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PROBABLY NOT TRUE
REPORT THAT VENEZUELA WILL
PAY INDEMNITY DIsCREDITED.
dent that CrespO Is Not Likely to
OverIook-senate Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, Dec. u.-Embassador
Eustis, 1t is understood, is continuing his
efforts to adjust the difficulty between
France and Venezuela growing out OF the
expulsion OF the French minister from Ven
ezuela So far Mr.. Eustis's efforts have
not been crowned with entire success.
There is disposition here to question the
accuracy OF the statement printed in Lon
don TO the effect that Venezuela regards
the matter of the arrest OF the British
chief of police by the Venezuelan officials
at Uruan as entirely separate from the
boundary dispute with Great Britain, since
II rests on the right of jurisdiction over the
territory where the arrest was made. No
representations have yet been made TO our
government on the subject by any OF the
parties, which is probably accounted for by
the fact that up to yesterday President
Crespo had not received the demand or
Great Britain for indemnity.
The Venezuelan legation has not received
confirmation OF the reported appointment
OF a new Cabinet by President Crespo, al
though such appointments have been ex-
pected for some weeks. Rojas, who is re-
ported TO be the new Minister OF Foreign
Affairs, preceded DR.. Pulido, the retiring
Minister, and wrote the decisive letter TO
Great Britain. refusing to apologize for
the Uruan incident His letter, heretofore
published. took the ground that the Uruan
matter is not a mere question of personal
outrage to Police Inspector Barnes, as
claimed by Great Britain, but involved the
entire question of territorial rights be-
tween Venezuela and Great Britain. He
urged that arbitration of the right of pos
session of the Uruan district was neces-
sary preliminary TO determining whether
the British police inspector was rightfully
or wrongfully there. This letter was writ
4A~. rHArz ftatr IA
her first protest. Afterward Rojas gave
way to DR.. Pulido, conservative diplo-
matist of mature years. Rojas Is a lib
eral as we'll as q radical, so that his return
TO power is hardly consistent with the re-
ports from Caracas that President Crespo
ish claim for the Uruan incident
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TO POPOCATEPETL's SUMMIT.
Cable Railway to Be Built to the TOP
Of MexfcO's Famous Volcano.

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 11.-Engineers have
completed the survey of the volcano Popo-
catepetl for the purpose of determining
the best location for an aerial cable rail-
way to the summit 1t has been determined
to start the line from the ranch Of Tam
acas. on the northwest side, and tourists
will be able to make the ascent to the sum-
nit, nearly eighteen thousand feet above
the sea, with entire ease. and also descend
into the crater, where the work of extract
ing sulphur is going on. The tram line
will connect the base of the cable line
with the Interoceanic road, so that the
business OF bringing In sulphur to this city
will be cheaply accomplished. The drainage
tunnel. now complete, measures 1907
meters. or about six miles The grand
drainage tunnel, now substantially COM
plete, measures forty-seven klometers. The
slopes at the sides require finishing and will
be finished by next summer, and some more
excavation. about one million cubic meters,
will be made the total excavation being
II, 500, goo cubic meters.
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NEW ORLEANS. Dec u.-Results OF to-
days races:
First Race-Six furlongs. Sauterne. 81
(Scherer), II to !, won; Nikita, lib Clay, 8
to /, second; Lorrania, 81 Cd. Davis). TO 8,
third. Time. 1:17A. Equinox, Ferryman H.
Miss Ross. War Song. Minerva and Bert
rand also ran.
second-Six furlongs Somnambulist, 103
E; Rossl. 5 to 1. won: Artist, lO4 Oh.
Shields). 6 to I, second; Panway, 80 CT. Pow
ers). to 2. third. Time, 1:1Sa. frankie D.,
Santa Cruz, The Rock, Warwickshire and
Patria also ran
Third-Three-quarters of a mile. Soufie.
SO P. Clay, to ], won; Judith c., So Gate
wood, Z to 1, second; Leo Lake, 10S, Oh.
Shields), IL to l. third. Time, liz. Jennie
June, Miss Young. Donation, Judge Debouse
and Lottie Mills also ran.
Fourth-Mile and one-fourth. Orinda, 40
q. Murphy, IL TO 10, won: George W., 80
Up. Clayl to i, second; Peytonia, 80 Gate
wood to ]. third. Time, 2a21s. Invade,
Pioneer. Chauncey and Pony Bob also ran.
Imp. Wolsey bled and was pulled up at the
half-mile.
Fifth-Seven furlongs. Mate. 107 e. Muir
phy), 2 to ], won; Balk Line, 112 CIV. jones',
2 to !, second; Pulitzer. 100 q. HID, to 1.
third. Time, 1:31. Spiritualist, Topic. Eva
L.. Hot Spur, Maggie Harris. Anna Nc
Marry and Kathleen also ran.
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NOT MAKING MONEY.
Tfn-Plate Factories Merely Running
to supply the Trade.

PITTSBURG. Dec. 11--An the tin-plate
factories in the country but one were rep
resented at the meeting of the Tin-plate
Manufactures Association to-day. The
session was long and the discussions ami
mated. The probabilities Of change in
the tariff bill was the subject considered
In all its phases. Owing to the peculiar
political conditions IL was deemed unwise
to make a vigorous move towards petition
ing for an increase In the rate. A number
of factories reported they had shut down
and others were working half time. The
whole report showed that none Of the firms
were making any money by
running. they simply kept going to sup
ply the trade.
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COUNTERFEITERS CAPTURED.
Four Men Arrested with $500 I'm Bogus
silver Coins in Their Possession.

PITTSBURG. Dec. 11.-An important ar
rest Of counterfeiters was made here to-
day. Four men, whose names are George
Goodman, a German. Joseph Baltulis
Thomas Guskowski and Joseph Zedanoisez,
Russian Poles, are behind the bars, and
their counterfe;ting outfit, said to be the
most complete ever captured in this vicin-
ity. has been taken charge of by the au-
tured nearly $500 in dollar and half-dollar
pieces all a remarkable imitation or the
real. From the letters found on the pris-
oners they are supposed to be part of a
gang, number of whom We're convicted
before Judge Butler at Philadelphia last
Friday.
The Pittsburg contingent has been here
about three weeks, and has succeeded IN
flooding the outer wards with spurious
coin. Goodman was arrested on suspicion
yesterday, and placed in the sweat
box, where he divulged the secrets Of the
gang and located the plant and the men
for the officers
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CARLSBAD SpRUDEL SALT

Is not mere purgative; it is an
Alternative and a constitutional REM
edy. There is nothing lust as
good" when you can obtain the
genuine imported article. Do not
be imposed upon by INSCRIPTIONS
dealers. The genuine must have
the signature of "Eisner & Men,
delson Co., Sole Agents, New
York." on every bottle.
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cast for General Bidwell for President in
1882. two from each Territory and two
from the District of Columbia. A commu-
nication from the Staten Island Union OF
Reformers asking that the executive COM
mittee appoint a committee of three to
confer with them on needed reforms" was
discussed and the request declined.
The national executive committee OF the
Junior Prohibition League decided to hold
It's national convention in Pittsburg, Pa.
Wednesday. May q. 1896. the same time
and place that the national party meets.
Ex-Governor st. Johns resignation from
the executive committee, which was pre-
sented two years ago, was brought up at
Cranfield. OF Waco. Tex. was elected TO
fill the vacancy.
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ROW IN A RESTAURANT.


NEW YORK. Dec. 1l.-During a row
which occurred tonight in Thorntons res
taurant in Third avenue. between Charles
Blake and Thomas Hogan, two customers.
and Charles Lavander, waiter I'm the res
taurant, Blake shot Lavander twice in the
left side Of the body and twice in the breast.
When patrolman Michael ]. Howard went
to arrest Blake the patrolman was shot In
the mouth and neck Blake and Hogan
were arrested. Lavander and Howard were
taken to the Harlem Hospital. Both are
said to be seriously IL not fatally injured
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Plate. victory in New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. u.-At midnight the
returns from the Republican primaries
were practically all in at the headquarters
Of the Republican county committee. The
showing is decidedly favorable one for
the followers OF Platt and Lauterbach.
The county committee of 1895 had 162 MEM
bers, of which about ninety were Plat
men. The committee for 1896 has 132 men,
bers. of which about one hundred Plat
men. This was regarded about the head
quarters Of the county committee as a
very satisfactory condition of things. Ex-
act figures cotIlu not be given out tonight,
but il was said that at least twenty out
of thirty assembly districts in the city had
elected Platt delegates.
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NEW ORLEANS LEvEE RIOTS.
Great Britain Has Taken Up the Case
of Purser Bane.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec u.-Great Britain
is making an issue with the United States
over the wounding of the purser, James H..
Bane, of a British steamship during the
levee riots here last spring. Governor Fos>
ter has received a communication from Sec,
reary of State Olney asking for a repors
on the levee disturbance and what steps
have been taken toward bringing offenders
to trial. 1t is said that owing to political
combinations neither the men who wounded
the English purser nor killed the negroes
will ever be punished.
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ORPHAN ASYLUM BURNED.
Sixteen Catholic Sisters and 200 Chill.
dren Rescued without Trouble.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis.,, Dec. 1.-THE st.
Francis Catholic Orphan Asylum burned to-
night, causing a loss Of $4,000. Two hun
dred orphans and sixteen Catholic sisters
in the asylum easily escaped uninJured and
found refuge at the convent near As soon
as the sisters realized that the building was
sure Of destruction. they made a system
attic effort at rescuing the orphans, who
range in age from Elk months upwards
The children. carefully gathered in groups
and carrying their belongings with them,
were marched to the convent. There were
many runors in the immense crowd OF
large loss Of life among the orphans, but
all proved to be without foundation. The
oyerturning Of a lamp started the fire.
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Unnecessary Panic.

CHICAGO. Dec. u.-Hundreds OF lives
were placed in needless danger and some
property was destroyed this evening be-
cause OF a false alarm Of fire turned in
from State and Madison streets, the heart
of the retail section of the city, by some
unknown person who became alarmed at
the heavy clouds Of smoke and steam that
were floating about the Boston store. Sew
eral fire companies responded, and the APP
among the crowds Of people in the store.
In a scramble to reach fire escapes and
elevators, show cases were broken, crock
cry was smashed and a number of persons
were slightly injured The firemen were
unable to find any trace OF fire.
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GERMANY's POSITION.
Cause Of the Alleged Discrimination
Against American Cattle.


WASHINGTON, Dec. n.-Baron Won
Thielmann. the German ambassador here.
states that the German Minister of For
eign Affairs has been misrepresented in
the publication OF his recent speech before
the Reichstag regarding the policy of the
German government toward the United
States. 1.-The Baron Marschall Won Bier
bernstein did not say that the German gov
eminent protests against a differential du-
ty on refined sugar." said the ambassador
but protests against the particular differ
entail duty now in force, duty of one
tenth of cent per pound on such sugar as
comes from countries granting export
bounty TO the exporter. Germany Objects"
he continued. "solely because, under its
treaty with the United States, approved in
May. 1928. 1t is entitled to the admission of
its sugars into the United States on con-
ditions enforced against other nations. I'm
der the provisions OF the treaty our coun-
try is made a most favored nation, and is
thereby entitled 10 the most advantageous
provisions OF the laws of the United
States"
Baron Won Thielmann was asked what
the outcome of the controversy would prCb-
ably be, TO which he replied: 1T is almost
certain that If the United States is con-
no further misunderstanding with Germany.
though other things seem a little likely
to confuse matters. A special instance is
the trouble the Importation of Amer
lean cattle. In apprehension Of the intro
duction of contagious diseases through the
importation of infected cattle our govern
ment has forbidden such importation ald
that action has excited not little contro-
versy. Though IL Is in this county a mat
ter OF public knowledge that Kentucky has.
through a proclamation recently issued by
its Governor. forbidden the Importation
or any cattle from the Southern States,
90 one seems to even have limited at criti-
cism of kentucky.
The situation then is this.' concluded
the Minister. In Directing TO the differ
entail duty on sugars imported from coun-
tries that pay export duty our minis
ter Is represented as objecting TO all diff
ferentiai duties on refined sugars. though
Gcrmanys protest falls far short OF so
sweeping proposition, Germany hopes for
relief from that discrimination and bases
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INSURED FOR $4,000.


TORONTO, Ont. Dec. u.-Arthur A.
Dicks. charged with the murder OF his
wife in order to get an insurance of $4,000
on her life. was placed on trial to-day.
On March 20 the body of Mrs. Dicks was
found almost entirely burned in the cellar
Of the Dicks house, which was mysteriously
burned the night before the family was
going to move into another house. The
crown claims that the position OF the body
In the cellar warrants the theory that
Dicks set fire to the house and cut of any
means OF his wifes escape by barricading
the doors. The trial promises to be long
one p
The trial OF William Mcmillan. charged
with setting fire to the Osgood building
in January last. entailing loss of almost
a million dollars. was concluded to-day
After being out about three hours the
jury returned verdict OF guilty. Sentence
was deferred
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OWENSBORO. KY. Dec. 11.-Owensboro
has been selected for the first cornstalk
cellulose factory. The government has or
dered the new product TO be used for the
coferdams in battle ships. Cellulose takes
cheaper and has stood the government tests
better. Negotiations are pending to secure
the adoption Of its use by the English gov
eminent. The factory Is being fitted up by
its owners. who are Philadelphians.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. n.-There Is every
indication that Mr.. Hatcher will be made
reading clerk of the House. The recent
statement that Mr.. Overstreet drew the
prize of the reading clerkship in the patron
age lottery was based on a misapprehen-
sion of the conditions surrounding the
drawing. Mr.. Overstreet finds that he has
only a $500 messengership to fill. Mr.. Wat
son, in addition to the messengership which
he drew. has an additional plum in the
shape OF a pages place Therefore.
stated, thirteen offices were awarded the
delegation. Mr.. Johnson declined to. par
ticipate, consequently, after each Of the
other twelve members had drawn an office,
Messrs. Overstreet, Watson and the others
who had drawn only petty places, had a
second drawing for the remaining place
a consolation prize. This was drawn by
Mr.. Watson.
The following House appointments were
made to-day: E. A. Hampstead, of Penn
sylvania. newspaper clerk, at $1,000. in the
Clerks Office of the House; Edward
Reichart. of Missouri, bookkeeper in the
Sergeant-at-arms office. and Winthrop c.
Jones, of Detroit, deputy Sergeant-at-arms;
F. H. Britton. Of Michigan. tally clerk.
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ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 1.-THE weather
once more smiled on the exposition and
after two days rain bright sunshine greeted
the crowds from Chattanooga, Florida
Rome, Ca. and other points which claimed
to-day as their part OF the exposition
calendar. Last nights trains brought in
about ZOO people from Chattanooga ana
this MORNINGS special unloaded about two
thousand more. Four trains from Florida
arrived with l500 people. who came 70
represent that State at the exposition.
and a small delegation from Putnam coun-
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NEW YORK, Dec. f1.-Diphtheria is very
prevalent in the city. The Bureau OF Con-
tagious Diseases reports 2s2 cases. probably
the largest number at any one time that
are of a mild type. however. The Board
of Health claims that the anti-toxin treat
ment has done much toward decreasing
the diph iberia death-rate. The deaths from
diphtheria for the week ending Saturday
were twenty-five. which Is very little above
the average.
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FORT SMITH. Ark, Dec. lion the
night of Oct 16 the northbound passenger
train on the Frisco was held up by five
masked men at CASTOR Switch. fifty miles
south Of this city. The robbers went
through the express and mail cars and
made good their escape. This afternoon
Postofhce Inspector Houk brought in from
the Choctaw nation five men charged with
the robbery. They are Thomas Harris,
alias Adams: Alfred, Hugh and George
Draper. brothers, and Slave Carver, alias
Jeff Carver. They are all desperadoes
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One Result ofgwilson's Order.

WASHINGTON, Dec. u.-W. w. Black
mer. president of the National Association
Of Railway Postal Clerks. whose run is
between Detroit and Chicago. has rendered
to the Postoffice Department his resignation
from the latter position. His action is the
result of the recent order of Postmaster
general Wilson directed against organized
effort Of employees to procure legislation.
Blackmer says he will remain with the as
-socia ton and urge legislation.
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Other Fires.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE picture frame
factory of c. III. Fritz a. Co., at Kinzie
and Wood streets, was destroyed by fire
tonight. The loss will be $4,000. During
the fire the boilers exploded and several
people in the crowd around the blazing
building had narrow escapes. Oscar
Sorenson was slightly burned.
WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 11.--Mitchell
& Thomass morocco factory was destroyed
by fire tonight Loss, $4,000; covered by in
surance. The firm employed seyenty-fye
hands. The building was owned by the
Wilmington & Northern Railroad Company.
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Want Schedule X Re-Enacted.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-THE Wool
Dealers Association of this city met to-day
and decided to petition Congress to re-
enact Schedule K of the Mckinley tariff
law, which refers to wool and wooden
by all wool dealers in this city.
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PRoHIBrrroNIsTs.
They VIII Meet I'm National Conven-
tfon at Pfttsburg May. ~.

CHICAGO. Dec. u.-Plttsburg has been
selected as the place for holding the ma
tional Prohibition convention next year.
Two ballots were cast by the national
committee to-day ct its meeting In the
Sherman House. The first ballot was:
Pittsburg. s; Denver. IL: Baltimore, II.
Cevelar1. 3; Chicago, l. Boston, l. The
second ballot resulted: Pittsburg, %; Dem
Yer. Ii; Baltimore. 2 The date of the con-
yention was set for May q. 1896. after a
long debate among the friends OF the In
tercollegiate Prohibition Association, who
wanted the college boys to attend. The ba-
sis OF representation was fixed at four DEL
egates at large from each State. two for
every member in the lower house OF the
United States Congress. ore for every one
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WOOSTER, o.. Dec. u.-At Shreve. o.,
last evening, Misses Josie and Ollie De
Miller, sisters, and Mrs Kate Flagle. armed
with rawhide whips. numerically attacked
William Crossman. a prominent citizen, on
the street. The ladies allege that Crossman
had circulated damaging reports about
their characters
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ExnIasion I'm a Mine.

RICH HILL, Mo-. Dec 11.-An explosion
occurred tonight in mine No. ]. of the
Rich Hill Coal Company's system. Dick
Towes, Jim Donaldson Owen Meals
are the only men known ave been in
the mine. and II is beliey lat all are
dead. Meals body has beei Covered.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 1I-Representative
E. NJ. Woomer, of Pennsylvania, represent
ing the Fourteenth congressional district,
fell on the slippery sidewalk tonight and
broke his LETT leg above the knee. He lay
suffering intense pain, until co.ored man
came along and assisted him. The injured
man was taken to the Hamilton House in
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TROY, n. Y, Dec. u.-Mrs. H. E. Sitter
aged about seventy years, and a nurse.
Mary Harris, aged fifty, who was attend
ing her. were burned to death to-day in
a tire which destroyed the frame dwelling
in which the former resided. The fire is
supposed to have been caused by the ex-
ploson OF a kerosene oil lamp.
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SPRINGFIELD. H.. Dec. 11.-Robert Z.
Whittlock. who embezzled 81, 900 while post
master at Roodhouse, plea.ed guilty In the
federal court to-day and was fined 500 and
costs. His bondsmen made good the defai-
cation
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3 to 1, second; Roma, 81 (Sloan). to /.
third. Time. 100.
Sixth-Mile and seventy yards. Thornhill,
1e Sloan. S TO /. won; Wheel Of Fortune
81 Uones), to s. second; Foremost, 81
Piggott, to /, third. Time, Ian.
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OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 1L.-Mayor Bemis to-
day Cancelled his offer to the Cuban SYM
pathizers to accept money and provisions
in aid of the insurgents. This action was
due to the announcement by Judge Dundy
Yesterday that an attempt to forward such
goods would bring the Mayor in contact
with the federal authorities.