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Notes and Personalities.

WASHINGTON. Jan. THE Treasury reserve
of one and two dollar notes having been ex-
hausted, Secretary Folger has asked Congress
for an appropriation of $50, 900 to print four
million ones and three million twos Failing to
get the appropriation the Secretary declares that
he viii have to suspend or decrease their crcu-
lation. The appropriation for gold and silver
notes and large denominations Is believed to be
sufficient
The House committee on military affairs has
authorized General Slocum TO report the bill for
the relief of Fitz John Porter.
The Senate to-day confirmed VIM. A. Woods
United States district judge of Indiana.
Agent Llewellyn. with a delegation of Jecarila
and Mescalero Indians from Mexico had a long
interview with the Secretary Of the Interior to-
day. The Jecarias wanted to get permission to re
turn to the old reservation in Northern New
Mexico The Secretary would not give his con
sent
An investigation is now being made in the
land Office into the truth of the allegations made
by the Mescaleros that they were defrauded of
5000 acres of land through false survey. If
the facts are found as represented the Indians
will be allowed to retain the land and white set
tiers viii be kept out.
J. C. Courts of Tennessee, has been appointed
clerk of the House committee on appropriations
The Senate committee on public lands will re-
port to the Senate q bill to donate part of Fort
Smith military reservation to the city of Fort
Smith for the support of free schools.
George b. Williams, of Lafayette, is here
In the Supreme Court, Attorney general
Brewster, with appropriate remarks, presented
the resolutions lately adopted by the bar rela-
hive to the death of Hon. Jere S Black, to
which the Chief Justice replied and directed
that the resolutions be entered on the minutes of
She court. Adjourned.
Several bills and resolutions were introduced
in the Senate to-day, by Senators from Southern
States calling for appropriations for the i'm
provement Of rivers and harbors. Mr.. Gibson
submitted joint resolution for the immediate
appropriation of 81 600 600 to be expended in
the preservation, repair and construction of GER
tain works of improvement on the Mississippi,
under the direction of the Secretary of War; and
in accordance with the recomm endation of the
Mississippi River Commission.
bill introduced by General Roseerans. to-
day, provides that officers of the army below the
rank of major who served twenty years in amy
one grade, shall be entitled after such time, to
the pay and allowance of the next higher grade.
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.
A Number of Bills Introduced, and Debate
Begun Upon the New Rules.

A Number of Bills Introduced, and Debate
Begun Upon the New Rules.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I'm the Senate num-
Der of petitions were presented asking an appro-
priatiOn to pay the tobacco rebate.
The Secretary of the Interior transmitted the
correspondence relating to the transfer of the
hand grant of the New Orleans, Baton Rouge &
vieksburg railroad to the New Orleans Pacific
railway.
Mr.. Dolph presented petition of the citizens
of Oregon and Washington Territory praying for
forfeiture of the unearned land grant of the
Oregon Central railway
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr., Gibson To establish navy-yard and
depot of supplies at Algiers, the Mississippi
river
a resolution was presented by Mr.. Miller of
California, which was agreed to, as follows:
Resolved That the Secretary ofthe Treasury be d
reeted to transmit to the Senate all documentary in
formation in his possession relating to the execution
of the act of Congress entitled An act to execute
tain treaty stpulatous relating to the Chinese, APP
proved May 6, 1882, together with all facts which
have come to his knowledge concerning the difficulties
encountered by officers of the government i'll the in
forcement of said act"
By DIR. Ingalls,: A bill to amend the arrears
of pensions act. Referred to the committee on
pensions
Mr.. Hoar gave notice that when the rules are
disposed of he would call up his bill providing
for counting the electoral votes.
|, The Senate, as a committee of the whole, re-
sumed consideration of the new rules, which,
with. few amendments, were adopted, all eX-
cept those on appointments and standing COM
mittees, which are reserved for the present.
Among the amendments made is one providing
for committee on fisheries.
On reporting the rules to the full Senate, rule
No l was taken up 1t is rule relating to the
office of president pro tempore, and, as proposed,
gave that officer power to designate substitute
to perform the duties of the chair for three days.
The rule was adopted Adjourned.
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Fire at Pearl, Ill, destroyed Knox & Morris's
dry goods and grocery store, G. w. Sinks drug
store, the Harrington House. J. E. Meauxs
saloon, G.. c. Lamy's dry goods and grocery
store, Dr. Harrisons office, and J. Raiders bar
ber-shop, where the fire originated The post
office and contents were also destroyed. Loss
about $40, 600, with light insurance.
The annual meetings of the Alton Horticul-
tural Society and the Southern Illinois Horteul
tural Society were hold at Alton on Monday.
Mr.. G. w. Hillyard, of Brighton, was elected
president of the Alton society, and William
jackson, of Godfrey, secretary. E. A. Richie,
of Alton was elected president of the Southern
Illinois society, and Hon. Z. HOLSTER, of Alton,
secretary.
The Monument House at Bunker Hill was
burned on Monday. The fire was discovered at
3 o'clock by the crew of passing freight train,
they giving the alarm by the whistle. They
broke in the door and aw0ke the inmates, VINO
barely saved themselves, and lost their effects.
The loss on the building is S. 900, insured fol
lows: One thousand dollars each with the Gil
rard, of Philadelphia German, of Freeport, and
Orient. of Hartford, and 81, 500 with the Hart
ford. The furniture and fixtures were two
thirds saved, in a damaged condition, with in
surance of 81 900 each in the Franklin, Of Phila-
delphia, and Traders, of Chicago.
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The Fire at Lagrange.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAGRA-,GE, Jan. Saturday mornings fire
was severe blow to this place. 1t began in
VIII & CIugston's frame building in the center
of the town, and spread with great rapidity
The extreme cold weather made it difficult for
the bucket brigade to work advantageously, and
in a short time four of the largest business
houses were consumed and several adjoining
buildings badly damaged The losses and in
surance are as follows:
John Will, building $4,000; insurance 81, 600
each in Home of New York, Hartford and
Phoenix.
viii e Clugston, stock, value S. 0OO loss at
least $500: insurance s., 800 in Home 81 1000 in
North American.
C. A. Brant damage to stock; insurance 81, 800
in American.
Mrs. E. NJ Gilbert millinery stock, ETC., part
ly lost; insurance, $500 i'll Phoenix
NJ L. Sweet stock mostly saved; no insur-
ance.
Miss Zimmerman loss $780, no insurance.
j. NJ Shackleton, feed stock, loss $500; insur-
ance, $500 in Franklin.
C. c. Wade, restaurant, loss, $500; insurance,
$500. Franklin.
Ballou & Ruiek, damage to building s., 900;
fully insured.
VI. I. Parry, damage to stock; insurance
81, 500 Hartford, $500 German American,
81, 900 Western.
e. McEntarfer, building $780, no insurance.
A. Cutting, building, 81, 500, papers and furni-
ture, $500; no insurance.
Rose Bros. frame building 81, 500; insurance,
81. 900, Mechanics g. Traders; damage to brick,
5000: insurance 5000, damage tostock fully in
sured, Preston's agency.
W. s. Smith, dental furniture, mostly saved
A. Antonides, feed stock damaged insurance
5000, Franklin.
H. NJ Belts damage to drug stock; insurance,
81 800 North American, $500 Royal.
Mrs Parker a Co.. damage to stock; insur-
anee 81 600, Western,
Mrs Crocker, damage to goods; insurance
s., 900, Niagara and Howard
E. Roger, on building 800.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Proctor 6 CANDLES Soap and Candle Works
Totally Destroyed.

HrOcIef ~ SdlnDle > soap ana CandIe WORKS
Totally Destroyed.
CINcTNNATI, Jan Proctor & Gamblers ex-
tensive soap and candle works the largest in
the city, caught fire early this afternoon and was
not got under control till after dark. Tho build
ings burned are the candle factory a three-story
brick; lard oil factory, three-story stone soap
and candle warehouse, two-story stone, and soap
factory, a large four-story brick. These are
practically total loss, with the machinery and
a large quantity of stock. WOrkmen were en-
gagged in removing stock all the time, but saved
only small portion. The iremen worked with
great bravery and with serious discomfort, the
water freezing on their clothing. William
Dukes, of the employees fell
from second story window to
the sidewalk broke a leg. and was injured in
ternally. 1t is difficult to tell how the fire orig
mated. A dense volume of smoke appeared in
the candle factory and in the lard and oil factory
adjoining 1t required some time to find where
it came from. The candle factory burst into
flames first The total loss is from 5000 600 to-
$3.50, 900 fully insured III very large number of
companies, the risks averaging less than 81 800
each The firm is fortunate in not having to
turn away its employees. They have recently
bought the Ohio candle-words, two squares dis
tant, and viii start them tomorrow They have
also two large soap factories uninjured
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a Good Wan. but &c Can,t Go Aloft.

a Good Man, but He Can't Go Aloft
Washington Special.
''M hat kind of man is Captain Pike!" asked
a reporter, of J. W. Norman, ex-mate of the
Proteus and of the Neptune, to-day.
Hes nice old man, but he can't go aloft"
was the reply.
''Why not. Can't he climb"
ooh, yes; he can climb but he's too heavy and
breaks things when he goes up; the rigging
wont hold him. got him up in the nest once,
and only once. There was a little corner of the
foe around which we had to get and there was
but little water to get past in. I guess we can
break that off said he. We'll try it, anyhow
was just below the nest and l threw both
hands around the mast and Rugged it tight He
was above me, and 1 thought that the shock
would bring him and the nest and all down The
blow squeezed the rosin out of the cracks in the
deck like you have seen burrows in a ploughed
field. The captain was smoking big pipe with
an amber Tnouthpiece. When he struck he bit
his amber mouthpiece square in two and the
pipe went over. Well he said, gathering him
self together, if any other man had adone that
I suppose I'd a had him shot, but did it myself
III never come up here again But he is the
best captain in the service, if he can't climb"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-08
SNOW AND Low TEMPERATURE.
Navigation of the Ohio Suspended Because
of Heavy Floating Ice.

Navigation of the Ohio Suspended Because
of Heavy Floating Ice.
CINCINNATI Jan THE Ohio river is prac-
tically closed. The Guiding Star, which left on
Saturday for New Orleans, and the Charles
Morgan, coming up, are expected to get through.
No boats are going out. Tow-boats, with coal
from Pittsburg, are making their way down
slowly or seeking safe harbors The ice is run
ming thin and sharp, but heavy enough, in some
instances to make boats manageable. A
ferry boat was caught to-day and carried down
to the Southern railroad bridge. The steamer
Robert PEBBLES, tied up above Newport, was
beached this afternoon by heavy mass of ice.
The falling snow and low temperature forms ice
rapidly. Coal men are all engaged in caring for
barges afloat The harbor-hoatS have steam up,
and are doing all they can to protect property.
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STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
A Record Containing Little Except Re-
ports Of Damaging Fires.
Heavy loss at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
Fire at LagIange-ElevatOr Burned
at Monticello, Ill.
INDIANA
Several of the Principal Business Blocks at
Frankfort Destroyed by Fire.
% he Inllia IL

Several of the Principal Business Blocks at
Frankfort Destroyed by Fire.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT, JAN THE most disastrous fire
ever experienced in this city commenced this
morning at o'clock and for a time threatened
the destruction of the business portion of the
place. The fire originated in Coulter Bro. s
drug store. From the combustible nature of the
large stock Of oils, varnishes and etc, the
building was enveloped in flames within ten
minutes and the handsome brick business block
of DR.. J. H. Coulter, Fred. Tiee, G. A. NIilani,
and j. H. Paris adjoining, all caught fire and
within one hour were in ruins. The fire depart.
ment of Lafayette was telegraphed for and
reached city, but unfortunately too
late to be of benefit. Our city is without fire
protection, and the heroic efforts of our people
and the absence of any wind alone saved at least
two sides of our square.
The following are the persons burned out: J.
H. Paris & Co., Ross s. Young, Higinbotham &
Sheridan, Stoms Bros, Coulter Bros & Co.,
Hickman & Hines, J. G. McField & Son, w. S.
Vansickle, w. A Staley, Cushwa & Bro, and R.
Ashman.
The following are the losses and insurance.
Paris & Co, $2OO0O insurance, $l5, 900. j. H.
Paris, $10000 insurance, $1,000. Fred Tice,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000. Stoms Brothers,
$12 OOO insurance, $40, 900. Coulter Bro IS & Co,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000. DR.. j. H. Coulter,
IS, 900; insurance, 81, 900 J. G. McField & Son,
So, 900; insurance, 81, 800. G. A Milani, $5,OOO
insurance, So, OOO w. S. Vansickle, $3,OOO in
surance, $1,000 r. Ashman, $1,000; insurance,
$780,
The following are the insurance companies
and their losses: Phoenix, of Hartford, 81, 800;
California, $1,000; Northwestern, $1,000; Penn
sylvania, $1,000; Franklin, of Indianapolis
So, 900; Home, of New York, $12, 500; Etna
$12 600; Hartford 81, 900; Franklin, of Philadel-
phia, 5000; Phoenix, of Brooklyn, $3,00O Mag
apa SO OOO
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Coldest WeatTer for Fity years.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
SPENCER, Jan. 7,-On Thursday evening, Sd
inst, mercury indicated zero, where it remained
with slight variations for twentyfour hours,
then fell about two degrees per hour until 6
a. NJ, 18th inst, when 2So 30o, 800, 80, 80 and
327 were indicated respectively by six thermom
eters. At a NJ, 9th inst, differing as above,
22o to 90 were recorded. Thence forward until
hour of writing, y NJ, 18th inst, the rise was
continuous to the zero point. A light snow fell
during the twenty four hours of zero cold on the
Sd and 4th, ceased when the cold increased, and
began again on return of same degree of tenn
perature, during which time men suffered as
much from exposure as when 20o to 32o pre-
vailed In February, 1873, for few minutes
about A. NJ. one morning the mercury stood at
30o in indianapolis. During fifty years the
above are the coolest records.
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Destructive Fire at Monticello.
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Special TO tHe lnalaHtPulls JVuTHdi.
MONTICELLO, Jan. IA block of buildings was
swept away by the flames last night at ! o'clock,
entailing total loss of $24, 900. Roberts & Vim
son, hardware merchants lose on stock $500;
insured for $4,000 Henry Josk, dry-goods mer
chant, loss on stock, $500; insured for $1,000.
Edgar Gardner, tinware and stove dealer, loss
500; no insurance. Mrs. G. Dunfee, milliner,
loss on building and stock $500; no insurance.
William Keefer, building and tailoring goods,
loss So, 900; insured for 81 600 Roberts & Witt,
loss On building 81, 600; insured for s., 500. The
city will suffer the loss keenly there are no
prospects of rebuilding soon. The origin of the
fire is not known but is supposed to have been
incendiaPy
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Twenty Persons Injured in Railroad Acct
dent.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. IA broken rail on the
Omaha & Republican Valley railroad near Val
down a five-foot bank. Six persons were seri-
riously injured-NIrs. Day Mills. Marshalltown,
Ia, internal; Miss Mary Bushnell, David City,
Neb, face head and hand; Rev. j. +. Osborn,
Fremont Neb., thigh broken; A w. Smith, Da-
kota, thigh bruised; o. NJ. Searly, Stromsburg,
Neb. ribs broken; John Hummel, Brainerd,
Neb. foot crushed. Three children of Mrs.
Mills were also injured. Fourteen others were
more or less hurt
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Jan. Frank Thompson, brake
man on the c., w. G. NJ train, No. s, was seri-
ously hurt in the yards here this evening While
switching cars at the coal docks, he stepped into
a three prong frog, but he could not get his foot
out in time to avoid the cars, which were back
ing down toward him. The cars knocked him
down and crushed his left ankle and left hand.
Medical aid was called at once and his hurts
dressed Thompson lives in Elkhart, and if able
will be taken home tomorrow. He was insured
in the National Accident Company of Indian
aDolis
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SpecIaI 70 tho IndianapoIl5 JournaI.
ANDERSON Jan IAN accidental shooting
occurred this morning at Frankton, a village
situated ten miles northwest of here on the
Panhandle railroad, which resulted in the death
Of the victim, Miss Mollie Ring. Miss
Ring has been making her home at
the residence of her brother-in-law, John Kid
well A loaded shotgun was standing in the
room, and Nh Kidwell had just lifted it
from its position near dressing
case, to put it in less exposed
place, whom thehammer was accidentally struck
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Suicide with eRough on Rats. /"

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DARLINGTON, Jan. Mrs Lille Mikels, nee
Jones, committed suicide by taking cough on
rats" last night, and died in great agony at s
O'Clock this morning. She tried to commit sui
eide month ago by taking laudanum, but was
saved. She has threatened it for some time.
Domestic infelicity is the alleged cause of the
act. The coroner is holding an inquest.
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The Ohio Senatorial Contest.

COLUMBUS Jan. IA senatorial caucus to
nominate a candidate to succeed Senator Pendle-
ton will be held tomorrow evening Several
delegations arrived tonight from different parts
ofthe State and the contest is quite lively. Sena
tor Pendleton, in reply to an inquiry to his
chances said the question could not be answered
as no man could do so without making amistake
He could tell more about it after the causus
Gen. Ward said that he would not exchange
chances with any other candidate. He believed
he would be nominated The Payne men are
confident and claim an easy victory on the first
ballot
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Cable Notes.

A box containing 100000 is reported missing
from the Pesth postoffice.
Charles Santley, the wellllnown baritone and
Elizabeth hines wealthy American were mar
ried at London on Sunday.
A Catholic priest was brutally attacked in
Place Medicine, Paris, receiving several violent
blows. His condition is serious. One of his as
sailants was arrested.
The French Minister of Agriculture in an adj
dress to the School of Agriculture, promised that
the government would render assistance in re-
planting the vineyards with cuttings from
America. He also expressed a favorable opinion
of the projected RhOne canals.
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A ffteen-year-o son of George Aker, a
farmer, near Fit Wayne, wandered away from
home, and was found in the evening lying by a
tree frozen to death.
Jacob Sellers jr., living near Andrews com
mitted suicide on Saturday night by shooting
himself through the head. He was dissipated
and given to quarreling. No cause is assigned
for the deed
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Indians Threatening Trouble.

OTTAWA Jan. THE latest intelligence from
Metlakahtha and Fort Simpson, British Column
bia, shows that the Indians are in anything but
a settled state. Trouble may happen at any mo
ment The Indians positively refuse to recog
nike the authority of Indian Agent Mckay, who
has consequently retired to Victoria
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Yenrv Ward ReanhArls

Brother, Rev. w. H, Beecher, of No. &C Park
avenue, Chicago adds his emphatic testimony to
the value of Athlophoros a specific for rheu-
matte and neuralgia affections. He writes:
'Have used Athlophoros enough to satisfy me
that it will certainly cure neuralgia sciatica and
infammatory rheumatism, and remove all the
sharp pains of chronic rheumatism. recon-
mend my friends to try it."