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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-26
They Are Alleged to Have Been Con-
demned by the Holy See.

NEW YORK, March 25.-There was pub
lished here to-day a statement from
Rome correspondent that the Holy See has
condemned the doctrines of Henry George,
and that this condemnation cannot be but
followed by some grave consequences. In
view Of the fact that Henry George is ex-
pected to be candidate for the mayoralty
of this city. and that such pronounce
ment would seriously affect his chances of
success a reporter made inquiries as to
the truth of the statement to-day.
Rev. James N. Connolly. secretary to
Archbishop Corrigan. said: Henry Georges
doctrines were emphatically condemned by
the Holy See two years ago and there Is
no necessity for any further condemnation
of them now"
Mr.. John ID. Crimmins did not believe
that the holy office had made any recent
announcement. THE Pope" he said,
issued an encyclical two years ago in
which he condemned Henry Georges theory
as TO state ownership of lands That en-
cyclical deals with the question now as
well as when issued"
Mr.. Henry George said: II do not be-
lieve there Is any truth in the statement
/ don't think the holy office will can
condemn my doctrines" In answer to a
cal was not condemnatory of his theories
Mr.. George said: THE encyclical does not
deal with my doctrine at all, and therefore
cannot condemn 1t. My doctrine is so pal
pably right that any such condemnation as
that spoken of is utterly impossible"
Rev. DR.. Edward McGlynn looked on the
statement as absurd. Il am positive
added he, that IL is absolutely false The
inquisition has neither condemned Georges
doctrine nor will it do so. OF that you may
rest assured"
structure on Henry Georges doctrine has
been forwarded from Rome.
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BIG LAND GRANT CLAIM.
Over Twelve Million Acres i'm New Mex
leo and Arizona i'm Dispute.

SILVER CITY, n. NJ, March 25-The
biggest land grant claim ever made in this
country is now before the United States
Court of Private Land Claims at Santa Fe.
1t Is known as the Peralta grant, and Is
for II, 10000 acres of land In New Mexico
and Arizona. The eastern boundary Of the
grant is about ten miles east of this place,
and the grant extends west about $50
miles, including Phoenix. the capital of
Arizona. The width of the grant Is about
eighty miles. Between this place and Phoe-
nix there are about dozen towns of i'm
portance, and some Of the richest mineral
and agricultural regions in the entire
Southwest, all Of which is included in this
enormous grant, which is claimed by a man
named Reavis and his associates, who have
formed a company for the prosecution or
the claim
Reavis has been about thirty years gath
ering testimony in support of the claim.
1t Is alleged that he first discovered evil
dence Of the claim while he was employed
in a law office in St. Louis, and since that
time his life has been devoted to making
and maturing plans for securing the grant.
He first secured the claim of title from the
original grantee. Senior Don Miguel Silva
de Peralte de la Cordoba, to whom, ii IS
claimed, the Spanish King granted this
willed the land to his son, Miguel Peralta,
In 1883. and Miguel willed IT to George w.
Willing In 1864, or seventy-six years after
fers were made down to 1882, when Reavis
obtained title. ReaviS married in Call
fornia the only descendant of Peralta, and
woman as an heir Of the original grantee.
A mass of testimony has been taken In
California, which tends to show her claim
been spent in getting this testimony. and
having IL printed in English and Spanish.
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ALLEGED SWINDLE.
Gotham Police Unearth What Is
Thought to Be a New Trick.

NEW YORK, March 25.-The police of the
East ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS street
station think they have unearthed a swim
city have managed to get money from peo-
pie in other towns On the 18th inst an
advertisement appeared in the Boston
Herald In which George Goodwin of No.
46 West One-hundred- and-twenty-fif
street, New York, offered two Columbia
bicycles for sale for $135. John Mooney, of
Boston, answered the advertisement and
received a reply from Rev" George Good
win in which the writer said that the BIZ
cycles had been given to him and his wife
by his congregation. He had suffered from
rupture and wanted TO sell tnS bicycles
quietly. To pay the cost of transportation
Mr.. Mooney was asked to send 50 and the
rest could be paid on the arrival of the BIZ
cycles in Boston. Mr.. Mooney sent the
money, but never heard again from the
Rev" Mr.. Goodwin. He then sent the
letter he had received from Goodwin to his
brother, c. w. Mooney, of No. 169 st.
Nicholas avenue, New York. asking him TO
call Mr.. Goodwin. Mr.. Mooney found
that GoOdwin'S address, No. 46 West One
hundred-and-twenty-fif street, was a sec
ond hand book store. A young woman,
the proprietor said, always called for Mr..
Goodwins mail. The police were notified
and two detectives watched the young
woman. who came to the book store yes
terday and received fourteen letters for Mr..
Goodwin. she was locked up, but refused
to say anything about herself or Mr.. Good
win. She was remanded in the Harlem
court to-day for examination. One of the
letters she received was registered. 1t is
from w. II. Lambert, Rock Bridge Paw
tucket, r. 1. other letters were from Fox
boro, Walpole and Worcester, Mass. The
detectives are locking further into the case.
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WILL OFFER $685. 900.
Texans Want to Pull Off" the COrbett-
Jackson Fight i'm Mexico.

ST. LOUIS March 25.-Parson Davies.
manager for Peter Jackson, champion OF
England and Australia, has received word
from his advance representative, Thomas j.
Meyers, now at FL Paso, to-day, that syn
dictate is being formed there to secure. II
possible, the Corbett-Jackson fight, sched-
uled for next June. In his communication
to Davies Meyers says some Of the wealth.
est sporting men in southern Texas are
interested in the syndicate, which proposes
to hang up a purse of $4,000 for the great
heavyweight championship battle. 1t is in
tended to have the fight take place on
Mexican soil, directly across the Rio
Grande from the city OF Ell PasD. According
to Meyers, absolute protection will be guar
antecd both principals, their attendants and
the spectators asainst any interference
from the authorities.
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CLEyELAND's TRICK.
How He Intends to PIacnte Those
Who Favor the Bland Bill.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The free-sil-
yer men are not, strange TO say, tearing
their hair tonight over the announcement
that President Cleveland is going to veto
the Bland seigniorage bill on the ground
that it was "carelessly drawn and unnec-
essary." as he is to declare that under ex-
listing authority the seigniorage can and
will be coined. They claim victory in the
thought that they have forced the Presi-
dent to promise to coin the seigniorage
bullion anyway" The administrationists
say, with wink, that after the November
elections the President will stop the pro-
posed coinage; that he will open the minis
for awhile, simply to satisfy the silver
cranks and fool them with the idea that he
favors silver and will coin all Of it on
hand"
An Associated Press Dispatch says: The
letters and kilograms which for the past
week have been pouring in upon the Presi-
dent In regard to his action on the Seign-
forage bill are enough to fill the White
crsasing in numbers. AS has been the case
from the first these communications are
very largely apeals to the President to ex-
ercise the veto power. 1t is stated, in fact,
that there are ten requests for a veto TO
one asking the President to sign the bill
The seigniorage bill was taken TO Mr. Thur
Der late Monday evening, March 10. Mr.
Thurber receIpted for it under that date,
and in the evening told the President OF
Its ARRIVAL. TUESDAY MT. InurDer
took the bill to the White House. The ten
days at the expiration of which the bill
would become a law, should the President
take no action. begins from the date of
the receipt given by the Presidents pri-
vate secretary. Sunday. however is not
counted in making up the ten days. The
President may, therefore hold the bill I'M
I'll Friday March 30. and on that day re-
turn it to the house with his veto or sig
nature. as the case may be. The indica-
tfons are, however, that there will be no
occasion 70 count the exact number Of
hours or even days, as the President Will
not allow the ten days TO pass and the
bill TO become a law without executive &C
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CHICAGO GAS SCHEME.
The City May Take the Plants of the
Companies and Operate Them.

CHICAGO, March 25.-The quo warranto
proceedings against the Gas Trust here
may possibly result in profit to the city and
advantage to the consumers of gas In Chi
cago. If the present proceedings be sue
cessful the city government will, 1t is said,
on good authority, take up the franchises
Of the companies concerned and operate
the plants A careful study of the situa-
ton demonstrates that the city can supply
gas TO consumers at the rate of 80 cents
a thousand feet, and after paying all ex-
penSeS, including interest on bonds. make
a profit OF 100000 a year. After gaining
possession of the franchises the city will
protect the bondholderS and VIII redeem
bonds annually TO the amount of $1,000 600
for twenty years, at the expiration of which
time all bonds will have been redeemed.
The remaining $l.000.000 OF the profits will
be used as a sinking fund. Either this
programme will be carried out or the
affairs of the combination will be placed in
the hands of a receiver to be named b. the
city until such time as the bonds shall all
be taken up.
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A GEORGIA MURDER.
j. F. Willis Killed by His Daughter and
Wife-BOth Acquitted.

HOMER, Ga, March 25.-J. f Willis was
killed last week by his daughter Lillian
and his wife. The news Of the tragedy did
not leak out for several days, until son,
Francis eleven years old, told it to neigh
bors. The daughter and mother were both
arrested and given a preliminary trial. The
boy testified that his father came home
from work about dark and called for his
supper. After beginning to eat his meal
dif1culty arose between the father and
mother. but the former sat down before
the fire, when Lillian, a girl about fifteen
years old, struck him with the Ak, cutting
cash in his skull Willis threw back his
head, and the mother took the AK from
the girl and cut him across the throat with
1t. Willis died few minutes later. The
girl says she struck the blow with the axe
after having cut her fathers throat with
a razor while Willis was choking her moth
er to death. After drawing the razor
across the throat of her father and seeing
that he was not dead she picked up the
ak and finished him. Her plea was that she
did the deed TO save her mother life. The
jury, after being out some time, rendered
a verdict of not guilty.
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anticipates an opportunity for one man TO
get a pension. The character of the cir
cumstances under which Hisiop was IN
jured-he received a gunshot wound in the
head during a combat between the Legion
and the Morgan raiders. or an accidental
conflict between branches of the Legion
in the dark-are, however so general that
unquestionably quite a large number of
other residents of Indiana can well hope
for the successful presentation Of bills to
Congress making similar provisions for
their pension applications. Now that the
bars have been thrown down every MEM
Der OF the Indiana Legion who believes
that he can prove disabilities incurred in
the organization to resist John Morgan can
consistently request his member of Con-
gress to present bill similar to the one
adopted for Hislop. The applications for
the introduction of these bills should be ac-
companied by full data relating 10 enlist
ment. service and the circumstances under
which the disability was received.
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NEW STEEL COMBINE.
Consolidation Of Casting Companies,
with Capital of Over S4,O00,000.

PITTSBURG, March 25.-The consolida-
ton OF the steel casting companies CO the
country, representing capital OF over $i,-
100000, as reported from Philadelphia, was
verified here to-day with some minor cor
recticns. The gentleman who was inter-
viewed is prominent IN the steel casting
business. He claims that the consolidation
or interests is in no way a trust, and not
Intended to squeeze the trade. On the
contrary. he says, the very considerable
lesscning of expenses to Individual firms
Will enable the union to bring the price
OF steel castings down to that OF iron cast
ings The new concern will commence busi-
ness on April 1, with headquarters at Ches-
ter Pa. He says the statemant tina. II Is
intended to antagoniZe CARNEGIE Is in no
way true, as Carnegie does not make steel
CASTINGS.
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THE DENVER SQUABBLE.
Governor Waite Promises Not to Call
Out the Militia Again.

DENVER, Col, March 25.-Judge Platt
Rogers. Of counsel for Governor Waite in
the fire and police ooard controversy, an
nounced positively tonight that the Gov
ernor had given him promise not TO call
out the militia again for the purpose OF
unseating the removed commissioners. Orr
and Martin. The Governor refuses to be In
terviewed The lawyers have hit upon a
new scheme for installing Mullins and
Barnes as fire and police commissioners
without waiting for decision OF the courts
in quo warranto proceedings. What their
plan is they would not divulge, hut 1t is
proposed to carry IL into effect early this
week. AS a preliminary Mullins apd Barnes
will make written demand upon Orr and
Martin tomorrow TO vacate under the opin-
ion of the Supreme Court that on the case
presented, the former are legally entitled
to the officers.
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Strawberries Frozen Solid.

CHICAGO. March 25.-The cold wave has
reached this point, bringing with 1t a de-
cided drop in temperature and snowfalls
varying from occasional light fUrries to
quite heavy storms. In Michigan the Their
mometer began to drop early and continued
to below freezing point. Many thousand
dollars of damage has been done to early
peaches, grapes ana blackberries. Straw
berries are frozen up solid. Many growers
will be unable to raise mortgages assumed
because of the hard times during the past
six months At Muscoutah and Annaville
the thermometer dropped from Is to 20 de-
grees doing damage to early fruits and
ton, where the thermometer fell from ~
degrees to 20 degrees. AT Decatur there
was a heavy fall OF snow. which is drift
Ing badly. Throughout Indiana the same
conditions prevail. The warm weather Of a
few days ago forced the buds and the
weather of to-day has frozen them badly.
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4 Calamity to Fruit Growers.

DETROIT, Mich, March 25-Dispatches
from various sections of Michigan report
the temperature tonight far below the
freezing point everywhere. The thermome-
ter registers 10 degrees at Sault Ste. Marie,
u at Alpena, 16 at Grand Haven and 80 In
Detroit. The temperature is below freezing
as far south Tennessee and northern
Arkansas. The cold wave IL Michigan Is
accompanied by northwest winds and light
SHOWS In some portions. Fruit growers will
suffer almost universally
dispatch from Benton Harbor tonight
says: 1.-THE cold wave will prove a fearful
calamity to all fruit growers in this
gion the continued warm weather so
early had started the buds of early peaches,
grapes and blackberries. Many thousand
trees were just ready TO blossom. but ev
cry bud is black and dead to-day. Straw
berries were starting up green, but are
frozen to death. Even in the most shell
tered fields they are killed Many farmers
had put mortgages on their farms to live
through the unusually hard times, depend
ing upon the returns from early fruit to
pay them off. This is without doubt the
worst calamity that has befallen the grow
ers In this fruit belt since the peach yell
low scourge Of 1876 to 1877, when pros
porous district was completely devastated
of its main source and land values decreased
from II 9 per cent
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The Temperature Suddenly Drops from
Eighty Degrees Above, at Some
Places, to Not Far from Zero.
FRUIT PROSPECTS RUINED
Swelling Buds of Trees and Plants
Chilled or Frozen Stiff.
Heavy Losses Inflicted on the Peach
Growers of Southern Michigan
Wheat Probably Injured.

ST. LOUIS, March 25-The freezing
weather that now prevails throughout this
section Of the Southwest is unprecedented
for the month of March, and is causing
CONSERVATION among fruit and vegetable
growers, who will be heavy losers there
from. Early vegetables had well advanced
and fruit trees In many places had put
forth buds, as a result OF the recent warm
spell, but now the prospects for a good
crop have fallen fiat. In some places in
Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and southern
Iowa the Temperature has fallen 10 degrees
below freezing, and a slight fall OF snow
is reported at one place in the flrst-named
State. 1t is still growing colder. Ice an
inch thick formed in this city to-day, and
as far south as San Angelo. Tex, 1t was a
quarter of an inch thick. The cold snap
caught the fruit orchards in full blossom
and will, no doubt, cut the crop short.
Specials from the following places were
received tonight:
Cairo, Ill.-The temperature has fallen
several degrees below freezing. Tonight
the indications are that Ii will grow colder
The damage to fruit growers and gardeners
in this vicinity will reach many thousand
dollars.
Tamora, Ill.-F'rost and continued cold
weather have seriously injured fruit trees.
AS result nurserymen and farmers predict
short crops.
Burlington, Ia--Easter Sunday this year
Will be remembered as the coolest in the
memory of the oldest inhabitants. The mer-
curry stood near zero, and many of the flow
ers with which the churches were decorated
were frosted during the night. Fruit buds
suffered severely.
Bonnie Terre, Mo.-Half month of perfect
spring weather, producing unusually adj
vanced condition of vegetation, was fol-
lowed last night by a fall of temperature to
ten degrees below freezing point. 1t is
feared that the entire fruit crop is de-
stroyed, which would result in many thou
sands of dollars damage to st. Francis
county.
Mascoutah, Ill.--In two days the ther-
nsoIneter has dropped from so degrees to 10
above zero. The peach, plum and pear
crops have been ruined by the cold snap.
The apple crop has not been injured, with
the exception of a few of the early varie-
ties.
Fairbury. Ill.-The fine spring weather
that has prevailed here for several weeks
changed very suddenly last night, and all
day the mercury has been but 20 degrees
above zero. Early garden vegetables and
out-of-door plants are ruined, and 1t Is
feared that the early fruit is also destroyed
Carlyle, Ill.-A cold wave struck this sec
ton last night The mercury fell to 10 de-
grees above zero in a few hours. The en-
tire fruit crop is killed, and garden truck
suffered considerably.
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Murdered and Robbed.

LLANO. Tex, March 25-Yesterday
afternoon between 3 and o'clock CaDt.
Thomas II. Dunn, superintendent of the
place to the mines murdered by high
waymen about six miles from Llalo and
within two miles Of the mines. He drew
about $500 yesterday out of the Iron City
National Bank to meet his weekly pay
roll and started for the mines. This was
the last seen of him alive Captain Dunn's
body found lying in the road. The rob-
bers also secured Dunn's watch and re-
volvers. There were from two to four men
implicated in the affair.
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been restored. Snow is drifted from ten to
twenty feet deep in every direction. The
mail coach took five days making one trip
from ClearmOnt, thirty miles. The loss OF
stock is terrible In one herd near Buffalo,
stock which had been fed all winter, over
20 per cent persisted. The loss of rance
stock will Likely be one-half, which WI
leave scarcely any stock in the country
this spring. The tremendous snowfall In
sures wonderful grazing next season, and
thousands of head Of stock will be driven
into the country.
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Fruit Tree Buds Frozen.

GItCIdI 10 lIIt IIIuIttIIStpUII5 JUUKIIaII
GREENCASTLE Ind, March 25.--The
fruit, it is believed, has suffered from the
unusual severity of the weather in this To-
cality. The drop in temperature was all Of
sixty degrees during the week, the mercury
this morning indicating 10 degrees above
zero. Many OF the trees were full of buds
which are frozen hard to-day, ice having
formed during the night to the thickness
of an inch. Snow fell during the morning
and cold weather is anticipated tonight
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Movements of Steamers.

NEW YORK. March 25,-Arrived Etru-
ria, from Liverpool: Cutie, from Liver
pool; Victoria, from Genoa.
LIZARD, March 25.-Passei: Darms- ut.
for New York; La Champagne, from New
York.
ISLE OF WIGHT, March 25.-Passed:
OLDHAM, for New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, March 25.-Arrived:
Lain, from New York.
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Called to His African Kingdom.

WILLIAMSBURG, Mass, March %
Prince Beselow, the African prince in the
class OF 81, Williams College, has re-
ceived a call from his people 10 return to
his native land and take possession of the
kingdom, which has heretofore baen un-
der the control of his uncle. Beselow Is
said to be an intelligent young man, and is
- son of the late King ArInah, Of Ben
6ooy, in the western portion OF Africa.
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Do Not Intend to strike.

c,Sief DA RarseY Of the a' order of Railway
Telegraphers, said in an interview this
cvel.4A. that he :lad information to the
effect that there would be no strike of the
employees of the Union Pacific railway. The
real employees of the company, he said, had
no intention of striking and the agitation in
that direction was by outsiders.
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The wyoming blizzard

BUFFALO. Wye. March 25.-Last weeks
blizzard. continuing seventy hours. has
never been approached in severity by any
other storm in this locality. Traffic is en-
tirely suspended and communication by
wire with the outside world has only just
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Wheat MAY he Killed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
VALPARAISO, Ind, March "a cold
wave struck here last night and a blizzard
has been raging all day. All the fruit will
be killed in this section of the State, as
the weather has been so warm that all
the trees had budded. 1t is very cold to-
night and the wheat is in great danger Of
being killed
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The best mutton is of fine grain a bright
color the fat firm and white. 1t is better
for being full-grown. The meat Of the eve
is not so bright, while the grain Is closer.
The ram mutton may be known by the red
ness of the flesh and the sponglness of the
fot
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Shot by a Snowman.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 25.-Henry
NargerSon, a cooper was shot by a trav-
cling river Snowman at Uniontown, KY,
last night. and fatally wounded. The shoot
ing was caused by quarrel over a woman
The Snowman, whose name is unknown
was arrested.