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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-26

How Stories of Spanish Conquest Days
Put 1t in AdventurerS' Mouths.

Chicago UlmeS-H6rdlQ.
FL Dorado is the term now heard on every
side in connection with the placer mines
of Alaska and the northwest territory of
Canada. Its derivation is of interest. In
the fifteenth century it was rumored that
there existed in the northern part of South
America a city of great wealth called Ma
noa, whose king, by name FL Dorado was
periodically smeared with oil or balsam and
was then powdered with gold dust until his
whole body had a gilded appearance. 1t was
said that on these occasions he threw gold
emeralds and other precious metals and
gems into a sacred lake, in which he after
ward bathed.
Beginning in 1882 the Spaniards sent many
large expeditions to search for this phan-
tom city, and most of them ended disas-
trously hundreds of lives being lost. One
explorer, Orellano, aVerred that he found Ell
Dorado in his voyage down the Amazon in
1910 This was disproved, but the search
was continued down to the eighteenth cen
fury Some of the results were the conquest
and settlement of New Granada, the max
ing known TO the world of the mountain
region of Venezuela, the discovery of the
noble rivers, the Orinoco and the Amazon,
and the exploration of the vast forests west
of the Andes. About the end of the six
teenth century an English expedition, eth
er sent out by or under the personal leader
ship of Raleigh. penetrated into Guiana,
thereby obtaining a claim on that country
which has resulted IN the requirement OF
the modern British colony of that name.
1t has been supposed that the Origination
of this fable arose from the yearly celebra-
ton of a tribe of Indians near Bogota.
whose chief was on these occasions gilded
with gold dust, but this ceremony was never
witnessed by the Spaniards, and the story
may simply be another version of the FL
Dorado myth.
The name FL Dorado was commonly used
10 describe the city or country which was
the object of the search, but later usage
of the term has been its fig1rative appltca-
ton with regard TO any region OF more than
common richness. Ell Dorado county, in
California was the scene of the famous
gold finds of lS49 ard since then the express
sion has been used to describe many gold
camps
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NEWS IN SUNDAYS JOURNAL.
Resume of Chief Events Printed in the
Issue of July 20.
The special session OF Congress:
8 o'clock Saturday night.

The special session of Congress ended at
o'clock Saturday night.
Christopher Precuss. of Paducah, KY is
suing for divorce merely because his wife
sold the household furniture and bought
bicycle.
Lady Henry Somerset resigned the pres
idency of the British Woman S Temperance
Association because a circular from her
was ignored.
Three thousand five hundred miners in the
Jellico, Mo, district, who have been on a
strike since May l. are absolutely impover-
ished The outlook for their success is
gloomy.
Vanity Fair, a London publication. as
serts that the intemperance among the up
per classes in London amounts to public
calamity. The women, it adds, are quite as
bad as the men.
A negro and white man, near Fayette
Mo, fought with pitchf0rks, but were sep
arated. The white man then procured a
shotgun and empted both barrels into the
negro, but did not kill him.
Carlist leaders are making active prepa-
rations to try once more to place Don Car
los on throne in Spain. They believe that
the unrest in Spain among all classes is a
golden opportunity for them.
The President sent a message to Congress
Saturday urging legislation looking to the
appointment of special currency commits
sion The House passed the Stone bill, an
administration measure, but the Senate
took no action.
Baseball Saturday-Western League: In
dianapolis II, Minneapolis Z; Kansas City Z,
Milwaukee TO- Detroit S. National League:
Boston s. Louisville 2; Pttsburg 49, Balti-
more 3; New York T. Chicago 3; Cleveland
8, Philadelphia O.; St. Louis Z, Washington 5.
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Tariff Bill Now a Law.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-There was
lightning finish to the tariff battle in Con-
gress to-day. The discussion in the Senate
came to an abrupt conclusion al a few min
utes before o'clock this afternoon, and
within an hour from the beginning OF the
Senate roll call on the adoption of the con-
ference report the bill had become a law,
having in that time received the signatures
of the speaker of the House, Vice President
Hobart, and last and most important of ALL
President McKinleys There was rot a
break in the programme OF the day from
beginning to end. The bill had ten ma
jOrity in the Senate, or the same ii had on
the original ballot which sent it from that
body to the House. 1t was clean-cut pro-
tective tariff victory. The vote in detail
Yeas-Aldrich Allison, Baker, Burrows.
Carter, Clark, Davis, Deboe, ElkinS, Fair
banks Foraker Frye. Gallinger. Gear
Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley. Hoar, Jones of
MILAN, Mason, Morrill,, Nelson, Penrose
Perkins, Platt of Connecticut, Platt of New
York Pritchard, Proctor, Quay, Sewel
Shoup, SpoOner, Stewart, Thurston, War
rem. Wetmore-40.
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caffery, Chill
ton Clay Cockrell, Daniel. Faulkner, Cor
man. Harris, Jones of Arkansas. Lindsay
Mallory. Martin Mills, Mitchell, Morgan,
Murphy. Pasco. Pettus, Roach, Smith, Till
man, Turley, Turner, 1urpie Vest, Walt
The following pairs were announced, the
first for and the last against the bill
Chandler with Cannon. Cullom with Gray
Wolcott with George, Hanna with Rawlins
Wellington with McLaurin, Mantle with
Kenney Wilson with Heitfeld Mr.. Hanna
voted at first under the impression that Mr.
Rawlins, with whom he was paired, was
present, and, learning of his absence, with
drew his vote. The following senator's were
present and did not vote: Alien, Butler and
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House Committees.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-The committees
of the House were announced by the speak
er tonight, just before adjournment. In
diana is not particularly favored in assign
ments as will be seen by the following:
Henry L. Johnson is reappointed chairman
of elections committee No. 2, S. Z. Royse
is vice chairman of No. l. while Miers and
Crumpaoker are on No. 3. Faris gets the
craftsmanship of manufactures and is on
Pacific railroads. and Henry is on educa-
ton. Overstreet is assigned to the judi
ciary and war claims. Lands goes on re-
form in the civil service and irrigation OF
arid lands. Heminway is put on appropri-
GttiOns and Indian affairs, and Johnson on
banking and currency. Miers has also in
valid pensions. Steele was appointed on
the ways and means early in the session
Indiana loses a place on public buildings
and grounds, Henry having asked to be
relieved
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AN INCREASE IN TONNAGE
THE LOADED CAR MOVEMENT NEARs
ITS MAXIMUM SUMMER FIGURE.
The PennsyIvania People Preparing
to Meet the keener Competition
by Increasing the Speed.

The train records show that there were
received and forwarded at Indianapolis in
the week ending July "a q total of 24911
cars, 10 625 being loaded, which comes up we'll
to the maXimum-20, 900 loaded cars The
figures show an increase of 2, 424 loaded cars
over the week ending July II, and when
compared with the corresponding week of
1886 the increase this year is 4,766 loaded
cars; compared with the corresponding
week of 1895 the increase this year is 1896
cars. While a considera bic portion of this
increase is due to the large movement of
coal northward over the Pennsylvania, the
Big Four and the A1onon lines, in other
lines of traffic very satisfactory increase
is shown. While with some lines there was
considerable grain handled, the grain move
ment has not fairly set in, but there seems
to have been a general improvement in
business. East-bound the shipments of pro-
visions, cerealine products and grain showed
a marked increase, and to this is added the
large shipments of the Touring mills for
export so that taken as a whole, the bust
ness from Indianapolis proper east-bound
was in excess of that of any week in
months. Through business from the West
showed a heavier tonnage than in any week
for some time past. West bound traffic in
the higher class of freight was not as
heavy as in the week ending July IT,
but in the lower classes an improvement is
shown; especially was the tonnage of sugars
and other staple groceries heavy. The north
and-south lines are doing a large business
There is a heavy movement of coal from
Cincinnati, Madison and Louisville north
ward, and the shipments of grain to Toledo
and Detroit are increasing Local business
seldom is more active than at present. 1t
is stated by freight official that seldom, if
ever, has there been at this city so large
a loaded-car movement. The packing
houses, the Touring mills, the cereallne and
starch works and the stockyards are doing
an unusually heavy business, largely to the
seaboard tor export. In miscellaneous
treights a good business is in progress On
the bulk tracks daily large mum ers oe cars
are loaded and unloaded, and seldom do the
platforms of the city freight depots pre-
sent more active appearance. So numerous
are the calls for cars that it is evident that
during the coming week a good deal of
grain will be loaded and there are no in
dications that the large movement of coal
will cease for several days at least Below
is given the car movement for the week
ending July "a, and for the corresponding
periods of 1896 and 1895:
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STATIONS

Alabama and eth sts.--s. Muhl.
betietontaine ST., No. 400-Claude Fields.
Shrlstian Ave, No, 1Sl-F. +. Dannettele.
clifford Ave, No. 324-Philip Miller.
college Ave. and 7th St.-1ieo. c. Fisher
columbia Ave. and 18th St.~-Cieo. c. Ruch.
columbia and Hin Aves.-R. c. Hampton.
delaware and McCarlv-H A. Pfaiiiin. 49,
4.ilon and Fletcher Ave.-Hugo II. Lehrritter.
East and McCarty Sts.-E c. Reick.
IL Wayne Ave, No l9e-Thos. X. Thornburg.
Illinois and LIST Sts.-S. Muhl.
Illinois and 18th Sts.-S. Null.
Illinois elid 9TH Sts.-J. NJ. Scott
iilhOls and I'D Sts.-Frank keegan.
illinois and North Sts.-R. NJ. Navin.
4halana ave. and Vermont Str. +. Blodau-
indlana Ave. No. z0l-John d. Gauld.
~ madison Ave, No. 427-Jos. NJ. Dwyer-
9IIass. ana Cornell Aves.-C. L. Barmn1.
Mass. Ave. No. 301--L T.. Haag.
Ter and Morris Sts.-C. II. Brofch.
Mer and Ray Sts.-John r. Myers
Aer ana Russell Ave.--Geo F. BoTst.
Mich, No. 1883 East-Van Arsdale Bros.
New York and Noble Sts.-E. Fl. Enners.
New York, No. 37s West-F. L. Wolcott.
1lne, No. 2Ol South-A. l.. Walker
senate Ave. and Sd STA. NJ. Eyster.
senate Ave. No 1858 North-E. +. Steward
5heIby St. No. 1S2-C. A. Eitel.
Virginia Ave. and Coburn-C. @. Mueller
Wash. St and State AVe.-N. S. briggs.
Wash. St, No. 703 East-E3aron Bros
West St, No. SOB North-C. w. Eichrodt-
Yandes and 9th Sts.-Dixon.
North indianapolis Library Building-A. b
Gauld & Bro. Tel. 1894
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FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.
Rain Early This Morning; FOlIOwe
by Fair Weather,

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for
the twenty-four hours ending p. M, July
Brain in early morning. followed by fair
weather on Monday.
General Conditions esterday-GeneralIy
low barometric pressure continued except
near the gulf coast. The temperature rose
except from the upper lakes southwark to
Tennessee, where rains fell and thunder
storms prevailed. Heavy rain fell at In
dianapols-166 inch-and at st. Paul
Mimi, 1.52 inch.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-For Ohio-Fair,
except local showers on the lakes; light va
riable winds.
For Indiana and Illinois-Local showers;
light variable winds.
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Mnr Predicted.

LONDON, July 25.-The Sunday Times. in
a sensational article, predicts war between
Great Britain and the United States, and
says another letter upon the seal fisheries
question will follow, but that this will fail
to elicit a protest from Lord Salisbury. A
new source of trouble, according to the
Sunday Times. is probable as a result of
the recent gold discovery upon the Yukon
river and its branches. The Sunday Times
asserts that confidential communications
between Russia and the United States are
being exchanged with a view TO contending
that the Klondyke regions constitute a part
of the territory Of Alaska ceded by Russia
to the American government.
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WASHINGTON, July 24.-Mr. Johnson, of
Indiana, to-day introduced in the House
a bill to create currency commission. The
bill differs from that of Stones in that
it authorizes the President TO appoint a
bers, three citizens to be appointed by the
President, three senators by the President
of the Senate and three representatives by
resentatives shall by it's terms be members
of the three dominant political parties of
the country. The scope of the bill is much
broader than that of Mr.. Stones. 1t pro-
vides an investigation of the bonded debt,
the legal-tender currency the coinage laws
the misunderstanding system and circula-
ton and the financial condition of the coun-
try generally.
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Oninm Kills a Priest.

DANVILLE, Ill., July A-Rev Michael
]. Byrne of st. Patrick Church, died very
suddenly yesterday. Coroner Stansbury
held an inquest to-day. The verdict of the
jury was that he came to his death from
opium, administered by attendants in the
absence of his physician, to relieve intense
suffering He was afflicted with muscular
rheumat ism. He had been in DanviIle about
four years. His funeral will be conducted
by Vicar General O'Reilly Of Peoria, aid
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NEW CASTLE, Ind, July 24-Mrs. T. F.
Burns, quite a noted singer of this city,
ing yesterday morning to find her voice al
most completely gone. She had been sing
ing with unusual freedom the evening be-
which has befallen her. There are no signs
of improvement in her condition as yet, all
though physicians hope to remove the diff
ficulty. She has no idea what caused the
trouble, unless it arose from some medi-
cine she had taken a short time before.
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NOTICE 10 BIDDERS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the Board
OF Trustees of the Central Hospital for Insane
unit Until 2 p m Aug 1857 for REPRESENTATION of
department for women. Plans and specifications
are on file at the office of Adolph Scherrer, archi-
tect as Indiana Trust Company building In
dlanapolis, on and after July Is, 1897. The Board
of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and
sill proposals BY order of Board of Trustees.
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yemterdav,s Temperotures
AnmentnhIe Fncf.


Kansas CITY Journal.
The Indianapolis Journal announces that
II VIII receive contributions TO the Nancy
Hanks Lincoln memorial" fund. At first
sight this looks like an irreverent associa-
ton of names. but IL is nothing of the
sort 1t Is lamentable TACT that the
the average citizen than the mother of the
martyred President.
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Currency Commission Bill Passed.

WASHINGTON, July 4.-The last ses-
sion of the House marked by many
interesting events. In addition to the final
act of the speaker in atliXing his signature
to the DingIey tariff bill, a bill providing
for the creation of a currency commission
was crowded through the closing hours and
the spectators who thrOnged the galleries
brilliant fusillade of oratory for several
hours. The House recessed until after the
Senate adopted the conference report and
one minute and thirty~one seconds after
the House recOnvened the engroSSed bill
was signed and on its way to the President.
The demonstrations which marked these
events were spontaneous and enthusiastic
in the extreme. The galleries played a sig
nificant part in them. When the Presidents
message came III recommending the crea-
ton of a currency commission it was an
swered by the Republican leaders with
great promptitude. BY means of a special
order the Stone bill, introduced some days
ago with the approval of the administra-
ton, was brought to a vote after an hours
debate Considerable feeling was manifest
ed on both sides. There were some sharp
exchanges and some bitterness was dis
played There was, of course, the usual at
tempt to make political capital out of the
situation, but all realized that the bill would
not pass the Senate and to that extent
the debate lacked seriousness. Still the
Republican leaders felt they were doing
their duty When the vote was taken the
Republicans presented unbroken front.
with two eXCeptionS-Mr. L1nney, of North
Carolina, and MIR. Mahany, Of New York,
who voted with the opposition against the
bill, which was passed Dy a vote of 1A TO
SO. AS the final act OF the session the
speaker announced the appointment of the
ON
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.

The Board of Trustees of the Central Indiana
Hospital for the Insane will receive sealed pro-
posals until Friday July 80, at 10 a. m. for fur
August, 1897. Requisition book will be on file
at Room IS, Statehouse, from and after Monday
July g. 1897. BY order of Board of Trustees
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Have been conveniently located at the following
drug stores in the various sections OF
the city from which
ADVERTISEMENTS WILL BE TELEPHONED
Direct to this Office at regular rates.
CENTS PER LINE or SEVEN WORDS.
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Chica go Post.

Chicago Post.
This is TOO much"' he exclaimed when
his wife appeared in her new bathing suit
for his inspection.
DO you think SOP" she asked. well I'll
take off six inches more of the skirt
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San Francisco Chronicle.
The Prince OK Wales's new hat has a
large crown. and in that respect is much
better off than the prince himself.
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Belt Rond Ira nic.

In the week ending July "a there were
transferr~d over the Belt road 1000 cars.
Belt road engines handled at the stock
yards 1881 cars OF live stock, and Belt road
engines handled for private industries on
it's line 6S1 cars
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

FLANNER & BUCHANAN-172 North
Illinois street. Lady embalmer for
ladies and children. Office always
open. Telenhone GIL Hacks ct lowest
prevailing price.
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Quicker Train Schedules.
Pittsburg Post.

1lllSDuTS EOSl.
1t is understood that the object of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company in recon-
mencing work on the delayed improve
ments along the main line is to prepare
for quicker express train schedules so as
to meet the compe tition of the Vanderbilt
and the Baltimore & Ohio lines in fast
through service. While the Pennsylvania
has the shortest route to Chicago by sorne
forty miles and the shortest line to St
Louis by over eighty miles the Big Four
and Vanderbilt lines make the runs in just
as short time as the direct route, and
command a larger share of the business
than would come to them if the PennsyI-
Yania people were to run fast trains. The
Pennsylvania people are very conservative,
and have abstained from running trains on
wanted each passenger engine TO haul its
full complement of cars, and as a result the
Panhandle express trains have been run
ming on thirty-two- mile an hour schedule
east Of Indianapolis and hauling from eight
to twelve cars all the way from Columbus
to Pittsburg. With such very heavy trains
fast time is impossible, but the company
thought that there was more profit in hav-
ing one engine haul ten cars thirty miles
an hour than to have one engine and crew
haul five cars tifty-five miles an hour but
nevertheless the fty-five-mile-an-h hour
trains on the Big Four and Lake Shore
systems have been attracting large bust
ness, and since the Baltimore & Ohio began
to shorten up the running time Of through
express trains the Pennsylvania people
have commenced to look forward to the
time when faster schedule between New
York and Chicago and St. Louis will be
necessary in order to maintain the time
honored and enviable prestige which they
have been able to boast of so long. BY
eliminating curves and reducing grades they
expect to be able to lop off two hours or
more in the run between the places named
and by that means sustain the proud repu-
tation which their more direct lines have
enabled them to hold for so long
In addition to the improvements on the
Pennsylvania proper. the Panhandle is to
be greatly improved between Pittsburg and
Columbus. so that the running time of
through trains between Pittsburg and Co
lumbus can be reduced at least one hour
and thirty minutes.
Harry Miller, superintendent of the Van
dalia, says that if necessary the express
trains OF that road can make the run be-
tween indianapolis and St. Louis one hour
quicker than under the present schedule
1t is an ordinary thing when one of the
express trains leaves St. Louis or Indian
apoliS late to make the run thirty to forty
minutes quicker than scheduled.
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Personal, Local and General Notes.

c. NJ. Saffrants has assumed the duties
of agent of the White Line al st. Louis.
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago is
running its passenger equipment through
the shops for general repairs and repaint-
ing.
Perry Marshall, a conductor on the Wa
bash, has been declared insane and has
been admitted to Longclif Asylum. Logans-
port
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy is ne
gotiatng for the rebuilding of the COM
panys bridge over the Mississippi at
Quincy.
1t IS stated that the New York parties
who took the Evansville & Richmond out
of the hands OF a receiver have decided
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Traffic Notes.

In the week ending July "a there were
handled at this point J,2S6 empty cars,
against S449 in the preceding week.
The Vandalia handled at this point last
week 2,4S2 ears, 1900 being loaded an in
crease over the preceding week of 207 loaded
cars.
The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
indianapolis last week 5029 cars, 3,578 being
loaded a decrease of 2S loaded cars as COM
pared with the preceding week.
The Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton ham
died at this point last week 1.1S7 Cars, 969
being loaded, an increase over the preced-
ing week of twentysiX loaded cars.
The Lake Erie & Western handled at In
dianapolis last week e56 cars 420 being
loaded. a decrease of six loaded cars as
compared with the week ending July IT,
The Peoria x Eastern, on both divisions.
handled at Indianapolis last week l. 579 cars
1881 being loaded, 50 loaded cars more than
the road handled at this point in the week
ending July II.
The Monon handled at this point last
week 1,0S4 cars. SIS being loaded, an in
crease over the preceding week of 19S loaded
cars and the largest loaded-car movement
of any week since the road opened for
business at this point.
The Big Four lines handled at Indian
apolis last week 1851 cars. 1924 being
loaded: of this number 1886 We're handled
on the Cincinnati division and 2,93S on the
Chicago division being the largest number
of loaded cars handled by the two divisions
at Indianapolis since the Big Four CONSOLE
dation was effected.
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Doesn't Have to Tell.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
One Of the differences between royalty
and ordinary humanity is that Emperor
William has not been forced to resort to
the old story of having injured his eye by
contact with an open door in the dark.