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Shelby Finance. to BE Aired.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Jan. 19-The de-
cision Of the County Council, which meets
tomorrow. to decide the question whether
the county shall pay the overdrafts on the
treasury, or ex-County~ Treasurer Wilson
and his bondsmen, is exciting much specu-
lation. It is supposed that the council will
ask for a statement of the county's re-
ceipts and expenditures for the year 1899,
the commissioners not having complied
with the law in regard to the publication
of such statement.
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Rocks.
Detroit Journal.

The Briton advances over the kopje. This
is not good strategy. perhaps. but displays
our familiarity with Dutch terms.
1--WE got the rocks behind met he calls
out, in boastful reference TO the affiuence
Of his nation.
while l." retorts the Boer wittily,
''have the rocks in front OF met"
The belief that the Beers not pro-
gressive Is a deiusion, owing 10 the equiv.
ocal way in which their pants are cut.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair, Preceded by Rain I'm Extreme
Eastern Part of Indiana.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1s.-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
For Ohio-Rain on Saturday. followed by
fair: fresh easterly winds. becoming south
westerly; fair on Sunday.
For Indiana-Fai- on Saturday. preceded
by rain in extreme eastern portion; north
erly winds. becoming northwesterly; fair
on Sunday.
For Illinois-Fair on Saturday and Sun
Gay; northwesterly winds.
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Methuen I'm Good Health.

MODDER RIVER, Cape Colony, Jan. 1S,-
General Methuen, who is in robust health.
personally directed another strong recon-
noissance yesterday. The Highlanders sue
ceeded in driving the Beers from the Brush
river bank by long range volleys. The Boer
fire was ineffective
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Hoosfer I'm the English Army.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 19.-Charles A
Jackson, Of this county. has sent word to
friends here from Coventry. England. that
he has been accepted to go as a sharp
shooter with the yeomanry to the Trans
vaal. Jackson participated in the Cuban
war and is reported TO have been a pris-
oner in MORO Castle for time. He was
formerly local railroader and later had
some exciting experiences in the West while
raiiroading
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Carnegie Offers to Give 100000.

COvINGTON, KY, JAN ia telegram
was received to-day from Mayor Rhinock
who is Hot Springs, Ark, saying that he
was in receipt of q letter from Andrew Car.
negie, proposing to give TO the city OF
Covington $4,000 for a public library. pro-
vided Covington will agree to furnish site
and building and $500 annually for ita
stippOrt
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Founders Day at Bloomington.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan. 19.-The an
nual Founders day exercises of Indiana
University were observed to-day. mere
was very large attendance and Governor
Mount presided He was introduced by DR..
Swain. Addresses were made by B. F.
Long. for the student bodies; Hon. j. III.
Mccullough. for the alumni; DR.. WOODBURY..
for the faculty, and Representative Henry,
for the trustees. An address was given by
Mrs. May Wright Sewall. The Glee Club
furnished the music.
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Correspondence Of the Associated Press
YOKOHAMA, Jan, 3. (via San Francisco.
Jan. 19).-The plague ceases to attract
much attention, only few sporadic cases
showing themselves from time to time. The
whole number thus far throughout the
empire has been only forty-nine, out Of
which forty have proved fatal. The chief
injury sustained has been by the business
interests of Kobe, which have suffered
severely, and also by the railway COM
panies, passenger travel having been great
ly deferred by the stringent quarantine
regulations.
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CINCINNATI, Jan. 19.-To the trustees
of Cincinnati University to-day President
Ayres reported the resignation OF the pro-
fessor of chemistry, effective in July, and
recommended that vacancies be declared I'm
the professorships of French. German. his
tory and political economy. civil engineer
ing. Latin, Arabic. Greek. comparative phil
ology. mathematics. biology and physics.
In addition TO filling these vacancies DIR.
Ayres recommended several additional pro-
fessorships. His report was unanimously
adopted
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thirty years. died this morning after an
illness of only four days. of pneumonia
He leaves a widow and two small children.
The funeral will take place Sunday.
GREENSBORO, Ind, Jan. 19.-Dr. Mary
j. Smith died this morning of softening or
the brain. She was the wife of DR.. r. A
Smith, of Greensboro. The funeral will be
at o'clock Sunday afternoon
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, Jan. 19.-The North In
diana Poultry and Pet Stock Show is now
in full operation here. 1t is the seventh
annual exhibition and is said to be the
largest and best In the associations his
tory. There are 100 fowls entered and 40
dogs. besides rabbits, ferrets and other
bench exhibits. One 5000 bulldog attacts
much attention. The exhibition will con-
tinue until next Wednesday.
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Protecting the Gravel Roads.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD. Anu., Jan. 19.-The first arrests
under the law designed to protect the
gravel roads, in this part of the State. were
made here to-day. The nine drivers en-
gagged in transporting the gas derrick and
other machinery of III. K. John from this
city to Atlanta, so cut into the road in
Madison township that the supervisor had
them arrested. The evidence was conclu-
sive against them, so the men entered pleas
of guilty in the Justices court, and were
fined g each and costs
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BERNIE, Jan. 10. = The Bundesrath to-
day, abrogating the previous regulations,
granted permission for the importation of
dried American fruits, and also fresh fruits,
on condition of their examination at the
Basle customs house.
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QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 19.-Arrived: Luz
cania, from New York, for Liverpool, and
proceeded
SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 19-Sailed: Aller,
from Bremen. for New York.
HAvRE. jan 19.-Arrived: La Cham
oagne, from New York.
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Philadelphia Press.

PhfladeIphla FIess.
Nowitz-I thought you said IL he fnsulted
you, you'd strike him quick as lightningf
Biowitz-Thats what / said.
Nowitz-Well. he called you a lar, and
you haven't done anything yet.
Blowitz-Huhi You never heard OF light
ming striking at this season OF the year.
did yOul
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Emperor Francis Joseph has accepted the
resignation of the Austrian Ministry of DIR.
H Won Wittek. and has intrusted TO DIR
Won Koerber the task OF forming q new
ministry.
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A Real sfnecure.
Life.

Tired Tompkins-There's one Job J
wouldn't mind havin'. Horace.
Hungry Horace Gin amazement)-What's
that?
'Lineman fer er wireless telegraph CON-
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HAY AT CAPE TOWN.
New United States Consul Will Start
for Pretoria To-Day

CAPE TOWN, Jan. 19.-Adelbert Hay. the
new United States consul at Pretoria, ar
rived yesterday and will start for his post
Saturday. Webster Davis, assistant secre-
tary of the interior at Washington, sailed
from Port Elizabeth on Monday for Della
goa BAY.
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Kansas City Journal.

Kansas City Journal
Historian Lecky recommends memorfxfno
and repeating poetry as cure for insom-
MIA 1t is good idea The mind which
would not rather go to sleep than sit up
with the average poem of the day deserves
no sympathy.
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Might Surprise EN-.


Detroit Free Fress-
England's magnificent courage shines an
the brighter In her isolation TIE friends
that she would have should some inferior
power attempt to take advantage OF ~
troubles would prove world s1rpriooe.
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Take Laxative Bromo ouinine Tablsts- All drug
gIsts refund the money II II falls TO cure. n
w. Groves signature u on each box 10
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Obituary.
TO CURE A COLD in ONE DAY

LONDON, Jan. l9.-Canon Henry Twe,Is
a well-i<nown writer of hymns, is dead.
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SERMON FOR VOLUNTEERS.
Special Service for Londoners I'm st.
PauIs Cathedral.

LONDON. JAM IA special service was
held In st. Pauls Cathedral tonight at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-20

New York Evening Sun.
Mr.. w. w. Aston has now contributed
$4,000 10 the English volunteer fund He
deserves knighthood-one OF those honors
bestowed on successful grocers and tailors
who have caught the Official eye by soma
act Of public spirit.
Evening star., 1900-07-07

sailed across to Alaska. So that Il is ev,-
dent that the waters Of the strait have
been no obstacle TO the journeys Of tho
Alaska natives. Their customs are full OF
interest to the ethnologist and have been
described by Boas and Turner and Muir
doch and other travellers in the far north
The marriage relation is very loose.
Polygamy is common, and in some dis
tricts the reverse is practiced. two men
marrying one woman. They seldom steal
from each other, but they will take ad-
vantage Of stranger If an opportunity
is offered. Like many Indian tribes the
authority OF the chiefs is merely nominal
The office of chief is sometimes hereditary.
There is nothing warlike about the Es-
kimos. and they appear to be tractable. so
that the missionaries who have gone to
the Alaskan field may yet be able to save
them from extinction.
A Reindeer Station.
The government has established a REIN
deer station north of Cape Nome about
sixty miles. at Port Clarence. and It is the
intention to instruct the natives in the care
and breeding of these animals. which find
abundance of food on the tundra in the
shape OF the abundant reindeer moss The
reindeer, under the name of caribou, is
found wild in Alaska. and 1t is believed
that the tame variety will thrive. thus
giving the Eskimos another source Of food.
1t would seem that one OF two mining
claims might justly be reserved for these
poor people to work under proper govern
ment superintendent. that they might dig
out a little comfort from the barren soil
on which they have struggled so long to
maintain their existence. With some
money, no whisky and one or two devoted
white teachers the natives of Cape Nome
and their brethren north and south might
yet become useful citizens of our arctic
province.
Evening star., 1900-07-07

damp and even wet. and the low entrance
passages OF their houses I'LL with water.
Then they are abandoned for the summer.
and the tupik, or tent, Is erected. This Is
made Of poles covered with skins. but in
these latter days in the Alaska region can
vas tents OF the wall pattern, obtained 10y
trade. are largely used.
These are comfortable and warm. espe-
cially when the sun is shining. The Interior
then is extremely pleasant. mat OF
grasses or rushes is spread on the ground
and the family sit or lounge about enjoying
lie. some perhaps engaged in sewing or
boot or basket making. Their boots are
waterproof and are preferred by many
miners TO our rubber boots because OF their
lightI ess and durability Their baskets
are made from long coils Of grasses about
as thick as ones finger, and held togcth
by cross weaving with smaller strands. Tho
tents and houses are always near the shore.
The boats. therefore. lie near by and they
are of two kinds the umiak. or large trdv-
cling boat. capable of taking two or three
families, or thirty to forty persons. with
ease. ard the kayak. or hunting canoe,
which usually is made for one person only.
Both these craft are made from slender
poles and walrus hide. and for ingenuity
of construction they viii compare favor
ably with any boat in the world.
The kayak is light as a feather and
urged forward by the skllful paddle seems
to skim the water more like a bird than a
boat. As II is entirely covered over except
ing a small hatchway. in which the oc-
cupant sits. ii can be launched in stormy
weather and will ride through heavy seas
An apron Is so arranged that Il can be
securely tied around the waist Of the navi-
| gator. and ii is then impossihiity for
water to find entrance. In case of q
capsize the native simply rights himself
again by means of his paddle. and the Nor
ton Sound Eskimos turn over and come up
on the other side just matter Of amGse-
ment, the double-bladed paddle being OF
prime Importance In the execution OF this
feat. When II is stormy two three men
Will sometimes take up the kayak and its
occupant and toss them beyond the break
ers. BY the Russians the kayak was called
a baidGrka, and the larger boat. the umlak,
a baidar.
Eskimo Navigation
The Eskimos travel considerable distances
in the umiak. which is fitted with sail.
and some from the Siberian side Of the
strait come over to Port Clarence and the
shores down to Cape Nome for the purpose
| of trading. The Siberian Eskimos originally
Evening star., 1900-07-07
Herodes Maximu..

Edward N. Pomer6y in the Springfield Republican,
I was that Hsrod, fiction names the Great
Whose cunning schemed to slay the infant Christ:
lived in spendor till lay in state,
And lust and cruelty my soul sufficed.
And vainly seek assuagement Of my thirst,
Apart from sympathy, remote from hope,
Ny base associates alike accurst.
Nero and pale Caligula are here,
Lucrezia BorRia,' the low-browed brood
OF SPANS inQuisftors and. wan Fear,
Mary, the queen whose name is writ in blood.
Our crowns and robes surrendered for a shroud
discovered from the poInp and power Of earth
We drift a shameless, Facilitating crowd,
Hate Of the vulgar rabble Or their mirth.
Houseless midnight Is this vast abyss
Across whose opening swims a silver start
The martyred innocents abide in this,
Their mistlike song distilling from afar.
1t falls from Paradise as gracious rain
.Descends too late on pastures parched and brown
EnraRtured praise. whose pitiful refrain
Hell may not hush heavens hozanpas drown
Sad this abode and Its belongings vile;
lIoe thsOme as leprosy these shapes to me;
Yet could all endure and haply smile,
Save for the hideOus hag shade Memory
That frensed phantom dogs me through the deems
My devious path her crafty feet beset;
She never wearies, though she never sleepe
AND cianks the fetters Of her vain regret.
Above her head faring torch she bears:
aer eyes are mirrors of the of time,
Wherefrom. to mock my haunted vision glaree
Inc lurid ruin of a reign Of crine.
Anaemic Fury with shame painted face!
Mine the appointment, thou hast bided trysts
My name is Herod, mine a fools disgrace
10 slay myself, and not the 'feusslsss Caris4
Evening star., 1900-07-07

ton room. The walls Of this room are al
most all glass, 80 numerous and wide are
the windows. All the chairs are movable
and the general furnishings of the room
have been arranged to fit ii for a smoking
and lounging apartment, as well as for OBJ
ser|atlon purposes. From this you pass
Into handsome hall, into which the guests
state rooms open. There are two of these
superbly furnished and finished in ma
hogany. Each Is little over nine feet
long by seven wide, and in them are sta
uonary beds, dressers. wardrobes, etc., and
connecting with each Is a toilet room with
hot and cold water
Passing these you step into DIR. Webb's
own bed room. 1t is IL feet 9 inches long
by 9 feet 912 inches wide. and is equipped
with every luxury and comfort that in
genuity can suggest or wealth can buy. Be-
sides massive open bed five feet wide
there Is a dresser. stationary berths for
the children and an abundance of clothes
press room, closets for hats and shoes and
every thing that . millionaire could desire
Evening star., 1900-07-07

elusive use, tie gueat car building COM
pan.es saw In such cars a new source OF
revenue, with the result that at the present
time there are many rolling palaces kept
for hire by any one who can afford to
pay for them.s Thus it has come to pass
that in this age of uEceasinS progress and
IN this land OF universal equality, q hod-
carrier may enjoy the luxury of speeding
over our iron thoroughfares for few days
Ike a prince or nlillionaire-if he can
scrape up the price.
One Of the millionaire private car renters
Is George Westingh house For about ten
years ne has continuously chartered the
Glen Eyre, prefefe-ins to pay for 1t at
the rate of over $4,000 a year rather than
puiGhase l.S,1 1t outright and have the respon-
sioillty of taking care Of 1t. In order that
ne may always enjoy the advantages of
the latest and best in car building, while
he was. using the original Glen Eyre"
for him and dedicated to his exclusive use.
the name of the old car being retained on
the new travelling apartment.
High-Priced Rental.
In round figures the average private car
rents for s150o a mouth. The price paid
for its use for one month would pay
familys rent for more than four years in
advance in a neat five-room-and- bath fiat
In New York or Chicago, ond 1t would pay
the rest for more than twelve years of
cottS ge in many of the smaller cities.
IHe HrSt charge for the cars fully
equipped, is $50 day for the first thirty
days and s45 a day thereafter. When a
millionaire Is so ready to part with his
money as to be willing to charter an entire
train he must pay $215 q day for it, the
equation private train consisting of one
composite. one compartment. one sleeping
one dlning and one observation car. The
rental cost of such luxury for !. month
would give rent free to the ordinary New
York east side tenement family for more
than fifty years.
But the rent Is only one item Of the
expense. For moving q private the
railroads east of the MlssissiI pi as a rule,
demand eighteen full first class fares for
the distance over which they haul 1t, no
matter whether there are eighteen people
ABOARD or only one For instance. if the
rare between New York and Chicago Is
S2o- 1t costs $3.50 in fares to move the car
that FAR. Railroads west OF the Mississip-
pi demand fifteen fares. The lessee pays
for Sll commssary supplies.
John w. Mackay Is regular renter of
private cars. Matthew S. Quay always
hires private car when going to his F1ori-
da home and back. The Van Rensselaers
or Philadelphia and the Mostetters OF
Pittsburg always use them when journeying
ard so do D. o. Mills. Whitclaw Reid
Pierre Lorillard, jr, who has two cars-one
Tor his servants; Col. O. H. Payne nnd j.
F. Flood. The members of the theatrical
profession are the most frequent users of
the rented private cars.
WILLIAM WESLEY YOUNG.
Evening star., 1900-07-07
Law Books With Strange Titles.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
II had occasion to consult a lawyer a
few times this spring" said q st. Charles
street business man, "and on each visit to
his Office had to wait a while in the ante
room. There was a small bookcase in the
apartment, with glass doors, through which
1 could see the lower half Of several rows
of calf-bound volumes. / amused myself
by running my eve idly over the titles. and
those of two on the lower shelf piqued my
curiosity strongly. They were 'Benzine to
Building Associations and 'Chloroform to
Corporations When I fret read the
strange inscriptions I could hardly believe
my eyes. What the dickens could they
mean? / asked myself. but could think OF
no answer. What benxine had to do with
building associations / couldn't imagine.
and dismissed as fantastic the theory that
II was codificetion OF the law on arson.
The other title was equally mysterious. Z
knew several corporations that certainly
ought to be chloroformed, but why anybody
should take the trouble to write treatise
about 1t was beyond my comprehension.
The bookcase was always locked. and
was afraid to ask any questions for fear
there was some joke in the matter. but It
stuck in my memory and haunted me for
into the office again. and to my great joy
the glass doors were unlocked. lost no
time in pulling out the two books and in an
longed to a set of Legal Cyclopedia and
the lettering on the backs indicated the
first and last subjects treated In each vol
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Palace on Wheels.

The Ellsmere is furnished with every con-
venience and luxury that 1t is possible to
crowd into 1t. The car proper is said to
have cost $4,000 when 1t left the shop,
and with library. paintings, tapestries, etc,
which have been put in 1t probably repre-
sents an investment Of $4,000. All the rugs
and carpeting, as well as all the linen,
china. tableware and much of the fur
niture, were especially imported for 1t.
You enter this palace on wheels through
deep vestibule opening into the obserya-
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American Private Cars Exceed All in
Comfort and Cost.
SUMPFUOUS MOVING HABITAFIONS
Have Every Device Seen in the
Finest Club or Home
THEIR NOTABLE OWNERS

Written for The Evening Star.
Luxury in railroad travel has reached its
highest point in the United States in the
form of the private The idea of a
habitation wheels every whit as COM
Portable. convenient and luxurious as the
finest private residence. the most perfect
club or the most magnificent hotel. in which
the traveller could be whirled over the coun-
try with the speed of the wind. would have
been secuted by the fathers. but the pri-
vate fills this description with exact
ness. II had its inception in this country,
and here 1t has been brought to the great
est perfection.
1t is true that Queen Victoria. the Gar
and few other crowned heads. have spe-
c:al trains SO brilliantly painted and en-
blaZOnsd with the royal arms and carrying
such abundance of gliding as to bring TO
mind Milton's phrase. 'barbaric pomp and
gold, yet il is fact that there are more
than a hundred private ears in the United
States which far surpass any cars in Eu-
rope Nearly all the great railway presi-
dents and few score miliionaires without
railroad interests in this country have bet
ter cars tran the best ones in which any
king. queen or emperor ever Travelled.
Necessity the Mother of Luxury
This modern luxury had Its origin in
terpriseS which require for their successful
management an ability as great as that
needed to administer the affairs of a gov
ernment- Men who are able to handle In
terests like trunk railroad lines and the