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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
THE FLOODED REGIONS.
Situation ON Bayou La FOurche and
at the Davis Landing Critical.

NEW ORLEANS, May 1.-The river is
standing still to-day, while the fight is go
ing on all along the line. An army of men
and rains of material nave been distrib-
uted in many sections and the banks are
being raised from two to four feet. The
situation on Bayou Lafourche is again crit
ical and efforts to save the rich plantations
have been ~redoubled. An alarm came this
parish, the scene of the 1884 crevasse. The
levee board engineers and planters with
the officials of the Texas and Pacific and
Southern Pacific, gathered for consultation
and extensive work was mapped out and
begun. The leYee is lstiu holding.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
Not Sacred to Boston.


1t is pretty generally thought that the
savory dish of pork and beans is peculiar
origin. But it seems that pork and beans,
like many a word miscalled an American
ism, has its home in the old England from
which the New Englanders came. A cor
respondent of the London Spectator says
that Tennyson,. shortly after his marriage,
visited friends in G~rassnere. The homely
him greatly, his face lighting up at the
sight of a dish of beans and bacon, the
wished he saw oftener." One surmises
from this that pork and beans are common
enough dishes in such widely separated
colnShire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
Mound Sd. Elias to BE ExpIored.

WASHINGTON, May professor Henry
G. Bryant, of Philadelphia, has had an in
terview with Secretary Long and explained
to him the plans of his proposed expedition
Alaska. His purpose is to start very soon,
IN company with an expert from the United
States coast and geodetic survey and with
plore thoroughly the country in the rear
of the big mountain. Secretary Long
promises to furnish the party letters to
handing the Pinta, the only ship which
the government maintains all the time in
Alaskan waters, SO that in an emergency
the gunboat's people might come to the as
Sistance of the explorers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
should Not overlook indianapolis.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The committee
on arrangements for the Universal Postal
congress met to-day and practically aban-
doned the idea of taking the delegates on
still be carried out if cities on the coast
co-operated. 1t was decided to ask Congress
next Monday to pass a special act making
an appropriation of $50, 600 for the eXpendi-
lures of the postal congress. 1t was vir-
tually decided to take the delegates in a
special train on a tour to include Pittsburg,
Columbus, st. Louis and Chicago, returning
via Niagara Falls, Rochester, Buffalo, New
York and Philadelphia. some of the dele
gates returning to their homes directly
from New York. This trip is expected to
be made about the time the sessions end.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
Notes from Nicaragua.

Copyright, 1897, by the Associated Press.)
Nicaragua, April 17.-Presi-
dent Zelaya is sending troops to Rivas in
expectation OF an attack on that port by
Nicaraguan exiles now in Costa Rica.
The financial condition of Nicaragua at
present Is extremely critical and unprom-
lsing, owing to the failure of several firms
and syndicates, the declining price of coffee
and the threatened revolution in Honduras.
days.
Several persons who have been imprisoned
Tor TWO months past on suspicion Of hav-
ing engaged in a conspiracy against Pres
ldent Zelaya, have been released without
trial and banished from Nicaragua for two
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
NATURAL GAS IN TEXAS.
Apparently Inexhaustible Supply
Found by "a Manufacturing Company.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May Natural
gas has been discovered in an artesian well
being drilled on the premises of the F. +.
Collins Manufacturing Company, this city.
The well was being drilled for water and
with no thought of striking gas, which was
found at a depth of 500 feet below the sur
face. A small reservoir was speedily put in
connection with a gas jet. The light pro-
duced is superior to coal gas. The supply
of gas is apparently inexhaustible and will
at once be utilized for fuel by the Collins
Manufacturing Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
The Canadian Tariff.

LONDON, May 1.-The newspapers con-
tinue their comments and articles on the
Canadian tariff and it's effect on British
trade. The Daily Telegraph calls it 1.-The
most startling commercial development of
the year" 1t is hailed with delight in trad
ing, circles here. In cottons, woolens, silks
Britain ought to have marked improvement
in business if a preferential treatment is
accorded her, while in many other articles.
it is believed, she ought to wrest the SUI
premacy from the United States. The Spec
tator expects the tariff act will lead to ne
gotiations between Washington and Otta-
wa, which will result in a reciprocal ar
rangement,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
Kruger,s Grandson Reinstated.

PRETORIA, South African Republic, May
Lieutenant Eloff, the grandson of PresI-
dent Kruger, has been reinstaled and APP
pointed chief lieutenant of the Pretoria pO-
lice. Lieutenant Eloff was recently Sus-
pended from duty for using insulting Ian
guage regarding Queen Victoria. The
charges against him were dismissed on ac-
count of conflicting evidence. Even the
semi-official newspapers express ~disapproval
of the promotion of the lieutenant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
Opening for Live Americans.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The consul gen.
eral of the United States at Nuevo Laredo.
Mexico, informs the Department of State
that he believes there is an opening in
Mexico for a commercial agency. None
now exists there. He thinks such an
agency would at once have a clientage of
American merchants whose Mexican trade
Is constantly increasing, and a patronage
of Mexican merchants who are more n
more conducting their business after Amer
lean methods. The consul believes such an
agency would be a good investment for
American capital.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
wIPING OUT ANARCHISTS.
Twenty-Six More Condemned to Death
by the Spanish Authorities.

BARCELONA, May 1.-Twenty-six An
archists, in addition to those already SEN
fenced, have been condemned to death for
completely in the outrage of June Z last,
the feast of Corpus Christi, when a dyna-
mite bomb was thrown into the midst of a
church of Santa Maria Delmar. killing a
dozen persons outright and wounding about
nifty others, some of whom have since died
ca sion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02

BRADNER, O.. May Fire tonight de-
dence, a boarding house owned by F. L.
Shirk, saloon of Egan & Bissell, Sheds
livery stable and the plant of the Jareki
Manufacturing Company. Total loss about
$50, 600; partially insured. The Fostoria and
Toledo departments were called, and their
work saved the balance of the business por-
ton of the town. Mrs. Simon Welsh died
from fright occasioned by the fire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
Movements of steamers.

NEW YORK, May 1.-Sailed: Persia, for
Hamburg; Veendam, for Rotterdam; La
Gascogne, for Havre; Circassia, for Glas-
gov; Umbria, for Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, May l. = Arrived: Cam
pania, from New York.
PHILADELPHIA. May 1.-S Sailed: Bel
genland, for Liverpool.
SOUTHAMPTON, May 1. Sailed: st.
Louis, for New York.
HAVRE, May 1.-Sailed: La Bourgogne,
for New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
Turpie VIII FAKE voorhees,s Place.

WASHINGTON, May L. The Demo
cratic committee on committees was in ses-
sion to-day, but reached no definite conclu-
sion. 1t has been definitely settled that
senator Iurpie, of Indiana, will have the
pace on fnance. Several other places have
peen hxed, but they are held in abeyance
until the list agreed upon by the Republic
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
spent the Day i'm Sightseeing.

CLEVELAND, May 1.-The visiting mem
bers of the Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution became the guests of
the Cleveland chapter to-day and were driv-
about the parks and boulevards and to
the various places of interest. During the
afternoon a reception was rendered to the
members at the Colonial Club by the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution. No BUSH
ness whatever was transacted to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
Dunlop Respited Four DAYS.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The President
to-day ordered the suspension for four days
of the mandate sentencing Joseph Dunlop.
proprietor of the Chicago Dispatch. to two
years IN the penitentiary for sending OBJ
scene matter through the mails. Mr.. Dun
Top made a personal appeal to the President
for this length of time in which to arrange
his business affairs before going to serve
his term in Joliet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
Farrow Cannot Find BAN.

PITTSBURG, May Lieut.. E.. S. Far
row, who was placed in the county Jail last
Tuesday in default of $4,000 on the charge
of conspiracy to defraud in connection with
C. Linford Woods, the Mutual Reserve
Fund Life Association, of New York, will
likely remain there until his trial comes up
next week. His attorneys say that they
have found it impossible to secure a bonds
man, and will give up the attempt. Attor-
ney George Edwin Joseph. who accompa-
MED Farrow to Pittsburg, has returned to
New York, after making fruitless efforts
to secure bondsmen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
Cable Notes.

Anarchist and revolutionary placards,
signed by the Macedonian socialist revolu-
tionary party We're posted throughout
Sofia Friday night. The printer of the
placards has been arrested.
Tim Harrington has issued a manifesto
against Mr.. John Redmond's new Irish
party, appealing to the members of the
National League TO stand firmly by the
late Charles Stewart Parnelrs organization.
The report that j. II. Pcrnell and Mr..
O'Kelly will support Mr.. Harrington is un-
true.
A strike has occurred in the yacht-build-
ing yard at Southampton and a majority Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
Princess Chimny Changes Her Mind.

LONDON, May IA dispatch to the Sun
day Times from Paris says that the Prin-
cess Chimay, who sat in a cab at the corner
of the Avenue Victor Hugo during the re-
cent duel between Prince Chimay and M.
Clemenceau, has given up her intention of
appearing in public, and will not even make
her appearance, as planned, at one of the
booths of the Gin2erhraan fair
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
Situation at ST. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, May 18th river to-day
showed a rise of seven-tenths for the past
tw~enty-four hours, standing at 500. Points
above on both sides show a decline for the
same time. and with the cool and clear
weather now prevailing prospectsAare that
the flood will not be more serious here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02

PITTSBURG, May Ia deal has been
closed by which the South Pennsylvania
Company will take possession, next
Monday, of the big Former we'll and leases
in Greene county. In the purchase are In
cluded leases on about LOO acres of terri
tory and the. one producing we'll making 800
barrels a day. The consideration was $780,
0e0 in cash, which is said to be the largest
price ever realized for a single well.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
Colonel Mosby Very Low.

RICHMOND. Va, May lat a late hour
tonight it is reported that the condition
of Colonel John s. Mosby is practically
unchanged. He was conscious all day, but
not even the members of his family were
allowed to see him. He is doing as well
Of a relapSe
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
May-Day Labor celebrations.

LONDON, May MAY day was passed
quietly here. The Social Democratic Fed
GRAFTON and other societies made a demon
stration in Hyde Park during the afternoon.
A feature of the celebration was a chill
dren's choir in the park singing Socialist
songs. There were a few demonstrations in
the continental cities, but no disturbances.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
LAND Visible Again.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 1.-For the first
time in a period of nearly fifteen days dry
land is visible to the naked eye looking west
from Chickasaw bluffs into the sister State
Of Arkansas. This cheerful state of affairs
has been made possible by the rapid fall
in the Mississippi river of the past week.
gauge at this point this morning. This is
the heaviest reported since the decline set
~,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
at Lima.

LIMA, Peru, May IA violent earth
quake disturbance lasting about one min
ute caused great alarm here at 2 O'Clock
this morning. All the church bells were
tolled to call the people to prayer, as a
serious disaster was ap%prehended. The
shocksswere also felt in the suburbs of this
city. No loss of life or serious damage has
Vet been renOrted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02

originated with certain joinery work, and
II prolonged will seriously injure the in
uustry, as the builders have a number OF
important orders, including Mr.. Charles
Day Roses large cutter and work for Lord
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
sennfnr EnrIe III.

GREENvILLE. S. c., May 1-Senator
Joseph H. Earle is quite ~ at his home
ton serious. His aiIment is due to kidney
trouble
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02

Spring has come, " sings the poet.
But what about the last two davsP
Sill we say springtime has come.
for the Dingley tariff bill will spring
the price of Straw Mating and Wool
Carpet. "a word to the wise is SUI
fcient." Buy now, before prices
advance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02

at willcw Springs. fifteen miles from the
city. Stiff was given the decision in the
twentieth ound.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02

Nelson removed: Roachdale. Putnam coun-
". George Justice. vice John Dodd, re-
moved
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
TREASURY s~TArEMENT.
Public Debt Exhibit and Receipts and
Expenditures During April.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows that
at the close of business on April 80 the debt,
less cash in the treasury, amounted to
S99S, 24l. 1872, a decrease for the month of
S5.7ls,06S. which is principally accounted for
b. Il corresponding increase in the cash.
'Ihe debt proper, independent of the cash in
TIA treasury. was increased during the
month by $326,S43. on account of the deposits
of national bank notes in excess of redemp-
ton. The debt is classified as follows:
Interest bearing debt. ........... $S47, S65. O3O
Debt on which interest has
ceased since NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1883, $50
Debt bearing no interest....... 37I6l5, IS9
Total -. 81, 226, 1874, $50
The above, however, does not include
Se05,l07.4!3 in certificates and treasury notes
outstanding which are offset by an equal
amount of cash in the treasury. The cash
IN the treasury is classified as follows:
sold +. $3.50, 1928
SILVER =. 5lS 4s6, 100
Bonds. disbursing officers bal
ances, etc 1~S,095.S1S
IOtdl -. SSi6. l46, 655
Against which there are outstand-
ing liabilities amounting to-. 64S,656, 1873
Leaving net balance in the
treasury or SIPS, $50, SIT
The comparative statement of the gov
eminent receipts AID expenditures for the
month of April shows that the total re-
ceipts were ST., S12.i 1876 and the expenditures
S2,0f2.O97, leaving the surplus for the month
s., 140,0SS, as compared with a deficit for the
month of April, 1896. CT 81. 4,4SS. For the
last ten months a deficit is shown of $685.
1885. During April the receipts of Gus
toms amounted to $24, 454. SOL: from internal
revenue, Al44L213: from miscellaneous
sources. S.9l0,510. These figures show a gain
in the receipts from customs as compared
with April. 1896. of $12. 63S. go. or over 100
DER cent. The gain from internal revenue
sources was about SGD 500.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02

CHICAGO. May s1.-Billy Stiff and AL
Shrosbroe, both of Chicago, fought tonight
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30
EcadY-Mndc Mcdicinc.

A quack who las made his fortune
by selling influenza honey, is one of the
characters In Il recent French work of
fiction. How he produced It was as
follows: The bees were kept in large
conservatory. or. at any rate. under
glass, SO that they could only pasture
on the flowers provided for them. and
of course these were chosen for their
medicinal properties. Hence ready
made physic of the most delicious kind
was garnercd This was laughed at as
an eXtravagant invention: but 1T was
not quite so absurd as some of the crit
les imagined. Beekcepers intent on
producing a luxury are annually more
aud more inclined to experiment on
similar lines. The difficulty really lies
in. educating the palate of the average
consumer. TO whom honey Is merely
honey. a breakfast table relish. varying
in quality badly r'c"e than salt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30
SILK from SPIDERS Web,

The web of the Madagascar spider ia
to be utilized for the purpose of silk
manufacturing by n company OF
French capitalists. 1t IL still rcmem-
bercd that the Creoles of Mauritius
presented Empress Eugene with n
pair of m,ttens made of this spiders
threads, which were so fine that they
could hardly be noticed on her hands.
for they We're almost transparent and
colorless. A French naturalist has re-
Gently ascertained that the Madagas-
car spider produces at the beginning of
It's work more than 100 yards of
thread per hour. increasing in quantity
until 1t produces more than 150 yards
per hour. A ewly-constructed little
machine which winds the thread on
bobbins automatically Immediately
from the spider Is to he employed in
Madagascar The spiders themselves
are TO be raised Systematically in enor-
nous numbers. and although the fab
rics made from the new material mny
be costly at first, 1t Is not unlikely that
the present generation will live to see
dresses made of spider web.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30
Profits 300 TO 800 Per Cent.

The sewing machine, one OF the greatest
blessings in the way OF machines ever offer
ed to the public. sold for years at sixty dol
lars In the United States. The same ma
chine, however, to be shipped to n foreign
land, could he purchased below twenty dol
lars. After the patents ran out the price fell
rapidly until now sewing machines are sold
for twenty-five dollars. and often below
twenty dollars. The sewing machine manu-
facturers became immensely rich from theft
profits OF several hundred per cent. 1t has
been estimated that typewriting machines
cost less than twenty dollars to build. while
they sell for from fifty dollars to one hun
dred dollars each.
1t is generally understood that an agree
ment exists whereby these high prices nre
maintained. Business men are compelled to
pay from three hundred to five hundred pei
cent profit or 90 without the machines.
Are there any other machines which yield
such profits as tho sewing machine did for
years, and the typewriting machine has and
does, except it bc the bicycle?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30
D,nter Extracted from Gold Pieces.

Ctutcr ENtrnctcu from COIu Pieces.
one of the most puzzled men In town
IL n Montgomery street restaurant
keeper, who recently took In SO gold
piece which filled all the ordinary re-
qulrements of genulncness so far as a
superficial test could reveal the true
facts. But a few days ago n banker
stepped into his place and saw the $50
piece which the restaurant man had
received only short time before. The
banker had n queer look In his eyes as
he took the coin and raped It sharply
with his knife. and the restaurant
keeper had n stranger expression as he
saw hls supposed $50 piece break into
two pieces.
'IIow Is thlsT" he demanded.
The banker answered: 1T IL the
same old game. | had one Of these
piece myself. and since then have
tested gold pieces Of the $50 dcnoml-
nation very carefully. If that had been
genuine my test would not have brok.
en- It,"
Then the restaurant Keeper and Tie
banker carefully examined It together
The outside of the gold piece was all
right, seemingly, when the discovered
pnrts were placed together. The mill
Ing seemed to bc up to the standard.
The weight was correct.
hut the inside of the piece was half
filled with composition which was
not the customary gold and alloy. Still
closer examination revealed that the
4 L.. 4
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30
GAINED IN STRENGTH

Was Confined to the Bed Most of the
Tinle-The Remedy.
"I was much run down in health and had
to keep my bed the greater part OF the
time. had no appetite and did not rest
well nights. began taking Hoods Sarsa-
parilla and my appetite returned and
gained strength rapidly and soon felt like
n new man. / attribute my escape from
illness Of any kind the past winter to TAX
ing Hoods sarsaparilla." ABEL MYERS,
Arthur, New York Get Hoods.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30

Ask your grocer to-day to show you q pack
age of Grain-O, the new food drink that takes
the place of coffee. The children may drink
1t without injury Ms well as the adult. All
who try y Ike 1t. Grain-o has that rich seal
brown Of Mocha or Java, but II Is made from
pure grains ana the most delicate stomach re-
ceivcs IL without distress. One-Quarter the
price of coffee. Ii cts. and Is cts. per package.
Sold by all grocers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30
sbaLaInto Your Shines

Aliens Foot t-Ease, a powder for the feet. Is
cures painful. swollen. sInarting feet, and in
stauuy takes the sting out of corns and hun.
ions It's the greatest comfort discovery OF
the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-ht-
cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, ach-
Ing feet. Try IL to-day. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores BY mail for DC. In stamps.
Trial package FREE. Address, Allen $. Olfn-
sted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30

"Bagger, the professional baseball
player. has married an heiress"
"Ah! good catch!' - Philadelphia
North American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30
patcrnnt Wisdom,

daughter. what time did your com
pany leave last nightT
"Why. papa, he started home AT
half"
"Never mind when he started I want
to know when he left."-Oho State
Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30

Fits permanently cured No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DIR. Klne's Great
Eorve Rcstorer. s2trial bottle and treatise free
DR. H. ii. KLINE, Ltd, 5l Arch St., Phila., Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30

In 1870 anthracite coai was first sue
cessfully used In Philadelphia for gen.
Grating steam; and 1t was not until 20
years later that anthracite fuel was en-
ployed with success in blast furnace
by David Thomas. at CatasauQua, Pa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30

am entirely cured of hcmorrhagc Of lungs
by Plso's Cure for COMMUNICATIONS
LINpAMAN, Bethany, Mo-, January :, 1891.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30

A mile OF railway permanent way with
two sets OF rails, takes up two and one-balf
acres OF land.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30

+. Il. Walthall Il Co. Druggists, Horse Cave,
one that takes It," Sold b, Druggists, Toe.