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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-09
HAVANA TO BE CLEANED.
Streets of the City VIII BE Flushed
by the Fire DEPARTMENT..


HAVANA, Nov. S.-Street cleaning in this
city has been undertaken on new lines by
acting Mayor Angulo. The principal fea-
ture is using the fire department as street.
cleaning brigade. The main streets of the
city are to be flooded by hose attached to
the MIGRANTS at the street corners, and they
are then to be cleaned down by the fremen.
This new service was begun to-day, but it
was rendered unnecessary by heavy down.
pour of rain
Colonel williams, the chief quartermaster
and steward, and the typewriter attached
to the United States commission are very
seriously ill.
The President of the Spanish Red Cross
Society has cabled to the local president OF
the Red Cross Society in Cuba directing the
society here to continue the active organl-
cation until the last Spanish soldier has lett
the island, and after which the Red Cross
Society in Cuba is to be dissolved and the
surplus funds are to be RENTED to Spain.
The so-called Cuban government has ap-
pointed commissions to inspect the Cuban
troops and report upon the exact number
of men in each army corps with the view
of drawing up an exact statement upon
which to discuss the problem of paying or
the soldiers.
No business whatever was transacted to-
day by the evacuation commissioners. The
members of the American commission seem
much annoyed at the unnecessarily pro-
longed delay of the United States commits
sions appointed to select camp sites and ar
range for transportation, who seem 10
postpone the bringing of United States
troops, stores and supplies. The landing
place at Playa de Marianao will be COM
Dleted this week.
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THE PANAMA SAFE.
Arrival of the Transport Panama at
New York from Santiago.

NEW YORK, Nov S.--The United States
transport Panama, from Santiago and
Havana, about whose safety fear was en-
tertained creating considerable excitement
prio~ to her arrival at Havana, has arrived
at quarantine There are on board about
four hundred persons, including a number
Of sick men. Captain Hanlon was much
surprised to learn that any uneasiness had
been felt for the ships safety. He said that
shortly after leaving Santiago he ordered
the vessel cleared up between decks. Num-
erous boxes and other material were thrown
overheard and drifted towards shore, and
this no doubt gave rise to the report that
the transport had been wrecked
The invaded soldiers belong to the Fifth
United States Infantry, Twenty-third Kan
sas Eighth Illinois and Second, Third, Fifth
and Ninth lmmunes. The Panama also has
on board the bodies of these soldiers: Capt.
w N Dickinson, Seventeenth Infantry;
Sergt NJ ID. Russell, First Volunteer Cav
airy; Lieut. Thomas A. Wansboro, Seventh
Infantry; Lieut.. Dennis M. Niche, Seven
teenth Infantry; Privates Fred +; Taft,
James Wheeler, Harvey Randall, w. G.
Green and J. G. King, Second MaSsa-
chusetts Volunteer Infantry Private G.
Culman Thirty-fourth Michigan Nolun-
teers; Trivates A. German and Sidney A.
Schofeld, SeVenty-first New York Nolun-
teer Infantry; Private John NJ. Koden, First
Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
The following named members or the
Third Wisconsin, who left the United States
on the last outward voyage of the Panama,
were on board the transport when she
reached this city, their regiment having
been ordered home: Corporal +. M. Baird,
Privates G. Il. Cadeo, Is. {. Packer, 4. {.
Junlpson. c. A. Rogers, q. I. Hayes, Elmer
Olsen Il. j. Kimmell, L. y. Charity, III. r.
Bennett n. i. CarsOns. A. Casper Theo-
dore Suedeske, {. inquest, Il. r. Mackin
and ]. IL. CbeeVer.
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expectations of Professor Scott and the
whole geological department. The expedi-
ton, the report says, explored the country
inland and to the northward for distance
OF 500 miles, from the Straits Of Magellan,
adding much TO our knowledge Of the geog-
raphy OF the country, and discovering at
the base of the Andes a beautiful lake
thirty miles III length not previously re-
ported and which might not inaptiy be
called Lake Princeton
In the region of this lake. or about mid
way between Lake Buenos Ayres and the
headwaters of the River Chico, or north
fork of the Santa Cruz river a new and
exceedingly rich locality for vertebrate fos-
sis was discovered and many new facts
observed bearing upon. the geology of the
country.
The explorers were successful in making
q complete section of the marine territory
deposits of this region and making collec-
tons of fossils from them. In these de-
posits hitherto entirely unknown horizon
has been discovered, which will prove of the
greatest importance in finding the age OF
certain other beds, in regard to which there
has been much discussion among geolo-
gists. Considerable time was taken in the
examination of animal life and the cOlec-
ton of recent birds. Extensive collections
of fresh water and marine molluscs and
crustaceans were secured, with very COM
plete series of lizards and frogs. In addi-
ton to q considerable collection of the arts
and manufactures of the different tribes in
habiting these regions, a splendid series Of
photographs was secured and fairly COM
plete dictionary of the Yahgan language
cOmpiled
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THE EFFECT ABROAD.

The result of yesterdays election will add
materially to the standing and prestige of
the country abroad. In this respect it may
be compared to the unanimous voting by
Congress of $50, GOO for the national de-
Tense before the war began, or to one Of
the great naval victories during the war;
Everybody remembers how these events inn
pressed foreigners, giving them new insight
into the national character and enhancing
their opinion of our strength and unity as
a nation. Yesterdays election will have
much the same effect. 1t has been evident
for some time past that it was being
awaited with interest, not merely by the
Spanish government which hoped to profit
by an anti-administration victory, but by
the rulers and statesmen of other countries
who rightly regarded a national election
as an index of the drift of public senti-
ment. If it had gone against the admins
tration it would have been construed as
vote of want of confidence, that would sure
ly make itself felt in the future policy Of
the government. On the other hand, the
decided Endorsement of the administration
will convince foreigners that the people are
as united in support of the government as
they were at the beginning or during the
progress of the war, and that those who
have been counting on popular fickleness
have reckoned without their host. The re-
suit will be to add to the prestige of the
government and to heighten foreign esti-
nation of the country and people.
The foregoing relates especially to war is
sues, and the effect of a second, victory in
favor of sound money will be no less i'm
portant. The defeat of free silver by the
election of Mckinley was everywhere re-
garded as a victory for American credit
and harbinger of better times. A London
cablegram, the day after the election, said:
The election of Major Mckinley to the
presidency of the United States had a
marked effect on American 1 securities xy,l here
and Frankfort stock exchanges were in ex-
cellent tone and active to-day IN consequence
of the result of the election in the United
States. and the dealings IN American Sc
curities showed advances.
The Journal published two columns of
extracts from papers in London, Paris and
Berlin praising and congratulating the
American people on the verdict. Foreign
comments on yesterdays result may be
tempered by the fact that it is unfavorable
to the Spanish. but so far as the feeling
in financial centers and commercial circles
is concerned it will be distinctly favorable
to American credit. On the whole, there
can be no doubt that the result will be
generally construed abroad as a decided
victory for American progress and Amer
at,1
sound ideas in government and finance.
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THE KNIGHTLY wATTERsoN.

Mr.. Henry Watterson has in the Courier
Journal of yesterday a page review of three
decades of political and newspaper history
in which he sets forth in his picturesque
and forcible style some truths not wholly
complimentary to the Democratic party, in
whose interests he has labored and to which
he still pins his faith. The course Of him.
self and his paper has not always been in
harmony with the party policy, but he ex-
plains why and cites facts to show that if
his advice had been followed disaster would
not have come so thick and fast upon the
Democracy. With the exclusion of Mr.. Til
den from the presidency" he says began
the time serving and regeneration which
have brought the Democratic party to its
present plight. Instead of uniting upon the
denomination of the old ticket in 1880 the
party went off after a military ignis fatuus
and earned the defeat it got for it's lack
of courage and foresight"
He says if the tarin-for-revenue issue as
outlin al by Mr.. Tilden had been adopted, as
ii should have been, it would have retrieved
the party fortunes, but this was not in
cluded in the platform on which Cleveland
was elected. Mr.. Cleveland became on the
9Th of March. 1885, he says. the first DEM
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THE GREETING OF MARION COUNTY.


Marion county was the storm center of the
Democratic fight. Nearly all of the money
that the party managers could get was ex-
pended in this county to defeat Mr.. Over
street and save the prestige of Thomas Tag
CART, who has come to be the largest factor
in the Democracy of Indiana. The Repub-
licans fought against great odds. Thousands
of dollars of the park fund was expended
upon labor and large fund from the sale
of lands for PARK for double their value.
The Citizens Street-railway managers con-
ployes of the company were drafted into
the service of Taggartism. In addition to
this, every disreputable device was en-
ployed to defeat Mr.. Overstreet and Col.
Harry B. Smith. Late Monday afternoon,
henchmen of Bailey had the letter-head of
the Republican county committee copied
and letters sent in the name of Republicans
to others advising them to vote against
Mr.. Overstreet. The victory won in the face
of large corruption fund, of corporate aid
and of trickery, is the result of the work Of
the Republican organization, assisted by
business men. AS for Mr.. Overstreet, he
owes much to the support of sound money
Democrats who voted for him to sustain
great principle. To the Republicans in other
parts of the State, Marion county claims the
right to send greeting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-09

Man Lost Several Hundred Dollars on
It's News.


A theatrical man who visited the Denison
House pooroom last night was game" and
managed to lose several hundred dollars on
the election. 1t was said that he was one
of the leading performers in the Telephone
Girl company, which appeared at En-
glish's. He walked into the room, where
crowd was clustered around the betting
boards, and offered to bet even money on
Van Wyck, of New York This was be-
tween and o'clock. about the time one
of the afternoon papers had put an extra
on the street announcing that Van Wyck
would probably be elected Governor Of New
York The theatrical man found plenty OF
takers and succeeded in placing a good share
of his extra cash. 1t is needless to say that
he left the money here.
a great many people were deceived last
night by the tone of the extras" sent out
on the streets by both of the afternoon pa
pers As late as 10 o'clock the newspapers
printed bulletins announcing the probable
success of the Democratic county ticket.
At 10 O'Clock one of the extras" declared
that at Gas O'Clock it looked as if Marion
county had gone Democratic by handsome
majority and that "Bailey's election seemed
certain" An hour before this newspaper
was put on the street the Journals bulletins
showed that the county was certainly Re
publican and subsequent returns from the
precincts substantially proved the assertion
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Unless the Republicans of Indiana are
greedy for the earth, they should be salts
fed with the victory of yesterday. Writing
at midnight, it seems safe to say that the
Republican plurality in the State is 1900,
against 1900 in 1896. No State in the Union,
which went Republican in 1896, has done so
we'll Upon this vote, the Legislature is
safely Republican in both branches, which
insures the defeat of David Turpie for SEN
ator and a Republican in his stead. 1t is not
quite possible to say how many members
Of the House have been elected. but it can
be said that eight are safely Republican.
The Democrats in the Democratic districts
are elected by reduced pluralities.
These are the mere outlines of a victory
which places Indiana among the sure sound
money and Republican States. On an off
year this emphatic vote for sound money
gives the death blow to 16 to 1 in Indiana.
That of itself is glory enough for one day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-09

LONDON, Nov. 9.-The Times says this
morning: Whatever may be the result of
the elections in the United States, the ad-
ninistration has gone too far to retreat on
the Philippine question. The American re-
ply may perhaps modify the original pro-
posals, but there is no doubt the main de-
mand will be pressed to a successful con-
clusion. 1t is impossible not to feel SYM
pathy with Spain and we trust that, on the
financial side the Americans will show
themselves generous towards fallen en-
envy"
After expressing satisfaction that future
misunderstanding will be avoided by the inn
mediate adoption of a selection which was
ultimately inevitable" the Times says: I'VE
trust that America has learned to appreciate
the fact that commercial restitution and i'm
perial expansion do not thrive together. But
it must be confessed that our sympathy
with the Americans in their new course suf-
fers a great strain by such plumbers as the
order for the regulation of trade in Porto
Rico that reads as if borrowed from the
British navigation acts which the Ameri-
cans found so oppressive"
The editorial concludes by expressing the
opinion that the new policy and the prom
Using economic situation will prevent any
recurrence of an acute currency crisis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-09

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-The statement
rather curiously made by the Spanish Cabi-
net yesterday that there will be three or
four more meetings of the joint commits
sion, is taken as an indication that the
Spaniards themselves are not looking for
break in the negotiations, but rather expect
a peaceful conclusion in a short time. The
foreign bondholders have at last moved
formally to protect their interests in Cuba
and Porto Rico. The initial steps have been
taken through the agency of the French
embassy which in this case acts no longer
as the representative of the Spanish gov
eminent, but for French subjects. Through
the embassy a most formidable statement
has been presented to the State Depart
ment being an account of the various Span
ish bonds owned by French citizens charge
able against the territories either seized or
set free by the act of the United States
government The sum total of these bonds
runs up far into the millions Just what 1t
is expected shall be done with them is not
made clear. The United States government,
of course, will not pay them, but 1t may be
that the French government looks TO II TO
cause the independent government OF cuba
to assume liability for redemption OF the
bonds charged against that island When
that government shall nave been duly IN
stalled by the act of the United States gov
eminent. 1t is probable that other holders
of these bonds German and British, VIII
take similar steps to have their claims
brought through their diplomatic represen-
tatives to the attention of the United States
holders of such bonds in Spain, though
Spanish citizens will take like course,
which would present novel claim upon the
generosity of the United States government
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-09
BANDITS IN SANTIAGO
GENERAL WOOD WORRIED by LAW
LESS CUBAN INSURGENTS.
Col. MatamOre and His Gang to be
Hunted DOvvn-Water Problem
Street Cleaning in Havana.

SANTIAGO Nov. S.-The main question
now before Gen. Leonard Wood. governor
of the military department of Santiago, is
not political. 1t is the question of water,
which is a serious problem. The rainy sea-
son is about over and usually, after a
month or so of dry weather, water has to
be brought from the mountains and sold in
the streets. General Wood is anxious to
avoid a repetition of such conditions and
has engaged the services of three expert
engineers to report as to the best method OF
supplying the city with water, whether with
artesian wells or otherwise.
Matamore a colonel in the insurgent army,
and formerly a bandit, Directing to the
humdrum ways of peace, recently took to
the hills with twenty men and is now car
rying on his old vocation, robbing planta-
tons and farms of cattle and horses, hold
ing people up and setting, in every way, a
bad example General Wood is determined
to suppress Matamore and a part of the
gendarmes is now ready, uniformed and
drilled, we'll mounted and armed to do the
work. To-day twenty men, under command
of a lieutenant, left for the locality in
which Matamore and his companions are
operating, with orders to bring them all in,
dead or alive. The general opinion here is
That II Matamore is not suppressed ne Will
soon have between one and two hundred
recruits but now that the purpose of the
authorities is known, it is not expected
that many will join him.
The Americans here are greatly annoyed
and the Spaniards deeply grieved at the
failure, thus far, OF the special Spanish
commission, headed by Gen. Don Luis
Valderama, to recover the remains of Gen.
Vera Del Rey, the Cubans having, appar-
emily, leveled the ground where the body
was buried for the express purpose of pre-
venting its recovery. Another effort will be
made tomorrow.
The Reina de los Angeles left this even
ing for Gibara. In addition to the staff OK
physicians and nurses first selected she car
ried two contract surgeons, one of whom
Garcia General Woods orders to the sur
geons were to vaccinate everybody at Gil
hara and HOlptIin
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Reply of United States to Spain's
pines Question Was Not Ready.
HOLDERS OF SPANISH BONDS
FILING CLAIMS WITH STATE DE-
PARTMENT AT WASHINGTON.
VIII Try to Get Their Money Either
from the United States or from the
Coming Government of Cuba.

PARIS, Nov. S.-The United States peace
commissioners had formulated an answer to
Spains voluminous presentment of Friday
last, but the work of typewriting this reply
was too great to be finished before 2 p.
m. to-day, the time fixed for the meeting Of
the joint commissions This fact was COM
municated at noon to-day to the Spaniards,
with request that the meeting occur at
o'clock to-day. This request, however, was
declined by the Spaniards on the ground
that they had some other engagements for 4
O'Clock to-day. Consequently the meeting Of
the joint commissions was deferred until 2
clock tomorrow
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THE KAISER DIsPLEAsED.
other Nations, Besides the Germans,
Interested in the Holy Land.

BEIRUT, Syria, Nov. S.-Emperor Will
liam is much displeased over several jarring
incidents of his trip to Jerusalem. The
reply of the Vatican to his notification of
rights acquired at Mount Zion is considered
extremely curt, while on all important oc-
casions the French consul general attended
in order to assert Frances guardianship of
holy places. Moreover, it appears that the
Sultan practically took forceful possession
of the land he presented to Emperor Will
liam, the owner Directing to sell ecclesias-
teal property. The authorities. here tried to
clear the harbor of all shipping yesterday
ties but the steamers of the Messageries
Maritimos, the French Steamship Company,
refused to leave.
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ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

An up-to-date Boston woman advertises
that she will give lessons enabling her
pupils to comprehend and appreciate "Cy-
rano de Bergerac."
A distinguished professor says that what
is called stupidity is simply the indication
that a certain brain area is not properly
nourished or is without communication
with the nerve fiber.
William Winter, in a criticism of "a
Colonial Maid" says that e. H. Sothern
was las hard as barrel of horseshoes and
his harsh and dry vocalism, in the utter
anbe of feeling, would have chilled an ice
wagon
A bicycling LAWYER of Potsdam, who rep
resented himself in court with his witnesses,
all in knee breeches and cycling stockings,
was fined 10 marks for gross improperly,
and the sentence has BEEN confirmed on APP
peal by the Prussian courts.
The smallest book ever printed is the
story of Perrault's little Hope My
Thumb" lately published. The book is one
and one-half inches long by one inch wide
and one-Quarter inch thick. 1t can be read
only by the aid of microscope, but is com
plete in every way and has four engraVings.
Mime. Carnot's generosity was as odd as it
was widespread. Previous to New Years
day she would get from the magistrates a
list of the deserving poor; then. instead OF
buying gifts in the stores, she would have
them made up by persons out of work, thus
benetitting two sets of needy people to the
extent of 5000 yearly.
The boy prodigy Jean Gerardy, who is
now on concert tour with Patti, had a
beautiful Guadagnini violoncello when he
played here, but he has lately come into the
possession Of a superb Stradivarius which
he values at $4,000. And yet an enterprising
dealer who once took a lot of Stradivari
'cellos to London was unable to get Slo0
apiece for them, and had to take them back
to Italy.
parative seclusion. under the name of the
Countess of Toledo. at the villa Duranty
close TO Fountainbleau. The victories of the
United States have saddened the Queen
early next year Nom her grandson, King
Alfonso. The royal existence Is now hum
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stead Praises the Czs.r.

LONDON, Nov. S.-William r. Stead, writ
ing to the Daily News from Sebastopol,
after having had an interview with the
Car at Lividia, reiterates his conviction of
the earnestness and sincerity of the Cars
purpose in proposing disarmament Mr..
conversation, but he adds: MY opinion is
summed UP in remark which ! made to
I was leaving, asked me- Well what is
your opinion? l replied, simplyJ I thank
God for him. If he is spared TO Russia that
Voune man will go far" Mr.. Stead adds
that The Car possesses remarkable rapidly
of perception, united with a remarkable
memory and a very wide grasp Of an inn
meuse range of facts.
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a few feet of the door of the entrance. No
harm was intended and probably none oc-
CURED, but this was a violation of law. The
election law says that each voting precinct
shall have "a chute or passage with a rail-
ing, rope, or wire on each side. commencing
fifty feet away from, and leading to such
polling place." 1t also says that no other
person except the authorized challengers
shall remain within fifty feet of the en-
trance. These provisions were intended to
secure entire secrecy in voting. If they
were worth putting in the law they are
worth enforcing, and disregard of them
may lead to disregard of other provisions.
The way to preserve the integrity of the
law is to enforce it in all respects.