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will accomplish the pacification of most of the island. "I think," he said, "now that General Blanco is in command, that a vigorous campaign will be fcegun, and such force will be used that the new plans for the government »ol Cuba! will soon be put in operation. I think that after the campaign of this winter most of the island will be pacified. Spain has plenty of resources. She will send more men, if necessary. Rather than suffer her dignity to be offended, Spain will fight to the last." "What is the feeling of Spain toward the United States?" was asked. 'TThe Spaniards," he said, "who live under a stTongly centralized government find it difficult Ho distinguish between acts committed by individuals and acts committed by the nation. ~The fact that filibustering expeditions have been equipped in this country has caused She Spaniarcjs some surprise. Still on the -whole, the feeling in Spain toward the United States is friendly. "The people of the United States must remember.that Spain is engaged in a war, and that incidents which otherwise would be considered unimportant, may prove very irritating. On the other hand, the United States,

Itfing so near the seat of war, is apt to feel very sitrongly concerning the Cuban situation. I think that Spain appreciates that thoroughly." "What effect do you think the release of the Competitors' prisoners will have upon the relations between Spain and the United States?" "It will undoubtedly create the friendliest of feelings," he replied. "The question was decided impartially and upon its merits by the Spanish authorities. "I was surprised," he continued, "to read the utterances of Hannis Taylor. I had supposed when I met him in Madrid that he was a friend of Spain. His statements concerning the constitution of Spain, the practices of the country and the character of the Spanish people are not gracious and certainly unfair. His recent speech saying the United States would recognize the independence of Cuba is surprising."

TERRE HAUTE CAPITAL.

To be Put Into a Klondike Expedition Next Spring.

Terre Haute people appear to be still interested in the Klondike gold fields. George O. Richards, of this city, is deeply interested and is said to be organizing a company to go to the gold fields of Alaska next spring. Mr. Richards went to Vincennes Friday to interest capitalists there. The Vincennes Sun says of the visit: "A meeting of those interested was held at John D. LaCroix's office last night, but no definite conclusions were reached. The scheme of organizing a company backed by ample capital was discussed, but owing to the absence of two or three persons who are also interested, the matter of organizing was postponed. "Mr. Richards proposes to build a $60, 000 steamboat to plow the waters of the Yu kon river and equip the vessel with a force of twenty men and ample provisions for the crew. It is-the intention of the company when organized to ply the Yukon river with a boat, similar to a dredge boat, and rake up the hidden treasures which is alleged to lie at the bottom of that golden stream. The men who will compose the crew will give their services for two years as against placing capital in the concern and will share alike in the profits or loss. "The company is to be composed of Vincennes, Chicago and Terre Haute capitalists and will be, financially, a strong one. Mr. Richards says he now has almost enough shares taken to warrant him in saying that the venture will meet with success and that the organization of a company will be effected at once. It is said that John F. Cudahy, the millionaire pork packer of Chicago, is ready to subscribe $25,000, while Terre Haute capitalists have assured Mr. Richards of $10,000 more, and Vincennes is expected to give.$5,000 morg."^.,

In addition to the company .naentioned by the Vincennes Sun there "is aiiother Terre Haute expedition forming. J. W. Roscoe, the young man who opened the Ayenue theater last winter, is interested in the gold fields, and with John C. Rutherford is organizing a company. They expect to take fifteen men from this city. They are going to dig gold and also to engage in any business they may find profitable. They expect to start March 1st.

"THE DIRTY DOZEN."

Some Boys Who Have Short Memory of the Clemency of Judge Piety. The prosecutor has been lately made cognizant of the fact that, the "Dirty Dozen," the gang of boys which caused so much trouble last summer in the north end of the city, still exists and operates in spite of the edict pronounced against it.

It will be remembered that the boys who belong to this clandestine society, most of them being about 15 years old, make it their business to create as much disturbance as possible after nigbifall, "rush the can" and take surreptitious trips on freight trains. Each member has a nickname and is known by it alone among his fellows. Jhese young hoodlums caused the authorities much trouble, and their dispersion, it. was thought, occurred with the prosecution of Charlie Elanl and Vern Suyder, two members, for stealing money from Branson Davis, the feed stare man. The boys were paroled, after being thoroughly frightened. Each belongs to a most respectable family.

Beside their propensity for the railroad yards and box cars, the boys were continually committing the offense of "hookey." The truant officer has put this to a stop to a certain extent. But 1t seems that the boys,- and Elam and Snyder in particular, are lapsing again into "their old habits and bringing disgrace slowly but surely upon their parents. Snyder's great fault is his continual absence from the schools. El.im attends very regularly, but his conduct is such as to bring about the complaint of his principal, Mr. Boyer. Steps will be taken to brealc up this organization for cultivating criminals. The Snyder and Elam lads are *aid to make life miserable for Mr. Davis with their taunts.

WAS IT SPOOKS?

A Disabled and Run-down Clock StarLles Its Owners by Striking, fn a farm house near Ellsworth there stands a clock. This clock is one of the "grandfather" species and has been in the family for generations. Its rudely embossed face has gaxed down on the family dinner table in this part of the country for nigh a half century and it was of respectable antiquity when George Washington crowed in his black nurse's arms, and cried for the moon. And dawn this long vista of years It has stood guard over the hidden tragedies, the secrets of the family.

For a long time has been a duty of the h-.MiI of the house to wind this clock every day and to inculcate in the minds of the children the fact that Its wooden wheels

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and heavy weights keep the best time of any chronograph in the world. But it became

as he looked at his- watch, "I will he compelled to take that clock to town, I fear. It is two minutes fast, and I corrected it two days ago. There, It is just 9 now."

At that moment came a sound which was familiar, and yet which was BO unexpected as to cause all to start in amazement. As if in rebuke of its modern little supplanter, the great old timepiece in the corner suddenly gave the old dull preparatory whirr and then In measured and solemn tones struck nine times. At the end the» wheels stopped and the clock relapsed into silence.

This story is vouched for by every member of that very respectable household. And the grandmother, to whom the striking of the clock was as a buried voice of the past, recalling days gone by, is in momentary expectation .of some calamity. The younger members ridicule her notion, but are seen to glance apprehensively at the face of the grandfather's clock as they pass it.

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POOR FARM. COMMITS SUICIDE.

Jnn)])11') From a ffiiitiow Whiln iti a Oelirluu* Mute of Mlnd- LlSt of Other Deaths. ..,

Superintendent Collister of the poor asylum, while on his round about the buildings a little after 6 o'clock Sunday evening, discovered the body of Elizabeth Matherly, an aged and totally blind inmate of the asylum. She had jumped or fallen from a second story window twenty feet to the ground.

The poor creature had broken her limbs so badly as to cause the bones to protrude from the flesh. She also suffered concussion of the brain and never regained consciousness before the time of her death, 2 o'clock yesterday morning. It is believed that in the delirious state her mind had been for some time she had made the leap in an endeavor to escape. A bundle of clothes was found beside her.

The old woman had been an inmate of the institution but about two months, having been sent from Prairieton, where she has relatives.

Kecent Mortuary Affairs.

Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Greencastle was held the funeral of Dr. A. A. Gee, father of the Rev. Frank Gee of this city. The services were_held at College Avenue M. E. Church and' were conducted by Dr. Towne, assisted by President Gobin and Dr. Hickman.

Bonnie Moore, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton T. Moore of 390 Ha,rt street, Brooklyn, died last week. Mrs. Moore was formerly Anna T. Wilmer of this city and Mr. Moore was also formerly a resident of this city. He te now connected with the New York Life Insurance Co. at their general oSices in New York.

Mrs. Irene E. Griffith, wife of Isaac W. Griffith, the well known barrel manufacturer, died early yesterday morning at 528 North Second street after a long illness. She leaves one daughter.

The 4-year-old daughter of Fred Holmes, 1604 South Second street, died yesterday morning from scarlet fever.

EMOTIONAL INSANITY CASE.

Ezra Swearingen Keeps His Neighbors in Hot Water All the Time.

Ezra Swearingen was^again arrested yesterday afternoon. The warrant was sworn out by William Beck, his neighbor, who sys he fears his life. The statement of Beck was reiterated by several other persons of the neighborhood, near the east end of Liberty avenue.

Swearingen was arrested last^'aUfc-day by the patrolman of that district, who was so impressed by the ravings of the unfortunate man as to arrest him and send in a call for the wagon: "It required the services of four men to pur fhc fellow into a cell at the jail. Yet in a few "hours the man was so rational that Dr. Willis, the jail physician, ordered his release. He had been arrested on no particular charge and wifhpd to return to his family. ....

Yesterday his neighbor. Beck, who claimed to be afraid of Swearingen, had him rearrested and sent again to the jail. Swearingen at the time was perfectly rational and went with the officers quietly.

Dr. Willis is satisfied that the case is one of emotional insanity. Swearingen is liable to an attack of mania whenever excited to a high pitch. It is largely the cause of a trouble of the nerves. Swearingen bears a good reputation for peace and quiet, but of late has fallen victim to these attacks a number of times. An inquest will be held over his mental condition this morning before Justices Brown and Turk.

Beck is the man whose barn has been set afire four times in the last month. Each time the flames were discovered in their incipiency and put out with no trouble. In each case kerosene had been used. Beck is {said to have accused Swearingen of doing the fire bug work.

After Thirty-Seven Yearn of Crime. New York, Nov. 22.—William C. Woodward. also known as "Big Hawley," was found guilty today of attempting to extort blackmail from Samuel W. Bridgeham, a son-in-law of Millionaire William C. Shermerhorn. Woodward has an international reputation as a swindler, and boasted on the witness stand today that as "The Lionel Musgrove" he had obtained $1,000,000 from wealthy Englishmen in London at cards and by other means. He also said that he had been arrested thirty-seven times in the thir-ty-seven years of his life. This, he said, was the first time in all his career that he had faced a jury.

\w fork Banker Indicted. Gouvernor. N. Y., Nov. 22.—The United States grand jury at Auburn has indicted Luke Usher, president of the National Bank of Potsdam, which failed on January 2ith last. The allegations charge Usher with misappropriating $700,000.

Usher has for years been regarded as one of the leading business men of St. Lawrence county. He has been a large lumbe*. operator and was one of the organizers of the High Falls Pulp & Paper Co. and the Piercefleld Paper & Mining Co. It is supposed that he borrowed money largely from the bank to aid these companies. Usher has not yet Wen arrested.

New PostolHce Order Ia«ued Washington. Nov. 22.—.Assistant Postmaster General Merrill lias Issued an order sta»-jg that it is not permissible to write upon third or fourth class mail matter or its wrappers or to print or write upon second class matter or its wrappers directions relative to delivery. Consequently directions to deliver to some indefinite address, as to a "druggist." or "physician," if the matter be undeliverahle to the addresses, must in all cases be disregarded by post-

... masters. Postmasters have been instructed very erratic about five years ago and, after that after March 1, 1898, matter eo addressed •inkering with it for a time, the head of will be held to be unaiailable. the house was compelled^) reduce it to the! mnks of an ornament. It still held the Bank r**hi««r pardoned By the President, throne in the corner of the dining room, but Chicago. Nov. 22.—Frederick W. Griffin, a squat little Dutch clock had taken its who as assistant cashier embezzled 550.000 place and ticked nervously on a shelf near from the Northwestern National bank, and tr. Since that time the old clock was never {who was sentenced to five years in the Jolxrailnd, and had never uttered a tick, nor! iet penitentiary, was pardoned today by •truck a stroke. President McKinley. Griffin confessed «o

Lust Friday nigh: the family was seated the crime April 4, 1895. a few weeks later in ihe cheery room. It was almost 9 o'clock. I wae sentenced in the United States court that time the members of the country 1 andjfr.as served little more than two yea^s /hoitoe were accustomed to disperse for the fcf his term nlsht. In the midst of the conversation the little clock began its sharp clanging, if "Wei!, I'll -iwiwe," exekimed the

At the time of the exposure.

Griffin was a society leader and was president of the Ashland Club. On the day of his confession ha twdfered h.s resignation.

AFFAIRS OF THE RAIL

VAJJDALIA HAS NOT IBT ARRANGED FOR A WINTER SCHEDULE.

General Huuttcr Turner Tells Abpnfc Wreck* and Injuries—Mil©**® Booka«i Modification Not Satisfactory

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Traveling Men Still Displeased* Wi* The recent modifications in the new mileage book do not please the traveling men, in spite of reports to the contrary. They insist that some change should be madewhereby the books can be used on the trains, and large wholesale houses will be able to send their samples to towns- in adv.-jfe of their representatives. All travelers declare that at the next session of tie legislature a hard fight will he .made to have passed a bill making the legal rote of fare in this state 2 cents a mile.* The 6,000-mile book is not meeting the sale that the Central Passenger Association roads would like, and at the last meeting of that body in Chicago it was decided to push the book still harder and send out advertising matter giving a full statement of its advantages. 4k

There will be an excursion into this city tomorrow from Greenup, 111. There will be another from Rosedale and still another from Brazil. They are shopping excursions and will undoubtedly bring several hundred buy ers to the city.

TERRE HAUTE EXRKSS. TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 23 18.97.

Railroad Wrecks and InjuriesGeneral Manager Turner, of the Vandalia, was on a passenger train that was delayed by a freight wreck at Pecksburg. When he arrived in this city his friends congratulated him on the fact that in the accident no, one was hurt. Said Mr.- Turner: "That is a mistaken idea. Some one is always hurt in a wreck. I was in a wreck once, and did not receive so much as a scratch, but I have never been the same man since."-^-In-dianapolis News. ..

Indianapolis Journal: The Vandalia, in the week endihg November 20th, brought into Indianapolis 1,200 loaded cars, against 1,035 sent west. Of the inbound movement, 111 cars were loaded witti live stock. About fifty cars of cotton are coming in from the west daily.

Managers of t|,e, Joint Trafjlc Agsociajjfm have recommended 'that rates i'ii both dirtc^. tions between Toledo, 0.vand eastern points via the Flint &.Marquette railway through Detroit be made on the basis of 78 per cant of the Chicago -New York rates with affecting intermediate points.

The official records show that the Big Four handled cjm its system the past year cars of 400 different roads and private lines. Of the latter., 120 were handled, notwithstanding the fact that one of the first steps proposed after the establishment of the Joint Traffic Association was to be to wipe out the private lines, which are steadily increasing in numbers rather than growing fewer.., 198-£1

ALMOST A LYNCHING. Ci*.o| otl

South Dakota Mob Makes It Hot for a Yo^na( Husband. 1 tu t!

•Minneapolis, :Nov. 22.-—A special to^ thtT Tribune from Elk Point, S. D., says:,* lynching was narrowly avoided here $his] evening. Ed Stroud, who eloped with dtf6-year-old girl, leaving his family in destft&t#3 circumstances, was discharged by Justice Smythe, owing to lack of evidence and the fact became known the citizens were aroused.

Ed Carter, father of the girl, procured^a rope and started in search of Stroud. WMsn he found him, he proceeded to beat him End* in a short time the streets were throned with excited people, yelling "lynch him." Officers finally arrived on the scene and rescued the victim. He was taken to the county jail and a physician was summoned, who pronounced him badly injured, though not fatally. The mob gathered in front of the jail and made all sorts of threats but no further trouble was caused. Stroud will be held here for safe keeping until public sentiment abates, when he will be allowed to leave the city.

FEVER DYING OUT.

Four New Cases and One Death Reported at New Orleans.

New Orleans, Nov. 22.—The weather continues warm» The board of health continues to report cases, but it will not have to do so much longer because the fever is rapidly dying out. Today there "were reported to the board four new cases and one death. iHusinessJis looking up, -and all the trunk lines have put on extra sleepers to bring refugees back to the city.

Situation at Mobile.

Mobile, Ala., Nov. 22^.—Mobile people are coming home in droves and- business has revived and is very brisk. There has been no killing frost, bu't the fever toas practically died out. Today there were no new cases or deaths.

1 PoMibie Origin of the Epidemic. Pensacola, Fla.. Nov. 22.—Three private of the First artillery are now in the hospital, at Fort Barrancas, with yellow fever. The opinion is gaining ground that the present infection originated at the fort from-t£* tearing down during the past summer ofjfhp old hospital, in which many yellow f^rep patients were treated years ago,.^ i"!*

IX A DARK CITY.

No Electric Lights Were: Burning" So? TeiT£* Haute Last Night* [i Terre Haute was hardly on the map Sii" night- There was just a Wg black spot WHIP here and there a taint glimmer from some light on the commercial circuit or from a gas jet in private residences. The -lonely 4Ban was heard, bu' not seen aA he made inarch .over the city, the tramp went '"'a through scarcely without knowing he was city of 40,000 population. Fpr two nights® there fo&s been little or no light in She streets of the city. There have been severaJ accidents of a more or less serious nature as a .result, and a howl long and loud is «oiag up from the people. There Is more trouble at the lighting pfani. This time it Is said to be with jthe boiler. It was stated ty ao officer

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The fall temperature is causing the road men to wonder when the change«i% schedule is to he made on the local ro48jRc The Vandal ia as yet has made no cbk&£$? indeed has not considered any, but the coming of cold weather will necessitate a slowing down of some of the fast trains. SThflr mail trains, that is the through runs, will undergo very little change,, but the 0$.fr trains will be placed on the regular wi$e,t( schedule. This will be done only when weather makes it absolutely necessary. work of preparing the schedule will no doubt be under way in a few days, as the road desires to be ready at a moment's notice, This has been a very satisfactory fall to the railroads. The rains have not been sufficient to make railroading dangerous and, therefore, the regular summer schedule has been maintained. The Big Four, also, has not made any change in its running time. The same is true of the E. & T. H, an.d C, & E. I. roads. v-f

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Railroad Notes

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John Burke, chief clerk to chanic Frank Cleaver, of the Air Line road, was in the city Sunday visiting friends.

Conductor Paddock, of the Vandalia, has returned from a fishing and .hunting, trip at the old river bed. He reports having caughC sixty fish and killed somethii likq JOgk quail.

General Manager Turner, of the Vandaha, says that the company is not spending any money on improvement, as the road is now in first-class condition. He says that the business of the company is excellent.

of the oon^paay that as soon as the court would order the receiver of tie company to buy a mew boiler the city Would 4»e lighted again. Accidents, were reported in all parts of the city «s a remit of the darkness. An old •man at Second and Park was run down by a buggy and injured, tfesaie Gerton /eU over a pile of stone on Wtonct street, near SVwirth, and injured himself Fred Altenberger, of South Third street, fell over a -water plug -and hurt Jlls knee, and a man wfoose name was not learned, was struck by a buggy on

North Seven street find injured. Robbers generally operate while the Sights Are out, but up to an early hour this morning none had been reported.

MIXERS THREATEN BLOODSHED

Crash Feared at the Atlantic Mine if Italians Go to Work. Houghton, Mien., Nov. 28.—An outbreak seems. imminent at tSje Atlantic mine. The company has seventy-five Italians from the Franklin mine.on the ground ready to take the places of the stinking miners, and the latter announce bliod&hed will ensue at the first attteniipt to set the Kalians to work. There are now nearCy 200 Fins on strike, all of them being strong and determined men. The Atlantic management will no: give the strikers places again on any terms, and will attempt to put the Italians at work on the night shift this evening.

ON TRIAL FOR MURDER

MARTIN THORN AND MRS. NACK WILL AGAIN ACCESS EACH OTHKR

Mrs Nack'a Attorney Now Trying to Pror» That the Man Killed Guldensuppe— Big Crowd at the Opening Session, ME

New York, Nov. 22.—Martin Thorn, indicted' with Mrs. Augusta Nack, for the murder of William Guldensuppe, was again placed on trial today in the criminal branch of the Queen's cbunty Supreme Court at Long Island City. Thorn's first trial, which was begun two weeks ago, was interrupted and had to be abandoned on account of Juror Larsen becoming seriously ill. There was a repetition today of the scenes which marked the opening of the first trial. The main floor and galleries of the court room were crowded with lawyers, talesmen, reporters and newspaper artists. Deputy sheriffs were stationed at all the entrances to the court room and no person allowed to enter without a pass. About 150 talesmen, specially drawn for the trial, were in ittendance. Many of them were farmers fronj the remote part of Long Island, and from their conversation in the corridors it wa° evident that they had not Tead or heard muoh about the Guldensuppe murder. This is regarded as favorable for getting a jury within a /reasonable time. The witnesses were not allowed to eit in the court room, but were kept in an ante-room or occupied seats, in the corridor just outside the door.

One of the new witnesses was Ida Zeigler of New York. Since Mrs. Nack confessed that Thorn committed the murder, Counsel Howe has been directing his efforts to try and fasten the actua| killing on Mrs. Nack, and4 this end He has called Mrs. Zeigler as a witness^ ,Shpewill testify, that as early as March last ^rs^ Nack tried to hire her cottage at West .J§aim?, telling her that Guldensuppe was, to live with her in the cottage. Mr. Howe,will endeavor to show by this witness tliat S(tos. Nack was planning to murder Guldensuppe at that time. ..

At the ljcgiuuiug -of the first trial Mr. Ho.we had prepared an elaborate defense for Thosu. He, refused to -acknowledge that a murder had been committed and even insinuated that the defense would produce witnesses to show that Guldensuppe was alive in Germany after the day on which he is alleged to have been murdered in the cottage at- Woodside. Mrs. Nack's' uriex pected confession upset all of Mr. Howe's plans, This induced him to prepare a new line of defense.

Thorn and Mrs. Nactf' will Swear that the ..other killed Guldensuppe, a.nd it will be for )the jury1'to decide-Which is "to* be Believed. Judge Smith, as soon as he arrived at the court house in Long Island City, sent for

District Attorney Youngs and told him that he was suffering, from chills and ague, and that rather than risk the possibility of second mistrial he deeibed it better to telephone for either Justice Maddox or Gaynor to try the case. The first named was subsequently secured.

Judge Smith went upon the bench, formally opened court and announced that owing to illness .he would not be able to preside but that. Judge Maddox would sit in his stead, after which an adjournment was taken until 11 o'clock.

Laetgert's Second Trial. H--v

Chicago, Nov. 22—The second trikl. ofthe alleged wife murderer, Lnetgert,* was to have begun today before Judge Horton, but at the request of the defense the case wen-t over to tomorrow. Luetgert's attorney announced that he would ask for a change of venue from Joudge Horton.

Conntrnctinn on Civil Service Rules. Washington Nov. 22.—President McKinley holds that his amendment of July 27th to rule 2 of the civil service rules applies to reductions of ratings as well as to removals from the service. This announcement is of interest for the reason that the rule has been differently interpreted by public officials. Some have interpreted the word "removal" to mean removal from the service, while others believe it means a change of rating, or the removal from one grade to another in the classified service.

Kmperor William on HI* Maude. London, Nov. 22.—A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle from Christiana, with reference to the political conflict between Norway and Sweden as to the relative rights of the two parts of the composite monarchy, says: "A prominent Swedish politician attributes to Emperor William the following statement: "If the Norwegians seek to accomplish their ends I will crush Norway as I have already crushed Greece.'"

A Valnable Franchise Secured. The franchise of easy digestion—one of the most valuable in the gift of medical science—can be secured by any person wise enough to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, either to suppress growing dyspepsia, or to uproot it at maturity. Bilious, rheumatic and fever and ague sufferers, persons troubled with nervousness and the constipated, should also secure the health franchise by the same means.

Struck on a Reef

Windsor, Ontario, Nov. 22.—The steamer Lackawanna, loaded with flour fnd merchandise, struck on Ballard's reef near Amherstburg, Ontario, yesterday morning, and just as-she got her lines out she sank forward in eighteen feet of water.. She is. now lying about twenty feet from the dock, with A large hole in her iron plate. Steam pumps are at work, keeping out the water to save her cargo.

Increase In Wage* Announced Iron Mountain Mien., Nov. 22.—The Chapin Mining Co/, the Pewabio-Co., the Antoine Ore Co.,.the Aragon Ore Go. and the Pennsylvania Iron Mining Co.' today announced a 10 per cent increase in wages to take effect January 1st. The increase affects more tKan 2,000 men. There* is a shortage of men at all yie rainea. The mines wiH be worked Readily throughout the winter,-?"

nflge Itich. Hovr a Paupsr Si Louis. sNov. 22.—Tom Small, once a famous jockey, was tried in police court today on the charge of begging and given two hours to leave town. Some years ago he •was* worth $40,000 and -was a familiar figure at Latonia, Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend He Is 60 years old. Drink was his nemesis,

HIS SPARKLING WIT

PBOSECCTOB HUNT Of SU1XITAN SENDS A MCKSSAGB TO THIS CITY.

Adflut Emory Smith to Pay No Coats In a Salt Brought Afiinil Him—Bat. Emory

The reputation of Prosecuting Attorney Hunt of Sullivan county Is tottering on the verge of ruin, as far «B the lawyers and officials of this county are concerned. According to the statement of a young mfn of this city, he sent his regards to the prosecutidg attorney'and lawyers here interested in a certain jCase,- and. invited them to go to a place where ice never Conns on the sidewalk. v.

This is the way It came about. Emory Smith, a young man who is supposed to pay his poll tax In Terre^ Haute, was arrested on the charge of paternity brought by a girl named Anna Chastain. Anna resides across the line in Sullivan county. Ttie case was set before "Squire'Turk and the defendant retained A. J. Kelley to conduct his line of defense. A continuance was asked for and the trial set for yesterday.

In the interim young Smith took a trip to the home of his erstwhile enamoured one. He was evidently afraid of*tie consequences of the suit and wished to patch up the matter and have it dismissed. At any rate, he succeeded in compromising the matter with the girl, giving her $200.

After this preliminary the two went before Prosecutor Hunt, and the girl, it is supposed, told him all about It. The rest is a farce. Hunt filed an affidavit before 'Squire Lusader of Sullivan and Smith was tried. The girl withdrew the suit and signed the papers. But no record, it appears, was made of the matter at all. The papers were given by Hunt to Smith, and with them the instruction that' if the people at this end of the line wantedanycoete at all they should be Invited to whistle for it, or more vulgar words to that effect.

Smith made a call on Attorney Kelley after his return to inform him that "the thing was all off," Mr. Kelley asked him what sort of a settlement had been made and was answered with "that's my business." When the case was called yesterday afternoon before 'Squire Turk, Smith brought with him a new attorney,

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The Chastain girl was also present. Smith made a great bluster about the trial being unnecessary, and that no costs need be looked for. But a short talk by the justice and a few cutting remarks by the prosecutor put him on the other quarter. He paid the costs with no more ado and the girl dismissed the, suit against him.

,A TOKEN OF ESTEBM.

Judge Jump Presented With a Set of Books By Hto Former Clerks.

Jtidge Jump's office in "the Dispensary building was the scene of a pleasant gathering last evening. The deputies, gaugers, storekeepers and clerks under his regime as revenue collector, to yje number of about twenty, were present.

Mr. Angus S. Wills, gauger at the distillery. in behalf of the gathering, presented to Judge Jump a set of elegantly bdund' books, the compilation of Charles Dudley Warner, under the title of the "Library of the World's Best Literature," making

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all thirty volumes. Hafvolced the sentiment of the rest in declaring thtf respect and esteem all had felt for the judge while under his leadership and in wishing for all success in life hereafter.

Attorney Lamb also mlde tf brief but eloquent speech. He was followed by' a few of the revenue employes along the same line. Judge Henry and a number of his appointees were also present.

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CAUSE OF KETCH AM'S DEATH.

Expert Finds It Was Caused by Alcoholism and Hardening Liver.

Chicago, Nov. 22.—Dr. Noel submitted to the coroner toda^ a report on the examination of the stomach and liver of John' B. Ketcham, the wealthy club man, whose sudden death under mysterious circumstances caused a sensation. The report states that death was caused from alcoholism and hardening of the liver.

AMERICAN RAIUWAY LEAGUE.,

It Is Now a Full •Fledged Political Organize tion. Chicago. Nov. 22.—By cfhangin* its name, an'd declaring new principles todlay the AemrMan Railway League 'has become a full fledged political organization. Hereafter it will toe known as the Railway Employes' and Telegraphers* 'Political League of America. Its proclaimed object is to deal in state and national politics, chiefly on legislation ildnes. ^Behind this, however, is the desire and the detenaainatiin to secuir .recognition, elctive andl appointive, for railroad men. This is shown in the fact that a movement is an foot to secure the appointment by President McKinley of a Tailriad man on the interstate commerce commission as a successor to Colonel Wm. R. Morrison. Two hundred delegates were present frtom Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri. New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The reason given ftr taking a new name was to divest the organiza'tiGn of every similarity to tho defunct American Railway C'nion. 'Members explained that ihey were constantly hampered in their work by meeting people who confound the two-organi«ations.

It is proposd to work for £he election of railroad man to the legislatures of the several states, where they can secure the passagt of laws that will -be beneficial both to the employes and the railroads.

RAILRO(AlD OVER THE CHILKOOT.

Sixty Men Now Engaged on the Work—Its Capacity. San Francisco, 'Nov. 22.—Henry L. Martems, of New York, who represents Tacoma and New York capitalists interested in building a railroad from Dyea over ®he Chllkoot pass to Crater Lake, is here. He pays the first eight or nine miles or road lut from Dyea would he the usual railroad guage construction. It will end at the mouth of Dyea canyon. Sixty men are now engaged on this work at $3 a day. "The second division of our railroad," he saiiJ, "wis be an aerial tramway from the mouth of Dyea canyon over tfe Ohllkoot Pass. This tramway Is now being built «.t the east. It will be shipped by the way of Seattle and bo placed Is proper condition on its arrival at the Dyea canyon early In January next. The capacity of the road will be 250 passengers amd 160 tons of freight daily."

Mr. Martems estimates that 75,000 people will go to the Klondike next spring by the way of Dyea.

SILVER MEN MAY COMBINE.

Meeting in New York of United States and Mexican 'Refiners. New York, Nov. 22.—'Representatives of several big silver smelting and refining works of flie United States and Mjexsco will meet in New York during *this week to form, if possible, a combination selling agency to control the price «f silver futures. Strange to say, the price of silver for future delivery 1s always less than the price of cash silver, and the smelters want to equalize prices.

It ia sail that the smelters hope by their combination to stiffen the price of silver and to reduce the output, though they deny the report that hey intend io try to form a silver trust. They declare that suoh independent action upon ttie part of American smelters wuu'd be important, as Ixmdon makes the price of silver and the United States furnCshes only 40,500,000 ounces yearly of the entire 167,752,261 ounces -produced by the names In the world.

It is said that the silver men who will meet in New York will* (Control about 00.000.000 ounces.

SUPREME AN'D APPELLATE COURTS.,

To-Day is Call Day in One, and Wednesday in the dther.. Iridiaflfeells, Nov: 22 —Today was he first day of the November-terms o* the Supreme and *AppeKate courts. The courts wer rorKanized. with Judge Hbwafd as cCdef Justice of the Supreme clurt. succeeding Judge Mc-

C*be. and Judfe* Robinson beooming cfaleif judge of the Appellate court place of Judga. Wiley, who served in that capacity test tern.

No vpiniena mtt handed down by elthesr court today. Tomorrow is call day in the Supreme court, when it te expected that rulings wUf be made in th thirty or more oasea» and at laast fifteen written opinions filed. Wednesday 4a call day in the AppeUcte coart, when an equal number of cases will probatxy be disposed of ty that court

Senator Falrbanka on the Election*. Senator Fairbanks, writing to the editor of The Gazette about the recent party vietorles aays: "I feel with you that we have' much encouragement to draw from the result of the recent election. We could not expect §o sweeping a victory .as we had last year The generki result Is quite contrary to that which inaugurated former administrations. Usually there had been a general reaction air akmfc the Iibe. The recent elections showed that we lost no advantages unlesB in New York state, but have, on the contrary, been the s*iner. I think this administration will take high rank. it is certainly conscientiously and Intelligently devoted to tihe best interests of the.^ entire country."—Waahington Gazette.

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New* About Town.

Mrs. Melissa Vessels, wife of the Rev./V^, W. G. Vessels, the well known M. E. min-f" is a a a EAQC.

The Terre Haute Lodge of Stationary Engineers will give a series of lectures nextt4j\ month. Professor Wagner will be the lecturer.

Professor Utterbach. instructor of drawing in the public schools, has. received a/• flattering offey J^rona Houston,. Tex., but haaj^fcs refused, 1

Diphtheria is raging at Rosedale. There# have been four deaths withiu the last fewff days and there re a number of cases which will, in all probability result in death*

The Hon William P. Bteen, %ho made the speech at Ft. Wayne on the occasion of the laying of the corner stone of tHe new court house, was reared in this city.

There will be a turkey shoot at Clinton. Wednesday and the members of the TerreHaute Gun Club are going up. They expect to bring back at least twenty of the twentyfour prises offered. \A good home ia to be found for Florence^ Hammond, the young girl sent to the Homef"TjJ for the Friendless. The girl says she wanta?

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to do right and the board of guardians will see to it that she gets a home Ella Beecher and Charles Ring were fined in police court yesterday morning, the former for prostitution ^nd the latter for as soclation. William Henry, who conduetsJ the road house, was also fined.

The members of the Woman's Aid Society and also of the Young People's Society of the German Independent Lutheran Church are requested to attend a joint meeting tonight, at 7:80 p. m., at the church. Import, tant business is to be transacted.

George Geissenbrecht, manager of thof" Theater Comique, says that Chauncey Strong was not robbed at his place Saturday night/' Mr. Geisselbrecht admits the young farmer was in one of his wine rooms," but says he spent whatever money was rritssing.

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has been with J. R. Duncan & Co., will on December 1st resign to take charge of the city business of the Ehrmann Coal Co. Mr. Ferguson, who has been in charge of the Terre Haute office of the coal company, will go to the Ehrmandale mines.

At the last meeting of the past chancellors^' K. of P., the following officers were elected: President, J. L. Price vice president, L.gg, D. Bledsoe secretary treasurer, George Fx^® Sweeney inner guard, O. E. Freyett out-/' er guard, John Kadel. The charter list will be closed the last Friday in December.

Mr. George Prescott's family has removed to Logansport, but Mr. Prescott himself will remain until the plant of the Terre Haute Manufacturing Co., which he nought a few weeks ago at auction, will have been handed over to its new cwners, a syndicate at Apollo, Pa. The machinery will be moved to that place in about four months.

Robinson Republican: McElroy B. Glenn of Terre Haute, who formed an extensive acquaintance here one year ago while putting in the heating apparatus at the ceurt house, is doing a similar piece of work for Dr. A. G. Meserve. McElroy does not hide his light under a bushel when talking of blown-in-the-bottle McKInleyism and is whooping it up for prosperity.

A merlcan Horse Exoh»ng» Sale. New York, Nov. 22.-^At the Amerloan How* Exchange today a lot of horses belonging to John S. Bratton, of St. Loirre, and other exhibitors at the horse show, were sefld at auction. Some of the faorseB were prise winners. Th best prices realized were: Sheery and Crumbs, b. g., 6 years, $800 Cadet and Rufue, b. h., 5 years, $10,000 Governor Brown, br. g., 6 years, $1,600 Pride aad Caprice, ch. m.. 5 and 6 years, $1,600 Wine ted and Gentry, 6 and 6 yeans, $900 Amazement, r. g., fi years, $775 Ambulate, b. h.. 5 years old, by -Ambas-t'ador-Regalo, $1,300 'HomeCla Wilkes, A. f., 3 years. 2:16%, by Wornel.1 Wilkes-Isabella, $2,600 Alice Ley burn, b. m., 6 years, by "Baron Wllkes-Mamie and Georgia M., b. m., 6 years, by Wilton Daughter, were sold as a team to Soh'.esinger, of Vienna, for (6,209. Valleau, b. h., record 2:12. 1890, Sentinel Wilkes-Kit-ty Cuyler, $850 Pastoral, b. m., record 2:13% 1888, Adalyte-Cathedral, $1,780: Royal Victor, b. h., record 2:08%, Roy Wllkee*. Highland 'Mary, $3,600.

Sale of Trottera aurt facers New York, Nov. 22.—The annual sale of champion trotters and pacers conducted by William B. Fasig & Co. of this city ant Cleveland began at Madissn Square Garden today. It will last nine days. There are more than 700 horses to be sold, over fifty of which have a record below 2:15 and more than 200 below 2:30. The following were the best sales: Greenlander Girl, blk m, 7 yea??, record 2:14%, by Greenlander Aurella, $860. Captain Jack, blk g, 7 years, 2:10%, by Black Wilkes-Mattie C, $988 Bright Light, m, 5 years, by Dark Night-Maid of the MUt, $1,000.

The Pasalon Play at Philadelphia*-: The first showing in America of "The Passion Play," as presented at Horitz, waa given at the Academy of Music tonight by means of moving pictures secured at Horltz's by Dr. W. W. Freeman through the cinematograph process. Apart from the scenes In the life ef Christ and the crucifixion and resurrection the exhibition embraced local potato of interest in Horit* and the peasairts wfcb gave the passion play there. Professor {Jrnest Lacy delivered the explanatory lecture. The audience included clergymen of vaaious de-» nominations and the tableaux made a profound impreesion.

Water Fsmla* at Ft. Scott.

Pt Scott. Kas.. Nov. 22.—Save for one of two artesian write, this city is wifcowt waiter. The ooninued efforts of twenty men, who fcr wo days and nights ave been dynamiting the Marmaton river bed fojr water to supply the city, have failed, and last night Hie water company's pump house begaa drawing wind and the entire city supply -was shut o«. TM* condition is unprecedented, and unlws th« men who are still at trirk with .dynamite and powder can bring wwter down rom four miles above in a short tame, many aaiUs and factories wKl be forced to shut down. The rainfall for the past moatb or so has been t'ei Tight to afford relief. Owners of the artesian wells are selling tfbeir w»ter add wt tfre shut down of the pumping works last night raised the price.

Capuchin Fathers Voiding Mission?"" Fathers F. Marlanue Fiege and John M. 'finigan arc conducting a two week's miasion at St. Joseph's CacWWo church. The pxiests have been preaching over Jfiurape and eartern countries for years and are now 'ountog the states. They wear long beards and have contracted an accent common to •English Speaking people who have spoken other tongues for many years. Morning and evening mass will b9 ield.

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