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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29
RESTRICTIONS ON FRUITS.
How Germans Are EhdeavOring to In
lure an American Industry.

IuFe an american industry.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Consul General
Mason writes the State Department from
Frankfort on the rigorous inspection of
American dried fruits brought to Germany
despite the fact that the San Jose scale has
not been detected in many kinds of Ameri-
can fruits and is entirely inert and harmless
In such fruits as it infests. He says the
regulations have been sharpened so as to
include all kinds of fruits, dried and fresh
1t is conceded that the scale is deposited
only on the outside of fruit, so that pared
fruit must be free from all danger But the
German officials will take nothing for
granted, and before admitting even dried
lrult they require the opening of 10 per cent
OIL al the boxes to show that the contents
consist of peeled fruit. These requirements
are so severe on the trade that the big
steamship lines landing at Antwerp and
rotterdam have refused to carry American
dried fruits. This in turn has raised the
cost or freight on American fruit 1t is
Obliged to take roundabout routes. reaching
the interior by rail, with inspections at the
frontier stations of Venlo and Terrestrial
The extra freight and the heavy cost of an
inspection, the latter being about ) cents
per package, make a serious restriction on
the American trade Mr. Mason says public
opinion in Germany upholds the govern
ment in the restrictions on American trees
and cuttings, as the pest may be easily
carried in these articles, but he states that
IL is not so clear why there should be any
restrictions on dried fruit
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SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec. 2S.-One hun
dred and eighty-six men in the employ of
the Santiago street department paraded to-
day as white Wings" on Alameda avenue
in the presence of General Wood and a
number of ladies' They made an excellent
showing. and General Wood congratulated
Major Barbour health commissioner and
superintendent of the department, on the
highly effective work done by the street
cleaning corps during the last few months.
The parade was witnessed by Congressman
Bingham. who arrived to-day on the United
States transport Berlin. Captain Wilson,
from New York, Dec. 20. He assured Gem
eral Wood that he had never seen a cleaner
city.
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Little of Value from the Teresa.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28-Not much Of
value has been obtained from the wreck of
the Infanta Maria Teresa, according to re-
port from United States Consul Thomas J.
McLain, at Nassau. N. p, who was charged
by the State Department with the task Of
retaining such of the property as could be
saved. His report just received at the Navy
Department shows that the marshal of the
Admiralty Court had gathered a lot of mis-
cellaneous articles, such as pieces of ropes,
boxes of candles, groceries, canned goods,
lanterns, etc. The valuation placed on them
was 800, half Of which sum would under
the law, belong to the salvors. The consul
reported that he should withhold from sale
an American flag, and in approving his rec
concentration to that effect the Navy De-
partment cabled him to also preserve with
the American flag British ensign which
was among the articles recovered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29

Preliminary Report Of the Nicaragua
Canal Commission.

Preliminary Report Of the Nicaragua
Canal Commission.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-Copies of the
preliminary report of the Nicaragua Canal
Commission. of which Admiral Walker is
chairman. have been furnished to Senator
Morgan and others interested in the bill now
pending in Congress on that subject. The
commission has not yet fully worked out all
the details OF construction of the proposed
canal, but the report simply presents briefly
the views of the commissioners as to the
feasibility Of the work and the maximum
cost at which it is believed the waterway
can be constructed. Three routes are spoken
of, namely: The old low level, the high
level or Menocal route. and an intermediate
route and all of these, Senator Morgan
says, the commission consider feasible of
construction. For the purpose of arriving at
an estimate of probable maximum cost, the
commission submitted figures on the low
level route, which, the senator says. is con-
sidered the longest and most expensive For
this route Admiral Walker estimated the
cost would be $1240O0,O0O; Professor Haupt,
SlZ5,O9J,OOO, while General Hams added 20
per cent. to these figures because of various
conditions, chiefly the question of the soil
and the labor, which it was impossible, he
thought, to figure on with absolute definite
ness. The report, says the senator, shows
conclusively that the project is an entirely
feasible one, and that In it's construction the
three routes 1t shows further, Senator
Morgan stated, the absolute accuracy of the
survey made by Engineer Menocal some
years ago. The senator believes however,
that all these figures are too high, and ex-
presses the opinion that 500, 100000 will
cover the entire cost of construction. basing
this belief on what has been done in the case
OF the Manchester, the Kiel and the Chicago
drainage canals, and on the reduced cost
OF material and labor to-day, as compared
with what would have been Necessary in the
earlier discussion of the building Of the pro-
posed waterway.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29
The Mysterious MIR. johnson.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Dec. PA
man giving his name as Archibald j. John
son and his home as DeKalb county, has
had the real-estate men in this city guess
ing for several days Johnson, who claimed
that his father was a former member of
the Legislature, and later sheriff of Putnam
county, arrived here about Dec. and at
once called on all the real-estate men and
others who had land to sell, and told them
he had $6, 400 in cash and wished to purchase
a farm. He finally met former Congress-
man Jonas G.. Howard, who owns great
deal of land near the city, and trade was
struck. Mr. Howard entertained him over
night and the following morning drove him
to one of his farms north of the city. The
prospective purchaser seemed very much
pleased with the place and said he would
take it, He then called on Hon. NJ H. STAN
nard and asked him to examine the title
and make a deed. Mr.. Stannard thought
there was something curious about johnson
and awaited developments. Johnson left and
never returned. During his several days
stay in the city he started similar deals
with every real-estate man in town. The
land owners would get everything in shape
to transfer the farm, but Johnson would
never return. He drove all over the county
making deeds of this kind, but never in any
way attempted to defraud anybody.
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fro,Ia no Iartarto A e
Antwerp Sailed. st. Louis, for Southamp-
ton; Teutonic and Cevic, for Liverpool;
Southwark for Antwerp.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. %. - Arrived: Waes-
land, from Philadelphia. Sailed: Corinthia,
for Boston.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 2S.-Arrived: Amster-
dam. from New York.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. %. - Arrived:
Maine, from London.
MOVILLE Dec %. - Arrived: Ethiopia,
from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 2S-Sailed: Trave,
for New York.
GENOA, Dec 26-Arr1ved: Alsatia, from
Marseilles.
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here" Then coming to the climax of his
reasoning against the effeteness, the abb
surdity, the brutality of the common law
he delivers this dictum: Since the law puts
a wife on an equality with a husband SO
property than she has over his, and since the
rule. born of barbarous age, that the nus
band and wife are one, and that the nus
son would seem to remain why she may not
have a separate domicile for every purpose
known to the law" Therefore, Mrs. NC
left it while married to Mr.. Mcpherson,
6ied as one domiciled in Missouri anu her es-
tate must be distributed according to the
laws of Missouri Judge Woods decision IS
a triumph of common sense" over COM
mon law" 1t should be hailed with delghs
by women everywhere as a recognition OF
their rights as Individual entities. This
decision should make Missouri popular as a
place of residence for married women WIN
money of their own.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29
Mai. Gen. #. v. Greene Resigns.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Maj Gen
Francis V. Greene arrived in Washington
this morning from New York and reported
at once at the War Department to Secretary
Alger:: He came to resign his commission
an officer of the volunteer army prepar-
atory to his return to private life. General
Greene has been of exceptional service to
the government I'm the past war being one
of the first officers of rank to take part in
the campaign in the Philippines. and then
doing most effective work in Havana after
the death of Colonel Warning i'm reforming
the sanitary conditions there and assisting
the United States evacuation commission in
effecting the change of property interests.
1t is with regret that the War Department
accepts his resignation.
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Stationery Bids MIXED.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Dec. 2S.-During
the last campaign much was said by the
Daily News and New Era concerning the
stationery contract let to the Review and
Standard as being illegally let and ex-
orbitant, and if the people would vote for
the Democratic nominees great reforms
would be instituted by them and the tax
payers would no longer be robbed Bids for
the lowest bidder was the Journal Job
Printing Company, $64550 The highest bid
ders were the Daily News. $1.193, and the
New Era, $1,1S645. The Journal Company
refused to enter into the contract unless
given all the extras, and this was declined
Ly the board
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29
INDIANA OBITUARY.
Rev. John n. Brown, One of the PiO-
neer U. Ii. Ministers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Dec. 28.-Rev John r.
Brown, one of the oldest ministers of the
United Brethren Church in this part of the
State, died suddenly of heart trouble at the
home of George Leverton, in Huntington
county, last night. He was born in Mont
gomery county, Ohio, in 1925, and when
boy came to Randolph county, Indiana, en-
tering the ministry of the United Brethren
Church when twenty-five and continuing
until lately. He was appointed by the White
River Conference to the Marion circuit in
1S4S and his pastoral work has ever since
been in this vicinity He was married in
1S48 to Miss Rebecca Daily, of Preble coun-
ty. Ohio, and they were the parents of four
children, one son being at this time super
intendent of public instruction for the State
of Washington. The funeral takes place at
Pleasant Grove Church, Huntington county,
tomorrow.
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MONEY ORDERS At NIGHT.
Suggestion to POstmasters of the
Leading Cities of the Country.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-The following
suggestion for general adoption at the post
offices in all large cities was given out at the
Postoffice Department to-day:
1T is now the practice at the larger post
offices to close the money-oTder business
about o'clock in the evening. The depart
ment realizes that many persons, particu-
iarly those whose time is fully occupied dur
ing the day, are thus prevented from obtain
ing money orders, and it has sought for
some time past to remedy this Inconvenience.
A plan recently adopted at St. Louis has
proved so successful that 1t will be generally
Heath, who has suggested that inasmuch
as a clerk is on duty at the stamp window
OF the larger offices during all or a part of
every night he may issue money orders
when application is made therefor. At pres
ent no arrangement IS provided for the pay
ment Of orders, but II this measure meets
with the approval of the public doubtless
complete system Of issue and payment will
be provided for In the near future"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-Dr Won Hol-
leben, the German ambassador has lost no
time in calling upon the officials at the State
Department presumably in conformity with
MS instructions relative to reciprocity ar
engagements. Yesterday he spent half an
hour closeted with Secretary Hay, and he
has also talked with Mr. Kasson, the special
plenpotentiary in charge of reciprocity and
trade arrangements. The officials decline to
discuss the ambassadors visit but it is
known that he brought assurances at vari-
ance with some of the newspaper statements
touching the relations Of the German gov
eminent towards the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29
CharIesF. OrtbweiU

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 2S-Charles F. Ortiz
vein, the millionaire grain merchant and
street-car magnate, died at his home
in Benton Place, on Park avenue. at 1885
o'clock tonight. He had been confined to
his home for three weeks, and for ten days
past had been unable to leave his bed. He
died from cancer of the liver. Recently, with
CoTwin L. Spencer, Mr.. Orthwein bought
the Hamilton system of street railways in
this city. Mr. Orthwein was the senior mem
Sons, one of the Oldest commission firms in
the West. He was a native Of Wurtemburg
Germany
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Dec pa few days ago
an infant child was found in the Panhandle
Station at Logansport, but nothing could
be learned as to who had left the baby there.
Panhandle Detective Taylor has, however.
by shrewd work, found that the mother Of
the infant lives in Sweetser, this county. and
that she is a widow named Burns The
woman is divorced and the child was born
a week before Christmas. She confessed to
the detective, but said she would not take
the child back. Mrs. II. +. Cadwallader a
Vandalia brakemans wife. of Logansport
now has the child and will adopt it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29
Capt. Pyerhus woodward,

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW CASTLE, Ind, Dec. Is. - Captain
Pyerhus Woodward died at his home, in this
city, last midnight. after fifteen years Of
suffering. Captain Woodward was born in
this city in 1922 and in 1S47 enlisted in Col
Lanes regiment, the Fifth Indiana Infantry
and fought in the war with Mexico. In 1861
he was chosen captain of Company c, Thir-
ty-sixth Indiana, and served until 1863. when
he resigned on account of ill health. He
leaves three chlldren ana a widow Funeral
Friday at l:30 p. M, conducted by the G.
A. r.
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FORT SMITH. Ark, Dec. pa double
tragedy occurred in the territory near Wan
last night. A young man named Burns was
going to a dance. He was drunk and went
by mistake to the home of w. H Miller
a respected citizen. When informed of his
mistake Burns insisted on having a dance
there anyway Miller finally tried to eject
Burns from his home. The latter then drew
his gun and began to shoot. Miller also
pulled weapon and a fight ensued in
which Miller was killed and Burns fatally
wounded, dying a few hours later.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind, Dec. 2S.-B. F. Smith &
Son, shoe dealers at Vevay, having closed
their doors with $3.50 assets and $1,000 liza
bilities, Judge Friedley, of Madison, and At
torney Harris, of Vevay, will tomorrow file
Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings in the
United States Court at Indianapolis against
the firm in behalf of Durrell Bros, Kippen-
dorff Dittman q Co., the Ohio Valley Shoe
Company and other creditors.
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance 1922, $40 $50; gold re-
serve, $245 1S9, S45.
A deficit in the German beet sugar crop
of at least $4,000 tons is figured on by
United States Consul Diederch at Magde-
burg.
Consul General Goodnow has notified the
State Department from Shanghai that the
Chinese government has forbidden dyna-
mite and like explosives to be landed in
China
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29

SALT LAKE, Utah. Dec. 2S.-Congress-
man-elect Roberts was to-day shown the
Salt Lake dispatch to an Eastern paper,
claiming to be an interview with him on
church matters. Mr.. Roberts said he had
not given the reporter of the paper anything
OF the kind for publication. He said he was
called upon for statement and told the @
porter that he had nothing TO say on the
subject. In conversation with the reporter,
MIR. Roberts said he called attention TO the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29
shelby County's Bridge Contracts.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Dec. pa few
weeks ago the county commissioners let a
contract for six bridges in different parts of
the county, the superstructures to cost over
$4,000. The contract was let without any
competition to one firm, and no mention was
made of the foundations, nor are any plans
or specifications on file. The estimated cost
of the six bridges is over 100000 These
facts have caused a general remonstrance
among the taxpayers of the county against
the extravagances of the board. mass
meeting of the Shelby county farmers is
called for next Saturday to protest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29
Marion to BE Closed Up Again.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, Dec. 2s.-An the gambling
houses in Marion are to be closed. according
to the order issued by Mayor Golding TO
Chief of Police Lewis to-day. The mayor
said this morning that the gambling industry
in Marion was being overdOne and there
were too many places where boys from ff-
teen 10 twenty years of age could loaf and
A warm time is expected here, as this city
has been run wide open for the past few
years
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Special the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, Dec. 2S-George c.
Stoll, of st. Louis, who came here some
months ago to take the pastorate of the
Church of God, has resigned. The church is
in financial straits. Rev. Stoll had a good
position in ST. Louis, which he resigned to
come to Anderson. The friends of the con-
gregation here are making desperate fight
to prevent a mortgage being foreclosed on
the church.
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TO BE MUSTERED OUT.
VOIun teers WSIi Not BE Held, Despite
the Philippines Troubles.

WASHINGTON. Dec. est is said at the
10 the mastering out of troops will be made
as a result of the threatening outlook in
the Philippines. The secretary of war has
made some progress in designating the vol
unteer regiments to be mustered out, but no
announcement will be made until the list is
completed 1t is believed. however that
the list viii include the Thirty-flrst Michi-
gan, now at Knoxville: the Second Tennes-
see, at Columbus, Ga; the Third Tennessee,
al Admission; the Third North Carolina (col-
ored), at Macon; the sixth Virginia (col-
oredl, at Macon, and the First West Yir-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29
New Treaty WIN Be Concluded.

WASHINGTON Lee. 2S-It is said in Of
fetal circles that indications point to the
conclusion of an agreement between the
joint high Canadian commissioners that,
while satisfactory to both the United States
and to Canada, will not include all that
either side hoped to obtain at the begin
ming. The arrangement is expected to be
ratified within week after the assembling
of the joint commission, which will be on
Jan ;.
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ARMY ORDERS.
Major Arriclx to Report at Washing
tOn-COI. Porter Retired.

tOn-COl. Porter Retired.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S-Maj. Clifford
Arrick, additional paymaster United States
volunteers has been relieved from further
duty in the Department of the Gulf and
ordered to report in this city to the paw
master general of the army for duty
Lieut.. Col. Arthur L. Wagner, assistant
adjutant general United States army. has
been relieved from further duty in the office
of the adjutant general of the army and or
dered to St. Paul, Mimi, for duty as adj
jutant general of the Department of Da-
kota, relieving Maj. Samuel d. Sturgis. as
sistaht adjutant general United States vol
unteers
Mai John S. Seawall, United States vol
unteer engineers, first lieutenant corps of
engineers United States army, has been or
dereo from Louisville, Ky, to this city for
duty under the direction OF chief of en-.
gineers United States army.
Lieut.. Col Charles Porter. Twenty-second
United States Infantry. has been found in.
capacitated for further service by "A retir-
ing board and placed on the retired list
capt. Herbert Choynski, Battery b. Cali
iornta Volunteer Heavy Artillery having
te9dered his resignation. has been hcnorably
discharged from the service of the United
States.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRB HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 2S.-John Os-
terloo, captain in the fire department. died
this evening from injuries received in the
big fire last week, when he was caught under
a falling floor and pinioned in the debris for
four hours He had been in the department
many years and leaves a family. His is the
third death from the fire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Assignment of the Charles HiIIman
ShipbuiIding Company.

PHILADELPHIA Dec. 2S.-The Charles
Hillman Ship Building Company, one of the
oldest ship building firms in the country,
made an assignment to-day for the benefit
Of creditors Charles Hillman, the president of
the company who established the business
more than fifty years ago. died at his home
in this city last week. 1t was stated tonight
that the assets are about $S5J,C0O and the liza
blitieS $315O00
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Recruits for the Front.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, Dec. 28.-The work Of
enlisting forty-two recruits in this city has
just been completed by First Lieut.. William
f. Johnston and Private Edgar r. Boyle.
Thirty-tWo of the recruits go Manila with
the Twenty-second Regiment and ten TO
Cuba With the First Regiment.
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cbaraed with KilIing Twin ohiIdren

PORTSMOUTH O., Dec. 2S-Two weeks
ago two human bodies were found under an
old stump i'm a hollow near this city. The
remains were those of children and the mat
ter was kept secret The coroner was i'm
formed and to-day found a verdict, charging
Miss Rachel eileen, a girl OF twenty, with
the wilful murder of her twin children, and
that her mother and sister Sarah aided and
abetted in the crime. The Gleens are promi-
nent farmers The murdered children We're
about six months old.
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OBITUARY.
Judge Hamilton Ward, Member o
Congress for Three Terms.

WELLSVILLE. n. Y. Dec. 2s,-Judge
Hamilton Ward. of the Supreme Court, died
to-day, aged seventy years. He was mem
Der of the Thirty-ninth, Fortieth and Forty
first Congresses, and in 1879 was elected at
torney general of New York.