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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Lamont Want. a Larger Ar,

sccrethty Lamont wants u Larger army.
Washington. Nov. 3o-'rhe annual
report of Secretary Lamont shows n
saving of half million dollars In sal
aries and contingent expenses in the
administration of the War department
at Washington, besides economies i'll
the recruiting service. rents, etc. EN-
pcnditures for the last fiscal year were
SJG.O39,O ,OO9. appropriations for the cur
rent year ere S52,429, ll2. estimates FER
the next year are SJ2,31S,S2n.
Secretary Lamont earnestly reconi-
mcnds lcGislation 10 establish the bat
talon formation now adopted by the
armies of every other civilized nation.
To effect that change he recommends 4
return TO the law of 1870, fixing at 30
600 tie limit of the army. By the
changes proposed the army will bc
increased 20 per cent. In efficiency, six
teen and one-half in numbers and only
q per cent. in cost of maintenance. The
actual combative strength will thus
become about 25,0n0. The number ROW
contemplated by law. but which is re
duced by detachmeuts and otherwise
is about 20.0uo. 1t is proposed to add
two companies to each OF the twenty
five infantry regiments and two batter
les to each of the five artillery rcgi-
mcnts. No increase in cavalry is pro
posed.
The cost of the Increased number o.:
enlisted men would be Sl.2O0.Oo0 an
nually, but rctrcnchmont has reduced
administration expenses OF the War
department at Washington S5oO.OOp
and by applying these economies -
benefit the army efficient organization
and greater strength can be obtained
1T an increase nf only 100000. IL *
proposed TO meet the necessary in
crease In line officers by reductions in
the staff. and To this end Il consol!-
datipn Of TIC quartcrmaSter, pay nni
subsistence departments IN cue bureau
OF supply, is recommended.
The three recruiting depots have been
abolished, adding l 500 men TO the eff
tective strength and reducing eNpondi-
lures about $4,000. Post and regi-
mental recruiting. which involve little
or no expense. and bring recruits imme-
tIiutcly into the commands with which
they are to serve, will be extended.
The character of recruits is improved
and last year only 1.Sl7 out of 2I,13l
applicants were accepted. All recruits
must now write the English languace
and must bc citizens of the United
States or have declared their inten-
tons.
OF 2,7lO men discharged by cxplra-
tion OF service, 2,0I9 re-onl,sted. De
sgrfious show large decrease. The re
peal of tho law requiring a percentage
Of the pay Of enlisted men TO be -.
tanned until houorably discharged is
recommended.
Seven regiments have been armed
with the new magazine rifle, and by
May |, ihe infantry will be completely
equipped with the new arm.
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To person not accustomed 10 deal
ings with criminals, directly or indi-
rectly, the language of detectives and
others associated with the crooked
gentry, whelI>ssnvcrsing on their bus
incss, is about on n par with the most
difficult and mysterious of modern
t'r CUES. Plain, everyday En';lish IT,
ties for the different crosses of thieves
are barred as completely us though
they were never intended for uTe, and,
according to the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch, 1t is not at all infreQuent that
t"ple are compelled to inquire of the
slcuth what he Is talking about.
II n detective We're to stop one Of his
friends and relate tale about some
''moll-buZzer" or calico worker max
Ing big haul, the ursophlsticatcd
friend would waste great deal of
thought trying to get mt the particular
busiDt rs of the aforesaid "buzzer." Yet
The indicator., 1894-12-08
Japan Buys the EsmeraIda.

New York, Dec. Japan has aug
mrnted her navy by the purchase of
tho crack GILLIAN cruiser Esncraldn.
The deal was consummatpd here with
in the last few days. and was managed
with great adroitncss. Chill first sell
ing the ship to Equndor and the latter
country transferring her TO Japan.
To further disguise the facts. a rp-
port was given currency that China
had bought the ship. This was to
avert suspicion until the cruiser was
well out Of danger of being apprc-
hcndcd on the high seas. She is now
on her way 10 Japan by way Of Ia
hita. The purchase price was over
SlG0O,OoO in gold cash. The sale by
Chill violates no neutrality law.ls Chill
has no traty with China or Japan. and
moreover her sale was TO Ecuador
who is also without treaty with eth
er of the belligerents.
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COLONEL FELLOWS CASE.
The Trial Of the Charges Agai.st HI.
Begun.

A"s AhssA oh tnS OnAfBes Against mn
Begun.
New York. Dec. 3.-The trial Of
Colonel John Il. Fellows. district attor-
ney OF the city and county of New
York, upon charges of neglect OF duty.
was begun before Governor Flowers
commissioner, ex-senator John J. Len
son. OF Kingston, to-day. One set of
charges made by Good Government
club men embraces over 800 specific
cases, while another set presented by
the German-American Reform union
made exactly col. The first series OF
charges was read by Mr., MacMahon,
who sworc to their accuracy.
Cross-cxamination brought out that
the witness WINS swearing to informn-
tion. 1t was conceded by counsel that
the accused was under no compulsion
TO take the witness stand to swear that
MS defense was true. The attorney
for the German-Amcrican Reform
union argued that the charges pre-
ferred by that body should. where the
specific charges are not the same. he
tried separately and ns distinct cases.
Pending decision of this question, re-
cess was taken.
After recess the charges regarding
Forfeited recognizanccs We're taken up.
air. Phillip. for the German-American
union, produced evidence to show neg
ligcnce by Colonel Fellows in collect
ing forfeited rccognizances in large
number of cases. After number of
such cases had been called up Mr. Eel
lows objected. saying it was the duty
of the district attorney simply to issue
execution and then leave the matter to
the sheriff
Mr. Phillips argued that 1t was the
district attorneys duty to prosecute
cases where fraudulent bonds We're
given or where transfers had been
made 10 dcfraud people. They had GO
cases, he said. where $4,000 worth of
bail had been forfeited, and only few
thousands collected, and professional
bondsmcn allowed to go unprecedented.
Colonel Fellows refused to produce the
books of his office. stating they would
show the names of persons indicted but
not yet arrested.
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THE uTEs ARE ALL RIGHT.
They Are Attend ng to Their Own Busi
ness and Moicsting Nobody.

hhtN AT" hticnI hS to Iiiclr own BuSl-
mess and MoicstinG Nobody.
Denver, Dec. 5.-Gencral McCook
yesterday received the following dis
patch from Indian Agent Day at Du-
range:
Have ovcrtlken the chiefs and they
send You as follows: No trouble in
Blue Mountain now Cowboys talk
mad. We all friends Ponies want
GRASS. Washington says we can 20
Blu" Mountain. Heap warm. ISiencdD
Chief lsnacio, Chief Mariana, Colorow,
Benoush.''' -
The ttes are at their old hunting
grounds at Blue Mountain, Utah. where
they are pasturinc their PONIES and Nv
ing peacoably. The only trouble -
caused by the cowboys who have no
right To the land. as it has not yet been
even surveyed. 1t is the old home of
the Utrs. where their farhers and their
children are buried and army officers
say thar they will be killed before they
leave Il place which they have been
given Il right TO visit by the govern
mcnt. There IS treaty pending
which is intended to settle this matter,
but when Chief lgnaco was in Wash
ln=ion he was given permission by
the president TO hunt in this section
pending settlement, and he intends to
abide by what he considers his rights.
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SILVER MEN ACTIVE.
Hut They Expect to Gain Little tt
scsSIon.

Hut They Expect to Gain Little This
scsslon.
Washington, Dec. 4.-Reprcsentaiivn
Cox of Tennessee and of the bank
ing and currency committee. and Rep
resentative Bland. chairman of the
coinage, weights and measures commit
tee, held conference to-day and dis
cusscd financial measures. Mr. Coz
says his committee will report SOM
kind of measure during the session,
but he cannot say whether 1t will ever
pass. Mr.. Bland maintains that thor,
is nothing to do but pass free coin.
age bill. He voices the sentiment o
the free silver men in the house, slyin
that they will favor no financial meas
urc that does not include free con
age.
Representative Bland to-day express
ed the belief that his free coinage bii
introduced December 9th. 1893. wou,
soon be favonbly reported from III
committee on coinage, weights ans,
measures, and passed by the house. :
majority of the committee favor frr,
coinage, but Tracy of New York and
other opponents habitually absentee
themselves and prevented the comnE'
tee from securing II quorum. Blnn'
will call meeting next week, and cX
poets TO have action taken then. HI
bill rc-enacts the free coinage law o..
1897. Hartman of Montana to-day in
trOduced in the house n free colnIs'
bill pure and simple, providing for til
unlimited coinage of silver in amoun;
of 800 and upward. and the issunn,''
of certificates. Coinage is not restri''
ed to the American product.
In every part of the house to-dl;
there was n general expression TIA
nothing more than talk would come on
of all the financial propositions ut this
session of congress.
A caucus of Democratic senators VIZ
called for to-day Immediately after til
adjournment of the senate. 1t is I'm Ter
stood that the caucus is called to con
slider general programme of the pe'
icy with reference to the various sub
jects of general interest on the calen
dar, including the supplementary tar
iff bills, the Nicaragua canal and bank
ruptcy and territorial admission BIZ
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MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
Wealthy Dressmaiser of Minneapolis Fount
Dead n Road.

Dead on n Road.
Minneapolis, Dec. 4.-Miss Catherine
Giny. Il well known dressmaker. was
murdered last night under sensational
and AS yet mysterious circumstances.
She was young woman of 20, who
had built up good business and was
reputcd TO be worth $4,000. At II
O'Clock las; night her body was found
in the middle of Il country road lead
ing into the city. 1t was still warm,
but life was extinct. There was bull
let hole directly through her head. her
nose was mashed and broken and there
was a long, Jagged cut in her upper
lip.
The police believe they are close up-
on the assassin who committed the
murder and they have developed the
following facts: Miss Giny had made
intimate acquaintance with certain
st. Paul man, whose name is known to
the police, and who is a gambler.
Her meetings with him were clnndes.
tine and were concealed from her
friends. Sometimes she went to st.
Paul and met him mt some restaurant.
and at other times she hired livery
rig in the evening. and, picking him
up somewhere, drove with him. On
these occasions she went out and re-
turned alone.
The man was accustomed to send
notes to her, and the A. ID. T. boy who
carried most of them, has been found.
He sent Il note yesterday, which she
tore mp on reading. In the evening
she hired rig, as usual, and went out
alone. Two hours later the horse re.
turned to the barn with the empty bug.
gy. The cushions were soaked with
blood and brains. The police believe
that she went out driving with the st
Paul man and that they quarreled and
that he shot her.
1t is thought that the shot was moi
instantly fatal and that he must have
beaten her face with the burt of The
revolver, taken her out of the carriage
and left her body on the road, driving
back 10 town and abandoning the horse
and fled. The motive of the deed is
thought 10 have been robbery. as she Is
known to have had n large sum in cash
or 1t may have been the result of a
lovers quarrel.
The indicator., 1894-12-08
western railroad. At Outs.

Chicago, Dec. 3-The transcontinep-
tai lines have so far failed utterly IN
making any progress which will lead
to n settlement that will enable all OF
the Western roads to get together in
one agreement. Another general
meeting of all lines is slated, but 1t is
difficult to see how 1t can amount to
anything. so long ms the transcoAtinen-
tai lines have agreed upon nothing
tending to stop the decentralization In
their territory.
The Western roads held short
meeting today to consider the ques-
tion OF removing their orders from
Eastern territory.
The Rock Island has already taken
Its orders out, but some OF the other
l,nea, notably ths Altos, % rot ~
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Massachusetts Elections.

Springfield. Mass. Dec. 1.-The Re
publicans to-day elected Charles 7,
Long for mayor over Samuel ID. Shcr-
wood. Democrat. by sos majority. TlC
Democrats gain one alderman. A. +.
A. candidates We're defeated.
Municipal elections were held
throughout Massachusetts to-day. Dom
ocrats were successful in Lawrence,
Pittsfield, Chicopee. Northampton ana
Quincy. The Republicans elected in
Fall River, Somervillc, Gloucester,
Marlborough, Waltham. Hoiyokc.
Fitchburg and Auburn. Independents
carried the day in New Bedford, Broc-
ton. Haverhill and Maiden. The prop
osition to license carried In the NH
jority of towns.
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,,ov,,,,d n, the white House.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Presidcnt Cleve-
land came to the White House at 10
o'clock this morning. II was the first
visit he had made to the city in two
weeks. He came alone and was met
by Mr.. Thurber. when he entered. The
president looked very we'll considering
the severe Illness he had suffered from,
and the outward sign of his ailment Is
the pronounced limp which character
lied his walk from the carriage into
the house.
There were very few callers in the
morning. the only one of note being
Captain Hutchings of Mississippi, who
in behalf of the speaker came to in
quire whether the president would re-
ceive the committee of notification ut
the White House.
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VIII Atinck thu Indiana

Salt Lake, Dec. "A delegation con
sisting OF five prominent citizens Of Shn
Juan county, Utah. called upon Cover
nor West to-day, to urge that immcd!
ate action be taken In the removal o;
the Ute Indians from the country.
1t is claimed that about 900 I'tes
and 200 Navajos have invaded til,
county and say they propose to remain
They have not committed any murders
but are killing cattle belonging TO til,
settlers and appropriating other prop
erty. The Indians are defiant and well
armed. The white settlers have DE-
cided to make an attack on them oi
the 18th of the month unless they ar
removed sooner.
The governor promised them all The
assistance within his power
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FIRE IN ON AHA.
Exposition Hall, "a Thcnter and n Chur;
Burncd.


Omaha, Dec. 4.-At : o'clock tn
morning fire broke out in the Expos
tion hall. covering three fourths of :;
block on 14th 18th and Capitol avrnu
and totally destroyed it. together wit
the First Baptist church. 18th and Dlv
enport.
The Exposition building was partial
ly occupied by the 18th street thcater
This is the theater burned out on Far
nam two years ago. Hoyt's "Buncl
of Keys" was playing an cngagemcn
and their loss is heavy.
The fire was discovered in the ciga
store of John Lally at 515 and in I'll
teen minutes from that time the whal
Exposition building was II mass o
flames.
1t seemed but an instant until tllt
whole building was In flames. ~
flames quickly spread to the First Bar
tist church adjoining. and in an hol
all that was left of the building WAS ::
bare brick wall. The iiremcn succeed
ed in saving the few residences on III,
northeast corner of the block, but they
were badly damaged, as was also thd
Dellone Hotel. The water prcssur;
was very light and the irencn wrrs,
badly handicapped.
1he names spread so rapidly that not
a thing was saved from any of thq
stores in the Exposition building or in
the theatcr The total loss is estimat-
ed at $4,000, with insurance probl
bly, One-half.
One of the strange condolences q
the theatcr fire was the fact that th
scenery for Katie Emmett's new play.
Killarney" in which she was To have
opened here next Sunday, had bee
placed in the theater only last night.
as she could not carry 1t with her O.
the small-town circuit which she
making this week. 1t was just a yea
ago that Katie Emmett was playin. /
the Farnam Street theater here /
"rhe Streets of New York" when tina
theater was burned and all her prope.
ty was destroyed.
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, this attempt 10 blow up the building Ia
purely malicious.
LoorlNo A FORT.
Buildings Torn Down and Carried .avs
by Thieves

buudlnKs Torn Down and Carried .&Tay
by Thieves
Grand Forks y. d. Dec. A largo
number of indictments have been
found against Russian farmers from
Emmons county for stealing and carry
ing OF government buildings at Fort
Lincoln. five miles south OF Mondan.
The depredatons. according 10 Major
W. c. Gooding. the government repro
sentative at the fort. have been going
on for some time. Russian settlers in
that vicinity have been engaged in
thicvinG lumber and outbuildings for
some time. making their visits mostly
during the night, and all efforts 10
catch rhtin have failed. During the
past few weeks. however, they have
grown bolder, and on Saturday small
army. numbering over 100 put in an
appearance with four or five teams,
pickcts, and all necessary appliances,
ready 10 clean every inch OF lumber
from the spot. Major Gooding, who
has charge of the fort protested. bur
rhe hoodlums drove him away with
stones and continued TO dcmolish the
building Even the old Custer house.
which the people of the vicinity have
cndcnvorcd To preserve was not spared,
but ruthlrsSly torn To pieces. Marshals
Hcnnessy of this city. and Hannah of
Grafton. We're at Bismarck and made
IA raid ON the thieves on Saturday.
Pickets posted by the thieves gave
notice Of their coming and the entire
party made an effort to escape, but the
deputies succeeded in rounding up
eight of them and secured the names
Of forty others. Five were left in jail
at Bismarck and three brought here
MS Witnesses before the grand jury. OF
hi buildings at the fort very few re-
main, the destruction being most com
p!Ctc.
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Tacoma National Hank.

Tacoma. WASH, Dec. Sowing to
the general unsatisfactory business
conditions the Tacoma National bank
closed its doors this morning. having
decided to liquidate. Cashier Snyder
gives the banks liabilities Mt S212,OOO.
and its assets at $4,000. Thp~bank
has paid out $T12, 900 in the last TWEEN
ty-threc months.
1t was one Of the banks which sus-
pended in 1888. and reopened In De-
cembcr last. Since that time the bank
has settled with n large number of It's
depositors, but being unable to get
back their former business, the direct
ors decided to go into liquidation.
The indicator., 1894-12-08
The "Push Rack.n


hog train" Whenever he is taken intA
job to do the lookout or help the stall
1t is piece of charity work toward o
fellow crook. He derives his soubr1-
quet from the same source as the piker
among gamblers. The latter is an In
dividual who has lost piece Of money
in the game and frequently gets what
the gambler vcrnacular calls put
down" or money to play. :
OF recent years and long since tho
general adoption Of safes for money
and valuables, thief with new title
has come into the field. He is known
as "hecler," and he works with stall
on safes. Generally he does his work
in daytime, and IT. requires most
adroit person to accomplish the under
taking During the day, as a rule,
safes are, for convenience sake, shut
up with the combination thrown on.
The hecler and his stall take advantage
of this fact and his aim is to get at the
safe, open 1t up and rifle 1t of its con-
tents. In many instances the heeler
has been known to accomplish won
derful tasks and to become possessed
of much vnluables and money.
The "strong-arin" is n name 'ecently
given to the highway robber, more on
account of the difference in the tactics
rcsorted to nowadays AMI those Ct
former years. For some time past he
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Reform pemnnruts MIu.

Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 4.-Aftcr the
bitterest campaign in Birmingham
history the election occurred to-day
and resulted in II sweeping victory for
the reform Democrats. headed by ].
A. Van Hoose. n prominent wholesale
grocer, for mayor. over the ''mnchine'
Democrats led by Robert Warner,
former city tax collector. The Van
H0ose ticket carried every ward In the
city, and has majority of about 1000
Trouble was feared at the polls, so
intense was the feeling, and hundreds
of voters were challenged, but ms both
sides were represented on the board OF
clerks and managers all passed on
quietly.
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No, r.,or.bl. to American Heel.

Berlin, Dec. 4.-The foreign Office has
to Baron A. Won Sauerma
Jeltsch, the German ambassador Mt
Washington, n statement regarding the
prohibition against the landing of
American cattle and fresh meat nt
German ports. The statement is not
favorable to the American side of the
question. The government will aid
the discussion OF this matter In the
Reichstag before coming to definite
decision on the subject.
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BOMBS IN KENTUCKY.
Attempt to Blow Up tho Berea Col
Icge.


Bcrel. Ky, Dec 4-Last might w
d. Candec aud Walter Lyman, white
students at the Berea college, when
about TO retire. We're called upon by
masked men, who overpowered them,
tied Lyman 10 a tree, threatened him
with death IL he made an outcry. and
then, taking Candee around near the
entrance TO 1he college produced dy-
Mantle bomb and ordered Candee to
light 1t and throw it into the entrance.
He refused, whereupon they tied his
hands and threw him on a pile of
wood. They then lighted the fuse il
his presence. threw the bomb into the
entrance an1I ran. Candee. by a super
human effo'.t freed his hands, rushed
to the bomb, seized 1t, and thrust L
into barrel of water. Calling the
jlnitor. he released Lyman and exam
med the premises. Another bomb was
found near the wood-pile. The mis-
creants were traced short distance
today. but were noe found. There has
been come feeling because Berea col
lege has admitted both black and white
students, but the general feeling is that
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THE HIRScHFIELp CASE.
The Judge Refuses to Annul tn,
Marriage

Fargo, y. -, Dec. 3.-The Hirsch-
field case is ended and the young bride
of the Montana millionaire has been
declared by a court of equity to be n
legal wife.
Judge Mcconnell gave the decision
denying the application of Aaron
llirschicld for the annulmcnt of the
marriage contract Immediately at the
conclusion of the arguments of the
counsel. The decision was given oral
ly. the court stating that he did not
care TO point out that the testimony
was unworthy of credcnce. The plain
Tins claim, he said. that two armed
men forced him to accompany the de-
fcndant TO the office of a Justice of the
peace. where they We're married under
durcss must be subtantiatcd so clearly
that there was little room for doubt.
or it must be shown that the plaintifr's $
mental condition was that such he was
incapable of making contract The
first position he did not think was
clearly sustained.
lie believed Aaron Hirschfield was n
Changed man, but not TO the extent
that he could be held to be irresponsl-
bic. He had taken careful evidence;
had followed each witness closely and
was confident he had lost no point that
would be of benefit to the plaintiff.
and saw no other way in Justice than
to hold the marriage contract valid and
deny the decree
The fudge had warned the spectators
that there was TO be no applause. and
the crowd respected the command. but
when he said: 81 deny the decree"
the sigh of relief that went up swelled
into murmurs of applause. But out
side the court room nothing could pre-
vent the jubilation of the crowd. Wo-
men who had never seen the defendant
until she came to Fargo. pressed for
ward TO grasp her hand before leaving
the room.
II am a happy woman again for the
first time in Il year" was all she could
say.