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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-12

THE INDIANAPOLIS POLICE
TO GUARD THE TRACKS AS THE
TRAINS PASS THROUGH THE CITY.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE,I Ind, April 1.-THE
transfer of convicts made necessary by the
conversion of the Prison South into a re-
formatory will be made tomorrow morn
ing, the trains starting simultaneously from
Jeffersonville and Michigan City. The an
nouncement was made at chapel by Super
intendent Hert this morning in a brief
and kindly speech TO the men, and they
spent a rather blue afternoon in making
their preparations.
The train will leave the prison at Sis
o'clock in the morning. 1t will he backed
into the prison yard and the men marched
aboard within the walls. There will be 332
State convicts, of whom forty-three are
life men and thirty are incorrigibles. These
include all prisoners over thirty years old
whose terms do not expire within nine
months. Thirty-eight federal prisoners
will go north, and Marshal Kercheval, with
his predecessor, Mr.. Hawkins, and six
deputies, arrived this evening to take care
of them. These include all the federals
whose terms do not expire within a year.
Company a, of New Albany. under COM
mand of Capt. William Coleman, will es-
cort the train.
There will be a baggage car for a hos
pital, coach for the militia, parlor car
for the officers and party. and seven
coaches for the convicts. All but five of
the life prisoners and number of the
others will be manacled. There will be a
guard at each end of each car of convicts,
while another will patrol the aisle The
train will reach Indianapolis about II
o'clock, and will go around the ''Y'' in
stead of through the station. Superintend-
ent Colbert has been asked to distribute
police along the line through the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-12
INTEREST IN THE TRANSFER.
Local Officials Mum as Oysters-Com-
pany A SOuth-BOund Train.

pany A ON SOuth-BOund Train.
The train transferring the prisoners from
Jeffersonville TO the Indiana State Prison
at Michigan City is scheduled 10 arrive
about IL o'clock this morning over the j., NJ
& i. road. The plan is TO transfer the
train from the j., NJ. & l. tracks TO the
Monon over the "Y" at South street, be-
tween Pennsylvania and Delaware streets
A dispatch from the Journals representa-
tive at Jeffersonville says that SUperin-
tendent Colbert has been requested to have
patrolmen along the tracks TO prevent any
accident or outbreak while the prisoners,
some of them crime hardened and vicious.
are taken through the city. The superin-
tendent said last night that he had received
no such request and had not made arrange
ments in anticipation of the transfer. There
has been much secrecy attending the trans
fer Without exception every one inter-
viewed about it pretends ignorance. Every
precaution has been taken, however. both
by the railroad officials and the wardens,
as we'll as police officials along the route.
Blue-coated policemen will look after any
suspicious characters in the city VINO might
be supposed to harbor thoughts of a rescue.
1t would not be surprising II the schedule
were rearranged at the last moment and
the train transferred from the j., NJ. & L.
TO the Monon via the Belt road instead of
coming through the city at all. The Belt
crosses the j., NJ. & l. south OF town, and
after circling the city 10 the east comes
back to the Monon tracks in the north end
of town
commanding about thirty men, left yester-
the train from Michigan City to Jefferson
vile.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-12
DECAPlTATED WOMAN FOUND
Another Pearl Bryan Case Turns Tn
at Mount Vernon, Iii.

MOUNT VERNON, Ill.,. April 11.-Boys
passing through some woodland five miles
northwest OF the city to-day found a wom-
ans head lying near the public road lead
ing from Mount Vernon to Richview. They
reported their discovery, and party was
organized for search for the body. In
was found 200 yards from the spot where
the head lay, with the flesh stripped from
the bones. both the trunk and head being
so badly decomposed as 10 render recog-
milton impossible.
TO prove that the body was that OF a wom-
an who was I'm that locality early last No
Vember. She refused TO divulge her name
but said her home was I'm Carmi H. and
that she was going 10 St. Louis. The theory,
is that another Pearl Bryan murder has
been committed. IL is said a suspected
party left the country about the date of
the woman's disappearance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-12
UNDER THE YELLOW DRAGON.
Minister Woo Ting Fong and Suite
Arrive on Steamer Gaelic.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 1.-THE steamer
Gaelic came into port late last night, but
anchored in the lower bay TO await quaran-
tine inspection and did not proceed to her
wharf until this morning. on the way
across the Pacific the steamer displayed the
yellow. triangular dragon flag OF China at
her masthead in honor OF Minister Woo
Ting Fong. who will represent the En-
peror OF China in America. Spain and Peru
He and his suite occupied nearly all the
statero0ms in the vessel
There nearly sixty consular reDre-
sentatives. secretaries and attaches i'm his
suite and they were given all the comforts
and privileges OF the steamer. At Honolulu
the vessel was held in port nearly day
TO give Woo Ting Fong an opportunity 20
see the island city and catch a glimpse of
South Sea life The peaceably inclined
Chinese look 10 Woo TO settle the dispute
now existing between the See Yups and
Sam Yups.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-12
Political Explosion Promised.

FRANKFORT KY, April 11.-This has
been day of excitement i'm legislative cir
cles on account of the charges of bribery
made in the senatorial contest yesterday.
Hunters managers say tonight that the
next few days will lay bare plot to ruin
him, and that high and low politicians will
go up in the explosion. The story of
Gaines is almost universally discredited
here. 1t is believed by some that Gaines
Franks, but sentiment is divided to their
motives. Gaines's friends admit that he
has exploited himself unenviably. Dr. Hun
ter said tonight:
Il am not ready yet to say what my
plans are in regard to exposing the out
rageouS and unfounded assault me.
The matter, however, is fun of unpleasant
sensations yet 10 come for some people.
immaculate God, 1 never saw him in my
life and was never in his house,
a conservative man on the Blackburn
.a,rhe only effect of the bribery story
would be TO soidify the Hunter forces.
What we have to fear now is that the gold
of the Blackburn people to prevent an cleo
ton. and that they will indirectly aid Hun
ter by making quorum
. gold Democrats will assist in break
ing a quorum tomorrow, pending the action
of the grand jury in the charges of at
tempted bribery against ex-CongresSman
John III. Wilson, Hon. W. Godfrey Hunter,
Republican nominee for senator. and 9TH
grand jury will not return any indictments
against the accused of bribery. To-mor-
rows session will be devoid of interest.
Several Republican members nave ex-
pressed their determination not to vote for
Hunter until the alleged charges of bribery
cleared up Unusual developments are
looked for Tuesday or Wednesday. What
the unusual developments are 1t is impossi-
q determine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-12
FALLING AT MEMPHIS.
Little Further Damage tn the Levees
Is Expected.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, April 1.-THE water I'm
the Mississippi river is slowly receding. Re-
ports received here tonight from the over
flowed country are most encouraging.
day has been an ideal one and every plants
in the delta Is I'm better spirits. At Green,v
vile the river as well as the backwater'
surrounding the town Is stationary to-
night Everything is I'm readiness for the
receipt and distribution OF provisions from
the government. and as the army
officers arrive the work Will be actively en-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-12
Macedonia the Important Point.

VIENNA, April 1.-THE correspondent of
the St. Petersburg Gazette has had an in
terview with Crown Prince Constantir e. at
Larissa, and reports the prince as having
said TO him: Il really do not understand
why Crete is not given to us. 1t seer1s to
be feared that Greece will be strengthened
by the acquisition of fresh territory. The
future of Greece, however, lies not in the
south. but in the north, not in Crete, but in
Macpdonia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-12
The SuItan's Chemist.

ELASSONA, April 1.-THE Sultans
chief chemist, Poniatowsh Pasha. has ar
rived here inspect the ambulances. He
brought a number of presents from the
Sultan TO Edhem Pasha, the Turkish COM
mander-in-chief.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-12
TOLEDO AND DETROIT TRAINS
The POpuIar
MoNoN ROUTE
I: In. the {. .he.tCHICACOTI re, AZ HOURS
FOUR DAILY TRAINS

Leave Indianapolis-7:oo a. m. u:5o a. m. s:s5
p. m, 1z.55 night.
Trains Arrive Indianapols-s:3o a. m, 7:45 a.
m 2:35 q. m, 437 D. m.
Local sleeper an Indianapolis ready at $50 D.
n. Leaves Chicago. returnirg. at 2:45 a. m Can
be taken time after $50 D. m.
Ticket Offices West Washington street. Union
Station AID ass4ehusetts-ayenue DEPOT
GEO. ". HAYLER. ID. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-12

NEW YORK, April 10.-The Progressive
Democratic League of New York city held
its second meeting and perfected its organi-
zation this afternoon. Nearly all of the
men who signed the call to a conference
of Bryan and Sewan and free-silver clubs
for last Sunday were present. T.. NJ. Saun-
ders, the temporary chairman, was chosen
president of the league. y committee was
appointed TO go before the present Legis-
lature and ask TO have the Populist ticket
put on the ballots this year. John j. Joyce
made a speech. in which he said that the
purpose of the leagues organization was
TO keep Tammany in line for the Chicago
platform. resolution was passed TO send
congratulations TO the Democrats OF Chi
cago on their victory and promising that
the Democrats of New York would follow
their example at the next election.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-12

De Chartres has advised his son-in-law to
decline candidature which is opposed by
Italy and Austria
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-12

Novelties in Underwear Neckwea Shirts Hosiery Hats ETC. In
anything and uptoate need Mems Youths Boys and
ldren's Clothing, Hats and Furnishings be found
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He shall. whenever requested so 10 do by
a manager or by the general superintend-
ent. make a careful examination of any in
mate and make written report of his
physical and mental condition. Whenever
an inmate, in the opinion of the physician.
becomes insane he shall certify the fact to
the general superintendent. giving his rea-
sons therefor, and make a full statement of
the mental and physical condition of the
inmate together with his opinion as TO
what disposition should be made of him
When an inmate dies the physician shall
record the cause OF death and all the cir
cumstances herewith. and as full history
of the previous health OF the inmate as he
may be able and Immediately report the
information 10 the general superintendent
When the physician considers il neces-
sary. or when requested by "a manager or
by the general superintendent make a
post-mortem examination OF the body>Qf a
deceased inmate he shall do so within
Continued ON second PaEe)
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-19
MARKET SUMMARY.
FINANCIAL

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE bulls made merry
In the wheat pit today. The market was
strong, With the exception of a few moments
at the start all day, and the net gain for
the May option was 4Ac. Corn partook but
slightly in the bullishness of wheat, and it Is
not unlikely, judging by the readiness with
which 1t responded to the opening weakness
In that article, that the market would have
declined had not wheat been so strong and
Improvement in the weather West forecasted
larger receipts and offerings were fairly lib
eral tor that reason. Exports amounted to
2,034,OOO Blu for two days. May opened Nc
lower at 239sc, sold at 231ac and closed at
H1sc. Just fair business was transacted in
oats. The market was firm. At the opening
the tendency was toward weakness but that
disposition was soon -nipped, as wheat did its
nigh Kicking act and prices held firm for the
rest Of the session. May opened a shade low
er at 1613c sold at 16as01619c and advanced
to Tic, where 1t closed Provisions were only
moderately active and advanced principally
on account Of the extreme bullishness in
wheat. Packers had lard for sale every time
1t advanced over Thursdays price, the result
being that 1t faifed@to keep the pace with
pork and ribs. At the close May pork was
$S.4719Q8.50 May lard $4321a and May ribs
&75Q477h. Estimates: Wheat, cars; corn,
las cars; oats, 22O cars: hogs. $4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-19

$500 equals 2601. To square 40; 40 and
so are SO; subtract from $500 is 2401. The
square Of 100 is 10000. To get square of
90; SO and 100 are 1879; subtract from
10000 equals 1901. To square 101; 101
az 100 are 201, add to 10000, equals
I0201.
This may look hard to some, but when one
has been drilled in multiplying larger num-
bers mentally it is easy as falling off a
house Some will complain that l have no
right to say in so yards of carpet at 6212
cents that 1ve-eights of so is $50; that l
don't point off according to rules. Well,
where time is lost. With the drilling which
a pupil would get prior to doing this work
one of the important things taught him
would be to know that so yards at 6215 cents
Of fve-eighths of so, as in this case would
be $50 and not Sc, or 5000 6,000 which
often occurs with pupils who use the old
rules for pointing off. One is mechanical
has become intuitive from good drilling, and
is sure thing always. There are legions of
doubling Thomases, the most of whom will
not look into this closely enough to under
stand 1t, that will advance all kinds of argu-
ments against it. One Of the first argu-
ments will be that it would be easy enough
if people would buy and sell everything in
quantities and at prices that were fractional
parts Of 100
Il have given a few examples to show
that 1t can be used in almost any ordinary
combination Of figures that one is likely
to meet with in business, but l do not say
there are not combinations that 1t would
cate computation by using fractional parts
Of 100 alone, but short methods against long
ones, no matter what the way is like or what
the combination may be-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-19
A LIGHTNING CALCULATOR.
System Which He Thinks Should be
Taught in the Schools.

Columbus (O) Dispatch.
Educational circles are just now in
pitch of excitement over the introduce
ton III the public schools Of Chicago
of a system of instruction in what may
be termed lightning arithmetic. Many
of those interested maintain that the
proposition is impracticable, on the
theory that only such persons as have
natural arithmetical genius can be able
to use to advantage any sort Of rapid
calculation The incident and the at
tending interest led a representative
to make some inquiry into whether or
not there is any movement to intro
duce the new system in the schools
of this city Although it is the subject
Of not a little discussion among the
teachers of the city, no steps have as
yet been taken.
One of the most interested In this
city is Mr.. o. D. Hinl1le, who is con-
nected with the M. c. Lilley company.
Mr. Hinkle has been in the mercantile
business for a number of years, much
Of which time has been spent in this
city, and has been regarded as one Of
the most rapid calculators II. the state.
His work has not been on the fancy
order, but straightforward use Of rapid
methods in practical business. Hav-
ing seen Mr.. Hinkle add, subtract, d.
vide and multiply long lists Of figures
in billing out goods Of all sorts, as fast
as his assistant could call them off to
him, and in 500 pages Of ledger ac-
counts having made not one single
mistake, the Dispatch" was interest
ed to know whether the system men
toned in Chicago was related in any
way to that which he used.
Mr.. Hinkle was found most enthusi-
astically interested in the method, and
quickly remarked. upon being asked,
that the supposed new system was
identically the same as he had been
using for twenty-five years. Indeed
Mr.. Hinkle has been for a number Of
years thinking seriously Of making an
effort to have some Of the schools take
1t up as part Of their course Of In
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struction. Speaking Of the new method,
Mr. Hinkle said:
rs the system sound? Is 1t prac-
teal? Yes, most emphatica1ly to both
questions. 1t is natural computation,
and it is just as easy to teach child
or grown person the relationship Of
numbers as 1t is to teach them the re-
lationship between persons. Use 100
for the head Of the genealogical tree Of
the family of figures, and 1t Is just as
easy and natural to teach a child that
rs per cent of any amount is one-fourth
Of it, because rs is one-fourth Of 100,
as it is to teach him that that old
gentleman is his grandfather because
he is his mothers father. Or, that 12h
per cent is one-eighth Of any amount
because it is one-eighth Of 100, as it
is to teach him that the curly head
over there is his cousin, because he
is his fathers brothers child.
"I'Il rive you some examples in
short mental arithmetic for change.
Say you buy so yards of carpet at 621kc;
62jAc is fve-eighths Of 100; f1ve-eighths
of 80 is $60 Easy number, yes. Take
an odd one. Say SO yards at 621Ac;
five-eights of 80 is $50; add three
times 6212c, is $1.871b; total, $61.S71a.
Say you buy 167 yards of dress goods
at SO 1-3c; SO 1-3c is one-third of 100;
one-third of 1877 is $3.50 2-3. Say you sell
$50 pounds Of wool at 16Ac; 1874 is one
sixth of 100; one-sixth Of $50 is $5833 13.
Say you buy 100 bushels of potatoes at
SOC; $50. Easy isn't it? But if it were
So bushels at ACC you couldn't do it so
easily, and yet 1t is no harder, if you
only knew it. Say SO times so is $49.50;
less once SO, which is $48.51, and it is
Nc more difficult than 100 times so.
Almost every child can do multiple
cation up to IL, but how many older
people can go higher than 12-easily?
Yet 1t is easy to go to 500 if he is a
quick adder. 1 think my rule for squar-
ing large numbers is simpler than Mr..
Speers' way Of doing it. For example
start at II; IL times II is IA. To get
the square Of 13 add 10 and IL to square
Of IL; 1S and IL make 25; Is to IA is
1862 Square Of IA; IA and IS equals
II add to 169, makes 1856. To square
10; Is and IA equals 20, added to 1856 is
225. The square Of so is $500. To get
square of 81; 81 and so are 101, added to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-19
KANSAS CITY.
NEW YORK STOCKS.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE downward tend
ency OF prices today, was only interrupted for
very brief periods, and no rallies Of any i'm
portance occurred. The market was unin-
oay and coming after holiday. The fact that
the foreign exchanges were closed and would
remain so until Tuesday, also had it's effect
IN curtalIing operations. The market was
narrow and the small dealings wholly pro-
Iess1onal and, in speciahies, manipulative
Inc International stocks continued to main
lest neav1neSs, dealers here relying on their
own private advices to the war prospects
abroad, and some sales of these stocks being
mace also for London account. TIE rise in
Tue price OF wheat was interpreted on the
STOCK exchange as presaging a belligerent
outcome to the dispute in Europe and this
was used as bear argument, the price OF
raIroad stocks moving contrary to the price
OF wheat, as has been the case in connection
with war news from Europe recently on
several occasions. st. Paul suffered from the
showing of loss Of $50, 34S in its estimated
ana Northwest and Omaha manifested a
weakness common to the other Vanderbilt
STOCKS. There was falling off in activity
In Sugar and very narrow fluctuations in
It's price. Chicago Gas continues to be the
center of activity in the market, but its
fluctuations were without significance other
man professional the price receding in the
race or buying by interests that have uni
formIy been credited with acting for in
slders' Northern Pacific enjoyed a period of
gain at the opening, but afterwards sue
Cuhped point, scoring net loss on the day.
Losses on the day reached a point in the
cases OF Tobacco and Chicago Gas, x in New
York Central; q in Northwest and V in
Rock Island, Omaha and st. Paul.
The total sales OF stock today were IA 600
shares including Tobacco, 100; Sugar. G 200
burlington, $500; Chicago Gas, Il, COO; st.
Paul, 1000
The following were the fluctuations of the
leading railway and industrial shares fur
nished by c. H. F. Smith & Co., members
New York stock exchange and Chicago board
of trade:
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sE&S
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 17.-There was a
short session in the wheat market TODAY hut
1t was lively session and did some good
executive work in the way of measuring out
punishment to the bears. During the first
hour May wheat scored an advance from 691h
q69Ac to Tic, after which there was an slight
reaction through some realizing. About Ii rs
the market took another run upwards and by
40 May sold at 72Hc, after which the mar
ket ruled steady and strong up to the close
1t was thought that the market would likely
be dull one because Of the Liverpool market
being closed for the day. But Liverpool man
aged to be heard from through her curb deal
ing, and active bidding by cable for wheat
in New York. These bids advanced equal to
Is per quarter before 10 a. M. and 90 loads
taken for export with more to follow before
the day closed. Baltimore also advised of
buying on large scale by brokers for Liver
pool account, which is very rare occurrence
Chicago advised of fully 1000 900 of long
wheat dumped quite early, but that 1t was
so quickly absorbed that selling ceased, ex-
their profits on the advance. Shorts COW
May wheat opened at 6s14c against ssss
- c os c rm oe NJ g H.
to 70%c, 1rmed up to 7o7sc, lost Ac, gained
&c, advanced to 71Ac, declined to 7Ossc.
gained &c, lost &c, frmed up to 71%c by
II 30 rested for time, took another snurt
upwards and advanced to 7214c by IL As, and
closed at 73Ac.
July wheat opened at es2c, being nc higher
than THURSDAY, Iost sc. jumped TO 701c, sold
at Toxic, advanced to Tic, declined to fOTc.
advanced to 712sc, fell to 70%Q71c, advanced
to 72Ss G721kc by II As and closed at 73%c.
April wheat closed at 7412c and September at
69c.
The demand for cash wheat was very brisk
for all grades fit for milling. Frosted wheat
was slow OF sale and good deal Of the stuff
had to be carried over. No. / northern sold
at 11h62c over the May price. Sales were
made as per statement below Receipts hers
were 491 cars for two days and "a cars shipped
out.