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Iovements of Steamers.

PHILADELPHIA March 1s.-The old
American liner Illinois,, Capt Roberts.
hence for San Francisco, which ran
aground near Bellevue station Wednesday
night. remains fast, resisting the most pow
erful efforts of combined force or tugs
to relieve her.
QUEENSTOWN, March 1S.-Arrived: Lu-
cania from New York, for Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, March 1S.-Arrived: Cutie
and Lucania, from New York.
CANEA March 1S.-Arrived: Auguste
Victoria, on Oriental cruise.
MARSEILLES, March 1S.--Arrived.
Scandal, from New York.
ANTWERP. March 17.-Arrived: Neder-
land. from Philadelphia.
BOSTON, Mass, March 1S.-Arrived:
Pavonia, from Liverpool.
HAMBURG, March 1S.-Arrived: Bo-
hema, from Baltimore.
HAVRE, March 1S.-7Arraved: La Gas
cogne, from New York.
NEW YORK, March 1s.-Arrived: Cam
pania, from Liverpool.
NAPLES. March lS.-sailed: Ems. for
New York
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AMUSEM ENTS.

How the Patriots Are "WOrIxed."
Theatrical men have caught the yellow
newspaper fever and are playing on the in
nocent and trusting patriotism of the
masses shamefully. There is a rank exam
pie of this at the Park just now, where an
alleged picture of the late battle ship
Maine is advertised to be shown leaving
New York for Havana. 1t is even sacrilege
to play with the subject as Fulgora's bio
graph does. Suspicious folks never believed
from the start that a real picture of the
Maine would be shown by the biogranh
but they were willing to use their magma
ton for the sake Of home and country and
the glorious flag" which is being so
successfully and so perntciously worked
Just now by yellow things OF all
descriptions. However, even the most trust
ing are not able TO swallow Walter F0rd's
great 'con" talk which he gives the Park
audience just before the alleged Maine Is
shown leaving New York for Havana 2
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United to New York Girl the Da
After His Divorce.

United to u New York Girl the Day
After His Divorce.
Information was received from Cleveland
yesterday to the effect that Kid Mccoy,
who was IN that city Thursday night to
Iy married in st. Louis March 6, the day
after a decree of divorce was granted his
first wife. A press dispatch announces that
"details of the wedding at present obtain
able are extremely meager." 1t is said the
bride is a New York girl and that some very
sensational circumstances surround the af-
fair Mccoy, when asked yesterday about
his marriage, became extremely angry and
said: That's none of your business. It's a
matter that concerns myself only"
Doc Payne the Kids" trainer, was
also extremely reticent about the marriage,
but finally consented to talk. Yes, 1t is
true he said that the Kid was married
at st. Louis March g. The bride is a New
Yorker. There are reasons why cannot
divulge her name. There is no denying that
the Kid is sore on the subject. There was
some trouble about his first wife, and the
divorce mixed up the matter. He was mar
ried the day after the decree was granted
his wife. Furthern than this cannot talk
on account of his SensitivenesS. In fact, If
you but knew all the details, / am sure you
would not ask me anything about 1t, and
know you would not have the heart to ques-
ton the Kid
A dispatch from ST. Louis last night stated
that the marriage license bureau at the
courthouse in that city contained no record
of the issuance of a license to Charles Sell
by better known as Kid Mccoy. 1t is
said that when Mccoy was in st. Louis on
March 5 and very pretty and fashionable
young woman was seen with him on several
occasions, but nobody could learn who she
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Lectures on Popular subjects.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CULVER, Ind, March 1S.-The eighth lee
ture in the course established at the Gull
yer Military Academy was delivered this
evening by Hon. Robert C. Bell of Fort
Wayne. Mr.. Bell discussed 1.-The Effect of
Railroads Upon Modern Civilization" han
ding the subjects conjunctively-as he de-
clared the two are inseparably interlaced-
and then deducing interesting facts from
the combined influences of the combination.
The speaker considered railroads as one of
the main factors in bringing into being and
developing the great imperial territory of
the United States. He showed how they
distribute, disseminate and render availa-
BILE all the products of human art science
and industry. He described the first ma
chine" to be called a locomotive, and COM
pared it with the present flyer. Statistics
given by the speaker were interesting and
astonishing. The railroads Of the United
States expend each year a sum more than
$lO0, 900 900 in excess of the total expendi-
lures of the United States government; $75.-
coo 600 is expended each year in maintaining
for rails ties and sleepers. and SIS. COO 600 for
the construction OF bridges. The railroads
pay $40,c00,OOO tax every year and $40 600 600
for legal services
The seventh lecture Of the course was de-
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oyster Bed in His stomach.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, March 1S.-Mr. Thomas
Gossett a farmer residing near Redding-
ton, this county, has been confined to his
home for the past two years with stomach
trouble. No nourishment would remain on
his stomach and he became greatly enact
ated. The family physician pronounced it
a case of consumption About ten days ago,
during a very severe fit of coughing, he
began vomiting and threw up substance
exactly representing a raw oyster and has
been declared to be an oyster by parties
who examined it, Since that time he can
again retain food in his stomach and his
condition has improved so per cent. and
his recovery is now anticipated The re-
markable thing about the occurrence is that
Mr. Gossett says that he has lot tasted
an oyster since his sickness beg IN; but
previous to that time he was very Iond OF
them and remembers of freely 1ndulging IN
raw oysters before he was taken with
stomach trouble
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JUDGE MILLER IS DEAD
LONG SUFFERING ENDED YEsTER-
DAY AT HIS GREENsBURG HOME.
Man with EnviabIe Record on the
Bench and in War-Seymour Man
Raising Oysters in His stomach.
speclal to the 1ndlanapoIIg journal.

Speclal 10 the Indianapolis JOURNAL.
GREENSBURG, Ind. March 1S--Judge
John d. Miller died to-day. aged fifty-sev
en-, OF paralysis, after an illness of several
months. He was, at the time of his death.
the Judge of the Eighth judicial circuit,
composed Of Rush and Decatur counties.
having been elected in 1894. although he had
been incapacitated for months from presid-
ing. The funeral will be held Monday at 10
o'clock a. m. AT a bar meeting this after
noon a committee on resolutions was ap
pointed to report the first day of the April
term of the court. The Rush county bar
telegraphed coincidence to the family and
that they would attend the funeral in a
body.
Judge Miller was born near Clarksburg,
this county, Dec. 2, 1910, and was student
at Hanover College when the civil war
broke out. Leaving that institution in Sep
TENDER, 1861, he enlisted as a private in
Company G., Seventh Regiment. commanded
by General Dumont, with James Gavin as
lieutenant colonel. He served three years
and participated in all the battles in which
that regiment was engaged. He was at Bull
Run, Charlottesville, Gettysburg, the Will
derness and Weldon Railroad On his dis
charge from the service he took up the
study of law, entering the law office of
Overstreet & Hunter, at Franklin. He was
admitted to practice in 1866 and came to this
city and formed a partnership with Cum
back & Bonner, and subsequently, in 1865
with Col James Gavin, who had previously
been his military commander, the partner
ship continuing until GaVinS death, in 1872.
Subsequently he formed q partnership with
Frank r. Gavin, son of Colonel Gavin, now
of Indianapolis, and formerly of the APP
pellate Court. This partnership continued
until his appointment, by Governor Eovey,
in 1891, to the Supreme Bench, to fill the
unexpired term of Judge Berkshire He was
the regular nominee OF the Republicans for
the same position in 1892 suffering defeat
with the party. In 1894 he was candidate
for the nomination of circuit judge of this
circuit, his opponent being Judge w. j.
Henley, of the Appellate Court, and on the
S14th ballot he received the nomination in
one of the most remarkable contests of rec
ord He was elected in 1884 over his Demo-
cratic opponent, Judge J. K. Ewing, of this
city. He was a member OF the Indiana Leg
islature in 1872, representing the counties
of Rush and Decatur. He also held many
offices of minor Importance.
He married Mary ]. Stevens in 1869, his
wife dying while he the Supreme
Bench. He leaves two Observation-Disclosures,
wife of Frank NJ. Thomson. and Nettle,
wife of Thomas e. Davidson.
Judge Miller was a hard student, the
most of his time being spent in his library
among his books, being thoroughly ac-
quainted with every opinion made by the
Indiana Supreme Court from its beginning,
always ready to give the number of volume
and page without a moments hesitation.
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RushviIIe Bar Action.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RUSHVILLE, Ind, March 1S.-The death
of Hon. John D. Miller, judge of the Rush
Circuit Court, at his home in Greensburg
to-day was announced in court here at 10
o'clock this morning. Court Stenographer
Belser sent a telegram to Court Clerk I.
M. Green, who had it read by Judge l.. j..
Kirkpatrick the temporary presiding officer
After a few minutes court adjourned until
1 o'clock Monday afternoon out of respect
to Judge Miller. The courthouse bell was
tolled and the flag draped in mourning ana
hung from the judges room. meeting OF
the bar was held after court adjourned.
Judge w. A. Cullen, Captain w. ID. Cole
and Hon. james e. Watson were appointed
a committee on resolutions. Clerk Green
was instructed to extend by telegram the
sympathies' of the bar to the family of the
deceased judge The bar decided to attend
the funeral in a body. Judge Miller was
greatly admired in Rush county. His un-
pretentious manner, the dignity with which
he filled his office and the equity of his rul-
ings, combined with his courteous treatment
of all, endeared him to court officials and
all who had business with him.
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taken Ill while bringing the primary re-
turns to this city last week.
WORTHINGTON, Ind, March 1S.-The
remains of George w. Jean, who died at
Wellsville, Mo-, were brought here yester-
day for interment. The deceased was q
brother of Frank Jean and Mrs. Sarah
Moore, of this city. and for many years one
of Greene countys prominent citizens. Two
daughters and one son survive him.
PENDLETON, Ind, March 1S-Alonzo
Stanley about thirty years old. died yes
terday morning. The supposition is he COM
mitted suicide. He had suffered from dia-
betes for five years, and yesterday morning
took ten or eleven pills containing stirnu-
walls, and they caused his DEATH He was
son of Colonel Bili'' Stanley, the Populist
dren.
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THE MAYOR AS STARTER.
He VIII Send the Women Bicyc1istl
Around the Track.

Mayor Taggart has agreed to officiate as
starter in the six-day bicycle race which
will begin Monday evening in Tomlinson
Hall. AT Sis o'clock he will fire the pistol
which is to give the word to send the wom-
en- riders around the little saucer-shaped
track Manager Stackpole yesterday re-
ceived message from Miss wellington, of
Minneapolis, saying that she was ill and
could not enter the race. At about the same
time he learned that Bertha Wagner would
enter. She will arrive from her home in
Cleveland tonight
The track in Tomlinson Hall will be COM
pleted Sunday at noon. 1t will be as near
nineteen laps to the mile is possible
for it to be made. 1t will be banked consid-
erably more than the one of last year. In
the stretches the banking will be four feet
high and at the turns it will be eight feet
This will give the track a slope of nearly
45 degrees at the turns. Manager Stackpole
will allow any local riders to use the track
during afternoons and mornings while the
races are not in progress.
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High-schooI Classes Fight.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind March 1S.-The primary
oratorical contest of Muncie High School
for the contest between eastern Indiana
high schools in this city in April, occurred
tonight at the First Presbyterian Church
and Miss Zoa Zook won first place, with
Marie Carmichael second in defamation
while Miss Helen Hurd was first and Elmer
Houze second in oraJory After the contest
there was a general fight in front OF the
church between the classes on account OF
the decision. Miss Hurd is a Junior and
Miss Zook sophomore and in the battle
The fight started from a sophmore stealing
the junior flag. The boys marched in
squads giving different yells on the streets
ing to prevent further cracking of heads.
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Democratic scheme Unmasked.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VERNON, Ind, March 18.-In the case
against John S. Morris, cashier of the First
National Bank of Vernon, in which he was
charged with bribing one of the County
Commissioners jury composed of men
representing all the political parties of the
county has returned verdict of mot
guilty. This case has been one of unusual
interest from the fact that the indictment
was instigated by Democratic politicians
with a view to casting a stigma on the
present Republican administration OF
county affairs and thereby to gain political
advantage but the whole scheme has failed
ard the stigma of the attempt rests on its
instigators. All Republicans, together with
rejoice in the fact that the scheme has been
unmasked. The jury was out eighteen
hours.
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TRAGEDY In A SCHOOLHOUSE.
Deputy Sheriff and Woman Shot by
an Illinois Desperate.

QUINCY. ILL.,. March 1S-There was q
shooting ARRAY at Baptist religious meet
ing in a schoolhouse near Nebo last night
David Walspon, deputy sheriff of Pike
county, went to the meeting to arrest John
Atheism, charged with assault. Atheism,
when confronted with the warrant drew a
pistol and fired three times at the officer.
One bullet took effect in the stomach and
the other in the lungs while the third
struck a Mrs. Jennings The officer, as he
lay upon the floor, fred twice at Atheism,
who backed out of the dor, mounted a
horse and escaped. A posse is in pursuit
and if captured an effort will probably be
made to lynch Atheism.
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"CUBA LIBREv THEIR MOTTO.
Insurgents willing to End the strife
II Granted Independence.

II Granted Independence.
NEW YORK, March 1S-That the Cubans
are willing to end the strife in their island
IS without question, but while they are will
ing to pay Spain an indemnity, the leaders
here are positive in their assertions that
they are not weakening in the slightest de-
gree and are willing to continue the fight
The question of the amount of indemnity
which might be paid in case such an agree
ment were feasible was talked of earnestly
BE- the officials of the Cuban Junto here to-
day just what amount might have been
paid three years ago and that which might
seem reasonable now from the Cubans'
point Of view may be gathered from the
following reply to such a question, which
T. Estrada Palma made this evening:
At the beginning the war debt was $780,
090,000 but Cuba could not stand it, and
this was one of the reasons that the revolt
was precipitated. In the beginning of the
year 1896, after the invasion of the western
provinces by the Cubans, the latter might
have been willing to pay $500, 900, 600. At the
beginning of the dry season of 1867 they
would have paid $150,000000, but now they
would not give more if as much than
S100 o00.e00. If the wet season should set in
this year before such an agreement could
be arranged. we would not think of paying
anything. The reasons for the decrease in
the amounts are the increased chances of
our success continued Mr.. Palma, mot to
speak of the destruction and deSolation of
the island that impair its productive ca
pacity'
It was rumored that a message had been
received in this city from Washington to
the effect that the Cabinet was favorably
disposed. to q, proposition from Spain, pro-
viding for the withdrawal of the Spanish
troops from Cuba, leaving the Spanish flag
floating there, in case the United States
fleet should be recalled from Key West.
When Mr. Palma's attention was called to
this rumor, which purported to have its
origin in an official quarter in Washington,
he replied: well, that would satisfy the
Cubans. and I assure you we would see to
1t that the Spanish flag would be very
quickly supplanted by our own. Cuba
HIRE is our motto, and we will never agree
even ad interim to the acceptance of any
thing short of absolute independence"
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Flooding the Wheat.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, March 1S.-The rains
the past few days have swollen the Wabash
and White rivers to overlooking until all
the lowlands are inundated. Thousands of
acres of growing wheat are covered, and
may result in great damage The wheat
came through the winter in fine shape in
the bottom lands this year, and there was
a fine prospect, but it is now all ruined
Just year ago this section was visited
with a flood, doing immense damage.
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GAS AND OIL GUsHER.
Ten Million Feet Daily Said to BE Es-
Gaping from u New Well.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March 1S.-A new oil we'll
was opened northwest of Muncie on the
Broiles farm, on Wednesday and residents
in the neighborhood are finding it difficult
matter to sleep at night. The new well was
drilled in on Wednesday and the pressure of
oil and gas is so great that it has been an
impossibility to anchor the well and the
deafening roar of gas can be heard a long
distance. 1t is estimated that 1000 barrels
of oil have been blown from the WE'LL max
ing a black streak high in the air. The
spray flies great distance from the mon
ster, covering every conceivable object and
great holes are being scooped out of the
earth to hold the oil until it can be con-
troled. 1t is estimated that ten million feet
of gas is escaping from the well daily re-
CARELESS of the recent decision of the Su-
preme Court making the waste a violation.
The we'll belongs to the Standard Oil Com
pany and is the fifth developed in the Della
ware county field.
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Accused OF Taking Bribes.

NEW YORK, March 1S-Before the Glen
hill Assembly investigating committee in
Christopher p Smith was accused of ac-
cepting brides from green goods men
when he was the superintendent of the Jer-
sew CITY police Evidence of bribery was
heard and Chief of Police Callahan, of Har
rison, and Sheriff Heller were charged with
criminal conduct In connection with the
Monte Carlo gambling resort in Weehaw-
ken Accusations of dishonesty were made
against subordinate officials.
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orestes strilSe stilI ON.
q the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis JournaI
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, March 1S.-The
strike at the United Glass Company's works
at Orestes still continues, no settlement of
the difficulty having been effected. Presi-
dent Burns, for L. A 300y and Thomas Hart,
on behalf of the company met as COM
mittee of arbitration both yesterday and
this morning, but failed to come to an
agreement. BY the terms of the contract
arbitrator will be called in to hear the two
sides of the question and cast the deciding
vote. This will be probably done to-day.
and L. A. 800, the decision of the three ar
bitrators is final and binding on both par
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Indiana Notes.

The city schools of Charleston, Ind,
closed yesterday on account of a preva-
lence of diphtheria.
The stove foundry of Bridge, Ford & Com
pany, of Louisville. will probably be moved
to New Albany, and d location will be Sc
lected next Monday by President Miller.
The company will employ two hundred men.
Robbers looted the Glover Leaf station at
Marion at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon
The cash drawer was pried out with an iron
bar. They secured $27 in cash. A woman
in the waiting room witnessed the robbery
The thieves escaped.
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Large Attendance Expected.
pciaI IN the Tndiananolis Journal

pptVIdI 10 IIIIIeIItIIFUIIS 4ItII'
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, March 1S-The
North Indiana M. e. Conference, to be
held in this city all next week, is expected
to be the largest in point of attendance
ever held in the conference. The examina-
ton of local preachers will come on Tues
day In accordance with the discipline the
entire board of examiners will meet on
Tuesday to review the work of the year
examine any students who have not been
examined during the year and arrange for
the work of the year to come.
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Eustace Newton, of Columbus, INDY a
baseball pitcher who has just signed with
the Louisville team for the present season
at salary of $1,SCO, is son of w. r. New
ton, representative of Bartholomew county
in the State Legislature. Mr.. Newton for
merly lived in Hope.
Charles d. Saltmarsh of Seymour, has
signed a contract to play ball with the Day.
ton, o., club which is a member of the
Ohio State League.
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recovering from the Fire.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, March 1S.-Work began
to-day on a temporary roof over the Elmer"
department of the Wilson, cCulloch fruit
jar factory, and tomorrow the company
expects to resume work in that department.
This will give work to 157 employees. The
other part known as the stamping depart
ment awaits the insurance adjusters. With
prompt attention from that source the pro-
prietors state that it will be rebuilt at once,
and in three weeks the entire plant will be
in operation. This department employs one
hundred operatives.
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The Catholic knights Trouble.

Special to the Indianapolis JouTldI.
ANDERSON, Ind, March Isl. j. Ka-
deski, who claims to still occupy the office
of commander-in-chief Uniformed Catholic
knights of America is holding a secret con-
ference here tonight with the national
staff. A conference win be held in Judge
Shines office in Covington, KY, tomorrow,
after which an injunction, already prepared,
will be filed against j. II. Nordham. of Vim
cennes, the newly-elected communicating
chief. All communicates are said to be re-
porting to Kadeski and he holds the prop
ertV
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Anderson is going to open the baseball
season early. Chauncey Fisher, who is
holding out against going to Omaha and
accepting cut in salary, has organized a
team and will play the Alexandria team.
He will do the work in the box, and Dial
Williams, who will captain the Burlington
Qa) Western Association team, will do the
catching. The Alexandria team will be
strengthened by some professionals The
game will be played next week, and will
probably be the first in Indiana this season.
Fisher and Williams have been in training
together.