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For Amateur Photographer.
Harper's Round Table.

Every amateur, no matter how successful
he may be, now and then spoils a sensitive
plate. Though the plate is rendered useless
for a negative. 1t can be made into a pretty
transparency with very little rOuble. The
spoiled plate must first be cleaned from the
blackened silver. This IL done by placing IL
in a solution called Farmers Reducer,"
which is prepared as follows:
Potassium f~erricyanide. ............... 3 grs.
Hyposulphite OF 80 "
Distilled water 4 OF
Leave the plate In his solution till the
silver Is all dissolved and the gelatine film
which covers the plate is perfectly clear.
Rinse 1t thoroughly In running water, and
immers IL for three minutes in q sensitive
bath made of
Bichromate OF ammonium. ........... 40 grs.
Distilled water 4 OF.
The plate may be cleared from the silver
by a white light. but 1t must be immersed in
in the dark. as II Will d~iscolor IL exposed TO
the light. To make a positive picture on this
prepared plate one must a a positive from
which 10 print, and a paper print may be
used. II one does not wish to make a posi-
tive on glass.
Print till the shadows are a deep brown and
detail we'll out, then wash i'm clear water
till all the brown tone has disappeared. and
set the pate up to dry. When dry immerse
In a color bath composed Of one-half ounce
Of China blue. one-quarter ounce of oxalic
acid and one pint of water. The plate
should be left in the coloring solution till
1t Is a deeper tint than desired when dry,
then wash in several changes of water TIL
the water shows no trace of the coloring
matter. and dry in a place free from dust.
Place a cover glass over the film side of the
transparency, and bind first with adhesive
strips, which can be bought ready prepared.
and then with ribbon, or one may use the
frames which are made specially for trans
DareucieS.
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Right Of Nevada to Tax Central Pa
efGc Railway Lands.

CHIC railway lanus.
WASHINGTON, April 2o.-Justlce Brown
delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court
to-day in the. case of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company VS.. the State Of Nevada,
involving the right of the State to tax the
lands Of the railroad company. The case
came to the Supreme Court from the Nevada
Supreme Court on a writ OF error sued out
by the railroad company. The State courts
held that the State was entitled TO levy
taxes on patented lands and also for lands
which had not been patented, but which
had been surveyed and on which the cost
OF surveying had not been paid. Justice
Browns opinion affirms this decision. IT."
ne said, "the railroad had a possessory
claim to the lands they are taxable under
the statute Of Nevada Remarking on the
plea that the lands could not be taxed be-
cause the government reserved mineral lands
no possessory claim because the lands are
mineral II certainly cannot be Injured by
a sale of the lands to pay the tax. He did
rot think II possible that the railroad COM
pany's enormous land grant should remain
untaxed until the character or the land as
to minerals could be determined" Justice
Field dissented on the ground that the
reservation of mineral lands from the grant
made II impossible TO determine what lands
could be properly taxed against the rail-
road company.
The cases involving the Mormon church
property, which was confiscated under the
Edmunds act, were sent back TO the SUI
preme Court of Utah for final disposal in
conformity with the joint resolution Of Con-
gress, approved March 26. last, restoring
this property TO the church. The decision
OF the court below was reserved for this
purpose.
The Nebraska maximum fre.gh rate cases
against the c., b. & q. Railroad Company
were restored to the docket for reargument,
but no date was fixed for the next hearing.
Judge Harlan handed down the courts
decision in the case OF A. w. Crone VS.. the
United States, in which the court laid down
the general rule that a plea to the indict-
ment is necessary in a prosecution for crime
before the trial and that the record for the
trial must show this fact. The decision or
the court below was reversed. Justices
Brewer and White dissented.
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To Relieve British Farmers.

LONDON. April 2O.-Mr. Henry Chaplin,
President Of the Local Government Board,
to-day introduced in the House of Commons
the agricultural rating bill by which. after
March 81, 1897. agricultural land will be as
sessed only one-half of its present ratable
of fl. $4,000 G7. 75O. 0C0) Mr.. Chaplain dwelt
on the agricultural distress, and said that the
proportion of rates to profits had increased
7.S3 to 42.9 per cent. during twenty-five years.
Mr.. Henry Fowler, who Was Secretary of
State for India in the last Liberal govern
ment. opposed the bill on behalf of the Liber-
ais as being iDexpedient and unjust. He said
that 1t handed over a million and "A half to
one section of the community, and was not
a real remedy for the distress. He further
contended that the rates were decreasing
with the renfS
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AFTER YEARS OF DELAY.
Distribution of Worlds
Fair Diplomas and Medals.

WASHINGTON. April 2o.-The long ex-
pected distribution Of Columbian worlds
fair diploma medals covering all successful
German exhibitors at the fair were turned
over TO Baron Thielma. the German embas-
sador, who will ship them Immediately to
his government for distribution. Those
awarded TO American exhibitors will be
ready for delivery within the next ten days
or two weeks at the furthest and the ship
ments to England, France. Russia, Spain,
Italy and other foreign countries will be
ready for delivery TO their respective Dip
lomatic representatives here within the next
month. Mr.. Claude NJ. Johnson, the super
Intendent Of the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing, and Mr.. r.. +. Preston, the Dr.
rector OF the Mint, who nave had direct
charge of the work of preparing the d.
plomas and medals, nave given much earnest
attention to their preparation and the medals
and diplomas are said TO be far superior in
point OF artistic merit TO any ever before is
sued by any government for a similar pur-
nn<Q
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Comprehensive System of Autonomy
for the Unhappy island to BE Es-
tabIfshed Before Long.
ALLEGED INSURGENT ROUTS
MANY PATRIOTS REroRrEsD TO
HAVE BEEN KILLED IN BATTLES.
situation i'm south Africa Improving
-President Reply,

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The Spanish
government within the next four weeks will
put into execution a comprehensive system
of home rule or autonomy for the island of
Cuba. There is good reason to believe that
the State Department has received from
Madrid Information to this effect. In any
event it is beyond question that this i'm
portant move Is assured. 1t promises TO
bring to a sudden termination the irritation
and friction which has existed for many
months between the United States and Spain,
and to replace this feeling with one of a
friendly and amlcable nature. The law
which will be put into effect was signed
by the Queen Regent of Spain. March 10,
1895. and will be followed UP by rules and
regulations developing the present scheme Of
reforms. By the time the Queen Regent of
Spain makes her address to the Spanish
Cortes, which assemblies In one month, the
law will be promulgated throughout Cuba,
and the long expected policy of home rule
for Cuba will be realized. The law is very
elaborate in its provisions. The element of
home rule is secured by the establishment Of
two local bodies. drawn largely IL not en-
t:rely from residents of Cuba One Of these
is to be known as the Provincial Chamber
OF DeputleS. ana the otner as the COuHcu
of Administration. The latter has appellate
jurisdiction over the former. Large powers
are granted to the Council of Administra-
ton in the management of public affairs.
but the encouragement will continue as
the supreme representative of Spain on the
island and will nave direct charge of mill
tary, naval and international questions. The
details of the reform project were published
at the time Of their adoption by the Spanish
Cortes in 1895.
Representative Black, of Georgia, to-day
called at the State Department and talked
with the officials concerning Mr.. Diaz, the
Baptist missionary under arrest at Havana
for alleged completely In the Instruction.
After the interview Mr.. Black said that
there was no doubt that Mr.. Diaz had
residence in this country and Is a citizen
Of the United States. The State Depart
ment, he said, will see to II that Diaz is
given a fair trial and rs accorded his rights
as an American citizen.
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SAVANNAH. Ca, April 20.-The General
nnnos eie,y n-day siacted the foIlow;ng nfScers.
President, Hon. Lee Carroll. of Ellicott City,
Nd; vice president, Garrett Dorset Wall
Vroom; of Trenton. n. j. second vice presi-
rotary, James Mortimer Montgomery, OF
New York city; assistant general secretary,
William Hall Harris. of Baltimore: treas
urer, Richard Mccall Cadwallader, Of Phil
%adelphia: assistant treasurer, Henry Cadle,
Of Missouri; chaplain, Bishop Henry B.
Whipple, of Minnesota; registrar, T. E.: ABB
Hunt, of Washington, d. G. Resolutions
were adopted TO amalgamate with the Sons
of the American Revolution under certain
conditions.
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PROTEST AGAINST DUELING.
Members of the German Rcichstag
Want the yractice Abolished.

BERLIN, April 20.-Herr Bachem. Gen.
trist in the Reichstag, to-day called on the
House to take action TO prevent dueling.
He dwelt en- the public indignation caused
by the killing Of Baron Won Schrader by
Count Won Kotze and asked why. the police
had allowed the meeting to occur when they
knew of Won Kotze's intention to fight the
Baron. Continuing. Herr Bachem said thar
the Prince Consort had obtained the aboli-
ton OF the duello in England and asked why
the Emperor could not find a remedy for 1t
in Germany.
DIR. Won Boetticher. the Minister for the
Interior. replied for the Chancellor, Prince
Hohenlohe. who. be said. was indisposed and
serted. sincerely regretted the recent duels,
but the authorities could not be blamed for
falling TO prevent them. LMurmurs from the
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OUR EXPOSITION IN 1900.
Mr. steele Serves Notice i'm h House
that Indiana VIII Celebrate.

Special to. the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-The Indiana
celebration of 1900 made its initial bow in the
House CT Representatives to-day. The ways
and means committee made favorable re-
ports on resolutions directing the Secretary
OF the Treasury to extend the usual customs
privileges to an intending foreign exhibitors
at the celebration contemplated by the State
of Tennessee and the city of Omaha Repre-
sentative Steele arose and gave notice that
the State OF Indiana was now proposing to
ftly celebrate In 1900 the centennial of the
establishment OF civil government in the
Territory OF Indiana, and that ii was quite
likely an exposition might be held which
would prove a worthy successor to the CEN
tenniai at Philadelphia in 1876 and the Co
lumbar exposition at Chicago in 1893. In
that event he would ask the same customs
privileges for the Indiana exposition. He
was roundiy applauded and was cheerfully
promised that Congress would give Indiana
every facility and privilege that had been
extended TO n other State.
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN REVOLT.

Englishmen Relieved by the News
from Buluwayo-Kruger Criticized.
LONDON, April N.-The situation in South
Africa continues to absorb a large share of
public attention., and apprehensions for the
safety of Englishmen in Matabeleland and
particularly in Buluwayo, are not yet abated.
There is an appreciate sense of relief over
the news that a supply train from Mafeking
has got through to Buluwayo, and that the
endorsements of imperial troops from Mafe-
king are being rapidly pushed forward for
the relief of the place. which Is to all intents
and purposes beleaguered, being so closely
invested by the natives that numerous Skin
mishes are occurring almost in the outskirts
OF the town. Friends of the people In Bulu-
wayo (and this includes, so far as sentiment
is concerned. all English) are relieved to
hear that no extensive offensive movement
is planned at present against the natives.
There have been grave fears that the whites
would be rash and invite a disaster.
The reply of President Kruger TO the in
vftation of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
to visit England Ia order to discuss with
him what remedies can be applied to the
grievances of the Uitlanders in the Trans
vaal is the newest factorsin the South Afri-
can problem. TIL reply is not accorded a
very kindly reception by the English pub
lic- In its editorial commenting on Presi-
f1ps krfs Kr,,e espi AND t1 his T snnnor says uIhl
AhA06tA oih liO Il Viii
fully close their eyes to obvious facts and
otdurately refuse to redress the grievances
of the Uitlanders, circumstances may &C.
cur that will force us to rely .on the pri-
mary right of all communities to save
themselves from imminent peril"
The Times tomorrow will publish a dis
patch from Pretoria which says: ".Presi-
dent Kruger's reply to Mr.. Chamberlain is
friendly and conciliatory. but it fails to adj
vance the negotiation"
A dispatch from Mafeking to the Times,
dated Saturday, says There has been a
meeting here of representatives of Cape Col
ony, Natal, the Transvaa1, Orange Free
State and the Chartered South Africa Com
pany, by whom the whole B~echunaland was
declared to be infected with the rinderpest.
1t was resolved that there was necessity for
estimated at 1,5O0, Is massed twenty-five
miles from Mafeking (Which is on the bor-
ders of the TransvaaD, with a machine gun.
Their purpose ostensibly Is to prevent the
spread of the rnderpest, but they are really
there because another raid is feared, owing
to the massing of the British troops here
Ito be forwarded to Buluwayo) DR.. Jane
Mafeking.- Mr.. Duncan has telegraphed to
Earl Grey from Buluwayo that the chief
fear there is from the treachery of the ma
tives inside the town. He adds that owing
to the employment Of dynamite and barbed
wire and the addition of new forts, the
lager is now considered impregnable."
A Pretoria dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
says that a telegram received there from
Buluwayo. Monday morning, says: There
with five hundred Matabeles on the common
age. There were 100 'friendlies" engaged,
and they killed six of the enemy. There was
no loss on our side"
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Be shipped and distributed dist as may be direct
ed by the board Of managers"
Among the general Increases in the
bill made by the Senate COM
mittee are the following: To enable
the United States government 10 take part in
the exposition at Brussels. in 1897, $1,000;
salary OF consul at A~.exandretta. Turkey,
$3.50; salaries and fees of United States
marsha.s. 1858 1000; salaries and fees of United
States district attorneys, $4,000: sa.ar.es OF
assistant district attorneys. $500; fees OF
clerks. $4,000: fees OF United States COM
missioners. 10000: fees OF jurors of United
States courts, 10000; fees OF witnesses.
United States courts. $3.50. 000; support of
United States prisoners. $1,000; m~iscelian-
eous expenses authorized by the Attorney
general. SIS. 600; to purchase from General
James L. Mcbride 900 sets OF his historical
publications, 1900.
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Prince and Prince.s Married.

COBURG, April 2O.-The wedding of Prin-
cess Alexandria, of Saxe-Coburg-Got third
daughter Of the Duke of Saxe-coburg-Gotha
(the Duke of Edinburgh and the HEREDITARY
prince, Ernest Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
took place to-day. The civil ceremony took
place at 1880 o'clock, the witnesses being the
Duke OF York and the Grand Duke Paul, of
Russia. A procession was then formed and
proceeded to the Castle Church at IL o'clock.
The Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha conducted
the Empress OF Germany to the church, and
the Emperor of Germany escorted the
Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. At the mo-
ment Of exchange of rings an artillery salute
was fired. The wedding breakfast took place
In the throne room.
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ALBANY, ". ", April Ex-Governor Nor
ton tonight signed the bill OF Mr.. Arm
strong compelling railroad companies to
carry bicycles as baggage free OF charge.
He is doubtful about It's constitutionality.
but believes the courts can decide that.
The act takes effect Immediately. II was
been informed by the railroad companies
they would Immediately test the constitu-
t~ionality OF the measure. One railroad has
been advised by Its counsel to issue an
order compelling bicycles TO be at stations
one-haif hour before train time in order to
secure transportation.
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rarely fashionable in dress or style. SO the
heads were put on the figures OF women well
dressed and likely to attract the eye. Several
pictures of society women were used in this
way, as well as those OF actresses. The effect
to read letters from small Southern and
Western towns and to see the pictures OF
the writers attired In the latest Paris and
London modes. One of the pictures used in
this way was that OF a well-known prima
donna. 1t happened that when the society
beauty was married her picture appeared in
a number of the newspapers, and for some
time the same figure and dress were seen
surrounded b. heads that bore no resem-
blance to each other.
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added that duelists would always find means
TO gain their end. However, Prince Hohen-
lone was seriously meditating measures to
assure respect for the law on the part OF all
classes.
Herr Rickert declared that the reform
must with the military courts of
honor. Herr chal Endorsed Herr Bachem's
view Of the case and Herr Bebel said that
the Socialists would not object to the so
called higher classes doing the work of mu-
tual self-destruction, but, he added. the mid
die classes were aping the vices of the aris-
tocracy and dueling was spreading because
the duelists were confident of being par
doned. The House was then adjourned.
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Movement. of Srenmer..

NEW YORK, April 2l-Arrived: Cevic,
from Liverpool: Thingvalla, from Copen-
hagen; Mobile, from London.
GIBRALTAR, April 2O.-Arrived: Kaiser
Wilhelm III, from New York, for Naples,
etc, and proceeded.
GIBRALTAR, April D.-Sailed: Braun
schweig, from Naples, for New York.
COPENHAGEN, April A.-Arrived:
Venetia, from New York.
QUEENSTOWN, April @.-Arrived: Cat
alonia. from Boston.
MOvILLE. April N.-Arrived: Furnessia,
from New York.
GENOA. April 20.-Arrived: Italian, from
New York.
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Amvricus club banquet.

PITTSBURG, April 2o.-The Americus
Club will hold its regular banquet at the
Monongahela House Monday evening, April
q. Addresses will be made by Hon. Jona-
than p. Dolliver, of Iowa, on Grant Sem
ator Cushman X. Davis. of Minnesota, on
Progressive Republicanism;' Hon. Lemuel
f. Quigg. of New York, on The Party of
Grant" end Governor Bradley. of Ken
lucky. The POSTMASTER will be General
Thomas j. Stewart, of Pennsylvania. \
souvenir silver medal will be presented to
each guest. 1t will be about the size of a
silver dollar. On one side will be a lifelike
bust Of General Grant. and on the other a
full description Of the event which was the
occasion of the presentation of the medal.
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Philadelphia Inquirer.

Talk about the human race degenerating.
Nonsense. The intense heat of summer. even
when custom has prepared the system for
under which we are now laboring are extraor-
binary and something TO be remembered.
A change of at least sixty degrees In a little
more than a week Is a severe test of the
elasticity. Of the human body. and yet we
have withstood the strain. Talk about your
beYserkers and your medieval warriors. Why,
they would have gone down under half of
the load which we puny creatures have TO
bear In these fin de steele times!
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Unwnrrnnted Use of Portraits.


The discovery that the picture of a we'll
known woman in New York society had reen
utilized as an advertisements by a shoe firm
is said to have made her friends and family
indignant. The most mysterious feature OF
uhe affair concerned the way in which the
picture. which was one taken several years
ago in fancy costume. got into the hands OF
the firm. For several years some OF the pat
ent medicine advertisers have been using
photographs or women well known to the
public. but they have always changed the
head. IT was discovered that the recommen-
dations sens In by grateful patrons in remote
towns were enthusiastic and fsryid enough,
but the pictures that accompanied them were
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Oenate Makes No Change I'm the Indi-
ana Soldiers Home Clause.

Special to the India napolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. April 2O.-The sundrv
civil bill as reported back to the Senate to-
day makes no changes from the House bill
In the appropriations for the Indiana branch
OF the Soldiers Home. 1t increases the sal
airy Of the general treasurer from $1,000 to
$500 and adds a provision that "all amounts
disbursed from the appropriation OF a
branch home shall be disbursed and account
ed for monthly to the general treasurer by
the treasurer OF that branch, except such
supplies as may be required by the board
CT managers to be legally made by the gen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-21

NEW YORK. April 20.-Fashion and
beauty combined tonight in making the
celebration OF the battle of Lexington one
have been given by those fair patriots. THE
Daughters Of the American Revolution"
The celebration was not limited to tonight.
but will continue every day this week. The
affair which opened tonight in the assembly
hall of the United Charities Building con-
sists Of loan exhibits Of colonial, revolution
airy and historical relics. The purpose of the
exhibition Is 10 raise money TO erect a monu-
ment over the grave of Francis Scott Key.
the author of the "Star-spang-ed Banner."
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shin purned, but Crew saved.

QUEENSTOWN, April @.-The Cunard hne
steamer Catalonia, Captain Itkin. from Bos-
ton April II for Liverpool. reports having
passed on April IA. in latitude Al, longitude
81, the British steamer County of York,
Captain Maddrell, from Philadelphia April
8 for LIbaul, Russia. having on board the
which was set on fire and abandoned in
latitude 80 north, longitude II west. as be-
fore reO0rfpd-
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T%ELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

The failure of G. Schroeder has been an
nounced on the New York Cotton Exchange.
The suspension is unimportant.
Charles Husche, of Chicago. manufactures
of picture frames and holdings, assigned
yesterday to Marshall d. WILDER. Assets,
So, 900; liabilities, 10000.
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An Unconfrmed Report.

NEW YORK, April 20.-Reports that ef-
forts are making to raise 800. 10000 through
London and New York bankers to purchase
the freedom and independence of Cuba from
Spain were renewed again In this city to-
day, but so far as could be learned by a
careful investigation they had no other
basis except, the publication of some old
correspondence on the subject.