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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-28
Cable Notes.

It is now said that Mrs. Laugtry's all
ment is perlty phlitis. and that her illness
will be o painful one and perhaps q long
one.
Yesterday was the SEVENTEEN anniversary
of the birth of NJ. Louis Pasteur. 1t was
concentrated by high dignitaries of Paris
INT the French republic.
A correspondent at Rio de Janeiro tele-
graphs that he has learned from perfectly
reliable sources that an alliance offensive
and defensive between Chilli and Brazil
was signed Dec. Is.
The rebels IN the province of C~orrIentes,
Argentine Republic, have defeated the pro.
vincial troops in q number of skirmishes.
and have se1zed the towns of Mercedes and
Caseros and the railway lines of the dis
trict.
Bishop Manuel A~rnezcuita, of the Ia
basco diocese of Mexico. has issued an APP
peal for money to assist in the erection of
q cathedral on the bank of the Grigatval
river. on the spot where the first mass was
said on the American continent. 1t Is pro-
posed to maket the church the largest and
finest In America. if m amount sufficient
for the purpose can be raised.
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ALLEGED DYNAMITER ARRESTED.

Young Man Named Kevans Supposed to
Have Caused the Dublin Explosion.
DUBLIN. Dec. 27.-The government is APP
parently acting upon the theory that the
recent explosion was the result of q con-
spiracy. and the police are making active in
quiries as to the recentcourse of the physical
force faction. TO whose operations but lit
tie attention has latterly been paid. SO far as
James Stephens. head center of the Fenian
brotherhood is concerned. no suspicion ex-
lists that he has anything o to
do with plots or conspiracies, hut it
- intimated that some of the Younger
advocates of physical force ave been very
busy OF late. The -Parnellltes are
throwing suspicion on Parnell;tes. and the
latter assert that no more reason exists for
susDecting them than for charging the
CRIME to their antagonists Stephens has
denounced the authors of the explosion as
enemies Of Ireland.
at Nenagh. County Tipperary, on the
charge OF being connected with the Dub
lin explosion. kevans is q straD ger to the
towns people. and Is unable TO give o sat-
lsfactory account of his recent movements.
Ravens 10 twenty-six years of age. he ad-
mits that he was in Dublin last week up to
Sunday morning. The arrest of Kew
tNs caused great excitement In
NNnagh. A police sergeant had been
Informed of the arrival OF q suspicious
from place to place. Kevens saw that he
was watched and tried to escape. where
upon, he was taken into custody. In his
possession were found discharged papers
bearing the name OF q steamer plying be-
tween Montreal and Glasgow and dated In
July last.
Several meetings were held to-day, at
which the outrage was denounced.
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Obituary.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Oranae Judd, the
widely-known senior editor of the Orange
Judd Farmer. of this city. and a pioneer
Western journalist. died this morning. He
became i'll last Friday. and death resulted
from o hemorrhagic complication known as
Werthof's disease. He was seventy years
old. Mr.. Judd's funeral will take place
Thursday. He it was who originated the
crOp-reporting percentage system now
used by the government and State bureaus.
In 1851 he sent to Europe and imported q
quantity of sorghum seed and dlstrib ut ted
it free. This seed was the foundation OF
the sorghum industry In this country.
The international Sunday-school lesson
system was his creation.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-Gen. Joseph Karge,
q professor of continental languages in
Princeton University. died suddenly to-
day of heart disease. in this city. General
Karge was a distin guished scholar and q
brave soldier.
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Denied by Mr.. Lodge.

Denicu Oy nht ALuuKo
BosToN. Dec. 2z.-Congressmsn Henry
Cabot Lodge, referring to the charges in
the Washington Post. said IN an interview,
Tonight. that the accusation was false.
The article. he alleges. was written TO in
jure his chances for election to the Senate.
"Of course. / had documents copied he
said. "as every body has q right to do who
has got the Secretary Of States permission.
/ got Mr.. Bayard's permission to
copy the Hamilton documents when
i was editing them for the Putnams,
and the Putnams themselves also got
permission. That was in 1885 or 1856. l
think. They are being copied continually
by historical students. Such papers arc
public property and q person wanting to
get them copied for publication has only TO
get the consent Of the Secretary of State.
Mr.. Bay ard gave me that permission and 1t
had been given to many others and the
books themselves have an acknowledge
ment of 1t on every page and there was DO
secrecy about the matter. The copying
for my set of Hamilton was lone under the
supervision of Theodore Dwight. and the
copying was paid for by the Messrs. Put
mans, but l don't know who did the copy
ing. If 1t was done by governments clerks,
IL was certainly not done In the govern
ment time. but after hours.
The Journal prints an lnterview with AS
sistant Secretary of State Wharton in
Washington, IN which he says: Tho State
Department has certain rules and regula-
tions under which persons may apply for
access to the pepers in Its custody. Any
proper person nay thus consult them or
copy them If 1t does not interfere with the
work of the department. We have q good
many such persons now at work on them,
and / don't know that any one has ever
been refused this request. The statement
that any one outside the departments has
had privileges that were not accorded to
all Is utterly FALSE
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BATTLE IN MEXICO.
Soldiers Ronted by Bandits and a Number on
Both Sides Killed and Wounded.

LAREDO, Tex. Dec. ga battle took
place yesterday, near Los Animos.
Mexico. east of Guerrero, between
three hundred Mexican troops and
$50 revolutionists II which thirteen
soldiers were killed and many
wounded, and several of the revo-
lutionists were also killed and
wounded. The report says the
r%evolutionists were commanded by
General Estrada and the Mexican
troops by General Gracia. The Next
can troops were routed. The town
OF Guerrero is now In danger OF being
captured by the revoiutionists. Many of
the Mexicgn soldiers are flockiug to the
standard of General Estrada. and his forces
are daily becoming augmented by such re-
cruits. The revolution is assuming a more
serious aspect than it was thought it would
at first.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

The Toronto tOnt.) Law Society has adj
mitted women TO practice law.
DRAGON Bros, dealers in liquors, No. 42
Commercial wharf, Boston, have assigned.
The debts are quoted as high as S75,OOO.
The Illinois State building at the worlds
fair grounds was finished yesterday, and
delivered TO the representatives Of the
State BY the contractors.
The Earl Furniture Company. one of the
heaviest furniture firms of Salt Lake City,
has failed. Dull times caused by the low
price Of silver is given as the cause.
A. Boyerly went to bed at the Laclede
Hotel. Ottumwa. Ia. and got mp TO turn on
the electric light, but turned on the gas
instead. He was found dead in the morn.
ing.
Executions ag~gregating nearly S33. 600
were issued yesterday against the large
Wholesale and retail millinery house of
julius Sichel. at Eighth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia.
John jackson. @ colored man, who eloped
with Jessie hinkle. q pretty white wait
ress, was taken from the Jail and tarred
and feathered, at West Liberty, o., Mon.
dey night. The girl claims she had been
hold against her will.
Mrs. Robert Kuehnert. wife Of the miss
ing Cincinnati lawyer. who IS accused of
giving mortgages. has made an assignment
TO Louis r. Luebbert. Her assets are stated
to be $4,000. and liabilities 1900.
Louis Levy. of the firm of Levy e. Bos.
ley. produce and commission merchants "a.
Louisville. shot himself in the head yes
terday. death following almost instantly.
Melancholy. brought on by the dangerous
condition of his wife's illness. was the
cause.
The s~teel-works of Carnegie's Homestead
plant closed down for repairs Monday.
Secretary L0vejoy says the shutdown has
no significance. as 1t bns always been tho
custom to partially suspend operations nc
this season to make necessary changes and
repairs.
Miles Noodles, q Belgian tramp about
sixty years old. was found dead Monday
evening in the woods near Edgar. Ill. A
testament and some small coins were found
in his clothes. and. as there were no signs
OF murder. it Is presumed that death was
caused by exhaustion from the cod.
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E.cape Of a Noted Desperado.

JACKSON, Miss. Dec. 27.-Brook Stor v, the
noted desperate. has at last succeede d IN
making his escape from the State p~eniten-
tiary here. This Is his fourth attempt. HIS
last attempt was only q few days ago,
when, IN company with three other CON
victs. he was discovered digging a hole
under the prison walls. He was then
placed il n cell on the ground floor and
ironed. Notwithstanding these pre-
cautions he dug through his cell and
after stealing a gun. O supply of ammuDI
ton, u suit of clothes and q rope. he
let himself down from the walls and was a
tree man. Bloodhonnds were put on his
track. but could not trace him. He was
placed in the penItentiary for ten years for
roLbIng the express compsny at Durant
eighteen months ago.
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FATHER HENRICrS FUNERAL.
The Harmonist Leader Buried in a Very Sim
pie Manner-Gossip About DR.. Teed.

PITTsBURG, Dec. 27.-The remains of
Father Heinrich were inferred in the Har-
monist cemetery at Economy this after
noon. John Drss says he is now in full
charge of the society's affairs and Will
probably call a meeting in q few days to
elect q junior trustee. A dispatch from
Chicago, which 10 probably without foun-
dation. says: "Dr. Cyrus r. Teed. the read
of the Koresban Society here. stands a fair
show, 1t is said. to succeed Father Heinrich,
chief of the Harmonists in Pennsylvania.
1t Will be remembered that DIR. Teed visited
Economy last summer, lectured there and
remained as the soclety's guest several
weeks. While he was ut Economy reports
were circulating that iced was working
among the H~armonists to be placed at the
head of the society. iced never acknowl-
edged or denied these rumors. 1t was said
that Henrici was 80 bitterly opposed to
Teed, however, that Ii had to leave the
colony. Now that Henrici Is dead. the
story Of leeds taking hold of the affairs of
the society are being revived"
The coffin In which the remains of Father
Henrici were buried was made of rough
pine boards painted black. There were no
handles to it-nothing by which 1t might
be carried-and the silver plate upon
which the name and age of the dead IS
usually inscribed was missi NC. The body
was NOeA "A VAIN
wrapped round and round until 1t formed
a perfect shroud. No pall-bearers had been
selected. and the six mon nearest
the corpse picked it up and car
ried IL to the grave. The people
formed in procession and followed the
dead through the street mp into
the cemetery. The Economics are buried
side by side in one long row.. with no head
stone. number or. In fact. anything to tell
where they lie. No distiction was made in
the case of Father Heinrich. As his COLA
borers were laid away. so was be. 1t was
his request. and Mr.. Duss said a few words
at the grave. the male choir SANG n by mn. a
handful OF dirt was threwn on the coffin,
and the mourners returned To their homes.
There were many prominent visitors from
Pittsburg. Beaver Falls and Rochester
among the assemblage. Simon Beuter
and Mr.. Storm. two members of the
Zoarite Society. q communicate group of
Zoar. o.. were present. having been sent on
10 represent that organization. If DIR. iced
or any of his followers were present they
did not make themselves known.
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,hich mirht be selzed on behalf of the

which might be selzed on behalf of the
shareholders. G-zc<
The Paris correspondent OF the Daily
Telegraph remarks upon the fact that no
denial has been issued as to the story that
NJ. RIbot. upon hearing of NJ. De Frey
cinets interview with NJ. Andrieax. asked
NJ. De Freycinet to resign. and ohered the
War portfolio TO another statesman.
NJ. De Freycinet, it was said.
refu sed TO resign and appealed to President
Carnot. who supported HIM. One of the ex-
Reinach inquest says that the result may
be q surprise to every body. If be had
made an oath on the subject, he could not
say. he adds. that Baron De Reinach was
poisoned.
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SVtCl8I 70 lHe InUIauHIOIIS JOVIH8.-
DANvILLE, ILL.,. Dec. 2Z-The western
part OF this county has been greatly agi-
tated for several days over the trial in the
Circn,t Court of Capt. Peter Hedges, q
wealthy farmer and . member of the
Christian Church. for abducting and GRIM
inaily assaultlng Miss Alice Fisher A son
of the defendant had been paying attention
10 the young lady. and to avoid the public
scandal which was likely to follow, the
Captain induced Miss Fisher to go with
him. first to Springfield. o., and afterwards
TO Owingsville. KY, ut both of which
places. MISS Fisher claims. the crime was
committed. The jury gave her a verdict
for $500. CAPTAIN Hedges has always
borne b most excellent reputation.
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THE FRENCH SCANDAL.

lie Figaro Says that Examination of De Rein.
sch's Body shows He Was Poisoned.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-ln the greater excite
ment attending the proceedings in the
French Chamber of Deputies and the rev.
e~lations compromising ESQ many prominent
men in the Panama canal scandal. sight
has been lost. to q certain extent, of
the autopsy of Baron De Reinach,
whose mysterious death has been
attributed to various causes
spoplexy, suicide and murder. The gov
eminent having charge of the examination.
it Is consequently slow and attended with
great secrecy. LIE Figaro to-day states.
feet that DR.. Brouardel. who had charge of
the post norton examination. has reported
90 the government that apoplexy was not
the cause of the Baron's death. The re-
Reinaoh was poisoned. and that the poison
was taken into the stomach eight hours
before death. The officials of the govern
ment Physiological Bureau deny the truth
OF the Figaro's story. They say that the
examination of the organs removed from
the Baron's body wall require another fort
night at least.
The Chronicles Paris correspondent saws
that two other sudden'deaths may form the
subject OF q special inquiry. but he hesi-
tates to mention the persons names. which
are given as mere conjecture. The
startling revelations made by ex-dotective
Amiel have been revived. The correspond
ent declares that In to an ADVERTISE
ment IN the Figaro. he. Amiel. was offered
money 20 murder DR.. Herz. He continues:
"Amiel asked me to publish the story, but
when | sent for him i found that he was
dead"
The Gaulois compares the unhealthy
Panama scandal 10 the scandals of the
period of Roabn, and says that the dia-
mond necklace allegation against Madame
Carnot will probably lead 60 the Disgrace
OF o nigh official.
The Dreibnnd nations, Germany. Italy
and Austria. regard the situation in France
rs menacing the peace of Europe. and are
exchanging frequent notes on the subject.
They have decided to hold themselves in
readiness to act promptly. from q military
point of view. in the event of q revolution
In France. Their embassies in Paris have
received special instructions on the 81 bject.
Tn Paris correspondent of the Daily
News says: strenuous efforts are being
made to limit the parliamentary investi-
eating in connecting politicians
with the Panama scandal Many great
contractors and engineers fear that prob
sag too deeply will endangoT their fortunes.
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ALLEGED LITERARY RING.

Hubbites Charged with Refusing Others Ac-
cess to Historical Documents.
WAsHINGTON. Dec. 21.-The Washington
Post charges there is a literary ring in the
State Department. which holds control of
oil tho valuabIe historical documents pur-
chased by the United States at public ex-
pense. and refuses access to them. except to
o small coteris of New England historical
writer's. 1t mentions specific instances
where Q prominent Western writer has
made numerous efforts TO obtain copies of
some of these documents, bnt has always
been repulsed, though armed with orders
from tho leading State Department OFF,
cials- The Post names o prominent Massa.
chusetts Congressman in connection with
this alleged ring and calls for an investiRa-
ton by Congress.
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FIRE LOSSES. In INDIANA
Montgomery Orphans Home Burned,
and Its Inmates Saved with Difficulty.
School. House at Wabash Destroyed. Entailing
Heavy Loss-Furniture Factory at Rock
vile Burned-Fatal Fire at Milwaukee



CRAwFoRDsvILLE. Ind. Dec. 2z.-The
Montgomery County Orphans Home was
burned last night. 1t was situated on q
farm two miles west of this city, and
caught fire from the urnsc The flames
were discovered by the matron, who gave
an alarm, and at once the rescuing of the
twenty-one orphan children was begun.
The children being asleep. made this work
of rescuing more difficult. and the progress
of the flames was so rapid that the chill
dren had to be carried from the house
without being dressed. They were after
wards taken to the f%srm-houses near by.
The loss on the building n contents is
estimated at s6.0 0O. with insurance Of $500
in the Phenix of Brooklyn. Improve
ments costing $4,000 had been made on me
building during the year. A house has
been rented in this city, where the or
phans have been taken.
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Forty stranded Opera-sinsers.

CHICAGO. Dec. 27.-The failnre OF the Dig
by Bell Opera Company has developed in
10 one OF the worst theatrical failures
which Chicago has known In years. About
are absolutely penniless. A bene-
fit performance at one of the
local theaters has been arran ged,
in which 4. s. Willard. Pauline
Hall and nIl other theatrical people now
tributions have been received, and all
members OF tho company will be taken
care of.
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Flremen Killed and Iojured.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. IAN incendiary fred
one of the wooden additions of the tan
merry of the Becker Leather Company. on
Commerce street. ct 8 o'clock this morning.
The flames spread TO the tannery of Con-
rad Bros. adjoining. and that establish
ment was destroyed. The main building of
the Becker plant was saved. A plpemsn
named Thomas sullivan was killed by fall.
ing wall. and George Rickmann. OF the fire.
patrol service, was suffocated in the Con-
rad tannery. Julius Huebner. a fireman.
had his back broken. and other firemen
were slightly hurt. The loss by the fire
Will foot up $225. 600. of which $1,000 900 is on
the Becker tannery, and s125. 600 on that of
Conrad Bros. The property was we'll in
aured-
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Henyy Loss at Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 27.-The Continental
Block, q four-story brick building. located
at Fifteenth and Douglass streets. was de-
stroyed by fire at 9:45 O'clock tonight. The
loss to building and contents will reach
fully $780, 600. The immense carpet and
furniture establishment of S. A. Orchard q
Co.. situated at Nos 14l4. 1416 and 14lS
Douglass street, and occupying four
floors. was completely Quilted. not a dol
lars worth of goods being saved from the
ruins. The loss here will, 1t is estimated,
reach fully S120.0 DOC. of which about e95. 900
Is covered by insurance. The Continental
Clothing Company. occupying the first and
second floors of the building. suffered
severely from fire. smoke and water. The
firm carried about $l25. 900 worth of stock.
and was insured to the extent of
$4,000. At midnight the fire
was still in progress, and 1t Ia
impossible to fix the loss to the clothing
company, but it Is safe to say that the loss
Will reach fully one-half of the value of
the stock. The building was owned by j.
N. Byers. of % worth. Kan, and was
fully insured. 1t was erected in 1887. and
was one of the handsomest structures in
the city. The fire is supposed to have
originated in the basement of the carpet
store from an explosion of some kind.
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Other Fires.

GALVESTON, Tex. Dec. 27.-The sugar
mills. warehouses and 1880 barrels of re-
fined sugar ON the Darlington plantation,
in Fort Bend county. owned by Mrs. Mar
cissa Willis. of this city, were destroyed
by fire at an early honr Monday morning,
entailing a loss of O quarter of q million.
upon which there was insurance. amount
ing to SEQ .0o0, 500, 600 being on buildings
and machinery. and $4,000 on sugar. The
Chinn plantation, owned by i. Brown, OF
Houston. suffered a similar disaster. entail
ing q loss of over 500. COO the same night.
1t was partially insured.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 27.-An unusual acct
lent happened to a west-bound trim on
the Baltimore ~ Ohio South western rail-
way. The rear coach was discovered to be
on fire when near GnysvIlle. eastof Athens.
Efforts to extingnish the flames were futile.
and when the train reached CananevIlle
the burning coach was side-trackedI and
burned TO ashes. 1t was a handsome coach.
bat contained no passengers.
CAMDEN, s. c., Dec. GA fire which de-
stroyed property TO the value of $4,000
broke ont here early this morning. The
losses exceeded the insurance, which was
MAINLY carried by the London and Globe
and the Knoxville and Pennsylvania COM
panles. 81
WILKINSON. Ind. Dec. 2Z.-The residence
of Mr.. A. Cottrell. situated three miles east
of this place. was burned on Monday night.
Loss about $500; insured in the Continental
Oh NOW AoIk lux SooUs Auo oAi&iu VA tho
ire is not known.
OwAToSNA. Mimi. Dec. 27.-Fire yester-
day destroyed the new Music Hall of the
PilIsbury Academy. which had just been
completed through the generosity of Hon.
George A. Pillsbury. OF Minneapolis.
UTICA, n. Y. Dec. 27.-The plant OF Arm
strong, Baker * Co., manufacturers of
knit goods IN New Hartford, was burned
TODAY. Loss. s50.010: insurance. SIS. 600.
The plant will be rebuilt.
CHESTER. ILL.,, Dec. 21.-The large build
ing known as the Msnard Manufacturing
Company's foundry. in the Chester prison
yards, burned to the ground last night.
Loss. $4,000.
CHICAGO. Dec. 37.-The Abbott * Slower
wagon factory at Auburn Park was dam
aged Ivy ire tonight to the extent of SIS.
OOo. The loss is covered by insurance.
GENEVA. n. Y. Dec. 27.-The Linden
opera-nouse was burned to-day. Loss.
5000 G.
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rendered here by the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals. the highest court IN patent
cases. sustaining the National Cash Reg
lister Company's patent upon the automatic
cash drawer. and awarding q decree
against the American Cash Register Com
pany. The Court OF Appeals was composed
of J Judges Dallas. of Philadelphia. Wales.
of Delaware. and Burlington, OF P~Ittsburg.
and the case was the first one appealed to
this court after its organization under the
recent act of Congress-.