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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-05
TROUBLE FOR WEYLER
MAY BE PUNISHED FOR AN INDIs-
GREET SPEECH IN HAVANA.
Two Young Americans Who Landed
in Cuba with MaceO Released
from Moro Castle.

MADRID, Nov. AT the meeting of the
Spanish Cabinet yesterday it was decided
to demand an explanation from General
Weyler of the remarks he made in his fare
we'll address on leaving Havana on Sunday
last. 1t is reported that the general will be
impeached. Previous to embarking on board
the steamer Montserat, which conveyed him
to Spain, General Weyler received a depu-
tation of autonomists and in his address
to them he said in part:
my release from my post and reSpon-
sibilities did not surprise me. had expected
it from the death of Senior CanoVaS, not
believing that any political leader would
be strong enough to sustain me when the
United States and the rebels were together
constantly demanding that Spain should
come to settlement. count 1t an honor to
have been identified with the local Spanish
party. But the policy which have followed
was not adopted in obedience To any polit-
zeal party, but for what it represented on
behalf of my country. Before / came was
we'll aware of the patriotic conduct of the
volunteers and since my arrival l have
often seen it illustrated. [ have repeatedly
advised the Spanish party not to be intimi-
dated, but to make known to the home
government the outcome of the reforms
which have been put in force. AS for the
future, L offer myself and shall always
hold myself in readiness to serve the party
aiming to retain Cuba for Spain.''
The letter of Senior Salvani, published in
the Spanish newspapers yesterday, reply
ing to the article of Hannis Taylor. the
former United States minister to Spain. on
the Cuban question, published in an Ameri-
can magazine has created the greatest stir
here. The Spanish papers holly attack Mr..
Taylor for his utteranceS.
The Spanish Cabinet has now decided to
reply to the United States minister's ac-
acknowledgement of the receipt of the Span
ish note in reply to the representations of
the United States on the subject of Cuba,
declaring in guarded terms that in reference
to granting autonomy to Cuba, Spain will
do what she seems fit. 1t is also under
stood that the Spanish government is de-
termined in the case of the American
schooner Competitor, captured in Cuban
waters in April, 1896, to maintain that the
Spanish officers acted correctly in making
the capture of the Competitor and that the
protocol of 1877 solely referred to American
citizens residing in Cuba.
Measures will be taken to grant amnesty
to theS political prisoners belonging to
Porto Rico and the governor general of the
Philippine islands will be invested with
authority to pardon the families of insur-
gents of that colony.
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STOLEN SILKS RECOVERED.
Prominent South Bend Citizens Mixed
Up in Railroad RObberies.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Nov. 4.-John w.
Talbot, a conspicuous young member of the
st. Joseph county bar, was arrested at
late hour last night, charged with receiving
stolen goods. The goods in question consist
of a large quantity of silks which last Sep
TENDER were thrown from Baltimore &
Ohio freight car near Walkerton, this
county. The silks found their way to hay
loft near here and later to Room H. in Hotel
Columbia, this city, where, on Saturday
night the officers seized them. Talbot had
offered the silks for sale. claiming that they
were held under a chattel mortgage given
to Miss Kate McCollum by Sylvester P.
Skutt,- of Chicago, to secure a loan of 500.
Talbot was locked up and later released on
bond. The police claim that they may be
able now to unravel a gigantic scheme to
rob railroads in which it is intimated some
prominent people are concerned. The prin-
cipal sufferers are the Baltimore & Ohio
and the Lake Shore which roads have been
robbed frequently for months. Underwear,
overcoats and shoes were brought in to-day
by the police, and more goods are to come.
Young Talbot is married and was formerly
in the office of Mayor Maybury, of Detroit,
Mich.
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GAS MUST NOT BE WASTED.
of the Stat Law Up
heId by Judge Mcclure.

ANDERSON. Ind. Nov 4.-Judge Nc
Clure has passed upon the constitutionality
of the anti-waste natural gas laws. He de-
clares the anti-waste law constitutional
and has docketed the many cases against
oil prospectors in this county. The ques-
ton of the validity of the law came out of
suits filed against producers who brought
in oil wells about Alexandria. In opening
the wells the producers said it was neces-
sary to allow the gas to blow into the air
that the petroleum might be obtained.
Some of the wells produced two or three
million feet of gas a day. which went to
waste while the oil obtained sometimes did
not amount to more than fifty or hundred
barrels
1t is understood here that the decision of
Judge Mcclure on the case In question does
not settle the important point of wasting
gas The suit was for violation of an ordi-
nance prohibiting the sinking of an oil well
within certain distance of building, and
also for carrying explosives within GER
tain distance of a residence. The ordinance
passed by the City Council of Alexandria
making the blowing Off of an oil well a
nuisance has not been tested the cases be-
ing still pending in the mayors court.
This is the ordinance under which it is
hoped to stop the waste of gas.
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Chancellor Ben Brown of this city. Many
buildings We're profusely decorated with
the red yellow and blue, and the streets
were thronged with knights The district
is composed of the counties of Barthol-
omew, Decatur Shelby and johnson, con-
tanning twenty-four lodges. All of the lat
ter Were represented, some of them by
large delegations. The first meeting of the
day was held at 10 o'clock, at Castle Hall,
and was presided over by James E. Watson,
of Rushville. Elder E. F. Daugherty well
coined the visitors, and Colonel Heiskell, of
indianapolis, responded. This afternoon
about five hundred Knights marshaled by
Colonel Storey Joined in parade After
ward, at the hail. the Columbus and Shell
byville lodges exemplified degree work To-
night public meeting was held. Beside
music. ten-minute talks were made by lead
ing knights. Many prominent knights at
tended the meeting, among whom We're
Colonel Heiskell, George w. Powell, r. A.
Brown, Congressman Overstreet and Frank
Bowers, of Indianapolis: ex-Congressman
Watson, of Rushville; Hon. James Caskey
and A. M. Willoughby, of Greensburg; J.
l. Jones, of Flat Rock; j. w. McCardle, of
New Richmond, and Otto Kolb, of Boone
willie
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WASHINGTON. Nov. 4-Secretary Bliss
has returned. Regarding the elections. he
said: THE result in New York is simply
what might be expected from a division in
the ranks of the people who won the victory
last fall. This is all there is about it. When
it became impossible to make a union of
forces opposed to Tammany, defeat was
inevitable. AS to responsibility, every man
will have to decide that for himself We
hope that before another election takes
place we will be able to get these divided
forces together. found quite a number of
men who intended to vote for General
Tracy who cast their vote for Mr.. Low at
the last moment, believing that was the
only way to defeat Mr.. Van Wyck. This
feeling existed on the part of great many,
reducing General Tracy's vote"
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the State 263971, and when all are in the
a tremendous falling off from last years
vote when grand total of 1875 was cast
A falling Off Of over 100000 even in an off
year, cannot be satisfactorily explained by
the bad weather that prevailed election day.
OF the 263,9T1 votes so far tabulated
Shaekelford has 137 .6O2: Bailey Rep. 1l4,31S;
Bindnan, Nat. DEM, 1918 and Parker,
Pop. 1887. IN Hindmans vote an increase
OF 1854 over last years national Democratic
vote is shown. but the vote cannot go over
1000 and this it is alleged, knocks all the
props from urder the National Democratic
position which required at least 10000 votes
for Hindman to Justify the existence of
gold Democratic organization.
A recapituation of the vote in the city
of Louisville for mayor shows that Weav-
er's Democratic plurality. with one precinct
missing, is 200 in round numbers.
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DEFINING. N. NJ, Nov. 4--The winter res
idence of Otto Mergenthaler, the inventor
of the Linotype typesetting machine, was
destroyed by fire here to-day. Mr.. Mer-
genthaler lost all his personal property and
many valuable papers, including the draw
ings for new typesetting machine. The
property was owned by Col. James A. Lock-
art Of Colorado Springs, Col, and was val
ued at $50, 900. Mr.: Mergenthaler was spend
ing the winter in Deming, hoping to be ben
Gifted in health.
MARLBOROUGH. Mass, Nov. A Sc
rious fire broke out at 1870 a. m. in the
three-story wooden block occupied by the
Central Hotel and spread to the Corey
block, adjoining, which it destroyed, caus-
ing a total loss of nearly $4,000. Both
blocks were of wood. There were about
forty guests in the Central Hotel, all of
whom escaped.
BOSTON. Nov. 4.-The extensive estab-
lishment of Haywood Brothers and the
Wakefield Company manufacturers and
dealers in rattan furniture. was badly dam
aged by fire to-day. Loss $4,000.
LAMAR, Mo-, Nov. 4.--The business part
of the village of Liberal, fourteen miles
west of here, was destroyed by fire this
afternoon, entaiing a loss Of $50,VOO
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EDITOR sTEAD's OPINION.
New York Result "A Great Vindication
of Tammany and Croker.

of Tammany and Croker.
LONDON, Nov Am Englishman who
does not cherish a total gloomy view of the
result of the recent election in Greater New
York is William T. Stead, the well-known
newspaper man, who recently figured in the
public eye here as the sponsor of Richard
Croker in a somewhat flattering pen por-
trait of the Tammany chifetain. Mr.. Stead
gave his views to-day, in original phrases
such as characterize his utterances. Mr..
Croker, it appears, while conversing with
Mr. Stead, predicted that the Tammany
majority would be 100000 votes, adding: IF
] were to run for mayor / should want all
the newspapers against me-" Mr. Croker
added, says Mr.. Stead: IF you intend to
write about me, please say that Tammany
must give New York the best government
1t ever had. New York is the ideal city of
the world. and that is the future watch
word for Tammany.''
Mr. Stead continued: at is a great vim
dication of Tammany and Croker and gives
them wonderful opportunity, though it
does not wipe out the slate of the past
Nothing could erase the Lexow revelations,
but many men who, struggling to the front,
sometimes find it necessary to do shady
things to get there would be superior to
such temptations after having achieved pos
session. Becky Sharp said, 1T is easy to
be virtuous on thousand year. Tam
many and Croker have got the thousand a
year. The election must give great i'm
petus to Bryanism.''
About the election generally Mr.. Stead
was quite cheerful saying: The Chicago
platform minus the nonsense about free sill
ver-if that is what Tammany's victory
means-won't scare the English. To most
of us in the old country your plutocrats
seem a much greater menace to the COM
monwealth than the Democrats. even if
they do swear by Croker and Tammany
Hall. The Republican campaign fund stag
gered us much more than the victory of
Van Wyck."
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Judge j. I'll. Foxworthy.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Nov 4.-Word
has reached this city that J. H. Foxworthy,
a well-known jurist, of Lincoln, Neb., is
dead. He was born and raised in this coun-
ty, near Hall, and at the breaking out of
the civil war enlisted in Company H, Thir-
ty-third Indiana Infantry serving three
years. He went to Nebraska in 1873 and
for Eastern papers on the subject of Does
Farming in Nebraska Pay?' and signed
himself "Old Harper" Mr.. Foxworthy was
one of the best known Masons in the State
of Nebraska, having served as past grand
master of the r. and S. NJ and occupied
other high offices in the order, of which he
was member for thirty-three years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-05
GAs-BELT HORSE THIEVES.
Officers at Anderson and Muncie Made
Haul Yesterday.


~ Haul Yesterday.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Nov Henderson and
Muncie officers this afternoon broke into
what they consider one of the best organ
lied horse-thief bands that ever operated
in eastern Indiana. During the past two
months fifty horses have been stolen in
Madison and Delaware counties and have
completely disappeared. The first of last
week a horse and buggy belonging to Night
Watchman Spot StrattOn, of this city, was
taken. This week the officers got track of
the thieves and at last, through a party of
overland movers, found that three men had
offered it to them for small sum. De-
scription of the men were obtained and this
afternoon Edward Dobson, of this city, was
placed under arrest by Chief of Police Rob
bins, and about the same time Dobson's
brother and Adolph Maynard, both of this
city, were placed under arrest in Muncie.
Evidence was accumulated in searching
Dobson's premises which go far to convince
the officers that they have caught the lead
ers of the gang. 1t is probable that other
arrests will take place in different gas-belt
cities before the night is over. Dobson has
served one term for robbery. Maynard
served a term for shooting the marshal of
Portland Jay county, several years ago.
Others thought to be members of the gang
have equally bad records.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Col. John III. r.. Sprinkle, a Southern
Indiana Pioneer.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, Nov. 4-Col. John H.
e. Sprinkle, pioneer of southern Indiana
is dead at his home in Oaktown, at the age
of seventy-six. He held a position in the
United States Land Office under President
buchanan, and was distributing agent un-
der the Buchanan administration. He has
held several responsible offices in this coun-
ty He was appointed United States mar
vote cast for President Lincoln. He was a
prominent Mason and Odd Fellow. Colonel
Sprinkle was born in Wythe county, Vir-
ginia- He leaves a large estate.
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BOXING AT NEW YORK.
The Ryan-PetersOn Ten-ROund Bout
Declared Draw.

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Boxing was re-
sumed in New York tonight, after an in
terval of several months. Tommy Ryan, of
Philadelphia, and Harry Peterson, of Brook
lyn, met in ten-round bout at the Waldorf
Athletic Club. Both weighed in at 40
pounds. The fact that Ryan had already
bested Jack McAuliffe and Young Critic"
made him favorite in the betting. This
afraid of each other, and very few effective
blows were struck up to the fifth round.
In the sixth and seventh both boys did some
slugging, but after this they grew weary,
and so did the crowd. The referee decided
the bout a draw.
Billy Barrett and Jack Ward spared a
ten-round draw. Benny Leon bested Jimmy
Dever in ten-round bout. and Frank Pat
terson easily got away with Eddie Gardi-
ner, of Omaha, in bout of the same
length.
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Indiana Notes.

Otto Helms, a Richmond merchant tailor,
made an assignment yesterday for the ben
eft of creditors.
The contract for plans for the new M.
f. Church at Portland has been let to Arch
itect w. r. Brown, of Cincinnati. 1t will
cost $50 900.
The Madison county Federation has
elected James Morrison, of Anderson, pres
ident, and A. T. Dye corresponding secre-
tary. Morrison is a representative from
the Flint Glass Workers Union.
The plant of the Haynes Wheel Company
at Portland has been ordered sold by the
Jay Circuit Court, in order to satisfy in
debtedness of about $4,000. The plant has
been in the hands of a receiver for months.
State Fish Commissioner Sweeney is ex-
pected in Anderson to investigate the pol
luton of White river by the Muncie and
Yorktown strawboard plants. He will also
investigate the strawboard plants at An
derson and NobesYille.
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GLASS WORKERS. THREAT.
VIII Start Cooperative Plants If tn
Scale Be Not Signed.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Nov. AT a meeting of
the local preceptory of window-glass
workers here to-day the following card
was given out:
In answer to the window-glass manu-
facturers' offer to their workmen, which has
been published and distributed throughout
the land, we, the workers, wish to say
that this offer is misleading, that the II
per cent Increase and per cent additional
is fraud, to say the least.
we have worked the last two years at
a 10 per cent. reduction. Their last offer is
scarcely an increase of Z per cent. over last
years wage scale to the blowers, gatherers
and natteners. The increase on tariff over
the Wilson bill on window glass is 40 per
cent The workers have on an average of
the four trades blowers, gatherers, flatten-
ers and cutters) asked an increase of II
Per cent. nothing more than is fair and
Just: If the combine or window-glass trust
of the manufacturers don't want to pay the
workers fair and just wages, let them nail
their factories up. The workers can and
Will start cooperative factories all over the
country, and that before long,
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POPULISsI WANING.
Republicans Gain "a Decided Victory
in the SunfiOwer State.

TOPEKA, Kan. Nov. 4.-Election returns
have been received at Republican headquar-
tiers from sixty-three Kansas counties out
of los. and from sixty-eight counties at Pop
ulist headquarters. While both reports
agree on large Republican gains over the
vote of 1896, they are conflicting in compar-
ison with the vote OF 1895, and this must be
determined by the official count. The Re-
publicans elect nine out of thirteen district
judges, follows: NJ. =. Simpson, in the
Ninth district; r. NJ. Picker, in the Fiji
teenth; Andell r. Clark, in the Twentieth;
r. 3. Spilman, Twenty-frst; r. F. Thomp-
son, Thirtieth; E. II. Price, Thirty-frst; w.
z. Hutchinson, Thirty-second; c. w. Smith,
Thirty-fOurth, and William Thompson,
Thirty-flfth. The fusionists elected these
judges: John II. Burris. Tenth district A
T. G. Geiger, Seventh; w. E. Mcbride,
Nineteenth. and j. e. Andrews, Thirty
third. About the election of these judges
there is no dispute. The Populist managers,
late this afternoon, conceded that the re-
suits of the judicial elections was distinct
victory for the Republicans.
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Jonathan II. Henry.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 4-The
Masonic fraternity Of this vicinity buried
Elder Jonathan H Henry here yesterday
afternoon. Elder Henry was a native of
Clarke county. Ohio, but has been a resi-
dent of this county almost half century
He was minister in the Christian Church
for more than forty years and Mason
since 1863. He leaves a daughter, who is
teaching in the city schools here, and a
son, who is superintendent of the Warsaw
city schools, and James H. Henry who was
a candidate on the Republican state ticket
three years ago for superintendent of public
instruction.
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Democrat Hates to Give I'm

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind Nov. 4.-John L.
Bracken of this city, deputy revenue col .
lector of this district and brother of ex-
Collector William H. Bracken, has been re-
moved by Collector Nowlin, and Frank NJ.
Smith, an attorney of Brookville, appointed
subject to the approval of the commissioners
of internal revenue. Mr.. Bracken claims
that he is under civil-Service rules and can
not be removed except for cause. Mr.. Now
lin claims that Collector Bracken removed
Republicans and put his friends in their
places and that he has the same right
through the amounting bowers.
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other Deaths in the state.

PORTLAND Ind Nov. 4-Joseph Coder
died at his home few miles from this city
last night, aged eighty-four. He was one
of the pioneers of this part of the State
and one of its first undertakers.
at an advanced age.
MUNCIE. Ind, Nov. 1.-The funeral of
Isaac r. Crews was held to-day. in charge
of the knights Templars. The deceased was
siXty-eight years old. and recently retired
from the furniture business in this city.
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NEW YORK, Nov. A distinguished as
sembly of members of society gathered in
the assembly hall of the Madison-square
Garden this afternoon to participate III the
that opens on Nov. 49, An agent made the
first bid of $500 for first choice, but j. r.
George Gould. got the prize for $500 George
Gould occupied BOX SS at the last show. and
this box was chosen by Tyson this after
noon p. j Gordon got second choice for
S275 and he selected Box Ga. e. III. Morisni
paid s4OO for Box So, and F. A. Burnheimer
hought Box rs for 1890.
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ana than In any one section of the globe
Ohio comes second, and after several for
eign countries Illinois ranks. Ohio and In
diana manufacture three~fourths of the
strawboard used The trust is said to con-
troll $4,000. 900 worth of property. All but
two small plants are in the new trust The
total productive facilities is equivalent to
800 tons a day More strawboard is being
used now than at cny time in history, and
ii is thought that it will reach 200 tons
day next year. BY the agreement all plants
are to shut down and all operate at the
same time, as demand regulates. This
means that every plant in the country will
be closed down about three months out of
every year during the life of the trust.
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SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Nov. 4-Col. John
s. Ford known throughout Texas as Col.
rip Ford, the Indian fighter. has died at
his home after months illness. Colonel
Ford was stricken with paralysis on Oct. l.
since which time he gradually sank The
deceased was eighty-two years of age a
native Of South Carolina, from which State
he emigrated 10 Texas in 1896.
BERLIN. Nov. 4.-Baron d'Itajuba, the
Brazilian minister to Germany died sud-
denly last evening. Heart disease is sup
posed to have been the cause of his death
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 4.-Prof. George
Frederick Holmes, Of the University of Vir-
ginia died there at o'clock to-day.
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Received Two White Cap Notices.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MORRISTOWN, Ind. Nov. Am saying
that Mr.. Colman received a White Cap no.
tice your correspondent is informed that he
was mistaken. 1t was the president of the
board Mr.. NJ K. Bankert, that received
such warning. 1t is learned he has received
two notices, the first threatening to burn
and are working together in that body for
the street grading. The mistake made was
ton with Mr.. Colman. Mr.. Colman is au-
thority for the information that Mr.. Bank
ert has received the notice.