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Indiana polls Firms Interested.

MOUNT CARMEL. ILL.,, Dec 29.-This
evening the dry-goods and clothing house
of the j. NJ. Mitchell Company went into
the possession of the sheriff on attach
ments issued by the county court i'm favor
of firms in st. Louis. indianapolis. Chicago.
Philadelphia and New York The claims
outside of these judgments will reach SIS
900 or ,000 making the total indebtedness
Of the house S35 900 or more.
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Rilliard Scores.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-In the billiard tourn-
ament to-day Maggioli 5000 defeated Hat
ley (300.) Score, 300 10 81. Winners average,
IA 1-23; losers, 1923.
Sutton (26O) defeated Hatley (300.) Score
240 to l20. Winners average, 2-32 los
er's, g.
The last game is to be played to-mor-
row between Capron and Maggiol The
former Is one game ahead and Maggoli has
to win to make a tie.
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AFTER SHEEHHN'S SCALP.
HI. ID. Purroy and His Followers With
draw from Tammany.

NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-The Press to-
morrow will say: Henry d. Purroy. county
clerk and Tammany boss of the annexed
district, has withdrawn from the wigwanl
with all his personal following. John Shee-
hams decapitation as proxy leader for
Richard Croker is the price demanded by
Purroy and his anti-Sheehan allies before
they will return to the fold.
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Committees Plan Rejected.

BOSTON, Dec. 29.-The committee ap-
pointed at the mass meeting at Faneuil
Hall last night TO consider the west-end
street-raiiway difficulty from the citizens
point OF view met to-day and prepared a
plan of settlement. The statement calls for
equal settlement OF the whole contro-
versy. the discontinuance OF the employ
ment OF new men. the reinstatement of for
mer employees and asks that the company
receive a committee OF IT'S employees In or
der % reach an agreement. The committee
submitted the plan TO President Little, but
he refused TO consider IL.
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Farmcrs' Trust Componx

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Dec. 29.-The Farmers
Trust Company has gone into the hands
Of a receiver. The appointment was made
on application of w. T. Honsinger vice
president of the company. Liabilities s135-
600; assets, $23S 900. Assets consist princi-
pally of notes secured by real estate mort
cages. Inability to realize on assets is
given as the cause of the failure The COM
pany intend 10 continue to do business and
expects to pay in full.
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Mrs. Beseher.. Copat,ion.

STAMFORD, Conn.,, Dec. 29.-The condl-
tion OF Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher whose
hip was broken by fall Sunday morning
at the residence OF her son-in-law Samuel
Scovlle. Is still serious. Her attending
physician says that while there is no inn
mediate danger, in View OF her advanced
age. the chances for her recovery are about
ayeu-
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Dry.GOosls Firm Fails.

PARKERSBURG, W. Va. Dec. 29.-Isaac
Prayer & Sons, q retail dry-goods firm of
long standing. assigned to-day TO Henry
Keller Estimated liabilities 500 0OD;
assets about the same. Pressure OF Gin
cinnati creditors is the alleged cause
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Not Burued Ont.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29-It was erroneous
ly reported in some of the press dispatches
from this city on Christmas nj hit that
the Sohmer Piano Company lid been
burned out. This error was owing to the
fact that piano company on Thirty-third
street was burned out, whose company
name was confounded with the Sohmer
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COLONIZERS ADMITTED.
Nearly 400 Italians Engaged by tn
Late Austin Corbin Landed.

Late AusHh tOrbfn Lunueu.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.--Austin Corbin.
several months before his death, founded
an agricultural colony near Helena. Ark.
To-day when Inspector NJ j. Renick, of
the Central Labor Bureau. boarded the
Kaiser Wilhelm ii he found $50 Italian men,
women and children ticketed to Arkansas
He also found that each adult had col
lection of seeds. vines. shrubs and roots.
also stock of agricultural implements.
He teiephoned to Ellis island and was in
structed to land the colony over there
Meantime word came from Washington
that the colonizers were to be admitted. as
they were in no wise violators Of the con-
Lab laxU
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Her Millions sauandered.

LONDON. Dee. 3o.-The Standards
Vienna correspondent gives the details OK
interviews which the Princess Of csraman-
Chimay has accorded 10 newspaper corre-
spondents which enable her fun story 10
be given From these IL appears that she
arrived in Paris at the age of sixteen with
her mother. Her-~ii suitor was Ger.
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Archbishop Fabre Dying.

MONTREAL. Dec. 29-At late hour to-
night Archbishop Fabre was still alive. al
though his physicians say he has only
few hours TO live. The aged prelate Is con-
scious and able to converse occasionally
with his attendants
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BentMood WorL. Rnrncd.

JUNCTION CITY, o.. Dec. 29.-The bent
wood works and lumber yard of Bumgard-
ner q Conkle burned this morning Loss.
$50 coo: insurance. $1,000. Fifty men are
thrown out of employment.
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MONON ROUTE
Louisville. New Albany & Chicago Railway.
SHORT LINE TO
CHICAGO .Sa .sa wasT sosTHvrs,

Pullman vestibule Train Service.
O. M.
Arrive Chicago 100 noon. $40 .. m. and To
O. m
Leave Chicago daily a:45 a. m. lilo a. m. and
e.5S p. m.
30 O. m.
Chicago Sleeper at west end Union station.
reacy at $780,
Detailed information at Union Station and No.
W. Wash ST. GEO. w. HAYLER. ID. Il. A
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FRANZ MUST HANG.
Bessie Little's Slayer Convicted of
Murder I'm the First Degree.

DAYTON. o., Dec. 29.-The jury in the
case of the State against Albert Franz for
the murder of Bessie Little brought in a
verdict of murder i'm the first degree to-
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WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Dubois
and c. A. Walsh secretary of the Demo-
cratic national comfnittee, have gone to
Idaho to conduct canvass i'm aid of the
formers reelection The Democratic SEN
ators here have united in a letter to the
Democrats of Idaho urging Dvbois's re-
election
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rhfrty-six years for Arson.

NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-Isaac Zuker. con-
victed last night OF arson i'm the first de-
gree. WAS to-day sentenced to tfirty-sIx
years In prison. The maximum penalty is
forty years.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 29.--Judge Haney to-day
made the order confirming the sale of the
Alley l. road, which he entered Sept. 2s.
absolute. and the sale is now legally COM
pleted The court, however. continued the
receivership as the attorneys notified the
court that ii would take some time to ar
range the bonds and prepare for reorgan-
ization of the road. The road was sold to
Leslie Carter and George T. Adams, repre-
senting the first and extension mortgage
bondholders, for s4.00o,0 600. the outside real
estate of the road bringing an additional
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For Rent

This does not refer to house and lot but the old SUBJ
ject Dress Suits great many people only Dress
Suit occasionally not often enough to justify owning
and this condition has opened industry known
Full Dress Suit for hire that has grown to large proper
tions in years. We both Sell and Rent, at
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CABINET MAKERS.
PrOminCnt Politicians Hold n Confer
cnce with Mark Hanna.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 29.-There were
number OF prominent visitors at the office
of Hon. NJ. A. Hanna to-day. Among them
were Hon. Henry c. Payne, of Wisconsin,
of the national executive committee; Gen.
William Osborne, of Massachusetts,, secre-
tary of the national executive committee;
Senator Clark and Hon. Frank w. Mon
dell, of Wyoming; Hon. Mahlon Chance. of
New York; Judge Robertson, a prominent
politician of South Dakota. and a Lalf-
dozen well known Ohio Republicans. Most
of those named met together at Mr.. Han
mas office and held long conference with
the national chairman. 1t was stated that
Messrs. Payne and Osborne came here to
confer with Mr.. Hanna on business con-
nected with the national executive COM
mittee. AS a result Of the conference to-
day all sorts of Cabinet rumors were in
circulation, but those best qualified to
know said the slate has not been even par
TALLY completed. Indeed, one gentleman.
who stands very close to both Major Nc
Kinley and Mr. Hanna. said to-day that he
had good reasons for believing that not to
exceed one or two members Of the Cabinet
under the incoming administration had
been decided on. The conference at Mr.;
Hanna's office to-day was held behind
closed doors. and at it's conclusion Mr..
Hanna escorted several of the visitors to
the Union Club for lunch.
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McKinIey's Escort on March A.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-When Major Nc
Kinley takes the oath of Office on March
4 his personal escort will be formed of the
Chicago Hussars Squadron and the Cleve-
land Grays. Clevelands crack organization.
This matter was considered early by Pres
ident-elect Mckinley. Each of these bodies
Grays were selected. The Grays deliber-
ated and then decided it would be the nice
thing TO invite the Hussars TO share the
duty with them. All the members of the
escort will be mounted black horses,
and they count on making an effective dis
play
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Cloudy; possibly rain.
For Sale

DRESS SUITS Correct styles, correct goods and always
the correct prices New Years. you know the Full Dress
day of the year. 1t mission supply you you have
an unsatisfied want In this direction.
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PRICE CENTS AEls ssEAy EsB sSSDs ssT gtsRs ssG Es
INDIANAPOLIS WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30 1896
The Appleton Interests.

the assets can be liquidated, there will be
money enough for all creditors and some
left for the Van Nortwicks."
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Roanoke Commercial National.

ROANOKE, Va. Dec. 29.-The CONNER
cial National Bank of this city closed its
doors this morning by order Of the board
of directors. The cause of the trouble was
a heavy run on the bank yesterday by the
depositors. On Dec. j. c. Davenport
cashier. resigned and his successor was
elected. The matter was kept quiet until
Sunday night, when Davenport left the city
for his home, in Charleston, w. Va, and IL
Is stated that as soon as that became
known a general run was made on the
bank, and it was compelled to go TO the
wall. The officials say that depositors will
be paid in full Bank Examiner Sands is
in charge.
Controller Eckels does not regard the
failure as a serious one. A Washington
dispatch says. The last report to him.
made Nov. Il, showed the assets of the
bank TO be s263. 704. including its bonds for
circulation; stock, 100000; surplus. s25.0OO;
undivided profits. $1,000; owing depositors,
$4,000; other liabilities, s35 900. The failure
is attributed by Mr.. Eckels in part to the
speculation and boom tendencies which
prevailed in that locality
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Free Silverites still CrOaktng About
Failures of Banks.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec 29.-Controller Eek
els and his fellow-officials of the Treasury
Department confess TO being annoyed and
irritated by a stream of free silverites
who drop in on them every time they hear
of a new bank failure and jeer them. These
free silverites insist on making frivolous
remarks about the triumphant success or
the Mckinley boom, necessitating endless
explanation by the officials, showing that
occasional bank failures, due to bad man.
agement or dishonesty have nothing what
ever to do with the election or defeat of any
party or candidate. The explanation is all
right and absolutely correct, but it bothers
the officials to have to repeat ii so often.
Every little failure is magnified hundred
fold and its consequence dilated on by the
free-coinage prophets or evil Inc expert
ence that the sound-money contingent con-
nected with the administration Is now un-
dergoing is not pleasant. The sound money
Democrats, however, will have their laugh
Mr.. Eckels said this afternoon that he
feels no apprehension over the recent bank
failures. Two more failures, the Comme>-
cial National Bank of Roanoke (Na-) and
the Columbia National Bank OF Minneapo-
lis were added to the list to-day. They are
and under ordinary circumstances their
failure II is said, would attract only pass
ing attention. Mr.. Eckels, when asked as
course, bank failures are more or less dis
quieting. but those which have occurred re-
Gently have little or no general significance
attached to them. They were due largely
to local causes wholly unconnected with
the general condition of the banks through
the country at large. The case Of the Atlas
Bank was not a failure at all, but was a
mere voluntary liquidation. every depositor
being paid in full. The two failures to-day
are of minor importance in each case the
bank capital being 5000 900. AS against these
few failures. based on local causes, the
general condition of the banks is excellent
The reports received under the last call
that of Dec. IL. are uniformly favorable
and show an average reserve held OF con-
siderable above the 25 per cent. required by
the law. One of the last reports, that OF
the Brooklyn banks. shows the average re-
serve held to be 34.92 per cent, and most OF
the reports run or 10 per cent. above the
legal requirements. In each case, too, the
assets in detail make an entirely satisfac-
tory showing compared with the liabili-
ties. On the whole, it is evident that the
national banks to-day are as stable as they
ever were, and the sporadic failure of a
bank here and there through defects pc
| culiar to the failing bank is of small i'm
| portance, wholly without general signif-
| canoe. L am advised from Minneapolis that
| the failure there has occasioned no disturb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02

two inches of snow has fallen, in the
southern central part of the state and the
conditions are favorable for moderate
snowfall today and tonight in the east
ern half of the state; in Nebraska light
snow will probably fall in the north half
of the state tonight; in Minnesota, Wis
consin and upper Michigan the weather is
cloudy with conditions strongly indicating
an unpleasant day Tuesday, with light
rain or snow; in lower Michigan clouds
gathering and the conditions are favor
able for warm weather on Tuesday, Witr
clouds and occasional showers; the weather
is warm and pleasant today in Indiana
Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, but clouds are
row gathering and the conditions un-
certain for Tuesday, with the weight OF
evidence in favor of generally fair weather;
In Washington and Oregon ram has falle.,
every day during the past week, making
conditions bad for travel in the country,
and it is probable that heavy cloudines>
and me derate fall of rain will continu-
in both states on Tuesday; in all other
states the weather chart this mornin z
gives strong indications of fair and pleas
ant weather for Tuesday.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 5
a .m.-Great Falls. temperature, So; cond.-
ton. 30; receiving reservoir, temperature.
IS; condition at north connection, 36; con
dition at south connection. SO; distributing
reservoir, temperature SO; condition at in
fluent gate house, 80; efIiuent gate house,
SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 11:12 am. and II 80 p.
nj. High tide 40 an. and 5:15 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1206 pm. Higi.
tide, 5:35 m. and 6DS pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Sun rises, 500; sets, 4:5S. Moon rises
1 DO am.
The City Light.
All gas lamps are lighted tonight by .5:il
pm. extinguishing is begun at 90, am.
Public arc lamps are lighted at 6:0G D. NJ.
and eXtinguished at 5::'s am.
Range of the THERMOMETERS.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau today,
s am, 46; pm, q; maximum, 73; min
imum, 3S.
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the steps. She slipped and fell. and just
at the time one of the cars of the Tenlev-
town road was coming to the city. The
child fell squarely in the fender Heg
grandmother, who was just behind, rushed
out to save the little girl from possible
harm and was struck by the car though
rot seriously injured. The little girl Is
capped with a few bruises. Both were taken
nome, where their injuries were attended
to.
Game of Crap.
Ihere was lively game of crap in
progress last evening shortly before mid
night at Fort Reno. in which a large num-
Der OF colored residents of the locality took
part. The appearance of Policeman Hi
cary Smith interrupted the game, and sent
tne players and spectators scattering He
managed to catch Henry Warren az "a
twenty-five, and Peter Palmer, aged nine
teen, both Of whom We're brought to
georgetown and locked up.
All Souls day was appropriately observed
at Trinity Catholic Church today. There
were special masses in the morning which
were we'll attended All Saints day yes,er-
dav was observed with usual solemnity.
A new pair of horses has been attached IN
me engine OF No. company, and this
morning the animals were taken ont on a
practice run.
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SPANISH ATROCITIES
Released American Prisoner ".
of Inhuman Treatment.

"A Increased American Prisoner TELLS
OF lnhuman Treatment
Charles Lochte of Denver, Col, who join
cd the Cuban army last spring, was taken,
prisoner by the Spaniards and after three
1honths imprisonment in Moro Castle was
released through the intercesslon of Consul
General Lee, has reached home.
The sentiment among the Cubans- he
said. lis that Cuba will be free within four
or hVe months. 1t is estimated by well-in-
formed officers Of the Cuban army that the
SpaniaTds have lost 30 600 men sine. the
war. The atrocities practical by the Span
lards, VINO are exasperated beyond endur-
ahce by the persistence of the Cubans
Would hardly be credited. l have seen dc
ienseiess women and girls assaulted and |
Sd" an american citizen, Dan Erb, for
merry fireman on the Denver and Rio
Erande railway, at Leadville shot down in
ooiu blood by Spanish officer Erb was
TAKEN prisoner at the same time myself
we were held prisoners on the side of the
railway track, awaiting the train to carry
US TO Havana. A Spanish officer entered
INTO conversation with Erb, who exclaimed
oenahty mat ne was an American citizen
ana expected to be relted like a man. The
ofhcer drew six-shooter and killed Erb on
the spot.
While confined in the castle 1 witnessed
many startling scenes. Every morning the
prisoners are obliged to 20 to the seashore
to battle. They are sent out in gangs Of
twenty men under heavy guard. l noticed
That some never returned. The missing
men were eaten by sharks. Hundreds and
perhaps thousands Of prisoners have been
disposed of through the agency of the
sharks.
The doors of the Enclosure surrounding
the castle are left open as if to invite es-
APE put no man who has made the at
tempt has ever been heard of again. Those
VINO attempt to leave are shot down like
rats. In
In the castle I was fed on tortillas and
water The tortillas had evidently been
doctored. for they tasted'unlike any | ever
tasted before In a roomt eight by ten fec.
IN size twelve prisoners were packed AT
night we were obliged to, sleep, in tiers. the
upper tier reaching to the ceiling of
course, there was no ventilation; and every
body in the room was sick. According to
the best estimate could1get there are over
5000 men confined in the castle under the
conditions 1 have named"
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A NOTE OF WARNING,
Yellow Fever May be Imported in
Sugar From Cuba.

Yellow Fever May he Imported in
sugar From Cuba.
DR.. Burgess. sanitary inspector at Ha-
vana. sou DIS note of warming in report
to the marine hospital bureau, in which he
says:
II am Informed that the government here
has appropriated and Is already using for
hospital purposes the extensive Alma
eenes." or sugar storehouses of Regla.
which structures 1t will be remembered are
situated contiguous to the wharf on the
opposite side of the harbor from this city.
This measure. Of course. will infect those
buildings and possibly such sugar as may
be stored In them.
yellow fever does not exist 10 any great
extent enang civilians In this city, which
circl instance is probably owing to the fact
that but few of such persons have come
here during the past year who are liable
to have 1t, But that disease continues
with all Its malignancy, and perhaps Iii
ncIessins numbers, among the Spanish
soldiers
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FAIR AND WARMER.
Local Indication for the Weather on
Election Day.

Forecast till 8 pm. Tuesday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland,
fair; slightly warmer Tuesday; southerly
winds.
For Virginia and West Virginia, fair;
slowly rising temperature; southerly winds.
Weather condition and general forecast
An area Of high pressure covers the At
lantic and east Gulf states and the pres
sure is relatively high in the middle and
southern Rocky mountain districts A de-
preston formed on the southern Rocky
mountain SLOPE central IN Kansas Sunday
afternoon; it has now moved northeast
ward and is central in western Iowa; it
appears to be diminishing in energy and
is accompanied by one slight precipitation
In the northern portion. The barometer
has risen generally east of the Mississippi
river and on the Rocky mountain plateau;
it has fallen in the Missouri valley.
The temperature is lower in the middle
Atlantic states. also on the northern Rocky
mountain plateau. 1t Is warmer through
out the Mississippi and Missouri valleys.
For the twentyfour hours. ending Sun
day morning. rain was reported generally
in the Gulf states and the upper lake
region. During the past twentyfour hours
rain fell on the south Atlantic coast and
occasional showers occurred in the upper
lake region and the upper Missouri valley.
Fair weather, with slowly rising tempera-
ture. is indicated generally for New Eng
land the lower lake region, the Atlantic
and Gulf states tonight and Tuesday. but
occasional light showers may occur tonight
on the south Atlantic coast and in Texas
Tuesday.
Election Day Weather.
The weather bureau furnishes the fol-
lowing special bulletin to the press:
Fair and pleasant weather with about
normal ten peratures prevails this morning
in all states except. as follows: From two
to four inches of snow has fallen over
South Dakota and snow is still falling
with a probability that 1T will continue to-
day and tonight; in North Dakota about
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The Stars Election Returns.

The Star will display the election returns
Tuesday night on two mammoth screens
SO that every one who desires can get the
rews as quickly as the telegraph brings il
to the city. The Star viii receive and dis
play the bulletins OF the Associated Press
the Western Union and the Postal Tele-
graph companies, besides the special bulle-
tins of it's own corps of correspondents and
the election news to be gathered and dis
tributed over the country by the Long Dis
lance Telephone Company. All are invited
to enjoy the benefit of The Stars complete
service.