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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-20

CHICAGO. Feb. 19.-One Of the chief
features of to-day's convention OF Southern
and Northern business men was the stand
taken by the representative of the city OF
New Orleans. David Heller, the special
commissioner appointed by Mayor Fitzpat-
rick. made a notable address. placing the
metropolis of the South squarely in favor
of the projected cotton exposition in Chi
cago. Mr.. Heller Is a prominent merchant
OF the Crescent City. and his speech quick
ly removed any doubt as TO the co-opera-
ton OF the South as a whole, and pa-ticu-
,arly of the great commercial interests CEN
tered at New Orleans.
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Thoruton Cr,Hci.e. Cotron.

SANTA FE. n. NJ. Feb. l3.-The charge
made by Delegate Catron at Washington
that Governor Thornton, of New Mexico.
was acting in collision with Dan Stuart TO
have the prize fights come off in New Mex
leo before the recent act of Congress in re-
gard to prize fighting was passed continues
to De the subject of mach comment in this
Territory. The Governor. in an interview,
said thai he was indignant at the uncalled-
for conduct Of the Delegate. He declared
that while he recognized the weakness OF
his legal position he had left no stone un-
turned to prevent the fight coming off in
New Mexico. The Governor says he defies
Mr.. Catron CT any other man TO produce
an iota of evidence TO show that he has
neglected to do his whole duty In this mat
ter or to show any completely with the
prize fighters. II think" continued the
Governor. that Mr.. Catron deserves great
credit for pushing the bill, but l object TO
his misrerresenting my position in order to
glorify himself
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Caucus of Repubiicau..

WASHINGTON, Feb. ia call has been
issued for a joint caucus OF the Repub-
licans of the House and Senate. to be held
tomorrow night in the hall of the House
Of Representatives, to select the members
or the new congressional committee. 1t
is not probable that the question of agree
broaohed with a view to concerted action.
The House leaders are very anxious that
the tariff bill should be taken up by the
Senate. and 1t Is possible there may be an
interesting exchange of views at the eau
arc
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Rcecuers Working Night and Day. but
Only the Bodies of Three Vic
tins Yet Recovered. .f
HORROR IN THE TRANSvAAL
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE KILLED AND
INJURED By AN EXPLOSION.
At Least Forty Women and Girls
Crushed or Burned to Death During
an Artists bali in Portugal.

NEW CASTLE. Col, Feb. 19.-The num-
Der of miners who persisted in the Vulcan
mine yesterday is now thought to be fifty
six. The work of rescue, which had been
carried on all night, was temporarily
stopped about noon to-day for the purpose
of flooding the slope and chambers of the
mine with air and Of driving out, if posi-
Bile. gas and menacing dangers that re-
manned after yesterdays explosion. All
night shifts of men. working ~twenty-four
hours each. were kept employed putting
up an air fan in the place OF the two de-
stroyed. simultaneously crews of five to
ten men were sent into the death trap by
way of the main slope entrance and the
air passage to work their way, If possible,
to where the bodies of the dead men lay.
This work was accompanied with the most
imminent peril owing TO the black damp
with which the mine wss filed. Fully
twenty men were carried into the outer
air overcome by the gases. Work being
thus impeded, progress was slow and the
results dicouragingly small. At noon to-
day five hundred feet OF the main slope
had been penetrated and three bodies
that of Abel Dorr, a boy. The second was
that OF Joseph Dorr, brother of Abel, and
the third was that of Frank Comikitchky.
a carpenter, brought out at 2:30 O'Clock
this morning. How many more. bodies re-
main within the mine is still somewhat a
matter of conjecture. although the most
reliable figures make the number forty
seven. The officials of the Vulcan Fuel
Company have checked up fifty-one lamps,
in all, that were given out yesterday MORN
ing. Probably it will be found that there
are four or five more, but without any
apparent question the number of victims
viii not exceed fifty-six.
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Awarded to Morgan g. Co.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-the following
announcement was made at the treasury
to-day: "Messrs. j. p. Morgan e. Co., and
associates, under their bid for 500. OOO, 600 of
United States 4 per cent bonds of 1895. made
in accordance with the recent circulars of
the Secretary of the Treasury. are entitled
to receive bonds of the face value Of about
81. 10000 in addition to those of which they
have already been notified. The exact fe-
ures cannot be stated until the returns
from the various suotreasuries are duly
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Urgent DefcIepcy Bill,

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.-Tne urgent def
cheney appropriation bill. as agreed to by
the conference committee of the two
houses. ~appropriates 1896. sss. or about S.
10000 more than the House bill, and $780,
900 more than the bill as IL passed the SEN
ate provided for. The increase over the
Senate bill was caused by the addition OF
SO0,cOO made by the House for printing the
agricultural report for 1895. All the inns
portant amendments made by the Senate
were accepted by the conference.
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NORMAN, O.. T., Feb. 19.-Martin Belle,
twenty-five years old. was killed at Linden.
a few miles from here. in a shocking man.
ner. He was employed at a saw mill, and
was carrying a piece of timber. When near
the large saw he tripped and fell for ward,
his body falling across the saw. Both arms
were cut off and his head was separated from
his h0dy
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MAHER is IMPROVING
AND THE BIG FIGHT MAY BE
PULLED OFF, TOMORROW.
FitxsimmOns In Good Shape and Hope
fol of Resting His Opponent
in Five Rounds.

Ell PASO. Tex. Feb. 19.-The. fight was
practically asleep to-day, the only point of
interest in il being the condition Of Makers
eyes, and of them the report was, as Ii has
been for the last three days-steadily I'M
proving. He will be compelled to wear sos-
giles fo- : day or two. but il is reported from
his training quarters that he will be in con-
dition to enter the ring on Friday.
Fitzsinmons remained quietly in his quar-
etrs all day, and gave the numerous Next
cans and rangers who watch him every time
he leaves the house a chance to rest them
selves. He is doing only very Light work in
order to keep himself IN frst-class condition.
He is certainly in superb shape. and reit-
Grated to-day his firm belief that the fight
would be a very short one, and that he
would be an easy winner inside of five.
rounds. Jack Everhart went over to Fitz-
s:mmons's quarters to-day to help him train,
and will probably be one of his seco1ds in
the ring.
Considerable merriment was caused at
Stuart's Headquarters to-day by a story
from Galveston that the fight would be on
barges in the gulf OF Mexico off that city.
II was to be fought before the kaleidoscope
and a few witnesses only. The plan was
never thought of here until wired from Gal
weston. and the impossibility Of the kineto-
scope taking photographs If the water was
i'm the least degree rough IS enough alone
to put the pan out OF the question.
All sorts of rumorsi are 'afcat as to the
location of the battle ground. but Stuart is
keeping his own counsel. and not until to-
morrow night will any Information be given
as to the location and the time of the de-
parting train.
Buck Connolly came in from Las Cruces
tonight and reported Maher as being much
improved. He said his man would be down
on the 10 O'Clock train tomorrow morning,
and would be ready to enter the ring at any
time after his arrival. He was not inclined
to he communicative regarding Makers gen.
eral condition. but Dick Plunkett. who came
in T, ON the Maher camp with Connolly, de-
clared Peter was in excellent shape and
strong as an OK. His eyes, according to
Plunkett. are somewhat inf1amed, but his
general condition is excellent.
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A Crank ia the senate.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.-An old man. CIV
ing the name of l.. F. Nelson. was taken
into custody to-day by the sergeant-at-arms
of the Senate. He was at the time of his
apprehension in the senate reception room.
where he was taking to all who would lis
ten to him in a way 10 convince those who
heard him that he was mentally unbalanced.
He said he wanted to secure legislation
which would authorize him TO build a bridge
from New York to Chicago. over which ff-
teen trains could be run. This done, he pro-
posed TO himself build the Nicaragua canal
and settle the financial question.
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Cause Of the ExpIOsiOn.

DENVER, Col, Feb. 19.-W. II. Medaris,
a young miner, who arrived in Denver to-
day from New Castle, was an eyewitness
of the terrible explosion yesterday, by
which nearly sixty miners were killed. He
was expecting yesterday morning to go TO
work in the mine for one OF the Dorr boys,
three of whom were killed. but at the last
moment his plans were changed. Medaris
says: The explosion was caused in the
same manner as the one at the same mine
eight or nine years ago. Gas. combined
with coal dust, forms an excellent medium
for an explosion, and especially when there
is a blowout shot behind it," In this
case. he says. a shot was probably not well
tamped; the tamper blew out and the
flames set off the gas and dust. Great pre-
cautions were taken in the mine to avoid
an explosion. The men were all required 10
carry safety lamps, and are not allowed TO
have any tobacco or matches. The Italians,
however, were careless, Medaris says. and
violated the regulation imposed on them for
their own protection whenever they had a
chance. The explosion shook the town, a
mile and a half away from the mine. Peo-
pie rushed from their houses and saw that
the mountain appeared 10 be a mass of
smoke and dust.
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Three Mexicans Burned to Death.

FORT WORTH, Tex. Feb. New has
been received here OF the death by prairie
fire of three Mexicans near Laguana Coro-
nodas, Herkley county. The men went into
camp, and while asleep the grass vas ig-
ni;ed by sparks from their camp lire, and
before they could escape they We're so badly
burned that all died in a short time.
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Four Killed and seven Injured.

SENEY. Mich. Feb. ia very peculiar
accident. resulting in the death OF four
men. occurred to-day at McKay's lumber
camp near here. A party OF Fins and Poles
were working on al incline of the road.
shoveling away the snow. which was piled
high on either side. The steam log handler.
which was being experimental with. sud-
denly became unmanaseable and ruslei
down upon the men before they could es-
cape. They were ground beneath the wheels
and some were thrown up against the snow
banks. seven men were injured and four
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SOCIETY A ID DEAD.
Miss Catherine Van Rensselaer, a Vic
Tim Of Appendicftin md the Knife.

~
tim of Appendicitis and the Knife.
NEW YORK, Feb. D.-Miss Catherine Van
Rensselaer,. the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer,, died to-day at
Roosevelt Hospital, after undergoing an APP
parently successful operation for appendi-
citis. Several days ago Miss Van Rensselaer,
was taken III. and for a time her physician
was unable to diagnose the case. 1t was
finally decided that the young lady was suf-
fering from appendicitis. and she was re-
moved to Roosevelt Hospital for treatment.
While at her home she was under the pro-
fessional care of DR.. Stinson. but when she
entered the hospital DR.. Charles McBurney
took charge of the case. Sunday the opera
ton was performed, and for a time IL was
apparently successful. but on Tuesday night
she began to fail and to-day she died. Miss
Van Rensselaer, could. through both of her
parents, trace her ancestry back to the earl
lest days of New Amsterdam. She was re-
lated to the Van Rensselaer,. Delafield, Irv-
ing and Crosby families. She was twenty
one years old, and had been out in society
three seasons.
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No whitney Boom There.

JACKSON. Miss, Feb. 19.-The House of
Representatives to-day passed a resolution,
with only one dissenting vote. indorsing the
free coinage of both gold and silver at the
ratio of is to l Independently of the action
of other countries, and refusing 10 indorse
any presidential candidate not of the same
views. This effectually puts a quietus on
the Whitney boom recently started in this
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The whitney Boom in the south.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 19.-The Whitney
presidential campaign managers for the
States of Mississippi. Arkansas, Louisiana
and Alabama opened headquarters this
morning at the Grunewald Hotel. in the
banquet hall on the parlor floor. Hon. w.
s.. McAllister, of Mississippi, has general
charge of the movement, and will be as
sisted by friends of Mr.. Whitney from each
of the States named. Mr.. McAllister said
last night that he had met a number of
prominent men since arriving here from the
States named, and that the refrain, Whit
ney, Whitney. william c.. Whitney," was
general and rapidly taking a popular form;
that ere long il would be next TO invincible.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 3-The Press this
morning says that at a meeting last night
of the committee of. twenty-five it was de-
cided not to secede from the regular Re-
publican organization of the county and
State. A number Of spsAehcs were made by
prominent local Republicans. the CHIEF ar
gGment being advanced that the p-esiden-
tial chances of Governor Morton would be
materially aided at st. Louis, provided
New York State presented a united front
at the national convention.
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Both Candidates Endorsed.

SHERMAN, Tex, Feb. 19.-The Fifth
Congressional District Republicans held a
convention here and Endorsed Mckinley. TIT
other convention to-day, at Denton, Endorsed
Reed. The Mckinley delegates to st. Louis
are c. A. Lyon, of Sherman, and William
Johnson, of Bopham.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-20

Opponents Of silver sny the Statehood
Bills Are Dead.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The House COM
mittee on Territories. which gave the Ari-
IONA statehood bill a bad setback at the
session last week. to-day voted to reconsii-
er the vote of last week. 1t had been agreed
that II both Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Lefevre.
who were absent from the previous meet
ing. asked for a reconsideration the recon-
sideration should be entered. This leaves
the bill In the position il was before the
vote was taken last week The members
OF the committee who have been opposing
the reporting of the Arizona and New Mex
leo bills. principally on the ground that the
admission OF these Territories would in
crease the silver strength In the Senate.
however, assert that the action of the COM
mittee to-day has no significance. Tney de-
clare that their victory is complete. and
that the statehood bills are dead for the
present session. Ii Is intimated strongly
that the reconsideration to-day was solely
for the purpose OF leaving the question AT
least open. This has been done on the mr.
gent appeal OF the ARIZONA Delegate. NJ
Murphy. Despite the adverse majority in
the committee. Mr.. Murphy still maintains
that the bill will be favorably reported.
TIE committee to-day discussed a bin IN
allow Alaska to be represented in the House
by a Delegate Although the sentiment of
the committee seems to favor the bill, no
action was taken
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Philadelphia express. on the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western railway whica ief:
here at 1850 a. m. to-day. exploded when
about four miles south of Richfeld juno
ton, throwing the locomotive from the
track ard killing engineer John Reach AMI
fireman John Lewis.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Frank r. Kasper.
a ~ell-know newspaper man and tel
egrapher. died at the General Hospital. in
Buffalo. tonight. Of pericarditis. following
an attack of pneumonia and pleurisy. Mr..
Kasper was born in Pittston, Pa, thirty
eight years ago. He was justly credited
with being one of the finest t~e.egraphers I'm
the country. and also ranked high as a
news gatherer.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-Ambrose Piamondon.
president OF the Plamondon MANUFACTURING
Company, and a widely known and success
fui buginess man of Chicago, died to-day
of pneumonia, after a lingering illness. He
was born in Quebec. Canada, and was
sixty-two years old.
TORONTO, Ont. FEB. 19.-Rev. J.. ID. Nc
Donnall, pastor of ST. Andrews Church.
this city. probably the ~best-known Presby-
terrain divine in Canada. died to-day.
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MONTREAL. Que, Feb. 1a-w. f. Cald-
we'll, Of Caldwell. Wilkes IL. Tait, account
ants and trustees. has fed from the city,
leaving a number of estates which he was
handling seriously embarrassed. His short
age will be about 10000.
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steele VIII Look After His Fences.

CE-CIdI 10 III IIIIIdIIdPOIo JOUTI
WASHINGTON, Feb. B.-Representative
Steele Will leave for Marion about March
5. The convention to nominate his sue
cessor has been called for March 10. His
principal opponent is ex-Representative
Stutsman, of Peru. Mr.. Steele feels no
doubt of his denomination.
Representative Hemenway will not at
tend his convention, which has been called
for March 10. He is interested in watch
ing the river and harbor bill, which car
RES appropriations for his district. If a
bill is reported. and the prospects are i'm
proving, Mr.. Hemenway's constituents will
from the committee that the interests of
Michigan City will receive consideration.
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Through which the human voice issues.
shculd never become rusty. To keep the
teeth forever free from b,emish. 10 render
their decay impossible. IL is only necessary
TO use fragrant Sozodont- IL Is a%ntiseptic and
supremely wholesome
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Shot a Woman and Himself.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, Feb. 10. Jacob
Moser. aged sixty-fve years. living at No.
Il Plymouth avenue. to-day shot and killed
Marguerite Senger. wife of a neighbor. and
then committed suicide. The tragedy was
the result Of a quarrel.
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Indian Territory Legislation.

WASHINGTON. Feb 19.-The special SUBJ
indian affairs committee on Indian Terri
tory legislation has practically agreed on a
bill, which will be reported TO the full
committee probably Tomorrow. 1T the
same time the members of the Dawes CON-
mission are expected to be present and the
measure will be discussed. The principal
feature Of the bill. as indicated by Delegate
Flynn, OF Oklahoma, gives the United
States courts in the Indian Territory ex-
elusive Jurisdiction in all cases between
members of the Indian tribes and the gov
eminent; authorizes the Dawes commits
sion to make a. roll of the smembership
of the various tribes, this roll to be final,
provided that no further legislation enacted
by the Indian tribes shall be valid unless
approved by the President of the United
States; provides for the allotment among
the Indians of all the lands i'm the tribes.
except those having coal and mineral de-
posts; authorizes the Dawes commission
to lay out and survey town sites and ap-
praise the lots; prohibits the payment of
any more royalties to any individuals for
coal and other minerals. but that all royal
ties shall be paid TO the subtreasurer at
st. Louis for the benefit of the tribes.
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in a representative capacity and are famil-
lar with the whole situation and all the
circumstances connected with IT,. / am
bound to assume that they are more COM
petent than am to determine what their
duty TO their party and the other con-
stituents is, and how that duty shall be
fuence their action might very properly be
regarded by them as q presumptuous inter
ference in a matter or the greatest i'm
pCrtance, which has been solely
TO their own Judgments: but, even IL this
were not so, / have no right to assume
that the honest convictions of the five
ton could be changed by my interference,
or that they could be induced TO act con-
trary 10 such convictions by advice which
they have not solicited. Having heretofore
rendered no advice or made any Sugges-
ton, directly or indirectly, to any member
Of the General Assembly on either side of
the unfortunate controversy now existing,
I must respectfully decline to do so now or
hereafter.
1T may not be considered inappropriate,
in this brief response to your appeal, TO
assure you that 1 will at all times cheer
fully co-operate in any proper manner with
you and all others in any effort that may
be made to unite all our friends in support
ing the Democratic organization in Ken
tuck and in maintaining sound Democratic
principles and policies, as declared by the
constituted authorities or the party, state
and national, and to repeat what has been
said to all who have cared to ascertain my
views on the subject; that L sincerely de-
sire to see the present General Assembly
elect to the Senate of the United States a
Democrat who is in full sympathy with
these objects"
Hon. W. Godfrey Hunter. candidate for
United States Senator, refutes the charges
that he leans toward free silver. Mr.. Hunter
says: in the State convention, which de-
clared Internationally Tor a gold standard, l
was a member of the platform committee
and fought for that platform. l am a sound
money advocate, and always have been. l
refer to my course in Congress and TO my
public utterances. / have not yet seen any
cause to change the views | have hereto
fore held" axo
The t~wenty-sixth ballot for Senator was
taken to-day. The roll call showed 100 men,
bers present; necessary to a choice, &C. The
ballot resulted: Hunter, 60; Blackburn, GO;
Carlisle, 8; Holt, 8; Cochran, /; Bate, /.
There were no further desertions from DR..
Hunter, and the ballot closed without ex-
citement.
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seeking ReciprocnI legislation.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. = The officers
and members OF the executive board OF
the National Live Stock Exchange. of Chi