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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-13
NEGRO DEsPERADO LYNCHED.
Shot a Man on the Street and Assault
ed Il Macon Girl

MACON, Ga, Sept. IA murder was
committed in this city this morning and
this afternoon the slayer was lynched, not
for murder, however. but for the crime Of
rape. This morning about o'clock Charley
Gibson and Jim Smith, both colored, en-
gagged in a quarrel about the latter accusing
the former with stealing 30 cents. Smith,
not inclined to fight, turned to go away,
whereupon Gibson drew a pistol and shot
him in the back and head, killing him in
stantly. Gibson then fled. The sheriff and
posse were soon in pursuit ana kept up the
chase until D. m, OCCASIONALLY exchanging
shots with the fugitive. At p. m. the muir
derer was run to cover and surrounded by
the deputies. The negro being well armed
gave shot for shot until brought down by
three bullets from Winchester rifles.
The negro had been suspected of having
outraged Miss Chapman a few nights ago.
and this suspicion was confirmed by his con-
fession. A large crowd soon gathered at
the scene of the shooting, but there were no
threats of violence or intimidation. The
sheriff and deputies returned to the city to
get a vehicle to convey the wounded man
to the city, and while they were absent the
negro agtlin confessed to having raped Miss
Chapman and committing theftS and
burglaries. The crowd at once secured a
rope and swung the negro from a limb Glib
eraI years in the chain gang. In his house
were found innumerable articles stolen from
residences in this city, many of which have
been identified by owners. In the room were
shoes and clothes stolen from the house
where he had outraged Miss Chapman.
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EARLHAM OPENS TOMORROW.
School Work Increased and Additions
to the Faculty.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 12.-Earlham
College will enter on her f1fty-frst year
Tuesday, and her prospects are said to be
the brightest in her history. AT the close
of the last school year the board of trustees
decided to make some changes. They or
dered the courses in French and German
separated and extended, a two years
course in physics and electricity provided
and more attention will be given to chem
istry and biology. In doing this there were
changes in the faculty. Prof. Adolph Ger
her, who has had charge of the modern
languages, was granted a years leave of
absence which he will spend in Greece.
This position will be filled by Prof. Hugo
p Theme, who will, for this one year,
have charge of both the German and
French. but next year, on the return of DR..
Gerber, he will confine himself to the
French alone. Professor Theme comes
from Johns Hopkins. He has also spent
some time in France, returning to take the
position of assistant to Professor Elliott, OF
Johns Hopkins, in the Romance languages.
He is also author of a work of recognized
merit on 'Contemporaneous French Lftera-
ture." Prof. William 2. Collins will be at
the head of the department of physics and
electricity. He is a graduate of Harvard,
and has held the position of instructor in
physics in Radclin College and also in the
Harvard summer school AT the close of
last year Prof. Mary Coggeshill Sackett,
instructor in Latin, rendered her resigna-
tion and Mary e. Trueblood has been
chosen to succeed her. Miss Trueblood
graduated from Earlham in 1893, since
which time she has taken degree at the
University of Michigan, and has been
teaching at Saginaw, Mich Mrs. Alice Il.
Finley, who had been at the head of the
musical department for number of years,
also resigned, and Miss Julia Ball, of
Brooklyn, was chosen to succeed her. Miss
Ball has studied both in this country and
Paris, and is a fellow in the American Col
Iege Of Musicians. Charles Newly, of Chi
cago University, is the new librarian. He
graduated from Earlham in 1889, and has
been principal of the New Providence, Ia,
Academy Earlham will make special eff
forts along athletic and oratorical lines. In
both the prospects are excellent. Glasses
will be formed in oratory and forensics i'm
mediatey after the opening of the term.
A schedule of football games for the entire
season has been almost completed.
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THE SILVER BASIS
May Enable Mexico to UnderselI
United States MiIlers.

CITY OF MEXICO. Sept. 12.-It is not be-
lieved that the President will, in his mes
sage, announce any radical change in the
currency policy. The manufacturing and
agricultural interests are unanimously in
favor of the silver standard. 1t is believed
that at the present price of wheat here,
wheat flour can be shipped to the United
States at a profit as the grain is grown
and flour made on the silver basis. Wheat
in some parts of the country is selling at
prices equal to so to 60 cents gold per
American standard bushel. Various lines
CT manufactures can be exported to the
United States, among them some grades of
hats and leather work. 1t is believed that
a method of tanning leather has been dis
covered equal to the best American process
ana If this proves correct Mexican leather
can now be manufactured in modern shoe
factories and the product exported at a
good profit. Manufacturers are looking
into this matter OF expectation to gold
using countries
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PhiladeIphia. Record.

Mr.. Clarence King, formerly chief OF the
United States Geological Survey, predicts
that the country is about to enter upon an
era of unprecedented mining activity, and
that 1.-The time is not far distant when a
man can start out of Denver and travel to
Klondike, stopping every night at a min-
ing camp" Extravagant as this predictios Z
might have sounded a few months agoy
there Will be few to question its possibility
now Given the show of gold and an army
of men with picks upon their shoulders
would fairly sprout along the whole trail
indicated; and in any case there will be a
great exodus of adventurous spirits to the
far Northwest as soon as winter shall have
passed and spring returned again.
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Juneau Land Titles settled.

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 1.-THE trouble
over land titles in Juneau, Alaska, has been
at last settled by decision Of Judge De-
ianey, of the United States Court at Juneau.
The possessory rights of squatters who
have improved their holdings are held to be
good against invasion. Titles given by the
original locator are, by the decision, rem
dered valid, even though the holders shall
be absent from the premises. The case at
issue involves valuable property of o. H.
Adsit, who held deed from the original
locator to property in the business portion
of the town. During his absence it was in
vaded by another. Adsit began suit in the
United States Court for ejectment. The case
was tried last December, and Judge De-
laney has just rendered a decision in favor
of .Adsit A deed from the locator made
while the premises had improvements,
though unoccupied, was held to convey a
good title.
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Gold Hunters Give 1T I'm.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Sept r.
The steamer City of Seattle arrived to-day,
five days from Skaguay Among the pas
sengers are twelve men who started for the
Klondike, but failed to cross the pass. A
G. Warner, of Seattle, artist, who has
been getting views on both the Dyea and
Sksguay passes for the past week, was a
returning passenger on the Seattle. He
Says the Skaguay pass is closed for the
season, but that many are still ioundering
around it in the mud in a vain attempt to
get through. The first fourteen miles of
the trail from Skaguay beach is strewn
with the carcasses of 600 horses. Eleven
saloons and three dance halls are doing
business there, but Warner says there is
no trouble, and no fighting or tnievlng. AT
Dyea the people are still moving slowly
forward, though greatly impeded by mud
and rain With the exception of two days.
rain has fallen continuously for three
weeks. Collector of Customs Ivy is doing
a rushing business in the confScation OF
whisky. He has thirty inspectors on the
beaches and but little stuff gets through
Frank Cain, a Canadian, was caught in
a sloop a few days ago with an $1,000 stock
of whisky. The stock was seized and Cain
sent to Juneau Jail. Whisky sells at $36 per
gallon at Lake Linderman.
The Thorp party started across from
Mission to the Yukon valley few days ago
with eighty head of cattle. They expect 10
make the drive in thirty-tive days.
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GUATEMALA REVOLUTION.
Report of AN Uprising Against Policy
of President Barrios.

BERLIN, Sept. 12.-Dispatches from Qua
temala say that the long smoldering
flames of revolution have at last broken
out against President Barrios in the west
ern part of the republic. which has been
declared in a state of siege. The country is
in a wretched condition financially and
politically During the last thirty days
lean money have been reported. This
amount represents six firms. and many
smaller concerns have gone under for less
amounts. The avowed intention of Presi-
dent Barrios to summon the Assembly at
an early date to confirm him as dictator
adds fuel to the fire.
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hundred-and-t wenty-third Psalm for a
morning lesson. Rev. Sutherland is an ap-
rusalem. Just before the close of the serv-
ice a great crowd gathered on the pave
nent over which the President had passed
in going to church. But when he and the
attorney general came out they avoided the
crowd by taking a differnt route home.
Mrs. Mckinley, who did not attend church.
passed the hour on the porch talking to
several small children.
The President has called Cabinet meet
ing for Tuesday, and will leave here by
special train for Washington tomorrow
morning. going over the Baltimore & Ohio.
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THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
Attended Church at Somerset. Pa

Attended Church at Somerset. Pa,
Where Rev. II. n. Cameron Preached.
SOMERSET. Pa, Sept 12.-This morning
the President and Attorney General Nc
Kenna attended service at the Methodist
Church, of which Rev. II. n. Cameron is
pastor They were accompanied by AbneF
Mckinley and his daughter Mabel, DR.
and Mrs. A ]. Endsley, Col AL
fred Cushing. of Washington. and W. X
Endsley In the pulpit with Rev. Cameron
sat Rev. ]. H. Sutherland, minister of the
Presbyterian Church. who read the One
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STATE FAIR WEATHER.
FOrecaster Wappenhans Intimates 1t
Will Be Warm To-Day.

Forecasts for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending IL p. m.
Sept 13-.Warm, fair weather on Monday.
General Conditions-The barometric pres
sure diminished east of the Rocky mount
aims A low barometric area is central over
the western gulf, but high barometric pres
sure still continues from the lower lakes
and New England south to the eastern
gulf Very high temperature continued,
except from New York northward, and
from Colorado northward. Fair weather
continued, and light showers fell only west
of the upper lakes, and local rains near the
western gulf coast.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Forecast for
Monday: For Ohio-Generally fair; light to
fresh southerly winds.
For Indiana and Enthusiastically fair;
continued high temperature; easterly
windS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-13
TRAMPS AS TRAIN ROBBERS.
Attempt to Rob the WeIIs-Fargo Ex-
press at Foraker, o.

LIMA, o.. Sept 12.-Ap attempt to rob
the Wells-Fargo Express train on the Chi
cago & Erie road was frustrated near For
aker, o.. to-day. A gang of twelve tramps
was discovered on the train. The train was
stopped and the men were ordered off, but
lnsteae OF uolng so tnsy H ni q lusn IoI
opened fire and held them at bay until the
train started again, when the tramps made
their escape. 1t is not known whether any
one was wounded.
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USE OF CoLoRs In BATTLE.
Last vestige of the Romance of War
fare Abandoned by England.

washington Letter in St Louis Globe
Democrat.
Much interest is manifested by army OFF,
GERS here in the information that England
has decided to abandon the use of colors in
battle The officers of the American army
are confident that England's example Will
be followed by all the other great countries.
Thus is the last vestige OF sentiment ana
romance in war swept away. War has be-
come now almost a matter Of cold-biooded
science, and the little resorts once used TO
stir mems blood and appeal to their valor
are not only no longer futile, but some OF
them have, in the modern warfare, become
a positive advantage TO the enemy 1t is
before this objection that England has low
cred her colOrS, and the wisdom of her
course will, army officers here believe soon
commend itself to the other great armies
There is now used by all great armies an
instrument which IS known as range
finder BY means of this instrument the
general is enabled to take the exact range
of his enemy and have his guns trained ac-
cordingly The use of coloRs would enable
the range to be taken without any difficulty
whatsoever, and thus the little bit of senti-
ment might and doubtless would, greatly
increase the effectiveness of the enemy S
guns Moreover, it is the opinion of the best
informed military men in Washington that
colors can serve no good purpose in modern
warfare. Bring those colOrS back to the
linei Bring the line up to the colors! will
live in story, but never again Will there be
occasion for such an appeal on any battle
field between armies which are equipped
with modern guns. The danger line of bat
tie has now been lengtnened out ~ one
mile, and with the opposing armies ut that
distance from one another colors can serve
no purpose of inspiration TO the troops. OF
course there wiz be charges as long as
there are battles. but there is small prob
ability that they will be- contested in future
battles as they have been in the battles of
the past. An army charging in the future
will either sweep everything before it or
he moved down. The charge will be terri
BILE but it will not last long. Therefore,
colors will be useless. One of the leading
officers of the engineer corps, in discussing
the action Of England, said:
1T was the sensible thing to do. Colors
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Indiana Gold Hunters Abroad.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept R.-The
steamer Eliza Anderson, from Seattle to
st. Michael's, Alaska, reported lost at sea,
had three Evansville citizens on her, VIII
liam Moody, Albert Beerwart and George
Hardy. William Zins, of Evansville, also
shipped on her at Seattle, but was so i'm
pressed with her unseaworthinesS that he
left the boat at Metlacatla, Alaska, and at
tempted to proceed to the Klondike by way
of the Chilcat pass. Failing in this he re-
turned home The report of the disaster
of the Anderson is no surprise to Mr.. Zins.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-13

CINCINNATI, Sept. 12.-At Pleasant
Ridge to-day John Jackson, a section boss
on the Pennsylvania Railway, was brutality
murdered by tramps Jackson's boy had
freed a COON When the tramps passed
Jackson's dog disturbed them and they
shot at the dog. Jackson protested, and
he shot three times. dying almost in
stantly Jacksons son fired at the tramps
but they escaped and the authorities have
been unable TO apprehend them.
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Has been used over fifty years by millions
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with perfect success 1t soothes the child.
collie, regulates the bowels, and is the best
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and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
Is cents a bottle.
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GOLD HUNTERS RETURN
MEN REACH SEATTLE AFTER FAIL
ING TO CROSS THE PASS.
One of the Best-Equiped Parties That
Went Out Comes Home Ut
terIy Discouraged.

SEATTLE Wash, Sept 12.-The steamer
George E. Starr arrived to-day from Skag
uay bay. The Seattle left here last Tues
day at l a. m. Both steamers brought back
men who could not stand the trail of White
pass. They gave up and have come south
to winter or will return home Two of the
schooner Moonlights passengers were on
the Starr. They heard of the impossible
condition of the Skasuay trail, and con-
cluded there was no show for them. Cap
tain Struve, of this city, spent thirty days
trying to get over the summit, and failed.
He went from here with one of the best
equipped parties that have gone north, in
Guiding Mat and Jack Scurry, j. J. Madi-
gan and John Mather. They had ten horses
and about half ton of provisions per man.
After thirty days hard work and the ex-
penditure of a large amount of money they
succeeded in getting their outfit to the ford
Of the river just below the summit Then
they gave it up ana sold their outfits Cap
tain Struve said to-day:
1T is a crime to tempt men to try to go
over the Skaguay trial There is no trail
there. 1t cannot be described. You cannot
paint it black enough. 1 stored my provi-
sions and will try it again next February
The Bond party will get through all right,
Ohl IL Will COSl 9lU,UOU 10 get Their QUILTS
TO the lakes. The party is headed by
Marshal Bond, the son of a wealthy Seattle
man, who is supplied with ample funds to
get through.
The George E. Starr also brings a story
of the wreck of the Eliza Anderson. Cap
tain Strive was told the story at Mary S
island by the customs officials. They said
that a schooner had touched from Kodiak
island and reported that the Eliza Ander-
son was wrecked in the vicinity of Kodiak
with all hands lost. Captain Struve did not
learn the name of the schooner that
brought the news. The statement was made
by the customs officers with apparent con-
fid'ence in its truth. The Anderson was last
seen by the tug Holyoke near Kodiak ISL
and. She was headed that way for fuel,
and to get out of the way of the serious
gale that was blowing from the southeast.
While the story told Captain Struve may
not establish the fact of the Anderson S
wreck, it gives rise to grave fears for her
safety
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A Bourse Exhibit.


S. Lewis Jones, superintendent OF the ex-
hibition department of the Philadelphia
bourse, has returned from indianapolis and
intermediate points. The trip was made in
represents and was a most successful one.
Mr. Jones secured a number of very inn
portant exhibits. He is a most enthusiastic
worker and is determined to make the ex-
hihition department q great success.
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hamSl
Wichita Eagle.

" INIIII<t LlttEIC.
The Kansas farmer came home from
town in the evening and took his daughter
by the hand and led her out on the back
pogch; saying DO you see any diner .,I
grass look greener and the trees higher,
and the sky bluer.' NO she said, mot
to me-" Feel my heart" he said "Oh,
par she exclaimed, II know; you've paid
the mortgage
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Friend, word with you. If you are
troubled with any skin disease or other
cutaneous irritation, use Glenn's Sulphur
Soap DO likewise If your complexion be
pimpled, blotched or salow. You won't re-
gret it. Sold by all druggists.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye black or
brown, SOC.
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MCKINLEY Returns To-Day.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12-President Nc
Kinley will reach Washington tomorrow
afternoon. He will leave Somerset. Pa, at
10 a. m on a special train over the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad, and is scheduled to
arrive here at p. IN.
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suit in a better understanding of the law
and ultimately in a better law. then agi-
tation of the subject will be hailed as a
good thing for the insurance interests OF
the State. J. T.. COWGILL
Indianapolis, Sept 10
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friends To-day at noon his father and two
brothers came in and all spent the after
noon together at the hotel
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Cured the Eruptions

Her Blood Made Pure by Hoods.
eve have used Hoods SarsaparilIa in
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and have given it to our baby for ecze-
ma and it entirely stopped the eruption5.
We recommended Hoods Sarsaparilla to
many of our friends" MRS. RosALINH
MILLER, Lloyd, Indiana. Remember
Hoods SarsapaTiIla
Is the bcst-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
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THE PROSPERITY BOOM
1T is BASED ON NEEDS OF THE PEG
PIE, NOT ON SPECULATION.
Views of Henry C1ews on the Com
merciaI and Financial Situation
Increase I'm Bank Loans.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Henry Clews, the
well-known banker, in reviewing the finan-
cial situation, says: THE drift of CONNER
cial affairs throughout the country adds
new confirmation to the promise CT an era
of sound and steady national prosperity
which has laid the basis for the general
large advance in securities. There is every
evidence that the trade of the country has
already recovered it's full normal volume
and that the obstacles that have so long
INSTRUCTED it have now entirely lost their
cepressive force. This is placed beyond
question by the fact that for the week
ending Aug. %, the transactions at all the
clearing houses of the country exceeded
those for the like week of last year by Al
per cent, while for the month of August
the increase was SO per cent. The months
volume exceeded that Of August, 1890
which was the largest year in the history
of our banking operations-notwithsta
that general prices are now fully 10 per
cent. lower than they were at that period.
Further evidence of the large expansion of
business is afforded by the loans and dis
counts of the New York city banks. For
the week ending Sept. 4, this item stood at
$685., 100000, which-as will appear from the
following statement of the maximum of
loans in the fall months since Isis the
highest sum reached at that season of the
last ten years:
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"a. m. Max. Z p. m
Stations.

The following table Of temperture is fur
nished by the United States Weather
Bureau:
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THE city banks are now lending IA per
cent more than the highest volume ever
attained in the hosiery of their operations.
This is incontestabIe proof that the amount
of current business transactions exceeds all
precedent. 1t is true that We now have
about l0,000,O00 more population than We
had in lSS0-the period OF highest previous
maximum of loans-but against that fact
must be set Oft the great tail in all values
that has occurred since that date.
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Following is a comparative statement Of
Yesterdays Temperatures

c. +. r. WAPPENHANS,
Local Forecast Official.