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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-10
MAY JOIN THE MILITIA
COLORADO'S LEGISLATURE RECOG-
NIZEs WOMEN AS WARRIORS.
Fair Sex in the Centennial State Civ.
en- the Privilege of Enlisting i'm
the National Guard.

DENVER. April eff the State militia
of Colorado ever falls short of its compile
ment of men the women can be expected to
recruit the ranks. Should they desire
they needn't wait for their brothers to
come to the front. They can join the
militia at their own sweet will, providing
Governor Adams signs the bill passed by
the Legislature yesterday. The Governor
says he will sign the bill; in fact, he is be-
lieved to be afraid to refuse to do SO, in
view of the numerous and advanced advo-
Gates of equal rights in the State. Nobody
ever suspected that the Legislature was
possessed of the spirit Of gallantry 10 such
unheard-of degree as was revealed in
the passage of the bill for the reorganiza-
ton of the State militia yesterday.
1t has accomplished very little up to this
time in the way of legislation. but when it
got down to work it got there with both
feet, so 10 speak. Perhaps it was negli-
gence or clerical error that made the
women of Colorado eligible as warriors.
Who can tell? Whatever the explanation
if any is necessary-the fact remains that
the new law permits the fair sex TO join
the State militia; to carry knapsack,
wear brass buttons and gilt epaulets, and
shoulder a rifle if they have the strength
and courage. They may be captains, and
colonels. and generals. and who knows but
some ambitious women may not become a
brigadier general and ride prancing
steed? Strange things have happened in
Colorado
There is nothing wanting in the new law
for the reorganization of the National
Guard of the State. The bill now in the
hands of the Governor provides for "such
uniforms as may be necessary, to use the
identical language. OF course. this may
lead to some embarrassing situations when
the women begin to enlist. 1t will be nee
essary for them to consult with the quar-
termaster sergeant when they want nice,
new uniforms, and then the quartermaster
sergeant will have to seek the counsel OF
the adjutant general in regard to fashions.
IL is feared by some of the women of
Denver, who are not quite up to the spirit
of the times, that trouble will follow the
enlistment of their sisters On the other
hand, the bloomer girls and others who
| cut their hair short, hail with JOY the pros
| pect of being entitled to the privilege of
marching down the streets to the strains
| of martial music. They are waiting for
| the chance to join the First Regiment of
| Colorado Amazons and show the country
| what they can do toward saving it by force
| OF arms.
Whether they will seek to enlist in sep
| arate companies or prefer TO join the COM
! panies already formed is a question of con-
| siderable moment. The average militia
man considers IL a mighty delicate ques-
| ton. and surveys the future with dismay
| He realizes that the new order of things
will bring about such unlooked-for com
| plcations that he is on the point of asking
| for an honorable discharge.
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ITALY'S POLICY.
Her Reason for Acting I'm Concert
with the Other Powers

ROME, April 9.-The Chamber of Depu-
ties was crowded to-day on the resumption
of the debate raised yesterday by the in
terpelation of Signor Imbriani. the So
cialist leader in the Chamber. The Mar
quis Viscont Venosta foreign minister. re-
piled for the government, which had been
charged by Senior Imbriani with being
guilty of the ''odious policy of leading
free Italy to commit inconcevable acts of
violence against Greece, and TO trample on
the law of nations After reviewing from
its inception the whole story of the Cretan
crisis. the foreign minister said: From
the outset. among the various proposals
having the common aid of pacification in
Crete Italy has always supported the ap-
plication of effectual reforms. Unhappily,
the work of reform has been interrupted
by the .insurrection caused by the tergi-
versation of the Porte Ii is Italy's interest
that there should not be a general war.
Italy could not ignore affairs i'm the East
as connected with the question of the bal
ance of power In the Mediterranean. The
government favors. therefore. progress
Sive change 10 the advantage OF the Gre
tans TO enable them TO escape from the
Turkish yoke by obtaining national au-
tonomy. But this principle must OF neces-
sity be recOnciled with the exigencies of
peace and with European equilibrium.
tCheers) 1t does not suit Italy that the
Eastern question. instead Of taking the
form of gradual transformation TO the ben
eft of renascent nations. should assume
the form OF n partition between the mili-
tary and the maritime powers Admiral
Canevaro has worthiy represented the
loyalty and the support given by Italy to-
the concert. tCheersl Italy has remained
faithful TO the concert and has co-operated
in all efforts TO promote the settlement de-
sired and in every proposal calculated TO
render the position OF Greece easier IL
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GEN. FULLERTON'S BODY
Found I'm YOughiogheny River by u
Farmer While Duck Hunting.

WHEELING, w. Va. April 9.-The body
OF General Joseph S. Fullerton, of ST. Lou
is. who was killed in the railway accident
on the Baltimore & Ohio road near Oak
land. Nd. some weeks ago. was found this
morning in the Youghiogheny river eight
miles below the bridge where the accident
occurred The body was found by a farmer
who was duck hunting Ii will be sent to
Chillicothe. O.. for burial
A dispatch from Washington says: The
Baltimore a Ohio Railroad Company has
had force Of men searching for the body
since the day OF the accident. and the re-
covery was due to their untfrine- Vigilance
hmm fately on the receipt of informa-
tiOn tnat the body had been found the rail-
road officials sent representative of the
company with undertaken from Oakland
to the spot and the remains were removed
10 Oakland. The body is In fair state of
preservation. considering that IL has been
i'm the river for twenty days. \ cursory
examination disclosed a fracture of the yer
zebra of the spinal column I'm the neck.
There were also several bruises on the
body. AS soon as definite information was
received Ecre General FulleNons friends
and relatives were notified and an under
taker and an assistant left tonight for
Oakland TO embalm the remains The Bal
timore * Ohio has placed a special car at
eral and will take them TO ChiIlicothe
where the interment will take place Sun
day The party going from here will in
clude the late generals brother and his
sisters. with the exception of one who is
at Lexington. Ky. number of members
OF the Loyal Legion and Gen. II. V. Boyn-
ton. a close personal friend. They will
leave during the afternoon On reaching
Oakland another special car. with the re-
mains on board. will be attached to the
train.
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LEvEEs STILL INTACT.
No Serious Damage Done by the storm
of ThnrsdaN Might.

VICKSBURG. Miss. April 9-Information
from all points the Louisiana side from
the Arkansas state line down 10 the lower
end of the district. some 20 miles. is that
while the high winds have done considera-
BILE damage no serious results followed last
nights storm along the entire front line OF
the levee banks that are now put 10 such a
severe strain by the waters coming out OF
the Yazoo. Lieutenant Newcomer, with
headquarters at Memphis. the United States
engineer in charge OF this lthe Third dis
trict, which extends from the mouth of the
White river down 20 Warrenton. ten miles
below this city, telegraphs 10 Captain
Brown. his assistant In charge that more
money Is available If necessary. and To do
everything possible TO hold the leves and
TO prevent overiows. Lieutenant New
conner had previously placed $1,000 to the
credit of the emergency fund here. This
gives ample funds for the high water fight
that is now on.
President Maxwell stated to-day that the
line in danger extends from Henderson
thirty miles above NicksburE. TO Warreia-
ton ten miles below. This territory is be-
ing closely watched and large forces are az
work raising the tow lines and strengths
levee. ten miles below. IN Louisiana. the
work is well under way and TWO more
DAYS N l. thought. VIII pat IL out Of imme-
date danger. Al Cabin Teei, In upper Mad
ison parish there was some waSe-wash
damage last night. but IL was all repaired
to-day The Surget-Ashles run-arOund.
built to protect caving bank IN Concordia
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WILL NOT AMALGAMATE
THE TWO ". w. c. A. BODIES CANNOT
AGREE ON A PLAN OF UNION.
They May, However, Hereafter Work
in Closer HarmOny-The De-
trOit Convention.

DETROIT. Mich, April 9.-The important
business feature of to-day's session of the
international Association of Young Wom-
ems Christian Associations was the report
of the adjustment committee" appointed
two years ago to confer with a like COM
mittee from the conference of the other Y.
w. c. A. in regard to uniting the two
bodies Miss r. F. Morse. of Orange. n. j..
chairman of the committee, reported that
at the meetings of the representatives of
both associations held last year in Cleve-
land, it had been found wholly impractical
bic to amalgamate the associations The
chief reason for this is inability TO come to-
gether on the evangelical question. The
association now in convention requires that
its active members be members of
churches; the other association has no such
rule. Charity is a leading feature of the
latter, and. while the former works on phil
anthropic lines, spiritual and temporal edu-
cation are its distinguishing traits rather
than dispensing of aims. Miss Morse's re-
port stated that the committee had agreed
to recommend that the associations aid
each other in certain ways, and that they
at ali events are not to conflict with each
other. The report suggests a rule prohibit
ing organization of a local association in
dhs community WHtft dill dcSOCldllOn OF the
other organization of the same name exists
In Chicago. for instance. where both asso-
Citations have large memberships, they are
at work, If not together. at least I'm the
spirit of Christian sympathy and mutual
helpfulness. The report was accepted, and
will doubtless be adopted at to-morrows
business session
This afternoons programme included
address by Prof. Graham Taylor. OF Chi
cago. who spoke upon "Life's Adaptation"
He said people little realized the adapta-
tion Of Christianity TO the different forms
of life until they see IL working in the func-
tions and activities of associations. The
Y. NJ. e. A. was the result of an impulse of
George Williams. The Y. w. c. A grew
out of the same law of life. Both adapted
themselves to the changing conditions of
modern life. Professor Taylor gave some
the Chicago commons point OF view, and
urged greater devotion 10 life-saving ef-
fort.
The Organ OF Adaptation was briefly
discussed by Prof j. NJ. Coulter. of the
University of Chicago. He said that the
quality OF adaptation is needed in no work
more than this. The organ of adaptation.
invisible but real. was behind all life This
supervision of the young women's Chris
tian work brought TO each the stimulus of
all Professor Coulter suggested the advan-
tage of securing, If possible. endowments
for the support of the supervision of the
prosperity and permanency AT the close of
The afternoons : session the delegates were
rendered reception at home of Mrs. David
Whitney. This evening Professor Coulter
addressed the convention on THE Elements
Of Power.
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The Pressure VIII Last for Week,
but the People Are Hopeful OF
Averting New Disasters.
APPEAL FOR IMMEDIATE AID
PEOPLE At ISLAND - on HOUsEToPs
AND SUFFERING FOR FOOD.
Situation at GreenvfIIe. Helena. vicISs-
burg. New Orleans and Else
Where-ReIief Measures.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. April a.-Notwith-
standing the high winds and heavy rain
storm reported from the overflowed Mis-
sissippi delta. last night. the situation IN
the fiood-stricten section. If not better. is
certainly no worse tonight The water
which has been pouring through five big
crevasses for more than a week is rapidly
flowing into the Mississippi again at point
twelve miles north of Nicksburg and is
sweeping southwark with terrible force.
The strain on the Louisiana levees VIII be
something terrible for week and If they
will stand powerful pressure for that length
of time all will be well.
The Sunflower river. which traverses the
counties of Coahoma, Bolivar and Sun
flower, in Mississippi. is on a rampage to-
night. Two-thrds of the water from the
Flower lake crevasse is rushing pell-mell
into this stream and a large area will be
inundated from the overflow. The Talla-
hatchie and Coldwater rivers are gradually
falling.
At Helena the river is slowly falling and
indications are that the big streanDwill con-
tinue TO decline The backwaters below the
Arkansas Midland levee are on a stand to-
night. The number of refugees are increasing
at Helena almost every hour. The steamer
Maud arrived there late this afternoon with
more than a hundred flood sufferers. swell
ing the list already there TO three thousand
people.
AT Rosedale nothing of special interest
has occurred i'm the situation. After a
stormy night that caused buildings 10 rock
and sway like boughs of trees. the sun came
out bright and clear in that section to-day.
but a cold north wind is blowing. In the
Bogue Phalia country much suffering is
reported. Members of the Rosedale relief
committee will visit that section tomorrow
and distribute provisions TO the needy.
At Greenvlle the situation has not
changed. All the levees along the Missis-
sippi front satisfactorily withstood the ter
rible wind of last night
AT Memphis the river continues to fall.
a decline of one-tenth of foot being re-
ported by the Weather Buresau tonight.
The railroads, with one exception. are again
open for business and in good shape and
all trains are being run on schedule time.
Many dispatches from Memphis have stated
that the Iron Mountain was the only line
entering the city from the west side This
is erroneous. The Cotton Belt Railway has
been open during the high water in Arkan-
sas, dispatchiHg its trains promptly and
regularly. By raising the tracks in the
vicinity of Birds Point, opposite Cairo. the
road has had an uninterrupted service to
and from ST. Louis.
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MOODY ON INGERS0LL.
The Noted Evangelist Briefly Discuss
es Pope Bob" and His Lecture.

ST. LOUIS. April 9.-Dwight L. Moody
was asked to-day what he thought of
Robert G.. Ingersoll, who is billed to lecture
here.
why don't you ask me what think of
Corbett?" asked the evangelist in a slight
~ nettled tone. Il never saw Ingersol in
my life / don't know thing about him.
He does not interest me in the least. So
continued Mr. Moody. We'll. that's what /
have been preaching for thirty years. /
preached IL last night sin, my sermon on
and you cannot get away from it. You go
to Ingersoll when he gets here and show
him my sermon Sowing and Reaping.
If he denies anything in il let me know.
Id just like to see what he'd say about it,"
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only Greece had lent an ear TO the counsels
of moderation no humiliation would nave
been involved for her in deferring TO the
wishes of Europe. II Greece had deferred
she would have attained her object imme-
diately. the Liberation of the Cretans
Nevertheless. if war cannot be avoided IL
Greece means TO embark in bind auNen-
ture il will be seen that the conduct OF the
powers is inspired by a spirit OF prudence;
The present crisis should be surnounted
and the reforms secured without mfrlhs-
ing on the status quo or the balance OF
power. In this way the Italian pollcy VIII
be attained. As responsible minister, L
could not subscribe TO the eloquent mani
festations of sympathy with Greece ana
the Cretans and their cause heard In TINS
Chamber. because no government dare as
sumo the responsibility of isolated action
in the Eastern question loud cheers
from the Right and CenterD Defending
the action of Italy. the foreign minister
recalled TO the Chamber the fact that the
country once before had sacrificed the ma
tional feelings by stopping General Carl
baldi.
Signor Imbriani here interrupted with a
violent and only partly ineligible protest.
He was called 10 order. but as he persisted
in speaking the sitting of the Chamber was
suspended amid great uproar When IL re-
sumed Signor Imbriani apologized and
made formal submission to the authority
quis Vsconti Venosta concluded amid
amid protests from the Radicals particu-
larly from Signor Fratt, who was called
10 order The debate was adjourned until
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tirely of picked men of good position, who
give their services without pay. The corps
is self-supporting. Its members wear upon
their caps the motto. Union or DEATH
They will probably act as franc tireurs. "
The Daily Telegraphs war correspondent
at Larissa. the headquarters of the Greek
army. says that much satisfaction is felt
there that Russia has agreed TO a plebis-
cite for Crete Under the circumstances il
is possible that war may yet be averted.
for the Greeks are beginning TO fear that
they are not so well prepared to take the
field as the Turks. The reports that the
latter now have formidable force at Elias
soma with which they might invade Thes-
sally has caused considerable uneasiness
in the Greek camp.
Another dispatch from Larrissa says: 1T
is rumored here that three bands OF insur-
gents, each numbering about six hundred
men. have appeared at different points in
Macedonia. 1t is believed that these bands
may force an outbreak of hostiities. The
Greek trading steamer Thessaia. after
landing passengers at Valoon Wednesday.
was sent urgently to the Island of Skiathos
with an important dispatch, TO meet the
eastern Greek squadron"
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INSURED HER LIFE.
Policy for S1,OOO.OOO Taken Out by
Mrs. Leland stanford.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 9.-Mrs. Leland
Stamford to-day signed the contract by
which her life is insured for 81. .0O3 900. The
policy, which is said TO be the largest ever
issued. was written by a New York COM
pany. By the terms OF the contract Mrs
Stanford is 10 pay an annual premium of
$4,000. and on her death $l.00005 will be
paid by the company TO the Leland Stan
ford Jr., University. Should she live ten
years and continue her annual payment of
premiums the university will receive at
her death S2,OoO.OOO instead of $1,000 CO.,
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Cretans SheIIed Agafn.

LONDON, April 9.-The Times will pub
lish tomorrow the following dispatch from
its correspondent at Canea THE pillaging
around Canea continues. The pillagers for
the most part are Mohammedan refugees
from Candamo and Selma 1t is rumored
that arrangements are being made TO emf
CRATE these refugees 10 Asia Minor. The
Austrian consul who has returned from
Kissamo. reports that the Austrian ad-
miral on his arrival there sent boats from
the British and Austrian ships to embark
the fugitive Moslems. As the boats ap-
preached the shore the insurgents fired vol
leys. whereupon the war ships bombarded
ty Mohammedan women and children then
ran down the beach from the fort and
promptly embarked. The insurgents con-
tinued to fire upon the boats while these
were returning to the ships. IT Is believed
that some of the insurgents were killed"
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Sugar from Egxpt.

NEW ORLEANS. April civilian Hem
derson. capitalist and sugar dealer Inn
ported the first cargo OF Egyptian sugar
direct from Egypt that ever came To this
port. Ii came on the steamer Oswestoy of
West Hartlepooi. England. The sugar con-
sisted of 5000 bags, or 3.1eo tons. IL came
Egyptian crystals which is equal 90 the
best quality of West India sugars. Mr.
Henderson expects TO import more. This
first shipment Is move toward increasing
the import well as the export of the city.
and the prospects are that the shipments
will continue.
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Turkish Army Ready.

ELASSONA, Macedonia, April 9.-The
correspondent Of the Associated Press was
enabled this morning to make a close in
vestigaton of the Turkish line of defense
1t revealed that everything is in excellent
shape of preparation. The transport serv-
ice is excellent. Four thousand pack horses
are employed and enormous masses of war
stores, pOntoons, cannon, tents medicines,
ammunition and in fact. everything needed
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The Proposed Blockade.

LONDON. April 9.-The attorney general,
Richard Webster. replying for the govern
ment to-day relative TO the blockade of
Greece said the intentions of the powers
could not be announced until a definite de-
cision had been taken. He could not say
whether the blockade would be pacific or
belligerent. If pacific the blockade would
apply to Greek vessels only; in the event
of it being belligerent there was no doubt
that the usual practice would be followed
of allowing the vessels of neutral powers
already in the blockaded ports to complete
their cargoeS within a reasonable time and
to sail at once. Neutral vessels with car
goes for blockaded ports, the attorney
back from the date the blockade COM
menced
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Identified ms Pauline Bauer.

ST. LOUIS. Apri1 9.--Ihe body found IN
the Mississippi Thursday has been identi-
fled as that Of Pauline Bauer. a telegraph
operator. who disappeared last November
Just before her disappearance she com
planned of continued annoyance from an
unknown man. When five months ago her
hat and jacket were found upon the river
bank. the murder theory was suggested and
worked upon. but no elews were found.
The body is too much decompoSed to per-
NIT the establishment OF ante-mortem in
juries.
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:. CIT. Money for Nurses in Crete

CHICAGO. April 9.-Lady Henry Somer
set has cabled Miss Frances Willard, presi-
dent of the w. c. T. L.. asking that 81. 500
be spent for white ribbon nurses in Crete.
as the need there is urgent and enough
money has been sent in TO support the Ar
menian orphans for three years. ln the ex-
igency Miss Willard cabled consent. feeling
that ii is all one cause of Suffering-ChrlS-
tians slain by Moslem swords-and the
hideousness of the situation is intellectually
magnifed because English bullets are help
ing i'm the slaughter of the Christians.
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War Preparations in Turkey.

CONSTANTINOPLE April 9.--The war
preparations throughout the Turkish en-
pire continue TO be steadily pressed. A
very pessimistic feeling prevails here at
the failure of the powers attempts TO CO.
cree Greece. The blockade of the Piraeus
seems as far off as ever. and the war party
is bringing pressure to bear on the gov
ernment. with the result that the Porte
has dispatched circulars to the represent
atives abroad, setting forth Turkeys grow
ing impatience at the prolongation of the
crisis, which is pressing heavily upon an al
ready embarrassed exchequer. The belief
prevails here that the powers are losing
their hold over the course of events, and
that their so-called concert Is failure.
A new danger has arisen through the
circulation in Constantinople and the prov
inces of pamphlet reciting alleged Chris
tian atrocities on Mussulmans in Crete and
elsewhere. This infiamed the Turks
against the Greeks that the Grecian minis
ter has drawn the attention of the Porte
to the matter. The government has prom
ised to take the measures necessary to pre-
yent outbreaks upon the part Of the popu-
lace