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senator Vests Gift of Books.
Washington Post.

Senator Vest has sent to the Univer-
sity of Missouri forty-three mail sacks con-
tanning about 800 volumes of the most valu-
able publications made by the government
during the last quarter of a century. In
speaking of the matter Saturday he said
that under an old act of Congress each
senator and representative Is entitled to
receive one copy of every publication by
the government, which he can retain for
his own use or dispose of in any way he
thinks proper.
Senator Vest added that when he came
into the Senate twenty-four years ago he
determined TO preserve copies of every
work of any value which might be allotted
to him, and the books he now sends TO the
University of Missouri have been rebound
in half morocco. and comprise historical.
scientific, agricultural and books upon
other subjects. many of which cannot now
be purchased anywhere. In this collection
is a complete set of the Congressional
Records from the beginning Of the govern
ment until this time. the earlier numbers
being now out of print.
while / had the right to sell these
books, | did not think il proper. after my
term Of office expires" says the senator.
Ito appropriate 10 myself the proceeds Of
such sale, as the intention of the act OF
Congress to furnish senators and rep
resentatives with information which would
enable them TO legislate properly. Under
the circumstances L thought the most APP
propriate disposition of these volumes was
TO donate them TO the State University OF
Missouri. where 1.500 young Missourians
can obtain from them complete history of
our government and its workings"
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.-Arrived: Butcher.
from Hamburg, Boulogne and Southamp-
ton. Prinzessen Victoria Louise. from
HAMBURG. Sailed: Scilian. for Genoa and
Naples: Rotterdam. for Plymouth and
Boulosne. Calabria. for Marseilles and
Leghorn: Frfesland. for Southampton: Gel
tic, for Liverpool.
LIZARD. Jan. 27.-Passed: la Savoia.
from New York for Havre; Philadelphia.
from New York for Southampton.
GLASGOW, Jan. 2s.-Arrived: Furnessia.
from New York: Tritonia. from ST. John.
~. B.. and Halifax. via Liverpool
BROWHEAD. Jan. 2s.-Passed: Noord
land. from Philadelphia. for Queenstown
and Liverpool
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 27.-Arrived: Ultonia.
from Boston Sailed: Haverford. for
Philadelphia.
MOvILLE. Jan. 2s.--Arrived: Corinthian,
from St. John. -. b.. and Halifax. for
liverpool.
NAPLES. Jan. 2s.-Arrived: Paia.ka
from New York
ANTWERP, Jan. es-sailed: Pennland,
aos Philadelphia
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SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Jan. 2s.-Lincoln's
old home. from which he went 10 the White
House at Washington. and now under con-
troll of the State. narrowly escaped de-
struction from fire this afternoon. The
roof caught fire from defective flue. but
the close proximity OF engine house.
only three blocks distant, saved the build
ing with but little damage
BAY CITY, Mich. Jan. 2S.-The car barns
or the Consolidated Railway Company were
destroyed by fire tonight together with
wreckers, entailing a loss of $4,000
BOSTON, Jan. 2S.-The building of the
Bigelow-Dowse Company, hardware deal
ers. with all its contents, was destroyed by
fire last night. Loss, $50, 900.
CLEVELAND. o.. Jan. 2s.-The building
and contents OF the Hunt-Dorman Metal
Stamping Company was destroyed by fire
tonight. Loss $4,000.
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Goshen Labor Unions IndOrse the
Traction Strike and n street Car Is
stoned on an EIkhart street.
STRUCK DOWN WITH A SPADE
SWITZERLAND COUNTY RESIDENT
KILLED BY A NEIGHBOR.
Negro Confesses Murder-Inquiry
Into Mine Disaster Near Terre
Haute-Other Indiana News.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. &.-The boiler
house of the American Tin-plate Company s
plant in this city was destroyed by fire
tonight. The structure was seventy by
thirty feet and was built of rather In
flammable material. 1t contained bat
terry of ten boilers. the big engine dynamo.
two compressors and the pump of the nre
protection department. The origin is not
definitely known now, but is assigned to
one of two reasons, pile of waste or one
of the stacks. The employees were power
less to stay the work of destruction, as the
fire pumps were located I'm the burning
building.
There are between 400 and 500 employees
who are thus thrown out of work for at
least three weeks, while repairs are being
made. The loss is estimated at $500, and is
fully covered by insurance.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 2S.-Railroad
men have seen extraordinary efforts made
lately to lift the coal blockade but to-day
they were astounded when two monster
Chicago. Milwaukee st. Paul engines
came to town, travelling nearly 200 miles
over the Chicago q Eastern Illinois to
couple to two train loads of coal brought
TO Ierre Haute for use of engines the
st. Paul road, but which the C. & f. L.
could not get to Chicago as promptly as
desired Each engine started back with
thirty-fve cars of coal
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New York Mail and Express.

A good story is told of young English
officer who, being ordered 10 China, wisely
concluded to go by the way of America for
the sake of experience. He was enter
tanned by prominent New York gentle
man. and as the officer had only a few
hours to remain in New York his host said:
We'll, captain. there is good deal going
on here now, and as you have so little time
you must be careful not to waste any of IL.
OF all the attractions here and hereabouts
what would you like most TO see?''
Well said the captain, "of all things
would prefer to see Quebec"
He was evidently under the impression
that Quebec was fortress in New York
harbor
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Jan. 2-The
coroner's investigation of the disaster at
the Harris & Langford coal mine Monday.
when one miner lost his life and many
more narrowly escaped death. Is bringing
to public notice the fact that the mine had
long been illegally operated because the
operators had not complied with the law
which requires an air and escape shaft
when more than ten men are employed.
Arthur Dodds an assistant State mine in
spector. testified that the owners were noti-
fed last April to comply With she law.
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Murdered i'm Colorado.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 2S-A tele-
gram from Colorado says that Oscar Veg
rich, aged twenty-seven, of this city, was
murdered by a man named George Smith,
in Lily Park, Routt county, in a quarrel
over the removal of a coyote from Smiths
trap. Wegrich left here several years ago
and was prospecting in Denver until re-
which he went on a mining claim, 800
miles from Denver. Smith was arrested.
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CLEVELAND. O.. Jan. 2S.-Harry Hoehn
ex-superintendent of police in this city
died suddenly to-day at his home of heart
failure. Deceased was nearly seventy years
of age. He retired from the force in 1896
having reached the age limit
GLASGOW, Jan. ga fire at the Princes
wharf tonight did 1880 damage. There
were no steamers in dock at the time, but
shed 400 feet long, used as a warehouse
by John Bruce & Co.. was destroyed.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-Hicks Arnold, a
member of the firm of Arnold, Constable
e. Co. and nephew of the founder of the
house, died to-day of pneumonia.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Patrick Diver, for
merly a police justice of this city, and for
years Tammany Hall district leader, died
at his home to-day of pneumonia.
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Address by c. T.. Newlin.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind. Jan. 2S.-The Grant coun-
ty and Eleventh district convention of the
Prohibitionists in session this after
noon and evening. The sessions were well
attended. the increased vote i'm Grant coun-
ty at the recent election giving the party
much hope. The principal address was de-
livered this evening by c. +. Newlin, OF
Indianapolis. State chairman.
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CHICAGO. Jan. 2s.-"Founders' day of
Northwestern University was celebrated to-
day by the dedication of the new profess
sional school building in the business dis
trict Of the city. recently acquired and re-
modelled by that institution. A reception in
the law department followed the exercises.
Another reception, with DR.. Arthur T.
Hadley, president OF Yale University as
the CHEST of honor was rendered by the
trustees and faculty of the university this
evening, after which President Hadley de-
livered an address on The Place of the
Professional School I'm the Modern Univer-
sity and Its Relations to Other Depart
ments."
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Jan. 2S-The
building committee of the City Council
rejected all bids for the erection of a new
city hall this year. There were four bids,
the prices ranging from s37,SO0 to $3S 400.
New bids will be advertised for and these
will be opened on Feb. H. few slight
changes will be made i'm the plans and
specifications.
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versity was held to-day. {. B. Benjamin,
of Lake county. chairman of to-days ses-
sion. addressed the members, and the SUD
ject of fodder was discussed, with j. L.
Davis, of Hamilton county, as leader. Prof.
j. III. Skinner, of Purdue. afterward dis-
cussed the hog-feeding problem, and Proi
breeding of corn. DIR. w. T.. Stone adj
dressed the visitors tonight on general ag-
ricultural subjects and telling of Purdue
connection with the agricultural develop
ment of the middle West.
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For Violating Postal Laws.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, jan 2S.-Oscar
Johnson. who was a guard at the Indiana
Reformatory for several years and was
dismissed about two weeks ago, was given
a preliminary examination this afternoon
before United States Commissioner Card
will In this city on a charge of violating
the postal laws by sending an obscene let
ter through the mails.
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Appeal Was OF No Avail.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, Jan. 2S.-A brick thrown
by strike sympathizer shattered win
dow in a west-bound interurban car i'm the
business district at s o'clock tonight. No
one was hurt. The culprit escaped, though
the police were quickly in pursuit. No more
cars were run tonight. A committee of
the strikers to-day issued an appeal to SYM
pathizers to refrain from violence to per-
sons or prOpertY.
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wreck Due to Omen Switch.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 2S.-Trafic on
the Evansville. Newburg & Rockport Rail-
way was entirely suspended to-day because
of a wreck Of a Southern Railway freight
train at this point. The roads parallel at
the limits of the city. The wreck was
and several cars were demolished. No
casualties.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 2S.-After be-
ing locked up for two days William jack
son. negro fifty years old, has confessed
that he murdered Allen Blankenship, a COL
ored Waterman. early Sunday morning and
robbed him of $50. The crime was COM
mitted in the office of the mill where Blank
enship was employed. 1t was a premedi-
tated murder. Jackson went to loaf during
the night with the Waterman, and late in
the night while Blankenship was taking a
nap Jackson beat him over the head with
an iron bar until life was extinct.
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Philadelphia Record.

According to the Gotham art critics Fred
erick Macmonnies has made mistake I'm
abandoning sculpture for painting. or his
talent as a sculptor all know but his
paintings made during the past year, and
now on exhibition I'm New York gallery.
are said To be as harsh i'm color and more
Mess ability-poor in composition. There
have been artists who excelled In the sister
arts OF sculpture and painting. but from
this IL would seem that Mr.. Macmonnies
is not one of them. The man who gave
us the famous "Bacchante" had better
stick to his clay.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DECATUR, Ind, Jan. 2S.-The CONNER
cial Club of this place has secured the
Warning mitten and glove factory for this
city The factory made the city a propo-
sition which was Immediately accepted. The
machinery will arrive IN ten days. When
In running order the factory will employ
100 girls and twenty-five men. A brick
building two stories, 62x132 feet, will be
erected for the new business in the
spring. but for the present other quarters
have been secured.
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TRACTION STRIKE DEVELOPMENTS.

Goshen Labor Unions IndOrse the
Street-Car Mems Action.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GOSHEN. Ind, Jan. 2S.-The labor unions
of Goshen have Endorsed the action of the
striking conductors and motormen of the
Indiana Railway Company and adopted
resolutions asking citizens to refrain from
riding and merchants from patronizing
firms whose representatives ride on cars
City service is not yet resumed here, but
interurban service Is regular. There is
no disoredrly conduct here. Local traffic
is very light, but it is heavy some lines
between here and Elkhart and South
Bend.
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Car Shortage May Close Elevators.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DECATUR. Ind, Jan. 2s.-On account of
the car famine in the East ii is probable
that the elevators in this city and county
will have to close. The warehouses here
are full to their capacity and all grain
dealers have stopped buying. The farmers
who wish to sell are hauling their grain
TO other places where until few days ago
the dealers were able to get cars enough
to meet the demand.
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FAMILY POISONED.


LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 2S.-As result
of having drunk coffee containing power
full and poisonous drug administered this
morning by some one whose object, accord
ing to the members of the family, was
wholesale murder, Mrs. Nancy Birch, Mrs
Laura Feaman. her daughter, Mrs Birch
Cooper, her granddaughter, two guests.
Mrs. Emma Wade, of Louisville, and Miss
Frank Cannon, of Greensboro, and Rachel
Davis, a colored servant, i'll at the
residence of Mrs Birch in Brentwood. on
the Shelbyvile pike, east of the city.
Mrs Birch and Mrs. Feaman are not ex-
pected to live. The entire family with the
exception of Birch Cooper, twenty-five
years old, Mrs. Birch's grandson. and
Philip Fenman, another grandson about six
years of age, drank the coffee.
Mrs. Birch is the widow of Mr.. George
Birch, for years president of the Bourbon
stock yards, who left her an estate valued
at between s250,OO0 and 100000. to be di-
vided equally among Mrs. Birch's children
or grandchildren at her death. Officers
are now at work on the case.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 2S.-For some
time the communion bread has been grad
ually disappearing from closet in the
vestry room of st. Johns Episcopal Church
and Rev. c. NJ Lewis. the rector, to-day
said that he Is certain that some one has
stolen 1T. The bread is in wafer style and
comes In tin boxes. The act has been re-
peated so often that the rector is sure it
is not joke and he will set a watch for
the thief. Never before has a theft of this
kind been reported to the local police de-
partment
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Jan. 2S.-The
Phoenix Oil Company has opened we'll
on the farm of Trustee j. A. Nelson in
Washington township, that oil men say is
making 400 barrels a day An effort was
made to keep the remarkable showing
secret, In order to secure surrounding ter
ritory at prices that are not inflated. The
strike has greatly excited operators here
and at Montpelier, Warren, Marion and
Van Buren,, and considerable new drilling
is expected.
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SNOWsLIDE VICTIMS.
Three Miners Killed and Seven I'm
jured-ShafthOuse Wrecked.

PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. PA snow
slide to-day killed three miners and injured
several others. The snow swept down from
the high mountain that overhangs the
Quincy shafthouse, carrying the structure
to the valley below The casualties:
Killed-John Gaffney, Z. j. Golfer and
Charles d. Frink.
Injured-Gon Shay, foreman for the
Quincy; George Burt, Peter Burt, Mike
Wynn. Bates Noble, David Coleman, Rob-
ert Giles.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON. Ind, Jan. 2S.-Sculptor George
Gray Barnard. son of the Rev. DIR. Barnard,
of this city. who has just returned from
France. announces that he has decided to
do his great work for the Pennsylvania
Capitol building at Harrisburg. in Paris
to which city he will return next month.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 2S.-Oscar
Woodsmall. of Elnora. was brought before
United States Commissioner Higgins to-day
accused of selling beer in less quantities
than five gallons without license. He was
discharged There a free-for-all row
among saloon keepers and sporting men in
Elnora. The man who preferred the
charge against Woodsmall is the saloon
keeper who furnished the drinks for visitors
TO WoodsmalPs gambling rooms. Deputy
United States Attorney Iafollette was here
to represent the government in the hear
ing
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAUREL, Ind. Jan. 2S.-The body of Guy
Williams, who was employed as yardman
at the st. Louis terminals, was brought
here for burial by committee of railroad
men and Elks. 1t is supposed Williams
was killed Sunday evening. as he was on
duty that night, but the body was not dis
covered until Monday morning. His right
leg was cut off above the knee and the
body cut in two through the middle.
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Two Freight. I'm a Wreck.

LAPORTE, Ind, Jan. 2S-Two freight
trains on the Grand Trunk Railroad were
piled up in a wreck at Union Mills last
night 1t was head-on collision. The
crews of both locomotives jumped and es-
capped with slight injuries. The trains
caught fire and a number of cars, with
their contents, were destroyed.
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COLUMBUS. Ind, Jan. 2s.-Thomas May,
one of the most prominent farmers of this
county, died at his home near this city this
afternoon. He was born I'm Warren coun-
~, Ohio. in 1876. and came 10 this county
when but fifteen years old. He was twice
married and left a widow and nine chill
for twenty years pastor of the German
Lutheran Church I'm this city. died sud-
denly at his home last night from nervous
prostration. He was born In Adrian. Mich.
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WINNIPEG. Manitoba. Jan. 2s.--At the
Ptarmigan mine. in the Windemere district.
Kootenae, Edward Wills and William We'll
ton drilled into blast which had failed to
explode. The dynamite remaining in the
hole exploded killing Wills and seriously
injuring Welton.
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Two Men Injured.

Ell PASO. Tex. Jan. pa special train.
consisting of a locomotive and a caboose.
which was sent out last night to secure
from Alamagorda the body of the Mexican
robber killed yesterday while resisting ar
rest for participation In the holG-up OF a
bullion train. crashed into freight train.
One engineer. Coroner Phillips and Ii. II.
Major of Alamagorda, were hurt.
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were found to have more cigars, tobacco
and money than seemed needful. Each car
ried a revolver. The men were sent 10 the
police station and in conversation with
Captain Hyland admitted entering gro
Gerry at Twenty-fourth street and North
western avenue last night at 10 o'clock and
stealing cigars, tobacco and money. They
also admitted breaking into Frank klines
saloon, No. sol Kentucky avenue, where
they stole sl2 in money from the cash regis
ter
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Strike Mt South Rend.

b. Frank Schmid, one of the Indiana la
Dor commissioners, left for South Bend
yesterday to investigate the strike of the
street railway employees of that city. Com
missioner Mccormack expected to accom-
pany Mr. Schmid but he was detained in
this city on account of the dangerous Ill
ness of his brother. Mr.. Mccormack may
go TO South Bend next week IL the strike
is not speedily settled.
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Concerning Divorce.
Philadelphia Record.

Clergymen of several denominations are
engaged I'm concerted effort TO make liz more
difficult to obtain divorce. Every divorce
is an evil, but il there were no divorce AT
all marital unhappiness would not be d.
minished. and characters would not be Inn
proved. On the other hand. the improve
ment OF character would diminish marital
unhappiness as well as divorce. IL is not
SO important to suppress the symptoms as
IL is To eradicate the cause OF disease
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ANOTHER RAILWAY HORROR.


along at lively rate, when the engineer
became apprehensive that the warm wealth
er might have caused a thaw in the banks
at Summit, between here and Ridgeville,
and his worst fears were verified for, loom
ing up in the glare of the headlight, was
pile of earth which had swept down during
the night. The train returned to Ridgeville
until the track was cleared.
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TO CURE A COLD Nv ONE DAT
signatugo 80, = On every box. 2be
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Was Robbed as His store Burned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 2S.-While his
store was being consumed by fire that
wiped out half the vilalge Of Buck Creek
yesterday, j. c. Eckhardt. merchant.
was robbed of $50. which he had placed in
the pocket of a coat left in his home as he
gave his attention to stopping the progress
of the flames. He had brought the money
from his store the evening before, and when
he went to join the fire fighters he left the
coat containing the money hanging just
inside the door of his home. Several hours
after the fire was out he discovered his
loss.
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Gift from Mrs. Hendricks.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MADISON. Ind, Jan. 2S.-The widow of
Thomas A. Hendricks has presented to
Hanover College. of which he was once
vice president. several dozen volumes of
valuable books from his library.
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Denver Times.
There are four million cold people because
OF the coal famine; they are cold because
they don't know enough 10 make IL hot for
the right people.