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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 2S-Officials of the
Interior Department harbor the suspicion
that Indiana's former superintendent of
public instruction, Prof. Harvey NJ. Lafol-
lette, is DESTROYS Of keeping his application
for patents to one hundred and siXty-two
acres of Chicago lake front alive in the de-
partment until the suits involving the title
to such real estate can be heard in the
Federal Courts. In the ordinary routine of
business appeals from the land commission
cir to the secretary Of the interior are not
disposed of for year or more. The Lafol-
lette case will be made special, however, and
acted on during the autumn months. The
share owners of the $25. 100000 of Chicago
real estate that Prof. Lafollette is trying
to possess himself of want prompt depart
mental action for effect on the pending
suits in the courts, and there is little doubt
that they will succeed in having their own
way Meantime they will guard against the
withdrawal of the pending suits by filing
cross bills. under which the court at its
discretion may force the litigation to fin
oh
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
NAVAL ARMOR PLATE.
Uncle Sam May Manufacture Plates for
War Vessels.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Secretary Long
has taken the preliminary steps towards
the creation of a board of naval officers to
ascertain the cost Of a government armor
plant. Two members of the board have
been selected, Commodore Howell, COM
mandant at the League Island navy yard,
and Captain Mccormick. of the Norfolk
navy yard. Both of these officers are pos
sessed of much technical knowledge and
may be said to rank high experts upon
the subject of armor. The field of work of
the board will be extensive; they must not
only ascertain the cost of a modern armor
plant. but must also take into account the
propriety or rather the necessity OF eStab-
fishing in connection with it a complete
plant for the production of steel ingots, a
very large undertaking. The experts are of
the opinion now that it is probably neces-
sary in making armor TO begin with the in
got at the very moment it is forged and
before it has cooled once. This is done in
the best practice and if it should be held
to be absolutely necessary the government
will be obliged to establish steel plant
alongside it's armor plant if it embarks in
the business of arnor making. The board
is to report to Congress at it's next session.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
The Tariff Ceases to BE an Issue.

1NtW 1UIK oTIII
For the first time in the history of Amer
lean tariff legislation there is now unanim-
ity among the business men of the Union
in rejoicing over the passage of tariff bill
1t seems safe to assume, therefore,
that the tariff issue as a main and primary
cause of separation between national par
now been Set aside for many years to come
if not finally. Little political capital for
any party is likely to be made out of it,
economic discussion will resent any new
effort to revive the controversy and rip up
a settlement so necessary to the repose and
try. The Dingley tariff is likely to be the
last general tariff bill which will be dis
cussed in Congress for many years to come.
It's passage marks the close of a long era
of proftless and generally Injurious debate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29

TACOMA, Wash, July 2S.-A beautiful
spectacle never witnessed before last night
was the signal lights at the Club of Noun
tain climbers known as the MaZamas. from
the snow-capped summit of Mount Tacoma,
sixty miles away. The night was clear and
favorable and for hour before the flash
appeared, thousands of eyes and hundreds
of field glasses were trained on the noun
tain, searching for the signal At length
a large red light apparently like a ball of
fire over a foot in diameter appeared burn
ing steadily for nearly five minutes 1t was
distinctly Visible to The naked eve.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
Says Her Daughters Are Legitimate.

PARIS, July 2S.-George Henry William
son, the wealthy American, who died here
after a residence of a quarter century in
France came from Cincinnati. BY his will
he left his entire fortune to his two daugh-
tiers by a French woman named Marie
Grandchamps. The French courts have
dismissed the claims of the French claim
ants The mother of the two girls, who
says Williamson was citizen of Ohio, pro-
poses to return to that State as soon as
her health will permit. She says her two
daughters are legitimate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
Grnve OutIoolx i'm PORTUGAL.

MADRID, July 2S.-A special dispatch
from Oporto, Portugal, says that the po-
iitical situation, already grave, has been
aggravated by the strong measures taken
by the government to intimidate the Re-
publicans and to force them to give effect
TO its financial proposals. The ministerial
organs warn the Republicans that they will
be vigorously dealt with"
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, July 2S-To-day's treas
ury statement shows: Available cash bal
ance. $23S, AGO 029; gold reserve; $143, 495, 1852
Bids were opened at the Treasury Depart
ment to-day for the foundation work of
the Chicago postoffice building. There We're
thur Brothers Company, of Chicago, for
$20S 453, accepted.
The President has authorized the sale of
timber on the Red Cliff allotted lands on
the La Pointe agency, in Wisconsin. There
are estimated to be 00000,000 feet in this
tract. The timber is to be sold to the
highest bidder or bidders. but not exceeding
100000 600 feet nor less than 10 100000 feet are
to be cut away annually.
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by the members of the legation. These lat
ter were John r. Macarthur assistant sec
rotary; Captar Tasker n. Bliss. L. s a.
military attache and Lieutenant George ,.
Dyer, United States naval attache. There
also sailed with General WOodford his
nephew, Stewart Woodford Capen; ms
niece, Miss Mary Clafin Eames, and Miss
Isabella Hanson
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Not Andree's Balloon.

CHRISTIANIA. July 2S.-Dr. Nansen, re-
ferring to the letter from Captain Lehman
of the Dutch steamer Dordrecht, who says
IL at on June II he saw q curious object re-
semblng a balloon floating in the White
sea, declares that it would be impossible
for Andree's balloon to have reached the
White sea so soon after the ascent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
DETERMINED TO DIE.
DR.. Porter Took Three Kinds of Poi
sons and Then Turned on the Gas.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 2S.-Dr ]. D.
Porter, president of a local physicians sup
ply company, and well known, died this aft
ernoon after having taken separate doses
of morphine, strychnine and hydrate of
choral and then turned on the gas. He
was found in a dying condition in the rear
of his place of business. The motive for
the suicide is not plain Porter was well-to-
do and apparently lived happily. His wife
was a Miss BlandY, of GAINESVILLE, Q.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
He Is Persona Non Grata.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, July 28.-The Diet
of the Greater Republic of Central America
has declared Capt. W. L. Merry, of San
Francisco, who was recently appointed
United States minister to. Costa RIGA, Mica
ragua and Salvador persona non grata
The nomination of Captain Merry, of Cal
ifornia, violated an unwritten law of the
State Department that no man who has
served a foreign country in the United
States shall be sent to the same country as
the representative of this government. For
several years Captain Merry was consul
general to the United States from the re-
public of Nicaragua.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
Earthounke shocks.

LONDON, July pa dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Leghorn says a severe
shock of earthquake was felt yesterday at
Pontedera and other places in the Arno
valley. Many buildings were wrecked and
a large number of persons are reported to
have been injured.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 2S-The
islands of Antigua, ST. Kits and Guade-
loupe of the Leeward group, experienced
a severe shock of earthquake at noon to-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Indiana fourth
class postmasters were appointed to-day as
follows: Harmony, Clay county, H. o. Det-
rick, vice w. T. Shan1s. removed; Nabb
Clark county, Ernest Eberts. vice c. c.
James, removed; Nelpen, Pike county. j.
w. Chambers, vice l.. B. Cook, removed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
Revising the Glass workers Scale.

PHILADELPHIA July 2S.-The Joint
wage committee OF the Window Glass
Workers Association of the United States
gathered here this afternoon preparatory 10
holding a conference for the purpose of de-
Gliding on a wage scale for the coming year
TO be submitted TO he manufacturers The
first meeting will be held tomorrow and
President Burns stated this evening that
the revision OF the scale would probably
occupy the time of the conference until
Saturday The delegates compose the wage
committees of the, Eastern. Western and
M rfb 4rr dfEfr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
What a Hammer Stroke Did.

CLEAN, N Y, July 2S-The stroke of
hammer upon nail caused a $4,000 fire
Yesterday and eleven men narrowly es-
capped being burned 70 death The men were
roofing a 3d. O0- barrel oil tank which was
filed with crude oil, when it was discovered
that the oil had ignited from a spark
caused as above stated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
Lii Hung TSaO.

LONDON. July 29.-The Illness Pekin
correspondent says that Ii Hung Tsao,
grand councillor and member of the Tsung
Il Yamen, is dead. He was believer in a
strong foreign policy and was the chief OPP
ponent of Ii Hung Chang, who will prob
ably be promoted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
A Cynical Editor.
Middlebury Pa1 Post.

Middebury (Pa.) Post.
A tin peddler cheats farmers wife out
of II cents on her rags and II cents on a
calf skin, while she works off two dozen
bad eggs on him at IA cents and stuffs
pound of hen feathers in sack of geese
feathers she sells for 40 cents pound
How much is the tin peddler ahead?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
Mormons SweItering,

SALT LAKE, Utah. July 2S.-To-day has
been the hottest day known here in five
years. The signal-service operator reports
the thermometer at IS degrees, while at sew
eral points on the street the thermometer
was as high as 103.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
Touched a Live Wire.

NEW YORK. July 2S.-Adolph Wise, of
Union Hill, N. j., while walking in the
streets in that town tonight, touched a
by the storm and had become crossed with
an electric-light wire. He was roasted to
death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
Genrre :. Hale.

BAR HARBOR, Me-, July 2S.-George S.
Hale, of Boston, died here last night of
apoplexy. He was seventytwo years old
and one of the best-known lawyers in Mas
sachusetts. He was prominent in tariff re-
form and ciViJ-serVice reform circles and
had written and spoken much on these
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29

Washin gtOn Post

W dSIIIIIE VOII T U9I'
BY permitting the use of his picture in
a patent medicine advertisement a Con-
necticut man attracted the attention of
rich widow and is going to marry her This
is a decided setback to those who declare
there are no virtues in patent medicine
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
The sultan WIZ Heea the Poxers.

LONDON, July Pa special dispatch
from Athens received this morning says
that the Sultan has instructed Tewhk
Pasha. the minister of foreign affairs to
sign the peace preliminaries on Saturday
next.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
Retired Armv Omcer WEEDS

JACKSONVILLE, H., July 2S.-General
Benjamin II. Grierson, who was eight years
ago retired from the regular army on
reaching the age limit, was to-day married
to Mrs Lillian King, of this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
Before You Ride Your Wheel

Be sure to shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t keeps your feet
cool and comfortable prevents sweating feet, and
makes your endurance ten-fold greater. over
100 900 wheel people are using Aliens Foot Ease.
They all praise it. Ladies', insist on having it,. 1t
hot swollen aching feet. At all druggists and
shoe stores, 25c. Sample FREE by mail Address,
ALLEN 5. OLMSTEAD. LIE Roy. N Y.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
An Irish Time Table.

Pail Mall Gazette.
At the railway station. Portrush, Ireland,
the following appears in large poster ad-
vertising the service of tram cars between
Portrush and the Giants Causeway: THE
1910 a. m. from Portrush on Mondays,
Thursdays and Saturdays Will leave at 1ls2O
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29

The farmers interest in protection is not
so much that it keeps out foreign farm
products as that it builds up and stimu-
lates the market in which he sells nine
tenths of his own products.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
Gnre Visits Cleveland.

BUZZARD'S BAY, Mass, July 2S.-Secre-
tary of the Treasury Gage this afternoon
called on eX-President Cleveland at Gray
Gables coming over from Marion on Mr..
F. C. Benedicts yacht Oneida.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
Gen. woodford sails for spain.

NEW YORK, July 2s.-General Stewart
L. Woodford. United States minister to
Spain sailed to-day for the scene of his
future duties General Woodford was ac-
companied by his wife and daughter and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
COnsiderate.
Detroit Free Press.

A grand reception was given in Chica go
to the sculptor who made the Logan statue
and to the widow of the famous general.
John A. Logan, jr, was present, and to
save trouble wore civilians clothes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
OBITUARY.
Judge William l.. Dayton, of the New
Jersey Court of Appeals.

TRENTON, n. j., July 2S.-Judge William
L. Dayton of the New Jersey Court of Err
rors and Appeals, was stricken with paral-
ysis in his office in this city and died at
noon at the Mercer Hospital. Judge Day
ton was born in Trenton in 1899, was grad
uate of Princeton and was assistant secre-
tary CT the Paris legation when his father
was minister there, in 1864. He studied law
with the late Ex-Governor Peter ID. Vroom,
and from 1882 to 1885 was United States
minister to The Hague
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property is taxed heavier than any other
class of property in Indiana.
JEFFERSON II. CLAYPOOL-
indianapolis July q.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-07
ED LANGTRY's CONDITION.
sudden Mental Collapse of the Jer-
sey Lily's ErstwhiIe Husband
Is n Mystery.

London, Oct. 5.-The condition of
Edward Langtry, the former husband of
Lily Langtry, the actress is the same
this evening as when he was admitted
yesterday into the asylum for the in
sGne.
The sudden breakdown of Langtry's
health is strange and unexplained up to
the present. He has always enjoyed the
best of health, was an ardent sports
man, lived great deal out Of doors and
was temperate in his habits. .
Langtry was travelling last Sunday
from Cork to London. AT Crewe, the
railway junction, twenty-one miles south
east of Chester. he wandered from the
train and was found twice in dangerous
positions on the rails. He appeared to
be dazed and his face was disfgurcd.
He accounted for his wounds by saying
that in crossing the Irish channel he had
fallen down companion ladder and
had badly injured himself 1t is sup
posed that Langtry wandered about all
Sunday night. for he was discovered in
a cab yard on Monday morning. The
unfortunate man was then delirious and
much worse than on the previous day.
During the afternoon yesterday Langtry
was taken before magistrate and was
committed to an asylum for the in
sane, pending inquiry into his mental con-
dition
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-07

enthusiasm and cable message wos
sent to the government at Madrid an
trodi uing mat the representatives of the
tba u ing anu commercial communities at
81 III leetihg were familiar with the state
o ,.o,' vIe island, and were satisfied with the
i IoTrse followed by Capt. Gen. Weyier,
o"d Nins " an early pacitcation of Cuba.
d dnn expressing fear that his recall will
uelay the pacification. In conclusion
Siie friends of Gen. Weyler begged the
SPuIilsn press to trust in him, and an
noumiceu the intention of those present
a. tne meeting, after making these res
buttons, to abide by the governments
u n. 1t was further agreed to or
SWTnNe a public demonstration in Gen.
Weyler's honor.
capt. Gen. Weyler, on learning of the
proposal to organize a public demonstra-
l J IN MS nonor, has prohibited any I'M
uertaklng of the kind.
Ioday ll6 of the most prominent and
wealthy merchants and importers join
Gu Ill a cable message to the new pre-
liller, congratulating him upon his ac-
SESSION TO power and recognizing his
noaeasta 81 high patriotism, and request
ing MN to maintain Capt. Gen. Weyler
AZ the head of affairs in Cuba. The
disDatch said:
Inc government has the confidence
OF all the Spaniards In the island, who
IHrinly believe the plans of Capt. Gen.
Weyler in the exceptional condition of
the case will soon terminate the war
ana effect pacihcation."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-07
ZAIMAS DECLARES HIS POLICY.
The New GreeI. Ministry Was Voted
Confidence by the BOuIe.

Athens, Oct. 5.-The boule met today,
but its proceedings attracted little inter
est. NJ. Zaimas, the new. premier, de-
would be to secure the evacuation of
Thessaly and to fully and radically re-
organize the country in order to secure
evacuation. To carry out this program,
time was necessary, he said, and he
asked the chamber to postpone further
business for the present.
NJ. Delyannis, NJ. Karapanos and NJ.
Deligeorgis announced their respective
parties would support the. government
The chamber then adjourned amid cheer
ing for Gen. Smolenski, minister for war.
The cabinet regards the vote of confidence
accorded to NJ. Zaimas as equivalent
to an acceptance of the treaty by the
chamber and has. therefore, notified the
dean of the diplomatic corps that the
government is prepared TO negotiate for
the execution of the treaty and to regard
the Acceptance of the treaty as an accom-
plshed fact.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-07
ihh sAGAsTA SAYS IF HE
DOES NOT RESIGN HE WILL
BE RECALLED.
WILL RUSH THE CUBAN REFORMS
iohs Already Being Made to
"rant Cuban Autonomy-senor
sagasta Visits woodford.
Other Foreign Notes,

Madrid, Oct. 5.-Senor Moret tho
minister for the colonies, it is semi.
'nie'aiiy announced, has decided to an
ply us soon as possible all the measures
when are comprised in the program of
'ne liberals regarding the Antilles, in
Guiding all that is necessary for the an
phcatlon OF autonomy for Cuba in the
form permitted by the circumstances.
IL Is reported today that the United
states minister, Gen. Woodford, left at
the foreign office yesterday an official
note from Secretary Sherman.
Premier Sagasta, in an interview. is
quoted as saying that most important
questions are before the cabinet minis
try, who have a thorough knowledge of
the financial position of Spain and pos
seS accurate details of the war situation
in Cuba and in the Philippine islands.
The government, Senior Sagasta added
will carry out its political and military
program with firmness and sagacity.
Nneh ,he premier was questioned re-
garding the future of Capt. Gen. Weyler
he said he supposed Weyler would re-
sign, adding that if he did not do so he
would be recalled.
In conclusion Senior Sagasta said that
the most prompt action would be taken
in the Philippine islands, where the
situation, he explained, admitted of no
delay.
Senior Sagasta, the premier, was the
first visitor at the United States legation
this morning. His interview with Gen.
Woodford was cordial but absolute re-
serve is maintained as to what passed in
the conversation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-07
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
state Convention Met and NOminn-
ted u Ticket.

ted u Ticket.
Lynchburg. Va, Oct. 5.-Thc state re-
publican convention. called by Col. Will
liam Lamb, met ut the opera house today
ut noon. The delegates were from NIL
parts of the state. only one man. how
ever, coming from the Ninth (Gcn. Walk
ers) district. Col. Lamb was given an
ovation. He positively declined 10 hc
considered for reelection as state chair
man.
Capt L. II. McCaul of Culpeppcr and
Capt. Wnrrens Turty OF liarrisonburg
were placed In nomination for governor.
Cant. McCaul received the nomination.
Col Roller of Harrisonburg was nomi-
mated for lieutenant governor anu James
LIONS of Richmond for attorney general
Col. William II. Wickham of Powhat-
tan was elected state chairman AMI ne,
with ]. A. Pattic of Roanoke, Alva Mar
tin OF Norfolk. II. X. 1Iackman of Iiar-
rsonburg and Col II. II. Hubbard OF
Buckingham. compose the state executives
committee. The state central COMMITTEES
il made up Of three members from each
congressional district.
A complete plan Of organization wsa
adopted. The platform IL brief and en-
dorscs the national republican platform.
the Mckinley administration. honest cleo
tons. etc. and deals with state issues. A
resolution was adopted charging National
Committeeman Bowen with having given
aid and comfort TO the democrats and
recommended Col. Hubbard Of Bucking-
ham as the Virginia member of the ma
tional committee.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-07
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Three Powers In the Sagasta Ca5i-
net-SenOr MOret Well Known.

Washington, Oct. 5.-The composition
of the new Spanish cabinet is the sub
iect of considerable gossip in admins
tration and diplomatic circles. 1t is felt
that the three powers of the new re-
gime. so far as concerns Cuban affairs.
are Sagasta, Gullon and Moret three
names often noted in state department
records in connection with previous ne
gotiations concerning independence, au-
tonomy and other movemets at the time
of the last Cuban war;
AS minister of the colonies it is be-
lieyed Senior Moret will take leading
part in the coming Cuban negotiations.
He is well known here, having been
minister of the state, colonies. also
finance. While Moret was in the cabi-
net during the previous rebellion, MS
business associate. Senior Azcarraga,
came to this country as an envoy TO
effect settlement with the Cubans by
granting them measure OF autonomy.
The envoy. acting with the Spanish
minister here. Lopez Robert. sent
commissioner to treat with the insllr-
gent president. The commissioner. Sc
nor Zenea, appears to have been lndls-
erect in his negotiations. for on his
woy hack he was captured and shot by
the Spanish authorities on the ground
of having carried on unauthorized nego-
tiotions with the insurgents. Subse-
ouently. through the influence of Moret'
the widow of Zenea was paid an in
demnity of $4,000, which was regard
ed as showing that the commission for
a compromise with the Cubans was not
wholly without official sanction rms
incident and Moret's recognition OF the
Mora claim made him best known IN
this country. The other CABINET OH
GERS are not known to ofhciais mere,
and are regarded as men promin,enl ~
the politics of the day ana allies vi
Sagasta