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AT THE WABASH BALL
TWENTY-FIVE WOMEN AND ONE MAN
DROPPED IN A DEAD FAINT.
Costly Fires mt Plymouth and Fort
Robber Caught in st. Louis.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind, Feb. 6.-Ther are over
two hundred persons in Wabash to-day with
splitting headaches and indescribable
nausea, and it is fortunate that their condi-
ton Is not more serious. Last night Wabash
Lodge, Knights of Pythias. gave a dress
ball in the new shoe factory erected in Wal
nut Hills, this city, which was attended by
over two hundred society people, some from
surrounding cities. The ball room was the
second story of the factory building. which
was heated by two furnaces just placed in
position. 1t is said that the cold air duct in
one of these furnaces had been closed so
that the vitiated atmosphere in the base
ment was run through the furnace repeated
ly, discharged into the ball room, where it
was inhaled by the dancers. The chimneys
are, it is claimed, also too small to carry
off the fumes of the gas, and about $50 the
women began to turn sick and faint away.
BY midnight every person present had a
twenty-five women tainted and Clinton
Zeigler, a young man, fell over insensible
and lay unconscious four hours, despite eff
forts made to resuscitate him.. He is bet
ter to-day, but very weak. Many of those
taken home in hacks last night are con-
fined to their beds, but it is believed there
Will be no serious results. 1t is alleged
that the chimney openings were only three
by seven inches. and as the furnaces were
large the gas was forced back into the base
ment and thence up stairs. The escaping
gas sadly interfered with the festivities, and
to-day last nights experience is the sole
talk of the town.
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Elwood, and that later George and Ephraim
Crull came. He and his brother went to
bed in the room off to one side They mo-
ticed that the men were drunk and talking
loud, but thought nothing of it, as their
mother always had male company at hight.
He awoke at about $3.50 and saw the men In
a fight. He saw Hires shoot Foust, who
had come in during the fight. His brother
Clifford told the same story in substance.
Mrs. Bolton. when arrested and confronted
by the evidence, admitted most of the story.
She was before the grand Jury to-day. She
said Hires and Cox had each offered her $40
apiece to keep quiet about the affair, and
that she had been paid Sc Of that amount.
The four prisoners will be held, pending a
further investigation. They refused to talk
to-day. They nave been separated and are
closely guarded. William Foust was well
known in this county and city. He owned
a farm, but being addicted to drink, be-
came heavily involved and his farm was
mortgaged.
A dispatch from Elwood says: The Off
GERS also wanted George Crull, son of
Ephraim Crull, but the boy escaped. The
Crulls are brothers-in-law of Chief of PO-
lice Frank Toler, of this city, who took
such an interest in working on the case
last summer, when the murder occurred.
The prisoners are all desperate men.
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roads of the country. The tendency OF the
past few years, Debs declared. was to the
absorption of the smaller roads by the large
railroad corporations. Wages had been
steadily reduced for years and TO resist
further reduction was one of the reasons
union was organized with fifty members ana
steadily grew in numbers until IL had ioo,-
900 members at the time of the STRIKE last
summer. All of these member We're located
along the lines of the roads represented IN
the General Managers Association Inc
witness first heard of the trouble at fuLi-
man on his return to Chicago from sie
Great Northern strike about May o, 1884.
About 90 per cent. of the Pullman eHpioyes
were members of the union. Witness hdu
not gone to Pullman to make q persont'i SA-
animation of the situation, but nau gsle-
gated Vice Pr resident Howard 70 Inal uu,s-
He first learned of the strike ltsei1 IN me
newspapers on the morning OF May Il ne
had sent Howard to Pullman in endeavor {
avert the threatened strike, and the strlAe
was without his consent and contrary 10 IL
This afternoon Debs sad he never coune
seized or advised IN any form the uSG
violence or Interference with the ~.
States mail trains. He had never al Diue
Island or elsewhere told the men "a
the roads, mail or no mail trains. ~ m a5
shown the famous Save your money anu
buy a. gum telegram, and said ne hau NJ NJ
sent it or seen 1t until it had been Sent ous
nv one of the directors. Other leieS,aiiiS
in which the government charged VloieuIe
by indirection and inference were WIN
drawn by the prosecution. In reference 10
the riots at the stock yards, ne mao issued
a statement d~iscIaiming responsibility LOT
the turbulence there, and asserting. that 1t
was being committed by others imam the
American Railway Union.
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THE JEwELRY ROBBERS.
Frank Montrose CIeverly Trapped at
st. Louis.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Feb. 6.-Both men
engaged in the robbery of jeweler Strang
last Saturday night have been arrested.
William Cody was caught that night; he
had a dozen of the thousand dollars worth
of rings which were on the tray when his
partner snatched it from the jeweler and
ran, and he told the police where his part
ner. Frank Montrose. a noted crook, would
be heard from. This was his wife's house,
in Louisville. The police of that city learned
that he had sent for his wife to come to st.
Louis, and he was arrested there to-day.
The police say that Montrose had come to
this city frequently to commit robberies.
tray was snatched, and pretended to aid the
JeWeler IN trying to capture the thief.
A dispatch from st. Louis says: Just as
Frank F. MontroSe, ex-convtct and expert
diamond thief, accompanied by his attract
i've young wife, stepped from a Louisville
to-day he was placed under arrest by de-
~tectives and, along with his wife, taken to
Jail. When detectives McGrath and O'Con-
nell notified MontroSe Of his arrest he ran
his. hand back to his hip pocket, where he
had a revolver. Before he could draw the
weapon he was seized from behind by de-
~tectives. Flynn and Tebeau. He broke away
and again tried to use his weapon, but a
few blows subdued him, and he consented to
go peaceably. He is wanted for robbing
Ind, of 5000 worth of diamonds. snatched
from a tray shown by a salesman. He ad-
mitS his guilt, and says his accoTnplice was
Red O'Brien. Montrose has also been
who robbed a Wabash train conductor here
some time ago.
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Indiana Notes.

Columbus City Council has decided that
city shall have a market house.
A child of John Roberts, of New Ross,
died from burns received while playing
around an open CRATE.
Elder W. o. Moore. of Dayton, has been
chosen by reclamation for the Christian
Church pulpit at Martinsville.
Clay City is considering the lighting
question, and sexpects to soon be the pos
SCISSOR of an electric-light plant.
Andrew j. Norman, who was convicted of
perjury at Brownstown, was taken to the
Prison South yesterday by Sheriff Stillwell
to serve two years.
Underwood Brothers & Co., dry goods,
at Noblesville,N have assigned for the ben
eft OF creditors. Assets, $1S,000; liabilities,
$15,000; partly secured by mortgage and
stock.
District Deputy Grand Chief Mrs. Mollie
Fechhein,er. of Terre Haute. assisted by
Rosewood Temple, No. IA, of New Ross,
instituted a Rathbone Sisters Temple, with
twenty-three charter members, at James,
town Tuesday night. The following were
installed as officers for the ensuing term:
Mrs. K. l.. w. Stockton, NJ. +. c.; Mrs.
Lizzie Hochstedler, EL. S.. Mrs. Lillian
Camplin, E.. j.; Mrs. Jennie Long, NJ. of
T.; Miss Edna Hochstedler, NJ. of r.. G.; Mrs.
Sarah Porter, M. of F.; Mrs. Anna Mayors,
p. of T.; Mrs. Matte Roberts, G. of o. T..
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elected to fill vacancies. Fifty thousand
dollars was appropriated for expenses In
CURED during the rebellion.
TALKS.
He Says Slip Merely Followed the
Example of Her PredecessOrs.

ne says LII merely F0llOVVe0 the
Example OF Her Predecessors.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-Min.ster Thurs
ton read the account of the abdscation of
the ex-Queen with close interest, but re-
fused to hazard an opinion as to whether or
not the document signed by Liliuokalani
would affect the general situation or even
the attitude of the royaIists. This action
of the ex-Queen has a familiar ring to it,"
said the Minister, land it is a question just
how much it is worth. 1t is right in line
with what the rulers of Hawaii have been
In the habit of doing wherever they were
in a tight place, except that in this
ton is, of course, more extreme
than has ever been made before. The old
King did substantially the same thing once,
In 1880, when a mass meeting was held to
protest against a Cabinet which he had an
pointed, and again in 1887, when, to save
himself, he proclaimed the new constitution
which practically deprived him of power.
Then in 1893 the Queen tried to save her
self by Offering to proclaim the old consti-
tuition, but 1t was too late and she was de-
posed.
"Of course" continued Mr.. Thurston.
this action of the ex-Queen has no formal
force whatever. She was nothing more
than a private citizen and had no powers
to abdicate, but still 1t may or may not
have some moral effect On the royalists and
the Hawaiian natives"
The minister expects extended adyices by
mail and will wait for them before ventur-
ing to speak more definitely concerning the
situation.
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GAs-BELT MURDER MYSTERY.
Slayers of Farmer FOust Arrested al
E1woOd Tuesday Night.

Slayers of Farmer Foust Arrested at
Elwood Tuesday Night.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Feb. 6.-The mystery
which has surrounded the murder of Will
liam Foust, a ~well-known farmer of this
county, who resided in Pix Creek town.
ship, about two miles east of Elwood, has
been cleared up, his slayers arrested and
now in Jail In this city. Th murder took
place in Elwood on the morning of July s.
His body, covered with bruises, was found
at a crossing of the Panhandle early in the
morning by some children. 1t was put there
to give out the impression that he had
been killed by the cars while in a drunken
stupor. Coroner C. L. Arlington. of this
county, found a bullet hole in the mans
left breast, just above the heart. Since
then the murder has been a mystery, al
though 1t was generally suspected in FL
wood who had a hand in the crime. Last
night Sheriff John Storr. Deputy Warren
Capper, Chief of Police Amos Coburn, spe-
cial Panhandle detective Matt Moore and
police officers Robbins and Pence, having
chartered a special engine, left for Elwood
at $50 o'clock and returned shortly after
midnight with George Hires, charged with
the murder, and William Cox and Ephraim
Crull as accessories, together with Mrs.
Margaret Bolton, at whose house Foust
was murdered.
Mrs. Bolton had two small boys, aged
twelve and nine, who We're witnesses to the
crime. and it was from them that the clew
to the murder was finally obtained. Last
fall Mrs. Bolton and her sons. Clifford and
Ephraim, were taken to the county poor
farm. Mrs. Bolton left there about two
months ago, going to Kokomo, where she
was arrested yesterday in a house OF Ill
repute. Young Ephraim was taken before
the grand jury yesterday morning and told
a simple, straightforward story of the muir
George Hires and William Cox came to
HIS mothers house, two Nblocks
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A n SUBSTITUTE.
1t Provides for Use of Both Gold and
silver In PAYING Obligations.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Chairman Bland.
of the coinage committee of the House, has
prepared a proposed amendment Intended
as q substitute for the financial bill now be-
fore the House. 1t provides, in brief, that
all coin obligations of the government shall
be paid in standard gold or silver coins,
and that such payments shall be made in
such coins as may be most advantageous to
the government. For the purpose of provid-
ing the treasury with such coins the duties
ON imports are to be paid one-half in gold
and one-half in standard silver coins. To
redeem the treasury notes issued under the
Sherman acts the bullion purchased there
under is to be coined. not less than SIC. 0O0, 900
every month. The treasury notes redeemed
are to be paid into the treasury. The free
coinage act of 1887 Is revived and all author
ity to issue bonds or to increase the inter-
est-bearing debt is revoked To meet the
deficiency iaccruing in the treasury and to
enable the Secretary to set apart coin to
meet obligations of that character the Sec
rotary is authorized to issue treasury notes,
which are to be receivable for all demands
of the United States. except duties on i'm
ports and other coin demands.
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DARING
Three Robbers Made 81 Raid at LO-
ganspOrt and Are Caught at Camden.

ganspOrt and Are Caught at Camden.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind., Feb. Gone Of the
most daring robberies committed here for
many years was that accomplished by three
masked men about 10 o'clock last night.
They entered the drug store of J. E. Erwin,
at the corner of Plum and Miami streets,
just as the proprietor was about to close
up, and, each pointing a revolver at his
head, compelled Erwin to give up over 500,
together with his gold watch and a revol-
yer. A few minutes before the same
masked men had walked into the saloon
of Peter Titus. near the vandalia depot,
and frightened the bartender into giving
them drinks. The chief of police tele-
graphed the police of all cities near by to
look out for the men, and they were cap
tured to-day at Camden after a desperate
fight by the own marshal and a posse Of
citizens. One Of the men drew a revolver,
and the others also showed fight. Two
were soon overpowered, but the one who
drew a revolver was caught only after a
two-nile chase through the snow. They give
the names of John Cummings, of Indianap-
oils; Richard Lamont, of Pittsburg, and Ed
Wilson, of Cairo, Ill. Druggist Erwin later
identified them as the men who robbed him,
and part of the money was recovered. They
were brought back here tonight and lodged
in jail.
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WAITING.
from First Pase.)

Reed measure and two or three silver men
are working against it. While some of the
free-silver Republicans will vote for the
Reed substitute, others argue that from a
party standpoint it will be good policy to
encourage the Democrats to pass a bond
measure with a gold proviso.
Representative Brosius, who is a member
of the banking and currency committee,
says that he believes most of the Republic
ans will vote for the administration meas
ure in the end after recording themselves
for Mr.. Reeds bill, but he fears that the
Democratic detection will be strong enough
to defeat 1t.
Mr.. Hendrix, who endeavored to bring
about the compromise by which the Demo-
Gratis would accept the second section of Mr..
Reeds plan, says that the prospects for
legislation are nearly hopeless.
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Indiana Deaths.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. Feb. Elder
"A. H. Campbell, of the Presbyterian Church,
residing at Lexington, died yesterday of
consumption. The funeral took place this
afternoon.
The remains of Capt. J. NJ. Phillips ar
rived this evening from Dallas, Tex. The
funeral takes place Friday, under the
auspices of the knights Templars, Elks and
Knights of the Ancient Essenic Order.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Feb. 6.-Isaac l.. Whit
comb, an old and esteemed citizen of Jen-
ningS county, died Saturday, aged sixty
nine.
Mrs. Minnie LANCE died yesterday even
ing with cancer, after suffering for thirty
months. She resided in this city.
SHELBYVILLE. Ind. Feb. 6.-William
Collins, aged seventy-eight, died at his home
in Hendricks township last night of the
grip. He leaves a widow to whom he has
been married fifty-eight years, and five
children.
WABASH, Ind, Feb. Sired Baker, a
leading farmer of Lagro township, died this
morning of heart disease at his home near
Urbana. Deceased was a veteran and
siXty-Seven years old.
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$4,000 BLAZE.
business Houses at Plymouth De-
strOyed by Fire.

business Houses at plymouth De-
strOyed by Fire.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PLYMOUTH, Ind., Feb. 6.-The most de-
structive fire that has occurred in this city
in the last twenty-five years took place
this morning and destroyed what was
known as the Corbin Block of four two
story brick buildings, occupied with mer-
chandise and business offices. The entire
loss is over $50, 0Oo. partially covered by in
surance as follows:
Gus Wolf, merchandise and clothing. loss.
5000; insurance, $4,000. G. NJ. WEIGH,
jewelry, etc, $4,000; insurance, $1,000. f.
Nj. Nicoiay, $50. Joe Anderson, tobacco
manufacturer, $500. H. Corbin, building,
$1,000; insurance, $500. Charles Corbin, to-
John G. Kuhn, building, $500; insurance.
$500. John c. Kuhn, saloon and fixtures,
$500; insurance, $1,000. j. K. Houghton.
attorney, $500; insurance, $409. r. B. Ogies-
bee, attorney, !, 800; insurance, $500. Ed
Kuhn, merchant tailor, $3.50; insurance. $3.50.
Fred Kuhn, building, $500; insurance, 81
500. Fred Kuhn. meat market, $500; insur-
ance, $3.50. j. r. Lorey, jeweler and boots
81 Mckinney, boots and shoes, $1,000; in
surance, $.CC0. c. p. Drummond, attorney,
500; insurance, $500. Martin Earhdall, jewel
ers' tools, $50. Charles Kellisson, attorney,
$1,000; Insurance, $500: a. E.. Wise, attor-
ney, $500; insurance, $500. Will Letters, at
torney, $500. l.. M. Lauer. attorney, $1,000;
insurance, $1,000. Total loss, $50, $50; insur-
ance, Sc, $50.
Tire fire commenced in Welch's jewelry
store and would have been confined there
had the fire plugs not been frozen, prevent
ing the fremen from getting water early.
The fire wall in Thayer's south store room
prevented the further spread of the flames,
which at one time threatened the whole
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solved and all eign rights heretofore
vested IN you were lost. The statement by
the men bers of your then Cabinet that tn ~
could not control your proposed action and
their appeal to the citizens of Honolulu for
assistance was the next step which led to a
resumption by the people of the right of
government.
."Third-So far as your communicable
may be taken as a notice to the disaffected,
that il is your desire that the republic shall
be recognized by them as the sole and law
full government of the country, 1t is fully
appreciated. III this connection your un-
selfish appeal for clemency for those who
took part in the late insurrection VIII re-
refye full considerations
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WILLIS
Tie Objects to Trial OF the Traitors by
u Military Court.

- htAAtnES COuEts %
Since the arrival of the Philadelphia,
yesterday, it is learned from
sources that United States Minister Willis
has made objections, both written and ver-
bal. to the powers Of the military court
now sitting. He seems to take the same
views as Paul Neumann, counsel for the
prisoners, that ofTenses committed previous
to the date on which martial law was pro-
claimed should be tried before a civil court
and jury. TIL text of his objection can
not be obtained at his time, but it is I'M
derstood to be of a nature to cause the
government more uneasiness than anything
that has taken place since the beginning
of the rebellion.
President Dole was seen previous to the
departure of the Australia. He stated that
he was not aware that any written objec-
zion had been received from the American
minister. He admitted that in the course
Of conversation Willis had implied that he
would object. British Commissioner Halves
BILE. He has pursued a policy of moderation
since che trouble began, chiefly, 1t is stated,
because he Is In doubt In regard to the
who foreswore their allegiance some years
ago when they became citizens of the
ent Indications it looks as though the Su-
prcme Court will pass on the constitution
Siity yo OF the military court; This cannot
ai'oA NAoA 80" - a.
writs OF habeas corpus cannot be sworn
out while II is in force.
Ii is understood that Willis has interested
himself in the cases Of Louis Marshall and
Thomas Walker, both OF whom have
claimed the protection of the United States.
Marshall Is charged with open rebellion.
Walker pleaded guilty to treason. Admiral
Beardslee is u stranger here. But little is
known of his stand in regard to the gov
ernment here. 1t is said that in close gov
eminent circles it is feared that he might
cooperate with Willis and land forces to
prevent the finding of the court as TO tho
American prisoners from being carried out.
Minister Willis was seen this morning, but
he declined to make any statement for
publication. He would not deny nor affirm
the fact that he had objected to the juris-
diction OF the court.
Tine Australia arrived on the evening OF
Jan. u. she was boarded by the police
and a search was made for W. II. Corn
well and Rudolph SpreckeIs. They were
not on board. The cruiser Philadelphia ar
rived yesterday. nine and one-half days
from San Francisco.
The councils OF the republic were called
together on the 18th to elect four new
members and make an appropriation for
war expenses. +. A. Hosmer, G. p. Cas-
-. c.. b. Wood and J. A. Kennedy were
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want the Charters Revoked.

BROOKLYN. N. Y, Feb. Ga committee
of five citizens called upon Mayor Schieren
this afternoon and asked him to sign the
resolution passed by the Board OF Alder
men resembling the charters of the trolley
roads involved in the strike. The Mayor
decided that he would not give an answer
to the committee until tomorrow morning.
Brooklyn's trolley strikers, since the strihe
began have refused to draw the weeks
wages due them from the companies until
to-day when hundreds of the strikers went
to the officers of the three roads a1ected
and demanded their pay. At the once OF
the Brooklyn Heights Company, in Mon
basement. taken up in squads to the pay
masters office, where hey received their
checks, which were cashed in the treasurers
Office. 1t was said that 800 or 400 men were
paid off during the day. President Lewis
said that none of the men had applied Tor
applications until the mems money was ex-
hor1c4ad
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chinese rIeet still HOLDING out.

CHEE-FOO, Feb. 6.-The Chinese fleet in
the harbor of Wei-Hai-Wei is still holding
out against the Japanese. The Chinese yes
sells have shelled that part of the town which
was supposed to be occupied by the Jap
anese. Three foreigners named Walpole.
Schnell and Thomas are reported to have
been killed or taken prisoners. The COM
mander-in-chief of the first japanese army,
General Nodzu, is reported to have been
killed at Hai-Cheng.
Local papers state that General Tai, COM
manding the Chinese land forces at Wei
Hai-Wei is dead and that the situation is
critical.
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German Pythinn Lodge Organized.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. Gone hundred
German member of the Knights of Pythias
in this city have withdrawn from the order
and organized Germania Lodge No. /, of the
Improved Order knights Pythias. THE
Swedish and Danes OF the knights of Pyth-
las are preparing also to organize lodges in
dependent of the old order. The dissatis-
faction of the foreign element in the order
was caused by measures adopted by the SUI
preme officers of the knights of Pythias at
the session held at Kansas City two years
ago, which legislated all lodges other than
English out of existence.