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Of the United States: and outlining a nnan-
paper had been circulated on the Demo-
cratic side OF the House and is being Wig
orously discussed with the object of OBJ
instisators Of Of the he Movement are Messrs.
paper Is at present but a tentative express
sion, they say. and not yet in form for
publication, alto, since none OF its details has
In substance it states the financial policy
or the party to be for the free coinage OF
ratio of 16 to / for the issue of all paper
money by the government without the inter-
vention of banks and opposition TO any
authority of q special act of Congress. At
tention is called to movement said to be
under way through the efforts of the OPP
ponents Of free silver in the party to secure
the election of gold men as delegates to
party conventions and particularly TO the
next national convention for the nomination
of single gold standard man for the
presidency. Democrats are urged to oppose
b sSer ad o see to to
of influence in the party and to represent
them In all conventions. If support Of ma
jority OF the party, in Congress can be
pledged to a financial platform, 1t is in
tended to issue a manifesto to the Demo-
Srats Of the United states tnn within ~ 81 bi few
formative stage, Mr.. Bryan says. ana 1t is
intended to secure the views of members
ana make SucQ changes III IL DIS tue ma
jority of them may dictate. There is a pos
sibility that they may not be able to agree
on any form of address because considerable
diversity of opinion has developed to-day
on the details Of the statement. But few
Eastern members have been approached.
and the Populists are entirely ignored.
with the expectation that they will come
into the Democratic party II 1t declares Tor
free silver.
How far this canvass has been inspired
by the meeting of the executive committee
of the Bimetallic League 1T is Impossible
that their plan is entirely independent of
the league, 1t is noticed that they are men
who have been admlLLed to the councils of
that body during its session. Representative
ulist, says that the more conservative third
party men could adopt platform for a
national currency of gold, silver and green
backs with the single additional plank of
government control of public works. Most
of the Democrats who have been presented
more or less reluctant to discuss the move
ment because secrecy has been erjoined
upon them until definite agreement shall
have been cemented.
Mr.. Bryan also made an incomplete cam
vaSS of the silver Democrats in the Senate.
He did not present any prepared declara-
tion such as he thought it would be wise
to make, but merely submitted to them
the question of the advisability of such a
movement, and suggested among other
Democrats in the two houses be held before
adjournment for consideration of the mat
ter. 1t is understood that while many OF the
Democratic Senators expressed interest In
the question, and staed that it struck them
favorably on first thought, they should
prefer to have time to think 1T over in all
its bearings before finally committing
themselves to the project.
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KING OF the carnival ON show

NEW ORLEANS. Feb 2S.--At noon to-
day Rex * the Hng or thf 6aed earniva nn ap
and incidents from Fergus Humes's "Chron-
icles of Fairyland: Fantastic Tales for Old
and Young" There were twenty magnif-
cent tableaux in the procession and the
King accompanied by a great army
of warriors
At night the Mystic Krewe of Comus
gave one of their gorgeous parades. The
night before ProteuS illustrated Scandi-
navian mythology, and by way of contrast
Comus took UP the songs of the olden time
and worked the themes to tableaux of
rare beauty, the subject giving the widest
scope to the designers and decorators. The
balls at night We're especially brilliant. The
royal reception was at the Washington Ar
tillery Hall and the throne room carried
out the idea of entrance to Olympus, a
cloud forest leading to the devils domain,
which in turn opened on paradise, where the
gods held guard about the throne. Frank
T. Howard was the king and Miss Fairchild
the queen. Comus held court at the French
Opera House, where Miss Emily Poitevent
was made the queen.
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SULLIVAN IN A HOLE
s'BILLY" WRIGHT, A RICH FRIEND
SOURS ON THE BIG FELLOW.
Cuba ON Brewers Money
Prize-Fight Talk.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. 26-John L.
Sullivan, Dan Dwyer, John F. Howard, NJ.
G. Sullivan and one or two others of the
ex-champion's defunct company returned
here yesterday from st. Augustine, and
most of them registered at the st. James
Hotel. The rich Pittsburg brewer, Mr.
BILLY" Wright did not show up with the
party, and he will not again, so 1t is said
There will be no trip to Cuba for Sullivan
and his hangerson. Wright has 'soured
on them, and they are all in the lowest
stages of the blues.
There is somewhat pathetic side to the
story of this latest spell Of the Boston
pugilist. In this city last Thursday Sulli-
van met Pittsburg man, who at one time
was numbered among his intimate friends.
The renewal Of this acquaintance present
ed an excellent opportunity for John to go
on one of his famous outings. The friend
had plenty of money, and John had but lit
tie. The big Boston boy was just aching
for turn and the friend was easily led
along until he was in a condition to keep
pace with the rest. Three. weeks ago this
rich man left his home in Pennsylvania
with his wife for a tour through the South
and Cuba.
They had been in New Orleans for some
time and arrived. here the day before Sui
Ivan was booked to appear with his COM
pany. Sullivan had no idea of going to
is supposed, extended an Invitation to the
celebrated pugilist to. join him while under
the influence Of drink himself. The situa-
ton was altogether different this morning
when the Pennsylvania man awoke. and
realized what he had been doing. His wife
had remained faithfully by him, facing all
the humiliation and embarrassment that the
condition of the sporting men about her
husband had forced upon her. When the
husband realized all this after he awoke
this morning he determined to get rid of
the man who had caused all the trouble.
He and his wife will leave here for Cuba
in few days, but John L. Sullivan will not
go with them.
1t is believed that Sullivan has no money.
This being the case his friend will adj
vance him enough to take him to New
York, Boston or wherever he may want to
CO. provided it lies in different direction
to that route laid out by the Pennsyivanian
and his wife. Dan Dwyer called at the
sheriffs Office this morning to see If he
could not get the two trunks belonging to
Sullivan which were attached by Miss Viola
Armstrong last Saturday for a debt of
$120 due her for back salary as a member
of the Sullivan company. Sheriff Bowden
told Dwyer that he could reclaim the
trunks only by putting up $l2o and costs in
cash or by fling an acceptable bond for
that amount. Dwyer looked longingly ;. at
the trunks, but was obnged to leave with
out them. They contain most of Sullivan's S
best clothes some suits of which cost as
high as $125 each.
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COUNTER PETITION FOR DIVORCE.
Mrs. Charlotte Augusta DraytOn
brings Suit Against Her Husband.

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 26.-Mrs. Charlotte
Augusta Drayton. whose husband James
Coleman Drayton, is suing her in the courts
OF this State for divorce on the grounds of
adultery, through her counsel, r. ". Linda
bury. filed counter petition in the Court
of Chancery to-day asking for decree of
divorce from her husband on the ground
of desertion The petition recites that the
petitioner, Mrs. Drayton and her husband
were married in New York in October, 1879
and from that time until some time during
the year 1885 they resided in New York.
During 1886 they moved to Bernards town
ship. in the county of Somerset. in the State
of New Jersey, and their removal there
the husband bought tract of land in
Bernard's township on which he erected a
residence for himself and family; that in
1898 the husband sold the said property and
moved to Somerville, in New Jersey. at
, which place he has since resided, and which
is the petitioners legal residence. The Pc
tition goes on to say And your petitioner
further shows that said husband lived with
her from the. date of their marriage until
the month OF January, 1892, when, while
temporarily soJourning in London, England.
he deserted her and returned to America,
being moved thereto as the defendant be-
neves. by cruel and unjust suspicion as to
month"; month"; ss . syer ns4 SINCE ssaasa ,ae said aid
willSnlly, continually, obstinately and with
out just cause deserted her.
The petition concludes with the prayer
that she may be divorced from her said
husband. and that sne may have such
furtheE relief as may be equitable and just"
afiidavi}, of the defendant certifying that
the petition has been made without any
colusionN with the defendant for the pur-
pose of fdissolving the marriage, but in
good faifR for the causes set forth in the
petition.j
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snow blockade Raised.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Col, Feb. 90
After being blockaded by isnowslides for
thirty-six hours, the first train from Dem
yer over the Denver & Rio Grande road
arrived here at O'Clock this afternoon.
Slide after slide came rolling down the
mountains, and fifty We're counted between
Shoshone and this town, many of them
in depth. Near Spruce creek a large slide
came down. striking four of the section
men, two of whom were hurled into Grande
river and were rescued. The other two
]. t. Flynn, foreman of the gang and
Henry Flanagan, We're buried in the snow
Flynn was shoveied out alive. after being
Flanagan was found dead. Three trains
from the West were held here until D. m
fo-day
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And Threatens to Make the eur
Fly" IL the Indianapolis Public
Building Bill Is shelved To-day.
NEW SCHEME OF SILVERITES
BLANDITES PLANNING TO CONTROL
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Manifesto. to Be Issued if Sufficient
gressmcn-Samoan Affairs.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-The last days
of this session of Congress have witnessed
the same disgracefui scenes of petty pill
fering that have srnirched the records of
departing statesmen in other Congresses.
There have been NO big steals, but the thefts
that have been successfully perpetrated de-
serve to rank with petty larceny. The gen.
eral deficiency bill was selected as the scape-
goat and various little steals, ranking with
pocket-pickings, were tackled on to the gen.
eral deficiency in the shape of amendments.
The consequence is that the general def
cheney is likely to be defeated, although it's
defeat will have no effect on securing an
extra session, as it is not of such import
ance as to call for such remedy Among
the little meannesses of the small Congress
men who endeavoring to pilfer enough
small change to carry them through the
time intervening until they can get paying
jobs outside the legislative halls may be
mentioned the act of approval of the amend
ment providing for paying 800 to each Con-
gressman for an extra months clerk hire,
when it is only too well known that the
sum appropriated for such service in most
cases when Congress is in session goes into
the pocket of the Congressman himself and
becomes so much added compensation. An
other pettiness was the approval OF the
amendment repaying to each Congressman
"docked' last summer for absenteeism the
amount taken from his pay. Speaker Crisp
was forced to resort to this docking of
pay in order to get quorum together, and
as the money was deducted from the SAL
aries of the members only when they were
actually absent, it is but just that the money
so taken should remain in the United States
treasury. The Senate, it is said. will also
add the French spoliation claims to the gem
eral deficiency, which will effectuall kill
the bill. Chairman Sayres of the appro-
priations committee. was so disgusted with
the bill that, ON the final vote in the House.
he voted against it.
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BYNUM THREATENS.
May BE Trouble If the Indianapolis
Bill Is Shut Out To-day.

Bill Is Shut Out To-day.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-There is the
prospect tomorrow of a lively session in
the House. The committee on rules yes
terday decided that tomorrow should be
devoted to such bills as were favorably re-
ported by the committee on public buildings,
the intention being that many members
might thus be given an opportunity to
fortify themselves in the esteem of their
constituents by slipping through Congress
bill for some public building. Trouble is
brewing. 1t appears that Representative
Bankhead, chairman of the committee. has
come to regard the day awarded to his COM
mittee as his own personal property. Up
to the time when the rules committee gave
him this day, he made a number of prom
iseS to members that hes would recognize
them to call particular bills, and the prom
Use was practically equivalent to the pas
sage of the bills, for an expiring House
is always generous. But to-day Mr. Bank
head assumed different attitude, whereat
there is deep indignation. He has not
called his committee together and has not
mapped out any order in which men,
bers are to be recognized Mr. Bynum,
who, in consideration Of Mr.. Bankhead's
assurance that he should stand first on the
ing bill, and worked with the members of
the rules committee to get day, found Mr.
Bankhead very unsatisfactory when he re-
minded him of his promise. Other members
had the same experience. A comparison of
notes by indignant members revealed the
significant fact that the members of Mr..
Bankhead's committee, who presumably
know Mr. Bankhead well, had all taken the
precaution to get in out of the wet a week
or two ago. when Mr.. Bankhead showed a
readiness to permit the passage of the
four million dollar Chicago bill On that
occasion every member of the committee
and one two other sagacious members
who had been let in, made the passage of
their own little bills the price of their sup
port of Mr.. Bankhead's four million-dollar
bill. Mr.. Bynum takes Mr.. Bankhead's sud
den change of attitude much to heart, and
if the latter persists in ignoring all his
promises the Indiana member, who is rather
reckless when aroused, threatens to throw
out suggestion or two which, if this Con-
gress were not in its expiring hour, might,
day indicated purpose to call up to-mor-
row bill to build "'hall of records"
building which would involve the purchase
of fine bit of property from certain
philanthropic real estate agents in the city.
Another bill which Mr.. Bankhead wants to
call up to the exclusion of outside members
is the printing-office BILL measure which
has heretofore been defeated time and time
again, owing to the quarrels among Wash
ington real estate owners who have eligible
lots for the site. If the Bynums of the
House are fooled tomorrow there will be
music
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Letter Tbiexe. Confess.

ASTORIA, ILL.,, Feb. 26-Postofice In
spector Gould, of Chicago, to-day arrested
Nellie E. Palmer deputy postmistress, and
and sixteen years, daughter and SON Of
Postmaster s. r. D. Palmer, for tamper-
ing with and stealing United States mail.
When the postoffice inspector arrested the
girl and boy the girl denied the charge,
but they both afterwards confessed. De-
coy letters were mailed by the detective
hours after mailing. A number of letters
belonging TO business men of the town
were found on their person. They have
been practicing the work for a year and a
half and there can be no estimate placed
on the amount of money they have stolen
They viii be taken to Peoria tomorrow
for a preliminary hearing before the United
States district commissioner.
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s1oo. 900 ron AN AIR SHIP.
Senator Brice's Report ON Bill Re-
garding Aerial Navigation.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Brice,
from the committee on interstate-commerce.
has reported, without recommendation, the
bill introduced in the early part of the
present session. authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to pay the of 100000
to any inventor from any part of the world
who shall, prior to 1900, construct ves-
sci that will demonstrate the practicability
Of safely navigating the air at a speed of
thirty miles an hour and capable of carry
ing freight and passengers. The object of
the report is apparently to print the in
formation available on the subject of ex-
periments in aerial navigation since the
days of Montgolfier. ITO those who have
not given this subject much attention"
says the report, lit may seem somewhat
visionary to seriously entertain the idea
of navigating the air safely since efforts
in this direction have been, in most in
tains that 1.-The eventful solution of the prob
lem will result in one of the greatest social,
economic and industrial revolutions in the
history of mankind and have the greatest
possible influence on the civilization of the
world. Whether commercial results will be
achieved as early 1900 is a question
your comn1mittee do not undertake to an
swer It is believed. however. that the pas
sage of the bill will act as a stimulant
to the work already in progress looking
to the solution of this great problem of
aerial navigation and in that respect it
cannot but do great good. That the problem
will eventually be solved we see no ground
on which to rest reasonable doubt
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Brndy Talking Too Much.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Feb. 26.-Champion
Jim Corbett, in interview to-day said
his manager. William A. Brady, was talk
ing too much. II see,'' he continued, that
he allows / can do Fitzsimmons in three
rounds Now to be candid, / don't believe
/ can do that. may defeat him III twenty
rounds or less, but l don't want to be
quoted as saying I can knock him out IN
three rounds. Fitzsimmons has not put up
his deposit of 81 800. Brady says it makes
no difference. l say it does. / want Fitz-
simmons to put up every dollar he agreed
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PRICE CENTS 44EzsiAAss sAsAy zsS sss

father is unable to support the family. the
mother is dependent within the meaning o.
the law Her claim was recently re1ectoa
by the Commissioner of Pensions ana his
action is overruled. The Assistant Secretary
to the pensionable status OF a soldier who
has been regularly, according to military
law, enlisted in the military service OF lne
government. The ruling reverses the action
of the Pension Bureau.
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SCHEME OF sILvERITEs.
Attempt to Commit Democracy tc
Free Coinage of silver.

Free COfnnEe OF SfINer.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-Routine mat
ters on the floor of the House were over
shadowed in interest to-day by the initia-
ton of a brisk movement to secure a ma
jority of the Democratic membership in
favor of financial policy having the free
coinage of silver for its keynote. For some
time there has been discussion carried
on by the free silver leaders of the party
over the practicability Of plan to unite
their forces and to crystallize their ideas
into some sort of a platform or declara-
tion. The net result has been the draft Of
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General Notes.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Juia Mccoy
has been appointed postmaster at Stone
Bluff, Fountain county, vice J. W. Shuster,
resigned.
The British Bimetallic League has cabled
to Senator Allison, saying that .it ex-
presses the deepest regret and sympathy
with the family and Nation at the death of
DR.. Samuel Dana Horton, whose incessant
monetary reform. Pray send a wreath in
our behalf and in affectionate remem-
brance.''
The President has nominated Wallace NJ
Shelby, of Kentucky, to be collector of
internal revenue for the Seventh district of
Kentucky. Mr.. Shelby is SON of the late
collector.
A contract for carrying the United States
mail from Swiss City to Lincoln has been
awarded :, to John Gray, Of Swiss City;
F. z. Smith, of London, KY.
The members of the House Pacific rail-
roads committee, who are opposed to the
second bill for settling the debts of the
Union and Central Pacific companies have
presented to the House a minority report,
discussing the defects of the bill from
their point of view. The report is signed by
Representatives Snodgrass, Harris and
Cooper of Wisconsin.
to-day to report favorably the bill intro
duced by Representative Moore, of Kan
sas, to make the veterans of the Eighteenth
and Nineteenth regiments of Kansas vol
unteer cavalry pensionable under the act
Of June, 1890.
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officials, placed on the witness stand and
compelled to tell what they know in regard
to the case. A sufficient amount has been
raised among the depositors here and the
best attorneys engaged to prosecute the
case. III the $63, 900 claim can be placed IN
In the seventh class, Carlyle creditors Will
receive about so cents on the dollar.
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Kilrain Will Fight o,Donnen.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 26-The fight between
Jake Kilrain and Peter Maher March 1s
at Boston, is off. Kilrain will meet Steve
O'Donnell, champion Corbett's sparring
partner, instead. This morning Kilrain re-
ceived a telegram from the secretary of
the Suffolk Club saying: Had you just
as soon meet Steve O'Donnell? Maher
would not draw ten cents on account of mis-
recent match with Jim Hall?' Kilran at
once answered: ''Yes.' Charlie Gehrng and
Stanton Abbott meet again in this city
AIo..a
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The conferees
on the diplomatic and consular appropria-
tion bill held second conference to-day on
the amendment for Hawaiian cable ana
will tomorrow report another disagreement
to their houses. Personally, the conferees
are four against the amendment, Senators
Blackburn and Brice, Representatives Nc
Creary and Hooker. and two for II, Senator
Hale and Representative Hit. III they are
again sent to conference, 1t is understood
the Senators will recede from the amend
ment, as IL is not customary for Congress
men to follow their instructions literally in
more than two conferences when there is
a majority on a committee for or against
a disputed amendment.
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NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-The protective
committee plan of reorganization of the
Distilling and Cattle Feeding Company will
be made public on Saturday next 1t will
provide for the issue of 81. .4000 600 of bonds,
the stock. The old stock is to be ex-
changed for 50 per cent in new common
Which viii viii make the issue Of new common
s2S.0 900 and preferred S7.0oO000.
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s Hoge. one OF the best-known divines in
the world and the foremost citizen of
Richmond. is. this week, celebrating his
ffftieth anniversary as pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church. Tonight there was a
public reception and tomorrow night, the
exact date of his golden jubilee, he will de-
liver an historical discourse.
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Ten-Round Glove Fight.

CINCINNATI, O., Feb. pa ten-round
glove fight took place before a crowded
house at the Olympic Club tonight between
Kid Hogan, of this city, and Australian
Billy Murphy for $500 a side. They were
bantam weights. There were knock
downs and clinching was frequent. Hogan
was the aggreSsor throughout He was
awarded the victory at the end of the
tenth round. The crowd coincided with the
referees decision.