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Indianapolis Taglicher Telegraph (Newspaper) - January 11, 1896, Indianapolis, Indiana All the Best Telegraph news going can be found in to Sjon daily. Furnished by the United press. It number 2 37inbiawapolis, ind. 8�?��ed�?y. January i i 186 Price one cent a Psi in the bloody details of the Hooker Fem mine spectators in criminal court. A morbid curio so to to Heak every word that is uttered i Iris the taking of to Sti irony a Eye witnesses of the crime be Lato. The terrible Story. Geo. C. Fisher an Eye witness to the murder o1 mrs. Maggie Kooker was put on the staud by the state in Ilio Lou cooker trial late Friday afternoon. Fisher lives at 111 Locke-St., about half a Square from 7j Rhode Islaud-St., where the tragedy occurred. Again As they have done throughout the trial. One solitary woman surrounded by scores of men Hung her head Over the railing of the South gallery and drank in every word of the testimony. She was about 40 years of age dressed neatly Aud the Only thing that Sho Seenie to be cognizant of was that she was listening to the bloody details of a murder trial. Interest in the testimony is intense and the Bill ifs As a consequence have Little trouble Kee Piug order. James Parker was again put on the stand saturday morning undergo Nir ii rigid Cross examination. The defence introduced the report of the Coroner a inquest we Rich contained Parker s testimony. This Dili ered slightly from the testimony Given by the witness Friday afternoon and saturday Mornin ,. The most important variation was the it Parker had testified to the effect that mrs. Looker and mrs. Pees had j shed Looker out of the door before the latter rushed Back and committed the murder. The Coroner s report stated that Parker had lest lied that irs. Pees had uttered the words of god he is cutting Lis to Piei is Quot brought out in Friday s testimony across the Street from the House where the tragedy occurred til in his direct testing by to stated that mrs. Pocs littered Alliese words As s a it was coniing out of the door. The purpose was to show the unreliability of Parker. Mrs. Katherine Derrow Matron of the Indianapolis of i Hans Lime was the next a fitness Ca Jcu. She gave lick Lesti Mony in front of the jury die i refusing to sit in tie re Al in witness chair. The witness i tales inuit cooker chilled once on the children Siut never provided anything tor them i irs. Hooker Liro Firlit clot Liing and fruit to Tjie children. Mis. Pooker she said was a delicate to Nan wit i a kit hectic face. .51i� nov a it it it Nigut a i>j<i4 7fi5 x<m5. Geo. W. I Luderson of Quot Island St Lesti Ineil to seeing Looker Anil his Wile with their Thi Oats Cut a few. My Debilt Perry be Mcm a i were joined saturday in Ilie presence of a few friends at the a new Yoke Home of the Brioe. By mayor Stroing Quot i it in a to in Bitsine is isun the f ple Quot went at once to the boat tip ii mansion at sew in Ort. New Yoi a Jan. 11.�? u. A the i zoning Telegram says that mrs. Alva e. \ Vanderbilt tiie divorced wife of William k. Vanderbilt was married to Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont by mayor Strong saturday morning. The ceremony was perform null at St e. Seventy-second-St., the reside ice of the Bride. I he ceremony was Pei formed at 10 o clock and Only i miss Smili mrs. is sister and a very few personal friends Wei e Resit. Almost immedi a Seiy alter tie Contile Iliad been wedded they led t the House Aud it is understood Siai cd fur Mai ble la a if at Newport t o o k it o u in is o k a to and was sent to fac hos Nitai in ii it Yang i Oil Iliou. About noon saturday Iku tha Brown mingles after the tragedy his evidence Al took half a Box of rough on risks As a witness. He said that he was at Lime on the Day that i irs. Rooker was killed. He was attracted to the House by loud scream Nir and when he reached the Llode Island St. House he saw mrs. Rooker lying on the floor of the front room and in 3oker was leaning Over Lier. The defendant was holding a her Down with his left hand and he saw him draw a razor twice across the Throat of 3irs. Rooker. Tii ii Rooker got up and walked to Ilie front door. Irs. Looker tried to raise Hei self by holding to the door Knob and the witness said that her to croat was Cut from ear to ear. Her head had fallen Back and the blood was Start Aming from the ga3�i g wound. Her cloties a Cre covered with blood. After Siu had crawled to the door an old Colo tui won uni led her Avay toward the City Hospital. As she passed her h us band she moaned Quot of . What have i done Quot the witness never saw mrs. Rubber alive again. Fishers id that after the tragedy the murderer stood in the door watch Muir the people in tiie Street. A be then walked Back to a Little table in the room lighted a Mau h and picked us the bloody razor. He Drew Trio weapon across his own Throat and fell to the floor dropping the razor As he did so. He soon got up Aud walked out of the front door exclaiming to the crowd brought out Noi Hinig new. On cros.-, henders Iju slated inuit Wheir he saw Ruoker his Throat Loo iced As tii Jug ii it were All Laid 0 Ien. When Henderson was asked in Wii i county and slate them order occurred he said Quot a state of Indiana and Hamilton he was posit. E about this. He stated however that 1 was in Indiana Jolis. Mrs. It elide Orlenn of r 4 Liode Island-St., stated Tomt Slie was at Home the Day Liat mrs. Hoider r was Niue Derivi. She saw the defendant about it o clock in the after Joon. Walking fro i 7 Rhode Island St. She saw him j ass two or three times. Later she saw him in the door Avay of Knirs. Pees Quot House. The first thing that attracted her attention was the cry of she went to Lier front Yard and saw mrs. Hooker come to tie door and throw u her hands. When Ivo Oker came to tiie door she Lizard him say a it s All Over Looker went across the Street and Sliu k a Trot Quot As Slie e pressed it wit ii Fisher after him. Slie then Tild of the Ehase a Eileen Fly i a and Looker. A Lii 0.v Kory. Btu Rell Llu Ssell. Who is As janitor at Heity Hor ital in scum to. Or 110. Slated thai he was at the Hospital when the ii Iii Der occur till when he arrive d at the House mrs. was coming out f the door with her hands u in the air slag ering and trying to speak. Her was Cut from ear to ear and her clothing was covered with blood. The witness caught her Arm Aud a Man gained Taylor took hold of the oth Arm Aud they started with her Tov Rard Tity Host vital. They had walked just Kin feet across the commons when she Sank to the ground Aud Laid there Quot the have mercy the a Hood was sir eating from Iser Throat and Pussell held her head in an attempt to close the Gaj in to croat. He then went to the Hospital after a Stretcher. When he Reim us i she was nearly dead and the ground was covered with blood lie heard the death rattle and lie and Bert Taylor the amb Iunce Driver then lifted her onto the Stretcher. At 11 Quot a coir t adjourned until Jlon Dav morning. Rais Vith Suici Uil intent in rooms at58 o s. Illinois St. Slie lived with her step fat Iier and Mother and often complained that her life was unhappy. Friday night she told several persons ill the a Loci that she was going to kill herself. Dispi Nesary doctors did everything i possible but she was sent to the City Hospital in a dying condition. Ape it Date Avill. The will of Bergen Applegate was filed it r probate Satiu Day. It was executed Lime 1, 1s88, on a letter head. I a Bequeaths All of his real and personal property to his daughter Mary Beaty Aye Legate Ilerd fl55<iije Elliot Sive it Niest. A petition has been filed with the clerk of tie supreme court by judge Elliot requesting that the ten Nicholson Bill cases be heart at the same sitting and that oui decision be made for the whole Britain believes that the it ions of Europe Are secretly conniving to strik some alias blow a a be balance on the Kight hide. T�1at Settle the Fate of time . A Spectator. Quot i want to go Home. Please let go for i am going to the witness told him that he could t go and Rooker started up the Street with Fisher after him. This angered Rooker who stopped and struck Fisher knocking off his hat. Rooker then ran into an Alley and picking up. A Rock told the witness he would Quot give him some Fisher said to him Quot keep quiet you be killed enough people in this , Rooker reached the Street and started to walk along the car tracks Fisher called to him to get of the track As he would be killed and Hooker answered Quot what is it to you if 1 do i will go and give myself up to the Kooker then jumped on the passing Street car and called the witness a Quot smart Ijames Parker coloured living at 91 Locke-St., was also an Eye witness of the murder. His testimony was substantially the same As that of Fisher except that Parker told of the fuss Between Rooker and mrs. Pees and of How mrs. Pees had accused the defendant of breaking into her House when mrs. Pees came out of the House her Throat also being Cut the witness said she exclaimed Quot god he s cutting us to pieces Quot she raised her lands above her head a and said Quot lord save Jis Quot Parker then told of Rooker s attempt at suicide and of Fisher chasing him sat array s . The criminal court room was crowded again saturday morning. The same pretty blonde and her dashing Brynette f a on a Rte pics front Row re ? a Sec oks meeting of tie vein Zue Liui a House Aud Senuick. Washington Jan. u. venezuelan commission met saturday in the diplomatic room of the state department. All of the members were present. Applications for appointment under the commission were considered but nothing had been done at 1 50 p. A the House saturday resumed consideration of the proposed changes in the rules. The foreign relations committee of the Senate held a special meeting saturday to consider the armenian and cuban questions. The committee is in favor of recognizing the cuban insurgents As belligerents but does not think Quot that the time is yet Ripe. While who splits. J. P. Spaulding the sugar manufacturer is dead in bo3t,on. Francis Channing Barlow the Well known lawyer is dead in new York fifth ave. Savings Bank Columbus 0., closed its doors saturday. Pinched in several deals. London athletic club has challenged the new York club to a match to take place next july in England. Twill be decided saturday night whether the Philadelphia Street railway employees will strike for the third time. Special session of the Chickasaw legislature has been called to arrange for Quot Quot wiping out the nation s debt of �1,000,-000. Masked robbers held up agent Knox and two passengers and robbed the Safe at the m., k. Amp t. Depot it. Scott saturday morning. Did t get much. Damage suits of Mueller Cranston and Johnston hawaiian exiles deported by the Canadian australian steamship company Are being heard at Vancouver b. C. People s shoe mag. Ami repair inf co. Win Catl for your so Oes ant deliver Vliem by telephoning to 1505. Wifi do the Best repairing acut prices. 155 Virginia ave. Pc stoves connected any part of the evening mrs. Cantor of by a. N new Vork-hi., entert irined the c. T. A. Teni prance Union. Sergeant Kurtz was the recipient of an Eif i Ait lox of cigars Friday morning tiie to itt it t some of his admiring friends lie was in Nowise Sells with them. The subject t Oes tie world owe every Nitin a living Quot will be discussed be rare the in Orrt is club sunday at o p. M., Wuthe Iron Hall Block b Llev w. L. Cladish i of. K. C. Botterill new Astor of Lincoln Ark Church will Lead the go Lel service in the w. A. Rooms 1 Imeridiau-St., sunday afternoon at i o Idock. I Many was lined is and Given ten Days in the works saturday for beating his wife and John Perry was fined if5 and Given live Days on the same charge. Ibo f Furguson a 14-Ycars-old boy has not b ten at his Home 21 Wood-St., for four weeks and his Kotlier has asked the police to Hunt him up and Send him to Piasini iced. Lohn Hicks has been made general Yardmaster for tha big four and he will be relied u of to Ouslin freight through Indianapolis at a livelier rate than it has heretofore gone. Rev i. R. Incas pastor of the sixth Christian Church sunday morning will a reach on Quot to Jerusalem or Tercho which Road Quot the evening subject will be Quot the Garden of Henry a Iyer was pasted in the Back by a Snover Ball the other Day in Bright Brood by Herrman passel. Ball had a big Rolv in it and Rustico in Ickerson fined the Gay Young Stone heaver Friday. Patrolman Carter the Quot policy added the name of George Malery to the list of his victims Friday night. The Case was continued in police court until Carter can get another Bunch of policy men ready for trial. Mary a Kehr was declared insane saturday. She has an estate valued at ii2,00t. Mrs. Kehr imagines that her family is conspiring to torture her. She insists that an invisible Power compels her to walk through the House at night. Lohn Bowman of this cite needed Money and started out to get it. At Glen Valley he picked up two valuable head of cattle and drove them to this City where he disposed of them at the Stock Yards at Market prices. H received a Check in payment and this he sold to a Gus Rahke. By the Check he was traced and arrested Friday night. In court saturday he waived examination Aud was bound Over to the grand jury in Al too Bonds. Births we. And Pauline Schmidt boy Otto and Ella Boss boy we and sirs Koss girl Louis and Ida Mackey girl Percy and Forence Hall boy Henry and mrs. Craig girl. Deaths Charlotte Howard,7.5, mitral insufficiency Jesse e. Ayres 17, appendicitis Sarah Sunderland 61, Julius Smith 68, diabetes. Marriage licenses Frank Marschke to Ernestina Burzloff James a. Reas to Alda Alane Mark Auer Bach to Anna Goldberg John j. Brehmer to Victoria Stone Fred Harter to Delia Bridges. The a incl of Ger Maiv can i i airily Ilieen Isi Tsie de i Erato Floi a fool to Point Mas beet Lonbon Jan. 11.�? u. A the crisis 90 far As the Transvaal is concerned now seems to be Over. Lord Salisbury has clinched the position at dab Igoa Bay by notifying the government at Lisbon that tie Landing of any of Loigu troops there will to immediately followed by tiie occur a Ion of the place by the British. By wednesday live in Irish cruisers will be stationed at Sohili of Bay. This pro Conduro Rath i a ors of a to duty As no Power threat is to Laud troops there but it Isar i like hand that the British government is Coni peeled to play. Events in la Ronje Are Aoji Roehing a phase that is 1 1 with the Faie of j Higland. In o Emiil nations of Kun Pyror William s message to in resident Tiger of the hostile language of the Ciu ii Iau j official press or of inc ii to to is of the German ministers with the Boer i represent Calives have been vouchsafed lord Salisbury. Diioro is reason to assert that he has demanded such explanations and that orders to prepare the Navy for War were issued Atter he had duly advised count von Ila Tofeldt thu German Here thai the German Eru Dieul must give the sex Lana inns requested. J he chiefs of the Foj relish Fortis n Liliee have known Lor a Long Lime that in Eon sequence of German diploma y in tie East Salisbury s ii ports of bring about a settlement Tot the armenian have been thwarted and that. Germany has made oven ures to Lussia in favor of a common policy u a Heck i England s expansion in any part of Asia. How far the emperor has succeeded in obtaining a coalition against great Britain is probably known to lord Salisbury. That some tremendous danger threatens the British nation is the fixed belief in oficial and i Romatie circles where the government gets credit for preparing for impending War issus and not for fooling the country by an empty naval demonstration. The of the United press learns that the Bette Book on the Vone Puelui matter cannot be Tablet in parliament when the session resumes As it will not Tsien be read. This Blini Book will embody the results of fresh researches into the British dutch Spanish and even tie portuguese archives and will ii elude Coj of tie original Seho Burgk map now in Possession of the co Juial Ottliee which differs in some respects from the published maps heretofore Accel Ted As the Genenne comb urge line. If pressure Shodd be put on the government it is probable Itiat copies of the Lilue Book would lie informally supplied to the american venezuelan Commissi Iju. There is no reason who the government should abide by etiquette and first Jire sent it to parliament. The look will virtually contain the whole Case for great Britain with a fullness that has not yet been Given. Paiik Soji i amp Psi Chi. Cave town Jan. l. I sir Hercules Robinson governor of Capoj Lony has issued a to Oid mation removing or. Jameson from the Olifice of administrator of i Masharon and a pointing f. J. Hevr ton Secretary and receiver general of British Bechuanaland in his place. \ r. Is Ewton is an Imperial of nicer. The 22 members of the Reform com Mitch who were arrested in Johannesburg Friday on the charges of High treason Are now in the Pretoria jail where or. Jameson and his comrades Are also con inc a pending the Complete Dis arming of the Johannesburg Uit Landers if it a Kiy thing he Fel outside dog ii wipers complain that partial ii has a Sli Wii in of Inilianiipo-3i.s is denied. Saturday was the lats Day of the most successful pet Stock show that was Ever Given in Indianapolis. As a general thing the exhibits a Ere far the Best and tiie attendance was Superior to that of past of the kind by a big majority. D some of the outside exhibitors in the dog be ailment Are charging that partiality was shown by tiie judges in War Ling prizes to logs in favor of i . This tie Juiles Are just As emphatic in Deung and the management grows indignant alien the sub Jet is petitioned. I is asserted that the prizes were Given purely for Ummil and that n thing else Tivey say that they Are sorry if the out Sii Lori Are uispleas., but tin ois no Way i of the thing As everything was con Liue de hone try. J biday evening the executive commit j tee of the in Lidiia i Ollry association j lie Cid d to hold the next so jul in january j be i. Year. Ii was i Urther determined to of i i Cash Fri s on ail Dass a instead of Perce Taui Asiu the in event . The committee fee i that the Success of this year s show will justify the of Iii ing of Cash prizes at the next sex Hilior. Wirich is certain to make it Superior to this \ ear Quot a display. At Ilie a Rand ii Otel Friday evening these were chosen for the cuttiing year by tie Xai ional punier association Frank Foj Deimeyer i Indianapolis. President Frd Tudor Jas ii Vico president Multi cd Ann Arl or Treaster and up it. I Inge Louisville Secretary. Tie member of the association that the Pilot Eon exhibit in Tomlinson Hall is the Livest one Ever staged. The state poultry association has elected tiie toni owing officers president Wili Iani Tobin Indiana Solis Secretary w. Pierce. Indianapolis treasurer w. L. La led in 1 Ndia Nai olis.i>.vit3ie it .1. A 1 i . Jie Irown Kules Ai Aust a proper3 owner. Saturday. I Ridge Brown in circuit court overruled the Demourer of the defend int in the Case of Alfred Fleischman a Aigist treasurer Schmidt. Fleischman wanted to enjoin the treasurer from receiving part payment on Street improvement assessments when one or More of the Lead been defaulted. The Plain Iii claims that he had Given notice to break Birtir Schmidt not to Roco Ive Pirl payment on such Sasso sements and also notice thai suit had been Coli unfenced to fore Cloie. Judge in own held thai while the Barrett la it a Vas created Liy the for the of Proi Yerty owners Ami for Tiu Jour Jose of extending them the Pri i Ege of a Dpi i pro ement assessments in ten annual instalments it was also intended to afford bondholders l i Otec Tion. It was evidently the Intel ii a of tie legislature he said in this Law. To make in ii movement Bonds marketable so As to Aii Ord the contractor an acceptable us Uigum in compensation for his work. To that end the Law so Ely provides that a litre default had been made in the payment of instalments the bondholders can protest aija inst the invalidation of his Bonds by the acceptance of partial payments. I fill it a it Irhn he called it the jail to see Quot Dick Wilson Quot a tie Geni Mifflan who Saat Clied that tray of it diamonds. And now Rye detectives a it in Clake that they have a pal of the nervy Tliiei--i3iil he come to i in up a plot to escape a a search detectives think that they have in custody a partner of Charles Kel Chatti or Quot Lardin Quot in a Man giving the name of Charles Kinney of Omaha it has been known that Ketcham had an accomplice and it impossible that this is tha fellow. Kinney presented himself at the county jail saturday morning and asked permission to see Dick . This was the name Ketcham ii Quot ave when first arrested Here after attempting to steal a tray of diamonds at a Massachusetts ave store. Jailor mounts informed Kinney that he could not see Wilson and after some words Kinney left stating that he would get a lawyer and then he could see his Man. His actions were Sti spacious and the detectives were informed and Arras Tail Kinney on Lite Sirwet. At police station lie was stated Bluit he was a Friend of Wilson s and had come Here to try to secure his release. To declared that he did not know anyone named Ketcham or Lardin. His Story was very much tangled up and the detectives decided to search him. He was stripped but nothing it was found. At All the prisons in which Ketcham has been confined he has managed to Escofie and it is supposed that Kinney or whoever he May be has come Here to Aid him. He said that he had Quot not secured a room since coming to the City and has no baggage although he came from Omaha. The detectives disbelieved his Story and at once started out to search for his room. Kinney was shown one of the pictures of Ketcham taken by the police department Btu denied knowing the Man. A letter from Pennsylvania a few Days ago stated that Anna Adams the woman supposed to be Ketcham s wife served a Terui in the Pennsylvania prison for shop lifting and at that time she had a to Guiger brother who correspond etl with her Aud it May be say the , that this Man is that brother. A tvs a lbs by s b��<m21 four in a. The detectives found a Root ii on x. West-St., saturday afternoon which had been rented by Kinney. Clothes were found \ \ Ith the name Quot a. C. Morris Quot on them and this is thought to be Kinney s real Narne. A bottle of chloroform was found and also a handkerchief Matching those found on Kinney which had been saturated with the fluid. I he ii. A k. Flo list to cure a cold in one Day Trio Inyat Lvi Bromo int nine table fits. >1 1. I.,a. A Yuliy Send More troops to wipe out Wije he sri a is Iii. Makii it Jan 11.-- u. Pm four thousand troops chiefly cavalry will Start for Cuba immediately. The government denies the truth of the report that Gen. Vve Yler is to be sent to Cuba with 200,-000 additional i Crar Wick by a train striking a flock teide. Middlesboro by. Jan. 11.�? u. Pm a Louisville amp Nashville freight train ran into a Rock slide near Here saturday morning. Hall Mooney Engineer was killed and Fred Jones firemen badly Hurt. Quot jagged Quot up on hard cider. Two Small boys aged 14 and 15 ears answered to the names of James Gordon and James Miller on a charge of drunk in police court saturday morning. The boys stated that they had become intoxt7 rated from drinking hard cider which they claim was Given to them by a Man named Shortridge who formerly sold cider on the Market. Judge Cox was angry and said Quot the Man who gives hard cider to boys and gets them or Wmk is no better than the Man Olio gives them i augment was suspended on account of the age of the boys. And Illier s nothing funny a a fat ii Evilier. , by Jan. 11.�? u. Isaac Wilson of Nelson county who got up from a sick bed to go to Frankfort Aud vote for Blackburn in Friday s caucus died saturday morning. Wilson s death Breaks the legislative tie Audij ive8 the republicans a majority of one on joint ballot. Frank Kkt ky., Ian. 11.�? u. Pm the Republican Senate caucus saturday afternoon will be almost a repetition of that held by the democrats Friday night. There will in Bably be three absentees and a perhaps nine. It now looks As if Congress Ian Godfrey Hunter s name will be Only one to the caucus though judge Holt May be put in nomination. Hunter will get 45 or 46 votes. Blackburn men say there shall never be a joint session or a ballot for United s ates senator until the vacancy caused by Wilson s death is filled.lilei-i Ai Klyes. Frozen thawed t rank Butts 1s3 Indiana ave. Telephone 1791 Leaky cisterns it Ileanea and cemented $1.50. Pumps at factory prices. T Butts 133 Indiana ave. Phone he looking Quot for training Una Frei a in Fil paso. I. Paso tex., Jan. u. delayed prize i garters parly arrived saturday morning. The party includes Peter Maher j. J. Quinn John Quinn Pete Biu is Phil Conroy and Jerry Marshall. Maher is looking for training quarters in Elpaso. Call for bloodhounds. A Telegram was received at police Headquarters saturday morning a from the chief of police at Parkersburg w. Ya., asking if there were any bloodhounds in this City which could immediately be dispatched to. Trace a murderer and robber. In a Short time another message was received stating that hounds were desired to Trace a robber and a rapist. A return message gave them the name of w. T. Kelsey who is at the dog show with a number of hounds and he May be called to take two of the dogs South a both May Liow live saturday morning or. Cunningham of the City Hospital staff reported that Samuel Pang and mrs. Murphy the victims of Patrick Gallivan Are in a fair a Way to recovery notwithstanding the fact that on Friday the Hospital reported that Paugh could not recover. Driven Wells 40c per foot. Heard by the state Board of air vacation. Fort Wayne has a representative on the state Board of education now meeting in supt. Geeting s rooms at Tisz Fly House. Fort Wayne has More school children than any other City in the state except Indianapolis and Evansville. This has not been the Case always. Terre haute once claimed the Honor but the last census showed that the Beer brewing City had fallen Down so John s. Irwin of snowy Beard and hair and shining plug hat comes proudly Down from prolific fort Wayne. The Board took up the objections of the g. A r. To Montgomery s Quot leading facts in american the g. A. K. Committee was not satisfied with the Board s action on the matter at first but it was soon Learned that both sides had to concede something. The a a. R. Men think that Montgomery does not give enough space in his history to the civil War and that what he has written shows a decided partiality for the Southern cause. The publishers of Montgomery s history have suggested certain changes in the test some of which were accepted and others rejected in general the changes will Accord with the wishes of the g. A. R. R. 1, Hamilton of Huntington was chosen to Lill the place of e. E. Griffith resigned. The Rockport and Milton High schools were commissioned. Supt Goss was requested to advertise for bids for grammars to be used in the Public schools dts ing the next five years. The Board is anxious to raise the Standard of City and county school superintendents and at the next meeting of the legislature a committee will work for the passage of a Bill to raise the require meats. . Bottom is i it Roi it Piug ont of the Morgan Syndicate. New York Jan. 11.�? u. Pm the. Withdrawal of tie new York life insurance company from the Morgan Syndicate following so closely on the heels of the chemical Bank started a Rumor in the Street saturday that the Morgan Syndicate would Send out formal notice of its dissolution during the Day. It was impossible to obtain any official confirmation and at the office of j. Pierpont Morgan amp co., it was said that or. Morgan had not been Down town yet. There were no defections reported saturday but the general belief is that further withdrawal will be made tiring the Day. Speaking of the reported dissolution of the present Morgan Syndicate a banker said that even if the commission should disband it would not imperil the Success of the new a loan in the slightest degree. He claimed that if the present Syndicate should go out of

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