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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
TUMULT IN THr HOUSE
ILLINOIS APPORTIONstTNT BILL
PASSED AMID EXCITING SCENES.
RiOtOus Conduct of Democrats, Who
Republicans Saved by sPat" Meany.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 23.-Amid
scenes of riotous disorder and intense ex-
element the House to-day passed the Re-
publican senatorial apportionment bill by a
vote of 70 yeas to "a nays. There were but
two votes to spare. 1t was a hairbreadth
escape from defeat for the Republican man
ayers. Representative Patrick Meany, of
Chicago, saved the bill for the Republican
organization. He furnished the seventy
seventh vote necessary to pass the measure
and when he ended a speech with the words
Il vote yea" State Treasurer Henry Hertz,
a Republican leader, who stood at his side
trembling with anxiety and excitement
flung his arms about Meany's neck and
hugged him though he were long-lost
son returned from the Kloadike Repre-
sentatives Funk and Scrogin, the Mclean
county objectors, then voted for the biil
making seventy-nine in all. 1t was a
dramatic end of the apportionment fight in
the House. The Democrats shouted and
jeered and did their best to make so much
noise that business could not be transacted
A score of their loudest-tongued men
mounted their desks and started a hullaba-
loo that was maintained until two calls of
the roll were finished So great was the
tumult that everybody in the Statehouse
was drawn to the scene, and the floor of
representatives hall was crowded with ex-
cited men, whom neither the speakers
gayel nor the sergeants-at-arms could con-
troll. To-days events insure the success of
the apportionment, as the Senate is certain
to pass the bill the first week in January.
The bill provides for a Republican reap
portonment of the legislative districts of
the State According to the Democrats the
reapportionment is a gerrymander. The Re-
publicans assert that the changes simply
correct the oItrages alleged to have been
perpetrated in the so-called Democratic
gerrymander of the State. So clever was
the Democratic map-making that under ex-
listing conditions it is necessary, Governor
Tanner declares for the Republicans to
carry Illinois by at least $4,000 majority if
the Republican party is to control the State
Legislature.
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STILL VERY LOW.
No Improvement in the Condition of
Mrs. BalIingtOn Booth.

NEW YORK, Dec 23.-At the Presbyterian
Hospital late tonight a bulletin on Mrs.
Booths condition showed that there had
been no Improvement whatever.
Regarding the statement that Mrs.
Booths illness was in any way due to men
tai troubles, produced by the separation
from the Salvation Army, Commander
Booth preferred not to speak, but referred
the matter to Secretary Hallimand, of the
Volunteers, who said: From the COM
mander to the youngest member of the
Volunteers, we all believe that Mrs Booth $
illness is due to great extent to the cruel
treatment she has received at the hands
of various persons since the separation from
the Salvation Army"
Commander Tucker of the Saliva
ton Army, has issued the following state
ment in reference to the attitude of the
Salvation Army regarding Mrs. Booths
illness: while realizing that this is not
the moment to enter into any argument,
controversy or defense, yet, in case our
position should be misunderstood, and in
view of the statements made by the press,
/ am constrained, on behalf of our people
all over the world, to say that there is but
one feeling in our hearts regarding the ill
row and anxiety through which Commander
is love which would find expression in un-
ceasing prayer Consul Mrs. Booth-Tucker
has been in constant communication both
with the hospital and with Commander
Ballington Booth, expressing her sympathy
and proffering any assistance within her
power while General Booth has cabled from
London the assurances of his prayers"
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II VNst'tI
PUBLIC FUNDS TIED UP.

1t is said there have been quiet but steady
runs on both banks for several days past
OF the deposits in the bank the city is rep
resented by s2S9, ,554. the State by $225,OO0 and
the national government by large sum,
but all of these creditors are believed to be
protected. A meeting of the directors of
the trust company will be held at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning to decide on course
of procedure. 1t is believed the state bank
examiner will then take formal possession
of the institution State Bank Commits
sioner Gilkeson was in the Office of the
company a short while to-day, and 1t is
stated that he has had the books of the in
stitution under inspection for some time
past.
Much sympathy is expressed on all sides
for Mr.. Singerly. He has occupied such
prominent place in the affairs or the city
and the State for years past that the news
of his financial difficulties naturally created
a sensation. Mr.. Singerly stated tonight
that he had received hundreds of kilograms
from all over the country expressing the
sympathy of the senders. He has borne the
strain well, although he naturally shows in
his face and manner the deep concern MS
troubles are causing MIN.
Crowds were gathered in front of the big
granite banking building all day, but all was
quiet A line of policemen kept the people
moving. A great number of small accounts
were carried by the trust company, and ap-
prehension was expressed that some distress
Il
quick settlement are realized however, all
depositors will be paid in full within short
time
The Chestnut-street National Bank was
established in June, 1887, but was not in
corporated until July 5 of the same year.
Hon. Robert e. Pattison was it's first presi-
dent assuming the office when he - retired St rec
came Governor, in 1891, Mr.. Slngerly sue
ceeded him. The present officers and direc-
tors of the bank are: William M. Singerly,
president; Isaac Cooper. vice president;
Benjamin P. Obdyke, Benjamin A. Van
Schaick, John Simmons, Charles A Porter,
Walter Il. Bradley and George j. Ziegler,
jr., directors; w. w. Price, paying teller;
William Steele, cashier, and j. e. Reardon,
notary public.
The officers and directors of the Chestnut
street Trust and Saving Fund Company are:
William NJ Singerly, president; Isaac
Cooper, vice president; Irwin c. Garverick,
secretary and treasurer; III. c.. Hart, title
officer. The directors: William NJ Singerly,
Isaac Cooper, BENJAMIN P. Obdyke, Benja-
man A. Van Schaick, John Simmons, Allen
3. Rorke, Charles A. Porter and Walter T.
Bradley.
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COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 23.-The State Jour-
nal this morning prints story that the
Republicans, led by Hon. Charles Kurtz. in
opposition to the reelection of Senator
Hanna, have promised to support free silver
as the price of the defeat" of Senator Han
ma. The story, the Journal states, comes
from man who claims that Mr.. Hanna
will be defeated. The Journal says: Con-
ferences are being held in various parts of
the State by Democrats, who have gath
cred at the direction of Mclean and the
free-silver leaders to plan for bringing pres
sure to bear upon Democratic members of
the Legislature to vote for Governor Bush
nell, and the argument which is used in
these conferences to convince the doubling
that Bushnell has surrendered to the Bry-
ante idea of finance and will act with the
free-silver men in the United States Senate
IL elected"
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NAVAL CADETS PUNISHED.
Seventy-One InsubOrdinates to BE
Restricted to Their Quarters.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Dec 23.-Seventy-one
cadets Of the third class are restricted to
quarters for characterization. Last Sunday
morning, when the officer in charge was
in the quarters of the third class, number
of the cadets broke into loud yelling in re-
sentiment of the strict rules with which the
officer governs the cadets when in charge
of them. The affair reached a crisis when
the cadets held class meeting Monday
night in order to inform the superintendent
who were the guilty persons. No one would
tell on himself, and nobody would tell on
the culprits. Then the class communicated
to Captain Cooper that at their meeting
they could not discover who had done the
yelling. This was all Captain Cooper, the
superintendent, was waiting for before he
took heroic steps. He issued an order that
because the cadets of the third class MAIN
tanned an insubordinate spirit by refusing
to tell who were guilty of the disrespectful
conduct while the officer in charge was In
quarters they would be restricted to quar-
ters this order to be in force on Christmas
day, except from the hours of 8 o'clock in
the morning to $3.50 at night.
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FOR ROBBING MAIL BOXES.
Arrest of Richard o. Davis by a New
York POstOfice Inspector.

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-Richard o. Davis,
said to be well-known forger and thief,
was arrested to-day by postofficer inspec-
tor. Davis is charged with passing three
checks for small amounts, which had been
stolen from street mail boxes at Toledo, o.
He is said to be member of a gang of
letter-box thieves, who began operations on
Aug. 29 last, at Milwaukee, and who, it is
said, have Travelled all over the country
and have realized about $1,000 on checks
stolen from letter boxes. Davis, the post
Office official says, was the leader of the
gang. He secured $500 from the National
released on $1,000 bail. which is still stand
ing against him. Davis was held by United
States Commissioner Shields in $1,000 hail,
after being identified by George c. Holden,
of Cincinnati
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CAUSED BY BENzINE.
Disastrous and Costly Fire at CIeve-
land Started by m Explosion.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 2S.-Ffre broke out
in the business center of the city at
o'clock this afternoon, and famed by q
worth more than half a million dollars The
Power block, on Frankfort street, owned
by j. B. Perkins, six stories high, and made
of brick, was burned above the second story
and the rear of the brick Wiltshire block, six
stories high, owned also by Mr. Perkins.
and fronting on Superior street, was de-
stroyed. The fire started by the explosion
of a large can of benzine in the lithograph-
ing establishment of Johns e. Co., In the
several employees escaped with difficulty by
the fire escapes, and bridge leading to the
Wiltshire block. The loss of Johns & Co. Is
$4,000. covered by insurance. The other
occupants of the building were small man
ufacturing concerns. The block was worth
about 100000 The roof of the power house
of the new Century building was demolished
by falling wall. The ]. L. Hudson cloth
ing store and the offices in the Wiltshire
building were damaged somewhat by fire
and to a greater extent by water The Will
shire is damaged to the extent of about
$4,000. A large part of the stock OF j. l..
Hudson, valued at 200. is damaged, bat
amply insured.
Later-The losses will be much heavier
thar at first estimated. and il is believed
they will come close TO a million dollars
~he principal losers are Johns 4 Co.. lithog-
raphers, Power block, $225 000: j. l.. Hud-
son, clothier, on stock by fire and water,
$780, .00G b. b. Perkins, on Power block
$lo0,00O; ]. B. Perkins, on Blackstone huil0
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CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 2S.-The marshall
ing Of forces in the Ohio senatorial contest
has begun. Charles Kurtz. in Columbus.
has dropped all pretext of not seeking to
defeat Senator Hanna, and has for some
time been organizing his forces. To-day
there were many important conferences in
Senator Hannas Office among his leuten-
ants in different parts of the State. Among
those who visited the senator were Judge
George X. Nash, chairman of the Repub-
lican executive committee of Ohio; Harry
Daughtery, chairman of the Republican
clerk of the House of Representatives and
a candidate for re-election; Col Alexander
Caine, clerk of the State Senate, and a can
didate for reelection and President d. d.
Woodmansee and Secretary G. 3. Case, of
the Ohio League of Republican Clubs. AL
though none of these gentlemen would re-
veal what transpired at their conferences,
the general import of the meetings is easily
inferred.
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GETTING OUT OF KANSAS.
Another Big Insurance Company VIII
Desert the POpulist State.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 23.-Eugene Ware,
as attorney for the Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York, tonight notified
Attorney General Boyle that the company
will cease to do business in the State of
Kansas on Dec. 81. The attorney general,
for the superintendent of insurance, some
time ago brought quo warranto proceed
ings against the company in which judg-
ment was asked to oust it from doing bus-
ness in the State. This case was called for
trial in the Supreme Court next month.
Now the company withdraws entirely. In
doing so, Mr. Ware stated for the COM
pany, it was tired of the petty persecution
of Commissioner McNall. and that the
volume of business done did not justify the
money spent in expensive litigation.
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HOLDS TO HIS VIEWS.
Rev. vi. III. Houston Refuses to Accept
AdmOnition from Presbyterinns.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Dec. 23-Rev. NJ. III.
Houston, who was tried and convicted of
holding views contrary to the established
beliefs OF the Presbyterian Church. ap-
peared before the Louisville Presbytery
this morning and declined to receive the
censure of admonition that had been pre-
pared for him. He read long and sensa-
tional statement renouncing the ministry
ana declaring that he believed his views
were correct, and II the church held differ
emily It was wrong, and that before he
would give up his beliefs he would give up
his calling. He said he would become a
private member of the church at Waynes-
boro, Va. where he first joined. The pres
bytery was not In favor of allowing him TO
withdraw. holding that he could not resign
under charges, but final action was post
poned until the spring meeting of the pres
bytery.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The correspond
ents in this city of the Chestnut-street Ma
tional Bank of Philadelphia are the Ma
tional Bank of the Republic and the Sea-
board National Bank. c. Fl. Stout, cashier
of the National Bank of the Republic, said
his bank was not worrying about the fail
ure, but he declined to say whether the
failed bank owned his concern anything or
not. Stuart G.. Nelson, vice president of the
Seaboard National Bank, said that the
Chestnut-street National Bank had bal
ance to it's credit in the Seaboard National
Bank, and did not owe the latter bank
dollar.
BOSTON, Dec 23.-At the Third National
Bank the correspondent of the Chestnut
street National Bank of Philadelphia, it was
said that the Philadelphia institution has
sufficient balances here to cover any out
standing liabilities and that none of the
Boston banks will lose anything on account
of the failure.
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LARGE ESTATE INVOLVED.
Victims of the T.. ). Dean Company
Want a Transfer Set Aside.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23.-It was announced
to-day that the prosecution of the E. S.
Dean Company. of New York. in the inter-
ests of thousands of investors, will involve
the title to st. Louis real estate valued at
nearly $2000,00O. This property is in the
shape of valuable lots in the best business
sections of the city. The records show that
it belongs to Mrs. Laura Well of New
York wife of August We'll, president of
the New York brokerage firm OF A. j. We'll
& Co. Investors will try TO have the trans
set aside as 1t was made after the failure
of the E. s. Dean Company. Well was
formerly resident of St. Louis, and up to
ness here. His immense realty holdings
here were his share in the estate of his
father Joseph We'll, a millionaire mer-
chant The deed transferring the property
to Mrs. Well was filed June %. ls97. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
NOT In NEED OF FOOD.
KlOndiIxers Have Provisions Enough
to Last All Winter.

VICTORIA, B. c.. Dec. pa. p Nc
Quillan, a passenger from the north on the
steamer City of Seattle. arrived here to-
day. He says there is enough food in Daw-
son to last the six thousand men now there
all winter, those without food. about two
thousand In number, having gone 10 Fort
Yukon. Major Walsh, the Canadian ad-
ministrator, Is now encamped at Big Sal
mon. He will endeavor to break a trail
through to Dawson. but does not expect to
reach there before Feb. /. He says he will
allow miners 20 stake claims in blocks of
ten, retaining the adjoining ten for the gov
ernment. All claims in Quartz creek are
now staked and will probably be as rich
as Eldorado and Bonanza creeks
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Committed suicide in Prison.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.-John j.
Burns, who was yesterday sent to Moy-
amensing prison in default of $1,000 bail
for trial on charge of perjury, committed
suicide by hanging in his cell some time
during last night Burns recently entered
security for man arrested for illegal vot-
ing. The man when released fled from the
city and when the bond furnished by Burns
was declared forfeited it was found that
Burns had falsely sworn to the ownership
as security and his arrest for perjury fol-
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ALLEGED DOUBLE LYNCHING.
Two Men Reported to Have Been
Hanged by IA Washington Mob.

SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 23-Several per-
sons who have come here from Colfax de-
clare that, notwithstanding all denials. a
lynching occurred there Sunday night or
Monday morning. Ii is asserted that Chad
wick Marshall and John Mcdonald the al
legged murderers of Oryille Hayden. a prom
inent citizen of Pennington were taken
from the county jail by mob and hanged
to trees near the town. According to this
story a press censorship prevails, and con-
sequently the facts have not been permit
ted to make their way to general notice.
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OYSTERMEN AT WAR.
Capt. oliver Candy Arrested for Sink
ing "a SlOOp with Cannon Balls.

BRIDGETON, N. j., Dec. 23.--As an out
come of the troubles between the Riparian
oyster ground claimants. Captain Oliver
Candy of Newport, was held in $1,000 bail
to-day. Captain Richard Robbins tonged
on grounds claimed by Candy in Delaware
bay, and Candy fired four shots into his
sioop, sinking it, Other boats rescued Rob-
bins. Candy Is also charged with having
put dynamite in fort on the beach. The
oystermen are greatly excited. Candy has
had Robbins arrested on q charge of steal
ing oysters.
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Mortgage Placed by singerIy.

NORRISTOWN, Pa, Dec. pa mort
gage of 100000 covering William NJ. Singer
ly's realty in Gwynedd township, was
placed on record here this afternoon. The
mortgagee is II. G. Hart, of Philadelphia
and the instrument is dated March 81 1897
The rate of interest is per cent. The prop
critics covered by this mortgage are farms
of 49, 81 9S, 81, g. 80, 1o2, ~. 50. 80 and five
acres, respectively; three lots of six acres
each, and one lot of two acres, making a
total of 72S acres in high state of cultiva-
tion
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The Controllers statement.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Mr. Eckals, the
controller of the currency, said to-day, in
regard to the failure of the Chestnut-street
National Bank of Philadelphia, that the sus-
pension was primarily due to the shrinkage
in the value of the bonds and notes of the
Singerly pulp and paper mills, located at
Elkton, Md The capital of the bank is
$500,O00, and at the present time its deposits
aggregate about $1,700,000 and its surplus
about $4,000 Mr.. Eckels has been in Phil
adelphia several times recently, trying TO
make arrangements by which the pulp and
paper mills securities could be taken cut
by the assets of the bank and preferred
stock of the Philadelphia Record Company
changes, Mr.. Eckes hoped to put the bank
in first-class condition. Up to o'clock last
night it was thought that the plan would
be adopted, but at that time hitch oc-
Cured which rendered suspension necessary.
When the pulp and paper mills securities
were taken by the bank they were regarded
by every one as first-class, but since that
time paper has fallen in price from 10 Cents
a pound to less than cents, and the secur-
Mr.. Eckels said there was not the least
suspicion of any wrong-doing on the part of
any one connected with the bank, and he
still had strong hopes OF arranging for the
voluntary liquidation of the banks affairs
without the expense incident to the appoint
ment of receiver. Mr.. Eckels expressed
pay every dollar it owes. The Philadelphia
Record. which is owned by President Sin
gerly, Mr.. Eckels said, is very valuable
property, paying about 5 per cent annually
on about S., 900, ,0O0
Controller Eckels said this afternoon that
no other banks were involved and that in
his judgment none would be affected by the
failures. Mr.. Eckels and Mr.. Hart the bank
examiner in charge, had a conversation late
this afternoon over the long-distance tele-
phone. Mr.. Hart said that joint meeting
Of the directors of the two failed concerns,
with Mr.. John G. Bullitt, who is acting as
counsel for the department, Mr.. Coffin. the
deputy controller, and himself, was then in
progress. and that they were working on
plan to bring about voluntary liquidation,
with reasonable hope of success. Among the
directors present were several men of large
means and it was hoped that final settle
ment on this basis ultimately would be Sc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
L.id His Neck ON a Rail.

MANCHESTER, N. Y, Dec. 23.-Steven
zoni, thirty years old, an Italian, commit
ted suicide in the Leheigh Valley yards
this morning by deliberately laying his
neck over a rail and allowing a freight
train to cut off his head. 1t is thought he
was insane, but it is also said that love
affair was the cause of his act.
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property was first conveyed by Well to
Frederick Skrainka and by him conveyed TO
Mrs. We'll.


CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Judge Showalter. OF
the United States Circuit Court, to-day
sustained motion of the defendants at
torney in the case of Mary O'Leary against
the Supreme Council, Catholic knights and
Ladies of America, to discharge the receiv-
er recently appointed by Judge Dunno.
holding that the bill did not show the cause
of action. 1t was therefore dismissed for
want of equity. An injunction restraining
the transfer of certain funds by officers
of the society was also dissolved.
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MuffIers, Gloves, Umbrellas,
Smoking Jackets, Bath Robes,
Handkerchiefs - and everything
that's best for a man or boy on
Christmas.