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ALLEGED MIRACLE.
Nine DAYS of Prayer Said to Have
Cured "a Nun of Cancer.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, April 5.-Sister Laura
Kuhn, of st. Joseph's Convent. has appar-
emily been cured of cancer, after eighteen
years of suffering. at a time when she was
apparently at the point of death from the
malady. The seeming miracle which, it is
claimed, was performed occurred on st.
Joseph's day. March Is. the feast of the
saint after whom the order was named.
Ii came at the end of nine days prayer
for the recovery of the nun, participated in
by all the sisters of the convent. She felt
no relief from the sore. which affected her
stomach. until the ninth day, when she
awoke from sleep with the
II feel no pain" The bandages which COW
cred the cancer were removed and no sore
remained. only a white scar. Since then
Sister Kuhn has been doing her routine
duties, and does not suffer from the can
Ger. Although the wonder was worked
several days ago, the sister made no at
tempt 10 blaZen the supposed miracle TO
the world. and il only leaked out from the
closed walls OF the convent by degrees.
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

The long-deferred surface electric rail-
way between Hammersmith, Kew and Ac-
as the pioneer line of the metropolitan
area.
Five corpses of victims of the bubonic
plague were found in Capt Town yesterday.
Seven additional cases have been officially
reported. six of these being Europeans
and one of the later being a yeoman at
Green Point Camp.
The condition of n. Waldeck-Rousseau.
the French premier. shows considerable
improvement. a bulletin issued at :
that il would be impossible for him to at
tend the Cabinet council for several days
TO come.
At Zerkowitz. Moravia. Johann Capa..
falsely accused Of setting fire to his own
house. was seized by angry neighbols.
whose houses were endangered, and thrown
into the flames. He only escaped after be-
irg shockingly burned and after a des-
perate struggle. Twenty arrests have been
made.
Senior De Castro. special envoy of the
Venezuelan government, left Paris last
night. after having drawn up. with NJ. Del
casse, minister of foreign affairs. a pro-
tocOl. which has been approved by the
French government and which will serve
as a basis for the resumption of diplomatic
relations between France and Venezuela.
The steamer Ophir. with the Duke and
Duchess of Cornwall and York on board.
arrived at Alden yesterday, received the
usual salutes and the customary official
visits were exchanged. The luke and
duchess are in excellent health and are
thoroughly enjoying their trip. The Ophir
on April / passed the steamer India in the
Gulf of Suez. with Lady Curzon, wife of
the viceroy of India. on board. The two
steamers exchanged greetings.
Cardinal Vaughan performed a quaint
washing the feet of twelve poor
men at the pro-cathedral at Kensington.
Maundy Thursday, gifts of royalty were
distributed at Westminster Abhev nv
Bishop Ely. the lord high almoner. and
the yeomen of the guard, In the presence
of a large ~assemolage. 1t IS minated
that King Edward may dispense with this
Maundy service in another year. He does
not hesitate TO create new presidents, as
is shown BY his decision 10 hold court after
Easter. TO receive an address of cOngrat-
ulation from Roman Catholic subjects.
headed by Cardinal Vaughan and the
Duke of Norfolk.
The London Saturday Review, stilI
smarting under the sting OF what II calls
'Cleveiand's insOlent message, discusses
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS relations and
says: have little sympathy for the
Venezuelan government. but have the deep
est sympathy with any attempt 20 arrest
that is practiced in the United States. IL
menaces the legitimate development OF Eu-
ropean countries and we have reason TO
know il eXcites the gravest apprehension
in governing circles in Germany. In any
case. the irony of the political nemesis was
rarely more delightfully."- APPARENT than I'M
der the present condition of affairs, and we
await developments with no less amuse-
ment than interest,""
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MOTHER BURNS HER BABE.
Terrible Deed of a Woman Who Prob
ably Was Demented.

PARkERSBCRG, w. Va, April 5.-ITeld
III a fire by its mother until its head was
literally burned away and its body a mass
OF charred flesh, the year-old child of Mrs.
Morris met an awful death to-day. No
other cause than that of insanity can be
assigned for the mothers awful deed. Mrs.
Morris lives with her family and children
In Stinson, southern Clay county. Seem
lngly she was contented and happy until
a few days ago, when the woman began to
evince a dislike for her Youngest born. The
woman, after the discovery of her crime.
was sullen and would give no reason for
what she had done, other than that she
was weary of the care of her child and
thought it would be better dead.
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Indiana Notes.

The first case of smallpox at Wabash is
convalescent but two additional cases have
developed. They are the mother and half
brother of the first victim.
Horse thieves on Thursday night stole a
morse from the barn of Levi Watson and A
buggy from Nathan Anderson, farmers.
near Muncie, and have not yet been traced.
The dairy building of Charles Matthews.
terday. The loss was s.. 800, partly insured.
Thirty cows were driven ont of the building
and saved. An overturned lantern caused
the fire. -..f n.-fr
Owing to the fact that Muncie builders
are ignoring the members of the contract
ors' alliance and are permitting carpenters
work the backbone of the strike has been
broken.
Judge Kent. of the Circuit Court Of
Frankfort, has ordered a retrial of the
which was tried early in the March term,
when the jury declared the will to be a
forgery.
Joseph Talks was arrested at Muncie yes
terday afternoon on a charge of embezzle-
ment in Paterson, y. j. He says a large
amount of money charged TO him was to
have been paid by others, but they went
into bankruptcy.
The case of j. b. Gordon and others
against the Richmond City Council 10 pre-
vent the construction OF a municipal cleo
trio light plant was appealed to the Su-
preme Court yesterday by the plaintiffs.
Judge Henry {. Fox found for the defend
ants.
A class of six will be graduated from the
Centerville High School on the night of
April 30. They are Blanche Medaris, Bes-
sic Buke, Harry Ogle, Harry Lundy, Simon
Weddell and Clarence King. Professor
Russell, of Earlham. will deliver the bac-
calaureate sermon on April %.
The examination of the books of Upton
county, which covered the period from
1895 TO date. shows that the county is in
debted to former Treasurer Nj. NJ. Hobbs
in the sum, of 81 .319.25, while his successor
and ten other officials are indebted to the
county for sums a~ggregating $4,112.64. leav-
ing a net balance in favor of the county
of 81, 1888, less the cost of the investiga-
ton.
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KANKAKEE RIVER DITCH
JUDGE OF sTARkE CIRCUIT COURT
RULES ~ FAVOR OF TIE Ian
Construction commissioners Appointed
Hoy Commits Murder at Odon-
Indiana Teachers Meetings.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
KNOX, Ind. April 5-To-day, in the
Starke Circuit Court. Judge Beeman ruled
in favor of the construction of the Kanka-
kee river ditch. The estimated benefits are
$4,000. and 10000 acres OF land will be re-
claimed by il. The ditch will be fifteen
miles long, forty 10 sixty feet wide and
twelve feet deep. This is but the beginning
of the drainage of the Kankakee valley.
No appeal was taken or prayed for. The
great problem of draining the valley seems
TO be solved, so far as the courts are con-
cerned. and the honor belongs TO the
Starke Circuit Court. 1t has long been
Judge Beeman's desire to set this great
work in motion. w. H. II. Coffin has been
appointed construction commissioner. III.
II. Robins was attorney for the petitioners.
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Special 70 the indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY. Ind. April AR
ticles of incorporation were filed to-day
with the county recorder for the National
Steel Rolling Mill Company. The capital
stock is $4,000. The president is f. b.
Mitchell,of Lima, O., and j. II. Jones. OF
Muncie. is secretary and treasurer. Asso-
ciated with the company are several Hart
ford City men. who will hold one-fifth Of
the capital. The business men of this city
subscribed 5000 10 secure the industry, but
as the Hartford City men have efunded
their share OF the bonus the same Will be
reduced TO 2.400. Work of erecting the
brick and stone buildings will begin at
once. The company expects to have It's
plant in operation by July 10.
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Indiana Obituary.

MARTINSVILLE, Ind, April 5.-Mrs.
Mary SAKE, aged sixty-six years, was found
dead beside her bed yesterday. She had
been ailing for a few days, but was thought
to be much better Wednesday night, and
the family was greatly shocked at finding
her dead when they arose. She left four
daughters.
Alexander Cummins, of Jefferson town
ship, is dead, after an illness of brief dura-
tiOn caused by the grip. Mr.. Cummins was
fifty-One years old.
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, April 5.-John
Ritchie, of Jefferson township, Henry
county. is dead at the age of eighty-four.
He had been i'll for the past three months.
He was one of the oldest citizens of the
county.
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or until. in case of a refusal ty the Of
ficials TO aocede 20 the demand OF the men.
some other plan OF action has been de-
termined upon.
rs showing the feeling among the men
Il IS understood that the conductors. whose
wages have recently been adjusted on a
scale satisfactory 10 them. have accepted
and allowed 10 go into force their new
agreements only conditional on a settle
ment satisfactory 10 the other employees Of
the present difficulties. From 2.0O TO 800
men are interested Ia the results Of the
conference. They include engineers. fire
men. conductors. telegraphers. trainmen
and yardmen.
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EASTER SUNDAY FAIR.
Colder To-Day, with Fair Weather in
the south and Rain North.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-FOrecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
For io-Fa In southeast; rain III
northeast portion on Saturday, with lower
temperature; brisk 10 high west winds.
Sunday fair, except showers in northeast
portion.
For Indiana and IllinOis-Fair in south
ern; showers in northern portion on Sat-
urday. with lower temperature: brisk to
high northwesterly winds. Sunday, fair.
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No Shortage of Glass Expected.

PITTSBURG, Pa, April 5.-Judging from
reports now being given out by window
glass manufacturers and jobbers, there will
not be a shortage of glass during the sum-
mer months. 1t is announced to-day that
when the factories close there will be in
stock in the hands of the two combina-
tions and the jobbers' organization about
3,250,OO boxes OF glass, or enough 10 supply
the requirements OF the country for six
months.
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vile and Danville theological seminaries
will be consolidated at Louisville under the
name of the Presbyterian Theological Sem
mary of Kentucky.
Notwithstanding the statements made by
Captain Titus, of the New York detective
bureau, that detectives would return Willie
Mccormack to his parents within a short
time, the boy, who disappeared from his
home in Highbridge nine days ago. has not
vet returned. nor has any trace of his
whereabouts been discovered. The mystery
surrounding the disappearance OF the boy
deepens with time. and all efforts TO UNI
ravel il are hindered by the many con-
nicting stories told.
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FATAL THRUST WITH A KNIFE.


WASHINGTON. Ind, April 5.-During a
fight last night at Odon, seventeen miles
north of this place. Harley Lamb. the sew
e-nteen-year-old son of Clark Lamb. a
farmer, killed Walter Corell. of Odon. TWEEN
ty-two years old. by cutting his throat
with a pocket knife. Lamb is under arrest.
Lamb and Corell got into a quarrel on the
principal street of the town and blows
quickly succeeded words. Then Lamb
slashed Corell with his knife, the victim
dying half an hour later. The murdered
boy was the son of George COrell, an Odon
business man, who recently was the Repub-
l1can candidate for auditor of Davies coun-
ty. "A sister of the murderer was to have
been married to-day. but the ceremony has
been postponed Indefinitely.
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Movements of steamers.

PRAWLE POINT. April 5.-Passed: Am
sterdam. from Rotterdam and Bologne. for
New York.
CHERBOURG. April 5.-Sailed: Deutsch-
land. from Bremen and Southampton, for
New York.
BOSTON. April 5. Arrived: Common
wealth. from Liverpool and Queenstown.
GENOA. April ARRIVED: Aller. from
New York. via Gibraltar and Naples.
LIVERPOOL. April 5.-Arrived: Irish
man and New England, from Boston
BREMEN. April ARRIVED: Lab from
New York. via southampton.
MOVILLE. April 5.-Sailed: Astoria. from
Glasgow, for New York.
NEW YORK. April 5.-Arrived: Pretoria.
from Hamburg.
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special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINAMAC. Ind. April 5.-Several Chi
cage watch swindlers have been operating
in Pulaski county recently. establishing
agencies for watches. chains and charms,
and have secured notes from a large num-
Der of farmers aggregating. so far as
known, over $1,000. One man who thought he
was ordering 70 az dozen') watches found
when the note came In that he had agreed
TO pay for 81 dozen at S27 each, aggre-
eating 81. LOG, less so. which was the speci-
fed discount. One member OF the party, T.
O. Pippin. was arrested here yesterday for
attempting 20 evade board and livery bills.
He teiegraphed 10 his associates at North
JudsOn and they sent him money with
which he paid his bills. He was released
and left town just before the details Of the
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Suicide or Murderf

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, April Cat Z o'clock
yesterday morning John Roup was found
dead in bed at his home near Lowell with
a bullet hole in the right side of his head.
On the surface, circumstances indicate sui
eide, but Coroner Kirkpatrick says there
are reasons to believe that murder was
committed. but beyond this he will not
GpaaE
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Shooting ARRAY Barely Averted.

Special to the indianapolis Journa,.
MUNCIE, Ind, April 5. - John Davis.
wanted for Burglary in Eaton. O., was taken
there this evening. He was captured in
Muncie by Policeman Carey, of the local
force, and Detective Fletcher, of Winches-
ter. who narrowly missed being shot. Davis
ran, and when the two officers were closing
In on him he attempted to draw a revolver
and shoot. but accidentally dropped the
weapon, and before he could pick it up the
officers had him covered. Fletcher fired ore
shot DaviS's brother, Lee Davis, was in
the robbery, and was captured at Losant-
Vile.
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Carnegie Library site.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, April 5. - The Council
committee of the whole has decided TO pur-
chase as a site for the new Carnegie library
the lot at the northeast corner of Hill and
Carroll streets. owned by Miss Jennie Ross.
The price named is $500. a dozen sites
were rendered, the prices ranging from
$1,000 10 $500. The Council will on next
Monday evening act on the report of the
committee.
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road graded and five miles of it laid. II Is
stated that IL is the intention or the CleVe-
land people 10 build the line and equip II
with electricity. connecting II with the
Detroit River x Wyandotte line at Wyan-
dotte. II viii be used for through passen-
ger. freight aid express business. The
aim Is a through route Buffalo TO chicago
via Cleveland, Toledo and Detroit.
A Danish butter maker has discovered a
new preservative which IS said 10 excel
everything in that line heretofore known.
BY means of this preparation 1t Is possible
10 preserve butter. meats and all kinds OF
~perishable merchandise. Experiments show
that butter. for instance. can be preserved.
melted and cooled of again without losing
any Of its freshness. II can also be placed
among goods that are decOmposing or con-
tain rank Odors without being affected. The
preparation IS not injurious from q sanitary
point Of view, and Will. it is believed. create
a revolution in the shipping OF perishable
merchandise.
The American Sheet Steel Company has
issued orders 10 put in operation four sheet
mills and two sheet bar mills at the Fall
con plant, Niles. o.. which ave been idle
for about a year. The demand for sheet
steel has become so large recently that
the trust cannOt meet ii and this is the
cause OF the new activity displayed. The
plants that have been partly aban-
dOned will also be started UP as soon as
they can be got ready. among them the
old Salisbury factory. the works at Scott
dale. the plant at Piqua. o., and another
at Hyde Park, Pa. Sheetworkers are said
to be scarce and with these additional
plants I'm operation there will be a big de-
mand for men.
The Yellowstone Park Association yes
terday sold out it's entire belongings and
interests in the National Park to the Vel
lOwstone Park Transportation Company,
which consists of S. 5. Huntley and r.. w.
Bache, of Helena, Mont. and II; w.
Childs. OF St. Paul. the consideration being
close to 100000. Among the items trans
ferred were the mammoth Hot Springs Ho-
tel. recently built. for S2G0. 900: the Fountain
Hotel. $1O0. 900; Grand Canyon Hotel. $780,
900. and the Lake Hotel, $4,000, besides four
lunch stations and other property. j. II.
Dean. president of the old company, Will be
manager of the new, and the transDOrta-
ton company is now the possessor OF all
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Other Deaths.

CHICAGO. April 5.-Jacob Heissler died
to-day at his residence, of heart disease.
Mr.. Heissler was widely known among
German-Americans as president of the
Altenheim. He was a member of the Heiss-
Ter * Judge Company.
NEW YORK, April 5.-George Amos. of
Knoxville, Ia, one of the most prominent
shippers of horses to the Eastern market.
died to-day in Bellevue Hospital of pneu-
monia. Mr.. Amos arrived in the city on
Sunday last with several loads of horses.
He was thirtV-6Ve wears old.
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OBITUARY.
Col. Robert Wallace. a Soldier Of the
Mexican and Civil Wars.

NEW YORK. April 5.-Col. Robert Wal
lace is dead at the residence of his sister.
Mrs. Alexander Elliott, in Jersey City,
after a prolonged illness. Colonel Wallace
was born in Easton. Pa, eighty years ago.
He served as a captain in the United States
army in the Mexican war, and was made
colonel of a Western regiment in the Union
army during the civil war. After the war
he lived for many years in the State OF
Washington. The interment will be at
Mauch Chunk, Pa.
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GRAND FORKS. -. D., April 5.-Charles
Bcecher. aged sixteen. son of a farmer iiv-
irg in Trail county. shot his sister. aged
ten. and his brother, aged six. tonight.
The girl is dead and the boy is not ex-
pected TO recover. IL is supposed the shoot
ing was accidental. but IL is not certain,
and the boy has disappeared. A number
OF Children were present at the time
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Judge John A. Warth.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, April 5.--Judge
John A. Warth, aged ninety years, died at
his home near here to-day after an illness
of several weeks. He was a senator OF
Virginia in 1857 and 1858. and member of
the constitutional convention of West Vir-
ginia in 1872. In 1887 he was appointed by
the Legislature to codify the State laws
which are now used.
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SPRINGFIELD. H.. April 5-Machiaists
in the Wabash Railroad shops threatened
to strike unless their demand for an in
crease from . 10 q cents per hour be
granted. They also demand time and a
half for overtime. No definite action has
yet been taken.
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ABDUL TO WILHELM.
Reply of the Sultan To the Kafser's
COngratuIatOry Message.

CONSTANTINOPLE. April 6.-The Sui
tan of Turkey, replying TO Emperor VIII
liam's telegram of congratulations on his
recent escape from harm during the recent
earthquake in Constantinople. thanks the
Kaiser for his cordial sentiments and adds:
My attitude at the time of the earthquake
was the result of a feeling Of constant sub
mission TO the Divine will; and 1 thank the
Almighty, who is watching over my per-
son and subjects and who preserved them
from peril. / shall pray God ever TO spare
humanity such calamitieS."
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L~atbrope Reed.

CINCINNATI, O., April 5.-When the
Queen & Crescent train arrived here to-day
Lathrope Reed. in the Florida sleeping car.
was found dead in his berth. The discov-
cry was made by a physician who accom-
panied Reed. The deceased, who was sew
enty years old, was a wealthy resident OF
st. Paul. Mimi, and had gone TO Florida
for his health.
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Use of Cigarettes Prohibited.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, April 5.-Dawes & Logan.
the liverymen and contractors for the de-
livery of goods for all the grocers of the
city under the new union delivery plan,
have issued an order prohibiting all their
employees, drivers included, from using
cigarettes while on duty. The order affects
a large number of men and boys, who are
displeased with the prohibition.
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PROBABLY EXAGGERATED.


LONDON, April cit seems that the
question of the sale of the Danish West
Indies has reached a serious point says
the Copenhagen correspondent of the Daily
Mail. Washington is understood TO be in
clined 10 take umbrage at Denmarks hcsi-
tation to accept the American offer. The
attitude of the United States has become
almost menacing. but Denmark has the
moral SUPPORT of the European poWers."
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Meteor as Large aS the Moon.

LIMA. Peru. April 5.-Advices from PIN
entel tell OF the passage OF a beautiful
meteor over hat place on March 81 "a
twenty-five minutes past 2 o'clock at night.
lr appearance IL was as large as a full
moon. II passed nOrthwesterly over the
town, alternately darkening and relightfng
in its passage until II dropped into the Pa
cinc ocean.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 5.-The Ev-
ansville Morning Journal, the Republican
organ, and the Evening News will CONSOLE
cate on Saturday and occupy the evening
field under the name of the Journal-News
The Journal is seventy years old.
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IRON MOUNTAIN. Mich, April 5.-Four
miners were injured I'm the Pewabic mine
to-day by an explosion OF dynamite. One
may die. The injured are: George villa,
married. not expected TO live: Antonio
Gauideri. Philip Nicholine and Joseph Zana.
The latter Is seriously injured and may
lose both legs.