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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-15
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Harding Davis and General Jacob Co.-ey
get there
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A Pancake Dinner.

One of the summer Widowers was COM
planning Of his lonely state to a party of
friends whom he met at the German House
one evening. He said he had a notion to
invite some of his friends up to dinner
with him. whereupon one of the party said
he did not think any others of the party
had engagements and they could come al
most any evening. The summer widower
said that he would like to have them
"some evening" but this was entirely too
indefinite and the members of the party
wanted a date at once. Finally the s. W.
said they might come the following even
ing. and the engagement was made on the
spot. 1t is not at all probable that the
S. W. was Troubled about his dinner to-be,
as he had two good cooks in the house,
but what he should give the guests was
another matter. He remarked that he
would like to have the same dinner he
had had the night before, every day for
week. OF course all of them wanted to
know what it was that was so very good
and he replied pancakes and broiled ham"
The friends thought that would suit them
and after an hour or more the party separ-
ated.
The following evening, just before 6
o'clock the guests were on hand promptly
not laggard In the lot The dinner was
served and the two cooks were kept busy
supplying the table with pancakes. The
appointments were handsome and to give
all due credit to the host there was not
only delicious broiled ham and pancakes.
but several other delectable things.
As a souvenir of the pancake dinner each
guest found before the plate a miniature
griddle with a rich brown cake fastened
to it with a ribbon. After the feast there
was a social hour on the broad veranda.
a Unique Scrap Book.
Not few of the hundreds who travel to
Europe determine to keep a diary but, like
New Years resolutions, few diaries are
kept One of the exceptions to the general
rule is Mr. Charles Il. Coffin, of this city,
and his collection of written remarks about
the sights he saw has been put into excel
lent and interesting shape. The whole has
been copied in typewriting, and the text
is frequently accompanied with the photo
graph of the building place described.
Some of the pictures require a full page
and on the other pages there are three or
four The passport which he found a nee
essary and convenient companion, occupies
conspicuous page, with its United States
seal and signatures Several valuable let
ters of introduction are Incorporated, and
gay spot on one page has the trip slips of
three colors, which Mark Twain made ia
nous with fascinating jingle, and Mr..
Coffin has written the lines as partners for
the slips. Historical information in brief
and poetical quotations are added to many
of the pictures, and the whole contains per-
sonal incidents and features which make
the book full and complete review of the
stay of three months. In lighter vein are
the theater programmes, bills of fare,
newspaper mention of the party and some
good stories heard en- route. The typo
graphical work and the FASTING are done
with accuracy and a rare memento of the
journey is the result.
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Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
DEAL ENDS FRIDAY
Manipulators of Wheat Market Must Then
Show Their Hands.
FEW DAYS IN WHICH TO MAKE DELIVERIES
Letter, Pere, Thinks Letter, Fills, is Public
Benefactor.
MAKES THE SELLER DICTATOR OF PRICE
Removes Central Market from Liverpool to
Chicago.
WRESTs CONTROL FROM BEAR COMBINE
Father Displays CuusidcrnbIe Pride
in the Achievements OF Hts
Son in the Present Cor
ner on wheat. 4

CHICAGO, Dec. 26-Friday, which will
witness the close of the great Letter deal
In wheat on the Board Of Trade, bids fair
to prove a memorable day in the trade Na
great excitement is expected In the wheat
pit, but in oats squeeze of shorts may
occur
THE wheat deal Of my son has brought
to the farmers of the Unted States 10 OF
10 cents more for their wheat than IL he
had not gone into it," L. a. Letter said
today, in talking Of the great battle be-
tween Joseph Letter on the one side cad
the elevator companies on the other. MY
son has been the benefactor OF the agrcul-
tural industries of the country to that ex.
tent The seller is now debating the price
of his product, not the purchaser Chicago
makes the market price of wheat not Liv-
erpool. And the local influences, which
have been SO long for constantly lower
prices, have ceased to control Chicago mar
! kets."
The first purchases of wheat by Joseph
Letter were made in July last at Ga cents.
The price for real wheat, such as the farmer
sells, has been between 80 cents and 81 for
several days. This makes a total advance
since July OF about 80 cents. Letter, ST.,
gives the ordinary course of the markets
credit for between 20 and 25 cents of the
! substantial support given to prices by Lel-
| ter, jr. during the last six months.
1t is believed that Mr.. Letter has been
| turning trick on the trade in oats while
! everybody was watching wheat, For weeks
| the oats pit has been practically deserted
| Last week there wfs a dlsagreeable sur,
| prise to the men who had sold 100000
bushels OF oats for December delivery when
| they learned that no cats were being de-
| livered. Then they awoke to the fact that
| in all the Chicago elevators oats measured
but $50 900 bushels of the contract grades.
| 1t was Wednesday when the discovery was
| made The price of December oats was
| then 20% cents. On Friday the market
| closed at 229s cents. cent advance In
| cats is good 4 or cents in wheat.
| 1t is too late to rush in supply to meet
| the calls which will be made for the grain
| at the close of business on Friday. Those
who have not delivered the grain according
| to contract will be called upon to settle
| at the closing price, The situation has all
| the elements Of squeeze.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
PLEASED WITH HIS RECEPTION.
Lieutenant Penry Enthusiastic Over
His TrIp to England.

Lieutenant Penry Enthusiastic Over
His Trip to England.
NEW YORK, DFc. 26.-A dispatch to the
World from Washington says: Lieutenant
Robert Z. Peary, the Arctic explorer. who
returned from England on the st. Paul.
on his arrival In New York Immediately took
a train for Washington. Lieu:enant Peary.
when seen by reporter tonight, was en-
thusastic over his reception in England, and
the gift given him by Alfred C. Harmswortb,
the wealthy Englshman, OF the Windward,
a ship which the explorer will use In his TRIP
to the Arctic region. Mr. Harmsworth also
furnished funds for the expedition. Mr..
Pearey said the Windward would be sent
to New York early in the spring, and thar
he would start north the latter part OF July.
Lieutenant Peary started for New York to-
night to finish work on his narrative, which
is in the publishers hands.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
DISSOLUTION OF JAPANESE DIET.
No Chance to Vote No Confidence in
the GONcrnment.

~
the Government.
YOKOHAMA, Dec 26.-The imperial Diet
has been dissolved before the House of
Representatives had started a discussion of
the motion of no confidence in the Cabinet
1t is expected that there will be several
ministerial changes.
The Japanese Diet was recpened on Mon
day last with such union of the three
chief political parties as 10 make 1t certain
that a vote of no confidence in the govern
ment would be carried Friday last the
mikado, in the speech from the throne, de-
clared that the relations of Japan with all
the foreign powers were friendly, though
he made no specific illusions to the COM
plications in China. He announced that the
government intended to submit fresh taxa
tion measures, the character of which is
known to have united the three chief politi-
cal parties in opposition, and to Introduce
bill amending the codes, civil and Grim
inal
Count Matsoukata, the premier, and Ad
miral the Marquis Saigo Tsugumichi, minis
ter Of marine. have resigned. 1t is probable
that MARQUIS Ito will be the new premier.
WASHINGTON. Dec. ga telegram was
received at the japanese legation this morn
ing announcing that the Diet was formally
opened by the emperor ca the 24th inst. A
vote OF no confidence was proposed in the
dissolved on the 25th inst This result is
ascribed entirely to domestic causes, and
means new elections, under the constitu-
tion a new Diet must be convened within
five months after the dissolution of the old
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
BRUTAL MURDER ON. tHRrsrMAs.
Aged Couple the Victims of nm Un-
known Axsnssiu.-


INDIANA, Pa, Dec. 26.-Mlton Neal and
hir aged wife we're shct to death by an un-
uoNu assassin at their home near Jackson
VILE, nine miles southwest Of here, come
time during Chris mass Their bodies were
found at o'clock that night by their son
Harry. who was passing toe house and
ntopped to pay Christmas call on his
par5uts Neal was one Of the most prom
inent Gad prosperous farmers IN the vicinity
in which he lived, Officers are tolay scour-
ing the country for the murderer, but as
yet he hls not been apprehended
When ycung Neal tried to enter his pa
rents home he found the doors locked. He
forced his way III through the cellar and Gu
entering the sitting room horrible sight
met him. On a chair near the window lay
tho form of his mother her face entirely
blown away AT her feet was all that re-
mained of her husband and a ghastly mole
in the side Of his hold told the tale OF his
murder. At his side lay double-barreled
shotgun, tho implement of death. All of the
walls, ceilings and articles of furniture in the
room were spattered with blood, and Cn the
ceiling wos a good sized dent. In which was
embedded a piece of the murdered woman s
skull.
For time there was suspicion of sui
cde but az the facts In the case developed
the murder theory gained strength. The
woman was killed with bird shot and the
husband with buckshot. There were no
marks of powder on his face, something
which, 1t is said, 1t would have beeu i'm
possible to avoid had suicide been committed
with shot gun. There Is nothing to indi-
ate that the crime was committed for plum
der, as IN Mr.. Meals pocket was $40 bill
and $40 bill lay on the top Of dresser The
friends say tley have "a cew upon which
they will at once begin work to trace down
the murderer
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
MIsHAPs TO TWO COAST VESSELS.
One Has n Collision nnd the other
loses = nnrGc.

Loses =. Barge.
BOSTON, Dec. 26.-The tug Carbonero,
which arrived here today with three barges
in tow from Philadelphia, was in collision
with an unknown schooner on Nantucket
shoals Saturday during which the schooner
had it's jibboom carried away. Tug c. B..
Sanford, Captain Pierce, while coming
around Cape Cod Saturday night, towing
two barges, lost one OF them and up to a
late hour tonight nothing had been heard
Of the missing vessel. The accident occurred
between Nanset and Cape Cod, and was
caused, so Captain Pierce says, by large
four-masted vessel passing between the two
barges and setting one of them adrift. The
schooner was unable to ffDd the barge, so
Captain Pierce decided to tow the other
across the bay ito Boston, where it was
anchored, and the Sanford returned in
search of the missing one.
All day yesterday the tug steamed about
in the vicinity of where 1t parted from the
missing craft, but nothing could be found
as q heavy snow set in, and the Sanford
returned to Boston. After coaing up and
taking in fresh supply OF water Captain
Pierce will resume the search. The lost
barge is commanded by Captain Carl Ra,isch
OF Hoboken. has cargo of 900 tons OF
coal and carries a crew of four men.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
TEMPER AZURE At OMAHA.
SUSPECTED or FIIIBusTEHING.
Pilot Bont Being watched by Gov
ernmcnt Ships

ernmcnt ships.
MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 26.-M the pilot boat
Somers ~ Smith OF Pensacola gets out OF
this port with a flibustering expedition II
will have to run over the cutter Seward
in the river snd the cruiser Montgomery
of the bar. The Smith was here In August
last was docked and black-leaded and had
speed wheel put in. 1t also took off the
figure 3 from III, smokestack and went to
sea at night, bound, rumor afterward said
TO Cuba, with eighty men on board and a
lot OF arms aud ammunition. No trace oi
this expedition was afterward found, how,
ever, and William Bazzell. commodore of the
Pensacola Pilots association, presumably the
owner of the tug, denied emphatcaly that
the Smith was in the flibustering busl
ness.
cocola and came Immediately under susp,
cion, the papers there saying the cruiser
Montgomery was on watch over it. The pa,
pers also said the Smith needed docking
for repairs, but that the Mobile docks wers
too busy to take 1t. Nevertheless 1t ar.
rived here Thursday and went on the Mo-
bile ways ut the foot of Augusta street to
be repalnted. The manager of the ways
says that the paint on II does not need re-
newirg and is just as good as when put on
four months ago
The Smith is said to have been followed
as far as this port by the cruiser Mont
eomery. Telegraphic orders were sent tho
commander of the Montgomery through Mo-
bile last night and the collector was notl-
fed to be on the lookout for alibusters.
United States Marshal Simmons went oo
board the tug today and had the boat
searched, but nothing was found.
Ba2zell who is here with the Smith, saya
there is no intention of fllbusterlng aud
that the boat is merely here for repairs.
The cutter Seaward dropped down the river
this afternoon and came to anchor just op,
posite the exit of the Mo5ie ways, and lies
en- the Smith. Persons up from the lower
| bay report that the cruiser Montgomery hac
| lbeen off the bar for the past twenty-four
hours.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
Two Death. from Exposure.

PHILADELPHIA, Dee. eG.-John Colmer,
16 years old, was found dead from exposure
In an Clubhouse in the rearlof 265l Marshall
grandparents He left home early Christ
mas morning and was nobIagain seen alive
by his relatives 1t Is svrmised that his OBJ
ject in going where his body was found was
to take a quiet nap.
A man supposed TO be Joseph Morency
was found dead on Al doorstep on Filbert
street today Death Is supposed to be due
to cold and exposure and the coroner and
district deputy, wac had charge OF the case,
hold the opinion that the man fell on the
steD and froze TO death
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
TWO WHITE FARMERS MURDERED
Criminal VIII He Lynched IL Captured
LN Officers.

GLBNDoRA. Miss, Dec. 26-It is juei
learned that on Christmas day, at the plan,
tation store OF Charles l.. Tanner, three
miles from GlendoIa. negro named Joseph
Hopkins, alias "Snowball," murdered Jo.
Luckie cnd Sam Eskridge two prominent
white farmers, and robbed the store OF q
small amount The negro Drained Luekle
with a shotgun, then fired two barrels into
the body OF Eskrldge. Searching partiel
have ibeen organized and the couptry is be.
ing secured and II Hopkins Is apprehtnded
he will In al probability be lynehed
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
cHRIsTMAs JOYS TO THE HAPLEss.
BOunteous Feast for Thousands of the |
Unfortunate.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 26-The feature of
the Cristmas holidays iu Kansas City was
perhaps the manner In which Christmas cheer
was carried TO the least fortunate Of the
towns population. The Salvation Army peo-
pie took upon themselves the greater task,
aud at their barracks on Main street over
10000 luckless hungry mortals, including a
score of women and not a few childreu. were
fed The younger ones were admitted to
the hall 300 at time. They were served
with all they could cat Of roast beef, potatoes,
celery, cranberry sauce nnd other luxures.
Tho newsboys Of the city were the guests Of
Charles II. Purvis, a saloon keeper, who
spread before them bounteous turkey dinner
in one OF the big downtown restaurants
There we're 400 OF the urchgs, white and
black, all together, and they devoured a
tremendous quantity of the good things
provided.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
SHIPS CARGO OF COTTON ON FIRE
Crew Battles Flames for Forty Hours
without Avail.

ST. JOHNS, N. r.. Dec. 26.-The British
steamer Lamberts Points. Captain Hum
phreys. seven days from Norfolk, Va, for
Liverpool, with cattle, cotton, grain and a
general cargo, has arrived here with Its cot
ton on fire, and the sho In bad state Ou
Friday afternoon the fire was discovered in
the compartment amdships. 1t gained head
way rapidly. Holes were cut in the cabin
flooring, pipes inserted and the compartment
flooded with steam and water The caQtain
headed the vessel .or this port, and for forty
hours nobody rested. all ndnes battling the
fire, which, steadily geining, spread to the
fore compartment. 1t then became necessary
to food this which gave the snip list OF
II degrees to the starboard. 1t met terrible
weather in trying to reach here. Its sides
and deck were almost unbearable with heat,
and the provisions were spoiled By steam and
smoke. The paint Is now peeling off the
Sides while gangs of men are landing the
cattle, almost maddened with heat.
Captain Humphreys admits tfsat he could
not have controlled the fire twenty-four hours
longer Holes are being cut In the sides to
admit more steam pipes in the hopes OF hav-
ing the fire subdued by Tuesday, when the
cottco will be discharged until the seat Of the
fire is reached. Nearly the entire cargo was
destroyed
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
STRIKE SENTIMENT WEAKENING.
Operatives May Conclude to Accept
the SituntiOn


FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec. 26.-The strike
feeling among the operatives tc1ight is not
strong as it was last week. 1t is believed
that careful consideration of existing coldi-
tions has done much to change the sentiment.
The conference committee Of the operatives,
in which are representatives of all the Gextile
unions held another meeting tcnight, when
the wage question discussion was resumed.
The meeting adjourned subject to the call OF
the committee secretary. the only informa-
tion given out was that a new proposition to
the manufacturers was proposed aud the plan
unanimously adopted. Its details were not
divulged and the document Is now In the
mail for Secretary Rounseville
A manufacturer tonight volunteered the
opinion that the new proposirlcu might offer
an acceptance Of the cut-down provided the
present schedule was restored when margin
OF profit to be mutually agreed upon shall
warrant such acticu. by this he meant that
the operatives will contnue work in hope Of
better times soon.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
ELECTRIC STREET CAR RUNS AWAY
Three People Injured in the Ensuing
Mrecl<.

Wreck.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Dec. 26.-At noon
today Camp street electric car ran wild
and rushed down Oleny street hill with the
speed of an express train and shot across
North Main street and into the corner of u
frame building. The impact was great
that some of the heavy iron work on the
car was doubled up and the corner post
Of the building, which acted as buffer for
the runaway car was badly splntered. That
the occupants of the car escaped with their
lievs is remarkable. There were about ten
passengers in the car at the time, besides
the motormGn and the conductor.
Injured.
NM. Sarah Malufski, crushed and bruised
in the abdomen and head cut.
Conductor Schott head cut and injured
about the upper part Of the body.
Charles H. Holmes, bruised about the
right leg and back injured.
One of the most surprising things was
the escape of the motorman, Louis E. Nor.
row, who stuck to his post.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
CLOTHES IcNIrED AT a GAS CRATE.
Relative of Assistant Secretary Day
Severely Burned.

CANTON, o.. Dec. 26.-Miss Clara Shields,
daughter OF r. s. Shields, former United
States district attorney and cousin OF
Mrs. Day. wife of Assistant Secretary Day.
was severely burned at her home here to-
day. Her clothing ignited from an open gas
fireplace and her father. answering her
shrieks for help, found her in flames. The
lower part of her body and legs were se-
yerely burned and grave apprehensions were
felt at first 1t is now thought, however,
that nothing serious will result Miss Shields
was to have accompanied the Days back TO
Washington this week for social season at
tho capital.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
KILL A TROLLEY CAR CONDUCTOR.
Highwaymen Then Rob Him of His
Money,

NoRRISTOWN, Pa, Dec. ga trolley
car on the Schuylkill Valley Traction COM
pany's road was held up by four highway
men at Swedeland, near here, about 10
o'clock tonight Conductor Charles Gallo
way OF Norristown refused to give up his
money and was shot dead Three shots
were fired at Motorman Matthias, but none
took effect
After ri1ing tho body of the conductor of
money and gold watch and chain the rob-
bers escaped, There were four women pas
sengers In the car. The highwaymen
covered them with their weapons. but made
no attempt TO rob them. Tia men looked
like tramps and escaped in the direction OF
Philadelphia