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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-12
WORLDS LITERARY CONGRESS-.


CHICAGO. July 1.-THE Literary Con-
gross, divided into five sections. each meet.
ing in q hall of it's own. was attended by q
large number of people to-day. The meet.
ing which created the most interest was
that of the authors. international copy
right was the subject under discussion.
Tho chairman was ex-Congressman
George Z. Adams. of Chicago. who has
been active in securing the passage of laws
to protect authors. He read an address
suggesting that the gathering take action
toward the preparation of q comprehensive
statement of the condition of the copy-
right laws, the difficulties in the way of
authors. and submit IL to the British and
American governments in the hope Of So
curing better laws.
AT the evening session of the congress of
historians DIR. James 5. Coulter, of Boston,
described his methods of historical in
yestiRatioD. Wlllism Henry Smith, of
Chicago. took for his subject tho first
fugitive slave case of record in Ohio. The
speaker traced the legislation of the land
concerning slaves down to June. 1880, when
the records of Virginia cleared Ohio's ter
ritory OF the slave laws.
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ADMIRAL BROWNS PROJECTION.
He Will Soon Be Elevated to the Highest Ex-
isting Rsnk in the Navy.

Acting Rear Admiral George Brown. who
is to the Norfolk navy yard. yes
terdsy appeared before an examining
board to pass an examination for
promotion to the rank of Rear
Admiral. He successfully passed the
physical examination and will undergo
she professional test in o few days. Ii he
passes this examination he will be obliged
to wait for his promotion until there 10 .
vacancy among the admirals- But this 10
not likely to be long. for 1t 10 understood
that Admiral Weaver will retire as soon as
he il confirmed by the Senate in his rank.
Heretofore Admiral Brown has been
ranked as commodore. This promotion
will elevate him TO the highest rank in tho
United States navy. and Q rank In which
there are but few naval off1cers a. tne
present. day. With the death OF Ad-
miraI Porter came the demise OF
she rank of admiral, leaving that OF rear
admiral as the highest While the rsn OF
Commodore Brown has been bus that of .
commodore, he has held the breves title of
acting rear admiral while in command OF
The Pacific squadron
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Price of Silver.


WASHINGTON. July 1L.-There was but
one response to acting Director of the Mint
Preston's counter proposition to the silver
brokers. yesterday. and that was limited 80
100. 600 ounces of silver at TN cents pes
ounce. This came from New York, by tele-
graph. after the CLOSE of the office yester-
day. and was promptly accepted. To.mor-
row an effort will be made to secure more
silver. and as the price In London, to-day,
was up sd. to 33ls. il nay be that the de-
partment will hsvo TO pay more than Tia
cents II il 10 decided to buy at ell. It 10
stated that the purpose of the acting d.
rector of the Mint Just now IL TO secure
steady quotations. rather han to affect the
market one way or the other. and when the
quotations rave become steadier il is prob.
able the purchases of silver will be re-
sumed In larger amounts-
At New York bar silver closed at 70hs
cents per ounce; Mexican dollars at 81
cents. At London tho closing price of bar
silver was 3Slsd.
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PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

The Bell-ringers Club will give . tally
no ride this evening.
Mr.. r. Kirshbaum and family have gone
80 West Baden to spend two vesks.
Mr.. William III. Tslbott has returned
from an extended trip hrOug Maine.
Mr.. H. s. Tucker and family went to Wa
wasee yesterday to remain q few weeks.
Mise Hanna, Of Cincinnati. will come to-
day to visit Mrs Carl Swiggett. for q short
time.
Mrs. v. T. Malott and daughters Florence
and Ella have gone to Chicago to remain .
week.
Miss Zee Beatty left yesterday for New
York and Philadelphia to be absent . fort
night.
F FiSas: and family wiz go TO
Mrs. d. p. Winnings and children will 20
80 M~axinkuokee to-day TO remain tili
September.
Mr.. Wright, of Tacoma. Wash. who has
been visiting friends In this city, has gone
80 Chicago.
Chicago. are spending o few days here
with friends.
MIR. and Mrs. HoratIo N. Kelsey. of CHI
eago. are visiting Mr.. Kelsey's parents. on
College avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus G oburn will 90 to
Chicago to-day to join the family of Mr..
Henry Corburn.
Mrs. W.. o. Mckinney will 90 to Colum-
pus the last OF this week to visit her sister,
Mrs 5. l.. Huston.
Mr.. Harold Swain. of New York. il visit
ing his mother. DR.. Rachel swain, ON North
New Jersey street.
Miss Sebring, Of Tarrytown, N. Y. who
has been Miss Nellie Colgan's guest, left for
her home yesterday.
" IN
Of Wilmington. Del, left yesterday noon
fcr . short visit to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. h. Levey and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. X. Brown have returned from a
four weeks VISIT in Chicago.
Mrs. w. q. Hunter went to Columbus
yesterday, to visit her daughter. Mrs. Will
liam A Mooney. Mr.. Hunter will go co.
day for q short sIme.
Mrs. VIM. v. Howk. of California. who
came TO attend the funeral of her laugh
bor. Mrs. Van ArsdeI. will remain q few
weeks. the guest of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Holstein and Mr..
James Whitcomb Riley went TO West
Baden Yesterday, where they will JOIN Mr..
and Mrs. Young E. Allison, of Louisville.
and spend q week or ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Bloomer. formerly Miss
Caroline Doane. of Princeton, ". j., are ct
Holland. Mich. where they have taken Q
cottage for the summer. They will not re-
turn TO this city till late in August.
Mrs. Charlotte Nash Bushnell. formerly
of this city. who has been In California the
past year. has returned and was in this
city yesterday. After q short visit TO
Lafayette she will return next week to
visit Mrs. w. J.. Richards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl MacKelly Ogle re-
ceived their friends yesterday, after 4
o'clock. at their home. on North Meridian
street. assisted by Mrs. John j. Cooper and
or friends. The st home wss the
first of their receptions. which will occur
each successive Tuesday,.
Mrs. Josephine II. Nichols lett yesterday
Tor an extended C~hsutauquan lecture trip.
She Will deliver three illustrated lectures
AZ Chantauoua the 18th. 18th and 14th.
From there she Will 20 to Lake Park. O.,
and bay View. Mich. New Jersey, Pennsyl-
wanna and Maine will be other objective
pointsln the course. continuing through
August
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The Davis Banking House Fails.
Other Busina.a Troublea.

NEW York. July 11.-Alonzo Il. Conover.
William 4. ConOver and James 5. Conover,
com posing the firm of j. s. Conove X Co.,
manufactured and dealers in open fire.
places. crates and tenders, wood mantels
and tiles. to-day assigned TO William IL.
Harris without preference. j. 5. ConOver
81 Co.. 10 one or the oldest aud largest
houses in the trade. The cause OF the as
signment was the bad business with which
the firm has had to contend for q consider
BILE time past. The firm was al ways rated
high. Bradstreets lately estimated them
at from $3.50. 900 to $500. 600. One of the firm
said this afternoon that the firm had liza
bilitles of BOO. 000. He thought the assets
would show S525 coo.
Sr. LOUIS. July lit. j. Harnetr& Co.,
lumber commission merchants, doing busi-
ness at No. l02 South Fourth street. made
an assignment to-day to Elias 1ilOtsOn for
the benefit of creditors. The firm is COM
posed of Messrs. James A.. Harnett and
known lumber commission men in the
Southwest. The sworn assets are placed
at Sos. l04: liabilities. $50. 900. Cause, pre-
vailing financial ~stringency.
PHILADELPHIA. July 1l.-Frederick j.
Amweg, of this city. the contractor for the
State Asylnm for the Chronic Insane, at
Wernersvilla. failed to-day. with liabiii-
ties at $500. 600. Mr. Amweg says that his
assets will be about $500, 900. Stringency of
the money market and untrue rumors that
be used bad material IN constructing the
Wernersville institution, which affected
HE credit. are given as the causes.
ST. Louis, July l1.-Charles. Henry f.
and Ella G.. Hoyt. of this city. who. as
heirs. have Jointly managed an estate, have
made an assignment Co T.. C.. Nichols Of
their combined property interests. AS
sets. e225 600. less incnmberances aggre-
eating s16s. 900; liabilities about equal to
the net assets.
C~LEyFLAND. O.. July 1.-THE Camp
Greek Coal Company filed q deed of as.
signment in the Probate Court this morn
ing. The company operates no coal lands
Of ITS own, selling on commission and as
regular Wholesale and retail dealers.
Liabilities and assets about $4,000 each.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE Economical Drug
Com,any to-day confessed judgments
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CHICAGO. July 11.-Representative re-
tail liquor dealers from New York, New
Jersey. Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana. Mich
igan. Missouri. Texas. Florida. North Caro-
lima. South Carolina. Tennessee. Cali
fornia, Mississippi and Illinois met ct the
.North.side Turner Hall to-day. The dele
LIQUOR dealers associations In the country,
and the conference was called by the ILL
nois association to discuss the ad yis abiIItv
of forming q national association. The xd-
dress of welcome was given by Thomas
Kpowlaud. president of the Illinois asso-
clarion. The national association. when
organized. will admit only retail liquor
dealers to membership. the purpose being
TO form an association strong enough 70
compete with the brewers and Wholesale
dealers associations.
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TO THE WALL FOR S275,OOO
Stringent Money Causes the Failure of
the Terre Haute Car Company.
Big Savings Bank at Kansas City Forced to
Suspend-Two Small Indiana Banks
Closed-0ther Troubles.
FAILURE AT TERRE HAUTE.

Tho Car and Misunderstanding Company As
signs TO Henry j. Baker.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. July 1.-THE Terre
Haute Car and Manufacturing Company
made an assignment late this evening to
Henry j. Baker, the company's attorney.
The assignments was without preference.
The liabilities are wholly for material. and
non for money borrowed from the banks.
The move was caused by the stringency in
the money market. and the failure of Post.
Martin IL Co., of New York. car trust
brokers, to carry out their contract with
the company. The latter has on hand two
hundred cars, which cannot be deliv-
cred according to contract In addition to
tina embarrassment railroads have pam
celed orders for cars. The liabilities arc
placed at $191. 1876. 80. with ss4. COZ. 80 contin-
gent liabilities In addition. Those latter.
1t is thought. will be cared for in the adj
justment of unfulfilIed contracts. The as
sets are placed at $500 rs, of which
Sly5, 600 represents the plant and S110. 900
the stock on hand. The remainder is in
bills receivable. The company has been
very busy during the past few years, and
has been making money. The stock is
held solely In this city. IL is expected the
court will order the continuance of the
works.
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GOMPERS REPLIES TO PowDREbY.
Caustic Comment on the Latter's Confession
that the K. of L. Order Is q isilnrs.

NEW YORK, July 1L-SpeakinR of I. Y.
plan for tho labor union of the
future which would do away with both the
samuel Gompers says: "Mr. Powderly
that both the Knights of Labor end
tho American Federation Of Labor have
proved themselves failures. Mr.. Powd~rly
has always been looked upon as An
authority pertaining to tho KnIshts of
Labor and / SOC no reason to dispute his
statements regarding that order; but he
places the American Federation OF Labor
in the same category. He 10 a~ntaRonistio
to she American Federation of Labor be-
cause he does not understand It's success.
The trades unions arc the product Of exist
ing conditions and are the defenders of the
Of the wage workers: The work
ingmen Of America are NOS so easily
from the organizations which
have protected them and advanced their
interests. secured higher WAGES. fever
hours OF toll and q standing before
public. MI. PoWdsrly may T mean we'll with tS
his scheme for q new organization. but
every thinking man can see that man like
him. who has been at the head Of his organ-
izatiOn for SO many years. AND declares IL q
failure would hardly be the one to induce
wage workers to abandon the other labor
ORGANIZATIONS.
"As to the farmers, ! have every sympa-
thy with them in the wrongs they have re-
oeived at the bands or railroad corpora
tlons which discriminate against them. |
have . great deal moro sympathy. howov-
er. for the hired laborers on the farm. Mr.
Powderly IL not the only one who has
taken an active part in the Ia hor movements
and become dIsheartened by the first storms
of adversely. OF What nse to the wave
workers are men who are supposed to be
leaders when they practically declare their
organizations and efforts ir1 DGtentf It is
at such times that courage and fortitade
arc most rouuirod.V
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OpiniOn Handed Down..

Judge Baker. of the federal court. yester-
day handed down his full opinion. over.
ruling the motion of the City Railway
Company to dismiss the injunction
snit of the Citizens Street-railroad
Company on the ground Of lack Of
Jurisdiction. His reasons for o%verruling
this motion were given In brief when the
action was taken q couple of weeks ago.
The opinion of yesterday goes into the case
more elahorately.
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GrNcNrH' Union.

The Retail Merchants Commercial Asso-
citation held it's regular meeting in the
Board of Trade building last night. and the
Sunday-ciosing question. which has been
a bone of contention in the association for
several weeks past, was again before tho
body, and caused n spirited discussion.
The question still remains In statu mo-.
with the partisans Tor each side still bitter
for their position.
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Governor Matthews has sent Q letter to
snsrIff Frederloks. in whose county the
Roby prize fights are being held, In which
he sets forth the law on ~thsssubject. and In
which he criticises the sheriff's actions very
sharply in not preventing their frequent
occurrences, and instrueting him to sec
brought TO trial. The letter was written
several days ago. and before the time of the
tights Monday night. The sheriff evident
" has paid little attention to the epistle.
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Mcdonald Case Transcript.

Mr. E. f. Neal. the court reporter of the
Hamilton Circuit Court. has completed and
filed with the clerk Of that court a tran
script Of the evidence in the Mcdonald will
case. of which there are $50 pages. The
clerk has completed the transcript of the
record which makes o transcript of 2S7
pages. making q total of 237 pages of ty pc
written record.
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That Noblesville Electric Line.

LTuC.
The Held work OF the Chicago & Central
indiana electric road was begun yesterday
at q point one mile north of NoDlesyille.
The civil engineers established the grade
line and started to locate the route OF the
double track line 10 be constructed be-
tween NoblesviIle and Indianapolis. Or
ders have also been placed within the last
few days for machinery and materials.
Mir. Thomas Wilkinson, the president of
the com has been in the fiela for a few
days. but returnc.t 10 Chicago yesterday.
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DEVILS LAKE. N. d.. Jnly 11.-Secretary
Hoke smith and family arrived this morn
ing Nv - special car. h. stops here to visit
and address the C~hautauqua assembly, ard
will then 40 IN Fort Totten To see for him.
self how the IpdisDs are prospecting.
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Retail Clerks National Union.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, July 1.-THE National
Retail Clerks Union began . three dayS
session In this city to-day. with about n
hundred delegates in attendance. An ad-
dress of welcome was delivered By Mayo
Guild and responded to by James Morrow.
president of the union. Jerome Jones. ex-
president Of the Nashville Central Labor
Union. j. j.. Ryan. of st. Paul. and others
also spoke. The visiting delegates will be
banqueted Thursday night
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MIssoURrs LARGEST SAVINGS BANK.

Tho Kansas City Safe Deposit and Trust
Compan Closes Its Doors.
KANSAS CRY, July 1.-THE Kansas City
Safe Deposit and Trust Com pany. the larg-
est savings bank in Missouri. and consid.
cred to be one of the strongest institutions
In the State. failed tv open its doors this
morning. A notice posted on the door
stated that the bank had assigned, last
night. to Walter j. Bates and W.. d. Nc
LeOd. and that the latter had taken pos
session. The assets of the concern are
given as e.. OGO. O00. and the 1 abllitie Q 81. 700.-
000. The bank was capitalized for $500, 900.
Its president is J. c. Darragh. w. T. Moores
Ter. 1t Is asserted by the officers that they
Will be able within thirty days to pay all
obligations in full. But little excitement
was caused by the failure, and it is not an
City institutions The bank will go out of
business after winding mp its affairs. The
assignees claim to know nothing of the
present condition of the bank. and say
that q correct statement will not be forth
coming for three or four days.
Embarrassed by the Worlds Fair Fro.
CHICAGO. July 1.-THE heavy financial
loss entailed By the cold storage pavilion
fire caused the Hercules iron works. owner
of the plant, to make an assignment in the
Circuit Court this morning. The Chicago
Title and Trust Company Is made assignee.
The Hercules Company was Incorporated
in 1875. with q capital stock of $500. 900. 1t
owns a plant at Aurora. Ill. covering seven
acres. Its assets are estimated at $500. COO.
against 500. 900. President skinner SAID:
Our property in Aurora. which is unin-
numbered, is of sufficient value to meet all
our liabilities. Notwithstanding the $500. 90
loss of yesterday. We will continue in
business. but will not rebuild at the worlds
fair"
The Davis Banking House Fails.
Special Co the Indianapolis Journal
Auburn, Ind. July l2.-The old banking
houses and hard ware stores of John L.
Davis. established at Auburn in 1865 and IN
Garrett in 1875. have failed. An assign
ment was made to +. T.. Davenport to-day.
The amount OF liabilities and assets are
not yet known.
AUBURN. N. Y, July 1.-THE private
bank of John I. Davis did not open for
business this morning. Z. A. Davenport
has been appointed assignee. There was
no run on the bank and the assets and
liabilities cannot, as yet, be learned. Mr..
Davis also operates u private bank at Gar
rott. Ind.
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Broad way Theater. 1T which Rev. Myron
Reed and President Andrews. or Brown
University. spoke. The iatter's remarks
were upon The Brussels Conference"
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hands of the sheriff. Failure to renew
paper at the banks was tho cause of trou.
BILE.
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The only cigarette recognized by the better
class or consumers. is not made by q
trust.
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FOX SALE.
STORAGE.

EOR SALE-VEHICLES AT COST PRICES TO
i reduce stock. 133 3. Meridian street.
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THE COMPANY
l. TRAVELLERS
Paid within Chicago Fair Grounds aud at 200 Chi
caeo Hotels, Banks. etc. NO IDENTIFICATION
REQuIRED.
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CTORAGE-BRYAN'S WAREHOUSE (REGIS-
- tered)-Most careful handlers, largest van. rooms:
all goods covered. Liberal advances. FIRES drayage
in. Tel 1905. BRYAN MERCHANDISE co,
and 81 West Pearl street.
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DIED.

DIED.
youngest daughter OF Il. H
Perry. Tuesday afternoon. Funeral private.
GORSUCH = Charles. at home OF his mother.
Mrs. 5. A. Book W alter, Ne. 262 North East street.
last night, at IL O'Clock. Time of funeral viii be an
nounced.
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NOTICE.
KRAUSS-wm G., died July 10. ESQ D. m. Fun.
eral from residence, 391 North Pennsylvania street.
Wednesday, at 2:30 p. IN.
The Lamar register., 1893-08-19

The worm that has caused such
havoc in the alfalfa in May Valley,
has made its appearance here on the
ranch of J. X. Steveson.
The large shed at G. B. Jones'
place that has been in shaky con-
dition for some time collapsed the
other day, number of children had
been playing under it but fortunat-
ly had just gone ont.
At the picnic of the consolidated
Sunday schools of Prowers each
school is to have banner. The COM
mittee from this school were in La
mar, on Wednesday getting the
material for our banner, Mr..
Pearl having kindly offered to fur
nish the material.
Boulder county, one of the most
prosperous counties of the state, had
in the early days the same experience
this county is having. Grasshoppers
and failure of crops for several years
rendered it almost impossible for the
farmers to get living and taxes re-
mained unpaid for several years.
Something should be done here to
regulate this matter Of delinquent
taxes, so the farmers will not be sub
ject to increased hardships through
inability to pay.
Xxx
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Pleasant Valley News.

Miss Jessie Wilson will go east in
few days.
Mrs. Rowe expects to leave this
week to visit her daughter at Omaha.
Miss Fannie Brown, of Indiana, is
expected here shortly, she will teach
the Pleasant Valley school.
Miss Finn will return to Caddoa
the last of this week. Miss Finn
will teach at the Caddoa school the
coming term.