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A Bill for that Purpose introduced in Con-
gress, but the Measure Appears to Have
Been Laid Away and Forgotten.
Instances Showing that Political 0pin-
ions Are Not Essential to Success.
Congressman Who Do Not Wish Their Con-
stituents to Learn of the Luxurious Style
in Which They Live-Capital Notes.
GAMBLING IN WASHINGTON.
Queer Story About the Suppression of O Bill
Prohibiting Pool-Selling.

Queer Story About the Suppression of o Bill
Prohibiting Pool-Selling.
Special to the Indianapolis Journai.
WASHINGTON Dec. 1l.-About two years ago
very vigorous fight was begun by some of the
we'll disposed people of Washington against the
inordinate practice here of selling pools on horse
races, baseball games, slugging- matches, etc.
bill was introduced in Congress making it
to execute the law. It was the determination of
these good people to completely eradicate this
dissipation which has been leading government
officers to default, private citizens to go into
bankruptcy, and ruined characters to suicide.
The pool-rooms of the Nations capital have
oeen for many years the most attractive places
in the city during certain seasons, covering,
mostly, from the first of May to the latter part
of October, and affecting regattas, races and all
the sports. Some astonishment was expressed,
soon after the bill appeared in Congress, at the
Glow and timid manner in which many of those
who were presumed to be it's friends took hold
of it. 1t rests quietly in comm ittee-rooms and
is not likely to be exhumed.
In connection with the failure Of the pool
selling prohibition bill young man who has
lost good deal of the hard earnings of his
father in these excesses tells the Journal corrs-
spondent that he knows the secret of the bills
failure. 1t sounds improbable, but give it for
what it is worth, not vouching for it's truthful
ness. He says the booksellers raised fund
soon after the bill was introduced in duplicate in
each House of Congress amounting to $3 750.
Each of the booksellers subscribed $40, month
to keep up the warfare for suppression of the
measure The money and the funds were
placed in the hands of a committee clerk or mes
senger This individual is intimate with num-
ber of gentlemen who control many measures n
Congress, and who are called upon to pass upon
them on the two floors. The poker rooms of the
city-there are probably fifty of them-each
contribute sum for the lack pot" to be placed
in Congress, and are foremost in keeping up the
regular assessment to keep down legislation. 1t
is the principal business Of this clerk or nsssen-
ger who has charge Of the corruption fund to In
duce Senators and members to visit certain club
rooms or card places, where they are engaged in
games of chance, treatad magnifcently and
courted to bring about the suppression of the
bill
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A QUESTION OF PREoEDENoE.
A Point of Etiquette Which Is Troubling the
Ladies Of the Cabinet.

Point of Etiquette Which Is Troubling the
Ladies Of the Cabinet
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE wives of the
Cabinet officers held what might be called
business meeting lately, at Mrs. Secretery Man
ning's home. The four ladies present were Mrs.
Endicott Mrs. Manning, Mrs. Whitney and Mrs
Villas and the principal matter under dis
cussion was whether the passage Of the
Hoar bill. turning the presidential succession
into the Cabinet instead of into the Senate, as
heretofore. should be regarded as changing the
relative ranking of the two official bodies. The
question is one Of special moment to cere-
monious people, and has always been a source Of
vexation to them. Miss Kate Chase, when her
father became Chiefjustice of the United States,
reversed the rankingof the Senate and judiciary,
and gave the precedence to the latter. The four
ladies named came, however, to no conclusion
at their meeting. They disavow any feeling in
the case, but IN the cause OF order and courtesy
on ceremonial occasions they would be gratifed
to have the order of precedence established
upon recognized and firm basis. A
prominent leader of society, and the wife
of an official, gave it as her opinion that
the Cabinet, as the official household OF
the President, should have the mooted second
place, yielding gracious precedence to the
Chief Justice, and be followed by the members
of the diplomatic corps. The ladies were unan-
imous, before separating that the Cabinet
should lead the Senate AS to the practice in
volved, it would seem the proper thing for the
six senatorial families to call upon the Cab
met ladies, because it is more expedient.
Last year the ladies of the Cabinet
did call upon the wives of Senators. Mrs.
Teller. wife of ex-Secretary Teller, comedies
that the first call should be made by the Senate.
The Cabinet ladies', she says, receive hundred
ladies' and when they return all their calls it is
no small affair to make some ffty-two senatorial
calls before taking up their own list. Mrs.
Teller says it is small matter for the Senate to
make the few Cabinet calls
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ANCIENT RELICS.
thinking !


How the Continental Soldiers Were Compen-
sated-Mr. Swope's Old Mansion.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON Dec. 11-General Rosscrans
Register of the Treasury, has very interesting
official document in his Office It is in relation
to the compensation paid soldiers in the Con-
tinental army. 1t shows that the Continental
Congress compensated nearly all of the mon who
served as officers or privates by special appro-
priations Their pay ran from S.. 600 q year
down to about S6 month. Congress contrib
uted for the services of quite number of men
who assisted our army, and yet who were for
eigners. Some of them were nobilities, having
ancestry related by blood to those whom we
fought. Speaking of matters growing out of
the Continental army and traditionary respect
to families who participated, even to this day,
General Rosecrans calls attention to an interest
ing character now In Congress-
Representative John A. Swope, of the Gettys-
burg, Pennsylvania district, had grandfather
in the Continental army. Mr.. Swope now lives
in the house which was built by his GRANDPA
ther during the revolutionary days. and which
was occupied by Mr.. Swopes father. The fam
lily clings to heirlooms. Mr.. Swope is president
of the bank started by his grandfather. 1t was
also presided over by his own father He main
tains a number of charitable movements inaugu-
rated by his grandfather, possesses the family
heritage in a country place, and keeps as sacred
as his religion the many little idiosyncrases in
augurated a century oby his forefathers, some
of them not emulated by people generally at
this age of the world. Mr. Swope points out
the record of his grandfather as it appears in tho
volume possessed by General Rosecrans, with
extraordinary pride. The representative of the
doubtless his ancestry will, many years, be
pointing to the traditions set up by him.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

man with the camera was an emissary of some
newspaper correspondent, who intended to in
form his constituents of his beautiful house and
expensive surroundings. It took that Congress-
man but minute to stand beside the artist who
adjusted the plates in his camera and proceeded
to get good focus on the house just the same
MAN, wnat are you doing heref exclaimed
the Congressman.
"Oh." said the artist, "photographing your
house,
''Who for?"
IA man who wants to have q cut made Of the
place"
IF you don't get away from here will break
every bone in your body" exclaimed the Con-
gressman in rage.
The artist proceeded to demonstrate to the
Congressman that it was not just the proper
thing to do. as it was simply professional
matter with him, and that il he had
any grievance he should go to the man who en-
ployed him TO do the photography. The states
man reflected, went to the employer. and so the
matter ended.
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DEFEATED CANDIDATES.

Men of Pronounced Opinions Defeated by
Candidates without Positive Views.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lit is not often that a
man lays his defeat for re election to office to the
weakness of his opponent. but there are three or
four members of Congress who declare that they
would have been reelected had their opponents
been strong enough to make known their char
acter Frank Hurd, the great free trader of
Ohio. is one of these. Frank told a man. the
other day, in discussing the disadvantages to
which he was put during the recent campaign
that if his opponent, Mr.. Romes, had been a
speaker or bad been one of those positive chsr-
acters who come out and make known their work.
he would have been elected.
But" said Frank, II never knew what TO cal
culate upon with Romeis against me- When I
was away on the stump, speaking, did not know
what my opponent was quietly doing at home
or where he was. or what his tactics were
Neither did know his platform or his pro-
gramme. He bobbed up when and where least
expected and employed tactics never dreamed
of. When run again want some man against
me who is a speaker and who will get up on the
rostrum and discuss issues and fight with his
hands above the belt"
Three or four other men have given the same
views RepresentativesQwen, of Indiana, has
had great deal of am vance in having oppo
nents with indefinite political characters, with
unknown political tactics He never knew
where to strike his enemy, and his battles were
fought either in the dark or with gloves on, so
far as open political ISSUES were concerned Mr.
Owen. however, was efninenty successful in his
campaign. 1 am told by more than half doz-
en- members that majority of the old men who
were defeated for re election had as opponents
these quiet indefinite characters, who could rot
be found when they went cunning for them.
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Other Failures.

METROPOLIS, H., Dec. l1-William R. Shoe
makeG grocer, failed yesterday. Liabilities,
about s. 100 witt RsSets os about $4,000. irhe
debts ass mainly to creditors in st. Louis, Gin
cinEeti and f,vaasville
CHICAGO, Des. IL-Last evening q deputy
sheriff levied on the stock of goods in the toy
and crockery store of Carl Telgmann. to satisfy
several judgments aggregating $l4.3l1. The
stock is said to be insufficient to satisfy all of
the claims
CINcINNATI Dec. 1.-THE business public
was startled to-day by the announcement of the
failure of John and W. F. Howe g Co.. manu-
facturers OF blankets, aannels, and commission
merchants. They made an assignment to Mr..
j. Chandler Harper. They estimate their liabil-
tiles at 1925, 900, and their assets at nearly the
same, claiming that they will be able to pay 100
per cent They are owners of the Carrollton
woolen mills, at Carrollton, KY, and the Mad-
son woolen mills, at Madison, Ind.
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Serious Charges Against a Priest.
al 60 ho Yonrnal

Special &c the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. I-Rev. Father Palm
er, one of the priests at the Cathedral. was ar
rested to-day on warrant issued by United
States Commissioner Wright, charging him with
surreptitously andfraudulently importing wines
into this country, which he afterwards sold to
bar-rooms. The information was given by j.
W. Sachs, against whom Father Palmer had
brought suit, few days ago, for the custody of
Sachss care at the dying request of their par
ents. The priest forced the girls to deliver milk,
in which he dealt, to bar-rooms. They were
frequently insulted, and finally refused to de-
liver the milk any longer whereupon the priest
strap The courts have not yet decided who
shall retain custody CT the children, but it is
likely they viii remain with Sachs's family.
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BUSINESS EMBARRASsMENTs.
The Suspension of a Cincinnati Firm Cause

IL EAST WASHINGTON S

The suspension of q Cincinnati Firm Causes
the Assignment of a Madison Mill.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Dec. 1.-THE Madison Woolen Mill
Company has assigned to R. w. Hubbard for the
benefit of creditors, caused by the failure of John
6 w. F. Howe, of the Cincinnati and Carroll
Woolen Mill Company. John & W. F. Howe
were the selling agents of the Madison mills,
and gave their notes to them advance pay
ment on goods, the mills here dscounting the
paper If the Cincinnati firm pay dollar for
dollar the mills in this city will soon be able to
resume. The failure of Shipley, Daisey & Co.
caused the Cincinnati bankers to Oe distrustful,
and yesterday two of Howe's notes went to pro-
test, preeipitating the assignment. About 200
hands will lose emDloyment temporarily.
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Congressman-Elect Baker Fined.

ST. Louis, Dec. 11--Hon Jehu Baker, Con-
gressman-elect from the Eighteenth Illinois dis
trict, pleaded guilty before Justice Medart, at
Belleville, ILL.,, on last Thursday, to the charge
OF assault and battery, and was fined So and
costs. On Friday. Nov. 26. j. M. Beach. Belle
vile reporter, became engaged in dispute with
Mr.. Baker over the late election, and was struck
by the latter with a cane several times about the
head and shoulder The city marshal consid-
cred this case of assault and entered the com
plant, to which the Congressman elect pleaded
guilty..
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Confidence Man Fined.
Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 11.-A man giving the
name of George Slosson, and believed to be a
noted confidence man, was arrested this evening
and heavily fined for exhibiting
gaming devices and attempting to confidence
Joseph Cochrane Slosson is a heavy-set, smooth
faced man of about fifty and had $4, 600 in cash
on his person. He left town Immediately after
paying his 6ne
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The Boston "IdeaIs" in Trouble.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

PEORIA, Ills. Dec. 1.-The Boston Ideal
Opera Company, common report says, is on the
eve of disruption, due to the discharge, to-day,
of Miss Agnes Huntingdon. with the evident de-
sire. it is alleged, of e12ltng Mile De Lussan,
Foster, of the Ideals, to-day brought suit for
libel In the sum of $4,000 against local sheet,
and Miss Huntingdon has sued Manager Foster
in the same amount
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Killed by a Train.
Speclal to the Indianapolfs Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART, Ind. Dec 1L-An incoming pas
senger train on the Lake Shore road struck j.
Benjamin. who was crossing the track on his
way to dinner, to-day, and injured him so Sc
verely that he died short time after.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-12

On Tuesday only we will sell fine Linen
Cuffs at great bargain-two pairs for quar-
ter or single pair at only
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The Best in tha State.

Schumaker's celebrated Akron -four can be OBJ
tanned at Schulmeyer Brothers, corner Alabama
and ST Mary streetA
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They Sent to Save the Heather
Souls.

Judge Tourgeo 10 Recent Lecture.
While practicing law, number Of
years ago, | had peculiar will case.
An old lady, who was stakeholder,
dying, bequeathed her colored man,
John, and her dusky maid, Jane, who
sustained to each other the relations
Of husband and wife, TO the trustees
of the church, to be used as far as
possible to the"glory Of God.o Twas
curious to know what course was
taken, and, upon investigation, found
that, after meditation and prayer,
the pious trustees sold their living
legacy at auction and with the pro-
ceeds sent missionary to China.
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Baltimore American

Baltimore American.
The main purpose of a summer
vacation is comfort, but comfort can
not be secured by several trunlfuls
Of new dresses and newmil linery.
Inordinate dressing may crafty a
foolish vanity, but it will not secure
physical pleasure or contentment.
Of late years the best people have
shown wise determination to stop
this silly display OF fashion at sum-
mer resorts. The butterflies Of fash
ion may still attempt to rival the
lilies Of the field and the rainbows
of the sky in colors and combina-
tions Of color, but the people of
common sense, of culture, and of re-
finement dress plainly and comforta.
bly,. When people go away on their
annual holidays, therefore, they
should take only what clothes they
will need. Noviccs in travel are al
ways known by the large amount of
unnecessary baggage with which
they burden themselves. Plain
dressing has so manv b5enefits that
it is useless to mention them. With
ont Il that free abandon, that care
less, happy-go-lucky feeling which
every summer health-seeker likes to
experience, cannot exist. To per-
son dressed unlike a fashion-plate.
or to those who change their cos
tunes three or four times day-es-
pecially hot day--complete happi-
ness or comfort is out of the ques
ton. Ifyou want to enjoy your va
cation be sure not to overdress
yourself.
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The Lords Prayer.

| used to think that the Lords
prayer was short prayer; but as I
live the longer and see the more of
life, begin to believe that there is no
such thing as getting through it. If
a man in praying that prayer were to
be stopped at every word, until he
thoroughly prayed it, it would take
him lifetime. "Our Father there
would be wall q hundred feet high
to most men in just these words. IT
they might say sour Tyrant," they
could get along with it, but sour
Father,"-why the man is saint who
can pray that. You read, "Thy will
be done" and you say to yourself,
ooh, / can pray that and all the
time your mind goes around in i'm
mense circuits and far-off distances;
but God is continually bringing the
circuit nearer to you, till He says,
"How is it about your temper and
pride? How Is it about your bust
ness and your daily lifeYp This is
revolutionary petition. 1t would
make any mans hope of store tumble
to the ground to utter it. Who can
stand at the avenue along which ell
his pleasant thoughts and wishes are
blooming like flowers, and send these
terrible words, ''Thy viii be done,"
crushing through it? think it is
the most fearful prayer to pray in the
world. Think Of ito ask To be for
given only ''as we forgivel''
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From the Boston Traveller.

From the Boston Traveller.
List in London told a friend that
when he and Chopin were young
some one told him that Chopin had
talent for mimicry. List said to
the Polish pianist: "Come round to
my rooms this evening and exhibit
this talent of yours So Chopin
came in blonde wig. 81 was very
blonde at that time,' said Liszt.
Presently an acquaintance of LISTS
came in, and Chopin went to meet
him and took Off LISTS voice and
manner so perfectly that the man
was completely deceived and made
an appointment with him for the
next day. "And there / was in the
room all the time," List remarked,
laughing.
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PA. g. sTT.T n e: !.

DERS0NS desiring to secure pasture for
Il cows, adjacent to town, from the lst of
May, can do SO. by calling on Mr.. staff, at
Bovdville, and making arrangements with
him. NIL If
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Uncle Issek.s wisdom.

All political parties are made up
of foxes and gecse--about five thous-
and geese to one fox.
1t isn't so much what man has
that makes him happy, as it is what
he doesn't want.
The great beauty of charity is pri-
vacy; there is sweet force even in
an anonymous penny.
There is nothing so valuable, and
yet so cheap, as civility; you can al
most buy land with it.
There are many comfortable peo-
pie in the world, but to call any man
perfectly happy is an insult.
My dear boy, if you must part
your hair in the middle, get it even,
if you have to split hair to do 1t.
/ know of nothing that will test a
mans true iawardness better than
TO feel like the Devil, and be obliged
to act like saint
The great mass of mankind can
only gaze and wonder; IL they under
take to think, they grow listlcss,an
soon tire out.
Independence is a name for what
ro man possesses; nothing, in the
animate or inanimate world, is more
than man.
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AN EDIToR's TRIBUTE. Theron T..
Heater Editor, of TT. Wayne, Ind,
Gazette" writes: "For the past five
years have always used DIR. Kings New
Discovery, for coughs Of most severe
characters, as well as for those Of mill
der type. 1t never fails to effect
speedy cure. My friends to whom
have recommended it speak of it in
same high terms Having been cured
by it of every cough / have had for
five years, / consider it the only reli-
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etc. Call at T.. G. Williams a. Bros,
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Kisses That Count.

There are three kisses in world
Of miscellaneous kisses which may
be counted true--the kiss the moth
er lightly lays upon her baby's dewy
lips, the kiss the mother gives her
boy as he goes forth into the world
and the kiss we press upon the still,
pale lips of the dead. All the rest
are like the strawberries in the bot
tom Of the basket-to be taken with
suspicion Chicago Journal.
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THREE DIFFERENT DoCToRs.

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that were recommended for the above dis
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purchased bottle OF nARoMANNA.n /
have taken about two small bottles and the
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can say that "ARoMANNAv is the best
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and am tolegably old, being sixty-dye
years. If sufferers similarly afflicted knew
the great merit OF this remedy It would be
impossible for you TO supply the demand
i highly recommend s'ARoafANNAv and
hope twill reach the hands ofaIl sufferers.
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TnE, INDEPENDENT
BEATS

BEATS
ALL COMPETITION
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Church Bells.

The great bell at Moscow weighs
$4,000 lbs, is 10 feet high, and 63
feet inches in circumference; an
other in st. Ivan. s Church is $4,000
lbs. The great bell at st. Peters,
Rome, is 1861 lbs, avordu-
pois Christ Church bell is $1,000
lbs. st. Paul's, s,4O0 lbs; Glouces-
ter, 1000 lbs; Exeter, 6,12O lbs. !;
Lincoln, 1884 lbs. At Rouen is a
bell which weighs $4,000 lbs. One,
1900 lbs. weight, is placed in the
tower Of the Palazzo yecchio, at
Florence, and is 275 feet from the
ground.
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