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rAIE GOLD-BRIcK sWINDI.E.
The Madison Sharper Appears in Tennessee
and Makes Raise of $4,000.

NASHVILLE, Jan. 29 THE little gold-brick
trick was neatly worked on Oscar F. Noel, re-
tired merchant of this place, recently, to the
tune Of S. 00O and the gentle stranger who
played the game was placed behind the bars
this morning early. The trick is an old one.
One Howard, with several aliases seeking dear
friend, unfoided his sorrows at not finding him,
and wanted to get money to develop valuable
gold mine in Arizona belonging to an old Indian.
Noel bit, and an interview was arranged and
specimen bricks shown, upon which $6. 600 cash
was advanced. Next day Noel tumbled. He
received note from Howard telling him to be
good boy and not tell anybody about his brass
bricks. A reward of $500 was offered, and G.
w. Page, of Springfield, Ill., concluded that T.
J. Henessy, of ST. Louis, was the man. Henes-
ey's house was spotted, and when he left the city
Page followed him to Marietta, Ga, where he
arrested his man, pretendedly about an Indiana
case. He took him to Atlanta and tolled him
thence to Tennessee to telegraph about compro-
missing the Indiana case. Once in Tennessee,
no requsition papers were needed. and Henessy,
alias Howard, alias Davis, alias Brown, alias
Van Dorm, was jailed He is the same slick
artist who perpetrated the gold-brick swindle at
Madison, Ind. Logansport, Ind. and Columbus,
o. Noel is an old citizen, a retired merchant
and very close, and there is much smiling at his
biting at SO transparent swindle It is doubted
II Henessy can be convicted.
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The Debate on the Polish ExpulsiOns-The
GovernmentuSpiritM Monopoly.

The Debate on the Polish Expulsions-The
GovernmentvSpiritM Monopoly.
BERLIN, Jan. 29-The discussion of the Polish
expulsions was continued in the lower house of
the Landtag this evening. The Polish mem
bers denied that the Poles were trying to elm
mate the German element from eastern Prussia,
although they confessed that hope was enter
tanned of the restoration of the Polish kingdom
Herr Won Puttkamer, the Minister of the In
terror, replied that any efforts toward the re-es-
tablishment of the Polish government would con-
stitute an act of high treason.
Prince Bismarck emphatically reiterated that
the restoration of the Kingdom of Poland would
never be effected by constitutional means. The
House then adjourned.
In the Prussan Landtag, to-day, during the
discussion on the spirit monopoly bill, Prince
Bismarck declared that if spirit monopoly was
refused the government would be forced to i'm
pose an enormous license upon dealers. Refer
ring to his remarks relative to the Reichstag in
the Landtae, yesterday in the discussion on the
subject of the expulsion of Poles. he declared
the government did not intend either coup
d'etat or the dissolution of the Reichstag
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A SERIOUS COLLISION.
One Man Killed and Three Others Mortally
Hurt-ReSulto of a Conductors Negligence.

CLEVELAND, O.. Jan. pa special from
Tifin, O., says: SAT 1916 Friday morning, as
the east-bound passenger train op The Baltimore
& Ohio railway was rushing along at a speed of
forty miles an hour, about one mile west of Chi
cago Junction, it ran into the rear of freight
train on the main track. going in the same direc-
ton. The shock was terrific. The engine of
the passenger train, the baggage car, two passen-
ger coaches, the freight caboose and about doz-
en- freight cars we're wrecked and hurled into
mass. The noise and cries of the injured soon
added to the confusion. The Baltimore g Ohio
officials are very reticent, and little can be
learned from them. L. Vandelier, fireman of
the passenger train. was instantly killed, end
found dead under the engine. Charles Bristol.
engineer of the passenger train conductor Palm
er, of the freight train, and Thomas Freely,
brakeman of the freight, were all horribly in
jured and have since died Others may die. A
number of others were injured, but their names
are unknown. None of the passengers were
killed. The loss will probably reach $25, 000
The Baltimore s. Ohio trains go to Sandusky
and then down the Indiana Bloomington &
Western to this place. The accident was the
fault of the conductor of the freight train, who
had neglected to place the danger signals on the
rear of the train"
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THE OHIO WRANGLE.
The Conference Committee Continues It's Ses-
sion but Is Unable to Agree on Main Issues.

COLUMBUS, Jan. 29.--The joint Senate met at
10 A. NJ, and without the transaction of busi-
ness, adjourned to tomorrow morning by pre-
vious agreement of the two factions. The
proposition of the conference committee which
has in charge the arrangement Of compromise
measures. was submitted to the Democratic
caucus this morning and ratified 1t has also
been agreed to by the Republican caucus. The
proposition is that special committee of six mem
bers, of equal numbers politically shall make
the investigation of the Hamilton county
contest cases, and report specific findings to the
Senate The conference committee continued
In session the remainder of the day, engaged in
discussion of the differences, but were unable to
agree upon anything more than the appointment
Of special committee Of six for the purpose of
taking evidence in the contest cases The
points at issue are the rules, and whether the
cases shall be considered separately, and each of
the four Hamilton county members be allowed
60 vote upon preliminary and final Questions
which may come up in the contest after the com
mittee has made its report to the Senate The
conference committee appointed sub commit
Zee, and adjourned to Tuesday morning The
Senate will, tomorrow morning adjourn to the
same time.
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Extract.
912 GARRISON AVENUE,
OTHER LETTERS.
Correspondence Which Furnishes the Key to
the Controversy.

Correspondence Which Furnishes the Key to
the Controversy.
New YORK, Jan. 29.--The North American
Review for February, published to day, contains
the correspondence which led up to this COM
munication of General Fry. and furnishes the
key to the controversy. 1t consists of a letter
from General Sherman to the editor, dated Dec.
/, asking the latter to inquire of General Fry
what his authority was for attributing to him
(Sherman) the phrase, Had G. F. Smith lived,
Grant would have disappeared to history after
Donelson" and OF General Fry's answer, dated
Dec. 5. also to the editor, saying that as Gen.
Sherman does not deny the correctness Of the
statement attributed to him, he FRY deems it
best to 'let the matter rest where it isn He adds
that if the correctness Of the statement should
be denied, he would feel called upon to substan-
tiate it.
These two letters are followed by two others of
the same general tenor between the same parties.
On the 18th of December General Sherman
wrote letter to r. G. Drum, Adjutant-general
of the army, bringing the controversy with Gen.
Fry to his attention, and concluding as follows:
Il have never authorized General Fry to
speak for me in matters requiring the use of pre-
else language, and surely take direct issue
with him on the modern monstrous newspaper
doctrine that reporter may publish any false
hood or guess, leaving the victim to follow it
up with denial or qualification. I assert,
moreover. thst General Fry is an officer Of the
army. subject to discipline, and bound in honor
TO answer such an inquiry as was addressed to
him. therefore will. with all due xespect lay
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Separation or Civil War.

NaDle Special
Mr. Gladstone, before long, will be compelled
to deal with ireland, for Mr.. Parnell has no
more power than you have to control the turbu-
lent forces at work there. Before many months
are over another Liberal coercion bill will see the
light, but the government will go. Mr.. Parnell
can keep up this see-saw indefinitely. How is
the country to be governedl No one knows.
All is chaos. Everybody admits Lord Sails
bury's Ministry has done well in foreign affairs
and the best it could at home. It was a we'll
meaning honest, high minded admstration, but
all of this is of no use. No strong or stable gov
ernment is possible in England to-day under
the present conditions. Mr. Gladstone is
exultant now, but his day will be brief
He cannot carry out his contract with Mr.. Par
nell. He will try to temporze and obtain delay
to keep up the idea that he will do something
wonderful when his plans are matured. This
may suit Mr.. Parnell. For the present he is
very prudent and does not dare to use his ex-
treme power too often He cannot safely exc
cute a government every week, and will, there
fore. doubtless assent to the delay to give Mr..
Gladstone time to educate his party and the
public. Whenever the real issue comes forward
again, all compromises will fall through, and
down will tumble the Ministry, perhaps gen.
eral election will follow, with pretty much the
same result as before. The final upshot must
be the separation of the two countries or civil
war to prevent it There is scarcely any posi-
bility of averting this issue.
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DOCUMENTS AND SEEDS.

A Curious System of Trade aud Barter That
Prevails in the House.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Just before Congress
assemblies. every morning, half dozen men
are seen running in and out among the desks,
and chatting earnestly with various members.
These are the document and seed-brokers. Seven
thousand packages Of seeds of various kinds
have been assigned to every member of Congress.
and they stand to the credit of each on she
books of the Agricultural Department The
New York city members prefer the scientific and
s,atistical publications Of the government to
agricultural reports and seeds. Hence there is
constant trading going on. and it is amusing to
sac how some of these trades are made. The
quoted price of the entire 1000 packages of seeds
among the brokers is $25 in trade, and these men
undertake to bring about negotiations between
members who have not the time to look about
for themselves, and see whether they can better
suit their constituents by exchanging with some
of the rural members for publications of value
in commercial centers. This morning saw
one of these brokers buy up the quota of seeds
from city congressman at the usual price, $25.
Then he went over to member from the South
and traded with him the tobacco and vegetable
seeds in the list for six copies Of the Ethnologi-
cal Report. The balance he exchanged for
Burchards "Gold and Silver Production of the
United States" and some old works on tariff COM
pilation. He sold this batch for cash, for $36, to
New York city member, and took an order for
his Agricultural ]taports at the rate of five cents
copy, agreeing to give in exchange their value
in Hayden's Survey of the Territories. The lat
ter he secured by exchanging the Agricultural
Reports with Western member, who allowed
him ten cents piece for the lot, and paid him
the balance of several dollars in cash. This
thing goes On constantly. dealer in govern
ment publications, who has no office outside his
hat. tells me that he frequently clears from 500
to $3.50 week in arranging these trades while
Congress is in session.
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LOTTERY ADVERTISEMENTS.
Editor Halstead aud Manager Mcdowell Ar
rested for Illegal Publications.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 29-Warrants were sworn
out to-day for the arrest of Murat Halstead,
editor of the Commercial Gazette, and Joseph
j. Mcdowell, business manager of the Enquirer,
on charge of publishing lottery advertisements.
Both gentlemen gave bond in $500 for their
appearance in the Police Court tomorrow morn
ing The warrants we're sworn out by Chief of
Police Edwin Hodson, and it is understood that
he acted under the orders of Police Commissioner
Julius Reis. Persons charged with selling LOT
terry tickets pleaded guilty in the Police Court
to-day. Judge Fitzgerald did not place sentence
against them, but left the cases on the docket to
prevent them from selling any more tickets
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 29-One of the most
sensational suicides on record occurred here this
morning. DIR. /. M. Gowan, respected
physician, in his sixty year. had for some
time been much depressed by financial troubles
and being of a nervous disposition had
many spells of melancholy. This morn
ing, about o'clock, he rose and
told his wife to go to sleep, as he would sit up
while and wear off his headache. She went
back to Sleep and he procured razor and,
sitting on the bed he quietly cut his throat from
ear to ear, lay down by her side and bled to
death while she slept. He was discovered at 6
o'clock, bloodless and almost lifeless. but ration
al. He died an hour later from loss Of blood
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PAYMAsTER-GxNERAL SMITH.
The Sentence Imposed by the Court-Martial
Officially Promulgated

The Sentence Imposed by the Court-Nartial
Officially Promulgated.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-The sentence inn
posed by the general court-martial in the case of
Paymaster-ge j. A. Smith. United States
navy having been approved by the Secretary Of
the Navy and confirmed by the President was
promulgated to-day at the Navy Department.
The charges upon which Paymaster- general
Smith was arragned and tried were two-the
first being ''scanealous conduct, tending to the
destruction of good morals" and the second
culpable inefficency in the performance of duty"
The court found him guilty on both charges, and
sentenced him ''to be dismissed from tho posi-
ton of chief of the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing in the Department of the Navy; to be
suspended from rank and duty as pay IN
spector, on furlough pay for three years, and to
to retain his present number in his grade during
that period"
The offenses of which Paymaster- general
Smith was convicted under the first charge, ac-
cordng to the findings of the court. consisted
sin scandalizing and disgracng the service
by subordinating the interests of the gov
ernment to those of favored contractor,
and by resortlng to irregular and un-
lawful methods to accomplish that end" The
specifications, as proved under the charge OF
cupable inefficiency in the performance of duty,
on the part of Paymaster general Smith, en-
contracts for excessive quantities Of supplies at
time when they were not needed and the fail
ure to enforce legal contracts when supplies were
needed.n
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But 1t Is Not Considered that the Public Ins
terests Will Be Promoted by Giving Rea-
sons for Removal of Incumbents.
Document and Seed-Brokers, and the
Kind of Business They Transact.
A Large and Constantly Increasing Demand
for Construction of Public Buildings
Favorable Reports on Labor Bills.
PRESIDENT AND SENATE.
The Executive Declines to Furnish Reasons
for Suspensions

The Executive Declines to Furnish Reasons
for Suspensions.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-The Attorney general
has sent a letter to the Senate in answer TO the
resolution calling for ''All documents and papers
in relation to the management and conduct of
the Office of United States attorney for the
Southern district of Alabama" in which, after
acknowledging the receipt of the resolution in
question he says:
I'm response to said resolution, the President
of the United States directs me to say that the
papers which were in this department., relating
to the fitness of j. d. Bennett, recently nomi-
mated to said Office, having been already sent to
the judiciary committee of the Senate and the
papers and documents which are mentioned in
said resolution, and still remaining in the custo-
dy of this department. have exclusive reference
to the suspension by the President of George NJ
Dustin, the late incumbent of the Office of dis
trict attorney of the United States for the
Southern district of Alabama. 1t is not ccnsid-
cred that the public interests will be promoted
by compliance with said resolution and the trans
mission of the papers and documents therein
mentioned to the Senate in executive session.
VERY respectfully.
"A. II. GARLAND, Attorney general"
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MINOR MATTERS,

Anxiety of congressman to Secure the Con-
structing of Public Busldings.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.--The indications are
that before the session closes there will have
been more public building bills introduced into
Congress than at any one session since the Gov-i
ernment was organized. Some members seem
to think that the success Of the gentleman from
Texas in securing an appropriation for the un-
known town of Tyler, in that State, is precs-
dent by which they may hope to secure federal
building at nearly every roads town in their
district One member has already introduced
eight bills for public buildings within his baili-
wick, but his colleagues have been equally in,4
dustrious in this respect The majority OF the
towns for which these buildings are asked have
not even tho requisite number Of inhabitants Or
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Forgeries ON General Halleck.

New YORK, Jan. 29.-The Tribune will pub
lish, tomorrow, q letter from Gen. George w.
Cullom. of New York, the chief of General Hal
leck's staff in 1862, in which he states that the
recently published alleged dispatch of General
Halleck to General Mcclellan, charging General
Grant with drunkenness, is forgery. He fur
nishes letter from w. G. Prime, the custodian
of General McClellan's official papers, in which
the writer states that, after careful examination
Of MeClellan's papers no such dispatch can be
found. General Cullom, also. shows that both
General Grant, in his memoirs. and Col. Fred
Grant, In his recent contribution to the North
American Review, were in error in stating that
Halleck had recommended Gen. {. F. Smiths
promotion in preference to that of Grant .'The
official records says General Cullom, 'concus-
lively prove that Halleck recommended Grant for
major-general before he proposed Smiths pro-
motion. Grants commission Is dated Feb. 16
1862, while that of Smith is dated March 81,
1852 more than a month Later
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WHEN INDICATIONS.
SATURDAY-Lght local snows
this morning, FOLLOWED By fair,
slightly aUarn,er weather.
"a sail sail
Two, two-a shirt and smock."

We don't deal in smocks, only Shirts but
they are "too-too," sure enough. We are
hunting men to fit them. That is, we are
sending out prices to hunt the men, and hold
ing the Shirts to fit them.
We win let them go at %, 3S, 6s and 81
cents. Wonderful, isn't it9 Something there
certain to find everybody.
The Shirts are in Calico, Percale, Cheviot
and Renang. They are all fancy-dress Shirts,
and, of course, worth several times the price.
Wouldn't think of letting them go for that,
except that they are afew broken lines.
Seldom such a chance as this is offered, even
by the
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And Mr.. Gladstone Summoned by Her Majesty
for Consultation-Som of the Difficult
ties of the Political Situation.
Bismarck Repeats that Restoration of
Poland Will Not Be Permitted.
If the PTussian Landtag Defeats the Spirit
Monopoly Measure, Heavy Tax Will Be
Imposed ON Dealers-Cable Notes.
THE ENGLISH CRISIS.

The Salisbury designations Accepted, and
Gladstone Summoned for Consultation.
LONDON, JAM 29.-The Queen has accepted
the designations of Lord Salisbury and his Cabi-
net and has summoned Mr.. Gladstone for a
consultation. Lord Salisbury returned to Lon
don this evening from Osborne He was closely
guarded by detectives.
The deadlock between Mr.. Gladstone and Lord
Harrington continues, the latter holding that
the repression of disorders in Ireland is primarily
necessary.
Previous to Mr.. Gladstone's being summoned
it was reported that the Queen hesitated be-
tween the ex Premier and Lord Harrington, and
had ordered the Ministers not to surrender their
seats of Office until Monday.
The Daily News says that, although Lord
Harrington has not indicated his Intentions it is
certainly premature to assume that he would de-
cline il the event of his being asked to assist Mr.
Gladstone.
The Fortnightly Review publishes a political
article which is generally supposed to reflect the
views of Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain on the present
crisis. The writer expresses great regret at the
'timidity of the Whigs," who seem to be afraid
to face the land question. Their opposition he
says, foiled former attempt to settle this great
issue, and he urges them to reconsider the whole
subject now. A frank concert with the Nation
alists should be proposed, the article continues
and if Mr.. Parnell refuses to negotiate on the
basis of solving the Irish problem by an
adjustment of the land question, then
the Liberals should try to deal with
the home-rulers through Mr. Healy
The writer says that he thinks few months will
reveal the dissensions which, he maintains, are
now dormant in the Nationalist party, and init
mates that falling off in the American dona-
tions to the league treasury will bring Mr.. Par
nell to the point of conforming his demands to
what Englishmen may justly grant. In conclu-
sion, the writer urges the rejection of all the
other schemes of homo rule yet proposed. and
says if England ever yields to the Irish demand
Cor na5se Parliament she will have no guaran-
tee against an eventual separation of Ireland
from Great Britain.
The latest number of the Nineteenth Century
contains an article by Arnold Foster, which has
created a sensation here. The writer recalls
that Irishmen were at the bottom of the Molly
Mcguire conspiracy, in Pennsylvania; that Irish
men plotted against the officials and the Chi
nese in San Francisco and that the Tammany
ring was largely supported by Irish citizens,
by Irish politicians of thatcity. The history of
the world shows, he says, that the Irish engage
in conspiracy wherever they may be.
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No Funds in the Texas Treasurv.

AUSTIN. Tex, Jan. 29.-The State treasury
yesterday temporarily suspended payment on
claims of all kinds. A check for $50, 900 was pre-
ssnted by the educational department, but the
Treasurer was unable to meet it. A deficit of
$50. 900 now exists in the various State funds,
especially in the school fund. The deficit Is at
tributed to the fact that the last Legislature re-
dueed taxation to q point below the necessary
expenses Of government.
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Cable Notes.

Michael Davitt Miss Helen Taylor and others
will inaugurate an agrarian agitation in Wales
on Monday next
The Journal de St Petersburg says that the
report recently published of the discovery of a
Nihiiist resort opposite the Annitchkoff palace,
the arrest of seventeen persons in connection
Herewith, and the seizure of number of bombs
and other explosives in the house is untrue. 1t
says the story was fabricated by correspondents
Of Berlin and Vienna newspapers.
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Indicted for Conspiracy.

day indicted Thomas L. Hugard, Geo. w.
Bumm, VIM. Fl. Bumm and Samuel Fl. Milligan
for conspiracy to cheat and defrsud the directors
and stockholders ana others Of the Shackamaxon
Bank Of $3.50, 900