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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE Ind, Jan. 12.-As
predicted in the Journal of yesterday one Of
the biggest cement wars ever inaugurated
is on, and even sooner than expected. The
Western Cement Association, of which
eleven of the thirteen mills in this county
are members. has cut the price of cement
cents on the barrel, and another cut is to
follow If necessary. The object of the rate
is to crush the independent companies who
have refused to come into the trust and
have for several months been cutting prices
On the other hand, the independent COM
panieS say they are ready for war and will
meet this cut and any others that may fol-
low The price of cement will range from
40 to 60 cents a barrel. depending on where
the product is sold In localities where it
comes in contact with other brands the
price, of course, will be lower. Mr.. Lewis
Girdler, superintendent of the big Belknap
mill at Sellersburg, said that the price of
cement would continue to go lower and low
er until the rival companies will be giving
ii away. The result of the cement war will
not only affect the Louisville market, but
as this vicinity is the greatest cement pr>y-
Queer in the country it will extend to 81
Louis, Chicago and other important mar
ketS.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind. Jan 12.-Henry f.
Coates and Justin G. Coates, the men ar
rested here last night for giving a fake
spiritualistic seance, were arraigned in
the mayors court this morning under a city
statute charging them with giving an cx-
hibition without a license Henry Coates,
the alleged medium, pleaded guilty and was
fined all the money he had-$l0 and costs
His brother claimed he was merely here on
visit and was In no manner connected
with the fraud He was dismissed. An inn
mense crowd attended the trial and the in
cident has been the talk of the town. So
bold had their operations become that they
used the names OF recently deceased persons
and strong feeling had developed against
them. Threats were muttered against the
prisoners as they were taken through the
crowds TO the courtroom. Among the spir-
its called up were Martin Luther, Scott
jackson, AlonzO Walling, deceased profess
51rs Of DE Pauw University and others
Ministers denounced. the meetings, aud the
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A CHARGE OF FORGERY
C. Il. EVERETT, wELL-KNOWN FORT
WAYNE POLITICIAN, ARRESTED.
News from the Alexandria oil Pool
Shows the Producers Are Holding
Out-Other state News.
special to the IndIanapoIlg journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, jan 1.-THE arrest
of Charles E. Everett at his residence at 5
o'clock this evening was a shock to the citi-
zens of Fort Wayne, as he has for years
been a leading business man and politician
and stood high in the estimation Of the pub
lie. He has been here since Sunday. and
while search was being made for him at
Chicago he was within mile of the sheriff's
residence, going in and out of his own
house with no suspicion of what was about
to happen. He was not taken to Jail, but
is allowed the liberty of his own residence
while deputy sheriff remains with him in
the house. Immediately after the arrest he
wired DR.. Aspy and George Bolds, his ac-
cusers at Decatur to come here at once and
explain their action in causing his arrest.
They are expected on late train tonight.
If they do not come Mr.. Everett will be
taken to Decatur early in the morning by
the sheriff to face his accusers there.
In an interview tonight Mr.. Everett says
there is not one word of truth in the charge
of forging the mortgages; that they are
genuine and were made by the rightful own
ers of the land, and the claim will be paid
soon; that he has done nothing criminal
and the whole thing is concocted by Aspy
ana BoldS TO brighten him into paying at
once the notes and interest, which he has
been unable to meet at maturity, and that
he will compel them to withdraw the charge
OF forgery and commence a civil action for
the recovery of the money If they will not
wait until he can pay them.
During the national election Mr.. Everett
made fine record for ability as chairman
OF Allen county He made the race for the
nomination for Governor Of Indiana against
Governor Mount and received a credItabIe
vote.
The charge on which a warrant was taken
out was made by DR.. FL. M. Aspy and
George Bolds, of Decatur. They claim that
some time ago Mr.. Everett appeared at
Geneva, in Adams county and by false rep
resentations induced DR.. Aspy and Mr.
Bolds to indorse a note for $1,000, giving
them as security mortgages on real estate
in Allen county. 1t is further claimed that
recently Aspy and Bolds investigated the
genulneneSS of the mortgages and found
them to be forgeries; that the people whose
names appeared on the mortgages owned
no real estate whatever and never did DR..
Aspy then went in the Circuit Court at De-
Catur and had the warrant issued
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TORTURED In Tibet.
Further Details Of Henry Savage
LnndOr's Terrible Experiences.

LONDON, Jan. 13.-The Daily Chronicle
in description of the experiences in Thibet
of Henry Savage Lander, the artist writer
and traveller, who narrowly escaped death
at the hands of the Thibetans when en-
deavoring last autumn to reach Lhassa, the
capital of Thibet, says: His valuable diary
maps and other papers include interesting
photographs only interrupted when Mr..
Lander himself was under torture. One of
these represents the scene of torture of a
native companion, tied naked to a tree and
slashed and bruised by circle of hideous
beings dancing around, jeering ~ and taunt-
ing their victim. Another photo, taken
after the rescue shows two unrecognizable
men, all the hair burned off their heads,
the skin lacerated and scanned with burns,
and in the eyes two CHASTITY Sits. Mr.. Lam
dor lost one eye The Thibetans repeatedly
held white hot irops so close to the eyes of
their victims as without touching them to
shriVel and wither them. This was prac-
tced day after day. Mr.. Lander was
rescued when nearly dead, after being three
days without food and water, by party
including Dr. Wilson, Mr.. Larkin and
Karak Singh Pal. nephew of the Rajawar
of Askote, who had heard from trading
Thibetans that white man was doomed
to be beheaded in the interior of Thibet
They started with the idea of procuring
at least the mutilated body. BY forced
marches and after thrilling escapes from
treacherouS guides and adventures nearly
costing them their lives these three men
reached the sufferers Mr. Landor had al
ready lost his reason. After three hours
attention he regained sufficient conscious
ness to say where he had concealed hts
cameras. They had a photo taken of the
savages covering in terror Of the avenging
whites. Mr.. Lander was carried to Almora
in the LumaOn district of north India by
slow stages, from which point he dispatched
runners with news for home. He recovered
the confscated diary, maps and surveys and
has altogether two hundred photographs
and water coors. His instruments he was
obliged to bury in the Himilayas. 1t is not
probable that Mr.. Lander will ever be well
enough TO return
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Abraham Crowen Is Dying.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Jan. 12.-Abraham
Crowell living in Carroll county. near the
White county line, is lying at deaths door,
due to old age and general breaking down.
Mr.. Crowell is reputed to be worth any
where from $4,000 to $1.OOOOOO. he himself
having no idea of the extent of his fortune.
For years he has been practically housed
up, being always afraid to go out of doors
for fear his life would in some way be en-
dangered. When he did go out, winter or
summer, he always carried an umbrella
over his head He has large estate, and
when it was necessary for him to visit any
part of it he rode in a tightly closed and
especially constructed carriage, with double
windows and heavy cushions, on which he
rechned. This carriage is said to have cost
him 500. His pet aversion is exposure to
air. His house has double windows and he
fears a draft more than a cup of poison.
He sleeps on a feather bed, a comfort under
him and seven or eight over him. Mr..
Crowell was married when young and has
several well-knoWn and well-to-do children
settled in the vicinity of his home.
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Anti-snIoon Lencne.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 12-About thou
sand people attended the sessions of the
national and state conventions of the Anti
Saloon League to-day. Reports were made
by President Hiram Price. Secretary James
l.. Ewin and Superintendent II. Fl. Russell
of Washington, for the national organiza-
ninety-six different bodies were affiliated
with the Ant-saloOn League and that dur
ing the coming year he would place state
superintendent in Colorado Connecticut
Idaho. Illinois. Indiana, Kentucky, Maine
Maryland and Massachusetts. The board Of
control selected Cleveland, o.. as the place
for the next national convention. The fol-
lowing committee on resolutions was
named: Rev A. j. Kinnell, Pennsylvania;
A. n. Garfield, Washington, u. c. S. r.
Thrasher, Connecticut; Rev Henry Branch
ID. D., Maryland; Rev l.. r. Fiske D. D..
Michigan; Hon. l.. S. Coffin, Iowa. C.. t.
Newlin, Indiana.
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AT OTHER POINTS.
Death and Destruction Between Fort
Smith and Van buren,.


Snlith and Van buren,.
YANBUREN, Ark, Jan. 12.-The tornado
that descended upon Fort Smith last night
crossed the Arkansas river one-half mile
south of here and tore a path two hun
dred yards through this. Crawford, county
and dealth death and devastation to every
thing in it's path. The first house it struck
was that of William Hines. occupied by
a colcsad family. who left the house just
as it left it's foundation. The house was
demolished, but the occupants escaped. The
next house in line was Frank Boatright's
1t was a large two-story house and nothing
remains but the floor Boatright. a son and
a daughter were badly injured. The houses
of Walter Haley and Mrs. Keller were on
an adjoining farm and We're blown entirely
away. not vestige of them being left. The
Families OF both were injured Jim Shibley's
store and dwelling were blown down bur
none of the occupants were injured
Charles Wright was blown from his house
and fatally injured. Ed Bakemore was in
stantly killed by his house blowing down
on him. The house of Mrs. Bash was de-
molished and she was crushed into a
shapeless mass of flesh and bone, and two
OF her children. aged eight and sixteen
were fatally hurt. IL is estimated one hun
dred head Of cattle and horses were in the
path IF the tornado and were killed or in
1ured so badly that they had TO oe killed.
1t is We miles on a direct line from Van
Buren to Fort Smith and debris from there
was strewn over the ground three miles
beyond here.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Arrived: Tauric,
from Liverpool Southwark, from Antwerp;
Peninsuar from Lisbon. Sailed: New
York, for southampton; Teutonic, for Liver
pool
SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 12-Arrived: Ger
manic and St. Louis, from New York.
Sailed: Fuerst Bismarck. for New York.
NAPLES, Jan. 12-Arrived: Kaiser Will
helm IL. from New York, via st. Michaels-
BALTIMORE. Jan. 12.-Sailed: Noord-
land, for Copenhagen.
GIBRALTAR, Jan 12-Arrived: Norman
MIA, from New York.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 12.-Arrived: cata-
lonia, from Boston.
BREMEN. Jan. l1.-Arrived: Stuttgart.
from New York.
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/ WEIRD SPECTACLE.
Miss Lille II. Mivelaz Tells About
What She Saw at Fort Smith.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Jan. Pit was
10:15 o'clock this morning when Little Rock
was first appraised of the tornado at Fort
Smith. The border city had been tempo
rarfly cut off from communication with the
outside world, but when the wires were re-
sfoxed ard the news came great excitement
ensued in this city. Bulletins were posted
as fast as possible and eager crowds be-
sieged The bulletin boards Arrivals from
Fo-t Smith on the afternoon train con-
11rrred previous reports of extensive loss
of life and added that the picture could not
be cvtEdrawn. Miss Lille b. Mivelaz, of
this city. returned from Fort Smith on the
afternoon train. She was at the Hotel Main,
IN that city, when the tornado burst in all
its fury. when she left this morning TWEEN
ty.four bodies had been taken from the
ruins and there was no reckoning how
many more lives had been lost. The utmost
confusion and excitement reigned.
There was an awful roaring sound"
said Mss Mivelaz. during the fifteen or
twenty minutes the storm ragged. The wind
blew fearfully and the hail fell furiously.
j had retired, but was awakened during the
storm, and l at once realized it was a tor
nado having a lively recollection of the
visitation experienced by Little Rock in
October, 1894. The evening had been unusu-
ally warm mad clouds had been forming.
Fortunately the Hotel Main was not di-
rectIy in the path of the tornado and there
fore escaped damage. / obtained a few
gimpses of the damaged portions of the
city and the sight was awful. After
the storm the moon came out, the
clouds disappearing. Then fire broke
out in the devastated district
making one of the most weirdiy beautiful
Spectacles imaginable. 1t is simply imp0s-
sible to describe the picture. There was so
much dismay and confusion, many cries
oe distress, and such universal sorrow over
the calamity that had befallen the city that
it was out of the question to form any def
mite conclusions as to the number of lives
lost and the amount of property destroyed.
large number of countrymen We're sleep
ing, and two three boarding houses were
the scene of heavy loss of life and property.
From Ninth street to the Texas road houses
were demolished on both sides of the street.
The brick house of my aunt, Mrs. Mary
Mivelaz. was blown off. and the fine new
high school was also badly damaged. The
damage was great on Twelfth street and
Catholic avenue. But cannot begin to tell
you of the terrible destruction from the
hasty inspection l made. In some places
you could not tell that substantial build
ings stood There before the storm, every
vestige of the edifices being completely
wiped out. / thought the Little Rock tor
nado was bad enough. but the occurrence
at Fort Smith much that it
IS understandable. 1t can hardly be exag-
gerated."
Little Rock was quick to send a message
of sympathy and proffer aid to the people
of Fort Smith. At a meeting of the Board
of Trade directory this afternoon resolutions
oe confidence We're passed and assurances
of aid given.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTI0. Ind, Jan. PA special
committee of the Indiana League of Repub-
lican Clubs met here to-day to select place
and fix the time for the annual convention
of the league. Terre Haute withdrew its
application for the convention in favor of
Lafayette, but served notice that this city
would ask for the convention of 1899. Feb.
u was fixed for the date of the convention.
The committee consisted of President A. M.
Higgins of this city, James B. Gamble,
mayor of Princeton, and j. Mcdonald Huff,
of Washington. Indianapolis, Fort Wayne
and Hammond were also under considera-
ton for the convention. Lafayette sent a
delegation consisting of Senator Woods, w.
II. Moore, Daniel Storms and J. l.. Cald-
well. The information of all present is that
the attendance at the convention will be
unusually large.
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OUTRAGES AT HAVANA
NEWSPAPER OFFICES ATTACKED
BY 100 ARMY OFFICERS.
windows Smashed, Printing OUTFITS
Wrecked and Employees Cuffed-
Mob Finally Dispersed.

HAVANA, Jan. 12.-At 10 o'clock this
morning about one hundred army officers,
incensed by the violent attacks made by
some OF the local papers on the general in
chief and the principal officers of the Span
ish army in Cuba, went 10 the printing
offices of the daily journals La Discussion
and FL Reconcentrado and began smashing
the windows and destroying the printing
outfit, as well as cutting the employees.
mob of thousands followed, shouting Long
live Spaini' Long live the army Long
live the vclunteers!' The appearance at the
Office of La Discussion of General Garriche,
acting military commander at Havana, and
General Solano, chief of staff, prevented
more serious outrages. These officers then
proceeded to the office of FL Diario de la
Marina, the mob shouting meanwhile
Death to Ell Reconcentrado!" and Death
to La Discussion But on the appearance
of General Parade the people scattered.
At half past II o'clock large crowds of
citizens appeared opposite the office of Ell
Diario de la Marina and began smashing
the doors and shouting Long live Spain!"
Long live the armyi" Long live the volun-
teers!" The gendarmerie dsper sed the riot
ers. Order was finally established. Central
Park has been transformed into military
camp. Inere mas Deen great excitement
among authorities who have taken all neces-
sary precautions to maintain order. Troops
have been ordered into barracks. General
Solano will deal most energetically with
the initiators of the outbreaks. Tonight
the police are guarding the printing offices.
AT $50 O'Clock this evening groups of civil
ians formed again in the Plaza de Armas,
in front Of the Palace, shouting Long live
Spain!" Long live the King" Long live
Weyler!" and Down with autonomy" The
cavalry came up charged the groups and
dispersed them. The regular infantry and
cavalry now hold the avenues around the
Palace. In various parts of the city groups
OF civilians are shouting vivas and Down
with autonomy
The Official Gazette will publish to-mor-
row a decree, with special reference to the
press, pro hibiting cartoons and attacks on
the amy authorities as tending to excite
passions and strengthen the rebellion. An
additional article applies the decree to
their circulation in the island on such as
infringe the law.
General Blanco ordered the Fifth Bat
talon of Volunteers to remain tonight
at the palace AS soon as the rioting be-
gan this morning the members of the Cab
met waited upo1 General Blanco, after
which they went into prolonged session.
Senior GalVeZ, the premier, was present, in
spite of his indisposition.
The Spanish gunboat Galcia has captured
off the south coast of Cuba, near Manzanii-
To- fishing smack from Jamaica having on
board a cargo of war material medicines
groceries and clothing.
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ALEXANDRIA OIL POOL.
The Few Producers Are DispIa ying
Wonderful Staying Powers.

Il
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, JAN 12-The exact
daily output of the Alexandria. pool, COM
bined with the output Of the new field in
Delaware county, east from Summitvlle, is
GA barrels. There are twenty-one wells pro-
ducing, with an average daily output of
about thirty barrels. This is considered by
the trade a very good average, and up to
the average of any of the wells in the Tren-
ton rock field The Ohio Oil Company has
five wells on the Blake farm, and they are
producing $50 barrels. The Allegheny Oil
Company has five wells on the Peck prop
erty, with a daily production of half hum
dred barrels. Two of the wells are shut
down on account CT them being heavy salt
water producers. These wells will be put
into working order in a short time, when
the company will make an effort to exhaust
the water and make paying oil producers
of them. In we'll No. l. on the Bert Carver
farm, the owners made an effort to clean
1t out, but have bad fishing job. The
three wells that are producing on this lease
are making close to thirty barrels. Jack
Ehler is drilling an important we'll on the
t. 3. Markle farm. He is due to reach the
sand this week. The Indianapolis Trust
Company has well under way on the Bra
dy farm and has a rig under way for an
other WELL The Alexandria Gas Company
has started the third hole near the Lake
Erie Railway. In both instances they have
encountered a crooked hole and had to move
the rig Inc East Side Oil COmpany'S well
on the Scott lands is due to reach the sand
this week. Rig is up for well No. 3 on the
Broiles farm, in Delaware county. east from
Summitville. No. l on this farm still puts
out oil at the rate of thirty barrels a day
and No. is in the sand and reported as
showing equally as good as did No. /. The
well on the Livingstone farm, in the same
pool, is said to hold at better than hun
dred barrels a day, and No. 2, on the same
farm. is in the sand and is showing for a
producer. The Northern Indiana Oil Com
panys five wells on the Carver farm, and
among them the first we'll completed in this
field, are said to be producing, all told
eighty barrels a day. This property shows
wonderful STAYING qualities.
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General Munoz Dead.

MADRID, Jan. II. = General Gonzales
Munoz, the new captain general of Porto
Rico, died Immediately after his arrival
there.
Lieutenant General Weyler presented
himself tonight before the Supreme Court
and afterwards to the captain general of
Madrid.
1t is announced that the governors of
tne CUBAN provinces are charged with the
distribution of American and European re-
lief in connection with the local authorities
The American consuls are permitted to
assist the committees but can have no
voice in giving decisions.
Ell Heraldo says it learns that Senior Gull
lon, the foreign minister, has received a
"GlsquietinS dispatch from Washington.
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Indiana Ohitunrx.

exciepE Of the state state Soa Soar Of Health died
at his home in this city to-day. He had
been i'll for some time; in fact. failing
flee. He formerly resided in Irvington and
his son attended Butler University Mr..
Berg was widely known throughout the
State. He leaves wife, daughter and son.
WABASH Ind, Jan. 12.-Marshall Ross.
a leading citizen Of Lagro, this county died
yesterday of heart failure at his home. He
aroused his wife about o'clock, became
unconscious and passed away a short time
afterward. He was forty-eight years old.
TERRE TIAUTE, Ind, Jan. ia tele-
gram from Denver announces the death of
John Paddock, who served several terms as
city treasurer of Terre Haute.
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Wabash Tribune.
There being lull in the goosaberry sprout
business and the free-silver agitation, Bill
Poole has turned his attention TO religious
exhortations and is now in a position to
dish up sermon on short notice to anybody
who cares to run the risk of sitting it out.
Sunday evening Mr.. Poole preached IN Spik-
to current reports has toned down his ora
tory a trifle and makes a much better
preacher than he did a free-silver orator.
field OF labor as long as he confines his oper-
ations to district removed about ten lineal
miles from Wabash. A little If his elO-
quence gees a long way tc be candid about
the matter and confine ones self to the
strict. however uncomplimentary truth.
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wedding i'm a saloon window.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. Jan. IL.
James Gill and Fleta Lee, colored, were
married in the window of a saloon here
this evening. Rev. Saunders, of the A. NJ
E. Church, OBLIGATED. The place had been
decorated for the occasion with flowers and
vines and attracted a large crowd, prob
ably three thousand people being in front
part being women. SearchIights were used
from distant buildings, and several flash
light pictures were .aken during he .cere-
mony. The saloon keeper pres snted the
couple with a observation-disclosures house
keeping outfit.