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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17
THE COUPLE HAPPY,
But the Lawyer Insisted ON His
Fee.

Three days ago Minnie f. Robson brought
a suit for divorce in Room 8, Superior
Court against William f. Robson. She
charged that her husband had wrongfully
accused her of unfaithfulness. Yesterday
husband and wife walked into the courtroom
and asked Judge Carter to dismiss the suit.
They appeared to be on the best of terms.
Attorney Wiseman had brought the suit for
Mrs. Robson and the court suggested that
they should see the lawyer before dismissng
the suit. Wiseman could not be found and
the court made an entry of the dismissal.
Later WiSeman turned up at the courthouse
and met the happy pair. A sharp wrangle
took place between the husband and his
wife's attorney as to who should pay the
costs. The woman had given Wiseman SO
with which to pay the cost of filing the suit,
and Robson insisted that the attorney give
up part of this fee. Wiseman sought to re-
tain the money his fee, but finally turned
over 81 of the amount. This left him 81 as
his fee for bringing the suit
PeelIe Case Compromised.
The suit of Margaret T.. Peelle against the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17

CAMDEN, Ark. Dec. 16-George Morgan
and Charles Johnson are dead al Ogewanwa
as a result OF drinking bay rum and jamaica
ginger. Mike O'Connell is expected 10 die
al any time from the same cause The men
have been on spree and were drinking
anything they could get
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17

Representative George w. Steele will leave
Washington to-day and will open headquar-
ters in this city on Monday. He will take
personal charge of his senatorial fight, and
fully believes that he has an excellent
chance of success He expects to be in the
voting ON the last ballot. at any rate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17

CHARLESTON. S. c.. Dec. 16.--Four COM
panies of the Tenth Infantry and l25 re-
crults for the Eighth Infantry arrived here
last night and boarded the steamship Sara
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17
a Gcneroun Chlcagonn.

CHICAGO. Dec. 16.-Mr. f. G. Logan.
well-known Board of Trade man of his city
has given $4,000 70 the Art Institution for
the erection of library building as an adj
dition to the institute
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17

toga to-day for Havana. The steamer will
sail from here at daylight tomorrow morn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17

in the Circuit Court yesterday Recently a
compromise was reached and yesterday the
suit was withdrawn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17

PeeIIe Case Compromised.
The suit of Margaret r. Peelle against the
Provdent Insurance Company was dismissed
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19

where they spend the day going 10 the
roof at night. where they often take
supper rs well as Sleep There is a
spot in that country which they tell us
was the real Garden of Edrn,, and that
the same apple tree is today standing
whence came the forbidden fruit.
But investigation shows that the tree
was planted some 60 years ago by an
English sea captain.
NO city is so free from Europeon life
as Bagdad. The houses of mud have
no windows that open on the street side.
The streets are covered over with date
leaves to protect the traders.
AT this point DR.. Banks had MIR. Pape
and Miss Whitehead appear in the cos
tune of the ancient country, and he
showed number of articles which he
secured while there. He said that the
people of that country always try
beat the stranger following out that
passage of Scripture which says 81 was
a stranger and we took me in.''
The religion of Mahomet is mixed up
with many superstitions. They are not
IIeathen as they believe in the same
God as we do
lie told how every little hamlet
claims to contain the tomb OF some
Biblical character, yet none OF them
could possibly be 5000 years Old
The last part of the address was de-
voted to an interesting story OF the un-
earIhing of buried cities such rs Babylon
and Ninevah. How that in those great
palaces are to be found vast libraries,
city records, colleges, and temples OF
Justice. In closing DR.. Banks showed
Il tablet which he had himself dug from
the buried Temple of Abraham. He
said that the Object in digging up these
buried cities is to show more aud more
that the Bible is true, and that instead
of Greece and Rome being the countries
from which came our arts and letters
they were borrowed from these buried
cities of the East
Not many years ago the learned stu
dents of Germany and France had come
to the conclusion that no such man as
Belshazzar had ever lived except i'll
legend yet Il short time ago one OF the
my Rad of mounds on the Arabian desert
was excavated and beneath the surface
of sand was found the palace OF that
Biblical character just as he left it
thousands of years ago, fitted up with
luxuries far beyond any of those enjoy
ed today, and this is but one of the
many stories of the Bible that have been
proven to be true by the excavation o
those mounds which have been shown
to be the buried ruins of Babyona,
Ninevah and other ancient cities"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19

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The STORY OF AMER
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lila, by Hezekiah Butterworth,
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POETIC FANCIES-Finc
collection of the best poems,
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BEAUTIFUL GAMES OF
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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
BAGDAD - BABYLON -
AND CITIES OF THE
EAST GRAPHICAL
LY DESCRIBED.
DIR. Bonks Gives an Interesting Ac.
count of his Researches in Arabia
at the Congregational Church
Sunday Evening.

Every person who helped to make up
the audience at Congregational church
Sunday evening were favored with one
of the very best addresses that has been
given in this city within the knowledge
of the present generation ut least. The
speaker was Dr. Banks of Boston, who
is consul for Uncle Sam in the city Of
Bagdad, and who for the past ten years
has been engaged in searching amongst
the ruins of the buried cities of The
Eastern country for evidence thatthe
Bible stories and characters are true.
DR.. Banks is one Of six Americans in
addition to the missionaries who have
ever walked the streets of that city. 10
do DR.. Banks justice one would be
obliged to publish the entire address,
but crowded SPACE will not permit,
hence we can give only a faint abstract
of this exhaustive portrayal of that far
away country. The speaker said in
part:
A nation very closely resembles IL
child and Il man. 1t grows to be power
full, then decays and goes into second
childhood. Twice in her history has
Arabia risen from her second child
hood to wage mighty wars against
other countries. In 1872 Arabia met the
combined armies of several European
countries only to be defeated, when if
victory had come to her. France, Germ
any, England, and perhaps this Amer
lean country would today be under her
rule.
"There was a time when Bagdad was
the light of Europe, and had populat-
ion OF three million people. Its streets
were lined with golden palaces, but to-
day Bagdad is a dirty, muddy and filthy
city of one hundred thousand people,
1t was once one of the richest spots on
the globe.
The story is told that at the marriage
of one of the royal family the guests
were given as much gold as they could
carry away, and pieces of paper We're
distributed amongse the guests on which
houses horses and lands were written,
and given to the ones holding the paper.
There are three ways to reach Bagdad
from Constanlinople. BY horse back
and then by boat down the Euphrates
river; by ten days ride on a camel.
The speaker described the crossing of
the sandy desert saying that one might
60 to sleep at night, but in the morning
he might be covered with sand the
third and best route to take is all the
way by boat going through the Suez
Canal. This takes one down the Red
Sea and through the Persian Gulf.
lie gave a graphic description of the
crowd to DO found on one of the steam
ers there. Along this route may be
seen what the natives say is the tomb of
Eve, who, they think, was 90 feet tall.
Here is the hottest place on the globe,
the mark having -ohte-boen known to
reach 1853 degrees in the shade in Aug
ust. To protect one from this heat big
screens are placed in the window and
water thrown on to them. They never
have any ice there. but they make jugs
out of clay, and water placed IN them is
often as cold as ice water, this is caused
by the rapid evaporation
TO keep cool in the hot season, they
have large fans placed in the cellar
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19

presswork, silk cloth binding,
sold for $3.50 regular, our
price 90.
CHILDRENS- BOOK
Shaped juveniles, Nursery
tales. Linen A. B. G. books,
Lothrops books, and others.
Come and see what a little
money will buy.
SCENIC AMERICA.-J. l..
Stoddard. Fine views of best
American Scenery, only Is
cents.
SIIOO FLY. Rocking hor-
ses, a good one for 65 cents.
Toy Watches, Wooden Blocks
A. B. G. Blocks, Monkeys,
etc.
HARMONICAS.-A fine
one for 10 cents. Tree Or
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19

Autograph of the producer on
each one.
What other has these?
What other does Sousa's
Band play for? What other
does Chauncy M. Depew say
this of "The best thing of the
kind I know of to entertain
oneself and friends"
Do not confound this with
instruments using wax cylin-
ders, that are ruined by a
touch. Get the best; Sis and
$25 buys one.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
.Gram-o-phone.
(Zonophone)

The only instrument that
reproduces the tone of the
originals. Better ten times
over than a Banjo, Cornet,
Violin, or Mandolin, for it is
all these and many more as
played by their masters.
=. With one of these you can
hear, in your own home
(whole room full at once) the
finest music by the Greatest
Band "Sousa's " or thi great
est soloists in the world.
FLAT, HARD, indcstruc-
table, Permanent records.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
Fire in Bennington

Bennington, Dec. 1S.-Fire broke
out early this morning in the store OF
p. Malloy 4 Son, opposite the Methodist
caused by throwing lighted
match into box of shaving. There was
q delay in giving the alarm and before
the fire department could respond the
whole block was wrapped in flames.
Three adjoining buildings were also
and very little of the contents
were saved. Seven business places
were DESTROYED and seven families are
homeless as the result and the damage
done Will amount to $45, 900. This is
the third disaster that has struck Ben
nington within three months.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
Counterfeiters Arrested.

Bennington, Dec. 17.-Yesterday af-
tcrnoon Rafello Defalco and wife were
arrested in North Adams, Mass. charged
with passing counterfeit money in this
vicinity. They were arranged at Pitts
field before United States Commission
er f. M. Wood. Both parties claim they
did not know the money was bad.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
ONLY SIX DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS.

What TO buy, where'to buy and when
to buy will be the all absorbing ques-
ton of many people for the next few
days in selecting gifts for their friends.
pointing the way is the mission of our
store news in this advertisement, visit
to the store will do the rest, a regular
encyclopedia of sensible gifts can be
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19

naments large variety. Xmas
Candles, Candle Holders and
Fancy Candy Boxes.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
Books.

100 NEW - Mo CLOTH
NOVELS, best authors, nice
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-18
THE REASON OF 1T.

An Atlanta special to the Baltimore
Sun, in dlating upon the Presidents re-
cent visit to the former city, says that
in the decorations displayed in honor OF
the occasion army and navy heroes had
conspicuous places. But, adds the spe-
cial. the navy seems more popular with
the people than the army. notwithstand-
ing that Atlanta is the headquarters Of a
southern department.. and since the civil
war has been large infantry post.
If not, why not? The average southern
man never associates the navy with the
days of Reconstruction when army Shout
der strapism was behind the efforts Of
the Republican party to put the South
under the heel of the negro. He does not
see in an increase. of the navy. whose
ships would be scattered all over the
world, the same menace TO our institu-
tlons he sees in an increase in the army.
Under present conditions, especially. the
true and natural American idea is ,cpre-
sented in the greater popularity OF TIE
navy. observed by the Suns correspond
ent. The navy does not suggest mill
tarism, either past or future.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-18
SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTION.

Yielding TO the opportunities of the
medical profession of that city, the Ber-
lin municipal authorities have decided to
adopt a system of medical supervision of
the Berlin schools, The school medical
officers will examine children as to their
state of health before they enter a school,
and in cases of bodily or mental abnor-
malities it win be their duty to recon-
mend the adoption Of special instruction.
They will have to look after children who
are absent from school without sufficient
reasons, and advise the headmaster In
cases of infectious diseases. They will
also be required to give notice to the
School Board when they have found the
health Of the children unfavorably affect
ed by the unhygienic conditions Of
school, and to be present at certain
hour at the schools once a fortnight. so
that the masters may obtain their advice
in individual cases. Another provision of
the plan agreed upon is that all the medi-
cal officers to schools shall meet regu-
larly under the presidency of a member of
the School Board to discuss matters rela-
tive to the hygienic conditions of schools,
etc.
This is, In many respects, an amplif-
cation of the system of medical inspection
OF schools in vogue I'm Boston, and which
1t has been demonstrated has been won
derfully effective in stamping out conta-
gious diseases among the Boston little
ones. 1t is also calculated to reach and
remedy the evils resulting from overload
ing and overworking children in the mat
ter of studies
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-18
MKMLEY AND BLUE AND GRAY.

Colonel Thomas A. Sexton, the COM
mandant Of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public has been interviewed on the Presi-
dents jubilee proposition. but he exhibited
much shyness about being quoted.
The idea of having one Decoration-Day
for the Blue and the Gray both seems
acceptable to him, hut he would not COM
NIT himself in favor of congressional APP
propriations to enable the government to
! care for Confederate cemeteries es they
do for National cemeteries. 1t follows,
therefore, that he is not ready to urge
Congress to provide soldiers homes for
Confederate veterans as for Union vete-
rams.
II would seem, too, that his view Is
that the Presidents expressions at At
lanta should not be taken too seriously
by the South, but rather as graceful. but
mmeaning, sentiments That is not what
he said, but what his silence gives color
10.
For our part, we should not violently
object to seeing Congress appropriate a
few hundred thousand dollars per annum
for the support Of the Virginia Soldiers
Home; but certainly we do not expect II.
Nor do we expect the pension rolls of
the government TO be opened to US. Pos
sibN Congress may do some little thing
in the way of caring for Confederate
graves, but IF il goes that far IL will go
no farther. But that will be something
to be thankful for: not that we ourselves
cannot care for these graves, but that
such action would have important bear
ing upon history.
For Congress to put into suitable prac-
teal form the suggestion OF the Presi-
dents would be to. unsay much that the
North has said to the world about our
treason" and our heartless attempt TO
destroy the best government the world
ever saw" 1t. also would be to over
whelm in ridicule the G.. A. RS pet
dogma about "reber flags. In short, the
Presidents proposition, IL adopted by
Congress in any form that shows It's sim
cerity, would be appreciated by U.s. We
should, of course, not construe 1t as an
admission that the South was right; but
1t would be the best possible evidence we
could offer the world that much that has
been said Of us in northern prints and
speeches ought to be discredited alto
gether.
At the present moment, when the cd
ministration has so many important mea-
sures which it wishes to see pass Con-
gress. it is possible to ascribe to the
President Interior motives for the sent-
ments expressed at Atlanta; but we do
not care to look at the matter that way.
We credit him with all sincerity having
long believed him TO be a man of good
impulses.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-18
THE cunIsrrAN SCIENTISTS.

The tragic death OF Harold Frederic
the brilliant novelist and journalist has
furnished food for discussion not only
among his many readers. but also amons
the legal profession. who find many In
teresting points In the case.
1t Will be remembered that this dis
| tinguished writer came to his end some
weeks ago, and<that his demise is charge
| able. at least In part. 10 several ladies
who were votaries of Christian science.
Mr.. Frederic was taken sick. and in
some way came under the ministrations
| OF the Christian Scientists, who. firm in
their religious convictions. refused to
allow him the benefits OF medical assist
ance. Whether his end was caused by
the malady from which he suffered. or
from the well-meaning neglect of those
who nursed him, is a question which will
develop later. But at any rate two ladies
involved in the unfortunate affair were
charged with manslaughter by the Lon
don Coroner's jury who investigated the
affair. And though they have since re-
gained their freedom, the experience is
1t is not our purpose to comment on
the methods of the Christian Scientists.
nor can 1t be stated that they have in any
case proved themselves deliberate law
breakers, but their status is certainly in
teresting from a legal standpoint. or
course, religious liberty is one of the
blessings guaranteed by our Constitution;
but this concession should be taken with
the reservation that ones spiritual opin-
ions and actions must be subordinate TO
the criminal laws Of the country and to
those legislative provisions which aim TO
secure peace. prosperity, and the general
moral welfare Of the land.
The editor of Law Notes, a journal
which appears to give little sympathy 10
the Christian Scientists, compares the
case of Harold Frederic to a question
concerning the polygamous practices OF
the Mormons, which came up come years
ago for decision in the Supreme Court
Of the United States. In that case the
Court held that there was a wide dlstinc-
tion between religion and the "cultus'
or form of worship of particular sect.
The Justices maintained that while the
Constitution allows every man to enter
tain his own notions concerning his Crea-
tor and to exhibit his religious sentiments
IT should be understood that these views
and forms Of worship must not be inju-
rious to the rights of others.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-18

An OmcInI Statement from the Clerk
of the Clerk.
no the editor Of the DIspatch:

| To the Editor OF the Dispatch: y
You will doubtless make mention OF
the unfortunate trouble at Groye-Avenus
| Baptist church, and, no doubt, you wouio
rather have the facts in the case from
an authentic source, and. as clerk OF the
| church, / give them to you:
| On December 11th, after the morning
| services. Or. Hiden announced that the
| following paper (reading his resignation)
| would be presented the next Monday night
| at the regular church meeting. When
| the resignation was presented on Monday
night there was law Of the church in
| force. specifying that no action affecting
the pastoral tie should be taken. except
at a meeting of the members, male ana
female, such a meeting to be called by
regular church meeting, and the same
to be announced from the pulpit TWO
Sunday mornings preceding. The clerk
was also directed to notify each member
of said meeting. After the reading OF the
resignation, the pastor Withdrawing
from the meeting, a motion was made
to refer the paper, In accordance with the
existing law, TO a mass-meeting oil the
church. male ard female Before the
motion was put n brother requested the
then moderator for his ruling as TO
whether the resolution in reference to
the pastoral tie related or affected the
resignation. The moderator ruled that
1t did not and an appeal was made from
his decision. The decision was sustained
by vote of 80 to 80, the moderator cast
ing the deciding vote. The moderator,
by request, withdrew his vote. and the
question as to the Interpretation of the
law was passed by. a motion was then
made to rescind the law in reference to
the pastoral tie, which was adopted. and
this vote brought the resignation before
the meeting for acceptance or rejection.
The acceptance of the resignation was
then moved, and the motion adopted by
recorded vote of 80 to 81. The ladies held
a meeting adopting resolutions protesting
against the action of the church and
sympathizing with the pastor. The paper
adopted by them, with IS out OF 103 ladies'
names attached, was presented to the
adjourned meeting held Friday night, De-
cember 18th, and the communication was
simply received and ordered TO be filed.
AS to any speeches or incidents. it is
not proper TO speak 1t may be we'll to
say that the designations of former pas
tors of this church were referred to
meetings of members OF the church, male
and female. J. II. DICKERSON, Jr.,
December II, 1898. Church Clerk
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-18
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erncd. an of this expansion business APP
pears both wicked and foolish, but all the
same the President and his treaty com
mlssioners have put us in . position from
which we cannot retreat without great
embarrassment. Furthermore. It seems
that our volunteers are TO be held In ser
vices as hostages, as II were. that Con-
gress Will increase the regular army to a
size commensurate with the views Of Al
ger and Corbih.
The ratification OF the treaty OF peace
will be followed by an Irresistible demand
for a larger regular army, a larger navy
and larger list of departmental officials
at Washington. Many new offices will
have to be created. Mean while, the
stamp taxes. which are SO odious and
vexatious, will be continued indefinitely,
for the government must have money, and
all armies are costly-and ours Is the
costllest in the world, per capita.
All this may be the subject Of great
qualification and glorifcation. but we can
not see II that way.