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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-26
IN WAYNE COUNTY.
Republicans strengthened by Bryan'a
Visit to Richmond

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 25.-The Wayne
county Republican central committee feels
much encouraged over the prospect of roll
ing up good big majority for the cause
of sound money. 1t considers the sprospect
has materially improved within the past
few days, and this is doubtless due, to a.
large extent, to the increasing work that
has been done. 1t has not been equaled.
perhaps, in any other campaign, and the
coming week will see it's continuation. The
Republicans feel that the visit of Mr.. Bry-
an to this city on Wednesday last did their
cause much good, for number of voters
who had been undecided as to how they
should vote, decided after hearing him
ticket. Some sixteen of the most prom
nent Republicans of the city have waged
week, three or four of them visiting the
small places and holding meetings. Four
meetings were held on Thursday night and
four last night The meeting at which the
Hon. John l.. Grifiiths. of indianapolis, was
the orator, given under the auspices Of the
Young Mems Republican Cub. was a great
success and a vote getter, as was also that
of Representative James E. Watson.
Another thing that has helped the Repub-
lican cause was the unwarranted attack Of
Judge Thomas j. Study on the men and
women who wore yellow badges on Bryan
day, and the negroes. who, he said, could
be bought for so cents. The latter are up
in arms and there has been talk of per-
Sonal violence. Representative Henry u.
Johnson has had an unusually successful
week, his meetings all being held in this
county.
On Friday there will be ain aii-day rally
given here to make a fitting close to the
campaign. and ii is the intention to make
it the largest affair that the county has
yet had. Speakers of note have been
cured, among the number being the Hon.
c. w. Fairbanks and the Hon. Edward s.
Elliott, of Chicago. On the night of Nov.
the campaign will be formally closed with
a meeting, at which Representative John
son viii be the orator and the Republic
ans expect to greet him with one of the
largest audiences that has assembled here
this campaign. Greensboro is to have
big rally tomorrow night and the address
will be delivered by Addison c. Harris, of
Indianapolis. A large delegation will attend
from here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-26
MISSING BOY FOUND.
William j. ConIon, Charged with Alb
ductinG a PhiladeIphia Youth.

ALBANY n. Y, Oct. 25.-Wm. f. Proc
tor the fifteen-year-old lad who myster-
iously disappeared from his home, in Phil
adelphia, some six weeks ago, was found
in this city late last night in company
with a middle-aged man named William J.
Conlon, OF Philadelphia. Conlon was ar
rested on the charge of abduction and was
committed to Jail. When questioned the
boy told a most pitiful and revolving story
ard evidently in mortal dread of Con-
lon. He said that Conlon had coaxed him
away from home and promised to buy him
a bicycle. From Philadelphia they went to
New York and then by means of freight
trains have been travelling about the coun-
try. While waiting in the station house
the man and boy, who were left sitting
together, entered into a whispered conver-
sation and the lad looked terrified they
were separated When questioned Proctor
said that Conlon had said that if he got
into trouble he (Conlon) would kill him
The punishment for abduction in this State
is fifteen years and for an uncomfortable
crime twenty years, and Conlon will be held
on both these offenses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-26
SEALS ARE NOW SCARCE
THEIR DIFFERENTIATION THREAT
ENED BY PELAGIC CATCHING.
Report of DIR. Jordan's Comm on
of Experts Nearly Ready for
Submission to Congress.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-The expert COM
mission which was appointed by direction
of Congress to visit the seal islands and
make a scientific inquiry into the condition
of the seal herds of the North Pacific and
Bering sea has returned to this country,
and its report is now nearly complete,
awaiting only some figures showing the
catch of pelagic sealers this past season.
The United States commissioners-Messr
Jordan, Lucas and Stejneger-were accom-
panied by British commission, composed
of Messrs. D'Archy, Thompson and Mac
coun but while these gentlemen pursued
their inquiries in company and frequently
compared notes, the two commissions Will
make Independent reports to their respec-
tive governments, and there can be no joint
action
On one point of the utmost Importance
the United States and British commission
ers appear to be in agreement-namely,
that, without reference to the causes which
have brought the seal herds to their pres
ent alarmingly depleted condition, the fur
ther operations of peegic sealers will prove
disastrous and threaten the extermlnation
of the seals. This is a most important con-
cesson IN the part oTthe 7Brl.isn, az IN ene
correspondence which led up to the refer
ence of the question to these expert COM
missions Lord Salsburys contention has
been that the sea- pirates inflicted ntt4e
or damage on the nerds compared with
the losses sustained through the annual
killing OF seals on the Pribylof islands by
the North American Seal Company. 1t is
true that the Canadian and British ex-
perts were inclined to the belief that the
present condition of the herds was in
large measure chargeable to the operations
of the seal company in 1889 and prior years,
when they were permitted to Kill as many
as 100, 900 seals annually on the islands.
AS the Commissions Will report lndepen-
IDENTIFY, the nature of the remedy to be rec
commended cannot be known yet. The
American commissioners would favor a to-
tai suspension of pelagic sealing if possi-
BILE, and while it is hardly probable that
the British would be willing to concede
this much, it is believed that they may be
disposed to recommend further restric-
tions upon pelagic sealing, either by ex
tending the boundaries of the closed zone,
lengthening the closed season, or both,
perhaps. The Russian and Japanese gov
ernrnents, having seals of their own to pro-
tect, are interesting themse YES on our side
of the case. The commissions visited the
Russian Commander islands, as we'll as the
Japanese islands, in the pursuit of their in
uury A Russian representative is al
ready in the United States to follow up the
matter and, with the activesco-operation of
these governments in our interest, it is
hoped that the British will be disposed to
consent to further restrictive measures,
particularly as the time is now ripe, owing
to the almost total failure of the pelag1c
sealers to make paying catches the past
summer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-26
MORTON C. HUNTER DEAD
ONE OF INDIANA'S FOREMOST CITI-
ZENS VICTIM OF PARALYSIS.
Member of FOur Congresses, Brave
Union Soldier and "a Gifted PO-
litical Debater.
,ecial to the IndianapoIis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON. Ind, Oct. 25.-Gen. Nor
ton c. Hunter. eminent as a soldier, cisi-
zen and statesman, died at his home, on
North Walnut street, at oc clock this mern-
ing, the result of paralysis A week ago,
while sitting in his accustomed place in the
walnut-street Presbyterian Church, he was
stricken with paralysis and carried to his
home. Since then the General seemed to
improve at times, but there was no marked
change in his condition until yesterday.
when he fell in a ueep slumber, and, as
the beautiful October Sabbath morning
came he passed away peacefully as the
sleeping of a child. The news spread about
the city rapidly, and on every side were
expressions of regret, as there never was
a man held in higher regard by all classes.
The funeral will take place Tuesday after
noon at o'clock from the residence and
will be in charge of the MaSonS and G.. A.
K. Many prominent people from over the
State will attend.
Morton C. Hunter was born at Versailles.
Ind, Feb. 5, 1926. He received his educa-
ton in the common schools and at the
State University of Indiana, from the law
department of which he graduated in 1S49.
He then entered upon a successful prac-
tice, which he continued until 1S5S when
he was elected a member of the House of
Representatives of Indiana from Monroe
county. He entered the army at the begin
ning of the civil war as colonel of the
Eighty-second Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
He commanded this regiment until the fall
of Atlanta, when, for meritorious services,
he was brevetted brigadier general. From
that time on until the close of the war
he commanded the First Brigade, Third
Division, Fourteenth Army Corps. He was
in Sherman's march to the sea and par
ticipated in the great review in Washing
ton after the termination of hostilities
General Hunter was a member of the
Fortieth, Forty-third, Forty-fourth and
Fifty-siXth Congresses. His last term end
ed March 4, 1879. In December OF that year
he suffered his first stroke of paralysis. For
a long time afterwards he was unable to
attend to his business affairs, but he gra-
dually recovered, and for the past few
years took an active interest in public mat
tiers. He was q forcible campaign speak
er and did much work for the Republican
cause. AS the head of the Indiana Chicka-
mauga commission he visited the great
battlefield several times and took especial
pride in the erection of the monument
marking the position of the Eighty-second
Indiana at Chickamauga- He attended his
regimental reunion at Madison only a few
weeks ago.
General Hunter was a prominent Mason,
a member of the Society of the Army of
the Cumberland, of the Loyal Legion, of
Paul S. Stocum Post G.. A. r., of the
Oolite Club of Bloomington and of the Wal
nut-street Presbyterian Church of Bloom
ington. His wife died in 1888. He leaves
five sons and two daughters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-26
DARING JAIL DELIVERY.
Six Desperate Criminals Escape from
a Louisville Prison.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 25.-Another jail
delivery was perpetrated tonight at the
county jail shortly after $50 o'clock and
six desperate prisoners made their escape.
The delivery was supposed to be whole
sale one in which every prisoner confined
on the third floor of the old Jail was to get
out but the watchfulness of the turnkeys
prevented this and only the six men es-
capped. The men who got out are as fol-
lows: Jake Brill convicted counterfeiter,
having a sentence of six years to serve;
Harry Brooks convicted of robbing a post
office and having Il sentence of four years
to serve; Tom Mckenzie, charged with
house breaking and having had no trial;
William Mckenzie, charged with house
breaking and awaiting trial; Tom Kelly,
charged with house breaking and awaiting
trial. Wes Sateriy. charged with steal
ing and awaiting trial. All of the men were
oners ard who would hesitate at nothing.
They gained their liberty by scraping the
mortar from between the bricks in cell No.
8. letting the bricks fall into the interior
of the cell and in this manner they got a
hole large enough for them to climb
through One at time they made their
way out of the hole and climbed upon the
roof Then, with the means of a short rope,
they let themselves down into a narrow
an abutment of the new jail and escaped
None of the escape prisoners had been
captured up to midnight. This is the sec
ond jail delivery in Louisville within the
last year, seven prisoners making their
cape on last Christmas day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-26
OBITUARY.
Sir Albert AbduIlah SassOOn, Bart, q
Philanthropic EngIishman.
LONDON, Oct. 25.-sir Albert sassoon is

LONDON, Oct. 25.-,Sir Albert Sassoon is
dead.
Sir Albert Abdullah Sassoon, Bart, K. G..
S. L., was born in Bagdad in 1918 and set
tied with his father in Bombay in 1892
He received European education and on
the death of his father succeeded to the
leadership of the great banking and mer-
camille concern of David Sassoon & Co.,
founded by mis- father. During his career
in India he distinguished himself by the
munificence with which he promoted char
liable undertakings and public works. In
1873 the Queen conferred the honor of
knighthood on Sir Albert, and in November
of the same year the corporation of Lon
don presented him with the freedom of the
city. Sir Albert Sassoon was the first
Anglo-Indian upon whom this distinction
was bestowed. In 1867 he had been ap-
pointed companion to the Star of India
and a year later he became a member of
the. Bombay Legislative Council. Since his
residence in London Sir Albert had been
a prominent parsonage in society and had
taken u deep interest in the affairs of the
Anglo-J ewish community. He distin-
guished himself by the magnifcence of the
entertainment he offered the Shah of Per-
sia when that potentate visited England
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-26
Many DeIega tiops, Including Several
from Indiana, VIII Make Pill
grimages to Canton.
ELECTORAL TICKET TABLE
SHOWING WHERE DEMOCRATS AND
POPULISTS HAVE FUSED.
In the State of Texas Only Have Re-
pubIicans Combined with Other
Parties-Bryan at Church.

CANTON, o., Oct. 25.-Spe CHI king will
continue at the Mckinley home up to the
very eve of election. To-day, the opening
of the last week of the campaign, finds
Major Mckinley, to all outward appear
ances at least, equal to as hard work as
he has experienced at any time during the
campaign. He was up and around early
this morning, and in company with his
brother Abner, of New York, attended
services. Charles C. Dawes, of the ma
tional committee arrived from Chicago this
morning and spent the day at the McKin-
ley home. Major and Mrs. Mckinley and
Mr.. Dawes were guests at II o'clock din
ner at the home of Judge William r. Day
This evening Col. NJ. 7. Herrick and wife
came down from Cleveland to remain over
night. These guests were joined during the
evening by few relatives residing in the
city.
The weeks programme opens with six
delegations for Monday, fifteen for the sue
ceeding days of the week and large num-
ber of others only partially arranged. Many
of the visitors will be long-distance pill
grims, tomorrow bringing a party from
Boston, one from New Jersey and two
from Indiana. The week will also include
college day and Youngstown, o., day."
on both of which occasions large crowds
definitely made are follows:
Monday-Railway Mems Sound-money
Club of Seymour, Ind; Newark and Tren-
ton, n. j.; Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Railway Company employees; railroad men
of Meadville, Pa; residents of Indianapolis
and vicinity; railway league of Boston.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. men of New Eng
land; residents of Piedmont, w. Va, and
vicinity; Underwriters Sound-money Club,
Cleveland; employees of Upson & Co., Lam
son. Session & Co., Peck Stone, Wilcox &
Co.. all of CleVeland: employees of the
Junction Iron and~Steel Company of Mingo
Junction, o.. commercial travellers of New
ark, o.
Wednesday-Students of Western Reserve
University and of Case School of Applied
Sciences, Cleveland; residents of Buffalo,
n. Y; business men and manufacturers of
Canton; residents of Minerva, o.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of northern Ohio
and Indiana; Republicans and citizens in
general of Meigs county, Ohio; the "Orig-
inal' Mckinley Club. of Cleveland.
Friday. day" the Republican
town and the Mahonfng valley.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Terre Haute, Ind,
al 11I icir1
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-26
DIVISION OF ELECTORS.
Bryan Democrats Have Fused in
Twenty-Nine States.


CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-The Republicans
have a straight electoral ticket in forty
four of the forty-fve States, having ef-
fected fusion in cnly ore-Texas-with
the Middle of-the-road' Populists and
gold-standard Democrats. The Democrats
have straight electoral ticket in only ff
teen of the States, having effected a fusion
with the Populists and silver Republicans
in tWenty-nine of the others, a conclusion
not having yet been reached in the remain
ing one. In some cases the Populists and
silver Republicans indorsed the Democratic
electoral ticket, but in others concessions
of electors were made to them for their
support of Bryan and Sewal. In two
States-Oregon and South Dakota-the
Democrats indorsed the Populist electoral
ticket The following table shows the
States with a straight Democratic cleo
toral ticket and those in which a division
of electors has been made. The figures for
North Carolina are those embraced in the
proposition of the Populists to the Demo-
Gratis, who, however, have not yet accepted
their offer of division in that State but
the Populists, it is understood still have
hopes of effecting fusion in North Caro-
lima:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-26
Partial Canvass of Anderson Mills
That shows Most of the Employees
Are for Mckinley.
VIEWS OF HON. w. I. DURBIN
INDIANA'S COMMITTEEMAN CERTAIN
OF REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
Dummy Nailed to Gold Cross by
Popocrats and Crown of Thorns
Placed ON It's Head.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. 25.-The state-
ment has been made so repeatedly in In
diana papers and those in adjacent States
that the workmen in the factories located
in the Indiana natural gas belt were going
over 70 silver that it has become wearisome
to those who know the existing conditions
limited canvass was made yesterday OF q
few of the leading plants in this city. In
all OF them, with the possible exception OF
the tin-plate works, the vote heretofore has
been evenly divided between Republicans
and Democrats the Democrats getting the
most last campaign. In the rod mill of the
DIG american wire nail works l52 voters
are employed. OF these but eighteen stand
for free silver. In the gatvanIzing DEPART
ment nfty-one colored voters are employed.
over one-half of whom Tor sound fnoaey.
IN the wire and the nail departments,
where over 300 voters are employed The
gold men number about sixteen to one. or
Ihese 50 per cent have left the od-time
Democratic ranks and are either for Palmer
and Buckner or for Mckinley. Almost all
9rot1 9r nne Skilled workmen IN the plant came
eral We're on the fence until the insult to
Carlisle at Covington last week. Ordinar-
lly at the Arcade tie works about 300 vot-
ers are employed, but only $50 are in service
now. OF these there are but seventeen sill
YER men. AT the Wright shovel works. also
operating half force, out of l0s voters em-
ployed are but thirty-three for silver. At
the Eneaustic tile works, also running with
reuuceQ 1Orce, there are four out of fcrty-
one for Bryan. AT the National tin-plafe
works $50 voters are employed and of this
number bit fifteen are for silver. The man
ayers or these plants up to this year have
been Democratic. In none of these cases
has charges been made by Democrats that
the Workmen were coerced. This canyasa
establishes a ratio that is hard to get
around. Those who have been over the en-
TIRE gas belt state that the proportion in
TINS city is less than II Is In some cities
III the glass plants were counted in the
ratio would be lessened considerably. 1t is
canned Rdrpd erIa
workers in this city not to exceed ten Of
them are for free silver. The plants are
however, shut down owing to uncertainty In
definifn - - -
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Hurtx,s statement Denied.

Special the indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, Oct 25-The statement
sent out by j. n. Hurry. of Indianapolis,
secretary of the State Board of Health,
that he had 'lreard from a travelling man
that diphtheria was killing children rap
idly at Geneva (an oil town in this county,,
and that citizens were trying to conceal
the fact for business reasons has aroused
great indignation in that place Geneva
has no diphtheria. The facts are: Two
children, who We're born with bronchial af-
fections, died there during the past three
weeks, but in neither case were there any
symptoms of diphtheria. Hurty's letter was
published in the Portland Commercial
which town draws a large per cent. of
trade from Geneva and vicinity. Geneva
citizens will institute a vigorous boycott
on Portland merchants, and openly threat
en- to make it unpleasant for the State
secretary and the travelling man" should
they put in an appearance in that place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-26
Street Cleunins Resumed

NEW YORK. Oct. 25-Cofonel Warins
receded from his determination to discon-
tinue the work of 1he street-cleaning de-
partment until CoE@.oiler Fitch had maid
the bills due contractor Tate, and to-day
the sweepers received crders to go TO work
Colonel Waring receoed from his position
because of the hrm stand taken by Con-
troller Fitch, who dec ared that he would
not be coerced into doing anything he was
not convinced he had a right to do bv
any action of Colonel Waring no matter
how sensational. sPhe Mayor intimated be-
fore leaving his ONCE yesterday that un-
less the work Of street-cleaning was re-
sumed before many hours he would take
a hand in the dispute and force the re-
sumption of work. By o'clock tonight
the sweepers had succeeded in cleaning the
streets and leaving them in their normal
conditions
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MIR. DURBIN,s PREDICTION.
He Claims Republicans VIII Curry
Many Doubtful StnteS.
n tn the IndiananoIfs Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. Oct 25.-W T. Durbin,
Indiana committeeman and in charge of the
campaign in Indiana and Michigan for the
Republicans, spent Sunday at home. He
returned to the Chicago headquarters to-
night. In speaking of the election he said
to-day: Il am now in Il position to say
that Indiana will go $4,000 for Mckinley. I
do not make this estimate on the demon-
strations and crowds l have seen durs;lg
the past week while with General Harrison
on his trip but on reliable poll returns.
Michigan will go against Bryan 60,000 and
Illinois from $50, 900 to 100000. Iowa will turn
against the free-siver man with c0000,
Kansas with 10000. Minnesota $1,000. Me-
braska with from 5000 to 10. 900. and Ken
lucky. Maryland. New Jersey and Deia-
ware will all be in the Mckinley column.
Both Virginia and West Virginia win go
against Bryan. and he will also lose Cali
fornia, Washington and South Dakota.
This may sound rather like claiming the
earth but j do not make this as an idle
prediction. I mean what i say. The gold
Democrats will poll surprising vote in
many States"
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How Bryan Spent sunday.

JACKSONVILLE. H., Oct 25.-W. j.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
Bryan the voluble Popoeratic candidate
spent Sunday in this city and did little
quiet electioneerinG by attending church
and shaking hands in the holy edifce. Mr.
Bryan spent the day at the
home of DIR. Hiram K. Jones'
where he lived during his resi-
dence in this city. There We're few callers
but outside the house a large crowd gath
cred and stared at the few visitors who
were admitted to grasp the hand and ex-
change the compliments Of the day with the
candidate. Tomorrow Mr. Bryan will ad-
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25.-The. operation
necessary to save the life of George Wal
fayette football team was successfully per-
formed to-day. The vermiform appendix
was removed and was found to be in a
much diseased condition He is now rest
ing easily and win most likely recover, but
cannot play this year again and is strong
ly advised never TO go on the gridiron
again. The physicians say had he played
In yesterdays game with Pennsylvania 1t
would have killed him.