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TWO -ECITEQNO DAILY Thirty-Second Year No. 35 MATTOON, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1905 Single Copy 3 cents -asr BRINGS ANOTHER, SUIT. SHAW TRIES TO RELIEVE TOLEDO TJAfJ ISaDEREI IPLOS10H OF KILLS FOUD TDflldHEM SEEKS A DIVORCE, i Edna Graham Chapman has filed suit in the city court for a dl-voroe from" her husband. Charles Chapman, whom she charges with Infidelity and cruelty. She aska for the custody of their little child.

PLANS NEW BUILDING, THE KY SITUATION SHORT CROP OF PREACHERS w. J. Whitley of North oOkaw township, who lost valuable horse some time ago by the animal beconv Ing entangled In a wire belonging to a telephone company, ha brought a ault in the circuit court at Charleston for damages. The defendanta are the Mattoon Telephone company, the Mat. toon Heat.

Light and Power company and the city of Mattoon. The caa was once tried In the' police magistrate's court, where the defendant was acquitted. An appeal was taken to the city court, where the plaintiff dismissed it, and now has taken It to the circuit' court. 3-MATTOON DISTRICT LEADS. Mattoon Dletrlct Methodlat "Mat.

toon district leada all Methodism," says State President Loar in speaking of the cash pledges made to Chaddock boysf i school, About 1709 thus-1 far and Field Deaconess Luoll Anderson still Tia "many nshurches- In-therdhr-trlct to vlait charges sent bar. rels of fruit and other good things for a Thanksgiving offering. The following B. churches In th Mattoon district have raised pas tor' Mattoon, $100; Oak' land. $100:.

Humbolt circuit, $100; Lerna circuit, ISO; Charleston circuit. $100; Etna 1100; Bruce cir cuit, $100: Toledo circuit, "COL, BOB" CHAPMAN LANDS THE PLUM Charleston NewSf -Postmaster Chapman baa been reappointed and he received notice to that effect from th It will be confirmed as soon as eon frees reassembles. This Is the ena of the Incident Congressman McKln-ley indorsed Chapman and the president never bothered about it. CUBAN flTER ON RETURN TRIP The Cuban- flyer, reaplendant' in bright paint and glistening varnish, reached Mattoon at lflt o'clock thl(tur nd Evangvllle, and during that T. MIDKIFF SHOT DOWN 7 'WTniOCT VOCATION BY DESPERADO.

1 ALL OVER A MESSAGE Because Reply Did Not Come As He Desired Sender Is Slain, as Special to The Journal-Qazetta. Hoxle, December $. -Because he did not receive a reply to i tele. mm as quickly as he wished, Frank Browning of. Bateavllle today ahot and killed T.

W. Mldklff, a telegraph oper ator here. Browning dispatched message to a woman in Dexter, Ark, and on being; told he might expect reply at 4 returned at 1:60 and demanded the answer. On being in formed that it had not been received ha (Jrew his revolver-end hot Mldklff arougn ine neaa. lie was arresiea and taken from this city to prevent a mOb which formed from lynching him.

Mldkiff's body will be taken to Tola do. 111., for burial, Browning is a. desperado, having served A term in. the -penitentiary for klllnf a man and having maimed sev RematnsArrive. Th remains of Mldklff arrived in Mattoon at noon today the Big Four, accompanied by A.

M. Ponder, a prominent Knight of Pythias) of Walnut Ridge, and Orto Find ley, the youngest member of the Ar kaneas leglslaturvw Tnls afternbon the corpse waa taken over the Peoria division to Toledo, where funeral ser vices-will be held Sunday. Mldklff was thirty-two year of ag. He waa born near Toledo, III and there spent the greater" part of -his life, For" a number of years he held a position as agent from Peoria, Deca- time ha the. acquaintance of larg number of Mattoon people.

While thus employed he met and wedded Miss Button, a member of prominent -Toledo family, who sur vive him. A. Ponder in speaking of his dead frlena 'to i a Journal-Gasette re porter today," said: No Cause for Deed. was one of the finest young men I always'courteoUa and obliging, and there wa no reason whatever for Browning's deed. Mr, Mldklff waa employed aa day opera tor at the Junction of.

the Iron Moun tain and the Sooth em pacific and aa agent for the Southern Express com pany. So well did he please his employers that he was offered a position as dispatcher a few days before his SIHXB YV ILLIirS NEW MATRON. Mrs. P. Stebbins has been tie- ceeded as matron ot the MIddlesworth orphans' home at ShelbyvlUe by the Iflssea Mahoney, 'who will act as ma tron and governess.

ROBERTSON CHILDREN ARE SENT TO HCOfE The Robertson children Eddie, li, Robert, 10, and 4 -have been sent- to the home at ShelbyvlUe. The charge was that Mrs. Cash, ths grandmother, had neglected the little ones, and that they had been improperly cared for. They are of the little Robertson child, which was frosen to death In a hovel on Richmond avenue several day ago FRANCE DENIES THE SENDING OF IIMTMATUI Special to The Journal-Gasette. 1 Paris, France.

December 19. It Is formaly-denied ift official circles that France has sent an ultimatum to Vcn esuela, i BR003IOORN STEADY. Thomas Lyona of Areola called on Mattoon friends today. Mr. Lyons re pert that broomcorn is steady his nome.

i THE MARKETS Sheep' and cattle, steady. Hogs, steady. Light $4.85 5.00. Mixed $4.9001.10. 1 Heavy $4.85 1.20.

Rough $4.854.95. Car lots WheaXlf-l corn 157-5; oat 101-19; hogs, etlmated- tomor row. 18,000. Uatcooa. Deo.

to High Close Opea Wheat- MM a )t- 87-A Mv. Corn 97H-M 97X alt- 44H-K rpH 1141 Cats va.4. Mar 8t1A 8i 18.8 Juir 80S 18 58 15. KH re. W.J0 juir Hens, To; springs, Tc; young tur- kevs.

tat It 'young ducks, full feathered, 8c young geese 8ej doso JIO.S.;:-V' WEATHER. Illlnota fair tonight and SaturtlrtV, Colder toolghw WILL OPPOSE CHURCH UNITY SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS TO "FIGHT AGAINST PROPOSED MERGER. RAISING $40,000 FUND Immense Sum to Be Contribnted for Purpose Advisory Board Has la. View. v.

Spacial to The Journal-Qazette. Nashville, Tenn December 19. The advisory board of the Loyalist oouncll of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, which Is fighting the union ot that church with what la generally known aa the Northern Presbyterian church, decided today to raise a fund of $40,000 for the prosecution dT- campaign toi prevent the union. i- The fund will be raised from the church membership on the budget plan. s- v-'-; Union Considered, Certain, St Louis, secern Der 'Thar la no danger whatever that iwiwmu mo noruiwu jTmuj terlan and Cumberland Presbyterian churches will not be said Rev.

Dr. W. H. Roberts- of Philadelphia, chairman of the Northern Presbyterian general committee. 'tonight at the close of the day' -proceedings at the Southern "We are simply waiting for all details to be arranged by the subcommittee of the; two churches.

The feel work will be accomplished Rev, Dr. W. H. Black of Marshall, fthe tewraberiand Presbyterian general committee, expressed the same sentiment, "There Is not th slightest doubt that the Union of the two churches will be will be done tomorrow," said he, The members of the two- general committees simply watted in the1 parlors of the hotel today while the two subcommittees were hard at work all dhof arranging prelimdnery dfeUIIII for the formal the i Hw churches. At o'clock all the delegates representing both churches met-around one dinner" table irrthe hotel and.

after dinner 'went to the Second Presbyterian church where a reception was held. Already Determined. i The general assemblies have already determined the question of organic union, and it is now for the joint committee to arrange th necessary details. The exact time when the union will be. formally consummated will be determined.

Report will be. then made to the two general assemblies which wll meet in May the Cumber land at Decatur. 111., and the Presby terian church, at Des Moines. Iowa MRS. SCSAN MILLER Word has heen rer-lvri ttv frlans of' the death of Mrs.

Susan Miller at Maryvllle, Tenn, The deceased was the relict of Rev. John Miller, one of the first Methodist Episcopal circuit riders in this section. She was a sister of A. Allison of thl city, making the latter the sole survivor of a large family of She was also an aunt of Mra C. Henley.

TO RIO WORLD OF DEFECTIVES Special to Th Journal-Gazette. Atlantlo City, N. December Prof. Alexander secretary of -the National Charities conference, in addr easing the state school -teacher Thursday suggested that in the matter of defective. children the vastest way to exterminate thl class was either by segregation or chloroform.

He explained that tha law prohibited chloroform, but segregation 'Was ''H mtNrfbl. His Idea that lunacy breeds lun acy and that generations of segregation would probably eliminate the defective. SUBURBAN STORE DAMAGED DY FIRE Supposed Incendiary Gets) tn His Work on Powers Grocery IUctunond The suburban store ot J. I Powot. located 2805 Richmond avenue, was damaged by fire early this morning, and th loss estimated sev eral hundred dollar.

i Mr, Power thinks the bias wja of incsndlary origin, the fire being itir ed under, tha step at the rear it tha building, The flame had mde cin- aldsrabl headway before the -depart ment arrived on the scene. Mr. Powers came to Mattoon itim Missouri About a year ago, and rled dry goods and grocer Us, Charles Jones, who runs a general store at Loxa, making plans for the erection of a fine modern brick structure on, the site which he recently purchased in that village. It will be a two-story structure, with base ment HURT BY FALLING TREE. Special to The Journal-Gazette.

December1 Charles Guymon was-cutting down a tree near his home when the' tree fell upon him and broke his arm In two places, BAGGAGE HANDLED. In the month -of November pieces of baggage were handled by Illinois Central baggagemen at thla point alone. For this month th number will be much "greater, th holiday 'business being -enormous. BANKER ISELIN TALKS ON INSURANCE Special to The Journal-Gazette. New York, December 29.

Adrian Iselln, banker and director of the Mutual Life Insurance 5ompatiy, pre sented a statement to the insurance committee thla morning, ahowing the syndicate operations in which he par ticipated with the Mutual. John P. Munn, president of the United States' told ot the opera tlona of his company. BRUSH REMAINS FIRM IN DISTRICT Farmers Holding On To Their Broom- corn, Waiting for Broomcorn In the Maftoon district remain firm, but stationary. There are plenty of buyers, but none who wishes to sell, and the "fortunate few their, brush upon The Jouri nal-Gasette's exclusive prediction that It would soar thl winter are refusing unheard of price for their corn and are secretly hugging.

themselves, con fldent that the seven-cent mark, if not th en. will be reached early in 190. rjaBtern buyer and manufacturers are purchasing little corn now, all en- aeavonng to nna some crops fwnicn can.be had at a low price, It Is need less to say that their search la futile. Growers have refused $110 and even $111.50 for thelf, brush, and there probably is not a wisp ot corn In tha district which can be bought tor $100 or less. It is said 'that growers' are, making preparations for planting a acreage next spring.

INDIANA TEACHERS PAY POET BILEY TBIBUTE Addresses Delivered By Ntunber of Prominent Gentlemen, Mr, Riley Makes Response. Speolal to The Joumal-QaMtt. Indianapolis, Dec. 29. The af ternoon session, Thursday- of th Indiana State Teacher' association was tribute, to.

James Whitcomb Riley, Addresses were, delivered by Senator Albert J. Beverldge. President Hughe of Depauw university, Henry'Watter- son, of Louisville, Charles R. Wilt- lams. editor1 of 'the Indianapolis News, and Meredith) Nlcholsom, the author.

Mr. Riley waa present aad re sponded. i i Mr. Watteraoa said In part: "But the other day a famous com pany in New York celebrated th ser- entlefh birthday of the most famous of our prose writer as we her are celebrating tho noontide of our great and honored post, our neighbor and our friend; though I have taught throughout my life against notionaV inn inU It forms, I caa not repress kind of sneaking satisfaction in the thought that th east, having exhausted It supply, ha had to com west for a fresh crop of poet and humorists and novelists finding most of then by the way; la Indiana even Howell in Ohio and the satisfaction rises Into exultation when I reflect that the standard of th literature of my; thus following th star of empire, are held by hands so stalwart as those ot Mark Twain; William Dean Howell and James WMtcomo Riley, with the Tark- Ingtona," the Majors, the Dunne and the Ade to bring up tho support "and take their place when they are gone." TROOPS POURING IN. Special to Th St, Petersburg, December Troops ary said to be pouring into Moscow to assist In putting down th rebellion.

SKATING I U.K. Qua White has openrV a skating rink In armory hall. Ainrerythlng Is first class, new. floor- nd, TOchardson kates, with Glbler-or tf fpeolal to Th Chicago, SDecembe 89. Four trainmen met instant death, near Judaon, this morning by the explosion of the boiler of a locomotive drawing a fast bound from.

Chicago, to New York. The train was making fast time when the accident occurred. Th dead JOHN O'BRIEN, JAMES BLACKBURN, brakeman; IXSt FISHER, brakeman; Aside from th row of life the prop, erty loaf la estimate! 1190,000, aa the- cargo of the. train conflated, of fancy meats. One hundred head-of cattle were also killed, Soon after tha exploalon the wreck-are caught flre, consuming many' of the cars and their contents.

Two member of th train crew were not accounted for at last report, and It li feared that the death list may reach alx instead of four. Bt. Paul, December J. -Th north west la threatened wlth.acoal famine. This Is caused by shortage of cara.

General trafflo on the lakes has been prevented by com weather. At thm docks at Duluth' there Is a smaller supply than the demand. XeVtOJT NEWS NOTES, soeelaHto Th iv" Newton. December It, The Newton volunteer1 fir company ban queted themselves Thursday night. The supper was served In th city half -7.

s' Fred Gharst and Mia Sarah Math any. young people of Fox township, were married at tha residence of th bride' parent. Mr. and H. Mntheny, In West Liberty "Wednesday Jt Walter Chaffer, a young farmer Hv- ing southwest of town, has purchased a two-seated automobile.

This la tha first machine to be owned in thta county. James 8. Riley, a hardware merchant of Wheeler, has been adjudged a bankrupt In the United State court at Danville. Collins Granville township has announced himself a a candi date Cor county superintendent of Ihnnli iiihlaAi Ia lha Will nt Ih. r.

publican primaries the spring, Former City Marshal Dan Miller. ow a resident of St Marie. where la city policeman, and William iinnick of Jorth "Muddy townahlp nec: ahnouncedheir Intention of entering the race for sheriff In the democratic prima ry. Leonard Honey, who Is doing service tn the United 8tatea navy on tho battleship West Is spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. W. Honey, near West Liberty. Rev. U.

Q. Johnson, formerly pastor th M. E. church here, but now located at Oakland, and hi wife are visiting thta week with friend In this city and county, AIIOTHER ELECTRIC LINE IMPROBABLE McKlnley lias No Intr-ntion of con-- stracting Itoad Along. Big Four 'to Hlliaboro, The following 1 dlspatxh was taken thU morning from th Terrs Haute Star: Bhelbyvllle.

December Congressman W. B. McKlnley, in conference with a committee from the Cltl-aena' Business eaaoCiatlon this morning, favors tha proposition to build an tnlerurban IK. througft Shelby vile from Mattoon to Hlllsboao, connecting with hi Una at that paint. aig-nineit his wlllinxness to give substan tial aid to tha The Committee preferred a' line running north from' fihelbyvllit, but the lnterurban mar nat dlacouraged that plan, that wou4 follow quickly after the other cfmgressmsn McKlnley, who was In thtifccltr Thursday evening on wis wsy to Charleston, whir ha' deliver ed a i lecture, in a conver sation with President Potter of the Mattoon City Railway company, stat ed that the proposed line from Mat toon to paralelllng th Big Four, was highly improbable.

In fact. the porlect ti so remote that there ar no grounds for th abov Co. aresaman McKlnley did meet with a number of Shelbyvllle'a business then acordlng to his statement to Mr. Potter, he gave tham no encouragement whatever, JERRY TIPFT SETTLES WITH THE BIG FOUR Jerry Tippy, who sustained the loss of ona of his feet In the accident jat Okalla while -acting ts ftrenntv? hna settled with th Big Four onmptmv, receiving TUpy ha formed a partnership with Bert IMehl and will follow th transfer busnesa The wilt of th lata Mrs. Anm M.

pecker hat been filed for probate, The entate, valued at about $11, ROD, left In equal shares to the five children, as followa: Mrs. T. Fengim, Mrs. WUlliam MJiller, Mrs. Mart Griffin, Miss Lena Beckr and llnnry Becker.

pads' to Th Journal-Qazetta. Chicago, December Secretary? of the Treasury Shaw, accompanied by a number of tho local bankers, tramped the streets of the city in a driving, anowatorro thla morning, on what is said to be an effort to save the, financial situation. Secretary Shaw regards the condition in Wall street as being grave enough to en-list the most atrenuous will depart for Washington' this evening and until then he will devote PV mlnuta Ot th, lima tn auflrt in further serious consequences. Secretary Shaw denounced the newspapers of Chicago, charging them with the distorting of statements. He declared waa not the flrat the Chicago newspaper, men, and said that hereafter he would deny himself to them.

The secretary denied ha-ng declared that John R. Walsh, the former banker, Would not be prosecuted because he had practiced the violations of the law which had become a custom. i TWIN CITIES FOR ILLINOIS CENTIMIi Sl'BWA The cry Is still going up- from tha. people of "Champaign and Urbana for a subway where the Illinois Central tracks cross University avenue. People going between the two cities In cars, wagons, buggies and on foot are dallv Inconvenienced bv the oresent 'aituatlon.

tn most towns of this six raurads are willing to construct sub- iMyi at such Important 'crossings, in a vreat manv citiea it la no necessary for the people to raise a howl about It almost constantly as the years speed Courier i HER RECOVERY DOTJBTFULi Mrs. R. McCulloch, who Is at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Mary Duck Paris, sends word thet the latter' recovery is very doubtfuU btrthday anniversary witit a number of friends during a recent visit to and. ah has not strength enough to shake off the at tack of pneqmonla from which the euiierinn.

one is w-u mown in wat toon, where she often hae -visited, PRECEDENT IS SET IN RAILROAD TICKETS Special to Th Journal-Caxette. New Tork. December right to sign another man's name railroad ticket which has been sold bf on passenger to another wa bx the supreme court her yesterday. decision establishes a precedent In the- exchange of railroad ttckta The-court holds that ihs mere sal of a ticket carries with tt th purchaser's right to sign to tt th name of th man- from whom bought It, MATTOON BUYING -SEASON STILL Oil Shopper Crowding Stores Prove, Holiday Trade Did No Stop Wlttt ot Christmas. -That the holiday hoDDina- eeasoit did not end with the coming of Christmas waa evidenced yesterday by the great number of shoppers on the streets and in the stores.

Buyers were purchasing almost a freely a week ago "and none was daunted by th -downpour of rain or by th muddy 4-. i ne rusa waa resumea witn tn opening of the stores. Tuesday morn ing ana naa continued through th -succeeding days. Th shoppers ar largely- women and among them are) fonnd great number a from out town. Yesterday morning, in spite -of thl; forbidding storm, the: streets showed unusual activity, JUDGE RICKS FOR SUPREME COURT Chief Justice, Ricks of the state su preme court and who reside at Tay lovlile, in, Christian has an nounced his candidacy for re nominal tlon In the second sunreme.

Judicial twenty-two1 -J counties in' south central Illinois, Oa' account or in neattn wassoppoaeta last summer Justice Ricks would compelled to retire- Voluntarily front the bench, but surgical operation proved, sncceseful and ha com pletely recovered. Supposing that Justice Ricks not be 'candidate for rrnofttlnftUon. Circuit Jude William M. 'Farmer' of Vandalla, Fayette county, and Circuit Judge Robert B. Shirley of Carlinvillo.

I Macoupin county, became receptive candidates for the nomination, but It la Intimated that they will now with draWf -r- 5 ELKS' 'ANNUAL WXTTTION, SpeeW to1 Ths Jdurnal-Gsxette, bhelbyvllle. 111.. Perembtr 29. ThJ Stivlkyville F.lki Htsnxit r-ccptton lt igit. O'io twenty-live Ufst st were pcu'nt, hidden orohenri fjrnNhii muilo, ai 1 supper was ser-voi.

I -gav a iaiiw ai t.i-i i u. HOW TO GET GOOD STUDENTS IS A PROBLEM OF THE ITY SCHOOLS. MONEY. RULES. WORLD This Reason Assigned for Failing Off of Young 'Men Who Seek Other Vocation.

1 seeUI to Tha Journal-Gaxett. Chicago. December 29. -Th Bap- tlata Of the country propose i to find out lust why the attendance at theo- logical seminaries la falling This week the president of ten of thej ipromlnent Baptist theological inatltu tlon tn the country ar meeting at tha Ilnlveraity of Chtcsg and all day today they planned for an investiga- tlon of this question and the correla tive one or how to interest eonege man ta th study of i 4 It was agreed by alt that there was but on basic reason for the falling off la th attendance and thai 'was the greater Inducements that the professions and boainesa life It la an age of money ruling the world, they agreed, "and for the present It be hooves tha, theological schools of ev: ery denomination to atrlve Indue young men to enter th ministry. After discussing questions of galley for the day it, was voted to appoint a committee to Investigate- the causes tor the falling off In attendance In theological schools and make report at th next annual Ptie to General 'vl.

In general the representatives were unable to explain? any reason for the. Condition except the- conditions of the times. "Young men today seem to be dissatisfied with any- thin aside from one of the more ret rnunsrativ'e' professions or business Ufa," said th secretary- "It Is the duty of the theological school officials to study this situation carefully and to do what can be done to Induce many, of these brighter young man to enter th ministry 6COTTS HAVE FAnLT -GATHERING CHRISTMAS Among the family gatherings', on Christmas" dsy none will be happier than that at the home of Sari Scott Hia father "and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John F.

Scott, Mattoon, are now his guests, and tonight his broth. W. M. Scott, who is chief clerk of the torekeepera department of the Great Northern shops at St. Paul, will arrive with his wife.

It is the first time that the father and mother and the Scott brothers have been together on Christmas for fifteen vioua, neraia. now JIM rr. Charleston News: Aa advertised In this paper Pitkin waa to hang around till CorbiU could rest up and thon she was to appeal to him to come and marry her and he waa to' consent, The programme was filled and brother Mason did not shoot each other, tho spelling, aa we de manded to right it Corbitt. Bltt not BettV W. regard this of 1 tal conaequenoa JOHN Rr WALSH i iJ WAS AH HONEST MAN Secretary Shaw Says He Didn't Take a Dollar DMhonrstly-Dld As Other Hanker Do, Bpaolal to The Journaf.Gaxett, Chicago, Dec of Oi Treasury Shaw arrived In this city from Washington Thursday morning, and In an Interview practically declared that there would be no criminal proceedings growing out of tha Chicago national bank and th Homa savings bank of thla lty.

s.v "John R. Walsh tild nqt take one dollar "aid. "He did no more than many other bankers In th United States: art doing all. the A "Tha rumor of criminal prosecution," declared the secretary, "is nothing but talk. There has been uo embeaalement or theft.

For every dollar -taken out gilt-edged security was placed within. Th depositors will get every dollar they deposited, and when that has been accomplished the fwponslbMty of the government cease. J- "The part of the tanking law prohibiting the loaning of more than ten per cent of the capitalization to one man may have been violated. That Is not a criminal violation and all that can be done is (o liquidate the bank and pay oC the depositors. The violation of that law by one bank is no more than has been done by.

almost gvery bank la piuntry." In morning on Its return Journey to Chi cago, on time to the dot Engine 101 which drew the train, had received new coat of paint and looked its best, The train waa made up. of a combln atlon baggage and buffet car, a diner, tWA sleepers snd an observation aji ocwiucn were or the oeat manu factured by Pullman. Traveling 'Engineer Rosen- baum of Champaign rode the engine to sJeethat; no mishaps occurred there and he descended when the train reached Mattoon to assist In. oiling up. Trainmaster J.

HisTgin'a, also of Champaign, the only other official on The train did not appear to be crowded w'lth passengers. a majority of them had not left berths, and thta fact elicited a remark from a bystander to the effect that there were only three people on the whole "durned" train, including the negro FOUNDRY "STRATEGY'! OVER AT CHARLESTON Daily News Reveals Soma Inside Facte In Regard to Plant Here and County Seat. Charleston. Newa: The old foundry tn Charleston la, owned by the Chi cago Stove and hange company, a rich company, controlled by Steel A Fltagerald of Chicago. They control the FuUon, -Stov works, up on' the Mississippi, In, Illinois, and they control the Mattoon stove foundry and the buildings tn Charleston, now idle.

Without any Information from Mr. Ramsey, this paper is a There -wa a aecret meeting at Mr. Ramsey's residence) in city on Thursday night with Fltagerald 'and Steele, 1 i It Is supposed that the conference was trying to arrange the starting ot the old-foundry In the present quar- This would necessitate a hew deal between nhe former three partners. It is now rumored that -they have settled with Mr. Ramsey, and in fadt they 7were trying to get him to take the management of the foundries at Fulton and Mattoon and move to Chicago.

It is not believed that he will do this, but he may consider a proposi tlon to reopen the. old stove works in and It may i be 1 that they would like to have more room aa thy can easily sell th output. Munn produced a statement show ing that his company hold worth of real estate whjoh brings In profit of over He, stated that he was insured his own com pany for and in the Mutual for He recaives. a commis sion on the latter, i but not on the policy in hi own company, HO NEWSPAPERS APPEAR INVARSAW peeal to The JonrnatOaxettet Warsaw, December 19. If" any thing tho strike situation Is becoming worse, newspapers appeared the city this morning, the printers refusing to work.

Trafflo on the Vienna line ha been.