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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
MAHER MEETS AN EQUAL
HE NARROWLY ESCAPES DEFEAT AT
THE HANDS OF c. c. SMITH.
The "BIack ThunderbOIt" Makes 1t
Warm for the Irishman-Dixon and
Downey Fight to n Draw.

BUFFALO, y. Y. Feb. 15.-Peter Maher
had a narrow escape from defeat when he
tackled C.. c. Smith, the BLACK Thunder
bolt" for six rounds at the Empire Ath-
letic Club tonight. The 1900 people who
were present expected TO see a short so
and a Knockout. Maher started out to
finish the fight in one round. He landed
on Smiths head with right and left repeat
eddy. Smith was evidently frightened and
did not show up we'll In the second round
Smith made things very lively for a while.
Towards the close of the round. however,
Maher landed his right on the jaw repeat
edly and had Smith all but out when the
gong saved him. In the third Smith landed
frequently on Makers wind and Peter was
very tired when the gong sounded In the
fourth they came together hard. Smith
was pounded right and left and was on his
last legs when time was called. In the
fifth Smith was bleeding badly. but was
full of fight and made Maher weak. Peter
was plainly on the run when the bell
rang. When the sixth and last round
opened Quinn called to Maher repeatedly to
put Smith out. Peter did not have the
strength TO carry out his Instructions. He
spared for wind and the crowd Kissed.
When the round closed the referee gave the
decision to Maher. 1t was the general opin-
ion that the big Irishman would have been
out himself in couple of more rounds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
A FATHERS HURRIED RIDE.
Rushing Across the Continent to See
His Son Before He Dies.

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-Henry ]. Mayham
went through Chicago to-day on a ride
across the continent for life which
threatens to go out before he can reach
Denver. From Chicago west the trip will
be accomplished in twent--four hours by a
special Chicago. Burlington & Quincy en-
CINE and Pullman palace car. Mr. May
hams son, VIM. Il. Mayham. twenty-one
years of age, underwent an operation for
appendicitis a few days ago. and yesterday
word was sent TO the father in New York
that he must hurry if he would see his son
before he dies. When the New York linn
tied drew up in Pittsburg last night Mr.
Mayham hurried TO the telegraph Office and
sent word TO Assistant Superintendent
Rowland. of the Burlington road ordering
the special engine and car at a cost OF
$1,000 to be in readiness for him when he
arrived in Chicago to-day. This done
and Mr. Mayham was carried on his jour-
ney westward within the hour he arrived in
the city. The Mayhams father and son. are
the president and secretary of the invest
ment company at Denver which bears their
name.
The train tonight made the fastest run
ever made between Chicago and Denver.
and at 10 o'clock showed a ratio OF gain
over schedule time which. IL maintained.
would land IL i'm Denver thirteen hours ur-
der the time made by regular trains. The
first AIS miles from Chicago to Corning, Ia,
was made in al6 minutes. The Burlington
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
Emuire-CifN Shorts.

Putera, O ''coochee-coochee' dancer, was
pretty extensively advertised appear at the
Empire with Flynn and Sheridans City Sports
burlesque show. she didn't The omission has
not been accounted for. but it is supposed that
the management was following the example of
the plucky little nation OF Greece. Greece. as
readers of the cable dispatches well know, has
been stopping Turkish transports. The show. as
whole. is lively. and not much marred by
inartistic indeceney. Dave Foster, of the team
or roster and Lewis makes some labored efforts
at saying something fOul, but as his work in
that line was received by the audience with great
glee, IL Is not for the critic TO object. Lillian
Jerome and Gertie Sawyer do clever arobatic
dance; Snyder and Buckley well-known and
well-hked musical comedians. better than
before while Charles Johnson and Dora Dean.
coored comedians and dancers, and Mile. MeZa,
a cCntortionist with very pleasing personality,
are much ahead of those who have heretofore APP
peared in their respective lines. kittie Howard
and Ida Earle, character singers made them-
selves favOrltes at once. Numerous specialtieS
given in the two burlesques that open and
close the regular perform ince Miss Crisse Sheri-
dan efforts In particular exciting much amuse-
ment. The performance closes with a long list
OF ciiIematoscope exhibitions, some OF the scenes
being lively fight and the arrival of the patrol
wagon, an alarm of fire. with the engines rush
water scene, showing rapids, with she natural
accomplishments of dashing spray, etc, an ex-
press train approaching from the far background
and sweeping by, and number OF other pic
lures full OF action. The show remains all week,
giving the usual
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
A Sanguinary Battle.

CINCINNATI, O.. Feb. 15.--The CONNER
cial-Tribune's special from Havana says:
A detachment from General Lacrete's
army, now operating in this province, had
a pitched battle with a band of guerrillas
under Major Slasco and a portion of Ha-
vana volunteers under Colonel Sanchez
The Cubans attacked blOckhouse, ten
miles west of this city, not knowing that
a large Spanish force was near by. They
had partially captured the fort when the
Spanish reinfOrcementS came up. The Gu
bans were caught in between the two col
uninS and for several hours the fight waGed
fast and furious. Finding that they could
not make progress against such odds, the
SDaniards outnumbering them two TO one,
the CubanS by a Skillful fent. drew off
part of the volunteer corps and then made
a furious and unexpected onslaught on the
others, compelling them to retreat and Of
fering a passa geway for the insurgents
Through this they passed with loss of
some one hundred. The Spanish lost over
double that number. Notwithstanding their
defeat the insurgents managed to so dis
mantle the fort that it had to be destroyed
To prevent its falling into the insurgents
hands and the large supply of ammunition
there was destroyed.
A pay train on the railroad near Candida
ria province of Pinar del Rio, was wrecked
by the Cubans, Friday, and over 100000 in
silver secured. They killed ten OF the
guards and captured four Spanish guerrilas
belonging to San Martins band The latter
were instantly put to the machetc by the
Infatuated CubanS, as they attribute most
of the cruel murders in that section to this
hon
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Two Gunhonts Ncnrlx Ready.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. ia twin bap-
tiSm of vessels at the Union iron
works. on or about March II. viii be the
programme of an unusual naval event to
be witnessed by delegations from West Vir-
ginia and Ohio. as we'll as by crowds from
this city. The Wheeling and the Marietta
are the names to be given the two boats
as they glide from the ways into the
water at the same instant. This is the first
time that two war vessels have ever been
launched at the same time on this coast.
The vessels are all but ready for the
double christening, and invitations have
been sent to the Eastern cities after which
they are named Citizens OF Wheeling
w. Va, and OF Marietta. o, VIII send dele
cations 10 participate in the ceremonies
The two additions to the United States
navy are what are known as twin-screw
liGht-draught, composite Gunboats. Their
contract cost price Is s2l9.OU0 and 23.0C0. re-
spectively. and they are virtually sister
shi
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
SIGNS OF BETTER TIMES
OPER ATOMS RESUMED BY IRON,
STEEL, SILK AND WOODEN MILLS.
Stray s That Indicate Many Men Who
Have Been Idle for a Long Time
Will Soon Be ut Work.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Feb. 1.-THE Ohio
Steel Company this morning commenced
active operations towards the construction
of its ten new open-hearth furnaces. The
work will be pushed with all possible haste.
to have some of the furnaces in operation.
If possible within three months. Four new
soaking pits are also being constructed.
The plant is now running double time in
all departments, with good outlook for a
still greater increase in business
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa, Feb. 15.-The
Eleanor iron works which have been idle
for six months, resumed operations to-day
The striking puddlers accepted the COM
pany's terms of $2.75 per ton. About Ion
men and bows are given employment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
KENTUCKY DESPERATE.
shot His Wife. and Now Dares Any
body to Arrest Him.

PADUCAH. KY. Feb. 15.-Robert Nc
Gill's pretty young wife. dead or dying.
lies in the muddy road at Ragland this
evening, while the husband, entrenched in
his house. armed with a Winchester rifle,
dares anybody to touch the woman's body
or attempt to arrest him. AT noon to-day
after quarrel with his wife, McGill seized
"A rifle and shot the fleeing woman twice
in the back as she fed from the doorway.
Both balls passed entirely through the vic
TINS body. She staggered TO the gate and
refused to surrender or allow the neigh
bors TO approach the corpse. Mrs. McGill
vas twenty-eight years old and rather good
looking. Her husband is older. Six weeks
ago the husband became jealous. without
cause. of his younger brother. who boarded
with him. A lynching party is forming.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
REFUSED TO ADJOURN.
Ruling by the Speaker of the OklahO-
ma House Causes Trouble.

GUTHRIE, O. T., Feb. 15.-The Senate
to-day passed the House resolution provid-
ing for commission of seven to act with
similar committees from Kansas and Texas
to secure lower freight rates to the gulf
and it was sent to the Governor. When
the bill to grant special charter to the
sisters Of ST. Mary's Academy of the Sacred
Heart came up I'm the House violent and
bitter religious discussion precipitated
and as the roll was being called a call of
the House was demanded. This tied the
House up until dark, and though the can
was neither withdrawn nor the roll call
finished Speaker Pro Tenn. Doyle. who was
in the chair. entertained motion to adj
journ and declared it carried. minority
protested against this unheard of parlia-
mentary proceeding and refused to recog-
nze the so-called adjournment and called
Mr.. Willis to the chair and are still hold
ing forth at a late hour tonight.
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MADE A GRAVE MISTAKE.
Officers Who Arrested the Turkish
Consul Must Undo Their Work.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-According to
the officials of the State Department the
New York police authorities who arrested
and the magistrate who committed Joseph
A. Iasigi, the Turkish consul at Boston.
last Saturday night have made grave
mistake and must undo their acts, which
were unlawful. The Turkish minister here,
Mustapha Bey has lodged with the State
Department "a protest agains: the proceed
ings and, while the department Is still
looking up authorities and studying prece-
dents, it has already been practically con-
cluded that the arrest was illegal. The
Constitution and laws provide expressly
that a. foreign consul can be tried only
under federa process and before fed
eral court. He is not exempt from prose-
cution like a diplomatic officer, but he has
this privilege and. so far as the informa-
ton i'm the hands of the Department of
State shows this has been denied him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
Notes of the stage.

When the original London ''Gaiety Girls
Company opened at Days Theater, New York,
ii was pronounced a success by critics. There
was dancer in the representation named Cissy
Fitzgerald. She was in her way a genius. \
glance Of the eye, rosy. ripping smile. said TO
be unlike any glance smile ever seen before.
made an irresistible magnet OF that gracelul girl
She made far greater hit than the piece: she
became the fashionable rage. Manager Charles
English comedy. THE Pounding and engaged
Miss Fitzgerald to appear in the comedy as
Tricky Little Maybud. music-hall artist me
play. with Miss Fitzgerald. ran at Hoyts me
receipts that Miss Fitzgerald able to COM
mand a salary of $500 per week. She was re-
engaged for a tour of he country. and Will ap-
pear next Friday and Saturday might
nee. 1.-The Founding cast is almost the same
that of last season when the comedy and
Cissy Fitzgerald made hit here. The advance
sale opens to-day at the Pembroke.
Palmer Cox's Brownies going TO open their
very brief engagement here with a special holt
day matinee next Monday at English's They
remain only Monday and Tuesday nights. Ida
Miller. Frank Deshon, Robert Frederick, Sol
solomon and the other popular principals are
still at the head of this big organization. a
new and favorite member this season is Marie
Celeste. The advance sale will open Thursday
morning at the Pembroke.
Next week the Park has the now famous Fly
ing Jordans and their vaudeville company. For
many months the Jordans astonished New York
with their aerial feats at Roster * Balls.
Manager Zimmerman announces that this after
noon will be ladies matinee at the Empire,
each fair one attending to receive box of
candy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
The Shakers Ideas Of Medicine

Nowadays when man goes TO his doc
tor he is usually told that he has some un-
heard of disease with "A long name aid
when he leaves the office he does net nnow
whether it is st. Vitus dance or consump-
ton that is gradually undermining his
health.
Ii is, therefore. refreshing TO talk with the
Shakers, for their very simplicity COM
mands confidence and respect, and We have
the further satisfaction of knowing that
they have devoted themselves to the study
of disease and it's cure for more than a
hundred years.
The venerable old man whom the writer
only too glad to discuss his pet
subject. lie said that, strange as II might
seem very few doctors realized that three
quarters of the most prevalent diseases
were all attributable to faulty digestion
He then went on TO say that "a child OF
average intelligence knows that puirid meat
decaying vegetables are poisonous. and
must be avoided. and yet these same foods
even If taken into the stomach in the fresh
est possible cohdItionsoon de,om2ose unlg 50
digested ard absorbed.
In such cases the resulting DOlsons enter
the system. when aches and pains. weak
ness and debility soon follow as a natural
consequence.
1t was recognition Of this that led the
Shakers TO devote their energies 10 the per-
fection of "A product which would stimulate
the digestive organs and assist them TO per-
form their proper work.
The first symptom OF disOrdercd diges-
ton is loss OF appetite. and the Shaker
Digestive Cordial il wonderfully efficient i'm
supplying any deficiency IN this respect, at
the same time IL relieves all distress after
euting Furthermore as was carefully ex-
planned by our venerable friend. Il is abso-
lutely harmless
Better evidence OF the Shakers confidence
i'm il could not be found than ia the fact
that they have placed i0-cent sample bot
ties I'm the hands OF all druggists. assured
mediate and marked benefit that II will be
continued.
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ADJUSTMENTS.


Park-katfe Emmett i'm "The Waifs.'
There is no mistaking the favor in which clever
Katie Emmett is held here. Her large audiences
at the Park yesterday received her. figuratively
speaking, with open arms She has not been
here for some time, but has lost of her
attractiveness meanwhile. Katie Emmett plays
the newsboy with her old-time metropolitan dash
The Waits of New York is a drama that has
been closely Identified with Miss Emmett's sue
cess as star. 1t tells story among the poor
of the great city. and is skiifully conceived to
Deguile theater-goerS of smiles and tears. Miss
Emmett has made careful study of the news
boy. and, Willie Rufus, she acted with
earnestness and pleasing effect. OF the support
ing company Frederick Roberts as Petro Bama
was excellent His makeup artistic, and
his acting marked by sustained power. Harry
West, Hans Schneiderkopf, amusing.
John Ellis made the small part of officer Raj
ferty stand out, and l.. c. Tibbts suf-
hclently irascible Judge Rogers. Jennie Engle,
as Biddy McShane, made a consistent character
OF a part that is generally turned into carica-
ture The engagement is for to-day and to-mor-
row only. Speclalties are introduced in the con-
cert hall scene in the second act. on Thursday
The Fatal Card opens for three days.
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AND BUCKLEY, TOO,
Like Abbott. the Noted Methodist
Does Not Believe All the Bible.

NEW YORK, Feb. IA meeting OF
preachers in the Methodist Book Concern
to-day. after paper was read combating
DR.. Lyman Abbott's recent declaration
concerning the Bible. the Rev. w. James
Buckley, editor OF the New York Christian
Advocate the official organ of the Meth
odist Church. rose and boldly said: Il am
very sorry TO disagree with the paper OF
my friend Curtis. 1 don't believe i'm the in
fallibility of the English version OF the
Bible. and 1 think there are scarcely four
men in this meeting who do"
There was a gasp. a groan, confused
hum of voices, and then a chorus of pro-
tests. DR.. Buckley's language was prac-
tically defense a fertilization of the dec
larations of DIR. Lyman Abbott. When DIR.
Buckley finally sat down the storm broke
and his declarations were vigorously
sailed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
TWENTY-ROUND FIGHT,
With HOnOrs Evenly Divided Between
Dixon mud HOWney.


NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-In a hard-fought
twenty-round fight in the Broadway Ath-
letic Club house tonight George Dixon. of
Boston, and Jack Downey, of Brooklyn,
worked so fast and well that the referee
could not pick a winner, and declared the
bout a draw, which very popular de-
cision. There was only standing room in
the big house when Dixon and Downey
that nearly five thousand persons were in
the building at the time. Dixon was the
favorite at to /, but Downey's showing
a revelation, and he is in the front
rank of feather weights. This was the first
time that these two had met. Taken alto
Sether. the fight was an interesting exhibit
ton, and no doubt both men will soon be
matched again. Dixon seemed TO have lost
some of his old-time steam, but none of
his cleverness. Both of his eyes were bad
ly swollen when the bout ended, while
Downey did not show any marks from the
punishment he received
The fight was a vicious one from start TO
finish. Dixon used his rushing tactics, but
lodging. Both men spared hard and each
round big lump appeared over Dixon $
eye and Downey, seeing this StroVe TO put
the other one in the same condition. Each
man was put down once, and the honors
were even up TO the twentieth round. when
the referee declared the fight draw. In
the the sixth round Downey slipped 10 the
floor. Dixon lifted him up and the crowd
cheered. while both men shook hands, and
then squared off for further hostilities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
Kokomo the Trnmps, Refuge.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, Feb. 15.-Kokomo seems
to have become known throughout the en-
tire United States as the haven for tramps.
For years the people have been feeding all
that came along and providing shelter al
night This winter they have taxed the
philanthropy of the citizens. Last Thurs
day night forty were quartered in the jail
department of the city hall and III were
slowed away in the dry kilns OF the brick
factory of j. NJ. Leach * Co, in the south
part of town. Saturday night the mayor
called a meeting of the police committee
and the officers were given instructions to
drive the hobos out of town, having become
an unbearable nuisance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16

CARSON, New. Feb. 15.-Dan Stuart to-
day took out the 81, 900 license for the Cor
bett-Fitzsimmons contest, to take place
here March IL. He paid for it by check,
and now nothing in legal way can prevent
the big fight from taking place. 1t is I'M
derstood that the local railroad has made
arrangements with the Southern Pacific TO
switch all excursions on their track and
bring them straight through without trans
fer. The sleepers will be sidetracked here
and will furnish the sleeping apartments for
the passengers arriving in them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
GOMEZ WOUNDED AGAIN
CUBAN LEADER LOST HIS HORSE,
BUT ESCAPED WITH A LAME LEG.
Furious Battle Between Lacret's Army
of Insurgents and a Band Of Span
ish Guerrillas-HeavyL Losses.

HAVANA, Feb. 15.-Private advices re-
ceived here contain assurances that an en-
gagement occurred between the Spanish
troops, commanded by Colonel Arjons en-
route from Arroyo Planco to Ciego Avilla,
and General Gomez. 1t is reported that
General Gomez was wounded in the same
leg and in nearly the same place where he
was wounded last year Leader Roses took
command of the insurgent forces, so the
claim is made until the arrival of General
Carrillo. According to the reports the
horse upon which General Gomez was
mounted was killed, but he continued rid
ing all day.
The directors of the Spanish Bank have
resolved to order the importation from New
York Immediately of a sum of specie so
that 20 and 10 cent bills will circulate.
Senior GonZale Leserda will be shot to-
morrow.
The French steamer Navarro has arrived
here from Vera Cruz, having on board
Prince and Princess KhevenhullerM etsch
of Austria, Count Lynchnovischoi and DR..
RauSher
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
Costs $1,000 to BOX I'm Reno.

RENO, New, Feb. 15.-J. j. Corbett was
billed for a boxing exhibition here to-
morrow night, but the district attorney
ofWashoe county has notified Edward Cook,
Corbetts agent: that under the recent leg
islative enactment license for the exhibit
ton must be obtained and that II will cost
LOCO to obtain the permit Cook no.
titled that II an attempt was made TO give
the performance without a license Corbett
and his party would be arrested. After re-
ceiving this warning Cook consulted his
principal by wire, and finally Cancelled the
exhibition, publishing telegram from Cor
bett. in which the latter stated that he
would sooner lose his life than get tangled
up with the law and be prevented from
meeting Fitzsimmons on st. Patrick's day'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
Susan ID. Anthony's Birthday,

ROCHESTER, y. Y. Feb. 15-Miss
Susan q. Anthony to-day received congrat-
ulatory notes from all over the country on
this. her seventy-eighth birthday Among
those who have remembered her are Mrs
Elizabeth Cady Stanton OF New York:
Rachel Foster Avery, OF Philadelphia: Miss
Jane II. Spofford OF Hampton Corners
Me-: Elizabeth III. Oulton, Of San Francis
CO: Professor Young OF Hartford: William
Lloyd Garrison. jr, and Ellen Wright Car
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
ADMIRAL BUNCE'S FLEET.
Fog and Rain Interfering with the
SquadrOn'S Movements.

CHARLESTON. s. c.. Feb. 15-The fleet
spent to-day in target practice. For sew
eral hours the u, and i-inch guns were
operated and the practice was the best that
has been had since the vessels reached
here. The cruiser Vesuvius steamed out of
port this afternoon outside of the line of
formation. She is expected to attempt to
run by the blockaders tonight. The fog
and rain which is prevailing is interfering
with the search lights and the feats of last
Thursday and Friday may be repeated.
The Marblehead has sailed for Jacksonville
to relieve the Dolphin. and the latter is
now expected TO return here as a blockade