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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-29

tegrty and honor of a great people. The
organization in this State, the party in this
State by effective work, by courageous
words, ought to strengthen the hands of
your senator, the hands of your congress-
men, aye, the hands of the administration
at Washington, until the President and the
Congress shall be a bic to keep the faith and
finish the fight they have begun. Great APP
plause.) / speak, think l may justly say,
for the true-hearted Republicans of north
western Indiana, when l say to you that 1t
is our conviction that there must be no turn
ing back in this matter. We have put cur
hands to the pillow. and for us to hesitate
or waver now would be to justly forfeit the
confidence of the people who placed us in
power. To falter now would be to miss all.
and ] may truthfully say to you, as speak
ing for the Republicans of that section of
the State, Mr.. Chairman, that we are
thousandfold more concerned about what
banner shall be carried in the next cam
paign that we are about who shall be the
man that carries 1t. Give opportunity
to fight in vindication of the principles for
which we fought last year, and you Will
find the Republicans of northweSte tern In
diana ready to fight along the picket line,
in the trenches, or wherever you may send
ranks. 1t is said that men fight better
when they feel the elbow-touch of brothers
Let me tell you that our people are touch
ing elbows now and are ready to continue
until the end of the campaign. Why, sir
the splendor of the past the glory of the
present the hope OF the future, conspire TO
Undue the souls of Republicans in Indiana
with purposeful intent. We are ready, Mr..
Chairman, we are ready
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RADCLIFFE SENTENCED.
The Actor Given Six Months In Pris.
ON, but Later Granted a Stay.

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Edward J. Rat
cliffe, the actor, who was found guilty of
assault in the third degree for striking his
wife, was to-day sentenced to six months in
the penitentiary. Lawyer Towns, counsel for
Radcliffe, made a motion for new trial.
which was denied. Mr.. Towns said that
there was some justification for the assault
Judge Newburger looked at Mr.. Towns in
establishment and said: II am surprised to
hear counsel make such an admission" The
judge, after referring to the recommends
ton for mercy made by the jury. said: wife
beating may be popular in some countries
but not in America. / propose in your case
to mete out such punishment as will serve
as a warning to others that they must not
repeat an onense of this kind" A large
crowd was present to hear the actor sem
fenced. Mrs. Radcliffe and her father Peter
Delacy, were absent Radcliffe was taken
back to his cell in the Tombs to await trans
fer TO the penitentiary on BlackWell's ISL
and where he will be confined at hard labor
Later in the day Justice Dickey, of the
Supreme Court granted a temporary stay
to Ratclifre, returnable in Brooklyn on Mon
day next. The actor will remain in jail
pending the argument TO whether there
shall not be retrial of the charge of as
Sault.
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cial acts which goes to the merit of them,
nor have / any wish to evade full respon-
sbility for them The objection which
must be made to the article referred to is
that by innuendo IL undertakes to show that
the difficulties OF the bank were not dealt
iatons between Mr.. Singerly, some others
and myself. The injustice of this lies in the
fact that it is unfounded and places me in
the attitude of introducing into grave bus-
mess situation an element of SelflShnesS
and partisanship. Nothing could be more
foreign to anything done attempted to be
done. Throughout the period of time that
Bank have been under supervision, the con-
ditions have from time to time changed. AT
one time they would seem 10 be better and
another time worse. The paper of Mr.. Sin
gery and his allied commercial interests
were in the questions to be dealt with, and
that question was how to get 1t out, having
in mind the creating of the least disturbance
the bank to the shareholders and keeping
the creditors unframed"
In compliance with the order from Con-
troller Eckels Deputy Controller Coffin to-
day called a meeting of the directors of the
bank to take steps to send out the notice
of meeting FOR shareholders to vote upon
the question of going into voluntary liquida-
ton. The law requires thirty days notice
of such meeting, and Jan. 20 was the day
fixed Mr.. Coffin stated that he had 1851
shares of stock. seventeen more than the
necessary two-thirds, pledged to vote for
voluntary liquidation under the plan pro-
posed. Meanwhile, the forms for consent to
the plan have been prepared and Will be is
sued tomorrow to the creditors for sigma
lures. The directors of the trust company
probably will meet Tomorrow for action on
the Dlan.
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MORE ON CIVIL SERVICE.
Col. Dodge and Ex-RePresentative
Watson Comment on 1t.

1t was graceful compliment Chairman
McCulloch paid the Columbia Club for its
hospitality of the night before when he
called Z. B. Martindale to preside over
the meeting for time. Mr.. Martindale
contrasted the present rousing, big conven-
ton with those that were held when Oliver
p Morton was Governor of Indiana and
each year called for conference of the
leaders of the State The last of the Nor
ton meetings was held in 1865 in the Circuit
Court room. Not more than one-fourth as
many stanch Republicans were on hand
then as yesterday. 1t is necessary, he de-
clared, for Republicans to come together
on the eve of a campaign and talk over the
points on which to go before the people.
Mr.. Martindale referred to the recent little
caucus the Democrats held when they had
great difficulty in determining whether they
should receive back the brethren who had
left them in 1896. They ended by recommit-
ting themselves to the 16-to-1 fallacy. There
was immense applause when Mr.. Martindale
declared, This country will never adopt
that theory so long as you and live" Mr..
Martindale excused himself from any ex-
tended remarks, although he touched on
civil-service reform, currency reform and
other issues that are to be met. AS he
finished there were loud cries for ex-Repre-
sentative Watson. Mr. Watson was not in
the room, and Joseph B. Healing, of this
city, responded to calls. He said that he
came expecting to listen, not to be heard.
He discussed the various living issues at
length.
Col James S. Dodge, of Elkhart, depart
ment commander of the G. A. r., was next
called to the front. He was given hearty
reception. He confined himself to the dis
cussion Of practical politics. Colonel Dodge
is first of all stalwart Republican and his
declaration that lit is the duty of a Re-
publican to either believe in the principles
of his party as the minister believes in the
principles of Christianity, or else vote some
other ticket" was heartily indorsed. He
urged that citizens should keep an eye to
men chosen to represent them. Inform
your congressman" said he, that they have
duties to perform; that it was in this great
State that currency reform received it's
greatest impetus; that it was here our pa
triotic friends of the other side forgot poll
tics to stand shoulder to shoulder for the
support of principle they could not forego."
Concerning the approaching campaign
Colonel Dodge predicted that the POpulists.
the Prohibitionists and the silver Democrats
as they had done in the past They may
tell yog that they-the Populsts-wil strike
down the middle-of-the-road; the silver men
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To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
At the Republican open conference to-day
1t was noticeable that in the speeches of all
who alluded to the policy of civil service
the merit system was applauded, which is
the heart OF that policy. The particularly
offensive feature inveighed against was the
practical one in which President Cleveland
dumped the results of the worst kind OF a
spoils system on the Nation by which more
than 60, 900 oficeholders indifferent and bad,
were fastened on the country. merely under
the garb of civil service. While at WASH
ington some months ago two or three heads
of departments. referring TO this feature.
told that persons of this class had been
transferred to their departments who were
unfaithful enough to barely escape instant
dismissal, and yet tolerab!e enough 10 be
endured under what is known as ciVil-serv-
ice rules. Many such were being trans
ferred from one branch of the service to
another in order TO be rid Of them. There
is nc opposition to a fair merit system, but
serious opposition to condition which has
burdened the public service with the resid-
UNI of the spells system, and thus fastened
upon II thousands who had passed no exam
nation. they said. IL was against this fea.
ture the speeches were directed
JNO. Ii. CONNER.
Indianapolis. Dec 2S
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KILLED BY JUDGE LYNCH.
Negro Murderer Shot, Then Hanged
and Riddled with Bullets.

MINTER CITY, Miss, Dec. 2S.-Joseph
Hopkins, the negro who murdered two white
farmers on Christmas day at Glendora, a
small inland town near this place, was
captured by posse at daylight this MORN
Ing on the James plantation, near Swan lake.
Hopkins had concealed himself in gin
house, but was discovered by two negroes.
who gave the alarm. Hopkins fought like
demon before taken into custody and
when arrested 1t was found the negro had
been shot in three places during the melee
He was not fatally injured. however, and
was at once taken to the scene of his ter
rible crime. Hopkins confessed his guilt
and did not plead for mercy, but begged
his captors TO make quick work OF him. and
little time was lost in carrying out his re-
quest. rope was placed about the Negroes
neck and he was hanged TO limb Of a
tree. The body was then riddled with bull
a very mad one. many recent crimes being
attributed 10 him..
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wIND-UP OF THE CONFERENCE.
Rev. G. w. Lee and Others Make
Short Speeches.


G. w. Stivers, of Liberty, was the next
speaker. The hour was growing late and the
meeting showed symptoms of restIessness.
Mr. Stivers cut his remarks shorter than
they might otherwise have been, but he
managed to say a number of good things
that received careful attention from the
conference. He. spoke in favor of currency
reform and made some singing illusions to
the utterances that have appeared in the
New York Sun and the Indianapolis News
on what is termed the terrible crime that is
being committed through the pension list
THE first obligation of the party" said the
speaker, lis fidelity to the men who saved
the Union in it's hour of peril All this talk
about fraud and crime In the pension list
is filtration of Hoke Smithism.
The Republican party" proceeded Mr.
Stivers. should furthermore not stifle the
inbred love of freedom peculiar to the Amer
lean people. l much fear that our ultra
conservatism is causing us to neglect the
downtrodden and struggling peoples who are
looking to us for aid and preventing us also
from acquiring territory that naturally be-
longs to us. Let us be bold and COURAGEOUS
and take advantage of opportunities such as
that presented by Hawaii to enhance the
glory of our country" The civil service. as
IL NOW IL, also came IN Tor adverse remarks
by the speaker. He expressed the hope that
President Mckinley would revoke the OBJ
noXious Cleveland orders, and the sentiment
was applauded with the same positiyeness
as greeted the utteranceS of all the other
speakers on the subject.
COLONEL JOHNSTON HEARD.
Col. James Johnston, of Rockville. obtained
the recognition of the chair upon Mr..
Stivers taking his seat Colonel Johnston put
the conference in splendid humor by quaint
ly working a motion to adjourn But upon
second thought the conference decided that
Mr.. Johnston should make speech, and he
accordingly did. 1t was brief, however.
I'VE have talked a good deal about VIC
tory" he said, but little has been uttered
about the way TO obtain that victory. There
is class of men all over the country who
are welded to the greenback, and If they are
to be unwedded II will take work from
morning TO night among the people. We
have got TO get down among the boys that
fought the battle of the country and who
fight the political battles now. You can't
beat the Democratic party by two or three
hundred OF us gathering together In a love
feast--it takes something else beside talk
ing about victory; 1t takes energetic. UNI
ceasing work. We have buried the Demo-
cratic party many times, but il always hobs
uD again The trouble is we have always
buried IL wrong. We have buried IL face an
and the devil must be buried face down, IL
he is going TO stay down"
L. L. Roots, of Connersville, was the next
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Some of the Visitors.


Among the Republicans who registered at
the Denison yesterday in addition to the
list published yesterday, were the follow
ing: Grafton, Johnson, of Greenwood; w.
j. Verey, of Fort Wayne; M l.. Case, OF
Dunkirk; l.. L. Burke, of Brookville; New
ton w. Gilbert, of Angola; II. j. Conkin,
of Winchester; A. o. Marsh, of Winches-
ter; Thomas E. Boyd and Horace w. Ca
rev. of Noblesville; Frederick A. Smith, OF
Frankfort; j. w. Lovett of Anderson: w.
d. Sebring, of Portland VIII II. Craig, o1'
Noblesville; James B. Gamble of Prince1
ton; l.. p. Mitchell, of New Castle; p M.
Clark, of Terre Haute; ]. j. Muir, of Fort
Wayne; w. w. Williamson, of Columbia
City; j. II. Rose, of Auburn; E. c. John
son, of Hammond; Andrew j. Clark, OF
Evansville; John H. Boltz, of Winchester;
w. w. Huffman, of Anderson: Theodore
Shockney, ]. 4. Gist and c. w. Waite, OF
Union City; u. Surface and Charles Il.
Shively, of Richmond; William Bunyan and
5: b. Brilliant, of kendallville; Charles S.
King, of Wabash; George Fl. Shideler, OF
Marion; Will Cumback of Greensburg;
Milton Kraus, of Peru; II. G. Miller, OF
Post, of Greencastle; S. N Gragin, of Leb-
anon; Q: Matthews, of Martinsville; Joseph
" Williams, OF Spencer; w. g; Osborn, OF
Danville; d. w. Tomlinson, of Logansport;
w. Fl. Schultz, of Lebanon; NJ. S. Hastings,
Of Washington; Ii. Il, Houghton, of Shoals;
George w. Self, Of Corydon; John c.
liams P. r. Wadsworth and Perry Glass
cock, of Washington A. j. Halford, of
Washington. D. c.; H. G. Raymond and
of Vincennes; c. M. Zion, of Lebanon;
NJ. ". Walsh, of Fort Wayne; Frederick e..
Holloway, of Anderson; II. c. Ryan, Of
Anderson; George p. Hayward, of La
fayette; Miles K. Moffett, of COnnerSvilles
l.. e. Kelley and j. +. Nauer, of Mont
Tracy and A F.. KinsIey, of Hartford City;
E: F. Thayer. jr, and w. $. Montgomery.
of Greenfield; G. II. Hamilton, of Thorn
town; Jas. e. Watson, of Rushville; Freder@
lex M. Beard of Hartford City; u. d. Cole.
Wilmington, of Charlottesville; ]. M. Robb,
of Williamsport; w. s. Ennis, of Princetons
G. NJ. Kimbrough, of Muncie; c. A Goars
of Goldsmith; c. w. Lee, OF Vevay; A. r.
Harlan, of Alexandria; Charles f. II. Laral.
of Evansville; John Hadley,, Of Danville:
A. w. Howard, of Spencer; ]. ID. Hogate,
of Danville; u. gilbert, of Michigan CITY,
w. Banks of Lafayette DIR. M A. Schultz
of Michigan City; Union d. Hunt. OF VIM
chester; G. w. Faris, of Terre Haute: w.
Manilla William r. Pleak. of Adams; e.
ID. Oldham, of Rushyille; M. Il. Newhouse,
of Greensburg; Alfred Henry, of Terre
Haute; James Brigham, of Muncie; N. FIJI
J. c. Harvey, of Centerville; r. B. Ogles-
bee, of Plymouth w. c.. Earring, of Evans
Vile; Frank I. Grubbs. of Lafayette; Thorn
as A. McBeth and David King, of Spring.
field; George E. Grimes and w. Morton
Mills of Iladoga; Charles Champers, OF
New Castle; John II. Lamb of Bloomfield:
H. L. Coe. of Auburn; NJ. w. Harrison. OF
Wabash G.. A. Mason, of Button. Walter
Ball, of Muncie, c. II. Mcclure, of Frank
fort; z. p. Newly, of Kokomo G. E. Ev-
Goshen: Frank A. Sims, of Frankfort, and
F. Fleet. of Culver.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dec. 2S.-The Ma
tional Hide and Leather Bank of Boston
has filed an attachment for $4,000 in an ac-
ton of contract against the Overman Wheel
Company, of Chicopee Falls. f. A. Foster.
of Boston, has also filed an attachment
against the same company for $4,000.
Regarding the failure of the company w.
c. Overman manager of the New York
agency said at New York to-day: 1.-The
assignment was directly due to the need for
ready money to meet present obligations.
Although we are able to show a two-to-one
difference in assets over liabilities, they are
not available, as they are locked up in our
plant. We have large amount also locked
up in stock in the process of manufacture
in our 1898 trade, and that, too. for our pres
ent needs is practically worth nothing. We
did not carry over an exceptionally large
stock of 1897 models, and our assignment
cannot be put down to our own overproduc-
ton, although the general overproduction
that threw SO many cheap wheels on the
market hurt U.S. as it must have also in
jured other manufacturers. Undoubtedly
some arrangement can be made with our
creditors, who are disposed to be friendly,
by which we shall be able to resume and
fill to advantage our advance orders, that
are much larger than last year"
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NO "OFF YEAR" IN '98.
Concluded from Firat Page)

publican majority in vindicatlon of the Nc
kinley administration, in vindication Of
honest government and of integrity in rule.
Now. in conclusion, my ow-Republicans,
we are in the beginning of this light. We
must have, to win victory, a perfect or
ganization. It will be expected that every
Republican in Indiana in behalf of good
government, in behalf of honesty and in
tegrity, will do his whole duty to secure
success to the grand old party in Indiana
the coming year." Great and long-con-
tinued applause)
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Tbe President CongratuIated.

The following resolution was introduced
by S. II. Spooner during the morning ses-
sion of the conference and adopted: The
Republicans of the State of Indiana in this
their first meeting since the election of Will
liam Mckinley as President of the United
States extend to that distinguished Ameri-
can citizen their congratulations and greet
ings and also their cordial support in his
administration of the lofty position to which
the American people have called him"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-29

Major George w. Steele, representative OF
the Eleventh district, returned to Washing
ton yesterday afternoon to participate in
the work Of the House committee on the
civil service, which will arrange pro-
gramme for the civil-service discussion
which will begin Immediately after the re-
assembling of Congress next week. He ex-
pressed the opinion that the outcome would
not be the repeal of the law, but some rad
tratiOn.
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MIR. HANNA's TALK.
Expects Indiana to Rally SOIidIy for
the Currency BILL

Promptly at 2:30 o'clock Chairman Nc
Culloch raped for attention and almost in
stantly the crowd that completely filled the
Criminal Court room became silently atten-
tive. The afternoon meeting was, if any
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-29

The reunion committee having in charge
the legislative reunion tomorrow will be at
the Grand Hotel from 2 to o'clock In the
afternoon to give out tickets to the banquet
at the hotel following the meeting in the
House of Representatives.
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Advance of IA 1-2 Per Cent.

BEAVER FALLS, Pa, Dec 2S.-The pro-
prietors of the Mayor Brothers pottery, at
this place, have announced to their $50 OPP
orators that the wage cut of 1894, of 12la per
ing an advance of 141A per cent on their
present wages, to date from Christmas day.
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No Receiver for the NOVEL; Company.

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 2S.-According to
newspapers received from Juneau, Alaska,
it seems that an error has been made in re-
porting that the NOVEL; Mining Company
has been placed in the hands Of a receiver.
A receiver has been appointed for the Ber-
ner Bay Mining and Milling Company, the
Northern Belle Gold Mining Company, the
Seward Gold Mining Company ana the
practically owned by Thomas NOVEL; and
associates. No receiver was appointed for
the NOVEL; Mining Company.
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Toy Dealers Assign.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Herman Finkel-
stein, dealer in toys, novelties and fancy
goods, this city, made an assignment to-
day. Liabilities, 5000; assets, $36,000
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
Taken In"

81 used often 10 read the newspaper
aloud to my wife, said Bert Robinson,
land once l was fairly taken in by a
patent medicine advertisement The
seductive paragraph began with a
modest account OF the sea-serpent, but
ended by setting forth the virtues of
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
which, it was alleged, was cure for
all bronchial, throat and lung troubles,
aud would even cure consumption, II
ta ken in time. The way l Was taken
in was this: [ bad lung disease, and
L bought bottle of the remedy; was
a stranger to it, and it took me in
and cured me-" Robinson's expert
ence is identical with that of tnou-
sands of others. So true is this, that
after Witnessing, for many years. the
marvellous cures of bronchial, throat
and lung affections wrought by rhis
wonderful remedy, its manufactures
feel warranted in sayiig that this
remedy viii cure So per cent. OF all
cases of consumption, if taken in the
earlier stages of the disease.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
Cattle Statistics.

The decline in the census of our cat
tie for the past four years forms an in
teresting study. The total number of
cattle in the United States in 1893 was
90, 27S ,2Ss; in 1894, 50, 095, 56S; in 1895,
SO, SSS, 342; in 1896, 40, 223, 995. The
greatest number in the last four years
was in 1894, and the lowest in 1896,
showing wonderful decrease in three
years of 4, S72, AIS head. 1t is expected
that 1897 viii show further decrease
in cattle in this country. Notwith
standing this showing of decrease in
total number of cattle in the United
States, in the meantime over 306 600
were imported from Mexico the greater
majority of which were manufactured
iuto canned meils aud PASSED GA out TO
foreign countries. In 1870 there were
forty million population In the United
States, and twenty-fOur million cattle.
In 1850 fifty million population aad
thirty-six million cattle. In 1890 there
was siXty-three mllllOn pOpulat on and
tifty-three million cattle. In 1896 there
is over seventy million population anu
our cattle supply has fallen back to q
little over fOrty-eight million, showing
falling off of over five million cattle
since 1890, while our population has in
creased about ten million The In
crease in population must continue,
while there will be some further de-
crease in the total mum Der OF cattle.-
StOckmau.