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ATLANTIC COAST

CHARLESTON. 5. g., Jnne
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passenger schedule vii! be IL eff
NORTHEASTERN RAILh
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MANCHESTER l. AUGUSTA r. r

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palace Luliet sicr,,il.g cars between New
York and Macun VIA Argnst;l.
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STATE Of SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Clarendon.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
The Thomas p. Smith McIvcr Com
pany, plaintiffs,
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and Summerton r. R.
TINE TAGLE No. I.

In ettrc; M"n'l:y, Jane 18Th, 1853,
Between Snmter and Wi!sHe'. Mills
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

Does civilization, after passing the zenith
or turning-point of its evolution, become
degeneration? Such is the disquieting con-
cluSlon reached by many eminent scientific
the various symptoms of degeneration,
whether racial or family the extreme and
final one is suicide.
Now, it is a fact as unalterably estab-
liShed as law of nature, that throughout
all the world the ratio of suicide corre-
spends exactly with the ascending scale of
civilization. Thus, among the lowest saw
ages self-deStruction is practically un-
known: the Indian tribes in America are
less civilized than the negroes, and suicides
among the latter are about eighteen times
as numerous as among the former: while
they are ten times more frequent, proper
tionately, in the white race than among the
colOred population. Moreover, suicide is
steadily increasing throughout the entire
English-speakng world. In the United
States the suicide record since 1890 accord
ing to recent statistics. stands as follows:
1890, 300; 1891, 3.53l; 1892, 1850; 1898, 4436;
1894, 4.912: 1895, $780, 1896, $3.50.
Professor Lawrence IrN ell, of Buffalo, n.
Y. in his careful monograph on the subject,
reprinted from recent number OF the
Medical News, gives impressive reasons for
his conviction that the degeneration of the
human race, of which the suicidal impulse
is a sign, is the result of the many deterio-
rating influences inseparable from what we
call civilization" with it's excuses and
Gated" classes chiefly, that degenerates are
fostered, in opposition TO the inevitable
process of natural selection Never in the
history of the world declares Professor
IrwelI. was there a time when such strenu-
Gus efforts were made TO prolong the lives
of the absolutely unfit, that they might
have an opportunity of reproducing their
kind: never was there a race which suf-
fered as the English-speaking race is now
suffering from the fertility of the worst
specimens of humanity"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
G. F. BOWEN, Horton Summit, Pa.

end. There is no doubt that majority OF
affirmative votes can be secured and that
q resolution of this character can be PASSED
II vote can be reached. The present indi-
cations are that the treaty as such will fail
or ratification by from two to six votes, but
IflendS or the agreement have by no means
lost hope that they Will succeed in securing
the entire sixty votes necessary to ratffv.
They claim that they have been making
Roadway in securing votes during the recess
and are hopeful OF still adding 20 the num-
Der. They now assert that solid vote may
De expected from the Republican side OF
the chamber, and that several Democrats
who have been claimed by the opposition
are on the fence and likely to come TO them.
improve the chances of the treaty is the
conduct of the European powers in APP
paIently preparing for the partition OF
CHINA. Many senator's feel that this is an
event which calls for prompt action on the
part of this country in the Hawaiian mat
ter, and there is no denying that this view
has made some impression on senators who
nave heretofore been claSsad as doubtful.
The promised explanation by Senator VOL
colt of the result of his bimetallic mission
to Europe is expected when made, 10 open
up the discussion of the attitude Of the adj
mlhlstratlon on the silver question, and the
debate may even be sprung in advance OF
his speech. The pronounced free-silver adj
Vocates are determined to secure a test
vote during the session on the silver Ques-
tion, and Senator Teller has decided to in
troduce the Stanley Matthews resolution OF
the Forty-fifth Congress- declaring for the
payment OF bonds in silver, with this end
in view. Senator Wolcott will. in all prob
ability, make a simple straightforward
statement, avoiding ali controverted points
as far as possible. but there are other sem
ators who will not be content to allow the
matter to drop there, and they Will seek
to open the entire question of the position
OF the administration towards International
bimetallism. Mr.. Wolcott does not expect
to be able to present his statement before
the 18th of the month.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-The following
announcement regarding the work of Cuban
relief inaugurated by this government has
been made from the State Department in
view of the steps now being taken by the
secretary of state for the organization. in
New York, of a central headquarters, with
the cooperation of the American National
Red Cross. for the reception and forwarding
of relief for the suffering people of Cuba,
and the probability that it will be in effec-
tive operation early in the present week,
the secretary of state has directed that the
disposed public of the United
States be informed, through the medium of
the press, that the consul general of the
United States at Havana mentions the fol-
lowing articles as appropriate to be con-
tributed all of them, as he reports, being
greatly needed:
Summer clothing for women and children,
medicines for fevers, principally quinine;
hard bread, flour, corn meal cereal prepara-
lions, bacon, rice, lard potatoes beans,
peas, salt fish, any canned goods, particu-
larly nourishing soups and meat extracts,
blankets, and especially large quantities of
condensed milk, as many persons are at first
too feeble for any other nourishment Con-
tributions of money are also urgently
needed to enable the purchase of immediate
supplies of medicine and articles of prime
necessity, and to meet the expenses of local
transportation in Cuba.
THE consul general, to whom all supplies
and money will be sent, will at once organ
ize arrangements for the receipt, storage
and most effective distribution of whatever
he may receive from the humane people of
the United States. BY direction Of the Sec
stSecond Assistant Secretary.''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
ENTOMBED MINERS RESCUED.
Thirty-Five Men Four Days without
Food or Water.

CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 2.--Various re-
ports have been in circulation regarding the
mine disaster at the mine of San Jose de
Garcia, at Guanajuato. AT first it was re-
ported thirty-five miners had been drowned
in the lower workings of the mine. Anthem
tic but brief reports have just been re-
ceived, which show that the number as
stated, were at work in the lower levels
when they noticed that the water was be-
ginning to come in slowly and they became
alarmed. When the water began rushing in
in greater volume the alarm was turned
into CONSERVATION, and the men made a
rush for the ladders They stayed within
reaching distance of a higher level but
could get no higher. When the time came
for the shift to go to the surface and did
not appear the rumor spread that all the
men had been drowned. A relief force vol
unteered to go to the rescue, but it was
deemed impossible to give aid, and nothing
was done more than to ascertain that there
was undoubtedly a flood in the lower work
1ngs. -Four days passed, and, naturally, all
hope was abandoned, and the families of
news was given out that all the men had
persisted in the mine. Finally relief party
still working, but without hope, reached the
place where the miners had sought refuge,
in bad state of exhaustion, having had no
food during all the time they were i'm
priSoned on the level, and some of them
were SO weak they could hardly move. All
were rescued however, and brought 10 the
surface amid tumultuous rejoicings among
fellow-miners and the families of the res
cued men, Food and liquor were given them
cautiously, and they have been restored to
their usual strength with the exception of a.
few who were more Frustrated than the
rest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
MABRY OPENS AN ARTERY.
Express Agent Embezzler Attempts
Suicide i'm His Cell.

SAVANNAH, Gs., Jan. 2.-P. II. Mabry,
the embezzling agent Of the Southern Elk
press Company at Brunswick, who was cap
tured near here Saturday, attempted sui
eide in his cell in the police station dur
ing the night This morning Mabry was
found lying in a pool of blood his clothes
soaked and his hands and face red with
blood He was unconscious and was at first
thought to be dead He had opened an ar
terry in his wrist with a penknife. He was
taken to the City Hospital, where he is kept
under close guard. The physicians say he
will recover in day or two.
Before he became too weak to move Nab
ry Smeared his open hand with his blood
and stamped the impression of his hand on
the wall of the cell Underneath he wrote
in blood with his finger, Southern Express
mitted the robbery, and below that he drew
skull and cross bones in blood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

1.-THE Geisha" has prospered famously in
Berlin and will soon be tried in French.
There are twenty-five speaking personages
in Mr. Pinero's new "comedietta," Tire
lawney of the Wells.
Fanny Davenport has gone back to FEE
dora" and La Tosoa," which she will pro-
duce in Philadelphia this week.
A. Conan Doyle is building a play around
Sherlock Holmes. with a view to fitting
Beerbohm Tree with new role.
Mrs. Leslie Carriers next creation will be
the leading role in a new play by David Be
lasco. Eventually she will appear in "A
Winters Tale Camille" and Much Ado
about Nothing.
Among the Christmas plays in London are
some dramatizations for the entertainment
of children of tales by Hans Christian An
dersen The subjects include Great Claus
and Little Claus, THE Soldier and the Tin
der Box The Princess and the Swine
herd" and THE Emperor's New Clothes. I"
Julia Arthur has been talking over her
plans for next year with her advisers. and
has about decided to give "As You Like IT,
'.Ingomar.'' THE Hunchback'' and "Pyg-
malion and Galatea," providing the people
Burnett's play. in which Miss Arthur has
scored her great NIT
Oscar Wilde is said to have finished a
play which viii be acted in Paris in French
at the Theater de POeuvre. 1t deals with a
classical subject This will not be the first
work he has written in that language. Sarah
Bernhardt accepted drama called "Sa-
Iofne" several years ago, but it was never
acted. Charles Wyndham has comedy from
his pen, but has decided not TO produce il.
Nat Goodwin closed his New York en-
gagement Saturday night and he will take
10 the road for tour of the country. The
success of IAN American Citizen" has been
so complete that many hattering offers have
presentation of the play in England, and
nom the present outlook 1t is more than
likely that he will take the comedy 10 Eu-
rope next season.
The first week of the new year will be
marked By a general reawalxening in the
atricais in New York, after a spell of pro-
traeted duIlness. There win be two Rosa
linds in the field Miss Rehan and Miss Mar
love The popular Empire actors will APP
near in a new play by Paul. Potter, With a
GOOD Title 1.-THE ConQuerors,' and the charm
81 igysfery to recommend IT. The Salt or
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

IF you are i'll you need a
doctor in whom you have
confidence.
If you need a remedy you
want one that has been tested
for years; not an obscure, un-
tried thing that is urged upon
you, or on which you save a
few cents-that is no consid-
Grafton as against health.
For wasting in children
or adults, Scott's Emulsion
of Cod liver Oil with Hypo-
phosphites has been the
recognized remedy fos twen-
ty-hve years.
soe and ssoo, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists. New Yo'H
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
Bill Embracing Recommendations in
Presidents Message Expected to
Pass After the Debate.
CIvIL-SERVICE FIGHT IS ON
BATTERIES OF OPPOSITION OPEN IN
CONGRESS THIS WEEK.
Hawaiian Treaty May Fail by "a Small
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WOIcOtt's Re-
port ON BimetaIlism.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. AWAY down deep
the administrations expectation as to what
will really be done in the matter of cur
rency legislation at this session of Con-
gress is that a bill will be finally proposed
as a compromise measure and passed, which
will embody the substance of the recon-
mendations in the Presidents message.
First-His suggestion to break the end
less chain.
Second-To extend the national banking
system by authorizing the organization of
national banks with a capital of $4,000.
Third-Enpowering national banks TO is
sue notes up to the par value of bonds de-
posted as security.
Fifth-Giving the secretary of the treas
ury authority to make short-time emergen-
cy loans up to $1000OO,OO0.
The last-named provision will not be in
sisted on, it is said, as the secretary of the
treasury already has authority TO sell bonds
and could meet any real emergency that
might arise. The Gage plan and the None
tary Commission plan are expected to occu-
DIV the attention of Congress until well
along in the spring, by which time certain
close friends of the administration, who
are sound-money men to the core, but VINO
believe in winning a partial victory rather
than having no trophies to show, will pro-
pose a bill as outlined as compromise
proposition The President has been in
formed that such measure can pass the
Senate, and he has reason to believe that
the estimates of his friends are worthy or
credence. The lukewarm fellows in the
Senate appear to be getting ready to change
front and they are willing now to admit as
a possibility that the Senate may do some
thing after all; something they would not
concede ten days ago. Certain senator's
who have been claimed as unalterably OPP
posed to any currency legislation that did
not include "a recognition of silver" are UNI
derstood to have undergone a change of
heart in the matter to the extent that they
will not stand in the way of such legislation
as seems to be demanded by the country
which will not seriously conflict with the
principles of free silver" In other words
they are said to have expressed their will
ingness to cooperate with the sound-mon-
ey Republicans for the enactment of a few
very moderate changes in the currency laws
along the lines of reform. This programme
is predicated somewhat on the theory that
such legislation can only be possible after
there has been a red-hot discussion in both
branches of Congress on the Gage plan and
the Monetary Commission plan. After such
discussion it is argued that Congress will
be ready to accept the more moderate sug-
gestions advanced by the President.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
CHALLENGE FOR SHHRKEY.
Maher Posts $1,000 for a Go at the
Big Sailor.

PITTSBURG, Jan. 2.-John J. Quinn act
ing for Peter Maher, to-day mailed articles
of agreement to Thomas Sharkey for either
boxing contest before club or a finish
fight at Carson City. Maher stipulates that
Marquis of Queensberry rules shall govern,
and the referee must be mutually agreed
on one week in advance of the fight. The
other conditions are left blank for Sharkey
to fill in as suits him. He can name the
number of rounds. the size of the side bet
and the percentage the winner or loser shall
take, if the fight is for a purse or receipts
If the fight is to finish Sharkey can name
the amount each shall put up, provided il
is not less than $1,000 a side Maher has
81 900 deposited with John Pringle sporting
editor of the Dispatch, which will be trans
ferred to any stakeholder Sharkey may
name.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

NEW YORK, Jan. Mime Nordica
made her first appearance this season at
the Metropolitan Opera House tonight, and
her presence resulted in gathering there
of as large an assemblage as the house
could conveniently hold. Nine. Nordica
sang an air from ErkePs opera "Erzse-
BETH a Hungarian composition in which
the national colors applied in unmista xable
terms. Nine. Nordica sang it in it's native
Hungarian words, and with a fire and en-
ergy that reflected the spirit of these words
She was recalled, and sang a song in Eng
fish, AT Parting" by James Rogers. Her
second appearance was devoted to songs
by four American omposers-MacDowell
De Koven, Mrs Reade and G. w. Chad
wick
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
vioIinist Marteau Returns.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Henri Marteau, the
well-known violinist, arrived on the steam
er ST. Louis to-day. He was met by num-
Der of musicians, and will remain in New
York but one day. He leaves Tuesday for
Philadelphia, and, after giving a concert
there on Jan. z, will go to Pittsburg, then
to Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and San
Francisco. NJ. Marteau has visited Amer
lea three times previously, but this will be
his first extended trip since he left the
French army.
Marteau was the hit of the May music
festival in this city three years ago, before
he returned home to serve his time in the
French army.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
Lots of Christmas Trees.



Nothing is forgotten in Boston A cautious
citizen of that town observes with concern
the enormous and increasing number of
evergreen trees that are cut off in their
youth to serve as Christmas trees, and
writes terrifying letter to the Transcript
calling attention to this peril which threat
ems the evergreen forests. and demanding
investigation and statistics. The case as
he makes ii out is somewhat appalling.
since he has learned that 10000 Christ mas
trees were brought to Philadelphia alone
last year. besides all that were sawed off
with oiled saws in the night in private
grounds. He says, too, that America be-
sides supplying the home market, exports
whole shiploads of Christmas trees to Eu-
rope. 1t all sounds very ominous. yet there
is solace in the knowledge that it only
takes five or six years to grow a Christmas
tree, and that there is no very obvious rea-
son why they should not be raised in ntlr-
series in sufficient numbers to meet any de-
mand. Then, too. we are entitled to get
further reinsurance from the reports of stat
isticians that American families are con-
Stantly decreasing in numbers, and that in
Massachusetts in particular the time seems
imminent when there will be no children
to speak of. and then the demand for Christ
mas trees will necessarily abate What
Philadelphia could do with 6000 900 Christmas
trees is matter for explanation. unless that
town is great distributing point for them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
Pensions for veterans.

Certificates have been Issued TO the toi-
lowing-named Indianians:
Origin al-Robert r. Friel, Lafayette. S.:
Leonard Carson, Cowan IS; Herman San
ders Richmond, IS; James p. Gates Elk
hart. IS; Charles Holman, Fowler. Sc: fspe-
cial Dec 20 George w. Hillix. deceased, In
dianapolis, $l2.
Increase-James Mcbride, Heler's Cor
ners, Sc to so; Gavin Adams, Plainfield sl2
to SIT.
Original Widows. etc.--Hannah Dixon.
Mount Vernon, IS; Sarah T.. Dodge, La
grange IS; Mary ID. Hughes. Bloomington,
Sl2; Jennie Hilix. Indianapolis, S.: Especial
Nov 800 Elizabeth Fl. Poland, Indianap-
oils S.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

by the government through General Pando.
The military commander Oliver is acting IN
Capules's place.
Four insurgents belonging to the force
Of General Jose Miguel Gomez have sur
rendered with a boatload of 1900 cart
ridges TO the gunboat CONFERENCE.-The, off
Jucaro on the south coast General Blanco
to-day received $4,000.O00 in silver consigned
from Spain for war purposes. Gen. Emilio
March has arrived from Spain. Gen. Pando
and Senior Losada, assistant inspector of
the health department have arrived from
Manzayillo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
Capout Gets Opera Comique.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Victor Capout, the
French tenor, who has been in New York
since last summer, in interview to-day
said: II am a candidate for the position of
manager of the Opera Comique at Paris
to succeed the late M. Carvalho. My friends
in Paris have urged me to submit my name
for the position, and in consequence of a
cablegram which / received on Saturday |
shall sail for Paris on Tuesday next by the
Kaiser William der Crosse. You may be
sure that unless / and my friends believed
my chances to be favorable I should not
abandon nv engagements in New York"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2.-Jacob Lifts theatre
cal company playing I'm Old Kentucky
left Kansas City at midnight last night on
a special train of three coaches over the
Wabash en- route to St. LOUIS. An hour aft
or leaving the front Of the baggage car was
discovered to be on fire. The engineer
crowded on all steam to make a siding
at Fleming Station, ten miles ahead The
wind famed the flames until they could be
heard above the roar of the flying train
When the siding was reached the baggage
car was loss and was left to burn. The
company lost it's scenery and three valu-
able horses. Nobody was injured, and the
train of two cars arrived at the Union
Station at 10 o'clock this morning 1t is
claimed the engineer failed to obey the con-
ductor's signal to stop when the fire was
discovered
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
Chnuncey,s Brother PugiIist.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. George Fisher
and John Williams both local ambitious
pugilists, met in a ring in the north part
Of the city last night and fought thirty
five-round draw. Bo,h young men dis
played a great deal of science. They are
middle-weights. Williams has been in
school at Notre Dame and Fisher is a
brother of Pitcher Chauncey Fisher They
were home for their holiday vacation and
had the contest "for points," but neither
seemed to have any advantage and the af-
fair was called a draw.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

Detroit Free Press Dem.)

Judged by their utterances az indianapolis
Tuesday the Hoosier Republicans are thor
oughly in earnest In their desire to see Mr..
Mckinley carry out the party pledges rela-
tive to currency and .ciyil-service reform.
as well as principle. the Republican party
cannot afford to put itself on the defensive
by breaking its pledges If the leaders of
the party were inclined to weaken in the
pursuit of their outlined policy, such decla-
rations as those coming from Indiana would
brace them up to the fulfillment of their
obvious duty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
Decision Against Goddard.

MARYSvILLE, CAL Jan. I'm the
eight-round contest between Joe Goddard
and Theodore Van Buskirk Referee Colford
awarded the decision to the latter The
fighting was tame up to the fifth round
Goddard was knocked down in the sixth
At the close of the fight Goddard offered to
knock Van Buskirk out in twelve rounds
and it is possible an agreement may be
reached between the men for a fight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

MADRID, Jan. AT the banquet given
Friday evening by Senior Romero Robledo
tc Lieutenant General Weyler and other
officers, General Weyler said he did not as
pire to be politician, but he held the same
views on the situation as Senior Robledo
and would advise his friends to join the
latter'S party.