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MOORE MAY BE RELEASED.
Soldier who Attempted to Hug a So
ciety Woman on the street.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 1S.-Prominent cit
liens have interested themselves in behalf
of Moore. the Maine artilleryman, who was
the other day sentenced to pay fine of $500
or serve sixty days on the chain gang by
Judge Norwood for attempting on the
streets to hug the wife of a prominent citi-
zen. A petition to the Governor for pardon
is being circulated, and it is being signed
not only by leading men, but by society
women as WELL Moore was hilariously in
toxicated at the time of his offense. He has
borne an excellent reputation in his COM
mand. His petition will so to the Governor
probably tomorrow, and, considering the
high characters of the signers. it is probable
the pardon will be promptly granted. Moore
for two weeks. The petitioners say they
think his degradation and punishment have
been ample.
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GOOD KING OSCAR ILL.
The Aged, HOnOred Ruler of Sweden
and Norway Confined to Bed.


LONDON, Dec. 19.-The Copenhagen cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says that King
Oscar II of Sweden and Norway has been
suddenly taken i'll. and is now confined to
his bed.
King Oscar, who is the great-grandson of
Napoleon's famous general, Bernadotte,
was born Jan. q, 1929, and succeeded to the
throne on April Is. 1872, on the death of
Charles XIV He married, in June, 1857 the
Princess Sophia of Nassau, daughter of the
late Duke Wilhelm of Nassau. From this
union there are four sons-Gustav, Duke of
Wermland, born in June 1853, now heir APP
parent TO the throne; Oscar, Duke of Got
land porn IN November, 1893, and who mar
Munck, renouncing at the time of his mar
riage all right to succeed to the throne;
rua ir 1851 and Fugene Dixie eot of Mer tp
born in August 1865.
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Did NoT ROE THE COUNTY,.
Ex-Treasurer Fully ExOnerated of
the Charge of Being DegnuIter.

Special Go the Indianapolis Journal
GOSHEN, Ind. Dec. 1S.-Messrs Baker
& Miller. attorneys for f. G. Romaine
treasurer of EIkhart county from 1889 to
1885, against whom a shortage of $3.50 was
reported, were not satisfied with the report
OF former experts and employed Messrs
John w. coons and A. E. johnson, of In
dlanapolis, to make thorough and search
ing examination of the ex-treasurer's ac-
counts. They arrived here during the early
part Of last week and at once began thor
ough examination of the books and ac-
counts. 1t did not take them long to fully
convince the attorneys on both sides, as well
as the Board of Commissioners. that there
was no cause for legal action against Mr..
Romaine, and that instead of this gentle
man owing the county the sum of $780,
was only indebted $137.50, caused by errors
made in the auditors office during his term
Of office. Mr.. Romano, the ex-treasurer,
at once paid the sum of $137.50 into the
county treasury, and thereupon the suit
against him was dismissed by the county
The determination in this manner of this
case gives general satisfaction to the peo-
pie and taxpayers of the county, and ex-
onerates esteemed and honest citizen
from being classed as a defaulter. The
work of the experts was short but convinc-
ing.
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and the Indiana State BARRIERS Association
was held yesterday afternoon at the Spencer
House for the purpose OF discussing the bills
to be presented to the Legislature regarding
BARRIERS. H. w. CAMS, of Marion, was Sc
lected chairman, and c. A. Salmon, of this
city, secretary. Senator Johnson pledged
himself to work for the passage of such a
measure as is proposed The Hon. James
Norris also agreed to support the measure.
Percy .Beleh, of indianapolis, read letter
from DR.. Clarke, secretary of the Indian
apols Board of Health, advocating the pas
sage of the bill as a sanitary measure.
Other speakers were Jacob Fisher. pres-
dent Of the International BARRIERS Union of
America, A. I. Dye and Representative
elect James Morrison.
The bill framed by the Indiana BARRIERS
Protective Association was adopted with the
single amendment that appointees should
serve two years instead of three. The rep
resentatives were instructed to have COM
mittees appointed from each locality to work
for the passage of the bill. Those present
were II. w. CAMS, ]. A. Squires and w. G.
HOrnOld Marion: Percy Balch and F. w.
Glen. indianapolis: II. W. Shaffer. George
Settlemire, d. b. Cox, r. James, Alexan-
dria II. Z. Hendricks. Muncie; II. f. Haw-
kins Elwood J. E. Schawhan, Alexandria;
w. H. Vest, A. I. Dye, Jacob Fisher and
large attendance Of Anderson BARRIERS.
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SHOT A GIRL FROM AMBUSH.
Two Boys Convicted of MansIaughter,
Despite Plea of Insanity.

CHILLICOTHE, o., Dec. S-Two youths,
Elmer and George Butler, aged, respectively,
twenty and thirteen, were to-day found
guilty OF manslaughter, and will serve a
term in the penitentiary for the murder Of
Daisy Browser, a young girl The crime
was a heinous one, and in the trial it was
proved that the girl had been shot down
from ambush for TO cause whatever. The
defense made an attempt to prove that in
sanity ran in the Butler family, but the jury
could not be convinced. The jury rendered
the verdict at 1030 this morning, having
been out since o'clock Saturday night.
Sentence has not vet been passed
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HON. GEORGE w. STEELE.
Amos Cummings's Estimate of the In
diana Representative.


Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. lS.-Representati tive
Amos Cummings's letter in the Washington
Post Of this morning Sunday contains the
following pleasant reference to Representa-
tive Steele, for whom the writer. Mr. Cum
mings, entertains warm regard:
Near Mr. Payne's desk sits a gentleman
VINO VINO may achieve senatorial honors in IN
T ga George w. Steele was a soldier In
quick movement. Like Payne, he has served
fourteen 1 years in the House, and is the
G gee or ms delegation He has not elbowed
ms way 10 the front, nor become conspicu-
GUS IN Wordy assaults upon his political on
ponents. An active participant in discus
Si1o ls ne never attempts to outline himself
IN set speeches, but hugs the point at issue
ana invariably SkirmisheS to some purpose
= t1e Is a hghter; and not poseur. Mr.. Steele
Is also member of the committee on ways
anu anu means, ana one possessing the close
commence of Chairman Dingley While NOT
1uisome friend of the old soldiers, he
stands by them as he stood by his colors
in the war. He has for years been a member
OF the board of managers of the National
home. Last summer, when the effort was
complexion of the board, Steele stood by his
ola comrades without regard to politics. In
deed II was due to his effort that the gal
Iaht old 9dJutant general of the Sixth Corps
Marth II McMahon, was kept upon the
board. where he had performed faithful
service for many years. Steele came from
the ranks OF the people. He is a farmer
boy; has swung scythe and lugged in back
logs. He was educated in the common
schools. read law, and finally landed in the
army serving till the day Of Appomattox.
He was the first Governor of Oklahoma.
Having large commercial interests in Indi-
ana. he Is emincntly fitted to represent her
interests in the Senate. A square and con-
scientious legislator, he does his work with
of his associates. OF course, there are more
brilliant men in Hooserdom than George w
Steele but there are none more uutiring and
energetic and none more capable Endowed
with good judgment he has a quick and
sharp tongue, and is a dangerous antagonist
in political melee. His social qualities are
universally recognized, and no man is more
welcome as a guest. His services to his
party in the House entitle him to favorable
consideration in the coming contest at In
OianapoliS''
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SOUTH IS LOYAL.
fConcInded from Firat Page,

place in your hand this sacred flag Fight
for it; yes, die for it, but never surrender
it to the hands of an enemy That black
sololer, with love OF country anc PRIDE IN
back. colonel; in honor colonel. or report to
God the reason why In one be title, in car
rying that flag of freedom, he v as stricken
down. He fell with the folds of that flag
wrapped about him, bathed in his blood. He
did not bring ii back but God knew the
reason why. He did all he could, all any
man could. He gave his hearts blood for
that flag. At San Juan Hill and at Ell Caney,
but General Wheeler is here great APP
/ can of the splendid heroism of the black
regiments which fought side by side with
the white troops on that historic field. Mr..
speaking of the black man, he said: The
time will come when they will help to keep
the jewel of liberty in the hands Of the hui
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LOCOMOTIVE DESTROYED.
Fireman killed, but the Engineer
MarveIOusIy Escaped Injury.

MarvelOusly Escaped Injury.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
PRINCETON, Ind, Dec. 1S.-The boiler
Of locomotive No. SO, north-bound passen-
ger, on the Evansville & Terre Haute, ex-
ploded last night as the train was pulling
into Kings Station, three miles south of
here. Engineer Archer was blown through
the cab window but received no injuries
Fireman Spindler was found under the rear
passenger coach and died to-day. The pas
senger train left Evansville at Ills o'clock
last night and approached Kings a few
minutes before s. The air was turned on
IN order TO make the stop, and Immediately
the explosion occurred. Both ends of the
boiler were blown out and the mail car at
tached damaged to some extent.
VINCENNES, Ind, Dec. 1S.-Frank
Spindler. the fireman on q locomotive which
exploded at Kings Station, Gibson coun-
ty last night, on the Evansville d Terre
Haute Railroad. and died to-day from his
injuries, was a Nincennes boy and nephew
OF Frank krack, of this city. The engine
employed In bringing the Inflated train to
this city was the one that went down I'm
White river at Decker Station two years
SgO, when the whole train plunged into the
river, many passengers losing their lives.
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sympathy for the Cars Proposals.

LONDON, Dec. 18-The venerable Will
liam Macdonald Sinclair, Archdeacon of
London and canon of st. PauPs Cathedral,
presided at public conference at ST. James
Hall to-day, convened by the heads of the
various religious denominations in favor of
an international demonstration on behalf of
the Cars disarmament proposals. "A tel
egram expressing sympathy with the efforts
the letters read by the chairman from prom
inent people was one sent by Lord George
Hamilton, secretary of state for India, who
wrote advocating IAN Anglo-Russian under
standing, Of which the Cars -rescript ought
to be the foundation" A resolution in ac-
cordance with the objects of the conveners
of the conference was adopted unanimously.
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IN MEMORY OF RUSSIANS.
Monument Unveiled Near StefanO by
the Grand Duke Nicholas.


CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 18-The Rus
sian Grand Duke Nicholas, who arrived here
on Friday on board Russian steamer, I'M
yelled to-day at Galatana, near San Stef-
ano, where, on March 8, 1878, was signed
the treaty of peace that terminated the
Russo Turkish war, a monument to the
Russian soldiers who fell in that conflict.
The unwilling was accompanied with much
ceremony and a military parade, at which
representatives of all the Balkan States
were present. Earlier in the day requiem
was held at the Russian chapel there in
memory of the dead. The Turkish neWspa-
pers are excessively irritated at these cere-
monies, which recall great disasters to the
Turkish arms.
At the reception at the palace yesterday
the grand duke handed the Sultan the Car s
autograph letter and informed his Majesty
that Emperor Nicholas had delegated him
0he grand duke) to draw closer the ties of
friendship binding the two countries. Deco
rations and presents were exchanged.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, ILL.,, Dec. 1S.--Charles Hes
sean, architect and contractor, was found
dead this morning. He was in his night
clothes, all doubled up, at the foot of the
back stairs In the Hesse House, a three
story brick building, which was owned by
him. He has not been seen since Friday
and 1t is thought his death occurred Friday
evening. The Hesse House was unoccupied
in force.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind. Dec. 1S.-Roy Strattan
and Oscar Taur, of this city. and Roy Allen,
of Liberty. will leave tomorrow morning
for Fort Thomas, KY, where they will re-
ceive transportation to Havana, to join the
hundred and- sixty-first Regiment All
have been home on sick furloughs. They
are the only members of the Richmond
company not in Cuba. Edward Wedner has
returned from Fort McHenry, Md, after
several months absence. He has been a
member of Company b, Sixth United States
Heavy Artillery, but has received his dis
charge
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NJ q. CHURCH DEDICATED.
Exercises Conducted by DIR. ID. III.
MOOre-The Debt Wiped Out.

Exercises Conducted by DIR. ID. III.
MOOre-The Debt Wiped Out.
Special TO thesIndianapolis Journal.
WINGATE, Ind, Dec. 1S.-Five hundred
people attended the dedication of the new
Methodist Episcopal Church here to-day.
The exercises will be remembered as one Of
the events in the history of the village. DR..
David II. Moore, editor of the Western
Christian Advocate, OBLIGATED in the serv-
ices. DR.. Moore was at his best. Both his
morning and evening sermons glowed with a
richness of thought and expression that is
peculiar to him. Rev. NJ H Appleby, Of
Hammond. preached an unusually strong
sermon in the afternoon. This is the third
church which Rev. Postill, the pastor in
charge has built in the last five years.
The new church is modern in all it's con-
struction, with an auditorium, annex or
Sunday school, pastors study and Junior
League room 1t is finished throughout with
uuartered oak, heated by furnace, lighted
with acetylene gas, and built at a cost of
$500. of which 81 1853 was to be raised to-
day, but, to the delight of all, the amount
raised was $1,742
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Fourth Victim of the Explosion.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
CONNERSVILLB, Ind. Dec. B.-The
fourth victim of the terrible explosion in
the Parry block, DR.. G. T. McNutt, died at
noon to-day. He was forty-one years of
age, prominent member of Warren
Lodge, No Is. F. and A. NJ. and charter
member and trustee of the B. P. o. E., No.
379. The funeral services will occur Mon
day afternoon at o'clock, under the aus
piceS of the Masonic lodge, and the remains
will be taken to Greenwood Tuesday morn
ing for interment.
Tom O'Neil is still in a precarious condi-
ton, but the attending physicians have
hopes of saving him.
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Rod-MiII workers, New President.

CLEVELAND o., Dec. 1S.-The executive
committee of the Grand Lodge ofhhe Rod
mill Workers Association met here today
and accepted the resignation OF Frank
Pierce as president Edward May, of this
city was elected to the vacancy, and Fred
f. Friedrichs, of New Castle, Pa, was cho-
sen first vice president to succeed May. VINO
was promoted 1t was also decided 10
change the date of the annual meeting from
the second Saturday of January to the third
Saturday of June
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CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Dec 49,
Jonas Miller died last night after a linger-
ing illness from general prostration. He was
siXty-eght years old, was born in Pennsy-
vania and had resided in this city since
1856. He leaves a wife and one son. The
funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Dec. 1S.-Abraham
Case, who was born in this city eighty
was city clerk for two terms about fifty
years ago.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 18.-Lew Albin,
merchant, dropped dead tonight. For years
he was popular Evansville 4 Terre Haute
Railroad conductor.
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Grape Creek murderer Captured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DANVILLE, ILL.,, Dec. 1S.-Washington
Miller, colored, has been arrested at Central
City, KY, for the murder of Stephen Fears,
at Grape Creek, in October, 1896. Fears a
white man, was a sewing machine agent,
and 1t is claimed that he insulted Miller's
wife in her house. After the killing Miller
fed and assumed the name of John john
son. His wife remained here She was tried
as an accessory and acquitted Sheriff Sloan
left this evening for Central City.
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bellies HIS NAME.
kenneth Butcher Fires Four Bullet.

Kenneth Butcher Fires Four Bullets
Into John Pyle, but Fails to Kill.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind. Dec 1S.-A row occurred
Saturday night in the North Main-street
saloon of Edward Robinson, during which
Kenneth Butcher, former private of Com
pany L. Observation-Disclosures fty-eighth In
diana Volunteers, shot four times at John
Pyle, a plate-glass worker. Every shot
took effect but none was fatal. One ball
went through the arm, another through the
neck the third struck the temple and
glanced up under his hat, while the fourth
struck a rib over the heart and dropped
harmless. Butcher is in Jail.
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JASPER, Mo-, Dec. 1S-Three pistol shots
were heard at noon to-day in the house of
William Lowenstein, a wealthy farmer, who
lived three miles from here. When the
house was entered by a son of Lowenstein
and a man employed on the farm, they hav-
ing heard the shooting, they found Lowen-
stein and his wife dying, both having been
shot through the head. The woman's cloth
ing was torn and her hands were bruised
and broken The supposition is that Lowen-
stein killed his wife after a quarrel and
committed suicide
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Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 1S.-The Jury failed
to agree and was released last night in the
case in which Homer Resler, of Cowan sued
w. H. Neff, the Cowan washing machine
manufacturer, for $4,000 damages for the
loss of his right hand while at work in the
factory. The young man was caught on a
circular saw while cleaning out the dustpit
under it.
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LONDON, Dec. 19.-The Rome corre-
spondent of the Times says: II have reason
to believe that the international anti-an-
archist conference, which has been in ses-
sion here for several weeks, has proved a
success. Great secrecy is maintained re-
gardng the proceedings and conclusions, but
the delegates seem satisfied that they have
laid a splendid foundation for a uniform
system of dealing with Anarchists. The
conference declines to recognize anarchist
outrages as political crimes"
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WARSAW, Ind, Dec. 1S.-John Brady, a
travelling man, is under arrest on the
charge of assaulting little George Blue
aged twelve years, this afternoon on Cen
ter lake, because Blue laughed at him. A
crowd of nearly one thousand skaters pur-
sued Brady and threatened to handle him
roughly.
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VENICE, Dec. 1S.-In consequence of a re-
cent report that the Palace of the Doges had
become endangered, owing to the subsistence
of the wallis adjacent to the Bridge of Signs
and the decay of the timbers supporting st.
Marks Library, the government ordered
Sgnor Boito, the eminent architect to ex-
anime and report, with a view to restoring
the palace. Signor Boito and other arch
fleets declare that the stories of danger are
greatly exaggerated
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the government with a large quantity of
telephones. The first order was for the
Signal Service and other departments viii
be furnished in the near future The con-
recently patented by p. A. BarkaIow. of
this place. Since the Kokomo factory
started, two years ago, ii has turned out
more than fifty thousand phones In point
of production Kokomo is the second city in
the United States in the manufacture of
telephones, Chicago standing first.
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Movements of steamers.

NEW YORK, Dec 1S--Arrived: La Bre-
tagne, from Havre; Statendam, from Rot
terdam; Ethiopia, from Glasgow; Menomi-
nee, from London.
HAvRE, Dec 1S.-Arrived: La Gascogne,
from New York
QUEENSTOWN, Dec 1S.-Sailed: Etruria,
for New York
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win Not Adjust a strike.

MARLBORO, Mass, Dec. 1S-The joint
council Of the Boot and Shoe Workers
Union issued a statement to-day, in which
it is stated that in pursuance of the sug-
gestion made at the recent clergymen 5
meeting, a committee of employees of the
shoe manufacturers waited upon the differ
ent firms with view Of adjusting the labor
difficulties, burt the manufacturers declared
that they stood by their original notice.
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LONDON, Dec. 19.-The Rome correspond
ent of the Daily Mail says he learns that
the Duke of Connaught will go to Khartum
as the representative of the Queen to lay
the foundation stone of the Gordon memorial
college to be erected there under the direc-
ton of Lord Kitchener for the instruction
of Sudanese youth.
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c., by the recent riots there, told the story
of the uprising to-day at the First Meth
odist Church. At the close of the meeting
the Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones presented
set of resolutions which were adopted unan-
imously deprecating discrimination in
trade politics or religion on account OF the
color line in the North or South. copy
of the resolutions will be sent TO President
Mckinley
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LONDON, Dec. 19.-According to a dis
patch to the Morning Post from Hankow,
on the Yangtse Kiang, about seven hundred
miles from the sea, French expedition has
been dispatched up the river to Kwei-
Chautik, Kwei-Chau, and one gunboat is
already above Marking. the southern capt.
tar of China, about ninety miles from the
rivers mouth.
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laws upon the only safe and steadfast
basis-gold. 1t is more than satisfactory,
it is extremely gratifying, to known that
from March A. 1899 to March 4, 1901, there
will be a national legislature and an execu-
tive thoroughly in accord regarding the
financial policy of the government, ana
that both will earnestly seek by formal en-
actment, to set up and maintain the golo
standard of monetary value.
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PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 19.-Chancelor
Laughlin, of this archdiocese. to-day re-
ceived a telegram from Papal Delegate Mar
tinelli. at Washington. informing that
papal bull containing the appointment of
Father John w. Shanahan, of Philadelphia,
as bishop of Harrisburg, is on its way TO
this country from Rome.
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Russia,s southern Railway.

LONDON. Dec. 19.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times says the first
train from Merv Russian Turkestan, three
hundred miles southwest of Khiva, arrived
on Friday last at Kusk, in the Jamshidi
province of Afghanistan, the line thus be-
Ing completed to within ninety-five miles
Of Herat.