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BUFFETED BY BIG SEAS
La GAsCOGNE LOST TWO LIFEBOATs
AND WAS BADLY BATTERED.
Passengers Terrorized by the Gale
Trouble Brewing for the Maritime
Congress-Steamship Movements.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The French liner
La Gascogne arrived in port. to-day. with
two of her life boats smashed, the rails on
her starboard quarter twisted and broken,
and her four hundred steerage passengers
not yet recovered from the fright &C.
casioned by the battering the ship received
from two terrific seas. The saloon passen-
gers suffered a moment of terror which will
cause them to remember the voyage.
When La Gascogne left Havre she had
not been headed westward many hours
when the first of the bad weather de-
veloped. 1t came in the shape of gales
from many points Of the compass, which
lasted for thirty-five hours. The first Of
the gale, during which great sea swept
across the liner. was encountered early Fri
day morning. In a short time after 1t be-
gan to blow. its strength had so increased
in fury that the vessel was badly rolled and
pitched in making her way through the
high waves. A little before o'clock a sea
swept across the port sioe forward. Life
boat No. i was caught by the wave and
the boat tackle of the davits was snapped.
The gale finally abated, but the following
day a second storm arose. A heavy sea
struck the ship on the starboard quarter,
=,
rendering it useless, smashing the chocks
breaking the davits flush with the deck,
twisting all the ratings on the starboard
side out of shape. and knocking hole
about four feet square through the turtle
deck. The water poured down through this
onto the spar deck, making fearful roar
and driving the steerage passengers almost
frantic.
Shortly afterwards the weather abated
and La Gascogne had smooth sailing into
port
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books or a game table. as best serves the
occasion. The rear room is combination
of kitchen, with a compact range, buffers
pantry, dining room and library. and. be-
sides table and chairs, il accommodates
writing desk. lockers food closets. clothes
all placed where they can be got at in
stantly.
DR.. and Mrs. Dudley naturally have a
large circle of friends in every large city
and in many OF the towns all over the
United States where they have had occa-
sion TO stop for any length of time. OF
course, they are both well known by all
railroad officials everywhere.
This car is a wanderer, and while at
times IL is in the yards of some OF the large
terminals in the cities IL is at others away
out on the plains or at Niagara Falls, Flor
ida, California or Oregon While IL is gen.
orally near some habitation. there are times
when many days are spent in the wilder
hess, especially when records are being
made of tracks through the mountain re-
gions, but wherever IL goes Dr. and Mrs.
Dudley are its sole occupants.
DR.. Dudley has read papers before the
leading engineering bodies of this country
and Europe at international conventions
and other gatherings of railroad men and
scientists, and is everywhere regarded as
an expert friction, elasticity, factors
of safety, durability OF rails. ties and joints.
His car is the only machine of its kind
in existence. Innumerable patents cover
the scores of devices he has thought out
and constructed with his own hands. he
served practical apprenticeship as an en-
gineer and railmaker.
He has no children, nor any assistant.
and one wonders whence a successor will
come when he has moved on" for the final
Journey of all mankind.
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HAD A NARROW ESCAPE
MR.. CRUMPACKER AND FAMILY IN
A SMALL HOTEL FIRE.
Old willard Slightly Scorchcd--Loss
and Insurance i'm Peru Fire-W.
ID. Foulke's Address.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Fire broke out
about half-past o'clock this morning in a
small room on the first floor of the old por
ton of the building occupied by Wizards
Hotel, and which adjoins the new structure
now in course OF construction. The flames
were confined to this room and the halls
Immediately adjoining and the property
loss will not exceed 5000, but a half-hun-
dred guests, including several congressman
and their wives. were badly frightened. All
however, managed to escape in safety.
Among them were Representative Crum-
packer. of Indiana, wife AND son; Repre-
sentative Dovener, of West Virginia, and
wife, and Representative Robertson, OF
Louisiana, and wife, all of whom were
brought down the fire escapes Mr.. Dove
ner had been i'll with the grip for several
weeks and had not been outside the hotel
for nine days. He was hatless and wore
scant apparel when rescued. Mr.. Edward
f. Miller, of East St. Louis. private secre-
tary TO Congressman Rodenberg, or ILLINOIS,,
who occupied & room on one OF the top
floors, was aroused by the smoke and went
from room to room until almost stified with
smoke, knocking at the doors to arouse the
guests He assisted in bringing the wives
of the congressman from their rooms TO the
street Others who were rescued INCLUDE
Mr. Edgar j. Gibson, the Washington cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Press, who
occupied a room the top story; MS
brother. VIM. H. Gibson. president of the
Lind Warehouse Company, of New York,
and wife, and Mr.. S. c. Wells, editor or the
Philadelphia Press. Mrs. Underwood
widow of Thomas Underwood, of Chicago.
was found half asphyxiated on the fourth
floor. She was removed to the EDoltt
House and quickly rallieG.
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First Issue of the Workman.
Omaha Bee.


Few members Of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen of the State know per-
haps the fnauspiciouS circumstances under
which the first number of the Workman,
their official organ. was issued under the
management of w. n. HuSe, one of the del
egates now at the press convention. 1t hap
pened at Norfolk three years ago.
1T was press time and we were likely to
be late in catching the mails, said Mr..
Huse. "The foreman was getting the roll
in place, his two assistants were lock-
ing up the forms and the rest of the force
were addressing wrappers. / was looking
on, giving orders and hustling them up.
One of the forms was made up entirely of
nonpareil tabular work-igures and statis-
tics-a form that had taken two men four
days to set up. The printers hurried it
upon the press. With my watch in hand 1
waited until the devil had planed the type
down and then gave directions to turn on
the steam.
1.-The engine started with a jerk There
was a crash and rafting noise like hail
on a tin roof.
A kind of faintness stole over me as I
threw off the power belt, and when 1 went
back behind the press to see what the
trouble was there lay the nonpareil form
piled up in the pit beneath like a dollar s
worth of Russian oats
1.-The devil had forgotten TO screw up the
clamps on the form.
well. some one got a scoopshovel and
we filled up the chase with a lot of old plate
matter-a love story and an article on how
to make a self-opening gate"
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TELLER rs MISSING.
Mysterious Disappearance of DIR.
DOwie's Junior Bank Official.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2-Arthur R. Barnard,
teller of Zion City Bank. the private
financial institution established by John
Alexander Dowie four years ago. has disap-
peared. His father, C.. j. Barnard, cashier
of the bank. reported his disappearance at
the Englewood police station to-day. He is
OF the belief that his son has been kid
mapped and is held for ransom, a belief
which is shared by Mr.. Dowie and several
members of his church.
The KIDNAPPING theory is not entertained
so strongly by the police. They think
1t is more probable that young Barnard
has been held up by robbers and possibly
injured seriously, if not fatally. The senior
Barnard reported TO the police that his son
had small sum of money with him when
he left his home on Saturday evening.
Still another theory of young Barnards
disappearance is based on the fact that
he was shot year ago, while resisting
highwaymen Both robbers were con-
victed and sent to prison. 1t is thought
that one of these men may have regained
his liberty and waylaid Barnard for re-
venge. Barnard's accounts at the bank
are in perfect order
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TO PREVENT THE GRIP

Laxative sromo-ouln.ns removes tn. cause.
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Obituary..

CLEVELAND, Jan. N.-Dr. William III.
Neyison died to-day at Lakeside Hospital.
after an illness of several days. He was at
various times connected with the Cleveland
hospitals He was a graduate of the
academic department of the University OF
Kansas The body will be taken to Law
renee, Kan, his former home, and where
his parents now reside, for burial.
PARIS, Jan. Gimme Pauline Cassin
Caro-, a well-known woman of letters and
widow of Nj. Elme Caro-, the celebrated
savant and member of the French Acad-
emy died to-day. She was born In 1884.
ST. JOSEPH, No., Jan. H.-William Cole
man. a well-known railroad man, for five
years in charge of the accounting depart
ment of the ST. Joseph & Grand Island
Railway, died suddenly here to-day.
MARIETTA, o., Jan. H.-Samuel b. Kir-
by. aged sixty, leading citizen of Mari
eta a banker, largely known in Ohio and
the East, died to-day from heart trouble.
SHAMOKIN, Pa, Jan. 27.-Isaac May,
sr, a pioneer and millionaire retired coal
operator, died to-day, aged eighty-two
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Maritime Convention Plans.

BRUNSWICK, Ga, Jan. 27.-Accommoda-
tions have been reserved for about one
time convention, which will begin Wednes-
day. Delegations from New York. Phil
adelphia and Baltimore will come in pri-
vate cars The attendance is expected to
approximate $50 visiting delegates. The pro-
gramme will not be given out until the
first day of the meeting. Mr. Brobston, a
leading local promoter of the congress, said
tonight that he proposed introducing an
Endorsement of the shipping bill. Private
advices are that Senator Hanna will come
be represented. Governor Gambler, of
this State, in anticipation of effort to
have the convention indorse the shipping
bill. which he opposes, will attend. Mean
while, the Board of Trade, under whose
auspices the meeting will be held, is en-
deavoring to eliminate everything savoring
of politics from the gathering.
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HEART DISEASE.
1t Caused the Death of Curtis Crane
While Boxing at Harvard.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 27.-The au-
topsy on the body of Curtis L. Crane. who
died while boxing with his closest friend.
George r. Ainsworth. at Harvard Univer-
sity. yesterday. showed that Crane died
from heart disease. The autopsy was per-
Formed this morning by DR.. Swan, the med
1cal examiner for Middlesex county. He
said one side of Cranes heart was much
enlarged, while the other side was very
small. and any excitement or undue exer-
tion was likely to cause death. The excite
ment and the exertion necessary to boxing
was stated to be the cause of death.
The police, on hearing the report of the
medical examiner, decided to take no fur
Their action.
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STREWN WITH WRECKAGE.
Vancouver Coast a Graveyard for
Shipping-Cuttcr VIII Investigate.

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 2,-The rev.
enue cutter Grant, Captain D. F. Lozier,
starts Monday morning on one of the most
perilous voyages ever undertaken. in search
OF missing vessels and distressed mariners.
Twenty-Five vessels bound for Puget sound
and the coast are missing, supposedly
driven north. Vessels from Alaska report
the entire coast of Vancouver island. $50
miles Of rocks and reefs, strewn with
wreckage. The Grant will examine every
square inch of Vancouver coast as far
north as Cape Scott, with steamboats, and
launches, and will search every piece of
wreckage for identification.
The Treasury Department is highly COM
mended by shipping men for sending the
cutter Shipping men and underwriters on
the entire Pacific coast will anxiously await
her return.
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Services mt Cnicngo.

CHICAGO Jan. E.-Memorial services in
honor of Queen Victoria were held in fifty
different churches in this city to-day
There was concert of movement and no
prearranged programme. each service being
&C nducted Independently. The life and char
acter of the late Queen were highly ex-
tolled by all the ministers, the belief being
expressed that the sorrow felt particularly
by all the English speaking races. over her
death, will prove a bond of union hereafter
between America and England. a formal
memorial service will be held next Sunday
in the Auditorium and it is already certain
that many thousands of people will be una
BILE TO gain admission, so great has been the
demand for tickets.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, Jan. 27.-Miller's opera
House, which burned at o'clock this
morning, is a total loss, amounting per-
haps to $4,000, with $12.5OO insurance; Mil
waukee Mechanics, $1,75O; National, of
Hartford, 5000; Germania. of New York.
s1,75O: German, of Freeport, $500; Lam
cashire $3.50; Niagara, $1,000; Queens,
1900: Philadelphia Underwriters, 5000.
The cause is unknown. The Daily Chron-
icle office, in the same block, is almost
total loss with 81, 600 insurance in Milwau-
kee Mechanics, and $500 in Fire Associa-
ton. Charles Griswold's confectionery
store was badly damaged. He had 500 In
surance in Milwaukee Mechanics. Miller
e Wallck's new printing plant is half
destroyed. with $500 insurance. Manager
Miller will rebuild at once.
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The Author Talks About IL at Earl
hnm-Notes of the School.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. Jan. G.-There was
notable entertainment given at Lindley
Hall, Earlham College, last night, by the
History Club. The chief feature was read
ings by William Dudley Foulke from his
new novel. Maya" accompanied by a
talk on Yucatan, the scene of the story.
Professor Harlow Lindley was toast-master
and the following toasts were responded
10. History Club Miss Ruthamia Sims
Chicago, and Charles Marley. $50; History
Stories in Relation to the Pubic Press
r. ]. Davis, '9S, Philadelphia, and A. w.
Newlin. '92, New Orleans; "History-Its val
ue to the Public Man. E. T. Wildup. go,
Indianapolis, and Wilfred Jessup, Washing
ton, d. c.; History Study-Its Value to
the Lawyer" Ray White, '96, Philadel-
phia. and Allen G. Mills. go. Chicago;
History Study-Its Value to the Minis
ter" Rev. Richard Haworth, Marion; His
tory as Culture Study" Anna Doan,
Westfeld, and Mrs. Isadore Wilson, SO,
Cambridge City; History as an Element
in Liberal Education" Albert W. Macy,
N, and Prof. H. F. Judson, Chicago Uni
versity.
The senior class has secured DIR. Cornelius
Woelfkin, of Brooklyn, n. Y, to deliver the
baccalaureate address. The class has de-
cided not to wear caps and gowns on Com
mencement day.
Miss Laura Hedges and Mrs. b. W. Kelly
have been elected associate editors of the
Earlhamite to fill the positions made vacant
by the resignation of Mrs. Swan and
Charles Frazee.
The students are arranging to have a
large delegation accompany Andrew Mar
vel. representative TO the State oratorical
contest, to Indianapolis, Feb. s.
A. l.. Morgan, IS, has been appointed en-
gineer of maintenance of way on the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburg.
Earlham has furnished nearly all the fac
ta Kan. Among them are nenry c.. Fell
lows, Sc: j. +. Jay, 80; Lucy Francesca,
95; Howard Stout. SO, and Earl j. Harold,
go
Charles A. Blair has been made ticket
agent of the Cincinnati, Richmond & Mum
Gle Railroad at Richmond. He has been the
agent of the Postal Telegraph Company
for some years. The company will inaugu-
rate a passenger service TO Cincinnati early
next month. The Chicago. Indiana &. East
ern road reiterates its intention of building
TO Richmond and Cincinnati from Muncie.
T. A. Mott. superintendent of the Rich
mond schools, has been made one OF the
presiding officers for the National Educa-
tional Association meeting at Chicago next
month.
DIR. Charles II. Judd and DIR. C.. c.
Rounds, both of New York, will be the in
structors in the next Wayne County Teach
ers' Institute.
Automobiles are to be manufactured at
Richmond A company is being formed.
Richmonds ministers, assisted by Drs.
Adams and WoelflSin. Brooklyn, have
closed two weeks successful gospel meet
ings.
Richmond is to have strong independent
baseball club.
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FAIR WEATHER TO-DAY.
Forecast Is for Clear skies and Fresh
Winds from the Northwest.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday:
For Ohio-Threatening weather with rain
or snow probable on Monday; fresh to
brisk northwesterly winds, occasionally
high on the lakes. Tuesday, probably fair
For Lower Michigan-Threatening wealth.
or on Monday, with occasional snow or
rain probable; northwesterly winds. brisk
and occasionally high on the lakes Tues
day, probably fair.
For Indiana and Illinois-Fair on Monday
fresh To brisk winds, generally northwest
erly, occasionally high the lake. Tues
day. probably fair.
For Neutrality-suspicious. on Monday: north
westerly winds. Tuesday, probably fair
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LCNDON. Jan. 27--The War Office has
received from the commander-in-chief IL
South Africa a dispatch dated a. Pretoria
on Jan IS. reporting numerous engage
ments, the following being the most impor-
tant:
Cunningham was engaged at Middleton
TEN and Kopperf0ntein yesterday with
Delarey's force. Darlington. while moving
north from ventersdcrp. threatened the
e,emy's flank. whereupon the Beers retired
west Cunningham's casualties were two
officers wounded. four men killed and
tilir;y-seven wounded.
Jan. II. some yeoblanry were captured.
These have since been released. with the
exception OF major and three men. No
details are yet at hand.
Sm.th-Dorrien had a successful engage
ment OF five hours while on the march
from Wonderfontein ID Carolina, where the
Beers had lately beer concentrating. The
enemy were in considerable strength, and
held the river. but were driven out. Our
losses were one officer killed and two Of
rcers and thirteen men wounded
Lord Kitchener confirms the report that
q British train with troops and military
stores on board was waylaid and captured
near Fourteen Streams last Friday, but
says the Beers retired the arrival of
the armored train sent in pursuit.
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DOBELLI HAS OPINIONS.
I'm Commenting ON the Queens Death
He Makes a Canal Suggestion.

NEW YORK Jan. 27.-The Hon. r. r.
Dobelli, member of the Laurier Canadian
Ministry, arrived on the Etruria to-day
When told of the death of Queen Vic
toria he said:
Her history is unique and her influence
Goes not die with her, but will last for
generations. This influence is very far
reaching and ii should have the result of
uniting all the Englfsh-speaking nations
and peoples in the closest bond of frater-
nifty and friendship. Indeed. think 1t will
have this result, and bring especially
Americans, Canadians and Englishmen into
a closer and warmer friendship.
If the United States would only be a
little more generous, an arrangement might
be arrived at by which the United States,
England and Canada could join In build
ing an international Nicaraguan canal
without forts and without soldiers. The
absence of forts and soldiers on an inter-
best possible guarantee OF peace. In case
it were threatened by foreign nations the
combined fleets of England and the United
States would insure its defense
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Indiana Notes.

Mrs Olive Billings. wife of Frank Bill
ings, who lives ten miles northeast of
Windfall. was fatally injured by a horse
Friday evening. She fell behind the horse
in unhitching ii, and was kicked and tram
pied upon.
The trial of Editor George NJ Ray.
charged with conspiracy in defrauding
Shelby county through printing contracts,
is set for this morning before Judge Kirk
patrick. Mr.. Ray is at the hot springs for
his health A special venire OF seventy
five jurors has been ordered TO be drawn
to try the case.
statement by Attorney Newkirk that the
Elwood, Anderson & Lapel Railroad would
be built in the early spring is given consid-
cradle credence In Frankton. The right OF
way was secured long ago and paid for,
after which the company and the scheme
dropped from public view until the recent
statement by the attorney.
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NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-Col. Cuthbert Lar
kin, Of the royal household, gentleman of
the privy chamber and for twenty years
equerry TO the Duke of Connaught, arrived
on the American line steamship st. Louis
to-day and expressed great grief at learn
ing of the recent death of Queen Victoria:
1T is ar irreparable loss TO the nation,
sad news from the pilot at Sandy Hook
last night, and this morning / received a
cablegram announcing her Majesty s
DEATH
Colonel Larkin will remain in the United
States for a fortnight, visiting friends,
whose acquaintance he made ten years ago.
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The King-God Bless Him.
Zip" in New York Press.

Zip" in New York Press
Americans are giving Englishmen a pref
ty illustration OF the existing hatred OF
colonial posterity for the descendants of
the uncovered ..red-coat-" Ten men hap
pened TO meet in downtown cafe few
minutes after the Queens death and
when n Scotchman proposed THE King
God bless him. every s. A. r. removed
his hat repeated the toast and drained his
glass. One of the men comes from Maine
one from Massachusetts, one from Virginia.
one from Ohio. one from Georgia, one from
Germany, one from Pennsylvania, one from
Connecticut and one from Vermont. The
handsome Scotchman was the only sub
ject' in the party.
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Croker, Shut and Open.
Hartford courant.

Hartford Courant-
Croker, with bis mouth shut, is rather
forcible formidable person. Croker. with
his mouth open, is likely TO become a
laughing-stock TO his enemies. When the
veins OF his neck swell and he begins 10
talk in anger. Judgment and prudence for
sake him. What a stupid thing he did
when he beloved out. II defy any man
TO show that L ever received a dishonest
dollar" And how deadly keen Is Wheeler
Peckham's retort II would say 10 Richard
Croker" he told the City Vigilance League
Monday evening. that AZ any lawyer had
him on the stand In court, In position In
which he could not reply that IL was his
private business I would defy him TO
show where he had ever made an honest
dollar"
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Indiana Obituary.

MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. G.-When Cyrus Van
Matre went home from church to-day he
found the body of his wife, aged sixty-five,
cold In death on the floor. She had been
stricken with apoplexy. The family re-
sides south of Muncie, near Middletown,
one son being DR.. c. Z. Van Matre, of New
Castle.
KNOX, Ind, Jan. 27.-Jerome Berry, trus-
tee of Center township. Starke county, died
to-day of typhoid fever. Two other menu
bers of the family have just died of the
same disease and two are very danger
ously sick