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Baker Murder Case.

Special To the Indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN. Ind. Jan 1S-The State
rested mt noon to-day in the trial of Lewis;
Baker for the killing of Rita Burkhart
This morning the signed confession made
before the coroner by Baker was intro
duced. Several persons testified TO hear
Ing the defendant confess the murder. At
tSrney John McNutt this afternoon made
the opening statements for the defense. Re
declared the defendant 10 be of unsound
mind aud that his insanity was hereditary
several witnesses were put on the stand
TO testify as TO the defendants mental
condition. Their evidence tended to sun
port the attorneys claim on behalf of his
client.
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NEW YORK. Jan. 1S-Arrived: Patricia.
from Hamburg. Manitou. from London.
Sailed: California, for Marseilles.
GLASGOW. jan 1S.-Arrived: Norwegian.
from Portland. Sailed: Laurentian for
New York; Pomeranian. for Boston.
NAPLES. Jan. lS.-Arrived: FuePst Bis
marck from New York
QUEENSTOWN, Jan S-Arrived: GYM
ric. from New York. Sailed: New England.
for Boston.
PLYMOUTH. Jan. lS.-Arrived: Pretoria.
from New York
MoyILLE. Jan. ls.-sailed: Anchoria, for
New York.
LONDON. Jan. ls.-sailed. Masaba. for
New York.
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related part of the circumstances con-
nected with the confession, and probably
will place him on the stand. Both Thomas
son and Gaines will testify.
When court convened at o'clock, Sena-
tor Duncan made the statement for the
defense. He said ii would be shown that
Ihomasson confessed under duress that the
men killed Lentz in self-defense, and there
was no malice.
At ] o'clock Juror Latimer was taken
quite i'll. Judge Martin thought 1T wise fol-
him TO consult a physician and adjourned
court for almost an hour.
When court was finally adjourned, at
o'clock, the defense had used much time
in attempting to prove by neighbors OF
killed Lentz, therefore, Thomasson could
not have been guilty of murder. and in
shooting only acted in self-defense. All the
witnesses were asked as to the reputation
of Thomasson and Gaines, and generally
answered that it was good.
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violated the Factory Law.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Jan. 1S.-Manager Oscar
S. Thompson, of the Thompson Bottle Com
rany at Gas City. Harry Berger, manager
of the Swayzee Glass Company at Sway
zee, Charles Rau, manager of the Fair
mount Glass Company at Paramount, and
Charles Tigner, manager of the Matthews
Glass Company at Matthews, were ar
rested to-day on warrants sworn to by
ID. A. Richards, of Muncie, a deputy state
factory inspector, charging each with hav-
ing violated the state law prohibiting the
employment of boys under fourteen years
of age in their industries. Thompson was
arraigned, pleaded guilty and paid his fine.
The other three will be arraigned to-mor-
row.
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MORE TROUBLE FOR KEITH.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, JAN ia story has
just been made public here that has created
decided sensation In April last year.
Mrs. Mary Storck, wealthy widow of this
city, went riding one evening with a stran-
ger and was day or two later the victim
of murder. No clew was ever found as
10 the criminal. few days ago some la
dies visited the Princeton Jail and with
them was Mrs. Storck's little girl When
she saw Joseph ID. Keith. the condemned
murderer of Nora Keifer she drew back
with the remark: That is the man who
took mamma riding The police will work
on this ciew and believe that the mystery
will be cleared.
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GALA DAY IN BERLIN.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
recipients ware the Duke OF Trachenberg.
who received the order OF the Black Eagle:
General VoEssl Won Falkenstein, a famous
officer on tbs retired list, who received tho
grand cross 81 the order of the Red Eagle:
Prince Won tEulenburg. German ambassa-
dor at Viensa, upon whom was conferred
the Order oftthe Red Eagle. first class. and
Baron Won 2heinbaben. Prussian minister
OF the interit.r and Cardinal Kopp, of Bres-
lau, upon whom also was conferred the
Order OF thts Red Eagle. first class. Pat
ents of nobis ~ were conferred upon about
forty officers and civilians, the latter in-
Guiding seve.al bankers
In honor OF the bi-centenary Emperor Will
liam gave tJ a number OF deserving char
tiles sums aiggresatng 10000 marks. To
the city OF , Potsdam he gave bronze
copy of the statute OF Frederick the Great.
Emperor William this evening banqueted
the visiting :princes. the ambassadors and
great nobiliises of the empire His Maj
exty drank sto the health OF the newly
created knis y and carried on a lively
conversations. 9TH those sitting near him.
The Emperox repeatedly pledged the am
bassadors. 'fhe imperial chancellor. Count
Won Buelow. sat opposite the Emperor.
On the cha cellor's right were the am
bassadors % Italy, Russia. France and
the United ktates. On the left were the
ambassadors. Of Austria. Great Britain,
Turkey and Spain.
During the.day there was an Interchange
of greetings by telegraph between En-
peror William and Queen Wlhelmina OF
Holland.
Emperor William to-day rehabilitated as
court chamserlains all those who were
suspended irs 1885. because they voted. as
members OF the Diet. against the canal
bill.
His Majesly has presented 10000 marks
for renovatitg the cathedral Koenigs-
berg The Atty OF koenigsberg has pre-
serted EMPEROR William with a magnin-
cent silver totive tablet. bearing an In
scription cclnmemorating the numerous
r-ivatc societies.
THE newsps pers publish appropriate ar
ticles. excers the Socialist press. and the
INK. The l.ster publishes a cartoon. ridi-
cuiing the drussian coat OF arms. show
ing two Prnsssian Agrarian mobiles standing
guard, with sclubs. upon the crown. with
the caption:s ITO be in touch with the
crown is fos sldden TO the people again for
the next 300 years"
The Gala atDera was attended this even
ing by all tie imperial and royal person.
ages. the me.1bers OF the diplomatic corps.
the foreign ambassadors and ministers and
many other TsDtables Emperor William ar
rived leadingsthe Grand Duchess OF fsatien
The EmpressS sat on his right hand In the
royal box. wkere also were ArCh1uke Fran
els Ferdinan~ OF Austria. the Duke OF Con-
naught and Grand Duke Vladimir OF Rus
STA
This evening there were general fifumsna-
lions, In whish all the large hotels. stores
private HOUSES as we'll public builiiaxn
participated. One department store 1is-
rlsyed $500 iSIcancescenf arc lights. There
Were many beautiful effects produced By
the electric light and combinations OF c<,i.
ored light w3h Gaslight cmblema.
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Indiana Notes.

light case of smallpox has been re-
ported officially in the southern part of
Alexandria.
A tramp, with severe case of smallpox,
has been put in quarantine at Fowler.
Many persons were exposed before he was
put I'm detention.
l. Nj. Miller, farmer living near Marion,
has received word that he has been award
ed a medal for a fleece of wool exhibited by
him at the Paris OPPOSITION.
Representative Watson has announced
that he will recommend the appointment OF
Miss Flora Brown, 10 succeed Miss Jessie
Bond as postmistress at Dublin. Wayne
county
Burglars entered the store of Harold
Vegoe. at Perth Clay county. Friday morn
ing and wrecked the safe with dynamite
They secured over 500 In cash and many
valuable papers.
4 Notre Dame University. at South Bend,
has received an invitation from Washing
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FIGHTING IN BOERDOM.
General Kitchener Reports Two En-.
gagements and Sixteen Casualties.

LONDON, Jan. 1S.-General Kitchener.
telegraphing from Pretoria under date of
to-day, says: Colonel Grey, with New
Zealanders and Bushmen, has vigorously
attacked the enemy eight miles west of
Ventersburg. completely routing 800 Beers"
General Kitchener ADDS details Of the in
significant casualties of both forces and
continues: "Colville's mobile column was
attacked north of Standerton Jan. II by
concentration of the enemy, who were driv-
en- off with severe loss. Our casualties
were fifteen wounded and one killed"
The Gazette announces that Major Gen.
eral Sir Edward Henry Coville, who re-
Gently commanded the North Division of
the South African field force and who
later was in command of an infantry bril-
gade at Gibraltar, has been placed on the
retired list with paw
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PRINCETON, Ind, Jan. 1S.-An over
charge In blasting caused two miners to
be seriously burned in the coal mines here
this afternoon. Their recovery is doubtful.
George Carrico, nineteen, and John STALL
ings, twenty-one years old, were the VIC
Tins No other miners were working near
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
FIT WAYNE. Ind. Jan. 1S-R c. Bell,
ex-State senator and one of the leading
Democrats of Indiana. is critically i'll and
his death is but matter of a few DAYS.
He is the legal representative of the van
derbilt railroad interests in Indiana and is
very wealthy. He has been i'll for two
months, but was convalescing until this
morning when an unfavorable turn took
place.
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-FOUR CHILDREN INCINERATED.
Their Parents stood Near, Unable to
Help Them-Two others Saved.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART,~Ind., Jan. 1S.-Four children
of Benjamin Miller were burned to death
in the destruction of his home. at Tasnan,
settlement twenty miles northeast of
here, at o'clock this morning The dead
are:
GENEvIEvE MILLER, aged fourteen
years.
ELI MILLER, aged twelve years.
MABEL MILLER, aged ten years.
BELVA MILLER, aged eight years.
Two younger children were rescued from
the, burning house by the parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller had started to the barn to milk
the cows, leaving the four older children
sleeping on the second floor and the two
younger sleeping in the lower story. When
the parents had nearly reached the barn
they looked back and saw that the resi-
dence was ablaze. They rushed back and
found that the flames. which seemed to
have started in the stairway already had
destroyed the stairs, making 1t i'm
possible to reach the second
floor by that means. There
was no ladder at hand and the parents
called to the sleeping children to awake
and come to the window and leap out. but
no response came. Later, after the flames
had cut off even the possibility of escape
through the windows, the parents were
frenzied by hearing the cries of the suffer-
ing but unseen children. In the meantime
the two little ones downstairs had been
taken from the building The four bodies,
badly charred, were found in the ruins this
morning.
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ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 1S.-One hum
dred and fifty students. recently arrested
at Kieff for engaging in political agitation,
have been ordered expatriated to Port
Arthur. where they will do military serv-
ice. The same fate awaits scores of stu
dents arrested at the capital on a SINH
lar charge, The ferment continues among
students throughout the country. Dis
turbances are anticipated
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Killed by His Sorrow

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MITCHELL, Ind. Jan. 1S.-John Thomas
son, the aged father of oliver Thomasson,
who is on trial for his life at Bloomington,
charged with the murder of Frank Lentz
near Bradford last July, is dead. After
his sons arrest, charged with the murder
of Lentz, Mr.. Thomasson was completely
Frustrated and never recovered from the
shock.
As the date set for the trial drew nearer
he grew worse rapidly and died broken
hearted the second day of the trial.
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Girl burned to Death.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Jan. 1S.-Lydia Rose, six
teen-year-old daughter of William Rose.
who lives near Harmony, was burned to
death to-day. While kindling a fire this
morning at the home of Thomas Rummage,
who lives near her home. her clothing
ignited, and in her fright she ran from
the house The wind famed the flames
and she was burned so terribly that pieces
of flesh fell from her body. physician
was summoned, but was unable TO relieve
her.
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indianapolis Bidders Knocked Ont.

Special &c the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 1S.-The vigo
County Commissioners have decided to re-
ject the bids of two indianapolis houses for
printing supplies, notwithstanding that
they were the lowest bidders, on the ground
that they had not complied with a specifi-
cation which requires bidders to maintain
at least a supply agency in this city, from
which supplies could be obtained as needed
by the County Commissioners. The con-
tracts, therefore, were made with Terre
Haute bidders.
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NEW YORK. Jan. ls.--A dispatch to the
World from Hong-Kong says: 1.-The adop-
ton by General Macarthur OF Consul Wild
mans plan to deport the insurgent leaders
TO Guam has had a marked effect The
activity of the insurgents has been re-
duced, the Hong-Kong junto has been
breaking up and the people In the Philip
Of the native army" :
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Rcccivcrship Hearing Postponed.

KNOX, Ind, Jan. 1S.-The hearing of the
motion for the appointment of receiver
for the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Railway
Company was begun here to-day befo re
Judge T. E. Howard. OF the Supreme Cour.
of Indiana. On application of the railroad
company for more time. the further hear
ing and decision was postponed until Jan.
IS. The plaintiff. in asking for receiver,
contends in part that his interests will be
jeopardized by recently proposed large is
sue of bonds by the company.
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New Industry for Marion.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Jan. 1s.-George Gemmer,
of Racine. Wis, has organized company
in this city, capitalized at $4,000 and has
purchased the plant of the old Marion Cy-
Gle Company. in West Marion, in which he
intends to manufacture a newly-invented
gas engine of his own designing The
stockholders of the company, besides Mr.
Gemmer, are Philip Matter, B. F. Burk,
L. H. Beddell and j. Stubblebem, all OF
this city 14a
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Jury Holds Publicans Responsible fol
Effects of the Liquor They Sell.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, Jan. 1.-the Grant Su-
perior Court jury returned a verdict in
the case of AIRS. Martha Kissell VS.. Ed
mond Daily James Corbett and Thomas
Mahaffey. awarding her Judgment for 500.
though the amount asked was $1,000. Cor
bett and Mahaffey owned a saloon at Mat
thews, this county, and Daily was their
bartender. Mrs. Kissell. in her complaint.
said that her husband. James Kissell who
was a farmer near Matthews, went to the
latter place last September and that Daily
sold kissell liquor in Corbett & Mahaffey's
saloon.
Kissel became intoxicated and after he
was Intoxicated. the defendant Daily, per-
mitted Kissell 10 start home In a buggy
unaccompanied by any one. and with u
wild horse hitched to the buggy. On the
way home the horse became frightened and
threw Kissell out. thereby causing him to
suffer injuries from which he died a few
DAYS later.
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Business Portion Destroyed, the Loss
Being More Than $4,000.

Being Moro Than $4,000.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WABASH. Ind. Jan. 1s.-The business
portion of Roam, this county, was wiped
out by fire this evening The flames orig
irated in a business block on Main street,
and terrific gale carried the fire entirely
through the mercantile section. The place
is practically without fire protection, and
assistance was called for from all the sur
rounding towns. Engines were brought
from Peru and North Manchester on spe-
clal trains, but they were of service only
in preventing the flames from spreading to
the residence part of the town. Telephone
communication with the place is cut off
and details are not obtainable, but the loss
will amount. at least, to $4,000.
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and candidate for reelection, refused to
surrender the Office, and since Jan. Gin
ton county has had two treasurers. The
protested ballots found reduced Given's
majority from twelve 10 four votes.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.

Capt. w. j. HiIIigoss, Veteran News
paper Man of Muncie.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 1s.-Capt. w. ]. Hill
ligos died shortly after midnight He will
be buried at Anderson. The cause of his
death was lung trouble. superinduced by
the grip. He was commander of Williams
Post, G. A. r., and pioneer Indiana news
declared for Mckinley during the last cam
paign.
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ny a NARROW MARGIN.
Clinton County Election Contest De-
cided for the Republican,

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT. Ind. Jan. 1s.-The third
Of the contested election cases in Clinton
county was decided in favor OF the Re-
publican late this evening, Judge West
holding that Alexander b. Given. the con-
testee. was entitled to the Office. Given
was elected In November on the face OF
the returns by majority of twelve votes.
but John F. Fall. the retiring treasurer
Evening star., 1901-08-10
Natural ImpOstOrs.

From the Century.
Every sportsman has been deceived by
the close resemblance Of birds and other
animals to the soil and vegetation. 1t
would be easy, moreover, to show that
many reptiles, frogs and fishes and very
many Of the lower animals, exhibit similar
adaptations. It Is also we'll known that
some of these creatures, like the chame-
Icons. many tree frogs. cuttlefishes and
shrimps can actually change their colors
to make them harmonize with the exact
tints Of the vegetation or soil on which
they are living. But no animal can COM
pare with the insects and spiders in the
detailed perfection Of their protective dis
guiseS or in the frequency of adopting this
method of eluding enemies or Of stealthi-
ly approaching prey. This is true, not
withstanding the fact that active color
changes like those of the chameleon are
scarcely known to occur among insects
Many Of the most striking examples OF
protective resemblance among insects are
the result Of the very intimate association
Of these animals with the flora Of our
planet. Especially is this true Of insects
which live exposed on the vegetation.
There Is really no portion Of the plant ex-
cepting it's roots and fruits which is not
copied by some insect, often with the most
astonishing faithfulness to details. Hosts
Of moths copy the rough lichen-mottled
bark of trees; the walking sticks and loop
ing caterpillarS copy the twigs; the green
leaves are initiated by the katydids and
the marvellous leaf insects Phyllium) of
the East Indies. while the dead leaves are
portrayed by many moths and butt terfiies,
a form of resemblance eliminating in the
famous Kallima butterflies of southern
Asia. Striking resemblances to thorns and
knots are to be found among spiders and
leaf hoppers (Membracidae), while even
the flowers may be copied. as in the case
Of the pink orchid-like mantis Hymenopus)
OF India, and several other species. The
roots of plants are not copied because they
arc not exposed to view, and an attempt to
resemble the exposed seed or fruit would
be only an invitation to birds to destroy
any species that might be SO bold as to
vary in this direction.
Evening star., 1901-08-10
Fighting the Nile Sudd.

The difficulties and dangers Of tearing a
passage through the dense masses of float
ing vegetation which periodically obstruct
the Nile, making navigation impossible.
are great. free waterway has now been
opened up the Nile as far as Uganda. In
all fourteen blocks Of the sudd. as the
drifting marshes are called, have been re-
moved the total length Of the river cleared
being eighty-three miles. The actual work
was done by some 750 Soudanese prisoners
under the direct orders of two young off,
GERS Of the British royal navy. The fol-
lowing is extract from a journal kept
by one Of them:
Now, as to how we do 1t. On arriving
at block we tie up the steamer and set
everything on fire, then cut down all the
dead papyruS, which is on the sudd until it
looks like very rough field. Then this field
Is dug into small sections four or five yards
square. The trenches are dug to about
two feet under water. the sudd itself being
one, two or three feet above water, and
from six to ten underneath. Next we put
pieces of wood round our section (cut up
telegraph poles), fix a wire hawser round
the section, showed well down in the
trenches behind the posts, and bring the
two ends on the steamer. The steamer
out the section, which floats away down
stream. The wire is got on board again,
the poles are recovered and the steamer
proceeds for another section. The force
and jerk which the steamer brings on the
wire sewers the roots of the section under
meath from the others-or at least some
times does That's the idea"
Evening star., 1901-08-10
The English Income Tax.

From the London Express.
The British citizen is wont to look upon
the income tax as the most Objectionable
Of the various duties levied on him by the
state. because it is direct tax; and,
though we have now grown accustomed
to 1t as one Of the necessary evils to
which flesh Is heir, time was, and that not
so many years ago, when John Bull re-
garded this imposition with anything but
the equanimity Of today. It is 102 years
since income tax, as We understand it, was
first imposed, and from 1892 to 1901 there
have been no fewer than thirty-nine
changes In the amount Of the income tax,
which has varied from pence to shil-
nowadays realizes e. 312 600. It was in or
der to furnish the means for defraying the
expenses Of the war begun with France in
1913 that Pitt proposed, amid great oppo-
sition, tax on incomes. This tax, which
produced an average Of e, 500 600 annually,
was repealed after the peace Of Amiens in
1902, but In the following year the income
tax was revived under the name of the
property tax, but 1t was finally repealed
on Broughams motion In 1916. The next
appearance Of the income tax was in 1872,
when Sir Robert Peers bill, imposing tax
at the rate Of I'd. in the t on incomes of
f15O and upward, was passed, the measure
being limited In Its operation to three
riods in 1S45 and 1S4S Such Is the story
of the income tax IN brief. In 1912 it yield
ed f5, 71O,5 in 1852, e. 500, ,637: In 1862.
f10. 900; in 1872, 1000. 600; in 1882 49,
$50, 900; In 1892, FIX, sic, 600; and last year,
EOS. .3O0. 600.