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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-19
CORBETvr ALL RIGHT.
His Hand Not Bitten by n Dog, as Al
Ieged-Snow at Carson.

CARSON, New, Feb lS.-Seyeral Inquiries
were received here to-day concerning the
condition of Corbett's hand. which was al
legged TO have been bitten by dog yester-
day. This caused considerable merriment
among Corbetts friends as the story was
false. The facts were that when Corbett
went out TO Shaw's Springs. yesterday. ne
was playing with his dog Laddie a small
Scotch collie. and when bouncing a rubber
ball for the canine 10 catch. and in one OF
the maneuvers the dog caught Corbett's
hand instead of the ball but he did il play
fully, and IL did not even break the skin.
When the champion arose this morning ne
was sure that before the day was over ne
VCuld be in his quarters at Shaw s Springs,
but early this morning IL began TO snow
again and continued rearly all day. The
storm has prevented the carpenters from
finishing the handball court. ard so he will
not go out and settle down TO outdoor train
ing for several days yet. In the meantime
he puts in the day playing pool and boxing
in the opera house with Billy Woods and
his brother Joe, besides taking a turn at
wrestling with Jack McNey. He takes
tfem all in turn for an hour. and when they
get tired he seems as frc-h as ever.
George Siler. who is TO referee the match.
arrived here to-day and expressed himself
concerning the reports that he was trying
He said: There is simply nothing i'm that.
All | want is that Ii be understood before
IN. men enter the ring whether or not
they are TO be allowed TO strike with the
free arm I'm a breakaway after a clinch
II will suggest that they be- allowed to
strike for the simple reason that one or
the other is pretty liable to do So anyway.
whatever they may agree upon before they
enter the ring So. l say il would be bet
ter to have this matter all understood be-
fore the contest comes off. but so far as
l am concerned. ! do not care what they
agree upon, SO il Is an agreement"
Dan Stuart has been in seclusiOn for two
or three days and tonight IL was learned
that last evening he was overcome with a
severe attack OF illness, which has now
however. been conquered. and the fight pro-
moter will again be on duty in a few days
The plans for the arena. which is TO hold
somewhere in the neighborhoOd OF % 600
people. were accepted. They were drawn
by j. J. Donogue, of San Francisco. and
will be given 10 the public tomorrow
Work will not start on the building for
several days owing to the recent storms
Quarters for Fitzsimmons have been Sc
cured at Cooks ranch. three miles from
here
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OUTWITTED BY GOMEZ
GENERAL WEYLER UNABLE TO TRAP
THE INsURGENT LEADER.
Fort Captured and the Eastern TrOcha
Crossed by the willy Cuban with
Force of $4,000 Men.

KEY WEST, Fla. Feb. 1S.-Private infor-
nation has been received in this city of the
whereabouts of General Gomez. He has
succeeded In sliding by General Weyler and
is now between him and Havana. Gomez
gave the command for an advance with
strict orders that any man that struck a
match or smoked would be court-martialed.
He then advanced on the trocha in the
eastern end of the island with 5000 cavalry
and 10000 infantry. He advanced on the
fort at midnight, and when he saw he was
discovered by the Spanish, who fired on
him, he ordered the cavalry to charge.
They swooped down on the fort and
captured 1t, and the whole army went
through the trocha. All of the arms and
ammunition of the fort was captured. The
army then continued the march and was
encamped at Veguite when the news was
sent to this city by courier. His order in
taking the fort was to use the machete
only. and the cavalry made a gallant fight.
a band of Spanish guerrillas under Major
Loron raided a camp of country pacihcos
near Casgua, Havana province. Tuesday,
killing eight of the ten men found there
and brutaily i'll treating the twelve women.
A Cuban lad escaped and carried the story
TO the camp of an insurgent band near by
commanded by one of General Lacret's Ofn-
GERS. The Spanish troops were closely pur-
sued and later attacked as they forded a
small stream. The Cubans fell on them and
for half hour the fight ragged terceiy.
Many of the Spaniards were drowned in the
creek and the troops were driven off in utt5 I
rout with the loss of nearly forty men.
Four prisoners captured by the Cubans
were instantly shot.
A raid was made night before last upon
an outpost five miles from Havana, the
Spanish sentry lines being driven half a
mile with loss of ten men. The insur-
gents fired several buildings. Troops were
ordered sent to the scene or disturbance to-
day The Cuban bands encamp in plain
view of the blockhouses in the suburbs near
the city, and II is very seldom that they are
attacked by the garrisOns
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CAMPBELL, WILD & co,
SEXTUPLE TRAGEDY.


WINONA, n. d.. Feb. 1s.-A sextuple
tragedy was discovered one mile from this
place to-day on the ranch of Rev. Thomas
Spicer- The horribly mutilated bodies of
Mr.. ard Mrs. Spicer. their daughter. Mrs.
Willism Rouse. with her one-year-old twin
boys. and the aged Mrs. WaIdron the
mother of the postmaster of this place.
were discovered scattered about the ranch.
and there Is as yet no positive clew 10 the
perpetrators OF the horrible crime. The APP
pearances about the ranch. the condition of
the bodies and some other circumstances
have led TO the suspicion that the murder
was committed by Indians and this sus-
picion was In part started from the known
fact that one Indian was seen in the neigh
borhood OF the ranch YESTERDAY Then TOO
the bodies were terribly mutilated wit n
axes and clubs, which fact * taken TO al
least partially corroborate the SUSPICION of
the Indian murderers. The Standing Rock
Indian reservation is not far distant and
when the Indians from II ere manage TO gel
hold of whisky there Is sure 10 be troubIe
If the murders were committed by Indians
the murderers are undoubtedly now hack
among the reservation Indians There is
much excitement here over the tragedy
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SCATTERING THEIR FORCES.
The Insurgents Flying Before the Adj
yauce of General WeyIer.

HAVANA via Key West, Fla, Feb. 49,
If the official reports are correct, the in
surgent army under Gen. Maxine Gomez
has been divided into small corps and Co
mez himself is in full retreat before the
continued advance OF Captain General
Weyler Dispatches from Ciego de Avla
say that the insurgent commander in chief.
with four thousand men, has recrossed the
military line in the province of Puerto
Principe. extending from Jucaro to Moren.
and that he is going eastward through
Puerto Principe and in the dill ection OF the
capital of that province, also called Puerto
Principe Gen. CeliXtO Garcia. Gomez s
second in command, was reported four days
ago TO be in the vicinity OF Puerto Prin-
cipe ard retreating toward the same point
as Gomez.
Captain General Weyler arrived yester-
day at Sancti Spiritus, the most important
town in the eastern part OF the province
of Santa Clara near the boundary of Puer-
to Principe and in the territory where the
inSurgent headquarters were recently To-
Gated and as he has been enabled to reach
that place apparently without any serious
molestation on the part OF the insurgents
the report that Gomez is retrea ting would
appear to be borne out by facts. Dispatches
from Spanish headquarters are even more
explicit. 1t is announced that the insur-
gents have retreated to the mountains and
To the woods as the Spanish advanced.
and that from Sancti Spiritus Captain Gen
eral Weyler viii push forward lis columns
TO Moren. Ciego de Avia and Jucaro thus
sweeping across the island with a large
force and driving the enemy before him
toward the eastern part of the island.
The strategic position of General Weyler
is a good one and adapted to keep his
troops supplied well. He expects to trap
Gomez between the two wings OF the Span
ish column and thus force a decisive en-
gagement before the rains put an end to
the military operations. Cubans believe
however. that Gomez will. as usual sliu
through the Gordon before being completely
SIrrrOnpdpl
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THE TRANSVAAL's DEMANDS
Britain Asked 10 Pay Ro1ndIy for the
Jameson Raid.

LONDON, Feb ls.-The secretary of state
for the colonies, Joseph Chamberlain. an
nounced in the House of Commons to-day
that an official telegram had been received
from the British agent at Pretoria. capital
Of the Transvaal. on Tuesday conveying a
bill of indemnity presented by the Trans
vaai as result of the jameson raid. The
bill. he added, is divided into two heads.
The first asks for the payment OF G677 .S3S
IS Sd as a material charge, and under the
second head the Transvaal asks for ef 000-
600 for moral and intellectual damage"
MIR. Chamberlain further said that the tele-
gram stated that the foregoing demands do
not include the legitimate private claims
which may he advanced. The diSpatc
says the indemnity is TO be paid by the
British government "or caused 10 be paid
by them.' apparently suggesting that the
government compel the British Chartered
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OPPOSED TO RAILWAY POOLS.
Annual Meeting of the National
Transportation Association.

CHICAGO, Feb. ls.-Representatives Of
great commercial organizations gathered AT
the Board of Trade to-day 10 attend the an
nual meeting of the National Transporta-
ton Association. About twenty-five dele
gates were present. prominent shippers and
business men from all parts of the country,
and representing a membership OF about
10000. The meeting, which was held behind
closed doors. was called to order by presi-
dent Frank Barry. OF Milwaukee, who de-
livered his annual address. He said the as
sociation had ever been the frien@ OF the
interState-commerce act, and had frequent
ly been called on by the commission for ad-
vice and assistance. 1t had been persistent
ly at work for the establishment of a UNI
form classification and bill of lading for use
by all trans pOrtatlon companies In the
country. Ii mad advocated iair and equita-
bic car service, rules which should not be
one-sided in operation, out would give de-
murrage to the shipper or receiver OF
freight which had suffered injury or loss
through delay on the part OF the carrier.
just as il gave 10 the railroad company
compensation Tor tardy unloading OF its
cars. These and other measures would b.
persiStenly followed until the purposes OF
the association were accomplished.
George +. Stone, secretary OF the chicago
Board OF Trade, spoke bout the Interstate
commerce acr. he made a strong pea Tor
enforcement of the law, and condemned the
efforts of the railways TO have the act
changed as 10 iegaize pooiiaS. Vice
President T.. l.. Rogers, of Philadelphia.
made a short address, and various papers
of interest were read by Jerome Carty. OF
philadelphia: X. s. Lang, Frank 4. Scott,
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce; Chair
man Iglehart. OF the Chicago Freight Bu-
reaU: L. Whitelaw. of ST. Louis. represen
ing the National Paint. Oil ard NaTnisn As
sociation: Colonel Rogers. OF the MinneapC~
lis Chamber of Commerce. and DenisOn Is.
Smith. secretary of the Toledo Produce Ex-
change.
This afternoon resolutions were adopted
advocating the amendment of the inter-
State-commerce act SO as TO give the COM
mission power to enforce it's decisions.
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NI'KINIEY MUST REST.
Cannot Resume the Practice of See
ing All Visitors Who Call.

CANTON, o., Feb. 1S.-Major Mckinley
continues to improve in health. He took
drive to-day with Mrs. Mckinley, and
seems to have fully conquered the attack
of illness. His physician says that rest and
quiet are only necessary to his complete re-
covery, and that he Will have If the ply
sicians orders are obeyed. The orders are
that he shall not resume the receiving of
visitors as he did before the attack between
now and the time of his leaving for Wash
he shall not see any one but members of
the household and his secretaries. The ply
sician has also advised Major Mckinley
against the exposure incident to the fare
we'll reception arranged for Washington s
birthday next Monday. Hence the recep-
tion will have to be abandoned. The COM
mittee of the Business Mems Association
which arranged the affair said to-day that
the association had completed all the ar
rangements To hold the reception in the
City Hall. but. of course, the physicians de-
cision final
The citizens reception committee which
handled the visiting delegations and escort
ed them to President-elect Mckinley's resi-
dence during the recent campaign will go
TO Washington in body. This was decided
al a meeting at which nearly every member
of the committee, which numbered twenty
to have space reserved on the Canton in
auguraI special which leaves the Fort
Wayne depot at 9 O'Clock Tuesday evening
March 9. Several members of the commit
tee announced the intention of taking their
wives along.
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sells could be made out. The Columbia was
the first vessel reached and the secretary
summoned Captain Sands aboard the cutter
TO get the positions of the ships. Running
70 the New York Admiral Bunce came
aboard the Colfax. The boats were then
lowered and the secretary, the admiral and
most of the members OF the party were
taken aboard the Maine. Here an interest
ing event was celebrated. The men were
on Landsman Creelman 70 step forward.
He then presented Creelman with govern
ment gold medal awarded for bravery dur
ing the storm of the Sth when several men
of the Maine were washed overheard. Creel-
man jumped into the sea 10 save the drown
ing men and was himself rescued with diff
ficulty. Cadet Gherardi who commanded
the boats crew that saved the men, also
was highly complimented by the recretary.
The party then returned aboard the cutter
and. the fog having lifted. the secretarys
end of the lire of ships to make an inspec-
ton of the fleet. The Maine, meantime.
had got under way and started for New
Orleans. AS the cutter proceeded down the
line. the various ships each fired salute
of seventeen guns. The admiral and his
staff and Captain Schley OF the New York.
were taken aboard and the cutter ran
quietly back to the city.
There was great gathering at the
Charleston Hotel tonight, where the Cham
ber of Commerce served its annual BAN
quet with Secretary Herbert as the guest
Of honor The secretary Admiral Bunce
and his ST If. the captains and executive
officers of the war ships and the Governor
of South Carolina were the invited guests.
Secretary Herbert responded to the toast,
Our Country'S Navy.
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MUST NOT LYNCH FLANAGAN.
Georgia's Governor Calls Out Militia
TO Protect an Alleged Murderer.

ATLANTA. Ga. Feb. 1s.-Fearing an at
tempt 10 lynch Edward Flanagan, whose
trial for the murder Of Mrs Allen and
Miss Ruth Slack in De Kalb county. several
months ago. has been i'm progress at De-
catur since Monday, Governor Atkinson
this morning ordered two companies OF the
Atlanta military. the Rifles and the
Zouavcs, to guard the courthouse during
the day. The trial went on without excite
ment or any effort on the part OF the mob
TO enter the courtroom This afternoon IL
was decided 10 keep Flanagan in the De-
catur Jail tonight instead of bringing him
to Atlanta as has been done heretofore and
i'm order To- make assurance Of the prisoner 5
safety doubiy sure. the Governor ordered
the Aachine-gun Battery and four other
companies of the Fifth Georgia Regiment
TO hold themselves in readiness 10 go 10
Decatur at a moments notice.
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SUICIDE OF AN EX-PLUNGER.
George w. Adams. Once "a Noted Spec.
ulator, Cures His Hunger.

CHICAGO. Feb. 1s.-George w. Adams
died to-day from 4 wound self-inficted. In
1874 Adams engineered one of the greatest
corners" an oats known In the history OF
the Chicago Board Of Trade The corner
would have made him one of the richest
men in Chicago had he won. Adams bor-
rowed revolver yesterday evening and
shot himself In the head. after writing. II
die hungry" on bill head. lie WAS once a
wealthy operator but after losing his
money became a bookkceDcr Three
months ago ne lost his place, and has since
been cut OF work
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Cable NOfcS.

A copy of the general arbitration treaty
and President Cl6Velands message on the
subject TO the Senate was issued in the
British House OF Commons last night.
The German loans conversion bill passed
its second reading yesterday in the Reichz
stag after several amendments proposed
by Herr Richter. the Peoples party leader.
had been rejected.
Grand Duke George of Russia. the Care
witch. younger brother of the Car and
heir preseumptive to the throne. who has
been in bad health for long time past.
has started from Batoum on "A cruise.
He Will first proceed TO Constantinople.
The Imparcial and other newspapers of
Madrid are calling the Spanish govern
mentS attention to the revival of the
Carlist agitation in Catalonia and the
Basque provinces. 1t is reported that the
Carlists are buying arms and preparing for
coup de main.
The North German Gazette. OF Berlin. re-
ferring TO the far-reaching bimetallic con-
clusions some newspapers nave attached 10
the recent visit of SenaIor Edward o. VOL
cott, of Colorado, to Prince Hohenlohe, the
imperial chancellor. declares that the sena-
tors audience was practically one of cour-
teSy.
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THE FAMINE IN INDIA.
Thousands Of People Starving In the
Bundelkund Province.

AGRA, Feb. 1S.-The special reporter OF
the Associated Press who is visiting the
famine-strieken districts OF India has IN
spected the central native states and the
Bundelkund district. People from the for
mer have been hocking into British ter
ritory for the past month and hundreds
of starving persons are mesting the trains
and begging as their only chance Of sub
sistence. The villagers are turning the refu-
gees away and many are dying on the rails.
Walking from one station TO another. the
corrCspOnder found five dead bodies along
the line. Children are deSe rted ana left
TO forage for themselves. The rajahs were
the last in starting relief works, and then
the mischief was already done. The NOR
tality is awful at Banda. the blaclest spot
Of the BunGelkund province. where. ont Of
a population OF 109.00o. 2J0.G00 are receiving
relief. The number Is expected TO reach
3Ol COO
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-Senator Petit
grew, of North Dakota, tonight, in speak,
ing of the reelection of Senator Kyle. said:
Il do not know much about the election
other than the kilograms l have received
and the press dispatches. though | have
been aware that the Republicans intended
for some time TO throw their solid vote for
Senator Kyle, and l don't believe il is the
result of any bargain or sudden impulse. 1
think he will act as he always has with
reference TO silver and free trade, and do
not believe that his reelection is the result
of any agreement or understanding with
the Republicans TO pursue any other course.
He has been 4 theoretic free trader, and
made an earnest speech in favor of free
wool in particular, and in general for the
lowest duty on the propositions of the VIII
son BILL
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Solid Vote of Republicans Cast for
Him. Much to the Surprise of the
Free-SiIyer FusiOnists.
CANTON NO LONGER A MECCA
M'I<INLEy'S DOCTOR HAS ORDERED
HIM TO REST TILL MARCH 4,
Also Forbidden to Receive Visitors a,
Before His IIlness-Banna's Cam
paign for Senator.

PIERRE. s. d.. Feb. lS.-The break came
in the senatorial deadlock this noon. when
Senator Kyle was reelected. the Republic
ans voting solidly for him, having dropped
Pickler. The Republicans of the House
voted almost solidly for Kyle and the Re-
publicans of the Senate began at once to
change 10 him, so that before the result of
the ballot was announced enough of the
charges had been made to give Kyle %
votes-three more than were necessary TO
elect. The Populists shifted from man TO
man, but the Republicans stood solidly fer
Kyle. With the solid Republican vote and
with the Populsts who stayed by him. Kyle
secured enough votes to pull him through.
1t was apparent that there was no posi-
bility OF electing a Republican, and all
night long and until o'clock this morning
the Republicans and thirteen of kyle's
stanchest followers were in conference and
finally reached an agreement. When the
joint assembly met the Republican senators
voted for Picker, as usual. - prearrange-
ment but when the Republicans on the
House roll were reached they commenced
voting for Kyle. 1t was then that the op
position first discovered the scheme. Before
the vote was recorded all the Republicans
changed 10 Kyle. 1t was then changes be-
gan and confusion reigned. Mr.. Olson. of
Lawrence, tried to create a stampede for
Goodykoontz. Twice the ballot was verified.
After speaking had continued for more
than an hour the ballot was finally an
nounced: Kyle %. Plowman Al Goodykoonta
IL. Palmer l, Greeley A. Hinckley 1. Repre-
sentative Keith, of Lake county. imme.
diately gave notice that caucus of free
silverites would be held tonight to repu-
diate the election. The fusionists are ali
torn up the matter, and are blaming
each other even TO the extent of personal
abuse. Congressman Pickler worked ali
night to harmonize the Republican forces
and line them up for Kyle. and appears to
as happy as though he had been elected.
Six Democrats voted for Kyle.
In interview tonight Senator Kyle
denied the report that he had made any
deal with Republicans. He declares that
he is still Populist. has not changed his
principles and that the Republicans came
to him soldly because they thought Sena-
tor Pettigrew was against him and they
wished to humiliate Pettigrew.
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HERBERT AT CHARLESTON.
Secretary of the Navy Presents n Med
al to Landsman Creelman

CHARLESTON, 5. C, Feb. 1S-Secretary
Herbert and party arrived from Washing
ton and were met at the station by Mayor
Smythe and the committee on reception.
y detachment OF the naval reserves was at
the station and saluted the party with twen-
ty-seven guns as il was driven TO the
Charleston Hotel for breakfast. The visitors
accompanied by Mayor Slnythe and the re-
ception committee and a number of ladies
and gentlemen, left the city about noon
aboard the revenue cutter ColfaX. for a
visit To the war SHIPS. AT the mouth OF
the harbor the Colfax ran into heavy
fog. which obscured all sight of the ships
IL was with much difficulty that the yes