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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
SPAIN Is BANKRUPT.
Her Financial Condition Bad, Accord
ing to Senior Quesada

WASHINGTON, March S.-Senor Que
sada, secretary ofthe Cuban legation i'm an
interviw to-day asserts that the revolution
lists are gaining and the Spanish retro
crossing. The latter he says are becom-
ing discouraged. and adds that the paper
currency policy adopted by General Weyer
is causing even the classes which, for sell
fish motives, pretended to sympathize with
Spain, to complain. He asserted that
SPANS finances were in deplorable con-
dition, saying: 1.-THE Spanish Official Ga
Zette contains a decree of the minister of
a total value of 900 francs. These are
the last of the colonial bonds remaining at
SPANS disposal. The bonds probably will
bring in round numbers about 1900, 900
francs. On the same date that they are to
be sold Spain has to pay 15.000000 francs
interest on the loans to which these bonds
belong. Furthermore. on the 18th of April.
May, June and July, respectively. there are
due and Spain must take up the promisSOry
notes which she issued last year on similar
dates, amounting in the aggregate to 5O000,-
600 francs. On the first of July she also
has to pay another $1,000, 900 francs quarter
ly interest on colonial bonds. In round
numbers, Spain within the next five months
will be compelled to pay nearly 10000. 600
francs. and, besides this she has to keep
UP her army, her navy and meet the ex-
penses of the budget. which will undoubt-
edly require another 1J0,000,00O francs.
Counting all her resources at her own fig
ures. Spain will have deficit of 15O, O0O. 900
francs, which will be added to deficit al
ready of 10000. 900 francs and her 450 000-
600 francs of floating debt"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
F. R. ROSE CONVICTED.
Directory Swindler VIII Serve Time
i'm the Minnesota Prison.

Detective McGuff and others who went
from this city TO St. Paul 10 testify in
the case against +. Il. Rose, the directory
swindler. who operated from this city.
have returned. Last Friday the jury re-
turned a verdict of guilty. In that State
the trial judge names the penalty. and
this has not yet been done. Rose was
tried for forging the names OF number or
business men of ST. Paul. His plan OF
operation was to secure the signature of
business man 10 what appeared 10 DC a
harmless voucher stating that certain
money had been paid This voucher would
then be treated with chemicals IN the ONCE
of the concern this city. and when IL
was next seen il would be "A promise TO
pay an amount ranging from - 10 ~ FOR
years the work has been carried on. buSi-
ness men all over the country having been
swindled by il. In most cases they pre-
ferred 10 pay what seemed To lie their own
agreement 10 pay rather than To contest
the matter ana II was not until within the
last year that the people became familiar
enough with the scheme 10 even suspect
that they had not signed such an order.
but usually attributed the fact that lhey
did not know anything about 1t TO their
forgetfulness.
Last fall Rose and his partner Wills
were arrested in Minneapolis on the charge
OF swindiing. An agent or the concern was
arrested in Cleveland ABOUT the same time
on a charge made at Louisville. In this
way the information came TO this city TO
Hamilton Is. Wills. the principal OF the
whole matter, and he escaped from the
city between and O'Clock one afternoon
and his office was ralded by the police an
hour later. He has never been arrested
He Is son of the Wills arrested in St.
Paul.
The trial Of Rose consumed a week and
was bitterly fought by the defense. There
were great crowds in the courtroom all the
time. the leading business men OF both
Minneapolis and st. Paul taking great
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
CAPT. HART SENTENCED
OWNER OF FILIBUsTERING STEAM
ERs SEVERELY PUNISHED.
Given Two Years in Prison. Fined
Prosecution, About $4,000.

PHILADELPHIA March s.-Capt. John
ID. Hart, who was recently convicted of fill
clustering against the Spanish government
in connection with the steamer Laurada
of which he is the owner, was to-day re-
fused a new trial by Judge Butler, in thu
United States District Court. and sentenced
to two years Imprisonment, fine of 500
and to pay the costs of the prosecution. He
is to stand committed until the fine and
costs are paid. The cost of the prosecution
will amount to nearly If not quite 5000
He was taken to prison Immediately after
the sentence pronounced. Captain
Harris wife and two other female relatives
and many business men of Delaware ave-
nue., with whom Mr.. Hart has been asSo-
ciated for number of years, were in court
when the sentence was announced. The
women broke down and were led from the
room weeping. His business associates
crowded about the prisoner, and he was
led into the deputy marshals office and Of
fered their sympathies.
Captain Hart is about forty years of age
and has been in the fruit importing busi-
ness Tor nearly twenty years. Shortly after
two OF his steamers-the Laurada and Ber-
muda-to the Cuban patriots for the trans
portation of arms. ammunition and men to
Cuba. Some of the largest expeditions that
touched the shores of Cuba were shipped
on these vessels, and their departure was
due in great measure TO the skillful man.
lpuldllOn Oh the steamers Dy captain Hart.
Captain Harris family consists of a wife
and two daughters, Laura and Ada, after
whom the Laurada is named. Counsel for
Captain Hart have not yet decided whether
they will appeal TO the United States Su-
preme Court or present a petition for a
pardon to President Mckinley.
Late this afternoon Harris counsel APP
peared before Judges Dallas and Ruffing-
ton, in the United States Court of APP
peals. and applied for a writ of error
Assistant United States District Attorney
Kane said that while the government did
not assent to the granting of the writ, it
did not oppose such action. The writ was
then granted and Hart was released on
the entry of bail by his former bondsmen
In the same sum required before his trial
81 900
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The Oakland Me. wooden mill began run
ming on full time yesterday. The mill en-
ploys go operatives and has been running
on short time for several months.
The third annual convention of the
Swedish-American Republican League of
Illinois will begin three days session at
the Auditorium in Chicago to-day.
Jelenko Brothers q Loab of Charleston.
W. Va, the largest department store in the
state, wholesale. and retail. assigned yes
terday Assets large: liabilities, $4,000.
The strike at the Globe iron ship yards,
at Cleveland, was settled yesterday by
men returning to work on a minimum wage
of $3.50 per day. The demand for union
recognition was compromised
The German Bank of Tonawanda. N. Y,
which was closed down by the State Bank
ing Department. reopened its doors for
business yesterday, having complied with
the terms proposed by New iork's attorney
general.
The congregation of the Bethlehem Pres
byterian Church, of Philadelphia. will ex
tend call to Rev John f: Carson. of the
Mr. Carson is a native of Philadelphia, his
parents residing there.
The Forestdale cotton mills at Slaters-
vile. r. l., began running on full time yes
terday, but a 10 per cent. reduction in
wages went into effect at the same time.
The mill employs 200 hands and has been
running four days a week.
The ore pool will not meet at Cleveland
to-day. a postponement for a week being
requested by the committee that has the
adjustment of shares in hand. This is be-
lieved to indicate the conditions favorable
for the continuance of the pool.
The Cripple Creek district was credited
with production of $4,000, 900 in gold last
year and all Colorado with about SIG, 600. 600
Judging from the value of the ore mined
in the first two months of 1897. this year
output will reach fully $15,000.000.
The Tammany Hall general committee
met last night and indicated the lines on
which Tammany will wage its battle for
control of Greater New York by adopting
ment in the bitterest terms for official mall
feaSance.
The Lowell (Mass.) Carpet Company.
which operated one of the largest carpet
works in the country, shut down yesterday
for one week, owing to the light demand
for carpets. In connection with the shut
down the officials state that impending tar
pets at present. The curtailment of pro-
duction will affect $500 employees.
Edward j. Russell, convicted of attempt
ing to backmail former Corporation Coun-
sci Almet +. jerks, of Brooklyn. out of
$500 was sentenced to Sing Sing prison
yesterday for ten years. Russell attempted
to commit suicide last Friday - taking
victed of blackmail in Ohio, but pardoned
by Governor. now President. Mckinley.
Governor Black. of New York, has de-
clined to interfere in the sentence of death
of Arthur Mayhem, who was convicted of
numbering Stephen Powell at Hampstead.
March 4. 1896 The Governor will commute
TO life Imprisonment the sentence of death
imposed upon William YoungS, the Fort
Hunter wife murderer. on the ground that
Youngs, who is weak minded, was under
great provocation at the time of the COM
mission of the crime.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09

selection. and that IL might be hard TO
find a lawyer to come for 5000 a year and
to whom he wanted 10 trust his legal at
fairs Gen. Cyrus Bussey and Attorney
Hammond of Altoona Pa. the former as
sistant secretary under the Harrison adj
ministration. are avowed candidates for as
sistant secretary. Maj. William Warner. or
Missouri. is also prominently talked of for
first assistant secretary.
All day long Postmaster General Gary
received callers. They were mostly Sena-
tors and representatives who came 10 pay
their respects, including Senators Lodge,
Chandler, Bates. Pritchard and Penrose,
and the civil-service commission. the latter
making the round of the departments.
There were also other prominent callers.
Henry Clay Evans, Of Tennessee, came dur
ing the afternoon and had snort chat
with his old personal friend. Nothing was
said during the interview as TO offceS and
the call was merely one of courtesy. Many
their applications were filed. Mr. Gary has
not yet made up his mind as TO the policy
of continuing the present four-year tenure
of Office of fourth-class postmasters as well
as presidential postmasters.
Secretary Sherman was early at the
State Department After looking over his
mail he went TO the White House. where he
remained some time with the President.
Returning 10 the department later he
found a large number of friends waiting to
extend their congratulations, including
many of his former colleagues in the Sem
ate and House of Representatives; Seere-
Department nearly all day. The throng of
friends who came to extend their congrat-
ulations left little time for business. He
was assisted by Mr.. Victor Mason, who,
temporarily. is acting as his private sec
rotary.
A large number of visitors called on Sec
rotary Long at the Navy Department, but
during the day he attended TO several i'm
portant business matters. In addition to
filling the vacancy in the office of chief
clerk he requested Assistant Secretary Nc
Adoo to continue in office at least until
the 18th inst, it was not likely that his
successor would be chosen Immediately. In
order TO relieve the secretary OF any en-
barrassment in the matter Mr.. McAdoo
consented to remain until his successor was
chosen and ready to qualify.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
THE CABINET OFFICERS.
Their Quarters ThrOnged All Day
with Seekers After FayOrs


WASHINGTON. March s.-Secretary
Gage had an exceedingly busy day in re-
ceiving senator's. members of the House
and other nigh government officials. The
anteroom of his Office was thronged nearly
all day. The new secretary made il a point
to all who called. The civil-service
commissioners called in a body just before
noon to pay their respects. Like conditions
existed in the Department of Justice,
where Attorney General McKenna's time
was entirely taken up by callers. some of
whom were candidates for office. but the
larger share desired only TO pay their re-
spects and offer their congratulations.
Neither Secretary Gage nor Attorney Gen.
eral McKenna recommended any nominal
lions to-day. but it is likely number of
appointments will be decided on within
few days. Assistant Secretary Hamlin will
remain in office for two three weeks. He
has had Special charge o. customs matters.
and ii is probable that the new secretary
will ask Mr.. Hamlin 10 stay until he ia
miliarizes himself with important matters
now pending.
Secretary OF the Interior Bliss has stated
to friends his purpose OF acting on a con-
SENTATIVE policy and of making changes
only where necessary. The men now IN
oiuce Will De retained Wnefc competent and
where consistent with reason and the ne
cessity OF confidential relations. MIR. Bliss
was kept busy to-day receiving and return
Ing congratulations of personal friends.
Senator'S Wilson. OF Washington. Shoup. of
Idaho. and Elkins, of West Virginia were
among those who had personal chats with
him. The latter was accompanied by his
old law partner, ex-Delegate Catron OF
New Mexico. and We're i'm conference behind
closed doors with the secretary for some
time AT o'clock this afternoon Mr. Bliss
left here for mis- home in New York ex-
pecting To return by Friday morning. IL
said that the selection OF his two as
sistants might be determined meantime.
and that possibly his visit might have some
relation 10 the appointments Mr. Bliss
stated. however, that the object OF his trip
was merely To arrange for his removal 10
Washington. whence he came less than a
week ago for a brief visit without any idea
of remaining for four years. He said he
had decided on no appointments, and his
trip had no connection with Offices. The
callers at the department came in a steady
stream all day. Senator Carter was closeted
with Mr.. Bliss for a short Sime just before
his departure. A number~of applications
for Office were presented. One for assistant
attorney general. TO succeed Judge Lion
berger was presented through Representa-
tive Taylor OF Ohio. but Secretary Bliss
animated that he wanted TO make his own
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
Watching for Filibusters.

PENSACOLA, Fla, March S-The fill
clustering excitement was revived here this
morning when the cruiser Marblehead sud-
denly steamed into the harbor and came to
anchor near the Montgomery. She came
from the vicinity Of Apalachicola to take
on coal, leaving an armed launch and crew
there to keep watch until she returned. 1t
is an open secret that the cases of arms
and boats that left Jacksonville on Thurs
day arrived here. The cars were opened
and the contents could easily be seen. A
body of Cubans went to Apalachicola, and
it is known that customs officer has gone
from here to that port. The fact that the
arms and surf boats were shipped here in
open cars and that the Cubans went in
broad daylight to Apalachicola leads the
public to conclude that the whole move
ment was only a grand stand play to
divert the attention of the officials from
some other point on the coast where opera
tons being carried on. In addition to
the war vessels. several men, supposed to
be Pinkerton detectives are here. No shore
leaves are granted to the officers or men
of the Marblehead or Montgomery, and it
is impossible to learn anything OF their
future movements.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
OKLAHOMA DIVORCES NOT GOOD
Western Decree Declared Invalid by
the New York Supreme Court.

NEW YORK, March S.-Another Okla
homa divorce was to-day declared invalid
by the Supreme Court. In January, 1896.
John F. Driscoll. on the pretense of going
to Iowa to secure a position, went to Okla
homa, where he obtained a divorce on the
ground of his wife's cruelty and desertion.
AS soon as he returned his wife had him
arrested in a suit brought by her here
against him for divorce Driscoll did not
put in appearance at the trial, but relied
on the validity of the Oklahoma decree.
Justice Lawrence to-day granted Mrs. Dris-
coll her decree, holding that the Western
divorce was invalid. as Mrs. Driscoll had
never appeared in that suit. was a non
resident of Oklahoma, and the court had
never acquired jurisdiction over her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
TOOK CARB0LIC ACID.
Death of n Woman and FIignt of Her
Male Companion.

NEW YORK. March Son Sunday even
ing a middle-aged well-dressed man and a
gcod-iooking young woman registered at
the Hotel Victor as Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ever
EFT, Chicago, and were assigned to a room
Mr.. Everett, in a state of intense excite
ment. told the proprietor this afternoon
that the young woman was hysterical and
asked for a physician. He was tod where
to find one and rar out He met police
The policeman found that the landlord had
broken down the door after hearing groans
coming from the room. On TIE bed lay the
unconscious woman naked. By her side
was a half-emptied bottle of carpolic acid.
An ambulance took her to Bellevue Hospi-
tai, where she died without having re-
gained consciousness In the excitement
attending the discovery and removal of the
dying woman Everett escaped. a card
bearing the name, Annie Smith, Hacken-
sack. n. j." was found in the woman's
pocket.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
VIEWERS Latest Cruelty.

NEW YORK. March "a Havana special
the World says: General Weyler has
issued an order directing that hereafter all
women arrested in Cuba who are called
suspicious shall be tried by court
martial. While the penalty is not publicly
stated, it is supposed that If the women
are found guilty the death penalty will be
imposed. The issuing of this order has
been protested against by some Of the
foreign consuls. General Weyler says it is
asserted that the women are the hardest
to suSdue. and that if he had his way he
would kill them first and try afterwards.
republic has been arrested and treated in
the most cruel manner possible. He was
imprisoned in small cell 6x9 feet and
Kept incomunicado one hundred days.
He had only one meal day, slight at that,
was reduced to a skeleton by inhuman
treatment and Is now dying from the
effects He is only sixteen years old.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
LABOR TROUBLES.
New York Machinists and Elevator
Constructors May Strike To-Day.

NEW YORK, March Sunless the diff
Guilty between the Elevator Constructors
Union and the International Machnists'
Union is adjusted tomorrow it is likely
that before tomorrow nightfall 10000 men
will be out of work and the progress of
every building in this city whose elevators
are being put in will be stopped. Contrary
TO the expectations of many, no strike was
ordered to-day. The board of walking dele
gates of the Building Trades Union met
this afternoon to discuss, among other mat
tiers, the pending trouble. After their adj
journment Delegate Warner. of the Ma
chinists said to a reporter: II cannot tell
you what was decided upon but no strike
will be ordered to-day. This. however, is
certain, we will have what we ask for or
the strike will begin Tomorrow. James
OConnel, grand master of the Interna-
tional MachinistS' Union, arrived tonight
from Chicago to take charge of the strike,
if Ii should be ordered. About 1000 men,
representing twenty different trades. Will
tomorrow morning quit work on the build
ings of Columbia College. This strike is the
result of dispute between the plumbers
and the machinists unions.
Five hundred cloak makers, in addition to
those already on strike, stopped work this
morning in various shops. They say their
condition is worse now than at any time in
the history of the clothing trade.
The employees in Davis * Co.'S cigar fac
tory about eighty in number, struck to-
day on account of reduction in their
wages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
Amateur Pool Players.

NEW YORK, March S.-The six-nights'
match at continuous pool for the amateur
championship of America between Edward
S. Kirby OF Brooklyn. the present cham
pion. and Percy III. Johnson, of Bloomfield,
the New Jersey State champion, began to-
night in Brooklyn. The match is at 1000
points up. 80 points being played on each
of the first four nights and 200 on the last
two. Kirby and Johnson were both in ex-
cellent form. Johnson went TO the front on
the second frame and gained q long lead.
Kirby. although playing i'll poor luck, kept
at work and Johnson was forced to play his
best in order to hold his lead. The score
for the night was: johnson, 1873; Kirby, ia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACE.
Gimm, SchOck, Aschinger and others
Start at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, o., March S.-Louis Gimm,
Albert Schoch, Frank Waller, George
Bench. Ed Clifford, Charles Aschinger and
Harry Wood started in the six-day bicycle
race at the Central Armory here this after
noon. The racers are to contest five and
half hours each day up to Saturday, be-
ginning at o'clock in the afternoon and
riding until 1890. Saturday they will start
at 2:30. and the finish of the race will be at
1880 Saturday evening. That will make
thirty-fives and half hours in ALL The
gate receipts will be divided between the
riders
Following are the scores at the close to-
night: Wood. lis miles and l lap; Gmm,
1l5 miles: Clifford, ia miles and IA laps:
Waller, ia miles and IA laps: Schoch. ia
miles and IA laps; Ashinger, 113 miles and
II laps; Dench, l02 miles and laps.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
SMALL BANK CLOSED.
The President and Cashier Is Alleged
to Have Disappeared.

BALTIMORE, March S.-Circuit Judge
StCckbridge to-day appointed James +.
Tippett receiver for the Lexington Savings
Bank Of Baltimore, No. 81 North Eutaw
street. The suit is brought by Messrs.
Frank Osinger and Joseph III. Pentz, stock
holders and creditors OF the band. 1t is
alleged that Everett j. Waring, president
and cashier. has left the city and his
whereabouts are unknown and that the
bank has suspended business, refused 10
pay its creditors and closed ITS doors.
a crowd of depositors surrounded the
bank this morning. They are all laboring
negroes and were greatly disappointed
when thy found they could not get their
money. They have been allowed to deposit
from twenty-five cents up. and there are
about 800 of them. None of tie deposits
are large, but they represent the all of the
Industrious negroes. The bank is small
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
Germany's Naval Needs.

BERLIN, March S.-When the debate on
the naval estimate of the budget committee
of the Reichstag was resumed to-day
Prince Hohenlohe. the imperial chancellor
Endorsed the views of the secretary of the
navy, Vice Admiral Won Holman. as Sc.
forth on Friday last when the latter stated
that the admiralty would still require ten
cruisers, five dispatch vessels, two gun
boats, five ironclads. two monitors. two
floating batteries and twenty-five torpedo
boats, involving an expenditure of GO. 166 900
marks in 1898, so 600 in 1889. 90 $50 600 for
1860 and 60000.O00 for 1901 The chancellor
added that the time for applying for the
necessary assent of the federal government
and the Reichstag to the programme de-
pended upon the general financial situation.