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That Boeua Bond O6sr.

PHILADELPHIA, May q. -Diligent inquiry to-
day established the fact that Maris q Smith,
brokers, of No. 2 South Third street. is the firm
whose name was used by the person CT persons
who sent TO Secretary Fairchild the bogus offer
Of So, 265, 900 Of bonds on Friday last. The re-
port WAS confirmed this afternoon by . member
of the firm. He said: 81 don't know where or
how you got the information, but 1T is true that
our name was used. A letter was sent to Mr.
Fairchild on Thursday night. which he received
on Fri day morning. That letter contained in
offer of 5000, 0C0 Al per cent bonds at 81. 0s,
and $3.50, 900 of 4 per cent bonds at $l.2I.
Both were accepted by Mr.. Fairchild.
There was no attempt on the part OF the forger,
whoever he was, to initiate the firms signature.
His writing was not at all like ours. The first
information we had of the matter was on Satur-
day, when We received q notice from Assistant
United States Treasurer Page to the effect that
the bonds offered by rs had been accepted by
the government / did not know what il all
meant. and i sent word to Mr.. Page that we
had not offered the bonds to the government.
An Investigation then followed. and az soon as
we saw the LETTER we informed Mr.. Page that q
forgery had been committed. Detectives were
put upon the case at once. and although . GER
tain man is suspected of the crime, no proof Of
his guilt has been discovered. The thing was
done, of course. for stock-jobbing purposes, and
the market, as you know. improved after the
announcement of the purchase. The govern
ment can hold the forger, If he is spprehended,
and l suppose he can be severely punished. We
have informed the Treasury Department Of our
willingness to assist the authorities In the in
vestigation, and We are now doing oil that we
can 70 discover the guilty party
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PHILADELPHIA, May 22-The third annual
convention Of the Butchers National Protective
Association assembled this morning in ST.
Georges Hall, with three hundred delegates
present, representing twenty States and four
thousand butchers. The object Of the organi.
cation sis 20 unite in Que brotherhood all butch
ers and persons dealing in butchers stock" for
the protection OF common interests and those
Of the general public, and TO see that live stock
be 90 slaughtered and flesh % handled a. TO So
cure the highest sanitary condition thereof for
human food; to prevent tho sale of tainted and
unwholesome meat. and to oppose all monopolies
engaged in manipulating the meat market"
President Thomas Armour called the delegates
to order shortly after 10 o'clock. and introduced
Rev. Stuart Dickson. who opened the couven-
ton with prayer. John H. Hight, president of
the Philadelphia association, delivered . brief
address of welcome.
President Armour then delivered his annual
address.
Charles James, of St Louis, the FIRST national
vice-president. at the conclusion Of the reading
Of President Armour's report, arfaigned the four
prominent beef firms Of CHICAGO for their selfish
efforts to control the beef market, and ssrcas.
tically titled the firms 1.-The Big 4 Of Chicago"
The afternoon session was given ND almost
entirely to addresses by delegates reviewing
their grievances against the Chicago beef syndi-
cate and demanding that all adulterated lard
and other adulterated products be stamped az
such when offered for sale. The speakers were
r. B. Mooney, of Chicago; Wm. Mercer, Of
Cheyenne; Secretary Christian Brokste. Of St
Louis, and others.
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PHILADELPHIA, May 22.-The large iron and
machine-worke of the Belmont Iron Company
formerly the Cooper & Manly Manufacturing
Co. was destroyed by fire this morning. caus-
Ing Q. loss of SC. 600 on the building and machin-
cry and SIC. 900 on stock. The insurance. in
about twenty companies, almost covers the loss
Two or three dwellings near the works were
damaged TO the extent Of $500 to $500. A num-
Der OF men were at work in the upper stories Of
the when the fire broke out. and
soms Of them were obliged TO jump from the
windows None. however. were injured. The
building Destroyed was . brick structure, erected
for q hotel at the opening of the centennial ex-
position IN 1876. During the summer OF the
exhibition the hosiery was known az Congress
Hall
LAFAYETTE. Ind, May 22-Fire this morning
damaged the drug STOCK OF Johnson & Hogan to
the extent of about 81 200. The FIRE started in
the rear of the store. whore the paints and gaso-
line are kept. and it was with great difficulty
that the fremen succeeded in getting the easo-
line barrel out into the alley. The flames shot
up to the third story. The stock Ia insured for
ST, 500 in the Fire Association, Philadslphia;
1000 in the Royal. of Liverpool; So, 900 In the
Etna; S 1850 in the Insurance Company Of
North America. of Philadelphia
MARTINsvILLE, Ind, May 22-The residence
of Edward Harvey, with contents. near Moores-
Vile. this county, were destroyed by fire last
night. The house was insured for 81. 900. Loss
unknown.
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Gratifying Information for People Who Are
Interested IN Mission Work.
Special TO the Indianapolis journal

Gratifying Information for People Who Are
Interested In Mission Work.
DpeciaI TO the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
WASHINGTON. May 22-United States Con-
sul Straus, located at Constantinople, Turkey,
has written . letter to the State Department,
which will be read with interest by all who care
for the American missionary work in be athen
countries In the course of his letter Mr..
Straus says: II have recently visited Cairo,
Jafa. Jerusalem. Beirut. Mersins and Smyrna.
and conferred with our consuls in these several
districts, also with the governors and governors
general Of the respective villayets in the empire.
] desire to ACKNOWLEDGES the universal courtesy
I met with on the part OF these officials and to
express my satisfaction as to the very pleasant
relations existing between them and our
ness, tho Khedivs, showed me every
possible courtesy. / had 60 arranged my trip
that / might be at Beirut at about the time the
order for the reopening Of the schools of the
American Presbyterian Board OF Missions In the
.villayets Of Syria and Beirut was to 60 into ef-
feet. Am gratifed to report that fifteen of
said schools had been reopeued In anticipation
of my arrival. and that orders were received
from the Porte for the immediate reopsnine of
the i've additional schools In the Syrian viIlayet
the day I left Bsirut-uamely, April 4. These
are pretty much all, IL not the entire number,
that the missionaries care to reopen as this
time. Such was my understanding Of their
wishes when they waited on me in q body while
~ Beirut to express their qualification upon the
resultp
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POLITICAL NEWS.

General Palmer Likely tn Receive the Demo.
cratic Nomination for Governor OF Ilinois.
eDecial to the lndianapolis JouruaA.
SPRINGFIELD. H., May 22-The Democratic
State convention opens tomorrow, and q ma
jority Of the delegates, together with nearly q
thousand adbersnts of the party that ara not ac-
credited to the gathering. are on the ground.
Indications tonight point strongly to the selec-
ton of Ex-Governor Palmer AZ the Rubernator-
ial standard-bearer. Ex-Laud Commissioners
Sparks has failed to gather the strength ex-
pected, and his heuchmeu arc almost willing TO
confess tonight that vt is . losing case. First
Assistant Postmaster-eeneral Stevenson could
have the nomination il he desired 1t. There are
doubts as to the sincerity of his recent declina-
ton, and reports are current that q delegate
will, tomorrow. inform the convention that he
is willing to become tho standard bsarer, pro-
vided the nomination comes by reclamation.
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On the 18th day OF last November Mike
Freismuth. the pigeon fancier of this city, ssns
TO Charleston, this State. by Mr.. Emsheimer. .
pair of his famous carrier pigeons, an old one
and q young one. The pair were released there
and in about the expected length OF time the
young one appeared at it's home in this city in
good condition. The old one did not return and
nothing was heard from him till yesterday after
noon, when he aliehsed beside his old cote on Mr..
Freismuth's premises in the Stamm House
alley, six months out from Charleston. His tail
was badly beaten and nothing of it remained
but a little stubble. II had the appearance Of
being pounded against the bars Of q cage. II is
evident that he bad been captured by somebody
in his fight from Charleston to Wheeling and
kept In captivity till now.
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Speciai to the Indianapolis JourneE
WASHINGTON, May 22,-CoL Bannis.sr. OF
Lawrenceburg. connected with the Interior De-
psrtment. is in the city on official business.
Senator Voorhees, presented in the Senate, to-
day, numerous petitions in favor of repeating
the arrearages Of pensions act, establishment OF
a national soldiers home in Grant and Marion
counties, and various other measures of interest
in Indiana. The petitions were mostly from
soldiers OF the State.
To-day's Washington Post Democratic) comes
ont against Gov. Gray for the vice-presidential
nomination by reproducing opposition matter.
Senator and Mrs. Stanford sail for Europe on
Saturday. Senator Stanford leaves his official
duties IN the Senate with reluctance, but is
forced to do SO ON account of his wife's health.
Her physicians say that she must be taken
abroad.
The Senate com mittee on finance this morn
ing rdsred an adverse report on the fractional
currency bill, but In its place . bill will be re-
ported reducing the fee upon postal notes Cor
less than 81 TO / cent.
Col W. w. Dudley has returned from Indian
apolis.
The Comptroller of the Currency to-day ap-
viue, as reserve agent for the German National,
OF Vincennes.
DR.. Reuben Jeffrey, of Indianapolis. called
upon President Cleveland to-day.
Among the delegates who have arrived to at
tend the lawyers national convention. in ses-
sion here. are the following: John r. Doyle,
Toledo; o. Nj. Gottshall. o. d. Marshall, H. e.
lott and John A. Mcmahon. DAYTON; A. G. Vor-
his, Akron; John Kline and d. S. Keller, Belle
~fontaine, O.. None have registered YET from In
and viii last ali week and form . national bar
association. Il will close with a shsd-bake down
the Potomac.
b. B. Jones. of Terre Hauts, is in the city.
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The Maxwell Murder Case.

ST. Louis, May 22-The Missouri Supreme
Court yesterday received the mandate of the
United States Supreme Court in the case of
Hugh NJ. Brooks, alias Maxwell. the English
man convicted Of the sensational Southern Ho-
tel murder. Court adjourned without fixing
the date for the execution. 1t will not convene
again until June 4, when the date for the exc
cution will be named and che mandate for
wsrded TO the sheriff Of this city. Maxwell was
much affected when he was informed that the
State court would in a few days DISPOSE of his
case forever. His transatlantic friends are
working hard on Secretary Bayard. Minister
Phelps, Minister West and Governor More
house. A half dozen different petitions are in
circulation in this city. but the signatures are
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why HIS Memory shonld Be Honored by .
STATUE I'm the Smithsonian Grounds.
Special to The Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 22-An effort 10 to be
made to secure unanimous consent Of the House
for the consideration of Mr.. Hovey's joint reso-
luton which has been favorably reported from
the committee on library, appropriatine $4,000
for the purpose Of erecting, or the grounds or
IN the building Of the Smithsonian Institution.
shis city, . statue of the late Robert Dale Owen.
Mr.. Owen was several times q member OF the
Icdiana Legislature, was one Of the c~onstitu-
tsonal convention that framed the Constitution
Of that State, and was . member Of the
Fwsnty-niuth Congress-. Subsequently he was
minister to Naples, Italy. There is an interest
ing story in connection with the claim set
up for showing why 9 statue should sbe erected
In memory Of this man. James Smithson. .
con Of the Duke Of Northumberland. England,
On the 18th Of October, 1926, by his last will and
testament, bequeathed to the United States Of
America bis property to found at Washington
City, under the name of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, an establishment for the increase and
diffusion Of knowledge among men, When the
Request was received by the United States, in
sumo, los, II 8mounboO 70 y I'LL oToE poov,OVV,
and was accepted as . trust under an act Of Con-
grsss. For many years this large sum was in
the vaults Of the United States or under its con.
troll. and several unsuccessful efforts were made
In Congress to pass bills to carry the trust
into execution. In the Twenty-ninth Con-
eress. Dee. 19. 1845, Robert Dale Owen
introduced "a bill to establish the Smithsonian
Institution for tho increase and diffusion
Of knowledge among men," which, after lorg
debate and bitter opposition. was. to some ex-
tent, remodeled by a substitute, and became q
law April 20. 1876. The vote in the House on
its final passage stood IS yeas TO rs nays. Mr..
Owen was regarded as the champion OF the
measure, and was appointed chairman of the
board OF regents in July, 1916. From the date
of his appointment to the completion OF the
Smithsonian building be devoted all his time
and energy to the organization and completion
Of the work. Few men could have been found
IN any country whose talents. education and
sympathies would have so we'll qualified them to
garry out the munihcenr bequsst of Mr.. Smith
con- Mr.. Owen was q ripe scholar, had travelled
much, and was familiar with the best institu-
lions Of Europe. be was fond Of architecture.
and was one of the most active members of the
board Of regents ia forming the plans for the
building. During this period. and growing ont
Of his labors, he published his work on archi-
feoture.
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Whsn be showed how this consul sat for months
waiting for . fee and took in something like
u. % in ninety days, 1t was considered . little
harmless fiction. Yet 10 10 true that the picture
Was not overdrawn in the least, but was the alb
solute result Of Donald @. MitchelIs own OBJ
Dervatioas, and a. he was the consul himself.
he knew whereof he wrote. American consuls
Are paid with less regard 70 the value OF their
services than any other class OF government
unless it be the lstter-earriers- mr.
Belmont. who Is chairman Of the foreign affairs
committee. recognizes this fact. and Secretary
Bayard indorsss 10. vet the House refused TO do
the square thing. because it would appear that
a few thousand dollars more we're TO be ex-
pended each year. The truth 10, however. that
II Mr.. Belmon,s bill should become . law, it
would not materially increase the expense OF
Abe government, as the amount paid in fees TO
some of the more fortunate consuls. like those
IN Londou- Liverpool. Havre and Paris. would
be covered into the Treasury to be disbursed
among the poor devils who. aching for fame In
TIE diplomatic service. serve their country at
starvation wages. and pay their own expenses.
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EMANCIPATION IN BRAZIL.
A Million Slaves Set Free by an Act Which II
a Model of Brevity.

Model Of Brevity.
NEW YORK, May %. 1.-The Herald correspond
ent 10 Rio Janeiro under the date of April %,
writes as follows:
"Seuator Antonio Prado, the Minister who
was to introduce the total emancipation bill in
the Legislature, continues in St Paulo, laid MP
with q severe fever, and Deputy Rodrigo Da
Silva. Senator Prado's locum tenens in the min
istry of agriculture, therefore took charge Of it
The bill drafted by Prado is very short, having
only five brief articles.
'First-Dsclaring free, from date Of the law.
ali slaves In the empire.
"Second-Relieving from further service the
'ingenus,' or free-born children Of slave moth
ers.
''Third-Localizing the new freedmen within
their county for two years.
'Fourth-Empowering tho executive to issue
the necessary regulations.
'Fnth-Revoking all contrary provisions.
"Thus half a page of octave suficsd for q law
which emancipates over six hundred thousand
slaves and relieves from apprenticeship to
twenty-one years of age about four hundred
thousand children of slave mothers, born free
by virtue Of the law of Sept. 2S. 1871 Indeed, in
general. Brazilian laws are free from tho prolix-
ity Of Apglo-Saxon legislation. The voluntary
emancipation movement initiated in ST. Paulo
has already taken firm root in the province of
Rio Janeiro, as we'll as in the Minas Geraes.
Two brothers, Viscounts St Clementea and Nova
Friburgc, planters in the municipality of Can
tsgallo. freed. Internationally, their l, 900 slaves
Ian example followed by q number of lesser
planters Of the same county. One notable
phenomenon Of the new era of enforced labor is
the anxiety Of the freedmen to legalize their IN.
sanctiied c~onjugsl unions. and to legitimize the
offspring of them, IS the Brazilian law humaneiy
permits by after marriage; and in St Paulo.
especially. the marrying capacity Of the clergy.
UnpkAd AFT Tho hfOhaaf npaaSnPa a fnc1 NJ rfanf fn
meet the demands of the ex-slaves for the sane
ton Of the church and law to the broom-stick
unions, which alone the policy of their owners
had previously permitted them"
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Dom Pedro at Deaths Door.

MILAN. May q Emperor of Brazil ap-
pears to be stricken with paralysis. He has lost
tho power Of speech, and his breathing il
laborsd Oxygen was forced into his
lungs, and caffeine was injected under his
skin, with the result that no became less
inert and partially conscious, but there is little
hope of his recovery. Prince Augustus, of
Saxe-Cobure, Dom Pedros son-in-law, and DR..
Charcot, of Paris, have been to the
Emperor's bedside, and the last sacrament has
been administered to him.
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Gleaniugs from Exchanges and CuiliugS
from Correspondence.
Rev. William Winsor. pastor Of the New Eng
land Congregational Church. in Aurora, has ten
dsred bis resignation on account of i'll health.
Mail-carrier Keran, of Bloomington. was at
tackled by . gang of rouehs and badly and per-
haps fatally beaten. Marion Curtiss, one of the
assailants, was arrested.
The Masonic lodges of Galena, are indebted to
neutrality-suspicious. j. G. Smith, their former
presiding officer, for . complete outfit for lodge
work.
Henry Diller. q farmer who resided some miles
west Of Taylorville. committed suicide by hang
ing himself to q tree ia the woods near his resi-
dence. The deed is supposed to have been CON-
mittsd in q temporary fit Of insanity. He was
In good circumstances
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Joseph Schulz. of Louisville. KY. . cigar
dealer, ffty-seven years old. blew out his brains.
at his home in that city, yesterday. The cause
Was busipess embarrassment.
A bill in equity was filed in the United States
Circuit Court at Pittsbure. yesterday. by the
Fowler Strest-car Wheel Company, of Illinois,
against the Pittsburg Steel-casting Company
The Fowler company claims that the latter 10
making street-car wheels on which the Fowler
company holds patents. They claim 500. 900
damages.
The body OF o well-dressed man. forty-fvs
years of age. badly decomposed. was found yes
tercay In the lake at Chicago. The body WAS
clad in a dark and expensive suit Of tweed. In
the coat pocket was found q letter. postmarked
Milwaukee. April 81. and addSessed TO IF A
Miles. 273 Fourth street. Milwaukee, Wis.,
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PULLING A MANS WHISPERS.
An Incidcns Of the Forty-Fourth Congress
Advice for Colonel Morrison.

An Incident of the Forty-Fourth Congress-
Advice for Colonel Morrison.
Washington Special.
The presence Of ex-Congressman Page, Of
California. In Washington, recalls an incident
of the Forty-fourth Congress which has never
been mentioned in print. The incident was
PAGE and Colonel Morrison chatting together in
Wizards Hotel the other day. 1t was in the
closing hours or that Congress, which had been
in continuous session for some time, and amid
the usual scenes Of excitement and uproar.
The struggle to get private measures through
before the death of that Congress was . fierce
one.
Mr.. Page stood Ia front Of the Speaker and
struggled TO get recognition. while Colonel Nor
rison stood near by doing the same thing.
"Mr. Speaker! MIR. Speakers" shouted Page
again aud again, but Mr.. Randall paid no atten-
ton TO him.
Suddenly Colonel Morrison shouted: "Mr.
Speaker. do not recognize the gentleman from
California This IL pernicious iegislation.'
"You are . liar" yelled Mr.. Page; you are
yourself trying to throw q fre-brand into the
House
Morrison looked a. the Californian. Both
were white with rage. Suddenly Morrison
seized Page by the whiskers and shook his head
TIL, as Morrison said, Ibis teeth ratified and
giving Pages whiskers a final twist the future
Interstate Railroad Commissioners began
snouting. "Mr. Speaker" again. The Speaker
dared not take notice Of the affair, for the House
was In no condition then to judge of the in
dignity offered to one of its members. Mr.. Psee
simply turned his back on Morrison and walked
away.
Speaking about the affair, yesterday Colonel
Morrison said; THE most amusing thing about
the affair was the conduct of Lamar. With the
true Southern instinct he dove under his desk.
1t Is o rule In shooting sections OF the country
20 hunt cover at once when q quarrel begins in
which you are not implicated" He said to me
after everything was over: why in the world
did you seize his beard with your right hand7
He might have cut you all to pieces. Always
use your left hand to grab q mans beard, snd
handle your weapons with your right"
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Democratic sBusiness" Methods.

FoRr SMITH. Ark. May 22.-Owing to the
absence OF appropriations for the pay Of wit
nesses. the federal court Of this city has been
obliged to close, and over four hundred witnesses
we're discharged yesterday without pay. Many
miles distant, in the Indian Territory, and are
in absolute poverty. Among the cases contin-
ued until the next term of court are thirty-iive
murdererr. twenty-six larceny, forty illicit
whisky selling and t~wenty-eight ASSAULT, besides
the United States marshal have sent . telegram
to the Attorney general asking that authority
be granted for the transfer OF witnesses. Comp
troller Durham having recently ruled that they
are not transferable.
KANSAS CITY. May 22.-Bstween two and
three hundred witnesses and jurors who had
been called before the United States Court were
discharged to-day by order OF Attornsy-general
Garland who telegrsphed that thsrs were no
funds to pay their fees.
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stsamshlp News.

HAMBURG, May 22--Arrived: Gelisxt, from
New York.
QUEENSTOWN, May 23.-Arrived: Republic,
from New York.
New YORK, May 22.-Arrivsd: State OF Penn
sylvania. from Glasgow; Westernland, from
Antwerp.
LONDON. May 22-The steamer City Of Ber-
lin, which arrived off Qnssnstown last night,
from New York. was belonged for ten hours,
and the tender that went out to take of the mails
and the passengers who desired to land at Queens
town Was unable to locate her. The steamer
therefore proceeded to Liverpool with her mails
and passengers. The Pavonia. from Boston is
supposed to have arrived of Queenstown to-day,
foo