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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-28
Killed for Being Republican.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, Dec. zI-Thomas f.
Payne the wealthy furniture manufacture
er of this city, to-day received letter
from Emeraldo, Fla, giving the detailS ST
the cold-blooded murder of his brother-in-
law, Ira Arms, committed last week The
letter is dated at Emeraldo, Dec. 49, and
relates that the day before Mr.. Arms had
left home on a business trip, and failing
to return al the time expected, searchers
were sent out, who found his charred re-
mains in the forest. He had been shot
through the body and his body had been
dragged a mile and a half through the
woods to the point where it was found.
There 1T had been covered with brush and
set on fire. The murderers have been traced
10 their homes and are now under guard.
1t is alleged that political motives inspired
the killing. Arms was a strong Republican
and asserted his opinions with freedom and.
vigor. year ago a herd of his cattle was
driven on the railway track and many of
them killed. One other attempt to kill him
was made a few months ago. He has
brothers living at Attica, Ind. and
Thomasborough, Ill. Arms was the young
sest son of Ira Arms, ST., of Attica, This
State, one of the wealthiest men in Foun-
tain county at the time of his DEATH in
1883. Ira Arms, jr., went to Florida in 1884
and engaged extensively in stock and fruit
raising. twenty-five years ago he trapped
and Killed the Benton county lion that ter
ror1zed that county all one season.
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. q. - Lieutenant
Colonel Alfred Bates, OF the pay department
of the army, has been detailed as United
States military attache at London, to sue
coed Capt. o. NJ. Carter.
To-day's statement of the condition of
the treasury shows: Available cash balance,
$23S544 $40; gold reserve, $3.50, 250,062.
Representative Prince of Illinois, to-day
extended to the President an invitation to
attend the annual encampment of the Union
Veterans Union. to be held at Rock Island,
ILL.,, next August. 1t is expected that the
President will make a tour of the West
about that time, visiting the Omaha expo
Stion ell route. Mr. Prince was assured
that the President would be glad to attend
the encampment and would do so If OFF,
cial engagements would permit.
Secretary Gage left here for New York
this morning. Tomorrow he will inspect
the new revenue cutter McCulloch at Bal
timore, and in the evening Will return to
Washington.
The controller of the currency has de-
clared dividends in favor of the creditors of
insolvent national banks as follows: Ten
per cent, the German National Bank. of
Louisville. Ky; 10 per cent. the Wichita
National Bank of Wichita. Kan.
Mr.. Dawes. recently appointed controller
of the currency, is expected to arrive here
ties JAM l. Mr.. Eckels, the retiring
controller. will leave to- take charge of the
Commercial National Bank of Chicago, as
it's president, next Friday morning.
The controller of the currency has author
lied the Nevada National Bank of San
Francisco, to begin business; capital, $4,000,
900.
The new French ambassador, Mr.. Jules
Cambon. will arrive here soon after the
holidays. His arrival is expected to give
another impetus to reciprocity negotiations.
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FOR AN OLD DEBT.
Editor Arrested on the Charge of HaV-
ing Committed Larceny.

DENVER, Col, Dec. 27.-William II.
Griffith was arrested here last night on
an Indictment found in New York for the
alleged larceny of $4,000 in 1892 from
Richard j. Bolles, of New York Mr. Crit
fifth is proprietor of the Leadville Herald
Democrat and the Leadville Evening
Chronicle. He claims that the Indictment is
simply an attempt TO collect a civil debt
by criminal process. He says there was
nothing crooked in the transaction between
him and Bolles and that he has been in
New York repeatedly since 1892 and could
have been arrested there had Bolles really
wanted to prosecute him criminally. Mr..
Griffith had been very prominent in Colo
RADIO politics, being at one time chairman
of the Republican state committee. He is
manager of one Of the richest mines in
Leadvile.
Earl b. Cce. of Denver whose name is,
with Mr. Grlffiths, the notes in ques-
ton. is proprietor of the Denver Evening
Times and one of the most prominent mem
bers of the silver Republican party OF the
State. The matter of extradtion of Grit
fifth was argued before Governor Adams to-
day and he Reserved his decision until 4
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The opposi-
ton to the extraditiOn is on the ground
of errors in its issuance. Mr.. Griffith was
released last night on $1,000 bonds
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TO FIX MINERS SCALE.
Joint Conference of Miners and Oper-
atOrs to Be Held Jan. II.

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 27.-The executive
committee of the United Mine Workers of
America and coal operators from Pennsyl
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois met this
afternoon to adjust wages to stand until an
interstate convention of miners and opera
tors can be held. 1t was decided to hold a
joint conference in Chicago Jan. II, follow
ing the national miners conference in this
city While neither the operators nor the
miners will say positively that an interstate
wage agreement will be made at the time,
they are all hopeful that the meeting will
result III an amicable adjustment of the
wage scale for the ensuing year. In the
meantime the present conditions will re-
main undisturbed. The miners will decide
to be made at the joint conference. An adj
vance of probably not less than 10 cents per
ton in the price of mining will be asked.
The following call, addressed ito the
operators and miners of western Pennsyl
vania West Virginia. Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois" was issued tonight:
"Gentemen-At meeting of operators
and miners representatives held at Column
bus, O., ON Dec. q it was unanimously
agreed that joint meeting of miners and
operators of this competitive coal field be
held in the Y M. c. A. building at Chicago,
at 10 o'clock a. M, on Monday, Jan. II, for
the purpose of establishing mutual rela-
lions and formulating an annual scale of
prices to be paid for mining in the various
fields ir the States aforesaid for the en-
suing scale year. and such adjustment of
differentials as may be agreed on, and, if
possible, the permanent establishment of
an interstate agreement on the mining
question. and the consideration of such
other matters as may properly come before
such meeting" The call was signed on be-
half of the operators by F. L. Robins, of
Pennsylvania; H. N. Taylor, of Illinois; r.
S. Tenant, of Indiana, and j. S. Morgan,
of Ohio. On behalf of the miners by w. c..
Pearce, of Ohio; Patrick Dolan, of Penn
sylvania; J. M. Hunter, of Illinois; ]. H..
Kennedy, of Indiana and by NJ. d. Ratch-
hoard.
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InhinnnO hitnnrv.

BLOOMINGDALE, Ind Dec. 27.-Eli New
lin, prominent member of the Friends
Church. and one of the founders of the
Friends Bloomingdale Academy, who as
sisted actively in the building of the l., ID.
& w. Railway through the town of Bloom
ingdale, dropped dead this morning while
walking from his barn to the house. He
was eighty-thle e years old, and had for
several years been severely afflicted with
rheumatism.
ROCKVILLE. Ind, Dec. 27.-The remains
day. were taken to Waveland this morning
for burial. He was born in Waveland for
ty-twO years ago. He graduated from the
Louisville Medical College and had lately
removed from Indianapolis to Rockville,
and intended to practice and start SAM
tarium. He married Miss Bessie Alexan-
der, who survives him, with two children.
BRAZIL, Ind, Dec. 27.-James A. Car
rothers, aged seVenty-one, died at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. Samuel Stigler, in
Jackson township. yesterday afternoon OF
settler in this county, He helped build the
old feeder dam and make many other prim,
tive Improvements. Mr.. Carrothers had
accumulated cons derable land and was con-
sidered quite wealthy.
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. Dec. N.-Enoch
r. Canon, a prominent citizen of this city,
died suddenly of heart trouble to-day. aged
Sixty-Seven years. Up to noon he was In
his usual health. After dinner he com
planned, and lay down. He expired almost
Immediately. He was % member of the l.
~. ~. lOQSe anu ldd DSSll COliuSClSu
with the McFarlan carriage factory for
thirty years.
EDINBURG, Ind. Dec. 27.-Stewart Will
son. one of the oldest citizens OF Edinburg.
died yesterday, aged seventy-seven. He
was a prominent Odd Fellow and among
the first members of the order at this place.
The funeral will take place tomorrow aft
ernoon and the lodge will attend in a body.
PRINCETON, Ind Dec. H-Mrs. Mar
garet Duncan, one OF Gibson county's
pioneer citizens, died this morning of apo
sixty-tive years old.
PORTLAND, Ind, Dec. 27-Mrs. Solomon
Conkle, one of the best-known aged women
in this part of the State, died at an early
hour this morning from cancer.
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NEW YORK, Dec. z7.-Jimmy Michael
appeared in Madison-square Garden to-day
with his retinue of pacemakers and reeled
off mile after mile in his work for the New
Years night race against Taylore. Taylore,
the young Frenchman, came out on the
track without a pacemaker soon after
Michael had started. Taylore lost no time
in lacking on to Michael rear wheel.
Michael's pacemakers We're sent out team
after team, to relieve one another, as in a
race, and every device that is known to a
racing man was tried to shake the French
man off. The pace was slowed quickened
and jumped at intervals. but for ten miles
Tayiore stuck to the rear wheel of
Michaers machine After the men had
dressed Taylore was asked for an expana-
rion. He replied that he did not under
stand English. and that he thought the
track was free TO anybody who cared TO
train for next Saturdays race, and that he
did not see in what way he had bothered
Michael by following him. Taylore APP
peared later in the day with his own pace
makers and rode ten miles in a trifie less
than twenty minutes.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 27-The President
Is considering the qualifications of several
men for the position of director of the
twelfth census, but as yet has not indicated
whom he may appoint. S. n. ID. North, of
Boston, secretary of the National Associa-
ton of Wool Manufacturers. who was iden-
titled with the eleventh census. and is a
statistician of ability, is one of those whose
names are under earnest consideration. Mr.
North has discussed the matter with the
President, and, despite the increased sal
airy offered him by the wool manufacturers,
ii is believed that his final acceptance of
the dictatorship of the census hinges upon
the placing of the clerical force of the
Census Bureau in the classified service. Mr.
North ii is understood, does not desire in
the event of his acceptance of the position
to be hampered in any manner by the dis
tribution of places in his department.
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ARMOUR BOYCOTT OFF
THE BIG PACKER WAS KILLING
BUTCHER BUSINESS AT MARION.
cortland Banker Brought Into
Court and Fined for Sabbath
Brcaking-State News.
specIal to the IndIanapoIig journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION. Ind. Dec. 27.-As a result of
the conferences between the Trades Coun-
ell and a committee representing the butch
ers and grocers of the city, held on Satur-
day and Sunday afternoons, the boycott
against Armour q Co. has been lifted The
usual throng of customers congregated at
the Armour market early this morning, but
they found, instead of unlimited supply
of meats at bargain prices, a placard on
the door announcing that the market would
be closed till further orders. The sessions
of the Trades Council were behind closed
doors, but it is reported that there were
. stormy scenes between those who were for
continuing the fight Indefinitely and those
who realized the hopelessneSs of the con-
hict and the ruin it was bringing on the
local business men. Joseph Shellhouse, one
OF the most prominent labor leaders, adj
vocated the dissolution of the boycott, and
this weakened the cause of the opposition
to such an extent that the concession was
made. The local dealers are now doing
business at the old prices and are jublant
over the early settlement of the difficulty
that had so completely demoralized their
trade.
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In the New York banks, which deposits
1pill not be materially disturbed by the pay
ment of about $3J 0C0 600 between now and
the 10th of January in redemption of the
subsidy railroad bonds and payment of in
terest on the national debt. Then, as now,
II will have nearly $35,c000O0 i'm the New
York banks. secured by deposits of United
States bonds in the hands of the treasurer
in Washington. The New York money mar
ket has shown itself TO be very sensitive
lately and when IL Is in that condition the
control of a sum as large as the govern
ment has In New York banks becomes an
important factor in the situation. Under
of the secretary of the treasury TO do
about as he pleases with 1t. IL. for instance.
symptoms OF another raid on the trea ,i
be Withdrawals Of gold from the treasury
for export. Mr. Gage could stop such
movements almost I'm an hour by begin
ming TO draw down the government depos-
it's. He woUl6 thereby tighten the market
and interest rates would advance. Incl
dentally, too. in obedience to "A natural ten
dency, foreign exchange would decline and
gold expectations would cease. Doubtless
the knowledge OF the power resting in the
hands OF the secretary of the treasury has
had a bearing on the present gold move
ment As fOreShadoWed in these dispatches
several days ago, geld is beginning to flow
this way again. Imports thus far have been
on small scale, but the drift is clearly
perceptible. lmportations of gold at this
season are not unheard of, but they are UNI
usual. 1t is undoubtedly the intention of the
secretary Of the treasury to retain as long
as possible the advantage which he now
holds in the money market. 1t Is much
more satisfactory to manage the finances
of the government with the treasury in a
commanding position than to have the
treasury the football of the money sharks
of Wall street ara London.
The friends of Judge Paxson, who is
slated to be Colonel William r. Morrisons
successor as chairman of the Interstate
commerce Commission. are rallying to his
support, and by the time the Senate gets
ready to act on the appointment will have
a strong line of defense against the attacks
which have been made on him by the labor
organizations. His worst crime according
TO the representations of the professional
laborites, is that he had a prejudice in
favor of maintaining the law during the
Homestead strikes. when he was on the Su-
preTne bench Of Pennsylvania, and that he
has a wide knowledge of the practical OPP
erations of railroads, as well as an under
standing of railroad law gained by forty or
fifty years of practice The prediction is
made by Judge Parsons friends that these
charges, grave as they are in the eyes of
the Tillmans, Gomperses, Debses and Sow
ereiBns, will not have sufficient influence
with the Senate of the United States TO
defeat his confirmation.
The postmaster at Martinsvile Ind. was
to-day notified that on and after Jan.
he will be allowed $3.50 for rent, fuel and
lighting the postoffice.
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$4,000 Blaze at Orleans.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ORLEANS, Ind, Dec 27.-The frame row
of buildings on the southeast corner of the
public square took fire at $3.50 o'clock this
morning and was soon mass of ruins.
The fire originated in the sleeping apart
ments of William Morrison, blind must
clan. Being all wood the block was soon de-
stroyed. All the rooms were occupied, and
only a small part of the contents were
saved. The estimated loss is something
near $40 CSC, with only about $1,000 insurance.
The losers are: j. II. Steers, hotel and fur
niture; M. A. Ashley. barber; j. c. Hatta-
baugh, boots and shoes; James Jackson,
barber; George Stout, Justices Office; M.
Southgate. groceries; II. He'll. shoe shop;
Jason Tucker, saloon; j. H. Steers, butcher
shop. together with four residences. The
loss is quite severe on Orleans. 1t is the
second bad conflagration within the past
year. On Easter morning thirteen business
houses We're burned out. most of which.
however, have been replaced with handsome
two-story brick structures.
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IRA ARMS AssAssINATED.
Former Attica Man ShOt Down and
Burned on His Florida Farm.

OCALA, Fla, Dec. 27.-News has been
received here of the murder of Ira o. Arms,
of Esmeralda, this county, the guilty per-
sons burning his body afterward. Mr.. Arms
was prominent citizen, catteman and
orange grower. and had made enemies of
the cattlemen by fencing his lands. Shots
were heard from his back fields Thursday,
and his absence being known, the entire
neighborhoOd turned out to search for him.
lhaIly, on top of a mound, the remains
of a fire were found, bones, buttons and
shredS OF cloth also being found. Posses
are securing the woods in search of the
murderers. Arms came here from Indiana
several years ago and made himself a fine
home in this county.
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TWO WOMEN BURNED.
Daughter Charred to Crisp and
Mother Fatally Injured.

PITTSBURG, Dec. 27-During a fire at
New Haven. a suburb of this city, in the
residence of Mrs. Mary Ann Browdy. this
evening, Miss Nancy Browdy, aged forty
six, was burned to death. and the mother.
aged seventy-six, was so badly burned that
she cannot survive the night. Miss Brow
dy. who came here about month ago from
Butte. Mont, to visit her mother, lost her
life i'm trying To save some personal prop
erty from the building She went to the
upper floor, after the flames had made good
Roadway on the structure, and was prob
ably suffocated. When the house had been
Quilted the body of Miss Browdy was seen
hanging over a joist. and in the presence
of about five hundred people. who had gath
cred at the scene. was literally burned TO a
crisp. The mother threw herself into the
burning building twi re in the endeavor to
save her daughter. but each time was
dragged back by friends, not, however. I'M
til she was so badly burned that the ply
sicians say she cannot recover. The finan-
cial loss was not large.
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MRS. VAN SCHAACK ROBBED.
Papers Relating to Her Suit Obtained
by an Unknown Person.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. N.-Mrs. Van Setback.
who. for the past three months has stirred
the social circles of New York and Chicago
through her suit against her father-in-law,
Peter Van Setback. THE Chicago millionaire
druggist, on the grounds of alternating her
husbands affections, reported to the ST.
Louis police to-day that she had been rob-
bed of papers of Importance in connection
with the celebrated litigation. According to
her story while at the Planters Hotel at
luncheon to-day boy brought her note
purporting to be from the partner OF her
Chicago attorney. 1t was signed Mr..
Mack" and requested that she send by the
bearer the bundle of letters and papers she
had. which pertain to the case we have
on hand,' to him at the Laclede Hotel.
Mrs. Van Setback states that without hesi-
tation she delivered the papers to the boy.
Later she became uneasy and on invesriga-
ton was unable to find either Mr.. Mack"
or the messenger boy. She said the papers
were principally letters that had been writ
ten by her father-in-law to her husband.
urging him to leave her.
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NEW PENSION ORDER.
Increase Claims VIII Not BE COnsid-
cred for u Year from Last Action.


cred for ~ Year from Last Action.
WASHINGTON. Dec. ga new order the
enforcement of which, it is believed. will ex-
pedite the disposition of pension claims now
pending, has been issued by Commissioner
Evans, of the Pension Office. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Hereafter claims for increase of pension
will not be considered within twelve months
from the last action. allowance or rejec-
tion."
official of the Pension Bureau to-day,
grows largely out of the calls made on the
Office for a statement of the status of pend
ing cases by members of Congress. These
calls have to be answered. to the exclusion
of the other claims pending, which should
be taken up in their order. II is only fair
to those cases which have not had any con-
SideratiOn and they should be taken up as
promptly as possible. The Office does not
think that any injustice on hardship will re-
suit to claimants by refusing to reconsider
their cases, after they have once been acted
on. for Il period of twelve months If
pension Is allowed new disability of such
a charac ter as to bring about serious results
while IL the claim is rejected because of
lack of disability the claimant in all prob
ability Will not become so disabled within
the twelve months to make postpone
nlent OF the case hardship. The order is
absolutely necessary for the prompt prose-
cution of the work of the bureau and its
enforcement will aid materially in bringing
this about
Commissioner Evans. of the Pension Blu
reau, has i'm preparation an order TO be adj
dressed to members Of Congress asking them
10 desist making special calls concerning
the status, etc, OF cases. in order that the
business OF the office may not be delayed
unduly by the time required in answering
them.
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BATTLE WITH THE SEA.
Experience of a. Tramp Ship While
Crossing the Atlantic.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The belated tramp
steamer Llanthony Abbey, which left Dun
kirk on Nov. q, arrived safely in port to-
day, after tempestuous passage of thir-
ty days. Captain Townsend reported that
about three tons of coal was all that was
left in the bunlxers, and the supply of pro-
port Captain Townsend said that the
weather consisted of a succession of wester-
~ gales. with tremendous seas. For sew
eral days the vessel made no progress, bat
Ting with enormous seas. For many days
she logged less than one hundred miles per
day and her best days run was 215 mics.
On Christmas eve the steamer ran into
fierce blizzard.