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this was when he fired andl shot Doyle, he
being the person who had broken open the
door; did not know who he was at the time
OF shooting. He never had consented to i'm
proper relations between his wife and Par
ish or any other man; never knew his wife
was al indianapolis with Parish for
week he had remained at home at night
for fear OF Parish.
Two witnesses swore that they saw Ezra
Doyle, a policeman. and a brother of
Charles Doyle who was shot. get up from
the side OF his brother and put a revolver
In his pocket This was TO substantiate the
evidence that Doyle carried a revolver and
Parish stone in n handkerchief when they
house Other witnesses swore 10 the fact
that Parish had often said he would fix
Douglas so his clock would would be
stopped" The defenses testimony went to
show that Parish had been threatening to
get even with Douglas and had gone TO
Douglass house the afternoon of the shoot
ing TO carry out his threat and took Doyle
along 10 helm him.
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SUMNER TERM FACULTY.
Teachers i'm the Several Departments
of the state Normal school.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. May l0-The fac
ulty for the summer term at the Indiana
State Normal School has been chosen and
is follows: President w. w. Parsons;
mental science and methods, Professors
Sandison Chairman and Stalker history.
Professor Kemp physics and chemistry,
Professor Gilum; grammar and compost
ton. Professor Wisely and Misses White
mack and Browder; biology. Professor Rett-
ger; geography, Or. Dryer and Professor
McBeth; drawing, Professor Truman;
mathematics Professors Kelson, Morgan
and Higgins music, Miss Parr; Latin and
German, Professors Schlicher and Faurot
library. Professor Cunningham and Misses
Jones and Heating; physical culture for
men, Professor kimmel; for women, Miss
Curry.
Professor Faurot who will teach Latin
ana German. is a member of the Rose Poly
technic faculty and Will fiji the place of
Miss Rose and Miss Sankey. who will rest
during the summer term. The term will
begin the first Monday In July. the week
following the commencement exercises, and
will continue for six weeks.
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ABOUT INDIANIANS.
Substitute Letter Carriers-Postofics
at Trask Discontinued.

Special the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. May 10. - Clarence 2.
Berkeley and w E. oliver were to-day APP
pointed substitute letter carriers at Ko-
kOmo.
The postofice at Trask. Grant county.
will be discontinued and its patrons be
supplied by rural free delivery from Fair
mount.
Mrs. John T. Ellis. of Anderson. is a
guest OF Mrs r. r. Kahn. Mrs. Ellis came
East with her husband. who sailed for
Europe several days ago. his ultimate des-
tlnatiOn being 81. Petersburg
Elmer +. Montgomery. OF Indiana. assist
ant messenger in the Pension Bureau has
received a promotion which increases his
salary 500 a year.
James r. Greer. Of Indiana polls. is regis
tered at Wizards.
The War Department announces the ap-
pointment Of James III. Harrison jr. of
Evansville, Ind, as a cadet al West Point.
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Indiana Obituary.

PORTLAND, Ind. May 10.-Nfrs. Luke
Norhis, a prominent woman of the county
died this afternoon. after a very brief i'll
ness, having been taken sick la tie last night
She was seventy years old. Mrs. Priscilla
Ropp, widely related In Jay county. is dead
at her home in Council Bluffs. Ia. She will
be buried Saturday.
RICHMOND, Ind, May 10.-Walter a.
Kemper, aged twenty-siX years. of Rich
mond, died yesterday of consumption al
Denver. Col. He was a son of Mrs. Mar
garet L. Kemper. and brother of DIR. a.
L. kemper.
LAPORTE, Ind. May 10.-Morris Durbin.
son of ID. 5. DurOin, steward at the State
Prison. and nephew of Governor Durbin, is
dead of peritonitis. He was twenty years
old and served in the Spanish-American
war
FLORA Ind. May 10.-Wiliam Anderson
a pioneer, and one of the best known farm
ers of Carroll county, is dead, at the age
OF eighty-seven.
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RECEPTION "REMINISCENCES.
Mrs. Mckinley and the Women and
Children of Memphis.
Memphis Commercial-Appeal.

Memphis Commercial-Appeai.
"All the world loves a lover is not con-
fined to the class Of those who dream in the
moonlight or write scented notes The
place Mrs. Mckinley has won In the hearts
of the American people and will continue
10 hold is largely due to the fact that she
is lover OF all things good and beautiful.
and Of little children in particular.
The little incident which occurred at the
Nineteenth Century Club Tuesday proved
this affection, this spontaneous overfowins
of love that makes her one of the happiest
and sunshiniest OF natures in a life some-
times harassed by state duties. and soms-
times vexed with bodily suffering
Tuesday. as she drove through the streets
of Memphis, no child escaped her notice
There was a wave OF hand or handkerchief.
a bow and a smile. often a kiss Of the hand
for the little ones. Once she leaned over
and looked up at one Of the high buildings
that lined the street Look" she said to
the ladies with her, look at that dear
child away up there. Not the words. but
the tone and gesture. the look I'm the gen.
tie eyes. told the love she has for whatever
is cnaidlike.
president Mckinley shares this love 10 a
marked extent. and one small miss In this
city will cherish a long time the flower
the President gave her at the Nineteenth
Century cluD. Little Elizabeth Rees was
favored of the gods She had kiss from
Mrs Mckinley as she left the clubhouse.
and when the President saw her later he
took her in his arms and kissed her. A
lady standing near said: MIR. Mckinley.
give me leaf OF your flower" II couldn't
bear 10 spoil II" he said. he took IL
from his buttonhole; Il want 20 give IL TO
this dear child"
So much has been said and written OF
the beauty and charm OF Southern women
that one fancies sometimes that IL Is large
ly a habit OF thinking and writing. Some
of Mrs. Mckinley's opinions on the sub
Iceland she has probably not formed the
habit above acknowledgements yester-
day. indicate that IL isn't tradition. after
all.
As she left the clubhouse with Mrs Ham,
mond and DR. Kixey she turned 10 the
chairman OF the ladies' committees. TO
whom largely credit Is due for the beauti-
full Inequalities shown her. and said: "Oh.
Mrs. Hammond. l am glad TO have seen
it. The beautiful flowers. the beautiful
women. the beautiful hospitality. l have
never felt 80 complimented. and would not
have missed 10 for great deal" The re-
mark will be better understood when II Is
known that for awhile IL thought Mrs.
Mckinley would not be able 10 attend the
reception.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, May l0.-Articles
OF Incorporation have been filed for the
new local glass company with $4,000 capt.
tai stock and the following as incorpora-
tors: ID. z. Erwin and Albert Lieber, In
G.anapolis and c. j. Root and Crawford
Fairbanks, Terre Haute. Mr.. Root is the
practical glass manufactures and until re-
Gently was one Of the stockholders of the
North Baltimore company which few
months ago began operations In this city
on a large scale. The product of the new
factory will be mostly beer bottles. in which
both Mr. Lleber and Mr.. Fairbanks as
brewers will be directly interested.
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WRECK AT ALEXANDRIA
TRACTION TRAIN DERAILED AND
CONDUCTOR FATALLY INJURED.
Municipal League Adjourns-Fight
over the Glass Fire Closing-Evi-
dence in the Douglas Trial.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
ALEXANDRIA, Ind. May 10.-There was
a serious wreck on the Union Traction
Company's lines Just north Of town. late
this afternoon. The conductor, Clyde Kiger.
OF Anderson was seriously injured and
probably will die. The motorman and
brakeman were thrown into a ditch. and
the cars piled up over them, but they were
not seriously hurt.
The freigh: train on the traction line
was on its way to Anderson, and was going
down a grade. Just as il reached the bot
tom the motor car jumped the track. The
cars, in leaving the track. cut off two of
the poles that support the trolley wire,
temporarily stopping traffic. The cars were
almost total wreck
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MUNICIPAL LEAGUE ADJoURNs.
Next Meeting VIII BE Held at Andcr-
Son-The New Officers.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS. Ind, May 1O.-The last ses-
sion of the Indiana Municipal League was
held this morning. It was given over to
the passing of resolutions. election of Of
ficers, and the selection o. the city for the
next meeting. J. L. DUNCAN was nomi-
mated for reelection to the presidency of
the league, but declined TO make the race.
The officers elected are as follows: George
e. Downey, of Aurora, president; Z. r
DUNCAN. of Huntington. permanent secre-
tary; Loring w. Mellette, OF Elwood.
treasurer; Il. F. Deahl, of Goshen, first
vice president; J. L. Merryman w. n.
Hauck. o. Fl. Bogue. W. H Shambaugh
and George Boygt committee on revision
of municipal laws; Joseph r. Day. NJ NJ
Dunlap. NJ. T. Kreuger. James T. Merry
man and Levi Hege, executive committee.
Anderson was selected as the place for
hololng the next meeting.
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MARKET IN LONDO,
Tone Was Dull and Little Business
Was Transacted.

NEW YORK. May 10.-The Commercial
Advertisers London financial cablegram
says: mo business to speak Of was done
anywhere on this side to-day. London Is
waiting the settlement which will be be-
gun on Monday. The tone was dull
Money is being held back for the arrange
ment of American accounts and mines
were being sold freely TO make up the
differences i'm Americans In the best In
formed quarters here they say that the
talk OF failures and losses here are grossly
exaggerated. The panic is looked upon
simply a case of heavy profits, heavily
diminished and the expectation Is that
those with good credit can easily be tided
over. One prominent jobbers account was
closed by arrangement The market for
Americans was singularly devoid OF ex-
element. Business was very idle and
prices were wide. Almost all dealings are
a matter of negotia ton
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a collision between great railroad and
banking interests had taken place. The full
significance of the situation was seen when
Northern Pacific common scared 10 over
149 on Tuesday and the rate at which II
could be borrowed over night was as high
as 10 per cent. of the par value, On
Wednesday the street was in practical pos
session Of the fact that the Union Pacinc
interests objected to the burlington deal,
effected by the Morgan-Hill allies on be-
half of Great Northern and Northern Pa
cifc had requested that II be admitted 10
a one-third interest in the transaction
end. being refused. had proceeded 10 ac-
quire the voting power of that company
and thus dictate terms to the combina-
ton. On Wednesday there was further
advance of Northern Pacific TO $50, and the
stock was loaned for use at high as 80
per cent. The logical conclusion was that
the Morgan-Hill people were also acquir-
ing stock; that the possession OF control
by either interest was still a matter of
doubt and that the contamination of the
Burlington purchase by the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific in the former
originally proposed might be defeated. The
short interest in the stock was also mani
testify large and was due partly TO the
temptation of bears to sell the stock at It's
extreme advance, and partly TO the
marketing OF stock by foreign arbitrageurS
against purchases made In London, from
which city certificates cannot reach New
York under ten days time. The representa-
pressed a readiness to make the matter
easy for arbitrage houses by rendering
shares flat or on reasonable terms. but IL
was otherwise with the rank and file of the
shorts, among whom the street believed
some large speculative interests were in
Guided.
Dangerous as the situation in Northern
Pacific was, IL became positively demoraliz-
ing TO the market on Thursday. when hopes
of a settlement of the complications did
not bear fruit, and the price of Northern
Pacific common. under urgent buying 10y
bears called on to return borrowed stocH.
forced the price to 5000 per share. then 10
500 and finally to high 81 600 Violent
surance was given by the people who ha !
accumulated the stock that shorts would
he treated with consideration, and after
the close on Thursday ii was stated that
an agreement had been reached by which
all parties could settle their shorts at 49,
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strong Testimony i'm Behalf OF Doug
las in the Murder Trial.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind. May 10.-The
taking OF testimony in the murder case of
Joe Douglas closed at noon to-day and the
arguments are in progress. The case will
so TO the jury about noon tomorrow Doug
las. when on the stand. testified as 10 the
nature of the trouble he had with Frank
Parish. but said he had not had any with
Charles Doyle, whom he sho; and killed;
that these two men had gone to his home,
and. after knocking at the front and side
doors, had broken open the back door and
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TOTAL OF S73O,338,37O
AT LAST SESSION
OF THE FTFTY-sIXTH CONGRESS.
Final Statement of the Clerks of Both
Houses-New Offices Created
and Their Cost.

WASHINGTON, May 1O.-The volume
containing statements Of appropriations,
new offices. etc, required by law to be pre-
pared and published at the end of each SEES
sion of Congress under the direction of the
committee on appropriations of the Senate
and House, has been completed for the sec
ond session of the Fifty-sixth Congress by
Thomas Z. Cleaves and James c. Courts,
chief clerks, respectively, of those COM
mittees. n summary of the appended table
shows the grand total of $7SO.S3S,37O TIL.
details by bills are as follows:
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NEW YORK. May 1O.-Elbert Thomas
jackson and Samuel c. Jackson doirg
business as stock brokers. to-day assigned
for the benefit OF their creditors. Jackson
Brothers were members of the Consolidate.
Exchange. The primary cause was said To
be the failure OF their customers I'm The
city and out OF town To meet calls for extra
margins. The liabilities are under 500 COO.
T. w Hilton AZ Co. a Consolidated Ex-
change firm. suspended business to-day.
Mr.. Hilton said the house had not failed.
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JUMP IN PRICES.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGED
Morgan & Co. Mr.. Schiffs attention was
called to these reports and he character
lied them as false. Another member of
the Hartman syndicate made this state
ment: I'VE believe now. as we did yester-
day, that we control the Northern Pa
night during the day TO change our
opinion. AS for the Burlington deal. con-
corning which there has been so much adj
verse criticism, we believe it will go
through without further hitch
The 300 shares of Northern Pacific COM
mon, which sold yesterday at $1,000 a share.
are said 10 have been for a Chicago house
which is supposed to have bought them for
a prominent operator of that city.
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wabash Mining Company Prosperous

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind. May 1O-A letter received
from Superintendent s. T. BLIZZARD, OF the
Michigan division of the Big Four road,
who went to Alaska as the representative
of the Wabash Klondike Company. two
months ago, says the financial condition of
the company is encouraging. From the two
claims owned by the company near Dawson
gold of the value OF $500 is being taken
daily while the expense is under $500 daly.
The stockholders will be called together TO
consider the report of Mr.. Blizzard. Most of
the stockholders are employees Of the Mich
igan division of the Big Four.
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Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
WABASH. Ind May 10.-The Wabash
county Sunday-school convention met in
annual session at the First NJ. f. Church
last night. with Presiding Elder Semans
in the chair. The Rev. T. j. Johnson, who
was TO have delivered the opening address,
was unable 10 be present. Mrs ID. w
Thomas, OF Elkhart, gave an excellent talk
on THE Possibilities OF the Sunday-school
Teacher" At the business session in the
Evangelical Church the Rev. W. T. Groom
of the Christian Church., made the opening
address. Tonight Prof. j. H. Shilling ad-
dressed a large audience on THE Ideal
Sunday-school Scholar; Mr.. Johnson
spoke on THE Many Phases of Sunday
school Work. and Mrs. ID. w. Thomas
closed the session with an address on "Pri-
mary Work-Character. Methods and Re
suits" The reports show a gratifying in
crease in Sunday-school memberships and
collections.
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WASHINGTON. May 1O.-Controller of
the Treasury Tracewell has decided against
the contention OF Ferdinand ". Peck, COM
missioner general TO the Paris exposition
that the cost Of a cablegram should be paid
out of the exposition funds. Maj. Frederick
lean commission. refused TO pay for the
cablegram on the ground that il was a
personal message. The cablegram read as
follows.
Paris. Nov. .. 1900
president. Washington-Our entire staff
at Thanksgiving day meeting greet the
President. their honored chief, to-day
They feel they have reason for thanks that
he Is again 20 preside over the destnies
OF the Nation. PECK
The controller decided that while the
eablegram shows the true American
spirit IL not public business, and
Mr.. Bracket is directed not TO pay for II.
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PROVED BY PANIC.
Mutual Lifc's Assets Exceed ny S35,.
oOO,0oo Those OF the United
states Government.

NEW YORK. May io.-The late panic IN
the stock market gave fresh proof OF the
investment value OF life insurance in a
sound company. Even during the most ex-
citing moments policy In The Mutual Lsfa
Insurance Company of New York was as
good as government bonds as collateral for
a loan. The assets OF the Mutual Life are
more than $35.0oo.oo0 greater than the total
cash assets OF the United States govern
ment. including the $lso.oooeoo OF gold r.
serve
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EFFECT ON BANK CLEARIxGs.
Total NJ New York Was 1922 Per
Cent. Greater Than a Year Ago.

NEW YORK. May lO.-The furry in the
stock market ;his week is shown 10 some
extent in the weekly report OF bank clear
ings compiled by Bradstreet The increase
al New York over the same week var
ago was 1892 per cent The following table
shows the clearings at the principal cities
for the week ended May 10. with the per-
centage OF Increase and decrease as conn
pared with the corresponding week last
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
DANVILLE. ILL.,, May 1O.-When William
fNoss went home, this evening, he found
his wife talking to Ed Kinzie. a former adj
mirer. kloss drew a knife and fatally
stabbed Kinzie. Kloss had been married
only month. He was arrested.
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Timers Strike Ended.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. May 10.-After hold
ing out for nearly a week local boss timers
bad to submit to the demands of the union
for % cents an hour and nine hours work
a day. The men struck, but returned to
work to-day
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but had suspended business 10 find out
where il stood. He said the members OF the
firm expected TO resume on Monday
Morey A Peters. stock broker, at Eoston-
has assigned.
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EVIDENCES OF MURDER.
Body of an Illinois Farmer Found
in the River at Mount Vernon.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 10.-The body
of Wolfe Betz. of Carmi, ILL.,, who disap-
peared from his home two weeks ago, was
found in the Wabash river near Mt. Yer
non, Ind, to-day. There were evidences OF
murder. When the man disappeared he
carried large sum of money. The officers
are working on the case BetZ was
wealthy farmer, living just across the Illi-
nOiS line
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To certain real estate owned by CHRISTIAN
+. and Wilhelmina Wishmier TO open San
atorium avenue TO a uniform width of forty
feet between Washington street and Jack
son street.
ASSESSMENT ROLLS APPROVED.
For opening the first alley west of Senate
avenue, from North street TO Walnut street.
Tor opening Valley avenue across the
Big Four tracks.
In behalf OF William Bossert for con-
structing a local sewer along Blackford
ket street.
WATER MAINS ORDERED.
Along Thirty-second street. from Penn
sylvania street to Delaware street.
PETITIONS FILED.
For vacating the first alley north of Six
tenth street. from Talbot avenue TO the
first alley west of Delaware street.
For gravel roadway. brick cutters. &C.
ment walks and curbing and local sewer
along Twenty-eighth street, from Illinois
street 10 Capitol avenue
PAPERS ORDERED.
For bricking the first alley north of Ohio
street from Illinois street TO Meridian
street
For gravel roadway. brick cutters. ce-
ment walks and curbing on Twenty ninth
street from Northwestern avenue to FL
mira street.
For cement walks and curbing on Penn
sylvania street from Thirty-second street
TO Thirty-fourth street.
BUILDINGS CONDEMNED.
The one and one-half story frame build
ing at Senate avenue and Fourteenth
street.
Brick building known as 2iO Massachu-
eetts avenue.
APPRAISERS REPORTS FILED.
For cement walks on Dorman street,
from Vermont street 70 Michigan street
Aggregate appraised value of property
affected. $i5,l50
For cement walks on Bellefontaine street
from Massachusetts, avenue 10 Thirteenth
street. Aggregate appraised value of prop
erty affect cd go. zoo
For asphalt pavement on Louisiana street.
from Illinois street 10 Capitol avenue. Ag-
sregate appraised value of property affect
ed. S203. 400.
For cement walks on Lee street. from
Minnesota street 10 Miller street. Aggre-
gate appraised value of property affected.
$500.
For cement walks on Palmer street, from
Ringgold avenue 10 shelby street Aggre-
gate appraised value OF property Affected.
sl4,So0
For cement walks or Spruce street. from
DelOss street to Lexington avenue. Aggre-
gate appraised value OF property affected.
sle.2s5
For gravel roadway. cement walks and
curbing on Kenwood avenue. from Thirty
eighth street TO a point $50 IS feet south %
Thlrty-1fth street Aggregate appraised
value OF property affected. &I1l50
For gravel roadway. cement walks and
curbing on South Elder avenue, from Mary
land street TO the firs' alley south. Aggre-
gate appraised value Of property arectcd,
$500.
For cement walk on the east side of Bel
mont avenue. from Washington street 10 q
point 53lik feet south. Aggregate appraised
value OF property affected. $S.@1
For cement walk the north side OF
South street. from Capitol avenue 10 Ken
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Total United States. 50, 4s 4ss.5 si Inc. .lo7.2
Total outside OF New
York .................. sl2.0S3,22s Inc... 25S
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mont avenue. from Morris street to Howard
DEEDs ACCEPTED.

To certain real estate owned by Christian
+. and Wilhelmina Wishmier TO open San
atorium avenue TO uniform width of forty
feet between Washington street and Jack
son