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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
PRISONERS MASSACRED.
Another Spanish AtrOcity In the Phil
ippine Islands.

MADRID, Dec. ia dispatch received
here from Singapore says that the natives
of Mindano island. one of the Philippine
groups, have revolted, and that many Of
the native troops are deserting to the in
surgents. 1t is further stated that the
situation. at Manila is full of anxiety.
Bands of insurgents frequently approach
that town and at night time fire volleys
into the place.
A dispatch to the Imparcial from Sing
apore admits there has been a general
massacre at Cavite. the fortified seaport
town of the island Of LuZon. 1t adds that
$50 prisoners revolted, killed six soldiers
seized arms and tried to raise the native
inhabitants against the garrison. Continu-
ing. these adviceS say that the revolt
failed. the revolterS were shot down in the
streets and a general massacre followed
during the night. Scores of corpses were
picked up and many of the prisoners who
were recaptured were shot the following
morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
THE COMPETITORS CREW.
Trial Of the Prisoners May Take Place
SOOn-Decree of Weyler.

HAVANA. Dec. 15.-The second trial of
the crew of the American schooner Com
petitor, captured on April % last by a Span
ish gunboat while apparently landing a fill
clustering expedition on the coast OF Cuba,
is still in its preliminary stages. and con-
sequently. according to Spanish law, the
proceedings are yet private. 1t is expected
that the case will shortly pass into open
court, when all the features of the case will
be made public. The stories circulated In
the United States of the secret trial. SEN
tence and approaching execution of the
prisoners are wholly false.
1t is understood that the retrial of the
case of Julio Sanguily. sent back on ap-
peal from the Supreme Court of Madrid.
will not occur till Jan. g.
Abelardo Campanoni a member OF Juan
De Gado's insurgent band. surrendered yes
terday 10 the Spanish authorities and was
granted amnesty.
Captain General Weyler has published a
decree regarding the circumstances OF An
tonic Maceo's death which fully confirms
tie reports heretofore sent from here. This
decree says that Maceo's body is buried
near Bejucal. between Santiago de las
Vegas and Rincop. in Havana province.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
NEW THING In BASEBALL.
Cannon Used to Shoot the Sphere
AcrOsa the pl0fe

PRINCETON, N. j., Dec. 15.-Professor
Charles Hinton gave the first public ex-
hibition of his baseball pitching cannon In
the college gymnasium tonight. The MEM
bers of the baseball team and a large
crowd of undergraduates were present. a
canvas backstop was erected in the gym
nasum. and from the cannon, placed at
pitchers distance, balls were discharged
showing the different curves and rates or
speed that can be obtained. In lecture
Professor Hinton said that his invention is
intended to save pitchers in practice. The
Princeton nine will use the cannon I'm all
indoor practice this winter as an expert
,a,f
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
DOCTORS AROUSED.
ST. Paul Physicians VIII Send Medf-
cine to Cubans.

ST PAUL Mimi. Dec. 15.-The physf-
clans of st. Paul. aroused by the reports of
suffering among the Cubans. have started
subscription list throughout the profess
sion for money with which TO buy medi-
cine and bandages. TO send Immediately by
way OF Tampa, Fla. direct 10 the camps
and towns Of the patriots. The affair
started with DIR. w. ID. Kelly. DIR. r. Boe-
cockman. DIR. Charles A. Wheaton. The
list is going among the physicians this
afternoon and by tomorrow II is expected
that quite large sum will be realized as
others are also subscribing. The physicians
intend 10 buy all the medicines. bandages,
and material and express IL Immediately
TO Tampa. Fla. and thence TO the coast OF
Cuba. III the government attempts 10 In
terfere I'm this humane movement an an
peal will be had 10 the President for the
expedition. made from humanitarian
standpoint The story that comes from
Cuba to the physicians OF this city through
one OF their number is that there 5000
sick people in Cuba. many OF them the FAM
lilies of the insurgents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
ABANDONED AT SEA.
Schooner Either Sunk or Menacinp
Navigation as a Derelfct.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15-The three-masted
schooner Grace X. Green, 3S5 tons. from
Philadelphia for New Haven, with a cargo
of coal, is a derelict, or at the bottom of
the sea. Her crew abandoned her this
afternoon between Long Branch and the
Highlands and were brought to New York
tonight by the Old Dominion steamer
Yorktown. AT D. m. the Yorktown came
alongside to give the distressed schooner a
hawser, but the sea bumped the two vessels
together and the Green lost her bowsprit,
heaagear ana an snShGr as .ne vessels @
jumped to the YorktoNps deck, and one of
them broke his leg. When the vessels
cleared after the collision the rest of the
crew took to a small boat and were picked
up by the Yorktown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
BAGGED NINETY DUCKS.
President Cleveland and Party Had
Good Sport Yesterday.

GEORGETOWN, s. c., Dec. 15.-The
presidential party enjoyed splendid sport
off South island to-day, the number Of
ducks bagged being about ninety. Early
tomorrow morning the sport will be re-
sumed for a short time when the
party will join i'm deer drive
arranged by General Alexander and
Captain Hazard. In the afternoon they
will abandon their camp and go TO the An
nandale clubhouse from where the marsh
will be visited for ducks for several days
succeeding The forecast of the Weather
Bureau to-day indicates the continuation or
favorable weather. in which case the Presi-
dent cannot fai! 10 be gratif1ed. 1t is given
out that the President will remain indeh-
nitey, there being no limit to his time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
SPIRITUALlST BAPTISM.
The Babies Given Flowers and a Rose
Used to Sprinkle the Water.

Used to Sprinkle the Water.
PITTSBURG. Dec 1o.-Baptism has been
introduced among Pittsburg Spiritualists.
At the First Church Sunday three babies
were baptized by Mrs. Ida Whitlock, of
Boston, at the request of their parents.
This ceremony was unique. When the
babies parents and godmothers had been
assembled deacons of the church brought
out long hower-decked rope. which they
tied about the participants in the cere-
mony. Mrs. Whitlock gave each baby a
small bunch of carnations handing them
from a silver bowl. Having completed
this ceremony, Mrs. Whitlock took another
silver bowl. and. advancing to each baby
she dipped into the bowl rose and sprin-
killed. the faces of those TO be baptized say
ing as she did so, Il. Ida Whitlock. by a
power commissioned to me. do baptize thee
Alma Marie Klotz. in the name of the
All Good" Alderman. Klotz. of Allegheny,
is the father of this child. After the
shrinking was over Mrs. Whitlock made
an address. telling Of the service and what
1t symbolzed. This ended the ceremony.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
Medium Exposer Arrested.

BOSTON Dec. 15.-George b. Gates. who
led a raiding party having for it's object
the expose of a seance at the Spiritualst
Temple in this city three weeks ago. was
arrested to-day. charged with disturbing a
religious meeting and with damage 10 prop
erty to .he amount of $50 The alleged ex-
posure created a sensation as those who
took part in IL not only caught the medium
in the act of impersonating a spirit" but
secured the white robe, wig and whiskers
which ne wore.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
PRICE CENTS Nb SsTs

The official dispatches bulletined to-day
by the general stan give only unimportant
accounts of scattered skirmishes. in which
the losses on either side were insignificant.
The Spanish transatlantic liner Alfonso
Doce has arrived here with 1,2i6 recruits,
being the last installment OF the 25.OO re-
Inducements dispatched from Spain in the
last three weeks.
The fortifications of the town Of Guana-
bacoa. just across the bay from Havana, on
which attacks have been made by raiding
parties of insurgents, are being actively
pushed.
The name CT Obispo street. the principal
street in Havana. has been changed to
Weyler. out OF compliment TO the captain
general
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
Tbren,. M the steel Pool.

CLEVELAND, o.. Dec. 15.-An agent of
the Illinois Steel Company, in an interview
In this city to-day, stated that the steel
pool would soon be on its feet again. The
plan Is to then make il hot for the Bellaire
Company that disrupted the pool by with
drawing and cutting prices. The agent said
that as soon as the rool was once more I'm
working order the ms. .nbers in the territory
of the Bellaire Company would sell steel
below cost IL necessary TO freeze that con-
Germ out. the losses being made good by the
pool treasury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
Hurricane Along the Coast.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Dec. ia
heavy wind and rainstorm is raging along
the coast at this point. To-day the large
Casino building. where the Elks' disaster
happened two years ago. collapsed with a
crash, carrying with Ii an untenanted cot
tage next door. No one was in the build
ing. The storm had reached such a height
tonight that Local Observer Brand re-
ceived instructions from Washington to
warn mariners not to leave port, as there
Is a storm of hurricane force on the way.
Special instructions were also issued to the
crews of the life staving stations all along
the coast.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
Periured Witnesses Sentenced.

CINCINNATI. Dec 15.-John Seward and
William Truste. witnesses i'm the Pearl
Bryan murder case. who were convicted of
false swearing, were to-day sentenced in
Newport. KY. Seward was given two years
tentiary. They attempted to make the
jurors believe that Pearl Bryan was be-
headed on the Ohio side OF the river and
conveyed TO Fort Thomas afterward
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
Charged with EmbexxIement.

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. Dec. 15.-Excite-
ment of the recent Big Rapids bank fail
ure has been increased by the arrest this,
afternoon of ex-General Manager Chester
w. Comstock. He is charged by the de-
positors' committee with having embezzled
81. 900 of the banks funds. Mr. Comstock
appears to have sent a draft Oct. 22 drawn
on the National Bank of Hanover. n. Y.
to apply on Comstock Lumber Company
Indebtedness held by another bank. but the
bank here has never been reimbursed, nor.
I'm fact Is the transaction recorded. Mr.
Comstock waived examination and was
held i'm & coo bail
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
)NESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER l6 1896

further testimony should be taken. He was
overruled on this point The committee de-
cide6 10 ask for a day for the Sioux City
bill Immediately after the DE- sal of tne
immigration bill. and TO make an effort 10
get up the Union Pacitie and Central Pa
cific bills Immediately after the Christmas
recess providing Senator White, of Cali
fOrnia, shall have arrived in the meantime.
The committee agreed not 10 press the
bills in his absence.
Senator Allen to-day introduced bill ap-
propriating 81, ,OOO,0 900 for the survey of the
headwaters of the principal rivers of the
country. for the location of available sites
for reservoirs for irrigation purposes. The
survey proposed is not TO be confined 10 the
arid region, but to include all sections or
the country.
The Tennessee delegation in the House
to-day waited on Speaker Reed to ask that
an early day be given TO consideration OF
the bill to give the Tennessee centennial
exposition a government building and ex-
hibit TO cost $4,000. The speaker replied
that he would not & 1ppose, I'm hne @ bill; m having IA
ton. and promised that the committee on
rules would consider the matter at an early
meeting.
The House committee on judiciary to-day
voted TO recommend to the appropriations
committee that the Updegraf bill of last
session, making the officers OF United
States courts salaried instead of fee off,
cials. be extended TO the officers Of the
United States courts for the Indian Terri
tory, who were excepted from the provi-
sions of the UpdeGraf bill. This change
will not anplv to court commissioners At
torney General Harmon asks for the legis-
latton.
The House and Senate committees on in
valid pensions have arranged TO hold a
joint meeting next Friday to hear deiega-
ton from the Grand Army of the Republic
on the subject of pension legislation.
considered briefly the bill which passed the
House last session authorizing the bCttling
of spirits in government warehouses. a
subcommittee consisting of Senator'S AID
rich. Sherman and Jones of Arkansas was
appointed and will grant hearing 10 in
terested parties Jan. Z.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
Murderer Legally shot.

SALT LAKE, Utah. Dec. l5-Patrick
low. Rich county. Utah. twenty-five miles
north of Echo. for the killing of Deputy
Sheriffs Thomas Stagg. of Echo Utah, and
II. A. Dawes of Evanston. Wyo., or July
80. 1896. He was shot 10 death by five depu-
ties under Sheriff Dickson. Only the off,
cials, a few relatives of the condemned
present.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
CycIer Rice. welcome Home.

WILKESBARRE. Pa. Dec. l5.-"Joe"
Rice who won the second prize in the six
day bike race in New York last week. re-
ceived a royal greeting upon his return
home here tonight. He met at the
depot by the mayor and City Council and
prominent citizens. A procession headed
by several brass bands paraded the streets.
At the opera house public reception was
held with Mayor Nichols presiding. and
speeches were made by prominent citizens.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
Spanish Flag burned.

LEXINGTON. Ky. Dec. l5-At a mass
meeting called by Mayor simrall TO take
action In reference to the Cuban revolution
the courthouse was crowded tonight.
Resolutions were passed that Cuba must
be free: that the United states should help
Cuba TO freedom by peaceful measures n
she could. by forctbie measures IL she must.
burned the Spanish flag amid huzxas and
Captain Longmire. OF Company Z. state
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
No Firing OF Key West.

KEY WEST, Fla. Dec. 15-The report
that firing has been heard at sea off Key
West seems TO lack foundation. number
of people assert that the steamer Three
Friends passed here this morning and was
seen by them, but their reports TO the
direction in which she was going con-
flcting some stating that she was head
ing for the south and others for the west.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
FAMILY POISONED.
Two Children Dead, Three Others and
the Parents Dangerously Ill.

SYRACUSE, n. ", Dec. 15.-Agnes and
Mary Novock, children, died this afternoon
at Solvay. near this city. presumably of
arsenic poisoning. Joseph Novock, the
father, and the mother and three other
children are dangerously i'll. At least one
more will probably die. The whole family
were taken sick shortly after breakfast
Suspicion attaches to a woman living in
the neighborhood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
winston Defeats Roll.

CHICAGO. Dec. 15.-John Winston to-
day wrested the Dupont trophy, emblemat-
ic of the live bird championship Of Amer
ica, from George r. Roll of Blue Island
ILL., in the match held at Watson's Park
Each man shot at 100 birds. Winston hav-
ing "A total score of 9l leading Roll. whose
score was ~, by birds
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
shooting Record Broken.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Dec. 15.-In a match
shoot at live birds to-day TO settle tie in
a match for medal and 500 a side. be-
tween DIR. j. l.. Williamson and George l.
DETER Williamson shot 19l birds out of a
possible H0. beating the worlds record
which was lss. Deiter's score was lsS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
Movements of Steamers.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Arrved: Spaarn-
dam, from Rotterdam. Sailed: Spree, for
Bremen: Bowie, for Liverpool.
SOUTHAMPTON Dec. 16-Arrived: !:
Trave. from New York for Bremen.
CHERBOURG, Dec. 15-Sailed: Havel
for New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
College building burned.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Dec. l5-Nathan
Hail. one of the buildings OF Knoxville
College. colored, was burned 10 the ground
this morning about III o'clock. The build
ing was used girls dormftory but
all the inmates sere at the class rooms
i'm other building and there was no loss
OF life. The building cost $1e 900 in 1892
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
Won't Notice CleveIand's Message.

MADRID, Dec. 15.-Officials here declare
that no memorandum of the subject of
President Cleveland's message will be sent
by Spain to the United States. They add
that Senor Canovas. the Premier, will APP
proach the question of reforms lin Cuba
crushed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
BfIliard Scores.

CHICAGO. Dec. 15.-William Hately (3OO
defeated William Harrison (2s0), by 300 to
259 in the afternoon game in the Bensinger-
Siler short-stop billiard tournament to-day.
Averages: Hately. 10 oops: Harrison. ; 1928.
In the evening game Joe Capron t2SO) de-
feated John Thatcher (220) by 26O TO liI.
Averages Capron. IL 5-l6: Thatcher. 3 3-l6.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
The Three Friends Pursued.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The treasury
officials to-day received official confirma-
tion of the report of the sailing of the
Three Friends from Fernandina harbor,
Florida. with a cargo of arms for the in
SurgentS and the sailing of the cruisers
Newark and Raleigh from Key West in
pursuit. The Dauntiess has again been
permitted to leave Jacksonville, she hav-
ing satisfied the officers of the government
that she intends TO engage only In lawful
h1lS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
AVN rde ed to Burna.

CINCINNATI. Dec. 10. - In a ten-round
lightweight glove fight tonight. for a purse
of $500. Jimmie Freasney, of Philadelphia,
bested Charley Burns. Of Cincinnati and
got the decision. National League Um-
pire John Sheridan refereed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
Fourteen sailors Drowned.

ROUEN, Dec. 15.-The French steamer
Marie-F Fanny from Bayonne, for this port.
has been totally lost off the island of
Attorney. The captain was saved, but four
teen of the crew were drowned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16
THIRTY DAYS MORE.
scott Jackson's Lawyers Granted Time
to Petition for n Rehearing.

FRANKFORT. KY. Dec. 15-The Court
OF Appeals to-day granted the attorneys
for Scott Jackson thirty days in which to
file petition for a rehearing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-16

Tickets good going on 11:5O a.
m. $50 p. m. and 1905 midnight
trains of the 10Th, good returning
on all trains Sunday and Monday,
December 20 and 21.
For tickets call at Big Four Of
fees, No. 1 East Washington ST.,
80 Jackson place and Union Station.
H. M. BRONSON,
A. G. p. A.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18
Pure Fiatism.

Mr.. Byran insists every few days that
free coinage will bring the intrinsic
value of the silver dollar up to Sl.29
All that is necessary is little govern
ment fat. Now if by mere legisla-
tive enactment 3714 grains of silver
can be made worth ST. %, why stop al
that low figure? Why not make ii
woth 1929? 1t is nonsense to say
that free coinage will advance the price
of silver to a certain figure without
taking into consideration what the
out put of the silver mines may or may
not be. To say that because the gov
eminent with free coinage has put Its
dollar stamp on certain amount oi
silver, therefore it will be worth just
what the government says it ought to
be worth, is nothing more than an
utterance of the worst Populistie fat
ism. There is no sound, economical
law ever propounded which warrants
Mr.. Bryan holding that silver will i'm
mediately double in value if this coun-
try adopts free coinage, and the ex-
perience of free silver countries proves
that such contention is absurd.-P. /.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18
A Good Kind Of Conspiracy.

If the existing gold standard is a
conspiracy against humanity, as Mr..
Bryan would have his fellow citizens
believe, there are a good many people
who will hope the conspiring will con-
tinue. The years during which we
have been suffering from this conspir-
acy have been the most prosperous in
the nations history. We have pract-
ically been under our present standard
for sixty years, and, as matter of fact,
the greatest progress has been made
IN this country since some visionary
people began to imagine that there was
a conspiracy on foot One wonld sup
pose from the Populist talk commonly
heard, that we have been gradually
going down hill. The truth is we have
been going up. Under the existing
standard the advancement recorded in
this country has been the marvel of
the world. There has been no retro
gression, but on the contrary a phe-
nomenal gain in wealth, population
and power. The history of the United
States during the past quarter of a
century is clear refutation of the as
sertion that the existing standard is a
conpiracy formed to bring ruin upon
the country and its people,. l.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18
A Timely Reminder.

Each season forces upon our consider
alton its own peculiar perils to health.
The advent of fall finds many reduced
in strength and vigor, poorly prepared
continue the business of life. The
stomach and bowels, the great highway
of animal economy, is especially liable
to disorder in the fall. The nervous
system has also suffered in the struggle
Typhoid fever and malaria in partic-
ular find In the fall that combination
of earth, air and water that marks this
season as especially dangerous. The
falling leaves, the decaying vegetables
contribute their share of contamina-
tion. Hoods Sarsaparilla furnishes q
most valuable safeguard at these i'm
portant points, and should be used In
the fall before serious sickness haf
laid You low.
WE are in favor of "the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver, at the ratio
of is to 1, Independently by the United
States,r provided that Nasby's Con
federit X-roads idea is added, that any
one refusing to take the silver dollal
It par shall be taken out and hung
This win be = good confidence Iestorer