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~TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Secretary James III. Mutt denies that the
Merchants Bar Iron Association has been
dissolved.
In a desperate fight between cattle thieves
and cowmen near Frevlis lake, Lynn coun-
ty, Texas, two thieves were killed and two
wounded. One cowman was wounded, but
not seriously.
At Chicago yesterday Judge Gibbons de-
Linseed OIL Company, and dismissed for
want of equity the bill filed by Louis A. Co
guard, asking for a receiver.
A special meeting Of the executive council
yesterday. at which resolutions were almost
unanimously adopted in favor OF the sound
money doctrine ard in opposition to free
coinage.
Mrs. John F.. siegel and her SON. aged
nineteen years, of Bogart's Corners, o.,
were struck by a passenger train while
driving. across the Lake Shore railroad
tracks in SaEdusky yesterday. Mrs. Siege.
was killed and her son viii die.
William Plucker. who shot and killed
Hilas NJ. Martin, at Arcade, ~. Y, has been
found guilty Of murder In the first degree
and sentenced to die In the electric cnasr
during the week beginning May 10. Plucker
told the judge that his life had been falsely
sworn away.
The oyster schooner Matte L. Ford, OF
Fairton. capsized during a squall in Cchan-
sey river. ten miles below Bridgeton, y. j.,
Thursday night. Newell Dutch and Frank
Moore, both OF Fairton. members OF The
crew. were drowned. The men were married
and leave families
j. b. Ruffey. a Cleveland horse buyer. re-
turned from New York after having shipped
forty horses to France to be used In cavalry
inspectors have contracted for eight hum
dred more horses, all OF which are to be
purchased in Ohio.
The Live Stock Sanitary Beard OF New
Mexico has quarantined against Mexican cat
tie, leaving 2.5C0 head of Mexican cattle on
the line az Palomos. opposite Deming. The
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BONDsMEN's PROPERTY SOLD.
south DakOta Trying to Get Back Part
Of TayiOr's Shortage.

REDFIELD, s. D., March N.-Attorney-
general Crawford was here to-day and dis
posed Of at public sale the property under
execution owned by State Treasurer Taylor's
bondsmen. Only realty was sold, aggre-
eating S 1885. All property was bid in for
the State at the amounts appraised some
time, ago. This. with the cash paid and
property previously recovered. makes the
was q good attendance of parties who an
.icipated buying the property at remarkably
low figures because of the prevailing hard
times and the scarcity Of money, but ii
transpired that nothing could be bought
below the appraisement of last summer.
This closes the last chapter of the Taylor
holding the property until better times since
all realty Is desirable property and must
bring better prices when there comes an
advance in values.
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SALE OF PAINTINGS.
Godfrey Mannheimer's Collection Dis
posed OF at New York.

NEW YORK, March Z.-The sale Of
modern paintings. owned by Godfrey Mann
heimer. drew a large crowd to Chickering
Hall tonight. The following prices were re-
ceived for some of the m ost prominent can
vases: Selling Pardons." by Jose Benliun,
1880: Grand Procession on All Saints
Day." by Jose Colleges. s2,o25; Signing the
Marriage Contract" by the same artist.
$1,200: Spanish Cafe in $780," by Juininez
v Amanda, 81. 100; Court testers in the
ante-chamber of the Louvre" one OF the
best at the Stewart sale some years ago,
Zamacois. $500: Musical Gems" by Loby
f. Rosenthai, 81, $780,: ''Tibulus in Delos," an
early panel, rich in color and Of noble draw
ing. by Alma Tadema, 1900: '"The Dancing
Lesson" by Toby K. Rosenthal, was the
prize WHINE from the auctioneer's stand
point. bringing the largest price Of the lot.
So. 500. All of the high-priced paintings were
sold to dealers, on orders from private par
ties, whose names were not made known.
The total receipts from the sale amounted to
sS5. go.
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The New Castle Courier quotes r. Alexan-
der Black. OF Greenfield. as saying In the
Hancock county mans convention: I'VE in
tend TO send our money and our men into
Henry county TO help carry that county for
James E. Watson, and we are doing it." and
then bursts into verse in this style:
They say that black men as we'll as white
Believe In the potent charm OF the dollar:
But the Black OF Greenfield. all unite,
Is in that line the aptest scholar.
He has money. he says, to buy votes here,
And men TO vote II he cannot buy 'em,
And he thinks that victory draweth near,
With dough-nuts to fry. and he means to
try EN-
',But. dear Mr.. Black, did you ever dream
That the men Of Henry are men. not
dough?
And will not be ratified by any such scheme
Though your men and your money may
come and go.
We lock men up very tight in Jail
For dealing out bribes In this county of
ours.
And II you come over for votes on sale
Wen land you there by the holy powers -
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Business Embarrassments

VERSAILLES. KY, March z.-The De-
post Bank Of Midway. whose cashier. Will
w. Stone, are alleged to have embezz,ed
nearly $4,000 Of its funds. has assigned to
John Wise. one of the directors. 1t was
announced Tuesday that the bank would
be reorganized and continue In business. but
the depositors have been making such a run
on the bank the directors decided to assign.
shortage Is not yet known. Both men hold
large sums CT money as executors and
guardians Of various people.
LOUISVILLE. March H.-The Louisville
Veneer Mills Company. one OF the largest
concerns OF the kind in the South, assigned
to-day. Liabilities, about $4,000. The assets
consist OF a plant covering fifteen acres,
00O, and a large stock OF goods.
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SPRINGFIELD. IL, March 27.-President
Refer, of the Illinois Federation of Labor,
said to-day: THE decision of the executive
committee Of the American Federation Of
Labor to assist the Brotherhood of Carpen-
tiers and the Brotherhood of Horseshoers in
the movement for an eight-hour day will
meet with universal approval by Illinois
labor organizations. The Illinois federation
stands committed to the new movement
and win render every assistance to accom-
pl.sh the introduction OF a shorter work
day.. / do not a%pprehend great difficulty In
establishing the movement in the two named
trades"
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IL II Likely to Cause Trouble Again
This Spring.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. March "a. The
prospect now Is that the miners and opera
tors Of the State win not have a joint con-
ference prior to the time OF the annual con-
vention OF miners on April q. When the
miners held their special convention Jan. s
they asked the operators to meet with their
committee to agree on a wage scale before
Feb 4. but the operators paid no attention
to the request. The convention then adopt
ed a scale Of 60 cents. the present price, to
run until March 81. and IS cents from that
date until Dec. 81. 1t is not thought the
men will go out next week. but that the
sixty-cent price will be accepted until after
The annual convention. During the past
two or three years the Illinois coal has
displaced the Indiana product to a consid-
western markets. The increase In the nli-
nois output In the three years has been
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ALLEGED IRREGULAR ACTS.
simon Burns Makes Charges Agains'
Officers of l.. A. 300.

PITTSBURG, March 27.-Simon Burns. the
deposed president of the Window-glass. Work
ers' Association. gave testimony to-day in
his suit against MS successor, Winters. This
closes the testimony in the case. and it will
be argued next week. Burns's testimony
tends to show that Pittsburg preceptories
have been running l.. A. 300 to suit them
selves, and cites numerous irregular acts
He claimed, among other things, that 5000
had been drawn from the treasury without
authority. and hintsd that this fund had
been used TO defend Winters in the present
suit. He claims that out Of 5000 members Of
the Association only about 800 have been
consulted concerning his deposition.
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Illinois Teachers in session.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DANvILLE, ILL.,, March 21-Danville is
filled to overlooking with p~edagogues In at
tendance on the twelfth annual meeting OF
the Central Illinois Teachers Association.
The meeting opened at the Grand Opera
House this morning. where the address of
welcome was delivered by z. A. Nye. editor
of the Danville Commercial. The response
He was followed by Z. Z. White. Of Column
bus, o., who spoke on moral instruction. In
the afternoon the convention divided itself
into eight sections. Each had a separate
place of meeting and a programme OF its
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Chicago Tribune.
At an early hour in the evening three or
four Of the freshmen were seen stealing ID
their rooms quietly, unobtrusiyely and keep
ing In the shadows as much as possible
Their clothes were torn. their hats crushed.
their faces smeared with blood and dirt,
and two of them limped.
whats the matter. boysy' asked a fell
;ow-freshman who encountered them unex-
pectedly.
.We'ye been hazing the new Inctan stu
dent" answered one OF the young men,
after a painful pause.
And the procession limped on.
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NobIesviIIe Industries.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE, md, March 2. - The
strawboard works, that have
been closed down all winter on account Of
q lack of orders, partially resumed work
this week. and by next Monday 1t is ex-
pecte1 that all the wheels will be turning
and a large number of men given employ
ment. The Noblesville Milling Company
has also largely increased its plant and
will employ an additional number of labor
ers. The Model mill, operated by this
company. is owned by Nordyke & Marmon
Company, of indianapolis, and il is their
intention to make this the model mill of
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SPRINGFIELD. Mo-. March z.-Fire
destroyed the Grand Opera House at /
o'csock this morning. The building cost
$500 and was insured for $4,000. The
property was owned by +. s. Heffern.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. March 27.-Fire at
Benton. Ark. early this morning destroyed
six frame residences and the millinery store
Of Mrs. Jennie Carter. The aggregate loss
will not exceed SIS. 900.
DES MONIES. Ia. March z7.-Fire in l..
Harbach's six-story furniture house to-
day did SIS. 600 damage. burning out the two
top stories. Insurance $4,000.
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cial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG. Ind, March 27.-AlIen
w. Clark. editor OF the Greensburg New
Era, has received a personal letter from
the Hon. J. G. Shanklin in which he states
that he viii not be a candidate for Gov
ernor. Shanklin writes as follows: .It
looks to me as IL the silver Democrats
would lave control OF our State conven-
tion- l consider IN unequivocal declara-
ton OF such vital importance that / am
going to the convention to do whar I can
to bring that about. 1 shall not be a can
didate for Governor, for thai would en-
5arrass action. To accomplish anything
Of real value ones efforts must be entirely
free from any selfish motives. We can
control the convention If we stand to-
gether, and in doing that we shall have
given the national convention a warning
that 1t will be foolhardy for IT to ignore
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Four Families Burned Out.
.ial 10 the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

MUNCIE. Ind. March H.-The residences
OF four poor families were destroyed by fire
late last night. and the occupants are In
nearly all instances not only homeless. but
penniless, and SOM of them without clothes.
The fire started in the residence Of Oliver
shores. being contracted TO the homes of
Cowgirl. The Shores family Of ten escaped
i'm their night clothes. The total loss Is not
1900. but Is severe in the extreme TO those
neopie.
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Amusements.

AL G. Roth arrived yesterday In advance Of
Loie Fuller. or la. Loie." as all Paris. Lon
don and New York now calls the wonderful
dancer. la Loie' will be at English's next
Thursday night for one performance.
The Watson Sisters close at the Park with
two performances to-day Fred Riders
might Owls will be at this theater next
week.
The engagemert OF sam Jacks creoles
closes at the Empire with two performances
to-day. Zero a spectacular show. follows
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OpecIdI 10 FHe IHuIdfdpUHs JCuIHdI
PETERSBURG, Ind, March 27.-Jim Ma
lone. Frank Meyers and Joe Collins. who
burglarized the dry goods store of Gustav
Frank, last Monday morning, and who were
traced to Mount Carmel. H.. were brought
here last night and ~arraigned In the Pike
Circuit Court this morning and pleaded
guilty. The Judge sentenced them to seven
years in prison. They were taken to JEFF
f~ersonville to-day. While at the depot wait
sculted Gustav Frank, proprietor of the
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Lost Both Hands fin nm Accident.

NOBLESvILLE, Ind. March "a terri
be acci1s.. happened last evening at the
elevator of the Nob!esvHle Milling Com
pany, by which Frederick L. Kinnamon
lost both of his hands. Being a new employe
and not having experience with machinery,
re became entangled with some ropes and
pulleys, and both hands were literally
mashed and ground to pieces. Amputation
was necessary, and Drs. Graham and Loehr
performed the operation. Mr.. Kinnamon
is a poor man and has a wife and two
small children.
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Denocratic Dencienefes.

WASHINGTON. March 2--The Secretary
OF the Treasury to-day sent to the House es-
tImstes of the general deficiency In the de-
p<ftmentaI appropriations for the year end
ing une 80. 1885. amounting TO $3.50. or, and
for postal service payable from the postal
revenues of 81. Al 900. The following are the
totals OF the Items: Wal Department. <719.-
as: Navy Department. S200.283: Interior De-
partment. $3.50, Department OF Justice,
~. rs; legislative. S0.B9; State Depart
ment. SIS. 40: Treasury Department. $3.50, 73:
District of Columbia. $S0.o72; Postoffice De-
partment Qrom postal revenues). 81. f21, 600.
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Indiana Deaths.

KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, March N.-John
Forbes, a well-known and prominent citizen
Of this place, died at his home here this
evening. after a brief Illness OF pnen-
monia- He was a member Of 10. O. F.
Lodge and justice of the peace OF this place.
His illness was only of a few days dura-
tion and his early demise was a surprise to
his many friends.
MADISON, Ind, March N.-The remains Of
George Robinson Alling, who died at Mercy
Hospital. Chicago, last Wednesday, of ty-
phoid fever. will be buried here tomorrow.
Deceased was secretary of Grace Episcopal
Church choir in Chicago, which sent q hand
some floral tribute. He was employed in the
firm of Sweet. Wallack & Co., at No. 15
Wabash avenue.
WABASH, Ind, March 27.-Samuel Cop
peck. one of the prominent farmers Of this
county, died to-day, at his home south of
Wabash. of diabetes, aged sixty years He
was one of the oldest residents of this county.
ROCKFORD. Ind, March H.-Dr. Lewis
Ehrman. a prominent physician Of st. Louis,
died to-day Of dropsy at the home Of his
brother, DR.. E. d. Ehrman. Of this city.
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON. March z.-The treasury
to-day lost sl42. 100 in gold coin and SIS. 600 in
bars. which leaves the true amount OF the
reserve s127 Sc. 526.
The House committee on the judiciary has
ordered q favorable report on Delegate
1furphy's bill TO ALLOW appeals from the
supreme Courts OF Territories TO Circuit
Courts OF Appeals in capital e.S "a famous
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The Old Canal Bed In Court.
ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

WABASH, Ind, March H.-Wholesale
ejectment proceedings were begun by the
owners CT the Wabash & Erie canal bed
against owners of property abutting the old
ditch in this county who have encroached
on the canal lands. Seventeen suits were
filed, the plaintiffs being Ebert w. Shirk
and Frederick Olcott. The complaints allege
that the defendants are in unlawful posses
sion of canal property, and demand that the
land be restored and that reasonable dam
ages be assessed. Messrs. Shirk and Olcott
are filing suits of a similar character in ev-
cry county from here to Lafayette, they own
ing this eighty miles Of the old canal bed.
1t Is the impression that a scheme Is on foot
to dispose of the property to a railway com-
pany, and that the plaintiffs are taking this
method of making a clear title.
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Indiana Notes.

The Masons of Elwoo1 are arranging to
erect a 81, ZOO temple in that city.
The Mutt House Building, at Crawfords-
vile, has been purchased by A. F. Ramsey,
who will modernize the entire affair.
A. S. Reed has been appointed receiver for
the Charlottesville Water and Light Com
pany. His term of Office will begin April 1.
The second annual convention of the
Greene County Christian Endeavor Union
convened at Worthington yesterday and will
continue over to-day. A large number
of delegates are in attendance and an inter-
esting programme has been arranged.
T. H. Coniff, who was found in a dying
condition near the Panhandle track, west of
Knightstown, Thursday evening. was en-
ployed at the foundry and machine works in
Noblesville until that morning. At that time
he was discharged and during the day got
intoxicated. In that condition he left on the
Panhandle train, bound for the home Of his
mother at Pitttsburg. The young man was
industrious, but whisky made him reckless.
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THE 1NDlANAPoL1s JOURNAL, SATURDAY, MARCH 2s 1926

instructing him to arrest pugilist Abe Lloyd
on a charge Of prize-hghting In that State.
Lloyd was arrested TODAY and placed in
the county jail to await the arrival OF the
authorities. Lloyd and Michael
Farreguer, OF Youngstown, o.. fought at
Elwo0d, Pa, about two months ago. and
Lloyd was defeated in the sixteenth round.
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The Death Record.

WASHINGTON, March z7.-Francis r.
Fava, son Of the italian ambassador. and
professor of civil engineering at the Column
bia University, died here to-day from con-
sumption, aged thirty-seven years.. He was
born in Italy and educated at the Polytech-
mic School at Zurich. On coming to this
country he renounced claim to his fathers
title of baron, and became a citizen of the
United States. He was a Mason and a MEM
Der of the American Society Of Civil Engi-
neers.
PERRY, o. T.. March 27.-Captain w. III.
Williams, a wealthy ex-kansan. died
suddenly here to-day. Physicians who at
tended him state that he was doubtless
poisoned. Robbery is supposed TO have been
the motive. Captain Williams went to Kan
sas from Kentucky several years ago and
was a member of the Kansas "Jayhawk-
ers," semi-guerrfllas during the war.
GREENFIELD, Mass, March I'D. Jo-
seph Beals, a leading spiritualist, died to-
day, aged seventy-1ve years.
MADRID, March N.-Count Mortera,
leader OF the Cuban reform party. is dead.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind. March A.-The Northern
Indiana Teachers Association will meet for
three days in this city the last half Of next
week. 1t is expected that 100 will attend.
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to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. March H.-Tne following
changes IN the postal service have been or
Tered: Zion 10 Newton Stewart. Ind. from
April I. 1886. increase service 10 three times
3 week Cicero to Bakers Corner, Ind. from
April 8. 1896. extend service to Sheridan.
Erie to Spawswick. Ind. from April /. 1895,
c1ange service so as TO omit Siawswick and
embrace Bedford
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Special 10 the l~nuIanapOIls JOCrnal.
SEYMOUR. Ind, March 27.-Late this
afternoon George F. Weidemere & Co..
dry goods dealers. made an assignment to
Hon. o. H. Montgomery. Liabilities. $4,000.
and the firm claims assets of the same.
but competent men claim that the stock is
not worth over $1,000. Previous to the as
signment Mr.. Weidemere and his manager,
G.. c. Landaw. went to Brownstown and
had chattel mortgages recorded in the
sum Of $500. A mortgage of $1,000 In favor
OF Lee, Dove e. Co., of Martinsville, and
others to the amount of $500, in favor Of
Mr.. Weidemere's mother and sister, were
the amount of papers filed. The firm has
been in business here only five months.
ton, Ind. The Aims & Doepke Dry Goods
Company, Of Cincinnati, is the heaviest
creditor.
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WINNIPEG. March 27.-The conference
on schools between the Manitoba and Do
minion commissioner began to-day behind
Understood that IL was decided TO adopt
the Nova Scotia system AZ q basis OF sea-
tleuaent Of the Nanitooa question. but It y
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Philadelphia North American
H.gbee-You women have a queer idea
of a debating club. When / looked In last
night you were all talking at once.
gressional lines. Henry,
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FUNERAL OF GEN. CASEY.
NeIl- nn~n Retired ARMY OfF3cer

Exercises Over the Remains Of the
Well-Known Retired Army Ofncer.
= WASHINGTON, March 2.-Funeral serv-
ices over the body Of the late Brigadier Gen.
eral Thomas L. Casey were held at the fam
lily residence here to-day. The Rev. John
H. Elliott conducted the services according
to the Episcopal Church form. The honorary
pallbearers were General VIM. p. Craighin
chief of engineers; Senator Frye, Senator
German, Senator Morrill,, Senator voorhees,
Senator Brice, General Thomas A. Vincent
General Absalom Baird and Colonel Wilson
The funeral was entirely free from military
features, and there was not even an escort Il
the remains to the station After
the exercises at the house the body was
taken directly to the Pennsylvania railroad
station, and thence to WEXFORD, r. l., where
the interment will be made.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind. March 27.-Chief Of Police
Loudsrbock received . telegram. yesterday.
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To Pension Militia of War Days

WASHINGTON. March z.-The House
committee on invalid pensions to-day re-
ported favorably Representative Crowther's
bin extending the benefits OF the pension
war who served ninety days under the direct
authority OF the War Department or United
States officers. Ii is estimated that from
1000 to 1900 names would be added to the
pension rolls by this bill.
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WASHINGTON. March 27.-The President
Tomorrow will issue a proclamation opening
the Red Lake Indian reservation. In Mime
sofa. to settlement. The date selected Is
opened by a proclamation 20 be issued later,
though II was originally planned TO issue the
PRESENTATIONS simultaneously. The two COM
prise about a million acres. and form a por-
licu of the cid ChippeWa lands.