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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
Freedmen,s Aid Society.

NEW YORK Nov. S.-The annual meet
ing of the general committee of the Freed
mems Aid and Southern Education Society
began at the Hansen-place NJ. Il. Church,
Brooklyn, to-day. Bishop William *
Ninde, of Detroit, presided The Freed
mems Aid and Education Society expended
SAL, 400 more during the last year than in
previous years and reports forty-seven
schools and 9,213 students enrolled. There
are twenty-five schools among the black
people. having 1893 teachers and 1896 stu
dents enrolled twenty-five schools among
the white people, having III teachers and
Ais students enrolled. The society has
now expended about $4,500,000 since it was
organized. The total receipts of the society
and the school for the year ending June 80,
1897, are 1851 ,562, while the total expendi-
lures for year We're 1922, 49,
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can be found to-day. Alzogs and Bilturt
and others among modern historians have
recorded them as frauds, and give their
history. But the thing that clinches the
Journals sensation as fraud lies in the
fact that q verbatim copy of the two orig
inal reports" which have been lying in the
found in many libraries, and they have been
published for many years. The Journal
tacks "all rights reserved over its copy,
still the same thing could have been fur
nished from almost any large American IL
brary by turning to Robert Douglass's
compilation. A comparison of the Journals
discovery and the copy of the old reports
show that they are identical in every par
ticular
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
ELATlON IN THE SOUTH.
Passing of the Yellow Plague Is Caus-
ing Joy Among the PeonIe.

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. S-The yellow
fever situation continues favorable. There
has been no marked change since yester-
day, and yellow jack has lost his terrors
for the people, who are greatly elated over
the gratifying turn of affairs. Good news
has been received from all points and it is
predicted that trade will have assumed its
normal condition by the middle Of the
month. though it has been dealt a terrible
blow by the plague. The Board OF Health
officials are of the opinion the situation will
gradually improve and all indications point
that way. To-day's record was as folfows
New Cases-Miss Fannie Laughlin, Vim
cent Maguno, Mr.. Schaeffer, Mrs. r. Camp
bell. M. Ferret, Miss Roberts. Dennis
Hayes Michael Mitchell Fred Leal Vim
cent ,casselli. George Horn, - O'Geese,
Frank Paranesi, Dominica Aringot.
Deaths-Mrs. w. Dessert, Michael Har-
ran, Frank Paranesi. Vincent Maguno, r.
Berthelot, Pizzo, Romnico Aringot
The Board OF Health reports: Cases of
yellow fever to-day, IA; deaths to-day, Z; to-
tai cases to date, 1,756; total deaths from
yellow fever to date, 243: total cases abso-
1utely recovered. 996; total cases under
treatment, 5l7
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
Italians Killed by Brigands.

ROME, Nov. S.--A cable message received
here to-day from Rio Janefro, Brazil, an
nounces that band of forty brigands has
been overrunning the state of Espiritu
Sancto numbering and pillaging on all
sides The dispatch adds that the band re-
Gently attacked Italian colony in that
state killing six of its members and wound
ing four others. The Italian consul has
demanded of the government of Brazil the
immediate dispatch Of troops to protect the
colonists and punish the offenders.
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Died at the Age of us.

Specle1 TO the indianapolis JOURNAL
MUNCIE, Ind, Nov. 8.-James Lynch,
who would have been 119 years old In De-
cember, according to affidavits in his pos
session, died last night at the county in
Urinary. A month ago the old man climbed
out of bed for the first time in five years
and attempted to walk to the dining room
unattended He made but three steps and
fell, breaking one of his rms. The bone
refused to knit and resulted in DEATH The
old man has resided in this vicinity for
thirty years and has always followed the
vocation of q ditcher He came to America
from ireland, where all his relatives ex-
cept his wife, live. She is at the infrmary
biggest jobs Lynch ever worked on was the
Miami canal leading to Cincinnati, he hav-
ing the contract for considerable amount
of that work. For twenty years he has
been nearly a skeleton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
Foraker Thinks Hanna WIN Win.

CINCINNATI, Nov. S.-Senator Foraker
left for. Washington tonight. In an inter-
view to-day he said: THE campaign of 1897
ended with me on last Tuesday. So long as
We We're fighting the common enemy gave
all my time and strength to the cause. I
supposed Republican Legislature meant
the election of Senator Hanna and not
withstanding what l see in the newspapers
still think so. But If there should be a
contest among the Republicans / would not
have anything to do with it unless some
thing unforeseen should occur to change
my mind"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
Candidates, Campaign Exnenses.

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-Randolph Guggen-
heimer, who was elected president of the
Council of Greater New York last week,
says that his expenses while running for the
office amounted to $3.50. OF this sum S. 900
went to the campaign fund of Tammany
Hall and the remainder paid the rent of
meeting rooms and for music, printing
postage and carriage hire Justice-elect Ed
ward 70. O'Dwyer, of the City Court also
certified to the county clerk to-day that his
expenses had been S. ,C25 of which but So
went to John c. Sheehan, of the financial
committee of Tammany Hall. Mr.. Ward
Well, treasurer of the Standard Oil Com
pany and prohibition candidate for mayor
says he spent $917 during the campaign. He
contributed $685. to the campaign committee
fund and spent the remainder for printing
and advertisements
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
Fined for Libel.

BERLIN, Nov. S.-Pastor Naumann, lead
er of the German National Social party, has
been fined $50 marks. with an alternative of
twenty days Imprisonment for libeling Mai
Won Schonbeck, district commander at Got
tingen. The article containing the obnox-
ious illusions appeared in the Zeit. The
writer criticised Major Won Schonbeck's ac-
ton in procuring the dismissal of reserve
officer on account of some alleged private
remarks of Emperor William concerning
officers who belong to political parties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09

SIAILA, Nov. S.-Various reconnoissances
and foraging expeditions from the camp of
Gen. Sir William Lockhart, in the Madam
valley yesterday captured large supplies of
provisions and forage without opposition
until they were returning. when the in
surgent tribesmen adopted their usual guer-
rilla tactics, with the result that the British
forces lost three men killed and seventeen
wounded. The loss of the enemy was heavy.
rumor has reached here that a native
officer and thirty-five Sikhs belonging to
the Kurum column have been intercepted by
the tribesmen In a ravine and slaughtered
but the rumor is not yet officially confirmed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09

The quintuple tragedy noted in the Paris
dispatch renews interest in the fate of Cap
tain Dreyfus. Since Napoleon died on ST.
Helena there has been no prisoner so care
fully guarded as Dreyfus is now in the lie
du Diablo, off the coast of French Guiana
He is the most famous political prisoner
on earth to-day, the most carefully guarded
the most closely watched, the subject of
the keenest anxiety. A possible parallel in
point of Importance might be drawn be-
tween Dreyfus and Arab Pasha who gave
the English so much trouble when they
bombarded Alexandria and fought the bat
tie of Tel-el-Kebir. But Arab, for all his
once Importance, is not dangerous now. He
is hardly a prisoner at all except in name.
but lives the life of prosperous tea-planter
In Ceylon, with all the freedom of motion
and all the comfort of life
Not SO with Dreyfus. He was not a pa
triot and reformer overborne by superior
force like Arab, but traitor-so they said
and nobody cares much what becomes of
him; nobody. that is. except the high au-
thorities who tremble at the idea of his es-
Gaping. Ii he really is an innocent scape-
goat for official sinners in high place the
Isle of the Devil holds one of the most deep
the people OF France really believe he is
Vlctlif. not Criminal, ard the 1eeIng is Ike
~ to make trouble yet for men III high
places. 1T will be a thrilling day Tor France
when that happens.
There is a great crusade in France which
has for its object the rescue of this unhappy
man. The conviction grows that he is
scapegoat. NJ. Scheurer-hestner, one of the
vice presidents of the Senate, declares that
he has in his possession documents which
prove Dreyfus innocent of the charge
against him. Senator Ranc and other prom
inent men declare their faith in the inno-
cence OF this man. They insist that he is
the victim of a plot. They promise startling
disclosures and mutter onlinous threats
against the men in high places, who they
say, have condemned an innocent man to
suffer Tor their crimes.
DreyfuS was an AlSatian who refused to
give up his French citizenship after Alsace
was surrendered to Germany and Joined the
French army. In 1894 the charge was laid
against him of having delivered to a for
eign government documents connected
with the defense of France. 1t was cause
celebre. The whole world took an interest
in it. Peace or war for all Europe might
hang upon its decision. The downfall of a
French government did depend upon il
hot debates in the Chambers. Only mag
nanimity of certain members of the opposi-
ton prevented a crisis. Some said they
were patriotic, some that powerful infu-
an exposure. Who knows? Some Germans
affected to believe that Dreyfus was q pa
triot on their side, and had considered him
self a German ever since the cession of AL
SAGE. But this is unlikely
Why wasn't DreyfuS guilotined? For
funny reason. French law Furnishes with
death high treason lin the face of the enc
my only. If DreyfuS had been executed
forms of military law. The reason would
have been made public There was-there
could have been-only one reason, treason
in the face of the enemy. That would have
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA.
Financial Affairs of the Republic In
Serious Condition.

(Cor1espondence of the Associated Press)
CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. Ia severe
financial crisis exists in Venezuela The
payment Of the coupons Of the German loan
has been postponed, the pension of the
widows and some Of the veterans is sus-
pended and the salary of the government
employees has been reduced 30 per cent In
fact, nobody has been paid, nobody imports
and the banks refuse to discount or advance
money. The Carenero Railroad and Steam
ship Company has suspended traffic. Every
one is awaiting the arrival of General Ig-
nacio Andrade, who has just been elected
president in succession to Crespo, believing
or hoping that the new President will turn
out to be the savior of his country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
THE PoNT1Us PLATE FAKE.
A Yellow Journal Springs nj Old
Threadbare Fraud in New York.

Yellow Journal Springs nj Old
Threadbare Fraud in New York.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Nov. S.-Father Null
cahey, of this city. one of the best read di-
vines in this section, has unearthed sufIi-
cient evidence to prove beyond all doubt
that the New York Journals Pontius Pr
late sensation, republished in to-day's In
danapolis News, is fake" Though
Tertullian is quoted by the Journal, many
quotations are overlooked which are of in
terest. Tertullian stated that ''all this was
reported at that time to Emperor Tiberius
by PLATE, his conscience having compelled
even him to become Christian"
In the fourth and fifth centuries there
appeared four alleged original reports of
PLATE TO Tlberius. Florentenus produced
one OF them. Hegesippus brought forth an
other and these two have been lying IN the
Vatican library at Rome for fourteen GEN.
turtles There are many references that
might be given that all were proven then
and later to be rank forgeries. promoted
by men who were as great schemers AZ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
In Favor of Rapid Trnnsit.

NEW YORK, Nov. S-The commission an
pointed by the Appellate division of the
Supreme Court on the application of the
Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commits
railway or railways for the transportation
of persons and property, as determined by
the Board OF Rapid Transit Railroad Com
missioners, ought to be constructed and
operated in this city, filed their report with
the appeal court to-day. They answer in
the affirmative.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
Can't Sell Public Squares.

Snecial to the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Nov. 8.-Judge
Vaughn, of the Blackford Circuit Court
made a decision in the injunction cases
filed against the city of Montpelier this
morning. Some time ago the city of Mont
pelier advertised for sale its interest in the
eight public squares of that city, being the
same to which the Baldwin heirs laid claim
The citizens who had property adjoining
were greatly incensed and filed number
of injunction suits. There were ten suits,
and the judge rendered a decision in each
case as follows:
Finding for plaintiff that the premises
described in the complaint are dedicated to
the public for public squares, and defend
ant city and other defendants are per-
petually enjoined from selling same"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
ChamberIafn SpeaIxs Aright.

LONDON. Nov. S.-Right Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain. secretary of state for the col
onies, who was installed last Wednesday
as lord rector of Glasgow University.
speaking this evening at the banquet of
the Glasgow corporation, contrasted NUM-
cipal institutions in Great Britain with
those in the United States. He said that in
New York the government of three million
people had been handed over for four years
to "a party whose object Is ayowedly to
get the greatest amount of spoils"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
Big OIL Tank Explodes.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Nov. 8.-A tank
containing $50 barrels of oil at the Harry
Carroll oil well, mile and half west of
this city, exploded last evening. The oil
was under the steam process at the time.
When the steam was turned on an ex-
plosion followed and oil was scattered for
several hundred yards in every direction.
This is the first explosion of the kind in
the oil field and the cause is a mystery.
No one was hurt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
shot During a Game OF Dice.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Nov. S.-George
Smith and Thomas Dodge fought over a
game of dice at Greenville, ten miles north
of this city, this afternoon and Dodge was
shot near the heart and fatally wounded
Smith made his escape, and posse, under
Sheriff Strack, is now searching for him.
Dodge lives at Greenvlle. Smiths home is
at Knoxville, Tenn. He had been working
for the Ohio Valley Telephone Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
SHOT BY A PERU DESPERATE.
Marshal O'Brien Wounded Twice
While Making am Arrest.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, Nov. S.-While resisting ar
rest this afternoon Charles Smith shot and
seriously injured City Marshal O'Brien
Smith, who has served two terms in the
penitentiary and is known as bad char
acter, was mixed up in a saloon fight, and
when the officer attempted to arrest him,
drew revolver, and placing it next the
officers heart fired two shots. bystander
knocked the weapon down and one of the
bullets grazed the left side. making flesh
wound. and the other entered the abdomen
making serious, though possibly not a
fatal wound After shooting the officer
Smith emptied, his revolver at bysstanders
who attempted to capture him. lie was
afterward overpowered and arrested. The
wounded man will probably recover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
COMMISSIONERS INDICTED.
Bribc-Talxing and Grand Larceny
Charged by an Ex-Treasurer.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN, IND, Nov. S.-County Commits
sioners c. w. Valley and E. w. Kinnison
were arrested to-day on an indictment
charging them with bride taking and grand
larceny. The indictment was returned
principally on the testimony of ex-Treas-
urer w. H. Holderman, who related that
he paid the two commissioners $50 for all
lowing a bill for tax duplicates. The
charges relative to the commissioners hav-
ing received as commission from bridge
contractors over 81 900, overdrawing the
past year, seem not to have been sustained
as nothing was said of this in the indict-
ment Four of the most prominent attor-
neys at the bar have been retained for the
prosecution and lengthy legal battle will
result Holderman is out of Office as the
result of charges made by the commission
ers that he is short 49, 600 in his accounts
which are at present in the hands of an
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
Indiana Obituary.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Ind, Nov. S.-John
X. Gray, of Waynetown, died this morn
ing. He was sxty-four years old and was
a prominent resident of Montgomery coun-
ty He leaves five children. Funeral
Wednesday.
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, Nov. 8--MrS. AL
len Kirk died at her home in this city last
night of pneumonia. She was a prominent
member of the Society of Friends
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
scheme to Elect Bushnell senator.

COLUMBUS, O., Nov. S-A local Demo-
cratic newspaper prints an interview with
c. " Harris, secretary of the Democratic
state central committee, in which that gen.
tleman is quoted as saying that at u con-
ference of Democratic leaders of the State
it was decided to pledge the votes of as
many Democratic members of the General
Assembly as could be controlled to Govern
or Bushnell for United States senator on
condition that the Governor could COM
nland enough Republican votes to make his
election possible. Mr.. Harris is editor of
the Athens Journal He is quoted as say.
ing: We have decided to throw the Demo-
cratic vote in the General Assembly to
Governor Bushnell, on condition that he
can get votes enough from the Republican
side of the House to elect him. So many
of the Republican members want to down
Hanna that we think there will be no diff
Guilty in this. The deal is all arranged"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
Famine In ArchangeI.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. ga terrible
famine is ravaging in the province of Arch
angel, q government Of European Russia,
in the extreme north. Many have already
died of starvation. The people wander about
reduced almost to skeletons, their heads
swollen to the size of buckets. Tea is the
only means of subsistence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
Andrews Monument Unveiled.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, Nov. 8.-The monument
erected by Boone county to the memory OF
Arthur Andrews, the soldier of the revolu-
ton, who lies buried in the Hopewell Gene
terry, was unveiled yesterday. Rev. c. A.
Brown gave an address on The Patriotism
of TO-" c.. M Zion spoke on 1.-THE Soldiers
of rs" Noah Laughum, commander Of the
local c. A. r. post, gave a brief sketch of
Mr.. Andrews's career. The monument was
unveiled by Morton Thornberry, a great
grandson Of the deceased. The man in
whose honor the monument was erected has
been dead tifty-three years. So far as can
be ascertained, he was past ninety years
when he died. 1t is believed that there are
about forty Of his grandchildren and great
grandchildren row living in this county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09

JACKSON. Miss. Nov. s.--The board to-
night issued orders permitting all passen-
gers from noninfected points in the State OF
Alabama TO come into infected points in the
State of Mississippi with proper health GER
tificates. All baggage, freight, express, mail
and newspapers from noninfected points in
the State of Alabama will be allowed to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Nov. S.-There was not
a single new case or death from yellow
fever in Memphis to-day. In addition to
this, the Board of Health report there Is
and that those already sick are doing well
without execution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
Decision Against Tax Terrets.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Nov. 8.-Judge Henry
c. Fox, of the Wayne Circuit Court, this
morning decided that the Wayne County
Board had no right to enter into any con-
tract with the tax ferretS and issued a re-
straining order TO prevent the payment of
their charges for hunting out back taxes
due the county.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, Ind, Nov. S.-The case
against Ludwig. charged with operating g.
fence in Indianapolis brought here on a
change of venue from Marion county, will
come up In the Circuit Court tomorrow
morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
Chicngo Alderman Killed.

CHICAGO Nov S--Alderman Henry
over ana instantly killed by a passenger
train on the Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way this evening. Alderman Ludolph was
meeting of the Council when the accident
occurred.