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ALTERNATE IN THE HOUSE.
GrosvenOr and Weeks Have n Tilt
Over the Cuban Bill.


WASHINGTON. April Batter the tur-
oulent scenes of yesterday marking the
passage OF the revised Cuban reciprocity
DILL the House settled down to routine busI-
ness to-day An opportunity found
however, for the two elements i'm the re-
cent struggle 10 give expression to their
feelings. This occurred while the fortifi-
cation appropriation bill was under consid-
Grafton Mr.. Grosvenor. of Ohio, one of
the ways and means leaders, said that the
amendment which the opponents of the
ways and means committee had engraftcd
upon the Payne bill not only wiped out
the differential on sugar but also did
away with the cOuntervaillng duty of the
Dingley law. Mr.. Weeks, Of Michigan.
made spirited rejoinder, in behalf OF those
who opposed the ways and means commit
tee He frankly conceded that the motive
OF the opposition had been to kill the reel
proclty bill and commented satirically on
MI GrOsVenOr'S recent references to the
young and inexperienced members. Tele-
grams of cOngratulatiOn had been pour
ing In to-day, Mr.. Weeks said, from the
Governor of Michigan and from those high
IN the councils of the Republican party on
the success Of the movement against the
reciprocity bill With this home support
behind them, he and his associates did not
propose TO have the riot act" read TO them
by the gentleman from Ohio or any other
leader Our motive was to kill that bill
that is the plain English of it." exclaimed
MI Weeks. and we believe that it is
killed and that if it ever comes back from
the Senate its friends will not be able to
recognize it."
Mr.. Cannon stated that if the Senate
dealt with the bill Mr.. Weeks suggested
CONTINUED ON PAGE 10, PART %
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Judge Riggs, at Warsaw, Holds an
Important Mercantile Law Invalid,
as Class Legislation.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN
TIES PLACED ON THE WABASH ROAD
IN LAPORTE COUNTY.
Suicide of a RushviIIe Merchant-Se-
bany Traction Franchise.
Il Ia the Indjanapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. April 19.-After thirty
hours elaboration the jury in the Charles
Pittser murder trial returned verdict Of
murder in the second degree, sentencing
the defendant to prison for life. Pledged
not to reveal how they balloted the jurors
refused to give the cause of the delay in
finding a verdict in the case, in which no
defense except insanity was offered, and
the people could see little or no evidence
for Pittser
When the jury returned the verdict it was
in bad form, finding the defendant guilty
in the first degree, and then applying
second degree punishment. The foreman
stated that a mistake had been made, and
the jury retired to correct it by using the
term second degree" This almost blocked
the proceedings again, for some Of the
jurors had consented to life imprisonment
on a first degree finding, and objected to
altering it.
While being returned to Jail Pittser smiled
and said: "They soaked 1t to me hard
Some excitement was caused this even
ing by rumor that several men were here
from Middletown, the home of Pittsers
murdered wife, ready to take him from
jail if the death sentence were not passed.
A motion for a new trial will be made on
Monday.
In a fit of jealousy last January Pittser,
aged twenty-one, shot to death his eight
weeks bride, aged eighteen. He had left
her, and, meeting the woman by chance,
accompanied her to Muncie from Daleville,
went with her to the home Of her sister,
and while serving beer to the party sud
denly drew a revolver and shot her. The
verdict does not meet with favor. but prob
ably will stand.
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CONTENTS OF TO-DAY's JOURNAL.
Part One-Ten Pages.

Page
1-Reciprocity Bill May Die in the Senate
Committee; Installation of President
Butler at Columbia College; Verdict in
the Pittser Murder Case. and Other In
diana News; NJ. E ingalls, Tells Chicago
Bankers that Expansion is a Necessity.
2-General Telegraphic News.
3-Millions for Churches.
4-Wrecked by a Torrent.
5-General Labor News.
6-Sporting News.
7-Sporting News.
S-State Convention Gossip; Court News.
9-Girls in Heroic Drama; Julius A. Haag's
Offer for Gas Company.
10-The Battle Flag Parade; Hotel Lobby
Gleanings.
Part TwO-Ten Pages.
1-Almost Lost Art; News of Labor Or
ganizations
2-Growth of Crystal; Andrew Carnegie's
New Book.
3-High School News and Gossip.
4-Editorial Page.
5-General Foreign News.
6-Personal and Society and Real-estate
News.
7-Classified Advertisements
s-Financial Reports.
s-Live Stock and Local and General Prod
uce Markets.
10-Morgan's Latest Deal.
Part Three-Eight Pages.
1.-The Chinese Labor Field: Durability of
Cancer; The Doctrine of Theosophy.
2-George AIDES Fable The Literary Field.
3-Musical and Dramatic.
News of the Ladysmith Victory; Va
garies of a Bird Lover; Short Sermon.
5-Illustrated Fashions; Little Lessons in
Economy.
6-Suburban Society News.
7-Original Story, "The Better Way"
Sphinx Lore.
S-Miscelleaneous.
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labor of Europe and its competition may
be necessary. 1t certainly is considered
so by large number of our people, but the
same wall that protects us upon that SIDE
is our ruin upon the other, and we must
cultivate the West Indies, the South Amer
lean states and the islands of the Pacihc
by reciprocal arrangements and relations
which promote our commerce. We must
admit their products free, in consideration
of their purchasing from us, and, If this
is done, have not ships enough upon
the ocean TO carry the commerce between
those countries and our own, and there Is
not money enough in the banks to furnish
the credit and exchange.
I'VE should then bind these countries to
us by ties stronger than any legislation.
They would be our friends, our partners in
business. And | confess L Ican see nothing
but trouble in any other partnership. With
the experience we have had in the South
ern States with negro suffrage are you
willing to undertake the admission of Cuba
and Porto Rico as States, containing, as
they do. a large majority OF colOred people!
Neither do l care 10 maintain a kinder
of 100000 OF OrientalS. Rather, l say, keep
the hands of foreign nations off, hold the
commerce of these countries. furnish the
transportation. furnish the ships. furnish
the money and the banking facilities for
their trade and we will have commercial
annexation without the danger of political
annexation.
IF We start lines of ships, if we girde
the West Indies, South America and the
Pacific with our telegraph lines and our
ships, we shall revOlutionize the trade of
those countries, furnish outlets for our
manufactures and hold for many years the
prosperity OF to-day"
Mr.. Lowry spoke in favor of expansion
in general and paid particular attention TO
matters in the South drawing a brilliant
picture OF the prospects and capabilities OF
the Southern States. A number of the
guests joired in the general discussion that
followed the speeches.
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SHOT BY HIGHWAYMEN
ONE MAN KILLED AND ANOTHER Sc
RIOUsLY WOUNDED.
Were EscOrting Girls Home from a
Dance When Attacked-DeadIy
HOld-Up IN Nebraska.

GREENSBURG, Pa, April 19.-While a
number OF young people were returning
from a dancing party early this morning
two masked negro highwaymen held up
the couple in the lead and at the muzzle
Of revolvers overpowered Charles Nc
Quilts and foced him to turn over his
money and watch. Meanwhile Miss Annie
Hill, who was with him, ran back and noti-
fed the others. who hurried TO the rescue.
The highwaymen Immediately opened fire
and Alexander Mcknight was shot dead
and Frank McQuillis severely wounded. The
robbers then fed to a thicket and es-
capped. A reward of $500 has been Of
fered for their apprehension and officers
are searching the surrounding country for
them. 1t is believed they were miners
from the Jamison coal works, where
scores of negroes are employed.
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CREDIT CLERK ARRESTED.
Accused of EmbezzIinE $4,000 from
His Employers.

NEW YORK. April 19.-Bryan L. Rawson,
credit clerk for L. III. Leggett & Co., whole
sale grocers, was arraigned in Police Court
to-day, charged with the embezzlement of
$4,000. and was released on S5.OOO bail Ac-
cordipg to John c. Juhring. one of the firm.
Rawson was engaged in a conspiracy with
Max Borschardt and another employe by
which the firm was robbed of at least S25,-
O00 or possibly more Borschardt was ar
rested five months ago and, il is said.
turned States evidence, duplicating the
other two. The third man is said TO have
disappeared Rawson had been in the en-
ploy of the firm for twenty years He re-
sides at Mount Vernon, y. Y, and has
been prominent I'm social circles there.
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WITH ARM AROUND HER NECK.
william McCarty Fired Two Bullets
Into His wife's Back

LEXINGTON, KY, April 19.-William
McCarty. aged twenty-seven. a railroad
brakeman, tonight killed his wife at the
home of c. E. Swigert, a neighbor, 245
West Main street. McCarty had been in
toxicated for some time Thursday night
he beat his wife in a frightful manner.
Fearing for her life she to-day swore out a
peace warrant. McCarty learned of this.
and this evening. while she and Mrs Swi-
CERT were standing the front porch he
suddenly appeared from the side of the
house Selling his wife around the neck
he fired two bullets into her back She
died instantly. The victim was only twen-
ty years of age. Her maiden name was
Lucy Goebel. McCarty was arrested. lie
saws that his wife was disloyaI.
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SHOT HIMSELF WITH A RIFLE.
Suicide of Samuel Abercrombie, a Dry
Goods Merchant of RushviIIe.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, April 19-Samuel
Abercrombie, leading dry goods merchant
of this city, blew off the top of his head
this morning with a Winchester rifle
Just before o'clock this morning Mrs
Abercrombie, of North Morgan street,
missed her husband. She telephoned TO the
store, but he was not there. At the back OF
his residence he had a room where he kept
his guns and other sporting goods. He had
tools and bench there, where he did some
experimental work. Not being able 10 find
him anywhere else, his wife looked in the
shop and found him lying on the floor, the
top OF his head shot of and his face COW
cred with blood. She gave the alarm and
then tainted She was unconscious when
aid came and did not recover until late this
afternoon. She is still in a critical condi-
ton
Mr.. Abercrombie was forty-four years old
and was born in Rush county. He came
TO this city when quite young lie was
teacher and later was superintendent Of the
Rushville schools. On his retirement. about
a year ago. he succeeded Earl Payne as
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member of the dry goods firm which was
then known as Winship * Payne. The az
fairs of the firm are in a prosperous cOndl-
ton and Mr.. Abercrombie's personal nnan-
cial affairs are supposed 10 be all right.
He married Miss Minnie Walton. a sister Of
T. r. Walton. jr-, a prominent cattle breed
er. now retired. III health Is supposed 10
have been the cause of the suicide.
Mr.. Abercrombie was an active member
of the NJ +. Church and of the X. OF +.
and X o. T. NJ. The funeral Will be
held at the Fifth-street Methodist Church
on Monday afternoon at 1:So O'Clock, con-
Quoted By the Rev NJ 3. Hyde. under
the auspices of the X. of =. and X .. II.
NJ. lodges. Burial Will be at East Hill.
Coroner Frank Green held an inquest, but
will not be ready TO report until Monday.
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CAN SWARM AT WILL.
Decision in Favor of the Great Hive.
Ladies' of the Maccabees.

ANN ARBOR. Mich. April 19-Judge
Kline. in the Circuit Court here to-day.
handed down his opinion in the case Of the
Great Hive, Ladies OF the Maccab bees, Of
the State of Michigan. against the Supreme
Hive. Ladies OF the Maccabees OF the
World. brought TO determine the right Of
the Great Hive TO institute lodges outside
of the State and 10 use the regalia. ritual
and title OF the order Judge Kline decided
that the Great Hive has an equal and CO.
ordinate right with the Supreme Hive 10
use the regala, ritual and title OF the or
der and denied 10 the defendants the pos
session OF any paramount and exclusive
right 10 the same. His decree also requires
the defendant. the Supreme Hive. TO with
draw such protests 10 the expansion or the
Great Hive as have been filed without the
state and perDetually restrains and en-
ioins them from an any manner interfering
with the Great Hive in the extension and
expansion Of It's work
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ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.
Ties Placed on the wabash Railroad
I'm LapOrte County.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind. April 19.-An attempt
evidently 10 wreck the limited passenger
train on the Wabash Railroad at point
one and a half miles west OF Westville, La
porte county, was made last night, but the
perpetrators miscalculated the time, for the
engineer on a freight which preceded the
passenger saw the obstruction in time 10
bring his train to a standstin before he
reached it.
Ties had been piled on the track and fas-
tened in such a way that a train striking
the obstruction would have been ditched,
and, had the passenger train run into II,
the loss of life probably would have been
large. Railroad officials were on the ground
to-day investigating the matter, but as far
as known they were unable 10 find any
clew 1t cannot be determined whether the
attempt was made for the purpose of rob-
bing the express car or was piece of spite
work.
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DOES NOT WANT A PARDON.
Estes G.. RathbOne Confident of Ac-
quIttaI IL Granted New Trial

HAVANA, April 19.-Estes G. Rathbone
was brought before the Supreme Court this
afternoon on writ of habeas corpus. His
counsel said the Audencia Court had ac-
cepted the bond offered by fidelity COM
pany for Rathbone's appearance, but had
imposed the unusual condition that the
bond be made a public deed. drawn before
a notary, causing unnecessary delay and
expense. SenOr NunO, notary. testified
that il would require a week TO get the deed
through and to arrange the amount of the
state tax upon it. The court remained in
session until 1890 o'clock tonight ad-
journing at that time until s tomorrow
Rathbone says he will resist "A movement
for his pardon, either on the part Of the
United States or the Cuban government.
He says all he wants is that the Supreme
Court shall grant his appeal for A new trial
and that that trial be held before an un-
influenced court.
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EARTHQUAKES FAR APART.
shakes I'm Southern Russia, Mexico
and California.

ST. PETERSBURG. April 19-Severe
earth shocks occurred in Shemak. Trans
caucasia. during the night of April Il, caus-
ing a panic among the inhabitants who es-
caned the recent visitations Earth shocks
were also felt in the districts of Ferhana,
Turkestan, early yesterday morning.
MEXICO CITY, April ia severe earth
ouake shock was felt here at 7:50 last even
inc It's duration was a minute and a half.
exceedine. any experienced in recent years.
SAN FRANCISCO. April IA sharp
earthquake shock was felt here shortly
after : O'Clock this morning.
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BOY GOES TO PRISON.
Pleads Guilty to
killing Playmate.

TOLEDO. O.. April 19.-Daniel Rosen-
becker. thirteen years old. pleaded guilty
to-day to murder and was sentenced to
serve twenty years in the State peniten-
ttary. He killed his playmate, Arthur
Shanteau. AGED seven years.
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W. Bnyard cutting surprised.

NEW YORK, April 19.-W. Bayard Cut
ting. president OF the American Beet-sugar
Company. expressed great astonishment
when told Of the action taken by the House
% Representatives on the Cuban reciprocity
Sll. Il am taken completely by surprise,
NJ said. "as no such radical step az lne
sDSution Of the sugar difrerential mas oeeh
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Probable Murder and Suicide.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
HAMMOND, Ind, April 19.-Douglas
Craft, wealthy farmer living near here,
this afternoon severely wounded Arthur
CONTINUED ON PAGE 4, COL. J.
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TWO SEASONS OPEN.
Baseball and Lightning Come About
the Same Time.

AKRON, O., April 1e.-Richard Roam.
aged twelve, and Arthur Rogers, aged ff-
teen years. were killed and several other
persons were slightly injured to-day by
lightning which struck the grand stand at
Buchtel College Athletic Park just before
the beginning of a ball game between a
local team and one from Canton.
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expected. IL comes so suddenly that /
hardly know what TO think OF its effect on
the beet-sugar industry"
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IMPOSING CEREMONIES AT COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY YESTERDAY.
New President Inducted Into once I'm
the Presence Of Statesmen, Schol-
ars and Diplomats.
PROCESSION TO GYMNASIUM
WHERE FORMAL PROGRAMME OF
EXERCISES WAS CARRIED OUT.

President Roosevelt in Line, aud He
Was Greeted with the Cheers &C
Thousands Of students.
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FILIPINO AMNESTY.
Expected in Manila that Proclamation
VIII Issue July /.

Manila Juue Is Friendly natives On Mn.
aila say that report is current amona
their countrymen that the five soldiers Of
the Flfth cavalry who were captured nv
the insurgents May ~ have been holocd
20 denth near Teresa In Morong provrce
Luznn lhts report has not been CON.
hflned by the American authorizes Of thnt
uistilct Twenty tive members Of a hand
OF insurgents who were captured while
ughtns with General Lukhan in samar
took tho oath Of allegiance to the I'nited
states and were subsequently released.
four members Of the band were killed
IN the engagement which rsuIted in the
capture OF their companies The twenty.
hNe who have sworn allegiance have seen
General Charec and promised To give him
an the assistance in their power in tho
WORE ~ maintaining the present peace
conditions In Samar
rommlttce has boon sent 10 Samar 70
appoint Senior Lorcntes governor Of the
Island ana to establish civil government
II is expected that general amneste
VIII be declared July l. This amnesty will
result IN the release OF the FilIpino pris.
oners now on the island Of Guam.
,iho prospect In the island of revte for
speedy termination OF the armed resistance
there Is bright.
since the ports Of tho Islands were closed
suftcnucrs OF insurgents to the native con.
s'auulary nave occurred daily
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CHAPTER AT BRENNAN.

m Tuesday afternoon, May Is the Bren
ham Tom Green chapter Of United Dangh-
ters of the Confcderacy held their regular
meeting at Lusk's hall, when the following
Interesting program was rendered, undel
Tho direction Of Mrs. Il. f. Thompson:
Nusic "Creole Bellies" Misses Wood and
Thompson and Mr.. llealy
Reading, 'Ihe Cray Jacket Mrs. ~ H.
Harmon. ,u. a.. u.,,.
song, Gin the shadow Of the Pines Mrs.
VIII HOPKINS Of Kentucky.
sketch of Wade Hampton, by Mrs. IS.
"T The Holy city" violin and piano.,
Misses wood aud Thompson.
songs nelly Gray, I'm the House OF
roo Much Trouble" by a chorus of little
heading "Al quiet Along the Potomac"
Mrs. u. 4. Curry ......u,,
Quite number Of visitors we're present.
nud the meeting was an unusually pleasant
one After the program, tue chapter pro
recded "a tho business Of clcctlng ofhcers.
whom the entire body OF existing Officers
,vos unanimously reelected: president,
Mrs / b Williams; first vice president,
Mrs r. pryap: second vice president, Mrs.
n Afdeik. secretary, Mrs krugi CORE
snonalng secretary, Mrs. Emma Linn;
tronslrer. Mrs r. T.. Thompson; historian,
Mrs G. {. Garrett, registrar: Mrs. sarlta
iTamnlat Mrs .. G. Garrett
Historian Tom Green Chapter, Brenh"n'
fTexuz
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GENERAL WOOD. TRUSTEE.
JustfIes His Course on the Ground
ESpediepcy

Justtles His Course on the Ground Of
Espedlency
BOSTON, June l3.-Durinr his visit "a
this city yesterday, General Leonora
wood former governor general Of Cuhs
expressed himself in no uncertain terms
regarding the alleged lrregulailty an the
expenditure Of Cuban government funds
In the interest Of reciprocity. ne do.
ciared that acting as trustee for tho Is.
land' he had spent the money to cood orr-
poses ana had simply done what any rooa
administrator would do I'm ike c!rcum-
stances. Commenting on President ltoosc.
tclt Snccnl message on roclprocity win
highest terms. :" Wv
said: "epV'u' "oou
mere is nothing in connection with my
AZ, l.hlSlrall Ion with Cuban affairs / Wish
To cover ur. Every expenditure that was
H'aue was itcc and above board
80 tar ms | can see there was moth
lhs new brought out by tho testimony or
at; Inurbcr II perhaps accentnntcd a
mlIIo inc needs Of cuba as regards reel.
procty with this country.
was acting as Il trustee for ruho
simply used Mr. rhurboTs mailing Ust
aH lhe best means Of distributing inc IN
crhture on reciprocity. and this was yeu
NnoWn heiorc the examination Of MIR Thur
Der bniurc ihc Scuatc committees In ,,,.
opinion. tho opposition 10 tqrin rcc,r,oc,ty,
WIN una mas proceeded upon lines Of mis-.
apprehension | took II upon myself Ia
llarc tho facts before tho peoplo of tho
"'ttH states as ! saw them. Their, seemed
70 ne ID" one else to undertake the task
NhaI d.d ! considered best Tor tn, A..
ubsHl0i salvation NJ tho island. INC rcoson
; TOOK 1t mp with Mr.. fhurhrr was tIpt
~ ~ ''pr"S'ntcd souuo thinking people in