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man ever lived in this community who was
better known or more highly respected. The
remains will be inferred at Lebanon, Ind
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Feb. S-Mrs. Mary j.
Winslow, aged about sixty. a prominent
member OF the Friends Church. died at her
home, near Riverside. Ripley township, last
night She was the widow of the late Will
Charles Winslow, Quaker preacher OF con-
siderable note
Mrs. Augusta Wilson. highly respected
lady living near Gwynnville. died yesterday.
She was a daughter of the late Roland T..
Carr, leading citizen of Rushville fifty
years ago. and was born in Fleming coun-
ty. Kentucky: Mrs. Wilson was seventy
four years old.
MUNCIE, Ind. Feb. 2S-The death Of Rev.
J. II, c. Mckinney. last night, removes a
very active minister from the Indiana field.
Rev. Mckinney built the new NJ. p. Church,
on East Jackson street. and had the new
Madison-street Church nearly completed. He
for some time, and the first number would
have appeared next week. 1t was to be
known as the Christian Endeavorer, a
monthly paper. The remains we're taken to
Gosport tonight for burial there Sunday.
MARTINSVILLE. Ind, Feb. 2S.-John
Weesner. Of Gasburg, this county, died this
morning of pneumonia. after short illness.
North Carolina in 1885, but came with his
parents to Morgan county two years later
and has lived in the vicinity OF his late
home ever since. Josiah Weesner, his father,
is still living at Gasburg, and Is past ninety.
John Weesner has been postmaster at Cas-
burg for the past thirty-one years.
RICHMOND. Ind. Feb. 2S-Sylvester
Der Of the Hicksite Friends Church, died al
his home here last night
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MR.. M'LAIN'S RECEPTION.


One Of the most notable receptions In the
history OF the Columbia Club was that
given last evening by Moses G. McLain 20
the members of the club in recognition of
his election as president Of the club The
attendance was larger than any previous
club event has called forth, no less than 225
OF the four hundred members calling be-
tween and 10 o'clock. The reception was
Of an informal character. albeit the guests
were all in full evening dress, and there
was no speech-making. The decorations
were of cut flowers. growing plants and the
American colorS. The decorations of the
dining room were especially elaborate and
artistic. Refreshments consisting of salads.
sandwiches, olives. champagne punch and
the treasures that are stored in bottles In
the Columbia Club cellars were served.
The visitors played billiards and cards and
discussed politics. and that Mr.. McLain' S
hospitality was appreciated was indicated by
the large number of those who fingered late:
Mr.. McLain was congratulated from all
hands upon the success Of his reception.
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HE VISITS ToMRs.

Buffalo Courier.

Buffalo Courier.
my chief delight. wherever go-and
I've been around the world twice-is in
Hooker OF Boston, at the Genesee. Don't
imagine that / devote all of my time to-
such sight-seeing,'' he added, "for IL IS my
recreation, when get through talking busi-
ness. Knowing that ex-President Fillmore
buried here, L naturally visited For
est Lawn. The keeper pointed out his last
resting place, but. being covered with snow.
it was a very cherries spot L have visit
ed all of the great cemeteries in the United
States, including the national burial
grounds at Arlington. Gettysburg and An
tietam, but / failed to note the magnifi-
cence witnessed in the Old World burial
places. The tomb Of Napoleon. in the Hotel
des Invalides, Paris, is the most superb I
ever saw. There is no finer cemetery, al
that of Pere Ia Chaise. near Peris. 1t is
the model for many cemeteries. But the
most interesting tomb i ever saw, and one
which reminded me of Johnston's tomb in
New Orleans-was that OF the great China
man, Confucius. IL is in the K'ung Gene
terry, near Kiuh Fow. 1t is a magnificent
place, full of monuments. all erected by
different dynasties in honor of the sage.
The tomb is a great, lofty mound, with a
marble statue in front. Near by are smaller
mounds, where rest the bones Of his son
and grandson There are forty thousand
people in K'iuh Fow who claim TO be de-
scendants of Confucius and the chief is a
Chinese duke Of the seventy-sixth genera
ton. / have also visited the dreary crypts
in Rome and Paris. known as the cata-
combs With a guide ] once travelled about
three miles through the catacOmbS on the
Via Appia, near Rome, and the guide as
sured me that he had travelled twenty or
these subterraneous burial chambers IL Is
dangerous work, though, for the chambers
are constantly caving in and a number or
robberieS have occurred therein.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

The Boston Athletic Association has de-
cided to send an athletic team to Athens
to contest in the Olympic games the coming
summer.
Prof c. d. Woods, of Middletown, the
vice director of the Storrs Agricultural Col
lege Station, has been appointed dean Of
the Agricultural Department OF the Maine
State College and director OF the Maine ex-
pert station, at Orono.
The commission firm of Kennett, Hopkins
& Co., Chicago, which was suspended from
membership in the Board of Trade for two
years, last December, on a charge OF bucket
shop keeping, has applied to the Cook County
Circuit Court for reinstatement.
Attorney Moloney. Of Illinois, has
served notice on the attorneys for the Chi
cago Gas Trust that he would resume the
taking of testimony in regard to the rela-
tions of the Fidelity Trust Company with the
gas companies at Philadelphia on March 10.
Prof. w. S. Blackman, head of the de-
partment of Christian ethics at Yale. has
received a call to the pastorate OF the
North congregational Church, Bridgeport.
Conn, left vacant by resignation or Rev.
DR.. ChaS. Ray Palmer. about year ago.
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Indiana Deaths.

SHEIBYVII.LE. Ind. Feb. Sword
reached her at noon to-day of the death Of
George b. Knisel, at San Antonio, Tex For
years he had been afflicted with pulmonary
consumption. and with his wife and daugn-
ter was spending she winter South in the
hope OF Improvement. He arrived there
about the LIST OF January, but was seized with
malarlal fever and died He was born in
Hopkinsviie. KY. ffty-cne years ago, and
married at the age OF twenty-one Miss Mary
6 Bushy, who, with two children, survive
him The early part o. his life he lived in
Scencer. but afterwards moved TO Lebanon,
where he resided until 1855, when he came
here. Twenty-four years ago he was made
agent OF the American Express Company at
Lebanon. and from that day until ne sur
rendered the office here to go South he was
never out Of the employ of the company. No
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REVEALED BY X RAYS.
Disease Discovered I'm the Hollow
Part OF a Woman's Thigh Bone.

CHICAGO. Feb. ga surgical operation
was performed at Mercy Hospital this MORN
ing by Professor Christian Fenger. which
was suggested by the use Of the Roentgen
ray, and which led to discovery which is
believed to be in importance second to none
on this or the other side of the water. The
result of the operation. which was based on
a shadowgraph taken by means Of the Roent-
gen ray, showed that the ray furnishes
method of diagnosing the presence of malig-
nant diseases in the interior of the bones
hitherto unknown to medical science. A Mrs.
Swanson complained of pain In the bone OF
the right thigh. The shadowgraph of the
woman's thigh was taken, the ray passing
through to the hollow of the thigh bone con.
tanning the marrow. 1t showed portion OF
the bone midway between the knee and the
hip joint, two inches long and an inch wide,
was entirely gone, and it's place was filled
up by a spongy growth. The operation
showed that sarcoma had attacked the thigh
bone in its interior, and had produced In
size and shape. condition exactly corrobo-
rated oy the picture. This is the first known
instance of the use of the ray in such deep
seated structures.
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dll. After London / went TO Marseilles. I
sang there twelve dramatic soprano roles
and was unanimously received by the pubic
and the extremely difficult, critical tneatric-
the very taxing mode there. You make
three appearances. At the mai one the d.
rector comes forward and demands In very
plain terms from the public: do you or 90
you not want her? There Is no varnisn on
his question. any more than there IS on the
public reply. watch, if they feel that way.
will be violent Kissing for You just as soon
as anything else. Well. they accepted me
with cheers. Last winter / was leading
prima donna In the opera house at cairo,
and much did / enjoy the Orient and Or1en-
tai appreciation and enthusiasm. which the
Khedive heads so consistently. lncldentally
/ sang in Geneva. my pet corner or Europe
by reason of my debut and the great success
and encoura cement obtained there In CAIRO
l sang in 'Cavalleria.' .Pagliacci.' Bruneau's
L'Attaque du Moulin Delna's great role
ard several others.
''Since my debut on The stage ] have
studied with Tequi. a great Paris teacher
famous for diction and better known TO the
artistic and professional than the average
music loving world. How much l think OF
for me / can hardly express. He is very
great teacher.
TIE Musical Courier has the following
complimentary words for Miss Tracey:
Miss Minnie Tracey has been rapidly win
ming in her own country. since her arrival.
unstinted popularity and admiration. Small
wonder is this TO those who have followed
the young singers swift and sure artistic
career in Europe. Three gifts belong TO
Miss Tracey indisputably: a live. intelli-
a full rich, admirably trained voice and a
dramatic power which distinguishes her on
the operate stage as an unusually capable
and magnetic actress"
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NOfea Of the SfaUe.

Among the distinguished looking strangers
seen in the foyer at English's Opera House
this week there is none of more striking
appearance than the veteran iron gray man.
ager, Herr Herman Grau, who is an uncle
of Maurice Grau, of Metropolitan Opera
House fame. Mr.. Grau is the Oldest men,
Der of a family long distinguished for it's
association with musical art on two con-
tinehts. He is just now greatly interested
in the future of his talented granddaughter.
Miss Viola Baschweiler Grau, youthful
prodigy as a piano performer whom many
believe is destined to become Americas
a child, but her playing has attracted the
attention of the Eastern critics, who speak
Of her as evincing signs of technique similar
ance of William Tell by the Hinrichs
company in Philadelphia Miss Grau made
her debut, a piano being rolled on the stage
Won Weber's "Rondo Brilliant and a
Chopin Nocturne. She is nov studying I'M
der Scharwenka. but will go abroad for sew
eral years and return for a tour OF the
United States.
Lillian Russell, after a tour Of this coun-
try which is said to have cost her managers
$4,000, has returned to New York with new
opera and made a hit, the first time since
she married her third husband, Perugini
Her new opera is THE Goddess of Truth"
suggested by but only slightly initiative OF
Gilbert's palace of Truth" In this piece
a statue comes to life and compels every
body on the stage to speak honestly for
period of twelve hours. The story is by
Stanislaus STANCE. who has illustrated it
with w.t. fancy and good lyrics. Julian Ed
wards has set the book to pleasant music
Vernona Jarbeau, the whilom prima dom
ma, is now in the same cast at Keiths New
~,
j. w. Kelly, The Rolling Mill Man."
An unprecedented scene happened at the
New York Casino during a performance Of
Lady Slavey'' Wednesday night. Marie
Dressler and Dan" Daily had finished their
acrobatic dance in the second act, and had
repeated it several times with many varia-
tons. but the audience continued to recall
them, and raised such hubbub that the
play could not proceed. The actors on the
stage could not be heard. and they finally
sat down and awaited the cessation of the
good natured disorder. DAILY at last came
on the stage, but as Miss Dressler was not
also forthcoming the NOISE continued. She
had begun change OF toilet and could not
appear in delicate proof of which the stage
manager waved one of her skirts from the
prompter's side Of the stage. as indicating
that she had partially disrobed This had an
inSpiriting rather than a quieting result on
the audience and the noise increased. Miss
Dressler in few moments came TO the
footlights in semi-demi-toilet, half hidden in
a wrapper, to bow her graceful acknowl-
edgments and gracefully kiss her hand,
after which the applause slowly died a nat
ural death and the play was allowed to pro-
coed.
There will be three Hamlets in Brooklyn
tonight. Eben Plympton will make his de-
but in the somber role at the Park Theater,
while Otis Skinner and the ex-preacher.
George c. Min, are playing Hamlet at
other theaters in the City of Churches.
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Ex-Delphi Official Who Is in Prison
Charles Reed. of Muncie.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. 2S.-Warden Harley.
of the Prison North, who was in Muncie
last evening to take Charles Reed back to
prison on account of a clerical error that
resulted in Reeds discharge three months
too soon. tells an interesting story about his
prisoner. Reed was sent up from here for
stealing a valuable horse from merchant j.
M. Long. For eighteen years past Reed
was a hostler in Milton Tnomas's livery
barn here, and was treated member
of the Thomas family until he began to
drink heavily. Warden Harley says that
Reeds right name is Harry Grant, and that
he was one of the most highly respected
young men of Delphi, Carroll county, at one
time. He was elected city clerk of Delphi,
and, after his time expired, was made dep
uty auditor He continued in this capacity
over a year, when Ii was discovered that he
had taken several hundred dollars of the
county's money. He left that city seven
teen years ago and has not been heard Of
by his relatives since When Warden Har-
ley approached him in the penitentary and
called him by his right name he was great
ly surprised. but admitted that Harry Grant
was his name and that he the ex-city
clerk Of Delphi The warden knew that he
was a good penman and bookkeeper, and
and made him bill clerk, which position he
still fills. The man guarded we'll his secret
here in Muncie and news of his where
abouts will no doubt be a great surprise in
Delphi. Grants aged mother still resides
in Delphi.
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Other Deaths.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb. 2S.-Father Will
liam p Kenny, of New York. died suddenly
from apoplexy on the steamer Iroquois while
southwark bound this morning. He was
about forty-two years OF age. His body Will
be sent to New York for interment.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Feb. 8.-John G.
Crump. aged forty-three, of Baltimore. Nd,
a travelling salesman for n. l.. Uri & Co,
of Louisville. KY. died suddenly on the
train from Springfield just as 1t reached
this city to-day.
NEWBURG, N Y, Feb. 2S.-Dr. Smith
Ely, for many years practicing physician
in this city. died to-day, He was about
sixty years old and graduate of the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons in New
York
NEW YORK Feb. 2S-Henry ]. Bang, pro-
prietor of the Sturtevant House, died to-day
of pneumonia. Mr.. Bang had been in charge
of the Sturtevant House for the last three
years.
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A Mail Carrier Missing.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. Feb. 2S.--This
morning when Mrs. Ed Duckworth arose she
found a note slipped under the front door,
written by her husband, stating that when
she saw him again he would be a corpse.
Duckworth was a mail carrier, and a hard
working young man who was always very
devoted TO his wife and three children
When he left home last evening he kissed
his children goodbye and said that he was
going up town. He is now missing but his
body has not been found. 1t is thought by
some that he has simply gone off. Last
night he went to several of his friends and
gave them hank checks in exchange for
money. He had no money in the bank. 1t
is supposed, from what can be learned. tina Il
he obtained at least 500 in this manner.
What he did with this money. if he has
killed himself, what would he want with
the money. makes doubt as to his suicide
threat. His family relations were. not alto
gether pleasant. He was seen at the Big
Four depot at midnight. and is supposed to
have gone to Indianapolis.
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A FRESHMAN ULTIMATUM.
Wabash Class Threatens to Leave I'm
less Two Fellows Are Reinstated.


less Two Fellows Are Reinstated.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, Feb. 2S.-The
members of the freshman class of Wabash
College have presented an rltimatum to the
college faculty. apologizng for them actions
and demanding that two of their number,
recently suspended, be reinstated, or the en-
tire class would leave college. The trouble
grew out of the preliminary exercises to the
usual observance of Washington's birthday
and took place at the college chapel on Fri
day morning, Feb. Il. AT this time Just as
tho president said Amen" John Parker of
Georgetown, Del, and Richard Daigne of
Fowler. Ind, let loose two pigeons, to which
were tied the freshman class colOrs. This
caused stampede. The sophomores tried to
capture the pigeons and the freshmen rushed
to prevent it. Singing books were hurled at
the birds. and chapel exercises were turned
into little riot. Parker and Daisne, having
released the pigeons, were held guilty by the
faculty and suspended The class sets up the
claim that all the members were equally
guilty, as they all had knowledge of the af-
fair. There is strong demand that the par
ties who circulated the bogus last week
should be punished. Although no person be-
leved the contents were true. still it was a
cOWardlv act
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WASHINGTON. Feb. &-Under Attorney
general Harmon's decision, sustaining the
der of the Postoffice Department, Postmas-
ter-general Wilson is pushing the fight
against the bond-investment companies OPP
Grating lottery schemes. Telegraphic in
structiOns have been sent since by him 10 Sc
cure the arrest OF a number of officials OF
these concerns operating in the Southwest.
and to-day a lottery order was issued 10 all
postmasters refusing the OF the mails to
the Equitable Investment Company, OF Fort
Worth, Tex. The mails also VIII be barred
against the officers OF the company. fraud
order has been issued against Harry Lowell.
Of (,icar0
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NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.-Arrived: Britain
mic. from Liverpool; Hindco. from London.
The steamship Paris. of the International
Navigation Companys line. sailed to-day for
Newport News. where she will be given a
general cverhaulng.
BREMEN. Feb 2S.-Arrived: Aller, from
New York, via Southampton.
QUEENSTOWN. Feb. $-Arrived: Et-
ruria, from New York.
LONDON. Feb. 2S-Arrived: Mobile, from
New York.
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Fired Into n Church.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
SCOTTSBURG, Ind, Feb. pa short time
ago the congregation at New Providence
Church employed Rev. Rf;chie TO preach for
them for the ensuing year, and a few nights
ago the congregation assembled for worship
short time before services began some one
on the outside discharged firearm, and the
ball penetrated the church wall in rear OF the
pulpit and was heard 10 whizz by persons
in the church. but could not be found. The
hole made by the ball in passing through the
wooden wall was large. and some are in
circd TO think the shot was fired for an i'll
purpose. for. had the minister been occupy
ing the pulpit at the time. he would likely
have been struck The people OF the neigh
borhood are somewhat agitated over the oc-
currence. and on attempt will be made 10
discover the guilty person
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Oil Found at Matthews.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MATTHEW'S, Ind. Feb. 2S.-The gas
well that the Land Company drilled on
the town site in Matthews has developed
Into an oil well. George Cariens blew the
well out yesterday for the company, as the
consumers were complaining Of insufficient
gas When he turned the well on oil shot
up about thirty feet high, throwing out
about five barrels in twenty minutes. There
is no doubt in the minds of the citizens
that IL the we'll were shot ii would develop
into one of the strongest oil wells In the
State. Great excitement prevails at Mat
thevs and companie; are row being organ
lied to lease land and put down wells.
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Republican Club mt I. U.
,ial to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON. Ind, Feb. 2S.-The Re-
publican students of Indiana University met
at Mitchell Hall yesterday afternoon and
organized a Republican club. The following
officers were chosen: President. George NJ
Cook. 81; vice president. James Taber. 49,;
secretary. Fred S. King, '97 treasurer. j.
Teagarden. '96. Meetings, at which matters
of political interest Will be discussed will be
held regularly throughout the college year.
At the beginning of next year real cam
paign work will be done. The Republican
young men of the University are very en-
thusiastic.
George Cook, president OF the club is a
member of the Law School. His home is at
Vincennes. Ind. He is very popular with
the students. has considerable ability as a
public speaker. is an active worker and will
take the stump during the coming cam
paign. He Is we'll known I'm southern In
speaker.
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Cholera Germs by Mail.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2-The order Of the
Postmaster-general, issued in June. 1898, for
bidding the use of the mails for the trans
mission Of specimen germs of cholera or
other diseased tissues, was modified by Post
master-general Wilson to-day as to allow
admission or such germs for transmission 10
United States. State or municipal laborator-
les. This will be allowed. however, only
when the germs are Enclosed in mailing pack
ages constructed in accordance with strict
specifications now promulgated. These pack
ages will not be allowed to be delivered 10
any representative of a laboratory until q
permit is first Issued by the Postmaster-gen-
eral certifying the right of the laboratory to
raceive them
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s.-The President
and Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Perrine and Mr..
and Mrs. Thurber occupied box at Aliens
Grand Opera House tonight as spectators of
Little Christopher"
A large delegation or Chicago officials and
business men appeared before the House
committee on rivers and harbors to-day to
request appropriations for improving the
channel OF Chicago river to accommodate
the increasing commerce therein.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EDlNBURG, Ind, Feb. 2S.-The fight be-
tween Ed. Dinsmore and Ed. Skotski, Of
Shelbysi,le. was pulled off at the fair
grounds. east of this city. at IL o'clock to-
night. Skotski threw up the sponge in the
fourth round and the fight was awarded
to Dinsmore. About $50 sports from this and
neighboring cities saw the mill.