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TWO DEAD ON THE BANKS
GRUEsOME FINDS ALONG THE WA
BASH NEAR TERRE HAUTE.
Body of Joseph Dyson, Once Famous
for the Cotton swindle Years Ago
programme at Ninona.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


TERRE HAUTE, Ind. July 1.-Two dead
men were found on the banks of the Wa
bash to-day, one of whom had committed
suicide and the other probably met death
from the same cause. One was found above
the city with bullet hole in his skull and
a pistol in his hand He had been dead
several weeks. There was nothing by which
he could be Identified. He was about fifty
years old. The other was Joseph Dyson, an
aged man who lived alone in a houseboat.
He had been dead two three days.
John Dyson, one OF the most noted con-
fidence men in the country. was found dead
in miserably furnished houseboat on the
Wabash river to-day. Dyson's cotton
swindle, In 1870 was perhaps the greatest
swindle perpetrated up TO that time in the
West The Missouri Pacific Railroad Com
pany lost upwards of 10000 by the work
of this man, whose scheme was to secure
bills of lading for consignments of cotton.
requiring two duplicates and an original bill
for each consignment, and then to sell the
duplicates, which had been doctored, to
brokers on the cotton exchanges.
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THE WINONA ASSEMBLY.
First Regular Exercises of the Season
Begin Tonight.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WINONA LAKE Ind, July 2-The West
ern Writers have gone home and park Wis
itors have been enjoying a little rest before
the opening OF the Assembly and summer
school Tuesday. The programme for the
first week of the Assembly is unusually
fine. For Monday evening DIR. Dickey has
secured Rev. NJ. Luther Tressler, of Cincin-
natl, with his illustrated lecture on Cali
fornia as / Saw It." The Fourth of July
will be celebrated in the good old-fashioned
way. Governor Mount will be present and
many excursions will be run from various
points Wednesday evening the Cincinnati
College of Music will give it's first musicale.
Thursday and Friday evenings entertain
ments will be given by Signor Bosco, the
prestidigitateur. Frank r. RobersOD's IL
Illustrated lecture on Japan" a country
with which he is personally familiar, comes
Saturday evening.
Registration for the summer school began
Friday and Prof. Mills, dean of the facul-
ty. is enthusiastic over the prospects. Com
Hall and in this hall are the rooms of sew
eral of the departments of the summer
school. The hall, in which will be the
scientific departments, has been named
Science Hall and the old Cyclorama build
ing Is now Froebel Hall. Many improve
mentS have been made in these buildings
since last year and everything is now in
shape.
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COMPANIES BARRED OUT.
Revolution in Missouri Insurance
Business Likely.

KANSAS CITY. July 2.-Unless E. r.
ORear, superintendent of the State fnsur-
ance department, shall renew the licenses
of the companies barred out of the State by
Fridays decision of the Supreme Court
there will be revolution In Missouri in
surance matters. The attorney general has
said the licenses cannot be renewed, but the
law does not say what shall happen after
they have been revoked.
The companies which are barred did 70
per cent. of the fire insurance business done
in Missouri in 1898. To be more specific, the
gross amount of premiums paid during the
year, not including the local mutual asso-
Citations, was 81, 66O, 900. OF this amount the
companies expelled collected IS, 407, 600 or 70
per cent. of the total. The companies that
are allowed to do business in the State col
lected 81, 25S,OO0 or q per cent. of the total.
The Supreme Court decision leaves seven
~ companies, large and small, that may do
business in Kansas City under existing con-
difinpS
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Legends of China's Great Bell.

The largest hanging bell In the world Is
in a Buddhist monastery near Canton.
China. 1t Is eighteen feet high and forty
five feet In circumference, and Is OF solid
bronze. 1t Is one of eight great bells which
were cast by command of the Emperor
Yung-Lo, about A. ID. 400, and Is said TO
have cost the lives Of eight men, who were
killed during the process Of casting. The
whole bell, both inside and out, Is covered
with an inscription of embossed Chinese
characters about half an inch long, cover
"a 900. The characters tell a single story
one Of the Chinese classics
Canton has pretty little fable connected
with IL. The story is told by Mrs. J. Il.
Newman, in one of her sketches of travel.
The life of the founder Of the greatest bell
of China had been threatened by the EN-
peror, because of his unsuccessful attempts
to make a bell having perfect purity or
tone. The bell founders beautiful daugh-
imploring the Emperor for one more trial.
consulted the gods TO the reason for
failure. Being told that should the blood
OF fair maiden mingle with the bell metal
the result would be secured, she, waiting
beside her father until able TO see her face
i'm the molten ore, plunged in and was de-
stroyed. To the sacrifice of this maiden
the Chinese attribute the beauty and sweet
ness of the tone OF the great bell OF Ia
Cung-tz.
One of the most novel propositions SUBJ
Omaha Exposition is that OF Wong Chin
Foo, the Chinese commissioner He offers
TO reproduce on the exposition grounds the
great bell of Canton. 1t would be sast, ac-
cording to his proposition by workers In
iron, to be imported from China
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UNCLE SANS STATIONERY.
The Department of Justice Conducts
Wholesale Business.
"a cl1iyoton Ctor

THE Department of Justice runs one of
the biggest stationery concerns in the
country" said clerk of that department
to Star reporter. I'VE have TO do that
ment throughout the country. Not many
years ago our stationery bureau was used
solely for the benefit of this immediate
department Judges. clerks of courts, mar
country purchased their supplies from
stores in their cities and towns and sent
us the account to pay. By this method we
paid the retail price for everything. We
found this would not do. as the highest
prices were paid for everything. Under our
present system every official of the govern
ment coming under our department makes
requisition on us for supplies, and we send
them at little cost, most OF the time by
mail AS we buy everything at cost prices
dollars each year over the old method of
doing business.
I'VE carry a stock worth at least ZOO
at all times, and all the judges marshals
clerks and others send TO US for their PEN
ellis. writing paper, etc. It's funny, too
what strange fancies some of them have
For instance. there is a certain Western
judge who won't have anything else but
is sharpened. We carry this pencil in stock
for no ether person, as not many others
have ever taken fancy TO II. / suppose he
loses or misplaces all the other kinds of
pencils but finds this one to his liking be-
cause he can easily see 1t. Right here in
the District OF Columbia Is a judge who
listens to arguments with six pencils in
his hands. He rolls these between his fin
than half a dozen. He is not particular
about the kind OF pencil he has. Other
officials have peculiar ideas about the kinds
of paper. pens and inks they want. and they
a more varied assortment of goods than a
stationery store.
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AS A MARTYR.
1t Is Said that General Alger Desires
to Pose.

Washington Star.
1t is quite definitely understood that the
question of General Ayers remaining in the
Cabinet has reached the point where Alger
will be required to decide between allegiance
to the President ana an alliance with Pm
gree. There is no room for doubt that Alger
wants to be forced out of the Cabinet, and 1T
is believed that his object is TO be placed In
position where, In defending himself, he can
find some sort of justification for talking
freely about the administration in way
calculated to be injurious. 1t is said that he
wants an opportunity to make it apparent
that for the mistakes made in the admins
tration of the War Department the reSpon-
sibilty lies with the President, and that the
secretary of war has been unjustly criti-
cised.
In other words. it is believed that he has
an idea that he can make political capital
by appearing as martyr. Pingree is in
sympathy with this idea, and his criticism
of the administration, after taking Alger as
a political partner is believed to have been
made deliberately with the view to the de-
velOpment of an open rupture between the
President and Alger. Nor is there believed
to be any misunderstanding between him
and Alger on this point.
1t is said in behalf of General Alger that
the President has never intimated to him in
any way that his retirement is desired, and
that as long as the President gives no such
intimation he is not going TO take anything
for granted. He does not intend to retire
voluntarily. and If he IL asked to retire he
wants reasons specifically stated, so that he
can go home and make his own defense in
his own way. The secretary ID is said, is
not ignorant of the true situation. and real
ICES the embarrassment of the President,
but has no disposition TO relieve that en-
barraSsment.
The President. with his conciliatory dispo-
sition. would like General Ayers retirement
To come about without any show of friction
or Ill feeling, while General Alger prefers to
assume that there is no reason for his re-
tirement unless there is difference of opin-
ion between him and the President on which
his retirement shall be predicated
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AN EXPENSIVE FAITH.
A Student of Christian Science Exper-
iments with a Patient.
New York letter. in PhiladeInbia p

New York Letter in Philadelphia Press.
Although the student, when he is launched
into the world with his degree, is told TO
make all the money he can in fees from
those he treats, he is shown that even be-
lieving in Christian science is rather an ex-
The Science and Health" and "Miscel-
laneous Writings" of Mrs. Mary Baker Ed
dy he already possesses. He could not have
been graduated without these. But after he
has taken his degree he is furnished with
list of books and told they are indispensable
to him in his work. These books cost about
$50. He is also advised TO take several copies
of each kind, so that he may give some
away.
Graduates like myself are expected to
ing. so that we may be able to contribute
all that we possibly can TO the Christian
science movement. But / notice that all this
money iinds its way to Boston. The books
house, and so far / could find out that
publishing house is a private business con-
Germ. who gets the immense profits of
Christian science as business enterprise?
| don't know. While 1t was never intend
ed that l should practice Christian science
healing. thought that / could not conclude
my investigation without making some use
OF my new title. / determined 10 find a
heal him. thought i would try and get
head him. l thought l would try and get
some case that did rot seem very bad.
L had not long to wait travelling man
at the hotel suddenly taken with vio-
lent neuralgia pains in the head; he had
habit of using one of the cold tar products
to relieve il. After some difficulty / per-
suaded him not 10 send out for his usual
medicine, but TO submit to my treatment
II was with good deal Of doubt a small
amount Of awe and a slight degree of sneak
ing shamefacedness that i commenced to go
through the different formulas that had
been taught
told him that he was not really in pain.
that there was no pain there. Ii was simply
his evil imagination. i kept this up with
him in a very earnest voice until he looked
around for something to throw at me, when
L desisted. Then told him to remain quiet.
He did so while tried TO bring myself to
the proper state of realization"
i went over the whole rigmarole again.
There Is no such thing as matter-nothing
but mind. mind, mind" until almost felt
symptoms OF neuralgia myself. Then he
interrupted me by saying:
Say. when Is this treatment going TO be-
gin?'
] told him that Ii had begun; that II he
would keep quiet ne would not fail to feel
better. He said he would give me fifteen min
Gtes. He did At the end OF fifteen min
utes he got up. rang for a bellboy and sent
out for medicine.
That ended my first treatment as a
Christian scientist. and II will be the last
case in my practice.
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A 100000 FLOOD.
Texas Railway Damage Has Not Been
Overestimated.


AUSTIN, Tex, July 2-Reports from the
Brazos bottoms to-day reveal deplorable
condition. The waters are still very high,
but are slowly receding and it is believed
that the worst is over in that particular
section of the State. The International &
Great Northern Railroad this morning
started out large wrecking force to work
in the water between here and Hearne to
replace the track and bridges and an
nounces that 1t expects to have train OPP
Grating by tomorrow at the latest. 1t has
several bridges to be replaced and much OF
the track has been under water. The
Houston & Texas Central does not expect
to get trains running for six days. The
track Is four feet under water for much of
the way from Hearne down and 1t has had
a number of bridges washed away and cam
not get at the creeks to replace them owing
to the raging torrents.
The estimated damage to the country trib-
utary to the Brazos valley is $4,O000O0. Re-
ports received to-day and tonight confirm
the tale of loss and suffering reported yes
terday. 1t Is not believed that the loss of
life will be anywhere near as large as re-
ported and will be principally among the
negroes.
hundreds of people have been rescued dur
ing the past two days by means of RATS
and that in each case of known drowning
some party mas 1nOlScreetly upset a raIC
after getting on it, with the result that
the entire load was thrown into the tor
rent. In this way six of the twelve persons
known to have been drowned met their fate.
The rushing waters are rapidly accumd-
lating hundreds of dead horses and cattle
at the mouth of the Brazos. Reports from
there to-day are to the effect that they
are floating out into the gulf by the hun
dreds and many hundred are stranded in
the eddies along the low lands. There were
very heavy rains again to-day to the south
and west of here and the rivers in that Sec
ton are booming tonight, but no fatalities
have been reported. There was no addition
al rainfall reported along the Brazos. how
ever, and ii is hoped that the worst is over,
though it will take week for the waters
To
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Plus. c. F. r. wAPPENHANS
Local Forecast Official
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NEW YORK, July Am incendiary fire
at Summit, n. j., to-day did $4,000 damage.
morning in barn in the rear of a house
owned by V. Vicari, on Union avenue. A
high wind prevailed at the time. The fire
communicated to a frame building some
distance away and then destroyed about ten
similar buildings adjoining, which were oc-
cupied as stores and dwelling houses. The
fire got beyond control and within short
time the Agate block of five buildings, on
Union avenue, owned by William c. Shell
don, was in flames and soon destroyed.
About one hundred persons who lived in
the apartments over the stores saved prac-
tically nothing.
WASHINGTON. July = Fire which is
thought 10 have been of incendiary origin
destroyed the large planning mill. lumber
sheds and nearly all the lumber in stock
OF Thomas w. Smiths yard. at Fourth and
streets, southeast. Loss. about $4,000,
partially insured
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being paid off, STILL there is somewhere a
slight rift in the lutte and now and then
comes a note of deepest pessimism which
would do credit to a Schopenhauer. Such
was a revision Of the Seven Ages of Man
by Kansan who cut them down to six. He
must have been the proprietor of a news
it. I'VE look into cradle says he, land
behold male child At the age of ten he is
a noisy kid, with half the buttons off his
pants, and an eye to meanness. AT the age
of fifteen he is a devil in a print shop; at
twenty-five the publisher of country news
paper. at the head of every enterprise cal
culated to improve the town or enrich the
business thereof; at thirty-five he Is an
emaciated and WORKOUT man. with holes in
his pockets and a bald head; at the age OF
fifty he is corpse in a cheap coffin and his
only resources left behind are two cases OF
long primer type. a Washington hand press
and subscription book with 800 delinquent
subscribers. who line up and march past the
coffin, saying: He was a public-spirited
fellow. but he couldn't save anything.
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CHICAGO. July Mrs. Tekla Razzyk,
sixty-nine years old, and Augusta Wisow-
ski. ten years old. were killed and Agnes
Wisowski badly injured while sitting under
some unattached freight cars near Haw-
thorne where they had gone for shelter
from a rainstorm to-day. Shortly after the
three had crept under the cars, switch
engine came up unnoticed and pushed the
cars toward switch Mrs. RazZyk and
Augusta Wisconsin were caught under the
wheels and badly mangled. Agnes Wisow-
ski lay fiat between the rails and escaped
with a badly mutilated right arm.
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race and woman has received one out of
the three prizes. 1t was Syracuse Univer-
sity also that last year elected two men and
This sounds eminentlv fair until INQUIRY re-
veals thas membership in the society isl
based entirely upon scholarship. Nov, the
seven first places In last years class at Syr-
acuse We're held by women and the eighth
was a tie between man and woman.
That man was elected so was another who
stood lower, at the expense of five women
ranking above him. There is sort of poetic
justice in the fact that the only athletic VIC
tory ever won by Syracuse from Cornell In
their many struggles occurred this year,
wher the Syracuse girls whipped the Cor
nell girls at basket ball.
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SANTIAGO DE CUBA. July 2. - Ten
new cases of yellow fever were re-
ported yesterday and five have been
reported to-day. This raises the to-
tai number OF cases to seventy-four.
No deaths have been reported to-day. The
United States troops have all been removed
from the infected camp. but the doctors
seem unable to check the progress OF the
disease among them The camp. which is on
the road TO FL MORO. and in hilly coun-
Try. was chosen because of its known salub-
rity and perfect sanitary condition. There
arc no cases of yellow fever in the city.
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There is an element i'm nearly every CO.
educational institution which would applaud
Mrs. Stanford's plan OF limiting the number
of women students. Alas for chivalry gen.
orally, the young men they outrank COMPOSE
the greater part of this element. Complaints
are now in order from the University of
California, where women students are a
small minority, and yet a Miss Hohfeld has
carried OFF the medal given to the graduate
who has stood highest during the whole four
years course A few years ago. having been
defeated by women in the first contest for
the chancellor's medal at the University Of
Syracuse. the young men registered strong
protests against feminine competition Since
then they have been receiving their medals
In peace. But this year women re-entered the
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CITY GUARDED.
Concluded from First PareA

sufficient strength to carry to a successful
conclusion any movement undertaken. An
organization known as the Packing House
Employees Union was formed and over five
hundred men became members. The avOwed
purpose OF the union Is to fight the packers,
and it was said openly at the meeting that
by September the union is expected to have
a membership of 1900, and then, If the de-
mands of the men for better hours and
wages be not complied with. a general tie
up of the packing houses would be ordered.
The names of the officers of the new or
ganiZation were kept secret
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Three Drowned in Cedar Creek.

WATERLOO. Ia. July John Hoover.
aged twenty; Albert Hoover, aged seven
teen. and Roy Harbaugh. aged eleven. were
drowned in Cedar creek. two and one-half
miles below town this afternoon. Harbaugh
was bathing. got beyond his depth, and
Albert Hoover attempted the rescue. He
had the boy in his arms. but tho current
was too strong and he had to let go. He
failed TO get back TO shore himself. John
Hoover, in the excitement. got beyond his
depth and being unable To swim, he, too.
was drowned. The body OF Harbaugh was
recovered, but the other two are still i'm the
river.
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OBITUARY.
Gen. III. G.. Wright, Who Had a Bril-
liant Civil War Record.

WASHINGTON, July ?. - Gen. II. G..
Wright, who made a brilliant record in the
late war, serving at Gettysburg and the
campaign in the Wilderness and around
Richmond, died here to-day. after an illness
of three months. Besides his fine war record
General Wright achieved eminence an
engineer. serving as chief of the United
States army engineers from 1879 until his
retirement in 1884
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Henry Villas.

MADISON, Wis, July 2.-Attorney Henry
Villas. aged twenty-seven, only son of ex-
United States Senator William Villas and
son-in-law of Z. a. Ford, of Pittsburg, gen.
eral passenger agent of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, died at the home of his father
here at Z O'Clock this evening, of diabetes.
He was in normal condition all day. but up
to last evening was able to go out. He
suffered with diabetes for five years and
spent, one summer at Carlsbad, Austria, and
two at Los Angeles, Cal He graduated from
both academic and law departments of the
University of Wisconsin. Besides his father
he leaves sister, Mrs. Lucie NJ. Hanks,
wife of thc Madison banker.
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Another similar Collision.

PHILADELPHIA. July "A collision OF
electric cars occurred tonight on the Will
low Grove division of the Union Traction
Company, near Branchtown, near the ex-
treme northern edge of the city. j. t. Carr,
reporter for the Evening Bulletin, was
killed and several others were badly in
jured. Herbert Fitzgerald, a passenger, and
William Alexander, the motorman OF the
second car were seriously injured and
three or four others sustained severe in
juries. Carr was about nineteen years old.
He was student of the University of Penn
sylvania.
A car had lost the trolley pole, and, be-
coming darkened, was not seen by the car
which followed, and the latter crashed into
the former while going at full speed. Carr
was on the rear platform Of the first car.
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Jury Disagreed.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
SCOTTSBURG, Ind, July 1.-The case of
Rose FARRELL against the City of Seymour
for damages for personal injuries from al
legged defective pavement was tried in the
Scott Circuit Court the past week. This
morning at 10 o'clock, after being out near
ly nineteen hours, the jury announced that
ii would be impossible to agree on verdict
and was discharged This is the second trial
OF the case. The first trial was last October,
at which time jury awarded the plaintiff
s1.oOo, but the defendant was granted a
new trial. About eighty witnesses were ex-
amined,