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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
MRS. RIrTENHousE IN COURT.
With Tears in Her Eyes She Pleads
for Justice-Her Sons Trunk.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VERSAILLES, Ind, Sept. 1S.-Mrs. Mis-
souri, Rittenhouse, a famous character not
MANY years ago in connection with the
gang of counterfeiters in this county, and
whose brother, Lyle Levi was lynched by
the mob Wednesday, came into the Circuit
Court here at o'clock this morning with
her son Samuel. The day before officers had
searched her home and confscated great
deal of stuff found there Mrs. Ritten-
house approached Judge New with tears
in her eyes and pleaded that she might be
shown justice. The judge took her by the
hand and assured her that she should re-
ceiye 1t. Her son is a fine-looking young
man. about twenty-five years old. He has
an open countenance, without the least
sign of dissipation. He has only one arm,
having lost the other in a railroad accident.
Major Cravens is the attorney for the
mother and son. The preliminary trial OF
the two one charged with concealing and
the other with receiving stolen property,
came up before Magistrate Laswell and was
continued till Wednesday to permit the
State to secure witnesses The accused
each gave bond in the sum of $500.
The trunk taken by the officers belonging
to Sam RittenhouSe was unlocked by him
in the presence of the court and unpacked
by the officers. Nothing aside from young
mans wardrobe and two boxes of poker
chips was found. The arrangements for the
preliminary trial caused no excitement here,
and there are no fears of any further lynch
ing. Sensational reporters are still magni-
flying the situation.
Drs Alexander and Peter Joseph left Os-
good rather suddenly yesterday morning,
and were seen north of Napoleon. driving
rapidly. Both of the Mrs. Josephs are very
estimable women and are much affected
over the disappearance of their husbands.
Versailles, save for the patrol of watchmen,
was q quiet place last night
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AN APOLOGY DEMANDED.
Residence of a Danish Consul in Cuba
Raided by Spaniards.

HAVANA, via Key West, Fla, Sept. 49,
The residence of Fernando Heidrich, the
Danish consul at Matanzas, who is visiting
in the United States, was recently raided
by the police and a revolver and a number
of documents which were found in his desk
were seized. The Danish consul general at
Havana, on learning of the raid, protested
to Captain General Weyler, and demanded
an apology. The German consul at Matan-
zas, Louis Gerlsen, also demanded an apol-
ogy within twenty-four hours from the
civil governor of the province, claiming
Heidrich was German subject. The gov
ernor denied that had ordered the raid,
and attributed it to the War Department.
The German consul then notified the mill
tary judge, Leon Martin, to return the re-
volver and to apologize, but the latter re-
piled that he would consult with Captain
General Weyler before he took any action
IN the matter. The captain general has not
Deen heard from as yet. 1t is claimed that
the house was occupied by the Danish con-
SUI, and that 1T contained only the prop
erty of the consul. There is nothing in the
documents, it is said, which will implicate
the consul in any way.
1t is reported that Colonel Alhergate sur
prised an inSurgent camp at Jaruco in the
Havana woods, and killed nineteen of the
followers of the insurgent chief Victor ST.
mon. He also took number of prisoners
two brothers were among those captured
1t is reported that the insurgent leader
GustaVe Zayas, with seventy-two followers,
has surrendered to the Spanish authorities
at Cayto. Toreceo Villas, who has been a
Stanch supporter of the Instruction, and
insurgent Lieutenant Rafael Vega. with
seven of his followers have also surren-
dered, according to official advices.
General Gomez has issued orders to his
army not to engage in battle with the
Spaniards. General Quintn Banderas did
not OBEY the order and may be cOurt-mar-
tailed.
Advices just received from Manzanillo
province of Santiago de Cuba, give details
of a recent battle between the insurgents
and the Spanish troops on the outskirts Of
that city. About 200 men, commanded by
Major Torrecillas, left Manzanillo with six,
teen carts for the purpose of collecting pam
leaves on the Tranquilidad plantation
When the band reached the plantation,
which is just outside of the city of Man
zanillo the insurgent leader Salvado Ro0s
at the head of 200 cavalry, opened fire upon
them. After number of charges had been
made the insurgents were put to fight after
suffering severe losses. The Spanish losses
We're fourteen killed. and thirty-one
wounded.
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TROUBLE WITH SPAIN.
Cabinet Discussions and Prospective
Uprising of CarIists.

MADRID, Sept. 1S-The Cabinet held a
meeting yesterday and refused to approve
all the steps taken by the minister of
finance, Senior j. Reverter. AS result the
minister will resign. The Bishop of Ma
jorca, Balearic islands, as announced yes
terday, has communicated Senior Reverter
for taking possession Of the treasury of the
church in his diocese. 1t may be inferred
that this is the action on the part of the
minister of finance which his colleagues re-
fuse to approve. 1t was announced yester-
day, however, that the minister proposed
to appeal to the Holy See against the action
of the bishop.
The Cardinal Archbishop of Valencia,
Mgr. Ciriaco Maria Sancha Hervas, has
forbidden the Bishop of Majorca to have
the letter communicating Senior ]. Re-
verter read in the churches of his diocese
tomorrow. The Bishop of Majorca is an
old offender and was once exiled for taking
part in Carlist conspiracies.
A company of infantry has been sent to
Morella province of Castillon de la Plana,
as it is feared that a Carlist uprising is to
take place there.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
NEW CANAAN FOR NEGROES.
DIR. ThOrne Thinks American Blacks
should Go to Southeast Africn.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The World prints
the following: DIR. j. Albert Thorne, a na~
tive of Barbados and a graduate of the
Edinburgh University, now in this city, be-
heves in the colonization of negroes in
Africa. DIR. Thorne says: The United
States and West Indian negroes cannot
thrive on the west coast of Africa. They
are descendants of slaves brought from
the highlands of the interior The black
race in America should gradually return
to that part of Africa whence II came
We have no future either here or in the
West Indies. 1t is my plan to
start a general exodus to southeastern
Africa. There on the lands just north of
the ZambeZi river is the future home of
our race The country is called the Brit
ish East Africa Protectorate, and ii is ruled
by Sir H. H. Johnston, the great African
explorer and administrator. 1t contains
millions of acres which the Governor has
promised me will be partitioned among US.
In a few years thousands of poor, discon-
tented Afro-Amercans will be taking ship
for the new Canaan"
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John II. FinIay.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.-John B. Finlay.
sixty-five years old, president of the Page
Go,d-mining Company, died to-day in the
HudsOn-street Hospital from cerebral hem
orrhage, caused by a fractured skull the
result of falling or being thrown from
cable car.
Mr.. Finlay was born in Ireland In 1859
the Ohio Union Law College conferred the
degree Ii. d. and D. c. l.. on him. In 1864
at Kittanning, Pa, he organized and equip
ped from his private purse the Seventy
eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers. Later he
organized the Observation-Disclosures Regi-
ment of Pennsylvania Cavalry. He was
commissioner from Pennsylvania to the
Paris worlds fair in 1860 and to the univer-
sal exposition at Vienna in 1873 Before the
war he was a Presbyterian minister in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
His Expensive Appetite.


The Bacchanal, riding home on the a. m.
car had his hat smashed over his forehead
and a devilsh twinkle looking out Of his
eyes He read all the advertisements up
over the windows with bored expression,
stretched his legs out and yawned. and
with a sudden resolve reached up and got
hold of the register cord.
Hi, there! Don't touch that!' yelled the
conductor.
steadily.
"Why mott" echoed the CONDUCTOR its
expensive, that's why not. Cost you a
dime every time you pull it,
The I3acchanal looked at the conductor
with fixed swimming eyes for a moment
then going down in his trousers pocket
forked out a. silver dollar and gravely
kissed it.
"I'll take ten pulls" he said and passed
the PUNK to the staring conductor.
Slowly. deliberately and with infinite en-
joyment the Bacchanal had his ten pulls
at the strap, then sat down with satisfac-
ton beaming out of his face and the car
spun on through the night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 1S-At the annual
meeting of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul Railway Company, held here to-day at
the Office of Secretary p. Fl. Myers, the fol-
lowing directors were elected: Philip D.
Armour, of Chicago; August Belmont
D. Dickey. jr.. Peter Geddes, Charles W.
Hardness, Joseph Milbank, William Rookie
Teller, Samuel Spencer, of New York; Fred
erick Layton, of Milwaukee, and Roswell
Miller, of Chicago The directors elected
officers as follows: Roswell Miller, presi-
dent; Frank S. Bond, vice president; A. ].
manager; w. G. Collins, general superin-
tendent T. II. Myers, secretary; j. NJ Nc
Kinley, C. B. Ferry and H. c. Weston. as
sistant secretaries and transfer agents: F.
G. Ranney, treasurer; w. N. ID. Winnie
general auditor; George r. Peck, general
counsel; Burton Hanson, general solicitor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
THINKS ANDREE is SAFE
e. ID. BALDWIN BELIEVES THE En-
PLORER is RETURNING,
And that 1t Is the Pole Seekers Bal
loon That Was Seen by Peas
ants of Arctic Russia.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S-According to E. B.
Baldwin, a well-known authority on polar
expeditions, there are many reasons for be-
leving that Andree, the Swedish aeronaat,
is now on his return trip from the polar
regions and may soon be expected to be
heard from. Mr.. Baldwin. who was meteor
ologist to the Peary expedition of 1884, has
only just returned to this city from Spitz-
bergen, where he went in the hope of wit
Messing Andree's departure and with the in
tention of accompanying the. intrepid
Swedish scientist should either of his
pledged companions fail at the last min
ute. Mr.. Baldwin in an interview to-day
said:
Il thoroughly believe that Andree has
achieved what skeptics declared to be i'm
possible. Many indications lead me to be-
lieve that the balloon reported in the dis
patches of yesterday from arctic Russia Is
that of Andree. If it is, the greatly de-
bated question of the practicability of the
balloon in arctic explorations has been set
tied forever That in itself constitutes the
success of the undertaking and is in
estimable boon to the scientists. My rea-
son for thinking that the balloon seen by
the peasants of arctic Russia is Andree's
are:
'.First-Because by generally accepted
calculations sufficient time has elapsed
since Andree left Danes island on July IL
last to make his contemplated trip.
Second-Because the weather in the
arctic regions has been unusually favorable.
No storms of any magnitude have been re-
ported and all meteorological conditions
have been in favor of an early return.
'Third-Because the meteoroiogIsts since
Andree left have been keeping closer eyes
on the winds that sweep the land OF ice,
and they report that their direction has
been eXpectedly propitous. Also, that at
this time they would probably carry AndTee
towards Siberia rather than towards Alas
ka or any other point in North America.
''tourth-Because Andree himself, after
careful calculations, came to the conclu-
by way of Siberia.
1T may seem strange If Andree was in
this balloon seen the other day he did not
descend and tell of his safety to the outside
world. That is explained by Andrees pre-
viously announced intention to make his
let the balloon go as far as was practicable
on the return trip. He undoubtedly would
not descend unless compelled to do so until
he reached some point where he could re-
turn with the least possible delay to civil
lied Europe and leave his airship to follow.
fed by the Russian government to report
at once the appearance of any balloon. This
was done out of courtesy to the Swedish
explorer If this balloon sailing over Arc
tic Russia contains Andree and his com
panonS, Strindberk and Franckel, it will be
which has been received since a carrier
pigeon brought message to Lapland on
July %. Andree had then passed the
eight-second degree latitude.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
TROUBLES OF WESTERN LINES.
Coming Meeting of Passenger Agents
Weak Roads Cutting Rates.

wv e0k hOR0B Outt1nS haIeS.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1S-Many of the passen-
ger officials of the Western roads are of the
opinion that the meeting of the general Off
GERS and passenger agents called for Sept.
2S will result in little permanent good as
far as the maintenance of rates is con-
cerned. If the Union Pacific had not they
say, virtually boycotted the Oregon Short
line there would be more chance of better
ing the general situation, but as it stands
the roads generally believe that the deter
mination of the Union Pacifc to
throw its business to the Shasta
route means that an agreement
has been reached by the Southern
Pacific and the Union Pacific for the pur-
pose of building up the Shasta route at the
expense of the Oregon Short-line and with
an arrangement of this nature in effect the
Western roads have not many strong hopes
that they Will be abe TO keep the rates
up 10 tariff The general opinion is also
trat number OF roads will not be repre-
Sehted at the meeting, and ii this is the
case 1t Is not likely that the meeting will
oring about any. great result.
All idea of calling a meeting of the freight
oIhclalS OF the Western roads in the near
future has been given up. 1t is Thought
that rates can for the present be MAIN
tanned and that no great decentralization will
be the result. There is much feeling on the
part OF the strong lines against some of the
weaker roads who have been cutting rates
in the effort to secure business, but it has
been definitely decided by the large lines
that they Will not cut rates no matter what
the smaller fellows may do There is
sufficient traffic for all the large
roads and they have no intention
OF cutting the rates just to please some
weak line when they can have all the bust
ness they are able to handle at higher fig
ures. If there was not sufficient business
to go around, the chances are that there
would be the iveliest kind Of fight but
there will now be no trouble until the
amount of business becomes so small that
it is made an object for some of the large
roads to fight for it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
nOsTETrLER,s sTORY.
Declares He Is Going Back to Help
Clean Ont the Rest.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, Sept. is. - Peter Hos
tettier. the alleged detective in the Ripley
county lynching case, who fed to escape the
fury of the mob, told the story of his con-
necticn with the case while he was here
He said:
when l left Kokomo last February
when the officers wanted me for little
scrap at a dance. went TO Osgood, where
my mother lives. remaining there all sum
ner. ! got in with tough gang there and
was out on several sprees with them /
never followed them on any of their raids,
but knew all about their plans Sheriff
Bushing sent somebody to me with a propo-
sition 10 get in with the gang. / had a
talk with the sheriff and he made me one
OF his deputies. / also got a commission
from a detective agency. and a number of
Osgood merchants who were putting up
money to help ferret cut the gang Of thieves
promised to pay me well IL / succeeded In
getting the gang arrested. According to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
Movements of steamers.

NEW YORK. Sept. iS.--Arrived: veen-
dam, from Rotterdam. La Gascogne, from
Havre Sailed: Spree, for Bremen; Campo
MIA, for Liverpool; Phoenlcia, for Hamburg;
Vera, for Naples; La 3retagne, for Hav-
re, Obdam for Rotterdam; AnchOria, for
Glasgow; Thingvala, for Copenuasen.
DELAWARE BREAKWATER, Sept. IS
Sailed: Belgenland, for Liverpool.
HAMBURG, Sept. 1S.--Arrived: Augusta
Victoria, from New York.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. is. - Arrived
Waesland, from Antwerp.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 1S.-Arrived: AM
sterdam, from New York.
HAVRE, Sept. IS. - Sailed: La Cham
payne, for New York.
GLASGOW, Sept. 1s.-Arrived: Ethiopia,
from New York.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 1s--Arrived Etruria,
from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 49, Sailed Paris.
for New York. 1iu
BREMEN, Sept 1S.-sailed: Stuttgart, for
New York.
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Convention of Bookkeeperr.

DETROIT, Mich, Sept 1S.-About forty
bookkeepers were present at the second
annual convention of the National Associa-
ton of Accountants and Bookkeepers, held
at the FellOwcraft Club this Afternoon and
at Putin Bay. but was changed to Detroit
on account of cold weather. The following
officers were elected tonight: President
president, DR.. A. r. Barrett, of New York i;
second vice president, p. w. Sherwood of
New Orleans; secretary, p. II. Grover, of
Allegheny, Pa; executive committee. E.
II. BEACH. Of Detroit; j. s. Lewis, of Fits
burg; w. 7. Bissell of cleveIand;' J. S.
Phearson, of Windsor, Ont. The next con-
vention will be held in Kansas City. a ban
quet was served at the close Of the business
meeting
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e. w. Rawlins Missing.

OAKLAND, Cal, Sept. 1S-E. w. Raw
Inns, business manager of the Berkeley Ad-
vocate. is missing. He had $3.50 in cash and
jewelry of about an equal value when he
disappeared, on Admission day. He was
last seen in San Francisco, walking toward
the piers. Rawlins had no financial diff
culties and lived happily with his wife and
two children. The day before his mys-
terlous disappearance he complained of
pains in his head and this, together with
the fact that his father is a banker in Bos-
ton, has led to the belief that while tenn
porarily deranged he may have taken a
train east. His wife, however, fears either
foul play or suicide.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
OBITUARY..
Henry w. Sage, Noted for His DOna-
tons to EDUCATIONAL InstitutiOns.

Henry w. Sage, Noted for His Dona-
tiOns to Educational Institutions.
ITHACA, N. Y, Sept. 1S.-Henry w. Sage
has died here, aged eighty-three.
Mr.. Sage was best known through his do
nations for educational purposes. He was
a descendant of David Sage, who settled in
Middletown, Conn, in 1862. Mr.. Sage was
preparing for Yale when his family re-
moved to Ithaca, N Y, when he engaged
in mercantile pursuits. In 1854 he estab-
fshed a lumber mandatory at Simcoe,
Ont, and later, with John McGraw, anoth-
er at Wenona (now West Bay City, Mich.
In 1873 he gave to Cornell University a col
lege hall for women, which is known as
Sage Hall. He succeeded Ezra Cornell as
president of the board of trustees of Cor
nell University. He endowed the Lyman
Beecher lectureship on preaching at Yale
and presented to West Bay City, Mich,
public library which cost $4,000. lie also
endowed and built several churches and
schools.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
INDICTED FOR GAMBLING.
Prominent KentucIxians in Trouble
Because They Played Poker.

FRANKFORT, KY, Sept. 1s.-The grand
jury indicted for gambling Representative
w. H. Suglitz, of Louisville; Representative
John H. Johns, of Pike county; R. H. Dorm,
a Louisville capitalist; James E. Stone,
clerk of the Senate; Albert E. Scott, of
Louisville, and John Hollenbach of Louis
pIlie; me mlsoe neanor CONSISTED OF poker
value at the Capitol Hotel, in this city,
during the recent extra legislative session.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-Superintendent w.
b. Brossie and Route Agent j. d. Gross of
the Pacific Express Company, have arrested
at New Philadelphia. ILL.,, man giving his
name as Charles Hamilton. of Philadelphia
They declare him to be an expert forger of
express money orders, by means Of which
the company has lost 200 Hamilton says
he did not forge the orders, but was merely
the man who went around and picked up
the goods when they arrived at the different
towns He claims the gang is located at
Kansas City. The Adams Express Com
pany is said to have lost through money
nrder fnrperias lafplV.
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Schooner Founders.

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich. Sept. 49,
The schooner Henry A. Kent, bound from
Ashland to Lake Erie ports, with g cargo
of iron ore, in tow of the steamer j. G. Gill
christ, foundered off Stannard Rock, Lake
Superior, in the gale of Thursday night
The crew was rescued with great difficulty
by the Gilchrist. The Kent was owned by
J. c. Gilchrist, Of Cleveland. and had an
insurance valuation of 500, 000 She was built
in 1873 and registered I'll tons The Kent
three years ago was wrecked on Lake SUI
perior near Marquette and remained on
eHe STacn several m4nths seven wasckllg
and seven lives were lost in the attempt
to get her off into deep water, which was
finally successful
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G. A. R. APPOINTMENTS.
Adjutant General and Quartermaster
General Named by General Goblin.

HARRISBURG, Sept. 1S.-Gen. J. P. Co
bin, of Lebanon, issued general orders to-
day from the headquarters Of the Grand
Army of the Republic assuming the duties
of commander-in-chiefa and announcing the
appointment of Gen. Thomas ]. Stewart
Post No. IL, Department of Pennsylvania,
to be adjutant general and Charles Bur
rowes, Post No. g. Del artment of New
Jersey. to be quartermaster general. In
line with an economical administration of
the Grand Army the COMMUNICATIVE chief
states that the appointees will serve with
out salary. Headquarters have been estab-
lished at Independence Hall, Philadelphia.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MADISON, Ind, Sept. 1S.-Charles Kelley,
sentenced this week to the Reformatory
and who was in Jail at Versailles when
the five men were lynched, participated
with George Burch, now in Jail here in
burglariZing several residences in Madison
during the county fair last month Kelley
was also with Burch when the latter was
arrested at Rushville and brought here, but
escaped at the time, only to be caught at
OSQOOd
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Immoderate Drinking In England.

LONDON Sept. 1S.-Ffgures furnished in
the report of the inspector Of inebriety re-
treats show that the effect of legislative
intervention to reform drunkards is still
experimental and wholly inadequate. About
one third of those entering these retreats
are entirely cured. The report contends
that the number of habiual drunkards in
English society is greatly underestimate
and adds: 'Immoderate drinking, though
frghtfully common among the Industrial
classes, is still more prevalent among the
upper ten. 1t is also certain that among
women of all classes drunkenness is in
creasing rapidly"