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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-21
CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY.
Expense of Carrying the Mails ON
Railway Trains to be Investigated.

CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-Four United States
senators and four representatives, composing
the joint congressional postal commission,
authorized by Congress at it's last session,
will meet here tomorrow to begin an in
vestigation into the receipts and expendi-
lures Of the postoffice department in this
city and vicinity. The commission is made
UP of the following men: Senators Edward
o. Wolcott, Of Colorado; William B. Alli-
son, of Iowa; William E. Chandler of New
Hampshire, and Charles ]. Faulkner, OF
West Virginia, and Representatives Loud
of California; Moody. of Massachusetts;
Catchings of Mississippi and Fleming, of
Georgia. The investigators will give atten-
ton chiefly to railway mail-that is. as to
what amount the trunk lines centering in
Chicago are receiving for carrying the mails.
1t was openly charged during the last ses-
sion of Congress that the railroads were re-
serving exorbitant sums of money for car
rying the mails, resulting in an annual
deficit of $15, 100000. Resolutions at once fol-
lowed calling for an investigation and pro-
viding for the present commission.
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PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.
Seventeen Hundred Filed Voluntarily
Since Aug. I, This Year.

WASHINGTON, Nov 2O-The forthcom-
ing annual report of the attorney general
embraces a review Of the operation of the
national bankruptcy law of July /, 1885,
which has been prepared by Mr.. e. C. Bran
denburg, in charge of bankruptcy matters
in the Department of Justice. Mr.. Branden-
burg. who Is preparing a book on bank
ruptcy briefly reviews similar past legisla-
ton and details the operation of the fea-
ture of the law permitting persons to be-
come voluntary bankrupts, which took eff
feet Aug. l, 1898. From this report it ap-
pears that the applicants for relief have
been found in every walk of life, irrespec-
tive of class or locality, showing that a
large class Of men who have been unfortu-
nate in business enterprises have availed
themselves of the relief offered. Notwith-
standing the law has been in force over
three months, the courts in eight districts
declined to proceed with the reference and
adjudication of the petitions for the reason
that the Supreme Court has not promul-
gated the rules, forms and orders required
by the act. In all other cases the courts
have proceeded and adjudicated petitioners
bankrupt or have referred the cases to the
referees for action.
Since the law took effect LOO petitions in.
voluntary bankruptcy have been filed. Sim
gulary, the districts Of Delaware, Eastern
Pennsylvania, Southern Georgia. Nevada
New Mexico. West Virginia and Wyoming
show that no persons therein have applied
to be adjudged bankrupt. The following
shows the number of cases filed in each
State: Alabama, 1S1; Arizona, /; Arkansas,
%; California, Sc; Colorado 20; Connecticut.
8; District of Columbia, i; Florida, -; Geor-
gia, Northern district, 10; Idaho, 3; South
ern Illinois. SS; Indiana, "a; Indian Terri
tory. Z; Iowa, AZ; Kansas, s.; Kentucky, "A;
Louisiana. 4; Maine, 70; Maryland S2 Mas
sachusetts. 4; Michigan. II; Minnesota, ia;
Mississippi, Z; Missouri. g.; Montana, -:
Nebraska, %; New Hampshire. 2; New Jer-
sey, l3; New York. 267; North Carolina, II
North Dakota, l. Ohio. 76; Oklahoma Ter
ritory, 2; Oregon, 9; Western Pennsylvania,
81; Rhode Island. IA; South Carolina, 2:
South Dakota, 3; Tennessee, 60; Texas, 1S2:
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EIGHT PEOPLE INJURED
SPECIAL CAR ON THE BIG FOUR
ROAD DERAILIsD NEAR ALTON.
Frightened Cow Jumped Under the
Bridge and Was Demolished.

ALTON, ILL.,, Nov. 20.-Eight persons were
injured in wreck on the Big Four Rail-
road shortly after o'clock tonight. The
train was special and was derailed by a
cow at the Wood river bridge, three miles
east of Alton. The injured are:
MISS LOUISE HESS, Pana, terribly
wounded about the head, spine broksn and
other injuries; will probably die
JAMES LONG, Alton, legs and an arm
broken.
MRS. AUGUSTA BAUDENDECKER,
Bethalto, shoulder dislocated.
MRS. H. S. DORSEY. Gillespie, collar
bone and left arm broken.
GEORGE DORSEY. Gillespie. severely
wounded.
EMMA and OLLIE CLAWSON, East AL
ton, slightly bruised.
STUDENT from Shurtleff College slight
ly injured.
The train was special sent out Sunday
evening to East Alton to meet the excur-
sion train from st. Louis to Mattoon, and
consisted of but an engine and one car. At
the entrance to Wood river bridge fright
ened cow jumped under the passing car,
derailing it. The car struck the side of the
bridge and was demolished. Only one pas
senger is injured fatally.
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NOTES FROM SANTIAGO.
POStOfIices to Be Establish hed-HOlguin
Occupied by HOod,s Forces.

II
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Nov 2O.-The mail
that arrived by the Seneca was the first
received for a considerable time. The Port
Victor which reached here two days be-
fore the Seneca, brought none.
Major Harris, of the Third Immunes, who
is in charge of the company stationed at
Sagua de Tanamo, says there is not a sin
gle man on the sick list there.
Mr. Kempner, United States postal agent
for the military Department of Santiago,
has arrived with materials for establishing
postoffices at all points in the island occu-
pied by United States troops.
The framework of the starboard engine
of the United States cruiser Cincinnati is
in bad condition and it is expected that the
cruiser will soon receive orders to return to
the United States. The Manning will leave
for the north tomorrow morning and there
viii then be only the Hist and Glacier on
this station.
The Reina de los Angeles has arrived at
Guantanamo on her return trip 10 the
northern coast. She will bring back all the
ordnance now under Colonel Rays charge
Word has been received from Colonel
Hood, of the evacuation commission of
Holguin. He has taken possession of the
city and appointed Colonel Rodriguez a.
well-known Cuban, as alcalde. Colonel Hood
says the city is very much neglected and
that in some places the grass in the streets
is four feet high.
A tug of the Merritt & Chapman Wreck
ing Company has gone to the wreck Of the
Infanta Maria Teresa TO cooperate with
Naval Constructor Hobson.
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POWDER INSTEAD OF COAL.
Quarryman Puts an Explosive on His
Fire and a Family Is MangIed.

PORTSMOUTH, o., Nov. 2O.-By an acci-
dental explosion of blasting powder, this
morning, George w. Ferguson, a quarry
man, is dying, two of his children are dead
and his wife and another child disfigured
for life. Ferguson was hunting for wood
to build fire, and found a powder can,
apparently full of coal. When he attempted
to start a fire with this loud explosion
followed. which knocked one entire side Of
the house out. At the time Ferguson his
wife and baby in arms and four little daugh-
ters were grouped about the stove. All were
knocked down by the force of the explo-
sion. Iva, aged six, ana Cynthia, aged
eleven, died almost Immediately from inju-
ries, and Ferguson was so terribly injured
that he cannot live. The mother and other
children are terribly burned and bruised
and may not live. 1t transpired that the
can was partially filed with blasting pow
der
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MORE TROOPS FOR PANA.
Governor Tanner Sends Another
Company to the Disorderly Town.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. 20.-Notwith-
standing the declaration by Captain E. o.
Butler, in command of the National Guards
at Pana, made to Governor Tanner last
night, that he felt able to cope with the oc-
casion with the troops at his command, a
delegation of about fifty business men Of
Pana, headed by former Mayor Huber, Wis
tied the Governor at the executive mansion
to-day and informed him that Pana was in
a state Of terror; that Captain Butler ap-
peared to be inadequate to the occasion, and
asking that the Governor send more troops
to Pana and take stringent measures to pre-
serve the peace Accordingly Governor
Tanner ordered Company c, Fifth Illinois
Infantry, to proceed to Pana this evening.
The Governor also superseded Captain But
Ter, who has been in command at Pana, with
Lieutenant Colonel Frank P. Wells, Fifth
Infantry, of Decatur
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JAPAN's NEW ENVOY.
Arrival of JOtusa KOmura at the Ma
tiOnaI Capital.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.--Mr. Jotusa
Komura, envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of Japan to the United
States, arrived here late this afternoon
from San Francisco He came by way of
Chicago, where he stopped for day or two
as the guest of Consul Nosse. He made the
trip from Chicago to this city via the B. &
o., arriving in Washington at 5:20 Attaches
of the Japanese legation met him at the
station, and he was driven at once to the
legation
Mr.. Komura, who succeeds Mr.. Toru Hoshi
as the representative of Japan accredited
to the United States, is a typical Japanese
gentleman, calm, dignified, self-contained
and highly cultivated. His early education
he received in the best universities of his
native country. Coming to the United
States in 1875. he entered Harvard College,
and was graduated from that institution in
1880. He returned to Japan Immediately, and
during the past eighteen years has been en-
gagged in the diplomatic service of his coun-
try. When the war between China and
Japan broke out Mr.. Komura was the Jap
anese minister to the Chinese Emperor s
court at Peking. He was serving Japan as
assistant secretary of state when he was
chosen by his Emperor to succeed Mr.. Hoshi
as minister to the United States. No ar
rangements have yet been made for his pre-
sentation to the secretary of state and to
the President, but it is likely the ceremony
will occur some time during the present
week
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Lord Beresford,s warning.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 2O.--Rear Admiral Lord
Charles Beresford, member Of Parliament
for York, who is vissting in China in the
interests of the British associated chambers
of commerce, in the course Of a speech here
last evening dwelt upon the grave dangers
threatening British commerce so long as the
dominant military position of Russia and
the effete condition of China are allowed to
continue" He insisted upon the necessity
of firm policy" which should include the
organization Of thoroughly equipped Chi
nese army and commercial alliance with
the United States, Germany and Japan, in
order to preserve Chinas integrity and
maintain the "open door,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-21
IOWA TOWN BURNING.
Strong Wind Driving Flames
Through Business Part of Perry.

PERRY, Ia. Nov. 2O.-At midnight the
business portion of the city of Perry is burn
ing and the fire is beyond control A strong
northwest wind is sweeping the fire down
both sides Of Second street. Several large
brick blocks are already gone, and the fire
department is helpless to stay the progress.
The Des Moines fire department is coming
on the Rock Island, and hose from surround
Ing towns will be brought in. The fire
started in Mitchells large livery barn, and
was soon communicated to the Grand Lead
er department stores across the street. It
then swept down the main street and over
the residence district in the center of town.
The Methodist church and the Citizens
Bank are among the doomed buildings. The
loss at present is about $780, 900.
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Ozark Maintains AbIaxe.

MACOMB, Mo-, Nov. 20.-The largest and
most destructive fire that has swept the
Ozark mountains since 1884 is now raging
about this town, north and parallel with the
Memphis Railroad. The autumn heavy
foliage has rapidly fallen since frost, and
the leaves are supposed to have been fired
by sparks from freight engines. This after
noon a scope of country thirteen miles long
is in flames. miles of fences, orchards, plan
tations. farms and dry pasture fields stocked
with cattle and other animals and many old
settlers homes lie directly in the line of the
fire. The altitude being 1,76O feet above the
sea, and terrible southwestwardly wind
prevailing, great destruction is imminent.
The town of Macomb will probably be de-
stroyed.
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ARRESTED At PRISON GATES
MilliOnaire's Son Charged with Pass
ing Two Bogus Drafts.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 20-Allen L. AL
ford aged twenty-one years, was arrested
at the gates of San Quinten prison to-day
just as he had gained his liberty after serv-
ing two years sentence of Imprisonment for
a forgery done in Los Angeles. 1t is al
legged that Afford passed two bogus drafts
on the First National Bank. of this city
The drafts were for 500 each, and were
drawn on w II. Allen, of Philadelphia.
According to Detective Cody, Afford is the
wayward son of General Afford a million
aire, whose home is in Texas The young
man is also accused of having committed
forgeries in Beatrice, Neb., Chicago, Spo-
kane and Portland. Ore. His father is ex-
pected here tomorrow.
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MISSED HIS FRIENDS FATE.
w. f. Herbert Examined, but No
Trace of Yellow Fever Found.

PITTSTON, Pa, Nov. 20-Dr. Cook, OF the
United States Marine Hospital, arrived here
to-day from Washington and made an ex-
animation of w. E. Herbert, who was sus-
pected of having an attack of yellow fever.
The suspect was found to be without any
present symptoms of the disease, and DR..
Cook returned to Washington. On Friday
Archie S. Miller, civil engineer employed
by the Nicaragua Canal Commission, died
in Washington from what an autopsy
showed to be yellow fever. He and Herbert,
who was also employed by the commission,
returned to New York from Costa Rica to-
gether on Wednesday. Since Miller's death
a letter addressed to him was opened and
found to be from Herbert expressing sym>
pathy for Miller in his illness, and saying
that the writer himself felt ILL., Herbert to-
day told DR.. Cook that he had a severe
headache at the time he wrote the letter,
but has since become we'll.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-The industrial
commission has decided to allow the sub
commissions the time between now and Dec.
/ in which to prepare their syllabi. 1t was
found at the general meeting yesterday that
the ideas of the subcommissions conflicted
in many instances as to the limitations of
their work. and after a full discussion the
commission decided that each subcommis-
sion should have ample time to formulate
it's plans and syllabus and then when these
plans were submitted to the full commission
Dec. it should settle all questions to con-
fiict of jurisdiction.
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what spain May Do.

LONDON, Nov. 21.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says: 'It is as
serted that the government would reject an
offer Of $4O.OOO,OO0 for the Philippines as
ridiculous"
The Madrid correspondent Of the Standard
says: Spain will decline indemnity for the
Philippines if the sum offered appears in
adequate in the eyes of the nation"
The Vienna correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph says: Following the advice Of
Austria and Germany. Spain will accept
Americas offer Of compensation for the
Philippines"
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APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT.
Negroes Want n Stop Put to Whole
sale Massncres of Their Race.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Nov 20-The Forum
Club of st. Louis, at a meeting to-day, COM
piled an address to President Mckinley reIa-
tive to the recent wholesale massacres of
negroes in North and South Carolina. The
document points out that such outrages are
condoned and excused by the local authori-
ties. who are either unable or unwilling to
prevent them The address concludes: I'VE
do not invoke war in our behalf. We be-
lieve that there can be placed in the hands
of the President by the appropriate legisla-
ton spoken of in the fourteenth amendment
of the Constitution full power to correct
these evils, and we respectfully ask that you
recommend to Congress such legislation
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ion of the Tenth Immunes. also negroes.
About midnight last night about eighty of
the Sixth broke through the lines at camp
and started to town with the avowed pur
pose of killing the white provost guards,
each man being armed with a rifle and
belt full of cartridges. Information concern
ing the action of the negroes was sent to
provost headquarters. and General Wilson
at once ordered Colonel Gaillard of the
Third Engineers, out to arrest the negroes.
The Third went double quick to the camp
Of the Sixth and found them rioting and
disorderly. Further trouble is feared when
the Sixth is released from the guardhouse.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-21

Rene Goblet former premier and member
of the French Chamber of Deputies for the
first ACCOMPLISHMENT Of the Department Of
the Seine, announces that he will soon
definitely withdraw from the political arena.
The anniversary Of the death Of the MAN
chester Martyrs was celebrated in Dublin
Sunday. A procession, headed by the stars
and stripes and the French tricolor, went
to Glasnevin Cemetery and placed wreaths
upon the graves with the usual ceremonies
of decoration. The day was similarly OBJ
served in Cork.
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MiIIer's Death Not Due to Fever.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Dr. II. A. Doty,
health officer of the port of New York, ar
rived here tonight a member of COM
mittee Of the American Public Health AS
ISOLATION to confer with the President with
reference to the plans for continuing the
investigation into the cause of yellow fever
in Cuba Concerning the death of Archie
S. Miller at the Hotel Johnson on Friday
DR.. Doty said it was not possible that the
man died of yellow fever. The ship en-
which Miller arrived in New York was
thoroughly examined upon her arrival at
quarantine, DR.. Doty says, and no evidence
of yellow fever or sickness of any kind
was discovered. Had Miller been exposed
to the germs of the disease the sickness
would have developed long before his arri-
val in New York.
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RUN DOWN BY THE LIMITED.
Conductor and Baggagemaster Killed
by Passenger Train.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2O.-G. w. Rogers. of
Camden, employed as a conductor on the
Amboy division of he Pennsylvania Rail
road. and Fl. G. sue, baggagemaster OF
Rogers train, were Killed at Railway. NJ j.
tonight They had completed their run for
the day and we're walking TO the depot TO
take train for ho-ne, when run down by
the Chicago limited east-bopnd. Their bod
les we've cut up and scattered along the
track for some distance. The engineer OF
the limited apparently did not ..now he had
bodies were taken to the morgu@
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MAY STRETCH HIS LEGS
DREYFUs TO BE ALLOWED TO WALK
SIX HOURS A DAY.
His Prison Treatment Modified, and
He Now PrOmenades Over Eight
Acres of Devils Island.

PARIS, Nov. 2O.-The government, accord
ing to the Temps, has ordered a modihca-
ton of the prison treatment of former Capt.
Albert Dreyfus. Dreyfus is to be allowed
to promenade and exercise six hours a day
over an area Of eight acres. 1t is still un-
known whether he will be brought back, and
the most conflicting statements are current.
Comte Esterhazy's book, "L'Affaire Drey-
fus,'' is believed to be an attempt to throw
mystery on the Esterhazy case rather than
liGht on the Dreyfus affair.
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ST. PETERSBURG, New. 2O-Emperor
Nicholas has addressed a most aattering
rescript to his great-uncle, the imperial
Grand Duke Michael, president of the coun-
Gil of the empire and chief of the Second
Brigade of Artillery of the Imperial Guard,
on the occasion of the grand dukes military
jubilee. His Majesty speaks Of his "un-
bounded esteem and love-" and orders that
the same honors be rendered the grand duke
as, under the regulations, are accorded to
the Gar himself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-21
A Chronicle kicker.

LONDON. Nov. 21.-Tho Daily Chronicle,
in an editorial on the Hispano-American sit
uation this morning, expresses some appre-
hension that we may have been mistaken
with regard to the Anglo-Amertcan en-
tente," points TO the establishment of
''ulediaeval navigation law in Porto Rico"
and asks: rs a stll graver disappointment
coming in the closing OF the doors to our
commerce in the Philippines?'
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Rumors OF Anarchist Plot.

PARIS. Nov. pa terrific explosion oc-
CURED this afternoon in the Cafe de
Champeaux, underneath the offices of the
Havas agency A woman was killed out
right and eight other persons were seriously
injured 1t is thought the explosion was
due to ignited gas, but there are rumors
of an Anarchist plot.
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BUDA-PESTH, Nov. 2O.-A dispatch to the
Poster Lloyd from Nikolaief, Russia, at
the confluence of the Ingul and the Bug
says that twenty-one persons have been
killed there by an explosion In a rocket
factory.
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REGIMENT UNDER ARREST.
sixth Virginia, COIOred, Disarmed and
Placed I'm Custody at Macon.

MACON, Ca. Nov. 9O.-The Sixth Virginia
(negro) Regiment caused so much trouble
at Knoxville last night that 1t is now under
arrest Ia camp at Macon. all OF the mems
arms and ammunition having been taken
from them. They are guarded by battal-
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TOLEDO, o., Nov. 20-A fast passenger
on the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton this
afternoon crashed into the rear end of a
freight near Toledo. Two trainmen and one
passenger were injured. The engineer and
fireman escaped by jumping.
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Utah, 8; Vermont. II; Virginia, Eastern dis
trict, 1; Washington, 13; Wisconsin, S6.
AS the involuntary features of the law
which permits creditors to have their debtor
adjudicated a bankrupt did not take effect
until Nov. 1, 1885, it has been impossible to
obtain any data with reference to the OPP
Grafton of this provision.
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Money Wanted for Polar Expedition

LONDON, Nov. 2O.-The Royal Geographi-
cal Society has issued a formal appeal for
funds to fit out an antarctic expedition.
Alfred Harmsworth, proprietor of the Daily
Mail and the Evening News, has offered
95,OO0
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Many Villages Flooded.

PARIS, Nov. 20.-Dispatches from Perpig-
man, capital of Pyrenees-O Orientales, on the
right bank of the River Tet, report that the
region has been visited by severe storms.
Many villages have been flooded and traffic
is interrupted.
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VIII Decline to Pay Cuban BondhOId-
ers-Agreement at Paris.

MADRID, Nov. 20.--In political circles it
IS asserted that an agreement has been
reached between the peace commissioners in
Paris. The government, it is semi officially
announced, intends to notify the Cuban
bondholders that Spain will not pay the
Cuban debt, which will not be mentioned in
the peace treaty. The government considers
itself completely freed from these entangle-
ments, which fall upon the nation exercis-
ing sovereignty and collecting taxes in Cuba