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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-19
RIVER IS STILL RISING
.FATHER OF WATERS CONTINUES
TO SPREAD OVER ARKANSAS,
Running Plantations and Driving Peo-
Four Children Lose Their Lives.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March Is. - Tonight
the great flood claims five more victims.
Near Marion. Ark, Eta Lix and her four
children were trying to make their way TO
Marion for shelter, and. while attempting
to cross a railroad trestle, the strong cur
rent overwhelmed the party and all per-
ished. The Oldest child was a girl aged
sixteen and the youngest an infant OF eight
months.
The river Is still rising at Memphis, and
the indications are that it will continue TO
do so for some time TO come. The river
tonight stands 36.9 feet. rise since morn
ing of one-tenth. Such is the pronuncia-
mento of the weather bureau at Memphis.
The conclusion TO a continuation in the
rise Is based on the fact that the rise Is
continuing at Cairo and the further fact
which is behind the rise at Cairo. namely.
that OF heavy rains in all districts which
feed the big river, both along the upper
portion and the middle valley. Throughout
the entire Northwestern territory, the
drainage from which swells the volume of
water i'm the upper Mississippi. these rain
falls continue. The same conditions prevail
in the territory which feeds the Ohio and
other tributaries, while the heaviest rains
OF all are descending over the already sub
merged Arkansas territory On the east
ern side of the river continuous rains are
the rule. AT Memphis and throughout this
district the rainfall in the last twenty-four
hours amounted to 264 inches. while across
the river. at Helena, IL was 242 inches. So
long as the heavy rains continue there Is
small chance OF cessation OF the over
flow.
Shortly after 1 O'Clock yesterday an Of
fcial bulletin was sent out from the
weather bureau OF Memphis reporting fall
OF two-tenths of a foot in the river since
yesterday morning. This bulletin was pub
iished as a piece OF cheering news in the
local press and was telegraphed over the
country Subsequently Mr.. Emery. of the
weather bureau. discovered that the state
ment contained in the bulletin was abso-
taken place. but that the Weather-bureau
employe who had read tbs gauge at I
O'Clock had made a mistake. As a matter
of fact. the river wes stationary from yes
terday morning at o'clock until yesterday
evening at O'Clock, when the rise con-
tinued. Mr.. Emery deplores greatly the
mistake
AT Cairo the rise continues In about the
same proportion. two-tenths OF "a foot being
recorded in the twenty-fOur hours this
morning, when the gauge indicated 30 feet.
This IS ten feet above the danger line
and within two feet and traction OF the
extreme high-water mark reached about a
week ago. AT Helena, where the rainfall
was almost as heavy as at Memphis. being
z-4z inches the river rose eight-tenthS OF "a
foot IN the twenty-four hours ending this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-19
Situation at Helena.

HELENA. Ark, March 1S.-The river at
Helena Is forty-seven feet on the gauge,
which is IL feet below high water. The
river at Westover is six inches higher than
ever known before. and at Oldtown. six
miles below Westover, the river Is three
inches above the highest water mark and
at Modoc it is thirty-six inches higher than
ever before. At 8 o'clock D. m advices
from Modoc are to the effect that Ii is i'm
possible to hold the levee at that point
until morning. The men who are i'm charge
of the work have given up the task their
work having been In vain. although they
have labored valiantly to hold IL. The peo-
pie who are living in that neighborhood
have been warned of the impending disas-
ter. and are fleeing for their lives. The
water at this hour is going over the top
of the levee in that vicinity. The steamer
Abbott, a government boat, is now load
ing up at Modoc with sacks and imple-
ments and laborers, and will go TO Oldtown,
where work will be prosecuted to
strengthen the levee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-19
DIR. wAGNER's DENIAL.
The Physician Is Sane, and Says He
Never Saw Jack son or Pearl Bryan.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LEXINGTON. KY, March 1S-When the
CORRESPONDENT called on DIR. Wagner of
Bellevue, KY, at the insane asylum here
at noon to-day and told him that Jackson
SAYS he is the third party in the case the
doctor. with a look of horror on his face,
exclaimed:
Its a base lie. I never knew jackson
or Walling and never knew Pearl Bryan.
Never heard of her until after the tragedy
I was not incarcerated here because of that
affair. My trouble was the result of some
thing else
DIR. Scott, superintendent of the asylum
corroborated DIR. Wagner's statement re-
garding his hallucination. The superintend-
ent said DR. Wagner's trouble was not the
result of the Pearl Bryan tragedy, in his
opinion When Wagner was in his worst
moods he never referred to the tragedy,
and DR.. Scott believes that he knows moth
ing about it.
DR.. Wagner made a copy of the telegram
stating what Jackson charged against him.
He wrote il in a notebook in clear, round
hand. and when he had finished he abruptly
said:
Il want TO go TO Newport right away.
| want this thing sifted TO the bottom. l
want to know who instigates these charges
against me. do not see how Jackson could
implicate me. 1 do not see how Jackson
could implicate me. for he knows that l
do not knew him and that am absolutely
innocent of any completely in the tragedy
The doctor, so the superintendent says,
has fully recovered from his attack of in
sanity He seems 10 feel deeply the weight
of Jackson's charge.
1t is likely that DR.. Wagner will be dis
charged from the asylum at an early date
secret Conferences with the Wagners
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
NEWPOR KY. March l&-Mrs Wag-
ner and hen daughter. at Bellevue. were
Continued ON Second PngeJ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-19
WORRYING The PRESIDENT
Crowds of Place Seekers Continue to
Invade the White House.

WASHINGTON, March 1s.-There was lit
tie abatement OF the pressure of applicants
at the White House. and both the President
and Secretary Porter begin to show evil
dences of the strain they have beensunder
for the past ten days in receiving the in
Vulnerable callers and hackers of appli-
cants. The new additions sent into the
Senate to-day seem to whet the appetite of
the place seekers judging from the manner
they were received by the crowds in wait
ing in the White House. One Of the earliest
callers this morning was Senator Mason,
of Illinois. who came to talk over the Chi
cago postmastership. He left satisfied that
the resignation of Postmaster Hesing would
be- promptly accepted and that Charles II.
Gordon, notable force in tae Republican
party in Illinois, would succeed to the
place.
Pennsylvania was well represented by
Gen. Harry Bingham, who is reported TO
be deeply interested in the struggle for the
fourth assistant postmaster generalship
Who his candidate is he does not state
Senator Penrose was with General Ring
ham. Senator Platt, of New York. slipped
quietly through the waiting crowd and was
admitted quickly into the Presidents Office
But his stay was short. A Massachusetts
delegation was afoot early and managed to
secure an allowance of time from the Presi-
dent. Representative Hit. of Illinois. came
along. He was not interested i'm the Chi
cago postoff1ce, but, he said was there
only to aid some of his colleagues in their
aspirations. ID. T. Phillips, OF Illinois, prob
ably will be appointed consul to Cardiff.
Wales.
DIR. Hugh Pitcairn of Harrisburg. Pa.
had strong backing in his application for
the Berlin consul generalship I'm Repre-
sentatives Olmstead and Hicks. the latter
though not living i'm the same district with
the applicant. being willing that the ap..
pointment should be charged against him
The Missouri delegation whch came here
President N r.
ticipate I'm Decoration day exercises was
disappointed. They saw the President but
the latter was obliged TO decline the invi-
tation on the score of public business. III.
Clay Evans has notified the President by
letter of his acceptance of the place of
commissioner of pensions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-19
MIR. GOWDY TALKS.
He VIII Soon Resign as Chairman of
the Republican State COMMITTEES.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 1s-Both Mr.
Gowdy and Mr.. Heath were congratulated
by Indianians on their appointments to-day
There will be no opposition 10 their conir-
nation. Mr.. Gowdy Will remain in Wash
ington until Tuesday or Wednesday OF next
week. and then return 10 Indiana TO get his
affairs in shape for a four years sojourn
in gay Paris. One OF the things he will do
before his departure for his post of duty
will be 10 call a meeting OF the Republican
State committee. tender his resignation as
chairman and make way for a successor.
He says he will call the committee together
in about three weeks.
Are you & ing to leave an heir" asked
the Journal correspondent OF Mr.. Gowdy
this evening.
loom Jack" looked qulzzically at the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-19
No ColIusion. Mr. Flint Saws

NEW YORK, March 1s.-Charles r. Flint,
the treasurer of the United States Rubber
Company on being shown a statement that
there was colluSion between the United
States Rubber Company and competing
testified before the Lexow committee there
was never any contract between the United
States Rubber Company and the outside
companies as 10 prices. and / deny that
there has been any collusion in fixing the
prices this year between the United States
Rubber Company and the other rubber
companies. As foreshadowed some time
ago. IL was deemed advisable by the di-
rectors OF the United States Rubber Com
pany TO give the consumer the benefit of
economies by reducing prices for the COM
Ing year
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-19

PHILADELPHIA March 1S-Vice Presl-
dent Greene of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
when seen tonight in reference 10 the pur-
chase of the Columbus. Hooking Valley &
Toledo road by the Pennsylvania said !:
There Is absolutely foundation In the
story that the Pennsylvania has purchased
or even contemplated purchasing the Co.
lumbis. Hooking Valley x Toledo Railroad.
started"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-19
Leighty's Appointment Surprise.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 1s.-The an
nouncement of the probable appointment of
ex-Congressman Jacob ID. Leighty to the
position of pension agent for the State o.
Indiana was received here with considerable
surprise. but as il is well known that Mr..
Ieighty made a good congressman. and has
always contributed his time and means TO
the service of the Republican party. the
appointment will be satisfactory TO the Re
publlcans of northern Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-19
Warmers occasional rains r.sl.,'s.., IN,
Satin Lined :,

To the man who has been in the habit of hav-
ing his Suits made to order and paying high
prices for them, extend special invitation
to call and inspect the Spring Suits. We have
them made up in the latest novelties in Chew
lots, Cass, Plain and Unfinished Worsteds.
These Suits are Satin Lined, and are the hand
soonest garments ever shown in this market
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-19
Serious Creva sse.

VICKSBURG. Miss. March 1s.-The
crevasse at Glendale. in Coahoma county,
appears to be the most serious disaster
that has affected the Yazoo-Mississppi
delta in years, and will probably flood a
large portion of the section 1t will grad
ually send a flood of water into Yazoo
river by way of its tributaries. and. as the
swamps are full of water already, the OUT
look is very serious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-19

WASHINGTON, March 1s.-Edward Col
lin. of Michigan, superintendent OF the mail
bag repair of the Postcffice Department,
has been peremptorily dismissed by Post
master General Gary. and Inspector Nc
as his successor. The action is basea on
charges filed some weeks ago with Post
master General Wilson, alleging immoral
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-19
The
MONON ROUTE
I. I;. the e. abestCHICAGOIdn,m.s ,o 4s HOURS
FOUR DAILY TRAINS

Leave Indianapolis-7:0o a. m. I1:5o a m. s:35
.. m, 12:55 night.
Trains Arrive Indianapols-3:30 a. m, T:45 a.
m, 2:35 .. m, 4:37 y. m.
Local sleeper in indianapolis ready at $50 p.
m. Leaves Chicago. returning, at z:s5 a. m. Can
be taken any time after $3.50 p. m
Ticket Offices West Washington street, Union
Station AID Massachusetts-avenue Depot.
GEO. w. HAYLER ID. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-19
WE OFFER
CAMPBELL, WILD & co.
2O5 Indiana Trust Building.
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Deformity Apparatus. Trusses. Elastic Hos
iery. Largest stock of Artificial Eyes in the
State. Invalid Chairs Of all kinds and acces-
sories fsr the sick room. Trusses made and
properly adjusted. Store open every Saturday
WM. HI. ARMSTRONG & CO.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-19
secret Confe

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
NEWPOR KY. March lS-Mrs Wag-
ner and her daughter. at Bellevue, were
Continued ON Second PageD
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-16
TURKEYS INDEMNITY.
Sixteen Million Pounds Said to Be TIE
Amount Demanded.

Sixteen Million Pounds Said to Be TIE
Amount Demanded.
Constantinople. May 15.--The sum
of 100000 pounds( TurkisE) Is mem
toned here as the amount of the in
demnity Turkey Will demand from
Greece. Placards have been posted in
the sta mbouloff quarter protesting
against the shedding of Mussulman
blood on the ground that the sacrifices
imposed upon Turkey by the war are
out of proportion to the advantages
she can gain.
A private dispatch from Arta, says !:
The Turkish garrison at Prevesa, at
the gulf Of Arta, which has been be-
sieged by the Greek land forces, has
sent the Greek Archbishop and five
uotabilities of Prevesa to the com
mander of the besieging Greek army
wi a message saying that the Turk
ish force is ready to capltulate 10 the
regular forces of Greece.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-16
SUPERIOR COURT.
Judge Swsat's Tribunal Will begin It's May
Term on Monday.

Judge Sweat's Tribunal Will begin Its May
Term on Monday.
The May term of Glynn superior
court will convene tomorrow morning,
Judge J. L. Sweat presiding.
The first business will be the organ
izatiOn and charge to the grand jury,
after which the assignments of civil
cases forstrial will be made.
The civil docket will then be pro.
ceeded with.
The dockets for this term do not
promise anything of special interest
in the way of litigation, and it will
probably be comparatively short one.
The following are the jurors for the
term:
Grand jury E Moore, j r Mason,
w Parker, l. Goldsmith, II s Nc
Crary, T w Flanders, w II Dyer. g
w Wright, Jr., II L Dunn. J J Lott, r
V Douglass, r G Baumgartner, j M
Madden, p w Fleming, Albert Fendig,
C L Gambler, E l. McGougan, Geo. s
Scarlet, Albert Smith, Conoly,
W r Osborne, A G Banks, j B Wright,
N Emanuel, r l. Atkinson, r T Clark.
w b Burroughs, F A Wrench, r
Doerfiinger, Bsrewster Phillips.
Petit Jury-D Gill, G F Gay, r H
Garrett, John G Campbell, II M Rat
cliff, J w Odum, Geo. E Smith, r M
Mclaughlin, G II Thompson, F
knight, w B Cook, c B Moody, D B
Stallings, Tobias Newman, w Reck-
nagle, Geo. w Coates, H Cassel, r
Rigsbee, c s TAFT, Alex Horne, A L.
Owens, J Fl Tankersly, w s Forres-
ter, T B Harris, Hugh McEIyea, J J
Lissner, H M King, Lyman Welcher,
w A Postill, John w Owens, Madison
Lowe, II Gignllliatt, } r Abrams, F L
Herring, d L Kellar, A T Putnam.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-16
County Commissioners Yesterday
Made the Necessary Announce
ment to the Public.
FORTY THOUSAND FOR 80 YEARS.
Bonds to Bear Five Per Cent. Interest and In
terest to Be Paid Ssmi-Annually-To
Build the Needed Structure.

The county commissioners yesterday
issued notice of an election to determ-
inc whether or not bonds will be ls-
sued by the county for the specific
purpose of erecting new court house.
The date fixed for the election is
July g.
The notice recites that Che bonds
Will be forty In number, of the value
of $1,000 each; that they shall bear
date of Sept ember /, 1897, and shall be
al 5 per cent interest per annnm.
OF the principal, $1,333.33 is to be
paid off annually, and $1,000 interest
is to ba paid semi-anDually, the total
amount of the bonds TO be paid within
thirty years from he date of Issue
The notice Is published in this
issue
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-16
r lily Market Reports.

THE TIMES yesterday completed ar
rangements through Mr.. w. G. Crolly.
the genial representative of Paine,
Murphy & Co.. who has been in the
city for several days, for the daily
publication OF the cotton, grain and
and stock letters OF that firm, includ-
ing full reports OF the New York and
Chicago markets. Messrs. Paine,
Murphy & Co.'s letters are the stand
ard throughout this part of the ooun-
try, and will be readily appreciated
by the commercial readers of THE
TIMES. The firm is universally re-
garded as one Of the best and strongest
in the Union, and, in Mr.. Crolly, they
have . most excellent representative.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-16

ment, the memory of George Wash
ington, the soldier, the statesman and
the man, was honored today IN monu-
mental bronze. The cord which re-
leased the swaddling flags from the
figure of the first ruler of the republic
was drawn by its latest ruler.
1t was a notable gathering and rep
resentative of the country, including
the president, the vice-president and
cabinet officers, its defenders in the
officers and prIvates of the army and
navy, and its best blood in the direct
descendants of mOulders and the ma
kers of the nation, Major VIM. Wayne,
president of the Cincin natl, who for
maily presented the mOnume mt to the
city, traces his lineage straight to Ma
ior Anthony, and VIM. W Porter, or
ator of the day, is grandson of Qa-
vid Rittenhouse Porter, twice govern
or of and great grand
son of General Andrew Porter, who
was on Washington's staff in the Rev
Olution. Thus no historic interest
was wanting to stimulate rthusiasm.
The actual unveiling ceremony was
impressively simple. Bishop Whit
aker opened with prayer, and Major
Wayne followed with an appropriate
address. Then came the unveillng by
President Mckinley and the resulting
clamor, augmented by the national sa-
Lutte of twenty one guns by the artil-
lery and by foreign and American
warships in the Delaware. THIS con-
cluded, President Mckinley spoke
briefly. The oratiQT was then deliv-
cred by Mr.. Porter
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-16
CAPTAIN NEWMAN, OF THE PYTHIANs.

evening for Savannah to win added
honOrs and new prizes.
Brunswick is especially proud of her
uniformed knights because they have
always shown disposition to help
the town and do 1t honor abroad. They
go into things with determination
and pluck, and no extra drill duty is
too arduous when they are expected
to illustrate their city.
The following is the drill team
which will represent Brunswick in
the state prize drill. In case of una
voldable absence on the part of one of
the regular men the substitute force
will be drawn upon.
Captain, T. Newman
First lieutenant, Frank A. Dunn.
Second lieutenant, w. /. WiDches-
ter.
Guard, Robert Levison.
Sentinel, M. d. Smith.
First four, Emmet F. Taylor, B. A.
Fahm, Herbert Miller, w. Peters.
Second four, R. D. Peters, w. j. Du-
rant, j. H. Tankersly, Sig Levison.
Third four, G.'W. Cline. p. Rogow-
in, S. Augustine, T. w. Flanders.
Fourth four, Charles Herfel, Will
Talbot, H. Cassel, Joseph Lassere.
Substitutes, Hugh McEiya, J. II.
Mccullough, M. j. Martin, Stnden-
berger.
1t is the best team that Brunswick
has ever sent out. Their opponents
are thus gwen fair notice that they
will have to be just little better than
perfect to take the prizes from Bruins
wick's division.
The division will give an exhibition
street parade and drill here Monday
afternoon, gong through the program
which will be used IN the prize drill.
The division is ordered by Captain
Newman to deliver their baggage at
the castle hall by l o'clock .. m. on
Monday, and to assemble at Captain
Newman's place OF business at p. m.
They will leave on the Plant SYSTEMS
special at p. M, reaching Savannah
at IL :45. While there they will be
quartered at the DeSoto, and will re-
turn home on Friday.
Majors l.. II. Haym, G.. w. BIantoD,
A. d. Gale, jr., and DIR. F. Joerger will
accompany the division, together with
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-16
Brunswick Our Town First Last and ALI the Time Talk fo
BELLACS BAD BLUNDER.
The Cause Of the Paris Catastrophe at Last
Confessed.

Paris, May 15.-The origin of tn
fire on May 4 last, at the Charity ba-
zaar, on the Rue Jean GOuton, seems
to have been established. A man named
Bellac, an employe of the Cineama-
graphe booth of the fair, confessed
yesterday afternoon to having acci-
dentally caused the conflsgratlon.
Bellac explained that finding the
Cineamagraphe lamp burning badly,
he tried to fill it with ether. In order
to be able to see the better, he struck a
match, when the vapor ignlted and in
stantly spread to the hangings around
the apparatus. Bellac and his assist
ants have been allowed their liberty
Professionally. The inquiry into the
case is now closed.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-16
Talk for It. Work for It. Brunswick, Always Brunswick
4 large number of Pythlans.

The Marine band Will escort the di
vision to the train on Monday evening.
The Grand lodge meets Thursday
morning and will be escorted to the
meeting place by the uniformed bril-
gade. There Mayor Meldrim will bid
them welcome and tender the freedom
of the city in his own, graceful, cordial
style, and the grand chancellor will
accept the tender on behalf of the
knights In the spirit prompting 1t.
Governor Atkinson, who is a loyal
member of the order, with a gorgeous
array of staff colonies, will be in at
tendance and will make speech to his
companions-in-a arms.
Major General Carnahan, com mmand-
ing the entire uniform force of the or
der, will be in attendance with his
staff, and will review the com mands
in attendance. The most attractive
feature of the session-the governors
staff excepted-will be the competitive
drills by the uniformed companies.
Each contesting company must have a
captain, two heutenants, guard, senti-
mel and sixteen sir knights. The con-
test is divided into two sections, sword
manual and school of the company.
The first is the work of General Carn-
ahan and makes a most brilliant exhI-
bition OF graceful swOrdsmanshlp.
The second section consists of practi-
cally the same evolutions laid down in
the regular army manual for infantry
company drill.
The ZINES takes pleasure in pub
fishing herewith an excellent likeness
of Capt. +. Newman, who is the soul
of The g4niZitiOn, and to whose su-
p TIor ability M drill master Will be
argely due The success that the Osle
thUrprs are certain to achieve.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-16
BaYard Home Again.
cans.

New York, May l5.-Thomas F.
Bsyard, former ambassador to Eng
land, arrived here this morning on the
American Line steamship Paris, from
Southampton. He brought the orig
inai record of the pilgrim ship May.
flowers passengers, and will deliver 1t
to President Mckinley, who will pre-
sent it to the State of Massachusetts.