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The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
RacinE at Newport To-Day.

CINCINNATI, March 3l.-The spring rae
ing season here will be inaugurated to-mor-
row at the Queen City Jockey Clubs
course. i'm Newport, KY. with a meeting to
last thirty days more. The indications
are that the meeting will be a success.
There are ten stakes to be decided during
the meeting. the opening stake being the
Butterflies. for two-year-old maiden fillies
four furlongs. The track at Newport has
been improved to a great extent during the
winter and it is now as fast as any in
the West The stables on the track are
large Western stables are expected in be-
fore the end of the week. Among the most
prominent owners already on hand are:
John Huffman. Henry McDanieIs. julius
Bauer, P. j. Miles, Wallace, McClelland
w. III. Loudeman, Paul Heating. John Paul
Sam Wagner. 5. *. Hughes, w. S. Schultz
G. j. Kelly, Scoggan Bros. and many 9TH
ers. There will also be plenty of good
jockey talent on hand The Judges stand
will be presided over by j. j. Burke, who
officiated at the. Oakland Cal. meeting all
winter. The starting will be done by J. III.
(CurleyO Brown owner CT the famous
Brown starting gate. which is now in use
on ALL or nearly all. the large Western
association. Ed Jaspe is the entry clerk
room. Following Newport, Latonia will
have meeting Of thirty days, and Oakley
comes next with a summer meeting of
thirty dayS
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01

contrary. / intend to attack Canea. j shall
address to the admirals an energetic pro-
test.
CANEA. Crete, March 81 (6 p m.)-Ool.
Vassos in pursuance of the promise he
made in his heliograph message to King
George has sent strongly worded pro-
test To the admirals. He charges the rep
resentativeS of the powers whit violating
the pledge that Mussulmans released at
Canadamos and disarmed should not be al
lowed ia attack the Christians again. He
condemns the shelling of Cretans by the
foreign fleets and appeals 10 the people of
Europe to end the present policy. which.
threatens the entire population of the
Island with determination.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
SHOCH STILL RIDING HARD.
Making Wonderful Record in the
Six-Day Bicycle Race.

WASHINGTON. March 31.-Seventy-one
of the 142 hours bicycle race at Convention
Hall elapsed with all the contestants still
on the track. but with the prospect that
not more than five will make 1.500 miles or
more. Everything considered. the riders
are i'm good condition. The chief interest
centers in the veteran rides Shock. who
continues his marvellous work of breaking
records his mileage tonight at II O'Clock
being about five miles ahead of the best
record. Just at this time he il suffering
from a sore leg. hurt by tumble during
the afternoon, caused by falling asleep on
his wheel. AS a result he lost nineteen
miles Lawson. the Swede. holds second
place over a hundred miles behind Shock.
His hackers are counting on his remarka-
BILE reserve qualities with dim prospects OF
winning in the event that Shocks stomach
should fail him. Lawson rode seventy-tive
miles to-day without leaving his wheel. a
remarkable performance for the third day.
Alberts is good third. while Golden holds
fourth and Cassidy fifth place
At O'Clock the score stood: Schock l,0.i
miles; Lawson. SsS miles: Albert $50 miles;
Golden. 907 miles: Cassidy. s53 miles; RiXi-
ere, 1O5 miles; Ford, 415 miles, Muller, 10
miles
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Colonel Vassos Protests.

ATHENS, March 31.-Colonel vassos.
commander OF the Greek forces in Crete,
has photographed the following message 10
King George: Contrary TO their promises.
the admirals have permitted bands of
armed Musselmans at Candamo TO pillage
and burn houses outside the town. while
every act of defense on the part OF the
Christians provokes bombardment by the
foreign warships. The admirals send their
governments false dispatches. declaring
that l am guilty of cruelties; that l have
massacred the prisoners taken at Malaxa:
that despite my solemn declaration to the
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

'In Gay New York" which was booked
here for April 70. will be unable to play
the date There is a possibility that the
company may appear one night before the
season closes. but the chances are against
Ii.
The Grand has a change of bill this after
noon, when julie Walters and his company
open in "Side-tracked. c0medy-drama
that has made Walters very popular i'm the
lower-priced theaters during the past few
years. Ii has not been seen here for two
years. and will remain the rest of this
week
The Empires offering next week will be
Dave Marion's Big Extravanza Company.
The speciality part OF the programme in-
PRODUCES Hastings and Marion I'm comedy
Francis j. Bryant. monolog.iisJ: the Free
monts in sketch; Fannie Vedder. dancing
artistic: Van Leer and Barton. krockabouts,
nd her
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
Losses in Recent Fighting.

HAVANA. March 31.-Following is the
official report of the losses sustained by
the insurgents and by the Spanish troops
in the fighting which has taken place from
March 20 to March 80: Insurgents-Killed
in Pinar del Rio, 100; in Santa Clara, 123;
in Santiago de Cuba "A: in Puerto Prin-
cipe, hone: in MatanzaS. 6S; in Havana, %.
Total. iO2. insurgents captured In Plnar del
Rio. Is; in Santa Clara. D. Total, 23.
Spanish Losses-Two officers and 81 sol
diers killed and Is officers and 246 soldiers
wounded.
In addition the troops captured during
this period 325 sets of arms and 3s inSur-
gents surrendered with arms Finally the
report says 15i insurgents surrendered
without arms
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
Della Fox Falls I'm n Faint.

Della Fox. who is shortly to appear i'm a
comic opera entitled THE Wedding Day."
in connection with Lillian Russell. Jeffer-
son De Angels and the great comic opera
combination, tainted on the stage while re-
hearsing a the Casino this week. She
removed at once to her home and a few
hours later the rumor was going the
rounds that Miss Fox was in exceed
ingly critical condition and would prob
ably never be able play again Dr- Flint
said that she was suffering from nervous
pr0Stratl0n, the result OF oyerw0rk and
worry concerning the new production
There was no occasion for the alarming re-
ports Of her condition. however, as he was
sure a few days rest would bring her
around all right and enable her TO go
with the rehearsals. Miss Fox has not en-
joyed the best of health recently. and re-
turned from a tour the road several
weeks ago during which she played forty
consecutive one-night stands. She was
completely run down and tired out, but
at once began studying and rehearsing her
new part. Her overtaxed nervous system
could not stand the strain and her collapse
followed. Her managers say they have no
doubt she will be able 10 resume rehearsals
shortly
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01

NEW YORK. March 31.-Arrived: Oriz-
aba. from Havana; Jason. from Kingston.
Sailed: La Champagne. for Antwerp Brit
annie. for Liverpool; Southwark, for Ant
werp: Olympia. for Marseilles.
LIVERPOOL. March 31.-Arrived Ceph-
alonia, from Boston: Indiana. from Phila-
delphia; Teutonic from New York Sailed
Germanic. from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, March 81 - Arrived
Spree, from New York, for Bremen; St.
Paul. from New York.
ROTTERDAM. March 81 Arrived:
Werkendam, from New York. Sailed: Mas
dam, for New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, March 31.-Sailed:
Havel, from Bremen. for New York.
ROTTERDAM. March 31.-Sailed: Maas-
dam, for New York.
PHILADELPHIA, March 31.-Sailed: IL
lnois. for Antwerp.
AMSTERDAM, March 3l.-Sailed: Edam
for New York.
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Editor Scott Ray Dying.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, March 81 - The
well-known editor and proprietor of the
Shelbyville Democrat, w. S. Ray, is on his
deathbed. His paper contained the follow
ing notice to-day:
THE condition of Mr.. w. S. Ray remains
critical in the extreme. and. deeply as we
regret writing it, there are no hopes of his
recovery. AT the request of his family
the Democrat has refraned from daily
chronicllng his condition, which has gradu-
ally grown worse the past few weeks We
write knowing that these will be unwel-
come and sad words to our kind hearted
and beloved employers thousands of
friends. but we feel that the time has come
when they should be apprised of his sor-
rowful condition.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
Half a Mile Wide.

GUNNISON, Miss, March 3l.-The Gre
vase at Sunnywild plantation is half
mile wide and cutting fast. This is the
largest and the most destructive break of
the four reported. AT an early hour this
morning the water had reached Rosedale,
Miss. and in a short time had covered the
entire town. drowning stock and destroy
ing much property. Two miles of the va
zoo & Mississippi Valley track is washed
away. Mayor Cohen has asked the govern
ment for 300 tents TO shelter the people from
the flooded district, who are destitute.
On Sunnywld plantation as many as
twenty negro cabins were swept away and
il is feared loss of life resulted. The work
of rescue has been wonderfully success
full and going on night and day.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
Cable Notes.

The central famine committee of India is
greatly gratified by the receipt of 5000, the
first important American donation to the
relief fund.
The British treasury returns for the year
ending March 81 show a total revenue of
G112 1875. .547 a net increase of e.. S5S,601 COM
pared with 1896. The surplus balance in the
exchequer is e4,31S l65.
Maj. Sir John Willoughby, the military
commander of the Jameson raid into the
Transvaal, who was sentenced TO ten
months imprisonment in Holloway Jail,
London. July 2S. for violation of the
foreign enlistment act, was released from
prison yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01

WASHINGTON, March 3l.-The Presi-
dent has signed the Senate resolution MAX
ing an appropriation of s25O0O0 Immediately
available for the protection of levees and
property from the floods of the Mississippi
river. telegram came to General Wilson,
chief of engineers, this morning from Col.
Gillespie. president of the Mississippi River
Commission, stating that the commission
of the joint resolution in order TO proceed
at once with the work of protecting levees
state of affairs was made known at the
White House. the resolution. which had
been pro forma referred to the Treasury
Department for examination. was secured
at once by Secretary Porter and laid be-
fore the President. who stopped the line of
visitors long enough TO affx his signature
The commission will be notified and the re-
lief work will go
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
Sunday Bicycle Racing.

BALTIMORE. Md. March 31-The oues-
ton of Sunday cycle racing has been
brought to the attention of the l.. A w.
Racing Board, and a decision permitting
or forbidding Sunday events may be ex-
pected early next week. Chairman Albert
Mott has received from II. c. Fourton. of
New Orleans. an application for a race
meeting to be held Sunday, April IL. The
request is made in order to draw from the
racing board a clear statement of their at
titude in this matter and the result is
anxiously awaited by Western cyclists. 1t
is thought that Mr.. Mott will refuse to
grant the application and that a loophole
of escape from penalties will be left for
Westerners who may insist upon Sunday
sport.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
CONSUL GENERAL LEE.
Denial of the Report that He Has Beer
Recalled from Havana.

WASHINGTON, March S1.--It is said at
the State Department that no successor
has been selected to take General Lees
place as consul general at Havana; that he
has not been cabled a leave of absence
to take effect on the 18th of April. and
finally that there has been no change in
the status of the consul general. 1t is also
intimated. but not stated so positively as
the above. that there Is no intention Of
making any change i'm the consul general
in the future, at least. General Lee
may be assisted in the task of watching
the investigation in the Ruiz case by John
II. Day. of Canton o.. provided counsel is
believed TO be essential TO the development
of the facts. but the position of Mr.. Day
in such a case would be purely advisory.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
Rejected by the Commons.

LONDON. March 3l.-The resolution
moved by Edward Blake. Irish National
ist, in the House of Commons, on Monday
lished by the report of the Royal Commits
sion that there existed an undue burden
of taxation on Ireland. constituting great
grievance and making IL the duty OF the
government TO propose remedial legisla-
ton at an early day was negatived to-day
by a of 81 TO 81
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
SUBURBAN POLICE DETAILED
The Officers That VIII Run the An
nexed Territory.

Superintendent Colbert yesterday made
the details of patrolmen for the newly an
neXed territory. West indianapolis is di-
vided into two districts. In District A Pa
tromen Diltz, Boylan and kurtz were
signed. Patrolmen Dugan. Asche and Ha-
ley are assigned to District u. In Haugh-
Vile Patrolmen HagermaH. Fickle and
Weible are assigned 10 District a. and Pa
trolmen Kimple. Jordan and Warren will
run the second district. Brightwood will
be patrolled by Byard, Bolen and Rafferty,.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
River Steamer Sunk.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. March

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 31.-The
steamer City of Columbus. one of the
largest boats on the Chattahoochie river.
sank in thirty feet of water at Smiths
Point, near Columbia, Ala, this morning.
The accident was caused by the pilot, who
accidentally steered the boat upon a rock.
The passengers were hastily awakened and
took 10 the boats just in time. The steamer
and cargo, consisting chiefly of -four, are
a loss. The property loss is about $4,000.
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It's Liabilities Are s2.5O0. 900.

WEYMOUTH, England, March 3l.-The
banking house whose suspension was an
nounced yesterday in the Weymouth Old
Bank. one of the oldest in Dorset. The La
biities amount to 81, 800 coo.
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An Indiscreet BOer.

CAPE TOWN. March 3l.-President
Kruger. II is announced from Pretoria, has
suspended his grandson. Elof, from office
for making a speech in which he insulted
Queen Victoria and Great Britain The
President, in the press. expresses his SIN
cere regret at Eloff's irresponsible refer
encc.
of SWaZis and whites near Barberton and
it is feared serious trouble is Impending
The whites have sent an urgent request
for a police force. which will be sent.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
Lees Family VIII Return

HAVANA, March 3l.-General Fitzhugh
Lees family will embark tomorrow by the
Ward line steamer City of Washington.
They will reamin several days in New York
city and then return to Virginia.
Frank La Mount. the wounded English
man imprisoned In the jail at Guantanamo,
will be libearted. He will be placed in the
custody of the British consul general at
Santiago, on the understanding that he
shall leave the island
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01

NEW YORK. March 3l.-Pierre Berlet.
thirty wears old who is said to be
brother-in-law of Henry MouQuin. the res
taurant keeper and TO have wealthy rela-
tives i'm France shot himself through the
temple tonight and will probably die. He
had been drinking. Berlet came to New
York two months ago from Nancy. France.
10 introduce a new cnematograph.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01

A large number of the young women of
Franklin took part I'm Grecian art enter
tainment given at the opera house there
Tuesday night under the direction of Miss
Harriet Glasscock. This was one OF a se-
ries OF splendid home-talent entertainments
given I'm Franklin this year.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
Relief Distributor Murdered.

WASHINGTON. March 3i-Minister Ter
rell. at COnstantinople, has informed the
State Department that one Zussuf Zun-
nan, charged with the distribution of re-
lief funds at Cards, Asiatic Turkey. was
murderer at that place and robbed of 600
On the assumption that the victim was
engaged in the distribution of the American
relief funds. Mr.. Terrell has requested the
recovery Of the stolen money and the ar
rest and punishment OF the guilty parties.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
Opposition tn the Sugar Trust.

ALBANY. y. Y, March 3l.-The New
York Sugar Refining Company OF Long
Island City. was Incorporated to-day. with
a capital stock of S60O.000 10 manufacture
and refine sugar. The directors are Claus
Doscher. A. Frederick Behre. &. ii. Tie
baut w. II. Logan and Frederick Brom-
mer all OF Brooklyn.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
Spain Will Send a Cruiser.

MADRID, March 3l.-In response to the
invitation of President Mckinley the gov
ernment will send the Spanish cruiser
Maria Teresa to represent the Queen Re
gent, King and people of Spain at the cere-
mony of dedicating the Grant mausoleum,
Araril
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
The Laurada Seized Again.

WILMINGTON. Del. March 31.-The
Laurada was seized tonight by the GUS
tom officials of this city on suspicion of
having violated the provisions under which
she was allowed TO sail from Baltimore.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
Flag of Truce Violated.

CONSTANTINOPLE, March Sl.-The en-
bassadors have called the attention of the
Turkish government to the actio~ OF the
Turkish soldiery at Canea in firing on a
party of Christians bearing a flag of truce.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
Farmer and Family Drowned.

EDDYVILLE. Ky. March 31.-News was
received here to-day OF the drowning in
the Cumberland river last night of William
Flick and his family OF three. According
TO the report Mr.. Flick was trying TO move
his family OF wife and two little children
from Shis flooded house on the Cumberland
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
Won Holman Retires. from OHice.

BERLIN. March A+~Rear Admiral Tor
pitz has been relieved of the command of
the cruiser Division and replaces Vice Adj
mral Won Holman, who has been granted
a prolonged furlough secretary for the
navy. Rear Admiral Plueddeman has been
relieved of his post as president of the
nautical section of the Admiralty
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01

AT attempt was made TO wreck a train
on the Southern Railway near Greenville.
Tenn. yesterday morning. Two stones
We're placed on the track. derailing the en-
gine, which ran on the cross ties three hum
dred yards before the train was stopped.
No one was seriously injured
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01

near Trigg Furnace in this county. The
skiff overturned and in the darkness all
were drowned. The current there Is very
swift. and no small boat could live in IL
Mr. Flick was a well-to-do farmer.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01

The directors OF the American Toba eco
Company have declared the regular quar-
terly dividend of per cent. on the pre-
ferred stock and dividend of per cent.
on the common stock. in place of the usual
quarterly per cent. dividend.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01

with Cincinnati this season without a raise
Of salary. aad stated to-day that he has
given his final answer TO the Cincinnati di-
rectors.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
Corcornn SIN Obstinate.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,. March 3l.-Tommy
Corcoran, the old Brooklyn shortstop. still
maintains his determination not TO sign
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01

MADRID, March Sit is semi-officialy
announced that the scheme for Cuban re
forms will be introduced i'm April.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01

Each of the indianapolis pitchers will go
in the box for three innings.
Yesterday afternoon was sufficiently
balmy to please the ball players and they
did some hustling out at the park I'm the
warm sunshine. Kahoe arrived yesterday
and sizes up well with the rest of the team.
George HoGriever came into The fold yester-
day. leaving Mccarthy alone in his glory.
The latter is pretty nearly due, to-day
Is April / and pay day only two weeks
away. He will likely be found chasing flies
before many hours and then his troubles
will be forgotten.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-01
Ensy Xicforx for Princeton.

| PRINCETON, y. j., March 3l.-Prince-
ton plas ed her opening baseball game of
the season with Rutgers College. Score
| bx-f
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LIKE AN INLAND SEA.
$3.50. 900 for Protection of Lexee..

What do you suppose they can do with
l.000.0 600 cubic feet more?"
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FIRST BALL GAME TO-DHY.
Indianapolis and Outing Teams to
Cross Bats.

The indianapolis ball team will make its
first public display of form at the East
Ohio-street park. when at o'clock to-day
the team will cross bats with the Outings.
a team partially composed of profession
ais. Ramsey will umpire. The following
will be the positions of the two teams:
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Asbestos Rome.

Asbestos formerly in uselpw hasss
formidable competitor in Msblue o.
bestos Of South Africas Theiatter is
less than half as heavy, and furnishes
finer and longer fbres, which have
been worked into webs but little in.
ferior to those made of vegetable fiber,
are absolutely freproof, and resist
most known chemicals, corrosive va
pors, and atmospheric influences.
A blue asbestos rope, three-fourths
of an inch in diameter, was weighted
at one end with 22O pounds. and ex-
posed to q constant fame from large
gas jet, 50 that a considerable portion
of it's length was surrounded by Ere.
It only broke after twenty-five hours.
The asbesto IS rope has only two-thirds
the strength Of new hemp rope, but
as 'ney grow older the proportion
oEanges in favor Of the former, since
ii out little affected by the atmos-
phre. The blue asbestos fiber is
ais. Worked into mattresses for hospi-
tails, which are cooler in summer and
warmer in winter than those of ami
NAL hair or vegetable fiber. AS an
experiment fremen's apparel is be-
ing manufactured from the fiber
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
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Progress of the Telescope.

Fifty years ago an eleven-inch re
fracting telescope was the largest in
the world. The lens of the Yerket
telescope has a diameter of forty inches.
1t required great care to grind such o
lens. It consists of two disks of opti.
cal glass, one of crown glass and the
other Of flint glass, the former double
convex, the latter concave on one side
and nearly fiat on the other. The
nicely of curvature is what is startling,
When the late Alvan Clark received
the rough slabs Of glass for the Yerkes
lens from Paris, before him lay the
task Of grinding until every roy Of
light passing through the great circle
of glass should be bent and BROUGHT
q focus alta point sixty-one feet dis,
tant no larger than small dot. II
took him five years to accomplish his
task. A fault of 100, 0O0th Of an inch
would be serious. The crude casting
of glass is first treated with sand, to
remove toughest projections. Their
coarse emery and down to tho fin.
est. Rouge is used in polishing.
The last stages Of treatment often take
an optician two years. Sometimes the
amount to be removed is SO ::indnitesi.
NAL that little rubbing with the finge,
on the hard glass will do what is neces
sary.-Chicago Inter- Ocean.