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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-16
TELEGRHPHIC BREVITIES

The yacht Canada, winner of the inter-
national race at Toledo, has been sold at
public auction to George E. Hamilton, of
Hamilton, Ont, for $3.50.
The sale of the Ohio Southern railroad,
which is in receivers hands, has been or
dered by the court at Lima, o., subject to
the first mortgage bonds. The sale will oc-
cur some time this fall. The road extends
from Wellston to Lima, distance of about
200 miles.
At Dayton, O.. yesterday Albert Frantz
had his preliminary hearing for the muir
der of Bessie Little, whom he is charged
with betraying. He was bound over for
murder in the first degree. Meantime the
officers continue the search for Frantz' 5
revolver and clothing.
The seventh annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Commissioners and
Inspectors of Buildings of America opened
at Buffalo yesterday with an attendance of
fifty delegates President Damren of Bos-
ton, presided. The reading of papers and
officers reports took up the day.
BENJAMIN A. Shedlons dead body was
found in East river. New York, yesterday.
He was seventy-five years old and had
been a professor in New York University
for about forty years. He lived in Brook
Ign and had been missing several days. 1t
it thought he committed suicide.
A rumor in circulation at Cleveland
yeSterd day to the effect that John u. Rock
efeller the multi millionaire, had pur-
chased the great plant of the johnson Steel
Company at Lorain, o., but ii lacks con-
firmation President A. J. Moxham, of the
Johnson company, denied the rumor.
Mrs. Margaret r SULLIVAN, or Chicago.
one of the best-known newspaper writer's
in the country and wife of Alexander Sui
Ivan, is critically i'll and may not recover.
She was stricken with paralysis and apo
plexy two days ago. Her husband is now
in Europe, where he has been for three
months.
At ST. Paul. Mimi. yesterday. Chester
Rowe, the Iowa defaulting treasurer who.
with his brother. made such a stubborn
extradition fight in Mexico, was convicted
and sent to prison for a term of twelve
years. The brother Richard Rowe is still
contesting his case in the United States
Court of Appeals.
Dayton, o., is celebrating the first cen
teanial of its founding. All this week will
be employed in carrying out an elaborate
programme of festivities. There were
in the school centennial parade YESTERDAY
with various posts of G. A r. anu Sons o.
Veterans as an escort
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CHICAGO. Sept. ID. V. Northam &
Co. wholesale dealers in wines and liquors,
with several establishments in the down.
town districts, were closed by the sheriff
on a Judgment for $500 in favor of the
Atlas National Bank. The failure is at
tributed to the action of a New York firm
in suing out a replevin for $500 worth OF
champagnes, forcing the bank to protect
its security 1t is believed the assets will
run between $140o00 and $4,000 and the
liza abilities % per cent. less. <
CINCINNATI, Sept 15.-The American
Oak Leather Company has petitioned court
for a receiver for c. H. Fargo & Co, of
creditors of $4,000 collected by the United
States marshal. When Fargo & Co. con-
fessed judgment for over 100000 it is
claimed that the United States Rubber
Company and the Metropolitan Bank had
already been protected at the expense of
other creditors.
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Camnaign Notes.

Dr. S. w. Gould. Republican candidate
for presidential elector in the Thirteenth
district, addressed a large audience at Ar
COS on Tuesday.
Hon. Charles L. Henry yesterday ad-
dressed large audience of farmers in Alb
bott S Grove, near Elwood. The Repub-
ncans OF that locality are making an ag-
gressive fight.
A Republican marching club has been or
ganized at Elwood differed as follows
captain, Nett Nuzum; first lieutenant w.
L. summons; second lieutenant, w. G.
Dodds; orderly sergeant, George Campbell
The young Republicans of Fortville to
rented a room, which they have nicely
Chairs have been provided and sound
money literature and the leading daily
papers are at the disposal of visitors.
The colored citizens of Greencastle have
organized a political club to be known as
the Mckinley Gold Bugs. The club starts
with a membership of forty and it is
thought every colored man in the city will
join. feature of the meetings will be
ten-minute talks by members on the cur
rency question, the speakers to have
week for preparation.
Mckinley Bicycle Club, one hundred
strong, has been organized at New Castle.
The club has chosen for it's mascot Master
John Shopp, age three years, who is the
youngest bicycle rider in the world. Off
GERS were elected as follows: Captain. A.
D. Ogborn; first lieutenant, J. A. Newly;
second lieutenant G.. w. Pitman; secre
tary and treasurer, J. A. GreenStreet; color
bearer, j. H. Jones.
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Is There a Conspiracy.

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
Some things we know. and some things
we don't know. We do know that Mr..
Bryan is talking great deal about svndi-
Gates running the government. We know
of but one time in the last thirty years
that the opportunity has offered for synd,-
Gates to deal with the government and we
do know that Mr.. Bryan assisted in bring
ing about that opportunity. We do know
that if we invite syndicates by legislation
when it is to their interest to deal with
the governemnt, they will not hesitate to
accept the invitation. We do know that
there is of the greatest syndicates
ever organized that is behind this 16-to-l
push We don't know whether it includes
all OF the great capitalists and silver mine
owners of the world, and we don't know
but that it does: Presuming that there is
a powerful syndicate. including all the sill
yer mine owners, behind this Bryan free
silver move, and knowing, as we do, what
has been accomplished by the Sugar Trust
and Whisky Trust in the past il is diff
cult to mark it's limit of accomplishment If
Mr. Bryan is elected together with Con-
gress favorable to the 16-to-1 idea. We do
know that gold will go out of circulation.
and we don't know but it will be locked
in thu, syndicate's vaults: We do know
silver in the world. We do know that UNI
der free coinage the government has no
coined, but that the party who has it
coined can put it in circulation or lock it
up, just dS lie sees III. HreSufnnR tnat MIR.
Bryan is elected and all the gold goes out
of circulation. don't know but that all
property, both real and personal. will de-
preciate one-half it's present Value. We do
know that it will be a great deal easier
to corner money under free coinage than
under the present system of limited coin
age. Under these conditions / would like
to know what would become of the mort
gage on my farm and thousands of others
that Mr.. Bryan is talking about We don't
know but we might have 300-cent dollar
instead of a 50-cent dollar, and we don't
know but that. after this great depression
in property values, this syndicate will take
options on all of the most. valuable proper
ty in the United States and dump this
great bulk of five and six billions of money
at one time and be the owners of pretty
much everything everywhere And then
would come the reaction. Under the great
imitation of silver prices would go up and
silver deDreciate. and then we will have
our 50-cent dollar Mr.. Bryan, in one of his
speeches, asks the people to think of all
the misery and all the woe with which the
world has ever been afflicted. and then he
says that the gold standard will cause
more misery than all of them put together.
Now. I would like 10 have Mr. Bryan, or
some other silverite. describe the misery
that would follow If the designs of this
silver syndicate should be carried out The
safest plan is not TO offer the opportunity
for the formation of syndicates which
have for their purpose the corncTng of the
peoples money. b. f. OSBORN.
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SPAIN MUST ANSWER.
WantOn killing of American May
Cause Trouble.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-The State De-
partment has taken steps to have a
thorough investigation made of the circum-
stances surrounding the killing of Charles
Gown, a young American accompanying
the Cuban revolutionary army in the ca
pacity of correspondent for Florida news
paper. Affidavits procured by counsel for
the family of Gown go to show that while
he was with a force of rebels under Major
Valencia at Corredas, near Havana, last
July strong force of Spanish
troops was encountered, and Go
win, who unarmed. and it
is asserted, was a noncombatant, surren-
dered to the Spanish colonel. j is alleged
that although he was supplied with an
American passport and papers to establish
his newspaper connection, he was executed
on the day following his capture without
an opportunity to claim and exercise his
rights under treaty an American citizen.
Consul-general Lee will endeavor to ascer-
tain all of the facts as the basis Tor fur
Their action by the State Department, d-
rectly through Minister Taylor. but the
work is necessarily slow, as is the case in
many of such affairs. because of the great
difficulty experienced in securing reports
of the fact when the killing occurs outside
of the large towns
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INDIANA NJ. e. CONFERENCE.
Annual Sermon Preached by the Rev
I'll. A. BuchteI. of Indianapolis.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 15.-The con-
ference sermon for the session of the In
diana Conference, now meeting in this city,
was delivered by the Rev. H. A. Buchtel
tonight at 7:30 o'clock, and fully sustained
the reputation of the speaker as to being
one of the leading preachers of the State.
A large and intensely interested audience
was present. hanin9 af.
The reception committee was kept busy
to-day placing the guests in their respective
homes for the week. There will be about
400 members of the conference and visitors
cared for by the Methodists of the city.
Trinity Church has been recently cleaned
and frescoed, and it's audience room is one
of the best in the State.
The transfer of Rev. w. B. Collins, of
New Albany, to Louisville, was quite sur
general discussion. The departure of DR..
Halstead to Nebraska is also much re-
GREETED. From reports current it is be-
lieved a larger number of moves Will be
made than usual this year. b. +. Rawlins,
who has been assistant editor of the West
ern Christian Advocate. at Cincinnati, for
the past eight years, will enter the pastor
ate Of the conference. This also a gen.
eral surprise TO his friends, but he will re-
ceive a. more cordial welcome to the ranks
He has represented the conference with
paper. The business session of the confer
ence will begin at $50 Wednesday morn
ing Bishop Merrill has arrived. and is the
guest of J. e. Iglehart and family.
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BREYFOGLE ACQUITTED
NOT GUILTY OF STEALING A NOTE
FROM A NEW ALBANY BANK.
Prompt Verdict by the Jury-OpeninE
Sermon of the Indiana NJ. e. Con-
ference-TOwu Burned.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONVILLE,I Ind. Sept 15.-The
case of the State against DR.. ". l.. Brey-
fogle, charged with stealing a $500 note
from the New Albany Banking Company,
the trial of which began yesterday in the
Circuit Court, was finished at noon to-day
with Breyfogle's acquittal The defense
offered to submit the case without argu-
ntent but the State wanted to argue it and
each side was given forty-five minutes. The
jury retired and in a few minutes returned
a verdict of not guilty.
The other cases against WinStandey and
Frederick for embezzling all the funds of
the bank, have been continued until the
next term of court.
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where Bryan Got His Money views.

10 the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
Notwithstanding the notes of alarm
sounded by MIR. Bryan concerning the in
huence of England upon monetary
aHairs he seems to have modelled his views
in part upon the financial theories of one
OF the very worst kings of that country.
After the expulsion of James III from the
English throne and during his brief reign
IN ireland in 1859 he undertook to relieve
hinself OF financial embarrassment in the
remarkable manner shown in the following
quotation from Macaulays history Chap
ter IL:
1t is remarkable that while the king
was losing the confidence and good will Of
the irish Commons BY family defending
against them in quarter the institution
OF property he was in another quarter at
tacking thar institution with "a Violence, if
possible, more reckless than theirs He
soon dound .hat no money came into his
treasury was the necessary effect of The
poverty OF the country; public prosperity
could be restored only by the restoration OF
could be restored only by years of peace
and security. James was absurd enough TO
efhcacious remedy. He could, he conceived
at once eXtricate himself from his financial
difficulties by the simple process of calling
farthing shilling. The right of coming
was undoubtedly a flower of the preroga-
tive: and in his view the right of coming
included the right of debasing the coin
Pots. pans, knockers of doors. pieces of
ordnance which had long been past use
were carried to the mint In short time
Jumps OF base metal, nomnally worth near
a million sterling intrinsically worth about
a slXt1eth part of that sum- were in circU-
latlon: royal edict declared these pieces
10 be legal tender in all cases whatever. A
mortgage for a thousand pounds was
cleared off by bag of counters made of
oId Kettles. The creditors who complained
ton 20 take their money and be gone But
OF an classes the tradesmen of Dublin. who
were gehefallE Protestants, were the great
est losers. AT first, of course they raised
city took on themselves to meet this heret-
zeal machinauon by putting forth tariff
regulating prices. Any man who belonged
10 the caste now dominant might walk into
snop, lay on the counter a bit of brass
worth threepence and carry off goods to
the value OF half guinea. Legal redress
was out of the question. Some per-
rested by troopers and carried before the
provost marshal, who cursed them: swore
at them, locked them up in dark cells and
by threatening to hang them at their own
doors soon oVercame their resistance or
all the plaques of that time none made n
deeper or more lasting impression on the
minds of the Protestants of Dublin than
the plague of the brass money"
In the Cemote) contingency of Mr.
bryan Is election many millions instead of
a rev Thousand. as in the above case would
nave cause TO remember the plague of the
Drass money which he threatens to in
augurate; but security lies in the fact that
Mr. Bryan cannot establish his theory by
edict, but must gain their own consent
before he can bunco the American people
,., w. G. NICHOLS.
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Gener,, poItticoI Nevva

The Republican State campaign commit
tee of Texas is in session at Dallas. The
question of fusion will come up at to-day
session.
Senator John NJ. Palmer. candidate for
President of the National Democratic
party, will leave Springfield Saturday for
New York. where he will open the cam
paign on Sept. p at Madison-square GAR
den.
The National Democratic party in Kings
county, New York, held a meeting in
Brooklyn last night to arrange for the
coming campaign. AT the conclusion of
routine business Edward NJ. Shepard Per-
ry Belmont and Chairman Bynum, of the
national committee, spoke.
The Republican conferees of the Della
ware-Chester congressional district of
Pennsylvania have adjourned after being
in session for nearly week without hav-
ing made nomination. This means that
there will be two candidates in the field
from this district-ex-Judge Thomas s.
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Lundis at arDsyiIIe.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SHARPSVILLE, Ind. Sept. 15-Hon c.
B. Lands addressed the Republican Club
at this place on Monday night. In the face
of a drizzing rain appreciative audience
of at least three hundred filled the club
room. Mr.. Lands spoke in d conversa-
tonal tone for an hour and a half, laying
bare the fallacies of free silver and free
trade. His quaint humor and pathos as he
described the condition of workmen under
free trade so true to life. his practical
illustrations of the money of free-silver
countries SO significant to convince any
honest doubter His speech was a great
hit, and made him many friends
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Movements o. Steamers.

NEW YORK, Sept 15.-Arrived:. State of
Nebraska from Glasgow Westernland, from
Antwerp; Massachusetts,. from London. Sailed:
America for London Trave, Tor Bremen; Cevft
and Servia, for Liverpool
BREMEN Sept. 15.-Arrived: Halle, from
Baltimore: Saale, from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 15.-Arrived: Havel,
from New York, for Bremen
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 15.-Sailed: Pennsyl-
vania for Antwerp.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 15.-Arrived: Dresden,
from Bremen.
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 15.-Arrived: Teutonic.
from New York.
LIVERPOOL. Sept. 15.-Arrived: Norseman,
from Boston.
LONDON. Sept. 15.-Arrived: Potomac. from
New York.
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MEXICO'S LIBERTY BELL.
President Diaz VIII Ring 1t ON indie.
pendence Day.

CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. 15.-Mexico's
liberty bell which, eighty-siX years ago
sounded the signal for the first blow for
Mexican independence, was to-day mounted
a magnificently adorned car. drawn by
six superb chestnut horses without riders
and an escort of troops of all arms, accom-
panied by the President of the republic, in
the uniform of general of division, and es-
corted to the national palace and hung in
place, where the President will tomorrow
night at Ii o'clock ring it amid the booming
of cannon and martial music. The city is
filled with people, including many Ameri-
can newspaper men, to witness the cele-
bration of independence day, on the 18th.
Tomorrow will be President DiaZS birth
day, which will be celebrated as a national
holiday. his popularity never having been
greater or more widespread.
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FactiOuaI Fight.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15.--The fight of
last August between the administration
and the Penrose- Durham wing of the Re-
publican party was renewed with much
vigor at the Republican primary election
held tonight. The Penrose forces massed
their strength Alexander Crow for
sheriff James r. Young to succeed Con-
gresham Reyburn in the Fourth district.
Charles L. Brown against Representative
Harry Walton to succeed to Senator Por-
ters seat. and Representative Ware to sue
coed Senator George Handy Smith With
both sides claiming victories in closely con-
tested wards it is difficult to reach any
decision Crow will most likely be defeated
and it would seem that the anti-administra-
ton forces have been victorious in the other
three instances. The position of the Thir
tieth ward is uncertain, but should it be
for Smith. he will most likely be returned.
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- DENVER, Col. Sept. 15-The National
Association of Postoffice Clerks, which is
holding its seventh annual convention in
this city, has adopted resolutions declaring
that it is a wholly nonpartisan organiza-
ton and that lit promises its support to
no candidate in any political contention"
This action was taken on motion of dele
gate MaloneY, of Massachusetts. who was
reported to have pledged to Mr.. Bryan the
support of the association. Strong letters
from Postmaster Dayton, of New York.
and Hesing. of Chicago in support of the
classification bill, which is designed to in
crease the salaries of postofiice clerks,
have been read to the convention.
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Rev. TinsIey's Future.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
RUSHVILLE. Ind, Sept. 15.-It is quite
likely that, owing to the failure of pending
negotiations Rev. C. w. Tinsley, pastor of
ST. Pauls NJ. E. Church. of this city, who
had accepted a call to the Centenary M.
E. Church, of Lexington, will continue in
his Rushville pastorate another year. The
Indiana conference has been petitioned to
reassign him to Rushville. since the Lex
ington change failed of contamination. and
it is expected that the conference will re-
turn Mr.. Tinsley. reception was ten
dered him last night, the prospect of his
return here being an event which people of
all denomina tons thought fit to honor.
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An Illicit whisky Tragedy.

PICKENS, S. c., Sept. 15.--News has Just
reached here that on the night of Sept. ID
incendaries fired John l.. Trotters dwell
ing sixteen miles north of Pickens. As
Trotter ran from the burning building he
was shot in the leg. Soon after the same
party set fire to Frank Fergusons barn
and told him if he put his head out of the
window of his house il would be shot off.
Illicit whisky was at the bottom of the
trouble.
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CHICAGO, Sept. ia suit involving the
Leland Hotel and other property worth
over 81 000,000 was brought in the Circuit
Isabella C. and Warren F. Leland and An
drew j. Cooper In 1892 the complainant
alleges she exchanged property on the West
and South sides for interest in the Lee
land Hotel and other real estate. She now
asks for an accounting stating that the
value of the Leland Hotel property was
greatly misrepresented. 1t is also stated
that the other property mentioned as being
given i'll exchange was not owned by Coop
er and the I-elands, but was held on a
ninety-niue-v lease
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PITTSBURG, Sept. 15.--'rhe eighty-fourth
conclave of the Supreme Council Ancient
Accepted Scottish Rite MaSons of the thtr-
tysthird and last degree, Northern Masonic
jurisdiction, met here to-day with nearly
three hundred members present, including
all the sovereign officers. The morning ses-
sion was devoted to the comforting of the
degree upon more than score of candf-
dates elected at the last meeting
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Aurora Republican ms.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
AURORA, Ind, Sept. 15.-The enthusiasm
in the Republican party here is gratifying
Aurora now has the largest Republican
club formed in this Democratic city
Its membership at present is 500 and grow
ing weekly. John l.. Griffiths spoke here
last night at the Opera House to a large
audience. Every seat was taken and the
standing room in the aisles was all occu-
pied. At least 1000 were in the hail.
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Mcleod Defeats Ncuabor

CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 15.--Dan Mcleod
of San Francisco, defeated Tom Mcmahon
of Detroit. in a catch-as-catch-can wrest-
ling match at the Star Theater tonight
The articles were that Mcleod was to
throw Mcmahon three times within an
hour to win the $3.50 side bet and the wrest-
ler's share of the gate receipts. This he
did, getting the first fall in twenty-one
and a half minutes, the second in twelve
minutes and the third in ten minutes Nc
Mahon was sick and will probably give
Mcleod another chance soon.
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HanIy at CrawfordsviIIe.

Special to the Indianapolis J,urnal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Sept. Is
Hen. j. Frank Hanly spoke last evening
at Music Hall to q large audience of Re
publicans and a number or Democrats
His speech was well received, and his re-
marks were mainly upon the money ques-
ton. This subject he handled in
straightforward manner, and in perfect ac-
cord with Republican ideas. The La
fayette Glee Club was present and sang a
number of campaign songs.