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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21-President Nc
Kinley to-day received seventeen applica-
tons for pardons and granted three appli-
three sentences. George II. Shiffier, clerk
and teller of the First National Bank OF
Lebanon, Pa, sentenced May Is, 1899, to five
years in the Eastern Penitentiary for mis-
application of the funds, is granted COM
mutation of sentence to two years. The
President believes Shiffier's sentence was
excessive The amount of his defalcation
was but 1924, while that of the cashier OF
the bank at about the same time was more
than 100000. The cashier, Hoffer, was
given only six years. Willis B. Hoch, who
was SENTENCED to six years and six months
for embezzement of $1,000 from the South
Bethlehem Pa.) National Bank Nov. %.
1897. is granted communication to four years
with good behavior.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22
STORM IN JAMAICA.
Island swept by n Gale and wharyes
and Shipping Damaged.

KINGSTON. Jamaica. Jan. 21.-Terrible
weather has prevailed on the north side of
the leland Since Friday night a violent
norther has been causing destruction of
banana plantations on every side In some
OF the parishes hundreds OF acres of fruit
have been ruined The course of Bluff
Bay river has been diverted and the swollen
stream has already carried away two
NJ uses and is now threatening &c wreck a
large. thriving fruit district The seas are
running very high and have demolished ire
wharves. There have been many casual
ties among the small craft OF the United
Fruit Company. and other American fruit
interests are suffering severely. The stormy
weather continues The wind is moving 10
the northeast OF the island with increased
energy, carrying destruction in its path.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22

Representative Statesman is i'll at his
home In Peru, and leave of absence was
granted him indefinitely by the House
yesterday.
Wallace Fosters bill to prevent the
American flag from being desecrated in
this State, was introduced I'm the House
yesterday by Representative Reagan. The
BIZ was printed in full in the Journal a
few weeks ago.
1t Is said the Democrats i'm the House
propose to make a fight against Represen-
tative kelley's bill TO repeal the Circuit
Court drain laws. IT Is understood that the
minority members held caucus yesterday
afternoon to discuss the measure
A member OF the minority I'm the House.
said last night that the Fort WAYNE
charter bills would probably be amended
satisfactorily to all who ere interested in
their defeat or passage The committee on
cities and towns. TO which the bills were
referred. met yesterday afternoon and ar
ranged to meet again on Thursday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22
Revenue Bill Amendments.

WASHINGTON Jan. Ex-senator Cock
rell to-day introduced the following amend
ment to the war revenue reduction bill:
THAT the provisoes of the existing laws
i'm regard to expectation of distilled spir-
its are hereby extended so as to permit
the expectation of rectified or blended spir-
it's in packages of not less than twenty
wine gallons. with the privilege OF draw
back of taxes paid on such distilled spirits.
provided that the taxable gallons of sucn
rectified or blended spirits subject to re-
bate shall be determined according to sucn
regulations as the commissioner of Internal
revenue with the approval of the secretary
of the treasury, may prescribe.
Senator Martin also introduced an amend
ment to this bill providing that no deed or
contract made or defended entered into
since the war revenue act went into erect
shall be considered invalid because OF the
failure to attach stamp as required by
law
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22

Chairman Megrew, of the City Councils
finance committee. has asked Deputy At
torney General Moores to prepare a bill
authorizing the city to maintain a sink
ing fund. Tradition has it that many years
ago this city had sinking fund which was
not cared for as it should have been, and
the Legislature took the right to have
this fund away from the town. Since
then Indianapolis has had no sinking fund.
Mr.. Moores Is waiting TO get the ideas of
Controller Johnson and some of the other
city officials before he prepares the bill
III such bill is passed and the fund Is
created IL will be in the hands of sinking
func commissioners who will the money
In rNiring city bonds as fast as they
mature
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22

upon. He called to pay his respects TO
Secretary Cortelyou and his old friends in
the executive mansion.
TIE President has sent to the Senate the
nomination of Francis ]. Wing, of Ohio, TO
be United States district judge for the
Northern district of Ohio. The nomination
of James Denton, to be collector of internal
revenue for the Eighth district of Ken
lucky, was confirmed yesterday.
There has been much talk that Senator
Spooner, who has declined reelection and
whose term expires in two years, will go
ir the Cabinet after March 4. as attorney
general, vice Griggs. who will retire. Sen
ator Spooner has decided to remain in the
Senate the remainder of his term.
President Mckinley has almost complete
ly recovered from his recent illness AMI
was in his office at the usual time this
morning. His work for the present, how
ever, will be confined to such requires
immediate attention and he will receive
only such callers as have urgent business
with him. Mrs. McKinley's health is quite
good.
The funeral of Major John G: Davis of
Bloomington, Ind, surgeon United States
Volunteers, who died in Manila Nov.
last, took place with military honors at
Arlington Cemetery last week. Major
Davis served with the Eighty-first Indiana
during the civil war, enlisting at the age
of fifteen. He leaves widow but no chill
dren.
The conferees on the army reorganiza-
ton bill will hold their first meeting to-day.
The House committee on coinage, weights
and measures to-day, continued the hear
ing on the various gold bills before 1t.
Charles A. Conant and Representative
Overstreet were heard. The latter is the
author of one of the bills before the COM
mittee.
The torpedo boat Bailey has come to
grief again. The accident which disabled
her in this case was peculiar While lying
at Newport, about TO undertake a trial trip
on the following day, the intense cold
froZe the water in her boilers, bursting a
number of the tubes. The boat has been
sent back to New York for repairs and the
trial board has been ordered home. 1t is
probable that she cannot be made ready
for another trial before spring.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.
It's Enemies Prepared 10 Talk 1t to
Death If They Get Chance.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The failure of
Senator Frye to call up the shipping bill
this afternoon and make ii the unfinished
business of the Senate is not the friends
of that measure say, TO be construed as
meaning the abandonment of the measure.
Senator Allison wanted TO go ahead with
the legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill, as he thought he might get
through with II by p. m. tomorrow. IL
his hopes should not be realized II Is SEN
ator Fryes intention TO call the shipping
bill up tomorrow at 2 the close OF the
morning hour" and make Ii the unfin-
ished business. Its friends hope to reach
a vote in a fortnight On the other hand.
its enemies say il will not reach vote at
all at this session. They are now loaded
up with fourteen set speeches and expect
to make the number twenty-five. In a
word. the enemies of the bill are deter
mined 10 talk II TO death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22
Warren Leland, Jr.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Warren Leland.
jr., died to-day at the Hotel Grenoble.
of which he was the proprietor. Mr.. Lee
land had long suffered from Bright's dis
ease. For the last two months he had
been confined to his room. and had been
gradually sinking. Mr.. Leland was forty
six years old He came of family of hotel
proprietors. and had been in the hotel bust
ness all his life. His death is the third
that has occurred in the Leland family
during the last two years. His cousin,
Warren Leland, sr., was proprietor of the
Windsor Hotel. The wife of the latter
died from the effects of the shock of the
fire which destroyed that hotel. Her hus-
band followed her within few weeks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22

soldiers, amounting to about 5000 to
establish a branch soldiers home at
Johnson City, Washington county, Tennes-
see, and to increase the salary of the COM
missioner of education of Porto Rico from
$1,000 TO $4,000. A bill to give citizens of
foreign countries the right to sue in the
Court of Claims for indemnity for alleged
injuries, which had been recommended by
the State Department, was disastrously
beaten.
The Senate amendments to the army re-
organization bill were disagreed to, and
the House agreed to a conference. MT.
Hull. of Iowa: Mr. Brownlee, of Tennes-
see, and Mr.. Hay. of Virginia, were ap-
pointed conferees.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22
Two Trusts ut Wnr.

TOLEDO, Jan. 21-Clarence Brown, act
ing for Arbuckle Bros, made demand
upon the Woolson Spice Company this
morning for an inspection of its books un-
der an order of the Circuit Court The
order was refused and the sugar trust
il formed the coffee trust that under the
order of the court ii mad one more day be-
seems to be the general understanding that
the matter would go 10 the Supreme Court,
which will stay proceedings here. The
case, as il stands now, is the most impor-
tant of the many rounds which have been
fought by the Arbuckles and Havemeyers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-One of the tri-
umphs of the present Republican admin
istration is the establishment of rural free
delivery in the face of the adverse action
of the late Democratic administration,
which refused even to try to establish this
now popular and successful service. The
fame of this service has gone abroad.
One result is that Assistant Postmaster
Root, of Toronto, Canada, has been here
for several days investigating its workings.
He returned to-day and will make a favor
able report on the subject to the post
master general of the Dominion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22
DIR. G. w. Purdy.

CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-Dr. Charles Wesley
Purdy is dead of complication of diseases.
caused by overwork He was born in Kings
ton, Ont, in 1885, and was graduated from
the Queens University with high honors.
DR.. Purdy made life study of diseases of
the kidneys and wrote several books on the
subject. He received several degrees from
the Royal College OF Physicians and Sur
geons OF Canada.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22

QUINCY, ILL.,, Jan. 2.-Rev. Charles f.
Conrad, M. D., died here to-day, aged
eighty-one years. He was born in Siberia,
educated at Berlin and went to British
India in 1SiS. He established an asylum for
lepers and epileptics at Lohordagga, and
was In Calcutta during the Sepoy outbreak.
In 1893 he came to America, settling in
Quincy He established four f1ourishing
evangelical churches in this section and
retired about three years ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22
NORWEGIAN Steamer SUNK.

NEW YORK Jan. 21.-The Norwegian
steamer Talisman laden with sugar from
Demarara. while proceeding from her an
chorage off Liberty island at Newtowr
creek, 10 discharge. struck what is sup
POSED 10 have been a sunken wreck at the
entrance to Newtown creek, opposite
Blackwelrs island. and knocked a big hole
in her bottom forward. through which she
quickly filled and sank with eighteen feet
of water in her forward hold.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22

one hundred and flfty-one thousand and
two hundred boxes Of Laxative Bromo-,u,.
nine have been purchased by the following
wholesale drug houses of Chicago: Nor
risson. Plummer * Co. Fuller 4 Fuller.
Lord. Owen * Co., Humiston. Keeling g
Co. Robert Stevenson 4 Co. and Peter Van
Schaak a. Sors
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22

WASHINGTON. Jan. 21-The House to-
day. after devoting some time to District
OF Columbia business. passed a number of
bills under suspension of rules They were
to provide a home for aged and infirm coll
ored people out, OF the fund now In the
Treasury to the credit of deceased colored
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22

WASHINGTON, Jan. H.-Colonel +. L.
Hilder. chief clerk of the Bureau of Eth
roiogy of the Smithsonian Institution. died
here to-day, aged seventy years. He was
well known as magazine writer and
lecturer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22

CLYDE, n. Y, Jan. Eek congressman
George w. Cowles. aged seventy-seven
years, Is dead at his home of aneurism Of
the external ilias artery
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22

During the present cold and grip season
thirty-seven thousand and eight hundred
boxes of Laxative Bromo-Quinine have
been purchased By the following xhcle-
sale drug houses Of Detroit: Michigan
Drug Co. and Farrand. Williams 4 Clark.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22

During the present cold and grip season
twenty-five thousand and thirty-two boxes
OF Laxative Bromo-Quinine have been pur-
chased By the following wholesale drug
houses of New Orleans: l. L. Lyons &
Co.. Finlay. Dicks 4 Co. and L. " Bruns-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22

soldier, and Cooper served for several
years with the Ninth United States In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22

Reclining and Rolling Chairs for parlor and
street Carrying Chairs. Wheeled Couches, Food
Sterf,izers and Dssiccators. Feeding and spit
Cups, Electric Belts. Insoles and Batteries
Bath Cabinets.
VIM. III. ARMSTRONG CO.,
z24 ard 22S s. Meridian street. Indianapolis Ind
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-21
GRIMES AND ACCIDENTS.


The Mcdonald hotel at Dawson, the
largest hotel in the north, was burned.
The loss is $50, 900. including 5000 on
baggage OF guests and 5000 on furni.
ture. Nothing was insured. The hotel
Is owned By the wife Of Alexander Nc
Donald, the KIondike king.
Samuel Seliga, foreman Of the city
distributing department Of the St. Louis
postofiice, was arrested, charged with
stealing letters. Fifty letters, some
containing money orders, were found
on his person. PostofIiee Inspector Dice
says the theft Of letters has been known
for one year. During the year, Dice
says, merchants have lost 1900.
George Rhody, South Byron (N.Y) }
farmer, says a Rochester dispatch, tied
his team Of horses to the brakebeam Of
nn empty freight car. and. after eau
iioning his wife and children to remain
In the wagon, ran into the station. In
his absence switch engine backed
down and coupled on to the string Of
cars and started to pull them out on 10
the main track. The horses, held fast
by strong rope halters. followed, first at
a walk, which was increased 10 trot,
and finally, as the engine gained head
way, they were Obliged to break into
mad gallop to keep up, the wagon
humping and bounding over the rails
and ties, spilling its occupants and load
Of cabbages all along the route. The
station agent, seeing the predicament
Of the Rhody outfit, signaled the switch
engine to stop, which it did, not, how.
ever, until the horses had fallen through
trestle.
The Klondiko theater at Hurley, Wis.
wooden bnilding 1875 feet long, three
stories high and 80 feet wide, caught
nre while most Of the inmates were in
bed. and, says the dispatch, nine men
and one woman are missing, and there
may be others who have perished in the
FIRE. Several others were seriously in.
iured. The building was occupied by 20
people, consisting Of the Le Clair fam.
tly and stock company. which gave
vaudeville entertainments.
Secret service agents at El Paso, Tex,
arrested M. j. Lemon, local photog.
rapher and captured large number of
Photographic plates bearing imprints Of
t5 silver certificates, $40 national bank
notes, $40 note issues Of the Deserot
National and another Salt national
bank; Nevada National bank of San
Francisco, Bauco Nacional of Mexico,
Banco de Landros OF Mexico aud Banco
Minero of Chihuahua, Mexico; also a
large number of unfinished bills.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-21
Brain-F ood Nonsense.

Another ridiculous food fad has been
branded by the most competent authori.
ties. They have dispelled the silly
notion that one Kind Of food is needed
for brain, another for muscles, aud still
another for bones, A correct diet will
not only nourish a particular part Of the
body, but it will sustain every other
part Yet, however good your food may
be, its nutriment is destroyed by indi.
gestion or dyspepsia. You mus, pre-
pare for their appearance or prevent
their coming by taking regular doses oi
Green's August FoNei, the iayorije
medicine OF the healthy millions. A
few doses aids digestion, stimulates the
liver tn healthy action, purifes the
blood, and makes yon feel buo, AM aud
vigorous You can re, DR.. g G tircrn =,
reIlah'" 70 mr,l"s At H. krrm-i's.
Get Green's Special Almanac.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-21
A Great Railway.

The Chicsgo, Milwaukee K St. Paul Ry
is running Electric Lighted Trains nj
Compartment Cars, Standard Sleep
ing Cars, Buffet Library Smokin.
Cars, Dining Care and Coaches, be-
tween Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Pau
and MINNEAPOLIS.
Buffet Observation Parlor Cars on day
trains between Chicago st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
Electric Lighted Trains ol Sleeping Cars
Buffet Library Smoking Cars, Dining
Cars and Coaches between Chicsg'
and Drs Moines, Omaha and Siou'
City.
Solid Trains between Chicago an'
Northern Wisconsin and the Uppei
Peninsula Of Michigan.
Solid Trains between Chicago and Iowa,
Minnesota, Southern and Centra
Dakota.
The finest Dining Cars and S'eeping
Cars. Electric Reading Lamps il
berlhs
6.G00 miles Of road in llinoi-, Wiscon
sin, the Upper Peninsula Of Michigan
Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Soull
Dakota and North Dakota.
Ticl ct Agents everywhere sell tickets
over the Chicago, Milwaukee, x ST
Paul Railway, or address @. J l. dy
General Agent, l34 Third s., Por
land. Or.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-21

Founders day at the Carnegie Insti.
tute at Pittsburgh was msde the occa-
sion OF an address BY ex-President Clever
land. who spoke OF "The Obligations Of
National C0partnership." The speaker
deplored the QuArrels between employers
and employees. and said there should be
no antagouism in this country between
labor and capital Labor and capital
touch and II ,ngle SO constantly and
naturally among US that the laborer OF
today is frequently the employer Of
labor tomorrow, and should always sup-
plement each other. There can be no
excuse for envy Of capitaistic wealth,
said Mr.. Cleveland. for the bulk of
happiness among the American people
Is found on a pane Of our social life far
below that occupied by the rich. He
disclaimed anv intention to suggest what
may be the cause or causes Of the dislo-
cation which 50 frequently occurs in the
relation Of capital 70 labor, aud said:
"The situation itself proves that some
where there are members Of our part
ucrship in American citizenship who
act IN violation Of partnership duties,
aud l am sure l venture nothing in
~ liking the Insertion that the only rem
cdy Tor this situation must be found in
q return 20 the o3seryances Of the law
Of American cooperation. This return
viii not he accomplished by nursing real
Jr imaginary injuries Oh the part Of
labor, nor by lordly and selfish AFRO
cance on the part Of capital A begin.
n.ns must b. made by conspicuous ex
amyies OF a recognition OF the duiy aud
lgiuous which ure the conditions
apou which the full enjoyment OF oar
partnership advantages depends. "
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-21
wA5tnN3roN NDr-s.

Tho OH 'nr, OF TN, ligaJhlls, board,
says % Washington dispatch, Will make
an experiment shortly whereby they OK.
poet TO project u great l3inch beam Of
light from sea to sky, which will be
visible to mariners from 30 to 40 milos.
II successful, It is believed 1t will DO
applied to all lightshtps in the future
Coalmg stations and coal supplies
have boon established by Rear. Admiral
Bradford, chief of boaureau of equip.
mont Of the navy department, TO such
an extent that vessel OF the Uuitod
States navy could stoam round tho
world and use 40 coal but that belong.
ing to America. In timo of war it
would not be possible for an American
wurship to obtain coal belonging to this
government at European ports because
OF the necessity OF tho observance OF
neutrality 10y the European nations.
Coalmg stations viii be established ON
the South American continent, and an
American warship will chou havo no
difficulty in obtaining coal IN all parts
Of tho world save Europe.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-21

According TO the London Daily News
Major. General Iin Hamilton. who sailed
recently for South Africa to act as Lord
Kitchener's chief OF staff, takes plan
prepared in London for a more vigorous
campaign, with view to ending the
war before the coronation festivities
begin.
General Hnmilton's appointment, D
says the Daily News, sis part of plan
arranged after the kings return from
the continent, about six weeks ago.
Unless Lord Kitchener should decline
to be complaisant the new scheme is
likely to develop about the beginning OF
the year"
In a letter dated October 23d, the
Cape Town correspondent Of the Daily
Mail says: Lord Kitchener and Sir
John Gordon Sprigg (the Cape premier)
have arranged scheme for the expul-
sion OF the invaders from Cape Colony.
A joint commission of imperial and
colonial military chiefs has been sitting
here for some days past to draft a
scheme. 1t is understood that this pro-
yides for the colony taking large share
IN the future campaign and contribut-
ing largely toward its cost. Apparently
levy Of loyalists en- masse is the idea
involved"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-21
IN THE PHILIPPINES.

First Lieutenant Robert 7. Crawford
Of the First infantry, sergeant and five
men, while attempting to cross the
Babyon river in Samar, were drowned.
Lukban, the insurgent leader on the
island Of Samar, has sent a message to
General Smith declaring that he will
not listen to negotiations for surrender
until the Americans have withdrawn
from the Gindara valley. General
Smith has ordered every American sol.
der in the island Of Samar aud the
island Of Leyte never to be without
arms, even ut meal time. General
Smith also directs that scouting must
continue necessarily, and that all rico
and hemp captured must be destroyed
Adyiccs from Catbalogln, capital of
Samar island, report that Major Waller
attacked u force Of Insurgents occupy
ing strong position at Soljon, two
throe-inch guns being used to shell the
rebels stronghold. Throughout the
first day the insurgents wore able to hold
the place, but Major Waller resumed
the attack tut next day, and arter u
desperate onga-encnt, carried the posi-.
ton. Two muncs OF the attaching
force aud 90 insurgents w5,u killed.
Major Waller d royod th, cuartcls
and the 10 houses,
Tho insurgents arc becoming moro
active m the i,lnu ot Loyto. Recently
the town ut Ilttalo was nttackc /. At
lnopac,u the iu,ur GENTS cut the tole.
graph line, and while detachment of
American troop, were repairing IL tucy
were fired upon by % baud ot iu,ur.
gents, After hrict sNum.sa the rlJols
were Dispersed