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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-03
STUDENT HARRIS GUILTY
Convicted of Causing the Death of His
Girl Wife, Known as Miss Helen Potts.
Dramatic Scene in the Court. Room When the
Jury Brought in Its Verdict-The Mother
Crazed with Grief-Story of the Crime.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2.-For nearly q month
young Carlyle Harris has been on trial
here for his life, charged with having poi
soned to death his girl wife. who, at the
time of her death. was the inmate of q
fashionable boarding-school for young
women in this city. The marriage of the
two had been kept secret. but the
mother of the girl. Miss. Helen
Potts, learned of it. and had pressed
young Harris. q medical student, to
fix Q time when the marriage of
her child should be made known. That
time was close at hand when the young
woman died of morphine poisoning. She
was buried. Fifteen days later rumors of
foul play having crept about the Jersey
town where the dead girls home had been.
her body was dug MP and an autopsy was
made. Morphine was found In her system.
Then the young man was arrested, ard
the marriage was announced. He admit
ted having given her capsules of morphine
and quinine as q nervIne, but he tried to
cast the blame of his wifes death upon the
druggist who prepared the capsules upon
Harris's student prescription. IL trans
pired that the young woman had been, be-
ioio hoA o0ahioo, oiouSHe OAooo W oooeh "
one or more criminal operations made
has just ended it transpired that
when the young wife was. almost
in extremls on one of those occasions Har-
ris was engaged in libertine orgies with
other women. notably in CanandaIgua, N.
Y. Evidence that he had wished to be rid
of his girl wife, and that he dreaded his
family should know of his marriage. was
introduced. 1t was proven that he had
betrayed other young women, and that he
had boasted of his power with girls. Much
expert testimony has been introduced, the
defense seeking to convince the jury that
Finally, at $50 o'clock tonight. the case
was given to the jury. Evidently the
twelve men had practically reached a con-
clusion when they left the courtroom. fol
at 1880 they returned. the foreman an
nouncing: Guilty of murder in the first
deQree." The jury was polled. each declar-
ing his view as the foreman had announced.
my God, she cried. where is justicef"
There is no justice on this earth" re-
piled Harrls'e younger brother, who held
his mother In his arms
Its lie that he is guilty-and from
such men as these" moaned the grief
stricken woman.
The convicted murdered turned to COM
fort his mother. Carl is all right" he
whispered to her. "There mother" it Is
only for O time. This won't stand"
THE Recorder did it," cried Mrs. Harris.
The woman was utterly overcome and it
was some time before her younger son and
other relatives were able to take her from
the Jury for the attention they had given
to the case. and said that from the evidence
he did not see how any other verdict could
have been found.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-03
I'm A woEFUL DILEMMA.

One Democra Says Free Coinage Will Wreck
the Party, and Another Says IL Won't
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-The Democratic
caucus on the silver question, which was to
have been called on Friday evening next.
has been abandoned for the present. at
least. The Democratic caucus Saturday
night passed q resolution increasing TO
thirty-five the number of signatures neo-
essary to secure the issuance Of o caucus
call.
Mr.. Harter, of Ohio, who was the leading
spirit in circulating the call, to-day said:
'I have decided not TO push this silver
caucus, for the reason that Democratic
opinion is changing very rapidly, not only
upon the wisdom of passing a silver bill
but upon the merits of the question. While
last Thursday nine ont Of ten mon would
have predicted that q free-silver bill
would pass the House, to-day /
venture 10 express the OPINION that
no bill providing for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver will pass
this session. The most intense. honest and
earnest OF tho free-silver peoDle recognize
the fact that q free-silver plank IN tho
platform would break the party in twain.
and that we would have 10 say goodbye to
New England. 10 the middle States and 10
such States as Wisconsin, Illinois. Iowa
and Michigan. The leading German papers
in the United States have served notice
upon us that the German vote. in n body.
will leave us upon that issue and go 20 the
Republicans altogether. The question pre-
eents dangers not before considered. and
from this time on the active opposition of
the Democratic newspapers Will probably
increase. We expect To sweep the whole
country IL the fight Is made on the tariff.
but it wouid DO hard now 90 gather seven
k.s.wx
upon record believing q Democrat can
be elected President of the United States IN
1892 upon q platform which would give the
citizens OF ColorsAa LOO ccnt9 worth Of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-03
TANKEE.HATING "CANUCKS"
Rush to Contribute Union Jack TO the "Hero"
of the Bridgeport Flag Incident

MONTREAL, Feb. 2-To-night the Cana
dian Pacific express. for st. John. n. b.,
carried to that city parcel addressed to
Captain OGrady. of the British ship Glen
don, who refused to haul down his colors
at Bridgeport. Conn. on Sunday. at the
demand of an angry and excited mob.
largely composed of the State militia.
This parcel contains q brand new union
jack, which was purchased by a number of
maritime province people. living in Mont
real. as well as by subscriptions from the
people of Montreal. So great vas the desi re
TO subscribe TO this testimonial that the
amount for each had to be placed az a
very low figure. and the number of peo-
ple subsoxibing had 20 be limited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-03

Supreme Court mandate issues on Feb. %.
One report from Lincoln to-day was that
Thayer would keep his Office until forced
ont, and another was that Monday next be
would, with the other State officers. leave
for La Porte Tex where q new town Is
being founded by these gentlemen. Gov
ernor Thayer is to assume the general man.
agement of the enterprise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-03
MILLION AND A HALF WASTED.
Suit in New dorsey Ovor the Chicago-Indi
ana Natural-Gas Pipe Line.

ana Natural-Gas Pipe Line.
TRENTON, n. j., Feb. 2.-Chancellor Nc
Gill rendered decision to-day in the case
of Charles f. Benedict VS.. The Columbus
Construction Company. of Chicago. The
company has pipe line to carry natural
gas from Indiana to Chicago. and the State
of Indiana passed law preventing q
the gas from being taken ont of
the State. The plaintiff claims that
with this state of affairs the company can
not be profitable and that the stockholders
have no way of getting back their 81 500. 600
spent. AS the company was organized
under the laws of the State of New Jersey
Benedict asked the Chancellor to enjoin the
c0mpanys charter. The Chancellor refused
to do it because the company may find q
market for its gas within the State of In
diana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-03

COLUMBUS. o.. Feb. 2-The House CON-
mittee which considered the resolution pro-
viding for an investi CATION of the title of
Senator Brice TO a seat In the United States
Senate reported to-day recommending that
the whole matter be left to the United
States Senate. with the request that Sena-
tor Sherman proceed in accordance with
the rules Of tkAS bodX.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-03
Committed suicide I'm a Cour,.Hou.e.

EAsToN, Pa, Feb. 2.-Preston NJ. Gernet,
o lawyer of this city. committed suicide by
shooting himself In the right temple this
morning. in the toilet-room of the court
honse He was defendant in suit where
in he was charged with misappropri a ting
the sum of S. 0O0 belonging to the esta to of
Samuel Kaufman. deceased, and the trial
was in progress whom he fred the fatal
S6ot
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-03
The Nebraska Goyernor.hlp.

OMAHA. Neb., Feb. 2.-Governor Boyd
was still in Omaha at noon to-day and said
he had not decided on what course he
would pursue. He expects Thayer Ia nott-
fy him to come and take the Govern Or'e
Office but the latter has not yet done 40.
If ho 10 disp0sed he can hang on until the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
majority.

When Hill put in his man Flower to
run things for him in Albany he should
at least have had sense enough to pledge
him 10 maintain the ordinary couItesies
of gentleman. 1t won't help Hill and
it won't help the Democratic party to
have boor in the Gubernatorial man
sion.
When a representative committee OF
New York business men of high stand
ing approached Gov. Flower in the in
terest of the worlds fair appropriation
bill, he interrupted their plea with
"Rats Rats A full treasury always
breeds rats ~ Whereupon the committee,
taking their hats, turned and left with
out word the first Governor who ever
took advantage of his official position to
insult reputable citizens.
When Flower comes up for reelection
the Empire State will shout Rats" at
the top of its lungs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

of the dry goods trade advises its
readers:
Here we say emphatically that all kinds
Of pearl buttons are made by the manu-
facturers i'm this country. and they are
equal TO the best foreign goods.
This is highly complimentary to the
sagacity of the protectionists who proph-
esied that in short time the Mckinley
bill would create pearl button indus
try. But the Dry Goods Economist has
something more to say on the subject:
In some kinds they are finished In
manner superior to the imported article.
Protectionists were content to antici
pate that this country soon would be
able to make pearl buttons equal in quail
ity to those made in Europe. But there
is the testimony of n free-trade journal
that after little more than year OF
protection to IA new industry some OF its
products are superior to the imported
articles"
1t is delightful to find such senti-
ment in the pages of afree-trade journal.
The Dry Goods Economist has yet an
other argument to adduce in favor OF
the American pearl button. 1t says:
The dealer and the buyer have the add.
tional satisfaction of knowing that good
living wages are paid TO the people who
make these goods.
And now for practical application Of
the lesson. American ladies can do
much good if they will ask for and in
sist upon having American-made pearl
buttons. If the dealer says that they
are inferior to foreign articles tell him
that The Dry Goods Economists says
that none of them are inferior and that
some kinds of them are superior to the
imported" BY purchasing American
articles the number of American work
men who make good living wages " is
increased. And to increase the number
of such is in the power of all purchasers
of pearl buttons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
AHouT PEARL BuTTONs.

The Chicago H1ter-Oced notes the fact
that the DRY Goods Economist was
among the newspapers that grew violent
in denunciation of the infamous tariff
on pearl buttons" No pearl buttons
were made in the United States none
could be made, or, if they were made,
they would be of inferior quality TO those
manufactured III Austria; if they were
made, and of equal quality to foreign
goods, =" the tariff would be added to the
price" All these pleas were urged
against clause of bill that was in
tended to revive languishing American
industries and to create new ones.
But as trade journal which truly de-
scribes itself as 1.-The great market re-
porter of all kinds of dry goods" the
Economist often has to record facts that
differ from its editorial opinions, and in
recent issue it spoke as follows of
the pearl industry:
There is considerable inquiry among
the button dealers rs TO where they can
supply themselves with the productions
of tie domestic mills and thus save the
very large duty imposed by law.
The inquiry is addressed TO The D,B
Goods Economist 10y dealers who do not
expect that "the tariff will he added to
the price" but that the home made
goods will be cheaper than those inn
ported. What does the famous trade
journal say in reply: Does IL say that
there are no American made pearl but
tons, or that they are inferior TO the for
eign. or that they cost moreg Not at
all. Ii is thrs that the great organ
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
THE Villas BOOM.

The Democratic National Committee
decided to hold the convention at Chi
cago instead of Milwaukee, although
Chicago didn't want it, mainly to get
rid of the Villas boom. Nevertheless,
the boom continues to slosh around in
Wisconsin and occasionally is heard
from outside of that State. Chairman
Wall of the State committee thinks that
if it isn't Cleveland it may be Villas, and
this not too emphatic endorsement fills
the hearts of his partisans with JOY.
Mr.. Villas rests his claims to fame upon
the fact that he once made good speech
about Gen. Grant, and that he also filled
for time position of minor import
ance in President Cleveland's cabinet.
Both these circumstances are now pretty
well forgotten outside OF Wisconsin. If
the Democracy hadn't any speedier or
better groomed dark horse than this
wolverine we need not fear their win
ming the great race,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
NEW YORK WILL DECIDE.

The New York Sun which has, like
the dog in Scripture, returned to its
vomit," and is now trying hard TO swallow
Hill again, unwarned by past internal
difficulties, endeavors to make point
for its favorite by emphasizing the
pivotal" character of the Empire State.
1t points out that in 1876, in 1880, in
1884, and again in 1888, the electoral
votes of New York determined the result
of the Presidential election. There has
been new electoral apportionment for
this year, but, the Sun thinks, it leaves
New York more than ever before the
decisive State. We condense its interest
ing analysis of the new electoral vote:
On the basis of the electoral vote cast
for Benjamin Harrison in 1888, the Re
publicans gain 30 votes. The new States
contribute 20, as follows: Idaho 3,
Montana 3, North Dakota 3, South Da-
kota A, Washington A, and Wyoming 3.
Nebraska gains 3 Illinois, Minnesota,
and Pennsylvania 2 each ; California,
Colorado, Kansas, Massachusetts,, Ore
gon, and Wisconsin gain l each. The
States which were carried by the Democ-
racy in 1888 secured these gains: Texas,
2 Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, New
Jersey, and Missouri, each. The divi-
sion of the State of Michigan into sep
arate electoral divisions will transfer z
votes from the Republican electoral col
umn of 1888, besides giving to the DEM
ocrats one additional Michigan eleetor,1
a net gain to them in all of %. Without
New York and Indiana the Republicans
would have 2l0 electoral votes and the
Democrats 1888, while 223 are necessary
to elect.
There is very little to quarrel with in
this statement Some might be inclined
still to rank New Jersey as a doubtful
state, but as it is not decisive one,
that need not matter. We are inclined
to think that Republican inroads might
possibly be made upon the Democratic
column, and that one or more of Cleve-
ldIu Stdtto might, uiluci idNoldbAC WI
ditions. be won over. But it would not
be safe to reckon on this. We must
have New York and we think we know
how TO get it, We carried it in 1884 but
for the babble of "a silly preacher; we
carried it in 1888 triumphantly. 1t may
not be absolutely necessary to our sue
cess, but we mean TO have it,
The Democratic situation is more des-
perate. Republicans might win without
New York. Democrats could not possi-
bly,. Without its electoral vote they
would be forty behind, and it would be
sheer madness to try TO try to get those
forty electors from the Republican col
umn. We ought to have New York.
They must have it. And to win it they
have two candidates who are, even now,
on the eve of "a State convention, in Bit
ter conflict and feeling in their garters
for their murderous skean dhus. Fight
ing delegations mean knitting at the polls.
On the whole, the prospects are not
unfavorable TO Republican success next
fall. But because New York is to be the
decisive State is no reason why Rhode
Island Republicans should not work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
4. W. LADD co.
MONDAY, FEB. !.
Opening
of Foreign Printed
Challis!

Our annual opening of
Challis is a recognized
"event in the retail dry
goods business in Providence.
This seasons importations
make a display of exceeding
beauty, surprising the pro-
ductions of preceding years
in every point of excellence
and attractiveness. The de-
signs are extremely effective
and elegant, and the color
combinations are richly beau
tiful. Designs and colors are
innumerable in variety. Many
exclusive selections, that will
not be duplicated, invite an
early choice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
The only Republican daily
Of the Republican Capital
Of a Republican n State.
now TO ADVERTISE.

Some years ago was connected with
Inrge patent medicine house which tried
the system of house-to-house distribution
OF pamphlets advertising its preparations.
Out of curiosity to note the effect of the
scheme. I followed three of the distributors
down a popuious thoroughfare and no
ticed that whenever the little books were
given to people on the street In nine cases
out of ten they were either dropped on the
sidewalk or thrown into the street. The
next day 4 went over the same ground
early and found scores of the pretty little
books-which cost us half n cent each
either thrown out I'm the areas or showing
themselves on the top of ash-barrels.
The only respectable advertising for
which anybody has any regard Is iegiti-
mate newspaper advertising, and IL Ia also
the best paying and most effective In the
snd.-John A. Ney I'm Printers Ink
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

IT is nearly eight years since Grover
Cleveland left Albany for good. 1t is
only about a month since David B. Hill
left it for a flying visit to Washington
to draw his pay as United States SEN
ator, thence to return to his residence
there. Yet there are still Democrats
even in Albany who spurn Hills rule
and yearn for Cleveland. If such things
can be in the very shadow of Hills
hired house, to what lengths may not
revolt go elsewhere? 1t would not be
strange if Cleveland's convention were
the representative one.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

Every now and then somebody re-
wives the subject with such rosily-glow-
ing figures of speech that the world is
moved to ask, how it that life is only
spasmodic in so brilliant an idea?
Now it is the Junction City Co-opera-
tive Club, somewhere out in Kansas,
for it is feature of these periodic re-
vivals that they take place at some dis
tance always. The club is said to have
a membership of forty-four families, and
it has been in existence one year. The
end and aim of its experimenting is to
conduct "a common kitchen, in which
all the family cooking is to be done,
away from the homes of the members, F"
the prepared food being delivered at the
various residences.
The secretary of the club, one Mrs. M.
+. Clark, is reported to be enthusiastic
over its prospects, and the figures she
spreads before an admiring public GER
tainly justify enthusiasm or doubt of
her arithmetical ability. There has
been paid, according to her statement,
the sum of $500 for table supplies dur
ing the past twelve months. 'All bills"
she assures the world in the general and
Junction City in particular, ''have been
settled as fast as contracted, and no
debts have been carried over" This
punctuality is easily credited after a
brief attention to suggested sum in
division. If for forty-four families
there has been spent $500, for one
family there has been laid out about
Sl21, or an average of $2.33 per week.
The average size of club families is not
specified, but the teeming West would
feel insulted if credited with less than
five mouths to each household, making
a food expense of less than forty-seven
cents per week per individual. Mrs.
Clark says the cooperative plan offers
the advantage of greater variety and
better cooking, a professional cook hav-
ing been employed" No wonder she
and her fellow members are enthusias-
tic, living for less than seven cents each
per day and getting greater variety and
professional cooking.
But the colors of the tale are too gor-
geous to correspond with reality. Mrs.
Clarke is mt odds with butchers, bakers
and candle-stick makers, or else Junction
City is land flowing with milk and
honey. and reaping n tardy fame for the
bounteous hospitality with which, with
out money and without price, it dispenses
these luxuries. The cooperative club
owes the country an explanation. Can't
Mrs. Clarke add, or shall we all send to
Junction City for our groceries?
The officers Of the society, IL is said.
all serve without pay and have the work
of supervision so well distributed that
"the task of supervision Is not great for
any one" The club is known familiarly
as the "Bellamy Club, but sad as is the
prophet to speak, like Csssandra and the
Journal. always of evil tidings. the
chances are that looking backward at
the end of another year Junction City
win snd scant traces Of the cooperative
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
THE PULSE OF THE PRESS.

The State committee that does not de-
liberate is a bad servant for its boss, Tor
it demonstrates that the boss is fearful of
intelligence and independence. New York
World.
To raise forthwith an ample Parliamen-
tary fund for Ireland, that Is the tit and
telling answer to the viperish attitude
maintained by English Unionists through
out the Chilean affair.-NeM York Sun
Our Providence namesake is climbing
up the ladder at n rapid rate, and we con-
gratulate it. 1t announces new qu6rters,
improved news service and bright sKies
for the future, and deserves its success -
Boston News.
There are growing evidences that the
people of Russia seriously distrust the
ability of the Car to keep them from
starving. Such distrust strikes at the
very foundations of his paternal auto
craoy.-Boston Globe.
II would not be strange IL the name of
Chief Justice Fuller should be heard of as
a Presidential candidate. He belongs in
the right section, and the people would
not be afraid of having their clothes soiled
by clubbing against him.-Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
The prominent merchants aud other
business men of this city who went To AL
bany last week i'm the interest of an APP
preparation of fair amount for the Col
umbian Exposition are naturally much
incensed at the scant courtesy which they
received at the Capitol. In the case of
Gov. Flower, on whom these gentlemen
waited before going before the Senate
committee, il took the form of rank dis
courtesy, as the offensive language used
by him, described elsewhere, shows.
What can be thought Of a governor who
desccnds to vulgarity in the presence of
n body of gentlemen of the highest stand
ing Then. too, his contempt for the
dairy interests OF the State, immense as
these are. elbows how narrow-minded and
short sighted he is-New York Tribune
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
KING DAVID.

Thou shepherd king. not OF the lotus lana,
But. as a flame the sacrifice along,
Leaping anointed on Philistia's wrong
IRON Judah's woe. Thou mighty OF soul and
hand.
Leaving the sheepfold's vigil 10 command
Thy fiocks OF men aud. Ia Jehovah strong.
To temples OF the ages by thy song
Marshsling singers FROM his heavenly bsnd
We hail thee glorious, but we behold
With vassal JOY a strife amid thy breast
Beyond the wars OF kings, the manifold
Ycarnings and throcs Of great hearts IN
rest,
Seeking the lovely with desire untold
lncarnatc or through regions Of the blest
-A.G Heaton In New York World.