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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-01-29
THE CHAMPION METEOR STORY.
Big Rock in Missouri Split Into a Thousand
Pieces by q Falling Aerolite.

LATHRoP, No., Jan. 2S.-Last Wednesday
morning the people of Mirabile. a small
town fifteen miles north of this city. were
terribly frightened by a noise resembling
the continued roll of artillery. followed by
a horrible, grinding crash. which seemed
to tear the very earth asunder. There was
q very slight shock. as of al earthquake.
but otherwise nothing resultedfrom it. The
noise was heard for miles in every direction,
but 1t was not until q few days afterwards
that the mystery was explained. On the
same morning n meteoric body was seen by
people living in western Missouri and east
ern Kansas, which travelled in q northeast
erly direction. being first observed as far
two hundred miles from the scene of the
explosion. This meteor was very large and
looked like a huge ball of fire, which emit
ted a train of sparks as it Travelled through
the air.
William Apperson. living seven miles
north of Mirabile, was awakend by the
shock. and the conclusion was so greatthat
it stopped his clock and broke several
panes of window-glass. Just north of his
house formerly stood q huge mass of rock
When he went out to learn the cause of the
noise he was surprised to find that his big
rock had disappeared from its place and
was crushed into small bits, which were
scattered over his farm for acres around.
There were tons upon tons of small stones
which had been ground out of the once
mighty bowlder by some wonderful force.
In the spot. where the body of stone had
once been there now lay what appeared to
be q mass of iron ore about SIX feet in di-
ameter. The body was oblong in shape and
had evidently struck the mass of rock
broadside on, for 1t was divided evenly
into two pieces. Mr.. Apperson brought
some pieces of the celestial body to town
with HIM and they are now on exhibition
at O drug store here. They are undoubtedly
of meteoric origin and bave magnetic quail
tiles.
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PETER DULY ELECTED.

Given 1oI Votes I'm Joint Convention to 58
Votes Cast for Senator Ingalls,.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 2S.-Promptly at II
o'clock to-day the Legislature met in joint
convention to elect a United States Senator
to succeed John ]. ingalls,. Lieutenant
governor Felt took the chair and called
the House to order. The roll of both bodies
was called at once and the vote resulted
as follows: William A. PETER, 10l; John
j. Ingalls,. IS; Blair. 3; Morrill,, /: Kelley.
1. The chairman thereupon declared VIM.
A. PETER Senator-elect to succeed John j.
ingalls,. The result was received with ap-
plsuso from the Alliance members. For
the first time in the history of the State q
United States Senator has been chosen who
owes no allegiance to the Republican party
and who was elected without its aid.
A dispatch from Washington says: Presi-
dent Livingston, of the Georgia Alliance.
who is also q member of the next House.
says Senator PETER will have to stand by
the Ocala platform. Livingston claims that
PETER is an advocate of low tariff.
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WINNIPEG, Jan. 2s.-Rev. j. Settle, mis-
sionary among the Indian tribes around
Lake Winnipeg and Manitoba, writes that
the camps OF Indians hunting on the east
side of Lake Winnipeg not very far from
~Bloodvein river. near Doghead. were visited
by q pack OF wolves. about a hundred in
number. They attacked the camps and
killed many Indians and devoured them.
One indian cudgeled and killed twenty
wolves. Another Indian climbed up q tree
with his gun and shot down twenty. One
got upon a stage which was not very high
and the wolves dragged him down and de-
voured him. There is n great panic among
the Indians in that quarter. The Indians
say that there are no deer. consequently the
wolves arc mad with hunger.
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PITTsBURG, Pa. Jan. 2S.-The delegates to
the International Press Clubs convention
INDUCED IN pleasure before business to-day
nar nrogramma the deisgstes in = hodv
visited several of the large glass factories
of the city. At IL o'clock the second days
session was called to order by President
Coates and consideration of a constitution
ana bylaws was made the order of bus
mess. On adjournment this afternoon the
delegates visited the Edgar Thomson steel
works at Braddock. The committee on
plans n scope reported . constitution and
bylaws which were adopted. The Associa-
ton will hereafter be known az the Inter-
national League of Press Clubs. The oh
lects are to bring into close and friendly
relations the press clubs of the world and
promote q more fraternal and helpful feel
among their members.
Among other delegates who arrived this
morning were j.. Whitcomb Riley and II.
DeYoung. the latter of San Francisco.
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SILVER POOL INvEsTIGAfIoN.

Correspondents Testify Concerning Utter
ances of Members of the House Committee.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-Gen. H. V. Boyn-
ton testified before the silver pool investi-
CATION committee, to-day, that he had sent
the message to Mr.. Dunnell. of the New
York Times, on which the dispatch was
based stating that Dingley and Payne had
said that they would not have gone into
the investigation If they had supposed that
such a revelation regarding Senator Cam
eron would be made. The witness said he
accepted full responsibility for it. though
he would not himself have used
Just that language. General Boynton
said that q gentleman of as
good reputation as any man in this city,
who was here by simmons of the commit
tee. said to him that, being in the room he
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Apportionment Bill Discussed in the Senat'
Vote May Be Taken To-Day.

Apportionment Bill Discussed in the Senate
Vote May Be Taken To-Day.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-In accordance
with the resolution adopted yesterday the
Senate met at IL o'clock to-day, which is to
be the hour of meeting for thesremainder
of the session, unless otherwise ordered.
Mr.. Stewert said that as there was some
uncertainty as to Mr.. Stanford's position
on the vote on Monday, to lay aside the
closure rule, he wished to have read q tele-
gram to him from Mr.. Stanford, on Monday
morning. but which was not delivered
owing to ~telegraphic interruption. The
telegram read to the effect that Mr.. STAN
ford was in favor of proceeding with the
superintendent bill and the appropriation
bills, ana asking to DO paired accordingly.
The House amendment to the Senate bill,
of the Chesapeake Female College. of Vir-
ginia, for use and occupation of its roper
ty. from 1861 to 1869. by the military. was
CONQUERED in. b bill now goes to the
President.
The House joint resolution, increasing
from SO. 600 to 100000 the copies of eulogies
to be specially bound and delivered to the
widows of Messrs. Randall, Kelley ard Cox,
was passed.
The following bills were passed: Senate
bill for q pontoon bridge at Lexington, Mo-;
House bill to ratify and confirm agreements
with the Sac and Fox and the Kiowa In
dams of Oklahoma.
The House a-pportionment bill was then
taken up. and Mr.. Hale, who had reported
it from the census COMMITTEES, explained
and advocated the House bill. and argued
against the amendment proposed by the
minority of the committee. After long de-
bate, participated in by Senators Wash
burn, Davis, German, Carlisle and others,
the bill was laid aside after q statement
from MIR. Hale that he would ask q vote
upon it at noon tomorrow.
lie building at Rockford, ILL, was present
cd and agreed to. and the House bill in
creasing to $40, 900 the limit of cost for q
public building at Portsmouth, O.. was re-
ported and placed on the calendar, After
q brief executive session the Senate ad-
iOurned.
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THE BILL.
Little Probability that 1t Will BE Passed In
Its Present Shape.

<H8e n = 0o1C1 -
Its Present Shape.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2s-The opposition to
the bankruptcy measure has been gaining
strength of late. and it now threatens to
defeat the measure entirely or else to modi-
fy it very materially. The opposition has
taken several forms. Many of the leading
business houses of the country, including
Marshall Field & Co.. of Chicago. say there
is no need of a bankruptcy law.
voluntary or involuntary. and that the
existence of such q law is an invitation
to fraud among debtors. This view is
strongly stated by Mr.. Higginbotham, of
the firm Of Marshall Field & Co., who has
sent his argument to Representative Adams
and to others interested in the bill here.
Another form of opposition comes from
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PETERS Life in Indiana.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

CHAMPIONSHIPS. Ind. Jan. Is - Col
John Lee remembers the new United States
Senator PETER, of Kansas. when he resided
in Montgomery county. PETER resided be-
tween here and Ladoga. and when Mr.. Lee
ran for county treasurer, in 1854 and 1855.
he met him frequently when making his
canvass. He says that PETER was an IRON
clad Wing then, and that he did not get
much satisfaction out of him when solic-
tied to vote the Democratic ticket PETER
was a quiet kind of a man, respected BY his
n~eighbors. but was considered o trifie odd.
He went to Kanias abort 1857. Mr.. Lee is
about the only man here who recoIlects
PETER when living IL this county.
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MIDDLE.
Majority and Minority Reports ON the Eieo-
ton of State Oficers.

HARTFORD. Conn.,. Jan. 2S-The House
met this morning and received the report Of
the committee appointed TO canvas tho
vote for State officers. The committee
finds that l.2s9 ballots we're rejected for in
sufficient cause and that in many towns
the number of votes returned exceeds the
total number of votes cast. The committee
states that it is unable TO determine that
any person was legally chosen TO fill any of
the State offices except the Comptroller. to
which the face of the returns indicates that
Nicholas Straub. DEM. was elected. The
House accepted the report and adopted Z
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A THRIFTY PHYSICIAN.
He Tries to Increase His State Salary by
Charging q Fee for o Death Certificate.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
NOBLEsvILLE, Ind, Jan. 2S.-By what
color of right can a physician, who is en-
ployed and paid by the State at the Gen.
tral Hospital for Insane. demand or extort
from the widow of a deceased patient of
that institution q fee of $40 for a certificate
as to the cause of the DEATH This inquiry
is based on the following state of facts: A
citizen of this county recently died an in
mate of the asylum referred to, leaving q
widow q resident of this county. The de-
ceased carried q life insurance policy.
which the widow placed in the hands of
her attorneys for collection. The insur-
ance company required a certificate of the
offending physician as to date and cause of
death. The attorneys forwarded a blank
at the hospital authorities with a request
that it be filled and returned, and offered
to pay all charges incurred. The certificate
wanted was very simple. and would require
not to exceed i've minutes time to make.
Nearly all the questions were to be an
swered either yes or MOI thus requiring
no special medical skill to make ont. In
lieu of the certificate wanted the attorneys
were surprised to receive the following an
swer:
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. /, 1917
HOSPITAL FOR INSANE.
- and -. Attorneys at Law, Noblesvlle e.
Ind:
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Fruitless Sesafon of tho House.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-The journal of
yesterdays proceedings of the House was
approved without question this morning.
Tho Speaker laid before the House the
resignation of John H.. Mccarthy as Rep
resentative from the Eighth New York
district. Laid on the table.
The House then went into committee of
the whole On the military appropriation
bill. No progress was made on the bill and
the House soon adjourned.
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"BIG FOUR" ROUTE.
$40 2 Gents per Mile $50

big 4" mileage books sold at $50 can be used ON
ell divisions of the system; 20 Chicago, to Peoria. Co
50. Louis. TO Cairo. Co Cleveland. TO Columbus, 70
Sandusky. TO Cincinnati; also, on the White water
division. These tickets are good one year from date
IL not used prior TO that time.
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MILES MED. Co., Elkhsrt. Ind.
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General Notes.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WAsuINCTaN Ian % Charles and Nj

special 70 inc IhulHhapOnS JOufhRL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Charles and Miss
Heilman. of Evansville, are at the Ebbitt.
George w. Patchell. of the Union City
Times, left for his homo tonight. His
visit to Washington was purely incidental
and social.
NJ. Bernhard. Of Fort Wayne, is ut the
National.
Mr.. Joseph III. Choate to-day concluded
the argument begun by him yesterday be-
fore the Supreme Court in behalf of the
petitioners IN the Behring sea case.
The President to-day nominated DavidN.
C~omingore to be collector of internal reve-
nue. for the Sixth district of Kentucky, and
George X. Anderson, of Pennsylvania, to be
register of the land Office at Folsom. N. M.
While there has been no material change
in Senator Hearst's condition to-day, he 10
feeling very comfortable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-01-29
MINOR MATTERS.
Cherokee Strip Boomers Informed 1t VIII b e
to Their Interest MOI to BE Aggressive.

Cherokee Strip boomers Informed 1t VIII he
to Their Interest Not to Be Aggressive.
WASHINGTON. Jan. ga subcommittee
of the House committee on Territories.
which has had under consideration the bill
to provide for the opening of the Cherokee
Outlet to settlement. was not ready to re-
port to the full committee at it's meeting
to-day. The full committee. after some dis
cussion of the bill, adjourned until Satur-
day without action. Chairman Struble, at
the request of the committee. sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the chairman of the
convention that meets in Arkansas City.
Kan, tomorrow, in the interest of opening
the Outlet to settlement:
Urge the convention to strongly disapprove
the purpose OF any person to enter the Cherokee
Outlet contrary to the law or proclamation. The
committee on Territories will insist that any
law passed shall provide that no one entering
Illegally shall have the right OF homestead.
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Dear Sir-My charges will be $40 In the case
Of Charles w. Fisher. Respectfully,

The 81. y. retained the biaak sent him.
will be noticed that nothing is said about
expenses incurred, but hat my charges
will be So" thus attempting to extort from
the widow the sun of $40 for five minutes
work, and that. too, for the time for which
he is paid q salary by the State. The mat
ter was explained to the insurance people,
and they were so Disguised with the mer-
enary demand of the NJ. ID. that they
waived the certificate rather han compel
the widow to meet the demand.
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Confirmed by the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Senate confirma-
tons to-day: +. w. Collins. United States
marshal for the Southern district of Mis-
sissippi; p. II. Downing. collector of Gus
toms at Arlington, Cal; Col. w. ID. FlagIer,
chief of ordinance, with rank of brigadier-
general. and the following ~postmasters:
Samuel Blackwell, National ~Stockyards, Ill;
Edward Sorin, Notre Dame. Ind.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-An amendment to
the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, raising the mission to Mexico to the
first class and appropriating $4,000 to meet
the demands of the legation, wa proposed
in the Senate to-day by Mr.. Frye. Secre-
tary Blaine has recommended strongly that
the amendment be adopted. Another
Sherman, provides that the annual salary
of the minister to Greece shall be raised to
$500, and that he shall be minister pleni-
.potentiary and envoy extraordinary to
Roumania and Servia.
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No Extra Session of Congress.

EpeCldI 10 III 1nulHndpOIls JOuIbhI-
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-It is now def
niteIy settled that there will be no extra
session. Democrats would favor it. but
Republicans will succeed III preventing it
by removing the necessity. Representa-
tive Dorsey said to-day: ut is proposed to
limit the debate on appropriation bills to
two hours, and push them through as rap
idly as possible. Speaker Reed has given
his assent to this move. and will exercise
his prerogatives more than ever to remove
all Ohstructlons.N
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BIG FOUR" ROUTE.
MARDI GRAS EXCURSIONS
New Orleans La. and Mobile, Ala

The "BIG FOUR Company will sell excursion
tickets nom principal stations 10 the above-named
points. February 50 to oJh, inclusive, good to
return until Feb. IS; rates from Indianapolis to
either Of these points, will be $22. 90.
For tickets aud full information call at Big 4 Offices,
No. I East Washington street. 13S South Illinois
street Massachusetts, avenue and the Union Station,
Indianapolis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-11

The participants and persons interested in
the faliaferro-Mackall affair, an account OF
which WAS printed in yesterdays STAR. ap-
peared at the Police Court today TO settle the
case. Graham Mackall was charged with an
assault on James 1alisferro and the latter was
charged with threatening Upton b. MackAll
Before the time for the hearing i'm court mr.
rived the parties settled the matter between
themselves and both charges were noIle pressed.
HE trouble grew out OF a seidlitz powder
which was furnished young Talieferro by Mr..
MacAaIl IN a Georgetown drug store. as pub
llshed IN yesterday STAR. Mr.. Mackall states
however, that no fault could have been found
with the manner in which the powder was
supplied, as IL WAS given to the customer from
The usual white and blue papers, but Mr.. Tali-
eierro objected because the powder stopped
eherNescing while he was talking instead of
drinking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-11
GRAIN MARKETS. NERVOUS
Cable Reports and Domestic Advices Make
the Future Seem Uncertain,

Cable Reports and Domestic Adyices Mako
the Future Seem Uncertain.
CHICAGO, August 1.-THE grain markets
were nervously excited this morning. but
dealers were inclined to be cautious. not being
in either direction; consequently the business
passing was not as large as would ordinarily
take place under such sharp changes in values.
The government crop report on wheat was
generally accepted as bearish. but the neces-
sites of Europe were thought to more than
overbalance this feature, so it had no effect on
prices. There were good buying orders in
Cables were higher and the weather in
Europe was reported wet and unfavorable.
On the other hand the weather in this country is
favorable. Receipts were one hundred cars over
the estimates and included the first arrivals Of
spring wheat-four cars-and the amount of
the ocean passage increased during the week
|, 1856 600 bushels.
December started at 92l1, sold up to 92]< and
of to SZ1sa9214. Then news was received that
the Russian government would prohibit all
exports of rye after August "a. This news was
received by several houses. Trafton of New
York wired Logan that the prohibition was set
Tor August Is. This sent the price spinning
upward to 90. Then New York began to sell
and the price went of to 921., but rallied with
corn at II o'clock TO 92s4.
No TWO persons agreed IS 10 tne tenor OF the
government report on corn, but it was gen.
orally conceded that the september deal was
being manipulated and that there was con-
siderable short interest in that month which
WIS in danger of being squeezed. This made
the ulsrket very nervous. The start for Sep
;embsr was unchanged at SO, the price dropped
quickly 10 $50. advanced to 69$l, broke to So
remained steady for time, then jumped to
COS Mt ii o'clock
Provisions were rather steady, holding alooi
from the excitement in grains. September
pork ranged between 1885 and 1910. Rye
made jump Of IL cents up on the Russian
report about a prohibition Of rye exports.
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Interest Is THE r.In.
Lieut. Baker Find. Great Fncourseemeut /,
the Different State. In Mexico.

tne Dtnerent state> In Mexico.
Lieut. A. c. Baker Of the navy, who is nov
visiting the different states in Mexico in the
interest Of the exposition. writes that every
where a great deal Of interest is manifested in
the subject The governor OF Tamaulipas proun-
ised has hearty cooperation in obtaining large
exhibit from that state. Some Of the largest
land owners are also anxious to have the re-
sources of the country better known, and viii
aid in every way 10 attain that result
Mr.. Robinson. the manager Of the railroad
through that section, IL escorting a party Of
northern capitalists who are exploring the
country in the vicinity Of Ciudad. Victoria
From that town 20 the coas, il considered the
the richest region in Mexico, capable OF pro-
dueing ANYTHING. Hitherto there have been
transportation facilities and no outlet for pro-
ducts. but the Monterey and Mexican
Gun raSrroad has been built 10 afford such an
outetTtnd will help toward making n good
show Tor the region at tho fair. The lands
aoou onpico are very rich. may be seen
fro m, iNtle. chicla and vanilla statistic--
lhess bduets have been largely brought to
lampW on the river. but the railway nov
opens Up this productive territory. and great
future is predicted for the state
The city of Victoria IL situated on a plain st
the base OF the Sierra Madrc. the mountains
rising about three thousand feet and being
covered with trees 20 their SUBMITS II il a
conrcntial Mexican town. but With indications
OF rapid growth. tramway u being con-
structed. also several brick buildings. The soil
Is very rich. producing sugar. corn. rice. fina
oranges lines and bananas.
Much OF the land is not under cultivation and
can he purchased cheap. At Montcmorelos.
between Victoria and Monterey. some Ameri-
cans are raising oranges as sweet and JUICY a.
the hest Floridas. ready market is found
and last year the crop was purchased on tho
trees, some lands producing 81. 600 per acre.