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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-05

NO" said the old farmer in reply to
the query of a summer boarder as to
how his son from college was getting on.
Il don't calculate he's getting on so well.
He was home t'other day, and had on a
colored shirt and white collar. l rather
suspect he's behind with his washerwom-
nj IL rlarin life
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Patrick Benson, an Oakland Cal, attor-
ney. has received information that he has
fallen heir to an estate of $4,000 in Scot
land.
The eight round contest between kid"
Iavigne, of Saginaw, Mich. and Jerry
Marshall. of Australia. at Chicago last
night, was declared a draw.
The Aurora State Bank. of Aurora, Mo-.
closed Its doors yesterday. Assets. 6.000
liabilities, $1,000. The depositors are GER
tain of receiving dollar for dollar.
AT Cincinnati, last night, Peter Maher
signed articles for fight with Steve
O'Donnell, to take place under the auspices
of the Atlantic Athletic Club, at Coney
Island, on Thursday, May 90.
The body of w. J. Aull of Dayton, o.,
who. with his wife, was drowned al the
time of the wreck of the New Orleans
steamer Iongfellow at Cincinnati, March s,
was found yesterday below Ludlow. KY
The twenty-sixth annual reunion of the
Society of the Army of the Potomac will
be held in New London. Conn.,, June 10 and
20. II is expected that Secretaries Lamont
and Herbert will be present together with
q portion of the North Atlantic squadron.
Albert Schwarz. manager of the Scharf
Mercantile Company. of Fort Worth. Tex.
was found hanging by the neck in the rear
of the establishment when the doors were
opened yesterday morning. He was prom
Sfnent In knights of Honor circles
Schwarzs suicide lis supposed to have been
caused by the fact that he had all his
money in the City National Bank, which
suspended last week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
MUNCIE PREsBYTERY.
Eleven Counties Represented I'm the
Meeting at Hartford City.

special to the Indianapolis Journal
MuNCIE, Ind, April 1.-THE semi-annuai
meeting of the Muncie Presbytery and
Woman's Presbyterial Society of the Pres
oyteran Church, adjourned at Hartford
City, this morning after two days ses-
sion. The district is composed of the follow
ing counties: Howard, Wabash, Miami.
Grant. Blackford, Jay. Upton, Hamilton,
Madison. Randolph and Delaware. There
were over leo delegates present
The meeting Of the presbytery was opened
with a sermon by Rev George d. Parker
or Lagro- Rev l. n. Thomas, of Upton was
elected moderator. and e. j. Dukes, of
Peru, clerk Rev. Charles Little of Wabash
was chosen stated clerk and Rev Frank
II. Hays, of Muncie, permanent clerk for
three years, Petitions were accepted from
Redkey, Jay county, and New Corner Della
ware county, for establishing or churches
III those towns. Rev. Hays and Rev. George
Z. Caveines, of New Cumberland were
chosen commissioners to the General AS
sembly, which meets in Pittsburg, March 16.
the home mission committee resigned
after FIVE years service and the committee
was reorganized with the following MEM
bers: Chairman Rev. F. II. Hays. Muncie;
8. n. Wilson. Anderson, and j. w. Fulton,
Hartford City. A feature of the meeting
was an address by Alice Haworth, of Japan.
Fred w. Wilson, of Hartford CITY, was or
dained to the ministry and assigned to
Montpelier Rev. w. b. Shirley, of Della
@-are county, was licensed TO preach. The
next meeting will be held at Alexandria,
in September.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
TT IS DENIED by LYMAN j. GAGE.
He Is Quoted without Truth i'm
"COin's Financial SCHOOL,
New York Special.

New York Special.
The Evening Post in an editorial review
ing what it terms that mendacious pamph-
let, Coins Financial school," says.
.'Oft page % OF Coins Financial School
the statement is made that Lyman j. Gage
attended the scond lecture at the Art lnsti-
tute and asked the following, question:
How can you have at any liked ratio the
same commercial value in two separate
metals that are produced from time to time
varying in the quantity OF each producedY
To this question, Coin made an elaborate
answer. at the end of which MIR. Gage arose
and said he was not satisfied that two met
ais could be kept at a parity by the United
States alone, but that they might be by an
international agreement. Then the colloquy
proceeded thus.
do we not, that the commercial value or
silver and gold can be maintained at par on
a fixed ratio at 1513 TO to is to IL their
free coinage Is provided for by the same ma.
said Mr.. Gage, we agree thus far
Learning that MIR. Gage was in this city
yesterday the Evening Post addressed him
a note asking him II he was correctly re-
Coins Financial school, which is EN-
braced in pages Is to AZ inclusive This
morning we received the following reply:
Holland House, New York. April ..
1870 the Editor of the Evening Post
Sir: In answer to your inquiry about Coins
Financial School," and my name as II ap-
pears in a certain lecture described therein,
/ beg to say that 1 never attended such
lecture, that / never asked such questions.
or made any such answers as are there
set forth 1t is fabrication from begin
ming to end. / have had many letters from
all parts of the country inquiring whether
or not / was correctly reported in the al
legged discussion, all of which 1 have an
swered in the negative. Tt is time the truth
was put on foot to overtake the lie. Truly
yours. l.. j. GAGE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
IowA.s LIQUOR Laws.
They Are in N shape That Would
Meet the Views of Sniry Camp.

They Are in n Shape That Would
Meet the Views of sairy Camp.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The troublesome prohibition question was
settled by the Iowa Legislature a year ago
according to an original and ingenious the
of prohibition the law forbddinr the ls sale
OF liquors was left in force, and another
law was passed which authorized the au-
jority of the voters so petitioned to inn
pose tax of 5000 and upward on saloons.
to prosecutions under the prohbitory law.
Thus the matter was so arranged that in
communities where. the preponderance, OF
could be allowed, while in communities
where they were not desired they could be
system was established by an indirect
method. and the people. of the different cit
les and towns were left practically free to
decide the question of the liquor traffic for
themselves. The expedient was open TO
criticism on account OF apparent double
peculiarities which had never before been
known in legislation; and steps were at
Contrary to general expectation among
the lawyers. the Supreme Court of the
this novel plan of adjusting difficult mat
ter Five of the six judges hold that the
mulct law. as it is called is constitutional
from every point of view, and that the
Legislature had perfect right to dele
gate to the people of each community the
power to permit or to forbid the sale of
liquors. The prohibtory law stands, there
fore for the benefit of localities where
saloons are no wanted, ana, on the otnsr
hand, the mulct law enables those locali-
ties which want saloons to have them. This
looks to be Inconsistent, but the supreme
Court says it is not. and that settles 1t.
There is one law which strictly prohibits
the liquor traffic in the whole State. and
another which says that the traffic may
exist in such parts of the State as desire
it. and that tax may be imposed upon. it
in the nature of a penalty for the VIOLA
ton of the prohibitory statute; but the
highest judicial tribune of the State says
ment. and SO the controversy is ended.
Iowa has demonstrated that 1t is possible
to have prohibition and anti-prohibition at
the same time and harmonious terms;
and her people are placed in the agreeable
position for which Mrs. Camp longed when
she said Don't ask me whether | won't
have none or whether i viii. but just
leave the bottle on the chimney piece, and
let me put my lips to 1T when am so dis
posed"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
Cutting "a swnth i'm Rome.
Rocfnu Herald

Mrs Potter Palmer has been cutting a
wide swath in Rome this winter. and try
ing to rival Boston's Mrs. Jack" by the
gorgeousness of her entertainments in the
Eternal city. AT a very elaborate dinner
which she gave recently at her hotel two
footmen In livery different from that
worn by the crowd OF lackeys serving the
The men stood on either side of the hostess.
making themselves conspicuous. not merely
by the livery they wore. but by their
immovable pose, as neither turned to the
right nor to the left When interviewed on
the subject, the majordomo said the men
lady always travelled with two suits OF II.
into which the landlord was expected to
put two Of his best domestics, especially
detailed to her service. And to this true
tale a wag rejoined Behold the Jeffer-
sonian simplicity of Chicago the apotneosis
of hotel lkeeping."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
FIELD OF APPOMATTOx.
Historic Ground Which Should he the
Property of the Nation.

Richmond (Va.) Star.
The United States government is engaged
TO some extent in buying battlefields of the
late war to convert into national parks.
AS yet, however have observed no dis
position on its part to purchase any field
haps it may do this later on. II so. we
know several fields in Virginia worthy Of
the governments attention--ields where
there were large numbers of men engaged
where the losses were very heavy, and
where great valor and strategy were dis
played. Among these are Manassas. Cold
Harbor, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville
The Wilderness. etc.
Grand Army of the Republic. IN which
most of these schemes originate. will ever
eds h Bpt there Is any field 'h in yirrina
where they won the conclusive triumph of
the war. and which. from that STANDPOINT
park. That field is Appomattox. we be-
leve that Northern and Southern sentiment
both would commend movement for the
purchase of it by the United States govern
ment.
concerning the change of the name of Ap-
pomattox to Surrender. we see very clearly
that Appomattox holds a high place in the
Notwithstanding the fact that the army OF
Lee there surrendered TO the army OF
Grant ex-Confederates think of Apnomat-
tox without shame. Indeed, every man who
fought throughout the war and surrendered
at Appomattox is proud of that fact
down his arms; proud that he was present
to bid a personal farewell to Lee and to
stand in ranks and hear Lees never-to-be-
forgotten farewell address,
A Northern syndicate now owns the his
toric field, and some work has been done
there in marking spots made most memora-
BILE by the meeting OF the two armies in
April, 1866 1t is only a little more than two
miles from railroad station now the
county seat), and II a fine government
road were built between the station and
the field. and the field were put in park
like condition. hundreds and thousands of
strangers passing through that section
would stop to see it,; stop to learn some
thing of their country's history.
We know none of the owners or the prop
we do not speak OF their names even
we do not speak In their interest. but in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
Indiana Notes.

Frankfort has decided to put down brick
pavement on its principal streets
Two thousand children have been vacci-
mated in Jeffersonville since Sunday.
At Rockport yesterday. Robert Burr was
found guilty of manslaughter and punish
ment fixed at two years in prison.
The residence of John Freisheimer, pio-
neer of Delaware county, WAS WAS ,destroye s
bv fire yesterday. Loss, $1,000; insurance,
$500.
Thomas Hurt, prominent Miami county
farmer, committed suicide yesterday by
hanging himself in the barn with log
chain.
The Hotel Gentry. recently opened at
bloomington, changed hands yesterday.
Prof. Henry Gentry bought out Frank
Wade.
Mrs. Daniel Smith, wife of Columbus
horseman known over the state, has begun
suit for divorce after twenty years mar
ried life.
William Walls. Monroe county farmer.
was hauling logs when the wagon turned
over and he was caught under the log. be-
ing crushed TO death.
Michael mckinley, at Wabash. yesterday.
was held in $500 bonds by United States
Commissioner Alvah Taylor, for attempting
TO burglarlZe the Marion posloIHce odtur-
day night.
The district meeting of the fifty-five
Knights of Pythias lodges Of Floyd, Clark.
Perry Westminster, harrison Tia, s cr re- N
Albany to-day
Mr.. d. A. Coulter, cashier of the Farmers
Bank, of Frankfort, mas contracted with an
indianapolis firm for a ten-thousand-dollar
mausoleum to be erected on his lot at
Grecnlawn Cemetery.
John Dibben, representing Cincinnati
creditors bought in the Makepeace & Low
Their carpet store stock, at Anderson, al pub
lie sale yesterday. II was Knocked off at
SILL lii will be reopened at once. The la
biiities were $4,000.
Buck Stanley. of Logansport Ind, is
conducting temperance campaign in
Roofryille The meetings have fairly begun
fVvn
total abstinence pledge. A good citizens
club will be organized
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
Ixip1ing to Tear Us All TO Pieces.



"Kipling is doing Washington very seri-
ously ana critically" said friend of the
writer to me a day or two ago. He has
the faculty of remembering what he sees
and hears, and is. going to tear us all to
pieces in his new book. the scene of which
will revolve around the dome and sub
basement of the Capitol" So mote it be,
as Uncle Remus would remark. l saw Cow
hard Ripling in Washington a few days
ago. He had just succeeded in lodging
three newspaper men, and was correspond
ingly proud of himself. A State Depart
ment official supplied him with means of
seeing everything there was to see in the
great public buildings. / do not believe
any living American has explored the Cap
itol foundations half so thoroughly as
Kipling. He passed considerable time in
tbs model room under the dome, dome; and n used
ing access to the vault under the. crypt,
designed for the sarcophagus containing
the remains of Washington. Another thing
he did which few Americans have done.
He crawled over the roof of the Supreme
Court room. kipling is industrious. He is
short ana tnickset QUICK anu ng i, frnrt
of the Arlington before finding one to suit
him, then. gallop off toward the, soldiers
home at a lively pace. The hardest work
he has had in Washington has been to re-
main undiscovered
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
Texa. Law Knocked Out.

GALVESTON Tex, April 1.-THE de-
in the case of Higgins vs.. Bordagos has had
the effect of practically putting stop. to
over million dollars worth CT pubic I'M
fecting the payment of fully as much and
probably more for work completed. The
a municipal corporation to construct pave
ments and sidewalks. and assess abutting
for a pro rata share of the cost. The de-
cision reverses a former ruling that abut-
ting property. even though homestead.
could be subjected to a lien TO enforce pay
ment for such improvements. The de-
cision will paralyze improvement OF streets
and sidewalks in nearly all the cities or
Texas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12

MAYyILLE. y. D., April 1.-THE Dun
kard colony near this place have not yet
settled down from the excitement occa-
stoned by the recent arrival of a contingent
Of four hundred members Of the faith from
Indiana. although the newcomers are rap
idly accustoming themselves to their new
home and the changed order of things The
Dunkard colony which has, far, attracted
little notice, now numbers nearly one thou
sand members. 1t is the ultimate intention
TO concentrate all the DunkardS in the
United States at this point and in other
nearby parts of North Dakota. and thus
establish a colony as clannish as that of the
MnrmnnS in Utah.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
R0>!aI! f RaklaRs
ABSOLUTELY PURE

the interest of the American public, which
high officer of the government awaiting him
self of technicaiities to continue a wrong.
TO defend palpable b1under in extinguish-
ing the name of the field. Besides, as we
say, Appomattox is field which will live
in history. 1t will be written of when the
names of most other fields have been for
gotten. It is dear to the recollection OF
all those who mustered there, whether I'M
der Lee or Grant.
The Confederate who possesses parole
issued at Appomattox has a thing which
he wants handed down to his latest pos
terity. And the federal soldiers hold APP
pomattox cas- dear. There, indeed were
the very noblest qualities of both armies
manifested. Yes, we say that " the gov
eminent is to make any further purchases
of fields. let 1t consider the claims of APP
pomattox, and by so doing 1t will secure
a national park which will be worth having
and perpetuate the name in associating the
spot to which Il truly belongs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
THE PACE TOO RAPID.
Frederick Weimer Married Fourth
Wife and Committed Suicide.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, April lion
last Monday evening Frederick Weimer, a
wealthy citizen of Versailles, KY, was mar
ried in this city to Miss Fife Cannon to
whom he had been introduced but thirty
minutes before. Weimer came to Louisville
with large amount of tobacco which he
sold for 500. After receiving his money
he offered a cabman $50 to secure him
wife. The man hunted up Miss Cannon,
and they Immediately came to this city,
and were married by Magistrate House.
This morning Weiner was found dead at
his home with a bullet in his brain, which
he himself had fired. The fact that he had
three other wives caused him to kill him.
self
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
WHAT DE PAUW is IT?
NEW ALBANY FAMILY DENIES KIN
SHIP WITH A COLUMBUS GRAVE.
Miss EMe Cannon Married After Thir-
~ Minutes Courtship and a Widow
the Next Day.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY. Ind, April 1.-THE spe-
cial from Columbus, Ind, to the Journal
regarding the inscription found on a tomb
stone near that place. is pronounced
hoax by Messrs. Newland It. and Charles
w. DcPauw, of this city. It was reported
that the tombstone bore the inscription,
Sacred to the memory of Charles De
Paw, who died Oct. IL, 1923" AS far as
the DePauws of this city are concerned, the
alleged inscription is a myth. There were
no N T. DePauws until the birth of the
present glass manufacturer of this city,
His first name was derived from his
grandfather, DR.. Elijah Newland The
late w. c. DePauw was the son of Gen.
John DePauw, who was born in Kentucky,
ana died In Salem Ind. The father of Gen.
John DePauw was Charles DePauw, ma
tive of Client, in French Flanders w. c.
DePauw had brother Charles, but he died,
and was buried in Louisiana many years
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
Indiann Deaths.

MoRRISTOwN. Ind, April 11-Calvin G.
Kinsley, aged sixty-five, one of the WEALTH.
est farmers of Shelby county, died at his
home at this place yesterday evening: after
an illness of three days of pneumonia. He
had been a resident of this township nearly
all his life and was the owner of flne
farm of three hundred acres in Blue River
valley adjoining Morristown.
ANDERSON, Ind, April n.--Mrs. Hulda
Hoover, aged eighty-seven. well known in
Anderson and surrounding cities, died at
her home in this city last evening after
OF eastern Indiana and her funeral, which
will occur tomorrow, will be attended by
many from distance.
PLYMOUTH, Ind, April 11.-Mrs. Jennie
e. e. Borton, wife of DIR. T. A. Borton.
died at her home, in this city, at o'clock
this morning. aged sixty-one years. she
came to Plymouth In 1859 For the past
twenty-five years she has been an active
member of the Presbyterian Church.
I.OGANSPORT. Ind. April 11.-Hermann
Stern a meat dealer of this city, died to-
day as a result of internal injuries re-
ceiyed ten days ago by being struck by
a niece of tree stump that was being
blasted He was fifty-two years old.
JEFFERSONyILLE. Ind, April u.-Ben-
iamin Hall, aged twenty-four, well-known
young man of this city, died to-day OF con-
SUMMIT ION.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12

San Diego. Cal. that Lieutenant Baker,
OF his staff. was about to sail from that
city for Nicaragua on government business.
Lieutenant Baker has gone to the coast on
matters Of personal nature. He has
been invited to take trip down the coast
with party of gentlemen and has obtained
leave of absence. That is all there Is to IL.
From another source 1t was learned how
ever, that Lieutenant Baker has gone to do
some expert engineering fer party which
has faith in his ability engineer. and
il is believed that the trip has some con-
nection with the Nicaragua canal scheme.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
strong Flow of Marsh Gas.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, April 1.-THE village of
Arcona, twelve miles from here. is enjoying
a sensation caused by a strong flow of
natural gas which comes from a depth of
only sixty-three feet. 1t was struck by
David Taylor, who was drilling for water.
The drill struck quicksand and a strong
constantly increasing. The phenomenon is
not yet explained but it is suspected that
the gas comes from d leak in the casing
of an adjacent gas we'll which reaches
Trenton rock at a depth of thousand feet.
When the sixty-three foot well is ION fire"
the blaze is twenty feet high.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
A .Fraud plead. Guilty.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. April 11.--Arthur
#. Hudson, Charged with obtaining money
under false preteuses by representing him
self as a correspondent for San Francisco
papers and for the. Associated Press during
the Hayward trial. pleaded guilty to-day
and threw himself on the mercy OF the
court. He ascribed bis troubles TO the use
OF morphine, q habit he had formed owing
10 wound received in the battle of Antie-
tam. He had letters of recommendation
from George n. Davis, of Chicago. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles and Others. The court took
the case under Amusement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
Cable Notes.

United Ireland Dublin newspaper, says
Mr. John Dillon member CT Parliament
for East Mayo after last election, was
offered the position OF Chief Secretary for
Ire land.
Francis Kossuth. son Of II e late Louis
Kossuth, the great Hungarian patriot, has
been elected to the Hungarian Reichstag
for Tarpoicza, defeating Herr voeroes,
under Sacrerar, of State.
A large force of men has been clean
ing away the jungle along the protected
route of the Nicaragua canal and making
other preparations for the visit of the COM
missicrers reported as likely 10 start soon
from Washington.
The Anglo-American Telephone Company
announces that cable has been laid from
Mozambique to Majunga. the Island of
Madagascar, and is now open for business.
The rate per word to Majunga is S2.72. Mes
sages will be subject to censorship at
Afajunga.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-12
Murderer Die. in Poison.

DENNISON, Tex. April 1l.-Dick Ed
wards. alias Billy Leroy. convicted of the
murder OF Mrs. Hattie Haynes. committed
here on the night of May II, 1892 and sem
fenced to life imprisonment, is dead in
Huntsville prison. 1t was believed that Ed
wards killed three of the women and
wounded the fourth that eventful night.
He maintained his innocence to the last,
and when approached for a confession re-
piled that he had nothing to say, and died
with the secret locked in his heart. Con-
sumption was the cause of death after two
months confinement. In the West Edwards
was known as coyote Dick" He was well
known in Salt Lake. where he was charged
with the murder Of a man named Gala
han in 1891. He was also credited with the
murder of woman in Chicago.