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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-04
HOW SECRETARY GAGE PROPOSED.
He Used the Telegraph, and Beat His
Denver Rival by 1t.
Chicago Journal.

Chicago journal.
Secretary Lyman ]. Gage told the papers
tally to get rest. 1t is the first part of the
proposition that keeps running through my
mind and will not down. 1t calls up lit
tie romance which was executed with bust
ness precision and promptneSs-the invari-
able turn which romances with business
men take. Mr.. Cages time is worth a lot
of money and without knowing the yarn
the average man who knows Mr.. Gage
would expect that he would carry on his
correspondence de occur with the same dis
patch and speed that he would use in clos
ing a deal for bonds or stocks. Ii is not
generally known. but the secretary of the
treasury proposed to Mrs. Gage by wire.
1t happened this way:
Mrs. Gage was one of the charming wild
ows of Denver, and her name at that time
was Mrs. Gage She was admired par ex-
cellence. The black added to the attract
iveness. She was reigning favorite, and
many man with a large bank account
entered the contest for her best favor A
word Of this came to Mr.. Gage, and he was
nervous. He found that his chances of
winning his modest suit seemed fading by
reason of distance. 1t was far cry from
Chicago to Denver, and the rivals on the
spot had all the advantages. Mr. Gage was
too much engaged with big bank to make
more than occasional visits. He had known
Mrs. Gage for many years but it did not
occur to him that he wanted her for wife
until news came from the West that she
was heSitating on the promise to give an
other man final answer. This brought
the secretary to a crisis. He put on his hat
anu SllppcU dIOdiIu W the leIeB IdPIl OiHct.
Mr.. Gage took his pencil in hand and
dashed off about the briefest and most bust
nesslike proposal of marriage that I have
been able to make record of in my scrap
book of odd incidents. 1t reads thus:
Mrs. Gage, Denver, Col. Don't do any,
thing until you see me. By first train.
GAGE"
He counted the words-exactly ten-and
paid the toll The bank gave him leave
and he tore across the continent ''by first
train" This is where the details of the
story stop. The denouement is apparent
There was a very quiet wedding, a flash OF
the wire that Mr.. Gage had been married
and he and his bride came back in due
time to receive the congratulations of
everybody. The Denver man who was
waiting is still waiting. also wondering how
the man so far away beat him in the race
just as he supposed it was over the line
But like the tales in books, the romance
PLY ever afterward.
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IOWA FUsIoNIsTs BEATEN.
Republican Plurality Will Probably
BE More than 10000.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Nov. S.-Returns by
counties are nearly all in now. Chairman
Mcmillan, of the Republ' can state commit
tee. has complete returns from ninety-four,
and has estimated returns from the five re-
naming counties. BY this means he has
figured g plurality for Shaw, Republican,
Of about 81 1872 He thinks that these fig
ures will vary but little from the, corrected
returns when the five estimated counties
come in. The plurality may be set down
as above 81 600 and below $1,000. Chairman
Walsh, Of the Democratic state committee,
has given out no figures tonight. He
thinks that errors in the returns may reduce
the plurality for Shaw TO 20.COOA The Re
publican plurality last year (65,522) is there
fore Just about cut in two. Two years ago
* was 59.0C0 for Drake for Governor. Then
the Populists had separate ticket. If the
Populist vote be Subtracted the Republic
ans would have a larger plurality this Year
than two years ago
The Legislature is safely Republican. The
Senate has fifty members OF which thirty
eight are Republican and twelve Populists
and Democrats. The House has one hun
dred members, of whom the Republicans
have elected sixty-one and the Populists
and Democrats thirty-nine. These figures
are subject to slight variations. probably
10 the advantage of the Democrats. The
Republicans lost four members in the Sem
ate and seventeen in the House, compared
with the last Legislature, which was over
Whelmingly Republican.
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VAN WYCK'S BIG VOTE.
Concluded from First Page.)

istration. The outlook is not very cheer
ing either for the United States for
those having business or political dealings
with that country"
The Standard says: probably about $4,000
votes were given Van Wyck by pure Tam
manyites. Therefore if all really honest citi-
Zens had voted on municipal, instead of
party, grounds Van Wyck would have been
defeated. To diSintereSted spectator the
manner of the contest conducted by the
municipal reform party savors of sheer
lunacy Had either General Tracy or Mr.
Low been unSelfish and patriotic enough to
retire. Tammany might have been de-
feated.''
The Daily Mail referring to the alleged
deal between the New York Republicans
and Mr.. Croker, says: I'm our fashioned
English opinion the whole business is in
concelvably mean and dirty, and the ex-
PLANTATION is that America has not yet
grasped the outlines of the meaning of
PATRIOTISM The paper quotes Mr.. Cham
berlain's declarations at Glasgow yesterday
that Leaving politics to politicians wheth-
er in national or municipal affairs is as
fatal to a country as leaving the defense
scribes this observation as so singuarly
inappropriate, and yet so curiously relevant,
to the condition of things in New York"
The Daily News says: 1T is rather diff
ticult to believe that disappointment at the
oppression of the Dlngley tariff and the
omission to reform the currency have had
much to do with the result of the municipal
election in New York. 1t is rather doubtful
now whether even if Henry George were
living the result would have been different.
Anyway, the consequences are most de-
plorable. One cannot help even at a dis
lance, admiring the wonderful Tammany
discipline. Croker is worthy successor of
Tweed"
The Daily Chronicle comments on ''The
chances of Bryanites' success if Mr.. Bryan
again
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BRYAN ENCOURAGED.
He Thinks His Course Has Been In
dorsed bY the Voters.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. S.-Mr. Bryan to-
day gave out the following statement to
the Associated Press:
THE returns are so incomplete that it is
impossible to discuss yesterdays election in
detail The Republicans everywhere in
dorsed the Republican administration and
in view of losses sustained by them in al
most every State ii would seem that Re-
publican politics are not being Endorsed at
the polls. The sentiment in favor of the
Chicago platform shows a healthy growth
throughout the country. Perhaps our oppo-
nents will now adI il that silver is not dead
The attempt TO secure international bimet-
talism has proved a failure and it is now
more apparent than ever that the people
of the United States must legisate for
themselves on the financial question. Free
and unlimited coinage at 10 to l is nearer
now than 1t was year ago. High tariff
on a gold basis has disappointed those Re
publicans who looked to 1t for relief Taken
as a whole the returns are very encourage
ing. | think | voice the sentiments of Dem
ocrats. Populists and silver Republicans
when l say that the fight will be continued
with even more earnestness until the gold
monopoly is broken and the money trust is
overthrow The fusion forces increase
their percentage in Nebraska and probably
their actual majority
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. 3-The fol-
lowing telegram from w. j. Bryan was re-
ceived to-day by Senator James X. Jones:
Nebraska increases her majority for sill
yer. Returns from other States vindicate
the Chicago platform. j rejoice with you
over the outlook"
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mittee, emphasized the common belet as Q
o clock tonight, when he auth geo the
following statement:
Returns thus far received by the Risput-
hcan state committee point TO the election
of Sullivan fusion) for Supreme judge by
a plurality of from 5000 TO 10 900. Returns
show that Republican candidates for re-
gents of the university ran ahead of Post
for judge and We will not yet concede their
defeat"
Chairman Edmisten, of the fusion commit
tee, said he had no reason to change his
estimate of last night of 10000 plurality for
the entire fusion ticket.
Neither of the political headquarters had
returns to-day or tonight in quantity, and
their estimates were in measure surmised
Newspaper returns up to 10 o'clock COM
prised thirty-one counties complete and four
incomplete. Every populous county but two
OF these thirty-tive SHOW a fusion gain ana
warrants the declaration that fusion has
carried the State by 1890 at least.
returns from thirty-eight counties re-
ceived up to midnight give Post, Repub-
mean, 1854, and Sullivan, fusion, ,l9l,
Posts vote falling 1873 below that given the
Republican candidate for Governor last fall
in the same counties.
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TpeDubIicans Say They Have Elected
eight OF Thirteen District Judges.
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. Sat a late hour
tonight the returns from Tuesdays election
in Kansas are still very incomplete. The
indications are the Republicans have elected
eight of the thirteen district judges voted
for Among Republican leaders here it is
positively claimed that the Republicans have
elected ten OF the judges and they concede
three to the fusionists. On the other hand.
the fusionists claim to have been successful
in eight of the judicial districts, but no
figures are given out Incomplete and un-
official returns from ninety counties would
indicate Republican victories in almost half
of the county elections. These returns
show that in forty-nne counties the Repub-
licans have elected all or nearly all OF their
candidates for county offices. In fourteen
counties the. fusonists have elected all, or
nearly all Of their candidates. In twenty
six counties the offices are about evenly di-
Vided between the fusiOnlsts and the Re
publicans In one county a straight Demo-
cratic ticket was elected. However, in the
face of this apparent success of the Repub-
leans in almost half of the counties, Tay-
Tor Riddle. chairman of the Populist state
organization, issued a statement tonight in
which he shows that previous to Tuesdays
election the Populsts held only 1874 out of
over 200 county offices which were hlled by
the election and in which he claims that
the returns show that the Populists have in
creased their number of Office holders to at
least $50 and possibly 3l5.
IN Barber county, the home of Jerry
Simpson, the Republicans scored a clean
sweep
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PLURALITY OF s5.05a.
Roger WOIcOtt Reelected Governor
Of Massachusetts by Big Vote.

Roger WOlcOtt Reelected Governor
Of Massachusetts by Big Vote.
BOSTON, Nov 3.-The entire vote of the
State, with the exception of the town Of
Gosnold, was completed tonight, and the
returns give Walcott 165,97O; Williams, 49,
414; Everett, 14134 Owing to the closeness
OF the vote in the Second Hampden sena-
toriaI district the result was not definitely
ascertained until to-day and it now appears
that w. 3. Mahoney. Democrat, was elected
over d. II. Ives, Republican, the present
incumbent This makes the Senate of 1898
stand SO Republicans and Democrats. The
House remains unchanged, 1872 Republicans,
81 Democrats, 6 Independents and l Prohi-
bitionist The vote for the remainder of the
state ticket runs very close TO that of the
candidate for Governor.
George Fred Williams, Democratic candi-
date fer Governor. has given out a state
rnent on the election in which he says in
part: MY views upon yesterdays election
3n Massachusetts are that radicalism under
the Democratic name has been strength
ened someW hat in its position and embold-
ened in its course and Will continue in the
field growing quantity to be reckoned
within the near future. The lines are OBJ
viously hardening as between Republican
conservatism and Democratic policies of
change and upheaval. and between the two
no room will evidently be found for build
1nS up a ledulnB opposition 10 tSepuUliCdIl-
ism. What is here said of Massachusetts
applies with even greater force 10 the rest
OF the country. The results there and in
Massachusetts ought to be decisive of the
insignificance of what is called the gold
Democratic vote. The farce has ended in
Kentucky and it ought to be clear to the
little handful in Massachusetts that there
Is future possibility either for the mainte-
nance of an organization at the hands of the
Democratic party for these gentlemen. l
am much pleased that the per cent. has
been maintained. To cut down Governor
Wolcott's plurality nearly one-half in Mas
Bachusetts is very satisfactory to me,
though l am sorry that our voters did not
come more generously to the polls. 1t
must be remembered that the Chicago plat
form has never been tested at the polls
with an organization behind 1t. This year
the state committee was not in accord with
the platform, while next year We shall per-
feet an organization, l trust; superior to
any which the Democracy has had for many
years We shall then for the first time test
the real strength of our cause. With re-
spect to the city of Boston do not care to
say anything at present as l have not the
full returns of votes for local candidates.
The indications from all over the country
are that Congress will be Democratic
and that there will be no change in the
issues between now and 1900. For this am
very grateful, and the battle will be kept
up in Massachusetts more vigorously than
,nxrar
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-04

MONTREAL, Nov. 3.-The pilotage COM
mittee of the harbor board held an inquiry
into the Yantic-La Canadienne collision to-
day. which was adjourned until Friday
when additional witnesses for La Cana
dienne will be heard and the Yantic's case
will be stated. The government as owner
of La Canadienne, was represented by coun-
sell The charterer, Mr.. Lindsay said to-
day the damage to the Canadienne would
amount TO $4,000. Pilot Anglers, of La Cana
cipai witnesses. Both testified that the Yam
TIC had changed her course when approach
ing the Canadienne. In reply to Captain
Moore, United States navy, they said the
Yantic turned to the north towards the
Canadienne. If the Yantic had kept on her
course she would have cleared by 800 feet
to starboard she would have gone ashore
Stopping their engines would not have
aVerted the crash
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Sunday Journal, by Mail, s. Per Year.

seven sorts of paper currency! 1t is enough
to confuse the people, especially when it is
considered that during the last few years
the designs have been undergoing radical
changes with every new administration
obviously, counterfeits are much more like
ly to be detected if the users of the cur
rency are thoroughly familiar with it's APP
pearance, SO to be struck by anything
that is not exactly as it should be.
washington has been chosen provi-
sionally; On either. side of it two
sort will recline. Thus something will
be done for art incidentally 1t would
be a mistake to suppose that the new money
is to be executed in spirit of commercial
very handsome indeed. One thing very no
ticeable about 1T is the broad blank spaces
which are left on both face and back of
each BILL Something like one-third of the
entire area of the note in each case is blank
The back has not so much as one-half of
the usual amount of lathe-work engraving.
The purpose of this modification is two
fold. 1t will show the distinctive fiber in
the paper much more plainly, and the eye
in examining a bill will be less confused
Secretary Gage has been evolving this
scheme ever since he first took charge of
the treasury. 1t is safe to say that the
present alleged artistic" patterns of cur
rency would never have been adopted UNI
der the authority of an official graduated
from commercial life. Mr.. Carlisle. who Is
responsible for the patterns of the notes and
certificates now in use, is better acquainted
with politics than with business Ever since
the art money" came into circulation
bankers and merchants all over the country
have been complaining of it.. Bank cashiers
especially have found .its obscurity very
serious inconvenience. One notable advan-
tage of the new plan is that it will do away
entirely with the industry of raising bills
from small to large denominations This
kind of fraud has grown of late TO an ex-
tent that proves it's profita bleness. Only the
other day prisoner in the Tombs JAIL in
New York city, actually passed on the
prison caterer a twenty-dollar note which
he had raised from one-dollar during his
leisure hours.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-04

Democrats Carried the State for
ShackcIfOrd by $4,000.

Democrats Carried the State for
shHckcIford by $4,000.
LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. S.-The head
quarters of the Democratic state chairman
We're not open tonight and no further re-
turns We're received. There is little interest
in the size of Shackeford's majority as it
is conceded to be somewhere in the neigh
borhood of 1890. The Democrats have won
issues were local, free silver not being an
issue in any race from the lowest to the
highest. The efforts at fusion between the
Republicans and gold-standard Democrats
in local contests failed signally, chiefly be-
cause the negroes would not support the
fusion tickets a large portion of them, it
is charged, selling their votes to the Demo-
Gratis or staying away from registration or
from the polls for pay.
The Democrats have secured a good ma
Jority in the Legislature, but as a senator
is not to be elected until after another cleo
ticn is held for representatives Blackburns
not be accomplished, although Blackburn
is jubilant over the victory of his party
and very hopeful of again being returned
10 the Senate Blackburn is said to be
especially joyful over the defeat of the gold
standard candidate from his own county,
Henry L. Martin, who stood by him in the
Legislature 50 faithfully in two long drawn
out senatorial contests. Gobel state senator
from the Covington district, gold-standard
man. who posed as a silverite and led
Blackburn's fight for reelection goes TO the
Senate again. but by very small margin.
The National Democracy's candidate for
Appellate Court clerk, Hindman. got fewer
votes than expected, as the gold-standard
Democrats, on account of fusion with Re
pubicans. generally voted for the Repub-
lican candidates, thus reducing the silverite
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DANVILLE, Ind, Nov 3.-The daughter
of Aziel Carter, while the family was at
supper last night, went to an upper room to
close window, and as she started to re-
turn she discovered the knees of a man
protruding from under the bed. The man
proved to be a negro armed with a big
knife and carrying eight or ten feet of rope
He claimed that he had been working for
some one in that vicinity, with whom he
had trouble and fearing arrest, he had Sc
creted himself in Mr.. Carriers home. Mr.
Carter sent him away in hurry. The gen.
eral impression prevails that had the in
truder not been discovered there would have
been tragedy in the Carter home.
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sHIPsHEwANA BANK ROBBERS
Are Now Being Pursued by a Posse
with BIOOdhOunds.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN, Ind, Nov. 3.-The private bank
at Shipshewana belonging to the heirs of
Hezekiah Davis was looted last night of
between $4,000 and S., 900 in cash. Nothing
was known of the robbery until this morn
ing when Cashier H. Davis went to open
the bank. He found the front doors sprung
and the vault blown to pieces. Little was
discovered in the nature of a clew, but it is
surmlsed that the robbers came in from
Sturgls, Mich, at about 1870 o'clock on a
stolen handcar and left after the robbery
ON the same car, which was found in
ditch near Mddlebury. The night agent of
the Lake Shore at Shipshewana thinks he
heard handcar on the road and shortly
afterwards saw three men Sneaking about
the depot. Bloodhounds have been put on
the trail, commencing at the place the
handcar was found, and large posse will
assist in the pursuit. Shipshewana is a viii
lage OF about 500 inhabitants on the Goshen
d Michigan branch of the Lake Shore. 1t
is divided into two parts and there are not
many residents near the bank The bank
officials are very reticent about the affair,
refusing to make any definite statement of
the loss. 1t is only a few days since the
Exchange Bank at Wakarusa was blown
open in about the same manner, and the
officials think the same crooks did both rob-
berries.
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Postal Employees Turn Thieves.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 1.-Two
United States postofice inspectors arrested
Letter Carrier Guy r. Steele, and Distribu-
ting Clerk William Sidener this morning for
robbing the mails. A number of letters con-
tanning money have been distracted from
the mails and the robbery was finally traced
to the right men. A decoy letter, addressed
to f. L. Snydey, of the Order of Ben-Hur,
and containing marked money, was mailed
to this city, but 1t never reached its deSti-
nation. Sidener was arrested and the money
was found on him. When arrested he con-
fesSed and implicated Carrier Steele, who
also confessed. They have been carrying on
a system of robbery for some time but 1t is
not known how much money has been TAX
en-. Both were taken to Lafayette at noon
to-day. The guilty employees are both sons
of respectable parents here.