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People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-12
The Public Debt Increased.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-Secretary
Carlisle will return to Washington
tonight and will be at the Treasury
tomorrow. 1t is expected that he
will then put in motion the machin-
cry to build up the Treasury gold, as
it is understood here that he has
made arrangements, as the result of
his New York conference, to secure
a considerable block of gold there.
His Chicago conference is looked
forward to with interest, and 1t is
believed that Chicago banks will
supply of their $2O,00O,O00 gold as
the New York banks will some of
their 100000 gold. In the mean
time Acting Secretary Hamlin is re-
ceiving daily small offers of gold,
three being accepted yesterday morn
ing.
The operations of the Treasury
Department during the month of
April, as indicated by the debt state
ment issued yesterday, show net
increase in the public debt of $685.
819.40. The bonded debt decreased
$421,008 and the cash in the Treas
ury decreased 7,824.40, the net
result being an increase in the debt.
The total cash in the Treasury was
S756,544,116, against which liabilities
were outstanding, including S97,011,-
33O.O8 gold reserve, amounting to
$732,072,542 leaving and availa-
surplus of $24,471,563
The receipts for the month of
April were $28,599,94 and ex-
penditures 1913, ,365.73, In March
the receipts were $34,437.844.99 and
expenditures $32,372,997.73. Gus
toms receipts decreased from &c.,
664,874.60 to $15,418,667.53. The
payments for pensions decreased
from S13,839,e 20.10 to $12,871,-
1918.
The Treasury Department yester-
day purchased $4,000 ounces of
silver, as follows: 10000 at $0.8400,
100000 at $0.8419, $4,000 at $0.8420,
100000 at 80, 1924, 5000 at $0.8425
and $4,000 at $0.8435. The offers
were 100000 ounces.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-12
Mexican Water Famine.

ZAcATEcAs, Mexico, May 3.-The
water famine in this city and along
the line of the Mexican Central road
in the States of Coahuila, Zacatecas
and Chihuaha has become alarming,
and the traffic of the road on this and
Northern divisions is seriously inter-
rupted. Word reached here today
that seven freight trains are tied up
owing to lack of water to supply
the engines. The situation in this
city is growing worse daily and what
water there is here comes from pol
uted wells, causing an epidemic of
sickness. There is a total failure of
crops, and the poorer classes have no
money with which to buy the corn
shipped here from the United States
and sold by public boards of charity
at cost price. The same con dltion
of affairs exists in San Luis Potosi
and other cities of Mexico.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-12
OH NOW, COME OFF!
A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR TO A
MUGWUMP PRESIDENT.
Oregon Does Not Smile Under Insult
PennOyer Makes a Pertinent Sug-
gestiOn to Cleveland.

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 3.-The
following Geographic correspondence
today passed between Secretary of
State Gresham and Governor PEN
noyer:
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Governor
Pennoyer, the Capitol, Salem, Ore:
Apparently reliable reports indicate
danger of violence to the Chinese
when the exclusion act takes effect,
and the president earnestly hopes you
will employ all lawful means for
their protection in Ooregon.
w. O. GRESHAM.
Governor Pennoyer Immediately
sent the following reply:
SALEM, Ore, May 3.-To W. @.
Gresham, Washington, D. c.: l will
attend to my business. Let the pres
ident attend to his.
SYLVESTER PENNoYER, Governor.
Governor Pennoyer, speaking to
the Southern Associated Press repor-
ter said:
"The Gresham telegram is an
insult to Oregon. I will enforce the
laws of the state ana the president
should enforce the laws of congress.
1t was with poor grace for the pres
ident to ask me to enforce the state
laws, while he, without warrant, sus-
ponds the exclusion law"
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-12
How the Water Came Down.

TOLEDO, May 4.-The Great Mi
ami river has its source in Lewiston
reservoir, and begins at the waste
way, which broke. The first break
took away 100 feet of the wasteway
directly in front of covered bridge
$50 feet long, which spanned the Mi
ami river only about seventy-fve feet
from the reservoir. This bridge was
supported by heavy piling driven into
the ground eighteen feet. This
mighty force Of water, covering H.
600 acres and making the second
largest (the st. Marys being the
largest) artificial body Of water in
the world, struck the bridge. These
pilings were as matches, and the
heavy wooden bridge, weighing tons,
was hurled down stream and lodged
upright 200 feet from its original
place. The continual rush of water
tore away another fifty feet, and
then only short time elapsed until
the entire country for three miles
south Of the reservoir was inundated,
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-12
The Truth Follows After.
FAIsoN. N. c.. Nav /!

~AASC~N1 Ats ~
In an article published by the At
lanta Constitution from a Raleigh
correspondent, it is said that Mr..
Butler made the statement that all
parties would become corrupt after
holding power for long time, even
the Peoples party. Why should he
pervert the truth? I heard Mr.. But
Ter make the same declaration, with
a proviso, which the correspondent
was very particular to leave out
which was if the Farmers Alliance
organization went down there would
be nothing to hold in check, as ex-
perience has already shown. AS
Colonel Polk said, you must wait
week for the truth.
E.. j. FAIsoN.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-12
Watching the Nicaragua Revolution.

WASHINGTON, May 8.-The dis
turbsd condition of affairs in Mica
ragua will probably result in the
United States sending a war vessel
to the west coast of that country.
Such action is being considered by
Secretary Gresham. No information
has been received at the State De-
partment concerning the uprising
since Consular Agent Holman wired
last week that a serious revolt had
occurred. Newspaper accounts, how
ever, show the administration that
the affair is of no mean dimensions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-02
Local Weather Report.

ISDrAxApoLrs. Nov. 1.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-02
HE HAD A TINE.
William Horn Cleans Out His Mothers
Boarding House.

William Horn, whose mother runs a
boarding house at No. 1873 South Mississippi
street went home intoxicated last night,
and heralded his coming by kicking in the
front door. His precipitous entrance some
what startled the Inmates, and when Will
liam SHE'D brick through the mirror the
boarders interpreted the act as an omen
of coming danger and fled from the rooms
The young man then broke up couple Of
chairs, smashed table or two and began
to abuse his mother Shortly he under
took TO effect an entrance into the Sleep
ing apartment of his sister and her nus
band and at the same moment a boarder
In an upstairs chamber raised window
and began firing a pistol in the air. This
performance, he thought, would attract
the attention of the police, but the officers
were not in the vicinity, and the scheme
was unproductive.
Horns brother-in-law heard the shots
and gathered the idea that he was the tar
get. He jumped from his couch grasped
his revolver, and. leaving his wife at the
mercy of her Infatuated brother set out
for police headquarters. Into the turnkey S
office he rushed with the revolver in his
hand and a narrowing story on his lips.
He was speedily disarmed and then asked
to give an intelligent explanation of his
conduct. He managed to state the trou-
BILE and announced that he feared to go
back to the horne of his mother-in-law
without an officer. He was accompanied
the house a haIf-doZen officers were found
who had been summoned by the neighbors,
but the household was quiet and the dis
turber of the peace absent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

Mr.. Archie Boyd, a character actor. who
for four years past has been playing the
part of Joshua Whitcomb in 1.-The Old
Homestead so we'll as TO give him an ex-
celient reputation, will make his first APP
pearance here as a star, at the Grand, to-
night, in the new rural comedy, 1.-The Coun-
try Squire" which, according to all re-
ports. is a strongly interesting play. with
natural scenes and Characterization, much
like '''rhe Old Homestead in this respect.
A double quartet furnishes the vocal mu-
sic. and the company is said TO be large
and carefully selected one. The engagement
is for three nights and Saturday matinee
There Will be change of attraction at
the Park Theater to-day. Mr.. John = Muir
ply. the well-known Irish comedian, will
present THE Kerry Cow at both per-
formances to-day and Tomorrow and
'Shaun Rhue" on Saturday. both pieces
being given with special scenic accessories.
The Crust of Society" which comes 10
the Grand the FIRST part of next week is a
powerful play of certain phases OF social
life, treated ian bold and original manner
IL has made something OF a sensation wher-
ever IL has been produced.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-02
HAUNTED HOUSE ABLAZE.
Two Women Compelled to Jump from q
Window for Their Lives.

The house occupied by Mrs. Mary Phil
lips and daughter at No. 675 West Yer
mont street, was burned about o'clock
yesterday morning, the flames originating
in an unknown manner The women were
sleeping in an upstairs room when they
were awakened by sitting smoke. The
flames had already gained some Roadway
and the inmates found that an exit by the
stairway had been cut off. There was no
other means of escape save the window and
as a final resort both jumped to the ground
below Neither was seriously injured. The
arrival of the fire department partially
saved the property although the furniture
was badly damaged.
For some time it appears that the burned
structure has been the cause of some super
stitious comment among the ne1ghborS
Mrs Phillips recently moved into the house
and has been considerable annoyed by q
peculiar noise IN the garnet which was OF
nightly occurrence. A few days ago she
mentioned the fact of the mysterious sounds
to one of her -neighbors and was somewhat
startled when the good woman told her
that the place was infested by ghosts. AS
a cause for the presence of the latter the
neighbor explained that death occurred
i'm the house a few months ago, and TO this
fact was attributed the ghostly disturb
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-02
qHbN new YORKSTORB
ESTABLISHED 1889
TURKISH j: RUGS

Many attended the Rug ex-
hibition and sale yesterday,
and lockers readily became
buyers. 1t is positively the
best collection of Rugs ever
shown here, and we are salts
fed to leave the matter Of
prices entirely to your judg-
ment.
To-day will be even better
than yesterday. Those who
saw them will be eager buy
ers to-day. Others who failed
to come Wednesday will be
anxious to do so now, especi-
ally if they have talked with
some of those ladies who
bought four and five rugs
each. Some people know
when a good thing is within
reach. Do you?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-02
BRITISH PESSIMIST.
Great Panic Predicted if the Price of
Silver Continues to Decline.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Moreton Free
man, the English bimetallst. who is
guest of one of the members of the British
legation, says, in an interview on the silver
question: eff the price of silver bullion
falls, as 1 expect will be the case, that
drags down the exchange rates with the far
East, which are already at the swapping
point and we shall have a panic in London
before the new year-a panic you will feel
in every corner of the continent"
'Then you don't favor the view that the
repeal of the act will bring buying orders
from London to Wall street,
mo. London will be a seller for long
time to come. We are in great trouble in
Australia and in India. Our export trade
with China, Singapore and South America
is already paralyzed by the fall in the rates
of silver exchange. London has been pray
ing that you will stop your silver pur-
chases. You think your stock market may
recover you may sell some of your Sc
curities at higher prices. We are in no
position TO buy; the great English manu-
featuring fortunes have suffered terribly.
When we in England have financial
troubles times are bad and prices are de-
pressed. so that your exports to England
fall off and your imports, remaining the
same, gold leaves you To borrow gold in
England and bring it here inevitably turns
the balance of trade against this country.
1t would turn ii even in the face OF great
harvest, so that the gold begins to flow
back again on the nearest ship. Austria is
trying TO get gold and hold il in this way.
Weckherle, her Finance Minister. is an in
telligent man, but knows nothing whatever
about the theory of the foreign exchanges.
Mr.. Goschen told him three years since
that while Austria could borrow gold she
could never keep it, except under lock and
key. And it is still all under lock and key.
but gold is already at a premium in the
dual monarchy. Open the treasury doors
and il will disappear at once And you
here will discover also that with wages
and prices in England falling by leaps and
bounds TO try TO bring British gold here
Is merely to pour water in a Nieve."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-02
The Gold I'm the Dollar.

To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
Ih the daily Journal of Oct. "a is the fol-
lowing query, with your answer: Does a
gold dollar contain a dollars worth of
gold?' To this you answer no; and then
YOU go on to say: "It contains nine-tenths
of a dollars worth of fine gold; the other
tenth in weight is made up of alloy" You
are correct in stating that one-tenth in
weight of the gold dollar is alloy, but you
are mistaken when you say the gold dol
lar contains nine-tenths Of a dollars worth
of fine gold. There 100 cents worth
of fine gold in the gold dollar. The stand
nine-tenths. fine and one-tenth alloy; the
weight of the gold dollar is 25.S grains of
standard gold, with 23.22 grains of fine
gold. and 2S22 grains of fine gold is worth,
either in America or Europe 81. There is
nothing added to the value of the fine
metal in the coinage of gold. b. +. X.
New Castle. Ind. Nov. 1.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-02
NONPARTISAN w. C. Il. L.
Addresses Made and Reports Submitted
to the National Convention.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-The first business ses-
sion of the nonpartisan w. c. T. <. opened
to-day in Congress Hail. Isabella club
House. About one hundred were present,
representing delegates from ten States.
President Mrs. T. j. Phinney or Cleve-
land, occupied the chair. The first hour
was devoted to Scripture and prayer, led
by Miss Florence c. Porter, of Winthrop,
Me. Devotional services followed, with an
address by J. n. Stearns, of New York
city. He in brief. presented the work OF
the National Temperance Publication So
ciety. The report of the executive commit
tee was read by Mrs. A. ID. Davidson, OF
Ohio. L. T. Cole, of Dubuque, in q short
address, said that Notwithstanding poht-
ical compiled tions, the Iowa law will be en-
forced. The women of the organization nave
no idea Of accepting local option as a tenn
porary eXpedient or as permanent plan
of temperance Legislation.
After the report of the evangeistic secre-
tary Mrs. G. n. Barwise, of New York,
the reports of the business committee, gen
eral secretary and treasurer were read.
This evening Mrs. F. c: Porter of Maine,
addressed the meeting The convention Will
remain in session until Nov. ,.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-02
NO EXTRAS FOR M,GETTIGAN.
Controller TrusIer Shuts OF One I'm
warranted Claim.


Controller Trusler yesterday refused to
allow the claim for extra salary made by
Barney McGettigan. the old street COM
missioner. The claim was approved by the
Board of Works bat Mr.. Trusler takes ex-
ception to their approval on several
grounds. In 1892 the Council fixed the SAL
airy of street commissioner at $1,000 year,
which very ample indeed for the posi-
ton. This amount was appropriated by
the Council, the appropriation running to
Sept. of the present year. The Board of
Works, however, by resolution increased
the salary $500 "a year and allowed him $3.50
for a horse and buggy. The board claimed
that it had right to pay McGettigan this
increase out of the street repairs fund
Controller Woollen looked at it in differ
ent light and refused to allow bill for this
increased pay as it was clearly unwar-
ranted. McGettigan had nothing more to
say about the matter until Mr.. Trusler was
appointed and then he tried to get the ex-
ira pay for three months that followed
the action of the board i'm increasing the
pay. The board agreed to allow him the
amount and the $315 includes his salary for
two weeks OF October and this extra
amount.
Controller Trusler, in refusing to pay this
amount even went further. He issued an
order to all departments stating that here
after he wished to examine all acquisitions
for supplies. The Board of Works issues
most of the acquisitions for supplies, and
the board therefore issued yesterday the
following notice:
1--WE desire to call your attention to that
part of Section No. 81, of the charter relat-
ing to the purchase of miscellaneous office
supplies, which says: No ability shall
accrue against such city, Eor can any Of
ficer, agent or employe of such city bind
the same, directly or indirectly, for any
such miscellaneous expense without the
written approval of the controller. previous
ly obtained and filed in the controllers Of
fee This applies to the purchase of all
which supplies are to be paid for from
funds at the disposal of the Board of Pub
lie Works. The city controller has said to
the board that this provision of the charter
must be complied with. You will please be
governed accordingly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-02
REVEALED BY DOUGLASS.
How the Treaty Of Peace Between the
Rival Kansas Houses Was Made.

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 1.-George /. Doug
lass. Speaker of the Republican House Of
last winter, in his joint debate with John
l.. Dunsmore. Speaker Of the Populist
House, at Wichita, last night closed his
speech with the declaration that the treaty
of peace between the two rival houses last
winter was written by George r. Peck
the famous railroad attorney, and signed
by Governor Lewelling in the dead hour Of
night. AS he made the declaration, he
waved over his head a bit of paper which
he stated was the original document. on
making this disclosure Speaker Douglass.
Mr.. Peck admits told the truth. but he
violated a compact that the names of the
persons who negotiated the treaty and
the circumstances under which Ii was
signed should never be revealed. The
treaty was entered into between 1 and 2
o'clock In the morning of Feb. II, at the
Copeland Hotel, where Mr.. Peck labored
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-02
AN ODD HINDoo CUSTOM.
Old Men Go to Jail to Atone for the
Crimes of the Young.

London Daily News.
A student of life and manners in the
Punjaub has been struck by the large pro-
portion of very old men in the Indian jails.
In the prison at Mooltan there were last
year seventeen life prisoners whose total
ages were found to amount TO more than
LOO years-two of them being patriarchs
Of upwards of eighty. This remarkable
fact is attributed partly to the great i'm
proVemeht in the economy of Indian jails,
since the exposure of their mismanagement
some years ago, but more directly to the
prevalent practice when a crime has been
committed of handing over the least useful
member Of the family as a sort of vicarious
offering TO justice.
On this point the inspector-gen Of In
dian prisons observes that the confinement
which conviction entails is, OF course, less
irksome TO the aged than to the young
Moreover" he continues, 1.-The people
know that specially comfortable place in
the shape Of good food, ample clothing. a
special dietary the lightest of work and a
society not entirely uncongenial awaits the
Old man in our jails. A case has been cited
in which a man had been strangled. The
person 10 whom the crime, by his own con-
fession, was brought home was a feeble old
fellow who had been paralyzed in both
arms for twenty years, and could not have
committed the crime. But as his family all
said he did il, and he himself said he did,
and as there were plenty of ''eye-wttnesseS
the old man went cheerfully 10 jail, and lies
still
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-02
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Net Increase During October. Less
Cash i'm Treasury, S5.I4I .OJo.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The debt state
ment Issued this afternoon shows a net in
crease in the public debt. less cash in the
treasury during October, of s5,141, 0590l, The
interest-bearing debt increased $1,000. The
debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity decreased SIT, 200. The debt bear
ing no interest increased $56S, 617.5O and the
cash in the treasury decreased s5Sl,-
34l5l. The balances OF the several
classes of debt at the close of
business on Oct. 81 We're: Interest-bearing
debt, $685., O39. 0i0; debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity, $l,Jf, 570..6; debt
bearing no interest, s37i 932. 81; total $961-
946, 1872 3. The certificates and treasury notes
offset by equal amounts Of cash in the
treasury, outstanding at the end OF the
MONTH were $5S7 go. increase of $1T,-
3S4, 1873. The total cash in the treasury was
$129, Az, 6l4.95. The gold reserve was S.. 3S4
S62. and the net cash balance $1T.909, 439. S..
In the month there was 4 decrease in gold
coin and bars of 50 935. 1880, the total at the
close being $163, 274.17l.26. OF the surplus
there was, in national bank repositories,
$20, 421, S7097 against ST. 2l3, 27S04 at the end
of the previous month
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-02
KILLED BY HIS RIVAL
John Floyd Assassinated While
Hugging His Sweetheart.
The Latter Disfigured with Shot =
Churches Fired by Crank-,YOung
Girl Shot by an Angry German.

PROCTOR, o., Nov. There was a
narrow escape from double murder grow
ing out of insane jealousy in this quiet
village last night. John Floyd was shot
dead while sitting with his arm about Miss
Lucy Whites waist, and the young wom-
an received enough shot 10 disfigure her
for life. Floyd and "a young man named
Harry Smith were at one time rivals for
the hand of Miss White. She. looked with
favor upon Floyd and was engaged to
marry him. Floyd called last night, and,
at 1890 o'clock was about to say goodbye,
and held his sweetheart in his arms, when
Smith fired the contents of a shotgun into
his head, tearing away the whole back of
his head and killing him instantly. Sew
eral of the shot struck Miss White in the
face. Smith stood just outside window
when he fired and was not fifteen feet
away. He made his escape, but officers
are after him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-02
COMMITTEEMAN MEET.
Twenty of Them Sign Request for
Full Meeting TO-NOrrOv Night.

Twenty Republican committeeman met at
the Palace Hotel on South Illinois street
last night in response TO a call sent out by
q few of the committeeman. The reported
objact of the meeting was to protest against
some of the appointments Mayor Denny
has made. There was considerable dis
cussion over the appointments before the
meeting was called TO order, but when
William Pritchard raped on the table and
stated the object of the meeting,- the dis
cussion ended. 1t was decided to request
Chairman Smith, of the city central COM
mittee TO call meeting of the committee
men at the old rooms in the Mansur Block
for Friday evening. Al Moore circulated
the call and twenty committeeman signed
it. Mr.. Pritchard stated that there was no
doubt that Chairman Smith would call the
NEE ting as he would hardly refuse 10 do
sc with so many names attached to the Pc
tition. The proceedings of the meeting
were very dignified. No reflections what
ever were made upon the appointments in
the omen meeting