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LEFT TO HER FATE.
steamer Mesaba Unable to Aid the
Cntania and Her Crew.

LONDON, Jan. S.-The Atlantic transport
steamer Mesaba. Captain Layland, from
New York Dec "a for London, passed
PrawIe Point to-day and reported that she
smoke the American steamer Catania, Capt.
Furlong. from Glasgow Dec. II for New
York in latitude IS, longitude So, in distress.
Her decks we're swept and she asked for
assistance but such a severe gale was rag
ing the Mesaba. was unable to help her.
though she waited for seven hours Tor
chance to do so. .,
The Catania is an iron schooner rlgged
screw steamer built at Glasgow in 1871. She
registers 2,635 tons gross and l942 tons net
She belongs to the Tweedie Trading Com
pany of New York.
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Thirtecn-NEinute Federal Court.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Jan. 3.-The jan
uary term of the United States District and
Circuit Court was held in this city to-day.
Judge John H. Baker of indianapolis, pre-
sided. The cases on the docket were dis
posed OF as follows: Standard Oil Com
pany against the W. c. De PAW Company,
continued; Consolidated Stove Supply Serv-
ice Company against c. c. Cornett, con-
tinued pending decisions in other suits filed
Overweight Courier Balance Elevator Com
pany against r. p Mains. dismissed: John
Arbuckle against J. NJ. and Michael Kas-
per, of Madison, continued; Estelle Goens
against Receiver Mcleod, Of the X. and /.
Bridge Company, continued. Court was in
session only thirteen minutes and adjourned
until the July term.
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Content fn south Dakota.

PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 3.-The inauguration
ceremonies passed off to-day without Incl
dent. The first move toward contesting the
governorship title is slated to be made to-
morrow. when summons and complaint in
quo warrant proceedings will be served
The Inauguration reception and ball To-
night was largely attended by prominent
people from all over the State. Both houses
Of the Legislature were organized this att
ernoon. The regular business session be-
Attacks Treasurer Phillips and asks for an
appropriation to prosecute him on charges
relating to the handling of interest on state
funds.
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LEE COFFEEN DROPS DEAD.
WeH-KnOwn Muncie Politician Ex-
pires at breakfast. Table.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 3.-IIee w. Coffeen, q
well-known citizen of this city, fell dead at
his home this morning at 8 o'clock as he
was leaving the breakfast table He had
not been feeling well for the past few days,
and yesterday had complained to his friends
Of a peculiar numbness in his fingers and
hand, which was probably mild attack of
paralysis. A second stroke to-day went to
his heart and caused his death. Mr.. Cofeen
was a prominent candidate for the Muncie
postoffice, and his friends had hoped that
his appointment would soon be made. He
was fifty-siX years old and has been en-
gagged in the monument and marble business
in this city for twenty-five years He was
and Williams Post, G. A. r. which orders
will have charge of the funeral services on
Thursday afternoon. He leaves a widow
and daughter.
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LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 3-The Legislature
convened at the Capitol building to-day. In
the House Paul r. Clark Republican, was
elected speaker, and the full list of employees
was accepted as made out by the caucus.
In the Senate A. r. Talbot (Republcan),
also OF Lancaster, was made president pro
tenn The breach in the ranks of the House
Republicans. which last night threatened
to lose them the speakership, was closed
this morning by the hve rebeliious members
coming into caucus. Tomorrow the Legis-
lature viii canvass the November vote, ana
on Thursday the new State officers Will pc
inaugurated The only development in the
senatorial struggle was the announcement
Of A. r. Talbot, of Lincoln, as candidate
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PENDLETON, Ind, Jan. 3.-Prosperity
leads to many mercantile changes in this
city, chief among which is the purchase
of land by the Pendleton Banking Company
of the Altman property, on which the Pen
dleton Banking Company viii Immediately
erect a modern bank building. The room
occupied by the Bank OF Pendleton, owned
and controlled by f. p. Rogers, Of this city,
and Andrew Smith of the Fletcher National
Bank of Indianapolis.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-Secretary Long
cabled orders to-day to the oregon at Cal
lao to proceed to Honolulu, taking the dis
tilling ship Iris with her. The Iowa was
ordered to San Francisco TO make repairs
to her boilers and replace a broken cylinder
head. With her will so the supply steamer
Celtic and the golfers Scandal and Justin.
The Oregon will get orders at Honolulu to
proceed to Manila, if the situation does not
change in the meantime. The gunboat Cas-
tine has also been ordered to Manila.
Secretary Long has completed detailed es-
Inmates TOR Congress for the fifteen new
war ships he recommended 10 be constructed
in his annual report. The figures are for
armament and arnor for all the ships Sl4
l6S. 400, and for construction and engineering
S36 leo, 500.
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A REMARKABLE WEDDING.
Four Brothers Marry Four Sisters at
the Home of the Brides.

CANAL DOVER, O.. Jan. "a most re-
markable wedding has just taken place at
the small village called Trail, ten miles
north of here, four brothers beng married
to four sisters The four knots were tied at
the home of the four sister brides, who are
the daughters of a prosperous farmer named
James Hochstettler. Their ages range from
eighteen to twenty-eight, and the ages of
their respective husbands vary only slight
" The groOns are the four sons of John
SUmers and are energetic young men Of
good habits and some means. The ceremony
of marrying the four couples occupied al
most an hour, the same clergyman perform
ing all. The four brothers and their wives
viii live within stones throw of each
other
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business Fmbnrrassments.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Arnstein & Bonn
dealers in dry goods in this city, assigned
to-day The liabilities are reported 10 be
about $4,000 The assets consist of stock
and outstanding accounts. Dull trade and
signment.
Edward p Meaney and Melville e. ingalls,
1r., We're to-day appointed ancillary receiv
ers for the Atlantic Transportation Com
pany. a New Jersey corporation. in a suit
brought by Walter ;. BeSse a stOckhoider,
for a dissolution of the company. The bonds
of the receivers were fixed at 500 COO
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least two months In the meantime General
Brooke viii rent house or go to the Hotel
Trocha.
The Cuban General Garlic will occupy
Remedies. province OF Santa Clara.
A battalion Of the Ninth Illinois Regiment
marched 10 Camp Quemados to-day.
A committee Of the local bankers will
meet Major General Brooke tomorrow to
discuss a uniform method Of getting Spanish
currency out Of the country, the bankers
Importing American money. They wish tc
get Cuban commerce under an American
basis as soon as possible.
The first guard mount at the palace is
Company B, of the Second Artillery.
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Advancement in EI,vood Schools.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Jan. 9.-The new high
school building in this city is now completed
and is one of the largest and finest Of the
kind in the State. 1t has cost S5S, 900. In
1S9O-S1 the school enumeration in Elwood
was but 6S0 and enrolment $50, with a staff
of eight teachers. The enrolment now is
2,200 out of a school enumeration of 3170
and the staff of teachers numbers forty-two.
A few days ago a prominent citizen of this
city offered three prizes for the best essay
on Patriotism" The competition was not
confined to any grade but the entire school
was given an opportunity 10 work for the
prize. Fred Fornshell. the thirteen-year Id
son of e I1. Fornshell, editor of the Call
Leader, won first prize, Loren Winebrenner
second and Howard See third.
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MISUNDERSTANDING
w ANrTED-position as telegraph operator or col
hector nv young man of twenty -onei nlsh!S re-
commended Address II. S. DEAN, ColltnsVllie' ~
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and military hospitals have been turned
over to US in Havana, but General Stern
berg is Of opinion that only one Of them.
the Alfonso Mi. will be available for our
use. 1t is a modern hospital, built in 1896,
and has a capacity of 2.000 but on occa-
sions 200 have been crowded into It. There
are now many Spanish sick in this hos
pital, and 1t is probable that we viii not be
able TO obtain complete possession imme-
diateiy. The San Ambrose hospital, a per-
maneRt affair of stone. with a capacity of
1900 beds probably viii not be available
owing to it's bad location. There are three
other Temporary military HOSPITALS
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A Hoosier sharp.hooter.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Jan. S.-William
Frank, of this city, member of the
Observation-Disclosures xtieth Indiana Infantry,
writes of the result Of the first days prac-
tice with the new Krag-Jorgensen rifles,
with which the regiment has been equipped.
At three hundred yards he made a perfect
record getting score Of p. He was the
only one of Company and one of six OF the
entire regiment to make the score. The next
trial will be at four hundred yards, and II
successful he anticipates being made a
sharpshooter.
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INTERNAL MACHINE.
Five Men Terribly Injured at Rail-
way Station.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Jan. By the explo-
sion Of an internal machine in the railroad
depot at New Albany. Miss five men were
terribly bruised, some CT them fatally. The
machine was cleYerlys constructed and en-
cased in wood in a such a manner as to be
set off by the opening of the box lid 1t
had been sent from Holly Springs, Miss,
10 man at New Albany, who was under
indictment for murder. and ne and four
others We're opening it when the explosion
occurred. The railroad agent and telegraph
operator We're among the injured. No names
are obtainable.
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BURROWS SURE OF vICToRY.
VIII Have Over Eighty Votes in the
Senatorial Caucus To-Night.

LANSING, Mich. Jan. s. There is
hardly a question of doubt tonight about
the reelection Of Senator Burrows. 1t
is only question Of how large his
majority win be now. Nearly eighty mem
bers have signed the call for tomorrow
claim that OF this number only two are at
all doubtful. His vote is placed at any
where from 50 10 90
avoved Burrows candidate for speaker Of
the House CT Representatives, was tonight
nominated in caucus over ]. j. Carton, Of
Flint, the Pingree candidate. 1t took but
two ballots. the first a tie and the second
a victory TO. Adams, As TO Al.
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Indiana Obituary.

CLINTON, Ind, jan 3.-Mrs. Catherine
Vannest, aged eighty-siX, died in Rice coun-
brought here for burial Thursday. She was
the widow of the late Samuel Vannest, who
was the oldest child of the first white fam
lily that ever crossed the Wabash river into
Vcrmillion county She was the daughter Of
the first white woman that crossed the Wa
bash north of Fort Harrison, her parents
having moved from Ohio when she was two
years old.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Jan. a John
O'Le9ry, an odd character, about sixty years
Old died in his buggy yesterday afternoon.
to a neighbours to help butcher hogs. When
they were driving home Bassett thought he
H5d tahem asleep, spoke TO him nm. ana finally
last sleep. He leaves an aged widow.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Jan. 3-John w.
Shafer, veteran Of the war of 1861, is dead
times in his life he fell heir to fortunes, and
finally died in poverty.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Jan. 3.-Harry z.
Jewett to-day received a cablegram from his
brother. Lieut.. Col. Charles L. Jewett, judge
advocate Of the Army of the Pacific at Ma
Mia, that he would leave Manila for home
to-day. He will return via the Suez canal,
stopping at the principal points aloHg the
Mediterranean sea, and expects to reach
home about March l. AT his request he was
relieved from duty at Manila about a month
ago and viii be assigned to another point.
Recently Colonel Jewett visited Hong Kong,
making the trip on the United States reve-
nue. cutter MeCuIlCch,
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FOR BURNING INDIANS.
Five Men Captured and Lodged in
Jail at MusIOgee.

MUSKOGEE, I. r., Jan. 3-Nelson M.
Jones. ex-deputy marshal, and his son
DaYid; George Moppin, a negro; T. w. Mar
tin and Stoke Martin have been lodged in
jail here. These men were indicted by the
federal grand jury for kidnapping and arson
in connection with the burning at the stake
of Palmer Sampson and Lincoln McCeisy.
Seminole Indian boys, near Maud O. T..
last January. Other arrests will follow
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NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The stockholders
of the Cycle Board Of lTrade. at a meeting
to-day, decided upon dissolution of the cor
poTatlon. The meeting had been adjourned
solution could not be effected, owing TO legal
technleallties- at to-day's meeting GA OF
the % shares of the corporation were rep
resented. me organization regulated cycle
SHOWS; limited guarantees and tried to de-
IeId me interests of both cycers and man
ufacturers.
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ronpIist bills signed.

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. S.-The railroad bill
and the bill taxing insurance companies on
their gross premiums, as passed by the ex-
ira session of the Legislature, were signed
by Governor Leedy to-day. The insurance
bill places a tax OF 2 per cent. on the gross
premiums on the Kansas business OF all
outside insurance companies, whether nre,
life or accident, and 4 per cent. upon Euro
pean and other foreign countries.
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Hnlsex,s nola sIeuthn Dead.

BALTIMORE, Jan. Sd. Pinkney West,
of this city, one Of the best known detectives
of the country, and who figured as the hero
of the "Old Sleuth" novels, died here yes
terday of the grip. When Mr.. Halsey the
writer of the "Old Sleuth' detective stories.
died in-New York a short time ago he had
no more sincere mourner than MIR. West.
A few days ago Mr. West was seized with
the grip, which gradually increased in Sc
verify and resulted in death Yesterday.
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Member OF the 157th Killed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind Jan. civilian Hite, a
farmer, of Chester township, this county,
died this morning from injuries received in
a runaway last night. He was about TWEEN
ty-ffve years old and a member Of the One
hundred-and-f ifty-seVenth Indiana Infantry
recently mustered out. Hte's wife and child
Were SLIGHTLY hurt
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OBITUARY..
Paul Brooks, Late United States Con-
sui at Guantanamo.

RUTLAND, VT, Jan. S-Paul Brooks,
member Of the banking firm of Brooks &
Co.. at Santiago, and late United States
consul at Guantanamo, died in this city to-
day of pneumonia, in his sixtieth year. His
wife died a week ago of the same disease.
The firm owns several large sugar planta-
lions in Santiago and has long been identi-
fled with the business interests of the prov
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An Illegal Death warrant.

TRENTON. n j., Jan. 3-Justiee Van
Syckel. OF the Supreme Court. has filed an
opinion, in which justices Depue and Lip
pincott concurred, holding to be Illegal the
death warrant issued by acting Governor
Watkins for the execution of Edward Cliff
ford, on Friday Of this week. for the muir
der of Superintendent Watson. Of the West
Shore Railroad in Jersey City. about two
years ago. The opinion passes upon the
question raised as TO the right or Speaker
Watkins to exercise the duties OF acting
Governor
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EVANSVILLE. Ind, Jan. 3.-Minor Gar
rett, Ed Garner. Elijah Scott. Frank Curl
and William Morris boys ranging in age
from ten TO thirteen years, were given a
public whipping in Police Court for stealing
some old wash boilers. Their parents were
given the option by Judge Winfrey of whip
ping the boys or having them sent to the
Reform School. The boys were led to the
hall by the turnkey and given twenty-five
lashes each. Their yels could be heard for
two blocks away. One of the boys was sc
wea-- after the fiogging that he could hard
lv walk from the nOlice station.
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EIwood Trolley Line Sold.

Special to the Indianapolls Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind. Jan. S.-The Elwood
Electric Street Railway was sold yesterday
to the Union Traction Company, of which
Congressman Charles L. Henry, of Ander-
son, is at the head. This company has al
ready completed the line from Anderson to
Alexandria and the Council of this city will
Immediately grant the company the right
of way into Elwood The proposed line will
benefit Anderson, Alexandria and Elwood.
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ETovements of steamers.

LIZARD, Jan. 3.-Passed: Palatia, from
New York, for Hamburg. CThe reported ar
rival Dec. 81 of Palatia was an error.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.--Arrived: Auranla,
from Liverpool Sailed: Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, for Bremen.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 3.-Arrived, Catalonia,
from Boston. Returned: Bowie, hence for
New York.
QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 3.-Arrived: Teu-
tonic, from New York, for Liverpool and
proceeded.
GENOA, Jan. 3.-Arrived: Kaiser Wilhelm
III, from New York for Naples.
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Strike at Lippincott's Glass Works.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Jan. "a big strike is on
at the Lippincott glass factory and State
Labor Commissioner Mccormack is here
trying to bring about settlement. David
Kinney, member of the executive commit
tee Of the National Flint-glass Workers
deliberations looking to a final settlement
Of the strike have been carried on in a
quiet way and an early settlement is ex-
pected. This plant employs about 80 men
and the entire factory is idle.
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SUBSIDY BONDS.
(ConcIrded from Ftrnf Pnce.

bassador Romero on Sunday last The at
tack is a mild one.
Senator Allison, who has been confined to
his home with the grip, was able to be at the
Capitol to-day.
Representative Hull, of Iowa, chairman of
the House military committee, is confined
to his room by a severe attack of grip. His
physician expects to have him out by the
time the army reorganization bill comes up
in the House.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 3-=-Hon. Rob-
ert S. Taylor, candidate for United States
senator, and Henry J. Miller, will to-mor-
row be appointed administra tors, with equal
powers of the estate of the late r. T. Nc
Donald. Mr. Miller has, for years, been Mr.
McDonalds chief financial mann and has
the CLOSEST knowledge Of bis affairs.
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other state officers took the oath of office
in 3 body before District Judge Winchester,
in the Governors office. The houses or the
Legislature convened jointly to-day Tor or
ganization.
the senatorial contest. The anti-JohnSon
leaders have been especially active, and ac-
cording 10 them the congressman mana
port and 2G altogether in somewhat modlhed
form. 1t is understood the Johnson strength
is from g TO so. and some OF his opponents
place his strength as high as -.
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RcnubIicnns Not in Harmony.

DOVER. Del, Jan. 3.--For the first time
in the history of the State the complete
organization of the Delaware Legislature
was not effected to-day. The Senate or
ganized at noon, but the House could not
agree on account of the disa greement be-
tween the regular Republicans and the
Union Republicans or Addicks faction. Or
ganization of the House was postponed
until tomorrow.
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Ex-Policeman Running a .'Fence."

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Jan. 3.-After
the discovery Of the rendezvous of the gas
belt thieves yesterday the officers drove to
the home of ex-Policeman Bart Wilhelms,
a few miles this side of Eaton, Delaware
county, with an order from McPhee, here,
for the remainder Of the stolen goods. Mrs.
Wilhelms denied any knowledge of the stol-
en- plumber, but finally delivered the plumber,
consisting of a large number of rings, spec
tacIes and jewelry. The rings were identified
as belonging to A. p. Powell of Hunting
ton, whose store was robbed on the night
of Dec. IA. The rings found at the McPhee
residence here also contained the same
mark. Reviewers and razOrs were also found
in large numbers and some of these were
identified as having been stolen from Lieber
& CampbelPS hardware store, in this city.
Everything shows the gang has been operat-
ing extensively in the gas Delt and that Nc
Phee Wilhelms and probably others have
been running fences" for several years.
With part of the gang already in the peni-
tertiary and four more certain Of a SEN
tence it is believed that the gang is effec-
tually broken up.
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RICHMOND. Va. Jan. s.-News is re-
ceived from Lexington tonight that to-day
the superintendent Of the Virginia Military
Institute issued an order dismissing the en-
tire first class of that institution, consisting
Of thirty-five cadets. The young men dis
missed represent twelve States and their Of
Tense was a breach of discipline committed
on New Years eve. in face of special warn
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Eleven Sailors Drowned.

LONDON, jan "A dispatch to Lloyds
says the Italian steamer Vorwaerts, which
left Amsterdam on Dec. Is and touched at
Cardiff on Dec. %. has been abandoned near
Trevose Head, on the West Cornwall coast.
She went ashore in the gale that has been
raging in the irish channel. Eleven mem
bers of the crew. who put off in boats, were
were rescued by the coast-guard hfeboat.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind. Jan. S.-Mrs. W. W.
Knecht, of this city, gave a reception TO
one hundred invited guests in honor of her
friends. Mrs Col NJ. B. Miller. of Wash
ington, d. c., and Mrs. L. G. EIlingham, of
Decatur, Ind, yesterday. Among the guests
from distance were Mrs. Edith v. Farrar
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Rathbone In charge of Postomce.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3-The following
beiated cablegram. announcing the transfer
Of postal control in Cuba, was received to-
day from +. c. Rathbone the new director
of posts for that island: Havana. Jan. l.
II formally took possession of posts Of
Cuba at u o'clock Personally raised old
glory over Havana pOstoffice"