 1801, except for his term in the cabinet, mnde-Ji special trip from Washington to Canton to foruiutly accept the tender of the first portfolio. After his conference with Muj. McKinley Senator Sherman luilhorizeti the positive nnupiinc'cmeut that he hud accepted the state portfolio. It is understood that tiov,, Hush noli will cull a special session” Os Thu legislature to rill tile prospective vacancy and that he cun be Senator Sherman's successor if lie says the word nnd does not want to -make way for Mark Hanna. A Naval Oltieer's Misfortune. New York. .lan, 45.—Cupl. i'bilo Me.(iillin, tlie funner officer of the United States navy und afterward of the ClsiffeSe Imperial navy, who fought the flagship Chen Yuen against Ihe combined attack of the entire Jupaije.se ffict in the memorable buttle of tbs Ynlu river on the ufternoou of Septeiubt.r 17, lSI)4. has been takea to the post duate tmspital in this city, a violent nufdtnan. The complete wrecking of this brillbtnt naval officer and tactician is the dire result of terribe strain to which he was subjected during the buttle of the Ynln, Both his ear drums were ruptured, his eyes permanently affected nnd his head and hotly filled with splinters of woodwork and steel. It is only by operation iliat the true ci:se of the officer’s insanity can be determined;: Missouri llstik Assigns. ■. Conway, ,Mo„ Jan. 18.—The Hank of (fonwey. made an assignißent of all it* assets to C. C. Wfnper. of l.cbnnon, nnd the official* say it is their intention to |i:it tmsiffess. It was the only bank in town and carried u capital stock of $lO,OrO, with C. llunsun as president end 1. M. I’crter casluer. Depositor* will be paid in falff Awsrtleil Darauges. New York, Juu, Kb—James J. Kennedy, the driver of a Fourteenth Street horse cay, who was Injured in a collision with a llruadway cable t-nr off March 22, 18'Jb. tjud who Rttetl tlie Melrd|>olitan '1 ruction COttipany for $50,000, bus been awarded SIO,OOO damages by a jury in the United Mates circuit court. Judge L*eombe presuliivg. Kennedy nun reo* dereil a cripple by the gcctdrbU 3" '■ ~ Blow* to riIHW, 4 VV . Yu., Jan. 15. John h. Mrl’lw.iry wa* Blown to gtuiii* a>i' thaw rug out m cun of frozen, uitro ----- •. \ ‘ ... ;• ;. • '

BANK DOORS CLOSED. . Institution* at Newport and Louisville, * Hy., and Hit. Banl, Min Suspend. Newport, Ky., Jan. IS). —The First national bank of Newport has closed its doors. The bunk will be reorganized. The deposits are about $370,000 and depositors will be paid iu lull. Director Charles Spinks says the bank closed because of the recklessness of Cashier Yuulse.y and Director McCracken. A late and rather startling development is that Mr. John Trapp,, ex-sher-iff of the county, who was elected president of the bank a week ago to succeed Dr. Gunkel, who precipitately resigned, refused to accept the office unless the bank’s affairs were thoroughly investigated. It seems that C. W. Nagel, who was elected to succeed Youtsey as cashier, hud made sutticiftpt,jpiesjjgu.flon himself to warrant him in warning his friend Trapp that all was not as it should be. Therefore the bank had been without a president for nearly a week. Every bank in Covington had to meet a run Monday as best it could on short notice. Citizens rushed to their places of dejiosit liy the hundreds as soon us they heard the news that the First na--tlonal had not opened its dodrs m the -morning and drew their savings. Many heavy depositors were among thesf. Louisville, Ky„ Jan. IP.—The Herman national bank at First and Market streets did not open its doors for business, and the announcement was made that the institution was in the hands of Bank Examiner James Kscott. The capita) stock is $251,590, with a surplus of $31,000. J. M. MoKnight is president, •The bank has been in a sliaky.condition for three years owing to the failure of the Louisville deposit bank, by which it lost $75,000 and there are also between $250,000 and $300,000 worth of law suits pending, growing out of tiie bank’s 'connection with the failure. Binge t he.first.utlhe yean.s7s,oooin deposits have been withdrawn and several day? ago Bank, Examiner Escott began nn investigation, Saturday he wired the result to the comptroller of tiie currency and the order came for the bank to be closed at once. ——-— ; - The bank’s last statement, made December 17, showed loans of $442,832.02, and deposits of $380,375,23. The reserve was 8 per cent, below the 23 per cent. One suspicious item was “securities, stocks, etc.,” $ir.f,1)25.29. Tiie ’’etc.’’causing much comment. President McKnight Rays depositors will be paid in full. The bank has on hand $60,000 in cash. The deposits subject to check are about $205,000. There are also certificate's of deposits for $60,000. Mr. MeKpight hopes to have fife bank reorganized and ready for business in 15 days. Monday night the directors decided to organize tiie Southern national bank to take the business of the German national, and the comptroller of the currency wns telegraphed for the necessary papers. Sixty thousand dollars were pledged as subscription to the capital stock. - St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 19. —The Minnesota state savings bank closed its doors and tiled a deed of assignment, naming William Bickell as assignee. An affidavit was filed stating that the assets would amount to about $250,du0, while the liabilities are in the neighborhood of $230,000. 'File officers of the bank deemed this step the best under the circumstances to protect the depositors. The-recent Hurry in banking affairs caused withdrawals of deposits to such un extent that, although the bank required theto-days’ notice, it was nimble- to raise enough ready money to meet demands..

The bhrik has on deposit- SIO,OOO of the St. Haul city fund* and S2JiOO belonging to Ranmey county. It never hud any state deposits. Theibank was incorporated in 1808 as the Union savings bank of Rochester, Minn., by Senntor Daniels., of that city, and his friends, who operated it as an adjunct of*tlie Union national bank of Rochester. When the legislature passed law In .1880 which allowed the transfer of sue!) charters to other cities than where organized the Union bank was purchased by VV. F. Hickel and associates and its.nnme and location changed. The assignee”'was ttic tirst president after the bunk’s removal to this city, arid since his retirement from its active management he has been familiar with its affairs. Depositors had eon fit)cnee in the institution on uccoimt of his nominal connection therewith.

FJ7OZEN TO DEATH. Terrible Fat# of a llu.tcr In h'outli Dakota. Sioux City, la., Juu. 19. While hunt,.ing near Eik I'oiiH.'S. D., tnte Sunday W. J. Murphy,.'aged 17, becnuie sejiaratoiT from his companions and was frozen to death, When first missed he was supposed to Love returned home, nnd not until late in the day did searching pnrties start after liim. His body was found'-Monday. There w as a Hurry of snow lasting about tin hour Supdny. and it is thought Murphy lost ilia healings during this sto*in._ Minister Willis' Funeral. Sun Franc.aco, Juu.' lU.—Honolulu Correspondence per Steamer City of Itio de Janeiro.—The funeral of Minister Willis took place on the 6th. The Body lay iu slate iu the great throne hall anti was visited by large numbers of citizens. The Central,Uuion.ebureh was crowded at the services. The procession was headed by 500 > military. President Dole and the chief official* of the government atTended. lowa Coal Miner# strike. De# Moines, la.. Jail. 19. —When the ope rut or* ofthe.OaJ} Park mine, near this eily, asked the miners to accept a reduction of 30 cents n ton for milling from the former rote of 80 cents the miners threw down their picks und left the shaft. One hiifidrod' men are ins "yoked in Ihe strike, which he miners declare will inimedihtely spread to the other 20 mines of the district. Y- M. f. A Halloing Unrnnl. Denison. Tex.. Jan. 19.—The Tyson Ujwk.mud Y. y. €.; A. hulldihg at Hon-., ham were drsfroynl by fire. The total loot i* estimated t l&v.tWO. • ; v>-

I WAR ON WOMEN. Prominent Ladle* lnd * ;r in Hsvsn:v. Key West. Fla.. Jan. 19.-Tbe following Havana news has been received he ret By order of the civil governor of P.uer4tv.Prineipe. Ordaz Avteilia, the following distinguished ladies have been arrested in tbut cityV Cuncepeiou Agrauionte, widow of Francisco Sanchez Betaneourt. secretary of the treasury in the last war and mother of Benjamin, Calixtb, Armando. Alfredo and jSugenie Sanchez Agrauionte, all in tiie revolution, the latter (Eugenie) being Gomez’ physician; Angela Silva de Reeio, wife of Brig. Lope Recio Loynaz; Maria Aguillur. sister of Antonio Aguilar Varona. ex-Cuban civil goveruor of Puerto Principe. It is also rumored that President Cisneros’ sister and the following prominent citizens have been arrested: ■ Jose Morel! yXliquns, Carlos Adan y Masvidal, Ramon Bosa y 80/.a. Alberto Agraniento y Boza. Jose More y Pera, Y’icete Ramirez y Ledesma and many others, lhe city Is terribly excited, not only on account of these arrests, but also because of the suppression of El Pueblo. Persons wishing lo leave are unable to do so, the governor prohibiting their dejiarture. The condition of the jail is frightful. There are no accommodations for ladies, and those arrested are confined with common criminals.

ACQUITTED. .Witness Ret uses to Testify Against a Woman on Trial for Murder. Baltimore, Md.. .Jau. 19. —The trial of one, of tiie most remarkable eases in the criminal ahnnls of Maryland was begun and concluded in the. criminal -court Monday. The defendant was a woman who was indicted in tiie Charles county court as an accessory to tlm murder of tier husband. The most damaging testimony against the woman was expeeted-to; come from a man wno was convicted 6f the murder nnd on whom the death sentence had been passed. 11l a confession made the day following his conviction and sentence to death for tiie murder of James Irwin. George Matthews declared-that he had been incited to the crime by Mrs Irwin,” and together they had planned and executed it. It was believed that his testimony along with circumstantial evidence from oilier quarters might bring the death sentence down on the widow of the murdered man. But when Matthews was [nit on the stand Monday lie refused to testify against her or even to be sworn in tiie case After Matthews had refused to testify the Mute closed its case. The defense did not even submit any evidence, and the case was given to the jury without argument. Without leaving their seats, the jurors found and gave iii their verdict of not guilty.

BIG DEAL IN COAL LANDS. Syndicate of Capitalists Buy I.ICO Acres In Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, l’a„ Jau. 19. Andrew Carnegie, together with other Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Canadian oajiilai-ist-s, have acquired 4,100 acres of coal territory in.JLaJrtonongabela valley. The price to he paid for the land wilt be $3,000-,000. Mr. Carnegie and hisPittsburgh partners will have 51 per cent, of the property. The nanus of the minority stockholders have not been learned, but tbe Cleveland parties are large coal operators, 'l he preliminaries have been fully arranged,and the.tlunsier of title and cash will be made Iu a few days. . ‘ Thereat object in the purchase is that the new railroad of■ Aiidrevv'Cafr negie and his associates shall urit have to return empty cars in which ores are In ought to the Carnegie blast furnaces from the lakes. With tiie completion of the Butler & Pittsburgh roail the general development of these tracts will have! been made ready, anil coal shipments to the lakeswill be coincidental with the bringing of ores to Pittsburgh. -

EOLD ROBBERY. Bus: Containing r..oa < ) stolen from a Wagon In New York City. New Yoik, Jan. lit-.*—A hag containing SS,GUO in bills belonging tp the Metropolitan Traction company was stolen from their collector, (horge S. Wickham, in front of the Paeitie batik* on Broadway, near Houston street, Monday afternoon. The collector was in an ejqjrciipwagon. H e passed several bags of coin to his assistant, wdiocurried them into the bank for deposit. VYhlle engaged with the coin one bag containing tjie $5,000 in bills, mysteriously disappeared. The street was thronged w ith people at the time, but no clew to the thief ha* been found, Wickham 'has been, seven years in the employ of the company, and isa brother of ex-. Mayor Wickham. lie is not susjieeteifr’ T_ ' ~ Z Drecl of an tnnane Man. N. Y„ Jan..lU.— Arthur I’almer Monday night shot and killed his brother Leonard, at the Palmer homestead on Weaver street, this place. Hf a!sio shot and probably . fatally wounded his mother, Jesse Palmer aged To, and his sister Dertrude. The JtMhlerer made Iris esi ape, but a pos.ie of armed citizens are scouring flu; country for him. Mrs. Palmer cannot live through the night, l.ul the young girl may possibly recover. The Palmer family is well known. The murtlerer * wife left him a few days ago. and it is supposed he became insane from brooding over his desertion. : Movements Ilf- Nay at Ve.sel*.-'' Washington, Jan" PJ.—The flagship Philadelphia left Calluo Monday for Aeapvilco. where Admiral Heardslee will nu-et the battleship OrV gt.n next week. J’he Philadelphia will remain with the Oregon until early iu i March when—the | turn to Sau FrwwJjjeoand the admiral : vwli go m the Philadelphia t<l S;m Jose t.u.rtemaL: to attend the opening of thii (>un tenia luff expos itiotft The IWiiniw g Bw-aud Marmn whiefr have U-en for some time engaged in a •Mr.iAJWvtßNn have affivH at U having completed their work.

INDIANA STATE'NEAi'S. , Ixdianapolis. Jan. 12-Senate—The in. augural ceremonies occupied the attention 0 f the legislature almost to the exclusion of everything else. The senate was in sesiifon during Monday morning only tong enough to pass tho hill appropriating money for the expenses of tbe session and did not meet in the afternoon It was amended so sto tnuke the amount lIOS.OOO Instead of tIOO.OW. ns the bill passed the house. Tho amendment ,wni probably "be concurred in by the house, for two years ago strict economy was practiced, but still 1 there was a deficiency in the appropriation!. the athount'beinz fixed at SIOO Odd House— Tr.e house held a brief session and adjourned until Tuesday moreing The only incident of tho session was an effort to reconsider and upset the rules adopted list Friday. A motion to reconsider was lost by a vote of 51 to 47. The two houses in Joint session accepted the figures of the secretary of state and Gov. Mount’s official plurality was devoured to be 26.077, Indianapolis, Ind., Jan 13. Senate— Among the resolutions oflsred In the senate were three expressing sraprtKg for Cuba, and all were referred to the Committee on federal relations Senator Jiollor introduced a set of resolutions favoring the election of United States senators by popular vote, and It went to the same committee. The only measure finally nct.-d upon was the bill opprtj*--printing *103,000 for the expenses of the session. which passed the house as umended by the senate House— Bills introduced: Providing for a valued policy, a bill permitting mortgage debtors to deduct the value of their mortgages from their taxable*: two compulsory educational bills: to amend the fee and salary law so at to relieve auditors and treasurers of the necessity of making up their salaries from the fee* of their office: to encourage the formation of home Insurance companies: providing for a commission to codify and revise the laws concerning local government, taking in city, county and township government: providing for a very elaborate system for township government by a board of three trustees Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 14.—Senate— The Semite had 19 new bills, the most interesting of which was a measure brought in by Senator Wood to cripple the "quart shop*.” business, which has flourished so greatly situso the Nicholson law went intq effect Tho measure requires city and countv llceuses from all dealers selling in quantities’less than four gallons. It also slightly amends the Nicholson law by permitting employes of saloons to enter them during prohibited hours. Senator Early also introduced a bill of some importance. designed to bring all sorts of benefit and assessment companies within the, pale of the Insurance laws. There was a pleasing little < diversion-. at tho afternoon session of the senate.when Gea. Simon Ko ivar Buckner, of Kentuoky. 'With his corncob pipe, and Gen. Lew Wallace, of Indiana, walked in arm in ann. to pay a visit ■jo the serate upon its invilalioa The two heroes of the war were given a hearty reception. and though thev demurtcJ ugainst saying anyU.lng. a bit of a speech was extorted from-each. Rouse— There was tho usual number of antitrust bills and It begins to look as though ever/ member would have one of those before the session is ovor. Outside of these, among the fifty bills inipp&uced i n the house there was but one of special importance, a legislative apportionment bill. Introduced by Mr. Littleton, chairman of the apportionment committee. Bpe iker Hewitt announced his committees near the closo of the session of the bouse and they gave pretty general satisfaction. Indianapolis, Ind.. Jam la—Senate —The senate held a brief morning session, devoted mainly to the introduction of bills, with no ne.w ones of ltiree importance among them. After a warm discussion it declined lo railroad the bid legalizing tho acts of county commissioners who h vo allowod county auditors and trea-iurcrs their full salaries

House— The house devoted both sessions to tho Introduction of bills. Mr. Lambert introduced th-.- prison labor bill, designed to abolish tlie contract system. It provides fora conmD.-lon of three, to be ipnolnted b/ the governor, to h ive charge c f pil-i n labor and manufacture all supirifes ncedod by the state, und it approprl.tis $100.00) to carry out the purpose of the meisure. Mr. Nicholson introduced a bill t > drive out tho quart shops, und a pec.eriil educational bill overhauling the school laws of the state providing. for ,a of distr.ct school lfbrarin. etc. RcprescntaifVe Tuomas introduced the Oleetlßh bill prepared by tho republic n state committee. It is de-‘“ signed to prevent fusion parties from Betting the benetlt of their fusion by h-vlng the names of the fusion candidate printed upon two or jihree devices on the sums ballot. It also amends the election law bv putting the republican ticket in the first column and making a few minor Chan.ns In the method of counting, chief of which is that it gives to any party nominating a ticket the privilege of having two watchers at each town. Indianapolis. Ind,, Jan. lft—Senate— Nothing particular was transacted in the senate Friday. Among the new bills nothing of interest dovelope i.The sstmb.'y has now been In se-sion a week and a half anl too committees are just -getting sta-ted to work upon a la.'gcm/ss of bills before Ahem. Though a . large number of n e .sures hive been introduced. i hey do not cover a very wide ratf&e of sub.octs. The majority of the m asures introduced h ive been anti-trust bills, antt- cigaiotte bills, compulsory educational bills and bills in ikirfg rni.ior umend;n-nts io ihe road and ditch laws A few of the senate committ os have gett ui to wor k and khled a few bills sutmitted to t .em. Adjourned un.ll Idonday. Boise —Mr Lthck introduced the Georgia ana-trust bill, which has proved so effective in shutting the combination out of that state. Mr. Smith, of Tippecanoe, i ltroduredjtndthar _ legisii.tive arporttonrnnntldO upoi v.-i.lch he 553 expended a gre .-t deal of lime and care. House committees have as yet done practical- * lv nothing. The house Friday morning pissed reso utions of sympathy for th# Cuban patriots. and such resolutions have no v pissed both houses. ...House adjourned until Monday. . , “ , . _-**_*.

Hudson Merhiman. a prominent farmer-living near Lagrange, aged 35, was seized with a fit of vomiting, and within an hour was dead. Uoai&K -Smi m, of Deep River, aged 60, while going to at-irain at Valparaiso with "inilk, the other morning, dropped dead. Deputy .Sheriff Henry, Lamb, of Lebanon, will purchase a bloodhound for use in trailing’ fugitives front jo^ v tice. ■ George \Y. Rctiieiu.in, of Orleans, was by Juigs Voyles. at I’aoli, to two years’ imprisonment in the prison south and pay a fine of 850 for perjury.' ' and iiE Anderson iron and bolt works, which has been closed down for the past month, owing to dull business, was put in full operation the other morning. The Gould steel works was also put info full operation at the same time. ' ! APT- Ei.i.is. of Franklin, re* ccived information the other day that the bill to clear his ynditary record from the stigma of dishonorable dis* m ssal had bv congress At Madison l'Hvrcsa Schroeder, aged 11. died of lockjaw, caused bv running a rusty nail in her foot -A courageous Indiana legislator has introduced a bill to hold baggage-mas* ters responsible for the bagghge they smash, lie propose},to fine them every t. me they thn.W a piece of baggageffum a car rfbor to the platform, in-J stead of gently transferring it to a truck, only- a Tew iochea lower than the bottom, of the car. - - ' /•