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RUSSIA ABREAST OF THE TIMES
Frauds in the Construction of the sI-
 barfan RafIxyaw


 Frauds in the Construction of the sI-
 berian Railway.
 It Is not known that those Tn charge of the construction of the Siberian railway were ever under the tuteiage of the members of the American Credit Mobiiier, but. judging by reports that come from that region, they would have been apt pupils. They certainly have trick or two that would put their American eompatriots to the blush It appears that the different works have been executed in a man. her that shows very little conscience. Everything, or nearly everything. will have to he done over again before the authorities can think of throwing open this gigantic line to regular working. Ii very many places the road gives way on the passage of a train a little heavier than usual or travelling at a speed of more than twenty miles an hour, and accidents more or less grave are continually happening. More than usual courage is demanded of any one undertaking q journey on this rail- way This construction a Ia Russo has already swallowed up hundreds of mil- lions of rubles. or. to speak more truthfully. the constructors and not the construction have absorbed the millions. People are beginning to ask how 1t will finish. There is still more. Several Siberian journals, which are, moreover, closely controlled by the local censors. publish the following statements: For several months the nayyy contractors have not been paid in cash despite the terms of their contracts. The engineers in charge, who represent the government. de- clared that they had no more money and the contractors must be satisfied with bonds, which the Siberian and Chinese banks have for some time discounted at S1a per cent. Frequently these bonds were not paid on falling due, and in consequence the banks re- fuse to act any longer as intermedia- ries between the government engineers and the contractors. It was only when one of these engineers, Prince A, hCOeA to be personally responsible to the banks that they resumed the functions of discount brokers. But the princes guaranty is somewhat costly, seeing that he claims little fee of 15 per cent. The contractors are furious, but they find themselves helpless, owing to the clause inserted in all the con- tracts to the effect that disputes be- Sween the engineers and the contract ors of the line have to be settled In St. Petersburg. To lodge complaint COCO miles from the spot where the circumstances have occurred Is at least inconvenient and would entail years delay The position of the unfortu- nate navyies themselves can be imag- ined from the treatment of the con tractors. Their wages are paid very irregularly and always with deduc- tions. Badly fed and badly lodged, it is not surprising if they give only half heart to the work"
 KEYLESS LCCn.
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 UNCLE SAM SLOW.
Tahea Much Time over Sixteen
 Cent nin as Any Others.

Tahea Much Time Over a Sixteen
 Cent Hin as Any Others.
 A grizzled veteran of two big wars and several smaller Indian combats. was relating stories Of his experience while in the service Qf Uncle Sam. One of them that will show your Un- ele Samuel one of the real business men of the world is told by the vet eran, as follows: T went through the civil war, and rose from the vols unteer ranks to first-lieutenaney. and was assigned to the regular army. In June. 1873. while attached to the quartermaster's department of my troop l disposed of some oil to private parties. In selling the oil I sold one gallon more than l had, and turned the money over to headquarters be- fore I discovered my mistake. I then wrote the department at Washington asking 1t to return the price of the oil, so that 1 might have my accounts strengthened. As only sixteen cents was involved 1 thought the matter would end by the return mail bringing back the amount of the claim In that 1 was much mistaken, as I am still forced to answer documents that read Tn reply to yours of June, 187ats and so on and so forth, till I have in my possession q stack of documents weighing not less than fifty pounds. and still they come''
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There will be eserviees a the Jewish Temple Friday evening heQining at 7:30 o'clock. On that evening Rev. Joseph $. Kornfeld will deliver his lecture .sThe Saereaness of Human Life. This lecture was delivered in New York City recently by Rev. kornfeld and brought forth much favorable comment. The public is invited. An excellent choir and seats free.
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KEYLEs5 LoCn.
Is the Latest Innovation Prapossd for
 PostoTiee Foxes.

Washington Times: There is mora than S400Q00 of the peoples money locked up iu postoffiee keys, each and every keyhofder being required to put Up with the postmaster a deposit for his key, the amount depGsited being re- turned when the box is given up and rent paid. postmasters are required to keep q strict account Of the key de- posit fund. while the postofTiee depart men5 here has regular division set apart for keeping this account. As 8 postal official puts it. there is q great deal Of trouble and no money in the transactions. and the final outcome of the trial of the keyless locks which are to be tried in the principal offices of the country is eagerly looked for. The department has long wanted a key less lock, but none of the lock fnyen- lions until the present WAS regarded as In any way calculated to prove ae- eeptable Contracts have been made for a supply of the new locks, which will first be tried in New York, Bos- ton, Philadelphia, Chicago and St. Louis, as the largest and most impor- tant offices, and then in St. Paul, Minn.; Cleveland, Ohio; Hartford, Conn; Madison, Wis, and Rockford, Ill. These offices will be fitted out as soon as the factory can complete the mak- Ing Of the boxes. If they prove in every way satisfactory to the department and to the patrons they will be placed in offices throughout the country, but not to the entire exclusion of the lock boxes. 1t is the belief of the postoffice department that the keyIess box will prove a blessing.
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-~-~-----l-~s -------------.. A CHIN A ANS OATH.
The Celestial Was Particular and Caused
 the Court Lots of Trouble.

The Celestial Was Particular and Caused
 the Court Lots of Trouble.
 The various forms of oath making. even in thls country, are of consider able interest It would not, however. be easy to find ar stance in which anything like so medium of attestation was ed as gull lotined black cocls. i. But no less an extraordinary medium than that was what the police Of country district in New South Wales had to provide the other day for q finieal Chinaman, who declined to swear on anything else. Headless fowls were brought. but in vain, and as the matter was impor- tant, even black swan. luxury surely for Chinese witness, was sug- gested, only to be immediately refused. After some time had elapsed. and when the representatives of the law seemed quite at their wits end, q dead eoekatoe Of the required hue was strangely discovered in hut of one Of the other celestials, who mulcted the anxious officials in S2.50 for the bird. Then the solemn and peculiar oath was duly administered, on which the diffi- cult witness with bland and ehildike expression. declared he knew nothing about the case and sat down smilingl
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We have been Informed that a certain wealthy property owner of this city nas said if the Postoffiice location is moved Mort of the two railroads, he will build handsome hotel and opera house on Main street bet tween Third and Fourth avenue Gee! Whiz!! hurry, move the Postofhce location. Quick. Don't delay, he may change his mind.
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The Proverb Applied.

Indignant citizen-Oh. yes, you ar rest a few newsboys for shooting craps for pennies. but you let the big gam blers go unharmed-f almost said un. touched. City 0ficial-Have you never heard of the proFerb about taking care of the pennies and letting the dollars take care of thems elves Indianapolis Journal.
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relmaa Bennie Brannon and
 I, i.eicing over the arrival of
 ang policeman at their home. little brass button officer came tato Pine Bluff this (Thursdayl morning. He hasn't slept on his beat as vet.
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Shot at 24 Times.

At NJ. 401R Main street up stairs over Llovd's Grocery, by the Gem Photo Co, for 25cts, Just think dozen of the best pictures that are made for - eeuts and q photo but ton free. GEM PnoTo Co.
 Over Lloyd's Grocery Store.
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Miss Mary Ella sligh. the accom- plished young daughter of Cashier Nicholas Biddick sligh, of the Citi- zehs Bank, leaves tonight for Mans field, La, where she will enter school. We wish her success in her ,.naies.
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Additional Local.

Mir. k. NJ. Stacy. a prominent New port citizen, is business visitor in the city.
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Farming in Colorado and New Mexico.

Farming iii Colorado and New Mexico.
 The Denver & Rio Grande Rail- road, The Scenic Line of the World" ," has prepared an illustrated book up- on the above subject, which will be ssnt free to farmers desiring to change tn eir location. This publica- ton gives valuable information in regard to the agricultural. horticul- tural and live stock interests of this section, and should be in the hands ofevertone who desires 10 become acquainted with the methods of of farming by irrigation. Write S. K. Hooker, G. F. & T. A., Denver, Colo, If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-15

Messrs. J. H. Howell, of Camden and H. Howell, of Alabama. are registered at the Trulock today.
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Tatae 4nrns Eeti.

Lalse sigrat in switzerland, bas She eariogs property of turning red every ten years owing to the presence ot certain aquatic plants, which are not known in aoy other lake in the world
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Pacnllar Crinia.

Escrcqrerie is q crime which has no distinct counterpart in any country but France. An English lady was re. gently sentenced to twelve months, im- prisonment for ordering costume that she was not able to pay for, and an English go1erness was sentenced to six weeks imprisonment for taking a cab without being able to pay the fare. The French are eminentiy practical people, and see no great difference be- tween running off with an article and getting it without paying for it. 1t often happens that the English fall un- der the law with regard to sscroquerie.
 vIerurIn rrrs-nts.
 The preser ts sent to Queen Victoria on her eighfieth birthday almost equal those of the last jubilee The most magnificent came from Indian princes, who have Of late sought every oppor- unity Of exhibiting their loyalty. These include many rich specimens Of oriental and lacquer work-so many, Indeed. as to be almost embarrassing 10 fhe officials at Windsor--New York Post
 age of the Earth.
 Lord Ise.Yin Il , lecture stated that. IS 4 resaiE of recent Iayestl gations. it was estimated that the earth had been the abode 0f life for about thirty mil- lion years
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-27

by the Rev. T.. F.. Norton. pastor of the
church. The bridal procession entered to
the music Of the wedding march from
sIohengrin." The bride was preceded by
her bridesmaids, Miss Ethel Claybourne,
Miss Alpha Haitian and Miss Florence
Moore. who wore. rretty gowns of pink
and carried arm bouquets OF pink roses.
They were followed by the maid of honor.
Miss Bessie Boddine. of Indianapolis. The
bride entered with her father. She wore
a gown Of white organdie over taffeta and
a veil and carried a bouquet of Bride roses.
They were met at the altar by the groom
with his best man, Mr.. Virgil Dalrymple.
and the ushers, Messrs. John De PREF,
Frank Heisken and Ed Moore. The church
was beautifully decorated for the occasion.
The rostrum was banked with palms,
Behind which was a lattice of white rib
bons covered with holly. Strands of mistle-
toe were stretched along the aisle down
which the bridal party came. After the
ceremony a reception was held at the home
of the brides parents on Dillon street.
Among the out-of-town guests were Mrs.
J. NJ. Ratliff, of Dayton, o.; DR.. and Mrs.
E.. s. Patterson, of B~rookville; Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. N. Moore. of Clarksburg; Miss
Alpha Haitian, of North Salem. and Mr..
and Mrs. Rufus Moore. of Clarksburg. Mr..
and Mrs Dobyns left last night for Clarks-
burg, where they will spend several days
at a house party,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-27
ACADEMY OF SCIENCE.
Some Remarkable Addresses Will BE
Delivered.

The sixteenth annual meeting of the In
diana Academy of Science will be held at
the Statehouse to-day and tomorrow. The
executive committee of the organization
met at the Bates House last night. The Of
fcers Of the association are D.. w. Dennis,
president; Mason B. Thomas, vice presi-
dent; John s. Wright, secretary; Z. A.
Schultze, assistant secretary; George w.
Benton. press secretary; J. T. Scovell.
treasurer. The address Of the retiring pres
ident will occur at IL o'clock his morning.
The subject of his talk will be 1.-THE De-
velopment and Present Status Of Photomi-
geography" A number of interesting topics
will be discussed during the sessions of the
academy. Under the head of general dis.
CUSTOM" it is announced, there will be
preliminary Notes on Mosquitoes and Ma
laria." Under the head of zoology" there
will be Some Observations OF the Daily
Habits Of the Toad" Another topic will
be "Dissociation Potentials in the Elec-
II olysis of Neutral Solution of Lead Nitrate
between Lead Peroxide Electrodes"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-27
1 7 NEWS NOTES.

Word was received here yesterday that
Edward Davis. of this city, a member of
Company +, Fourth United States Infan-
try, was drowned in the Philippines, Nov. z.
The Sidney Telephone Company, of Sid
ney, was Incorporated yesterday, with a
capital stock of 5000. The directors viii
be elected at the first meeting of the stock
holders
Former County Treasurer William III.
Schmidt according to letters to intimate
friends and newspaper accounts, is the
owner of one of the richest silver mines In
the New Arizpe district in Mexico.
Miss Helen Bass, OF Broadway. enter
tanned Wednesday afternoon I'm honor OF
the Misses Minnie White of Columbus,
Edith Lane OF Anderson. Helen Foote OF
vincennes and Mamie Avery OF Waldron.
The Marion County Eclectic Medical So
ciety will meet in the Eclectic Medical Col
lege at 1126 East Tenth street tonight. DR.,
c.. c.. Winter will deliver an address, DIR
w. b. Bent will read a paper on the .Evo-
luton OF Eclectic Needless and DIR. j. =
Harbert will discuss II.
Amatuer photographers OF the city are
taking much interest in the second annual
contest and exhibit OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
Camera Club, which opened yesterday In
the association building. The exhibit will
continue during the week. The contest for
the medals, several i'm number. is open 10
all amatuer photographers.
The woodruff-avenue United Presby-
terrain Sabbath school, under the care OF
Mrs. j. +. Cowan and teachers, with Miss
Alice Fleming Evans as musical directress,
pleased a large audience on Christmas eve
with the cantata. "A Visit 10 Grandpa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-27
WILL RESUME WORK TODAY.
other Institutions to He vfsited-E. E.
Neal in Town..

The legislative committee which is in
vestigating the financial needs of the differ
emit state institutions for the benefit of the
General Assembly will resume work to-day,
and it is expected the committee will con-
tinue until the work is completed, without
interruption. The institutions to be visited
yet are the Eastern Hospital for the In
sane at Richmond, the School for Feeble
minded at Fort Wayne. the Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Home at Knightstown,
the Reform School for Boys at PlainfieId,
the Girls Reform School and Woman's
Prison, Institute for the Blind, and Central
Hospital for the Insane.
The committee held a meeting at the
Denison Hotel last night and discussed the
estimates that have been submitted by the
superintendent and boards controlling
these institutions.
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Irvington.

Mr.. William Lott, of Cleveland, o., is the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cross.
Miss Rebecca Downing, of Ann Arbor,
Mich, is the guest of Mrs. Charles Clark.
Miss Edith Scott will return to-day from
a short visit with Miss Myers in Anderson.
Mrs. John Wood. of gainesville. O.. is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jabez
Hall.
Miss Nell Brevoort, of Columbus, is the
guest of Miss Evelyn Butler for a few
days.
Prof. and Mrs. A. s. Harker and children
are spending the holidays with relatives in
Muncie.
Miss Flora Shank will leave soon for
New York, where she will spend several
months.
Miss Essie Hunter will go to Noblesville
to-day to spend Sunday with Miss Edith
Longley.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Forrest returned from
Cincinnati yesterday. where they spent
Christmas.
Mrs. Mary Calkins has gone to Mobiles
vile to spend a week with her sister, Mrs.
Frank Lacey.
Mrs Daniel Leslie and daughter Mary
went to Union City yesterday to spend the
week with relatives.
Mrs. Elizabeth Powell will entertain a
rumber. of Iryington young people tonight
at her home on Central avenue.
Mrs. Robert Leavitt, who has been the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davidson,
has returned TO her home In Alexandria.
Mrs. Albert Johnson has returned from
Mexico City, where she was called by the
illness of her son, Mr.. Arthur Johnson.
The Irvington Tuesday Club will give a
reception on Monday evening at the home
of Mrs. James Layman on Central avenue.
Mrs. Jack Carroll. of Virginia University,
arrived Tuesday night to spend several
days at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
I.ayman
The young people OF Irvington will give
a large dance on New Years eve In the
dance hall of the new Smith building on
Washington street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Carvin returned yes
terday from Ann Arbor. Mich. where they
nave been visiting Mrs. Carvin's mother,
Mrs. Demia Thrasher.
Mrs. May Bourne and Mrs. l.. MacFer-
rem. of Hartford City, are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Richardson on Ritter
avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson will en-
terrain in their honor this evening with q
dinner party.
The marriage OF Mr.. Hugh T. Miller.
| Butler College. now of umb and Miss
Meta Sweeney, daughter OF Rev. z. L.
Sweeney, occurred yesterday morning at the
brides home in Columbus. Only imme-
date friends OF the family were present.
Miss Sweeney was a graduate of Butler
il. 1857. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller left yesterday
for Chicago on their wedding trip.
The marriage of Miss Jessie Marie Dal-
rymple. only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph A. Dalrympie, and Mr.. William
Jasper Dobyns took place last evening at
The Dow ney-avenue Church I'm Irvipgton.
The ceremony was performed at 8 o'clock
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-27

the germ can find no permanent lodg-
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pure, the stomach and other organs OF
digestion and nutrition in sound health
and you are practically germ proof.
This disease resisting condition Is OBJ
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II was taken sick in July last year, and vas
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and advised me to leave my home and 60 TO the
country. wrote to Won for advice. took four
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-27
REAPED HARvESTS.
Some Local Mail Carriers Received
Money and Presents.

at understand that the mail carriers Of
this city reaped quite a harvest in the way
of Christmas presents from people to whom
they deliver MAIL" said a man who is
prominent in local official life. These
presents, 1 am also informed, quite fire.
quently took the form of money. 1 do not
like to near a thing like this, for it does
not tend to make one swell with pride over
the Wanted American manhood and inde-
pendence. The mail carriers of Chicago,
especially those along the fashionable thor
oughfares. on which reside such people as
the Potter Palmers. / note by the papers,
also Jared very well, one man getting some
thing like $500 or 500 in cash. 1 do not
know what others might call this, but to
me it looks very much like vulgar tipping,
such as is INDUCED in restaurants to an
alarmingly increasing degree In this coun-
try.
incident l witnessed several months ago
when I was in Canada. L accompanied a
party of friends on a tour of inspection of
a British warship. We were shown all
over the splendid vessel by courteous mid
shipmen and when the tour was ended the
leaders of the party proceeded to tip the
seamen just as IL IL was expected, which
indeed 1t seemed to be from the nonchal-
ance with which the money was received.
The next day We paid a visit TO an Amer
lean man-of-war and We're treated with
fully as great politeness by the sailors. but
when the Englishmen in the party pulled
out coins and rendered them TO the men
you ought TO have seen those manly fellows
draw themselves up and bestow freezing
glances upon the men who dared to insult
their American manhood by Offering them
tips / tell you, IL made me swell with
genuine pride to witness that incident. For
myself, / cannot discern the difference be-
tween a sailor accepting a half-dollar or a
dollar for showing people over his ship and
a letter carrier accepting a ten-dollar gold
piece from a citizen to whom he has deiiv-
cred mail for a year with nothing more
than the fidelity he owes TO his govern
ment."
The words of this objector aroused
curiosity as 10 the habit Of rewarding the
faithfulness OF Uncle Sans peripatetic en-
pioyes. and a little inquiry was set on foot.
The result was the discovery that the
custom OF making valuable presents TO mail
carriers has been in vogue in this city sew
eral years. and That the amounts realized
In this way may grow annually larger. The
man who carries mail to the hundreds OF
tenants In the Stevenson building was per-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-27

Edward E. Neal. of NoblesviIle, candidate
for speaker of the Indiana House of Rep
resentatives. is in the city, and will re-
main here most of the time until the Leg
islature convenes. on Jan. 10. The six
candidates for speaker are all very busy
these days. A member of the House who Is
not a candidate for speaker said last night
that he did not believe any candidate had
a ''cinch" On the place. Il doubt" said
he, IF any candidate can say that he is
sure Of receiving more than twenty votes"
l. is announced that all of the Marion
county delegation will cast their votes for
J.. II. Clarke for speaker. This delegation
will also give its vote to William Essmann,
who is a candidate for the office OF chief
clerk of the House