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Telephone Man Not Liable.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENWOOD Ind, Jan. M-The suit of
Miss Kate Jennings against Grafton John
son for $1,000 damages for injuries received
while using one of his telephones during a
thunderstorm was decided in favor of the
defendant after a trial of several days at
Columbus.
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Patti to BE Married To-Day.

LONDON, Jan. 2.-Elaborate prepara-
items are being made at Craig-y-Nos and at
rage tomorrow of Nine Adelina Patti to
Baron Cederstrom. Nine. Patti gave a din
ner TO a large number of her neighbOrs this
evening. and later sang and took part in
pantomime show as Penelope.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Jan. 24.-The jury
in the $4,000 damage suit of Mrs. Carrie
Agnew against DIR. L. d. Levi prominent
physician of this city, returned verdict for
the defendant this afternoon. Mrs. Agnew
alleged that DR.. Levi struck her with
buggy whip and permanently injured her.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Jan. 24.-The suit
alternating his wife's affections brought by
John n. Barlow against Samuel r. Gordon
for $4,000 damages. was compromised this
evening by the payment of $500 to Barlow
BY the defendant Gordon The parties
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George Smith. Aged 1O1.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Jan. 24.-George
Smith, who claimed to be 101 years old, died
to-day. He enlisted in the Twenty-fourth
Kentucky Infantry in 1862, and always as
serted he was siXty-tive years old at the
time. He came to this city from Evansville
about six years ago. He will be buried in
the National Soldiers Cemetery.
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THE PoIsoNER GUILTY.
Mrs. ROsenbarger, Who Attempted to
Kill Her Son, Gets Seven Years.

MfSs HOSenDArBeF, WHO attempted 10
Kill Her Son, Gets Seven Years.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PRINCETON, Ind, Jan A.--AIrs. Rebecca
A Rosenbarger was found guilty of poison
ing her son with intent to kill and sentenced
to seven years in the Woman's Prison, In
dianapois. Judge Welborn gave his verdict
this afternoon after the completion of the
oral argument The court discussed the
phases of the case at some length, stating
mated her Mrs. Rosenbarger gave the
poison to her son several months ago. She
was living with a doctors family and had
it would cure the pimples on his face. After
his life was saved she induced the boy to
make a confession saying he had attempted
suicide The evidence showed the woman
to be a cold-blooded would-be murderess.
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live at Greenfield and the case came here on
q change of venue. The trial began yes
terday and would have continued several
days A member of the jury remarked
after the compromise that if the jury were
to pass on the case it would have given
Barlow $4,000.
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Joke ON NJ. 5. @.

WashlngtOn star.
"A person must go through many trials
before he can succeed conspicuousy in this
life" remarked the philosopher.
ut seecs SO" answered Senator Sorghum
gravely; especially If he lives in Pennsyl-
Yanf2."
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Chicago News.

GluIdE0 NEWS.
Benjamin Harrison caused the arrest of
two burglars in indianapolis the other night.
Mr.. Harrison is doing all in his power to
tell what shall be done with our EXPIRES
idents.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WATERLOO, Ind, jan 2.-Douglass KEEL
~, one of the best known agricuturists in
northeastern Indiana, was almost instantly
killed late this afternoon by a falling tree.
Kelly was a young man and quite wealthy.
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Detroit Free Press.


What with Mr. Ross whiskers Mr. De-
pew s manual infection and Mr.. Beyeridge's
fiowery figures of speech, the adornment OF
the Senate chamber VIII be complete
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Looking Forward.
Boston Transcript.


If. as stated. the new senator from Indi-
ana is a composite OF Robert IngersoIl and
Roscoe Conkling, il may be necessary 10
build IN annex to the Capitol.
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DEMTTCT DIR. A.E. BUCHANAN
OAA lana 1888 When Building.
ADJUSTMENTS.

The first matinee of "a Scrap of Paper"
Will be given this afternoon and the Grand
will have another of those Enthusiastically
large audiences which have ever marked
the afternoon performances. The theater
was well filled last night, and it looks as if
sardou's pretty comedy was going to be
quite as popular as anything recently put
on. Next week the stock company will
ITesent MIR. Barnes of New York" which
has been underlined for some time, and
which will prove one of the half dozen
strongest bills of the entire season. 1t will
require the full strength of the stock COM
pany. and Mr.. Patton, who went over to
Columbus o., for couple of days, will re-
turn to-day to begin rehearsals. He is out
of the cast this week. From now on there
will be few, if any, vacations for the men,
bers of the company, as several elaborate
productions are to be brought out following
Mr.. Barnes of New York.
Charles Bradley. the well-known play
wright. author of twenty or more plays in
this country, England and Australia, is in
the city, acting as E. II. Sotherns advance
agent. Mr. Sotherar returns to this city
Monday night with his new play, THE
Kings Musketeer,' one of the most pre-
tentiouS productions he has had in years,
containing more scenes, even, than the brill
liant Prisoner of Zenda. This will be Mr..
SOthern's first appearance in English's OPP
era House. He has not played here since his
season with AN ENEMY TO the KING. on
Tuesday night Mr. Sothern will give 1.-The
Colonial Girl another new play of this
season.
The Sign of the Cross" will begin its
engagement at Englishs with matinee to-
day and continue the rest of the week This
powerful play, so attractive to all people,
theater-goers and nontheater-goers alike,
tells one OF the most fascinating stories
ever worked into drama, and with moral
tone and such lofty motives that it may
really be regarded as one of the purest
dramas introduced TO the public in years.
The last two performances of Hoyt's "a
Texas Steer at the Park. to-day. will
close an engagement that rivals in point of
audiences any of the Hoyt plays ever seen
in the town. Beginning with the matinee
tomorrow, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Byron will
appear for their annual engagement.
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sTOvER-WATsON.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

SPECIAL 70 the Indl9napoIls JourndI.
CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind, Jan. 24.-Ur-
ban S. Slower, an attorney of Anderson,
and Miss Helen b. Watson, daughter of II.
S. Watson and wife. were married this morn
ing Rev Mr.. Murray. of Ladoga, officiat-
ing. The couple left for a trip to New Or
leans. Among the guests were Mrs. Grace
Watson Indianapolis: O. G. Slower and
wife Ladoga; Louis Watson and wife, La
fayette
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expected and such reduction can
crcditahly b. charged to g contraction
waioh was equally unexpected. The
proper comparison II btween the
amount possible under tbs rrcsent law
and lhe amount possible under pro-
posed amendment, which would b. but
u ton per cmd lncrcasr. an amount
whicn can b. easily absorbed by tie
business N the country and utilized in
a.. many different money ccnters 1s
th"r' arr national banks.
The rcp'sil N III. tax upon national
bank notes and nv. substitution II a
TAX uron bank franchises. AZ measured
by ~ capital. surplus and undivided
profit. an. proposed In Il spirit Of fair.
ness and Tor "A Just distribution of the
burden " the tax The iargrr banks
win pay the tax IN the same degree as
the smaller banks, while the amount of
reyenu. viii b. practically un-
changed
In conclusion. Mr. Overare"l, sid.
The advocates Of currency reform
firmly declared thai the financial
opera tions u the government are upon
the gold standard, but that the honest
fears cngndcrS.d by doubtful legisia-
tnn relative 10 silver coinage and thc
y, rHistent attack upon the standard Of
waltz. FUZZY Justify the legislation
asked
To firmly TX gold as the standard
of value" the unaquiyocal terms. made
fully operGlve by all proper safe
guards. In The central IDEA of The law
proposed. It Is confidently b,nev, d
thit the country demands IT, and that
our acliun viii be- ratified by the peo-
pie. Tho support rs Of the proposition
Aic not connnai 90 the republic n
party nor Ia the Hp-Calltd money
crugrrs. Democrats Of ,Ou0ge and
conviction have nobly dared 20 break
fr-,m party lines and suffer, uniiinch-
iugly the sting ~ the party whip, iu
homes, and palisotic efforts To uphold
the integrity Il the national credit and
make secure the foundation Of tn vast
and expanding ousingvs of our peu Pile
The American yeomaury In The grea,
agricultural il,ids of the country. are
fully awake 20 The Importance of the
subject ard appreciate the wisdom Of
the Legislation Nearly all of tiose
wno waverd in 1896 corrected their
error In 1898.
While the question is economic aud
should b. separated from partisan de-
batc. vet the republican party will not
attempt escape from responsibility for
the Legislation, believing that it is wise
FOR the country safe Tor the f'eople
and IN perfect harmony with the ins,l-
tutiunS II the nation"
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GEN. GATACRE'S
SERIOUS DEFEAT
Free States Invasion Delayed Un-
til ReinfOrcements Arrive.
NO PARTICULARS RECEIVED
The Intense Anxiety Of Relatives and
Priends-PreparatiOns For a
Long Campaign.
NO PARTICULARS RECEIVED

LONDON. Dec. I2.-4.i0 a. m.-So
further news has ben received % re-
move the mystery overhanging Cen
cr1l Gamcre's retreat from Sturmberg.
he has not yst Forwarded the promised
additional message and the censorship
has prevented correspondents from ex-
planning the matter.
II becomes evident tina. General Cat
acres misfortune or errcr win delay
the invasion Of the Free State perhaps
some Weeks It Is exceedingly probable
tha; he will be- compelled 70 retire ON
Queenstown and 10 wait for reinforce
monts, which can hardly reach him
until Sir Charles Warren's division ar
rivers at the Cape II now seems GER
tain that the Seventh division which
is geing moblllzed II Aldershot viii
also be sent to South Africa
It Is just Two months since the
Transvaal ulumatum was delivered.
Nine engagements have been foughz
ana the British have lost $50 killed, 2,025
wounded and 1877 missing or prisoners.
The war office has issued a notice that
after January a deduction win be
rladc from ths pay Of soldiers serving
in South Africa; in the case Of privates
four pence per day for wives. one penny
for each child, in the. case Of sergeants
eight pence for wives and two penny
for each child. These sums have thus
far been palG by Oh. government.
The order indiclies a belief that the
campaign viii be long one.
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Many New Towns Occupied by
the American Troops.
YOUNG'S SEVERE CAMPAIGN
Marvellous Richuess Of the ReslOns
Through which the Rebels are
Nov Being Chased.

MANILA. Dec. 1.-THE advance
guard Of General Grants command un-
der Major spence arrived at olangape.
subig hay. December 9, which place
was occupied with little resistance. the
enemy aesing.
Yesterday morning the Baltimore and
Oregon arrived at obangapo from Man
la. The navy was disappointed TO
find the army in posa sssion Of the place
which they had hoped TO capture. A
detachment Of marfas. under Captain
Myers. occupied ,he navy yard at olan-
gapo and will hold and occupy II as a
naval station The town OF subig, Ave
miles distant. was occupied December
10th. The Am sricd1s found the place
abandoned by the re.rsating enemy.
who fired few shots. The Americans
killed one of the enemy.
General Grtnt and the remainder Of
his command arrived at olangapO yes
tarday afternoon. General Grant will
move north along the cost and viii ef-
feet juncture WITH the Twenty-fifth
infantry under .-ololol Andrew s. Burt.
The enemy encOuntering in General
Grants advance ilesd to the mountains
and sctttercd. General Grant is not
garrisoniog the towns ne occupies.
Dispatches dated Conception, Decem-
Der 2. from correspondent Of the AS
sociaaed Press. with the detachment
pursuing Aguinaldo, have just reached
Manila by messenger.
According to these advices General
Young was at Conion November 18th.
the nominal strength Of his command
being reduced -one-third by sickness.
Hors : were worn out and handicapped
by a lack Of sho - The infantry were
sh ,eless, and all were living on the
country. The troops had no ammuni
ton except What they carried in their
bolts. Having recsived information
that insurgent General Tno. with a
thousand men, was soma where to the
po-th and that Aguinaldo. with Cen
eral Iilar, Ave woman and 400 soldiers
was in the mountains to the east, Gen.
oral Young decided November 80 to
divide his force. He procAsded himself
toward Vlgan, hoping 10 attack Tino
and to prevent him Joining Agulnaldo.
Major March with his battalion and
Cunningham's scouts, started over the
mountains toward Ceryantes after Ag-
ui1aldo who was reported 10 have been
there November 80 This column
marched iS hours without food.
The Associated Press correspondent
goes on to say; The tlOCos region is
the richest the Americans have en-
countered in the northern campaign.
Several towns received the troops with
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-12
IN THE SENATE
Large Crowds to Hear Mason on th'
RCvrs- Hears Resolutions.

Large Crowds TO Hear Mason on the
liCvrs- Hears Resolutions
WASHINGTON. Dec. ll.-(Senate)-
The announced intention Of Mason
llll) to address the senate today ON his
resolution expressing the sympathy Of
the senate with the South Africa re-
publlcs in the war with Great Britain
drew q large crowd To the senate gal
leres In the absence OF President
Frye, Plat Comm occupied the chair
Iluar presented resolutions of the
Massachusetts Legislature in favor Of a
constitutional amendment providing for
uniform hours ot labor In manufacture
In the United States,
Plat (Connl pDsented resolution
OF the legislature OF Connecticut in op.
position to the admission Of polygI-
mists 10 conrgess.
Pettlgrew Is. d. offered resolution
calling on the secretary OF war for all
orders relating 10 General Merriam'5
action regarding the Coeur dAlene
miners relating the charges against
Merriam in his conduct OF the affair
Chandler objected to the immediate
considerable Of the resolution and ii
went over.
Mason addressed the senate for an
hour and % minutes. He was not once
Interrupted during the course of his
speech. At It's conclusion, Lodge, afur
expressing a wish that Mason might
have delivered his address in the Brit.
sh parliament. said there was a wide
gulf between private opinion and pub
lie Official expression, The executive
department Of the government, he said,
had assumed neutral attitude towards
the South African war, The passage of
tins resolution by the senate would
change Immediately that attitude. If
We are to depart from position OF
neutrality" said Lodge, 1T ought to
be subject of the most serious con-
sideratlon.
The resolution was sent to the COM
m;tee on foraagh relations. e..
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rHE REVERSE is SERIOUS.
All Eyes Now Turned 10 Butler For the
Salvation Of the situation.

All Eyes Now Turned 10 BulIer For the
Salvation Of the Situation.
NEW YORK, Dec. IA dispatch TO
the Tribune from london, says:
The British furoas in South Africa
have met with signal defeat This
! sensational news was officially an
nounced from the war office at mid
night, General Ga'lcre admitting that
he had nat with a serious reverse in
attack yesterday morning at Storm
berg, in Northern Cape Colony
The British general says he was mis-
lei by guides as To the Boer position,
and found "impracticable ground,
Apparently he WIS caught in an am
BUSH as his casualties rs at present
knowl are alarming, The numbers Of
dead and wounded cannot be con-
sldHed excessive in the circumstances,
but the enormous numbers reported
missing suggest that the engagement
must not have been unlike that of
Nicholsnns Mex, when General White
lost So heavily.
General Ne lhuen's army is known to
have been heavily reinforced at Mod
der river with infantry, cavalry and
artillery while General Wauchop,s $
Highland brigade has largely ipcreased
the number IF bayonets available for
frontal attack, The necessity for this
costly method Of warfare has been
ohv,ated by the presence of "a full
brigade of cavalry commanded by Cen
eral Babington. This brigade includes
three regiments Of cavalry and
strong body of provincial horse.
Two powerful batteries of horse ar
tlllery have bean added, with a mob
ilty nearly equal to that Of cavalry
Methuens army cannot number less
than 1900 men and it's manauvering
power has been increased until there
is slight justification for frontal at
tachs made without adequate recon-
naissance and scouting. Military men
assume that he has not left Modder
river until the section of the howltzer
battery with lyditte ammunition has
arrived.
General Buffers admirers laugh at
the idea that he will attempt to force
the passage Of the river at the point
where the Beers are strongest, They
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THE BRITISH REPULsE.
over Seven thousand Prisoners Were
Captured a. the Second ModdeT
River Battle.

PRETORIA. Dec ll.-Six hundred
and seventy-two British prison ers
were taken az Stornsburg. In the
lighting at Modder river yesterday
evening General Cronje maintaiDed his
position and captured 50 British sol
diers.
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CURIOUS MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. Dec ll.--There was n
great demand for money To-Day. IS per
cent ruling for some early transactions.
One Wall street bank required from 20
to 2j per cent margin, besides 10 10 Is
points 70 spare on stock for 10000
loans. In all from So, 10000 70 iiO.0JO.-
OOO was called and paid of, then Two OF
three millions were loaned at 6 and I.
Large supplies were then loaned down
10 3 per cent. While bankers we're puz-
zled over the money situation here and
abroad, the prediction was made that
demand bills would rule higher
throughout the week, with no prospect.
however, of touching exporting point.
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Continued on page four.
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CONTINUED on page ~
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assert that he will make the cr,lssing
with heavy artillery az soon "a the
hOwitzes are sent up from Durham,
but that the main body of the army
will 80 over higher up. after a fe4nt
has been made Ow:r down. and that
the enemy's position will b. turned,
Ladysnith relieved and the retreat Of
the Free S.atHs to the mountain
passes cut on Nothing can b. slmpi r
than strategy In a comfortable service
clut without interruption from the un-
manneily Beers
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REWARDS FOR SAMPSON MEN.
President Preparing Message on the
Valor and Value Of Their Services


NT'W YORK. Dec. IA special TO
the Herald from Washington says;
II is expected that the president will
soon send to congress special mes
sage regarding rewards Tor officers and
men from the Atlantic fieet who dis
tinguished themselves during the war
with Spain and whose gallantry has
n,t yet been recognized.
President Mckinley has the same
sampson-schley matter under serious
consideration. He is understood 10 be
willing that bill should be passed au-
yhorizing the revival Of the grade II
vice. admiral for The benefit OF Rear
Admiral Sampson and Schley. the for
MGR 10 be given seniority over the at
ter. II IL believed Secretary Long will
join In endorsing this solution OF the
controversy.
What viii probably cause consider
able criticism among the friends OF
Rear-Admirl Schley. is the determi-
nation Of Secrsiary Long to name Ad-
miral Sampson in ,he measure he is
preparing. giving the thanks Of con-
gress 10 the commander in chief Of the
North Atlantic squadron and the Off
cars and men under Ills command. II
is not believed here. however, that the
president will transmit such resolu-
tiun to congress. knowing what deter
mined opposition 1t will meet and the
probability that friends OF Schley
would have his name substituted for
that Of Sampson and pass the resolu-
tion in that fora.
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PRIZE MONEY CASES.
Seizure OF Steamer Buena Ventura
Held Illegal. by Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE su-
preme court Of the United States to-
day decided in the naval prize-mOney
case growing out Of the capture of the
Spanish steamer Buena Ventua during
the Spanish war; that The condennna-
tion Of the vessel was contrary to the
terms Of the presidents proclamation
and ordered the vessel to be turned
ovei to the owners. In the cases Of
the vessels Pro and Guido, also owned
by the Spanidrds, the condemnation
was lffirmed.
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HALF S.ATIoNS AT LADYsMITH.
LORENZO Marquee. Dec. 1.-THE
following dispatch has Oean received
ercm the Hor laager near Lady
smith Several Kaffir runners from
Ladysmith TO Estcourt have been cap
tured The intercepted messages show
thNt the man and horses in Ladysmith
are now on nalf raiipls, that whisky
is al a bottle and that beer is ex-
hauSted."
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SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
Efforts Of Prominent Democrats to TX
plain their Lack Of Votes at
the North.

NEW YORK, Dec. u.-in reply to
these questions asked 10y the New York
Wcrld:
why is there not a democratic gov
ernor in amy nol'thern state?
Why Is there not a democratic sena-
tor from any northacn state?
What is the cause of this
What is the remedy?
Senator Ttllman. of South Carolina,
s3ys:
"Upheavals in regard 10 the finances
of the country and the efforts of the
democratic party to press silver as an
issue has be,a largely responsible for