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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-03
THE GRAND PACIFIC
An OLD CHICAGO LANDMARK TO
PASS OUT OF EXISTENCE.
Famous Hotel to BE Closed and the
Building Torn Down or Converted
Into n Business Block.

CHICAGO, April 2-when the hour of IL
is struck tomorrow night one of the oldest
landmarks of Chicago. and one which is
known from Winnipeg to New Orleans and
from Cape Cod to San Francisco will have
passed out of existence. The old Grand
Pacific Hotel, one of the most famous in
stitutions of its kind in the United States,
will be abandoned, and the building in all
probability will be used for a hotel no
more. For several months negotiations
have been in progress between Drake.
Parker & Co., managers of the hotel and
l.. r. Letter and the Northwestern Uni
versity, the owners of the ground and the
building. regarding the amount of money
to be expended in reeonstructing the build
ing, but no agreement could be reached,
and they finally decided to give up the
lease and close the hotel
The hotel was built just before the great
hre of 1871, and 1t was ready to receive
its furnishings when the flames swept it
away. 1t was quickly rebuilt after the
fire, and has ever since been one OF the
city's leading hotels. It has been the head
quarters OF the Republicans of Illinois for
over twenty years. and during national con-
ventions it was there that the leading men
of Of the party met, and within its walls was
trolled nominations. 1t was the stopping
place of Republican politicians and Mich
iSdu DciSNcu SeudtOT, l[dcn' Chandler.
breathed his last in the Grand Pacific He
had delivered an address here the night
before, and while the people were reading
his ringing sentences in the papers he was
found dead in bed. The sad news spread
rapidly, and soon the rotunda of the hotel
was thronged The officers of the First
Infantry. l. n. c., sent guard detail to
the hotel, and it paced the halls near the
room of the dead until the hour of the
funeral which was held in the hotel parIor
the following Sunday. Meantime a noted
sculptor had made death mask and from
this was modelled the bust which now finds
place In Michigans State Capitol.
1t was in the Grand Pacific that King
Kalakaua, of the Sandwich Islands, was
staggered by the aniable and well-meant
suggestion of the late Mayor Colvin that
his Majesty "go to his room and wash up
1t there that Oscar Wilde first was
beheld in Chicago, in all the glory of his
sunfower-pot hat and bicycle trousers
The Grand Pacific was famed for its BAN
quets. The game dinners which Mine Host
Drake gave annually to his friends, through
SO many years. We're always largely at
tended by well-known residents and nota-
bles from abroad. More conventions and
banquets have been held in the old hotel
than in all the other local hostelries COM
bined. and the list of notables which it
has entertained is a long one. It is not
quite certain as yet to what use the prop
erty will be put. A new hotel may be
opened but the chances are a present that
1t will become business block.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-03
CHARGES AGAINST A DEAD MAN.
Sensational Allegations Made by n
Life Insurance Company.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2.-Sensational
charges are being made in the trial of the
suit of the estate of William NJ. Runk
against the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York, which is in progress in
the United States Circuit Court. Runk.
who was member of the firm of Darling
ton & Runk, had become heavily involved
through stock speculations and, in Octo-
ber, 1892, he committed suicide. He was
carrying from $45o000 to 100000 life insur-
ance, of which $4,000 was in the Mutual
company. The defense claims that he had
increased his line from 100000 to $500. 1000
so that his stealings could be made good
after his death. The insurance company
AYERS that Runk was insolvent to the ex-
tent of $3.50, 900; that he had embezzled $780,
600 from his firm and $4,000 from the City
Mission, of which he was treasurer, and
owed S130,O00 to a woman who had trusted
him because of his business standing. A
number of business men and stock brokers
were called by the defense to-day, in refer
ence to Runk's heavy loans and his stock
transactions on margin, both in this city
and New York. The trial will be resumed
Tomorrow.
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ST. LOUIS REPUBLICAN.
Moses Craven, n COlorcd Man, Elected
to the City Council.

ST. LOUIS. April 2.-Returns up to IL
o'clock indicate the election of the six
Republican members of the City Council
who were voted for at large by majority
from 5000 to 10000. Two-thirds of the
members of the House of Delegates who
were voted for by wards will probably be
Republican The vote was very light.
Moses Craven was elected in the Fifteenth
ward. He will be the first colored man to
sit in the municipal government.
Outside of st. Louis the Democrats have
about held their own III the Missouri mu-
ncipal elections to-day. Returns from
nineteen cities and towns give the Demo-
Gratis 8; Republicans. 4, and the non-par-
tisan, or divided vote. 6. Little interest
was taken in the election throughout the
State. Kansas City held no election.
Westport a suburb, voted for four alder
men and collector. The fight was be-
tween the progressive and nonprogressive
parties, composed of those for and against
city improvements and politics did not
enter into the contest The Progressists
elected all but one alderman. The vote
was light.
The total vote in St. Louis gives the Re-
publicans an average majority of $4,000.
The City Council is wholly Republicans;
the House of Delegates is twenty-three
Republicans and five Democrats.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-03
BLUE AND GRAY TO MEET.

Ex-Confederates of Atlanta VIII Join
in a Reception to Mr.. LavvIer.
ATLANTA, Ca, April 2.--Saturday night
the soldiers who wore the gray and those
who wore the blue will meet together in
friendly intercourse at the headquarters of
the Grand Army post in Atlanta. The fol-
lowing order to Confederate Veterans, has
been issued by General Clement A. Evans
commander OF the Atlanta Association, con-
cerning the matter and explains itself:
"A courteous invitation has been given
by 0. M. Mitchell Post, G. A. r., through
myself to the Confederate Veterans and
their ladies to meet the commander in-ehlef
of the Grand Army of the Republic and his
staff at an informal reception 10 be given
him at the post rooms, corner Alabama
and Forsythe streets, at 8 p. m. April g.
l have accepted the invitation on your
behalf and feel assured that the occasion
will further show the cordial relations ex-
listing between the brave men of both
armies.
Commanders Lawler, of Rock eorl
III. with his staff is visiting the different
depe~sments of the G. A. r. in the Unit 4
States and will reach Atlanta Saturday.
That morning the State Encampment of the
g. A. r. will meet in Atlanta and the re-
ception for Saturday evening has been
acrcd
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Women Not Yet Satisfied.

MASSILLON, o.. April Mrs. C. Nc
Everhard. president of the Ohio Women's
Suffrage Association, speaking of the re-
suit of the Ohio election said to-day: THE
women of Ohio have taken hold and DEM
onstrated that women enter politics sue
cessfuliy and without loss OF dignity and
paign has settled the school suffrage issue
for all time to come. We are now looking
into the future. hopeful of adding TO our
present privileges and in the good time
to come of sharing political responsibility
equally with men. | think it will be a
is made in our political condition. 1t is not
true that we propose to ask for municipal
suffrage at the hands of the next Assem-
bly,. Under the present Constitution the
power of the Legislature is very limited.
We shall offer a bill at the next session,
but it will be in the nature of an amend
ment to the existing law
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A PRAYER NAY BE LIBELoUs.
Ruling Against a Preacher who IL
Charged with S1andering a woman.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, April Judge
Clark has overruled the demurrer inter-
posed by Rev. j. c. Campbell in the suit
charging him with slandering Miss Teresa
l.. kelso. the librarian of the Los Angeles
public library. The basis of the action
was a prayer offered by the defendant be-
fore his congregation in the First NJ. Z.
Church, in which he said:
"Oh. Lord. vouchsafe this saving grace to
the librarian of the Los Angeles City lii
brary, and cleanse her of all sin and ma ke
her woman worthy of her Office"
Rev. Campbell. in his demurrer, took the
position that his statement was privileged
The court held that SANDER can be per-
petrated in the form of q. prayer as readily
as in any other form of speech, and that
no communication made by parson or priest
to his congregation is privileged because OF
such relation unless, perhaps. when made
~ me ,,;at sho oi se, G h uu.ieS VIII
and then only unless made without malice
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-03
WAR AvERTEp.
Mexico and Guatemala VIII Not Fight
Over Boundary Line.

CITY OF MEXICO. April 2-The Guate-
malan boundary question is settled. Pres
ident Diaz has formally signed, with the
Guatemalan minister, the official document,
which prevented the threatened open rup-
ture between the two countries, and con-
gratulations are heard on all sides for the
stand taken by the President, Foreign Min
lister Mariscal and Mexicans generally at a
time full of danger and menace to the
nations safety and dignity. Official in
formation on the Guatemalan question was
given last night in the Presidents mes
sage before the semi-annuaI opening of the
seventeenth session of the national Con-
gress, as follows:
"The discussion of this subject has not
been sterile. but has gained a beneficial
result for both nations. In the last few
days the Guatemalan minister, by virtue
OF instructions from his government madc
certain propositions to this government.
NEST of which, with some notifications,
have been accepted by the Minister or
Foreign Affairs and were signed with the
be referred TO the Senate for such revision
or further consideration as may be deemed
gccd Judgment shown by the Guatemalan
government in aiding this pacific concli-
congratulations that the honor and just
served and that this matter. being settled.
a more solid foundation OF friendship is
now secured by the Mexican natfon-
The Presidents message began usual
with reference to foreign peace relations
and to the United states as follows: The
survey commission between Mexico and the
United states met in San Antonio, Tex.
according TO the terms or the
ton of March. 1889. 1t was
decided to make an examination OF var
ious matters presented and to make es-
pecial surveys of various sections of the
Rio Grande. with the view of submitting 10
both governments plan to obyiate dis
putes arising from the changes in the bed
of the river, which project Is now under
study. In reply 10 fears expressed on our
part over the return TO the southwest OF
the Indian chief Geronimo and his band,
the american guvernns mt informed us they
dred miles from Mexico. AMI seven hundred
miles from their old Businesses in the
State of Sonora.
"A satisfactory termination has been
reached with tho lnttcd StaseS regard
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ST. LOUIS SALOON TRAGEDY.
Madison Race Track Watchman Fa-
tally Shot by c. A. Day.

ST. LOUIS. April 2.--The saloon Of Louis
Celia candidate for the House of Dele
gates. at Twenty-first street and Washing
ton avenue, was the scene OF a cowardly
murder al noon to-day. George W. Thorn.
a watchuan employed at the Madison race
track, and who lived in this city, was fa-
tally shot by G. 4. Day. Thorn was taken
to the City Hospital where, it was said
he could not live more than a few hours.
Day was arrested and locked up at the
Chestnut-street station. Thorn was in Cell
las saloon. known as THE Place." with
some friends, when Day entered. InlmedI-
ateiy afterward the shooting began. Day
and Thorn each fired several shots. but
Thorn missed. Two bullets from DAYS
pistol entered Thorn's left breast and
shoulder and he fell to the floor. Day ran
Out OF the front door. pistol in hand and
went over to the sickles Saddlery Com
pany.s place. across the street. where he
stood behind the stone facing of the door
crowd of Thorn's friends followed and
many pistols were drawn Day began shoot
Ing and emptied his revolver. but he hit
no one The fire was returned. but without
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-03
AItgeId Not Surprised.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 2.-Governor
Altgeld tonight expressed no surprise
when informed that the civil-service rule
had been adopted by Chicago in to-day's
election:
II thought from the first that this would
be adopted he said. 'The result does
not surprise me at ALL In the first place,
the law is good one and would receive
the votes of all the better class of cit
izens. There was no determined opposi-
ton of the law. while from several sources
there was decided effort to have it sue
ceed. The report that the municipal ma
chimes of both, Democratic and Repub-
lican parties would fight the law. l, for
one, never believed. The result, / think,
proves it was untrue; I'll, There , was no at t,
pa rites decided to leave the matter to
be decided by the voters and allow. it to
live or die by its own merits / am heart
lily glad, however. that the civil-service rule
has been adopted. Chicago, more than
m9s et the aw IN VIII o the bg
its is esaslil ssVernmen9 and politics ia look K
provisions of the bill are most excellent and
/ believe are calculated to effect the objects
1Uptf on the % other hand it is BY no means as
perfect a measure as ! could desire and
hope to see this remedied in the near fu-
have liked to have added to the bill. Among
others that it should be made to apply
civil service rules to Cook county as well
fntions are in as great need of reform as
those of the city. Those county offices are
located right in the city, right alongside
those of the city, in fact there Is no good
reason why civil service should not apply
to that as well. | don't anticipate any
vice now that the law is passed and
adopted. / believe that the hostility said
to exist against civil service has been ex-
aggerated l thing there will be no dis
position on the part of any one or any
body of men to defeat the operation Of the
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result. Day then retreated into the Sickles
store and running up stairs, secreted him.
self. He remained in hiding until officers
arrived and placed him under arrest.
s,d Inc IonoWlng nov was said 70 ne the oiher ta
This morning Day went to the Four Courts
to swear out a warrant against William
Ward for fraudulent voting. The warrant
was given to Deputy Sheriff Huppert to
serve. Day went with him to identify the
man wanted. Ward was in Cella's saloon
with Thorn and several others. When
Day and the officer appeared the crowd
jumped on Day, who fired in self-defense
with the result stated. Thorn, who has
a wife and three children, is thirty y-three
years old and has had the reputation of
being desperate man when drunk. Day is
rather fine-looking young fellow of per-
haps twenty-eight years of age. His victim,
at last accounts, was still alive, but unable
to last long.
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Two Convicts Wounded.

KUTTAWA, KY, April 2--Tom Mitchell,
Riley Mccoy and Hiram Bonar attempted
TO escape from the penitentiary to-day.
They had in some way procured two pis-
tolls and when the gate was opened to let
a tramway car in they opened fire on the
guard and made a break for liberty. The
guard returned the fire wounding two of
them, but they continued their flight They
were not captured until after they had got
ten a mile from the prison. Mccoy and
Mitchell were dangerously If not fatally
shot Mccoy and Bonar belong to the no.
torious McCoy-Ha atfield gang of eastern
Kentucky. and Mitchell is desperate MUIR
derer sent up from Bardstown. Mccoy was
serving a twenty-one years sentence, and
the others, Mitchell and Bonar, are life men.
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Iowa Liquor Law Decision.

DIES MONIES, Ia, April 2--The Supreme
Court in the case of the State VS.. T. 4.
Forkner of Des Moines, saloon keeper
held the Mulct liquor law supplementary
TO the seal prohibitory law to be constitu-
tional. The main point. was that the law
was the delegation of legislative power 10
the people. contrary to the Constitution
The court holds that no sach power was
delegated. The law is of general applica-
tion and license Is granted by a City Coun-
ell in the exercise Of ordinary police power
The fact that the consent of the interested
residents is necessary does not constitute
legislation. The court holds that the Mulct
law is q bar to proceedings which may re-
suit in fines, but does not remit them when
imposed where the law Is not in operation.
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Millions of Acres at the Mouth of the
Orfnoco, Claimed by England, OBJ
tanned by Minnesota Syndicate.
MEXICO'S TERMS ACCEPTED
LONG STANDING BOUNDARY DISPUTE
PROBABLY SETTLED FOR GOOD.
Provisions OF the Agreement with
dress to the Mexican Cangrcss.

FARIBAULT, Mimi, April 2.-Donald
Grant, wealthy contractor of this city:
w. III. Fisher, late manager of the Duluth
& Winnipeg railroad, and J. A. Bowman.
Grand Rapids, Mimi, banker, have just
returned from Venezuela, where they OBJ
tained concession of land at the mouth
of the Orinoco. running 125 miles south and
from fifteen to fifty miles east and west.
1t is rich in mir erals. mahogany, rosewood
and dye woods. They also have the right
to mine asphalt ON small island near
Trinidad. The syndicate will invest a good
deal of capital in working the concession
and Mr.. Fisher is to be the manager.
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eo,ooo IN MICHIGAN.
Pretty Big Republican Plurality for
an on Year.

DETROIT Mich. April 2-The Tribune
SAYS this morning: Practically complete
returns from every county inthe State in
dicate that Judge Morris's plurality will
aggregate nearly $1,000. The Republican
candidates for regent may run one thou
sand or SO ahead of this. Chas Fl. Hack
lev evidently leads his ticket Incomplete
returns on the amendment to increase SAL
aries of State officers show that it has
been defeated by a decisive majority in
many sections of the State, aggregating
fully two-thrds of the total vote cast
In the Third district congressional con-
test practically official figures place Lieu
teant Governor Mines majority at iS25
In the Tenth district senatorial contest
c. W. Smith, Republican, OF jackson coun-
ty has won by 2G5S plurality.
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RESULTS IN OHIO.

Robert Biee Defeated for Mayor of
Cleveland by 7.1s1 Votes. S
CLEVELAND, o., April 2.-The Republic
ans made a. clean sweet in yesterdays munic-
ipal election in this city, electing every
candidate on their ticket by pluralities of
from seven to fifteen thousand McKisson,
Republican, for Mayor received plurality
of 7,171. He is the youngest ever elcc-
ted Mayor of the city, being but thirty
two years Of age. Catherine H. T. Avery.
the only woman on the Republican School
Board ticket, is elected. Although nearly
SIX thousand women registered, less than
five thousand voted. This fact was proba-
bly, due to the incement weather. Re-
ports from many towns in northern Ohio
show that women were elected to school
boards AS rule large Republican gains
are repOrted.
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WAGON WHEAT 54o
ACME MILLING COMPANY,
s52 West washington street.
SLIGHT CAUSE FOR MURDER.
He'd Fellows Quarrel Over n Proper
Division of Blankets and Com forts.

WATONGA, 0, T.. April AL Evans and
DIR. Babb. ped-fellows in hotel. quarreled
over the proper division OF the bed cloth
Ing ard Evans, drawing revolver from
Under the pillow, shot and killed Babb.
When Sherin Wilson tried to arrest Evans
he was shot twice. but finally succeeded in
arresfiug the murderer. Wilson's wounds
are n.,t thought to be fatal. Evans il some
what Of desperate. his identity 1T hrst
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The women Made Mistakes.

CINCINNATI, o., April 2.-The women
of Ohio who, yesterday, for the first time
took part in an election, being permitted
to vote for members of the school boards,
manifested unusual interest in most places.
Here and there the privilege was neglected.
Their influence was largely in favor of
Republican candidates, but here and there
they voted for Democrats. In one town,
London, o., two women handsomely de-
feated the both the Republican
and Democratic tickets. Many women were
elected throughout the State. Mistakes in
casting ballots defeated some of their cam
didates.
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ohio Colony In Georgia.

which has located at Slatham. small
town few miles from Athens, Is rapidly
man, the chief mover In the project. says
that the town Is TO be controlled by ex
Union soldiers, and that building for a
@. A. r.. post will he cted soon A num-
Der of large orchards and vineyards have
been set out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-03
PRICE CENTS as'AS S sHss sE4sRa gaR y

tions show that party lines have not been
drawn in municipal elections in Nebraska
in many cases, but when they were Repup-
licans gained. except at Hastings and
Plattsmoutl where the Democrats carried
the day The question of granting saloon
licenses was the leading issue and was
favored in four-hfths OF the towns. Frank
aham, Republican, was elected Mayor
of Lincoln by a large majority. The vote
was very heavy with No striking features.
The PoiIlists showed no strength where
thew had tickets up.
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Bitter Campaign mt El Reno.

Ell RENO, o. T., April e.-The closing of
the polls tonight ended the bitterest CAM
paign in the history of the city. Although
returns will not be in till tomorrow, it is
generally conceded the Republican ticket
entire is elected. Hensley, the Citizens
candidate and president of the Oklahoma
Press Association, was bitterly assailed and
most bitterly defended. Perry, editor of
the Globe, invaded the Democrat office with
a gun and bodyguard to whip Hensley for
traducing his family. but Hensley got the
drop on him and Perry backed cut.
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~RepubIics N. win AFTER Thirty Years.

wINONA. Mimi, April 2.-For the first
time in thirty years the city of Winona
ras elected a Republican, Mr.. Addison b.
Youmans. as Mayor. The entire Republican
and reform ticket was elected, with TWO
exceptions of aldermen in the Fourth ward
and assessor. The record of the present
Council headed by Democratic Mayor.
has been subjected to an investigation py
ing been preferred of mismanagenient IN
the citys affairs The committees report,
it is expected, will soon be submitted.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 2-Elections in
the cities of the first class were held
throughout Arkansas to-day. AT Little
Rock the Democratic ticket, headed by
J. A. Woodson for Mayor was elected, a
light vote being polled. In most of the
cities there was practically no contest, or
the issues were purely local.