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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
WANT NO ASSISTANCE.
Cuban Insurgents Opposed to Inter
ventiOn by This Country.

Cuban Insurgents Opposed to inter-
VentiOn by THIS Country.
ST LOUIS, April 2.-The Washington
correspondent of the Globe-Democrat says:
The insurgent government has asked that
the United States shall not intervene with
force. This request does not originate with
the Junta or with sympathzers here. 1t
does not come through the Junta. 1t has
been received from Gomez and the officers
of the insurgent government, and was
transmitted through official channels of
the United States. The representations are
strong. They add to the complications.
They may have a material bearing on the
immediate action OF this government The
mon in Cuba at the head of the movement
for independence believe that the United
States can do them good in other ways
than by going to war.
This new phase of the problem has only
Just developed. 1t is almost simultaneous
with the refusal of Spain 10 grant the re-
quest of the United States for independ-
ence. 1t comes at a time when the PROPOSE
zion to intervene with force is under consid-
Grafton by Congress. Yet the insurgent
leaders are sure they can gain their IN
dependence better without this inJerven-
ton, and now take occasion to say So
They regard war between the United States
and Spain as unlikely to hasten their in
dependence. with this plain expression OF
the wishes of the Cuban patriots before
him, it is not strange that the President
weighs carefully the message which he is
10 send to Congress the first of the week.
He may not for two days to come decide
fully what that message shall be.
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OLD STORY IN NEW WORLD.
Faith and Unfaith Discovered at the
Barge ONCE.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
A fair Belgian sat on bulging carpet
bag, scanning the Barge Office card, which
she could not read. She mad a troubled
look and a bystander could not help ade
dressing a sympathetic inquiry to her.
"Oh, you speak French. sir!' she ex-
talkatve and at once told her story. She
comes from suburb of Brussels, where
her father owns tavern. A young, dash
fell in love with him. Did he return her
affection? Why, sir, he could hardly breathe
without her. Out of the barracks ne spent
barracks he would write to her every single
day. Will you swear that you won't tell
him when you see him, sir? he is my
husband and / am his wife. Only we did
not go before the priest and told nobody.
He could not let people know alIytnlng
about it,. he said. He wanted to take me
to America, where everybody is rich So
he went first and then he sent me his adj
dress and ola y from WON aer me enough
to pay my way, and here / am. But
wonder why he Is not coming. have been
two DAYS here. Isn't this New York, sir2"
An inquiry revealed the fact that her
lover or husband could not be found, and as
she was penniless she was marked to be
sent back. Later somebody discovered an
old woman with whom the young man had
lodged. and she came to visit the young
Belgian.
Gone? What do you mean? Where?
When? Why?''
'iHe is gone, and that's an lnere IS &c li.
The less you inquire the Dettef, my chiiu.
He was nasty beast
''vou are beast yourself" the young
woman famed out. How dare your
II am? Well, then, hear the truth Of II.
Your sweetheart married an ugly, toothless
widow because she had some money, and
the two left for Hayti.
The Immigrant stared in dismay The
visitor, touched, went on In anecu0nate,
comforting tones: Don't grieve, my baby.
THANK the Virgin Lady for saving you
from the hands OF miscreant and repro
bate You are young, you are pretty, you
will be happy. Go home and forget the
rogue"
speak. rs it all true?' she gasped be-
tween her sobs. o.
ut is true and thank the Lord you are
done with the villain the old woman re-
piled. taking the girls hand and patting
her tenderly. The immigrant sobbed no
more Ashen pale, with a haggard CLEAN
i'm her black eyes, she disengaged herself,
and sinking down on her bag, fell to wiring
ing her hands and gasping as II her heart
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
britain Demands Concessions.

PEKING, April 2--The British minister
here, Sir Claude Macdonald had an i'm
portant conference to-day with the Tsung
Lii Yamen Chinese Foreign Office.) Great
Britain demanded important compensatory
concessions for the purpose of maintaining
the balance of power in the far East.
YOKOHAMA, April 2-Japanese newspa-
pers think the British naval display is not
directed against Russia, but is intended to
coerce China into making concessions to
Great Britain The belief is expressed that
Japan is to be left in isolation, for which
state of affairs Great Britain is blamed, and
there is consequently a growing feeling of
resentment against that country. The news
papers generally urge the retention of
Japanese troops at Wei-Hai-Wei after the
war indemnity shall have been paid by
China
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
OCCUPIED BY RUSSIANS.
The Cars Troops in Possession of
Port Arthur and Ta-Lien-Wan.

The Cars Troops in Possession of
Port Arthur and Ta-Lien-Wan.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 2.-The follow
Ing official description of the occupation of
Port Arthur and Ta-Lien-Wan by the Rus
slams has been made public. BY command of
the Emperor and for the purpose of fulfill
ing the conditions set forth in the conven-
ton with the Chinese government, General
Grodekow, commanding the Alnur district
dispatched from Vladivostock, on March II,
detachment of troops with orders to join
the landing parties of the Pacific squadron
at Port Arthur, commanded by Rear Adj
miral DuhaSson. The Chinese troops be-
gan their departure on March q, the last
column marching out at l a. m. on the
following morning. Five hours later the
Russians landed and began the occupation
OF the forts. By s o'clock the troops were
in position Russian flags were then run up
on all the vessels of the fleet and Russian
and Chinese flags on the forts. Statutes
were fired by the ships and forts. A similar
programme was carried out at Ta-Lien-
Wan.
Measures will be begun Immediately for
the effective occupation of the territory
coded to Russia in the Kwan-Tung PENN
Sula. The Car has thanked Rear Admiral
Dubassof for the manner in which he has
carried out his orders
LONDON. April "A special dispatch
from Shanghai says that Ii Hung Chang is
likely to visit Europe in connection with
the cession of Port Arthur to Russia.
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Great Britain Is Prospecting.

LONDON, April 2.-The aggregate gross
receipts of imperial and local taxes for the
fiscal year, which ended on March q. were
a116 O6, 314 ($5SO OS1, 800 or 93Sl7,767 ($19OSS,
$3.50 more than the receipts for 1S9o-1S97
Tho total amount constitutes a record. The
chief increases were as follows: Customs,
G542, 7S4 ($2 49, $751; excise, 290O956 ts4,5O1,-
ESQ.,: estate duties, G1 1864, 661 1888 305) /;
stamps. 100000 Isl 100000; property and in
come tax, G6O0000 ($3,70000O: elegraphs ard
postoffices, G4l0,000 ($2.050,000)
There were fewer applications than usual
for new capital during the month Of MAJ CHI,
but the Chinese loan brings the total amount
offered to the public to nearly GOO
($S250O.000) This makes the total or the
first quarter of 1898 nearly $40 100 (S2O0, )
OO0, OOO), the biggest in many years.
The ship building boom is unprecede1tteid g d,
as can be gagged from the figures of the
CLYDE Bank. from where $1,000 tons were
turned out in March. Orders were booked
in March for 100 900 tons, and the work now
on hand and ordered totals up e25,DO0 tons,
almost double the whole output of 1897.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
MuIIaney Jury Disagrees.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind. April 2.--After fourteen
hours the jury disagreed to-day in the man
slaughter case against James Mullaney on
trial here all week Mullaney killed Oscar
Christensen, South Bend policeman, last
May. Mullaney was a detective on the
Lake Shore road, and it was his duty to
look after robbers between Chicago and
points east. He was rounding up a gang
of tramps in the railroad yards at South
Bend and q number of shots had been fired
and Mullaney shot Policeman Christensen
by mistake. Mullaney claimed that other
shots were fired at the same time and that
he was not responsible. The jury stood
eight to four for manslaughter. The case
was brought here from ST. Joseph county.
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No Scale for Machine Miners.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, April 2.-The block coal
operators committee and committee from
the machine miners met here to agree on a
scale last evening. After remaining in
session till IL o'clock the meeting was adj
journed without reaching an agreement. The
runners Of the machines demand 81 80 a day,
helpers $2.11, and 36 cents ton for loading
and shooting. The operators offer % cents
for loading and shooting and 1925 for run
nerS, providing they cut tWenty-Seven cuts
six feet high and three feet four inches
wide a day. This is considered a diff cult
task by the runners of the machines and
they refuse the offer. Another conference
will be held Monday, and in case an agree
ment be not reached the miners will refer
IL to their executive board for settlement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
WILL BE ABANDONED.
Concluded FROM First Pagco


gunpowder.' He does not say that he sold
any explosives to the Cubans. The Spanish
consul general in New York took occasion
TO investigate the character of the man who
makes the affidavit, and not only filed
copy of the document in the district attor-
ney's Office, but sent copy to the Spanish
minister here"
NEW YORK, April 2-The dispatch from
Washington saying that the Spanish consul
general in this city had filed with the United
States district attorney an affidavit made
by John d. Bennett, an inventor of ex-
plosives, to the effect that members of the
Cuban Junto made inquiries of him con-
corning explosives, was treated with ridicule
by the members of the Cuban Junto when it
was called to their attention to-day. 1t was
said at the office of the United States dis
trict attorney to-day that such an affidavit
was filed in his Office on March 20, and that
ii bore the date of March "A. In speaking
of the matter Mr.. Rubens s7id: This is
very amusing, as it shows that the Spanish
officials disagree with the report Of their
own court of inquiry, that the Maine was
blown up by accident AS for Mr.. Bennett
or the Spanish officials, II they Will make
definite statements connecting me With the
purchase of any explosives | snail be gia9
nave not seen the man since 1885, when
witnessed some of his experiments, which
were an utter failure. Mr.. Bennett after
wards tried to collect the expenses of MS
experiments, and failing in this, grew ex-
treynely hostile to the Cuban cause: l shau
be glad to appear before the foreign rela-
tons committee or any authority whatever,
provided that Mr. Bennett or any Spanish
official in this country dares to formulate a
specific charge against me-
No such man, either by name or descrip-
ton. as John D. Bennett, is known at 207
West Forty-fourth street the address given
in the Washington dispatch. Mr.. Rubens
was asked concerning the report that in
would dissolve. He replied: In case. of ii
declaration of war between Spain and the
United States the CubanS are the natural
allies of this country
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Speaker Reed Is TicixIed.
washington Post.


That is only one way in which requests
for money come TO members of the House
Speaker Reed, who likes to share his good
jokes with his friends, received a peculiar
letter the other day. After the morning
business had been disposed of and the gavel
yielded to one of his TRUSTEES" the speaker
trudged up the Democratic aisle to where
Leader Bailey was seated. he drew out a
folded sheet of foolsca2 and placed II IN
front of the Texas Democrat. AS Mr.. Bail
ey read he laughed more and more heartily
and the speaker gayly roked him in the
ribs. Then Mr.. Reed trudged back down
the Democratic aisle and displayed the COM
munication to Representative Page Morris,
OF Minnesota who enjoyed the joke as
heartily as did Mr. Bailey. Representative
Wadsworth. of New York, next deciphered
the rural hand. and, like the other two,
shook his sides with laughter. This is what
the letter said:
Il live in your district. 1 am Republic
an and have always voted for you. have
farm. which is worth $50 on which is a
mortgage of 1892. Now, cannot make both
ends meet and pay off the mortgage. l
wish you would go to the members of Con.
gress and if each one will give 81, 1t will
Just about pay off the mortgage. and. I will
do as much for you If everSI get the
chance -
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In Favor of the cheek Estate.

BANGKOK, April 2.-Sir Nicholas Han
non, the arbitrator between the estate of
the late DR.. w A. Cheek, an American cti-
zen, and the government of Siam. has de-
cided in favor of the Cheek estate. thus
sustaining all the contentious of Mr. Bar
rett. the United States consul general here.
The government of Siam advanced large
sums of money to Cheek to work the teak
concessions DIR. Cheek contracted to haul
teak logs from the interior of the Siamese
jungle to the main streams and their tribu-
taries and for this purpose had purchased
a large number of elephants. Owing, how
ever. to prolonged drought DR.. Cheek was
unable to float his logs, and the Siamese
government finally, in 1892, seized his prop
erty. including the elephants, for nonpay-
ment of interest on the sums advanced
Sir Nicholas Harmon finds that Siam vio-
lated Article 2 of the American treaty of
1856 as no default on the part of DIR. Cheek
was proved. The arbitrator awards the
Cheek estate an indemnity of $200,OCO, and
declares that the doctors bill of sale of the
property in question is void.
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BUDA-PESTH, April 2. = In the debate
on the estimates in the House of Magnates
to-day Count Szechenyi referred to the pro-
hibitive tariff of the United States and
urged that the Hungarian govern
ment take action. even to the point of
retaliation. The minister of commerce adj
mitted that the sugar exports have suffered
greatly He said that it would be expedient
to adopt a definite attitude toward the
United States in regard to the tariff. The
initiative the minister of commerce said,
could not be taken by Hungary. but he
hoped that the European states that were
injured by the United States tariff would
agree to take united action and carry out
a vigorous policy.
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NEW YORK, April 1.-The work of the
naval auxiliary board is not completed, as
was announced yesterday Additional orders
have been received and the members of the
board are hard at work to-day looking over
vessels. In some manner it came to the
notice of the board that a ship for use as
a gunboat is being constructed at Nixon S
shipyards at EliZabethport, N. j.. and Com
mander Reeder and two others of the board
started to that point to-day to examine the
vessel. 1t was said that che members of
the board did not know by whose authority
the boat was being constructed or for what
nIrnOSPS-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
The INDIANA TRUST co
offices: Corner Washington Street
and Virginia Avenue.

Consultation in person or by letter NAV
be had with the INDIANA Trust COM
PANY; its ADVICE will be given without
charge.
Its function is the oversight or manage
ment Of all things pertaining to the dispoeal
of property, real or personal, by will, or in
any form of trust
Its capital and it's stockholders liability.
amounting in all 10 $.,e69 GOO, are pledged
for its undertakings.
1t is under legal supervision, has the con-
slant existence of corporation is differed
and directed with an eye single 10 the
purpose of its being; presents advantages,
III short. that every one in nse,f of advice
or assistance in these affairs of life should
know Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
Paris and Terre Haute at War.

SpeCIdI IIUIdIIdpUIIo
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 2-There are
strained relations at present between Paris.
ILL.,, and Terre Haute, all owing to free
excursion run from that place to this city,
given by the Terre Haute merchants. The
Terre Haute merchants select in these
towns persons who have been or likely
would be customers and send them tickets
for the excursion. This was done with
some people in Paris. The Terre Haute
merchants say that so bitter was the feel
ing among Paris merchants that they cir
culated reports which served to deter the
ticket holders from taking advantage of
the courtesy. The Paris newspapers also
are said TO have resented the attempt to
get trade by the Terre Haute merchants
and will not accept advertisements from
those who in the past have been solicited
for advertising and who had regular con-
tracts with the papers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
veternn Nelson Lewis Dead.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, April 2.--Nelson Lewis
living east of this city. is dead, aged fifty
five. He was a member of the Sixty-sev-
enth Indiana Infantry and was pensioner
on account of heart disease. He had worked
on the farm all day and ate hearty sup
per During the night he was asked by his
wife, Who aWoke him to get up and relight
a lamp that had gone out and after doing
so dropped and expired instantly. He
leaves q wife and several grown children
This is the fourth soldier belonging to that
regiment that has died in this vicinity since
Feb TO-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
Mariuea Ordered East.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.-The marines
on the coast defense vessel Monadnock
have been ordered to the East, and will de-
part at once for the Norfolk naval station.
This is the first call on the actual fighting
men stationed on this coast, though several
officers had previously received orders to go
to the Atlantic. There are $50 men on the
Monadnock. as well trained crew, per-
haps, as there is in the service. They were
formerly on the battle ship Texas. and they
belong to the Atlantic coast service 1t Is
stated that a crew of the MonadDock VIII
be taken from the naval reserves, and that
no transfer of the Monterey's crew is to be
made at present, as that crew belongs here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
CoLoRED PREACHERS FOR WAR.
Sacrifice of Money and Lives should
Not Stop Intervention.

Special tc the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE IIAUTE, Ind, April AT the
Lexington A NJ. e. Conference to-day, with
Bishop Fowler presiding, a resolution was
adopted saying that Intervention in Cuba is
plainly the duty of our country, even if the
sacrifice of money and lives is necessary,
and that in case of war the American ne
groes will be no laggards.
The conference recommended that young
men attend a college before applying for
admission to the ministry. The Anti-saloon
League was recognized ard agitation
pledged until the liquor trade is driven
from the land Hereafter no candidate for
the ministry will be received who is more
than thirty-five years old: The question of
dividing the territory of the conference was
postponed until next year. The following
officers were elected for the conference Ep-
worth League. just organized: President
H. w. Tate, CLEVELAND; secretary, Dr.. l.
M Hagood. Covington; treasurer. w. l..
Muir. Lexington; Junior League superin-
tendent w. FL. Vaughn, Evansville; super
intedent of Epworth Guards, j. w. Robin
son, Bloomington Ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
RAW stnte NAVAL MiIitia Readx.

BOSTON, April 2.-Governor Wolcott has
received letter sent to the Governors of
all States having organized naval militia by
the Navy Department, requesting the execu-
tive to Immediately proceed to put the naval
militia of the State in thorough condition to
meet any sudden call for their services by
the President of the United States. To this
Governor 'Wolcott to-day made reply that
the naval militia of this commonwealth is
in thorough condition to meet any sudden
call for their services and that a careful
inspection of all vessels in the ports of
this commonwealth has already been made
with view to their utilization as mos
quito fleet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
Capt. Harry Earle Heard From.
SneciaI to the Indianano1is JournaI

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Inl., April 2.-Captain Har-
ry Earle. the young american who claimed
to be General Gomez's representative in
America, and who, urder that representa-
ton, canvassed Indiana, Ohio and Illinois
for contributions to the Spanish cause and
have been ordered out of Costa Rica, where
he went the first of the year and joined the
army He had been in the insurgent army
in Cuba. There was a great controversy
in Indiana last summer to what became
OF the funds he collected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
BUYING SHIPS.
ConcIuded from Fifth Page.

ordnance and fortified ton will be accepted.
The Senate conferees will yield this amend
ment, but they are holding out stiffly for all
their amendments increasing the expendi-
These amendments more than double the
appropriation as provided by the House
bill, the aggregate increase amounting to
$4,907, 5S2.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
Truly Feminine.


OIIItdBU IOSt.
A little daughter Of six or seven was re-
Gently heard by her mother debating TO
playmate in very short Knockers and very
BROAD blouse collar.
Frank" she said you go upstairs and
shut yourself in our friends room. and don't
yen dare come down until call you. Then
yotll know how TO behave yourself better
than you've been doing.p
The youth promptly obeyed. But the little
daughter was summoned by her mother.
Way dear, what are you doing with
Frank Why do you talk to him so, and
send him off upstairs?'
Mamma" she explained with compass
sion DON'T YOU know thai you have to
great a boy just like dog IL you want TO
make him love you?"
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pittsburg Miners Go 70 work.

PITTSBURG, Pa, April I'm spite of
the fact that the Chicago interstate agree
ment between miners and operators pro-
vides for some radical changes in the meth
DDS of coal mining in this section, it was
put into general use in this district to-day
with little or nc friction. No strikes are re-
ported. and although few pits are idle
the suspensions are due to the fact that the
miners have voluntarily continued their hol-
iday celebrations, but on Monday it is ex-
pected by the miners officials that all the
pits will be in full operation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
victim of Columbus wreck pies.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, April 2.-Dustin T.
Sparks, the head brakeman injured in the
flood wreck one mile south of Columbus on
March q, died at the City Hospital this
morning. He received a blow on the head
that caused his death. His left leg was also
broken. His body was taken to Jefferson
VILE this evening, where he will be buried
by the knights of Pythias. He was thirty
years old, and left a widow and two chill
dIpn