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WILL QUIT MEXICO.
Cattle PIunger GiIIett Bound for the
Argentine Republic.

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 16.-Grant C.
Gillett. the absconding cattle plunger of
Woodbine, Kan, and his attorney, G. r..
Troxell, left here to-day for Vera Cruz.
where they will take a steamer for South
America Their ultimate destination is the
Argentine Republic. where, Gillett says, he
will go into the cattle business. Gillett and
Troxell have been here three days, being
registered at the Hotel Coliseo under the
names of Willis f. Wilder and George f.
Fisher, of Fruita Col, but both admitted
their identity. Gillett had intended to re-
main in Mexico indefinitely, but President
Diaz's action in applying for a renewal of
the extradition treaty, which expires next
month, and his proposition to make it retro
active, caused Gillett to conclude that he
would be safer in South America. He had
been counting on being able to resist extra
dition until Jan 13. when, with the extradi-
ton treaty expired. he would be absolutely
safe. Gillett and Troxell have a consider
able sum Of money with them, and they
have been spending it lavishy, but 1t is not
thought that they have the 100000 which
they are credited with having taken with
them from the States. Detectives are still
following them, but they have no power to
make arrests. and can do absolutely nothing
10 prevent their departure from Vera Cruz.
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Asiatic Russia. In other lines the demand
Tor finished products is of the same surpris-
Ing magnitude, especially in plates and in
sheets.
The wooden industry also comes to the
'front.' with very extensive purchases OF wool
by large houses and small, helped by ma
at the three chief markets have been 1865,
200 pounds. of which Is $50 200 pounds were
Domestic against 15,SO7. 100 last year OF
which $4,000 were domestic, and 1854. 100
In the same weeks of 1882, of which II 800 SEQ
We're domestic. The transactions show de-
mand fairly up to that of the most pros
porous years heretofore Philadelphia has
good business, but seems inclined TO ask
to points more than Boston prices for fine
fleece Ohio Xxx being offered at Boston for
2615 cents. much improved demand for
goods has started many mills long idle and
the prospects for the next season, with wool
at more reasonable prices, mas decidedly i'm
proved.
No man cay say that the advance in cot
ton with = strong milling demand at home
due To orders for goods which lift prices
generally a little is not warranted in view
of the heavy export trade. The foreign de-
mand is really inexplicable, considering its
volume in comparison with movements or
goods from Great Britain. but dealers abroad
are doubtless seeking to protect themselves
for the future.
The exports Of wheat continue heavy from
Atlantic ports flour included. 5.492692 bu,
against l,9ay,6l2 bu last year and from Pa
9itic ports 1881 bu. against 1,52o 6l2
weeks the outgo has been 11S71.5i0 Blu,
against 9,401.555 bu last year. As the wheat
output in December of last year was close
to the largest on record, the returns this
year show a really surprising gain While
the prices have been &c stronger for cash.
the Western receipts for two weeks of De-
cenber have been about 100000 bu greater
than last year. The corn movement is the
most astonishing feature of the business, the
exports for three weeks having been 7,1S7,302
bu. against 6,326,SS4 on last year and the
price has advanced lie for the week. Should
such a demand for American corn continue
II would be of enormous value to Western
farmers.
Failures for the week have been 261 in the
United States. against 800 last year, and 81
I'm Canada, against Is last year.
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PATENT FACTS.



ment' said Mr. Hull. there is no measure
before Congress so urgently demanded az
this one-not necessarily this particular Dill
but one Of this general character.
MIR. Hay, of Virginia dissented from TINS
statement saying he did not think the peo-
pie were "hankering after a big standing
army As the war was over, he said. war
conditions should be brought to a close.
General Breckenridge, inspector general or
the army, was heard at the afternoon ses-
sion. He spoke of the need OF thorough IN
spection service, with adequate rank TO
make this inspection effective. In war times
an important item of the work related TO
discipline although il embraced every de-
tail of inspecting commissary and quarter
master supplies. etc. Mr.. Cox asked IT the
bureaus. General Breckenridge said it went
that far. If such were the orders, although
no such orders had in fact been issued. Gen.
Breckenridge spoke of the change in the in
out. the officers no longer reporting to the
inspector general. General Breckenridge en-
phasiZed the need of having inspectors under
an inspector general The pending bill pro-
Vided inspector generals for separate army
branches which, If adopted, would put into
law what ne regarded a defective system
AS to the extent OF an army in Cuba, the
Philippines and elsewhere, General Breckin-
ridge said he would defer entirely. as to
numbers, TO the commanding general of the
army He thought it was question or
promptly displaying very large force, with
the prospect OF recurring only small force
quate for the Philippines When the re-
quirements abroad would end was difficult to
say. That was largely political question
and outside of his province.
In the course of his remarks Gen. Bfeck-
inridge said the needs of an adequate force
at Manila was desirable, among other
things, to overcome any possible activity
from foreign quarters, including Germany.
This led Mr. LentZ to ask if Germany had
ever acted other than i'm neutral manner
during the war. To which General Breckin-
ridge said he spoke only from the general
current reports and without any knowledge
of the course of Germany or any other gov
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CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Mrs. Johanna Newell
lost her life to-day in saving that of her
two-year-old daughter. The Newell family
lived at 1919 Orleans street, above a livery
stable, which was burned late this after
noon. There was only one stairway leading
to the street from the apartments in which
the family lived. Mrs. Newell was
near the head of this stairway when
the alarm was given and might
easily have pushed her way to the
street. Instead of doing So she ran into
her rooms to save her little girl. BY the time
she was able to return to the stairway it
was in flames and all escape was cut off.
The woman then ran to q second-story win
dow opening upon area in which some
men were standing and threw the girl out.
One of the men caught it by the skirt aQd
placed it on the ground unhurt. Mrs. Newell
then jumped from the window. The men
= to catch her, but were unsuccessful
- she struck the concrete heavily, sus-
tanning injuries from which she died within
two hours.
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most have to pay for perhaps by hard
physical labor, mental struggle and self
denial. But in this great country all can
have the opportunity for lettering them
selves, provided they exercise intelligence
and perseverance, and these motives and
facilities for universal education found as
in the United States. They are accessible
to every boy and girl. white or black.
THE BEST POSSESSIONS.
Integrity and industry are the best pos
sessions which any man can have, and every
man can have them. Nobody can give them
to him or take them from him. He cannot
acquire them by Inheritance; he cannot buy
them or beg them or borrow them. They
belong to the individual and are his UNI
questioned property. He alone can part
with them They are good thing to have
and keep. They make happy homes; they
achieve success in every walk of life; they
have won the greatest triumphs for man
kind. No man who has them ever gets into
the police court or before the grand jury
or in the workhouse or the chain gang
They give one moral and material power
They will bring you comfortable living,
make you respect yourself and command the
respect of your fellows They are indiS-
The merchant requires the clerk whom he
employs to have them. The railroad cor
poration inquiries whether the man seeking
employment possesses them. Every avenue
of human endeavor welcomes them. They
are the only keys to open with certainty
the door of opportunity to struggling MAN.
hood. Employment waits them; capital
requires them; citizenship is not good with
out them. If you don't already have them
get them.
ITO the pupils here assembled I extend
my especial congratulations that the facili-
ties for advancement afforded to them are
so numerous and so inviting. Those who
are here for the time being have the repu-
tatiOn of the institution in charge and
should therefore be all the more careful
to guard it worthiy. Others who have gone
before you have made great sacrifices to
reach the present results. What you do will
affect not only those who come after you
here but many men and women whom you
may never meet. The results of your train
either directly or indirectly, in nearly every
part of the country.
Most of you are young, and youth is the
time best fitted for development both of the
body and of the mind. Whatever you do,
do with all your might. with will and pur-
pose, not of the selfish kind. but looking
to benefit your race and your country In
comparing the past with the present you
should be especially grateful that it has
been your good fortune to come within the
influences of such an institution as that
of Tuskegee and that you are under the
guidance of such a strong leader I thank
iting this institution, and | bring to all here
assembled my good will and best wishes of
my countrymen. Wishing you the realiza-
ton of success in whatever undertakings
may hereafter engage you.
AT the conclusion of the exercises the
President returned to his train and pro-
ceeded to Montgomery
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CALVIN S. BRIGGS FUNERAL.
Body of the Senator VIII BE Inferred
in Family Lot at Lima.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-The funeral serv-
ices of ex-senator Calvin Stewart Brice will
be held at noon tomorrow in the Fifth
avenue Presbyterian Church. 1t is ex-
pected that the Rev. DR. Wallace Radcliffe,
of Washington, will conduct the services.
There will probably be no pallbearers. After
the services the body will be taken to the
Erie Railroad station and thence to Lima,
O., where it will be inferred in the Brice
family lot. Among the messages received
by the family to-day were kilograms from
President Mckinley, Secretaries Hay and
Alger, Senator Hanna and Governor Bush
nell, of Ohio.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec 16.-The death
of ex-senator Brice was of personal interest
to many Terre Haute people because Mrs.
Brice has some very good friends here. AS
Miss NIiey she was teacher in the High
School for several years in the early sew
entities. She came here from Ohio and re-
turned from here to Lima, where soon after
ward she was married to Mr.. Brice. Those
who knew her in Terre Haute, including her
pupils, were ex-Congressman John E. Lamb:
Frank McKeen, Harry Thompson and
George NJ Allen,
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 16.-The electric
street-light plant power house, owned by
the city was damaged to the extent of
$1,000 by an explosion this morning. and
Superintendent William Warner was per-
haps fatally injured. Mr. Warner went
into the power house at o'clock this morn
ing with the intention of lighting the nat
ural gas fire under a boiler that has not
been in use for some time. When the torch
was applied there was terrific explosion.
The brick work about the boiler was torn
down and the boiler twisted out of shape.
The superintendent was hurled some dis
lance, the flesh on his hands, arms and face
being fairly cooked. and he is supposed TO
have inhaled the flames, making his recov-
cry doubtful Mr.. Warner is about thirty
five years Old. He recently invented an arc
street light.
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MAYNARD AND H0BS0N.
Two Naval Heroes Given "a Hearty
Greeting at Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 16-Command-
Maynard and Lieutenant Hobson ar
rived here to-day from Atlanta and were
met at the Union Station by committees
and Confederate Veterans. They were es-
corted to the Gospel Tabernacle, where
5000 school children had assembled to greet
them. After the singing of America" and
Red, White and Blue" Governor Taylor
delivered an address of welcome, and 1.-THE
Star-spanged Banner" was then sung by
the children. Letenant Hobson and Com
mander Maynard were introduced and de-
iivered speeches, and Commander Maynard
was presented with a sword by the chair
man, the presentation speech being made
by Lieutenant Hobson. The singing of
Cuba Shall Be Free" closed the exercises
This afternoon the visitors gave a reception
to the lady members of the patriotic or
CARNATIONS of the city From 1880 O'Clock
to $3.50 O'Clock in the evening a public re-
cephon was given at the Tabernacle. A
banquet followed.
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ILLINOIS MURDERERS.
Two Executed for Their Crimes and
One Given 81 Respite.

CHARLESTON, ILL.,, Dec. 16.-Carlton
Martin, of Nation, was hanged In the Jail
yard to-day. His neck was broken. About
fifty persons witnessed the hanging. Mar
tin shot and killed Albert Buser, an indus
trious farmer, as Buser was leaving Mat
toon for home at midnight. The murderer
was caught with revolver in hand
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Dec. 16--Dick Collier,
of Danville, was hanged in the county jail
at Urbana to-day for the murder of Charles
Freebryant at Sydney in September last.
The execution was witnessed by about one
hundred persons. Golfers neck was broken
by the fall. John Collier, brother of Dick,
is serving a sentence in the penitentiary
for completely in the murder, which was
brutal and unprovoked.
DANVILLE, ILL.,, Dec. 16.-Lieutenant
Governor Northcott has granted a respite
of ten days to John johnson, who was to
be hanged this afternoon. The respite arr
rived as Johnson was ready to be taken to
the gallOWS.
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MOORE FOUND GUILTY.
Convicted of RObbing Hotel PrOpri-
etor in "A Badger Game.''

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-William A. E.
Moore, accused of having robbed Martin
Mahon, the proprietor of the New Amster
dam Hotel, on the night of Nov. last, in
the Grenoble Hotel in badger game" in
which Fayne Moore. the defendants alleged
wife. was charged with having taken part,
was tonight convicted by jury before Re-
corder Golf. This was Moore's second trial,
the jury having disagreed in the first and
has continued for five days. To-day was oc-
Gardiner making the closing speech for the
prosecution. The jury returned after being
out three hours with the verdict guilty of
the indictment, with a recommendation of
mercy to the court" Moore maintained the
same stolid Indifference that has character
ized him during the entire trial. Sentence
will probably be pronounced on Monday
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Many People I'm Two Chinese Prov
inces Said to BE Starving.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.-On board the
steamer Gaelic which arrived from the
Orient to-day, was Rev. II. w. White, a
missionary. He brings news of terrible
condition of affairs existing in the Chin
Chow-F'u province, a section $50 miles long
and seventy miles wide, inhabited by over
4JtJ,O00 people, mostly farmers. Owing to
two successive droughts the crops have
been failures. and the people of the prov
ince mentioned are dying by thousands
from starvation, and the outlying provinces
and the government are doing little to help
the suffering. The people of Shang-Fung
province are also starving. In some of the
villages of the latter place there are hun
dreds of deaths in a weeks time. In Chin
Chow-Fu there have been as many as $50
deaths i'm one day.
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CHRISTMAS TREE BLAZE.
window Display Causes the Destruc-
ton of a Department Store,

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, Dec. 16.-Fire to-
night destroyed the department store of G.
Hartstein Sons on Fondulac avenue, en-
failing a loss of $4,000, of which $4,000 was
on the building and $4,000 on stock. Losses
to adjoining property will make the total
about 100000. partly covered by insurance
John Owen fireman, was fatally injured
in an accident while on the way to the fire.
The fire was started from a blaze originate
ing i'll Christmas tree in the front window
of the big store, which occupies the greater
portion of a block. Seven or eight families
occupying quarters above the store had
very narrow escapes, some meeting with
slight accidents in their wild endeavor to
get to the street below.
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OIL AT REDKEY.
1t Is Running from NaturaI-Gas Mains
in Barrels.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
REDKEY Ind, Dec. 16.-Some excitement
was created here yesterday by the drilling
in of a twenty-fve-barre oil well on the
0. j. Current farm, south of town, by the
Ohio and Indiana Pipe Line Company. This
company has large pumping station here
and furnish gas to large number of Ohio
cities. 1t also furnishes gas to about half
the consumers in Redkey and the supply
for this towns use being a little low, the
company put down this well. 1t showed oil
when completed, but not enough to inter-
fere with the gas. Soon oil began to flow
from the mixers in the stoves in the south
part of town. At the home of Josh Siclers
over barrel of oil spurte2 from the mixers
before it could be controlled, running car
pets and everything else in the house. over
four large buckets full were caught in the
house of Fred Cradle, superintendent Of the
company. The well was then cut off and the
company is now trying to separate the oil
from the gas or plug it UP entirely, this
company wants anything but oil and it is
an open secret that a number of these wells
south of this town are plugged up and the
word given out that they were dry holes
People who saw the wells say they are
oilers,
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place in the Chamber of Deputies to-day on
the corruption that characterized the recent
election at Narbone. said to have been prac-
ticed by a candidate who was a protege of
the Meline Cabinet The discussion nearly
led to a ministerial crisis, NJ. Guiilain, min
lister for the colonies, and NJ. Deloncle min
lister for commerce, both of whom were
identified with the Meline Cabinet, threat
ening to resign. NJ. Dupuy, the premier, aft
interview with the incensed ministers,
succeeded in modifying them and the cham
Der dropped the matter but the discussion
has revealed friction that is likely to crop
up on future occasion.
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Indinna Ohitnarx.

KOKOMO, Ind, Dec 16.-Mrs. Cerema
Bruner, aged siXty-two, died suddenly last
evening of heart trouble She fell dead on
the street while returning from a doctors
office. She was the wife of +. NJ. Bruner,
and came here recently from New Castle,
to which place the remains will be taken
Saturday for interment.
BLUFFTON, Ind, Dec. 16.-Jeffrey Bliss,
a pioneer, and one of the wealthiest resi-
dents of Wells county, died here this morn
ing, aged seVenty-fOur. He stood high in
Masonic circles. He gave to Bluffton its
first good hotel, the Bliss House, which is
one of the finest hotel buildings in northern
Indiana.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Dec. I'D.
Todd Hills. city treasurer, died early this
morning. He born on Dec. 6. 1881, at
Bear Creek. o., and was son of Darwin It.
Hills. He came here in 1852 with his parents,
and on Oct. ). 1854, married Elizabeth Hck-
man, who survives him, with ten children.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Dec. 16-Romanus
II. GOhmann, of the stove manufacturing
firm of Terstegge, Gohmann d Co, OF this
city, died to-day after an illness of one
year. He was sixty-three years old and
leaves a family. He was member of st.
Marys Catholic Church.
PORTLAND, Ind, Dec 16.-Wiiam Lig-
gett died of heart disease at his home in
West Liberty last night, aged seventy-seven.
He was a prominent citizen of that neigh
bOrhOod.
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Coils Tightening About Musser.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Dec 16-Inter-
est in the Musser murder trial crowds the
courtroom at each session. The state con-
Guided its direct testimony yesterday Much
interest was manifested in the testimony of
the states star witness, Frank Markle. a
coal miner of Edwards, a small town five
miles north of Terre Haute. From this wit
ness came the first clew to the Stoltz murder
that led to the arrest of both Marshall and
Musser. He testified that he had known
Marshall for eight or ten years, and although
with him. He said that last February he
was employed at the Consumers Paper Com
panys plant at Muncie. On Wednesday
night before the murder both Marshall and
Musser stayed all night in the mill Markle
left the mill at 7:15 and Marshall accom-
panied him to his boarding house and took
breakfast with him. On Wednesday night
MarShall told Markle that he was going Up
the line to pull off a peach" and that his
partner, meaning Musser, was asleep below.
Marshan said; AN old lady up there lives
alone and she has got lots of money" An
other important witness for the state was
Dr. Parker Drayer city bacteriologist of
Fort wayne. The doctors testimony would
indicate that Mrs. Stoltz had been dead more
than twenty-four hours when the body was
discovered. This tends to substantiate the
claim of the state that Mrs. Stoltz had been
killed on Thursday night.
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Russia Modernining Her ARTILLERY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Russian
government recently contracted a loan Of
600 in France to be used in replacing
her artillery with rapid-firing small-caliber
guns according to advices sent to the State
Department by Consul General Holloway,
at st. Petersburg He says further that the
trials by experts have been concluded, and
their report is said to be in favor of the
manufacture of a gun embracing the best
.ra required within the next two years and
Russia will not be able to manufacture that
rambler, contracts will be made with foreign
firms to furnish the remainder.
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ROBBED BY POPULISTS.
won seat in Legislature by Drawing
Lots, but Did Not Get Certificate.

TOPEKA, Kan. Dec. 16.-The State Can
vassing Board decided tie between A. e.
Scott. Rep, and l. NJ. Marks. Pop, cam
didates for the Legislature from Jefferson
county by ordering the drawing of lots.
Mr.. Scott won, but did not demand his GER
tificate, going home with the expectation
that 1t would be sent by mail. BEFORE the
certificate was sent however, the midpacifc
ocean vote cast by the Twentieth Kansas,
eli route to Manila, was received. Upon eX-
animation one vote was found for Mr..
Marks. Accordingly the State Canvassing
Board reversed its decision and issued GER
tiiicate TO Mr. Marks
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NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Arrived: Lucania,
from liverpool: Werkendam, from Rotter-
dam; ST. Paul. from Southampton.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 16-Arrived: Cam
pania from New York, for Liverpool.
GIBRALTAR, Dec. 16.-Arrived: Ems,
from New York, for Naples and Genoa.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 16-Arrived: Britain
mic, from New York.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 16.-Sailed: Hekla.
for New York.
MovILLE. Dec 16.-sailed: Anchoria. for
New York.