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should become a law, Mr. Mckenzie said it
would cost the travelling public. according
$4,000 per year. This calculation was made
on the basis that the brokers sell 20 per
cent. of the tickets used and that they save
their customers an average of 1919 per cent
Senator Lindsay asked If this saving was
not at the expense of the people from whom
they buy.
we buy from the railroads." Mr.. Nc
kenZie replied. He declared that ticket
brokers did not buy stolen or forged tick
cts.
Senator Elkins insisted on Mr. McKenzie's
stating where people went to sell stolen
tickets, and succeeded in eicting the state
ment that brokers did not ask questions of
for sale. He added, however, that not
per cent. of the tickets purchased were
bought from people who strayed into the
ticket brokers' associations. He contended
pressed great surprise at the statement that
the tickets were generally secured from the
railroads themselves, but Mr.. Mckenzie
maintained the truth of the statement, say
ing 1t was especially true with the two
ticket brokers' association. He commended
that the ticket brokerage business was the
natural result Of the railroad pools and that
IL could not exist If there were no pools.
Mr. Mckenzie, having stated that the
anti-scalping state legislation had failed to
suppress brokerage in various States. Sena-
tor Wolcott asked why the brokers objected
to the passage. of national law.
Because such law could intirnidate the
public" Mr.. Mckenzie replied.
Would the railroads be intimidated?"
Senator ElkinS asked.
II doubt that was the reply.
'"Then I think we ought to have law
against the railroads. said the West Vir-
ginia senator.
Continuing Mr.. Mckenzie said three of
the railroad lines to ST. Paul We're practi-
cally supported by the scalpers 1.-TWO of
Them he said, would not be able TO run
through trains without the aid of the brok-
ers." He took up the question of dividends
on the capital invested in railroads. con-
tending that where so much of the railroad
stock was watered it was difficult to find a
proper basis of return
1t is probable that there will be no further
meeting of the committee until after the
holiday recess, when the friends of the bill
say they will refute the statements made
by Mr. Mckenzie to-day.
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CONVERTS IN A TRANCE
WILD SCENE AT RUsHvILLE HEAV-
EMILY RECRUITS CONFERENCE.
Engineer and Two Firemen Killed i'm
Wreck Near CIintOn-PrOf. w.
p. shannon Dead.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Dec. 16.--There was
wild time at the Heavenly Recruits con-
ference last night, lasting until o'clock
this morning, and several of the converts
had to be carried home unconscious. At the
close of the business meeting Mrs. Laura
Branson, of the church's evangelists.
made a stirring exhortation, and soon had
a dozen people SO overcome with religious
enthusiasm as to fall in trance. Lizzie
Snider, an eighteen-year- girl, after
two hours of Inconsistencies, awoke and
said she had seen heaven and hell. She
told her experiences in her mental wander
ings, and her story only served to work up
deeper sentiment. Rev. Lindsay, the
evangelist, in praying with one of the con-
verts, went into trance himself and lay
PROSTATE on the floor for an hour. When
he regained consciousness he related an ex
perience as strange as the Snider girls. He
said he saw a conflict between the spirits
of light and darkness, and that, while
many fell by the wayside and were lost,
others came from darkness into the light
and were saved. Edward Ray, who has, he
says, led a wicked life, was stricken by
the divine power and lay in trance two
hours. Clara Van Sickle, girl, went into
a trance at midnight and was still uncon-
scious when the meeting adjourned at a.
m. She was carried home. still in trance,
but came to- at 10 o'clock this morning.
Tonight the meetings were again in prog
ress, with enthusiasm bordering on the in
sane.
This is the third annual eastern Indiana
conference of the Heavenly Recruits, with
J. J. Blackburn, of Hobbs, Upton county,
presiding. The conference embraces Ell
wood, Leisure, Elm Chapel, Greenfield,
Middletown, Fenns Station, Shelbyville and
Rushville. Church buildings are owned at
Rushville, Elms Chapel Leisure and
two women evangelists. The membership
has gone up from $50 to 315 in a year. By
unanimous vote it was decided to unite the
eastern and western conferences and hold a
big camp meeting in Rushville next June
The following conference appointments for
the ensuing year were made:
Presiding Elder j. j. Blackburn, of
Hobbs; secretary, r. NJ. Bentley, Rushville;
treasurer, Charles Mcdonald, Shelbyvile
Ministerial pointments-Rushville, r. NJ
Charles B. Mcdonald; Elwood, Hobbs and
Elm's> Chapel, Samuel Lindsay; Middle
town. S. Fuller and S. Stainbrook.
Rev. Lindsay and Mrs. Laura Branson
were appointed evangelistS. NJ. Higgins,
]. Burton, J. NJ. Ravens and wife, ]. Jester
and John Van Sickle were licensed to
preach.
The next annual conference will be held
in August at place to be selected by the
presiding elder
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Prof. w. p. Shannon, Well Known In
diana Educator and Scientist.

Prof. w. Il. Shannon, We'll known IN
diana EducatOr and Scientist.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Dec. 16.-Prof. w.
p. Shannon, superintendent of the city
schools, died at o'clock this evening, aged
fifty. One weeks illness of typhoid fever
was the cause. He leaves a wife and four
children He was born in Decatur county,
educated at Miami UniverNty, was princi-
pal of Glendale High School, near Cincin-
natl, became principal of the Greensburg
High School in 1875 and superintendent of
the same schools in 1885, having been con-
nected with the Greensburg schools twenty
two years. He was a contributor to the
leading educational journals and has served
for several years as treasurer of the Indiana
Academy of Science, of which he was a
charter member.
In company with President David Starr
Jordan he spent one season in Europe,
where he collected much material of scien-
tific interest. He did a great amount of
original work in botany, zoology and geol-
ogy. He identified and classified the plants
and fishes of Decatur county. He ten
dered the degree of master of arts by In
diana University as a recognition of his
ability.
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ANOTHER CONFERENCE.
Cutters and Flntteners Called to Meet
Manufa cturers at Pittsburg.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. 16.-Cake and
Speelman, presidents, respectively, of the
Windowglass Cutters and Flatteners' Ma
tional Unions, both in this city, received
calls tonight to report at Pittsburg Satur-
day for conference with manufacturers
looking toward an adjustment of the wage
controversy and starting the plants. They
visited Elwood, Alexandria and Albany to-
day, and at all places the workers voted to
stay out until the manufacturers granted
the 17H-per-cent. advance demanded. The
expression of indiana is so one-sided that
until the manufacturers give in. All are
jGbiant tonight over the manufacturers
call for a conference, and think the wage
will be granted, scales signed and plants
put i'll operation.
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TO sUcCoR GOLD SEEKERS.
Secretary Ayers Preparations for
Sending Food to Dawson.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Secretary Alger
appeared before the Senate committee on
military affairs to-day to explain the neces-
sity for speedy action looking towards the
relief of the miners in the Klondke region.
Being thoroughly informed on the subject
as the result of the extensive inquiries he
has made into the matter he was able to
convince the Senate committee of the merit
of the proposition he had framed and the
committee reported it later to the Senate
and it was passed.
The secretary, in anticipation of imme-
date action by Congress, has begun to pre-
pare his plans for carrying out the intent
OF the bill. To this end this afternoon he
sent a telegram to the commanding general
of the Department of Columbia at Van
cOuver barracks, Washington directing him
70 send two or three competent officers of
the army to Dyea and vicinity to recon-
hotter and report TO the department how
supplies can best be got across the passes
to Dawson. They to report specially
whether cattle can be driven on foot across
the passes and If so which is the easiest
pass 10 cross, and If not possible to get
them all the way through, whether they
can be driven part of the way and their
carcasses cut up and carried the remainder.
The officers are not required to go over the
routes in person. but only to get the best
possible and most accurate information for
the use of the department. Already the War
Department has two parties In Alaska, one
=,
the mouth of the Yukon river, and the
other, consisting of two officers, Captain
Ray and another, somewhere in the vicinity
OF Circle City, but while the latter might
be able to give valuable information as to
the best routes 1t will not be possible to
hear from him before next spring.
1t appears that the secretary of war has
made, another move in the direction of prep
aration. having been instrumental in send
ing to I4apland Mr. Kjalmann, the herder
of the government RENDERS in Alaska, for
use in transporting supplies. 1t is estimated
that while a reindeer can be bought in Lap
land for about ST. the animal will cost
about $50 delivered at Dyea owing to the
heavy charges for freight over the long trip
from Lapland via New York to Alaska.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

The anti-football bill was defeated in the
Virginia Senate yesterday, the vote stand
ing Il to II.
Tifty-five passengers for the Klondike are
on board the steamship City of Columbia,
which sailed from New York yesterday for
Seattle by way of the Horn.
Senator German, who is at the Fifth
avenue Hotel, said yesterday there was no
truth in the report that he intended to be-
come a New Yorker and join Tammany
Hall.
requisition papers on the Governor of Mis-
souri, for the extradition of Albert S. War
ner, who is under arrest at Kansas City on
the charge of kidnapping.
The anthracite coal producers have in
formally agreed to stand by the percent
ages of output for the various mining and
railway companies which have been in
force, with few exceptions, since Jan. 81,
1896.
The schooner Julia E. Whalen, Captain
England, left Boston yesterday for Alaska
via San Francisco. She carried a crew of
seven men, AT San Francisco party of
twenty-five persons their way to the
Klondike will join the schooner.
Senator Lundin introduced a bill in the
cities, villages and towns to levy a tax OF
3 per cent on the gross receipts of gas and
electric light corporations. Senator Sullivan
introduced bill for the taxation of tele-
phones at the rate Of 81 each.
At Norfolk, Va. yesterday. Judge Golf
quashed the indictment against John An
derson, charged with the murder of Capt.
Whitman, of the schooner Olive Peck on a
technicality, due to defect in the indict-
ment. A new grand jury was ordered for
to-day.
The grand jury at st. Louis has returned
an indictment charging DAILY, the ex-pugil-
list, with murder in the first degree, and
on bench warran issued by Judge Zach
ritz DAILY who has been out on bail was
arrested and taken to Jail. Daily shot and
killed lulu Clark, with whom he lived in
st. Louis.
The advance guard of ten thousand Gro
tians have arrived in Denver. The colony
will locate in the Shenandoah valley of
southwestern Colorado, where houses
schools churches and various Industrial in
situations will be erected, the Rio Grande
Railway promising to construct a branch
into the country.
Henry Ulrich. formerly a Waterman at
the Dunning (Illl Insane Asylum, was ar
rested last night charged with completely
III the morgue robbery of that institution
who had died in the asylum were stolen
offered to tell the whole story If promised
immunity from Imprisonment
Two executions. aggregating $500. on
judgments held by II. ]. KevenX & Co. of
New York, were issued yesterday against
James w Barker. proprietor of the Norris
town (Pa) carpet mills. The mills were
hands out of employment. Mr.. Barker has
been missing since Dec s. when ne left
home for a business trip TO Washington
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-In a recent
pension decision Assistant Secretary Davis
of the Interior Department, promulgated
the important ruling that there shall be no
limit to the time in which widow may file
an appeal in completing her deceased hus-
bands claim. The assistant secretary
holds that the question whether the soldier
was entitled to a pension is not settled
sion Bureau, but the secretary of the in
terror has right to pass upon the question.
The widows right to prosecute the case to
a final adjudication, and to appeal from the
adverse action of the Pension Bureau, is
conceded. No just reason, he says. appears
for limiting the time for fling such appeal
by the person who succeeds to the rights of
the original claimant. This decision over
rules those of the department made in
number of cases in past years.
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New Minor coins Proposed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-There was
meeting of the House committee on coin
age, weights and measures to-day, at which
the matter of suitable material for the
minor coins, the 1-cent and scent pieces,
was thoroughly discussed Director of the
Mint Preston, who was present, said there
could be an Improvement in designs. The
testimony of Mr.. Preston developed the
fact that there were many counterfeit sill
yer dollars in circulation which bear a
greater amount of silver and purer silver
than the regular silver dollar of the gov
eminent. The government. Mr.. Preston
said, was encOuntering much trouble with
this subject but he offered no suggestions
to remedy. 1t decided to favora-
bly, report the House resolution, and the
secretary of the treasury will be required
to make some experiments, submit new de-
signs, investigate the matter of securing
better material for the coins and make sug-
gestions in report to Congress.
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Indiana Notes.

The fifth annual institute of Wayne county
met at Centerville this week. A. o. Lock-
ridge, of Putnam county, and Miss Jennie
Rhodes, of Ohio, were the principal speak
ers
John Sudbrnk, a Terre Haute law student
in the office of John o. Piety, has received
o telegram from Congressman Faris, an
nouncing his appointment to a 81, 100 posi-
ton in the congressional library.
Anderson, Alexandria, Muncie and Hart
ford City bowlers are organizing an Indi-
ana league. The Anderson and Alexandria
teams played three games Wednesday night
and Anderson won all three by the folio wing
scores: Anderson, Las, Liza lisa; AleXan-
dria. S42 9I2 $40
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-17
CoryeI Indictment Quashed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Dec 16.-The indict-
ment against Frank COryell for the murder
of Mrs. Ellen Banks. was quashed this
morning in the Bartholomew Circuit Court
because it failed to specify that the gun
with which, it is alleged. Coryell shot Mrs.
Banks, was loaded The case was brought
to this place on a change of venue from
jackson county. In case of this kind. the
law sives the prisoner the privilege. of
electing which county shall proceed against
him, and Coryell selected this county. The
grand jury has been called and will meet
on Monday to investigate the case. There
is no question but that another indictment
Will be returned
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schoolboy stamp swindrers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Dec. 16--Post-
office Inspector Leatherman for the Fifth
district was here yesterday looking after a
number of schoolboys who have been Using
the mails to defraud the foreign stamp COM
panies Many of them have been giving as
sumed names and that of their associates,
as bankers. for reference. The companies
have thus been defrauded out of consider
able money the past year and the postal au-
thOrities are investigating. Some youngsters
of the best families in the city are :inpli-
Gated. No arrests have yet been made, but
1t is understood there will be-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-17
Albany Glass workers in Line.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ALBANY, Ind, Dec. 16-Presidents Spell
man and Cake, of the Window-glass Cut
ters' and Flatteners' Association, met the
employees of the Buckeye Window-glass
Company here to-day The men of the ten
pot factory located here voted unanimously
to reject the manufacturers offer of IL
percent advance and decided not to go to
work until the two associations had accept
ed terms From this point the cutters and
fatteners' representatives took the train to
ElWOOd.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. Dec. 1.-THE city of
Anderson, drilling her own gas wells to sup
ply her own gas as sort OF municipal own
ership venture, brought in another big
gusher to-day. But two wells have thus far
been drilled and both have been phenomenal
producers. Both are in territory which was
above fair in grade. 1t seems that the gas
has been strengthening in certain sections
of the field and that this locality is one Of
them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-17
OOLITIC QUARRY SOLD.
The MOnOn and Eastern Capitalists
Make 100000 Investment.

Make S:5OO,OOO InVestment,
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON. Ind. Dec 16.-The most
important deal in the history of the oolitic
stone belt was closed to-day through W.
W. Wicks. What is known as the Perry
Matthews and Buskirk quarry was sold to
Eastern capitalists for 100000. The new
company takes charge at once, but will re-
main under the same name and Superin-
tendency. The importance of the deal is in
the fact that it is understood that the new
company is headed by General Thomas, of
after control a large part of the stone land
of this section. The original cost of the
quarry was about $50 000 half of which was
made by dividends after the quarry was
Onened
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II. q O. :. w. Train DeraiIed

CINCINNATI. Dec. 16.-Train No. ,. on
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern, which
left st. Louis this morning. met with an ac-
cident at 1uka. Ill. The engine, postal car
baggage car and two coaches were derailed
by a broken truck. The engineer and fire.
man were slightly scalded. Beyond this
there was no injury whatever This is the
official report received by the officers of
the road here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-17
The Proposed Wire Trust.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-The Mail and Ex-
press says: The return of j. Pierpent Nor
gan from London has not brought the steel
wire and wire rod consolidation into imme-
date effect, as some of the concerns inter-
ested thought would be done. Mr.. Morgan
evidently wants to know something about
the status of the companies to be taken
over into the proposed American Steel and
Wire Company with its $100O0,000 capital"
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OFFER to Alexandria Men.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Dec. 16.-Superin-
tendent Lamaire, for the w. c. De Paw
Window Glass Company, to-day called the
cutters and fiatteners together and stated
to them that the company would stand
ready to put in the fires and commence
work at once If they would sign the scale
have taken the matter under advisement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-17

ARDMORE, l. r., Dec 16-Fire, said to
be the work of incendaries, to-day de-
stroyed the courthouse here, burning the
cases affecting fifteen hundred persons, be-
sides many valuable court records. The fire
also destroyed the implement house of K.
A. Kimball & Co., causing an additional
loss of $4,000, with 5000 Insurance. The
loss on the courthouse cannot be estimated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-17
Onnosed to Eree AIcohoI.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The joint COM
mittee of the House and Senate appointed
at the extra session, to investigate and re-
port untaxed alcohol for use in the arts
and sciences, tomorrow will report their
conclusions to Congress- The report will be
unanimously for free alcohol for the present
but there will be two reports as to soyvis-
ability of legislation in the future to re-
move the tax from alcohol used in the arts
and in the preparation of medicines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-17
The Educational Test hin.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The House
committee on immigration to-day decided
to make favorable report on the educa-
tional test bill This requires all immi-
grants on reaching here to be able to read
or write the English language or some
other language. Mr.. Bartholdt, of Mis-
souri,, and Mr.. Louis Schade addressed the
committe in opposition to the bill. and the
former presented a protest against 1t from
the North American Turner Association
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-17
ConstabIe snnders Runs Away.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLIG, Ind, Dec. 16.-Constable
Wilbur +. Sanders last night left this city
without making his destination known to
anyone. Yesterday he received SOL from the
County Commissioners for special services.
He left $40 for his wife, with a note, saying
he was never coming back, but giving no
reason. A short time ago he was appointed
truant officer for this township.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-17
REAR COACH TELESCOPED.
Fatal Railway Collision on a Branch
of the Missouri Pacific.

FORT SMITH, Ark, Dec. ia collision
occurred on the Greenwood branch of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad, ten miles from
this city, to-day, in which Mrs. E. A. Hol-
lenback, of Jenny Lind, was instantly killed
and four other passengers injured. A coal
train was following the passenger train.
and the latter was stopped to cool hot
box. The tornado signals failed to do their
work and the engine of the coal train teie>
scoped the rear coach of the passenger.
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Mcclellan to Have a Monument.

NEW YORK, Dec 16.-At a recent reunion
of the Society of the Army of the Potomac
at Troy the project revived of erecting
monument at Washington to Gen. George
b. Mcclellan. the first commander of that
army The president appointed a committee
with power to add to their number The
first meeting of this committee has been
held in Brooklyn. 1t was decided that the
sum to be raised is $4,000 for the statue
only, Congress, according to precedent, pro-
viding the site and pedestal. Two thousand
dollars i'm cash already has been received.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-17
Brookbnnks Found Dead in bed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 16.-John w.
BroOkbanks, of this city, was found dead in
bed this morning, as a result of heart dis
ease. A son slept with him during the night,
but arose early and went to work. The
discovery was made later in the morning
by a daughter. Mr. BrookbankS came here
five years ago from PittSburg, Ind. He
was siXty-seVen years old.