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The indicator., 1894-11-24
THE MERCHANT MARINE.
Over Twcnty-Three Thousand Vessels In
ScryIcR,

Washington, Nov. 20.-Mr. Eugene
r. Chamberlain, chief of the bureau of
navigation, has made public his re-
port, which shows that on June 20. 1894
the documcnted merchant marine of
the United States comprised 23.5S6 YES
sells of 4,Gii,o24 gross tons. The geo
graphical distribution shows: Atlantic
and Gulf coast. 17.4GS vessels, 2,712,-
9H gross tons; Pacific coast. 1,520 YES
sells, I5G.359 tons: Northern lakes, 3,34l
vessels. 1.227 ,401 tons, Western rivers
.251 vessels, 2S7,325 tons; cod and
mackercl fisheries. 1,G0G vessels, H.,
,J7:I tons During the decade wooden
sailing vessels have increased 10000
tons each in New York. California and
Michigan. The total tonnage of the
great lakes has increased 100000 dur
ing the last decade. or nearly doubled
Iron and steel steam tonnage on the
lakes has increased from 27,0OO tons
| in 1883 to 100000 tons in 1894 The
total tonnage of the Pacific coast has
| increased 81 per cent during the dec
adc. The tonnage of all descriptions
of San Francisco port is 307 ,22G. Cleve-
land 23I. .73i. Huron, Mich, 171,G29.
! Detroit 1G1 SAG. st. Louis 122, ,TIG and
( Milwaukee 93,1G7.
The indicator., 1894-11-24
BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE.
james T.. Cutler Receives 1900 Volts {
Electricity and Receivers.


Electricity and Receivers.
New York, Nov. 19.-The possibility
that the experiments upon the person
of criminal condemned TO death In
the electrical chair may prove success
full has started New York physicians to
discussing the matter.
a man living in Pittsfeld. Mass, af-
ter having received through his body
an electric current of 1900 volts and re-
naming. to all appearance dead from
the shock for seven minutes. He Ii
not only alive. but well and his life
and health he owes to the suggestion
of DIR. d'Arsonnval of Paris. who. a few
months ago. said that n person shocked
by a powerful electric current should
be treated as one drowned is treated
Mr.. Charles w. Price. editor of the
Electrical Review of this city, has re-
ccived from Mr.. Cutler letter IL
which the injured man describes his
sensations:
81 was examining transformer
which carried current of 4.G00 volts,
and in moving about the wires got in
my way and I took hold of them and
received n shock through my entire
body. For brief instant there was Il
sensation as IL l were being drawn
aownward by the arms, Then every
thug became black
The indicator., 1894-11-24
PARKHURST AFTER PLATT.
He Says He Is Worse Man than orohe,

lie says lie Is n worse lhh triin sroher'
Lakewood. n. J.. Nov. 2O.-Rev. DR..
Parkhurst has changed his quarters to
Lakewood n. j.. and is now the guest
of Mr.. Francis i. Freeman ut Edge
more. He occupies the rooms occupied
by the Cleyelands when they were be-
ing entertained by Mr.. Freeman, DR..
Parlshurst said last night that he had
read Mr.. Platt's statement.
Mr.. Plat waits till victory has been
gained, complete and overwhelming
at great expense, and then cndeayors
to get his work in. He shows himself
an out-and-out traitor to the town. l
wish that the community would as
scr-t itself in some way and put an
end to him and his ways. For every
good deed that has been done and Will
be accomplished we are liable to suffer
because of his doings. Mr.. Platt is 4
much worse man than Croker to deal
with. 1t is more difficult to reason
with him would rather fight five
Crokcrs than this man Platt. who rep
rcscnts nothing more than Il phase of
rank American politics. People of New
York hate bossism next 10 Tammany.
"Bossism is distinctly un-American.
and now that Tammany is outlawed
we must take hold together and throt-
Tvs I,erino,,s oi,sA ..',r-i'tsz'"so vv"-
ferccs."
The indicator., 1894-11-24
FACTS AND FANcIEs.

The practice of burials in churches
was commonly discon tinued in France
about l7117.
A mustache seven feet long from
tip to tip, adorns the lip of q resident
of Bellington, w. Va.
1t takes no less than 9, 600 red cedar
trees to supply the wood for the pen
Gil manufacturers in this country.
Our knowledge of the Greeks from
historical Greek sources begins with
776 years before the Christian era.
Data dcduccd from 100 consecutive
observations made on the apex OF tho
Eitfel tower prove that the velocity
of the wind at that height is nearly
four times us great us at the surface.
A Virginia woman being afraid that
she could not remember the respective
ages of her large family, kept o bottle
for each child, and every birthday
dropped a pea IN to keep the reckon
ing.
Tho Blatncr cas,e, built for the
Blatner brewing company of Munich.
is 105 feet in diameter and flfty-one
feet deep. At the Inauguration ball
275 couples took part. and at one
time there were 500 people, exclusive
of walters, musicians. etc, on the
floor of the casls.
The Corean flag is white and bears
in the center n sort of ball. one half
blue and the other red. typifying tho
two elements of creation, tho malc
and the female. In tho corners nro
strange and complicated characters
invented by n Chinese emperor fcw
thousand years ago.
A negro child was born in Georgia
lately which had two we'll. developed
bodies growing together, two we'll
shaped heads and necks, four arms
and hands. two hearts, two sets of
lungs and three legs; Tho third log
grew on the right hip, near the back,
the foot having eight toes.
Some time ago u Temperance asso-
citation in Germany sent circular to
seventy prominent physicians asking
their opinion us to the custom prevail
ent in that coun try of giving small
quantities of beer and vino to very
young children. With the exception
of two all the physicians condemned
the practice rs injurious.
When one OF the late Emperor Al
exander's visits to Warsaw was an
nounced there was no time to clear
the streets of n quantity of mud which
had been scraped up in heaps by tho
roadside. Tho police (Russians) or
dered the windows of tho ground
floor of the houses in these streets to
be opened and threw the mud into
the rooms.
France proposes to have q general
exhibition of sports in connection
with the exposition of 1000 The
Bois dc Vinccnncs will be sst aside
for them. The minister of commerce.
has appointed a commission to draw
up general program, which II 70
include fencing, shooting, gymnastics
military exercises, boating. athleticA
cycling and ballooning.
The use of tho words "hane OUT IN
the sense OF stay is commonly attrib-
uted to the modern fondness for slang
expressions, but London Notes and
Queries recalls that in ..Pickwlck pn-
pcrs' Bob Sawyer is mlde TO sny to
!fr. Plckwick ''Whero do you hsus
out?' and thut gentlsmau ssplisd
that he was ct present suspsadsA q
~ 0soegs and vplturs, cesnhnAW
The indicator., 1894-11-24
Advance of the Iannne...

London, Nov. 20.-A dispatch from
Shanghai says that the feeling in favor
of the Japanese In the invaded dis
tricts of China Is growing The mil
tinous Chinese soldiers are reported to
be pillaging and outraging the In.
habitants. A japanese force under
General Ozaka is announced to have
left Taku Shan on November IL In
order to attack Sluyen tSiooh- Yau,
which the Chinese have fortified.
1t is added that the Japanese reach
ed the town named on Sunday morning
and found that the Chinese had fed.
The Japanese are said to have captured
five guns 1t is estimated that the Chi
nese force number G.0O0 troops of all
arms. The latter are reported to have
retreated in the direction of Halt
Cheng. There was no loss on either
side.
The indicator., 1894-11-24
seventh Day AdyentIsts.

Washington. Nov. 16.-An Interesting
feature of the Seventh Day Adventists
conference, in session here, was re
cital in the report of Secretary B. s
Horton. which was read to-day. of
the prosecutions to which the denomi-
nation is subject in certain localities. 1t
was reported two members are in Jail
at Centerville, Maryland. for chopping
wood on Sunday. In some places it
has been impossible to induce insurance
companies to insure churches on ac-
count of the threats of incendarism and
Mr.. Horton said he had often been serv-
ed with white cap notices when trying
to conduct meetings. The report show
ed n membership of SD in good stand
ing in the United States.
The indicator., 1894-11-24
JAPAN MAKES REPLY.
She VIII Insist on China Making Direct
Pronoanla.

Toxic, Japan. Nov. 20.-It is learned
the Japanese government has sent its
reply to the note of United States Min
lister Dunn asking whether IL tender
by the president of the United States
of his good offices in the interest of re-
storing peace in the East. would BE-
agreeable to Japan. Before reaching
a conclusion the minister gave the mat
try consideration for several days, and
finally stated to Mr. Dunn that al
though the friendly sentiments which
prompted the government and people of
the United States We're deely appreciat-
ed, the state of the Japanese arms has
been such that China should approach
Japan directly on the subject. In view
of the absence of Japanese and Chi
nese diplomatic representatives at
Fckin and Toxic respectively this
would imply that any communication
between the two governments would
be made through the American minis
ters TO China and Japan. who since the
outbreak of the war, have had in
charge the interests of the two coun-
tries.
The indicator., 1894-11-24
REDUCING THE FLOUR OUTPUT
Decisive Action Taken by Leading Miller.
at Chicago

Chicago, Nov. 16-Thc initial steps
looking toward the curtailment of the
flour output by n siN-wecks' suspension
of tho Merchant mills of the country
We're taken at n meeting OF millers at
the Auditorium to-day. The meeting
consisted of twelve men who wer-.
chosen by vote, and in whose selection
800 millers representing a daily out
put OF 100000 barrels We're invited to
take part.
The cOmmittte was unanimous in
agreeing that the price of flour was he
low profit-yieiNing NoNnt md t,s,,
some concerted action by the trade WAS
necessary 10 bring up the prise to Il
profit point. The reduction of stocks
was regarded as the best method
tending TO an increase In the price. An
agreement was then formed TO shut
down mills for six weeks. within three
months beginning Dec. 10. The agree
mcnt will be in force when mills repre-
scntlng production of 10000 barrels
IA day have signed the same.
The indicator., 1894-11-24
NIainrs VIII Cnntr.t.

Lincoln. Ncb., Nov. 15.-It is now as
serted on good authority that there will
be gubcrnatorial contest In Ncbr7ts-
ka. The Republican state central COM
mittee is quoted as follows:
"'rhe committee believes it will have
no trouble in satisfying the people of
the state that gross frauds have been
committed and that Majors has been
elected. We continue 10 get informa-
tion confirming the belief that the
votes have been cast TO elect Majors" "
II is said the committee will file the
necessary papers before Nov 20, the
date on which the time for beginning
n contest expires. Many leading Re
publicans OPPOSE the contest
The indicator., 1894-11-24
WILL REDUCE SALARIES.


Philadelphia Nov. 16-The officers
Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad company
are preparing notice which will he
sent out broadcast in a few days an
nouncing the fact that on and after
December ist there will he Il reduction
Of 10 per cent in salaries over $1,000
per annum This reduction Is somewhat
of surprise. not only to the clerks.
but TO the officers as we'll as 1t was
thought the improvement in business q
few months ago would Obyiate the n.-
cessity for such move Although the
freight and Passenger business gave
some encouragement the coal business
is now in such a state that II is be.
ing carried on at a loss. 1t Is announc-
ed that rs soon as business picks up
the old salaries will be resumed
The indicator., 1894-11-24
Fire at Leadvilie.

Leadville, Nov. 20.-A disastrous fire
occurred here this morning about five
o'clock and was finally put out after
1t had done damage to the amount of
$4,000.
The flames were first discovered In
the rear of the residence of Mrs Eliza
beth Fame, at 210 w. Sixth street. Tho
fire department responded promptly
to an immediate call, but before the
fire could be stopped several houses
were destroyed.
The indicator., 1894-11-24
NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY.
VIII Inaugurate an Aggressive Campaign
In the West.

Chicago, Nov. ia meeting of the
directors of the Harrison international
Telephone company was held ut the
company's Chicago offices to-day. The
meeting was attended by the full board
of directors. and many of the promi-
nent stockholders. The object of to-
days session was the laying out of II
more aggressive campaign in the West
against the Bell company, and the Sc
curing of n strong foothold in Chicago
and other Western cities. Ex-Secretary
Stephen b. Elkins, Patrick Egan of
New York, r. c. Kerens of st. Louis,
J. Il. Mclean of Cincinnati, NJ. ii. Hol-
den of Kansas City, and other prom-
nent capitalists were among those In at
tendance.
The indicator., 1894-11-24
Germans Defeat the wahehes.

Berlin. Nov. 2o.-News has been re-
ceived here of sharp fighting between
the Germans and the Wahehe tribe
The governor of German East Africa
Won Schelc teleGrnphs from Dares Sa-
lean that on October 30 Kurenga, the
capital of Wahehe territory. was
stormed and captured by the Germans
In the engagement. which lasted scv-
eral hours, Lieutenant Mass and eight
Askaris were killed. The losses Of the
Wahehe We're heavy. A large number
of guns and rifles lost by the Zelewsky
expedition We're recovered.
The Germans also captured large
supplies of powder and rescued / 1,5OO
women and children who We're held as
prisoners of the Wahehe tribe
The indicator., 1894-11-24
Omccrs of the Knights of Labor.

New Orleans. Nov. 20.-Grand Mas.
ter Sovereign was reelected to-day
without any opposition by the Knights
of Labor Assembly. Mr.. Bishop of
Massachusetts and Mr.. Merritt of Colo.
RADIO were nominated for foreman. the
place now held by Bishop. and the lat
ter was elected. Secretary-Trcasurer
Hayes was reelected, although there
was some opposition. At the session
to-day the expenses of delegates to
the convention, amounting to about
$1,000, We're ordered paid.
The indicator., 1894-11-24

CANADA is the cats paw of Great
Britain. At the behest of the mother
country the Canadian Pacific railway.
with its enormous burden in the way
OF taxation. was built 1t was because
the imperial government wanted to
sail its ships unfettored from the sea
20 and through the great lakes OF in
land America that the dominion gov
ernment entered upon that vast under
taking of canal construction OF which
the 500 canal is the last, and whose
total cost to the people of Canada
foots up to the princely sum of ST.
, 100000.
The indicator., 1894-11-24
1t Cures Cnn.umntinn-

Cincinnati, Nov 19.-tSpeciaD-De
sitions taken here in the case of DR..
Amick VS.. Reeves develop some re
markable facts. 1t was shown that the
Amick Chemical company of this city
has supplied forty thousand doctors
with DR.. Amick's chemical treatment
for consumption. as much as one thous-
and dollars worth of sample medicines
being distributed daily. Each patient
receives trial outfit and an inhaler.
The company offered as evidence its
files. confai1fng thousands Of reports
from ph9Gaoans, Of cures covering
evWy stAeS aud phaas Of the diesasa
The indicator., 1894-11-24
Three Congressional Contests.

Washington, Nov. 16,-The Republi-
can national congressional committee
to-day received the information of the
intention of three more candidate to
file contests against their competitors
who will be given seats in the House
ON the face of the returns, making a
total of twenty-six seats which will
BE- contested. To-day's notices come
from Mr. Orton of the Third Missouri
district, who will contest Mr. Dock
cry's right to the seat; from Mr.. Myers
of the sixth Arkansas. who will con
tcst Neili, and from Mr.. Spears of the
Third North Carolina, who will contest
Shaw
The indicator., 1894-11-24
VIII Have "a wo,Id's Fair.

Montreal. Nov. 2o.-Montrcal is to
have a worlds fair 1t is 10 be held
from May 81 to October 81, 1896. and
already nm arrangement has been
made between the Montreal Exhibit
tion company and n London syndicate
to furnish the necessary funds. The
prime mover in the affair is Joseph II.
Stiles, commissioner for Great Britain
to the California international cxposi-
ton. A company has been incorporat-
eI
The indicator., 1894-11-24
Murdered hY lntIlans.

Ures, State of Sonora, Nov. 20.-A
courier from the town of Soyopa, sit
uated In the Yaqui river valley, south
west of here, has just arrived bring
ing information of daring depredations
committed near that place by band
of Ynqui Indians. The ranch of Pedro
Hernandez was visited by band of
ten warriors. and three women and
two men belonging to the Hernandez
household were killed in cold blood.
Hernandez happened to be In Soyopa at
at the time of the raid. The Indians nf-
ser committing the murders burned the
ranch buildings and drove off several
hundred head of cattie toward their
rendezvous in the mountains.
The indicator., 1894-11-24
COULD NOT KEEP UP.
The Portland Savings Hank Closes Its
Dnnra.

Portland Orc, Nov. 20.-Thc Port
land Savings bank failed to open its
doors this morning. The lack of pub
lie confidence and unremitting with
drawals of deposits are given as rca-
sons for the closing of the bank. o..
n. Denny has been appointed receiver
and the bank will go into liquidation.
The assets of the bank are given ut
S1.G50,000, liabilities 81 1.430.000. The
closing of the bank was doubtless pre-
cipitated by the death of Frank De
kun. president, about one month ago.
The bank closed its doors in the pun
ic of 1893, but resumed in May of this
year under an agreement with the de-
positors that they were to draw ont
quarterly 10 per cent. of their depos-
its. Many depositors refused to sign
off under any condition and Withdrew
their deposits when the bank opened,
materially aiding the present suspen-
sion.
The indicator., 1894-11-24
ro. Hunter. Have Good snort.

Lexington, KY, Nov. 20.-The nnnu-
nj hunt of the National Fox Hunters
club closed its first day with good
sport, starting early in the morning
from Olypia Springs. The chase con-
tinues all the week. Over 400 sports
are participating. Over 200 fox hounds
are Ia the chase. .-i4.s .'tA7 =.
The indicator., 1894-11-24

POSSIBLY three -iourths of the male
riders of tho wheel drop into the
same position here that they occupy
At the desk or other working place.
Whether riding show OF fast, they
lower their heads. hump their backs
and otherwise cramp their positions.
The result is compressed lungs, i'm
paired breathing and general lack
of the highest benefits of their exer-
else 1t is impossible that it should
be otherwise. When great speed is TO
be attainsd the assumption of what
has been called the wind-splitting po-
sition is necessary, but when wheel
men are out for health aud pleasure
they should assume erect positions.
The indicator., 1894-11-24

THE next time the New York police
consider the subject of investing
1000 in persuading dangerous wit
ness to skip away to Chicago beyond
the reach of the Lexow committee,
they will probably think twice and
conclude TO let things take their
course. The testimony of Mrs, Her
mann has impaired this dear lesson.
The indicator., 1894-11-24
War Betwcen Guatcmaln and Mexico
Brewing.

Oaxaca. Mex, Nov. 20.-Thc sitna-
tion on the GuatenalaD and Mexican
borders is very threatening and 1t Is
believed that the Guatemalan troops
are preparing to make an aggressive
move against Mexico within the next
few days, MS the different regiments
are being drawn close together as II an
invasion of Mexican territory was the
object. There is a feeling OF great ap-
prehension among the states of To-
basco. Chiapas and Oaxaca, which are
situated on the border over the threat
cned invasion and many settlers are
leaving the turbulent section pending
a settlement of the difficulty.
The indicator., 1894-11-24

1r takes all sorts of literary critics
to make literary world, as is ex-
empliicd by the performance of the
elderly radical, j. NJ. Ludlow of Eng
land, who pitches into Longfellow's
psalm OF Life because it finds sub
Unity in leaving footsteps on the sand,
like gull or a crab, to be washed out
by the next tide. This can only be
matched by the same critics objection
to 'Excelsiorn because it calls upon
the reader to admire man climbin
the Alps in the night time with ban
ner in his hand. AL this is richness
boiled down.
The indicator., 1894-11-24
:. Hungarian CIvll Marr,ax, B,ll,

Budapest. Nov. 20.-In the Lower
House at the Hungarian Diet to-day
DIR. Wekerle said that he was con-
vinced that Emperor Francis Joseph
would give the royal assent to the civil
marriage and connected bills recently
passed by the Hungarian Diet and the
House OF Magnates, as such action
was necessary In order to pacify the
public mind,
The indicator., 1894-11-24

Mr.. GfoRaE F. WATTS. painter of
the picture, "Love and Life the
suggested hanging of which in the
White house was objected to on the
ground that the figures in it had q
tinge OF sensuality, says that they. the
figures. are puraly symbolical. That
ie a word which ought to relieve the
difficulties OF the critics, just as the
old lady sad that she was never at
traetel to religion until she heard that
sweet word "Mesopotamia.
The indicator., 1894-11-24

y ACCORDING TO the royal custom in
ancient Denmark, 1.-The funeral baked
meats did coldly furnish forth the mar
rage feast.n but in molern Russia the
custom is reversed. They first hasten
to hold festivities over the accession of
the new car, then more leisurely at
tend 10 funeral services for the dead
1t is tho wedding baked meats that
coldly furnish forth the funeral feast.
The indicator., 1894-11-24

THE Vermont legislature proposes
TO give sum, not exceeding 5000, to
the first person resident in the state
who shall prosecute for and recover
the maple sugar bouaty due him from
the general government, OF course
II the man p!rosecntes and fails he gets
nothing. The Vermont Yankee is
too shrewd to pay something for moth
The indicator., 1894-11-24

THE young czar has evidently read
some OF the popular manifestoes of the
German emperor. His affirmation that
'..he strength and stability of Holy
Russia lies in her unity to us and her
unbounded devotion to u.s." reads like
q sentence OF the German EN- peror.
The indicator., 1894-11-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

"Dusenberry is looking for the or
ganist that played at his wedding. He
threatens TO kill him on sight"
whats the matterP"
1.-The wretch made the wedding
party march out of the church to the
variations Of "What Shall the Harvest
peDri
The indicator., 1894-11-24

THE monotony OF Japanese victories
is unbrosen by a single repulse. The
Chinese armies seem to have boon put
on pedestrian footing and imagine
war is running race.
The indicator., 1894-11-24

The practical utility o. the bacteri-
illogical work instituted by health
authorities to detect diphtheria can
best be appreciated by realization OF
the fact that til, average measurement
OF the germs OF the disease is eight
tentas of l250Oth of an inch 1t is
easy enough for such an infnitesimal
amount Of matter to escape ordinary
scrutiny until it has done the mischief.
The indicator., 1894-11-24

THE young czar is said 10 have been
opposed, while still czarewitch, to the
expulsion OF the Jews. Whether the
change OF station will change his
views is an interesting question.
The indicator., 1894-11-24

TYPE-wRIriSG has been introduced
in the Chicago public schools. The
photograph may follow as an aid to
pronunciation, but there will still be
an unsatisticd domanI for an automat-
&c spellcr.
The indicator., 1894-11-24

THE funeral OF ex-Premier Mercier
of Canada appears to have been the
occasion of one OF the most imposing
demonstrations that bas lately been
witnessed in the dominion. A shroud
4 frsousptly mAde 70 cover 4 multi
tu1e & ehseteeG1anGe
The indicator., 1894-11-24
Rubinstein Deal.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 2O.-Antou
Gregor Rublnstein, the celebrated Rus.
sian pianist and composer, diod TO.
day Of heart disease at Peterbof, near
this city.
The indicator., 1894-11-24

The New York bridegroom who
wanted tho welding to go on without
him was probably the originator OF
the iaea that "Hamlct' could be
played with Hamlet left out.