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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28
REGARDING APPOINTMENTS.
Instructions to Collectors of Internal
Revenue.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.-Acting Com
missioner Wilson. of the Internal Revenue
Bureau. has issued the following circular
to all collectors of internal revenue:
by direction of the honorable secretary
of the treasury you are hereby notified that
until otherwise ordered, existing rules rela-
tive TO appointments of deputy collectors
must be complied with. You will at once
take steps necessary for compliance with
this order. making your acquisitions for
certification of original appointments under
csvil-service Rule 3 through office
This rule ii Is said. is not in conflict with
the views hitherto held by the department
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28
BIG z ROUTE
Change of Time Sunday, Nov.
%, 1897.
CHICAGO DIvISION-North.

CHICAGO DIVISION-NOrth.
No. II. which formerly left here at $50 D. m
for Chicago, Will leave at 4:l5 D. m. daily, except
Sunday
No 81, which formerly left here at 1890 a. M
for Chicago will leave at 1905 a. m. daily.
CHICAGO DIVISION-SOuth.
No 4. which formerly eft here at $50 a. m
for Cincinnati, VIII leave at ZOO a. m.
No y, which formerly arrived at 3:45 D. m.
from Cincinnati, will arrive at AIS p: m.
No 81, which formerly arrived at 12:15 a. m.
from Cincinnati. will arrive at 1850 p.
ST. LOUIS DIVISION.
No 5, which formerly left here at $3.50 D. m.
for Mattoon. will leave at 4:30 D. m.
No g. leaving here at 7:30 a daily for st.
Louis, and No 8. arriving here at $3.50 p. m. daily
from St. Louis. will run daily, except Sunday.
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION.
No 10. which formerly left for Cleveland and
the East at $3.50 a. M, has been changed to No.
9, and leaves here at 1895 - m.
Fl NJ. BRONSON, A. G. P. A
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28
Meats

Remember, our fresh and cured Meats
are the best that can be bought-a1l gov
ernment inspected.
Good Boiling Beef, per pound. ...... SC
Good Beefsteaks, per pound. TIC
Our Porterhouse Steaks are well known.
Sugar Cured California Hams, per lb..7Hc
Sugar Cured Breakfast Bacon. 1Oc
Fresh Dressed Poultry every day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28
burglar Wounded. Another Captured.

NORTH AMHERST. o., Nov H.-Burg-
lars early this morning blew open the vault
Of the Savings Deposit Bank, containing
$4,000. The noise awakened Henry Wesh-
ECKER who slept III an adjoining store. He
feiephoned to j. f. Plato, one of the owners
Of The bank, then armed himself with
shotgun and fired at one Of the burglars
and wounded him. This frightened the
their wounded accomplice. Mr.. Plato. COM
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28

RICHMOND. Va, Nov. 27.--Ashland, sew
enteen miles north of here, reports having
experienced an earthquake shock at 1856
o'clock this afternoon. The vibration was
very distinct and lasted about five seconds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28

New Mixed Nuts, per pound. ......... 12c
Extra Fancy Shelled Almonds, lb. -. 35c
Best Corsican Citron, per pound. 80. .2Oc
Orange and Lemon Peel, pound ......25c
Usually sold at 40c)
Choice California Raisins, pound. 80. &C
French cured Cal. Prunes, pound, 80. &c
Boston Pancake Flour, best made, per
package '..''.'........ &c
White Comb Honey, per pound. ...... .15c
Fancy Messina Lemons, per doz. .....15c
Florida Oranges, California Oranges.
Fresh Roll Butter, per pound ....... .15c
New York Full Cream Cheese, pound. 15c
Large lire of high-grade Teas and Cof-
fee at wholesale prices.
Bargain Fresh Roasted Rio Coffee,
per pound. 12Nc
Bargain Teas per pound. 80. zoe and soc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28
Notes from the Orient.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. N.-The steamer
Gaelic, which arrived last night from Yoko-
hama and Hong Kong via Honolulu,
brought the following Oriental advises: The
Tonghaks have again risen in the Corean
provinces of Chung -Chong-Do and Chol-La-
Do. A detachment of Corean soldiers was
dispatched from Seoul to suppress them
Oct. q.
1t is rumored that ex-United States Min
lister Edwin Dun intends to open large mer-
camille houses at Yokohama and Kobe in
the near future.
With reference to the marriage of Sir
Edwin Arnold and Japanese lady in Lon
don, recently a Toxic paper says that the
bride is probably the Miss Tama, who,
while a pupil at Toxic Seminary, accom-
panied the poet on his departure from ia
pan She is said to be at least thirty years
of age.
The latest addition to the Japanese navy,
the cruiser Akashia Kan was successfully
launched at the Yokosuka ship building
yard Nov. s. On the night of Nov. 5 a train
consisting of twelve cars was derailed and
overturned between Okadamura and Demu-
ra, an obstruction having been placed on
the track by some malicious person. OF the
eighty passengers, two were killed and
many injured. Another train ran into the
wreck, but no one was injured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28
Suicide OF an Mx-Judge.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. 27-F. N.
Neal, ex-judge of Union county, committed
suicide by shooting himself, at his home in
Junction City to-day. He was seventy-two
years old and prominent citizen. No mo-
tive is known for the act
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28
s Money refunded if goods are
not as represented--I1igh-
class Groceries at low prices
MONDAY.

SOAP BARGAIN-We will sell
Santa Claus Soap all day at 10 bars
for 2Sc. Only 10 bars to a customer.
Last chance to buy this soap al
this price.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28
NOVEMBER 28, l897--SIXTEEN PAGES

ing on the scene, met one Of the burglars
and marched him to the Jail, covering rim
with his gun. The burglars failed 10 get
the money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28
AN APPALLING DISASTER
DETAILS OF THE TERRIBLE STORM
IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Several Towns Destroyed and 500 Eu-
Drowned, Burned or Killed.

SAN FRANCISCO Nov. 27.-The typhoon
which swept over the Philippine islands on
the 9th of October was the cause of one of
the worst disasters that has been reported
from the Southern ocean in many years, II
not in the history of that section of the
world. Thousands of lives were lost in
Guiding many Europeans, and the damage
to property was something appalling. Tele-
graphic advices concerning the calamity
have been very meager. The difficulty of
getting news from the islands is great at
any time, and on account of the remoteness
of some of the provinces visited by the hur-
ricane full details of the storm did not
reach Hong Kong until the 1st of Novem-
ber. The steamer Gaelic, from the Orient
to-day brought letters and papers which
contain accounts of the ravages of the
tidal wave and the winds. Several towns
were swept or blown away. Fully five hun
dred Europeans were drowned, and it is es-
timated six thousand natives perished.
The hurricane struck the island at the
bay of Santa Paula, in the province of Sa-
mar, 1t devastated the entire southern por-
ton of the island and cut off communica-
ton with the rest of the world for two days.
On the 18th the hurricane reached Leyte,
and struck the capitol of Tacloban with
great fury. In less than half an hour the
town was mass of ruins. The natives
were panic stricken and tried to make their
way to clear ground Four hundred of
them were buried beneath the debris of
wrecked buildings and 126 corpses of Euro
peans were recovered from the ruins when
the native authorities instituted a search
for the dead.
Reports from the southern coast were re-
ceived which claimed that a score of small
trading vessels and TWO Sydney traders
were blown ashore and the crews drowned
The sea at Samoa swept inland nearly a
mile, destroying property valued at several
million dollars and causing wholesale
deaths among the natives.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28

We are receiving tons of Holiday
Goods of Best Quality, and they
are always the cheapest.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06

IN feats of strength or endurance, and
no officer among his associates was
master of a more polished address.
When in active service he wore a
buckskin uniform, but when stationed
at the post he appeared in the ordinary
uniform of a captain in the regular
army. He was a famous runner and
wrestler, the most expert horseman on
the plains, and withal but &c.
As Madeline, from time to time.
chose her escorts from Jacks compan-
ions her heart would smite her for
Jack, but it seemed quite out of the
question to do anything so public
where Jack was concerned. The pub
lie, however, did not dream that Jack
was sighted because he was loved, nor
did Jack himself dream of such a
thing; he, poor fellow, thought it was
the love he bore Madeline that kept her
aloof. But when had he made it
known? Never! To whom had he
madei it known? To nobody! Not even
to Madeline!
But Madeline was continually dream
ing of Jack; and the more she dreamed
the more difficult it became to deliver
the bride of the led-horse to Jack, as
she passed down Custer avenue, mounted
on Tiger Chief.
At last it seemed to her morally i'm
possible to offer Jack the bridle-sim-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06
NoN-CoMMlssIoNED OFFICERS.
Military Life Very DistnstefuI to q
Frenchman.

The question of non-commissioned
officers is in itself a serious one, as the
French have long recognized. So APP
parentiy ~distasteful is the military life
to the average Frenchman that when
his short period of service is over he
can with the greatest difficulty be in
duced to reengage to complete a longer
period as a "sous-officier." In 1889 the
reengaged sous-officiers in the French
army-that is, men Of over three years
service-numbered but 10000.
Even in our W small regular force
we have at present upward of $4,000
sergeants. Such a figure is quite in
adequate for the purposes of an army
with a peace strength of W 500, COO
and an estimated war strength of about
eight times that size.
So obvious was the danger that in
ducements were offered in 1889 on what
even we should consider 4 liberal scale,
in the shape of bounties, increased pay,
pensions on leaving, and eventual civil
employment to those "sous-officiers"
who should reengage beyond three
years for even comparatively short
terms; and these measures caused the
numbers of reengaged men to rise to
over $4,000 in 1893, but at a considerable
cost.
The law of 1893 reduced these ad-
vantages in some particulars, with the
immediate result that the reengage-
ment fell off, so that on January 1, 1896,
the numbers of r~eengaged "sous-ofi-
ciers" had sunk below 16 ,000-lower
than
A new law, restoring some of the
privileges of this very Important class,
has lately been passed, and it is hoped
that the numbers may again rise
Nineteenth Century.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06

Madeline had witnessed a heroic
struggle, in which the life of Jack Sill
Wis hung by a thread for more sec
onds than she dared to count. That
che was able to maintain her seat dur
ing the fierce contest between man and
beast was due to innate courage and
months of practice in the rough riding
of frontier life.
Then Jack, assured of Madeline's
safety, asked her if she felt equal to
riding back TO the Barracks. He
would vouch, he said, for Tiger Chiefs
good behavior; the madness had passed.
Madeline gathered up the reins. and
by the easy response of Tiger Chief,
knew that his docility had returned.
YES" she said, 81 cal ride in alone"
But as Jacks hand dropped from the
bride, Madeline leaned forward, and,
impulsively, held out her hand to be
kissed-then rode away.
When Madeline next rode down the
avenu on Tiger Chief she rode straight
to Jack Silvis and proffered him the
post of escort. With a graceful assent
Jack mounted and rode beside her; and
every man watched them with glowing
eyes as they sailed out of the barracks
Oh the Laramie road.
Swiftly they rode forward until near
the spot where Jack had cast himself
on the bride bits of the frantic horse.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06
A Cooperatiye Effort.

A Minneapolis man once invited a
friend to dine with him, and neglected
to telephone his wife to that effect.
In order to make matters worse, both
host and visitor stopped in at the club
on the way home, and consequently
were late for dinner-very late. The
dilatory husband undertook to explain
his hardness while dinner was being
served and put up q rather over
plausible defense in the line of BUSH
ness complications coming up at the
very last moment before he should have
left the office. The hostess heard him
with ominous politeness and then calm
ly said: perhaps. but you really can't
look me in the eye and tell that story"
"No-no," stammered the culprit; and
then, as a brilliant idea struck him,
''but I tell you what 1 will do: If John
will kindly look you in the eye while
I repeat what I said. probably we can
make it go."-Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06
HUMOROUS.

-Yeast-"Tye just invested in one of
those salt-and-pepper suits" Crimson
blackwell, that sounds as if it would
be good for at least two seasons
Yonkers Statesman.
A Busy Summer. - Phoebe-"Did
you have many offers during the sum-
mer?" Lulu-'Many! why, 1 had to
limit the engagements to "a hours!"-
Browning, King & Co.'S Monthly.
Are you n of the strikers?"
asked the woman at the door. Eyes,
mum. Use a pioneer in the movement.
l struck 30 years ago, and I've never
give in yet."-Household Words.
Johnny" said the s~choolboy's
mother, do you like your arithmetic?"
Nom. 1 think the influence of that
book is unwholesome and depressing"
"Why?" Because it is full of horrible
examples."-Tit-Bits.
-Boarder (warmly)-"Oh, I'm know
ing to the tricks of your trade. Do you
think 1 have lived in boarding-houses
20 years for nothing?" Landlady
(frigidly)-'I shouldn't be at all sur
prised."-Detroit Journal.
The One Thing Needed. - 81 am
glad" said the ardent patriot, shat
the Russian flag no longer floats over
Alaska" $50 am l." replied the man
who wants to go, but is afraid. "Now,
if they could only get rid of the cold
wave flag, the country would be all
right."-Washington Star.
His Baptism.-"Teddie," said the
minister, while mamma was out super
intending the preparation of dinner,
shave you ever been b~aptized?" Ted
die was not quite sure whether he had
or not, and, after INDUCING in deep
thought for a moment, replied: do
you git baptized on the arm?"-Cleve-
land Leader.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06
THE SOUL OF WIT.

The Deacon Also Thought 1t a Good
Thing in Sermons.
Among the very many good and ex-
cellent people who reside in the quaint
and delightful old town of Alexandria,
Va, is a deacon, who, Notwithstanding
his great piety, is a man of practical
common sense and believes in the eX-
pediency of things, just as some of his
illustrious predecessors in Testament
times did. Among those things which
he considers of especial commentator
is brevity in sermons, and the minister
of the church at which the deacon at
tended was always known as a short
sermon man, and his congregation was
always correspondingly long.
On II occasion it is narrated that
the deacon, when the church last needed
a pastor, went to n theological seminary
of the proper denomination to hear
some of the young men preach, if so be
among them might be n who would
find favor in the deacon's sight. 1t be-
ing some extra service of the church,
there was preaching on Saturday and
Sunday, and the deacon had IN oppor-
tunity to hear several sermons. Sum
day evening at tea the president of the
seminary asked the deacon what he
thought of the ermon he had heard.
"Um-er-um," hesitated the deacon,
81 can't say that 1 am altogether sat
isfied, DOCTOR"
"Why, bless my soul, deacon, what's
wrong?" exclaimed the president in
establishment.
"Well, they don't seem to quite ex.
actly strike me right" said the good
deacon, hedging for charity's sake.
THAT is beyond me-" continued the
president, half musingly, as if he were
trying to work the problem out in his
mind. "All of them are picked man,
deacon; our rising young preachers"
"Is that SOP" responded the deacon
with a smile of hope showing in his hon
est face.
Indeed it is" said the president.
"Then, doctor, smiled the deacon,
suppose you let me hear tonight one
of your sitting down young preachers.
I think that's what I'm looking for"
The president understood and the
young man who preached that night
became pastor of the deacon's church,
though he left its pulpit ten years later
for a wider Acknowledgment Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06
SCHOOL N CHURCH.

Col. Isaac Avery Wheeler. who died
in Atlanta. Ga. a few days ago. was for
a long time editor-ip-chief of the At
lahta Constitution. Although a devout
Methodist and of a peaceful DISPOSE
ton, he had fought four duels with
men who had cast aspersions On his
motives.
Cork now possesses the remains of
Blessed Thaddeus Mccarthy, recently
beatified by Pope Leo. They were con-
veyed in a golden box from Ivrea, in
northern Italy, where the bishop died
500 years ago on his return from a pill
grimage to Rome. and have been de-
posted in Cork cathedral.
The appointment of Lawrence
Washington. of Alexandria, Va, as as
sistant in the National library, in
charge of the George Washington de-
partment, is especially appropriate.
Mr.. Washington is a great-grandnephew
of the illustrious chief. the records of
whose life and times he has been ap-
pointed to care for.
Sir Everett Millais, son of the late
president of the Royal academy, held
the b~aronetcy only a year, having just
died. at the age of Al years, of pneu-
monia. brought on by neglecting to
change his wet clothes. He was an au
thority on dogs, and introduced the
Basset hound into England. He is sue
ceeded by his nine-year-old son. John
Everett Millais.
The court of Pope Leo XIII. COM
Prises 1000 persons. There are 20
Wallets. 12O house prelates, 40 privy
chamberlains, 6 c~hamberlains, 300 ex-
tra-honorary chamberlains, 100 super
numerary chamberlains, 80 officers of
the noble guard and 60 guardsmen, IA
officers of the Swiss guard and palace
guard. Z honorary chaplains, 20 private
secretaries. 10 stewards and masters of
the horse, 60 ~doorkeepers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06

Among the smaller countries the re-
ceipts of Italy were about ten millions,
Japan six, Switzerland five, Spain less
than five, Belgium four, the Netherlands
three, and Sweden and Norway a little
less than three.
Every country except the United
States derived a net revenue from its
postal service, Great Britain coming
first with nearly ST, 900 excess of
receipts owe expenditures, France sec
ond with over $4,000. 900. and Russia
third with nearly S9,0O0,000 The
United States, on the other hand, lost
over $1O,000,OO0 according to the fig
ures. Belgium has the service down
to a finer point of business than any
other country, paying out only about
half what she takes in. Switzerland, al
though a small country, makes no
appreciate profit from her posts, on ac-
count of the expenses of mountain mail
routes.
Although the United States comes
second in the table, they are really first,
because they handle more pieces of mail
matter than any other country, and the
receipts do not get expansion from the
income from the telegraph, telephone
and packet post services of the foreign
countries, all included as posts.
In cheapness of postage Germany is
undoubtedly ahead of all other nations.
City letters are carried for three
fourths of a cent, and in Munich a COM
pany licensed by the state performs the
service for three-eighths of a cent.
Throughout the empire a letter under
half an ounce is 2h cents, and any
weight up tc half a pound five cents. In
France the tariff is three cents for each
and every half ounce, in the city or out
side. In Great Britain the rate is two
cents for the first ounce, one cent for
the second ounce, and one cent for each
additional two ounces after that.-N. Y.
Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06
A Lunatic's Lecture.

A very curious occurrence took place
recently in Vienna, when a patient in a
lunatic asylum delivered a lecture at his
w request on the popularity of his
mental state. The patient, who is a man
of first-class education and exceptional
mental powers, is liable to what is
known as circular insanity. That is to
say, he is only affected periodically, and
between his fits he is as sane a man as
one could wish to meet. His speech DUR
ing the lecture was most brilliant, be-
ing characterized by exceptional elo-
quence and considerable wit. The lee
ture lasted an hour, and during that
time he contrived to hold his audience
without a break. His look and bearing,
which were those of n scholar, made it
well-nigh impossible for his hearers
tc associate him with insanity in any
form.-Tit-Rits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06
MADELINE VANE.
By Shannon Birch.
copyright. 1871
CUSTER barracks was at the feet OF
wilIful, beautiful Madeline Vane.
Copyright. 1871

n ~ - DoA "NAS HfN-
willful, beautiful Madeline Vane.
When Madeline chose to ride, she
usually mounted Thistle Blow, a gray
pony, almost as graceful and dainty as
herself. No escort ever accompanied
Madeline when mounted on Thistle
Blow; but when she elected to mount
Tiger Chief, a coal-black charger of
splendid proportions and invincible
mettle, she rode along the avenue that
divided the buildings of the post at ar
hour when the duties of the younger
officers permitted them to be at leis-
ure, followed by a saddle horse for
whomsoever she might select to be-
come her escort.
Now one, now another, was favored,
and all watched with enry the happy
fellow as he rode off in fine, soldierly
style, with his mind on Madeline, but
keeping a cautious eye withal on the
antics of Tiger Chief, whose indomita-
BILE temper was the Joy of his rider and
the secret fear of every lieutenant re-
sponsible for the safety of Tiger Chiefs
mistress. The serious responsibility
u6VOIFlDR upOH lHC CoCOAL W nAohCAhSs
however, never deferred any member
of the barracks from accepting the
part, and was not likely to.
One alone was never given the OPP
portunity, although he was thus slight
ed for the most gracious of reasons
namely, because he was in possession
of Madeline's heart. This, Scwever,
would have been denied by Madeline,
and utterly disbelieved by Jack Silvis
himself.
Jack Silvis was captain of a company
of Apaches, who were in the service of
the government to act as emergency
required in frontier operations against
the hostiles. Jacks characteristics pc
culiarly fitted him for this command.
Although well educated, with good
family connections in the east, he had
chosen from love of adventure to lead
the life of an Indian officer, half scout,
half soldier. He handled his savage
braves like children, and his remark
BILE knowledge of Indian character
made him of great value to the post.
In the performance of duty, Capt.
Jack was the most tireless, in every
danger the most fearless, and.in every
crisis the most resourceful of them all.
No Indian of his troup could excel him