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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
Proctor on Annexation of Cuba.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-'1 do not
agree said Senator Proctor, of Vermont,
to-day, with those of my colleagues in the
Senate who court trouble in Cuba in the
hope that we have an opportunity to annex
the island. The character of a part of the
population of Cuba is such that l should
not consider it desirable as a State of the
Union, as it would necessarily become if
annexed. I consider Cuba of vast inn
portance to this country commercially, but
prefer that it should remain as it is or be
an independent State to it's becoming a part
of the United States. / am for commercial
annexation, but not for territorial annexa-
tion. We can accomplish that result with
out a war of conquest and without pur-
chasing the island, simply by reviving the
policy of reciprocity. We made immense
strides with that country under the reci-
procity clause of the Mckinley law, and
had a trade of vast proportions with the
island when the law was repealed. All
that is changed now, and our Cuban trade
is of comparatively little consequence. 1t is
an object lesson which the people of this
country should study with care
The Senator added that he believed the
Republican party would take the first OPP
portunity to revive the policy of reciprocity.
but said he did not know whether the eff
fort would be in the next Congress, owing
to the probability of a veto of any reci-
procity measure which might be enacted
nv Congress-.
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estimate that in two months there viii
be 5000 insurgents fighting.
La Discuion. published in Havana March
p. gives the following: I'm Madrid the
troops designated for Cuban services have
had their chiefs and officers assigned by reg
ular lottery. There were four battalions
and seven regiments, aggregating about
eight thousand men. The torpedo catcher
Galacia will shortly arrive in Havana, also
the armored cruisers Filipenas and Mar
auez de Molins. The troops that embark
from Spain need no armament. for in
havana there are ten thousand Mausier
and forty thousand Remington rifles with
100000 cartridges for the former rifles.
Two million more cartridges are expected
from SPAIN.
A passenger from Havana says that
prompt action by Captain-general Callaja
averted a serious uprising in Havana. Since
the Imprisonment of Gomez. the negro
leader, his sympath.zers have been very
much incensed and worked up a scheme
to attack the palace. The time chosen for
this attack was Friday night. The gov
eminent learned of the impending trouble,
however, and the Captain-general in
structed his officers to use every possible
p~recaution. The guards around the palace
were doubled and a hundred soldiers were
stationed inside. The city patrol was heav-
lily increased. The negroes. hearing of these
precautions, gave up the scheme. 1t is
said that the plan was for the sole pur-
pose of releasing Gomez.
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East Ohio st., bet. Meridian and Pennsylyauis.
BURGLAR UNDER THE BED.
He Had Stolen Wedding PRESENTS, but
WAS Caught by a

CLEVELAND, o., March 25.-Manager A
F. Hartz, of the E-uclid-avenue Opera
House, arrested a burglar in his house, on
Case avenue, this morning. Mr.. Hartz's
sister was married this evening. This morn
ing she entered an upstairs room. where
the wedding presents were displayed, and
she saw a mans feet sticking from under
a bed. She called to her brother. Mr.. Hartz
told the fellow to come out or he would
shoot him. The thief obeyed and sat quiet
" until the police came and took him away.
In his possession were found a gold watch
and valuable locket, which he had taken
from another room. There were $2,U0o worth
of presents in the room, and had not the
thief been discovered he would probably
nave taken most of them. The prisoner
he came from Chicago.
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rru,t Exchunge. Consolidated.

NEW YORK, March 2-An amalgama-
ton of the fruit and produce interests of
New York, after more than a years discus
sion has at last been decided on; 1t will go
into effect as soon as practicable after the
meeting of the governing board of the New
York Fruit Exchange, which was ordered
at a special meeting of the exchange this
afternoon. The consolidation will embrace
the New York Fruit Buyers Union, the
New York Fruit Exchange and the New.
York Fruit and Produce Exchange. The
two former organizations will be dissolved
and the members will join the New York
Fruit and Produce Exchange. The entire
membership of the three organizations will
aggregate $50 fruit merchants.
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THE CUBAN REBELLION.
Many ~Spaniards In the Ranks of the


TAMPA, Fla, March 25.-Letters re-
ceived here by steamer which arrived last
night state that Insurgents bands are ac-
tive in the vicinity of Santo Spirite. Other
letters state that out of a band of two
hundred insurgents commanded by Perique
Perez. eighty are Spaniards. The govern
ment rumor that G~uilernon is dead is un-
true. His health is perfect. Quintin Ban
dera. with $50 insurgents. met Spanish
troops between Tia Riba and Eel Cobro
about two weeks ago, killing twenty-five
Spaniards in the first voiley from an am
bush. The Spaniards fed in dismay, the
insurgents continuing their march un-
molested. About the saEne time the
cubans took Moron. near Santiago. OH
tanning AL the arms in 10 town. Letters
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MOB OF COLORED MEN.
They Want To Lynch Two White Men
in Jail sat Wichita.

WICHITA, Kan, March 25.-The chief of
police was notified tonight of the organiza-
ton of a mob of $50 colored men in this
city to storm the city prison and kill the
two white men in their cells who nave been
suspected of being the men who outraged
Mrs. Dacey House, a colored woman, Sat
urday night. The plan was to shoot the
white men through the bars after gaining
entrance to the building. The city building
guard was Immediately strengthened to re-
sist any attack that may be made. The
colored people are terribly excited over the
affair. Trouble is feared before morning.
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Mason. to build "a New Temple.

Special to the IndIanapoIis Journal
GREENFIELD. Ind. March 25.-To-day
the Masons of his city purchased Of =.
Ward Walker, G. 7. Randall, l.. A. Davis
and p. H.. Boyd the lot at the corner Of
on the public square. for $3.50. A three
story block will be erected at a cost of
$25, 900. There will be business rooms on
the first floor, offices and social rooms ON
the second and various lodge rooms and {.
banquet hall on the third floor.
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THE WRONG MAN.
BI0odhounds Come Near Getting a
Posse I'm Trouble.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONNILLE, Indo March 20
Last night the residence of L. +. Battorff,
a well-known farmer, was entered and
robbed. The citizens were so enraged when
it became known next day that blood
hounds were sent for from Sellersburg. On
the arrival of the dogs they were turned
loose on the scene of the robbery, and,
Immediately taking the trail, followed il
to the house of a man by the name of Shell
ton. When the officers opened the door
the man was found with a shotgun in his
hands and defied the Grove to take him.
He vas disarmed, and, after hearing the
charges. vigorously denied them. His wife
swooned, and had there not been a ply
stefan in the crowd she could not nave been
resuscitated. She is still in a precarious
condition. AS the charges We're not suf1-
cient to hold him Shelton was released.
The officers now have a cap which was
dropped by the burglar, and it is thought
1t viii prove a clew TO apprehend the thief.
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INTERCOLLEGIATE Field Day OF.

VEFNE' - tEFC"1 ~ II q
HAUTE, Ind, March 25.-There
will be no field day of the Western Intercol-
legiate Association here on May is. as
decided on at the field day meet in st. Louis
last year. The contests were to have been
held under the supervision of the Rose
Polytechnic Institute of this city. but the
local association has determined not to have
the meet because several of the stronger
colleges have temporarily withdrawn from
the association. The Poly boys say they
do net intend that the good name of the
institute shall be injured by bringing a few
colleges here to a meet that would not be
up TO the standard of the Western associa-
ffA
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republicans Should Seek Redress.

COLUMBUS Ind, March 25.-At the last
city election a bluff game was attempted
by Democrats here to intimidate active Re-
publicans from securing a full vote and to
carry out the plan with a hope of further
intimidation at the general election which
was TO follow Sherman Jones, John Holland
and James Sears, three reputable citizens
were arrested on a charge of having pur-
chased the vote OF William Hobson. After
many efforts To get a trial the case was
finally pressed to-day until the attorneys
for the State We're compelled to dismiss
the suit and discharge the defendants, there
being no evidence to convict them.
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Grip Causes N suicide.

WARSAW, KY, March 25.-Dr. Z. 3.
Allen, forty-six years old and one of War
saws wealthiest and most prominent citi-
zens, committed suicide to-day by shooting
himself through the head. He had been
Respondent, committed the act. His will,
devising his property to his wife. was
found in his pocketbook. He had no chill
dren. He recently resigned the presidency
of the bank at Walton, KY. to escape the
buSin0SS cares.
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Trnnks and SIMPLE Cases Looted.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKTON, Ind, March 25.-It seems
that the gang of thieves who have been
operating around Anderson have reached
here. The Panhandle depot was entered
last night and a large quantity of goods
carried away. The goods consisted of ar
ticles taken from trunks and sample cases.
Detective Mat Moore, of the Panhandle, is
here working on the case.
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EAGLE AND CATFISH FIGHT.
Sight Witnessed by n Local Nimrod
of Columbus.

HI "EfHtSsEU ny UEW
of Columbus.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS. Ind., March ED Brown.
a local Nimrod, this morning went to a
weli-known resort for ducks on White river,
three miles from this city. He found ducks
scarce, but discovered a great struggle be-
tween a large eagle and something in the
water. Fastening to the spot he fred on
the bird twice. but did not succeed In kill
ing it. After the eagle was gone he found
1T had attacked a large catfish, which, on
account of the shallow water, he was able
to capture. He brought the fish to this
city. and it weighed fifty pounds. The
water where the fish was caught was about
a foot deep.
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A DRUGGISTS MISTAKE.
Gave ..ParsOn" Davies Strychnine IL
stead of P~henncetine.

CHICAGO, March 25.-"Parson" Davies,
hacker of many ~well-known pugulists. came
near dying last night. He was suffering
from the grip and in having a prescrip-
ton filled at a drug store the drug clerk
used s~trychnine instead of phenacetine.
Mr.. Davies, shortly after taking the med
icine, became very ILL., Physicians were
summoned. The patient was in a coma
tose condition for nearly an hour. The doc
tors. after working with him for five
hours, pronounced Mr.. Davies out of dam
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Single Handed Fight with Robbers.
SnaciaI To the Indiananolis Journal

PERU, Ind, March 25.-Robbers made a
desperate attempt early this morning TO
hold up William Glen, who defended him
self with his fists. In the melee Clem's
coat was nearly cut from his back, but no
dangerous injuries were inflicted. He final
" broke away and ran.
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MORTIFIED WITNESSES.
A Farmer CompeIs His Family to
Watch Him Commit Suicide.

Specialize the Indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN, Ind, March Pa terrible
scene was that enacted last night in Cor
nelius Lamenyon's bedroom. Calling his
family into the room he compelled them by
threats of instant death to be witnesses of
a dramatic suicide. He placed the barrel
of a A-calibre revolver against the side of
his head and fired, the ball passing through
his head Immediately behind the ear.
Lamenyon was a wealthy farmer, living
near LAGRANGE. The motive which led to
his rash act is not known.
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CRESTON, Ia, March 25.-L. S. Milligan,
one of the ~best-known citizens of Lenox,
Ia. while brooding over impending finan-
cial disasters brought or by speculation on
the Chicago Board of Trade. placed a re-
voiver TO his head and sent a bullet
through his skull. Recovery is impossible.
MiIligan was quite wealthy, but lost it all
in SnecIlla ion.
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WARNING TO GIRLS.
Suicide of the Last of Three Hand
some sisters Who ElOped.

CHICAGO, March 25.-Frances Bailey,
twenty-eight years old, was found dead in
her room, No. 1885 Wabash avenue, last
night. On a table near by was an empty
two-ounce bottle of morphine. She is the
third of three handsome sisters at Ailegan,
Mich, who at different times made runaway
matches and were each in turn deserted,
each then committing suicide. Frances
went off with a travelling salesman. A
roller skater and an actor were the faith
less spouses in the other two cases. The
father of the girls is said to have died of
a hrnEan heart
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other carpenters employed on the building.
Jumped from the second story and escaped
with slight injuries. Shell had five ribs
also was injured internally, and will die.
The building was a two-story structure
and the framework was just being inclosed.
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fire Cnught from n Locomotives.
Euecial to the Indiauanalis Journal


bpecidi % tHe lHulGHdpuIS JouTndL
DUBLIN, Ind, March ga fire broke
out to-day in this town, destroying two
dwellings with much of their contents. One
vas that OF NJ. Jones, in which was not
only ,Jones's household goods, but those of
George Frank. Jones had $500 insurance.
IA vards .iisfonf from the first and Il
caught. as was supposed, from burning
fragments. The wind was very high. This
house also burned with much of the house.
hold goods. Other buildings were threat
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Diamond Plate shuts Down.
May Turn Out to BE Murder.

SpeclaI TO TIE IndIanapoIls Journals.
Ind, March 2as-The body of
Floyd Thompson. a fourteen-year-old boy,
employed at the United States glass factory
at Gas City, was found this afternoon on
the Panhandle railroad. near the factory,
between two freight cars. The neck was
broken and there were other injuries about
the body. There are various theories as to
the way he met his death. One is that he
was assaulted by enemies of the factory,
which has been working with nonunion
men. and has had a great deal of trouble
with the union men,. This theory, how
ever, is generally dlscredited, and the cause
of death will remain unknown until the
corOner'S verdict is received.
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FORT SCOTT, Kan, March 25.-Six
United States prisoners escaped from Jail
last night. Among them is Bill West, the
notorious outlaw, who deliberately shot
and killed United States Deputy Marshal
Kinney on the street in Miami, Indian
Territory, some time ago.
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New nuiiding BIown Down.
specIal ID the IndianapolIs journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MJNcIE, Ind, March 25.-At noon to-day
q new grocery building being erected for
George Hostier collapsed before the wind.
burylng Mahlon Smell under the debris.
William George and Thomas Harris. two
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Cooper F~actory burned.
j to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the IndianapoIis JOURNAL
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 25.-At noon
to-day fire broke out during a high wind
In the large cooperage factory at Edgerton,
this county. The works were almost en-
tirely destroyed. Loss, $4,000.
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night intelligence reached the parents that
their missing daughter was married. Late
Saturday night the father went after her
and took her home.
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ExiIes from Cuba.

NEW YORK, March 25.-George Henri
quez and Fernando A. Debeagas were pas
sengers who arrived by the Ward line
steamer Orizaba from Havana this morn
ing. These gentlemen were reported as
having been compelled to leave Cuba or
take the consequences of Spanish law for
supposed sympathy and support of the
Cuban revolutionists. They are supposed
to have a special purpose in visiting this
city.
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saIoon I1eeper shoots HimseIf.

Speclai 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, March 25.-To-day
Gus Laval, proprietor of a saloon, shot him
self in the forehead with a revolver. The
ball is still embedded in his brain and Laval
viii die. Long suffer- g from rheumatism
is the cause.
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smallpox I'm Texas.

DALLAS. Tex. March 25.-Smallpox has
broken out at the City Hospital in this
place. and City Health officer Armstrong
has qu~arantined that institution. -Four
cases are posted. the first having been
brought here from Hot Springs.
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ban DAY FOR FIRES.
Munci Factories Were Damaged
Nearly 4 O~,OOO-smnn


Nearly $4O~,O0O-SmaIl Insurance.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNcIE. Ind. March 25.-A disastrous
gale was blowing from the. southwest. The
fire started in the old A. L. johnson & Co.
sawmill, now owned by j. c. Wood & Co.,
on Hoyt avenue. and for a time the Indiana
bridge works and a score of residences
were in great danger. The sawmilI and
stock, valued at $4,000, was destroyed, to-
gether with the Munc;e skewer works,
valued at $4,000: There is $4,000 insurance
on the sawmill and about $4,000 on the
skewer factory. The two institutions were
operated by the same power. the buildings
being near together. The machinery in the
il surance on the mill had recently been cut
down because the rate was high. The
bridge vo' his lost a dry kiln full of lumber
Of 5000, fully Insured Two Z. n 4. e & ".
box cars, filled with lumber, burned, caus-
ing 5000 loss. The fire department did good
work to save the bridge works, valued at
Sl0soG: Large cinders from the fire were
carried all over the city and there was
great danger. The sawmill will be re-
built.
Fire Cnught from n Locomotive.
Special to the. Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind. March 25.-Sunday night
the freight and passenger station of the
Wabash railroad, at Keller's station, Wa
bash county, was destroyed by fire. which
originated from the sparks OF a passing en-
CINE. The flames spread from the station to
the drug store OF Daniel Jackson, which
was consumed, and also communicated to
the pcstoffice. The postmaster, to save the
mail, carried 1t out into a field and COW
cred 1T with sheets, which ignited from
brands carried by the wind and part of the
mail was destroyed. The loss is about &, 500,
with little insurance.
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Government Reinforcements.

HAVANA, March 25.-The steamers
Alfonso XIII and Leo XII arrived here to-
day from Spain, bringing two battalions of
troops, numbering 1,600 men, to reinforce
the army in Cuba.
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With it's forty years record Cooks Extra
Dry Imperial Champa gne is first in the list.
No sparkling wine in use is it's superior.
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Special furniture sale all this week at
Eastman. Schieicher & Lees.
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The "HeIlo" Wnr at EIkhart.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind. March Pa new tele-
phone company has been organized here.
The Central Union Telephone Company, en-
deavoring to drive the new competitor from
the field, has cut rates in two, but the new
company has put their rates still lower.
The directors of the new company are: r.
b. Campbell, general manager b. & Q. Rail-
road Company. Baltimore: H. E. Bucklen,
president e. & w. railroad, Chicago; Chas.
Selden, superintendent telegraph b.. & o.
a aaaseoa syr balslmo + 2. n Non Lum lTasadb i nsar-
baugh, Frankfort. Ind; w. E. Banfield,
electrician. Frankfort, Ind. E. G. Bickel,
fdent; G. SeIden, vice president and chief
electrician: w. E. Banfield, treasurer and
tary: Joseph Claybaugh, general counsel.
1t is the intention of the new company to
do business throughout this portion Of the
State.
Mr.. staner Has Trouble Ahead.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, March 25.-Twenty-
eight years ago George Staner, then but a
boy, left his home in Fremont. o., and
never returned. At that time his parents
We're living, and were in well-to-do circum-
stances, but both nave since died without
having seen or heard from q 4 son. Young
Staner travelled all over the civilized world.
Recently he came here from Texas and
went into the furniture business. A few
days ago he married a widow Stewart, of
this city, and last Friday an attractive
looking young woman named Fannie Os-
borne, from Fort Worth, Tex. came here to
marry Staner, as she claimed. Upon learn
ing that her affianced was already married
she was heartbroken and for a time was
inconsolable. But sorrow finally gave way
to Indignation, and to-day she left for ST.
Louis, vowing that she intended to at once
commence proceedings for breach of prom
Use. If Staner can get his share of the
family estate away from the other heirs he
will have about $4,000.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind, March 25.-The casting
halls at the Diamond plate-glass factory
have been closed, and over one hundred
men are out of employment as a result of
the formation of the plate-glass trust and
the coming transfer of the Elwood plant
to the control of the Pittsburg syndicate.
In a few days all the glass on hand will be
finished up and the entire plant will be
closed this week, either Wednesday or Sat-
urday, to take an inventory of stock,
throwing out eight hundred men. Just
when work will be resumed is not definitely
known. A rumor is prevalent that the men
have been informed that the shutdown
will be for six weeks only, when the big
plant will again start up in every depart
ment. 1t is over four years since the plant
was first started, and there has been less
than niNe months idleuess in all that time