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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
MIR. Steele's Record.

There are few congressman who can
boast of a more honorable war record than
Representative George w. Steele of In
diana. He enlisted at the beginning of the
war in the e-hundred-and-first Indiana
Regiment as a private and served through
the four years struggle with gallantry, be-
ing mustered out of service as a lieutenant
colonel. The first year of the he was
in the Army of the Potomac but was after
ward transferred to the Army of the Cum
berland and was with Sherman in his
march to the sea. Mr.. Steele was the first
Governor of Oklahoma but resigned the
Office after serving for twenty months. He
reached here yesterday afternoon and has
taken up his residence at the Arlington.
Mr.. Steele said to a Post reporter that it
was impossible to predict with any GER
taiEty just who- questions would engage
the consideration of Congress. He does not
believe that the arbitration treaty will
again be brought UP. las far as l am per-
sonally concerned, | only hope that Con-
gress will quickly dispose of all business
and adjourn, and thus give the business
world much needed rest Mr.. Steele is
a member of the board of managers of the
Soldiers National Homes.l and he is here
to attend meeting of the board, which
will be held TODAY.
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secretary of agriculture himself. in order
to give practical training to women in the
work of keeping homes pure and sweet
and rearing the future masters of our vast
agricultural domain" The future masters,
quotha? And this in the very teeth of the
new woman armed with the ballot
Developments such as these are calculat-
ed to weary the new woman. scanning the
future with imperious eyes. What time
has she to devote to the home. when even
now she is running for office and making
a crazy quilt of politics in various locali-
lis she not. instead planning for the over
throw of those masters in behalf of the
coming dynasty of mistresses? The sec
rotary of agriculture is off his base. If
a. knowledge of domestic science is so in
dispensable. have it taught to the new man
an you will-the new woman will have
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The Cornell Athletic council has engaged
G. a. Corners. of the Chicago Athletic
Club, rs general athletic trainer.
The Omaha police yesterday arrested in n
disOrderly house two men thought tn he
Chris Merry and Frank Haley, wanted in
Chicago for the murder of Mrs Merry.
Eugene Moore, Nebraskas ex-auditor of
state, was sentenced yesterday to eight
years In the penitentiary for the embezzle-
nent OF insurance fees, amounting to
$23, 900.
Benjamin Harris, a rag merchant of De-
trolt, was last night arrested, charged with
worth of wooden rags evading the duty of
800 and attempting to bride the customs
officials.
The opening session of the eighteenth an
nual convention of the American Society of
Mechaical Engineers having a memberships
IL. every State and Territory in the Union
and in Caada, were held last night in the
rooms of the society in New York.
The internal revenue collections for No
xember in the Peoria district were s., 1871. 90.
This is surpassed by but one previous
month in the history of the office. and that
was an abnormal showing, being August
1894, when the Wilson bill went into effect,
increasing the tax 20 cents gallon.
George Douglass. negro, who accident
Slly. Killed Albert Grayer, at Snowden, Pa.
81 mining hamlet near Pittsburg. Pa. last
spring, in attempting to murder another
man. with whom he had quarreled over
game of craps. was hanged yesterday, The
accused expressed sorrow for his crime, and
died in the hope of Divine forgiveness.
The Qualifications at Fort Delaware and
those on either side of the Delaware river
at Delaware City Del. and Firms Point
n. j., which have been in course of con-
sfruction for many months and which are
relied upon in case of war To defend Phil
adelphia from the invasion of any foreign
power, were officially inspected by General
Nelson A. Miles yesterday.
John Mccormick. editor and publisher of
the Meridian Daily News, of Meridian
Miss. is searching for his son John. who
has been mysteTiOusly missing since last
JAly. The young man Is twenty-three years
Of age. had completed one years study at
the Atlanta (Ga.) Dental College. and when
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
A LESSON IN CIVIL SERVICE.
How Rotation in Office Would Affect
Postal Bank System.


Washington Correspondence Boston Trans
cript
1t has apparently escaped notice in the
current discussions of the postal savings
bank project that the establishment of a
huge national training school in banking
would have to go along with it. OF course,
this bureau of instruction would never be
known by that name any more than is the
present sixth auditors Office" which is
in reality a commercial college for fourth
class postmasters. This auditing division
of the treasury, which deals with post
masters accounts, has on its payroll more
than five hundred names, including clerks
and laborers, and the whole establishment
Mr. Howard. a former head, once described
il as "a training school for fourth-class
postma sters.' He added that it would be
comparatively easy matter to audit the
accounts of the seventy thousand post
masters in the United States if in sub
hitting their reports the postmasters would
only follow directions intelligently and keep
their accounts systematically. But this
they were unable TO do. and so by far the
greater part of the clerical force is oc-
cupied in giving the rural postmasters in
structions, and in most cases the lessons
are of "a surprisingly elementary character.
If ii takes four hundred clerks TO audit the
accounts of fourth-cass postmasters on the
present basis il may well be asked how
large staff would be necessary TO instruct
postmasters in the art and practice Of
banking? The United states alone among
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
..Kid. Faulkner Defeats Lewis.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 30.--"Kid'
Faulkner of Indianapolis, was winner in
wrestling match last night with Frank
Lewis, of Kalamazoo Faulkner won the
first and third falls in fifteen and five min
utes, respectively. Lewis, who was several
pounds lighter than his opponent, gave
Faulkner all the work he wanted and sue
ceeded in throwing him in six minutes in
the second round. Charles Ward Buffalo
sport was present and challenged both for
a match of $1Q0 side for Saturday evening,
Dec. IL, in this city. Ward agrees to throw
both within an hour, the money being theirs
time. Ward is an expert bicycle trainer, as
we'll as wrestler. and trained DR.. Brown,
of Cleveland who made his mark or the
track.
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NOTES FROM CUBA.
Surrender of an AmnzOn-Train Dy-
namited by Insurgents.

HAVANA Nov. 30.--It is officially an
nounced that the insurgents dynamited a
freight train near Alquiza, province of
Pinar del Rio, on Sunday The engine was
partially destroyed and the engineer was
injured.
A Cuban amazon, known as Capt. Regina
Palenzela, with five armed insurgents, it is
announced from Spanish headquarters, has
surrendered to the authorities at Nueva
PaZ, province of Havana.
The official reports have it that only four
insignificant skirmishes have taken place
recently between Spanish troops and insur-
gents.
The printing Office of FL Centinela the
organ of the gendarmes, was burned last
night. The cause of the fire is not known.
The building. it is said, was insured for the
sum of $4,000 in the Sun Insurance Com
pany of England.
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THE PROSPERITY OF THE COUNTRY
Only Political Agitation Can Disturb
Its Progress.
Baltimore American.


In the last week but one nearly seven
million bushels of wheat were shipped from
American ports, which was the largest bust
ness ever done in any week in this line. In
the second week in September 6. 290. 900 BUSH
els We're sent away. Ever since the rise of
wheat the business has been much better
than many people expected Those who
early in the summer sneered at the predic-
ton that we should have dollar wheat"
before the year was out have changed their
tune Crops of all kinds have been enor-
nous this year, and prices. even for the
small farmer, who pays more attention to
other things than wheat, have been very
satisfactory. A day or two ago attention
was called to the great prosperity of Kan
sas. This was but sample Other States
have shown increases equally as gratifying.
IL is becoming more and more apparent,
if the natural course of things toward a
greater prosperity is not disturbed by hos
tile legislation and crack-brained agitators
that the wealth of this country viii short
ly be such as to surpass the calculations Of
even the ablest statisticians of the world.
We are. per capita, now the wealthiest peo-
pie in the world. In the business of sup
plying certain foreign nations with food
products we have competitors. but these
competitors are not In the class with the
active, up-to-date Americans, and are not
likely ever TO be. Nature has given this
country certain advantages which 1t has not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
pigeon Fanciers Organize.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 30.-A number Of
pigeon fanciers from various cities met to-
night and formed new association. to be
called the National Association of American
Homing Pigeon Fanciers. Endorsements by
letter were received from Fall River, Buff
falo. Erie. Washington Baltimore Will
mington Newark, Cleveland. Indianapolis,
Chicago, Columbia. Pa, York, Reading and
the six districts composing the big flying
section of Philadelphia. The ticket placed
in the field was as follows: e. Z. Baker.
president, Baltimore; first vice president.
H. "A. Lippincott, Philadelphia; second vice
president, W. J. Lautz. Buffalo; third vice
president w. II. Keyworth, Washington;
secretary and race secretary, Chas. Jones,
Philadelphia treasurer, T. M. d. Cardza.
Philadelphia. The board OF directors COW
cred almost every district in the United
States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
Delicate children! What

a source of anxiety they are!
The parents wish them
hearty and strong, but they
keep thin and pale. >
To all these delicate chill
dren SCOTS Emulsion of
Cod-liver Oil with Hypo-
phosphites comes with the
best of news.
1t brings rich blood,
strong bones, healthy nerves,
and sound digestion. 1t is
growth and prosperity to
them.
No matter how delicate
the child, it is readily taken.
soc. and $l.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
General Ordway,s Successor.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 3O.-The President
to-day appointed Mr.. George H. Harries, of
this city, to be brigadier general of the mil
atia of the District of Columbia, to succeed
the late General Ordway. former command
ing officer of the District National Guard.
Mr.. Harries has been major in the guard
for some years! and as inspector general of
rifle practice has taken an active part in
rifle competitions He was a well-known
newspaper man of this city for some years.
Bnd in this capacity was present at the last
Sioux outbreak in Dakota. and also at
Homestead. He has been engaged in BUSH
ness pursuits for about two years. and is at
present secretary of the Washington Board
bf Trade.
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Ayers
Cherry PeeleraI
is now put up in half-size bottles, for
half price-50 cents.

last heard from he had been selling law
be oks in Wheeling, w. Va, for a firm at
Atlanta,
A cable dispatch from England indicates
that the sale of the large Willimantic
thread works at Willmantic, Conn, prob
ably to foreign parties will soon be con-
summated. The thread company has $1,000
hands An option on its entire stock at $3l.2 %
for each share of $25 par expires on Dec. 10.
Secretary Braff. Of the United Brother
hood of Cloak Makers. made the statement
yesterday that not more than 2.0O0 of the
5000 organized cloak makers IN New York
are in actual employment just now. The
dull season will continue until about March
l, and only small proportion of these
2,000, he said, would be permanently en-
ployed during the winter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
Plensed ,rith Home-Rnle scheme.

WASHINGTON, Nov 3O.-The Spanish
minister makes public the following dis
patch from DR.. Congostos, the Spanish con-
sui at Philadelphia, but who is now in Cuba
on a mission for his government: 1.-THE
terms in which home rule is conceded have
produced an effect which cannot be i'm
proved on. A commission of the Home
Rule and RefOrmst parties has thanked
the governor general and assured him of
their adhesion to the institutions. The same
has been done by the Chamber of Com
merce and other corporations, which have
telegraphed to Madrid that the sincerity of
the government has raised public spirit.
Every one expects immediate good results
in favor of pacifcation.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
lowering win BE Reprimanded.

WASHINGTON, Nov 30.-Secretary AL
ger has received from Lieutenant Colonel
Hunter, the judge advocate of the court
martial in the case of Capt Leonard A.
Lowering, of the Fourth Infantry. the
record of the proceedings and findings of
the court. The secretary admits that the
published reports of the sentence are cor
rect, and that the officer has been found
guilty of i'll treating Private Hammond at
Fort Sheridan and has been sentenced to
be repfimanded by the secretary of war.
So far Secretary Alger has not acted on the
papers, but. he took them over to the Cabi-
net meeting to-day, and they formed the
subject for discussion for some time. 1t is
understood that the proceedings will be APP
proved by the department and that the
reprimand will be administered through
publication i'm official orders soon as 1t
can be put in language satisfactory to the
authorities here. 1t is understood that the
reprimand will be severe
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
Gas Works Lease to BE Perfected.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov, 3O.--The Court of
Common Pleas refused to enjoin the mayor
and other city officials from executing the
lease of the city gas works to the United
Gas Improvement Company for period of
thirty years A bill in equity had been filed
by certain citizens to test the legality of
the ordinance recently adopted by City
Councils. by which the United Gas Improve
ment Company secured control of the city
gas works for thirty years and obtained
an exclusive franchise for the supplying
of gas for the period to consumers through
out the city and lighting the city streets,
etc. The United Gas Improvement Com
pany agrees to expend in improvements and
repairs the sum of $15, 600, coo in thirty years
or more if necessary and also to reduce the
price of gas
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
Losses by Fire.

ESCANABA. Mich, Nov. 3O.-Ore dock
No A. of the Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
road one of the largest in the world was
burned this morning together with the
steamer Nahant. which was lying alongside.
Two lives were lost-Harold Miller and Ja-
cob Blenner, of Cleveland, both employed on
the Nahant
KINGSTON, Ont. Nov. SO.-fhe big ele-
vator Of Richardson & Sons was destroyed
by fire late tonight. 1t was filed with
grain Loss, $1,000; insurance, about half.
WINNIPEG, Nov. 30.--A large portion of
the business center of the town of Car
berry, Manitoba, was destroyed by fire to-
daY Loss $50. COO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-The Tariff Associa-
ton of New York fire underwriters to-day
agreed on important rate reductions govern
ing business in the associations territory.
The new rates are in many cases SO is per
cent. lower than those which now obtain.
The reductions agreed on to-day, it is gen
orally believed, will make business in this
territory for many of the companies more
been necessary. in view of the critical sit
uation confronting the tariff companies
since the rejection of the brokers' compact
some time ago.
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granted to others. IT is the business of the
people to develop their resources. and that
is what they will do if not hindered. 1t is
rot blowing to state facts but the state
ment of facts and the deductions that nat
urally flow from them have to be made and
reiterated in order for the farmers and
Others who are most directly engaged in the
business of development to be protected
against the misguided zeal and ignorance of
those who are sometimes intrusted with
the conduct of legislation. What is more
needed in this country than anything else
is less political agitation and a closer har-
mony among all the people engaged in all
kinds of enterprises.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
General Notes.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 3o-To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance. $2l6. 76S 220;
gold reserve. $f57, 1I3,9SS.
Minister Hoshi of Japan. will return here
on Dec. TO- after an extended visit home
during which he mas had an opportunity to
confer with the Japanese authorities con-
corning the annexation of Hawaii 20 the
United States His return puts at rest re-
ports that he had been recalled perma-
nently.
The Chicago lake front case, which has
conspicuously figured before the Interior
Department, win be given another hearing
tomorrow. this time in the office of the
secretary of the interior.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
INFLOW loses Her Pension.

+ WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O-Assistant Sec
rotary Webster Davis to-day, in the case
of the widow of James Dempsey, late of
Company C. Fourteenth Michigan Infantry
held that the fact that the widow accom-
panied her claim with certificate from
the Board of Health of Detroit, Mich, that
her husbands death was due to paralysis
of the heart, but suppr essed the fact that
subsequent investigation by the coroner
showed that the heart paralysis was caused
By using liquor and drugs, constituted
fraud. The widow was pensioned by special
act of Congress and by to-days decision the
department will recoup itself for money
previously wrongfully paid her under the
general pension laws
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
Movements of Steamers,

NEW YORK, Nov. 3o-Arrived: idaho,
from London; State of Nebraska from
Glasgow Sailed: Georgia, for Liverpool;
Spree, for Bremen.
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 30.--Arrived: Ma
jestic, from New York; Belgenland, from
Philadelphia
BREMMERHAVEN, Nov. S0.-Arrived:
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, from New
York.
LIVERPOOL, Nov 3O.-Arrived: Cutie,
from New York; Cephalonia, from Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01

WASHINGTON. Nov. S0-The President
has accepted the resignation of Chaplain
". M. Goodwin, of the Wabash. against
whom the captain of the ship made charges
of irregular living.
The resignation of Lieut.. Michael ].
O'Brien Fifth Infantry, stationed at Fort
Mcpherson. Ga, has been received at the
War Department. but has not yet been
acted upon. 1t is said that charges had
been or were about TO be made against this
officer. which, in the event of the accept
ance of his resignation of course, will be
dropped.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
EILins win Not Oppose Mctenna.

WASHINGTON Nov. Ex-senator Elkins
was at the White House to-day and an
nouneed that the reports that he would
oppose Attorney General McKenna's con-
frmation as d justice of the Supreme Court
were erroneous No intention to oppose
confirmation of the man the President has
senatorial callers. Mr.. McKinley's list of
callers to-day included Senator Teller. of
leans but no significance attached to the
visit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
Akers Won i'm Ninety seconds.

BIRMINGHAM England, Nov S0.-At
the Birmingham Athletic Club this even
ing Arthur Akers, of Birmingham, met
Paddy Purtel of Kansas City, for purse
of e25O ISL 800 in a twenty-round go. The
fight was. soon over. Purtell being COM
pletely outclassed and Akers winning in
ninety seconds
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
SCARED TO DEATH.
Mfssio1ary's Wife Fatally Shocked by
an Inquisitive NicaraGuan.

NEW YORK, Nov. SO-Horatio C. James,
a missionary who arrived here to-day on the
Atlas liner Alene, from Port Limon, says
that his wife was scared to death by the
intrusion of native anxious to see the new
baby. into her bedroom, at San Carlos, Mic
aragua. The native meant no harm, but
mrs. Jones was so frightened that she died
from the shock
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
Mrs. French Alleges Conspiracy.

BOSTON, Nov. 3O.-E. Hamilton Giot and
Francis H. Appleton, mining men, and VIM.
II. Abbott, a broker were arrested to-day
charged with obtaining $1O5OO from Mrs.
Julia B: French by conspiracy. The sum
was obtained, it is charged, for stock in
the Fortune Gold Mining and Milling Com
pany, of Cripple Creek, Col Mrs. French 5
counsel alleges that she received 0,00C
shares of stock in the gold-mining enter
prise, for which she paid $500 in cash and
a note for $1,000. The claim is that the
stock sold is worthless. The prisoners were
to bail in $4,000 each.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
Day VIII Not BE Attorney General.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-When asked to-
night whether there was any truth in the
often printed reports that he had been ten
dered the attorney generalship, Assistant
Secretary Day. of the State Department
said: The President some time ago was
kind enough to tender to me the position
OF attorney general i'm the event of Vacan-
cy in that Office, which. after consideration
] have been reluctantly compelled to decline
for reasons entirely personal. There is
every reason 10 believe that Judge Day will
continue work ~ his present position in the
10
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3o.-~Secretary AL
ger has ordered the trial by court-martial
of Captain Garter on the findings Of the
court of inquiry and on the recommendation
of the judge advocate who made w the
brief in the case. The detail of the court
has not yet been made, and owing to the
fact that the judge advocate will require
some time to prepare the complex case, il
is not probable that the court can be as
Sembled for several weeks.