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Atlantic City Letter.


Another young lady who can, be seen on
the boardwalk every day has caused a
great deal OF good-natured comment and
wonderment to those who are not aeduaint-
ed with her history. This young woman
has suite OF rooms at one of the SWEETEST
hotels along the ocean front. and in keep
ing with her style of living has a retinue
Of servants. In dress she is rather In
clined to the new woman" order. of things.
but is not so extreme to attract atten-
ton on that Score. Promptly every MORN
ing at 10 oCl)ck the young lady saunters
down to the lower end of the boardwalk,
where she is met by a broad-shouldered
"Jeems'' whose stupid face and mutton
chop whiskers bespeak his English natsv-
ity. "Jeems' usually has in tow about
dozen dogs of all Kinds, nicely groomed,
all secured by silver chains. These he at
once turns over to his pretty mistress. and
the strange procession starts for prone
made along the entire length of the board
walk 'Jeems' does not follow his mis-
tress, but stoically awaits her return The
trouble usually encountered by the fair
canine adrnirer is from strange plebeian
dogs who insist upon trying TO scrape an
acquaintanceship with the blue-biooded
promenaders. A small gsilver-mountei
a distance. Sometimes. unthinking per-
strange cavalcade is marching past, but the
fair owner pays no more attention than do
her dumb companions. When the walk IS
finished '.Jeems'' generally takes the dogs
for a romp in the surf. and then takes
them to comfortable quarters provided for
them in the stable OF AtlantiC-avenue
Intel
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LABOR ARBITRATION.
How the French LAW wOrks-Some
Strike Statfstfcs.


Strike Statistics.
WASHINGTON, June 19-Consul Wiley.
at 81. Etienne. has sent to the State De-
partment report upon labor arbitrations
in France for the year 1894. The French
law has been in operation for two years
Ii contemplates the voluntary submission
by the parties interested OF the questions
at issue between them. first, TO a commit
tee or Cancellation. consisting OF delegates
chosen by the respective parties and. Sec
ondly, in case of failure TO agree on
the part OF such committee, TO a council
OF arbitration. The proceedings may be
instituted by either party, or in case of
strike, upon the invitation of the JUS
tice OF the peace of the district. but in
all cases the agreement of both parties
to submit the question is essential. The
facts in the report are taken from a re-
port recently published by the Department
OF Commerce and Industry. Ii appears that
while there has been "A great decrease in
the number of strikes in 1894. compared
with 1892, the proportion OF cases under
the arbitration act was considerably in
excess of the past year. 1t appears that
there were ga strikes in 1893 and 39i in
1884, In 1893 there were 1903 proceedings
under the act and l0l cases In 1884,. In
1895 proceedings we've invoked fifty-six
times by workmen, forty-six by the JUS
tees and five by employers. In 1894 there
were fifty-one by workmen. four by en-
ployers and forty-fou- by the Justice
Workmen refused TO submit the question
six times in 1882 and employers thirty
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MADE BAD LOANS.
Mr.. Aldrich Was Merely Unfortunate
I'm His Investments.

DENVER, Col. June i9.-The prolonged
absence from the city of II. j. Aldrich. the
president OF the Colorado Security Com
pany, has given rise to the rumor that he
has fed TO escape criminal proceedings.
His friends. however. say that he is in the
East visiting friends. and has no fear of
any such prosecution. Frank G.. Patterson,
receiver OF the company. said: II have
been unable to find that Mr.. Aldrich ap-
propriated any of the funds of the COM
pany TO his own use. l satisfied that
he more unfortunate than criminal.
What mean by that is that he made loans
that have proven bad. For instance, he
loaned much money in eastern Colorado
when times were good and things were
booming there. Since then a dry year or
two has come in and people have moved
away. leaving their farms and property to
be sold for what they are worth. and that
Is not much in these times. When the
loans were made there was some indication
that they would be paid at maturity The
amount lost by these bad loans Is believed
10 be in the neighborhood of 500, coo.
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eases, or drains upon the system.
excuses, or abuses, bad habits, or
early vices, are treated through cor
respondence at their homes, with
uniform success, by the Specialists
of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y. A book
of I36 large pages, devoted to the
consideration OF the naladies above
limited at, may be had, mailed Sc
ez1eLy sealed from observation. in a
plain eMvel0pe, by sending 10 cents
III one-cent stamps (for postage OH
Book, to the Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, at the above
mentioned Hotel. For more than
a quarter of a century, physicians
connected with this widely cele-
brated Institution, have made the
treatment Of the delicate diseases
above referred to, their sole study
and practice. Thousands, have con-
suited them. This vast experience
has naturally resulted i'll improved
methods and means of cure.
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WABASH COMMENCEMENT.
Hons. John w. Foster and Wm A.
ketcham HOnored with LII. ID.
Sperial IN tho India po,iS

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. June 10
Commencement exercises of Wabash Col
lege were held this morning at Music Hall
Rev. Il. F. Coyle, of Oakland, CAL offered
prayer, and the address to the senior class
was made by Rev. Simon F. Mcpherson, of
Chicago. His subject was Horizons" and
IL was a mastery and brilliant effort. At
the close of this address President Bur-
roughs gave diplomas the following
twenty-eight young men. eighteen of whom
took ''B. AZ and ten "B. s."
II. o. Allen. Rockville; G.i.C. Ashman
Frankfort; II. n. Ban. Charlottesville: W.
NJ Curtis. Charlottesville; j. f. Dame
Princeton; c. G.. Dochterman. Covington;
W. L. Eagleson. Winterset. o.; W. r. FL
lott. Crawfordsville; j. +. Fry. Crawfords-
Vile; r. ii. Gerard. Charlottesville; c. NJ.
Gregg Crawfordsville; ID. H. Hams. New
Albany; III. c. Hall. Wesley; Lloyd Ham,
mond, Lebanon; G.. h. Kern. Frankfort:
+. L. Larl<in. Charlottesville; c. III. Leech.
Charlottesville; f. T. Mccain. Crawfords-
Vile; a. ;. Nelson EVANSVILLE; C. T.. Robin
son. Crawfordsyille: II. III. Ruston. Prince
ton; j. II. Sigier, Waterloo: q. r. Stillwcl
CrawforGsvilie; G.. c. Travis, Crawfords-
Vile; +. e. Werner, Pef1t: e. @. Wither-
spoon, PrincetoafC. L. Wynecoop, Wolcott:
L. d. Yount TOWNSVILLE.
The postgraduate class this year num-
bered twelve. as follows: i. +. Baldwin.
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CLAIMS SHE SHOT HERSELF.
Charles Ross's Wife Promptly De-
tends Her Husband, a saloon Keeper.

Charles Ross. saloon keeper at $40 West
Washington street, was arrested yesterday
on the charge OF assault and battery with
attempt to kill. He lives at No. 1873 Olive
street. West Indianapolis. His wife visited
his saloon Tuesday night and came home
with bullet in her arm. 1t was thought
that Ross was responsible. and he was
arrested. Mrs. Ross declares that she
shot herself account of jealousy. She
said she found him talking TO two women
in his saloon, and in a moment of frenzy
caused by her intensely Jealous disposition
she got revolver and shot herself Ross
will be held for examination.
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THE WHITE FEATHER
ZIMMERMAN REFUSES TO MAKE A
MATCH WITH CYCLIsT JOHNSON.
of the World and Offers tn Race
All Corners for Money.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


PHILADELPHIA. June 19.-Zimmerman
again failed to keep an engagement to-day
with Tom Eek. manager of John ). John
son, and forfeits the professional cham
pionship of the world to John S. Johnson,
whose representative was present with
the $500 check and any added amount
necessary to bind match. There was S.
500 I'm all on hand to bind the race. Zim-
norman himself made the engagement for
to-day saying that he would be on his
way to Pittsourg, and could stop over
here and close the match. Eek came here
to meet the champion. who, instead Of
stopping, went straight through the city
this morning to Pittsburg. kilograms were
sent him aboard the train, others were
sent to his brother-in-law, McDermott, but
TO none was the slightest attention paid
clearly case of showing the white feather
and all united in declaring John ;. john
champion of the world TO the record
mile of Johnson's. when he did 1:55 go at
Naltham Monday is attributed the clear
back-down by Zimmerman.
Eck's reason for not going to Asbury
Park to close the deal was briefly that
he promised to INSPECT the track and IL as
good as any other to consummate the deal.
Meanwhile an interview with Guy +. VIII
son, of Asbury Park, was published, IN
which Eek was declared a fakir anu IN
which il was said Eek had never posted
money and is only looking for cheap ad-
vertising Eek declared then that money
would not induce him TO race at Aspury
and that he was tired of being called
"fakir'' when trying honestly to close ne
gotiations for a contest. zimmerman then
promised to meet Eek here ana reiused
to keep his date. Johnson claims the cnaH-
nionship of the world and stands ready TO
defend the title for any amount Of money.
Zimmerman preferred
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schwinne should he Restrained.

A lunacy commission composed of Justices
Lockman and Nickerson and Drs. Kahlo
and Todd investigated the mental condition
of Henry Schwinge yesterday morning. The
physicians and Justice Lockman agreed
that Schwinge should be sent TO some place
where he could be restrained. Justice
Nckerson declined TO sign the commitment,
and no definite action could be taken in
the case. A number OF persons testified 10
Schwinge's violent conduct in his own
neighborhood.
Albert Wall aged thirty-five. was declared
insane. He is violently deranged, and will
be removed 10 the Central Hospital at
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Quincy. NJ. W. Baker. Crawfordsyille: II.
Z. Bard. Charlottesville: II. II. Bushnell
Concordia Kan; j. c. Fullenwider, Shelby
s. Little. Evansville; J. CT. McMurtry, judi
son; p. l.. Martin. Charlottesville; +. NJ.
SShanklin, Grawfordsyille; c: d. Stevens.
President Burroughs then announced the
following degrees which had been con-
ferred by the trustees:
Master of Arts-Gen. John McNulta, Chi
cago.
Doctor of Diyinity-Rev. E; b. Showson.
fordsville; Rev. Henry isi 1 L. Nave. Logans-
port: Rev. G. f. Martin, St. Louis.
Doctor of Laws-Hon. John w. Foster.
Ketcham. Attorney-general of Indiana.
Pro Meritus Degrees-Master of arts.
James s. McMurtry, '93; master of science.
The Fowler-Duhme fellowship in English
language and literature was awarded TO
Lloyd Hammond: of Lebanon. and the
Elliott
The presidents reception was held this
evening az the Yandes LIBRARY Hall, and
was largely attended. Seniors-elect number
twenty-six. At the business meeting OF
the alumni Ben Crane. of Crawfordsville.
was elected president and Prof. j. II; Os-
borne, of Wabash College. secretary. Prof.
II. Q. McClain is chairman of a committee
TO select the alumni speakers for next year.
and arrange for the next banquet. The
trustees would not accept the resignation
of Hon. John NJ. Butler. of Indianap polls nor
of Alexander Thomson, of Charlottesville.
so they will continue as trustees. Albert
Baker. of Indianapolis. presided at the
alumni banquet and responded to the toast,
The Occasion" II. $. Wedding has been
elected College librarian. The former Ii
brarian Rev. T.. b. Thomson, resigned sew
eral weeks ago.
Beta Theta ri this week celebrated its
fiftieth anniversary of founding at Wa
bash College. ii being instituted here in
the spring of 1S45. The event was cele.
brated last night by initiating Albert
Ristine. of Fort Dodge, la. This evening
will occur the banquet. and tomorrow
evening the dance in their recently en-
larged hall.
The class of "a held reunion yesterday
at the Shades of Death. Their lady
friends accompanied them.
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General Notes.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Speclal 10 the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-Charles a.
Childs. of Hebron. Ind, has been appointed
to a position in the railroad mail service
The Civisservice Commission has es-
tabliehed a board Of civil-service examiners
at Lawrenceburg for the examination of
candidates for positions in the internal reve-
nue. service. The board consists of Louis
Federman chairman, John NJ. Turner and
Albert " Dietz.
The cases of Messrs. Havemyer. Searles,
Chapman. Mccartney. Edwards and Shriev-
er indicted for refusal to answer questions
of the Senate committee investigating the
Sugar Trust, were continued to-day until
next October.
The Corean government has made an al
lowance of 5000 yen about STOOD to sus-
tain the Corean legation at Washington
This is likely 10 be followed. at no distant
day, by the appointment of a new minister
or the return of the old minister. who has
been in Seoul, the Ccrean capital. for some
months.
Sealed proposals were invited to-day by
the Secretary of the Treasury for the
sampling and assaying of lead ores i'm
ported into the United States under the
provisions Of the tariff act.
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They Were Her Clothes.
New York Herald.

Mrs. Mary Sargent Hopkins. editor. OF the
IDENTIFY In a railway station. Hardy walt
ing for the formality of an introduction
the Doctor said: 81 hope you tell your
audiences how 10 dress properly for the
wheel" Being assured that this was the
case she wanted 10 know just what. was
recommended. at the same time looking
with great satisfaction at her own costume.
The Doctors manner was such as TO tempt
Mrs Hopkins into saying that sip dii not
advocate the wearing OF mems clothes
''Oh these are not mems clothes" sale
the Doctor They are my own, made by
one OF the best Washington taiiors-. Mrs.
Hopkins took her train. which arrived just
at that moment and the Doctor was left
TO enjoy her tailor-made garments. =.
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WASHINGTON. June 19-Minister Thomp-
son, writing TO the State Department, thus
discusses affairs in Brazil: with the eX-
ception of spasmodic fighting in Rio Grande
do Sui and occasional election disturbances
in some other states. notably Pernambuco
and Bahai. tranquility prevails throughout
Brazil and confidence in the government
seems TO grow stronger each day. Several
impedinents must be overcome before any
large increase in the consumption of the
products of the United States by this
country can be accomplished. The mercan-
tile trade of South America, especially on
the Atlantic seaboard. has been built up
through English and other European chan
nels and their methods of doing business
prevail at every point. The English pre-
vail in all port traffic. They know the
market and cater TO the demands of trad
ers. The consumers OF BraZil-the masses
of the people-have the most friendly feel
ing for our country and would favor Amer
lean products Of all kinds laid to them at
even prices with competing goods, but the
channels through which they are to be
obtained are not established"
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British Export. of Tin Plate.

WASHINGTON, June 19.-Vice Consul
Harris, at Cardiff, Wales has sent to the
Department Of State report showing the
British export OF tin plate for the first
three months of 1895 compared with
the same period of 1894. In January, Feb
ruary and March, 1894, the total export
was S0SS1 TONS valued at f1009, 329
of which 1856 tons were exported to the
United States. During the same period in
1895 the total export was 1852 tons, valued
at 1907, $50, of which $3.50 tons
were sent TO the United States.
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MEADE's SUCCESSOR.
Commodore Bunce In Command of
the North Atlaneic SQUADRON.

the North Atlantic Squadron.
WASHINGTON. June 19.-Commodore
Bunce has been appointed to the command
or the North Atlantic squadron to succeed
Admiral Meade
Commodore Bunce to-day had an inter-
view with Admiral Ramsey as to when he
should assume command and also as 10
what vessel should be his flagship Conn
modore Bunce Will have the relative rank
and pay OF rear admiral while in the com
mand. or the squadron. and his flag will be
that OF an admiral. 1t is possible that ne
until after the return OF the New York
and Columbia from KEEL and the former
vessel may then be made me flagship Ii
mas been suggested. however. that the
Minneapolis, now at the Norfolk navy yard
having her cabins altered for a fagship.
may be assigned to the new commander
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DENVER. Col. June 19.-Sut was insti-
tuted to-day in the United States Circuit
Court by T. ID. Kelly. OF Galena. ILL.,, for
one-sixth interest in the Little Johnnie
mine. at Leadyille. which Is said TO be
worth s50.000.0o0. The plaintiffs son. T.. j.
Kelley, was one of the original patentees
of the Little Johnnie mine. He died at
Leadville In 1885, II is claimed his heirs
were induced by fraudulent representations
to sell his interest for $4,000.
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IS of postmasters at the following
Offices no

Offices not mentioned remain unchanged.
The net increase of receipts at the post
offices throughout the country during the
year ending March 81. 1895. was 81. 739 953.
The total number of presidential Offices is
and 395 decreased The gross increase in
receipts 81, 1874 ,092 and gross decrease
Sl54,l39. Eight States report decrease. and
practically all of them are in the West.
The changes in salaries take effect July /.
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seven times. while in 1894 workmen refused
in four cases and employers in twenty
four. The committee of arbitrators
reached a solution in thirty cases in 1898
and thirtytwo cases in 1894. The number
of 1894 were 54.576: number of establish
ments closed during the continuance of the
strikes, 1.13l, and the aggregate days work
lost by the workmen. 1,062, $50. In the fifty
two cases where solution of the difficulty
was reached the demands OF the workmen
were granted in ten cases. refused in one
and a COMPROMISE rendered in thirty-one
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Pension Ruling.

WASHINGTON, June BIN deciding a
case appealed from the ruling of the Com
missioner of Pensions Assistant Secretary
REYNOLDS, of the Interior Department,
holds that where presumption of death is
invoked it must be shown that the facts
attending the absence of the party estab-
lisn his death beyond reasonable doubt
and independent OF absence for any period
of time. These requirements are held 10
be eminently desirable for the protection of
the government as we'll as soldiers entitled
10, &c hnii
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New RegimentaI Flag.

WASHINGTON, June 19-Nearly all the
heads of the bureaus of the War Depart
ment, with General Kruger. viewed and ap-
proved the new regimental flag designed by
Assistant Secretary of War Doe. A sand
pie flag was in General Does Office and
an opportunity offered to compare 1t with
that now in use and all agreed that it
was much more tasty and better adapted
to the service. The flag will be adopted
for the army. II is smaller in size, but
longer in proportion than that now used.
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phenomenal bird Shooting.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. June 19.-The live-bird
shoot here. yesterday afternoon. between
]. j. Seaney. of this city, and Charley Will
cox, of New Paris, o.. resulted in one OF
the most phenomenal records ever made in
this vicinity, Mr.. Wilcox coming of with
the honors He shot 40 out of 80 birds, and
Mr.. Seaney got As out OF So
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w. w. Hill. assistant superintendent of
free delivery of the mails In the Postoffice
Department. arrived yesterday from Wash
ington. He has been appointed commission
er for the hearing of the evidence in sup
port of the claims of clerks and carriers
for overtime. sGeorge B. King. the attorney
for the carriers. was I'm Anderson yesterday,
and the hearing will begin to-day
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CHANGES in SALARIES
ANIMAL REIMBURSEMENT OF PAY Or
INDIANA POsTMAsTERs.
New Rules for the Disposition of Con-
demned Meat-Commodore Bunce
Promoter to Meade's Place.

WASHINGTON, June 19.-The Postofiice
Department to-day announced the annual
readjustment of postmasters' salaries in
Indiana. Attica, Elwood. Mishawaka and
Princeton have been advanced from third
to second-class. Lafayette has been adj
vanced from second to first-class. Follow
ing are the changes in salaries attached
to Indiana postoffices:
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The Coming Boat Race.

POUGHKEEPSIE n. ", June 12.-As
Friday is the day of the big race between
Columbia, Cornell and the University Of
PENNSYLVANIA, the crews are taking it easy,
so as to be fresh for the great struggle for
supremacy. The weather and water were
both favorable for rowing to-day. Accord
Cornell will row about forty-two in the
race, Columbia will row thirty-eight. while
the Pennsylvania stroke will average about
forty Cornell still remains the favorite in
this city. Odds Of two to one are freely
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Forbidden tn Enter Russia.

WASHINGTON, June 19-The State De-
partment has been informed that the fol-
lowing had been added to the Russian
tariff code and sanctioned by the Emperor:
'All goods and articles invested toward
religion, with an irreverential, blasphe-
nous or impious character. provided with
labels, marks, etc, with religious designs
of the same character, are forbidden to be
imported into Russia
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EarIham Summer school.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the IndlandpOIIS JOuTIidI.
RICHMOND, Ind. June 19.-The Earlham
Summer School began its third annual ses-
sion to-day, with 1l2 students in attendance
and others yet to arrive. The corps OF
teachers is composed of Professors Hodgin.
Sackett, w. y. Trueblood, Moore, Dennis.
Brown, Il. p. Trueblood, Bundy and Finley,
of the Earlham College faculty, and T. A.
Mott county superintendent of Wayne
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Oran Stevenson. living at 40l Cornell
avenue. was arrested last night for forgery.
He. IL is claimed. is the man who has been
writing notes 10 parents on the North Side,
money. rts
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\ Geuerou. Chicnwonn.

BELOIT. Wis, June I'D. K. Pearson,
of Chicago, who has already given Beloit
College 100000, announced at the close OF
the commencement exercises to-day that
he would give another $4,000. provided
100000 could be raised for endowment.
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What China Must Pay.

WASHINGTON. June 19.-Minister Den
by, at Peking, in dispatch to the Secreta-
ry of State, says that by the fourth article
of the Shimonoseki treaty the war indemni-
ty TO be paid by China to Japan Is 200. 600 600
imepral taels equivalent to 1888, 000, 900 silver
Mexican dollars.