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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06
ANOTHER HOPE BLASTED.
Durrant's Appeal Denied by the
United States District Court.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.--In the United
States Circuit Court to-day Judges Morrow
and De Haven rendered their decisions in
the Durrant case submitted to them en- banc
yesterday. They denied the application for
a writ of habeas corpus and also refused
TO grant Durrant's attorney leave to appeal
from this decision. Strong pressure is now
being exerted to induce Governor Budd to
either commute Durrant's S sentence or grant
reprieve. Chief Judge Beatty of the
state Supreme Court, who dissented from
the decisions of his colleagues against Dur
rant, visited the Governor but the result
of the conference is not known.
Although the attorneys for Durrant were
considerably disconnected by the denial of
their application this morning, they have yet
two more moves. by means OF which they
hope to prevent the execution of their client
on Friday next. These are the appeal to
the Governor for a reprieve and I'M applica-
tion to the Supreme Court of the United
States for an appeal from the Circuit Court
decision denying the petition for q writ of
habeas corpus. Attorney l.. Il. Boardman,
who left here on Saturday last, is expected
ably make the latter application tomorrow
morning. While little reliance is being
placed upon the Governor, strong pressure
is being brought to bear upon him on behalf
of the condemned murderer, and no stone ID
being left unturned i'll the effort % gain
executive clemency. Meantime, Warden
Hale has already completed all his arrange
ments for the carrying out of the sentence.
and so little faith have Durrants parents
in the efforts to save their son that they
have requested Rev. William RadOr to
mount the scaffcld with the condemned
man. They also attempted TO make ar
rangements for the funeral OF their son after
the execution, but learned to their dismay
that there was a decided objection on the
part OF the cemetery officials OF this city
to permitting Durrant's body to be inferred,
on account of the publicity which his case
has been given.
Scientific men who are interested in the
pathological features of Durrant's case are
grievously disappointed at the prospect that
no autopsy will be allowed on the remains
DR.. John w Robertson, the celebrated
chemist, has received a commission from the
American Journal of Insanity to prepare an
elaborate treatise on the case. He is firmly
impressed with the extraordinary character
of Durrant as a study in psychopathy. and
regrets that a post mortem examination of
the head of the condemned cannot be made
The fact that Durrant. having been we'll
advanced as u medical student, should have
made positive request that no examination
be made of his face or head after death is
commented on as significant 1t seems that
no measurements OF Durrant's head have
been made.
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NEW loRA ASSEMBLY.
Governor Blacks Message-Effccts of
the Raines Excise Law.

ALBANY N. ", Jan. 5.-The Legislature
met and organized to-day. The Senate, with
a membership of fifty, has a Republican ma
jority of twenty; the Assembly, with $50
names on the roll, is Republican by eight
In both houses the Republican caucus nom
inees We're elected without unusual incident.
The speaker of the Assembly is j. NJ f..
O'Grady, who presided during the session
of 1897.
In his message Governor Black said that
the state tax for the present year is $2.67
on $1,000 This rate produces the sum of
$12 033, ,6S1.S0. OF this amount more than
50 0000 900 are paid to run the public schools
and for the care of the insane. The re-
ceipts from license to sell liquor and the
tax on inheritance, etc., We're $S,245,l12.S7, an
excess over last year of 1914 944.2. The eX-
penditures for asylums, hospitals reforma-
tories. etc, We're 81 1862, ,590S5. The total
funded debt of the State on Sept. 80 was
s., ,765 $50. During the year just passed the
revenue from the liquor tax increased more
than $43S 000 Less than two-thirds of the
work Of deepening the canal had been pro-
vided for in the $9,OOO,0O0 voted for by the
people If a further sum be expended for
the continuance of the work it also should
first, receive the the % peoples sanction. One
from the operation of the excise law was
paid the State, and the other two-thirds
was divided among the different localities:
quadrupled and the number of licenses de-
creased almost one-sixth and, notwith-
standing the increase in population, the
cases of drunkenness fell off to a marked
degree. If amendments were proposed
which would improve the present act the
government would favor their adoption.
The Governor recommends that q COM
mission be created to examine into the COM
merce of New York. the cause of its decline,
the means of its revival, and to report con-
clusions Governor Black promises to rec
ommend such practical plan as meets the
approval of military men, whereby the Ma
tional Guard might be further removed
from political control. In connection with
the labor problem the Governor made three
suggestions First, that immigration be
checked: second that a fair rate of wages
be paid laborers; third, that in opposing
strikes by armed men, some method should
be adopted which would not. at first dis
charge of firearms, produce those fatal.
tragic results which have caused a recent
event to be universally deplored.
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HOT TIME in MEMPHIS.
Chicago "HeeIers'' Assist i'm Closing
the Municipal Campaign.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 5.-One OF the
most exciting municipal campaigns in the
history of Memphis was brought to a close
tonight at the Auditorium. where a grand
rally of the regular Democracy was held.
When the present campaign began there
were five candidates for mayor. Two of
these Withdrew from the race before the
primary election. and in the primaries Hon.
Lucas Clapp, the present incumbent, defeat
ed Richard Odlum. The contest which will
be decided at the polls tomorrow has mar
rowed down between Mr.. Clapp and Joseph
j. Williams, who Is running on an independ-
ent ticket. The Cook County Demo cratic
Marching Club of Chicago, by invitation Of
the regular Democracy arrived in Memphis
200 strong this morning to participate in to-
nights final rally. The visitors were re-
ceived with enthusiasm everywh ere, and in
a parade tonight, prior to the meeting, the
streets We're lined with spectators, despite
the inclement weather. cheering the march
ers. The visiting clubs famous band was a
feature of the procession. To-nigat's meet
ing was addressed by Mayor Clapp, George
Muller, secretary of the department of
health, Chicago: Hon. james O'Donnel
Chicago Hon. Walker Thomas Mills, Chi
cago, and several local orators.
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| London SaIvatiOnists Give Their
| Leader a Farewell Ovation.

LONDON, Jan. Six thousand persons,
most of them members of the Salvation
Army, took part at Albert Hall tonight in
a demonstration of farewell to General Will
liam Booth, who is about to sail for the
United States to assist in organizating great
additions to the army. Three brass bands
led the music and in the body of the hail
were thousand Salvation lasses who per-
formed theatrical movements with red,
white and blue scarfs. General Booth, on
entering the hall, received a tremendous
ovation, the masses forming themselves
into limitations of the American and British
flags. Commissioner CoombS presented an
address from the English Salvation Army to
be delivered to the American army.
General Booth, in the course of a long
speech, said: II am going where l shall un-
questionably receive q generous welcome.
Whatever jealousies or antiquated an
the Salvationists on both sides of the water
have only affection and confidence for each
other We have had our sorrows and
storms. In the United States one of the
greatest sorrows that could come to a gen.
eral of God has come to me. One of my
side and from the Salvation Army. / do
not bear him i'll will; for though L think he
is very much in the wrong, he Is still my
son. OF controversy or disputation, I'll have
none. / am the friend of all men,"
The meeting cheered a cable message
from John Addison Porter on behalf of
President Mckinley. In the dispatch Mr.
Porter said: THE report of the progress
of your philanthrCpic work is one of which
you have a right to be proud ! can assure
you the President fully realizes the effective
relief work now being done on such a large
Scale'S
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WAGON WHEAT, 91C
ACME MILLING CO..
Old 352 West Washington ST.
EXCLUSIVE COTILLON.
New Nork's "FOur Hundred Now Re-
duccd to Seventy-FiVc.


NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-No dancing event
in many years has attracted so much COM
ment broken more social hearts than d
small cotillon given in the small ballroom
Of the annex of the Metropolitan Club to-
night. II was given by twelve hostesses.
They We're not subscribers. They were not
patronesses. Each lady was the hostess of
four or five, the case happened to be.
invited guests. When the dance was over
1t had proved TO those who were not invited
that New York's -Four Hundred had been
successfully cut down to an exclusive basis
of seventy-five. The dance was beautiful,
as others have been-not more So The sup
per was served by the chef of the Metro
politan Club. 1t was a, good supper. but not
better than many others.
The women were the most beautiful in
New York. There was Mrs. John Jacob AS
tor. acknowledged the most beautiful woman
in society. and Mrs. Burke Roche, famed for
more than seven seasons as one of the ten
loveliest women i'm society and known on
two continents. Fiji Potter there, the
belle among all the debutantes of the sea-
son. Miss Potter is more beautiful than
the lovely mother who LETT her husband and
daughter for the stage. Miss Potter is witty,
clever and fascinating. She is the debu-
tante par excellence--an ideal. Miss Van
Allen was there, granddaughter of Mrs. As
tor and hetress of the millions that James
J. Van Alen. her father, has saved and ac-
quired and spends portion in maintaining
a leading position at Newport. Then there
We're heiresSes, the Misses Gerry, daughters
of Commodore Elbridge t. Gerry, with many
millions to divide btween them. There was
Miss Barley, the latest debutante, esti-
mated to be worth 600 in prospect.
Then there was Vanderblt-the popular
one, William K.-and also a son of a Wander
bilt, although he has been disowned for mar
rying the wife who was one of the hostesses
tonight A daughter of the Vanderbilts and
a son and daughter of the Whitneys were
on the list. So, also, was Mrs Haig for
merly Mrs. Drayton, nee Miss Astor.
All these were there, yet it was none of
these things, not wealth nor beauty that
gave pre-eminence to this small cotillon. 1t
was because twelve young and powerful
matrons had stretched out their hands and
drawn the ropes close about society. They
had, as group, done something exclusive,
and hereafter in New York it will not be
asked, Did he or she go to the Bradley
Martin ball?" but WAS he or she at the
cotillon of the seventy-fve?v The Metro
politan Club is quite as frequently called
the millionaires club and the largest num-
ber of its members count their possessions
in seven figures.
The twelve women who signed their power
full names and were hostesses were Mrs
John Jacob Astor. Mrs. Lloyd Brice Mrs,
Peter Copper Hewitt, Mrs. Almeric Paget.
Mrs. Frank Pendleton, Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish. Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mrs. w Starr Mil
Ter, Mrs. Orme Wilson, Mrs. Henry Payne
Whitney, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and
Mrs Henry Sloane
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NEW YORK. Jan 5.-Secretary of the
Navy Long, who in this city to-day
was asked if the Chinese complications
would render it necessary TO have the
United States more strongly represented in
Asiatic waters. mo, I don't think it will
require any more war vessels over there"
he replied. I'VE always keep pretty good
fleet in those waters"
When asked his opinion of Senator Tell
er's declaration that this country should
interfere to prevent the dismemberment of
China, Secretary Long said ''As far as
complications in foreign countries are con-
cerned, we ought to follow the advice of
George Washington
Regarding the armor plate for the Ala
bama, the Illinois and the Wisconsin, Sec
retary Long said that it was not yet ready
and that some provision ought to be made
for it at once. Secretary Long said that in
the future he would not ask Governors of
States to designate some one to name bat
tie ships. Il think | will let contractors at
tend to that matter hereafter he added.
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According to the Rome correspondent Of
the London Daily News the Pope has nomi-
mated Father Searle, of New York director
of the Vatican Observatory. He will re-
side at the Vatican.
Maj Gen. William Forbes Gatacre has
been ordered to Egypt to assume command
of the British troops there, and not to COM
mand the Anglo-Egyptian expedition in the
Soudan as was at first believed.
A dispatch from Valetta, Island of Malta,
says that four members of the Council have
cabled to the Marquis of Salisbury renewing
their offer to assist in the military require
ments of Egypt by raising a thousand NAL
tese for general military service.
Another letter from a French officer of
the Marchand expedition, now in Africa in
dicateS that the report of the massacre of
the expedition arose from the massacre of
twenty Senegale riflemen and an officer
Paul Comte, belonging to the expedition
by natives on the River Ubanghi, who were
subsequently punished by French armed
steamer
The Paris correspondent of the London
Daily News says: mo lady in Partisan So
ciety during the last decade received so
many brilliant offers of marriage as the
late Mrs. DR.. Aver. She was constantly
proposed to by princes dukes, marquises
and other noblemen. She gave largely to
charity, and liked to encourage struggling
women of talent"
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CLIPPERTON ISLAND.
Mexicans Say "OId Glory Was Hauled
Down by Americans.

CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 5.-7A high Off
cial Of the department of foreign relations
said to-day regarding the Clipperton island
incident: The sending of the gunboat
Democratic on a visit of inspection to por-
lions OF the Mexican territory was de facto
attended with conflict or difficulty with
the individual Americans found there and
IN no event could that visit have given
rise TO international questions. inasmuch
as the occupation OF the island If occupa-
tion II can be called, was the act of pri-
Nate persons having no official character.
The American flag vas found flying there
but the Americans themselves, on hearing
from the lips OF Mexican officers that the.
island was Mexican territory. hauled il
down and allowed the party Cf Mexicans to
run up the flag of this country without the
slightest opposition either in act or word.
There was no i'll feeling or bitterness be-
tween Americans found on the island and
the expeditonary party On the contrary
nothing but good VIII and friendly dispOSi-
tion WAS displayed on both sides
The claims made on behalf of France by
la Ldberte. of Paris, is regarded as a
caIlaxa- France never held the island.
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STANDS BY HIS WORDS.
DIR. LeversOn Reiterntes His Charges
Against Anthony COmstock.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.--The hearing of the
long-pending suit for $4,000 damages for
defamation of character brought by An
thony comstock. of the Society for the Sup
preston of Vice, against DIR. Montague r..
Leverson, of Fort Hamilton. commenced to-
DAY N The United States Court During an
altercation between Comstock and I.everson
al the New York Central Station in Albany
on, on hen. -, 1886. the prisoner Is accused of
stls living made the following public declara-
siyss s ladieg and gentleman. this man is
Aathony comstock, Il notorious blackmatler
~ ~" never earned an honest dollar in his
sts !. On the stand to-day DIR. Leverson
egtsk 'ent he believed what he said OF CONF
g 1e true then, and does so still.
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The Revolt in Maryland.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 5.-The split in the
ranks of Republican members of the House
of Delegates which developed at last nights
caucus continued to-day, with the result
that the House was compelled to adjourn
until tomorrow without having organized.
and there seems to be no immediate prospect
of q settlement of the difficulty. The trou-
BILE arises from the position assumed by
eleven members of the Baltimore city dele
CATION who say they are in rebellion against
the rule of United States Senator yelling
leaders Without the aid Of seven of the
seceders the Republican majority cannot
elect speaker, and with. four of them the
Democrats would have the number neces-
sary under the Constitution to effect an or
ganization. The situation is having a serious
effect upon the fight for the United States
senatorship. Senator Wellington and Gov
ernor Lowndes have both declared for Judge
ander Shaw, Gen. Thomas, L. Shyrock and
Congressman Sidney. Mudd are making an
active canvass in order to see how the land
lies. Balloting for a successor to United
States Senator German will begin next
Wednesday.
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CRANK At WHITE HOUSE.
Arrest of n German with the Mark of
God on His Brow.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5--Fhe police Off
GERS at the White House were to-day obliged
to arrest a crank. He was a middle-aged
German named Jacob Clements, who said he
lived in New York. For the past three days
he has haunted the White House endeavor-
ing to obtain access TO the President Yes
terday he addressed letter TO the President
and to-day he called and announced Cod had
sent him; that he bore the mark on his brow
and that he must see the President When
he was denied, he became boisterous and the
officers were obliged to arrest him and send
him to the nearest police station to be exam
ined as TO his sanity.
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General Grosvenor,s views.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Congressman
Grosvenor, of Ohio, who left Columbus last
night, arrived here to-day and was in the
House this afternoon. To all inquiries as
to the senatorial contest he expressed the
opinion that Senator Hanna would be re-
elected. General Grosvenor will probably
return to Ohio before the contest is ended
"If Hanna should be defeated said Cen
eral Grosvenor, lit will be a combination
of Democrats and boiling Republicans
which will give the Democrats the senator
for the long or short term. They will not
furnish the vote without getting part of the
spoil But | still maintain that Hanna will
he re-eIected
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BIG x ROUTE.
GRAFTON'S
2iSt Personally Conducted Tour
THROUGH MEXICO,

Leaving on Tuesday Jan. 25 1885, A mag
nificent Pullman train, composed of dining
car, compartment and standard sleeping
cars, with barber shop, bathrooms and all
up-to-date conveniences, with competent at
tendants including ladies' maid.
Time occupied. thirty-one days; rate, 1920
from st. Louis, which includes one full
berth I'm sleeper meals in dining car, hotel
bills and meals at cafe in the City of Mex
leo, all carriage and tramway rides men
toned in itinerary, ali transfers. services
OF conductors, porters, guides and inteIpre
ters, fees for sight seeing, etc. Correspond
ing rates from indianapolis and principal
points on the Big Four. Cali at Big -Four
offices and get itinerary Or write the under
signed.
r. NJ. BRONSON, Assistant General Pas
senger Agent; b. c. KELSEY, City Ticket
Agent, No. l East Washington street, In
dianapolis Ind.
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Attempt TO influence Engineers.

LONDON, Jan. 6.-Mr. Yarrow, of Yarrow
& Co., a leading engineering firm of Lon
don, cables to the Times this morning from
Boston that the result of his tour of New
England has impressed him with the fact
that a most severe competition is inevitable
from ire the United States. He thinks the
norant of the progress of other countries -
and offers to defray the expenses of the
tour of a delegation that would go from
Boston to Philadelphia with a view of pre-
pairing a statement as to the social and
financial position of American engineers.
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BURGLARS NOVEL DEFENSE.
Former Society Leaders Brain
Warped by Use of Cigarettes.

ST JOSEPH, Nc, Jan. 5.--Calhoun
Calkins, son of rich parents and formerly
a young society leader is on trial in the
Criminal Court here on the charge of burg
larry and larceny. He broke into the real
estate office OF JohY. L. Ziedler on tho
night OF Sept. and lifled the safe. When
the police arrested him ne admitted the
crime The defense is that he was made in
sane by the excessive use OF cigarettes.
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CLEVELAND. Jan. "a dispatch from
Marysville, o.. the home of Representative
Griffith. says: "The people here are wild
and threats of violence are made against
Representative Griffith. Two kurtz men
capped violence at the hands of angry Re
publicans. A mass meeting of Griffiths
in the matter
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Anti-aunx Movement.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5.-The Republic
an Mems League to-day adopted resolutions
calling for a meeting of Republicans TO or
ganize a movement against the reelection
or Senator Quay To the United States Sen
ate and to oppose any selection of a candi-
date FOR Governor which may be made by
what the league terms the state machine
two weeks
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LONDON, Jan. 6.-The Brussels Corre-
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says that
the nephew of King Leopold of Belgium,
Prince Albert Leopold, the heir presump-
tive TO the Belgian throne, will make q long
tour of the United States and Canada.
Prince Albert was born April g. 1875 and
is the surviving son of the Count of Flan-
ders brother of King Leopold. The King
has no son living and his daughters are
excluded from the succession by the Belgian
Constitution
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Russia Promoting Exports.

ST PETERSBURG, Jan. 5.-In order to
promote exports the railroad committee has
ordered a reduction of 20 per cent. in the
freight rates on flour going to Russian sea-
ports, and a reduction of 16 per cent on
grain intended to be ground at seaport prior
to shipment.
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a clause declaring that the management of
the customs should remain as now, which
was interpreted to mean should be in the
hands of an Englishman." The paper be-
lieves that England would not accept Herr
Detring as Sir Robert Harts successor.
Commenting with satisfaction upon the
opinions of New York newspapers aympa-
thizing with British policy. the Daily News
says: Such expressions of opinion may be
taken as the bread of our free-trade policy
cast upon the waters and returned to us in
international influence after many days"
The Daily Mail, commenting on the fact
that the United States and Japan are
openly on our side in the Chinese affair,
says: For once we are getting some rec
ognition for our generous commercial poll
icy
The Berlin correspondent of the Standard
says: THE rumor that Russia has ordered
nearly all the material for the Manchuria
Railway in the United States is unfounded.
She has only ordered thirteen locomotives.
Most of the other material has been or will
be ordered in Europe"