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complaint Againrt pl.pen.ary.

There have been several complaints
made by members of the police department
against the City Dispensary. Last night
word was sent to the dispensary from the
l., B. e. w. roundhouse, stating that there
was a very sick man there who should be
removed. Little satisfaction was received,
and later another message was sent In,
with no better success. About IL o'clock
ing that he had been called to the sround-
house, as those in charge there were unable
to get the dispensary 70 take any notice
of their calls The man was said to be a
stranger from Los Angeles, Cal. and was
seriously ill. Telephone operator McMullen.
at the police station, tried for fifteen min
utes to get some one at the dispensary over
the phone, but without success, finally
sending an officer to the place. The doctor
in charge at the dispensary gave no salts
faction, saying that If the man was brought
in he would treat him. but he refused to
go to the place
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TEsLA.s MISFORTUNE
n Fire That May Seriously Retard
Electrical DcyefOpmeus.

EtectficaI DeNelOpnena.
New York Letter in Philadelphia Press
Just as Nicola Tesla was as he thought.
rericcting experiments which might revolu-
electricity. hts great labora tory upon South
Filth avenue was burned down. The fire
took place this morning, and the loss may
nave an important relation upon electrical
deveiorments. The progress and results OF
his experiments, as we'll as his implements,
We're in great part affected by the fire.
1t will take him many months, perhaps
years, to get back to the place where he
stood yesterday. He is even more of a
magician than Edison, since his visible ex-
more strongly suggestive of the employ
ment of agencies beyond the ken of man.
Tesla is more OF scientific enthusiast
than Edison. The wizard OF the monograph
unless it promises commercial return. Tesla
is often carried away like a true philoso-
pher by the promise of adding something
to scientific knowledge. He dreams not only
of discovering such processes as will make
IL possible to use natural media instead
trio current, and TO develop illumination as
the sunlight does by general glow, but he
also has the hope OF discovering what cleo
tricity itself is. He says IL that discovery
be ever made civilization Itself Will be rev.
olutonized.
Tesla's inventions and discoveries have
made him wealthy man and within a few
years. but If some of those things for which,
he aims are reached by him they Will be
sure to bring him fortune that will place
His friends. however. are more concerned
over the effect upon his health of his mis-.
fortune than for the effect upon his scien-
tific work. He does not seem TO be apie
to labor necessarily and sleeplessiy as
Edison has always done. and his health.
il is feared, has been somewhat impaired.
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Charter Amendment stn in Doubt.

Governor Matthews was asked yesterday
when he would take steps toward calling
the State commission whose duty it is TO
appoint the board of monument regents to-
gether to fill the vacancies He said he
was still too busy to give the matter
thought and ii would have to wait until
the rush is over in his Office. He says that
there were 104 bills delivered to him in the
last four days of the session. loading him
down with work. The number delivered I'm
January was six, i'm February thfrty-one
and in March 13s. He said ne has given
the city charter amendments a great deal
of thought, and was still not prepared 10
cay whether be would Sign them or not
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Boston,s Dali Team.

BOSTON, March 15.-The members of the
Boston Baseball Club who have been in the
city left at S o'clock tonight for the South.
Manager Selee was accompanied by the fol-
Carthy, Bannon. Duffy. Doland and Captain
Nash. Collins. Werner, Neice, Tucker and
Stivetts will join them tomorrow morning
at the Sturtevant House in New York. Mich
OILS, Camel. Long and Bobbie Low will join
the team at Charleston, s. c. Pitcher Hod-
son will probably be found at the same
place. When practice begins all the pitch
ers will be given a trial and II the doubtful
ones do good work they will be retained
President Soden says he expects to have a
crack team by the time the season opens.
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cpeciai 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, March 15.--To-
day was the fourth day of the Lackey horse
sale and was repetition of the preceding
days in regard to quality and prices OF
stock offered. and demonstrating the fact
that good horses bring fancy prices and are
eagerly sought for. The attendance was
greatly diminished by the cold weather. but
the buyers were out, nevertheless, and the
catalogue is being rapidly reduced. To-mor-
row is the last day. Following are some of
the highest sales:
Guy Wonder. b. g.. by w. VI. Walters,
OF Strawns, to Allen Whist, of Willimantic,
Conn, $l.475.
TIME Moore, b. f.. by J. T. Manlove, of
81 600
sharley sIeeth. G. f., by G. ". winship,
N. Y, 1925.
Jack Sheppard b. g., owned by d. W.
l5renesnan and brother. to e. Q. Miller, of
Kansas City,, $500.
Roderick Russell, b. s., owned by j. S.
Lackey, to j. Rush, of Boston, $3.50.
Gambrella, b. f., owned by A. L.. Winship,
OF Rushville. to L. Smith, of Memphis, $3.50.
Hypocrisy, b. f., owned by William Price,
OF this city, TO c. Winship, of Rushville,
Alma bennett. b. f., owned by A. L. VIM
ship, to r. Wells, of New York. 1925
Matte e.. b. M, owned by Gpsnell &
Minship.. OF Rushville, to S. Bosworth OF
Cleveland, $400.
F.. G. Darlington, BIZ. g., owned by ]. S.
Lackey, to r. VI. johnson, of GAINESVILLE,
1885
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Captain Crossman III.

NEW YORK, March 15.-Captain Cross
man, of the steamship Alliance, left the
steamer to-day complaining of illness. 1t
was said at the office of the Panama Rail-
road Company that the ultimatum of the
Secretary of State, demanding apology
from Spain, probably the official an
swer to Captain Crossman's last affidavit
and to dispatch sent to Mr. Gresham by
John Newton, president of the company.
Wednesday evening. This dispatch in
formed the Secretary of State that ten of
the eompany's vessels passed through the
windward passage monthly; that one would
be off Cape Maysi north bound tomorrow,
and another would pass there Sunday. and
that a regard for life and property urged
the adoption of some immediate measure
TO compel Spain 10 prevent any additional
outrage.
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0bituspry.

SYDNEY. n. s. W., March 15.-The Right
Hon. Sir Robert William Duff, G. c. G. NJ.
Governor of New South Wales is dead.
Sir Robert William Duff was born in 1895
He was formerly a commander in the royal
navy, a justice of the peace and deputy
lieutenant for the counties of Banf and
Kincardine, Scotland. From 1861 10 1853 he
was member of Parliament for County
Banff. He was Lord of the Tree sury from
1882 to 1883. and was Lord of the Adj
nliralty in 1856. He was appointed Governor
of New South Wales in 1893.
HALIFAX. y. s.. March 15.-Angus Gil
lis, the oldest resident of Cape Breton has
died at Skye Glen, Inverness county aged
108 years. He was born i'm Scotland and
was pioneer settler in Inverness county.
ROME, March 15.--Lady Mary Alva Jaque-
line, twin daughter of the Duchess of Man
chester. formerly Consuelo Ysenaga Of
New York, VINO was sojourning in Italy,
died to-day.
NYACK, n. ". March 15.--George NJ Van
Mort, ex-Commissioner of Public Works OF
New York city. has died al his home in
this city, of paralysis. aged sixty-fve years.
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uOI-GHTON Mich. March 15.--AbOut
three Thousand pounds. of. nitroglycerine
exploded at the Hancock chemical works s,ia.
near Dollar Bay, to-day. All the ptiii ea;a
Curing d. ins dinner inner hour. only one man. Domi-
nick Christian, was killed Several were Ss,r
TIE cal1se Of the explosion is mystery
In the packing house near, by were large
quantities of dynamite. and In a magazine IN
adiacant was stored 65. coo pounds of dy-
Mantle. but not an ounce of it expioded,
although the buildings were wrecked. Inc
nroperty loss is about So,t00
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Another victory for Woman.
,.,a1 en- 49, I,,.lfa,apol;v Jo,,rnal

Special to tae Indianapolis Journal
PLAINFIEI.D, Ind, March 15.-The am
nual contest in defamation between the
students of Central Academy came off in
the Friends Church last night in the pres
ence of large audience. The class was
composed of five young women and one
young man. The judges awarded first place
To- Miss Anna Phelps. of Plainfield. who
Herbert Nickerson, of Bridgeport. took sec
ond place in "Reuben's Tricycle." Miss
Phelps will represent the academy in the
interstate contest, which takes place at
Bloomingdale, Parke county, March 20.
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Anti-Tru.t DistiIIing Project.

Associated Press Dispatch.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 1.-THE
largest distillery ever built, exceeding far
in capacity the antitrust one that is now
conceded to be the greatest, will soon be
constructed in this city by the Eastern
magnate George w. Kidd, e. G. Garfield
and Frank Curtis. representing, in addition
to their own wealth. a vast amount of
Eastern capital The syndicate to-day con-
cluded the purchase of a ten-acre tract on
the Wabash adjoining their present proper
ty and the contracts will be closed at once
for the erection of a distillery with a ca
pacity of not less than ten thousand BUSH
els per. day The structures are to be of
the most modern appointment throughout
and estimated to cost over $3C0,000. After
the completion of the new d.stillery the
daily consumption of corn will approximate
forty thousand bushels day, which 1T
Is believed will soon make Terre Haute
leading corn market. Already negotia-
tions are pending for the erection of large
steel frame grain elevator to facilitate the
handling of cereals,
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General Harrison.
Chicago Journal.

Chicago JOurndI. 10.
It is the sincere wish of all his fellow
citizens, whatever their politics, that TINS
able and conscientious man, who has served
his country so we'll and SO greatly may live
through many useful and happy years; put
the Republican party IS particularly sollc-
of the champions whose services could i'll
be spared. No other possesses in equal de-
yincing speech He is probably the best
campaign orator since Henry Clay; certain
ly he is first among his contemporaries.
The PARTY depends upon him for much in
the campaign of next year. when IL ex-
nc cts him to be of great service to it and to
it's candidate, whoever he may ne.
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SAW No SpnniSh War ShiuS.

NEW YORK, March 15.-ThA Pacific Mail
Steamship Company's steamer City of
Para, from Colon, March 8. reached quar-
antine to-day. Captain Lockwood reports
everything quiet at Colon. On March IL the
City of Para passed Cape Maysi at the ex-
treme east end of Cuba, but saw no war
vessels Captain Lockwood was very much
surprised when told of the firing the
steamer Alliance by a Spanish man-of-war
while the steamer was passing Cape Maysi,
but did not care to express any opinion in
relation to the matter. He stated, however,
that from what he knew of Captain Cross
man there was no reason TO discredit his
str
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TO Drive Out saloons.
Al to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, March 1.-THE Kokomo
Pastors Association has headed call for
a mass meeting at the Mulberry-street NJ.
r. Church next Tuesday evening to cele-
brate the passage of the Nicholson bill
and to inaugurate crusade against the
saloons here. They announce in the call
that the object of the meeting is to start
"A movement to drive the forty saloons of
This county out of business which they
claim they can do under the new law. Dele
cations are expected from neighboriny
cities which will make the gathering of
more than local Importance Mr.. Nicholson.
author of the Nicholson bill, will be given
an nIraf
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Trust Deed of the c., 1. 4 f..
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

j WABASH. Ind, March 1a-The Illinois
Trust and Savings Bank, of Chicago, to-
day became the holder of trust deed for
all the property of the Chicago, Indiana &
Eastern road. which it is proposed to con-
struct from Columbus. o., to Chicago. pass
ing through Muncie, Paramount and Peru.
The road was begun during the boom just
previous to the panic of 1885, when work
was suspended after Twenty-Five miles of
grade had been finished east of Fairmount.
Taxes had been voted in aid of the enter
prise by many townships, but when opera
lions stopped the townships refused to pay
the subsidies. and Frank Root president of
the company. has had some difficulty in
raising the wind to pay construction bills
Arrangements have been made lc secure
funds on the security of the right of way
track and other property of the company
the money to be advanced work pro-
crosses, and the trust deed, which is for
$3.50 per mile, is to secure the lenders,
supposed to be Chicago parties
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PHENOMENON AT SEA.
Something Resembling Floating
Reef Seen hx u CaptaiM.

Something Resembling Floating
Reef Seen by Captain.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. March To-
Captain Charles Peterson, of the British
bark Darra, which sailed from Puget sound
for Sydney last August, and is now at
Shanghai, has sent the following letter to
the branch photographic office here:
ION the 30th of December last. while my
vessel was in latitude 40 north. longitude
63 80, easA men working in the rigging re-
ported 1 reefs to the west Westward ard Went up
miles the water was milk white, with de-
tached patches at the north end and clear
blue water between them. The ship was
lying in dead calm with a CLASSY
At noon the reef was clearly visible, and at
and en gass my aim hour at the ra knS Ss
of deep-water fish,. as well as four dis
tinct sorts of fish found in shallow water
whole reef, or whatever it was. passing
by us. At 5 p. m. the. foam belt was out
of sight to the eastward
A Discredited story.
SAN FRANCISCO March IA dispatch
from Marshfield, Ore. about the wreck OF
the British ship Yeoman is not credited
here The Merchants Exchange has no
record of such a ship, the nearest name TO
that being the ship Yeonla which sailed
from Victoria, for England. last Decem-
have picked up the sole survivor OF the
wreck. sailed from San Pedro for Umpqua
twenty days ago. apd II the wreck nsd
occurred month ago. anywhere near the
California coast, it would have been re-
ported before.
Wreckage from the Chicora.
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. March 15.--Wreckage
from the steamer Chicora. which was lost
with twenty-four persons on board several
weeks ago, has begun coming ashore at
this port. Portions of the engine room have
been found this being the first wreckage
found from that part of the boat. The
chair which engineer Mcclure used has also
been found. Many are now advancing the
theory that she went down far from this
port. The ice is breaking up, allowing the
wreckage, which has been under 1t, to rise.
Movements of Steamers.
NEW YORK March 15.-Arrived: State
of Nebraska, from Glasgow; Rhynland, from
Antwerp.
LIVERPOOL, March 15.-Arrived: Adrl-
attic from New York; Nomadic, from New
York.
COPENHAGEN. March 10 = Arrived:
Baumwall, from New York, for Stettin.
LISBON, March 16.-Arrived: Bolivia, from
New York, for Genoa.
HAMBURG. March 15.--Arrived: Prussia.
from New York.
BREMEN, March 15.-Arrived: Ems, from,
New York.
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HOME PROTECTION PARTY"
Name Chosen by Political RefOrmers
for Their New Organization.

PITTSBURG, March 14.-Less than two
score delegates were present at the con-
ference this morning to outline the new
national party. S. D. Woods, the chairman,
presided, and several addresses on the tenn
perance question were delivered. The sec
ond Tuesday in March, 1895, has been fixed
as the time for another conference in this
city, at which arrangements will be made
to hold convention the following June.
At this convention it proposed to
launch the new party on platform and
for the new party was finally decided to be
the ..Home Protection Party" Before adj
journrnent resolution was passed calling
for all kinds of money to be on parity,
but that the government shall issue it d.
rect to the PEOPLE instead of the banks.
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Christian church convention.

scpreihi " tilS 1IuldHdpOlIS JOURNAL.
PERU, Ind, March 15.-The fifth annua.
convention of the Christian churches of the
fourth Indiana district. which convened in
this city yesterday morning and closed
this evening, was one of the largest at
tended and successful of any ever held by
this society. The district comprises the
counties OF Miami, Fulton, Cass. Carroll,
Howard and Upton. The sessions of Thurs
day embraced papers by Miss Mary Win
field, Of Kokomo, and Mrs. Judge W. A.
Pollard, OF Kokomo. In the evening re-
ports We're received from the various So
cieties of the church. followed by an address
by Mrs. DIR. $. A. r. Boor, OF New Castle.
The Fridays session embraced reports from
the various churches and societies, also adj
dresses by +. J. Legg. Sunday school evan
gelist; Milo w. Nethercutt, of Flora: Lee
Tinsley. of Delphi; Elder Stottler, of Bur-
lington; Prof. Browne, State superinten-
dent. and followed by closing sermon and
love feast in the evening by Lee Trusley,
or Delphi. Rev. c. Nj. Fillmore, pastor of
the church in this city, is entitled to MUCH
credit for the manner in which they were
cared for here
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CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis. March IA
horrible discovery was made to-day by
party of men hunting in the neighborhood
Of Ingram. The dead bodies of Ed Duff
Iey John Hanson and another man We're
found in an old lumber shanty. From all
appearances they had been dead num-
Der of days, the bodies bel & frozen stiff.
ployed as woodsrnen, but quit work to hunt
wolves. usi poison to kill them. The
accidentally got the poison mixed with the
food. Their dog was found dead in the
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Fridays Local observations.
Robbed nv bandits.

GUTHRIE. o. r., March 15.-News of
bold and daring hold-up and robbery comes
from Washita. Near dusk the section house
was robbed by two hghwaymen. Section
foreman Woods was hit, the ball enter
ing the rieht cheek and coming out at the
right ear. 1t is not thought that the
wound is dangerous. Mrs. Woods was also
beaten over the head with six shooter.
receiving wounds which most likely to
prove fatal. The booty obtained consisted
of $722.S5 in money and railroad checks and
three gold watches. The robbers told their
nants of the Cook gang. a posse is after
them.
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worried About the Little Don.

New York Press.
We don't want any bloodshed We do not
We are principally worried about Spain
and her little don with his little eleven-knot
gunboat. For, IL he or any OF his kind fails
fought the little Revenge when they
haven't the little Revenge to fight. but
the New York and war ships like her. there
Will be enough MORNINGS in the Spanish
maritime provinces 10 make life there
sfseyously uncomfortable, Wherefore, We
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uaurI,vilre win Fight for 1t.

Attorney Frank Edenharter and a har
hundred Haughville citizens appeared before
the County Commissioners. yesterday, TO
urge the annexation OF twenty-seven acres
of land to the suburb. The land in question
became a part of the city of Indianapolis by
the action of the Council last Wednesday
night The Haug willie people aver That the
effect. because at the time OF the adoption
of the resolution petition asking for the
annexation of the land to Haughville was
reneilng before the commissioners. MIR. and
Mrs George Merritt. who own the land.
are protesting against any action on the
part of the commissioners.
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Need for Backbone.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
If Mr.. Cleveland has any backbone left
now is his time to show il. 1t our foreign
ing they can be accommodated to their
hearts content. The sincerity of Frances
friendship for this country has always been
open to doubt. Her readiness to make COM
mon cause with her German conqueror
against us makes it more dubious than ever
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WASHINGTON. March 15.--Light local
SHOWS, followed by clearing in southern
Ohio; northerly winds; slight changes in
temperature.
For Indiana-G Generally fair, clearing in
morning; northerly winds; no change in
temperature.
For Illinois-Fair Saturday and Sunday;
northerIy winds, slowly rising temperature.
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CLOSE CALL FOR THE l.. 8. & NJ. 8.
Locomotive Hauling the Limited
Jumped the Rails Near Elkhnrt.

special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART, Ind. March 15.-I4ake Shore
& Michigan Southern vestibule limited pas
senger train No. Is had very close call
from disastrous wreck while entering this
city this afternoon. The train was running
a mile a minute along a high embankment
when the engine struck broken rail and
jumped the track. Engineer Abe Hull
grasped the situation and slowed down
gradually while the engine bounding
along over the ties and at last brought his
train to a standstill without the passengers
or other trainmen knowing that anything
had happened. The train ran an eighth of
q mile before Ii was stopped. and had the
brakes been put on full force at first rail
road men say the whole train would have
left the track and terrible wreck might
have rasiIIfe,1
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spain should sen cuba.
Philadelphia Inquirer.

Why Spain insists upon holding OH to
Cuba is not by any means plain. She
would be relieved of a good deal of annoy
aHce and expense if she would sell the
island to the United States. Spain must
know that the sort of government that she
foists upon Cuba cannot be maintained for
long In these intelligent times. There is
bound to be trouble and she will lose the
island in the end If the firing upon Amer
lean vessels IS TO be kept up this govern
ment may be called upon TO interfere In
Cuban affairs.
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Fnrt Wnyne Man Wanted.

PROVIDENCE. r. l., March 15.-Edwin
James Crowley, of Fort Wayne. Ind, is
wanted by the Providence police a
charge of bigamy. In 1894, it is alleged,
Crowley. who at that time called himself
BROMLEY. married Eliza j. Westervelt, a
prominent young lady of East Providence,
while having wife living in England.
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Northen,. Colonization scheme.

ATLANTA Ga, March 15.-When asked
concerning the report that he is interested
in a scheme to locate veterans from the
North on Georgia farms, Ex-Governor Will
lam J. Northen said: Yes: 1t is true that
/ have In hard an enterprise Of that char
acter. but ii has not yet nlaterialized we'll
enough for me to give you the details.
You may say. however. that we have tracts
or land in pougherty, MontGomery. Thomas,