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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-26
replied that there were suits now pending

replied that there were suits now pending
In the Supreme Court
Concerning the combine" be said that
they had an executive committee which di-
v1ded up the territory among the COM
panies. and they had mutual agreements TO
exchange leases and keep out of each
others territory. no company drilling
within half mile of another c0mpany's
conversation. not told all at once. He
further mentioned John p. Frenzel and
Col. Iii Lilly as members Of the executive
committee.
When the question was squarely put at
him as to whether or not the second Sec
tlon would permit the shutting Oft of a
town. he replied emphatically that IL
would not and any lawyer would say so.
Furthermore. he said, they had no desire
for higher rates, and his company would
part of o cent
DANGER IN THE BILL.
Nottwo hours after this conversation with
Mr.. Pearson. the Journal reporter took this
bill to a lawyer. whose name is known In
every section of the State and asked him
for q construction of Section 2. He took
time to read it over and compare it with
the law of 1891. and. later In the day. made
this statement:
This bill unquestionably repeats Sec
tioDs and of the law of 1891. passed at
the request of the local gas companies. to
conserve gas within the State. and lets
down the oars to any company desiring to
pipe 1t to Chicago. Cincinnati or LOUIS
willie.
"Section2 confers upon the corporations
discretionary power which I regard
very dangerous. 1t undoubtedly gives
them the power to shut off q town. or any
section of q town, without defining how
or when notice should be served. further
than the prOviso for as timely notice as
possible which means nothing, provid-
ing who shall be the arbIter of whether or
not gas Is insufficient. The company. of
course. would be the arbiter. Under this
bill, West Indianapolis North Indianapolis.
Brightwood. the south Side, or in fact. the
whole city of Indianapolis could be cut off
on few hours notice. Under its provis-
ions. any town in the gas belt could be sh 1T
of after present contracts with consumers
expire and have no recourse in damagesn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-26
STREET-CAR PAVING.
The Bill Seems Glued 10 the Speakers Desk
Its Friends Discourage.

The Bill Seems Glued 10 the Speakers Desk
Its Friends Discourage.
The street-car paving bill seems to be
glued to the Speakers desk. Ever since
Wednesday it has been there with the
favorable report of the majority of the In
dianapolis affairs committee. in whose
hands it stayed two weeks longer
than it should have. Every few
hours Mayor Sullivan. Mr.. johnson
or somebody else has asked to have
it sent down, but it is still on the Speakers
desk Speaker Curtis said he was going to
send 1t down right after noon yesterday,
but Mr.. CullOp moved that they go into
committee Of the whole. ana into the hole
they went. 1t has grown so late In the ses-
sion that the friends of the bill have ale
most lost hope for 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-26
FORT WAYNE CHARTER.
Judge Hench Opposed IL, But It Was Er
crossed In spite Of Him.

Judge Hench Opposed Ii, But It Was En-
crossed In spite of Him.
The Fort Wayne charter came ND in the
House yesterday for engrossment and
Judge Hench made q lengthy speech
against it, declaring that the great body OF
the voters there were against It. He
showed several letters from prominent
local politicians. among them Harry c.
Hanna. w. p. Duffy and Others. He had
petition against it and said another big one
was coming. Rodabaugh asked if 1t was
padded and Hench replied tba: 1t was not,
but that Rodabaugh's petition was padded
by south Wayners." At the close of Mr..
Hench's speech there was O long
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-26

wrangle over the possession of
the floor but finally Mr.. Rodabaugh
got it. He declared that Mr. Hench had
finally shown his hand as an opponent of
the bill He delayed it for a long time. on
the pretext or having amendments TO offer,
He declared that Harry Hanna had per-
sonal interest in his opposition to the char.
ter. ST the close of his speech. his annexa-
tion amendment was adopted by vote OF
"A to 20. After some further wrangling.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-26
SECOND JURISDICTION BILL.
First Measure Made Division of the Work
Unsatisfactory.

First Measure Made Division OF the Work
Unsatisfactory.
Although one measure has already passed
the Senate to extend the jurisdiction of the
Appellate Court, another introduced by
Senator Kern passed yesterday. Senator
Kern claimed that the judges had found it
impossible under the bill passed to divide
the work right, at their meeting yesterday
morning. The bill provides that In addi-
ton to it's present jurisdiction the court
shall handle foreclosures and endorsements
of liens of statutory origin, where the
amounts in controversy do not exceed 3d.
500. and when the title to real estate is not
involved.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-26
Grand Lodge. X Off.

Hon. Samuel Klotz. OF Newark. N. j..
supreme dictator of the knights of Honor,
will be in our city next week to attend the
session of the Grand Lodge. which con.
venes in X. of II. Hall on Tuesday morning.
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. Feb. 2s. Tho degree
staff of Victoria Lodge. No. %, will confer
the degree for the benefit of all supreme
and grand lodge officers and members who
will favor them with their presence on
Monday evening. Feb. q. and to this end
have secured five live candidates for the
OccaslOu.
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Church have secured lecture in their
course. on Monday evening next from Mrs.
Zerelda G. Wallace. The subject is favor
lite with her. THE Nauon's Need of Wom-
ans Enfranchisement" In addition TO
the lecture. Mrs. Zerelda Seguin Wallace
will sing.
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Chairman Com. OF Arrangements.
W. r. HOLLOWAY, Secretary.


The sixth fortnightly organ recital by
Mr. w. II. Donley took place yesterday
afternoon. at Plymouth Church. The
largest audience of the season of recitais
was present Many were attracted by the
excellence OF the organ play ing, and many
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-26
The yyeadipr a surpr,.e.

A special from Muncie last night said
that Mr.. James Swisher. OF Paris H.. and
Miss Maud S. Steel. of indianapolis. were
married at the brides home Thursday
evening. Mr. Swisher 10 cashier Ct the l..
L. X w. freight depot The wedding was
Q surprise. 1t is said.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-26
REVENUE BILL FAILS.

1t Lacked Constitutional Majority I'm the
House Yesterday.
The revenue-tax bill failed to pass in the
tional majority. the vote standing "a ayes
to 20 noes. both sides of the House splitting
up and breaking party lines. AS amended
by the ways and means committee. and as
it came up on third reading yesterday, the
bill fixes the following levies:
School fund. so cents on each poll
School fund. Ill cents OH the hundred dollars
General fund 10 cents the hundred dollars
Benevolent In
stitutiOnfund cents on the hundred dollars
Sinking fund cents on the hundred dollars
State Univer-
sity ...... y cent on the hundred dollars
Total 29l2 cents on the hundred dollars
There was no debate, but considerable
explanation of votes. Mr.. CulloD declared
that the cut of cents on the school fund
would still leave it $500, QUO more per ear
than 1t had under the old tax law. MI.
Farlow favored the bill and talked Of low
taxation. Mr.. Johnson. of Marion. opposed
1t on account of the school fund cut. and
Mr.. Teal opposed IL vehemently on the
same ground. Mr.. Lindemuth opposed 1T.
first on account of the subterfuge
about benevolent institution tax,
when that money was at once turned
ne did not believe in beginning the cut by
gripping the schools. Mr.. Johnson of
Dearborn opposed because he and the other
Democrats had promised two years ago
that this benevolent institution" tax of 9
cents should be put on for but two wears,
and this bill continued the tax. The bill
will be called up again OIL Monday.
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To Chtcago-S4.5O-To Chicago
Via Pennsylvania line from Indianapolis.
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LOBBY FIGHTS DESPERATELY
Gas Combines Pernicious Bill Escapes
Into the Hands of q Committed

Pearsons Statement of Why They Want 1t
and q Legal Opinion Upon What the Effect
of the Measure Would Be.
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HARRIsON'S HOMECOMING.
Invitations Extended to Every Organization
Known to the Committee.

The committee having in charge the re-
ception to General Harrison, on HE return
from Washington. has sent out invitations
to organizations as follows:
Your organization is respectfully invited to be
present the Union station in this city, at 1880
O'Clock, on Monday, March 6. 1893. 10 meet
President Harrison on his arrival in this city.
and TO attend an informal reception at the
etatehouse, from s TO 10 o'clock the same even
ing. An early answer is desirable.
A. L. HESDRICKsOS.
Chairman Com. of Arrangements.
W. r. HOLLOWAY, Secretary.
This notice was sent yesterday to as
complete q list of the organizations of all
kinds in this city could be secured.
Probably some were omitted, but II 80 it
was because the committee was unable to
get the names of the organizations. If
there are any such the committee desires
this notice To be taken as an nvitati0n to
take part in the reception of the President.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-07-14
IS ROASTED ALIVE
A Terrific FIRE in a Worlds Fair
Cold Storage Building.
LEAP FOR LIFE
BRAVE MEN IN A TOWER 100 FEET
ABOVE TIE rooF OFTHE BURNING :
STRUCTURE JUMP TO SURE
DESTRUCTION.

CHICAGO. M.-Twt nty thousand aien
anu women pleasure-seekers al the
great fair stood helpless in Jackson
Park and watched a score Of their fcl
low creatures die miserably. Caught
by flames in the i,'ty tower tf the
great cold-storage building just inside
the S~xty-f0urth street e1.raLce of til,
Worlds Fair grounds, a sco,e of brave
Dire lighters who had been lu ed there
by an apparently small ere at the very
top were given the awful alternative OF
leaping headlung a hundred feet down
10 the roof or remaining to be roasted
alive III tie seething furnace.
Choosing the less horrible evil, all
took tile jump, which meant almost
certain ceath. Tuning, twisting,
writhing, they plunGed through the
air, striking with fearful force On the
roof.
Then, as If to make tie di aster a
yeritable marvel of horrors, the tower
fell upon the bruised and battered REM
nants OF men, ard the whole roof fell
In.
Eightt en- mel are believed 10 have
persisted or received fatal wounds, and
most Of them weie burned to ashes In
he building. Many aers wounded. 2
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CABLE SPARKS.

The Reichstag reelected Herr Won
Levetzon, Conservative, President.
1t is said the Khedive Of Egypt will
wed u daughter Of the Sultan.
The Spanish Government will prose-
cute the Mayor OF Palafurgel for hiding
the existence of cholera in that town.
Troops will form a Gordon on the
banks of the Sues Canal for the pur-
pose of ~intercepting pilgrims who may
try to evade the quarantine.
Reports OF two recent victories BY
Congo Free State troops over Arab
slave traders vera read amid cheers
In the Belgian Chamber of Deputies. 8
Arab slave-traders nave again been
beaten by Congo Free State roops.
The Czarewitch reached Berlin on his
way home from London.
Ten persons have been drowned by
floods in the village of Brixlsgg, on the
TyrOl.
In responding to a toast at q luncheoa,
Prince bismarck said he could bear a
great many demonstrations Of affec-
tion, as he was ''burdened with a heavy
load Of hatred" and then PROPOSED the
health OF Emperor William J.. 8
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

Charcoal is a good blood purifier.
In France trains are lighted by
electricity.
The finest emerald IN Europe be-
longs to the Czar.
Churches have had surpllced choirs
since the eleventh century.
Cotton is indigenous to the tropi.
cal regions of India, Africa and Auer-
icl.
"A farmer in Estelle, KY, owns a
young chicken which has four legs and
five wings.
-Thirteen-year-old Mas. Henry of
Headquarters, KY, has presented her
seventeen-year-old husband with trip
Iets.
Henry Willard. the New York clpi.
talist, Is about to send an exploring
expedition to South America at his own
expense.
Miss Catharine Larsh Is dead at
Muncie, Ind 1T the age OF ninety
three. She formed a dislike IN her
father when a child and never after
ward would have anything to do with
men.
"A recent Invention is a triple pen
which rules the three lines OF a cash
column at n stroke.
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CARRIED OFF A GIRL.
Strange Men Seized Her and Hold Her
"a Prisoner.

LEBANON, Pa.-The deepest mystery
surrounds the disappearance of Miss
Mary Schiller, of this city. She is
about 30 years old and very attractive
in appearance. On the Fourth she was
seen last by her friends in the company
of a strange Young man. She did not
return home that night, and her family
made inquiries on Wednesday morn.
ing.
Mrs. Heller W. Hardy, residing on
Spruce street, says she was disturbed
late on Tuesday night by rapid driving
through the street. She went to the
window and saw two men in a wagon
and between them on the seat sat q
girl. Ohe man was iashing the horse
and the other was holding the girl, who
was struggling to free herself and
screaming. Several times she cried
murder Before Mrs. Hardy could
arouse her husband the horse had gat-
Hoped out of sight.
1t is believed that the girl was Mary
Schiller and that she was abducted.
Where she is now is q mystery. Search
has been made for three days, and to
night not a trace of any kind has been
found that indicates where the missing
girl is.
Miss Schiller's father is Frederick
Schiller, andhe resides on Ninth street.
This evening a telegram was received
stating that the girl was ct WeisspUrt,
a Schuylkill County village, and an
officer has started TO bring her home. !
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South and West.
The Viking ship is at Detroit.

The Viking ship is at Detroit.
Quarreling with a tenant, Deputy
Uni.ed States Marsha | Henderson, Of
H~aieyviile, Ala, was fatally peppered
with shot.
A runaway horse threw ont an !
killed MIS-. w. p. Turner ard chilli,
OF Warrington, W. Va. and badly
hurt Mr.. Turner.
Attempting TO arrest a d~isorderly
Gan, City Marshal Whitehurst was
lat lily shot by Bird Stevenson, at Tar
I'm Springs. Fla, the latter also get
ting death wounds.
Thrown Over a 40-foot precIpice by
a runaway team, Mr.. NJ. r. Bradley
and two children, OF Oregon CITY,
Ore, we're killed, and Mr.. Bradley and
: 80 hher children badly bruised.
40 girls named Ray, aged IL and
l6 years, who were housekeeping near
Bardwell, Kentucky. were found MUIR
dered. Their threats were cut and
there were evidences that they had been
assaulted. 4
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n NEWS.
Eastern and Middle States

Miss Mary Byrd, daughter of George
Byrd, a retirei New York merchant,
Was drowned ntar Paul Smiths, in the
Adir0ndacks.
The opera house at New Haven,
Connecticut, was badly damaged by
fire. The building, which cost $780,.
O00, may have to be rebuilt.
A severe electrical storm ragged for
an hour at Kingston, New York. 1t
was followed by what Ia believed to
have been a slight earthquake shock.
a statue of p. T. Barnum has been
unveiled at Bridgeport. Connecticut.
Governor Flower has srlnted the
requisition of New. Jersey authorities
for tha extradition of Louis Wood, tie
alleged boy murderer. 4
Robbers stole $4,000 worth of jewels
fIom Nine. Desmorest. of New York.
at a Chicago hoarding house.
SandOw, the strong man, has asked
the New York p lire TO protect him
from the persecution of Mrs. White,
better known as "Lui inc, the Water
Queen"
The New jersey Sheep ard Wool
Company and the G~anZivrort Sheep
Market Company. If Jersey City, failed
owing over $500 ,UOn. The assets were
not known. 5
The suicides body surrendered by
the Niagara River il thought to be
that of Harry G. Dudley, of Buffalo,
missing for a month.
The Lodi Bleaching and Dye Works,
Of Lodi, New Jersey, va burned; loss,
S10o,C00.
Edwin d. Shs'p', a New York
broker, was probably fatally injured,
at Port Chester, in u runaway acci-
dent.
Orson o. Eowen, of the real estate
firm OF Bowen Il Morrell, has disap-
peared from Roston. and several notes
with forged signatures have since turned
up. l
Impure milk poisoned half the West
Point cldets, but all we're saved by
the post surgeon.
A clothes line saved from death Pat
rick Lee, a jersey City youth, who
slept In an open window and fell out.
Miss Clara Barton, president of the
Red Cross Society, as been asked by
telegraph to send ten nurses to Pom
eroy, Iowa.
Because he had no worS, John
| Christian hanged himself in frontOr his
sweetheart's door in Boston.
Diving In a Turkish bath, Alpheus
| r. Greer, son of a New York railroad
man, struck the marble bottom. break
ing his back.
Sandow, the strong man, who was
assaulted bv Lurline, the "water
queen" at New York, now charges her
with extortion ami blackmail.
General Ely s. Parker, The full
blooded Seneca Indian, who as a law
yer-soldier wrote ont the terms of Lees
surrender, was partially paralyzad In
New York.
There was an explosion In one of the
buildings comprising the Gravssend
plant OF the Palms. Fireworks Company
at Co; ey Island. that se:iou sly injured
two men and resulted In blowing the
bu lding to pieces and afterwards burn
ing the wreck of the factory to the
grourd.
The village OF Fairville, a suburb OF
st. John, New Brunswick, was almost
entirely destroyed by tire. Eighty
families are homeless 1t was burned
twice before. 3
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THE AIR WE BREATHE
By r.EEnE s. STARR, NJ. D.

Gle VIII" mas hrallh, has hope AMI he who las
hope, has ACCOMPLISHMENTS ~PRovERB..
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PENIS GROVE, N. j.. FRIDAY. JULY IA. 1893.

TopIady in his dying hour said, "Light."
Coming nearer the expiring moment, he ex.
claimed, with Illuminated countenance,
'Light." In the last instance Of his breath.
ing no lifted up his hands and cried
'Lightl Lightv' Thank Col for light in
the evening.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-03
BRITAIN AND HER COLONIES.

The federationisls of Great Britain, who
would like TO see the mother country in a
much closer alliance with her colonies, be-
reciprocal trade. That is to say, Great
Britain is expected to take the agricultural
products OF her colonies free of duty, what
ever the exports are, but is at the same time
expected to impose almost prohibitive
duties upon the exports of European
countries, as we'll as the United States,
Chile, Brazil and Argentine On the face
of it. this would be an admirable arrange
ment for Australia, New Zealand and
Canada. They have all the food they want
for home consumption, and would find in
England an advantageous market for food
sluffs and the raw materials Of manufac-
.ture, provided they could place a ban upon
other countries. They would thus have
leisure 10 build up manufacturing Industries
offheir own. and in due time they would
take less and less of the. only goods Great
Britain can export, viz. manufactured ar
tieIes But to Great Britain the advantages
are:f far from obvious. The restriction Of
The food supply to q few colonies and the
scarcity of raw material for manufactures
would soon upset the present economic and
fiscal stability of a country which mainly
depends upon manufactures for prosperity.
No one has really worked cut reciprocity Of
This exclusive kind Into plan Shich will
bear examination. 1t is all moonshins so
far.
The foreign trade Of Great. Britain is
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-03
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The salary of the Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land is $4,000 year.
Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnett is firm
believer in the benefits OF walking as an ex-
ercse.
John W. Rifle OF Pennsylvania is the heav-
lest man in Congress. A special chair has
been provided for him.
Herr Won Bleichroeder. senior member of
the great German clearinghouse of that
name, has just celebrated his SEVENTEEN
birthday.
The Rev. Ignatius F. Horstmann, Bishop
OF Cleveland, has endeavored 60 introduce
the English language exclusively into all
the preaching services in the churches Of
his diocese.
The recently elected Mayor of Cam
bridge, Mass, w. A. Bancroft, is known to
college men throughout the country as
Foxy" Bancroft the great stroke aud
coach among Harvard oarsmen.
Tie marriage of Sir Phillip Crew. gerton
OF London and Miss Cuyler of Baltimore
daughter of the late Patrick Cuyler of the
United States Engineer Corps, is announced
to take place on Wednesday evening.
The fine monument that is being erected
over DR.. Schlemann's grave, on a hill OPP
posite the great cemetery of Athens, will
be completed 10 time for the celebration Of
the arch@ologisrs birthday. January 6.
John Lister Of Passaic Falls, n. j., figures
in the Wheel as the oldest active bicycler
in the country. He is over 60, a veteran of
the war. and once rode $50 miles on his ma
chine in two days. Since last January he
has covered nearly 4000 miles.
The Khan of KhIva. who is now visiting
the crowned heads of Europe. is So years
old, speaks several languages, including the
Persian. Arabic and Russian, and his dress
is that OF a European, although his connec-
tons are those of an orthodox Mussulman.
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much more important than that which she
enjoys with her colonies. Her trade with
the United States alone is of enormous
magnitude and continues TO increase.
Canada would be very poor conversation
to Great Britain il tie latter should lose
the trade of the United States, nor would
Australia thrown in really be adequate COM
pensation. Then Great Britain has very
large commercial relations with France.
Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, Argentine.
Brazil and Chile. In every port in the
world there are British merchants and
British ships, and to sacrifice this universal
ramifcation OF trade fer the sake OF ex-
elusive dealing with the colonies would
materially lnjure England. and would not
eventually benefit the colonies. 1t is far
better 90 leave the colonies TO them selves
than to make restrictive bargains calculated
to hamper the free course of commerce.
The reciprocity mongers in England
form only small body, including con-
siderable percentage Of faddistS. The
thought of keeping The empire under
the English flag appeals TO the Imagination
of the patriotic, but when the facts of the
struggle for existence are considered no.
body seems able to draft programme of
federation which will leave Great Britain
in possession of the advantages she now
enjoys from unfettered trade.