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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-01

The attention of Mrs. Charlotte Smith,
the Boston reformer who wants all men
to marry so that the women may be taken
care of, is directed to the case of Mr..
Luetgert of Chicago, and the manner in
which he took care" of his wife Even
Charlotte in her zeal to solve the labor
question probably has no wish to encour-
age the boiling of women in potash.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-01

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Edward B. Cuth-
bert, doing business under the firm name
of E. b. Cuthbert & Co, bankers and
brokers' to-day made an assignment to
Ernest II. Ball. with preferences OF $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-01

One does not hear of any new discoveries
of silver these days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-01

And so far as known nobody is prospect
ing for it except forlorn hope led by Mr..
Bryan
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-01
INSURGENTS SURPRISED.
Sixty Cubans Killed and Others
Wounded by Spnniards.

HAVANA, Aug. 31.-General Linares, in
the province OF Santiago de Cuba, has been
engaged with an nsurgent force The
enemy lost two men killed and the troops
lost thirteen men killed, including two
captains. The horse ridden by General
Linares was struck by two bullets and
killed.
A Spanish column consisting of 1,200 men
of all arms. under command of General
Luque and Colonel Sotomayer recently
left Holguin, province of Santiago de Cuba,
with the intention of attacking an insur-
gent force which occupied a strongly fort-
fed position at Sabana de Becorri The
troops camped nine miles from the enemyS
position without being observed and dur
ing the night the Spanish commander
ordered two guerrilla companies and three
companies of Spanish infantry to surprise
the enemy. The Spanish forces approached
close to the insurgent camp and then
rushed upon it under heavy fire from two
sides and captured it. The insurgents,
completely taken by surprise, fed in dis
order with the loss of sixty men killed, ac-
cording to the official report, and carried
away their wounded. The insurgent gem
eral, Estrada is said to have been wound
ed in both legs The troops lost fourteen
men killed and had thirtysix wounded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-01
IhE ISDIANAPOLIs JOURNAL,
indianapolis, Ind.

IN Persons sending the Journal through the mails
~ me tinted states should put eight-page
PAPER ONit-CENT postage stamp; on twelve
~ SlXteen-page paper d TWO-CENT postage
rates. "
a. All communications intended tor publication in
onis paper must, in order to receive attention, be
s1sScinl'dIned by the and ADDRESS OF the
MiiteI II 1t is desired that rejected manuscripts
Ss stuIned. postage must in ali inclosed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-01
More About the Cisneros Girl.

WASHINGTON. Aug. S1.-Consul General
Lees Investigation into the circumstances
attending the arrest Of the young Cuban
girl, Evangelina Cossio Cisneros, have re-
suited in sweeping away a great deal Of
the romance that attached to her case. He
cabled the State Department to-day from
the Marquese Santa Lucia, as has been
publicly proclaimed. but is the daughter
of a poor and respectable Cuban named
Augustin Cossio. Her mothers name being
Cisneros, it was added to her own. accord
ing to the Spanish custom, making her
full name EVangelina Cossio Cisneros.
Moreover General Lee reports this girl is
not an only daughter nor has she been
raised in wealth and luxury, but is one
Of five or six children.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06

reservation would pay tremendous
profits. and any number ot Jake shlrps
have been hanging about the interior
department Tor the past few years with
arguments in favor OF granting fran
ehlses. but q o. only Within the past
few weeks that the invaders OF tho
mark have met with any encouragement
from the government officials
Senator Vest. who has long been
known as one Of the strongest oppo-
nenta IN congress OF any invasion OF
Yellowstone park. has asked the sem
ATE 10 request the secretary OF the m
terror Tor information as 70 the pro-
nosed erection OF a steam elevator on
ibe brink of the grand canyon. imme-
slately below the lower falls. MT Vest
bos information to the eflect that the
interior department is about 10 sane
,lon tho elevator scheme. and that o'n-
on privileges for moncy-makins pro
,oeis are 20 be granted at once To com
nsnles having the backing Of prom'-
ncnt men. -, ~,
Congress viii probably be asked hy
Ar Vest and other senators TO cheek
,hese invasions Of the park 90 that
this wonder OF nature may be retained
In ali It's original beauty, but the ele'
vasor and other schemes FOR carrying
tourists up and down and across the
grad canyon may yet b carried
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06
WOMEN or NOTE.

Miss A. a. eraser Is a reliable Gin
clnnau custom-huusc broker and for
Warder.
Miss knight OF London has been APP
polnted professor Of anatomy and pa
tholoey IN the Lhudiana Medical
School India.
Mrs. Elizabeth Seward Of Denver Is a
wcu-kuown bin poster Though at
arst she did much OF her work, she now
employs fourteen men.
Il Is recalled that Gen. jo Sholby's
mother was both rich and generous,
and when she sent her son 10 school
In Philadelphia she sent other boys,
who were poor. along with him.
Mrs. Elizabeth Greatorex, who lately
died In Paris. was the frst among the
women artists Of America to be hon
orcd with international recognition.
Mrs GrCatorox was born In Ireland In
1879 her father being a clergyman.
Her husband. Henry Wellington Great
orox. was a wou-known English must.
clan. Her sketches and otchings have
been often exhibited. and In connection
with her sister. Mrs. ncspard. she pro.
duced "Etchings IN Nuremberg. odd
New York. from the Battery to Bloom.
ingdale." and The Homes OF obor-
Ammcrgau.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06

Many lawyers nowadays utterly dis
regard honor and honesty In the means
by which they elicit evidence or In
validate the testimony OF those opposed
to them. In illustration Of which We
need only adduce the following specl-
men OF ross-questioning
Lawyer-Mr jenkins. will you have
the goodness 20 answer me. directly
and categorically. a few plain Ques-
uons3
Witness Certainly. sir.
Lawyer-Wen Mr. Jenkins.ls there a
female living with you who Is known
In the neighborhood as Mrs. Jenkinsl
Witness Is.
Lawyer she under your proiec'
lion?
Witncsa-Ycs.
Lawyer-Do you support herr
Witness DO.
Lawyer Have you ever been mar
rlcd 20 her.
Witness have not. Here seyera
jurors scowled gloomlly AZ Mr. Jen
/ klnsD
Lawycr-That Is all, Mr., jenkins
Opposing Counsel Stop one moment
Mr. Jenkins Is the female In cues
ton your mother
witness she Is noston Post.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06
MODERN NURSES.

II Is hoped that the profession OF
nursing will now az least ind its level.
the best type OF modern nurse making
no claim TO a higher vocation than the
teacher. but wishing TO be given her
proper position as a skilled assistant In
serious Illness,
Now on the contrary. Il Is frequently
limited that the nursing young woman
ia n compound ot vanity, friyolity and
lpcompctcncc- such as a damsol who
"checrfuly announced that as her
fa,her was blind and her mother para
lived Il was very dun al home. and so
sbe was going to be a hospital nurse"
The dals 90, visiting nurse Is a recent
development u modern nursing aud
meets the needs Of many people who
ana 4 lnconycnient TO have a nurse
s,opring IN the house and requiring
more or less attention from servants
perhnps already oyertaXed. The visit
ing nurse comes In for an hour or so
every day 10 perform those services for
which her skin Is needed.
A change OF tone has been remarked
lately In current illusions to nurses
and the nursing profession. For some
years after Mrs. Camp ceased TO be the
popular type her successor was allu'
/ ded 10 as " she we're a perfect belnl
made up Of cleverness and unselhsh
ness. a sort Of human angel with
cast.lron back" into whose hands .
was a recognized duty TO surrender on
nearest and dearest In times OF sick
l mass
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06

that contain the precious metal. but
such Is the fact. insists the San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
THE process OF robblng the earth OF
lie gold has now been reduced 20 such
a fine point" said Prof Price. that
the gentle flowing Of water over the
ore CLEANS Il OF IL golden treasures,
and this works well In cases where the
old chloride and other methods are not
10 useful"
But the water Of which Prof. Price
spoke Ia not 10 pure as It looks.
though the eye could never distinguish
Il from that which IL dipped from the
old oaken bucket from a we'll In the
deep tangled wildwood. The water
used by miners In bringing gold from
piles OF mineral-bearing quartz IL
charged with a simple chemical which
has the potency 20 dissolve gold and
hold Il In solution. In truth. the spark
ling liquid which flows over hundreds
OF tons OF quartz. tricklos through the
mines and seeks rs level. laden with
gold. IA charged with a deadly poison.
cyanide OF potassium. a drug which
ferrets out the minutest parts OF the
yellow metal. dlsolyes them and brings
the precious burden TO the watts for
conversion into refined gold again.
The cyanide process Is as noiseless
and unerring as the laws Of gravita-
ton. doing Us work a. quietly as the
majestic dance OF the hours" unhin-
dered by darkness or weather, BY dis
asters Of field or food
The state mining bureau Of Caliior-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06

lists looking tor new and thrilling sem
stations would be- carried by an aerial
railway @ o. proposed 20 build after
the plan OF che great villa Riiorma
span OF the Bedar-Garrucha aerial rope
way On ,hc province Of A,mcria, south.
Cru Spain. The promoters OF these
schemes believe that the thousands OF
tourists who annually visit the grand
canyon would be willing TO pay almost
any sum within reason Cor a ride down
TO the depths % this gorgeous chasm
or acrcss %. The plans Tor a cable tran
sit across the face Of the falls Is the
subject OF the accompanying illustra-
ton. Al present Il seems the most
likely 90 be accompllshcd-tho most
dangerous TO this wonderful national
possofslon
The tourist who visits the lower falls
OF the canyon az present Is set down
upon a platform at the edge OF the
cataact-a point reached by a railway
In the tourist season this point OF van.
tago Il always crowded with fascinated
eightsccrs who watch the advancing
volume OF water, green and clear. hoW
rapidly but solldly 20 the brink and
then plunge downward In a mighty
mass OF spray and foam. white as the
driven snow. The depth Of the grand
canyon IL about 1900 fcet-FrOm the
Post Dispatch. 49,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06
STORY OF TWO DOCS.
Damon L. Dead aud stuffed bat PythiS4
stiil Lives.

WAAAA ANNaH
A stuffed dog in a glass Casa com
mon, ordinary street cur-adorns the
private apartments OF the proprietor
OF one Of Phlladelphia's largest hotels.
says the Philadelphia Record. There
is rather curious story connected with
the defunct animal. which the hotel
man tells as follows: One day the dog
came nosing about the lobby and al
though elected several times always
returned. evidently In search OF the
kitchen. Finally. in order 10 get rid
OF the cur. Il was given a large piece OF
raw meat. Instead OF eating the meat
there the canine took the Offering In
It's mouth and went out into the street.
Out OF sheer curiosity the hotel man
followed the animal and saw Il take
the beef TO another dog. which was
erouehlng behind the step. The latter
stood up on receiving the meat and a.
Il dld 80 held one foot on tho ground
I, was discovered that the second dog
was lame. while the crippled dog was
eating its meat the other stood guard
TO see that there was no interference
SO Il came to pass that the proprietor
took both dogs into the hotel and chris.
tened them Damon and Pythiaa. Da.
mon Is the one In the case and Pythiai
still runs about. although old age Il
creeping on apace.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06

The British Post once Savings Bank
lately completed thirty-nye years Of
existence. and a summary OF the re-
suits .eached Is given In the Pail Mall
Gazette, which ten years ago gave an
account OF the progress OF the system
for the quarter century completed In
1855. The Journal In question showed
that, beginning In very modest way,
only ass deposits. amounting TO 1851,
having been received on September i6,
1861. the hrst day on which business
was transacted. there were during 1855
6.l7l.tsl deposits, amounting TO u.s.
Ogt. 6si. and on December 81 Of that
war the sum OF fl7.6s7.S3s was stand.
ing 10 the credit OF S.535,65O deposltors
An addition to which 3O,597 deposltors
held government stock OF the nominal
value OF f2.t52.252. These figures bore
ample testimony TO the thrifty habits
of a considerable proportion OF the In
habltants OF the United Kingdom, and
10 the facilities for saving Afforded by
the post Office.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06
MISSING LINKS.


The United states sent i03.OOO.0O0
pounds OF ham TO Great Britain last
year.
In Sweden women vote for all elect
i've officers except representatives; also,
indirectly. for members OF the house OF
lords
China imported 100000 square feet
OF American lumber last year. most Of
Il from the states Of Oregon and Wash
ington.
Japan now possesses one hundred
iron and steel steamships registered for
foreign trade. with a gross tonnage OF
2Si .lSS tons
Miss Minnie +, Clay has been APP
pointed captain OF a steamer on Lake
sebago. Maine. She passed the exam
nation for pilot and navigator.
w. A. Johnston. who Is now associate
Justice OF the Kansas supreme court,
serving his third term. once was an
amateur baseball pitcher. and a good
/ one, too.
Twenty cases OF dlphiheria have oe-
CURED In the SPOTS school district,
Union county. Pennsylvania, from the
use Of the single drinking cup and old
time drinking gail
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06

MIA was one OF the hrst In the United |
States 10 investigate the merits Of the |
cyanide process. and since the earliest |
investigation the method has found eH-
tensive application. II Is so interesting
that its results are nothing less than
marvellous. This method Of extract
ing both gold and silver from ores 10
based on the fact that even a very weak
solution OF cyanide OF potassium dis
solves gold and silver. forming re-
spectively "auro-potassic cya.hde' and
'argento-potassic cyanide" In the Ian
guage OF chemists
This interesting process consists OF
treating the ores with weak solution
OF potassium cyanide. usually by allow
ing the solution TO percolate through
the ore. or by agitating a mixture oil
the ore and solution. When this part
Of the operation ls complete. the solu-
ton Is separated from the solid mate
rial and the gold and silver are precip-
| ltated IN q metallic form. The process
f. modern In It's application. though II
has long been known that cyanide Of
potassium would eat gold" During
| the last Ave years. however. the pro-
cess has been introduced into almost
every gold field in California and else
where. and more than t2O.OOO.OOO have
been recovered by the gentle flowing OF
waters charged with the magical chem
zeal over heaps Of ore. Aside from the
thoroughness OF the permeating wa
ter method. ia economy is a marked
feature In mining. II Ia in great favor
with the gold mining companies OF
New Zealand and az johannesburg
Africa. as we'll as in California.
One OF the most advantageous feat
ures OF the cyari'~ method Is that II
can be applied to many gold and silver
ores generally called "rebollious' or
refractory" The rebellious orc II
placed IN a vat for percolatlon. and the
solution IL run. preferably from the
bottom by pipe. rising slowly through
the ore. The solution containing gold
IL carried through precipiiating appli-
ances into the final reservoir, where,
robbed OF lts wealth OF metal. Il may be
repumped into ore watts and again used
for searching out the coveted metal
One OF the curious things about the
solution ls that a total percentage not
stronger than an eighth OF per cent
will carry away the gold almost as well
af fluid Of greater strength.
Precipitation Is effected by the use Of
hne pieces OF zinc. so arranged thai
when the rich waters flow over then
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06

the fine gold clusters IN rich deposits
over the zinc. for which II has an az
Unity. The gold which thus deserts the
waters OF cyanide deposits itself in the
form Of fine dust on the platse Of zine
The percentage OF gold extracted by
this process Is very large. A parcel OF
fine sulphurets from the Utica mines
yielded an average OF S3is per cent
Of the gold value under the cyanide
treatment and similar results have
been experienced elsewhere In the
state. The cyanide plants are being
extended. md the noiseless process ID
everywhere becoming popular
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06
COYOTES SOMETIMES ADRorT.
Instance. In which They Have Circum-
vented Their FnsmIes.

vented Their Enemies,
No cutter animal Is found In the west
than the coyote The coyote Is TO the
plainsman what fox Is TO an eastern
farmer. only the coyote IL more In evil
dence. says Forest and Stream. A dos
that had Us principal sport chasing and
otherwise worrying coyotes was led In
TO ambush by one coyote and then set
uopn by several other OF the prairie
wolves and almost done 70 death ABOUT
. o'clock one night one OF the coyotes
came TO the kitchen door and howlod
aggrayating az the dog. which there
upon set after the coyote fun tilt The
coyote led around the house. down 90
the corral and around the blacksmith
shanty, the dog yelping after. Behind
the shanty were other coyotes. six or
seven Of them. and all OF them made for
the dog In a way that made Il feel lone
BY. The ranchman heard the fight and
the dogs howls Of pain. and grasping
his rifle started that way on the run.
yelling as he went The coyotes took a
farewell nip apiece and led. leaving a
sore dog behind. Since then the dog
has not been 30 much interested a. on
former occasions In coyotes II follows
single coyotes vigorously. but the ap-
pearance % another sends Il back as
fast az 10 can run. The coyote likes
badger flesh very much. but one coyote
Is not equal 20 a badger In a aght. con-
scquently the coyote. when u meets a
| badger. has 10 resort 90 stratagem till
aid arrives. The manner In which Il
does this is interesting. "a few week,
ago" a writer says. las ! was ridinF
along saw a coyote and a badger. Tn,
coyote seemed 90 De playing with th'
badger. lie would rrauco about u, frs
as 10 20 bite Il, then run on little way
the badger following. evidently yer,
angry. when the badger saw me 70 rli
into its hole. while the coyote went OF
forty or nfty yards and lay down. cyi
deutly knowing ! had no gun With me
| The coyotes device was evidently q
tease and So keep the badger interests
I'm another coyote happened along
when the badger would have bee
| killed"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06

There Is a national. almost a pairi.
otlo." movement In Japan 20 induce the
people to become eaters Of meat The
japanese are intelligent imitators Of
Europeans and Americans. and Il
seems that many OF them think be-
cause OF rs general use by other ma
lions that there Is promise Of physical
and mental improvement In the sub
stltutlon OF flesh foods for rice and
other cereals. II a favorable result fol-
lows this change OF diet, the meat
eaters will be hilarious in proclaimlnC
Il against the yegetarians.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06

The Duchess OF Fife is an ardent de-
voice OF the wheel. She has recently
purchased a very handsome one made
OF black walnut mounted with brass.
and although Il Is 100 years old she
finds Il In excellent working condition.
With this wheel she spins her own
yarn, which she knits into golf stock
ings for her husband to wear when
he dons the kits. From an industrial
and domestic standpoint at least the
Duchess seems to be all wool and o
yard wide.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06

"Thc Gold and Silver Gospels Is the
name Of a very peculiar book now pre-
served In the Upsala Library In Swe-
den. Il Ia printed with metal type on
violet-colored vellum. the letters being
silver and the initials gold, When Il
was printed. by whom or what were
the methods employed. are questions
which have great interest Tor the curl
Gus. but have never been answered.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06

House Made Famous By Lonefsll0u sold
90 = Boston Man.

~ heaN1M AAans
II there IL no hitch In the papers the
old wayslde inn at Sudbury. Mass.
made famous by Jongfellow. will pass
into the ownership OF Boston gentle
man OF antiquarian tastes. who VIII
preserve the building and hll II with
articles Of historic interest says the
New York Times. The name OF the
buyer will not be given out until the
papers have passed. This estate passed
into the hands Of ex-MAyor S. II. Howe
OF Marlboro and ex-Ald. Homer Rogers
Of Boston In 1898. Those two gentle
men have expended considerable money
In renovating the house and improving
Il. such as shinglng the roof and retop-
ping the chimneys, which had been
broken In several places. This work In
no way, however, interieres with im
exterior or It's historic worth, for MI
Rogers told a reporter at his house In
Allison that he would not have that
happen for thousands. and the work
was done for preservation. When the
deed came into the hands OF Mr.. Rogers
three years ago II was the first time II
had passed out Of the hands OF the
Howe family since the house was orig
inally built. two centuries since. The
building was built shortly after King
Philips war and up to 1898 II wai
known as Howes tavern. David Howe
built II about the commencement OF the
eighteenth century and In 1909 received
from Samuel Howe. his father. tracl
OF 100 acres Of land John Howe. th'
grandfather Of David. had the lot OF
which the tavern stands assigned hin
In the apportionment OF 1851. In i74I
Col Ezekiel Howe. who won fame II
the revolution. hung out the red-hors
sign and when. in 1896. the colonel died
Adam. his son. took the tavern. and 70
forty years conducted Il As a publ
house. Lyman Howe. a brother. tool
possession when Adam passed away
and continued 10 keep an inn unit
about 1866 Then its days Of usefulness
In this direction ceased. Il has. how
ever. been open to the public for sew
eral seasons past Time and the storm
have dealt lightly with the histori
structure. for the white-oak beams ar
IN a fine state OF preservation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06

Our judges often enunclate sound
principles In morals as well as In law.
In the New York Supreme Court JUS
lloe Pryor lately gave his opinion Of
marrying for money A lawyer said.
admit that the man was after this
woman's money 10 better and elevate
his position In life Is there anything
rcprehenslble In that The justice
replied. 1T Is Infamous to marry a
woman simply for her money" So
far a. Il known an appeal from this
decision was not taken.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-06

James sheakley. governor OF Alaska,
IN his annual report 90 the secretary OF
the interior. says: There Is great en-
couragement In the outlook for the
Alaskan gold mines, During the year
ending the nrst Of this month $780,
600 IN gold bullion has been taken from
the mines. the greater part being the
product OF low grade ores. much OF
when yielded less than 81 per ton. Al
most any grade OF gold ore now can
be worked at a profit there Confidence
IN Alaska as a gold producing country
increases with the development Of her
resources"