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confirmation. IL is said they met with
but little encouragement, and that Mr. car
ter is quoted saying, after his conversa-
ton with a prominent Western senator,
that he had come nearer being convinced
that he was wrong than he had come To
bringing the Senator over TO the Horn
blower side Of the question
MesSrs. Bliss and Hobart. of the national
committee. said this afternoon that the
question OF HOrnblower's confirmation had
not been considered in the national COM
mittee- but that it's members had person
ally discussed the matter. They them
selves believed that IL was good policy Tor
the Republicans TO vote for continuation;
that Mr.. Hornblower was a good man Tor
the place, and they had so suggested 10
Senators on their own personal RESPONSE
hiIffV
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DESPERATE COLORED DIVINE.
Arrested to Keep the Peace, He Cuts
His Throat on the Way to Jail.

His Throat on the Way to Jail.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CONNERSVILLE. Ind, Jan. 12-Rev. A
a. Price, colored, pastor Of the Second
Methodist Church., of this city, and grand
chaplain of the G. L. o. of o. F., of Penn
syvania, was arrested, last night, on
warrant sworn out by his wife to keep the
peace. When the warrant was read by an
officer he exclaimed, I'm disgraced for
ever and drew a thirty-eight-calibre re-
volver with suicidal intent, but was pre-
vented from using it. In the Justices court
his trial was set for next Monday, and
bond was fixed at $500 for his appearance
Being unable to secure bail the minister
was led away 10 Jail, carrying his baby I'm
his arms. Just in front of the sheriff. resi-
dence he stealthily drew a knife. His sec
ond attempt to end his life was more sue
cessful. and the blood gushed from deep
wound in his throat. 1t will prove
fatal, however.
The arrest has caused great excitement
was highly esteemed and respected. Still
more sensational developments are brought
TO light by Mrs. Prices testimony, in which
she states that his cruel treatment of her
reached climax a couple of weeks ago.
when he. shot at her, the ball passing close
to her head. The reverend gentlemans
previous high standing In the community
renders the affair very deplorable.
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CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
Director of the Mint Preston and In
dian Agent Wooden.

dian Agent Wooden.
WASHINGTON, Jan 12.-The Senate was
In executive session for three hours to-day.
A. great part OF the session was devoted TO
two nominations which have been hanging
ire ever since the extra session-those or
r. E. Preston to be Director C the Mint,
and Isaac j. Wooden, of Delaware, 10 be
agent at the Nevada Indian agency IN Ne Ne
vada The case OF Wooden was the nrst
taken up and TO that the greater part OF
the time of the Senate was devoted. IL
IS understood that Senator Gray made "a
brief reply to the personal charges made
against Mr. Wooden by Senator Higgins,
defending Wooden as competent man LOT
the general charges as TO the lInpropTLIe eIS
OF selecting a man from one state 20 ho i
office in another me Vote re ,.orn ,,,ada
Woolen's favor. Two speeches. were iIldue
against the confirmation OF Mr.. PreSto on
one of these by Senator stewart anu .Ile
other by Senator Allen. There was TO
reply to those charges. A yea and nay vote
was demanded, and resulted largely III 49, w,
Preston's favor. there being only elsh'
IT, T911ovyine list of combinations was
given out tonight: John -. SIi, niiI rI.
resident and consul-general 10 Horeai taov -
T. Preston. or the District OF ColumDla' 10
he director of mint; Simon G. karrer APP
nraiser OF merchandise in the district OF
Detroit: s f Nelly. marshal for the JUS
trtct of Kansas: Grant Herring TO be col
hector of internal revenue for the IWSuln
district OF Pennsylvania; the Rev. James
Iiiifman.
Survivors of CustomS-W. Il. Humphrey,
port Of Sioux City. Ia; j. K. Johnson
Rock Island. ILL., -. nj,
ware. at Nevada agency In Nevada; G w.
Harper of Georgia. at the Umatilla agency
OREGON: G. r.. Davis. of Illinois, at the
Colorado River agency in Arizona.
Registers of Land Ofices-Sylyester ius-
ton California: John /. Lee. at Dodge Clty'
Kan: Jas ~. Fike. at Colby, Kan
Receivers of Public Moneys r. Mac
Donald. at ST Cloud. Mimi; j. +. Thomp.
con at Humboldt. Cal; L. ;. barnes, at
Redding Cal: @. T. Crist, at Dodge Clty'
Kan; T. c. McCue. at Colby. Kan; Nj. T..
Mathews at Marshall Mimi.
stmasters-E b. Thumm, at Garrett,
Ind. T. X. Fleming, at Petersburg. Ind,
and the following for Illinois: Ephraim A
RAY at Oregon; VIM. II. Harry. at Wat
seka; VIM. Lee, at Casev; L. W. Chambers,
ct Jacksonville; j. f. Robertson. at Camp
Point; J. a. Monaghan, at Nokomls; j. Nj.
McGrath. at Jerseyville; >. w. chapman
at Elgin: Jacob Marx. at Aurora, and G..
e Young, at Annoy.
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Indiana Notes.

John Shoemaker, aged eighty-six is w.
ing at the point of death at his home in
Daleville from a stroke of paralysis
The Montgomery county farmers insti-
tute was held at Darlington on Wednesday
and Thursday. in the Methodist Church
Capt Il. ). McCrea, the county chairman,
presided.
l.. ID. Vandoren drew his pension at Elk
hart Thursday, and when on his way home
with his son that night was halted by three
masked men, who compelled him to hand
over the money.
Harry Crawford, the celebrated railroad
attorney, was made defendant in a suit at
Anderson yesterday by the l.. r. a w
Railroad Company, seeking TO recover S. :
600 judgment and the possession of engines
Nos. s, and TO- Recently the Madison
county treasurer sought to attach the en-
gines for taxes. At the trial Mr.. CraW-
ford swore that the engines were his per
sonal property and did not belong to the
e. q 5. r. The engines were bought by
Mr.. Crawford from the l. T.. & w. COM
pany.
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HIS FATE UNCERTAIN
Henderson Jury Having Trouble
to Decide on Its Verdict.
WantOn Murder of Bachelor De Bry by
Young Friend-Drunken Men
Robbed at Terre Haute.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

NOBLESVILLE. Ind, Jan. 12.-The clos
ing argument in the Henderson murder
trial was completed at 10 o'clock and the
case submitted to the jury for final con-
sideration. After the jury had retired and
the sheriff replaced the handouts on the
defendant and started to return him to the
Jail the old mother, who had been in con-
slant attendance at the trial, gave way to
her feelings and made a sad demonstra-
ton, bewailing the fate of her son. Mrs.
Tarpey the widow OF the murdered man,
has also been a faithful and constant at
tendant at the trial. At a late hour to-
night the jury was still out. 1t is said
there is a contest as to whether II shall be
a life sentence or death penalty.
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VIII sIaughter Rus.inn seals.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-Levi w. Myers,
consul at Victoria, reports on the sealing
aeet for the coming season. He says: 81
am assured that all expect TO go direct
TO the Russian side, the restriction OF that
government terminating by their own
terms on the 1st of January. 1894. The seal
ers understand that from that date there
will be no Instructions TO sealing there,
and they dread complications on this side
Of the Pacific. There is not the hustle and
excitement about the Quitting this time
that characterized the preparation of last
year. but all the vessels are going to sea,
20 far as / can learn"
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State Bank Bill sheIved.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE opposition
TO the repeal of tax on State banks scored
a victory in the committee on banking and
currency to-day The friends of the bill
had been confident that the protracted COM
mittee struggle would end to-day by a
favorable report: but Representative John
son executed flank movement by moving
TO consider the resolution for the previous
question. Mr.. JonnSOn'S motion was car
ried on voice vote He at once followed
this up by moving that the entire question
be put aside until after the tariff debate
closed. This also carried and the meeting
summarily ended with the State bank men
I'm a ninOrifV
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Frightened The xe,.htornooa

A gang of Irish Hill toughs congregated
about the corner of Georgia and Noble
streets last night 10 brighten the neighbors.
and fired several shots In rapid succession.
Two or three OF the crowd fell 10 the
ground and the report was sent TO police
headquarters that a series OF murders was
In progress. \ detachment OF police
sent TO the place. but the crowd had scat
tered and none OF the men were captured.
The officers will seek for a young man
known as Red" McGill, who II Is believed
did the shooting
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Mysterious Visit by White Cans.
,ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 12.-White
Caps, said to be from the vicinity of Stiles
vile, Hendricks county, entered the home
of Charles Rogers, near Eminence, this
county, few nights ago with revolvers in
hand, and after subjecting the family to
mortal fear for time left without further
molestatfon. James Glover, aged eighty, has
been living with his Son-in-law, Rogers, and
the latter was warned by the White Caps
to give him shelter no longer. The warming
was ignored, hence the visit. son of
Glover's is said to know something about
10 70 nj
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For killing Her Baby.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

LEBANON. Ind, Jan. 12.-AIiss Lethia
Morris was placed on trial here this morn
ing for the murder of her unborn babe.
This is the second trial of the accused, the
first one ending in conviction, but Judge
Neal granted a new trial on the grounds
of sickness on the part of one of the
jurors. The trials of DR.. w. II. Moler.
prominent physician, and Charles Oden.
city marshal of this place, who were in
dicted with her, will be called Monday
There is much excitement owing to the
prominence of the parties.
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Goes Free for the Murder.
al IN tho TpdiauapolfS Journal

VINCENNES, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE jury,
this morning, after being out twenty hours,
returned verdict of acquttal in the case
of John b. Kirk for murder. This verdict
was expected, as it was generally believed
that Kirk acted in self-defense. He shot
and instantly killed Luther NJ. Smith, his
brother-in-law, in the home of the latter.
last March. Throughout the trial. Kirk has
acted coolly and never expressed the least
sign OF emotion until discharged, when ne
smiled and silently left the room. Kirk was
tried once before but the jury disagreed.
Shortly after the tragedy. Kirk was re-
leased on bond
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Must Stand Trial for Murder.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind, Jan. Zone year ago
last September Albert Smith shot and
killed James Startling, and, it appearing a
case of self-defense, no indictment was
found against him. To-day, however n
new grand jury brought in an indictment
for murder in the first degree, and Smith
was Immediately re-arrested and jailed.
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Society I'm the south.
York Commercial Advertiser.

~"
Society is looking up in the sunny South
The great Ponce de Leon ball which opens
the social season at st. Augustine. takes
place tomorrow evening. The occasion
will be graced by Mr.. Charles Mitchell the
English thug prize fighter, ex-jailbird and
general barrooFn loafer. A special conces-
sion is made TO this distinguished visitor
and his trainers, in that they are per-
mitted to appear without ''clawhammer"
coats. The ball will be recherche, no doubt
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bandit Evans stin in the Hills.

FRESNO, Cal, Jan. 12.-The sheriffs Of
flee gives no credence to the supposition
that Evans and Morrell committed the rob-
berry at Fowler Wednesday evening. Evans
is believed to be still in the mountains.
One of the sheriff's men returned from the
foot hills last evening with letter found in
n rancher's house. Evans broke into the
building during the rancher's absence and
exchanged his own rifle for lighter one
and took the rancher's field glass. The
bandit left a note saying his own rifle was
too heavy for his hand and that he would
pay for the rifle at the first opportunity.
There is no doubt about Evanss handwrit-
ing. The sheriff's men are mystified, how
ever about the raid at Fowler
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st. Joseph County Republicans.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE Repub-
licans of st. Joseph county met in mass
convention this afternoon to select delegates
to the Thirteenth district convention at
Plymouth next Thursday, which convention
is to name member Oh the State central
committee for the district The delegates
were instructed to vote for Abraham L.
Brick, young lawyer, who has already
made himself favorably known. The coun-
ty central committee was also chosen.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT, Ind, Jan. 12.-The plea in
abatement filed few days ago by John
Paris, charged with embezzling the funds
of the defunct Greentown Bank was argued
to-day before Judge Doyal. of the Clinton
Circuit Court. The Judge took the matter
for trial Feb. l.
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superintendent Minnick Killed.

opeclai 10 the Indianapolis journal.
LEBANON, Ind, Jan, 12.-John Minnick.
superintendent Of the Lebanon Electric
Light Company, was instantly killed this
morning by a telegraph pole. on which
he was stretching a wire, breaking with
him and he fell under ii. His neck was
broken. Mnnick's home was in Lawrence
burg, Ind, where he has a mother.
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Sale stopped by BOwen-MerriII.
Special TO the Indiananolis journal

MARION, 1nd., Jan. 12.-The Bowen-Mer-
rill Company was granted a restraining
order i'm the Circuit Court here. to-day, by
which the sale of the BaileyFleckler stock
of books, stationery, etc. Is stopped The
sale was to begin to-day to satisfy two
mortgages amounting to 800, in favor of
relatives OF the firm. The Bowen-Merrill
Company had applied for a receiver which
was refused by Judge Custer Wednesday,
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AN A. u. A. SENSATION.
ScandnIOus story I'm Fort Wayne
Against "a Catholic Orphan Asylum.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 12-This
morning the American Eagle, the A p A
organ in this city, contained sensational
article charging that a young woman, one
of the inmates of the Catholic Orphan Asy-
lum in this city, was locked in a dungeon
on bread and water because she refused to
accede to lewd proposition
from priest. That she had
daily endeavored from the upper win
dows Of the dungeon to attract the atten-
ton of passers-by until firally she was no.
ticed by young man, to whom she told
her story and he gave il to the Eagle The
Catholics soon heard the story and excite
ment began to grow fast. The press was
stopped, the story lifted out of the form
and another edition run off, but a large
number of the original papers had been
purchased.
Bishop Rademacher Vicar-general Bran
mer and Father Berg, of the asylum, at
once communicated with Prosecuting At
torney COlerick, and tonight three affida-
Wits, charging criminal libel and asking
well. the editor, will be placed under arrest
as soon as the officers can find him. The
Catholics are acting very senSiby over the
matter, and while they are highly incensed
Will not go outside of the law against Bid
well, but simply insist that his paper must
they can be proven. There is no dungeon
connected in any way with the Orphan
Asylum, and none of the inmates or chill
dren have at any time been fed solely on
bread and water, and they claim the story
Is manufactured to prejudice them They
expect to force Bidweli to give the name of
the ipmate who told the story and the name
OF the young man who gave IL to him.
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A Kentuclsian'. Horrible story.

LAGRANGE, KY, Jan. 12.-Benjamin
Bryson, who lives Westport, came
here to-day and related a horrible story to
detective Hit. He claims that after a
short absence he returned home yesterday
and found his wife, who had been confined
only six days ago. missing. He instituted
n search and found the baby in the stove,
cooked to q crisp. Bryson claims the wom-
an eloped with James Evans, Snowman,
and says the last seen of them at
Twelve-mle island making their way for
I nr,ic
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Brief session of the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The greater
part of the session Of the Senate to-day was
devoted to executive business. The chief
event of the open session of the Senate
was the adoption of resolution of Mr..
Allen. the Populst Senator from Nebraska,
calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury
port i'm regard to the gold importations
Tor 1898 Senator Dolph Joined with the
Populist Senator in expressing an inability
10 comprehend the Secretary's report, and
the resolution of inquiry was adopted with
out dissent.
The Hawaiian correspondence expected to
be communicated by the President was not
received, and at 1890, on motion of Mr..
Gray the Senate went into executive ses-
sion which lasted until D. m, when an
adjournment was taken until Monday.
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Adams Express Agent Robbed of 5000.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Jan. 12.-Burglars en-
tered the residence Of ]. d. Hicks. agent
for the Adams Express Company here,
last night, and took about $500. which he
had secreted in three different places Be
ing awakened by the noise he went to the
door and was fired at, after which the men
ran, leaving no clew.
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Iron and Glass Factories mt Work.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

oF'ONIuI 10 tIIt IIIuIdIIdpUIIS JUUTIIdI.
QUICK CITY, Ind, Jan. 12-The Weth-
erald Rolling Mill Company has put in ope-
ration its ten-inch mill. The eight-inch mill
will be started in a few days, and the muck
mill hurried to completion as rapidly as pos
sible. The factory of the Frankton Window
glass Company, that was partially DESTROYED
by fire a short time ago. will be ready for
operation In a few days and other two
window glass factories and bottle-works are
in full operation.
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n ~ ILLIONS of dollars have been
M lost by intrusting the settle.
AX ment of estates and trustee
ships for minors or dependents To i'm
divfduals. How often the loss of an
estate through the dishonesty i'm
competency Of an executor or gunr-
dian fs noted I'm the press, and how
often securities are called on to make
good their bonds for defnulting off,
Gals: Why take such a risk, then,
when the State authorizes a company
to do this work and hedges IL about
with the strongest legal restraints
that can be devised: In selecting The
Union Trust Company as executor or
trustee you have a servant that will
be permanent and financially re-
spOnsible to large amount. Its
trust funds are kept separate from
it's own, and it's business is conduct-
ed with the greatest care and expo
dftiOn. Persons leaving their estntes
i'm its care can make terms I'm nd
vance and know about what an ad-
ministratiOn will cost.
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Very Well Said.
PHILADELPHIA Inauirer

Fhiladelphia inquirer.
Gone is the beautiful peristyle, thanked
by the marble-like Casino and Music Hall
Those beautiful columns lie crumbling in
the water. The magnificent statues are lost
forever. the Manufactures Building is
stripped of Its glories and charred boxes
and icicles replace the exhibits OF all that
beauties and civilizes life. The project OF
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Rcbuke to the Old Soldiers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PETERSBURG, Ind. Jan. 1.-THE ap-
pointment of T. X. Fleming last Monday
as postmaster at this place has caused a
good deal OF kicking on the part OF the
Democrats. The appointment is anything
but satisfactory. and Congressman Taylor
has lost many warm friends by the course
he has taken. Daniel &. Ashby. a lifelong
Democrat, had a powerful petition and II
is claimed was Endorsed by Senator'S NOor-
hees and TurDie. but all this OF
avail. Mr.. Ashby Is an old soldier and lost
a leg NJ Perryvilie and has served his party
for years in this county. He served as
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Charged with Murder.

NEW CASTLE, Pa, Jan. 12-This town
is still torn up over the developments fol-
lowing the arrest of Prof Hartshorn, the
high-school principal, for attempting to
chloroform the Robinson sisters. The au-
thorities now claim they have evidence
that Miss Aida Robinson's child born
alive and in addition 10 the other charges,
that of murder has been made against
Hartshorn and DIR. Campbell. The latter
has not yet been captured.
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Postmaster Besinr.s Tbre,t

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-Postmaster Wash
ingto Hesing to-day wrote 10 the authori-
ties at Washington stating emphatically
that unless his quarters I'm the federal build
ing are repaired he Will move out and
transact postoffice business elsewhere
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The st. Louis Tragedy.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 12.-The police have so
far been unable to discover any evidence
TO show that last nights double tragedy
was other than murder and suicide by a
jealous paramount The womans right
name, ii appears, Is Mrs. Josie Renke, her
husband, Lewis A. Renke, being in Nevada
Mo. She separated from him to become the
companion Of ]. L. Stevenson who left a
family to go with her. She is the daughter
j. Wksko came from independence, Mo.
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Muncie Mills to Start In

MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 12.-The big sheet
mills operated by the Fullers, of the
Union rolling mill, of Cleveland will be
started up Monday. giving employment to
several hundred men, The Guide mills are
also to be started. The works have been
shut down for several months
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Murderer wnggoner Has Escaped.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
BEDFORD, Ind, Jan. fisherman Wag-
goner, the man who shot and killed his
wife at Mountain Springs, is still at large.
and the chances are now that he will es-
cape. Efforts to capture him have appar-
entity been abandoned, and the report that
he had been lynched yesterday was ground
less
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Patsy Duffy Caught.
Special 10 the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

SPcNIdI 10 tIIC IUUIdLdpUIIS JUUTndI.
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 12.-Last August
Patsy Duffy and Mike Shay, of Muncie
quarreled over a box of cigarettes and
Duffy shot Shay. Shay recovered and
Duffy. who has been a fugitive from ms
tce. was arrested here this morning He
will be returned to Muncie and tried
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DisrespectfuI Comparison.


President Cleveland has just had the gift
OF a Holstein COW. II he should turn the
Hawaiian busT ess over 10 the cow she
would undoubtedly make "A better Job of il
than he has done. III not, she ought to be
turned into corned beef for the poor