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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29
TELEPHONE WAR.


ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2S.-The Republic to-
morrow will say: 1.-The fight for supremacy
between the old and the new electrical
companies of this city is fact assuming the
proportions of a Knockout contest. What
has already proved to be the hardest fight
ever waged between the millionaire capi-
talists of st. Louis promises to be inten-
sified by the entry of the Western Union
Telegraph Company into the field as a COM
petitor Of the Bell Telephone Company in
long-distance telephony. If this is done
the new Kinlock Telephone Company of
this city. which was recently organized
here with a large capital, will have a val
liable ally which will be able to furnish
connections with the outside world. and
the Bell Company will have met its most
dangerous competitor i'm it's old-time friend
For twenty years there has been a contract
existirg between the Western Union Com
pany and the Bell Company, whereby the
latter paid into the treasury of the former
~ per cent OF its earnings to stay out of
the long.distance telephone field. On the
18th or last month the contract expired
At the time it was made it was not thought
that IL would be possible to esta blish com
munication over a telephone between ST.
Louis and New York. but the Bell Company
has succeeded in working up profitable
business all over the country. which has
cut into the business of the telegraph com
pany to such an extent that the Western
Union people have long regretted ever hav-
ing entered into the contract. Now that il
Is free to do as it wishes, il is said that
it will at once begin operating long-dis-
tance telephone lines and that il will wage
a war to the finish on the Bell Company
General Manager Hanford, of the new
KinlOch Telephone Company. Is authority
for this statement. He said last night
when asked what his company expected to
do for outside connection. that the Western
Union Company would be in the field al
most as soon as the kinloch Company's ex-
IL would be prepared to furnish connection
with all the cities that the Bell Company
now reaches. and possibly a great many
more. The Kinloch exchange. he said
would be ready for use in about ten
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29
FIREBUG CONVICTED.
Isaac Zuker, Wealthy New Yorker,
Found Guilty of Arson.

NEW YORK, Dec, 2s.-Isaac Zuker.
wealthy rcsil-estate owner and manufac-
turer. was tonight convicted of arson in
the first degree in causing his Division
street store TO be set on fire and himself aid
ing in the arrangements for igniting it. 1t
was claimed by the prosecution that Zuker
was the chief of the gang of firebugs. whose
gigantic operations three years ago star
tied the insurance world. and Morris
Schoenholz, serving a forty-year term in
Sing Sing for his connection with this
gang. was brought from prison to testify
against Zuker. The district attorney, how
ever. failed TO make out a good case until
Zuker went on the stand himself. He was
a wTetched witness for his own interests
and made admissions that destroyed the
defense his counsel had built up. Zuker
il a Russian. forty-nine years old. He
came TO America I'm 1869 and went into the
clothing business in New York, his sue
cess enabling him 10 open branch stores
I'm PHILADELPHIA and Newark
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29
THINKERS AND THEORISTS.
Annual Meeting of the American Eco
nOmic Association.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 2s.-The ninth annual
meeting of the American Economic Asso-
citation began this evening at Johns Hop
kins University and will continue until
Thursday. The programme has been ar
ranged to provide for more general
discussion than usual This evening an ad-
dress of welcome was delivered by Dr.
Daniel {. Gilman, president of the Johns
Hopkins University. Prof. Henry c. Adams,
of the University of Michigan president
OF the association, responded and delivered
his annual address. the topic being: THE
Relation of Economics to Jurisprudence -
He said in part: Convinced as l am that
much of the confusion in economic theory
and of the discord in industrial life are
alike due to inadequate expression by
formal law of fundamental Industrial
rights. l desire to point out. as we'll as 7
may, the character of the confusion and
discord and to suggest the line along which
evolution in Jurisprudence must proceed I'm
order that harmony in economic theory and
peace I'm the business world may be estab-
lished. Professor Adams then went to
say that in the present discussion he ac-
cepts the Ciceronian definition of the word
jurisprudence-that the study of law must
be derived from the depths Of philosophy
and that by an examination of the human
4ind-eft&-lftnffh society principles may he
discovered in comparison with which the
rules of positive law are of but trivial i'm
portance, that the implied reasoning
touches rights and duties that are funda-
mental-that it is at once a philosophy of
science and art
Among those who will take par. in the
sessions Professor Bailey, of Cornell
George T. Powell director OF Agricultural
Institutes. of Pennsylvania; l.. q. Powers.
of the Minnesota Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics; Secretary of Agriculture j. Sterling
Morton. and Assistant Secretary Charles,
Dabney; Professors Roland p. Faulkner,
University of Pennsylvania; David Kinley.
University of Illinois: W. A. Scott, Univer-
sity of Wisconsin,; ex-Secretary of the
Treasury Charles S. Fairchild, Professor
Joseph French Johnson and Professor Ar
thur L. Hadley, of Yale and Prof Carl
G. Plehn of California State University
Henry c. Adams, president. is the statis-
tician of the InSerstate-commerce Commits
sion, and one of the cest-known economists
i'm the country
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29
sANGUILLY SENTENCED.
An American Punished by Spaniards-
WeyIer Near Los PalaciOs.

HAVANA. Dec. 2s.-Julio Sanguilly, the
American citizen who was arrested in 1895.
charged with conspiring against the gov
ernment and who was sentenced by court
martial to life Imprisonment. appealed and
obtained a civil trial. which has been going
on for some time past. was formally sem
fenced to-day TO imprisonment for eight
years and one day and 10 pay half the eX-
penses of the trial. He was subsequently,
declared insolvent. Sanguilly's lawyer has
entered an appeal to the Supreme Tribunal
of Abrogation, the ground of errors in
the evidence I'm the proceedings and in the
law bearing the prisoners case.
Captain General Weyler, since Saturday
last. has been camped two miles from Los
Palacios. Province of Pinar del Rio.
The insurgents dynamited and derailed a
military train near Esperanza, Province OF
Santa Clara. They then attacked the train.
but were repulsed by its escort.
The report of the death of the insurgent
general Juan RUIZ. Is confirmed.
The military governor of Guanabacoa.
near this city. has issued a decree, prohibit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29
THE GRANT MONUMENT.
New York City Asked to Give $4,000
for Dedication Expenses.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The board of
estimates to-day inserted i'm the budget for
1897 the sum of $4,000 to be expended in the
ceremonies attending the dedication of the
Grant monument on April p. General
Horace Porter. president of the Grant Mon
ument Association. who was present at the
meeting of the board. said that 100000 had
been contributed already by $1,000 citizens
for the erection OF the monument and the
association was of the opinion that the city
should take on it's shoulders the cost OF the
dedication ceremonies. The dedication OF
the monument would likely be attended by
the Governors and State officers and militia
OF the various States. the members OF the
diplomatic corps. the navy and military.
and foreign countries would be invited 10
send each war vessel. The Legislature
woald be likely TO make the day legal
holiday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29
WILL LEAVE TO-DAY.
Nine Volunteers Will Make a Start
for the Cuban War.

Cuba is to be free and the Spanish driven
from the isle. If little band of devoted
lndianapolitans can accomplish that result.
Thomas Smock. of 229 North Pennsylvania
street. and eight companions all, with one
exception. young men of this city. will
leave to-day for the seat of to battle
for the cause of liberty.
The party has been organizing for some
time under the leadership of Smock, but
from one cause and another has dwindled
down from the original number of thirty
or more until but nine are left. Others
were expected yesterday from Laporte to
join the expedition. but they failed To put
i'm an appearance and the sturdy nine will
go alone. The young men are embarking
i'm this project entirely on their own re-
sponsibility. No one is furnishing money
or transportation; each of the young men
paying his own expenses. They have no
definite plan OF procedure except TO get to
Jacksonville. Fla. as soon possible.
Once there they will trust to luck and the
Cuban representatives TO get them TO a
place where bullets and Spanish abound.
1EnnftnneA nm SeennA puOnl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29
INSURED FOR 100000.


PITTSBCRG. Pa, Dec. 2s = Charles
Pfeiffer. a wealthy laundryman. with inter
ests in Allegheny City and Chicago. acci-
shot himself in the stomach while
out hunting in the mountains near Ligonier
and died before his hunting companions
could reach him. Mr.. Pfeifrer owned the
steam laundry in Allegheny, and
was a member of the firm of Weber A
Pfeiffer. who large steam laundry
on State street, Chicago. Mr.. Pfeiffer was
quite waelthy and carried life insurance
aggregating 500 600.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dec. 2s.--The
Three Friends left Key West this mornig
and is expected here tomorrow in charge
of revenue officer. On her arrival here
she will be seized and placed under the
guns of the Boutwell,. and District Attor-
ney Clark will indict her for additional in
fractions of The neutrality laws. The case
against her for the trip to Cuba and on
which she was released on $4,000 bail, was
in hearing in the United States Court to-
day. Her attorneys are making a strong
fight. Colonel Cockrell argued that If there
was any action against the owners of the
Three Friends or others of the alleged ex-
pedition il could only be in the nature of
a proceeding against them as pirates and
mauraders. But" he said. IF We are to
proceed against these people as pirates and
maurauders because they have fitted out
an armed expedition we must go further
and proceed also against those Spaniards
who have fitted out the same kinds of ex-
petitions i'm the United States ports. We
have no reason to discriminate between
those of SPANS subjects who were born
in Cuba and those who were born in Spain.
They are all Spaniards.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29

CHICAGO. Dec. 2s.-James Considine
who started out to work Chicago hotels
with stolen money order blanks from the
Granville. o.. postoffice. was to-day sur
rendered to the federal authorities. He was
arrested while attempting To pass a money
order at the Lexington Hotel. James Con-
sidine Is one of the four Considine brothers.
of Detroit. and was only recently dis
charged from the Detroit House OF Cor
rectton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29

SHENANDOAH. Pa. Dec. 2s-Notfce was
posted at all the Philadelphia AZ Reading
Coal and Iron Company collieries here
and i'm the vicinity. numbering forty.
and also at a number of individual collier
les that work would be suspended for the
week after Tuesday evening until Monday
Jan. 4. This throws 20.oO0 men and bows
nut OF ernpIoyment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29
Want Higher Rates on Rice.

SAVANNAH. Ga. Dec. 2s.-At a largely
attended meeting of the Savannah Rice As
sociation to-day ii was decided unanimous
ly to unite with the New ORLEANS and
Charleston Boards of Trade in endeavoring
to secure a higher tariff on rice. The Sa-
vannah district rice growers are desirous
of securing an advance from the present
tariff of Ia cents a pound TO the former
rate of 2 cents a pound The attention of
the ways and means committe will be
strongly directed TO the decadence OF the
industry under the low tariff.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29
DERELICT OFFICIALS.
No Determined Effort in Florida to
Prevent Filtbustering.


WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-No informa-
ton has been received at either the Treas
ury Department or the Department of JUS
tice respecting the suspected fiibuster,
Three Friends, except the announcement
of her seizure. nor have any special in
structions been given to the local officers
as to the legal course to be pursued. There
is no doubt that the officials are not en-
tirely satisfied with the way the business
of preventing fibustering expeditions from
leaving our ports has been conducted, and
il is believed that Assistant Secretary
Wike. who is now in Florida. will make
ii his business TO investigate the matter.
1t is known that the Spanish minister here
has made repeated complaints at the State
Department that some of the government
officers in Florida Rave money interests in
some of the steamers engaged I'm violating
the neutrality laws by carrying expedi-
forwarded to the chief customs officers in
Florida, and while the reports admit the
fact of subordinates or members of their
families holding interests in some of the
well-known filiDusters. IL is claimed that
this fact has not hrd and could not have
ordinate officials. Up to this time these
statements have been allowed to pass
satisfactory answers to the charges, but
the officials here are greatly annoyed by
and it is not unlikely more stringent meas
ures 10 put stop 10 them will be adopted.
Whether the subordinates owning inter
eSts i'm these vessels will be required TO re-
sign is not known but If 1T is made to APP
pear that any ane>sef them Is under rea-
sonable suspicion prompt action will be
taken. The presence in Florida of Assist
art Secretary Wike however, is not by di-
rection of Secretary Carlisle. Mr.. Wike, in
arranging for the trip. expressed TO the
secretary that he would like to look into
the fiibustering business in Florida. and
the secretary gave his consent and issued
an order placing the revenue cutters in
those waters under the assistant secre-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29

He Makes a War Speech TO the Omaha
Chautauqua Circle.

OMAHA, Neb, Dec. Ex-senator Thurs
ton talked on tonight before large
crowd-members of the Chautauqua Circle.
He created considerable enthusiasm. In
beginning he announced his intention to
vote for the recognition of Cuban independ-
ence. He declared he did not want war. but
there were worse things. AS had been
said: war is Gods thunder in a storm
which clears the atmosphere" All through
history war has been the most powerful
factor in bringing about progress. A war
that had for its purpose liberty and pustice
was Gods war and worked out Gods pur-
pose in tho destinies of mankind. Senator
Thurston said he would cast his vote for
the recognition of Cuban independence
with full knowledge that such action was
fraught with grave danger to our national
peace. He seriously apprehended that when
this country placed itself on record for
Cuban recognition the Spanish minister
would declare war on the United States re-
gardeSS of consequences. Referring to
Cuba the speaker said that the situation
was a blot on the civilized world and
reproach to every American citizen. Its
condition called for patriotic action by
every lover of liberty on this side of the
ocean.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29
Cotton MilI. shut DOWN.

EASTON. Pa. Dec. 2S.-The Lehigh cot
ton mills. of this city. shut down to-day
and will probably remain idle indefinitely
The owners state that the mills might re-
eosu about the 1st Of May. 1881.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29
Eastern Trocha Crossed by Gomez.

NEW YORK, Dec 2s.-The Cuban Junto
in this city officially informed to-day
that General Maximo Gomez last week
passed the eastern trocha at Moron, going
west. Other advices from Gomez state that
the Spaniards acknowledge the concentra-
ton of insurgent forces in the Province
of Santa Clara, near MatanZas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-29
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-12
wELH.KNowN LADIES DEAD.
Mrs. +. =. Taylor Passes Away mt Her
IIOme-Iiss Ret lie Griffin

Her many friends throughout this sec
ton Will be panied to learn of the death
at her home on York street last night at
8 o'clock. of Mrs. Bessie Peyton Taylor,
widow of the late Frederick S. Taylor
Mrs. Taylor was q lady of sweet dispo-
sition, and had been sick only a short
while. She was n sister of City En-
gineer w. II. Brooke. Her death, fol-
lowing so soon upon that of her late hus-
band, will be n severe blow to her many
friends. The arrangements for the fu-
neral have not yet been completed.
Miss Bette Griffin. for the past twelve
years connected with the office of the
Clerk of the Courts, passed away yes
terday morning at $50 o'clock at the
nome OF her mother. Mrs. Eliza beth S.
Griffin, No. q Arlington place, after a
long Illness. Miss Griffin was one of
the most valued attaches OF the Clerk $
Office. and her courteous attention 10
the many who had business with the
Office won her hosts of friends, who are
grieved at her loss. a short while ago
Clerk Register appointed Miss Griffin a
deputy clerk, she being the first lady
ever appointed to such position in Vir.
ginia. The flag on the City Hall was
placed at half mast in honor OF her mem.
DRY. The funeral will take place Sat.
urday afternoon at o'clock from the
Freemason Street Baptist Church. OF
which she was a devoted and consistent
member.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-12
New steamer YInttarns.

The Old Dominion Steamship Com.
pany's new river steamer Hatteras ar.
rived here early yesterday morning
from New York, where she has just beer
completed. She left there at noon last
Sunday. and came by the canal and BAY
route. She is a substantial boat of good
carrying capacity, being 14O feet LONG
with 20 feet beam. Her hull is painted
dark green and her upper work white
She came from New York in command
OF Captain II. It. Hancock, of Beaufort
n. c., with Captain Joseph Alexander
OF philadelphia, at the wheel. She VIII
run in this season during the trucking
season. and will then go on the route
between Norfolk and Washington. n. G.
She VIII be commanded by Captain Han.
cock.
The Hatteras will make a trip TODAY
TO Back River in place of the steame,
Accomack, the latter needing some re.
pairs in the engineers department.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-12
HEAVY REAL ESTATE SALES.
thousands OF Dollars Worth of Pro
perry Under the Hammer

Real estate valued at many thousands
or dollars was sold at the Real Estate
Exchange yesterday. The most important
sale was that OF the Rlbble property, the
sale of which was begun Wednesday.
Yesterday this sale was completed. the
property bringing n total of SSO,5l5. as
sold in lots. Under the terms of the
sale the property was then put up as a
whole and knocked down at ISL. 700, to
Mr. George H Ribble, one of the heirs
under the recent decision of this, courts.
This invalidates the bids for the property
IN lots, as under ,the terms 1t was to
be sold as it would bring In the largest
amount OF money. Mr.. H. l.. Page bid
ssl 500 for the property as q whole.
Messrs. Byrd. Baldwin e Co yester-
day sold for N. Beaman, trustee. the
lot and warehouses Nos. 12S and 1870
Water street. TO Mr.. c. w Grandy. for
S9.6OO and a lor and brick hous. at the
corner of Union street and Loyalrs
lane. to Mr. c. f. Brown, for s., 600.
Messrs. w. II. II. Trice & Co. also sold
the following property: The two-storv
brick house No. 60 James street. to Mr..
Lawrence Warning, for 81, 100; two lots on
bermuda street to Hubbard Bros. for
$500 each; the frame house No. 81 First
street. Springfield. to Mr.. Lawrence
Warning. for $685.; the two-story brick
house Nos. 15S, 160, 162 and l64 James
street to Mr.. Thomas r. Cross. for s.
400. w.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-12
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Personal letters to Prof. Munyon, 1905
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-12

Marcie Louise Latham, English, Ma.
| thematics, Science. History, Latin, and
| French
| Bertha Myers. Mathematics, English,
Science, Latin and French.
Annie Leila Minton, English, Mathe-
Virginia Owens Owens, English, Sci
ence, and History.
Sallie Kindred Williams, English,
Mathematics, and Latin.
Daisy Williams, English, Science, His
tory, Mathematics, and French.
Grace Arlington Woodhouse. English.
French, and Science.
Sallie Ridley Jones, Piano.
THOSE who received certificates were:
Marie Antoinette Burns, French and
English.
Mary Jarvis Right, English and
Science
Fannie Powell, English and History.
Lucy G. Keeling. Stenography.
Minnie Irene Nelson, Stenography and
type-writing: Marie and Nena Werten-
baker.
The genial principal then gave the
class few timely words of advice,
telling them to make their mothers their
modeis. and to do right because 1t Is
right. He followed this with the presen-
tatlon of several medals. The first was
10 MISS Bessie Prince, q charming little
iaoy, who has the honor Of having kept
her room at the college neater than any
of her classmates.
Miss Mary Bunting received q hand
some gold slate as the member of the
sub Freshman class in mathematics OBJ
tanning the highest percentage.
The Art medal, given to the college by
Or. Landlord. was won by Miss Mamie
Sharp.
The chief honor was the medal given
by Mr. Frank Gale to the member Of the
graduating class making the highest
average In all her studies This extreme
~ fortunate young lady was Miss Mar
ella Louise Latham, who obtained the
remarkably high average of SO $40.
In delivering this medal Mr.. Pifer took
occasion to say that 1t was the highest
figure reached by any pupil of his in the
eighteen years In which he has been
instructlng young ladies'. The medals
were all purchased here, having been
made by Mr.. Gale.
Rev. DR.. Howerton pronounced the
penediction, after which there was a
general shower of congratulations in
which the principal and talented teach
ers were not forgotten, for to these latter
US we'll ais to their clever pupils. is due
a full mesure Of praise and congratula-
ton.