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Other Deaths.

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 15.-Robert N. Ely,
who was Encouragement of Georgia, I'M
der the administration of Ex-Governor Col
quit, die. in the county aims house here
yesterday afternoon Ely was sixty years
of age and had been in the aims house for
more than two years. He became mentally
deranged some time after retiring from
office.
EMPORIA, Kas.. Jan. 15.-Abraham Nc
Kinney died to-day of neumonia He was
born in Williamsport, Pa, in 1885, came to
Kansas when a youth and served through
the war from this State. He was connected
with the First National Bank here for ff-
teen years, and also with the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railway. He is a we'll
known Mason.
MOBILE, Ala, Jan. 15.-Judge James
Taylor Jones, judge of the First judicial
circuit and former member of Congress
from the First Alabama district, died this
morning, at Demopolis, Ala. after a linger-
ing illness. His age was ifty-five years.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-Joseph Vernon Whit
taker. a veteran of the civil war in the
United States and formerly attached to
the staff of a Philadelphia newspaper, is
dead. His health has been falling for the
mast few months.
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other Fires.
SURRENDERED
Concluded from. First Page.)

the failure of the President to form a
Ministry he said, but it is entirely IN
precedented that a President should resign
for such a cause. In France the President
is a sort of constitutional king. He is not
suppose to have any special policy, his
Ministers being expected to govern. If the
Ministry finds itself opposed to either of
the chamber on any point, no matter how
trivial, it will resign, but this does not
affect the President. 1 do not know what
will be done; the condition is new. The
m elected the President, and they
must meet to receive his resignation and
elect his successor. President Casimir-Per-
Ter was elected by a very large majority,
and l do not think his POPULARITY has been
diminished. i do not believe his resignation
will be accepted. He might be reelected.
This would be something like a vote Of con-
fidence. and would strengthen him. The
whole thing is a very great surprise, and /
can hardly realize that it is true
Representative McCreary, chairman of
House mmit on foreign relations, said
that he had been watching French politics
closely, but had no reason to expect any
such occurrence. Two ministries have re-
signed in France recently" he said, but
that is no reason for a President to do so.
They resign very easily over there. France
has averaged one ministry. for every year
since she has been a republic"
Secretary Gresham said: THE department
is without any news On the subject, and it
is an entire surprise to me-"
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GOULD's NEW YACHT.
1t Will Be Called Niagara, and Will
Race English Boats.


Race English Boats.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-Howard Gould has de-
cided to christen his new yacht Niagara.
He has cabled to Capt. John Barr, of New
York, offering him the position of sailing
master. Mr.. Herreshoff writes that the
yacht will be. finished by the middle of
March. 81 will return to America at the
end of February said Mr.. Gould, "to see
the Niagara fitted with spars, given a trial,
etc. Then / will return here early in the
spring. The yacht will probably follow on
@ steamer, going direct to London, as I
have decided To begin racing in the Thames
regattas in the middle of May. / may take
her around the series of regattas in the
and in the Solent. Other twenty-raters did
the same in 1894, and will undoubtedly do
the same in 1895. The Niagara will have a
racing crew of six men. Captain Barr
knows all the courses here. The Vigilant
Will probably return to. America in June, SO
as to be ready if she is wanted for the
races in August, for the selection of an
Americas Cup defender. George will man
age all that, though / will still retain my
partnership in the Vigilant. There Is little
doubt in my. mind. however, that the Here
shofs can do better now. / do not expect
any centreboard for the Vigilant from
have found the one we lost off The Needles.
He says 1t is in five fathoms of water and
buried two feetin sand. We have agreed to
pay ESQ for its delivery at southampton"
George Gould will probably come to Eng
land in May.
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FEARS FOR NANSEN
The Arctic Explorer Believed to Have
Met with Disaster.

LONDON, Jan. 15.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette says grave fears for the safety of
the Nansen Arctic expedition are general
among Arctic voyagers of Great Britain
and Scandinavia. Lieutenant Hovvgard, of
the Dimphna expedition, which was
wrecked in the Kara sea, has expressed the
opinion TO the Danish Geographical Society
that there is no question but the Fran has
been crushed in the ice and that DR.. Nan
sen and his party are retreating. The opin-
ion is held by other travellers, the Pail
Mall Gazette also says, that DIR. Nansen,
after a year of drifting, abandoned his
vessel and is returning by the nearest
route in expectation of meeting a relief
expedition.
DIR. Nansen left Norway in the Fran in
June. 1898, and on July "A, of the same
year a telegraph message from Berievaag.
on the north coast of Norway, reported
his programme to be as follows: To the
New Siberian Islands and thence directly
north until the Fran should be embedded
in the ice and drift along with 1t, following
the west coast of any land that might be
met with On Aug. q. 1893. DIR.
Nansen sent a dispatch from Vardo, which
he had written at Charabowa, in the Tug
orski strait. on the second of the same
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HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.


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WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE day in the
House was devoted, after the morning hour,
to the Indian appropriation bill. but no
progress was made before adjournment.
General Grosvenor presented a reply TO a
memorial sent to the judiciary
bv Mr.. Ritchie, of Akron, o., containing
charges against Judge Kicks
and involving ex-senator H. b. Payne and
Judge Stevenson Burke. He asked for an
investigation of the charges.
On motion of Mr.. Whiting a bill was
passed for the relief of Dennis Mcintyre.
Mr.. McCreary called up a bill authoriz-
ing Lieutenant Colonel Forwood and
Surgeon Penrose to accept certain testi-
monials from the Argentine Republic and
it was passed: also, authorizing Commander
Dennis w. Mullon. l.. S. N. to accept a
medal from the government of Chill.
The House then went into committee of
the whole for consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill. The bill carried $649, 500,
500, hO less than the estimates and a re-
preparation for the current fiscal year. MIR.
Holman, chairman of the indian committee,
who was in charge of the bill. explained
the changes made. The changes included
an increase In the appropriation for Indian
schools of I23,350. making the total amount
ST. $50. OF this amount but so per cent.
was to be used for contract schools In pir-
looking to the ultimate substitution OF gov
eminent or contract schools.
The subject was further discussed by
Messrs. Little, Bowers. Picker and Brosiu2.
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CITY NEWS VOTES.


The Meridian W. C. T. Y. win meet this
afternoon with Mrs. Bond, 446 Park ave
nue..
Albert Gall has sold his residence on
North Illinois street to Robert G.. HarSeim,
the consideration being $4,000.
The six-year-old son of ex-Counciiman
Murphy died Monday afternoon, after a long
illness. He had been afflicted with pneu-
monia.
A class in electricity is to be organized
in the rooms of the Y. Nj. c. A.. Thursday
evening, with Charles ID. Jenney as in
structor.
mouth Church, which was to have been
held this afternoon, has been postponed
till next Wednesday,
The paper to be read before the Homeo-
pathic Physicians Society, at the Denison,
this evening will be on the subject of
.Oedema Glottidis," by DIR. w. b. Clarke.
The Board of Safety will meet at noon
tomorrow to hear the charges against
John Glazier, captain of No. 10 hose COM
pany, who was suspended about a week
ago.
The Missionary Society of the First Pres
byterian Church will meet this afternoon at
2: 80 o'clock in the parlors of the church.
The ladies entertaining are Mrs. c. c. Fos-
ter. Mrs. ]. T. Lyman and Mrs. w. Hardie.
John G. WoolIy will be in the city again.
The Y. NJ. c. A.. has secured his
services for next Monday night,
when he will deliver his new address, "fhe
Power of the4People." Mr.. Woolly comes
from New York to meet this engagement.
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Annual Meeting of the State Society
Which Opposes

TIL Anti-Naccination League held its an
nual meeting in the club room of the Bates
House yesterday afternoon The president,
DR.. T. V. Clifford, of Kokomo. delivered
an address on the Importance OF the work
of informing the general public as to the
futility and danger of vaccination. reporting
the progress made during the past year.
and outlining the work to be done during
the present year. The secretary, Mr.. F.. ID.
Blue, of Terre Haute, made his report. Mr..
Blue is the leader of the movement in
Terre Haute, and is the man who brought
suit here to compel the School Board to
admit his unvaccinated boy to the school.
Mr.. Blue also read a paper entitled "A
Plea for Freedom" DIR. w. q. Clarke, OF
this city, read a paper entitled Vaccine
ton no Safeguard Against Smallpox" He
closed with a few statistics showing the
ravages of smallpox among v~accinated per-
sons. and pronounced the practice "a foul
blot on the fair escutcheon of the noble art
and science of medicine After outlining
the work to be done, and the appointment
of committees to direct IL, the society ad-
jOurned sine die.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-16
HOGAN DECLARED WINNER.
Charles Slusher Bested in n Ten
Round Boxing Contest.

CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 15.-The ten-round
boxing contest between Kid Hogan, of
Pittsburg, and Charles Slusher, of Louis
vile, for $3.50 came off here tonight before
five hundred people. The men were to
weigh in at 1876 pounds, but Slusher, being
overweight, lost $50 forfeit. Hogan weighed
1874 pounds. The referee was John Murphy,
while Ike English acted as timekeeper.
Hogan's seconds were Mike Conley, the
ithaca giant; Mike Norton and Frank
Maciewski. Slusher was attended by Len
Lannis, Pat Clarity and Joe Clark. Hogan
had the best of Slusher throughout the ten
rounds, the latter making but two leads.
Hogan secured first blood in the ninth
round, but was knocked down in the third
round. Slusher was knocked down in the
seventh. Time was called while they were
sparring in the tenth round. the referee
awarding the contest to Hogan.
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Mysterious WouId-Be Assassin.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 1.-THE
third attempt to kill the Monon night opera
tor was made this morning about 4 o'clock.
William S~chlemmer. the former operator,
who had had two experiences, has resigned,
and e. J. Bennett, of Rising Sun, had been
sent here last week to take his place. Ben
nett heard a noise in the freight room this
morning, and raised a window to look out,
when some one shot at him. the ball pass
ing close to his head. There seems to be
no clew to the would-be assassin who is
making these attempts. Bennett has in
formed the railroad authorities that he will
resign unless a policeman can be static ned
at the depot all night. He has further lnti-
mated that he will resign anyhow. Bennett
had worked here but two nights.
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OVER HIS DEAD BODY.
Husband Carries Out u Threat to Keep
His Wife ut Home.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, Jan. 15.-Charles Beck
with, aged forty-five, of this city, in a fit
OF anger, this evening. probably fatally shot
his wife and killed himself at the Air Line
Hotel. His wife and daughter were going
TO church and he endeayored to persuade
them not to. His wife insisted and, telling
her she would have to walk over his dead
body. he drew a revolver, shot her in the
stomach, fired two shots at two ladies who
were in the room, missing them, and then
shot himself twice in the right breast, caus-
ing instant death. His wife and two little
daughters ran out of the hotel and the
former. being overcome by her wound, had
to be carried back to the room where her
husband lay on the floor dead. Domestic
trouble was at the bottom of the matter.
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Two Cases of Paralysis.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

VINCENNES, Ind, Jan. 15.-Miss Hannah
Green, daughter of Frank Green, manager
of Green's Opera House, suddenly lost her
power of speech Saturday evening, and
though she is well in all respects, she has
not been able to utter a sound since. She
was at a party given at the home of Judge
she paused in the midst of a dance then in
progress. She had tried to speak to her
partner, but found that she could not utter
a sound. She eats. sleeps and is up as
usual, but her voice is gone. A few days
since Miss Mollie Tindolph, a cousin of
Miss Green, suddenly lost all use of her
lower limbs while. entering the school room.
She was conveyed to her home and is well
in all other respects.
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DEFEATED BY ITALIANS.
Abyssinfans Repulsed Several Times
with Heavy Loss.


MASSOWAH, Egypt, Jan. 15.-The Italian
troops under General Baratiere have had
some sharp fighting with a large force of
Abyssinians, led by Ras Mangascia. The
latter was attacked Unexpectedly by the
Italians near Coatit, on Sunday last. The
enemy numbered one thousand, armed with
rifles and, in addition, the Abyssinians had
numbers of spearmen. The Italians com
PEELED the enemy to retreat to the Gonda
mountains. Later in the day the enemy
returned to the attack and advanced on
the front of the Italian expedition, when
the Abyssinians were repulsed with serious
loss. The enemy attempted to make a
flank attack, but was again repulsed. The
Abyssinians continued to keep up an irreg-
ular musketry fire on the Italian troops
until nightfall, but there was no further
fighting of a serious ma ture.
General Baratiere is now encamped at
Coatiti. The Italians fought we'll and the
casualties among them were few in num-
Der. The captives who fell into the hands
Of the Italians say that the Abyssinians
lost very heavily.
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Indiana Notes.

Connersville is having a good deal of
trouble for want of gas. The gas is piped
from the Carthage field, a distance of
twenty-SiX miles.
had a foot crushed Monday night at Marion
while attempting to board a morning train
on the Big Four railroad.
The road-house of J. w. Yeager, near the
Soldiers Home, at Marion, was destroyed
by fire yesterday. Loss, $500; insured in
the German American for $500.
The Daily World. an Independent sheet,
will make its appearance at Jeffersonville,
this week. The city and county are now
both Republican and there is not a Repub-
lican paper in the county.
The Richmond Gas Company has an
nounced to it's consumers using mixers that
it will reduce gas bills for January when
paid next month, on account of the feeble
supply of gas during the cold weather.
The S~helbyville Mutual Telephone Com
pany was organized a few weeks ago, and
has contracts for ITS phones. The rates are
81 a month in residences and 81 in stores.
1t will be in operation in about two months.
John Minton. aged sixty-five, was stricken
smith shop at Muncie. He fell to the floor
as If dead. but rallied and may recover.
Mr.. Minton is a pioneer Delaware county
farmer.
A man who goes by the name of "Malica
BIZ Scott, took morphine, at 'Crawfords-
vile, Monday night, with suicidal intent.
to a secondhand store. He attempted to
commit suicide to escape arrest. A doctor
saved his life and now he is in custody.
The Upton County Farmers Institute
sion. President w. A. Maze opened the
session and Miss Digne Haas read a pa
per. Ex-senator j. A. Mount delivered sew
eral interesting lectures, and James Riley
also spoke.
A small wreck occurred on the c., H. & L.
railroad, one mile west of Connersville,
yesterday. Two cars loaded with glucose
were demolished and the contents mingled
with the snow. Nobody was hurt. The
1245 accommodation train from Indianapo-
lis was delayed four hours.
The case of John Sexson, who killed
Hiram Mcdonald during an alteration at
Feb. 4, at Danville, the case having been
venued to that county. Dutch & Ulen and
& Harvey. of Danville, are defendants at
torneys. Prosecutor Gully will be assisted
by Hon. Thad S. Adams, of Danville.
Louis and George Shirley, ~well-known
heirs to a large part of the ground on
which the city of Georgetown, KY. now
stands. The site of the Courthouse is also
to the property. which decended from their
grandfather, and thea the land has never
been decided from the Shirley family. The
property is worth at least a half million.
Attorneys have been engaged to push their
claims.
John p. Quinn, the famous EVANGELIST.
now in Cincinnati with Evangelist E. F.
National Anti-Gambling Association, is well
remembered by old prison officials at JEFF
fersonville, Quinn having served fourteen
months in the Prison South for working
longer. but he was found to be innocent
after serving fourteen months and pardoned
a noted gambler, but reformed. and now
travels with Mr.. Golf in the privte car
Good News" The ~evangelists will most
probably visit all the principal towns in
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The storie. Do Not Agree.
cial 20 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 20 the InulanapoilS JOurnaI.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 15.-William
Johnson, who was taken in on suspicion of
being one of the murderers of the wife of
Rev. Henshaw at Beliville, Hendricks coun-
ty, a few nights ago, with a fellow-tranlp
were traced to a place seven miles west of
the city. and when they saw the officers
both ran. Johnson's partner escaped and
is now being searched for near Marshall.
Ill. johnson said he was In Bellville the
night the robbers killed Mrs. Henshaw, but
that he was not implicated in the crime.
gor, Me-, and that he was tramping, hunt
ing work. He refused to give the name of
his companion. Sheriff Bell, of Hendricks
county, took Johnson back to- Bellville to-
day, and says he partially answers the de-
scription of one of the murderers, but that
MIR. Henshaw cannot give a full description
of the men. Johnson and his partner
aroused suspicion by their conduct while
passing along the railroad track.
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The Editor Asks an Injunction.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Jan. 15.-James E.
MAIDEN, proprietor of the Rushville Ameri-
can, applied for an injunction to-day to
restrain the County Commissioners from
carrying out a contract with Baker e.
Thornton, of Indianapolis, for blanks, blank
books and stationery supplies for the coun-
ty offices. By the terms of the contract
Baker & Thornton were to receive 81, $50
for furnishing supplies to all the county
officers for one year, beginning. in June,
1894. The complaint alleges that the amount
paid is excessive and that no notice was
given of the letting of the contract and no
competition allowed, although other par
ties were ready to bid.
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THE TRAMP SUSPECT
MA SUPPOSED TO KNOW ABOUT THE
TRAGEDY At BELLEvILLE.
EIkhart Citizen shoots His Wife and
Commits suicide in the Presence of
Guests-State News.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

special 10 the luuldltdpoiiS JOuihd-s
DANvILLE. Ind, Jan. 15.-Sheriff Bell
tonight returned from Terre Haute with
the prisoner whom the Terre Haute Off
GERS believe to know something of the
Bellviile tragedy. The prisoner says that
on the night of the tragedy he slept in a
barn three miles from Richmon Next day
at noon he came to Indianapolis on a
freight train and Thursday night he slept
in a Big Four yard office in Indianapolis.
Friday morning he went out on 81 Vandalia
freight train and got off at Clayton be-
cause of the cold. He went southwest to
Mount Meridian, where he slept in the
schoolhouse. He says his name is William
Johnson and his age twenty-one. His trade
is a steam filter. He wears glasses, being
near-sighted. He carries papers showing
that he applied for a position in the railway
mail service. He carried some articles in a
cloth bag, and in a book was a diary and
the entries in it agreed with hissstory. His
statements are believed and IL is thought
he will be released in the morning.
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PRUssIAN DIET OPENED.
Speech Read by Emperor William
from the Throne of the Palace.


BERLIN, Jan. 15.-The Prussian Diet
was opened at noon to-day in the White
Hall of the palace by Emperor William.
His Majesty read the speech from the
throne. He began by saying that the Prus-
sian budget showed q deficit, which he
hoped would disappear on the accomplish
ment of the proposed financial reform in
the Reichstag. After announcing bills for
the extension of State railways and other
domestic measures the Emperor drew atten-
ton to the fact that the heavy gales and
floods of the last few weeks had caused
great devastation on the Prussian islands
off the coast and in the North sea, adding
that the necessary steps would be taken
for the adoption of measures to repair the
damage. Regarding husbandry his Majesty
regretted that it's condition continued to be
unfavorable, saying: ITO counterfeit will be
the object of my unremitting paternal So
licitude and the most pressing duty of my
government In conclusion the Emperor
appealed to all patriotic men for concord
and unanimous cooperation against the
growing attacks upon the institutions OF
tho state
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Four Small Fires.

There were several small fires yesterday
morning, which kept the department busy
for some time. At an early hour fire broke
out in the house occupied by Lee Ranham.
ISL West Maryland street, and $50 dam
ages was done. Shortly afterward an over
heated stove caused a blaze in the rooms
occupied by the Kahn tailoring establish
ment, at IA East Washington street A
small blaze in the Iron Block was ex-
tinguished before the department arrived,
and soon after a fifty-dollar fire occurred
at 81" mpire street in a stable belonging
tn Y RYAN.
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American Economic Association.

The next meeting of the American Eco
nomic Association, which will be held in
December. 1895, may occur in this city.
The mmer Gu and the professors
of political economy of Ann Arbor, Cham
paign and the Indiana colleges are working
for the end that indianapolis be selected.
The question will be decided at an execu-
tive committee meeting, which will be held
in New York soon. The last meeting of
the association was held at Columbia Col
lege, New York. All the eminent econo-
mj..s of the country are members of the
tional interest.
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Bill Cook in Jail.

SANTA FEE, N. NJ, Jan. 15.-Sheriff C. C.
Perry, of Chavese county, arrived here this
morning, with three deputies and a pris-
oner, the notorious Bill Cook, the Okla
homa outlaw. Cook was placed in the
custody of the United States marshal and
is confined in the United States prison,
awaiting the arrival Of the United States
officers from Oklahoma for complete iden-
t;fication.