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ULTIMATUM TO CHINA.


PEkING. May 3o.-The situation is some
what better, the Chinese troops having oc-
cupied all disturbed localities. The party
rescued at Chang-Sin-Tien defended them
selves from a house and fired on the
Boxers, killing several. When the troops
of the relieving party arrived the house
was abandoned and the soldiers looted and
burned IL. Two men and one woman are
unaccounted for. 1t Is feared they are in
the hands of the Boxers.
The gravest anxiety is now felt as to the
probable behavior Of the Chinese troops,
most Of whom sympathize with the patri-
otto movement to drive out the foreigners,
who, are regarded as gradually absorbing
China The Chinese authorities m
TO throw obstacles in the way of bringing
the foreign guards to Picking. This minis
ters maintained a firm attitude. and to-day
they were Informed by the Tsung-Li-
Yamen that Ii would be impossible to bring
up the guards until the Tsung-Li-Yamen
had communicated with the viceroy of Pc
Chilli. AS this was regarded as an obvi-
ol.s subterfuge in the interest of delay, the
ministers replied that If proper facilities
were not granted now the fifteen foreign
warships at Taku would land a sufficient
force to come to Peking without the con-
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A single item of medical knowledge
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RATES ARE TOO HIGH.
Mr.. Head Wants Convention Taken
from Kansas City.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 30.-Hon.
James M. Head, Democratic national COM
mitteeman from Tennessee, tonight wrote
Chairman Jones requesting a called meet
ing of the committee. His avowed purpose
is the selection of some place other than
Kansas City for the national convention of
1900. and the reason is the exorbitant rates
quoted by the hotels of Kansas City. The
best offer the Tennessee delegation has
been able to secure is s. per day for lodg-
ing. with the understanding that four days
at least be paid for. and $50 per day for a
parlor or reception room under the same
conditions. Mr.. Head declares he consid-
ers the rates out of all reason, and that he
will use his utmost endeavor towards max
ing a change.
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WASHINGTON. May 90-Not a word has
been received at the State or Navy De-
partments from any of the officials in CHI
ma. since yesterdays report from Minister
Conger. Communication by cable is still
open. so 1t is assumed by the officials here
that there has been no sensible change in
the situation. nor at any rate, none affect
ing American interests. In fact, these in
terests have not so far been attacked by
the present uprising Of the Boxers" and
State Department officers direct attention
TO the fact that up TO this time the massa-
ores have been confined to the native Chris
tians. Not a single American citizen has
been killed so far as is known. II the stu
alton were to continue on this basis, II
might be difficult TO find ground for such
arbitrary action as the landing OF United
States marines in the Chinese capital. but
Mr.. Conger's reports so clearly Indicated
the apprehension that the development OF
the Boxers" uprising would involve the
jeopardy of American life and property.
the State Department could no longer neg
lect his warning. hence the dispatch Of
marines to Picking.
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American Mis.ionarie. in China.

NEW YORK, May 30.-It is stated at the
Methodist mission rooms that the parent
board has ~ninety-seven American mission
aries in China. The Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. of the same denomination,
has forty-ive women missionaries in the
same field. Total 142. The Presbyterian
Board of Foreign Missions has forty-two
on the rolls of its Canton mission. fifty
min in central China. seventeen in Hainan,
twenty-seven in Picking. twenty-one i'm
East Shantung and forty-three in West
Shantung. Its central China mission also
reports nineteen native preachers. seven
teen licentiates, eighty-four teachers and
other helpers. Total POO Americans and 103
natives. The American board of commits
sioners for foreign missions reports thirty
at its Foo-Chow mission, five i'm south
China. sixty in north China and fifteen in
Shansi. Total ITO.
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TAX SALE DECISION.
Interesting Point Settled by Judge
Fox in the Wayne Circuit Court.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, May 3~0.-Judge Henry
c. Fox, of the Wayne Circuit Court, hand
ed down a decision in the case of the es-
tate of the late DR.. J. r. Pressinger, of
Darke county. Ohio, against Nathan Lam
mott TO quiet title to certain real estate.
DR.. Pressinger made a business of buying
up property at delinquent tax sales, and
Wayne county was one of the fields in
which he operated extensively. He pur-
chased many pieces in this county, and at
the time of his death still held tax titles
to some of them. The executors wanted
to quiet the title to the Lammott property
in order to enforce the tax lien, and their
right to do so was the question involved
in the case. Judge Fox ruled that the title
was void and found for the defendant.
The point on which the decision was made
was that no agreement between Pressinger
and the county was on file by which a local
agent was appointed and the property put
under the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court.
in compliance with the law. Such an agree
ment had been filed with the. proper officer.
but withdrawn. but the court held that this
did not constitute a proper filing.
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CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.


CHICAGO, May 30.-W. E. Curtis says, in
the Record: II realize that it is a very un-
popular position. but, nevertheless, there
are two sides to the story of the Boxers
I'm China You will notice by the dispatches
that there are railroad riots in the Shan
tung province. that the Belgian and Ger
man railway engineers a been as
saulted and are afraid of assassination.
and that work has been suspended on GER
tain portions OF the line now under con-
struction- L have alluded to this matter be-
fore. and while no one can justify assassi-
nation or approve the cowardly methods
which the Boxers have adopted TO re-
venge themselves upon the foreign devils
that have invaded their country, they can
at least plead extraordinary provocation,
for the Germans and the Belgians who are
constructing railroads In the Shantung
province have treated the natives in a
most aDominable manner and have pro-
voked the riots of which hey now COM
pain That portion of China is one of the
most denseiy populated sections of the
earth, and the people have a desperate
struggle for existence. Every inch of
ground is cultivated; every straw and ev-
cry sprig of vegetation Is utilized in some
way for the support of life. The country is
divided into little farms, which are cult
waited almost with a microscope. one might
say, because IL Is necessary for the sub
Sfstence or some family, and the dead are
buried In the gravel hills, where nothing
can grow.
Through this country and under these
conditions railways are being constructed
by German and Belgian engineers, who
show a most brutal Indifference to the
rights and the property of the people.
They run their lines across the farms. they
tear down houses, burn villages. destroy
crops, seize supplies. impress labor and
treat the people I'm a most cruel and arbi-
frary manner. If the same things should
occur in the United States or in Europe. or
IN any other part of the world, they would
be attended by the same results. The Box
ers' are organized to resist and revenge
these outrages. and they use the only
means within their power to punish their
oppressors. A Chinaman never gets any
sympathy either in America or elsewhere,
and the consciousness of that fact COM
pels him to carry on his operations with
as great secrecy as possible. If the Ger
man and Belgian railroad people would
treat the poor coolie farmers of the Shang-
tung province in a just and honorable
manner and Civ them fair compensation
Tor the property they have taken or de-
stroyed there would be no need of sending
fleets to the Chinese waters or demanding
indemnity at the Tsung-Li-Yamen.
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Sensational Complaint Filed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE. Ind, May 30.-To-day,
i'm the Circuit Court. through her attor-
neys. NJ. L. Clawson, of Indianapolis. and
Tindall & Tindall, of this city. Mrs. Alice
Steuart. widow OF the late DR.. J. X. Steu-
art. of this city. brought suit against her
stepson. Arthur Steuart. Drs. Frank Z.
Ray, of Falkland, ard DIR. Thomas s. Jones',
OF this city, Justices of the Peace w. s.
Patterson and Thomas b. Maze and their
bondsmen, claiming $4,000 damages for
false and fraudulent imprisonment In the
State Insane Hospital. The complaint al
leges that her husband leased their home
I'm Falkland and deserted her; that the
house 10 which she moved was set on fire
and destroyed. and as a result of the fire
she was severely burned: that while I'm that
condition her stepson. Arthur Steuart. and
her late husband. with the help of the de-
PENDANTS named. agreed to abduct her
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Observances.

At Warsaw-The Rev. Mr.. Yoder ad-
dressed an immense audience at lakewood
Cemetery.
AT Observation-Disclosures was suspended
and appropriate exercises were held at Ma
sonic Hall. Graves were decorated in the
local cemeteries and at Philadelphia, four
miles west.
At Madison-The graves of $50 soldiers
were decorated i'm the afternoon. Soldiers
of three wars paraded. The Rev. Fuller
Swift delivered an eloquent address.
were elaborate. DIR. w. w Veneer, of
Boston, Wayne county, delivered the adj
dress in Odd Fellows Hall. School chill
dren decorated the graves.
with the outdoor exercises. The memorial
address was by the Rev. NJ. Wilson Yo-
cum, of the Christian Church. Business
was generally suspended.
At Worthington-The Hon. p. r. Wads-
worth, Republican candidate for Congress
in the Second district, delivered the me-
mortal address.
At Hagerstown-Graves were decorated,
despite the rain. Addresses were made by
the pastors of the Methodist and Christian
churches.
Hill Cemetery. where the address of the
day was delivered by Col. Eli Ritter, of
indianapolis. Spanish war veterans fired a
volley over the graves of their comrades.
AT MISUNDERSTANDING and patriotic
organizations paraded the streets and dec
GRATED the soldiers graves. The Rev. T. S.
Guthrie delivered the memorial address.
At New Albany-Graves were decorated
In the National Cemetery. Judge John
Stotsenburg delivered the address of the
day.
At observation-disclosures Of the civil and
Spanish wars and the auxiliary women's
societies decorated the graves, and were
joined in the work by the secret orders.
The Rev. l.. p. Watts, of Winchester, was
the orator of the day.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were held in
Odd Fellows Hall in the afternoon, the
soldiers graves having been decorated in
the morning. This was the first Decoration
day observance ever held in Brown town.
ship.
It Observation-Disclosures weather inter
fered with outdoor exercises, but a great
crowd listened to the address of the day
by the Rev. ID. r. Van Buskirk, pastor of
the Christian Church.
At L~iberty-The memorial address was
delivered at the Methodist Church. where
the memorial sermon was preached SUM-
day. The usual cemetery exercises took
place in the morning.
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS most of the
Decoration day exercises took place In the
morning. The heavy rain interfered with
those scheduled for the afternoon hours.
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REFUSES TO ACT.
Court of Appeals Delays Decision I'm
the Kentucky Minor Cases.

FRANKFORT, KY, May 30.-The Court
of Appeals surprised both of the contend
ing political factions by refusing to act on
either of the motions pending in that court
till they are docketed in the usual way.
and on which hung the disposition of the
minor State offices. The effect of this is to
lay the trial of the appeals in the contests
over these offices over to the fall term
of the court and the contests otherwise
remain in status quo.
The matter could be taken up sooner by
both sides agreeing to a motion 70 advance,
but there is nc certainty and. in fact,
small probability that such an agreement
will be reached.
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1t Is American Soil.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, May S0.-Decora-
ton day here was observed with unusual
interest. The exercises were held in the
Armorial Theater. and, in addition to re-
membering the soldiers, the secret orders
also joined in the exercises and decorated
the graves of their dead Capt. w. j. AL
len was marshal of the day, the roll of
honor was read by Capt. M. ID. Gritty and
the address was given by Hon. James B.
Wilson. Mr.. Wilson took occasion to COM
mend the policy of President Mckinley,
and in speaking of the Philippines said:
For whatever A~nglo-Saxon blood has been
spilled in liberty's cause in that soil Anglo
Saxon liberty has been ~engrafted and will
never be blotted out"
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind, May 30.-The City Cour-
Gil last night took the contract for the new
city building. now nearing completion,
from j. J.. Wood. who was doing the work.
Several weeks ago there was a disagree
ment. which resulted in a suspension of
the work, and the building was not ready
for the meeting of the Indiana Municipal
League, as was intended. The architect
condemned some of the material that Wood
was using. The Council gave him four
days to resume work. and he answered the
mayors notice with a communication. pro-
posing certain conditions, none OF which
the Council would accept. The matter has
been placed in the hands of the
on public buildings, with Instructions to
proceed with the construction of the build
ing according to their best judgment. The
new building was expected TO cost $4,000.
but probably will exceed that figure ma
terially.
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v $1,O0O,0 900 A YEAR.
National Tube Trust Throws Eight
Hundred Employees Out Of Work.

PITTSBURG, May 3o.-Al the branch
houses of the National tube works ex-
cept the four branches located in Chicago.
New York. San Francisco and Pittsburs
will be closed on June / and the managers
and employees discharged. In future all
shipments of the products of the company
will be made from the various works in
different parts of the country. There is a
long list of these branch houses. nearly
every city in the country having one or
more of them. The new order will do away
with about 500 employees and result in a
saving for the combine of not less than
81, 0OO,0O0 a year.
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Marines VIII he Sent to Picking If the
Legation Is i'm Peril.

BERLIN, May 3O.-Regarding the dis
orders fomented by the Boxers, a high Of
fetal of the German Foreign Office said to-
day: German citizens have not yet been
attacked. Germany. therefore. has been
following the lead OF France in diplomatic
action. her citizens being more Immediately
affected. The case will be otherwise If the
German legation at Picking is attacked.
When asked If IL were true that a
hundred German marines had Joined one
hundred French marines for the rescue OF
the imperiled Belgians. the official replied
There have been no calls for marines. Ii
must rave been the civilian Germans, act
ing upon their own responsibility"
The Foreign Office attributes the troubles
in China TO the hostile attitude of the
present Chinese government towards for
eigners.
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T POISONED FOOD.
Twelve Italians Who Had Stolen Meat
and Flour Found Dead.

CHICAGO. May 30.-A special TO the
Tribune from Montgomery. w. Va. says:
Twelve Italian laborers were found dead
in the woods forty miles southeast of here.
their deaths being the result of eating poi
soned food, which they had stolen. They
were part OF a gang of iaborers employed
by a construction company building the
Paint Greek Railroad. They boarded I'm
the contractors camp, where a large
amount of provisions was stored. Much OF
il was stolen. and the negro cook, unknown
TO his employers, put rat poison on some
meats and -four. which also disappeared.
A mountain hunter discovered the bodies.
The authorities have not yet taken any
steps in the matter"
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. Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HANOVER, Ind, May 30.-Commence-
ment week at Hanover College will begin
Friday. The programme follows: Friday,
June Is p. m. senior preparatory exhibi-
ton. Sabbath, June 3-10:30 a. M, bacca-
laureate sermon by President Fisher: 7:3C
p. m. annual address before Christian as
sociations, by the Rev. r. v. Hunter, d.
d., indianapolis. Monday, June 40 p. m.
tennis tournament s p. m, annual address
before the literary societies, by Prof. John
M. Coulter, Chicago. Tuesday, Tune $40 a,
m, board of directors meet, class day ex-
%ercises, reunion of alumni classes: 3 p. m,
meeting Of alumni associations: 4:3O D. m,
alumni banquet; 1880 p. M. delivery of di-
plomas for the literary societies: 9 p. m,
reunion Of literary societies. Wednesday,
June SO a. m, COMMENCEMENT.
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CAMP GROUND OF FAME
ITS SILENT TENTS REAWAKENED
WITH PATRIOTIC ORATORY.
Gov. Mount at characterization and
Finley at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Day Throughout the State.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINGATE, Ind. May Some Of the
creates. memorial services ever held in this
or adjoining counties was held here to-day.
Governor Mount spoke to 5000 people this
morning in Lawson's grove and again to
1000 in the afternoon at the camp fire. His
central thought was that the civil war
could not be avoided. The war was the
result of a mistake in the framing of the
Constitution in legalizing slavery, to which
Jefferson was opposed.
The Governor was at his best and both
speeches abounded in historical fact and
patriotism. The Governor is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wingate. at whose home he
was given an informal reception in the
evening, amounting to an ovation. He will
return to Indianapolis i'm the morning.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, May 30.-Monday
bench warrants were issued by the Circuit
Court for The participants in Sundays
baseball game. 1t developed that the men
had already pleaded guilty before a Justice
of the peace and mad been subjected to a
nominal fine. To-day Judge O'Rourke de-
cided that the fine assessed by the justice
was legal and that the men could not be
fined again. The proceedings were insti-
tuted in the Circuit Court by the Good
Citizens League TO test the validity of the
i~ustice's fines.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind. May 3.-The out-doo,
observation of Decoration day was con.
siderably marred by the inclement weather
AlDthe business houses and factories were
closed from noon until 6 o'clock. and the
A. J. Franks, of the Tabernacle Christian
Church, delivered a memorial address al
the City Hall. A detail from Isham Keith
Post, G. A. r., went TO the city cemetery
and decorated the graves of fallen com
rades. At Hope Senator w. w. Lambert
delivered the memorial address in the
afternoon.
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Philadelphia Record.

A great many of the census enumerators
have given up their jobs in more or less
disgust. When the announcement was
made that the population ~canvassers would
be appointed on a certain date there were
several thousand more applications at the
office next day than there were places for.
Politics were considered very little In the
selection of the men, and everything looked
promising. When the final work of prepara-
ton was begun IL clear sailing
until the canvassers found out something
about the task that confronted them One
of them in resigning TO Chief Agent Beas-
ton said: What do you think I am? / have
to ask twenty-five questions for 2k cents.
That's a good job, nit. You can have H."
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LOVING CUP TO OLIVER.


SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 3O.-James Oil
yer, the pillow manufacturer, was tonight
presented an exquisite loving cup by g.
number of leading business men and man
ufacturers of South Bend in. recognition Of
his having constructed for the city's bene-
fit the handsomest and most thoroughly
equipped hotel in Indiana. and one of the
finest in the United States. costing about
$500. 600. The cup and base are nineteen
inches high, and the former contains about
$500 dwts. of gold.
The presentation took place in the hotel,
j. NJ. Studebaker. vice president and treas
urer of the Studebaker Bros Manufacture
ing Company, making the presentation
SDaech.
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STREET CARS IN COLLISION.

Memorial Observers Hurt mt Fort
Wayne-Two Men May Die.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FOR WAYNE, Ind. May 30.-In 8 col
lision between two street cars this after
noon, Theodore Hardendorf and John Kim
ball, two veterans returning from the Dec
oration day exercises at Linwood Gene
terry, was severely injured, and several 9TH
ers were slightly hurt. The car was crowd
ed and the men mentioned were riding on
the footboard when the two cars ran to-
gether on q switch.
Hardendorf had both arms broken. both
shoulders dislocated and was injured inter
nally. He may die. Kimbal was badly cut,
had several ribs broken and is in a critical
condition from loss of blood. He came here
from the Marion Soldiers Home.