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HAVE ENOUGH FREE SILVER.



Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug S.-The de-
parture of twenty rolling mill men for
Durango, Mexico, to work in a mill there,
because of the idleness in the Terre Haute
mills, owing to the controversy over the
annual wage scale, has been much used
by the local Democrats and by the Demo-
cratic papers of the State for political cam
paign purposes. 1t has been said that it is
a commentary on the condition of the in
dustry that these men should find work in
a silver country. Hess. one of the men,.
has written to his brother as follows:
This is an awful country. 1 wish 1 had
money to get back to good old Terre Haute.
We are not making any more money than
enough to pay our board. If Bryan should
only come and live in Mexico a few weeks
he would shut his mouth about free silver.
He certainly would become a convert to
the gold standard. 1t takes IS to buy a
common pair of shoes which can be bought
in Terre Haute for 81. A cotton shirt costs
s.. l have seen the same shirt sell for so
cents in Terre Haute. An ordinary cheap
suit of clothes costs $50, such sold in
Terre Haute for Sc. l have had all want
OF a free-silver country. l wish l had
never left Terre Haute. All the boys feel
the same as l do. So far we have not
worked more than half time
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FELL FROM CAR WINDOW
REMARKABLE ESCAPE OF BABY
FROM DEATH OR INJURY.
Small Strike In Hartford Cfty-Death
of John Milton Gaar, of Rich
mond-IndIana Politics.
snecial 70 ,he Indiananolia Iournal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
ELKHART, Ind, Aug. "a thirty
months-old boy who was travelling with his
mother had a remarkable escape from in
jury. If not death, this morning. AS Lake
Shore passenger train No. AZ was nearing
North Amherst at 7:40 o'clock the mother
startled the passengers by shouting that
her boy had fallen out of an open window,
and the train was stopped and backed to
the point where the accident occurred
To the surprise of the crew and the in
finite joy of the mother the boy was found
walking about on the right of way as
though nothing unusual had happened. Not
even a scratch indicated the peril he had
just passed through.
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AT YANG.TSUN.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE,


stations. The postal rules and regulations
in the main will apply to new service.
Superintendent Robinson will receive 81 600
per annum and "a per diem.
An interesting paragraph i'm the instruc-
tons is the following: THE postmaster
general enjoins upon all the officers and
employees of the department who have by
reason of their special qualifications been
detailed tor duty in the military postal
service in China, the careful observance of
these regulations and the faithful perform
ance of their responsible and important
duties. that they may reflect credit upon
the postal service. The United States gov
eminent has requested the use of the port
of Nagasaki a transfer point for the
mails.
Inc Postoffice Department annouhces the
completion of arrangements whereby re-
mittances may be made to the troops oper-
ating in China, or to those who will here
after be sent to that locality. A money
order office has been established at military
postal station No. !, China. Its location is
al present undecided, but intending remit
ters may safely purchase money orders
drawn as above. and their payment will be
provided for, Notwithstanding the troops
may be located at various points in China
For this service the domestic rate is
charged. namely, 30 cents for 800. being
the same rate as for the issue of orders on
local points in the United States. Postal
officials say that this new service will prove
a great accommodation to the friends of
soldiers who may wish to safely remit
small sums to them.
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Large Class Availed Itself of the Sum-

Large CLASS Ayafie0 ltseiI Oh the sum-
MGR SchoOl-Pending improvements.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Aug. 9.-The State
Normal School closed its summer term to-
day. The enrolment was very large. 53S
teachers being in attendance throughout
the term. The Normal School was the first
institution of the State to make it's sum-
mer term an integral part of the
regular years work and to abol
ish all tuition fees. From 1895
TO 1897 the summer school was conducted
as private enterprise by number of
members of the faculty. and tuition of
SIC per term was charged The attendance
in the first summer term ITO. in the
summer OF 90 IL reached 202 and in 81 306
When the tuition fees were abolished and
the expenses OF the summer school were
met out of the regular funds of the insti-
tuition the attendance was at once doubled.
During the term which closed to-day
there were enrolled a large number of col
lege graduates. high school graduates, per-
sons holding State licenses. high school
teachers and the city and town superin-
tendents--persons who cannot we'll attend
school at any other time in the year 1t is
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Prices to BE Maintained.

NEW YORK, Aug. Git was learned to-
day that the representatives of the struc-
tural iron and steel companies met in secret
session at the Holland House on the pre-
vious day and, contrary to expectation,
agreed to maintain prices. 1t had been
rumored that the manufacturers thought
seriously of cutting the price of beams and
angles and that there were internal dis
sessions in the pool, the prime movers of
which are the Carnegie Steel Company and
the American Bridge Company. An official
of the latter company is authority for the
statement that relations among the various
companies were never more harmonious
and that there is no thought of disbanding
the pool. Trade prospects are reported to
been booking orders for the first six months
of next year.
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Minister WI Says the Ministers Are
Now Sending Cipher Messages.


WASHINGTON. Aug. s.-Mr. WI, the
Chinese minister. said tonight he had re-
ceived information that eight foreign le-
cations in Picking had sent cipher mes
sages 10 their respective governments
This was permitted in accordance with the
imperial edict of the. 5th of August. allow
Ing all foreign ministers free communica-
tion with their respective governments in
cipher. \ cipher telegram, intended for
the Spanish government was inadvertently
sent 20 Minister WI here, who, discover
ing the mistake. Immediately had 1t trans
mitted to Madrid. The fact that the le-
gatfons are being allowed TO send cipher
dispatches to their home offices shows, In
Mr.. Wus opinion, that his government
is living up to the imperial edict permit
ting the ministers TO have free commune
cation with their governments. Mr.. WI
says the consuIs cipner dispatches which
also were reported as having been held up.
have been forwarded
Minister WI tonight sent to his govern
ment the memorandum addressed to him
by Acting Secretary Adee and demanding
The immedite cessation of hostile attacks
by imperial troops upon the legations and
urging the imperial government TO enter
into communication with the relief eXpe-
dition for the liberation of the legationers.
The minister accompanied IL with an ex-
planatory statement in which he gave the
reasons why in his opinion compliance
with the representations of the United
States would be for the best interests of
all. He expects IL will take several days
for the memorandum TO reach the imper-
ial authorities.
The latest message sent to Mr.. Conger in
response to that received from him Tues
day afternoon was filed for transmission
last night State Department officials esti-
mate that allowing for the interruption
of Geographic communication the time re-
quired in deciphering the message and
in framing a reply at least five days will
elapse before an answer Is received.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
John Milton Gaar, for Many Years a
Leading Richmond Business Man.

RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 9.-John Milton
Gaar, who had been critically i'll for several
days, died this morning. At no time since
his last illness began has his recovery been
considered a matter of possibility.
John Milton Gaar was born in Richmond.
May 26, 1923. He was a son of Jonas Gaar,
founder of Gaar, Scott & Co., the institution
of which he was president. In 1885 he was
employed by the firm of which his father
was member to operate a stationary en-
CINE. This was his occupation for three
years, and in 1899 he worked at the brick
making trade. continuing until 1S41, when
he entered an iron foundry and learned the
blacksmithing trade In 1916 he and his
brother Abram. deceased, asked for an ad-
vance from 81 to SIPS per day, and the
company compromised by giving each of
the Industrious young men & fifth interest
in the business. Their father also owned
one-fifth of the business.
In 1S49 the brothers, with their father and
William G.. Scott, who died two or three
years ago, formed the manufacturing COM
pany known as A Gaar & Co. Business
prospered steadily and rapidly, and in 1870
of Gaar, Scott e. Co. Mr.. Gaar became
president of the company in 1894 on the
death of his brother Abram, and was pres
ident of the Second National Bank of Rich
IflOnu, the II az l<dWn hONeT Company
and also of the Richmond Natural Gas
Company. He was an extensive stock
raiser and had made a success of every
financial enterprise in which he was in
terested.
He was the father of the wife of William
B. Leeds, the millionaire tin-plate magnate.
the wife of Joseph b. Craighead, vice pres
ident of Gaar. Scott & Co., and of William
w. Gaar, of this city. He prominent
member of the Odd Fellows organization,
one of the wealthiest men of Richmond or
eastern Indiana, extensive owner of real
estate residence and business property in
this city and elsewhere, and was worth,
perhaps, $4,000.
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Movements of Steamers.

NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-Arrived: Lain,
from Bremen; Anchoria, from Glasgow
Sailed: Columbia. for Hamburg via
Plymouth and Cherbourg; La Touraine, for
Havre.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 9.-Sailed: Ger
manic. from Liverpool. for New York:
Pennland, from Liverpool for Philadelphia.
3 LIVERPOOL. Aug. 9.-Arrived: Majestic.
from New York; Rhynland. from Philadel-
Phia- Sailed: Dominion. for Montreal.
HONG-KONG, Aug. 9.-Arrived: Nippon
Maru, from San Francisco. via Honolulu
and Yokohama.
PLYMOUTH. Aug. 9.-Arrived: Kaiser
Friedrich, from New York, for Hamburg,
via Cherbourg.
ROTTERDAM Aug. 9.-Sailed: Spaarn-
dam, for Boulcgne and New York.
HAMBURG, Aug. 9-Arrived: Palatia.
from New York. via Cherbourg.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-Arrived: Menominee.
from New York.
GLASGOW. Aug. 9.-Arrived: Norwegian.
from Boston.
BOSTON. Aug. 9.-Arrived: Saxonia, from
Liverpool.
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Indiana Notes.

reunion of the Forty-second Indiana In
fantry will be held at Santa Fe, Spencer
county, Tuesday, Aug. IA.
The annual reunion of the old settlers of
Jay Blackford, Randolph and Delaware
counties was held in Stoner's Park, near
Albany, yesterday. There was large at
tendance.
Work is being pushed rapidly near Mat
thews on the grading for the Chicago, In
diana & Eastern Railway. That part of
the line will be ready for the steel within
ten days
The body of an unknown man was found
under tree beside the road north of Brazil
yesterday. The man was a tramp, and on
Wednesday told publican who gave him
food that he intended to kill himself.
A party of ten farmers from near Win
amaze, who sold out in 1899 and removed to
Manitoba, where they entered land claims
have returned to Pulaski county. They
say the Manitoba government did not keep
its contract with them, and that it is OPP
pressive in its dealings.
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Epworth League Conference.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Aug. 9.-The Con-
nersville District Epworth League has just
closed the eleventh annual convention,
which held at the West-street Church
in this city. Miss Ellen Weaver. deaconess,
from Indianapolis Miss Isabella Mcknight
of Chicago. Miss Ida Bottles, the Rev j.
L. Byme, the Rev. Loren Edwards and
other prominent Epworthians were speak
ers of the session. Officers were elected as
follows: President. John w. Stout of Lib
erty: first vice president. the Rev. Loren
Edwards. Milroy; second vice president,
Mrs. Matte Reese, Shelbyville; third vice
president, Ernest Williams. New Salem
fourth vice president, Miss Nellie Carr,
Morristown: secretary, Miss Jennie III.
Laird. College Corner. o.; treasurer,
Charles Grubb, Connersviie: Junior League
superintendent, Pearl Schillinger; Corners
vile. The next convention will be held at
Brookville.
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VANCOUVER, b. c., Aug. 9-The Rev.
Jonathan Lees, head of the London Mis-
sionary Society, arrived from Tien-Tsin on
the steamer Empress of India. He said
that but for the Chinese converts many
missionaries would have been killed. They
were invaluable during the siege. They
built all the barricades under rain of
bullets. He severely scored the foreign
diplomats who. he says, are babies beside
the willy Chinese. AS an instance OF how
little the European representatives know
of the native rulers he said the day be-
fore Picking was closed Sir Claude Mac
Donald persuaded some women who were
visiting him that there was no danger, and
they might as well prolong their visit.
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RICHMOND. Ind. Aug. 9.-To-morrow
will end the fourth annual Bible Confer
ence of Friends. held at Earllam College,
and which was this year under the auspices
of three yearly neutrality-suspicious., Western
and Wilmington. The conference has been
highly successful and as the movement is
growing, there is no doubt about the per-
manency of the conference An additional
feature of the programme, not at first ex-
pected, was the presence of Miss Irene
Mary Ashby. of London, England, writer
and speaker on the subject of social eco
nomics, who spoke last night and tonight
on that subject
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Obituary..

NEW YORK Aug. 9.-Walter Russell
tombstone for more than forty years or
ganist of St Paul's Methodist Episcopal
Church Is dead of heart disease. Although
be had never received any regular musical
training Mr. tombstone was considered one
of the most proficient musicians in this
city He was the composer OF over one
hundred pieces Of music besides being the
author of many songs
DETROIT. Aug 9-Charles Clark Bowen.
a prominent and wealth citizen Of Detroit
died at his home to-day. aged sixty-nine
years Mr. Bowen was secretary and a
large stakeholder in the seed firm of ID. NJ.
Ferry & Co. treasurer of the Sante Fe.
Phoenix * Prescott Railroad, and trus-
tee OF Kalamazoo College and Chicago Uni
Versity
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jackson County Republicans.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR, Ind, Aug. 9.-The Republic
ans of Jackson county held an enthusiasts
tic convention at Brownstown to-day, and
nominated candidates for county offices.
John M. Lewis, of this city, presided. The
following ticket was nominated: Repre-
sentative, John III. Kamman: treasurer,
Frank Falk; sheriff. Josephus Goss; sur
veyor, George Slagel; coroner, DR.. A. NJ.
Veazey; assessor, William Durham; COM
missioners. Benjamin Carter and William
Armbruster; county councilmen, ]. III.
Hodapp, d. B. Vance, William Empson
and Edward Lester. Hon. Nathan Pow
ell, congressional candidate of the Fourth
district, was present and addressed the
convention.
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SOLD FOR $1,100,000.
Harper Brothers Building, PubIish-
ing Plant md Business.

NEW YORK. Aug. a.-The Harper Bros
building, in Pearl and Cliff streets, together
with all printing presses and other APP
raratus on the premises. and with all
rights to publish the Harper periodicals.
were sold at the New York Real-estate
Exchange to-day for sl.100000 10 Alexander
E. Orr chairman of the reorganization
committee of that publishing house. The
property and business were sold by Bryan
l.. Kennedy on a foreclosure sale on
mortgage held by the Morton Trust Com
pany. rhe right TO use the name of Har-
per * Bros is included I'm the sale.
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Heavy Order. for Ammunition.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Aug. 9.-The
Union Metallic Cartridge Company is work.
ing night and day to fill orders from sew
eral governments for ammunition. Besides
the big orders for Krag ammunition the
company has a contract for field artillery
ammunition to fill for the United States
government. The ammunition ranges in
size from one pound to twelve pounds. The
government is making war preparations
on a big scale, in view of the conditions
In China, and large orders for ammunition
have been placed with the company
agents by the War Department.
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Secretary Long Says There VIII he No
Territory Grabbing.

BOSTON, Aug. 9.-Secretary Long has
left bingham for his vacation at Buckport,
Me. Before leaving he said: 1--WE are not
looking for territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT in
China, and would be content with proper
indemnity. / think China will see the ne
cessity of submitting to our demands, thus
obviating war. Other powers may fight,
despite the safe deliverance of foreigners.
1 can only speak for the part America will
play. L do not believe that the statement
OF a minister that he cannot leave the cap
ital of the country without danger TO his
life is equivalent to a declaration OF war
from the country which threatens him.
think the affair will work itself OUT ami
cably. In view of the facts as 1 believe
them to be an extra session of Congress is
unnecessary
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ON DIAMOND SHOALS.
British Steamer PaIestrO Stranded
hut No Lives Lost.

CAPE HENRY. Va, Aug. 9.-The follow
ing wreck report has been received from
Weather Bureau Observer Dosher at Hat
teras n. c.:
1.-The British steamer Palestro, Captain
Armstrong, from Pensacola for Liverpool
via Newport News for coal, stranded at 8
o'clock this morning Diamond shoals
Six men have just landed at Cape Hatteras
in their own boat, and the remainder of
the crew, twenty-four men, are alongside
the ship I'm boats. The second mate. who
came ashore i'm the ships boat. reports
twelve feet of water i'm the main hold and
thinks the ship cannot be saved"
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o the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, Aug 9.-The Repub-
lcans of Boone county will hold a love
feast at the Opera House, in this city, on
the night of Aug. Is. the night preceding
the county convention. Among those who
will be present on that occasion and make
speeches are Governor ]. A. Mount, Secre-
tary of State Union B. Hunt, Attorney
General w. l.. Taylor, Auditor of State
William II. Hart, Tax Commissioner Win
gate and Representative e.. Z. Lands. 1t
is expected to make this meeting the
formal opening of the campaign in this
county and an immense crowd from over
the county is assured. Representative
Lands also will address the county con-
vention on the following day.
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CIPHER DISPATCH FROM PICHoN.
French Minister Says the Chinese
Want Him to Leave Peking.

PARIS. Aug. 9.-The Foreign Office has
received the following dispatch which
reached here in cipher. from NJ. Pichon the
French minister at Picking. via Shanghai.
to-day. Aug. =. the Picking date not being
given:
THE diplomatic corps has just been noti-
fed by the Chinese government that the
powers have repeatedly demanded our de-
parture from Picking under escort and beg
us TO arrange our departure and fix date
We have responded 10 the Tsung Ii Yamen
that we could not leave our posts without
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CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS.
A Chinese Guard, Five Other Officers
and Fifty-Eight Men.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 9-Oficial re-
ports announce that the Siberian Railway
is now open for traffic from Tcheliabinsk
to Lake Baikal, a distance of S,O47 versts.
and also from Myovaya to Sryetensk, a
distance of 1.034 versts.
A force of Cossacks, which sent to
clear the Chinese from the right bank OF
the Aigun, captured Chinese general, five
officers and fifty-eight soldiers.
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MET AT MILITARY PARK.

Brother and Sister Who Had Thought
Each other Dead for Years.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Aug. 9-After a
separation of fifty-two years, David Fisher,
of this city, and Mrs. Catherine Thompson,
of North Indianapolis brother and sister,
met at the Military Park in Indianapolis
yesterday. Fisher was one of the few
Columbus Democrats who made the pill
grimage to Mecca" yesterday Becoming
exhausted during the speaking, he sought
a bench in the shade and later an old
couple joined him. They entered into con-
versation. and soon developed proof of
their relationship. Each had thought the
other dead for half a century, as they had
lost all trace of each other when Fisher,
then boy, left his home, which was then
at Bloomington.
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ALLEGED RUSSIAN ATRoCITY.
zoo Chinese Killed, Bodies Put i'm a
Junk and the Boat Fired.

VANCOUVER, 3. c., Aug. "a remark
able story was brought by the steamer
Empress of Japan to the effect that a
number of Russian ex-officers and privates
from Siberia had Joined the ranks of the
Boxers and that having reason to suspect
the fidelity of their Chinese transport
coolies the Russians had killed two hum
dred of the Chinese and then loaded their
bodies into a junk, which they set on fire
and sent drifting down the Pei-Ho. The
story is published with a number of cor
papers.
An American officer of Seymour's col
umn is reported to have stated, on his re-
turn to Tien-Tsn, that there were more
arms and munitions of war in Hsi-Kiu
arsenal, captured by Seymour, than in the
whole of the United States.
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Catarrh has become such common
disease that person entirely free from
this disgusting complaint is seldom met
with. tits customary to speak OF Catarrh
as nothing more serious than bad cold,
a simple Inflammation of the nose and
throat. 1t is, in fact, complicated and
very dangerous disease; if not at first, It
very soon becomes so.
The blood is quickly contaminated by
the foul secretions, and the poison
through the general circulation IS carried
to ell parts of the system.
Salves, washes and sprays are unsatis-
factory and Disappointing, because they
do not reach the seat OF The trouble. 5.
S. S. does. 1t cleanses the blood Of the
poison and eliminates from the system all
catarrhal secretions, and thus cures thor
oughly and permanently the worst cases.
Mr.. P. II. McAilister. of Harrodshurg. KY.
writes: d" Having been n terrible sufferer from
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Thousands of Old Settlers Present

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FARMERSBURG, Ind, Aug. 9.-Notwith-
standing the oppressive weather the fifth
annual meeting of the old settlers of Sui
Ivan and Vigo counties, held in Bennet's
grove to-day, the largest in the his
tory Of the meetings. 1900 people being in
attendance Addresses were delivered by
the Hon. Peter r. Wadsworth. of Wash
ington, Republican candidate for repre-
sentative in Congress from the Second dis
trict; Senator Royal E. Purcell of Vim
cennes; John c. Clancy and Captain w.
Il. Crawford of Sullivan.