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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-08
DEAD ON THE FIELD
BODIES OF THIRTY CUBANs FOUND
AFTER AN ENGAGEMENT.
Two Bands of Insurgents Said to
Have Been Routed by Spaniards-
Many Patriots Sent to Africa.

HAVANA, Nov. IAN important engage
ment occurred yesterday at Cayo Espino,
near the border between Santa Clara and
Matanzas, in the southern part of the
Island. The column of troops commanded
by Col Luis Melina, the forces of the Civil
Guard. and a battalion OF the Maria Cris-
tina Regiment had an engagement with the
insurgent bands of Lacret Nunez and Pere-
quito Perez. The action was fiercely con-
tested, and lasted from o'clock in the aft
ernoon until into the night. Official reports
state that under cover of the darkness the
insurgents fed. This morning it was found
that they had left on the field thirty killed
and large number of wounded. The re-
ports state that the troops lost on their
side one officer and seven soldiers killed and
a number wounded. Details OF the fight are
very meager and nothing is known of the
relative positions of the contestants since
the battle.
1t is also reported that the insurgents
have burned a church and thirteen houses
at the village of Guamutas, in the east part
of the province Of Manassas.
On the plantation of Penon, in the district
Of Guantanamo, !le chairman of an au-
tonomist club, arr four others have been
arrested for political activity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-08

Result of the "Yes" and ssNov Vote IN
MaasachuaetfH.

BOSTON. Nov. THE majority given on
Tuesday against municipal suffrage for
women in Massachusetts, was 1900. Tho
suffragists. represented by DIR. Henry IL
BLACKWELL say that they are much encour-
aged by this result, considering the small
amount Of money which they could uss
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-08

TAMPA, Fla, Nov. 7-Authentic corre-
spondence from Cuba tonight brings copies
of tho following letters, the first being
dated Army of Liberty of Cuba, Third
Brigade, on the outskirts of Sagua," and
addressed to "Mr. Ramon Gonzales. Santo:"
Dear Sir-It is necessary that you forth
with obtain for me fifteen carbines, with
sufficient ammunition. 1t will not be diff
cult for you TO obtain them, and if you
do not comply with this request in a very
few days will be obliged to reduce to
ashes the city in which you reside 1 be-
lieve that you will not oblige me to take
such harsh measures, which will entail so
much damage. Answer as soon as you cam
The letter was signed by Fernando Cor
tina chief of the territory. The following
answer was sent Immediately by Gonzales:
The arms and ammunition which are in
charge Of Spaniard like myself are loaded
to be used on all traitors against the flag
of my nation"
Upon receipt of the reply Cortina assem-
bled his force and approached the fort.
Gonzales appeared with white flag and
asked for a consultation. The commanders
had a lengthy interview. Afterward Cor
tina withdrew without obtaining the arms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-08

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Turkish
legation announces the following telegram
from the Sublime Porte, under yesterdays
date:
"All news concerning plots. threatening
letters and q supposed dissatisfaction In
the ranks of the army and navy is IN
tentionally propagated by well-kncwn
newspaper correspondents, affiliated with
the Armenian committee, to alarm. public
opinion. AS for the often repeated as
sertion of the intended determination of
the Armenians, it is too absurd TO be
contradicted. The efforts of the imperial
government tend, on the contrary, to quell
the revolt of the ArmenianS and to resist
their criminal and bloody agitation The
Armenian agitation at Diarbekir was on
the point of subsiding when the Armenians
began again their attacks on the Mussul-
mans by throwing bombs at them and by
firing at the Muezzins at the very time
when the latter were calling the faithful
to prayers. During the affray fifty Mussul-
mans and ninety Armenisns were killed
and wounded Armenian rioters attacked
the patrols at Sverick, killing a few Mus
sulmans and setting fire to the bazaar.
Two hundred Armenian revoiuttonsts
having at their head Kevrok. a chief of
the parish of Ferus Clarash), attacked
the village of Tchoukour Hissar and killed
twelve Mussulmans. Some OF the agita-
tors were arrested including part of the
Armenian brigands. who captured Hadji
Hassan Oglou Husni. All news published
as to the occurrence of trouble at Adana,
Tarsus and Mersine is absolutely without
foundation"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-08
1000 Cubans Sent to Africa.

MATANZAS, Cuba, Nov. lover 1000 po-
,itical prisoners it is estimated have been
sent to Ceuta, Africa, since the beginning
of the revolution
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-08
New Turkish Ministry.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. IA new
Turkish Ministry has been formed, as fol-
lows: Hall Rifat Pasha. Grand Vizier; Said
Pasha, President Of the Council Of State;
Tewfik Pasha, Minister for Foreign Affairs:
Hassan Pasha, Minister of Marine; Ria
Pasha, Minister of War; Memduh Pasha,
Minister OF the Interior; Abdur Raham
Pasha, Minister of Justice: Sabri Pasha.
Minister of Finance; Arifi Pasha. Minister
without portfolio.
Hall Rifat Pasha, the new Grand Vizier,
has the reputation of being an able admin
istrator. He has held numerous high posts,
and is a man of broad views, judged from
a Turkish standpoint. The new Grand
Vizier is expected to have moderating in
1uence between the Mussulmans and the
Christians, but it is not thought
he will be able to do anything
Of n remarkable nature at the
present serious juncture of affairs in the
Turkish empire. Ria Pasha was Minister
of War in the last Cabinet: Hassan Pasha,
was Minister Of Marine in the late Ministry;
Tewfik Pasha has just come here from Ber-
lin, where he was Turkish embassador to
Germany. Said Pasha Minister for For
eign Affairs in the late Cabinet and previ-
ously Grand ViZier.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-08

LEXINGTON. KY, Nov. THE Leader.
the leading Republican newspaper IN this
part OF Kentucky. always a stalwart sup
porter OF Governor Mckinley for the presi-
dency, to-day declares for Mckinley for
President and Governor-elect Bradley for
Vice President. The Leader says: The over
whelming victory in Ohio. under the bril-
liant leadership OF Mckinley. Foraker and
Bushnell, gives a new impetus TO the presi-
Dental candidacy OF William Mckinley. and
the election OF William o. Bradley. the
first Republican Governor Kentucky has
ever had. makes him a vice presidential star
of the first magnitude. Mckinley is the EN-
bodiment OF the protective tarin principle
and Bradley's election IS a triumph for
sound money. In Ohio both parties were
outside OF local questions, the Wilscn-Brice
tariff bill was the chief issue OF the cam
pa,gn In Kentucky. both parties In con-
vention indorsei sound money on the
stump Bradley was even more oufspcken
for gold standard than bis party platform.
while Hardin openly reputiatej the utter
ances OF his party and proclaimed the gospel
of free and unlimited coinage OF silver In
every speech. Mckinley and Bradley stand
for protection and honest money, the issues
on which next years national campaign
must be won. Mckinley and Bradley as
candidates for President and Vice President
would oblterate Mason and Dixon's line
from the political map and mark the COM
plete reconciliation OF the North and South.
and thus nationaiize our politics"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-08

With Several Counties To Hear from
Ii Is Over $1,000.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. THE returns 50 far
received give Bradley plurality for Gov
ernor of over seventeen thousand. and the
few counties not yet heard from, some
seven or eight. including those from which
only Incomplete returns have been received
are expected TO swell the figures above
seventeen thousand. The result I'm the
Legislature is still doubtful. with fne
chances in favor OF the Republicans on
joint ballot The prospects OF Blackburn's .
return TO the Senate do not look very good
at present.
Unofficial returns from Kenton county
show the whole municipal ticket won by
the Democrats I'm Covington. nine hundred
plurality for Hardin in the county. two
Democratic Representatives elected TO the
Legislature and one In doubt In Campbeli
county Bradley has eleven hundred piural-
ity. Two Representatives and one senator
have been elected by Republicans and every
city officer elected In Newport is Repub-
lican-
General Hardin, the defeated Democratic
candidate for Governor, left his home in
Harrodsourg this morning for Louisville.
where he will go into the practice OF law.
He declined 10 discuss the causes OF his
defeat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-08

We are still pushing ''Marsala'
Wine. Why? Because it deserves
it.
81 per bottle; six for S..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-08

Tickets at above rate viii be sold Nov.
5, Is and %. Dec. and Is. good to return
for ten days from date of SALE
ONLY Is HOURS. INDIANAPOLIS
TO ATLANTA
Leave Indianapolis 6:2o p. m. daily.
Arrive Chattanooga 7:45 a. m.
Arrive Atlanta 1910 noon.
vESTIBULE TRAINS
with sleeping and dining cars Indianapolis
TO Cincinnati, and Cincinnati to Atlanta.
For tickets and fun information call at
Big Four offices. No. 1 East Washington
street, 36 Jackson Place and Union Station
II. NJ. BRONSON, A. G. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-11-04
SHORTS is GUILTY
son OF WEALTHY PARENTS TO HANG
FOR MURDER IN QUEBEC.
History of the Cold-BIOOded Double
Crime Committed by Francis Cuth-
bert Valentine Shorts.

BEAUHARNAIS. Que, Nov. 3.-Francis
Cuthbert Valentine Shorts, who shot and
killed John 10y and Maxine Lebouef in
the valleyfield cotton mill on the night of
March /. 1895, was to-day found guilty Of
murder in the first degree. Argument in the
case was concluded Saturday evening and
the jury then locked up until this
morning, as they desired to deliberate on
questions submitted to them by the Judge.
The plea set up by the defense was that of
insanity, and 1t was with this point that the
judges questions had to deal. The verdict,
however, was that the state OF mind OF the
prisoner at the time of committing the crime
was not such that rendered him incapable
Of judging the nature and quality OF his
acts or of knowing that such act or murder
was doing wrong.
Francis Cuthbert Valentine Shorts was
sent out to Canada in the latter part OF
1894 from Waterford, Ireland, with the hope
that he would settle down to some business
for which he was suited. After spending
some time in Montreal. he obtained posi-
tion in the Montreal cotton mills at Valley
field Que. Here he was found to be OF little
use, and had frequent disagreements with
the manager, which finally ended in his
seyering his connection with the company.
On the night of the list of March he en-
teref the ONCE or the mills, OStenSlDly 10
pay a visit to his former colaborers, but in
reality, il seems, to possess himself of some
$4,000 in silver and bank notes, which he
knew would be there, as it was the night
the pay roll was to be made out. and the
pay put up for the hands of the mills. As he
entered there were present John Lowe, pay
master: John 10y, son of the Mayor of
Valleyfeld; Arthur Lebouef and Hugh Will
son, all employees of the mill. 10y had re-
volver lying next to him on the desk, and
Shorts took is up and while playing with
1t shot Wilson, apparently by accident.
10y rushed to the telephone to call for med
ical help, but before he could ring the bell
Shorts had shot him dead. Lebouef and
Lowe then grabbed the money and shut
themselves in the safe, while Shorts fired
managed to escape him and hide.
In the meantime, one of the watchmen of
the mill, Maxine Lebouef, had come to the
office on his regular rounds and was shot
and killed also. After that Shorts made
frantic efforts to get Lowe to open the door
of the vault. and finally, after Wilson had
managed to crawl outside and get help.
Shorts surrendered himself. Friends of his
parents. who are very wealthy, Immediately
obtained the very best criminal counsel. and
no money was spared to save him on the
plea of insanity. A determined. but unsuc-
cessful atte mpt was made to lynch him al
Valleyfield, and for that reason he was
brought to Montreal for safe keeping.
Shorts is only twenty-five years old, and
does not show the slightest feeling for what
he has done.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-11-04
BURNED AS HERETICS
MEXICAN OUTRAGE PERPETRATED
BY A FANATICAL JUDGE.
Savage Crime That Grew Ont of the
Celebration i'm Honor Of the
Virgin Of Guadalupe.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-A special to the
World from Pachuca. Mexico. says: News
comes from Texacapa. small town i'm
habited by Indians and half-breeds, that
ten persons were burned there as heretics
by order of the auxiliary town judge. He
claims he was acting according to the will
of God, manifested to him in an extraordi
nary vision. accompanied by certain indi-
cations of divine wrath against heretics and
people leading immoral lives.
As soon as the news reached Mollango, the
principal town in the district, the municipal
president and minor officials, with an escort
Of over sixty men armed with rifles, went
to Taxacapa, where they found everybody in
the public square executing grotesque
dances in honor of the Virgin of Guada-
lupe around the ruins Of the Jail. small
building solidly constructed close to the
parish church. In this Jail previous to Sat
urday had been confined Nicholas Herman
dez, Martin Santiago, Joseph T. Manuel,
Casper Hernandez, Juan Tomas, Juan
Tomas second. Maria Juana, Maria Magde-
lena. Maria Conception and an infant child.
They had been rudely hustled from their
homes at dead of night on the extraordinary
charge preferred by the auxiliary town
judge that their lives were an evil in the
sight or COO, ana tnat tney were enemies
of the faith and heretics, whom God had Or
dered through his holy saint to be consumed
by fire.
The auxiliary judge related this with the
utmost sang froid to the authorities. He
added that God had wrought astonishing
miracles to confirm what the saint had told
him in the vision. Said the judge Il
obeyed the divine command, and ordered
out my alguacils (constables). and We took
these sinners from their beds and dragged
them, In the darkness of night, weeping and
waling, to the jail When they were locked
securely in j ordered the alguacils to set
the building on fire."
Twenty-one arrests were made, although
the fanatical mob threatened death to the
authorities. The prisoners. securely bound
around the arms and chained together were
marched to Molango, where judicial in
vestigation will take place. The whole
population Of Texacapa appears gone mad
All believe the auxiliary judge was COM
misioned by the Almighty and the saints to
destroy the ev;ldoers. They point to the
pile of bones, on which they profess TO see
,miraculously traced outline forms Of the
saints, who, on advising the judge to burn
the heretics. left their ina-es The COM
munity is nothing but ali open-air mad
house.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-11-04
ROCKEFELLER'S GIFT.
New schools Probably To BE added 10
Chicago University.

CHICAGO, Nov 3.-Mr. John ID. Rookie
feller's munifcent gift Of S3.00.O0o to the
University of Chicago. as announced yester-
day, was almost the sole topic of converse
ton to-day at the University. The trustees
were not prepared for the gift, and, accord
ingy, made no plans for the outlay of such
a sum- DIR. .Goodspeed, secretary OF the
board Of trustees, said to-day that nothing
definite could now be said concerning the
matter. He thought that school of medi-
cine and a school of law might be the out
come of Mr.. Rockefellers latest endowment,
assuming that all of his conditions would be
met by the trustees of the University. There
are other uses 10 which the money might be
put including the building of new gymna-
sium, a woman's dor1nitory, or a biological
laboratory. DIR. Goodspeed stated that in
the event of the establishment of a pro-
fessional school there would be no affiliation
with any other school.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-11-04
ICE-BOUND WHALERS.
Vessels Now I'm the Arctic Region VIII
He Imprisoned.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. S.-Schooner Ros-
ario arrived from the Arctic ocean. bringing
1000 pounds of bone. the residue of catch
of five whales. She is the first of the whal-
ing feet to reach port from the north and it
is within the limits of possibility that she
may be the last. When she left the ocean
the ice was forming very fast and ii was
heavier than ii has been for many years
The Rosario brings confirmation of the news
of a very poor catch in the Arctic. From the
report of the Rosario it looks as If the en-
tire fleet would be caught in the ice. The
steam whalers amply provided with
stores with which TO spend another winter
i'm the ice. but the sailing vessels are up
in the arctic region and under much less
favorable conditions. The majority of the
barks are provisioned with only enough
stores to last them through the summer
and IL they are compelled to spend the win
ter in the north. starvation stares the
whalers in the face.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-11-04
THEHOUSE CLERKSHIP
PENNSYLyANLA AND NEW YORK IN
A MDOwELL COMBINATION.
One Expects to Get the CIerk.h,n
"hiie the Other Is After the
ONCE OF Doorkeeper.
'ecial to the Indianapolis Journa,.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-The first stem
III the coming fight for the offices of the
next House was taken to-day when Repre
sentative Stone, of PENNSYLVANIA. arrived
mere to arrange headquarters for the can
oidacy or ex-Representative Mcdowell. NE
pennsylvania, for the clerkship of tho
House. This is the most important ofy,ca
OF the House after the speakership. and
WIZ Dc the pivot around which all the
other contests will turn. The Ncpovsu
headquarters will be at willard's Hotel II
Is very significant that Mr. stona an
nounced this evening that Representative
4iooAer' OF New York, will shortly come
10 washington TO open the campaign for
oo'nseper Tor Mr.. w. j. Glenn. of Cuba.
New York. and that the Mcdowell and
"ienh heaoquarters will be in the same
ioohus. Inis indicates beyond & doubt that
Ne" York and Pennsylvania have formed
q eom0ihation for mutual support. The
friends OF Mcdowell and Glenn are also
la'orapiy inclined to the aspirations Of
ben russell, ex-Speaker of the Missouri
Rouse OF Delegates, for Sergeant-at-arms
II this combination holds, Pennsylvania
New York and Missouri will vote for or,
ONO man for postmaster and will Weld
to KANSAS expressed wish for the chan
iaincy. The weak point about the cand,-
dacies OF all the men except McDowell is
,nat tney are not ex-members. Joe Cannon
VIII De here shortly to open Headquarters
TOT ex.Representative Henderson, who is
tne Illinois candidate for the clerksbin
Mcdowell. however, seems to have ths ~.
siae track n the New York-Pennsylyania
arrangement lasts. Mr.. Quay and Mr. Platt
,1on sps iaVorspiy on II. IL seems curious that
tar at least, OF the wishes of Indiana. which
mas delegation of thirteen votes and
"hich is not generally lost in the push.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-11-04

WIFE SAW HIM BURNED.
brilliant End of n Wheeling Electric
Lamp Trimmer.

WHEELING, w. Va, Nov. g. = Friday
morning Christopher Scheehle started out to
do his first days work as a lamp trimmer
for the city electric light plant. He and his
wife were in great glee over his good luck
in securing the position, and that she might
see him trim his first lamp he began his
days work on the lamp in front OF his own
home
Mrs Scheehle and the two little ones were
standing in the door thirty seet away.
watching him. He lowered the lamp and
removed the globe, then glancing over his
shoulder at his wife seized one of the car
bon supporters In each hand TO draw them
apart. The instant he touched the rods he
screamed, then gasped and in another mo-
ment blue flames encircled his body, and
sparks began flying from his hands and
feet. while the shoes cracked as the blaze
shot out from around the soles.
In half minute blue smoke was curling
up from his body. filling the air with Its
sickening odor.
Mrs Scheehle was paralyzed by the horror
of the scene. and could neither move nor
speak.
John Juergens finally dragged Scheehlc's
body away, receiving q severe shock by SO
doing. BY an accident live wire had got
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-11-04
sURGEoN-GENERAL's REPORT.
New Medical Treatment Dtscus..a
Naval Academy Footbau

WASHINGTON, Nov. SIN his annual re-
port to the Secretary of the Navy. surgeon
general Tryon discusses new medical trea,-
ments at length. The favorable opinion en-
tertained OF the value of strychnia in the
treatment OF pneumonia. he says has been
further strengthened by the experience OF
its use. During two years. forty-six cases
of acute lobar pneumonia have been treated
I'm the New York hospital with three
deaths, mortality OF sos per cent.
Attention II called TO the number of cas-
ualties at the naval academy resulting from
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-11-04
Experience of william Gibson with q
Negro Hendieant Whom He Had
Often Befrfended.
PRAIRIE FIRE IN INDIANA
PLANES SWEEP 1000 ACRES OF
PEAT LANDS IN LAKE COUNTY.
Arguments Complete I'm jackson
County-seat Case-rcrrc Haate 10
Lose Father McEvos.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, Ind. Nov. s.--I.ate last
night young man named Stewart. sc-
companied by William Gibson. was walk
ing down Washington street. when Daniel
Cheatem, negro beggar asked Stewart
for money. Gibson. who knew Cheatcm.
upbraided him for asking a stranger for
money. Cheatem grew angry. started to-
ward Gibson with a razor and cut his coat
badly. Gibson pushed him away and
turned TO speak TO a friend. when The ne
gro attacked him from behind and cut his
face and neck badly. jus; missing the Jug
ular vein. Gibson was taken ut once 90 a
hospital, where his wounds were dressed
He was very weak from the loss OF blood.
and was compelled TO remain at the hos
pital over night cheatem was arrested
this morning. He has been considered a
dangerous man by the police for some
time He lived by begging. and Gibson
had befriended him many times
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-11-04
FATHER N'Evoy.s FRIENDS
VIII Petition 10 Have Him Retained
at Terre Haufe.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal


TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Nov. 3-The par
ishioncrs and the public generally much
regret the decision of the proyencal Of the
Franciscan order to send away Father
McEvoy who has been the pastor OF ST.
Joseph's Church for rwenty-four years. and
to-day, at the services i'm the church. a
notice. signed by half dozen leading cit
liens and church members, was handed 10
each member of the congregation calling
a public meeting for tomorrow night 10
take action looking TO a movement 10 Sc
cure Father McEvoy's return to this city.
Father Hyacinth, the new provencal ard
who has absolute authority in the assssn-
ment OF priests. throughout the country,
will be here in a few days. and II rs In
tended to lay before him facts which the
congregation thinks will be sufficient TO Sc
cure the return OF the popular priest.
Father McEvoy has been very successful
in the financial management OF
the parish. and as a result
the Catholics have several valuable
pieces of property. At the meeting in AL
bany, few days ago, when the provencal
made known the assignments, IL was sE-
nounced that Father McEvoy was 20
10 Hoboken and that Father Frcwin. OF
Hoboken. who was formerly assistant 10
Father McEvoy. would succeed the latter
here. Ii is thought that Hoboken Is
about to build $4,000 church Father
McEvoy was selected as the one best fit
ted for the work of raising the money.