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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-04
WILL COMMAND REGULARS.
General Wheeler to Take a Division
of Cavalry to Cuba.

of Cavalry to Cuba.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3-Major General
Joseph Wheeler, who reached here last
night was at the White House to-day and
had a brief interview with the President
General Wheeler said his only mission here
was to testify before the war investigating
commission, which had summoned him as a
witness, and that after being examined he
would leave Immediately for his camp at
Huntsville, Ala. General Dodge, president
of the commission, who had a short talk
with the President about the commissions
duties, met General Wheeler as the latter
was leaving the White House and notified
him to appear before the commission to-
morrow. which General Wheeler said he
would do. General Wheeler stated on leav-
ing the President that his future plans were
not finally decided, though he said he under
stood that he would be sent to Cuba with
his army division to take charge in Santa
Clara province. He expected that he would
be able to resume his seat in Congress
early in the session, though of that he was
not certain. Il feel" he said .that Presi-
dent Mckinley has given me the highest
compliment that any one could give me.
and l will act as he directs. 1 will stay in
service as long as he says he wants me to
do so, and when he indicates there is no
longer actual need of my services 1 will
leave"
General Wheelers division, which is to as
semble at Huntsville, Ala, preparatory to
being sent to Cuba, is to consist of the
Second, Fifth, Sixth Seventh. Eighth and
Tenth regular cavalry
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THE CUBAN COMMISSIONS.
conference of Spaniards and Amer
leans to BE Held This Week

HAVANA. Oct 2, 4:9O D. m. DELAYED in
transmission) - Lieutenants Wade and
Marsh returned from Matanzas TODAY
Their mission was in connection with the
relief supplies brought on the steamer
Comal. Ten thousand rations were asked
for the Cuban camps and thirty thousand
were given
Colonel Clous. secretary of the American
commission. to-day advised General Par
RADIO that the American commissioners Uere
prepared to meet the Spanish commission
as requested by the Spaniards General
PARADE said he would order Secretary
Gierenta to arrange a date for the meeting
which,. 1t is believed, will take place on
Thursday next.
General Rafael De Cardenas. with his
forces, is encamped just outside of Guam
abacoa. Large crowds have visited the
camp. taking with them five carloads of
provisions as gift from the residents Of
Guanabacoa- There is much malarial dis
ease among the men.
The steamer Alicante sailed yesterday for
Spain. She had on board thirty officers and
$40 soldiers.
Reports from Holguin are to the effect
that General Calixto Garcia's forces are
ignoring the terms of the armistice and
refuse to permit provisions of any kind to
enter Holguin.
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OFFICERS ORDERED TO CUBA.
CoIOneIs Livermore and Warning Will
Join the Camp Site Board,


Join the Camp Site Board.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Lieut. Col. Liv-
ermore. of the corps of engineers, and Col
Waring, of the quartermaster's department.
nave been designated to join the board
which is to look after camp sites in Cuba.
Colonel Livermore goes to make an exami-
nation with especial reference to the forti
hcations and to report whether new forti-
ncations are needed or whether repairs are
necessary to those already in place. Col
Waring is assigned to the duty of looking
INTO the sanitary condition of the different
towns where troops are to be located and
TO report what should be done to place them
IN good sanitary condition. The War De-
partment heretofore added an ordnance Off
Ger to the board which is about to GO to
CUBA TO select camp sites, with a view
towards having expert information as to
the necessities of the Ordnance Bureau. the
storing OF ordnance and the use that can
De made OF the guns which will be left by
the Spaniards. The department also desires
information as to what is necessary in the
matter of permanent Notifications, and Col
LiVermore goes for this purpose
Nothing has been heard from the Cuban
military commission indicating that the
american commissioners are delaying a
meeting, as reported from Havana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-04
INUNDATED BY THE SEA
BUSINESS PART of BRUNSWICK, GA,
SWEPT BY A TIDAL WAVE.
Property Loss Estimated at $780, 900
Three Negroes Killed or Drowned
The Storm Elsewhere.

BRUNSWICK, Ga, Oct. 3.-During the
tropical hurricane of Sunday a tidal wave
was driven in from the sea- and inundated
for an average depth of five feet. practically
every business house and warehouse in the
city. Conservative estimates place the
property loss at half a million dollars
though when the details are all in the fig
ureS may be considerably shaded either
way The Mallory steamship and Southern
Railway docks were under water four feet
In the residence section of the city the
water was from two to eight feet. There
was full sweep of wind and water from
the ocean into and across the city. Two
fatalities in Brunswick and one few miles
from the city have been reported. Those
In the city were negro children. Their par
ents are missing and may have been
drowned. A few miles out Of town Sterritt
Aiken, colored, was killed by falling bricks
blown from a chimney Meager reports
from the sea islands on the coat are far
from reassuring. AT Jekyl island, where the
ciuDnouseS of New York millionaires are
situated, much damage has been done. Dix
VILE suburb of Brunswick, inhabited by
negroes, was inundated and the destruction
there.
harbor, two being the Norwegian banks
Record and Louise, one an American
schooner and two valuable pilot boats On
the docks were hundreds Of thousands of
feet of lumber and cross ties and naval
stores, which will be washed away. Nearly
al the docks Suffered from. lifting. While
the water was doing it's damage under
meath the wind was playing havoc overhead.
Several fronts of brick buildings were blown
partly out and the rain poured through in
torrents.
Every church in the city was damaged
either by water or wind. All electric wires
We're Frustrated. Fires in locomotives in and
sheets of water. The storm began at a
m ana continued twelve hours with wind
from forty to sixty miles an hour The loss
70 raiIroads mas been considerable from
washing of tracks and injury to Terminal
property. communication cannot be fully re-
stored for day or two.
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PRICE FIXED ON "OUTLAWS."
Fines Assessed by Chairman Mott
Against Boiling CycIcrs.

BALTIMORE, Oct S.-Albert Mott, chair
man racing board, L. A. W., has issued
the following bulletin:
The following penalties are imposed for
actions detrimental to the racing interests
OF the L. A. W., for participating in I'M
sanctioned races a. Washington, D. c.
and for failure to ride after entry at sane
toned meets: j. d. Lasley of Washing
ton, d. c., is permanently suspended for
the sanction privilege and ruled off all l..
A. w. tracks in any capacity. The Park
Bike Club track. near Washington, d. c.,
is fined $1,000 and suspended from the sane
ton privilege until it is paid. Bald. Cooper,
MCFARLAND, o. Stevens Arthur Gardiner
and Jay Eaton are fined $500 each and sus-
pended until it is paid Major Taylor,
kimble, Freeman and Fred Simms are
fined $3.50 each and suspended until it is
paid. Earl Kiser A. l. Brown, W. Z.
Becker, Henry Terrill Otto Maya and j.
E. Walsh are fined 800 each and suspended
until it is paid. Steenson, Moran, Throop
and G.. T.. Cause are fined $25 each and sus-
pended until it is paid.
The following ruled off all L. A. W.
tracks for officiating at unsanctioned races:
Walt w, Wilson, Buffalo, and A. G. Batch
elder, New York, n. Y, and fourteen
Washington, d. c., riders.
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FITzHUGH LEE,s CORPS.
The General Expects 1t VIII Start for
Cuba the Last of This Month.

The General Expects 1t Will Start for
Cuba the Last of This Month.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-General Fitzhugh
Lee, interviewed in this city, said that the
Seventh Army Corps, of which he is COM
mander, would probably go to Cuba about
the last of this month. He had fifteen regi-
ments under his command and the general
health of the corps was excellent. Only
about per cent. had been on the sick list
since they had been encamped at Jackson
vile. We've got excellent water he said.
1T comes from artesian wells and pipes
are run throughout the camp, with spigot
at the head of each company street"
When asked whether Colonel William j.
Bryan's regiment would be mustered out,
General Lee said he did not know. One
Nebraska regiment would be mustered and
the choice had been left to the Governor
of Nebraska.
My corps is in fine condition and we'll
drilled" said General Lee. you know when
there's any fighting going on 1 like the vol
unteers, but in time of peace they have
too many fathers and mothers and brothers
and sisters, and cousins, and. aunts who
want to get 'em out of the service
DO you expect to go to Cuba before your
CORPSE he was asked.
No" was the answer. II had too much
trouble staying there without soldiers when
l was there last
General Lee did not know that any COM
mander has been suggested to take com.
mand of all the troops in Cuba. He was
inclined to think the island would be divided
into departments. with one general in COM
mand of each department. but of course
one man might be put in command of ali
He thought at least seventy thousand Span
ish soldiers would be sent back to Spain. but
some would prefer to remain because thew
nae niue TO look for In Spain. Many Of them
had not been paid for nine months when
he was last there General Lee will go to
washington to appear as a witness before
the investigation commission.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-04

Navigator of the OLDHAM Relieved
from Duty at Ponce.


Copyright, 1898. by the Associated Press.)
PONCE, Porto Rico Sept. N.-Capt. r. M.
Pugsley, navigator of the transport OLDHAM,
was relieved from duty on that ships ar
rival here on Saturday. The order relieving
him was issued by General Henry upon
the representation of Capt. Walter Allen,
the United States quartermaster in charge
of the vessel, who alleged that Captain
Pugsley had been insubordnate and had
used abusive language on the voyage down.
Captain Allen is a brother of Private
John Allen, one of the Mississippi congress-
men. The charges made against Captain
Pugsley grew out of conflict of authority
aboard the ship. Captain Allen maintained
that he was Pugsleys superior officer, a
contention which the latter challenged so
far as it related to the navigation of the
ship. 1t was to Captain Pugsley that the
sailing orders were directed in New York
During the voyage, which was a stormy
one, Captain Allen mounted the bridge of
the vessel several times and was ordered
down by Captain PugSley, who declared
that the marine articles would not permit
any one save the officers of the ship there.
On one occasion he sent for Lieutenant
Colonel Ricketts,, who was aboard, in charge
of a battalion of the Sixteenth Pennsyva-
MIA Regiment, to appeal to him as Captain
Aliens superior to compel him to leave
the bridge. Captain Allen, however left be-
fore Colonel Rickettss arrival Captain
Pugsley upon his return to New York will
demand an investigation. On several oc-
casions there have been collisions of this
character between the navigating officers
of the ships and the quartermasters in
charge and 1t is probable that the depart
ment will be compelled to more clearly de-
fine the authority of each. Captain Jami-
Captain Coaling. of Virginia, the quarter
master aboard that ship, which was decided
by Colonel Scully, at New Orleans, in favor
Of Captain Jameson. Colonel Scully decided
that the army quartermaster was simply
the paymaster of lie ship and the mediator
between the captain and the army officer
In charge of troops when trouble arose be-
tween them
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DEBT OF $124,OOO WIPED OUT.
BARNARD College Now Entitled to Cons
ditiOnaI Endowment of 100000.

NEW YORK, Oct s.-George A. Plimp-
ton, treasurer of Barnard College, an
nounced tonight that the entire indebted-
ness of the college, $124,OOO. had been dis
charged, and that the conditional endow-
ment of 100000 offered a few days ago by
an anonymous friend of the college would
now become available. The time for raising
the amount of the debt expired at midnight
tonight. All except $4,000 had been raised
up to p. m Mr.. Plimpton said Tonight
that $4,000 of this had been wiped out by
turning over to one of the creditors pieces
of property belonging to the college. He
declined 70 give the name of the creditor, to
describe the property or to give its location.
The lacking 5000, he said, had been sub
scribed at 8 p. m. by a friend. whose name
he withheld. Among the subscriptions to-
day were $4,000 from j. p. Morgan $1,000
from Mrs William Solomon. $1,000 from G.
L. Barring, ST. 900 from Sohn +. Dillon, ZOO
from Joseph III. Choate and $1,000 each
from TWO anonymous friends. besides sew
eral smaller gifts from friends whose names
were not divulged.
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CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct. 3-Yesterday's
hurricane and the storm of two weeks ago
have done but small damage to property in
this vicinity, but the loss to rice growers
was very heavy. Even the damage done by
the great storm of 1898 has been exceeded
1t Is variously estimated by the planters
ana rice brokers that the loss will be from
~ to 90 per cent. The damage is entirely
that have prevailed along the coast as a
result OF the storms. The tides have kept
the water. on the fields for week. and the
GRAINS refuse to draw The easterly wind
serves to keep the water backed up in the
streams Breaks in the banks have occurred
on the Paupau and Sombree rivers and
Ihese sections have suffered most severely
word has reached here from the Sea islands
ana the extent of damage is not known
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-04

People Dying i'm the Streets and
Houses for Lack of Food.

WASHINGTON, Oct. "a private letter
from an American citizen In close touch
with the Cuban military commission in Ha-
vana states that great suffering exists in
Havana for lack of food. People are starv-
ing, some dying on the streets and many
others who are unable to go out and beg,
die in houses. There is a great number of
this latter class All the while this was 60
ing on the Spanish authorities were refusing
to allow the Comal, with a million rations
on board, to enter the Havana harbor. The
American commissioners did good deal
of hard work to secure the entrance of the
vessel, and finally got permission to land
her supplies at Matanzas The commission,
the latter states, is now making efforts to
secure the admission of supplies sent by the
Red Cross, so that portion of the suffering
might be relieved. The commissioners in
this, as in everything else, find that they
are dealing with procrastrating men, who
delay every move as long as possible. No
fault is found with the trea tment which the
commissioners receive personally, the Span
ish authorities being very suave and polite.
but in the matter of business plenty of
time is taken.
Yellow fever is said to exist in the city,
but little fear is expressed by the writer of
the letter, who says it is not reported as
dangerous.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-04
CRUSADE AGAINST SCALPERS
Merchants. Travellers and Railway
Officers to Begin War.

CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-Plans will be per-
fected for an effective crusade against ticket
scalpers at a meeting tomorrow night be-
tween members of the National Association
of the Merchants and Travellers and promi-
nent railroad officials. Vice President Nor
ton, of the Santa Fe, will present the case
from the standpoint of the transportation
companies and A. M. Compton will make
the opening address for the merchants. Rail-
road men present will include the chairmen
of all the leading passenger associations of
the country, representatives of freight or
ganizations and others directly interested in
the matter The conference will be asked to
approve the formation of a central anti
scaping committee, with subcommittee in
every large city for the purpose of CO.
operating with the railways until Congress
shall have passed an anti-scalping law
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both, of the infantry regiments, If they are
to remain, will have to be mounted, as the
real service of our troops during the period
Of reconstruction and perhaps for many
terror. The function of the Spanish civil
guard, a. sort of mounted insular police.
must be performed by our troops. Small
the island, who could move quickly on de-
mand, could easily preserve order, especial
iawiess element. The natives are a highly
excitable lot but they are MORALLY afraid
of the military, and the mere appearance
of few soldiers with arms will subdue
good sized riot
The medical officers and the sick are earn
est in their praises of the work of the Red
delicacies among the hospitals and furnish
ing the convalescents with books, newspa-
perS and games.
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EQUAL REPRESENTATION
M. e. CONFERENCE VOTES HEAVILY
IN-FAvOR OF LAY DELEGATES.
RESOLUTIONS Against the State Board
of Education - Change in
Friends Discipline.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


PRINCETON Ind, Oct. "a lively ses-
sion of the conference was held this even
ing. The Preachers Aid Society and the
Veterans Home Society were united and
the funds will be combined. A resolution
was adopted appointing financial agent
for the combined society. collection was
taken for the agents salary. The confer
ence was assessed 81, 400 for the bishops
fund. The appointments were not COM
pleted until 1920 o'clock tonight and it
was about II O'clock when the secretary
read the list. Many of the ministers left
for their homes on the late night trains.
Bishop Ninde will be here until Thursday
when he goes to Topeka.
The last days session of the conference
convened this morning with DIR. w. NJ
Earring rs president pro tenn. A report gave
the church membership in the conference to
be S,141, an increase of two thousand over
last year. The missionary collection for the
past year was $1617S, showing a decrease
of $1S5.
The educational committee reported a
resolution concerning the much-agitated
state institution question as follows:
Whereas The present state law makes
unjust discrimination in favor of candi-
dates for teachers license, who have come
from state institutions; therefore,
Resolved, That we petition the Legis-
lature to repeal the present unfair and I'M
just law by which the State Board of Edu-
cation is constituted. and urge that an act
be passed placing the election of such board
in the hands of the Legislature, or by the
voters of the state in the same way that
other state officers are elected.
Resolved That we urge that all candi-
dates for license to teach in the state be
iRpartially examined under the require
ments of the State Board of Education, and
that no discrimination be permitted in be-
half of any particular Institution.
I'VE also recommend that G. G. Lasby and
j. w. Duncan be appointed committee to
carry this action before both houses of the
State Legislature.
~. w. DUNCAN, President
m. A. FAIR, Secretary"
William Newkirk,J j. H. Doddridge and J.
F. Hoke were elected trustees for De PAW
University, and c. E. Bacon, Albert Hurl-
stone, G. c. Lasby and T. H. Willis were
selected as visitors. II. c. Clippinger was
chosen visitor to the Garrett Biblical In
stitute:. Chicago. An official vote on the
proposition for equal representation in the
General Conference was taken and resulted
1872 in favor and against. The result was
received with great applause.
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SUICIDE OF T. C. COLLINS.
Father of Two Wayward Girls browns
Himself in "a Pond.

PARIS, KY, Oct. at. C. Collins, the
father of Miss May Collins, the Kentucky
freethinker. who was found dead in a Bos-
ton hotel with male companion year ago,
drowned himself in a pond at Elizabeth.
four miles from Paris. He first Ioosened the
tap on one wheel of his buggy then tied
himself in the buggy and drove into ten
feet of water in the pond. He was not quite
dead when discovered. but never regained
escapade OF younger daughter caused him
to commit suicide
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Oct. s-Excent
for the debris ON the streets there was little
of Sundays storm visible in Jacksonville TO-
day, and while it blew perfect gale all day
Sunday. the damage was not great No
casualties have been reported.
The Third Nebraska. Regiment which was
encamped at Pablo, was flooded out of its
among the cottages. Officers who csme ~
the city from the scene Sunday reported
that provisions were short. and a special
TO find, however that there were nlentv ~
rations on hand; The train accordingly came
back with its full load
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-04

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 3.-The annual meet
ing of the Indiana Miami Reserve Chris
tian Church Conference adjourned a four
day meeting at South Liberty yesterday.
Each of the thirty-three churches in the
State were represented. The reports showed
new congregations at Marion and Upton
and the completion of a new church in this
city. Elder Hurcles was elected president
and Elder Wiles secretary. A feature of the
meeting was the marriage of Elder Isaac
q. Cook, the retiring president, and Mrs.
Defra Balley The next conference will be
held at Pixies Peak Church. southwest of
Muncie ten miles,
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l. The commission also discussed the re-
port made by Captains Page and Brooks
in which they have made the following
recommendation
'First-The revocation of the arbitrary
laws of Recommendation. which were still
extant wherever We went and are probably
existing elsewhere in the island.
'Second-The immediate evacuation by
the Spanish troops of the district of Rene
dos, in the province of Santa Clara and
the removal of the Spanish therefrom"
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H.lIing.worth sim at Large.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Oct. 81. ID. Hol-
lingswo tn. who shot Rev. A. c. Webb and
his son, Il b. Webb Jesse Higgins ard
James Vincent In Cannon county, on Satur-
day afternoon, is still at large. Rev. Mr..
wound. u. j. Webb was wounded Ia the
head and Is perhaps. fatally hurt Jesse
Vincent was painfully wounded. The sheriff
and posse are in pursuit OF Hcllingsworfn
Hclongsworth. after firing at the party.
who had assembled to attend sale Of prop
erty belonging TO him. and which had been
levied upon, ran to the woods and shot HlR-
gins and r. ]. Webb as they were pursuing
him.
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NEW York, Oct. "a dispatch to the
Herald. from Havana, Cuba, says: The
American commission held a session yes
terday to consider the Spanish reply on
evacuation and a request for joint session
tomorrow, which was received earlier in
the day. The Spanish reply does not in
sist on the original dates proposed to be-
gin evacuation. Nov. !. and end it on April