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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-09

Philadelphia Press
A friend sends the Press a little piece
OF ingenuity which has puzzled and
amused several generations OF Shakespeare
readers. The characters below represent
a quotation from one of the immortal
bard's greatest works.
KIND
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-09

Kansas City Journal.

Kansas City Journal.
Mr.. Quay's great sin was that he ala not
step out OF the way OF Mr.. John Wanna
makers ambition TO become a United
States senator. and IL was for this dreadful
crime that he has been relentiessIy fought
and finally defeated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-09
The storm at Sullivan.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind. May S.-This city was
visited by a severe electrical storm last
night. Large plate-glass windows in several
business houses were blown in, fences and
trees blown down and other property dam
aged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-09

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MyNC1E. Ind, May S-Muncie Repub-
leans met last night and perfected plans
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-09
Local Observation. on Tuesday.

Bar. Their. r. II. Wind. Pre-. Weather
Z a. m.....9.S2 65 81 S'west T. PtCl
: u. m.---.29.4 g. % INVEST 0.35 LtR
Maximum temper allure. as; Minimum
temperature, e..
Following is a comparative statement Of
the mean temperature and total precipita-
ton for May s:
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
UATHEHATICAL WONDERS.

From The Lewiston Journal.
CThe wongin is the woods store that most OF the
Maine lumber camps maintain.)
The faVorite that the satirists OF the woods
tell OF the typical wongn camp Is the story OF
Pete the p l. They say that Pete couldn't igger
and couldn't write and that when he to settle
at a wongin for what he had bought during the
winter he found an array OF charges against him
that fairly parlyzed his senses.
they were down in those mystical. puZzling Zig
gers'-and ho had great fear and respect for hg-
''Of course all I know about it." said the willy
keeper Of the wongin, 'is what my fgRers say.
You aren't going dispute the fggers. your
"Ah wasn't thankin' o thot.' said pete" but
Ah was a-thankn' that there o the
things have got down there that Al never hod.'
What for instance?" asked the wongin keeper
fercely.
"Wol" said Pete" read It over again."
"There-there. hoT on there!' cried the woodsman n
at length "Ah hod three pairs o. stockin's las
winter-never hod EN-"
well. let's see what the fggers say rejoined
the wongin keeper. These fggers hadn't ought 10
lie Now. there the pair you had"
'Yis."
And the pair you didn't have"
"Yis"
And the pair you ought to have had"
"Yis"
not TO be able to that three ones make three
that means three pairs of stockings by the hggers.
] know you never TO school, but any man
ought be able understand that.
''Woi," said Pete" tchinR his head AN sup
pose IL be so IL the fggers have fl that way.
but blame me, this settlin' by nggers is a euri s
ihing-a blame curtis thing"
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
SHE WOULDN'T FORGET


From The Cleveland Plain Dealer
young woman and her escort were on a F,cuJ
car Monday evening, and when the opera house
was reached the young woman looked through the
window at the long line of carriages stretching IN
poth directions from the brilliantly lighted entrance
MOST OF the passengers were opera house patrons
and they passed the young woman Hooked
around inquirlngly at her escort.
Il was gon' 10 get seats for tn show in there "
he said, in clearly audible voice as he indicated
the opera house with extended thumb but / knew
you wouldn't for it
What's the play?" inquired the young woman
"Shakespeare." said the escort that's all he
Him and Elm Terry. They're English. An they
don't play nothin but Shakespeare I know YOU
wouldn't for that. It's chestnutty"
II never saw any Shakespeare said the young
woman.
The laughed. as If he meant to Danish all
possible regrets that the young woman might en-
tertain.
That reminds OF IN funny story of tn Dutch
saloonkeeper, he Chuckled. Ever hear it?"
No said The young woman. as she looked
around through the rear car window at the flash
ing entrance.
TITS like this said the escort. "A guy with a
Shakespeare under his arm comes into the Dutch
mans saloon an says. Dye want any Shake
speare2 The Dutchman shakes his head. No.
he says, I've got Cleveland beer. und Schlitz beer
und Pabst beer und ton't change The
feller with the Shakespeare looks astonished. This
is hook, he says. I've got blenty book beer too
says the Dutchman-ha. ha! ha"'
But the girl didn't laugh.
A shadow had fallen across her evenings pleas
ure.
She looked back the slow moving
car swung around the corner OF the square.
II never saw any Shakespeare. she plaintiveiy
murmured
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
QUARREL ENDS IN TRAGEDY.
MAN SHOOTS HIS WIFE AND THEN KILLS

Eugene Monne, thirty-two years old. at
tempted to kill his wife, Caroline, twenty-eight
years old. last night, and then shot himself
through the roof of the mouth dying instantly.
The wife taken to the Roosevelt Hospital.
where her wound dressed, and she then
went home. The Monnies occupied four story
brownstone house at No. 222 West Forty eighth
ST.. and rented furnished rooms. Monnie is said
TO have been connected with newspaper clip
ping bureau He had been drinking lately. Last
night shortly after o'clock he entered the
house and went Immediately to the dining room.
in the basement. He his wife there. and
quarrelled with her.
Monnie then went upstairs and returned a
few minutes later with revolver. He walked
up to where his wife standing, and, point
ing it at her fired. The woman lodged and re-
ceived the bullet in the f1eshy part of the right
shoulder She fell TO the floor, and Monnie, evil
IDENTIFY thinking he had killed her. placed the
barrel of the pistol in his mouth and fired He
fell to the floor dead.
Albert w Robinson, who had just engaged
room in the house, and was unpacking his
trunk heard the report and rushed into the
dining room He followed by a servant
and another guest.
Mrs Monnie refused to be seen. Some time
ago she accused Detective Binnings. of the West
Thirtieth-st. station, before the Police Commits
sioners of falsely arresting her on Broadway,
near Forty -second-st, on the charge OF Solicit
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
APPROPRIATIONS.

Albany, March 10.-An additional appropria ton Of
5000 for placing an equestrian statue OF the late
Major-General Henry Warner Slocum on the bat
tlefeld of Gettysburg has received the sanction Of
the Senate Finance Committee The bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Wheeler The committee will also
report favorably on Monday night Mr.. Wheeler's
bill authorizing the Board OF Commissioners of the
Battlehelds of Gettysburg and Chattanooga to
place on the monument to be erected Lookout
Mountain bronze group of statuary representing
Reconciliation" according to designs approved by
the Commissioners at cost not exceeding s11 UOO
Appropriations amounting s54 900 for the House
OF Refuge for Women Hudson are embodied In
Senator Amblers bill, which will be reported favor
ably TO the Senate Monday night
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
STATE CAPITOL NOTES.
OLD CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE

Albany, March 10-A claim OF s23s6 arising from
the Importation of smallpox into this State In the
summer of 1898 by the Joshua Simpkins Opera Com
pay was to-day filed with the State Court of Claims
by the city of Geneva.
The outbreak of smallpox in the southwestern
section of the State in that year. which for time
was epidemic, originated with member OF the
opera company who was taken III at Ithaca. From
that city the opera company went to Trumans-
burg. where several other members were stricken
From Johannesburg the company went to Geneva,
but apprehended by the health authorities be-
fore it entered that city.
The company. consisting of twenty-six persons.
was placed the steamer Onondaga and quaran-
tined Seneca Lake. and there maintained for
several weeks. The city claims that the State
should reimburse 1t for the money expended for
such maintenance
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
NOT TO MOVE TROOPS AT TAYLoRs
ORDERS.

Lexington, KY. March 10-A telegram to Colonel
Williams. commanding the I'd Kentucky Regiment
of the State Guards, came this afternoon in ref
erence to moving the local troops under Governor
Taylors orders Colonel Williams only hour
before had started for Connorsvle, Ind, and Cap
tain c. W. Longmire, who is in charge of three
companies and the arms In the local armory, under
orders of the Beckham administration, took fifteen
men TO the armory and prepared TO hold the arms
against any orders from the Taylor adminstra-
tion. Captain Longmire is now in charge, and says
he will resist any attempt at moving the arms
under Taylors orders. No clash is expected here.
most of the local militia Beckham sympa-
thizers. The Taylor officials at Frankfort in
formed of Colonel Williams's absence.
London Depot, KY, March 10.-A telegram was
received here at 1:30 p m. signed by Assistant
Adjutant-General Dixon, ordering Captain Parker
to order out his company and stand ready to move
to Frankfort In the absence of Captain Parker
Lieutenant Sparks refused to move unless ordered
by both Governors.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
MISS DEMPSEY LOCKED UP.
QUEEN OF HOLLAND DANES HELD FOR
EXAMINATION

Miss Lavinia H. Dempsey. Queen of the Holland
Danes who was arrested Friday. charged by
Robert Troup, OF No. l02 West N!nety-thrd-st
with grand larceny in retaining he alleges. $500
belonging to him. held yesterday in $500 bail
by Magistrate Brann in the Centre-st. court for
examination Tuesday. No bondsman being
ready. she taken to the Tombs Miss Dempsey
was escorted from the Mercer-st. station where
she spent Friday night In CELL 10 the Centre-st
court by Detective Sergeant Manon. of the Centra!
Office who arrested her. She looked somewhat
haggard. but not at all downcast She was heavily
yelled.
Miss Dempsey, to all appearances. not az
fected when she appeared in court. She talked to
several persons but would make any state
ment about her case. saying she wished to see her
counsel first. 1T was very mortifying for a queen
10 find herself IN CELL" she said smiling but
took 1t as philosophcally possible" Miss Demp-
insisted that the trouble would straghten Itself
out. She denied emphatically having received the
money in person from Troup. but said the whole
transaction in the hands of her lawyer, Fred
erck House. Il don't expect the Holland Danes
will take any action in the case 1t is purely a
personal affair" said Miss Dempsey.
Troup says in his affidavit that in December Miss
Dempsey engaged him treasurer of the Patriot
Spy company, and that he gave a certified check
for 500 on the United States Mortgage and Trust
Company as security. later giving another check
for $3.50. He further says that January 20 he
resigned his place and demanded the return of
his money. He employed j. J. Russell. lawyer of
no. LIS broadway, to talk TO Miss Dempsey ABOUT
the return of the money. Russell in
affidavit that he met Miss Dempsey at the Hotel
Marlborough and that she assured him the money
would be returned.
summons was procured weeks ago for
Miss Dempsey from Magistrate Cornell. but she
could not be found. Troup says Ten days ago. he
says. he got letter from her In which she wrote
on the back of the envelope that she could be
found at No. 20 West Seventy-eiyhth-st. He says
he referred 20 her lawyer at No II Park
Place. but he declares he found there was no law
yer in the building
A man who would not give his name called at
the Tombs last night and said that he expected to
would return soon, but he did not come back and
Miss Dempsey remained in the Tombs.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
ACTION on THE MEAT BILL.
MORE PARAGRAPHS ADOPTED BY THE
REICHSTAG AND ONE STRICKEN orrr

REICHSTAG AND ONE STRICKEN OrrT
Berlin. March 10-The Reichstas TODAY
adopted Paragraphs. III to VII Of the Meat b;r
without debate. After a somewhat heated dis
cussion, started by the Socialist Democrats
who desired to retain Paragraph VIII as orig
lhally drafted by the Government providine
for the examination of pigs after slaughter
with the view Of ascertaining whether they are
trlchinous. adopted the committees recon-,
mendation, by 165 to sc votes a motion to elm,
mate this paragraph
Prince Won Hohenlohe said that the Bundles
rath was willing to accept the law excIudire
sausages and canned meats except where the
Bundesrath specially permits their impor,a- =
tion, relinquishing the paragraph about domas
tic slaughtering. but will not accept the fixing
OF a date for the total exclusion of fresh meats
He also said that the Pope had actually ex
pressed a wish that the Centre should not create
difficulties for the German Government in con-
nection with the Fleet bill
The action OF the Reichstag yesterday evening
regarding the Meat bill was eagerly commented
upon The declaration OF Prince Won Hohenlohe
and Count Won Posadowsky- Wehner had the
effect of discomfting the Agrarians. Some of
the papers hitherto strongly in favor of the
committee report, like the "Neueste Nachrich-
ten" now say they are unable to call the Reichs-
tag action wise. The National Zeltung" rakes
Count Won Posadowsky Wehner over the Goals
because of his "shly y-shallying with the Agra
rians," instead of firmly declaring the Govern
ment's intentions. 1t continues:
Count Won Posadowsky Wehners abusing of
those who endeavor to re-eStabsh the Govern
ment bill and his defence of the Agrarians' In
satfabe greed characteristic. Count Won
Posadowsky-W -Wehner on all important occasions
returns to his first love. the Agrarans. and sell
dom misses the opportunity to throw mud on
the United States. The statistics Count Won
Posadowsky Wehner uses to prove the Ameri-
cans have by far the largest interest in preserv
ing cordial commercial relations with Germany
are untrustworthy.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
WISE HEARs OF sWEENEYs CONVERSION.

Edward Wise the condemned murderer awaiting
execution in Sing Sing prison, yesterday in
formed by lawyer from the office of Abraham
Levy & Co that word had been received from Lon
don that James Sweeney, who with Wise on
the night of November g, 1898, when Charles F.
Beasly, cabdriver, was alleged 70 have been muir
dered by Wise in New-Y York, had confessed that he
and not Wise committed the crime. Wise had al
ways blamed Sweeney for the murder although the
jury, the proof that Wise with Sweeney
when the murder was committed. held hi/ equally
responsible for the crime. Sweeney escaped to Eng
lang after the crime. but Wise captured after
a few days The lawyer told Wise that Sweeney s
confession would be used in the argument before
the Court of Appeals.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
MORTGAGE TAX BILL

Albany, March Ex-senator Stranahan said TODAY
that there erroneous impression produced
in the items printed about the Mortgage Tax bill
that only s6,00oooO could be raised by the bill when
the fact was that the committee Is positive that
SlSO1W0 can be raised. The s6.OO0OOO mentioned In
the bill is for the usual 80 per cent that the State
controller is allowed to bond for in anticipation OF
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
TROOPS ORDERED To FRANKFORT

Barboursville, KY, March 10.-The warrant for
the arrest of John T. Powers received here to-
day. but Powers could be found, and the war
rant has not been served. He here this
morning. and IT is said that he received a telegram
about the warrant urging him to stay in the noun
tafns until assured of a fair trial. He immed-
ately started for parts unknown. At the time
couriers were sent out on horseback over the
country calling in the militia company. This COM
pany started late tonight for Frankfort The peo-
pie of the greatly excited over the affair,
and street fight has already occurred Many
Of the soldiers refused to go, some of them being
in
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
A. FIGHT IN THE STORIA.

John Doyle, thirty-three years old. of No. 2O4 East
Forty-seventh-st., discharged as elevator
man In the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday by Nicholas
Crowley, the starter. who says Doyle had been
drinking. Last evening Doyle back to the
hotel and had a quarrel with Crowley. Private De
tectiVe West was called in, and in the efforts made
TO put Doyle out in the street the latter alleges he
was struck by both men. Doyle, any rate, re-
ceived slight cut aboye the right eye. He went
10 the East Thirty-ffth-st. station where the
wound was dressed by DR.. Rogers of Bellevue Hos
pital. No arrests made.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
PAY OF UNITED STATES JUDGES.
sAIARIEs MEAGRE COMPARED WITH THOSE IN
ENGLAND.

washington, March (speciaD.-In connection
WE MS bill raising The salaries OF the Federal
'1olcsry. Senator Hoar has submitted a memo
'shoAn which shows how much more literally
'ne States-nofably New-York-deaI with their
'aacary and how infinitely generous is the
pay of English judges. Here is the list In part:
Cnitea States Judges-Ch.ef Justice of the su-
t.eae Court, Slo.5sg; Associate Justices of the
sslfenle Court SoGej; Circuit Judges. 5000; Dis
E.ci Judges 5000
,sa ersey-Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
f'r associate Justices. 5000; Chancellor $4,000.
rAeT-Y York-Justices Of the Supreme Court 81 800;
s1lges OF General Sessions S12 COO
,Englanc-Lord High Chancellor $4,000: three
;goras Of Appeal each $4,000: Master OF the Rolls
sN's I've Lords Justices each $4,000; Lord Chief
sasuoe. 5000. five Chancery Justices, each s25 000
tcsrieer queens Bench Justices. each $4,000: Pro-
9ys.e. Divorce and Admiralty, TWO each, s25 coo;
'eoge q the Court OF Arches $500
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
DECISION IN KENTUCKYCASE.
CoNTENTION-REPUB
TO APPEAL

Louisville KY. March 10 (SpeciaD-.Judye
emmett Field, of the Circuit Court, decided the
1oVernorship controversy to-day in favor OF the
Democrats. He made it plain that under the
Goeoel law the right of appeal has been taken
away from the courts, and that hence he had no
jurisdiction in the matter. The decision will be
carried to the Court of Appeals but there is
no doubt the opinion there will be the same
Judge Field gave the gist of long opinion In
his remarks when he opened court this morn
ing. He said:
In the co4sOlIaaed case of W. S; Taylor etc.
SsTe been n called & Beekham n and others which
! read the authorities quoted by counsel for both
bar Un rigbt 70 i,aNs aeaehed Is that the courts
no Itso H. 10 ln.eriere In this matter. as the
The Legislature is a coordinate branch of the
government, and the courts cannot set aside
Inquire into its actions In matters where the Legis
have no power to inquire into the doings of the
Legislature. even where fraud and conspiracy are
peached. and its record must be taken absolute
The opinion was volumirous, giving history
of the case and quoting at great length de-
cisons that had been made upon legislative
authority. In the conclusion of the opinion
Judge Field says:
1 have preferred to answer the arguments of the
Taylor and Marshall. by decided cases gathered
To the argument that there no quorum when
the General Assembly approved the report of the
Contest Board. and that II had been adjourned the
foregoing authorities say the statement of the
Legislative records that there then quorum
is sufficient.
To the contention earnestly and eloouently
made that the action of the Contest Board and of
the General Assembly in approving the report of
that Board act of arbitrary power and in
violation OF the bill of rights the must be
that the report recites that the Board heard
evidence of both larties that II was acting within
the jurisdiction given it. and 1t alone. and the
power hear and determine must Of necessity
somewhere.
The report of the Contest Board does not indi-
upon which how many of the contestants
grounds of contest IL acted; whether upon the al
legged tissue ballots military interference.
other of the numerous grounds specified, and I
am permitted upon this hearing TO look into the
evidence but If each party has sustained by proof
charges of fraud made against the other in the
pleadings. and this were proper place for the
application of that principle, would hold them to
be In pari delicto violators of the law, and re-
fuse to aid either of them.
The Republicans will carry the case to the
Court of Appeals. In the event of an adverse de-
cision there. which is clearly foreshadowed by
Judge Fields exposition of the law, the Re-
publicans hope to get the matter before the
United States Supreme Court. The Democrats
confident that there is issue involving
rights under the Federal Constitution and that
therefore appeal to the United States Su-
preme Court be had.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
WILL OF DR.. LESLIE E. KELLEY.

Chicago March lO.-A dispatch to THE Tribune"
from Dwight H.. says that DR.. Leslie f. Keeley's
will filed for probate today. All of his property
is beaueathed his wife except sl0OO 600 which Is
given to Milton r. Kelley in trust TO be distributed
according to private Instructions. The estate is all
personal property. Mrs. Keeey is named sole ex-
acn
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
DECISION IN FAVOR OF DEMOCRATS
JUDGE FIELD HOLDS THAT THE LEGISLATURES
is TO JUDGE OF CONTESTS.

Louisville. KY. March f0-A decision sustain
ing the contention OF the Democrats that the Leg
isature is the tribunal designated by the Con-
stituton for the determination of for the
offices of Governor and Leutenant-Covernor was
handed down in the Circuit Court this morning by
Judge Field The Republicans will appeal the
to the State Court of Appeals. and If the de-
csion there is against them will try to get a
hearing before the United States Supreme Court.
Judge Fields reviews the history of the and
declares the line of authority to the effect that
the courts cannot inquire into the motives which
induced the action of the Legislature is unbroken.
and be taken the law.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
EOLiNEUX GAINING IN WEIGHT.

Roland B. Molineux takes more exercise in Sing
sag Prison than any other one OF the condemned
Heh. and has gained ten pounds since his mprison-
henl His wife and mother called at the prison
yesterday afternoon. and each OF them left long
Iseier 70 be sent IN TO his cell with instructions
.let ne should read them Till to-day. Molineux
fSsNe.s obeys such requests and the sealed letters
- al night on the table in his cell Sunday is
Sssys the creariest day in the death house. The
rt5s9her has not his wife since Thursday. and
va nos see her before Tuesday
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
JURTMAg IN 4 MURDER TRIAL I'LL.

1leehod. March f0-The second trial Of William
.-.lock. colored. for the murder Of former Chief
ro!ee Walsh. Of Red Bark, was continued to-
~ ne jury went out AT o'clock but. one
81. nc 21:ymen soon afterWard became I'll, the
WIT adjourned 10 Monday.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11

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Full dress and Tuxedo, silk lined
throughout, suit to order, $4,000.
Spring Booklet, Samples, Measuring
Guide, mailed free
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
SENTENCE OF DEATH COMMITTED

Washington. March 10-The President has com
muted imprisonment for life the sentence of
death imposed by martial on Private
George Murphy, Company c, 2ith Infantry convict
ed of the murder of another soldier OF the same
company In the Philippines.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
A breath OF Pine BaIsam in every cake.

Pimples. bIosches,
etc, are often caused
cy soaps made from
animal fats which ir-
rttate or poison the
skin. Hnrfinn Soap
contains nothing OBJ
tectionable 10 be dis
guised by deceptive
perfume. II possesses
the highest antiseptic
and healing properties
and Is especially bene-
fictal 10 the com
plexion. scalp. hair
and skin. IL clarifies
the skin and keeps the
hair perfectly free
from disease parasites.
making the hair fine.
scSt, iuxuriant. and
the scalp healthy and
or 3 cakes CSC. Mailed
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