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PROPOSED BEER TRUST.
Negotiations in Progress for q Combine of
Chicago and Milwaukee Breweries.

CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-A local paper SAYS: It
is probable that within short time huge
brewery combine will unite q majority of
the Chicago and Milwaukee breweries. At
present the consent of thirteen of the
smaller concerns is pretty we'll assured.
That the deal is pending, and that there is
every prospect of the forming of the
big combine. is admitted by. George
A. Weiss. president of the Weiss
Mating Company. and also pres
ident of the American Brewing Company.
He is credited with engineering the deal.
which Is contemplated to include q major
ity of the forty odd breweries Of Chicago
and surrounding towns that are doing
negotiations Mr.. Weiss said: I'm the frat
place. let me em mphasize that nothine in the
nature of trust is contemplated. The pro-
posed Agreements involves plain business
proposition. There is no money in the
brewing business at S5 q barrel, which ia
the present price OF beer. 1t is supposed
that this low price il absolutely net. but
even this Is cOnjectural in some cases. The
tabled princely fortunes said to be in the
brewing business since English capital has
sought investment in this line have caused
such q sharp competition by O large num-
ber of smaller breweries. say from 2OOCO to
10000 barrels capacity, that have recently
sprung MP. that there is no more money to
be made unless some mode is found of re-
ducing operating expenses" Mr. Weiss
further said that raise in the price of
beer was not contemplated.
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GIVEN OVER TO THIEVES.
Highwsymen and Burglars Have Everything
Their Own Way in New Albany.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Dec. 25.-Five citi-
zens were held MP on the streets by high
waymen last night. and at the muzzles of
revOlvers compelled to surrender what
money they had. A store and depot were
entered and the cash drawers emptied.
About $50 o'clock N. S. Mckay
was confronted by two men, at
the gate of his residence. who demanded
his money or his life. One held pistol to
his head while the other searched bis pock-
cts, finding only small amount
of cash. An hour later Walter
Tyler was halted by two strangers.
who demanded his money. Tyler
was unarmed. but as he had about $50 of
made desperate resistance. in spite of the
fact that he was looking into the muzzles
of two revolvers. He is an all-round
athlete. and. knocking one of the would-be
called loudly for help. At the approach
down an alley and escaped. Four
squares from the scene of this attempt John
Weidman was waylaid by three men and
robbed of q small sum of money, at II
o'clock. and about the same hour James
Parsons had a similar experience. though
his cries frightened his assailants away be-
fore they had secured any portion of the
large sum of money which he carried.
While these Outrages were being perpe-
trated burglars were making hauls. Short
ly before 10 o'clock two men entered the
dry goods store Of Mrs. Cain. on West Main
street, and willie one of them kept the pro-
prietress busy III the rear of the store. the
other slipped behind the counter and rlfled
the cash dra wer. securing about $40 and sew
erol pieces of jewery.
When the Sixteenth-street depot of the
p. c., G. & st. l.. railroad was opened this
morning the agent discovered that the
place had been entered some time during
the night. The ticket-cases had been
broken to pieces and tickets were seat
tered over the floor The cash
drawer. which had contained SIG IN cur
rency and q gold watch, was missing. A
broken panel in the door showed how the
thieves had gained an entrance. From the
manner in which the robberes were COM
mitted it is evident that they were not the
work of professionals.
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TAX ON DINERS-OUT.
How M. Alexandra Dumas Proposes to Raj
Money for the French Poor.

How M. Alexandra Dumas Proposes TO Raise
Money for the French Poor.
PARIS. Dec. 25.-It is, or used to be. the
fashion for commercial travellers In Eng
land TO subscribe u small fixed sum in aid
of one of their charitab BILE institutions every
time they dine at table d'hote. M. Alex
andre Dumas proposes a similar tax upon
diners-out at private houses. in favor of
philanthropic objects generally. The brill
liant satirist suggests in all earnestness
that every guest at dinner party should
be fined one franc by the master of the
house. who should periodically remit the
sums thus levied to some central office.
Nor he considers, should those Who decline
invitations escape the penalty, for in pre-
senting ones compliments and pleading a
previous engagement the plea should only
be held good provided it ives accompanied
by the sum of one franc.
The story OF how NJ. Dumas came TO the
idea is thus told by Paris correspondent:
Comfortably seated before the fire in his
rural residence at Darly 10 Roi, NJ. AleXan-
DIRE Dumas ills. has been devisng with a
friend a scheme of practical philanthropy
The celebrated dramatist and his guest had
a desultory conversation about the wealth
er. and one of tue speakers remarked that,
If the winter continued to he so severe as
1t Da0 neen at It's commencement, dining
ont would be disaQreeabie. From this the
talk went on To the cheerless prospects of
those who do not dine at all. and whose
morning meals are never copious, and often
as restricted as their dinners.
This play wr ghts friend. in order to re-
lieye the wants of the great hungry
army" proposed that every hostess should
levy tax for the poor of l franc on gnests
hidden TO banquets. At the end of fashion,
able dinnersa servant could go around with
a money-box, into the slot of which those
who had feasied abundantly could drop
their silver-or, if they liked cold-for the
benefit of sufferers from chrome starva-
tion. Nj. Alexandra Dumas literally jumped
at the scheme. levied an instantaneous i'm
post of frame on his gnest. and wrote off
at once 20 popular newspaper. the editor
OF which has consented 10 act as treasurer
and distributor of the proceeds of the din
ner tax" To NJ. Dumas and his anonymous
friend is due accordingly the elaboration
of a new plan for the relief of the wretched
by the wealthy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-26

Rural Portions Of Illinois, Iowa and Missouri
Covered with Sticky Soil.

BURLINGTON. Ia, Dec. 25.-It would take
a round million dollars TO even up the losses
in trade to the merchants. shippers and
farmers in Iowa on account of the fearful
mud blockade which exists not only in
Iowa. but all over the Mississippi valley.
For two weeks country roads in Iowa, Mis-
souri and Illinois have been hub-deep In
mud. and the farming communities have
been virtually padlocked on the farm. As
n result. merchants depending on country
trade have suffered immense financial loss.
especially in holiday trade. while the
farmers and shippers have lost by inability
to market their products. 1t is feared
many failures among country merchants
may result.
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And, Because His Wife Wouldn't Give Ii, lie
Crushed Her Head with Flat-Iron.

LOWELL, Mass, Dec. GA horrible mur-
der took place in Aldrich's Block last night
though it was 2 o'clock this morning before
the crime was reported TO the papers. The
murderer is Frank l.. Moulton. q dissipated
barber. who beat out the brains OF his wife,
Alma Moulton. with fiat-iroD. He ap-
pears to have been sober at the time of
committing the crime. AS Moulton tells
the story. this quarrel began in the bed be-
cause his wife would not give him room
enough. She slapped his face and he tried
TO choke her. Then they arose. partially
dressed and went at it again. when he got
O fiat-irOn, aud. after asking her if she
would give up, TO which she said "No." he
said:
II let her have the fat-iron three times as
hard as i could hit"
The first blow felled her. Her face and
head is pounded out of shape, one ear is
severed and the skull fractured. Moulton
says: II did the job. and it's a. good
ouaO
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WAR on MEXICAN MONKS.

Details OF the Attempt OF Police to Break
Up Catholic Societies.
CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 25.-Further par.
ticulars of the religious riots in Puebla are
TO the effect that they were caused by the
enforcement of an old law against organ
lied religious bodies. 1t appears that
priests aud students for the priesthood had
organized themselves into societies %
monks ID various places. and il was the ef-
forts of the police TO break mp these organ.
izations that aroused the people. The first
arrest took place In Cholula last Monday
morning. nine priests being placed in
prison. The work was done SO quickly
that the populace was utterly ignorant OF
what was going on. The order of arrest
had been issued by the judge of the dis
trict.
On the evening of the same day "Rurals.s
with q company of police. entered the
church OF San Augustine and arrested
number of other priests and students.
AS the soldiers and police were TAX
ing their prisoners to the prison
rabble gathered filing the
main streets and endeavored to rescue the
priests. Ali sorts of missiles were hurled
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were heard from the passengers Of the car;
Mr.. Gould does not know how he got out OF
the car
HOUSE BLOWN TO PIECES.

Wrecked by Natural Gas and Seven Persons
Buried I'm the Ruins and Injured.
PITTsBURG. Pa. Dec. 25.-The three-story
brick dwelling Of NJ. 4. Pritchard. No. 2Sls
Smallman street. was blown to atoms
shortly after O'Clock this morning by an
explosion Of natural gas. Mr.. Pritchard.
wife and three children. hired boy named
David Bennett, and Bsrvara Eich. serv-
ant girl, were buried in the ruins. When
rescued they were all found to be more or
less seriously burned and bruised. but noon
was fatally injured. The cause of the ex-
plosion was q gas leakage In the cellar.
Mr.. Pritchard keeps grocery store In his
building and went to the cellar 10 get
basket for customer which he had stored
away. He struck match and the ex-
plOsion followed. The concussion was ter
rifle, pieces of the building being blown
half square away. 1t is sconsidered marvel
Gus that any OF those in the building at the
time should have escaped with their lives:
Mrs. Pritchard and the three children, aged
four. seven and nine years. respectively,
were in bed on the third floor, and were
taken out of he cellar. The loss on build
ing and contents was 8, 200. on which there
was 81. 500 insurance.
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Determined to Die.

Special 10 tho Indianapols Journal
PITTsBURG, Dec. 25.-Bertha Progur.
aged twenty-five. q servant girl at the resi-
denoe of II. p. Boyd. Buena Vista street.
Allegheny. made three attempts at suicide
to-day. first by hanging herself to the
kitchen chandelier. which broke 1t In the
attempt. Then she cut her wrists with n
carving knife. and finally she hanged her.
self with a clothes-line from a hook in the
cellar She was not yet dead when the
family came down to breakfast at the usual
hour. but died few minutes later. Re-
'ligious insanity apparently caused the sui-
eida
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Crushed Under n Tree.

GADsDEN. Ala, Dec. 25.--News of an ac-
cident in st. Clair county Wednesday has
just reached here. By it two lives and per-
hsps three were lost. Pink Franklin and
son and John Canterbury had been in
Gadsden shopping and left about dark for
home. As they were nearing Hale mount
ain. which is near GreenspOrt, in st. Clair
county, twenty miles south of Gadsden. o
terrible storm came up. A large tree stand
ing near the road was uprooted and fell
across the wagon. striking Pink Franklin
and his grown son on the head, killing
them instantly and also badly w0unding
John Canterberry on the head. from the
effect of which it is feared he will die.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-26
Big Haul by Burglars.

FALL RIVER. Mass. Dec. ga success
full burglary. in which the amount of booty
secured is said to be very large. was perpe-
trated Thursday night at the home of Mrs.
Norman Borden. on Underwood street.
Jewelry and money were taken. bat just
how much cannot be learned. Reports
from el0. 900 to $4,000. Both the police and
victims are very reticent about the matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-26
A Santa Clau. Terribly Burned.

HASTINGS, Neb.. Dec. 25.-R. A. Batty,
prominent lawyer. had narrow escape
from q horrible death last evening. Alarge
party of young folks had been invited to
and watch him deliver the pres
ents from large Christmas tree.
Mr.. Batty had been rugged out as Santa
Claus, and while engaged at his pleasant
task his woolly costume suddenly became
ignited. and before any one could render
assistance he was terribly burned about
the hands and body,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-26
A nloravinn Celebration.

BETHLEHEM. Pa. Dec. 25. 5.--The Moravians
last night celebrated the sesgui-centennial
of the naming of the town. Fourteen Mo-
ravians on Christmas eve of 1745. cut down
known as "Manger." which sheltered Count
Zinzendorf, his small company and their
animals under ono roof. Large crowds
were in attendance
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Suffocated In a Burning Hous

LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. 25.-Bessie Howard,
the two-year-old daughter of w. A. How
ard, was suffocated at 5 o'clock this after
noon. She had been left asleep in the house
alone by an older sister, who left her to
visit nelghbor. In her absence the house
caught fire in some manner. The fire.
men were not aware that the child was
In the house until it was too late to save
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Struck by a Train and Killed.

PITTsBURG, Pa. Dec 25.-Peter McNally,
of Dsqucsne, and John DaugEerty. of
Braddock. were struck by train near tn q
latter place to-day. and Instantly killed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-26
Brakeman Burned to Death.

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 25.-ln q rear-end
freight collision on the Baltimore * Ohio
railroad near Plymouth. O.. last night
brakeman W. H. Cullison, of Newark, was
burned to death and fireman s. S. Switzer
was fatally injured. The wreck took fire
and the loss to the company will be $4,000.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-05-06

by love and kindness. Grant, who,
firm as the frmest for the triumph
of the Union, scorned bitterness and
recrimination for the past. Grant,
from whose lips never issued a con.
temptuous utterance against his old
antagonist. Grant, whose patient suf-
feringin disease, whose fortitude in the
hour of death conquered the last trace
of our animosity and gathered to him
friend and foe alike, as even nobler
than the world had known him. Grant,
who, even in the hour of death, beck
oned his old adversaries to bis dying
bedside that he might bless them.
Grant, whose name shall stand for all
time, to all Americans, as model of
simplicity, bravery and magnanimity.
Grant, whose example shall prove an
inspiration forever of love, fraternity
and union" This is the tribute which
Lee would have written, placed there
by the hands of the soldiers who fol-
lowed Lee and fought Grant until they
yielded to the power of overwhelming
Numbers and resources. This is the
tribute of those who felt the power of
Grants mailed hand in war, and sur
vived to know the womanlike gentle
ness of his loving touch in peace.
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Montpelier E. Wells r. R. R.
Taking Effect March 80, 1891.

Taking Effect March 80, 1891.
Leave Montpelier At At. NO. 10. 4 A il p s s
+:20P p. M; arrive at Wells River at $50 A. n,
9:C A. M, 2; q =. NJ, 80 p. NJ.
Leave Wells River It a., 60 v A. !, Nj a.
A. M, 3:45 P. M; arrive at Montpelier at go
A NJ, ii ~ A. NJ, 900 p. NJ, 5:2OP.M
Trains leaving Montpelier ut $3.50 A. NJ. and lilo
p. NJ make close connections at Wells River for al
points in the White Mountains, and for points north
and south on the Passumpsic railroad; also for
Boston and all intermediate points.
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at 100 A II: 70
NJ, and 1880 p. n. Trains leave Barre for Mont
pelier at $500 A. NJ. l2:to p. NJ, and $40 Pm.
Suburban Train Service.
Leave Montpelier at 6: 30 A. M, 800 A. NJ, 10 Is
A NJ. :TP. NJ, .: 90 z. M, 5: 80 +. M, 70 p. NJ,
s:P. NJ; arrive at Barre at s: IS A. M, s:25 A. NJ,
II: 10 A NJ l:S p. M 8: Is 2. NJ, 5:55 NJ 1855 p.
nr9:25P.h. Leave Barre at I: 90 A. M.s: ~ A. NJ,
II: A NJ, 2:05 p. NJ, 3:S PM 8: Is p. NJ $500 P.
NJ, 9; IS A. M; arrive ut Montpelier at 7:25 A. ~.
~: Is A. NJ, llb A NJ, p. NJ 4: 10 p. NJ .: 10 P.
NJ S:25P.h, l0:P.h.
w. A. ST0WELL, Superintendent.
\. W. MORSE, General Passenger AGENT
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Grants Birthday.

Monday of last week was the birth
day of General Grant, and on that day
the sod was turned for the foundation
of the monument at New York. The
event took place amid inspiring cere.
monies, large number of Grand Army
posts joining in the procession. The
Grafton was by General Horace Porter,
and Department Commander Freeman
turned the sod with a spade. Mrs.
Grant, Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, her
boy and two daughters, and U. S.
Grant were present. In the evening
many societies celebrated the day with
banquets. One of the speeches at the
Grant Birthday Association banquet
was by John S. Wise of Virginia. 1t
was one of the most eloquent tributes
ever paid to the great chief, and was as
follows: The victorious German, after
twenty years of peace, may plead in
vain for forgetfulness of Sedan, while
the conquered Frenchman still Kisses
the word Revanche," beneath his
breath. Twenty years of peace with
us left no such bitterness behind. Pa
tence was Grants greatest attribute.
Four years of patient fighting sufiiced
to conquer the arms of his adversary
at Appomattox. Twenty years of pa
tient charity, without any word of Bit
terness, brought also the surrender of
their hearts at Mount McGregor. Then
it was the old confederate veteran on
his crutch stepped up to Grants tomb.
Then it was that he, for the last time, sa-
luting the old flag that was dabbled with
his blood, surrendered his heart to
Grant, without one feeling of regret or
sigh of mental reservation. He was
old, poor, travel-stained and battle
\ worn. Yet all men uncovered in his
! presence; for Grant himself had certl-
fed that he was brave, long-sufferiug
and honest in his faith. His style was
] rusty, broken bayonet which in its
day had served mayhap to dig the
breastworks in the Wilderness and
Spottsylvania. With trembling hands
he traced in cramped characters the
lines, and the world drew near in Curl
osity to see what he had written:
Here lies Grant, the only coEquerer of
Lee, and the greatest of federal COM
manders. Grant, who never ceased
to fight or spoke of peace on any terms,
save unconditional surrender. Grant,
who, when surrender came at last, left
his own sword behind, and refused the
sword of Lee. Grant, whose first order
at Appomattox was to feed his oft-tried
foes from the short rations of his own
troops. Grant, whose tender heart
gave us our old war horses to plant the
first crops of peace. Grant, who re-
fused a triumphal review in our con-
quered capital. Grant, who paroled us,
and who, when we were indicted as
traitors, demanded the dismissal of the
prosecution or the acceptance of his
resignation. Grant, who first cried
The war is over and ever afterward
proclaimed it. Grant, whose first
words as president were, 'Let us
have peace Grant, who for terms
sought to win US back to our allegiance
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-05-06

The work is first-class piece of typo
graphical execution, and a sufficient
number of illustrations are scattered
through it to make explanations and
experiments plain. There is doubtless
a large number of persons who will
find it just what they have been looking
for.
STORIES OF OLD New SPAIN, BY
Thomas A. Janvier. Published by D.
Appleton & Co., New York. Price, in
paper, fifty cents. Mr.. Janvier is very
familiar with Mexican life and history,
and he uses his material with excellent
effect. He has the advantage of pos
sessing scenes and types of character
which have not become too well known
to have lost their novelty. These Next
can stories have real charm, and one
can not fail 10 be intensely interested
in them.
A QUEER FAMILY, by Effie w. Mer-
riman. Published by Lee & Shepard,
Boston. Price, 81. This is the story
of party of street waits in large city,
who have joined their fortunes, or lack
of fortunes, for mutual interest; in short,
they form sort of miniature co-opera-
tive society. Their experiences and adj
ventures are given in their own Ian
guage, which, while not as polished as
that of Addison, is very expressive and
conveys their meaning very forcibly.
The story is pathetic, amusing, lively
and wholesome.
EIGHT Books OF CKsAR's GALLO
WAR, by Professors William r. Har-
per and Herbert G. Toman of Yale
University. Published by the Ameri-
can Book Company, New York. Price,
$1.20. The volume is totally different
from the Old-fashioned textbooks,
which contained little more than the
text, the vocabulary and some notes.
In this is comprehensive, yet brief, re.
view of all the historical, biographical
and institutional facts connected with
the subject, scheme for inductive
study, numerous maps, cuts, etc.
Teachers of Latin will examine this
textbook with great interest.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-05-06
New Books.

ELECTRICITY, THE SCIENCE OF THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY, by E. M.
Caillard. Published by d. Appleton &
Co., New York. The author states the
aim of the work to be "to give such
an outline of modern electric science
as may be readily understood by read
ers who have no previous acquaintance
with the subject and who, though I'M
able to make serious study of it, wish
to acquire sufficient knowledge to en-
able them to follow with intelligent in
terest the marvellous and rapid progress
which is being made in this ever
widening field" This aim is we'll met.
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Keaal notites.
(,RIsMON HANCoCK,s ESTATE.

U GUM MISSTUNEKS' NOTICE.,
The undersigned. having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ington Commissioners, to receive, examine and ad
Just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Crismon Hancock, late of Berlin,
In said District deceased ana all claims exhibited In
Offset thereto hereby give notice that we will meet
for the purposes aforesaid at the dwelling house of
Julia X. Hancock. In Berlid, w. on the 9Th day of
May and 5th day of October next, from enc
o'clock p. M, until four o'clock p M each of said
days, and that six months from the eth day of
April, A. d.. 1891, Is the time limited by said
Court for said creditors to present their claims to
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Berlin, VT, this 18th day of April A. D.
1891. JOHN l.. AYERS, JC,r,,s.,,...
1888 JOSEPH CHASE, / 'oi'Siohoie'