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reforms in CiviI service Urged.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 19-When the in
vestigation of the civil service by the SEN
ate committee was resumed to-day Chief
Clerk E. d. Bailey, of the examiners Of
flee, Civil-service Commission advised a
general reclassiiication of government
offices. The present grouping he described
as accidental based on salaries, while he
believed ii should be based on the kind of
work done. which would be Of great advan-
tage in preparing examinations for appli-
c0nts. Asked as to the extension of the
civil service made by the order of May 8,
1896 he said that il brought in 81 900 adli-
tional positions The largest number of
offices brought in by a single order before
that was 1900. by President Harrison, 1909
by President Cleveland, being next in num-
Der The commission on May 6 was not
prepared to meet the sweeping extensions.
and no eligible lists had been prepared prior
to that date for those places. and then.
too. there had been many temporary APP
pointments caused by lack of eigibles.
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NEGRO SHOT TO DEATH.
Quick Work by Officers Who Had
Tracked an Unknown RObber.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WORTHINGTON, Ind, Jan. blast
night officers came on colored man near
this city and shot him 10 death. Some
goods had been stolen from dry goods
store at Farmers Station, owen county, ana
the sheriff of that county tracked the thief
to this place, and, with the marshal of this
city and several others, continued their
with the man. who had built a fire for the
night. When the men flashed the dark lam
tern in his face he opened fire on them, II
IS said but the officers shot him TO death
in a hurry. four shots being fired into his
body. The missing goods We're found on
mis- person. also letter addressed to Jamie
Jackson, Indianapolis. The letter was from
ais sister at Rockhil Tenn. was poorly
written and advised Jackson not 10 return
to Rockhill-that money would be sent him.
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main. with reference to them, as silent as
the grave If we only had the nerve TO
take hold of these frauds and eradicate
them we should have money enough TO put
a corps of efficient letter carriers in every
city i'm the land.
Mr.. Chandler objected to the present con-
sideration of the Hoar resolution suggested
by Mr.. Allison, and it went over.
Mr.. Chandler presented and secured the
passage of a resolution directing the COM
mittee on interstate commerce TO inquire
whether the fund provided in Rules Is and
IL of the Joint Traffic Association is lawfully
In existence; to examine the details of its
expenditure as to whether or not il had been
expended for lawful purposes, and whetf sr
any illegal or improper use of the funds
could be prohibited and punished by law
Mr. Hansbrough called up a bill which had
been sent TO the Senate by the House pro-
should be responsible under their bond for
all money received by them from the sale
of Indian lands The bill passed the SEN
ate on Monday, but Mr.. Hansbroughs de-
sire was that the bill should be enacted
into law by the passage of the House
bill. The bill was passed.
Mr.. Tillman presented a resolution, for
which he asked immediate consideration,
extending the authority of the Interstate
commerce Commission so that 1t might in
quire to what extent railroad companies is
sue passes, whether the railroads gave
transportation for any consideration than
cash and what arrangements they had with
newspapers regarding transportation.
Mr.. Cullom, chairman of the committee.
objected to consideration of the resolution,
as It would involve long and tedious in
vestigation by the committee, which was
anxious to get some bill before Congress
during the present session. He said that
he had no desire to evade the truth in any
part of the investigation, but he was salts
fed that the committee now had sufficient
testimony before it to Indicate the need of
stringent legislation. 1t had been shown,
he said that in the scalping business not
only outsiders, but the agents of some rail-
roads, We're engaged. Il do not want to
investigate throughout the year" said he.
but desire to prepare some bill which will
cure the evils we have found"
At 2:20. on motion of Mr.. DAVIS, the Sem
ate went into executive session and at
O'pIocLr al iorrned
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May prevent Landing OF Cables,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-At the request
of the secretary of state acting Attorney
General Richards has given an opinion on
the question of the authority of the Pres
ident, in the absence of legislation in the
matter, to control the landing of foreign
telegraphic cables. The question was raised
by the action of the French cable company
in landing cable at Cape Cod without the
express permission of Congress or the Pres
ident. Mr.. Richards conclusions are as
follows: THAT the President has the pow
err, in the absence of legislative enactment
to control the landing of foreign submarine
cables. He may either prevent the landing,
If the rights entrusted to his care so de-
mand, or permit it on conditions which will
protect the interests of this government
and its citizens. and if a landing has been
effected without the consent or against Il
protest of this government respect for it's
rights and compliance with it's terms may
be enforced by applying the prohibition to
the operation of the line, unless the neces-
sary conditions are accepted and OBJ
served
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TWO FORT WAYNE swINDLERs.
Young Men Used the Mails to Defraud
Fruit Growers.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan, 19.-Edward
Schell and William Compton, both we'll
known young men of this city, were ar
rested by Postoffice Inspector Leatherman,
and had hearing in the United States
Court to-day. They are charged with using
the mails for fraudulent purposes. 1t is
alleged they were partners in the Globe
Produce Company, a fake concern that in
duced fruit growers to cpnsign goods to
them. Peter Malfoder. celery grower, of
Grand Rapids, shipped 800 worth of celery.
and Jerry Outer, Of Angola. Ind, ten
crates of Strawberries. but the express COM
pany could not find such company
second lot reached the company, but was
never paid for Frank Hunter, of North
Adams. shipped eight barrels of apples on
their order for a carload. The Globe Prod
uce Company was a blind by which hun
dreds of people We're victimized by false
representations through the mails. Schell
has just finished a term in the penitentiary
for Matchmaking.
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the Navy Department had prepared full
plans and specifications for an armor plant,
in accordance with the last naval appro-
priation bill. and that estimates on the cost
OF land. tools and machinery necessary to
equip the plant had been made. The bids
were 10 be opened on the 10Th inst, and
he thought several bids would be made.
Secretary Long said also that. in view of
the report of the committee which he had
appointed to consider the question of a
government armor plant, and its report on
the great cost and delay il would involve,
that he i5sd entered into further negotia-
tons with private armor plants now fur
nishing armoi for other ships, and he be-
heved that he could make contract for
the supply CT armor plate for the Illinois,
Alabama and Wisconsin, now under course
of construction. which would be ready
whenever the ships were ready to receive
il, 1T the rate of 500 per ton. The secre-
tary recommended. in view of the circum-
stances, that an arrangement to this effect
should he made. From the secretary s
statement colroborated by statements from
Commodore Hichborn and Captain O'Neill.
il appears that the cost of a government
plant properly equipped would be from
s. .5Co000 to $4,000 He said that this esti-
mate included all machinery for making
arnior plate. guns and projectiles, and add
Cd, If the government adopted the policy OF
providing its own plant no armor could be
expected from such plant for about three
years. The committee has taken no action
On the armOr plate matter.
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NOBLESvILLE. Ind, Jan. 19.-U. B..
Noblesvlle, died at Daums Sanitarium at
Upton, last night, from the. effects of a
stroke of paralysis. He was born in Gin
ton county, this State. but has been a
resident of this county for many years. He
has been identified with the educational in
terests of the county for twenty-five years,
having taught school in the county and this
city and also was county superintendent
for one term. He was township trustee of
closing his sixth year as clerk of this city
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Jan. 19.-Mrs. La
vna Coffman in her ninety-eighth year.
died last night at her home four miles
northeast OF this city. She was one of the
most prominent and best known women in
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Indiana Notes.

The Republican Veterans and Their
Sons held meeting last evening and or
ganized for the campaign They will meet
once a month.
have awarded the contract for fourteen
miles of gravel roads to Amos MusSelman
e Co., of Anderson, at $S2,675. When com
pleted Lawrence county will have about
one hundred miles of first-class gravel
roads.
John B. Brit, an old soldier and prom
inent citizen of Kokomo, had one of his
legs amputated Tuesday. The leg was in
jured thlrty-tlve years ago in battle, and
though it gave him much pain, he would
not submit to amputation until now, hav-
ing borne the suffering for more than a
third of a century.
The Farmers Institute of Porter county
is in session at Valparaiso. The principal
speakers are Hon. G. Nj. Hobbs, president
of the State Horticultural Society: Hon H.
F. McMahan, of Fairfield, Ind. and Mrs.
Clara S. kveretts, of TougaIoo, Miss,
the North and South Contrasted."
VIM. J. and Louis Griebel, proprietors
of one of the oldest retail furniture houses
in Fort Wayne. have deeded in trust the
stock to Robert klaehn for the benefit of
the creditors. The liabilities are $3.50 to the
Old National Bank, $3.50 to August Fricke
$2l5 to Robert klaehn, $50 TO A. l.. Griebel
$3.50 to Robert DriebelbiS. The assets are
said to be ample to meet all obligations.
Jefersonville Masons have just completed
their handsome new hall in the Fry 4 Co..
building. Inc interior furnishings cost 81 OO
and it is sad TO be one of the largest and
finest lodge rooms in Indiana. Besides the
regular Iouge room there is a chapter room,
committee rooms banquet room. wardrobe
and property rooms, preparation and sew
eral anteroo1ns and an ample connecting
corridor.
There was an interesting event in Rich
mond lodge circles last night, Woodward
Lodge of the Odd Fellows entertaining the
members of the other Odd Fellows lodges
of the city, and also a number of visitors
from outside. The degree team of the Cam
bridge City Lodge conferred the first and
second degrees, and the team of Woodward
Lodge the initiatOry and third degrees
after which a banquet was served.
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WHITE HOUSE INNOVATION.
New Method of Distributing Recep-
ton Invitations Success.

New Method of Distributing Recep-
ton Invitations a Success.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.--The first official
reception of the present administration was
given at the White House this evening.
Aside from the fact that it was the first,
interest in the event conferred in the new
method of distributing the invitations, SO
that only a certain proportion of those en-
titled to the hospitality OF the executive
mansion would be entertained in single
evening The plan. so far as could be
judged from appearances, was an entire
success. While two thousand invitations
had been distributed. and in spite of the
rainy evening. every one who was invited
appeared, there was no crush in any part
of the house during the evening" and the
whole affair was commented on as one of
the most pleasant and least laborious of
the big gatherings that has occurred IN
the mansion
The receiving party consisted of the Pres
ident and Mrs Mckinley, the Vice Pres
ident and Mrs Hobart and the members
and ladies of the Cabinet. All OF these
were present, except Secretary Alger, VINO
was still too i'll to venture out. and Mrs.
Bliss and Mrs. Long. each of whom was
represented by her daughter When the
house party entered from the upper hall II
was noted that Mrs. Mckinley was lean
ing on the arm of the President, reversing
the usual rule, by which the President es-
eorts the wife of the Vice PRESIDENT ana
che latter the mistress of the White House.
The receiving party stood in the Blue par
lor. Colonel Bingham and Lieutenant Gill
more presented the guests The reception
of the diplomatic corps came first. Sir
Julian Pauncefote the dean of the corps,
led the way. but did not, as customary. re-
main to present his colleagues to the Pres
ident. The whole party from the British
embassy continued through to the East
room and left the White House almost i'm
mediately. Practically all of the dip.o-
rnatic corps were present, including the
Spanish minister. Contrary to eXpecta-
tons, there were q number of guests adj
mitted with the receiving party back of the
line, most of them being guests of the
Cabinet families and members OF the dip
if
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this section. She was one of the pioneers
of this county. moving to Putnam iii 1920.
She was born Aug. Is, 1900.
Henry r. Bridges a veteran of the Mexi-
can war, died last night. aged seventy
seven. He had suffered Tor a lCng time fl ON
the eI.ects of paralysis.
ANDERSON, Ind. Jan. 19.-Miner Bar
rett, one of the best known of Madison
county pioneers died at his home in this
city to-day. He was seventy-two years old
and lived in this locality since 1852. His
children are among Anderson's best citizens.
He has been failing for some time.
JEFFERSONVILLE,I Ind, Jan. 19.-Mrs.
Louis Johnson, highly respected woman
residing at borden, this county died last
night of typhoid fever. She was forty-four
years old and leaves a husband and two
children
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The Heath Murder Trial.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind, Jan. 19.-Some sensa.
tional developments were produced to-day
by the testimony of witnesses in the trial
of Mrs. Heath, accused of poisoning her
husband. Maud Heath testified that she
saw Susan Heath empty into the cook stove
q white powder which she took from a
baking powder can. She threw the can into
the fire and turned away her face to avoid
the fumes This was done the day of
Heath'S funeral John Inman testified that
he met Susan Heath in the road one day
and asked her when she was going to move
to Bloomfield, and she said she was not go
ing to move, and would kill Grant cher hus-
band) before she would go.
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Special TO the indianapolis journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 10. = process
which enables the conversion of limestone
into mineral wool has just been discovered
by C. C. Hail. chemist for the Union Steel
Company at Alexandria, and he is prepar-
ing to file letters of patent covering the
process. He found, in making experiments
for his company. that certain kinds of lime
stone, found in layers in all quarries. when
placed under chemical and heat process.
instead of becoming brittle. as IT should,
would become liquid He then placed this
under chemical analysis. with the result of
converting it into downy wool as fine in
texture and finish as that of the finest
herds. 1t is run through various processes
by a series of pipes. and then, with. steam,
is blown out into wool. The process is very
complex, and Mr. Hall has no fear of any
one finding out the process before he has
time to continue and perfect his wonderful
discovery.
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RANDSBURG, Cal. Jan. 19.-Fire broke
out to-day in vacant building on Rand
street. and more than thirty structures
were burned within an hour, Everything
was swept clean on both sides of Rand
street from Staley avenue to above the
Elite Theater and on a portion of Broad
way This includes the postoffice and some
of the largest stores in the camp. Loss,
about 100000 No person was injured and
all the mail was saved.
IONA Mich, Jan. 20-Fire here early
this morning destroyed the block occu-
MED bv Webers hardware store, Van Al
lens drug store, Gardells fruit store Van
Houten's iewelry store, Bradley &, Co s fur
niture store on Mail street and several
stores on Second street. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $50. 900.
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Consul General Lees Advices.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.-General Lee ca
bled the State Department at 2:41 o'clock
this afternoon that all was quiet at Havana
He also reported that the decree issued
Nov. last, admitting free imported cattle
into Cuba until Jan. Is. has been extended
until March 10, 1885, Under the same condi-
tons contained in the first decree.
Orders were to-day telegraphed to Captain
Slgsbee, of the Maine, at Key West. To join
the North Atlantic squadron for drills and
ma leuvers when Admiral Sicard passes Key
West on the way to the Dry Tortugas har-
Dor. 1t is expected that the whole squad
ron will be near Key West by tomorrow
and a good deal of powder will be burned in
drills near there
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Infested with Bad women.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 19.-Sylvester
Loveless, of this city, is to-day in receipt
of letter from William Cooley, who went
from Clark's Hill to Alaska The latter
omits reference to his efforts in gold seek
ing and the rigors of the Klondike weather
but writes of Skaguay, saying that where
there were but three houses three months
are nineteen saloons and dance halls, and
the places are infested by the worst women
in the world. Cooley says that George e.
Carson and Milton Morehouse. Tippecanoe
county boys, are doing well in the Klondike.
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UNFORTUNATE TANGLE.
President Mckinley FOrgets Prom
fse md Gets Into Trouble.

w. E. Curtiss Washington Special to Chi
cagO Record.
The President has an unpleasant little
complication to untangle in connection with
Mr. E. E. Abrams, of Butler, Pa, who has
been candidate for the consulate at Ber-
muda, Endorsed by the senators and rep
resentatives from his State. The chief MEM
Der of the American colony at Bermuda is
General Russell Hastings, a one-legged vet
eran of President McKinley's regiment, the
Twenty-third Ohio, during the war, and
has since been his intimate personal friend.
General Hastings married a niece of the
late President Hayes, and the wedding took
place in the White House He came
up to assist at the inauguration last March,
slipped on the ice, broke his other leg and
lay at Garfield Hospital, in this city, for
several months. During this time the Pres
ident called to see him every day or two,
and flowers were sent him from the White
House every morning. General Hastings
went to Bermuda originally as consul of the
United States during the Hayes administra-
ton, and has resided there since, raising
lilies, potatoes, cucumberS onions and 9TH
er vegetables for the New York market. II 9
sends up shipload of lilies every Easter
and finds this business more profitable than
tions, while General Hastings was i'll, the
consulate at Bermuda was mentioned. and
the President asked If he had anybody to
recommend. He replied that he did not
know any candidate but hoped that the
President would select somebody who would
be an agreeable neighbor. The President
then promised to let General Hastings make
the selection, so when Mr.. Abrams came
in with his application the President told
him that he was waiting for Hastings to
recommend somebody. Mr.. Abrams being
an enterpris1ng young man. secured letters
of introduction from some of General
Hastings's friends jumped on a steamer
and went to Bermuda, where he succeeded
in securing an Endorsement of his applica-
ton and a personal letter to the President
saying that he would be very glad to see
Mr.. Abrams appointed. This, however, took
some time, and out of sight is usually out
of mind. Forgetting all about Mr.. Abrams
and his errand, upon the recommendation
of the Rhode Island senators Mr.. r. [.
Green appointed and confirmed by the
Senate last week. Mr.. Abrams has seen the
President and has reminded him of their
conversation some weeks ago, which the
President distinctly recalls. 1t was not a
case of intentional neglect, but in the multi
tude of his cares the President forgot all
about his promises to General Hastings and
Mr.. Abrams. 1t is impossible for him to of
fer the latter something equally good
because all the consuIates have been filled
except a few places which nobody wants.
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switchman Compton Killed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 19.-Early this
morning William Compton, who came here
from Indianapolis Il few weeks ago, was
killed in the Monon yards. He was engaged
as night yard switchman, and while shift
ing a. cut of cars caught his foot between
the main and guard rail. He recognized
what must be his fate, and, being unable
frantically. The engineer saw the sign of
distress, but was unable to stop before one
car had run over the man. He died within
half an hour. Compton was twenty-eight
years old, unmarried and came originally
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Wayne to Have Rural delivery.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 1&-Through the
efforts Of Representative Henry U. john
son Wayne county is to have free rural de-
livery of mail. l.. G.. Blackmar, special
agent of the Postoffice Department, is in
the city making preparations to put the
plan into operation Feb. /. There will be
two routes established which will be desig-
mated the Chester and Centervile routes.
The Chester route has been let to Nathan
w. Martin, of Chester. He will cover
route will cover about twenty miles. Wayne
county will be the third in the State to
have the experiment of free rural delivery
tried. Perry j. Freeman, who will become
postmaster on Feb. l, is helping Mr.. Black
mar lay out the routes and appoint two
carriers
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opecIaI 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Jan. 19.-In the Jay
Circuit Court this morning Special Judge
Fox overruled the motion for dismissal Of
the petition for the drainage of the Sala-
monia river. This means that the trial will
begin on its merits, and is expected to be
long drawn out, probably extending over
month. The drainage will be a stupendous
enterprise and means the Strengthening and
widening of the channel of the Salamonia
river from Madison township, this county,
to Montpelier, Blackboard county a dis
lance of over forty miles The statement is
made that it will affect a hundred thou
sand acres of land and ten Thousand lots
The threat is made by one Of the opposing
attorneys that he will have subpoenas is
sued for every man in the county inter
ested. Farmers are against the proposed
Improvement.
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Hard Luck of Mrs. Morris,

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MORRISTOWN, Ind, Jan. 19.-The store
and dwelling belonging to Mrs. Stella Nor
ris, at Gwynneville three miles cast of Nor
ristown, was burned this morning, together
with the postoffice, which was in the store.
Loss, 81, 500, with insurance of $1,lOO. Mrs.
Morris's husband. Frank Norris young
school teacher, was killed here last summer
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