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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
CAsTELLANEs MAY PART.
The Count Is Squandering a Good
Portion of the Gould Millions.

LONDON, Dec 1.-THE Worlds Paris
correspondent says: rumor is whispered
in the select circles of Paris and London
that serious trouble has arisen between the
Count and Countess Boni Castelane (Anna
Could, the formers insensate
travagance. 1t was reported some weeks
since that even the vast fortune of the late
Jay Gould's daughter was proving unequal
to the drain made upon it by the financial
follies of Count Boni 1t is now rumored
that the question of a possible separation
by mutual consent, or If not by legal di-
vorce, to be applied for by Countess Cas-
tellane, is being discussed by relatives and
lawyers acting behalf of both husband
and wife. Matters appear to have been
brought to head by the absolute refusal
of the countess to advance any more money
to meet the constantly increasing demands
for the accomplishment of Boni's colossal
folly of building a replica of the Grand
Trlanon in Avenue Du Bots de Boulogne.
The construction of this lordly pleasure
the countess. acting by the advice of her
relatives, declined to give anything more
toward the enormous funds necessary for
it's completion on the scale of grandeur
projected by her husband. The mere out
lay on the costliest marbles alone is said
to be fabulous, while it was proposed that
the palace should include a theater gorge
ously decorated by the principal living art
lists, provided with almost perfect modern
scenic appointments ana an auditorium
large enough to seat five hundred guests
The extravaganza of Count Boni in all pos
sible directions amount really to a mania.
Everything he gets must be several degrees
more costly and rarer than is possessed
even by his wealthiest friends 1t would
take the wealth of a Monte CriSto to Satiate
his Gargantuan appetite for throwing away
money.
Much sympathy is felt for the countess in
her unfortunate marriage. into which the
glitter of great title and the glamour of
a famous family drew her. She is naturally
quiet, retiring and amiable, without any APP
parent desire TO take advantage of the
cial position her fortune has secured for
her. She is, in fact, rather lay figure in
the Castellane household and the financial
demands of her husband must have been
startling indeed. The talk of separation
is regarded by the friends of the family as
more the last attempt to put the screws on
Boni by frightening him into putting a curb
on his expenditure than a determination to
leave him. All the same, he is SO devoid
OF sense and so mOnStrously vain that an
ultimate crash cannot be averted very long.
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ALL EXCOMM UNICATED.
Catholics Who Participated i'm ~ We'd
ding at Protestant Church.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Dec. 12-Religious cir
cles in this city were stirred up to-day by
the public accommodation of Mrs. Charles
Miller. formerly Miss Katherine Moriarity,
her mother and all relatives and Catholics
who participated in her marriage ceremo-
pies and the reception which followed be-
cause the young woman was married by
Protestant minister. The letter of excom-
munication, from the Rt Rev. Bishop
Burke and addressed to Rev. Father New
man, pastor of the Cathedral congregation,
was read at all of the services in the Ca
thedral to-day. On Thursday of last week
Miss Katherine Moriarity was married to
Charles A. Miller, at the First Presbyterian
Church, by the Rev. George A. Trenholm.
After the marriage services a reception was
held at the home of the brides mother. In
his letter of communication Bishop Burke
spoke of the unusual publicity that had been
given to the affair, and for that reason
placed not only Mrs. Miller, but all her rel
atives and all Catholics who participated in
her marriage ceremonies, under the ban of
the church.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
RUDINI UNSUCCESSFUL.
The Marquis Unable to Form n New
Italian Ministry.


ROME, Dec. 12.-An official note an
nounces that the Marquis Di Rudini, having
so far failed to form a Cabinet visited King
Humbert at IL o'clock tonight to acquaint
his Majesty with the state of affairs.
The late Cabinet, headed by the Marquis
Di Rudini, resigned on Sunday last, follow
ing the resignation of General Pellieux, the
minister of war, protest against the ac-
ton of Parliament in amending, contrary
to his advice, bill dealing with army pro-
motors. 1t was well understood however,
that the Interior reason for the retirement
of the full Cabinet was the belief that such
course was necessary in order to make
it possible for the Marquis Di Rudini to
eliminate certain irreconciliable elements
ard to secure a Ministry that would be
unanimous. The success of Di Rudin has
been preiudiced by the hesitation of the
Marquis Visconti Venesta minister of for
eign affairs in the late Ministry, to accept
the foreign, portfolio in the reconstructed
Cabinet. which. it had been understood,
would include Senior Sanardeli. In dis
patch from Rome Friday last it was
asserted that the Marquis Di Rudini had
completed the task of reconstructing the
Cabinet, Marquis Visconti Venesta having
accepted the Foreign Office portfolio, and
that the list of members of the new Minis
try would be officially issued on the fol-
lowing day, Saturday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
WORK FOR ATTORNEYS
EFFECT OF RECENT DECISIONS RE-
GARDING LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
Many suits Filed to Force Refund of
Alleged Illegal Interest--Farmers'
Fight with Turkey Thieves.


Special to the indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind. Dec. 12.-Recs at Geci-
sions under the new building and loan asso-
citation laws. in which Judges Allison Nc
Clure and Ryan. of this county, have held
that foreign building and loan associations
doing business in this State cannot collect
more than the legal per cent. interest, have
resulted IN a flood of cases being entered
on the docl1ets in this county. A scoce were
docketed yesterday The case of Mrs. Ma
hala Taylor, which was among those filed
last evening. illustrates the operations of
some Of the foreign concerns. Her suit is
against the National Home and Building
and Loan Association of Illinois. Mrs Tay-
Tor alleges in her complaint that she bor-
principal. interest and fines and still owes
$780, Judge Mcclure recently made ruling
which was 10 the effect that the concerns
were not entitled to premiums and fines,
but only straight per cent. interest. and
that the borrower must be given interest
on every dollar deposited. BY this ruling,
instead of owing the company $500. the COM
pany already owes Mrs. Taylor more than
$780,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
COSTLY FREIGHT WRECK.
Train of New York Central Cars
damned ZigzaG i'm "A Cut.

damned ZigzaE i'm a Cut.
POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y, Dec. PA
serious freight wreck occurred on the New
York Central Railroad five miles north of
this city at 4:30 o'clock this morning. Sew
eral hundred pounds of rock had fallen upon
the north-bound track from the wall of a
cut. A small section of slate rock, weigh
ing several hundred pounds. fell from the
inland side of rock cut on to the north
bound track. A north-bound extra freight
train of forty loaded cars, running twenty
five miles an hour, struck this obstruction
and the engine and sixteen cars Were de-
rallied The locomotive kept on its course
and ran along over the ties for distance of
three hundred feet before it stopped. The
sudden checking of the momentum of the
locomotive and forward cars, with the pres
sire from behind of the part of the train
that remained on the track. caused the de-
rallied cars to come together in the cut, so
that they were jammed into the cut from
side to side in zigzag positions Both tracks
ard roadbed were torn up for distance of
$50 feet The wrecked cars were loaded
with all kinds of general merchandise. A
fagman ran back and stopped the Troy eX-
press just in time. Trains were delayed
until O'Clock tonight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Programme of Annual Convention
Which Opens at Louisville To-Day.

Which Opens at Louisville To-Day.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 12-Nearly all
the delegates TO the convention of the
American Federation of Labor have ar
rived. The attendance is not expected to be
large, but there will be a full representa-
ton. The examination of credentials of
delegates was nearly completed to-day, and
the report will be ready when the conven-
ton meets. All the members of the exec
utive council have arrived. The federation
will meet in the hall of the House of Rep
resentatives tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock promptly. The first order of bust
ness will be the address of welcome by Will
liam Aimson. of the Nashville Typograph-
ical Union. The response will be made by
President GomperS. and the business
of hearing reports will then be begun. That
of the committee on credentials will be
taken up first, and after ii is disposed of
the presidents, treaSurerS and secratary's
reports will be read. Most of the delegates
attended a meeting this afternoon of the
Trades and Labor Council, and brief
speeches were made by several.
NJ Henri Al Cardozo, of Paris, who is in
this country investigating the Steel-mak-
ing industry for the French government is
attending the convention. 1t is expected
definite action viii be taken in reference to
the institution of postal savings banks by
the general government. Ed Hirsh, dele
gate OF the International Typographical
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
The "New Woman" BootbIacIS.
New York Special.

new 1Ork special.
I'm a lady bootblack." she announced,
and this was the way Wall street had a new
sensation to-day. The crowd found good
looking young woman making her appear
ance in one of the offices in a big build
ing on Broad street, between Exchange
place and Wall street. She glided up TO one
OF the clerks, and before he could ask her
business was on her knees polishing the
clerks shoe with small sponge instead of
a brush Buy a bottle?" she began, apply
ing the polish the while. AN everlasting
rubber gloss" she said. 'Only % cents q
bottle" She passed from one to another of
the clerks with more or less success. having
shined half dozen pairs of boots. Then she
found her way into Broad street again and
tackled a griZzled broker. The broker didn' t
want his shoes shined a bit, but the young
woman was too much for him and soon had
his patent feathers shining. Half a dozen
youngsters with their backing outfits slung
over their shoulders viewed with disgust
their new rival.
Gee whiz. Billy, she's not reg'lar-' shout
ed one of the boys as the broker passed
over 30 cents for the backing. She's a
trust, sure.
The young woman halls from Boston,
though she would not give her name. Brown
Miss Brown-she said, and she is said to
have Travelled all over the country selling
her matchless shoe polish.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
A Drink Road"
Coed Roads.

A magnificent highway in Norway is said
to be known by the above name, owing to
having been constructed with part of the
profits from the sale of liquor by the city
of Bergen, under a system adopted there
some thirteen years ago, and since then by
many other cities of that country. Under
this plan the municipal authorities, after
deciding how many licenses are required
grant them, not to individuals, but to q
stock company, who are not allowed to re-
ceive more than per cent. on the capital
invested, THE remainder being appropriated
by the city to schools parks. roads. hos
pitfalls and~other public improvements. The
liquors are carefully selected and inspected,
and are always pure: the barkeepers are
appointed by the government and wear uni
forms and numbers; the bars are plain
rooms without seats; only small quantity,
rot over cents worth, Of liquor can be
sold ut one time 10 any one: children are
not allowed to act as messengers, and the
saloons are under government control. and
the books are always open to inspection
The average profits are about 125 per cent
Of which 100 goes to the city. and the sales
have been reduced from u 800. 900 Norwegian
quarts to $500 900. and the scheme is found
to be more promotiye of real temperance
than ircn-bound prohibition enactments'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
wINDow-GLAss WORKERS, SCALE.
Agreement Explained by Secretary
VandeVenter-WOrI< to Begin Soon.

Agreement Explained by Secretary
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to Begin Soon.
Special TO The indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec 12.-Secretary ].
ID. Van Deventer, of the American window
glass manufacturers national wage COM
mittee, returned to-day from Pittsburg,
where he has been attending the conferences
OF the past week which resulted IN the
blowers and gatherers' scales being signed,
granting them a 16 per cent. increase. In
addition to this agreement. says Mr.. Van
Deventer, it was further agreed among
manufacturers and workers thai during this
fire all controversies and disputes arising
left to the final action of arbitration COM
mittees, and that the plants shall not be
closed down on account Of any trouble.
1t was also agreed by the manufacturers
that all previous anmosity that might exist
Is to be laid aside and all workers treated
absolutely alike. These steps have been
vital that every working hour be turned to
advantage from the time plants begin to
operate until next July If the cutters and
uattenerS scales were signed tomorrow
the plants would open on Jan. /, but this is
not probable. as up to tonight the manu-
The hitch was caused by the cutters and
hattenerS refusing to accept the preferred
II per cent. increase and demanding II per
cent. 1t is not likely that this will result
in any serious complication. Indi cations
are that the difference will be split. All
workers and manufacturers are anxious to
get to work and petty questions are being
overlooked
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
was not Unknown IN those davs.

was not unknown in those days.
Referring to the use of the word clean
sing in the quotation above given. the COM
mentator says:
The MSS. vary between 'nepthar, neph-
thai, and 'nephtha.' No word at all near to
any Of these forms has the meaning of a
cleansing in Hebrew. 1t has been con1ec-
tured that the original word used was NTH
mar, which might perhaps have this mean
ing; but more probably the etymology of the
forger of the letter was at fault. and he
gave fanciful explanation of word whose
true meaning was unknown to him. Naph-
tina was the name given by the Greeks to
a form of mineral oil produced in many
parts of Persia, which was highly intiamma-
BILE. and it is this Greek term which the
author of this letter intended to use. Per-
haps he msspelt it, or perhaps it was cor
rupted by the copyists, first into 'naphtha,
and then further into nephthar.
OF course. with the modern uses of ben
zine as q cleanser in mind the matter be-
comes clearer. while if TO the mere cleaning
properties of this petroleum product he add
ed the healing properties which the He
brews always associate with cleansing, and
the long-known cures effected by petroleum
be kept in mind, the accuracy of the Macca-
bees historian is confirmed beyond question.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
A Horse story.
Washington Letter.


A gentleman here who has a reputation
for veracity, tells most remarkably story
of big roam saddle horse, formerly owned
by ex-Secretary Daniel S. Lamont. II pur-
chased the horse he said. because the
secretary had no further use for him. / was
told at the time that he had one had habit
that of stumbling, but did not think that
was of sufficient account to prevent his be-
ing worth the money which was asked for
him. He was a horse with an excellent
record and l enjoyed the rides behind him
in a buggy as we'll as on his back. One
day was driving along NJ street at brisk
pace when a small coiored child ran out
in front of the horse. It was impossible for
me TO turn out or to check his speed suffi-
cient to prevent running over the child. and
/ involuntary shut my eyes so that / might
not see the accident which seemed newt
able. That horse made a sudden reach for
ward with his head. broke the check rein
and swept the child out of the way with
his nose. The mother of the little one. who
witnessed the incident. rushed out, grabbed
the horse around the neck and Rugged him
though she had found in him long
lost brother. If any one had told me this
story" continued the relator. Il would not
have believed it. but il is the gospel truth
and the horse that demonstrated this wOn-
derful intelligence Is still living and highly
priced by his present owner"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13

Reformatory yesterday This is the largest
number that has ever been confined III the
institution.
A. ]. Quinn. of Anderson, has just sold
the roam stallion Mocking Bird, son of Jay
Bird. sire of Alerton (2:09), to Charles An
thony. of Muncie. The horse is one of the
best known in Indiana. The price was not
made public.
Mrs. W. r. McKeen, of Terre Haute, has
received cable message from her son,
Fenelon Bowling. who is at the head OF
KIondike expedition which sailed from New
York to go around the Horn. The cable
message was from Monteyideo and an
nounced the safe arrival there of the vessel,
with all well.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
HOW NEW TEA LAW WORKS.
Many Packages Rejected and Fewer
Number of Cases Imported.

NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-The new tea law
of March 2, 1897 went into effect on May ],
1897. comparison of the operation of the
old law and the new law is of interest. 1t
will be remembered that this tea law is in
the interest of the purity of the mer-
chandise imported, and, as a reason for the
new law, 1t was claimed that the law
which was in force prior to 1897 was inef-
fective. This would appear to be true, con-
sidering the operation of the new law at the
port of New York, given out by the
United States appraiser Saturday, which,
as compared with the old law, has been as
follows:
Number of cases rejected from March l,
1896, TO Dec. 2, 1897:
Under Act of March 2. 1S93-1S96.-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
Big Stakes for Running Horses.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12-The Coney Island
Jocky Clubs stakes for 1898, including all
the old popular fixtures, have been an
nounced, and with them is the announce
year 1900. The futurity to be run at the
autumn meeting closing the nineteenth
century will be the first to close, the time
fixed being Jan. next. The other stakes
for the June and autumn meetings of 1898
are to close on Jan. 10. The most important
of these is the Suburban handicap, to be
run at the June meeting on the famous old
Sheepshead bay course, at the time-honored
distance, one mile and a quarter. The
value of this has been increased to $4,000
guaranteed cash value, against 81, 500 for the
Suburban of last spring. The other big
stakes the Great Trial, $4,000, and
Double Event, $10.00O for the two-year-olds
at the June meeting. and the Great East
ern handicap, $1,000, for the autumn meet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
MAY STEAL A PROVINCE
GERMANS HAVE ALREADY GRABBED
400 SQUARE MILES OF CHINA.
Salisbury and the Kaiser Said to Have
Reached an ACCOMMODATIONS
as to the CasteIlanes.

LONDON, Dec 13.-The Berlin corre-
spcndent of the Daily Mail says he hears
that Great Britain agrees not to oppose
Germany's occupation of Kiaochau in re-
turn for Cermany's promise not to interfere
in the Egyptian question.
According to a dispatch from Shanghai
to the same paper, the Germans are extend
ing the area of occupation at Kiaochau and
now control four hundred square miles.
They have arranged a German administra-
ton and are already collecting duties The
Tsun-Li-Yamen, says the dispatch. has APP
pointed a prince to negotiate a settlement
with the Germans
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13

BERLIN, Dec. 12-The greater part of the
speech of Baron Won Thelmann, secretary
of the treasury, in presenting the budget
to the Reichstag, last Friday was devoted
to sugar. He said the role America played
in the sugar question resembled that of a
pike in carp pond, and that the effect of
the Dingley tariff had been to increase the
necessity for the carp to combine, forces
of the sugar bounties, he declared, could
only be a gain to Germany. and he was
glad to inform the house that the latest ne
gotiations in this direction promised more
successful issue
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
whitney Did Not Purchase Hamburg,

NEW YORK. Dec. 12-The World to-
morrow will publish a denial by former
Secretary of the Navy Whitney that it was
he who purchased the great two-year-old
Hamburg. II am not the purchaser of
Hamburg" said Mr.. Whitney. Il have not
looked at him with view of buying him,
inasmuch as l am not going into the racing
business. While in Lexington recently L
visited the breeding farms and attended the
horse sales. L purchased several animals
which struck my fancy, but they are not to
be raced. The reports that connected me
with the sale of Hamburg. of course, have
not escaped my notice, but, as ! had al
ready denied that l was to go into racing,
I paid no attention to them"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12.-The United
Labor League, at meeting this afternoon,
passed a resolution authorizing the officers
of the league to send protest to President
Mckinley against the appointment of ex-
Chief Justice Paxson as member of the
Interstate-commerce Commission. The
grounds for the protest grew out of an opin-
ion rendered by Mr.. Paxson when he was
chief justice of the Supreme Court of this
State in relation to the Homestead strike.
The protest will state that Mr.. Parsons
appointment will be an insult not alone to
the organized labor in this city and State,
but to every workingman in the United
States. Discussion over the protest was
spirited, and before the motion was agreed
to personalities We're exchanged with so
much liberality that the presiding officer re-
fused to allow several members to speak.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
A MAN FROM KOKOMo.
George GiOe Contributes $25 to Swim
dIers in q Big CITY.


ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1.-THE Post-Dispatch
says: George Gloe arrived in the city Sat-
urday evening from Kokomo Ind. intend
ing to spend Sunday here and then proceed
to Kansas City to visit relatives. Before
he got out Of the Union station he was ac-
costed by a well-dressed stranger. who
slapped him on the back and addressed him
by the name of Brown.
My name is not Brown" replied the YER
dant Kokomoite; lit is George Gloe."
rs that SOP said the stranger. You are
the perfect image of u friend of mine named
Brown"
The stranger apologized and asked Gloe
to join him in drink. Gloe accepted, and
he was escorted to a saloon in the neighbor-
hood. While in the saloon they were ap-
preached by another man. He exhibited an
ordinary paddock, and he offered TO bet that
neither Gloe nor the stranger could
open it. Gloe's companion bet s. that he
could do it, and won. He then persuaded
Gloe to try it. In less than five minutes
Gloe had lost $25 all of his money. So IN
tent was he in trying to work the lock that
he did not notice his newly made acquaint-
Rnce when he slipped out the door.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
A HIGH DIVERS LEAP.
Athlete Speedy Jumps from a Bridge
in the Mississippi.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 12.-Kearney Par
son Speedy, professional high diver and
athlete, leaped from the railing of the big
cantilever bridge between this city and
West Memphis into the Mississippi river,
distance of 125 feet, swan to a waiting slCff
and was rowed ashore, uninjured, at 2:30
O'Clock this afternoon. The feat was wit
messed by a crowd of two thousand people.