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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
TWICE a PRINCESS.
Miss Winnaretta Singers Second Mare
riage to a Titled Foreigner.
New York Recorder.


As stated in the Paris dispatches Miss
Winnaretta Singer. who Was divorced two
years ago from Prince Nilfred Scey-MOnt-
beliard, was married, according 10 the civil
law. last Friday morning 10 Prince Edmond
Melchoir de Polignac. The daughter Of thu
American millionaire has now become a
it is to be hoped that her second venture
will be more fortunate than her first. She
married Prince Louis de Scey- Montbeliard
in 1887 but subsequently Obliged TO Sc
cure a separation from him.
While wishing well TO the titled heiress.
there are some who will have appre1en-
sions at heart in rendering their congra tu-
lations. In the first place, Prince Edmond
de Polignac is by no means young having
passed his fiftieth birthday; and. secondly.
the Polignacs, although bearing most IL
lustrious name, have played a somewhat
unsayory role in the chroniques scandals
euses of the last two generations. Ii was a
brother of Prince Edmond who had such
trouble a few years ago with one of his IL
legitimate sons. The young man demanded
that the Prince. who did not disavow his
paternity, but claimed that his marriage to
the lads mother had been invalid, should
declining to entertain this suggestion
and stopping his allowance as a
made his way into the apartments of his
father and finding him out, besprinkled
everything literally with petroleum., to
that almost the entire contents OF the fat
were destroyed before the confagration was
extinguished. The Prince thereupon prose-
cuted the incendiary, who admitted his guilt
but who laid bare to the public eye during
the course of the trial a number of matters
so discreditable in every way to Prince Ca :
mile that the prisoner was acquitted by the
jury.
Another brother of Prince Edmond mar
ried, some time during the sixties, the only
daughter of that arch-swindler. the Banker
Mires, who practically ruled the money mar
ket of the French capital during the first
ten years of the reign of Napoleon III. For
a time his mere touch seemed to suffice to
turn everything into gold. which he dis
penssd with as much recklessnesS as III his
treasure had been as inexhaustible as that
of Monte Cristo Suddenly the crash came
and Mires was dragged from his palace in
the Champs Elysees to the Mazas Prison.
where he died. after being sentenced TO
penal servitude for fraud. He had taken
precaution to make adequate provision for
his wife and daughter, the latter OF whom
survives surrounded by great wealth. Her
first husband, Prince Alphonse de Polignac,
having died, she has now married the Comts
de RoSan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
As BAD As PAINTED.
One of the Knox Mutual Officers Says
the Worst Is True of the Company.

the Worst Is True of the Company.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
KNOX, Ind, Dec. 21.-President George
a. Scott and Secretary Ben Andrews, the
vanished officers Of the Knox Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, which collapsed ten
days ago. have been heard from in New
York city. Yesterday one of the directors
received a communication from the gen.
eral secretary, the first since his departure.
The sum of it that he had gone to
New York to search for President Scott,
but had not yet found him; that the books
Of the company here showed matters in
their true light, and nothing had been con-
cealed or taken away; that the company
had done about 81 600 Of business since its
organization, and had now several losses,
one OF $4,000 in particular, which ii was
unable to meet, and that he would soon be
en- route for the mid winter exposition of
San Francisco, and stop off here if the
Scott sent to A. H. Henderson, of the Knox
Bank a director of the company and one
of Mr.. SCOTS bondsmen, a bill Of sale for
all his personal effects, except household
furniture, in consideration of 500. This is
about the amount of book accounts Scott
collected for Henderson and forgot to turn
over. Mrs. Scott, however, ten days ago
disposed Of all the property described In
the bill of sale and much more, to obtain
a living for herself and SCOTS parents.
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ADRIAN. Mich. Dec. H.-The Masonic
Temple. built in 1865 at a cost of SIS, Co.,
was burned at an early hour this morning
1t was occupied by all the Masonic lodges
In the city. The Lenawee County Savings
Bank the United States Express Company
and McConnelTs dry-goods house were also
burned out. The latter loses $4,000, with an
insurance of $4,000. The building was in
sured for $4,000. Other losses will increase
the aggregate considerably.
NORTH TONAWANDA, n. Y, Dec. N.-
The Roman Catholic Church of the AS
cension and it's rectOry were burned to-day.
Loss, $4,000: insured.
LONDON, Dec. 21.-The building occupied
by Hovey & Sons. diapers. in Sheffield. and
five other structures burned to-day. Loss,
81 900 90
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
RUMOR FROM BRAZIL
Naval Battle Imminent Off the
HarbOr of PernambucO.
MellO's Ships, the Aquidaban and Re-
publica, Watching for the Nicthe-
roy and America.

PERNAMBUCO. Dec. 2.-There is great
excitement in this city tonight over the
well-authenticated report that the Repub-
lica, the most formidable ship in the Bra
lillian insurgent fleet accompanied by the
Aquidaban. has been sighted heading
northward, apparently for this port. AS
the Nictheroy sailed southwark on Wednes-
day, and as the America is off the harbor.
the likelihood of a fierce naval battle be-
tween the government and the revolution
airy war ships seems imminent.
Lieut. John ]. Conway. third watch Off
Ger on the Nictheroy, who was commander
OF the forward gun deck battery of this
cruiser. accompanied by sixty seamen OF
the Nictheroy, sails for New York on Sat-
urday on board the British steamer Her
schel, Captain Saller, which sailed from
Rio de Janeiro for New York on Dec. 16.
The remainder of the Nictheroy's crew
signed suitable papers drawn UP as near
TO their desires and requests as possible.
The places of the men who left the ship
We're filled by BraZilians or others who
were secured at this and other ports. The
composition of the crew of the Nictheroy
when that vessel meets the enemy will.
therefore, not be so thoroughly American
as the officers desired.
We are unable here to obtain any direct
and accurate news from Rio de Janeiro, as,
strict censorship over the news which
leaks out from the capital. 1t is generally
admitted. however. that the government;
has suffered one or more reverseS recently
in and about the harbor of Rio de Janeiro
and there seems no doubt that the in
surgents are more and more confident OF
success. President PeiXoto is said to be
utilizing the cry of desire to restore the
monarchy as an effective weapon against
the insurgents in spite Of Admiral De Mel
los emphatic announcement that he is a
republican, and that he has no other de-
sire than the maintenance of the republic
upon constitutional basis and the over
throw of the alleged dictatorship OF Peix-
of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
GAS BEET CHARITIES.
The Meeting ut Anderson Accom-
pIished All that Was Expected of 1t.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Dec. 21.-The gas belt con-
ference at Anderson Wednesday and to-
day. looking toward better and more sys-
tematic relief of the idle factory operatives
and their families, important and
successful event. The four largest cities in
the gas belt, the big four led the move
ment. Anderson was represented by Aud
itor Allen and Trustee Kelly. Muncie by
Commissioner Mccormick, Marion by Trus-
tee Wells and Kokomo by Trustee Hockett
and Commissioners Somers and Newkirk.
These towns have populations ranging from
1000 to N,000 and each have from 800 to
800 idle men, a large proportion of whom
are destitute with families dependent on
charity.
This conference was called by the local
officials for comparison of methods in
dispensing charity, and an interchange Of
IDEAS, in which the best and most economi-
cal features of each plan could be uniformly
adopted and all objectionable features dis
carded The conference resulted In much
good. The expense of caring for the desti-
tute in the four cities named during the
winter will reach or exceed $4,000, accord
ing to the estimation of the men present
and all felt confident that each city was
fully able to care for it's own poor in a
comfortable manner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
A SPASM OF VIRTUE.
People who Demand Purer Pres
Should First Reform Themselves.
Kate Field.

Il
1 wish L thought the millennium would
arrive when women vote. There is no
doubt they deserve it as much as men, but
L question whether women viii be a bit
wiser in the use of the ballot than their
fathers brothers and husbands. / see no
gain in Wyoming. Now that the women of
faces s as against such such demagogues as Gov Gov.
ernor Waite and act as conservators. If
they do their advent in politics will be a
rather than reason. and attack personal
liberty as is their wont. confusion will be
the best. believeing that eventually women
will be benefcent factor in government.
Until they cut their teeth many mis-
takes. however, l do not look for cheerful
results.
The cause of this outburst on my part is
the news from the Pacific coast that 1000
California women have signed a petition
calling upon the press to reform. The petit
TONERS are scandalized at the matter pub
lished by the journals of San Francisco, and
cry out for purity What a waste of good
intention, What reckless expenditure of
energy! What putting of cart before horsel
newspapers published? Primarily to make
money. II they don't make money, they
must fail; consequently publishers find out
what the public want and give IL to them.
l have yet 10 meet a proprietor or editor
who does not desire to raise the standard
OF bis publication. He is prevented by fear
For months" said the proprietor of a
daily paper to me some time ago, II won
Qefeu why our circulation GA not increase.
/ thought / was giving my town just the
sort Of stuff families would like to read
at breakfast. One night / looked out OF
my office window and saw the square
packed with people. There must have been
ten thousand men gazing with all their
eyes at a transparency that had been put
up outside our building. What's the mat
teri l asked Don't you know? replied
a Disguised employe. The people are read
settled the newspaper business with me-
/ give people the news, and elaborate sports
and murders. That's what the average
reader wants. To-day my paper is a good
paying property. If l made 1t 10 suit myself
/ should be bankrupt"
It's pity California women have not re-
membered those line OF Garrick which tell
THE dramas laws the dramas patrons
give,
And those who live to please. must please,
TO live"
For drama read press" and the same
principle applies. The theater is Just what
people make it, holding the mirror UP TO
nature. The press is like unto it.
stop TO reflect that the easiest way 10
form the press is To nrst reform
the public, beginning at home Suppose
seventeen thousand women ceased To sub
scribe 10 obnoxious journals. Would not
this be felt at once, and would not pub
fishers endeaVor TO cater tosa sensitive
taste, provided these women represented
matter OF fact. they don't. The larger
part Of newspaper readers are vulgar and
half educated They want just such ia b.
ulum IS prepared for them. judging nv
the absolute drivel that pervades what Is
called the wonan's column" which moth
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Duke of Edinburgh Renounces n
YearIx Grant of I5.OOO Pounds.

LONDON, Dec. 21.-In the House of Com
mons, to-day, Mr.. Gladstone announced
that the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 0he
Duke of Edinburgh had renowned his En-
glish annuity of f15,OOO conferred upon him
by the act of 1866, and that he retains his
annuity of 10000 conferred upon him on
his marriage In 1873. The announcement
was greeted with loud cries OF "Oh." Con-
tnuing, Mr. Gladstone said that the Duke
maintains his domestic connection with the
English royal family, and that he woull
stay in England three months each year;
therefore, the government would accept his
Remuneration of the f15000 conferred upon
him in 1866, and the House Of Lords would
decide whether the Duke will retain his
seat in that house.
Mr.. Henry Labouchere asked whether an
opportunity would be given TO discuss the
Dukes retention of the 10000 yearly con-
ferred upon him in 1873, but Mr.. Gladstone
declined to grant such an opportunity, and
Mr.. Labouchere asked leave to move an
adjournment. Only 'thirty-eight members
supported Mr. Labouchere, who, however,
pressed for a division. with the result that
his motion was rejected by a vote of III
to 80.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
LEHIGH EMPLOYEES.
They Want President Wilbur to Full
fill His Promises.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. 21.-The former
Lehigh employees are now awaiting the re-
suit Of an interview between the general
chairman OF the confederation grievance
committee and President Wilbur. They ex-
pect that Mr.. Wilbur will stand by the
agreements signed at Bethlehem, and that
all present disaffection will thereby be as
suaged. Should the company refuse to
fulfill its promises, the strikers promise a
renewal Of strike hostilities. An explana-
ton of some of the numerous railroad
meetings held recently is afforded by the
statement that the members of the broth
erhOod on the Erie had agreed TO federate
within a week. and a meeting of the rep
resentatives of the different Organizations
Will be held. at which an agreement will
be signed. This federation will cover the
entire system and all it's branches, from
Chicago to the Atlantic seaboard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
MUST MAKE THE ASSETS GOOD.
Notice Served ON a Building and Loan
I'm

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, Dec. 2l.-State Au-
ditor Gore has given notice TO the present
officers OF the American Building and Loan
Investment Society, OF Chicago, that unless
they make good. within sixty DAYS. the as
sets of the company sufficient to justify the
continuance OF business. and correct the
unsafe and Illegal manner OF doing bust
ness" he should report the society TO the
Attorney general 20 be proceeded. against
BY him in accordance TO the form OF the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
Indiana Notes.

Mrs. Thomas Wilson, aged ninety-one,
died near Ligonier Wednesday night.
The largest gas we'll ever drilled in Jay
county completed yesterday, and the
test proved it good for six million cubic
feet daily. The well lies northwest Of Cam
den.
The attorneys for Supt A. L. Howard,
of the Boone County Agricultural Assoc
citation, have succeeded in having his indict-
at Lebanon.
Miss Fanny Wallingford, of Greensburg,
died last evening at the home of her broth
er. Col ]. n. Wallingford, after a linger-
ing illness Miss Wallingford came to
Greensburg from Flemingburg, KY, in 1865,
and was noted for her charitable and
church work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
SENSATIONAL MURDER TRIAL.
Thomas Meyers Charged with Caus-
ing His Wife's Untimely Death.


Ct.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Dec. 21.-The trial
Of Thomas Myers, charged with numbering
his wife. was commenced to-day in the Cir
cuff Court. The prosecution is seeking to
show that Myers, by abuse and by stiik-
ing her in the face and on the right arm
while she was in a delicate condition,
caused her death. Mrs. John King gave
damaging testimony as to the bruises she
saw on her face and right arm a short time
before she died. She said Myers called his
wife a terrible name, and he hoped her
was craving fee and had a high fever
Myers's wife died soon after she gave
birth to child. The child died and was
placed in the same coffin with its mother
On the child's head there was large lump
There is a great deal of feeling against
Myers in the neighborhood where he lives,
and one time committee was formed for
the purpose of whitecapping him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
Another Chance for Cleveland.

WASHINGTON, Dec. A.-No expressions
can be secured in the State Department Of
the probable action OF the government in
the possible contingency of an attempt to
restore the monarchy in Brazil. If such an
attempt were confined to Brazil and the
Brazilians it is not likely that any forces
of the United States would be opposed to
1t. If any European power should take
part in an attempt to restore the Bra
lillian monarchy the traditions of the gov
eminent would all be on the side of a pro-
test from this government, backed by a
sufficient force to make Il effective. No
authoritative expression can, however, be
secured on this particular case Petitions
have been received at the State Department
from captains OF American vessels in Rio
praying that the interests of Americans be
guarded by the government These were
sent to the Navy Department without be-
ing answered. 1t is said at the department
that they ask for nothing more than the
regulations of the Navy Department re-
quire shall be done by our naval forces.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
Armed Men to Fight Trar,ps.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. &c. F. Crock
er, vice president of the Southern Pacific
railroad, denies a published statement that
the directors Of the company here have de-
termined to put armed force of men on
their freight trains. He says the company
has not determined what course to pursue
In combating the tramp nuisance. 1t is
believed here, however, that the Pinkerton
agency has perfected arrangements to put
gun fighters on the Southern Pacific trains,
not only in California but Arizona, New
Mexico. Texas and clear through 70 New
Orleans. Armed men were recently put on
trains pulling out OF Portland Ore, but
after q few days were taken off, About
that time William Pinkerton was in San
Francisco.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
Prize Fighters Get or.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE. Ind, Dec. H.-Last
April Ed Skotski and "Sugar-foot' Lee
Hill. colored pugilist. fought in a barn
two miles west Of this city in the presence
Of three hundred spectators. The grand
jury found indictments for prize-fghting
against the principals and assistants to the
number of eighteen. Skotski was tried first
and yesterday, after spending nearly day
the defense rested its case without any evil
dence. and Judge Johnson instructed the
jury that, inasmuch as the State had failed
to prove that they fought for a prize or
anything of value, they should bring in a
verdict OF not guilty. which they did. The
other cases win probably be dismissed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
Smoking of the States.
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.

Pittsburg ChrOnicle-Telegraph
Papa" said Benny Bliveus. New York
is called the Empire State. isn't it?'
Yes, Benny"
And Pennsylvania is the keystone
State?'
Yes"
And Indiana is the Hoosier State?'
Yes"
And Ohio is the Buckeye State?''
"It IS"
And If Utah is admitted VIII it be Mar
riage State?"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
Fatally Assaulted His Father.

PORTLAND, Ind, Dec. I.-George Isen-
hart. a farmer living near Salamonie, was
attacked by his son Wash and received fatal
injuries. The boy had rented the farm and
went to get some grain. His father told
him that he had received his share Wash
picked UP a heavy piece of timber and
struck his father over the head with ii,
telling him to the ground. He then re-
marked to his brother that he had killed
the old man and the brother had better
go out and get him. The boy then left, and
the physician says the skull of the elder
Isenhart is fractured. The grand jury is
inv fic-afi inc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22

ing in this world or the next could induce
me 10 read | have no reason 10 credit my
sex with either more conscience or brains
than is possessed by men.
If women want a pure press, let them go
to work at home. first purifying themselves
by refraining from mountaineering ana
backbiting. Having reformed themselves
let them rear their children TO be noble In
thought and deed and TO shrink from vul-
garity. Let them give moral and material
support to such journals as aim at high
ment given by the general public Then
they may attain success. Their present at
titude is absurd. illogical and worse than
useless.
l have said many a time and oft that
there is no more discouragfng element in
society than aggressive men and women
who think they think. In this category
would place the seventeen Thousand wom-
en- Of California, who have attempted to
take the mote out of the eye OF the press
before removing the beam in their own
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
WAS READY TO DIE.
Cy Myers, of LOgnnspOrt, Commits
Suicide-ChiId burned to Death.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Dec. 21.-Cy Myers,
proprietor Of the Pennsylvania railroad sta
ton restaurant in this city for the past
fifteen years, shot and killed himself this
morning with a revolver. He had accumu-
lated a fortune of SIS, 600. The death of
his wife two years ago and his retirement
from business last spring caused despond-
ency. He was sixty years old.
The four-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Fry, living north of this city,
was burned to death It o. clock this morn
ing, her clothing catching fire from an
omen fireplace
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
The Western Wheel Trust.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. PA dis
patch from Chicago to-day reported that
plans had been made for a wagon-wheel
trust. with the Standard Wheel Company,
OF this city, as nucleus The story is
wide of the mark. The trust has been in
existence for more than a year and recent
ly was renewed for another year There is
on deposit here $4,000 by the several COM
panies in the trust, to hold them to the
agreement. The Western Wheel Company,
which is the name OF the trust controls
about 90 per cent of the output for the
Western market.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
Cashier Arrested.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21-John j. Vail, cash.
Ter OF the wrecked Commercial Bank, of
Brooklyn, was arrested at his home, to-
day. on the charge Of perjury. contained
in an indictment presented to Judge Moore,
Of the Court OF Sessions by the Kings
county grand jury. last Friday. The spe-
cfic charge is that while he was cashier
OF the Commercial Bank. for several months
previous 10 the failure OF that institution.
he swOre 10 false and fraudulent reports
sent 10 the State Banking Department, IN
order TO conceal the true condition OF the
banks financial affairs. The prisoner was
taken 10 jail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
Cable Notes.
Gable NOfcs. I
PARIS Dec 2l-General Orphis-L Leon

PARIS, Dec. 2l.-General Orphis-Leon
Iallemand is dead.
Muley Araaf has promised practical ac-
ceptance of all SPANS demands regarding
the Riffians. subject to the Sultan's APP
prevail.
At the election held yesterday in the Ac-
crington division of Lancashire, N. T., Jo-
seph Francis Lees, Liberal, was reelected
to the British Parliament by vote of 500
to 1854 for r. L. Hermon-Hodge, ConSerVa-
tive
The Baroness Roques, mother of Mrs.
Maybrick has retained the services of a
solicitor in order TO reopen the famous May
brick poisoning case. The British Home
Office has been communicated with and it
is claimed that new and sensational evil
dence has been obtained