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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22
FRENCH RETALIATION.
Eject of the Increased Duty ON Amer
lean Hogs and Products.

Eject of the Increased Duty ON Amer
lean Hogs and Products.
WASHINGTON, Dec. q. - The action of
thu French Chamber of Deputies yesterday
in passing government bill increasing the
duties on hogs, hog products, lard, etc, is
reeas led as retaliatory in effect against the
United States. For some time negotiations
have been proceeding between France and
this country toward making reciprocity
arrangement. They came to a stop recently
when the authorities here asked as condi-
ton of such an agreement that France
would raise it's restrictions against American
cattle and meat products, The French am
bassador. M. Patenotre. communicated with
us government but no reply was given.
lie was soon after directed to return to
Paris, where he is now in conference with
the French authorities. No word has been
received as to the purpose of France since
the ambassador left, but the action in the
Chamber of Deputies yesterday when the
raise of duties on certain meat products
was put through by the premier. M. Meline.
leads to the conclusion that the French
policy will not be toward abolishing the re-
s'rctions. but toward increasing their strin-
Iency.
The figures of the Foreign Bureau Of the
Agricultural Department show tina the
American shipments to France on tie one
article of lard reached 81 773,342 pounds last
year. 1t is not thought the bill was ex-
pressly aimed against the United States, as
it covers some products which are not
shipped from this country to France. In the
particulars mentioned, however, it's effect is
to further restrict the American meat trade
In view of this action little hope is enter
tanned that France will grant the condition
on which a reciprocity agreement between
the two countrie. depends. 1t an
nounced in the Chamber of Deputies. in be-
half of the government, that supple
mentary bin would be presented to restrict
the Introduction of adu terated hog products
Tt is the understanding here that this bill
viii operate particularly against such lards
Eping from this country as contain cotton
i ppd oil
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21-Tc-day's state
ment of the condition oft the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $2S7 572, GIL !;
gold reserve, $159. 9OS 975.
Gen. Horace Porter, ambassador of the
United States to France, in an informal
communication to this government, express
es qualification at the result of his negotia-
tions with the French government relative
to the duty on cotton seed oil. A PROPOSE
ton was made to levy on that oil what
would have amounted to prohibitive duty,
but after some discussion it was defeated
in the Chamber of Deputies.
Assistant Secretary Howell has rendered
a decision in customs case in which he
holds that common goat hair is entitled to
free entry under the new tariff law. This
decision overrules that of the appraiser of
customs at New York, who held that it was
dutiable under Paragraphs 34S and $780, as
assimilating to the hair of the Angora
goat.
Charles Z. Stubs started from Denver to-
night for Europe as special envoy of this
government appointed by Secretary Wilson,
of the Agricultural Department, to encour-
age the use of the American horse in the
cavalries of Europe.
Reserve agents have been approved for
Indiana banks as follows: For the Frank
lin National Bank, Franklin, the Western
National Bank, New York; for the Mer-
chants National Rank, New Albany,
I1dAONeT NdtIoIidl bdDh, new 4OTh, IOr
the Second National Bank, New Albany
First National Bank, Louisville.
The following appointments were made
to-day for Indiana in the assistant Gus
todian and janitor service: ]. j. Conklin
laborer Fort Wayne postoffice. $40; VIM
H.. Fauntelroy, laborer. Evansville, post
Wayne, postofice. $780,
At Logansport, Ind, the lease with John
lL Barnes for postoffice headquarters has
been renewed for five years. from Dec 5,
$1,000 per annum, to include complete equip
ment, heat, light, etc, premises to be rem
ovated necessary furniture put in and
claim for rent of cellar withdrawn.
Temporary clerks have been allowed at
Indianapolis Ind; $50 for extra help dur
ing the current quarter. AT Muncle Ind.
one clerk, from Dec. q to Jan. 10, at $500
per annum.
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Levi D. Parr, an evangelist, from Kansas,
is holding a series Of meetings in the
Quaker Church at New London.
Enoch Fairchild, one of he best-known
pioneers of Jay county. died at his home
east of Bryant, last evening, at an adj
vanced age.
Rev. w. NJ. Wiles, of Martinsvile, has
been chosen pastor of the Morristown
Christian Church, to succeed f. l.. Frazier
now of Irvington.
Buck Stanley closed a series of temper
ance meetings at Brooklyn Monday night
with 250 pledge signers. A lodge of Good
Templars was organized, with thirty-two
charter members.
The Jay County Fair Society has elected
the following directors: Elijah Lyons. Will
liam Newton, ]. G. Crowell, John Schmuck,
Enoch Ware, John Geiger w. p. Gilpin,
Isaac Premier, George Bergman John Deta-
more, L. T. Ray, w. Nj. Haynes, ]. p. Nix.
on. l.. l.. Gilpin and William Green.
The will OF the late Susan NJ. Gregg was
probated at Richmond yesterday. She left
an estate valued al $4,000 and the major
portion of it goes to her nieces. Mrs. Har-
ry /. Miller, OF Terre Haute, and Nora Kib-
hey. of Phoenix, Ariz. St. Pauls Episcopal
Church and St. Stephens Hospital, in that
city, are both remembered, the former with
500 and the latter with 500. The executors
of the will are H. /. Miller. of Terre Haute
John ID. Parker, of Chicago, and Lewis d
Stubs. Of Richmond
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Fatal Wreck Near Coal Bluff.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Dec. 21.-A west-bound
freight train on the Big Four jumped the
track near Coal Bluff this morning, ditch
ing nine cars. killing one man and injuring
four others who were in one of the cars
stealing a ride. That portion of the train
that was wrecked went down steep bank.
The dead:
ROBERT A. THOMPSON, Winchester,
Ind.
4 he injured are:
JOHN HARDIMORE, Winchester Ind,
fractured skull, crushed shoulder, will prob
ably die.
"A. r. HUTCHINSON, Robbins Station,
Pa, internal injuries.
STEVEN TE.kNEY, Robbins Station,
Pa, internal injuries.
Deputy Coroner Overton brought ThOmp-
sons remains to this city and will hold an
inquest tomorrow. The injured were taken
to Coal Bluff and given medical attention
The wrecked cars were piled on the men
at the bottom of the ditch and had to be
cut away before the victims could be res
cued.
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Bryan WIN Go 10 China.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Senators who
have seen President Mckinley regarding
the appointment of Charles Page Bryan as
minister to China find that the President
has no present intention of reconsidering
the appointment. Some suggestions have
been made that Mr.. Bryan be sent to some
other mission and a more trained diplomat
sent to China, but they have not met with
Endorsement at the White House. One sug-
Greece and Mr.. Woodville Rockhill. who
has had long experience in China, and who
is now in Athens, should be given the Chi
nese mission. The President made it Gear,
however, that he preferred Mr.. Bryan for
the place, and was not contemplating any
change in the selections ne had made for
foreign missions.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Dec. 21.-The Legis-
lature to-day adopted a joint resolution in
dorsing the selection of Col Charles Page
BRYAN as minister to China.
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Funeral of william Terriss.

LONDON, Dec. 21-The funeral of Will
liam Terriss, the actor, who was stabbed to
death on Thursday last, outside the Adel-
phi Theater, by super named Prince,
took place to-day at Brompton Cemetery.
About $4,000 people were present. The prin-
cpal mourners were the two sons of the
deceased. Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Hicks dhe
latter Ellaline Terriss, daughter of the
murdered MANI, the Messrs. .Gatti, Sir
Henry Irving, Charles Wyndham and
George Grossmith. The floral tributes were
very numerous, including wreaths from
Navarro MARY Anderson, Lady Harris,
Sir Edward Clark, Mr.. and Mrs Bancroft,
Sir Henry Irving, Pinero, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kendall. Mrs. Langtry, Arthur Bourcheir,
E. S. willard John Hare. George Alex
ander and other theatrical nctabilities
The funeral procession was composed of
over one hundred carriages. At the ceme-
terry about fifty thousand people assembled.
All the leading theatrical people of London
were present. 1t was the most remarkable
demonstration of sympathy in recent years.
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car whose route. speed and fare are regu-
lated by the public. Reaching the center
of the city, he ascends to his Office by an
elevator subject TO public inspection. ana
reads the mail that has been brought to
him from all parts of the United States by
public servants If the dimness of his Of
flee may cause him to regret that sunlight
appears to be outside public protection. he
may be answered that by recent provisions
the height of buildings is regulated and THE
malicious construction of high fences is
prohibited. If now he leaves his Office and
goes to some store or factory in which he
owns an interest he finds that for female
employees chairs must be provided. that
children must not be employed in certain
kinds of work. that dangerous machinery
must be fenced, that fire escapes must be
furnished, and probably that the goods pro-
duced sold must be marked or packed
in certain way. or must reach a certain
standard Indeed. whatever this mans
business may be, it is almost certain that
in one way or another the pablics hand
comes between him and his employees, or
between him and his customer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21-The Japanese
legation has been informed that the two
cruisers which Japan is having built in this
country are so we'll along toward compile
ton that they will both be launched within
the next few weeks. The cruiser at the
Cramps shipyard at Philadelphia. has been
christened the Kasagi-Kan and the launch
ing has been set for Jan 20 Minister Hoshi
and the staff of the legation will attend the
launching, and a number of guests will be
cruiser at the Union iron works, at San
Francisco, has been named the Chitoz The
launching will occur some time in February,
but the exact day has not been set. The
cruisers are alike in all respects, having a
tonnage of about five thousand each, and
the contracts call for a speed of twenty-five
knots an hour
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22
Indiana's Galaxy.
Chicago Post.


The triumph of the redoubtable KID
Mccoy in the presence of a most select New
York assemblage, including clergyman and
other representatives of the highest walks.
has called public attention to the great
Commonwealth of Indiana, Chicago's most
precious environment. Mr.. Mccoy what
ever his other name may be- will now proud
ly take his place at the side. of this Won
derful States most distinguished sons. In
diana has done much for the close of the
century 1t boasts in James Whitcomb
Riley the master of dialect verse We do
not recall the exact number of dialects, but
it must be at least a dozen. 1t claims the
Honorable Benjamin Harrison. equally at
home in craftsmanship, law and the OBJ
legations of a married man. It points to Gen.
Lew Wallace who is to literature what
Gowdy is to diplomacy. It whispers the
name of Posey county and the echoes take
it UP and thunder it through the lands. 1t
speaks of Eagle lake. that notable re-
sort of thousand poets, whose verses
breathe patriotism, love and Indiana, And
now it pre- sents in Mr.. Mccoy gentleman
who stands ready to lick any man of his
weight in the world, gentleman who has
leaped at one bound to fame and to the
affections of his fellow-citizens There will
be a merry Christmas indeed along the Ohio
river where the Wabash winds its peaceful
way and where the waters of Lake Michi-
gan Ian the sacred soil.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22
CATTLE QUARANTINE.
Order issued by Secretary Wilson to
Prevent Spread of Fever.

Prevent Spread OF Fever.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2t.-Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson has issued a circular TO
railroads and transportation companies
notifying them that contagious and in
southern fever, exists among cattle in the
region south of a line beginning at the
northwest corner of California, thence east,
south and southeasterly along the boundary
of California, southerly along the western
line of Arizona, thence along the southern
boundaries of Arizona and New Mexico,
northerly to Colorado, along the southern
border of Colorado and Kansas, Missouri
and Tennessee to Virginia and along the
northern boundary of Virginia to the Allan
yehr no cattle are to be transported from
south of this line to any portion of the
United States north of the line, except by
rail or boat for immediate slaughter In
the course of transportation they shall be
fed and watered separately from other cat
tie, and on reaching their destination, be-
fore slaughter, shall be isolated. Cars car
rying such cattle shall be placarded. All
tie have been shall be dsinfected. Notice
Is also given that cattle infected with
Southern cattle. tick disseminate Texas
fever, and when originating outside the dis
trict mentioned shall be considered and
treated as infectious cattle.
The above is the general quarantine line
fixed by the Agricultural Department, but
by special orders Secretary Wilson has ac-
cepted the quarantine lines for California,
Texas Oklahoma. Tennessee, Virginia and
North Carolina fixed by those States, and
they are adopted by the department for the
period beginning Jan. 10. 1898, and ending
Nov. Is, lSyS. Those lines in each instance
except certain territory inclosed in the gen.
Aral order.
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The Protected Bostoninn.
Eugene Wambaugh. in Atlantic Monthly

Eugene Wambaugh in Atlantic Monthly.
An imaginary Bostonian, on rising in the
morning, finds his whole toilet, his break
fast and breakfast service under govern
ment supervision.
Nor do this average Bostonian and his
family escape from public control upon ris-
ing from the table. The children are by
law compelled to go to school, and though
there is an option to attend a private school
the city gratuitously furnishes a school and
school books. AS for the father himself
when he reaches his door, he finds that pub
lie servants are girdling his trees with bur-
laps. and searching his premises for traces
of the gypsy moth. Without stopping to
reflect that he has not been asked to per-
NIT these public servants TO go upon his
property, he steps out upon sidewalk con
structed in accordance with public require
ments, crosses O street paved and watered
and swept b. tha public, and enters a street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22
NEW SOCIETY FAD.
The "FOur Hundred" of Murray Hill
to Hold n Baby Show.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-Heres an event in
babylon, the like of which has never been
paralleled. All of the chubby-fisted. dimpied
little darlngs of Murray Hills -four hun
dred% are TO be brought together in COM
petition for baby beauty. Infant scions or
such Knickerbocker houses as those OF Pell,
Camman, Graham, Sands, Aidee, Carey,
Schroeder and Dinsmore will be wrapped in
soft silks and laces and coddled and petted
by the soft hands of Murray Hills mothers
and sisters. Mrs Fitzgerald has rendered
her mansion at the southeast corner of Lex
ington avenue and Thirty-fifth street for
theater for the occasion. Jan is the mo-
mentouS day of the show.
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MONEY is TOO PLENTIFUL.
$4,000, eco I'm National Bank Notes Re-
tired In Twenty Days.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Mr. Coffin. the
acting controller of the currency. to-day
called attention to the fact that the retire
ment of national bank notes during the first
twenty days of this month reached the sum
Of S3.00Oe00. This is said to be the first
time during the last ten years that the
voluntary retirements have reached this
amount In any one month. Under the ma
tionaI bank act the United States treasurer
month, and hence all deposits to retire notes
during the last ten days of this month
must be refused. This exceptional condi-
ton, Mr.. Colin says, Is due 10 the prevail
ing low rates of interest arising from
superabundance of money for investment
which has advanced the price OF United
States bonds. Mr.. Coffin expressed the
opinion that the law should be amknded in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22
To GUARD the ReIief Train.

VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash, Dec.
21.-Major J. l.. Rusceker, Fourth Cavalry,
who leaves here on Dec. % for Dyea on q
preliminary investigation, will be accom-
panied by Lieut.. L. p. Field, Fourteenth
Infantry. They will be followed later on
by Captain E. B. Eldridge, Assistant Sur
geon f. N. Kemp, and fifty enlisted men of
Company H, of the Fourteenth Infantry
who will take charge of the relief stores and
take them over the trail to the suffering
Yukon miners. Lieutenant Field will also
form one of the party. The company will
leave here as soon as their supplies are
ready for shipment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22
A LYNCHING PARTY.
Armed Men Still Searching for Watt
Decker, the Desperate.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Ind, Dec 21.-Watt Deck
er, the sixteen-year-old desperate who shot
Marshall Murphy, of Patoka, this county,
last night, while under arrest for forgery,
is yet at large. For twenty-four hours
armed bodies of men have hunted him, but
they cannot find the young criminal Blood
hounds have been tried on his trail but
without success Marshall Murphy is grad
ually sinking and the citizens of Patoka
swear young Decker cannot live Had he
been captured to-day lynehing would have
surely been his fate. 1t is thought Decker
escaped on a horse. as a farmer named
Johnson reported the loss of a horse to-
day. Decker's career has been one of
crime since babyhood. Petty thieving and
daredevil burglaries have been his vo-
cation since he left the cradle. A reward
has been offered for his arrest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

WASHINGTON, Dec. q. 4Indiana fourth
class postmasters were appointed to-day
as follows: Ackerly, Crawford county, W.
w. Ackerly, vice j. NJ. Fronlan, removed;
Curtisville. Upton county, John r. Dun
lap, vice J. b. Colvin, jr., removed; De
Paw, Harrison county, Allen W. Hancock,
vice S. 4. Briscoe, removed; Echo, Wells
county, G. f. Graft vice f. j. Werling, re-
signed; Ora, Stark county, Samuel ODER
lin. vice William A. Trueax. removed;
Reelsville Putnam county, Mrs. J. A.
Counts. vice A. 3. Fox removed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22
OBITUARY..
Bert Award, a Prominent Football
Player and Coach.

CHICAGO, Dee. Ebert Award, one of
the most prominent college athletes in the
country, and widely known as football
player and coach, died to-day of typhoid
fever, after short illness.
Mr.. Award entered Harvard with the
class of 81. He was member of both the
football and baseball teams of 80, and espe-
cially distinguished himself as tackle. He
was member of the Chicago Athletic AS
ISOLATION, the Union and Calumet clubs and
the Chicago Golf Club, and had an in
vincible reputation both a golf and ten
mis- player. Mr.. Award was in charge of
the bureau of concessions of the world $
Columbian exposition. He was thirty-two
years old, and leaves a widow and one
child.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

CLEVELAND. o., Dec. 21.-The sewer
pipe manufacturers east of the Mississippi
river have virtually reached an agreement.
Their last meeting in this city. when they
tried to form a big corporation to take in
all, broke up in anger. with threats of
future trouble between the two factions. A
meeting was held yesterday in Pittsburg,
and though no action was taken, owing to
poor attendance, the advocates of the big
corporation withdrew from their position
and agreed to the formation of a pool with
a central selling agency. Another meeting
will be held in Pittsburg after the holidays
and it is believed that then this plan will
be carried into effect.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22
ENTICED FROM SCHOOL,
Two Children kidnapped by "A Mysteri-
GUS Woman in Black.

SHEBOYGAN, Wis, Dec. pa mys-
ferrous woman in black and wearing a
heavy dark veil yesterday afternoon en-
ticed from school George Alfred Preston
and Hattie May Preston, brother and sister,
aged, respectively, eleven and nine years,
and children of George Preston of this city,
They We're hurried away in closed car
riage, which started in northery direction,
supposedly for Plymouth where a train
could be taken. The police and sheriff are
investigating tie case
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an order to compel the executors of the es-
tate of Austin Corbin. her father, to pay her
two legacies out of the estate. the surrogate
of Suffolk county rendered a decision to-
day in the negative. The legacies are one
of 100000 for the purchase of a house and
another OF 81, 500 The executors reported
that the most of Mr.. Corbin's estate con-
sisted of bonds, on which it is impossible
at the present time to realize anything like
the flll value
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22
Not Affected hx the DingIex La,Y.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-United States
Consul Weber at Nuremberg. Germany, in
a report to the State Department says it is
interesting to note how little the trade of
that city with the United States has been
affected by the new tariff. In spite of the
large shipments made in anticipation of the
passage of the Dingley act, the trade has
gone on increasing, mainly in hops, bronze
powders. pencils and beer. The consul says
the December quarter will show an eX-
traordinary increase
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Jones knows what Hammered.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. A.-Last week
Stephen Jackson brought a $4,000 suit
against neighbor named Riggs, charging
him with alternating his wifes affections
They met in a church choir To-day John
Jones, the woman's brother, brought So
coo action against Jackson. her husband
charging him with alternating Mrs. Jones's
affections
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Dec. 21.-The
Delaware District Medical Society convened
here to-day under the auspices of the
Blackford County Medical Society Dr. B.
s. Hunt. of Winchester, presided and DIR.
Bayard Holmes. of Chicago, made the prin-
cipal address There was banquet at the
Hotel Ingram this afternoon. The attend
ance was large. The next meeting will be
held at Winchester in June.
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REDDING, CAL, Dec. 21.-Two masked
men attempted to rob the Southern Pacific
Companys station at Koswick tonight, but
they were driven off by Station Agent
Schuckman who shot one of the robbers.
Schuckman resides in the depot ;,nd was
in his room when the robbers entered the
waiting room, covering with pistols two
men who were sitting there. Schuckman
entered and after an exchange of shots the
robbers retreated. One was found in dy-
ing condition short distance from the de-
pot and died soon afterWard The ether
made his escape. The robbers secured moth
t.1rr