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should and no doubt will be appr ,-att
with solid vote, tit being a plank
III The platform of the Democratic
party that We are slow 10 make
presentment, deeming same unneces.
saf!, bui below are a few cardinal
and solid reasons. none of which,
even the most erratic. would at
tempt to refute:
The adoption of the amendment.
relative to the country. will beneti;
the masses, because:
Flrst-The country receives the
full prorata of the increase in tax.
able values, arising from improve
ments in its cities withlut anv i1.-
crease in taxes. burdens OF debt On
the people in the country, thereby
increasing the school facilities and
providing better roads, with the con
sequent increment in all values from
crops to realty.
Second--It places the city market
virtually at the door of every farmer
without additional expense.
Third-It does not increase the
taxable debt OF the farmer either ti
rectly or indirectly, and in favoring
it the farmer does not increase the
taxes in the cities for the reason that
discounted city warrants work great.
er hardships than certificates of in
debledness at the lawer interest
rate
The adoption Of the amendment,
relative to the city. will ueneft the
masses. because:
First--lt will relegate forever to
deserved oblivion the iniquitols city
warrant. SO often discounted, and SO
frequently assuming the shape of the
dangerous reef that wrecks the mu-
nicipal ship-The Judgment of tho
court with interest covering the past
and running info the future until Shy
lock earves out the pound OF flesh 'fha
city warrant becomes par and the
laborer receives 100 cents on the dol
lar
Second=It will bring about the
lasting public Improvements which
increase the value for all time OF
property of everv description adyanc-
n@ villages to TOWNS and towns to
cities. which while not increasing the
tax, increases beyond compare the
tax value
Third-i1 means health and long
life to the people living in the cities.
"a decrease in the awful mortality
among the young--due to the lack of
proper sanitary conditions which can
only be brought about by the build
ing OF modern sewer systems: it
means better streets, better schools.
better buildings-a better citizenship.
In conclusion the adoption of this
amendment will be the salute of pro-
gression and the benediction OF sue
cess. showing to the world that Ar
kansas has stricken the slackles
from the limbs of her citizens and
that forward and onward is the cry
of the people regardless of race, col
or or political aff1lation. and that
in every forward movement for the
GOOD of all the people of this state
stands on solid ground in the very
front line of American civilization.
GEO r. BELDING, Chairman,
Mayor of Hot Springs.
H. C. STRONG,
Mayor of Brinkley.
w. f. LEMON.
Mayor of Little Rock.
HENRY KUPER, JR..
Mayor of Fort Smith.
D. G. BEAUCHAMP
Mayor of ParagouId.
THOMAS A BREWER.
Mavor of Texarkana.
F. E. T. HOLLENBERG
Treasurer, Little Rock.
GEO. r. BROWN, Secretary,
Little Rock.
Executive Committee Mayors Con
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The following is a copy of the pro-
test filed by shippers with the Arkan-
sas railroad commission against the
Pine Bluff and Western and to be
given a hearing tomorrow by the cOm-
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INDIANA NOTES.

MARION.-The sixteenth and most sue
cessful annual Grant County Farmers IN
reelected president; Mrs. Rena Smith, vice
president: r.. j. Seal, secretary; William +.
Knote, treasurer. A vice president was
named from each of the townships. Before
adjournment a resolution was passed ask
ing the Indiana delegation In Congress to
work and vote for an increase In salary or
rural route carriers, and for the passage
of the post check currency bill.
HAGERSTOWN.-The Farmers Annual
Institute of Wayne county will he held Mon
day and Tuesday at the Odd Fellows Hail.
Arrangements have been made TO entertain
a large number of persons. Farmers from
all parts of the county and adjoining coun-
ties are expected to attend. Able State
speakers have been secured and experts in
agriculture, horticulture and stock raising
will tell about their methods
MARTINSVILLE.-A district meeting
consisting of the X. of p. lodges of Brown
Monroe Morgan and Owen counties, will
be held in this city Friday afternoon and
evening. All the officers OF the Grand
Lodge will be present and confer the rank
OF page on candidates from all over the dis
trict. Anniversary Lodge, of this city, is
anticipating a general attendance of other
lodges.
recorder, has written novel which deals
with the Incidents of the civil war. He
has been at work for almost two years on
the book and will have ii completed within
the next two weeks, after which il will be
placed in the hands of the publisher, the
Bobbs- Merrill Company, of indianapolis.
TIPTON.-The Upton County Poultry
and Pet Stock Association closed its elev-
enth annual exhibition in this city Satur-
day. II was the most successful exhibition
in the history of the association and the
fowls carrying away premiums secured
them very high scores. The date of
the next exhibition has not yet been set.
MUNCIE.-An untenanted furnished house
in the west suburb of Muncie. owned by
Charles Crawford, of Yorktown, de-
stTOyed by fire Sunday morning. Crawford
claims the house Was set afire by enemies.
IL is a total loss, estimated at $1,000.
EVANSVILLE-The Cynthiana Argus a
weekly newspaper owned and edited by
Joseph Blaise. newly-elected clerk of Posey
county, has suspended publication on ac-
count of the fatal sickness of Mr.. Blaise.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.

GREENSBURG, Ind, Jan. 17.-Miss Julia
+. Cooke. aged siXty-four, died at the home
of her sister. Mrs. Marshall Grover. i'm this
city at o'clock this morning, after a
weeks sickness with pneumonia. Miss
Cooke was one OF the most prominent work.
ers in the many women's literary clubs in
this city and was well known among the
women club members over the State. The
funeral services will be held at the home
of her sister. Mrs. Marshall Grover, Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. with burial
in this city.
UNION CITY. Ind, Jan. 17.-Mrs Edith
Jane Gotten. relict Of ]. r. Gotten,
pioneer woman of Randolph county, died
at the home of her daughter. Mrs. NJ. H.
Mendenhau. in this city, to-day. aged
eighty. She was an active church worker
In 1896 she save 5000 with which 10 build
the pipe organ in the Methodist Church
at this place. In the same year she gave
81 900 towards putting the pipe organ in
the Winchester Methodist Church.
MIDDLETOWN, Jan. 17.-Jackson Wise
mart, one of the well-known citizens Of
Henry county. died at the home of H. b.
Brattain at this place yesterday. He was
seventy-eight years old, and left widow
and tive children.
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DIR. BRIGGS STARTS
SOME MORE TROUBLE
Famous Disputant to Be Examined
Concerning Views Expressed
in a Recent Paper.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Rev. DE.
Charles A Briggs, Of the staff Of Cathedral
of ST. John the Divine, and professor in the
Union Theological Seminary, has started
another controversy. The president of the
Church Club of New York, George McCul-
loch Miller, has called the attention of Bish-
Cd Potter to a paper which DR.. Briggs read
recently before the club, and Bishop Potter
has asked DR.. Briggs for a copy of the
paper for examination.
Dr. Briggs was understood by members
of the club To say, among other things. that
apostolic succession hung by a slender his
torical thread; that in point of universally
the Church of Rome had almost the only
claim worth considering; that the Pope of
Rome was right, in the main, when he as
serted that Anglican orders were invalid
from the Roman point Of view.
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SATISFACTORY WEEK IN
THE INDIANA OIL FIELD
Initial Production Of New Wells
Is Large and the Average Is
Holding Up Well.
INCENTIVE TO DRILLING
pec.al to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TOLEDO, o., Jan. I.-Reports from the
older producing oil fields have been rather
more favorable during the past week, al
though there has been little or no diminu-
ton in the percentage of dry holes report
ed. The proportion of wells showing large
initial production has been larger, and the
average of wells has increased ma
terially. There has been no important in
crease in new work, but the good results
reported during the past week probably
will stimulate development operations and
an increasing output is looked for. The re-
suits in Ohio and Indiana have shown i'm
prOvement, but a considerable decrease IN
stocks above ground may be the result on
account of heavy shipments OF the crude
product. which naturally should cause an
advance in credit balances. The Kansas
field is showing some remarkable wells and
the product is OF high grade. The new
southern Indiana field Is striving for pro-
duction, but so far, with thirteen wells
completed, there eight producers and
FIVE dry holes. The producing wells have
daily output of but fifty barrels. The Ken
lucky field is showing better than for sew
eral years.
During the past week in Ohio and Indiana
1s4 wells We're completely, of which twen-
ty-three were dry and the initial produc-
ton was 6,6S3 barrels.
In northwestern Ohio. during the past
They were divided among the counties as
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DEMOCRATS ANXIOUS TO
KNOW WHERE MONEY GOES
Candidates Obligated to Make
Returns of Their Expenses to
County Committee.
OFFICES IN A MIDDLE
speclal 10 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
SULLIVAN. Ind. Jan 1.-THE Demo-
cratic central committee. which met
here yesterday afternoon, made ar impOr-
tant decision when il concluded TO obligate
all candidates for Office before the Demo-
cratic primary on Feb. II TO turn IN sworn
expense accounts 70 the county chairman.
No action Of this kind has heretofore been
taken here and previous primaries have
seen money flow like water.
more important action OF the commit
tee, however, was the decision that an
auditor should be nominated at the coming
primary. The election Of auditor will
bring about one Of the fercest political le-
gal fights I'm the history OF the county. as
an auditor has already been elected TO take
Office on Jan. 1. 1905. The legal fight in
view is primarily induced by the act OF the
Legislature of 1903 in extending the term
OF Office OF a number OF county officers
10 the first OF January next, succeeding
the expiration OF the terms of which they
were elected.
eral the Democrats and Republicans
agreed not 70 nominate candidates for
auditor and clerk at the election OF 1902
William Lackey, who was a candidate for
the nomination for recorder, was defeated
I'm the primary. and James r. Riggs. the
political boss of the Democratic party in
this county. had mass convention called
to nominate clerk. hoping 10 put I.ackey
In. Lackey and Riggs went down in de-
feat and Tilghman Ogle was nominated
Robert Taylor. the present clerk, seemed
TO in this act a blow at him by his
political enemy, James NJ Lang, auditor
of the county and Democratic county chair
man. and Taylor circulated petition, and
fifteen days before the election had the
name Of his brother-in-law, Il. +. Russell,
placed on the ticket a candidate for
auditor.
The Republicans carried out the agree
nent not to nominate a candidate for either
Office and Russell and Ogle were both
elected without opposition. Both received
their commissions from the Governor last
fall, and both filed their bonds with the
commissioners. Ogle's bond was approved
without hesitation, but Russelrs bond was
refused. the commissioners showing their
friendship for Lang. In the Circuit Court
Friday a suit brought by Russell to man
date the commissioners to approve his
bond was argued and Judge o. b. Har-
ris indicated by his rulings that he would
find for Russell
Present Auditor Lang's term will expire
Jan. l. 1865. He will probably turn over the
office to the auditor elected at the coming
election and that official viii be made de-
PENDANT In a quo warranto suit which will
be brought by Russell
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MANY TOWNS ON OHIO
RIVER SUFFER FROM ICE
Navigation Has Been Closed Six
Weeks-Cincinnati with Only
Two Weeks Coal Supply.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 17.-Dispatches from
Ohio river points tonight indicate new ice
forming while the gorges between Evans
Vile and Louisville were already firm and
also those between Madison and Cincinnati
The same conditions exist for seventy miles
above Cincinnati, where the gorges are al
most continuous and at some places ice
bergs thirty and forty feet high exist.
Navigation on the Ohio and tributaries
has been suspended for almost six weeks
and many river towns without railways
that depend the boats for mail, grocer
les, fuel and almost everything are suffer-
ing great inconvenience. There is a supply
of coal available at Cincinnati only for two
weeks, and colder weather prevails tonight
While there have been colder winters, the
Ohio river was never frozen over for so
long a period before. This is due to the
low stage Of water.
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FATAL CLIMB OYER CARS.
w. r. Mcdaniel Found in Rail
road Yards with Neck Broken.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CHAMPAIGN. ILL.,, Jan. Nv. r. Nc
Daniel. seventy years old and for many
years a resident of Champaign county, lost
his life in a tragic manner yesterday after
noon. His lifeless body was found in the
south yards of the Illinois Central Railroad
by his young son, who had spent several
hours looking for him. When found there
was a stream of blood gushing from his
nose, but no rupture could be found to ac-
count for it.
An examination by the coroner disclosed
the fact that the mans neck was broken,
and the jury decided that this fact had
caused his death and was due to a fall he
sustained while trying TO climb over
train of cars He was a member of the
Thirty-fifth Indiana Volunteers, Com
pany A.
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WASHINCTrON. Jan. H-Weather fore
east for Monday and Tuesday:
Indiana-Fair on Monday. Tuesday, in
creasing cloudiness: probably snow or rain;
fresh northeast winds becoming south
easterly.
Illinois-Fair on Monday, except snow
durries in the northeast portion. Tuesday
rain or snow and warmer; fresh northeast
winds, becoming sCutheasterly.
Ohio-Fair on Monday; Tuesday fair
with slowly rising temperature: fresh north
to northeast winds becoming sOutheasterly
Kentucky and West Virginia-Fair on
Monday and Tuesday; warmer Tuesday.
Lower Michigan-Fair on Monday and
Tuesday; warmer Tuesday; light variable
winds, becoming fresh east to south.
North and South Dakota-SnOw. with ris-
ng temperature on Monday; Tuesday snow
and colder.
Nebraska-Fair on Monday; Tuesday rain
Dr. snow and colder.
IOwa-SnOw on Monday. with rising tenn
perature in east portion; Tuesday snow or
rain.
Kansas-Fair on Monday; Tuesday rain
Ind colder.
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ABEL MURDER TRIAL At
FRANKLIN OPENS TO-DAY
Upwards of Fifty Witnesses Sum-
moned in the Case-Big
Crowds Will Attend.
INTEREST is INTENSE
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. IA large num-
Der Of witnesses from this county will go
to Franklin I'm the morning TO attend the
trial OF the State against Cudwith Abel
for the murder of his nephew. Charles Abel.
Besides the witnesses. who will number
over fifty, there will be large crowds attend
from here, where interest in the case is
intense.
Two Of the most important witnesses in
the case VIII not be at the trial. They
are brothers, Johnson by name who are
now working in Kentucky. When the case
was called for trial some time ago attor-
neys on both sides went to Kentucky 10 Sc
cure dispositions The men had been en-
ployed by Cudwith Abel. but shortly be-
fore the trial went TO Kentucky. Several
days were spent by the attorneys search
ing for the men. but they could not be
found
The defense was more enxious for them
than the State. but the search had TO
be given up and the lawyers came back.
When the case was called for trial the de-
Tense secured a continuance because the
men had not been found. Another trip TO
Kentucky revealed their whereabouts and
the dispositions were secured.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Jan. 17.-Capt.
Ed Clagg to-day learned the identity of the
two men he arrested here a month ago. after
a lively fight, in which the officer was COM
PEELED to shoot one OF them. The men were
circulating spurious coin when captured.
George Burns. the one shot by Captain
Clegg is said to be Joseph Fox. a noted
counterfeiter, bank robber and all-around
crook, and William Desmond II has been
learned is John Sweeney counterfeiter and
burglar When arrested Sweeney was want
ed in Illinois for violating parole from the
Toilet prison
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safe BLOWING EPIDEMIC
Cracksmen Have Extended Oper-
atoms to Urbana.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Jan. 1.-THE epidemic
of safe-blowing that has been prevalent in
Champaign county and vicinity reached
Urbana late yesterday morning and result
ed in the blowing of the safes in the offices
of the Urbana Fuel Company and S. +.
HUFF & Co. lumber dealers At the first
place the safe was blown TO bits, some of
them lodging in the walls, and the terrific
explosion awakened the neighborhood for
blocks around. Only few pennies were in
the safe at the time.
At the office of Huff & Co. the safe was
not locked, but this was not known to the
burglars. who first tried TO pry off the door
with a crowbar. and, failing in this, filled
the cracks with nitrOglycerin and blew il
open, finding only little over a dollar in
change. Both jobs are believed to have
been done by the same persons.
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Nay BE CASE OF MURDER:
FOUND DYING IN BARN
Well-Dressed Man Discovered
with Throat Cut in Deserted
Barn Near Race Track.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

HAMMOND, Ind, Jan. IA we'll
dressed man about forty years old was
found by the Hammond police tonight. ly-
ing unconscious in a deserted barn near
the old Forsythe racetrack at Roberts
dale. A card was found in his jocket bear
ing the name of Ziese. 100 West Lake street
Chicago. There were also found in his
pockets discharge papers of the same name
showing ne had been a soldier In the Cuban
war There was "a cash in his throat. He
was taken TO st. Margarets Hospital II
is believed an attempt had been made to
murder him for his money. 1t is said he
can OF live. The attention OF passersby
was attracted by hearing means coming
from the barn.
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Plant VIII Resume To-Day.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE Lip
pincott chimney factory in this city will
resume work in the morning on the mold,
bulb, tube and press shops. The hand
shops and furnaces will start at $3.50 Thurs
day morning The shops on the tank will
begin blowing at a. m. Monday, Jan. g.
The big industry has been idle a month
awaiting better markets, and during the
lay-off has done much repairing. Four
hundred and fifty men are employed.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. lit has now
been definitely decided to hold a large COM
bination stock sale here Feb. %, "a and 25
The entries for the sale will close JAN 30
After that a catalogue will be printed and
sent to the leading stockmen in the State
An attempt was made to have nothing but
registered stock at the sale. but this was
thought to be starting out on too large a
scale and mixed cattle and horses will be
shown with the registered stock.
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Timothy Nicholson Better.

Special the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. Jan. 17.-Timothy
Nicholson. ex-president of the national
charities conference. and member of the
board of State charities. who has been
seriously sick. was reported greatly i'm
proved tonight
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 17.-Smallpox
has broken out in the Southern Indiana
Hospital for the Insane, near this city
Two of the patients are now suffering from
the disease, and an epidemic is feared. A
large detention tent has been erected on
the grounds of the institution, in which the
smallpox patients have been quartered
Many of the inmates were exposed to the
disease. There are only few cases Of the
disease in this city at the present time.
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New Wage Scale Adopted.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE Bricklayers
Union, No. II, of Marion, has adopted a
wage scale for the year 1904 which calls for
an advance of cents on the hour, eight
hours to constitute a days work. The
price is increased to 50 cents an hour The
scale will go into effect April l. 1t has
been presented to the contractors, and it
is believed that they will sign IL
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brakeman Boyle Badly Hurt.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind, Jan. III. L. Boyle.
of Indianapolis. a freight brakeman on the
Pennsylvania, is lying at st. Stephens Hos
pital in a critical condition. While unload
ing coal at the Eastern Indiana Hospital
for the Insane he fell thirty feet into the
coal pit and was badly hurt about the head.
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New Chairmen i'm Dubois,

Special to the indianapolis Journal
JASPER. Ind Jan. 1.-THE Democratic
central committee of Dubois county has
named Feb. 1S the date OF the Dubois
county primary The committee rec
commended William T.. Cox for Congress-
The Republicans also met and named
Louis H. Katler, Of Huntingburg, as their
county chairman.
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CITY Hall Contract Awarded.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Jan. 16.-The
members of the building committee of the
new City Hall met last night and let the
contract for the new drop curtain and
scenery for the new structure. Fred Lam
dis 81 Co, of Chicago. were the successful
bidders, their price being 1920; the bid of
o. j. Koever & Son. of Fort Wayne, was
$435.
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working for Good Roads Bill.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PARIS. ILL.,, Jan. I-Mr. d. l.. Ryder, of
New York. has been in Paris for several
days interesting the constituents of Speaker
Cannon, of the House of Representatives,
in the passage of the Brownlow-G allinger
good roads bill now before Congress. Bank
ers. politicians, merchants. road commits
sioners and farmers have written to Speak
er Cannon and Senators Cullom and Hop
kins. of Illinois, asking that they support
the bill
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Mentor Is Now Dry

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Jan. T.-Mentor.
small town in Dubois county, is now dry"
The last saloon in the place was wrecked
last week by a crowd of anti-saloon people.
who demolished the place and dropped the
stove into the cellar. The proprietor is
afraid to attempt TO resume business.