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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

AKRON, O., Oct. 7.-Emmet c. Gibson or
ganized the Akron Street-railway and IL
Illuminating Company, of this city, about
two years ago. At meeting of the directors
of the company last January he was re-
moved as president and became vice presi-
dent of the company. He was formerly To-
Gated at Chicago, where he had an office
and was known as a sDeculator. Later he
moved to New York and opened an office
on Broad street in the Mills building.
w. B. Chapman, general manager of the
Akron Street-railway and Illuminating
Company, was seen tonight, and when told
of the reported arrest of Mr.. Gibson he con-
fessed that he knew nothing of it and was
greatly surprised. 1t is said that Mr. Glib
sons removal as president of the Akron
Street-railway and Illuminating Company
was brought about by foreign parties in
terested in the company.
George Allen, attorney for the company,
was also seen tonight. He said he had
known Emmett G.. Gibson five years, and
that he was formerly located at Chicago.
Later he moved to New York He claimed
to know little relative to his speculationS.
When told that a man named Emmett Glib
son had been arrested in New York on the
charge of embezzlement he said that he
could not believe that it was the same Glib
son who is vice president of the Akron
Street-railway and Illuminating Company.
While Gibson has made many visits to this
city during the past year he is known very
little outside of street-railway circles AS
president of the Akron Street-railway and
Illuminating Company he was succeeded by
Gen. Samuel Thomas, of New York.
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THE BERING SEA CONFERENCE.
Great Brftain's Reasons for Not TAX
ing Part.

WASHINGTON, Oct THE State De-
partment has received full information as
to the position of the British government
on the proposed Boring sea conference
This proves to be much more complete than
the brief cable reports from London indi-
cate as the department has been advised
not only of Great Britain's declination to
enter conference unless 1t is limited to the
experts of the United States, Great Brit
ain and Canada. but also has been in
formed quite fully as to what led the Mar
Quis of Salisbury to this conclusion.
The British view as laid before the State
Department is that at no stage of the ne
gotiations has the British government
agreed to a conference except that between
the experts of Great Britain Canada and
the United States. 1t is not questioned that
Secretary Sherman and ambassador Hay
made suggestions that. the conference
should be between "the powers interested"
and that some of the notes from the United
States authorities expressed a desire to
nave RUSSIA ana Japan take part in the
conference. But it is pointed out that these
suggestions came from the United States
and until accepted could have effect in
determining the nature of the conference
30 Tar as the suggestions were accepted
the note of Lord Salisbury of July rs is said
TO stand alone, this note, ii is stated
experts of the United States Great Britain
and Canada
The latest correspondence on the subject
leads to considerable doubt as to who will
participate in the coming meetings 1t has
been understood that the difference would
be bridged over by holding two meetings.
In one of which Russia and Japan would
participate without Great Britain, while a
second meeting would be held between the
experts of Great Britain and the United
States. 1t is understood that ambassador
Hay was directed TO effect such an agree
ment in case Great Britain declined to en-
ter the general conference. But there is now
some question whether the British authori-
ties will participate in any way until a
definite decision is reached as to who will
take part in the general conference, as
there is understood to be a reluctance on
the part of the British to join in a dual
conference and some doubt whether the
British experts will leave for this country
10 attend either a general or limited con-
ference until an understanding is reached
on the entire subject. AS the conference Is
near at hand-the first plan having been
to hold ii Oct 23-the negotiations are
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SUICIDE OF j. L. DOWNS.
Resident of Cleveland Shoots Himself
in Central Park, New York.

NEW YORK Oct. III. L. Downs OF 445 Lin
coin avenue, Clavel Ind. shot himself in the head
with revolver at $50 o'clock this afternoon in
Central Park He was taken to the Presbyterian
Hospital, where at midnight he sinking fast.
He will die.
In Downs's pocket were found letter to Free
man Barnum. clerk of the Gerlach Hotel, this
city. and another to Louis LANCE of the United
States Crematory Company. The letter to Mr..
LANCE asked him to take charge of the body and
have 1t cremated. He states In the letter that
lis life has been insured for thirty-fve years in
the New York Life Insurance Company; that the
anou mt is $1,000, fully paid. and that the COM
pany will pay the money for the expense of Gre
nation. The letter to Mr. Barnum contained the
unfinished sentence. 'fWill you have the kindness
to
Mr. RarHum went to the Presbyterian Hospital
and Identified the dying man as an old friend.
II knew Mr. Downs for years said Mr.. Bar-
nrrn. He was a close friend of President Grant
ard a schoornate of Senator Jones, chairman OF
the national Democratic committee. In fact. ne
was very intimate with Jones. He was also an
associate OF George M. Pullman, the palace car
magnate He was radical free-siver man and
stumped for Bryan. When Bryan was defeated
he seemed a changed man and think never was
Harrison last spring In chicago ana was az the
Henry George meeting in Cooper Union Tues
ard l thought he was to take the stump for him.
He was for years general ticlteg agent Of the chi.
WAS once engaged in the manufacture OF fire
arms in that place. His factory was destroyed by
h f1 v LIE was n5 on i've In Cleveland ThTee
months ago Mr.. Downs came to New York. but
he would not tell me where ne was Stopping:
that he was with friends l talked to him yes
terday in Madison SQUARE Park re was on q
bench reading the morning paper lie seemed TO
he unusually good Sir1tS
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DOcumented Tonnage Increasing
RapidIy-s91 New vessels Built.

RapidIy-s91 New Vessels Built.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE annual re-
port of Mr. Chamberlain the commissioner
of navigation. which has just been submit
ted to the secretary of the treasury, shows
that the total documented tonnage of the
United States on June &c. 1897, 4760,020 tons,
is the largest for twenty-one years, except
1893, when it was 4.S25,O71 tons. Our largest
documented tonnage was 5,53S,S12 tons on
July 80 1861. Considering the speed and
number of trips of steam vessels, compared
with sailing vessels, our merchant fleet has
never before been so efficient as this year.
The total construction for the year, S91 YES
sells of 232, 233 gross tons, is the largest an
nual output since 1891. The square-rigged
sailing has virtually ceased to be a product
of American ship yards. The great lakes
region for the first time in our history has
built more tonnage than all the rest of the
country 100 vessels of 1881 tons, COM
pared with III vessels of only lila, 296 tons.
During the past decade steam tonnage has
increased $4,000 tons, of which increase
900 600 tons belong to the great lake system.
The American tonnage sold to foreigners
amounted to S.2i3 tons, the smallest amount
since 1874 During the past four years 49,
S2S tons of foreign-built vessels have been
admitted to American registry, compared
with g. us tons for the previous four years.
The tonnage registered for foreign trade
amounted to 792,S45 gross tons, the lowest
since 1S41.
The whale fisheries employ 2,714 tons,
compared with the maximum, 1884 tons in
1858. About 10000 men are employed in deep
sea fisheries, of whom $500 are citizens of
fhe Tinted States
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NEW YORK POLITICS.
withdrawal of Rupert from Tam
many tiOns.

NEW YORK, Oct. THE most important
political events of to-day were the yielding
of Richard Croker to the demand of nearly
all the other Tammany leaders that the
nomination Of Thomas f. Grady for dis
trict attorney of New York county be not
forced on them, and the withdrawal of
Jacob Rupert, jr., Tammany candidate for
president of the Council of Greater New
York This ticket prepared by the execu-
tive committee, was subsequently nominated
by the county convention: Sheriff, Thomas
Dunn; district attorney Asa Bird Gardiner
register, Isaac Frommes; county clerk, Will
liam Sohmer; Supreme Court judges, Fran
els M. Scott and Charles H. Van Brunt;
City Court judges, John H. Mccarthy and
Edward F. O'Dwyer; president of the
borough, Augustus w; Peters; coroners, Ed
ward L. Fitzpatrick, w. w. Hart, JACOB T..
Bauch and Antonio yucca.
The Republican convention of New York
county tonight nominated this ticket:
Judges of the Supreme Court Charles II.
Van Brunt and Thomas Allison; judges of
the CITY Court Elisha K. Camp and Henry
c. Booty; sheriff, Thomas i. Hamilton;
county clerk, General james X: - Beirnief
register, George II. van Schaack; olstIlct
attorney, William K. Olcott.
The National (gold) Democracy, which
failed to make nominations last week on
account of a rumored deal with Tammany
Hall held its city, county and borough con-
MENTIONS tonight in Cooper Union The
CITY convention Endorsed the nominees or the
Citizens Union for city officers and the
horourh and county conventions Endorsed
the nominees of Tammany Hall. This lat
ter action was taken because Corporation
Counsel Scott had been nominated Tor Judge
~ the Supreme Court by Tammany Hail.
Al q meeting tonight of the United Ger
man Societies the Tammany ticket for city
vote was not unanimous, but the motion
was easily carried by majority.
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EXODUS FROM ALASKA.
Few Gold Seekers Will Winter at the
Mouth of the Yukon.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. Oct THE
schooner Sailor Boy, Captain Peterson, ar
rived this afternoon direct from st.
Michael's. having left there on the 18th of
September The Sailor Boy brought nine
passengers from st. Michaels, who came
out to spend the winter rather than endure
the hardships incident to life at ST.
Michaers. Among them was John Quincy
Barnum, of Murray, Idaho. Barnum was
one of the eighty-six passengers on the
steamer Eliza Anderson, which was forced
to put into Dutch harbor in a disabled con-
dition, where she now lies. OF the trip from
Dutch harbor to st. Michaels Barnum
says: lone hundred and seven people made
the trip on the little schooner Baranoff. on
which there was no comfort but standing
room to say nothing of having to do the
entire time without sleep. Although the
distance from Dutch harbor to st. Michaeps
is only $50 miles, ten days were consumed
in making the trip, owing TO a strong wind
that came up when were twenty miles
from ST. Michaefs and drove us out so far
that we could plainly see the Siberian
coast The schooner shipped water until
everything and everybody was soaked, and
il took four and a half days to get back to
ST. Michaeis Owing to the crowded condi-
ton Of the schooner there was actual suf-
fering on board, and upon reaching ST.
Michael's they were worn out, and the sight
we met there only added to our distress
The result was that several of us took the
first Opportunity to get out"
Barnum said there had been no news di-
rect from Dawson City received at ST. Mich
aels for four weeks previous to his leaving.
and no news can possibly be brought by
river before next summer, as ice was al
ready forming in the salt water at the
mouth of the river. and the fresh Water
must have certainly been frozen to consid-
cradle thickness at that time. I'm month
from now" said he. Il do not believe there
win be 100 persons left in St. Michaels, as
nearly everybody is preparing TO come back.
A great many will come down on the steam
er Portland and others will come on the
Novelty a three-master, which was dis
charging her cargo at St. MichaeIs when
we left The captain of the Novelty will
bring down with him all those having sufii-
Gent money to pay their board on the trip.
no fare being charged. This is done simply
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Great Increase in the Former and De-
crense In the Inter.

WASHINGTON, Oct. THE Bureau Of
Statistics has issued tables showing the ex-
ports and imports for August, the first full
month under the new tariff law. These
figures show for that month the largest ex-
ports of domestic merchandise of any
August in the history of the government
The exports were $79. $50 2e4, against $50, ESQ.,
9Sl for August, 1896. For the first eight
months of the year the exports were SOL
$4,000 in excess OF the first eight months of
1886, so that the bureau officials believe that
the exports this year will far exceed those
Of last year, which was itself a record
breaking year in the matter of exports
Value Of all imports, dutiable and free, for
August was $S9. S4s.912, of which sls,629,6 GOT
We're free. These figures show a decrease
OF about $10,000,000 below those of 1896. The
decrease was due to a heavy reduction in
the importation of raw wool, which de-
creased from 4,65l 900 pounds in August last
year to Z,STlSV pounds last August, manu-
featured wool from ST. 709, 900 to $639, 600, wool
and manufactures thereof from $1,96S,6O to
T,210OO, manufactures of cotton from ST.
$4,000 to 81, 623, 000, manufactures of Jute,
flax, hemp ETC.. from 81 221 900 TO $999, 2S9,
iron and steel from 81, 766 0G7 to $8S7,344 and
sugars from Sc, $40 600 to $685. 900. The fol-
lowing table shows the balance OF trade
with the several continents:
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WASHINGTON, Oct. THE President
to-day appointed the following consuls of
the United States: Rufus Fleming, of Ohio,
at Edinburgh, Scotland Samuel A. Mac
AIister Of Delaware, at Barbados, West
Indies; w. w. Ashby, of Norfolk, Va, at
Colon; Edward Nye, of Danville, Ill.,. at
Hankow, China. The two last named APP
pointees are newspaper men, Mr. Ashby be-
ing Washington correspondent of the Nor
folk Landmark and Mr.. Nye being con-
nected with the Danville Commercial.
Samuel A. MacAilister has been promi-
nent in Republican politics in Delaware for
nearly thirty years. He was assistant as
SCISSOR of internal revenue for the district
of Delaware from 1869 to 1872. He is at
present engaged in law practice in Will
mington. He is identified with the Higgins
faction of the Republican party in that
State.
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TRIPLE SHOOTING.
Farmer Killed and Two Women
Wounded, One Probably Fatally.

Wounded, One Probably Fatally.
WASHINGTON, Oct. IA shocking
tragedy occurred this afternoon about three
miles from Sandy Springs, Md, in a Sc
cluded spot near Ednor postoffice. William
Timmons shot and killed William Hinton.
his father-in-law, about eighty-five years
of age; inflicted wound which will prob
ably prove fatal to his wife Elizabeth Tim
mons, who is about twenty-eight years old
and also shot the wife of john Hinton, his
wife's brother, causing serious but not
necessarily fatal wound. The shooting took
place at the home of Mr.. Hinton, situated
about quarter of a mile off the road lead
ing from Ednor into Howard coun-
ty, in a large body Of woods. Tim
mons and his wife. who live at Kensing-
ton, village in this county have not lived
happily together and a quarrel which took
place two days ago resulted in the woman's
going to the home of her parents in Endor
with the aVowed intention of permanently
separating from her husband. Tmmons
came to the Hinton home this afternoon and
accused the aged couple of influencing their,
daughter to leave him. A quarrel ensued
which ended by Timmons drawing his
revolver and shooting all three He then
made his escape and has not yet been ar
rested. Mrs. Hinton cannot recover from
her wounds, but Mrs. Timmons has a good
chance for her life
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Surgeon Generals Report.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Sturgeon General
Sternberg has made his annual report to
the secretary of war. He says: Great
Improvement has been made during the
past few years in the hospital accommoda-
tons at many of our military posts. At the
present time the new hospitals are in prog
ress of construction at six points" Con-
corning the examination of recruits for en-
listment the report says that 14,659 were
examined and 1854 were accepted. The ratio
of accepted men per thousand of those ex-
amined is considerably larger than the
garded as meaning that better men physi-
cally are coming up candidates for ex-
animation for enlistment The reflections
among the colored men were relatively
somewhat more numerous than among the
white candidates for enlistment, 1890 as
compared with 57104 per thousand, respect
iVely.'
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FLINT, Mich, Oct. 7.-Lester T. Burton
murdered his wife at o'clock this after
noon by firing three bullets into her body
and finished the tragedy by shooting him
self dead. The acts were committed in the
parlor of the Dayton Hotel and caused
intense excitement Burton, who was a
lawyer had frequently quarreled with his
wife. This resulted in her applying for a
divorce. After this Burton left town. but
returned recently and filed a cross bill in
his wife's suit. He had been drinking this
afternoon and threatening to shoot his
wife, and on entering the room where she
was, he deliberately began the shooting
which ended both their lives. Burton killed
himself juGt as several persons who heard
the shots rushed into the parlor.
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BOYNE FALLS, Mich, Oct. 7-William
Shain shot and killed Mrs. Freeman Lee
last evening" and, when cornered by off,
GERS of the law, he ended matters by shoot
ing himself The murder took place at
Clarion, a village eight miles from here
Mrs. Lee had parted from her husband
and was on intimate terms with Shain
who asserted that the woman had squan-
dered money which he had given her with
which to procure divorce. The angry
man revenged himself by going to Mrs
Lees house and shooting at her through a
window. He escaped in the darkness and
walked back To his boarding house at
Boyne Falls, where he was surrounded by
a posse. When the sheriff entered Shain' S
room the latter shot himself in the head
diving an hour later
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ohio synod Reformed church.

CANTON, O., Oct 7.-The seventv-fourtb
annual meeting OF the Ohio SYNOD of the
Reformed Church. which embraces the con-
gregations Of Ohio. Indiana and Michigan
IN this city. The attendance to-day was
about 200 ministers, and more are expected
The officers of the synod are: Rev. c. e.
Miller, of Dayton, o.. president; +. w. Hon
man. of Alpha, Mich, secretary, and l.. II.
keefauver. of Tiffn, treasurer To-day was
devoted to routine reports. The asslgnees
of the Reformed Printing Company reported
that a reorganization is about TO be effected
which viii put that concern in good shape.
The various institutions of the church were
generally favorably reported upon.
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Pension Bureau Order.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.-Commissioner
of Pensions Evans has issued the following
order:
Hereafter no attorney shall be permitted
to examine the reports of examining
surgeons in any pension claim except on
the personal order of the commissioner or
of one of the deputy commissioners of this
bureau"
The object of this order is not to curtail
the rights of the veterans the legiti-
mate privileges of attorneys but to stop
the growing custom of searching these re-
ports to find material for working UP new
claims largely on the basis of ratings that
have not been allowed
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, Oct. To-day S state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance, $213 21S, 12l; gold re-
serve, $14S. 1888.
The Carnegie Company to-day shipped
half of the diagonal armor for the battle
ship Alabama, now building at Cramps
This armor is being supplied by a private
arrangement between the ship builder and
the steel makers, in order to tide over the
failure of Congress at last session to appro-
pirate money for armor for the battle ships
A retiring board, of which Brigadier Gem
eral Shafter is president. is ordered to meet
at San Francisco to examine officers who
may be ordered before it,
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as an act of charity and in the interest OF
humanity. Many persons who were there
have not money enough to buy their pass
age on the steamer, and if they cannot sell
their outfit for cash will be forced to re-
main at st. Michaels during the winter"
Regarding the steamer Eliza Anderson,
Barnum said the revenue launch officer at
Dutch harbor told him that the old craft
viii never be permitted to leave there in the
capacity of a passenger boat. The schooner
Sailor Boy will remain here awaiting Or
ders from her owners in San Francisco.
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Illinois Corporations warned.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. 7.-Secretary
of State Rose to-day sent out $4,000 letters
to various companies Incorporated under
the Illinois law notifying them that they
must file with him inside thirty days affi-
davits stating that they are doing no trust
business. This ''anti-trust' department as
il is called was created by the Legislature
in 1881. The provisions of the act are
severe-a penalty of from 500 to 81 900 for
the first oifense: s., 600 TO s. 900 for the sec
Ond: for the third So 00 and $15, 900 for each
conviction thereafter. This law has never
been rieidly enforced
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A SHERIFF'S METHODS.
Alleged to Have "DOsed" Martin
ThOrn's and Mrs. NacIx's Food.

NEW YORK. Oct. THE Evening World
publishes the following to-day regarding the
alleged murderers of William Guldensuppe,
who We're confined in the Queens county
jail: Sheriff Don't made this sensational
statement to-day: We have been putting
Thorn and Mack through the thirty-third
them feel-well, not sick. but bad | expect
a break down and confession at any time
Mrs, Mack was very III with nausea yester-
day
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If your children are we'll

If your children are we'll
but not robust, they need
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
liver Oil.
We are constantly in re-
ceiPt of reports from par
ents who give their children
the emulsion every fall for a
month or two. 1t keeps them
well and strong all winter.
1t prevents their taking cold.
Your doctor will confirm
this.
The oil combined with
the hypophosphitesisa splen-
did food tonic.
soc and si.oo. all druggists
SCOTT & BOVINE Chemists. New York
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MOULTRIE, Ga. Oct THE result of a
four-handed duel fought on a country road
a few miles from town this afternoon Is
the death of Henry Fl. Neismith, the
wounding of his son Nathan, and an up
heaval in an usually peaceful community
which has sent a mob of determined men
and bloodholnds after those who did the
shooting Henry Harris and his son Robert
1t is believed the latter were both wounded.
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Hollenden, Cleveland; the st. Ralford, Phil
adelphia the Bristol Inn, Akron. o., and
the Cadillac and the Lincoln, Pittsburg. A
widow In Cleveland is said to have been de-
frauded of $1,000 by Gibson. Among the
papers found on him were papers in a suit
instituted against him by the German
American Bank, of Pittsburg.