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Russell.

Russell.
Russell, July 1.-THE Misses Yost of
Charlton, who Wsre visiting, at the
Whittesley homeH the past week re-
turned home Friday1evening.
Misses Nora and Alta Graham Of AL
bia are visiting old friends in Russell
the past week. s8
Ira Wells was called to Des Moines
Saturday on business. sS
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Elliott spent
Sunday at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. H. B. Sutton in Charlton
Miss Coffman and Mrs. Wannan, of
Bussey, who have been visiting the
past week at the home of theiMeousin,
Ida Millison, returned home Saturday
evening
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Thomp
son, July 10, a daughter.
There will be lecture at the Bap-
fist church this night on Japan by
a native of that country,
The baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Hill
is very sick at the present writing.
kirkvilIe.
Kirkville, July 70. Mr.. land Mrs.
Lewis Heitz and children have just re-
turned to their home in Muscatine,
after pleasant visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. L. Bongers.
| Miss Dorothy Van Gent of Ottumwa
is visiting at the home of J. w. House,
north of town.
Charlton.
Charlton, July 14-Misse Lillian
Wright has returned to her home in
Woodburn after weeks visit with
relatives.
Mrs. II. j. Taylor has returned home
after spending week in Lucas with
her daughter, Mrs. Will Allen.
Hon. H. J.. Byers of Lucas has been
appointed by Governor Cumnins as
one of the delegates to the National
Mining Congress, which will meet at
Butte, Mont, Sept 1-6, 1902 Mr.. By
ers feels highly honored by the ap-
pointment, and the governor could not
have made better selection.
Master Fred Lewis of Russell spent
Sunday with his grandfather, Harry
Lewis.
Miss Maud Mcfarland left Saturday
morning for Denver, Colo; for pleas
ure trip, and visit with relatives.
Miss Katie McItea of Humeston
passed through Charlton Saturday en-
route to Russell.
Mrs. John Robson and daughter,
Miss Amanda of Oakley, were in the
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organizedin ls47, clean record for every
controlled By members for ugsn1b4ra. All SRE
plus Enthusiastically or allowed 10 aceut{A.
late at option Of Insured. No stocEh6saers 10
get ''rake off" q
Reliable agents wanted. Wote for BuRklss.
F.B. cRESsWELL. Gea't AatisV aamwa. 1aAk.
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city Saturday looking after a matter of
business.
John Reed gave one of the prettiest
balloon ascensions yesterday that was
ever made in the city. The first at
tempt was failure as he did not get
started when the balloon did. The
balloon was inflated again and this
time the start was made and he rose
about 1900 feet, travelling to the north
east for about mile. When he tried
to cut loose the knife failed to work
and he was compelled to wait until the
gas escaped and come down with the
balloon.
Miss Pearl Stanley, who has been
trimming in Parsons, Kan, is home
for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Mile
Stanley, and sister Ella.
Harry Lewis and daughter4n-law,
Mrs. Tickle Leis, spent Saturday in
Russell with the family of E. c. Lewis.
]. j. McIntire of Osceola, was in the
city yesterday for visit with his
brother, G. G. McIntire, who has been
a long sufferer with paralysis, but who
at present is getting stronger and
knows most everybody with whom he
was acquainted.
The band gave very Interesting
concert Friday night. There was a
large crowd out to enjoy the music.
A. l.. Howard of Melrose spent Sun
day with his family in the city.
S. G. Lewis and son Charles spent
Sunday at their home near Russell, re-
turning to their work at Murray last
evening.
Slant Hooper spent Sunday in Luz
cas-.
All Russell went to Russell last ev-
ening on No. 4.
The farmers are very busy now with
their oats, saving more of them than
they expected to as the weather has
been such the last few days as to
straighten some of them up.
Agency.
Agency, July 14.--Miss Mary Chi
dester of Fairfield visited Miss Lula
Lambert last week.
Mrs. Patton of Tarkio, Mo-, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. O. T. Allen.
An ice cream social is to be given
by the Epworth League at the home of
G. l.. Nye, Wednesday evening, July
16. All are invited.
"A. NerQOW mas IeluIueQ from Wdp-
clio, where he was called on account
of his son being sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Giltner have re-
turned home from Kirksville, Mo-,
where Mrs. Giltner has been taking
medical treatment for some time.
which has been benefit to her.
Miss Dennis has returned to her
home at Iowa City after visiting Pearl
Fair for the last month.
| f. A. Bell, mail carrier on rural
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The evening by ice cream and cake.
The evening was greatly enjoyed py
the Bloomfield lodge.
At midnight on Friday large parn
I on the John Shook farm, five miles
southeast Of this city, was destroyed
by FIRE. The origin of the blaze is
unknown. Four hundred bushels of
corn were consumed and the remain
der of the contents, which amounted
Ito $1,000.
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JOHN GOODALL INJURED.
A Bartender Struck Him with a Glass
and IL Broke.

John Goodall. colored. staggered into the
arms Of his brother William last night in
front of the lakewood saloon of Clarke Bur
ton, PA Indiana avenue. bleeding from more
than a dozen gashes on the forehead and
face. Before the brother could grab him
John had fallen to the pavement. He said
that Charles Jones. the bartender, had cut
him. Goodall was carried back into the
saloon and the city ambulance was called.
Bicycle Policemen Trimpe and Lowe were
called to investigate. When they entered
Goodall was sitting in the rear OF the
saloon surrounded by a crowd. They
learned that Goodall had gone into the
saloon and purchased a glass Of beer. Jones
waited on him, and, Ii alleged, made
IN insulting remark to Goodall az the latter
drained the glass. Goodall walked toward
the door and made a retort to the remark
made by Jones. The latter walked from
the rear of the bar with glass and struck
Goodall in the face The glass broke, in
ficting a number of serious looking
wounds Two large cuts were through the
left cheek. There were several over the
left eye. DR.. Kennedy sewed up the
wounds.
Trimpe and Lowe made a search of the
premises and found Jones on the landing of
a stairway outside AS the policemen
walked upstairs they found razor. When
they reached Jones they asked him why he
ran He said he did so because a crowd
down stairs had pursued him and he was
waiting TO kill the first man that came up
stairs He was arrested on a charge of
assault and battery.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

DR.. ". B. Robinson has returned to the
city.
The woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of Roberts Park Church will meet in the
church parlors tomorrow (Friday) after
noon at 2:30.
The Sisters of Bethany Of ST. Pauls
Church will serve ice cream and cake at
the parish house this evening from TO 10
o'clock. There will be dancing for the
young people.
The graduating exercises of the Indiana
kindergarten and Primary Normal Train
ing School will be held at the Tabernacle
Church this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
public is welcome.
The students and faculty of the Indianap-
oils College of Law had a smoker last
evening. The commencement exercises of
the school will be held this evening at the
Grand Opera House
The Indiana State Dental Board has re-
voked the license of Ernest P. Bender.
travelling dentist, on charges of immoral
conduct Bender has practiced at Fort
Wayne and Newport.
The Peck's Boys Brigade Band, assisted
by the pupils of the Washington Irving
School. will give a concert in Woodruff
Place Church tomorrow night at o'clock.
The concert will be for the benefit of the
Fresh Air Mission.
The annual lawn fete given by the mem
bers of the SIS. Peter and Paul's Chapel
will be held June Is and 10, on the lawn
surrounding st. Agnes's school, Meridian
and Fourteenth streets.
August c. Tamm yesterday leased Kis-
sells garden OF William F. Mason, who re-
Gently purchased the property of the Kis-
sells, and will convert the place into a fam
lily garden The lease reads for five years
at the rate Of SIS a month. The resort will
be renamed and the buildings remodeled
and refitted and an opening day will then
be announced. The lease provides that the
property shall be used for no immoral pur-
poses and prohibits gambling.
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CLAIMS TO BE SCALED
ONE PHASE OF THE CHINESE IN
DEMNITY MATTER DISPOSED OF.
Example Set by the United states Fol-
lowed by other Nations-The Ex-
change Question still Unsettled.

WASHINGTON, June ia cablegram
received to-day by Secretary Hay from
United States Minister Conger. at Pc
king, confirms the reported acceptance by
the resident foreign ministers there of the
general proposition -of the United States
government for a pro rata scaling down
Of the claims of the various nations for in
demnity on account of the Boxer uprising.
1t is understood, however, that England
and japan do not share in the reduction,
for their accounts clearly establish the
fact that their legitimate and actual eX-
penses were even more than their indem-
nifty claims, while the other nations party
TO the agreement had made themselves
rather liberal allowances in fixing the total
of their claims.
In this state of affairs Secretary Hay
himself suggested that it would not be fair
TO expect England and Japan TO share In
the cutting down process. which was nee
essary TO bring the aggregate of the claims
of the separate nations within the total
which the powers had agreed originally to
accept from China payment in full for
all losses. The reductions are, after all,
not exactly pro rata, for TO set a good ex-
ample and induce the other powers to be
generous, the United States government
undertook voluntarily TO reduce its claim of
$50, 100000 by 100000 which was one-tenth
of the total to be reduced. This left the
other nations TO divide up the 100000 re-
duction among themselves, so that in the
case of the largest claimants their loss
would be sensibly less than that volun-
tarily assumed by the United States. II is
stated that while the agreement reported
by Mr.. Conger to-day is gratifying and
marks a sensible advance toward a final
conclusion of the Chinese indemnity nego-
tiations. II does not affect the more serious
and difficult issue presented by the de-
mands of a majority of the powers for
settlement of the indemnity on the present
exchange value.
Up to the present moment the United
States government has not been able to
induce a single one of the powers signing
the treaty of Picking to accept its views al
to the exchange value of the amount of
indemnity to be paid by China.
Ever since the treaty was signed silver
has been dropping in price. The Chinese
Government contends that the indemnity
payments are to be made upon the basis
the treaty and in this contention the
United States joins The effect of the de-
probation of silver and the increase of the
rate of exchange, If the Chinese conten-
ton is denied, would be to practically in
crease by many millions the actual amount
of the indemnity to be paid by China, and
il is feared here that If the attempt is
made to insist upon the present exchange
rates China will be taxed beyond her abil
troubles far more grave than the Boxer
uprising.
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sHRINERS ELECT OFFICERS.
Imperial Council Then Adjourns to
Meet in Saratoga Next Year.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-THE visit
ing mobiles of the Mystic Shrine devoted to-
day chiefly to pleasure, though the i'm
perial council held a secret session this
morning. At o'clock a large number of
Shriners crossed the bay to Berkeley,
where they inspected the buildings and
grounds of the University of California
Many more made the ascent of Mount
Tamalpas. The event of the afternoon was
a reception TO Al Malaikah Temple, in the
maple room of the Palace Hotel the at
tendance being very large. There was a
promenade concert tonight at the Mechan-
les pavilion.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing term: Imperial potentate. Henry
c. Aiken. of Omaha. Neb.; deputy poten-
tate. c. II. Green, Dallas, Tex; chief rab-
ban, George l.. Brown. of Buffalo, n. Y;
imperial high priest and prophet. Alva p.
Clayton. of ST. Joseph. Mo. Oriental guide
Frank C. Rouney, of Chicago;' recorder
Benjamin w. Rowell, of Lynn. Mass. !;
treasurer, William b. Brown, of Pittsburg
After the installation of the new officers
the Imperial Council adjourned to meet at
Saratoga, n. Y, next year.
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LOCAL PRODUCE MARKETS
SUMNER DULLNESS NOT so PRO-
NOUNCED AS USUAL.
Increasing Demand for Fruits for
Canning Purposes-Grain Arrivals
Light-Prices Strong.

Trade in most lines has taken on the
usual summer Quietude, but it is not more
pronounced than usual in any line. while
in some lines better business is in prog
ress than is usual in June. The produce
markets are unusually active. Poultry
continues firm at quotations, which are
higher than in any former year. Fat,
healthy hens readily bring 10c and broilers
2Oc a pound. Eggs are coming in more
freely, but so many are poor that after be-
ing candled present prices do not yield
large returns. Eggs are still taking the
place of fresh meats TO an unusual extent,
Choice butter is very firm and higher.
Though receipts are quite large all are
disposed of at prices quoted. On Commits
sion row business is good. despite the high
prices which prevail on some lines of goods.
The canning of strawberries, cherries,
gooseberries and currants has begun, and
creates quite a demand for the articles
named. The first watermelons of the sea-
son are on the market, and are very good
fruit. Cantaloupes are more abundant and
unusually choice for shipped stock. But
few new apples yet offered. Oranges
are still in supply sufficient to meet the
uehdhu' ouI not dS Sooo Ii UT az LOT soihe
months past. The dry goods houses are
having a little rush of business in the
way of replenishing broken stocks. 1t is
very quiet times with confectioners, milli-
ners and boot and shoe merchants. Drug
gsts are still having a good business. SELL
ing large quantities of oils, paints. turpen-
tine and kindred articles. Wholesale gro
GERS are fairly busy, fluctuations in values
being very slight Package cofees are
about 15c off, and sugars are firmer in tone
at the slight advance Of Tuesday. Other
lines without new features.
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indianapolis Grain Market.

The local grain market on all cereals
was in stronger position yesterday than on
any preceding day of the week. Especially
were steady. Track bids as reported by
the secretary of the Board of Trade, ruled
as follows:
Wheat steady; No red, nc track: No 2
red. nc milling freight; No. red, 800
15C track; wagon, &c.
Corn strong: No. l white, 64s4c: No 2
white, 64s4c; No white, 6434c; No white,
6034 6624c; No white mixed, 6Sa4c; No.
white mixed 63Ac; No. white mixed. 594
G61&c; No. yellow, 64c; No yellow. 64c;
No 4 yellow, 6OQ62c; No mixed, 6Sa4c; No.
mixed, 6S&4c; No. mixed, 5ss4q6l%c; ear,
64c.
Oats steady; No. white, 43AQ43Ac; No.
white. 42S4Q43l4c; No. mixed, 42114 43c;
No mixed, 42d42l2c.
Hay steady; No. l timothy. s12. %;
No timothy, S11.15G1L75.
No red, 1; total 3 cars. Corn: No.
white, II cars; No. white, 2; No. white
mixed, l. No. mixed 4: no established
grade, 2; total, p cars. Oats: No. white.
cars. Hay: No. l timothy, 2 cars.
WAGON MARKET.
Offerings on the wagon market yester-
most of the offerings selling at the best
quotations. Most of the hay, If choice,
brought $14 a ton, and a few loads $l4.50 per
ton. The range of prices, as reported by
the wagon weighmaster, was as follows:
Corn-65@6Sc per blu.
Oats-43G47c per bu.
Hay-Timothy, choice, s13Q14; mixed,
$1lG13; clover. S9d1O. according to quality.
Sheaf oats. S12913 per ton.
Straw-S5G6, according TO quality.
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1T WILL END CAR FAMINES
ONE OF THE MOST SENSIBLE RE-
FORMS EVER INTRODUCED.
Great Demand for Steel RaiIs-Pnn-
handle stockholders Begin TO Look
for Increased Dividends.

The Pennsylvania, the Big Four and most
of the other important roads are preparing
to introduce the per diem system of charg-l
ing for freight cars when on foreign lines.
and the impression prevails that if honestly
and efficiently carried out it will be one of
the most sensible reforms ever introduced.
and will put end to car famines, the
principal cause of a shortage of cars is not
that there are not enough cars in service
Of the companies, but that cars are allowed
TO lie idle to accommodate big shippers
who fail to unload cars promptly. using
them for storage purposes Statistics pre-
pared by Mr.. Midgely on this subject are
matter of much surprise. He shows that
the average movement of freight equip
ment has been of late less than twenty
miles per car per day-that is, taking ten
miles per hour as the average speed of
freight trains, each freight car was in mo-
ton less than two hours per day. Assam
ing twentysix days TO the month, the serv-
ice in transit OF each car was not over
fifty-two hours, or two and one-third days.
This leaves a margin of twenty-three and
two-thirds days for loading, unloading,
pairs, etc. Obviously the waste must be
very large. The actual capacity of railway
equipment since 1882 has increased 26O per
cent. In other words, cars are increa sing
faster than tonnage for them. Yet, with &.
record OF 200 600 new freight cars built last
year, complaints OF car famine are arising
every hand. Aside from the incon-
venience TO shippers Mr.. Midgely's figures
show that the roads suffer a great money
loss while their equipment is idle The sur
prising thing is that steps have not been
taken sooner for the removal of this great
waste in the use of equipment. The adop-
tion of a per diem charge for the use of
cars Will go a great way TO cure this
species of railway mismanagement
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Six Negro workmen Injured.

ST LOUIS, June lin the collapse of
the building at the southeast corner Of
Nineteenth and Pine streets. formerly
Clarks natatorium, which was being RACED
by wreckers to-day six negro workmen
were injured, one, Harry Adams, probab bly,
fatally Six other men had narrow escapes
A large section of the roof had been re-
moved and in its removal heavy mass of
lime. mortar and bricks had lodged on the
second floor. The unusual weight proved
too much for the walls, which were old and
weak and scantilly braced, and with little
warning they collapsed with d crash that
was heard for blocks.
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Tough Youths i'm the Tolls.

Amos Clark, No. 1907 Columbia avenue;
George Corkins. Martindale avenue and
Twenty-second street; William Morgan,
No 2S2 Martindale avenue. and Frank
Stahl, No. 1913 Arsenal avenue, were arrest
ed last night by Patrolmen Makessy and
Hoffbauer on charges of assault and bat
terry. The boys looked weather beaten.
One of them. who seemed TO regard his ar
rest as joke. said: You see we WASH
goin' to allow that Brightwood gang tell
us where 10 get off. We was standing on
this corner. and we intended protecting
that corner. hit Smuggsy. and then when
he struck at me de rest of de gang looked
after me Seer'
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Trial of Frank siegel.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 11.-Frank Sic
gel. former president OF the defunct Siegel-
Saunders Live Stock Commission Company.
was brought TO trial here to-day on a
charge of embezzling 5000 of the COM
panys funds. Siegel was indicted last sum-
mer by the grand jury five counts
Frank Rockefeller, the Cleveland million
aire. who was heavily interested i'm the
company and whose losses have been placed
at close 10 $4,000. will be one OF the wit
peSSpS called
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Cheer Up.

Who weeps Ger a Threatening future
And signs OF a "heartless world -
Who stalks Ger a hope-strewn landscape
With flags Of despair unfurled?
You wretched and weary pilgrim
Who rail at dreaded doom.
Say. where is the good OF grumbllng.
And what is the gain in gloom?
DO most Of the storms that lower
Above the horizons rim
Break over the fields about you.
or melt In the distance dim
Do half or the SORROWS smite YOU
That savagely leer and loom?
Come. tell me the good OF grumbling
And tell me the gain in gloom
o foolish and heart-sore trav'ler.
Thank God for the sun and breeze:
Thank God for the fields OF flowers,
The satisfied sigh of trees:
Let cheriessnesS seek in silence
Long rest in a humble tomb
For where Is the good OF grumbling,
Or what Is the gain in gloom?
IS. W. Gillian. in Los Angeles Herald
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rs. Martins sub OF Outlets 10. 81 and
ls4. West side Of canal. near St
Thaddeus R. Rainey to sanford A wig
gins ct ux., part of Lot a. Julian et
ter av. near University avJ.............. l.sco.o
Chas. NJ. Cross, trustee, 10 Lucy r.
Brown. Lots 10 and II, Blk !. Myers
University Place add. Corner Emerson
Laura A Hodges 70 oscar c. Helming.
TIP Is, R 4 Center township).......-.. $4,000
Marie A Traylor TO VIM z. Moore.
Lots % and 30. Blk p. y. Indianapolis.
(25th ST, near RAIDER sp..-......--......- 10
% and 30 as above .....'....... 5000
same as above ......................,..... 10
Sarah b; Lowry ct al. TO Grace May
Stout. Lot 23 +. Reisner's I'd W. In
dianapolis add. (McLain ST near Lam
Crown Hin Cemetery Co. to James II. 'OO"
Cicero Brown TO Anna NJ. Sanders. Lots
Park add Paris av. indianapolis av.
FAN creek and 23d ST. Lots % 10 IS.
80 10 As. Parker's sub Of A. r. and l.
Fletcher's Oak Hill add. Caroline st,
bet 18th st and Hillside av) Lot o.
Brown 81 al 5 sub OF outlets 107 and
los. Davis 81. near Bcking ST. Lot
81, Edwards's sub OF Lot 10. Johnson's
heirs add Park av near 18th ST.
VOLTS sub Of A E. and l. Fietchsr's
Oak Hill add. (Fernway. near Cath
Chas. A. F. Dieriing to Edward c. De ''''''
Haven. trustee. Lot IL Woods lst sub
OF Lot T. Cresss add-.----.---.------...-. 10
Edward c. De Haven. trustee. 20 Ad-
Savings and Loan Association.
Lot Il. Woods LIST sub Of Lot 4. Cress,s
add (Naomi 81, near Laurel SD. $50
Edward g. De Haven trustee. 10 Ad-
vance Savings and Loan Association.
above
Fife r Nysewander 10 Advance Savings
and Loan Association. Lot s. DIT Mar
tim New York add Urbana st. near
New York sf1------------
Norbert Landgraf 10 Willard II. Coburn
part % Lots T. : and g. Murphy a
Tinkers corrected add. Gsth St near
Wilmer r. Roberts 70 Northeastern
Land Co. part Of Sec 81. To IS RI
Bounded by Pogue's run Orchard av
and Rowland av. Center fownshfn)
Lot s.. L. T. Fietcher's "a Brookside
add Orchard av. near Tacoma av).-- Il go n
Jacob I. Parker TO Wm V Conner
part o. Lots lf5. iis and ig7 Jeffer-
sons Park add Corner 10th - and
Miley aNl -.-...-.-..--. ! ~
VIM. Y. Conner 10 Minnie NJ Parker.
same as above. ........ 4.-........ 10
Anna Segar 10 Henry p. Clarke Lots
= and 3. Athon & ElhOtt's sub. p e.
l. +. r. Co sub Of Outlet 5S.......... ? 90 n
Auditor OF Marion county 70 Deborah r
Taylor Lots p and %. above last go
Transfers. So total, consideration SIS sll o
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Credit Men Elect n President.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. June 11.-At the sec
ond days session of the annual conven-
ton of the National Association of Credit
Men the report OF the committee on i'm
provement of mercantile agencies was pre-
scented. An amendment was accepted to
the effect that the mercantile agencies in
writing or interviewing merchants ascer-
tain in what markets they buy and file re-
ports in the Office most available for such
markets The report was then adopted. ].
Harry Tregs. of Baltimore. was elected
president of the association.