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The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
SIMPSONS PROGRAMME,
Will Embarrass CONGREGATIONAL Action
as Much as Possible.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE House
will continue its programme of three-day
adjournments this week. Jerry Simpson, of
Kansas. will embarrass the majority as
much as possible by requiring a quorum to
approve the journal. but will have little
aid from the Democrats if the spirit of the
resolution adopted by the Democratic eau
Gus yesterday prevails. AS the policy of
the House leaders at present is action
however. his opportunities to harass the
Republicans will be slight. 1t may be that
owing TO the urgency of the case, the lead
ers may deem it advisable when the House
meets, on Wednesday, to take up the
armor-plate question in some FORM In this
event such legislation is deemed proper
can De had under a special order from the
committee on rules but nothing has, as yet,
been decided.
The outlook for the week in the Senate
is so much befogged by the situation with
reference TO committee reorganization that
1T is impossible to forecast the proceedings
with any degree of accuracy There is q
possibility that this question may consume
a great deal of attention, and it is not
satisfactorily disposed of ii may be used
10 prevent any effort to secure action on
important measures. Aside from the mat
ter or reorganization, there are four i'm
portant questions before the Senate These
are: The Morgan Cuban resolution the
bankruptcy bill, the Anglo American arbi-
tration treaty and the appropriation bills.
on foreign relations, said to-day that he
was hopeful of securing consideration for
the treaty some time during the week the
only circumstance likely to prevent being
any predictions as TO the result of the final
vote or when that vote will be reached
Senator Allison said when he presented the
report on the sundry civil appropriation
bill to the Senate that he would call ii up
this week. Senator Pettigrew who will
have charge of the Indian bill, has also
stated that he hopes 10 take up that bill
If the Democrats do not object. On ac-
count of the incomplete condition of the
committees both bills probably will be
acted on during the week Senator German
is expected to make a general attack on
the appropriations during the pendency of
these measures. Both Senator'S Hoar and
Nelson are very anxious to press the bank
before any of the other measures men
toned
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
CHILDREN Welded.
Gov. AtkinsOn's Son and Girl Sweet.
heart at Last Are United.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 11.-John
II. Atkinson, the seventeen-year-olds son of
Governor w. Y. Atkinson, of Georgia, was
married to-day to Miss Ada Bryd, the thir-
teen-year-old daughter of c. p. Byrd, of
Atlanta, Ga, the Rev. Henry Mcdonald,
pastor Of the Second Baptist Church of
Atlanta, officiating. There were present to
witness the ceremony, Governor Atkinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byrd, the father and mother.
Judge Spencer Atkinson. of the Georgia
Supreme Court and Charles =. Northe. as
sistant clerk of the Georgia Senate
The trouble in securing the necessary IL
cense was overcome this morning when Mr.
Byrd notified the county clerk that his
daughter had his consent to her marriage
the law of Tennessee requiring the consent
of both parents 10 the marriage of either
party if they be under seventeen years of
age. The youthful couple left on the after
noon train for Nashville, where they will
spend their honeymoon.
Governor Atkinson, speaking of his sons
marriage, said: 'All is we'll that ends we'll
Many people have married younger than
they and have been happy, and / expect
they will be. We will do all In our power
to assist them"
Mr.. Byrd said. when approached on the
subject, I'VE have done what we deemed
best under the circumstances. We only OBJ
jected on account of their extreme youth
fulneSs''
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
SCORED THE BISHOPS
DECLARATION FROM THE METHO-
DIST PREACHER REV. j. c. HOGAN.
Publicly Burned from His Certificate
the Name of the Bishop Who
Had Ordained Him.

ONEONTA, N. Y, April III. c. Hogan.
of Scranton, Pa, who for the past two
years has refused to take his appointment
in the Wyoming Conference, of which he
was a member, claiming that he was being
Disseminated against, because he was a
Prohibitionist and who withdrew therefrom
on Friday last. addressed big crowd at
the Metropolitan Theater to-day. His first
criticism was that the conference failed to
make public his reasons for Withdrawing,
intimating that they were afraid to do SO.
He then proceeded to read his reasons.
Among other things he said: 1.-The position
and reputation or a faithful preacher Of
salvation and righteousness cannot be safe
in the keeping or willfully sinful and parti-
san bishops and presiding elders
He alleged that the church was in COM
plicity with the liquor traffic. and that
the vast majority of the bishops, pastors
and voting members of the NJ. T.. Church
cast their influence and ballots for the rep
resehtatives of the liquor traffic, showing
that they were hirelings and not shepherds.
He said that the conference desired his
parchmentS He wanted first to mark
them. He proceeded then to burn the name
OF the bishops who ordained him from the
certificates. saying that he would as soon
have the signature of the meanest rum
seller in the State attached to them. The
speech created a great sensation.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
FINGER FOR $1,000.
Ambitious Girl to Sell a Digit for Ed
ucation Money.

NEW YORK, April 11.-Miss Grace Dins-
more, who has little money and an ambi-
ton to be a great singer, came to New
York last evening from Binghamton to
sell the middle finger of her right hand for
81 600. A surgeon advertised in morning
newspaper last Thursday for woman who
for liberal pay, would be willing TO part
with a middle finger at the middle joint to
make bone grating operation.
Mrs. c. V. Barton, of Houston. Tex, had
come here to have one of her fingers, which
was diseased, replaced by member which
was sound and whole. The surgeon sug
gested that the bone of some animal be
grated upon the bone of the affected fin
ger. Mrs. Barton was determined to have a
new finger which would pass unchalenged.
and she commanded the surgeon TO procure
a hnSer at any cost Inc advertisement
was published, and more than a dozen per-
sons answered IL i'll person. The surgeon
was not satisfied with any of them.
Miss Dinsmore, at her home in Bingham
ton, n. Y, read the advertisement Sne
needed money, and the more she thought
about il the more tempting the orfer
seemed She Immediately telegraphed to
the surgeon and hastened TO this city. She
arrived yesterday afternoon and visited the
office OF the surgeon. The surgeon pro-
nounced her the successful Candidate. Ii
everything is satisfactory TO Mrs. Barton
the operation will be performed at once.
MISS lClnsiHOlt. "nSH ssSii idSl SNehiHS dt
the Grand Union Hotel, was perceptibly
nervous. She felt much aggrieved that a
young woman could not come to New York
to sell a finger for $1,000 and escape TO the
country without being interviewed. She Is
a tall girl with a handsome face and a
suuarely set jaw. She has quick. vigorous
way of talking that impresses you with the
fact that she means whatshe says.
Il am an orphan" she said. When my
father died, short time ago, / found my
position in life completely changed. l had
supposed that | would have money / found
instead that / was poor. had intended 10
complete my musical education. which is
the ambition of my life. think have a
career before me as a singer.
1T occurred to me that this would be the
only way for me to get the money. so l i'm
mediateiy telegraphed that would become
a subject. / look forward 10 the operation
with considerable nervousness, and / shall
certainly feel much relieved when the op-
Grafton is over. / shall not return home
/ shall go TO Boston when get the money.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
Mrs. Annie Besant.

LeSie = weekly.
This peculiarly gifted woman is i'm her
tiftieth year. Her hair is now rather silvery
than dark: and what may be called the
spiritual expression of her face has be-
come intensified to a degree strikingly
suggestive of life in which contemplation
predominates over action. The old-time
persuasiveness of speech. far from having
waned. is I'm more subtle force than ever.
The limpid clearness of thought and scien-
tific precision of phrase combined with
sympathetic spontaneity. which count for
so much In the charm of her discourse. are
especially in evidence now that the mater
ial side of occultism. TO speak. is the
subject Of popular exposition. Order. sys-
TEN and sef-control are the mainsprings
of her power over others From her pre-
cept and example proceeds an impression
of the serene force OF the inevitable.
Most portraits OF Mrs. Besant fail To sug-
gest either the mcditative grace OF her
features in repose. the winning anima-
tion of her smile. Her dress is picturesque
ly simple consisting of soft white silk
with the chuddar or shawl. thrown over
one shoulder. after the fashion OF the
Indian women. On the third finger of the
left hand she wears the famous signet ring
of Madame Bavatsky-an Oriental onyx
engraved with the symbolical device OF the
double triangle. and the Sanskrit word Sat
signifying the divine existence.
Altogether. the English teacher presents
n noble and impressive personality. with
something of the outward semblance of
what one might look for In a living cham
pion of the ideal amid sensual and ma
terial age.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
Roosevelt Has Accented.

NEW YORK. April n-Theodore Roose-
welt has returned from Washington. In an
interview he said: Il have accepted the po-
sition of assistant secretary of the navy"
Theodore Roosevelt will not enter upon the
duties of assistant secretary of the navy
until Monday. April 10. He says important
business matters in this city require his at
tention for the present, and it is possible
he Will remain on the police board several
days longer. Mr.. Roosevelt went TO WASH
lngton TO pay his respects To Secretary
Long and inform him of his arrangements
While in Washington Mr.. Roosevelt spent
half an hour with the secretary and then
called at the White House and left cards
for President Mckinley and Secretary Por-
ter. lie spent the remainder of the after
noon with Senator Lodge who was his
chief supporter for the position. 1t is be-
leved at the department that the first i'm
portant duty assigned to Mr.. Roosevelt will
be TO investigate the navy yard at Brook
lxvn
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
B a N k

President Isaac Lewis of Sabina, Ohio,
is highly respected all through that
section. He has lived in Clinton Co.
IS years, and has been president Of
the Sabina Bank 20 years. He gladly
testifies to the merit of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, and what he says is worthy
attention. All brain workers find
Hoods Sarsaparilla peculiarly adapted
to their needs. 1t makes pure, rich,
red blood, and from this comes nerve,
mental, bodily and digestive strength.
slam glad to say that Hoods Sarsapa.
rilla is very good medicine, especially
as blood purifier, 1t has done me good
many times. For several years suffered
greatly with pains OF
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
Crusade Against bucket shops.-

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Postoffice
Department is making a vigorous crusade
against the so-called bucket shops" of
New York, and number of the concerns
operating there under investigation. In
all the cases which the postoffice in
spectors are at work there are specific COM
plants OF victims on file in the assistant
attorney generals office. and the revela-
tions made in the prosecution of the T. s
Dean brokerage case are expected to bring
out more complaints against similar con-
Germs. The postal authorities are not yet
through with the Dean case. and the mail
directed To that concern already has been
barred in New York Indianapolis. Vim
cennes and Salt Lake City, and yesterday
another fraud order was issued against the
T.. 5. Dean Company and T.. S. Dean &
Co. at Cleveland o.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
JUDGMENT FOR $4,000
COSTLY SUITS &C AGAINST MILLARD
sIsIoNs, OF PLYMOUTH.
Hon. w. T.. Durbia Gets "a Sc Pension
for the Finger He Lost the Day
He EnIisted-State News.



FORT WAYNE. Ind. April lin the
suits against Millard W. Simons by J. III.
Bass, r. T. Mcdonald and others, judg-
ments aggregating $4,000 were rendered
against the Plymouth man yesterday in the
Superior Court. wiping out the fortune he
inherited from the late Oscar A. Simons.
Messrs. Bass and Mcdonald secured juds-
ment for S94.659.s4. and their attorneys.
Morris, Bell. Barrett &c Morris, got a fee
of $3.50 for their services Other Judgments
are in favcr of Plymouth parties, and their
attorneys receive equally big fees. This was
one OF the most important cases ever
broughr in this part of the State
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
DESIGNS for Ercampment badges.

Er eel n the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind. April 11.-Designs for
souvenir badges have been decided on by
both the local post OF the G.. A. r. and of
the w. r. c. for the state encampment in
May. The G.. A. r. badge will consist of a
ribbon and medallion, one side of the
medallion 10 bear a portrait of the late
William Parry, who is typical of the early
Quaker settlers. and the other a seal of the
State Twelve hundred of these will be
secured. The w. r. c. badge will also
consist OF a ribbon and medallion on the
face side of which will be a picture of Gen
Sol Meredith, who was one of Wayne coun-
tvs most gallant soldiers and after whom
the local post was named. and on the other
will be the seal of the State
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
Two Pair of EIoper. Wed.

Special to The Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, April 11.-Yesterday
Miss Nellie Ozia. of Sonora. o., arrived in
Anderson, and soon after III. III. Smith a
young attorney from Watertown, s d.
followed. The two met by appointment at
the Hotel Doxey. where a wedding took
place in the hotel parloTS, a local preacher
officiating. Late in the evening Mrs. Smith
returned to her Ohio home and Attorney
Smith betook himself To- his clients in Da-
kota. Scarcely had that ceremony been
performed when William McVay of Ma
rietta, o.. and Miss Rebecca Lee of In
dianapolis. met here for a similar purpose
and left on the Knickerbocker for their fu-
ture home in Marietta
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12

DETROIT, April n.-Twenty-four of the
leading workers in the Young Women's
Christian Association made addresses at
the services held in various churches to-
day. This afternoon an interesting special
meeting for women was conducted by Mrs.
+. T. Pierson, secretary of the Central
Association of PittsbErg. The closing
meeting of the international convention was
held in the Woodward-avenue Baptist
Church tonight. 1t was addressed by the
president, Mrs. L. u. Wishard. of New
York and Miss +. X. Price. of Chicago.
general secretary. Final adjournment was
taken after a closing prayer service.
Monday and Tuesday will be devoted to
secretarial conferences. at which the con-
duct and plans of association affairs will
be discussed among the officers.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
FORECAST FOR MONDAY.
Warmer Temperature, with Occasion
al Rain Before Night.

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for
the twenty-four hours ending IL p. m, April
12-Warmer. increasing cloudiness and oc-
casional rain Monday afternoon or evening.
General Conditions-A low barometric area
is central over Kansas and the barometric
pressure is low west of the Mississippi, bu.
east of the Mississippi the pressure in
creased rapidly and high atmospheric pres
sure prevails. The temperature rose except
north of the Missouri river and near the
lower lakes. where it fell. Rain fell in the
upper Ohio valley and from Utah, Colo
RADIO, Nebraska and Iowa northward.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, April u.-Forecast for
Monday:
For Ohio-Generally fair Monday, pre-
ceded by showers in the early morning
warmer; light northerly winds, becoming
southerly.
For Indiana and 1llinoiS-Threatening
weather with showers; warmer; southerly
winds.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
Kokomo Tax Middle Settled.

SpeciIl to the Indianapolis Journal.
kOkOMO, Ind. April I1.-Judge Mount
ruled in Kokomos tax muddle Saturday.
holding that while the States quota must
be based on the valuation established by
the State Tax Board all local taxes can be
paid on the assessment ordered by the local
board of review. Last year the local board
fixed the valuation of city real estate at
3.6o0, 600. The State board considered this
too. low, and advanced the assessment 10
per cent. According TO the ruling of the
court the increased assessment will apply
only 10 the state fund
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12

Has been used over fifty years by mill
ions of mothers for their children while
teething. with perfect success. Ii soothes
the child. softens the gums. allays pain.
cures wind collie, regulates the bowels, and
is the best remedy for diarrhea, whether
arising from teething or other causes. For
sale by druggists in every part of the
world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow' S
Soothing Syrup. 25 cents bottle
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
kokomo Doctor Arrested.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
KokOMO. Ind. April 11.-Dr. A. c. Free
man. OF this city. and Caleb. Jane and Wal
ter Jackson. of Howard township. were
arrested Saturday for the crime of abortion
on Mrs. Rosa Hahn-Jackson. who recently
married Walter Jackson. To Prosecuting
Attorney Harness the girl told revolving
story OF cruelty at the hands OF her young
husband and his parents. alleging that they
held her by force while the operation was
perfOrmed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, April 11.-Thomas
Bridges. one of the old residents of this
city and "A leading Grand Army man. died
at o'clock this evening at his home. He
had been i'll for four months of Addison s
disease Of the liver. and mas literally died
by inches. Mr.. Bridges was about sixty
years old He a contractor and
builder who did work all over northern In
A~-ap
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind. April 1.-Mrs. Anna
Macy, wife of a glass blower, last night
swallowed a spoonful of concentrated lye
She was found in an unconscious condition
and has suffered the most intense agony
since her mouth and throat being burned
and terribly swollen small babe was
found beside the mother. Little nope - ell
terfainf1 of her recOXerY.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
Twin. Born In an Ambulance.

Special % the Irdianap polls JoGl nal.
COLUMBUS. Ind. April u.-About 6
O'Clock this evening the police found
Minnie Heck a domestic. aged twenty-six
I'm great suffering in an alley. and she was
hastily nut into a surrey and driven to the
county poor asylum on the way she gave
birth 10 twin boys. They have no father
She makes 2 serious charge against a
weli-known young man Of this place. About
two years ago she threw her baby in a
vault and killed IL.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12

Annual Meeting Issues Appeal for
Both Prayers md Dollars.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Washing
ton annual meeting of the American Tract
Society was held in the West-street Pres
byterian Church. Rev. William C. Alex
ander, ID. D., pastor, Senator Burrows pre-
siding. Rev. Judson Swift, field secretary
of New York, presented a brief report of
the society's work. An earnest, eloquent
sermon was preached by DR.. Alexander,
pastor of the church. The report called
attention to the fact that 80. 900, 900 of the
population are outside the church, and that
there was more important work to be
done in this country than that of carrying
the gospel truth to these millions. 1t was
stated that the American Tract Society
publishes evangelical truth In 153 languages
and dialects; the total number of volumes
in all languages published in New York
reaches 3l5W,OOO, and total number OF books
and tracts nearly 500 600, ,000 and total peri
odicalS over 20O,VO,OW.
Through its missionary colportage the re-
port says the society has carried the gospel
truth to the out of the way places and into
the congested wards OF the cities; 1T has
gone into the lumber camps, the mining
regions, and the sparsely settled districts,
leaving the Christly message among those
people who were entirely destitute of all
religious privileges Hundreds of Sunday
schools have been organized and devotional
services held in log cabins. school houses,
and often times in the open air. The whole
number of family visits since the society
began its house to house work is over four
teen and one half millions. and the number
of families prayed with or conversed with
on religious subjects amounts to nearly
eight and one-half millions. II is impossible
to tell the far-reaching results of this noble
work Thousands and tens of thousands
have been won to Christ through its in
strImentality.' e-gflf
The work at Ellis island was spoken of
as being of great Importance in that the
colporters there gave the gospel truth in
some form to the large numbers that are
arriving daily on our shores The report
also called attention to the fact that the
Society'S income has been lessened by the
| falling off in legaceS of nearly $4,000 dur
| ing the past year, and that the great need
| at the present time was an increase in do
nations. An earnest appeal made TO
| 'all who are interested in Christian work
to aid by both their prayers and means
this noble -
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
Ared Farmer Cut. His Throat.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, April 1l.-Oliver
Kennedy. a farmer. aged seventy-five. who
has been living with his son-in-law. James
Mars. near Hind0ostan, cut his throat from
ear 10 ear yesterday morning In a Mt of
despondency. He gave reason that
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
Crazy ON Electric wires.
10 the IndiarapoIis Journal.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS. Ind, April n.-Some time
ago Lewis Friedersdorf brought suit to
have Henry j. Schroeder declared of un-
sound mind. Friedersdorf owed Schroeder
about $1,000. and wanted 10 pay it. but
thought Schroeder in fit mind 10 trans
act business. The court has decided that
Schroeder was perfectly sane on ali matters
relating to his business. Some years ago
he advertised in Il Cincinnati paper for
wife. and a woman from Shelbyvile
answered They were married, but
Schroeder soon grew dissatisfied and OBJ
tanned a divorce. Soon afterwards he
showed evidence of insanity, and was
brought here to the city hospital. He owns
a large farm in this county, and has the
notion that everybody is trying to cheat
him out of his property, and that a cave
had been dug and electric wires laid under
his land so that when he went over them
he would be killed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12

Kansas City Journal.

KANSAS CITY JOutHdi
Except in Atchison the vote at the recent
city elections dscloses that the women of
Kansas haven't much use for a bachelor.
Wherever married man and bachelor
were seeking the same office, the women
stood stanchly by the married man. who
I'm his feeble way was doing his duty to
society TO prosperity and TO their sex. In
Atchison Bachelor Donald was elected
mayor over married man. receiving POS
more women votes than his opponent. 1t
may be that Donald was a particularly nice
old bachelor who had been crossed in love
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
Neuralgia

in one eye and about my temples, es.
pecially at night when had been having
q hard day of physical and mental labor.
Itook many remedies, but found help only
in Hoods Sarsaparilla which cured me OF
rheumatism, neuralgia and headache.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has proved itself true
friend. / also take Hoods Pills to keep
my bowels regular, and like the pills
very much" ISAAC LEWIS, Sabina, Ohio.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12

liz his youth. A bachelor who has been
crossed i'm love and is true TO the memory
of his lost one gets closer to the hearts
OF women than any other or God crea-
lures and the facts about Donald Will prob
ably reveal that be is such one.