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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22

lifelong nurse. No man has a right to ask
a woman to share the burden of his ILL
health, and that is what he does when he
asks her to be his wife Ill-health in man
is almost invariably the result of disorders
of the digestive and nutritive organs. If
a mans stomach is right and his liver
right, his blood will be pure and rich, and
his nerves strong and steady. When the
blood is pure and rich a man cannot suf-
fer from i1i-health. DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery is the great digestive
tonic. II is not a mere appetizer, but
scientific aid TO the natural processes of
secretion and excretion. II makes the APP
petite keen and hearty, promotes the flow
of digestive juices, makes the assimilation
perfect, the liver active and the blood pure
and rich. II builds firm, healthy flesh tis-
sues. 1t is the greatest known nerve tonic
and restorative.
Mrs. P. Mortenson of Sanger. Oliver Co., N.
Oak, writes: " DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery is the best cough medicine ever tried
A little over two years ago / afflicted with
a very bad cough and my home physician pre-
scribed Cod Liver Oil and other Kinds Of raedi-
cine. He said might go into quick consump-
ton and might die IN two or three months. His
medicine did not do me any good. l heard of
gan taking It; when had taken II about two
months according 20 directions, my cough
cured, aud since that time we have always kept
your medicine IN the house.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and
invigorate the stomach, liver and bowels.
BY all medicine dealers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22

Special to the indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Dec. 21.-Judge
Buckingham has made ruling in his court
to assist in reforming the divorce evil.
Heretofore in cases of divorce by default
applicants havo appeared, offered testimony
and been granted a divorce without evidence
from the defendant being introduced Judge
buckingham now proposes in cases of de-
fault that the prosecuting attorney shall
defend the suit in the name of the State
AS it is now, the parties to a divorce are
not legally separated until all the costs
have been paid, and several times second
marriages after divorce have had to be re-
peated to avoid trial for bigamy In some
terms of court here about many divorces
have been granted as marriage licenses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
Gas Company Fined for Low Pressure

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Dec 21-
Mayor Elmore, to-day, in the suit against
the natural-gas company for failure to have
sufficient gas pressure, in accordance with
the city ordinance, found the company
guilty on fifteen counts and assessed a fine
of $3.50. The case was appealed to the Cir
it must be willful failure or else the case
should be dismissed but the mayor thought
differently. The franchise ordinance puts a
fine of $50 for every day there is not a suffi-
cialt pressure. The next thing the city will
do is to enter suit under ordinance to
regulate the pressure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
Fault of a bad Sidewalk.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS Ind, Dec. A.-Mrs Edward
Watson will bring a $4,000 damage suit
against the city of Columbus on account of
a fall that killed her baby and injured her
self. Mrs. Watson was walking on the side
walk carrying a baby in her arms when
her toe caught on a raised block of cement
sidewalk and she fell headlong, fracturing
her knee cap and injuring her spine. The
day of conclusion of the brain Mrs. Wat
son may be cripple for life The block of
cement pavement was raised by tree roots
growing underneath it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 2L-Ad-
vices received here from Samoa under date
of Dec Is, say there is serious trouble
in connection with the election of a King.
The supporters of Mataafa have become
warlike, and it is reported that the German
consul is supporting Mataafa in spite of the
agreement arrived at between the consuls
to remain neutral and allow the chief just
ice to decide the question of the succession
The foreign residents fear there will be
an outbreak of tribal war, without the
chief justice pronounces his decision about
the end of the year, and they are anxious
for naval protection.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
DUEL At CHICAGO.
Detective Killed by n MIX Dealer In
n Crowded Street.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-In the midst of
crowds of pedestrians on Kinzie street, close
to the passenger depot of the Northwestern
Railroad. tonight, two men engaged in a
desperate encounter with reviewers. One of
them was killed. and the other probably
owes his life to the fact that his antago-
nist's weapon contained an empty cartridge
Dennis T.. Riley. a detective employed by
the Chicago < Northwestern Railway. is
the victim of the encounter and his slayer
is Joseph a. Mayer, a milk dealer at Pleas
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22

ROME, Dec. H.-The anti-Anarchist con-
ference which has been in session in Palazzo
Corsini for some weeks under the presidency
of Admiral Canevaro. Italian minister of
foreign affairs, closed its sittings to-day.
The delegates appended their signatures to
protocol. 1t is understood that a number
of practical resolutions were adopted, but
the proceedings have not resulted in con-
vention binding the states represented.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
STRANGE AFFLICTION.
Girl who Has Not spoken or Moved
for Five Months.

MILWAUKEE. Wis. Dec. 21-one of the
strangest cases which has ever come to the
notice OF local physicians is that of Miss
Tony Broscheit, who has neither moved nor
spoken for five months. One morning last
July her mother went 10 her room to call
her. The girl was lying on the bed with eyes
wide open, but all that the mother could do
would not rouse her Ever since she has
been IN the same condition, and medical
science Is unable go do anything to relieve
her. She is twentN-three years of age She
never appears TO sleep. but lies all the time
With her eyes wide open.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
Caught the Thieves in a Hurry.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, Dec. 21.-City Attorney
P. l.. Turner received word by telephone
yesterday afternoon that his cottage at
Eagle lake, just across the Michigan line,
had been burglarized. After notifying Dep
uty Sheriff Ferguson, he and his partner,
Capt. o. T. Chamberlain, drove to the cot
tage met the deputy, set out after the burg
lars and captured them with the booty The
prisoners were taken to the Cassopolis Jail
and to-day received sentences on a plea of
guilty. James MCGEE got eight years and
Thomas Johnson six years in the peniten-
tiary. Thomas Carlisle got three years in
the house of correction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22

ST. LOUIS, Dec. A-There are two dozen
cases of grip in the City Hospital and about
one hundred cases in East st. Louis. The
number of reported suspects is daily in
creasing. So general have the cases become
that the physicians of the city agree that
an epidemic of the grip is at hand. No
deaths have been reported so far, and the
disease exists in comparatively mild form.
The physicians believe that the return of
dry cold weather would terminate the an
noying malady.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
Hoosier Disappears in Mexico.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Dec. 21.-Frank
Roster and George Weddle, of New Albany
Division, Order of Railway Conductors. have
gone to Mexico in search of William Shea.
well-known railroad man of this city, who
went to Mexico several weeks ago. Nothing
has been heard from him, and rumors have
reached here that he had met with foul
play. Weddle and Roster were selected to
investigate Shea's disappearance.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Dec. 21.-The
new Jones window glass factory of this
city was placed in operation yesterday
morning The plant is a ten-pot concern,
giving employment to seventy-five men,
This is Hartford City's third window fac
tory and the combined capacity of the three
concerns is greater than any other city in
Indiana and the third largest in the United
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
Male CbiIdren Surer

CINCINNATI, Dec. A.-The grip, which
seems to be prevalent in some Ohio cities
north of here, has made its appearance in
Cincinnati in a very mild form and to a
comparatively limited extent. Adults are
rarely attacked. The disease shows pref
erence for male children. 1t is not attended
by the usual sore throat, and the fever ia
so slight to be barely noticeable 1t
yields readily to simple treatment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
Two Cabinet officers Now Ill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The list of off,
cial invalids has been increased by Secre-
tary Long, who is suffering from a cold
contracted during his visit to the South. He
has been confined to his apartments ever
since his return to the city, and has at
tended to all his official duties there. He
probably will be all right again in a few
days. Secretary Hay remained at home to-
day and is said to be improving.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
A Soldier Mystery.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Dec. H.-The I'M
known man killed at Chillicothe. O., yester-
day proved not to be Fred A. Knapp, a
member of the Observation-Disclosures
Indiana Regiment of this city, as was at
first supposed. Knapp is in Anderson. Ind
and word was received to-day by his
mother that he is alive and well. On the
dead mans body was found card bearing
Knapp's name but Low IL come into his
possession has not been learned here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22

cinl tn fhe Indianannlis rnnrnal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DUBLIN, Ind, Dec. N.-Nathanial Nc
Means. aged eighty-one, a farmer living
near Strawns, village four miles west of
this place, dropped dead to-day while feed
ing his stock. When found he had been
dead about three hours and in his hand he
held a pigeon 1t is supposed he had
reached over to pick it up and in doing so
burst blood vessel He leaves a wife, son
and daughter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
Old Landmark Rnrnea-

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Continental Hall.
an old landmark of Paterson. NJ j., was
destroyed by fire to-day. The building,
which was three stories high was occupied
on the ground floor by storekeepers while
two families lived above. Flames starting
in the basement, gained Roadway so RAPIDLY
that the occupants of the building awak-
ened by the smoke. had narrow escapes from
suffocation and burning. Loss. S75.OO0
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22

LIVERPOOL. Dec. H.-Arrived: Waes-
land from Philadelphia
NAPLES, Dec 21.-Arrived: Augusta Vic
toria. from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 2l.-Arrived: Pa
ris from New York.
ROTTERDAM, Dec. 21.-Arrived: Rotter-
dam from New York.
NEW YORK Dec. A.-Arrived: Teutonic,
from LIVERPOOL.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
Another Accident i'm a Fog.

WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. 2l.-,rwo fast
moving electric cars collided on the Worces-
ter & Suburban road near Leycester this
afternoon In dense fog. John Kerrgan,
aged forty-five. of Cherry Valley, a weaver,
and Walter FL. Holbrook. of LEICESTER, aged
nineteen, newspaper man, were killed, and
a dozen other passengers were more or less
seriously injured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
Win Re Granted More Time.

/ COLON, Colombia, Dec. 21.-Dispatches
received here yesterday from Senior j. M.
Marrouuin, Vice President of Colombia,
now at Bogota, and from Senior Zubeta,
confirm the report that the Colombian Con-
gress will grant the Panama Canal Com
pany such an extension of time under it's
concession as may be necessary to complete
the canal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
The mercedes to BE Raised.

NEW YORK Dec. 2l.-The Merritt &
Chapman Company has made a contract
with the government for the raising of the
Spanish war ship Reina Mercedes. At the
companys office, in this city, the firm de-
clined to discuss the contract further than
to say that one was signed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22

Ala, to-day. by soldiers of the First Missis-
sippi Volunteers who were mustered out at
Columbia, Tenn, yesterday The child was
shot above the left eye and is not expected to
recover. The mother received a painful
wound in the arm above the elbow. The
soldiers were drunk and disorderly, reckless
ly shooting into every house as they passed
in a train.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Dec 21.-After
thirteen hours of speech making, both for
the state and defense, the Musser murder
case was given to the jury tonight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
Suicide Of an Engineer.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. H.-James
Carmen, a prominent locomotive engineer,
formerly in the employ of the Pennsyl-
vania company, committed suicide in the
rooms of the Soldiers Club this morning
He was discharged by the company for leav-
ing his engine at Bucyrus and Permitting
the fireman to run it to the terminal at
Crestline, and has been unable since then
to get employment He leaves a wife and
one son.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
Less Screre tLnn Enrmerlx.

COLUMBUS, o., Dec 21.-An epidemic of
grip has struck Columbus, and it is esti-
mated that there are several thousand cases.
Local physicians all report the malady prev
severe a form as the epidemic of 1891. Pub
lie institutions are severely afflicted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22

SANDSTONE Mimi, Dec. Hs-On the st.
Paul a Duluth Railroad near here to-day a
train rounding curve ran into a handcar
'on which was Section Foreman Larson a
section hand named Smith and Agent
Riese. OF Partridge. The three men were
hurled from the track Larson and Smith
We're killed and Agent REESE is seriously in
jured.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, Dec 21.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Thomas, colored, died to-day, aged
ninety-f1ve. She was the oldest native of
Vincennes, having been born Dec. %, 1903.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22

Special to the Indianapolis Jouina
GOSHEN, Ind, Dec 21.-To-night's cleo
ton of E. G. Chamberlain as secretary to a
local blue lodge of Masons makes him the
holder of the record for having served long
er In one position in the same lodge than
any one else in the country, this being his
fifty-third year as secretary of Goshen
Lodge.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
Austrian Miner KiIIs His wife.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ROCKVILLE, Ind, Dec. H-Joe Mehook
an Austrian miner, aged thirty-three, shot
his wife through the heart last night. With
his nephew. John Mehook. he went home in
toxicated from Coxville and quarreled with
his wife, shooting her and then making his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22

LONDON, Dec. 22.-The Rome correspond
ent of the Daily Chronicle says: I'm re-
spouse to another appeal from the Queen
Regent of Spain, the Pope has confidentially
written to Don Carlos, asking him to stop
the Carlist agitation"
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escape. Mrs. Mehook was thirty years old
and had three children, the youngest being
two months Old John Mehook who saw
the shooting, refused to talk. and the sheriff
brought him to the Rockville jail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
Moman and Roy shot by soldiers.

MERIDIAN Miss, Dec. 21--Lucy Thomas
and four-year-oId boy were shot at Eutaw,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22

Oliver Wendell
Holmes says that If
a man truly loved a
woman he would
not marry her unless
he was absolutely
positive that he was
the very best man
hin all the world that
I she could marry.
According to this a
man would have TO
be very conceited in
deed or remain a
bachelor.
This is going a lit
tie bit to extremes,
but in sober fact, no
man should marry
a woman so long as
he is the victim of
ill-healtt. No man
has a right to ask a
woman not only to
he HE wife ht1f a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
10 CURE 4 COLD N ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromp-Q uinine Tablets All drug
fists refund the money II Il falls to cure. &c.
The genuine has L. =. =. on each tablet.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-01

kind and nature Of Spanish pacific
expenditures" in the Philippines, and
some time may be taken up on that
natter ss
The Spanish commissioners listened
attentively, though not without some
evidences of fmpatience and surprise
at the financial suggestions in the
American presentment, and finally ask
ed until Friday to consult the Madrid
government and make reply Adjourn
ment was then taken to that day.
After the, conference was dissolved
the Spanish commissioners. expressed
the opinion that the American demands
would create in Spain, as they had
upon her commissioners, an exceeding
ly grave impression. Were the Span
ish commissioners pushed to a final
determination tonight they would re,
ject the American demands, but the
changing tone of the Spanish press re-
Gently urges the consummation of a
treaty Of peace, however rigorous, the
argument being that, although Span.
iards bow to the American demands,
the commissioners do not acknowledge
the justice or admit the legality OF
them. Tonight the Spanish commits
! sioners feel that the United States, ia
all intents and purpose, has not offered
any financial inducement to Spain ia
cede by treaty any part of the Philip,
pine islands.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-01
JACOB K. MERTz DROPS DEAD
PROMINENT MINNESOTA G. A. r..
MAN
Some Friends at the Brunswick
Hotel, Minneapolis.

Jacob K. Mertz, for many years act
ing hdjutant general of the Minnesota
department of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and prominent factor in
Minneapolis and state politics. fell dead
about 1880 this morning in the Bruns-
wick hotel in Minneapolis.
Heart failure is the supposed cause.
Mr.. Mertz has always been "a. strong
Republican adherent, and was taking
an active part in the present campaign
in behalf Of William Henry Eustis'
candidacy for governor, as he was in
terested in preventing the detection
of the old soldiers from the Eustis
standard.
He had been working early and late
to this end, and his heart seems to
have been unable to stand the contin-
ued strain
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-01
BoURBONS ARE DOOMED.
PoIavieta Says Weyier, Should BE
Shot and WcyIer Retorts In Kind.

PoIavieta Says Weyier, Should BE
Shot and WeyIer Retorts In Kind.
MADRID, Oct. 31.-The affairs of tie
dynasty are going from bad to worse.
From talking of its fall as a remote
possibility people have come to specu-
late as to when the Bourbons will
cease to reign. Senior CASTELAR, says
that not only is the fall of the
monarchy inevitable, but that it is not
far eff Senior Carvajal, a former
minister, says he is convinced that the
end of monarchical regime may. be ex-
pected before Christmas. Gen. Marti-
nez Campos, who has served In the
cabinet during a previous premiership
Of Senior Sagasta, is hopeful against
hope. Yet so convinced doe,s he seem
to be that the Bourbons' hour is near
to striking that he offers his sword Tor
the preservation of the dynasty.
Gen. Polavieja, to whom the queen
regent looks to assume control If the
monarchy outlives the present minis -hy
believes that 1t will be nece ssary to
shoot Weyler to save the throne. Wey-
Ter, for his part, promises his friends
that he will not stop with shooting
Polavieja-a first and indispensable
measure-but will see to the execution
OF Gen. Campos, Senor Sagasta and
perhaps President Mckinley as well.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-01

pounds. There is no telling where the
deal would have gone had the people
running it pushed it to extremes. They
demonstrated their absolute control Of
the situation
1t was the elimination of a de6 by a
syndicate of what are known rs the
English packers with number of
concerns associated with them, said to
have been against John Cudahy and p.
D. Armour. though their representatives
deny it, and had been under way for
something like two months. Just who
constitute the synd!tnte- is not yet pub
lie property, but 1t includes Swift &
Co. the Chicago packing company; the
Continental Packing company, the In
ternational Packing company, and
probably the several commission con-
Germs which are made up of the people
largely interested in the packing COM
tnMes named. Up to Saturday night
all Of the members Of the syndicate
had ribs to sell for October delivery at
$3.50. This morning there were prac-
ucally no offerings, and on the buying
of not to exceed $50, 900 pounds by I,o-
gan, Lamson and other commission con-
Germs, the price Nns put up from a
nominal opening at $5.S71a to about
$6.62A. A. H. Farnum, toward the nt-
ter part of the session, was credited
with buying 100000 pounds at $6.75, and
a few minutes later it was practically
confirmed that private settlement
had been made on 2,050,O00 pounds at
$o.15. Mellon, who acted for the peo-
pie running the deal, confirmed ~pri-
Vate settlement on this quantity. but
refused to say with whom the settle
ment had been made. 1t was generally
understood that Mr. Farnum had some
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ce me and it was ratified at the polls
how gratified I would be. (Tears.) 1
looked abroad upon this great state and
saw how grandly it is progressing
Ctears), and I said it would be a pleas
art thing to lay the foundation stone
of the future greatness of the state.
AS TO THE ISLANDERS.
"Then came the ISLANDERS. First they
said I hated the old soldiers. 1 didn't
know 1t. more tears.) When I visited
the camp at Ramsey it recalled scenes
I witnessed when I was a boy, and my
brothers went to the war. My heart
warns to the old soldiers as a girls
tears and a handkerchief) Why do I
hate the old soldiers? Because Van
SAINT was my opponent, they say. 1t
is not true.
''Then they said I hated the Swedes.
But my opponent is a. Swede. If he
was an Irishman, then 1t would be
slid that hated the Irish Men who
Swede hater. have a stenographer,
and when 1T was first reported that I
was a Swede hater I turned to her and
asked her nationality.
HE DID NOT HATE HER.
4 am q Swede,' she said.
"'And do I hate you?' 1 asked her.
And she said she hoped not.
"The thing is so cruel 1 cannot
hate. 1 have been taught to love ev-