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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
TELEGnaPHIC BREVITIES.

James A. Nolan, a lawyer of Topeka. Kan,
who escaped from the Kansas State Insane
Asylum about two months ago, has been
arrested in Buffalo.
The First Artillery of the United States
army, encamped in Chickamauga Park since
the beginning of the yeilow-fever epidemic in
New Orleans, has received orders to return
TO New Orleans.
Rev. r. w. Beatty Jenkins. pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church of Louis
vile, KY, has announced his acceptance of
call to the pastorate of the First Presby-
terrain Church of Detroit.
The reduced postage rate between Canada
and Great Britain will not come in force
on JAM /, as arranged. 1t was deferred at
the 4nstigaton of the imperial authorities
so that the reduction. whatever it will be,
may be made reciprocal
The midwinter continental poultry and
pet-stock show opened at Kansas City, Mo-
yesterday, with prize entries from a dozen
States and from Canada. The entries are
numbered by the hundreds and the many
well-known fanciers present pronounce the
show one of the finest ever held.
Mrs. Mary Pounch, fifty-five years old,
was accidentally shot and killed by her son
James, aged twenty-seyen at her err, home IN
man was taking shotgun down from
peg on the wall, when 1t was accidentally
discharged. The woman's ante-mortem
statement exonerated her son.
Amazon Hernandez, a wood chopper of
San Jose, CAL, was in the habit of carrying
giant-powder cartridges in his pockets, as
he frequently used them for blasting tree
stumps Wednesday he tripped and fell, a
knife in his pocket struck cap and nine
explosions followed in quick succession
Hernandez was terribly mangled and will
die.
George Maurice Curtis of New York. who
claims to be the proprietor of fourteen de-
signs of religious pictures known to Roman
Catholics as The Stations of the Cross. -
has brought suit in the United States Cir
cult Court at New York against the Mission
airy Society of ST. Paul the Apostle. He
claims that the Paulist missionaries are
selling copies of his pictures, and asks that
they be enjoined from infringement on his
copyrights.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
STEEL RAILS AND SPEED.
The Great Advantages to American
Railroads of Bessemer's Process.
New York Times.


Abram S. Hewitt's recent public declara-
ton that Bessemer's improved processes of
making steel had saved to the railroads or
this country millions upon millions or dol
lars finds prompt and unquahhed corrooo-
ration from railroad men. One OF the great
advantages that the steel rail has conferred
upon the railroads everywhere IS an IN
creased speed of train, with proportion
ate decrease of risk. Laid on a well-made
and solid roadbed, the best steel rails en-
trains safely at a rate of speed that would
have been considered dangerous two or
three decades ago. Were 1t not for the
steel rails laid all the way between New
would not now be sending its daily fiier
from one place to the other in twenty-fOur
hours and the Pennsylvania Railroad would
not be experimenting with tWenty-hour
train between the same points.
The first Bessemer steel rails used in the
United States were put down in 1865, and
there has been wonderful change in the
cost of such rails since then In the spring
of 1865 the Pennsylvania Railroad bought a
small quanaity of Bessemer steel rails for
5000 a ton. A year or two later a consider
able quantity of the same kind of rails was
imported by the same company at cost OF
S1S6 a ton. Since then the number of miles
OF steel rails laid in each successive year
has steadily increased, until now nearly all
the renewals on important roads are made
with steel
The cost of steel rails gradually dimin-
ished to sos ton in 1894. and since then the
Competition has on different occasions been
below 500 The manufacture OF steel rails
in America was begun In 1865, and at the
beginning of 1894 there were forry-three BeS-
semer steel mills In the United States. The
annual domestic producuOn Oh Steel rails
has steadily increased.
With the demand for greater speed on the
railroads there has come gradual Increase
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
NO FAITH CURE
ABOUT STUART's DYSPEPSIA TAR
LETS.
They Cure stomach Troubles and In
digestion Anyway, Whether You
Have Faith in Them or Not.

They Cure stomach Troubles ana In
digestion Anyway, Whether You
Have Faith in Them or Not.
All physicians agree that the element OF
faith has great deal TO do in the cure OF
disease.
Firm belief and confidence in a family
physician or the same confidence and faith
in patent medicine have produced re-
markable cures in all ages.
This is especially true in nervous troubles.
and no field offers so prolific a harvest for
the quack and charlatan as the diseases
arising from a weak or run down nervous
system.
Nevertheless. the most common of all dis
eases. indigestion and stomach troubles,
which in turn cause nervous diseases. heart
troubles, consumption and loss of flesh, re-
quires something besides faith to cure.
Mere faith will not digest your food for
you, will not give you an appetite. will not
increase your flesh and strengthen your
nerves and heart. but Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets will do these things, because they
are composed of the elements of digestion.
they contain the juices. acids and peptones
necessary to the digestion and assimilation
of all wholesome food.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will digest
food if placed in a jar or bottle in water
heated to SO degrees. and they will do 10
much more effectively when taken into the
stomach after meals. whether you have
faith that they will or not.
They invigorate the stomach. make pure
blood and strong nerves, in the only way
that nature can do it, and that is, from
plenty of wholesome food we'll digested 1t
is not what we eat, but what we digest
that does us good
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by
druggists at 80 cents for full-sized package
Little book on cause and cure of stomach
troubles mailed free by addressing Stuart
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Arrived: Kensing-
ton. from Antwerp; Rotterdam, from Rot
terdam; Nomandic, from Liverpool; Manito-
ba, from London. Sailed: Edam, for Am
sterdam.
ROTTERDAM, Dec. 23.-Arrived: Spaarn-
dam, from New York. Sailed: Veendam,
for New York.
BREMEN. Dec, 23.-Arrived: Trave, from
New York, via Southampton.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 23.-Arrived: Werk-
endam, from New York.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 23.-Arrived: Rhyn-
land from Philadelphia
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 23.-Sailed: Ger
manic, for New York.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-Sailed: Swift
erland, for Antwerp.
LONDON, Dec. 23-Arrived: Mobile, from
New York.
NAPLES Dec. 23.-Arrived: Patria, from
New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
PLOTTING AGAINST STEIN.
Enemies of the Georgia Editor Want
Him to Leave Atlanta.

ATLANTA. Ga, Dec. 2S-There was pc
cuiar development in the Stein-Johnson-
o Neill trouble yesterday. O'Neill and john
son are members of the Capital City Club.
which has been viciously attacked in STEMS
paper from time to time. AT 10 o'clock in
the morning the Southern messenger serv-
ice was called upon by Harry c. Stockdell,
the leading clubman of the city, to deliver
a number of sealed letters. These letters
invited the recipients to meet at his office
at the hour of noon and incidentally stated
that the purpose in view was the elimina-
ton of Stein from, Atlanta by such means
as might be agreed upon. The letters were
carefully read, with the result that when
Mr.. Stockdell opened his office door for the
entrance of his guests only five men ap-
peared. One newspaper man was present,
but an adjournment took place without
reaching business. The incident indicates
that there is a large sentiment which, II
not favorable to Stein, is at least neutral.
and will not permit itself to be worked
against him.
There is much curiosity awaiting the next
issue of STEMS paper on tomorrow evening
in which it is limited the lid will be taken
off the town.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
Qnick Trin from tine Orient.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.-The steamer
China, which arrived this morning from the
Orient, via Honolulu, made the quickest
trip on record, not only between Yokohama
and Honolulu but between Honolulu and
San francisco. The ship was detained
nineteen hours and thirty-six minutes at
Honolulu, and from Yokohama to this port,
including this delay, she made the trip in
fourteen days, twelve hours and eighteen
minutes. The passage from the islands was
one rninutes Al one neriod Of the vovaSe
1885 knots were averaged for four hours.
All previous records of the speedy liner
minutes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
ANOTHER BUNC0 GAME
LAFAYETTE MAN CONDUCTED A
WHOLESALE swINDLING SCHEME.
Rushyille People Delighted over Gas
Well i'm New TerritOry-ShOOt-
ing ARRAY at Brazil.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 23.-For some
time advertisements have been appearing in
newspapers of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and
Kentucky announcing that the Lafayette
Grocery Supply Company. in order TO in
troduce itself, would send prepaid to any
one sending in 81 a box containing fifteen
pounds of coffee sugar, several pounds of
roasted coffee, laundry and toilet soap, etc,
to the value of 50. Recently the local mails
have been ladened with letters addressed
to this concern. The letters have been de-
livered to Tullins r. Pyle, of West La
fayette, who has hitherto borne good
reputation but when complaints as to nom
delivery of the goods began to arrive the
postoffice authorities made an investiga-
ton, resulting late last night in the arrest
OF Pyle, who was committed to Jail by
United States Commissioner Severson in
default of 81 ,O00 bond on the charge of
fraudulent use Of the mails. Pyle claims
to have been acting as the agent for other
parties but these have not been discovered.
It is reported that the company did not
even pay its advertising bills
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Ex.COngressman John Patton.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23-Ex- Congress
man John Patton, of Curwensville, Pa,
died in this city tonight after long ill
ness.
Mr.. Patton was seventy-four years Of
age. He was president of the First Nation
al Bank of Curwensville and later of pri-
vate bank which succeeded that institution.
He was a delegate to the national conven-
ton of the Wing party at Baltimore which
nominated General Scott for the presiden-
zion which nominated Lincoln. In that year.
1860, he was elected member of the Thir-
ty-seventh Congress from the Twenty
fourth district of Pennsylvania. He was
reelected in 1886. He leaves two daughters
and five sons, among the latter being eX-
United States Senator John Patton, Jr., Of
Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
MAY NOT QUIT WORK.
Cotton Mill Operatives May Accept the
Proposed Reduction.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec. 23.-The con-
ference of the operatives committee, which
waited on the manufacturers tonight. last
ed two hours. The discussion went into the
details of the mills situation and brought
out varying opinions. While it is under
stood that the general sentiment is for a
strike, the method of making the strike
operative is not agreed upon. The dele
gates who took the most active part in the
discussion tonight declined to talk. 1t is
believed that the influence of the more con-
sentative operatives has had effect on the
committee, and it is not unlikely that a
proposition to postpone strike will be
made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
A FOOLISH SCHEME.
Omaha Exposition Wants Special
Coins and Special Stamps.
Washington Special in Chicago Post

Washington Special in Chicago Post.
The managers of the Transmssissippi
Exposition, which is to be held at Omaha
during the summer of 1898, are making all
their preparations with the view of having
1t rank next in size and Importance TO the
Columbian worlds fair of 1898. Among
their most ambitious projects are the is
sue of a set of postage stamps in honor of
the exposition and the mnting of a souve-
mir coin of some sort. The pOStage-Stamp
idea was referred to Third Assistant Post
master General Merritt, who wrote COM
mandatory report for the postmaster gen.
eral General Gary laid this report before
the President and Cabinet which in turn
approved of it, and orders were given that
Mr.. Merritt's recommendations should be
The postmaster general is now inviting
suggestions from all persons who are con-
versant with the history of immigration
and progress in the country west of the
Mississippi river, and out of the mass of
hints already received and to be received
later he hopes to select q series of designs
at once appropriate and artistic. Thus far
the suggestions which have attracted his
notice most favorably have been picture
of the old-fashioned rope ferry used so
long as means of conveyance across the
upper Mississippi; another showing the
Rock Island bridge, the first structure OF
its kind thrown across the river anywhere.
q reproduction in miniature of the painting
by Leutze ia the House wing of the Cap
itol. portraying allegorically the westward
trend of empire. and various hunting and
cattle-herding scenes familiar in the West.
New Ideas from any source and in any
form will be welcomed and may be sent
to the third assistant postmaster general
at the department in this city.
The designs when selected will be used
with only five denominations of stamps.
These VIII be the cent. cent, cent. 10
cent and 81 stamps. The ones and twos are
the stamps in common use in domestic post
age: the scent stamp is the unit of foreign
postage; the 10-cent stamp is in general use
for registry purposee. as II combines the s.
cent registry fee with the 2-cent unit of do
mestic postage. The dollar stamp is, of
course, much less frequently used. 1t is.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
MONTGOMERY'S MURDER.
Commander StOcktOn's Account of the
Killing OF AN American Sailor.

NEWPORT, r. l., Dec 23.-Commander
c. H. Stockton, U. S. NJ, who commanded
the Yorktown at the time when two sailors,
Frank Epps, of New York, and Seaman
Montgomery. attached to the Asiatic fleet,
were killed by Japanese at Nagasaki, has
lust returned to his home here. Commander
Stockton said tonight that Montgomery
was a landsman on the Yorktown. He was
one of the berth deck cooks and had been
restricted to the ship on account of drunk
enness. Commander Stockton from memory
then recited the incidents Of Mont
gomery's death, as follows: Last August
Montgomery in company with a marine,
left the Yorktown without permission while
the ship was in the harbor of Nagasah,
japan. The men swan to the shore. Two
days later Montgomery's body was found
by Japanese boatmen in the water and 1t
was taken to the police station. Com
mander Stockton was notified and he sent
chief petty officer ashore to identity the
body, accompanied by the surgeon OF me me
body Commander Stockton ordered board
of officers to hold an inquest. From lnVesti;
g 5t evidence the obtainabe anu the ocers
came to the conclusion that Mont
gomery had died. not from drowning.
but from violence at the hands oil some
person or persons unknown. Commander
Stockton reported the case to the United
States consul at NagaSkal. 10 me polce
authorities on shore and to the Navy De-
partment through the admiral of the Asiat-
ic sta ton. and also held an interview with
the chief of police of the district ana DIS
abused his mind of the idea that Mont
gomery had died from accidental drown
ing The evidence given by the marine who
accompanied Montgomery showed that the
latter had not drunk to excess and was
seen about il p. m. of the day of the all
legged murder with roll OF Japanese bank
notes wrapped in canvas in his hand. ana
he was displaying his money to mis- ship
mates No trace of Montgomerys murder
ers was found up TO the time the York
vessel then being under orders TO sail for
home MoEtgomery's body was found in
shallow part of the harbor and the cir
cumstantial evidence showed that he was
lcnncled on the head and thrown overboard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
SPAIN SEEKING SYMPATHY.
Preparing to Make Friendly Over
lures to the United States.

MADRID, Dec. 23.-The manner in which
the American press mas condemned the exc
cution Of Lieut.. Col. Ruiz has awak sned in
Spain sentiments of sympathy, tending ia
vorably 20 modify the relations between the
two countries. The ministers and states
men consider the moment propitious Cor ar
irving at an accord between Spain and the
United States which would speedily put an
end to the war in Cuba. They hope that
the Washington government will loyalty adj
here to the promises Of President McKin-
leys message, making it understood, as did
General Grant, that only censure and the
rigorous application of law must be expect
ed by those conspiring on American terri
tory against a friendly nation. They con-
slider that the Cuban reception of the au-
tonomy scheme and the concessions made
by Senior Palma impose an imperative duty
to do everything possible to prevent blood
shed and destruction of property in Cuba.
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Indiana Obituary.

WILKINSON, Ind. Dec. 23.-Jacob A.
Mcdaniel died of paralysis at his home
north of this place, last evening. He was
sixty-fiVe years old and leaves wife and
several grown children. He was among the
largest land owners in Brown township
The funeral will take place at Warrington
Christian Church Sunday morning, under
the auspices of the Masons.
KOKOMO, Ind, Dec 23.-Joseph Hayes,
a pioneer resident and merchant of this
city died suddenly of heart trouble this
morning Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes were prepar-
ing to take a morning train to spend the
holidays with relatives in Ohio. when he
was fatally stricken He was sixty-five
ANDERSON. Ind, Dec. as-Miss Cora
Fleming, aged nineteen, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs James Fleming, disd at her home
was one OF the best-known young women
in the city.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec. 23-Benja-
min Sechman, of Fillmore, died to-day aft
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
George Croker,

NEW YORK, Dec. %. - George Croker,
brother of Richard Croker, died at mid
night tonight at the residence of DR.. Will
liam t. Jenkins, on Staten island.
Owing to the lateness OF the hour at which
Mr.. Croker died, nothing definite could be
learned as to the cause of death and details
connected Herewith. 1t was said, however,
by an inmate of Dr. Jenkinss Office that
Mr.. Croker was brought to Staten island
tonight in a coach from New York. He
was very i'll then, and DR.. jenkins irnme-
diately summoned physician of Stapleton
the invalid's bedside, however, death en-
sued. 1t is supposed the cause of death was
heart failure and it is said the deceased has
been i'll for some time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
S. H. H. CLARK ILL.
Noted Railway Manager Unable to
Leave His Private Car.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 23.-S. H. H.
Clark, one of the receivers of the Union
Pacific Railroad, and also vice president of
the International & Great Northern & Texas
Pacific Railroad, arrived here yesterday
morning. Before he could leave his private
car and go to the hotel, where apartments
had been engaged for him, he was taken ill
and has not been able since to leave the car.
Mr.. Clark has been in poor health for some
time, and came here in the hope of spending
a few days and then going to ranch south
of here, where he was TO spend the winter.
If his condition does not improve within the
next few days he will be taken back to his
home in Omaha
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-The Navy De-
partment has received a report from Com
mander f. M. Symonds, of the gunboat
Marietta. describing the experience of the
vessel in a cyclone during ne" trip from
Sitlxa, Alaska, to San Francisco. The COM
mander says the seas were very heavy and
one came aboard smashing some of the
brass stanchionS. The vessel was then
brought up into the wind and hove to at
tached to a sea anchor or drag. In this
position she took the big seas handsomely,
shipping nothing more than spray over her
bows Altogether the commander expresses
the greatest admiration for the Marietta S
Qualities
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
FOUGHT TWENTY ROUNDS.
Whistler and Bernstein PummeI Each
other for Twenty Rounds.

NEW YORK, Dec. %. = For the third
time in their ring career Billy Whistler.
of Philadelphia, and Joe Bernstein, of New
York. metz tonight at the Green Point
Sporting Club. Their first meeting was in
South Brooklyn, when, after fifteen hard
rounds, Whistler got the decision. They
met again for ten rounds at the Broadway
Athletic Club, and fought draw. Both
boys agreed tonight that If each was on
his feet at the end of the twentieth round
the bout should be declared a draw. They
fought at catch weights, and Whistler
proved to be the better but, owing to the
stipulation, the referee had no alternative,
and decided the mill a draw, as both were
on their feet and able to go along for sew
eral rounds more.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
STEAMSHIPS.
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NASSAU HAVANA
Ire Gems of the Tropics.

The new full-powered steel steamers of the
and Tampico. Mexico. every Wednesday and Sat
urday. Progreso, Vera Cruz and Mexican ports
every Saturday. Nassau. N. p, Santiago and
Cienfuegos, every other Thursday. These tours
and their combinations offer unrvaled attractions.
Steamers have electric lights and bells. all i'm
provements, with unexceiled cuisine. Nassau
has the best hotel in the West Indies, and cable
communication with the United States Excur-
sion tickets $50 and upwards. Beautiful de-
scriptive books FREE. Special Mexico tours jan
uary and February. Tickets include u penses on
ship, Pullman sleepers, dining-car in Mexico. Send
JAMES Il. WARD a. CO..
lib Wall ST., New York.
CUBA MEXICO
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Pugiltst Perry Acquitted.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23-The jury in
the case of Samuel c. Perry, local pugilist,
charged with manslaughter in causing the
death of Edward ]. Gibbons during boxing
bout last March, to-day rendered verdict
OF not guilty. The men were to box for $25.
and after the third round, when Perry S
nose was bleeding, the bout was stopped by
the referee. Gibbons went to his room ana
became ill. He died later in hospital. The
doctors held that his death was due to hem
orrhages. After the verdict had been rem
dered Judge Pennypacker said the defendant
was fortunate in not being charged with
murder in the second degree, as 1t was
that was contemplated in advance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2S.-Telegrams received
here from New York tonight indicate that
Captain Arson, of Chicago, is negotiating
for the purchase of the st. Louis Baseball
Club and franchise. B. S. Muskenfus,
President Won der Ahe's secretary, showed
q letter last night concealing the signature,
but believed to have been written by An
son, asking for a statement of the financial
condition of the st. Louis club and esti-
mate of the cost of buying the club, free
of membranes. 1t is thought Arson, or
"A. G.. Spalding, who has backed him in his
baseball ventures, may visit this city this
week and investigate the Browns.