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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
THE HALL OF HISTORY.
Cornerstone of American University
Building Laid This Week.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-A significant
event in the advancement of American ed
ucation will take place in this city on next
Wednesday afternoon, when will be laid
the cornerstone of the Hall of History, the
first of the great group of buildings to form
the home of the now wen-known Ameri-
can University. Last March ground was
broken for the university in the presence
of a distinguished gathering President
Cleveland has been invited to lay the cor
nerstone The ceremonies of the corner
stone laying are to begin at O'Clock and
the following programme will be observed:
Singing of the American University hymn
which has been composed by the Rev.
George Lansing Taylor, l.. H. D.. of Con-
necticut There will be q prayer, respon-
sive reading of the Scriptures and ad-
dresses by the following Bishop John f.
Hurst, chancellor of the university; EX-
Governor Robert E. Pattison, of Pennsyl-
Baltimore; the Rev. James NJ. Buckley, D.
D., editor of the Christian Advocate, of
New York; Bishop Charles H. Fowler, D.
D.. of Buffalo and Bishop Charles C. Nc
Cabe, ID. D., of Fort W Worth, Tex. The lay
ing of the cornerstone proper will be ac-
cording to the ritual OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and after this the Masonic
bodies and other organizations will go
through a ritual of their own
over 100000 will be spent in the erection
of the Hall of History and when complete
the structure will be worthy to rank among
the foremost of the magnificent govern
ment buildings for which Washington is
celebrated. 1t will be constructed of white
marble.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
"TH II" TO HLTHTH.
Southe ern California Town Swept or
the Map in u Storm.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1S-On the last
trip of the Pacific coast steamship Orza ba
up the Gulf of California the officers and
crew of the vessel were surprised to find
one of the ports they make regularly wiped
off the earth. When the ship reached the
mouth of the river Culiacan, in the State of
Sinaloa the little mining town of Altata
which had stood there on the Orizaba's last
trip, was gone. Not building was left
standing.
This was one Of the results of the terrible
storm which played havoc the mainland
coast of the gulf Sept. II and IS. The ORR
zaba has just brought the first details
which give comprehensive idea of the ex-
tent of the damage done. The storm was
sort of composite affair." taking on the
nature of tidal wave and cloudburst. Tor
rents rushed down from the hills back of
Altata and met the tidal wave carried in
from the sea, and the town was obliterated
Many of the mines located inland from the
coast were flooded by the cloudburst For
tunately, the loss of life slight, and the
Altatans are now camping in tents or rude
ly constructed huts little back of where
the town stood. Viewing the former site of
Altata from the gulf the most striking OBJ
Jects that meet the view are spars of the
schooners Cometa and Rebecca and the
German barkentine Helena, which We're
beached by the great wave.
AT Mazatlan, further up the gulf a most
remarkable result of the storm is observed
In the middle of the main street of Mazat-
Ian. more than a block from the waters
edge, sits a schooner on an even keel. She
rode in on the tidal wave, and when it re-
ceded was left high and dry. Mazatlan
stood the storm fairly WELL but much dam
age was done. Four German barks that
were so fortunate to be well off land
weathered the storm in the gulf outside
They made port two days after the fury
Of the elements had subsided. minus all
their canvas. The San Vicente mine Sit
uated a mile to the rear of Mazatlan, was
flooded to the surface by the cloudburst.
So far as Altata is concerned 1t is no new
thing for it to find itself off the map This
is the third time that the town has been
swallowed up by the sea. Twice the place
has been rebuilt. each time at point fur
ther up the Culiacan river. This time the
residents will build well in from the coast
it is said.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
GREAT MEETING FOR WATSON,
And the RushvilIe ConEressman
Handled Himself Proudly.

Srecial 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. 1S.-Hon. James
E. Watson, of Rushville, delighted a large
audience of Republicans at the armory In
this city last night at a meeting. which.
both for its size, the interest and enthu-
siasm manifest, has not been equaled here
room was occupied and for two hours the
eloquent Congressman held the closest at
tention. His periods were well rounded
and received with bursts of applause last
ing for several minutes at times. His e;t-
pose of the free-silvcr question and the Oft
repeated statement of Populst orators that
the government stamp alone Is responsible
for value in coins used for money was the
c!earest and most satisfactory that has
been given here during the campaign. Mr.
Watsons methods were wholly new and
marked for their simplicity. He showed
how the Democratic party has attempted
to shift the issues by approps iating tho
ideas of Populists and that the Democrats
In proclaiming that they were the new
champions of silver were wholly false and
that on the contrary the silver Legislation
that has given silver an abiding place IN
the money now in circulation In the United
States was that under Republican adminfS-
trationS The new cry for free silver did
not mean 10 the laborer, the farmer and
the merchant-free silver for them--but
free coinage for the owner or
silver bullion He said that the restoration
of the Republican party to power in all
branches OF the government and the eiec-
tion of Mckinley would near such re-
ity, of the whole Nation would be ass
sured fact His neroration touching the
lsfe of Major Mckinley and the old SOL
diers was one or the most eloquent at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
Georgia PopuIists Alarmed and DEM
Ocrats Indignant at the Proposed
Fusion in that State.
WATSON'S LETTER TO BUTLER
CONTAINS VIGOROUS DENUNCIA.
TION OF THE FUSION. N.TRICK.
Candidate Bryan Holds an UnseemI,
Reception in the Presbyterian
Church at Detroit.

THOMSON, Ca, Oct. 1S.-H. w. Reed,
treasurer of the Populist national commit
tee, Mr.. Watson's personal representative
at the recent Populist meeting at Chicago,
and National Committeeman Washburn of
Massachusetts, arrived in Thomson the
home of the vice presidential candidate to-
day a II o clock from Atlanta. They were
met at the depot by Mr. Watson's son and
driven at once to the home of the nominee,
three-fourths of a mile from the station.
The three have been in continual confer
ence since, stopping only for meals. The
greatest possible interest is shown by Mr.
Watson's personal and political friends in
the conference now going on. Prominent
local Pcpulists, men ordinarily in the con-
fidence of the vice presidential candidate,
have called, only to find that their leader
begged to be excused
Mr.. Watson received reporter this even
ing at 10 o'clock. He politely but firmly,
refused to be interviewed or say anything
regarding the political situation his let
ter of acceptance. When asked whether he
would give out his letter tonight, he re-
plied
1T will not be given out tonight. I
have nothing whatever to say. Neither have
Mr.. Reed nor Mr.. Washburn. They will
leave for Atlanta early in the morning
and if there is anything of interest to the
public in our conferences they will give it
out tomorrow.
Mr.. Watson makes no secret of the fact
that his letter is in the hands of Chair
man Butler and has been for several days:
He is going to Atlanta on Tuesday, and
there, 1t is believed, he will meet Senator
Jones, of the Democratic national commit
tee. The State committees of both the
Democrats and Populists will meet in At
lanta on the same day, and the question
of fusion on the electoral ticket will be
discussed. 1t is generally accepted
fact here that the Democrats will make
some sort of fusion proposition. The Dem
ocratic leaders say there is no necessity
for it, and expect strenuous opposition in
side the party. Watson's close political
friends in Thomson firm in the belief
that unless the electoral tickets are re-
vised to suit him his letter, in the pos
session of Chairman Butler, Will go to the
public in its original form. They are also
convinced that in his letter the nominee has
expressed his opinion in his own vigorous
and peculiar English of the fusion arrange
ments now obtaining in Kansas, Colorado
and North Carolina.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
HISTORIC EPISODE RECALLED.
King of Belgium BestOws the Grand
Gordon on President Diaz.

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 1S.-An event mark
ing the close of great historic episode
took place yesterday. when the Belgian
minister, in the name of his Majesty Leo
pold ii, King of the Belgians, bestowed on
President Diaz the grand Gordon of the
Military Order of Leopold as a mark of
the honorable regard in which the Presi-
dent of Mexico is held in Belgium. The
significance of this act lies in the fact that
King Leopold is the brother of the late EN-
press Carlotta of Mexico, and his bestowal
Of the order on the President of the repub-
lie is an indication that the Maximilliar
episode is now definitely closed President
DiaZ has. a matter of public policy and
tions together and obliterating the past
bestowed high offices on distinguished ad-
herents of the late empire. and has thus
brought about an era of good feeling and
fraternal sentiment previously unknown In
Mexico.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
MYSTIC NUMBER" SWINDLERS.
The Entire Gang Fined $1,000 Each
and Three Sent to Prison.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Oct. 1S.-In the
federal court here before Judge Phillips,
the Mystic Number swindler, c. r.
Bell. alias James r. Schwartz, and his
four accomplices, Henry T. Wells, Mi
chael A. McGinnis. Thomas A Robbins and
Thomas Hobson, pleaded guilty to the
charges of using the United States mails
for fraudulent purposes, and were SEN
fenced last evening, Schw artz Wells and
McGinnis being given two years in the
penitentiary and fined $1,000 each The
others were fined $1,000 each and sem
fenced to six months in the county iail
These were the sWinGlers who represented
to farmers that they were in league with
the Treasury Department and in a posi-
ticn TO give out treasury notes supposed
to have been Cancelled TO those who be-
came members of their organizatio
Several farmers paid big fees to become
members of the 'Mystic Number"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
APPLAUSE IN CHURCH.
Bryan's Friends Start n Demon stra-
tiOn-Speech to NewsbOys.

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 1S.-It was one of
his characteristic Sabbaths that William j.
Bryan spent in this city to-day. This morn
ing accompanied by Mrs. Bryan he at
tended the Westminster Presbyterian
Church and listened to a sermon by the
Rev. ]. n. Patterson, who is friend of
Mr.. Bryan. Afterward the nominee and his
wife held an informal and unexpected re-
ception in the aisle near the pew which
they occupied. Every person inside the edi-
flee shook hands with them and a few
started ii faint ripple of applause. In the
afternoon >the three-time nominee rested,
and at p. m. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan and John
w. Tomlinson, of Alabama, dined with Mr..
and Mrs. George W. Moore at the latter S
home Although it had not been publicly
announced, 1t had been arranged that Mr..
Bryan should address the weekly meeting
of the Detroit Newsboys' Association to-
night The meeting prolonged beyond
the usual hour. waiting for the distin-
guished speaker to appear, but was finally
dismissed. After most of the audience had
passed out the carriage bearing Mr.. Bryan
arrived; and the crowd rushed back into
the hall, cheering Bryan enthusiastically.
Mr.. Bryan made a short simple address
to the newsboys, advising them earnestly
as to the great value of character in all
life affairs and of respecting the rights of
others. AT the conclusion of his remarks
the little hall rang with the boys assur-
anceS that Bryan was ''all right" despite
the ACCOMPLISHMENTS of Colonel Butler pres-
dent of the association. Mr.. Bryan looked
greatly refreshed by his Sunday rest. His
special train will leave for Ohio at o'clock
m
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
THE PARIS in PORT.
Broke Her Tailshaft and Took Ten
Days to Cross the Ocean.

SOUTHAMPTON. Oct. 1S.--The Amer
ican-line steamship Paris, Captain Wat
kins. from New York. Oct. Z, reached dock
in this city at o'clock this morning. She
reports that at 8 o'clock q. m, Oct s, in
latitude 40 degrees, 45 minutes north and
In longitude 67 degrees west, while going
at a moderate rate of speed and in calm
weather, her starboard tailshaft broke.
The engines were Immediately stopped and
a boat lowered and an examination made
from which it was ascertained that the
propeller had been jammed and broken.
The shaft was secured and the ship pro-
ceeded with one engine. There was not
the slightest uneasiness amongst the pas
sengers over the turn of affairs, and the
German Lloyd steamship Fuerst Bismarck
(Which arrived at New York Oct. 8, bring
abiedl was sighted two hours after the
ship had got under way again. The Paris
kept in the track OF west-bound steamers
during the voyage in order to be reported
and TO be able to request aid if it were
needed.
The weather was moderate and fine
throughout the voyage except on two oc-
casions, when there We're gales. No cause
Is assigned for the accident, but it is
shaft. The passengers stated that they
had a pleasant trip, and some expressed
was ended All speak in the highest terms
of the GOODNESS and seamanship displayed
Dy the OfflcerS, IN WlOfn tney mad the most
complete confidence. The daily runs made
by the ship were follows: Oct. S, 275
Oct. IL, 233; Oct. 13, 236; oct. IA, 25s: Oct. 15
2S6; Oct. 16, 80; Oct. IL, PSI tto the Needless
Crowds witnessed the arrival of the
Paris It was found that her shaft broke
about fifty feet from the screw. The
Fuerst Bismarck offered to tow her back
TO New York but Captain Watkins de-
clined the offer. During the voyage efforts
for the temporary repairs of the shaft
were futile futile On Oct. i there was a terrific
gale, which somewhat alarmed the passen-
gers but Captain Watkins easily treasured
them. From the time of the accident the
average speed of the ship was twelve
and one-half knots an hour. The Parts
was placed In dry dock tonight to undergo
repairs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
BANDITS TOOK THE TOWN
HAIR-RAISING SCENES IN THE VII
LACE OF CARNEY SATURDAY.
Masked Robbers Go Through the
uabIes and the PrOprietOrs.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Oct. 1s.-Further par
ticulars were received here to-day of the
raid of the little town of Carney, about
twenty miles east of here, last night. About
o'clock at night six masked and heavily
armed outlaws, supposed to have been
headed by the notorious Dynamite Dick, "
one of the associates of the Daltons and
Bill Dooan. rode into the place and liter
ally held up" the town.
Carney is town of about 300 people. The
robbers entered the village from the north
with great show of firearms. Two of the
outlaws entered the general store of b.
Foutz and compelled him and his son to
open the safe. After securing about $500
from them they bound both the father and
son, threw them on horses and carried them
about two miles out of town, where they
tied them to tree. In the meantime the
rest of the gang had entered the postoffice,
but failing to secure anything of value
they raided the hotel, compelling the pro-
prietor and several traveling men who
nev We're stopping fba there to turn over their
smaller stores were also raided. Before en-
tering Carney the outlaws had taken the
ing to Chandler, that there might be no
chance of a failure. During the raid the
bandits kept up a fusillade of bullets in all
directions terrorizing the inhabitants so
that very little effort was made to resist
the raiders.
1t was some time after the bandits had
left before order could be restored and an
organized pursuit begun. Finally after
considerable delay, about one hundred
armed men began the chase. The pursuers
were divided into three bands and went in
different directions. At dark tonight the
bandits had not been overtaken. Early this
morning band of four men, believed to
have been members of the gang that raided
Carney, appeared at Mulhall held up a
livery stable keeper and compelled him to
supply them with a relay of fresh horses
News was also received to-day at the
United States marshal's office that two
men supposed to have been members of the
gang had stopped at q farmhouse about
fifteen miles northeast of here and de-
manded food. Several United States
marshals, headed by Deputy Colcord, are in
cr1if -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
TENNESSEE SENATORS ILL.
w. B. Bate Is Improving, but Harris's
Condition Is Alarming.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct 1S.-Private in
formation received from Memphis states
that Senator Isham G. Harris is very sick
near that city, and that his intimate friends
who know of his condition are very anx-
ious and alarmed. Harris was elected to
the Senate in 1887.
Senator W. b. Bate is very sick. and has
been SO for a week. He has been forbidden
during that time to see visitors. To-day
he is somewhat improved, and his physi-
clan hopes he will be able to be out in a
week. His appointments have been can
celled. Bate has been in the United States
Senate since 1871.
later dispatch from Memphis says
Senator Harris, who has been confined to
his room for several days suffering from
a severe cold. is reported somewhat better
to-day. The Senator's condition is not re-
garded as serious.
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MORNING,

govern Either Siler or Houseman, of Chi
cago, to referee. The match must take
place before Dec on account of our match
with Corbett.'
The National club has complied with
Fitzsimmons's demands TO the extent or
placing the IS, 600 in the hands of a local
sporting man but ii firmly declines TO
allow Eitzsimmons more than $500 for ex-
penses. Sharkeys only objection is TO nav
ing the referee selected at this stage of the
proceedings. 1t is thought that 1t Will be
definitely announced within day or two
that Sharkey and FitZsfmmonS are
matched. In a later wire Julian favored
Dec or for the contest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
SHARKEY AND FITZSIMMON
The Bruisers Matched for $4,000 to
Fight in December

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1S.-The National
Sporting Club has turned it's attention to
Robert Fitzsimmons and the prospects are
that match will be made between him
and Tom Sharkey. The proposal made to
Fitzsimmons by the National club was that
he engage in a ten-round contest with
Sharkey in this city some time in Decern-
ber for purse of $4,000 This was the
reply received from Martin Julian, Fitzsim-
mons's manager in New York, Oct 16:
ITO j. j. Groom, San Francisco - VIII
match FftZsimmons against Sharkey on
the fcliowing conditions: Purse of $4,000,
ing and travelling expenses, club to deposit
5000 as forfeit on signing articles, ball
ance to be put up ten days before the
match Marquis Of Queensbery rules TO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
Mexico Needs Mhent.

TOPEKA. Kan, Oct. 1S.-Owing to the
fact that the drought last summer dam
crop of Mexico the Mexican government
has removed the duty on grain for a period
Of several months. Kansas grain is now
on the move into Mexico. The Santa Fe
is handling a great amount of this grain
and the officials of tha, road expect to
ship over one thousand cars into that coun-
try within the next two months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
WILL ENTER THE DARDANELLES.
for the Bancroft Ffxet
Before She Sailed.

LONDON, Oct. 19.-The correspondent of
the Daily News at Constantinople tele-
graphs to his paper as follows: 1T seems
probable that the entry Of the United
States steamer Bancroft into the Darda-
nelles was arranged for before she left New
York" This correspondent also states that
Secretary Olney has teegraphed to the
Porte his thanks for its permission ac-
corded to Armenian women and children
whose husbands and fathers are in the
United States to proceed to America.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
QUEER SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.
The League Causes Riot mt n Ball
Game i'm Portsmouth.

PORTSMOUTH, o., Oct. 1S.-A riot was
caused here this afternoon by the Sunday
Observance League trying to break up a
ball game between the Portsmouth and
Chillicothe teams. Constables who tried
to serve the warrants We're chased off the
grounds by a bowling mob of spectators
and We're glad TO escape. The crowd then
surrounded the office of Squire Cole where
the ticket seller, Richard Thornton, was
held They threatened to release him and
the riot alarm was turned in. The police
finally dispersed the crowd. Over $50 ar
rests will be made on the charge of rioting
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
Dismissed by the President.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Attorney-gen-
eral Harmon to-day sent the following tee
gram to Henry D. Clayton, United States
Attorney for the middle district of Ala
bama at Montgomery: For reasons ap-
pearing in our correspondence the Presi-
dent has to-day removed you from the
office of United States Attorney, which you
now hold. You Will govern yourself accord
ingly. Answer to your letter mailed to-
da''
Mr. Clayton is a candidate for Congress,
and this telegram is the outcome of a brief
correspondence between him and the At
torney- general relative to his course in
view of the well-known rule of the depart
ment which makes such candidacy incon-
sistent with the holding of his position of
United States attorney. On Oct. the At
torney-general called Mr.. Clayton's atten-
ton to the many complaints which had
reached him, and expressed surprise that
he had not himself communicated with the
department on the subject. In his answer
Mr. Clayton insisted that his candidacy for
Congress was not inconsistent or inCocpat-
ible with his present position.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
Cable Notes.

P J. P. lyman the dynamite suspect re-
Gently released at Boulogne-sur-Mer has
arrived at Cherbourg on his way to the
United States.
Mr. Larz Anderson, secretary of the
United States embassy at Rome, sailed for
New York from Southampton on the Amer
lean liner Berlin on Saturday
The Portuguese bark Venus, which sailed
from CardifT on Oct. l for Lisbon foun-
dered in a gale on Oct. 8 off Skomer island
Twenty persons were drowned.
A statue to the memory of the late En-
press Augusta, grandmother of the present
Emperor, given by the city of Coblenz
was unveiled there Sunday in the presence
of the dowager Empress Frederick and
resenting Emperor William and the EN-
press The Grand Duke of Baden, who
married Princess Louise, the daughter of
the old Emperor and Of Empress Augusta,
delivered an Grafton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
Justice Richardson Dying.

William A. Richardson, of the Court of
Claims, is lying at the point of death at his
home in this city. He is suffering from a
complication of diseases. and. owing 10 his
advanced age, seventy-four years. has been
unable TO stay their progress. in the sew
enties Judge Richardson was Secretary Of
the Treasury for a short time. which posi-
ton he resigned TO accept the one he now
holds