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MAY SOON BE PROMOTED
LIEUTENANTS PENCE AND vESTAL
TO BE EXAMINED.
Indianians Who May BE Made Cap
tains i'm the Army-AppOintment
of Dental Surgeons.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-Among the
army officers ordered TO Fort Monroe, Va.
for examination for promotion is First
Lieutenant William p. Pence. artillery
corps. Lieutenant Pence was born in In
diana, and appointed a cadet at West Point
in 1890 He graduated in 1894. and was ap-
pointed second lieutenant in the Fifth Ar
tillery. He was promoted first lieutenant
in 1899. Among those ordered to Cover
nors Island, New York, for examination
is Samuel c. Vestal. lieutenant artillery
corps. He was born in Indiana and grad
uated from the Naval Academy at Annap-
oils in 1895. At that time there were not
enough vacancies in the navy to absorb
the Annapolis cadets, and Vestal was one
of those who failed to be commissioned.
He promptly enlisted in the Seventh In
fantry, and three years later, in 1898, he
was commissioned second lieutenant in the
Seventh Artillery, one of the new regiments
authorized by the law that year Last
year he was promoted first lieutenant. If
these gentlemen pass their examinations
successfully they will soon be captains.
A new postoffice was to-day established
at Alice, Knox county, and oliver p. Glenn
appointed postmaster.
The bonds of Frank Young as postmaster
al Bono, Lawrence county, and Philip Mil
ler at Eckerty, Crawford county, were APP
proved and commissions issued to-day.
The postoffices at Alpha. Day. Glassco and
New Frankfort, all in Scott county, are
superseded by rural free delivery; mail 10
Scottsburg.
Rural free delivery to-day ordered
from July l next at Dale, Spencer county.
% square miles; population served, SIS;
g. Richardson.
The action of the secretary of war to-
Cay IN appointing contract dental surgeons
Tor the army under the new law is final.
The appointment of DR.. Robert T. oliver
and two others some weeks ago was pro-
visiona and for the purpose of enabling
them to organize the new army dental
service. That done the appointments made
to-day completes the organization.
The controller OF the currency approved
to-day the conversion of the State Bank
OF Lowell into the State National BANK
OF Lowell, with $4,000 capital.
Robert A. L. Dick, lawyer of Cumber-
land, Md, who last week entered suit
against the United Mine Workers Journal
OF Indianapolis, has brought suit for $780,.
600 damages against Robert r. Henderson.
a wealthy corporation lawyer or Cumber-
land. This latter suit grows out of an
attempt by the Cumberland Bar Associa-
ton TO disbar Dick, Henderson presenting
the resolutions charging Dick with mall
practice. Dick has also brought suit for
$4,000 damages against the Cumberland
Bar Association
X A McMormick was to-day appointed
postmaster at Willow, Hancock county,
Indiana vice Albert w. Hammer, removed
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hamshire were infested with robbers, and
in order to protect the vicinage it was
usua; for the crown to appoint an officer
who was called the steward of the Chiltern
Hundreds. Originally it an office of
honor and emolument. but for more than
a century past it has served no purpose
but 10 enable members of the House OF
Commons to resign. When member
wishes 10 take this step he asks TO be ap-
pointed to the Chiltern Hundreds and his
acceptance of the place vacates his seat Al
the Commons. AS soon as the office is OBJ
tanned it is again resigned and becomes
available for the next member who wishes
10 retire from Parliament. The whole pro-
ceeding is a fiction. and shows the tenacity
with which the British cling TO traditions.
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doubt from candid minds that General Por-
ter acted wisely in each of the instances
in which he was charged with disobedience
of orders amounting 10 treason. No doubt
General Porters loyalty TO Mcclellan led
him to make indiscreet remarks. which was
the sum of his offending. But the
loss TO the country was greater than the
misfortune OF Porter, because the Union
cause lost a general who was fit TO COM
mand the Army OF the Potomac-at least,
those who were fit 10 judge have so de-
clared. When Porter was restored TO the
army it was with the rank of colonel and
TO the retired list
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CHICAGO. May 22-The funeral of Mrs.
Lyman J. Gage, wife of the secretary Of
the treasury, was held to-day In the Rose
hill Cemetery in this city. The services
were strictly private. Rev DIR. ~. u. Hills
who conducted the services in Washing
ton, officiated. Supplementary services OF
grave. The pallbearers We're: James h.
Forgan. ]. ]. T. O'Dell. Volney w. Foster.
L. r. Shumway. II. III. Kohlsaat r. w
Cox. Holmes Hoge and d. Il. Durham
Among those present at the services an /
who followed the casket TO the cemetery
were the decedents sister. Mrs H. l.
Hende, of Yonkers, y. Y. her daughter.
Mrs. E. +. Pierce. and Senator Fairbanks.
of Indiana
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The ST. Louis Republic is enthusiastic
over the perfected organization of a syndi-
cate in that city which proposes to supply
the missing links in a railroad system al
ready controlled by them which. when COM
pleted. will connect ST. Louis with the port
of Manzanillo, on the western coast of
Mexico. The government Of Mexico has
appropriated ss.eOO.OOO for the Improvement
OF the port. and 1t is said the syndicate will
establish a regular line of steamships be-
tween Manzanillo and ports in China,
Japan and the Philippines. The undertake
ing is Characteristic of a period of great
commercial enterprises
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-23

The story in yesterdays issue relating to
the apparent crookedness Of a township
trustee in Blackboard county disclosed the
Importance or having an advisory board to
appropriate money for the trustee 70 ex-
pend. II the report is correct, the trustee
In question purchased a lot of sheetiron
stoves for schoolhouses. paying Sl.24O for
them, or at the rate of 1855 for each stove.
A sheetiron stove costing that amount must
be nearly as large as the ordinary country
schoolhouse and much too large TO get into
schoolroom. The fact that but one OF
these sheetiron stoves has been used ex-
posed the fraud Of the transaction The
advisory board will prevent this sort of
frauds. and, because IL will and does there
are those who are hostile TO it.
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An adverse report has been made by
committee of the Southern Presbyterian
General Assembly on the question OF con-
solidating the Louisville Theological SEM
mary Of the Southern Church and the DAN
Vile Theological Seminary. The committee
reported against the proposed consolda-
tion on the ground that II was a tendency
towards organic union between the North
ern and Southern Presbyterian Churches.
and that IL would exclude the teaching OF
the Southern Church's distinctive princi-
pies The Southern churches seem to be
about the only organizations in the country
that have not learned that the war Is over
BY the way. IL would be interesting to
know what distinctive principles" differ
entiate Presbyterianism In the South from
that IN the North.
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\ London dispatch says that Sir Ellis
Ashmead Bartlett. Conservative member
for the Ecclesall district OF Sheffield. who
has failed for $4,000. will probably apply
for the Chiltern Hundreds The gentleman
is American by birth, though English by
adoption and he is the second member Of
Parliament who has been announced with
In a week as about 10 apply for he Chill
tern Hundreds" The phrase illustrates a
curious custom. Under the British consti-
tuition a member of the House of Com
mons cannot resign his seat unless dis
qualified either by the acceptance of a
place OF honor or profit under the crown.
or BIZ some other cause. In former times
the forests on Chiitern hills In Bucking-
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The fourth reunion and banquet Of the
Past Grand Officers Association I. o. O. F.,
of Indiana. was held at the Denison Hotel
last night. Eighty-five covers were spread
and the past grand officers and their fami-
lies were the only persons eligible to at
tend the banquet. The officers OF the as
ISOLATION are: ID. 3. Shdeler. p. G.. NJ.
president: w II. Leedy. Z. G. NJ. secre-
fary and James NJ Lang, 2. G. p, treas
urer. Three toasts were given. Uric H.
Wiley. p. c. NJ. responding To 'The Unity
of odd Fellowship" Victoria L. Cranor.
past president, Schuyler Colfax." and
Cicero F. Northern. p. G. NJ. "Septem-
hers
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Advocate General n Few Hours.

CHICAGO, May 22.-After occupying for
but few hours the high position of judge
advocate general of the United States
army with the rank of brigadier general,
Thomas f. Barr retired from the service
to-day at his own request. Age would
have obliged him TO retire next November
and this obligation anticipated to per-
nit Col. j. w. Clous TO retire in a higher
rank. General Barr was for two years
judge advocate of the Department of the
Lakes. He served military secretary
under Secretaries of War Ramsey. Lincoln.
Endicott and Proctor
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Revenue Cutter Wrecked.

VICTORIA, b. C, May 22-The United
States revenue cutter Grant. Captain Lo-
sier. ran ashore on an uncharted rock IN
Saanich inlet to-day. She struck well fo,-
ward and tore bad hole in her hull The
thrush of water filed her forward part TO
the main deck. and. throwing her after part
up, left IL dry. The crew gathered together
what effects they could and went ashore
IL the cutters boats. arriving ia Cole bay
where they camped. Lieutenant SadIer
came to this city 10 get assistance He
returned With a wrecking OUTFIT this after
noon. The Grant may be saved
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-23

One of the shorn lambs who was in Wall
street when the storm broke loose writes i
letter to the New York Sun, which, from
this distance, is rather funny. The vic
tim says he is one of thousands who went
into Wall street "in good faith and what
he thought was good judgment with his
little capital, and who stands to-day with
out cent and is permanently ruined No
body outside Wall street is surprised that
such is the case. To be shorn is the fals
of 80 per cent. of the men who have small
capital and independent Judgment, and
who go into Wall street or the wheat pit
or the bucket shop to operate The anus
ing part Of the mans statement comes in
when he asks the Sun, as this crime
against small investors to be ignored? '
In the judgment of this unfortunate per-
son. dealing in narrow margins. as he did.
is investing He simply bet on the rise
or fall of certain stocks, and his bet was
taken by some person who knew much
more about the game, and very naturally
he lost his bet as did thousands of others.
and as thousands will continue to bet and
IoSe- Inc majority OF the Victims are ST.
lent, but this beating lamb asks that
small investors be protected. He is like the
farmers i'm Blackford county who under
took to get the best OF professionals in a
skin game and lost $l.0O0-very angry and
anxious to do something TO those who
got the best Of him. The better way is to
let all such one-sded betting alone II one
must bet money put it on the weather or
the weight of a pig, where the cards are
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-23
Cause of Margaret ETerson's Death.

Margaret Efferson, an inmate Of Ella
Williamss resort, at 40 West Court street.
died yesterday morning from the effects of
morphine poisoning. for the taking OF which
no reason could be assigned by the other
inmates. She was thirty-two years of age.
and was known as Kate Tingle. Tuesday
she was drinking heavily. and went TO bed
early When an effort was made TO arouse
her yesterday about noon she was found 10
be dead. An autopsy was held at the city
morgue in the afternoon. The woman ;
parents and several brothers and sisters
live on Yandes street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-23

The national conference of charities is
made up Of men and women who have de-
voted years to the study of the manage
ment and care of the dependent and GRIM
inal classes. Some of those who attend
are eminent in this important work. The
fact that Timothy Nicholson, of the In
diana Board of Charities. was chosen presi-
dent of the national body shows that he
holds a high place among those who are
eminent in this work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-23

DETROIT. Mich, May 22.--Twenty-fivs
women delegates. representing 1900 men,
bers, are attending the thirty-second annual
meeting of the Women's Century Associa-
ton Of the Universalist Church. which
opened to-day in the Church OF Our Father.
Mrs. T. A. Williams. OF Washington. ID. c.,
treasurer of the society. IN her annual re-
port, showed the receipts for the past year
were 1893. and expenditures &.6l9 leaving
balance of s.. l60.
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The love of sport inherited by King Ed
ward from the Prince of Wales led him
into position yesterday from which he
had narrow escape from serious. if not
fatal injury. To have fallen a victim to an
accident aboard an experimental yacht,
where official duty did not call him, would
not have been heroic death for England
King
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Sovereign Camp of woodmen.

COLUMBUS. o. May 22.-The Sovereign
Camp of Woodmen of the World continued
in committee of the whole to-day. dis
cussing the report OF the legislative COM
mittee. The recommendation that suicide
be not a forfeiture of policies referred
TO the Sovereign Camp. Many minor
changes were made in the constitution. The
board OF managers report was then taken
up. II recommended that contract with
lecturers and general deputies be continued
a few changes in territory and salary being
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-23

II anyone had predicted several years
ago that the demand of a large body of
mechanics for ten hours pay for nine
hours labor would be acceded to without
been included with the prophets. Far
smaller revolutions in the conditions of
labor have been won or lost after extended
strikes. The present success is due to the
unprecedented prosperity. Prosperity would
never have come with Organism
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-23

The contention which frequently occurs
over the appointment of a police board
Is oftener one of personal politics than an
ardent desire TO promote the welfare of
city. The onlooker often concludes that the
more insignificant the position the more
intense the bitterness of the contestt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-23

/ have a new typewriter.
Andd it is my eight
To patter on it gailY
And write. and write and writes
1t aidss me- in my laborrs9
When DIN in WorkinNG veins
1t makes a GREAT improvEment1s)
1 write SO very plain
1t Operates sosw ,FtlYS'
that when you find you're Stuck;
and Cannot find the letter
just6jab-and trust to luck6s(?
It's Easy-VEry easy
To operate it then ::;?6&ho
Now where on earth's that colon?
Give me my ink and pen.
Baltimore American.
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BELLEFONTAINE. O.. May PA jury
to-day awarded 5000 TO David Rickman
for injuries received at the hands of a
mob. Hickman and Ed Jackson. colorcd.
and Mrs. Nell Jackson. white. were tarred
and feathered and driven out OF town BY
indignant citizens OF West Liberty. The
trio brought suits for damages against
Logan county. Jackson was awarded 81 900
damages, and Mrs. Jackson $1,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-23

Reports from several military posts in
the East state that the number of courts
martial in cases of absence without leave
and intoxication have materially increased
since the anti-canteen law went into effect
AT the rate facts are accommodating as to
the bad results Of the new law the theor-
lists and sentimentalists will find it diff
iicnlt to combat them when Congress meets
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-23

WASHINGTON. May 22.-The monthly
statement of the collections of internal
revenue shows the total receipts for April,
1901, tc have been s26,941, 597, an increase, as
compared with April, 1900. of 50, $50 926. For
the ten months of the present fiscal year
the receipts aggregated s254, 075, ASS. an in
crease over the corresponding period of
last year of SIC, 1885, 7S
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Cumberland Presbyterinns.

WEST POINT. Miss, May 1.-The
Cumberland Presbyterian Assembly spent
the morning the report OF the committee
on missions. The election OF Rev j. II.
Miller as nome mission secretary was APP
proved and the early appointment of q
foreign secretary directed.
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Detroit Journal.

Detroit Journal.
Undoubtedly" sneered Worldly Wisdom. ''she
will. look her mother looks, when she gets
10 her mothers age. But you are blind of
counsel!
Love laughed quietly at this taunt
Ne" he replied. Il simply shall not be there
to see,'
What. forsooth. has Love to do with the dis
future?
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The Safer Way.
Chicago Post

chicago POST.
''Tl tell you how it is, parson." said the Board
of Trade clerk You've married u.s. and you'll
admit that 1t is good deal of a speculation.
Now, I'll pay you 81 (the regular fee) and
call it square. or III wait sixty days and pay
you what experience teaches me the job is really
worth to me. if it, $780,"
The clergyman looked long and earnestly at
the energetic, determined young woman and
sighed.
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She Understood.

Philadelphia Press.
Now you know what tee isl said
Bunker, explaining the game. Now then.
'caddie--'
"Oh. l see" she interrupted, that's VIVA,
you put the tea in. OF course, know what
'tea-caddie is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-23
Ohfoans to Build a Home.

SPRINGFIELD. o.. May 22.-Grand
Lodge Of Odd Fellows of Ohio to-day
elected e. C. Burr. OF Columbus. grand
trustee. on the second ballot. They also
started an endowment fund for the state
home ia this city. 1t Is proposed TO raise
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-23
FROM HITLER AND YON.
An Abstainer.

Detroit Free Press.
Briggs-well I have had to give up flirting
Griggs-Why?
Briggs-I found it was affecting my heart.
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FERGUS FALLS. MINI. May 22-Twa
children OF Julius Poss. aged two and I'VE.
were burned 10 death al their home in the
town OF Ida. They entered the barn with
some matches and the building Was ablazs
a few minutes later.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-23

When a conservative and well-informed
man IN international usages like General
John W. Foster. OF this State. declares in
ksver Of abrogatinz the Clayton Bulwer
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100000 Fraternal greetings were received
from the Indiana Grand Lodge. in session
at indianapolis.
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ton of the Music Teachers Association Of
Missouri at Columbia, Mo-, June 1922, will
be oliver Willard Pierce. a well-known
local instructor and player. Mr.. Pierce will
give g recital during the convention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-23

The Board of Public Works should be
very careful to prevent the impression get
ting abroad that it has an undue preference
for asphalt. The captious are prompt TO
draw invfdious conclusions
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Give me the 81" he said.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-06-06
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago. June .-Cattle-Receipts, $500:
generally steady. except inferior: good to
prime steers. S:.45d6.1O; poor to medium,
S4.5O@34 40: stockers and feeders. slow,
S3.1OM4S:5; cows, s.. .sOa4 30: heifers. $500
$40: Gamers, weak, $2.OOtd2.75: bulls,
steady. $2.9Oli4.50; calves. S4.5O6lSOO Texas
fed steeers, s425@5. 40: Texas bulls $275
ASS. Hogs-Receipts, today, 10000: to-
morrow, 25,000. estimated: left over 5000;
opened &c higher. closed easier: top. $500:
mixed and butchers. s5.7095. %: good to
choice heavy. S5.SO'a6.OO: rough heavy.
S5.65td5.7I5: light. S56565.9O: bulk Of sales.
S5S5l5.92&. Sheeep-Recelpts. 5000;
sheep slow; lambs weak; spring lambs
S5.25d5.T5: good to choice wethers. ALSO
44O fair to choice mixed. S4.O0dI43O: west
ern sheep S4.150I4. 40: yearlings. 81 5Ofi4. rs; /;
native lambs $4OOa5.4 40; western lambs,
81 75d5. 40