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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-16

BUTLER'S REPLY TO WATSON.
Singing Rebuke to the POpulist Idol
i'm the south,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-In view of the
fact that the letter of Tom Watson accept
ing the vice presidential nomination of the
Populist party has been published Senator
Marion Butler to-day made public his re-
ply written when Mr.. Watsons letter was
received, in which he took exceptions to its
tone. The reply is as follows:
Hon. Thomas E. Watson:
Dear Sir-Your letter of acceptance was
received Saturday night. 1t had beerr de-
tanned in the postoffce for want of suffi-
Client postage. You. in effect. advise POpu-
lists not to support the joint elector ok Il s
that have been arranged in a large number
OF states. Is 1t possible that you fully APP
preciate the effect of such advice? AT
least. upon reflection, you must know that
if enough Populsts should follow such ad-
vice, IT would mean the defeat of BRYAN
your advice should be followed by enough
Populists, the Peoples party would not
have single elector in the Electoral Col
lege. In the States where we have joint
electoral tickets we will get every elector
that We do get; and, besides. it is in those
States where we will get the bulk If not
all. of the Peoples party congressman In
your own State, and other States which
have followed your advice against electoral
and. 1 fear, not many Congressman, if
any:
You certainly cannot mean. however
middle-of-the-road policy in the be-
ginning. to advise your friends to
do that which at this time would
be the most effective agency in placing in
power Mckinley and his backers-the trusts
and monopolies. Can any personal or party
injustice, however great. Justify us in being
responsible either directly or Indirectly. for
placing in power the stock jobbers monop-
oiists, trusts. the British gold ring and an
of the combined robbers of the people and
enemies of good government?
I'm the name of outraged and suffering
humanity. whose prayers to-day go up
from millions of homes for William j
Bryan In his heroic and marvellous strug-
gle against the minions of corporate greed
and the hellish gold conspiracy, let US sink
every other consideration and hold uD his
hands and do the full duty of Americans
and patriots Let remember that il is
a suffering people and a betrayed Republic,
and not Democratic politicians. that to-day
call for our help and demand our services
Bryan will be elected and the government
redeemed If every patriot does his duty
Let do ours. Therefore. 1 beseech you
TO change at least that part of your letter
which gives advice. which. if followed.
would surely help the common enemy III
you do not. then you. Yourself must as
sumo the responsibility of giving such a
document. TO the public at this time Yours
truly, MARION BUTLER"
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ACUTE RELIGIOUS MANIA
Nearly Results i'm Human Sacrifice i'm
Ontario Hamler.

BOWMANVILLE, Ont, Nov. ia most
extraordinary case of religious mania is re-
ported from a farmhouse near the Long
Sault. There. for a number of years. re-
sided Elijah Rice. his wife and fifteen chill
dren. The eldest son, Louis, twenty-five
years old, recently became insane and an
nounced himself the Prince of the Sand
Hills" and declared that Christ had ap-
pointed him TO reform the world. The
mania extended to the father, mother and
the other children. who neglected the farm
and spent their time in singing and pray
ing.
Recently the father conceived the idea
that Louis was pursued b. the devil and
that ii must be beaten out of him Louis
was knocked down with a leg of a chair
and Mr.. and Mrs. Rice and two of the sons
pounded him into insensibility. When this
was accomplished they were satisfied that
the devil was driven out.
Their next move was to celebrate the
Feast of the Passover and one of the little
children was to be sacrificed as the pascal
lamb" One of the sons, mere boy. told
this to a clergyman. who informed the po-
lice. on visiting the farm they found Rice
and his son Louis suffering from intense
mania and had them removed to Kingston
Insane Asylum. The doctors think that
the other members will recover
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NEGRO SHOT TO DEATH.
Tennessee Avengers Did Not Take
Time to Lynch Him.

MKENZIE, Tenn, Nov. 15.-Last night
near this city Charley Allen, a negro. was
lynched, being shot to death by band of
armed men, for raping Miss Bette Seals.
a respectable orphan white girl, aged four
teen. The negro committed the outrage
about dusk yesterday afternoon as the gil
was returning from the cotton field.
The cries of the gin brought as
sistance after the negro had fled.
She told her story. pursuit was instituted,
the negro caught and fully Identified and
under guard was started TO Mckenzie. The
news had reached Mckenzie and a crowd
left at once for the scene. The guards
hearing Of the crowd coming changed their
course, and when about a mile from town
unknown parties attacked the negro and
completely riddled him with bullets. leav-
ing the body on the roadside where hun
dreds viewed IL to-day.
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SWINDLING BOOK AGENTS.
A Formidable Gang Has Been Work.
ing Eastern Publishers.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-Harry F. Johnson.
alias Ray. has been arrested at the request
of the chief OF police OF Boston. 1t is said
that Simpson is one of a gang that has been
operating extensively in Boston and Phila-
delphia and which is believed to be one of
the many ramifications of the big gang of
swindlers headed by Peters and Thomas.
who are already under arrest Book deal
ers were their victims. According to the
story. one of the gang would secure a po-
sition as a book agent to sell publications
on installments. One of the confederates
would buy a set of books through the bogus
agent. who would thereupon receive the
commission for the sale. The confederate
would then disappear with the books and
dispose of them TO dealers in old books or
to junk shops. The dealers in Boston and
Philadelphia have sustained heavy losses
By their operations. Simpson admitted that
he knew OF the people who are said to be
implicated with him. but he denied all
knowledge of the crime he is charged with
He was held in 600 TO await extradition
papers from Boston.
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SPAIN RAISING FUNDS
PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR LOAN OF
S5O,OGO,OOO DEMANDED.
War i'm Cuba and the Philippine
to Severe Straits.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Senor De LONE,
Spanish minister here. has received news
from Madrid to the effect that tomorrow
morning at that city the government will
make an announcement asking for public
subscriptions on a loan of s5O,OOoOOO. While
the minister said that the loan was not
to be made purposely for the immediate
purchase of munitions or equipments for
war, yet it was probable that the bulk of
the money would be used to defray ex-
penses of the conflict now going on in Cuba.
Minister De LONE has received a telegram
from an official source saying that pri-
vate canvass has been made of bankers and
brokers of Madrid with the intention of
finding out how much they would sub
scribe, and that so far different financiers
have promised to take up bonds amounting
to over $50, 200.
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REV. THOMAS'S PROGRAMME.
VIII Spread the Gospel of the Peopl le's =
Church Over the States.

CHICAGO. Nov. 15.-Rev. DR.. III. w
Thomas, for seventeen years pastor of the
Peoples Church of this city. to-day an
nounced that he had taken Rev. Frank Il.
Frooman as an associate in his ministerial
work DIR. Thomas will, I'm large meas
ure, step down and out of the pulpit which
he erected In McVicker's Theater. Stimuli
taneously with this announcement was the
resignation of Mr.. Vrooman of the pastor
ate of the Kenwood Presbyterian Church.
This Is the sequel of the action of the synod
OF Illinois Oct. %. deposng Mr.. Vrooman
from the Presbyterian ministry. In fulfill
ment OF what has long been his desire DR.
Thomas Will leave in about two months on
an extended trip through the South and
West TO preach the doctrines of the Peo-
pies Church and of liberal religion i'm the
large cities. The trip will extend over five
months.
Mr.. Vrooman's work in his new field will
begin next Sunday. considerable portion
of the members of his old congrega tion will
ally themselves with the Peoples Church
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Major Mckinley Spends n Quiet Sun
day with EN-President Hayes's
Son as His Visitor.
NO JUDGESHIP FOR Mr.. BYNUM
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND MAY AP-
POINT SECRETARY HERBERT.
Chairman Butler Gives Ont His Reply
to Tom WatsOn's Radical Letter
of Acceptance.

CLEVELAND. o., Nov. 15.-Mr. NJ. A.
Hanna was seen to-day by reporter who
tried to get from him a statement regard
ing the gossip connecting his name with a
Cabinet position.
Your name has been used in connection
with the Secretaryship of the Treasury
said the reporter ''Will you make an au-
thoritative statement with reference to it?'
mo. L will not discuss it a ALL" was the
reply.
But some of the newspapers have said
that you had declared you would accept no
Officer"
Il don't remember ever having said any
thing of the kind"
But you were SO quoted
"Well, / can't help that"
Tomorrow evening Mr.. Hanna will be
banqueted by a number of his friends at
the Union Club The affair is to be ex-
elusive. Nothing has been made public
about the programme and it is said that no
one but the members of the club who are
invited will be admitted.
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PRICE CENTS ss HslEaS sb 5SsD.Ts SsE Tg1S fss q

former is railroad promoter and the latter
the head of the firm Of Louis Spitzel &
Co.. London and Shanghai.
$1.500.0o0 contract for deepening the mar
Dor of Shanghai is the first plum whlch,
il is said. the English-American- Chinese
Railway Construction Company a. figuring
on getting from the Chinese government,
through the good offices OF Louis Spitzel.
the promoter of the company The scheme
for the rapid development OF the Chinese
trade through the Chinese Construction
Company contemplates making Shanghai
the principal port of the entry of the En-
pire, and II is in this city, ii is said. that
modern appliances first will be introduced.
Besides the deepening of the harbor 10
admit the largest craft of the world, the
Chinese citv Is TO be furnished with the
most complete railway lines that IL is possi-
BILE to build. and an electric lighting system
will be introduced at the same time.
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OATES FOR THE SENATE.
Gold Democratic Governor May Bc
Elected i'm AInbnnia.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Nov. l5.-The pre-
vailing impression in this city tonight is
that Governor William c. Oates will be
elected United States Senator to succeed
Senator Pugh. whose term expires March
4. Senator Pugh is a candidate for re-
election, and the other candidates are Con-
gressman j. III. Bankhead. Gen. F. w.
Pettus and Governor Oates. all pronounced
silver Democrats except Governor Oates.
who was elected as the administration cam
didate for Governor two years ago. Gov
ernor Oates voted for Bryan as the nomi-
nee of his party. but has been and is now
an avowed gcld-standard Democrat The
election of Clements Speaker of the
House of Representatives over IL free-slver
Democrat was great surprise TO the free
silver people. but IL revealed the strength
OF Governor Oates and the goid-standard
forces. The Democratic caucus of the Gen,
eral Assembly will decide the matter next
Monday night. The following contests
from Alabama have already been an
nounced on the general charge of fraud a;
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nj. E. MISSIONARY BISHOPS.
Farewell Meeting at Detroit Before
Starting for India and Africa.

DETROIT. Mich. Nov. 15.-Bishops of the
NJ r. Church who are attending the gen.
erd missionary committee meeting occu-
pied the pulpits I'm most of the leading
churches OF Detroit to-day and addressed
large congregations. Thr, afternoon a mass
meeting was held in the Central NJ f.
Church. which was I'm the nature OF a fare
well TO Bishop Thoburn and Bishop Hart
zeIi
Bishop Thoburn Is about returning TO In
dia, where. for thirty-eight years he has
had charge OF the NJ. +. mission work of
the country. Bishop Hartzell is about to
leave for Africa, having been elected by
the General Nj. r. Conference TO the head
of that field as successor 10 Bishop William
Taylor. Both made inspiring and very
hopeful addresses regarding their work and
Its great future prospects. At the close
most of the congregation had opportunity
of personally saying farewell to both the
derarting missionary bishops and their
wives.
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BYNuM.s SLIM CHANCES.
Now Reported Cleveland Will Name
Herbert for Chief Judgeship.

Herbert for Chief JudEeship.
Srecial to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Nov. B.-Whether the
influence of Postmaster-generalW Wilson, or
whether simply Mr.. Cleveland's desire TO
take care of his friends will prevail. the
prospects for Mr.. Bynum's appointment to
the coveted $5.000-a-year chief judgeship of
the Court of Claims do not appear to be
improving On the contrary there is a per-
sistent rumor that Mr.. Cleveland will APP
point to that place Secretary Hilary "A.
Herbert of Alabama. If he does Mr.. By
mum may yet have the gloomy satisfaction
of seeing Mr.. Herbert rejected by the SEN
ate. for it will be remembered that when
the Chicago platform was adopted Mr.. Her
bert was the first member of the Cabinet
to announce that he would not support the
ticket, and IL will also be remembered that
when shortly thereafter, 1t w; rumored
that in the event of Justice Fields death
Mr. Cleveland might appoint Secretary Car
Isle to the Supreme Bench. Senator Faux
ner chairman of the Democratic congress
sional committee stated publicly that the
Senate would not confirm the nomination
of any member of President Cleveland S
Cabinet for any life position. Mr.. Her
bert's confirmation would. therefore. be
very doubtful. although 1T Is plain that Mr.
Bynums confirmation would be just as
mathematical.
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CHINESE RAILROAD SCHEME.
English American Syndicate to BuiId
n Line In the iFIowery Kingdom

CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-The Tribune saws:
One million dollars have been subscribed
and plans are bing matured for the forma =
tion in Chicago within two weeks of {,
gigantic commercial enterprise to be known
as the English h-American-C Chinese Railway
Construction Company, which is to enter
the field of Chinese trade as the rival of the
American Trading Company. The object
of the company Is to eventually obtain con,
troll of American trade in the fiowery king
dom. Twenty-three miles of railway
equipped with the most improved appil-
ances and rolling stock. will be built Mos:
of the capital. IL is said. will be put I'm by
Americans. and they will also supply the
equipment OF the road.
Two Englishmen are directing the for
nation of the syndicate from opposite sides
of the globe. One of them. John Il. Grant
is now in Chicago concluding the deal and
the other. Louis Sptzel. Is In China. The
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subscription. Are Forced.

LONDON, Nov. 1s.--The Times's Madrid
correspondent dweiis un the unusual means
being adopted to insure the success of the
new Spanish loan. Appeals amounting to
commands" he says, have been issued
from the interior, finance and marine min
isteries to the provincial authorities to
adopt exceptional measures to secure large
subscriptions. The newspapers are filled
With exhortations 10 patriotism from prom
inent public men, headed by the Minister
of Finance, Senior Juan Navarro Reverter.
The loan is more like national charitable
subscription than an ordinary financial op-
era
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The Detroit Anarchist Caught.

DETROIT. Mich. Nov. 15.-C. Rogolski
the Pole who is accused of having exploded
a dynamite cartridge under a dwelling west
of the city limits last night, was found by
officers early this morning In bed at his
home with his clothes on. Since his ar
rest he has told various conflicting stories.
The only motive known for such a crime
BY the prisoner is the fact that Ewers one
of the injured men. had cuffed him during
a small fracas on election night. Both the
injured men are doing fairly we'll and both
NAV recover.
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the ballot box: From the Fifth congress
sional district. A. T. Goodwin against Will
Sundley against Wheeler. Democrat, and i'm
the Ninth. G. b. Grove against Oscar IN
derwood Democrat. The election CT How
ard. Populist in the seventh, is at last
conceded. 1t is claimed by Republicans
that Bryan's majority in this State was
less than 10000, but official returns are still
unannOunced.
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Imp,ement Manufacturers.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Nov 15.-Tuesday
morning the annual convention OF the Ma
tional Association Of Agricultural Impe-
ment and Vehicle Manufacturers will meet
in the State Capitol and will continue In
session four days. Extensive preparations
have been made for the entertainment of
the delegateS.
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r,. .aaick. Ffght in DeIaware.

LMINGTON, Del, Nov. 15.-It is re-
ported here to-day that Col. Henry A. Du-
pont will renew his contest for n seat in
the United States Senate. J. Edward Ad-
dicks is fighting in the courts for sixteen
fraud i'm Kent and Sussex counties. lie ex,
meets n decision on Thursday, and IL IL IL
against him he will make contest at
Washington.
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A JeaIou. Printer. Deadly Work

GLENwOOD SPRINGS. Col. Nov Is
James Il. Spurrier. young printer. to-day
shot and probably fatally wounded Miss
Nina Cornell and slightly wounded James
T.. Wilson, her escort, and then sent a bull
let through his own heart. Jealousy was the
cause.
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ANOTHER CONFERENCE CALLED.
Glass workers and Operators VIII
Meet I'm Pittsburg.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON. Ind. Nov. 1.-THE wage
committee of the window glass workers has
been called for another meeting with the
manufacturers at Pittsburg. and a delega-
ton will go from this city. II Is hoped by
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upon time, long there who
brave and curious and he said he would try and reach the
ship which called the FRAM
from the wood and bark of the Douglas Fir which in the
The Winter of the Douglas Fir is
thick naurass believe that this
growing when Columbus discovered America We have on exhibit
the bark wonderful and
the exhibit the Bark OvercOa that contributes the
cesses very much the bark contributes to the comfort
the They thick but they well made much
modern STYLE and quite the kind used by Prof
Mans The Arctic nd maj O
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MoNoN ROUTE
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway.
SHORT LINE TO
CHICAGO iha The WEST sasIu,,., !,

Pullman vestibule Train Service.
g..
Arrive Chicago 1900 noon. $40 p. m. and 7:=o
O.
Leave Chicago daily 2:45 a. m. n:5o a. m ard
e5S D.
$50 g. m.
Chicago Sleeper at west end Union Station.
ready at $50.
Detailed information at Union Station and No.
w. Wash. sc. GEO. W. HAYLER. ID. p. A.
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BIoodhounds Catch n Burglar.
STANDARD OIL Trust.
Rumor that Ii Has Always Been Back
of Cudahy's Pipe Line.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER. Ind. Nov. l5.-News OF
the greatest Importance TO the Indiana oil
men has reached here concerning an al
legged deal between the Standard OIL Com
pany and the Cudahys. whose pipe line to
Chicago was destined to give a new inn
petus to the Indiana field and benefit the
Indiana product. against which the Stand
ard has always Disseminated. Leading
officials of the Standard Company. either
purposely or by accident. let out the news
within the last few days that the St'.nd-
ard would likely purchase the Cudahy pipe
line. These Standard officials are n,sw on
a tour of inspection i'm the Ohio field and
are expected here early this week to go
over the Indiana oil territory, and espe-
cially to inspect the Cudahy pipe line 30
far as II has been completed. IL is said
the inspection is with a view to buying out
the Cudahys, but other information Is 10
the effect that they already nave an OPP
tion on the line. IL not absolute control. IL
is even hinted by shrewd oil men, ana IL is
not hard to believe by all acquainted with
the secret and forbidding methods or the
Standard Oil Company, tnat tnsy ss. nase .so .s
first 1t was always known that more
mains were necessary TO pipe 10 chicago
the increasing product or 'ne apI,,d rapids s. as.
been a costly move for the Standard Id
have secured a second rignt OF way Tor
LAYING the line. When the Cudahys started
what was given out rs competing me
the public was anxious 10 help the anti
trust fighters along. and no Obstacles We're
thrown i'm the way or the new enterprise.
The secret of the move Is now cropping
ont With the Standard in control or this
nine lire IL will continue TO have little or
no opposition I'm the Indiana Held and the
Indiana producers will still be at the mercy
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Gathering of Iri.hmen Called.

NEW YORK. Nov. 15.-At meeting OF
the Amnesty Aid Association to-day ar
rangements were made for the holding OF
a massive gathering of the Irish race in
this city for the purpose OF augmenting the
funds for the caring of DR.. Thomas Gal
lagher and George Albert Whitehead ex-
political prisoners. now confined i'm the
sanitarium at Amityville. Long island
Baltimore. Washington, Boston and other
cities.
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Mckinley and Young Hayes.

CANTON, o., Nov. 15.-With an ideal au-
tumnal day as an inspiration for a drive,
President-elect Mckinley this afternoon en-
joyed a ride in the family carriage, accom-
panied by Webb c. Hayes. who was guest
at the Mckinley home to-day. Mr.. Hayes
accompanied Major Mckinley to the First
NJ. +. Church this morning the son of the
Ohio President and the President-elect
walking to and from the place of worship.
Major Mckinley sat in the pew with his
aged mother and his sister, whom he saw
in their carriages after the services.
In addition to receiving other callers and
entertaining Mr.. Hayes, who is a friend of
the family OF many years standing, Major
Mckinley did not forget to call at his moth
ers home and he also spent as much time
as he could with his wife, whose health has
improved considerably during the last few
days.
To-day Major Mckinley received card
from Heidelburg. Germany, which says:
THE American students at Heidelburg send
greetings and congratulations to the rep,
resentative of the American nation"
Board of Trade Gamblers Candidate.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 15.-Charles b. Muir
ray. editor of the Price Current and super
intendent of the Cincinnati Chamber of
Commerce, is being prominently presented
for Secretary of Agriculture. Mr. Murray
has a national reputation as a statistician.
and his crop reports accepted as au-
thority everywhere. He Is not a politician
and has never been active in politics. but
this city which took active part for Nc
klnley regardless of political alliance 1t
IS quite likely, however. that Mr.. Murray
comes from State that will preclude Sc
| rlOuS consideration of his case