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General Notes.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "A new postoflce
has been established at Pioneer, Wabash
county, Indiana.
Consul O'Hara has sent to the State De-
partment copy of the law of Nicaragua,
passed Oct. 8 last, absolutely prohibiting
the immigration of Chinese. The officer
who infringes on the law is subjected to a
fine of from $3.50 to $780,
w w. yelling was to-day appointed a
substitute clerk in the Indianapolis post
office.
Marshall Foster has been appointed a
temporary clerk in the Attica, Ind, post
office
William A. Davis, clerk In the postoffice
at Fort Wayne, has been promoted from
$400 to $500 per annum.
Henry c. Jones. of indianapolis, has been
promoted from a 81 400 TO 81 600 place il tbs
Internal Bureau, Treasury Department.
Mai Moses +. Handy, who has been
seriously III here, was better to-day.
Though still unable TO leave his bed. he
continues TO improve slowly, and as soon as
he Is stronger he Will be taken to some
place in the South where the climate Is
more favorable.
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ANTITRUST LAW VIOLATED.
Five Manufacturers of stove Repairs
Indicted and Sued for $25,OOO.

CHICAGO, Dec. S.--True bills have been
voted under the Illinois antitrust law by
the grand jury against five prominent stove
repair manufacturers The complaint was
made by Allen c. Selleck, hardware mer-
chant, and follows a civil suit for $25, 600,
in which Mr.. Selleck charged the five manu-
facturers with having conspired to ruin
his business by forming a combination to
force up the price OF stove repairs. The
case is said to be the first of it's kind since
the antitrust law went into effect Sell
leck in his complaint alleges that when the
combination was formed he was invited to
join, but refused. and has been compelled
to pay retail prices as a result, with con-
sequent loss of large part of his business
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FAST RIDE TO CANTON.
The Presidents Car Hauled 1O1 Miles
in Two Hours.

NE ITeSlQent'S Saf IOl Miles
in Two Hours.
CANTON, o., Dec. 3.-No effort was spared
by the Pennsylvania Railway officials to
bring the President from Washington to this
city with al, the speed consistent with
safety. The regular train, bearing the Pres
ident, reached Pittsburg at Ills a. m. At
each stop during the night word had been
flashed to Canton of his progress, and at
each stop a yellow missive told him that
he was still in the lead in his thrilling mid
night race with the grim reaper. Finally
tired nature asserted herself, and the Pres
ident retired to sleep. AS soon as Pittsburg
was reached Judge Day, the Presidents S
companion, accepted the offer of the rail-
road company, and a special engine was at
tached to the car. The President at that
time was still asleep. Without the loss of
a moment the special engine dashed out of
the Smoky City. All trains on the route
We're put on side tracks and the last 101
miles was reeled off in two hours. At $3.50
the President reached Canton. The Presi-
dent showed implicit trust in those who had
charge of the train He was not the least
moved by the rapid running, and preserved
the mien that is characteristic of the man..
Before Mother Mckinley relapsed into
urconsciOusness last night she was given
to understand that her son had started for
Canton from the capital.
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WATER COMPANY MULCTED.
Verdict i'm Favor of "a Woman Whose
Husband Drank Fever Germs.

STEVENS POINT. Wis, Dec. 3-The
jury in the case of Julia L. Green as ad-
ministrator against the Ashland Water
Company brought in a special verdict in fa-
vor of the plaintiff in the sum of 5000 in
the Circuit Court to-day. The grounds of
recovery were the alleged negligence of the
Ashland Water Company in furnishing i'm
pure and unwholesome water. containing
typhoid fever germs. to the plaintiffs hus-
band. Lars G.. Green, from the effects of
which he died. The verdict answered all
the questions In favor Of the plaintiff The
case viii be carried to the Supreme Court.
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EXCITED OVER DREYFUs.
Paris Editors and Emile ZOIa May be-
come Involved i'm DueIs.


PARIS, Dec 3-It will be wonder If the
Dreyfus- -Esterhazy affair Is not productive
of a crop of duels. Several of the Paris
papers are fighting one against the other
like Kilkenny cats, and personalities are
flying broadcast. The editor of one evening
paper has called the editor of the Journal
all manner of names, and even signified
that the latter is not entitled to the name
he is known by. This has caused the pro-
duction of the certificate OF birth of the
morning paper editor, whereat the evening
paper returns to the fight by asking the
morning paper how he served his country
in 1870. Even Emile Zoa has been dragged
into the quarrels. He has contributed an
article to the Figaro arguing that If Drey-
fuss relatives have formed a syndicate to
secure newspaper support they are doing
what they had perfect right to do. The
Journal now asks how much Zola received
for the article.
Emile Zola asserts: 81 have substantial
proofs of Dreyfuss innocence. He shall not
remain in exile. l have made his liberation
my affair. / will devote my life to 1t. The
explanations of Esterhazy are contempti-
bic. Everything accuses him. He con-
demned himself by changing his style of
handwriting after the publishing of the
bordereau." CFhe memorandum on which
Dreyfus was convicted.)
The article in Figaro written by lola. re-
ferred to above, says: "The very concep-
ton OF a Hebrew syndicate having been
formed TO buy the release of Dreyfus and
the condemnation of another in his stead
everybody knows to be manifestly base
puerile and simple. 1t is worthy of those
who invented it, Dreyfus was condemned
for treason by a cOurt-martial. From that
moment he became a traitor-not a man.
but an abstraction, embodylng the idea of
his murdered country and representing not
only present but also past treason TO the
obstinate mind, only mindful that his trea-
son might have defeated us Ii (the SYM
is a Hebrew. The Hebrews rich and pow
erful, without a country. will secretly work
to get him out of his difficulty by purchaS-
ing mems cOnsciences and involving all
France in the meshes of atrocious con-
spiracy. So the syndicate is formed--a vast,
mysterious enterprise; people in masks:
large sums passed TO strangers by night
under bridges; distinguished personages
corrupted whose honesty of years is bought
at fancy prices These (alleged syndicate
members) are French citizens, our equals
our brothers, whom imbecile anti-semitisfn
made to crash them through Dreyfus by
making the fault of one the crime OF the
whole race II is easy TO understand. They
are supposed 10 pasSionately desire 10 mako
manifest TO all the innocence of their CO.
religionists. l speak of them without
them. For me they are men. That sufiices
The newspapers which abuse Dreyfus's
brother because he did his duty are a dis
grace TO the press of France. France is no
longer France II she can be so deceived and
driven to mad rage against an unfortunate
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1t Is About One-Third Complete, and
Will Cost over S4OO,O0O,OOO.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Consul General
Gudger, at Panama, has made a report to
the State Department on the condition of
the Panama canal. He says that it is
whispered that England is doing all in her
power to obtain control Of the canal France
may not push the work forward, but some
nation or some other company will surely
do so If those in charge forfeit their rights.
The canal, when completed, will extend
from Colon on the Atlantic to Panama on
the Pacific, fifty-four miles. All along the
route are sheds full of new and costly ma
chlnery. 1t is estimated the latter has cost
600 and that there has been expended
on the canal a total of $275 100000. A con-
Servatiye estimate is that the canal is about
one-third finished, but with the new ma
chinery on hand it is said the remainder
OF the work can be completed for $l50 900 900.
The report is that Il force adequate to
finish the project in from seven to ten
years will be put to work During the next
sixty days a committee is to investigate
the progress of affairs, and an effort will
be made to get more money TO continue
operations. The canal is practically COM
peted from Colon to Bajeo, fourteen miles
but this is the least expensive part The
great difficulty is in passing the Calebria
ridge. The width of the canal will be 100
feet at the top and seventytwo feet at the
bottom, except through the ridge, where it
will be seveny-eight feet wide at the top
and twenty-nine feet at the bottom.
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Alarmed Over the Reported Coming OF
German War ships.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The Haitian
minister, Mr.. Leger, was an early caller
at the State Department to-day, having
news from home of most disquieting ma
ture, of which he wished to talk with the
officials. Secretary Sherman being still con-
fined to his house by cold and Assistant
Secretary Day having attended the
President on his journey to Canton, Second
Assistant Secretary Adee was acting as
secretary of state and to him the minister
had recourse. 1t appears that his govern
ment has cabled him from Port-au- Prince
that the Haitian consul at Kingston
Jamaica, had telegraphed that two German
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the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-The ladies Of the
Cabinet. at their meeting this afternoon, re-
solved that they had a grievance, not at
the White House, or on account of the re-
cent orders emanating from Secretary Por-
ter but because of the impression that had
gone out that they were in revolt They an
nounce themselves as in hearty accord with
any move which may originate in the White
House. What they are most hurt about,
however, is the reports which are being
spread broadcast representing the wives of
Mr.. McKineys Cabinet ministers as de-
crepit and on the hospital list. They en-
phatically plead not guilty to that lndict-
ment.
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The "Cxar, in Good physical Condition

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Speaker Reed
arrived in Washington this afternoon and
took up his old quarters at the Shoreham
for the winter. The speaker said he did not
care to express himself concerning any of
the important questions which are likely to
come before Congress at this session, more
than to say that he saw no reason why the
session should be prolonged. Mr.. Reed was
accompanied by his secretary, Mr.. Allen.
AS soon as his presence in the city was
known he had a flood of callers, many of
his associates in the House as well as sew
eral senator's being among those who paid
their respects. The speaker looks exceed
ingly well, and says he was never in better
DhySicial condition.
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WILL SUCCEED M'KENNA
GOVERNOR GRIGGS, OF NEW JERSEY
TO BE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
1t Is Said He Has Been offered the
of Mr.. Griggs's Career.

WASHINGTON, Dec 3.-From sources
the authority of which should not be doubt.
ed it is learned that the position of attor-
ney general, to succeed Mr.. McKenna, who
will be nominated to the United States Su-
preme Bench to succeed Justice Fields has
been offered to Governor Griggs, of New
Jersey and that he has consented to ac-
cept 1t is understood that his appointment
was urged by Vice President Hobart
Owing to the abse nee of President Mckinley
it is impossible to confirm this statement
absolutely.
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Contests for Seats i'm the House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-The clerk of the
House of Representatives has received no.
tees of twenty contests to be made in the
next House. The list will be presented to
the House on Monday next and is as fol-
lows: Second Alabama district, T. Fl. Clark,
National Democrat, vs. j. f. Stallings,
Democrat; Third Alabama, G. l.. Conner,
Nat. Dem, VS.. Henry D. Clayton, Dem.
Fourth Alabama w. F. Aldrich, Pop, VS..
Thomas S. Plowman, DEM; Fifth Alabama,
I. G. Goodwin, Pop, VS.. William Bremen,
Dem.; Delaware at large, G. S. Willis,
Union Rep, VS.. L. Irving Handy, Dem
Third Kentucky, w. Godfrey Hunter, Rep
VS.. j. L. Rhea, DEM; First Louisiana, Ar
mand Roman. Rep, and Joseph Gain, La
J. Jones, Rep, VS.. 7. c. Catchings, Dem
VS.. w. L; Ward, Rep; Thrty-frst New
Brewster, Rep; First Oregon, W. T. Van
derberg, Pop, VS.. Thomas H. Tongue, Rep
Third Pennsylvania, Samuel l.. Hudson,
DEM, VS.. William Macaleer, Gold Dem
First South Carolina, G. w. Murray, Rep.
VS.. William Elliott, DEM; Second South
Carolina, G. 7. Chatfeld, Rep, VS.. w. JAS
per Talbert, DEM; Seventh South Carolina,
Thomas b. Jonstone, Rep, VS.. j. w. Stokes,
DEM; Eleventh Tennessee, Josiah Patter-
son, Gold Dem, VS.. e. W. Carmack, Dem
Second Virginia, r. A. Wise, Rep, VS.. Will
liam A. Young, Dem; Fourth Virginia, r..
T. Thorp, Rep, VS.. Sydney P. Epea, Dem
Fifth Virginia, j. r. Brown, Rep, VS..
Claude A. Swanson, Dem.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The discovery of
a new counterfeit So silver certificate of the
series of 1891, with a portrait of General
Grant, is announced by the treasury secret
service. The note is neither as long nor as
wide as the genuine. Apparently it is
printed from plates made by the photo
mechanical process, and is well executed,
especially the lettering, seal and entire back
of the note. lGeneral Grants portrait is
different in some details from that in the
genuine. and on the whole has fiat ap-
pearance.
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Automatic Gun Tested.

WASHINGTON, Dec. By direction of
the secretary of the navy special board
of officers to-day at Indian Head made a
final test and inspection of the new six
FOUNDER automatic gun. This weapon has
been fired at the rate of forty-one rounds
per minute and i'm use dispenses with the
services OF a man at each gun.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Sit is altogether
improbable that Miss Clara Barton, presi-
dent of the Red Cross Society, will be able
this winter, If ever, to do much more
active work. She is quite Ill at her home
near Glen Echo, eight miles northwest of
Washington, on the Potomac. Her ad-
vanced age and feebleness give great con-
Germ to her friends, and they are afraid
oln
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04
New Indinna Postmnster..

WASHINGTON, Dec. S--Indiana fourth
class postmasters were appointed to-day as
follows Burlington, Carroll county, John
]. Viney, vice Levi Summe, removed: Salem
Center, Steuben county, John ID. De Witt
vice Lewis Dole, removed.
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senator Daniel Renominated.

RICHMOND, Va. Dec. 3.-The Demo-
cratic legislative caucus tonight nominated
Hon. John Daniel to succeed himself in the
United States Senate.
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The MOnOn Route
10
CHICAGO

Trains leave indianapolis
200 q. m. 1850 a. M 1896 D. m 1255 night
Trains arrive indianapolis
$3.50 a 1855 a. m. %2:40 ID. M 4:37 ID, M
SDaily except Sunday.
Local sleeper in indianapolis ready at $50 ID. m.
Leaves Chicago, returning, at 2:45 a. m. Can be
taken any time after $3.50 d. M.
Ticket offices, 2 w. Wash. ST., Union Station,
Observation-Disclosures. Depot and Twenty second st.
GEO. w. HAYLER, D. p. A.
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room, but will retire to secure some rest at
l o'clock is there is no material change at
that time.
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Very weak at 2 q. m.

CANTON, o.. Dec. A, 2 a. m.-AIrs. Nc
Kinley is still living, but growing steadily
weaker.
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Invalid Chairs

OF aIl kinds and accessories for the sick ROOM
Trusses made and properly adjusted. Store open
every Saturday night.
VIM. II. ARMSTRONG & CO.,
QSew No. 1917 n S. Illinois St. Indianapolis. Ind.
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Cincinnati Trains
c., III. s. d. R'y.

IULEDU AND DEIHOIT TRAINS,
c., III. a. ID. R'y.
Leave Arrive Arrive
indianapolis. Toledo Detroit.
S10:45 a. m. *6:40 D. m. SS:40 D. m.
100 y. 4:09 a. M 615 a. m.
$Except Sunday.
Ticket Offices, Union Station and No. West
Washington street corner Meridian.
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and the "jargon" that echoes through the black
Railways seems uncanny and weird.
NETWORKS Jewry will be greatly altered by
this park making in its most vital part, but hard
~ more so than the region somewhat further
the Iungarians. Jews and Irish folk. This sec
ond park, tearing down for which is to begin
at the same time is to extend from East
Uouston-st. to Stanton-st, and from Piit-st. 10
Sheriff-st. destroying that portion of Wiett-st.
that is in between, leveiling to the ground the
famous Old Bone Alley spot that has long
been the bane Of philanthropists. There are not
SO many tall tenements here. and more little
houses of a day long past; nor is there as much
life ard movement. But dirt regns quite as
much king and if the buildings do not go quite
so high in the air. they still as crowded and
as much the haunt Of poverty stricken living
as those that are in Essex and Norfolk SITS.
What these small parks" will be, when the
last bit of turf has been laid and the finishing
touches put on the white cd!iioos to stand III
them is shown in Corlears Hook Park to-day
That reservation" in the midst of crowded
CITY has the added advantage of being on the
river front with a broad prospect OF water and
sky in at least one direction. Already, though it
is hardly complete even yet and has been thrown
omen only year. ii has entirely modified the
character of the surrounding district. Hun
dreds visit it every day. the popular hour, OF
course being after nightfall; mothers with chill
dren in their arms or holding tlght 10 their
CHRIS older children racing along the paths or
I'm and down the broad steps OF the great pa
viliou. ynirL young men and girls VI the East
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Notices have already been served on the ten
ants of the buildings in these areas to remove
Immediately and the plan is to have all the
structures razed to the ground by August ~ SO
overloaded are these tenements with humanity
nearly sixteen thousand men, women and chill
aren will have TO move. At first il viii result
in hacking the surrounding Ghetto still more
closely but even this will have its coflpehSa''oiS
IN the wide spaces set free Later, it is believed.
many viii remove uptown.
Such a wholesale destruction OF landmarks ana
altering of the face of things the East Sioe lh'iI
CHANGES little on the whole. as year loiI""S
vear has never known. Some of the most pct
uresoue and curious buildings and blocks OF the
toyn will be wiped out. The park is to run from
Usaxst at the corner of Hester-st, to East
broadway Gncluding the Schif fountain), thence
~ Jefferson-st up jefferson to DIVISION along
Division to Suffolk, to Hester, ana theh pach u
the corner first spoken OF Inc east Hi"V VI
t,sscy-st. will thus go Gall the buildings between
those ncints being torn DOWN, one side OF Hes
tors, along its two busiest blocks the FIRST
,,ocL If Norfolk-st with its high, grimy tene-
rente its rear houses and its tiny courtyards;
one side of Sufolk-st. Below Hester, and the
INNER end of the square that East broadway
makes at its juncture with Canal-st.
Strange hodge-podges of buildings are in these
snuares the low mingled with the hIGh, siX-s'oi9
tenements with their lre-escapes reaching out
like spider webs alongside OF low wooden COZ
taees dating back long before the war There
IL one building. now Raines groggery, at Nor
folk and Division SITS. to so with the rest That
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a Socialist in embryo. and had made up
lis mind to become preacher Of these doctrines
to his fellows. In the depth of pess imism over
his failure he killed himself
Though such a case is unusual. this dissatis-
fed. ambitious temperament is a common thing
among the youth of til, East Side The lower
the class and the greater the poverty the more
fully these tendencies are developed. OF quite
as great an ambition are the Jewish girls OF the
tencments. but in them the pessimism and the
dissatisfaction are altogether lacking AS brill
liant and as hard students as the boys, they are
bright in spirits and happy. But the tenement
bred boy Of this faith is disciple Of Schopen-
haucr and almost before he begins to wear long
trousers n student of political economy and So
cha! ethics. The time boys of other races spend
in ball and athletics he devotcs TO study and
discussion 1t is no unusual thing for youngsters
of twelve and thirteen to be heard gravely dis
cussing the deepest problems of life, quoting
correctly from standard and deep works Of phi
osophy.
If accused of being pessimists. they deny the
charge. because they say, "a pessmst is a man
who kills himself being tired of living. and we
do not intend 10 die" But they have u fine scorn
of society and the progress OF the world, and
hold to it all through their boyhOod
What gives these boys and girls their remark
able mental grasp of morals and philosophy and
makes them able to argue so fiuenty, splitting
points with the ease of practised orators is said
10 be the influence OF the thousands Of years of
the Talmudic training of their race Their
fathers and grandfathers before them, and even
generations back. though ignorant in the an-
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cepted term. peasants and pedlers, were drilled
In the Taimud which is code OF manners NOR
ais and philosophy oc great completeness. The
influence OF heredity is most pronounced in these
children. Severe Students they carry off prize
after prize in college and school. year CT 50
ago. at the College Of the City Of NewYork, two
brothers won nearly every prize offered-eleven
in all.
In the Normal College and in the university
just mentioned the highest rankings are nearly
always won by these boys and girls Coming
frcm stuhy tenement-rOoms, roughly dressed and
stunted In growth, they give all their working
hours to achieve simply this. The disappoint
ment at anything resembling failure is crushing.
But they seldom fail
1t is only since about 1890 that these young
Jews Of the tenements have been noticed in any
numbers in the higher schools OF NewYorl. In
these seven years, however, they have raised
the standard of scholarship to d point it Is
tromely difficult for any else 10 attain. Even
arriving at this the most Of thcn-Of the boys
are full Of moods and siionces Disconnected that
they cannot move the world at once.