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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-09

hands with all Of them. as the train was
sidetracked 10 meet another passenger
train. He did not speak. although request
ed to do So The woods are full OF Ke-
publicans who are going TO vote for you.
calculated a fat man as he wrung MT
Bryan's hand A weazen-faced,. grizzled
old man said: Il saw Andrew Jackson and
shook his hand. and | hope | am shaking
the hand of another Andrew Jackson. An
infant but few weeks old was pushed
forward to receive its share of attention.
At Ladora there were 200 or 800 people,
and the train stopped just long enough 10
allow them to utter a yolley OF as cheers; s,rS
the train. comprising DR.. Schultze, Thomas
Stapleton Nj. A. Simmons. W. p. Johnson,
j. A White and j. a. Dunn. At Marengo
there were 1000 people at the depot, and a
stirring manifestation of enthusiasm. Only
half of those present could get positions
within hearing distance of the rear plat
form. Mr. Bryan was introduced by
member of the committee. and spoke as
Ladies and Gentlemen-the name of
your town they tell ME is Marengo. and
1t recalls one of the great battles of his
tory. l have been told by some of those
who met me in the train that the battle
fought at Marengo not more bitter as
a struggle than the battle that is going TO
be fought here for the purpose of restoring
the gold and silver standard of the Consti-
tuition. Great applause.) l am glad to
hear of it, and j wish you success in your
efforts. L am not going to enter into a
discussion of politics, because / have not
yet bttl lOtiutQ Ol
At Marengo a reception committee from
Iowa City boarded the train. 1t comprised
James Hart, Joseph Fairall. Mayor c. NJ
Reno. ex-Mayor Theobald. Colonel Heath
George B. Holbert. ex-chairman of the Re-
publican county central committee, and
editor of the Iowa City Herald. ex-editor of
the Iowa City Republican, now a Bryan
supporter.
At Oxford and Tiffan small crowds
greeted Mr.. Bryan. but the stops We're
short and there was no formal speaking
AT Iowa City a ten minutes stop was
made. and one thousand people were voic-
ing their enthusiasm through the medium
of brass band and Mr.. Bryan spoke as
follows
Ladies and Gentlemen-I have known
Iowa City always as n college town. and as
l have lived ever since / entered college in
a college town. appreciate the advantages
which such towns offer. / have also known
of your town because very early in my res
idence in Nebraska it my good for
tune 10 speak from the same platform with
your townsman, Judge Farrell and we have
maintained our acquaintance ever since. >
(Applause.)
At Downey there were one hundred peo-
pie, who cheered as the train passed.
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16 to 1.
IN THIS SIGN
WE CONQUER.


man in broken German announced:
Ladies and Gentlemen-This is William j.
BRYAN You have had the pleasure of see
ing our candidate; don't you think he looks
well enough to be our next President"
The introduction drew out general ap-
plause. In response to a voice calling for
a speech Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies and Gentlemen do not know
what / could say to you except that / am
very glad TO see you, and TO see the inter-
est which seems TO be taken throughout
Iowa in the campaign which is opening up.
Unless mistake my guess the enthusiasm
will increase as the campaign proceeds.
and i believe the people are beginning to
realize that they have a very important
interest in the results of this campaign,
and l expect to manifest that interest
more and more as the campaign goes on
(Appause and cheering.)
At Walcott q small crowd and a German
band was in waiting, but the train stopped
just long enough 10 allow a sturdy ad-
mirer who looked like a laborer. to climb
on the platform and hand to Mrs Bryan
brilliant fresh bouquet of pansies and
sweet peas around which was wrapped a
paper on which was written
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ENTRY INTO ILLINOIS.
At Rock Island He Is Greeted by Me-
of His Native state.

DAVENPORT, Ia. Aug. s.-This city is
looked on by Iowa silver men as a strong
hold of opposition to the free-silver move
ment, but the crowd that filled the plat
form and adjacent streets when the train
arrived must have numbered 1000 1t was
by far the biggest and most noisy demon
stration witnessed since the Bryan party
lef home with the exception OF the recep-
ton at Des Moincs Mr.. and Mrs Bryan
leaned over the railing of the rear plat
form and shook hands with all who could
fight their way into reaching distance.
while the crowd was a weaving. struggling
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SUICIDE OF EMMA BELL.


PITTSBURG. Aug. s.-Mrs. Emma Bell.
a well-known society woman of Allegheny
City. committed suicide this morning by
shooting herself three times in the alb
dorep. She was a daughter of Archibald
NJ. Marshall of the firm of Marshall g.
Kennedy and a niece of Thomas VI. Mar
shall, one OF the best-known attorneys of
the Allegheny county bar. She was a
widow and about fifty years OF age
Mental trouble is supposed TO be the cause
of the suicide
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w. j.
WHO IS HE?
BRYAN-BRYAN,
NE-BRAS-KEE,

.....ss.
This led Mr.. Bryan TO remark that the
giver was evidently a college man. The
party was escorted into Davenport by a
committee headed by William Theophilus
president of the Davenport Bryan Club:
Joseph Halligan, OF the Leader: Charles
p Cooper A. Il. McGurk c. c. Campbell
and G. T. Ahrens. They got aboard at
Iowa Cifv
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ASHLAND. Pa. Aug. S.-The Lehigh
Valley Coal and Iron companys mammoth
Logan colliery breaker at Centralia, Pa.
valued at 100000. was destroyed by fire
early to-day About six hundred men and
boys were employed In the mine. The
cause OF the fire Is not known.
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KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Aug. s.-The heat
record was smashed again to-day. the
weather bureaus thermometer recording
103 degrees at $50 o'clock this afternoon.
on the streets thermometers ranged from
103 TO 10s IL was the hottest day Kansas
City has ever known. Several prostratione
occurred. As far as known none resulted
fatally AT neighboring towns the highest
points reached by the mercury during the
last twenty-four hours. according 10 re-
ports TO the weather bureau, were:
In Missouri-Lexington. 10e kidder. 1o1:
Harrisonville. l9: Brunswick, &c: Lamar,
9s: Marysville. 81: Springfield. 100
Ic0 Concordia. IS; Baker City. IS: Hays
City. es: Macksville 100: Manhattan. los:
Mcpherson, l01; Usage City. l02. Sedan, los.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-28

LONG BRANCH, N. J., Jan. III
The International Navigation COM
pany's steamer st. Paul, which ran
aground off Long Branch on Saturday
morning, was still lying broadside onto
the shore tonight.
She has not moved an inch since the
tugs left her yesterday morning, NOV
ing her about fifty yards from where
she struck.
The wrecking company's men are
working night and day to float her.
The steamer is in no immediate dan
ger and assurances have come from
the captain and other officers aboard
that she is perfectly intact, and that
there is not the slightest sign of leak
anywhere.
The interest manifested by the public
In the welfare of the American steam
ship has not abated in the least.
Crowds Of spectators continue to as
semble on the beach.
This morning at about z o'clock the
tugs and Hedge anchors were again
tried for fully an hour, but the efforts
were fruitless, as they were unable to
make the steamer bulge an inch.
There were four lighters constantly at
loading the ships cargo, and fully
three-fourths of it has been sent up to
New York. All day the longshoremen,
numbering about 100, who were sent
from New York to help tighten the
ship, were busy. Tonight they are
chartered in the ships steerage. The
starboard lifeboats, ten in number,
were removed today and the
davits all around were also I'M
shipped, in order to nghten
the vessel as much as possible. NO
stranger is allowed to board the Vessel
/ and there is a very strict order not TO
allow a reporter on board on any &C
count. In the afternoon over 100 men,
comprising quartermasters, stewards
and firemen, were sent ashore. They
all went to New York to take similar
positions on the st. Paurs sister ship
the st. Louis, which will sail for South
ampton next Wednesday.
c. A. Griscom, president of the Inter
national Navigation company, stated
tonight that after having made a
thorough inquiry into the cause of the
stranding of the ship, and from what
Captain Jameson had told him, he be-
heved the captain was not to blame
He denied that the ship was laying in
the vicinity Of submerged rocks and
said that she was lying easy. She was
as tight as a drum and perfectly dry
inside AS to the chances of getting
the vessel off, the president expressed
himself as being very confident. The
wreckers are hopeful of floating th5
/ steamer on the noon tide next WedF-as-
day 1t is thought the work Of light
ening the vessel will be finished to-
morrow night The big consignment
of gold for New York is still on board
Tonight a stiff breeze is blowing of
shore AS this wind drives the water
away from the vessel no attempt was
made at high tide this evening to pull
her off An east or southeast wind i!
| hoped for.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-28
INSURGENTS ACTIVE.
ARE sPURRED ON UNDER ANTONIO
NIAOEO.
Insurgents Learn the Hiding Place
of Large Quantities of Ammuni-
ton and All Are Captured.

NEW YORK, Jan. IA special to the
World from Havana says the plan of
campaign adopted by the commander in
chief of the Spanish forces now in Cuba
has been divulged by several officers of
high rank whose names must be kept
secret.
General Campos established what be
came known as the wall of men" He
distributed a large number of Spanish
troops in such manner that they practi-
ca.lV formed a SOud line from coast to
coast. His line began in the north about
five miles west of Havana and extended
south to the bay of Matamano. At the
time this plan was adopted Gomez had
announced that he would take his COM
mand not only into Havana provinces, but
that he would walk into Pinar del Rio
as far as he possibly could.
CampoS determined to prevent Gomez
from carrying out his project. The wall
of men was well to the westward of the
railroad line between Havana and Bata-
bano.
Gomez and Maceo not only succeeded in
crossing Campos' line but recrossed It
several times and Gomez and AIaceo sep
arated west OF it two weeks ago Maceo
remained in Pinar del Rio province about
as ne pleased while Gomez invaded
Havana province again, and one time
camped within fifteen miles of the capital
of Cuba.
Reports were printed in the United
States that Gomez was at the gates of
Havana and that it was only question
of few hours when he would enter the
city But Gomez had no intention of at
lacking this city. He openly declared
that his only object is to tire out the
Spanish troops
A large number of armored cars have
been ordered. At least 1900 armed troops
will be kept constantly moving over the
railroad.
Maceo and his command, the Spanish
generals say, cannot escape. He is looked
upon as an "easy mark" Many of his
troops are believed to be wounded.
If Maceo tries to go east he will run
up against a new wall of men much
stronger than that he broke through some
weeks ago. If he tries to escape west
the Spanish argue that he will have to
march to the sea, where his only chance
to get away will be in boats.
The Spanish commanders fear only
Gomez. Although he is nearly 6S years
old they recognize in him one of the
ablest of fighting men and an expert
tactician.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-28

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Today's
session of the Woman's Suffrage asso-
citation opened with review Of the
work in the south by Miss Laura Clay
Of Kentucky. She spoke of the almost
entire absence Of the foreign element in
that section, and said the women there
now have the opportunity to break
the 'solid south of opposition to the
movement. She predicted rapid pro-
gress of the suffrage sentiment there,
based on the encouraging results of
the work of organization done during
the year. Henry B. Blackwell of Mas
sachusetts. made a brief address, urg-
ing state associations to petition their
respective legislatures to insert a
clause in the state constitutions grant
ing women the right to vote in presi-
Dental elections. She announced that
the women Of Kansas would take this
action at the opening of the next leg
islature-
Exercises in commemoration of per-
sons identified with the movement who
died during the past year occupied the
remainder of the forenoon session.
many tributes WGJe pau " IICUCLlCh
Douglass, Hugh Mccullough, under
whose administration as secretary of
the treasury women were first admit
ted to employment in that department;
Theodore l.. Sewell, the husband of
May Wright Sewell; Ellen Battelle
Deitrick of Cambridge. Mass; Julia A.
Wilbur, DR.. A. Grace Danforth; DR..
James c. Jackson and Theodore D.
Wells
TA,,,.;,,.. ~, =, 81 o,-yo.-,,, ,,,o,,x- IF +to
delegates accepted the invitation of
Mrs. John P. Mclean, wife of the
proprietor of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
to meet Mrs. Grant, the widow Of the
late president, and joined a large
throng Of WashingtonianS in observing
Mrs. Grants birthday
Officers were elected for the ensuing
year as follows:
President, Susan B. Anthony, re-
elected unanimously: vice president at
large, Anna Howard Shaw, reelected
corresponding secretary, Rachael Eos
ter Avery; recording secretary. Alice
Stone Blackwell; treasurer, Harriet
Taylor Upton; first auditor. Miss Lucy
Clay, and second auditor, Mrs. Anna
Diggs.
At tonights meeting Utah, Our New
Star" was the principal theme of in
terest and speech making. Addresses
were made by Senator Cannon, Rep
resentative Allen, Mrs. Sarah Roger
and Mrs. Emily S. Richards, all OF
Utah.
other speeches of the evening were
HI. Ella Knowles Haskell, assistant at
torney. general of Montana; Virginia D.
Young of South Carolina, Mrs. Caro-
line Hallowen Miller of Maryland, Mrs
Mary NJ. Clare of Vermont and Miss
Jessie Nanley Of West Virginia
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-28
A VERY QUEER CORRESPONDENCE
How Indian Boys and Girls Used to
Write Letters.

BY DIR. HARVEY 3. BASHOURE.
When boys and girls nowadays have
anything to say to their friends who
are far away, they sit down and write
letter in plain English, French or
German, as the case may be; but be-
fore you are able to write you have to
learn how to make some twenty-six
letters and how to combine them into
words, 50 as to tell your friends what
you are thinking about-this is called
sound writing
Now, there is another kind of writ
ing-picture writing it is called-in
which there is no alphabet. and in
stead Of words, some picture of the
object is used. as for example, instead
of the word cat we would have a
drawing of the animal.
This kind of writing was used by all
people in the early days Of the world.
and in most countries it Is so old that
it has long ago been forgotten. but here
in America the Indians have practiced
this old art until very recently.
Not long ago saw a Photographic &C
count OF Clusters famous fight on the
Little Bighorn: ii was drawn by Red
Horse, a Sioux chief. who took no
small part in that fearful battle. A
queer and curious record it seemed to
me. but the Indian read it with as
much freedom as I could have read the
newspaper story.
The following letter. written Nv an
Indian girl to friend whom she
wishes to visit her. will give you A very
good idea of this kind of writing.
which it is likely your own ancestors
used thousands Of years ago.
This will not seem verv plain to YOU.
know. but the one who received il
understood it just as we'll as the letter
Won write to your friends-perhaDs a
little better.
The straight lines running through
the picture represent the paths of the
locality-pUblic highways or streets you
may call them if YOU like. On the
right are shown three small lakes or
ponds.
The rudely-drawn bear in the upper
Ieft-hand corner is the signature OF
the writer. her coat of arms. so to
speak, and indicates that she is a
member of the bear family.
The figure Of a mu1let below stands
for the person addressed man OF
the mUllet family.
The three crosses are the girl and two
friends-crosses because they are
Christians.
The two trtane1es indicate the wig
vans and the figure in the one is the
Indian sign for hand and tells the
visitor at which wigwam he is to call.
In a little more elegant English the
invitation would read: Miss Bear in
vites Mr.. Mullet to meet her two
Christian friends-at second lodge from
the road beyond the lake
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-28
STRANGE PARTNERS.
a Bird and Spider That Keep House
Together.
BY G. T. HOLDER.

Copyrighted. 1895. by c. F. Holder.
The aeronaut spiders are among
the most interesting Of their species.
One little spider uses certain side pro-
jections or flags to enable it to move
through the air. Another builds a
veritable balloon and goes sailing
away. One of these 1 measured was
two inches in length and an inch in
width, made up of a soft web caught
together in such way as to be light
and fluffy. On this raft or balloon the
spider rests and is carried thither and
yon by the wind. have seen the deep
canyons leading out of the Sierra Ma
Dire mountains filled with these little
creatures sailing along; some on RATS
or balloons. others clinging to single
threads that extend UP into the air
buoying up the spider by the lightness
CT the long slender thread.
The aerial spiders are equalled in
their evidences Of ingenuity by their
aquatic brethren, who have diving bells
and live under the water surrounded
by bulbs of air from which they draw
their supply. Others build RATS OF
twigs which they fasten together,
launch and go sailing away on.
1t would hardly seem possible that
spiders and birds could work together
tremendously, yet this is the fact. The
Asiatic sun-bird-a beautiful purple
tinted creature-builds its nest almost
invariably in the web of a large spider.
The web generally connects two limbs
and upon this silken platform the bird
deposits sticks. twigs. leaves and vari-
Gus refuse. This it might be expected
would disturb the spider, but, on the
contrary. as fast as the material is de-
posted the spider secures it with it's
sill,en cords attaching it to each limb
and the web. Gradually the nest.
which hangs in the midst Of the web.
grows and finally the bird gives it a
dome or bottle shape.
The spider that has all this time been
working industriously now covers the
nest with a LAYER Of web and anchors
it to the main structure by silken
cords. so that it seems to belong to the
spider, that finally effects its almost
complete conceaIment. At one side or
at the end there is an opening into the
nest into which the sUn-bird enters and
in which the young are reared. This
| is certainly one of the strangest COM
partnerships known.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-28
DEMANDS Denounced.

NEW YORK, Jan. ia dispatch to
the World from Caracas says: The
press denounces the German demands
for the payment of the railroad debt
and say it is the work of enemies of
the Venezuelan government to compli-
cate the situation. The demand viii
be amicably arranged.
Anti-English meetings are again be
ing held. The women of Venezuela
have formed branches of the society for
the defense olf the national territory
and will boycott all English household
goods.
Ramon Guerra, the minister for war,
has been taken i'll and is under the
care of physician. Rojos, the minis
ter for foreign affairs, has recovered
and resumed his post.
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despite the reports disseminated here to

despite the reports disseminated here to
1t was admitted that some 1000 resi-
dents of Pinar del Rio province have
Joined the forces of the insurgents.
Pablo Olivia effected a junction at
Punta de Lasieca, Pinar del Rio, with
about 800 other insurgents land AFTER
wards succeeded in capturing the prl-
vate guards on the plantation OF Murlas-
Maceo and his men are in the extreme
western portion of Pinar del Rio accord
ing to the latest accounts. The voiun-
teer troops at Pao Real and Guanes re-
port that large numbers of insurgents
have been passing there in the direction
of the city of Pinar del Rio and they
whose following was about 1000.
At Mantua the Insurgents learned
from confidential sources OF the wnere-
abouts of large stores of ammumqop'
which were all captured. AT Santa Isa-
bel. on the coast. the stores were PUN
dered. and at Santa Marta, the same
was done.
Those who are fleeing before the adj
vance of the Insurgents can go no fur
Their west inland, and at Arroyos oe
Mantua they have boarded the Pliot
boats Luanera LueVa, Holanda ana hhl-
vas for refuge.
General Canella has arrived here for
a conference, and Generals Marin ana
Canella will shortly begin operations
against the insurgents The insurgents
have made an attack on the station at
Guira Macurijes, in Matanzas, but II is
said they were repulse.d
1t is learned that coffee is being gath
cred in the province of Santiago de CUBA
The sugar crop up to this time at Gu
antanamo, in Santiago de Cuba Is
stated to be 300 tons
The French government has made
claim upon the Cuban authorities that
the insurgent leader Lano, who is now
being tried by military court, is entitled
to a trial in a civil court, and France
cites the treaty in support of this rep
reSentation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-28
AMERICANS ABROAD.
Ask That a Representative BE Sent
Into the TransvaaI.

Ask That a representative BE Sent
Into the TransvaaI.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Secretary
Olney has received by cable an ap-
peal from the Americans resident at
johannesburg praying that a diplomatic
representative of the United States be
sent into the Transvaal to look after
their interests. Nothing is said in the
cablegram in the way Of direct sugges-
ton that the government intervene to
secure from the TransvaaI government
fair treatment for American residents.
At present the United States is with
out diplomatic representative in all
lomatic business in that continent is
done through the medium of the home
governments OF the African colonies
in Europe. Only within the past two
years have we had even consular
officer at johannesburg and he is moth
ing more than an agent, accountable
to the United States consul at Cape
Colony. Mr.. knight. The president
might, at his own instance, send a COM
missioner to the Transvaal for a spe-
cial occasion, but if it is desired to
maintain a permanent diplomatic rep
resentative there which recent events
would seem to indicate is necessary.
this can be done only by authority of
congress, which must make the appro-
priation for the minister's salary and
the expenses of the legation It is
probable that recommendation to this
effect will be made shortly.