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and had made the witness promise not TO
reveal his name
Mr., Shriver said the wire manufacturer,
on the evening after the conference, met
the Congressman and seennd in an excited
state Of mind He slapped the Congress
man on the shoulder and ,, remarked Ike that that
never pass, because the night before he
had occupied room next to that occu-
heard enough OF their conversat ton TO lead
him 10 believe that the tariff bill was
dead. The wire manufactured also stated
that several Senators were in the room
nized them by their voices. He likewise
volunteered that at times the discussion be-
able TO sleep. and was therefore kept
awake and obliged TO hear all that was
said. Mr.; Shriver stated 10 the committee
that he had no personal objections what
ever TO giving the names or the parties.
The committee excused Mr.. Shriver after
his 20 pniiI arI 10 O'clock to,morroW
morning, informing him that he could
take the time in the interim to consult the
Congressman who had given him his in
formation. and also a lawyer as to his lia-
bility in case he should persist in declin-
ing to reveal the authority for his publi-
cation.
After Mr. Shriver was excused Mr.. Harry
w. Walker, Washington correspondent of
the st: Louis Post-Dispatch, was called
information published by him in dis
patch in which he had stated that a prom
inent member of the Cabinet, and had in
timated that the President himself had
confessed that the Democratic party was
under obligations to the Sugar Trust. Mr..
Walker also confirmed Mr.. Shriyer's story
about the occurrences at the Arlington
Hotel between members of the Sugar Trust
and certain United States Senators, saying
that he also had received his information
from a member of the House. Like Mr..
Shriver, he declined TO give the name of
the Congressman who had given him the
information
The COMMITTEES has sent the Testimony
taken In the first part of its inquiry,
latng to the attempted bribery of Senators
Hunton and Kyle, to the printer and ex-
poets to report to the Senate within a few
days the result of its investigation in this
direction. 1t Is understood that the report
will entirely exonerate Senators Hunton
and Klye in the matter.
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Hammond Convention Seated Both Lake
County Contesting Delegations with
Half Vote for Each Nan.
JOHNSTON DELEGATES sULK
His Porter and Lake Adherents
Refuse to Take Part.
Three Thousand Met in the Hammond
Ball Park and Saw Landis Nomi-
mated on the First Ballot.
special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HAMMOND. Ind, Nav 2i--Charles II.
Landis OF Delphi. received the nomination
for Representative from the Tenth con-
gre ssional district In the convention here
tonight after of the most hotly con-
tested campaigns. ever held in the district.
Three thousand representative Republicans
OF the district attended the convention
Each county held caucuses this morning
and appointed members OF the various COM
mittees. and at 10 o'clock this morning the
committee on credentials met TO decide the
contest in Lake county. This committee
was in session six hours and finally re-
turned two reports The majority report
was in favor of seating both delegations ana
allowing them a half vote each rhe mi
nority report was for seating the delegation
selected at the Crown Point convention.
Tine convention met in the baseball park
at 4:35 o'clock this afternoon. and Hon.
William T. Wilson. Of Logansport. was
made permanent chairman, and William b
Austin, Of Rensselaer,, permanent secretary.
The committee on credentials then pre-
sented its two reports. The majority report
was presented by E b. Mcconnell. OF Cass
county, and the minority report by Judge
Z. ID. Crumpacker, OF Valparaiso. The MI
nority report was lost by a vote OF 76 TO IS
A motion was then presented by Judge
Crumoacker that Lake county be ac-
corded the eighteen votes outside Of North
township selected at Crown Point and
that both contesting delegations from North
township be seated and allowed six votes
each This vote was lost by vote OF 20
to 79. The majority report was then car
ried by a vote OF IS TO &c.
At this point the convention was in q
turmoil The chairman with difficulty finally
got the convention into a semblance Of order,
when the Lake county delegation or thirty
selected at Crown Point withdrew from the
convention. 1t was Immediately Followed
by the Porter county delegation OF twenty
two. and at S o'clock the convention ad-
iourned until $50 o'clock.
The night session was called TO order az
9:45, and at once proceeded TO place candi-
dates in nomination. Those named were
Charles b. Landis of Carroll county; Judge
j. II. Gould, of Carroll; Hon. NJ NJ Essisx.
OF Fulton, and Judge L. p. HammoES. OF
Jasper. After the nominating <sleechcs
were made Judge Gould arose and declined
the nomination and w. B. Austin with
drew the name OF Judge Hammond. The
convention then proceeded 10 ballot. Lands
getting l03 votes and Essick none, Fulton
and Porter not voting. Following Is the
vote by counties:
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Lands. Essick. Not Voting.
THE RESOLUTIONS

The committee on resolutions then pre-
sented the following, which were adopted;
The Republicans Of the Tenth congress
sional district indorse and reafirm the prin-
ciples embodied In the national platform
of the Republican convention at Minneapo-
lis in 1892 and the resolutions adopted az
Indianapolis In 1894. We favor
protective tariff on such articles
as we can and do produce. and are
in favor Of the admission OF such articles
free OF duty as we need and cannot pro-
duce, luxuries excepted. We denounce the
present Democratic administration for its
the Nations late defenders I'm its ruling on
pensions; for its un-American foreign pol
icy In Its attempt TO destroy the foreign
our farms and factories; for at
tempting 20 destroy republican form
OF government IN the Hawaiian islands and
seeking to erect upon its ruins a throne OF
despotism filled by semi-savage; for the
vacillating and unsettled policy In the pres
ent Congress, causing stagnation IN the
productive and manufacturing Industries OF
the Nation making dependents OF honest
laborers and compelling countless thousands
10 exc out an existence at the hands or
public charity.
1--WE heartily indorse the late admins
tration OF President Harrison, and we call
that administration with the existing one.
TO look first on this picture ard then on
that, and we appeal 10 the logic OF events
during these two administrations, not only
as a justification OF Republican principles
and as PROOF or the capacity OF that party
10 deal with current governmental
problems but as confirmation
strong holy writ that the further con-
tinuance OF Democratic control IN the ex-
ecutive and legislative branches OF the gov
ernment can be fraught only with disas-
ter TO our national life and with want
and misery In the late happy homes OF
our toiling millions"
The convention then adjourned. Thus
ended the most exciting contest ever held
in the Tenth district There is much hard
feeling among the friends OF Judge
Johnston. and what the result will be is
hard TO determine until the excitement
nuiets down.
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COMPULSORY VACCINATION.
Iowa Hahnemann Medical Association
Discusses the Vexed Question.

CEDAR RAPIDS. May 2.-The twenty
fifth annual session of the Hahnemann
Medical Association of Iowa is i'm session
here. President A. p Hanchett, of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, presiding. There are one hun
dred physicians in attendance. DR.. w. A..
Hubbard made the address of welcome,
and ii was responded to by DR.. j. E King.
of Eldorado. The reports OF the secretary
and treasurer were read and referred, and
then a lengthy discussion followed en- a
resolution declaring that the association
while not denying affirming the use
fulness of vaccination. expresses its dis
appreciation of making il compulsory The
Chair, in response TO an inquiry said the
resolution was not intended to deny the
efficacy OF vaccination, and IL was then
adopted with only a few dissenting votes.
President Hanchett delivered his annual ad-
dress, urging better. education and men
tai equipment for students of medicine than
is common now.
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MRS. LEASE SERIOUSLY ILL.
She Is Suffering from Both Sciatic and
Infiammatory Rheumatism.

OLATHE, Kan, May 24.-Mrs. Lease is
a very sick woman. DIR. Roby. of Topeka,
and several physicians from Kansas City
have held a consultation, and her son
Charles is with her. She has sciatic rheu-
matism OF her left lower limb. and infam-
matory rheumatism of her right hand. Her
limb is so drawn that she rests with il
drawn at the knee, and il is impossible for
her TO straighten il entirely. Inc fingers
of her hand are also drawn and the hand
swollen, and 10 add 10 her pain, pus is
forming in the palm, caused by a bruise
received while travelling a few weeks ago
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NATIONAL WHIST CONGRESS-.
Scores Made in the Contest for the A.
w. l.. Trophy.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2I-The session
OF the whist congress to-day was devoted
10 the transaction OF business OF minor
importance. The committee on the laws OF
duplicate whist presented series of laws.
being practically the same as those left
over from the Chicago meeting last year.
They will be considered tomorrow.
The result OF the afternoon play OF the
A w. l. trophy games are as follows:
Albany, 269: Art. 251: Capitol Bicycle. 26S :.
American 257; Philadelphia. 2s7; Whining
ton. 253: Chicago, 266; Amorita, 254 Newton.
266 Knickerbocker. z4; Minneapolis. 273:
Fanwood. 247; Hamilton, 272; Staten ISL
and, 24s The Powelton club forfeited 10
the Hyde Park. Of Chicago. The evening
play, as far completed. shows the fol-
lowing: American, 26S; Philadelphia. a52;
Wilmington. 36I Capitol Bicycle 2a3; Am
orita. 255: Albany. 264: Chicago, 263; Art
257. The totals for the Hamilton trophy
are as yet incomplete AS far as an
nounced they are: Wayne made 6l0, Manu-
facturers esS. and the University OF Chi
cago won from Chicago by two tricks.
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JAP MILLER NOMINATED.
Joint Senatorial Democratic Con-
ventfon at FRANKLIN Yesterday.

Dcmotfattc ton~
vention at Franklin Yesterday.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN, Ind. May 2-The Demo-
Gratis OF this joint senatorial district, COM
posed Of Johnson and Morgan. counties. held
their convention here to-day and nominated
Jap Miller, of Martinsville. by acclama-
ton This was a great surprise 10 the
Democrats OF both counties. as Hon J. j.
Moore, ex-senator. was a candidate. but
the Johnson county delegation. with
twenty-six votes. gave him but six votes
In the caucus. and he withdrew from the
race. Eb Henderson. John Webb or any
one OF dozen Democrats OF the district
could have had the nomination for the ask
ing. but none OF them would accept. Millers
candidacy had been looked on as a huge
joke. but 1t turns out t0-6e a case wherein
the joke was carried too far. Democrats
concede that the Republicans Will have
practically a walkover. Miller now runs
an auction and notion store In Martinsvi!le.
He got his start by dressing like clown.
playing a fiddle and selling prize packages
at fairs and picnics. The feature OF the
convention was a speech By Judge A. NJ.
Cunning. OF Bloomington. who attacked
President Cleveland on his financial policy
and he also attacked Congressman Cooper
charging him with voting In the interests
of Wall street with political pie" as hi3
reward. Judge Cunning is a candidate for
Congress 20 succeed Cooper. Ex-Attorney-
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pituminous Operators Decision.

opecldl 10 the lnuldndpOiis JOURNAL
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, May 24-The meet
ing of the Indiana btuminous operators
here to-day was attended by more opera
tors than ever before were present at a
meeting. There was no division Of opinion
as to the course that should be pursued.
which is that they will insist in the final
agreement on the wage schedule that the
Indiana price of mining shall not be rela-
tively higher than paid in central and
southern Illinois. II was also agreed that
no operator should sign a scale OF wages
unless a like scale could be signed by all
the operators. The executive committee
was instructed 10 carry out this programme.
The difficulty in getting the central and
southern Illinois operators TO act in con-
cert is greater than was supposed. The :
are widely separated and radically opposed
to united action. Most of them say they
will operate their mines independently or
not at all. On the other side Ohio is wait
ing on the Pittsburg district, and Indiana.
in turn, is waiting on Ohio. The Indian 1
operators say that while the coal supply is
low that coal can be had IL Zig price is
paid for 1t. The serious difficulty now pre-
sented is in hauling ii TO the customers.
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POMEROY, o., May A.-Four hundred
miners visited the various mines to-day
which supply the salt furnaces and other
local industries with fuel, and induced all
the men to join the river strikers This
will close down all furnaces and iron mills
at once. They will cross the river to-
morrow and move on Senator Camden g
miners to shut of the supply OF coal being
shipped to Pennsylvania over the Ohio
River road. The operators OF this district
are ready to pay the price demanded but
the miners refuse TO accept until a gen
eral settlement is effected.
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RIOT IN ILLINOIS.
strikers Destroy Big Four Mine Prop
erty-1OO Arrested.

CENTRALIA, ILL.,, May 24.-About five
hundred striking miners from Duquoin and
the St Johns mine, arrived in this city
to-day on an Illinois Central freight train
and proceeded TO the Big Four mine oper-
ated by Pottinger & Davis in the northern
limits Of the city. They demolished part Of
the machinery and filed the shaft with
about fifteen feet of debris dump carts
and other loose material. Every glass and
sash in the buildings was smashed. The
total damage to the property is estimated
at 5000 The Big Four mines have. for
the past three days, been running with
about thirty men. and yesterday they re-
fused TO come out at the request OF the To-
cal committee. The Duquon strikers
boarded a freight train i'm that city and
forced the engineer Charles Stewart 10
haul them here Sheriff Helms was noti-
fled at Salem that the men were coming
and special engine sent to convey him
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Rreok I'm the sfrilxe.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. May 24-The
Acme miners went to work to-day after
being out several weeks. This breaks the
strike i'm the Kanawha valley, as these
men expressed the greatest determination
to stay out, and kept the strikers at ali
points from resuming work. All the nine
hundred miners in the Loup creek district
fnc
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Movements of steamers.

BALTIMORE. May A-Arrived: Lord
Londonderry from Ardrossana.
BEACHY HEAD, May 24.-Passed: Werk-
endam, from New York.
QUEENSTOWN, May 24.-Arrived: Bo-
hernia, from New York
PRAwLE POINT, May 2l-Passed: Le-
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Illinois Operators Give In.

Special . the Indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE. H., May A.-After yester-
days battle everything is quiet at the coal
mines. The operators say that as Sheriff
Newton is powerless TO protect them from
the thousand infuriated miners, and Gov
Altgeld will do nothing, they will shut
doown until after the strike is settled. All
the men who were working yesterday at
Mission Fields were organized into a lodge
of strikers last evening by President Craw-
ford, of the United Mine Workers OF Ill
nois. President Crawford sent out a re-
quest from Danville to-day for all the Ill
nols coal operators TO meet at Springfield
present treubie. --.-
The strikers at Grape Creek stopped two
cars of coal on the Chicago & Eastern Illi-
nois but allowed them to pass provided a
pler,ge was given that no more be loaded. A
teamster who started from Grape creek
with load of coal was surrounded to-day
by hundred foreigners and compelled to
unload
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Arixonn Bank su.penas.

PHOENIX. Ariz, May 24-The Bank Of
Tempe, at Tempe, A. T.. has suspended and
assigned TO ID. A. Abrams. or Phoenix. The
Phoenix National Bank is the heaviest
creditor. i. y. Daggs. the president. SAYS
the assets will exceed the liabilities AID
that depositors will be paid dollar for dol
lar. Daggs Brothers. the principal stock
holders. all have suffered heavy losses in
the sheep and wool market. They are the
largest sheep owners in Arizona.
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CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, May 2..-There
is very ugly feeling among the union
miners over the report that the owners
will attempt TO reopen the gold mines with
in a few days with nonunion miners. pro-
tected by armed deputy sheriffs. The mood
of the striking miners was indicated to-
day when John Thomas and Thomas II.
Jones' two miners from the Victor mine,
arrived in Altman on their way TO Cripple
Creek. They were suspected OF being nom
union men, and, notwithstanding their pro-
tests that they were not, they were set
uDon by the strikers, knocked down and
several shots fired at them. Thomas and
Jones took refuge in a boarding house,
which was Immediately entered by dozen
union men. who took them out and gave
them n fearful beating.
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Fight with Foreigners.

LASALLE, III, May IA mob OF one
thousand coal strikers, none OF them Eng
lish speaking, raided the shaft OF the La
Sale County Carbon Coal Company here
this evening and, in conflict with the sher-
iff and his deputies, five strikers Sheriff
Taylor and Deputy Sheriffs Tom Noolihan
and John Dwyer were painfully wounded
The mob closed in on the officers and a
hand TO hand fight ensued. Three men were
arrested, but one of them was released on
the men threatening TO tear down the Iaii
and burn the City Hall. The situation is
alarming and the Governor has been tele-
graphed TO with a request for State aid.
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Fighting, but No BIoodshed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PETERSBURG, Ind, May 24.-The re-
port sent out from Evansville last night
to the effect that two men had been killed
and five wounded at the Little Coal mines.
in a conflict between union and nonunion
men, was false. There were several fights
between the men, and at times there was
danger of blood being shed. but none was
killed. To-day there were more fights. The
miners held a meeting last night, at which
the nonunion men promised not to go back
TO work. Part of the delegation Of Da-
yiess county miners passed through here
to-day with wagon trains the way
home. The others will probably leave to-
morrow. A delegation went from the mines
this morning TO Oakland City to close the
mines there. 1t is thought that the oper-
ator of the Little mines will not again
start up before the general strike is de-
oIo rod Of
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win Use the New Proces..

CINCINNATI. o., May 24-The directors
pany have decided, after long experiment
TO adopt the Japanese discovery. known as
the Takamine process for making whisky
President Greenhut estimates the saving
by this process to be about Is cents on n
bushel of grain and says that a better
product is the result
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ASHLAND. KY. May 2l-The strikers
of Carter county are using revolvers in
their intimidation Of the coal loading forces
OF the mining companies. No coal will be
allowed 10 leave the mines IL they can
prevent 1t, which, up to cate, they have
succeeded in doing.
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Miss Window VIII Wed

NEW YORK, May 24.-Cards have been
sent out for the wedding of Miss Ellen
Windcm, daughter of the late Secretary Of
the Treasury, William Window, and Rentlv
Writ Warren, a son of the late William
Writ Warren. of Boston. Harry Garfield.
of Cleveland. son of the late President
Garfield, will be best man.
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A had Failure.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, May 2i.-Assignee Hub
bard. OF the Union Loan and Trust Com
pany. which failed last summer. stated in
court to-day that the liabilities of the com
pany are N.00O.000, and that the creditors.
who are mostly Eastern people, Will not
get over per cent. OF their claims.
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Pythian Lodge Instituted.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
DANVILLE. Ill, May A-White Oak
Lodge OF knights OF Pythias was institu-
ted here this evening by General Chan
cellor Commander Burgoyne 1t has forty
nine members, nearly all railroad men, and
is the second lodge OF Pythians in Dan
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Outbreak at sprinr valley.

SPRING VALLEY, ILL.,. May IA Polish
striker was arrested and locked up this
afternoon for rioting. In the evening
mob Of infuriated foreigners marched to
the jail and liberated the prisoner. Later
the police force attempted to arrest the
lContinaed on Second Pagel
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For the Children

Let the children take Simmons Liver Reg
ulator and keep well. IL is purely vsgeta-
BILE. and safe TO take either alone or in
connection with other medicine.