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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16

Hen B. Morse, consul at
expected home soon and
already being mentioned
Ocratic candidate for con-
year against VIM. Alden
$ figured he would catch
vote, and that he would
e united democracy.
-.
rkable development Of the
ths Of the new tariff law is
qualification with which it
Prospective of party. Even
its are emitting the usual
crease in pricesunder the
~
| ce in the price Of wool and
| on bring back to the far
million dollars loss in the
- which befell them under
w.
hat is the height Of your
r?
hing)-oh, something be-
a half and six feet.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16
No bargains.

Eternal vigilance" shouted the
orator. lis the price of libertyr'
The women electors exchanged
glances.
THAT is the same price as last year, :"
they remarked. and shrugged their
shoulders.
There were no bargains to be had.
and they lost interest III the proceed
ings. Odds and Ends.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16

Some of the oldest yew trees In rne
kingdom are in the churchyard Of
Mamhilad, in Monmouthshire. They
are over 30 feet in girth and are fast
decaying, some of their branches being
held up with iron chains and bands. Ii
is stated that they We're planted about
the time of the Norman conquest Of
Glamorgan.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16

An old Welshw oman of the old school
says that the best thing to do with boys
who are rough and stubborn is to send
them to work in the pits Weak
ones, ;" she added. ought to be brought
up as ministers. and them as isn't
rough nor weak as pupil teachers. ="
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16

If you are afflicted with any chronic
or nervous disease, or any other trou-
BILE, read the inducements offered by
the Detroit Medical and Surgical In
stitute. Their propositions are surely
fair and are such that they need no
other recommend. Read their adver-
tisement on another page.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16

The debt of London is $3.50. 600, 900.
Of the annual tax to meet this SO, 000,-
900 goes as interest and IS, 500. 900 into
the sinking fund
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16

Kindness is wisdom: there is none in
life but needs it, and may learn it.
Bailey.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
NO PLACE FOR RAILROADERs.
some Light on the Situation In China
from Consul GOOdnOW.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The first report
to the State Department from United States
Consul General Goodnow, at Shanghai, con-.
tains a warning to American railroad men
not to go to China for employment. Says
he: THE American only invites starvation
who comes here without definite contract
of employment with some reputable firm
made before he leaves America. l must adj
wise United States railway employees that
there is at present no market for their
labor in China and should more roads be
constructed there will be a market only If
these roads are built by Americans"
The consul general says he has had many
inquiries from American railroad men to
the chance for employment in China, so he
describes the small Chinese railroad system
to show the hopelessness of looking In that
direction for work. There are only two rail-
ways in operation with a total mileage of
293is miles. They employ only twenty-seVen
foreigners of whom four are engineers and
the managers and division superintendents.
The operatives are practically all Chinese
and a foreigner cannot compete with them.
The highest salaried natives are the tele-
graph operators at $40 a month. Engineers
get $40 to $50 and train hands and trackmen
$6 to $40 a month. AL of this is in Mexican
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
THE KILLING OF RUIZ
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM HA-
VANA CALLS 1T BARBAROUs.
Spain Believes Attitude of United
States VIII Permit the Accom-
pIishmcnt of Autonomy.

HAVANA Dec 19.-The official state
ment as to the execution by the insurgents
of Lieutenant Colonel Joaquin Ruiz says
that he was shot Friday last by order of
the insurgent commander Allejandro
Rodriguez, with the approval of the insur-
gent commander Arangueren. The general
opinion is that it was a barbarous act
A Spanish detachment at Guamo, on the
Cauto river, north of ManzaAillo, in the
province of SAINT tgo de Cuba, beseiged
according to the official account, from Nov.
s to II last, and valiantly repelled the in
surgents. On Nov n fierce attack was
made on the fort by large body of insur-
gents with two cannon. More than $50 cam
non shots made sieve of the forts and
destroyed factory. Finally the insurgents
got inside the wire fence around the fort
and called on the garrison to surrender. The
garrison, still, according to the official ac
count refused to listen to the demand, and
with heroic pride continued the defense"
until Dec 10 last. The insurgents left twen-
ty-sx killed inside the wire fence and
quantity of arms and ammunition, which
the garrison USED according to the official
account, to prolong ats desperate defense.
General Aldave, while accommodating in
the neghborhood, found the bodies of three
other insurgents and many graves. During
the siege and the attack on the fort the
insurgents lost, it is officially asserted, two
hundred killed and wounded. The garrison
had only six killed and thirty~one W nded
But the fort was completely destroyed and
the garrison was without water, with pes
thence all around and only little pork for
food General Blanco will recompense the
members of the garrison for their losses.
General Pando and the column under Col
Bruna, assisted by the gunboats Depen-
diente, Luisa, Centinaa and Velasquez,
found in the River Cauto three large tor
pedoes and also many small sunken vessels
They destroyed with dynamite a quantity
of the effects of the insurgents at Cienaga
del Buey and Cayaman.
General Aldave, who left Cauto del En-
boscadero about the same time had an
gagement on Dec at Laguna de Ytabo
losing twenty killed. among these two cap
tains and ninety-tive wounded, among them
a doctor and two officers. The insurgents
were compelled to abandon their trenches
and retired with large loss. While recon-
noitering the extensive zones in that dis
trict General Aldave had one soldier Sc
riously wounded and a captain slightly
wounded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
THE JEWELRY BLAZED
MERMOD q JACCARD's FIVE-STORY
ST. LOUIS HOUSE BURNED.
Total Loss of S335,OOO, which Is Cow
Company Damaged $4,000.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. IA fire started in
the basement of the building occupied by
the MermOd & Jaccard Jewelry Company,
at the corner of Locust street and Broad
way, early this morning, and in a short
time the five-story building was gutted. The
total loss will reach $685., 900, fully covered
by insurance. The fire had been burning
some time before it was discovered at 4:40
o'clock, and at o'clock the south wall and
all the floors began falling. making one of
the fercest and quickest fires in the annals
of this city. Next to the boiler room in the
basement was room used for packing. 1t
is thought the fire started in the boiler
room, communicating to the packing room,
and shooting up the elevator shaft, quickly
spread over the building. w. A. Rutledge
the engineer, and his family lived on the
fourth floor. The firemen dragged them
unconscious from their beds and carried
them down the fire escape Five minutes
later the floors fell. Several other tenants
in the building had narrow escapes, but
there were no fatalities. The Mermod &
Jaccard Jewelry Company was one of the
largest in the world, and this being Christ
mas season, carried an immense stock
One-half of the stock had been placed in
the two large vaults and was saved, but
the rest, as we'll as the building and its
IXJuf6S was destroyed. 1ne MelInOu ~
Jaccard Company occupied but two floors
and the basement of the structure. On the
fifth floor was the repair shop. A large
amount of the repair work had been fin
ished and most of it was saved by the
salvage corps. The corps also saved doz-
en- or more grandfather clocks, ranging
in value from $500 to 81, 800 each and many
old Vienna vases and valuable pieces of pot
terry. The silverware melted by the heat
will be found under the debris of fallen tim
bers. In the first floor, left out of the
vaults, were clocks silverware, china, art
pottery cut glassware and other articles
all of which will be total loss. There were
over forty tenants in the building whose
losses range from $500 to $4,000, partially
insured.
The Model Cloak Company in the north
east corner of the building, was wiped out,
sustaining a loss of $50,000 on which there
is an insurance of three-fourths.
AT O'Clock tonight the stockholders of
Mermod d Jaccard held a meeting to ar
range for temporary quarters and continue
the business.
The jewelry firm carried insurance
amounting to 100000 which, if the stock in
the vaults be found intact, will amply cover
the loss sustained The building was owned
by the estate of the late Luther M. Kennett,
but was under lease to the Mermod-Jac-
card Company. The firm estimated the
vas an insurance of $105 900.
Late tonight the burned-out firm de-
cided to continue business, and tomorrow
will take possession of the store and stock
of another leading jeweler Of this city,
which they have bought The firm that goes
out of business is that of A. kurt1eborn &
Sons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20

silver worth "A cents in gold on the dollar.
The roads are paying IS per cent. dividends.
Another road is under construction from
Shanghai to Woosung. fourteen miles. and
Chinese are doing all of the work, and on
Dec. is the first sod was turned on the pro-
Jected road from HankOw to Peking. the
completion Of which depends on the success
of the Belgian syndicate in floating its loan.
Mr.. GoOdnow recounts the ambitious
schemes of Director Sheng, of the imperial
railways, to create a vast system of rail-
ways in central China and incloses a map
showing the projects, He says Sheng's plan
is to build these roads as money can be
borrowed outside Of China. He proposes to
couple with the railway loans a govern
ment loan of $50, ,000,O00 to pay the rest of
the Japanese war indemnity.
In this way the option of building the
Chinese roads would be held out to the par
ties taking the government loan. and sup
port of foreign governments for the govern
ment loan would be secured by allowing the
successful syndicate to furnish all the ma
terial and skilled labor needed for the rail-
roads. MIR. GoodnoW points out that under
these conditions there will be no market for
American railway material or labor unless
Americans furnish the money to build the
railways.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
CATHOLIC TEETOTALERS.
National Convention in Boston the
Subject of a Conference.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec 19.-The ma
tional convention of the Catholic Total Abb
stinence Societies in Boston, next August,
was the subject of a large and enthusiastic
conference of delegates from the Boston dio-
cese to-day. Among those who spoke were
Rev. John L. Lowry, of st. Paul, in behalf
of Archbishop ireland, and Rev. Patrick II.
Riley for Archbishop Williams. The con-
vention will be presided over by Rev. Father
Cleary. the Father Mathew of the United
States" and addresses will be made by
Archbishop Ireland and Rev. Father Doyle,
of the Paulist Fathers. A message of greet
ing will be read from Pope Leo, indorslng
the movement and bestowing his blessing
on the doctrine of the convention. The COM
rnittee in charge intend TO invite Archbishop
Martinelli to be present In connection with
the convention. there will be parade, in
which 10000 men and boys will participate,
the marching clubs coming from New York,
Philadelphia Providence and every town
and city in Massachu3etts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
BID FOR ENCAMPMENT.
Pfttsburg Old Soldiers want the Hon
or for the Year OF 1900.

PITTSBURG, Dec. 19.-The initial step to-
ward securing the G. A. r. encampment
for Pittsburg in 1900 was taken last night by
the Allegheny County g. A. r. Association,
and the plan will be agitated at the coming
Cincinnati encampment. In connection with
the encampment, if, it should be held here,
it is proposed to unveil a grand soldiers
monument, to cost in the neighborhood of
$500, 600. The Pennsylvania Legislature of
1895 passed an act empowering each county
to erect a suitable soldiers monument at
the expense of the citizens, the necessary
amount to be raised by taxation. 1t is be-
lieved by the veterans hereabouts that 1900
will be the last year for encampments. IT is
their ambition, therefore, to have the organ
ization wind up it's career in this city, and
at the same time take part in the dedica-
ton of the proposed grand memorial to the
Nations dead.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
BASEBALL MAGNATE DYING.
President Byrne's Condition Is Now
Considered Hopeless.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Charles Byrne,
president of the Brooklyn baseball club. is
lying at his home in this city in very
critical condition. and while the attending
physicians say that there Is no immediate
danger OF death. they have little hope of
Mr.. Byrne's recovery A complication Of
diseases has set in and during the past two
davE the patient has been unconscious most
OF the time. This afternoon at the sick
mans home IL was said that he was resting
hours. During the day there has been no
change either for the worse or better, as far
as could be seen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
Killing of Ruiz Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19--The following
cable advices were received at the Spanish
legation to-day:
Havana Dec 19.-Absolutely trustworthy
reports permit us to affirm that Ruiz
vas shot with -Arangueren Friday, by
order of Alexander Rodriguez. After sever
al letters exchanged between Ruiz and
Arangueren. Ruiz eft Havana on Monday
to meet Arangueren. not official mis-
sion and only as friend 1t is not known
how Rodriguez arrived, but the fact is that
that leader ordered the shooting of both.
The ferocity of such act and proceeding in
dicates better than anything else the faith
in autonomy, the intransigents being obliged
to resort to terror to prevent the dsband-
ing of their bands. Such is the general
opinion. and public opinion unanimously
qualities such act as savage and unworthy.
'CONGOSTO."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
TRUST COMPANIES EXPOSED.
st. Louis Concerns Found to Be Doing
General Banking Business.

st. LOUIS, Dec. 19.-During the taking of
dispositions in the case of the state against
four trust companies of this city, Cashier
w. II. Thompson, of the Boatmen's Bank,
sprung a surprise on the trust companies
attorney by producing a memorandum of
every check, with names and amounts of
every check. that had passed through the
Boatman's Bank en- route to clearing house
Friday. This was to show that the trust
backed up the states charges that the trust
companies were doing a banking business,
dealing in exchange and receiving demand
deposits subject to checks. The trust COM
pany people declare Thompson should have
refused to give the names of customers or
the amount of business done by them.
Thompson explains that he was under oath
and was only doing his duty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
RumOrs Of Concerted Action by the
Car and Emperor William Find
believers in England.
NEWSPAPERS TAKING A HAND
AFFAIRS IN CHINA AGAIN BECOME
THE ABSORBING TOPIC.
France Pleased with the situation.
but Britishers Beginning to
Grumble-FOreign News.

LONDON, Dec 20.-The correspondent of
the Times at Picking says:
China approves of the Russian fleet WIN
tering at Port Arthur, being persuaded that
this action is taken in the interest of China
and necessitated by the German occupation
of Kiaochau." A dispatch to the Times from
Shanghai says the occupation of Port Ar
thur by Russia cannot fail to provoke pop
ular Indignation in Japan, where public
opinion is already excited over the Kiaochau
affair
According TO a dispatch to the Daily Mail
from Shanghai, the high officials of the Chi
rese court have advised the Emperor in
view Of further complications, to remove the
court to Nanking, the southern capital. The
dispatch says it is reported there that over
lures have been made to England to exer-
else protection over the Yang-Tse valley and
the West river, and that numerous rumors
current regarding the activity of the
Bitish squadron in Chinese waters.
The Times, commenting editorially this
morning on the situation in China, says:
Instead of the Kaiser's mailed fist we have
Russia S velvet glove, but the grasp is not
less vigorous and unyielding. Great Brit
ain ought now cOurteou. .ly to invite China to
extend the same privileges to the British
fleet at Cushan."
kilograms from all the continental capt.
tails show that Russia's step at Port Arthur
is regarded as tantamount to a permanent
occupation and a reply to Germanys ac-
ton. A well-nformed st. Petersburg cor
respondent says there was no agreement
between Russia and Germany, and that the
latter simply warned Russia when the oc-
cupatiOn of KiaOchau was already decided
on. The NOVOe Vremya pretends that Japan
has no cause for complaint, ''since China is
only giving the same shelter to Russian
ships as Japan had hitherto so kindly af-
fOrded.".
This view is not held in Berlin, where
the papers are already talking of the possi-
bility of Prince Henry having to shake his
mailed fist at Japan, which is supposed to
be secretly backed up by England. Some
of the Berlin papers express anxiety, but
most of them welcome the news from Port
Arthur as justifyins the German position at
kiaochau, II not as actual evidence that
Russia and Germany are acting together.
Curiously enough Emperor William visited
the Russian ambassador on Friday night
en- his return from Kiel, ostensibly to con-
~ratulate him on the nameday OF Emperor
Nicholas. The visit lasted an hour. There
is no doubt now that the Emperor and the
ambassador discussed Chinese affairs
The Paris papers, without pretending to
be deceived by Russia innocent eXplana-
tions, are pleased with the action of the
ally of France The burden of Viennas 8
comment is, What will England do?" The
British fleet now in Chinese waters consists
smaller men-of-war. The Standard, the
Daily Telegraph and other London papers
strongly urge the government to protect
England's interests in China.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
AN OIL WIZARD.
BENJAMIN Fulton Locates Wells by.
Using "Divining'' Apparatus.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
PORTLAND, Ind, Dec. 19.-Benjamin f..
Fulton, of this city, who has been dubbed
oil wizard" is fast winning a name for
himself as SUCH Fulton has been through
the oil fields and caused wonder by his abil-
ity to locate good oil wells. Mr.. Fulton has
a peculiar little instrument like fountain
pen, which contains second case made OF
aluminium. This, he says. contains the
chemical affinity. When ready To go to
work, he screws the instrument mentioned
to a Y-shaped concern of the same metal.
taking one of the prongs between his teeth
and holding the other between his thumb
and forefnger. Thus equipped, he passes
over the territory, and the vibrations of the
instrument tell him where the sOught-for
product is to be found. He claims that oil
and gas are to be found I'm veins, just the
same water He also has similar instru-
ments by which he claims he is able to To-
cate valuable minerals. Not long ago Full
ton made an examination of location ana
said II would be dry hole, and sure enough
it was. Lately he has been in New York
and Pennsylvania, where his services are
in great demand. Fulton is one OF the
pioneers of the Indiana field.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
DALTON WANTS PARDON.
The Trial Judge Not Yet Ready to
Recommend DesperadO's Release.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 19.-In a let
ter to Judge j. d. McCue, who sentenced
him, Emmit Dalton undergoing a life sem
tence in the Kansas penitentiary for his
part in the bank raid on Coffeyville, Kan,
five years ago, the convict asks that the
judges influence be used to secure his par
don In the raid four of the desperadoes
and four citizens were killed and num-
ber We're injured. Emmett Dalton was Sc
verely wounded and captured while at
tempting to assist his brother, Bob. fatally
wounded TO escape. To a reporter Judge
McCue said that he could not conscien-
tiously recommend executive clemency
now, but would not say what he might do
in a few years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
GIDEON's PROMPT DENIAL.
Former KOkOmO Man Disclaims Jug
CLING with Land Office Records.

WASHINGTON, Dec 19.-F. M. Gideon,
the clerk of the General Land Office who
was referred to by Thomas Reddington in the
testimony before the Senate Pacific Railroad
committee yesterday as having changed the
Land Office records so as to throw 100000
acres of government land to the Northern
Pacific road, has made a clear denial of
the charge. Mr.. Gideon is a resident of
washington, and at his home, No. 1874 Fiji
teenth street. tonight, he made the follow
ing statement: 1.-The story told by Mr.. Red
dington is absurd. ridiculous and unquali-
fiedly false and without foundation or color
of truth The records of the Land Office
will vindicate me, but l will now insist on
the most thorough investigation and stand
ready at all times to answer any and all
questions so far as my connection with the
Southern Pacific lands or my connection
with the Land Office is concerned. / court
the fullest inquiry into the matter.
Mr.. Gideon was appointed to the Land
Office from Kokomo, Ind, in 1883, and was
in charge OF the division of adjustment of
land grants. On leaving the Land Office he
was employed by the Southern Pacific as an
attorney before the Interior Department, re-
manning in it's employ until December, 1894.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
Another BInne mt Grand ForIxs.

GRAND FORKS, N. D., Dec. 19.-The
business portion of the city was threatened
by another fire tonight which might have
been more destructive than that of Friday
when the Hotel Dacotah, the Mercantile
Company and Nash Brothers buildings
were burned Shortly after o'clock smoke
was seen issuing from the first floor of the
big department store of Benner S Begg,
and in less than fifteen minutes the build
into the Stanchfield clothing house and the
H. A. Stone jewelry store, in buildings ad-
joining After three hours work the fire
was subdued. The damage to the building
900. Losses to the other firms will be small.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
POSTOFFICE SAFE BLOWERS.
Robbers Made a Haul at Canal Dover
Saturday Night.

CANAL DOVER, o., Dec. 19-Some time
last night robbers effected an entrance into
the postoffice here, blew open the safe with
dynamite and secured 800 in money order
funds. $50 worth of stamps, $50 in money
belonging to the postmaster and diamond
ring belonging to his daughter Although
the robbery occurred in the heart of the
city no one heard the explosion and the
robbers escaped. Postoffice Inspector A r.
Holmes is trailing two suspects who ar
rived in town yesterday and left early this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
FOUR FATAL BULLETS.
Boxing Teacher Casey shoots His
Wife and Then Disappears.

ALPENA, Mich, Dec. 19.-Maurice r.
Casey, aged forty, a teacher of boxing and
former saloon keeper of this place, went to
the home of his wife's mother this after
noon. called his wife to the door and shot
her four times with revolver One of the
shots struck just under the right eye and
it is feared penetrated the brain. The 9TH
ers took effect In the arms and hips Casey
then went toward the river and II is thought
drowned himself The couple have not lived
happily for years and recently were granted
a legal separation, each being given the
custody of one child. Physicians say Mrs.
Casey cannot live until morning.