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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-30
EN- ROUTE TO HAVRE.
''Mr. Deacon" and His Family Aboard
the Steamer La Champagne.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.--On the passenger
list OF the French line steamer La Cham
payne, which sailed to-day for Havre, were
the names of Mrs. Baldwin, two children
and two maids. Further down in the list
vas the name Mr.. Deacon" Although it
is impossible to obtain the actual facts in
the case, it is believed that Mr.. Deacon"
is none other than Edward Parker Deacon,
and that the Mrs. Baldwin is his former
wife, who has been living under that name
short time ago it was rumored that the
Deacons had become reconciled. Deacon
shot and killed NJ. Abeille, in France sew
eral years ago. and the case became a cause
celebre throughout the world. The steam
ship officers say that the man Deacon in
their list is w. II. Deacon, and not Edward
Parker Deacon.
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TORONTO, Ont, Jan. 29.-The twenty
round fight tonight between Jack NBen-
nett, of McKeesport Pa. and Mike Leon
ard, of New York, held in the Auditorium
under the auspices of the Crescent Athletic
Club. ended in draw. Until the tenth
round Bennett had it pretty much his own
way, forcing the fighting. He was quicker
on his feet, and showed more science. Leon
ard made several attempts to uppercut him,
but was cleverly stopped. Leonard showed
a strong disposition to hit in clinches. and
was several times warned by the referee.
He fell frequently, and several times after
delivering a blow. After the tenth round
Leonard who was then showing signs of
Disagreement, began to force the fighting,
and seemed fresher than Bennett The
doing most of the fighting, and landing
heavily several times The last two rounds
We're fairly lively. Bennett scored most,
and put in some good work.
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ANNUAL ASSAY COMMISSION.
Names of Those Who Will Examine
Coins at the Philadelphia Mint.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The President
has designated the following-named gentle
men as members of the annual Assay Com
mission. which meets at the mint at Phlia-
delphia, Feb. 8, to test and examine the
weight and fneness of the coins reserved
by the minis for the annual trial during
the calendar year 1897: J. c. Burrows.
finance committee, United States Senate;
Charles w. Stone, chairman committee on
coinage, weights and measures, House OF
Representatives; Edward l.. Brewster OF
Chicago; Prof. Henry S. Pritchett, super
intendent coast and geodetic survey, Wash
ington; DIR. John K. Rees, Columbian Uni.
versity, New York; Joseph Wharton, of
Philadelphia; G. Stuart Patterson, of Phila-
delphia; Loverett Mears Williams College.
Williamstown, Mass; Charles +. Cooper, OF
Oil City, Pa; Oliver c. Bosbyshell, of Phil
adelphia; John Marshall, University Of
Pennsylvania; Cabell Whitehead assayer,
Bureau of Mint, Washington; Myron T.
Herrick of Cleveland, o. In addition 10
the gentlemen designated by the President,
the judge of the District Court of the East
ern district of Pennsylvania, the controller
of the currency and the assayer of the
United States assay office at New York are
ex officio members of the commission.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-30

Contributions Pouring i'm on the
Striking Operatives of New Bedford.


Striking Operatives of New Bedford.
NEW BERFORD, Mass, Jan. 29-To-
night ended the second week in the big cot
ton mill strike in New Bedford and the sit
uation remains practically as if the strike
had just begun. No indications are seen that
either side will give in right away. The
manufacturers are as silent as the grave on
any plans they have in contemplation, but
the striking operatives are busy people.
Encouragement is being offered to the strik-
ers, and it is the best conducted fight
against capital that labor has ever put up
in this city, with every prospect of being
successful. Funds have been pouring into
the Golfers of the local unions, contributions
in many cases coming unsolicited. The Spin
ners' Union to-day paid out nearly $500 in
strike benefits to it's members forced
in ideness by the strike. and this
money will find its way into the
storekeeper's money drawer by the
first of the week. The feeling of depression
that has been felt at both ends of the city
for the past two weeks is gradually disap-
pearing. Even the nonunion strikers, who
generally have to depend on charity to
certain extent, will this time be looked
after. These nonunion operatives can eX-
pect to have some money by Tuesday morn
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balahce, $241, 1874, 919;
gold reserve. 1854 COS ATS.
Messrs. William and John Weirbacher, of
Boonville, Ind, are in Washington, the
guests of Representative Hemenway.
William Heffron of Indiana, has been pro-
NOTED from $500 to $720 per annum, in the
office of auditor of the Postoffice Depart
ment.
To-days report from Secretary Ayers
residence was to the effect that there was
no perceptible change in the condition OF
the patient
The representatives here of the -four in
terests have been informed that a subcom-
mittee of the ways and means committee of
the House will be appointed to consider the
pending pure flour bill.
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widow Denied a Pension.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Among the pen
sion decisions rendered to-day by Assistant
Secretary of the Interior Davis, was a case
of considerable Importance, affecting the
right of pensions of widows under the act
OF June 70 1881. Inc claim Is lnaI OF d-ue di
geant. Company A. Rhode Island Volun-
teer Infantry. In his decision the assistant
secretary points out that the woman owns
real and personal property worth about
$780, and says it is manifest that she is not
without other means OF support than her
to obtain pension under the act of june 1850.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-30

oria, ILL.,; Marquette, Mich. and Admission,
Ala. A Marinette (Wis.) man offered to
donate site free if the government would
build 100000 dock into the lake Offers
came from one man in Hampton. Va. to
sell some land and machinery for about
100000, and from a Philadelphia man to
supply some land and a testing machine for
A,100.0C0 Some Of the big Western tool
concerns came forward with offers TO sup
ply machinery needed for the plant. In this
pany. of Alliance. o.. and the Niles tool
works. of Hamilton, o.; Bennett, Miles &
Co, and Deiterich e. Harvey, of Maryland.
A Marion Qnd.) corporation offered to do
nate forty acres of land and fifty wells of
natural gas.
1t will take some time to schedule all
these bids, but as soon as all these can be
arranged they will be sent to Congress by
Secretary Long for the information of that
body IN case it desires to embark the gov
eminent in the Manufacture Of armor.
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FREE TO MILLIONS
A Valuable Little Book sent Free for
the Asking.

Medical books are not always interesting
reading, especially to people enjoying good
health. but as matter of fact scarcely one
person in ten is perfectly healthy, and even
with such, sooner or later. sickness must
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1t is also a well-established truth that
ninatenths of all diseases originate with a
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Stomach weakness shows itself in a score
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100000 DISABILITY Certificates.

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a statement pre-
pared at the Pension Office by Chief Clerk
Bailey shows that there are now on tlle
over 80, 900 duplicate certificates of discharge
for disability from service on the part of
soldiers who served during and since the
war of the rebellion. In all cases in which
a claim is filed the certificate of disability
is called for by the adjudicating division
before taking final action in the case, ana
these certificates indicate that there has
been and still is a very large percentage OF
old soldiers who have never made applica-
ton for pension. This, it is explained, may
he due to death on the part of the soldier
who would have had title and failure on
the part of the relatives to apply fol-, claim,
if such relatives survived, or that the sol
der recovered from the disability which
existed in the service and never made claim
for the same.
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ALLEGED CONFESSION.
Engineer Kennedy Is Said to Have
Told About an Intended ..HOld-Up."

KANSAS CITY. No., Jan. 29.-The Jour
nal tomorrow will print a remarkable in
terview with John F. Kennedy, the alleged
train robber, who was found in the street ON
Friday night in an unconscious condition,
wearing false whiskers and having in his
possession a mask, red lantern and all
the other accoutrements for train rob-
berry The Journal states that in an inter-
view with one of its reporters Kennedy
freely admitted that he and his associates
had planned to hold up and rob the Union
Pacific westbound overland train, and that
they had been gwen a tip that the train
would carry over $50 900 in treasure. The
point selected, according to this story was
about six miles out of the city, on the Kan
sas side of the line, near Muncie station,
which was the scene of one of Jesse Jamess
earlier hold-upS. .
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Mail Deliveries VIII Not Be Cut.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The proposed
cut in mail deliveries in the large cities of
the East, which was to become operative
on Feb. l, in order to avert a
deficiency in the postal appropria-
ton, will not become operative at
that time. 1t has been decided that the
best interests of the service require that
the proposed reduction be held in allegiance
for time. at least. This delay will give
an opportunity for the House OF Repre-
sentatives to take up the question of the
deficiency appropriation asked for by Post
master General Gary. The hope of the
officials is that the money may be granted
in order that there may be no necessity to
make any reduction in the number of de-
liveries. The department has suspended the
order issued to postmasters some time ago
to reduce their force to the extent that
extra allowances had been made since the
first of the fiscal year. There We're loud
protests against this order, and congress
sional assistance being regarded as proba-
Bile. the officials yielded to the popular de-
mand against any reduction in mail IA
cilitieS,
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Suicide Identified.

CHICAGO, Jan. ga man who commit.
ted suicide Friday afternoon on the Ran.
dolph-street viaduct has been identified
a. Virgins of Cincinnati formerly OF
Chattanooga. Tenn. kilograms were re-
ceived in Chicago tonight from Chatta.
nooga saying there was no doubt of the
identity.
Virgins went to Chattanooga from Gin
cinnati in 1890 as Southern passenger agent
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Rail.
road. Two years ago he returned to Gin
cinnau and embarked in the grocery bust
ness. The venture proved disastrous, ano
the loss of his money and sought relief in
death
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Mr and Mrs. MCKINNEY Entertained.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The President
and Mrs Mckinley were entertained at din
ner tonight by Postmaster General and
Mrs. Gary Mrs. Gary received in gown
of white broeade satin trimmed in sable and
lace. Secretary and Mrs. Sherman were de-
tanned at previous engagement. The
guests 10 meet the President and Mrs Me-
Kinley were Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs Gage. Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Long, Secretary of the Interior and Miss
Wilson. ex-Attorney General and Mrs. Nc
Kenna Senator Allison. Senator and Mrs.
Burrows. Miss Lacy Page, of New York, a
guest of Mrs Gage. Mr.. f. s. Gary, of Bal
timore, and Miss Gary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-30
THE PLOT AGAINST HANNA.
c. &. shayne Nails One of the False
hoods of the ConspiratOrs.

NEW YORK, Jan. &C. G. Shayne de-
MED to-day that he was interested in Sen
ator Hannas recent election in Ohio any
more than any other Republican. He de-
clared that he only knew General Boyce as
a customer. Representative Otis testified
yesterday before the Ohio senatorial inves-
tigating committee that H. H. Boyce had
given 81, $50 for vote for Senator Hanna,
and that General Boyce had represented
himself as a friend of c. c. Shayne. Ac-
cording to Representative Otis, General
BOyce also said that Mr.. Shayne was about
Kinley relative to the situation in Ohio Mr.
Shayne said to-day that he had never held
a conference with the President in regard
to the situation in Ohio and that no such
conference was ever CONTEMPLATED.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-Secretary Long
to-day ordered the trial by eourt-martiaI Of
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STUDENTS SUSPENDED.
They Abducted Three Young WOmeI
and Crippled One.

IOWA CITY, Ia, Jan. 29.-Twenty-three
members of the sophomore class were to-
day suspended from the State University
for the part they took in preventing the an
nual freshman banquet, held two weeks
ago.
On the night appointed for the banquet
number of freshmen, including three
young ladies, were abducted forcibly, put
into carriages and driven away into the
country. While the ladies were being forced
into the carriage, one of them had the ten
dons of her knee loosened in the struggle,
and she will be a cripple for life Among
those let out is the crack ball player. The
college and athletic circles are deeply
stirred up over the matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-30
Ere. Homestead Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-The free home
stead bill, giving over 2O,OOO,OOO acres OF pup
lie land as free homes for settlers, was or
dered favorably reported to the House yes
terday by the public lands committee The
vote was 16 to ?. The item extending the
provisions of the bill to military reservations
which have been opened TO settlement was
stricken out while the item including lands
which the government sells for the Indians,
collects the purchase price and pays the
money over to the Indians, was retained.
Chairman Lacey. of the committee, opposed
both of these important items, and will
make minority report based on the Indian
trust land feature and commenting on the
other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-30

To those by whose favor / am enabled to
make the following statement l wish to ex-
press my sincere appreciation: During the
month of January. closing tomorrow al
though the business has been done at less
cost to my patrons, l have done more than
double the business of last January 1897
and nearly double that of January previous
QS96)
This in at least some measure verifies a
statement IN . recent editorial IN the News
that There are not more than two score
persons opposing Mr.. Whitsett and 100000 in
this community friendly or indifferent"
CHARLES r.. WHITSETT.
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A "wORLD BEATERv BEATEN.
Bob Armstrong Knocked Out by
Frank Childs in Second Round.

OnlluS In second Round.
CHICAGO. Jan. 29.-Bob Armstrong, the
cOlored heavyweight, who has been herald
ed by Parson Davies as a world-beater,
was completely smothered and knocked out
tonight by Frank Chlds a colored pugilist
of this city. The affair was a special bout
in the regular bi-weekly boxing contests in
the gymnasium of the Chicago Athletic
Club. Both men We're over the heavy
weight limit. In the6first round but little
was done by eitherkhan, Childs evidently
being a trife afraid of Armstrong who
was more than head taller and consider
ably heavier. Toward the close of the
round, however, Childs, seeing that Arm
strong was not landing, recovered con-
tidence and sailed in. In almost no time
after the real fighting began Childs sent
a hot right to Armstrong's head. which
sent him to his knees with his head and
shoulders through the ropes. He was up
in two seconds, however, and held his own
to the end of the round.
In the second round Childs went in for
business. He landed almost at will upon
Armstrong, hitting him in the face, on the
best he could but was not in it at any
stage. After the round had lasted one min
ute and d half Childs landed his right
square ON the jaw and Armstrong went
down in a heap. He was down nine sec
onds. and when he rose ChildS tapped him
lightly and Armstrong went down fiat on
his face. He staggered up again, wobbled
across the ring and sat down helplessly
in a corner He was utterly unable to
fight and Referee George Siler awarded the
fight to Childs.
After the decision was given Armstrong
went tottering around the ring and wound
up in Child's corner. Childs took him in
his arms and let him gently down to the
floor, where he remained. He was unable
to leave the ring for several minutes.
In the other contests of the evening
George Kerwin, of Chicago, in the 49,
pound class, knocked out McHale, of Den
yer, in one minute. Richie, of ST. Louis
defeated Dwyer, of Chicago, in the pre-
liminaries of the 115-pound class and Forbes,
of Chicago, in the finals. shorty Ahearn
and Jim Dewar, two local men, fought a
six-round draw at 145 pounds
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No Strike at Lnwrence.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Jan. 12.-There will
be no strike in this city at present, this de-
cision having been practically reached by
the mule spinners union to-day. Although
no definite action was taken the spinners
are nearly unanimous in their deteTmina-
ton to follow the programme of the ma
tional union, which is to the effect that all
efforts shall be centered on New Bedford.
The committee appointed to wait on the ma
tional organization and obtain its sanction
to strike reported that their efforts had
been in vain. The national union held that
a victory for New Bedford meant d victory
for all textile workers.
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A Forged Marriage certi,,cate.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 29-The Probate
Court to-day decided the famous Waters
Mintzer will contest. deciding in favor of
ficata presented by Joseph Waters to be a
forgery. Mrs. Anna Mintzer died over
S120.0OO Last September Joseph Waters
sought to secure the estate as husband of
the deceased. presenting marriage certfi-
cate dated six years back and signed by
persons who are now either dead or in the
insane asylum.
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METHODlCAL THIEF.
JeweIry Clerk Kept a Set of Books
Showing Amount of His Stealings.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 29.-Developments in the
case of Fred Urfer, under arrest for rob
bling the j. Bolland Jewelry Company, by
which he was employed a clerk, show
that he stole goods aggregating $4,000 in
value Urfer kept "a complete set of books.
in which his stealngs were carefully en-
tered together with their disposition There
were perhaps $50 to 200 names in this book
of persons to whom the stolen jewelry had
been sold. These people have been notified
and much of the Bolland property is re-
turned from day to day.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Hon. Carroll d.
Wright, United States commissioner of Ia
Dor, is in receipt of a cablegram ANNOUNCE
ing his election as a member of the Insti-
tute of France. He has also been informed
Der of the Imperial Academy of Science of
Russia, the highest scientific distinction
that can be awarded in that country.
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PHILADELPHIA. Jan 29-The copper,
brass and iron works and engine and ma
chine constructing establishment of George
F. OFT Nos. POI to 2l3 Buttonwood street,
was destroyed by fire tonight. The loss is
estimated at $4,000 $4,000 on contents
and $25 900 on buildings. The loss is covered
by insurance. TWO firemen were badly
burned
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Fire damaged the
paper factory of S. Frere a. Son, at Will
liamsberg tonight, to the extent of $4,000
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Dangerous Shallow Spot.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-The only word
that reached the Navy Department to-day
from the North Atlantic squadron was a
telegram from Admiral Sicard at Dry TOR
tugas, announcing that the Iowa yesterday
discovered a unknown shallow spot near the
harbor of Tortugas, that threatened to in
terfere with the drills of the squadron UNI
less marked. Therefore, he asked for d suit
ably colored buoy.
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THREATENING WEATHER.
1t May Snow To-day i'm Northern In
diana-Warmer This Afternoon.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Forecast for the
twenty-four hours ending Sunday at
p. m:
For Ohio-Threatening weather; warmer
ard snow or rain Sunday night. light east
to southeast winds.
For Indiana and Illnois-Threatening
weather, with probably snow in northern
portions Sunday afternoon; warmer Sunday
afternoon; east to southeast winds.
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Civil Engineer A. @. Menocal. on charges of
culpable inefficiency in the performance of
duty growing out of the faulty work on the
New York dry dock executed while the
officer was the chief inspector The court
has not yet been selected. but it will meet
al the New York navy yard March next
by which date Mr.. Menocal will have re-
turned to the United States from Nicaragua
and have had time to prepare his defense
Whether or not other officers persons
will be tried will depend upon the disclose
ures in the court-martial
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Father Gessner Disappears.

NEW YORK. Jan. 29.-Father Gessner,
pastor of st. Patrick's Church, Elizabeth,
n. j.. is missing. His congregation is CON
sidered one of the most fashionable in the
city. Tomorrow was the day set for the
celebration of the twenty-ffth anniversary
of Father GeSsnerS paStorate and an elab-
81 500 in gold was TO be given the priest to-
morrow. He is considered very eccentric,
TO not wishing to be present at the cele-
bratiOn.