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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09

Ing the army. urges an increase OF the In
spect0r generals department. In order to
cs - = on a more efficient basis. and also
LIS attention 10 the uncertain and ham
ptflng effects OF detailed instead Of per-
manent officers IN that department.
minority members OF the ways and>means
committee are holding informal meetings
In order to prepare the minority report on
the bin reducing the war taxes. The re-
Rort VIII be submitted by Representative
fdcnardson. Of Tennessee. on Monday. 1t
- Understood that the report will not OPP
pose the reduction proposed. but will pre-
sent additional features TO which the bill
should apply.
W. Il. Wilioughby, OF the Department Of
LaUor, was before the industrial commits
sion Yesterday and submitted a paper on
employers liability and workingmen's in
surance- he traced the growth of the laws
ana court decisions which now made en-
pioyers liable for nearly everything In the
way OF accidents TO workingmen. The wit
ness said the laws of Europe were more
stringent than In this country.
The heads of a number of agricultural
anu technical institutions, including Pro-
Iessors Anterior. OF Pennsylvania. Goodeii,
OF massachusetts,, and Cope, of Ohio, were
heard yesterday by Speaker Henderson and
otner members OF the House committee on
Iuies as TO advancing the Mondell bill
granting 10 state mining institutions the
proceeds OF certain public lands. similar to
Ine present grants to agricultural colleges.
me merits Of the proposition were dis
cussed but no decision was reached.
The river and harbor is hold
ing daily executive sessions and is making
such progress hat there is fair prospect Of
completing the bill before the holiday re-
cess. Owing to reports that q horizontal
reduction was TO be made on all estimates
the authoritative statement is made that
no such reduction is contemplated. The
is taking up each project on its
merits and is applying such measures Of
economy and cut in the estimate as suits
each case. in some cases only one-ffth be-
ing allowed while in others the allowance
is much more.
Joseph Manley, of Maine. who was Of
tered the office OF commissioner Of internal
revenue. made vacant by the death Of
George W. Wilson, called on the President
orte1y, yesterday, and arranged for an
other audience Monday. Mr.. Manley has
been elected speaker Of the House in the
Malne Legislature, and IL is understood he
reels IL on him TO serve out the
present term, which runs till next April.
II is said that he probably will accept the
office II the offer can be held open until
that date. The matter probably will be
definitely settled Monday.
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General Notes..

The secretary OF the interior has sent to
the House OF Representatives an agree
ment with the Klamath Indians relinquish-
Ing their reservation IN Oregon.
Yesterdays statement OF the treasury
balances IN the general fund, exclusive of
the Sl50,OGO. 600 gold reserve in the division
OF redemption, shows: Available cash bal
ance. S1S1. 5000; gold. @7,S34,l6S.
The Sabine Pass, Tex, harbOr improve
ments were damaged 10 the extent of $780,
GO by the September hurricane, according
e. a report submitted by the secretary Of
var 20 the House of Representatives to-
Gay.
IL is expected the forthcoming naval APP
preparation bill, nov being framed by the
House committee on naval affairs, will
contain provision for two more battleships
and two armCred cruisers. following the
concentrations OF Secretary Long.
The Senate has removed the injunction
OF secrecy from the treaty signed by the
various powers at Brussels on the Sth of
June. 1899. for tie regulation of the liquor
Traffic IN portions OF Africa. The provisions
lie.
u is announced at the Navy Department
to-day that there is no emergency what
ete- requiring the hasty departure of the
Iowa and Philadelphia AS already stated
f. Washington dispatches. the vessels
simply are going on their usual winter
cruise TO the southwark.
The secretary OF the treasury has di-
4rfLNN iIHt The interest Quc O0 jan 4 on 4
pc- cent. 1897 and . per cent. 195U, be pre-
Pad with rebate. The ouDOn VIII DC re-
cciVcd after Dec. u. AID interest checks
WlH be- payable after Dec. 70. The totGl
amount involved . about S,250,O00
United States Consul %Schumann. at
AG-ilk, Germany, IN a communication 10
TIE state Department, reports that the
German sample room at CoHstantinOple has
b<en formally opened. The exhibition Is
said To- be quite comprehensive ana en-
braces an extensive line of Germanyis man
utacJured articles.
The work Of dissectlng and tabulating
TIE bids for the new battleshiDS and
cruisers opened at the Navy Department
o. Friday i now in progress. under the
supervision of the naval board appointed
tor that purpose. il is expected that sonic
httle time viii be taken Up by the cOnsid-
'talloE 81 The various proposals.
United States Consul Hughes, at Coburg,
mas reported TO the State Department the
Atws OF the recent discovery OF a large de-
post OF house coal" estimated to contain
Al least l.68.99.00 tons. at Barmoez. Hun
CRY The quality Of the coal. he says.
remains 10 be proven, but the deposit is
70 De developed on scientific lines at once.
consul Henry. at Quebec. reports TO the
stale Department the completion Of the
treat Northern from Quebec TO Parry
sound, on Lake Huron. The line opens up
Z new Canadian grain route and the pro-
moters OF the road claim that IL is the
shorteSt and cheapest route now existing
Tor the transfer OF grain from the great
lakes 10 Europe.
A report OF General ]. e. Breckinridge.
inspector general OF the United States
@f"y' 70 the lieutenant general command
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PREFERRED CREDITORS.


UTICA, n. Y, Dec. S.-One of the features
of the business formerly conducted by Al
fred Dodge and the firm OF Dodge & Son
was a proft-sharing or insurance system
with the employees. When the failure came
about three years ago there were many
thousand dollars due to the employees. who
had consented 10 work for certain wages,
with the understanding that a share of the
profits were to be credited up to them each
year. The question arose as to whether
these claims were legitimate liens on the
property, and it was finally referred to
Hadley Jones, of Little Falls Mr.. Jones
has filed a report in which he holds that all
credits for endowment or deposits made in
behalf of any, workman are valid and le-
climate claims for wages and are TO be
placed in the preferred class
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MUST PROCEED TO MANILA.
Officers OF the Battleship Kentucky
Ordered from COnstantinopie.

WASHINGTON. Dec. s--Secretary Long
to-day cabled instructions to Captain
Chester at C-onstantinople to proceed with
his ship, the Kentucky. from Smyrna on
his interrupted voyage to Manila to replace
the Oregon on the Asiatic station 1t can
not be learned officially that the mission
debts nave been discharged. but 1t Is said
that the Kentucky's mission. which was
one OF courtesy, has been discharged.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec S.-The Rus
sian naval attaches here gave a dinner
last night in honor of the officers Of the
United States battleship Kentucky. now at
Smyrna Many distinguished persons were
nreSeut
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VOLCANO IN ERUPTION.
Great Jets of Steam Gushing from the
Crater of Mount WrangeI.

TACOMA, Wash, Dec. a-Mount Wran-
gel, Alaska. is reported again in eruption.
The latest outburst from the mouth OF the
great crater began on the evening OF Nov.
4 and was in continuance a week later.
There was at the time no earthquake
shocks. hut great jets OF steam gushed
forth, varying as the eruption progressed.
one side Of the mountain. which had been
covered by q great glacier. was seen one
tives OF the interior In the vicinity of the
mountain are becoming alarmed by the err
ratio ehavior OF the mountain this sum-
mer and are meving farther from Its
slopes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09
Riotous

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Dec. ~S.-Sopho-
mores tried to break up a class meeting of
the freshmen in the State University
Chapel to-day, and one OF the hottest
fights that has ever taken place at the
II" resulted. Books, canes and chairs
were used as weapons. and several of the
combatants were more or less injured dur
ing the melee. The students riot was
dueIIed BY the man in charge Of the I'm
versity buildings. Who threatened to send
for the police.
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EuIogies in the House.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Under a special
order adopted at the last session, the
House devoted to-day. after 1 o'clock, to
paying tribute to the memory Of the late
Alfred c.. Harmer. OF Pennsylvania. When
the House met a bill was passed to include
cherries IN the list of fruits from which
brandy can be distilled, under Session S255
Of the Revised Statutes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09
MOROCCO GETS MORE TIME.
Consul Gummere viii Not Visit Fez
Until Next February.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Upon his own
suggestion Consul has been au-
thorized by the State Department to de-
Ter his proposed visit TO the capital of
Morocco, I'm connection with the Eszagui
case until next February. owing TO the fact
that certain Moorish festivals are to occur
the next six weeks in thai country, pre-
venting the transaction of business.
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Philadelphia Pre-

Philadelphia Press
..Joyi jcyi' exclaimed the young LADY
who was anxious for stage honors. "At
last / have an opening. That theatrical
r.anager I've been calling on is going to
present Martin Chuzzlewit.' and he's prom
ised me an eccentric character part"
what IS II 10 be. Sairy Camp
no Saisey Camps friend, Mrs. Harris"
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the Emperor and has been worked in a
primitive fashion for forty years. The
Russians appear to ave the impression
that the fields have been exhausted, but
the marquis says they have no idea Of the
wealth of their Asiatic possessions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09

Mrs. Frank W. Mahin. wife OF United
States Consul Mahin. and her daughter are
here for the winter. $50
xxx
Major John b. Kerr. the United States
military attache, was presented to Emperor
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11
The doctor. Disagreed.

Some Vienna savans were lately con-
fronted with language difficulty. Ac-
cording to the Independence Beige, a
young girl, unknown, was found IN
conscious in a street at Presburg and
was conveyed to the hospital at Wen
ma, where she recovered consciousness
and began to speak in language
which no one present could under
stand. The doctors came to the con-
clusion that the young woman was a
native of an eastern country.
Consequently some professors from
the oriental school were called in, and
they We're all agreed that the girl did
not speak a correct language, but a
dialect The professor Of Persian held
that she spoke Persian dialect and
that he understood it. Another pro-
fessor was of opinion that it was an
Abyssinian dialect. A third was con-
WINGED that it was Turkish patois.
Since the Swans were not agreed the
police deemed it necessary to make in
quiries, with the result that the stran-
ger was proved to be Hungarian who
had escaped from prison and who
did not understand a word Of Persian,
Abyssinian or Turkish.-London Globe.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11
..aEyy9 VF a,4lyllaIl..

surgical operation to be performed
upon his niece, Miss Minnie Smith,
who was injured last fall, by team
running away. The young lady had
her hip bone broken and the injury
was not successfully mended and SO
Doctor Brooks recommended that she
be taken down to Doctor Schooler, at
Des Moines and have the injury
mended.
The Evangelical church people, at
the Station, elected teachers for their
Sabbath School, last Sabbath, and
these are the persons chosen:
Mr.. James Elrod, Glass No. l..
Miss Lille Crees, Glass No. 2.
Mrs. j. z. Moore, Glass No. 5.
Mrs. Henry Young, Glass No. 4.
Mrs. Thomas Gill, Glass No. 5.
Miss Helen Moore, Glass No. 6.
Miss Mary Gill, Secretary.
Master Harold Young, Assistant
Librarian.
The members of the Blue Grass
Creamery Company held their annual
election of officers, at the creamery,
on last Monday, and these are the
gentlemen chosen to fill the various
positions:
w. ID. Stanley, President.
John McKibben, Vice-President.
j. Z, Moore, Secretary.
George Gill, Treasurer.
The Board is now composed of
Ed. Dryden,
Robert MulleDger, Trustees.
Nels Petersen,
Another meeting will be held at the
creamery, next Monday, tor the pur-
pose of hiring milk haulers, and any
other business that may come before
them.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11
Robbed The Grave.

yer, of Philadelphia, was the subject is mar
rated by him as follows: 'sI was in most
dreadful condition. My skin was almost yellow
eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continually
in back and sides. no appetite-was gradually
growing weaker day by day. Three physicians
had up
and surprise the first bottle made decided
improvement. continued their use for three
weeks and am now we'll man 1 know they
saved my life and robbed the grave of another
victim. !" Only 50c guaranteed, at Chas. w
Houston's drug store.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11
BAKE THEMSELVES ALIVE.
Russian Fanatics Thus Obtain Re-
lease From Trouble.


Baking themselves in huge roaring
ovens is the climax Of emotional en-
thusiasm and self sacrifice Of a
strange sect Of Russians. They are the
Begonny, and they live in the village
of Ternowo, near Tiraspol
The sect's origin was rather political
and economical than religious, their
agitations having always been direct
ed toward greater personal liberty and
political power for individual members
of society.
They demand the abolition of docu-
ments for proving identity and also the
abolition OF the necessity for the pass
port. They repudiate compulsory mill
tary service, and if forced to bear arms
they are liable to emotional enthusi-
asm, leading to self sacrifice. The
form of death which they adopt is usu-
ally burial while alive, but occasional
ly it is self destruction by fire.
When the last great sacrifice of the
sect was made, the people adopted the
voluntary cremation method as a
means of getting an eternal release
from their troubles. On single day
four families went out from village
and did themselves to death. A huge
oven was built and into it those who
voluntarily decided to die plunged
themselves.
The people who lacked the necessary
enthusiasm or strength of mind or who
felt that they were not worthy of at
tempting the great achievement knelt
and prayed while they wept for their
relatives and friends, whose charred
bones they kissed in an ecstasy of af-
lection and admiration.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11

So John P.
Robinson, he
Says he shall vote for General G.
Boston Herald.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11
MANUFACTURED FREAKS.
Sometimes the Public Recognizes
Them, and Trouble FolIows.


"While l was absent from my show"
says a circus proprietor, my manager
once engaged two boys with heads lit
tie larger than teacups One of them
had clubfoot and some little claim
Of intelligence" says the Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post. "Our people
had painted them to look like savages,
and they were exhibited as the Aztec
children One day when the lecturer
was eXpatiating upon these remarka-
BILE children a burly countryman
shouted:
"'Hello, John Evans, l know you.
worked in the harvest field with you
many a day. Oh. you can't fool me!
1.-THE Aztec child had been taught to
make no reply to anything said to
him, and the lecturer paid no attention
to anything said to the countrymans
interruption. but the countryman was
not to be put down. and once more he
| shouted:
Say, Bill Evans, maybe you think
l don't know that clubfoot. Just come
off, now.'
1.-THE audience was greatly amused
at this, and the lecturer saw that he
had plenty of trouble on hand. Conse-
quently he called the countryman aside
and told him that he was certainly mis-
taken as to the identity Of the freak
, oh, no, amt replied the obdurate
fellow, and, what is more, you anc
, your whole shebang are frauds ant
humbugs' Then the lecturer took an
other tack, gave the countryman 81
and thought the incident closed. Blu
it was not, for the fellow proceeded tt
spend the money on whisky and tel
his friends of his discovery, with tn
result that the business at that poin
.. was ruined"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11
A My.tery of the Sea,

A mystery with which every sailor
is familiar is the formation Of dust at
sea. Those who are familiar with sail
ing ships know that, no matter how
carefully the decks may be washed
down in the morning and how little
work Of any kind may be done during
the day. nevertheless if the decks are
swept at nightfall an enormous guam.
tity of dust will be collected.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11
There is a Class of People

Who are injured by the use of coffee. Re-
Gently there has been placed in all the grocery
stores preparation called GRAIN-O, made
of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee.
The most delicate stomach receives it without
distress, and but few can tell it from coffee.
1t does not cost over Il as much. Children
may drink it with great benefit 15c and Csc
per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O. {
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11
"JoHN P. ROBINSON, He"
Something About n Character Whom
Lowell Satirized.


John P. Robinson, the subject of one
of James Russell Lowell's Hosea Big
lows" satires, was a brilliant lawyer
of the town of Lowell, scholarly gen.
tleman and a wit 1t is said Of him
that he had read Homer's "Iliad" so
much that he could recite nearly the
whole of it from memory. Mr.. Robin
son was faEorite stump speaker about
the period of 1910. He was Wing
and had the ambition to represent his
district in congress.
In 1912 lie received the Wing nomi-
nation for this position. 1t was y bad
year for Wing candidates, as the Lib
erty party had then begun to present
nominees against it. A majority was
at that time required to elect, and
there was 10 choice at the regular cleo
ton. The Wing party, always timid,
feared Mr.. Robinson could not be elect
ed on further trial and induced him to
withdraw from the contest that it
might present candidate more ac-
ceptable to the antislavery men. This
was a severe disappointment to Mr..
Robinson He became Disguised with
the Wings and bitter toward the anti
slavery advocates.
A few years later, after General Ca
Ieb Gushing had been in the Mexican
war, he was nominated by the Demo
Gratis as their candidate for governor
of Massachusetts, upon which Mr.. Rob
inson wrote letter declaring he should
leave the Wing party and support Gen
eral Cushing This induced LowelFs
poem. Governor Briggs was then the
Wing candidate for governor, and Low
ell had two refrains to his verses. The
first read:
So John p
Robinson, he
Says he shan't vote for Governor B.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11
So John P.
~ y
And the second:

Says he shan't vote for Governor B.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11

grand old remedy for Coughs, Colds and
Consumption; used through the world for half
century, has cured innumerable cases of in
cipient consumption and relieved many in ad-
vanced stages. If you are not satisfied with
the results we will refund your money. Price.
Csc, soc and $1.0O C. w. Houston.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11
Talent.

"Mrs. Bingley is wonderful wom-
an"
Gin what way?"
"When she takes the second prize at
a card party, she can appear SO tickled
with what she gets that she always
makes the winner Of the first prize
Jealous and dissatisfied" = Chicago
Times-Herald.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11
CNXI A M is not recommend
~ Wv ANl II ed for everything but
NNT if YOU have kidney,
INV / liver or any bladder

trouble it will be found just the remedy you
need. You my have sample bottle of this won
derful new discovery by mail free, also pam
phlet telling all about It. All druggists; soc
and 90 sizes. Address DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghampton, New Xork.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11

When a girl says that some other
girl is pretty. the men present can al
ways make ten strike by disagreeing
with her.-Atchison Globe.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11
An unwonted Aspect.

This is Mrs. tiushleigh's portrait,
is it?" said the caller II should hard
ly have recognized it. The chin doesn't
look at all like hers"
Perhaps" suggested the husband of
Mrs. Gushleigh. you have never seen
her chin in repose. Chicago Tribune.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11
What Is Shiloha

Passions weaken. but habits strength
en- with age-W. e. H. Leckey.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11

Before placing your orders
ton. monumental sCOs'Ac y1Ue as
a caIl. Only the best grades Of
foreign and domestic marble
and granite sssed. SNtis5Hc-
tom guaranteed an material,
workmanship and price.
GRANTS ATLANTIC
MARBLE and
GRANITE WORKS.,
atlantic. EOscN.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-13
SCHOOL LANDS ARE
TO Be REAppRAISED
State Land Board at Pierre Decides
to Increase the Revenue In
Several Counties.
PRICES CONSIDERED TOO Low
Gain Made in Past Years Receipts
Three Year Lenses of Plowcd
Tracts at Cash lien
tai TO BE Made.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. Sat the meet
ing of the sta;e lands board in the
land commissioners office, il decided
upon reappraisement and sales OF
school lands in the following coun-
ties: Brown, Brookings, Bon Homme,
Codington, Charles Mix, Day, Deuel.,
Davidson, Douglas, Grant, Hamlin,
Hutchinson, Hanson, Kingsbrry, Lin
coin. Lake, McCook, Mcpherson, Min
nehaha, Moody, Roberts, Sphinx, Tur-
ner and Yankton.
In plating the school and endow.
ment lands Of the state il has been
discovered that there are occasional
tracts of land which were pIowed a
number Of years ago, and which have
been cultivated more or less since the
time Of admission of the state by the
residents In the vicinity of the tracts.
The board instructed the land COM
missioner TO make three year term
leases Of the plowed tracts at cash
rental, when will he governed by the
rental value of the land to be planted
to crops.
For the calendar year, 1899, the
leases of the common school lands
brought in revenue OF SJ9, -,
which is an increase of S2O,3S5.3j over
the lease revenues for the preceding
year. Leases or endowment lands Tor
the last calendar year brought rev.
enue Of $7,l05 10, an increase OF
S3,514.jQ over the preceding year from
this source.