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The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24
.slinnerr Lim. Arrested.

SOUTH BEND Ind, Dec. 23.-John Moran,
who has many aliases and is best known as
Slippery Jim,' was arrested to-day for
alleged pension swindles in Michigan. His
capture was effected by means of a decoy
registered letter. Moran was released
March "a, 1898, from prison at Auburn, N. Y.
He is originally from Lewis county, New
York Most of his life since 1867 has been
spent i'm prison. While in Auburn peniten-
tiary he pulled out most of his teeth to dis
guise himself.
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Killed by Gas Explosion.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SUMMITVILLE, Ind, Dee 2S.-Nelson
Broyles, prominent farmer, died this morn
ing of injuries resulting from an explosion
of a gas pump. He was repairing the pump,
and in some manner ignited the gas, causing
the explosion. He was blown thirty feet in
the air, fell on his head and never regained
consciousness. He leaves a wife and several
children.
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ANDERSON, Ind. Dec. 23.-Ezra Low
man. a pioneer farmer of Madison county
residing a mile so4th of Anderson, died at
his home this morning. Mr.. Lowman has re-
sided here for almost forty years and has
been closely identified with the develop
ments of the county He was the father of
six children-Dr. j. o. Lowman, of Ander-
son; DR.. Bert Lowman of Muncie; Mrs. W.
H. Noland, Mrs r. NJ. Mcfarland, Miss
Lettie Lowman and Alva Lowman, of this
city.
GREENSBURG. Ind, Dec. 23-The re-
mains of Gus Allison were brought here to-
day for interment from FL Paso, Tex, at
which place ne died of consumption. Mr.
Allison for many years was connected with
the Big Four freight department at this
place and later with the same company at
Lafayette.
GRAMAIER. Ind. Dec 23-Hon. James
NJ. Wynn, of this place died this afternoon.
the result of heart failure. He had served
Jennings county three terms in the Legisla-
ture and was a prominent Mason
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24
Attempt to Incite violence

SAN FRANCISCO Dec 23-An attempt
has been made to arouse the people of this
city to violence as a result of the acquttal
of Walter ROsser. the Tennessee soldier who
killed Henry Hildebrand. Flaming pOste =
D,aring the following inscription. were con-
spicuously displayed on bill boards to-day:
Tar and feathers for the twelve jurors who
acquitted murderer Rosser.
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A Miner Fatally Hurt.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
CLINTON, Ind, Dec. 23.-George Dalton
was fatally injured in the Buckeye mine
this afternoon. He had put off a shot, and,
supposing 1t had fired. returned to his place
too soon, when the shot exploded. He was
buried i'm the coal and cannot recover.
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Other Denfhs.

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Edward F. Lawrence,
one of the most prominent capitalists of
Chicago, and associated with many large
financial interests of the city, died to-day
after a short illness. He was born in Mas
sacEusetts in 1885.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S-Charles G. Martin,
q California pioneer of 1S49 formerly sealeT
of weights and measures at San Francisco,
is dead at his home in Mount Vernon, N. Y.
aged eighty-four years.
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Henry Mngle of this city. cub bear. Mr..
Mingle kept the bear until Wednesday,
when it was shot by Hun Rogers and
the meat dressed by local butchers. The
steaks are now on sale and many out of
600 pounds before dressed and 800 pounds
dressed. 1t was very large specimen of
the common American black bear.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24
Wilhelm at a Cabinet Meeting.

LONDON, Dec. M.-The Berlin correspond
ent of the Standard says: Despite the Of
ficial announcement that Emperor William
started for Potsdam at o'clock yesterday
afternoon, it is asserted that he appeared
suddenly at that hour at a meeting of the
Prussian Cabinet. which was being held at
the residence of DR.. Won MIGUEL, Prussan
minister of finarce, and remained until after
Z O'clock
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24
Work of Safe Blowers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, Dec. 23.-An at
tempt was made last night to blow the safe
at the Panhandle ticket office, but was un-
availing. The explosion tore off the ~knob
and dial, but the charge was not sufficient
to force open the safe. and the door will
now have to be drilled open From the gen.
eral appearance of the surroundings the
work was that of amateurs
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24

Special 70 the IndlanapOIlS Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. 23.-MadisOn
county's board of turnpike directors made
their semi-annual report yesterday, in which
they show that there is not toll road in
the county, but forty-eght free gravel roads
with q combined length of little more than
$40 miles. The county has spent in repairs
and w0~K on these roads during the past six
months $16,021.29.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24

WASHINGTON, Dec 23.-Joseph D. Pear
son. the man who created disturbance by
throwing missiles through the plate-glass
windows OF the British embassy and was
sent TO the insane asylum. escaped from that
institution to-day. The police have been
looking for him and tonight located the man
an an alley in the rear Of his home in the
city. but he eluded their vigilance and is still
at large
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24
Poison Fiend Expects Pardon.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT, Ind, Dec. 23-Judge Kent
to-day overruled the motion for a new trial
in the Shenkenberger murder case, and
passed a life sentence on Sarah c. Shenken-
berger, who was convicted recently of MUIR
dering her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ed Shenk-
enberger. Mrs. Shenkenberger claims to
be a second cousin of President Mckinley,
and expects to be pardoned. She is under a
life sentence and will be taken to prison to-
morrow.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24

ERIE. Pa, Dec. 23-Bishop Tobias Null
lane. who was stricken with paralysis last
spring is reported tonight TO be dying The
last rites of the church have been admin
fstered by Coadjutor Bishop Fitzmaurice
Bishop Mullane has been bishop of Erie for
thirty years. He is nearly eighty years old.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24
Conductor Robert Ward killed.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. 23-Robert
Ward, yard conductor on the Lake Erie &
Western Railway, died at st. Joseph's Hos
pital to-day. He fell off his train and sew
eral cars passed over him crushing both
legs. He leaves wife and several children
and was insured for 81 600 in the A. o. u. w
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24
Germnn View of Americana.

BERLIN, Dec 23.-At the annual conven-
tion of the Conservative party in East Prus-
sia to-day Count Klinkowstroein, referring
to the meat-inspection law said that when
Dr. Won Holleben. German ambassador to
the United States. was asked, during his re-
were very sensitive with regard to petty
vexations. but that If a strong law were
adopted they would .'quietly Weld"
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24

Exposure OF Starke County Official
About TO Enter on Second Term.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind. Dec. 2S.-It was made
public to-day that Treasurer Lghtcap. of
Starke county was short several thousand
dollars. Tonight it is authoritatively an
nounced that the shortage will amount 10
about $4,000 He holds notes and securities
for about $4,000 His bondsmen have ar
ranged TO put up the money, they having
representatives in Chicago to-day for that
purpose. The plan is to make the shortage
good and take Lightcap's notes and securi-
ties as collateral. Ldghtcap was to begin his
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24
$4,000 stallion shot.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Dec. 23-Ordannanz,
fine stallion of the Wabash Horse Company,
was this afternoon attacked with paralysis
of one side and, the veterinary surgeon pro-
nouncing the case hopeless, the animal was
shot. He was valued at 5000 by the COM
many.
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AT NOON, JAN. 1.
lConcIuded from Eirnf Pare.l

for sick reeoncentrados, is taking care of
800 patients. with space for only 160 A sur
seon in one hospital said to-day that he had
20 leave sufferers lying in the streets be-
cause there is 10 place to care for them.
Nile stenches from the indescribable dirti-
ess of some sections offer a herculean task
80 the engineer officers preparing to clean
the city making the Americans here despair
of any immediate lowering of the frightful
alaafh rate
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24

There will be big Christmas dinner at
the Marion Soldiers Home Sunday and
military concert by the Home band.
The Hendricks county farmers institute
is in session at Danville The instructors
are H. F. McMahan and Cal Hasselman, as
sisted by local talent. A competitive exhibi-
tion of butter, cake, bread and pears is at
tracing much attention. prizes being Of
fered by DanVille merchants.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24
Gable Notes.

Countess Thumb Hohenstein wife of the
Austrian premier, is dead.
The French Chamber of Deputies has
adopted a bill imposing a stamp duty of /
per cent. on foreign securities.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24

NEW YORK. Dec 2s.-John G. Carlisle.
ex-secretary Of the treasury, appeared In a
police court to-day as complainant against
Richard Leake. a cab driver. Mr.. Carlisle
accused I.eake Of stealing a sealskin sacque
Belonging 10 Mrs Carlisle and valued at $500.
1eake was held for trial.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24
Frank Knaak Coming Home.

BERLIN, Dec. 23-Mr. Frank Knaak,
who was recently tried by the Provincial
Court on the charge of lese majesty, in re-
ferring to Emperor William "sheeps-
head" and who was acquitted on the
ground that he was intoxicated when he
committed the offense, will leave for the
United States next week.
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Highland Place Fire.

The residence at 2O23 Highland place. occu-
pied by II. +. Dawson, was destroyed by
fire early this morning. Loss about 5000
Al spectator commented on the extremely
slow work OF the firemen.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
PENDLEToN, Ind, Dec 23-Many of the
people of this city have added bear meat
to the menus of the Christmas dinners. Six
years ago friend in Colorado sent to
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24

chicago IrlDune-
II reckon you've heard that last chargA
against Quay?" said the Wanamaker Penn
sylvanian.
II don't believe a durn word of it," ex-
claimed the Quay Pennsylvanian trembling
him2''
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24

LONDON, Dec. 24-The government of
Victoria, according to a special dispatch
from Melbourne, has accepted the tender
Of the Pennsylvania and Maryland Steel
company for 50, 900 tons of steel rails at
ssl5G00 sterling G75,OOO) below the English
Fender
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Lettlng Him down Easy.
Puck.

BradIey--How'd you like the poem / sent
you the other day.
Editor--Good! Unusually good! Almost
good enough 70 print!
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SOLDIERS FROZEN TO DEATH.
Several Hundred MOntenegrans Said
to Have Perished.

LONDON, Dec. A.-The Vienna corre-
spondent of the Daily Telegraph says: Sew
eral hundred Montenegrin soldiers who were
recently overtaken by a snowstorm in the
Lara pass were frozen to death. The expe-
dition sent to their rescue found the snow
drifts so heavy that it was impossible to save
them
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24

second term in January, and the feeling
among the citizens of the county is to allow
him to serve his second term, as they believe
that he is the victim Of his friends.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo- Qunine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money II II fails to cure. &c.
The genuine has J., y. Q. on each tablet.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-24
GAIN OF 25.7 PER CENT.

Bradstreet's Statement of hank Clear
ings for Present Week.
NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-The following ta-
BILE, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank
clearings at the cities named for the week
ended Dec. %, with the percentage of in
crease and decrease, as compared with the
corresponding week last year:
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Hid Lower than English Makers.

Totals United States. 81 67S 0S0 02s Inc. 25i
Totals outside New York.. 629 963. 645 Inc. .I7.s
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-07-21
Educational Meetings.

A special series of educational
meetings will be held over the COM
ing Sabbath on Freeburg Circuit,
United Brethren in Christ. Rev. II.
U. Roop, Ph. d., of Annville, pre-
sident OF Lebanon Valley College,
is expected to be present to assist the
the pastor, Rev. q. q. Romig.
The following ngmeetings will be held :
On Saturday at 7:30 p. NJ, at St.
Thomas, addresses by DR.. Roop and
Prof. keiter, of Oriental ; ON Sum
day at 10 A. NJ, at Salem Church,
below Oriental, address by DR.. Roop;
at 2:30 p. NJ, at Mt. Zion Church,
knousctown, addrcsscsby DIR. Roop
and Prot. Fl. c. klinger, of Orien-
tai; at 1870 u. NJ, at Richfeld, adj
dresses by DIR. Koop and Prof. q.
W. Walborn, of Frceburg. No one
should fail to attend these interest
ing services. The Public in general
Is invited. o. q. RuMIG, Pastor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-07-21
CENTREVILLE.

John Mohn pnlled out two bass at
one time on Monday. s. f.
Sheary visited j. H. Lloyd and
family of Wagner over Sunday.
Merchant G. M. Showers NJ. A.
Bateman of Selinsgrove are off on Il
fishing exhibition Miss Lille
Spaid of Middleburg was the guest
of Landlord Hartman's family dur
ing the past week Constable
H. +. Mohn and j. II. Hartman
attended lawsuit at Beavertown
last week. ........J. H. Hartman
mabe a businesstr trip to Williamsport
several days this week. Rev.
Price and family visited friends and
relatives in Centre Co last week.
Co. Supt. +. G. Bowersox of Middle
burg and G. w Herman of Wyom-
ing were in town one evening last
week. ~
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-07-21
LITERARY NOTE
"Ev'ry Month for July"

Every month for July maintains
its standard of excellence as to illus
tration and literature, and is further
improved this month by new dress
OF type, much clearer and more
readable than the previous issues.
"Mcn ofthe MONTH are well reprc-
sented by Gen. Merritt, Military
Governor of the Philippines; Lieut..
Baglcy, the first officer killed in the
Spanish-American war, at Cardenas:
Lieut.. Hobson, of Merrimac fame:
Don Carlos, the pretender to the
Spanish Throne; Admiral Ceryera
of the Spanish Santiago Squadron;
Capt. Evans, "Fighting Bob" of
the Iowa; and Admiral Sicard, of
the Naval Strategy Board. In ad-
ditlon to the admirable pictures of
these men there is Il sufficient and
interesting biographical note of each
one. In Mnteresting Women" we
find Clara Barton, with record of
her work; Minnie Maddern Fiske
and Miss Alberta GaIlatin, with an
appreciation Of their seasons char
acterizations. An instructive and
interesting article ON Women in the
Departments at Washington, with
the difficulties and rcmuncrations of
their positions under Civil Service,
is followed by Il sketch of the late
W. f. Gladstone, illustratcdbv two
photographs taken at Cannes during
his last illness. The number also
contains two excellent short stories
Zone ofwhich, "Thc Recruit" "a war
etching is quite in the manner ofDe
Maupassant); the concluding paper
ON Parliamentary Law for Women,
Clubs, and Fashions Whims and
Fancies.
The music, llwcIl-printcdpage,,
one of the most valuable features of
the magazine, comprises "'l'he Ha-
waiian Paradc,' and the "Rolla
Wa!tzcs,' two pieces for the piano;
Il Marching Song, 'Brncath the
Flag" and eve Never Meet, 'Tis
Better So'-a ballad in the style OF
Say An Rcvoir."
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DIED.

July 2. at Sunbury, Daniel W.
knouse of Sunbury. He has many
relatives in Snyder county.
June 70, near Adamsburg, Daniel
Pontius, aged Y years, 30 days.
July 3, at Dry Valley, Mihlin
county, Lydia, wife of James Shook
Tree Herbster), aged 2S yrs, 2 mos.
and 20 days.
July 8, at Adamsbnrg, William
Schwenk, aged II years, l month
and 5 days.
July l, in Perry township, John
Noll, aged rs years, 6 months and
is days. Interment at Keiser's
church. Rev. H. H. Spain officiat-
ed.
July 7, in Perry township, Mrs.
Eliza Garman, aged SO yrs, 8 mos.
and l3 days.
July II, at Selinsgrove, Mary,
wife of Rev. DR.. Yutzy, aged Al
years.
July 2, at .Selinsgrove, Henry
Walter, aged II years, 5 months
and "a days.
July 10, at Centreville, Mrs.
Elizabeth Walter, relict of Deter
Walter, aged SO yrs. 9mo. 4das.
She was the Oldest inhabitant of
Centreville. gtV
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The Penn'a Chautauoua.

The Pcnn'a Chautauqna opened
july lst, and will continue until
Friday, Aug. 9TH. The programc
is most excellent, the lectures and
entertainments being by some of the
most eminent specialists in their
several lines in the country. There
was Il grand display of fireworks
ON the evening Of July i. The
display was the largest that has
ever been redwithin aradus of 80
miles of Mt. Gretna. Among the
set pieces was picture cf Admiral
Dewey, the American FLAG, Nc.
Special trains were run to give
persons an opportunity of Witness
ing the display.
The Chautauqua is delightfully."-
located at Mt. Grctna, and is an
ideal place to spend week or a
The Mt. Gretna Inn has
been completed and excellent ac-
cOmmodations can now be secured.
For paticulars, rents Of cottages,
rooms, &c, write the secretary, Rev.
[. Calvin Fisher, Lebanon or Chau-
tauqua, Pa.
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SELINSGROVE.

The council OF Trinity Lutheran
church have granted their pastor,
Rev. Barb, II vacation of a month.
Services are held Sunday morning
by a supply; no services are held in
the evening during July and Aug.
....,.The Reformed aud Trinity
Lutheran y. p. S. f. societies held
a union open air meeting in the
church yard of the Reformed church
on Sunday evening. -. The game
of base ball between the home team
and Shamokin resulted in the score
OF 3 to & in favor of the Shamokin
team......M Misses Bess and Kate
Enders, of Phila., gre the guests of
Misses Jennie Ulrich and Lizzie
Osmum . Rev. G. ID. Russell, wife
and little son, of Loganton, are
spending the Rcv's vacation with j.
B. Focklerand family. . .Ourcom-
munity was shocked by the an
nouncement on Monday afternoon of
the accident hanging of little Paul
Grissinger while putting up Il rope
for a swing. The business men
of town enjoyed t'lcir annual outing
at keiser's Island ON Monday. .....
Paul Emrick, who has been spend
ing the past week with Grandma
Kate Wagenseller, returned to his
home in Carlisle on Tuesday. :.
A. W. Smith and family are camp
ing at Schoch's Dam. Miss Anna
Barb and her grandmother have
gone to Virginia to visit friends and
relatives in their old home. II.
II. Schoch and family are visiting
friends i'll Alexandria, Va. Forest
Gregory, wife ondc dchildofWilliams-
port are entertained this week by
Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. Gregory. II.
ID. Schnure, son viii, and Lisle
Schoch paid II visit to Washington,
ID. G., and Camp AIgcr last week
-. Kitty Potter entertained a
number of her friends at Il par, v
held at the farm of A. w. Potter,
ESD ON Monday Jennie and
Bessie Wallaccha have gone to Shamo-
kin to visit their uncle.
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A Large Family Group.

The Phillips family, numbering
fourteen with the parents, six boys
and six girls, had Il group photo.
taken on Tuesday at Ulrich's Art
Gallery.
There are few families of this
size, unbroken, AS is this one in this
section. The eldest child is still in
the twenties and the Youngest in its
third year. The group is a beauti.
ful and happy one when all are
gathered together.-7imes.
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Letter from Falls Church.

CAMP ALGER, July -, 1888.
EDITOR IA better spirit pre-
walls among the boys here now than
for Il long time. We are all well,
but in addition to that comes the
news that we are tostart for Porto
Rico within IA week. We are all
tired of this country where there is
no real duty toperform and no glory
to win. This morning we broke
camp and moved three miles north
Of where we were. Watcrat the old
place was very scarce and we had to
walk two miles to take bath.
We would rather have been moved
to Porto Rico at once but this is one
of the fortunes of war.
Last week we received seven
barrels of victuals from Milton.
There were s hams, all kinds of
spreads and many other good things
to eat, such as canned fruit, etc.
The cook reports that at the first
two meals the company disposed
of halfa cheese, dishpan full off
pickles, the samequanity ofsmoked
beef and twenty-seven quart jars of
fruit and jelly but as the hospital is
already overcrowded we have limited
the issue for each meal to five quarts
Of preserves. |
When these provisions are all
used we must get down todry bread
again.
The stores must all be moved
from camp. There are four shows
IN the ground and all are good ones.
When l write again I hope we will
nave definite orders to moved to the
'front.'. Yours Respectfully,
GEORGE CLELAN.
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Special Sale.

"A special sale OF Dress Goods and
Innings at Weis', Saturday, July %.
AS usual we willallow discount
of 20 per cent. on Dress Goods and
Innings purchased for cash ON the
above mentioned day. This sale
will include all our cloths, henriet-
tas, silks, satins, organdies, lawns,
dress ginghams, etc.
1t. s. WEIs, Selinsgrove.
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|
The Town Council passed an or
dinance forbidding the riding of bi
cycles on the sidewalks, making i,
necessary to use Il bell in daytime
and a lantern after dusk. The pro.
vision of forbidding eriding on tn,
sidewalk is a good one when the
roads are in good condition, but the
Supreme Court has decided that nc
fine can be collected for riding on
sidewalks when the streets are i'm
passable for bicycles.
Mr.. Anon Kemphfer who is Il
member of the 10th Pennsylvania
Vols, and who is now at Manila,
while on his way, stopped at Hon
olulu, and while there he wrote an
interesting letter to his uncle, Ira G..
Schoch, and also sent him a copy of
the Hawaiian Gazette, whichis print
ed in red, white and blue in honor
Of the annexation of the island to
the United States, and by the way
the paper isedited by Vim. H. Arm
strong, whose father DIR. Richard
Armstrong was born in McEwens-
vile, Northumberland county, in
1905, and went as missionary to
the island in 1882. Anon says that
they met with a royal reception,
while he was writing in the senate
chamber, which had been thrown
open by the authorities for theaccom-
modation ofthe soldiers, bands were
playing and the dusky natives were
Justify. The letter was
written on senate letter heads. The
writer is well and in the best of
spirits. We wish him a good luck
and safe return to his friends and
native and.-7,ib,ne.