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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07
The Consul General Given Fresh In.
structiOns to JeaIousIy Protect
Interests of Americans.
HIS MISSION ONE OF PEACE
BUT If TROUBLE DEVELOPS HE
WILL BE PREPARED TO MEET 1T.
Mysterious Intimation that He May
Precipitate a "Conaagration"-
The Competitor Cases.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-Consul General
Fftzhugh Lee will return to Havana with
his backbone nightly stiffened He has
been cautioned to avoid all semblance of
offensiveness. but to protect American in
terests and to keep a jealous eye open to
violations of the rights Of Americans in and
around the Island of Cuba. The Spanish
Ministry invited the cooperation of the
United States in measures looking to a
restoration of peace on the island. General
Lee will take it for granted that he will be
given the fullest and freest opportunities
for a study of the progress of the campaign
and of the operations of the new policy and
proposed reforms about to be launched by
the Spanish Governor General Whatever
General Lee sees or hears bearing on the
Cuban situation will be reported to the
President.
Personally, General Lee thinks Spain can
never subjugate Cuba and that Cuba is lost
forever to the mother country, but he does
not pretend to foretell the date of inde-
pendence or exactly how it will be brought
about. He can see the finish, however. Cen
eral Lee has been much at the White House
during the last two days He will spend
couple of days with his son at West Point
and will sail for Havana next Wednesday.
General Lees mission is strictly one of
peace, but if a confiagration should be
started at any time during the next year
it is not at all unlikely that he will be the
diplomatic Mrs. .O'Leary to kick over the
lamp.
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TALLY-HO OVERTURNED.
Struck by an Electric Car, and Prom
inent Women Injured.

DAYTON, o.. Nov. GA tallyho with a
coaching party aboard was run into by an
electric car on a. hill near the fair grounds
here this afternoon. The party was COM
posed of Baroness de Bronnecker of Paris,
France; the Misses Eckstein and Campbell,
of Cincinnati; Miss Millhall, of Brooklyn.
and Miss Yandell, of Louisville, Ky. The
coach was overturned and the occupants
thrown to the ground with considerable
force. Baroness de Bronnecker received a
bad cut ON the right temple and was in an
unconscious condition for half an hour after
being removed to a ,hoteL Miss Campbell
was cut on the head and face, and the
groomsman, Patrick McHale, suffered a
painful wrench to his right hip. The ves-
tibule of the car was demolished and the
motorman, Walter Ross, was hurled TO the
street, fracturing two ribs and injuring him
internally so that he may die. The coach
ing party was just leaving the city on its
way to Cincinnati. The motorman could
not stop the car on account of the down
grade, and the coaching party did not hear
the gong in time to get off the track.
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THE COMPETITOR CREW.
Americans to Be again Tried by a
Spanish Cor rt- Martial.

WASHINGTON, Nov. ga telegram
came to the State Department to-day from
United States Acting Consul General
Springer at Havana as follows Trial by
court-martial of Competitor prisoners will
be held Monday next. win attend" There
are five of these prisoners, namely, Alfred
Laborde, William Gildes, Ona Melton, Chas.
Barnett and William Leavtt They were
arrested on the Competitor April 25 1896,
on charge of landing arms for the insur-
gents, and have been held in close confine-
ment ever since. Ma :, 1896 they Were
tried by a naval court-martial and SEN
fenced to DEATH Only the most energetic
action by the United States government
prevented the immediate execution of this
sentence and after negotiations direct with
Madrid, Weyler having proved unrelenting,
an order was secured for a new trial, the
Madrid judicial reviewing authorities hav-
ing found the proceedings informal.
The contention of our government has
been that these men were properly subject
to the protection afforded by the Cushing
protocol, and entitled to counsel, to be con-
fronted with witnesses and all of the guar
antees of a fair trial contained in that
agreement. The Spanish claim has been
| that the men being taken arms in hand and
not on land are excluded from the benefits
of the protocol The news now coming
that they are to be tried by court martial
again is not reassuring, it amounts to
an insistence by the Spanish on their con-
tention that if carried out WILL it is ex-
pected, lead to the reimposition of the death
penalty, though clemency may be extended
| by General Blanco.
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NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 6.-The mutineers
who fired the schooner Olive Pecker, of
Boston, on the high seas, after the captain
and mate had been murdered by John An
derson, the cook, will be transferred Mon
day from the United States ship Lancaster
which brought them from Bahia, Brazil, to
Hampton roads, to the Norfolk city Jail,
where they will be confined pending trial
before the United States District Court
here. 1t is not known when the case will be
called, but it is not unlikely that Judge
Hughes may order special session to try
the case. Anderson was seen to-day and
again told the story of the crime. 1t did
not differ materially from that given in
these dispatches yesterday except that he
strenuously insisted the deed was COM
mitted to save his own life ard he also
dwelt persistently upon the brutality of the
captain and mate He would not admit
that he burned the ship. Juan Barrios, one
of the prisoners, corroborates the story of
Anderson in detail as far as he knows it.
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Statement from Hnnnis Taxlor.

WASHINGTON, Nov 6-Hannis Taylor,
ex-minister to Spain, tonight made the fol-
lowing statement to the Associated Press:
"As certain journals have deemed it neces-
sary to assert that the present administra-
tion is in no wise responsible for my acts
as a private citizen, I deem it my duty to
ratify that statement. The recent publica-
tions signed by me and based upon data
accessible to everybody were made upon
my sole responsibility from grave sense of
public duty, which l cannot doubt is fully
appreciated by the people a whole who
were entitled to my testimony. l am sure
that the present administration is doing it's
entire patriotic duty and l have for it no
adverse criticism whatever. On the other
hand, l cannot believe that any one author
lied to speak for it has ventured to criti-
else me in any particular, as all know that
1 have discharged every obligation due to it.
whether personal or official, with punctilous
fullnesS."
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DR.. HEPWORTH'S MISSION.
With Consent of the Sultan He Will
Investigate Outrages in Armenia.

NEW YORK, Nov. Con the invitation
of the Sultan of Turkey the Herald has sent
a New York commission to investigate the
condition of the Christian subjects of the
Turkish empire, and the truth or falsity of
the ports of Armenian massacres with
which the world has been flooded. Rev.
George H. Hepworth has been selected for
this task, and he is now on his way to
Anatolia where, with competent assistance,
he will devote himself to the investigation.
The results will be forwarded to the Her
aid B series of letters which will tell the
whole truth. The Sultan agrees that the
Heralds representative shall be absolutely
untrammeled, and he will furnish to the
facts as he shall find them. DR.. Hepworth
is accompanied by an assistant, thoroughly
familiar with the country and people. He
left Constantinople yesterday morning, and
should reach Trcbizcnd in a few days. His
reports from Armenia will be forwarded as
opportunity offers, and they will be awaited
with universal interest
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M. E. CHURCH EXTENSION.
Bishops VIII Ask 100000 from the
Conferences This Year.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6.-The annual
session of the general committee of church
extension of the Methodist Episcopal
Church closed with to-day's session. 1t was
decided to ask 100000 from the conferences
this year for church extension and also
that 20 per cent. of this amount received
from the conferences should be held in the
treasury as emergency fund and for
office expenses. Some discussion was had
over the application from Ada, o., for a
contribution of $1,000 for a church to be
built there which will cost SIT 900. Notwith-
standing the rule by which no aid can be
given for the erection of a church costing
more than $10,000 it was finally agreed that
Ada should receive as much as stands to
the credit of the Central OHIO Conference.
The matter of settling the amounts to be
granted the different conferences proved to
be too great a task fer the general COM
mittee to wrestle with and the work was
finally assigned to a special committee. 1t
was ordered that the amounts standing to
the credit of the conferences this year be
regarded in the nature of preferred claims.
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MUST SATISFY THE BOND.
Picture Dealers Wife Defeated i'm
Court by st. Louis Millionaire.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. Elm the Circuit Court.
to-day, Judge Klein decided against the
plaintiff in the case of Clara Church Col
Inns, wife of Philadelphia picture dealer
versus Charles Clark, of this city, the
Granite mountain" millionaire. Judge
Klein decided against Mrs. Collins on every
point, and went to the extent of saying that
her conduct and that of Mr.. Collins was
peculiar for innocent persons, as they claim
to be. The case arose over the sale by Col
Inns to Clark of a sketch In oil represent
ing to be an original study by ]. L. E. Meis-
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the point Liebe's provision station can
feed them. 1t is yet possible for a stiff
northwest wind to bring these vessels out
The bark Gayhead. Captain Charles E.
Eoley brings back some sailors who assert
that they We're i'll fed and suffered extreme
punishment at the hands of the captain and
first mate, Frank Enas. They declare they
ages.
Lieutenant G. M. Stoney, U. S. NJ, who
mas had much experience in the arctic de-
cIareS that 1t is the duty of the government
TO at once send a relief expedition to fur
nish supplies to the ice-bound whalers.
Eight more of the lost Navaroh's men
have reached this city. One of them John
johnson, was so badly frozen that his toes
had to be amputated.
The fact that there are nearly two hun
dred souls on board the ice-bound Whalers
is creating widespread feelings of appre-
hension along the coast and particularly
among merchants engaged in the whaling
business and among sailors and their FAM
lilies. The anxiety has become so great
that the trustees of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce have determined to
hold a meeting Immediately for the purpose
of formulating telegraphic dispatch to
be sent to the President of the United
States urging him to send a relief expesli-
ton to their rescue at the earliest possible
moment.
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DIsTRUsTED BY AUToNoMIsTs.
Action of Government Leaders viewed
with Suspicion.

with Suspicion.
HAVANA via Key West, Nov. 6-Recent
developments tend TO confirm previous an
nouncements relative to the nonestablish-
ment of autonomy in Cuba. The govern
ment through Marshal Blanco, desires to
make use of the supposed influence of the
autonomists with the Cubans by giving to
autonomists official position, but no formal
overtures of autonomy have been made. The
autonomist party distrusts the action of the
government leaders, and at reent meeting.
1t is said, decided not to accept the official
overtures until autonomy should have been
established in the island. They want to be
nominated by an autonomist government
and not by governor general in the name
Of the Madrid government, which can thus
at moments notice annui their appoint
ment II they accept ONCE without the
previous establishment of home rule. Pub
lie opinion they say, would accuse us of
Sacr1lcing our autOnOmic principles to the
desire to hold office"
Some of the morning papers like Eel Com
merclo assert that the SagaSta government
will not dare to inaugurate autonomy in
Cuba, adding that Marshal blanco has made
no promise whatever in this direction and
will establish political reforms and nothing
more. The Heraldo de Madrid states also
that the Sagasta government never Offered
autonomy in Cuba and will not establish 1t.
The platform which the party signed and
WHICH, was I6du ny OSIlOI SodSeStd On june
"a at a meeting of the Liberal Club in
Madrid contained no mention of autonomy
for Cuba, but simply displayed autonomic
tendencies.
1t is affirmed that the president of the au-
tonomist party in Cuba, Senior Galvez, gave
a note to Marshal Blanco, who thereupon
proposed in a cable message to the govern
ment at Madrid the appointment of the fol-
lowing named provincial governors: Prov
ince of Havana, Jose Bruzon; Pinar del
Rio, Marcos Garcia; Puerto Principe,
Rafael yasallos; Santiago de Cuba, Enrique
Capriles; Matanzas, Pablo Tonarely. The
last named is a refOrmist, but all the others
are of the autonomist party. The appoint
ments of these nominees of General Blanco
are expected to arrive tomorrow.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Arrived: Rotter-
dam. from Rotterdam; MASSACHUSETTS. from
London; La Bretagne, from Havre. Sailed
Mobile. for London; Aller for Bremen; La
Touraine, for Havre; Spaarndam, for Rot
terdam; Auguste Victoria, for Naples Fur
nessia, for Glasgow; Southwark. for Ant
werp; Eiruria for Liverpool Stella. for
Stettin: Persia, for Hamburg.
AMSTERDAM. Nov. e.-Sailed: Amster-
dam, for New York.
SOUTH AMPTON. Nov 6-SaiIed: ST.
Paul. for New York.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6.-Sailed: Rhyn-
land, for Liverpool.
LONDON. Nov 6.-Arrived: Kensington,
from Philadelphia
HAvRE Nov. s.-Sailed: La Gascogne.
for New York.
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wHALERs In PERIL.
Eight Vessels Fast i'm the lee Fields
of the Arctic Ocean.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6.-According to
the news from the arctic brought by re-
turned whalers, eight vessels are now held
fast in the ice. The steam whalers Belvi-
dere, Orca, Jessie H. Freeman and the
schooner Rosario are near Point Barrow,
and the steam whalers Newport, Fearless.
Jeannie and bark Wanderer are off Return
reef. The latter four are in the open sea,
three hundred miles from a provision sta
ton. Captain McGregor. of the Karluk.
thinks that when the ice breaks up these
vessels viii be ground to pieces. At Point
Barrow the situation is not so critical. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 6.-The Merchants
and Miners ship Gloucester, from Boston,
arrived this morning with part of her car
go on fire in the hold under the forward
hatch. The fire was discovered off Hog
island, about O'Clock this morning, and
in port by the city fire department. The
loss will probably be large, as a great many
cases of shoes and rolls Of leather were
burned and scores of bales of excelsior.
There were thirty-one passengers aboard.
but they knew nothing of the fire until the
Gloucester reached Norfolk.
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HAVANA, Nov. 6.-The Official Gazette
publishes a decree granting pardon to all
persons guilty of offenses against the press
laws in Cuba and Porto Rico, except in
cases of the publication of calumnious arti-
ces and where the offenses have been COM
mitted by members of the army and navy
in violation of discipline and against the
regulations of military officials The au-
thorities have been instructed that the de-
cree shall be put into effect at once.
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SEATTLE Wash, Nov. 6.-The United
States revenue cutter Bear arrived here to-
night from a six months cruise in Alaskan
waters. She had on board w. A. Kjelmann
superintendent of Telierinder station, the
United States coast and geodetic party
headed by w. w. Duffield, and several Lap.
landers on their way to Norway The Bear
left ST. MichaePs before the steamer Port
land, and brings in no news later than that
brought down on that vessel. After leaving
St. Michaels the Bear stopped at Dutch
Harbor several DAYS.
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THE AUSTRIAN CRISIS.
Members OF the Reichsrath Warned
by the Minister of Finance.

VIENNA, Nov. 6.-At the meeting Of the
budget committee to-day the minister OF
finance pronounced grave warning Of dam
ger involved in suspension of the consti-
tuition unless the provisional compromise
bin was adopted. After explaining that q
compromise would already have been hnal-
ly concluded but for the existing difference
In respect to the proportionate financial
contributions Of the two countries-the
Austrian government maintaining thas the
Hungarian contribution should be increased
and declaring that the existing currency
relations and customs union must be main-
that as an old member of the Reichsrath
he should deeply deplore the result II pos
litical circumstances compelled the govern
parliamentary means but there were cir-
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sonier of the great painting in the Lexom-
berg gallery of Napoleon III at Softer
ino." In exchange Mr.. Clark gave several
valuable pictures and a check for S3.74O, IN
all aggregating $6S0O. Finding that the pic
ture was not what it purported to be, Mr.
Clark demanded restitution. Mr.. Collins
was insolvent, but he said his wife had
money and would be surety for his debt. 1t
was agreed that they buy the picture back
for $1,000, and bond was drawn up and
signed by Collins and his wife, acknowledge
ing a debt of that amount TO Mr.. Clark.
The present trial was brought 70 have the
bOnd annulIed
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KEY WEST, Fla. via Jacksonville. Nov.
GA report from Havana says that Mar
shall Blanco having become disgusted
at the attitude of the directors of the au-
tonomlsts party, threatened TO retire II ne
the position. In view of this the auton-
omists. it is said, offered to support the
government, but failed to state precisely
what kind of support they would give.
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Cnhnns Mnv Vote.

MADRID, Nov. 6.-The Cabinet has ap-
proved measures for the giving to the in
habitants of the islands of Cuba and Porto
Rico the same constitutional rights as are
enjoyed by Spaniards, for the bestowal of
the right of suffrage on all who have at
tanned the age of twenty-five years, and for
the same census basis in municipal, provin-
cial and parliamentary elections. The cham
bers of the islands will be permitted to
modify the scheme if it shall be deemed ad-
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their system of government by the ring and
gang is that America is often snamed
abroad by the men sent to represent her at
foreign courts. 1t is not long since all inter-
national decencies were outraged by the con-
duct of Mr.. Eustls, who allowed himself
to be drawn by a reporter into silly brag-
ging about the helpless position of Canada,
and now it is Mr.. Taylor, who left Madrid
in something like disgrace and is taking a
revenge as shameful as it is childish in re-
vealing the private affairs of the embassy.'
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woLCOTT's OBSERVATIONS.
How the Newspapers of Europe Treat
Our ReIatiOns with Spain.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Senator Wolcott of
Colorado, who has just returned from a
visit to the capitals of Europe as a member
of the United States monetary commission,
still refuses to talk regarding the results
of his mission. On the Cuban question, how
ever, Senator Wolcott said to-day: $50 far
as the threatened imbroglio with Spain is
concerned L cannot speak, for 1 do not know
what has happened in the last ten days. In
Europe the opinion is divided as to the
rights of the countries. In France this is
made apparent, and there the papers go to
extremes. The journals which support the
government and are strongly republican in
their views regard the United States as the
IDEAL nation, and when they speak of our
difficulties with Spain do so in a way which
gives the opinion that one shot from an
American man-ot-war would end every
thing.
''lne monarchical papers are as rabid in
the other direction. They regard the United
States example OIL the inability of a
people to rule themselves, and say that
should the rapacity OF the Americans lead
of Europe would interfere and the United
States would ind themselves in serious diff
cuties How far these opinions prevail
among the people at large l cannot say,
generally is with Cuba and the United
States. In Great Britain there seems to be
less popular interest in the question though
some of the papers now and then give utter
others are in our favor. l am not certain
how the people of Germany and eastern
Europe feel in the matter, but L do not be-
lieve there is sentiment which would sup
port their governments should they wish to
Interfere AS a consequence / do not fear
that such a complication will result"
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May Pardon If Convicted.

HAVANA, Nov. cit is semi-officially as
serted here that if the crew of the Ameri-
can schooner Competitor, whose trial will
again begin on Monday next before a naval
court-martial, are sentenced to death or
Imprisonment, they Will be pardoned by the
government at Madrid.
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Money refunded if goods are
not as repreSented--High-
class Groceries at low prices

New White Comb Honey. ............. 15c
Large bottle Queen Olives. .25c
Large Queen Olives, in bulk, per quart. 35c
Best Cider Vinegar, per gallon. ....... zoe
Fresh Crisp Crackers, hot from bakery
every day, per pound ............ sc
Boston Pancake Flour, 2-lb. package. Sc
Iowa Oat Flakes, highest quality, 2-lb.
package. .................. oc
Vermont Maple Syrup, per quart .... .25c
Splendid 25c Parlor Broom for ....... 15c
Prices and quality of our Coffee and Tea
will suit you.
We sell first-class fresh roasted Rio
Coffee, two pounds for. or.............25c
Boston Combination Java and Mocha,
per pound. ..................... 3Oc
Our Meat Department is the most popu-
lar in the city.
We sell the highest grade of Meats at
low prices.
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.
Dressed Poultry.
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Comment of the London Press.

LONDON, Nov. 6.-The Spectator to-day
repeats its arguments of last week on the
subject of Cuba and comes to the conclu-
sion that when President Mckinley gives his
decision it will be for war.
Several of the English newspapers to-day
severely criticise the action of Hannis Tay-
lor the former minister of the United States
to Spain, in publishing his views of the
Cuban question in an American magazine
The Pail Mall Gazette says that ''he is get
ting even with President Mckinley because
the latter did not keep him at Madrid. i"
Continuing, the Pail Mall Gazette remarks:
Mr. Taylor finds no difficulty in forgetting
that all the information he has seen fit to
divulge was obtained in his official capacity
and therefore under the seal of secrecy
The Sun says One OF the inconveniences